29 32 1900 http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/500618e38e9b6404d2c6130e24040a08.PDF 80b217cb6291c7ca753fad78859c42a8 PDF Text Text March 11 ,1960 , OFT.H E SEAFARERS ·t'NTER.NAY.IONAL. UNION A.ND · GULF o·tSTRICT • AFL-CIO • · ·.Perfs Cal,. F_Gr Vote· _ _ _ ___,...._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Story On Page 3 ·• ' . . , . .~ • - · d . Out of bed and getting around for the WeII•E.qUlppe • first time since mid-1956, .Seafarer ' 1 Jlugh Fouche, 45, ·poses in his new motor-powered V[heekhair. The. chair w-as purchased ·for Fouche by the SJU Welfare Plan·ru:nder the 1 . : provisions of th~ special equipment benefit. Fouche, a sufferer from ~ multiple sclerQsis, has peen O.n the disabiiity. J.>enefi~ lisf since July, ,·, -._ 1956, when·the· aUment forc~d hill\ to stop wor~mg. . . Boost Vacation Pay· To $400 Fam ilY Su rgi ca1 · "' .. • . Story On Page. Z . Benefits·.Raised . _________________;._ _ _ _ _ Story On Page 3 -;- ..... , , Canners Ro.u f... Bridges· .. :.. ~------""""---:-----__,_ _ _ _ _ Story On Page 3 ,. ."" ,,... -. ' . . ' ·• SIU CONSTITUTION ·C·O MMITTEE . REPORT See Pt;19e 8 �. ~ ·areaklns All. R~ords' . Vacation Prla·n ·B.enefits; -Raised -To ·$400-Y~clrlY. Seafarers will soon start ·collecting ·vacation pay at- ·f i $400 annual rate as -tru~te-es of the. SIU Vacation Plan agreed to a Union proposal for an immediate $40 annual benefit boost. This is the fifth such increase in the .eight-year-old Vacation Plan. The latest boost in b'enafits+·------~·- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - for SIU men was .made possi- Plan under-a contract reopener. the seaman. takes time off the ship ble. by the action of the SIU The $40(!.. vacation benefit repre- or -not. ' negotiating committee in obtain- sents better than one monthS' P~Y The SIU · va_cation plan wb!eh . ing ·a 28-cent daib' increase . in for the grea~ majority -~f ship- was the first . of its kind In . the operators' contributiOns to the board - ratings. Under the -recent' . ~atitinie lndustq', has P,aid ·out pay increase, base pay for AB.C, over $13 milli~n. and is ,now' pay.;. ' oilers, and firemen is now $369.17 ing benefits at the rate· of $200,per month. 000 per ·month. · The agreement on the increase Benefits are. based on the num-' · does not rule out the possib~ity ber of day! wer;ced, reg11rdless· of of subseque~t boosts on vacation the.. number of vessels · or cornpayments in the event tlie 28-cent _panies involved. Once a man has increase in operators' .contribu- worked . 90 days or more, he ls tions results in the accumulation entitled t~ 'Claim ' vacation j>ay. of sufficient surplus to ·cover addi- Payment is usually made in a few MONTREAL-Four former Brit- tional in~reases. hours atter receipt of the claun. . · ish-flag ships owned by Canadians, . Under the S~U. Pliln, th,e trustees The. Seafarer is not required to have switched to Canadian regis- can act to increase benefits ariy be either unemployed or actµally1, try, and SIU Canadian ·District time the funds are available. Their on vacation to collect,,his benefit. contracts. · The Canadian ships, action does not hinge upc)n.' con- · · Established origin~lly at the $140 monthly. figute, the benefit which in the past have been sail- tract r~newals or other dat~s. . \- . . ing under the British-flag, have Benefits have been · increased- rate was ~creased to $176 yearly Alcoa Roa~'1 got a tough one to beat, 1, 135 days without a lost been crewed- by the British, Sea- f!ve times since vacation pay~ents· in 1954, to $244 in 1955 .and .$260 men's Union, and had been sailing began on February 11, ~952: Pay- in 1956. The lar~est increase,- Jn · time accident. Two of tl,e Seafarers who .are helping keep it in~ such until the end of the s~iP­ ments- are an earned right whether 1958, pui the fteure at $360. 1 • tact are V. T. Nash, ~B, (left) and David Nunn, chief steward. ping season. Sri.fish $hips Return To Canada Flag A • 'I o· B" ' . •B , , . . ~vi~~~io:ed::~~e.c~~::;;~~~ ~~: :I ftffC.U . f ure·. ep f . CIC..K. S_. -.CK I.Sf.,• s · , · · ;:!~:~:~:=~~:;'.:=~:.~:"~~~~ Iu-CreW -Chqrges· Abuse By_·1 9ypt ships to Canadian registry only after being assured that this was Flag-switching by Can ad i an owners ha<;l long been a problem to the Canadian District. At a meeting of the International -Transportworkers Federation, last year,' Hal · Banks, secretary-treasurer of ·the · SIU-Canadian District, together :with. the SIUNA representation and the British Seamen's Union, reached agreements on those · flag switches involving Canadian ship transfers to the United Kingdom. The Canadian District problem had been aggravated by the · fact that Canada lacks coastwise shipp.{ng regulations limiting domestic trade to Canadian ships. The operation of ships In Canada under the British-flag was detri· mental to both Canadian Seafarers a~d Canadian-flag shipowners who were paying a higher wage scale~ ~t was also a hai:<lship_on .the British seam.en, particularly smce they had to live within the Canadian price structure while serving in Canadian waters. ·~ I The transfer, actually transacted a_ . . WASH~NGTON-:-T;he Department. o.f Agriculture is openly supporting th . e .Arab ,League blacklist of Am . eri~-ftag· h p d t d t f h -n 1 b · 1 s s, e~p1 e repu ia ion o sue .t'o 1c1es y President Eisenhower. A spoke$man "for the Department decla.red ' it was no conc.e rn to the Government that a llpmber of American-flag ships were being barred by Arab nations•from ,the farm _ ... • • · • • • surplus ,cargo trade, despite· . · ...--1 • the fact that these cargoes are also written President Eisenhower force the principal of freedom of- American-flag ships, he wrote, then 'gifts of American taxpayers detailing th~ Union's position and the seas and no interference with -the Nayy should purchase its oil to the nations involved. calling upon the US Government American shipping. If certain in o.ther ·countries, which do not The ships are being barred lf to· use its fullest authority to en- Arab stares ~persist in blacklisting participate· in the blacklist, such they had previously · touch.e d an . as Iran, Indonesia or Venezuela, er else buy its oil at home in T'exas, Israeli port. No freightship can · get Ii · WhiJe' th4' .Na.~ Department has a charter unless i;t signs a declaration of, a type which:'S ays that it is wjthdrawn the ' blacklist , charter _"prohibited _from calling at Israeli . '. "..~· . _ I · · agreeI{lents, it has not. indicated waters . . . and has not traded it •wm ·insist on the right~ of to Israeli ports." . American. ships to carry A'mericanMeanwhile; SIU .headquarters . owned oil, lhi>uld an "Arab state received a detailed report that deny port rights to ,any AmericanSeafarers manning an Americanflag tan!'er. Without such backing, flag ship on -the Arab blacklist had . _• ships , on the blacklist are still been abus~d and mistreaied by ' · ·. ..· · . . .• · eftectively-bann:ed · from bidding Egyptian authorities when the WA~HINGTON-:--When i\r_ comes to determinmg the US for Navy charters, vessel was hung up in Si1ez be- Governm'e nt's policy.- ori tbe Arab blacklist of American-flag .It wa8 learned that the 'mistreatcaus~ _of . fillanc_ial difficulties. ships,--it all depends. on' which section of the Government you ment of Seafarers aboard the WestShip'~ secretary Andy C. Noah . . · · ; ., . · p&rt took place last fall ..When it reported that ' crewmembers -of the are dealmg Wl~h; · · "·' 1 ~' • · was hung up by · the Egyptian Westport we.J,"e kept virtual prisonAccording ·to Presiaent Eis- ,-~owev~r. t!te Agriculture De- authorities at - the southern end crs under guard were not allowed h •'t • " t · · 1.....· t par,tment is still permitting the in- of the Suez Canal. Seafarer Noah . •. . ower, 1 is ~er am y.,n~ ~ur clusiop of: the "blacklist clause" in · · . to commumcate :Vith anyone, and policy" to support the Ari'b black- charters involving shipment of repo~ed that the sbip had alr~ady .. had th.e ir seamen s documents im- Ust This statement by the Prest .. . _ rt d been blacklisted some time ago . . - surp1us gra1n caAgoes as repo e b£cause 'tt to . o't a g t. I 1 It's Official: Pound. ed · '-Th e 51·t u at•ion . .was _su_c h dent at a ~ecent ptes~.- confere~ce tn the adloin~ng story, an.d the · ; " car 0 sra~ · tqat m o~de~ to commumcate with was spelled out..in· s9me detail by Navy .fDepartment, while withdraw- When it ~rived in .Suez, ~e said, the out_s1de world, cyewm~mbers the State Dgpad mept in 8 'letter 1 th bla kli t kl 1E~ypttan polie~men were put .f ~ad, to ·pretend they Wl!l'1f:c·o nauc-· sent to.SlUNA ·President Patil Hall." ng (~ tine . ds,. c1~use, llr)an aboud. Crewmembers, he· rehng a fire and boat drill. They Oil ue on page ported, were showered with re/ rowed the boat to another Ameri~ · ,, ' t, • marks describing them M "rich can ship wqicb happened to be vermin who : don't ·pay their bills, . .. or ' Jew-l overs." Crewmembers in port and passe d the news of WASHINGTON - All marine their plight to the authorities and , were confine~ to the ship with forecasts and warnings emanating the Union. CF6~(ull details: ~e ~ -:,~:.:-· ·· gGoAm'MINT ~ STAT& their only con~ct" wttl;l the outside from the us Weath~r Bureau will Noah's verbatim report ·on page ;, . ~ . . _.. •...-. / world 'being lett~rs the captain · · '@ / •• ,, ._~ ,. ' · 1t ma·ned through the Egyptian now carry wind speeds in knots- 13.) per-hour rather than the previous The Agriculture De~artment's ' , laroi . •· 19~ · authorities. miles-per-haur. The change was po~ition _on the blacklist Chl,lrters . I . .· -~-::.. --"----.--.-.-.---effective March 1. came after the . Navy pepartment. . ,. & ., The Change, ihe Bureau states, announced it · was witlidra\ving . : . . .~~,,. · . ~ will affect l he following areas:. all similar charter agreements. The »ear~· Hall• -: -,.·:',~to tht ~ C"~~!:'~:' March J.1, 19~ · -V~I. XXll, No. 6 coastal waters of the US, includ- NE.:ivy hh-~_d ~cted .after President : _Th9 ~i:~ ~ c~~c~ ~a11--' ·•• ..- ' • . · 1 · ~· · .uin alAllM '~ ;>• .. · -·- ref....-___.. .......i ... i·ng the eastern Caribbean Sea, 1sen ower, .in response to .a press·._ w.n corif.ract1 ·Qf ~ c , 16 Jaeel•,.,_ ?Oil allO · .. Gulf of Mexico and ·r uerto Rico,· . co~~erence quel'3t,' declareq it was . . ' ortin& i h9· Antr ti0111.ot~ ~ lldPP!JIC• . . .., ·Hawaii and Alaska waters -the ~·certainly not our pglicy" to' ass'lst ~~-- p~bf~-,..,~ecU..llJ · · · · ' Great Lakes, western North At- or. S';1PPOJ:t .~lacklists· oj ship. ~is.: P.AVL H.u.L, ' SecretliTfj-.TrecutH'"' er t· · b · · · HaHn; BaAJfu, Edf,tOft. . BJERNARD. SIA• · lantic, eastern North. Pacific, Cen- · , i~~!la 10~ ~ • aqy 'government. MAlf, ATt .Ed6tor. H~MAK AlrrHUR, ·- ·tral No,,!'th ·Pacific, harbors, bays, ~g~m st · Americ~n-jlag · or other, IRWIN SnvAcx, AL MA&IUlf, .JoJDf Ba.uu., · sounds, inland dams; resei:voirs, v~s.se s, , .. . . ..-,, ,; .· / ,.-1 ·: " t "AM,Bt1• B1111Gu, CJMar.ls B IA.vMn , DEL . and rivers. · . . '. r. Before the Presider.it?s iln~iounce'\ · RO:BI1'~H, ·Stat! ~rltera . . Bw. Moonv, · Recommendations received from -:me~t; tlie sri:J tn e ·Mallitime ·fra'de~' · · Gulf 4 ,.ea Repreaentaeu-,. : · ship captains; boatmen, 'yachting .. D.epal'.tm.ent;· ·an~ J>tn~r_ gtpups liad.'.: Clubs and other . marine ox:ganiza-· deno~~ced ~he . ~av.y:s -practiee('of.', tions . in the'-us were largely re- . req~ir~ng oll tankers to sign the · · sponsible f~he change, , blacklist agreements before tl~ey ..The · knot is ' the ·equivalent of could get charters to pick up Navy· r :t515 ·miles per hour anµ ·is th~ owned oil C~Dgoes· at Arab oil port s. " ' iame· as · oge:· ~utical; Dille. · · ~. . S~UN~ Pre~ident Paul Hall 'had Gov't :. :A'gen · :c•ies o•t ( fer , 'o·n · ·a1a • -· . ·.c·kliiIS1· , .0,1··1c1es ? Wind To Bl'ow ._ In ·Knots Now r SE' ti! .... &BERS LA·G . '° I 1 / . .. • .- I �-Boast SurgicaJ ·Benefits ··under SIU Welfare Plan· Canners Go SIUNA Nix Bridges In 2 Alaska Fish·'Plants SAN FRANCISCO Ha r r y suffered still another whipping in a direct contest with an: SIU West Coast affiliate in an election among seafood workers in Seward, Alaska, SIUNA headquarters reports. The winning unit, Lhe Marine Staff Officers and Allied Personnel, a division of the Marina Cooks and Stewards Union, soundly trounced Bridges' -International Longshoremen's and ·warehousemen's pnion in. the balloting. At stake in the voting was rep· resentation i·ights for workers of two shrimp canneries, the Halibut Producers Corp., and Seward Seaford Inc. both of Seward. In the National La!>or R~lations Board voting, the SIU affiliate won by 25 to 11 at Seward Seaford with challenge4 and one ~ridges . . The following list gives an idea of the incrf'ases 1ilade fil the Family surgical benefits. j . . , .. ·. OLD NEW ILLNESS . FEE · FEE A:ppendectomy $10.0 · $150" ·Catal'act reniovaJ i.5o. 225 · 15!) '225 IJysterelltomy .. ,. , ernia (single) 100 . 150 He~ia (double) .i50. 187 · Then, at the other plant; the SIU unit rolled up a lopsided 21 ·votes,··to one for t.he IL WU. As the vote count reached that stage. the· ILWU, in desparation, cballenged all of the rema.ining ballots, 24 in all . Howeve1·, the challenges and other objections were dismissed by the NLRB regional office. Th.e Marine Staff Officers, Office and Allied .. Persoqnel, was chartered by the MCS in the eal'ly part of 1958, with its nucleus· being pursers in -a previo4sly-existing SIUNA affiliate. - It organized mis- . cellaneous personnel aboard passenger vessels not under the jurisdiction· of any of the s_hipboard ·departments, and also went into t!ie shoreside field in a ·-direct challenge to Bridges' operations. The Mes has particular· reasoIJ to tilt with Bridges because it was Bridges' support which for years kept the now-defunct. --N4tional Ubiq__n of Ma.i:ine Cooks anti, Stew· ards In control of stew·a rd depart• ment . members Coast.ships.· . - on West _.,, ,· -, ' �. · February 17 Through-Marcl1 1!'. l960 : ..- .-- . SIU shipping hit the upward .swing again· following a seasonal decline the larges_t gains Jor. the petio_d. Houstoli ·shipped a gain of 80 men _. , ~:~ '..' ,__ , ., . In · all departments. ,..T he upswing reflects a difference of over 200 .men Decltnes·were listed only In Norfolk,J'dlamfand Wilmington. Despite , . shipped in the ~o-week period. "Regist~ation this period reflected ·a ~e drop-o'!; No~ol:k alld -Wilmington _V{ere stnron the"' g~d· .~J~e.''""' ·loltO ~ I ;· . _ . _ . .. . · Registration ·.~~ftected little change,lrom the )~st period~ Th'e- deck . l ,: •·;-·: _ very shght . dec;~ase to 1,051 as _comppre_d . t~ 1,070 far the previous . and steward . .dep.artme.n ts had a drop whiJe the engine". deJ)attment-, ~ew !~r; · ··· ~J':... .p£>riod. · ·· · . - . .... · continued to gain;. The largest change watr in ihe steward C:leparfm.eQ.t..; · ~1cN1,1p•I• • • 4_ . . An incl'ease in vessel acttvity .:was shown in near1y ·all ports. '.Vhe which r~corded '29 'less registrants tlian ]rt tbe''.fast . perlod. :'Jl!e >Overall" ~IH~•.. • : • t 7 ' /' ·~~~:. .,,}·: ~ . . _ ..... ·' '" · ., · .,.:··- "Orio• · ~ .:.., , 2 , 2 . . . . .. " 1' increase saw 33i ships serviced during the period ... The a(:tual break- registrati~ show_s ·a decrea~ of 19 men. _- down; ;is sho\\'.D at the rig~t. lists 70 payoffs, 36 sign-ons and 131 ships ·The incr;ea~ in sly.pping acttvlty accounted ~r - the ~4'cr~ase in ·,IG~llYIHe .••-~ . ....., .1 •. 12 c · 11 In tr;i~sit. . .: regist!ation on the beach. The_ ports ,9f ..Joston, Phlladelp~l~-- Norfolk, ·:Ml.ii, ...... .: - . ...;.. .•.,. ."· ;, _7 ' _ Jacksonville,_Miami an~ Wilmington -re~orted nh payoffs or signons Jacksonville, Miami and Wiln:ilhgton hav.e le~ ~bal).. _100 me~ . in a~ M.-ille •. . •.• ·•• ~ 1 '_. 4 • '.J1 ...:.-ll· f!>r the period. All ports had vess~s v~siti!tg in. transit. The ports of depanmen.ts. PJ!~Iadelphla i~ the only -~n~ _ ot the!Mt portS t~t -~oes Ne;, Ori " ••· · t . 1 ~ · 19 ; .,36New Orleans and 'Houston traded posltions- in the in transit co1umn. ·not have less than 50 of the top senionty mep -regJstered... ~ .~ · · • · " .' · ,- · . • · Houston · recorded _.29 visiting ve,~s~ls while. New Orleans showed 19. _ ~e followlitg i~ ~he ~outf<to1:, port~·~y. ~rt: - ,'*···· .. ~ •· _ . ·· ·- ~~=~ ~· ~ "'~ ~ ~ ~: This wa8 a 10-ship increase for Houston and a two-:ship drop for Ne_w - Boston: Fair ': ·.. .Ne-W~ York: M;aY·· ~l'Op, .• ~-· • Pldlid'!IPhl•: Eafr 1. ·•• ·._ -, ~~ · ·: ~'{'. ' - ,.- .·.: ,. Orleans. · · _ -! Baltimore: Will 'slow down .•. Norfolk: 1',emain· slO-w ; ·. ·•· Jae~Ylll~ ~'l ~· ~· · ·· 1 ·· ·~ . ... - A.rise in shippin~ was in~cated in Bos~on,"l'!ew Ydrk, Philadel~hia~ Eai.r ... Mlam!:. Jllo change· ... Mobll.ei Pr~tty •:good ... ~~,.... Orleans: -~·,:..,· ~~: 1, ~ : · ~ #. ' ·" .. ~ Baltimore, Jacks~nville, Moblle, ·New Orleans, Houston, San,. Francisco steady . .· Houston:· Stjll bustling .• ;.• .W~,l'toa,- ste.ad~ "·· •• San .,. "- ' -. · ~. -:---- ..:::. ·. . . _.;; ; _ •. .. ._ · and Seattle. 'Of these, Houston. Mobile, New York and ~eattle showed Francisco: Good •••. $eaUle: St-eady. " · Told~• • ,• ... ~ • 70 ,n .r. p1.-~~ .. u7 _ . ·.,. trl' ,the previ~us period: A total of 1,124 -rnu w.ere dfspa~ched to Jobs in _all departmet,?ts. . -; . CLASS... A - GROUP ,Orf Boston . : ............ __ New Y·o rk . . ·....... : .. Philadelphia .. .. ..... . Baltimore .. -:- ........ . Norfolk r . . . . : ...... . Jacksonville ..........· Miami-. . . ......... : .. . Mobile ~ - .. .. . . • . . . .. New Orleans . . . . . .· . . . :Houston . . . :- .. .. ..... . Wilmington . .. ."...· . . . . San Francisco . . . . :.. . . Seattle . ....... . TAL 1 2 j .~Registered_ · CLASS 8 · GROUP · Shipped · 4 )9 ;!5 9 26 (;ROUP CLASS a· . .,... GROUP ._ 3 ALL 1 _ · 2 _ 3 ALL 1 ------~.-.'1'1~· ~5 .7 11 . 2 .... • 3. 2 .. 2 ' 2 3- ·7 13: 1 - - · 4 -.?-· 1 - 5 3 -'1':0" ::_ ' -:- . 1 ·- 9 11 .. 45 8 . 43· 3 10 13 5 13 1 8 -'17-157 ... Shipped_ A ~LASS _:: Z 3 ~ALL · I . 2 -5-8~1~ 14 3,-1 - - -, - , 4 ·1-9 25' 12 541 . 1 6 12 . D n · 42 3 8 4 l:J 2 l 3 ·-4 5 11 19 6 36 3 4 17 24 5 15 2 . 8 1 11 2" 1 3 - ,_ 1 10 6 3 6 2 3 9 1 -5 1 1 ·- -_ 4 3 ALL ' l -· 1 3 7 1 , r2 8 . 21 .. 2 . 5 - 2 1.. 5 · 1a ·11 -. 8 / 31 - 7-i ....:... 5 ztr - 8 - -- 47; l · . . 3 63: l 6 --- 3 •"5 18 -.,, 1 2 1 1 1 1 '- - 2 -1 -28 ' -;~-) - -"3 63 -9 : 25 / -'ENGINE DEPAR.liMiNT..-. ~ .. Registered- · · GROUP , .. ,Orf -=1 Z 3 ALL · GROUP 1- 2 .- / • lo _,£LASS ·~ "GROUP 3 ALL ~ 1 e-._s- ALL . 2- . ~.. ~G~R~O~u=p,=.-. --~- -1 8 --s - -11 ....,....1--1-1· -~-s -= . · i---:--1 -2~~-2 '1Boston . ... . ..: ...... . . 9 31 6 ' 46 .8 11 1~ . 9 34 - 8 51. 1 ·:...._ l _ :-9 . New York . . ......... . 5 4 . " 9 _.... 4 . . t .._ 10 ·'4 H ·- · 2 · 4 Philadelphia .... .... . .._ 2 31 3 36j. ~ ·15 .. 7 .221 2 - .24 3 . . 29 ''l 9 ,.- 5_ Baltimore . ........... . Norfolk . _ ........ . - ·1 5 2 - ".8, 3 · · ·7 .. ~01 ....:... : 4 · -::- · ~L - . ..:.2· _ :2 2 4 ~ -6-1 •1 ·2 - - ~ 2 _, - - 1 Jackspnville ......... . Miami . . . : .. : ........ . Mobile . . .. .. . ... . .. . 5 . - 3 , 2 New Orlean·s . . . . : . .. . . 8 17 6 311" 1 - 6 . .. 5 '..U 1 -9. · 23 4 Houston . . ... . ...... : . . 10 25 5. 40 4 10. .· 14 , ,28,~ 10. ·31 . I 6 1 5 6 2 1· 3 ....... 2 1 ... Wtlmington . .. ....... . 9 :! 16j ·3 2 . 4. · San Fr.ancisco . . . . .... . !i Seattle . ........ . .6 8 H'l 2 .( -:-43--:i5z - u · 23'1;- ;,-5CJ -59 · ·JOTAl.S. ~ ~ . "~~I / Regist~red ~ CLASS ~ROUP .Boston . .. .. •.. ....... -New York . ......... . .. .Ptiiladelph!~. ; .. . . ... : Baltimore'. . : ...... ... . Norfolk :--:-.... ... .. ,. . Jacksonville . ........ . Miami. ....•......... ~obile ... '. .. . . . ; . . .· . . ~ew Olllea:ns . . . ...· ... . . 'l louston . . . . .... -. . .... . ' Wilmington . . .. " .. . . ' ~·· ".' .'"'i • I • ~· ::1 ~ ~ I • _. s~ n t - - - f\.l'!,lnCIS<:if- . .. ... , . S~at < le •111 - A =-=- .. _Ship~ _. Registered CLASS 8 ; - · CLASS ·A - .. _ . .. Registered ·.!". 2' 4 ·ii -1 •• -·11- 47 3 3 " - �With all signs pointing toward an unusually-early opening of the Great Lakes naviga· tion season, affiliates of the AF,L-CIO MaritiI~1e ·Trades Department are getting set for full-scale organizing drives among z:ion-union workers in the area, as well as campaigns · to raise the present level o f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .· wages and benefits for union,- tion with the ILA's readmission to sailing again by the second or ized employees. the AFL-CIO and the Maritime third weeks of this monttr.. Life lpoks _comfortabJ,e enoug,h for Seafarer Robert (Slee'py) Paschal, AB, ¥.1ho l!roke-.his ankle· on the Morning Light. The locale is Bremerhaven, Germany; th•. hospital, St. fosf!ph's. Sorry, the nurse ·is not identified. Photo from United Seamen's Service. Two[ $IP ,Operators ·ltsk ·., .foi Vessel Trade-Ins. WASHINGTQN_:_J\. bill that would allow US-flag unsub'sidized steams.hip com , ·panies-to fr~de- in old vessels for rela· tive~y ~ore modern, Governmen!-o'Wned ships; has received a great deal pf supp.ort in Sen, ate subcrommittee hearings. warned G. c. Halst~ad, vlce~pr~sl./ Most of the maritiine or-. ~ent and director of Alcoa, "we ~ w· -...; ' ganizations, including both Amer· · lean Merchant the Marine Institute z and · the America'n Tramp Ship · Owners, sypported the pvoposed ·measure, which . wou'ld '·auow the -.: . t , steamship are faced wl&h the probabilitJ' o( havinr materially to reduce our IU'.vlce with . Yesaels of United States re1'istr7." · .. . c~mpanies Ito modernize, J·an,~e and ·. thus compete t~eir vessels r Trades Department. . Jui·isdictional questions also came up for discussion at the Chi.ca~o meetin~ an~ one agreement reached was that between the ILA and Local 2S, the marine division of the Operatirig Engineers. · Under the agreement, the two unions will appoint a joint committee to iron out jurisdictional 'problems before launching organizing campaigns in any Lakes port. The · jurisdictional issue arose . because .the Operating. Engineers represent' dredgcmen whose work overlaps with that of longshoremen in some ·Lakes areas. Meanwhile, hopes for an early ·opening of the season were heightened by reports that. a substantial number of Lakes ships should be In the SIU Great Lakes bistrict. Seafarers who laid up their ships Jor the winter were being recalled to their job!J ~ccording to the seniority protection afforded them by the Great Lakes Seamen's Job Security Program, which the SIU won from its contracted operators last year. Officials of the St. Lawrence Seaw&y -announced that the Welland' Canal, between Lake on.. tario and. Lake Erie, would Ire· the first facility to ·open this year, ora April 1. The Sault Ste. Marie Canal will open April 4 and tha new locks and canals between Montreal and Lake Ontario will open April 15. The dates, of course, are tentative and subject to weather variations. Maritime Union and other MTD ' . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . ffiliates. • One of the season's goals, as far as the longshorefnen are concerned, ~ill be.. to raise Lakes wages anq working conditions to a level consistent with those in coastal poi;ts, according to Captain · William v. Bradley, ILA president. Another goal will be to level off the wage differentials for longshoremen which now exists ·tn the American Seafarer.s weren't the only union men to get an various~ Lakes ports. irrcrease recently. Pakistani seamen .a lready earning a re· The ILA now has jurisdiction ported $30 to $45 a month have just received blanket raise 'over Lake.s longshore workers as of $2.83 monthly. The wage · a result of the ILA's merger with increase was part of ·a new departments work a 56-hour week. the International Brotherhood of contract negotiated by the The day-man Pl!~S in . 50 hours. Longshoremen last fall, in c,o nnec: Pakistani Seamen's Federation, ef- Saloon m·essrnen have had their fective ·J anuary l. hours reduced to 63 per week ancl Pakistan Sea Pay Up: 'It's $45 Now a ,·ct ·s1·,gn"e·d· . P_a- · _ Last year ' the 116-day steel strike, with tlie consequent lay-up of a good part of the Lakes fleet, bamgered organizhig activities al. though some successes were scored, including an election victory by the SIU Great Lakes District among the unlicensed crewmen of the 12-ship Reiss Steamship fleet. This year MTD affiliates are hoping tci pull all the_stops arid to make significant inroads into the non-uiuon· and company union are~s of Lakes maritime employment. Plaris for / the season were mapped at a meeting in Chicago last month attended by representatives ol the International Longshoremen's Association, Operating Engineers, ~IU, . National . The contract resulted from joint action between the P.SF and the International Transport Workers' Federation. It also calls for an improved scale of working hou_rs, new overtime rates for some seamen· and ' the start of a welfare plan. The · contract . highlighted · the enormous gap between wages of American sea.men and th o s e abroad, and the impossibility of the gap ever being narrowed to any appreciable. extent by the exercise of "restraint" on the part of us unions, as has been proposed in the past. The Pakis•an Central Labour pumpmen and their assistants COD• tinue working 84 hours . a week. The pumpmen will be the next group of PSF members to ha:ve tlfeir hours' and conditions examined. ,....-----__;•: .......-------. Jn9re effectively with foreign ·operation,s. . . · , t:wo SIU-contracted com'panies, Following up on settlement of the· dry cargo contract reBull :J.,ine- an_d the Alcoa Steamship openeF; the SIU negotiating committee has reached agreement Co., . have vigorously championed with tankship operator·s on new wage scales for tanker crews. the bill and have ind.i cated thlit The~ agreement provides· for pay boosts'-similar to those in the dry they pian. to use the trade-in plan cargo contract with monthly increases ranging up to -$31.11, and new ~f fl\e ''measure passes.,,. , ,overtime rate; of $1.78 up to $2.~3 _per hour. All wage and overtime Bull _plans to exchange betw~en changes are , effective as of March 1, "1960. · ' ;,.two and four \ vessels !~ ls. ~ow · In addition, operatQrs' .cont,ributions to the SIU Vacation ~Ian have ~.. . using for larger and mQre ~ff1c1ent been incceased 28 cents a day. to a total of $1.48, effective February · C.;4's. The c_o mpany would·, prob- 15 1960 · aldy alter· the ·. vessels :for use .as , Tl;le agreement lncludes a wage scale for galleyman who is carried containersh~ps in the Pu~rto .Rico as an ~dditionarsteward department r'a ting on supertankers. The new run. f . . .:· -- wage .scales and overtime rates appear in the chart below. ,or .vessel• · . . The Marine Cooks and Stewards . Convers1orr · costs -would run · between an estiinated ~ ~ Union has received a letter .of com$375,0po'for deck and minor altera-P:: ,_ Commissioner in awarding the mendation from the USPHS hostions, and · $833,0~00 for extensive~ . I Ca settlement of claims, also became pltal at San Francisco for its conconver.sion, tliat would 'allow · th~ ' f' chairman of the welfare plan. tribution of 38 pints of blood to the Effective March 1, 1960 \'esseHo carry up to ,356 seventeen-·' DECK. DEPARTMENT An overall pay increase of 13.8 hospital from the Union 's reserve 'lo.of vans leaving a - space the· New rupees .pe1· month went into ef(ect. fund. The letf;.~r, signed by Me-equivalent of a C·2 in cuoic ·cap1,1c' I "Ol!t I / New OverOf this increa"se, the seafarer will dical Director Dr. David J . Zaugg, lty for break-oulk cargo, - B'y offer~ 'f!m~ be taxed one-eighth of a rupee lauded the MC&S for its participalng cBntaif!el' servJc,e, with a \\i'(de· lta~inc. - · S~itl~ Imm~@s~ Sc@le for fhe welfare plan and the ship tion in the program 1vhich, he noted$2.33 . t 'b t th h . Bosun · ..... ..........-... . .. -:- $476.66 · $31 .11' $507.77 \'ariety of,... ct>ntainer -sizes, and . owner w1 11 con n u e ano er one- was for t e welfare of Americaq 18.85 428.74 '2.28 d h If ( b t 32 · t ) . _ . • . ~·B: Maigtenanc~ ...... . .. .• 409.89 ""' ~ b rea k- b ulk service, Bl.!!l L~ne cou~d · _a.n · -a. a rupees, a _ou cen . s . seamen. 373 .84 2 .2~ Able .Seaman .... . -~ ... . . . . 367.68 6.16· ~ ~ r .., - ,t IlU§. ac5comm.o8ate the _n eeds of · , n . . The "-overtime rates agreed up911 ~ Ordinary Seaman ........... 290.31 4.83 "' 95 14 1.78 _ <l' most individual shippers. · r . OS Maintenance J~ will ~be4l paid some seamen -at the Sliipping on the West Coast got .Adlicqa. said thfai. -itccomB ','tehrt?Plates ). Cwh~n carded) . . . . . . . . . . . r~te of time and a quar~er and will an unexpected boost last per iod 345_, 58 1.78 t ra ng m ten o . its 1- s ips for ~· involve hourly rates of 15\ 21 and when two liberties of the Alaska · v~2 or1'JP"~ ~b1• . an~h':o~h.,er bdett~· . 533 .78-. 26 , c~nts r~spectively. In some Steamship Company received char2 .33 # .. ·J'~~se1s ' avai ~ e; w.· ic ...,.~ wou· ..ue 533 .~il -· 2,33 . . instances, men well made to take ters fo1· intercoastal runs, thereby · suitable for its Caribbean service. .compensatory time ·off in · port in creating employment for some 58 422 .34 2 · ,. _ . I.", . • • ~'Wit~o~t · the a id ·of' Jeg~slation" 3_ · : ~: lieu ?f overtime 'Payment. members of the SIU Pacific Dis37 84 ' " '373.84, -~.2 8,T~e new pay rates will give the , trict. The two vesse ls are the Ne345.58 1.78 ... ;E><.kistani seaman a start toward nana and the Talkeetna , which a welfare plan. The seaman will ·were · taken out of winter layup contribute approximately two-and-a aftei; their charters were obtained • . 507.77- •. ·"2.:fa' half 'cents per -montlr while the ~ ;\:. ;\'; 4'54.84 2.33 /'. Among the latest gi·oup of Sail-· 2.33 . ships' .. owners will contribut~ 32c 440.64 ,~r · man . per "'"mo,nl h. _ ors Union of 1he Pacific hiembeL·s 388.85 ·:" 2.28 Work. hom:s are still a sore spot t o join the ranks of pensioners is 1.78 ' by American standards. Watch Brother Lawrence A. Monson, an standards' In the deck and- engine oldtimer who started 'to sea during World War ·I aboard the gunboat Yorktown.' He \vent back to sea again duri~g . World War II, this time with the SUP.· HisJast ship was the USNS ,Schuylkill: Br.other Mons!)n pla,!ls to ,raise cattle and qo soiile fishing ,in his hometo'Wn of '· Arkail.sas. · · ... r>, N" 1 1 eW w Qft·A er . age. s I Among our Affiliates _ e 1 2 Ozark. I �WASHINGTON-:--Indep~~de9-t taJ}ker operatoz:~ who pave .difficult~ meet~g mortgage payments on·their recently-constructe.d vesseJs pav~ urge(tthe Senatfi-Merc_h ant Marin~ SUD-' committee to ·promote legislation .A o relieve their financial problems. -Otherwise, they _ · · ..__ . . warned, the Treasury Dep~t- . ment would have to pick up urged to use its powers t6 r4iqtiire oper~tors said. This proposal; sup.the tab for some. $200 million oil importers to bring -in hall of ported by. the SIU... NMU and other 1 of these mortgages under Govern: their cargoes in , US-flag vessels. . maritime unions, is n<Jw~ pe~nding ment guarantees. This, if enacted, woul«J solve the 'before .the Oflice of . G~vil-and DeThe subcommittee was ~ ~lso- problems of the independents, the fense Mobil.lzation-t .Both- pr~posal~, the mor~gage · __ · · • • - <" ' · · · -. -~ ~id and. the· -0il ·imP,ort quota, h ave Sey-en Seafare;rs Ret1-re ~=nr.:::!;:"r:~~~ebr~~i~u~=~~ v a· ene',.,· ·t :;!~ti~~;:f~i::at~!st::iJ:~~~ · b1·1·1tiJ On Sll~·u- 0·1sa. _ . mafot . .,ofi conipaqies. At a recent 1 for a'ssisting the operators of the . . . •. - . - ::.=~~~~~stan:rs.mv~!tg~=~- ;~iThe sui blooil bank aupplfa 'se0:[arer1 01' membef'I of their 1fitntlfel ,. One of the 1arg_est_groups of Seafar~rs approved for dis- ments. The 4¥MI passed a reso-_ with bfooa an11U?here in &he Unifed ·rstate1. Sei1.fa1'e1'1 can donate to ability-pension benefits in one sitting, seven in all;. have· been Jution ·calling f?r aJ!: eild to such -the bank at !he SIU c~inic. in Brooklyn. .List~'d here are a few .of 'th• I . d . th b .fit 1}" t t the last meeting of the trustees assistance, and urging that - the s{~afarer• Cln6 othn• WM Ji4ve .d0nat4fcl• to_ t~e blood bank.pace on e ene s IS a + · tankers _be permanen~lr lafd . up. c~ EUb....W· , · Grobberc Nab B _·of the Seafarers W~lfare Plan. . . . . .Particjpating ·in ~the .A MMt meetWar.t.., U:·A. •,,.. . · . ~::. Gronbe : Nlli). • All seven of the men, who oth~r conQ..ition .. Sc~farers fn tli1is ing were rep.resentati_ye!l of maJ,or Du1an =be~t Reid, A~ert: J. . . . · · ' - · _ ; :. . categcry have a nu!_!im~m of 2 oil companies who cauy oil tinhave· .been Judged permanentyears' seatime to qulllify -· rt ~;. k ~" 'rlesla•, Raal . • - Vidal, ~Ula . .. . . . . · po s on ·! unaway;-....~ .t;rs. w,a19.,- ~Cttrant J. Marer, Prederlelt B. ly unfit for duty, will receive the The seven ~ Seafarers approved Speaking . tor the U!nlcer operMeG.dr . J b F - ·WUll ' Cb ·1 8 monthly disability benefit of $150. by · the trustees ai:e: Lu.is E. C. ators a~ Uie _!iearing w~s Josep1!· · M~· r... .· ams, ~ · ar ~ : In _addition, along with ·other Gutie!ez, IS8; Fmnk E. Gardner, ~ahn, president of · the · Snf-conAdams WWlam r. disabled Seafarers, they and their 59; Ralph A. Kirchner, 67; _Angelo tractcd Transeastern ShipJ>.ing .Percollm John- • Ma_ciel, 6_3; Hermap _J. Meitz, 67; Corp. an~ -~~d of the Committee Pan.r 1 ;,._e ·families automatically becoine Isal!C .Sieg~r• .66; and John Big- of Am'er1can Tiu~ke~ Owners, . Inc.. . M~e:~ Albe:.a. wood. T~~ hearln~ was ~~all~~ .. to., det~r".'_ . Baler Emmette mme _what . speeifi,c . Ieg~sl!ltive Kori;' Wa L. , measures sho!JlcI be taken to fmanKemi'nis ~ennetb ~· r -J>HILADEI:.PHD\~hippfDI ltH ' clally aid these taf!ker oper~tors -Quinn :iiober& a. · ·: 1 . c(jnUnu~-, ~o : boid :'if~ 9w.n ..!rrd . , and prevent any_poss~~e mortgage Pinott. Ra1 G.• ··. '>' ... -should --rem11trt fait for the ..... next . defaults. KaDowlG. Herltert : 1>erlod. Thlnp r i rela~vel.Y.~ qU'Jet· · - - Jlill Pendi~r Cortes, D!Jnu E. in_.the port ~ ·none of tll'.e al· . 1 , ·:A. bill now pending Jn the SenDanllu~, Alexander. fillates are involv~d hi any disgute1 · • ' ate would a1Jthorize· the seei.-etary' Zablnll:I, Slmeb,1' _, . ,of m.ajor- lin~rtance. ·~ ~ .- · " ~ · , · '!.. . ,. SE,ATTLE - . A- fishing boat ofCommerce to advance funds to Goodman, Theodore · R. · · Dui:filg: t'1tf last Pe.t110d:/ 1he. fpl· .. .. owner recently found -guilty the operators to meet. their prinel_Sum1l1,-·BeaJamJ• \V. :; lowing, shitflf paid oil: . Feltorf " .. • Maciel · P.aJ 'l'nd tn.t erest pay~ents. These· Morals, ltamo•<Marven): o-Olties Sertlce Mt8Dll. Salllvan, JOhD J. ' (Cities ,Setvite).; . Y~ar. ·. 5. by a Federal court her~ •. of wn:.. would be repald"later, · and woul~. fully sinking .his ship, tlle Cape tide the lndustry "over 'the present 'J!ripp, Ka:r :mar·· CCalm&l")- tbe ..sIP,-on'll were Douglas. The Cape Douglas ii!. ~n .financial situation . whieh; Kahn MeMah:Oq, Juan .P. : reltof' -< Marv.en),; •°'¥0.rkmar and._,.' t " 11!"· 85-foot American-fl.~g_fisbing ·vet1- told tile lawmak-ers, was "tempoHo~man, Jghn' . · · t.osmar , u:;~~~r·>.. ~.' .- " J ;;· sel rary in- nature.'~ ·He ~xplained that Go~111-.., JHyUaJ!.... ~ · _ The foll~~~.. · sh~ps. .,. wer~ la.;,. · · . ' within t1te next two or th~ee years PhllllPB. Ge.orre · · tra~lt :1 Masmar - (Calmar) ;-1- Benu · .. The vessel, raised from 6~ feet· ."we feel t.h ere w!ll be ampl~· bust.: ~;..,. :~-~~---·~'""'!--.-.,.--.....;..;--"!'!'"-• Fort C'Cities· Se1.1Vice) ;, Jean· J;ditb. - • . of water I~ Puget Sound _seyeral ness for -o~ . new ·sh~ps ~t c~m. • . " .. -Eriilla -.(,BuiJ') ; Steel seafarer ,. . months ago, was found to ha\'e no _pensatm:~ rates.·" He based this .. (JKthinian">; · -seafair ,_ CColo,Jlial); "'· hote in her hull, ·lfut 4ll the sea- for'eeast· on-the ·fa-c t that war built ' ' - · " · ·- ·' ·· · Alco·a ~· Patroit - ( A.Jc'"-a)· -,..,,0."1 cocks -were -found to be optti. tankers · will probably -have -been ~ ·a . c,r~wmember ~ultt, w~ll• Goodtetl~w'-""' <Rob:) u U:a P~;.i; ,:·~~-01 rt ls- charged _that the. 'wllfull ret'i red b"y tha·t-· t1m · . e " thereby' r' e "~Shi~ ud "~~ . p~~t-. dt~g-abteau' : . h (V ) • ".. .... · nil f 1 •.-:: ., .. e.. as.e .... con!rac ue -. c ' e~ ·~e ._ ·a,e ._.. .•::·' -~' . 1.,., Sieger Gardner slnId_ng was or nsurance .pur- 11ucmg surplus tonnage;· i 1m ·~ ed . i t Jv . f · -·- · , . The . new hall .here is reac~ln• 1 1 1 . ·bl e f or "' "IU hosp1ta · l-surg1ca · I poses· ' · that: ; 'the · opei:ato~~ · · .. ~e?'"· · ,me~t. m, Fast e .raction, or ~ their · re~acen. "· ' I1k_e th e11g1 . . . Kahn '!la1d par,t · ..... e ·w ·1~t;·wh ere ,it l OO•a ·• . 00 c:overage provided by. the Weifare The owper received -a fiv~ear pecteg that other a~verse factors, WJ}J-: koep all' .lobs. aboard ' sblp Union wil~ be , mown1~· 1n v.e'f.~ · Plan. . Federal-J?rison sente.nce l}n,d· . a . such .as .~x~ess ~tocks ,,of J>~f~ole~m, . r'. fillea ,"at •limf;. · shortly,. Howev:er, its hatd to~ set .&· The $150 disability-pension goes $10,000 fine for attempt tb defraud. ~nd m~<J~uate port 1 faciUtie~ f~r ; uate- ·tile · chance' of the . alil:P 'target" date -.As the little . ~inishin& · to Seafar·ers . at any age be- .Federal marshars h~ve taken the. the larg~r tank~rs, ~ho~Id be tiµc~n nllin& lhortbanded · ·· ·, touches ·have a way, of de\a.)rfo1 cause of injury, llhies1, age - ~r accused to Wal•a Walla .prison. care of l>Y: 1962;' , mattj'rs; · ·' -. _. 0 - J: , , .. - . J:.: ne His-Error: No Hole ln~t was·- I SllorthandeCff .- J 1 all : tJmei and'· , ,- Are You. \ . '• . ' . .: �Coast Guard Drops 2 R-oSa Charg,s �E, THE' UNDERSIGNED, as .t he tions .which were encountered. It "'was more costly, because of the provisions of · mine our .seniority are. fair and · reasonagreed :by your Committeuo reduce these this anti-union '1egislation, 6ut, our fun- 1 able; it follows that our membership re-. members of the Constitutional quirements are al.SO just, and the prOJ>O,.s ed dilfei:ences and._ to this end, the proposed . llamental p~aotices and procedures needed .Qommittee elected at the regular amendments spell this out. amendments to the · Constitution were • bu't little· change. l)lembership meeting ·of February 3, 1960, dr.awn so 'as to pro\.ide a uniform frameAs an . example of the type of. ch•nge 1 - There are many other · e~.!lmple!, too at lleadqu~rters, in accordance with Artiwork for the~ relationship and cooperation · which these proposed~ arhendmen.ts woul<! ma'ny, in fact, for detailing. However, the between this Union and its subordinate · accomplisq_Jn .order to bring the language cle XXVII, Sections 1 and 2 of our Union examples given illustrate how technical bodies and divisions. This has been ac- 'o f the Union's Constitution· into line with we have to,be because of the ne\V law and, Con~titution , have studied the amen.~­ complished by providing minimum con- the requirements of the . Landrum-Griffin of CQUrse, this reinforces our urging tha't-· -.. ments to the Constitution which were Act, we note the subject ·of · suspension . everybody ' read the proposed Constitution stituti~nal provisions which each of these proposed at al~ ports on :tebruary 3, 1960, bodies must adopt if it -wishes to affiliate frooj. membership for failure to pay. dues, carefully. ~ · and .make . _this report to the membership. with our Union (with provision, of course, fines or assessments. The current consti- . The members will recognize that these for addition.al provisions, if they are not tutional language provides for automa~c-propoftd . amendments · will prdbably bi;., As the resolution pursuant to which 'the ·inconsistent with this Constitution), and suspension from ~emi~ershi~ for failure _come eft'.ective, If they are approved' by proposed amendments were initially subby further providing for representation mitted to the membership stated, the - of th.ese subordinate bodies and ·divisions to pay. fines and assessments, as well as • the membership, ' in about June '- ~f· l96q. for failure to pay dues. The_ proposed At that time of course· the officers .:w-~ amendments result from three principal on the Executive Board and to the Con- amendmen_ts provide 'for ~uspension from eleeted. in· 19S8 will still' be Jn' office and , vention of the Seafarers International membership for failure to pay fines ~r ' wiil reinain In office ·Until Januali'y- or factors: the . expansion of th\ Union s acFebruary of 1981. The o.fficers ,we e1ect · tivities, the growth of its membership,. - Union of North ~ America \tl>On meeting · assessments only by way of.- the a_ppropr1under the amended Constitution will not and the new labor ·1aw known as the take office until that time. That means we Landrum-Griffin Act. would have a Constitution with new titles/ The expansion of the Union and the for: Oar-9fficers and many o{)>ur elected growth of its membership_ has, to our . jobholders in pbOut June of 1960. But those new titles won't be filled till we mind, made it advisable to ai:nend the compl~te our elections this year. ThereConstitution in · two major respects. These fore, in the transition · clause, we have two changes can be summarized in a few -provided for changes · of titles of our - words, but translating that into the Conpresent offi,eers and eJec.t:ed. ~ob holders._ stitution requires numerous changes of ·The membership · w.m . note- that the changes are· primarily in name. only. 'l'be· wording. We advise all mem:bers to read -functions, duties, responsibilities, et_c. of ca!'.efully the proposed amended Constiall individuals affected, _are, -for all pract6tion, and therefore we ,,-have annexed a tical purposes, just '\bout the same: Tliere copy of it to ' our report and labelled it ls no additional term of 'office granted. "Exhibit A." Additional copies will be In only one new office will there ~e a vacancy. wllicb the President will fill in made available to the membership at · the accordance with the·-Coristitution. Keeping various Union meeting places. ' I Jn ~ipd lhese facts, the r_transition clauseThe first such' change, in effect places _Pll~videi;, f~r the . fo1J~r'Jng transfers in within the Constµ ution the administrative title of office: ' · ' .... organizatibn WQich V.'a.s approved by the New Titt• ~~diuirlual ' Old Title members at the membership' meetings President Paul Hall Seey.-Tr.eas. Exec. ,Vice·Prea.,Ca1ton Tanner Asst.~ Secy .•Treas. • beld o'fi November 12, 1!!59. This -admin' Vice-Pres. 1.n Claude Simmons Asst. Secy.-Treatr. istrative re-organization, which has been Charge of Contratcts and functioning successtully since mid-Nov.em., Contract ' ber 1959, •provides for increased delegaEnforcement Vice·Pres. In ~ Earl Sheppard Asst. Secy,.Treas.• tion ·of functions and responsibility, thus Charge of the ""' • recognizing the 9eed for tpe chief execuAtlantic Coast '' tive officer to aevo e more time to the Vice·Pres. In Llndse_y "'As~·t. Sec;y.~Treas.I! ·' Charge of the Willlam1 , • .ll!Tger problems affecting the Union in the GuJPCoast ,. most general and important sense and at Boston Port. Agen' Vice·Pres. in Al Tanner the same time spreading more of the •nd A:dmin!Stl'a· . Charge o~ the .. ,, . tlve Dire'ctol' of Lllkes.and aoministrative responsibility among our " ·Great L•kes lnlaQd Waters ()ther elected officials. For example, ·the. . District l5ecy.-Tre1111. 'vacancy new ~dmin istralive structure takes into · (To be ·~med by Preeident In -geparate account the important work ina~cordance with' ConstitutJon > "Biil Hall ~ Asst• .secy.-Treas: Hdq.Rep. volved in bargaining, maintenance and Ed Mboney Asit. Se~.-Treas. · Hdq•. ftep. supervlSlon of Union-Management conJoe• V.olpian Asst. Secy .•Trea&. . Hdq. Rep. ' I . tracts; and in centering .immediate re-• (Ed. note: - Under the present Const£. sponsi:bility for the proper, careful and , ~~tion, the_"'port · a,gents of ~ Mobite, ' Balti· correct making and maintaining of Union more ' ~nd 'New Orleans-hav,e · the Status of · ·books · and records, ' bo~h financial and .I assistar;itr secr.etairy·fif!asurers.) ''' Gtherwise in one officer. Finally, the pro' r posed amendments to the Constitutio.n · ·'[he' fir~ ~even · _9.f ' tl1ese new ·· offic·ecarry forward the current practice-- of holders constltUte the 'Executive· Board t placing other officer.s in charge of geo, wtµch,~ ,agaip, reIJl.~ins .w.h at i~. 'i s todar~ · " ...... graphic areas, and of bringing -all-- the Vacancies or incapacities in any - of •tnit ' .....<·. principal officers tog~ther in the form ·of fo1egoing;;.wU, .. be filled 'accoraance 'Yith ' . an Executive Board, ~ith ·the office of tbe7,'Cons'titution. Jt J! ,emphasize~ ~gaiq Secretary-Treasurer, which title is being ~bat the , foregoing i_n4ividuals ar_ e- s~mp_Iy i;.; changed to P resident, in over-all charge. carrying out tlleir present functions under , · J Similarly, new titles for the other officers a new ~me. The electioµs_to be hel,d tli~(. ·'· ""1F.[ have also been cveated, in order to pin,_ ... , y,ear, if the; new Con's titution is. adopted, ·"' . point more accurately their authority and wHl . deterinin~ · who ' holds these off~le1 '-~ ~ ~ functio~s. The new offi~er designations 11tarting .fn 196l. · • .. ... ~ ' .. are: · We re.hind an members that c.;ples ~l • f..,., President ~he pFeposed amende~ Co_~stitutibn \IJHl. \ :: Executive Vice-President " - r • be available .for you to read at all Union . 1..-...;..._...,..._ _ _ _ __.;._ _ _ _ _...;.;._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~-----~----...,...---· '~ halls pd9r to and du rin~ the re!!r.endu!J.l. '. V}ce-Pre!iident in Charge of Contracts / and we !'gain .urge1 that you re~d · tho~e "' .. and Contract Enforcement ..:· , copies s9 ·you may be able to vote in. elliSecretary-Treasurer ,, r ' gently. ~ _. . . · . Vice-President in Charge of the ", tria, l proce1;hires; Automatic"suspen. s ion The Constitutional Committee wishes to .ate Atlantic Coast'' for. .f ailure. tq . pay ' dues remahjs. - ' thap members ot' headquarters (or their Vice-President· in Charge of the Gulf :Another example of the -~~anges 1. w~iCh .r ·c ooperation du~ing .~u!:..deliberatloils, .and ;~~ . Coast , the ·'.If8ndr1:1Jri:qrift.in Acl,~.re 9 utres and. to assure au:m~mbers :tJfat ·we· believ.e: the' "'' Vice-Pr'esiCleilt in Charge of the L&kes ·whicl(.:. these . proposed aniendm~pts are ·· · proposed .ram.end~d Constitution ' ~iU serv8 and Inland Waters designed to accomplish has· to ~do with the..i UniQn and the mem~~rship .well," .b~. •· The second change brought about by 'membership. Th~ new law dir.ects that_ '. cause .it will ~treainline,.; its ~unctioningf' ·~:11 the' expansion. of ~he Union results from tne rules- and· regul'ations wtth respect to - · adapt i~ to chan! ed · condit~ons, and to the the coming · of age of wbat were formerly different merilbers}\ip --categories "''be 'spe: new ~ law. ~ ' . . ; "• various administrative parts of the Union. d !ifically wl'itten into : the Union Constitu.·we · ~~~'l.OJP~ri<L. : that the Jjroposed During the last' five -years the membership · tion ..This part "of .the - laW. ha5J. 'nq effe~t - amehded·.c.onsfitittiQn, ~nnexed herefo. and· · has '.established organizing committees to -m;ule: a part .o f this· · r~)loi:t; be approye.d. • on Union pra,ctice; it :qi.erel~- ~ade~ ne.ces. ~-by ihe 1 mem,tier~hip' and' submi~ed ,!to, • ,bring the benefits bi unioDization to har}'eferendu.m v~te ( aS'y.er .ou~ presen~ .Coil-: . 1 bor and inland water.way workers and to Co,nsti.t ution 'in ,. · ~ · workers in ·~marine allied lndustdes, and With the ad'tice of l~gal . counsel, '' which~' stitu'tion~ - f' . , ~ " . · · ,, · -~. · . Rdgectfully submitted, ·· has authoi:ized the gr~nting of .assistance ·:was 'sop gpt in '.r.eg~?d ~o all of 'th¢' am~n~· .to,. and -:-cooperaJion . with, .other groups ~f ~ ~~~Ie~~~f~·· B~nn~r; ~.:2111 1, • ,. • . '·'ij workers 'in•· related areas, such as the . .,Jolin iJ" Giordano,. G-32 . · )j . , . • fishing fielc!;· for .example. - . ·· FrededcJt. ';Jiait~borQ, B•563 3 .,._ , · ' . .. •• ·, W 81 ·U . ,' ( ) L •.; in ~l - 1 ':l!•-<0 ,, • ';; • • ~ •C,,em~pt' ~~"' ,Hosp~4alcs, >{l!~lip ·If· · · c'f· M.'!7:· : ".!•• •~ -~ ·~ 1.Jotdan, J-t ·. z,f-"&71 ' .... . ,...: b-16_1. : 'f ' . :/' , ' /• r · �Pap Nhle us·LiberlYs·Starting N·eW -~INQulitING-" S&AFARER_,. . -, . . QUESTION: Have you eve.r taken1G. job as ship's ~elegate? lf'l1ot, why? . .'.· .·. · .... TraAsfer M erry-Go-Ro.und in the eveni of an emergency: The MA also bars these vessels fr_o m trading in certain strategic materials with Russicin controlled na· tions. The new MA policy is apparently the Government's response to a tramp operator plea for some kind of aid tb enable them to compete with foreign-built vessels and for- · eign operations; An appeal was -Sent to Congress by the American Tramp Shipowners · Association citing the fact that curreptly some_ three-fourths of US foreign traµe consists of bulk cargoes, shipped mostly by foreign stiips. The current policy indicates that the American merchant marine is-beading .to.wards a .state in which all ·the smaUcr companies will die out and there will be only a few, large, subsidized operations . .: Isthmian Bid For SUbsidy lnche,s On . . LABOR ROUND-UP WASHINGTON - The Federal Maritime Board has removed another obstacle to Isthmian Line~. Inc.'s request for a subsidy on its westbound round-the-world service. But the Board's latest action does not constitute final approval, it merely means that the SIU-contracted shipping firm ' is one step clo er to receivil"!g this Govemment assistance. The major issue for Isthmian in this proceeding is whether or not existing US flag service is adequate. The FMB ruled it was not, and- cledared that th~ route could support the line's annual sailings plus seven more. This covers 14 sailings per year by Isthmian from the Persian Gulf and 16 sailings by it from IndiaPakistan. The Maritime Board also ruled that American Export Lines, I.nc., a pr esently subsidized operator, and Central Gulf Steamship Corp., an u_nsubsidized firm, do . not have present regular services on their routes. Consequently, no . waiver under adequacy of US flag ·service was granted them. American President Lines, Ltd., aslml th~ fMH f-Q!.. ;m im;rnas~ o! ten on itc; presently-authorized 2428 annual subsidized sailings, and was turned down. The Government agency agreed, however, that the Line 's Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, North Atlantic service could use some additional sailings. . .} l \ G«tt Polio ·Shots, PHS Urges - The P~ic Health Service urges· Seafai·ers who have not already dpne so to get their polio shots as . soon as possible. The shots can be gotten at any PHS hospital without charge. -Plenty of vaccine is available so . there is no delay in the administerihg of the shots. The few minutes a Seafarer takes to insure .himself against the crippling .. disease by getting the shots are well worth _the saving 'of tiD}e. money, and most of all, th€ avoidance Of suffering "and POS&~bl,e disabili.ty. · ~c..~~ • '· ' 7' • \.....~ .... �Seafqrer Ja~ . ·Garcln,r, off----the . Vat.~ _ &.~f;r~e WhiCh 'we•.· abandoA9,d in Ce.yl~n,. sta~ds loyal vtgif with ~hiP!ftGt•s' b~9g4ge -· atJdle~11d Aj.rport. Gardn..frwas one of 56 repatriated "~ewm'm"'.· lien :Off ·th'• . Enterpris_e .and the. John -8. K11luku!'~is. . : . ~ · · - Pa:-.Arrests ,1~8bhlrder : On._Str,ike-reak:~~h~rg~: : a .. PHILADEI.iPHIA-Bl6Qr Schleppey, who "lor ' n'llllnber . o~ been jur1iishil}~~ W'ell-paid ' Str.ik~br~~kei;_s :fqr._struck. newspapers throughout ·the nation,_pleaded not guilty to t-fi.e · . _ ~ .: charge ' of ·violating,, Pennsyl- · ye~rSJ~!iS Your Gear,. .. . -- ..vania!s "1lnti-striltebre.aker:im£ _porting .J~w. ~is:. d~y iJi: ~ourt will be· -Marci! l'* · · · •· ..:' Schle'ppey. was arrested in .: the pre-dawn ·hours: of F~bruary· 12r ~ ·following a hotel-to-motel chase.Meippers . of Phliadelpbla's F~g'f. -... Iii . • for .s_hip . -~ • lor shore·· . in Whatever you need, , w~rk or dress~· gear, your S.IU Sea _Chest ·has it•. G1!t _top · quality gear at substantial sottings by .buy:. ing at your Union~owned cfnd UniOfl• operated Sea Chest store~ . .... ~ ., �eontinue to use tlfe blackli11t ch~r­ ters. The Navy Department hH withdrawn the charters, but e)n.. phasizes ft will do nothing beytmd th~ • The SIU is pursuing the matter further in attempt ,to get some teeth into the US policy position and also to get the Navy a'n d the Agriculture Department to coop. erate in putting the Government'• stated, poltcles .~to effect. , �•~ Seafarer H. Bjork, a former deck maintenance man on the SS Jean Lafitte is hospitalized. in Norfolk with a brain Injury. He had an operation and is progressing very slowly. Also In the Norfolk USPHS -are Seafarers G. C. Langely and R. C. Camatique reports Jeff Gillette, act-· ing port agent. Langely last sailed as c.bief cook aboard the Hurricane and was admitted- with a ·case of pneumonia. C~matique was utilityman bn the Penn Tunsporter.· He is J>eing held fof djagnosis ani:I tl~ere is no progress report on him. In the Staten Island USPHS are Seafarers JQseph A. Blake, Walter -Snell and .Willis R. Thompson. , Blake's last ship was the Denton, which he sailed on i't as chief cook.· Blake Snell ' Langley _Thompson _ He has been. hospitalized with impaired yision an&' is responding slowly to treatment. . Snell,- a former AB aboard the Ines, came down with hypertension but has been responding to treatment and expects to be discharged shortly. Thompson who sailed last as- quartermaster . on the Seatrain Savannah and before that 6n the Atlantic, was hit with a kidney ailment, but is now progressing satisfactorily. ' Seafarers on the beach or on shore leave should take time out,. to -Visit their brothers laid up in the hospital, or drop a not to say hello· ·a nd cheer them up. · ' The following is the late~t lisf of hospital patients: USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Ramon Aqueda .Johan- Nord1trom Arthur Brunell Voldemar Pold C. L. Ciesielski Eugene Senff Willie Coppage George Silva · Ollie English .1ose Soares Eusebe Gherman Vernon Stiebig George For.rest Paul Strickland Leon Lockey Edward Trainer USPHS HOSPITAL . BRIGHTON, MASS. Kenneth Gahagan · A . .1. O'Connell Charles A. Moss USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Lawrence Floyd Bobby Stalsworth Frank Nelson .John Ward Ro!Jert Nielsen USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Ernest H. Webb David E. McCollum Louis Cevette JUJian S. l\finese1 A. A. Turlington Edward Polakoff USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA : Thomas E. Andrews Leo H . Lang John W . Bigwood Clyde R. Leggett Accurso Bonti William Maise Edward Brevier Felix P. Marciante Grady K. Brown .John G. Naugle l<: Thomas Dailey · Ubie E. Nol;an Woodrow Davi• Louis W. Peed Jesse T. Green Otto H. Poisson Chas. Hablghorst Hugh C. Randall · Wtiile llallady Chas. R. Robinson Foster Juneau C. L . Schartzer G. M. Kasprzyk Harold P. Scott Norman W. Kirk Andrew Stauder -Edward Knapp Irvin W. Suddoth August Kothe Edward Wllisch USPHS HOSPITAL . MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Joseph Bass John Bazel Matthew Bruno William, Kenny Gregorio Caraballo . Primitivo Musa -Leo Carreon Henry Smith · Wade Chancller R. Waterfield Mallory Coffey Almer Vickeu John Driscoll Luther Wing But Gu1·anich · Pon Wing USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN fsf.A.Nn: ·NY Henry D. Adams Chades W. Hall Oscar . .J. Adams Eugene R. Hall Cha's . O. Bergagna Juan Hernandez .Joseph 'A. Blake William R. Horne James Carter Michael Kennedy Joaquin · Cortez Charles Klnnke · • Michael Di Ferio Stephen B. Kutzer Victor Doca Thomas Lauer Keith L. Donnelly Thomas R . Lehay J . W. · Eichenberg Cecil Leader ~amose N. ~mott John S. Lukas A . .N. Fernandez Edgar W . Lulce John .J. -Flynn . A. T. McDonaid Aupstus Francis Carmine Mancino Mar~os E. ltli!dlna Victor D. Solano : Ronald F. Oliver E. A. Spaulding A. Picclr1llo Willis R. Thompson Raymond Potorsld Fernando TJaga P-hlllip Pron Dominlcli: Trevisano Alejandro Reyes ' Claude A. Vireln .Kassim B. Samat .John Walken Walter ·c. Snell · USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINtA Henning Bjork William H. Mason H. H. Broughon Steven E .. Purifoy Rufino Camantique Henri J. Rol11.n, .Jr. Isaac B. Duncan R. E. Singleton Henry L. Horton ~ Hobson Willis, .Jr. . USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Frank Pieczyoln Dean A. Kis~ler Samuel P. Drurir · William Wilcox George H. Hill David J,. William• Edw. H. Huizenga Wm. L. William• USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTI:.E, WASHINGTON Sam Bowser George B. Little Arthur w. Brown Jamew c. Mltc~ll Edward E. :t;dlnser s. c. TqJ>ervUlt VA HOSPITAL FORT MILEY, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Howard J. Watts , SEASIDE· MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH; CALIF. G':.tnnar .Johnsso.n - USPHS HOSP!TAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS R . B.· Appleby Max Olson B. F. Deibler _ Peter W. Sotb-a' Woodrow l\leyers Bozo ,G. Zelenci'c VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, · TEXAS Willard T. Cahill ' VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN, VIRGINIA Joseph Gill . - ~• SAILOR SNUG HARBOR , STATEN ISLAND, NY Thomas Isaksen _ · . /I • • TRIBORO HOSPITAL • JAMAICA, LONG ISLA.ID) James Bussell ·· . US SOLDIERS HOME FlOSPITAL , WASHINGTON, DC Wm. H . Thomson . , VA HOSPITAL CENTER HOT SPRINGS _, SOUTH DAKOTA · Clil'Eord C. Womack BATTEY STATE HOSP.ITAL ROME, GEORGIA • Quentin §. Lee VA HOSPITAL . HOUSTON, TEXAS R • .1. Ar5en11qlt . VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Maurice '.J. Flynn HARBOR GENERAL HOSPITAL TORRANCE, CALIF. Edward .Johnson �LOG-A-f!.HY-THM: , SHIPBOAllD SKETCHES -.AIL ·S(. Patrick's P()r:ade" I'll And have the gr.eeif of alta_m rock _....:, ~merqlds - in my eyes As I .time the bagpipe rnmic With 'haughty Irish strides• ... -. . - �<Wate'r'!tnan), Jan. 31 el'foJ"t ~ made · to feed· th~ m~n goinK. • Chairman, Vall / Parken Secret•ty, on watch first. One tal>le· in , either Peter V;irl Wygerden. More American · : mess hall to be broken down ' after coffee shoulil be put aboard s)lip . so meals so that space be made .available for recreau_on. that .f,;uropean coffee will pot have to be consumed. Vote of thanks to the galley. Tl)e. crew would like to have ISRA'DFORD' 'CCltlel ierv· at least one LOG fo1· each department · lceJ, F.eb. 1-Ch•lrm•n, Reld1 Secre·instead of two copies. tary; Carpenter · No beefs. Payoff in. Tampa. Arrangements being made to Sl' EEL AllCHITECT <Isthmian), Jan. · :1pray all foc'sles J:n order to get· rid 9-Cl\airman, V. Susk•; Secretary, J. of roaches. New mattresses ordered. Feb. 20-Chalrm•p, Morris; SecreP•tterson. Ralph Tindell electe d ship's tary, W. R. Morgan .• One man missed delegate. Suggestion w;ls made to ship- in Lake Charles. All watertight keep books and magazines aboard doors have been repaired. Ship paid 1 ship. Keep the washing machine in of! in Tampa without patrolman. Vote ood repair. oi . thanks to the steward department. SANTQRE <Marven), F:eb. ~Ch;ilr· HELEN <Cargo & Tipk;hlpJ, Jan. 27 m•n, W. J. Smith; Secretary, .R•lph f'. Tyree: Saw captai.ii about separate - -Chairman, Biii D•r•m Secret•ry, Al· bert Espeneda. Lack of. food supplied watch for!!castles. 52.88 in ship's tiy e,ort steward in NY - and New Or· leans brought to the attention of Ted Babkowski in Seattle. Results prom· lsed. ..itequest will be made to Bill Hall for clarification of'. worlt rule,s during the time that vessel is loading stain for Japan. J.J.7.!IO in f9Jid. Food supplies will be replenished in Japan. J ·,itm®li~lh· ' .. ~OOLE ~WllIP~ ~ ' .. ~D .·Digest Of SIU Sbip Mee~ings fund. Repair list to be turned" in to· ship's delegate 72 hours before arrival In port, • ' Jan. 1'-Chal~man, J. Michael; Sec·retary; R. F. Tyree. No beefs. More . applesauce and' more cups requested. Loud, vulgar ta~k should be discon· tinued in the messroom. The pantry to be kept clean. The crew asks that co.l'fee be made early before meals. EMILIA <Bull>, Feb. 14-Chalrman, C. Madsen elected ship's treasurer. $5.75 in ship's Iund. No beefs . . Some dis· puted OT. Crew is dissatisfied with' SIU Food Plan. Meats, etc .• not up to s'tanda rcl. Steward not getting what be orders. Two padlocks have been_ broken and silverware is being stolen. It is requested that the messhall be kept clean. J. H;inners; Secretary, c. Welch. \' HURRICANE CW•term•n), Feb. 12Ch•lrm•n, C. V. M•lette1 Secretary, I T. F. GrHne-,. No beefs. Everything running smoothl:v,. Mllk situation to -be checked .in Southampton. A vote of thanks to ' the steward depai;tment. One member hospitalized In- Soutbampton. It ls requested tha_t , there be less noise in pasageways At night. 0 e. \T 0 YOUNG AMERICA <Waterman), Feb. 14-Chairman, 'Robert Hunt; Secretary,~ · W. Champlin. Ship running smoothly. There is no ship's fund but one will be rnised. Treasurer :-Proposed volun· tary conlribuHons· on the next draw. -ROY.AL OAK !Cities Service), · Feb. 18-Chairm an, J, Parker; Secretary, c, Burns. No ~e~Is . O!Je !!l<!!! g~tti.pg off. Repairs to porthole in deck de· partment foc'sle. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Feb. 12-Chairman, C. E. Martin;· Secretary, J. T. Siney. Balance in ship's fund is $15. Delayed sailing disput ed in two if'fstances. Motion was made and passed to have · shipboard . meetings l>oth leaving 41nd returning to the · ~_!ates. It was suggested that special STEEL DIRECTOR <lsthmlan), Feb. 7- 0halrman.- Frank , A. Timmons; Sec· retary, Charles Stambul . . No · beefs; • some disputed OT. Repair list turned. ·In. $28.-06 in ship's fund. It was re· . quested l hat the SIU Welfar 1!_-l>ept. consider making available to the mem- , bership a laminated Identific'a Uon Card. A motion was made to' donate 1biR's fund tQ the American Mru·chant M3Tiile Library Association. A -vote 1Jf thanks was given to the steward dept. for a job well done. A suggestion was made that a 2 hour minimum 011 any ·call out for Ute crew after 5 PM weekdays or before 8 AM, and a 4 hour minimum , for Sat.; · Sun. and . · holijlays, for the c omplete crew. Sug· · gest, SIU Safety Committee check into deck cargo lashings and catwalks and deck cargo ladders. · ~ Eager 11eaVi~r Ori The ~ss Stee·i. Age ". Santore .. · On the Santo1·e, reports meeting secretary,· :k. F. Tyree, there w'as a beef~ aboui applesauce. An apple.sauce · enthusiast felt tbat more was re9uireu and requested I such. i I ;\'.. ;\'.. A'rlzpa Peter Van WY&"erden, meeting secretary ' on ,the- Ar.izpa notes that the men want American coUee ins tead of European. It's senseless to have espresso on a s,low ho.at~ to Panama City·, a~d- the me9 want tl~e-familiar A-me;iean-styJe coffee they are used t o drinking. ;\'.. $'' ;\'.. ~ Orion S(ar, The chi'ef engineer is causing trouble on the Orion Star according' to a ' report receh:ed from the vessel. He seems to have bucko tendencies ; ~ . no· time for delegates,· like in "tire _good old days, -. and similar shenanigans. 1>~ ALCOA "ANGEil CAico~), Feb,_ 7-, SANTA VENETIA <Elam), Feb. 11- Chairman, John A. Smith; Secretary, Chairman, :J. Purcell; Secretary, R. Cecil ·a. Wiggins. Ship' s delC33le Guerin. Most repairs have been com- · elected. Stevedo1'l!s' toilet to be re· pleted. Various beefs to · be referred' paired or locked and stevedores are to patrolman, such as rusty water, etc. to be kept out of inside by · mate on A motion was made to 11sk patrolm11n wat ch. It Is asked that coffee be bot to request · new linen and cots from and fresh at meal time. ~company. A vote. of thanks to the· steward and his department for the ORION COMET (Orlon), Jan. 9excellent rnenus • .food and service. It . Chflrman, J. Surles; Secre•11ry, J, is requested th;it there be J.ess noise Just. No communications from bead· quuters pertaining to draws request· II\ the passageways at night. \ , ed on 01'. Received $2 , from ship'! ROVER (Rover>, Feb. 14-Chalrman, delegate for the fund. Delegate re· c. Horton; Secretary, W. L. Compton. si ~ned and a new ship's delegate w:is All repairs have been- made except to ·elected. Crew requests ,. that ship 's the washing machine ringer. 'No beefs. delegate pick up mall upon arrival. Some disputed OT. ,,- - -·' MADAKET 'l waterm•n>, Jan. 30FAIRPORT <Waterman!, Feb. 7- -chairman, Peter Blanchard; Secretary, ' Chairman, Terry J . White; Secretary, Charles,... Ellzey. Everything runnin~ E. ~. Watts. John Castr9nover, sfiip's smoothly. No be"tfs so far. $4.50 in delega te, wished to be relieved of his . sl1ip's fund . Steward arfd hi s J?~n.!! position. He was given a vote of . 'tryin,g to mali,e everyone hnppy, C:1ow thanks for a job well done. " It is sugls salisfactory to all. gested that the ship's delegate assume. the 1'esponsibilitY. of the Iund because GUL!FWATER (Metro Petroleum), he is · the one that 1 has u se Ior th'e Feb. 9-Chalrman,, A~ S. Sargent; Sec• ship 's fund . Ship repairs , sliould be · retary, N. G. Treddin. .The crew i~ listed as . the voyage goes along and reJJlinded to make l.e ss noise in · pas· : not at the e nd. Vote of thanks was . sageways: return cups to pantry; and< given · to the steward department. to be sober at payoff. The-inen re· . turning from shove 'leave are asked to CITY OF ALMA <Waterman>; Feb. '. stop giving the gangwaywatch a bard 14-Chairman, Mason Nunn; Secretary, ' time. Repair list to 'be made up . It Jose Ramos. ' Attached letter to ·be· Is requested that\ .stores alfoard have publicized in the LOG. All c rew .Jn sufficient stock· for long trip to India: · Iavor. An iron to be purchased fo11 Another meeting with ·patrolman b the crew. No beefs. · 'l'equested before paying off. · · . ' ~ ~!1 ~rnii~ ~ ALAMAll <C•lmar), Feb~ 14-Chalrm•n, T. E. Yablensky; Secretary, G. E. Bellenolt. Only two cartons of clga.· rettes alloV(ed on arrival in Long Beach, Calif. No- beets. New 'Ship's delegate elected. It is reques~ed "that crew please remove dry laundry from lines· when dry. HILTON CBullJ, Feb. 13-Ch•lrman, L. Bordeaux; Secretary, V. ,Doug- · las. Ship's delegate resigned and a new delegate was elected. Sh.iJi> just out of iay-up. ' Everything r ,u nnlng smoothly so I ar. No beefs. ' -OCEAN ALICE <Sea Llbertle5', Jan. · 31:;...chairman, W. Petersen; Secr.etary, · E. Andersen. It was suggested that OS and wipers .keep laundry room in order and the BR- to clean recreation , room. All cups to be place d in sink . and not in rooms. Vote of ' thanks to steward ' department. Great improve1 ment Jn food over last trip, -" .... . . -;\'.. i "'t . . Mount Evanl . Lovers of Italy on the Mount Evans are disappointed, notes Guy ··Gage, the meeting secretary, becau-se it looks Hice · the ·ship . will ,,. ·1bypass the ItaUan . p<,>~ts on this:' trip. On the last .one 'it stopped at Gen0,ct and the men· had a wonderful time. Where else can you find , pizza's~ jus.t .like you find _around j Ute Union- headquarters in Brooklyn? · · · _,. · ' · . $ - ;t. t Steel Maker Brother l\tcLellan donated sftoe-snining tree to the crew of I the Steel Mak~r, ftOtes :m~~ting secre't ary L. Relnchuck. From . now on the boys shoura be Beau-Brum-- · ·me ls and the qapper-cfan Seafarers will ·undoubtedly be the ra'ge of Yokohama when they get there. · i~t ... i ,. , Heleni From the Helen -- comes ·a report ' from Seafarers Pete, ·N:Ick, w..K .. Kelly and €harlie OgleSby that the little" p(Jp found on- tlte road at Geismar, La:, is .. now a full 'gfown girl . who answers,... to - the ·name Lassie. ' · "· i I -t ·, ~ ';: • The plastic agitator -on ·the Penn ' I Vanguard's w~shing ,.machine' has been letting the ' men down and metal ones nave been r equested so that the clot\]es· g_e t proper thrashing· and 'an the dirt taken out of them. ' a· -. �Page l'lffeea · -:-SEA.FA.HERS ·L O'ff IPERSONALS' AND :NOTICES I ' • .- Income I Correction.On Reefer W•geti _In the . text of the dry . cargo wage scales in · the last two issues · of· the SEAFARERS rioG the scales tor reefer engineer: w~en three are · carded, were transposed from the passenger ship agreement. :rhe correct scales for this rating on ·a ·dry cargo freightship are as follows: . . 11 Reefer engineer (when three earriecl): Chief . .......••.•. 517.H 1st Assistant . • . . . . 450.98 · 2nd Aaailtut . . . . . '89.81 Passenger sl)ip. reefer engineers, when . three are carried, eam 548.95, 489.79 and 480•66 respectively. Vessel Blows· Up; Castro Blom.es-US WOilam Saltel' Tu Betands' HAVANA-A French cargo ship laden with munitions for Contact your wife as soon as Refunds are being held for: Ernest C. Anderson, 'Claude D. Berry, you can. Cuban premier Fidel Castro's army blew up with a series of t- t t Donald L. Christensen, Arthur L. explosions that took the lives of more than 75 ·per~ms, injured Anthony Czeezemsld -· Craig Jr., John J. Doyle, Fong Yao C e c i l i a . <Babe) Kurek and King, Raymond Miller, Pablo 100 others resulted in the Thomas Fahey being marrJed April Ojera, and Bernardo · Torpbocon. detention of an.American citi- and injuries JS the seconCi explo" sion, the greatest of the series, 27, 1960, at 1.l .:00 AM H.oiy Angels Get In touch ·with Jack Lyneh, zen. caught the firefighters and police Church, Bu~alo, NY. Hope~ t6 ·see Room 201, 450 Harrison St.; San The explosion started in the trying to put out the flames that you. · ' . Francisco to e,t them. Havana Bay area, not one mile surrounded the French freighter 6\:t I i\io •> . '•;.t. ;.t. ~ . from the spot where the US battle- La Coubre: Castro ~ immediately Esien. Johmoa Seafarer JohaniOn h · 1 bl . charged the US was Jinked to the . ~] Contact your brotiler. Regret to (ex-steward Wanl',Knight, 1959)· 10 8 18981 suspected sabotage that caused the Ip Ma ne was own up inform you 'your . older . brother Contact Paul v.. Barbes, .3426 E. . with a loss of 266 lives. . explosions. American citizen DonI J. "passed a~ay. Call ~ 8~7740 and Flowers Ave., TucS'On, Arizona. He Firemen and policemen suffered I aid Chapman, of North Bend, Neb., , r~v«:tse cbargeg, or wi'tte Clarence wants' to ' know about his two ·sui~­ the greatest amount of fatalities a passenger aboard the La Coubre Johnson, ~· 115-58 .220 street, Cam- cases. '-------------~~--------·-·_____ , wa!i held by Cuban authorities as a briu Heigltti , ~001 Islatid; NY. , .· . t , t t possible saboteur. Chapman was ~ 7 . ,. _ "' t - ~ · . . Stanle;r Sawicki later released as having no connec·1 .... . . JOleph ·MaHu1 . . Get in ,touch with Mrs. · Veronica tion with the havoc that was spread .. ~rite to ' Richard Jones~ 12 Lyons; 536 Hudson Avenue, Rocbover the harbor but, the charges of T'rinlty Lane~ Blac~wood, NJ. ester 5, NY. . US sabotage have not been drop' t t. ' t . .~ ;\"; t - t · . ped. . •. . l. KleJPa~o . , Room for Work · Speaking at the mass funeral 1 1 ~!ease :r:eturq book and , :10.t e• · A perisiqner is wanted willing services for 27 of the dea!f, Castro hon-owed from J. Cook. He can t d r h( · t d 't• k claimed that the crewmembers b~ reached :c/o SS 0 E ., : .o ~ 1g _ supe.rm en .en s wor . .. ., ._ . . cean , ve1,, n. · m two small houses m • Queens, aboard the burned-out vessel were jlllll!P.IRJI!!•' Astoria in exchange for a Dice experienced in handling the un. 'room. Contact George L. Pitour, loading of munitions and could not 31-49 36th Street, LIC 6, NY. : have started the chain reaction .t .\:.. . .\:. that rocked the Cuban capitol. John B. Marr.aJ' The new charges of sabotage are :J'ne deaths of the following Seafarers have been f'eported to 1tle added to the growing list of such ·This Is third notice. Important ' . you contact your son, c/o Gerner. 'Seafarers We.lfo.re Plan: Castro complaints that have acSame address. as previously. Frank Rolllli. ..&l: Brother Rossi, · Michael Grochowski Jr.,- 57: cused the US of responsibi'Iity for t t ¢. formerIY of Brooklyn,; NY, passed Brother Grochowski . died of a incendiary bombings of sugar cane fields. Pat · MurphJ' ' away of natural heart ailment at ex Gra~e Line .. causes on Februhis .ho me in Contact Jean Moods, Riverside ary 4, while a paPhiladelphia on Post Office, Box 35141, Miami, 'ti e n t at the • February 9. Gro.Florida. l,J.SPHS hospitai:. , ., chowski who is S t a t e-n Island, s u r v i v e d by a NY. He had brother, Anthony, no known surYialso of Pbiladelvors. Place of phia, had sailed b u r l a l is- not in the steward . known. department. 11 e t t ~ Joined the SIU in May 1948: BuArthur • R. Kini', 50: Brother rial . was in Saint Masimir CemeKing was 'stricken by a coronary tery, l!J'eeland, Pa. ailment on JanuSeafarers and other crewmemary 31. An SIU mJ!mber since Jan Encelhardt, 66: Brother bers on deep-sea ships will be able J a n u a r y --1942, Engelhardt. formerly .of New Or- to exercise their voting privileges leans, ~.. died in the forthcoµinng elections by Brother ~g ~d of cinhosis at sailed in the deck ~ the USPHS Hos- taking advantage of · the absentee department.. H e . , ~ pital in New Or- voting laws enacted for members leaves no known TO SHIPS IN A""'ANTIC EUROPEAN leans. Brother of the merchant marine, the milisurv\vbrs. Burial AND SOUTH AMERICA~ WAT.RS Engelhardt· h a s tary, and others who cannot be in was at the Greensailed SIU with their home state to comply with wood. Cemetery, the deck depart- regular voting procedures. Brooklyn. ment since May, Election information materials, 1940. Interment . . including official election balloting was in the Gor·, -.;_ . . - . . . . . postcards, which are applications don Memones Cemetery, · Jeffer- for absentee ballots, are being • -~ IVBY. 'SUNDAY, (11:20 HT . 1620 GMT , . Sunday]. .. ,,.. son, Loui.siana. He left no known made available to Seafarers in the W~K-39, 19858.KCs Ships tn· Caribbean,. !ast Coils~ survivors. Maritime Administration at the ofof South ~erica, 'South Atlan- ·i tic and .,East Coast of · United fices of shipping commissioners, States. Henry W. Porter, 61: Death came steamship owners, maritime un~FL-85, H8sp .KCa· Ships in G~lf of ~~co,:C~tilJ;; . All of the ·folt'owing SIU families to Brother Porter as a result of ions and seamen's institutes. Cards are available at the LOG office in heart d i s e a s e · · . b~an, West Coast of · 'S.outh have f'eceived a $200 maternity while a patient at Union headquarters. ,America, .West Coast of Mexico· benefit. plus a $25 bond from the .a Baltfmore bos, and ·US Ea~t Coast, . The cards are to be .sent to loUnion in .the. baby's . name: , . . pital on ~e:t>ruary cal voting officials for the ballots . . ;. WFK-U: '15~00. KC. · Ships In Mediter_r.anean . 1 Elkabeth H. Atchiso1t, born Feband voting information by- eac-h 8. He is survived ·· ''~""·' , ·"' , _,, '" ' · ·-'North Atlantic,.. Eµropean and ruary 9, 1960, to Steafarer" and by his daugbter, Seafarer. The Maritime Admini. ''-' ·" . · US East Coast. · ' -~ . •.:$!--.. .. i - : . "1- -•._ ,;_. Mr~;. Joe. N. Atchison, .Ho~ston, Jean E. Porter of stration has also listed instructions "'• »t"'N!l~~- ·/' ;r: ~ r.( Texas. . . . Newton Center, for obtaining and voting the state '· . Mass. Brother . absentee ballot by members of the -; Susan Bemer, born February IS, Porter had sailed . merchant marine. Meanwhile, 'Round-The-World 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. ·Herbert in the steward . It is , hnport~nt to fill the post C. Berner, Moorestown, NJ. department since July; 1948. Incard out completely, on both sides, .Wirel~s~ Broad(asts Continue ••• David Chermesino, born Feb:.. terment was in the Mt. .Feske and to sign it with your full name. ..- ... Every Sunday, 1915 GMT ruari 6, 1960, to Seaferer and Mrs. Cemetery, Massachusetts. The card should be mailed to the · (2:15 PM EST Sunday) John Chermesino, B_oston, Mass. .\:. ~ ~ appropri'ate county, city., or other WC0-13020 KCs . ·. · · Europe and North America . · Catherltle Denise Gradick, born Zachariah G. Willilbis, 75: Broth~ election official, as shown in the : . ~ ..; / . ... . February 26, ' 1960, to Seafarer and er Williams died of a hypertensive V 0 ti n g Information Pamphlets, . . WC0-16908.8 KCs · heart disease at which are to be posted in offices Mrs. William H. Gradick, Mo.bile, - . · Eait · Coast South America Ala.! - - ·-- -~-~.,,..,..,..,.,,,,, the Boston City ind places accessible to Seafarers. ·'· . Hospital on FeIf a 'Seafarer does not have an ; David Wayne ·eress, born Debruary 4. Brothofficial .election balloting card, he · cembel' 27, ·1959, '.to Seafare'- •and· er · Williams is cap obtain his absentee ballot by Mrs. Carl L. Kre~s, Baltimore, Md. survived . by his writing a letter to the appropriate Hear,- ·Oliver · ThomPs«tn, born widow, Frances local official, as listed in the Vot· December ·27, 1959; to Seafarer .Williams of Rox- ing Infor~ation Pamphlet. · and Mni. Kasper ' 1 Thompson, bury, Mass. Born In the case ot' Seatarers, the s _a van.n ah, Ga~ · . " in the British . necessary oaths may be sworn be• West . Indies, he fore . masters, first officers, chief .,JOlan. Doyle-, Willdns, born Feb. ruar,Y .19,. . 1960, to Seafarer : and bad sailed ~n th.e ·ste~r'Ci depart- engineers aµd pursers of. vesself M~~ - Tliomas ·.F. :wilkillS, Mobile. ment since 1939: Interment was· at documented under the . Americad I' ' and I .. FI I IL DI.SP A' T~c H ·'em to the _ ... - ........... . --> ·Loa US Issues 1960 Ballot Applications EVE.RY ·1. SUNDAY . I. DIRECT. ~VOICE I BROAD .CAST l I - .... I· MID" "TJI' VOICE OF.THE·. '";, ~. SIU . BABY ~RIV~~~ .) .. ma. . I:· Mll?. . .. :a. Aia( ·· - -.. · koXburY, I Masi ~; "' • , .'... ' ' . • - ·~ ~-'fig. · ·· .-'""·' ~ °:' ) �Vol. XXll No. 6 SCHEDULE -OF .s1u ·MEETllGS SIU - "?e~ber'ship meet- ing's are held regularly every two v.:_eeks on .Wednesday nights :cit .1 PM .in all SJU 'ports. All Sea- farers · are expected to attend; 'th~se' who wi~h 1 to. be ~~cu·sed s~ci~I~ .request p~r.,,ission · by telegl'atn (·be s~re to foclude ·..regb• . tration n!'mber). The "el't : SIU meetJngs-will be: · • ·~ ..Mar.~h t6 · .,. . · Ma~ch . 30 . ~pril ·, 13 · Houston Still Ship-Happy . HOUSTON-Shipping has been pretty good during the last period, and with a couple of . ships definitely scheduled in for payoffs and more expected; things should be petty good during' the next two · weeks. During the last period five Ships paid off' five ships signed-on and ' there were 29 ships serviced in· tanslt. -T he breakdown is as fol· lows: Paying off , were: A!ice Brown · <Bloomfield}; Penn Vo ya g-e r; Penn. Transporter, Penn. · Trader .(Penn.); The Cabins (Texas City); and Iberville (Waterman). Signing on were: Penn. Transporter 1 Penn.Voyager (Penn.).; Del Sol (Delta); John "C" (Atlantic) and Steel Fabricator (Isthmian). The following ships were intransit; C~ntigny, Chiwawa, CS Miami, Fort Hoskins, CS Baltimore,.. Br,adford Island (Cities .Service); Gulf water, Atlantis ( M e tr o); l\jichael (Carras) ; Bienville, Beau· regard (Pan Atlantic); Pacificus (Orion> Seatrain Louisiana, Seatrain New Jersey, Seatrain Texas CSea train); Steel Seafater, Steel . · · · .: ; ~ · · · · .. · · . ·. · · -~=~t1::t~~ ~i~~~rr:~~~~t~~ba~~ee~~ Ca noda· s···e;. ./Is.-" ·-~.-u""'n'.:a·~wa·.~" - ~l:e · . ·s -"'.~s·... f,I-' :.... , :·~ i:~LIP~~E~ I ~·~ ~ .· , ,-. 16IJIALL1 &T~ ·e· ban Marme I (Coyle); -Mornmg · Light, ' Hurr~cane, ·Ch.i ck as .aw - . ,· _ · , - .· f H~LltAX, NS-The sale of tqe "orpJ::ian~d" 'tupaw~y. ~e~sel Geotgios: J;.. ·\y~_s . <;o!llpiet~d, '. IL.IS~ ~·s~~-CIVll~ '.." · ,. here! Maren 1. The · ~an~ma~ian freightel! ~old,for $159,000 .·in a short. but spir~~eq ~her~'$ . :::r~'=&:'T\fm~· ~:. Marino <P-eninstfla, Liberty); auction to ~ettle cred1t9rs. claims. . . . ". . •. . . ...... . _. ~."·. '., _ .. ... _,._: . ._· . . . . t1li ~·~ "." . .Robin Trent (Robin> ; Elemir _ The auction was the clrmax + · , .. . __ · 7- , ;: - , , • .. • >. _ ,. . , ,. .., . . . . . . . " ,-.. . ~ <Oceaii Petroleum> of a long series of legal ma~- t.~~ , cr~w'-ag!l~P,8~ the .~~s~el, s~~~er7 ~rs. was br.op~lit to ,th~ ,attentioll;. ~ 1 ~=~-~, .. · euvers by the SIU ·.Canadian .s~!P of th~ . Tl\eo~oro~ .A. that~ was of. the ~~ .€An~dian D~.s~ct. 11~e~ :l ~~:i~~~7a~~tft:~ A~~~e~~l ~;:!· .,- .. 1 District ,to .. aid the f!bandoned s1mfl.arly .atiandon~d · last "Noveffi... Can~dia~ S~U proyl~~d- i~~e~~e. , . , . , .. . Greek crew._ wpich was left. adnift . D~r~ in D~t11plt.. Attor'!eY;s tor - ~h~}eg!IJ:·;assis~a,µc~~:· fo~ii .:and _ c_i~at: 1• 1 ~ ~ after the SJ1Jp'S ow,iers deserted ,claijrl~m~s. ~otJt.r the ' ~reek _crew. e.tte~. ana otller. person~1 _nee.<fB/ ' . , . ' ' ·, ' . " . 11· I.~ ' ' _ eaviilg a · ,mountain · of · unpaid · a~~- those rep,reie!lt~g, other cred• ·The uni~~ kept"",'watcli ';over ;i·t11e;· 1 ·~,, · ' · « ' ~ · , ..,. · . ltors of unp,a\d.bills, hl!V~ J.l<>t ·bee~ sit~atfon all . during the. µplo~dinlf' . .' bilfs estimated at $BOO 000 . . .. ~. ,· . . ·· · . ' · · · able. ~o fin«! tliJ!;-W}l~reabou~ · of; prociss an~' ul.~l~ate sale ....... "" : •laieb.ii' •. ' ' 1; 1:1:.:t:,,;.;~ ":! .,·£'1. ~m~ng , t~e unpa1Cl bills , t~ r.e- ~PY o_! .~htJ -~~~ef.~:'.: .- :., . "'' '. .. - Pl!r<!l}ase C?f the ~~tgtoi '!{: w~s r'Erv~~ .. ·~· :. - ceive !i~t . ~ttention will be the '!;,Pe all~feelC'c:~ew-wal! strand.eel . i,nade !>yt A. So~nens~b4!~; ·of Ne~ . _}•~- l;ATll'ffl,.A_ _ . ... ~, . . , backwagesofthecr~w. . 1lfte.r ·the ,shlp ··-ran ,f~d~nd · oft. .Y~rk; .:'V!t~ h~· ,n ot .. i~en\ified .Ji~., ~~fl!l~~~~,,,..~ - -, ' , ., '" The purchas~. figure- will~, more1 €ape ·:QretQn•.~Il!Jan~ ~~ur.. ~onths ·,cpn~ectioiifi. .:butc has ' ll8Md .. his in"'.. :':- SCU0~f ·~..~! ·~·• .1 .~ban satisfy th~ claims Jit~~ed ·1by :'ago• . ·~e pllghl ; !»f, the .-e~~w~~m- #rea~ to.~ -~~.·Pana~'an!,°''!rilJ..n. _~~ ~~~.. . .'~ .· 1 • • ) • , ,. , , , ..,,,. ti:/, '1-·rr. 1,.-or;,!l • • •• : ·•• �,.~- .· ... .- ·. •' J Of . / ,- 'n . ' '"lo;~fj ¥Qfefl ~II. secret _; ·refe;ef!~.~ h~#t~t-by-t!t~ ~. .;e.P. b•rship~~:-.M arc:h . . J.i·-~·· ... April;29; ·1960~J ~(Voting -; ~ • I . -4 j7° - ·~ o1 ~ . - ·- .. ~ . ~·~· ,-' - .. ' ·~ . '·· ~ .. '· ... ,, -. ·~ . .. ' .,, j �"""! 1De0t1 J. ' > • . • THE. SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION' OF NORTH . . - AMERICA . . 1 ~TLANTIC, lockout. --i GULF, LAKES -.A~D INLANp WATERS·,D1S1'RfCT ... , ,. pursuant hertto~ ·no person shall ~ . · • full ' book member unless and . until he h., anained .the higl{eJC , -tniority ratini' ~ out iil· the u}d. col.lectiv~ .bar~ining tisrteme.nt.·. Oillf lull book' membet1 shall ~ .ent1d~ci to vote and ro'hold anJ Office or elective job, except as Otherwise specified herein • .All ·~· bers shall have ·a voice in Union proc:ttdinp and shall be entid~ to vote on, UniOn cootuc:ts. · , SectM11 2. No candidare-· shall. be srantcd qiembership who is & member of any dual orpnization hostile to the aims, principles. and policies of this Um9n. · · -S.~11 3.· Members more th~ one quarter in arrears in dues shall be. autooiatially .suspmded, :-and shall forfeit · all 6e1tefit1 and all · other rights an<J privile1cs in the Pnion. They •ball be 1utom1tieaJ11 dismissed if they. ate more. th!ln two· qua~ters in art~rs in· dues. /a.JI llrreara;e in dues shall \>e computed from Jhe ·first day· o( the applicable. quaiter; but this -time shall not run: • 1 . (a) :'wh;le a member · is actually pariicipatina ;~ ,,.. strike or ." t ,,. d~tf ·promu•ted · -· _ • . (b) While a member is anJn·paticnt Jn a.- USPHS ~r other ' / ac~itcd hospical. , - "' ·' . · Atllliatecl with A11;19ric.,. Ficleratien ·ef l•H( ;- Con1;•1 ef httlnifial °'9aniHt~ (c) While a mem~r"is ,qnder--.n incapacief du~ to actiyity -iri behalf of the Union. <~·· Amen.iecl ........................ , 1960) - (d) While a Q\cmber · is fo the armed scrvic~s of the United Statcs,~roYid,c<l the member-was in ,g~ stan~ing at the t!mc of enttf 10ro the armed forces, and fuulicr prov1dtd he applies for • rcinst•rcment within ninery .,..(90) days· after dischar1e from ()le. ·. p I IE A M I l E process of the .Jaw of this ·union. No member shall be compelled armed forces. · -- . · ·; ' :. · , fO be a witncss . .apinst him5elf .in the trail of any proceeding jn ' (e) While' membef' 'has no opportttnity, , tO..~y dues, beCause• . ' d maritime and allied workers· and realizing the value an which he may be charged with."failurc·tO ob~rve ...e. kw o.f mi• cf clnpJoymcn~ -~t4 It\ .Amcriean..'. Jla.C mc~chant ~esiel. J necessity- of a !borough "o rpiiization; we.-uc dedicat~ -~o ~e. fo~m- UJ1ion: Every .official and job holder shall be 6ound to'upholcl and . • fog of one Unton for our pcbplc, the Seafarers International Unu~n Protcet the rishu'.o f e.ve'ry member in accordance "with the princi• Sectf... . 4. A 'majority vote, of the membership sh'all be sulficien't . C>f North Amcrica--Atlantic, ·Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Djs· · pies stt forth in the Constirution ·Qf the pnio6. ~ '-to dai1nate additional cireumJ mnccs .dutin1 -...hicnahe cinie .JpeCi• , trier, bascd ·upoirthc following principles: . _. ~ . 1ied _in Secti~ 3 shall-not run. ~t shall be the riJ.ht of •ny member-' All members shall -be cntidcd. to all the rights, privile1es ind IV (0 prescn~ m wrfrinit to any Port at, any rc1ulaermecting, .any guaranrecs as set forrh in this Consritu~ion, and such . ~isb;rs.·. ptivi· Ev;iy ·memkr shall -have the ri&lit to · be . conirontcd by his ._ ·q~estion :;Jith regard t~ "~c app!~cati~. o( Seetion 3, in ~rda~ce Jegcs·and guarantees shall be preserved m •ccordan~ with us terms • .. accusc~ :whcrrcvcr fie is charscCl _with -violatins the Jaw of· this , wuh l?r~dur~ esrabltshed by ~,m~1~r1ty vore of the·member~!P. We declare that American seamen .arc -entitled to receive. their ·union.-ln all such cascs, ·thc accused Shall be suarainced ·.a fair and A ma1oru~ foce. of .the :mcm~rshap shall be necessacy to ~decide employment without interference of crimps, shipown~rs, .fink hall$ sPcedy trial- by ~ an impartial ~mmi~t~ of his brocher 'l!nioa such q~e~uons. . . . 1 • • . ..C>r any shipping bureaus ma-inraincd by th~'1Govcrnmc!1t· .. · mcm, ber;._ • . -~ - • _. ' . · . • _Sectie11 ..5. the. mem. L·.tsh1p·s_ball be empow_ered . . to csrab_hsh, f_ronr . We affirm that every worker .has the rasnt to receive (air · and -V ,,. tune 1to'lame, l>y ma1o7."tf. v~te, ·rules under which 'duer:and· assdl!;:!~!im~it~!:i~~ ~~d h~hisi:{• r:C~~:~::in. sufficient leisure for No m~mbCr shall be denied. thetisht ~o expr~s. himself "freelr, mcnts may I>& ex~sed -where ·a. ~em~r ~ ~n u.111l;le W c proclaim the · right· of all seamen to receive hca1rhful and on the: Jloor· of anr.Union meeting or in committee. , dues and as~ssmentS\~or th~ ~sons pr~vtdcd 1n ~~~ an · • sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to rest. ' ~ ' ' · . _ r SectlH f, To preserve_ uniry;-and ~o promote·' tile common welfare ~ .. .VI, j . ., . .- of the 'm~bership, all members of the· Upiqn shall uphold and • We defend the-right of all seamen_to be tr(!.tCd in I decent and icspcctful manner by those in command, and, • · A militant mcm~rship ·being necessary to the secu'ri(fr of a free=- ·defend this Consfirution and ·shall be ·1ovcrned by the provisions .of We hold that the above rights belong:" to all wor~crs alike, UJ'!ion, the mcmbcr~." Sh!lll -11t all times s_tand ~ca~y to ~cfcnd ~is . this Constitution and. 11J .policiClli'i1.1linis, order's .nd decisions dut1 . ' irrespective of nationality or creed. · ; · · Union and the principles set forth inthe Consttru_uon o~ the Umon. made. . . , · ' Recognizing the foregoing 15 our foalicD"ablc rights, ~c a(c con• , , '· ~vii·. ·· . Secti... 7. Any member ~ho 1ives ald to the , pri~ciplcs and · " a<;ious of corresponding duties to thcisc in command;· 0 l\r employers, . - . ·~ • policies of any ltostilc or dual" o-rpnizaJiqn shall be denied f~rthcr C>ur craft and our country. · -\ ·. · The power~ not delcsa.tcd. to. -rhc 0Jliccr:s,, 1op holders, an~ ~ccu· - membership in this ·Union. to ~he "foll extent permitted by fa.w._ We will; therefore, try by all just means to promo~ harmonious tivc Board by the Constmiuo11 of the Umon shall be rescIVcci to_•. A majority vote p'f.the! membership sha!l decide which organi~tions · . relations with those in command by exercising due care and dili· the mcmbe~s. arc dual or hostile. . · '· . , ·. ..,,_ . gcncc in . the performance of the duties of out profcs~ion;• and ~ 1 giving all possible assistanc:;c- to our employers m c~mg for their ~ONSTITUTIO" Sectie11 I. Evidence of membership .or-other affiliation witn rh• 1 _gear ·and property. · . ._ ' . . Union shall· at all times· remain the property of the Union. Mcm-·. Based UPQ..n these prinoiples; it i~ a!Jlong our· objects.: To use out'> . Arth;le hers may be required to sho.w their evidence of mc19.bcrship i.n order• 1" inffucncc individua,lly and-colfectivdy for the put'pc~c of_ mainrainName- and Gener~( Pawers to be admitted to -Union meetinp, or into, or .ori Union proj)cro/,. .ing .ar·d -developing skill in seamanship and -effecting a ~h~ngt! in _ , • ,,. ../ .the maritime · law of the United States, so as to render tt more This Union shall J,e known -as the Seafa~s International Union _ i · ·' equitable and to make it an aid instead {jf a .hindrance · to the;_ of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters I>ls· :-~ ~ Article · IV <' . • acvdopmcnt of a merchant mtrine an.d I · body of Aqicrican· seamen. trier. Its powers shill be leg°islativc, judicial, and . executive, and. Rejnltat~inenf -'"'." ' . To support a journal which shall voice the scntime.nts._ of mari· !hall include the formation of, and/or 1ssuance of charters to, sub. ", ,. time workers and · through its columns seek to ml!-inta!ti their ordinate bodies and divisions, CQCporate or •otherwise, the fofma:. ·.., ~bees dls!J1isSed . fr~ tile Uni9n ·miry bcnei~stat.cd fn-'ac~ordlmowlcd~ of, and i°ntcrcst in, · ~aritim.c a!f~irs: . . • tion of funds and pauicipation in-funds, the ~stiblishmcnt of enter• ancc W·ith such .rulCS" and u.ndcr sUCh condttiQJ:l's IS ar°e ·adopted, To assist the seamc:n of other counmes m the work of ·organt· prises for the benefit. of the Uniori, and similJr vcntu(.es. This from ·ti"e tq_. time, by _a. jnajor.ity v~ o( the membefSh'ip. . :zation and federation, to · the end of csta1'lishing the. BrothcrhOod Union shall .exercise all of its powers in :aid of subordinate Wies . .,, • ._ ·-"· the Sea. • . and' aivisions created ·or chartered by' it. For convenience of-..dmin- · - To form and to assist by legal means o.thcr bona fide .labor organi· isttadon and in furtlfc~ancc of its -poljcics of •id and assistance, the , . .. ntions whenever possible in the attainment .of their just .demands.. l!nion may ma~ its pfopcrty1 faciJiti~s · and J'c:rsoilncl ay~-i~al>le :,•.• · ." .Dues in~ l~!ti_litlo_~_ .'F•.• , · ... To regularc our ·conduct as a Union . and ·asjndividuals so as to_ . for the ust anc! .behalf of ·such sulfordmate 1bod1cs and .d1v1s1ons... . ··. ·· · . . . " ·-:. -' . • · , ; ' S-ectl~~ 1.: :All _mcmbc~s s.h all PA.J: dues q~arJerJy on ~ , calc~dar... make seamanship what it ·righdy is--an honorable and useful A majority vot~- of .the p)cmbcrship shaJI.'bc ·authorii.ation for any calling. And bearing in mind that we are. migr~tory, that ·our work . Union action, . unless otherwise specified· in the €onsti!'!:!i~n !'' ~ year ~a~1s, n~)at~"}fan tJ1e first b~sm~ ~~y of, ~ch. qu~rtc~·- cxccpr takes us away in different dir~ions from any_ place where the by law. , This. Union shall at -all timcs..J>rf)tcCt and ; m~tntat~ ni . as he~1n - ot)icr'1t~e :p~v;,1d~. ...'J'..~ .du~ ~hill be dlose payaol~ as of· __ the date '?f a~o~tton of rhas Const1tut1on and may be chan1cd onl.J majority might othct'wisc meet to act; that ~ectings can be-attended ·: jurisdictioq, · _ by only a fraction of the membership,. that the absent members, b Co!lsuruuonal amendment. , ., . .. , Who cannot be present, must have their interests 1uardc_d from . 1 Article ii' /... ' ·"",' _.. : s•.~tfen :2. Nd ;.ndide;c'· tor memberjhfc' shad 'be-'adm,i.rtcd into ~hat might be the rcsults·· of-:,cxcit_ c mcnt and }>assions aroused by •p _, , persons or condirions, and that those who arc present may ac:t · Afliliaiion membership without:haVing paid ah injtiation fee of Jhrce1iundrcd for and in the inrcrcst of all, , we have adopte~ this Constitution. Sectioit-1. Thi~ Unio~ shall be affiliat~ with the Seafarers Inter-. ($3_00.°,0) ,!fo!lar;s, c?~ept_ aJ ,oJ~ei~~ ~r:widc4 .i.~:_ft!s Cons~itutio~· " ~ - national Union' of North; America' i"nd the American Ecdcrati.o a :;:J•ctle11 3. :Payment· of dues aild; 1,,iitfatioJ\ fees mat be 11•1ived for .. . "of"'Labor-COn1ress of Ind~strial Or-priizatiqns. All other -~Ii~- organizational purposes in; a'cco~dancc witl:i SIJCh rules as are a<loptcd ... Statement of Principl's and Declal'ation of Rig"t1 tions by the Union or:. iu subOrdinatc bOdies. or alvisions shall ,be ·,by a majQr~ry ,vote o( Executive B9ar~. • .... In order to form a more .perfect U~i,d~-. we .;.,.orkcrs .·_in the made or ,withd.fawn actcrmi"ncd ·by' .':r i;najority vo(e · of,- the, . I , ; . -~ •• . ma~itimc and allied industries, - realizing the value and necessity Eicecµtive ' Board. ' .: · · ' . ' ,."'- ~ri·" J VI ' of uniting_ in pursuit of our improved economic and socia.l welfare, Section 2: Jn ad<lition to ·such. od)cr·· provisions 11 are _cbnra'ined . . ·, • .: IC • . ' .1 - i.. -'..._. ~ · •: · " have determined to bind ourselves together in the Seafarers Inter· herein, all ~a~rdio.~tc bodie~ .•n4 .divisions see.king a .chatter ~ro!D . z· . Rehr•r!!•n~- from. -~~m~ersn~p - , -. ·national Uriion of North . America-Atlanric, Gulf, -Lakes and and/or aftilaatil>n with ditt Unioni shall be required to adopt, w1th1n • .... L • f · • L. • ...,. . _., ·. ' ltihrnJ Wim:rs. Distrifr; ·:;.ua hereby d,ediciie ounelves to the fol- a time period ~r- by the Executive Board., a ?onstitu~ion cotjtaining S~;:~1•n.f • .1.•fam~rs . m~y re~ir~ rem m~iit!s~1p ~ 1 surr:e~::icr:na · 1qwing principles: . . . provisions as set forth in Exhibit A, annex~ ·to this Constitution ::.- ~cir .Union :books, or _other .cv1dc'?ce of, ~ffi~1~tton. 1n~ pa .•~g all In promoting our economic and social welfare, we· shall ever .be and made · a part hereof• . Ail oihcr tito".isions "adopted 'by such .unpJld ~ucs fo~. th~e quutc.r m ."".htCh they . .rcu!e~ ·•$JC'm~ts'! fines •. mindful, nof only of our rights, but also of our duties a_nd obliga· subordinate bOdies and divisions as part of their cons.tirutions shall and. other m!>~ICS due an<\ QWlfl.g the Unu~n .. ~hcn .. ~c mcm~t tions as members of the community, our duties as citizens, and our not be inconsi~tcnt thcrey.'iili. No_suc:h .cons_titut!o~ or ,a~cndments su.rr~,nd~rs his ,b__o!'k or ..Oth~~ evJdencc of affil.1atton. m 9>'!.ncqt!>~ · .luty io combat the menace of · communism and any o.rhcr enemies · thereto shall be ~ecmcd to be effective without .the "ipProval ohhe · with: his appltca!aon f.or ;i;~tarcmcnt he sh~ll be gi.vcn a. rccc1pc e>f freedom and · die d_emocratic principles · to which we seafaring Executive .Board of this Union, whiCh shall· be exccutca in W(iti,ng; ' thc~clor. An official re~1rcmcnt card shall be u,~ucd by Hcadqua~ters. Jncn · dedicate ourselves 'in this Union. . on. its behalf, by the Fr'6idem--o.r., :iti 'his a_\>scncc, _by any othe~ ' upo,n. request, d~t~d '!s of th~ d.ar th;1:t such ~co>ber ac~om~11sh~ ' We shall affiliarc and work ·with other free Jab~i organi.zaitons; ·officer designated b'y it. Such approval shal~ be ~eein'~d· to,.~ feco,&?°'~ . thcs~ ,payments, an~ shall. h_( gav~~- co. ~he, mem~r ~pon.:Jus .P~C'.° we shall ·support. a journal tq give additfomal voice- to our views; ~irion of complianc~ hercwidt br. su.ch_. !."!bor~l~ate b~y 9r.divisjbn,.. spntuig. the •:orcsaad ~ecctpt._ -. .' .. , • . : . • ,. , ~' ·, ~ ~- . we · shall assist ··our brothers Of the sea ~nd other workers of all . :Where ~ s':'i;>!>rdtn~te bOdJ,'.of-,d,!vl,!!o.n v~olat~ any __o( t.lf~ · .!oJe. $.•chon ~· All . the r_ights, ~PC)vtl~g~s•. duh~s a!1~ oblasa!•pns. of . , :;; , . -.,. -countries 'in these· obligation~ co . the fullest extent c,onsistcnt with go.ing, al!a, tn _parucular;.· seeks ·io "' cffecn,i~te any constJtuttonal - -m embership · sha1J··6'e suspended. durmg the- pcmxl of .rcttrcrncnr. C>ur duties, obligations, atf<f .law. W:c shall seek to· exert our individ· p~ovi~ion n~t 50 authoriz~~ ',~~d-. a)fpr~vc~, or ·~o~mits ,,.sett, ·~a· · ·~xc~pt; th~t a rc~~r~d ~ember shall• ~ot -~ ~,i.~~<;>~al- t~ ' -~he tl~io~. , · •,. · .... nal and· collective influence in' the .Jight for the e!lactmcnr of labor· · v1olat1on o_f Jts approved const1tut1on, or- fads _toz,act . m-.1u9r~11nce noi' rom or rcmatn tn any dual O( hosu1~ or_pnlZa'"ft!Jnj upon ~nalty1 ( .ad other, kgislatjon an·d P<>li~ics· which look to the attainment of . thcrcwidi, this Ui:iion, through its E~ccutivc Boat:d~"inay ~J~Clra1,f f~rfciture pf his .righ:t to--=r~.instatcmcnt, , .· '"' .. - a free and happy society, without distinction. based -01\ tacc/ creed . h d/ · ffi}' ' "f th ' h ' h ' . ' """ .......r color. · · Its .c artcr.an or sev~r; us . ~ iattC?!l 0~ ..w!t ,'- ~r:~ sue · ter~ ' , Secif~it. 3. Any pcrsoii.;'ia tetiremcnt for a"'pcr'od Of tiv uartcr• 1 h · ~ ~-. ·d" · ... . . . · . · . .:. .· as 1t may 1mpPsc not mcons1sttnt with Jaw, •1n/ adamon to exerc1s• · h. ll b , · ,_ d · · be" h-' To govern our co!ld,uct _as. a Umon and bearing. If\ mtl\d· that ing any and all rights it .lll@ynave pursuant to anfappllcable a&fcc·. or mor~ s a . c r!store t0"1nc~ r~ 1p,.. cx~pt ~s ~rem _!~ . 1~atc • ~·ost, Qf. OU~ mc,mber$ ·arc . mtgra~ory,. that their duties carry them , rnents or undcrsta:ndin s . • -;· ~ ·'"' <:,... . ~ •. . ~ by p~Y,l~~ due- fQr_rhc.,surrcn~ ,ua~tcr, ~ well IS !iU ,asses_sments all over the world, that their "rights "m usr.a.nd shall be R1otccted, - . : . ·' . - .. ' · :: ; r . : ·: . •. ~ • .. . . Cr ~~€~\Ung 11nd .newly lc~1Ccl d¥!1fl~ die pcrao.d of .rctlr~c~_r; I(~~e. 'i 'We hereby' .declare these_.rights as members of the Union to be Sect1011 3. This Umon shall. also have .t he power , acung· thfough '-<- J?.criod o( r.cttrcme-9t 'i1s· less than two quartets, the rcqu1~cd pay- 1 inalienable. .' · . · . its Executive Board, ahd :after a: fai! hca~Vig, to imJ>O$c a trustee··' me,its 'snail consist or ill aues. aq:ruing during the said' . ~riod,.Pf-' ~: ship upon : any- su~or~lna~c ,bpd:f,. 'o rd'iy,i'Sions" Chartcred by ,11'tjd .1 'iet'ircm~nt, in~ludi~g · $h0s.e Jq~ th_e ql_{rent_quarrcr, .an,d ~.11 as~r,. ,. , . . . . : .. · . : . . affiliated wit~ it, for -thc.reafon8".an\l to" ~c extent provided by law... ~merlfi. accruc'Ci'.- a·na '.'cwly,~ lc_v1cd durm,at. 'that ' ~rio'cl. ·Upon suCh No'-llle}J1b~r· shall ~c Clcpr·1v_e~. o,f .a~y of th~ i1~hts or prtY!~eg~ · -· , ·_ • · ':. . . . ,, '•' ~ ·. paym~n!,; thc ~rs~p ·m rc~11::em._;qt;,~~all ,.~e ~esto c~ Jo· mcm}:>frsllipr . •· • • · :-:: ·auar~ntecd him under th~ Coiist1tut1C?n. of .the Umon-.. · . · .. ~rt!cle .111;2· "°' .. 1 , ,: .• , •~d··h1s m~mbersh1p, book•., PP(Opr1atcly SJ&)npe ;-s.h~ll ~ rcturnC4 ·- "' \. , .4'\/,. ,f 1 ~ , i .. ,' u_. ,.: L :=' _,, b• '· ". :~ ,_ ",,.!' ""';., tO"fli.ii • .:. .. ~; , P' 'I~· . . ""':", , , , . : ' ·' . . , .. .As tori 'I ·of me- as . v :A'rticl• of 4 .. >' ·; . • I • • · • - ' . ,/ r '\ , ...."'-" •P . ~ -,. ' _., "'. . . ~· be • t' . ,,~ ••,, • ,.A L ~ .,. I~ . . ' ,. ., •, ,. . . ·-~ '\ ea~ .J·d -:- ~ r ;.::.Z be h" . ffiall~ 'cfm' d~ S.et~ 4, n -ft:le.tn. CID /Cl!regJ..eQ(~J~~5fOre<f to,m.c~bcrshtp ,>. 5- • • ".!-"·: ·Every qualiJied lllt.mber shall have die. r.1~t to n~matc himself . L- 5•:·.~ J· ~· a_J~ J.';h· ~J,'~ ,.d ~red 'fire ~c~ afte~• tw0:ycar period of tc_tt[emenr conltStini'. Qf'i!i~l)iWquarte111~~ · · 0 IOi,/aod_. if el«red or appoinr,cij, to !1';pJd ollic( in this Unipn. I -";'~ tbp ID a~r .•nee WI f:-. ~:: -( :.> .~ h~!e -~:!i:.....!i':..m J=~~. ' '.onJy b)r m.-;oritj "yore ··of" the meml;c(aliip~ 'IC , •• • ' ..; ' . - •• ' . .~ ~ . . ._ -;:;~ / _ .~ ,- · :· _ . . , . .-- . -, . ·: · ~ ·• · · · ...:- •:.Pc,· _ya maJorJty V.Qtc ~ . ~•C'. m~~!, 1;1:.~' t.l"~~~·~· ~ ~ , J•~··~ " ,, , . , ,. ... - . ,:,_, .. . •. ... . _.. . : ...". · , ;,: . ,\, -~ · ·~ .:___..::'- :·~ ·•,-,' ~ ...- ' ., lit ... .-· · uons ~~II .~011respond ""an~ r&;lepe~tl upon:-~1uopty ~ ~·~~· .... .,,.,:~Ct.J~ r.,~~1M.'of · ~F!!~ent -1hl.lli be,~~'tca·iq~tbi:. , , . r,:. - .·' •. ..- "'""". ~·· • , -.., , ·. - · · ~ •. - " ~_ · · · , cstabJ1shcchn •acxorda~ce ""1'-h· othe sca.W.td ~llectiy~,, uun n,rday follQwma.~thc ,~ J(l ,-w 'ifh · r'~ ' v. 1' • ,~:~uarttt · " , -~~~ ' ';µ·· ~~N~-~ki~~t~; ~~v.cJI of Jiit m~b'ier~ip w.i~o1u· due -· ~B!;ecmem·oi• thil'JJaioada " · 1 die · -· · • .,, -'r - / . ·: ·~ '·; , ~ , : :'· ,,· ..' : , i"· '1-'IO~jl :.:-~ .::~r~·~ \,. \', • ,. • ';. ~r....:,r.'! ~' ' '• • '' ,,.-.. .: ), ' ~ • ' -' • ,• '-" }, ' 1 ' .-:. '· , ·. ' ., A ~· . ·. ,, · ; •f'_,,;l'. I • ,/"t ' md.1 \.I l\I ~· ... ~ , ' ,·'I ../ • 1! t ," "/#!; l.r 1•~. :,,. ("'.• ' " f •l't ~ <(' ~· it' 't· Tt I <i\ • ' • ; , I; 1 1 "' 1 ' : '• • • I ' .,. , • - 't.;.... .t ~ !'! • �Jrlll'ela , ll, 1 • . SE.4P.4RERS Arifcle VII Syste . of lutJ or.•n.- (f) ''11ie President shall Le diairman .and may cut ·o ne TOte i9 that body. . ·; LOG of the Executive , Board . .. m Oii . (g) ~ shall .be responsible, within the limits of his powers, 1. ThiJ Union and all Officers, Headquaneta Represen~~ · · for the enforcement ~f this <;:onstitution, the polides. of the Union, tives;,Port Agents, Patrolmen and members •hiJll be governed· in:. .and all rul~s and rulmgs d~y ·adopted by the ·Executtve Board, and di.ii order by; ' · those duly adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Within (a) The Constitution.. tlfese limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, position, and . hctloA the pam, and dte ~nminct thereof on .the takei and Waters, including . their organizing activities. . , In order that he may properly e~ecatc his responsibilities he .it empowered and authorized ·to retain any technical or professional assimnce he deems necessary, ·subject to approval of the Executive• Board. · · . . ,imna · Section 8. Dlrodor of Orgmnizing and Pul:ilications. ·· prestige -of the Union. · The Director of Organizing and Publications ·shall be appointed (b) 'The Execu~ive Board. (h) · The foregoing duties shall be" in additio~ to those other and may be removed at will by the Executive Board of the Union. (e) Majorjty vote of the membership. " duties lawfully imposed upon him. · He shall be resp6nsible for and supervise all publications and · _Sodion 2. The headquarters of the Union shall be. located in (i) The responsibility of the President may not be delegated, public relations of the. Union and shall serve ~as co-ordinator of New Yorlc and the headquarters officers .shall cansist of a President, but the President may delegate to a person or persons the execution all organizational activities of the Union. In adaition, he shall and Exci:utive Vi~·Prcsidcnt, ooe Vice-President in Cllarge of · of such of his duties as he may. in hfs discretion decide, subject perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the Executive Board.· · · Contracts and Contract EnforCCJl)ent, a Secrctary·'frcasurer> ooe to the limitations set forth in this Constitution. Vice-President in Charge of thc·1Atlanric' Coast, one Vice ·President ( i) Any va{;llncy in any office or the iob of Headquarters Repre• Section 9. He•dq'uorters Ropre~ntltivos. ·in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and ooe Vice-P.te1ident in Charge sentative, Port Agent, or Patrolman shall be filled by the President . The Headquarters :Representatives. shall perform any and all 'of the J.akes .and Inland 'Waten. . ·bY. temporary appointment of a member qualified for the office duties assigned them or delegated to them by the President, Execu• .· · ' of job under Article XII of diis Constitution, except in those tive Vice-President or the Exeeutive Board. Sodion 3. The staff of .each port ·shail consist of such personnel cases where the filling of such vacancy .is otherwise provided for .,. ii provided for herein, and che port .shall bear. the name of . the by this Constitution. · · Secffon 10. Port Agents •. .city ~r,. which the Union'~t o~c~ are-iocateci, (k) The Pre5ident is directed to ·take any and all measures and (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the administra• tion of Union affairs in the port of his jurisdiction subject to the Section 4. Every me'lnber of the Union shall ·be registered ii:J. one employ .such means. which he deems necessary· or advisable, to · of three de~rtmcnts; namely, deck, engine and stewards depart· : protect. th~ interests, an~ ~rth.er the !'elfare of the Union ~nd . its direction of the area Vice-President. · .meot. The. defiqjtion of ~ese departments shall be in accordance · ~e~bers, mall i:n~tte~ mvolvmg i:iat1onal, mte ~r local legulatt~ · ( b) He shall, within the jurisdiction of his port, be responsible for .the en~orcement and execution of the Constitution, the poli~cs with aisrom and usage. This definition may be modified by a .. mues, and public affairs. ( 1) The Presid.ent shall have authority to require any officer or of the Union, and the rules adopted by the Executive Board, and majority vote o( the membership. No member may transfer from OR~· d~( tment to another except by ·approval as ~idenced by a ~mon .r~presc;n~uve to attend any .~egular or ·special meeting, if, in by a majority .YOte of the member.ship. Wherever there are time rcsuictions or other considerations affecting port action, the Port ma1onty vote of the me.mbership. . his opm1on, 1t 1s ·deemed n~essary. Agent shall take appropriate action .to inrure observance thereof. · Section ·2. Executive Vice-Prosidnt. (c) He shall ~ prepared to accotJnt, tfinaocially or otherwise, Article VIII · The Executive Vice-Presidetl~ .shaU P,Ctform any ancl all duties for the activities of. his port,. whenever demanded by the President, 1• ~ceri, Heaclqu.rte'rs ,Rep ' ; ;__tat1·~-· P. ....- ~nil · assigned him 'or delegated'' to him by th_e Preiident. In the event the Vice-President of the area in which his port"is located; or br ,......... - · ..,., the President shall' be unable . to carry out any of his duties . by . and Patrolmen · . reason of incapacity or unavailability, the Executive Vice-President the ScCretuy-Trea5urer. · ( d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward to the Secretary· · . . .• . shall take over such duties during the period of such incapacity or ~ ~· ~ offi~1 o~ the Unipn shall be elected u · othe.nvise unavailability. Up0n the death, r~signatiOn, or removal from office ·:t'reasurer,- a weekly _.financial report showing, in detail, weekly JtfOYJdcd ~n th~ Cons~ruaoo, _ ~ e>Bicci:-- shal~ ~ the President, • for any reason of the -Pres.ident, ·the .Executive Vice-President shall income and expenses, and complying with' all other accounting aq ~ecut1ve. ~~ce-P~es1dent, one Vu:e-P~tsadent •!1 th~ge of Coo· immediately assume the office, dutiCs and ttspoosibilities of the direct~ issued by the Secretary-Treasurer. (e)-" The Port. Agent may assign ·each port Patrolman to ·such · traaa apd Conuact Enforcement, ·a Secretary·Treasurer, -one ·Vice· President until the next general election. . ' The Execut!ve Vice-President shall be a member of the Executive duties, as fall within the jurisdiction of die port, regardless of the• President in Cllargc Qf .the Atlantic Coast. ooe Vice-President in deparirilental designation, if any,, under which the Patrolman Ctiarge of the Gulf Coait; and one Vice~President in Charge of the Board and .may,.. cast one..- vote in that body. · 1akca and tnlaDd Watt(I. . · . .:.. . · . . w~ elected. . ·· · · ' Section 3. Vico-Prosiditnt. in Ch•rge of Contruts end · · (f) The Port Agent shall desipte which ,membCrs at that port Contr'•ct Enforcorilont. · . . · · · . lldion ·;,Pott Agents, Headquarters Representatives,' and Patrol. may serve as representative; to odier organizations,. affiliation with me~ shall be elected, except ~ otherwise provided in this The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce· .wb.ich bu been properly.. authorized. Co.ost,inition. · ·. 1 . ment shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated Section If. Patrol-. to him by the President, In addition, he shall be responsible for Patrolµien shall perform any d~ties assigned iliem by tl;ic Agenc .Article IX all contract nego'tiations, ~ formulauon of bargaibing demands, •/ and the submission of proposed collective bargaining agreemenu of the Port to which they are assigned: Other Elective Jobs to the membersllip for ratification. He shall 'also be resp0nsible, Sectio11 12. Execimve loanl. • • • . • I • except as otherwise provided in.Article Section 14 (d) (1)' for The Exerutive Board .shall consist of the President, the Executive S.dion ·I. In ~(ljt!on tc? ~ elec~ve Jobs provided for in ~rtide strike .authorization,-.signing of new contf!lClS, and contract enforce· '\'Itt, the followmg Jobs 10 the Uwon shall be voa:d upon .a.n the· ment. He shall also act for headquarters in exec\iting the. adiµinis· •Vice-President,. the Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and . trative functions assigned' tO headquarters by this Constitution with ~ntract Enforcement, the ~rctary~Treasurer, the Vice-President ..W.nec presciibed by thil ·Constitution: . A. Delegates to the convention 6f the Seaf~ers lntern.atfonal respect to trials and appeals except if he is a witness or party m Charge of the .Atlantic Area, the Vice-President in Charge of . · .. thereto, in which event the Secretary-Treasurer shall act in his the Gulf Area, the Vice-President.in Charge of the Lakes and Inland ,pnion of North .America. ..JS. ·Committee' members qf: place. In order that he may properly execute these responsibilities Waters, and the National Director (or chief executive officer) of subordinate body or division created or chartered by the , ( 1) Trial· Commi~s . he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ such help"as be ca~ Union whenever such subordinate body or division has attained (2) Quarterlf'f'mancial Committees deems necessary, be it legal, or otherwi1e; subject to approval of a membership of 3,200 members and has mainrained that member· (3) Appeals"<:~funmittees . · the Executive Board. · . for not less than · three ( 3) m~nths. Such National Director ( 4) · Strike Committees 1'he Vice-President in -Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce• . ~hip (or chief executive officer) shall be a :member of the respective (') Credential& Committees .~ ment shall be a member of the Executive Board · and may . case subordinate body or diTision · and must be qualified · to hold office ( 6) Polls ·Coriunittm one vote in that body. • · . ,. under ~ terms of the Constitution of . such division . or subordi· nate body. · . · • ( ? ) Union 'rallying Committeet S.~on 4. s.c,..i.ry·TrHIUret'. The Executive Board shall meet in headquarters no less tha.11 (8). Colisritutional The Secretary-Treasurer shall j>crform any and. all duties .assigned once each quarter and at such other • times· as the President or Sodion 2. Additional committees may be form~ ·u provided by him or delegated ro him by the .President. He shall be. responsible his absence, the Executive Vice-President may direct. The Presi! a majority vote of the membership. Committees· may.also be ap~ for the ·organizati.on .and maintenance of the correspondence, files, in ·JlOinted ,AS permitted by this Constitution, and records of the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound dent shall he the chairman of all Executive Board meetings unless accounting and bookkeeping. systems; the- setting up, and mainte• absent, in which case the Executive · Vice-President shall assume \ Executive Board shall the chairman's duties. Each member of >~ince o(, proper office and other administrative Union procedures; I. the proper collection, safeguarding. and expenditure of .µ Union be entitled· to cast one vote in that body. Its decision shall be pon or Otherwise. He shall: stibmit to the membership, for determin~d by majority vote .of those voting, providing a quorum Dulin of Officen, H.u clquarteri Representative.s, Port ·funds, each quarterly period, a detailed repprt of the _entire Union's finan• 1 ~f three JS present. It shall be .che dunr of the Executive Board to . . . . Agenll, Othe;. ~ . JOb-Holden and · . ·. cial operations and shall submit- !simultaneously therewith, the develqp policies, strategies and ·rules which will advance and · Misc.Uan~s .Penonnel Quarterly Financial Committee repon. for the same period. The protect the · interests and welfare t>f the Union and the Members. Secretary-Treasurer's report shall be prepared by an independent It shall !>e the duty· of the . Secretary-Treasurer, or in his absence. Section .1. Tho PrMWeat.· , Cerfified Public Accountant. He shall also worJC: with all duly elected an appomtee of the Executive ~d. to keep accurate minutes of final.cc committees. The Secretary-Treasurer shalr be responsible · all Executive Boarcl meetin~. 'J11e Ex~cu~e Board shal~ appoint . (a) The.· Presiden~ shall be the executive officer of the Union for the timely filing of any and all reports on the operations of one person wh~ shall be designated Director of Organizations and .ad~ shall ~resent, and act for and in behalf of, the Union iii all , matters exiept as otherwi$C specifically provided for in ~ Con· the Union, financial or othe{Wisc, that may be required by any Publicati~ns. The Executive Board shall determine per capita tax - .Ucution. _ Federal .or state .laws. In ~der that he may properly ~te his to be levied and other ~rms and conditions of affiliation for any groµp of workers· desiring affiliation. The · Exeaitive Board "may ( b) , He· shall be a member ex-offido ·of all committeeS,. except responsibilities, he is hereby instructed and authorized· to employ direct the a_dministtation of all Union affairs, properties, polidcs any help he deems· necessary, be it legal, accounting, or otherwise, a othenvise herein expressly provided, ' · . · and personnel in any and all areas not otherwise specifically ·prosubject to approval of 'the Executive Board. . (c) The President shall be iri charge of, and responsible for, all . The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member of the Executive vided ~or in . this Constitatio.n. Notwi~standing the foregoing, the Vn~on property, and shall' be in charge of h~cfquarters · and port _Board and may cast one vote in that body. ~ecuttve Board· may act without ho!ding a formal meeting pro'. . offices. Wherever there are time resttictici'ns or other considerations The · Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member ex-officio of . the . v1d~ all m~bers of the ~d are sen~ notice of the proposed •iec:ting Union action, the President shall take e,ppr-0priatc action Credentids and Ball!)t Tallying Committees. In addition he shall ~on ·o racttons.an.d the deos1on_th~reon u reduced to writing and 'to insure observance · thereof. . make himself and the record$ of his office available to t~ Quarterly 111gned by: a ma1onty of the Executtve Board. . In the evenr that death, resignation or removal from .office fo~ · . {d) Io ~~det thiif he filay"ptoperly ace91~ his responsibilities, Financial Committee. · . · · llny reason should occur simultaneously to the President and .Execu· ·~.IS hereby mstructcd ~ authonzed to employ any help he deems tive· Vice-President, the Exeeutive Board b y majority vote shall Section 5. Vice:Pre1idont in Cima• of th• Atf•ntic Co.it, . aeccss~,y; ~ it·~esaf, a~counti~g or O!.herwise, · . The Vice-President. in· Charge of the -Atlantic .Coast shall be a name succes5ors "'from its own membership who shall .fill those .C:.e) Subject to approval ~Y a: majority vote ot the membe'r~ip, vacancies· until . the next general election. · , ·~: P~esident sjia:ll designate: :~.e ·~UJiiber and location of ports, .t he member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one If the · Executive Vice-President duly wumes 't he office of the vote in that body. · jur~sd1ct1on,, status, . and ~t1v1ties thereqf, and may close or opea. re-assign Vice-Presidents and. the Secretary; . He -shall supervise and be responsible for the activities. of all President and dies, resigns, is removed from office, or· is incapaci• liich ports and the ports~ rand the persolll)el thereof on ·the ·Atlantic Coast, includ· tilted for more than 30 days during the remainder of the term the 1.'r~asurer : :without ~educ~ion in wages. He· may also. .r;e-assign Headquarters · ~epresentat1ves, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, ·to. ing their organizing activ~ties. The Atlantic Coast area is d_Femed Executive Board shall elect a successor for the balance of the ~erm • •other duties; without .reductipn ·in wages. '.(he Por.ta of New York, to 'mean that area f.tom.«nd includi_ng Georgia ·through Maine~and from its• ownI membership • shall .also indude the Islands in the Caribbean. In order that he • ~itction 13. Dofeg•tos. Philad~lphia, Baltimore;.. . Mobile, New . Orleans, Houston and :Detroit may nOt- be,.closed except .by, ConstitUt.ional amendment. may properly execute his · responsibilities he · is empowered apd - (a) The term '.'delegates'.' spall mean those .m~~bers. of the . ··W here ports are opened betweeq eltctions. the P.tesicent shall authorized .to . re~n any technical or professional · assistance he ~oion ~d its subordinate bodies or divisions who are elected in deems necessa~y subjecno approyal of the Executive· Bo~d. · , designate the Union peraonnel thereof. accordance with. the 'provisions of this Constitution, to .attend . the ' · The piesidenc· ihall designate, in the .e\lent· o(: the incapacity of conyentioo. of the Seafarers International Union of North America. · any Headq~rs :Representative, Pott·.A,Seilt or ·Patrolman, Qr any Section 6. Vi~e-Pr•sldont in Charge,, the Gulf Coast. ~ ciffi~ .o.~er tQ8;'1 ~e ~i:~.n~•.a'replacem~nt,.io, a~t ai ~ch dU!ing ·· 'fhe Vice•President in· O.rge. of the Gulf Coast shall· be a , · (b) Eadi delegate shall attend the conventio~ for which el~tCd · -the per1o,d of 1n~paCIJY,: pro~1.ded S\!.Cl:i, replacement as qualified .membe.t · of the· Executive Board and shall be entitled· to cast one and fully }larticipate therein. (.c) ·Each delegate shal~ his vote and otherwise, supJ)ort those: under Artjcle':'lQI. of the CO~ifutiol;l~tO fill.such )ob. · · .. vote in. that body. · · · ' · · ·.At. the ·regular meetioj·in Juty' of every: election year, ., the Presi.· lre shall su~.tvise. and be responsible for the activities ·o f all the · polic.ies .agreed ·upon by the majority of. f}le delegates ·to the Conventton. · · ·de~t sha1bubnti~ to the membC.tship a pre--balloting.report. la:i his . Ports, :and · th~ i)ersonnel tliereof on the Gulf Coast .includiDg ~eir '.repqft he. shalt iecomme~d ·~ n~~r and, J.oca,tion of porfSt µic .. organizing ~tivities .. The Gulf· Coast _area ·is deemed ~ .mean ·ihe -.(d) 'l'he President shall assign to each subordinate body or" , Atm\ber ,of,licadql,:W'ters ~prcse~tat1ves,: ·P ort ..Agentl ~nq Patrol• State of Fl~ida, aU ~o\lsh the Gulf, including 're~. :· . division that number of' delegates to which this Union would have . Jd.CD wbjc,h iare to be iJec~ed. ;>';le •Jla.ll ·.also i~~nd a bank, 4 In order that he may properly exeaite his responsibilities 'Ile !>ee~ entitled, .~f its membership had been increased by -the .number bonded. warehouse-, a re&War o~cei' thcfeof, Qr any other 1imilat ·is empowered and authorize.dro retain any"technical or professional of members of che subordinate body or division, in ac(:Ordance . dep<>sitory, to~ which .~e b~ots ·are to be·mailM or delive.red .at usistancc he deems necessary, subject to appjoval of the Executive with the formula set forth in the Constitution of the Seaf~· • .. · ·· · · Intemational' Udion of North .America, except that this provisioa . ~e <!~ . C?f ead.1 clay's vo~in& except ·m~t die P~.sid~nt ma~~ Board. Iris d11erenon, postpocte the· reco~md•ttOh as to the depository ·., . . . . . '-•~- ~ ~ not . be. a.J?Plied so as to -rec!uce the number ?f ~ele~ to u.tfl n!J· 1-te( ttrst (Cgalat meetins· id OCt.obcr. : f · ~~ ~; Vb:P~'l!I ~of ... l.H~ INicl ·~ w~ . . ·which . ocherwJSe have been . th.is Uluoo would . ,,: . eouded. · . Tb~ iecommepdatiod itJ!.y ~ ~~i~ whe~r any Patt~ · . T&~Vi~-Presi~pt 'in Char~ o,f t~ ~es · and ~nlfJiil ~acers Secfion·14, CommlttHI. 8'Jd.lf!!C H e a = : ·\r~~~Jr l. ~. d!'-lJ~ ._, .~P"f• ..~ ,~~ ,qi~¥. -,,£.-the &ei:utave Board a'1'i ~ 1Je· ~~ (a)TrWca.-11.W. · \~ ,,~ ~ · · - · .~. •e ,~~t k~.. .be .-su_~j~-' ~;.tl>l. ~yal Q(.. to.9ft~ v,~ .:i~, tbat ~~ -J . L · c.• , . _ •• ,, .; '"· ~q · .,, ' a ' m · •Ol· uav 'mem~n:.. -...a~. ·'' .......: • •• nf .U 1".~.rtt; r '.1'.bc!!~i!!'.~.~~!!~~~~~o~i-,~~.,. . • , • • -. ' • ' • •• • >. }''·! . . .."". .• '-r ,, .. ,.. "'"·'ae:' -· , 1:-. ' . fi~ -:"".ffr) ~,.,. ,~· ,fll!f. . , .I ~ 11o11; • - ',.~ ~;.t;T<-~·1,• tt»" ' :x:, Commmces the ·.may by m.n ·me !>'. ' • ~ .. ' .;.or ' ' ' • - ...... '\- • f �\ . ,- and slall submit findioss and recommendatio~~ as prescri~ in:· this Con.stitution. It shall be the special obligation of the Trial· . Committee to observe all the requirements of this . Constirurioq · with regard to charges and trials, and 'their findings and rccom.. Jnendations must specifically state whether or not, in the opinion of tl1e Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under · this ·<;:onstitution, were properly safeguard'ed. · (b) AppHls Committn. ,. nssels,_covered by cO"ntract with this Union, _or fou.ll (4) moothi of emplo}'}Jlent with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its subsi~iar!es apd its affi~ia~, ·or in any- empJQyment at the Union's dueeuon, . or a combmatJon of .these, betwesn January 1st and the time of nomination in the ·election year, and ' ( d) He is a Citizen of the United States of .America; and (el) fe is not disqualified by Jaw. · , · · . Section 2 •. .AU· candidates for, 'and holders of, other electi-ye jobs 1. The Appeals c9mmittee shall hear all appeals from .trial judgments, in accordance with -such procedures as are set forth jn this Constitution and such rules as may be adoE!ed by :lf majority vote of the membership not· inconsistent therewith. · : 2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later ·than one week after ti1e clos.e of the said hearing, make anll submit findings and recommerldations in accordance with the provisions of this Con· stitution and such rules as may he adopted by a majority vote of the membership not inconsistenr therewith. (c) Quarterly Finmncial Committee. not specified in the preceding sections shall be full book members of the Union. . · _· . . . Section S. All candidates .for and holders of elective offices and. thi-Constl· J'ohs, w.hethcr elected or ap.pointcd in accordan~ '"" w1't'-ll" .. tution, shall maintain full book membership -in good . standing. Article XIII . for OfRcen, Hudqu•rten Represent•tives; .P ort Agents •nd P•troUnen · Ele.d ions - - 1. The Quar.tedy Fiqancial Committee shall make an examina· tion for eaf h quarterly j>eriod of, the finances of the Union and shall report fully on their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee -may make dissenting reports, separate recom· prejudice to his written' -appeal, the applicant may apj>ear ·in ~ before the committee within two days after·the day on '91hidi the telegram is sent, to correq his application or arsue for bis quali• ficarioli. · ·· · · . ' .The rommittee's report shall be prepared earJy 'enough to ~low · the applicant to appear. before it within the time set forth in thil Constitution and still r~ch the ports in time for the first regular meeting after , its election~ · • ·. ·-(d) .AL~ajoffirity vote o(-the m embershdii.P sha1.1 , in. the case .of ~ch appea1s, oe su c1ent to over-ru1e any squa116canon c·1ass16cattoo by the Credentials Commiftee, in which event the' one so pre• viously classified shall then be deemed 'ualified. ' ( e ) The c·rl:'Uen -.l t'iaIs Com. • ' passing • upon the quaJ'fi ' m1ttte, Jn • • cations of candidates, shall liave the right to conclusively pres~e that anyone nominated and·qualified in previous elections for candi· -- !lac:Y fo,r any office, or thC-. job of Headquarters Jrepresentati\·e, Pore :Agent or Patrolman, has'"met all' the requitements ·of Section 1 (a) · of .Arti£1e XII. · •. · · Section s..laltotint Proceclui:es. ,,- . . ,- ' Section 1. Nomin!tions. (a) The Secretary·T~ur:er Shall insure· the proper and timelr · Excep . t as provided in Section 2 (b) of this .Artide, any full preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or ports. boo ffi The ballots may contain general informatio~d instructive comk member may submit hiS' name for nomination 'for any o ce, . ments not inconsistent with the provisions of this .Constituti.o n. · mendations and ~parate findings. . or the job of Headqui1'ters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, .AU qualified candidates shall be listed ~ereon, aplhabetically within 2. The findings and ·recommendations of ibis committee shall be .by delivering or cal,lsing to be ·delivered in person, fO the office each category. 'the listing of the ports shall follow a geographical , __ completed· within a t_easonable time ·after the election of the of the Secretary-Treasurer at ·headquarters, or sending, a letter pattern, commencing· with the most northerly port 00 the Adantic members thereof. and shall be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer' addressed to the Credentjals Committee, in care' of the , Secretary· coast, following the Atlantic coast· down to the. most -southerlf '=who shall ciuse the same to be read -in ~1 ports, as ~t fortli herein. Treasurer, at the addres:s of headquarters. Thia letter shall be dared port on that cbtst, dien westerly along tlJie Gulf of Mexico ind 3• .AU .officers, Union personnel' ~nd members are respo_n~ble and !hall =:'lain the follo'9'ing: sd on, until the list of ports is exhausted.".Any port outside the for · complying with all demands made for records, bills, :vouchers, (a) The__nam~ of the candidaite. Continental United ·swes ·sha11 then be adaed. There shall be receipts, etc., by th~ said Quarterly Financial Committee• .The (b) His home i14dreis and mailing ·address. allotttd write-in spa~, oii cacli ()Atfot,- sufficient 'to .permit each committee shall also have available to it, the services of the inde(c) His boolC number. member voting to w~ite in as many names as there ·are, offices and pendent certified public accountants retained by the Union. . · jobs to be :voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared as ro hive 4. Any action on the said report shall be as ·determined by a. (d) The title of the office or·other job for which he is a candi· the number thereon placed at the top thereof -and shail be 50 ~r· majority vote of the membenhip, . · date, including _the n!Ulle of the 'fort in the event 'the posi· forated as to cnabl~ that' portion containib1t the ,,aid .,num.,er 10 'be . ~ ·tion sought' easily ·~~ -ov.ed to insu·r e secrecy· of .1.e !,._.,....,, On th . i's·· rem,,_able of seven (7) - · is. that of .Agent or P~trolman. u1 1>1Wu• ..... 5. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall 'consist membe~ in good standing to be elected as follows : One member (e) Proof of citizenship. ' ' . . portion shall -also be placed ·a, short Statement in<ficating the nature ·from each of the following ports: New York, Philadelphia, Balti· · (f) Proof of seatime and7or eniployment-as required for can• of .the ballot and the .voting date there0f. · ·" · • · didates. . . . (b) The".ballots. so prepared .at the direaion of the SCcr~ry· more, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. 'No officer, Headquarters Representative, Port .Agent or Patrolman,. shall be (g~ lo the event the· member is on ,. ship he shall notify the Treasurer shall be the only offi~ial ballots. No others ·may be used, eligible for election to this Committee. Comqiinee members· 'shall . Credential5 Committee what sh'ip he is ori.. This- shall, be Each ballQt shall be numbered as indicated in the ,preceding para• be elected at the regular meeting designated by ·the Secretarydone also if he ships aubsequenf."to forwarding h!s ere- ·sraph and shall be numbered · coosccutively, commencing with Treasurer. In the event a resular mee~ing cannot be held in any· • dentials. · . - - number 1. A sufficient amount shall be printed and distributtd to port for lack of a quorum, the .Agent shall call a special meeting (hf .Annexing a certifi~te · in the fellowing form, signed and .-. each ~ort. A record of the bal,lots~ _both l>y_ serial numbers and as early as possible for the purpose 'of electing a member to serve · dated by _the proposed nominee: '1JIOUOt, seDt thereto shall be ~aintamecf by the Secretary-'rreasureJ', on dfe Quarterly Financial Committee. -Such committee members • who shal1 also send each Port, Agent a veri6c_arion list indicating "I hereby certify that I ani not now. nor, for the"five· (5) Tears the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each · Port shall be furnished transportation to New York and back to their respective ports· and they shall be furnished room and board during Jast past, have I been either a ·member of. the Communist Party .Agent shall ~aintai.n separate records of the ballots sent ,,him and the period they are performing· their duties in New York. Com· or convicted of, or served any parr of a prison tcr"1!"resulting from shall inspect and count- the ballots, when rreeived, to· insure that mencing on the day following their election and continuing until conviction of robbery, bribery, otortion, embezzlement, gand the amount senr, ,as we11 as the numbers ther~n, conform to the ~ they have been returned to their respective ports each committee larceny, burglary; arson, violAtioh of narcoiics laws,. murder, rape; . amount and cumbers- listed by the Secretaey-frmurer as h 11ving member shall be paid for hours worked at the standby rate of pay. assault with intent to kiD, assa\llt which inflicts gievous bodily bees;i sent to that port. 'Pie Port Agent shall jm~ediately execute but in no event.shall they-be paid foi: less than eight (8) hours injury, or violation of ·title II or III of the J..andrum-Griffin' .Act, and return t~ the Secretary-Treasurer I. receipt acknowledgi~g the · per day. or conspiracy to C01'lmit any such.:·crimes." · co~ectness of the amount and numbers of the ballots ~; or shall noufy ·rhe Secretary-Treasurer' of any discrepancy. Discrepancies (dJ. Strike Committee. Dated: .............................................................................................. shall be correct~ as soon as possible prior to !he v,otin~ period. Io 1. In !10 yvent shall a general stri~e take pla.ce unless approv~ ; · Sigfllll#r~ of f!}ember any ~vent~ rece•t>tS sh~l ·be forwarded for b•llots' act1,1ally receiv~ by a ma1onty vote of the membership. Book No..................................... ~........... The Sccretary-Tr~su.i:er shall prepare a file, in which shall be Ice~ 2. In the event a_general strike has been approv~.11 by the J}leJD• · • , memoranda and ,corresPQndem:e dealing w)rh the ~Jecrion. This bership the Port Agents in a,ll a.Hected ports . shall call a timely Printed forms of the certifieate shall be made ·available to norni· .file shall at all times be available to any 1member for inspection special meeting for the purpose of electing a strik~ comdl.ittee• . nees. Where a nominee cannot truthfully execute such a certifica~, of the same at the office of tlic Secretary7Treasurer. ·.: . This com·mittee shall be composed of three full bOok members · but is, in fact, legalty· eligible for an office or ·,job. by, reason of the (c) BaJloting shl'll .talce pfaC,e ib. ~rson,, at Port · offic~. and and theii: duties shall consist of assisting the Poit-.Agent to dfectu· restoration of civil rights origi~ally revoked bJ such conviction or shall be ~ret. No signatures of any voter, 01' .o ther distin3l1ishing ate all strike pol ides and .suaregies. : . a favorable determination by the Board of P41role of ~e Uni~ed ma.rlc,. shall ape.ea_r on -~he ballot, ·except. mat ·~ny '...mel!lber may States Department of Ju~tice, .he shall, in .lieu of the foregoing wi:1~ Jn the n~_me of_names of. any member or members, 'Is appra. · certificate, 'furnish a complete . signed statement of th~ facts of his pnate, for· any office, or t~e JO~ o( Headquarters Representative, • case together with true copies of the documents supportipg his Port Asent or Patrolman•.· Article Xi ~Alled~umenis required herein must rci~h headquar~~rs ;,,o (d) ·only fuU -book members 'may vote. However, immediltely earlier d)an July Uth· ·an~ no later than .A11gust 15th of the .prior thereto they must present their books to 'the ,Polls 'Committee. . t ' ' -of the port in whidi' they are' voting. ....The· \;oter!~ - book DUD)bei e Iect1on yea • ' ' . hall s.= 1 • ...i h i (. ( wh'1ch 'sh~l be kept_ in · The "Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the' safekeeping of these 1 • PC p~c~- upon t e os~r.,,sneet · l d h 11 th · th ed iaJs Co · dupbcate) Jn the space opposite the proper ballot nu'm ber; and Section 1. The foll~wing elected offices and •jobs .shill! be. hel~ - etters an. s a tur~ em over to e r ent · · mmitte~ upo~ the member .shall sign his n~e. '.Jhe ,portion of the ballot on whicfi · , for a term of four years: · r the k.tter s. request. .the ballot_number is~ printed •shall then '_be · femoved, placed near President Section 2. Credentials .Commlffff, ._ - .· ~ th~ ros~r sheet, and -the me~be;~ slial!.;.,pr~d - f!> the voting site Vice-Presidents (a) A Cr~entials Committee shall be elected. at· the r~,sular with. the b~llot. ..\.n appropr1a~ no~t10~ of ~he d~~ and o,f the Secretary-Treasurer . meeting in Ausust of the . election year, at the port where head· .. fad _of ".otJDJ.<Shall._bC placed IQ th~ ~em~rs Unu~n ·b.ook._ Headquarters Representatives -1 quarters is located. It sh~ll consist of six full b®lc ·members jn · ( e) . Each .Pott Agent' shall be i:e5ponsible '"for the ~tabhshpient Port Agents attendance at the meeting, with two membeu tO be elected from ' .of. a booth or other vo.Jing site :where each meDJber I may, vore in - Patrolmen each of the Deck, Engine ·and Stewards Departmecits. No Officer, pnvacy. •. . ., _ i •• "/ The term of four .years set f'Orth herein is .expressly subject to the Headquarters Represen~tiv~, Port Agqit or_Patrolman, c_>r candi:. ~ (.0 Ut'OJi ·compledon of voting the,member ~11 fold the bait~ ·· provisions for assumption of office as ·contained in . .Article XIII, -date for office or the Job of Headquarters Repr~ntat1ve, Port· so 't hat no 1patt ·of the· printed or written ~portion· is visible. He ... Secti6n 6 ( b) of this Constitution. Agent or Patrolinan, shall be eligible for elee?tion to this Committee, .. shall then drop-the biliot inJO a narrow.,1<>.tted ;'ballot box which. Section 2 • The term of any elective jobs other than those indicated except .as provided· for in Artitle. X, Section 4. In ·~e event~ any. shall ·be provid~ for ,that. purpose by 1the Port. A&ent a~d kept in Section 1 of this .Article shall continue for so long·as is necessary. ...~o~m~JW.t me~ber is unable !O' se~e, .the· c~mmittce ~h~l~ suspend Jodee~ .and. sealed-except _as"hereinafter ~i;forth. " , ' to complete the functions thereof, u~less sooner terminated by a until. ..the .Pfe.sident or Executive Vi~ Prr:si~ent, or the ~reta_ry.. .,.. . .(g) Voting shall ~ommence. on November 1st of the election majority vote of the membership or segment of the l1nion, which- · ·Tteasurer, 10 !11at order,. calls a s~aill meetmfa at ~e Wrt , wile~- yeiar and · shall continue d trough Dccember,,.3'1st, exdusive 0 f . Sun• ever appl~es, whose_vote was.originally necess~ry i:o elect the one or H~adq,uw.rters JS located 10 orde! t~ elect a r~p ~e~!· The· ~-- ~ays an~ (for ea.ch individual Port) ..holidays legally -iecolPl_ized mmee s results s~aJ! ~ by ma1on ty vote, W!th .any u.c .vocc ~!ng, ~m rli~ cuy m w.hicli µ.c; i'O! f ilJcctOd 1Srloeat~. If"Novenil>er .1st ()nes serving. . resolve~ by a ma1ority ·vote of the membership at a special -?,leet.1J1g . or ~"µ,iber .~1st falls, .90 a. holiday Jegally reco~ized in a ..port in .. Section 3. The !=ompensation to be paid the h_older of any offic~ called !or tha~ purp~se at that ~~t: the£•~ tn whtdt .t hat .port JS. l~ated, the balloting period in such . or other elective Job shal1 he determined' from time to t.jme by the (b) /1fter us electto~, th~ Committt,e shall immediately. go 1pt,o- . poq:·-$hall . c~ml]len~e ot ters;nin~t~; as the, case mat be•. on the Executive Board subject to approval of the membershi,!>, sess1c;in .. It shall ?~ermine wh,ethe~ Jhe. person has sub~1tte~ his nexc, SUC~liig business day, SU~JCCt to the ·foregoing, voting in',all . Section 4. The foregoing provisions of this Article do. not apply ~ppl1ca~1on . correctly" and pos~s_ses the, ~CCC$5'fY qualjf\canons. ·pprts shall comme!lc~ at 9:0~ .A.M., ·•11d continue unt il .5_:6.0 ,P.M., · to any corporation, bu.siness, or other venture in which this Union ~e COmmmee shall preP,&Ie ~ ret>d!.t l1StlJ?g ea~ apphcan~ a~~ .except that, ~n ~arurda", voung shall. co~~~ce~. 9.:00 4.M. and participates, or which it orga,nizes or creates. ln such situations, his book number under the office or Job.he is seeking. Each apph· contmue until 12 nobri: ., · ·. ..,. 1 •• instructions conveyed by the Executive Board $hall be followed. - cant shall be marked ·~~ualifiedl. ' or· "d~alifie'd'. ' accordfog' to ili~ .. hctfo~~4 ~· JI C "111 · lff \ · · . ·, ~r · . firidwgs Of the Committee, Where an applicant hiJ· J:iiCO Mat~ed . ., • O I · O I m. HS, • • . · 1" ~ . •• ', • "disqualifie~", the!feason :theie~O'r must ;be s'fll:ted. i~ ~e repd.tr. · • (1&) - Eadt .,P<>~t sHaU ·elcer. prio~ -~~ :the pegi~p!n&.;of.,the voting·. Where a ue vote has been · resolve~- J:>y a special m~g. of -~ ., on ~ voting ·:d.ar., ·a ~olls Committee; ·consJSt~ng oJ three full · Article XII · mem.bership, that fact shall also J:>e n~, wi~ sufliCierit <fetail. · book' ~.J>:ers ~one ·o_f wbom· ~all'":.lle a .. cat1didate, officer or an · \ Qualifications I.or ·()flicen, He.dquarters 'Representa• The report Shall be signed by all Qf the Committee' members, and. el~~ )ap~•n~ .J~~ :<holde~..F.or d:!.e • pu~~ of hoiaing _. · ti'ves Port Agents Pat I d 0th· be· completed and submitted to the Ports· in · tim- ' for .t he'.. neXt meet1,ng 1 ~r . the e!la iqn p f a..;}>Qlls;C;Qmmittee only, an.d notwi&; .' ' . ' ro men an er -~ - . regular meeting after . theii ' elCerion: .At this· m~cig, it siualL"' ·~41~g the pr~v~ii>nsJ<?f ·Al'ticle"X.X'Ill, Settion ·2, ·or ~y other,. ele~iye Jobs . be re~d and in':otporated m ~~.<iJ!inut~, ~d then1'>bs.ted_ bn~th~ , preylllon O~ th1s . CO~stitq~ioli, .fiv,· ;(5 ~ m~~rs shall constitiiq= \ . Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate bulletin ~ard ....1n .~ch ~tt•• · . • •I • '·' • :.. ' • • ~, . • .a.qUQfU.11;1 fo~ ea'?_por-t;.Wlt~ tlfe ,sa1d, ~eetmg ,to~ ~eJd betwetfl.. · ., .. /or · and hold, aiiy o{fice or the job of ·Headquarters Representative , · G>n.thc; l~t da1 of_nO!q'lpat1ons, one ·mem~r 'Of ~e ,CQmm~~' , ~o:.1.i\::f1t !ln~ ~·~fQ ..A.~•. Wl~· n . ' ~O~IQ! ~~r~1equ1~e~. ·lt s.IMJl. . • . ·p 0 .A.gent or Patrolman provided: · ' shal! $fa9a. by in Hea~quart'ers 'o acce~. ft~Il\:~fl'.- of,, cfe<Jent1_a~. . . • e .o"' ~gauon~o. each ~~mbt;~ y.'Jshin:f· to~rv~ on a, Pol1s· €~m~ 1• , _, · · . ~ . .. • • · · • .All cre<lent1als must be"1q h~guatter~ :by,Jllf4n1g&11.of cl~mg__day. m!~· or to~ observe .~e elect•~~..•ther~~f? .to be,' pi::e~nt durmg ',. - . • (a! _!:Je has .at least thr~ (3) years of seat1me JD ~°':1Jnhc~scd ~tc)' When a Ii arit has been d' ualified b the' COQUIUC.- ' t~IS ~e ~ri¥, ·I,t .shall be ~e res~ns1b1l}ty of ·the''P'ort 'A~nt ·< capacity aboara an Amencan-flag n..erchant _v essd or vessels. In t' . h .h -11 be' .. ~fed~ .• . _u• tel b'J.Sq . t ·ie· am · ty ~.. · -.ld"r es·-. : to lee• that 1theJ neenng for.iii... purpose of' electing the said Polls · · W'r ' t. ' '· t ·' th · 1 • f h u ~ · ' ·. b . ee, es 4 nOtµ1 lmml:'Ula y ~Y, e .,,_ · a 'Uleao eo · • ·• ,.., "dth ?i: • . 11 d ~~p~tmg llJ!e. um~spen . II~ e empoy 0 t e mon, Jts .,su. r d J) h' " r5 . f ":' ' ·1 f'tb· 1 . H •I ha1r •• 1so mnu~ JI i-µe au at UI~ punut~· of· the said ,meetingcare . '-~.d1ar~es ~nd 1ts . affil~ates, or· 10 any !!IJlPloy~ent ~t the Umon's iste Y im pu \la~t.to . . c:: ion;, . 0 f .ss ..,./; c.e._ le.ii' · b · .sent cJl.dy to the Setretarfi'rreasuret! MiCno. c:aYe ':Shall votiQg .take · clirecuon, s~all count the same as sea ume. Umon -records;..Welfa're b~ sen~la le~r 1 cdonl~~!~ng,th,~ .r~~~!;· l,~~~·.11~~~Jr:!',d!,;! plac~ unlesi a dµlt. electelt-Fo1IS"'C0mm'ime ·1s•runcrionirig. ·. · , 'P lan records ~nd/or company r~ords· aiJi be used 'to ,determine air mdai • 5PFc1a•· g,!J'!f1.•-re(s11 )..tcrf' .:.J·1. .a '-n·!.l~:A. .!'i'B .« i''.Ci"".J···p · pf.·" « ·{b)' 1be ·duly·· ..-..__. _-.,, PoO!l contfiinee s'hall • oll ':::1 .!'•..::J ·' eligibility· and · · ,< qare pursuane to ~t1on 1 b o ·µdS ..lll ue. ·u squa wo;g .,,, l• 1.:;, . · , • ,,..~ • . 1 1 ' . . ...._~ • .,, .c~ ec:t ·11.11_ unugq 11 · · ' · ./. "" · .. ·- • · - ··~ . · cant shall' have the ~i~t tc). takC~an .appdl f: to' the .mt'1lifersliip ·· i"r ,o~, ,,the vonn.g t~ters, 'di~ t niµpPC;t.Cd ,stubs of.: di~ -ballotsr :.. (~) He-h.as. ~n ·irJull· ~k member J~ .co~t10liol!S, good, ~d- .from die~FcisiOJi of die'.,foiruilittee; l{e :$~ .; lftfo~a1a· eopi"~~f such .,1~~ ."· , u. ~.;. ~·.bal~9t ~~ 'otl ~ ~ . d ,fb~ ,ibaJfot ilicorcbt ud ~g in. ~e · ~~lOn 'for; i t ~eas~. ~ree (3 )-years Jm~~~e]y prior. to apPeP• .t(> .eaCJi'.c R(>iJ;.~ j/~ere .th,'e< ap . .:s,bill: be'."pteseq~ .ana jjJ~,~f ~~~ ,igo~C. .A#.nfl;'.l_t s~: Jb~o •Por~;tb"·ci;iiii~ tbcf• hll DODU.DattOn; and . > ! . ,., ;.,. '.._ .' : . ' fr'~VOted UpOn at-a' rejJ18f., ftting Oj>. .ih8.n. tlie . secon~·meeting • ~!!~ ...n~~S,_~, lltJ, 9f'·1stq . / WltJ\ ·the'~~wn~ · of,.JW;Qet -· . ·(cf) , He .has at1east -four - ~4 ~ ·months .Of• ~ ti~e; ·in an un• - aftfii.-the (olrun~fiee'f: ef · · ( tis:" ta- ~sj~litl'; 6!~ ,,appli• ·_· !'f!~: a>~res~di · · '~ •· • ' ~~ ."°'°hi; ' -~ ·. ·· lice~ .ca~ty~ a~d" .aa..~ ~•-µa11 :m~c: yesscl . or f;lllt 'to ~ ~.'11 ildi " :· :., :'~~~1 -~':9'( ''. ' , ,'.:~R~ilf im , ~ Y; ·• ' · ,. ,» 'i51... "'· ·• . •·, .. , ~ ~~:,., ,~~ ..... . i.,l/ / ~ , 1. " ·~ !;-"' ' ;[' ' ;~~~I 'fi~1'U ,• 1 .kt >;t·~ r • . ,1 - • ·, ~: ~~ ~ ..:"~ r.,. ,f:. ,_ ~· '.j/: ... . • ·t \ '~ 11 ... Wages and Terms of Office of Officers and' ·O ther Elective Job .Holders, Union Employees, ·-•rid Othen '. c . . . . o; ;t an ·a:-ti se 1 .. ' " ' ,"' • 't ~ .. · '/ • • ' 1• • • 't"" 1 -~i•,:, '. I ..J' ,- t _,. (... ~.i· • ' 1 1' ' ··:._ 14, ·•.. l ,, .~ • • > '·;.(. . !~.i . '~~ ·~ ~,_,it r. I > 1. ./ "' • j ' ' • �. 8app1ement-Pase lhe ( \.' . . . . . tlon llit, as co~rected, and ucettain .whether .the uaUsed ballots, bOth aerial numbers and amount, represent the diiference between mt•verifiication Jist, as cbrrected~ and the ballots What •rpetl:S used. I any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall ' All certifications· ~le4 for uader 1 tltis ArticJe XI~I shall be deemed made according to tKe best kriowledge, and l>ehef of those r~uited to midc:e such 'certification. . terms of such special· vote. The Secretary-Treasurer shall make a sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immediately avail• able to Port .Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. ImmeOD diately after the close thereof, the Port .AgeQt sh~ ~~arize the be drawn by the ]>oils Committee finding such discrepancies, which (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist oE 14 lull book r~ults and communicate them to the Secretary-Trea5urer. The r~rt shall be in duplicate, and-signed by all the niembers,of such mem~rs. Two shall be elected from each of the seven portS of ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the · Polls Commi~. Each member of the Committee may make what New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, ·special vote shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Traesurer, all in separate- G'>mments thereon he desires, provided tliey are signed and, Detroit. .The election shall be held at the regiilar meeting it' the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port December of the eleetiorr-year, or if the· Executive Board other· praqie?ble, but, in ant case, so as to reach the Secretary-Treasurer Agent, to , \)e presented at the next regular meeting. A copy. shall wise determines prior thereto, · at a special meeting held in the in time to enable him to prepare his report as required. by this also be simultaneeusly sent to the SeCrctaty-Trea.•.urer, who shall aforesaid ports on the first busipctSs day of the last week of said Section 5(g) • .An accounting and certification, made by the Port · · · be d f h ·h I month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port .Agent, Pac:ause ~n 10vemg.mon to ma c ors Wit ;- The resiJ ts ·Of such -uolman, or candidate for office,, or ' the ,·ob of Headquarters Rep· .Agenr, similar to those required of Polls Committees, shall be· enclose.I ·therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer sha11 then- prepare a investigation shall be reported to the membership as so.on as com• pleted, with recommendations by the Secre•"rv·Treaswer . .A ma- , resentative, Port .Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election report containing a combined summary of the results, together 1 • to this Committee, except as provided for . in -.Article X, Section 4. jomy vote of the membershj.p shall determine what action, if any, In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying with a schedule in.dicating in detail how they affect the Union ahall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary ·. Committee shall be charged with the tallying: of all the ballots Tallying Committee's resit.Its; as set forth in its tlosing ·report. The contained i.ri this Constitut(µn~· the E~ecutive Board shall not make and the preparation ·of a closing report setting forth~ in- complete form of the latter's report shall be followed as cl~ly as possible. any determiD,t.tion in ~ese niatt~rs. . . 1 • detail, the results of the ctection, including a complete accounting Two (2) copies.shall be sent to each port, one copy of which shall (c) The Polls Committee shall ialso_10swe thl\Mhe ballot box JS of .all ballots and stubs •and reconciliation of the same with the . be posted. The other copy shall be presented at the next regular after the Election Report Meeting. If a majority vote of the ~ocked and sealed, w~ich lock and seal shall not be opened _excet?t rosters, verification lists; and receipts of the. Pon .Agents, all with meeting membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasqrer's report, the · Jn the manner · heremafter set forth. The sam~ p~ocedurc as is detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each num~rical results set 4orth in the pertinent segments of the Tallyset forth i~ ~e !?receding paragraph with rega~d ~ discrepancies,,.. ' total .broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall ing committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted and final be ublized UJ the event the P<_>ll,s Committee has ~~n to be, permitted access to the election records and files of all J?orts, without modification. which they may require to be forwarded for inspection at its believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered wuh. If ordered, a . recheck an_d recount, and the repol't thereon by the (d) The Polls Committee shall permit full book .members only diseretion. The teport shall dearly detail all discrepancies discovered, Union Tallying Committee, shall · be sim_ilarly disposed of . and ~ "Vote. Prior thereto, it- shall stamp their boo'k with the word and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these dis- deemed. accepted and final, by majority vote. of the membership ~·vote4" and the. date, .issue ballots to voters, insure that pro~r crepancies. .All members of the Committee shall sign the report, at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting. resisfration 011 .the' roster takes place; collect stubs, and keep t6em · without prejudice, ~owever, to the right of "any member thereof _ If 'uch recheck and recount is ordered, the Union Tallying Com· in numerical order. It shiill preserve goo9 ord~ and decorum at the to submit a dissenting repon as to the accuracy of the cqunt and the mittee shall ~required to cqntinuc its proceedings correspondingly. 'Yo.ripg site ·and vicinity thereof: .All m~mbers and others affiliated validity of the ballots, with. pertinent details. . . · · S.dfon 6. Installation into office and the · Job of Headquaners ._;m,· the t:rrilon are Charged witlf the duty of assisting the Polls . The Tallying Committee is ~15o charged with the receipt and eom hittee,- when called upo ' in the preser..ation- of order. and evaluation of. written proies~ by 'any member who claims ·in illegal Representative, Port Agent or Parrolmao. decorum. . . . . . denial of the right to· vote. If it nods the protests invalid, it shall (a) .T he pers6n elected shall be that person having the largest (e) In order to main;.io the sec~ and accuracy of fhe ballot, dismiss the prot~t ~na s<>'' i_riform the protesting ~ember, ·by ~ire, number of votes . cast for the· particular office or job involved. and fr·tliminatc !he p<>ssiJ>ility of ~rrO,rs '?r irregulai;ities. in any one on -the day o.f dis!111~saL If it finds !he protest valid? ·rl?c commit.tee Where more than one person is. to be elected for a particular office da~ ..allotiog affecting alt the balloting 10 any port,--thc following sha~l or_der a si;ec1al vo~e, to'be had no later than. w1th10 th!! penod or job, the pro~r number of gindidates receiving the successively · procedure shall be observed: . · ~f its proce~mgs, OQ. such terms .as arc. pracucal, effec~v.e; and highest number of votes shall be declared erected. 'These determina.At the, en'd of each day's,....voiing, ·the- Polls Commi"ee, in . the JUSt,. but which ter~s, JO: any ev~nt, sh~I~ mcl!-Ide the prov1s!ons _o_f tions shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted ·presence of any member desiring to attend, '·provided he observes ,Section 3(c) of this .Am?e and the des1go~oon of the votmg stte as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President · proper decorum, shafl open the ballot box oi boxes, and place all of ~e port !Dost conv~ment .. to the pr~tesm~g me~ber. Where a to notify each individual eleaed. ·of that ·day's ballots therein -in an envelope, as requited, which shall . special vote is. ordered ~1:1 a~cord.ance with th1~ .Secuoo 5(c), these (b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall tak'e p{en be sealed. The membe·rs of--the Polls Committee stlall 'there- . terms. shal~ app!y, no~1thstandmg any provmon to th!! con!r~ry over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, upon si8o their names across the 11ap.of .the said envelope or enve· contamed .m this _Article. Protests. JJ?ay be .made only. 10 wnt!ng at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting, or the Jep,cs, with their book numbers- ·next to .their signatures. The and m~st be ~ece1ved b}'. the Umon Tallying ~mm1tt~ during next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the results committee shall also place the datt and. name of the Port on die said !he P,Cnod o~ i.ts proceedmgs. The reports of ~ts commmee shall as to each .o f the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as proenvelopes, and shall.certify, on the .envelope or envelopes, that tlfe mcluae a brief summary of _.each protest received, the name ahd vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue •.ballot box or box~s were opened publicly, that all ballots for that ~k !1~mber _of th!! protestmg member! and a summary of t e up to, and expire at, that time, notwithstanding anything fu the day only were removed; and that all of those ballots are enclosed d1sposmon of the: sa1~ protest. The comm~ttee shall ~ke all reason- contrary contained in Article XI, -Section 1. This shall not apply in mt- 'envelope or envelopes dated for that day and voted in that able. measures ~o ad1usr th~ cou~se o_f Jts .proceedmgs so as to where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he Port. The Polls Committee shall check th~ rosters, and any other enal>le ~e ~pec1al yotel set forth 1.~ this Semo~ 5 ( c) to be cQm· ·is at sea. · records they deem; appropriate,. to insu~ the foregoing. ·At the pleted wn~m the time. here!n specified_. No closmg report s~all ~ In such e\.ent, a majority vote of the membership may grant discretion of the Executive Board, official envelopes may be pre· mad~ by tt unless and until !he ~pec1al v~es referee~ to m this additional time for the assumption of the office or job. Io the event pared for the purpose of enclosing the -ballots and the .making Section 5(c) shall have J>een duly completed and tallied. . of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the of the afor~id certification, ,wi.th word,ng embodying the fore· (d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall pro· provisions of -Article X, Section 2, ·as t0 succession shall apply - ·going inscribed thereon, ·in which event these envelopes shall be ceed to the port in y.ihich headquarters is located, as s09n as possi· - until the expiration qf the term. A.II other cases of failure to assume ·used by the Polls G>mmittee for the aforesa.id purpose. Nothing ble after .their election but, in any event, shall arrive at that port office ·shall be .dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the contained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee prfor to the first business day after December 3-1 of the election membership. from adding· such. comments. to the certificate as are appropriate, year. Each member of the committee not elected from the port in S.ction.7. The Secretary-Treasur~ is specifically charged with the provided the comments are signed and dated by Jhe member making · which headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation, preservation and retention · of all election records, including the th'eln: Tfae envelope or envelopes shall t!ien be placed in a wrapper · meals,. and lodging expense occasioned by their tte.veliog to and . ballots, as required· by ·4'w, and is directed and authorized to -issue or envelope, which, at the discre~ion of th~ Exectitivc Board; ·may returning from-that Port. .All .members of the committee shall also such other and Jurther directives as to the election procedures ai be furnis~ for that purpose. The wrapper or . envelo~ shall then be paid at the prev~iling standby rate of pay. from the day subse- are required by law which directives shall be part of the election be Hcurely ·seale4 and .eith1=r delivered,,. or sent by certified or · quent t.o their elec:tion to the day they return, in normal course, procedures of this Union. registered mail, by ·the said Polls ComD)ittee, ·to the depository to the Port from whi~ they '!ere eleqed. The Union Tallying Committee shall eled a chairman from named · in the pre-election report. adopted by the membership. The Polls P>mminee shaJV not be discharged from its duties l.ftltil thi~ among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this Con· ·A~icle XIV . mailing is accomplished •!id evide~ce of mailing or delivery is stitu.tion, adopt its own procedures. Decision as to .special votes, Other Elections furnished the Pon Agent, which evidence- shall be noted and kept protests, and the contents ·of the final report shall be valid if made · in the Port Agent's el~on records or- files. . . by a. majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendance;, Section 1. Tri•I CommittH. The PoU.a Committee shall also insute that the ballot bpx or boxes which quorum is hereby fixed at ~inc ( 9). The Union Tallying are locked.and 'sealed before handing them back-to the Port'. .Agenr, Committee, but not less than ·.a quorum thereof, shall have the - ·.A Trial Committee shall be elected at a ·spe<;ial meleting held at ~nd_ 'lih'11 place th~ key 9r keys to the l>oxes in ~n envelope,. across sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the aepository imme- 10 ;00 A.M., the next business day following the regular meetipg of' the Jlar of-which.·tlic m~bers of the committee shall sign their diately after the termination of ·bidloting and t~ insure their· safe the Port where the Tri,al is to take place. It shall consist· of five '18D1CS, ·book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope custody during the course of the committee's proceedings. The full book members, of whi~h three shall constitute a quorpm. ]'lo seeurcly; l,P. addi~ion to delive~ing. the le~ a.nd ballot ~box or bo:x:es · proceedings of this commi!fee, except ·for t~e actual preparation officer, Headquarters Represen~tive, Port .Agent, Port Patrolman, as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port .Agent of the dolling report and dissents therefrom, 1f any, shall be open or other Union ~sonnel may be electd to serve on a Trial Comone copy of each of. thc'. rqster sheets for the day, the unused ballots, • ..to any member, provided he observes decorum. In no event, shall mittee. No member who intends to be a witness in the pending any reports called for by this Section 4; any files that they may the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closiqg report of' the trial may serve, 'nor may any member who cannot; for any reason, have received, and ·all the stubs c~llected both for the. day .and those Tallying Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th immedi· render an honest decision. It shall k the duty of every member to · ~rned over to it. The Port ..Agent shall ~ be responsible for .the" ately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Com· decline nomination if ·he knows, or has reason to believe, ahy of . proper safeguarding of ill the afo~csaid material, shill not release mittee shall .be discharged· upon the completion of the issuance 'the foregoing disqualifications apply to him. The members of this any of .it until ~uly called .for, and shall insure that po one illegally and dispatch of its reports as -required in this Article. In the event committee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules .,.. tampers· with the material placed iri liis 'custody. The remaining a recheck and recount· is ordered pursuant to Section 5 ( g) of this as arc adopted by a majority -vote of the membership. ' . copy of each roster sheet .used for the day shall be mailed by 't he .Article, the committee shall be reconstituted ·except that ·if anY. Section 2~ Appe•I• CommilfH. Polls .Committee r.o the Secre,tary:Trcasurer, by certified or · regis· member therC9f is not available, a substitute theref6re shall ~ . The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven full book members, ·tered mail or delivered in person. ,· _· elected from the - approp~iate port, at. a special mec;ti11g held for five 9f whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at· the port where (f) . Me~bers of the Polls committee shall serve without com• that purpose as soon as possible. headquarters is located. The same disqualifications and duties of pensa~i~n, except that. the Port .Agent shall compensate ~ch P?lls "' ( ~) The report of the Committee. shall be made up in sufficient, members .shall apply with regard to this committee' as apply to . Comm1~e_e:mem~r -t1th a r~onable sum for mc;als wlule -se~v10g copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies the Trial Committee. In addition, no member may serve on an or provide meals 10 lieu of cash. . -· .. . shall be sent by the committee to each Port hgent and the Secretary· .Appeals Committee in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Section s. Ballot Collection, Tallying Precedure; Proiesti,-and Treasurer prior to the first' regular . meeting 'scheduled tQ tak~ - C1tmniin~ d~isi!m: if the ~id m~ml>~~ w~ ~ m~m!?er ·of the S • I Vot J , • place subsequent to the close of the committee'~ proceed·ings or, Trial Committee. pecia - "· in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place· four days or S~dion 3. D•l'9•tH• ..:....(a) On the day ·the balloting in c;adi port"is to tc.l'minate, the less from the close of this committee's ptoc~edings. ~en at least .As soon as the President is advised as to the date and duly Polls Q>mmittee elected for .that day shall, in addition to their other five days prior to the next regilliir m~ting. Whichever meeting duties hereinbef0re set 'forth, deliver to headquarters, or mail ·to applies shalt be desjgnated, by elate, in the report and shall be authorized number of delegates to the convention of the Seafarers· headquarters ( bY certified or registered mail)·, all the unused .ba,lots, referred to as ·the ·"Election Report Meeting." .As soon as these International Union bf North America, he shall communicate such together 'with a·certificatioh,.signed and dated by all members of the copies are received, each Port .Agent shall post one copy of the facts .to the Port .Agent of each Port, together with recommendations Committte .t hat · all ballots sent to · the port and not used are report on the .bulletin board, in ..a fOnspicuous manner. This, CC?i>Y as to generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. These enclosed . therewith, subject to the -right of member of the · shall be kept posted for ·a period' of two months. A.t the Elect1on facts and recommendations shall be announced and read at the . COnimittee'fo. tn'ake separate .comment$ :.un4(.r his signature aqd Report Meeting; the 9ther copy of the report shall be read verbatim. fir~t ~egular meeting ther~after. Unless changed by a majority vore of the membership during that meeting, the election rules shall .late. The certi6catiop. shall specifi,ally-identify, by serial number •. (f) .At the Election Re:p.ort.-_meeting, there shall be taken u. p apply. These rules .shall not prohibit any foll book member from · and amount, the· unused- ballots so forwarded. Iii ~c· same package, - bur.bound sepatlitely, .the committee sball forvrard to headquarters the discrepitncies, if any, referred to in Section 5 ( c) of-th'is Article no~inating himself. ~e results of the election shall be communiand the recommendations of the Tallying , Com~ittee submitted cated ,to ·each Port .Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and an· . all ·stubs, cofleaeq during the period 'o f voting, togeth~r with a urtificatio'n, signed by ail ·members of>the committee, that all the therewith. A m*jority vote of the membership shall decide wh&:t nounced· at the next regular meeting of the Port. Rµles of election · ·arubs collecte(!.· by the committee a~e enclosed th'ercwidt· subject to action, if an.y,, in ~ccordance with the Coo~titution, shall be. taken hereunder may include provisions for automatic election of all thereo~, wli1ch aCbon, .however, shall. no~ "-1C~~de ~c _-ordenng of qualified -nominees, in the event the number of such nominees does · the-ri_siit of each meDiber of the. committee to make separate com.,uents under 'his'>signature and date: The said ~oils .CoJJUQ.ittee a spec1,a l vote unless the re~r.ted:· d1scr~panc1es .. affect the. results not exceed. the number of delegates to be elected. members shall not l)e· discharged from Jheir- duties . until the for• · of the· VOte f'!r any office Or'. _.)Ob,. 10 Which event, the SJ>!!Claj VOte •--'warding called for her«;_undor is . a~ompHs~ed arid evid!!n~e of• sha,l. be restricted th~reto. }(. ma1on~ of the. 'V!Pbe~s~1p, at-,the Article XV mailing · or deliveey is furnished the Port .Agent, . which ~vidence Elec;uon R~rt M~~1n~ may ord~ a rec~eclc_ and a recount when _ mall be noted and kept in me Port tt:¢nt's election records 'or files. a dissent. to the clos!ng"repor.t has ~n. mued by three or more . Trials .and ..Appeals :._ . ·· , . d 'L . _ . . JDtmbecs of the U~1on Tally10g Co111.1111ttee; Except, for the con·(1>:) All f~rwardmg !O headg11;arte ·!Calle. ior ~ni:ler this. Secuon, tingencies provided for in this Section -5 (f) the closing report' S•ction' 1• .Any member may bring charges agai11st any other '· shall be JO the Umon T,Jlying £o~1.ttee, at the address of ahalrbe accepted as final. I \. ' . ' .. member for the commission o" . ..~. ,se as set forth in this Con· headquamrs..·In the eyent a· Polls Comnuttee cannot be elected . . ',/ or -cBnnodt~t on the d!if the .balloting in.each Fort is to terminate, (g) ·A special -vote ordered purs~t to Seci~on HO must take Sti~tion, :__These charget shall I !.: •'- Nriting . aiid signed by Jhe ac~ser, who shaJJ also include h:· .ok,.number. The accuser ·shall ~the_,iJJon .Agent sha:U ·h'ave ,th~ dutyi to ,lo~#d..rthe- ·~re,rial ,speaffi- 'place and be. cotnpl~ted -wit~in seven·' ( 7) d~'ys after,. _the ~ection C:!tJlr: ,set.loiith .in ~i~n:5(a). (un~sed ~llots_ and· s~bS)·, to ..the - lle~n ·M:eenng, at ~ch pon where.... Jhe d~screpanc1~ .so. acted deliv~r these charges to the Port A.gent of the port nearest die place :.- Uni~ '.falbing ~a~•• ~h.i~ ~ill\ th~ ,carry ou~ ~ {uf'.lct~o~ . ,u~n took place~ · SubJect ~ the foregoi!i8• · an~ to . the Jun1ts. of the of the offense, or the port of pay-off, if the offense·took place aboard, · _·. i.n. t~pid 'dierero' ofihe ·sai.!1-P."olb· CoilUlla~~:·~n ··•~4t . ~en_!• ·th~-~ vote-'~· f>y ~~~ ·m~_bcrshap, . as.:afqresaid, .the P~rt :l\gents . ~~ ~ch sJlip. He sh,Jl also ·request the Port A.gent to present these diargp · "·· Portr .Ajebt.abalhlso forwatd ·.it · ~ ma~ri_. .qeesned·~liecesSu,1 · au~ pott.slilll - ~vt ·the f~-~ 0£ th~ ~fm1..comau.nee as . at the ·next regular . meeting." The accuser may. 'Withdraw his clwaes .~foie. the .JD._ecting ~es · place. · • a,f·'M aiiOD'-TilllJiM eciinmiaee to· exeaite tbc.e lwadlom. 1et.... iQfcb ,io::&ctioo ,, {o).._ ·~far· t-s ~mat ·seaioca •.te.Ja wath• the shaµ eaeti 0 .. ,f I • \ . Jl. '··' . • ~ ": , ' !,, ~t ' ' , 'l•i. ... ,1 ' • ~ •', , ,.. l :t/\.:fi1 • ~:4 I l f • ' ' • I '- "'._ o 1, ,J' • 't ' ~ ' '- •! 'I '' • brl . \; '\\· '"' '~.. .,&.'- ,. ·- .. ' . : } . -~ ... 'j ,/ \,• �. • I me evideACe .to IUpport ~ • Wina iiDdr ill such case, llppeals -(c) - Mila>Glluct d~riDI ..., meeda1 ()f othet ' oi&dal· Uaioa. Committee shall not make its 0110 IUidiqs u · to cbc weiabc of. proceeding, or bringing the UaiOli iAto disiepme by C(!Ddu« DOC at the said meeting. '- _ ' . · evidence. . . proviCled for ebcwbete in this· Arcide; . . . . ·· If the. char&CS .are rejected l?Y • .majority YQte ,o{ the part., DO • -(b) In oo event shall incressed punishment be recommended. (d) Rdmal or neBli&ent failure to carry. ouc . ~der1 oi -thole further aCtion may be taken thereon, unless ruled otherwise by a (c) AJiew trial shall be tec:ommended if the ~ppeals Cammi~ dlily aullaorized to make such or~ u UJ· ~ _ · . .finch-( a) thac any member of the Trial Committt.ie should baye hdion 4. Upon proof of the commission of any of the followfq : he shall be autooiatically on notice that he will be uied the fol· been disqualified, or (b) that the accused was not adcqua~y olfen.sCs,. membet~ shall be penali~ up t!) and including I iioe Ol lowing morning. At his request, the trial shall be postponed "until· informed of, the decails ·o f the charged· olense; ·which usultcd in $,0.00;· . the morning following the next regular m'Ceting, at which time the his not havin& been given a fair trial, or (c) that -for anJ ocher (a) Refusal or wilful fall~e to be present at sip-ons or pay-offs; -•--.J He .shall also be· L--ded a . reason, the ucuscd was not given a _fair uial.. L--t. Tri.al Commr·ttec will then Luc aC1.1CU. UlllU ..:_,i!_ f (b) Wilful failure to sub(nit Union l1UUJI, to Union iepmenta~ written. copy of the charges made qainst. him. · · . • '· (d) If there is not substantial evidence to support a nnu.i.uig o tives at pay-off;· H the.accu$Cd is not present> the Port Agent shall immediately guilt, the Appeala Conuni~ shall recommead that die charsie on cause to be sent to him, ·by registered mail addressed to his last which the finding wu based be dismissed. . ., · · ' (C') Disorderly conduct at ~y-off or sign-on; known mailing adc1ress on file with the Union a copy of the (e) Th~ Appeals Committee may recommend Jes9er punishment. (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union ·represenmives in discharges, the names and book numbers of the 1ecu~rs, and a noci· .. . d . • . d chargjng their duties; s.ction 14• The Ai>J>eals Committee sh.it deliver its ccuion an (e) ·Disorderly condu~t in the 'Q'nion hall; fication;that he must appear :with his witnesses, ready for uial the morning after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the dissent, if any, to headquamrs, .w hich sb9ll cause· iuflicient copies (f) .Gamblin• in tbLUnion hall; . Trial Committee will be elected. · to be published and shall have them sent 1each .port iD time to ._ In the event a .majority of the membership '?f the Union shall reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. 'Headquarters .-(g) Ne&liaent 'failure to join ·ship. . · , "\ to accept charges after their rejection by ~port, the trial shall shall also send a copy to each accused apd uQiser· at ~ir Jase Section 5. .Any member who has' committed an offense ~Hzed take place in the Pon where Headquarters is located. Due -notice known address# or notify them in pers0i1. · · ' by: no ·more than a tine of $50.oo· may elect to waive his '.rislus Semon 15. ~t the meeting indicated in Section 14 of thiJ ·Article, wider this Ci:instinirion subject to the provisi~ns of' Article XV, thereof shall be given to the accused, who shall be informed of the name of bis accttSCrs, and who shall ieceive a wtinen sratement the mem6c~hip; bf a majority VQft, shall accept the decision of the Section 20 and to pay the maximum tine-, of $50.00 to the duty· of the charges. At the zequest of the accused, trans'portation and Appejils Commitree, or the. dissent therein. If there' is no dissent, authorized represemative of the Union:· ' · · ·· · subsistence shall be provided the accused and his wit.oases. · the ·decision of the 'Appeals Committee s"8Il · stand. , Section 6 • This Union, and its. members,' shali not be deemed to . 3. • TLT n·a1 'commJttee . shall h ear . al . r .t"' -••·aoent ... -1·.J-ce lf a headquarters new trial is ordeml, .thatintrial be held 'in the any .dlWD. · . of personal o·r· pro-"" Se ction •ic aai where is lOc:atcd, the shall manner prOYided forport in 'W"=ve .,•••, ri-1.ts _., to which it 'Or its . and' shall not be bound by the rules of evidence required .hr coum members are entided, by bringing ·the mcinber to-tpal or enforGin1 of Jaw but _inay receive all relevant testimony. The Trial C~itte@ ' Section 2 of. this Artide. Any decision .SO ptOY.i'ding for a new trial a penalty as pr~vidcd"j.n dli! Co~itutipn. . . . .. . may gr~t adjourrunen~ ~t the _reqµest of ~ ac~, to ~le shall contain such directions as .'fltill insure a ~ir hearing to the •• .......,_ 7 •. ~Any ___L.:~ under ;..,_,.nsion for an oifeflse . ·undef ·. · ·, · -- , __,°" --.-. ._. hl·m to make a proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee . accused. . _· · ' · this Atticle $hall continue tO pay all dues ana ilssessments aa4 muse falkbeneath a quorum, it shall adjourn until a quo~ ~loes exist. · Sectioa.16. Headquarteu shall ~otilj the ~qised an4 each accuser, observe his duties' to the Union, members, officials, and jqb holden. Section 4. No trial shall be conducted unless all the accusen are eirber- in pcrspo or in . writing , addn:sscd . to their last knowo ' . ·· . present. ThC Trial Committee shall conduct the trial exeepc that the address, of the Jdulcs of the •pee.al. A further. ·appeal sliall be Artlct. .XVU accused shall have the right to Cf°'-'-aamine the acaiser, or iccu5ers, a~ as set. forth in Sectio~ 17 of ?Us Article. _ and the witnesses, as welhs to conduct his own defense. The accused • · Sectio. J7. Each member is charged with Jcac)wledge of the proPublicatioos -may select any member to assist him in hi~ defense at the trial, .visions of ·the Constitution of the· Seafarers, Intema_t~ Uliioa I provided, (a), the said- member is available at the .time of the of North .America, ·and the rights of, and prOcedure as to, .further Tbls Unioo may pubfuh such panphlets, journali, news~ trial and (b) the said member agrets to render such assistance. appeal 8$ provided for. therein. Decisi9ns reaOied thereunder ah'all mAIJ8zin;.., periodicals ~d , peral literature, in 1uch manne~ aa If ·the accused ch;a.llenges ·the qualifications of the members .of .the be binding 9n all members o( the Union. · . .. may be d~rmiocd~ from time to time, br the .Executive· Boardo . .' • • • • ' f •• .. ... Trial Committee, or srates that the charges do not adequately inform • · · ·d f all L-- of th U • \ • • him of what wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and· ~e SectiOll 11. It sh~ be~ uty_o . man"'"s e IUOn to • of such commission, such matters shall be ruled ui>on JUKl dis-' take. all iStepS w1th1;0 their. ~opsurua~ wwci to car.q out ~ Artlde :XVIII ~ of, prior to proceeding on .t he JDe}'its of the d~fense. pie terms of any eff~ ~'OfU. . guilt of .an accused shill be found only .if proven by the weight Section 19. Every accused shatl receive a written copy of the , of the. evidence, a~d the burden of.such proof ~hall be llJM?n the • ,charges preferred against him and shall be given a reasona~le time.O ffi(ers and job hoiders, ~hether -elected or· tq>pointed ·u .ftl1 accuser. Every finding shall be based on th~ quality of the evidence to prepare his defense, .,ut he may thereafter plead guilty and all other · employees ttandling monies of. ttie U~ion s~ bs. and not solely on the number of witnes5eS produced. waive -any or aH of the other tights and privilcSies srantcd to him ,15 bonded as iequired by kw. ,. \ Section s. The Trial Co~ittee shall make findings to guilt b~ this Art~cle. If an ac01;5ed · bas been prc)perly. notified of his or innocence, and recommendations as to punishmen! and/or .other trial and fa1~s- to atte~d without pro~>edy. rectu.esttng ~ postponeArticle XIX Union action deemed desirable in the light of the proceedings. These ment, the Trial Commmee,may hold 1ts trJal WJthout hlS presence. findings and recommendations shall be those of a majority_of the EXpend~ · committee, and shall be in wr~ing, as shall be any d.issent. The . _ Article XVI committee shall ,forward its findings and recommendations, along S.ctiH 1. Jn the event no contrary polici& or instructions are ia ·Offenses •ncl Penalties ' with any dissent to· the Port Agent of the port where. the trial took existence, · the President may authorize, make, ·or incur such es:.. place, while a copy thereof shall be forwarded· to the accused and and expen.ses as are normally encompassed · within tbe Secti~11 1. Upon .proof the commission of the . following off~ses, penditures the· accusers, either in per.son or by mail addressed to their last authority conferred upon · him by Article X of ·th~ ~itutioa. ' known addresses. The finding5 shall include a statement ·that the the member shall .be expelled from membership: S.C;io11 -2. ~ proyisioQS of SCction 1 sball similarly ..apply to (a) Proof of membership in any orpni:iation adyocating the rights of the accused undet this Constitution, were properly safe· . the routine a'cc0W1ting and administrative procedur~ of the Union ..guJrded. The fi~gs also must contain the chargeunade, the date overthrow of the ~ernment of the United States b1 force; except those primarily concerned with trials, appeals, negotiatiops; of the uial,:the name and address of the accused,.the _accuser, and (b) Acting as an inforn)er' against the interest of the Unio11 · suilces, and electioos. , ., · each witness; shall describe each document wed at the ·trial; shall or the membership in any organizational campaign; contain a fair summary of the proceedings·, and shall state the hction I. The provisions of this Article •hall -~uper~e to th4J • (c) Acting as an informer for, or agent of, the company agai0$t findings 'llS to guilt ot innocence. If P<*ible, all d~inents · used at the interests of. the membecship or the Union; ex~t appliabJe, the proviJiOlls ~ Article X \of tbi,s eocsti'~ , . the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations shall be . (d) The commission of any act as patt .of ·a conspiracy to made a part of the regular files; · destroy the Union. · · Article XX section 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial sha,ll, up9n receipt Sectio~ 2. Upon proof of die commission ~f.anf of !fhe following Income of the findings and recommendations of the Trial ~mittee, cause "' the findings fiid recommendatio~ to be presented; and entered · offeoses, the member shall _bC penalized. up to ·and i~cluding a penalty of expulsion from the Union. Jn die event the penalty of ~ 1. The income of this Union shall include dues, initiatioli into tl1c minutes, .at the next regular meeting. . expulsion is n~ invoked .or recommended, the penalty shall not fees, fines, assessments, con'tiibution's, 1~ interest. diYidea4s, .8 '· , Section 7. The Port A&e\lt shall send the record of the entire exceed suspension from ,the rights ' aJJ<l.- privileges of· membership well as income derived from any other legitimate bminess opaatiOA . proceeditigs to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies for more than two (2) years, or a fine of $50.00 or both: · or· orhei legitilD4te source. _ · · . · thereof to be made and sent to each Port in time for ~ next (a) . Willully misai;propf~8 or, misming Union ~roperty of . ·: Sectio11 2. Ab -~~ Union iecei}>t, ~~oPerly filled out, shall ~ .regularly· scheduled meeting. the nlue in. excess of $50,00. · given to anyon«; paying money to the U01on or to ~Y .{>Crson aut!lSection At ~ latter meerl~g, the proceedings shall be dis- I (b) Unauthoi.iFd use of Uni0n property, records, stamps, ala, · or.ized .l>Y ~Uni~ to receive ~ney. le shall b.,: the dury 'of eye~ awed. 'The meeting shall then"vote. A ml!-jority vote of the mem· etc., for ,the purpose• of personal gain;. · , · · peraon · ~aatcd. "'!1th the U1U0n wlio makes such paymenis. tO. J,ership of the Union shall: . 1 ( c) Wilful misuse of any office or job, elective or not, within the demand such r'~ipt. · . . .. (a) Accept the findings and teconimendations, ot Section a. No assessments shall . be ,levied except after ·a· ballot· Union for the purpose of personal pin, financial or Otherwise, or (b) Reject the findings and recommendations,· or the wilful refusal or failure ta aKQte the duties or functions conducted under such general rules as may be decicl!:d upon by~ • '( c) Acee.Pt- the findings, . but· modify the reconimendations, or of the said office or . job, or gross neglect 01 .Jbuse in executing niajoriti vote of the. membership, provided· that: (a)· The ballot must be aecret. . (d) Order a new trial after finding tbat ·substantial jt.istjee has such du'ties -0.r_ fynctions or otht;r serious misconduct or .br~ of President. may, d~nng· die pendency ~ d_~iplinary (b) The ~ssessment musi: be approved bY. a majority the Mt been done with regard to the charges. In this CYerit, a ·new trust; . . - , .· · _ . · . trial ·shall take place at the port where headquarters is located proceedmgs under this subsecnon, suspend the _officer or Jobholder valid ballocs cut. . , . . .. . , and upon appJication, the accused, the accusers, and their wirn~ from exercising the functions 6f the Office or job, with o.t\With~t 1 pay, and designate his tempc)raiy ~placeµient. • , Section 4 . ..Except .as otherwise provided by- J~w, all paymeocs _ -sru!ll be furnished transportation and subsistence. " · (d) UoautboriZed vonng, or unauthorized li&nclliog of ballou, . b}' members or,other affiliates of this Union shall be applied IUC•. Sectioft. 9. After the· vote set forth in Section 8, 'any punishment ~~I>~. ~~~r~, v~d~Qtieri !is~, baligc:, box~, o~ ~tigg tiles, oi ,essivMy ta die monetary obligations ow~ me V~ion c~~~I iO deeided upon shall betoine effective. 'Headquarters shall cause election material o any son; . . ' · with the 9ldest in point of .time, as measui:ed from the date of · notice of the results thereof to be sent to each accused and accuser. (e)' P',refer~ing ~ dtar&e$ with knowledge .that such charges ~ are- accrual ofSU.~h obligation,''llie period of atrears .sball be Calculatccl $ection. 10. An accused who has Qeen found guilty~ or who ·is false; , ' according!f• · · under effective punishment may appeal in the following manner: (f) Making or uansmitting, with intent to ·deceive, false ·reports · He may send or deliver a notice of appeal t.o Headquarters or .conrmunications which fall. within th~ .scope ~f Unii>n bqsihess; . Artlcle )(XI within 30 days after receipt of the notice' of.1the decision of the (g) Deliberate failure or re£usaf to join one'•· ship, or mis· Other Typ.. of Union Affiliation member~hip; . coqdu,ct or neslect of duty aboard ship,,JO_ the, detriment ol. the , 1 Section li. At. th~ next regular meeting of the port where Head- Unioh _or its agreements; . ., . . · · ·. · · "l'o the extent permitt,d ~ ·· tajV, ~~is .Vr:ii~n •.. ~Y -~jor~ty quarte~ is located, afrer receipt of the notice of appeal, the notice (h.)' Deliberate and unauthori2:ed foterference,, or deJiberate ~rut of the- ~embership, may prov~ for iffi.~~tion y.-1th at -~Y. 1rid1v1~~ shall lie presented and shall then becoine part of. the .minutes. An malicious viliification, with ie~d to ·the ex«utio."l of the duties · uals in a· lesaer. capac,~ty ~~n membe~ship, or 1n • ·~paaty · o~ .Appeals CQmmittee shall then be elected . . The Vice-Prelident in of any office or j~; _ . ~ , ·. . , '· --: - than me~bership. B_y ,ma1onty v~ of"th~ ~bership, .the:.Un'°!l charge of contracts ·is charged with the duty -of .presenting the (i) Paying for or receiviog maney for, employment· aboard .a may.,pr~·~ ~or the rigbu ~d obliaati~s 1r:ic1dent to ~µch ·capacl• before-mentioned ~oceedings and' an available tlQCUments used as · . · ' . • · · , .· ·ties or affilaat1ons.- 1bese r1sflts aocI oblJMtJOQ• ~Y Jilc.lude, but " evidence at the trial ·co· die;. Appeals · Committee; as weir as any 'V~~l, ex~uslVC oi proper eami~gs Union pay~!115• . ure not limited to ('a) the ·applicability or non-applicability 9f all · written statement or argument submitted by . the accwed, The (J) Wdful !e!usal to sub_mit. evide~ of affihation for 1 .the or any pan of this Constitubon; (b) the ter~ of such ~iatioOi accused may argue his llPpeal ~n . person, if he so desires. The pu~ of ~01dl!lg or de~y10g m~~ paym~ts to .~ Uw?Jl, ( c),; die . ri ht of ·the, UnlOli to peremptOry; termina,tion. :of "1c~ · appeal shal! be &eard at Union Headquarters on the night the or ~!l'lth~!Y u~eui11~ . or ~ 1ecemng evidence of Union affiliation ·~ (d), the .fees requiml for 1Uch, affiliation. In· n0 committee is elected. '-It shall be the responsibility of the ·accused a~liauon, with intent to dece~y~;; . : . ·· · ~ event may an'yone noc a: member ,.reC:i!iiu, cvitlenee· .'o f ~iatfua / to io5ure that: his written s'tatemen.t or argument' arrives at head(k) ~Wilfulfailur~ '(>t refn~l to ~.r.rf~t the ru:aer ¢ di~duly . ~uivalent to. that of ~bell. · iece_m ptibfity or "i~gbtl . ovu qtjit~ters in time fol ·such .p.resentation. : authom:~ to makctlfuch orde~ duung ~uµe of amke'i ··, · ;r members; or be termed a mealbef. _ . · .· " . (1) Failtire ortefusal to pay a!.fine ·.o t asswmenc widi~n the time ._ , ' ' · . Section . 1·2. "7he Appeals Committe~' ~hall · dedde the appeal as .. ·~:-xx11 aoon as possible, consis_tent with .fair comiderat~on of the evidence limit set the.refor either. .b'y ihe" C:Onsp~~cm or by acti.1>n talce'n.~. : . - . -'\ . ~d arguments before it. It m~y grant' adjourrunellts and may. accordance with the Cooseitution., teqilest the accused or accusers to present 3rgumenrs, · whenever Section 3. Upo~ proof ~i the c~issi~~ o£ ~' ~. f~~ing . . ~uoru-· iiecessary· for siidt fair ·consideration. • ,-. ,. off~ members .shal\ be pe!19lized ~P..,' 9 ana •~whpg • sµs• · 'SMtiell 1. :unless elsewhere ~e~ Otherwise speclfi(allf. .provided, . ;_sftti.. '~a. '.fhe ~isiOo_~,"cbe Appeals· ~ '~hall ~. by pension .f!om ~,ti~ l&od._.P,r,1rite~ .•ot -Diem~ for. cwo the ;qu~ J°' ·a .~ Jiieeqn8 Of· ;; pprc "shall.be 'm mlt l>oolt · · · ~bfti.. , ·· ,. :1, : , .. / ·, .1, 1 ·:.,,. soa~~jty y~ ·aiid- shall tie•~n the form of"fi•ss 'and ·ucommen· Y.?1''• or.a fine of $50.00 01 llQtl): , . , ". !-.· "· • • • • . • . ·: • ·. datiOQ,,; DisSen'u"' wi'"' be a~ed. Deci$ioas:·aud ,diSsaits ·sliall be- ·i n. . (a) Wilfully miSai>Pr~"Ol'. millllinl U.W. · p~ • '~"-" . 'The . " .. ~ :•;Jfl;· w'"' ""' · ~~q,~·~a· ililsiiisutbd«Woo'. ordissc:ot. of~ vibie'l'.mder .,o:~~ ..r~t.;; ~-\'! ::·( ...... , ~· (, '. '':'. ,.. r 4: ..!'~a~· · :~~-~~ .!~~ .0:~ "· ' ' , •• _-;;..J ~~........ .;:....-. ·p.1:. _ _. _, ..,. -, ~ .. of the charges and the request to the Port Apt, the Port Agent shall cause those charjpeS to be .read leCllelt 2. Airer presentation :S=r~t::! :f:r;;n.;:~. ~d ~~°::::!iiis ~= ·- ro. vote· ., . '" •. .., . , ·as. L . .. .. . " a: of 1:f1e ,. 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'/ . ~ "!.. .. . ~ • ' ·1"' .~· . . .... - . ;/. • . ~ • - •. ..' .· ~"j ...... "":~.... ~ :' .. �· SE'.4P.4RERS LO'(; S•PPlement-Pa~e . (f . ; IQO:lentlof the Union requiring a qµoNm .to act officially, shall be a majority of those voting, and shall not be official or e.ff~vc. 11ole,u the quorum requiremellu are met, · · - 8n• \ 1 Article XXV Amendn;tents · ) This Constitution . shall be amended in the following manner: .EXHIBIT A Minimal requirements to be contained jn Constitution Soctlo11 4. U~less 'otherwise indicated'-'hercirl, where the require· of subordinate bodies •nd divisions chartered by or menu for a quorum are not sprcificaUy set forth, a quorum shall Soctio11 1• .Any full book member may submit at any regular affiliated with the SHfuers lntern•tion•I Union of ~ deemed to be a majority of those composing the applicable . meeting of any Port proposed amendments to this Constituti9n North America-Atl•ntic, Gulf, bkes •nd Inland Waters 1e,ment of the Unio_!J. . . in resolution form. If a majotity. vote of the roeinbership of the District. · Port approves it the proposed .amendment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further ac_!ion. Article XXlll I M • Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by a ma• Y ee._tings ,, j?rity vote of. the .membership, it shall be 1refc_rred. to · a Consti~· .All members shall have equal rights and· privileges, subject to • foction 1, ,:Regular ·mqnbership meetings shall be held mQnthly ttonal ~ommartcd' IQ the- Pcfrt whe~e Headquarters is locatecl This reasonable rules and regulations; contained- in this Constitution, only in the following major ports at the following times: Commmee shall be composed 9f s1.x [ull _book _members, ~o from inCluding secret election, freedom of speech, the right to hold office. Dl:lririg the week following· the first .Sunday of every month a . each depamnent _a nd shall be.. el~cted IQ a.ccordance with such and the right of secret votes on assesslJ!ent and dues increases, all ' meeting shall be heJd on, Monday:.__at New.r.York; on Tuesday-=--t . · ru!es as a_re established by a n.a1onl\r vote of that Port. Th~ Com· in accordance with the law. Philadelphia;·-on WednCsday~at Baltimore; and on Friday-at rnm~e .wall act on a!l proposed amen_dments ref~rred to 1t, The Detroit. During the next "'{eek meetings shall be beta on Monday· Comm1.ttee _may receive whatever advice and asm~ance, legal or II ( '• at Houston; on Tuesday-at New Orleans and on Wedn.esday-at otherwise, flt deems n~cess:try. It shall prepare a repo.rt ?n the /' . Mo~ile. .All regular membership meetings shall commence at amendment t?gether with any proposed changes or subsu~uons or - No mea:nber may be automatically suspended fr~m membership \ i:30 P.M. local time. Where ·a meet,ng day. falls on a Holiday recommendations and th«: reasons for such rec??1mendations: The except for non-payment of dues, and all members shall be afforded officially designated u such , by the authorities of the Sia~e or ,latter sh.all. then be submitted to the. membership by the President. . a fair ~.caring upon written charges, with a reasonable time to pre·. munkip@liry io whkh ·a port is located, the port meeting shall If a maiortty V?te of the membe~ship app~o.ves the amendment as pare defense, when accuse_!! of an offense under the Constitution. talce plat:e on the following busjness. day. Saturday and . Sunday tcsommended,_ it shall then. be VDCed upon, in a. yes or no vote _by shall· not be--deemea . busines3 days. · the membership of .the l!naon . ~Y secret ballot .m accordance with Ill -r The .Area Vice Presi~ents shall · be the chairmen of all regular the _procedure oudmed JO Amcle .XIII, ~ecuon_. 3 (bl · ~hrough meetings in ports in thier respective areas. Jn t~e event the .Area Secuon 5, ex{ept ~hat, unles~ o~h~rw.i.se required' by a nla)ority yote This Union is charter,ed -by (and/or affiliated with), the Sea· Vice Prdidents are unable 'to attend a regular meeting of a port, of the membership at the tu~e it g1~es the ai;iproval ne~essary ro farets lhternational Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes .they shall instruct the fort .Agents, or gther elel:ted job holders, . p.ut !he ref~rendum to a vote, the Unum TallyJDg, Co!Dflmee shall and Inland Waters -District, and this Constitution and any amend· to acr as chairman of th'c meetings. . ... • · consist of _six ( ~) full book !Dembers, . two from ,eacli of the thr~,e ments thereto, shall not take effect unless and until approved as set .., Jn the ev~n! a quorum is not pre~nt at 2: 30 P.M. the chai.rman ( 3) departmeht~ of the. Union, el~ted from Headquarters'· Port. forth in the Constitution ·of that Union. fff the' meeting at the pertinent port shall p0stpone th-e opening of The amendment shalli either be pnnted· on ~he ballot, or 1f too the Jneeting but in no event later than 3:00 P.M. · ' · Je;ngthy, shall .be ref~rred to o.n the ballor._.Copies of.the amendme!1t 1v· · · · ,,, . . shall be posted on the bullettn boards of all ports. and made avail· · ( '•,ction 2 • .A special meeting at a port Jl\ar·be called only at the able at .the voting site in all pons. .An object of this Union is, within Its r eas.onable capacity, to . ._ · . ·. . f · . b . d h._ 1tion of the Port .Agent or Area Vice President. No special promote the. welfare of, and assist, the Seafarers Jnternllcrional Union meeting may be held, except between- tpe hours of 9:60 .A.M. and Section 3~ If approved by a m~?mY. o th~ valid al19ts _cast, of North .America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes an·d Inland Waters ':00 P.M: Notice· of sych mee . ting shall be poste& at l~ast two hour~ the . amendment shall become ~ffecuv~ .m:1med1ately upo~ ~oufica· District. I in advance, on ' the pott bulletin board. . . ,• · · . tion by the Headquarters TallyJDg Cc;>mmmee_to the P~es1dent .~hat The Arca Vice Rresidents shall be the chairmen ·o1 all special .,.. !~e ame~dment has been ~ app~oved~ unles~ othera..1.se specuJC<t meetings in ports in their respective area'S. In the event the Area m the l!mendment. The President shall 11nmed1arely notify allJ!Orts Vice Presidents ate unable to attend a special meeting of a _port, -of the results of the vote on the amendment. The charter {and/or affiliation) relationship betwet"n this Union and the Seafarers International Union of North America-Aclantic, 1 t~ey ·s hall instruct the Port Agents, .or other elected job holders, to Golf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall not be dissolved so act ·as chairmen of th~ meetings. , -· · Article XxVI · T~~ c9n.tci11s of this· Section 2 •are subject to die provisions- of long ·as -at least ten members of this Union, and the Seafarers ·.Article· XIII, Sectio_n 4 (a). · · Tr•nsition Cl•use · Intcrnati<,mal Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, lakes and· 1 Jnlal'!d Ware~ Distrkt acting through its Executive Board wish to - S•~ie" Notwithstandi.ng anythin~ to ~he conu:i,ry, all regula;. · .. Se~tiol\' 1.1t is. ~he purpc;~e and. intent .of this .Artie.le' to p~o~i~e · continue such relationship. mectmgs shall be governed by the following: . for an orderly transi tion from Union operations and acnvmes · 1. The Union Constitution. as governed by die · Constirutio~ "in ·effect prior to the adoption: VI 2. Majority ~ore of the members assembled. . of this :i,meqded Con~ti~tion, to operation.s a~d activities ~onductcd in accordance with this amended Constaruuon. Accordmgly, the No amendment to this Constitution shall be effective unless and following sections are to be given the. interpretatio.n required to until approved by at least a two·thirds vote of the membership in a etfectua' t e the foregoing purpos~ and JDtent. _ Article XXIV ' secret referendum· conducted for that purpose. In , any event, the ... Section 2 . .All routine ;d~inistrative', accounting, and other similaC adoption of this Constitution ana any amendme'nts thereto, v.•ill not Definitions and Miscell•neous Provisions · proced4res and processes of this Union, in effect immediately be effective unless and until compliance " 'ith Article II of the · . Rela~ing Thereto· · prior to the adoption of this amended." Constitution shaU:J.>e deemed Constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America _._Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Jnland Waters District iS- first made. Section 1. Incapacity. Unless ·otherwise set , forth or dealt with · to be permitted heruender and shal{ continue in cffecc unless or 'llcceiq • th~ term "incapacity,'.'. shall ipean a_ny illness or situation u11til changed, in acco~nce with the provisions hereof. VII pr.,evenr-ing,.the a'ffccted person from carrying out his duties for more Section 3. All methods and means of.,.. collccting and disbursing I · than ~lj days, provided ' that this does not. result in a vjcancy. Union funds, all se8regations of Union funds, rules of order The Seafarers International Union· of North America-Arlanric. . · However, nQthirrg contained fo · this Article shall be ·deemed to generally follo!"ed, . bonding procedures.: reinstat~mcrnt _procedur.es, Gulf, Lake.s and Inland Waters District shall have che right to .prohibit :th~ execution of the functions of more 't han one job and any ocher practices or procedure~ lO effect 1m!Ded1ately pnor check, inspect a11d make copies of all the books and records of this - and/or office in which event no incapacity shall be deemed to to t~e adoption of this amended Constit~tion,_ sfiall be deemed Union upon demand. exist with regard to the regular job or office of the one taking over to be -permitted hereunder, and shall contmue JO effect unless or the <{u~s and functions of the one incapacitated. T he period of · until changed · in accordance with the w-0visions hereof.·VIII incapacity shall be the time ·during which the circumstances exist. .r Section 4 • .AU Union policies, customs, and usage, including those ~~ _ 5octlen 2. Unless~ otherwfse set forth or dealt with herefn, the. . with regard to admission into membership, in effect immediatc:ly This Union shall not take anv action v.•h1ch will have the effect term "vacapcy" shall include failure to perform the functions of any prior to the. adoption of this amenMd Constitution,-shall be deemed of reducing its· net assets, calculated through recognized accounting o{fice or j6b by-r.eason of death, or resignation, or suspension .from to be. permitted hereunder and shaH continue fn effect unless or procedures, below the amount of its indebtedness to the Seafarers International Union of Nonh America'-Aclanric, Gulf, Lakes and membership or·expulsion (rom the Union with no further right to until changed in acc~rdance with the ..provisions hereof. Inland Waters District, unless approved by thac Union throu,!lh itl • appeal- 'in accot<lance .wirh the provisions -of Article XV. of this Section s.'.!JI offic:ers and other jobhoiiters elected as .a result · of Exe·cutive Board. ' £onst!tution. ~ · the balloting held by this Union during November an}l Decemb~r Section 3 . When applicable to the Un~on . as a .whole the 'term, of 1958 who ace 'serving at the time of the adoption of this ·- . IX ''majority ·vote of the membership", shall mean the majority of all amended Constitutiori, shall continue to serve, with.out red~ction the valid :votes cast by futr book' memb<=r_s at an offitial meeting of in salary, in the office most closely rela,ted to the one held p~1or to So long as there exists any indebtedness by this Union 10 the those ports holding a . meeting. This- definition shalt prevail not· that adoption, and for a. term no~ to exceed- that·. for which he_ Seafarers lnter'!!ltional Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, 'Widistandin~ that one or more ports cannot hold meetings because was elected in the ballotfng held IQ 1958. For this purpose the and Inland Waters District, that Union shall have the right t>f no quorum. ,for the purpose of this Sectipn, the term "meeting" .following table sets out the new office and job, the present nearest Lakes to ~ppoint a repre$entative or representatives to this Union who ·•hall refer to .those meetings to be held during ' the time period equivalent in tetms of. fun~tio~.~- presently ~eEforme~, and the shafi have· th.e power to accend all meetings of this Un ion, or its 'Wjdiin which a.. vote must be taken in ac(ordance with ·the Con- identill' of· the person occupy mg it. The adopuon of this amended · sub·divisions, or governing •boards; if any; and who shall ha:ve the · indicated Constitution shall constinue ratification of this t~bl~~ •titlition .and tlie custom and usage of the Union access to all books and records of this Union on demand. This • . priority:. representative, or these- representatives, sball be charged with the OIJ.Title I nJi11id~11l duty of assisting this' Union and its members.hip, and acting as a • 5'ction 4. When applicab~e solely ~o. port action and not con· Secretary-Treasurer PAUL HALL P~sident liaison between the Seafarers International Union of North America · cerned with, or related to, th: Union as a whole, and not forming part of 'ii. Union-wide vote, the term, "majority vote of. the mem· Executive -Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District ~nd th~s Union, Assistant Secretary· bc.rshi,p", sl\all reier to the majority of the valid votes cast by the . Vice.President.. Treasurer CAL TANNER full ' boo~· 1nem~rs at ~ny meeting, of the Port, regular or special. Vice-President in _,,. . . Section J; The. term, ''.membership action''. or referentc thereto. ~h;ug'e uf Centr:icts _,..!. So long as any unpaid per capita tax, or any other indebtedness •h~ll m_ean the same as the-term "majority vote of the' membership". .Assistant Secretary· and Contract · of any sort, is owed by this Union to the Seafarers International Treasurer CLAUDE SIMMONS Enfo,P'ement Section 6. Where the title .of any office or job, or the holder Union of North America-11.tlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters 1 District, such indebtedness shall constitute a first lien on the assets thereof, is set fortl\ in this Constitution, all references thereto and Vice-President in the provisions concerned therewith shall be deemed to be eq1,!ally charge of the of this Union, which lien shall not be· impaired without the written , .Assistant Secretary· ' applicable' to whomever i~ duly acting in such ·offic:e or job. approval of the Seafarers International Union of North AmericaTreasurer EARL ~HEPPARD Atlantic Coast :Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District acting through Soc.ion The term "Election Year" shall · be deemed to mean . Vice-President in its Executive Board . ..h_-t calendar ye,.r prior to ~be calendar year in which elected · offi· Assistant Secre~ry•. charge of the· cials: arid- other" "elected job·holdeq aie required to ass4me •office. LINDSEY WILLIAMS Gulf Coast · ,.,, Treasurer XI The first election nar hereundcf sha.U be deem~d ~<'> be 1960. Boston Port 'Agent -Vice-President -in The p;er capira ta:c payable by this Union to the Seafarers Inter· ..,.·· Section I • . The terms:'...~'this Constitu~ion", ·and "this am~nded and Admi'nistrative char.g~ of the Lakes national Union of North 4merica-A.tlantic, Gulf, Lakes and :iWf\stitution", shaU 6e deemed to have the same .m eaning .and shall - and Inland Waters Director of Great .AL TANNEll Inland Waters District shall be that which is fixed in accordance refer to the €onstitution which takes the pJace-of the one adopted· Lakes Distdct with the terms of the Constitution of that Union. -by the Union··in· 1939, as lmended up through .August, 1956. ·rfo be filled y the ' 'So~tion ..f. The term;· ''.member· in good standing"; shall'- mean a President in. accord· XII .. memlrer wnose monetary o.bligations. to the Urliorr are' not iii-arrears '.: . . ance with Constitu· for .thirty da~ or more, ·or .who is pot under 'suspension or expul·- ,Secretary-Treas~rer tionL VACANCY This Constirutien and actions by this Union pursuant thereto · lion effective -in · accordance with this. Con'stitution. Unless other. :;. are supject to those provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers .Assistant Secr~t!lCY• .'Wise expressly indicated, the term,,-~cmbe(, shalrmean a mefiil:>cr· HReadq~arte~-s Treasurer '. International Union of North America-Atlantic, ·Gulf, Lakes and ~!~L HALL gOod standing. ' . ':" .. . · . : ~· epresen~uve Inland Waters District pertaining to affiliation, disaffiliation, trustee.Assi~tant Secretaryships, and the granting a_nd re!11oval of. charters. . . 1 . · Section 10. Unless plainly oth.er'~ise requ-uea by the·-~ontext ·of ·. )Rleadquarrc~s Treasur.er ED MOONEY -their u.se, 'the terms ''. Union boo~'', "membership book'\ and "bqOk'. ', · epresentauv.e 1hill m~an offici_al evidc:~ce."o f Union m;mbershi~. ., Headqiiarters ·' .Assistant Secretary• '>-. Xiii --.. . s.ctien ,11 , lbe) etm '.'fuil-book" or "full Onion book" shall m~tr Representativ~ . ]OB VOLPIAN Treasurer This Union shall be affiliated with t he Seafarers I~tcrmuiooal :; ,; ~I; .an o~~iaf~rt~ficate issu~~- as ·e.videni:e of,,U_nioh ,'~e~b.ership ... · Since l}o ;-elected ·officer o.r' job~oider ,currc~tly performs··_the. Union.of North America through the Seafarers lnternatfona,l Unioa . 'iiliac~~ .~n )e -~ttau~i;d 0.nl~ · ~y · t~ose ..m.em~rs . '!"ho ~ve first · functions of the new offii:e of Secretary-Treasurer, that offici shall of .~orth America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes. and Inland Waters Dis· . . . •~u~r~ die . h!g~est SCnt«?t&t}'· titan& se~_.forth: m .the stan4ard be filled by >t~it Presiden• pursu~nt to Article. X~ Secti?n 1 (j). of tri~t. I~ s~all share. in, and participate· as part of, the d~legation. of !(; i' ·a>~~ve -bn~a1_01ng~ a1recmen(, · .,· ' •., , tlii!- &>1\s.tl~uon. From the,da~ · of the ai;lop~1on «?_f this· ConsUJU· that Distract t~ t.he ~onvenuon of th~· Seafarers l~t~rnauonal- Un1oa ·:;, ,J' · -JectlH 1~:·The t~rm • ."full fiOOlc J!Jem'be!"• shall mean ·a· riJember tfof!, ;the' officers, ~ s~:ve. desmbed~ ~~all execute ~he powt{s ·•nd o~ -~~r~h Amena. m accord~i_icc .wi.th . th~ -provm9ns of the _Co~ 1 ...:.. ·~ (ft)\[W~ a •fulf· J)oPk h... ~ duty iiiue~- and wpo ·is' entidecho. (ulCtfohs, ~ ass11.1;11e ·.the ·m1>0~ib~ltt1:ea ~f ~the · saul offices as ~t· . ,smut1<?n of the 'Seafarers. Internauonal_Un~on pf Npnh A~e~1~~ ~ ~ ~onb . in cthiS ~U~UOD. ' . .-~ . • l. :~:~~"'" ~~f·~- .~ul.f. !t~~ !-!1d Jot n ' Wa~r~ 1?~.sm~. ' . (,,,.. "·' ~.· . . t . ~..... ...,,..... . .. v s: r m x 1: in .. . . ', ,. . .. . • i 'If : .. ~. ..,. ~ ; 'I'! ~ i!\I: • ~ • • • ,. ... - • .. • - .- ·' �• -" ·-.: .. . : .. . . ... ..~ - ~~' '" :( :.. ~... ·~. ~ ·-:_:::.... EYERY SJ!JAFARER is GUARANTEED . ' I - • Pr~teciia11 ~I tli~ r,igh~s an"iipri~il~eis: Kqtira~tef~ him under the,;Cons./itution of t~e Unfii~. • ·Th~ right to .vote. --::, ~ ~ ·· , . ' - _,,,: · . i ' -9'... The· right Jo_f!Ominate. himsell )or, "t,J. hJ h~ltl, any office itt:the Union. ·~ · ·· . ~. · -• That. every~fffcial of the.Union sliati bt b~u~iJ., to uphold and .protect 1h~ rights· of .epery mem~er and that in · no --c~s~. shalfany· membef, .be .depri'Qe'd of his 'riglits aiuf p1:ii}ileges as a member without due 'Process of t!J,e ./air1.ro/ the U1#011• . :_ . · · , ·• The t:izht .to }e-r:onfro.-n.ieJ' b -his ·a_c-c_qser an'J to_.. be given ·a /air--trial by an impariit.,/ Cf>mmittee of : .his brother union memb~ri if he shou"lil ,,,.. ~ ~ charKed ;with--tondu_ct ,J~trtmentaf tu~ f/i"e :.fiielf~rl ~ tJf Seafarers banJ~J:·. tpgetfi.er in~ ~hisYnioi;. ~ -"' . .. • The riihi'-to ., ~x:Press ·ki°m:self.Jr,.eely .o:n -~he~ Jlo_or'r>f any Union · tnf!.:etinK. o.r · itt~committee. · -~ ·... · - ·...;: . , • l - .. .... • ")' .. ?"' ..- .. ' . ~ -· .....,/ I -:-~ - '• ,.,. ·~ J• .. -, • ~.I _,,, ~ · ~ The-~ assu~4:nc·e ·. tha1--~~i~ -hr~th~ Sedfat~~s.~ will--: . sta'fn/·with.h.im}n· de/eni~ o/.~b~e '!ilnoaritt;c P:ri~··,, ~ .' r;. ~ ciples. set forth irt_ thi·Coiis.titiition. ol ·t.h·e.. l;Jnion~ ·- · " .. .. ,":" - ... • -. - · .. .._ ( t " ~ I "' • t I ..... • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource March 11, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AMENDED SIU CONSTITUTION UP FOR BALLOT BOOST VACATION PAY TO $400 FAMILY SURGICAL BENEFITS RAISED CANNERS ROUT BRIDGES PROPOSED NEW CONSTITUTION SIU A&G DISTRICT AGRICULTURE DEP’T BACKS BLACKLIST; SIU CREW CHARGES ABUSE BY EGYPT BIG MTD ORGANIZING DRIVE SET FOR LAKES THIS YEAR TWO SIU OPERATORS ASK FOR VESSEL TRADE-INS SEVEN SEAFARERS RETIRE ON SIU DISABILITY BENEFIT INLAND, DEEP-SEA COMPANIES UNITE FOR ICC SHOWDOWN US LIBERTYS STARTING NEW TRANSFER MERRY-GO-ROUND BANKRUPT SHIPS’ CREWS BACK VESSEL BLOWS UP; CASTRO BLAMES US US SHIPS QUITTING SEAWAY AFTER 1959 RED INK BATH CANADA SELLS RUNAWAY VESSEL PRESS HUNT FOR SUNKEN GULF PLANE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/11/ 1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 6  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/7a17fdd17321449521c52ce169fc53a8.PDF d2079762e04c537223b460a6cc6d36b5 PDF Text Text ' - . , ~ iensfifJ1ficlD· Vole St0rt$ :Mar. 31. 1~ "" • • I · • • • • • ·' I • • . . ~· . I • . • . . . • . .. . .. . r Story .On Page 2 . . - . . . • ' • *LOG " M=S ·-----~. ' . OFFJ' ~IAL ' OR6AN -OF THE SEAFARERS INTE·RNATIONAL · UNION• ATLANTIC AND 6ULF DISTRICT• AFL-CIO • . ~- Exp.e rt's Report To US:·. " ·- SAFETY . ·- REPORT - · · .· 1959 FIGURES 0N ·s1·u SHIPS .. . ' · Two-Thirds Are . . ·' No Lost Time' · - BOP~rcentT~ke -.. ~---~----~~~onP~~ Place On Watch ~ I • I\ . . , Major Oil Firms , · S·t ep Up Fight On '. _·s~a~SO' ·Proposal # ..~ $lips And Falls · · .Leading ·Caus·e . . ' . I - Early·Reporting . .Usual·.Practice ___,___ _ Story On.Page .2 ... _,.;;,,,"= -......,._,.,..,- - - - - - - S t o r y On Page 16 . . ~> . I •. - -_ Fishermen Hit 12. • Mile Limit Plan . . . ... . . ... . . -------------------Story0nPage5 . ' . . . ' . . . ' . . . . ". . BienVltl~Til'1ker-·~ OpetOtors T,o Post Bond · ::CrtiSh~lnHo.uslon· ~ 10 GUarariteeShip Wages . • ' , _... .. · '· : /, · •• l • Story On Page 3 · -. I - .. ·- ' . .. · · ' ·. · ~tory On ;page 3 �, ' ltePmf~ointa SIU $.- safely'.,:;l$8U&B ·,:'. ~....__. _ ~ ~iftftl ~~<m ~aond\tfiuis-:an:d 1 ·attftllirt ftBuN»oil ·o· · addS'h. . du~ :,e•.1•· ~ j~ . ~ -· - ~ relea&ecif ~ the Safety Department of' the Seafarer's Welfare Plan. The report~ the:- first -of: its kind issued by · . ..~ E.""'8 tlie• departin~t, iS oasea on ihfortnation g.at1ierecf from a cross-section 0£ tlie stea.Jllsmp' incfustfy ·ancr·sn.ows·liP.-~iPe· re:' ..-~sn:r-mem~l'sf\ip.)nee~­ vealing d~tails whieh h~ve not . . . -. ·.·· .· . '- ·. ' .. ffngs are . he:1e1 ·~ . ularJy been available to date m any have generally. ignored the dlstinc- still aboard the ship and -is still The· accident- a11aly.sis ls bssed "18 · · ~J;. data.. ·issued- by v;cwi.eus .ti°" . bet)VeeDo_: lost-time accident~ 1~os~d. to. the. haz.ar~ of w~ on i:epor~ aubJnJ,tted bi. corqan14Uf! __, ~f ,!-: uti :•it.two # gruu15S> dea.Uq with ~ s~fety. G!!· ale basis of Uits in • .r. .. ~ wltidl we~ GB. 8lMdi" mil-- 1andf ~ ..... . u~ cOldi:adl tt> tlie SW ....., rngn . . tltt JO!tUre tltati th Jlllllll. eould! f ~ . ~ -*t dliaUar~ ~ .-! Gi ~triid5 A "tot ·4 l . p11tt; · "iea-, mation, · tJie-· SIU an'cl sh~~ ~ca_ ttile jolt;. 'DlW ~~~a. c• ...aim ttiaf' ''We: ·~ ·Mdden1l';. ™ ' -'f wlllirbl wa; 111 S. airnectecl ta ~nw . ~ • sa tie- ~rtt J _· *> co\lllU... ~ ti!Jltf lJhr9e' mi- JBmfilw"~a81Nt" acttft!nt15<. -•ere..........,~........ a.L--- '7.".'[_ ·.. ~!:.L -_ }J8l'tlnentr bops: t. malle: tbeil\ ~ i5 ~ iaial&'ed- dl6 llDt"i. llltwml ,...,_. slltpt Seaw 01P ttw- naw- • ~-.... f • at.u'9il" .~ safety, proaram& moce eJl.eetive. ,to ~ork on· the. daJ. followinl. the- ut,. moat;. ~odern.. Iii~: wilh- ~ 1 'f,he:. -1'-119rts., )vita .ilieni aut; i ~ 911Cl"•d; 4 · .A!Jft'.<m~ ~ f!n~np: tJte- ~ort+ tact'llhtt . . .,must s~-ctmst~S' ~ atknad' ~ulfil .an ·~ ~!II~ ever,+ . 1 ~eeiMi _ · · noted that for tiotli I1J5lf and fd51f, rt' wa aiib fbuncf ttiaf tlie'-gre-at' must still contend wit.h tlie•.uncer- t!hve- mlpitJiS', ·gf\tihg lir~aidbwns _ (b . · • · .r • . two out of three accidents report- majority of' accidents-, 80 percent; tamties·of'tlte sea an<}. the:'. weather; of· :when accidents: _were report~d; e. sur• to .•n$ 11 . ~e_g1sed to the department- did not jn- ·occurdll" dbllng.. ~ elllltt hour~ -~paitdl8nlwaa set.ug.ftlJhelp ~ -__...,.. ~l•w" •irl.,t~• .. •I •• r A Mll•9' ; ...t. volve loss of work time on the job. of ~- 'JJlai J,JC!fteDtallllf . . ~thee lbi~wlifidi. cmi be ~ · . .._ ~ -ia1it!. 6" · Up until now, total accident figures be considered in light of-·tlie (act controlled... · l!r... M •ulF ( . _ reported on an industry-wide basis that w!Mr off' ~ ttilf s~im f~ Other interesting fht'ormlition· ·• . . -~-- . . _ -·~· - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - disclosed by the· detailed report . llldl ~I~ f ~Mlat~ k .. are. + Jill9llllS......, ,.,.. ,sJ. - .. 0 . ; ' '* · ,1 · · Iii.cot · " ' ers ... ·11.·- l ...'I 1n·1·•. - a;;75;:;:;~ Voie On Constiirdioil sho.wS. tbatthe:vastmaj.od~ofac-to ~.Ir....,...... .,......-:~ • t 1111 . ... ] :ci~. •e. ~ ~Y Su~U..S .llllftNiD 24l Jieu. after It-~ .. ~."":.:---:---:--~-~!L..~-.--~-"':M~~~~ 11·s- I 511 11115'9 ~ ..,.. --~ tmt •me day _:_m· ·~.,_ ~... anw_ , lllJury· ·· : rep~ __._ ,..~_ ,ar~ o-r ll> fUIKUfg, -...-· Jtll•Odftllt . lElgedmce} Dri·l!'llllL! ~· another l · · .Mtttfti. dents and injuries reported," the Marine Index· Bureau fnm finally made it clear that there is a distinction between the two: In its latest report on shi~ ~s· ami ill~ '• man;yr :olifaes d paper amf nesse~, the: ageney, fig- ~ t1iell usiJQJ th• a~ pn indicat" CJf Tio- 8eg1·n · --·r·c11~ 31 ~ .. - ii'• ; · ' -factor -tn . a seaman~s ability to .· . ., -.,,. · ' · . ·. . ' , · . . work in a .safe ma~ner and avoid With theopo~clti-t.,.....,,,w1iiltlperiod ~~d accijlents. Ii study of age · groups in all ports,. Seafarers- will begin .voting Mllrcil · em tie Be. sh~ ttid -er;, '9Petrlftfed Pt:o- vised c~ k the. AAC' Didmct. Jvfltabatlf at 11he felllimall _.mies . lfe!M!ally have March ~ o+att: . ·' first t~ has tlw. followiQ dilri-- tlte"accitl'ent.n:A!"' llPth.e indud:ry. fe~aodfttJiOJ ~oflliw~ in pro- ratified tiev~,.md pllOl-- 16"*""' to aco••mCJll'ate tbs• claime~dil the ~\ld. . ·JDespite 1fi¥! dlsa!Miner, the :.&- P~ tlillir. ~ in . tl~e posal, w1ifult had' freen SJF' dfvfsfun1: . . "Thi~,ear,, \\ltfwish a·gaillif4 a:dll ~Indes:JJllr'eau tOllows the smne UiWAf, ~~~ • Jitgher de- proved as a motion at headquarters Furt~er, the c..attiomll'! J:e!Vi. your atfA!JltioJP ~the ~ct th-11 fill_. dbai'ous owcttm tf~ failing tOJ dU- gra- ~ ..~~ ~y could 'on l\llDdt.12.. , flbia' tlllk.e note CIC tlle new.r.~u, studies> a»"e b. . . upwn, :relRflltSi d ~tia~ ~ lbst-time. lllld. ~~IV ~ • ~adbia of the TJ:uf r~nif '6 6IJe> (tlive-- . *1mture witQ.ifi:a the tJilton injuries; lftld. itlitwses- # r~vf!d! ~lost-t'liU lldt!idlim:ls aid~. ~i~ sydiftm !"hli!lt! provides constft.'ution ccnnmi'tre-e snd· th-e· wfttclf P,l'U\'Jdes :Air an _ e~udve from subscn~ers. It should be Under its system of tabulating the · foy · prl!terrecf JUrmg of' class A text 4 t a JNJ9aG new COii. . boadl at elficers m J1111let restilill'Iy Ianti .rt 01ll Ur.tom Spftiftc understood that not all the J'eports total number of reports sent in, men, seamen. who ~ave eight .or tion 1bftf Bel!D . . i at all filed with this Bureau r.e present every running nose, headache and ~ore ~!.:afrs~.~ t~e m~~stryld·. iFidgi- 'on M"arch 2: S'eafarers then vdtea 1tit~ir for- board aeamers aml'' IPe- .t!lfm ba\ldl.aid · •.., ...........-.. · Ulle8> u-"" yeag .... ou n -· :to place the· constitution revision ciftc autho.rity fs; Wl'itten fallllt .t he e1~ m•, agai·Kt$ th~ · "'""!"".... · · ~ - . ~ up 10 ~t-- tfiii5 hdlijh; t :oani~ rror ~ ~ey· ~~~:n11)' Ulf- • t~. _ rue. on the ballet. docu~~ '(For ~n. ,,. the rese11t. ~ull! 'dl~a~1btila. · ... l.easm111a~ Sldlety- ~cedbr~s are I· ~ . Thll:' 9lll' eon~ 8DiedlD&. i w reJHJd., ~· tn 118rch Tlftr ~m:er u~ not~brt~ '!Je- co~d ~ fost-t~ IHX!1dents· proce'd'ure· CllDs for a twa-tllinfi; 1:l l8lftlle of the MliCJ . · . · _ caustt ill! pr.e'\)imis ~S:· th.e ~A- ~ ilfness~ CUily, *~.· the fact ~·I • • . majority in a se~et laaJ,lat refer:.. Othel; ahanges . . • )RRnt F A:remtS: :E.(!)(1; liad bebl cntinitlt of tliVt the ma~ gavct ai man an as_ ~ end um 'Db:. ·~g periit°Cf mmst coJllftild>n wmie -•lllli£ 11....ary Mann~ tild'e~ habit of t!O\lntilfti up pfnn cni· a ~-aftl doelf. not infrom March fl fCf April :a, frrcflr- by- tfie> ~- -A.ct. ~ ~ IoSll fJf th.,.~mbers' I .• 1 · _ sive. ' ._ - · . · :Among its PIMiill~ tJ¥ - ets ser\tt'c!'es. 1 sh· · in th t 0 f s ttl Adtllltloni :aeeommended certain requirewnt. ts- .r.ted Under system of throwing everyippmg. . e por ea e .. . . : oei<IUIJ Oil ~ . of . ,thing 'int,o the .soup Marine Index ' picked up a bit over th~ last. peIm. ·~•lil19" ~ el UJlliora menbe~ _ . lliailar . comes up with a "percentage rate" rtod' 'Witlr ~l! JfaytJ'{fS- mat P.1Jlled the co~sttfuflonal revfsforrs, ffre mattus, AccorcfJr;Ar, .tile mtsed . .ft_ of 84.23 percent for illness~s and the slac,k out ~f _the ~eport. . rsix-m• ,r•k a • •e committee reolirlltflui•~ has:- ~ • ·it .injuries~ which, if taken , at face ~n the ~ast perfod the followmg n~te"' 1fult t!lre ~e~ asil: nowi 1~ mftt th~ ~ of 2v.ilue wnldl mea 1!bt. 85 out of . ships f'ud off: Mftl :ifarveyor stands, wa~ large'l'y-written before the· new Federal l.titlt. -. . ~ t4!.'Very lltW cnwm'(tplb-.n wettr. ia- ,<JsUun!an); Oaean .Te~ ('Maritime the ·A&G Distri.ct establ~shed a . nrates ot thW sfd. bli7' or wO\!!f'e I ftv~se8) adt M~ <M"at~r-· .numb~ of affiliated divisions. ... · • 'uing 1!h JeaY-am obviolJl'.lj ·manlt Gie llUllfl, 8!t ·-Sur- AmOlltf ~. ma._., MM:ille. AJ.. Wi-·~ American seamen are not the ridiculous figure. · veyor (IJitbmian) s{gned' on and rued · ·~· Divilfolt,. · Pwtrte • only ones to be troubled by the Examination of the data shows three vessels were serviced · in. tRican Division, HHDe>r . and Jnlmd. , . safety F~ pa.rticul.ir to sai'ling. 3,871.c~running noses... nu._(1118 trans}t These were: Marymar •. ! Wate~ l>irilAon •n• . ~ f, . In alli lfrti~~ entitl~ "Soim! cur- and t'he· n'W (respiratory inftfctfew Seamar (Calmar) . . ~ City of. I The chawgw fir~ ~ct\ln'.,.. . ie'lltl: pif6ilem'S' facing ~elfen'§ se'> ~-na.TJ!J).~- :J,432 ~ stCM1eca. Almai nrater-. _ · Union requires constitutional . . . mew,:· .Jona& S. Th~ 9.JesMemJ ,(Wsb-intediial, etcblin~ uJI.. • • · f · * ! m••• l l fidrs. le* !s·..-"--&1, • 0n }E-e-ft •ee · I •o nl n U S h di SWe eports H·1gh •nJ•llJ · late' . l ~t~etl~~~: ~~a~1:1:!t s~:! t~f~~el~:~;ou~ooth~~r:se-~~!h:: SEA.I!ABEBS LOG jl!ll.erntio3 '•ea.BatJ for: !Hlip&w11a , •BERT- :BltAND;, .lditor. B - - -· lilA-: MMJ,, An Uttcw. HlllbWAN .Allmmr, · -AlWl\11: .,..._en wh• soan4 . tr t . · - 1'! . b r· .......... ~ 0 ~' a" lllLe£.~a 1 s. a OU .w:.wsuu and IaWJIJll SPrf'. -., Aeo llASKml~· .JOHlr B'lr.G&, AliTRUR BERGER, CHARLES' BEAUMET, . 'Du . happy and - acc!dent prone sea- ROBINSON, Staff Writers. Bw. 'Mooni, . . men on Americas. Allf.'fhips. FOi" 1a.i1 A,ea nepresentadve, , · ~if; ·1ll'illidle. ~ elum that f~lillllfd ---~ at "'• fNMw•M -"'11DH« 1N.re ~·ii hta:liUes ~,..._ flllllr. . . . .ir .,,..., Att» . .. . 1959 c. . l'n'lfllc a -.,., IWstrfd, AR·f:N!i: .,._~rt" A m,eri ca Ram~n· 111, Wnl!Ras · Aveni!•• Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel • .HYaclnth the -i\veaisli .~year average, 9-6600. second clus postage paid at th• Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the , ....,. . IT ti .rn'U"IOll 1§£ u ..p UL ' nrerr "A:ct ~ Aor. ff, 1'Yl'2: ' .~ ·Jnvolved,_ {s just shade 'uiid~l' '& f ··, ' . ~ ~ llC ' •\ ' ,• ~deaths per ve"•o ~· 1J •, ~· ( ',/' ,t;•• ' 6,'.::t , ' I IJ ( " ~ ~. - ~ . "" .,... ~ 1, • ' ~ ·~i-1A. •.t ~ tr-' !, - . .. ,. f, .• - r 1 asiil>-.·,_. ._ ...,.,... ,. -. . .._...._--'- _ a -ti ...,, ...., : ~ ' S• ;1. ~ i, 'I \l ~J fl t s1u· - . have died as a result of accidents ever they are-out of a total of while af work during th~ p~st five . 22,502 reports. , years,. Midi that the- acci.cMilt rate 1 OJll the aftidat sfde of a t.laJ. has elf~~ sfftdil.7 frtn. a t«Jtaf :M 2'f,OlH re1J18rtsr _,,; than fralf of 2,1<»- 1B l~ tt81 _~,2l» n t ,1 9'1, :·ae ~tusilllas and". abrasiol'J!f,."' Thore mentions tnat the Swed- .w cuts and. bruises· as they are. is~ .un~ __h~ bee"n. hampered in ~nown. Am~tber l,989 are "un- , :Its ~tem·~s .l!o C8'I! GIOWn on acct- specified injuries," which is about dents by reticence on the part of as useful a statistic as "miscellaneshipowners and certain authori- ous illnesses." tie~. They ha~e resisted ~ttempts The Bureau's findings also• ~ake to ~n~roduce safety regul.ahons .and no allowance fox: thE!' fact that 't hey tr~mg prdlgr~~ •h1cll Wftld could bl!! a numlrer of rep~ de»eiiMi!Mt4f mMY MJS..,s. iq wftfi a s)lftific- f!RliV-Wmd fa.:. . , fJI ecMllnst with ~ Sw~- an:. jray' 1111' mnesg,;. · . foJl(g <titlieatdes, Anraicain s-eamen. · · are benefiting from;. gr;idually-re~ - ciwce1t au.hfeRt. nus and, as SeafaY"erS' xnow, ~-contracted com- M h 5 panies and the Uniqn are working arc 2 • 1960 Vol. XXll, No. 7 . together through the Se'a farers • 11 Safety .Program on the s.afety , • ' problem. The Swedish. i:epert sbeuld make .PAUL HALt.. ,,_,.etaru-Treasure,. "1 ·••s One For· ~· , ........ A••• · '..J·,•n_ . D"s.a1_ · ~l:Truck" 1 - - �SBA.F.4.RER·S ........... £0C 'Baek Hiring HQll,_ Boost Ship Aid;' Experts Tell. US . . WASHINGTON-Two separate reportS submitted by specialists in transpor· tation and. labor relations to the Department of Commerce have called for Government action on ~ritime problems along the lines advocated by the SIU and otheri maritime unions.. Their recommendations inc Ju d ·e a flag ships in handling farm sur- states that ship registration of plus.us shipa should get up to' 100 this kind "absolves the owners of call for full legislative e~- percent of surplus where the meeting many of the taxes, indorsemefit Of maritime hir• Carg'O is a &'ift to a foreign nation. surance payments, wages and (Continued on page 15) • The ICC Is unfair to domestic ing halls and Considerably sl1lpping. Domestic shipping broader aid to shipping should be put back under . the in the form of subsidies and Maritime Administration. . . ' bigger farm surplus cargo al~ • Construction subsidies should ~ lotments be considered for domestic ships. The two reports were submitted . These are just a few of the highlights of the two reports. · · h ll in connection .with the Department 1n suppo rt·mg th e· h mng a t d Federal o,f Comme~ce 8 u '( on , "' procedure, Professor Gomberg Q( The SUP-manned tanker Lombardi, en-route to the WesJ Coast 'Iransportabon ·Polle~ and Pro- commented that "Inasmuch as . ' gram. The transportation study itrec~ntly, from Canton Island, went to the aid of a Japanese train· MONTREAL-Contract negotia• self dealt with all areas of cargo both maritime ~abor and manage• ing-ship which had sent out distress signals. The ship, the Toyama tions between the SIU ..Canadian nt , shi s ment are unanimous in their enan d passenger ~oveme ; . . P ' dorsement of this procedure over District and the Lake Carriers As· Maru (at rightJ had a leak in its hull which was.quickly repaired by railroads, truckmg, ba.rge Imes the old haphazard method that sociation have become deadlocked a Lombardi rescu!ll .team. Circled are a lifeboat and liferaft which and airlines. bred discrimination and corrup- and the appointment of a governwere used between the two ships. Full Text Awaited tion, the Government should move ment conciliation board is expect• ed shortly. The full text of the Commerce to· legalize this procedure." Department's Transportation. PoliMany proposals have been made The union negotiating . commit· cy study is not yet available. How.... in the past for specific legislative tee was unable to make any progever, it appears that the study authorization for the hiring hall, ress with. the carriers who insisted report does not agree with' many but Congress has failed to act. upon a return to an "old" system Turning to the problem of man- in which men work' any eight of the conclusions of the two specialists. ning and work rules, Gomberg hours in a 24-hour spread. This One of the two reports. was made notes that the only way a self- for all ·p ractical purposes elimin· Professor William Gomberg of sustaining merchant marine will ates overtime and many other con· US maritime unions have set up a uniform policy tp insure by the University of Pennsylvania, ever develop will be through tech- ditions the union had won previ· th~t American seamen are no longer victimized by operators dealing with relationships between nological progress. ''This means ously. who are in shaky financial condition.. Arrangements have unions and management in the in- that eventually the problem of new Acceptance by the union of these dustry,. Gomberg makes the fol- job definitions and the new man- conditions would have been the been ma<;le by agreement be· lowing points, among others: ning schedules will dominate much equivalent of taking a 14 percent cut in wages for members, the Dis• Labor and management are of collective bargaining." • tween the -,unions and the On the runaway-flag issue, he trict reported. fully-agreed that the hiring hall ope.rators -involved, µiost of is the ·b est way to recruit labor. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ther_n tramp· or Independent tanker I · . .• . Therefore this procequre should be specifically legalized by Conagencies. for -frnailclal security to be posted by them for their ships. gress. . Performance bonds or actual cash • Something should be done deposits are to be set .u p guaranthrough NATO or the International teeing crewmembers' wages, draws· Labor Organization to meet some and allotments. ~nd assuring payof the objections ·of US maritime ments to vacation- and welfare unions to low-wace standards on plans as well. The Pan-Atlantic containership runaway ships owned by us comWASHINGTON-The House Foreign Af!airs . Committee Representatives of the SIU, the Bienville was rammed by the tank- panies. National Maritime Union, and the er Esso Chester in an accident • Inter-union relationships In voted 19 to 3 to approve an amendment to the Mutual Seofficers' unions reached agreement that took .f>lace at the entrance to maritime are the best .they have curity Act that asks for full freedom of the seas. The action on the pcogram which was subse- the Houston ship channel last been for many years, with pros------------,.followed the disclosure that quently ratij'ied by the. operators' week. . pects of continued cooperation. any US-flag ship that had ever involved. The ' program calls for According to Seafarer H. E. Col• Technological changes in carried cargo to ~srael was the following: • !ins, crane maintenance and. elec-· mariti~e · will tend ·to reopen the barred from carrying l_ike cargoes ·· trician aboard .. the Bienville, the Whole area of manning scales and • C~mp;mies ~reser:itly in debt -vessel had been lying at anchor work rµles. to Arab countries. to va'rlous vacation and .welfare becau.se of a heavy fog· before .the Thus the committee went on Backs Union View pla~s. ar~ to P~Y outstanding obli- .accident occurred. When the fog record in support of the SIU posi· The second reporl:, dealing with gallons 1mmed1ately or make ar- lifted, the . pilot tion that ·nations r eceiving US sur .. merchant marine problems as . caQgements to put money in es- came· aboard and plus agricultw·al commodities su~h. was made by Milton Goldcrew '·<?ut of future charters for just as the ·:Bienshould be barred from interferring fogle, and very largely supports , ville got undersuch Pl.lyments. with freedom of the seas, especially tlie recommendations long made NEW ORLEANS - Mayor de in relation to the US merchant • Performance bonds, or money w a y she w a s by the SIU an·d- othei: maritime Lesseps Morrison of this city has marine fleet. The SIU had pro·bi escrow, will be set up' to meet rammed by the unions as to what should be done appointed Port Agent Lindsey J. tested the blacklist to Presiden~ comini obligations on wages, Chester, harnway to helfl shipping, The report indraws, allotments and fund con- bet we e .n the Williams to the Public, Belt Rail- Eisenhower and many members of cludes the following: tributions. .., h«?use · and the Congress. ' · • It calls for subsidy to all US road Commission to fill ' a term exThe arnendment also asks for a In cases w~ich· will involve put- stt~ 8 ·accident c· II' . ships operating in offshore ti·ades, piring in 1966. This is J?elieved to presidential report on the meas· ting m~ney m escrow, a clearing whi ch took -plac~ o ins plus easing the procedure for 2b- be the first time a member of the ures taken by the Administration house is to be . set ~P so ~s to · at 4 pm, demollsheli the crane and· tajning subsidies: to insure the application of ttie • It ·cites ·the fact that 18 trade union movement has been -. t f th h ll " ti:. handle all .the cases m _a umform d i principles involved under the manner. Shipping firms which ~~ve ~ _a_pl!r 0 . e :u !>... IJ>e. foreig-n countries require Governselected to fill such a position. Agricultural Trade, Development fail or refu -· to compl with th Bie_nyille. The ·repairs will .take .an. Mayor Morrison said he felt that and Acceptauc~ Act. Under the • se · . Y . ~ estimated four to six. weeks, ahd ment-owned cargoes to be carried PJ:'Oposed- pro&!:am, will pe sub3ect reportedly will cost. betw,een $l00,- on their own shi~ ·and, in many Williams ·was "emminently quali- terms of the agreement, the • sur• tc liens for money · owed them. O'OO to $200· ,OOO ~ N o one was · i n- ·~ase(I, cive ·private cargo prefer- fied" to fill the post because Qf his plus 'foods are puid for in local This . latest move by the marl- jured·. in -=the ·piishap. · Th~ skipper ence on their own ships. Amert- extensive knowledge of port opera- currency. The US then lends back time unions was brought about by· of the Chester claimed the heavy cans l'et little or no share of tions. The Public Belt Railroad to the purchasing country 50 to 7~ the recent bankruptcies of Oceari. traffic in the caAal caused ti1e cargoes controlled ·by foreign gov- plays an important role in the op- percent of the sales .Proceeds. Carriers, North Atlantic Marine· cras h. :', ' : ~ . . . ernments, ·Yet for eic' ships get up erations of the port, the Mayor . The House vote denounces an . . ·Agriculture Department announceand. World T{amping, which left. · The Bienville was on her way ·to to 50 percent of cargoes owned by explained.. The members of the Railroad ment that the contrac.ts for ship· many seamen without pay, after' 'Port Newar~ to acc~pt a · .saf~ty. the US Government. • US companies do n9t support' Board receive no salaries. Their ping such Government-sponsored months of work. it was ta.ken to award from Pan Atlantic 'for hav· job .Is to set policies and regula- cargo·es were "of no concern" to prevent 1repetltion of such incl- mg the . best safety record in ·. the the U'S merchant Dl'~rine. • The Department of Agricul- tions for the. operation of the Pub- the US Government since they dents by ·other operators. Most of fleet. . · the. bankrupt sh\ps maiiqed by Sea- . ..~he was a fine ship," said Col- tur-e is using every . ni.e thod to de· lie Belt .Railroad, which operates were made privately between th• farers h.ave be~h turned over to llns," "a good feeder with. a won- prive US- shi.Ps. of qecent ..r ates several· h~nJ,l.~ ed. pines of track and shipper and the purchasing country. . . . . ~4~,,_ ~"' _,, · other SIU-.cornpanlea. . •i, ; • ,h \ · del'ftil crew ·aild excellent offic.era;~' · »~ , giyil~i · eve~: ~~: ~o -lorefln- emplors"ullj~· of' 500 personL us can ada sIu Op-- e- , _0 _10_,-5- In p f Tan g /e Sea Unions OK Uniform Wage SecurityAgreement Es·so Tanhrrier H·its .Bo·xsh·ip In HOU'Ston House .Body Hits Ship Blacklisting· Name Williams To·N'Orleans TranspOrt Body , ' • ' • ' J • • .. ' . ·ft �,. I ~ . M&Rh 2 Through March 15,· 1960period folltlwiDC" . · last week's, ' .8 c.ompared to 1,051 men · Shippfog in the sm :slumped. a bit tm; minor surge. 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' 2 .a P5iltl ~ 3 :2 . cim • ' . GltMilt . ! ALL ' 1 I , ,J .Iii.& 3. , • 8 3 - 4 , ~· , k ,_ .. • ·15 · 1 4' '.,.; ·, l'f ; ' a 1 1 . .£ 1 - · ! I ' 2 . z -.. Tift 'l 10 ·t G' 1 - . m 1. -=-- , 1 ) ,1 S; ·• . ·• ·• ;1 ., 4 ' -~ ~" m. 11 • �Fi·sh· ~u, • ·n. ·a . ,,AIO· . ,· : · :caDada .Proposal -On 12~Mile Umit / .. ,. . J .> · I ,, 11s ·· · · 1 • ,,, J • • - . ~ SEATTLE-"l'he .Al.aska Jli;shennen's U\Dioo, a ·recent affil~ ate ef -the SffiNA, has·vi!~ly protenecl :moves~ tme Can.. ·adian guvernn1ent to ·establish new boundaries ·m territm~ waters. A Canadian proposa - · .· .· fo~ a 12-nnle exe'hlrive fishing I FisheiJlies Cbnuuba:ion pgmated a 'zme wmtld depi'We US mem- ~. ;pe~taee ei ·t&e ·aalmml .~ ·bets l)f. tite- mtiOtt af 'tihem trim- ~ ?habintmi!.e!f tM· F~ ~ •ti'9l'la<l fiSMrrg priftl'eges .off tire· Ca- · s.ockeY8 salmou - ·~. ·smc. nadhm coast' 1!he11, there has· Deeg.. ai maHe.d Ge• ,The Ciln~an move is being · tel'i<mation in :the -Canadtan posim:ade at the current world confer- tian, m respect to J:mmg 11P to comre.~on regmalii:mrs. ·'l'ftis 'has ' ·ertce ·on sea law at Geneva, ·Switz- resulted iri a great deal of o.ver· ,erfand. JI'he US position calls fishing 1)y Camdii.aa fishermen. a six-mfl'e limit on·-territotral waTile Canadians also nelnse.d to ters, pllJS another six miles of-fish- J!e.c.og.ia.ize a re.aort "iwen hv u-s f.or Great coiumns ·o'f smol:e 'bmow from Matson Line c--·is ·loc~s af'Saa Pacho. fire started abocud -···.r-"1 . a barge, spNai 'to .ifte doeks and terminal. 'Dmmrge liit· $?;500,000 mml... Gntcy,'Crane tlie •nght .of c:ent.!~ Uled·far '~ing containers, was. uadamQg~~ · , · ·· · Im ing rights. :However, - t'he United r "'"" " "Stabes -wn·t s te -ntam .existing amd .Canadian scieatists, based on .iigblu for 'fisher:m-en of otiher na- a two-year s.tudy, in l'egard to changing the net iish.i.ng line to ·t ioils Wiitlhm a ·coun~ l2-mile protect .f eeding arid .millling-stocka . limit. of salmon. · At stake -ts ~he future of the In addition Canada has no pro' American salmon-:fishing industry gram for artificially-.propagating ·F.iie. D(a mag.es --M-af~oll Pier · :i:~.=i£:~:::::!r:! :: !:~:;:d :x~=~~e t!etiDi~~al h::i:= WI~ rearing opeEatims. 7he cost of: 12 .SAN CaliL~.A huge fire which~ t~e d~cksilde facilities· the- S1U Pacific ' ,:, C:~t· nadah 's P~~!i!orof~ Ic -~ these facilities ·is more than $23 .n.!... • ~·~ :La:-4.. T ~d ·' · 41.!') · g\/\. .wn:u ec oes ..,... n e ~ m~ including tili! investment uru.~t;ontracrocv _~1wnD&n ,uU,~e . and cau~e dam~ e~ated A~ <lf>~,,.000 -~11- not ~ in .un11atera1ly setting up a 12-mile in stmctmes and equipment, and itbe .firm~ ·present.:ear.go ·cmtainer dock -1n&taltatien.s no.r ii.ts c~ ·sewi.ce. But Slll!ld- ll'mft around her coasts. The Ice- operating expenses, · the Washing. PEBHO, 1 ( . i}f tar facili:bies w,bich wer.e mider fhe .distance and suhl~tl\v got Iits c.argoes fo!!' -some t>laze were damaged and .t he· underway with Al aiig<> <two. days suit or the bl·~. ·constructiiQn at the >time &f iepmpany estinuites that lit Winl l>e , later. . · .at least a ~ ~ ··these .'be- . · According to -Matson· ~cereeme 'Operative. .· : : ments, tbe ~waiiall. Citi11en·f te fire •rted oli a barge near which ..runs fr.om Llls· ·Angelti to the doc'k, .an~ ·apidlif 'SJ)'tead ·to HawaU-may BDt :be able to. load !Matsonls 'terh1hia1 and warebause mearby. A new .gantry crane used 1· . lfor loa.lling unloading_ conf o .·. tainers surviv&a the '.blue. :Damage •as ~ine.il :t;i ·~ pilin~ ·under ·. 1ha doct ~he.re ·the crane wa1 · ··~· . . . . . : ~allure 8f .i he NL1lB Mil· enfaECe . The - Hawaiian Baneher was !back-pay orders issued severat 1alongaide When t he _tire stmed. _wears ;aao ·•mt.;fil'Jlla ill D;etroit lt 'WU 1QlifckJy ma.vet. -to a 'irater . 'And llir~aultee has be.eii · con-_ _ _ ; .de~ \by &e l19ltel ..... ·~rt- · · ., ' '. \ ' ~n. Same of the Aack ,pa.V amera' tem from 'Dnlawful disch · of . 'I ._ ' U&U· ' 1 ~a .w .· Jand move- i:-esulted in strai.JJ.ed retime as a re- .l'ations With Gx.ea.t Britain, ~hose , fisbing .indusiiry getS per.rm·g out Bef9ll'e-tlhe,acriclent; ·etmstnl'ctl&n of Icelandic .waters. 'For a while, C"rews -Rre DVitding an emensi.OR. armed British vessels were esof a Derih ~ieh· :was to be used nrtmg fis1l· boats ia the- l'2•mile fOr Ma~·s container Oflention . imea. ·in Los ~ngeles .Jrati9or. ·T·he -Canadians are calling ·for ton fis:literies !!eport stated · · The report ceneluded that un· l!ess the c--.iims .change their w~, _ibey'M oal!y ·be- ·c.umtil!l!g their own tbr:oats, ior if they' cuntiaue· to .ov.edish and don't .PlltV atttention to c.enserw.i'hion. .matters, :the mp. ply of salmon .w.ill rapUily Oimin1!he- Mopifion of this law at the · ish Hhin. the next few ~s. seeend Wm:'ld :Omference on the . 1.·:· . ':t.&w of the sea, cmrently '•being ...1 ,.._ . . I . heitl .at ~: . TJ!rey ·w ere nnsueeessftrl _m a rnnilar attempt last · · .-year .antt coneede this m tneir tast L • and do.WD..... ·Si.Dee Dea.tjy all the-. i chanee to pressure -the ma·t ter. union members had peater seniOI'.- !through. . ·"' . . . . . .tty than their replac.emeats,, .most , Wipe Dot Ftsblng JUdd.s . NfloJtFDLK - ~ippmg ~llli-of them will be. able to. claim their ; Accerdift& ·to ae ..F~'s ;.~~~ ~ ~ this last jobs back. ,· , . - .. . . c I'"""'- . · ._..~9111 super· t t .i Umen. ~- .aims and pmpases . , tanker National Defender tlKMt oa Canada wene -esisessed ity c.a- · a cample!Dellt of 1Ulticensed per· ,Qffieen .,, Ave itic .. .... of ,t he Ima.. External! Ailair.s lliDisl!e-'.. I ''De period t . mots. ·1,. R8-I'. .'JNI·. . ·..·.·. UP . .. ' . ' .Flig ' I II orro· K .H. as snip u·P·.1urn- up :;f .:.am tUAW ':'""herr u tar-~ aµi·.1~ Amerkan ·aa~ Mil. Comlecfila-. llowani Gl!:eea :iJl a ~ speech. · ·tao reports ~OOSel'• .and ~held :iw ault adicm ill ~s e&'f' Wukeno . the mUOll spelled I ta the Daminion Bouse. el an- chik... ! , .• and ~ , :PAW was PGtic.~Y from :the. A;EL-clO for 'CeG.D,pf ' ' ~· TJlese aiim -.e to mpe. .oat ! A ~ Jiil • sugaested· new ~dt1cal of ~e ~ltB regionlil Of• .leadership, b&ve charged .in mart ' historic fishing ri&Rta MW eiajo,red mc:.tion far a hiring haFI wae _. . ~ ,de.cla11in& ~ .it. WU ,l18ltid,y · that B? pr~slaent Jame~ G. by the United States. .brw.i,ght farth awl .diS"ussed at the • - · iweMa !980 • - - 1eefolH1amt, Oess ·has ~maed to "'p"lmTder""' · · · · · · · .' • '· orde.n covering $465,000 but held · the union's treasury for "personal If the <?onference agrees u~on ~ast memberslup meeting. Noth· back on being Wormed by_ one profit." Th~ asked the US Dis- the Cana_d ian pro~osal, the umon mg was actually resolv~d, although co~ tliiilat~'t . . . .. -. 11 Vict Court in Wah' gt; DC t charges, the traditional agreements most members agreed it should be. · · -• .am ebeiat ...u:;oo0, :w--.. ~ C"oss nd sBCmW osn, t' 0 between the US, _Canada and near the Coast Guard, Shipping< · • ·. -the idispateh 'With,.uWhich ... u,_ KLltB _,.....bas _ ...Treamer _"'5\. ' a ecre ary- J ·11 b id d d h commissioner . . d th · •· _, Peter N 01 · t f apan wi e vo e an a eavy an , among o er ·, . W A:SIDN~T?N:;: T1- -~...~. ibees ·~procudng ·injwretiom .pinst financial acc~unt~~~ a~d ~~= blow have. been dealt to the thi?gs, ~asily accessible transpor.A~inistration s . eav._ transfer ; h1>ar erielll.lzafiamr,'~U. ·m>llm.aid ) . . ·. . . American Pacific northwest sal- tation-wise. 1»olicy has resulted Ji1 tbe loss or >&L'..: . .~,. 1 .....,;,. -....... ~ ...w.., ~'Y ~ misappropriated funds. mon fishing industry Paying off here during the prefthree more American 88g ships to 1,...... ·~ ----,- ~ . ·l ....u& -..-"'was also asked to order · · · · · · ., .' ~ .....a ,...,... ~ l • ~ balloting of the mem- George Johansen, secretary- v10u.s period were Thebs <Rye ~ore!gn opei;atlon. In tbls caae. ~\ ·amauata""b a .......a:• ~ ' ~ to determine whether treasurer of the Alaska Fisher- Marine) an.d Feltore (Marven) .. 'ft'es~els are transferriiW ~ : , ·_ $ $ .. ;$; . · ;C~s .ad Olson should be re- men's Union, declared . that "the The Natrnnal Defender (Nation· (to !.he Gr~~k flag, bn-1 .... .U.i .... .W BIMI ........ ·C ·mofta:from office. ~nly way to deal -with fisheries a! Transport) and Feltore (Marven) 1"eria.. , ) ·· t IA Ila .aa .!:be ~ steel · · ' _ . problems betwe~n us is not a signed Qn, The three ·ships. inva!vel ~I ~~. ~ 'la•••...._•_.._ e1; . .ti ~ ti. ~>¥iced _en-route: CS ~iaml 1 ~ law .Well .a anat It . . ithe Oceanstai:, lrenestar .md sn.. jQbat .....tincB ~ .a t ~g · 1·L-~nd 6ousand filmh . actors the local existing conditions, but CCihes Service); Mankato Victory, iltar rm.- to Greek ..,,.._1,..__~.....,,.-- --....s·.:.::. ·- - --...;....~ 'uaV!e ~ own seven of '"~ . de""-.. --. ..., .-... .-. • i.n....._ 'Victory <Victory Carr•)•I try~ eight iatut f t e J.ndu&-· t u;r an llD •='llfti;uug u1e 'JSStle5 e·~--~ i stry uDtler .• ~y-announced ibldaltiiid ihm7tMM.YN. ~ o-ad- t••iin- . t..._ a: tmoti?kn piciuret i iHD!ved ·ancl •WW! te ~ tbaR Hu.r-r~ane.. Chickasaw (Waterman): . Ii . .,._ -•L"laL ,...;_,.., .-a . . . s..., '"rs . . . Stee· 1 - n·rre.c.or, ,.. Steel Fl yer (Isth~o cy ,~ ...,_ ~1me 'tl'eJD09Xi irl.o$· _.. laid lin. mast Gddlaef•s th , .•-m. l\'Clliae . si r1the aga w- ns issues ill. such 'a manner tha.t each •11 res~ J.Clll ~ u.usfers Of1 1 lfStorle USW.A_..,,,..,.. ' ·~ct -,,e ~Sr P · Aerts n G ~Id stTo.rhy_ :, ceun-.~s ': interests irre taken care "' miarr) :a na · Suzanne (Isthmian- . /A ' i' ' -~....... . _ .. _ n I • . . • 'D.i...--toau: ' creea c ors UI • e n;r . > -~mer can--- nu-. ·. iwbic:h anea . far~ .ofi \two ..-n.- .:.:..:g ' ,,..__ h . ft . ·-··of and tae 'ftSMl·~ .·is -•ected.:" 1.c haderetU. . 1····- . . • · , · .. ·....,.._ 1oe an - c 7 a er more · -:. • ?terr!,. ,·~ · 1 ~~ • orie :tu _·~ ..m. a ·&an 'two months of fruitless neg<r · & ,warned. .t hlt '"Hostilitt.es be- . · - - - - - - - - - - . . . ; . . . - 1 · :Prevl.owil.Y,. )Nie~ ships ·c~ T~~7:..~the : ~. At issue is a union. de- ' tween~ can only- hurt our future · 1 itransfei' ~.Ole ·o;wners Jiad' ;PD •. ~- ~-···., iJ'r· ~· that ,atlm's receive added plus fK ~-lve m:anqement, ., ~o inak~·~;.~t '~-. ~~ ~~:;;. ~nsa~on - from the profits,, of fisheries bet.ween the United , , Jllace t~, the ~I ·of wor'k .inile- · pmlileDiS. , 't!JSWA •bi.Ch st~ r.ecei:ve on theatriea1 St.US •cl ~nadL C~ative Seitfarers with 'Qeefs regard· · · <ean flag, -4 -~ timite.d (tO .JU)- ' ~ t .Darill ,.~ tkDOniild .11 ;mation IQebn:es made _!lfter 19481 management 1S s~ely needed , if mg, 'Slow paym1::nt of monies due . iera~ion ~.. ~ 01 : P,a&a- rl eut ::e~ milim delegation ... :i~J{ ~d s~tly sold. _!o tbe: resour~e is to survive." · from various operators in back , 11Danian ~· -~ . t~ ~ ! ~ CJ>akfuan ~rt. <W~ion. S;AG ~ als.o asldpg.. an ~n- , The Fishermen's Union cite? a wages and disputed overtime ~ 'l• f so--cal~eil · ~~e· CC!nltyl.•• . .~ai~er. ' -·.~ _ , d~de w~lfare- and pensio.n rep~rt J>y the State of ~ashn~~- should first check whether they , .l'~is 1J1,ea!lt,. ~ica1b,', · {f~t, ~e\ . . _. "' , , -$ ., $ . . .. . I ~- ~ the: producers. P!.us .. ton.~ Department of Fisheries have a pr~per mailing address ·VS · would be- .ati1elto ,commaml &e ' :taaa twled wage, ia_cr.eases. The -~alkout '~ as which traced the history of Cana- on file with the company. SIU . _ ;Serv~ct;s. of 'thete .weilsfJls iat ·a ny in effeo't · ffha't; most-' Wilson Co · ,ac:eomphshed wi.thout fanfare and dian ..American dealings in regards· headquarters ~officials point out ~- ~me. :_" ~ '• .>t '•·-· ·~' . wo.rkel'S -~ho - w.~re ' .~~placed by "'.ithout picket Ur;ies. ~ to fhe .salmo_n . fishing industry. that reports received from sev1In the eye~ ,pf ~e ,iµarWroe un- stNk.e~Jtei'i ~·~the UO-d.-y . , · . The Fisheries report . noted that eral operators show checks have lpns t'he ·; new.):ransfer -policy "'ha11 ' strike ·by -the P.ackingh~use . Wor-k· y.-. <:::::::> · the CaQadian actions of the past been mailed to one address • :Jhe -~~-rtti~ ... ~. l.eai;t.. of,~'Acl~ :!->eirli!· ~~s~'#Jl: .~ica wt¥"get ·tbeir 1'jobs · ., !t.11 .1l.,,v fwo y~ars ·,a re a distinct reversal while .a beef ou _ th~ 'same score ' Jlypocr.iticaI,; ·s~'. l~.e~ '- is"·t o ~ lfw6lfclf::.it m~ -.tml Jibe • -_.,.~ ''U: of a past p~Ucy of cooperating ls sent from another, thus cre~···jPl'~:, • c ;lif. ;W~·n:· ~~ilea '.Iii :. :a.· ~-1 Nate, -~ :. . , ,. : , ,,. 1f;:(&'j Jl.nt!6r ·' wttb th~ us· m· conservatlon ·PVJ- . . ating 'mU'Ch difficuttY hi 'teeping r ::ouL, ~~eJt~~ve ',cD_~ti:~r'" ,o.f . thes~~ r~e arbitr~tion· ·p,~nel; 'ru:led - that~ . , . ; · . .. .,.,,,,,., l;IJ'1:7/. cedqres: ~etween 194~ and.} 953 accounts straight. • · _.,}J,>s \!~"er- :~~~.*,i.~"'" i;>.<J,_ji ': ~~·~~.l{l~ ·~ ~ · ~ . W.,,) I:'.~ ~e ~I]~e~at~onal Paci,fic s ..unon '---~;.,-----..-..---_, ! _ , ree . Gels -us ·LI·ber.ty·s . ' . :' ,Th l ., . 't 4' :wm mm• a ! ..._ - .. . . . .-hU. - - - mi• - ...... 7 • ..._...._, .. 2.: - ,..., _....._ =.:! Use Only One ·M ail Address te!e-' ·aoar.d Ala,.... "-...... . ~" , r. :.'-,. I J ,r, 1 .-,y �Operators,- -Pt1A Agree-On slU~ BLoo.o , BMIK -· Cunafd Line 2-S·Year 'Life' For Ships HONOR .ROLL DiversiJies; BUys P'~9es. .WASHINGTON-Faced with a· tightening of Uncle Sam's purse strings, the ship operators and ·the Maritime Administrator have suddenly ·decided that their ships can last 25 vears after alt The 25-year r~useful ·life" of. a ship is an in- panies to sign construction subsidy crease of five years over the con~racts with the Government and P,resent formula. · What it means for ·practical pur. poses · is that operators· who get construction subsidies will replace their ships · at · 25-yellr lnfer.vals, Jnstead of .20 years. This Will have o& number of effects on shipping, on US seamen· a~d the · amount of money spent by the US Government for ship replacement subsidies. In general, the" 25-year period means that the us merchant fleet will, in the long· run, be older and less efficient than those of' competing nations, whose shipowners will be building · new vessels more often. But for the immediate future, .the change in the "useful life" formula will enable com- MA Ol<ays Greek Flags For 3 Ships WASHINGTON-Another ·three Liberi:m ships-two tankers and one dry cargo vessel-have been given the green light by Maritime Administration to shift' their flags to Greek registry. The transaction-another typical example of flight from the organlzational efforts of the International Maritime Workers Unioninvolved the Andros Champion, Andros City ·and Andros Fairplay. The respective purchasers were: Overseas Carriers Corp., Export Carriers Corp. and Fleet Shipping Corp. All were formerly owned by a firm known as San Rafael Comp~nia Naviera, SA. .' 'fhe IMWU has sought. to gain recognition as representative of crews aboard various runaway:flag vessels. It n·ow has two petitions pending bet ore the National Labor Relations Board in similar cases. - to get the money needed for new ships. Oppoeed In P.ast The Administration had proposed a 25-year period in the past, but ship operators had aiways bpposed it. However, the cost of new shi_ps . built today is almost f!ve times · what it cost for th'e operators' present World War II and postwar ·fleets, so tl~at the extra five yeal's will give .them enough time to put additional funds in the new-ship kitty. With both the Government and the industry agreed on the 25-year formula, the only · question outstanding is what cutoff date to apply. The shipping industry wants the cutoff date to go back to January 1, 1946, so as to cover all ships built after World War II. .The Government's present proposal would set January 1, 1950 as the cutoff date. This would mean• that nil ~f . the C·cype ships would still be under the 20-year formula , but ·the Mariner-class ships wouJd be figured as 1 having a 25-year life. The Mariners didn't start coming (.lUt of the y~rds until 1952-53. .Newer SblP&. Have Advantal'e Nprtnally, there . would be no reason why a ship could not continue to ~perate even beyo·n d 25years, as far as its machinery functioning is concerned. In fact, there -are many pre-war ships still operating under . foreign flags. However, the rate of technological change is so · great that the older ships cannot compete with larger, faster, more modern vessels which also have far more efficient loading facilities. . One effect then, of .any 25-year formula, could be to make it more difficult for an · American-flag ship operator to compete. The extra fi\.·e years could push him deeper in the hole, rather than give him au opportunity to put more cash 1tside for new ships. Two famous ;name11. Ct.Ulard and Dollar, long associafea \Vith the maritime industry; have purchased airlines and will no_w be in the air transportation inttustcy In · San Francisco ft was annbunced recently that the Dolltlr family. after • seven-year struggle to ob· tain a charter, · is ••'planning on ~ ...,. inaugurating a .Hawnji" to Tahiti • · flight, thus establishlng 7 a "Dollar" · The SIU blood bank.suppUes Seafarers -or. membera of their families· airline. 'They expect· eventually.: to . with blood· anywhere in the United States. Seafatera can donate to open up a SaJJ li1l'ancisco and Los the bank at the SIU clinic in Brooklyn. Listed here are a few .of the Angeles to Tahiti run, on a weekly Seafarera an~ others wilo have donated to the b~ood bank. basis, once things start booming. Sebold, Jorg F. Kalbach, Edwin R.' Then,' the day after the Dollar Suarez, Elisha Dunne, Gerald c. announcement, it was disclosed Huddleston, Relf L. that the Cunard Lines has , pur· Westervlc,k, Ken Mullan, Daniel J. Landron, Aurel L. chased control of Eagle Airways, Dunn, Stanley B. · an Jndependent· li~e, and its .assoJoseph, Vietor elated companies. Sea-AJr Tickets Sullivan, Georre Fernandes, Collmero · ""ah · Cunard ·is contemplating some ~ r WOnl' H. kl d McDaniel, Carl Mu n of an interchange plan in Krupinski, Peter which tickets would be issued for M0 lso travel by both sea and air. It pur· n, Robert E. chased control of the airlines for Toyer, Roberf BALTIMOR&..,.-Shipping has imShaw, Harry R. $2,800,000. The Eagle fleet consista Krawczyk, Leon of one Brit~nnia, three DC-6's, o.ne proved during the past two weeks and is 'expected to be even better Cooper, Robert A. Vicount and ten · Vikings. Eagle in the period to come, reports actCarbone, Giu9eppe started in the passenger busine's s ing agent Rex Dickey. Whiteley, Ralph ten years ago, and carried more He called attention to the fact Huber, Joel G. ,tha~ 171,000 passengers last year. that the building in this port was Delpan, Robert P. The appearance of ·the two in good shap·e, lauding the mainScardino, Ernest famous maritime names in the air tenance crews for a job well done Williamson, LJle· w. tr_ansportation business seems to --even ·though bad weather made Backrak, Daniel· be a sign of the· times, and indl· things quite hectic. Kambanoi, Demetrtoe cates that perhaps in the near Crews were paid off on the fol-Clark, Georre J. future other. similar arrangement• lowing ships: Santore <Marven) ; Wayne, Robert c. · will be m1;tde by ship companies, Dean, Wllllun a. and that plane-shiI' tickets might Emilia, Jean <Bull); Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); Bents Fort, Cities Servi.ce Phelan, MlcJ.ael become rather common. Norfolk <Cities Service); and MarMalinowski, Georre R. This' allows people with short vaore, Chilore <Ore). · Gourb, William M. cations to take a sea trip at least Five ships signed on crews: San-· .....- - - - - - - - - - - - - one way. Othei:wise they would go tore O}farven); Seafair (Colonial); both ways . by air. · Marore, Chilore (Ore), and Alcoa Runner (Alcoa>. The Dollar family was one. Serviced in transit: Robin Goodfamed for its fleet · of ''round-thef ll · world" . transports and pass~ger e ow <twice) <Robin); Yorkmar, ships, but the com"'any was au·oLosmar • Bethcoaster (twle e ); c alIn ·order to assure accurate merged •by the depression .. and mar (Calmar); Alcoa Polarjs (Al- digests of 8'hipboard meetings eventually wound up in ""'-e band• 1 coal·• JB Water man (Wa t erman ); in the LOG, it is desirable that of its current 1µcc1?5sors the " Amer·"' Steel FJyer, Ste.el Navigator Usth- the reports of ~hipboard meet- lean President Lines,• which i• mian); Seafalr <Colonial); Oremar ings be typed_}! at an possible; under contrad tO 'the SIU Paclfie <Marven) and Suzanne ·<Bum. District. - Jobs Rising In Baltimore T ype M lnutes W_ hen ·Possible ,.. I Curio~ity has ~illed more .than a cat on occasion, particularly when the curious blundered into generato·r rooms. There's always somebody, human , inquisitiveness being what it is, who will want to look be· hind a 'Close.d door to find out what's cooking-with~ut realizing ·jt might be him. Signs cle~rly warning- of dangerous con· djtions are easily put up and can keep·· the in.quisitive on their guard. · · I . -," ,...._ -- 'I �SW ~er.s..i:Gf 'ht iAQW..S, .wh;Oh iwm r.s!CJPpaB Mith iliens on ,arriviog in Yonkers, NY; 'have their gear examined ·~y Customs ~1'Q -mosf urillkefy t;place atop:aome~steel~~laKl"'°t ~. o:Stae. �SIU Blood Bank. Gives .JO Pints To Member's Child· -Among Ouf -Affiliates · Your Gear • • • for, ship ••• . 'I W~atever you n.eed, in work or. dr~ss gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savin'gs .by buying at . your Union-own~d and · Union.; operated: _S ea · Ches.t store. .-- . �-- : ..., . ~ .. ' - I•.• H.... - . .. .. , - ·- A. ..... .,. ..... / ·On, ol . the many new super. tankers to come out in 1959, the , SIU-contracted Erna Elizabeth (Albatro;s Tanker Corp.}, currently runoing intercoastal. Like , • other new supers, the Erna Eliz- . 1 11 ab~th boasts many comfoftts, including private rooms, spacious galley ~::md messhall and other . features guaranteed to lure SIU men into throwing in for berths. Pictured here are some of the gan·g at the time of the 1 1hip s ar.rival in New York hara bor. Erna Elizabeth, all 33,000 tons of her, is tied up at Carterei . Davy Jones,_ AB ·(left) and James G. Rodder, AB, crack manifold valve. Norman Wrofon, . J~.~ . oiler; r~laxe's in foc'sle. Every cr~wman has own rooiµ~ _;:., _Jack ·Regan, 1st assistant, . manipulates controls. Richard Harnden, oiler, is at telegraph. Louis Suarez, AB, handles the wheel. ' Arnold , Larsen, at au.tomatic · dishwasher. �•• SIIJ BABY. AW·VilS ,.----- �'All , Administration· Fighting Passage Of .Forand Bill lri Favor .. • • • WASHINGTON-As· the House Ways and Means Cqmmittee nears a vote on the labor-backed Forand medical insurance bill fo~ elderly people, the Eisenhower administration has announced it is "studying" a substitute plan to be ad- ])acking of the former head of Blue ministered at state level with Cross, Dr. Basil C. MacLean, who both state and Federal money. It would pay only a portion of health insurance policies for the elderly and coverage would be practically limited to chronic illnesses which result in lengthy stays in hospitals. In any case, there will be no action on en Administrati'on measure t his year. The Forand measure, opposed by the administration,. would be financed through increased Social Securjty payroll deductions. It would provide more liberal coverage --.:.. and at less cost to the insured. The Forand measure had the HAL lk .. Sl.IRt/IN ,,. ~NMIWI' It ' Ill ~ "' IL ~ ' ..;.. The maritime ~iring hall and the rotary shipping ·s~s~em have been· endorsed repeatedly by observers of maritupe operations. Therefore the latest endorsement_ oJ the hiring hall in a draft report to the Department of Commerce is more frosting on the cake; Pr9fessor William Gomberg of the University of Pennsylvania,. a specialist in transportation, ·noted that the hiring hall system is far superier to the old . corrupt and· inefficient methods of obtaininl'! ship's cte.ws. Consequently, he holds, it should be given .full legal authoriPHILADELPHIA-Latest . prog- zation by appropriate .legislative action. ress reports at this port indicate ~any bills have been introduced from time to time to give that the new hall for Seafarers, specific Congressional authorization to hiring halls both in under construction.. for some time, mar!time and in the building .trades. Its about time Congress will be ready for occupancy, on or clearly spelled out the standing of the hiring hall for the about April 15, acc.o rding to Steve Cardullo, port agent. The hall wi~l stability of the industry and the professional seamen who be located at 2604 South Fourth. man the ships. . t \· t to St., Philltdelphia: . · ·. Philly See$ April Start Jn New Hall House COmmittee Aets Shipplnl' Outlook Brl&'hter Cardullo notes that shipp~ng had been steady in the port over the The li9 to 3 vote in ·the House Foreign Affairs Committee last two weeks. He is looking for- condemning any . US Government approval of ship blacklists ward to better conditions next is an important step forward toward l'estoring ·freedom oj period, with two payoffs sched- the seas. The Committee, in its vote, calls upon the President, uled at the 0\ltset and good pos- the Department of Agriculture and otper Government auBibilities .of one ship, t~e Ocean thorities to take appropriate action to ·stop interference by Ulla (Oc~all Trans.) taking on a . . . • • . full crew. ' ·Arab nations 1~ .the .op~rati~ns of US-flag .sh1pp11~g. The reco,rds indicate the Calmar T~e SIU,,, position is simply that, any nation which at~empts (Calmar> paid off and signed on t? dictate who can and w~o can t carry. US-o~~ed gifts or during th.e period, and five - ves- aid car~oes sh?ul~ be del?rived of such aid until .it agrees to· sels were in transit. The. five were: respect the prmc;1ples of freedom of the seas. Such a strong Jean and Emilia <Bum; Steel Fly- . stand, in · the Union'!; point of view; would · quickly put an er <Isthmian); ,Robin Goodfe~low end to discrimination against American-flag .ships. . · . ,(Robin), and Texmar (Calmar). .. t t t, . 75.t h. Birt~day· Cites AMA Opposition Another member of the medical industry who gave his unqualified vote of . confidence to the bill was Dr. E. M. Bluestone, professor of hospital administration at two New York universities. He argued that the "sheer humanity" of the bill "far outweighs" the "ill-ad• vised and misguided" opposition of the American Medical Association and the insurance industry, ch.1rging they were "motivated by professional self-pro- , .N'orIea·ns t w·th . S I !:~fi~~-" s·Pur y·rans1•ts . • 1n •" Ill endorsed the bill in a letter to its -· Sponsor, Rep. Aime Forand (D., RIJ. MacLean· wrote that "the cost of care of the aged cannot be met, unaided, by the mechanism of insurance or prepayment." He noted that the system of financing the -insurance through Social Security deductions "pr ovides a way of dealing with the queslion witil dignity and effectiveness." . " . NEW ORLEANS - Though only five payoffs were recorded here during · the preceeding shipping period, this port got a shot in the arm when a total of 32 vessels called for service while in an intransit status. And with at least 11 ships scheduled to pay off during the coming two weeks, a forecast of "good" is the way :acting agent agent Buck Stephens pegs shipping conditions. Members were reminded that voting on the new SIU constitution starts March '31; they were urged to vote, and vote in the affirmative. Stephens also stated that affairs in the -port were running smoothly, and. that of all beefs handled during the previous period-, none were of a major nature. The ships paying off were: Alcoa Puritan <Alcoa); Del Norte <Miss.); Wacosta, Topa Topa (Waterman) and Penn Mariner <Penntrans.>. Signing on crews were eight vessels: Alcoa Puritan <Alcoa>; Del Aires, DelValle, Del Norte (Miss.>; Chickasaw <Waterman); Penn Mariner <Penntrans.); Atlantis <Petrol) and John C. <Atlantic Carr.). In transit: Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Ranger and Alcoa Cavalier <Alcoa); Seatrain Georgia, Seatrain Louisiana (Seatrains); Del Aires, Del Valle (twice) (Miss.>; Neva West <twice) · <Bloomfield); Steel mr~~tw, Steel Sci~nti§t <Isthmian); Gateway City, Raphael Semmes <Pan Atlantic) Chickasaw, Wild Ranger <twice), Monarch of the Seas, Wacosta, Topa Topa, Claiborne, John B. Waterman <Waterman). Mankato Victory <Victory Carr.>;. Evelyn, Edith <Bum; Atlantis <Petrol); Cantigny, Royal Oak <Cities Service); · John C. (Atlantic Carr.), and Transeastern (Transeastern). The AFL-CIO Executive Councn at its recent mid-Winter session warned against any ·eleventh hour intervention by the administration against the Forand legislation which were "designed to meet the narrowly-conceived financial demands of the AMA or the selfseeking clamor of insurance companies rather than the needs of the elderly." The ad19infoti;ation's Federalstate sharing plan was one of three possible - Federal approaches to health insurance for the aged now under study by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Another is similar to the Forand scheme, while a third is based on Federal public assistance to help. pay oldster.s' health insurance premiums. MD Report AsksCaution On Penicillin A further report on the danger of penicillin to individuals who are allergic to it has been submitted by the Medical Department of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. The r~port, quot.~d from a medical bulletin, cited . l,000 recorded deaths due to penicillin injections by 1956, some dozen years after -the antibiotic was first used. Dr. Joseph Logue, ~edical <lirector of the SIU Welfare Plan had prevfously warned SIU men against indiscriminate use of penicillin. · Penicillin is carried on all SIU ships under .the terms of the Union contract. At the time this provision · was inserted in the agreement, the _ drug was looked upon as the nearest thing to a "cure-all," and undoubtedly it has been administered by JQates to crewmembers hr.ving .a wiqe variety of ailments. In. recent yea1·s though, there has been increasing evi~ence that a few individuals suffer violent reactions from penicillin· As a result of these · develop->· ments, some drug cop cerns have started manufacturing a synthetic penicillin, which, it is claimed, does not produce the severe reactions of the "natural" penicillin. In light of. the above, the use of penicillin on a ship should not be indiscriminate~ · ·.. · .. . �-_. szMPAli••• ~ r,•c Seafarer ,,Dies... ..... .Dblect111.-. ·• ll'Ht ' . " .... Ml....,.. . . c.rs.1.. Crew On Penn Shl.,Per . Not .~ry-~tri•· or nieritii ~r Draws ,RavAts ... ; To th,,. Editor~ · . / , . · Enclosed is .a ~ al Edw4?d' 9Jtlo- piued ~ . tGB. the ft!ml a.Jner nervous disorder should be con- To the ·Editor: · · · sldeted - certainly not ~hat "This note of esteem comes to · brouibt about . by 'ballellUcs or your attention concenJtng your . alcoholism. I have jmt gomr . i'teat crew·. tblt ;S$ : Alcoa Ciu:r.eaUy ~allied Jn the s~ .Dia.. llU!P~ ..P.Qllt. ~ :vea. through one of tlie l\lOllt haras• . Corsair. I was on( tbl!I vessel as »abkows'ki. .are 'Seafar.er.s 'Sam tlo.ivsel;, 'EilWar-d 'Ec1lnJer, ·.,ames 'Mit.~muwy25, •sihg sltuations .and spent a forbeau~lcian from .7~uaey 23t ehe11, Georze Lime and .Jlnoll Sploer. · 'lftG .at ~ea. tune In bringing one •ck to a · through February 29 and mus · 'Bowser who last- salled in 'the .fit.ewuft -department Gf 'tire 7/a1iant Be · w.ai 43 . normal healthy life. - tell you that eacb ·and every Power, is' laid up tor high~ blood pr.essur:e,· but is ~ .along -Dlt. :J1eat'll old. The .story of \he laws . noi beman aboard was the ~s~enc~~f E~ wa hospitalized hr an· operati~ on :bis &ol, 1mt bu been 'Wmild you Ing able to cover this situation perfection. This coyers 1t•• ftSpooi:fmg te tr.ealtment and 11.hoDld ~ 'l'eleued -.an. ffB idt ~ ple:ue put this ls not 80, for there aN mec:Uca~ steward, deck ani engine. pe· ·• s 'the Valiant -Ilope. lie ft& in tile .JJteward ~ent. .... · Jn d!he LOG · partments . .M~. w1s rm the .4eck ~t • . _ ~~ .aen the · . ,. ifhat his " Y~u see, while In Caracas, T~ney li'mge was shlpwreeked near 'Smiurtra and u -~nc $1owJr_ , · .fliends m y .· Venezuela,· I received •news of ~iw 'k-n ·o .w . and . my mothe~in-law~ deatl!. and . . alsa, •.Dlilil JWll thank the :;boys " all. the boys pitched in and sent -abcw11 ltlbe ·. Penn Shipper for beautiful to her . 'the -~. IOl1 behalf of his . ·funeral . in VirgIDm, I thought - ~ Br. and Mrs. ·,~ w. ·aiat ·tbis was • wonderful thing Wilkermm. cf Bronson, FJa. _ . &nd · I sha11 ..be always grateful .Jin. Cathrcn Aaaenon .Although my husband ';was in , o\; - o\; ~ ATI letters "to the elitor fur lfidta at this ..til.me,. l am sure he ' ~a.ti® Jn ~he SEAFA&will join me this vote of con- ERS LOG mµst be signed fidence ·whlcb ·1 send with all b11 0. .-writer. ,Names tuill my !heart. .. 'Good Old Days' be ·to'itfiheia~.on ,11egu~ .My special .thankB kl a. won1 To the Editor:. . derlul salon 'stewarif ;Pedro GeUl'ge Little, 'Wtio fast sailed -on the SS Ocean Debor-ah iD <the' ~k Just a few lines to :Say lhe'Ro .and hQSJdtal plans <in sistence Villatol and 'Doctor. Hunt. ·lThef' ~ep,artment, is in -for a check- up and .expects io he lit-.for.-..dutF ..so.on: to one and all . . . thU 1etter tltat de ID. are -b®lr "!dolls...':) · Hanold Spicer ift; in for treatment of a stomach ailment and wijl be . finds me enJOll'iVing life just fine, It 11 ....Y to laqth _c#f. lilt.....,rm..,. Brr4lllt l'eleased iiborti!Y. He ·was also cm tbe Ocean Deborah in the .dedt <gaQg. · me OK, · .but sorf..ol at1m1 .Ren it does . not hit i, ~ · · lo · • 'Seafal'e1'6 on <the beaeh, oc off the ship on ;Shone :leavEt, lh:milii ta1re ' · leaving lonesome at' tim~.· ~iall' -.: .. T -"k th ·~ft• _. •a." eome time ta 'visit 'the brotliers 'la'id up in the ibespitahl. :It Ce!.lis pretf.Y· when I get to tbi~ of <the' ..,;;,~~~.:.:a- ~'";riiia: ' chill and \tm~¥ 'in the hospitals 1l!ld a visjt from a friend is alw~s past, of my by-golle· -fdends bas a~ been :a :nasty ,-wor~; · A w.ery 'We1cmne. ._ .and ship mates. as it WU t. me befqre It ~truck. . F . . . . . . ., ,,._ ~ The fe'llowing is tJhe 1ajest_iMst ·of hosj)ital patients.: \ I often wondef ·w.hate~er .bAP-... .._ d i'e Aloi alMr.: :.11~ -Y. ~ore .an more ,.._ -1~._~u.... ...d -... p.'p·reciation, USPHS 'HOSPITAL · Z111111is '!toat-oa ftilip iw. 'Proa r • .n.ened to. -'the DGtor vessel ..:..&..... alllided and ... ~· .7 -....... BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 1 Freil N. Lambert Felipe .Quintayo --s;; · ---..; I-""-h ...- _._.,_ -v_.tbaaks to ~ as..-.men ewe lllDA! thoJl.Cbt W;U . . . _ . . . ...... - . . -. .rCoastal-Mariner. I made Jlel'- 'fli"'>VJlilax Acosta ~lderi.us Z. Nagy Thomas Laver · Alejanar.o 'Rere•, ·Benjamin .'.Balcer J oban 'Nordstrom Thomu ~ ~ A. Rey.ieral trips on·h~to .Puerte~ t. oar immeili* :familJ' ea. you lGI' tae.lloM!D, sent}W the 'Ben L. lB.ane B. M. :Siqleto.n ' Edgar .'LUke ~ulm L. lli• Cuba, the Virgin IBlanc!s1 etc. do~ Stnilf' .a nd pl8. Union in 'lllem8l7 ·Of lll6 oe.iA.1:Uwr 1Bnmell ,Jose .SQlll'.-e11 • , Mareos .E. 'Medina Leon lRpop 'Bernard 13u!lter Cordis Soufhwicll . J. Olabarrieta Adrian C. Torre• Most of the boyu!ib~t like h t Should lie ptt tnto · effeet to - JWffed ··~d. ·. · , War.co tCalsan> 40hn :Snthm'Jand ' ..Jolin JI[. i'.aMD :A'lezalllier 'l1lliaD8 run but I s_ure Clid, for it 1W8I a ~ .... '"""- a1loUt. JJ.ust !oAQr I receiv.e4 y,our 'Carl 'P!etrantonl ~- 'Tufaro · Y/!illie F . ..O~e ~ W... ll',_Y.ler Geor_ge 13. :Forrest Willie 'ronilinson nleasure .r.un 'Witb . ~e~ :Of .-._ - • ... ~ 4'ain 1 .stend, -appre' Geotlge "· P.iilRll' <Cad Wi83'118 Eusebie · ~ ll;dwaril -mrainer mi JilOLDIBU Hmm: BO&PITAL -:;vertime _to mak:e up fer tis .., -~ ·- ; -~"':e1atim fOr the prongat elliF.A!dettilik N. >Leeds '8a1ph :F.. !11r..ree W.ASHING'l!ON. .DC short duration.. .., .• .eieney yoa have afforded~ ,in t:harles Locke 'Wm. 11. 'Thmmon VA llOSPITl\L ! 'ftlMmO WOSPITNL And then ..t.eQ, we had the _ SIU Support •11 matters pertaining. to my . B.AlL:JJl'lllllJRE; ~ .l':AHOllS :aLVR. A C! DEV& very best of shipmates on 'it...:.. dearly beloved. lilaJn!ice :F,W..nn ] 'famesJ.="jf .32. LaNG .JSLAND . .J. W. Lincoln, Red Morgan, ... M~ Fr~es WW«-s USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS. ' ~1'. .HGSP.m'.M.. Pedro Teddie Toney. TiO the Edlior: ~ - ~ $ . Lock.wood, .alcllDllilt 'Gahapn A.~- ..a'Donne.11 !. Wlllal:d 'T&EBIW~ DX&S . ' Y'$'4! pt Bea._ sul Lincoln~• { 'WOtild !ik<e .;to 'thank the Herber.t. C. Mc'lsaac John 1C. lloblee . .Cahill 1 Chai'Je& .A. 111.· l~ .and 9ftleJl tMmde~ about -staff .of sm· sew ¥«1t ·head- · WeJf~re .,pJ~ ~ I "USB11S 1IOSP.JTAL DS'llB BQlil'llI'A!L '!ll1EIV .fWEA111&, g:.&. iw11at ever 11appeeed ·• 1lJlem. •uters - 1or an the ~ .GAL~ro))i[, :I'.EXAS l Carleto" Amundso.n -:John J. .J!iennrc\r' lLom:ie l\'Jbrttton .T ony 1la'bago .:I'lulmu E. Andrews Norman. 'W« ~ 1 ·'6Wl'e miH· DU' .&e&far-bW .bu.clth~~ me durial my nQmt _ 1 w.ant to w,rlte ;and thank William iH. Da:v.is D9C&I' ~r u-011111e1 -aboanf 'the Ballin Grair ~· __ _ ~e Amlet Bawu4 KnllfllJ ..t.aw.mnme I . .FJoyd .DenlJI &ounUJ &o.Jl L. MrribiMnw ~ B. ~ D ..... o ..,w, U> and .all of the taob.Lllt Every.one w .ei;pethe Seafarer's Wea-are .. r:wa · Oliver .:J. Kendrick l!obl!Y ·&alswol'th ..John . W. 'Bigwood Cbde "R. :l..Qffett ~ Milla ~.dbn W. W.-4 · · · .., ...g,,1 for wha't ttiey have i!One fQJ' ftOClllftO 'Bonti fleliK F. w.reimlfle .goo.cl-.old SllL I have ~een mi • dall,v ll......-. ~ me. · ~ daughter.. She ~lls·.•n 1n iilarold J). Napier ·~ It. .-no.. ..hillm 1W,. illlJlft'iis I :F.r.e.derlc.o . BllO(tY.aD JcibD G. Naugle "th~ sick JiSt for 'Sfi'Vtt.-81 }'ear~ . JI'• £, Jl'ewler _ . and mat .flt. th~ bOQil. !three' llSP1li BOSN!l'A.L I ,... <:cftelnan lfttfb1n e. 5ellln4 SA.V.l\'NNl\1!, GEmtGIA kom • :.~ "WtJtrild, but I 4;- t;. $ times m a itttle over· a .year; · £mas ~ lllhr.alld P.llillikllll' . . . . . &'a\wico :.I.mm w. Reed '6till 1ane ,hOpes -Of ullieg ,.ga'hl Jl 1t w8 .Got far the Wetfare David E . Mccollum A. A. Turli~ · j 'J'Dbn iE. lDDlld 'J:IWeJlf! .G• .J'Jahll Julian S. Mineses Ernest H.· W~b I ·George 'W . .-11nt 1!1UCl1 :C. ~llB in the near future. · ~ PJan :iaa:vme ;fer her ~are a the I .o..1e· fiMl!ler <llla. :&. .:lltliDua 'USPHS 'l'IOSP!TA'L 1 Charle:i Hablghorst ~orrle L. '.S4artzel' ............. Jli*8 . ~ .::... • .....,. c·L-'lr hoM;PitaJ.. and f« .uw'.JGD'6 ..,ei- ·NORFOLK, Y.uiGINIA i Willie Halladay Dw9l'd 1IVtHsch HelllilD,e iB,Jark .~n Nni!oy .· ,ii ii .., rw ._. .... .at.ion, 1 aaa'.t . .know ·:what J I Wdl! 1l. llar.r.d1 Oel!Qllma W~ H. H. 'Bil~ E.G. RlllU A,, .lllilebx.et.aen • -• • YAlllllr: ;w,ou).d - b&.e ...~ e&pecLif.lj' R. G. 1Cannnrti'IQ9 '!!. IJ. Roli'm • 'VA B:QSPITA'L ! , H . L. Horton Jt G. Watson P.ra~s ·l mve ,IJeea llllntltaUied Mtll aiDee .mY Jausbaaid ii aw..iw .t r wot1tlt'ON. ~s .a ,A.I. & - lnJWem.a '1"11 .Ml doJG& ' f t q . . . _ _ QIPJH; .HOllNi'AiL ' l R. ,J. ••-•wit . !l&\N ntaJllCliiC(i).. cu.. .. way A~ . . . . · wen GOW. -t understand , t hat .the. . · Jt Jsaa J)een t!elY bar'1., JHlt ,llQSPITA;L 1l'homas a. 1'1'iscon Uoy4 :J. 'ThomH ·-CJ:N'.1-~·EJt- :BOT ~INGlJ Sa11111JSl l'. Dru17 Jack JI. Wenger To .the Editor: . Welflar.e Plan has ,approved my "the 'Plan eas·made U eujer on .£d.w. E. Bnieeqp illaliiil L. WJ1.l.lanw ~•.&JrOI'& We receive your LOG regu- request for a ·power-driven all of. ,us, Thanka ualn .. · _. etSo s. ...._ OMmg 5. ~ 1 ~.C.--larly alld eiQoy 4J; · Y~Y much. :w~. 11.F ~ wr~te . Mn. 'Thion·.Pll1mer Y. W. 15<.'hmieftid 1 Ull.QJl :SW.G .BABll&B .HOSP.JU£ VSP,Hj; Bo&P.JT..U. ! 'STJ\.,-ZN lSLt.N.D, "N1'JW 'TOMt I til9oli14 .De to Mil .· •r Mr. Crea~ a · letter ;&l\d ~ · , ~ . i.: ,t;. ~'::'TL~. tW~ I "Dltlmas ~ thou_ghta to .t&e many .wa. .MO um1 Ml'~ &.eue,y ~ , :;; - 'V.& . - - n 'AJ., · - :llltnmer ~ ~ :w. a.- ~t!Jll 8uJild .r. :6iiliieel' out to wea. Y1'11 ee; 1 too 'had a _lllm .to :p11f!daase :Said ~ amt · a-a. & 1 . XECOV~ V.IaGINU .Oeor,Be 'B. 'L'fttle ·ti, C !l'Ubervllle -~ ~ earifle: '\WM ~ged 'DOW 'U is lleillg s'h:jp.p.ed Ito .m~ · . hllePh .om . llRllS llORlrAL .l lTI'. 911.'SOllr ,fJ(',;\111: .a&Pn'M.. 1Jl0R'I' ,.,C!UlDI, •.i'.£KA'il ;t!le . . - s . - ¥· times aring All Inf ;Jro.u mi the Plan~ Prop0..1~ Jli~rd 'B . ..ApJile'Jw 'W.o.114ro.w M~.e.r.t l ilO'. ~do~ 'CO. . the Weillill W• It mi ii1e · x.. han!; of tt.mt~es anti ·al1 l3and1 ' -- ~'"- _ _...,....:;.. · a. F. 9eitiler MaK oi.n· : C-lllf9' ..... ,JU:R~.Al!ID i . . . :War. 'And · ....,. Jd&htw for ~ Je 6tlY 'ft!cae. 1e~ :~.~ . . .~. 'D.ohe!ll/I' Bmi> G. Z - . . ~ri~ni or· the tilll'BS ~.AL j . 2'..e.t er W~ :Sot.In! ., Pl'..ure4. .. ~y .a .mathei: ftllo ..ell.« ~lit .te ~w rw wet S$ ERllHa co a ft!!COr.d .a1 .mY• l '9!IPftS 'B GSPITA'L .lUJllll.A.T.J':Alll :BEA.CM I Sl'A'IDl BJ,-&.111& w 'IJIMIGKL'W!R, 1llmW ¥.<'JlllC 1 for tbelr ~ ~ U> me. • JD-.,: :aedadal\~. Go4 lng re'ad a copy of ·a recent let· Oscar 1. Ada1111 .lamu ·"!N.., .:D.J1.Wllllr : ~~~U.. ~Sirt~ 1 Bt!t J cunel ~ tee .fact D1nr all, lit 'J'i911 and an ter tent to u.e fDG _. ;SUJ .... ' ~. F. l\'1en . :a. a. 9gan ~ Bl3lllll .UO M&llD&Uh l llllmill1 •• JL'h'JDo ~ 111. EWmt · ~ airabaDo 'P.J'indtiYO 1lhzH j 1tw many nave ~ m0tmiem to 19E ~ · . . - . .mo- &otaer A. tC4m<*l Weida a .II. ~- ~ · .- ..i111 .Eamcl9 . ._ "· c-e. ~ :E.... j pray for them. A;D4 86> .1 .Pf.aY 4:e1U.1. . · ............ l'elf81W ;a :Pao1 m;eci re1iNeonway "JV, :!lead! Jose1'h :.\. Gnlboll.I Jl'lide .c:JaamMer ~ .S. 'Wclarim .Bu&b , . _ .tatmt pjaa .tt...- 1IP br' aid . ~ M. .-iser .-..mi Ha-•!6+: 'Mallm7 "II.~ 1l. E. W.atedlc!Ul . I!. , fer &em.. -.who• f4T ir-mo .h ome, ~ ... ~ ..,.... llL .HolmM ldln ·1>11m1111 · :l.allber Z. '111*11 . nar -~ feel . aebMl3' u:a. .-oie: Br.,,ai.er F41U.Cb6 Jnther. .· ~ · . fl .. w. 'Bunner 'WIDlam :Joy, l .But .E..a.ranldt · .l"aia P. WJIW .can!9 -far l.tlbem: ~ M ~• Uiem fla 'ftc~ 'fria clidir. :11 ;1ifwto ' - Tile. b 8' dole to ta Arthur J. Camara Charle• Kin'*9 1'0hn "llose.Ph Bazel ' I. adqres~ _,, 11£,8J'el'. · ~ ~ -~ .,_, the . _ reD.JMaWe ........ a1 ·ceuJa.1Remember someone.ares ant issue ~f the LOG. ·· Jnsfituted .by .tbe .SJU ·a:ept.iatpr-ays for you . . '· · $' '" ·t " t a.. · ~ .ia ·• :,..._,, E"- ........... & 1l'Jllli . ,, . ' . ..,.~_.e-.1or ~- I _, .. \ lo. ._ w........,... -who on Let-ters .To a ,1 a -The :Edit.1, ' . wreath m Seaman Rec-.lls ·: . -·. 1, e Thanks Welfare . F · · r. ·1d or ·r- .' Pra1·se Ear... · .. Eases Hardstll... '4lies: .one I Wellar• :OK"• I Far.. . . v. 01( R eu.ni:rmen•.- ·aoa *" th;;':.. I =• e. .t• I Pft'P°'*1 ...__ . · , ISO : . DJUlllRPlan Ill.lie•. . · . . . . -.. _ an .....,_. "" ..,.. .. ·. / -¢. .. -4,; CJUJUDM t,.. M•t.1 11="'.I ...... b!W. °' ..s.r ~ f'41Di,fts, ~an JW'hy dt :Siaoilld ..e ~ed -·~•.e&re ~. -., ' - This jubject is 1':1n dire need '.-.----..Ip,'• ~em~ _P.ian ~ ~ "' . ·~ 'To .the ·1imto..: .. ; - FJ'om tiWe -to tirpe " ~ ba.v• (flt\ ·ttie~'Sltbjeef jptenUl mftees effectitlg ~..wiftt .• JM 'dull jw~ tln.Lcons~. 7 , -. •.• vJ~ JI....,.... • ' ~Qae · ~ .-r .. :-..: ,, ' . , . " . 1;. . Issue of the- ·LO'G, I hotJclefl .a . : · · · ..~ .. very .1~~~ : ·~AA>m~ 1rsp1· , ~e,~ - the SS Se,~ OP~- . c• • • ,' ., ~~DC 1nlr mem~.erShip S •m•:·ff.•. · .._ · · . ·.. it. t.M ~ditor: · · ..., . . '. :. . :.. '· · 1 ;llJDOCI B811'k ·f leljs ~ldJ)is-•,:arer .,,_,UI . · · ~ -eert1i'tti"br 'ts rensuritt, .. ·~ ' - 'to ·~. · .,Oli, i>~ -"d -.y,'~- ~- .anti 't9 well • lre1,tJfal ,en•·' .~~ · et1w tttank ~11 .far the great organizatiC... . --., ._ . "~·-- .• ftR>n· .lW 'I t' ' - -l • ---~ ~ - . ,, I _-tH...:: ~ ..?li.'d . :, 1~; ,P,_ ' . ." , • ~~.wbi• .We -.w.ig . ·:.tli~ · :wia~lM"ft'nr't .- ~ ·:rt ~ 'P.. ~lnc, ~c8-r -~ fta . · ~ Ja1 ~~· ~ , ~ •tiJe ..cb.tidr~_" ~ ~~ ~~~~·~, we·::ho,,JP_ tl~t ~/~ ;w1~1,. 11>e , 1tav:e -41'1 ..BfQWD ..ujl ~4 ~ mat- :..ma~ , --.. " " ',, ... . · " l.e1&'ad IOJ' l!ier MUDeat:~,., .. = " ~, c~uentt~ .vtve.S , · . jlflilUaur; W.. w.U ~ ' : .. f •t ; • 'O,; ,4-~ if'.' pie + :: J;J'.f • · •at., D_. • ,f _.·,. ~ ~ r 1I 'r . ,, �, . Edltk'• .Feeders Tlli'.-Dowa0T7. .. ._.,. 8e9f,O ..S S ~ wrllt9 t.- ~ mind' Seaf•t:u• tbt. meD w!IO. · are clioos¥ .. _ -...mg. fln· ~ect. m equal numoer Of OT hours with the rest of. their department. In , some. cre.ws ~ hav~ &een t'uming; dOwn unpleuanf E>T ion• ancl tfren · demanding to come up with equa-Ii ovel'tfme when the. e~ jobs C?Ome- ·lor 5 . · Thie paettce fW. unfahr to ~ ·, tam· overtime. ca:nnat 1 SIU·SHIPS AT -sEA ::g~;;.;;~~ . 2·s Days , seIi·or.e lh . e M..asf S~ft• Me •tu;·· Those new accyllc, plastic, da<rron, et'.e. suit!- that are 10 poplllirno _ h Id th . ii- b . . ., . w ~ ou ey rea...,,. e ca1.ed! wash and don't wea11, cu wear and Memb.n al the ~ni dePortment ~oonl' th SS Edith talcei ~ moment off from- thir. culinary duties, ra. poss. for..a photo-. Seert in tffek spot&ss- wtnfe. uniforms, are (I ta rt George-Fuci'u, ,erl/!IW pmt· frymai:t:- P~dro Ff'oHs., night ccsok and baker, Justin Lamb, chief coalr,. and- Mika Mrdalik, steward. · · -' , but if a man refusH cflsagreedark glas~ and new suit •. • . he- , a~ jobs there ia no require.cut a ~etfy; shaup ·ft1P1re<~ fmieedL ·. meut. that wlieJI, an easien job But. wtlan> he: put. tha,fii. Nit Jw comes alonw fie. cani maJ.~ up the the- wasfling· machin_!!~ to cfeah and! , ove.r:tiDi.'·he tumecf d9wn· liefOre. I , get ready for the next shore leav~. .. ~he- danm tfilna, dlamtqrated. Hiif t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .J:. .--------.....------------------- reaqttoft.\ tCJI tbia- event called forth W.IUtam Lenon, . BR om the: ,word's1 wlircli we all krrow but are: Steel A.pprentiee, purdiaaed a new ;not pri~table. It seems· that in this suit of clothe& in. Seattle- last trtp. !age of missiles and' sateffifes you to wean .. in J'apan when ~~ can~t be sure-ot . .hfn1- 11oteven don't wash? . . . . . 1 'D7.1·1i... ](j·-'"'1"'.ng SkinJ1JP:r.~ tlie Japanese- belles,. IO' 88 to ~ a s1dt of clothn. press upon. them tiiat he· was: one' Ttt..- mon I': c.omd It~ that Hme&tylisli Seafax:er; to say the- least one: puIJ.'elf .the. wool ov.er his. e1a? .i, · t,. &. • • • And that he did-, with those- ~• ,..t::!' W i Ill t!Jd. Th·e note: f,aitouffng Grlide wag; .au.6m~ted to the LOG- byJ C. F. Ma1'tfnique, Tf!· ti11ea MiM&P' memb~r. > l.o•s .....,,_, , , Captain William Moline, vet'Fhe Irene Star· let: fol!tlt oa a: eran skipper of tl:e Waterman 'neat Jittle 60-da~" junket to ' Turkl.ines, died at Pens-acola<,. Fh>r· 1 ~ey,. ~ut it tullned out the- v.essel tda,, on. Nov m,. 1959: amf thereal'SCJ went to- A.uausta,. Steffy.. and by hang&/' a tale.. 1 beliare- b.e theni to Macio, BnziL aml1 then:. ilt 1 · was one of the fJest~known and supposed to. lread for C'~a&lanca, most talked:..about ship mastel!S 'etc;,. eta:,. etc.,. all ol wJaich jmw.es; Jn m-et"cfiant marin~ _seJ.TVice, you- never- can. telL and' P often• think bfs, initial 1 Aftrr all, Cofum~us set out to maltit fine e~per.tence' had semefind a sho1-ter route to the east and thing, to. d\l. witl\ his pllllosophy. discu~e11ed: America. He forbade: me· to> mention the· episocfe durfug. hi5' lifetime, a request that L cuuld never fig: Mutual Admiration Sooiet7 ure out . ' · Life is rosy aboud. the £1aickaWe· were· ship.mates: , lnr the : •saw:, the. closest. thing, tG an. Ta:topia N'avy during Wovld War I. Bill, .ye.t seerr in the world scene, so it a war-baby e:unfter's mate a.nd seema. In th~ reee11t minute... the I, ai second. craiw CPO ancJ. : good and welfare aectfon. said'r ...A . Na:V)T' fiOX'!ltr tfuing; o! tJie "spit big 'llote ·of thanks to tlie steward m«t polish!' (BiUl neveir woire: a department for • job well done. .. .:. ·"terl'. }-U nH'n ~rm w1ereiD!I CJ. I< . ""' l.lle ; IAn extra< ·'Oian:Ji: you' fiiem the Navy ·and set our sights. on. a crew' t& &al:er. JeliD 8'a1'el4I for 'all licensed· mevehan~ marine ca1 thei swell' bakiJli; .on. the, ti'ip. reer,, \d:a. a. "q:JlicJde" aavjgation Thanks- went to. 1ll deputment course. Keittl Gulfey,, Jrr., 7. yean oH, · defeptes; anlf· trre· llllpS' Clefe'l&t'es. . We llOODi discovered' tlie son of Seafarer anc:t Mrs. W~ iTJW ste:wudi depadm~tt la tum foc'sle was. half-f.uU• of ma~-er.'s on• reeor<f tftankfng mem- ·tickets· and! ioined the . old Inlimn K.. Gul•y~ mod~ "'. ''went .bers for their cooperation • • ." temational Seamen!!f l:Jilion· fu bow 1ie ancf a fancy ~itted ~~ ontyr catch~ Thino mT ao New· O'rl'eans: E.~entuan:y we sweater. His father is now on good al>oulf tJie: ahip tliat it: wene· assignedl tO> the. theft' new the Alarnor. · last f.are:ver; · .tanker "Swift AProw~ "' The v.essell linpired in port andf w.e: f-aund out!Sel\res- i'n· tt,. ...,. Gralaem vofvecf fu tfle: eanen!s; strike of M·a~ F!IM, and£ ioined. the picket: line. . 'Go\feimment . pl!OPAlfand'a,: un. ' tti!r th· tr~ Sliip piflg· Board, alie~ pubi.ic: SDIJport and stmiltiilg: seamen. were- open 1anie'. fpr police; cluiJs. Bill. and l were· soen· mm:ketf mew. Bill because of' l'lis size;. and It for · my agiUfy; ·SU' we boarded a "l>Iind'" on a, passenger Wain 1 bourrre for M'Obile, / Guffp11r.t. po.ti.ce> spo.ttecf. us and. ~dt us upd or· a: con~it!t rolfdi camp-, but our seantanls papers bqlRt;elied our story of foukiilg for' sell! serv.ice . . We were· given a chance, under · the e;yes. ot the jolice, to. decid~ whether we wanted one- of the sev.en1 rustly 1Jana11at. boats; or a ~ few · fiv;e--masted · (umber · , schooll'ells; wfW!Ji were. on caast-· •rr-· ., n..:L.:i · VUU Ciew.... Poodle. And Al/iu,alor O· soaking ih a pooi covering th·e bottom of a jolly boat, swurrgthwartship over the stern of t he sliip. umfer protest, because of the brutal treatment. Tfie commiSsiun·er's office> faffe d' t o take action, but our union Iawyel'S' sued fer damages amt after several weeks tile schooner deck force divfded: about. $500 between tl:iems·eJves. During- the strike Bill, ·I, amt a . cha•aeter named Padd.y Mur· phy, p11t on. boXlllg show'.1Some weeks". later· 1 learned that sevenaL sailing ships had beew f<Jumf off he Eastern coast, sails set, everythih.g in oi:der, yet no sign. of. a ere\!\'. One· theory claimed rum-runners had £aided' the snip, and tlquidatedl the crew. Very likel.y tfie skipp-ei~ ltrrew about that .. sOOJl'" 11e·alized that BHi and I wexre rrot. sailing-ship men , and \tery. likefy actually reared us mor.e' tlian we did - ~ acting bruool soo as to appear tough. ·At lhe termination of thl! strike, Paddy Mur.ph¥ and I s:Jtipped'. aboard a vessel bound :fm~ fJ:eI:amt: but got . in.to a jam: when: eontilraband was. dislmv:. erecf afloard the shi]l ~ :Bm: having: a: ticket, went topside and' remafnt"d· there witrr the. samee0mpaoy 1uost of his- career,. th·e reb.y proYing his. staltillt)f wllen rem·ovecl from compani:ons. like m~ . l\fany of his cr.ew thought he· was a tough s.l!:ipper, but I doubt il' any of them ever- hacf the .mrst-tr.fpper. e:.qRtrience BiU lia<f. May he rest 'in peace.. Foc'sle' was in. the: bow, • . • two woodell' &units,, one ov.er tire other, on· ea-clTJ side· a sack of straw for a mattress, a cfamp, stinking quilt for a cover; and a bucket f mr a head'.. Where the bosun, engineer aruf co.ok: !hept r do not remember., but our food , which corrsisted' solely of soup during the last few weeks, was shoveu through an. openfng. in the bulkhead,. and: eaten on a plank. betweeni bunks. The. fou..c seamen stood alte-rnate watches, foul"' on• and' fouroft, out -~ four oft hacf no meaning o~use we had storm, r.ain, and: bead winds nearly all Of the 28. da31s . to Baltimo.ce, and it was a continual' "alf hands on ~--••· to . +'--r UICUJI. -~- sf\ip,"· 'Ffi·e latteF maneuverr required a haii<t;- iBi . the Jolly boat t.o cleiu: tlte' spanker boom ovel! t.he· davib; and being, ·bal!e-foot, hav,jng: rro l)qot~ r alwaysfealledl tfte ·amgat«1it would! itamam gle one. of m¥ toes. Om the· few decent days of.the -voyage, the captain woufd have us over the srde>, miilus lifebelts. caulking. and painting_ seams.. Tile- vessel started · leaking e3111¥ in the voyage and' we soon exhaus~ed our stuck of coar fi:Jr' fuett. Si.uce the lumber cargo" kept tm!> 'itesscl. afloat, it_was- .a ~ questio~ a& to whether burning. ill up was. ai remedy or not . The" cap.fain SOCHI' SaW tli:lt lOG-A-RHY1HM:Bill and L WeJ!«' not {1atieer Bai~ fn-g:.sliiP' men., that the Danes· didn't under..;;tand English,· and that ih~;-bO&un'wa&;: 81 bit ~·touehedl." :.Plii·s si'tuatiun " - - - BT M. lieJlswieder _ ___.. seemed to CGD'Vellt the captain into a; tyDant. 'l:he me-ss1ta.n: was· em;pfly+. except. He se·eme«b Iii little scaredi of for, a. few · BilL and\ I - was too) quid for It was: oUt hat· to most, just the hiin.- andi aotrld climb' I:Hte a ::ca'l'dlf: w ere n ew sq.. irrel, bUCi tlie: Danes: and_ .a '. WIU yo1.1/1r turn to· ctea:l; thebo~ received' continual: Jti'cli:s tension tOM great and' blows, , . . fn you1". hand you were holding • F wH·F never' rcn:get the many . possiO-le strai ght times it was "all hands tacking So you shoot for the 6ig potship\"' the> wife: at the- wheel-, w inner take all,.the ~slGipper giving someone a· One' card' will ~cide your rise or few lU&ty kiiCis and shouting · you11r fall. . . . wi.Se- nuns~ "Efow iif she.heading dear?' Tbe:- You Jeel "On S1J lucky ," for tnq Not being te10- wel11!-v.ensedl in mate',, engin'?e:E aadi cook wettecant wiW bring. I ·marltimeJ expnessiOJt at tlt'I! tfute; mmr,, timid types amt n·e.veJr A; d7'ea11£ to· r~ality,. a home whe1fe we , tlioUg)lt. C6'~ise - ~nt. - opened' t!lieir mouths;. yau'1'e' k ingi num-e11ous Innall. stro.ps. So wr! 'Flil!! 2841a'&' nightm:a11e: fin111ly Bui the: f ates· sere'am. with &ipe\il at a ehandle lTS: on a elld(!<f,. andl We' anri\ledi at BhltiUi'Ugnter, tLvE'- masted. schooner tioundi. mm:e .. W'e' sJ.usliedt tlie masts. tne Your card goe.s astr.ay fop . · Bait hrrcnre,. · upeding to ne:o.."-t day, after · wlticfti t i W.I>- So bust ea,. tfi:sgmred'; and ~ 111 jump• !tiiii> at! tlte &st stio]J: per' call'e~ tr& ~ his' · ea6iial t'&. • can. lte: 1:1ie.1, cr~wi ~~o:Sildtedi at the.. - pay· usi ~ · You twrn- from tff.e. wbl'e; t 1i.m .._, uvuac::,, ..:1!...-a..-.,.,,' \"' .. your though~. turn to· me th Ca{>11aLll~: hi'':It W.i"' ..,e;, ma_., ·• e declmecf the oflrer.· JJavin-·e . engineer;. ' cook,, 85'-!eal!"Otd lfecn aeliODe• ttte: nQUU!. b.e fort!l Yow thirik of. our. pa!Jlt~ng, :e . andi'. JJ~eJI\ ad\ti~edt 6y .tfie· U~OJll woT<d.t that you s~i~ · 1Josua({ou11-.-sea•, two- Eanish ~ BiIF, .m~eB.. p!Us. a· poo:d~· lial],· t!o, ine.isf ,ll, _ p!filgr. ~lf '· "'llhiS: trip .tai:U be ~e~~t!'~. · ~ ,,.., -. .... ' ~· '• dog and~· w · th~fOef- atlfg;itiGr ,on·a~ tllle co~Hfuiret'ii ·~,;, You.;· fee.IL ..!'O~ so ,Juek!f,,, t.01r th~ amt SHIPBOARD SKETCHES .1 i • on · ' 1- A . .. f t . ,. l'..,s, 1 ~.. ~ t 1• · .~'·';",i ' .~ ' .. ,) ~ . 'i· :'\ ,:11 I i•~ • j~, ,' ~ ~ ' p • Pot Luel< · �·T he ·W iiid Blew And . . . The Lampblack Flew (The following article was .ubmitted to the LOG by Sea· farer Douglas Claussen.) ' We have just paid off from a Mediterranean run on the John ..,. "C" (Atlantic Carriers, Inc.>. We had 2,000 tons of lampblack for Italy and Marseilles, France. When they finished unloading and they cleaned the holds in Barcelona, Spain, the lampblack was four and five feet deep on the deck from the bow to the stern ' on the starboard side, and heaped in variqus piles on the port side. None of this was .wrapped in paper or anything ... it w~s just lying loose on the deck. Well, to make a long story short, we sailed with it loose on the· deck like that. When we got outside the harbor, the wind blew and the' lampblack flew. The entire deck gang titrned to with brooms· and shovels. I am not exaggerating when I I say It t1>ok us four days to wash It off the ship; and also, ourselves. It was in the messhalls, passageways, showers . . • everything we touched had lampblack. . We had to throw our clothes away and were not paid penalty cargo time for this, although we all thought we had a month aml a half coming. We were not ·even paid overtime for throwing it overside, though this took· one and a half days •.. and we were not compensated for our clothes, either. Now I sal that lampblack should be a penalty cargo because there is no cargo as bad as that, including sulphur, coal, etc. Also I would like to · see som~thing else put out with the new agreement. Th~t is, a clarification should be included with each agreement when they are distributed to the crews of the vessels. SIU HALL DIRECTORY SIU, A&G Distrid · SECRETARY-TREASURER ~Paul Hall ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS W . Hall, Deck C. Simmons, Eng. I:. Mooney, Std. .• J. Volpian. Joint HEADQUARTERS . ... 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. BALTIMORE . . . . .... 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON .. ............ .. .. . . 276 State St. John Arabascz, ~ctlng Agent • · Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON ........ . ...... . .420~ Canal 6~ Jl. Matthews, Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-408( MIAMI . .. ... .. . .. . ... 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklin '7-3564 MOBILE .. ... ...... 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira , Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS ., ..... .. 523 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK : . . .. .. 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK . ..... . ....... . 416 Colley Ave. Pau• Gonsorchlk, Acting Agent MAdlson 7-1083 PIIlLADELPHIA ..• ..•••• . 337 Market St. \Jc S . Cardullo, Agent Market 7-1635 .i SAN FRANCISCO . .. .••. . 450 Harrison St. Walter Sibley, Agent Douglas 2-4401 SAN'fURCE, PR . 1313 Fernandez Juncos. Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St., Room 200 William Morris, Agent . ELgin 3-0987 SEA'ITLE ...... .. .... ..... . 2505 1st Ave. Ted -Bablcowski, Agent Mai n 3·4334 WILMINGTON, Calif . .. . . 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2528 SUP HONOLULU .... 51 South Nimitz Highway · PHone 502-777 NEW ORLEANS ....... . 523 Bienville St. Jackson 5-7428 NEW YORK .. ..• ... 675 4th Ave.; Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6605 PORTLAND .....••••... 211 SW Clay St. CApitol 34336 SAN FRANCISCO . • ,, .•.. 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2·8363 SEATTLE .. ... . .......... .. 2505 1st Ave. Main 2-0290 WILMINGTON ..... . : . . . 505 Marine . Ave. Terminal 5-6617 MC&S HONOLULU . . .. 51 South Nimitz Highway PHone 5·1714 NEW ORLEANS . . ..... . 523 Bienville St. RAmond 7·428 NEW YORK .. .. .. 675 4th Ave .• Brooklyn . . JIYacinth 9-6600 PORTLAND .. .. . .....•. . 211 SW Clay St. CApitol 7-3222 llAN FRANCISCO .•••• , .350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-5600 SEATTLE .. ... ·........... 2505 - 1st Ave. MAin 3-0088 WILMINGTOl'· ••••••••••. 505 Marine Ave. TErmlnal 4-8538 . Great. Lakes Distrid ALPENA ..•.•• •••••• ••••. .. 127 River St'. ELmwood 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY .• ••••••••·· . . 914 Main St. GRant 2726 CLEVELAND ............ 1420' W. 25 'st. MAln 1-0147 DULUTH ..• ••••••. .. 621 W., sur,erlor St. Phone: Rando pJi 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich. • : ..• ·.. . PO Box 28'1 ELgln 7-2441 MILWAUKEE ... . ... . 633 S. Second Ave. DRoadway 2•3039 RIVER ROUGE . . 10225 W. Jefferson, Ave. Mich. Vinewood 3-4741 SOUTH CHICAGO .•••••. 9383 Ewing Ave. SAglnaw 1-0733 . 1"0LEDO . ...•••.•••.••••."120 Summit St. CUerry 8-2431 Canadian District FORT WILLIAM ..••..•. . 408 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3·3221 HALIFAX N.S ........... 128'AI Hollis St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL . • " . . 634 St. James St. West ' Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC ... .... .• •.. 44 Sault-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontalne 3·1569 THOROLD, Ontario .• , ••. 52 St. David St. , CAnal 7·5212 TORONTO, Ontario . ..... 272 King St. E. ' EMplre 4-5719 ST. JOHN, NB .... 177 Prince William St. ox 2·5431 VANCOUVER, BC .... . . ..... 298 Main St. MFow· BALTIMORE . . . .. 1216 East Baltimore St. EAstern 7-3383 HONOLULU . .. . 511 North Nimitz Highway . PHone 5-6077 NEW ORLEANS ..••••. . 523 Blenvllle St. . MAgnolla 0404 NEW . YORK •••••••••• 130 Greenwich St Cortland 7-7094 PORTLAND .. · ~ •..•.. 522 NW Everett St. CApltol 3·7297-8 ' SAN FRANCISCO ....... . 240 Second St. DOugla11 2·4592 SAN PEDRO ............ 296 West 7fh. St. · TErminal 3·4485 SEATTLE ... ..•• • .•.. . 2333 Western Ave. MAin 2-6326 tJi9't. ATLAI (Carto & Tanksh!1t), Mardi H. ' MM1tey, It 18 ukecl biatt8 JOHN L WAT81lMAN <Watermen>, ..... 14-Chaltman. N. p. M•tt"•WI , and Julen be put lander rafril· · 1t-C"•lr111an, Allterf". . .ureot1 _...,.. 1 tary, •· 11m... captain •Id payoa lacretaty, L. A. •row1t. Some di. · eraUon on prevlo114 • nJlbt. Cbalrt wm be April 11. It w11 mentioned that puted OT. 'Jibe captain wm try to put taken on deck are to be returned to louD1•· Slllp'1 delegate will 1ee cap• food doe• not come out of 1alley In out a dr•w at W~on if able to ••t .money frpm the a1ent. S9.1'1 u taJn ra1ardlnl one man to be 1D · order. Chief pumpman u leaving 1hlp ' Ut9 "lblp'• fund. Two NMU member• char1e· of 1teward ·dept. It WH men· because of illne11: want• X-ray of moulder and thumb. . aend their UOinkl, for t.he royal treat· Honed that It- takH entirely too lo~' ment they received from the SIU to collect draw fund• when lhtp - 1' crew on their trip back from Yokoon17 1D pott a abort limo, · YORKMAR CC1lm1rl, Fab. 20 hama. · Chalrm1n, R. Obldo11 Secretary, D, ' Paugh. No beefs. No disputed OT. EDITH Cllulll, Fab. 21-Chilrman, YORKMAR CCalmarl, .Ian. 30-Chalr• Ship store short of suppllei;. Patrol· Henry Schwarh1 Sacretary, Mika man, '· Busala5kl1 lecratary, DorHY Michalik. Everything runntnc smooth• man to be consulted with regard to Pave"· No beefs. Repair list to be this. ly. Everyone la pleased with the nc.,., made up and turned in as soon a1 raise. Crew is very happy with the pomble. J. Busalacltl elected as new new chief ·cook. A new washing ma· ALCOA RUNNER <Alcoa), Fab. It lhtp's delegate. -Chalrm1n, Mac Simoni Secretary, chine la to be purchased. In Baltimore, Edward Apel. No beels. A dlscu1as promked by Captain. A photograph ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), Feb. 14 lion was held regarding traiuportatlon -Chairman, "mmla Bartlatt1 Seer• of baggage _frorn 1hlp. tary, .Bill LHsltar. Bill Lassiter elect· ed new 1hip'a dele1ate. There was a ALCOA PURITAN <Alcoa), Feb. 21dtacussion on Job .security and vaca· Chalrman, c. c. Linden; Secratary, A. t!oM. A letter wlll be m:illed tc; neg°' F•rrua. Cn;w would like better '!!!!"!· Uatlng committee In New York to the' ety of JllPUP•· Ran out of fresh fruit effect .that crew want1 vacation and and veg'etables after six days out of return to job. Piraeus. Greece. Ship's fund Sl. Two men who ml11ed ship In Italy, re· folned it. It was 1Uggested a ~tlme11 be VENORI! <Marven>, Fab. 14-Chalr. man, Coita Hatvlml1los1 Secratary, put on washlni machine. Steward Charlas Applaby, Two men were re· dept-. given a vole of thanks for a good Job. Take better care of 11hip'1 moved from ship due to illness. The chief engineer reported that a .. new linens. and keep pantry clean. pipe has been ordered to replace old rusty one. Some disputed OT. A vote SEAFAIR <Colonlal), Feb. 21-Chalr· of thanks to the steward dept. for a man, Fred R. - Hicks, Jr.1 Sacretary, Job well done: especially to the baker Carleton Kuhnapfel. William Datzko who la one of the anest. reported that master does · not wish to payoff anyone at next port unlen MARYMAR (Calmar), Feb. 12 he u forced to do so. Vessel may or Ch1lrman, Alan E. Whltmar; Seer• may · not go to 1hlpyard after lumber of the steward dept. personnel la to tary, Guy Waltar. No beefs. Joseph cargo Is discharged In NY. Some dis· be submitted to LOG. Townsend elected ship's del~gate. It puted OT.' Jlequest for new wrtnger ls requested that coffee grounds not for washing ·machine and safety bar be dumped in the sinks: also light MONTEGO SEA (Standard Marine>. in next" port. A vote of thanks to bulbs are not to be removed: cots are Plb. 21--Chllrman. LOUIS C1yton1 Sit• steward dept . for. good food and serv• to be brought In when not In use rat8ry, J, F. Austin. All golni well. tees. Repair list requested. Cooperation is needed to keep the All who have mall to be sent from laundry clean. The wringer on thl' C•mal should have it ready, listed and IRENESTAR <Triton), Feb. 21 washing machine needs repairing. The atven to captain on next Sunday. U Chairman, D. W. Lippy; Secretary, H. agitator 11 also broken and needs wa1 learned that allotment• £111Ye gone It Fosset. One beet on deck dept. has replacing. ' through. A vote of thanks Is given te bee11- clarl&ed-bosum to dayman and 1teward dept. for good food. , dayman to go as bosun. It WH re· Dl!L NORTI CMl11l11lppl), .Ian. 11, quested that the captain be 1een Chilrman, I!. Stough, ,r.1 Secratary, .WACOSTA CWatarmanl, Feb. 21about gettlnf fresh wat,r tank1 '· Dolan. No beefs. 1100 in ship'• Chalrman, J. PvrHll; Secratary, Jam11 cleaned In Brazil 81 water ls dirty, fund. It 11 requested that all beefs b1 Myars. Headquartera was notified Ship's delefate· to see chief engineer brought to the at! '!.ntlon of the de~art· .about men being hospltallze'll In Eu· about fixing 1team llne11 that leak In ·ment delegate and not the ship's dele· _ rope. Motion was made that donation pantry and calley. American' money gate. ' This voyage the stewards dept, be made on draw In New Orleans to ls abort-may have to take Brazilian elected the ship's delegate-Brother purchase wreath for deceaeed brother, money. Steward aslul crew ·to return Curly Liles. Please wash clothes be· A vote of thanks to Sparks for hl8 any extra/linen because of shortage, fore 10:00 PM. Donate to movie fund cot>peratlon on getting MTD news on Trip 1tarted out to be a 60-dai' trip so that better movies may be ob· ratll:;. to Turkey, but 1hlp went to Augusta, talned. It ls asked that everyone do· Sicily; Brazil, France, Casablanca. nate to ship's fund 10 that they may receive the bene&ts of It. Ship's dele· PENNMAll (Calmar>. Feb. 21-Chilrtnan, E. R. Smith; .Sacretary, T. Emery, GALLOWAY <OvarHH · Navigation), •ate asked all hands to cooperate for '1 good voyage and handle all beefs In A discussion was held on the menus. Pab. 21'-Chalrman, Paul McNabb; Seeo retary, Samuel Doyla. The trip wa1 They are to be typed anit It is aaked the proper m~er . . 1uccessful. The crew ·would like to that a larger variety of food be BEAUREGARD CPan Atl1ntlcl, F@b, ,have their money or draw In Amcri• ~&!"V~~ ' H-Ch1lrman, Charlas Lee; Secretary, can currency, but the capta in Aid he H, W .. Joh1tston . 152 In ship's treasury. ARIZPA {Waterman!, Feb. 21 would not jeopardize hlm1elf . by dolnf Fan In messhall to be cleaned. Take Chairman, Joseph Halli Secretary, .I. this. No beefs. It was suggested to care of cots. Return cups to messhalJ; C. St~wart. Captain will be asked to 11ta!'t· a 11hlp'1 fund. Timer needed for keep enough money to put JI ·draw ou& washing maclltne. It Is aeked that THETIS (Rya Marine Corp.), Jin. 26 before arrival In stales. ~·chief engi• the pant.ry and meS1hall be kept clean. -C:h1lrm1n, H1mpson; Sacretary, DI• neer will be' asked about heat In Please ob•rve sanitary rules ID Carlo. Elected new ship's delegate. toilets. shower, Cdeck dept.>. Man in New Some disputed OT. One man walked Orlean1 fined S31 for havinc perfume. off ship just. before ship left dock, CANTIGNY CCltlas lervlcal, Fab. 26 taking all hfs aear, causlna 1hlp to WILD RANGER <Waterman), March -Chairman, W. McCarthy; lei:ratary, sail short. I-Chairman, C. D. · Andarso'n; Secra• Clyde Kre111. No beefs . . One wiper tary, A. 0. Aaron. Everything runnlng missed shli> In Lake Charles Feb. 18. EDITH CBull Line), Feb. 12-Chilr• 1moothly. Repair list has been turned Brother Blakely elected ship's dela· 1ate. · min, / Mike Mlch1llk1 Secretary, R. ln. S20 In 1hlp'1 fund. A gear locker Wiiiiams. · Everything smooth. No Is needed for deck dept. Patrolman beefs. A discussion was held on im• ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Fab. 21 will be told that lockerJt shoulabo provement In the preparation of food, chanced to wooden lockers. Mall 11 -Ch1lrm1n, O. C. B1llay, Jr.; leer.. not being forwarded regularly by The 1teward wlll assist the chief cook. tary, B. Mpontslkakli. T. Drobln1 company. Crew would llka to bave elected ship's delegate. I~ was 1u1Pl!NN TRANSPORTER (Pann . Nav.), more LOG11. gested that each dept. ta}'q'~tui:ns with Feb. 14-Chalrman, F. J, Johnson1 cleaning ·of wash room, 11ougee .. and Secretary, .A. D. Hiii. Repair list taken MONARCH OF THE SEAS CWatel"' paint all crew foc'sles; need new coi· fee pots. care of. Ship's delegate thanks other m1nl, March 6-Chalrm1n, C. Bl•lack1 delegates for their cooperation In Secratary~ L. B. Moora. No ·beefs . . A helping make this voyage a · very motion was made to ·send lette·r to JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), pleasant one. It ill requested that headquarters on new raise. Copy to Feb. 21-Chilrman, N. D. ~ttey; Sac• keys be left In rooms if being laid be sent to LOG. retary, L. A: arown, S9.14 In ship's off: and strip bunks and leave rooms fund. Some disputed OT. Engine clean. Steward has complete requ.lsi· MARORI COrel, M8rch 6-Ch1lrman• dele'gate reports rats. Captain eald tlon made out for next voyage. A - R. w. Glaze1 Secretary, M. Black. A ehlp needs fumigating. Messroom vote o·f thanks , was given to steward Teport will be ·made to patrolman tha~ tables and chairs in need of repair. dept. fo1· job well done. - chief engineer 1s doing machlnl11t and Other Items In need of repair or re. wiper's work · In his room and office. placement are scuttlebutt, agitator for ' ALCOA PILGRIM <Alcoa), Fab. 14- OT put ln for by wipers and machin• washing machine, portholes in shower Chalrman, Chuck Krmberly; · Secretary, tst . ..... The room1 in deck dept. need and toilet ,iJiould be cut through: ,painting. .. Jim Barrett. Ship's derogate reported that he attempted to get a new wash• / ZEPHYR H ..LLS CPanamerlcan Ma• Ing machine, but only parts were sen1. PENN TRANSPORTER CPenn Nav.), rlnel, Feb. 19-Chalrman, Thom11 17.50 In' ship's fund. Bill Bolling was_ March 6-Chalrman, T. J, Sulllvan1 Hl_lh Secretary, D. Saunders. Reslgna· Secret8ry, J, Higham. Letters were , tlon of 11hlp'1 , delegate not accepted. elected ship's delegate. A. vote of m11lled by agent at Glbrslter. Whitey thanks Is given to the . steward · dept. Ill> fn •hip's fund. It was suggested Johnson re-elected hi))" ilillesate, It to h ave two fans . installed In pantry DCEAN DINNY (Maritime Oversaa1 ls requested that everyone chang1 and a fan 'I n the '11ospltal, and to try Corp.), Feb. 14--Clralrman, W. Hol• thlHr own ilnen. Bring soiled linen to get new library. land; Secretary, A. Wiiiiams. No beefs. lock~r on change days. It was asked The crew calls this a goo.d ship. It that everyone k~ep pantty clean. ROBIN LOCKSLEY <Robin>.' Feb. 14 was requested that the ship be kept ...:...chairman, .Juan Relnosa1 'Secretary, clean and that everyone be gQod ship CS NORFOLK CCltles Servlcal, March · Emil Gretsky. Ship's fund SlO. Brothmates In order to have a good trip. I-Chairman, L. Wheeler; Secretary, er Foti elected ship's delegate. A let· New ship's delegate Is J. T .McDevet. T. Cummings. Everythlng running ter ls bel.Iig sent to headquarters that' Turns will be taken to keep laundry smoothly. · Radio antennas being I.Ji. a man Is left at tlie hospital In Trlnl· room clean. · stalled. ~ A discussion was held on d~d-Willlam Horne. It Is re quested 1 room allowance· for dry dock. This that the laundry room be kept less THET,IS _ {Rye Marine), Feb. 19- wm · be me~tloned to patrolman at noisy while washing. Cups and glass· Chalrman, Fred Maclalak1 Secretary, payo.lf. No beefs. ware are to be returned to• messhalL -- ,, .,. Digest Of SIU Ship Meetings. ' ' '· --- to • • I �.... l'Uteea ,Experts' aepOrtS laclr.-Hiring Hall~from.Broader Aid To Ship$ . . fllll ·· DI S P AT·- c-1 1 ' , I lea tad U•rta II tnuporte tQ Oley Cautf.a, ltoekpll" tlaut. 4raWD weuM lllle 0 hHpte4 ta w t Jf the down-as needed, all movements by 1- foreign ftata."' , , · lbips remaMMI Uller a. Amtr He i. ....,..tallJ crWeu ot tbe cu. aaa. Deparhaeiat o.f AgrteuUun for ••.. ' It ~ be wlae for the "pitting one operator against Ametieua ~ • • to m.Ue 10m• al'- another 1n order to get lower r.meemeat threulll NATO, the rat•" and 0t•kin1· 'AilG don tQ lLO mul ~ tUt will re.. · apeet inte.rnatieul trade union beDdt US touqe. ,. l*adama and at tM w time come to !Ome ~ with Bill Woulcl Ian Tltem: tbe Amerieall 11aaoin1 unions." - - -·- - - - - - - - <CoDU.Oucl wodina - The cfc.cb al the folfotoHtg &•:fiDen: , . . kn ,.,..,.., to the ~eat-cu . 1'«,,_e Pia.~ .• .,._ W. . . . Win, 31~ Brother 1rn111 en1-.. Ir,. II:. JlroHaer Jkllullelt 4iel ol an r.testlnal CnMr•" ..a .., ·~ __. ~ aDment· at :Loni ~ ·~Htl ltilp BeMfl, Calif., oill • r• • te to October 9, 1959. ~ wiUt the SIU lince lH'J a&. a member of - - . .- ·IDt!!D tile deek departber f1I tile SIU menft Br otll er Mcllalle& s 1Ur· . •hed l>y hh . brother Charles , Obi! ~urJ . KcM'allen. lhlrfal - - pbee iJl Use Birmingbam Cemetery, ·.-Bir- :a:~:i:' e.Omut-. Uaae ll ;,~ 41 t4 the ICC. Goldfolle hold1 tUt dem~tic ahi»s lbciuld have representation op the ICC board ad raUr-oad l'•tt.11 should be revtewed u far u they attect water cU'lle1's. He feels tbat doJUetic trades should be subsidized on thl eonsuuction end as necessaey to us dlfeue. ud to. tbe Ulpyard . · lodustir. • ~.;~ ;:~z.=~~~ 'No .Foreign Midsections· 8,._..-.. F D t• . I p ,::~: lJ= =:!.:: or .omes IC' esse s Jltlnl•• ... di::: '1inlbam, Alabama.. $ n... ~· i • t F. Galvbr, II: . Brother GalVfn wb"o. had. mad~ bfl hoDJe in Houston, Texas, · 11!!!!'.:m~m!!!!!')'!!l!!m died l'ebl·uary 11 o! third degree bu r n:s received when bi1 holia trailer c a u i h t · fire. Galvin bad sailed In the SIU _engine de pa rtment · since December 1949. He is 1tµ"Vived by hia wife, Irene Galvin, of Dorchester, Mass. Interment' was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Masa. < - t. · i Joae Rodriq:aes, 53: B~ther Ro¢riguez died of pneumonia at the . lJS Public Health Service Hospitat · S t a t e n Island, New York, on. . D e e em b e r 31, 1959. He had ailed with · the ¥tJ since 1942 u a member i>f the ·lie.ward· department. Brother ·· Rodriguez '11 sufvlved by Mercedes Rodriguez. Burial was Jn Calvaey Cemetery, Long Island, New York. $ -·;t; -t. Fni.k Jloa81, il: Lut week It was reported in ·the, LOG· • that : Brother Frani RosSi had' passed· away, wi~h the _incorrect notatl~ ' • ,.... f1j'ere were. DO DOWD · IUl'ViV- 1 ' ors. Brother Rossi ia ,.aurvived ~ · hu· wife, Marte ~'91'~ . The LOG · regrets the error which atos.e froDi · Jnsuftfcient ·information and·~wiSh· u :ro extend itl sympathx to Broth. #f Ross~·i ~widow. , · · .. '" . ..-- it. · ~ Sublldl-. be aay11, nielltet te _.... all . == 7 ICalea It .. tldnk that u Amerl'can-fla1 ship can eo•pete wltll forefp·ftal' v . - . WASHINGTON-In response to an official ruling that for· •~Ps." eign-built mid-sections c0uld be used to "jumboize'' ships in The SIUNA, at its convenhollll, the domestic trade, a bill has .TOie R. Men, 5'7~Brother Moro has repeatedly ealled for this to ban this ractice. The succumbed of' natllral causes. wMe pnlley. . ~ . _ at tire USPHS As to__the operations of the run- would stymie tentative plans Hospital, ·Staten aways, Goldfogle points out that of a number of domestic operIsland, on Febrularge domestic c?rporations .are at ators, lncludtn1 the SIU-contracted ary 'I, 1900. Re fHlt here. Foreign companies, he· p Atl ti eot hi· C . n asserts, usually ship car10 on ships an an ~ a ea~s P. - ompa y. is llll'Vived by a sister, c a.r ·m en ftyin1· their own ftag. American from importins mtdsectiooa to enMoro of New companies use foreign ftags. "On& Iarg• their present ships. York City. Br.oth- · of the big three automobile m~uThe· measure was introduced by er Moro had facturei:s in its import. oper~tions Senators Warr~n Ma;nuson <Dem.sailed in· the enuws American-fta1 ships to the ex· gine department tent of less than one percent. Its Wash.) and John M. Butler <Rep.since 195tt. .Burial services were foreign-made cars are carried by Md.), both members of the Senate held in Havana Cemetery, Havana, English, Dutch and Swedish·ftag Interstate and Foreign Commer.ce Cuba. vessels. Its ore from South Amer- Committee. It wo_µld provide that vessels ope_ratlni in ~9astwise trade or .other operations in domestic I . watera must be entirely. built or $ • $ Henry Conies,. 52: Brother · Cordes passed away aa a result of · a lung infection. He succumbed at the USPHS hospital, Staten Island. New York on January 10, 1980. He is survived by his wife,, . Mrs. Bet•ty Cordel of New . York City. Broth· er Cordes h•d sailed In the SIU · steward department lillce 1941. Burial · was at the Greenwood Ce~etery; ·New Orleans, Louisiana. t. Ala-6.m.. every turn. EVERY I· SONDAY~ been introduced in the Senate oillT".-------------. I _DIRE~T · VOICE · I BR0 A.DCA ST I· I ~ rebuilt in a US shipyard. The move follows by a month the announcemenr made by the Customs Bureau that it was giving clearance to an unnamed US operator to import foreign-made "midbody" sections for installation here in so - called "jumboized" tankers ror use -in domestic trade. Pan-Atlantlo Pini Th~ugh ..JO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH At,tERICAN WATERS "THE VOICE OF THE IYRY SUNDAY0 1620 GMT MTD,; (11:20 fSl Sunday] Wl'K-39, 19850 llC. Ships In Caribbean, East Coast -.of South Am~rica, S(!utli Atlan:tic. and East Coast of United - States. . Wf'.L-85, .l llH KCll Ships,in Gulf of· Mexico, Caribbean, West Coast of South America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast_ Wl'lt-15, 117H llCI Ships in Mediterranean area, North Atlantic, European and US East Coast. • . the.£ustoms Bureau did not announce the name of the company planning the, moves, it was reported that the SIU-contracted Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp. had purchased six of the midbodies in West Gi!rmany for use in its · domestic container service, in coastwise runs·. The Customs office · actfon will · have wide -repercussions, since it in effect, clianges the definition of· a domestic ·vessel which up till now had :.meant a ve11sel entirely "A~erican built." ' The "jumbolizlng" operation involves cuttin1 aw:ay the midsection of the ship aqd inserting a new, enlarged aection which booat1 the cargo capacity. The .sections are trarillported with false. bows1 temporarUy attached for navilatlOnal , purpoaet only. MeanwhiJe,, MTD 'Round·The-World. 1 - ' Wireless. Bt'O'adcasts. C~ntinue • • ;l BTery ·sunc1.,., 1915. GMT. ('2:15 PM ,EST Sunda11> WCO·UOH KCs Europe and North America I . NY ·Shipping Dragging Feet Personals And Notices Tu Refund Chceka . , The following Seafarers can get tax refund checks by contacting Neil v. Pardo, 2420 First Ave., se 2 ttle l, wash.: William A. Aycock, Damian Alabakoft. Matthew Bibisch, Perry F. Bradshaw, Robert Bradley, William A. Cabrera, Cecil P. Diltz, Dominick Dimaio, i'dax C. Garrison, William c. Game, w. H. Hovvland, J~~n S. Long, Francis H. Murray, Lloyd C. March, J. H. Monroe, Martin O'Toole, Harry L. Oakes, Daniel B. Patterson, Arne o. Pedersen, John ·E. Paulette, Carl Ramiskey, Ira F. Ross, Calvin J. Slover, Harold T. Spicer, Francis L. Sherwin, Mariu.t ,Sandanger, Bruce W. Wier, Hubert L. Whaley. w: t .'t t Jobn Hawkins, OS Pick up your vaccination cer. tificate . at the LOG office . . ;\; t t Jimmie Beem Contact William A. Aycock care of: Orion star c/o Dodwell and Co. Ltd., 209, 3-10 Waka 7th Bldg., Maru..nouchi, Chiroda-ku, Tokyo, Japan. ;\;. t. -i . t t t Julio SaraJUo Contact your aunt, Mrs. Pearl · Sarayno, 6'l'OS Avenue C., Houston 11, Texas. Thom~ J. MaIQqe, AB Gontact V. A. Carte, '740 San Felipe Avenue, san· Bruno, Cal i t t t t ;\; . Tbom;us C. Johnson Contact your father, · Thomas. B• Johnson, 1918 Glasgow St., Portsmcuth, Va. Urgent. . Wallace B. MiHon Contact your mother· immediately, at 288 Dartmouth St., Rochester 1. NY. ' .. i ;\; t Alexander Wilkie , Anyone · knowi111 the - ~hereNEW YORK....:During th·e past E~t Coast South America .two )Vteb the port bandied 1:3 abouts of Ute above named SeaWC0.22407 .l[CI farer 16 urged .t o contact his . West .Coast- s~u~h ~er~ea .. payoffs, serviced 19· s~ips in-transit, brother, James C. Wilkie, at ffam' mock Pkw)r., Clinton, €onn. and one sign~on. Bvery-, MondaY. 031f~GMT . · · SWpping has ·~en slow duririg $. t · t Cl 0:15"-PM_ .EST Sunda11) . ·the pe11iod with a tot~- of 1'78 men · Oallilr Kin WMM 25-!i80'f KCI · in a1r-c1@sse~ shipped. The outlook Get fn touch with Reino PelasO, , Australia < ~ · tor the .next· two weeks indicates care of the SlU Hall in ~rooklyn. ·1finilw 81-li037.5 .the actt.vitf to 1 remain about .the · t · t . t , Northwest Pacific _ , ~~e • . Jobn II. Mun11 . °""!""~~------_..------~~~---------. There were-. UHl min J:eptered' 'nlis ill fourth notice. · Important ·tiere· 1n ·an c~s _with ant> . tber you contact ·y-0ur sori, ·c/p· Serper. L:.'*""""'lil!l.iiiim.iiii.....ijiliii~~i!ioiii--.......- - - - -.....------...--...-":l'm>Jt·re-~tel'ed (Jii ·~ifi&i'. teacli -. Sa.me ;adtbi~~ afl}»teVlbuStt:· . r· .. WC0-16988.8 KC1 • �- Vol. XXll No. 7 • 0 FFIC.lAL OR&·AN ·OF THE SEAFAR'liRS fNTEftNATION AL ' UtH6.N • ATL.ANTIC 'AND GULF , DISTRICT• AFL.'CIO • Esso Opens Fir.~· ~ On. US-Flag .Oil Import Proposal • A:. 1 • - Lifeboat Class Number 25 NEWS H'EADLINEI IN UVll!W , WASHINGTON~Evidently alarmed by demands of US maritime unions and independent tanker operators for a 50 percent rule on US oil imports, Standard Oil of New Jersey and other big international oil concerns have filed strenuous tue some weeks ago, which · also the oil import quota proobjections with the Office of opposed gram. · Theoretically, AMMI exists · Civil and . Defense Mol1ilization. · A memorandum submitted by Esso, which is probably the largest single operator of runaway - flag tonnage in the world, objected to the proposal ·on the ground that it would add $100 million costs to the nation's fuel bill. Actually, in the view of US maritime unions the additional costs would consist of two items: A) Additional revenue to the United States Government from Esso and other oil companies who now operate out of tax-free runaway havens, B) American wage payments to crewmembers of oil company tankers now operating under the runaway flag at $50-$100 monthly wage scales. OCDM had previously received a memorandum from the Joint Committee for American-Flag "I:ankers outlining the reasons why at least half of US-purchased and US-consumed oil imports should come in on American-flag ships. The OCDM · has promised it will call a hearing shortly ,to air the dispute. , The Esso position was no surprise to the unions' or the industry. In fact, it had been tipped by the Atneticart Merchant Marine lnsti- to promote American-flag shipping, but it happens that F;sso and other major runaway operat~rs are members of the institute and have a large voice in policy~making. · The AMMI has conceded that inactive US tankers now total 744,000 , deadweight tons, but despite the inactive tanker fleet it is opposed to the 50 percent proposal because the quota is an "unnecessary step," whatever that ,means. Esso, whicf! owns 36 Ame:-icanflag tankers, has another BB tanke11s operating under foreign-flags. Fearing that it will have to pay a US tax and wa~e bill under the requirement. ~ Esso contends . that the 50 percent ruling would establish "an unfortunate precede~t · for further .disc~!minatory action b~ other nations. The oil company also charged that the legislation,. if imposed, would bring about a mass tr:lnsfer of th~ US-controlled PanHonLib tonnage to European and other foreign registries to avoid the' American-flag tanker· rates for half o( their imports. Actually the transfer would have to · be back to the US flag to qualify for cargoes. • J-1' - ' • • Eight Seafare~ under the guidance of bosun Bill Ooqks have just · completed.their two-week training period which leads to possession of a lifebo~t ticket. The group ·con.sists of, front (1-r): Ch.ester Gietek, Franlc Stakowski, :John Miller, Robert Mansell, James Ram· sey. R~ar, Seymour ~olfson, Mike Strawinski, Robert Herman, and Bill Oooks. / Runaway Liberian fleet. Expanding, Lloyds Says · To nobody's surprise; the latest figures issued .by I:.loyds of London show that the runaway-fi~g Liberian fleet is continuing to grow . at the expense of legitimate maritime nations. ,~ ,, . . Th.e -~TF .Iournal, off1.c1al · pubhcabon of the Internabon- almost 12 million tons. _ al Transportworke.rs Feder.a - Other runaway flags, by con;. tion, cites Lloyd figures that trast, are not fairtng so welt· The Liberia has almost doubled its Panamanian fleet has shown a merchant ship registries ,. since slight incr~ase while Honduras and 1956. Costa Rica declined. Costa Rica is Of the total increase in • ship- not accepting any' more runaway ping ·tounage, 45 miUiop tons, since registries and is seeking to do 1948,- Liberia has accounted for away with the practice. The figures are not recent enough to show the impact of flag switches from Liberian to Greek registry. They only cover world merchant shipping as of last sumOn the US West Coal?t, the month of March-has double meaning for union seamen. March mer. However, they do reflect the this year marks the 75th anniversary of the Sailor's Union of the Pacific and the 106th birth- rapid growth of the Greek fleet. · That growth began following the day of the late Andre.w Fu.ruseth, the SUP's first leader. · · worldwide demonstration against The founding of the runaway shipping in December· took place on March 6, 1885, San Francisco and joined the re- vessels, from the desertion law 'i n 1958. The Greek seamen's union , on the San Francisco water.: cently established Coast Seamen's US ports. 71t also :ruled out the ref1,1sed to participate and Greek ~· Union, out Of which the 'SUP de.,. beating Of seamen by officers and government spokesmen denounced EMIER ~RVGJ.IQ/W /Lifront where seamen .held in vir- veloped, he struck out for recogni- mates, · and gave seamen -the rigat the . demonstrations as a ."plot" "ff 1 INr!.' 1 ll:'a. ~A ......nlP""" tual serfdom met· to unite in a tion of- the seamen as a first-class to draw up to half their wages in against Greek-owned shipping. rn r~i~ ~ drive for minimum human rights. citizen. He soon became the leader any landi.n g .or discharging port. With that as a cue, shipowners· rr-r-NCE n ..i~t rvn~ ~ the West Coast unio.n. . . star~ed registering · under the . f Pl~IC Mo$~ · The individual most instrumen-' of He · realized that before cQndiThe biggest blow struck · by <;;reek flag to gain protection COW.AND #JG ~EWf.ACr~ tal in founding the US maritime tions for seamen ·could be im- Furu~;th and th~ SUP, was the against possible union organizing · 1'111"( B/AMED ~ JUJ/£56. · movement was Andrew Furuseth, proved, legislation would have to pass~oe . .of the ~eamen s , Act of on , runaways. . . ·• be passed thai would free them ·1915. _ This ext~n<ied the desertion a Norwegian immigrant who had Since the formation of the Intersailed under many fl ags for 14 from arrest and imprisonment if ban to US ships . in foreign ports national Maritime Workers Union, • ; years prior to his coming to the they quit their jobs. Otherwise and to foreign vessel~ in American jointly-sponsored by the SIU and · ports. It also provided for inUS and the West Coast. -~~~~- cre'ased foc'sle ' space, better 'food NMU, the flight toward the Greek Witnessed 'Slave-Like' Conditions and safety provision11 for seamen. flag has been speed.ed, with the While Furuseth. was the leader approval ·of the US. Maritime Ad;; During his sailing days Furuseth in the fjght for legal rights for ministration in some instances. had experienced first-hand the virseamen, the late Harry Lundetual slavery that surrounded the berg headed.. up the second revival .. seaman of those days. Like other of seamen~s unions bcgin~in'g with , ~' ' . seamen he was required by law to the West CQast seamen's and longdo the captain's bidding regard!Jhoremen's str}kc of 1934~ • The SlU Wel{are Services Deless of t)le conditions, and he had Under Imndeberg's ' 1eadership, ' partme9t reports that it has had to complete any voyage he started the SUP became the pacesetter in difficulty locating seamen's und~r any and all circumstances. Lundeber~ obtaining . vast impr ovements in families . because the seamen's In 1886- when Furuseth cam~ to conditions could be imposed on shipboard working and living con- ' enroilment or beneficiary cards. seamen while. th(}y were on the ditions ·and seamen•s·earnings. The have not been kept up · to date. ~hip and they would have to ac- SUP also served ·a!f· the ·founding . -Some death benefit ,payments cept them. To do otherwise meant · organization of the ·seafarers In- . have ' b.een . delayed : for som.t' heing classed as mutineers or ternational, U1_1ion ,of ·Nort~ A.mer'.:' rtime until .the Seafarer's bene-· deserters. , ica and provided the initiative for · fipiaries f'OUld be'_ located. To The union's first' victories came many (If the , SIUNA.'s ·present' dis- :,avoid delays fu payments of wel..• with th.e passage of the Maguire trlcts, . includin~ th~- Atlantic and ' fare benefits Seafarers ' are ad-· · ~\1 •'' : -Act in 1895 which abolished the Gulf, Canadian· ..n<l Qrea~ llakes vised to notify the Union Im· ~·J;, 1 °"w~i!!AaliM ·desertion · law . in 'the coa,\itwise dist.r !cts. ·. . . . ,. mediately of any 'changes iJl ad- : "J!l'V lV['~J~;;;;tf./'~~1!"' tr.ade and outlawed the crimp's Tne. abillty of ..the SUP · to 1 sur- . dress, changes in the 'names ,of NJtnO/B. 5w;iP PLAHS . h beneficiaries or additional de~o n1s~.ALHAAJAl"."a..t.r·~ rig t to obtain an allotment frofl\ ·vive powerful opposition and. many ·pendents by filling out new en- , TV!:' v :."tJIV"I . ,,..,_, . .-, 111. • the captain. Three YE'.ars· later he setbacks, par~icularly in the peri.od "rollment and beii~ficiaty cards. CONFERENaE. ~ T .s ecured passage. o.f the White Act following the di~nstrous seamen:s I -These cards can..be obtained in CAUS FOB 3 ~GE l)s;R _. ....·..... . . . . . .,~ . ' which freed seamen. on 'd eep sea, .strike of 192!, , made possiple the : ariy SIU port. . .- . ~ ·1MM ' fin,~T'p'ri~Aof..Aut:lft' . : • -:7:,. . , !JS w.ell as . coutwJJJe ArJierlcan strons ,mari,ltme union8' of toda)\~ .1·· .. • • · ,1 . r,~ '' &:Vll"'llii ~~ .. . SUP Celebrates 15th Birthday sup+------------------------ r A W.EtK •. JN Notify We.fare .; .,_,of .CJlanges . t· ~· ... ij°ORIES · . d 'em. 0 ·th. • · en 1 LO'a· . .~ "" •"' evA . .~ 1• • ' ... - ... ' ..., "'~ ~ .~ .. , . ---... ...... . ------..,...~---- . .. ; . .. . ' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource March 25, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: CONSTITUTION VOTE STARTS MAR. 31 ‘UNION HIRING HALL IS BEST JOB SYSTEM’ MAJOR OIL FIRMS STEP UP FIGHT ON ’50-50’ PROPOSAL FISHERMEN HIT 12-MILE LIMIT PLAN BIENVILLE, TANKER CRASH IN HOUSTON OPERATORS TO POST BOND TO GUARANTEE SHIP WAGES MARINE INDEX DISCOVERS REPORTS ARENT INJURIES SEA UNIONS OK UNIFORM WAGE SECURITY AGREEMENT HOUSE BODY HITS SHIP BLACKLISTING FISH UNION HITS CANADA PROPOSAL ON 12-MILE LIMIT OPERATORS, MA AGREE ON 25-YEAR ‘LIFE’ FOR SHIPS CUNARD LINE DIVERSITIES; BUYS PLANES CHECKS GOING OUT ON BANKRUPT SHIPS; VESSELS RUNNING AGAIN TWO CREWS COME HOME AFTEF SHIP STRANDINGS RUNAWAYS HURT INDUSTRY TOO, BUSINESS NEWSPAPER INDICATES ADMINISTRATION FIGHTING PASSAGE OF FORAND BILL ‘NO FOREIGN MIDSECTIONS FOR DOMESTIC VESSELS’ ESSO OPENS FIRE ON US-FLAG OIL IMPORT PROPOSAL RUNAWAY LIBERIAN FLEET EXPANDING, LLYODS SAYS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/25/ 1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 7  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ab3620d937641aad254e773a5f4b1f24.PDF 6e1ca66898ff08d9dee79e7d41bb40c2 PDF Text Text ._:. -. .:"=;.___..~ .._ - . - . SE - .._ -BRS·•~LOGI ~..__.&.f ••----....,;----~------....--------..;.------------------------..:..,;;I . • ' OFFICJA 1L 0R6AN o 'F THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION• ATLANTIC AND 'G ULF DISTRICT •Afl.,IQ • I Seam.e n Target .O f 'Test' Move . . To Control Jobs -----------------~tory On Page 2 State Dep't Moves .To Scuttle '50-50' U d rw v First ship in 1960 to begin passage through the . n e a, · ·crreat Lakes' Welland Canal, the 5,000-ton freighter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Story On Page I Burlington, manned by SIU Canadian sailors, passes under raised draw. bridge as she slips into lock at Port Weller, Ont.' R.lnnside . . Newsreel and teievision cameramen set. up gear on SIU-manned missile ·ship Sampan Hitch for the ; , , ~ launching. oi . the1 first inerti~lly-guided Polaris missil~ : fr.om the USS 1 . . . ·. . ~ . ·- Observation Island, lV2 miles· away in.the South Atlantic. ~.. .. · .. • 'I ~ .. ~the - • ~ • .. ) • • · Seafarers in New York hall begin ba1loting on pro8 ~ . 0 f Ing. posed.' new SIU constitution in secret re~erenduni that will last through April 29 in all ports. .Group pictured here was ''first to cast votes on the proposed document. (Story on Page Z.) · among I - ' �-To:, Control :seamen • • An attempt is underway to revive a d~credited "SChemEt which would require seamen: to meet arbitrary physical and mental standards to keep their jobs. The scheme harks back to . a 1954 proposal by the US Coast Guard to set up a set of requirements, enforced by the Government~ 'rhich . . _ . seamen would have to meet discredited ·Coast Gua~ · scheme. s!up and active ship delegates who on a regular basis or else lose "Some y~ara ago," h~ said, "they~· fight for the r.Ights of the ~rew. . · . · ..their seamen's papers. At that time the scheme was denounced by the SIU and other T . as subjecting man ime umo~s .. seamen to harsh and unrealisti.. standards an}! destroying their j~ security. As a result, it was dropped hastily, but has· now ~een picked up by both _the operator11 and some segments of Government. . Rigid Standards ' (the Coast G~~rd) · attempted to establish . -certam physical· . standards for s.eamen which . were res~ted . vigorously and successfully by the maritime unions ••• I sugt it i ht be th hil · gtes a1 ~ .,,g.vi twhisor wtt ~. • • 0 ag n £e ~w ma ~r. Among the items for w.bi.ch seaJlle~ ~uld h~ve been deprived of their seamen s papers under the Coast Guard proposal were: • Defective. sen.c1e of smell Since fhe original Coast GJ.iard proposal came out, the Union and SIU-contracted shipowners · ' have · set up examination and detection · · climes in major SIU ports. . Th~ clinic progrm.Ji provides thorough physical che~k-ups of seamen at lell§t once a year, or moi:e often in SO¥ .instancE!s. It has had considerable success in reducing tlie· incidence of many serious ailments. such as. tuberculosis and diabetes, anli in detecting numerc;ms physi-:• Stammering and speech de- cal defects before they become so Seafarer signs. vote register under eye of ~alloting committee fects lar advanced as to deprive seamen • Unpleasant-looking, non-eon- of ' their ability to work. member as voting gets underway on proposed new S.IU constitu. tagious skin diseases tion: NearJy 1,000 '!'en voted !n all ports on the first day. • Divorced or 'separated parents, or any record of criminality among a seaman's ancestors The initial impetus for the new move apparently came. from report to the Department of · Commerce on shipboard personnel. The · report recommends "rigid standards for· screening" of individuals entitled to -the classification of . seamen; as well as declaring that there is an "urgent need" for the ..establishment of complete physi• Absence of educational adcal and mental standards to be ai>- vantages -plied to all persons wis~ing to • A record of. juvenile delinserve in any unlicensed position quency ()D an American merchant marine • . A record ·as a "complainer" vessel." Such physical standards on ship · • Frequent changing of j,obs should be .applied not only for new applications, but "on ·a recurrent basis, not to exceed every other • Past head injuries • Religious attitudes. year ...,, This demand was echoed by a The strong union objections to ghipowner representative at the the proposed 1954 Coast Guard recent meeting of the Marine Sec- . Prog~am w~r~ based not ·only on tion of the National Safety Council. the 1mposs1b1e standards set for W. Lyle Bull, formerly of the Mili- seamen but, as the LOG .Put it at tary Sea Transportation Service the time, the proposal would inbut now with American Export volve "sweeping new · bureacratic Lines · called for revival of the controls over the livelihood and ' shipboard actions of seamen." SIU VOting ~ A.f,, Brisk Pace_ A heavy vote is in sight M Seafarer!J :bi~ ports. started voting on ~arch 31 on a proposed revision of the constitu~lon for the A & G District. The yoting, which was a~thor­ ized at a headquarters meeting on March 2 and at outport meetmgs on March 16, will run from, March 31 to April 29 in~ 1 elusive. · At 'the March 16 meeting mo- slons for these divisions and for Nearly ·a thousand men tions were carried in all ports to certain structural changes made in voted the first day according to the all port tally. New York 'bad the heaviest turnout with 275 men casting ballots. . Recommendations of the consti'tution committee and the entire text of the proposed aew coristitution were read · at all meetings on March 2, at which titne Seafarers voted the · revised version •of the constitution on the ballot: place the constitution on the ballot for 30 days, be~inning March 31. The amending procedure for the SIU constitution calls for a twothirds majority -in a secret b~llot referendum. The six-man rank and ftle constitutional revision committee noted that the current constltution, written before the· A&G district established its affiliated divisions. does . ot contain provi- ILA Starts .,~~·II~~:!~·~~~;~;: :: s · tate Dep't· ·s·ta·rts Move -cu·tt.le ·-'·50-50' Law· Container $ f~~e~~i~:et~~ti;:,~~~s:::t~o~.:~:i To S Arbl.trat·1·0·n . ~eame.n's Coast Guard in knocking seamen · out of their jobs. Ship operators . · ._ . ~ · . · the Union. , ~ ,. . Among the various divisions are: the Marine Allied .WorJcers Division, the Puerto . Rfcail Division, and the HarbOr and Inland Water'• ways Division. The new constitution ls necessaty also because of the recently passed Landrum; Griffin Act; which sets certain requirements for elected officers of Union8, conditiOD$ tor union membership and similar · matters .. The constitution also ·sets up an executiv~ board .structure in the , Union for more effective -admiilistration. (For the complete text the committee's report, ~e the March• 11th issue of the LOG>. o, • were advised to have their skippers • . . · , . make entries in the fog hooks about "behavior." The . WASHINGTON-Maritime .industry leaders voiced alarm compames -win then turn over the . ' al to · "th · log entries to the Coast G ard d this week at the State Departments propos waive e . NEW YORK-A three-man· arbi- the Coast Guard wiU th:n ca~y 50-50 proviso of- the Cargo Preference .Act which allows half tration board opened hearings the ball from there on assertedly of all foreign aid cargoes t ,_ ,: · here to determine the amount of on the ground that the seamen be carried in American flag 50-50 pro~ision It has done ·in premium pay to be paid to long- involved are neurotic or ~uffering vessels. the past, It is almost guaranteed shoremen who handle container from mental illnesses. ' . Some 15 shipowners who met 'a . large chunk of new business ships. The, }\earings Qn .the loadIn effect then, this device gives with Douglas Dillon, Undersecre- spread out for as long as the . ing ancl ·..unloading of general th.e skipper a weapon with which to tary of State, told the official that Indus project lasts. But if the . Forty-One Seafarers have upc>.irgo ._ .i~· ·~ontafners are· taking h~i:Jel crewmembers· a11 "psychos," any departure from the 50-50 pro- State Department •. 1omehow, can graded themselv~s and 278 have pla.c.e ·at the ~ offices · of the New aiter which the Coast Guard can vision would cause a drastic eco- klll the benefit of the. 50-50 law obtained lifeboat tickets by attendYorl( Shippin~ Association. try to yank his pa·p ers. nomic crisis . for American ftag for US ships in. this case, America~ Ing the .Andrew' ~useth Training 'I'he New' York hearings have The logbook en fries would serve i;hips. · operator~ will ·not ~e able ~~ match School, according to . school figures l>eep C!lUed for jointly by the NY as a substitute for the old CopeThe State DepartmeJ!_t has con- the ch~P_ oper;tlog level of at the end of March. Shipping Association and the In- land continuous service book which sistently been opposed to the ef- fore 1gn ag opera OYS. • The men receiving lifeboat 278 ternational Longshoremen's Asso- the .operators . tried to foist upon fects of the ~0-50 rule mainly due After tJ_ie latest meeting with tickets were out .of a .total of 287 to diplomatic pressure placed on Mr. Dillon, one m~mber of the Seafarers who ·enrolled in the life. ciation to , take up negotiation seamen 25 years ago. items omitted from previous conThe -tipoff : on the pr~posal was It by foreig~ ~ations w~ich want shipping group rem~ked that ·" ad- boat ·training,'. giving the ··sebool a tract-talks. the assertion by· the Export Line to run the ' American, ship opera- mittedly we won -a deferment of record -Of 'just under 97 . percent. The bo~rd, which has been spokesman that psychoneurosis ail- tor -out of. business _b y usn;ag ~heap any im~edlate Unposltion of the The figures invqlved ·on lifeboat mutually agreed . upon by both ments are up by 31 percent. An cargo rates. . Europ~an countries waive!: . but the threat is still trai~ing ;. cover- th~ periQd . ~rm~ NYSA and the ILA, is composed examination of the Marine Index have always clamored . against there. · ' ·' May 5; -.1959; wllen. the progra~ of · Admiral Frank McCarthy, figures which he was quoting "'50-50.'.' . L • began, through · March · 25, 1960. ~YSA: Thomas Gleason, ILA; and shows that he took 1955 figures Indus River PtoJed Upgrading ·fnstruction was ini;ti- · :Or.-· Emanuel Stein, Professor of ·<259 reports out of a total of 19,The Department's mention of · ., .,., t'Mted at 'a later d~te. Of those up.. Economics·, New York University. 051 reports dealing with illnesses) the waiver was connected with the April 8, 1f60 · Vol. XXll, No• .8 graded, 35 , ordinlµ'Y seamen got · · Container operations involves and compared them with 1959 (342 10-year, $410,000,000 . Ind~ River ·•··. · · their AB ·tickets, five men passe.d " for 'FWT endorsements aild one · the movement . of cargo, in single ~eports out of 2~,5Q2). In , both Project in· which the ·U.S hopes \'an~Hke shipments. The containers mstances, the percentage of so- to participate · jointly with ·Aus. Seafarer got ari' electrician's rating. .are designed to be loaded or un- called "psychoneurosis" wai; ).4 tralia, Canada, ·we$t Germany, PAw. HALL, ·Sect'eta~-rreaaurer _ The lifeboat •class itsel~. has now loaded· away from the piers. This .percent of total illness reports. In New Zealand ·and Britain• . The Hl:imarr B~n . J!cittor: B~An 'sU. graduated 26 ~ classes,· with each operation involves loss of work actuality, tlie Marine Index figures, US's share in the program will MAH, Art Editor; ·· :JIJlniAH • .Aarna, lifeboat training, course ~l'UD.Ding for longsftorcmen. The same . ques- for what~v~i:_ t.hey are worth, sh9w cost $280,000,000 ..and will involve AL MAs1nN, ~ BlllKl•, ~ · for two weeks. Both C:lassroom intion had aris~n at the Decemb.;'.r, that 1959 s 10c1dence of 342 reports one of t~ largesi cargo move- .::_u~~n~~:it-::'·R::! ~;;!!:;!: sti:uct•on an~ actual pra.~ii~e. · in 1959, contract tnlks between New was way .below the 462 of 1957 ments in ·p eacethite ·fol'.eJ:in aid, · ... the boat ls provided. The faclltand the 579 of 1958. . quite a l>it ·of which will be spent' Pullllllled 6JwHklr et .the llHdclU.rteri tl~s afe rnainptlned on tbe. premYork shipowners~ ~!1d the. l~A. . It · was mutuall.x -agreed fn _ The SIU had taken particular for transportation costs, of equip- ot th• s.1t111re.-. 1nterMllo1M1I Unlon, At· ises ·,of' t&e ', Butl ,Line , !~rminal, lentlc & Gulf Dlltrlct.,A~L.CIO, 671 ~Ourth ln h December that if ·.no 'decision· was cxceetion to 'the "mental traits" ment such as building materials, Avenue, Brooklyn 32. NY • .T•,t.. .HY•clnth near, SIU's Droc;>klyn eadqutrters, forthcoming in ~ negotiations~ ' then aspects of the proi>osed standaros trucks, trailers,. tractors' and.hydroSecond cleu> lteld •t "" c. Lifeboatmed ~ ha\re pas~ ~ ' row. mattel' would : be'· su' b ntit~c:d !... • t . ' ,._y, u._tt.r th• i n. ~ ' t es' t . ! a d... .... '"sere '""i t ' .T d ._ ·'b'y,, ·• 't h',• t lie to· ·as ..• ~g1ving th~ shipowner ~ perfect electric :equipment. ·. ' ·', " !,01t Act otOffice Aut. ri. 14, •r~ldfn.. ,,,,.. 5 impartial arbitration<: t9 declde.' the· wellpon with 'whi'ch to dispose of " 'If the ~e.r~carr:"fti.-g ' carg~ fteet ;; .;' " Coast'"Guarcl t~ qllallfy fo\1 1 ari'ieh'.. 1.ssue. · -. · . • ~ ' · aggressive pro-union men on the can continue to · operate under the• . i , " '· ~ , dors~µieli~ · '~ jO " f ' "- r. .. .a i'£ , ·4W 1 -si£.~,~J"- LV , .1u •• u • ~ , /') .~ .v .,fiJJ i .,.1. ··1W 4 it , ~ ) ~: f• - .... i.·, ·J ~ ~..n't;_ t Jo.. . as 27.-Union Grads N~w LI.,eb. oa - t men. . SEAi'ARERS '.LOG 0 .. ·'""'°· . 1 i. • I -1 1. i ' l ( • - 'to post•••· • 1 .. fr,I .• _r.',"1J l., 1I ' I '" I ii • �~prll 8. 1980 SE..41'...fRER! US~Frag ShipoW.ner~-: Rap 'Anti~J,,mbo' Bill W ASHINGTON~hip op.er'ators are testifying in opposito a· bill which would. prohibit the use of ioreign-built i;hip midsections in "jumboizing" American-flag ,vessels in tl:ie domestic trade. The bill; · stipporfed by the US shipyard verle(l .vessels will be · considered industry, is up for hearings in to have been rebuilt in the us ~ion the Senate. . · .T he bill, designe~ . to "further amend the s~lpping laws to prohibit operation in the coastwise trade of a rebuilt vessel . unless rebuildl~g is effected within the US and for other purposes" ·was fntrodµced last month. Amendments- to the laws on coastwise trade came. as. a countermeasure to a Customs Bureau okay that will permit . a tis operator to import a foreign-made midbody section for installation here in the US and use in the domestic trade. The SIU-contracted Sea-Land services is reported planning to use the converted container vessels in the intercoastal trade. The operation involves the midbody secUons, being built abroad and then floated to the US. The Bureau ruled that such con- and will retain whatever coastwise privileges that' they maY. have had prior to rebuilding. ' Pacific Group Opposed A spokesman for the Pacific American St.ea . hip Assnclatlon stated that although his organization has always been opposed to actions that would take trade from the US shipyards, he felt that the new amendment would be "unnecessary" ai; the inip.o rted sections offered no threat io' our economy because of the vast di(f erence in the construction. The hearings ' being conducted by Senator Bartlett of Alaska, also heard from a Weyerhauser Steamship Company representative. He termed the bill as "one-sided" as each ·one of the vessels in the domestic trade is rapidly reaching the 20-year mark in age. L(JC Pa&'e Three SIU-M a·n ned -Flee·t Wins S·a fety Tit/·e Second Year In Row For the second year in a row, the SIU-manned Alcoa Steamship fleet has captured top honors as the safest dry cargo fleet under the American flag. This was ttie first t~e that any company had won the annual National Safety Council contest two years ru_nning in \etter than Alcoa's top score last to miss work -for one or mor~ days the dry Cargo and passen~ year. The over-aff performance following the accident. t of ships in the contest was 5.12 The figures show that among ger f;a egory. compared with 5.89 in last year's the companies in the contest, Alcoa won the 1959 Mar.in e Section contest with a 1.62 rating which is be- contest, showing a consistent improvement in shipboard safety. Alcoa had finished second in the 195'i contest. The competition . ' • covers all shipboard ratings Iiheved to .be -the ~ow~st score_ censed ;md unlicensed. ever registered m its cate- · SIU headquarters hailed the pergory. In the competition for formance of Seafarers on the Al1958 the company won with a coa ships. Messages were sent to 2.94 era_ting followed by United all ships in the fleet congratulating States Lines and United Fruit the · crews on their outstanding Company-. These two companies safety performance. Contributing to the top record finished in 2nd and 3rd spots this year as well with scores of 2.04 scored by Alcoa ships this year and 2.37, both of them doing and last are the accident-free ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ reror~ ~ llie Ale~ -·-es Ex-lus1·ve. Cla·1·m K. .. MSTS• Sta •1 s "'IQ I Run She1ps, T0 M'SS' e Pe . _ . e . • ~ .. · • The Military Sea Transport Service has served notice that it considers all future missile range and other special service functions as its private preserve. Admiral Roy Gano, commander of MSTS, told a meeting of shipping executives that MSTS is shifting the special service field as -the result of cutbacks in its pas- Santa Maria, C:tlif., the SIU Pa- some of the radar line supply missenger and cargo - car:rying cific District and the SIUNA pro- sions to Thule, Greenland, Goose operations. · MSTS has long been under fire frc,m private ship operators and seamen's uniQlls for competing with the private ·shipping industry. As a result, the service has been Cllmpelled to cut back some of the operations of its own shipping in favor of privately-owned US-flag tested vigorously but to no avail against a decision to bar private companies from bidding on this range-despite the fine record compiled· by the Suwannee company, which- is under SIU A&G District contract. Similariy, · privately-owned ship operators used to contract for Roamer, which stretched its skein to 1,489 days as of the beginning of April, the Alcoa Partner with 972 days and the Alcoa Polaris with 751 days free of lost-time accidents. In all, .seven ships of the Alcoa fleet did not have a single losttime accident in 1959. They were the Roam~r. Partner, Polaris, Corsair, Pioneer, Pointer and Puritan. Lost-time accidents are those in which the injured man is forced fifteen in all, the industry-wide accident rate has been diminishing every year, from a 7.30 in 1957 to 5.89'" rating in 1958 and 5.12 rating in 1959. These records contradict the figures published ·by the Marine Index Bureau. They also counter industry spokesmen's complaints about "~ccident prone" and "claimshappy" seamen. In the Alcoa fleet , . for example, rEcords indicate that there were 28 lost-time accidents in 1957, although three ships had none. The numb~ drop~d ~ ~- ~ 1~~ with six ships without a lost-time accident. This year the number of accidents fell to 12, with seven ships reporting no lost-time accidents at all. Alcoa, which has participated actively in the industry-wide safety program through the Seafarers Safety Department, offers safety incentive awards to its crews. All ships which go 500 days · without an accident receive movie projectors. Bay, Labrador, arid other , Far North bases. Now all these supply operations are handled on MSTS ships. · Gano indicated that in the years ·ahead, MSTS will be moving more ,and more into the special project area, ·with specially-built ships or remodeled merchant vessels. ··::~..~~·;:·;·:..~~:£ ··~···- Chile Union Gets Pcict s back, MSTS has been lookin_g for other· areas which to and maintain ships and in employees has chosen the missile ranges and "'Dew Line" supply operations as the most likely fields of activity. . As a result,' outside of the single contract of Suwannee Steam·ship Company on the South Atlantic missile· range,· all other ships on these ra·ngcs are either Navy vessels or MSTS-operated ships. When the Pacific Ocean missile range was opened out of On Two Runa -way hi·ps · · BRUSSELS-An important breakthrough on wages and manning standard_s aboard runaway-flag ships has been scored by the ITF-affiliated Maritime Confederation of Chile, the International Transport-• · worker's Federation has an- When the ves,sels arrived in Chile, nounced. The Chilean mari- the company attempted to operate time union has succeeded in obtaining Chilean scales ·and conditions aboard t\vo Liberian-flag vessels operated by a Chilean company. · ' . ~ 1The agreement was significant IL, because of the precedent set, . · . namely, that runaway sfiips would ii agree to pay· the wage scales of the count11y in which ownership or . - control of the vessel resides. This The. newly completed freightship is the policy which American marand tariker agreements ate ready ifime unions have proposed and which has been adopted officially In prin'ted form and are - being by the ITF. distributed 'by the SIU to all ports. IMWU Campaign The agreement could have a Wages, overtime· and penalty rates set forth between the SIU bearing on the legal right of the International Maritime Workers and the various SIU - contracted Union to organize and obtain confreightship companies became ef- tracts on other runaway ships opfedive February 15, 1960. The erating in American commerce un' agreement highlighted a new wage der Americ~n ownership or conscale for all r atings along 'with new trol. overtime and · penalty rates for . In this case, a Chilean concern, each respective pay grade. _ Cta Navlera del Pacifico, had ' A similar agreement Wias reached chartered .the two '. ships, t11e By· J>etw2en - t)le A~G District a.n.d· lal and Joancy: Both of them, ·incompanies o~ the tanker industry. cidentally, had been American-flag The effective date for the tanker Libertys and were furmerly operated by the Isbrandtsen companv. agreement. was March 1, · 1968. • k.er Tan Frelgh .. n,e-d r1 · PactS P them at wage scales and manning_ levels below those of e~isting Chilean coll~ctive bargaining agreement. · The Chilean union raised a _beef and ~btained an increas~ in the manning scale and workmg conditions. The terms are parallel to those existing in the agreement between the Seafarers Union of Valparaiso and the National Association of Shipowners, with minor changes in bonus arrangements. Tax payments. and welfare regulations will be identical with those imposed on Cbilean-flag ships. Once the runaway operators concede that they can sign Chilean union contracts fpr ships operated out of that country, they would have difficulty coming into the Natiooal Labor Relations Board or a US court and claiming that American-owned runaways could not sign with American unions. Tlw agreement to pay Chilean taxes could also have a bearing, on the tax obligations of ·Ame'ricanowned runaways to the us Govern~ ment. Alcoa Roamer, still going strong, has boosted its safety record to 1,489 consecutive days since this_ photo was taken. --~~---------------=-.~---,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,......,._ lsthm_ian Skippers To Man Atom Ship · . WASHINGTON - Two Isthmian Line captains - one of whom recently commanded the Steel Director-are among the maritime officers chosen to run the new nuclear-powered v e s s e 1 Savannah according to the Mari time Adminis- aboard Savannah is Captain James L. Gregory, w·ho most -recently tration. skippered the Steel Director. · He A master, chief officer, second officer, chief engineer: and three alternates were selected to man the a-powet·ed ship. Six of the seven are former unlicensed crewmen, and all are career mariners. Chosen as chief mate of the ship was Captain William W. Meyer, who joined Isthmian in· 1946 and was appointed master in 195jJ. He has continued to' serve with that .company since. Another Isthmian employee who was named alternate deck officer .was anl.ong the group taking tlie full training course which qualifies them as deck officers aboard the nuclear ship. Two other alternates were chosen also, according to the MA and States Marine Lines, which will operate the ship for M;,rit.ime under General Agency Agreement. savannah's keel was laid in the spring of 1958. She hit the water for the first time in July, 1959. Extensive tests and trials are in stot·e for the ship before she starts regular runs. > �~ ... . ,,. --------;.-. ·.sEAFAl.EBs _ ~ .· .· . ~~ .n o·rABY -·SHIPPJN·G BOARD . . .,.. March 16 Through March 29, The ·past four shipping reports,' together wfth tbis ·report, have appeared like a bouncing ball on a cement walk, UP. and down-up and down-and now up again over the past two weeks. New York, New Orleans, Baltimore, and Houston combiped to ship 778 of the l,254 SIU crewmembers shipped. This is an increase of 252 men shipped and represents the widest margin of increase since the beginning of winter. · Ship activity was also up for the. period as 24 more vessels were 11erviced-251 as compared to 227 .for ~he previous two _weeks. _The actual breakdown as shown at the right is 74 payoffs, a gam of thirty; 38 si~n-o_ns, . 8 ga1n of twelve; aqd 141 ships Ip transit, ft dr.l)p of 18.. Wtlmmgton was the ~nly port to have neither a payoff or sign-on while Boston and Miami had no slgn-ons. New York led the way with 39 vessels serviced. . A rise in shipping was shown in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Mobile, New Orlf ans, Houston and San Francisco. Boston, Jacksonville, Miami, and Wilmln~ton all registered 11lght drops in 1hlpping while Seattre shipped only one less than the last two weeks period. 19~0 ~ ·. Ship Acfivi.t y ' · Registration also flourished and took a. sharp "°creaee 01 · 245 _m en. The previous period had seen 1,054 men resistei;ed i i compared to the 1,299 registered this period. All departments have ahown · an ln· crease with 505 men in deck, 416 in enaine, 378 in steward. The last period had 432 registered in deck, 327 in engine and 295 til steward departments respectively. At the end of this period there ~ere 2,765 registered on- the beach, a decllne from the last tot~l of 2,BU men on the beach. .._ , Boston, Philadvlphia: Norfolk, Jacksonville, Miami and Wilmington all had less than 100 men in clisses A & B regi1tered on the. beach. Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Jackllonville iftd Miami had le81 than ~ · 50 ."A" .men registered on the beach. The following is the outlook for the next period por.t by port: Bos&on, Steady • • • New York, remain the same • • • i'hll•delphla, Fair • • .Baltimore, busy • . . Norfolk, steady . . • Jae•nvllle, the same . . . Miami, slow . . . Mobile, islim ·• • • New Orleau, ' lower •.•• HoUltol!, good ••• Wilmlqton, steady ••• San Franelseo, movin& : : • SeaUle, dim. · · Pay -Sit• Iii Offl 1 · OQ '"""·TOTA&; ...,.. .. , •• .-. z New,.,. •••• 21 ,..~,.,. • •' 121-- laltf•ore • • • • ......,. • • • • • • 2 J.cbHYllle · ... 2 Miami ' ,• .. •••• I Moblft • • • • • • • • New OrlMltl •. t HHttoll •••••• 4 _ 4 4 14 : ~: 6 Jt . 1 10 11. 1 12 J 11 4 U H M 2 ' 4 3 21 J 27 · Wllml""911 • • ... l'r.acftc•. • 1 ' : 2 I -- SHttfe ...... • 6 24 16 1 - 4 , ....... ~ •••• 74 : 11 141 111 DECK DEPARTMENT . legistered CLASS A ,0,, , - Boston .......•••••••• New .York . ...... ..... Philadelphia . ....•..•. Baltimore ............ Norfolk ... . . .••..•••• Jacksonville .. ....•.•• Mia.m l ... .••••••.••••. Mobile ... .. ...••....• New Orleans ......•••. Houston .. . . ... . ••••.• Wilmington ....• ...•.. San Fran'cisco . .....•.. Seattle ...... ...•..•••. T07AU . Port -shipped CLASS A Regllferetl CLASS I GROUP GROUP z I ALL 1 % I ALL 1 6 . . 2 4 1 2 1 19 35 . 15 21 9 11 8 7 ,8 1 s ZI 15. 7 7 7 20 _9 36 l 9 4 4 s 4 4 1 5 2 1 I 11 2 2 'I 14 20 3 7 371 28 2 13 3 8 28 12 32 10' 15 57 1 '1 14 2 2 2 8 6 11 1 5 1 4 5 fi , 14 4 ZS ft 7 5 6 14 4 ujlit-18112· 1-asa· 1 .. r122 111 -' - zz ,, ..,,,,.,.,, ...,,,.,.,, - Boston .....•..•• ••••• N·e w York ..••••.• •••• 15 3 Philadelphia'....••..•. 5 Baltimore . ....•••• .•. 1 No!'.{olk . . .. .•......•• 1 J•cksonville .• •.•••••• Miami ......••••.•••• . 1 Mobile . .. . . .......... New OrleaqJ . ...... . . ., 8 8 Houston . . ....•••..... 2 Wilmington . .•.••••••. San Francisco ....•.... 2 Seattle ..... ........ ... · 4 -urnT.4H - -39 7 27 8 - 1 14 38 42 4 10 12 200 I ALL 1 1 1 ·3 17 3 3 11 6 II 1 2 .I 1 •- -ZS 3 6 17 5 1 11 4 1 - 3 3 3 -1 32 -1 -3 - Shipped GROUP 1 -7 3 2 2 1 . 4 -10 3 1 31 10 .. 2 - - 8 H 13 6 1 8 10 3 1- ., 3 2 3 2 '4 s I · to 14-89 -l IH 3 1 1 1 - 1 -- -7 28 10 31 10 2 C ALL '. -1 -· l -55 -18 ·-71 ·-. 1 -z --- --1 -- 1 l -5 .B - 2 1 8 48 'I 18 1 5 -3 1 15 a 56 54 3 . 4. 1 21 z 20 z 2 10~19 I H.321 - 7 fb 85 7 1 15 3 3 '7S 2 3. 1 19 IS IS '6 - -8 14 13 8 1 10 I 1 26 ·sz 2 123---U-!-fl& GROUP z s ~LL 1 8 ,· 15 . 2 25 82 . 29 ..49 160 8 7 8 23 30 64 19 113 3 4 5 13. 9 11 1 '1 l I 30 '26 11 5 25 1'71 69 27 40 9 '16 11 13 le 2 20 2 9 31 15 21 4 SOl-337- lllT . 'l'IO. GROUP .z I ALL l - 5 3 8 a -26 44 73 1 3 4 10 .26 40 4 4 1 2 2 -2 2 2 . 7 9 8 .4 19 •29 3 . 9 .13 :s 3 '., 4 8 10 10 2 11 1'J 12- 13t- l- 1U - - • •' •t - - • s-a . .:u " -- On ru leacll ' ewsa · ENGINE . DEPARTMENT z 2 35 11 28 ' -7 -,.,2Z .-- -- -10 · -1t -2 3 1 9 2 Ii 1 39 ·I I '1 -1 • -1 •5 1 ,7 2 128 8 8 3 3 18 I 1 15 1 3 1 Shipped CLASS I CLASS A I ALL 1 . I 2 7 11 21 7 lt 3 12 12 ZS 1 s a· 1 I 7 . UI 4 9 48 - - oaoup z GROUP u - u ·Gaovp · ~ · - leg15'eretl 011 Tlte here" CLASS ·a CLASS A , .$H,,,EO GJtOUP 3 ALL l 2 -8 -55 ...... - -11 -7 -18 5 7 1 3 · fQTAl' Sltlppetl CLASS C GROUP SALL 1 2 17 30 H 14 30 10 54 2 2 t 11 6 %1 4 4 2 14 zo H ~186_51_ 1126 10 CLASS. I CLASS A 2 28 16 7 . 29 12 5 12 2 1 19 - --• - - --- 181 I GROUP 1 % SALL ''I - - ..:1 · Sltlpped CLASS B 19 1 1 8 32 11 8 1J 3 11 I 271 ~.-•• M ll&0,39 191 . GBOUP SALL 2 1 '3 2 16 6 H 3 21 1 I - -3 3: .4 1 3 4 l 11 1 -2 J -I 1 - -1 "11 1 18 H' si~1ze1 1 - 1 I z I s .ALL -- • ---- -• -- I 28 3 2 1 1 9 19 11 1 1 1 -1 3 1 1 - - -i3o . 1 -- -a . . •'z 5· . ·1 1 - z 1 21 3 l l'1 38261 -1 -1 19 % 43 9 16 34 1 13 z 44 3 51 1 1 3 18 1 14 3 I -3 TOTAi. SHll'l'EO GROUP, GBOOP .1 2 I ALL A B -Zl '· - -3 4 15 .,..... 10 9 10 4 14 13 3. 1 -2 1 7 8 10 5 15 1 1 2 2 ·57 15 Shipped CLASS C ' c -21 -3 15 9 28 8 8 1 4 2 2 1 3 1 l3t 3i- . ~ GROUP Giour t I ALL 1 % I ALL 1 4 5 1 & 1 3 3 6' 40 124 22 lM '8 S'1 39 11 7 3 13 40 • 3 7 3 11 - o . 61 7., '1'I . 1 . 20 19 &O 5 1$ 1 8 1 3 2 "I l 1 3 1t 1 ·1 ·I 32 9 ZI 10 11 6 s· 67 7 111 2 27 19: 7' 27 16 30 3 8 • • ll .3 2 7 2 13 15 ·3 18 3 2 21 I 't . 2 18 4 ·22 H lt29121 - 39i 58 570 9 ·iz1 101 ALL •• .. •• l - 2 1 9 19 21 1 3 3 1..1ster•d CLASS A - ' .. - - - ... - - ~ "I "I ,, -'' - •" •• --- - r"ica .. STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port , Boston ... .......•.•.. New York . .. ....... .. Ptftladelphia . ........ . Baltimore . ...•....... Norfolk , .. . ... ~ ..... . Jacksonville . .•... : . . . Miami . . .......•... : . . Mobile . ...... . .• . '. .. . New Orleans . ........ . Houston . . . ~ ..•....... Wilmington . . . : . ..... . San Francjsco . ....... . Seattle . .. ... .... . . . . 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'1&,·1.~21 te1 a~s 1 11l- jfiN:6~ . 82l '41t7Jlt•I 110 aet·f1U Sftlpp•tl , n' ., ..• ,•, 1 ~ ·. • ' ljl 1· : •"'.' -ta r , t , .1 �l. ·1 ,JI Ship Operators Told: . . !!-!". .. ill ~ Union Vo:iCe In Ship Safely ·t s ODIY P~sitive Approach for the joint la~or-management approach a~ the only p~sit.i~.e method of shipboard safety was voiced at last week's convention of the National Safety Coupcil's Marine Section. At the .same time, the convention, meeting in New York, ~as warned that management can • no longer t~am l4p with other ger ship. operators. <See storJ OD of those present on the discredit• agencies to use the safety ·is- Pa•e 3.) ed accident data for mai:ittme sup. . . Str~ng ,s~pport 1mprovu~g When H~1ting1 (top) ran into Antfnous (bottom)' this was the result-two gashed bows. Nobody wa~ ir,jured as the two. Water~ man ships collided with each other in Houston ship channel. Looks like Antinous ~as riding lower in the water and upper-cut her sister ship. · sue u an exC1Jse to bludgeon unThis year's spring safety meet· ions and . their members on the in1 also marked the first time that waterfront. labor spokesmen were sharply in One of the keynote ·speakers at evidence to urge a voice with man· the ship operators' se11lon,. Captain agement on accident prevention Milton R. William11, operating man- prosram! in maritime. Joe Algina, ager of ,tlit SIU-contracte~ Bull Director, Seafarers Safety DepartLine, had warm praise for the ment, apotlighted the issue for the SIU's Joint Safety Program and audience of shipping executives as the Union's "aggreaslve" role in one of direct, mutual interest a~d the campaign. ·He declared: concern. ;'As a matter of fact, the union He warned, bowever, that Do has been more aggressive in push- union would .tand ldlJ' by If manIng the program than some of the a•emeDt kled to "team up· wl&b companies. Apparently some of other ag-encies" to pn 1eamen the companies- have not yet over- and other maritime worker• "a bad come- their reluctance in working · Ume." Thia Yiew wu also affirmed closely with the union on any mat- bJ' Joe Leonard, nle&J' director of ter. They could not be more wrong &be In&ernational Loqshoremen's in this attitude." Auocla&ion, who ealled for a A highliglit of the convention chance to .work tosether with was the announcement at its close stevedores and ahlp operators ln that the SIU-manned Alcoa Steam- dealinr with the nfetJ' problems ship Company fleet, for the second of dock labor. year In a row, had won the 1959 One aspect of the gathering that award for ·the best accident record followed the pattern of previous ~mong US dry cargo and passen-' meetings was the reliance by many ,------- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -0UN-, -UP LABOR R D-. -· . 1 future Rosy In-Baltimore plied by the National Safety Council, with which the Marine Section is affiliated, and by the Marine Index Bureau of New York. As noted on several occa• sions in the SEAFARERS LOG• the NSC ftgures on maritime cover a tiny handful of ships in the in• dustry - and seamen least of all. Yet, oddly enough, at every gath· ering of the Marine Section, whicll has its own specific data on ship safety, the inferior NSC - figures are the only ones alluded to or mentioned. In the same manner, t1te Marine Index still continues the practice of lumping together unevaluated illness and injury reports and projecting them as industry-wid;f statistics. Another speaker at the ship safety panel, W. Lyle Bull, executive vice-p.resident of Ameri· can Export Linea, used the Marine Index figures to revive interest ill the proposed Coast Guard "profiling" system to impose loosely-defined physical and menta.J. standards on merchant seame\}. (See sto~~1i°~1:0a~ee:it with "th~ mutuality of interest between the industry and the unions" in promoting ship safety, and went on to rap "racketeering lawyers'' while making no distinction between valid and so-called "fake'' claims under the . Jones Act. How• ever, be did pointedly blame man• agement for · not taking "ambulance-chasers" · into court 1nsteacl of making "lush" settlements. ·cG Seeking Hit-Run Ship NEW YORK-The Coast Guard, New York police an.d a. marine towing ' company are trying to run down a hit-and-.run ship which did ab<>ut $100,000 worth of damages .b1 a chain re.action aci;:ident at Wltte's Marine Basin, . Rossville, Staten Island, near the Arthur Kill channel. According to investigators, the "runaway" ship caused damage to six barges, sank a small tyg ~oat and almost wrecked a floating derrick. $1,000 Reward . Offered An executive of the flrm ·which owns one of the four barges said he was surprised the ship did not report the accident. ·A $1,000 reward has been offered by the firm for iqformaUon which will enable it to collect -damages. Police have found some fragments of red paint which they believe may have' been scraped from ' the offending ship ·as it plowed into one of . the barges. Coast Guard investigators have come up with clues t hat reveal the ship in question had to be of very shallow draft - perhaps a small ship which may have been empty at th~ time of the accident. This conclusfop rules out the possibility that a tanker or other large ship was involved. Tankers and other large craft us·e the Arth.ur Kill channel, which is close to the scene of the accident. Joe Algina, director, of the Se.a • ' farers Safety Department, blunt• ly .informs ship operato.rs that unions must be considered on safety matters. · In pressing the case for uniform, centralized ship safety plans such as the joint program of the SIU and its contracted operators, Capt. Williams noted that "the crews, when properly approached and made part 'of the team .will not only cooperate but go out of their way in the matter of .safe· ty." He criticized situations where training is wasted after a seaman moves from one company to an· other and "is considered a trouble maker or· told to mind his own b.qsiness" if he points out an unsafe condition on a vessel. He lauded the LOG for "promoting safety to the union members at every opportunity... �April I. ltlt Russia Ships To Lead US: Magnuson Record Vacation Benefit. 50-50 0;1 ·Ruling Is Expected Soon ' WASHINGTON- A decision should be forthcoming shortly on the proposal for a 50 percent rule . on US oil imports as the Qffice of Civil and Defense Mobilization indicated· it would not call public hearings on the proposal. The OCDM move toward switching from Amerr;_losed out the subject after ican to foreign-flag tankers when WASHINGTON-Russia is not only racing to surpass this cou·n try in the pr.oduction of satellites, but all of the 'big international bil it petitioned for an increase in its it's also attempting to outdo us eompanies, dutifully following Es- oil import allotments. The· petition in new shipping tonnage, says Sen • .... so's lead, filed ·statements · object- was flatly rejected by the GO:vernWarren Magnuson <Dem., Wash.). ing to .any proposal that they carry ment. He called· for more US support their oil imports on American-flag The strategy of the major ·comof the Merchant Marine Act of 1hips. · panies · was clearly to create the 19361 maintaining that this counMeanwhile, Esso made another impression of overwhelming accutry must build 25 to 26 "Ships mulation of opinion against any . year to keep the Merchant Marine 50-50 import rµle. This was done on a phased~out basis and thereby by the simple pr ocess of "changing keeping our shipyards operating hats." The so-called "American at a productive pace. Committee for the Flags of Neces"America has slipped badly by si~y;" an organization of runaway letting only 19 contracts for new operators representing all major Seafarer E. P. Dwyer, OS (left) accepts his vacation check for ships in 1958 and 15 contracts in oil companies, plus a number of $598.51 from SIU. Welfare services representative Jeff Gillette. 1959," he declared. other oil company fronts all dutiDwyer was last on a missile ship. • Reb~l~nc Needed MOBILE - After 1tbout five fully filed the same objections to , Magnuson, who heads the Senate months of waiting, the crews of the proposal. tnterstate and Foreign Commerce the Pacific Explorer and Pacific Among companies lining up to Committee, held that a "realistic Tide have finally received their get their objections in the record, re-building" of our merchant maback monies covering base wages, besides Esso, were Texaco, Socony, ' r ine is dependent upon the Merovertime and transportation. Next Gulf, and Standard .of California. chant Marine Act of 1936 and .the on the agenda is legal action The companies have also rung in assistance it •gives. He called ataimed at obtaining unpaid allot- the State Department, long known The SIU-contracted Bull Lines has inaugurated incentive tention to the fact that in 1958, toments due Seafarers' dependents, for its support" of the runaway reports ag ent Louis Neira. The two flags, and other Government agen- awards for ships which compile the best safety records. This tal operating expenses of lines unships wer~ sold. at auction here cies in objecting to the proposal. brings to three the numb~r of SIU-contracted shipping firms 4er subsidy contract-including de:. perciation and overhead-were after the owners went bankrupt. Under the 50-50 rule, which is which offer such awards for ideas came out of these safety dis$712,607,165, explaining that of · After a good shipping period supported by the SIU, NMU- and high safety performances. that this amount subsidies payable were cussions. One suggestion was during the past two weeks, this other maritime unions as well as According to a - Bull Line port is faced with slimmer pros- independent tanker owners, half safety bulletin, cash prizes of $25 pressure-sensitlve non-skid .tape be .• 139,770,672-or 19.6 percent of the pects during' the upcoming span, of all oil imports coming into the will be placed in the ship's fund used on the tile· in front~ of · the total. He called for a continuation of Neira added. Twelve vessels called US would be carried oil American- of vessels which have the longest galley range .and on the l~undry for 4merican shipowners; floors. The tape, which comes in . subsidies Jiere during the period......:.of which flag ships. continuous number of days withvarious widths, 'is water-and-steam-· otherwise, ·he ad~ed, the us will 1ix paid off, two signed on crews This would have the effect of im- out a lost time accident, or for th& and four were serviced in transit. mediately reviving the dwindling lowest number of such accidents repellent. The use of another 'pres- ~efault to a Soviet system which . The vessels paying off were: Al- US-flag tanker fleet, and requiring during the calendar year. A grand sure-sensitive tape for marking ob- "confidently· expects to have 13,eoa Corsair, Alcoa Pioneer, Alcoa the transfer back to ·American reg- prize worth $250 - a gift to be structions (such as low overheads, 000;000 tons of merchant shipping Pilgrim <Alcoa); Monarch of the istry of considerable runaway-flag chosen by the crew-goes to the valves in the engine room and --or about 8 percent of world, ton- · Seas and Claiborne <Waterman). tonnage, plus the construction of vessel having 500 continuous days telegr~ph handles) )98 urged at nage-by 1975." the discussions. ------'-----~~-Signing on was Council Grove new ships in American yards. without a lost-time accident. · (Cities Service) and Alcoa Pilgrim The oil companies' opposition ' The other SIU-contracted shipSafety Ideas (Alcoa). ping l i n e s · offering incentive results from their desire to carry In transit: Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa); their· oil on tax-free, low.wage Bull Line safety representatives awards are Alcoa and Isthmian ·John · B. Waterman <Waterman); Liberian-flag tankers at the ex- who has visited several of the Lines, which give movie projectors Longview Victory <Victory Carr.) pen~ of an American-flag tanker firm's vessels during the past few and a $250 cash award to winning and Fort Hoskins (Cities Service). fleet and American seamen. weeks report that seve~al good ship's crews, respectively. a Mobile Gets Ship Money· Sa,fe.fy Incentive Awards Announeed ·By Bull.·Lines Handy OhJe~t - A Guard Rail . ; A simple, easy-to-install guard rail is the ,,._ best way to keep crewmembers from bumping into fixed installations, particularly down in the black gang's working areas. to The .guard rail enables crewmembers service equipment, when necessary, anCI at the same time protects · against damage, particularly if a crewmember should suffer a slip or be pitched off his feet in ' the ~cini~ · Some SIU ships have "installed such railings and have foun~ · them a desirable means of adding to· shipboard. safety. • I ... - !!"""' . - - - - ... - -- - - - - - ...;. __,_ . _ .,_ ~~-· ~ ·~-~~-J·---~~'An~Os~~A~~~~'~~ ,. .. .i -.... ' ~ ~ . 111!'9 . - - -- - ~-- -- --- -- �Health Plans Can't Fiil BJll Part of the formula is that Col· lins never goes on the ballot to be voted on by the memberships involved, but is listed as an "advisor." Seattle Sees Slack Ahead SEATI'LE - Shipping was good here during the past two weeks but prospects for the coming period look dim, reports Tep Babkowski, agent. Only one ship thus far has been scheduled to hit here for a payoff, he added. There were six payoffs, five ships signed- on and four were serviced in-transit during the past two weeks. Payoffs included the Fairport (Waterman); Natalie (Maritime O'seas); · Almena (Clover); Intei.-· ocean (lnterocean); Nortpweste~ Victory, Couer D'Alene Vict.ory <Victory Carriers). ·signing on were the Fairpoi;t (Waterman>; Natalie (Maritime O'seasl; Almena (Clover); North· western V i c t o r y and Couer D'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers). The Massmar, Kenmar and Seamar (Calmar) an·d Cho~ktaw (Wa· terman), were in-transits. �......... !... SE.4.1'.4.RERS : '. April I. ~OG Class Number 28 .Lifeboat . .. -... . . . Rails ·On Griddle.Agiin . .For Destroying Shipping u• HY S1-iRping was Steat/y .) For Period WASHINGTON -A Congr~ssional subcommittee heard charges that the nation's railroads are in · a concerted effort . to destroy independent water carriers, including coa::;twise, intercoastal and inland rnari· time carriers. The attack on Iallowed to continue carrying 'cargo the rails sterns from the ship- at a loss · in competing with the NEW YORK..:..._Action in the port ·Of New York was steady this period with 176 men shipping, and the outlook is for the same to . hold for the next two-\\jeek period, Bill Hall, port agent, reports. During the last period 21 ships paid off, 3 signed on and 14 were . ser\'.iced in transit. A total of 245 men registered for the period and there were 835 men registere<t on the beach. The lifeboat school is continuing, with great success. Since it began, . 278 out of 287 men tested have passed, which is an exceptfonally high percentage. ' Replacements for the Eagle Voyager in Rhoda, Spain, were flown there on Monday. The men are signing on for one year. Those returning to the US from the Eagle Voyager arrived in New · York on April 7., ping industry's and the unions' water carriers, the near-extinct charges of ~CC-railroad . collusion coastwise and int~rcoastal trade in the reduction of cargo rates, would fold completely. leaving the shipping industry Since labor's presentation, all without cargo . iri the domestic forms of transportation have trade. voiced similar charges to the legis.At hearings before the Merchant lative group. All have charged Marine subcommittee of· the Sen- that the railroads have taken seate Committee on Interstate and lect areas and reduced their cargo Foreign Commerce every ri¥al rates to drive out water carriers form of transportation was unani- and truckers. mous i condemning ICC-railThe Shipb'1ilders Council of road collusion. . America told the subcommittee Spokesmen from · trucking firms, that the mere existence of flour- . Posing, for a LOG photographer are the ·latesl graduates of the Andrew Furuseth lifeboat School. Class #26 was held in New barges, ports and steamship agen- ishing domestii.: services. by ships York. (L-R, Standing) Thomas . Maley, R. H. MacDonal~, Patrick cies an voiced the general alarm is '.'the most potent insurance we at the railroa~s proc,edures in com- have" that there will be imme- . Morrissey, Eugene Sieradzki, John . Adams and , A~· Miranda. peting with· the water carriers. diately available for -national . (Seated) A. Strawinski and J. T. Cr~ig~ · · SIUNA president Paul Hall made emergency a nucleus fleet of modhis charges- of collusion known . ein vessels. · before the same Senate group It was pointed· out by the Shipin February. Hall, rep.resenting builders Council .that there were a labor, placed the blame squarely total of 694 vessels registered Crewmernbers of'the last of the bankrupt ships ·- th~ Vali\lllt ·'F-aith, which went upon Uie shoulders of ICC as well (3,785,0QO tons) in the domestic broke in i:i~rt Said, "Egypt-are on their way b. a ck to the US aboarc,i an MSTS ship sch.eduled as on the railroad· industry. He services on June 30, 1938. Twentyto arrive in New York next Monday. From the time the ship hit Port Said' on February 11, asserted that if the railroads -were one years later (October l, 1959) there were 374 such vessels or the cr~w had been restricted•--~,,-.----------,.-----------=--~ 3,568:000 gross · tons. "T·his sub- from going ashore. January 18 with · a.·load of grain men scurrying to send ·messages stantial decrease in the number Meanwhile, payments are for India. At the time . the crew home to see "if their· dependents' · I of vessels wculd appear at first going out on wages due Seafarers had assurances from Ocean Car- allotments had arrived. Returned glance to merely indicate· an in- 9'om several other vessels, and riers, the shipping firm, that cablegrams informed them that EVERYSUNDAYI crease in the size of vessels, but court orders on wage payments are money was available for allot- none had been received. DIRECT VOICE little loss of tonnage. But further expected momentarily on the re- ments and draws. But things startAfter the ship arrived at •P ort analy!"is show!" that much more is maining bankrupt ships. ed when the ·vessel hit Ceuta, Said, repatriation · arrangements BROADCAST involved than increased size of Upon arriving in Port Said, the Spanish Morroco, for bunkers. The w~re made by ' the Union through · · I vessels." Valiant Faith was slapped with a crew had been advised that mail the State Department. Of the total presently reported lien for $36,000 •worth of bunkers from home awaited them upon arIt was useless for the crew to as eng:iged in domestic services, previously received. Word of the rival a.t the port. But there was attempt to place a lien on the ship tanker operations constitute ap- shipping firm's financial condi- none. Three days later, one man as Jong as it was in an Egyptian proximately 73 percent of the tion followed shortly when it was got a letter from a source other port. However, the vessel is subgross tonnage. The dry cargo learned that allotments had not than the shipping company. In lt ject to lien should it hit any US operation represents onl:v 26 per- been . sent home. )Vhen attempts he was informed by his wife that port. The Union is ma~ng ar· cent of the domestic trade. were made to have. the ship at- she had not received her allotment rangements to have the crew sent To properly defend the nation, tached for back wages, allotments, check. This _news sent other. crew- _home when the· MSTS ship arriv~. which requires both passenger and cargo ships capable: of moving etc., it was discovered that, under troops and c;upplies, vessels are Egyptian law; the proceeds from needed in the active service that the sale of the ship.-if this were I To Ships in Atlantic could be immediately available, effected-could not · be converted South American toe Council argued. Their flourish- into American money and thereand ing and remaining in operation js fore could not be taken out of that European Waters · I being directly affected by railroad country. The Valiant Faith left -Norfolk The National Maritime -Union :and rn@rnJ)er cmµpanies of activity. Every Sunday, 1620 GMT Last ..Abandoned···c rew Ref.u rns· ss· I "THE VOICE of the MTD'' ,R egi$fer 'SCreenoes,' I I I Court Tel·l s Unions <11 :20 ,AM EST Sunday) e WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America. South Atlantic a;id East Coast oi United States e WFL·65, 15850 KCI Ships in Gulf of Meii:ico, Caribbean, West Coast of South Amer· ica, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast e WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area. North Atlantic, European and US East Coast - I I . I ~ I I I I I -1 I I Meanwhile, MTD Round ..the-World Bruadcasti continue .•• Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2 :15 PM EST Sunday) WC0·13020 KCs Europe and_ No. America WC0·16908.8 l<Cs East Coast So. America WC0-22407. KCs West C~st So. America Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sundal/) WMM 25·15607 KC1 Australia WMM 111-11037.5 Northwest Pacific MARITIME _TRADES -·DEPARTMEIT ... • ' the American Merchant Marine Ins'titute have been corn.. pelled to offer tOP, ~eniority ratings to 8 group of "$creenbes" under a rulin_g _of the .U S Dj.s-+. . · ' ' · ,. . t:r:ict Court. The ruling came worJcers. was unconsutuiional. The about because of· the .refusa ;court based.its ruling on the use PENSIONERS~ ot CORNER of the-Coast Guard and the admin- anonymous accusers {Ind informants istration to confront. -the . scre~ned . wh~ch it said denied ,the accuse"d seamen . with witnesses who had seamen the right to confront and supplied the Government with m- cross-examine their . accusers. · . for~ation. about the _men's ties to -· In Octobe~;. 10.sa · fhe.Coast Guara the Communist Party and alli~d . apparently ·gave ·it~ its stand of ieorganizat~ons. ,taining t,he screened" 'seamen" arid US District Court Judge Alex- the US .Court"'_ 6£ Appe~ls ruled ··· aqder Bi~k!!. lumded down the deci- tbat the Coast Guard must retm•n sion that apparently will end a their seamen's papern. T~e Coast 41h year dispute between the Coast Guard could have ·Pro c e e d e.d Guard and the seamen." against the men had· the Govern. In October, 195S, .a tliree-~an merit .been willing . to . i::om·e fo~th Federal Court of :Appeals had vo'ted'" w~th witnesses · ~an.~....subjec~ ·the t i t, ' . . two to one . that -·Coast Guard .w1tn,esses to cross:.e~aplinatioo. t Maurice Kopenhagen ••• 56 ••• became a member of the SIU in 1941, screening of seam.e n- ~nd marltirne- : ., ~he Co~~~ ~uard · scFe·erihig pro-------.,..,--'-~ . ·'---·- - -· .grar;n.. wa,· s~t· up •under.·. aq -ex-ecu· shipping initially aboard the Raphael Semmes. tive. ~or~er ...-;by foriner Ptejlident When war was declared in December of .the same year, he was at sea in the old west Madaket ••. the A ,'· .. ' , _,"=_ · "'f~~111~n 9l:l~ing the Korean· ~<inflict. ~ ,, • .. . u~der ~e- , author;ty cori.ta'med fn ship got lost in fog and bad weather at the time, ·~ . .· '•. ' '. ,.. , ,i" -·;, ~t~~-;·e~~.~~~ ord~r . the , cG was he recalls. Brother Kopenhagen, who sailed in the 8 stewar~ de_partment, will live in New York during his retired life. He comes down to the hall regular· .. ~ . · · · · ·.,, ''<-':' . -me~J1ani in~ri~e -fie.et. ' , ,. 1 ly at preseut,-and rehashes "the goo<) old days" when Ther:e are 38l' ·~r1vate1y · ow~-:d .~ l'!te. ~9~t-·i~cent decision wm •re- ;· he and his buddies were at sea together.. Additiontank~r~c:i~alli;'1g~p;_868,~H " t~~S?, .s_tpre th;~;;:~efr~~).i_~d-oµt seamen· to ally, he has side interests in photography and classinow ·idle.,: 00~~ Iai<l:·:UP ·- u~de~- ~()Ii"'' ··~Group·, l~'.fs'e~iib'. _rjJhfs; in the cal music. · Comm~-nist ~ftfJff~. · JlC~or.c\ing .to-··it '~/hl,ri~l· l~:illllJ• .. ~ 1"ourteen sea• ' Eligibility requirements for the $35 weekly SIU dlsablllty i,enslon ~urrent ~ar1ne ~rokerage. sur".~Y· m-en are eJfected· l)y , the 'latest consist of the followinr: . · · .'J'.his ·.sum . d~e.~ tnot include .61 US .fin'dihgs; .·· ~: Seafarers physically unable to work,~ no matter ·what their ue, qo".ernJl\~J;it t~nke.rs~ pf , 1,006,052 . The _e~~ect of, the i:uling ~is· lo ". who have.JZ years of·seatime plus the · Plan'• atatndint•ellllblHty re-- grpss ·to~s now l~id !JP in r~serve cpmp~ _. seam~n·s'. un_i~n~ ,to-"re•l~er: •. qalrement, -can "PPly for and receive ·the tiestefli·' The ff"attme ·hal ·fleets;· t'1~ ·simvey J)oted: ·: · ·: ·'.': .r oen ; w,h·o ' were ~creened off·, t'tte: ' k>" be w{th ~IU-e~n,tacted companies. . ; · . . • · . . _ . . Another survey ma~e ·last· June ships, 'bee.a use of .t he refosal of the'. ' . : . .; - ~m~_;w.Jio are ot; ·~' &5:o~ OTef, ..and al.a :iu~we· .. ..e ~1-2!iemr .slrow~d ·~hat 1447 prt~.--tel:v.· ·OW.l\'ed" &JVe.i'~m·~nt -' ti$' 'coine ' :foith,,.Wlifi ' ' . ' :: _', ••'!Pl!~, ~"~~~~~ _ p~~ t~e~Pia~·· ·~t.Manl ·e~lpltl~~· _.,~m~on, '. ;taDk.shJJ>t•·· totaJJJoa·.~~86162& r tom.: wttn~~ses, a~, ···to· ~tte-·~ €offibl~I~· . . •.. ·; ~ ~ &a ·~ :•b!-11' ~~r·c~ · und!llt. ..th.. beJJ,efl•·~ ~ • ,7. •.-': ,, :;,~ ·: •. ~~'-' -~.':.' .. 5 ·~ ._ :-- •• • • .-,vpre_~,J~l~d:' ; b~•Clle :i.' ot:'•lac,k>•,"<Of:· iB-.rtY: :.allj!IO(!latfon,s ,:.of,"th~ t.nte~ilf"~ , ~ ."·. ;-.., i ' \: .... :.i.: ••• .1 ~ ~· ' . , · '· . I'"-,.. :-.l :··~·?.~_, ..•: '.! .• ·.1,.,.. :..., ~ -- .. · , •. 1.. . J...Car.1oei. 71 .1 .. ... ~ £,.... , , " ' ·.vt>lved;, ;!·,. ·:t ~ ·.. , . . . ··1·.-. i .~,..,~~,.:it;"'.. .. ~. George F. Immel, 81: Brother Immel retired December 1, 1957 after some 16 years as a member of the SIU. His last ship was the Del Mar (Delta). Brother Immel first got his sea legs in 1936 on the Great Lakes. When he .sailed under the SIU banner he preferred runs . on Alcoa ·ships because, as he puts it, ."I had very fine shipmates- and it's a good company to sail with.'' An<.1.' !iPee..IQng Qf !!hipmate!i. Seafarer Immel reports he's keeping in touch with several of them. He welcomes a visit from former sailigg mates, too. Presently he resjdes in New Orleans with his daughter, Velma Gamble, who's caring for him. ·; · "'. .· '. ·kers an 'di T Plenty :-.Qf.~ ~, :Em ,:._, ::~~~:~~;a!;~~;;o~ s~~ri~~nrhe ·i::s 4 • - . . . ... ; ; 4 \ I. :.•..- • • • • ' - , ,..._: • • �April I. 1981 S E ,4· P ,4 RE R S l 0 c· Pase Nine SHIPBOARD 'SAFETY: A.: COMPA·NY:, SPOKESMAN'S VIEWPOINT Ed. note:-Th.e foliowing comi~ts of.,_ ~°i~~r~ts f~~. t~e. paper presented by Captain Milton Wi'Uidms, . op~rating manager, A. H . Bull Steamship C9'Jnpany., at tlie ·marine 1ection· meeting of the National Safetti Council. ) '· · · . ot~r~ship ope;at~~' ·'..J'h~~e -cq~.,a~ies ~~ve_- prov~d that _on .a jointly-sponsored un!on and man~gement Saf~ty the l:rewS' when· properly ~pproach-:d an~ ~made part of Committee'for the sole purpose of promotmg, formulatin1 the te&Jl! will no,t .only _coopeiate· bul go .o.ut of their way and adopting shipboard safe'ty. This program has alin tl~e matter o·( s~fety. .A,IJ!O_that !he av~r;:ige American ready produced some very pleasant results and it is our ·• .. · · . seaman today is an ) ndividual with a high l.Q. who de- · feeling will result in much greater cooperation with the ". • · We are all for ~afety ·E'llch i~ his· own " f'ashl~~; .&jres like most Americans, security, .a home, family and resultant reduction in our accident claims cost . ; . With one can be against safety, just as In tl).e Great American an opportunity to improve his position • ,'·• backing of the union , management does not encounter Tradition no one can be against the Constitution_.:...T,h-=. · "We are all familiar with the fact that seamen do not the indifference and hostile attitude which obtained until Stars and Stripes-Mothers--Babies: The question then remain too long on ·any one vessel and when t he seaman a short while ago . arises why when everybopy is for safety does the ship- ships on a ship wliere safety ' is consiClered to be very im"Since the establishment of the Joint · Safety Committee ping industry have such aQ unenviable record? · · .the portant and subsequently ship§ out" ·1>n vessel where the 'Seafarers Log,' which is the union's organ, has been statistics · · · ten · us what our accidents cost each yea!." safety · is not practiced ·and the seaman because of his conducting a vigorous and continuous campaign in pro· both in time and ' money. They do not and canno.t tell training in safe~y points out uns11fe. coi:idition~ or other motfn g safety to the union members at every opportuni· us what the accidents mean in depleted skill ana what~ hazards pn this sec_ond vessel, he is constdered a trouble- ty • . . Articles and editori.als in this publication are they represent in misery and suffering not Only for the maker and told to mind-his own business .. : · widely read and have a great influence on the members Jnjured but his loved ones . . • '(If is recognized by all side.s; t hough grudgingly by some. and their thinking. 1 "Safety campaigns on shipboard,.... have t>eel'l undtfrway .. that . a small_ gr~UJ?. of seJtmen, by°.,~hemselve~ produc~ a • . . co"mmittee representatives visit ·various vessels to iny own personal knowledge since 1919. when I started:to burden.some number of ac:e!dents or if..~ou -wish accident and discuss with. the officers the problems arising in consea in merchant ships after a tour in the: US, Navy. The claims. The pictur~ ·painte.d so far has' been -all black and nection with shipboard accident prevention. We are happy progress for the industry has been ver y unsatisfactory -.one which is . all .t oo well known to you. !t would· appear to say that our fears of these representatives stirring up despite all the efforts and money expehded. In chec ki'ng that . our approach has been all wrong . . .. It is my opin- resentment among the officers were groundless and they about to determine the cause and reason for this lack · ion t}Jat the only. way we can m~ke our safety program are ·helpful to the ship's officer ... of progress, failure to sell safety to the crews on the produce results on all ships is to adopt a uniform policy "As a matter of fact the union has been mor e aggresships and to take corrective measures to improve the of training and e.d ucating our crews .•• This, however, sive in pushing the program than some of the companies. records, ·we find . there appears to be only a few basic· callS' for cooperation· from the individual crewmember . • • Apparently some of the companies have not yef overcome ' Th.: Seamen Have Great Loyalty To Their Union' their reluctance in working closely with the union on any reasons for our . poor showin~. " . .. Even the most modern shjp . with .a. most· efficient . "Management of ships hasdt, appears always felt that matte.r~ They could n·o t be more wrong in this attitude. crew however has its handicaps. Tlie sea, the weather, safety . was its perogative . and felt the crews should abide Top union leadership is vigorously behind the plan and one or the other or both to.g ether have a very specific by its doctrine and programs without so much as a ques- anxious to make this Joint Committee· Plan function to effect (1n our accident rates, frequency charts, severity tion. It was felt that to invite union participation wollld the advantage of both · sides. The union is aware of the figures and cost tables. The elements,.often uncontrollable resu! t _ ii} B;dditional cl~shes between management and costs of our accidents, real or "phoney", and is anxious govern the performance of the be-st se aman and the best ~ labor and· had, therefore, best b~ left· alone. No operating to do something about it ... ships. That is th.e nature of our industry; it can never be m~n wanted a patrolman from the union -to tell him any"Here again records indicate that the union is very the 'safest nor however should ·it be the least safe. - thing.about the safety condition on his ship. It is my sin- cognizant of what is going on and I believe will take . . . The National Safety ·Council ·has over th.e past . · cere conviction that this attitude has been responsible ·to steps to correct a very unsatisfactory situation through many years made a· .determined effort to improve the Jn- 'a gr eat degree in ·our inability to reduce shipboard acci-· their training program •.. / · · . dustry without any marked success. As a matter of fact dents. "One thing lacking in the past. which now has made its som.e of its material and information Was received1 on . "Let's face it the seamen have great loyalty to ·their appearance is competitive spirit among the various ships board in a hostile attitude as something put on board upion and not to the company that employs them. The of the fleet. This spirit is becoming very r eal and is keen. by "Frankenstein" the Shipowner . . . unions have brought about vast changes in the lives, We, together with some other companies are trying to " .•• Excuses for failure of the program . . . were of economics and working conditions of the men who go keep this competition going by giving fleet-wide publicity ccurse easy to find-changes in crew, lack of time, over- to sea. This the unions have accomplished in relatively • and making awards to the vessel with no lost · time accitime Fequired in some instances, the caliber of the crews, few years ... I have had a goodly share of differences, dents during a given number of days ... the mental ability of cre.wmembers· and so forth . None disputes, · rhubarbs "and even strikes with various ship"It is my sincere feeling that the union can and will of these a)lbis were, of .course, valid but· in a number of board labor uniom; in my dealings with them and these do more in reducing shipboard accidents in the next companies they were accept~d by the office. and the dealings go back to 1937. With the passing of the years decade than all that management, by itself, has been able safety program was allowed to deteriorate by manage- both labor and management have grown, despite all the to accomplish. Just as improved wages, hours, quarters, ment. Let me say at this point a number of shipping differences, points of friction, opposing points of view, food, health care and ·similar conditions ar~ ·the basic companies have been successful in their shipboard safety t,h ere is a common ground . ; . . · concern of the labor organization in its dealings with program. As a result they have established records which "Several years ago the Seafarers International Union . . . management so too in a very real way is the matter of are outstanding when compared to records established by and the companies with which it has a contract agreed safety of its members " no a .Sidelights On .Safety Meeting I Interest at the · ship operators' bright arrow in the proper direc- tem-Esso pays very little OT. session of last ·week's Ma1·ine Sec- tion when a vessel is ab9ut to Instead, Esso, Socony and some tion safety ·convention centered at shift course. other tanker fleets have contracts one point on the details of the negotiated· by John J. Collins, ;\'. ;t. navigational maneuver known as So-called "safety problems" are promoter of "independent" assothe "Williamson Turn." Properly .not always what they seem. Use of ciations. executed, this is an .oval turn that new winches and special anti;\'. ;\'. ;\'. makes it possible for a vessel corrective coatings by soD_le tanker The joint luncheon of the Marine moving at ·full speed to / return to fleets is talked about as an added Section and Propeller Club th at the exact spot · where someone has saf~ty factor but · really is a means closed out the spring convention fallen into the sea. It was spot- of reducing manning scales. Tile was a "bubbly" affair horroring the lighted in 1958 after being used compaaies save both ways, accord- comm3nder of the Military Sea succe~sfu1ly by the SIU Pacific ing to the remarks of an Esso Transportation Service, Vice AdDistrict-manned liner Mariposa to spokesman--echoed by officials miral Roy A. Gano. Using typical get a victim back on the ship 17 from Socony. When some listeners Madison A venue advertising techminutes aner he fell over the questioned . the overtime problem, ·nique, the guest of honor .plugged side. the Esso speaker was quick to MSTS with slogans and lantern;t. ;t. point out the virtues. of the s1s- slides. Discomfited by material in the SEAFARERS LOG discrediting his pose as a senuine &ouFce of safety data, the· head of the Marine Index Bureau took a new tack at the convention. Seizing on the release of detailed accident statistics by the SIU Welfare Plan's Safety Department, he alluded to "many" inA favorable reaction -from all segments of the shipping instances-and · produced one iso- dustry has been reported by . the Safety Department of the i!lted_.case-:-wher!" the SIU's and Seafarers Welfare Plan following its recent release of a de~llB's r.e ports_ ~eet head-on and_ tailed analysis covering acci-•·- - - - - - - - - - - - - - bst i~_ei_atical .i:e~ults. (There are no dent information· supplied by consequence. others-Ed.) ·~ ·. di t i d t SIU _,. . .con t rac t e d companies · Th"is propor t"ion h as rema1·ned · H e nex · t d ocare. y r e o swap . t . b I th . . ,. bli h d SIU fi last year. fixed for mo1e than wo years reI a e s _on . e pu s e g· . . f t"" b f ·• · •k 1 •t · Labor management and Gov gardless o ue num er o acc1 ures. .... ma .ea P .us-1 em come up · • . . . . - d t . ·t d d · (r ts that· necatlve. :A shlp. operaior linaUy ernment officials_ and agencies . e? s iepoi_ e .' an. m. ica e ·.. came to th°e :· rescue of the floun- dealing With Safety, 'particularly It IS a . contmumg .1 elatwn COVeI_mg. dering· MIB spokesman, ·,~rging ship safety, indicated keen inter- all . slupboa~d accidents. ~ost-time '11m -to 1dop sending anything ·to est in (h.e. findin~s noted in the re· acciden~s aie the key to msurance "the unions" . because they. must port, th~ first .of its .kind issued by and claims costs. ·be "plagiarizlnc'~ his ·stuff. the department. One other aspect of the report · · · · · ·;t. · · ¢.: . ;t. · . . Much of the ..da,ta deals with spe- was its findin.g that older, ~xperi·, A· s'afety innovation .tha.f :appears ~ifi(} detaHs · about shipboard . ~cci- enced professional s~amen , m pr~ ..fo · 6e •takjng. "·Jiold· ·is:. Ute us~ .: c;f fien~ . an~ Jnjurie~~ pr~viQ1!5lY 1;11_1- port!on to their numbe.rs. in the .,· .• . ..., • .r. · . ., , .., • · ':. • 1 i" . "' · .; • . • -.. , .. , directional signal . lights to . indl- available from: o·t her . squrces, Of m :1ic;i1n, generally ha':e l~"fttf ¥~i:. ~'}:e,f}'. ,~Pn•C!'~"' ,,~egtpr.1.~~ .~~~.~ · .R,.~!!' ~ rr~~" ·(t~Pi : P~~t~) · G~· 7· . cate ·: ship . turn~1i;· $in)jJar to ' th~ 'th~ ' 971 lieci.«J:~nt); · ~l!o~~e:~ .o~'. !~~. d~~ th,n others: This diiia·i s ~iliei jc91~ -;, fr4tlft ~~.d9,~GY.:..,. IJ'l~J,•.. .-... /.,et~ .:.I~ '"'~!'!h'•'-'•·<~~1'11': ', · (-8D1~l.iar.:'.di~ettiQnail1 ' d~~lc4?• "tiS'ed co1_11p'ames., t~ jh~: d~pa~~ment. -~~r:7 ly, tQi· be :helpful-in weaken~n'K. bias php~.. ~~!lnv at lrooHyn pier,- ~/ pei:ile.~ i·rout~·;t~.ieh.:mu~~~,: ~· ;a~ ;autom~bilet-HlJese· U1ht st,n.rs- -ilig 1959.. .0ni;:~~lit!· out bt' .tti~e. rep~ ·apin~t .:older wor~e~. !n ~ar.1time . tak~ by cr.ew.. :· Jim-'WarckOS, aecu·..s ia~der. :. .. :i. : ·~ .. 1 .: . ;, -activated ··from ·the · ~r~d&e. ·flashr A' ~esented lost-time ..misbap& of• any a~d other industries. ·. · SIU Safety Report Gets C/.o se Attention b. ' �• .:: :.. .J 'I,' ·i· : •• ; , • . . . . !l'ea - Sea Law Meeting/-S talef!ltiteif' · GENEVA-1,.ittle pl'(>greSs has been .made. ~,t the· curren{lJnit~ Nations Coriferenee ()n the Law 'of the Sea. which has se~n ·t he United: St~~ and :t;hitaiD .opposing a Canadian 1 move to establish a new 12-mile boundary on territorial waters. . " '·' · · Under the Canadian plan, a nation would have exclusive fishing industry in the Pacific and by an· int~UODal law. whiclt canfishing rights for 12 miles be- the jobs' of the Union's 2,000 mem- not fit local coDditioDs, but must yond its shores instead of the hers would be jeopardized. ' be dealt .with in respect to the inthree-mile limit now in operation Both America and Britain are dividual nature ·or any controve~. Were the Cana~an proposal ac- fighting for a "sh-plus-six" ·rule. cepted, claims· an Theaffiliate Alaska Fishermen's Union, of the SIUNA, the traditional rights of ..American fishermen off the coast of Canada . would be nullified and the future of the American salmon A-nt1·-Un1·on whicli foreign vessels to fishwould in the_allow outer six miles.. ff they bad regu.U6-fished there pr~viously. The Canadian delegate said that the American reservation would only benefit 15 nations ~d its ef· feet "would not be to reconcile conflicting fLshfng interests. of states . l aw· . u· heId N, Orf•e-ans Busy,• Slo"w· ;:rons:e~:: ::L~i::~~ !utp~~~o!! • Ahead Tlme 1 international law." Secoad Canadian Ailempt _ Canada attempted to get a 12mile rule adopted at a s~ilar .conference last ;year,. but was unauecessful. The Canadians coneede that if they can't pressure the matter through- this time, they prob. ably never wilL , .The Alaska Fisliermen's Union position was stated by their secret.ary-treasurer George Johansen. \iiho declared that problems involVing fisheries cannot be solved .. • · P' In Canada . ' ·· OTTAWA. o~t-'.J'be Govemme~t __of Cmada has refused to. disallow the ant\-union legialatim outlawing the Woodftrken Union · which waa P~ a year ago by . , N~reel , ~og ahoarG".th• SIU-coiatracled Sampan · Hitch the Newfoundland House of 1iJJ.. L-...... i _ __ • 1..:...:.. of r--f ' R•..I.. I -..i. __ sembly, said PJ'eSi.OOu~ . Claude s~ - a ~ tr'.Vmes ~ -:.1 De oksiere. ""'"""memJodoin of the Canatimi- ·Labor bers .Of the. ~s cqfi>s' we~. 'aboard fo obs~rve the faunch!ng of NEW ORL~ANS. - The employ. ment situation here was steady during the las~ period as six ships -two of which were supertankers -signed up erews and 21 vessels __ ealled for servicing, reports LindCongress. ' -· a Polaris missile 'from another 51,ip. Other. pictur• on page 1. sey Williams, agent. A slight Ullcler Canadian law, the M slackening in the number of jobS eral government. can, in effect, set • . · is furecast for the next period, he aside legislatiolii pused in any of . ~ _J- · added. . the provinces if a nallonal issue ls · The supertankers National Deat stake. It must, however, actA. fender (National Tralh'l.) and Trans. thi.S within one year:· .The deadfin·e . . eastern ( Transeastem) called for crews at this port and loaded grain ' for Uruguay. The' Atlas (Tankers Ir Tramps), another supertanker, fenbakel". ·T he legislation in 'Ill.....• · PORTLAND, Oregon-Some pulpwood ·· workers in the was serviced en-route on a coastSAN ~CISCO·Shipping tton was aimed at banning the Southern states make as little as 13 cents an hour, it ·was wise . rnn. In all there were 21 h~ been pretty good during the Woodworkers. hi ~he ~prov~ce b_e- d" lOsed b , the- 1 t tn ti , ii W~ tenf.. f Am ships in-transit. last period with nine ships sertr- cause of _a strike by some 6,500 loe- ISC _ .· . y·_ ' -· n e , ll ona '.~ . "'.".'"!"-;-;-;·l'l't r l / ,,;o epca, _as Statistics For Period iced in transit, one for a payuff i~ Alainst, two paper fi~ over th~ result ~f a. study - ~I,l-+ __, - ;--..:i.r .~ . _.. -~,: -~· + .,i,,..-t · Nine payoffs were · registered and one for a sign on. But PJ'CIS- ~er wages _and better liVlnl con- ducted by oi;ie of the urii0n's saw takes' holli~ f2.lj'"a month after during the last period: These were: pects don't look particularly good diti~ ~ ~ woods. In its place, organizers . .·. · ~- . ,. · payfn&;.. .,~ Ji~er .ind ~e.ducting Del Santos; Del Sud (Miss.}; Lu- for the forthcoming period. warns the provm~ ~t ~~ a gov~tStatistics-4!ona _w ith signed a~tual. expdses: The helperF.lngs sp~nsored union to break the and notarized aftadavil&-gathered $50 mont,Q.. That 'ci>nies ctile Bloomfield, ·Margaret Brown Port Agent Walt Sibley. During last period, the strike. . by J. c:• Garvin,· an organizer for to 13 cents and 35 cents an hour, ~ <Bloomfield>; Steel Age <Isth· ciao) ; Anfinous, Hastings, La Choctaw <Waterman> paid off,· tbe The Canad~ -L abor Congress the union's Southern States Region , respecUvely for the team. .. Salle, De Soto (Waterman). · Natalie (Intercontinental) signed r~ferred the bill to t~e lnte~na- 5, showed tbat workers are falling, Workers may not organize In af)dition to the Transeastem on, the Steel King, Steel Fabrica- ttonal Labor· Organ~ation · on. the lOading .ad baullDg plywood in against Iarae · pulp companies.. -lif·a nd National Defender, the Del tbr, Steel Flyer (Isthmian); Mass- ~round th~t i~ constituted a viola- .Mksissippi for as litUe as 13 cents cause t¥~ ,.,, .ork for ~dlViduals Sud <Miss. l signed on crews. mar, Yorkmat· (Calmar); Madaket, lion ~.the rights of fr~om qt an hoar. Some of the wor.ken in clanifiecl bt the compaDJet is· "In Serviced 1n trarisit: Alcoa Roam- Iberville <Waterman}-' Ema Eliza- associa.tj.on .and of organJzation. ~e- ~ staie toil .for an ave~e of :10 dependent contnctors"-=-t hough er, Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Puritan, beth <Albatross>; and Northwestern ported the CLC oificial. Jodoin hours a day. five dQS a week for they have. no actual contract. The Alcoa Ranger. Alcoa Corsair Victory. (Victory) were serviced in also stated that after a year of a ~. montllly income. of about eontraetol' "sella to a dealer or , delay by the federal ·govemment. :$'75--or 35 cents per hour. They agent wbo ,Is acting (or the pulp (Alcoa>; Seatrain Savannah, Sea- transit: the CLC made an appeal dlH-tt:ly ·are not paid any overtime, n0r do mW1. thereby separating the train New York, Seatrain Texas to Prime iilinister Diefenbaker. they receive insurAnce. other bene- workers from the c0mpanies, and (Seatrain l ; Lucile Bloomfield The apPeal was acknowledged, be fits. or pald holidays. unemploy- leaving ·the. . "~ndependent eoiitrae• <Blooinfieldl; Steel Voyager, Steel .T ype Navigator, Steel Age (Isthmian); sai~ but n~ ever ,,.as done ·ment insurance or workmen•s com- tor" 11!..the·mlddle. · · . ~ ~ about it. pensation. Mos' of__the c.utters ~ IWA members were asked to Gateway City (Sea-Land l; MonJodoin also said that his organ- on public -relier in order to sup- contact their Congresmen and arch of the Seas, John B. WaterIn orde-r to asstrre accurate 'mtion believes that the lLO will ·.,Ort their families. · Senatoni and request Uie repeal of man and Claiborne (Waterman); National Deiender (Na t i o n a 1 digests of shipboard · meetings not absolve. the Canadian GovernA tDieal e.iample of ~ow work• the section of. t4e Pair" LlbOr Stndards Act which suppll~ the Trans. }; Atlas ( T an k er s & in the LOG, it is desirable that rrient of its l'eS)lbnsibility. in seeing men are retained for their Tramps); Ocean Ulla (M'time . the -reports of shipboatd meet- the right to OrganiZe and freedom '. in,Olves teams which work ·pieee- loophole now largely ·responsible O'seas) and Longview Victory 'ings be typed if at all possible. of association "are protected in all meal for International Paper. Co. for the ·standards of income for (Victory). · One man. ""who uses wood workers. · ·~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ . parts of Can~tta..·~ ' his own power southern ,-p- "' °"'· . -ur·I -8-.- p·0 -.. ,.·t - .C:·; 8 13 0 wag···e SF Predicts ;.;~s;:E:E ;::.: Iii 'NOR-Union·lumbering Downturn I ' • •• I I hnme the • t. a· Minutes When P-.ible_ 1 semces II ALCO. PATalOT <Akoil). Feb. 1&Chairman, Wm. Brightwell; Secretary, T. J. Hou. One man started beef with &hip's delegate In Aquadilla.. Left ship just before sailing. Ship's fund '5.60. New lockers arc needed - in some foc' stes. The messl!all needs painting. · Vote of thanks to steward dept. MAXTON (Marine Carriers), Feb. 2l -Chairman, E. J. alvi.n; Sea.tary, M. F. Kramer. Letters are posted in messhall regarding Ameriean money. Declare all you have before entering port. No ~jor beefs. $4 in ship'a fund. · Ship°s delegate-R. O'Noadl:. SEAMAR (Calmar), Jait. '17-C:halr- ma.n. John a. ~rshall; Secrttuy, A. Szmlr. No beefs. Ev.erythin,g r unnina running smoothly. CHOCTAW (Waterman>, March 19Chalrman, John Der; S.Cretary, J. O'R-ke. 117.11) in the ship's flind. Payoff in Bay area. Talked to radio o)>H'at.or eO!lcerning ope-nting his ham set. Fresh milk abould be divided between topside and crew. Suggest. that ship°s delegate see patn>lman repN,ing lOngsboremen in house while ship ts In Far East. ·Pump on waslling -m~ needs. fixing. - Secnhlry, Dick Snllt. lher~ smoothly. Ship in good order. S2'7.83 in ship's fund. A new ship'• r1m~ de.lepte waa eleded. PANDORA <Eplthany) March 6-Luke Wymbs; Secretary, ~halrman, R. MltclMll. Captain had no Amede:an mu.uey &Itel' liist draw m ll,.,,.pt -.ii crew had to aceept fGl"eian m011ey. Bfffs wlrlell cannot be Rttl~. will be presented to patrolman at payoff. Ciew advlsed to keep rooms loc:ked Digest made for the TV wllicb eaet ST.l.45. • There la a ,balance of MO wbkb will be contributed to at payotr. Some badly-nee.~ed worlli. .ls being done. ·TM • crew mentioned tltat ·ae ship was &ivea vay .&.ood •rvlce by Many Breithoff at san .,)'reneiseo end by Tml B&bltowali IUld Baney lhsford •• ~awe. ~ wue hand!Ca~P!~ ~ men not waBtfn!r to liiiketlds trip and oab' &o lo .Japan. saiip's deleOt• ha.I d.DDe a aood job and i& to be cemmended. Very good crew and e xcel· len& saDeY · fGl'ce. S:Olt'F- ..O'SKINS · (CltiH Servle9), March S-Chalrman. Jolin Seltllln111 Secrefllry, C. Hu.....,.. S4.82 in aMl>'s hnd. :n JS ~aesud thU. tbe ae'tf not eve beefs dir«ily to patrolman· at payafl'~ ni. Is the dtrtT of · the llbiP'a deleeate. Of SIU Ship Meetings. . �SE.4F.4RERS toe Scandinavian Sea Unioris Blast ·Egyptian Blacklist ; GOTHENBERG, Sweden - The Seamen's Section of.. the Scandinavian Transport Workers' Federation has gone on record denouncing the treatment of crewmembers -of the Danish-flag Inge Toft by the· United Arab Republic. The Said as well as the blacklisting of International Transport Work- Scandinavian ships. ers Federation reports that a meeting of Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish seamen's representatives in Gothenberg protested the detention of the Inge Toft at Po'rt ---~---------·'----- Shippjng Ai ·Texas Port Rated High ,. s. Under-Sea Tunnel OK'd By Experts I The possibility is good that a channel tunnel connecting Britain with the continent will be built according to a study. group which has been looking into the economic and technical feasibility of such • project. The ' group-consisting of US ' A t ·~·· a. HOUSTON - Shipping in the port of Houston has been good in all departments during the past two-week perioa and indications are that it will continue to run well for the next period. During the past period · four ships paid off, three ships signedon. anti twenty-seven were serviced in transit. There was an OT dispute on tlie Penn Challenger but it ~is beini settled to the satisfaction of ·a l[ Paying off during the last perield were: Penn Challenger, Penn Vanguard <Penn>: SeagardeQ <Peninsular); Steel Age (Isthmian); and Margaret Brown <Bloomfield). Serviced in transit were: Bienville, ·Gateway City, Beauregard (Pan Atlantic); Steel Navigator (Isthmian); Mount Ev~m; <American Trnmping); Fort Hoskins, Norfolk, Miami, Royal Oak, Chiwawa <Cities Service); Del ·Norte, Del Santos <Delta); seatrain La., Seatrain N.J., Seatrain Ga. <Seatrainl; Suzanne, Mae mum; The Cabins <Texas City); John B. Waterman, Hastings, Antinous <Waterman); Lucile Bloomfield !Bloomfield); Debard~leban Marine I (Debardelebanl; Norfolk, Miami, Royal Oak, Chiwawa <Cities Service); Thetis <Rye): Denton <Penn); and B.e thtex <Orel. Six years ago, the Coast Guard hastily withdrew a proposal w}:iich would have required seamen to go through a wringer of physical, mental and personality tests in order to sail. The outraged protests of the SIU and other unions quickly killed that proposal. Now, however, there are stirrings of revival, with an olficial of one steamship company'calling for · a second look at the discredited 1954 scheme and a staff study for the Department of Commerce also ::recommending regular Government physical and mental ·e xaminations for seamen. The original 1954 proposal collapsed of its own weight after th_e SIU pointed out the_preposterous, and upconstitutional, , ------natm:e of the requirements. Among other items th1ey would have penalized seamen ~ for the marital behavior of their K parents and other blotchgs on the family escutcheon. But 1even if the standards proposed were reasonable--which they CfIOD were not-:-ihe· underlying p)\inciple was 100 percent wrong. · NORFOLK-Shipping has been What it amounted to was giving a Government -agency full very good over the last two weeks. control over employment rights of men working in private A total of 97 men shipped from industry, and full authority fo determine, on its· own hook, this port according to Port Agent who could or could not work. · Seamen are not in the Paul Gonsorchik. Thirty-five· men Armed Forces. They are not Government employees. They in all classes shipped in the deck are civilians, working for privately-owned shipping compa- department, 35 in the engine denies. · partment and 27 steward depart- British and French partners-is due to give a detailed · report on their findings at an early date. so far, · they agree that such a Even without such Government-imposed standards; some tunnel makes technica-I and eco- shipowners are seeking to ,use the Coast Guard (lji a tool with nomie sense. . which to knock seamen off the ships . for "ment~_l health" Twin-Tub/s Envisioned reasons. Captains are being instructed to make entries in such a tunnel will cost about log books as t~ seamen's shipboard- behavior whenever it de-$30o',ooo.ooo. One end of it will parts from what they consider normal. From there on, the be near Calais, France; the other, Coast Guard will carry the ball. near Dover in ·Jiritain . . It . probI\Tobody disput~s the skipper's right to act if somebody ably will have _a twin-tube rail- takes· to a 'fire ax, which is what captains have been doing road tunnel, to be used by spe- since time·immemorial,-but if ship operators .think that skipcial electirc trains that will ferry about 300 cars . a' trip abroad pers are qualified_to p1ass psychiatric judgements on crewdouble-decker flat cars. Express members' mental healtli then they had better take a look into passenger trains, Punning between a mirror to. find out who is screwy. Next thing you know, London and Paris via. the tunnel s~mebody will suggest a mental .health examination for ship in a little more than four hours operators, and then where would w~ be? one way, also would be utilized. Despite it all, nobody has yet suggested that a neurosis is. . Freight cars als~· are envisioned. the basis for disqualifying a man from working, for at that Such · an operation · would no rate; probably ·25 percent of the population would be undoubt cut into air .travel between employed overnight. · -.. the two points, not to · mention The proper apprqach to seamen's health is that which has what. it would do to regular ferry been undertaken through the Seafarers Welfare Plan at the service now in operation. , If the project is approved by all diagnostic clinics in all major ports. That approach is to pre,eC.unt.r ies concerned, an interna- v~nt disease, to help the ~ean;ian k~~p in the best of condition, lti~>nal . company--;more likely ~he to P.reserve his ability to work and suppo~~ . h!msel~ and his : pre~e'nt- study grouP-will build family. It makes a lot more sense than pumshmg him by d~·:and oper11te the tunnel. , priving him of his right to employment because ~e _is iH. · Norfo/'- ff as p eaK A • The Inge Toft was held up for nine months at Port Said and refused passage through the Suez Canal becaust; it had Israeli cargo on board. The ship was released only after the owners had agreed to unload the cargo at their own expense and· permit th!! Egyptian autlrnrilies lo confi&cate it. In addition to the Inge Toft case, the Scandinavian seamen protested the blacklisting of other merchant vessels by the Egyptians because the ships had carried Israelt cargo or touched at an Israeli port. The group sent a protest to President Nasser of · the United Arab Republic and has also called upon the United Nations to assure that Scandinavian vessels are riot delayed at the Canal or blacklisted from carrying cargo to Arab ports. The United Nations has been on record for free passage for ships of all nations through the Suez Canal as per a long-standiilg international agreement dating back to the 19th century. However, Egypt has refused to abide by international agreements on this score, as well as blacklisting large numbers of ships, American-flag and others, for trading with Israel. Up until now, the United Nation·s secretary-general has been unable to persuade the Egyptians to alter their stand and the UN has been powerless to retaliate against the violations. It's RunaWay Liquor Now First it was runaway ships when man,Y shipowners switched flags to beat .American wages, taxes and regulations. Now, the fever has spread to the very beverages we drink. Kentucky bourbon, long famous for its bouquet,-and kickswill now become PaiiamanianKentucky, bourbon. This new trend in runaways was announced re_cently by a whiskey company spokesman. , In a statement issued to the press, the spokesman said, "The belief that bour;bon has to come m~nt ~r~wrn~mbers . . Port action was heavy with two ships paying off, two . signing on and eight vessels - serviced intransit. The Penn Explorer (Penn) paid off and signed on, while the Josefina <Liberty-Nav.) paid off and the Thetis (h,Ye) signed on. Ships serviced in transit were the Alcoa Pennant <Alcoa), Cariyn !Bull,, Ocean Evelyn and Ocean Eva Ocean Trans), Longview Victory (Victory), Antinous and Hastings <Waterman), and the Orion Clipp·e r <Orion> .. On Sign 'N ame LOG Letters For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letters or other communications sent in by Seafarers unless the: author sigiis his name. Unsigned anonymous letters will only wind. up in the waste-basket. If circumstances justify. the LOG• will withhold a signature on request. from a distillery in the KentuckyTennessee area to be good is just a myth." Obviously the firm has the shipowner's outlook on marginal profits. More can be had in the pocket when there is cheap labor, tax differentials and government foans to pay for runaway factories. Next to follow suit will undoubtedly · be Honduran vodka and Liberian scotch. �SElfllEIS II--llJIOC ·. Among Seafarers are ·laid · up · in the · USPHS -hospital ln Staten Island, reports welfare representative -Jell Gillette. ari-... II. 'Ablao. C. W. BeaN. J. D. EseeNr, F. N. LW~ Gara ........_. and F~ Qlllatayo. . . . . Alvioo, who last ship~ ~n the deck 4~pal'tmeat of the Cq.t .jn Nicholas Sitinas. was hospitalised With a double b.enua -and will .be undergoing treatment for some -time. Beard, a member or the black gang on the Steel Seafarer <luring his most recent voyage, has a hver aliment but is maldni . &ood SS Allee -....... Not .A Frqwn a•• ........ &e11,,, ... p.- tbM . . ~Jail -~ Jiead and h 8Mt Edi1or: ~ . _ ._ •• ........... to 1*tdl tile . I wlll now· take th'ts ~ ._ a -. .m ~ r Wilk · tunlt;' t. report thiat as '*ip'1 · dab~ •wld be allo"4. eJepte .0 th~ SS Allee Brown ~...._ tu nn wween tit• tlais ii one of the mteSt ~ 1 ·two ~ ls£aot' IODI« than H -~ ever had tile~ t'o -.._ ·•1ad the -department -de1're~t. . pl'e b ·m .~ with the 'l1le · deck - th!pat ent .la raqement made. l belleve tu.rheaded by Erenchy Fruge, who ther, that the Ualon will not sails out· or RouSton •ntl lie bas dlsaJ>prove .Or prohibit its ow,n a tOp.notch crew of .l'ffl .sailors~ members .from :recelvble breaks . °Dl'ey are ~ au the ti.~ cet- Web as thl•. 'Time olb. thouib tiq their ftpa~t in lood Bat Wlill!a .a _.. ta •l'· slaape. $~"'.n1 htte· fa Wtlliama, saloon ' mess; · The . department 1s . " fS . .· Meehan, bosun. . ' lteaded by pod old Bill Thomp. ,. IAj U "!'be erew of \he Penn Vgysoil., who also comes · from .. ~ . qer loots .lite tt has been mas- · Houston, and he .is constantly ' · sacred •.• Ut wu a touch .apt ' trying to please all hands. The . ,, mom, but we won~. our -shtp ' ll chief ciooc is Fnnk Haleml and he~ ltl! for Calc,atta,1tndia. and t mean he is a coot, as well as surely, · belore we &et there, the ·a meat-cuttini .and .stak-fryiftl AU ~tten to d!.e editor ffw barber will have---scalped a -goocl wizard. He has the backinc of JNblication in t'ie SEil.FAft· men. due to ERS LOG__ Ymllt be ~ I _ many mGre of _every man OD" the ~l. The. ·the hot weather. babr is Brown Huzar frnm br the ·~. N1UM1 toiU The Pean Voyag~ arrived in New Orleans .and he is forever " ~Id ~ rqaest. . Pbrt Arthur 1m Feb.· IO, 1960 _ trYing out different -little goodand we had a iew beefs, .aucb ies to serve the c~w at coffee time. The rest of the steward not ln ' the contract.·~ a .time- as~ no fans, no crew reh1prahonorecl traditiGD of the seaman tor, dlputeci OT, no cold wal'er department are tip.top and when the only chance one eomtng from the drinking. foun• aJso. The black gang is unexcelled. has to obtain that. time otf Is to tatn. etc. Mickey, the patrol• We· haw a Pill that's always join \he sbll In the next poJ:t. man there, did a pod job and trying to m~, thiftP. pleasant then, by all means, the Uilton aot us all but the ne.v _coollq for their fellow crewmen. The should not -cllsapPl'Ove nor 419- '>'Stem for the ship. our thanks . 4 to 8 'Oiler is Gur barber and he ~age .such pracliC?e. Bqt for to Mickey and Ch'rlle Xhnball for the eood work they have ~ps the entire crew~s hair · those who miss the ship without · ·l()()king shipshape. His name Is permission., partkularly when thq miss it in the last domestic done. BarOli 1'eraa · J. M. B11own and he is also the 1 delegate. Th~ officers are well ' por.t, cau~ .... the ship to sail $ · $ ~ liked· by tlie entire crew and it short-banded: tJ1ey should be is a .p lea·s ure tO sail and be pena.1uec1 to the run ~nt or ship's delegate for such fine the rule. ~eople. · . The· . above suggestion will meet the' approval of of ..,. Ute ~ .... ' ' • ..: Cl7•e L. Vaa Epps ·:our members who cberlslt. and I want to than\ the Se-afarers : 4o $ $. . ppreciatf! any little time they ,lntemaUona\ Unton ,:for · u.9· ' can spelid wttb their family. . paclous, Pr'om"Pt, ,efficient Those who have . no· family tleS in. which my teUrement· 'WU ~ Wins Thanks woqld not appreciate nor concur ~and led and. the timely delivery Te ~ _Editor: with the above suggestion and of my check every week. l. cannot begtn to tell you of I want to thank the Union and may even suggest thet we · for the lnsura·nce s h o uld qw•t· t1~1e sea t o be wit · h my deep appreciation. - all members . - and vacation ·p ay benefits I re- our family U we love them SG a,Jpla A,.,· Ktrellaer Sr. ceived. If I may, I would also ~iach. but when we are given $ ;t. ~ · lite to put a notice in the LOG or can. acquire the opportunity mem- to ,be with them in 'between Thanks Cr..ew to captain Platt, and hers Of tlij crew and ·officers of tri Ith t ·h I pa w Ol\ arm ~ anyone, •' •uppo ' r.t the Merma d for their kind tele- · and surely the Union is not 4a grams and thoughts at the time being harµted ia this Instance, ·To the . N&or: of my husband's death. ..t hen we should be allowed this I wish to take ·this · opportuMn. Natline K. MacDonnel break, in our jobs. . .· nity to thank the unllcensect t t . t. .f11u ltaeda members .o1 ·the cre_r of the· SS J The· Editor the ·.Alvino progress, and expects to _be back ~lth his buddies in . the near luture. Escobar, who -was on the Alcoa Patriot his last time out. was hospitalized with back injuries sustained when liftin& heavy equipment . in the engine room. He is recovering slow4'. ·Lambert shipped in the elliine department of the Beatrice on hls l•st voyage. He was stricfen with kidney· stones and is Iriaking fair progress. ·Brother Pietrantoni off the Ines, ~as treated for cataracts and is making slow progress recuperating from_the operation. . Brother Quintayo who last" sailed as a steward on the Steel Ro'\'er. injured his. jaw, but is making good progress and should be back to work soon. Also in Staten Island in serious condition is WllDam J ...Ch11bb,Morrls. .. Seafare.r s on the · beach or off° their ships nn. shore leave should take time out to visit their buddi"es in the hospital. A visit from shipmates is always appreciated by Seafarers cooped up in a tiospital. ... . . USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Oscar J. Adams Antllfte E. Johnsoa Daniel M. Alvino Fttd N. Lambert Conway W. Beard Thomas Lauer George E. Berry · Thomas R. Lehay Joseph Blake James M. Mac Crea Arthur J. Camara J . Olabarrieta James R. Egan Carl Pletrantonl Ramose N. Elliott Felipe Quintayo A. N. Fernandez Warren W. Smith Thomas Heggarty William A. Turk Juan Hernandez Tadashi Yatogo USPHS HOSPITAL . MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Joseph J. Bass John Jos1eph Hazel Matthew Btuno William D. Kenny Gregorio Caraballo Henry E. Smith L eo V. Carreon -A~r S. Vidten Wade Chandler R . l!!';.;Watertield Bart E. Guranick Pon P. Wing USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VIRGINIA Henning Bjork Rufin.i Camantiq\ae J. W. Blankenship . Steven E. Purifoy H. H. Bro~hon Henri Robin Dennis c;:anoon James E . Rogers US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON 25, DC Wm. H. Thomson . USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF Michael G. Brown Boward J. Watu Edw. H. Huizenga David L. Wllliamt Lloyd J. Thomas USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Sam Bowser George B. Little Arthur W. Brown .. IUtles C. Mitchell Edw. E. Edinger Anthony. Petrillo Cecil M. Gray Wilson H. Deal SEASIDE MEMORIA:L HOSPITAL ..,.. ' LONG BEACH, CALIF. Howard C. Oberg William W. Walker USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Bozo G. · Zelencic George Doherty Peter W . Sotire B. F . Deibler Max Olso~ Richard B. Appleby Woodrow Meyers SAILOR SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK A. B. Gutierre& Thomas Isaksen TRIBORO HOSPITAL PARSONS BLVD. & 82 DRIVE JAMAICA 32. LONG ISLAND lames Russell . VA HOSPITAL XECOUGHTAN, VIRGINIA · J:oaeptr GUI VA HOSPITAL 'KERRVILLE, TEXAS Wlllaid T. Calalll USPHS HOSPITAL BALTJMOR& MARYLAND E . A. Ainsworth Frederick Leedt Ricardo Armesto Charles · Locke Ben L. BOne Georee R. Luca1 ,Joseph Booker Robert ~cCorkef Arthur E. Bnnell Delslclert'Us %. Nan John De Vall& .lolm E. ·Nel'1lstrom Mack B. Singleton Ollie En&lish George Forrest Jose Soares Gorman T. Glue Samuel 'hte George Graham Frank Taylor Jesse V. Grimes Wward P. Tralner Wllltam Kitb7 .lohn Yllknas William E. . Lane VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MARYLAND Maurice F. f1ynn USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. · Jemu B. kine Tommy E . Lanphear USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS ?te~(! I!), .pg~~ Robert · E. Pi~~ Gerald L. Kersey Deni1 Sltoubs Henry P. Meyers Bobby Stalsworth A. PhillipplUe Charles ft. Youn• VSPHS · HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Reamer C. Grimes Ernest B. Webb 1 Louis Cevette MT. WILSON STATE HOSPJlI'AL BALTIMORE. MARYLAND George Davi• ' USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. carleton Amandaon, Kennetb .Kiq Thomas E. Andrein Norman W. Kirk Accurso Bontl Edward Knapp Grady K. Brown Leo H. l.ant Frederico Bucayan Clyde R. Leuett Glenn B. Calhoun Lawyer McGrew Antonio Capo John Maples Joseph A. Cave F. P. Marciante Virgil L. Coash John W. Morris Angelo D'Amico ..John G. Naugle Donald Dambrtno Rubin C. Noland Aden Ezell Louis W . Peed George W. Flint ~enld Pemomo Benjamin D. Foster l:lqene G. PlahJl Claude Fowle.r Hlllh C. Randall Ira W. Gtlggl!r-. Chas. R. Robinson Chas. Hablgborsl &nlle ROIUlell Willie Hallada,. , Trilby G. Safford B. R. Huggins Charles Saranthu1 Chn. E. Johnaon Lutber E. Wine ~ .Joseph KamleMki Cleophu WrJcht VA HoSPITAL ""men o.: Wellare ·s erilce· . most Pl••••• Him way . . Mermaid crew au -Wants New Shipping Rulea Fo'r. · ~ t.- ~ · SIU "Subs As . :;.ei;:Y :~~:~~0~:ie :~~~~~,:: abo~namec1 shtp. . To tlae Edl&ei: Mod~rn I . es~llllly want to thank ~· The article· by brother 3. C. . .. BrotJte~ · E~er . A. Hancock, , · FWT, who was on my watch and · , Stewud In a recent Issue of the To the Eclltor: LOG in which Jie proposed cer·' ' I wish to thank officers of O\lr who$e testlmon~· before the US '. lain changes in our shipping Selfarers International Union Coast GUard.'cleared me of fats,, « ·- rules is very timely. Now that for the kindness and courtesies charges prefer.re·I against me by ;, our constitution will be changed shown my wife and family whll• the chief englnet'r. : fl to comply with the present la- we were vlrtu,a l political prison• Again I want to Ulattlc . the ' bor laws, I wholly agree ·with ers hr Suez, Egypt, . crew for the tJna~cial '45 well aa ' him· that our shipping rules We. tbe' crew, had Just about .. moral . support' elven to me at should also be revised to fit the _ deci<ted to call upon Moses to . Gibraltar and· also Newport present trend in f>hipping, The le;id ~s out, like he. did the News, Va. _ extension of the IO-day limit to ctiildren of Israel, but' when we It has be~n a ·pleasure -to sail ·redaim our" jobs when our shtp got• a me~sa~ through to the: ' with a good militant crew and lays Up should meet tl'te approv• SIU we were soon delivered and • I hope,.. (e;iccepC fefr.. one bad ap• '. al with the membership- as It ls 01;1 our Wat bo~e.. . pie in the bar~n to· sail ·w ith . ~ My -wile and f~mily wrote and tb11 floe crew again, .sometime·· consistent with the basic prtn.ciple of trade- u nions; job se- told me what h•d been done. so in the future. , Amo. Volalne& curity. l .eaill say *1!1Ulk you and thank ~nother systei:n in our .shipGod fovthe SIU, $ ¢: $ ping rule§ . which should . be E. Z. WhHtlnstoa , .· · · ·· $ $ ·ot. SeaJarer :1 change11 ts th~.. regtstrauon by groups. I believe we 'Should reg,!I Isler in the pat'tlcular rating· we . To .t...'e Edl~or ... I ·• .We h ave .many J.ntend .t e ~hp~ .~ mem~n who can ship ·only in p This, ls to inform my feltow _. Seafarer~ that 1 l ~ now land.-. , · one· cate&Orf rating and who To Rte•Editor: ErJclosed is a photo of,\a few locked . for ... a· · while, havln1 find it hard to get out because they are.,beat by men who can o( the .~oy1 who seerµ to. have bought a ~ar i~ New ;!ers~y ..rethrow · ih for·· any two or three been scalped .••• About a thtrd C!ll-,tl~. Th~ n11m, .of t~~ place , jobs in his gtoup. The system bf • of the cr~w tla1i. been so treated is "fabby an~ Joe's, ,Bar 11nd rt!glsterl,ng only bi on'! 'categony by otir crew meas Pete. Sealy,' G~ill ... tt·~ a ~Qm~ln~tio.n o! bar rating will he . more equitable . who is the only Ob~ Wltti hll abd state j>a<!:i~ge ' s.tor~, afid ls 1 anl:l tafre ti>\' every 'mernberL htlr in the ptcture: S.ome of th~ ot>en from ~ A?.f to s AM.. In the ·lft'oposecl .new constttu· m~h w.ho na,ve been 1bJ&tb,erouaiy, · ·' I sailed tn the fteward dei>art- , ' tion, ·I beite've~ tlie claµae where · barbeijjl are, <L. to R.>; stand.. · ' ment in J.fi5~ 'and WQuld lik~ to · . mem'bersti-e ·p enaliled tiy firit!s· '·· ini: Terry - ~cR~e¥, ... oner;, see_ ani · ~t my .'old sa~.f.tlg_ p~ls. 1 ff>r mis~ine · the. ship ·~h~~l<Y.o~e . Douel~s De .Walt, '0$;_and Pe,te . 'l'b'.e 1'ddress .1is ~6~ · ~onroe , . clarUled alld -def!.ne~.~ It _a ;ma11: ' ...s~aly, cr~w , pi~s,!I; k~eelln,:,. · , ~tre~t, Passalci 'NJ. -r- · . ,,., · .' , neglliently .or l>UtPo~~lY. m.•.~s~s .. llaro~d G~ W~l'ns; AB; : ~esse • ; ',·~ ~oe-~Rl.~h~ftl ' r - ·. oses Messman Busy Seal Ins p ••• versey .... • 8 BQys . ar :_ ; • �S•~F .4&aas l.OC ~· ·~t ~Se.a -- - He's .AB; Ashore, A ·C-·o .p· . ,• . r - ' I Uttte ·Glrl, tiil©>M •Is' Doll ••• ~~ The stories of the unusual today. He'1t chief lnvesttt~tor for eareers Seafarers have chosen th~ sheriff's department -Of' Hoa•. ~ roe County, K.ey West, Plorida. when tpey go ashore an Brown's eicellenee at poltte "IOl'k lil~~~~ . 'Jeh . -'llilllo.. Jne8ti-v• · him a sehola.rship •to the Virtue, a~ ev~ry-one. tnows. ls its: Mobile who de,cided to ' homes.tead Southern Police Institute at the own reward ·. • • but neve.rtbeless,, tuts,fde of Ancltorage Alaska of University of ~uinille, Kent~, a bit of ineentive hel~ immeasur-• . .' ' where he studied. pellc,e &elenc.e ably in. aetting reople to do things: all places; the electr1c1aa w)H) runs and police administration. ... and se it is, informs Wlllial L. ' a fr• lea furn Brown's record as a Hawkshaw Is McBride, meeting secretary of the down in Caroli!"'~ such that he was voted the out,. Seatrain Ne:w Jerse-:y, that the. the literary agent~ standing law-enforcement officer lood sool who takes care of the · a eoupl& of min- of Monroe County by the local coke machine will receive a bonus isters and pries.ts. Junior- Chamber ef Commeree. In of 20 ee-nts a case for doiAI the and, aJ ~urs.. 1959, he received the key to the · job. DQn't laugh • • • Carnegie the Sl~ men whQ city of New Odeaas. started the s.am& way;• .we•t to se-hool H• comes from a Seafaring fama~d are. now doc- ·n.r, as his father, :a. B. Brown is ...;;:"'-'-~~ ten, dell tis t S. salllq with the Uaien. now, having TGU.et Tl'aialaC 8 t!ft&ineers I! n d'. pre'dous.b nn.M. a hitch in the Former Seah.ret Fred Costella rown what have y.u. Marine Corps back in ttie old da)fS had the f~wing .x~rie.nee dur-. Seafarer R. L Brown, who in. Nlcaraaua. : A brother. J. D. ln& his sailing d~ wbicll h~ Joined the Union hack in 1950, Brown. also sailS. w.ith the ,SIP thinks rates a good ~Uib.. •as a different k.l_nd ef occupaUan in the blaek PDI"I was on my firs.t trip on a tanker in 1937 <and was as green· as seaweed) in the steward dept. as cFew's me.ss... The ship was going. to have a life-but drill, but since I had nev.er been Qn one be.IQre,' _ the stewani gave me advice and Instructed' me on my duties.. H& told me to get about 10 rolls of .toilet pap&", pu.t a stdrig, t!u'iiugh the holes, and ma.Ce a bandQ!ier of them t0 sling e-ver my s'1oulder, whi'!h I did. He ex.plained that, the paper was a neeessaFj'i thin1 to ba,ve if we were adtift at. s.ea. liegioe. Thffe•was. the: fellow irom won ' , . . S~afarers -Who Work On Portmar Food ChorBs ' '. I believed him. . "When I C<lt t.Q the number Qlle 11.febo.lt the eap,tain, mat.es and erew had a fit, laughing like crazy at me. I got red as a beet, but I can still laugh t..bout. it. te t.his. ilay."· Some memben ef th• 'Steward department on t.be PoftMar-. .~ ft r.) Leo CNllsolan.. seloe. IMSSt . ~ Hua;.~ I.~:- J'oqpll RelMrts, crew "'•: Toni. wttite, pantr.yt att:d Jot.Ms A. Re1.y1, 1..W.. t. ..cf. . . WaslUJI&, Maelllaes: tn this. aae- ot sdeatifie W&nws~ when we ue ~dinA missiles intQ the far reache,s; of the t.8-v.ens,. and have me.chanized. the. lcitchen. also, QD(l t.bill( se~ to hav~ ~aped the- eye of whoeY<el'-it-is in eharge; et 11e..rft;e.tin& rad&e:ts, • . . and that is tee washing- maclline agitatm-~ S.veral ~- incl~ the Losmar, Choctaw aad oth~., have. neteS; ill tlleif s,bip's minuteS; eemplaininc abQut. plastJc. atitat.ors bir~ ·i:ubllier. a&it.atQf'S ~tieking,,_ steel agita.ters. UQ.t Wotking, One CJ:eW 1M1te.d taat il s~ as if tae ~ d~'t :realize that there l~ Y"l'S f~s witPi astanisht\'lent Qt the t.1.size dol - lather brought hei: for Christmas. s~ is the daughter of Seofcnr LeRoy Jones, AB on th• Alcoa Ranger, and li¥eS in Mobil-. In ~ you're having a hard ti~ figuring out which is wh~ th- cloll il .On the left. loolt l~e · rris has get hersetf a com- Littl. tr&, Oorhl, old, \ LOG-A.RHYTHM: • The Lif!ing Sermon By I'd rathetl' s~ • 1:eti11011 Than hear one, any day; w. G. BatT-6, I soQn can lecnt to do it If you'tl !et 'me see it dtme; N r.ather <me 100ttt« wcdlt with me l can watch yoo'1' hemes m adw• Thcln. merel?i tell the way; But yottr" t~ng1u1 too fast m.aY run; The eye's a bette.,. pupil The lec-tllires y,e,u d.eli~ .A'l\d m~ ,wi~li-Rg tftan the ear; May, t>,e. tie·'l:"Y wise w~-.t ~~; , . . F\tt:~ ce,unre~ tr8' .~fusmg But l'd ra~h~ get my les.$01i.s • Lt o~ o~ a&ltitcg MI"~te~ t~ &t e:rampl~S- alt.t"e!/8 dear; ~ observin" what ,yoNi de; never stop atitatiaa . . . th• aam& The best of! 0tH tlw preadlellis 1 may n0t uiiderstcti~d. iOQ we·U Qf tb.is p.rad\lcl ~= WQliWU\. A\'e t.h~ 11~. who live their cr~4.t; ' The high. advice ~-0.'l,4 give; But there's :no misunderstandinQ H9,w. y,eu aei "" ho,w ~it live-~ StaY' Put For J_.,less Pay · Food p,re,p.aration sktff 0.., tlie ·Portmar tales a ~ent to pose for a LOG photo., They a11• tl to r.).J.Mt A.. i\ey.· cl.i9' slewed~ - M. M~ Cw!le.ti,. dt* ~-i Edward Gar.den. bcakei::. ·and -Adl!Km. lri4dte11, thtrcl cool. ' ' Send 'Ht lo the . _..... , •••·- -i ·LOI. Sea.Earers wha ar& eotti!cting state: uttempioyment bene-nt-s while on the- bltae{I) waiting te. ship <l1't! Uti,ed tQ st.~ put and avo,id c.h~in·g: tA.eir l'.Q-llilln& ad~e:s&eS if th~Y' want to continue re- . iceivUig. the.ir check~ ~laxly. Severat Se.afare.1.:s have. already .~xp,e.de-n.ced interruptions of from three te five weeks in getting t~&il"' ne~ chec·k after t~y· notUi.-etl , th·e state unemployment offices tba.t they bad ?I}Qved and change.d the.ir mailing addre~. • AB aveFag-e oelay· of a month iit· l'~p&rted i-n most cases, causing oo.ItSide.ra~t~ hardship- tc;i tbe men tmt1:>lved. �,.4 ' ' ._e l'ourteea Seafarer ·H as Kicks: Too Many Toothpl~ks (The following item was ' submitted ~o the Seafarers LOG by Seafarer Morris J. Danzey, currently on the SS Eag le Voyager. ) I would like to bring up the subject of fresh milk, and see what other members think of it • .. • I know that it's a question that crops up pretty often aboard ship. I think that a supply of 40 gallons of milk on sailing day is a small amount for a ship on this type of run. We are now on our eleventh month' on thi$ Persian Gulf ·run, ' 'i ' ,\ .. S E A:F A RE R S and we are at sea most of the t\me. I think that 40 gallons of milk is a pretty smail item compared to the rest of ·the overchead of a tanker and think that others Win agree with me tlfat we should have 80 or 100 gallons of milk when we sail. As long as milk doesn't spoil, I don't See why we shouldn't be allowed more. Our supply of milk ·didn't last three days after leaving Sasebo. The Captain squawks about milk but he doesn't say . anything about putting on ' a fiv.e year supply Qf toothpicks-and there are ·no grits, either; SHIPBOARD SKETCHE$ by Ben Graham > •. April •~ ' t 0 c- ITHL ltOVElt (l~hmliln>, Muc~ 12 -Chairman, '· . F. Gouda1 Secretuy.__ It. A. Sipsey. All -hands are asked to donate $1 to ship's fund. · Bosun bought ·old TV for 120. U 11 asked that everyone cooperate in keeping screen doors closed. Ship's delegate will see captain regarding whether safety minutes are sent to headquar· .ters in NY for action. PORTMAR (Calmar), March 13 Chairman, Joe Simmons; Secretary, Leo Cronshohn, No bee fs. E ve rythi ng going smoothly. A motion was made and seconded that no chipping bllm· mers be used until noon so that the twelve to four watch can sleep. The · following items were dJscussed: clean wash ing machine after use, clean r.ec· reation room, draws should be given earlier in all ports, food should be prepared more carefully and be of better quality: ' Digest Of SIU Ship Meetings MASSMAR (Calmar), March 12 Chairman, Gibbs; Secretary, M. Green• weld. Brother Pepper elected ship's delegate. It is asked that the passageways be kept quieter. The,re was a request made that lights be place d above mirrors so that there Is enough light for shaving. STEEL FABRICATOR <Isthmian), March S-Chairman, G. Finklea; Sec• ratary, H. A. Orlando. All repairs were taken care of except painting of the roomlr. $41 in ship's ftlnd . L. Paradeau elected ship's delegate. Vote of thanks given retiring delegate Finklea. Crew Is still complaining about the aluminum paint in the water which bas been there for quite a ·while. MICHAEL CJ. M. Carras), Feb. 28Chairman, R. K. Wardlaw; Secretary, W. B. Yarborough. So~e disputed OT. It is requested that the engine room door be fixed and kept closed. See captain for US money in Turkey. It is requested that the engineer have bot water regulated. The cooperation of everyone 'i s asked In keeping the n e w washing mach~ne clean and .on "off" when not in use. "I bet you forgot my case .oh;oke •••" EDITH <Bum, March' IS-Chairman, F. Sawyer; Secretary, Mike Michalik. new washing machine and a new Jacob' s ladder were purchased for !!hip, The. 11teward dept. is now doing a fine job. Ship's. delegate asks that messroom and pantry be kept clean . at night. A discussion was held re· garding 1the spreading of false rumors and If they perslSt, the one respon· sible will be reported to the patrol· man and charges placed against him. The 12 to 4 watch was thanked by the steward dept. for keeping the mess· room and pantry c~ean before leaving. MOUNT WHITNEY CCatgo & Tank•. ship), March 13-chalrman, H. M. Con· nell; Secretary, C. Alaniz. Crewmem· bers wlll be reported to union on ihelr conduct ot m issing • woi;k and watcl1. Flat draw to l;le given In port. MOUNT WHITNEY (Cargo & Tank• ship>, Feb. 7-Chalrman, E. W. Kln11 Secretary, D .. White. Captain wilt try ELEMIR <Marine Carrlersl, March • -Chairman, C. L. Shirah; Secretary, C. Stringfellow. Some disputed · OT. No beefs. A letter is to be written to headq.ua rter11 fer clarifi ca tion:i and agreements for T2 tankers. Company ls to be contacted to se e why the1·e is . no money for draws In foreig n ports. C. L. Shirah elected shlp's delegate. HASTINGS (Waterman), March ' 11Chalrman, Ramon Fer.relra1 Secretary, John Wells. This has been a (_ood trip. All the men were most coopera· ttve. Votes of thanks went to the captain and chief mate for their co· operation; to the steward dept. for a job well done: the baker who doubled as a chief cook because the cook left the ship in NY due to illness; all de· partment delegates who did a fine job In the performance of their duties. It was mentioned that the few old· timers on board helped to keep things running smoothly. Galveaton. $'7.12 In ship'• tund. It b recommended that ·a new , washlnir machine be Installed, for next voyaee. ·Captain told ship's delegate that any foul-up1 would be loireed . . Report any unsafe com:Utlona to your delegiale. Everyone's cooperation Is "asked in order to briqJ in a cl~an ship at payolt. j to get American money for draw. If unsuccessful, then will give It in lires; he will accept back whatever ls left . It wa:;; felt that if enQugh food was se r ved the first time, there would not be so many requests for seconds and tl:tirds. Dec. 26-chalrman, Downs; Secretary, Gage. ·one man · missed ship in Philadelphia: one man left In .Genoa hospital; ARB utility was hired from the beach in Genoa. Steward thanks crew for cooperation in keeping everything clean and ship-shape. Crew voted thanks to stewards' dept. for eood food. Dec. 30-Chalrman, Joseph Carri Secretary, A. Richards. Ship's dele· gate A . D. Mauldin was newly elected. Crew was asked to check all !ans to see If in working order. Steward asked crew to help take cue or coffee; by doing this he would have enough to last out the trip without having to . pick up bad coffee in Eg:i;pt. Crew is asked to see steward If something is Wl'ong, not the messma,n. · FORT HO_SKINS (Cities Service), March 22-Chairman, L, LaSaya; Sec· retary, P. Gazlc. One man missed · ship. $4.92 In ship's fund. No . beefs, HILTON Clum. March 6~Chalrm1n, R. Vaughan; Secretary, v. Douglas. Vote of thank11 to steward dept. No beefs. MOUNT EVANS <Cargo & Tankshlp), March 7-Chairman; Abuaby; Secre• tary, Gage. Captain Is· pleased with crew. It is requested that new fans be checked and placed · into proper ci:ew's q~arters. A SIU HALL DIRECTORY NEW YORK . .... . 675 4th Ave., Brooltlyn . HYacinth 9-6600 PORTLAND . ....••••••• . 211 SW Clay St. SECRETARY-TREASURER CApltol 7-3222 Paul Hall SAN FRANCISCO ....... 350 Fremont St. ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS EXbrook 7-5600 W. Hall, Deck C. Simmons, Eng. SEATTLE ............... . 2505 - 1st Ave. I:. Mooney. Std . J . Volpian , Joint l\IAln 3-0088 HEADQUARTERS .. . . 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. . Wll.MINGTO!'".•• , ••••••. 505 Marine Ave. BALTIMORE '. . .. .. . 1218- E. Baltimore St. TErmlnal 4-8538 Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON . . ..... . . . .. .... ... . 276 State St. John Arabascz, Acting Agent ALPENA . .•..••••••• ;-,., . . . 12'7 River St. Richmond 2-0140 'ELmwood 4-3616 HOUSTON . .. . ... . . . . ... . . . 4202 Canal St. BUFFALO, NY ............. . 914 Main • St. R . Matthews, Agent CApltal 3-4089; 3-408( GRant 2728 MIAMI. . . . ....... . . . . 744 W . Flagler St. CLEVELAND ... . . . .... .. 1420, W. 25 St. Ben Gomeales. Agent FRanklin _7-3564 MAin 1·0147 MOBILE . . . . . . . . . . 1 South Lawr ence St. DULUTH . ........ , . .. 621 W. Superior St. Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 Phone: Randolph 2·4110 NEW ORLEANS .. . . . . . .52:i Bienville St. FRANKFORT, Mich • . . . .... . PO Box 287 Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 ELgin 7·2441 NEW YORK . . . . . 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn MILWAUKEE .. . .. . . . 633 S. Second Ave. BRoadway 2·3039 HYacinth 9-6600 .. 10225 W: Jefferson. Ave. NORFOLK ... . . ..... . . . .. 416 Colley Ave. RIVER ROUGE Vlnewood 3-4741 Mich. Paul Gonsorchik, Acting Agerit SOUTH CHICAGO . ..••. . 9383 ·Ewing Ave. MAdlson 7-1083 SAglnaw 1·0733 PHILADELPHIA .. ...•... . 337 Market St. TOLEDO . ._ . ... . . ....•.... 130 Summit St. S. Cardullo, Agent Market 7-1635 CHerry 8·2431 SAN FRANCISCO .. . .. . . . 450 Harrison St. Walter Sibley, Agent Douglas 2-4401 SAN'fURCE, PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos, FORT WILLIAM ... • ..•. . 408 Simpson . St. Stop 20 Ontario · Phone: 3:3221 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 HALIFAX N.S •••... . . • •. 128~ .Hollis St. JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St.. Room 200 , Phone 3-8911 . William Morris, Agent ELgin 3·0987 MONTREAL ..•.. . 634 St. James St. W.est Victor 2-8161 SEATTLE . .. ..-. . ... .. . . . . . . 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski, Agent Main 3·4334 QUEBEC . ....•...•• . 44 Sault·au-Matelot Quebec LAfontalne 3-1560 Wll.MINGTON, Calif . .. . . 505 Marine Ave. THOROLD, Ontario . •••• . 52 St. David St.. Beed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2528 CAnal 7·5212 TORONTO, Ontario ...•.. 212 · K;lng St. E. EMplre 4-5719 ST. JOHN. NB . . .. 177 Prince WllUaDI St. HONOL uLU . . . 51 South Nimitz Highway . ox 2-5431 ,P.Hone 502-777 VANCOUVER. BC • . .... .. . , .298 Main St. NEW ORLEANS . . . . . .. . 523' Bienville St. Jackson 5-7428 NEW YORK . . ..••. . 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn · H ¥ acinth 9-6605 PORTLAND . . . .. .. • • ••. 211 SW Clay St. . CApltol 3-4336 8AN FRANCISCO . ••••••. 450 Harrison St. ~ ~ Douelas 2-8363 s.£ATTLE ... . . , ••• • , • •••.. . 2505 lit Ave . Main 2-0290 WJLlllNGTON . •••• -••. .. ll05 Mar ine Ave. Terminal 5.6617 · SIU, A&G District Great lakes District Canadian District ~· SUP MFOW GULFWATER <Metro p'e troleumJ, March 1"3-Chiilrman, G. ·Annis; Secr~triry, J. M. · Fisher. Brother S. L. Cantrell was elected new ship's dele· gate. n was requested that the pas· . sageways l'e kept quiet. COASTAL SENTRY <Suwannee>, March 13-Chalrman, Vaii Whitney; 5ecretary, Clayton Bruce. Morale of crew is splendid considering the fact they have had so much seatlme. $27 in ship' s fund . Ship's delegate wlll consult with . captain to see If there will be any government' s objection to shore leave at Ascension- Island. It is suggested that action be taken to see that the wipers get their fair share of overtime as it ls reported th.at the 1st and · 2nd engineers are taking · it all. It is asked that a physician and not a medic take care of the sick. \t8t durin. meal hours. All hands an · requested to flush tollet1. Few houri of disputed OT. PINN IXULOltllt (Penn lhlpplntl1 March 20-Chalrman, I. a. Sander11 Secretary, W. Wentllri1. Everythlnl running smoothly. Repair list has been turned In. . Wiii see engineer about putting more pressure on waah water. The water i1 dirty because tank needs cleaning. PeNN EXPLORER <Penn ShlP.Pll'!gl, Aug. 21-Chalrman, Jesse Puckett1 S•c refa r y, F. Sawyer. Elecle'tl sh lp'a delegate. Certain Items are Jacking such as fans, porthole wind scoops and screens. It is suggested that the laundry be cleaned by wiper and ordinary and the recreation hall by the m l'ssmen. PENN EXPLORER <Penn Shipping), No date-Chairman, S. H. Mlll11 Sec· retary, J. w. Thomas. Evcrythlne · ·running smooth,l y. Lights In the rec· reatlon room and mess h:rtl are not brig ht enough . Coffee urn to be repaired. Slopchest to be ope ne d at a mol'e convenient · time. Nb beefs. Dec. 13- Chalrman, J, E. Parks; Sec· retary, P. Walsh. It is requested that the port agent take · action ' on jobs to be .done on ship. The vegetable box Is to be repaired, a new Icebox shou.l d be Installed and cold water should be avallable at all times. Some bunks· nee d new mattreDses. A vote of thanks to the steward deparl me nt. Two men we re taken oft the ship. One had a c rushed finger. Jan. 31-Chalrmin, s . .B. Sandersi Secretary, E. Miiier. The water cool· Ing syste m has been on the repair list about nine months. Nothing is being done. It ls requested that E gyptian longshorem e n b e kept out of passage· ways and messrooms. Everything runnlng smoot hly. STEEL APPRENTICE <11thml1n), March 20-Chalrman, Nicholsen; Sec· rotary, Daniels.· It Is reported that the weekly Issue on cigarettes wlll be· two cartons. , Brother Holmes was hospitalized at Midway Islands. Cap- -. tain forwarded the mall to Honolulu. Jt will be malled from that port. Would like to request a 30-mlnute coffee time In the next negot111tlons. . ' --- . IBERVILLi: tWate'rman), March 13Ch.• lrman, J , , s. Lewis; Secretary! • r Henry .Leiby. Two men missed ship • . There Js $24.28_. In the ship's fund. It Is suggested tha t linen be cha,ngecJ at 8 AM to 9 i\M and 4:30 to -5 PM. SEATRAIN- NEW YORK (5Htraln), March 17-Chalrman, G. Lee; Secretary, Julian T. Lellnskl. Man missed ship fn Texas City. Frank Leonard elected ship's delegate. Meetings. will be held a doy or two before p ayoff. Ship'~ fund is $2.50. No beefs. DEL AIRES <Delta), March 17 Chairman, L. J. Balllngeri Secretary, M. L. Olvera. Steward suggested that milk be saved for bcakfast due to ehortage . Cap tain wishes to h1we radio aerials removed. It is suggested that heaving' ·lines be inade up after Ueing up. ,, ORION STAR COrlonJ, March 6Chairman. G. M. Craggs; Secretary, Jose .Sanchez. Two men taken . oft' vessel due to heart conditions. Letter dispatched to Orion concel'ning miggestlons for the negotiating committee regarding new tanker agreement. Chief engineer wlll not recognize dele·· gates. Delegates will - go .· to captain concerning chief pumpman not Tecelvfng help. Delegates wlll request one case .of beer per week for each un: licensed man. Steward wlll see captain about better night lunches and thee purchasing of new te>aaters. DEL ORO CDelta), Mer.ch 2~hal_r· PACIFUS (Orlon), Feb. 21-Chalr· man, Wiiiiam Ekins; Secretary, Frank man, J. O. Dewall; Secretary, Kenneth S. Paylor, Jr • . One _man missed ship Foster. J. 0. Dewell elected ship's . In Santos and rejoined in :Montevideo delegate. Del~gate requested to ask and one in. Buenos Aires. Draw to be . CHIW.AWA (Cities Service), Marci. · for draw in Couta. Fans will be · made after arrival in Tampa for New 20-Chalrman, It. Koch; Secretary, checked. Lock will be cheeked In 8 to Orleansl and Tampa. $18 donated to 12 deck foc'sle; keys for 8 to 12 deck John McLemore. One man walked man lll in hospital. $2 to ship's dele· off the ship for unknown reasons. and 8 to 12 engine. gate for fares to visit man in hospltal. 12.70 spent tor correspondence. - Bal· Ship's delegate asked that the messDEL ALBA. CMlsl lHlppll, March sroom be kept clean. Patrolman wlll ance In ship's fund ls 16.70. Members b @ ll!!k@!! f gr ~l11 rlftgaUon 01\ 1hlp'1 Ch1lrm11n. R. A.- H11m11!•tf1 $•1;r1t11ry, vat'd anln• t bqumur Pr.!lJ!!gt . · sale. G. Parker. All rooms wlll be painted " thin trip, C. V. Dyer elected shlp'I VENORI CMerven>, March 13 Chairman, . Y.. Applewhite; Secre_tary, ' MARORE <Marvin), March 21~halr· delegate. . Mjrch U Ch•lrman, R. E. Darvlller Charles Appleby. Complaint subman, L.. R. Smith1 Secretary, ~ W. Secretary, G. G. Parker, Ship's dele· mitted that the captain is tnterferlna Strickland. Some disputed OT. Galley gate and engine delegate went to see • with ·the work in the deck department. needs sougeelng overhead. Vote of master regarding• tbeft8. It 11 reSome foc'sles are not provided with thanks to steward dept. for job well quested that messroom be kept clean • . enoueh chairs. Chief cooR did · not done. It 11 requested that the dayman Put all food ba.ck in ice box. . report aboard ship due to sickness in •room gets painted. his family. Jaime Hllda elected ship's '. ' BETHTEX <Ore Navigation), March MOUNT RAINER (Cargo Tankshlp), ' delegate. B9sun volunteered to r..e·· 17-Chalrman, It. E .. Stobl; Secretary, plenish the ship's llbray. March 1t-Ch.:1lrman, J. L. Hodges1 None. One man was hospitalized In · Secretary; L. F. Myers, Captain states Houston. To iake on new man. In· SEATRAIN SAV~NNAH , (IHtraln), he will allow $20 worth of souvenirs to tend to discuss cargo hole! cleanlnlt March , 21-Chalrman, F. G. Oestman1 crewmembers. All letters are to be s,cretary, Sinclair. Ship's delegate in next contract neirotlatlon. No given · to ship's delegate for malllng. explained time off proposal made by It Is· requested that dirty linen be beefs. turned in at' the time .new linen is --crew of Seatraln NJ. Objections to SANTA VINITIA U!lam), March 11 Seatraln waae scale: ·Sign on and off taken. -Chairman, J. Purcell1-- Secretary, T. procedure to save time discussed. One · man fo steward department pointed Y AKA <Waterman), March 20 - .. -'ackson. Drinking water tanks being cleaped. Pantry and galley sipks to out that they . double up to 'get time Chairman, H. A. Belglne; Secretary, be retlnned In Turkey. Inserts put on ·ott without paf -' It is ·requested that ' R. L. Godfrey. There is a shor;tage of men do not slam doors to mess and certain items In slop .chest. Disputed ' in Philadelphia for sinks do not fit. • OT is to be given to · patrolman in " ¥en wa'r ned about drinking at sea. .. quarters. _ Vote of thanks to 11hlp's delegate and · ' -1 - New York. A discussion was held on Baltimore patrolman for job well done BET:HCOASTER (Calmar>, M1rch 21 the Welfare Plan. Need definite clarification of -salllng : boar d agreement... at };ayoff. A vote of than~s also for - · .-Chairman;. !I., Arnold; Secretary, R. Plonk. , Elecli!"d a shlp'1 delegate. 1\ , the ste.w ard department. Some dill· ·when ship is taking J>unkers. puted OT.'. · :tl!quest was made to con ta ct the · patrolman· concerning meashall . i lnk TE>CMAR CCat-;;;;;l,'" Feb. 2~halr• .l,.TLAS- <Cargo & TankshlpJ, March repair. -ahow'e r head~ -and galley f au· man, D. Stone1 Secretary, E. Berg. 2:Jl-Chalrman, A. Bourgot1 Sacr.-ary, cets. Crew to keep cups In the sink Captain said new mattress~!I are orafter µse. ·Wlll see about aougeelng .dered and foc'sles wlll be painted . I. M. Slmos. The -captain ,llild · thiat in Goo!1 HOpe he . will not be ' able to foc'llles. No Jb~efs. next: No .beefs. One man ml11ed ship paycilf anyb ody due to the fact that !l'LOltlDA STAT E <Ponce), March 25 in 'Ftlsco. Light bul b• !<";;om ehlet the ship ardvea on Sunday. However, . .-Cha.lrman, Jerome Kllgore1 Sacre· mate are requested to e~glrie room. 'a nyone wishing to ·g et off In Baton ' tary, Wllllam H. Dunham. AU :departoRouite wlll be paid off. A tape :te• mental beefij to be brouicht t'o• patrol~ · ALIC• B.R OWN <Bloomfleld), Feb. ll l -Chairman, Thomp.1on1 Secre• · corder or a television will be pur· man. Ship's delegate will i&1ue repair 1 llst:,to , d~eartment delegates. · Steward.-.'. tary, ''ohn D. C•ntr~ll, J~. ~eadqu_ar· ', chased with the cola fund. One .man bos,Pltallzed,- on the west eo'list. Man was " allked' :t(> aerve ·a uorted d~ ter.a ~ere notified· that . some men missed the ,ship , In. , New Orleau and ~ ._O!'I watch to pr~f~~ence :an _,t able cereals. , :: " .• :1 --- ·w..,. ":.t �SE.4P..4RERS > ' ioc · .-;Back WO.ge List -SlibDtitted _ . For DeltC:i' Llne:'seafarers Almost $4,000 in unclaimed ~ages awaits ~ S~ sailed on MiHissipPi Shipping Co.'1 ves. before De~m'ber 31, .19591 the company has announe8d. · . The badt money-ranging as high as $17i.7.,_~ be .daimed by writing the company and furnishing them with your Social Security Number, rating and t~e' name of the vessel you shipped on. The ad. dress is: 1300 Hibernia Bank Bldg.. P.O. Box l 16, New Orlec:ins, La. Hert's the alphabetical list of names and amounts due, as lurnislted by Mississippi Shipping: :nc, * . . A ~. F Fahm, Alfrell . .• : . •••• 1.M . Faircloth, C. O. Jr•••• 3-'5 Fal&oat. Henry L. ••• , UM Abbey, JUdaard L. •••. I 5.811 Fazio, Joe .. .. ....... . 7.21 Acy, 1-pb . ......... 8.'7!1 Jl'letahman, Walter .••• 1.M Adams, .l.unea I... . . . . 3.!58· ntnn, R11bert JI•• •.•• a.a ~an, JlaJ'lllOnd I... 9.'IS Ford, Georce T . .... .. lo.• .AJdridse, lllwia .. . . • • • 2.70 Fanbers, Tonten J ••• 3.2lt Allen, Raymond R.. . • 5.81 .Fonytbe, StdnQ w... u :M Alatatt, John W•. . • • • ~ Foll.er, Mel\'lil . ••.•••• l5.'i11 Alfti. F; A. .. . . . . . . • 1.00 Fountain, H. H •.. • ..•• e .u Amlt>erry, Boyd H.. • • 1.83 ~49 F-. Georce 1 •.•••••• Amuedo, Mark.. ; • • • • U.6' F.ruac~ Luis G .... . . .• 3.~. · Anderan, G. Y. . . ; . . . • 8.38 Fraone, France- F ..• :us Annis, Geo11te . . • • • • • • ' 4.08 Frey, Charles J ...... . 3 .48 AnUl(!llJ', Walter. , • • • • 4.35 - Fnqre, Adelln . .. , . , •• 1.67 Arthorer, Paul F...... 6.S'f Fruge, Wilbert . ... .•• 13.39 Attard, Cumelo...... 4.06 Fuertate, James D ...• 3.47 Funkea, Nicolas W .••• ' 6.19 Furneb. Edward H ...• - 6.38 B Furr, .John H .... ·...... 11.50 AMOUNT Baltazar, F. E.. . ...... , Banllaton, Claud . ••••• Banbton, Clyde . ••••• 1..54 e.34 ua BaniUea1.1x, W. I ....•• Barry; David M...... Bart.low, Robert H. ••• Barton.. Marlow C••.•• Bast.es, Nicola• . . ••••• Bat.on. Jamea R. .•••• Beato, Charles M •.•••• Bennett.. Jewell . ....•• Bennett, Rodney L .... 8enoett. Slpnson B ..• Bentley, Loula L . .. . . . Berg. Erik I . .. _ .. ... . Bernard, George H .. • Beyer, J'oJm M. . . .. .. . Biedrzycke, Edward ..• Biedrzycki, E. C.... .•• Bla~edge, T. L. . .••• Blair. Kenneth E. . • ••• Blanco, Salvador ...••• Blaylock, John F •.• ••• Bolo, · Berm rd . ..• ••• Booth, .John E •....••• Bordonnay', Loul1 . . . , • Botelho, .Arthur . . .. . .. Bourceoill, W. C. B•.• Boyer, Percy J. . . .• BoJ'ette, Doyle H . .. •• 8ranch, Charles c .... Brazil, Francis E . . ..• Breck, Frank P ..••••• B~wer, Jack E . . .•• , , Brocbetta, Rocco ..•••• Brooks, John P . . .... .. Broou, Roderick . •••• Brown. Ernest c ..... Brown, lra C. . . . .. .• Brown, Robert P • . • • ;. Brwuon. Ly lea D . . ••• Buckelew, Jacob L. .• ; Barch, George A •••••• Butler, Robert ~ .. , ••• 7..• US4 5 .33 2.48 '4.4S L35 10.81 5.50 1.00 6.38 1.35 2.70 3{1.04 5~0 4 .55 1.74 10.44 ' 2 1.40 6.5"1 7.81 • 3.47 ,,.. 4.07 6 .56 3 .19 9 .59 l.!JO 16.'16 L'll 2 .56 11.49 10.77 1..64 l.li8 13.54 1.07 1-::48 .• 4 .19 Edwin .••• ~ .: •• Davis, . Jeff .. .... .... . · Davis, 4.73 12.22 2.55 Decareaux, Jgnance . •,.,.. l.OQ 6 .08 'Dedomlnius, F . . . .. .•. Delaney, Ed ... . .. .••• 22.~ 1.5~ . J)empux. Jam~s . ~· . Dl£errallet,' Rober t .•• ,' !J,10 1.35 Dlmftry, Ronald A ..•• .93 Dobeonlck. G. L .' . .... 6.70 . Doroba, Charles . . -~· · . ,J>Ou,sJu, Edwa.rd E., • DoaJet, . Alan . . . .. ..•• Dacus1n: . Emiliano . : •• . 9.63 3.47 Duncan, Gforce W •.•• Durapau, William .••• : 11:94 3.3'1 DarJdn~ · Patrick . . . .• •• 1.54 ~ysart; James o..... . w:. J:~~ E . • ·. ~ . Earhart,.. rRobert N ... · ' 25.53 £8.ter. •WiI!Jam L. . . . . 8 20 · aJ'4s, Sanke,-....... ,. · 1.35,1 ebart., E .;- B. .••• ;. 1 14.78 en• 'i'Adelal.D '. .. ... 'l. 81 am, , Dale F.. . ..... 2.(!3 ~emen. Anton..... • • 4;93 i t-..~, ~ * ~.A-~,.. , i'Jrl . ·r. . . ·l. - I ( I ' · ~ James, Roy E .. ...• ·• . 3.56 Jaroclnski. Fellk . •••• '7.10 Jarrett, Walter T ...• , 1.'1'1 Jensen, Robert . . . . ; 13.30 Johnson, Charles P • . . 4.47 Johnson, E-n A . . ... ' 3.47 Johnson. Samuel . .•••• 14.12 Jones, Ralph L ....... . 5.20 '-68 A...... l~pb 3..47 5 .36 12.13 T.11 1.64 3.55 8.03 9.89 7..81 F •. . ; 35.01 13.86 1.64 2.03 3.57 1.74 J0.25 5 .36 i .'10 Jlll.50 9.M 'l.31 L74 7.13 1.'1'1 17. ~ 3.47 1.18 L64 2.46 Jl.76 1.00 • o · O'Hare, James J .....• 1.80 O'N~na. Douglas w ...• 1.64 4.93 O'Neil. Joseph W . . •.• Oddedbal, Peter B •. .• '19.50 6 .5'1 O'Sulllvan, Edwin E. •• 3.55 Ott. James D ..••••••• 2.03 Ott, Wm, . D. . ........ . K .Jote A ••••• Samel, Jolw W ....... Saadera, .loba E ..•••• San1one, John ....•·••• Sauerhaber. John "R ••• Sama., .1-pla .Jr ... .. 18.21 1M ... .... i:; Personals . And Noti~es To~•• II~ S.. ,.... . Towns, Nollie . ...... .. Traba. Manuel IL ... .. Alberto ... .. Tltia111e, John K •.•••• Tunison. Bicbard ••••• 2..55 2.51 10.25 8.39 3.C'I L59 .1::....... Jt t. ·z...... 7.81 2.03 -.a v \'accaro, Gius$epe .• :. 23.05 Valentine, Peter. • • • • · 5A9 Values. Angel .. ...... 18.66 Vasquez, Alex R...... H .74 Vaughan, R. E. . . . • • • • 10..H \'each, Charles E..... 29.'13 Venelda, Frank S.. ... -1.44 Verdillant,. R. 3.55 L...... Erwin. . . . .. ..... A..... . 1.a L35 5.07 10.28 7.76 , ,09 1.74 3.78 2.74 JS.96 5.33 2.40 1.00 16.16. 9.46 89.11 . 7.17 3..29 6.5'1 L79 19.93 1.'l'l 1.6'1 5.47 13.55 38.79 9 .90 .1.2'1 1.35 4 .31 3 .47 10.l'.5 6.07 6.38 16:93 t. BABY AlllVAI.S~ and various papers at headquarters. t. Umholtz. Fred UDS•il, Franll:.. ...... Ureta, Simeon . ....... sm Barr,r A. E. Jlll'Cell90ll Jou Tns& Pick up your discharges u w ; . i: Vial.• A The dmth1 of the following Sea.faren P,tczve been TepoTted. to the Sea(attn WelfaN Pkm: ·• · r Kammet, Harold...... 3.28 p Viiro, Jo.o;e l , Karpiak; Wm . ... ..•• , . 12.84 · Volk, Charles L . . . . . • • Keenum, J;Sobby L.. .. 6.93 Von Loften, Lionel... Pacliec~. MarJo ; P..... 8.46 Kemp, Joseph J.. . . • . . · 6.38 v ,o reJ, Edward . ....... Pacqulng, N. A... • • • • ' 7.66 Kendrick, F. ·J... . .... 1L96 Padilla, Frank .. '. ...... 1.72 Kennedy, Andrew E .. . 24.65 Painter, Elton ...... ~. 3.19 Kennedy, Robert N.... 2.'1'.) · Paris. Wm. C.. . .. • • • • 11.80 Kieff,. John · .Jr:. ·.. . .. . ' 8.06 Parker, Jlarie::-. ... • • • 8.07 Wactor, Anton C..... ·-King, Donald M . . , • • • 19.33 Pucball, Homer F •• • . 1.31 WauliJigton, Ill. . ••••• Kirwin, Arthur H. . . • • • 1.31 Patip, Luther J. : . 1• . • • .55 Walker, Elias B ...... Kline; Robert· H...... UK Pea,sey, Geo. A....... 11.86 Walsh, Peter E. . ••••• KnauCf', Albert • . • • • • 3.83 Pederson, .Martin..... 2.46 · Ward, Clinton H. .• ••• ,KnJ&ht, Wm . 0 . . . : .. .. 3.48 Peeler, llArl'l' · c.. . . . . . i.78 Watson, Walter G..... · Korolia, Duska P..... 5.46 Perez, Manuel R . .. . '.. 1.64 Watts, Leo .. ........ . Kosecki, "Edward J.. . • 2.46 Perkinson. Henry L . . 1.27 Webb, Leon J .. . ••••• , Krltller. Fred B •.••• , 4.19 Peteaaity, George ... .. 4.'l'f West, Norman I.:·;-; ••• Karz; Edgar W... •• .. 1'1.22 Pettus,· Joseph P ,. ... 10.03 Wheaton, · Alex ...• .••• Pickett. Rob'ert E. . . • .6'1 Williams.- August .J.... Plaza, Ignacio . . . . . • • 5.33 L ·< ; '.' Williams, Hugh K. ..•• PrlA ent, Martin.... ' 13.'18 Williams, K. H. ......... .Pane~ Early. A;.. • • .. • , 1.ZZ Willls, Thomas · L ..••• Lambert, Reldus .... ·. . l .92 Wilson. Spencer . .•••• Lanaax, Elmore O.·. . • • · 4.48 lVinslow. ~bert D •••• Landa, 1 'hamaa .. ... • • • 1.7'1 Winterly, Paul A ••••• I.;anerl, Milton P .. . . . • '10.::U • Witchen, John A. •••• Lanford, Randall G.. •. l'l.(18 · · - · : ~ ·'I Wolf, Phillip . . . ..... ..... Lange, Carl R. ... .... 7.23 . Ramsey, David A..... 16.17 W(l(ld, Jack B •.•• •• • • Langley, Fay W .•• , ... 2 .30 Reantes, O. ·L .. : • .. .. .6 ' Lanza, Anna A . . • • • • • tl.80 Reed, ·Charles E. . • • • • 1.64 - Workman, Bomer ••••• Lataple. Jean . . . . . • • • 11.lm Rihn, Ew.lns A. . • • • • • • • 11.26 XTZ , Lavelle, James E ...... 171.78 Ringo, Bomer L....... 1, 18 · Lea, James B.. . • . • • • • 41J.93 Rh•era, Manuel . • . • . • • 19.39 . Leary,_Wm. R. . . . : .•• • 1.74 Riviere. Edward .J•••• · 5.30 Yacllll.vn. ·Nlcholaa • ••• Leasgana•. E. F . . .•••.•· 6.93 JUzzuto. Jennie ... ....... , · 4.47 Yale Walter ... , • ••. ; Youn(, Charles .•.••• , · Lee, Theodore E ..... · 5.14 Roberts, Ro,.. D....... 3.47 , Leid¢=·11, f'.eorre . . . • • . ... L66 · Robloton. Tbom11:i /.... t:;.81 · Youl1g, Enrl H •. : ••.•• 1 Leonard, Ebgene .•..... · 19.~ .R ose, 'Willlilm J .... .. ~ J.2.08 • Zalch, Anthony. .J•.••• 3.11 Rouw, -Oeorse . Ii!. : .. : , 5.20 Zagt.,!tyn. Nicholas. • •• - Leonard, Wesley. ....... Zeuler. StPnley •.•••• , Leilton;· Jose e .M . Roy, ~W: o . .. ... .... . 5.32 1.4bby, ' Melvin ·F ... .. .. 5.20 ,. lludol.Ph. Zellfer, Walter . •••••• · Zin1mer. lotin .•••••• ~ Lile..' Th'ol!las A , Jr: .• · 10.99 -, t.,.A)>fi..'!"""°~"._....,..~ t )l:' J. G •••• -Nat11e7, Harold IL.... 4.05 Nettleblad, Hana . . . • • • 6.93 Newman, John G. . . • • 4.'1'1 Norwood. Nelson JC.. • 132.38 NyberAr. C1areDce C... U'I U4 DISPATCH WllUam A. Mastenen, 37: BroMilton c. Sbephera, 21: Brother Shepherd an SIU deck department ther Masterson died November 29, s.. 1959, aboard the member since u.&1 SS steel Designer July. 1957, suc146 13.14 <Isthmian}. Brocumbed of acute Sance, lames c. . ... . 3..37 t b e r Masterson gastritis in New Savant, Cooper !:....• LOO S,wp,r, a..~ R ... • Orleans, La, on bad sailed in th• Sawyer. v - L .••• F e b r u a r y 24, SIU deck departSaylors. qar1 P ••••• , 4.05 Sbriglio. s. .J•..•••••• UK ment since July 1960. He is sur· 'Sa.Dlaa. Patrick . ••••• i.e. vive d by his 8, 1944. He ii Scblelder. Edward J ... LOO 4.59 Schultz. .John A . .•. •• mother, Mary E. sufvived by his SchlUDllder, Frulcia .• ~ mother, Mrs. Shepherd, of Selley. Mark E . . .••.• 2.71 Semple, Frank .••••••• 3.ft George E. Wall, New 0 I e a n s. Sercv. John B. ....... a.to LJl4 Burial senices were l\eld at 1he of National City, Calif. Shepbe rd, Jlllton C ••• I..,. Lake Charles ~metery, Sherman. ln\:,ill . ..... Lake Short.. Artftr C. •••••• 15.47 Sle&lach, Samuel L. .• 7.'13 ..Charles, La. B4llile Perry, l'J: Brother Perry an Signorino. Paul P •.••• 5UI Skinner, RUS8ell• •••• , 3.19 SIU steward department member 8.59 Small, Beva:ly a. .•.•• stnee April 1H5, Smitb. Cbarlea .. •••••• Wllllam C. BroWD Jr., SS: BroSmith, Charles· S ...... u.va .d ied of a heart Smith, FloJd H . . •••• ,. 1.00 thee Brown died of a lung infection ailment at his S..Uta. ~ F •..•••• at the USPBS Smith. Benl7 K. .••••• home in Mobile, Smitla. LJrna . ....... .. s.s5 Hospital. GalvesAlabama, on JanSlnith, W-tllle .•••••••• . : : : · ton, TeXa.s. on Snodgrass, Lee .. .••••• 1 uary 27. .1960'. Soadergeld, M. C ...... '10.21 Fe};»ruary 7. 1960. B a r b a r a Jane Soriano, Aristides ••••• 5 41 He had sailed in · Spiegel, . Ham ......•.• 'I.OS · Perry was apSpires; Token B. . .•.• 7.84 . the SIU engine pointed adminisSPorich, Michael M •.• department since Stark, Eugene L . ... •• 1 tratrix of t h e Stennett. Charles D ••• 3.19 November 1954. Perry estate. InStocklnaii. W. W ...... 2 L 39 He is survived by Straw, Warren E . . .•• 1.519 terment was in the Oaklawn CemeSuarez, JORpb •. . • •• .'. 11.1s a sister. Bernice tery, Mobile, Ala. · Sullivan, Robert L •..• 1·'1l5 D o n a 1 d s o n. of SammereO, C. B. ....• 25.?6 Swilley, Wm. E. ...... 24.26 Montgomery, Alabama. Formerly of. Houston, Tex.as. Brother Brown . ViTiaa E. Wilkerson, fS: Brother was buried in Montgomery, Ala. Wilkerson had sailed as an SIU T engine departTalley, Laaftnce G •. • 3.518 ment member Tangatin, Kaximo B ... l .07 Taylor, .J. l . .Jr•. . .• •• · 11.07 since March 1944. Terrington, Michael .•• 6.08 He died ·of a pulTeny, Charles L ....•• .55 Thenlen. Bomer D•.• 9.46 monary ailment , Therrien, Homer . ....• 162 w hi I e at sea Thomas, Roy R ••••••• 1.74 Thompson. C. D ..• • •• 2.55 aboard the Penn Thompson, Rarry J •.• i.3.14 Shipper, on JanTbompscm, Wm. E. . •• :t.45 'J'bompson; Wm. .J••••• Ulll .;:; uary 25, 1960. He Tbrallter, Gay .. • .. ..• u .cs is survived by his ~. Allan G. Jr.... 9.89 Thornburg, Jaclt F ..•• 35.54 mother. Mrs. J. Claarles Sdaerltana Thornton. !l'homu Z. •• 17.41 Contact Mrs. Dollie Claunch W. Wilkerson, ·of Bronson, Florida. Todd.. Ralph K. .•.••• 1..35 Toribio .. ............ · 8.17 imm~t~b'. Business matters, Place of burial was not indicated. Ul TorrefiaJ, JGR .• ••••• T~. Faustino .••••• 160 very urgent. Saa~edn. T~vino, ) 2.70 1.28 1.64 »~.,3. McClory, Michael..... 1 .92 McCJoskey, A. 4.05 llcCollum, • James .•••• ·- 9.~ McChary, D. IL ,. ..... 9.S7 McCulloukh, L.. . • •• • • S.37 lllcGoey, Geranl C.... 11.80 McKee, Charles N . .. , • I.~ McKinney, Hellr>' C.. , 2.68 Menz, Boward F . . , .• lletzlter, Lero,. E ...•• Killer. James W ...... Mina, John R. . . ..•••• Mladonich, E. P .. .... Modica, Salvador .• ~ •• Moloney, John A ..... . Mone~. JunlOr L .. . lllo0~. Charles P . . .. . Moore, W. W •.•. • • ••• Morgan, l1111dor ..• • • •• Morgan, lames . . . • •• J4orrealle, Peter J ... . Moni•, John H. . ... .. Morris, John W •.••••• Morda. R. B. Jr..... . Moye, Bernard M. ... . llallins, Marvin . .••• , J\furphy, Bobby R. .... Muse. Ephrian R. ••••• Murphy, CUmelo .•••• I 2.55 9.88 McAndrew, Joseph J... 2.«> llM!Daaald. WJD. R.. .. 2.T7 MacGregor, Wm. A. . .. 12.13 N Iverson, Eugene J[, ••• 8 F'l 11 L .,...., :llendou, :1.55 2.55 2.55 10.27 !-ft Manntas, Jerome ..••• Manuel. Rolin .• •••••• llariJlello, S. J ... .• .• s.os U'I llarjeaboff, W. A. G..• 1.55 170 Karktlam, Tbornaa E ..• 1.35 1.35 Martinez, Alfonso . ..•• 5.53 2.70 R. G ..•.•••• 110 · 3.29 . Martblez. Marullo, T. .J.... . ... . 31.91 1.39 Mathis. Ted . . . .... .. 1.rz 20.:\9 Kattair. Georce W •.• U.00 2.70 M:alo•e, Clarence . ...• i.19 5..21 Max, Erwin B. . . ...• 1.59 4.05 MaJtwell, Everett M •.• 15.07 5 .30. Maynard. Karion B : .•• 1.71 2.73 Meares, Jamea a. ..... .'12 1.35 Meehan, Wm. J. . ...• 2.90 3.19 lleineath, ~rick .•• . 10.40 ' 7.79 1 .59 3.19 3.19 2.70 8.57 5....... Lynch, James 8.39 Hagerty, Martln . . . • . • 9.89 Haldeman, W:. W . . .. , 10.!1'1 Hammock, G. N. . ..• ~ . 4.05 Hand. -William M. . ... :;?-!.!!! Hardeman; 8.17 Hannon, lames . •• 5.41 Harper, Wilmer E. . .. 2.03 Harris, Ed S . . . . . : . . . • 1.95 Harvey, Lee J. . . .. . .• 3.47 Hauke, Ada m .. . . ....• · 15.52 Heate.r, Wllllam G.. . • 14.61 Rebert, Roland . .... , 4.05 Hernandez, AJbaro... 5.11 Hicks. John T •..... , • 4.9'7 Hollen, Jamea A. . • • • 2.70 Holshouser, Dwight... il.'3 Hood, Harver H. . . . • • • 1.74 Horrliran, Roy ·J.. . . • • Ul2 Humble, · Chester L.... 2 .03 Hume, Peter .... .. .••• 14.60 · t.37 19.64 • 9.09 2.46 1.79 4.93 1.35 3.47 4.47 1.16 5.96 138.82 8.58 4 .73 28.01 . 1.27 8.4' 12:13 2.55 -E. P. .T.::: .2 .70 9..22 •.57 B........ 4.53 . 26.78 2.60 M 6.0'1 3.311 Mahan, 1-r11· B. ••• 25.?e lfalODQ'• .Jabil A. . .••• LOO !.falla7. JUc:bard I •. .. 1.59 M11nca, Leonardo . .••• H c Cameron, Robert L ..• Carrino, Richard B . . • Carter, Philip . . . ... .•• Carver. I.eater J . . ..•• Cassard, Charles R .. .• Catalmotto, Joseph .. • Chalmers, Georg~ T ..• Champlin. George W •.• Chason, Bernard R ..•• Cheramie, Jack. B •.• •• Chrbtolo!I, Dan M •.••• C!ery, Alec R. . ..• • , • Clau11en, Douglaa. . . . .• Clotord, George H ..•• Clofort, G. H . . ..•.••• Clouse, Albert L • ...•• Cocell:, Raymond .• •••• Colca, PhWp , . . . .•••• Collette, Keith B. 1 • ••• Collins. Donnie W . . • :. Cook. Robert . . . . .•••• Cormier, John T ...... Cortes, Vincente . . • ••• Crane, .John ~ B. . .. •.•• Crawford, Jamea A .•• Crawford • .J. A. Jr•..• Crawford, James E ..•• crur,, .Juan A. G ...... CUccla, Jacob . ..•• •• • Cuccia, Joseph . : .••••• Cure, Richard R. • •• , • - 67-81 1.35 Lowe. Jesae. : . . .• .. ••• 10.25 Lowe. -.e-t D.. • • • • 13.56 McPhee. Josepb D.... McQueeney, ~· J...... Galbraith, Cline .... ;: Galorza, Jose c .. . ... . Gault, C. W . . . . .... . Gardiner, James Ill .. .. GawkoskJ. Be1117 . ••••• Garret.Ion. F, B . . •.• • Gana, BolQCiO . •••• ••• Clites, Jolla . ... . . ... . Gaubert, Hubert R •. • GaTIJio, Peter . .. . ...• ·Gawkoskl, Henry . .... Glerc!zic, George C •• • • Gillis, Edward L ....• Giove, · Sinton .. . ... ••• Gonialez, .Juan M .... . Go0'1wln, Harry F . . ... Goroflnlde. Joseph .•• Gouldman, .James 1... Governale, Liborio ..•• G ret>n, .John E.. • •••••• Green, Jesse T ... ...• Gregory, John G •..•• Guarino, Bennie ... •• Guerre~. Gustava P ... Guzman. Hector . ....• L45 9.78 IAC;t,, ~ McLeJlaD. C. G. . • • • • • G Bamtter, Harold ..•.• 25.C2 Baron, Henry . . .. .••• 1.58 Barone, JORph A • . ••• 3.29 v.. .• A1t11ur Llnlt. Wm. P......... Loe. .Jameti a. ... ··· ~ Lombardlne, L. P..... - Pace Fifteea t. CUrles 1..7askey We have gone back to California and will send address to the All of the following SW familie• LOG when .we .find a place. Har- have received a $200 ffl.(#ernity ben.efit ptus a $25 bond from the riel:. Union. in the baby's name: B)'l'lle JeDSP.n Stella Kane, born January 31, K. W. Kelley 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Carlos Flaries J. Kane, Brooklyn. NY. · T. A. Pe4ersen ;t. ;t. it Write- tu John Der, c/o Neil V. Manuel Valentin '()rtls. born FebPardo. Box 37, 2420 1st Ave.• ruary 11, 1960, to Seafarer and Seattle 1•. wash. Mrs. Andres Maldonado Ortiz. t. t. Brooklyn, NY. William R. Parb Jr: (Wiper) t Please contact yoµr sons iinmeDonald Jonathan DuBose, born diately. Same address as previMarch 21, 1960, to Seafarer and 'ously used . . Mrs. Jonathan N. DuBrise, Savan;t. ;t. nah, Ga. William W, S&eveDS Your family has moved to 1217 East 49th St., Bklyn. Same phone · Carl Anthony Fletcher, born September 28, 1959, to Seafarer number aS' before. and Mrs. Fe rdinand Fletcher, Los t. t. Angeles, Calif. . Reese Oliver ;\. You have a letter waiting for ~iana Jean Gilbo, born Februyou in the LOO- office. · ary 1, 1960, to Seafarer and ·Mrs. ;t. t. t. Donald J. Gilbo, Long Beach, Calif. Jolu1 K. ·sweeney <\:. . .t. ;t. .. ; . Gene Pap.,ache Beetc.r Lugo Torres. bom ·March Contact George ..E. O'Brien at 16, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. your earliest convenience. Rafael Lugo Torres, Playa Ponce, I ·t t t PR. .to· . John B. Mwray ~· t Israel Rosario, born March 22, ·. This ' ls 'fifth .. notice. Jtriportant you contact tour son, c/o Gerner. 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Efrain Ro~ario, ,New OrleaQ.&, I,.a... ,. '. Same · acJdress , as prel'iously. ~.-. .... ,J ,~-~ • . ~ • f~. ·I' 1;>.1r ,; .ti ., . ., �., Vol. XXll No.I I • , w,· ~ · SEAi' 'Aprill . . . . .-~ ..._-_1,_,._-~--- OFJ=ICIAL OR6·AN·OF THE S.EAFARERS INTE~NATIONAI.: UNION ' • ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT• AFL:c10 • th SCHEDULE OF ·bal 'Voluntary Quils-' Are Ouf J bl . · · L ·. , SIU MEETINGS : er N . 0 ess. ·.ay aw . Un d p- y· . . collect benefits after voluntarily leaving a job. Under present law, a seafarer could pay off a ship ·which was not laid up and still collect benefits after a six-week penalty period. Now, the six-week penalty pei*iod is elimina~ed, and . in its stead, no benefits will be paid at all to "voluntary -quits" ·until such time as they return to work and earn at least $200. In a typical instance, a .s eaman coming off a long-run ship after &everal months aboard to spend some time ashore ·is able. under present Jaw, to collect benefits pro- . The $200 requirement (or three.. days' work for four _successive weeks) will apply to anybody who quits a· ship voluntarily. It "Will not apply if _a Seafarer pays off for reasons of health, family emergency or because the ship is laying up. . It is not clear as yet, but apparently the new law does not affect class B or C seniority group men who pay off under the 60-day rule. New . York State and other states consider that "B" or "C" men paying off under the 60-day rule in the contract are not "voluntary The new legislation was pushed .through by the administration of Governor Nelson Rockefelier over the objections of the state AFLCIO. ,It narrowly passed the State Assembly with just two votes more than the minimum required. The· Rockefeller family, of course, . haslong . b~en identified with Standard Oil, of N~w Jersey, which is . the leajler of the runaway-flag group of ship operat_ors. · - .: : ·s e ·.. afa · rer's · - · · · r. t· .. In add1bon, . it appears that a Seafarer, in many in:. ~;a:=~~~gw:os!~~~fij~; ;n~e:::~ stances; is not likely to be any- ing the $200 minimum may have where near a us port on his sec- to stay on that job in order to be ond job, his benefits can :be de- eligible for benefits. Should he layed until such time a·s he is quit the second job he again bepliysically able to file for them. comes ineligible according to The' new law applies only t9 available information. In a typical those companies who have their instance, a seaman paying off a main offices 'in New York State, long-run ship might gfab a coastbut this includes . a considerable wise run to retain his eligibility. number of SIU-contracted compa- But then he would have . to stay nies, including Bull, Calmar, Ore, on the coastwise ship t~ qualify Isthmian, Robin, and Cities Serv- for benefits. instead of getting a ice. Other major companies, such as Waterman, Alcoa and Mississippi, are not affected because~ ... 0 · ·· co~!iition o~ .The - - j P"'' · April 13 April 27 May 11 Chi.Id 'Hea·11·ng · · . ry on·· ·e:ar·t· H. · Margaret Rodrigu~z, daug~ter of Sea- .fol: lowmg · her recent Often heart surgery at Mount Sma1 Hospital, New York City. She·+-------------received 10 pints o_f blood between- the two- chambers. The from the SIU Blood Bank for upshot of the affliction was the operation, one of the lai:gest single blood gifts ever made by the Blood Bank. . Margaret's affliction consisted of an opening between the left: a'nd right chambers of the heart ·that allowed the blood to flow fl".eely over-taxation of the lungs by the abnormal amount of ·blood being forced through them. · To prevent strangulation, suffocation or complete collapse of the lungs, the surgery was ·deemed necessary. The Jleart surgery took. approximately four hours. Margaret's ·r.ecovery is listed as satisfactory although she -is still on the critical list. · Hospital spokesmen hav~ stated - that any number ·of difficulties are · encountered fpliowing the opel'.ation requiring heavy . blood do.nations. . Miss Rodrig~ez was furn-" · !shed with ten pints of blood from the Seafarers SIU Blood Bank. The Blood Bank program provides this aid to Seafarerp and their · families all over the country. · The bank has an e~change arrange- ~OWiUNIE:Jra-llNAMCOI~...-. .· , ment with a national blood b~nk ~· ,, oe·A· -:- . 1.:.J ~\ · clearing agency enabling it to se~ . l~ · lfS . ~~i~P~AKV ~ 1 up credit .accounts for blood when ·~M .:.·. ~ASIN9 ~~ l. · and where needed. . · a: ("O~~.UN6'· J;.1.v1/IJ&;%Rl$S.ii BlooCt. credits in the mood Bilnk . . 11'(; AGRfCOL.1tl~t.:·olitRlr1flie . a're built up through donations of sm40-0F MACHIN.1g::>'-5. blood by Seafarers and m'emQers of · ·· ·· ·· "' their families at the...SIU's clinic in Brooklyn. Seafarers p a s i n g through· the port Of ~ew York are reminded that their · urgen·t 'help is always ·needed to ~uild up 'ti.le . supply thr~ug~ donatiotis. : · will . - h '. · · WASHING TON - United States shipping will soon share weather pictures and meteorological readings by virtue of Tiros I, a space &atellite that covers the ·globe. The detailed weather information obtained from the · satellites will be distributed through normal weather channels to forecast weather around the world. The cooperation at first will be ... limited to distributing the cloud cover pictures taken by the ·Tiros satellite. This announcement was made by Dr. H. L. Dryden, deputy administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, to the House Science and Astronautics Committee. High Quality Photos Since the Tiros I was launched Man :h 25, the satellite has sent back about 1,200 pictures covering regions as far apart as Communist China and Central Amer- ;;. lea. Scientists are literally amazed at the clarity and quality of the .Pictures. Two TV cameras in the vehicle transmit the photographs. · Scientists are just beginn'ng to . grapple- with. the problem of how · • _ to fit '.t he· wealth· of new data to be'-Q&tal.n'ed ".t rom the world satel- · · lites;, Ev:entua11y one · nation ·:- : · . • ·,be; :able'; to v.iew .·the weather of :, · ; :a;n,other ·iip~~~il tti~usands of mil~s Workmen'· give q _fin~I ichec~ to Tir~~ ·.I, ifw• ni~- 1 global.. satel~it• .. . ;· awar. 1 T}1e1J1f glqba1 · forecasts Will that will ph9tograp~ . tf:te. w.o,rld w~athe~ p~re -.f~r lJS .scjent~ts. ' .. : . :81so enitil• ye5sel navigators to The new device w.iJI· ev_entually· ~e a l>oon to al~ . ships at sea··when , -a.teer~ around ·storms plotted by the · yecy•same .foreciast. sc:.1 • . storms can . be foi;ecast in advanC. for· nQ¥igatiooal purposes. · · , d nes ay nig . ts at 7 M in all SIU ports. .All Seqfarers- are expected to attend: those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include regis. tration number) •. The next SIU meetings will be: far.~r Adrian Rodriguez Tex~dor, cont~nues to improve US Weather Satellite Will Aid Shipping • SIU -membership meet1ngs are held ,regularly every ,two weeks on Wed- · ~~~ :~~!·:~:.~"::~~ ::~~~:.~ ~~~~~:~~r.:;~:!~:£u~· ~ .A.,: :t· e~ s·u ·-rge ·. : lo~1n~r~p~ I · Aided By Bl~od Bank: videdbeen he on is registered to ship " However, or has the beach for over and six quits' ''C" . man pay offshould beforea "B" his 60 weeks. Under the new system, he days or one ·round trip is up, : . fits on the basis of earnings on th_e . . NIWS H'IADLINES IN Rl_VIEW · ALBANY-Under the guise of "improving" the unemployment compensation . system, the New York' State administration :has. pushed through an amendment to the state systern which will malfo it extremely qifficult for seamen to collect unemployment benetits. The amended unemployment insurance law takes the.i r headquarters are in oth~r chance to b~ ashore . with his away an employee's right to states. family. I 0 . ' s � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 8, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU FLEET NAMED SAFETY CHAMPION SEAMEN TARGET OF ‘TEST’ MOVE TO CONTROL JOBS STATE DEP’T MOVES TO SCUTTLE ’50-50’ ILA STARTS CONTAINER $ ARBITRATION MSTS STAKES EXCLUSIVE CLAIM TO MISSILE, SPECIAL RUN SHIPS CHILE UNION GETS PACT ON TWO RUNAWAY SHIPS UNION VOICE IN SHIP SAFETY IS ONLY POSITIVE APPROACH TWO WATERMAN SHIPS BUTT HEAD-ON; NO INJURIES 50-50 OIL RULING IS EXPECTED SOON NLRB SETS ESSO FLEET VOTE; 90-DAY BALLOTING SCHEDULED RALS ON GRIDDLE AGAIN FOR DESTROYING SHIPPING SHIPBOARD SAFETY: A COMPANY SPOKESMAN’S VIEWPOINT SEA LAW MEETING STALEMATED SCANDINAVIAN SEA UNIONS BLAST EGYPTIAN BLACKLIST ‘VOLUNTARY QUITS’ ARE OUT UNDER NY JOBLESS PAY LAW SEAFARER’S CHILD HEALING AFTER SURGERY ON HEART Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/08/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 8 1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/25f645a41c2b23c84a980ffa74e69a5a.PDF 683de52d923caa4e25f4f97d5012d648 PDF Text Text ~. SEAl'ARBRS-~a . .. -LOG .' , ' / • ' . OFFICIAL Oll&.AN OP THI! Sl!Aj:AUltS . Volume XXll ' No. 9 - .., . UNION. ATLANT.IC . . . . INTEltNA1'10NAL . ·--------~~ AHO 6U1F DIS.TltlCT. AFL-CIO. - April 22, 1960 SIU-MCS Wins Crucial Case: JIMMY ·HOFFA AND LANDRUM-GRIFFINJimmy ,Hoffa, president . of the Teams.t ers Union, has used anti-labo-r laws against , . legitimate union - contracts · ~espite his avowed opposi·h on to such laws. He. has also ·tied in with Harry ; Bridges, numb_e r one enemy .... ~f the SIUNA. SEE PAGES 3 ll _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Story On Page I I Egypt Ship Tied Up In BlaCl<list Beef SIU, ILA FIGHT BLACKLIST OF US MARITIME . . Pointing up that "Freedom Of The Seas Is A Two-Way Street," SIU picket before Egyptian-flag Cleopatra does h.is bit to_!ceep ship tied to the dock as picketing entered its second week. Ship was tied up in New York by joint SIU-ILA .action in protest against black.. listing o~ Arne~ican-flag ships by Egypt. The blacklist-- has undoubtedly deprived ·many Seafarers and other American _seamen of job opportunities because American-flag ships ' have been blocked from bidding on cargo ·runs into Arab ports. The pickets are also .- _protestin&' against mistreatment of SIU crews on several occasions• in· Egypt, including . denial of shore leave. Efforts of the ship's . owners-to e.n join the picketing have thus far " '• beeii.· ··u,nsucces~ful in US Fed~~al Court. · (Stori~ · o~ page 2.) ·' �THE t·SSUES IN Seaf~rer . ptc;_l~ ~ ~Arcurfancl Lo@ Di Angelo poce in front of · Egypti~ ship Cleopatf~'s docl a~ Egyptian consul (center) and aide leave vessel. - THE BLACKLIST Here In brief are the reasons for the SIU-ILA picketline action apinst ~e Cleopatra: • A eonsiderable · nmnb.e r of American-fla&" ships have beten blacklisted by EDP& and other Arab nations. These are ships which at one time or another had put In at- an Israeli port. This blacklisi is in violation of international faw. ~ • These ships cannot carry any farm surplus cargoes to Arab natU»u, or in the caie of tankers, pick up oil at an Arab port. The result is loss of employment for American seamen. • In addition, in receqt months erewmembers of several SIU-manned sblpe have been deprived of shore leave and etherwi5e mistreated In Egyp- , Uan ports. . _ • The US Government bu thus far done nothing to resolve the · prob~m • . ~onseqaent[7, tlie only recourse left was trade union action on the picket line. For fall details, 1iee stories on this page. · Union·Seeks �. - SE.4P ..tRERS 'Loe .Raps Runaways Hoffa J·oins With ' . . Btidges, SIU Foe MCS Win·s 8-1 Decision On Union Piclc.eting· Rights \VASHINGTON - The US Su-.-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-­ preme Court has, in effect, given the internal economy of the ship, result, the US merchant marine _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.__ _., a green light to American maritime but rather were interested in pre- was being undermined and seajob opportunities for them- men's jobs were being lost. SAN . FRANCISCO-Under the insttuctions ~f Teamster union activities against runaway 8erving The operators of the ship se-· selves in this country." This, the T R H ff i1· · · · · flag vessels. It ruled on Monday, Pres1·den t ··.,ames · . o a, an a iance has been formed be- April 18 by Jln eight to one deci- cour t said, was a different issue cured an . injunction in Federal . ~ween the T~amsters• Western Conference and Harry sion that Federal courts . cannot than the Riviera case, where the District Court against the union and, on appeal, the injunction was Bridges. The alliance takes enjoin maritime union picketing SIU Pacific District was ·penalized for picketing a runaway-flag ship upheld in the Ninth Circuit Court the form of a joint committee recent National Labor Relations of runaways in us ports. of appeals. ' _ Board among drivers of the ValenThe Supreme Court ruling up· on behalf of the ship's crew.. ._, The District Court had reasoned The MCS had picketed the .w hich apparently ·will work cia-Baxt trucking company. held an appeal by the SIU-affiliated that the case did not involve a together . on orga~izlng . . matters, The SIU won the vote by a count Marine Cooks and Stewards Union Nikolos in Tacoma, Washington, fabor dispute within the meaning _ in 1957, protesting the fact that . contract items and others. of 106 to. 64, after which Hoffa ran arising out of the 1957 picketing runaway ships ·were capturing the of the •LaGuardia-Norris Act, deBridges, of course, has long lbeen to .the regional NLRB charging "in: of . the Liberian-registered SS majority of US bulk cargo trade claring there was no dispute · be• timidation ·and terrorism." Nikolos . . But more important than the number one enemy of the SIU SIUNA President Paul Hall, that is .the apparent significance through unfair competition via low tween the foreign seamen em• (Continued on page 15) of NA, and has several times at- speaking at the International the ruling has on union actions ~ages and no tax payments. As a tempted to raid SIUNA jurisdic- Union of Operating Engineers con- against runaway {Jags. On the face tion. He was the sparkplug of the vention in J14iami, characterized of it, the ruling would appear to now-defunct . Communist-dominated Hoffa as a "notorious fink and give the sea unions a~ free hand National Union of Marine Co.oks whistle blower" as a result of his to engage in peaceful picketing and Stewards and its successor, behavior in these two situations. against runaways in US ports. ongshore Local 100, which unHall's statement answered a pro- - The decision was haile!J by successfully fought the drive . by posal for a conference of transpor- SIUNA President ·Pauf Half who the SIU Pacific District tci bring tation unions. H;e. ruled. out SIU declared: The Marine Cooks and With A&G Seafarers and licensed crewmembers of the ships' steward departments into a membership ·in such a group as Stewards Union has won a tremen· non-.Communist uni.on, the present long as Hoffa is Teamster presi- dous victory for all American sea- Alcoa fleet having taken the deep-sea dry cargo safety Marine Cooks and Stewards of the dent. · men in the fight to preserve sea- championship, Great Lakes Seafarers have done the same SIU Pacific District. The SIU has been . activ.e ih the men's jabs and to save the Ameri- on the Lakes and Inl'and+------------Subsequently, Bridges has, on trucking. field in Puerto Rico for can-flag merchant marine. Thanks Waterways contest. The SIU- competed with the crews of some several occasions, raided the juris- several years, as . a result of being to the MCS all American seamen contracted Wyandotte Trans- 200 fresh water ships. dictions of various SIUNA affili- a. majot. factor in th~ island's labo.r will benefit as they will be able portation Company, a Great Lakes The SIU Great Lakes Distrfct ates, including tuna fishermen on movement through its position in to utilize full trade union rights District fleet, won the title · by hailed the · performance of · the the \Vest Coast. the maritime field. The maritime against the runaways. The MCS virtue of a perfect score in 1959 Wyandotte crew and called for industry is one of thP . biggest in success serves notice on the own· -not a single lost time injury. joint union-management action on / d th A ,Hoffa alliance with Bridges th e c ommonweaIth a..i e mos t ers of runaway shipping that they shipboard safety on the Lakes ~uch Crewmembers from the four will do little to change a famJliar highly-organized. will no longer be able to .. defy as exists in the deep sea SIU safe\Vest Coast scene. There is a deep- • The Teamsters have been seek- seamen and their unions . . Th~ ships of the Wyandotte fteet work- ty program, as the avenue for. fured ·more than one-million accidentrooted resentment on the West ing to assume jurisdiction over the MCS has earn·e d the wholehearted ther reduction in accidents. Coast for the Hoffa kind. trucking membership of the SIU congratulations· of the organized free hours in ·1959 to win the top The announcement of the IL\VU- Puet'lo Rican division, but follow- seamen's, movement here in the safety honor in the Marine Section's contest under the National Teamster link-up followed on the ing their expulsion from the AFL- States ·and abroad." heels of the election defeat admin- CIO, ·the SIU was instructed by In the majority ·decision the Safety Council. At presentation ceremonies on istered by the SIU Puerto Rican the Federation to retain this juris- court noted that "the union memDistrict to the 'J'eamsters in the diction. hers here were not interested in Tuesday, April 19, in New York, the Marine Section formally pre· sented officers of the Alcoa. Steam. ship Company with a deep sea first B~s., · ay prize plaqu.e. it was the second ' . . year in a ,row in which the Alcoa fleet took top honors in the national contest after finishing in the second spot in 1957. Alcoa won I " ' with a score of · 1.62 which is beVoting on the proposed revisions lieved to be . the lowest incidence to the SIU A&G District Constitu• of accidents ever recorded in the tion continues briskly, and with dry cargo category. six days to 'go more than 3,300 The safety contest scores are votes liave been cast on the issue. based 011 a formula of the · amount The voting was authorized at a of work time lost due to accidents headquarters meeting on March 2 against the total man hours and outport meetings on March worked. In the case of ships, al- 16 is running from March 31 to lowances are made for the fact April 29 inclusive. The vote · is that crewmembers are aboard 24 expected to mount, as many ships hours a day, as ·c ompared to the ar.~ due in for payoff this week. eight-hour daily units of work in In order to amend the constituin shoreside plants. ' tion a two-thirds majority in a ~ · In addition to Alcoa's apparent secret ballot referendum is needed. record score, the over-all perform- The six man committee that made ·ance of all ships in the contest the proposed revisions noted that stood at 5.12 compared to 5.89 last they· were made · because of the year and 7.30 in 1957, a consistent new Landrum-Grifftin Act and to improvement in shipboard safety. a·ccommodate certain structural In winning the Great Lakes and changes being made in the Union. inlan~ \\Taters title, \Vyandotte Under the new or ganizational plan, the_ Union will be able to better coordinate .the activities of .its various divisions such as the April 22, 1960 Vol. XXll, No. 9 Marine Alliea Workers Division, the Harbor and Inland Waterways Division, and the Puerto Rican Division. • The results of the voting will PAUL HALL, SeCTetary-T-.easu·r er HEftBERT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA- not be known till all the votes are MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, in and tabulated, but the· number AL MASKIN, ARTHUR BERGER, CHARLES of votes in, at the two thirds mat·k BEAUMET, DEL ROBINSON, Staff Writers. in the period, 'is as follows: .BILL .MooQ.Y, Gulf Area Representative: Boston, 69; New York, 998; P hiladelphia, 150; Baltimore. 386; Norfolk, 36; Jacksonville, 49; Miami, 26; Mobile, 361; New Orleans, 494; Houston, 304; WHmJngton, 89; San Francisco, 129; Seattle, 118; San Juan CPR>, 138; for a total of 3,337 votes cast. Lale.es SIU C~mpany 'Perfect' On rSafety - By Constitution Voting Ends Next Friday Plane And Eventually, By Ship SEAFARERS LOG �. ,·- ~ - ~~ ,-~...... ,. -------·. SEifABERS~ -----~ ROTARY SllPPING BOAID \ 0 March 30 Throug~ .April 1·2 As the temperature rose last period; shipping moved .fn tbe opposite direction. A total of 3,880 "A" and ..B" men we~ registered on the ~beach at the end . of ~his period as com.pared to 2,765 for the ,tast · perio~. / • This resulted fro~ a total of 872 me~ shipped against last periods total of 1,254, a drop ·of soil'le .382 ~en. " As -can be expected, ship activity w~s also slow with 177 payoffs, . . tr . d.. ·~ d 251 1ast . oer10 . d : a d ec1·me of s1gn-ons an d. m~ . ans1"t.s th" "- is pent> . 74 ship visits. - The records show that there were -46 payoffs, 23 signons and 108 ships in transit this period as contrasted to 74 payoff~, 36 sign-ons and 141 in-transits· for the previous one. . . . · Jacksonville apd ·Miami had ~b <payoffs, and Norfolk, 'Jacksonville, Miami, Mobile and Wilmington·- had no sign.:ons. New York led in • the vessel servicing department with 36, followed by Baltimore and New Orleans with-24 each. Miami was at the bottom of the ·1adde.r with only 5. Sharp drops in shipping were recorded in every port except Boston, <. -.. - :, . , which stayed even and Miami which 'gained one. . Baltimore dropped 189· men to- lead· the parade; and following in li~e were Houston, .New Orleans, New Y~rk and Philadelphla. This peri~d ·31~ men shipped in deck, 312 m~n !!hippe4 in tl~e black gang ~nd 245 men shipped in t~e steward departmept. The figures for ·r egistration 'this ·period are: 422 men in deck, 853 in- the engine department and 313 in the stew~d - department. A total of 1,088 "A" and' "B . " men - reg.i s t ere · d t'"'; . · d. . 1µS per10 . Ports with less than 100 "A" and jjB,. men registered on the beach were: Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, .Jacksonville, "Miami and Wilming- Pq Srt• .I• ~· OHS- O•• Trau. TOTAL loltoa • • • • • • .2 New Y~rk • • • • 13 tlladelphla • ! • : ~ 1 4 4 7 19 36 J~ 5 17 I , 5 : ltf••'- • · •• • Norfolk • • · •••• • _ 2 JackiHvllle Miami • • . . • • ..... Mobile ••..••• 6 -ton. New O;feali •'• 5 2 . 11 The following is the ·outlook for the next. ~rfod port by· ~rt: HHltoa " • • •• • 2 4 2 7 Bos t on, s Iow • • • N ew y ork. , s h ouId p i ck up • •· • Philad e lp'"'a f"ir Wllml!Hjtoa • • • .I2 UJI , ., • • • Sa F 2 3 Baltimore, fair .... Norfolk, better ••• Jacklonville, fair ••• Miami, ·s.:.,~•RC1 6 1 2 .s low • ,• • Mobile, good ••• New. Orleans, not .too good ••• Bouton, • • · · ·.:.:_ _ _ steady • • . Wilmlncton, slow ••• Saia Francisco, should be better • • • total• •••• : • • 46' 23 1OI Seatlle, s!!ould pick up. ~: _ 7 1'7 I 11 · 24 1 "0·• t 1 7 9 177 -· .. . I _DECK· .DEPARTMENT I Registered -&LASS' A Registered CLASS' 8 i" Port lOTALS 2 22 12 4 _3 -2 , 3 ALL 1 7· -1- - 10 . 37 14 '13 2 4 4 8 29 . 8 49 5 1 ; 2 3· ALL 1 1 1 2 _l 6 8 16 16 2 4 6 2 7 11 18 4 ~. 5 12 3 11 32 3 17 37 8 4 6 7 5 1 3 4 . 1 90 1s2 48 . -G~R-----=o=u=p_ _......... ,_G_R~ O~ u=p-..,,.·-- GROUP . . . Boston ... ....•••••••• - Ne~ York .. ..••..•••. Phlladelphia .....••••. Baltimore. . . . . . . • . • • • Norfolk . . . . . . • . . . • . Jacksonville. . • • • • • • . . Miami .. . ...•••••••••. Mobile ... .....••....• New Orleans .....••• , . Houston .. . . ...••••••. Wilmington .. .... , • , . . .San Francisco ......•.. Selttle . . . . .......... · Shipped CtA5S ,A ~ 1 _ 20 2 46 4 9 62 1 10 6 10 '7 2 13 2 3 ' 8 1 2 I 320 --5-43- 54 : _Shipped · GROUP ~ ~ 4 1 2 2 3. 13 10 - 20 l'1 13 30 -9 2 7 5 4 3 2 2 I io2i 56 113 1~· = ;:_ SHIPPED GKOUP 1 - - 2· , S ALL 2 3 ALL ,. 1 ' 2 3 ALL 3-3- - ,I 2 2 14 7 3'1....,. 2 - 8 10 .. ·. 1 5 1 :8 1 2 ·_ 311 _1 17 3 2 3 7 12 ...- •1 ...,. 1 1•1 1 :~ CLASS A I GROUP ~ ~ 111 ~~, 1~ CLASS 8 . GROUP A.,.. B C ALL 1 7 2 9 2 37 10 . 1 - ti 90 8 3 1 12? 8 24 12 1 33 ll = _- --.~ -i -:, 1~ ~ ReglStered O;i: Tlte leaclt TOTA1 - ' CLASS C CLASS 8 M: ' Ship~ GROUP . 1 2 ·a ALL 2 , 8 ALL 16 1 19 4 2 I 148 46 2H1 5 25 .41 'JI 9 8 25: ' - - 4,. ' 65 ' 16 illtl 3 17 27 41 ~ ~=· =.3 ~ : 1 ., lg· 1 I i _ ...,, l 1 1 1 2 1 l -- 4 2 Z 5 · '1 1 . le . 5 :( 2 8 32 32 8 '121 .. 5 5 11 fl 2 2 4 8 -2 4 8 41 "-8 6 55 68 84 16 168; .5 9 21 35 9 52 1 10 13 24 2 · .4 8 52 24 6 ·. 12; 33 49 9 91' 1 8 5 H 9 - 6 . 1 '1 1 ·- . 1 3 4 9 7 - 4 . 20 11 10 ' 1 22 5 4 9 21 6 .1 . 1 . 21 1 1 6 2' . 1 9 . 16 25 2 43; 2 3 ,7 l2 1 ~ - I - --- - - -~ 5_-......::::: - - 5 15- 24 -5 - -· 44; ~10- 4 - - H 40 I 2\4t- ,-6- 2-8- 4t l-'15 2 9 15 I 26 214 75 2s . 1 315 3'2'1 4'19 120 I 926· 1& 84 130 I 230 =- -I -ENGINE DEPARTMENT _, I . · - Registered· Port Shipped Registered CLASS A ' CLASS B. . GROUP • . 1 2 /3 ALL - -5 - - - 5 Boston .... .....•••••. New. York . ....•.••••. 12 45 6 '63 Philadelphia ....•..... 1 8 1 10 B.a ltimore . ....••••... Norfolk . . . ....•••.... Jacksonville .•••••..•• Miami . .......••..•.• . - '. Mobile ..... ....•.••.. 1 6 ., 1 · New Orleans .....•••.. 9 20 5 34 Houston ~ . .... .••..•••. 6 34 2 4,2' Wilmington . .....••... 8 } 9' San Francisco ... . •.... 2 a 3 u Seattle - .. . ......... . 9 1 10 TOTALS 35 190 26 I 251 ' t ~: : ~~ ------ ----- GROUP , 1 - - 2 26 3 ;.. - GROUP 2 . - - - 1 ·4 ~, ..,,. - .. 241 GROUP _ _ . - GROUP 1 1 2 . 3 ALL 1 Boston . . . . ·.......... . New York-. ........... 21 _9 · 32 Philadelphia.. . . . • • • . . . 4 Baltimore. . . . . • • • • • • • 15 8 .Norfolk . . . ••••. ••• 3 3 · Jacksonville. . . • • • . • • • 5 3 .1 Miami ......••••••••• . 1 Mobile . .............. 6 10 New Orleans.......... 3 2 30 Houstod . .. ........... 15 3- 17 1 · ' 1 . 3 Wilmington ... .. ~ •••• " San Francisco .•' . • • • • . . 2 4 6 Seattle . .... ..... · · • · 4 3 ·10TAU · -H 32 128 2 3 3 1 12 1 - 1 -_ 62 - ~ 1~· ~~1 ~ 1 1 141 1 9, 1 7 .2 2 1 16 3G 35 5 12 , ; : ' 4 zr ~ ·~ L 2 . 3 ALL · ~ 1 . 3 - 31 i 2I 5 2 2 11 . ~LASS 8 '•. ,GLASS A J . C GROUP GROUP B ALL . l _ 2 3' ALL 1 2 3 .ALL 3 .1 'I ~ 7 . z. . . 11""• ...; + ,..,,...,.,._,2;-"----:4~--:. 22 . 53 49 139 24 212 . 6 37 34 '16 6 .3 1 2 - 16 2 2Q . ,1 3 ' r- ,· : i~ . l~ ~ ~! : :__ r ii ~ 'i 't i : : ' - - .. ,, i. --~· -i ~ 1 1 ' 1 21 .11 · s 2:.. 2 . 2 2· ( .2 · · ' 3 2 "\. 4 t io . 27 7 · " :"~ -9 . 9' t'f 2&' '· ..:... 8- 7 15 4 ·s . 7' 26 15 _. 7 ta' 29 · -62 11 · 102 2 23 1'6 -41 1 43 1 - 19 1..11 · ~~ ~5 ,9, §'·~43 37" 14 · 941· 13 . 10 i 24 1 7 7 ii ,7 2 4:. 8 ·- I 7 6 - , -13 . 2 10 1 i3 J · 2 ~' f s· - ; -",l • ,. -,.1 ;-:-'.1 -::: ~ t' a 20 ~ 5 u . - - 9 , 13 8 - . .1- - 2 3· :.:.... ...._ .. . 8 3' 11 3 24 2 29 3 - 8 · 3 H ll63 -:-3-s_3-:-57..\ "j1t"- .. ~ 11 -::-ii ,-3SI63ll3 - 36j31Z129 3'1Ct 85 l-5M-1z-rt1slo1_1_zs' ·.·'I e srEwAfio:~:,,1~·AarM1~1/ GROUP . ' •• • ~ • ...i ·., -' • f I I t ./ 1 • ~~,.. ~ $hipped . S~lpp.d, . , _, Shipped .r orAt 'SHIPPED , £LASS A· . CLASS 8 CL"SS C GROUP ~ . GROUP I GROUP .. GBOV:f . . ....r· ALL 1. 2 3 ALL ' , ~ 3 ALL ,/l ~ ' 3 4LL AB - CALL .4 - ~ 3 3. . 8~' 8 ·1 2 <30 2 '20 . 301 13 '3 --:I ·j • · 4, - . 1 2 1 3 -=-:.: ..;._ 3 . 3 1 • 4 .,_. 71 33 3 10 1·1.::-- 1 . 2 4 . ' "I ~ - ,...._ . 3 . . 3 1(> 9: 6 , ..._ , 1 . 4 _~ 5: ....::.•· -,- . 3 · I ·4 . 5 3 . 4 2 2 3. - '3 7 ·5 9. . t .:.1 5 ,- , . ..:... . l - 4 , 5 9. 3 3 2 z ~ , . . : . : . ; . ......!. •: ·2 - 15 21- 1 7 . : :.'. :__ .:'.· ·. '" 3 · . 11, 10 • 4 20 11 14 4 l'l 1 2 2 3 1 . 4· 6 1 2 .1 10 11 1 1 , 1 5 3 1.%44 5-,-5 "59 I Regi~fered ,,~ Reglstered On The B•aclt TO'fAl SIJIPP~D legfstered .CLASS 8 .._ . CLASS A Port , 1 4 ~- · g o 5 · 15. 6 19 _ 1 12· 10 35 . . 4 •l 2 3 1· 6 5 2 '1. 1 _ 4 . 1 3 1 5 1 7 5'1 41I102, 1'1 - 128 ·~ 18 ,. Registered · GROUP 31F, ~. Shipped eLASS e ~ROUP . S ALL .. 1 - 2 ·3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 . -=- 5 - - 1 - 2 3 1 1 1 - -'"3 . . 7 13 3 19 9 . 11 , 11 IO 22 3 6 5 ..._ 5f .l 5 8 7 1 3 1 Shipped . . ' GLAS_$ 8 CLASS A Reglsfere,d ),.--, II .. 3 ' 691 48 .. ·s;- s. · -----=---h ·- · 2 19 2 1 .. ....... - 1 1 12 48 ·}. ' ~ ._a· io �. . Vessel �· c;!!!!!tpo~;f~~e ~~~!~!d~!~!~~-11-....;._IN~QU_IR_IN__G._SE_AF_B_·E___R_·I tinued to unload their hea\ry artillery on the railroads last week. Their testimony before QUESTION: When yo.u 're overseas, clo you eat 11hore7 If 10, a House transport~ti?n subcommit.tee echoed weeks of denunciation of railroad Int~rstate what type of food do yo.u prefer? Commerce Comm1ss1on prace tices designed to d~stroy .com- fled that for - ~O years· the ral - petition from Independent oper- James B. Elliott, eook: Yes-I WIWam Bate1t eleetrlelan: In peting modes of transporta- roads have been trying to control ators and then be free to control have tried . many Japanese dlShes, South America I discovered that tion. the water carrier industry. H~ the tr~nsportatlon business. _ A similar position ha~ been their drive and join with the barge taken by the remaining coastwise lines in establishing joint ·rates and intercoastal 'Yater carriers in and services. The barge lines have previous testimony on the subject long sought to coordinate rates of railroad rate-making: They too and services, but the railroads called fo;r the railroads to cooperhave always refused. ate in setting up Joint services · He charged that the pend~ng with shipping ·rather than attempt legi~lation "would ulthnately lead to destroy ship operations. to the destru_ction of our industry" The head of the American Truckand Clllled on the railroads to obey Ing Association; as well as witthe law and court orders. nesses representing individual Once a railroad got .hoJd of a trucking compa~ies also stated obbarge line, he warned, it wojild jections to railroads o~ning comuse it to destroy ··barge line com- peting forms -:..of transportation. · If the weight of the evidence called on the railroads to give up . ~ounted, the ICC and the railroads would both be. buried by now, as for weeks on end a paraae of witnesses from all segments of the transpoi;tation ind~try, including . eoastwise and intercoastal ship operators, have repeated the same story of the railroads' drive for a transportation monopqly. · The particular target of the current hearings is a bill which would give the railroads the ri'ght to purchase competing water carriers. Spokesmen at last week's hearlngs opposing the bill included r~presentatives of the Inla~d Waterways Common Carriers Association, which ls a group ·of barge line operators,. and the American Trucking Corporation. The barge line supoke•m: te•tl· and found that I prefer sukiyaki. Another ~gastronomlcal adventure for me ls partakIng of sweet- and so u r spar~ribs. Japagese - style. They dlce the '& meat after . removing it from the b9ne and simmer it in a delicious, pungent sauce. Of course, the way those folks prepare their vegetables is superb. . ;\:. t t Franels 'McGarry, bosun: I have a craving for ~pfcy foods and therefore regularly dine on curry and rice when I hit ports in India. SIU sch.0Iars · h• St'"ude1nt Wins·Academic Honors ~:'\tfi-:1~~ ~p Office n1on En-route to a degree in Business Administration, Robert G. ~!rbs~e=~apa:: le: t I Hauser, son of Seafarer Edgar Hauser, has ·scored an enviable . • record at the Uniyers.it,Y of Connecticut .•on his $6,000. fourPIC e s n year SIU scholarship awarq. . HarborHauser expects to graduate Ny in June with a Bachelor of stAnding life insurance student who plans a career ·in ins9rance." Science d egree In ·Bus lb ess Ad mm· Hauser has also · been elected to istration. He Intends to go into the the national honor society, Beta insuranc~ field, and on April 6, was G~mma Sigma, which . is roughly equivalent to 8 Phi Beta Kappa honor in the arts and sciences· Demanding a contract for the office employees of the New York Shipping Association, members of Office Employees Union Local 153 picketed the piers in New York ~arbor yesterday, effectively haltIng work on. alL ships. The International Longshoremen's Association membership refused to cross the picket Jines which were set up just before the morning job call. . The New York Shipping Associ~ ation employs 90 workers at its headquarters whom the office union ·is seeking to represent. The Robert (left) and Edgar Hauser _ Association represents stevedoring · •. firms in New York harbor. awarded the Howard V. Krick The picketing took place both. in scholar.ship by the Connecticut New York proper and on the Jer~ State Life Uilderwrltel'!I As~ociasey side of the river. . tion. The award goes to "an out- pffiee .. field. · He plans to go .to work for the Connecticut General Life Insuranc,e Company In June as a life insuranc~ agent. "These thUigs have · been made possible," he wrote, "by the 'tremendous ·assistance I received from tbe SIU scholarship. To the men of your Union I ·owe my , undying vote of gratitude." .. · Hauser's fatber, Seafarer Edgar Hauser, sails ~s electriclal\ on SIU ships. Is The Extenslotl ·coPcl· ... . . .. ~ ·, Sometimes, while attending to major safety problems such qs the conditions of gangways, ladders and similar items, · it's· easy· to overlook the little things that can also lead to grief. Extension· cords for port· able electric tools often become frayed from repeated use, yet qre seldom Te• newed. , A fe~ ·cents worth _of wiring and a few minutes time are all that is needed to . prevent a possibly fat~l-4cc·ident. I ., ·' ·I ,.. - - - - - - - - - - • ...- - -- - - • their steaks leave little to be deafred. Pan-fried and surrounded w I th mushroom caps,_ they're un• beatable. I have ~P' never tasted slml• Y:.• , Iar meat that . . comp.ared w i t h • ibis I sampled. , in Brazil. as far as price is concerned, It's highly inexpensive. Another favorite of mine is South American shrimp in rice-which it similar to shrimp creole. ;\:. t •~ Joe Bruch, meuman: Yes, and one' of my favorite c·ulinary haunts is Fraccarlo's in Capetown, where one is treated to. An9 :::F=~~t~:~ ::::i~s ~i:::!~~ ' th:f like tarts deep ~i~ ";; from the lobster, . fried. _ Also, I go -'~ '"'l;,,;~··,;.,; . ~ " dunks them In for Sukiyaki ,dishes when I'm In butt er, .repacks Jwahpea11n'1n aEnads.t AfPorrltcuag.uese shrimp them in the hull and bakes. It'• delicious! In Portuguese East "" "" "" .. 1-fca, I look fo~ard to prawns"" "" "" A.Ll cw or shrimp--whlch are cooked slow• R. R. Slm1>1on, tiook: 1 go for Jy in olive oil. seafood dishes-such ,!lS fish and· ;\:. "" .... lobster when I Jam•s •-n-•e, ""AB·. ""Most -of the hit the beach " uc "" overseas. Guess time. I have found French food that's because \ve much to my lik· get so much ·of Ing. For exam· the so - called pie,' I find · that "solid" meats.chicken, cooked like beef, liver, · • In wine and other etc. Also. If I ingredients-cog think· it's safe au .vin over there enough, I like to .-suites my tastes ,order fresh tossed salads. Some .~,.. to a "T." Then countries' fresh produce jtist isn't - iJc,. there's crepe I f•t for hu~an consumption, how- · .. 11uzette, a mixever. I a1so like the way the Ger- ture of lemon, butter, sugar and ma~s cook thelr .sauerbrauten and· plenty of wines and brandies, . the Japanese their sukiyaki -..._ dishes.- among other 'things. ... �.' ;,,I? I '~c : l .... Sena ,CoiJgreSs ·ShOwdown -Due -Ill · $late 1Jep't.. 4 ·11ack on '50-50' . 0 • Bv swneti MM"golW. ·WASHINGTON-Another of a series of conflicts between the maritime industry and the . State-_Department is sure to erupt in Congress over the "50-50" law. This time, ihe ma• Doli't ·auy The ··~••, .Buy rhe Steak rine unions and the industry ~e running head on into a Department proposal to waive the One of the big slogam In the advertising trade- la: "Don't sell the requirepients of "50-50" on 1teak, sell the sizzle". By thil, the ad eX,erts mean they can, lell pl c'argo which will be c_a rried to American ships. Should the marl- position of American ow~e" of more goods at higher 'pi-Jcea by p~g up emotional and l>l)'chololfeal India ahd Pakistan for deveJ.,. tim~ industry agree to give the runaway-Dag shipping. Department authority to waive the The Department bad previously opment ~f ·fire Indus River as upects of the mercha!l~ ratl;ter tb4'1 telling U1 plain facts ~rt the irrigatl~n and hydroelectric · power '50-50' requirement, it would be calied a conference of_ ship opermerchandile ltse~. The many psychologists employed by .a agencies sourcf!. , wrapping a noose around its own ators Iii an attemJ,Jt to sell them nowaC!an say that "alzzl., ·1eµintr' really worts. It's being II.led to sell Tlie excuse the Department Is neck. Maritime Unions .can be on ~e waiver plan and soothe · · · an _ · everthlng froin peanu~ butter _to political C!lndidat~. · The business psycholoatsti regard us c0nswners as not ve!y brjglit. A leading psyeholoitst recently wrote in the Hanard ....._ lleftew , ' .. -- . ' that t?day s buyer is often vague about the actual pi:fce be pays for something: he has lew standards for j~dglftg the quality of what he buy1., a~d at .times winds up not using it anywa,y~" _ counted u~n to fight this back- their concern about its Impact 011 door move on the '50-50' rule." other Government-owned and Gov· · Union's Diskust ernment-financed cargoes. HowThe Union's distrust of State eyer, the operators have indicated Department ·intentions is based that they will fight any attempt upon the Department's collilstent to legislate waiver authOtity m opposition to any and all forms of Congress, on· the grounds that such assistance t.o US shipping. The De- authority would undermine the Even a Federal judge recently poiilted o'Ut how suc~ul emotioDal For practical purposes though. partment has always echoed the whole principle of "50-50" and appeals are In persu~dlng us t.o buy. "The men of Madison Avenu~ sold the · United S~tes .would finance viewpoint of European maritime 'threaten the existence of Ameriahirts by depJCting a· man with an eye pat4'b; they have ,90ld soap by thbe grte ates,t pantl't thetotalprojectt, · nations, and bu supported the can-flag shipping. COS · , a OU 30 perce . .1. ue advertisirig Jt to be •99 and 44/lootba. percent pure' wltbout:bothering C)f the :project,. still ' to be acted f ' to add the noun; they have sold brasslereslii displaying a sleepwalker," upon,· is estimated at ''$645 million Ready ·For-The Recruiters Wrote; .Judge l-uther YoqdahL ~ ,., · · of which the US ~w.ould contribute. · MiiadTll A Sm~ $515 millil>n and Great Britain, . . · . · , . . $58 million, the' ~alance . to be For example, you know why fo~ proc~~rs now offer two types .of handled. by · o~her .w_estern Enropeanut butter? Their psycholojtsts ~tsco~er~ '. that while boys pe-.ri nationli. _uked ~ th~ traditional grainy or Waive 'SO-so• chunky,· peanut butter, the manu. facturers .. could sell more , peanut · ;i'h.e ~tate Dep~en~. is a~ butter to girls if tt were made for .t~e right to waive ~50 lt smooth, because smoothness in any time in . con~tion with ~ foods is generally un4erstood ·to pr~fect and IS: ~g ~-amend­ more feminifle. , , : - ment t.o ,. .~glsla~OO. glV~ th~ In fact, the processors made .President,; per~ve autho.r it( some peanut butter so smooth, by to dump 0 .50-50 . if he found that adding· vegetable 1 oils and fats that the provJSio,os o~ the cargo preferthe Food & Drug AdmlnistTation ~ce act coul~ not be !ully-s:atisfied no longer ·permits the ·blended ~ithout sermusly unp~ding · :or -product even to be cfllled ~anut plredvenBtin~ acco~pllt~~meut of th~ butter'' This Cloem•t bother .. the n us asm proJec · Unde~secretar:y of State ~ougla_s . ..sizzle 'sellers". They made a .vir·~.. No Procter & Di•Ion, · m ·~ letter to ~pb .Casey, tue 0 f Dece881"1., . .. . w . president of the Ametican MerGamble advertises: Have you dis- chant ~Marine Institute, declare(\ . ·t · -"- · t d.. . covered the deliclo°'5 dillerence 'b etw 'Jif' d ........-lit butt - -:."- th_!'t the S !'le ~mtnnd!~ _Qt!& e~o an r~ · . el'. not "foresee need tu exerc1stt ·this • • • . Jtf Peanut Spr_ead~ JS • • • authority fu the near . future • • ." extra _creamy .••. smoo1.11er. easier but that "'preferential . conditions" spreading • • • ~To pUl'e peanuts,· applied to US car.goes mldrt .·~com­ •Jif' adds an exclus.fv!, blend of pllcate. the adriuniatration of the . . . . smoothing ingre$lfents. , Jndqs 'Project .; ; . ..we would no_t J3ut, when. you !!epatate the sizzle fr'!,m the steak, you find,-_yo~ re wish t 9 attach any. condition of geWng only 75 percent peanuts. The ex.cluslve blend of smoot~ preference to our Indus contribu- . · · . ingredients" consists mainly_ of vege.tabl~ _short~ This, of course, 'ttoia •••" . · · _ · Liitte Kevin Cresci, tlitH years old, stands "tall" in hil KP outfit 11 a cooJdJ>g fat wblcb y~u can buy for as little as 28 cents a pound, BaektlOer ·M•e as grandfather, Seafarer Pete Gonzal~s. and Se~rer Angeto dependlpg on· the brand. . · . Commenting tne State D~ Seda (~ith hat) look on. ' · You Pa)' For 'ftle 'Slr:de9- · · _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _....;..._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ · · partment's m~, S~A Prest. . . You not only lose out financlalb' w_~_en .1~u buy this blend of pea- dent Paul Hall charged: "'!'bis ts nuts and c'ooking fat; your children lose out - nu~tlonally. Pea~ut but-. typical . of the kind ·of shabby ter has 118 gr.ams of valuable- protein to the pound; cooking fa~. prac:- treatment-the State 'Department ttclll:b' none. · . . ·has been handling American seaThe spread of· 41 to 80 cents a pound in the prices of different · men and -American ships at· every brands of peanut butter ii a good example of how much YO\&- can turn.·· "From past e>.perience, we overpay when you buy the- sj.zzle Instead o( chec\log the ,!DgredleiltS know the · De~nt .can't ·be on tlie label' t.o see bow much real steak you get. Slgnlti~tly,- ·tb,e trusted . t.o defend the Jnterest Of ''smooth" peanut butters all generally cost more .th8:Jl the" re~ American-flag shipping-whether TWo more .deficit-ridden American-flag freighters have la-in~· Highest price thia depar~ent f~und ii for "J5lp Top Smooth'!, ~~, Issue Is ..~." !'JDawq sblP- been sold at _the auction block, following the ·bankruptcy of · ~'1 centa for 7 ounces packed in a_sherber.t glass. In compari'!°n, super- ~~ ~I:' le.reign bt_ac~IB of · their owners. The two latest· vessels are the John B. Kulu, markets' own bran!J In -ordinary glass containers cost . as li~e as 41 kundiS .. and . the Rockland.;.-..---·--- - - - - - - cents ~or 16 ounces. So you· pay 40 cents for a shfi?r~ert ~· . B-'th shi- b h't . bein "Sizde" long bas sold us ~oducta ·suppos_et! . to have ·•-presttge •, like o ps rou~ prices menta with the courts cover r bigger than necessary 'just for transp~rtatton, and bottled toajcs low. the establish~ marke~ the ' settlement of crewmembera' for bearded .Ji;nglisbmen. ;Now the b1g ~use of "sinle" Is to sell us I V~lue. The. Kul~undis brought claims. "convenience''· foods and household- products. _ $200,000_ wlµle the Rockland sold - The courts' dispersal of money · . ·. . for $180,000. realized from the sale of both ; __ C!nvenienee Is SUll Costl)' · · .J:A.C~NVILLE - Sh 1 P ~ n g ,The John B. Kululrundis. for- ships should take place very . There · now are hutidr~~s of such ~tems in the supermarkets. ~me was f811' here - d~g tbe.1:88' two inerly owned and operated·_b¥ the shortly. ~his ~ows the list of do proVide genuine labor-saving.·at little or no extr~ cost, like frozen wee~ even th~ugh. ~tiVIty '!85 World Tramping Company, was •unsold ships bemg handled by the and canned juices and some of the Cake mixes. But for many otbers. ~~ed to. the serV1cmg °.f ships one of the sID-contracied vessels collfli to Uii'ee. Tfiey are the the extra charge is far out .of proportion· to .the convenie~ce. A survey 10. transit.. No payoffs or stgn ons that was tied-up because of money V~t Force. ~~w i~ Naples, the b'y a trade magazine, Food Field Reporter, foun,cj tha~ on the, average we~· reglStered. but. • t.otal of 17 owed by the ~mpaay. The crew vaµant Enterpnsc .10 Colom~. tou pay· 51 percent .more f~r "'convenience" producl;i. Wghest-extra ~~. called. reports Port Agent was rettim~ to_ the us from Ceylon, . and the Valiant Faith m Morris. Singapore ·thr9ugh Ute joint efforts Port Saul, Egypt. eharge found was !or tlte new Lest.are Bleach, pre-measure~ t.o. protide the ·correc~ amoqnt for one washer load. ~estare curt~ntly is .being . ~ Newsth of tlie SIU and the US Department .•--' - - - - - - - - - - - heavily promoted on TV. Footl 'Field Repor&er f!>µnd Jt ~ctuall)I' costs Moma . ~ re~ at con- of state. · '42 percent more than' bleach fOU measure out yourself. . tinped 9rgamzatlonal efforts were Rockland crewmembers-returned Make Checks • · , be~ .carried on 11111ong workers ~· Another new product for_ wb~cb you•pay a hig~ ..extra. P~_mium for on tugbUts, dreages and.-abore- t.o the us aboard the Rockland .. the sizzle of . convenience is foil~b8:.~. foods. Th• suddenb' ·haV'e be- side , maintenance 1¥0rltenr. The and landed her ;in Yonkers where· -'Seafarers mailing in checks eome big s~llers, . Each .foil or plas,tic -bag,..contains ~ . ~iyidual - ~v-. n:...t mee..:.... t.o. 0· ·e~o~-te a· co·n~ the s1u.. inimediately plasteJ:ed the u ham 'th ai in "·'---'l! "'"d a.u.'D wua o ,... or money t.o the Union . tng i>.f an1 a~eady-cvoked foo d li a.e · w1.. ... r s~ ·sauc.e, u....:u..,. - 't ract with the firm scheduled vessel for back wages owed. The t.o cover ord~rs due'S paymenta . are .' , doek witn .,,wme· sauce~., roast turkey.,'1D~a:t ~ .wJtll ~mato .p~~· ~d, for e~uer this w~ Rockland was .owned and operlo~~:- You need only P,Ut the ba' .t~boil¥jg. w,at~r for . ~184t to ~ourle-en ietvieed ill'. traiis~t were: ated 'by.. the North Atlantic Marine ~!:.4 =Y~~~!°: ~;n;~t-~&cg l,:'\'J • . ·: mlilutes. Thu~ you n_ e ither ~aV!i! ~ny prep,~ ration. 'work~nor pots to ~yb.; Rose Knot. ~m:pan · Hiteh (three Corporation. There were 25 SW Distrioi. _ I, , But· BO far you must pay a ·blgli ,price for this convel)lence. Fo~ ~Jr..: 'times);< Sward ·Knot (fwlee). Tim- cre~embers ~ · . Some Seafare~ have senf1n · ,. •mp\e, cooketl ham with raisin ·sauce co1Jts 3g ·cents fo~ ..a plasUe-bug~ lier • Httcb t (Suftilee)f · IUKihael . Barpba Beat. checks and mon'eJ orders hi the «our-oWlce, :PDftlon. ~, comparison, ordina!f bo~~tess t~a~-to-e~t, ~ Semm~ ~ ~i, . (Pall ~\tlan:. · T~ .modest· prices derived •from . namea of· individual Headq1W'' · tpsts .99 cents~ pound, ·or 2S"d1Jts f~r four ·ounces. and alSo. ellJ;iilDa~s tic>; -,~'Priumph"~r<Blue. Stack): the ..sale of thew sbi~ , fs, Iaid t.o . ters officials. Thia makes for a ~;. ".:, ·Cc>.okln,1. ~a if' ·you!te ope c:.of. these 1do·1t:.y outself ' fl'en~" you• ~: SeatratD Sa"ftllii~ ~attaln ···NeW: :the -1 1\imm· Qf ihlpi being pla~ roblelil in bookkeephig which I·~ UVe even· ~ol'.p 'by 1bUylilJ J,l~cooJied.11~~,,an~ COO~ - tt: -~ ) '.. ~ ·;,.:f·:.'"i"otk :~see'traift);.-: CUtiinl. (Cttiell -0n1 a-fQi:ffd sale· ~ · to·-make up :,... be avoided'. if checks are . Buylfig, 'th~, ·t!zzle of ~¥8nience· wi&iqµ~~~v,itlua~ · &be ·~:~:· ,. ~ S~mcert ·J;?~~~~JQe~: ~or - ~ :deb~S.IU· attorneys are maiie 'out to"the Union dll'ectJ¥. · ou'..t · '. 'a•much'"al ten ~e,·tqr···IO 1 f~'. ;. "· ?;?':' _.11,~tf ~~ (Waterman>~ ' · :.. . · ~ontmui~g :to _negotiate arra~ge· , ·· using fo scuttie ..5o-50" is that the Indus Basin project would be_ a joint eftort of several western nations, and consequently. the -United States might find it .difficult i 9 apply .. 50_50... requirements to carg~ shipments. _ °.L w. 1 be on Another TwQ Bankrupts. Knocked DoWn At Auction J·a.: x Repo' r 'f'_ s' . 1FQf•r A.C' f Jon • cars }fmu,m To 'SIU-AAG' was -Shies ~ )~ • . .. ~~ •. . \,.'_ • ,v ,· .lt . t.fG " . I • ~. . f. ! . ~ . jl ~ 1,,lf, I'~ If I ,, lli. 'rl .C. ~ :j ·*fl-11' \ -1)1. "W: ·Y. :•, ' ' �RE.4P.4llERS ,. ;Fishermen· Assail ..12'-Nlil·e · 'COm,;roltliSe' Qn··sea·.Limits -. Thomas F. Shea ••• 70 .- •• -The latest Seafarei: to':recelve approval for · . . SIU disabillty-pension ··b,neflts, Brpther Sllei came into seafax:ing back Ip 1940 from a rlva Jorm of transportation. He ·had 4'o>een a railroad -slgna_lman before deciding · to ship out with the SIU, .just in time for World War II. Shea sailed in the black - gang on s'1u 'ships and was last aboard tfie Paclficus ~ (Colonial Slifpping) during 1958 and 1959. Sufferjng from hardening of the al'teries, Brothel' Shea had to retire · from -Seafaring. H~ as •approved for the $35 weekly SIU disability-pension: .at the-April 5 . meeting of ··the trustees .of. the Seafarer.a Welfare Plan, after it was determined he had the necessa'cy seatime and other sUipdard requirements. Brother Shea is now taking life easy at his home in Jackson Heights, Long Island, . NY. . I -MA. .-O·k ays·· ~ _· Tran. sfer . - To. Peru Flc,g �"~ Stoking carbon in boiler ab61ard· Robin--llood · is John Ballman, FWT. - GYenn .Tenley, ..J)M (left) and EddiE! Becker, OS, stow life jackets on bridge. ,. Ammon Page, AB, brings fire axes to wheel hou.se for Coast Guard ~spection. ' Baring' the facts on food beef to Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Ed . Mooney and patrolman Charles Scofield is ship's delegate R. C. Barnes (white shirt) and (seated at rt.) deck delegate Steve Bergeria. Ernest Mulieri, oiier on Robin Hood, chec~ oil spring bearings on propellor shaft. His working space, shaftalley, is over 200 feet long ·and about seven feet wide. Chief cook .Bennie Crawford carves a ham aboard Robin Hood. ---·--·---SEAFARERS . ( ' ' ON·THE .JOB ·-·--·- ------ Waiting to catch 'a box of stores. on Mt. Whitney is Gus Ma1ensky, ,AB; the pitcher is Ralph Spid'eri, .AB. Looking on is John Sut,.. • cliffe, AB. Pedro Artega, third cook aboard the Mt. Whitney tearfully' p~els ap. · onion as he prepares noon meal. N ' 'B~inging stores,abo&:rd ~1tl{ s't eain win~hes are Cre~Irien ·;~.: Lai-.:. ·ti ~ '·:· uncoiling a ~ new mooi:mg li~e 1 f!len, AB (at left) ,and Al, Van'.' Dyke~ DM. The· Mt. Wliitney was · ·~ 1provb;ioning Jo~ "'a ·:52-da.y !lun· to Syria a~d b~cl~. -. . Breaking out a big tom turkey from the ship's reefer is William Barth, chief cook. which sn~kes its ~ay.into forepeak is George TaU\>irJ, .AB. , . . Pastries, pies and cakes. -go over big a.t meals or eoffee breaks. Baker Julian Dedicatori cuis pie. �Egypt:·: ·24 ·0,,Ys WithOut _1eav-e • ~i:De SIU ci::ewmem~rs- ~f- the ~ V~~ F._tth, whlch h~ been. tied:. uP. lli·Port. Said SJnce. February 11, arrived in New York~ week 'aboard the MSTS vessel Geiger• . The group reported they had been treated cordfally aboard the Geiger, and , another MSTS ·ship, the Crain, which+--- - - - - - - - - · took them from Port Said~ to Leghorn, Italy, but the ~e --------=------...;...-- . wasn't true for the 24 days they were hung up In Porl Said. During that whole per iod they were restricted to their ship. . The Seafarers were met by headquartJ?rs representatives and transported back to the Union hall where they received assistance in reaching their respect:ive . homes. They reported. they were restricted to the Valiant Faith for a total of 24 days in the Egyptian port. Durblood ba~k ~pptiea Seafaref'• or member•- of theif tamilf!?• ing that time, they went about t.okh blood anJ1t.Dhet'1 fn -the United SUUea. Seafuen CGft donate io their duties in a normal manner, . the : bank at the SIU cHnic fn Broolclllft. Lilted here are c& few ol ~ they. added, although fully aware Seafanm aM ot~!"• who haw donated to the blood bank. their services were, under existing conditions, for free. _ Cortadlne. Daalel A. JDol., .JGHpla The American consul ai Port Mcii.auhlln.. Tel'l'J' · PalesUno, ~ N'. Safd had · been in· contact ·several Yorlr. Terrill D. AbUllllO. Glonul times with the crew after they had i.oo..ar~ ~ Btariito ·originally requested repatriation, ~Olli lob T. a....,e;, PHI ·B. the men said. ·As the days d~agged Lewln9, ArnoW naer&Jr,. ~ D. on, the their patience was-wearing .lluibaci. Ban T.. Faaolt ~aim .thin because they-felt speedier ac. i'lclicerattt Jaelt Weahral'tli.. an- c. tion should fiave been for thcoming. . BeilDan, ltoHrt . KlYlblkl, OlaYI Y. &:-Valiant Faith crewmembers prepare ~ 'sign;· document · which After 24 days of restriction, the . . _ . . . I01epll -Tulor. Branhmd, Fraak·W. SineJiu; .J.-. · mt-n w'ere informed by the consul gives Union attorneys oiay to attempt tO rec:over their bcic:k that H llley would unload the Dehmte. Ernest " u.Ders~ ~ wag~ Standing are Robert Morrisftte and Kwing; .~oo Gee. . · CWUa1Dlo ~eoa , Mellala~ .J_. cargo, he would again try to get au., GerUdm .Jr. ,-O'Couar, Bdla. . . with outside world and have them shore leave. The skipper, overbearing, the Seafarers said. Shortly after tuinlng tO on the tlietr plflht made known to An.y. ~uk. SlaaleJ' ...... Aq.en Captain Arthur De Bozy, during OleJiaik. -JoHp)a DmrWa. 1. J - - P. the interim had become extremely cc.rgo, the crew wu informed by ·one. . It wu only · through .Ome Erck; Philip F. llUUlea, tbJe the consul that they had finally quic~-thfn:ldng crewmen that word been given permlsslon by Egyptian was passed to anoth~ SIU ship · Robe~. Lewis · ~• s~ authorities to go ashore. wh~ch happened to be ti~ up nearFol'• _P aal'B,oberl ~. W1lllMa B. Gfta'ory., Ric... . LaPlaca, NDlllle . ~ If a crewmember quits while The general anti-American · attl- by. a ship is iii port, 'delegates tude of the Egyptians .. was wit- .,.._..._ _...__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...,....,....,._..,. are asked to contact the hall nessed earlier by t~e crews of the ' immediately for . a ·replace- SS Westport, which· was virtually th · taken over by Egyptian police and t F t ti men · as ac on ·on eir part forced to lay at anChor near 'the will keep all Jolls aboard ship Su.ez Canal entrance ' for n-. d•""' fillei:I at all times and ellml~ '""' - nate the c~ance of the ship Under guard constantly, the· crew · sailing $hor thanded. was not only res,trlcted aboard, but ! was not allowed to ·communlcat~ ··ne sni 'bde• °'.,._ the Shorthanded? Pension ·Ou.•stions.·Clarified ;·; :1n-ExchQnge .of Letters · · ·- ------------1 _. for ship • • • for shore Whatever ·you .need, ,,. in work or dress gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get t~p quality gear at ~ubstantial savings by buy· ing at your Union-o~ed ~d Unionoperated Sea Chest ~tore. ~ ~· # .. ...... • • �.SEA.PA.llEllS - ... / ..~The . Shame Of lt- A;ll~ Congress Certain .To Act On Medical Aid For Aged WASHINGTON-Despite a "hands-off,"\ non-committal 1>9licy by President Eisenhower, pressure is such that the issue of some kirid of Federal legislation on health insurance for the aged has becorhe t h e + - - - - - - - - - - - number one item facing Con- enal as older citizens, realizing gress this year. their political importance, have Because of medical science's progress, the number of the aged has increased from six million over 65 in 1930 to sixteen million today in the Unite_d States-and a survey taken . by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare indicates that- three out of four of older citiiens cannot afford. to paf for the care they would need if seriously' HI. Medical costs have also soared by 45 percent in the past ten Y.ears, more than twice as much as .the over all cost-of-living ~~ ~9ted by t))e Consqmer Price Index. - The most important plan offered in the field of care for the aged is 'the Forand Bill, currently being pigeon-holed by "the House Rules Committ~e. Introduced by Rep. Aime Forand <Dem.-Rhode Island) it would de'al with the problem with compulsory Federal insurance, operated within the framework of the. Social Security Act. Rep. Forand is currently seeking to get a discharge petition which would enable him to pull the bill out of the committee's control and have the House vote upon it. The measure would provide insurance covering 60 days of hospital care, or 120 days of combined hospital ·and nursing home care, together with surgical benefits tci those eligible for old age insurance benefits. Several Republican bills have now been thrown into th~ hopper, as the Republicans, realizing the explosive nature of the issue, are trying to "get in on the act." The Republican measures ~re all based on voluntary programs and private insurance schemes. Their proposa'l s have been attacked as being_ almost as expensive as the Forand Bill provision and seem rather impractical. The. mail has been just phenom- Last month, Jimmy Hoffa ·flew down to Puerto Rico to take perSQl}al charge of an attempt to defeat the SIU Puerto Rican Division as representatiye of truck driv~rs at Valancia-Ba~t trucking. · ~ 1 Initially, acting under Hoffa's orders: the Teamsters used the Taft-Hartley: restrictions on union' security clauses as· a means of gettin,g an electio~ in the company. Then, after the SIU Puerto Rican Division had defeated him 106 to 64, Hoffa ran .in to the National · Labor · Relations Board with .:raft - Hartley, Landrum - Griffin charges of "intimidation" and· '"terrorism" against the SIU. At the same time, Hoffa -has made a formal hook-up with Harry Bridges, the head of the West Coast International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union on th~ West Coast. ·"Seafarers know Bridg~s well as the number one ene~y of. the SIU ot North America on two counts: One, his consistenf support of Communist objec-· . tives on the waterfront and, two, his repeated raids against SIU of North Amerfoa · · affiliates on the .West "Coast: It was the SIU Pacific District which, despite Bridges' best efforts, ·finally-dis- ' lodged pommunist-dominated unions from . West · Coa~t ships, a.nd it is the. SIU Pacific Dis.trict wliich -_ has always .been. the bar.t·i~r to Bridges and the waterfront ·section of the Communist Party, keeping ,them from . their lon&" .range obj.e~tiv.e of ·seizing eon~r<>~· of"\Y~st Co~st mar1ti1n:e. ·· · Copsequently, whenJloffa forms "an a~- · ._ Jiance with Bridges, as fax:. .,as SI.UNA · is con~~rn~d .., i t rnean:s he .i,s· te·aming UP' w~th" . ,. I pro-Communist groups in maritime to help thent further that objective. The reaction of the :Pacific District is clear. .It will fight this challenge rig~t -down to the wire. ·..Ed 'furner, secretarytreasurer o{ the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, one of the three unions in the · District,_ put it this way in his report to his · last- headquarters mem.tiership meeting: "I recommeJ?.d that we take the position tonight . that we support _the SIU Puerto Rican division 100 percent and let everyb9dy know our ~eeling ab<;mt the unholy pact· between the Teamsters ... and the ILWU and that we notify the legitimate labor movement that we do not con- . done the raiding tactics of this unholy group." . The MCS, of course, is the union wbich, with the invaluable assistance of the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the ~arine ·Firemen's Union, def~ated Bridges' Jast attempt to retain ~ foothold on West Coast ships. ·It is undoubtedly the number one target · of · Bridges' plans. As far as the J>uerto Rico situation is concerned, the SIU has been active in the tr,u cking field there for· many years by virtue of the fact that maritime workers . were the first union groups on the island. Further, since ihe ouster of th~ Teamst~rs by the AFL-CIO, the SIU .has been in~tructed by the Federation ·to retain it~ jur~sdict.ion in the ti:ucking field., The SIU ftilly-intends to continue to hold. the Fed.erat,fon"~ position and . to protect the best interests of tpe Pue~to "Rican \yqrkers who w~t the .SIJJ1 ss th~il" collecti'!'e bargaining I rep1:esentati':ve. . .. . . . . ' . '...... ~ ;':.: _·'·' been deluging their Congressmen with requests for adoption of a J?rogram of old-age insurance. Fighting the measure, with the cry "socialized medicine," are the organizations who have been tu.rnlog illness into profits ••• namely the American Medical Association, the various insurance companies, and the NAM. Navy Plans Missile Ship Conversions WASHINGTON _ Underscoring its announced intention 'to take over all special-purpose operations, such as the missle ranges, the Mili~ tary Sea Transportation Service has announced it is converting a reserve fleet Victory ship into a missile tracker. The freighter is ttie first of a "number" of ships it intends to put into service on the missile range, manned by Navy or MSTS crews. ·. MSTS has repeatedly refused to permit private ship operators to ·bid for the missile range assign.;. ments, despite the fact that the SIU-contracted Suwannee steamship Company has been operating successfully on the Atlantic missile range for some time now. The MSTS determination to take over special purpose service is believed to reflect . the organization's conczern over cutbacks in regular cargo and passenger ship operation~cutbacks coming in part from the coµiplaints of private operators and marine unions about Government-operated ship competition. At the same time, private ship operators· are· seeking a larger share of the carriage· of mi'litary MOBILE-Though the --outlook personnel and their dependents due for tlie la9t period in this port had to the fact that after next June been i;)egged· as slim, several ships they will have no contracts for this called here and almost every man trade, and no assurance by the who desfred employment got it, re-, Defense Department that.'t~ey w~ll ports Louis Neira, agent. The fore- be able to further participate m cast for the upcoming two weeks is this traffic. for more· of the same, as 14 ves-: . The operators are watching a sels have indicated they will call· measure sp9nsored by Rep. Herbert here, adds Neira. C. Bonner <Dem., NC) which And to keep the future outlook would set aside $11,000,000 for the on the rosy side, the Keever Ideal, purpose of procuring commercial which is in the process of being passenger sea transportation servconverted from a tauker to an ore ice on American flag vessels. carrier, is expected to tak~ on 11 Last year congress earmarked full crew_ around May 1, 1t wa~ $85,000,000 for civil and commeralso ~nou.nc.ed. . ,ciaf air reserve. ·This resulted in Ships h1ttmg here durmg the divertfng traffic away .Jrom the last two weeks for se:rvice, payoffs ocean carriers. or sign ODS wertt: Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Pioneer (Alcoa>;. Monarch of the Seas, · LaSalle <Waterman); Steel Architect ·<Isthmian); Claiborne The Post Office Department <Waterman); Antinous <Waterman), has requested that Seafarers and Del Mundo <Delta>. and their families include postal z 0 n e numbers in sending changes of .address into the LOG. The use of the zone number will greatly speed the flow of t he mail and will facllitate delh'cry.' . Failure to include the zone number can hold up delivery or' the paper. The LOG 11 now in the process of zoning its entire mailing list. ,... I Mobile .Has . Rosy Future , Put llostal Zone On LOG Address . _ • • I e I c,. • .~ ._ J J, J. �_s.aiar.r .~•ks gave us a donation of $66 to be split between use so that we would have -ipending money for _the pqrfs that the yesseli To the Editor: . would call in before returning AJ>out that aritcle by Gotts- to the States. chaik a .'While back, in regards We arc. very grateful for , to homesteading -on a ship • . • • everythiqg they did for ' I us It sure bit tlie spo't and the truth. You get aboard one or while we were aboard. It makes more year.s and they feel they us 'proud to have known them own the ship or .have a mortgage and to reall7.e. ·also that there is on n~111ber 6 hold. They get all still such things as "The the time off and they keep tell- Brotherhood of the Sea." Boward B. Bane1' ing you It's this way and . has wat&er Stovall been for the past year or so, or i ~· o\; ' woru to that effect.. .SEIFIRERS II DRYDOC One-Year Rule - .,t In the Norfolk area; ariiong the Seafarers CtUTent1Y laid up' are Seafarers Hen~ BJOtk, Beams Cahoon, Rufino G. Camantipe, Lel'OT J. ; - - - -.- - - _.- -_- - - lones, James E. llo&'ers.. ·and Benrf J. Robin. SIU, A&G Distrid Bjork was hospitalized for obse1Wation and , an operation on his SECRETARY-TRLUURJ:a head. His skin breaks out in lumps· and the doctors are tr)1ng to find ASST. SE~~~TREASUJfDs the cause of this. He last saUed as ·an AB 1>0 the Jean Lafitte. w. BalL Deck c. SJmmou. Ena. Cahoon, who last sailed as an oiler on the Thetis, broke his left arm lil. Mooney. Std. J. Volptan. .JQID,!.,,_ In an auto accident and _Is currently undergoing tr.eal!Den~. and making HEADQUARTERS .•• . 6'15 4&b AH.. _..,, .. BALTIMORE . ... . .•. 1218 & Bal~re...!!; Earl Sheppard. Aten'\ · SAlte1'D ,.._..., BOSTON ..••••••.•••••••••. ~278 . ttate . St._ John Arabuc:z. Actlna Atent . • BicbmODd 'J..Oltq HOUSTON . ••. , •••••••..... '202 Canal St. ft. MlilthH'L A.pqt <L~!!lt9l ~; 3-4Q!K MIAJll .... : ....... :-.• :H4 w. ll'lqler St. · ·Ben Gonzale.. Alent FRanklln 7·338t • 110Blt.B..• • : ....•.• 1-Soatb Lawren ce ~ Low. Neira, Aient ~ HEmlock · · .,,. NEW ORLEANS ..•••••.. 1113 Bienville St. lJndaley Williama, Agent Tulane 88:18 ' NEW YORK ....... 675 4tb ATe., Brooklyn BYacinth tMl800 NOJU'OLK ••••••••.•••••• '18 Colle7 AH. . Robin Rogers Camantigue Cahoon Paul Gonaorc:hlk. Aetlna Acent . . . KAdlaoD '7·1083 prqgress. Camantigue, a utility man whose· last ship was l~e Pe~n PBILADICLPIDA .••.•••• .;. .131 llar_.t St. S. CUd1illo. Asent Market 7·1135 Transporter. was hospitalized for observation. SAN l'BA.NCISCO .. ; ••••• GO HirrUoD St. , Jones burned his left leg with a cigarette ~nd the leg bec!IJll.e Walter ' stbleJ:, Acent Doullu l-4tQI fected. His condition is not serious however and he expects to be SANTUBC&. q .. 13IS Fernandes June-. 2 17 Jn.. back with his buddies in the near future. Rogers, who -sailed last as Kel~ Terpe~ Bq. S.p. · Phone~ an OS on the Mount Whitney, has a heart ailment and is responding 'JACKSONVILLB . llllO 1lalD St.. Room aoO William MbrrU. Alent • ·-..m .,._., slowly to treatment. _,, . SEATrLE ..•...•..•...••••. 2505 i.t Ave. Robin .suffered severe injuries in an automobile accident, in "which Ted Babltowdcl. Alen& JlalD 3-ta:M he r~eived com~und fractures on bis leg and caved in .some ribs~ WILMINGTON, Calif ..... I05 llarlne AH. He will be able to get on ~cbes in a few \iveeks but. will be hos- Reed Humphries, ~eat TenDinal '-2528 pitalized for some time. He was a cook and baker on the Cities ServSUP • ice Miami his last time out. • · eoNoLVLu .•.. soaih:- Nbbita e1owa1 - · · PBone llOl-"m Seafarers -On the' beach or off their ships on shore leave should Olll&ANS ........ 1123 BlenYIUe St. take time out-to visit their ' buddies in the hospital. A visit or. a letter· ' ·· Jaebon ll-7m 175 Mb Ave., 'Broo'1;vDfrom shipmates is ·aiways appreciated by Seafarers coqped up in a lios- NEW. YOBK .••••••• RYaclDtb 9-8605 \ n pital. USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL MANHA'IT~ BEACH BALTIMORE. MARYLAND BROOKLYN, NEW YOFK Theodore Aleck B. Jagondzin&ld Santiago Laurent Berger Bergesen · Frederick M. Leeds Matthew Bruno John J. Driscoll Primltvo Muse Ben. L. Bone Getti9 LighUoot Bart E. Guranick Henry B. Smith Louis A. Brown B. M. Singleton ' John J. Hazel Almer S. Vicker1 Gaetano "Buseiglio James StogaldJs Sidney Day Francis X. Sullivan William D. Kenny J..><?n P ; Wing ' John W. De Vaux Frank W. Taylor . SEASIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Gecald L. ~wards ' Edward Trainer LC)NG BEACH, CALIFORNIA Eddie S. Game William W. Walker Howard C. Oberg Jesse V. Grimes H. C. Winslow . -· USPHS HOSPITAL F!o;yd J. Griffis ,.... ' . FORT WOl\TH, TEXAS VA HOSPITAJ,. Frank E. Andei'son Woodrow Meyen BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Richard B. Appleby Max Olson Maurice Flynn B. F. Diebler Peter· W. SoUre George Doherty USPHS HOSPITAL' SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA VA. HOSPlT AL . B. L. Harnden Jack E.- Smith CENTER HOT SPRINGS · C. G. Haymond Lloyd J. Thomas SOUTH DAKOTA E. H. Huizenga David. L. Williama C. C. Womack Leo Rondario · US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL W ASffiNGTON 25, DC BRIGHTON, MASS. W. H, Thompson James B. King TRIBORO HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL PARSONS BLVD. & 82 Dl\IVE GAI.VESTON, TEXAS JAMMCA 32, LONG ISLAm> Pat H. Jones · . Henry P. Meyer• James Russell - H. A. Laumann Denis Skoukas VA HOSPlTAL · . ' USPHS HOSPITAL KEC9UGHTAN, VIRGINIAST ATEN ISLAND, NY JoSeph Gill . Oscar J. Adams Thomas Beggarly USPHS HOSPITAL . Joseph Blake Ju::n Hernandez ·N»W ORLEANS, LA. Robe rt W . ~unner Ant<>ne E . •Jnhnsnn Jamea C. Allen Edward o. ,Johnlon Grt:gorio Caraballo Luciano Labrador T. E. Andrews Edward Knapp. · Alfredo Cedeno Thomas Lauer William E. Aplin ·Leo H. Lang John T. Corinier Thomas R. Lehay 1 James E Belcher Clyde R. Legett 1 James ft . Egan Joann.is t.oukas Accurso Bontl Wlillam B. MilllleJ' Ramolje N. Elliott . John A. Muehleck Rlcha"rd Chazarra Louis W. Peed Jarnes · M. Elwell William· C. - Murphy Virgil L. Coash ~ Eugene G. Plahn . .Jose D. Escobar Pietro Paulin Donald Dambrino - Wi.lllam E. Roberti Geurge Fiance G. A.' ·stravarldes Angelo D'Amico ~arles Robinson ~ Augustus Francis Jose Toro • Jact H. Gleason Robert «utledge J. A. Grbac }Villiam A. Turk .., · Charles Hablghorst Charles Summerell Arthur Wilfert . Eugene R. Hall Whitten Hammock Ferdinand Y. Vigo·· John Hawkins · · ~Harry Hammond Luther E. WIDS _ · B. R. ,HugginS' ~ USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA VA HOSPITAL Henning Bjork Leroy J. Jones NEW ORLEANS, LA. J. W. Blankenship Thomas 0. Melton Richard J. Sullivan SAILOR SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL . H . H. Broughon Steven E. Purifoy STATEN ISLAND, NEW TORK Dennis Cahoon Henri J : Robin, Jr. Thomas Isaksen - , Rufino Camantigue James E. Rogers MT. WU.SON STATE HOSPITAL John L. Grlffin MT. WILSON-DAL'rlMORllCO. t!SPHS HOSPITAL MAB'liLAND. " , SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Louis Cevette E. R. Lindenmuth George Davis Reamer C. Grimes Ernest H. Webb VA HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL OTEEN, NORTH CAROLINA SEA'ITLE. WASHINGTON Joseph J. Bass Edward E. Edinger James C. Mitchell VA HOSPITAL ' Cecil -111 .Gray Chin C. Woq · HOUSTON, TEXAS Georgo B. Little R. J. Arsenault PORTLAND •••••••••••• JU· SW Clay SL · CApltol 3-4331 SAN FRANCISCO •••••••• '50 Hlll'riMD St. Do~• a.-8313 SEATl'LE .. .. .............. l!505 19' Ave. Kain J.0280 WILlllNGTON •••••••••. ll05 Marine Ave. · Term!Dal 5-6817 -MC&S . , _. ~ HONOLULU .••. 51 South Nimitz . mghway · PHone 5-1714 NEW ORLEANS . .•••••• 5Z3 Bienville St. RAmond T-428 NEW YOBf; •••••. 8'111 4th Ave .. .Brook17n HYaclnth ~ PORTLAND ............. 211 SW Cla' St. , CApltol '1·3222 SAN FRANC-JSCO ••••••• 3® 'io'remont St. E:.Xbrook 7-5800 SEA'ITLE . ••• •••••••••• •":2505 - ' lit .Ave. MAln 3-0088 WILMINGTO!'I' •••••• • : • •• 505 Marine 'Ave. TErminal 4-8538 Grea! Lak«tS _District • m ruvor st. ™~.ra • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • iii-:mwood f..3616 • T ......~.. ....-... BUFFALO. NY ••••••-........ 914' Main St. ~ GRant 2728 ci.EVELAND ••••• :. •••• '!-.1420 Y'/. 25 St. ' llAln 1.0147 Dl:TLUTH .......... : .121 W. Superior St. · . Phone: Randolph 2.fllO FRANKFORT, Mich. ....... . PO Box 28'1 '. ELifn 7-2441 Mil.WAUKEE · .•.•.•.• 833 S. Second Ave. • lHloadway 2-3039. RIVER ROUGE .. 10225 'w . .Jeffers<in, Ave. · lllch. . ·- vinewood 3-4741 SOtJTB cmCAG0 ....... 9383 Ewin• Ave. • · ,. SAglnaw 1'°733 T9LEDO .•••••••••••••••• 120 JS~mit St. · . CHerry 18-2431 . Canadian Distrid ' FQRT· WILLIAM .••• : •••. 408 Slnipson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 HALIFAX. N.S •••.• ~ .... -~~ii Bollis _ St~ · ' ·PJione 3-8911 MONTREAL .••••• 634~ St. James ~t. ~est . . VlctOr. :Z:SJBl QUBBEC ~ •••••• ; •• ~ Sault·att·Mateltlt . ·, , Qaeoee · x.Afont.elne •3.1580 THOBOLD. Ontario .. .. .... 52 ·st. ·David :St. " . .. . CAnial 7-5212 TOBONTO. , Ontarfe> ••.••• ,2'12 King .St. £. . - . l!:Mplre '4-5'119 ST. JOHN, NB , •. ; 1'17 Prlnca.Willlam St. · To the.Editor: I would W.:e to express my ·sincere apr.reciatlon to the Seafarers . International Union tor their coopet·ation and assistance when t berame tbe beneflcfary of Mr. Marcelino Soto's InsurAU letttt• to the editor for .. ance benefit. publication. in the SEAF.ARI would · also like to th'lnk ERS LoG mat ·be dgned bu the 1Drlter. Name1 wm - Mr. Joe Campj>, here in Phtla.. ··~ tDithheld upon request.. _· delphia (or his efforts, in help.~ng me. ' , ~. "Of ~ courie we . .fellows who Mn. Alda Duran o\; ·' t.. i have been going to sea 30 years , or more, as I have, don't know port from starboard aa· far as they are concerned. After all, Says ,.~ some of them are ~ the mate's To th~ Editor: boys and of course the first ones For several yell'tl certain t.o set time off. groups in - Washington have As Gottschalk ·mention about been kept buay pulling the ru1, some Unions with seven months from under the seafaring pop-· and one year deals, ·if th~se fel- ulation by pe~ftlng tJle steaciY· lows cannot take these .vaca- transfer of US vessels to flags, tions ,they should forfeit it. In of_convenJence, or' allowing our 'the MMP you have to take your foreign afd to be dispatched in vacation every year. · · foreign bottoms. As long u I have been go~ng _ Vnfortunately so~e brothers to sea two months is the longest pay little or no attention to this \ I have- ever been on any ship very seriou.8 matter uptil such and that is long -enoµgh. times .as they come face to face In conclusion let me say it with a blank slili;ping board · cl'.eates a shipping turnover. while in' n~d of w.ork .• :JioW- IQ3PY times have you heard the expression a "new crew . Here in Baltimore we at·e brings ·better understanding," very fortunate to . be represented In , Congress With· the ·~hich _ means everyone starts high intellect of Hon Edward• from· scratch. So let us have a A : Garmau of ~ Maryl8nd · 3rd one year ruling, I think there Congression11l District. Becawie • wPl be better hnrinony that way. this ,. distlngulshed··· gentleman These hom~steaders never has an outstanding record . of ~ake a 1iel~gate s job, but when cooperation with unions in af-. a 1;11eeting 1s over,. they p~pe 1:1P '· fairs or· tl1~ maritime industry, and say Jt sh~uld De t~ way · I urge ,his constituents to re- · and .that way. elect . him to 'Congress in 't he ' One year, _get _!>ff .and take May 17 prltrtaries. . __ your_vacation. It is being done In other maritime unions. And Those- ~ho arc not .i:egistered do you 'know of tnY Unions-· MacyJa~d vot~rs but are · o~ the wh.ere you' can collect your vaca- ~ac~ 1 ~ Baltimore can still be . tion pay and stay on the job at · a .,valuable.. help in _re,tu~ing _the- same time so as/ to collect R!P· Garmatz .to_ Congress. Volyour wages? .qntqers whQ · pass out his ca':11Georre- Hardinl' paign literature or urge reg1s~ . o\; o\; , ,, . tered voters use · the polls ·. can proudly feel they have contriputed somethin·g ,t o t~e better interest and .well being . of au ·w1u>'" san the htgh '. seas on American .v~ssels~ To the Editor,: We would like· vecy much to · James . E~ Chew· 'express . our heartfelt thanks to ~ . ;t:. .t; tlle . officers .and _crew. of the National Maritime Union's contraCted-sbip Attleboro · Victory . 5 · f - i Wif (Prudential Steamship Co.) for ' · S the wonderful treatment they To the ~tor: , : . " . . ... ext~nded to -us dµring our reTli~re are . just no words to · turn trli> from · Alexandria ~xpr~ss ~o. the.· Sttr Welfare Egypt,. to ·t he United· States". ,.,. ' Plan··o_ui' thiµi~ ~for· Its assfstTtie ~ompanr that owhed the·' ance to.. us, · especf&lly whe~ we ship we were sailing, th.e SS we~e -1~ need of it. . " Valiant . Faith, went.. 'bankrupt ' Recently my"wife wa.s rushed - wh,n ~e vessel -.'!al . In 1l'ort . _to the ~osplU,.l • and ., tt· h_ad .satd, Egypt.- an(i ,'t;h\t crew was · no~ been for the SllJ W'elta,re. · then· being repatriatedl back to Plan would have been sunk · the.,. S~teis on · an~: av~~l,a~le •• .• · 8o ~e c~not tb@nk._Hu_': -America, :ih•p ~hat· .t ouched llJ, enough ,foi: th! 1].elp ~e receive~ t or., near. that p~r:t. . ~· . from the -P~n,.,, · tn paying olll'. . . W' wer,, t~en to AleJ:Cattdl!ia· hospital and doetor b~. · · . ' .•D:d ~ put ab~111rc;t the·.,~s ·A:ttle- ·.. lt .ta. a t~ t~· iywe:, a' · bciro tf~tow- a9~ 1~fQm the. vezy " Union ~ospital w,e~are1 Pl•nJ1>r~ first, daY "~e Jwere . treated with ' the men and their (alij.lliesr ...we. '~~- and: r.especf .by evecy; · also w~h- to send our thanq to· meniber·~~f \t~~.:ci;_ew. ..•: - ~ : ' ab~ •rl'(o~lJe ,i;tf· f~r theit~'Y~fk'. Th&.' members.·1 ~f the " crew ·1Jt-. ltelptn1--\ls'J to ol>tatn the · .~ . o~cl. c~~are~~, :· ~t,e .~for· us. · 1,lstarice ..we ·"P.e,~~;·•wh~~.,- ~e . ....e~cp_"*1:'°'•· tt~. !!P"J>~ che1t. o~~ed, : ~eea~'.'.~t· !'. '.,., .... / ..~; .:~·.-· _. ' Elect Garmatz, S_ e afarer to Seafarers Prai&e . . ._,MU: Crew _· ·. · .. " . . . '" ox 2·5'31 VANCOVVIB. BC .• ._ ........ 198 llail1 . 8t. M10W BALTillORJ: ••••. Ult · Ealt Baltimore st. EAstem 7·3383 HONOLVLU ••• •118· North NJmJtz m1hwu PHone 5'8077 NEW ORLEANS .••••••. 1123 Bienvllle St. · ' ·. · • JJAcnoUa ·0t04 NEW YORK •.• •••••••• 130 Gre!ln;rtcb St .,.. .COrtland '7•7084 POBTLAND •••••l" .... sa NW Everett St: ' . · _ CApltol >'JJVl-B SAN PBANCISCO: Second St. • ......... • . , . ..uo· DOUJJaa, :Mll92 SAN PBDRO............. 1118: Wut 'Ith st'•· -. .. . TErmlnal .M41i5 ·SEA'ITLJ!: •••• •• •• ••.• • .1333 · Wftlern Aft.'. ~\ Letters To Tffe ·Editor· Welfare Plan· Rates Thanks llAID , S-41311 Plan Aids ea arer e w,,. , great .~.~4"!~,~~-~~)c~~ ., ~~.. ~.;W 5 - :B!»e.~.-~.-.~a H•.: ~JW~ . .:,_ 1~f.~ . ... ~ ~~~~~~~~..........-..~'.~~~~ I .-•, ~ ( -,1"+; <4 - J} . ... l. '").... ,, l . ''· I: I ~ . ; ~~. .1 •• jf; 'T _, �• LOG-A-RHYTHM: llln®M °'2rWIE < . . ~WIIIP~ - ~1r -:~!Elt~ . Far . East Meltif!,g Pot ..__ _ _ _ _ _ By FLOREN WEINTRAUB _ _ _ _ _ ___. .... Part Chinese lady from Macao quite near cOm.munist hillSides Given to thought in her teacups how she has much to cry Tree At.Sea ment was ship's delegate Lake Ciamboll, who said .. upon hearihg of. the victory over the Coe Vict,oey: "We have just begun to paint •.." Frbm aloft, nestled amid var ied foliage and birds-eye view To Tiger Baum 10-story obelisk seen from coolie shacks b~low The m~u on the Jean Lafitte had a Christmas tree to !Cheer up their celebrations ,ast year, which was bought with . money t t t "out of his own. pocket" by chief steward Nieboll1 Hatciml-108, Appeal To The known to the crew as Pete • Hoggie for short. He wanted • Suprem.e Court things to be "just like at home" Seafarers have to put up with and crew -was sure grateful for all kinds of thit)gs ln the cou'rs·e the lit tle extras he went out of of a voyage . • .. it's all part of hi$ way ' to · get thl m.- The· • the business of-sailing and being _ pfiotos just recently .·arrived at away from .the conveniences of LOG office. ordinary life . ·•. But according to a report from the Wacosta's r~cordlng secretary Vernon Ball, there was one straw that broke the proverbial camel's back .that had . the men up in )l.rms, and toothpicks. It seems that ·the bologna and salami was being served · unpeeled, and that's too much, so the9men appealed to the cooks to repeal whatever unwritten law .of . the sea they had passed ind asked them to serve the salami and bologna peele~. t t Or to frequent the docks in Kowloon in BJ)Tawling Yaumati Hop-heads, basket-weavera, beggars and hatchet murde.rer can buy Painted ladies from brothel dens. Others of ill fame Adorn . corners as do piCkpockets, chiselers stalking their game. . I Mongre}.8 from far off lands..will be found in old' Honfikono Of varied stores and-rackets, weird deals, fake pasSports, a aong For a price-11et the lady i h question, buyer for a Shanghai firm,, To flee when Communi.!ta took over, for flame of hatred burm; From tyranny and devastation, confiscation of property, bank funds The war-of neroes ha a peace}ul solitude for out' Confucius' sons 'Neath bamboo ahacks duck pondi charcoal.burners and rice bread Lasting memory of thi.! tDriteT-, whQ talked with those who fled. ~ ., . t i - t Texmar Tall Tai.es ' • BOOM No Rejoicing Pete Hoggie, chief steward cm the Jean Lafitte, flashes a broad smile- beside the Christmas tree he bought for his crewmates on the Je(ln Lafitte. • On The-Fellore: ~ Fruit-juice lovers are not rejoicing on the Ocean Joyce .because of a shortage of oranges, as 'well as milk and many other items ... The vessel' ran out of oranges seventeen days out at sea and the men · were outraged, reports meeting secretary Kl!bersid ~ • • Also, there was a discussiQn on the price -of playing cards, which for some reason are exorbitant. I -seafarer - "Rusty'~ Thompson, Alcoa PHgrim, in front of that tourist's mecca, the leaning . tow~r. of Pisa. Nothing ii . so peaceful as a · the crew considerably from top. ship at ·s ea-the soft murmur side down to the watch in the of waves slipping gently against en gin~ room . the hull, the occasional mutterAs it turned out, the evidence ings of the card-players ln the pointed to some unidentified messroom, . a romantic tune prankster who bad set off a firecracker just foi: kicks. Howemerging from some Seafarer's radio ... ever, the crew <ttdn't think it That's the way· it must have was funny, and at the next ship. board me.eting voted that any- been recently on the Feltore <Marven> as it was plodding one . caught shooting off fire,along its assigned route. Sudcrackers should be brought up before the membership denly ~ere was a loud boom which echoed and reechoed up Since then, the firecrackerand down the passageways, · in · jokester has ~een discreetly ·a'nd out of the foc'sles and silent. The irate men . who e eveey other corner of the midsleep was disturbed might have ship house. - some rough- and ready justice waiting f•;t him. , Th~, it ls believed, shook up Si-mule-ated Moustache Things are running smoothly aboard the TeXmar repo"fts meeting secretary· E. J. Berg', who reports . that there are no . ' beefs but lots of fishes . • • "We have some cha~pion fishermen aboard," he notes ... .including a bosun who whistles "a happy 'tuna," an AB who fishes "just for . the halibut," an OS . with 1 "an ugly octopus," a member- of the. black gang who bears no "eel feelings" against any man, and many other virtuo~os of ·the rod, reel, hook and worm. A Some members-of the steward d~partment on the ·Jean Lafitte take a moment -from . their Christmas din• . I· n'er preparations -to pose . for a snapshot. They are (I. to r.) A. Fernandez, chief I cook;-Juan. Colpe, 3d cook: and· Pete · Hoggi~, chief steward. · .~ t '$ . t Wf! Ha~e Just t to to · Hot Sauce On Alice Brown Seafarers are breathing f.fre on the Alice Brown .•• or so reports J. c. Campbell, Jr. the meeting chairman aboard • ·• • . The seafaring dragons belch -· smoke and such because every once..in-'a-while someone puts Begunhot seasoning In the ·food wi.th ~fter: a- two-year delay, the a lieavy hand ••• the men peti. Seafarers a board the Coe Vic- tiontd for a st.ay of spicing, tory finally managed to get the ·which they were grante4 and · interiors of the vessel painted now are free to ~lee for them- . • • • At .t he head of this-·move-. ~ .selves. ' . . ;... WERE: A1'M.VRP/-HS · &>Af!.DING HO~ f · �.... l'oar&eea >. I Sea Rescue ITllL VINDOR ' (lltl1111len), Aprll f -Chelrm•11t a. •roc1erlclc1' lecretery, lterk. Ice water fountain• have been fouled up·for th• lut few trlp1• Motion made that thll be put . ID tun• ~ order .once and for all. Crew ex• prHHI their reireta ·that Captain Mecklem had to. leave the. ahlp for an operation Stateside, Captain Spence Aid he would, payofr only _the worka• way and Brown, on artlval. in the St&tf!•· Cautioned crew to have a 1ober and 1mooth payoff. Some ells· puted OT. It ls requested that the NY hall acknowledge ship'• radlosranii. Ship ii In need of ...JI new washhif machine or a complete 1et of 1pare .parts. Cooperation 11 aakecl when ualnf headl. •m .QUick Work Saf!es Swimming Seit/arer "Today at 0755, April 9, 1960, the ·cry that all seagoing men fear ·r ank out ... "MAN OVE;RBOARD' ." . . The ship was the Margaret M. with an SIU crew· abolU'd, and Seafarer Dougias Patter-·..---·- - - - - - - - - son BR, had fallen overboard. William Omelancyck, AB; Oscar All' h a n d s immediatedly Raynor, AB; Alfred Gerber, AB; rushed tQ their boat stations as the Thomas Harman, AB; a.nd Ebor general alarm was sounded. At Duxbury, AB. 0810 the man was spotted about 300 yards off to starboard. The emergency crew wa's in the No. 2 lifeboat and way llway at 0833. He was picked up at 0839 alive, but weak and suffering from shock. By · 0915 the rescue boat was aboard the ship and the saved man was in the ship's hospital. Many thanks go to Captain Stanley Funk, in charge of the operation on the bridge, who brought the ship around as close as possible to the in the water. Wiper Is.aak Bouzin saw the man in the water and gave the alarm. He no doubt deserves a lot ·of credit for the successful rescue; for if he had not seen .the Seafarer in the water, it would have been a few hours before the man was missed. Others participating in the rescue were: C. B. Howard, chief mate; M. J·. Carter, second mate; man Quitting Ship? Notify U.nion A reminder from SIU headquarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact . the hall in ample time to allow the U ::ion to dis.: .uch a repl<t ~ ;iment. Failure to give notice before. paying off may cause a delayed sailing, force the ship to· sail short of the manning re- · quiremeilts and needlessly make ths· work tougher for your ship· ~ates. Isaak Bouzin, wip«!,r aboard the Margaret M., •hbppened to notice Douglas Patterson; BR, overboard and raised the "man over.board" alarm. Quick work by the captain and the life. -boat crew e n a b I e d Cl spee;Jy rescue. SHIPBOARD SKErCHE$ by Ben Graham MAllYMAll (Calmar), Aprll S-Chiiilf# man, G.· Walter1 Secretary, T ._ ll. Prise._ Everything rutintng mioothly. Repair• to be done on shill. Thanks to deck department for iine coopera· . tion in makinf the VO¥afe a amootb one. One man taken · off ahlp while bunkertna In Pedro. Man hoBJ>ltallzed ·and there was no tune to obtain a replacement. One man ho11pJt.allzed tn Eureka. Replacement came from 'Frisco. Vote of thankl. to atewarcl departll)ent. ... --- ZEPHYRHILLS <Pan Amerlcen Over• 1111 Corp.), April 5-Chalrman, Thom• H F. Hllh Secretary, · Herbert C. Jill' tlce. Check to be made refardlnf payoff and overtime. Recent notl~e• Pl!!C!!!J on bulletin boards will. be strictly compiled with regardlng the brlnglnf on board of alcobollc bever· aires. Replacement list · should • be turned to the ship's delegate by the aftern.ooil of April · 6. Ship's. fund 1tands at 110. No beefs and no dls· -puteci OT. Motion wa1 made that New York be co,ntacted to see that proper repairs be made to galley ranges ·and lee boxes. All members w,ere re· quested to keep away ·from the patrol· man until each delegate bas Anlshed with fheir respective buelness: A ques· · tlon of p.Jirlodlc payoff was brought up and a ntlllon was made l\Dd sel!on!led to retain the present three·trip· payoff '1t"'effect. The master has maintained a pollcy of giving substantial draws at any tlm!'. A ·vote of thanks to the ' steward· d~partment. • . .... 1 1De1111Wl'I room. AWlllllO will be fto que.ted" for crew, 11 lblp -returu to lndla. &Wrlclent paint for unllcen1ed per'fODDel quarter1 to·. ha placed Oil boar~ ScrHn door1' are reque.ted. WalhlQ machln•. ~ not opera~I. PITllOcHIM <Velentln• Chemlcel Carrlenl, April I - Chalrm1n, V. P. Nolde1 Secretery, Harry w. Rel1ner. Some disputed OT in deck department. Shlp'o fund · ii 113. Retroactive pay dUference will be paid on next draw. Will .report to the patrolman concerninf the ol>talninJf of milk In Gulf. llorrll made II NPOrt . . . the ....re~ meetlnf. It 11 requested that room key1 be left. wJth the dele1ate1. A Yot' of thabu ~ 1hlp'1 ·deleir.ate'.. MAIDllt CllllK (Wetermen), ..,... 1S-Chalrman, ll., D. · ltou1h1 l~cr• tery, Benny M. Foster. Port airent 1poke to l!aptain conl!ernlng American money, Ship's fund ls 115.32. Expen· dltures are 13.30. Ice will be mad• every day from now on. Ship's dele· gate. to see chll!f mate ~bout palnttnf · out l!ooks' room. _ . THETIS (Rye Marine), March 3t· OCIAN JOYCI <Mar;tlmt Oversta•), Ghalrman, .i. !Carli lecret~ry, R. L•· April 2-Chalrman, TaylorJ Se~retary, . IJombard. A copy of special OJ'den by chief mate, concernlnir the 11eck de· partment watl!hU and day worker• were sent to NY. Ashtr1ys needed In the mess hall. Discussions· held on coffee versus coffee urns. Breakf11t being served too "'slowly. It Is 1ug· gested that messman and p11ntry work toiretber to serve. .. ~igest Of' SIY -Ship Meetings WACOSTA <Waterman>, March 27Chalrman, John Thompson1 Secretary,· Vernon Hell. All repairs taken care of. Everything Is running smo,o thl)'. Several me1l missed ship in Gulf. It was suggested that ship be fumigated for roaches and bugs. • This beef will be sent to headquarters and l!ompany officials. It ls suggested that the cas· tng be removed from bologna and ialaml. I, Kuberski. There are comptalnts on 1lopcbest prices. There is· also a com· plaint on the shortaire of 1tores leav· lnir the States: Minor beef between chief enirlneer and ateward 1tralght· ened out. Some disputed OT. Balance In 1hlp'1 fWld is S7 .33. Dlscu1&lon was held on the fact that there are too manr dirty cups and dishes. RaJJ. out of ok"anges while out 17 days. 'n'lere la a · shortage of fresh milk. STEEL WORKER <l1thml1nl, ·March 20-Chalrman, Wiiiiam Hand; Sacre· tary, B. Carlos. Good trip so far. No major beefs and It looks as though payoff will be an eaay one. lnforma· tlon needed on carjfo. 523.56 ln the ship's fund. , Yale locks needed · for foc'sle ·doors . bel!ause too many key1 flt too many doors. Ship needs fuml• gation. Rubber doorstops needed 01' the screen doors. Slamming of the metal screen doors 11 very innoylng to those sleeping. -Will che!!k . with patrolman about the chief mate's atti· tude toward· crew requiring medl!!al attention. 'Gangway needs a minor modl6catfon as ' it ls very• dangerou1 ilor, boardlllJf on to launch. on·e mem· ber almost had a fatal al!cldent. STEEL AGI <lsthml1nl, Jan. 1Chalrlftiii, Albert C. M1y; Secretary, 'Vincent G. Orenclo. So far there Is no maJor beef. H there ls any repair to be done In your room1, turn In Ust to your delegate'. Minor repaln may be done on ship. Weekly sched· 0RION CLIPPE~ <Orlon>, Aprll 1ule for cleaning laundry room for M. Hitchcock; Secr6'tary, · P. PENN TRADER (Penn Shipping), each department has been posted. · Chalrmen, Parker. Ship's delegate to be elected. March 12-Chalrman~ E. c. Barnhlll1 Ship's fUnd ts H.42. Coinmunlcatlons Everything ' running amoothly. Motion Secretary, Frank Kustura. Most re· received will be posted for everybody pairs were taken care of. Ship's fund , to read. Some me&1hall !!hairs need made to have Section .12. Paragr~h on supertankers to read st8'1dl at SS.01. E . €. Barnhill was repair Some beef reirardlnir the qual· B changed hands breaking out and stowing elel!ted ship's delegate by acclamation. lty of· bacon Request that more grits llll mooring lines. ' All 'Une1 are·... 10 Incl! Frank Kustura elected 's hip's 'treas· be 1terved to the crew If possible. hawsers and all hands are required. urer. Crew was asked to Jtold on Most of the repairs requested on last Desk lights to be Installed In , each blankets because cold weather ls trip have not been attended to. fol!'sle. Bosun gives vote of thanks coming.• to del!k department · for splendid coop· SEAM.AR (Galmar), Aprll 3-Ch1lr• et:atlon. Vote of thank!! to the stew· FEL TORE (Marven), April 10-Chalr· man, J. Marthell; Secretary, A. Szmlr. ard department. · min, L. Rlchardson1 S-ecretary..: E. A. 9oyd. All repairs hue been com· Repair list bas been turned In. Every. PENN VOYAGER <Penn Shipping), pleted. Disputed OT to be handled thing running smoothly. Few bourt March 6-Chalrmen, Bob High; Secre- . With patrolman. It Iii recommended of dJsputeil OT. tary, Larry Kelly. All beefs were set-, that anyone found guilty of sho9tlng KENMAR <Calmar>, March 7..:....chalr· · tied and repairs done. Ship's :(uncl . firecrackers in the passagewaYB be man, w. Smith; Se~retary, M. Kleiber. brought before the membership for stands at *6. ·One man short In 1tew· handling. Steward department alven ·Repair llst was taken care of satis· ard department. Walked off the ship ' factorily. Two men missed ships in In Port Arthur. · No replacem'ent. Har• vote of thanks. · port. Replacement. on board. Motion old Werns re.elel!ted ship's deleirate. ROSI KNOT (SuwannH), April 2- carried that wage clause be renegotl· Members dlsl!ussed cleanliness of Chalrman, J. StHber;-Secretary, w. L~ ated reaching at least an even· ln· washing machine and wash room after •owl11. Two ·men were hospitalized. crease with bosun and steward. Dls- use of tame. ' One 11 in A1eenslon Island and the cuuton was held on the deplorable other In Capetown. Four men getting · condition of •lockers. l.t ls suggested · STEEL CHEMIST <Isthmian), March ot,r u~der mutual, consent upon arrival that the captain be brought .to look 22-Chalrmin, Kenney Con"; SecreIP Recife. We are to receive .six re- at them. Would like to submit letter tary, · R. L. O'Brien. Eyerythlni run· placements. Captain has aslted the' to headquarters :for ad;;qu;;t;; f;;cllltiei ning normai. Extra 1oap ls asked cooperation of all In being here day for clothing. A vote of thanks to tbe .£or deck department. Old beefs taken after · arrival for payoff. . Balance In ateward department. !)~r!! of in NY. Ship's fund ts $31.65. ... 1hip'1 fund 11 ·~7.54. Some dl11puted Motion made that ship'• deleirate con· <>:T. All communications from the Tl!XMAR . (Calmar), April .t-c:h1lr· tal!t chief engineer abo~t .1cuppers. If· Union were po1ted upon receipt. Any- min, Al Stone1 Secretary, E. J. Berg. no action ls'1taken by him, then he la one l!arlng to refer .to .them can see A · new ship's delegate was elected. to · 1ee the · captain. Discussed the the ship's delegate who bas them on One man in the deck rang mJssed matter of men comlna aboard · to . do .6le. It ii wggested that the steward 1hlp . In ·Baltlmore. laundry and helJUng out in galley anil department eat either· before or after pantry. Motion made not to let them. the crew, or at least give the crew Wi• ch'e ck on mall .sent to home port ALICI BROWN <BloomfletdJ, April the flrst half an hour and not crowd I-Chairman, Wm. Thompson; Secre- and find out why it 1s not sent to the messhall a1 soon a8 meals are tary, J. D. Cantrell-·Jr. One man has ehlp. Motion made that headquarter•· ' · served. Members asked to turn hi ex· been loried several times. Bosun, check on this and have action taken. cess linen for Inventory. two 4_aymen and wiper .were excused . COi VICTORY (Victory), March ,, from meeting bel!ause of work. , No STEEL AGI <Isthmian), March i - beefs reported. Most Items Of!. repair .,,.Chairman, G. D. •rally; -Secretary, Chalrman, John A. RHdl Secretuy, Ust taken !!are of. Remainder will be H. DrohnJ' Crew opposes wage settle· v. .G. Orenclo. • Everything "runntnr done. Ship's fund ls 17.20 of which menl' ana· asks reneaotlatlon. No mamnoothly so far. Nobody was logJfed. 11.20 ls to be paid out for a lock. It Jor beers In the departments. There ·AU minor repairs have been attended is suggested. that ,no hot seasoning ls nothing in the ship's fund. · Few to. Second electrician and one wlJ>er be put in food. Vote of thanks for hours of disputed OT. Linen ls short were Jtospltallzed and Jen i>e111nd. Will the steward department for a job end. In very bad condition. Steward be "eplaced at port at payoff. Crew has ordered new items. · General re• well done. Linen· shoulli be changed of the Steel Age has d!)nated s1'!io to one day abea!l. Tum In dirty blankets. pair list to bJ' brought uii t.o date. crewmembers of the Valiant Enter. Luke Clambiill, 111.lll'il delegate, 'has prise· in Chittagong. Motion was made •erved· hls m.paclty to the very fullest MYRrAM Ill nntern1t1ona1 Nav.), measure. Through his effort the ship'1 requlrlilg- Greek •ompanles to put up some kind of cash bond to insure SIU · Mar~h 27-C::halrmin, E. F,leldln11 Sec· Interior was finally pa.i nted after a retary, R. , Broe. None . of the last crews aboard their vessels of ' wage two.year delay. security and other finimclal liabilities trip's repairs have been l!ompleted a9 yet. Patrolman "to request a better of the company. It is requested that ALCO~ CLl'PPER <Alcoa), Aprll S/ d11ek -not be ~rved too often. Ship's supply ·of slops indudlng more ciga. Chalrm1n, Ed Kelly1 Secretary, I. fund amounts to H.42. . . rettes.· Th~ steward and chief cook ·Roberts. Congratulations on ·the win· were taken off ship sick. · All dele· f!,ihg of safety award. All membe1'1 aates to make up. a complete list· of to vote for tmion·backeil candidates in CHIL0RE fMarv~n>~ APrll 4-Chalr· man, Jack Wise; Secretel'y, ·JamH . repairs. Shortage of help· in plley. Mobile primary May .3, To fill out' _. Schroeder. Otfe nian inlsse.d IJJ)lp In ·It was requested that the captain. census fofms. Repairs turned in ·a nd · Baltimore. Henry Shepeta eleded place a cook who 11 being repatriated .not taken c;ire ot. Will see patrolman to the _States 'f rom the Valiant Faith about repairs ·and the· rooms being ship's delegate. V.ote of thanks ' to the steward department. i>elegaM!!! to get tn the galley to . assist. ~otlon was· only ·11111t·paJnted. "'The officers' ro!lms made to assls~ SIU Brothers from the are painted completely,' It is re· a repair list together. · Valiant Faith .6ilanc!ally. They are on quested,)hat members not congregate board: A ·Vote of thank• to the ~nd lo ,1>a11a&_ew.,ay 'near 'galley. , .. · GALLOWAY (OverieH Nav.), Mar.ch 27-Chalrman; H~rman Whisnant; Sec· 1n11te for .hJs treatment. to sick crew· ' m embers. A vote of thanks aleo to l'etary, Samuel Doyle. Crew hopes IOHN a . .WATERMAN (Waterman) that there wlll be sufficient US cur· the steward de,Partment for a fine Aprll1 3-ChaJrman, • W. Halla1 Seer.. iol;> accomplished under adverse con· rency on hand for draw on next for· · tary, C:"" V. .ae·r g. Shlp~s delegate re· elcrn voy.age. The third cook, WY11e cUtlons. Dlscussl.on held op. making a signed. New delegate was elected. Rutman, VQlunteered to · leave the stronger bld' for patrolman represen• Reports ·are· that rooms ar e · to be tatlon at our .Poi-ti on the Weat Coast l!alley and forfeJt lils· wages as cook to painted and repairs made. Discus· " BR who ha,s a cook's raUng. No dis· before slgninir on. sloil held ort; ,stores and }'epalrs that 1>uted OT. A vote of tl1anks was given have not been t11ken care of. Steward ALCOA PEGASUS CAlco1), AprJI . 2 asked to let the crew know lf the f.D all crewmembers by chief steward .lor comt:>lete harmony. A_ vote oi -Chalrm•I\• M.,,.w. H~ux; ,Secretar~, ihlp ls short · of any stores . for the T. Weber. · Delayc;d salll,ng disputed. voyage so that action can be taken 1 thanks was· given ." tn steward depart· . ment In the pre'!lar)n« . o~ the menu ~ Fumigation beef arose. •Captalri re· to be sure that , enough are aboard fused to buy · fresh milk ·o n arrival 1n· to m~ke voyage , and food. Just llke ' SW style. .,,_ --....a.. . Ha~llan Islands. . One man logged. PRODUCER _(Mftrlne Ca11rler1),· Aprll Captialn i-efused to r~place man in ALAM~R ~ CCalmar>, A1'1'11 ~!'>91!'• 3--Chalrmen, E. Ooln11si Sei:,.teJY, H. Honolulu; A man ' w11s 111v11llnblo. Ru· , man, T. Frtzla'rt Secretarv, ~llbert . Campb,ell. Ice bnx will be fixed . In l>alr' ll!lt• turned tn. $teward , was Ho11111. Moat re,Palrl were. dope. Ship's Japan, If po!lllble. Repairs will be hospitalized ~ Tdpler Army,... Hospital _food ' WBI bad ' during trip.. Will '1 ee 'brouiiht to the attention of proper . In, HonolW.u. ,Balance ~n t ne · ahlp'I patrolman about · •ettl11a more on department heads. nraw will be. In flind 11 ,1Jt.'l5. Some· illsJiuted OT. Mo- trip'. J>lsculll!C!d , keepfug the pantr:v · yen unlets ~otherivlte- fni'ilcated. Som&" tion maJe · 10 hold a 1peclal meettng clean. Thankil to the 9atrolmeri' In dlin>utea m : ,Sfih; iboutd be fuml· at .Pav.oft to ffe~~ne a·ctton' aplut San\ Franclaco· for villtlna lhlp -whlle· pertormln,,I crew ~emberi. J!iciwar~ iii t~e •r ard there. . ' . ~ated ' 1..or coCb~chell. - Need . faDI for 0 --- ~ 1 •, �8'nafii~~wai-SlafaretS; '1S.Onl1~ ~n.• ·,Mall". Address Se.farera .With beefs J.elard'tng slow payme=nt .of monies due from varlotis operators in -back wages and disputed overtime ·Several ..thousand dollar~. in hospital-surgical benefits for should ftm checJt wh~r they SIU men is penmng at the Seafarers ·Welfare Plan because have a proper mailing address of lack <>f necessary documentation from the Seafarers in- on file with the company. SIU volved, the . W~lfare Plan of--,.____________ headquarters officials point out fice reports. . Patrow, S. Pederssen, N. F. Plum- that reports received from sevoperators show checks have Amo1tg items holding up mer, ,T. Ramir~, A. L. Rios, :r.. era1 been mailed to one addi-ess the benefits are such documents as ._Rodriguez, J. Rivera, W. E .. S~ll­ · while a beef on the same score copfes of doctors• bllls birth cer- ~Y. R. M. ~alter, 'R. Soto, M. D. tfficatcs, and proof ~f - employ- Shepherd, D. 'Stokes, ~· ·J. Thayer, ls sent from another, thus ere· ment. _ R. Torina, R, Torres, U.S. :Veach atlng mucb dUftculty In keeplns accounts siralgbt. . . · . J. Vega, J. R. Ward. T he Welfare Plan emphasized that it wq ready ·to milke pay. ment to the Seafarers involved as soon as· it received the nece8saey documents, The following are the Seafarers . for whom. the benefits &re waiting: R. P. Burton, 0. Coleman ·J. · A.11. of the following families ~ve: 1'eceived a $200 mater~it~ Collazo, T. J. Cox, K. Davis, L. benefit plus a $25 bond from th'-e Union in the babt1'• name: Figuero, G. Garcia, lt. ' Gatica, P. Gonzalez, J. Grimes, J. D. H8Ipin, Patricia Anita Braggs, born Feb- 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. William R. Heffley, c. Howell, N; La Placa, ruary ' 1, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jimenez, Brookl¥U, NY. F. La Rosa, T. Little, J. Long. E. Willie Braggs, Mobile, Ala. . to· to t. .r, ot. t. · Sherry Denise IJmbaagh, JanuMastriahnix, J. M~tos, S. Nielsen, E. H:--Northrop, R. Ortiz. Marian Jane Connor, born .Feb- ary-31, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Also, R. Otto, W. Outland, S. ruaryi.2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Henry- 0. Limbaugh. llo~ston, · Texas. ' James L. Connor, Houston. Tex. 1 t. $ · t. . ot. t. t. .Gal'J' Frank Patin, boril March 10, 1960. to Seafarer and· .Mrs. ·Luther J . Plltin, New Orleans, La. Docu_ ments Neeessary · ~ ~ SIU B~BY AIBlVALS SW , r-------------• Personals And ·Noti~es. . , ~ ~ t. · Joanne Nancy Scaturro, born March 23, 1.960, to. Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph A. Scaturro, Syosset, f:-1, NY. ot. $ t. Andrew Ayson, March 25, 1.960; to Seafarer and Mrs. Faustino I. Ayson, New York City. F11 Al . . 0·1SPA.TC H The deathl of the following Seafarer1 have beetf 'f'eported to the Stafarera Welfare Plan: _,. · Jose Garcia, SO: Bi:other Garcia succlllllbed froni a cardiac ailment while aboard the Alco a Ranger, February 20, this year~ Garcia leaves a.· wife, Carmen Garcia, of Rio Piedras, ~:o~be~~ G=:~ .had sailed In the SIU engine departro.ent since December 1938. Burial arrangements are not listed. · to t. t. . t. I I • I ~ . .TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUR~PEAt4 'AND SOUTH AMERICAN -WATERS · -- ·.·1t1E VOICE OF tHfMTD" EVBY Sl!NDAY,- 1620 GMT (11:20 EST Sv~oy} Wl'K-39, 19851 KC• Ships in Caribbean, East Coast • of South America, ·South Atlantic and East Coast of United States. ,.. Wl'L-11, 11851 KC. •; ,. . t. ot. ot. Peter E. Walsh, 57: Brother Walsh, a member of the SW since May, 1942, succumbed March 8. 1960', of a heart a t t a c k in his home city of Houston, Texas. Walsh had sailed in the deck department. He is survived · by his wife, C e c e li a Walsh, also of Houston, Texas. Burial ceremonies were at-the Gar· den ·of Gethsemane Cemetery, Houston. "'. Franelseo Molin•, 71: Brother Molina, an SIU ·engine department member s 1 n c e December 1941, passed away of Salvatore Guiffre, 43: Brother natural ca u s es Guiffre died of heart failure while while i patient at the USPHS at the Municipal H o s p i t a 1, San Hospital, San Francisco, March Juan , Puerto 8, 1960. He had Rico, February s a ii e d in the 19. He is surdeck departmnet vived by his wife, as an SIU -crewMaria C. Molina, of Rio Pfedras, .member, s i n c • Puerto Rico. Interment was ~ .Pte March 1955. He is survived by a brother, Anthony GuifJre, of New York City. E·VERY .1SUNDAY -I DIRECT VOICt I BROADC.AST .. ·' Metropolitan Cemetery, Rio Pied· ras, ~hips in Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, West Coast of . South America,. West C-0ast of .Mexico and US Eas:t Coast. ·· , ~ .. WFK-95, 15700 KCI Ships jn Mediterranean area, North Atlantic, ·European · and US East Coast. • Meanw.hile, MTD 'Rou.nd-The-World Wireless Broadcasts Co'ntinue • ~· • t. ot. Robert L. IJutler, 65: Brother Butler succumbed of respiratory failure on March 12, while a pal.lent of South Baldwin Hospital, Birmingham, /Ja. Butler had sailed as an SIU engine department crewmem= ber since December . 1938. The only survivor was a niece, Mrs. Virginia Gollotte; Mobile, Ala. Burial was in Pearl, River, Miss. Golden Gate Activity Slow SAN FRANCISCO-Port agent Walter Sibley reports that shipping in this West Coast port has been rather slow over the last period. · The slack was due to the small number of ships ·that arrived at the . port requir-ing s.eamen. . During the period only seven ships were serviced and twentyfour men were shipped. Of these two-dozen men, four of the seafarers were ·~c" book men. The two ships that paid off were the Alcoa Pegasus <Alcoa) and the Maiden Creek (Waterman). Signed on were the Alcoa Pegasus and the Choctaw (Waterman). T h r .e e ships were in-tr_a~sit. They .were file Seafair <Orion), Calmar ( Cj!l· m81') and Steel TFaveler-. <Isthmian). Voting of the newly proposed amendments to · the constitution has been strong in this' port. In the opening ten days of voting, 100 men ·c ast ballots-. · Shipping for the coming _period is expected to improve altbough it may be oriiy. a sligbt improvement over the· present. All members are advised to take jobs that · come tD rather than leave them for othttrs · to. ~~. _ . I �. . ..D~fNfMa>~ ~ · i-wC? SIG ·1']6£JES fi'\CiH6- .. GTATtSME='N AS SVMMrr·. ~P~RQA¢#ES MAY 16· '. '. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 22, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: OK TO PICKET RUNAWAYS: HIGH COURT EGYPT SHIP TIED UP IN BLACKLIST BEEF BLACKLIST UTILIZED FOR YEARS AGAINST AMERICAN-FLAG SHIPS LAKES SIU COMPANY ‘PERFECT’ ON SAFETY SIU HOSPITAL BENEFITS PUT ON DAILY BASIS PROBE BLUE CROSS HIKE, NY UNION MEN DEMAND CRITICS STILL FIRING AT ICC CONGRESS SHOWDOWN DUE IN STATE DEP’T ATTACK ON ’50-50’ ANOTHER TWO BANKRUPTS KNOCKED DOWN AT AUCTION FISHERMEN ASSAIL 12-MILE ‘COMPROMISE’ ON SEA LIMITS MDS BLAST DRUG FIRMS; BACK PRICE-GOUGE CLAIM SWISS SEAMEN SIGN 1ST LABOR CONTRACT CONGRESS CERTAIN TO ACT ON MEDICAL AID FOR AGED BENEFITS AWAIT SEAFARERS; DOCUMENTS NECESSARY SHIP NAVIGATION VIA SATELLITE MADE FEASIBLE BY ROCKET SHOT M’TIME AT ‘SLOW AHEAD’ ON WATERMAN SUBSIDY BID SHIPS TO GET LONGER LIFE VIA SUBSIDY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/22/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 9  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d63219696f51aa0be002234338fd5e68.PDF 30f11cd323b01b7e1ec4a99e2a805a8e PDF Text Text • . May 19606 I AND GULF DISTRICT• AFL-CiO • Stoey On Page I .·AFL~C IO· ~Bacl<s ·S.I U.; ·: H·its- Arab . - . _Ship . Bla~l<list - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Stories On Pages 2, 3 AP.·rnefi•zi•ng . • First of the SIU-contracted ships to store better quality steaks is ·Seatrain Louisiana. Checking first bateh ·are (clockwise, 1-r) Pete Loleas, SIU Food Prpgram; Elmer .Hansen, Seatrain; J3ob Principe, Food· Program; Louis Corne, ship's chief_ st_ew~rd~ Four ~oinpanies have now agree~ to upgrade steaks. (Story on page 5.) , . One ~ .Buii Line's new tiuck trailer -bodies is the Beatrice at the company's ·~ J;kooklyn ter:minal. B'u ll Line has 'begun container service on San · ·• · Juan runj.n aqdi~toQ. t9 its ,:-egular operatio~s. {Story on page 3.) .. · . - ,·:_ . II · · ... · · .... · eo.. lf•OYQ!/e• ·s*ung -aboard -- ' �.. :*~~~~u~~ · o~ c·~~~i ~-~:,.: ~:~ ~~..T he· following Is a step-by-step accouqt : bf 'ClevelOpments In · .the, Cleopatra )>eef·durhlg 't he past two week&>·; ·•·• , c •· ·~ -. •.: Federal Jodee Mmpliy rules against Cleopatra's owners.r :t,ie-. · , . , ~ ·fuses ,to lishe ·injunction agal(ist SIU, aay~ng.· it'i a labor dis- . . i • pute. Case goe~ to Court ·ot Appeals. . ·, , '. . · State bepart..-nen' anJiouncef! plcketline ts "etDbarr~sslDg'J ti. .. , conduct of f9retgri re~tloJts. Union counteJ;"s ~ that. U 1>epart.meni . ls "embarrassed'' -it results from lack· of activity.. on l>la$llst problem~ ' " · · ·' · '· · · .. · " . ·· .~ · . ;_ .. . Sen. Fulbritht (i>em.-Ark,) . crltlclzes ~ srd-1LA:. flopr ,of ~enate; echoes Nasser c.harges~ ·union respoi)da· l>Y settii{g ' for th reasons ·for Its action-namely- discrimination- agalnst . us· '· 'ships and seamen, and mistreatment ·9f . se"'me..~a·~ f~r · Sen.., 1 ate 'hearing on si.,te 'Departm~nt fallure l9"·act; ~bt!ibt-'-)1· nores requesf, repeats .:charges, · · . . ·. ·. ', r · . · ~ • ~ .,. Montr~al inadtlme work~n p!!:!ket . eecopd Egyptian slllp, the Canadian maritime worke~s picket alon.gside Egypfia·n-flag~ Star of· ~uan in .suppq"'· of $1U'S po~i-· Star- of Assuan, dn A~ri1 ' 27; : · · " · '·· · --.· ,-:- "' -·· tion calling for an end to the blacklisting of · ships by ~gypt. '. · · . -_- , . ·- _. · Arabs, after numeroU. .Ulreida, institqte ,ull boycQtt of all , ·Amerlcan:.ftag ves~elsi- to extend 'pari1a1·.boycott eXiS.ttng for' past · ·· ' . .. four ye~rs. t • ' AMMI ukS ,Se9retart t!~ Sta~ to a~ on . lssu~a ~alsei:l by un- r r Jon's pick~tlfp~, n8lllely .'dls~!;'il,Jlin~tion ..and _;.irJlstrea.ttne.n t Q~ \JS . I , •hips' and· ,eamen, ' • - >J , )r • The following f'esolution was pass-ed by the AFL- . !b~lng . practlc,e':f ·-'b~-· Uiis and· other .Arab SeJ1ate vo~s' ~enQie1;1i · .au~~orlziilg ·, Pr!!st~eRt ,to · wlt~ho~4 · ~ · CIO Executive Council in Washington, May 4, 1960: fo~elgn aid from any -cou~try discrimina!ing . a~aiQst,fpe~ passage·. · · ~f shipping, Resolutio~ aJmed at t:Jnited Arab. Repubi.,~. . Statement by ·AF.L-CIO- heeutlve Counell In suP. "Sen. Eulb~1iat attempta . to · iunend r~~olutlon, ls d~f~ated,1 by. . . -port. of SI~A, May t , 1980. . · " ·; > , , • ·... . · " ' 11 ,•.• -c Senate v«fte--o f .45 to -39. - i.. -« -:The AFL-CIO, . fit conve~tion action, 1(1 pled,ged AFVCI(l ~e-.dent Geor~~· i~ppo.rls.. linlon ;st~n<i, picketing- .11~ fully-Jmtifle~ · Tak~s is.sue· witli ·tulbrlibt., '· · i· , . to support the principle of - fr~dom ·Of navigation for all nations .through:-the .Suez Canal. T·he mariCcl1111' .0I _.&~··· deniel"~lpo'wber·,· tqJ~n~~lon r~~lfest; I time tinions a'ffiliated with the AFL-CIO, and..the ..AltL-CIO ·Esee.ullve. Council _.votes fun~·isupport ''to Sru/ i. • "!j Maritime Department of the AFL-CIO · have, on numerous occasions, vigorously protested th_!! black.: ' listing of Am~rican-flag ship~ by tl}e _Arab boycott · "r • . action 'on .. AFL-CIO· .Backs SIU-.. P-ratest ~ - ... t ' ~ '~ •• I aay1 ,. Meany . . _.;. , 0 ,,..- l I • ' • • ' �£ .O G / • Award Five More Study Scholarships To SIU Applicants . . . - . - A Seafarer and f~ur children of Seafarers have been awarded the four-year, $6,000 SIU Scholarships at the annual meeting of the SIU Scholarship Award Committee on May 2. Seafarer George F. Johnson, 34, was one of-the five winners with the other four awards ' going to two sons and two deck, is currently attending Buck- lege Entrance Exami~ation Board, nell University, majoring in civil N£:w York City. daUghters 0 f Siu men. engineering. He is a 1958 graduThe awards are based in part on The winners, in addition to Johnson, who sails in the stewa·rd· department with the SIU are: • Meredith Reed, daughter Some bf the wires which SIU has received from labor group1 - of Seafarer Paul E. Reed. ar~und . the world supporting the boycott. .•Carole •s. Garrigues, daughter • ·n···_·s' ., , pub·1· ' .B·a·ck.. IC Unlo · · t1•n·g. .ck.e el. eop~. tra Pl _ - ' . . . . . Overwhelming support from 4the public · as. well as from trade union organizations at home and abroad has been received by th~ SIU as a result of its piCket action on the Egyptian freighter Cleopatra. Virtually all of several huhdred letters, telegrams and cablegrams received at headquarters to date have supported the . .. • . Union's position as totally jus- workers." · . tified ·and in the interest of A.nother union to bail the SIU A'lnerican citizens' rights. . position was the :ransport WorkThe p"icket·I1'ne . protest ers. P res ident Mi~ h ae l Quthill fUot: 0 lut n b · Warded a res io Y·1 ag a1·nst ti1e· blac kl'IS t"mg 0 f . A meri. ' t" can-flag S'hips by the United Arab ~~n s exe.cu ive counci e.. A.. nh wuic of Seafarer Dltle H: Garrigues. · • ·Stanford Smith, Jr., son of Seafarer Stanford Smith. •William Bessell~vre;Jr.,.son of Seafarer Bill Besselievre. Seafarer .fohnson, who hails ~rom Marion, Indiana, has been sailing with the SIU since 1947, in the steward department. He intends to use his scholarship as the starting point for a medical career. He has two brothers in the field, one a veterinarian, the other a medical student. · · / Miss Reed, now a senior at Murphy High, MobJle, Ala., is looking forward. to a career in the field of dietetics. She hopes to attend either Northwestern University or Jack§on College. Miss Reed's father, Seafarer Paul Reed, sails in the galley gang on SIU hips. ate of Brooklyn Technical High a candidate's high school record School. and his performance on the standard college entrance exan1i·nati·on College Administrators test. The SIU Scholarship Award - - - - - Committee, which chose the winners, consisted of Miss Edna- Newby, assistant dean, Dotlglass College,, ~ew Brunswick, NJ.; F . .D. \\i'ilkinson, administrative assistant to the dean of engineering and ar: chitecture, Howard University, Washington, - DC.; Elwood Kast- • ncr, dean of admissions, University of Alabama, and Bernard P. Ire:: Besselievre land, visiting representative, Col- P l _e e_ era ion .of · Lllbor, the onstratlon of international trade ~i~~i~r;:a;~a~:~~;i.~::o~a~~:·i:~~ ·~~'!:::f~~l::a;~:~~ c5~~~~~:e~~::~! . · ··· ·· ·· Polytechnic High • . Tra·1·1e·r-Carry1· ng Serv1·ce qi~l~~:~~~· C;J~;.~ lnaugurate·d By a· ull L1·ne :::hubli~ h~s t~een ap~~aud;:.l~y I:i~~~!rio~~irye~:~ t~er ~~:f~~~~~ J?a~:s~. ~~r::fg~e:~. ;;hi~seth!a~~~~ ·n oFr damzat. ns as e i ip- cipled stand and its dramatic dem- department, expects to graduate , · 10 ~tanford Smith, Jr. and dad, Seafarer Stanford Smith. ' Carole S. Garrigues father Dale. . • ' gian Tr~nsport Union and. t?e New of the Int'l Union of Electrical \1l this June and York City and . Philadelphia- cen- Workers. '.~i 8 p~cia1 i z e in tral labor ~ounclls: Mayor Richardson Dilworth of f;iathematics. She Bull Line officially began its new container service beIn addition, a flood of communi- Phil~delphia, Senator Joseph p~ans to Jlttend tween New York and Puerto Rico when the SS Elizabeth left cations from individual Americans Clark of Pennsylvania, Rep. Wileither· the Uni- th B T · l in B kl A · · have lauded the Union's fight. In liam Gre·e n <Dem.-Pa.> and ·R ep. versity of South- · · e u11 ermma · roo yn 01:,l pril 15 with the first of · many instances, the writers de- Victor Anfuso (Dem.-NY.> were ern California or what will be a twice-a-week Bull Line ls currently equipped clared they ·have notified their among 'the political figures who Johnson _. the University of schedule of sailings. up to 46 loaded units to Senators and Representatives of applauded the SIU's action. California at Los The other Bull Line ships on handle each of the vessels schedulqd their support for the SIU. A sampling of letters .f~om 'in- geles. . · The Philippine Federation, in a dividual Americarts produced the Stanford Smith, Jr., Is graduat- on the ·San . Juan run are also for the twice-weekly sailing, but it plans to increase the ·service as wlre signed by Manuel Rodriguez, following comments: · Ing from East-Jefferson High, Me- taking part in t~e service. demand ·warrants. natiorial chairman, declared in. "Looks like the Arabs,can't stand tairie, La., this June, and hopes to They are using 166 35-foot trall"The new trailer service." said part: "Proud of your stand picket- to see us .play the game with their go on to a career in engineering ers, especially constructed for the fog UAR ship Cleo,Patra. Our full .~wn rules. I ·think the State Dep't at ·either Louisiana State Univer- line by the Highway Trailer Com"' Vice Admiral F. M. McCarthy, of ~he Bull Lines, · aympat.hy and support in your is embarrassed · because you have sity or the Georgia School of Tech-~ i>any at ita Hazleton, Pa. plant. Vice-President " struggle to injure free navigation showed · tliem' tlie dlfferenee be- nology. His father' is in the stew- ·The trailers measure 35 feet by 8 marks another step in the comand passage through Suez inter- tween having a backbone and their rd department. feet by 8 feet and can hold up to pany's program to offer the Puerto Rican trade the most up-to-date national waterway· for all nations." "namby-pamby" . appeasement ac- - Besslievre, whose father sails on .45,000 pounds of cargo. and diversified family of sizes for The Congress of · th~ Finhi~h &iuns, Good luck!" unitized shipments -of merchan. • • ·• Seamen's Union, meeting on April dise.'' 19, 1960, cabled that it "appreciates "Our State Department, evidently Btill Line has unveiled some 7our action against those who controlled · by the oil interests, has other Innovations, setting up a endanger freedom of tbt' seas, not .got the courage ! o stand up receiving station at Secaucus for particularly in Suez Canal .••" The for American rights. It~ is a pretty .small shipments and originating a Finnish Union noted that the Arab sad day when Arabs can dictate• pick up and delivery service for bla~klist question is .to be discussed lo us as to . wliere our ships inay or Bull Line's clients at both ends of by the International Transport- may not go." their route. wo1·kers Federatio.n this summer. · • -• • .: The Guatamalan, union council "Cong11atulations on your .courawired: "Congr3~ulations for your reous stand ••• Perhaps a union courageous stand for . freedom of as .brave and forthright as youni May '· 1960 Vol. XXll, No. 10 the seas and repudiatioh of the· can at least set our cowardly State Illegal practices against American Department straight •••" ' seamen by the Egyptian authorities .• •- • •.• we are decidedly with you in "It is regrettable that our ·State PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer th.is demons~~~tipn for . lnterna.:. Department, by default, has left HERBERT BRAND, ltditor. BERNARD SEAtional Justice. . this matter to 'be-Jtandled by you." MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, The Belgian Transport Workers · ·• • • AL · MASKIN, ARTHUR BERGER, CHARLE9 BEAUMET, D!L ROBINSON, Staff Writers. Union cabled: ''Congrat~litions on . 11ln view of lack of action by ogr 13ILL MOODY, Gulf Area Representative. staa~d in _respect freedom seas Sta~e Department ··. • . I heartily a~amst Egyptian dictator," while cheer your action of picketing the · the New York City Central T.rades Cleopatra." and Labor Council went on record - ·• • • to ' "commend~ the Seafarers Inter"Con&"l'atulatlons. It's about time· Checking scholarship appli~ants'· documents are committee mem• bers (L-R). F. ·D. Wilkinson, How~rd Un~•• Bernard ·P. Ireland, national Union for the iattle~ It someJ»o"dy took a stand on this dis· College Entrance Exam Board, Mass Edna ·Newby~ Douglass Col. waging in defense of lre~ilom . crac~ful situatloJt." Another noted, lege, El~ood K~stn~r, NYU, ancl William F. Dean, _Alabama U• th~ ieas and'tbe rlchts of maritime · 1(Cbntin~ec;l on page. 6) · .: . .. ' ... '" . SEAFARERS LOG • Is oi ~ ~ �- . - ·- - -.·SEAf:AlllS . ~ . · ~~~~ ROTARY SBiPPfNG_BIARD . , · - . April 13 Through April 2~ · Blue sk.les and spring weather cooperated In bringing the period's shipping results back toward normal again. A total o{ 1,054 men in all classes shipped during the past two weeks as bppoied to the lo\v of 902 men in . the previous· pe'rioq. Registered "A" and "B" · men on the beach also ·fell off from 3,880 to 2,ll34 for the present report. Increased shipping activity as showp at the right'f~ the stngle".factor in the upswing. The District serviced a . total of 210 v.essels that ineluded 64 payoffs, 30 sign ons and 116 vessels in transit. Only five ports failed to service as many ships as they had in the previous two weeks while the remaining eight ports exceeded their previous record . ' . · , Jacksonville, Mia~l and Wilmington were the only ports to have neither a payoff or sign on. New York once again led the A&G ports In vessel-servicing, with a total of 41...,s hips. New Orleans continued at a brisk pace with 36 ships serviced while Houston had 24, ana Baltimore 23. Miami- and Wilmingfon shared the bottom rung bf the ladder with four ships each. Seven ports had a g_a in In the shipping column while sfx ports liad . ·" - . . . . :Ship Activity a decrease in the number shipped, Houston led the w~ w4th 2U me.,i shipped in all classes. The dee~ '.d~partme.nt shipped Ure largest numPay Slg11 ber of men with. 392 men picking up jobs. Englne department men Offs 0111 Trans. TOTAL got 336 jobs while the stewards de par ment took- 32~. All departments registered an increase over the previous p.g!rlo.d. , ~lt011 -• • • • • • • I ~ . 3 t 1 Registration this period was slower than· for the, previous t~o· weeks. ~.~:.:hi.;·.:· ~~ ~ ;~ 3 9~ A and B Dien rE'.gistered, compare~.,. ~_i~h l,OIJ~ men in the last laltllnore ••••• 1!) 4 9 23 ·report. . . ... • · · Norfolk •••. •. " 1 3 5 t '. Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Jackso~vllle, Miami and Wilmington,, Jacllioavllle ····13 . 11 .all slfOw, less than 100 A & B men reg1stere.d ..on th~ beach. Boston, . Mlarill ..••• • 4 4 Miami and· Wilmington had less than 5cf "A's" registered on the beach. Moll• • : • .••• 7 4 5 1' Port dispatchers have forecast the follo~ing outlook for the next N•w Orlealll · •• ' • 4 23 3' period: Boston, unchanged , . , . New York, on the upswing .. . Phlla- Hous~on •••••• 3 2' 1t 24 delphla, looks .good •• ~ . Bal~lmore, brighter future , •• Norfolk, no- ~ll111lllfjtoll • '. • ·4 ·· 4 forecast •.. Jacksonville, steady , • , Miami, slow , , .. Mobile, looks SC. "uclsco. • } ..; ~ 4 ,7 slow . . • New Orleans, Fair .. . • BoJJStoil; continued brisk •.• Wll- Seattle • • • :: : • , 4 . . 3 - · 11 mlnrton, to be brig.hter : : • San FranellleO, fairly good • ·~ SeaUle, T ·· M .' . .. ~,. 30 0 1 1 · ~ ~ ' • ~ • ,•, • very good. ' • Im :. tat · "'. · ..... J .I .. .• . ... " "'-t: . Reglsiered - lteglstered - °GROUP - - , '. .Sh)pped a CLASS -- GRO:VP Ship~ - Shipped CLA-SS ~ CLASS 8 CL.ASS A GROUP . GROUP -.,o .,. 'I I CLASS A · GROUP -- GltOUP z_ 3 ALL 1 =--~~-t-Q~-<>--~-t-::-·:_:_::_:_:_::_:_:. -;f~i--4 -~~ 1 Philadelphia.......... 9 2 Baltimore . ... .. ....... 4 16. 4 , Norfolk . . . . .......·... 1 3 Jacksonville . .. . .. . .. . 2 2 1 Miami .. . . , •• , . , ,. . , , .. , . Mobile . ......... .. . , . 3 13 1 New Orleans.......... 5 16 · 2 Houston .. .... .... ; . . . 3_ 27 4 1 Wilmington . .. ,. . . . . . . . 5 San Francisco . .. . ..... ·6 Seattle . .. . . . . . . . · 2 11 2 r L - 33 137 19 i 11 24 4 ' - I Registered CWS I l 2 10 1 10 l l 11. l~I5 23 6 1 8 6 3 6 2 151 4 189 3-50 ·341 r- . QROVP ,r · , · so·: '."; ...... CLASS A . - -.,.-GROuP I ALL 1 2 ~ROUP · . s = 5.~ 1. . ! ALL 7 ·1s'- ~ ~~- '*--/-. c: 1 8 2 4 2 7 ·4 2 3 2 42 Registered 1 2 .,. I ~} -.~ -2~ 1 3 4 .• 5 12 2 2 4 2 8 1 6 1 s 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 25 5 12 1 : 1 ...!.. t - 2 6 1 7 7, 10 2 2j !l ~. ·9 2 1 19 \ . - 3 ALL ' -r = 3 -ALL 3_- ·4 ~ " / I CLASS A GROUP . Registered ' .. CLASS 8 GROUP - . ---- GROUP- - . -,h 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 . 3 A~L . /. I A B H, ,.· Shipped .• C4ASS ' 8 ' 15 .· J. '18 __:. I ·· 3 55· · 9 7! 18 14 · 15· 1 · 18 ' 3 6 .7 1-· 11 , , ,2 4 ' 1 1 _,,;; 33 3 , 4'7 8 6 57 5 90 2 25 22 34 .2 47 ·1 9 -~ 4 9· 2 14 4 ·· 19 1 27 4 . 4 26 5 33 4 6 1 405 .s4 · · 51al-1a-i19101- 31 .. 13 ~ ', I ' ·. I ~ ·._ H ' U -H 'J I 11 z33 · · t' Registered On '1.h~ Sea ci. CUlSS 8 CLA$S A -:· GROUP C ALL 1 . GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 2 9~ 4~ 11~ 2~:1 ~ 3 ALL 13 7 -57 5· 8 ; - ; : ·2 • 11 4 2 17! s a· 7 21 s s 10 27 9 ·- 10 ·· 46 42 10 . 22 74 . 2 2 13 ·11 -I 2 ,. I 2 8 6 7 211 1 3 2 ,.. 8 6 . 5 --· 3 6 14' ' ]..1 3 ' 14 28 2 2 1. 5 ..:...- !--1 ,. 3 . 3 6 ..... ~ 1. 20. 10 ~ · 1 · 31 22 -0 26 ss'.1a 13 _ s .· 39 : 14 .... .3 ~s 4JI. , 1.0 ao ~44 1 , - . ,:4!> . 4& . 8 35 14 8 57, _21 6 •10 37 4 - · ,7\ 11 - " 2 .- ·2··1 6 . 3 5 ' • .H 2 ' 1 3 I 8 . I 13 6 ·- . 191 8 5 8 21 . 1 .1 8 9 ' 2 11 . 11 2 24 10 . 16 5 31 _, 1 2 8 11 !39 203-. H ....:39 I .326.292115 :s13'" 1"720 T9-.- 16 i9s I 230 11· • - Shipped . ~LA$S A. . · TOT A·I. . . · SHIPPEQ -mroup ... '<"' ti ,~ , SU·MMAR'/i. Reigistered ·"".7 · 3 · z5t:. ._.;, 21 · 4 52 8 ·1 s 2 5 3 · u 1· 3 · .. 11 .:_ -· 3 · 1 .H 11 , 9 3 tl 1 28 17 13 7t 11 • 2 1 e 3 7 ' 17 1 7 10 2 27 2 9s - 3s --3asfa4- ' 6 --; -a1 37! 1 '12 13 · 1 -11 - ·. - · 4 ' - 2 . 15 ' 2'1) ·- :' 9 . 9 - · _ _, 10 - . 2. __:; .- . - :::... -;-"I - 2 5 .. 2 1 , ·3 -=-·. 6 1 ~ 1 __._ -1a 20 - · -:-- .-10· 10 ......: ... -_ .1 20 . 39 ...:. · ...._ .J~ 7 Hr· -:- -3 15 3'5 1• ··..:.. . 13 i• H r··l I •4 3 - . .. 2 ...... - . ..;...! ,10 ; 13 3 . ...:... 3-· · 6 4 8 11 · l - . 1 6 .- 11 2 ' . f its (201-· 7 - 3- n ,...... st'-:- 32 .,. .· GRl>UP 2 , I . · iblpped "CLASS C ·2 . " 3 ..ALL · 1 ' GROlJP ·, , •. . .' G°ROUP ,f ·~ . -1 '1~~~· 8 . 8 a1 -s 3 4, 4 · 1 - 6 3 - 10 18 o el a 1 11 u 8 5 8 ~ 25 ·~ o • 1 9 .r.i 9 111 15 · 5 .371 1 1 2 3 . 10 ·1 1 1 °. 9 7 3 2· 6 4 7 ,14 5 5 5 44 104 I 201. s -=,.3 - 73 . I-. st1 61-24 7 9 5 1 3 - 59 ' • Shipped Cl.ASS .8 . C_ LASS X GROUP . 'DEP~ARl·MENT . · - -S.hipp~d . ·· GROUP 3 .\LL -;! -5 !- · . CLASS 8· - GROUP f .. GROUP - c iLL r ·.. z . ·a. ALL .. 1 _. z . I A~ ~~~ . 1~ ·. 5. 1: 49 12~ 2~ . 20: « ~ -:3~- -3~· , .,: • :.uj Registered ciAss A _-_ SHIPPJD.". .GROUP " ·GJ&OUP 1 !~ 3 ALL . A ' ii - I ALL •• Rqf'itered On rhe ~ch ClASS A · tlASS I~ r.otAl . CLASS C .r ' . ...... 1 Shipped : 1: ·5_ 2· 3 9, 3 15 ·- , 3, 4 7· · 3 .. 3 15 18 . 3 ._ 22 · ·2 27 . 11.:-: 1.0 H ..._ 2 2 , , 27 4. 1· 1 2 · - .- · 1 . 1 . 2 4 2 · · 4 1/ 7 _,_ 4 1.' I ..:.... · _- '· 3 3 7 1 1· '_ , - I ··.-- . ' 1 • 7;_. · 2 4 4 10 -1 !'_.. · ' S1 ...;. • 1 1 10 13 4 22 · 3 29 5 4 9 .:_ , 2 1 · .3 29 13 5 33 6 44 . 1 ·7 9· 171 - ,, 6 ' '7 44· 5 3 3 ' ·· 2 · 2 1 1 ·3 5 ·1 5 4 101 4 -a· ·7 - ! 10 8' 2 10 3 15 · 2 · 4 4 10 . 2 2.._ 15 -951 31-143-31--2os1-3 ·-u'4s-9s--:::=-:-11-:--2s ·· - 3szos- . . ' A" Shipped ~ ' C('ASS 8 .. Shipped . STEWARD roTALS ~ . • ••• I ~ ' Registered Port - :Boston . .. ... . ....... . . New York . .. ... . .... . Philadelphia .. ....... . Baltimore . . ... .. . . . . . 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J . 6921 '20 -~~ :71· 1~:~~~1 · 10·'- ·~2 ··~6'··] -.9.~·6? 2~8 ,,· 8GJ!05~: 70$ 945'- 482, l2l3~1 ~, .. 223- 425J '10i " • ·.r · · , . 1 . ; ' ' .· . •• ('." --1~· . ~11 I :>._ ." : • , �-~a,wartJ ," ·s·en.afe_Weak.ens 'S0-50', . , ' - ·For. - Safety. ·, ,- Votes .Waiver In ·Aid Bill WASHINGTON-The State Department handed the US merchant marine a defeat in tli• Senate when that body voted down a proposal to keep the "50-50" law intact in respect to th! Indus Basin project. As a result?'~he maritime industry fears that a big hole has been o~ene<J in the · principle of "50-50,, · . · _ which will be exploited by The project Involves canstruc· 32.. A .leader of the opposition to those in the Administration tion of dams, itrigatlon projects the Butler measure was Senator who are lukewami or hostila to American-flag ahij>ping. The · defeated propo"sal, lritroduced by Sen. John Butler (Rep.Md.) would have eliminated permission for the President to waive "5~0" as far as the Indus River Basin project in India is concerned. The State Department had sought the waiver on the ground that the project is one in which several nations are participating · althouJh as it h'•s been eointed 'out; mor~ than four-fifths of tt will be paid for by the us. LABOR ROUND-UP I The Stork Club has )&st its fight to keep · union ~ickets away f~om the premises after more than ~hree years. A National Labor Relations Board examiner· ruled recently that * because members of the Hotel and Reataurant Workers Union carried signs which noted the club had no contract witl\. them did not necessarily mean the Un!on was attempting to organize the plush Crewmembers -of- Bienville (top) l"eceive award as safest ship in New York night club. The pickets Sea-L~nd fleet from. Earl Wallace.(right) company 5afetydirector, hit the bricks for the first time · and Joe Algina, d)rector of SIU Safety Program. Below, Capt. F. ·a fter several employees were fil'e.d after ·they had joined the union. Billhardt .(right) ,gets ~ational Safet}t_Council 1959 awar~ foi' Alcoa The Hotel aitd Restilurant Workers SS Company from R: O'Brien. Looking on is Capt. T. Proud. had rfotlfied everyon~ ·- concerned that It .was no longer demanding ----------~~------~..;___________~~----:--~~~--1 .f MB .V0tes' /Sub. fto MOre Co-~s- Agree · · On Bette.r .Stealc.s - . )four SIU-contracted shipping compan_ies have now agreed to follow::..t he practice of upgrading·the quality of steaks placed aboard ship. .Following the lead of Seatrain Lines and lsthmi~n,_Bull Line and Sea.,.Land ' h · 0f will abide by t a practice . placing steaks graded i'good" May· is·. Is . : . ; p· hi•l/y . Hal/ by the Department of Agriculture aboard SIU ships. .several other SW - coiitracted . . eompanies are expected to follow 11uit shortly· as the .result of a meet· ing which was·- held between the PHILADELPHIA . ...:.. A totaJ of Union, representatives of the SIU thirteen ships serviced during the Food Plan and · several steamship past pei:iod bJ;"ightened port acoperators. ... tivity and the payoff of three ships Seatrain and Isthmian have al- already scheduled for this period ready begun storing their ships · lrqpr oves outlook furth~r. with the better quality ~teaks'. Up Port Agent Steve Cardullo said until now i~ has bee~ the practl~~ the three ship~ that paid off' were to store ships with commercial • fhe Venore and Santore ' <Marven) grade steaks, which are a cut below and the Cltles Service Miaful. . the "good", in the D~partment of ·_ Si nirig ' were the ye.~or~ . and Agricult'!l'e s rating classiftcatlons. ' Sant~re ~(}14arven) . and" ·th~ ,_ T.itan ·.. T~e .improvement, · ln shipb~ard «Cargo·TankshtJ>). In~transil!ts servfeedmg is a d~rect res'-'lt ·of. th~ · · l.Ctt«i'....wer.4t , th,, Edith, Je~n ~qd SIU Food Plans success in de.vet- 'Emilia'. .. (Bullf, Searinlr <Calmar) opJng more e~icient sys~~ma of~ twice; Steel .. Advocate (ls't~mian). , foQd .preparati~n and servi~e: and" Robln :dood (Robin). · . . Crewmembers will t~us benefit 111- ,-· ·Shlps"sc eduled for payoffs durrectly in the form of super~or- tbe new pei:iod . ' are : an Oremar qua~ty food. . _ . ship; a _Jlull 'line ship and the Ken• With the four compani~s _com- mar.. The port ·reports a · shorta~e , Jnitted to the new prograpl, several of messmen, ·wipers, ordinaries other SIU operatqrs are expected , and ollers. · _: - • to follow suit very shoriIY,, and In Cardulio .spoke to " t1'e membvrthe n~ar futuy e, this benefit W~ll sh.i p at the last r~81i.Iar'me~ting on be . e~tended throughout the SIU-, the.> compl~tlon..of ~be ~ew hall for. eoptr,acted shipping fleet. SIU men that is. to be ..'r eady for .. occupancy by_" May 1.5; G~ner~l · titlying up' and small details are -~(!!!!::=:,~6~T TIME . · the onl.f thfngs l~ft to be"do~e be' l'LL 1(t' · ' . 'fore moving hi. · / ·1116c..d./11r(,.,, · · .Everyope ·in PhiliY. ,.eiu~erly ·--...-:;;JI · ~ "15.71·' , awaiting ·the· opening _..t!o as , to ,be, · · _ · _ 1tn ·the aumm,er -on ·a.-good1·note. ·aa·le 1arg-et is - • ., >,; ~ and other ·facllltlea, the total cost of which will be in the vicinity of $1 billio~. T~e project ~11 involve huge shipments Of such Items as cement, steel pipe,_ electrical generatlng equipment, construc~ion gear and the like. If "50-50" wei:.e enforced, it would supply tremendous quantities of cargo to American-flag ships on the India run as well as to tramp operators. . · The two ·a mendments offered by Senator Butler to block-the "50-50" loophole were kllled by virtuallyIdentical votes-44 to 38 and 44 to recognition .and therefore the picketing was not In violation of the law.' · to ;t. t , The City cou'hcil !>f Wilmington, Del., has passed an ordinance outlawing ..... the use of professional "Strikebreakers in area 1 ab o r disputes. ·'l'he antl~scab' bill was sighed into law by Mayo Eugene Lammot. The measure makes it illegal for any person, firm or corporation not involved in a labor dispute fo recruit persons for the purpose of employing them in an ir(dustry which is struck or lo.c~e.d out. · Fulrbright, ~f Arkansas, who 11 heading up the Senate conferee• dealing with. the House of Repre• sentatives on the issue. Se?ator Fulb.r~ght also is spea; headmg oppos1hon to the SIU s picketing o.f the Egyptian_-flag SS Cleop~tr~ m protes~ agamst ~h• blackhstmg of American-flag sh1p1 by the A~ab_ Leagu~. Here too, the Senator is su~p.ortmg a State .Department position on American s~ipping.. a position which IJ)ai:itime uru~ns regard a~ apathe!1c and occas~onally downright hostile to US ships and. US seamen. (See stories on paces i, 3) Ship operators and maritime unions fear that the waiver will open the door to . large-scale evasion of "50-50,.. which calls for half of US aid cargoes to go on American-flag ships. Already, ship operators are complaining that the State Department and Department of Agriculture are interpreting the law so narrowly as to deprive American-flag-· shipping of oppor- _ tunities to bid on much of the aid shipments under farm surplus and other foreign aid programs. Constitution Vote Tally· Due M"y 11 Labor-management relations in- As voting on the · proposed rethe railroad · industry needs new. vision of. the SIU A&G District determination OD the part of all Constitution cJosed, o~er 4,500 . ,. in orqer to make collective 1l,argain- Sea~arers h~d cast ~he1~ ballots ing work, declared Sen. Paul durmg the 30-day period. The ':ot· ~·1.dy' Douglas (Deni., Ill.)' at the' 12th an- Ing began M?rch 31, . fol~owmg nual convention of the AFL-CIO the membership author! zahon to Railway Employees Department place the referendum up .for baltlteeting in Chicago. The depart- lot, and wound up on April 29. ment is made up of six internaThe results of the voting will tional unions: the Machinists; not be k~own until all ballots Boilermikers and Blacksmiths; have ·been received and tallied by Sheet Metal Workers: International the tallying committee elected ·at · wAS~INGTON , - The Federal Brotherhood Of Electrical Work- the headquarters hall at the last Maritime Board has ruled favor- ers; Railway Carmen, and Firemen reg u.I a r membership meeting, ably on a·· differential subsidy foi.· & Oilers. . April 27. _ . 1 Waterman Steamship Corp. after t to to Elected to the A&G District taltwo years of studies and hearings AFL-CIO mer 1 t scholarships lying committee were, J. Matoski, which Involved 13 other steamship have b,een awarded. to six higp C. Pahller, J. Purcell, L. Hogan, coinpanies, three railroads, seven school students who will receive A. Isaacs and W. Harris. The .re- · US port cities and .the. 46 lawyers their diplomas next month. Presi- turns will be made known to the r~presenting all parti~s involved. dent George Meany wrote each of membership at the May 11 meetWaterman · }lad sought the sub- the receipients a congratulatory ing. ·· sidy on. four of its services: US letter which noted they had been In order to amend the constituGulf, United '.Kingdom and th~ Eu- chosen for the awards on the basis tion a two-thirds majority in a ropean . Continent:, Gulf-California of their studies, the results of e r t ballot ls needed. If the new and the Far East; Pacific Coast- multiJ>le te_sts· and in consideration constitution is approved, uncfer Far - East and> US North Atlantic- of their outside activities. The the n.ew organizational plan, the Continent 11outes. . AFL-CIO first awarded _.. s u'c<h u~ion wm. be able to better coorThough the Board's · approval scholarships last year as part of a ·din!lte the activities of its various pyes the way for the subsidy dif- larker program by US trade unions divisions such as / the Marine Al·!er~ntial, Wateri;n~n stpl · must \~hich &We . mor~ thlln $500,000 a lied Workers Di".ision, Harbor and -w ait for tne· adm1~1stration. to ap- i'e_ar to . ass,1st gifted students. Inland Waterways Division and the P!,dI>riate_ the · ~omes co~ermg th«: · . . t · . to ' to · . Puerto Rico Division. expens~after a. contra~t. has· b.een . _ New York's Local 1199 of the' ,------------~ em~cted between the Lme and the Retail, lVholesale and l)epartou~nt ·Use Only One Government. - , · . S&~re Union has , negotiated work · The FMB's approval ~f the sub- agreements with . Daughters ~ of Mail Address sidy will consi~_i:ably ?.oost the Israel H'!_spital in M,anhattan .a nd Seafarers with beefs regard~tatus of the compa~~ s oper!:", Oaughters of Jacob Hospital, ing slow payment of monies due tions, and the .p ossibility of_ elS- Bro~. A . third hospital has en- from various operators in back panded S!'!rvice. In rec~nt ~e.ars, tere.~ Into negoti•tlons with the wages and disputed overtime Waterman, like other urysubsu:hzed Local after its . employees voted shbuld first check ·whether they comP.anies, has had tough g~ing in overwhelmingly for union repre- have a proper mailing address the._ face · of' rl!naway;.fla~ and sentatin. Local 1199 conducted ~ · on file with the· company. SIU other f~reign-~a-~-· co~_petit1on. 46-day str_Ike l.ast ~pring at .seven headquarters off~cials . point out Other non-subsidized companies NY hosi:!1tals which termmated that reports receive·d from sevbesides Waterman _yvhich are at w~en a compromise settlement was eral operators show checks have various stages In their subsidy ap- made whereby t he institutions been mailed to one address plicaUons _ace Isth~an, States Ma- agreed to some of t!te unio_n de- white a beef on ·the same score ine, Isbrandtsen and T. J. Mc- mands to set up_, a grievance -pro- ts sent · from another, thus creCa.rtbY. ~~latter a Lakes operator cedu~ and ·prov.hied fo~ peri~ic ating much difficulty in keeping unc:ter ~ontract to the 'Great Lakes wag~ reviews. ·~However,. no 'Yrit- accou~ts straight. ':' · .,.. DiStrlc~. ten contra<;t was signed at the .time. wa.·1·, .erman ,· .' '';.~ ' " �SE.4F..4RERS · £0C SIU-·CoDtinues Boyc:Qft Protest - ·.Get That SS , Number ..Rlght ... (Continued from page 2) ·number of · US-flag tankers which February that MSTS purchase oil Seafarers .-;.' ftling v.acatlon Fulbright carrying the ball for the had once traded with Israel, but is either in lrim,. . Indonesia, · Vene. money claims shouid make' sure . State Department. · Ignoring the now being extended t.o all US zuela, Texas . Gt' California whert · US-flag ~shi.;...s are ..not . subject t6 that they use their correct SoUnion's ·grievances, Fulbright de- ships. cial SecuritY number. Uie of nounced the picketline action in a The ·Union had s.u ggested back in discriminatior_ . the wrong number means clerSenate speech. ical beadlibhe for the Vacation The· Union promptly wired the Plan office· and slows up ' the . Senator pointing out that the handling, of payments. blacklist had been depriving AmerAlso, a Seafarer who uses the' ican seamen· of employment . opincorrect Social Security numportunities for many years, and ber is creditin<; his tax. deduc·that the Navy and Agriculture De- · . tlons to some ' other US partment were supporting the . worker. blacklist in· their chartering . of '---------------' sl1ips to carry Government oil and farm surplus cargoes. , "As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee," the Union message declared, "you are undoubtedly interested in bringing the facts of this situation to light and exploring means of resolving It . • . Consequently; we respect<Continued from page 3 > fully suggest that you call for an · "I heartily approve of ihe picket Investigation into the State Deline you have set-up ••• they have partment's continued failure to no rl1ht to teil Americana who we obtain proper protection for the will aii-d wilt not sell to, or where rights of American citizens and its . our ships will and will not stop ••• failure to insist upon the same Not anly your own people, the 1eaMembers of Montreal Port Council MTD unions, including Seafreedom of the seas for US-flag men, are atfected, but othen who farers of SIU <;:anadian Distr;ct, on picket line at Montreal pier 1hiP8 that we extend to other nadepend ~n trade •• .'' before the Star of Assuan. · · tioll"s vessels ••• The investigation 1bould inquire into the stepS, if "I ·am foflowing with interest any, the State Department has your ·stand as reg;IU'dS to the Cleotaken to prevent mistreatment of patra and the basic issues that are American seamen in the UAR." .. involved. .Congratulating you on Fulbright never acknowledged y~ur. courage and ste~dfastness. ~ .:• th~ message, but instead, return~d to the Senate floor repeating his HousroN-Shipping over the past period continued at a "'Congra\ulations to you on your charges against the Union, only to meet defeat in a showdown roll- brisk pace and all indications ;for the future show that the courageous . fight to preserv~ and call vote. pace will continue tQ ·hold up. . ~ · maintain freedom of the seas The Arab League retaliatjon to P-0rt' agent Robert Mat- f1t!e <Waterman) .. were the ships throughout the world ••••• t h e Cleopatra picketing w a s h .paid off. The Pandora and Bulk ordered effective Friday .even.Ing, t .ews reports that .a. contract Leader <American Bulk) signed on. "Denial of job opportunities for In ·transit vessels were: Kyska, April 29. As a result, a number of with the G & H Tow~g ~omAmerican seam.en ... is a violation ships carrying farm surplus grain pan~ of Galveston was signed_ on Arizpa, Hurricane, Hastings and of human rights which ls not going to Arab ports have been diverted April 25. The contract calls for Jean Lafitte <Waterman).; cs Norto Italian and other European ports tugs to get a five percent increase folk, Fort Hoskins, ,OS Miami, Can- to be tolerated by men of good fer transshipl!lent. The grain acro~s the board and also the SIU tigny, CS . Baltimore, Bradford Is- will." cargoes are virtual gifts from the Welfare Plan benefits. In addi- land and Bents Fort (Cities -Serv"Conduct of foreign affairs under US Government to the nations in- ti9~. the s~niority system of em- ice); Maxton (Trans Oc~an PetroThomas Jefferson and Stephan plo~ment and other working conleum), Debardeleben Marine I <Devo ved. Among the ships affected are · the SIU-contracted Mount dition improvements- were- incor- bardeleben>, Gateway City <Pali Decatur and their methods' of inWhitney and Mount Evans, porated into the con~ract. Atla!'!ic1', Bethtex <Ore Nl,lviga- stilling· respect for American seaThe unloading, rel~ading and W!t}\ 211 men shipped during the tion), .Steel Ar.chitect <Isthmian), men when the Barbary pirates operated in the last century . . . transshipment of t1ie grain cargoes period; the largest single grnuv to and Erµa· Elizabeth \Albatrossi. will be done at the expense of the be shipped was ib the , engine deOther in-transjts were, Al~oa has ·strayed a long way ••• good Arab nati.onS. · · partment, 74 men. . Partner (Alcoa>, Ocean Ulla (Mari- wishes for success. Similarly, the Military Sea Accounting _for the large numb9r time>; Seatraih Georgia and SeaTransportation Service reported shipped was the -servicing of 33 train Louisiana <Seatr~jn), ;Myriam "Congratulations • ~ • I am sure that US tankers were now being vessels. Three ships P@id off, two III and Jackie Hause <lnter-Navi- that a far "greater and sighificant · denied oil upon arrival in the signed on and 28 hit port ·in transit. gation); The Cabins and .Petroc'hem nu\llber of Americans "Vill symPersian Gulf. This denial had The Steel ·Worker <Isthmian), <Texas Ciiy>, Del Mar <Delta) and pathize with and support the action ~reviously been invoked again§.t a Pandora (Epiphany) and .Jean La- the .ateel yendor <Isthinian). taken by your union." · a [e,tters ."ail SIU Stand ••• Houston ;$/tipping, Brisk; G&H Agreem·en.t · Signed - • •• ••• ••• The latest effort on the part of the United States Government to give respectability ; to Panamanian an·d Li~erian-ftag shipping is rlow taking place at the International Court of Justice in the Hague, the Nethel'lands. A Sfate Department representative has argued that the claims of Panama and Liberia to be . recognized as legitimate maritime nations were justified. _ The court· case arose out of a dispute last year at a meeting of the United N3tions maritime consulting organization. At the first meeting of the group in JaJtuary, 1959, Liberia an(! Panama tried to get themselves elected to the Maritime Safety Committee on · the ground that they are major ma~itime patiQns. _ Their position WHS opposed by Great Britain and other leading European maritime nations who argtieli that the , ships registered under t}Je two runaway flags prop. erly belonged /in US regis_try. The State Department; ~hich has. always supported· tbe position of runaway ' ship .pperat.ors, went all out at the conference fo establish· the status Panama and LI· beri~, but was defeated in the final tally. . It was then thai the two runaway-flag countries, with the prodding of the . US Government, decided to take . their complaint to the internaiional court. The stat'Qs of Panama and ·Liberia is of direct concern to US maritime unions. Should the international court hold that they are not genuine maritime nations but merely convenient b·a ngouts for US shipowners, then the unions would have ·a much easier tfme of it establishing their right to organize and sign contracts for runaway-flag · shipping. _r of ••• ... A.re ,Y our ·'S torerooms Neat? . . ,_: -- / I I I Neat and well-arranged .storerooms offer several advantages for Seafarers. f9~ one thing they simplify keeping in..ntory., If you can see what you've got, you know wh~t · you have in stock~ Then, ·it makes-: matters '../ . considerably easier· in terms of getti'~g ' at·· .' .the s}ores. Finally, and ·perhaps m6st "im- . portant, a well-arranged storeroom, and ·a - Clean, ·dry de~k under~eath, . materially re• .duces .the chance of shipboard inju·ry. So keeR tht!m neat, and save yourself grief• ./ ------- ,... I .• . '• <i ' , .. �LalJor · Dep~t" H ..ad Aslc.s ,End Of Gov't -Aid To -Shipping By SID~EY MARGOLIUJ · CHICAGO-A tQp Administration official has· suggested that the nation's railroads open an attack on shipping subsidies with a vi~w toward eliminating them altogether. SecVets. Benefits Form Qf Social Seeurlty retary of Labor James P. )litchell told a r~ilroad labor group that they should work with _The new veterans' benefltt eUe.£j;ive !uly 1 a~tually assll;l'• that the· riylroads to put an. end t~,.. · )'OU or- your t amily, wm never be left 'destitute if you must stop work- Gov.ei1hment sub s i di e II fQr the railroads' moves to destroy tion with rails consists of Great , American-flag shipping . as ~PPinl competition. . Lakes and deep sea domestic ship· in b · · . . g ecause of disabflity or old age, or if you die. These benefits now become our second biggest backlog against financial .die, ster1econc! only to Social Security. That is, if you and your family know about them. Like social · Security, you get vets' pa;ments only · if you apply well as Government aid to air,.. is well ·known, shipping sublines and trucking. . ·'. 9fdies are applied . only to ·ships In The· S~retary_ of Labor also fin· international tl'.ade. With the . explted that the railroad worke~ .ception of U,.e handful_ of subsi·should-become flexible about their dized vessels on the Great Lakes, present w.ork rules, enabling · the theee subsidized ships do not com. · when eligible. They never arrive automatically. It woul~ be wise to railroads "to ma1teuver flexibly to pete with railroads. . have your wife read this report, and file it with your insurance poll• meet competitive challenges"-ai>;-- · The segment of. the shipping lncles. In effect the new benefits are an insurance policy. parently an oblique reference to d1111try, which ls in direct competl· ' Perhaps the most important new feature is the protection for your · family if anything . happens to you. Widows and minor chlldre; of s· World War II -and Korean W.ar vets can get monthly paymentsjust like World War I widows have been.. getting-if their income . . falls below a . certain level. Up to now, bereaved families Of the more ~ecent GI's· qualified for mont_hly payments only if the vet ·had a . . ' , · _ 1ervice-inctirred disabillty. · · ( _ Minimal lileome After July·:~. it~~~s with no ·mtno~-chtldren, and orphaned c~ilSeafarer Phillip Pron is well on the road to recovery and - eir to• ..1 other Income is normal vision after a second cornea transplant operation per• dren -wlth no parents, .will be ell.glble u th e ' afare-r G.ets 2nd-. E. ye Transp·I·a ltt ' -~ ping. These vessels operate with· out Government subsidy of a117 kind. · ·Aid Necessary Maritime unions and the marl• time indwtry regard it as an accepted fact that offshore American-flag shipping in the general cargo trades cannot operate without some form of Government assistance, since comi>eting runaway-flag and foreign-flag vessels pay wages in the vicinity of $7li to $125 a month (sometimes less) to unlicensed crewmembers. The as elimination subsidie8, called for of by ship the Labor Dftpt. secretary, would not in any way · affect the relationships be- ::~: :!i!~ufc:db:~1r!f::· 0~1thi! j rt ' f '·h A · fl formed iast November at Lenox Hill Hospital in New .York. ma or pa 0 • e mencan- ag no more than ,'l,800 a: year. Widows with minor -chtldre~ can get ·payThe first time Pron went :::~e~e!:.neral ~argo and pasUnder the surgeon's knif~ was left eye by an ice box aboard ship . A Question Of F.ands ments ·if the& other ttncome ~no more than '$3,000. The Labor Secretary's viewpoint Social' ~e_9urlt~ 1 i !J._S well as priv~te income is count~d · ~Ii the t~~al in 1951. At ,.t hat time a fel- and Joseph's a carry-over from .bis u .,.. of '" other , in~ome''.•. Large families getting the maximum of ~lal Security family . payment of $214 a month thus would not be Jtliglble Ironically, they would lose $70 or more a month because of the extra *"· But most s "octal Security payments are below the new limits for ..,... veteranD' benefits. 1ake a widow with one cbil~ getting, say, ,1,650 • year. from Social Security, and with $_300 of other private income Since her total is under $2,000; she'd be eligible for an addttfonal $60 a month fr.om the Veterans Adminl_stration. boxing car~r. cin ship subsidies is believed to . The Pali' was in the same rooin refleet the outlook of an important and after chatting about their in- segment of the pr-i:sent Adminisjuries, it was then· that Joseph tration in Washington, particularly told --Pron that he could have the the Bur~au of u.e Budget. The cornea of his own eye inasmuch Budget Bureau has been successas doctors previously had .in· ful in opposing moves to increase formed him that nothing could be the number of subsidized voyages done f to save it. pr th e amoun ts bu dge t ed f or th a t The operation was a sue ss, P.Urpose. A widow With one . ~hlld, who has other income of no more than e but Pron was later warned by docThe railroads themselves have ,1,000 gets $75; with other income of $2,000..$~,000, $40. The paymeq~ 1 tors that the - sight in . his righ~ been under heavy fire in · recent · Js Increased $15 for eacti additioneye was so affected that he wouid months from domestic ship operal child. gradually go blind. ators, barge lines and truckers for -.. Widows with no minor ·chtldren -~ Consequently, Pron under~~nf' cutthroat competition. The oper:. get $60 a month ff their other -in· stirgery again for anoth'1!r cqr~~a· ators have charged the railroa<.lt come is no more than $600, $45 if transplant operation; this time, with carrying cargo at a loss in . other mc~me is $600-$1,200; $25 if BALTIMORE...::. Shipping during the cornea was furnished by' , an· order to beat aown the competl$1,200-$1,800. Since the present the .past 'period, for the most part eye bank. Pron was examined· last" tion. maximum Social Security payment . has been slow at this Maryland March. by groups of eye · surgeons· to a widow without dependents is port. Howev'er, P,ort Agent Earl who were attending ·a convention $90, most moderate-income widows Sheppard reports that the outlook in New York. These professional . would be eligible for at least some is for better shipping. medicos were amazed at the sucVA payment. SIU Safety Director Joe Alglna cess of double operation. The other big benefitln the vets' spoke at the regular membership Another odd angle to the two law is that the breadwfuner him- meeting on April 27. , transplantations is the fact that self is eltglble for payments .if he _ Payoffs here iilcluded the Emfl- Pron sports a round cornea and becomes tottlly disabled, or in old fa, Hilton, Edith,- Jeap. and Mae, a square one. "The shape makes SAN JUAN, PR - It's only a age, an~4f bis other income .ts no (Bull); Oremar and Marore (Mar- no difference," .he told the LOG. more than $1,800 with no depend- ore>- Seamar (Calmar)" Bethtex "I can se"e out of one just as w_e ll coincidence hui. Aristotle Onassis, ents; or no more than $3,000 with <Or~ Navigation) and th~ cs Bal· _as the ot~er." He ts completely one of the world's wealthiest men dependents. The disablllty need timore · (Cities Service). · ·satisfied with the success of the and a leading operator of runaway. Do,- be service-incurred.· Any_ dis· The four sign-ons were the Ore- latest operation, which was per- flag vessels encountered an unablln~ permanent 1llness or Injury mar and Marore (Marven), Bethtex formed -}?Y Dr. Rudolph Aebli of expected problem with Americanflag shipping here....,,.. specifi~ally, that prevents- you from gbtaining core Navigation) and seamar (Cal- Manhattan .., regular full-time employµient will mar). In-transits -included The Dr. Aebll, In commenting last Bull Line's Angelina. · The blow was struck April 26, qualify you. Don'~ slµ'ug off .this : potential benefit because you~re Cabins · (Texas City) Alamar (Clll- week on the opera_tion, said that still young and vigorous. ' This is like getting a valuable accident' and mar) Alcoa Patriot ~ci Alcoa Pen- the first operation he performed when the Bull Line Liberty, while health insurance · policy at -no cost to you. nant' <Alcoa), Steel Advocate and on Pron _b~ck in 1951 was, at that shifting from one berth to another~ d s ur1 steel W-0rker (Isthmian) Beth- time, considered to be rather rare. collided ' with Onassis' palatial • ' A ded ec . ty coaster <Ore Navigation): Robin Since then~ he ~dded, ~etter methWhen you reach 6ri, YoU also have a good chance of getting the VA Hood (Robin). ods have come mto .bemg and such payments in addition to your _Social S~urity. The l~w presumes that · · an operation is not ,unusual. vets over 65 are 90 perc~t disabled ~erely ·becatise they are 65. .Few • -Pron, who .has almost normal Pick 'Up 'Shot' vision with the - a!!l of contact have any_ trouble proving the other ten percent · disability through ·1uch common ailments of old age JlS b$d· e:v.es_ight, varicose veins, etc. lenses, hopes t o get his driver's Card At Payoff license soon. He will take the las~ j A single vete~an who qu~liftes . thra\Jgh <li~abi~ty· or old age would set $85 a month if his other inco~e .is .µot over $600; $90 if ~etweep ' of post-operative ·treatments 'next Seafarers who have taken the yveek and .. will enjoy a lifetime . of - $600 Jnd $1,200, and· $40 if over $1,~00 ·but not more than $1,800. - If he has one dependent;-:he'l~ get $45 ·$90 a month~ depending series of inoculations required sight which may not have be.en , . for in certain voyages are · poss·lble were 1·t not for .,,.ric Jo:on how much ~ oiner lhcome; Jle hall. .. . ·. d foreign · .1:1 • • • •• .. • • • .J rem de t9 be sure to pick up seph, the eye ·bank and modern . Iri addition, any war v~t's ,fa~lly, no· ~atter .. wqat its income, ls their inoculation cards from the medicine. ·eligible for a $250 burial from VA When he "dies. ' , · captain or the PUtser when they . , The new rules im~edlately qulillfy most · 300,000 wtdows and vets pay of? at the end of a_voyage. The card should be picked up ·who previously were iileligibQle. VA ofiices will accept appllcatiens from the·m now. .- ,: · · ·. , . · ,, by the Seafarer and held so that ' Pre'sent ·Beneftclarlei .. ~ u !;an l>e :nresented when sign~ . yacht while it was at ancho; here. '· Vets or , families already getti'ng ,._VA ~enslons ha:ve- a Choice of Ing on for anotl}er voyage where Th~ Christina, Onassis' floating ' coming in un.der the new rules or"reooaining under 'the"pld?Compare the "shots" are required. The · palace, was· badly bruised. Then', . t Ith th. , . . ·. , t.s .. b as~. d,. ou _..in~ome limi• in'>culation card is your o..~ t..... - Shipping h WILMINGTON b th lo b 11 •th here nly as though vengeance. was in mind, . ~our f,!res~mt 91tyn:ien s w ' . e_,. ne~" P,.~ymen t "ti to . proof O f h , aving taken the r"'as een on e S W e t Wl O ·Lations. Once y'o u swit.ch t_o.. the· n.ew &)'~ e~, you ;uave. tq. a,. c~ "~· ..- f shi 11i g f t the Angelina hit her again. Be:f 0 1 0 15 For example, under the old law, a qualified vet's ..wi<'.pw~ with no- quired shots. ' our · ps ca n or a a tween ttie two blows, the Christina _ Those me-n who for' ge.,t to plck corritng Jobs during pastlook period. The suffered extensive damage to her minor.~ chlldren' gets $50.40 a month if her annual · income, D~;u.ot more two the weeks a little than $1,400.-Vnder "the new law•. she gets $60 a month If her lneo~e up their inoculation car4! when btjglltei with six vessels scheduled hull and · de<'k structure-an es.ti· ?,Jl..Po.t more ,tbatl '600 a year : $45 or less if Income is over $'80.0. Thus, they i>ay oft may flnd that tber to hit . the port. niatea $12,000 to $20,000 worth. ' a widow with Qoi more than .$600 sh0.uld choose ~h4t i:iew rules. One ' are r~uirecl to take ·all the . There . were no payoffs or sign._ Fortunately, ·no crewmem-berl . yith over f600 should atic" t.o ~e old plan~. . ." shots" uatn ~w!_len thel want om; .. The four - snips serviced :id were injured in the Incident which ,· ~ · Beeau·@ 9 ~of" ~o.,;ie,- confu8ion, ,VA ·officJ~ e~phaslze that ' tl~e new to S.~.P on, ~i"~~n~tJter ~cli ! O'?·". transit and- were: :.peiuil!lar, Jl'ex:.. ;may -have. hurt. Onassis~ feelings ~~w. · d~,.1~ .on~Y,: .w ith .non-se,vlct pe~iQ_ns.:. ". lt does '.not aff~t' btt_!l~fi.ts age. • · : mar and Portmar . <Calmar> ~n!f but, ~id chicken-feed "damage · .t o · ·b'e1D1 : .P.•i.'1; - ~or'•1ervl9-cO~ected -~tilllUa. " ,J .. ,- .• •~ .. u •. · . ,. ~ ' H ' · · · ·•·• . . Youna ~c1ic~ . (Wa~rmaD) •..._ hfs •. pocket~~ - · . . ""' ·.,.., ' ..... :·.,· ... low SIU member, Eric Joseph, donated · the cornea of his permanently-damaged r-ight .eye .to Pron. The two met for the first time at the Staten- Public Health hospital where both were being examined for eye injuries, Pron's having been caus.e d when struck over the · · · · a t OW B I SI Buf Should ·Ga1•n . SOOD Angelina Belts Onassis Yacht to: ·-w .:·1·m1•ngto·n· s·10 W s. D0 W-.n ~ 1r1 i' b ~ �- .. . Weather· Mail . .To Utilize Cloud· Pictures , , . •. . . JHE dr.eam ship on the dre~r:n trip would have ·stTtooth sailing and s.~flny, ,~kies .~II CJlong its route •. ·Somethin~ -o.n this order will become P?ssibl~ if t"e ~perime~,tal · weather satellite · T1rps ,I ,. p.ans . out ~s planned. · . .. ., •,, .,, ~ ~ .-. . . . ·The weathe·r satellite is the forerunn~r. of· seve:ral more advanced .satellites ·w.hich w.il.I enable weather men to detect storms 'and predict weather with ~or greater aecuracy than now. Such skills would l:s'e of obvious ~c{vantage to shipping. ' 'Technicians a,re sho~I!· at work . checking out !I'iros, before its launchi,ng. Tiros sun batteries provide power TY cameras. " - . Going 'beyond that, the weather satellites may reveal what factors breed . bad weather, and as o. result, fo the distant future,· weather control is a possibility. · . ' . . The principle ·of the weather satellite is sim.plicity itself. It is a space platform with two television ~pmeras •. The cameras take pictures, on command ·from the ground, of various areas and store )hem in tape re= ~orders. Upon signals .from the ground, the tape recorders~ transmit the · photos. -. .In the process, .weather men ·will . be obi~ . to observe atmospheric conditions and .the build-up of $form patterns which ,t hey could never see before. In faet, four-fifths of the ~orth's atmosphere could n9t observed. before Tiros was Launched, so that .w eather forecasts were based· on incomplete infor--mation and, as everybody knows, were often wrong. . . . · · . . { . ( . With a system . of weather satellites in orbit, the weather · forecasters ~ill ge_t a view of the whole earth's· weather_patterns~ , They. will l.;e able to follow storms and hurricanes as they form and predi<;J° their course ·with reasonable accuracy possib'ly days and ~eeks 'in' . advan~ce. • · . · ... -- ... . Wide-angle TV camera took his photo of storm . p.attern covering hundreds ot miles of-the atmos-· phere over the Pacific Ocean. ' ' .F or..ships, the advantages' or°su~h. .~~ath.;r· predictions are Qbyio.us. - ' Pa~sen~j~r vesseJs . · . will be qbl~ t~ gilcwrci.n tee. mcir~ of. th~. s~rin'y days at s~~ - .·they ad~~rtis! ;· so-..r fouCIJy•. . Car.g o ships ·_~m be ab~e to avoid costly . delays,, stoi:m damage apd foju_ries to crewrrtefl1be.rs· :.whr~h .o rise ftom ·..pi.fC-hing and rot.ling in: ~e.a~y seas• . ~ .... · . ·. . · · .. · . ;~o;· -. b~f};~ .: ·1>uilt~ . the w;c:wth~r · s~t~r~ · . lit.es of ..th~ futu re wUI have infra .r.ecf .scan:.· ..__ · . ' ners. w·hicfr. w.fl:t mea~ure· th'e: heat..flow ' f~om ·':'. " th,e ;,,"~q·l;~i9r. _-to ,. the. · p.oles. ·- --T.h~i~ .:~h· . ' . , douE>teCl-~y : wi fl' le'a d .td ,a 11. sorts. o.f ~-oJt.~ctf:. ~-:t11i:~~q~t$J);~xp~iii:J\e.ttts ~in·1.\iJeQ~Ji~r~'. ~.ont~C>b';. . -Photo froni satellite shows ~L6wer .California 'and.' · .· · B~f f~r _t_he'. tl~~ Ji.~l~g, the ·~e~ma9. w,ill_"l?e .: · . I :. .; ,.. r. . .Gu,lf ·of Californi, . .,Notth.:.i!:at "'bot~''Qf ·photo..·~- · .. .-;.~_appy ..if.-,he ;,~.Qn -9~.t .•iiQugh ·adYqf\~e~rioti.ce . · . .} -· _. ·~-; One ·T V.. camera coverS.-~~a:,of'·OOO · mu~s. : <.;- · ; ,.· ~ . of .storms.•Of··Sea,,to. k~ep · out '~frtbeir .:,woy. .. , ..; :.. i '·, ' ...,..! ' I •• ! ! ; ... I •• ; �-· / ' ·' ·Man .Made 4" . ,.,. • <I ·Star ·A·icls Navi9atio~ W _and ITHIN a couple of years, if all goes well, ~'kippers mates can pack away their sextants, astrolabes, give .up deadereckoning and still knpw exactly where they are at sea with far g·reater accuracy than ever before. The information will come to them via a rad'io receiver getting "fixes" every hour and a half or so from a navigation sateJlite passing overhead at 90:-minute intervals. This system, which would have sounded li~e a cockeyed dream a couple of years back, , is now on the v,e rge: of being put into. effect-as the result c;>f the orbiting of · the sc:xte·llite Tran_sit 1-B by the US Navy. · Herei brie·fly, is how it happeried: ' . .., · Scientists tracking the or_iginal Russian satellite, Sput- -: . nick I, noted .!hat whenever Sputnick passed overhe~d. ·. · there would b~ _a .shiftin the ytave length on which its · r~dio · . signals were' being transmitted. By measuri"ng this cha,,ge in the frequency ·o f the radio signal, {this. is now done: by comp~te~s ). it's p~ssible_ to determine exactly whe.re the · satellite 1s 1~ relation to the earth~ What the Navy plans to do is put four such satellites -into orbit to cover all of the oceans. A system ,pf_ground tracking stations, already in operation, can calculate exactly what the path of .the ~atellites will be relation to latit1:1de and longitude at any given time. ·· ,Jheo ~he ground stations .will. send signals back to the satellite outlining the futu.~e· position of the satellite fo.r the next seve· ~al days. The satellite will bro.a dcast_ this information to ships at sea, activating a ship's receiving •·· equipmerit as it passes -over general area of the o~ean in which the vessel is located. The ship then can make a navigational fix on the man.:1made north star. ··There are obvious advantdges 'in this system,· for merchant' ships. Exact navigation . fixes will enable ships to ~eep ~accurately on course, weather permitting, and will save·time and money b_y saving travel mileage. · Ships will be abl·e lo travel in a straight line, whereas. und_e r· present systems, errors of as mu~h ·as 'SO miles off course\ under dead reckoning are not uncommon. · . · Exact navigation fixes are a direct asset to the health and .safety of 'the crew. For example, in an em~rgency ~he~e a crewmember needs !Jnmediate medical attention, -6.r a fire breaks out on a ship, the ability of the vessel to ·repor't its exact location will rriake contact with re.scue ships and ·planes that· much easier. The "~vigation satellite · would a[so make .lar:gefy• .·unnecessary the whole comple>( of novigati(>n equi·p ment such as radio- direction ~finders, lorari and- other devices; which, whi~e . effective, cover ·only a· part of t.he ·s ea lanes. I Artist's rendering of navigation satellite shows two sets of bantj.s holding sun batteries whi<;h yupply energy for -its radio t~ansmission. Stripes_are the satellite's transmitting antenna. · - As satellite.passes shore station (left) it's exact position in space is recorded. In step two, satellite stores up messages from shore station for relaying to ships (step three) from which ships can quickly figure exact latitude, -longitude and time. �In-Transits Keep Jax On, Upside �Pll'• mnea .White HOilse 'Switcfies On Medical Care_For Aged '1 ASHINGTON-Under tremendous pressure from voters throughout the p-nited States and from the nation's trade unions, the Administration has made an about-face on the issue of health insurance ior Americans over -65.' Although ciple, the. President has indic.ated President Eisenhower nad sty- .an .inflexible stand on the 1d~a, ­ mied such a move earlier in the year, the Administration now plans to introduce some kind of Federally-supported measure 'f or voluntary health insurance. . an · l abor pl Substitute For "Forand Bill The Administration bill is an effort to counter the rising tide of sentiment for the Forand bill, backed by the AFL-CIO, which would finance health care for the aged through the _Social Security system. The response to this bill, introduced by Rep. Aime J. Forand '(Dem.-RI) has been tremendous as Senators and Representatives have been flooded with mail in favor of some kind of measure along these Iifles. Two of the nation's .leading conservative magazines-Life ~ and Business Week-have even come out ' favoring the principle of the Forand. bill, stating that private, voluntary plans "can- never meet the whole 11ced" (Life) and "the voluntary approach simply will not . do the job" <Business Week). Prevents 'Beggar' Sentiment "Use of the Socfal Security System," the latter ·magazine con~ tinued, "has- the advantage ~f keeping old people from feeling .. that they ar.e beggars." · Despite the sentiment of the Since the SIU and the International Longshoremen's Asso- people, and the flood of tecomciation began pickepng the Cleopatra in New York on Wed- mendatjons in support of this prin- , I . Talks Peace . , . . • B-e Sure To Get . Dues ~ece1·pts H<>~idquarters again ·wishes to remind Seafarers that payments o' fnnds, for what~ver Ultion purpose, be made only to. authorized A&G represen t atlves and that an officlaJ . Union recelpt be gotten_at th.a t til"e.. If no receipt is o·ffered. be sure to p.rotect yc>0rself · by immet.i1 • .tely btinging the· matter to the '.: att~·ti«m . o.f the secretary-~-MS- all ... · -~' ..~r's '~fflce. · ., . pulsory. affairE:" . 'fhe issue has rapidly ~co~e the number-one problem facmg Congress this year. Progress in medical science has enabled us to raise !ife expectancy to almost 70 years at the present time, and the number of aged people, over 65 years old, has jurnped from six million in 1930 to 16 million today. Majority Can't Afford It A survey conducted by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare indicated that threequarter's of our senior citizens cannot afford to pay 'for the care they would need if seriously ill. Medical costs have skyrocketeq 45 percent in the past ten years while the over-all cost of living has jumped by about 20 percent, making the medical costs increase twice as great as the general cost of living, as· noted in the Consumer Price fude~ _ Vice-President Nixon said that the Administration's health insurance plan, providing for a limited Federal subsidy, would make possible voluntary health insurance for everybody over 65 who wanted .h ealth insurance~ The plan wo_uld work tnrougn payments to insurance companies and group health organizations, not the individuaL NV GO'V ernor · · sI•gn · S nesday, April 13, -in protest against the Arab League blackJ.ist .,. of American shipping the performallce of the US State Department has fulfilled an expectations-expectations, that is, .-• . of those who have maintained th(\t th.e Department nas ut-· terly failed in its' job of protecting the rig~ts of American citizens and the principle of- freedom of the seas; - The unions' protest was undertaken because in all the years. · . . . ' that the blacklist has been operating. the US GovernmentNew York's Governor Nelson Rockefeller, signed mto law. meaning the State Department:_has 'not taken a single con- last week, the amended New York State Unemployment Instructive Law ·raises jobless pay to $50 but then tightens . . step to remedy .t he situation . ' There have been suranee . . that . .· . b .Plenty of pious statements and equally.:.pious resolutions, but the Imes by~b.f~em~g the JO _+------_ - ----.- -no action. - less pay quabficat10ns. The Isth~ian, .seatrain, ,and Cities "Embarassed" Ovel'/ Picket.ing bill was signed even- though Service, will be affected. How- Jobless·· Pa·y Curbs In an. effort to bring about more harmomous relations betwee~ labor and management, Pres1d~nt Ed~senhoiwer calledthfort regue Jar ISCUSS ODS bhats e ween e .WO e· , ments "outside the bargaining ·table." He made this announcement ¥ a White House meeting attended by AFL-CIO President . . . . ~pat. was ..the reaction of t~e .State Department to the George Meany and Labor Secretary Mitchell. un~on rc1ckethne? If ~a~ to whm~ t.h at th.e· Depa~tme.nt ~as The President called u.pon Meany bemg embarrassed' m its h¥tdlmg of d1plomabc relations to designate three persons from with the United Arab Republic""&hd other members of the lab~r to meet with an e'qual num- Arab League, and to try to make the SIU the scailegoat ·for ber from management for the pur- the failure of the· US delegation at the UN Law of .the Sea pose of. developihg conferen~e conference to get adoption o~ it~ .r lan on terri torjal water plans ''.without Government partic- -limits. (See story on page 10.) . ipation." . Thus far, despite th~ protest, and despite. the request QY At the same. time, It was ~n- the .American Merchant Marine Institute that the Departinounced tha~ the Chi~f . Executive ment try to implement "in every· possible way..." the principles . would later meet with Rudolph Bannow president of the National of freedom of the seas and proper treatment of Umted States . abroad, the Department has said. . nothing and .done Assocl·at'1·0 n of Manufacturers, . to citizens th• th th '- t ~~'-· . th . 'ti . work out arrangements for nammg n<_:> mg· o er au o CL-nlc1ze e union s ac on. as conferees three management Fear ·of Nasser? officials of firms which have work F h" . · ed S t -contracts with AfL-CIO affiliated or · sm~e reas~n, . w ich is. no~ y~t clear, the_ 1!mt. ta~· un its. . . representmg the world's most powerful nation, d1plomabc These meetings were first .u~ed servjce, is ~either. unwilling, or afraid,. to approach Egypt's by Meany last Novembtlr when he President,'Nasser with even the mildest coinplairit. This is in invited the president to CQ!lSider·. sharp contrast' to the attitude ·dispfayed· tgward Nasser a~d develo t~g guide lines al.med . at other Arab nations by the·S<>.,"iiet Union and 'other !roil Curtain establlshmg ·bettex: relahonsh•PJi countries. When they think·their interests are at' stake they betwe~n, labor a! d ipanagement. holler ioud and clear-and as a result, the Arab nations ar~ in , statmg that the use of the Social Sec~r~.ty System is. a "c?mp~lsory affair and th~t he is agnmst com- their corner time : arrd aga1:h. . . · The Iesson, w h"IC h • s h ouId b ~ cIear f or- the Sta t e D ep~r t . th a t wea k -kneed t•1m1d1t y ID . the M1ddl e . E as t on Iy men t , IS f A . breeds cqntempt for the Vs ap.d mistreament 9 meri~an_s, particularly .American. s·e amen and Americ~n shipping. ,, · SIU Asks Probe Th e SIU h as as·k ed· th a' t t h e S-enat e .F ore1gn . R e1·a t•ions· c· omnuf"tthee S~onduDct at thortoughd· it~ve5tigati~n intoh the Aa~~io~s e t e Late epar men an er a~encies, sue as gricu 'tare and the Navy Depai"tment, in cooperating with the blackli~t;· T~e Union ~ould .be happy !P cooperate with such an ~nv~sUgatibn , which might . uncover · the reason~ for these ag~ncys!~ indifference te tµe ··rig~ts Q~ Americ.a ns and their ,tQl~J;'~.tiop°.o~. ~~t~i.A.ffie~\~.~~ac~ices, i~... ~~e_ _M:i~~l~.'. .~~st•....~:-:, 0 ° 0 0 ever, a seama~ wor~ing for out-ofstate .comp~mes h~e . s.ea-~and, \yaterman, .Alcoa, M1ss1ss1pp1 and Suwannee is. covered by the .une~r~oyment msurance regulations 0 ose s.tates. • Accord_m.g to sta~e une"?ploy~:~!d0 !~c;~~iaAh~o~:~a~~~.. ~~i~;: that wouldn't have worked any longer than they wanted t~ such as housewives. Ordinarily a ·housewife seeks employment for a period of t· t ime o overcome a surp1us o1 ks b~dllds: Sheh thenlf~eafvehs hebr job after three days a w~ek for four wee ri 111g erse o t e urden and to qualify for the $50 paymenis then seeks unemployment insurdue after signing off the first job. ance benefits. , It affects the seaman in the following manner. Should the seaman take a··long trip tben, leave the ship when it reaches port £.or the purpose of' going ashore to see his family, he will then be ineligible to apply for jobless pay, even after , . _ he has gained a second job. The reason according to the new law. is that a person must leave his em,. ployment because r·easons rather thanoftoinvoluntary fulfill his · SAN FRANCISCO-This port's px:ediction Of better shipping in a 0 .., " 0 needs and wants. Under the period just ended rapg true. Twice old law, a six week penalty period as many men got jobs this time was imposed for such "voluntary over the' previous period. Activity .quits,;' but a seaman could then was cohtined to employment of collect benefits. · "A" and "B'.' men, reports.Walter / ·_ .' Cont.u sing Limit....t.·,,,.. ....8 Sibley port agent What makes thepnew '1aw· ~11 the Sibl~y also not~d that the ships more confusing for seafarer$, in hitting port had few or no· beefs. addition to its limitations, is the attributing this success to a job fact that it applies only to shipping well done by the delegates on companies whose mai~ ·offices . are these . ve~sels. • ·. in New York State. Seafarers workThe outlo.Q.k for the next period ing . f~r · such. c,o ~p~~.~«'.s· ; a.s .B°.~l: is f~rly good, ~e ~~~t a_~e.nt a~~.~~· the amendment was strongly opposed by organized Iaoor: The SIU was one of the . unions that sent telegrams to the . state capitol protesting the amendment. SIU Asks Probe SIU's message to Albany cited the hardship that the new law will place upon the seamen. The socalled· move to "strengthen" the insurance for those unemployed, will require a seaman · to hold a second job until .he earns at least $200 or has worked a minimum of SF BOUnces Up ..·_ Do ' ubles· I ts S.hipping .. �~ .Haffls Tanker -_Seafarer- Ties .M · arrlage Knot. - ill• prompt, courteous and _tictct ~nner in whic·h my re'9nt b!nefit claim was handled. 1 1'h• feellng of . ~~ity that •• • .To Ule Editor: . . the Welfare Pian 1lvl's nte with We ·· would . Ute~· t<f anqoonc-' , my huiband ione 80- many days ~ the marrfilge ~Qt' o_ur daughter, It ea, -cannot be expressed· by Ann · Elise, to Mr, William . . Herb· mere words. ~ . ert Phillips 'QB Sunday, March I .am very proud to be ·a Sea.. 27, 1960, at St. Paul's J(ethodiat farers wife and I only wish that Church, New 1 Bedford, Mau. we (th• wives of all SIU mem• , ben) could have an identlfica· Mr. and Mn,, " - Chrlltopher F.-em tlon card to carry, proclaiming ¢. - ;.\:ti .,; · that we to ate members ~ ·in part" ot' a wonderful union9· S WS ft Tlie Seafarer1 International. Various Issue• Mn. Theodore Jones To Ule'!'Editor: . · · · · ·. , · , , I want to thank you-for aend· -: 1 • Ing me the LOG, while I have· . I ~ . ' • l Among .t he Seafarers currently·1 ald up in the US:PRS Hospital in t;taten Island· are: ·F . Adkfus, A. M. _Anderson, J, R. Eaaa, J. A. Gr•i.c, EUl'eDe R. Han; llln~ J. R. Leiba. . Adkins, last on the. Steel Artisan, was hospltallze(l with a broken 'Wrist and ls recovering slowly: Anderson, who sall~d in. the deck departme.nt of the City Service Norlolk on his last ·trip, broke his ·collar 0. S nd VI. . Lett· 'IJ ' . ers 1.0 The Ed•t' .;. I or ~:n;~,~:pk!t~n~07t ~:-~:· Union's F·l sht - 'l' ill Sditer'• • e .. .. Recen~ly I_noticed some stortea in ·the SEAFARERS LOG . about C!JIUDs and 'the, rigged set-up he has in some of the tanker fteets. I wu glad to see ·that the crews in these fleets are· 1eitin1· wise to his phony deals and that tp the Esso fteet anyway, the men l}ave broken away from his ontrol and are trying to vote hh'n out. ILyou ask me, these oil com· panies keep an 'Iron curtain of their own around fhe tankers. l'hey tell the crews they have such a terrific deal, but If you 0 0 ~:;.e;~~ ·~~:~ :h a~et: t~:i score Is. a -few inonths before I can re- . · -· So more power .to the ·tsso Anderson Adkins Hall Egan - lurntosea. men. If they win t~~!lr ftght ~ Regarding the latter -concern· and ·keep their own .union, bone and six ribs when he· fell down the stairs at home. He had 2Q. fni choice of watch by the deck . which they want to do, it means rears at sea with 'no accidents. · AU lettet'• to the editor for that t'he · company. assocl•tion department on . the SS Penn Egan underwent a hernia ·operation and ts .bothered also by a p0-11t-. Vanguar.d, I 'thin~ the beit ·way publication in th1 SEAFAR· -- . deal wlll be .on-the way ouf in operative infection. He sailed as chief steward on the Jackie H14-use · is fint aboard ship ·1et1' flritERS *LOG muit be dped the 1 tanker fleets: '.fben -maybe his last time out. . choice and sp.on 'down the line. - b11 the writer. Name wm 1 f 1 Ilk "" Grabac has a fungus infection on his hands •nd feet, but is respondIf that won't -W.Qrk the.n b}' date be :withheld upon renu:'lt. . "' . with the he P o un ons - 8--'i;ue ing to treatment and expects to be released soon. Hi4 last ship w~~ ·the -~of shipping card, retardl4!ll , Esso --tankermen, the SIU · and Beauregard. · ·- .... f S other . unions can make some what class -tfie .man Is, A, B, or S Hall, who sailed last on the Robin Locksley, lractur~d his wrist and C. _ - •_ • . ea arer • • .. mc;>re headway OD th~ runaway 1 after an opei:ati~n is improving rapidly. lie ls enjoying himself ·study· I ~ave been in the Union ·• . · · •hips. T Muke tng the racing for.ms with a scholarly intensity. ·since 1944 ancr1 tblnk' 1eniority nsurance r· 7~. • 1 Leiba was stricken with an infection In his left shin bone. He ' ls In shippins la enough,, without To the ~dJtor: · , t - t :. .t , , coming along well, however. He sails .in the steward department and - trylhe to . srab' :. . ojf . . t~~ . best I Just wanted to let . my_fel- . ,Attacks ''News' his last ship was the Helen. watches also , · . · ., low -Seafarers .know that the A · A ti U I Seafarers on the beach o.r off their ships on shore leave ·should ·take Reprdtng_'.-]loliies~adtni I. reason·, Uiey . haven't seen me S. time out to visit their buddi~ hi the hosp!Aal. ~ ·vl~lt or a )eti~r fr.ofi\ illl'ee with Brother Nichols that around,. lately b because I've To the EdltoJ'. e_: 1hipmates i1> always welcomed by Seafarers .stuck, in· hospl,tals.. . . . every: man should be requfrectr ·b e en land· I should Ilke. _to call your atto 1et off the shlp 'after a year · locked, a n d ten'Uon to ari ·article In the edi· VSPHS HOSPiT AL SBASWE MEMORIAL ·HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY LONG BEf.CH; CAL.If. · , at)( take hill vacation. That way ,,, . . have become torial column~ of the "New Oscar Adams Thomu Lehay l!oward · C. pber6 , B. 11'~ Overstreet be more Joba availa li~e Insur• York Dally News" which apthere ·l'l.ould Aanar Andersen JuJltt Leiba · 'I AILOR SNUG HARBOR ' N. E. Angelopoulos Roan Li&ht(oot . able. rhave J;een onihlps where ance agent for -peared on April 18, 1960. This - STAJ'EN ISLAl'n), NY F . J. Balducci Serafin Lopez 'l'boma1 IsakSen there _are =creWmernbers who -the New ·York vicious planted article, which I John Ballman J, N . Loukas . USPHS HOSPITAL have been .Onover" a ' year · anil Life Insurance . assume ·was re~d' - by . mllllbn-s, Joseph Blake John Lukas CHICAGO, ILL. · Robert Bunner . Wm. C. MUrphJ' . it is my·-contention that~ mem~ Company. · - stated fran~ly that union pres.: John Pletl'Zll'k Greirorto Caraballa J. A. Nairy : Alfredo, Cedeno E. J . O'Rourke I-sailed with sur~ in ,the .Lakes are~ ·h~~ skybers who stay on over a year 1et . · TRIBoRO HOSPITAL J.o}ln Cormier _, Petro Paulin · . {,~ ·JAMAICA, LL NY . like "old ladies" : •. 'they thinkt'!e SIU since rocketed seamen's wages to the_ John Dolan Thamaa Riley · Jabi.11 :Ruuell . .· they own the· ship, A-_ new crt!f~ ·~ ~ Fo ey 1950 and got · pc,>int tha~ ·A01erican-flag vessels J . J •. Sheehan Jam11 Elfe.n · us - SOLD~S HOME HOSPITAL J. A. Grbac W. Stevens - l\VASIUNGTON, DC • do fo" · · · my full , book could · not ca!'ry much nee~ed member who doesn't·. E_w:ene R. HaD - . Joie Toro Wm. H._ Thomson the way a homesteader W:ln!lf In 19~6. My last s~ip wa~ the iron ore to the piill1 of this Thomas Hegiarty WllllalJI F . Turk VA HOSPITAL Thomas Lauer i\rtbur Willert · them done Ii mar~ed ..iouQ-: <rJ - Alcoa -Roamer, wh1ch I . aa~led _. country. CENTER HQT SPRINGS VSPHS HOSPITAL . . ·so. DAKOTA thinl. ~hat tqe one-year rule 1 on last .fuly. ·· : · The nticle_ further _ stated NORFOLK, VA. Bel\lling Bjork - Rufino Camantlque Clifford c. Womack should be . p ut-.to a ·vote by the I~ any 9f -my buddies or ~ny Lake captains receive $18,oo'o • . VA HOSPITAL J. W. Blanken1hlp Leroy Jones memberlihips.- · _ . Seaf.-ers are interested In buy· - per year and deckhands and B . Broughoil Steven Purifoy NEW ORLEANS, LA~ R. J. Sullivan · · Dennis Cahoon Henri Robin Jr, In_c~os~ng, ·£d like .to_say hello Ing IQ!M lnsuran~e, I urge them po~te1·5 $539 pe~ month, thus USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL and 1unooth sailing to my tnany _to come ~ncr see me. With my forcing an unelJlployment~ panic . · FORT WOllTH, _T:Ex,4S MANHATTAN BEACH · Frank Ander10n Max Olson BROOKLYN, NY friends'ind fellow shipmates ·In knowle_d te . of_ th~ problems a in the - steel· mills _mines and B. F. Del,,ler ' ~ -Peter .Sotlre Matthew Bruno S. Laurente . Jhe. SIU. , ~ .,_ .. · Se~it~er ha~,, .. ano the policiea other shoreside. industries-. ·, George ·Doherty _ '}lozo Zelenelc John J. Driscoll Henry Smltb. John c. BaDQIJted my company has, I think that .I · _. · · _ . · ·- · - ~ -. Woodrow Meyers Bart E. Guranlelc Pop P. Wini WllJlam D. II enny . · · ·· _ ·' CJan. work out a good -program. . !he_article went _on . to. ~tat• VSPHS ·HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. • USPHS HOSPITAL tt . ;.t. ¢.,.....,_ · - . · I can be reached at 890 East-.. that foreign-flag operations are Jon Alonso Jr~ · Eclward Knapp BRIGHTON, MASS. • Thomas Andrews Leo I{. Lang Seafarers Wife i5otii ~tr~et -~n the Bronx, and 10 !o 20 pet~ent c~eaper ·~e~ause Gilbert Edwards Harry S. Murra1 James B. King William '_faplln . Clyde 'Leflett , will_be ll~d to see any of my _ A~~ and oilers o_h fore1gn':'flaJ USPHS HOSPITAL Claude Bankston Jr, Jamet . l\ifcClarence ants _ID,Carcf .old Seafaring-friends, either t~ ve~sels receiv~ $80 _a mbn~,, James Belcher Joseph Martello GALVESTON, TEXAS 1 th American shiJ>pi~S ~.at itl Max Antlerson -· S. McGUnchey • Accurso BOntl '. 'Jack Mocire · the Editor: : , talk about the good old days at ~ Joaeph Cave Anthony Novak Pat H. Jones Henry P, Meyer• . I wish to tharik th~ Union of· sea, or any insurance problems lowest ebb due to F_oreig~flag Rlchar!f ChazarA Loul1 W . P~ed James A. Lewis Denis .Skograa VSPHS HOSPITAL Vlr'IU Coallh Dewey Pentonfi~ers atl'd board,,_ members of 1 they might have. . .- , · run~ways, t~s new... s~urce,_ The Donald Dambrino William Roberts SAVANNAH, GA. · the Seafarers Welfare ·Plan · f orEdward J. Fole1' Daily Ne~s with -Its antl-Un· Garland Bennett E. Roy Lindenmuth Angelo D'Amico - Charles . SuminereD :- . , .. · -- ion tactl<::;, has· distorted - tht Harold Eby Jama. Vickery James B. Davis lj;dward Polakoff Cha11. Habighorst Ferdinand '·Vigo Ludwiir :f(ri1tiansen Zrnest Webb ,i.. mi'1dS _of i;eop~- who Jmow · . VA HOSPITAL Harry Hammond. Walter Whitten . ~r••sages ' upp-.r ·. little, }£ aqytftln_g-l, "about our 24TH ST., lST" AVE. .Edwarll Johnson · Luther Wing Anderson Jordan . Joseph Wise , NEW YORK, NY .· Fight· Agiilns~ .-Shlp Blacklist ' · merchant marine fleet. -_ Chae. O. Bergagna George Kasprzyk Harry Wolowlt1 . USPHS HOSPITAL - VA HOSPITAL ' (Ed. note: .J'Jie SIU ha• ·reC)fltv•d hundredl of meuare1 from UD• - I .c.au upon _you_r and other . BALTIMORE, MD·. • ~ MONTGOMERY, ALA, , Iona, and tndlvidul cltlzem IUJporiiq the Seafaren' stand tn pie~· maritime · pubhc11tlons to re~ Jacob Buckelew Ramon A.cueda Gorman Glaze USPHS HPSPITAL Edwin Ain1worth Bennie Gresham .. etlnr the 8$ ~.leo"tr~ ID proteet ·arallllt. the United Arab Bepub· · rudiate these false claims and SAN FRANCISCO, CALI!'. Francisco Alcaln Loyd ..Grlfh1 show tl!ese fhJ.ks up for what · Pc'• blackllaUnr of US ~tps and mistreatment of American aeam·e n Richard Harnden Henry Ostwald Geor1e Marcqtte . Theodore Aleck Charles Haymorid Jack E. Smith Snace -do D t ·ne It enrlQtt · II tbe · A t f th ' · they are. · · 0 ::~at_B;~e:•en ·~~~~~: ~~ · cm - Yi1tir.membershlp • !"' ·- - · e1 o_ - rm r -IY- ~~I~ --- ~e~Jt!I! • . - ew is composed Edward ilulzanga Lloyd J. Thullliii Louil Brown P.hllip S.Uto · _ llor11c1 . I..edwell ·D11vid L. William• ap~a~ ~ cond~~ torm ~ ~age a. Here are -~ddHlona_J excerpts.) of hard-worldhg men w 1th Charle• Nall Gaetano BusciJUo . Georae SeeburJer ..! · • • ~ngra u a ons ~or .re· families and obje ti i lif VSPHS HOSPITAL C~<te Clark Eugene Stewart fusing' to unlo~d, the. ~i>ban _.ihe pressure and appeasenie~t c ves n, e. SEA'ITLE, WASHINGTON Frank Claw1on J'rane11 ,x, Sullivan 'Frank Airey James Mitchell Jel! Davis· John Tinile ship· Cleopatra: - FinallY . some- poUcv . of the . State Depart· To them and to countless, others Thomas W .. ' Carter Leo Seleslde Lawrence ~ron .. Gerald Edward• . _,,. _ ., " I call on your organ to inform Edw. E._ Edinger A. Stevenson Georire ForrHt Charl11 WelboJ,"D one has .th.e cou,rage tQ .act • • • .,.,m ent •• · ." : all of this vi i... tt t t George ·B. Little ' . ·'· Al BDnas .~- . , ' -. ·. . M1'.9. Ruth BUftngton, · ·, c wus a emp o . Eddie . Game Jo}Jn Y"kDaa Lot _....;lea, cailt New 'f'ork City. : ~ bla~kball the madtlme industry. ·• •!. ·• ~ ,.. 1 • • • • - . · , • Calvin R. "Ward . I . ;<: • • • . .... .... .... . • •• "As i memb,r:.of ·l,!fut~r~, · · •• -~ 0 Yoµr .'action,'·along wltti . ' _,· .... .... ~~ -v~ ·~ _,. Mates aod Pllou,· I would ,llkt . "· that ·o f th• Intern~lonal Loni· . Plan' Help's to ae~ our u..io~ partl~ipate in· - iboi;emen's · Auoclatioii, lq aup,- St ·. d ' h.' • · . the plcketlna .u an. expr~slon _ 11ortln1 you, ii wonderful to · b~ · ef solidarity. ~ ' .t\ltei-1• ~11, o~ : "~Id ·a(~r wltn~asing our ··To the Edltor: • : -"· ' 1n retards , to these- slilps . membePs .were affected t.o the 1 ·el'JUD!Dt's spineless -acceptance aafti~ extent J>Y - th' Egyptl~n t of AraJ> .dietatlon-. . ·." mintites.. we · wish to , go · on flle . .. · Al··Be1t, . a9out thit '•tewoct on ·the Erna action •••" _ . •.-·: · · · Alldre'f --tlak~Wlld. /- - · ~ , ,: ·\o. -DetroH. Mich. -.•• ~l~a~eth. · . , . . . es~un · C.anal ~ot. , . • _ ·, '- ~ -• - • · - ~ ' : · _ · -We had _the ~IU Food Plan .~ "My hnti~ o~ to you .. ·11 It.ii.In aboard !n. Sap · Ftancisco, • •. . "P~rbap_s ii ~nt.o~ as brav~ . ~!!~ ~~encles~of th,e, Fede,al gov- ' Whjch ieemed ,to hel, ~po per• . ·and f~~t.1~t. _q Y!>u'rt· ,c~ at · e~~ent. can procrasttnate whlle ~ ·.~ent. ~he 11~ew.a~ has improve'1 .. last.-s~t our coward!Y State De. . . tht ~merlcan .ftaa ta -defiled an~d a gre,_ll~ Qeal but Y(~ l"i&lt to ~•eP .. p_artme1;1t 1~ralS)lt· ?f .'' ~ _" . : _ Amenc~q ·_are b~dr - tn low es"'-· a .. l'ec~r~,:•.o~. ~ese mlnu, 8·· Jn , _ '. " R. ·Callaa, · ~em, tlltn· WB -are fqrtunate i!- c~~ t he sa111e thing arklea a1abr-_ , : ...... ·~~",York .~' · p~ .t~ ~., ~. ll'~P. of ~m~~i~ ' . We· are .,_w _ llUn• .to-:-make~ "gqr ..: . -· . "· . •• ···••it.it ver(:11~~~Dinl, toJ;.-;cana:su~)l ~ ;v,ou • ,f: . · · \ ,, . :· of ,:anotll~r-. t,\'ll>,1Jf ~~ 1t~1 Jlll;e , ' lqlow -th.a t there· ~ ._ courage and ·· · · . ·,,_ , - .B~ Af..'la, ,.~··:" ...,._--..9,• ~ at;pl'uent. . .... .' -:, ; :- ,..,. 1. .dtgplty ·~~ewhe~ }li:. s_p~te -'!'- ~ ... ~ ·"1;~.- "..'P,.il'R~~ !f1, . t ':-.'_Del,,ajes-'~~, ~~ '°""tli ~-~· I of · • • II Now ,· ·. ', n : . n On 1 . .· . W T' M. '.s ·. -. -1· ·-s1u.. :. M . ° 1 1 Gov· • • ...... • • ' '. • 1 • • Food ewatr ·l .u 0-% · • ·. . ,. ' �'/ 1•1r~•••s too·· Aboard Tlte Mornln9 Llgltt1 ·A ·sa·i ling Man _'s. Deck Crew. .. ·eompetitia,n.~ ;r" By M. A task·mfstreaa / Kehrwled.e~ · · Who demands the time K iamet allot to me A crue l, beguiling, demand!ng witch That heeds not to my plea1 •eem· to separate you two I want to set you free From her beckoning finger, her mbtery And charm, your lovely mistress- . I The &ea. . She rages not · Wit h t he passage of time Her thrill i4 eternally newShe captures the ·heatt , of' all 't hat perchance To travel the Zan~s wffh you • She has cohort• a'plent11 . To aid and abet . Giant 1hip1 that adher1 to' hn And aa 1Urtl11 as The .ttde ooea out Your on. board, ~ member of 1ome crew. •• cue Blue-ween water• that fqaclnate Tangled seaweed, like hair Soft waves that whisper and cajole, A temper of storm• , That upset a recruit . . When the awell of her billow• Do roll. ,. A aor<;eress she, An e1)chantre11 foi true What . chance doei a mere Mortal hbldWhile· I w·aa. aeeking To capture 11our heart The Sea · '!48 enmared 21our aout. . ... Puffing away at their cigarettes, and modeling a Jtrange assortment of hats an~ costumes, the members of the deck crew of the SS Morning Light await the coming of caiting directors to pose for ~ig. arette ·advertisements, showing smoking ·men a~ won: actually they were !aking time out during a co~· fee br.at Tl1e 1MP.'• photographer is Richard Middltton. . Ice Man Comethon the :£rn.• Elisabeth say1 Norman Wroton Jr., nreetin& .iecretary, the chief engineer inlor,med ·-members ~f the c~ew th.!lt wl)en they get lee from the Ice-maker, they should 1et a lot at a time to keep the machine -busy and "working· properly. Though a · utue btt of tee ·might suffice It would be nice, .. he. said, instead, if.the men took a lot, espet!ially since the stuff wasn't being · bouiht: $ ~ t. Roomttr AbOard .. Former Seafarer Fred Costello . is shown with his wife Lee, whom he marriecl in : Korea in December, . 1·958. He now runs a rooming house in Boston and· keeps l:>usy with inventions which he hopes t.o sell after he :'bo!~. ~::::n:.~ -:=.: An Eating Ma_ n 's. Aggregation things are even ·worae. Accord- I ing to Joe Morton, meetln& •ec• retar~. some :sly c~ar~ct~r is taidn1 the tea .\>a1s left for night. · lunch, the blighter. Since - the maritet Is do~ on us~d teabags, its bard to understand Just what· this vlllatn · might have in his . mind . . . • · • •. unless .be'• a tea· totaler.. . " $ t t. ~· Bla_me It-On The ·President · Li1htftn1ered in.Styiduala.. are suspected of pilfering .coffee arid. jams aboard the Seafalr so the meuroom niay be' iOcked ori- the East Coast to atop .t hil · situation in its tracks~ ..Also the . ·. crew it COhiiiderlni ~ & bit . of . automation 1n the colfee-mak1n1 area and may purcliase· an aut~ matte one. That way, "It the coffee is lousy the men will have to blame the president of General Electric or West(ng. house instead of the-unfortunate coo~. · · $ $ t 8 f. Ab ee S OU , Breakfast Noise . .t ' .-- · Henry · Gatnea reports "' from the Coastal ·crusader that the men have asked the stewards department to refrain from yell· h potent.s t er:n. ing while preparing breakiastot. ~t ;\;. it's disturbing the beauty rest the men: 'Henceforth instead Tea Baaos At Se~a .of of- yelling "fey two over light" Somebody's pu1ling ~ s~rings . the men will pass orders In like crazy on the Paciflcu1. Ac·. whtspers--or write t~em , down: . The crew brags of having . t.he cording to .a report by J. Dewell in the ship's minutes, there are best volleyball team •in the ' mf~sile fleet, and can "whip the no strings on the tea bags, and this has provoked a great deal --...L pants•• :off any crew. , The Galley crew of the SS Morning Light, who have given the vesserth.e reputation of being a top-notch feeder, pose for a photo in the galley. They are (I. to r.) Cha-rlie Breaux, galley.man: Jerry (China Clipper) Pow, 3rd cook; Vic Miorama, crew pantryman: ' Red Herring,-2nd coo~ and baker; Johnny Fabis, crew messman and Jack (Gator Mouth) Bates, chief cook. The Morning Light is on a run Jo_ Europe. A~ left is Middleton, -wh.o took the photos. ~ Stay Put For Jobless Pay Seafarers who-are catlecting state unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid changing the1r mailing addresses if they want to continue ·receiving their checks regularly. · Several Seafarers have already e.xperienced interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting their next che~k -after they nQti.fied the state unemployment offices t.hat they had moved and changed . their mailing address. An average delay of a month is reported iri most cases, causing considerable hardship to the men involved. �.Let Them Eat Cake · CAN'f.IGNY ' (Cfflff lervlce), Mardi U-C:h•lriln.n, W. MCCarthy1 lee,.. . t~ry, . C:. !Krela. C• J>tain •reru.u to P•>' otr men unW relief comH. Refused to Pll7 meaman otr becauH r.place~~nt did not mhow up, --- - ALCOA CAVALl•R <Alcom), M ...ch 27-Ch•lrm•n, I. Mort•vl1 l•cret•ry, Fr.nk Butlett. Letter to be .Hnt for extension to 60 d•Y• instead of U day• for Job security when a llh.lp Ill· laying . up. No beefs. TIMBER HITCH (SUWHnH), M•rch 12-Chelrm an, K . lte rnafl Secret•rv, Hendricks. Galley deck 11 still 11ot r epaired and is dangerous. · Slopchest was Inadequate on last trip. Promise of' improvement In Recite. It ts re· quested that the outer decks be kept «:Jean of trash and butts. Please help to keep washing machine In eood condition; · c. ANTINOUS <W•term•ni, M ...ch 12. Ch•lrm•n. E. N. Powelti Secret..,y, C. Frost. One man was hospltalizect.. in Bremerhaven and one man 'WH 'in· jured in Antwerp. Ship's fund ia 1 117.35. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate who resigned for a job well done. A vote of thanks also to the ,fteward department for ·the improve· ment in food . Special seats have been assigned to watchstanders .to avoid de· lay at mealtime. Crew .en record •galnst pay raise terms. Naomi Cruz, just four years old, gets a big birthday kiss from he~ mother Rafaela, and smiles happily. Two other little girls, un· impressed by the ceremonial aspects of the occasio1.1 await eager· ly, with undivided attention, and open-mouthed. to begin with the cake. Na~mi is the daughter .of Seafarer Virgilio Cruz, currently on the Angelina. The two little gi11ls at the bottom of the p~oto were not identified. • 1 All This ·Luck,. And M·ichele.t Too • • • , , . . I . When a ship is a good feeder, has a good ship's d~legate, has had its quarters newly-painted out, ha~had essential repairs done and ha~ Frenchy :Michelet on board to the bargain, what more could one ask? Such a ship is the Alcoa Planter on which everything is going swimmingly, according to the April 21 minutes. ''Everythirig's running fine," the ship reports. Brother R. D. Schwarz, ship's delegate, got "a r·ousing vote of thanks ~or one outstanding job. Well done, Schwarz!" carried away by all the good-fellowship, Brother Schwarz moved to give "Zee Young Ching and his steward depart-·ment a vote of thanks for a good-feeding ·ship," which was.promptly done. , What about Michelet? "It might mention here," the minutes J}Oted, "that we are glad to have Michelet aboard, a· goo9 shipmate-and he always has time for a conversation." So there you are. Good· food. Good maintenance. No beefs-and to top ·tt off, good conversation. ,. "Pit-for a gea£arer! ANI>_f'~ICES Ma.If<. ow~ BAl-11A1tJNE AIJD NEW YOR/tS/O C'AfetE,efAS -,,..IE R:JOD . ARE GGAPJ;IJ +og SEAFAPJ:=R.S 7 THC MEMURS OF 01,'R.. PNIOIJ. J:l'?OP 1/.J TH~ NEJ{T TIME YOUf<E Ar11-IE J.IALL. ,ib&S•rt~4 ltOBIN HOOD <Robin>, J•n. SCh•lrman, R. B. a ...ne11 . Secret•ry, Chules J. Welborn. New mattresses have been put aboa1·d. Repairs have been made. No change .in kind of soap. Still using Ivory. 114.50 in ship~, fund . It ls suggested· that crewmem· .bers go to the department delegate when the:; have a beef amt let the delegates settle the disputes. Dis• cussed the poor feeding on board. Need more variety 6n night lunch. Would like to bave fruit· juices more often. R. B. Barnes was .re-elected ship's delegate due to · a Job well done. March 20-Chalrm•n; R. B. Barnes; Secretary, - W'e lbun. Two me11 were Jogged In the engine -department. One man In the deck department was given warning about missing shifts. Many b ee,£11 on the ·food l!hortage , !niittresses and no launch service at ' Walrus Bay. Request that SIU food commJttee and patrolman call a ship's meeting be- · fore payoff for tlie purpose of looking into the shor·tage of stores and food. A Tote d tbanb WU Sina to tb9 m1Ue4 lhlp la YokOIUU. JloUon lhlp"a ~dete1ate D!l lie wu -~ to mma•ind•ta~nttbw•.,-ruha!!.!I!.~. ~. dto• retain h1B •job; ~m• disputed OT. • ·-...-... ...... ADJ' depUtment tbat bH 7ellow ao•P clded by und vote of entire crew• will pleHI -'ve aome to st•wud. Chief cook dlauttsfled with crew. -- . .. ' Steward dep•rtment compelled to l)t NA •LIZA••TH <Almtros.1>• wHh down ·· 1alley with Alt water. March 14-Ch•lrm•n, Dmvld L. Jonell Fix hot w•ter reiul•tor In en1ln• ll'cret•ry, Norm•n •· wroton · Jr. room~ Anyone ta~ lee :from th• ice maker BULK LEADER <American aulkl are reque.ted to take more then they • April 17-Ch•lrm•n Chules ' Botz; need beca'-H the machine ~oru bet· ~ ••cretuy, Rlcherd Uh. Seven charges ter in th.t manner. Ship• funG 1• were commit ted deliberately a nd .17.45. Food problems on this ship. knowln·gly durlni the voY•IJe by one Dlac:usslon WH .held by ~embe~.plp c rewmembe1·. All repalrt are being to &et r id of ateward. · taken car e of. It is requested that rooms be cleaned before lemving shlp. ANGl!&:INA . (Bui' Lines>, Aprll ,_ All delegates to report to patrolman Ch•lrm•n, A. Ferr•r•1 Secret•ry, H. each who failed to IQ-e Dombrowski. Chief el!Jlneer aid th.t up tocrewmember his obligations to the agree· he could not repair wHhtng machtne ment. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Check to see tha t com· pany has po•tl!d money to cover draw• and •llotments for the next trip. - Dig_eSt :Of s~u Ship Meetings 'a t sea but would do so on arrivml' in port. Some disputed OT. Wiil try to get some books and magazines upon arrival in port. .Khyone leaving ship will please clean out his room and turn in dir.ty linen ~ r ,. VENORI (Muven), April ·15-Ch•lrm11n, T. Apple,whlt11 Secretary, · H. Gerle. Ship's delegate elected. Mo· tlon made to get a ne w wnlhlng ma· chine. It is requested thn\ cups be brought back to pantry aftflr uslna. cots be put away and that the wash· . ing m achine and sink be cleaned after use. Scupper' ancf' fan not working in the bosun's rooms. ' FAIRPORT <W•t•rm•nl, Much 1sCh1lrm•n. JoHph M11yerch•k1 Secretuy, Jmck Gu•rd. Ship'• delegate will request master to turn over crew passes to delegate only to insure that each man receives same. Master will be requested to dl•Cl>ntlnue pos.t..· ing draw sheet ln crew messhall. All draws to be hand.led by department delegates. 250 ye n spent for mall:Bala nce 123 casH. Letter regarding increase to be dlspatchecf to LOG. Crewme n who \ ~e d lsaatlafted will affix signatures. Anyone wanting new mat~ress to' 'let 'chief steward _know. SEAFAIR <Orlon), Much 2'-Chiilrm•n,· Tex J•cks1 Secretuy, Alonzo Bry•nt. T,hlrd 4:ook was taken off in Panama because of Illness. Union a<t• MARORI "';rv,n>~ April H vfBed. Captain will have Washing ma· Chairman, D. Gne1· Secr.atary, M. chine repaired in Callfornta. F. R. Bilek. Coyles to see patrolman about Hicks WH elected as treasurer. A - equalizing OT In engine dopt. Gowan suggestl.on was made to lock mess· e l"cted ~!p's delca ate. Rf! tUrn coffee. room on tile Eaat Coast. A small cups to pantry and cots of deck two •hip's f11nd will be-taken up. ' Dis· days bl!fore getting In port. Discus· cussed the pµrcba1lng of coffee pot. slon about tbe watc)) to help keep Crew may donate toward same. Vote the nlght pantr.1<1 cle an. of ·thanks to ateward department. JOSEPHINE <Liberty), Aprll -1tCAROLYN .(Bull>, April S-Ch•lr- Clialrm•n, J, R. Wilson1 Secretuy, GATEWAY CITY (Pall Atl•ntlc), m•n, Wilsom Secretuy, W. W•lsh. s. T. Ar•les. New ship's delegate Much 20-Ch•lrm•n, J. T. Bowm•n1 No. beefs. A few hours of· disputed A. Barnes elected by acclamation. Secretuy, R. Cohn. Discussion was OT. Wiper faJled to j11ln the· ship on Vote of thanks to 1teward . departheld ·on the" previous and current re· departure from .Norfolk. Thanks to ment. pi.Ir lists. Sb11rt 11ne wiper. R. Cha~ the crew for cooperating with the zara was taken off by· the Coast Guard 1teward depar tnieiit. - A repair list to CITIES SERVICll; NORFOLK (CltlH be made b;v the respective depart- Service>, Aprll t~h•lrm•n, A. He· at South Pass with serious illness. lbent1. Request ls made that the negoflatlng bert; · Secretuy, J. Cummings. New committee negotiate all port ·time 'be·· washing machine to be delivered in ALCOA RANGER (Alco.), Aprll ,_ Linden. NJ, due to change of orders tween the hours of 5 PM to a- AM be . ,OT. Watches are -seldom broken and Ch•lrmJln, L. J. Pate1 Secret•-ry, T. to Baltimore. Quality of bacon to be shore leave at a minimum on ·contain- •S•nchez. Men quitting ship should taken care 0£. Want secret }>allot e r -ships. SIU should issue 1dentLRca· give tha d epartment lleild 24 hours' mailed to the menibe.rshlp and pubtion paped to be used In lieu of sea· notice. Everything going smoothly. lished in at least two Issues of the men's papers for foreign identification. Constitution to be iilscussed and voted LOG before ballots are malled· out; on thts voy•ge. 119.69 in the 1hlp's Want ship alr·condltloned. SEAMAR <C•lmul, J•n. 17-Ch•lr• fund. .Ship's delegate resigned and a man, John Mushall1 . Secretuy, Ed• new one W!H elected. There was a THETIS <Rye MuJne), April: 24w...d Blevlns. Disputed OT in deck general discussion on the shtp's bull· Chalrman, J . Karl; Secret•ry, F. DI• Del!B. ' dept. All repair lists tur~ed in. 'EJ\gl.. . Culo. One man missed mlp in ltone~rs doing most. of the repairs. A blle. 115.80 in treasury. For'd decks SUZANloll (Bull>, April S-Ch•lr· slippery and unsafe when wet. Voto motion wa:s made for ship's ·delegate ' man, ~•yld H11kelfl · S•c:r1tt11ry, J~ v-f thaiikiii i.u ailip=s delegate. to write letter to Headquarters re· npn MoHort. One man logged two · _Biii:dl iii :iuod on ship. A ·motion wall LA SALLE <W•terml n>, Aprll 17made· and seconded to concur with days ago. Picked up OT sheets In Ch•lrm•n, . Herbert P•rka Jr., Seer• re.tlrement plan as in LOG. · Please Houston. hall. Could not obtain an tuy, John W. Picou. One man mlased bang clothes away from lockers below. · SIU Llbrar;v. Started a shlp"s fund ship In New Orleans. Pa!ritlng of with ~fty cents -per man. • US· ·census quarters started and will continue tlll All extra linen to be tur~ed ~. forms given to men on bollrd. Vote all · done. Fumigation for rats in SEATRAIN NEW J ERSEY <SHt;•l1'l1 of thanlcs •to all departments. Tea . me!lsman's room. Motlon made to ba1s are bei'!Tg taken at night. Please finding out why •ome rating 1ot only. March 29- Chalr,m•n, J. Dlckel'son1 smail raises. Suggestion made that Secretuy, Wllll•m McBride. LodgiJ'lf consider others. It ls requested that all lockers be r.epalred this trip. Sug. sl)ould be paid this trip. Wrote ·letter men doing buslnesa with natlvH do to headquarters about change in con· 10 outside honse and not ~ passaae· · gestlon made to put garbage in cans. way1. Keep mess·hall and pantry clean at tract and payoft procedure. Coke times. machine paid oft 15 to'fund. To check - with patrolman about raise a)ld vaca· ·~ . " 'OBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), Aprll 24--Ch•lrm•n, none1 Secret•ry, none. . COASTAL CRUIA'DER (luw•nee), tion pay, ' • Discussed the proposed changes In Aprll 17-Ch•lrm•n; Hugh W•rren; the new constitution. Four men ho•· Secretuy, Henry G•lnes. Too ' much SEATRAIN GEOIJGIA <Se•tr•ln), Much · 27'-Ch•lrm•n, John· Mutus, pltall_zed . in foreign ports-two re-.. 1rease in food . Request stewards re· Jr., Secretuy, Fr•nk Fl•n•g•n. Three · turned to vessel and two repatriated. frairi from yelling while preparln• Held a d.lscu1slon on severance pay breakfast. Balance of 112 In treasury. men missed ship. Delegates to In SIU contracts. Blankets and bath Deck watch has requested to have headquarters. Delayed sailing grl. · d towels undersized. Ivory soap not quarters enlarged or cbanged as there to engine and deck department. / t ·. not to the steward department. W 11 · · aultable. 'Plastic wash~ machine isn' t enough room for three men to · agitators . unfit for use. Shlp~s hosp!~ live In sanitary conditions. Laundry elect new ship's delega.te this meet· lng. Some disputed · OT. 168.40 In tal not to be used for cargo. Com· room to be kept clean . • • each de· ship's ·fund. Form· is attached pertain· mendatlon to smooth running and partment will be responsible for ' able steward department. Vote o'! cleaning thl• rnnm for one WePk ine to change of constitution. confidence to bq patrolman for equar · Pllrli>ds. Ship ·brags of · having · the - -I in~ ~W!lf.. bel!f~ lJ! !IOOd Order. b est volley-ball team In tile ml89llit IT!iiliL ROVER. n 1tt1m!• n>., April ,.I fleet. --Chatrm•n, J. Goude1 Secretary, N, THI CABINS (TexH City Refining), · w.. DuBois DtliCUssed whether or not •March ' 3 0-Chalrman, Gerold Erllnger1 . FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service>, the old ship's minutes were sent In Se cre tuy; Luke &H ter. Coiled pu· a nd whether tlie ' LOG we re received. April 23-Ch•lrman, L. LH OY•1 Seer•· trolman concerning disputed OT and tar,y, R. Jernlg•'n. Conf usion on reNoliody but the delegate fs to go topsidP. with a beef or bus iness. Ship's payoff at sea. Patrolman advises hold· placement called in to Unlqn hall. delegate resigned and new one was ing payoff until ship arrives in · port. · One man left ship • . . was not paid Will wli~ port agent tbe time of oft. Motion made and '(econded tCJ elected. No beefs but some dls_puted OT. Ship owes $7.50 to the chief ship's arrival.- Ship's ·fund is $42.19,' report steward to union and request Captain wants to move the baker he not be allowed on SIU·contr11cted electrician. One dollar p.er man will be paid in Halifax toward the shtp•a from 1hls own room to. a room with ships. TV set to ~e. left on ship, the tlili'd cook. Bake:c dissatisfied be· Ship's fund used for cab fare . fund. ~ca\lse of' dlfterent working hours. - -- ;>( Everyone will .pleaie help to .. keep COUNCIL GROVI! (Cltlei ~ Servl~el, MOUNT McKINLEY <Cugo & Tank• 1tilp>, April 1'-Ch•lrm•n, Theodore Aprll 16-Chalrnj•n, G. A.' MHter• piessroom clean · Dtobln11 Secretuy, Sidney Ga rnier. •on; Secretuy, ChH. P. Moore;· Held '~ BITHEX <Ore· N•v.), April 1f discussion on the payoft: and facilities Flashlights to be gl.veri to oilers. Ship Ch•lrm•n, Jack Oossee; Secretuy; needs • a screen door on starboard for sending money home. th ~ough the Burton Owen, Draws w)ll be put out · aide, wooden rigs for llllower room. ·• company. A vote of thanks to the on , day befor e _ arrlvar ac;cordlng to• steward department. · No beefJll. aereement. All 01' will . be paid on COASTAL SENTRY <Suw•nnee), STEEL NAVIGATOR .,J lsthml•n>, J>resent p~olf ra~_her t_han carrying . April 17-Ch•lrm•n. Wllllam New• Aprll 10-=Ctuilrman, Ted Bl•d111 ·s ec• lllst dlly · overtime tijl followl ng voy.- 1ome1 Secretuy, W. J . Keryood. retuy, Phlllp MaechUng. Most-repairs age for. · men remaining aboard for • Beef made on J-boat not -runninll have been taken care Qf. Other• same. Motion made ttiat engine de· after 2300 so men can get boat when being worked on. Shlp'.s delegate re· partment gei watch foc'ales. - Elected . watch changed at midnight in Recife. signed and Ted Blades was electe.d. new ship's delegate: A vote of thankll Oller ordel"ed on March 8th has not This crew is highly consclou1 of· to the former ship's delegate. Also a shown 1Yet. 125 Id shlp"s fund. Com· 11afety mthods. Members ·wer e • re· ' vote !>f tha.n ks to 1he steward depart· mendatlon ·on acting cnlef cook f or quested to be on f ood ' cqnduct in · p:ient and t he crew mesfman, BenJa· fipe preparation of meals sl.n ce the ·f oreign ports. All hands are to aid min Lowi . · · departure of other chief cook. Name In keeping natives ou~. of ,the -crew'• · .of' cook, Joe Spirito. V,o te of thanka · quartere and '\'!18Salle~a}'~ , , ORfON PLANET ·<Orlon), Much 21- ~o entire · steward department. • Ch'lfrm•n, H. McAIH '1 Secr~uy, ~ COUNCIL GROVI (Cities , Service), ·PACIFICUS <oii;;i, ·Much 25 P. ·a..L-utemmn. The cap~al.ll ~ill have Ch•lrm•n, Duke; lecrat...y; J. Dewelr.' ·the Co•st Guard ' come down to the . April :J6'"-Ch•lrm•l'I, O. A. MHterson1 Secref•ry, ChH. P. Moore. D11cus11lon No dtaw In · Ade~. . Ship's d-:leqate ship In Yoko1uka: One man mtssea wtshed tO re.tll'n due 'to the lack of the ahli> in Okinawa. One man hos· of payotr anci facilities for sen-ding, 1upport and o'tber realons. Hts ·report p1tallzed. • Ship'• . fund ta 18.97. Few money home - tlirou1h - the company. Vote of thinks to ateward dept. Was acc~pted l>~f D!)t .bk r eailDaUc;in. !Jourr .,.of dtsputed· -O'J', . pne - m' n _, . au '-'5.Y . ... "" ..... .._ · ·-.. "' ·,:1. ... · . ,;;. "'.._/· . 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Title A name given to the resource May 6, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AWARD FIVE $6,000 SIU SCHOLARSHIPS AF-CIO BACKS SIU; HITS ARAB SHIP BLACKLIST UNIONS, PUBLIC BACK CLEOPATRA PICKETING TRAILER-CARRYING SERVICE INAGURATED BY BULL LINE SENATE WEAKENS ’50-50’ VOTES WAIVER IN AID BILL FMB VOTES SUBSIDY TO WATERMAN US MALES PLEA FOR RUNAWAYS LABOR DEP’T HEAD ASKS END OF GOV’T AID TO SHIPPING SATELLITE AIDS TO SHIPPING US SEA LIMIT PLAN LOSES GREAT LAKES MEBA DRIVE GAINS NICHOLSON ELECTION ESSO FLEET CREWS BEGIN NLRB VOTE ON UNION TIE WHITE HOUSE SWITCHES ON MEDICAL CARE FOR AGED ILA DEMANDS STANDARD PACT IN ALL LAKES PORTS SHIPPING OK IN MOBILE; FUTURE FAIR US, INDIA SIGN LONG-RANGE PACT ON GRAIN CARGO GRACE ASKS SUBSIDY END ON SEAWAY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/06/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 10  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/34494eb2abed090cb4cc75800a4a3d6a.pdf eb0d06e68099b2f49989de9c2dbdaaa3 PDF Text Text Approved IBU.ABBBS.;·~·. LOG I.. I ;' Story On Page I 6020 M;J Ci>Ff'l~l.AL ORGAN 01' THE SEAFARER.I l'NTl:RNATION AL UNION • ATLANTIC, GU_LF, l:_AKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO ' ". Cr,ws Refuse To .Sail Liberian-Flag Ships j - Italian crewrn:elJlbers of Libei:ian-flag SS Nassau demonstrate for the International Maritime Workers Union after they walked off the cruise- ship. i:t;i. sup-port of an IMWU picket line: IMWU, which was. set· up by SIU and NMU to :organize' . runaway-ship crewmembers, 'has pledges from majority of Nassau crew ~ and '. ~rew of sister ·ship Victoria. , . Both vessels were hung up when crew . ,refused to· sail them, demanding a union contract. ·The crews are holding firm despite a court order removing the picket line. IMWU . ~s demanding raises, OT pay and recognition. (See story o'n 'page 3.) · · �'RafifJNeWCcJDstitdOn·· By go·~~ercent ·Majority . Adopted by an overwhelming majority, better than 90. percent of. all the.. votes cast, the revisecl constitution of the SIU A&G l)istrict went .into effec.t on Thursday, 'May 12. The., new -document t ook effect Collowing app1:oval in~all 'SW ports ·of 1he· tallying committee's 1'.•". · ·port on the results of the re- ' ..... · blanks .out of a total of f,573 balLakes and Iniand Waters District. · . . f erendum. . · lots cast. The Change In name was ma_de · A . two-thirds vote · was re- By voting to amend the cona necessary by the ·fl'~~ that SIU-. quired to p~ss the eonsHtu:- stltution, the SIU ·membership .al-·. manned· ctee1>:-se~ .s~ps are par·i · t b t th· tered the jurisdiction of the Dis- tfcipating In the Lakes trade . and d rnna 1 amen men s, u · Is trict to include the Lakes and In- seeking to establish subsidy operarequirement was far sur- land Waters, as well as formi lly- tions out of the Lakes. Organizing passed. During the 130-day vote, mcorpor~ting the various harbOr activity also prompted the change. from March 31 to April 29, - 4,1•78 votes were cast .in favor of the amendment and only 322 agains~. There were .also 68 voids and five crafts and other divisions which In addition, the change ijl ·the the~ Union has organized In recent constitution Incorporates the. new Members 'Of the .crew_of the City of-Alma pose with. ·a life ring' years. The new name of the district executive set-up in ti.le. Union noting that 'the vessel had. compfeted 571 da·~ w.itho.ut a ,lost time . is now the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, which provides for an executive ·hac( fthe•·best recofd irdheWaterma" fleet..,. ,• accident, .T•he crew board of officers to meet regularly , • • • and Clirect union affairs. The .m emhers of the board are given. specific · regional responsibil~ties and. authority. and.' present job titles are One of the major changes in' the SIU constitution is the changed.· new schedule of membership meetings. They will now be Passage of. the Landrum-Griffin held monthly in the deep sea ports pt New Y:ork, ~hiladel­ .Act ·required .modifying the con:. . phia, Baltimore, Houston, New Orleans and Mob1l_e. The stitutfon as to qualifications .for I . elected office, condition of .union port of Detroit _has·been added to the m~!1thly schedule. mem'benbip and similar JPatters. The hew executive . board set-up of th! Union, -which has All meetings will be· held at 2:~0 PM, !peal time, for each of the Amenoments In the new constitu~ been .functioning since November, 1959, under administrative seven ports concerned. a~apted the 'SIU .doc~ment ~ "reorganization has been formally-incorpor~ted ·into the conThe meeting schedule calls for New York mee.tings on the first tiQn conform with all the provisions of it t• . It ' t · ·· b · · · . :. Monday of each month, following the first Sunday; Philadelphia, the the new F.ederal law. · 8 ~ u. ~~n. . . ~e s -up ne~ ~o these divisions. first Tuesday; Baltimore, the first Wednesday, and Detroit, the first • • • The constitution also provides titles of president, executive ~~~ . .. . for · ·a·· monthly membership ~eet- vice-president, vice-president .Qualifications for election call ·Houston, New Orleans and Mobile will meet in the week follow- ing system with meetings to be in charge of contracts ~d contr~ct · for three years~ full membership ing the above m.eetings, Houston on Monday; New Orleans on held ·on different nights the ftrst enforcement, three ·regional vice- in the Union· three years' seatime Tuesday and Mobile on Wednesday. week of the month in majo SIU presidents <Atlantic; · Gulf; Lakes or its equiva.i~nt time in shoresid~ . Since the first Sunday in June· isi June· 5, the port of New York ports_. Staggering of the meeting imd Island Waters) and a secre- employll)ent for . the Union; four . will meet June 6; Philadelphia, June 7; Baltimore, Jµne 8; Detroit, nights enables t~e mell)bershlp to WY-tr,asurer. . .· montbs of this seatUne or equiv~· . June 10. Houston will meet Monday,· June 13; New Orleans, June act on resolutions reports an d The constitutio_n .Provides (or in- lent time to be fti the calendar y_eal:" 14 and Mobile, June 15. · other ,matters in that month s terim officers to fill the!!e fui;ic- in which the ·election is held. and Special meetings at a, port may be called at the direction of the meeting,. . wtth~ut having to ~old 'tions until the Union elections tMs compilance with national ia~ as to efigibility for Union office.. <For port agent or area . vice-president, between the hours of 9 AM and over· ~atter1 from one meeting to fall The , Interim officers are: 5 PM. A two-hour posted notice of such special meetings is.required. the next as was the case In the President .. . ......... : . Paul Hall exam.pie, the LandrUm·Griffin law · . specifies that no ·one can hold · previous meeting system. Executive Vice~esldent L ____________;__ _ ____,_ _ _ _ _-:---------'+---r:.-:~~0-:---------Cal Tanner union office who has been conVice-President . In Charge of victed of a felony in the five years Conti-acts and Contract Enpreceeding their term of ·.offtce.)' , .. for.cement .... PJaude Simmons SIU elections will be for four-year terms. • • • ., Vlce·Pie$ident ln Charge of .,~ the ·Atlantic LCoast Sh · d Meetings wHl. b~ h'eld on a ~ . u re New Meeting p roce d ~ SIU ConstitlltiOn - .- highlights 1 . A. • . . , Vows .., ' .#afl-OIJ ,· S. fa.te D.e p'·_ · 1 c.1 • p t · f · · · Bl d E U I S . ; .. n . s a c .Is . r 0 e S· > ~ ~::ge _e;par ~:n;~~y ~~::a~~l~~~=~ p:~~~~m~:: Vlci!-Presldent . · · . h the Gulf Coast .. Lindsey Williams Houst N Orleans Mobi·1e and . 4cting at the request of AFL-CIO Pres1?ent G~orge Meany, and f~llovymg an emp a ..- Vice-President In, Charge of Detro~~· ew · ' tic statement by the State Department pledgmg action at last on the blacklist ~roblem, tjie the Lakes and Inland Waters SIU withdrew its picketline from the SS ·c1eopatra in the port1>f New York, endmg a 24-day . Al Tanner tie-up of the vessel. The pick ~ Secretary-Treasurer <vacancy to be etline was removed on Friday ances made today, we will have no time unions. and t he SIU on de- filled by: president as per. con".' evening; May 6, at 5 PM. other recourse but to resort to velopmentS in this area, to fully- , itltutionf · ' At the same time, Seafarers and - members of other MTD affiliates in Canada removed their picket' line from the Egyptian-flag Star ·of Assuan in Quebec. The withdr~wal of the picketline ended, for the time being, the Union's protest a~ainst the practice e>f J\...rab League Il!ltions of black· JI g bl-- -··hi"h 11 s~~in g American· a s 11::; . w .: • have ever touched_ at an Israeli The.Se ships have been t por · . Governblocked from carrying us SIU Opt1•ca,1.: Bene·fI•1 ,:iWO . V . . .. - 'Old Aa· . picketing.,, . The Department's long string of assurances !printe~ on page 5) was a notable departure from- pr~vious statements in which it had criticized the Union's action as a political iiianeuver as well as issuing pious platitudes that the US does-not condone the boycott. The Department conceded the Union had a justified beef by ad~ mitting, as the Union had charg.ed,' American seamen had been mistreated in Arab port~ and that American ships had been placed on a blacklist. It agreed to consuit with the AFL-CIO, other marl- -investigate the SIU's . complaints • • • ::!~: r:;~~ 1!:a~~.or~ to ·as~"""e . ' The'. constltution m;kes provisioq ' for the functioDing-of ..various su·b· · ' The State Depai:tment st4tement sidiary lijvi~io_ns auch as tug and · · ' was worked out in .consultation harbor work~rs, the Puerto Rican with AFL-CIO headquarters w,bich Division; marine -allied workers ., r~ undertook to negotiate the Issue ~d· the like: It specifies the basic ." ~ - ·. . _ _ after' hearlIJg a fuJl· report on the provistoh~ · tb'at have to be lilcorThe s~ond anrliV'er~m-Y of the matter from SIUNA President porated In the · coris\itutiona of Seafarer International Union's Opo Paul Hall. Following that report, · · ·· tical Benefit .Plsin is approaching, the AFL.CIO Executive Council a·· and" in- the tw.;' years of Jts• e'xwent on i:ecord as strongly-support· ., ·. istencethe ,program .has e.nabled ing the SIU's picketline .at!'tio11. . . ;,. . '·. . -., . . more than Seafarers to. have · 3 500 ment farm surplus cargoes to Arab . Witbd.r~wal of .the picket~ine was ··.,~d · ~ tlteir eyes exa~ined· and o~tain countries, gifts of th.e us Govern· followed by withorawal of an_Arab . eyeglasses. ., . , · ment to the riations Involved, and League counter-boycott of ' · · an : . . . ·~ ~ ·. ,It ~' Tpe plan w~n~ · !nt'o effe,ct .~n fr~m participatinJ' in the P.ersian American-flag shipping, J.n effect, , ~ .; , :, • ·. -: ~ . _ ·· .. '· June 1,· 1958, sta.ttlng in the New Guif oil trade. the Arab states ·had e~tend~d to ·all · ~~~'.J'~E--:'S}Jlppi~g "in ·..$~~~tle. York area, and 1'. nefits bave ·· In withdrawing the line, the SIU SEAFARERS LOC American-flag .~eSs~lli the blacklist has b.e~n: -rwwne, pr.etty...w~ll .~yr- been spread now· .nine different· declared in a telegram to Meany . · · prjlctices: " ~~~~ i}ad,, prey.iously- lng,,t~,~ :f.a•t. ~i:fod, apjHhe fut~~ PQrts ~ittiin" the:"sip! · -. that it was acting. "in. d~ference May 20, 1960 ~qi. XXll, No. ·11 lirp~t~d :to,.-those s~i"~ ~~\v,Iµ~h ~ ~~d~ .1o;o~s·: \>right~· also. Th~ 1!->~gges~ Seafarers -with ,90· 'days · of seato your suggestio~, as l?resident of . • .· . , ever;~llded ,ln .ls~~el.. ,At tht: ·.~t:/ 'J?rotil~~ }iQwt. l• ·- •ettlJJg ;;- ~en . ~q time in any calenc,lar year, and·'at th e AFL·CIO. and. in 'llght of our the picke~ing. ~nded,;l,~ ~~a.!1-;t~~~r\- .tak'.. ~·" lob~ t~at ·Come ~,up. ,,na . least ·.on·e day of 's eatime in the she traditional., suppo.rt oL., AFL·CIO. . , . , ':d the.. ~~J:> por~s ~er~·. gpffig .,to -ftlclt ~ ~ih !.the, V~3e1,.., one~ ,;~~Y' ·montlls ~l'ior. •to the proposed ex• polic~." .\. · PAm. HALL, SeCTetaTJ1-TTea1Urff' . re(~)~, .· se~iCeS-" ,t~·.;_: ·n!~~~~~f!-~ :~P::~n, ,~, ·:· .' '·~ ,_r;_ . .;..· --~ _,. '· . · ~m!nat,ion are ellgiJ>le -~~r 1 ·i\g. ben.o In ~ s~parate st.~~ment S~UNA lhRBERT BRAND, Editor. BEBHARD Sr.&· ships: owned ~Y ~me~~~n~~~8'' ~e~- {· During the ~~ast. -~JJ~cl~ the·\·f9l~ efits. ': ·- . ,. , -... ·... Presi~e~t ~~ul Hall n~!~,d: As a MAN, Art EditO?"· . Haifux Ana~•· ~ ·Js !>'li~ved:.JJ:nlt ·: _A.ra~~ fl~~ :t~ Io~ng shil>ll ·.pa;f4: off: -:Ptodue~r . · Tit~ ~en can obta•n , new. ex• -resuU of· State Department ~ssur- AL. MABxnr, · AlrrBUR :BJCRGZR, CJ7AllLDI pic:\tet.. t~~~~'>B1alps;~-~:~~~ ~ia~,e~~ -JM~~4!>~: ~~e~~ .A:P.ptenti~~· St~~I ;imjnattons a:nd .new· glas._i:es evei;y ·an~es . given . AfL-CIO Pr~sident . ::.u=:a.G:iJ'T,S:['lta~.e~~:;;:· bY, ·ps~ ~l ,.,cp~~a~~~" 'f!.e,.r~ "!1t. f~e;: ~~~~<fl!t!i~ia'ni);;i-~.P~!ln ~lie~ (~ar~· t wo .years; :pr9viding t~ey. main- . ..M~llf:lY, it appeai:~ .. that. for t!:t,e . . • , ein: ... · . to~/.:~- t.he:· S~~·. ·~~~tP~ ~:~~~7 Oy!.~aJJ}t · ~nd ,. Jd~~e~ "lW'.a~,r- tain their .~llglbil~t1. · :•., ·· first time .· the State Del)artment Publlslied blwffkly •t "'• h••dqu•rt•n den,r.j:lecl slon Jf;:. m!'t •,th';,..t:J'jilon r-m'iim·~Y:..·<.,; • • ··;.," ·' ..,;; < · ·;,.i ·• ·, ,f. ~ . Seafarers who t"ook· advantage .of . ' · ·· . of the Sufarers lntern•tlon•hUnlon. At•. h •Jt' " " t· :J; ··l;;t•,>-c!~,, ilf '. ·r· ;· t 'f' ?;. , _,,,::,Ji; ' ... .t<" " " ' ·~ ... 11. , .••F" ~~i.· -· ' ' · h~~ expre~s~d)ts IJil! en! tQ. f?£?:,;UP lanttc Gulf, L.k... and 1n1mnd waters · . ~,,,"':.!~.¥:r ,~,.~r::~~~!~"' ·?:."f:,.:;>:-..:i·:rJ r: ~-·.:~llpW~IJ,,..S~J.>~ :·a~~~~:""·~~;·. tHe- ..~la~ ln ) ts lnc~pti_on ~are 'a d,.,t~·lhese ~ro~le~s"&lid tate pcs1~1ve., :~::'~~ ~~.L·2t:.· -1:.~. ~;~~th T)irpraC-ttcaJ:~ee~.:g, . -tbtl''1\~a1>; P~ducer' ,(i\fal'.\lle)r~te,el · ~ppreJt- vi.Sed to ,-make . 'a n.rai)pointm~n~ to,. .actjon~' .. ' .., · , . ·· ~ flc· co,·nc1,ct.•81i PGllt•I• paid at the Post. count~r-;boycott " ~as ,. to ...eest .Ai\»J> . .tice (lathiJllan);:,·and 0eean"·.4Jjce have 'their ·eyeS - Te.,;examlned~ -1: 88. · . · : • -, . • · • - » • ., .- Off ce n roo~vn, NY upder the Act · · - ~ . 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I ' ~, J ' ..... t ..,... - �- Eight Qn-R-u naways Ties Up Two Ships lnNewYorkHarbor • • I Giving staunch support to the International Maritime Workers Union, crew4 members of two runaway-flag passenger ships, the Victoria and the Nassau, have refused to sail the ships until they win .union representation and a contract. ~ • ...result; the owner s have arrival, Friday morning. The NasBoth the·Nassau and the Victoria been forced tO cancel the sau was sched~led to turn around fly the Liberian flag, as do numsailings of the ships, which and sail the same day, and actually erous other cruise ships operating are · on the New York to Bahamas run. The cancellation came Passengers sit on deck of SS Nassau waiting for vesselito sail. But crew refused to work ,ship in demand for contract and sailing was after the owners, ·1ncres Line, had failed to recognize_ the IMWU as collective bargain- took passengers aboard, but then, had to tell them to leave the ship when it became apparent that the crew was reiusing to break ranks and sail the ship. The Victoria came In Sunday afternoon, May 15 and had to discharge its--passengers by tugboat as the Nassau was occupying its docking berth at pier 42. It too took passengers on via launch for a Tuesday sailing but was forced to cancel out when the crew would not put up steam in US trade both out of New York and Miami. The IMWU's right to represent the crews of runaway vessels rest• in part upon the precedent set by the National Labor Relation1 Board. The NLRB ordered a collective bargaining. election on the Liberian-flag SS Florida, which was subsequently won by the SIU. In its decision, the Board held that American unions have the right t«t organize crews of runaway vessel1 in American foreign commerce. ing representative for the crews. The IMWU promptly slapped a cancelled. picket line on the Nassau, on Fri-------..;....-~~----------------~day, May· 13, and the crew gave full support to the action. The Vict oria came in on Sunday and she too was -tied up. Picket. Called _Qft Subsequently, the pickets were called.off via a restraining grder issued by Justice Henry Clay Greenberg of the State Supreme Court, WASHINGTON--The Interstate Commerce Commission but the ships were unable to sail . · gave Seatrain Lines a reprieve on its SavaMah port service, thanks to the staunch support of the IMWU by the crews. The issue · Bet1er beefsteaks for Seafarers is now -the word aboard but little more,.in a decision it handed down on the company's is now in the courts for settlement. many more SIU-contracted vessels as several additional shipargument that a stop be put to r a i 1r o ad rate-juggling trains Savannah and New ·York · The action ··parallels a program ping companies have agreed to upgrade the quality of steak aimed at destroying ship com- were idle. The Savannah was later of pr?test picketing of _PanLibHo,n used aboard ship. Such major .. reactivated on the pleas of Georgia shlppmg elsewhere i~ the nation s petition. port authorities. . ports. Last week runaway-flag ves- operators as Mississippi ShipAs a result of the decision, govThe time involved in reversing sels we.re picketed in protest dem- ping, Calmar and Ore Line erning paper products, Seatrain is . . .continuing its service into Savan- the railroad action h-as been costly onstrat1ons in several Great Lakes have now joined Seatrain, Isth- - . po~ts. mian, Bull and Sea-Land in agreenah, but may have to discontinue to the company. However, the company was enSien Pledce Cards tt if it cannot get bettet• treatment Ing to rep1ace " commerci al"" g ra de,, A vast majority of the 285-man steaks with steaks graded good. from the Commission than it has couraged by the ICC's action in ordering reduction of the shortcrew of the Nassau, which.had be'e n The grading ls done by the US been receiving on rates governing haul rate on the spe.ciftc product. recruited in Italy, had previously Department of Agriculture and other types of cargo. The ICC ordered the railroads It hopes to use the ruling as a signed IMWU pledge cards. Shan- provides a basis for judging the precedent to secure reduction- of non Wall, who ls executive direc- quality of the meat. to reduce their short-haul rate on In addition to the above-menpulpboard sent to Savannah for such short-haul charges on other tor of the IMWU, had- meetings commodities so as to continue in · with the owners in an effort to obtioned companies, other ship opLongshorell\en this week struck shipment via _Seatratn. However, business ·out of the Savannah area. tain an interim agreement which erators who have agreed to the the ports of Chicago, Milwaukee, the ICC refused to order the railThe railroads and the ICC have would provide union recognition, f th SIU F 0 od Pl are Cleveland and Toledo as effort• 1 0 roads to work with Seatraln in been the target of considerable an interim wage increase -0f some proposa e an Bloomfield, Valentine, Overseas to negotiate a new agreement establishing joint rail-w..ater rates that would be competitive with the criticism from coastwlse and inter- 20 percent and overtime pay. Pres- Navigation, Mar 1n e Carriers, failed just as other contracts in all-rail through rate b e t w i e D coastal• carriers, as well ·as from ant wages are in th, vicinity of $60 Clover Carriers, Oceanic Petro- effect had expiren. Amid port of l T p t l um and Chicago negotiations this week, Savannah and New York. It also· the SIU and other maritime a month. When the operators failed to ;:~~ sf::!~~:nLln~:.o e longshoremen continued to picket refused to lnstruet the railroads to unions, . for : collusive . action . on rate-making desitned to destroy show, as . promised, with_ an offer The first companies to agree to the piers where they work. The rerluce short haul rates on other shippin1 competition and seamen's by Wednesday, May 11, the IMWU , use of the better-grade beef were picketlines were called for whell commodities. plcketline ~it the Nassau upon her Seatrain and Isthmian Line, with the ILA and management failed The problem arose last fall when jobs. Bull and Sea-Land next in line. to agree on new wage agreements the railroads cut the all •rail . being sought by the longshoremen · through rate, while m~..intaiping an The upgrading of shipboard and stevedores. artlftcially-hlgi,_ rate on that part steaks ls a direct by-product of · the SIU Food Plan's success in deMeanwhile in the port of Mil· of the cargo which had to · be veloping more efficient systems of .waukee, longshoremen are t?onhauled into Savannah to 'go via shipboard food preparation and tinuing their picketing pendinC Seatrain. Seatrain suspended its service. The Food Plan, by stress- the outcome of a membership por t ser-vice for a while and laid Ing "to order" preparation of !ood meeting screduled for this week. up . two of its . ships. Elsewhere on the Lakes, CleveThe Commission's majority reand individual servings instead of land will have 8 negotiating meetport conduded that the railroad's famflyastyle feeding has cut down fng starting today and the ports (Savannah & . Atlantic) charge shipboard food waste with conse~ of Rochester, Buffalo and Erie against traffic moving in Seatrain's · quent savings to the operators. started meeting in Buffalo yesterservice is discriminatory, and that The "to order" feeding system also day. Toledo has not scheduled failure . to . est.a blish proportional- · results Jn fresher, tastier food negotiations. rates .o n . pulpboard from ··St. - ·serv:ed in a more appetizing manA $2.75 hourly pay scale for it$ Mary's, Georgia, · to·· Savannah and ner. members is being sought by the thence ftom Edgewater, New As a ·result of these improve- ILA. To date they have been ofJersey, to its final destination, is ments, Seafarers on ships of the fered $2.55 instead. Dockworkers unjust, un.r easonable and discrimiabove-listed companies now have in the port of Chicago are curnatory. the additional benefit of better- rentlty earning $2.33 _an. hour. quality beef. Eventually, the Food · It was introduced into the record Another aim of the ILA is t«t Plan hope11 to extend this new negotiate a master contract coverthat .the J I:!ilroad had cut its allrall·' rates· fr.o m the St. M!lry's, benefit to ~very SIU-contracted ing all Great Lakes ports where ship. Georgia, area to 1'lew York and its 10.000 members are employed. New Jersey, as a means of openly· Separate agreements were in ef' competing With .the combined rall, fect tor each · port prior to their ··Type water-.r.ail. routes utili~ed by shipexpiration last -week. Present wage · p~~s ·and Seatrain. ·. To tighten _the · scales on the Lakes for ILA work· . When Possible , 11irth, · tlie railroad ~hen J,"al.S~ the ers range from $1.78 to $2.55. . Jn order to •ssure ' accurate .. ~ ~ 1hort~haul rates; on paper ·PrQd~ctl ' · · Canadian longshoremen through :clt1esta of ·llilpbOard meetings · ·"from st. · Ma:r1'• .-to'· the ·· port 01 · . . • " ·. · . . . . .. .. • their r espective locals have atated in th• LOG, it 1a desirable that Savannah". · PickM boot Oll'cift ·NCllll'' 11 as she's tfecl.' te th• doal ~ lite Roat1ng · the nporta o~ 11;llpboilrd. me't"" that they wm not hatadle any of tht! :·81~1r-:e1&ht · ~(U::t;O.~r~~-: ).,b. .· -,~~In~ ;...-~ ~~ ·~~ NCiaau·~~..- thipi when~ ·wort that i1 diverted to the Canalap . .. ·be - t,;pecl . . .ff at . ,. all pouible. ·. ~ Yfent···otr ;tti~ 'btecir ''tthin',tll~ ~~.; ·. ~ anch~ dian port1• . . • ' , i> ,. •. ICC Retreats,-slows RR Rate War On Seatrai1f Ore, Ca·l mar Join 'Better Steal<' Parade ILA Str·1kes Lakes ports F.or contract . Minutes '' ·., .:. 1• • ~ n. the-"r· · !ecto.ria• · ,. �......._____________.>SEAP !REIS . ~~----. . - noABn 1orA11·sn1PPING· , ·' April 27 Through May 11 Shipping slumped a- bit this past per iod, despite t he good weather , the total of men shipp ing dipped below the 1,000 mark. . A· total of 998 men shipped this period as compared to l,OM during the last one, for a drop of 56 men. These figures cover shipping In all classes. The number of registered "A" and "B" men on the bea~h at the end of the period was 2,851, a slight increase over last period's total of 2,834: . Despite the slump, shipping activity gained, as .there we~ 226 ve~ aels serviced this period compared to 210 in the previous two weeks. as The breakdown was: payoffs, 59; sign ons, 34; and iq-transits, 133. Shipping totals fell in Boston, New York, Baltimore, Jacksonville, Mobile, Houston and San Fr ancisco and gained slightly in all the other ports. Baltimore suffered the 'biggest decline with a. drop of 46 men, and New Orleans gain.e d the most, 39 men. San Francisco was the only port without a payoff; Boston, Norfolk .,, ..... ~ . Sl,ip _Activity and Miami had no sign ons, and. every port serviced vessels ln;-transit. Houston led all the ports in servlcirig with 196 operations, though it ~pped 15 from Its previous period's total of 211. It als~ led In vesse~ calls last period. The breakdown for shipping (Including "A," "B," an! "C" men) was: deck, 36'1;' engine, 340; and steward, 291, for a total of 998 lmen. , Ports with ·100 4r less '" A" a nd "B" men ~gistered on the beach at the end of this period -were: Boston, Phllidelphla, Norfolk, Jackson-· ville, Miami, Wiµnm~on, San Francisco and Seattle. Ports with 50 or less "A" men reg1Stered on the beach were: Boston, Miami, and Wilmington. Sit• •• Par Ofh ~;~:::: • 1'1111..,pWa. • • 6 la~• ' '•• t O• T....._TOTAt - ·· J ' 4 1: =:!wii~ •• •·:· 7 21 . 41 ·I 4 - 6 17 JI 7 17 I I 15' 4 4 21 2' : J I M'-1 •••. : : : : 1 M.Wle ~ ••••• 11 1 ' or1... . . I New ·11 Hontw • • • • • • 2 · ~ 1 : : . • :• ·; • 2, ·$Httte •· 3 . • • • • ·..:.:.._ _ _ , , ............ It J4 - IJJ Port .dispatchers have fQrecast t he following outlook for the next period : BostGn, fair .•• New Y~rk, ste'ady ••• PJdladelphla, good • • • Balli.more, poor ·••• Norfolk, poor ••• Mobile, very good • • • Jackson• ville, fair ••• New Orleans, good ••• Miami, slow .•• .Houston, fair ,, • • Wllmln1ton, fair ... _san Francisco, poor ••• SeaW~, slow. ·5 . IS 35 32 1 ; .n ... 22' .... DECK DEPARTMENT Ship~ leglsteied CLASS 8 Registered CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP I ALL 1 z 3 ALL 1 ! I ALL I % I ALL 1 1 1 1 .2 1 1 2 2 2 Boston . - . . ....•.....• 14 22 17 8 18 6 29 8 1 '1 New York . ..••••••••• 23 2 18 2 6 2 u 1 5 7 9 5 .13 7 11 1 Philadelphia .•.••••••• 17 3 2 11 2 2 16 2 43 2 6 6 18 3 Baltimore . . . . ••• • •••• . 11 30 4 1 1 1 I s 2 1 --: 1 Norfolk . _. ..• •• • ••••• · 3 2 1% 1 1 7 1 s I e 5 1 4 7 1 Jacksonville ..•••••••• 1 l. Miami . . . . . : ••••••••• . 10 3 5 2 9 2 1 23 1 'I 'I 14 8 Mobile . ... : .••••••••• 4 4 1'1 16 18 11 30 12 63 1 8 10 45 1 New Orleans ..•••••••. 21 4' 15 7 8 17 2 Zl 19 25 11 15 2 Houston. _. ...•••••••• ·20 30 12 · u 1 3 10 2 2 1 5 3 6 3 7 -1 u 1 Wilmington . .••••••••. 2 3 3 8 2 4 3 1 4 8 2 12 2 I San Francisco . .••••••. Seattle . . . _. . . ........ 2 1 3' 9 3 9 3 12 21 6 7 18 3 9 f 6 · l-3Z7 21 -.. ·1 · 1 071 -87---U-943 l: zn llt 171 11 1Z a15alt6 TOTAlS Port ••• - ., - - - • -• - - - -- - - - - - - -- 2 GROUP GllOUP GROlIP I ALL - 1 z I ALL CALL 1 I B 1· 5 1 2 s 18 4 1 9 IZ l9 - 39 z 41 2 11 84. 144 50 Z78 8 4 18 13' 21 4 St 8 8 12 31 30 88 13 111 2 .I 27 18 2 It %! 2 3 9 3 I 11 6 5 -3 10 2 7 I 7 13' 1 15 1 ~ ' 13 11 1 - 121 -36 451 9 901 - 1 1 111 1 7 .5 • 9 - 5 - 59 68 ' I 41 '1 82 20 17t 5 . 13 23 36 8 8 12 21 I 55-· 17 3 75 30 '15 11 3 5 11 5 16 6 17 I · 1 · 12 1 i it 2 HI 1 2 8 ~o 12 . 21 12 2 14 3 It 1 3 ff 13 22:Z49_96_12- l161 13Hf53.l l9 TI86 -22-11 H'l'IZH I ALL A - - - - - - -1 -2 -2 ' -- -- --s -2 -2 -3 -., - - - •- - - GROUP 1 -1 - -1 -1 -- -3 - - - -- 3 6 Registered On The BeacPt CLASS 8 CLASS A SHIPPED -1 - - t - -- rorA1 Shlpf)ld CLASS e .: Shipped · CLASS 8 CLASS A 13 - .. " -' - - ,5 - - - -· ~· ' -- ., -• ENGl_NE DEPARTMENT . Registered CLASS A - '°" legIslered . CLASS 8 _ GROUP 1 z I ALL ·1 1 - Z2 1 8 15 -1 81 101 19~ 2 2 2 1 4 1. GROUP GROUP SALL SALL 2 1 I 1 1 -10 261 111 472 %'1 15 5 7 2 2 11 11 13 9 - 22 6 2 1 17 It ZS 3 -1 57 1 6 -1 -· 34 I 2 2 1 1 6 ' 2 - 18 4 18 3 I 25 2 3 2 H 5 11 7 4 9 36 28 5 46 . 1 3 25 9 3 S7 2 13 15 42 31 9 28 5 2 3 2 1 2 5 3'5 1 8 = 1 9 1 2 3 3 12 2 1 2 15 5 17 3 2'1 31-17' -38 1· 243 _ 8_45_58 lllt 283s32- 1196 ·· ~ Boston.: ...•.•••••••• New York . ..... ... ..... Philadelphia ..•••••••• Baltimore .....••••••• Norfolk . . . ...•••••••• .lacksonville .••••••••• Miami .....•••••••••• . Mobile . . . ............ New Orleans ..•-•• ; •••• Houston . _..•.•••••••. Wilmington ..••••••••. San Francisco .••••••. . Seattle . . __. . ... . .... . 10TALS - •- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - ..... ., , - Shipped · CLASS C Shipped CLASS 8 Shipped CLASS. A ., -· GRQUP GROUP . GROUP Z . SALL C ALL 1 " 2 SALL 1 B A 2- 2- - 1 4 1 9 1 1 5 8 49 49 130 29 %08 4 25 33 tz 27 18 3 2 13 . 1 2 H 1 2 5 u 1 5 11 · 9 1 20 1 1 14 u 7 56 12 '15 ' 1 21 17 n 11 4 6 2 18 IO 3 ·3 1 5 1 1 4 u 3 9 1 11 .: 1 ' 2 3 ·z 1 2 2 3 3 I 1' 14 42 4 to 7 8 11 4 10 6'1 10 108 1 27 16 -8 17 9 8 36 80 31 3 5 2· 21 '11 14 3 8 8 10 31 '8 2 20 5 8 42 9 .. 3 2 3 5 2 1 2 - 1 4 16 3 1 8 1 11 2 24 5 ·25 1 2 2 4 21 8 46 3 4 3 27 · 11 7 1s-16Tio;i9&. 1ot4ol340 128-4t9"767- l-Sl4 -11-94-9'1 l°!OZ GROUP GROUP ·z I ALL . 1 I ALL 1 z - ..... -11 -1 - - • 4 9 1 1 1 . 7 6 H ' - 31 -3 s - - - - -3 -1 -'4 - -- - -- 8 8 18 -- - -11 -1 :s: ~ '- 10 1 it · 1 10 -1 . - 2 3 2 8 3 -s-5' '1 - 2 ' -I 1 5 11 lM Registered On Tlte leac• CLASS A .eLASS 8 T0.1A1 SHIPPED - • - - ., - - - - -· - - - - - - • ' - -- - - -• -- I STE·WARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A leglsfered CLASS B naour Port ' 1 .Boston . ..... . .•. . •... Jtew York ... . ... ..... . 28 Philadelphia .•..•••••• 7 Baltimore . .. 1• • • • • • • • • 12 Norfolk - __ . ..•••••••• 2 lacksonville .••••••••• 1 Miami . ... . ·. • ••••• •·••• . - - ' Mobile . .. : ..•.••••••• 9 New Orleans .••••••••• 14 Houston - . ... ; , ••••••• 15 Wilmington ...•••••••. 3 San Francisco ..••••••. 4 Seattle 7 TOTAlS i o2• •• • • ••••••••• t SALL 1 1 ·60 8 24 2 2 11 5 14 Sl 1 3 3 2 I 5 13 2'1 6 32 ·52 st · 9 15 3 8 1 5 ' 10 8 15 36123 ,- 261 - 2 - - .. -- . GROUP l S ALL z Shipped CLASS B Shipped ·CLASS A GROUP l I ALL ! GROUP .! . I -1 - -15 -16 -5 -2 -18 -u -- - -12 -12 --1 10 .ft - 4 5 2 l 4 '1 1 ·1 10 12 7 1 11 3 1 8 H 6. -- -1 -- -1 3i --· -- 12 - II -- -- 11 11 -- - - -11 -1 -- · 5r 1 ......-3 I -- - 10 -1 -2· 167 1016 1410 84 329 . n"•. -1 -- 98 tIii -- -1 , 21 13 25 · 2 42 . . .'1 - - .,2 z -1 1 5 7 1'5 5 .8 u -~ , - 4 • -l - - -- Ir 5--8 - 68 ·1-s1 65-21-:SZ l 178 3 - 1 ; ·GROUP B GROUP j ALL 1 I I ALL ' Reglst•ed tiASS A . T01A1 • SHIP., fD Shipped CLASS C c A \ · GROUP . GROUP I ALL 1 2 S ALL 2 .~5 6 12 1 1 1 at 94. 43 · 108 245 .3 s .. 80 86 6 21 .U 12 .. 5 -4 174 c '15 --2 11 40 11 24 23 6 s 9 5 7 Zl 1 3 ·2 H 1 1 It 7 3 5 I 2 3 1 1 -19 'JI: 9 291 9 33 19 18 48 12 80 141 48 ..8 ti . 4 1· 8 H 28,,,.- , 4 14 11 ·1 .3 ' ( :I 2 1 11 4 3 . 6 11 . 8 · 6 ·22 .. 2 6 8 · II 8 3 5 18 1 ·6 9 ·H t z,1!03 3oi l 695 u-14 190 . 218 ~ '- . · -,-3, ·.1~u 178 67- 1-'ll ---:.- 7l 4Z - - -- - - - -- - - ' ' The leach CLASS 8 1 ALL -- -2 -z -25 -12 2 -- 108 H 147 1111 106 -1 -· -• · 52 11 -4 ... 3 --' -4 --'' ' 4861 -38 ·--4 -..... 111 ~11 · 298 102 111 ., 8 !...:... . , .·. 1 2 28 ,' ~ I• . On -SUMMARY / Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS 8. GROUP 1 2 3 ALL GROUP .1 2 3 ALL Shipped·~ .. ~ . · Ship~ · . CLASS A · _· ' CLAS$ ·a , GROUP GROUP 1 2 \ I ALL . ; 1 ·z . I · ~ · Shipped CLASS c:, • ~LL . TOTAL · Registered On The Beaclt Ci.ASS A . CLASS B · .J HIPPED · GR01:1P , 1 2 S1AI:.L . CLASS . . A ·B C M.L GROUP 1 ·- 2 S ALL GROUP 1 2 3 AI.L DE ::;.=.C .;;:;.K = - - - - - - - - - !~0_:_~-~-46 . l :.3.2'1_!1 _28 _68 1 _10'1 _!!!_ !}9 J 3 I .~ 12~~,}3· 1 96 _ 3 _ · fl:..:_13 l,_;_~Z,24~~96_'22_l_S67 1.314.L-.458~'U8'6-22 ENGINE ST.EWARD , 81 174 38 _ . ~02_3~ :::c;u==-=~;.:.:o=r~o~r::-:A=·L-=-s.... . -:-..-...;. _zt~ · 38~ ,.,J • I 243 - .. ...,•. • 45 58 I 111 29 135 . 32 j°23· l -i61 _:-5=8 .68 {~81 65 - 21 - 92 ~1 l 83t u / 81 1H 1 29s 131z'Js ~: • 8- • • t 196 · ,9 Cn.s=3. wr 1· &23 2' .J. ,· •• ,f ' "I- 41. I lK . 5 19 1~~~ .. ( 71=1~2 ss 161 1 211. s 21 54 ._:_, ' J i,. -. / ~ 16-l ,. .:.39.J ; t~t~18~71 _42]_.291: 2Qi ·io3 ss n:o4~62a , z·u ~ot .1- 91'8,1s~ • ..~1~ :i. • • :~ - .4 .. ""' '17 1~7 J..~3~ ' ~O·li,6. 104 40 I 340 128 , 419· 67 I 8H 11 • ~ ~ . •, • 94 -97 J 202 . 3p(j.::a95J_1~1· __190 I 21~ ts1 .J~1~sl:t1 175. u .t · 1- 656 ' , I r ~.' ,'...i , ,(.: . - �........ t, INQtimING SEAFARER jS~U ·withdraws · Cleop~tra . -. P1clc.ets On Slate Dep t Pledge w. QUESTION1 HoW do you spend your .-duty houn aboGr,l 1hip when you'r• on a long trip?. . · (Continued from page 2) ally con.signed aboard Amftrlcanflag vessels. The 24-day plcketllne began on April 13 In New York. Three efforts by the ownera of tl)e Cleo,patra to enjoin the picketing were unsuccessful. The Incident attracted considerable attention ln the US Senate, where at the same time, a resolution was under discussion authorizing President Eisenhower to withhold aid to any nation which discriminated a£ainat shipping. The sponsors of the resolution, while aiming It principally at discrimnatlon against Israeli-flag shipping In the Suez Caµal, amade it clear In the light of the SIU protest that they were also concerned about the blacklisting of American· flag ships. The resol~tion passed in the face of a bitt~r attack on the SIU by • Ed l'fmaertT, me11muu Well, 1. M. Yatel, AB: I pus the time reading pocket boolu. My favorites are mysteries and novels, · a n d I get u 1 u a 11 y through one in a day or so. I guess after that comes c a r d g a m e s, among the most frequent b et n I pinochle. Also I try my hand at a chess game or so. I also have found that working overtime i• another way of keeping myself· occupied. And it's profitable, too. t $ t. during my oU-duty hours, I read boou and write letters. .This, to me, ls a good way of passing the time o( day (or n i g h t> and it keeps me pretty w e 11 occupied. From time to time I've even stood 1 o o k out watches with buddlel of mine. This not only aids in keeping the man alert and wide awak_,, but it also serves as a means· of making the watch go by'faster fol'"him. Senator J. l'ulbrlght (Dem.Ark.>. The SW had previously communicated ~h• reasona for its picketing to tbe Senator, and had also asked for a hearJ.ng before the Senate Foreign Relatiom Committee of which Fulbright ls chairman. It received no reply. Fulbright toQk off on a . trip to Cairo a few days later where he received a hero's welcome and entered Into private consultatlont with Nuse._ .Aatde from support in . the Se~ ate, the SIU stand attracted wide public sympathy and endorsement. Hundreds of letters, postcards and telegrams poured Into headquarters from home and.. abroad, . from unions, political leaders and Indiridual citizen1 applauding the SIU for acting where the State n.. partment had failed to act. The foUow~ng is .the exchange of telegrams between Meany and the SIU m which Meany requested. removal of the picket line and the SIU complied. After receiving the Department of State's statement of pol· icy,_ftFL-CIO ·president Georg~ Meany, telegraphed SIUNA's president PaulHall. Meany called for .the withdrawal of the Cleopatra picket line, based on the State Department's promise of renewed action toward termin·a ting the Arab blacklist and mistreatment Paul Pallas, AB: I tty to work . of American seamen. overtime as much as I can because John Murra,., wiper: Most of my The text of the telegram ls a s + - - - - - - - - - - - - - It's one good way' free time is "pent studying. I'm follows: of making the deference to your suggestion as pi:eparing myself "I have today received from Act- President of the AFL-CIO and in hours whiz by, I for the C o a st ing Secretary of State Douglas Dil· light of our traditional support of also like to play Guard examinaIon the good-faith assurance of the AFL-CIO policy we will abide by poker ·from time for FWT and tion Government of the United States your request and will remove the to time with a don't. have much that it will fully investigate the picketline as of today at 5 PM. good crowd. Betime for anything Rrlevances of US· seamen and recause I usually omcers and members of else. After I pass new its diplomatic efforts to pro- our"The m a k: • coastwise Union take this opportunity to PHILADELPHIA-Shipping was thi1 exam and tect American seamen and shipruns, I try to good in this port during the last ping against future indignities and express to you and to the Execuget my rating, I catch as many period and the outlook ls for more discrimination. I firmly believe tive Council our deep appreciation ball games as I can. Then In be- intend to hit the of the same in -the ---coming two that the good trade union purposes for your interest In, and support books ·for my oiltween all. of this I try to sit down weeks, according to Steve Cardullo, for which the Seafarers Interna- of, our fight for the rights of Amera few minutes each day to writ• a er's rating. Ev1ntually, I hope to port agent• get a full Union book. Then I'll be tional Union established the picket ican seamen and for freedom of letter home. of •more value to myself and the The agent reported that six ships line at the Cleopatra have been the seas for American-flag ships.'• t t t In a subsequent-statement to the paid off, five signed on and six served and I suggest the picket SIU~ press, Hall made it clear that the were serviced in transit. line be withdrawn. Tomlll)' Danbeek, OS; Long sea SIU .r eserved the right to renew Cardullo noted that the affairs 'Complete Support• trips usually find me assembling w. P. O'Brien, AB: When I'm not of tl!.e port were running smoothly "Please be assure·d of tho con- its picketing of Egyptian vessels wooden ship models when I'm catching up on soma rest or just and work in the various dfvlslons tinued and complete support of the should the Department of Slate plain taking u. of the union continues to progress. entire trade union movement for fail to take action on its "stateoff watch. This easy, I usually The shipping breakdown is as the members of' the SW and all ment of policy." work may be Protest Mistreatment r e ad or p lay follows: merchant seamen. We . Intend to tedious, b u t I "The SID established its picket om Massmar, Yorkmar .cards. Of course, Paying think it's rewardprotect the interests of American all this takes sec- <Calmar>; Edith, Angelina· ~Bull); shipping and seamen at all times." line with the support of the Intering when you get ond · position to Chilore and Santore (Marven). · The Union reply was as follows: national ·Longshoremen's Associa· the projeet finSigning on: Titan (Cargo Tankletter-writing. I "Re: your wire pertaining to the tion to protest the mistreatment of ished. , Next on try to make my -ships); Massmar, Yorkmar <Cal- picketing of the SS Cleopatra In American seamen and the black· the list is readlettera home as mar>; Chilore and Santore (Mar- protest against the UAR blacklist listing of American shipping. As a . Ing. I also like long as possibl~. ven). · · of American ships and mistreat- result of State Department' assur• •o out on deck and lounge around ances given to AFL·CIO President I . have to because The In-transit ships were the ment of American seamen: when it's nice and sunny. Finally, "You have iliformed us that the Meany, it appears that, for the first I like .to plan my activltie1 for the I have a Jaree audience: a wife and Petrochem (Valentine); Afoundria next port of call and make a men- four children. Of course, come next <Waterman>: Jean (Bum; Steel State Department hu given •good· time, the State De.p artment has ex• tal note of the old acquaintances i July, I'll .i.ave to make them even Executive (Isthmian); At I a ii t Is faith' ·assurance• to you that it will ·pressed its intent to face u.p tct · plan to look up, the majority of longer because then I'll have a (Cargo ·Tankship) and Mankato take positive action to resolve these problems anti take positlv• these problems. Therefore, in action. Victory CVICtory). sixth to write to. whom are female, naturally. "However, should the State D• partment fail to give practical implementation to the assurance• made today, we will have no other recourse but to resort to picket;. log." The following ii t~s full text of the ~tats Department written stats· surpluses In this country and make their own 1hlpplna arrangements ment b1/ Acting Sec:retaT11 of State Douglaa Dillon to AFL.CIO Pren. directly with private carrien. dent George Meanr dealing wiili the SIU'• complaint about th• black· "No United States Government agency ls a party to these contract.. Consistent with the policy that no United States agency condone the Ii.st and the -mistreatment of Amencan aeamen: "1. As a matter of settled policy, the United State1 supports .the Arab boycott, the Department will continue Its etroril -to do what It principle of freedom of the sea1 and free access to foreign ports an'Cl can to end the application of these restrictive olaUIU with respect to .Jacllltie&. TJ?.• Depai:tm~nt liiii coriBtintly sou~t to facilitate the nor- U.S. ftag vessels under charter to foreip coanhiea .. . mal pursuit of intematlonal commerce by vessell of United States "6. Regarding treatment of United States clUum abroad, lncludln&' registry. · American seamen, H ls of course mandato17 on thla Department to "2. The ·united States Government has long and unequivocally main· do everything · possible to assure equal treatment and freedom from WILMINGTON - Shipping took &llined the principle that there should be freedom of transit through harassment for all our citlze'ns in foreign countries. United. States dipthe Suez Canal for all n1atlons. Thl1 policy has been publicly empha- lomatic and consular officer~ have standing instructions to extend every a turn for the better here accord· sized on numerous occasions, and was specifically reiterated by the appropriate assistance to our citizens who. may encounter diffic~lties. ing to Reed Humphries, port agent• . Secretary of State during his address before the United Nations Gen- In several recent instances American seamen e:qaerlenced ditrlouUiea Thirty-six men were shipped in all eral Assembly on September 17, l959. at po~ in the United Arab Republic. Our consular officers 'made every departments. With · only 29 men "3. The United · States Government protests as a matter of policy effort to assist the ere~ of three vessels, and were In fact able to be registered for the period, help was ~iscrimina,tory actions ~r practices· with respect to International trade of m~terial help. The J?epartment has renewed its, standing lnstruc- sent from San Francisco to fill the which adversely affect United States' ftrnµi, vesSels and citizens. The.. tions to its consular officrs to be on the alert to assist in settling griev- jobs needed. continue to py.rsue, bY all appropriate and effective ances regarding treatment abroad of American seamen or other Ameril>epartwent The SS Ames Victory (Victory means, every avenue whereby private American Interests ln lnterna- can citizens which are brought to their attention. Carrier) paid off and signed on. . "7. As a matter of basic procedure, th,e Department gives full con- Eight. other vessels were serviced Uolial trade may be fully safe-guarded~ and restored. "4. With respect to Arab trade restrictions . ariBinl out of the .Arab· sideration to all communications from private American groups with in-transit. The Yaka <Waterman>. Israel conflic.t, the Deeartment of State reemphasizes that our Govern- respeJ:t ·to prol,)Iems affecting the conduct of United States foreign re- Portmar . and Alamar (Calmar); ment neither ·recognizes nor condones the Arab .boycott which Includes latl~ns . .In accordance with this procedure it has ~een and will con- Erna Elizabeth (Albatross), Steel the blacklisting of United Sta~s .flag :vel@els in part b~cause · of prior tinue . to be, the intention of the Department of. State ·to give full Art is a n and Steel Advocate calls at Israeli ports. Ever-y "pproprlate 'Opportunity JVill, be utilized, consideration to all communications· from ·the Seafarers International (Isthmian), Robin Kirk (Robin) and on a contlnuiag basis, to reemphasize this ftindainental position ·to the Union, other affected maritime unfons and other interested groups. the Mermaid <Metro-Petro) were ·Governments conc~rned. At th• same time, every suitable occasion The Department will eonsuit with the AFL-CIO and Its multime af- these in-transit. wlll. be emgloyed both within and outside the United Nationf?, to fa~ ·flllates on future developments aftectlnr J\merlCan veuela and seamen Shipping-wise, the coming period cilitate progress towards. a solution of the basic Arab-Israel conflict In the areas concerned. is reported as fair. from which the Arab boycott arises. · "1-n the light of the foregoing basic principles ·and in conformity with "5. The United States Navy in f.~bruary 1960 discontinued tbe use the fundamental natiQilal inter~s·t, the Deparhnent lives uamancea of a ~Iause formerlyemployed IJ! c~ntracting procedures for the de- that H wl~I under&akQ to investigate fully the grievances df the Sea-~ ' livery of oil to U.S. ·naval .installations abroad, lest. thlS t~use, which faren International Union and, through appropriate diplomatic action . ~ ~.~ /(I/OW/"'~ was designe~ ~o ass~re- toe eff!clent ,o~ratip' of ~ei· Fleet,~ be .~on- '"th the foreign eou~es Involved, to renew Its ef!~ to assure free1i"' _ _,, 1trued· as acq~ence ln.. the Arab)>oycc;>tt. Regarding transport!ltion, ·dom Of the 1eas and .to protect the intere1t. of oar lblpplq .and seav l'1J of PL. 480 cargoes, ~stric.tlve clauses have in certain ihstanc~s been men now beinc discriminated .acainst b1 the Arab boycott and black' •·" . .- ' . _ . •• c:s u ·incluCled iii ship charters , by foreigµ,, ,countriea. :which purchase the U.tlq polle7." Philo. Sees Prosperity . . ' .. 9 *° State D~p't Pledge On Cleopatra Wilmington Runs Short Of Ratings wm . -pjf!J/li· · •" r i·l l 1 • ' • • 'r . . ~J,·J ~ ~ l .. / .1. • • • .• ~ ., • •. i ' " ~ ,. a- .. ----"'E ·. �Approximately tW<>-thirds of the men in the~ Esso fleet have cast their ballots in the National Labor Relations Board contest betwe~n the Esso Tanker Men's Union, 81! affiliate of the . SIU of North America, and-the Esso Seainen's Association, a Vacuum Tanker Men~s Association, so-calle4 '~ind~pendent" outfit. who called for a court-ordered The voting in 'the 27-ship American-flag tan];cer fleet is expected to continue for another 60 days at. the minimum. . All of the ships have been voted' once, but since Esso operates on a "time . off ' in i~eu of overtime" systern, it will be necessary to vote the ships at least two more times to catch the men whq were on leave when ·:-;e ships first voted. Safe and sound in San Francisco, Seafarer John Millner points out area off Singapore where he fell overboard and spent eight hours in the water. Looking on are Captain Gus Salveson of Norwegian. flag Martita, and Bjoern Knutson, lookout on the ship .who spotted Millner, leading ~o his rescue. '(San Francisco Examiner photo). . . ' . - . · · Norse Ship R~scues Seafarer -Alter Eighl Hours In Water A Seafarer, who hadn't been in swimming for several years, spend eight hours in the water off Singapore recently in a successful fight for life. , John L. Millner, a crewmember on the Steel Rover, fell. overboard while the ship .was pulling out o~ Singapore, and+ '. . nobody heard his cries for The skipper ·of the Norwegian was ·kept on a · liquid diet for sevhelp. It was about 8 p.m. vessel, Capt._ Gus Salvesen, said er~ days. The Steel Rover was At that time began a desperate for life that lasted eight hours in the shark-infested waters {)ff Singapore. · The first thing he did was to take off his clothes, so that he could swim with more ease and head for the lights on the Br~thers Islands, some five miles away. :But the current was too strong, and he was forced to give up this idea, and battle just to keep afloat. Several ships passed withU,. 100 yards of him, but Ms cries were not heard. After he had been swimming for eight hours in the water, the SS Martita, a Norwegian tanker came by and the lookout, l8-year-0ld .Bjoern Knutse~. spotted hiin. A lifeboat was lowered and· he was rescued. 15 truggle that he was amazed that anyone c?uld survive eight hours . in t~e mght waters of the Malacca Strait. Knowled&'e Returns Fast!. Millner hadn't done any swimming in eight years, but had - no trouble remembering. "It .came baC'k to me real fast," he said. "As soon as I hit the water· I kicked off' my shoes and stripped myself naked. "All I had on was a. wrist watch - stm working - which ·l never even n'oticed while .in the water." "I had no thoughts~" he conun·ued, "I was too busy swimming and hollering for help: Two passed me before the Norwegians came, and boy, how· I love those Norwegians." Millner, suffering from exhaustion, a sor~ thrQat and burned eyes, contacted, shortly after the rescue, ~nd Milln~r was still n~t missed, it was d1sc~vered. Ey1dently, it was assumed that he had missed the sb.ip at Si~gapor~. He is now resting m San Francisco and expects to make another trip in a month or so, when he has fully recuperated. :--------~-=-,----. Shorthanded? a U crewmeJJ!ber quits 'while . a sbip is in port, delegates are_ asked . to contact the ball immediately fo.- a . replac~ ment. Fast acijon on th~ir part wm keep all jobs aboard ,ship . filled at ·an times and elim1:. .~ate the ·chanc~ of the 1hfp sailing shorthanded. audit of the association's funds because of alleged · misappropriation an'«[ misµse of the niembership's money. . . J" 0 UL . B oosf Su rp · r;5 es . ; . r • La. Po·r f votes For s1uNA Aftlllatton The Esser- union "membership G n voted by secret referendum baJlot iast summer .. to a1filia"te with the NEW ORLEANS enera Y SIU of North America when , it good shipping conditions prevailed · hEre during the last two weeks and became apparent . th.a t the union indications are that they w,ill con- . could not "go. it alone" and get a tlnue at the same pace, reports satisfactocy ·coptract settleme.nt Buck Stephens, actin·g agent. There from' ihe· company. wf:re eight payoffs, 6 sign ons and . As a result, the. company broke a total of 21 vessels serviced in. off negotiations on the excuse that transit. · · another organization, the Ji.isao The shipping picture dur_ing t.he Seamen's Association, _claimed_ to . last two weeks was in sharp conrcpresent the men in the t ras t · t o a predi ct ed . ou tlook o·f · · h fleet. . esa. tur~ed out to be anot ~r m a ·"slower" as noted in the last issue s~rmg of such asso~iations op- f SEAFARERS LOG. · erated by John . Collins, profes- 0 i off r The vessels pay_ng , we e sional organizer of so-called "ind pendent" outfits ;~in ihe tanker Alcoa Runner (Alcoa>; Del Norte, e · · Del Campo, Del Alba and Del Valle · field. - . · ·· • · (Miss.>; Steel Surveyor (Isthmian); John c. "<°:Atlantic Carr.>; San Election Called By ETMU. Consequer.ipy, t~e ~TMU peti- Marino <Peninsufar Navigation). · "' . . tioried for an election lo establish dear title to Its right ·to represent' : Sip-om, l.ll-T:ranslta Signing on: Del Norte (Miss.)': and bargain for the . men in the fleet; To nobody's surprise, . the Neva West <Bloomfield); Steel company has openly. called ·upon Vendor, Steel Surveyor Usthmian1: the men to ·vote for Collins' outfi\; ~lcoa Planter (Alco•> and Santa Collins previously had -full con- Venetia <Elam). trol over the Esso men in the Esso Those serviced in transit were~ Tanker Men's ' Association, prede- Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Clipper, Alcessor to ETMU, but ·was fired out coa Ranger, Alcoa . Corsair, Alcoa of . the fleet. · It was later dis-: Planter <Alcaa); Seatr"if.l Savannah, covered'- that he · had set himself S~atrain Georgia, Seatrain New up a lifetime job, plus pension, a~ Ycrk, · Seatrafn LOuis~na <Seat~e expense of ·Esso men, without train>; Neva·· West · <Bloomfield);· thefr .knowledge. He was also Steel Vendor (Isthmian); Monarch" charged with concealing· financial of . the · Seas, Hastings;. ·W~cQsta,; data, cancelled ·checks .and . other Topa ·Topa, ·Afoundria·, Claiborne details -as to ihow he ·handled the <Waterman)~ Thetfs <Rye · Marine'.>: tankermen's money. ' , Titan . <Cauo Tanksbip); Atlas Subsequently; Collins was sued <Tankers and Tramps), and Evelyn by a , member . of :the . S~cony <Bull). .· I .0 If YOU CaD'i-ReaCh-11 ;· . . . ~ ~ • > .. . · - · If.you are.painting· and-y~uive taket,- ·c~r~ of the ,"area Jmm•·d iate'y in· .front.. of you, .· . , ·. d~~ 't-.. risk i~jury bf-sfret~~i~g to· -cover. · places out o~ y~ur r~ch. . · It only ·strains y~u.r arm, ·and__w.hat'i' wor~e.·. expQses you to.· .,,,. :' the.risk of.-faUinsfout."qfyq.,r .bosu.n's chair •'. ~n:d lici~ing .a ,·~trlou• ·aecident. , .~ - ~. , "· I , •• . · T~~- 'the fime to ' r..elocale your ·chair .so . th~t you are in,front-<0f yo.ur·work ~nd don't . ': -_hbve t~f twist int~. uncomfortable . poiiti.o~sr ·. _:,. , lf .you . can't. recich it easily,, move so t.hQt · ,.., '• ' • F • . yo·u con. • I I ~ . ••• MOVEl . '. ; .. ( ~ ·I • .. 1~ 1, ~ f • • ' ~ I I I , , ,' ,,. ' t �SE,,4.1'.4.RER! £0G , . . . - llanecl bJ the PoU. Commltte.,.... TALl~ . COMMITTEE ; ·· ...~ :P~; P-117. · ~ j Georse ·UtciJio'11i; ,J1.t7t ~ · Oswald Ers~•. E-148 However, In checking the stubs and the votes cast for 'the day, we· are· unable to find the stub. Iii checking tlie votes cast .for the day however, we do find the voided ballot, but still no stub. Therefore, . the committee has assumed that the polls committee, in trying to straighten out the above, omitted to _put the siub of ballot 1445 with the other stubs, as a resuit of which the stub was lost. Therefore, it is the recommendation of this committee .that the membership concur in the action taken by your committee on the above, quarters offices, all five (S) of the aforewhich was ·to record the above ballot as void; on the men ti oned sample ballots that are being i day's voting. This ·did not, ·of ' d f f'l i . course, vo d Br·o ther Games' original vote, ~e or , 1 e cop es. In addition, your committee finds that headquarters also only the voided ballot. had on band, unused ballots 7801 through In reference to the stub from San Juan, 10,000. ~our committee has placed in one the stub that was missing was that of bal(1) box, all of the ballots, used and unused, lqt' 6039, which is recorded on the port's which were on hand in headquarters or r9ster sheets for the day of April 18th, received from the ports. 1960. The roster for the day· fails to show Also on hand in headquarters offices . the name of the individual to whom the are signed receipts for the following ballot was issued or to whom it was · inamount of sample ballots, broken down, as tended to be issued. The roster, however, follows: does have printed on it in the place proPORT . ·BALLOTS vided for the name of the individual to ~olton . . . • • .. .. .. • • • .. • • • • • • .. • • .. • .. • • .. . 5 whom the ballot should have been issued, P::ad!frfu ... .-. •••• • · ........ •· • •• •• • • •• · • · • 10 the word "void". The enevelope containB ltlm P0 •• •••••••••••••• ••• ••••••• •••• 5 N~rf ~~ • . . " " ' " · • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• ••••• 10 ing the ballots cast for the day, also con~~onvilie.. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: g tains tqree (3) ballots, which corresponds ~oi~ ::::::::::::::::::::::-:::::::::::::: 1g with the number of ballots issued · for Hew Orleani • · • • • • • • • • · • · • · • • • · • • · •••••••• 10 the day as reflected by the Port's roster w<!~~ift0nt~ ' ••• • ·• 16 f or th . t a11 ying UAll.,.f oH. ..••.••••••••••.•••••••••• •• • •••••• ••• • •• • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • 5 - e d ay. Th eref ore, th'is JT umon 8 ~!:tue ·~~~~~.. ::::: :.: : : :: : . : : : : : : : : :: : : : : : g committee in the absence of any written an Juan · · • · • • • • • • • • • • • • · •• •• .• ••.••••• .. 5 statement from the port's poll committee TOTAL ................... .. ..... ; •••• ti for the day giving details as to the reason When taking into consideratiofi the for the voiding of the ballot 6039 has sample ballots that are on hand in headcounted this ballot in the port's totals as quarters, the receipts for sample ballots a void ballot. It is the recommendation sent to ~ the outports, and checking this of this Committee that the membershiI? against the bill for the printer, we have • concur in the action taken by your Comaccounted for the 100 sample ballots that mittee on the stub of ballot 6039 for the were made up by the printer. port of San Juan. We, the committee, have checked the files In fhecking the stubs for the port of . of. headquarters ~ffices and seen signed New Orl~ans, ·your committee found that receipts by the various port agents for the the stubs . of ballots 3408 thrQugh 3425 official ballots that were sent to them by were m'issing. However, in checking the headquarters offices. We have checked envelope : received from the bank for the these signed receipts and tpe serial num~ votes cast in the port of New Orleans on bers . on them against the loose stubs re-~ · April 17th, -1960, we then found the afore~eived, and against the stubs still at- ' mentioned stubs, still attached to the tached to the unused ballots. Ten thous~ original ballots, along with the ballots and ballots were either sent to all ports, that had bee·n cast in th.e port for that or were on hand in headquarters, the date. In comparing the roster for the port stubs on them bearing serial numbers l against the ballots contained in the enthrough 10,000. We received back from velope from the bank, your committee the 'Ports, or had on hand in headquarters found the following- statement from the office!} Qr otherwise accounted for, stubs port of New Orleans polls committee: number 1 through 10,000, including the "4/7 /1960-Ballots No. 3408 through ones on . the unused ballots. The total No. 3425 placed in envelope with number of unused and 'used ballots stubs attached and not used due to equalled 10,000. All unused ballots are coffee being spilled on same." accounted for." The following is a detailed Ronald A. Eden, E-163 breakdown of the ballots, by.· ports and Emil Herek, H-423 serial numbers, as well as an account of Frank P. Russo, R-317 the ballots tallied, portsby-porti Your committee has included ballots RERORT_ · ~----·\·V.OTE Oil COHS.T.1-TUTIONAL AMENDMENT We, the undersigned Union tallying committee, duly elected 8~ t the regular business meeting of April 27th, 1960, at headquarters, submit the following report and recommendations: We met with AI Kerr, who Is Uhlon office manager, and .who · had been assigned by the he-a dquarters offices of the Union to work with the committee. He carried out our orders at all times. He also gave each of us.. a copy of the present Union constitution. He suggested that we read those sections of our constitution dealing with the Union tallying committee in detail, which we did. The committee then to·ok over the co·nference room on the 3,rd deck of our headquarters building as the place in which we would do our work while in session. Our sessions were · open to all members. There were no instances of misconduct. Our !ipt action was to elect from among ourselves, L. P. Hogan, H-87, as chairman of the committee. . The full committee then picked up the ballots from Commercial Bank of North America located at -1400 Broa(lway, New York City, as per the constitution and resolution adopted by the membership in . c.o nnection with the referendum. (See correspondence set out in full later in this report, showing official documents ex· changed). , ~ Brother Kerr then turned · over to us the stubs and unused ballots for the port of New York. We then received from the headquarter's offices all of the files relative to' the conduct of the election. From the files, we found signed receipts 6101 through 7600, which had · been issued to the port of New York and signed for by William Hall, an assistant secretary-treas· urer of the Union. The committee then checked the stubs of the used and unused ballots that were in ibe baiiot box, and found that they numbered from 6101 through 7600. The numbers of the stubs, when checked against the· used and unused ballots, were found to coincide with the numbers of. the ballots that had been issued· to the port of New York. · Your committee then checked the dates ef voting rosters and compared them •gainst the minutes of the s,pecial meet· BPortt ~~ ::,t •::~!':.'' R :t8~_~':d ~~:: v;i:d .~~!1, :!~f'o~. 1!!:1. 01 1• 112 logs for· the election o.f polls committee.'s on · · • • • • • • • • _,., 11 1 112 100 New York .• , ••• 8101-7600 8101·7377 7378-7600 1168 80 24 5o 1277 In this Port: We ~und In· every instance Philadelphia ... · 251~1000 2!11· 448 4411-1000 187 10 1 o 198 1 that a polls· committee had been dufy ~~~::'~r8.• :::::: =t~~ ~~:~ ~ ~~ ~ 4:~ . elected for the days op which voting. had Jacksonville •••• 2201-2300 2201-2264 2265-2300 62 2 o o 84 Miami •••••••••• 2301·2400 2301~2349 2350-2400 43 4 0 0 49 been conducted in the port of New York. Mobile .. '.I' ..... 2401-3150 2901-2861 2862-3150 449 12 o· o 461 . We checked the unused ballots that New Orleans .•. 3151-4150 3151-3891 3092.4150 680 41 •20 oo 741 . Houston ... . .•• 4151·5150 4151-4600 4601-5100 437 12 1 450 were oti.hand· that had been issued :to the Wllmtnirtnn .••• 5151·5300 5151·5268 5269-5300 .114 3 1 ·o ne San . Francisco. • • ISS01-S&>O 5301·5504 5505-5600 116 26 2 o 204 port of New York."We found that unused S@~Ule ..... "4 •• 0001..sooo 5601-5763 5764-5900 144 19 o o 163 167 5 26 1 0 189 ballots 7378 throu(h 7600 were on hand Ban 7 11•1i -; ; '· '· ~~'!:9 ~gg"~gg tn the port of New York. As.. stated before, .., 4171 45 322 1 the stubs for the unused ballots checked "· qut. • Explaln~d In detail Inter ·1n the Committee's report. . Your committee then commenced ·c ount- · Your committee made a comparison of 3408 through- 3425 in ·t...m ·fatals for the . '111 the votes that had been cast during . the voting r9sters of tl)e various ports port of New Orleans as void ballots. Your the election in the port of New Y.ork. ~gainst the mi~utes of the special meetcommittee . recommends that the member,,he committee inserted the proper certi• ings for the election pf polls committees. , ship concur in the ~ctiori . taken by your flcation~ with respect to stubs ancr unWe found, in every instance, that a duly committee in this matter. . · used ballots. · ._ elected polls committee had. been elected. In the {!ort of Philadelphia on ' April .., The 'breakdown of the total votes cast in · In checking the stllbs of all ports, we 27th, 1960, the last bailot cast ·for the day ·have found that two (2) stubs were mis:;was ballot· •39. !Jn· Aprjl 2~th,. 1960, the .t he port of New York is given In the portby-port · breakdown later in · this report. Jng, one (1) each in the ports of Baltimore committee finds that th.e first ballot cast . The committee hes seen a letter, dated· and San Juan, from the stubs submitted · for tpe day was b~Ilot" 441. Your cominitMarch ..30th, 1960, _. received .from the by those ports. · · · · tee has found in checking the· rosters subprinter, The Rand Press, In,e;,who print~ci In the· case of Baltimore, your· commit- · mitted to headquarters, a roster witl.i no the ballots. The letter cer.tifies that he, · teeiee found when .checking .the r,osters, port, c;fate or ballot number .listed on it. · tlie printer, printed··and delivered· 10,000 the following note signed by the polls This -roster bears the signature of A.. R. 'constitutional ba-llots, numbered 1 through committee for that port for the date of Haskins, H-80 on it~ whkh .tends to lndi~ 10,000 and 100: samples ballots With· 0000 ' Aprµ 25, ' 196q; . · cat4f that Brother Haskins had cast a . bai~ place of" numbers. · · · · · · ~ · "Due to an overilg~t .'Eddie. Games .. ·· .IOt. .in checking ihe . polls committee · sig: · · ··· · The 0ommittee ·h11 checked and· ·•we · · had · voted ·twice. ·· Man had ·already .natu~es and-· book-numbers ·on ·thia' ro,ter, .... ' . tlDd. tliaf in headquartei;s tlier.. are still·. ·.- :· ilia ,°balldt. at_'tJme.' Pus wa~ . . .against":, tlie .. Pliiladelpliia rosters,· for th!' . ·-, . ·. -. --ft~e'' (5) 'ianiRle :J;>.U<)ts· that ·h:ave ~-ever (J_etfc~, '' bT · th• ·Comm-~ee:: Ballot·~ ··-.-d,y1 ~f .April ·26th and -April 29th, -1960 ·"·· . ~··• ·. ;ti'ee.i :u11eCI. - W.e-:· Jiav~ '.Qli -~Ji(I, l(.- be-4.:: .;.'· :_' •NQ.' :·' ,1~· .. w_ii - ~mm~ .._·\to1a .:_e.nd. ; ,...._'~e :(litcf that : one·· of oiic ~r~iiier~ Ir~· .. 1 =t= 1 13 250 · g 138UJ: '* m.rtees Willqupby, W-306, had ~rved on the tpdtcated "polla committees <he 'Iiad"'" jiot 1ervecf:0n'-Ai>r1L"27tb), rio thb. Committee has assumed that the roster wliich doesn't bear the rullµe. of .a pox:t, date- or· ballot number is the roster for the Port of Phlla· delphia for the .date of. April ~8th;- 1960• This would also account for the fact that your Committee received from the bank. an envelope· for the pol't of Philadelphia 'for this date, containing one ballot. Your committee has included this ballot in the totals fo~ the port and recommends to the membership that our action on the matter be concurred in: On the roster for San Juan, Puerto RiCo, date4 April 14th, 1960, the roster only bears the signature of one polls com· mittee member. · However, · a check .of the Special ·Meeting for . the day indicates that a full polls committee was elected. Since no ballots were cast in the port that day, it is the recommendation ot'this com· mittee that the roster for the day be accepted. On Appl 6th, 1960, the roster for the port of San Francisco failed to· show what port it was being submitted from. However, your committee, by checking the ballot numbers that were cast that day against the voting records maintained in headquarters, was able to determine that the ballots cast were cast in the port of San Francisco. Since there were only sev• en (7) ballots cast, and these seven (7) ballots would in no way effect the final outcome of the· vote, aQd all of our brothers sh ould b e a II owe4..:i wh ere possible to cast their vote free of technicalities, this committee has included these votes in the totals of the port of San Francisco. It is the recommendation of this committee that the membership concur in the action taken by yoyr committee on the afore· mentioned seven (7) ballots. The fellowing correspondence was ban· died by the Union Tallying Committee: , To All Ports April 25, 1960 RE: Polls Committee's Duties on Last Day of Voting on Constitutional Amendment . Dear Sirs and· Brothers: Article XIII, ·s ection 5 (a) and Section 1J (b) of the Union constitution, contains the instructions with respect to the way the port polls committes are to carry out their functions · on the last day of voting•. The constitution is, of course, permanent, and that governs the duties of the committees. However, for your convenience, the following is sent along to serve as a guide, and you may find it useful. Remember; the constitutio~ governs: 1. On the day the balloting in each port Js to terminate, Friday, April 29th, 1960, 'the polls committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other duties, deliver tcr headquarters, or mail to head· quarters Cby registered or certified ma.ii), all the unused ballots, together with a certification that is suggested be used by each port: Certificalion for Unused Ballots "We, the ,Polls committee of the port of , hereby certify that th'e en· closed are all the ballots sent to this port and not used. The unused ballots number (here put in the amount of the ballots~. and bear serial numbers · · through (here put in the serial numbers of the unused ballots); All are accounted for. Except <here put · in the word . "none" or give details) . Dated · . . , J960 · (Name of Polls . Committe Member) <Book Number <Nanie of Polls ". Committe Member> · · <Book 'Number · (Name ot Polls •· Committe Member) . . .(Book Number The above ~ certification shall be signed and ~ated, without .p rejudice to the right of any Committeeman to make appropri· ate dissent. This ~ertification should he enclosed in the package with the unused ballots. 2. In the same package with the unused ballots, but bound separately, the polls committe~: shall forward to '. headquarters all stubs collected during the period of · v.oting, together with a cel'tification• signed and dat~d by all members of th• Polls Committee. The following ls the. · . <Con~ued Ol\ pag~ 8) :o.:~·:. ~!:f{i;_Jt_«iJ.'.:~4if.~..J:Af.·· --~fJ:.: ~e:tit1iajS ::ln::itlf.i.SIU .Porls HMaJwJI~ 1960 • �SeatFainlGYls· The SIU -"eontl!acted Seatraba Lines has opened new aeneral of· flees at_...595 River. Roadf1Ed'9water, New Jersey, thAI weeki The' move was made by the Jine to locate ill offices at the scene of its rail car and highway container operations. SeatraJn was formerly located at 711 Third Avenue, '.New York City. · To reach the new general offices by telephone there is a New York City -exchange, LOngacre. 4-5500 and In N~w Jersey, WHitney1 5-6600. WASHINGTON-The Maritime Administration announced it is spending $122,000 in the first step toward possible automation of American-flag ships and the .elimination of seamen's jobs. It envisions unmanned, pushbutton vessels which will ter phrase, of course, applies to se_amen who will be jobless as sail the seas without a single athe result of automatic ·ships. · . crewmember on b.o ard. ' The obvious target of such a plan would appear to be the seamen who presently man Americanflag vessels. The threat of an auto· mated ship could be used as a weapon by ship operators and/or Government agencies to attempt to cut down manning scales and union standards. This ambitious Governmentbacked project has been placed in the hands of the Norden Division of United Aircraft Corp., Stam.ford, Conn. This firm has been instructed to study not only the machinations of the scheme, but the "sociological aspects" as well. The lat- The group also will look . into such areas as compqter equipment for automatic deCisions and ·commands; navigation and collision avoidance problems; communications equipment; selection of a propulsion system; safety and reliability of operation, and the ~co­ nomics of initial construtcion and op.eration. Because of the en•1rmous costs that would be involved · in developing at!Y practical system of remotecontrol navigation, tJle P!eliminary studies authorized by the Maritime Administration are not regarded as a threat to seamen's jobs for the present.. Union .Has Cable 'Address Seafarers overseas who want ·to get In touch with headquarters in a hurry c£n do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use-of this address will assure speedy transmission on a!l messages and faster service for the men· involved. - mentioned envelopes to the Union TallyMay 3rd, 1960 big Committee. No one other than approSeafarers International Uni9n priate bank personnel has had acce~s to 675 Fourth Avenue the sajd envelopes contained .in our vault. Brooklyn 32, New York Very truly yours, Gentlemen: · ,. Irvine : Gould This is to certify that the one additionManacer al 'envelope received by .this Institution J. Goldman (Continued from P•&'e 'J) 2nd, 1960, for a referendum on an· Amendaddressed to Mr. R: Harold Bach, ExecuWitness tive Vice President, Jn the name of the ed c~mstitution, the memb~rship have ~ertificatioJi that ls suggested be used by .May 3rd, 19(10 duly elected the following to constitute Seafarers International Union of North . each port: the Union Tallying Committee to tally · Mr. R. Harold Bach America, Atlantic . & Gulf District, AFLCertification for Stubs E:Heutlve Vice "President the ballots cast in said referendum, ·.and CIO, has been propel'ly · safeguarded in "We, the undersigned, polls committee • Commercial Bank of North Ainerka our vau 1t. which have been deposited with you: of the port · of , hereby HOO Broadway Walter Harris · Charla Palmer We have today surrendered the above certify_ that the enclosed are all of the New York, ·New York . James ~cell · 'John Matkoski mentioned envelope to the Unjon T~UY· stubs collected during the period of votDear Sir: _ L P. Ho&"an Albert lsaac ing Committee. No one other than approing, and that we have checked - them As Assistant Secretary-Treasurer· of the . In accordance with · the Constitution and priate bank personnel has had access to against the rosters and the number of unSeafarers International Union of North Resolution adopted by the membership, the said envelope contained in our vault. used ballots, all are accounted for. Except America, A & G District, AFL-CIO in a ll)ajority of the Committee may accept yery tr~iy yours, - - - -.--." <here put in the word charge· of the minutes thereof, I herewith delivery of and sign a receipt for all of Irvin&' Gould "none" or give details). ' c erti(y that, · in accordaric~ with the Conthe enevelopes which have been mailed Manacer Dated , 1960 stitution of this Union and the Resolution to you during the course of said referenJ. Goldman (Name of Polls Committee Member) duly adopted by the membership on March dum. Witness - · (Book Numbl!r) 2nd, 1960, for a referendum on an AmendIt is hereby requested that _ypu ·certify (Name of Polls Committee Member) In accordance with prior usage, thi1 ed .C onstitution, the membershi~ have that all the envelopes receiv(!(J" by ·y ou (Book Number) report, t,he final report of the Union Tallyduly elected the following to constitute have been properly safeguarded in· your (Name of Polls Committee Member) ing Committe~ is to be read at the meetthe Union Tallying Committee to tally vault, that you have · surrendered them <Book Number) ings in all ports, where quorums exist; ·the . ballots cast in said · referendum, and to · the said Union Tallying- Committee, The above certification ·shall be signed to be held on May 11, 1960. The commitwhich have been deposited with you: and that no one other than appropriate - and dated, without prejudice to the right tee notes that its proceedings have closed James Purcell Charles Palmer bank personnel have . had access to the of any Committeeman to make .approprio.n May 5, 1960. 1Since the ·constitution Walter Jlarrls John Ma&kowski said env·~lopes. ate dissent. This certification 11hould be requires that election procedures be folL. P •. Ho&"an Albert Isaac Very truly yours, enclosed in the package with the stubs. lowed as closely. as practical, we refer In accordance with the Constitution and Seafarers internation Union of The polls committee members shall not 'to the ·May · 11, 1960 meeting as ·the conResolution adopted by th·e membership, North America, A&G · Distri~t. be discharged from their duties until the sti.t utional amendment (election , report) a majority of the Committee may accept AFL-CIO forwarding .called for by the aforemenmeeting. We have to give it this name bedelivery of and sign .a receipt for all of Claude Simm~ns . tioned is completed and evidence of the cause. obviously, we are .now dealing ·with ·the envelopes which have been mailed to Asalstant Secre&ary-Treauarer a constitutional amendment and not an mailing thereof is furnished the port you during the course of. said ref~rendum. Al Kerr agent. election report . .With respect to that meetIt is hereby requested.. that you certify Witness The forwarding of the above, called for ing, again .as required by the .constitution, that all the envelopes received by you May 2nd, 1960 tn Article XIII, Section 5 of the constithe . membership must take up the dis_have been properly safeguarded in your Mr. R. Harold Bach tution, shall be to the following: crepancies contained Jn this rep~rt. How.: vault, that you have surrendered them to ExecuUve Vice President Union Tallying Committee ever, we take note ol the fact that the the .said Union Talying Committee, and Commercial Bank of North.· America Seafarers International Union, discrepancies . indicated herein are insigthat "no one other ,than app,ropriate ban~ HOO Broadway Atlantic and Gulf District nificant and do not effect. the results in personnel have had access to the said New York, New York 675 Fourth Avenue any . way and that . ail constitutional reenvelopes. · · . Dear Sir: Brooklyn 32, New York . quirements have been met. Also, this t. · Very truly you.rs, . The undersigned members of the Union In the event that a polls committee cana unanimous report, there bei~g , no .dis· Seafarers Internation Union of Tallying Committee, acting under and not be elected or cannot act on tile day sents. Therefore, under the provisions of North America, A&G 'Disfrict, pursuan~ to the Resolution ado.p ted on the balloting in each port is to terminate, Article XIII, Section 5 (f) of the present AFL-CIO March 2nd, 1960 by the members of the the Port Agent shall have the duty to constitution, this closing report must be Claude Simmons forward the material specifically set forth ' Seafarers international Union of Nortl) accepted as final. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer America,_A & G District, acknowledge rein Section 5 (a) 9f the constitution (unAl Ke· r r · By the terms of Article XXVII, Section ceipt "of the envelopes sent to you from used ballots and stubs) to .the Union Tally-Witness ' · 3, and Jn forwarding ·two (2) copies of the the various ports on the referendum of ing Committee. May 3rd, 1960 report to the secretary-treasurer, we an Amended Constitution for this org~ni· Any qµestions on the above should be ·Mr. it. Baroid Bach · heteby ·notify the secretary-treasurer that zation and delivered this day· io directed to -the undersigned in headquarExeeuUve ·.vfoe President t~e amendment has been approved by : Very truly yours, . · ters by teletype. ·Coinmercla~ Bank o,! ~o~b Amerlea . two-thirds majority of the valid bailots Fraternally, Union Tally~ng ,·Coriu~itf~e : ·H~ Broadway cast, . but that this notification be deemed Al Kerr Charles Palmer James Purcell · . ·. ·New Y,_n, New York made as of 12:01 .AM:. May 12, 1960. PurOffice Manager John Matkoski Walter ~ar~s. , . ·Dear Sir: . . suant to ·the present constitution, there: · May 2nd, 1960 Albert Isaac L. P. Hoc.an. ,. . . .:,-The udde~signed - ,.iembers of the·Unioµ fore, it the unanrmou!l repqrt of thi1 r · Mr. R. Harold Bach ., May 2n'd, 1960 ; · Tallytilg Comi:nittee, acting under and . Union 'f.allying Committee that the riew · Executive Vice President Seafarers International Union ·pursuant to the· Resolution -aijopted on constlt.u tion· -.goes into effect as oi that Comercial Bank of North Amerfca · 175 Fourth Avenue ·March 2nd; 1900 by .the members of the time on that day. HOO Jt:rna'1way · Brooklyn 32, New York ~Seafarers lnternatio~al .Union of North , · · ·America, A , & G Disirict, acknowledge reNa.me Book . No. De,&. · New. York, ~ew York Gentlemen: ceipt of· the envelopes. sent to you from 1obJa ,,Ma-~I . . )J-19- · ~ D,ee~ . Dear Sin .. Thi~ is .to certify that all the e'nvelopes P-IS . ·Deek As Ass•~ant Secr~tary-Treasurer of the received by thi"s I~stitution a~dre$f\ed t9 . · tlie va~ious :ports,'on 'the 'referendum' of- Cbaries Palmet S~farers International Union of . North Mr. R. Harold .Bach, Executive:.,Yice Presi-• · an ~mended qonstltuti~n for . t~is organi- -- J~mea :l'uJ.c~ll P-17 .&nSlne American, A · & G District, AFL-CIO, in . dent, in the name of· the Seafarers Intero- · ~tioJ! ~nd ,,ae \:rered· th~s day ~ us. ·. ,· · Lawrence Hocaa· .H·S'J · ·-:.. ./ Enaiile • . . "'h tna '· charge of the minu~s thereof, I herewith · national Union .o f North America, Atlan- · ,. , , . ~ · Veey truly ~ours; : 1 ,.. · .. • .. '"' , tiuion·, Tall1fri1 .'. ~ommlttff · ·..: ~ ~- ..aa . i . . ; certify .that1 Ip accprdance with the ..Co.n- · .tic .and Gulf· J;>istrict, AFL-010, Have. hffn ci.arl~ Patmei , .1aajes·. P.ire.u ., / ·, _ : ~lb~~ ·Jsa'ac :. '. ititotlon this tlnlon c<tthe,Resolution . ·. properly safeguarded in oqr vault . ..~'-t ; ~· · ~ ~ -1 ~ ... ", ~'1. t:' ' .... ' ~ .. t !J.r: . . ~lfed i.ae ~·· "~ L. -P. ,..Hqaa ,, · .-... (~ .:~ ... ~,. JV;.tter•-Jlarm ~ ··,. ·dul1.ld6.,te.d/by the membership on M~cb 'We . have· ·today· $urrendered .the,...abOv~~ :.' .. • • t.. • .. , • Tally Committee -~-eport On Constitution ·s a.l lo·t . oil. ' . a ls of. ~ 1 •! ' ~ ·~ t' �.....w... Se8k.55% Shipbuilder Aid Ceiling Some Facts .On Gas Miieage The driving season is here and so are the big gas bills. Cosl of fu'el · ranks next to depreciation as the largest expense · of car ownership. You'll pay more for gas this summer; especially because of increased .gas taxes. The majority of states now tax gas at six cents or more per gallon. In fact; 13 states now tax at seven cenfs. • So you can see why <;ar owners are argtiing over how to get more mileage. Says on~ re-ader: . ' -''I'm writing because you were cited by a fellow .worker of mine regarding gas mileage. We .had a dispute as to what' .steady speed a ~ar -would get its best mileage." L Speed Cost~ . We hope the argument wasn't · too liot because even experts differ a little. Generally, over 30 mph you start losing · mileage. But the increase is not. signficant until you go .over 40. If at 30 mph you get 21 mpg, then <typically) at 40 you get 20; at 50, 18; at 60, 16; at 70, 14. That doesn't mean all cars . will get the same mileage at these speeds, of course. Other f~ctors affectinf mileage are ·weight, engine compression ratio, condition of the car and driving habits. A 3,000-pound car gets 50 percent more mileage than or,e weighing 4.0oo; other factors equal. You can see why the new compact cars are ·r unning away with car sales this -year. They're 2·,300 to 3,000 pounds. • They dori't provide quite as much mileage as some of the ads claim. But drivers' · experiences so far indicate they yield 19-26 mpg for the manual-shift sixes, depending on wejght. . A high-compression ratio retically helps engines get more mileage out of gas. But the highcompression earl on the road gen-· era1ly are those loaded with gasusing extra accesories like ~auto­ matic transmission and power steer- ing. Also, over a certain ratio, genSeafarer Arthur· Roy, AB, thinks nothing of it as he perches on top erally 9 to 1 or higher, you need of mast aboard Del Rio (Mississippi). Roy went aloft to help premium grade. Fortunately, octane unsnarl thtt riggil'!g on a boom which slipped. · ratings have been incre3sed each year so that regular gas now rates as· high as premium did in 1953. Automotive engineers estimate that about 50 percent of all cars on the road in 1960 will be satisfied with 91 octane gas. Regular gas now is well over 91 in most areas, and country-wide, averages 92.4. Cars generally get along with lower-octane than average in mountain country. Private Brand Gas What about private:brand gasolines sold at a price differential by . . 1ome chains? Interesting testimony on ".this recently c1me out at Fed· Four SIU scholarship students-two of whom are seamen eral Trade Commission ·bearings. Sun -ou Company told the FTC that and the other two children of Seafarers-are slated to grad.t he private-brand station is usually a low-cost chain operation which pays as much as three or four cents per gallon less than independent ·uate from their respective ·colleges next month. major dealers pay for gas of like grade. and quality. In fact, t'1is proThe two 5 e a f a r er s are · ducer claimed the gas sold by private-brand dealers "is frequently Michael J. Carlin and Herman New York. She was chosen for the purchased •.. from major suppliers and is the· same as that sold under J. -Sperling. Carlin, an eco- award in 1957. the brand name of such suppliers." nomics major, attends New York Robert ·Hauser, son of Seafarer If . that's true, it means the big ·refiners charge their own dealers University. He rec.eived the award Edgar R. Hauser; an electrician, is :more for -gas tban they- do the private-b.rand chains. ill 1958. Sperling bas been study- an insurance major at the UniverYou can find out your compression ratio from .your owner's manual ing economics since 1956 at .the sity of Connecticut. He expects to or from a dealer. But the octane requirement varies even among the University of California, Los go to work as an insurance agent in same make cars. You can try this test: When your tank is pr~ctically Angeles. Both men will receive Connecticut. · empty, fill with regular gra~e. If you nC?tice harder starting, less power bachelor's degrees in their fields. Committee Of Educators or hear a ping or knock when you·accelerate, you probably need either The SIU Scholarship Plan comhigher-octane gas- or an engine· tune-up, mittee which once a year chooses Tire Drac five of the applicants vying for the ' . ' Another factor is "tire drag," the American Chemical Society News awards, consists of F. D. WilkinService reports. It's important 'to have wheels aligned. A wh~el out of son, Howard Univ., Bernard P. Ireland, College Entrance Examinaalignment (toeing -in or out) by one deiree increases drag about eight tion Board, Miss Edna Newby, percent. Poqr alignment aiso ruins tires and creates a steering hazard. Douglass College, Elwood Kastner, Underlnflatlon ·of tires also wastes gas. Five pounds of underinftation New York University and William - wastes a ..half-gallon on -every 20, the · American Petroleum lnstitute· estimates. · · · F. Adams, Alabama University. Keeping your · car serviced, and adjusted properly also is vital for gas mileage: . Besides carburator adjustments and spark timing, here · ·are points to check: - • A dirty filter can reduce mileage ·as much as ten percent. • A .11low or stuck choke· can rob you of 30 percent. ' ' • ·Dirty or faulty spark plugs can waste as much as ten pe~cent. · • To0-beavy ,motor oil in' the wr~ng :·season is another waster.' , · • So are stuck manifold and· cooling-system thermostat valves . . You cari waste much gas through ·careless habits. Among th-em:· Jackrabbit' starts', staying_too long:"iii fower gear before- shifting, rusl;ling up to your stop 1 and then jamming .~n-' fhe' brakes;.· .unpeceSSary idling, ' 'nervo.usly 'raciug the ·engine .,.while 'you WIJit foi: a l!jht to c;hange• . Four Scholarship Winners Graduating .From College . '. ~, ' . . . WASHING TON - Competition from J:apanese shipyards has become so tough that the Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce acted recently to increase construction - differential subsidies to 55 percent. Gover~ment construction subsidy ceilings were originally set at 50 percent in order to enable American shipb.uilders to compete with foreign shipyards but the Japanese yards, in particular, still can build ships ror less than American companies, even with the subsidies. Cheap Labor A combination of cheap labor and the newest and most modern machine tools and facilities enable foreign competitors to build vessels for so much less than American yards. No matter how much of a subsidy Congress gives on ship cunstruction, foreign yards seem to be able to beat American prices. This is true of many other areas of heavy manufacturing, from railroad locomotives to bulldozers. Jobs Top Registration, SF Reports SAN FRANCISCO-Shipping in the port of San Francisco exceeded all expectations this period as 48 men shipped on the five vessels that were in transit and two ships that were in for sign ons. Also, men were sent to other west coast ports that were short of man-power. This -makes the second period in a row that more men shipped than registered. Forty - eight men shipped to 39 registered. The immediate future looks gloomy, though the next period might be fair. The Fairport is scheduled to pay off soon and three ships will be serviced in transit within the near future. Seafarers Pleased Most of the Seafarers in the San Francisco area are quite pleased with the way the Cleopatra beef _ turned out in that it was so successful in calling attention to a situation ·that never should have existed. During the last period the Maiden Creek and· the, Young America (Waterman> signed on, and the Amers Victory (Victory); Portmar and Alamar (Calmar), Erna Elizabeth (Albatross) and Steel Artisand (Isthmian) we~e in transit. '~ In the hospital? «-·c1·ll;«.S.l l'.>H·a·. ll .;m.mediaieJy.J: . •t'· .· �Non-Subsidy _Operators ·· Press Trade-In Proposal\ Four Ships CrewU,.g Up f.n Mobile · - \ - J,fOBILg.._:Tbll port II figuratively rubb\ng Its band.s_ wUh an· ticipation, expecting to crew up four ships in the. next couple of weeks. The Jean liaJltte, 'i'opa Topa and Afoundria · are expected to call for full crews ~ as ls the T·2 tanker Keva Ideal which II going to take on l grain cargo. "The crewing of these four ships, all about ·the .-me time, Will strip this port ·b are," Louis 'Neira, port agent, reports, "so anyone wanting to ship should be able to get out.'' The ship upturn will be welcome because shipping in the last couple - of wee.ks was just fair. . . · Ships ttiat entel,'ed the P-ort and paid off .ant ' ~he Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Corsalr, Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Cavalier (Alcoa) .~ · Jean Lafitte, Monarch oi.' the Seas, Topa Topa, Afoundria and - Claiborne <Waterman j ; Fort· lloskins ( Cities Service). The .Wacosta <Waterman) was the only sign on vessel. .A,rriving here in-transit were the Del Campo and Del- Rio. <Missis· sippl), · Steer Vendor Usthmian) aqd Alcoa Roamer <Aicoa>. ·~* the " regular m~mbership . meetfl:li of Mat 11, the member· ·ship vgted unanimously to carry the tallying . committee's report. · WASHINGTON-Non-subsidked steamship compan!•, Including Alcoa and Bull Line, are staking their hope1 for improving their fleets on a bill permitting them to trade in their present ships for more mod-1 · . · ern vessels. However, the fie Amerlclll Steamahlp Auoclaproposai is running into some Uon. tough sledding In hearings before the House Merchant Marine Committee. _ The bill has received the support of th~ Amer~can Merchant . Marine Institute, representing At!antic and Gulf Coast shipowners, ' but has been opposed by the Paci- Three Ships ·P aying Back Wages Soon BALTIMORE - . Shippi_ng has been slow ·in Baltimore during the last period and is expected to remain so for the next few periods. Crews from the bankrupt Pacific Carrier and Westport are scheduled to receive their money soon, but men from the Pacific Venture will have to wait a Bit longer for their funds. The ships were sold to meet :back debts and crew payrolls. The following ships paid off last period: Emilia, Jean <Bull); Bethcoaster, Kenmar <Calmar); Steel Ex e cut iv e (Isthmian); Feltore <Marven); · CS Baitimore (Cities Service); and Bethtex (Ore). Signing on were: Bethcoaster (Calmar >; Feltore, Bethtex <Ore); and Oremar <Marven). Serviced in transit were: Robin Locksley <Robin); Oremar, <Ore); Waco st a (Wat~rman); Seamar, Bethcoaster, Massmar; <Calm!lr); Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Pioneer (Alcoa); Edith <Bum; Steel Vendor, (Isthmian); and The Cabins <Texas City). STEEL CHEMIST Clsthmi•n), Aprll 21-Ch•lrm•n, K. C•nn1 Secretary, E. Cooks are supposed to ·Anderson. serve foodst'\lffS on plates. Suggested a change in messman. The· ship!ii steam table was put back 1nto serv· ice upon or deu of tbe captain. It was resolved that a member· of the headquarters staff board the vessel to straighten oul lhe food program and other beefs. Usually, I meuun of thll kind needs . th• unanlmoUI 1upport of the mariUm• lil4Ulta:J If it 11 to make headw17 m -COngreu, particularly since th• Burea.u o~ the Budget II traditionally-hostile, to any measure• broadening aid to American shipping. .., If the bill goes through, the SIUcontracted Alcoa Steamship Company piam to trade. in Its C-1 vessels for C-2s,' C-31 or ~ore modem typei, whlle Bull . Line would exc;~ange two to fo.u r of its pres~nt ships for c-48. The American Tramp $hip Assocla~on, represe~ting owners of tramp Libertys and Vlctorys, II _also interested in .t he legislation. In testifying for the MariUme Administration, Deputy Administrator Walter C. Ford noted that the vessels presently in the reserve fleet would have to be scrapped or limited to emergency use 1f the Govemmelit cannot sell them to shipowners Interested in putting them to use. . Tbe Alcoa witness noted that without trade-in rights, Alcoa would have to cut back its services as its present ·C-ls reached the end of their useful life. . Bull Line's plans for trade-Ins W9Yld give tbe compani C-4s for, use as combination container and general= cargo, ships. Each of the C-4s would be able to handle 48 trailers in the ;IS-fQQt .ranie. with ample additional cargo space for carrying smaller boxes and conventional break-bulk cargo. If modified through shipyard conversions, · the C-4s cQgl4 c~ as much as i 78 of the large trailers, while still leaving as mlich capacity for break-bulk cargo as presently a\'ailable on the company's ~2s: •' . .Union representative~ working _at various exhil?its have meal in messroorri. Show ran six days in Washin9ton arr:nory, attracted · huge crowd of visiton., induding President Eis~nhower. · steward department fo~ the flne meal quest wu made to clarif>" who II in served on Ea,11ter Sunclay. Steward charge of the medicine aboard the department asked to check on· fresh ship, Repair lilt to be wbmitted bewater: Water has ~~en nmnlng l'IUty ·1ore reachlq port. again . . Check all cranes for oil leaks. · It was moved to ·discontinue the use ALCOA CAVALllR <AICOI), Mly I of · the washing machine between ol:30 '-Chairman, P. Davl11 S.Crot1ry, 9. PM ,.and 5:1:$ PM: .. La11lter. Crewmember Lonnie Han· son was ilown home due tq UlnellS• ., CS .NORFOLK <Cltlet letYlce), ~ay Ship's dele1ate reported the repair 11-Chalr.man, T. Cummings; Secrelist was to be posted by Thursday, tary, T. Jones. All departments re-· Overfime beef• to .be placed in lhip's ported no beefs. A Tote of ' tiankl minutes at the regu!Ar meettni. ID went to the steward department for the steward department there were a good job. '· 22 hour1 of disputed overtime. Will be tumed over to the ·patrolman. ALCOA ;.O~A""iiii<Atcoa)~ Ap·rt1 24 '-··'~-Ch•lrman, J. llowdon1 Secretary, K. ELIZAllf.'l'H (lull), Mly I-Chai"' m•n, w. .liinllh1 Seeret1ry, R. · Ha,.. Brltt•ln. Th.- :re rwere no beefa ·renandeL There wt re no beefl. Under · food and welf1r.e it WH aufguted that something·- be done about the plufeing of ke)'bolu ill the to,Jleta I · t. and ~ower1. room .ad ruatT water In tanb. Laun· ~ room to be painted and u to- be kept clean. . The · Mobil• ~-llM-~ 81'9 considerably ·Interested in the report that Waterman la getting favorable .action· Q~ its· b~ .f or a shipping subsidy and may·get a subsidy con· tract soon. Th~ 'l'Should mean more shipping activity from this port. The recent action by the US State Department In · askfug· the Union to withdraw its pickets from the Egy.ptian ship Cleopatra, and promising to protect the . rights of American seamen In foreign ports ·bas come 1n for qutfe a bit Of favorable discussion here. The SIU'• ·pi~lr.et action resulted In world· 'w·i de ptlbliclty over the way our Gove~ent baa allowed Amerio can.flag ships ahd American seamen to. be pushed around. taldns their job• Mrioualy: book .. members should take these Jobs. Lock on foc'ale not worktnf; ·alSo locks on Wiper and' .ftreman'a door. All lOcU STEEL ADMIRAL (llfhmfafl), Pab. on doora should. be cheeked and 17-Chalrman, E. lsrHl1 Secret•ry, keys made. · 15 given to enrliteer for · .I. I. lalterllnt. 803.lSO in abip•• maklnf abaft for TV. Undenhlrt1 fund. J . .Ea1terllng, new abip's deleshould be in a..Orted ldze1 lince crew aate. elected by acclamaUon. Motion la not all size 44. made arid · carried to i..ve lblp"1 fJln4 used only for t.rmon bualneu. llail . MY- DEL ORO (M,_lalppll, Aprll 11 to ·be turned over to lhlP'• delerate -Ch1lrm.n, P.ur Arthi>fers · Secr~ary; MERMAID <Metro· Petroleum), M•Y for malllnl in Panama C1nliL · Vincent flt..-r1ld, Sblp'1 dele. .te 1-Ch•lrman, E. Seeley; · Secretary, B. repor;ta dlfcuaion on hot water. If Sl•de. Minutes of the last meeting ARIZPA <Waterman>, M1y · S-Chalfw . at any time there II no liol water. · were read and posted. Delegates will 111an, .lamn c. Baucloln1 Secretary, tb1a should be 1011ed by the crew 1ee patrolman at pay d'f about the Giibert Troscl1lr. Motton made to for the vo:v. .e and reported to patrol· captain issuing, fqr£:ign ,mony. Want 1ee about getting .10 .percent for dec,ll man. Treasurer report. balance of US currency or traveler's checks. cargo such as ·tankll containing oxplo- , .•llf.'70, After expenses, postare, ex· Also want the patrolman to see the lives. Vote of thanks to lteward de· · presa charges, phone call, etc., bal· chief engineer about getting cold partment. ance 11'1.'13.· No beet. or dflputed ·or w~ter aboard ship, . Engine depart· -reported. Daniel- Browning elected ment foc'sles heed painting. Refrlg· - .CITY OP ALMA <W1term1n), M1y 4 new sbip.'1 · delegat~. · ' · erator vegetable box has not been -Cl\ali'm•n, D. Rudd'" lecretary, P. . _ , 1•. _ , working ·"properly. Repair list wa-s Pox. Delerate report. three .men · MOUNT WHITNEY (Cargo ·a. Tank• g iven to t tie C!I Pt11in to · b ave spring · MARYMAR CCalmu), May ..:..Chair.a mined . llhlp. No bnftl. 8230 movie ship Corp.); Aprll 20-Ch1lrm1n/ Wll• straps lnst.iied for the bunks. Galley · . m•n, A. Whltmar1 Secret1ry, R. Cumfund collected: TV· bW 119.80. · Cbaln Ham 8arth1 Secretary, .I. Decllatorla. and store rooms and foc'sles to be . mfi191. Several repairs were not taken needed for recreaUon room. Suggest Captain . will try fo obtain American f umigate d in port. Vote of thanks care "of in the shipyard, but other safer · passage when earr)llng d~k dollars: otherwl1e it Will have to be· , given by the ctew to all t he steward than · that there · are no bfef1. Crewload; also that repair list be m11de up . moneY. of country we're in . . Few department for good service and good . · · member• . were asked to . cooperate immediately . after .depart"1'e•,.· houra disputed OT. Much dlacuaton f~od. with the 111nitatlon men in all departwas in order -to ltrallhten out tho . · ..._. . ·. .· . .. · ments to make their ;lob a little ALAMAR CC1tm1r>; iiMy · I-Chai"' lteward about many, lhortaru ln pro, .. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service>, May ~ easier. All ...hands , agreed that this man, T. Prazler1 Secretuy, T. Yabvlslons. · would be done. · lonsky. Delegate report• no major _.,,-_ . · 12-Chalrman, J .. Puker; Secretary, · R. Smith. J. Phillips - was elected ~M · · I --..,.... _ beefs. All ..d~alra ,made with the ex· • MANKATO VICTORY (Vlder'Y. :,c1rshlp's delegate. Repair list was given . EDITH •(8ull>r May 1i-Ch~lrman, I. · - ception . of new· li>ckers and musl!.• rlers>, Aprll. ·SO. Ch•lrman, MichHI to the new ship's delegate. A new · · ·· Smlthl secretary, M. Mlcliallk. Flow· room vents. Slight. improvement in. Loretto1 $eeret1ry, CecU· c. · llCollt. reftrligerator ii' netedded, At~lh 'c omm utinl· .. . . .· .···. . . ers :were 11e11t- to 'chief e_aflneer"s foo4 1ltuaUon. Sbortat•. ot water - SafetT m'etintr '!JU held. ReIMlr ' JUit ca ona .were Pos. e on e bul1e n home for .the demlle ~ of ·the' chief'• . pitchers' and wash ballln p 1u11. A all fllled · out. T wo troublemallers got board. · · father. Chief ,aimeer wu put uhore little quiet to be maintained at nlthV' off;· &~ward delegate re'ports ou · · -· to attend funeral. ~ n~w reefef far In passaieway1. 11.ubecl ,otatou too man sent b•cll: to States due to Wnea . MARQRI "<Marven>, ·Mar - 1-Ch•lr• the crew'1 -.meu was ordered ·bY the watery. · ' '• No '!>eel• · Few houri disp.uted ' OT; man, D: Glmze; Se~•tuy, c. Redell. · · · captain. Z,.erythlnc • wu reported · · There- was olie beef about the cliviaion ' ported. One · ~~ w~ . paid ofi m San smooth. Curtain• are~ uked 'for · ,. MONTIGO IKY <ltanclanl Marine)~ DEL · ~a ~lnlulpptt, Aprll 24, of overUme and · then turning down Juan to go to the hospital there. All the ' crew nieuroom-. SteWard' depart- . Aprll 30-Chilrmiln, .I. R. MurphYJ Chalrm1n, .Henry Ma111 1 Secretary, all OT. See the appropriate depart· communlcaiton1 were read and posted ment wu atven .a vote~of 'thanks -for ' lecrefary, L Pierce. Slilp'1 doleCarmela · ~ttanl. LaWrelice o . TWeF ment delegate with any beef .as · It Ship's delegate resifned and J. Bowan the preparation ,and - •rYbJf of the gate HpON ,talk ; with,'· oijl man re ,elected n~w lblp'1 delerate. Treuuru comes up instead of waiting until was elected to the vacated post. It food. · ,. · . .: · di'aw1 In Karachi; Captlln pld he report• 12'3 orr-hand, ' Spent ms~ . meetintr 11lght. · The ship's · delegate was suggested . that · u • crewmembers • " .o;...__ . ~ '- • had -.about U.'100 In '118· 'Clll'NneyBalance.. sero. . · No · beefs repottecl. , reported one beef about the pantry ftnish their meals they leave the fable LOSMAR <C•lmu>~ , M•Y , ~hair• after that draw1 .would be in. J,ndlan ..cooler should have been replaced thle being short of supplies and the prob· and give room to those who haven't man; s. MoHkowlk11· secretary, Wm.- .. ruphees. Two" mem to be pal4 J'8t, · trip 'bilt .~"t. ~ to be ' ke~t · lem was 'solved. A messman 'missed eaten. Reque1t that meei1n11 be ro· allier• .·J.etter.a -":concirnlng ~•Pair• One man , repla\*f. at. ..utnl -ilme 'b1 ' cloHd.· ',· . · tate.d ~ . . · , ·, , , aent to SIU ·h eadquarters. Wfil.. co'n• patrolman • . o.:Ivelton. TUu., , Will · . , , t he lh1p in 'Baltimore. Need for paint· m. &be measroom deck and the fuml· . tact ai.o atiout captain•• U8' of rifle, report ·to boarding patrotmaft. · D'•· , -, GULflWATIR~ : <Met'o ' Petrol•um), ..: oPoe .,ol the .ship to be 'rid of the · STEEL RECPRD•R Uathlftlan>, May Dlscuulon . on . fOOcl noru ~1aacl Unen, layecl ..sun.t ~. 1No~ beef1. Dl9April. n-;;.eh1lnn1n, J. •111ter1 lee,... ·. roeellea. . P!Uolmap .• 11- .~o see the 1-Ch.• lrman1 I , Parr1 ,sec~et.,y, G. 'Vote . of 1ppreclatfon · to'. ·BPam ''for au....,. oa Unea -8 per asreement.1 • :tery. · D,·· RelJln..... Shbf,1 dekllate m ate ,abOUt e xtra ti~• to make cof· Lopez. Three ·men were li>Hed - for ·. ba1eb&ll .corerana >;tempera~a · re· ·· »oii'tTbo~ · llb'raiT . boob: ~turn .. rep0rt..'.au rePiilr• tpde ' aa' J.;llbon;' .· fee before. ~Wng · the ganfs . to work. misbehavior ,and. failure to perform · porte '. ~~ . ~., ,f! , " · :'. , ~·· , eollef C,.pe. K9'P lndlau . out• ·ot ... No·· beefe: -..' Men plean cooperate ta ' Allo· yant 3 PM co!fee time, and ..theJr work. There have. been numer· · • •. ... • • ~ - . ,' • .. ·, ' _pa~•W11111 ucl l'OOllUo 1,. 1' . , ~ .. • . · ·~p!q _.... ISc,qn J!IOld~ ' ~ Cil , 1riad.cC>OP•· • · ou.11 · complaint• about t he creW-a · CHICICAt~w · cwetwraan>, Mllrtll tt >... - : . •.,....::-- ·: ·. - · , . tlwab &o '·..,,ard ~ ftr » ··w.U· · . - ,, _,_ .. ---:-r. : -.; · · 4raws. · ~e ~ 1bip'1 fund hu -se.~,. . ....Cllaltman;"Mcu•r-S.U.tair; Hay•· · <-, ltlllYH.LI CWmrm••>• Mir 1 - · " donif. · Dill:!'llllloll n , 'illen .ltaJtilc .fiUI-. .. , - ~ltl!O'A"-~ " "· ~•n!f>,.~ May 11 Ol;le AB wu .hospl~allzed la Calcutta. •No eXtr•· eljarettQ.~ J;e,;fliaet; T:wo . C_....I......,, ...wJH,.M ,C.'"'9ft1 ~ : ~ 1ia4 ~- ~--- · .• riCINJfrmaa;; 1t: .cttltlcMlla~ary, · ~'l'bere · were· a few hour1 ·c1&putec1 .O'f .. · eUt'oas • "9idt'"WY- Di'&•Yiffl7 .fary, UNtv:' :T.f--. "i'e;; ~.. ' tab vacaUoa \(n<~ to~..v.aca•·' : -- ~-~ ~_.. -~ ~ wilL .be. r9ferred. to tile .P•lrol· · . - . clan, 14brarr. ..o.:i. ~-a .,· JION· Ill><~' "'1Jiil.a Dlll'Qtet ''. ·tlan~ .' · r--,arb'llncl~1itaci' ..llhUilcl '., : " ·tllillt. , . ...... ,.~ ~~ •• ~!! ·~efortt pa.Jott. A vote Of· thanki ~· p:ortl: .. ~~":!tallte«~ ~of::'~• ·or-~ to"-·.._ .' ~:·:11P'':witb• ~.:ol'.:: . .>~ . Ii'~ A- _....,_ ,til- _ . ,, ...,_.,,,#0~ a.I·' ', ·~ent ·:to the mwaril llepartment; Be• · eUl"en "·~"~ .~....,·•. ~.,,,. •.Pilfi'olnlailJ.~...~ ·,Qttptu;:.lie»t -·"'-la•Tto'.. l' llr~Ritni• r~.. ~'~;: ;;,· - · --· DIges ·Of· ·Siu · Ship· e·etIDgs c:. .. ..'f.tidtif!P'• ~ •:11 · ,. • • '*" ,Henn -.• • , • f~~ ... - "- ~ '~. :- JI,..._...,. ..... .._....,., ,}. "';" .... •• • " ' • · .- ,. ·~ -· �Pare ..Eleveli · MediCa1: . Care Battle Overlooks ~MD Fees ' The controversy over a.. system of ,providing medical care for older Americans now raging ·in Congress has obscured one.of the basic causes of the problem-namely the sharp rise in doctors' and hos· pital fees over and above the ment these statements, with statisincrease in the cost of liying. tics obtained from the us DepartI This problem, which affects both ment of Labor. The report says young and old, but particularly that while the general cost of Hvolder people because of their heavy ing b=is ·gone up 24 percent in the medical bills and lack of funds, last ten years, the cost of mr.d: cal is re~ponsible for th e furore costs in general have skyrocketed over the F1>rand Bill. But even some 47.5 percent, tbe cost of a passage of that measure would not hospital room has jumped 88 percompletely resolve it ·since there cent and the cost of hospital inis nothing in sight to halt the surance has blown sky high, up steady upward rise of medical and 108 percent. hospital costs. Recently, .the trustees of the According to a special report Seafarers Welfare Plan voted inpublished by "US News and World creases in benefits for family hosReport" on• this issue, "The · cost pital <.'nd surgical care, raising the of being sick. amounts allowed for various operkeeps going up-1 ations. increasing the daily hos• SEAFARERS and no early end pital room and board benefit to to the rise is ex- $15 a day and boosting other LOG SPECIAL - pected. Doctors benefits proportionately. These are ch a Pg i n g changes were made in part to pro- · REPORT more for home vide greater benefits for SIU and office visits. families but also were made necesP.rice5 of most drugs are higher. sary by the rising cost of medical Hospital bills are way up. A major care. If any real advances are to be illness cr.i:i mean medical costs in the thousands. The big rise in made in solving the problem of medkal chRrges Js. 11 growing medical costs, something would , problem for Americans, both young have to be done to regulate the and old." presently-unregulated increases in The report goes on io docu- doctors; fees and hospital charges. ------------+ Ba·lt~ Port Body. Files Radiograms • I . . BALTIMORE -The i ·Maryland Port Authority announced recently the inauguration of ' a service to deliver radiograms ,filed aboard ship by members of any -crew. Me!isages can be sent via radiotelegraph station WMH owned and «>perated by the Maryland Port Authority. The station will send messages anywhere in the United States to any person who is willing ·to ·accept the message on a "col.; lect''. basis. · . WMH will also accept and de~ liver return messages and will bill t)le origirial sender at a· later· date. , The service · is · available to all ships sa~ling the Ch~sapeake ·a nd Delaware Bays and on the · nearby high seas. At ·this writing the outcome of the contract dispute between the International ·Maritime Workers Union -and the Incres Line, owners of the pass_enger ships Nassau and · Victoria, is still in doubt. But one thing is ce'rtain~and that is that the IMWU h~s the .solid support of the ships,- crews and of the crews of many other runaway vessels as well. · When the- pickets had to be ·w ithdrawn as tne result of a court order, the company tried to hustle the ships out. This mane.u ver failed because the cr~wmembers refused to work the -ships until they get union representation and some imptovements.in their conditions. No matter what the outcome, the "lncres Line dispute is proof positivf: ~hat, given encouragement and support, runaway ships' crews will fight militantly for decent conditions anq a u.nion contract. This, d~spite the fact that these crews are almost alw~ys aliens recruited overseas and subject to loss of jobs and deportation for· daring .to demand-just treatment and ~onsider-ation for their needs. The IMWU, which was set up with _the joint support of the SIU and the National Maritime Union, has done a fine 'job of organizing ·and solidifying the··Incres- Line crews l;>ehind the Union. But in a sense, the best organizer in this picture is the rµnaway ship operator. By paying mise~able wages·, under-man.n ing his ships, working his crews long hours and ·subjecting them to intoler~ble conditions, he is driving them to join ,a union in self-defense. Once -the IMWU makes· its pro-· .gram more widely-known to runaway ships' crews · a~d offers them . assistance, the runaway operator is .going to find .h e will have to· meet· union conditions to sail his ships. " t · . Si ILGWU Publishes News Iii. Chin·e se - ~ --, ~et~er · Fee~i~g ~~se~farers on many s~u-C~ntra"'ct.ed .ships are· getting a new bonus in the form of. ~etter-.quality s~ea1t meats as_a result" of .· the success.ot.t :he SIU Food Plan. The industry-wide program was originally set up with the purpose o{ improving shipboard service arid food preparation. It was argued that reFront page of "ILGWU Local 23 News," now being published in placing mass feeding techniques with. individual preparation Chinese "'ition. Local · has several hundred members of' Chinese and · setv~ce. · would' ·provJde fresher, tastier meals; and .also. artcestr.y • . . .eliminate e0nsid~r'able .·w.aste. ·The savings could then be translated into better qqality storing and a wider variety· of. Local 23 of 'the International Ladies· Garment Workers Unship's_stores; : · · ·'· . ' · ion has come up with something rather unique in the annals •· . . .. .. . . : Thafs jq~t, wha~. is, happ~J.liilg as . a i;esult . ,o.~ ~he, ~uccess of union publishing •.• a Ch~nese-language newspaper. · ".·fSEAP.Af:lERf!Jj, • of· the program to .date-and tpe chief benef1c1ar1es Jlre the : The Chinese paper ·is a O'.. . .. , . . . ·. : seamen theritselves. The 9ld nia~-f~eding practices,. leading t.r-anslation ot the regular LoIt is prepared ·by an editor of to over-cookin_g and over-'}>r~paration ;were ad~ittedly both cal" 23 paper and will be is- the "Chinese Tribune," who u..sed, • .,F~ ' . \i;. (;. •' · was~eful an.d un.satisfact'ory. Cooking and serv;ing to individ- sued several tlines a year, to reach to "be an ILGWU organizer. ProqiIH M.:flMQI¥ ~--, 1:1al .o rder is ·the key. to good shipboar.d feeding,,- along w.ith the 900 Chinese members of· the inently featured in t.tle newspaper ~~6 'IM&fiAWi . quality .aµ.d vai:.!~ty of' storing~ The SIU F:ood flan is· having skirt ·and Sportswear· Wor-kers' is labor news and material on the ,_ · · · · Union Label campaign. ~· :: · '"· CO~Siderable..~q~~~S·'i~"ac~eving' • ~ose· obje.ctiyes:".' ·· , ·" UJiion. · ,; i •: :.·Dnnfi ,' -A(f '. ..: m "'· ' t,~. ,· ·~ ·• . .. !ii·" , \ .. �- .... )I . - .... Twetn. SEA.l'A.ltElt! , l.00 Mother For La Salle Oller Juapge, and even cOlt1y autoPraises mobllea are entrusted to NelL Help One time a seaman who was on SIU the east coast wanted hi1 port· To &be Editor: To the Editor: · - This letter is long overdue, · We had some bad luck cross- able electric oven and thil W81 but I would like you to know lnl the Atlantic · from New promptly forwarded. York to La Pallice, France. Unusual happenings become how grateful I am to Utt SIU Currently hospitalized in the Houston area, ' reportl Port Agent Brother Claude Virgin, oiler, part of his job. For instanee, a for its kindness and help when Charlie ~imball, are Seafarers Saul Schneider, Mack Aeoata, Adam. had a bad heart attack and was seaman who made a pier, head my son, John Scott, died. Slowick and Thomas Chapman. . · out for several hours. He en- jump for a ship to Japan or · · When two of my sons went Schneider is a messman whose last vessel was the Pandora. 1'e is tered a holpital in France. some other distant place did not to Baltimore to · bring John being treated for yellow jaundice and· will probably be in the hospital . Thanks and credit should be have time to store hia auto- home for· burial, the m)n in for another three weeks. given to Captain William Har- mobile. · This chol"e wu con- the Union hall there couldn't vey for getting our ship to a signed to Neil who parked the do enough to help them with Ac0sta, who sailed l~st as an oiler on the Mount Shasta, came. .down vessel with a doc~or aboard• vehicle in front of bis home information and get things Also, · a world of credit to H~ where:- lt could · J>, watched straightened out quickly, which mer Ligon, chief mate and until the .owner got back. . saved ·us a great deal of time _ William Calefa'&o Brother H. Parks .f or first-class ·, . and, trouble. first aid help until the dbctor. Also, it was good to know arrived aboard . ship. John had so many- good friends The officers and crew did a -the men on his ship, the SS tine job transporting tbe doctor· Emilia.- sent a beautiful · bouto and from the Weather Ship quet of flowers and 30 of his France II and SS La Salle. friends sent sympathy cards. The steward and steward deDeep down in mY heart I am partment did a flile job taking ~ very gr~tefpl to all who helped . Slowick Acosta Chapman Schneider care of.. the sick man until our The men should be thankful ·arrival in port. The crew hopes with an ulcer condition but is making good progress and should be re· they have a union which takes for a quick· recovery for Broth,.,An letter• to tM editM for such good care of them anil leased in a week or so. er :Virgin: ' publicatioo in the SEAFARtheir problems and· is so willnl Slowick, an AB, is beina treated for iiljuries recieved when he was. ERS LOG muat be . signed Edward Cole to help them. run over by an automobile. The length of his stay in the hospital has b11 the t.Oritn-. N.ames toill to ~ 1:Mn. Marsare& Scott not yet been determined. ·be withheld upon f'equeat. $. - $. $. Chapman, whose last job was on the Denton as an oiler, is being Aid treated for a glandular ailment and should be discharged in the near . Welfare I future. · Draws Praise Blood· Donations S•aman Assails Seafarers on the beach or off the ship on shore leave should take To ibe Editor: Arab· Po~ some time either to write a letter to, or visit, their buddies laid up in . I · w~uld lijte to express my To the Editor:: · hospitals. Visits from friends are always welcomed by. men confined-to deep appreciation- for the help To the Editor: I sailed (both in . the NMU hospital rooms. tlie Welafi'e Plan gave us when . I want to thank you froD\ the and SUP> for many years and I went to the hospital ln Janu- bottom of my heart' for the 10 The following is the latest list of hospital patients; I well know how seamen are I ary, and for the prompt way pints of blood ·ma.de availal>lt treated in Suez, Port Said, AlUSPHS HOSPITAL US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL they handled everything. to me when I suffered a mas- exandria, etc. I also know that BOSTON, .MASS. W:ASHINGTON 25, DC · Wm. H. Thomson Gilbert Edwards John F. Santo1 ¥arilva Wallace sive hemmorhage on Easter any mention of such to the US Chas. A. McCarthy . VA HOSPITAL ~ ~ ;\; Sunday. c:omml will be Ignored. USPHS HOSPITAL CENTER HoT SPRINGS, SO. DAKU'i'A NEW ORLEANS, LA. Clifford C. Womack The doctor1 were unable to So, as a former seamen, and lose Alonzo. Jr. Edward Knapp USPHS HOSPITAL · He's Big Help · stem the hemniorhage for 30 as ari American, I 'thank you Thomas E. Andrews Leo B . Lang SAVANNAH, GEORGIA William E. Alpin Clyde R. Leuett hours and my family was·notified for having the courage to call Garland Bennett William Morian A. T. Arnold R . E . McCluskey -W:o Seattle Men William Barron Ernest Web6 and l was given the last rites attention to thes~ facts by tyC. Bankston, .Jr. .Joseph Martello Paul Carter Nicholas Bastes Victor Mlorana, .Jr. ·one thing that ·f ew landlub- of my faith. Were it not for ing up th~t Ara'b ship. USPHS HOSPITAL J'ames E. Belcher Jack Moore hers realize or ean understand th ose 10· P i n ts of ' bloo d• I would NORFOLK, VIRGINIA May I also· suggest the foiAccurso Bonti Anthony Novak c. Batts .James M. Davu Edward Boyle Louis W. ·Pee4 ls that even ·Seafatess have .not be here today. " lowing: When talking to report• ~er~rt Jlroy_g~gn .J@~ ~ruf Ricl1ard OhilZ!lrra Eugene G. Plahn vital" statistics .to take care of Dennis Cahoon Steven Purifoy .Aiso, wlli you' thank ·Brother ers, tell tliem at;>out -what freatVirgil L. Coash Wm. E. Roberts R. Camantique Henri .J. Robin ashore, · such as the matter of Gillette, the SIU h ospita1 pa~ merit se~men. get in Alexandrl11, Donald Dambrino Chlis. R. Robinson USPHS HOSPITAL Wm. Daugherty .Joh'D E. Sanders . 1 f hi ist · income t.a x filing and other perGALvEsrON, TEXAS Harold N. Eby Herman L. Smith tro man, or- s ~ss a~ce on Port Said and. other Arab ports. sonal affairs. , . Henry Falgout Louis Spindler Mack Aeolta .John Gibson . · verifying my seatime. How "pilots," : cops, etc. roll, Max Anderson Pat- H. .Jones Donald Forrest Ralph F. Subat It 'ts forfunate that among Also three members of the rob and otherwise mistreat Pier ce Downer Saul Scbllelder Chas. Habl.ghorst Charles Summerell Ben Buck Adam Slowik Leo C. Hannon Walter B. Ulrich city ·dwellers there are some in SIU and SUP donated• their Americani-and Nasser makea Thomas Chapman William . Barris Ferdinand V. Viio every port who are interested blood but I do not have their this look like an Israeli plot. Sidney S. Irby Herbert Wilson USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Edward O. .Johnson Luther E. Wing in the difficulties and problems names · and I wonder If° you . Charley Bou Anderson .Jordan .Joseph P. Wise William Bates Ioannil N. Louka.I of seamen, who can understz.nd b. lish th ks t George M. Kasprzyk Harry Wolowita Joseph Blake . J'obn S. Lukas and are sincerely anxious to b.o could pu my an q my -t t • t Robert W. Bunner E. J'. O'Rourke Nor man W. Kirk unknown benefactors in . the %lnnb Kodro1 Peitro Paulin . VA HO.SPITAL of service to -them. There must LOG. '. · ·. Wants Public Thomas Lauer Thomas C, RileF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Thomas Leha:v L • .J. Sheehan John .Joseph Hazel be somebody ashore who can Thanking you again for the Serafin G. Lopes A. W. Willert USPBS HOSPITAL be trusted to taJce care of things. heip you have given me and for 0 • . USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS llANHATl'AN BEACH I.~ the cpmparatively isolate~ the trouble you went through To &he Editor: F. E. Anderson Max Olson - BKLYN.• NY B. F . Deibler Peter W. Sotlre outport of Seattle, Nell Pardo for me. While we .of the membership J'ohn .J. Driscoll Santiago Laurente Woodrow Heyen Bozo G. Zelenclo Bart E. Guranicll: Hell1'7 E. Smith known as Nell to hundreds of Plllllp Mohan. realize the journalistic achieve· VA HOSPITAL Willlam D. Kenny Seafarers; is just as anxious t~ < ments of the LOG, I find rt diaHOUSTON, TEXAS USPHS HOSPITAL a. J'. Arsenault ' SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. be helpful with personal probt. lo ;\; ·heartening to enter a Union Matthew Bruno J'ohn F . Malylko . VA HOSPITAL as' he F I I p I ball and view copl~s. of our pubIems Seafarers· may have Samuel P. DrurY Charles Nall OTEEN, NORTH CAROLINA ls of making out and filing their am y ra llcation collecting dust. Richard L. Harilden Lloyd".J. Thoma.. Joseph J. Baas · Charles Haymond Howard .J. Watt. VA HOSPITAL taJtreturns, and su'ridry. Assist One so.lution is branching out· income Gunnar.. Johnuon David L. W.IWamll 24TH ST. & lST AVE., NYO USPHS HOSPITAL . paper .wort. To· &be Editor: to distribute it to the general Chas. o. Beiiiini · BALTDIORE. MARYLAND · VA HOSPITAL Th'· ill kn 1 d public. . ·. One of the biggest problemsRamon .Asueda · Wm. Koftowiteb KERRVILLE, TEXAS of Seafareri is "the deilvery of· w w ac ow e ge reTheodore S. Aleek G. L. Loeffer Willard T. Cahill Glend1n L. Broou· ·G. P. l!(atcotte mail. - Nell provides a solution · ceipt of· y~ur Welfare ,Plan'• In that way, we could make STOCKTON STATE HOSPITAL Kenneth C. Brown Gerald Rivera, Jr. letter relative to Yourick Gullthe public aware of .the import. to this by renting numbered · · STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA Hermao D. CameF Eulene E. Stewart boxes. Mall addresseil or for· lory Jr. and the receipt of the ance of the merchant marine to l>an M; Christolo1 Jeff Davia I'. X. Sulllvan Sldne:r C. Day Jobn W. Tlcil• MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAL warded to his office is locked check. -. \ , the country's economy. SJdne;v T. DickeM Lawrence A. Tnoa . ilT. WiLSON·BAL'i'lilORE COUNTY Gorman T. Glaze Kenneth J'. · Wella In the boxes and upon lnstruc.Oil behalf of Mr. Omerlce . Our ·fight is theirs too, but BALTIMORE, lrlARYLAND Loyd J. GrUUs J'ohll Yulma1 Oeorie Davis tfon Is promptly forwar<Ied to Guillory and the other members they are less informed. Danb Hl«iinl SAILOR SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL a seamen anywhere in tile world of the deceased'• family, we / R. E. Hartley STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK SEA'l'TLJ:, W ABBINGTON A. B. Gutierrez Thomas llllkleD by, ajr,mall. He knows more wish to -thank tou and your_de(Ed. note: The LOG u toide· Edward S. Cannon J'ame1 c. Mitchell . TRmORO HOSPITAL Edward E . lldlnfer ,Leo L. Selealde than some lax · shipping com- partment very much for your Z11·distributed to membeT1 of NEW YORK Perfecto Hierro Johll P. WillWu ptmies· what mall means to a cooperation and assistance In CongTesl, state and ·.FedeTal Jam" Ruaell Geori• B. Little seaman. settlinl the .atfafrs of the de- a.gepciea, matjtime, .empipyer.• ceased . . "'· · · The pi~l may contain checks, We th'ank you .for Y- · ur and" uni<ma, aa well aa the gen,. 0 0 aome urgent pews from home, era! public.> reports ·on activity 1n· any · en· offer· for further a4vice and as- / ;to ti . $. terprise . a 'seam~ ' may ha:v"' . listance . in this . m~tter.: ' . Kind regards and best wishes. Savannah ashore, etc. Mall ii an important thinl fn a seamAln S llf«!. and Daniel J. MasH c ·l eared Nell's service is abiled to fulfill · t lo t this end as it .6aa· done for' the· :· . ') To the EditOr: past lG yean. ' Sugsests, We, the crew of" the Seatratn Where can. a seaman far from ·. f . ~ Savannah, w~h tq thanJi: the home, or those wno do n~t have a e· 8 ,u Ovu· ~ · headquarters .. atai! most sin.homes, keep his valuable papers To the Editor: , cerely for the outstanding· repand things? . Not on ahips or Wben In Seattle, may I sug- resehtati,o n' giyen us whil~ b1m1ome puJ>Uci. check . room. The geat that Seafarers patron1ze dlhig beefs, ·a t the la8t. pay,.' · mall . boxes ' serve also aa safe_ tlie Presto 'Donut Cafe, 2132 off. · • ' · • deposit ~boxes for '.' seamen . to I Ftrat-A:venue, three blocks: ~outh . Their .strona backing has re.:. keep their discharges . and sucih- or the hall. , . . . newed our awareness . of "one of ~ tmportan~ papers. II". , well· &J. • It'a' .a union place- with rea· the many p0s1Uve a~antages of . other- valu-_.ble , · and .. persooal IO~}?le pric~a.- ~e owner give•~ . bel9~ging ~o • .. fine u~n.: .. , belongin1• . w:Jiil•~· ~ fl;Waf, ~ ·the IUYI a fib' 1hak•• . . . r$$ L . :~rew Big~~~ ,~~~•: ,·µ& ~i "~' ~ « · .. . . . .~ ~ , l'or1~ .,., '. . · '. .Sea"fl' ~avUD!~. · f . SEAFARERS ·11·~11YDOC • • 4 ~ Stricken ·A t Sea ·Letters . To The ·Editor .... .. Saved Hi..-. / ·. T Welfare ... G t LOG ses a ' ts a 'eefS c A Crew seatl:le :;..-;.,. 1 our ,: .. , I .Qt.... ., . / �The .BOtlle -_Of Hastings. • •• I Antinuous And Hastings Collide To (The following . article tDCll aul>mitted to the LQG bu Seafarer Jim Bales) ., After two weeks coastwise, ttie Del Santos is now on its way back to West Africa. · While w.e were on the coastwise run, we - had two interesting events: The first was the collision of two Waterman ships, the Hastings and the Antinuous. On March 29 we were at anchor in the :aouston ship channel due to the fog. At 9:45 AM, as we were getting ready to get underway again, the SS Hastings . .passed us. · At 10:25 I wall on lookout on the ,bow when I heard whistles blowing, the sound of anchors being dropped Ahd then, the 1ound oi a crash. : About 10 minutes · later the fog begsn to clear. Almost 500 feet off the port bow we could see two ships which had run together, almost bow to bow. They were the Hastings and the Antinuous, both belonging to the Waterman Steamship Company. We on the Delta Line were glad to see that Waterm~n kept the trouble in their own family and did not invite us. We anchored and stood by for 35 minutes. Then, seeing that they did not ·need help,' we got underway. As we headed for Port Arthur, w~ could see the Hastings was still trying to get her bow out of the' Antlnuous. ,, Waterman~ Woe The ctiief electrician came to the bow when he heard the crash and I sent him to get my camera. <Ed. note: The photos of the collision appeared in the April 8 LOG.> The second interesting event was a hailstorm. which we ran into between Galveston and New 'Orieans. The storm came up suddenly, and some of the hailstones reached %tbs of an inch in diameter. The stones piled into driftS on the deck ·up to· three inches deep. We are now out in the South Atlantic. There is no fog, no hail-just calm seas. It Tooks as if we have a good crew this trip: The food has been fine and we are looking forward to a very good trip. Irlll®M trW11 .Three declc department men on Waterman's Afoundria work on the _booms while the vessel is at sea, The Seafarer ii'! th~ white cop In Quinn. Photo was taken by bosun Roy Theiss. .._ ~[;]]~~ ~ ~ .~i;-~ · ~ • • Husky Crew On Iberville Whoever qrdered the sloPchest for the Ibervllle <Waterman) must think that the · crew ·consists solely of ''Bayou Buffaloes." It seems that all of the undershirts availabie · are size 44-pretty much for men Jn the 200-pound class. The crew notes 11la1ntively that undershirts should be stocked in as1;orted sizes since not everybody goes for those 44's. Bill Cameron was chairman of the meet~ng and Henry Leiby, secretary. t ;\;. ·;\;. Seeing Stars On The Orlor. $. i- ,. <Thu article submitted to the LOG by Bernard D'Ornellas, ahfp•1 delegate on the USAF Rose Knot) Enclosed you will find pictures of the galley force ~f the Rose Knot, who are doing a first-class job providing good food .for us. portaut it ls to have a good galley Many times they put in long force aa everything be·comes cen• hours, go out of their way and tered in the messhall on these Iona far .b eyond· the call of duty trips. Just to provide u1 with a little something extra. & you are well aware, we on these missile ships spend long periods at sea-the .last three voyages having lasted 45 days, 81 days and now 82 days respectively -and you can imagine how im- Stop.Watering The Potatoes! Watering whiskey is a nasty habit that some barkeeps ~re reputedly addicted to. , But on On -the Orion Star the chief the · Alamar (Cal-mar) there's engineer talks only to the Ca- another complaint. Meeting bots and Lodges, but since the secretary T. E. Yablonsky reUnion delegates aren't attached ports that the mashed POtatoes to those noted Boston aristO- · are being watered down a wee cratic families they are out' of bit too much. the picture. Meeting secretary Coincidentally, th e r e' s a · Tany Arellano complains that the delegates· can't get . near the shortage of wash basin plugs, which ~hould make it-.simple to chief. · On the positive side, the crew. let the water go do\Vn the drain Is getting some benches made i1;1stead of Into the potatoes. to sit on the fantail, but for the $. $. ¢. peace ·and quiet Qf all concerned a riew edict has been issued-no . transistor radios to be played on · Some Ma s s m a r Se~farers deck. were reported to have made ·the ;\;. ;\;. t, first move in the direction of atwhat is called the How D'Ya Catch taining· bless~d "state· of nature." A· couple of them are reputed to Trout At Sea? Nobody would ever be· caught · hav.e come to dinner in their dead going to se·a with a ftyrod underwear~ prompting ·the crew and a book on "How To Catch meeting to rule that men are Trout," because if they did, the not to come to the messhall In Coast Guard woutd' be after un~erwear. Though the MasS:them iri no time, ready to cart mar doesn't require tuxedo and them off to the nearest Plibllc tails, It also isn't the Garden.of Health Service Hospital. Never- Eden. toa1 US~ $ Massmar No Eden . Men Laud Rose Knot· Cooks' Extra Effort theless, the Seatrain Louisiana crew feasted on no less than a bushel of the delectable freshwater fish. No, nobody caught them Qff the Edgewater dock. They were a .g ift to the crew from the electrician P. Smith, and his wile. It doesn't aay whu taught 'em, Mr. or Mrs., but they were propably a wel: come . change from the bony shad that the Seatrain fishermen have be~n pulling ovei; the . fantail. LOG-A-RHYTHM: William Jenkins, popular chief steward, poses for a snap. Everyone has been pleased with his efforts. Picture was taken while on the John c. Don't Send ·Your Baggage COD ~eafarers are again warned not to send their baggage COD to any Union hall The Union cannot accept delivery of any baggage where -express charges have not been prepaid. . Men who send baggage COD to U'nlon halls face the prospect of having te go to a lot of trouble and red tape with the Bailway .Express Co. · I Love The Sea By H. O'MARA I love the sea in all its many guises When it is calm or when its temper · rises Lying as a sheet of glass Restless as a fair 11oung lass Many have fought her, some have lost - . Chief cook Jaclc White (with apron) and 3rd cook James "Horse" O'Hara, have earned the thanks of the crew of the Rose Knot for their fine work in the galley. ' I believe in the old saying "A Many the lives the fight has. cost well-fed crew ls a happy crew" and you can take my word for it, we Many the fathers and sons The sea ltaS taken beneath the are well fed. A vote of thanks for the stewards is given· at every meeting but I feel tliat a little extra s.hould be given lo these men But when · it comes time f o_r, me for the long hours they dedicate to our well-being and comfort. to die If you will recall the Rose Knot's On ~e ocean'• floor fl wish to lie For the moonlight's path across menu was picked out at Christmas time as being one of the best of all . the sea . SIU seagoing vesse!s. Is the one and only road for me waves Never to <.&waken �•., -:r ~ ·•- '· > I r-i< ·, • .-' Medicine--Man -WaDted'. , , Jf • The men on the Montego. $.ea hav;e a problem that is, u,nique to Seafaring men. Landlubbers have ~ugstore~...on ·every corner, dispensing pills and soda-pops; .but men at sea hav~ to .rely on the good old m e d i - + - - - - - - - - - - - cine chest for pills to cure knows who to. go to In order to get' their ills. medicine. But on the Montego ·Sea The problem on the Montego it's a different story, and its as · Sea is that nobody ever knows who difficult to get a pill as it is to find has the key to the medicine ·chest, a left-handed monkey ~ench or a so the men have to ·chase from one sky-hook. mate to the other until they - run· Crewmembers ar~ trying · tQ down the desired key. reach an understanding on who is On US Navy ships -they have to carry the )tey to the medical what they call ' a . '"pharmacist's supplies so the men won't. have to mate" who walks around with a big .indulge in wild goose cfiases when koy around his neck, and everyone they need a b!ind-aid. · ' SHIPBOARD SKETCHES by Ben Graham MADAKIT (Wate.....-11), ' ~lll!rli l Chalrm111,' '· R. Tou1rb ,.cret1ry, c. •111er. Brother W. Datu• d~ a ihl• .Job u . lblp'• d1I11ate. BverrthlnS running .llDootbly. No beef1. Every• one pleal8d '!!fth ooob-talty food, proper}7 prepared. . . ITl!IL ~OYAGER Usthmfinl, A"ril 10-Chafrmin, o.· M. Jones1 Secretary, W. H: Simmons. 'Discussion re gettinf more milk on board fl>r Ion& trips. All repair. taken care of :with excep· _tion of '. cementine and cleaning fresh water tanks. Water I• rusty, Motion . that fresh water tank• be cleaned and cemented H soon H possible. Motion that fresh water be taken on ·only wb.e re sanctioned by USPH. Sus, gested · that all room deck• , be painted and that ahoreside people be ke_pt · out of room · anil .passagewaYS in for· eien port1. Discuuion on donation to library: Six houu di1puted over• time in engine dept. STllL I x I c u T r v I (Isthmian), Aprll 10-Chilrman, Robert Airs Sec· retary, Al1xand1r Brodie. Report o,n two men , 12·4 engine dept. contlnu· ally fouling up. Discussion on rentinJ movie filmrand nee4 for new speak· er. .Allo on showera being used by other departments. Have . spare keys made for showers and toilets so they can be kept locked whlle in · port. New drainboard for laundry required. ( DJ••• ...... lmrttt. .. te report• : ~... man lllilffd lblp '1.D., 1 Baltlmoi;e1· Bia. 1ear wa~ put a1hore. Wiper ·hoitd- · ' Alet:r mfftlq held. Poor medfeal tallsed in _venein'.aela • . Headquarter'• . ""loe ID. Korea. notlfled by radiop-ami. eent by lhlp'1 ~ ~ .· r . dele1ate~ John Keiltrley. Three room• ALfCI ••OWN <•roomfleld), Aprfl 17-Ch1frm8n, Clyde I.. Van IPPll · painted thl• trlp. Rest to be painted in near future. Repair .list turned in l1cr1tary, ~oool'tl• Hair. Shfp'• dele· to captain. C1ptain requests crew· •ate re~ with vote of' thank• from members to make bunk• and keep crew. J. ·c. Arnold elected new ¥iP'I rooms clean. No beefs reported. Earl deleeate. Johnn:v Cantrell voted ihip'a McNab elected new shlp'1 del'e&ate. treasurer alld librarian. Treasurer re· Request fank• be recemented and port• '$3.30 '•pent- for phone call, ru1ty water re11orted to patrolman. $1.20 for lock on library. Balance Sl.112. · No beefs. Two ho·urs dispute.d OT· in deck dept. · · SS FAIRPORT <Wat•rman'i, Aprll I -Chairman, Robert Graf1 Secretary, ORION STAR COrlonl, Aprll 17Jack G,uitrd. Delegate reports ~11·1 Chalrman, George CrlggSI Secretary, well. Treasurer · reports balance: 120. Tony Arellano. When vessel reachc1 American · currency; 1200 Japanese Port. of Nab,, captain will procure yen. Terry J. White elected new 1hlp'1 delegate. Crew requests that · steward dept. serve foods coming from galley steaming bot throughout meal hour. Brother White requests repair lists be started outbound and not held until last minute. more often. No ~tan' work 'd0ne )n. eqlne dept. while ID' clr)idock. No ~~ Digest ,.Of SIU Ship ·:~etings ' WILD RANGER <Waterman>, Aprll 24,-Chalrman, R. W. Wright/ Secretary,. A. Aaron. Repair list turned in. Sent telegram to Union about sick broth-er who sl&ned off in Rottercf11m and flew back to US. Suggeat that a aood fumigation b'e given to foc'sles, &alley ~d ~ellhall. · Vote of thankl to steward dept. STEEL DIR-ECTOR <lsthml1n), Mirch 17-Chalrman, · R. Burnsed; Secretary, T. Gaspar. Delegate reports Joseph Gioell hospitalized at Port Said. 123.06 in ship's .Eund. No beefs . . Books and magazines deUvered to ship .were ofd ones. Suggest that heads and ahowers be . fixed as well as cleaning in deck dept. · · BENTS FORT (Cities S•rvlce), Aprll 17-Ch•lfm•n, J. Sween•y; Secretary, P. K1ras. No beefs reported. Arriv· ing Monday AM and _paying o!f Mon· day.' OT earned Saturday and Sunday not to be paid until next payoff. Want headqual'ters to remedy thl1 for future payoffs with thl1 company, · cigarettes and clsari. Chief engineer still- refuses to ' talk to ' deleiates. No beefs reported in engine and iteward -I de_pts. Beef!! in_ dee.It dept. tp be FLOMAR (Calmar), Aprll a-:..chalr· POR-TMAlt (Calmar>, · Aprlf 17 taken up with boarding patrol.lilan. man, C. Hensley1 Secret•ry, C. Dur· Ch1lrman, J. Fereira; Secretary, G. Brother Ira. HarrLson elected new h•m. Some disputed OT in deck dept. Simmons. · Everything running 1mooth• treasurer. Jose Sanchez resigns with Motion io '.extend voting period at ly. No beef1 reported. ,Richard Ref• vote of thank• from crew. least 90 ·day1 to enable men at sea to fley elected new ship's delegate. Dls· vote. Seconded and carried .unanl· cussed ·a nd ·vetoed suggestion to iltart ITEEi. MAKE,R. Usthmlanl, Aprll 17 mously. Suggest 50c. donation to .lhJp's fund. Delegate to see chief -ch1lrman, c. Gullet; Sscretary, J. cover ship's bUSlness, etc. lpebox , engineer about inltalling fan in laun• JlmH. Delegate reports one man door latch to be fixe.d. Li&hts to be dry room. · ' left ship in Seattle due to illness in lelt on. in passageway in crew'• family; one man hospitalized ·in For· quarters. Hand . in repair list. "RADFORD ISLAND (CltlH Serv• mosa. 126 collected for Library Assn. fee}, Aprll 26-Chalrman, T. WHm11 Rep;ilr list turned jn, $60 in ship'• SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatralnl, Secretary, A. Carpenter. Refrigerator · fund. Disputed over.time in deck and Aprll 17-Chalrman, N. - Norwood. requires repair. New mattresses re· engine depts. No beefs. N. A. Hui! 1 ceived. Delegate reports everything okay. No beefs reported. · Everyone elected ship's treasurer. M/·S/ C to Ship's fund $03. Cl'ew thanks Mr. • . donating $2.50 toward purchase of contact Union ot'flclals to 1ee if all and Mrs. f. Smith (electrician · Smith) . TV. Delegate to see patrolman about contracted companies- c·a n end pay. for the bushel of ·trout that was sent ·standard soap according' to agree· rolls on December 31st ' 'for Income aboard. Appreciated by all. ment. Vote of thankl to steward tax ·purposes. Suggestion that steward depi.. vary- menu. one - minute 1Uence for our departed brothers. STEIL TRAVELER Usthmlanl, April . ALCOA CLIPPER <Alcoa), Aprll H 27-Chalrman, J. Beye; Secr•tary, J. --Chairman, Ed Kelly1 S•cretary, J. O'Donnell. Delegate reports· no beefs. MASSMAR <Cl.lmarl, Aprll 24 Roberts. Two men left 1hip in KingChairman, W. M11onr Secretary, J. · 117 in ship's fund. Some disputed ston, Jamaica. Spot painUng instead overtime to be taken up w\th patten- · Tifb§f. Deleiiile reporti beef re of paintipg rooms. $1M in m'o vie baker -being fired and other beefs to- man. Beefs to be cllanneled through fund. No beefs .reported. M/S/C re be taken up with patrolman. Radiator department de~egates. / letter received from · Alcoa Civalier in crew's messroom to be fixed. Quiet to go by present ahipping ruleJI also at night requested in passageways. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), May 1work on better retlremeni plan. Ask . Crew not to come to meuhall in un· Ch•lrmin, "Tex" Metting; S•crstary, 11alrolman who lo make- eo&ee derwear. Luti iif work on-repair list ii!. Keischice. Discussion ·with captain weekend• at· 3 PM coffee time. not taken care of. about sl\ip's delegate mlsslns fire & boat drill. Captain requested that SANTA VE ..ETiAIElaml, Ap~ll 21 •LCOA' PEGASUS" <AlcOll. Aprll ·11 aame be brought up at later date. -C:h1frman, J~mH Purcell1 Secr.e tary, -Chairman, Donald F.• MHHI SecreMovie fund, 1332 on hand at end of F. · J. O'Nelll. Repair list turned jn t1ry, George Kini. Deleeite report• last voyage; $218 spent on films in Hq. notified lbout' , ma11 ho1PitaUzed one man ho1Pltallzed in Long Beacb. Mobile; total on band, S116. No beefs tn · Malta; al10 concerning sinks. St~w· No new1 on man hospitalized In reported. ,Brothe1· McKelroy elected ard elected shipboard treasurer. Di" Hawaii. Most of repair. tilten care new 1hlp's delegate_. Crews• guarter1 . puted overtime hi deck and engine ·of in San Francisco. Belt to be done need painting, not spot painting. department.. Vote of thankl to ltew· 11 by engineers. f".75 fit llhlp'1 fund. Washing machine needs repairln1. 1 hate to ship out quick honey, but somebody h~s to work, you . ard dept. •nd crew mt;3!1 for aood No beefs reported. Plea1e return Plea1e brlns cups ·back to pantry. 1ervlc1., malllns addreu to bulletin board. know •••" · Wiper and OS to take care of laundry ANGELINA (Bum, Mey 1-Chalr· ~NGILfNA <Bum. March 12. 1nd .teward dept. to take care of. Chairman•. w. Nejwo1on1 S•critary, H. recreation ·room: General diicussion · man, A. Ferrara; Secretary, H. R. Dombrowski. Delegate reports no R. Dombrowski. R. Motilta elected on ·new con~Ututlon. pro and con. · l!eefs: Vote of thanks to &alley force. lhlp'1 delesate. No beefs reported. Sugaelted , that night lunch be eaten IDITH (Bum, Apr11 .14-Chalrman, In. ~euhall and not ta~en to roo~•· I. Kings S~cretary,.. Mlke.- ~tchallk. ATLANTIS . (Petrol), M•Y 1-ChilrDelayed sallin1 time ok,yed .by c!ap· man, G• . ~1rcla1 Secretary; O. W. CHfWAWA (Cltl•• S•rvfce), April tain, Three houri' . ilisputeil OT in Trawick. Beeb re money draws in 17-Chafrman, C. Copeman; Secretai:y, en&lne dept. Bring coffee cups back foreign ports, shore gang chipping, J. D. McL•more. Delegate report• to pantry after usin• saJlie:. Vote of milk in forei'1!- ports, repairs to be two men milled. ah.Ip · at Portland, thank• to steward dept. for . eood completed, to: be ·taken •up· _with pa· Maine, M1rcb 22. Ship .Old. · Final ~rving a~d preparation of meall. trolman. ,Some dls_Puted . overtime. HONOLULU .••. 51 South Nlmlts Hqbwa1 SECRETARY-TREASURER payoff Toledo, Ohio, .approxlmatel1 Two men- loggeil- -ln Greece. MIS not Paul Hall ' PHone 5-17H , April 28. Some vandalltm. Two houri ROlfN IHlllWOOD <Moore McCorto pay Qft unttI all, beefs are 1ettled: NEW ORLEANS ...... :-.m Bienville St. ASST. SECRn'ARY-TREASUl~ERS disputed .overtime in deck dept. Lousy mack>, Aprll 10. Ch1lrman, F. Pasa• also to change brand of coffee. All RAmond 7-428 W. Hall, ' Deck C. Siinmon1, Ens. chow. Someone destroyed 1h,lpmate's luk1 Secretary, P. F. •rck. Mike NEW .YORK ..... ;8711 4th Ave., Brooklyn hands warned 'aboup smoking on deck. &. Mooney,·Std. J. Volpian, Jolnt . HYaclntb IMl600 lh9e. Leave foc'1les in eo 0 d shape. Reed elected ·•hlP'• delegate. ,S30.35 Vote of t!Jank1 to steward dept. HEADQUARTERS ... . 675 4th Ave., BJdyn; PORTLAND..•••••• , •• , •. 111 SW Clay St. Crew reports food beef; stale bread; · .in treasury; S4 1Pent for •l ibrary. No BALTIMORE . . . . . ...1218 E. Baltimore St. . CApltol 7·3222 menus not' up to par; 'food ~prop_erly beefs reported; Coffee to be made . $1AFAIR <Orlon>, Aprll 36-Chalr· Earl Sheppard, Asent EAstern 7-4900 SAN FRANCISC0 ....... 350· Fremont St. . prepare~ · • in percolator.- Keep messroom · and man, Dave Barry; Secretary, Alonzo EXbrook· 7·l5800 BOSTON .. . : ...·.... .. ......,.278 State St. . pantry clean ·between meals. ~ Bryant. Delegate reports beefa to be SEATTLE. : .............. ll!OlJ - 1st Ave. John Araba1cz, Actlns Agent · STEIL AllTrsAN<aithmlln>/ April taken up with patrolman. S4.31 in ' . . MAln 3-0088 , Richmond· 2-0140 2S-C:l'la!rm!U), Joe Bracht; Secr•t~ry, 'YORKMAlt (Calm1r),· Apl'U .. 17. •• ,,,, ••••. 505 MariDe ' Ave .. · '"Ip'• • fund ~ Deck delesate reports Robert H1rmon. New ship's delegate HOUSTON . ..... . ......... . 4202 Canal St. WILMINGTOl'" Ch1lrman, I. •row.m Sec,..t~ry, _W. mate working on deck, taking .OT · ·,TEnnlnal ~ R .. Matthew1,.Asent CApltal 3-4089; 3-408C elected. Treasurer report• .$5 paid Crsuman. F. H. Taylor elected ship's . from declt . dept. EnJl.ne delegate to for · library; $19.26 ·1n treHury. No delegate.. Enrytbing okay. No beefs · He chief about air· vents . . No, 1afety MIAMI ·: . .......... . ... 744 W. Flagler St. · · beefs. Need acreen door for pantry; · i:eported. · Ben Gonzales, J\gerit FRanklln 7-3584 meeting held on board this trip. also · keys for door to foc'sle. Locker MOBILE .. ...... . .. '. 1 South Lawrence St. ALPENA , · 1i'f Wver Si. .S teward welcomes sug1testlon1 on needs repairing. John . Jack1on new 1 LUCIL• BLOOMFllLD (Bloomfl•ldl, " fooas crew · would like. Ship needs Louis Neira, Agent . HEmlock 2· 754 · · · •·• • '· ·''''·':.Bini wood 4-3816 1hip's delegate. Aprll 2-Chalrman, · Keith Wln1ley1 fumigation; new' washing machine. NEW ORLEANS . - . · · · · · .523 Bienville St. BUFFALO NY 914 Main St Sicr.tary, Lff de Parlier. Delegate Lindsey William1, Agent Tulane 862~ ' • ".',' •• ••' • •'' ·: GRant 27z8 Voto of tbank1 to ate~ard dept. .• , JOHN <Ahantrc c~rrlers>, March reports port payolJ in River. Few NEW YORK ....... 875 4th Ave .. Brooklyn CL"'-V ELAND 4420 W ,.., . St 4 26-Chalrman, o. if. Manlfold1 J•cr•- - 'hours disputed· OT not collectable. · HYacint}J 9-6800. "' .. "•• •" • .. .HAJD t-0147 KATHRYN (Bum, May 1-Ctialrman, . t.,y, Ed 'Taylor. Man - mllsed ship in . Brother Pete Lypen, AB, injured at (. .P1t1r1on1 .Secretary, R. · Bacon;· NORFOLK .... · •! ' ' " " " •• • 418 Colley Ave. DULUTH ....... .' .... 82'f W. Super10ir St. . Bl!_ton Rouge. Nq beefs. reported. sailing and put oil ship. Hall notified Paul Gonsorchik, - Actlns Agent · . Phone· Randolph 2'"-4110 DeJegat11 reports no l>eefs. Some disbut unable to replace injured man MAdlson 7-1083 · puted OT In engine dept. MIS to · 'C HILOR• <Marven),, Aprll 21 as ship wa1 sailing. Harry Smith- re· .ADELPHIA ' 337 Market St FRANKFORT, Mich .....•.. . PO ~OX 287 have IJpecial ' meetlne about shortage PIUL~ Chairman, Clyde. ·Kent; Secretary, 'slgn1 a1 delegai~.' Eldon Arriot elect· · · · · · · ·' · ' , ELgln 7-2441 of food upon , arrival in New York. S. Cardullo, Aeent Mark.e t 7·1635 MILWAUKEE , . ; •.... 833 S. Second Ave. James Schroeder. Mate f 1hows di• · ed llhiP'• delegate. Sugee1t "arrival J1lscuHed keephJS sick men Jn , hosp!· SAN FRANCISCO .....•.. 450 Harrlton St. . BRoadwa).'. "2·3039 agreement · OT bet~ieen AB -and pool" ~e run for ship's, fund. Beef1 Walter Sibley, Agent Douglas 2-4401 RIVER ROUGE . . 10225 W. Jefferson, Ave. .OS. ·one . man missed ship in Phlla· to be taken care of H they come up · !al wh~n tbey are 1lcllt. SANTURCE, PR. _1313 Fernandez Juncos., Mich. · ' Vlnew~Od 3-4741 delphia. No beefs reported. .Crew _~not to be held untll, '8yoft. Cooper· , . · Stop 20. SOUTH CHICAGO .•••••. 8383 Ewing Ave. aske4 to 'kiep' __tecrea~.iop room clean ate in ~eeping laundry clean. Wringer ATLAS <Cargo & Tankihlp~ Man1.), . Keith Terpe, Bq. Rep. , Phone 2·3998 . ' SAglnaw 1-0733 and to turn- oft wa1hing machine when .in laundry roo~ . net!d• flxinf. A'prfl , 3p...:..chalrm1n~ /Ii., ~ &; Bourgot1 JACKSONVIl..LE . 920 Main St .. Room 200 ;oLEDO. ·•· ···•'••••••···12!> Summit St. ~brouah. . _ • . --- , 11!1tc.r et)lry, S. M•. Slmos. Shlp,'s ' dele· · William Morru, Agent ELgln 3-0987 CHerry 8·2431 ·- · / ' · . DIL Vll.NTO (Mississippi), Aprll H •ate .reports <two ABs got off, fireman AMEi' VICTORY <Vi~tory Carriers), -Chairman, P1ul ·warrens Secretary, and wiper fired. Chief en&lneer -'IUlf· " SEATTLE.~ .······ .,. · ···· .2005 l&t. Ave. Aprll 2~halrman, T. Bolind1 Seer• A. I. · C.u nnfngh1m. Discussion on gests lie~~~g a ~ull set of, -spare tubes Ted Babko)>V.11ld, ~gent Ma!n 3-4334 · tar. y , H. Rain"s. Delegate reports one '~ foul-ups aboard ' ahip and proposed . for TV ·~~ n~w" o~ ' board; -. also a WILMINGT-ON. Calif .. . . . 505 Marine Ave. FORT Wll..LIAM. '-••· ••.. 408 Simpson St. member passed awa;>' iii Inchon. ':Wei-. . amendment1 to constitution ... Patrol·r-- 1peaker. Anyone 1etting oil jn Good ,~ ' Reeil Humphries; Agent Terminal.4-2528 'Ontario• · Phone: 3·3221 iare notlRed. Also report• fwo men man ' to take up wlth"1cal>tal'n mat'ter Hope should give notice.· After we HALIFAX N.S ........... 128¥.a HoW1 St. In lteward 'd ept. and" one map In of baker being. flred ' i11 result of beef ,, tap .. oft ·wil'll' .b e on the waY to-Perth · · fhone 3-8911 MONTREAL ..•.•. 834 St. James. St. West engine, dept. logged for missing ~p~y. · with chlef cook. ~ ' : · ' . . •Aml)o)'.. Cilhlef C'crok who.._ got 'off lhlp . Victor 2-8161 Beef.I re 1 m,oney itraw1, kind of c~r· ·,,- · .' - --- · · . · -·1n ~ San DJ¢fo t'1anks . crew· for t,... HONOLULU .. . . 51 south Nimitz Highway QUEBEC . .... ·...•... 44 Sault·au-Matelot · FAIRLAND <111;Landl, April 14dona11on they made to buy flowerl renc)!, to be turned' ov.er to . patrol, .PHone ·502.777 · Quebec LAfontalne 3·1ll60 man. Some. men have · )\ard time"! get- ' Chairman, W • • C. ln1ll1 ',secretary, , for slllt'e r's funeral.!. Treasurer report"' · NEW ORLEANS.: ...... 523 Bienv.ille st: THOROLD. Ontario.·-·· •. 52 St. David St. ting ho1pltal _.lips qll m~te .. J,lepalr'l;fst Harry ~racknelf. ~verYihine r.J-uniiJne -., ·~·~7 ;in ahlp'1 . ~und. 'Cre:w reDtµi.cle!i,.1 , Jacklion 5·7428. A . • C.,nal ··7·l5212 to \be made o~t. Eneme . 4ept. rob~~ smootbly. · '88:!18 :In shtp's fund. No . !O~ .Jo. 1~aV.e co1' ~n deck and , t~ ;ke,ep •: . . . ... ' ... TuRONTO, Ontario ..••.. m King St. E, to be · pajnted. n~~- trlp, w:m~ ne pa• beefs reported. Donald· BrowJl}ee re• · rec~e11Jion ·ro~ c1ean. N:~ Are P\lll'IP . • NEW YORK·..,-•• ; .. 875 4th ,Ave" oroo...yn . . . EMpil'e 4-5719 t r olman _about lpdsh'l&, while ~ dl'.l!· llgn1 II ihlP.'• 4eI••atJ .with vote of ,.,,_ PP ' .' IJtlp. ' Suaa,e~.te~· that )WOpclen . f~· : . • ' . . H Yaipint.h ,IMl60!J ST. JOHN. NB .... 11'1 Prlnc6 William St. pye~~e "1-PUt.e'\~ t!eci: and -.tb,arikl for , Job , w,eU: done. ·Walter .., be~c:he1 . be built on ,PUp·dec.k. ... · · i .doc,lt.,r t_.~ , i:;-.1. (: PP.l\~"-~b. '..-. .... .-.... ,lll,b~ ,c~y . St. · , ..._ OX 2·M3l engine . dept1~ "rGa~'jVaYr tit ~id '-un~· - '' Snell, ,,ellic~d ~ newf lhiP'• 4ele1ate. r,, . ,, ,', ;. ~ ....• , , · , ''< • • t> , ,. , • : , . , ; ;, . _, .,.. ,. -.-:. C'.,AJ!!t?'·'~' VANCOUVER, BC . . ... .... .,. .2118 11~ St: ' .,nfe":Wheq llil~ · J•;1~"1tod ' on ~n ::-..:."DlieUlil~J~ " :trJaF.' 11-0 ·1l'Otl~;'9'°~reen·' " AR.(J~~!",(W1firpsan), •1~.P'''' " '' ~ '· ~Z<\; : . aA~·· ra~Nemco·: ; ~ ,,;.;·..·400 sarruo~ st.. __ , · 1anew.ay,. p00r;." lilune1il, °, 1 PGOf .~ "ai&W' w,u ponecl,, or, dele•ate noWle.d . , .' Ch1fr.iliaf1,'~ J,• K•nnedn h .c ret1ry; ·L. . !". .- , .- · '«' • ' J>ou11as~ 1' !,I Janke. : IRj~lr . II~. Mdt Jn, .' Two ·meit . ' mall ·, 1elfylce1 maui: n9,t1, 'bel.,. ."f,r• ·:·... . . ' .... Iii . . ' __,.,...,.., ' !1>11 ' •:f :~> • -'t~'} f~ ~ I.~... _;r • , .,.. '•rv•ni,;·~•raf 14l~haJ ....1;.t1;·mi..ed ,ltilp.t,:'No ;Jte'efld·e~~:, .Jo.-,,, • '..1> .<:. '. :;tL\~··" ··~~ ~ : 2505"'1~ · ~ve•. B~TillOBB : ... . ~.I..!J: Eait Baltlmore1 It. "; warded to ~P• ~~cit · si9~ic-:·1n.,11~.i:;· "' ·,!'! ... •: .. :·~.. · 1 .-. - - .,.. .. ~ -.,Jv~~ .0.: · ~ ' • .. • »'. •·: .. · * " · ·B A1tern 7·3383 • J ~est . ·~".. :.H,•:;~ll; .-n,~-e~;-·be "•OPl!Dtd "" ......,,, " " ~ ..........,.,.... q.e"81'1J·~'~.' '<11. .ph~ JWl.;t •l•~:- •e!' del~ . :.., " •.d . •· WJQllNG'l'ON-: .:~ ,.-. ... . 8'» .11· ·. - ~ei.cll(ONQ~VLV ....,.11 'No,,rtlJ.. Nimltz Rlib1ra1 r·-:..~ :'~: :~i;.. ·. ~.w~:}. f•-;..f--·~., ,.. '. {.:; 'if.,.;? ,,~'1... ,.. . ,:.~l · • ·*''\~:i~~·,r .. :~.' ~ ~'l~tl· ~:1:1.; "i1 l>v$'~~ .·~ 1 ·~ '~~·~....;~:·!p,. !1·!• ;ft~' .• ·~7· .... l•. --- sO- SIU BALL DIRECTORY I - MC&$ - SIU, A&G Distrid -·- - Great Lakes DisJ·rict ·c: ot Canad1'an D1°str1°d : sup MFOW .. ot >4- " I' I :"··: •••.. '1 ·. w ' • ·• ,: · '.,. . · ' ,. , . ' . ~e::.:., I ifr'~~·; '. J&.'~, o••tM• , !-7', ,' •,. . P~n• f.f0'1'I j •• ., ' f ' ' r �· ,P I·~RSONALS AND NOTICES~l s E1Ji" 'i ll ii ~ ' l i> t: SIU Blood ~lfts . fi«e Helped·Her Leticia GD, born Feb. 10, · 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Luis Gil, Bayamon, Puerto Rico. . . 'TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AME~ICAN. WATERS .. . MTD" . WFL-85, 15850 ~ca. Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Carib. bean, West Coast of. . South America, West Coast' of MexicCJ · and US East Coast. WFK-95, 15700 KC9 Ships in Mediterranean area, North Atlantic, European and US East Coast. • EveQ· Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) ' WCO·l3020 KCs -. Europe and North A.m erlca WC0-16908,.8 'K C1· East Coast South America WC0-22to7 . KC1 West Coast South America . · .E;~ Monday, 0315 GMT 1 ·EST Sunday> WMM 25-15607 RCs Australia · WMM 81·11037.5 •• , '°"I -~· . N9rtJJwest. Piciftc ·· · ··· . ~.. \, .:' ~~ . .. .to ~ ~ . ;t. ;t. ;t. . · Charles Colon, born April 12, 1960, to Seafarer and ·Mrs. Leopoldo Colon, Brooklyn. . ;t. ;t. ;t. Dprls ADD Crus, born · Feb. 18, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Juan A. Cruz, New Orleans, La: Marie Unker (left) four-year old daughter of Seafarer William ;t. ;t. ;t. Unker, prepares to leave Philadelphia hospital after surgery to · ~b~ S'3nleJ' Damels, born close a hole in ~er heart. NurJe Suzann Brunner pins on the orchid Feb. 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. of success. SIU Blood Bank contributed blood for succe5sful surRichard H. l"aniels, Wanchesom, NC. gery. (Philadelphia Daily News Photo) t t t Blcb•rd Travis Alford, born April 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Aleck L. Alford, Pensacola, Fla. i\; t t Gv y Roberi Brinkerhoff, born The deaths of the following Seafarer• have been reported to the April '23, 1960, to Seafarer and Seafarers Welfa,-e Plan: Mrs. Albert C. Brinkerhoff, Yulan, Jacinton Olabarrleta, 85: Brother home in Norfolk, Va., February 11, NY. Olabarrieta died of natural ·causes 1960. Nelson had sailed briefly at the USPHS with ihe SIU. The administrator of hospital, Staten his estate is Mrs. Vi~-ginia Anding. Island, April 7, Burial was in Forest Lawn Ceme1960; Olabarrieta tery, Norfolk, Va. had sailed1n the t 70: "" Brother ;t. Lish Taylor, Taylor, SIU deck department since No- who was - on the SIU disability. pension, died of vember 1955. He acute ' coronary is · survived by thrombosis while· his wife, l\h's. at· his home in A new publication in the field Justa OlabarMobile, Aiabaina, of shipboard safety was issued re-' rieta, of New York City. Interment' April 17, 1960. cently by the S~ety Department was in Calvary Gemetery, New Taylor had sailf:d of the Seafarers International York. in the SIU stew- Union. The four page publication, ard depar~nt. called the "Safety Line," is deWilliam S. McKenna, H: He is survived signed to encourage safety aboard Brother McKenna <lied of a heart by his wife, Mrs. ship and highlight the progress !lilment on ApriL· :,, .. Nicola Taylor, also of Mobile. that has been made in achieving 7, 1960, while at ~MW='"··· Burial was in the Oaklawn Ceme- this goal. Deacon's H o s - .· · ·· tery, Mobile, Ala. It represents the joint effort pl ta 1, Boston, . o\;. o\. o\; being made by the SIU and t ·- e Mass. McKenna . Yourlok Gulllory Jr., 26: Brother SIU-contracted companies to deal had· sailed in the ·Guillory died in Singapore, Febru- ·with problems of shipboard saL_y SIU ,deck.departary 17, 1969r He and serves as a news outlet for ment since Nohad sailed in the ship and shore personnel convember 19.43. He SlU steward decerned with these problems. is survived by . a partment since The newspaper was d~signed es· ' sister, l\'Irs. Sarah , pecially for unlicensed. seamen Niswell, of Weymouth, Mass. March, 1952. He employed aboard ocean going vesBurial services wertt not indicated. is survived by his mother, Mrs. sels of companies the SIU has . ."" . ;t. ;t. contracts with. In addition to news Manuel Sanoni, 71: Brother Sa- Merle Guillory.of .and safety suggestions, it has a noni, a member'-Of the Harbor and Mam 0 U· . - La. s~ction dev.otec.l to summaries o,f Inland Waters bivision, · ·died of Burial was in safety meetings aboard the. varioq.s lobar pneumonia at his homo in Mamou, La, vessels, outlining what is being · Baltimore, Miu·cii .31, 1960. A benedone, on Ute spot, to checl acci· · , ficiary, Mr~. Agar ' Garayoa, is· the dents. . , . only listed survivor. Burial. was·ln ;'Safety Line" will lbe mailed st. Stanislaus. -Cemetery; 11altimore. · · to all vess~is · as part of the salety ' • . -, · >~ • : • ;t._ ... •o\. . . ~.. ' . .... training. program. Director of .~'' ThoJDaB Jt: Nelson, ·50: Brother· · 8afety Department is Joe Algioa. Nele~nt:\ .cned of pneumonia at bis·· The . ·111iill. ETiiADES: ·DEPARTIEIT· .· !·-. ~ .. . . . ;t.· Christine Coats, born Jan. 13, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ira K. Coats, Los Angeles 37, Calif. 0 .,.,,"' Meclnwhile, MTD 'Rou·nd-The-World Wireless Broadcasts Continue • • • . ;t. Goes Out To SIU Crews \VFK-39, 19850 KC. Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlantic and East Coast of . United states. · \· ~ ;t. 'Safety Line' EVOY SUNDAY, 1620 GMT (11:20 ES1 Sunrloy) ~ (10· :~5 P~ ;t. DISPATCH . ."THE VOICE OF THE ; Bath Ann Saranthas, born April 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles E. Saranthus, Irvington, Ala. ;t. ;t. ;t. Annette Marie Brltan, born April 1, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alexander S. Britan, Texas City, Tex. .. ~ / ; t. "' born ;t. March 27, Mltehell Wilson, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas G. Wilson, New Orleans, La. i ~ ¢. Pera Kathleen Adams, bprn February 5, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. WUliam E. Adams, New Orleans, La. ·. 1. ;t. Andrew Leonard Bomak, Jr., born April 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Andrew Hornak, Reading, Pa. EVERY .1 SUNDAY I D·IRECT VOICE1 BROAD.CAST . I ;t. - ;t. Victoria Alison, born April 1, · 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Homer W. Alison, Slidell, La. Norfolk Slows t: BABY All of the following. SW families have received a $200 maternity benefit pliis a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: ' NORFOLK-Shipping has dropped off badly here and will be about the same in .the period to , come, reports Port Agent Paul Gonsorchik. · There .were· six ·ships in transit duriilg the period and two payoffs. No sign ons were recorded during the span. The two payoffs- were on the lrenesta,r <Triton) and Cantigny (Cities Service). ·· The Irenestar changed its registry to that Q{ the Greek flag, Gonsorchik added. Serviced In transit were the following: Ines (Bull); Mankato -Yict Ory (V"JC t ory .Carr. ); H asti ngs <Waterman>i Bents Fort (Cities ;t. o\. o\. Service); Orion Clipper (Orion) The Houston hall is holding im- and Melody. · ' .. . .~BRIUI.S~ Fr~ Fllnt portan.t ·mail for the followirig Get in touch with · your . son, men: Frankie Jr. F. T. Anderson E. P. Meyer _. _. _. E. L . Bethurum J. H. Moore · °"' · °"' ..,. R. Baumprdner F . J. lllller· J. J. Buenday W. 8. Jlonttome" Leslie J. Brllhart C. L. Cherry S. D. Morales Our new 11ddress is 551 NE 133 D. R. Carvey J.M. Masko C. M. Carlso11 O. ft. Mefrert 'Street, North Miami, Fla. Get in C. M. B. Maynard · H. Fowler touch· with mother as .soon as you J. Gron J . McDonald M. McNabb, Jr. S. L. Grice can. Everything is OK. I'm going , F. J. lleQueeneJ C. A. Georter to camp for the summer. Robert. F. J. Hall R. W. OllliD c. Bushart R. Powers / ~ ;t. t R. J. Pelalo · W. G. Bll7 •. J. R. Joy· E. JI. R1oon Charley Berkley FWT II. .Jarrell F . L. Sanders F. SeiTalm Send address for your topcoat to B. Kaminsky J . Lowe J.E.S~n Paul F. Whalen, 8152 San Huerta L. W. T. Langford J. E. ScarbOrouah M. '11errintton c. N. Lewl1 Circle, Buena Park, Calif. C. C. Llal Y. R. Talberf o. J4oUey J. E. Willford ;t. "' t John J. Doyle <s&eward) . Contact brother Franz Amstadt at 314 56th Street, Brooklyn 20, NY. . Congratulatioils to Le.e Kantor of t~e Seafar~rs 'Vacation .Plan, who is gr~duatmg ~rom Brooklyn . College this June.· '1"· ;t. ;t. Income tax refund checks are being· held for the following Sea-· farers by Jack W. Lynch, Room 201, 450 West Harrij;on St., · San Francisco, Cal. Emest C. Ander10n Sammy Rogamo1 Claude D. Berry Joseph R. Touart . ~Jh!1'1l. ~~ Jr. ~:~:'::hd i;!'~~: IDcbael J. - Dohert1 wm. K. wawn1 Fortunato Drllon Charle• w. ·White R. W. Ferrandiz J'rancls J . White Dominic craztano All Sal Wor.a Fona Yao King Yung Ploy Woo Raymond flflUer Joaepb Yonlck Sbelrlelc! ~erk!U sm ' ~· ·. J �Yol. XXll ·t.to!·-11 .. -Great · Lakes · Picketing-:: -H its ·Runaway ~invasion .-- --"1- .. SCHEDUtE . OF - SIU~ 1 . MEETll8S . SIU membershjp meet· ings are held regu,arly once a month on day~ in· dicatecf· by the SIU C.on· stitutioni . at 2:30 P.M. 'in the .liSted SIU ports belo-w. All ·.sea·farers are -ex:. pecte·d to - attend: those who . wish. to . be __excused should request .permission by te,legram (be sure to inc.lude registration num· ber). Jhe next SIU meetings ~ilf , be: New Y:orlc June 6 Philadelphia, June 7 Baftimore June 8 Detroit June 10 ' Houston June · 13 -New Orleans June 14 · ·Mobile- · June 15 HIWD Wins Philly Tug Fleet Vote · � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource May 20, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: TWO RUNAWAYS TIED UP BY IMWU RATIFY NEW CONSTITUTION BY 90 PERCENT MAJORITY STATE DEP’T VOWS ACTION; SIU ENDS BLACKLIST PROTEST SIU OPTICAL BENEFIT TWO YEARS OLD ICC RETREATS, SLOWS RR RATE WAR ON SEATRAIN ILA STRIKES LAKES PORTS FOR CONTRACT TWO-THIRDS OF BALLOTS CAST IN ESSO FLEET VOTE NORSE SHIP RESCUES SEAFARER AFTER EIGHT HOURS IN WATER TALLY COMMITTEE REPORT MA’S NEW PROJECT: HOW TO GET RID OF SEAMEN SEEK 55% SHIPBUILDER AID CEILING FOUR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE NON-SUBSIDY OPERATORS PRESS TRADE-IN PROPOSAL ILGWU PUBLISHES NEWS IN CHINESE GREAT LAKES PICKETING HITS RUNAWAY INVASION MINIMUM WAGE FOR SEAMEN UNDER FIRE HIWD WINS PHILLY TUG FLEET VOTE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/20/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 11  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/370b857daf7b6f251c14e0a7bb2d5f5c.PDF 7b04d6057dfa9a486af3c5b4dd8ab066 PDF Text Text C Stoiy On Page 2 u- > ' r.-' SEAFARERS^LOG •S OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO '••J. 28 Ships Vote SiU 410-124 |j'» c. • '!P' y! N - L4*' . i\ The SIU Great Lakes District has won representation rights for crewmembers of three non-union steamship companies in National Labor Relations Board elections. Results of the voting released by; the Board on Friday, May 27, and Tuesday, May 31, show the SIIX victorious by an over-all margin of better than three to one. Companieslnvolved were Pioneer Steamship Company, with 16 ships; Buckeye Steamship Company, six ships, and Steinbrenner Steam­ ship with another six ships. Since 1957, the SIU has won elections on a total of 55 vessels on the Lakes, involving close to 1,400 seamen. Stories On Page 3 w Cfffff MJ Th? bright and comfortable faciliti^ of the rOt SflU IfidI* new hall for Seafarers in Philadelphia are being readied for occupancy in that port. Shown here is view of hiring h^ and lorpge area. (Other photo on page 2.) i Incres Men Win Pay, OT Cains "" Story On Page 5 I t •» •«.>' I' J > I^ / -• V . •' - ^ V.I ILi, r ' ijii ibave agree • Ships of the SlU-contoacted Calmar Line havQ "joined the ranks of other companies: which purchase higher-quality steak meats; Above (1 to r) strip ;:lolng pi§r. Lookuig ovcr award for 1,541 accident-free ^OtCfy MWOrO» days alraard Alcoa Roamer are (L-R): David K. Nunh, steward, Milt Robinson, bosun, CG Capt. John F. Kettlers, Capt. George Taylor, skipper, Paul ifsdebaugh, AB and,V. D. Becker, - j^eward dept. Safely Council presented citation. I •S. �FMW TWO SEAFARERS JaiMllllM LOG Sunny Hay Spot F^r Seafarers Three Cases At Issue: ^ NLRB Heats SlU Bid For Runaways ~ 'V WASHINGTON—The National Labor Relations Board has held a key hearing on the rights of US maritime unions to organize the crews of rimaway-flag ships. A session held before the Board in Washington on May 31 dealt with SIU organizing activity among the crews of three runaway-flag the foreign eonuuerce of the shipping companies — P&O, ment and other agencies to block United States and upon American runaway organizing. West India Fruit and Steam­ The three cases involved deal workmen . . ; the present comple­ ship and Eastern Shipping. with the crews of the Liberian- ment of the Florida ... is in direct The hearings were called on flSg cruise ship SS Florida, the competition witti American seamen long-pending SIU election peti­ Panamanian-flag SS Yarmouth for employment opportunities . . . tions and unfair labor charges, and the Sea Level, the former the organization of the vessels' some of which have been hanging SlU-manned Seatrain New Orleans, crews ... is, therefore a matter of concern, to American seamen . . . fire over a year. It is believed in now under Liberian registry. As a result, the NLRB ordered maritime circles that the action The Florida, operated by P&O, setting the hearing dates at the was the target of an SIU organiz­ an election on the Florida which time of the International Maritime ing campaign back in 1958. At that the SIU won by 87 to 21 in July Workers Union beef against Incres time, the NLRB issued a precedent- 1958. However, the company since Line reflects Washington pressure setting decision recognizing the has refused to bargain with the for a blanket policy on runaway right of US unions to organize SIU and is under unfair labor 'Outdoor patio area of new hall for Seafarers in Phiiadelphio organizing. The American Com­ runaway shipping. The NLRB so. charges for this refusal as well as should be popular spot in pleasanl weather. Hall Is in last stage* mittee for the Flags of Necessity, ruled because, as it stated. .. the the firing of pro-union crewmemof completion. (See other photo, page 1.) a runaway operators' front, has employer's operations have a di­ bers. Several of the charges have been upheld by an NLRB trial ex­ rect and substantial effect upon been pressuring the State Depart­ aminer. The other two vessels involved, the Yarmouth and Sea Level, areboth the subjects of NLRB elec­ tion petitions. The Panamanianflag Yarmouth fired its 136-man West Indian crew in September, 1958, when they sought union rep­ resentation and hired a new crew. WASHINGTON—A favorite weapon of the railroads in The Yarmouth, like the Florida, Trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan have approved operates in the West Indian cruise their war against domestic shipping, the selective rate cut, seven more Seafarer applicants for the SIU disability pen­ trade out of Miami with, as the would be outlawed under terms of a bill which would subject ^ sion. The action by the trustees assures the Seafarers the NLRB notes, "most of its passen­ such practices to the anti-^trust laws. terstate Commerce Act of 1958 gers picked up and returned to a $35 weekly disability-pension The bill, introduced by Sen. which bars the holding up of rates benefit because they are no Cook and steward. He had to stop US port." The agency which oper­ Ralph Yarborough (Dem., Texas) on one mode of transportation to ates the Yarmouth, Eastern Ship­ sailing because he is suffering from longer able fo sail. ping, is a Florida corporation a member of the Senate Interstate protect the traffic of another com­ Thfe latest additions to the spe­ arthritis. and Foreign Commerce Commit­ petitive mode. cial disability list include Aloyslus The SIU disability benefit is owned by the wife of the ship­ tee, would prevent railroads from With the passing of this act, A. Kessen, Carl G. Pederson, Man­ payable to Seafarers of any age owner. She is an American citizen, cutting their rates in only one geo­ railroads started engaging in all although he is a British citizen. uel R. Perez, Wong Yau, John who are no longer able to sail graphical area to kill off shipping kinds of price war and manipula­ Ossmow, Antonio Ferreira and because of physical infirmities. "Eastern is the exclusive agent competition. It would force them tions, putting intense pressure on for McCormick (the shipping com­ Clarence Lott. Twelve years' seatime with SlU- pany) in the US," the Board notes, to apply these rate reductions to trucking and water carrier com­ Kessen is 57 years old and was contracted companies is the basic "and has no other bus^ess." the whole system. petitions. disabled by hypertension and ar­ requirement for an applicant. It would thus serve as an anti­ The Sea Level runs between Additional Support In addition to the SIU benefit, Louisiana and Havana, Cuba, with trust regulator, adopting^ the con­ teriosclerotic heart disease. He The Inland Waterways Common sailed in the steward department. which comes to $150 a month, thg a crew of Cuban nationals. The cept that prices may not be re­ Carrier Association; a'non-rail car­ Social Security system provides Pederson is 66 years old and owners are a Virginia corporation duced selectively, lower than nec­ rier group, has supported the Yar­ benefits for disabled workers over with US citizens as officers, direc­ essary to meet competition. sailed in the deck department. He borough bill, contending that it joined the SIU in 1938 and sailed 50, plus the benefits paid to retired tors and stockholders. In Decem­ Blast Rate Cuta will correct an "unjust" situation. workers over 65. Such benefits are ber, 1958, the Union obtained until recently when he was dis­ Maritime transportation inter­ Railroad interests-have not com­ in addition to the payments made pledge cards for a majority of the abled by heart trouble. ests have blasted $he ICC for al­ mented on the bill yet, hut strongly by the SIU Welfare Plan. crew and petitioned for an elec­ lowing the /ailroads to reduce Perez sailed in the deck depart­ tion. As a result, 26 crewmembers rates between specific points on oppose any step to limit their rate ment until his recent retirement. were fired. The SIU then picketed certain commodities upon which reduction freedom and are ex­ He also was disabled by heart the ship and filed charges of dis­ water carriers depend for revenue. pected to fight the bill vehemently. trouble. Up till now, maritime, truck and crimination with the New Orleans The railroads would not be so Yau, who joined the Union in organized labor groups have tes­ regional office of the Board. Evi­ prone to cut rates if they had to 1950, sailed in the steward depart­ tified, uniformly blasting the ICC dence was submitted that crewment until heart disease sidelined do so across the board. and railroads for discriminatory members were told they were be­ bin>. . The railroads have argued that practices, actions in restraint of ing fired for having asked the SIU they are of primary importance in Ossmow is 58 years old and is to represent them. They were told- National defense and that the Gov­ trade, and similar activities Dur­ unfit for iluty because of a nerve they could get their Jobs back if ernment is Indirectly subsidizing ing the remainder of the time set ailment. they would revofte their SIU the railroad's competitors. The aside by the Senate for-hearings Ferreira sailed in the deck de­ pledge cards and testify against railroads have b^en juggling their fhe railroads will attempt to an­ partment until he was disabled by Kessen Ferreira the SIU before the NLRB. When rates since the passage of the In­ swer the criticisms heaped agaihst -heart disease. He is 67 years old. them. the ship arrived in New Orleans in Lott, who is 69, sailed as chief January, crewmembers were trans­ ported from the vessel to the NLRB office by armed Pirtkerton Notify Welfare detectives. Senate Bill Would Bar RR Selective Rate Cuts Seven More Seafarers Get Disability Pensions States Marine Gets Rigtut Of Changes 1 fr: m The SIU Welfare Services De­ partment reports that it has had difficulty locating seamen's families because the seamen's enrollment or beneficiary cards have not been kept up to date. Some death benefit payments have been delayed for some time until the Seafarer's bene­ ficiaries could be located. To avoid delays in payments of wel­ fare benefits Seafarers are ad­ vised to notify the Union im­ mediately of any changes In ad­ dress, changes in the names of beneficiaries or additional de­ pendents by filling out ndw en^ rollment and beneficiary cards. These cards can be obtained in any SIU port. , ; 'J SEAFARERS LOG WASHINGTON — Runaway-flag ship operations got an­ other boost from the Government this week. The Federal Maritime Board granted States Marine Lines* bid for permis­ sion to continue to operate a>— fleet of 21 runaway and for­ companies and by maritimo un. PAWL HAU., president Bumaat BRAND, Editor. BKRNARD SEA­ eign-flag bulk carriers while ions. It is feared that as a result Jun. 3, IM Vol. XXII, No. 12 Pederson Perez Wong Ossmow MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARIBUR, the company's Ameri9an-flag ships At. MASXIN, ARTUUR BBRGER, CHARLES BEAUMET, DEL ROBINSON, Staff Writers. receive subsidies. BILL MOODY, Gulf Area Representative, . The action involved granting States Marine a waiver of the 1936 Publlihsd biwaskly at tha haadquartari Merchant' Marine Act which re­ of tha Saafarari Jntarnationat Union, At­ lantic Gulf, Lakas and Inland Watara quires that subsidized shipping District, AFL-CIO, t7S Fourtn Avanoa, companies cannot have any con­ Brooklyn 31, NY. Tal. HYaclnth »>«iSO. Sacond clat* postaga paid at tha PAat nection with foreign operations. Offica In Brooklyn, NY, undar tha Act of Aug. 24,'1912. ^ States Marine's bid for a waiver m had been strenuously opposed by several other subsidized shipping of the latest decision, moire Ann rican steamship companies will seek to operate runaway shipping, with consequent growth of such shipping at the expense of \merican-flag operations. The 21 bulk ore and oil carriers operated by States T'.-irine trans­ port iron ore, bauxite and other materials on account for leading American industrial giants. ^ u fc *• I .. - * ..... . ., . .-I - , • -.-JI - �t, 19M SEAFARERS Pare Thre* LOG ..i/ > V > SlU Wins 28 Lakes Ships New Meeting Procedure Crews Of Three Fleets Give f ' '> ' • ^H One of the major changes in the SIU constitution is the new schedule of membership meetings. They will now be held monthly in the deep sea ports of New York, Philadel­ phia, Baltimore, Houston, New Orleans and Mobile. The port of Detroit has been added to the monthly schedule. All. meetings will be held at 2:30 PM, local time, for each of the seven ports concerned. The meeting schedule"" calls for New York meetings on the first Monday of each month, following the first Sunday; Philadelphia, the first Tuesday; Baltimore, the first Wednesday, and Detroit, the first Friday. Houston, New Orleans and Mobile will meet In the week follow­ ing the above meetings, Houston on Monday, New Orleans on Tuesday and Mobile on Wednesday. 1 Since the first Sunday In June is June 9, the port of New York will meet June 6; Philadelphia, June 7; Baltimore, June 8; Detroit, June 10. Houston will meet Monday, June 13; New Orleans, June 14 and Mobile, June 15. Special meetings at a port may be called at the direction of the port agent or area vice-president, between the hours of 9 AM and 5 PM. A two-hour posted notice of such special meetings is required. Safety Meetings Pay Offi Company's Report Shows f / r>'^ The productive results that are obtained by shipboard safety meetings are highlighted in the latest issue of the Isth­ mian Lines "Safety Bulletin." An item in the bulletin reports on a considerable number of changes made on the com­ at shipboard safety meetings and pany's ships deriving from forwarded to company headquar­ safety suggestions offered by the ters. Additional suggestions of this nature are under study, the com­ crews.. The company reports it has in­ pany reports. Shipboard safety committee stalled such items on its ships as safety treads, new types of boiler meetings on Isthmian ships as well scaffolding, alarm systems for chill as on ships of other SlU-contracted boxes, heavy-duty stepladders, companies, are an essential part face masks for firemen, safety belts of the industry-wide safety pro­ with, leg straps and other personal gram on SIU ships. While many companies have long had the prac­ protective gear. Additional items include more tice of safety meetings, the un­ handrails where needed, safety licensed crewmembers had, in guards for master switches, use of many instances, not participated safety painting, nylon safety nets in such meetings in the past be­ for gangways, plastio bags for fore the industry-wide program garbage disposal and hard hats was set up. Now, safety meetings on SIU ships Include representa­ for deck and engine room men. All of these items, and others, tives of all three unlicensed de­ have resulted from proposals made partments. Union Big Election Margins DETROIT—Crews of three non-union Lakes steamship companies have voted overwhelmingly for SIU Great Lakes District representation, giving the Union its biggeibt victory in the three-year old organizing campaign. As a result of the NLRB polling, the Union now rep­ Union, which has been a seniority has great appeal among resents crewmembers of an Sailors long-term obstacle to organizing Lakes seamen who are laid off additional 28. Lakes ships efforts by recognized marine un­ with each winter's freeze-up. Prior to the establishment of this pro­ operated by the P i o n e e r ions. A major item in the success of gram the seamen had no contract Steamship Company, Buck­ the SIU's campaign is the job guarantee that they would be re­ eye Steamship Company security program put into effect hired at the following spring fitand Steinbrenner (Kinsman Transit Inc.). The smashing victory won by the Union is reflected by the top-heavy vote majorities. They were 213 to 94 in Pioneer, 77 to 18 in Buckeye and 120 to 12 in Steinbrenner, the opposition votes there being split, seven for no union and five for the Lakes Sail­ ors Union an "independent" out­ fit. Pioneer operates 16 ships, and Buckeye and Steinbrenner six each in the Lakes bulk trade. The total vote then, was 410 for the SIU, 124 against, a margin of bet­ ter than three to one. Reject Anti-Union Pitch The sweeping triumph in an or­ ganizing area in which various unions have been frustrated time and time again is taken as proof positive that Lakes seamen are re­ jecting the anti-union tactics of the operators in favor of union representation. A1 Tanner, director of organiza­ tion for the SIU, summed it up declaring, "The election results confirm our strong feeling that Great Lakes seamen are determ­ ined to have bopafide marine un­ ion representation within the AFLCIO." In previous years, Lakes ship­ owners have been successful in us­ ing a variety of "scare" devices to block unions, as well as "inde­ pendent" associations of the kind utilized in Esso and other deepsea tanker fleets. A particularly-satisfying aspect of the victory was the drubbing given to the "independent" Lakes Labor Secretary Guest Of SIUNA If > Secretary of Labor James Mitchell and Mrs. Mitchell are served by-unidentified Seafarer at SlUNA exhibit at Union Label show recently held in Washington, DC, national armory.-Various SlUNA sea­ men, fishermen And f»hhery affiliates had efdiibits the show. by the SIU Great Lakes District among its contracted companies. The provision for orderly job se­ curity, no bumping by officers and supervisprs, and industry - wide out. , SIU Great Lakes officials expect to open negotiations immediately on union contracts with the three companies Involved. Lakes Drive Tally: 55 Ships Organized Although the Great Lakes were once considered to be a graveyard for maritime union organizing, the SIU Great Lakes District has demonstrated—during the past three years —that an intensive organizing ^ campaign, plus a program of In February of this year Reiss genuine benefits for unli­ was signed to the SIU Job Secur­ censed seamen, can produce im­ ity Program and Great Lakes Wel­ portant union organizing victories, fare Plan. even in this stronghold of the The latest SIU victories ar» Lakes Carriers Association and a those In the 16-ship Pioneer flock of so-called, "independent Steamship fleet, the six-ship Buck­ unions." eye Steamship fleet, and the sixAttempts to organize the unor­ ship Steinbrenner fleet. ganized unlicensed seamen on the Lakes had been going on of course, since the Great Lakes Dis­ trict was established and had met with some success. But it was not until 1957 that the SIU—in prepa­ ration for the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in the spring of 1959 — really mapped out an in­ tensive and comprehensive organ­ izing campaign. Since that time, the SIU's ef­ forts have resulted in a string of organizing victories which have WASHINGTON —The Maritima brought some 55 ships and 1,400 has dropped the unlicensed jobs under the SIU Administration minimjim price it will accept on banner. bids for purchase by US citizens Shortly after mapping its or­ on low-priority Liberty ships from ganizing plans in 1957, the SIU a previous price of $70,000 to a launched its first major campaign new low of $65,000 per vessel. in the nine-ship Tomlinson Fleet The news came in an announce­ Corporation. In October of ttiat ment by the Maritime Administra­ year, an NLRB election got under tion inviting bids of 24 Liberty way, and on February 7, 1958, the ships for scrapping. The bids will labor board In Cleveland an­ be opened at 2:30 PM (EDT) on nounced that the SIU had defeated Local 5,000 of the Steelworkers by June 15, 1960. Apparently, the decline in th« a margin of nearly 3-1. The com­ pany later balked at contract ne­ askings price for the ships reflects gotiations; but, after a five-week a decline in the scrap market be­ strike during which the SIU ef­ cause of -slower activity in tha fectively kept ships bottled up in nation's steel mills. The ships offered for sale are Buffalo and Duluth, Tomlinson was signed to an agreement de­ the Alexander Lillington, Alfred scribed by the Great Lakes Dis­ Moore, Arthur Riggs, Benjamin trict as "the best contract ever Goodhue, Charles D. Walcott, Charles Piez, Frederick Von Steu­ negotiated on the Great Lakes." In November and December of ben, George Durant, James Hoban, 1958, the SIU followed up its John J. Abel, Philander C. Knox, Tomlinson triumph \vith an NLRB Raymond B. Stevens, Thomas election victory in the six-ship Kearns, W. C. Latta and the ZachGartland Steamship Company ary Taylor located in the Wilming­ ton, North Carolina Reserve Fleet; fleet. Early in the '59 season the SIU the Fort St. Francois, Fort Drew kicked off an organizing campaign and the Samtucky located in the in the 12-ship Reiss Steamship Mobile, Alabama, Reserve Fleet; Company fleet. The steel strike the Fort Souris and the Samhorn which immobilized a large segment in the Beaumont, Texas, Reserve of Lakes shipping during most of Fleet; the Joseph Holt, James D. the '59 season, slowed SIU organ­ Doty and the John Drake Sloat in izing efforts in this as well as in the Suisun Bay, California, Re­ other Lakes fleets. Nevertheless, serve Fleet and' the' Theodore the SIU capped the season by Sedgwick and the William E. Borah gaihlng 166. votes, to 109 for "no in the Astoria, Oregon, Reserve union." ; Fleet. Old Libertys Sale-Tagged At $65,000 �F«ar SEAFARERS Jane 1.19§$ LOG SEAFARERS ROTARY SRIPPINO ROARD May 11 Through May 24 ShipActmfy A slight rise In shipping was recorded this period with the totals This period one port didn't have a payoff (Miami) and four ports over the thousand mark again. The District shipped 1.041 men this didn't have any sign ons (Boston, Norfolk, Miami and Seattle). .period compared to 998 last period, for a rise of 43 jobs. This brings The breakdown by department shows that 839 men shipped In the shipping back to where it was a month ago. The figures quoted covered deck department, 352 in the black gang and 300 in the steward de­ all classes. partment. Last period 43^ men shipped in deck, 354 in engine and In .spite of the rise in shipping, ship activity fell a bit as 212 payoffs, 342 in steward. sign ons and in-transits were tallied this period for a drop of 14 from The registration'breakdown for this period is as follows: Deck-456, last period's figures, x engine-367. and steward-350. These figures cover "A" and "B." There were 65 payoffs, 23 sign ons and 124 intransit calls for the New Orleans led all the ports with 202 men shipped for a gain of total of 212 ships serviced. Last period there were 51 payoffs, 34 sign- 25 over its previous figures. Mobile boomed with 102 men shipped, a ons and 133 in-transits, a total of 226. rise of 65 over its last total and New York, was not far .behind, its The number of registered "A" and. "B" men on the beach at the jobs rising 57 to^a total of 196 men shipped. Last period' it shipped ^ end of the period was 3,002, a jump of 151 over last period's figures. 139 men. Ports with 100 or less "A" and "B" men registered on the beach at Philadelphia was hit hard, slumping from 84 to this period's dismal the end of the period were: Boston, Jacksonville, Miami, and Wil­ 13 jobs. Seattle dropped from 122 to 96 atid Baltimore fell from 111 mington. The same ports had 50 or less "A" men registered. to 96. . -Pay Slga la Offs Oat Tram. TOTAi: Bottoa 2 — 3 I New York ....JtO 2 20 .42 Philadalplila ... 2 I 0 11 Boltimora .... 12 t 9 29 Norfolk 3 — 4 7 Jaektonvilla ... I I 10 12 Miami — _ 4 4 Mobile 3 -2 10 IS New Orleont ..7 3 18 28 Houiton 6 4 18 28 Wiiminqtoa ... 2 1 7 10 Son Froncitce.. 2 '1 9 12 Seottie 5 •— 4 9 Total 85 23 124 212 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A • Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle ... TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A -Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beech CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 2 8 ALL A C ALL 1 3 ALL 1 B 2 2 3 ALL — — — — — 2 3 6 — 2 9 — 2 2 2 — 2 2 4 7 2 12 3 22 1 2 3 62 — 24 34 9 6 15 9 8 30 12 59 — 4 4 1 4 5 59 8 5 72 92 145 44 281 4 31 36 71 7 6 17 — — — — — — 4 4 5 1 1 1 2 2 ._ 2 11 15 10 36 1 4. 5 _ 8 24 2 34 1 6 12 19 5 12 3 20 2 3 8 13 20 73 33 31 64 10 105 1 13 27 41 99 A 1 19 9 1 A 1A 3 4 10 2 16 1A * 5 2 7 1 4' A 0 0 o4 1 iU 19 A r IX1 1 1A 9R A V BS 2 4 4 6 2 1 J 2 2 At J. X 0 1 4 1 JSO 4 ^ ' A9 15 2 ~— 2 — 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 —' 4 12 2 26 '... 12 1 6 13 7 12 6 31 .— 4 0 31 ^ 4 35 39 43 "a 90 1 2 12 15 23 8 14 45 2 5 5 17 12 19 24 11 54 — 5 12 5 5 10 54 81 61 17 10 77 21 159 4 11 15 30 15 36 13 64 2 7 8 26 17 14 8 10 10 48 3 23 1 — 1 48 23 1 72 30 44 6 80 2 9 7 18 1 = 7 9 1 17 — 3 — 3 4 6 — 10 3 1 3 7 1 2 10 7 2 10 19 8 18 3 1 1 — 10 10 3 1 21 e 4 7 7 13 20 2 3 4 9 __ 20 9 29 19 14 3 36 1 2 3 6 14 17 3 34 4 6 10 9 5 14 — 2 6 .7 — — 15 14 2 2 2 15 31 16 14 30 1 6 2 9 119 192 47 358 5 44> ~58 107 91 129 46 266 10 27 50 87 3 36 266 14 19 87 '36 389 339 467 112 918 18 90 129 237 1" ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B •— Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C % TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach • CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A 2 C ALL 1 B 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3, 1 5 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 2 1 Boston . I 3 . . 2 6 1 5 11 2 3 3 8 50 2 9 34 7 8 12 22 4 26 36 1 New York 6 10 8 19 — 4 4 8 36 8 63 51 137 30 218 5 19 32 37 74 — — 7 2 10 — — — 4 1 Philadelphia 4 4 — 4 — 4 1 1 2 — 6 1 2 _ 16 3 20 4 4 19 28 1 5 4' Baltimore. 12 6 19 1 21 1 23 — 1 1 2 3 1 4 23 7 34 8 4 52 14 74 1 - 21 15 37 — — — — — — — 10 3 13 — >Iorfolk 6 2 8 — 1 1 1 1' 1 1 2 2 . 31 2 35 10 5 15 .ii— — >.— 5 — — 1 2 — 3 1 3 — 2 1 Jacksonville..... J.... 4 — 5 1 1 — 1 __ 6 2 8 1 11 1 5 5 11 1 — >— — — _ — — — — — — — — — ... ... 1 — 1 Miami................ — 3 3 1 1 — _ 26 Mobile 4 • 14 2 6 20 0 2 8 3 20 3 26 — 1 7 8 — 8 34 12 45 5 62 10 8 18 22 New Orleans 9 5 7 36 0 2 9 7 24 7 38 1 5 7 6 13 — 4' 10 38 13 10 61 25 58 8 91 1 13 13' 27 Houston 26 11 5 8 8 42 2 18 8 22 3 33 1 5 11 17 1 7 6 17 14 14 33 64 18 29 4 51 • 1 7 9 17 4» Wilmington. 3 — 7 1 6 2 5 9 3 1 9 1 4 2 7 2 2 7 4 9 4 20 3 3 6 1 4 3 8 San Francisco.... 5 11 — 16 — 1 1 8 — 2 5 13 — 1 3 1 4 — . __ 4 1 13 1 18 3 25 28 1 1 Seattle 2 19 1 5 3 22 — 8 3 19 1 23 1 2 6 5 3 9 1 9 23 9 9 41 2 21 1 24 1 8 4 13 •"52 170 30 252 7 62 46 lis 36" 163 23 212 6 TOTAIS 32 51 89 3 25 "23" 51 212 89 51 352 127" 434 •73 634 13 113 108 234 Port i< MM MM STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 Boston 2 3 1" 6 New York 15 3 19 37 Philadelphia.......... 7 2 18 9 'Baltimore 9 5 18 32 Norfolk 9 1 10 Jacksonville 2 7 3 — bliami................ — Mobile. .1 2 3 8 la New Orleans... 15 5 33 53 Houston 25 2 9 36 Wilmington 2 4 2 8 San Francisco 4 8 12 . Seattle 6 12 6 24 TOTALS 105 33 114 252 Port MM —• MM . 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MM MM MM MMt .V SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK iN&NE STIWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 119 192 47 t 358 5 44 58 52 170 30"! 252 Y 62 46 105 33 111^1 252 9 '17 72 276 m 191 1 862 21 123 m Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 *3 1 107 91_129 _46 I 266 10 27 50 I 115"36 153 23 I 212 6 '32 51 I" 98 68__ 29 108 I 205 4 3 56 1*3^0 L96 3^,177 I 683 20" 62 159 Shipped CLASS C T01AL SHIPPED Registened On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B -CLASS GROUP GROUP ALL A B CALL, 12 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 36 266 "87 36 I 389^339 467 112 | 918 18 90 129 I 237 '51212 89 51 j'352 i27 434 . 73 | 634 -13 113 108 I 234 I 3120-5 65 30 j 300 CCS 120 327 | '755 17 20 187 1 224 GROUP ALL 12. 3 n67 3 14 19 I 89 '3. 25 23 j 65 "3 _ 3 25 2U "9 42 67. Hl8i68» , 241 *17 1104lj774 1021 512 12897 48 223 424 I 695. , ^ , . '•"I �w- ItnM I, IM* SBAPAREkS Pkg« Vtv* LOG IMWU Appealing Picket Ban; Nassau Crew Viins Pay Cains QUESTION: Have you ever considered going after a license? Aurustin Andreu, OS: Yes, I've thought about it from time to time, but after observa number of mates in action aboard ship, I don't see where they have more resp 0 nsibility t h a li, say, a watch - stander. They're "on call" more than unli­ censed personnel and usually they put in more hours a day, too. The biggest duty they have, in my mind, is looking after the cargoes. 5* 1- 4> 4" 4' t Raul Iglesias, 2d cook: I took the Coast Guard exam for FWT, with the hopes that sooner or later I could get an en­ gineer's license. Passed every­ thing okay — ex­ cept for the eye test because of color-blindness. I saiied five years In the engine de­ partment then transferred to the steward department where 1 am presently empioyed. So it looks like I will be staying in the unli­ censed category for as long as I sail. Earl Cain, eook-baker: In 17 years of sailing in this union, I can say I've con­ sidered a licensed spot. I came to tbe conclusion many times, how­ ever, that it's best for me to remain where I am. The tilings I don't like about a license are the contract rules you fall under, the types of responsibility involved and of the troubles you encounter. As an unlicensed man, I have less headaches. Joseph DeChalus, messman: Al­ though tlie idea has passed through my mind from time to time, 1 don't believe I would consider a licensed job. For one thing, I am completely satis­ fied with my duties in the steward depart­ ment. The same goes forv^the income derived from It. Maybe the mates and other officers make more money, but then they pay more taxes, too. I'll stick where I am. Fred Parker, oiler; Third as­ sistant is the next step for me. I hope to take the Coast Guard tests for the exam in about two more years. Why? Be­ cause of money. Because of lon­ gevity on the same job. I have a wife and two children to think about. The more I make the better it is for them. Though ~my wife has made no specific comments about it, I am sure she won't com­ plain about more money in the "household kitty." '4> V, 4" Leo Loney, messman: Frankly I haven't given it too much thought. I've been sailing pnder the SIU banner for about five years and feel that I can't take time out to get the extra schooling I would need to qualify for a license. An­ other thing is the cost, too. 1 have a family to sup­ port and will probably remain un­ licensed because It affords me a fair income with which I take care of my obligations. 4> 4; 4" 4" i The International Maritime Workers Union is preparing to appeal to the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court against an injunction issued on behalf of the runaway-flag Incres Line. The injunction was issued by State Supreme Court Justice Greenberg on the petition of^" the company. It ordered the being tied-up for 11 days. Pas­ ence between the Incres Line IMWU not to picket the ships sengers boarded the ship at an­ operation and any other business or organize the crews. Nevertheless, crewmembers of the SS Nassau at first refused Xo take their ship out on Friday, May 27. They' set up their own picket lines following the issuance of the injunction, and demanded improve­ ments on their wages and ship­ board conditions and a union con­ tract. As a rpsult of the crewmembers' determined stand the crew notified IMWU that the Incres Line was compelled to agree to the follow­ ing improvements to get the ship out: • A 20 percent increase for all hands retroactive to January 1, 1960. • Overtime pay Increases, up to triple for the steward department, from 25 to 75 cents an hour, plus OT .increases for deck and engine men. • Eight hour day in deck and engine departments. • Extra pay for baggage han­ dling. • $10 per month bonus for deck and engine men to compensate for lack of tips. • Reduction of breakage charges from $1.10 to 50 cents per pas­ senger. (This had been paid for by the steward department). • Refund of 25 percent of de­ ductions for Italian government insurance system (similar to US Social Security). Crewmembers subsequently sent a wire to the IMWU, signed by the ten shipboard delegates expressing thgir "heartfelt lhanks and grati­ tude" to the IMWU and all those who had assisted them in their beef. Initially, in negotiating with the operator, the IMWU had sought a 20 percent Increase, OT increases and an eight hour day as part of an interim contract package. Another vessel owned by the company, the Victoria, sailed after New Oil Barge Made Of Nylon A novel British innovation for transporting oil in nylon "balloons" has been demon­ strated in New York harbor. The nylon barge, called a Dracone, can be filled up with any liquid and hauled through the water via tug. In the demonstration, a Dra-"^ cone_ was loaded with 11,000 few problems to surmount before fat, brightly colored sausage-like gallons of heating oil in Bay- they become commonplace, but objects floating in harbor an the y >• chorage from the sight-seeing boat Manhattan II. The firm which operates the Manhattan II, the Panorama Sightseeing Yacht Cruise, Inc., was notified subse­ quently by the New York Park Department that a contract allowit to use a gangway at the Battery was cancelled for violation of its agreement to operate on sight­ seeing runs exclusively. IMWU's attorneys emphasized that, as a labor dispute, the case properly belongs under the juris­ diction of the National Labor Re­ lations Board.' They pointed out that the company, Incres Line, operated out of New.York City with offices, passenger reserva­ tions, storing and other aspects of the operation conducted in New York. Further, they added, the vessels' home port Is New York and they operate regularly in American foreign commerce. As such then, the IMWU posi­ tion i.s that there is little differ­ us Lowers Price Tag In Move To Sell LeIlanI • '• A5'- • •. iT-ilf WASHINGTON—The 88 Leilani is again up for bids by prospective US buyers. This time, she's advertised for much lower than the previously advertised "special" tag placed on her by the Maritime Ad--* :— ministration for specific use can President ~ ^ Lines. APL will in the domestic trade. probably use the Leilani in the The MA, in calling for purchase bids on the 18,000-ton vessel, an­ nounced that it will accept a rockbottom price of $3,577,254 if the Leilani is to be used for domestic voyages. This is $822,746 less than the previous asking price of $4,400,000. As for the tab on the vessel if it's to be used for off­ shore operation, that's pegged at $3,200,000—^unchanged from the former asking price. Only those US citizens who oper­ ate US-flag ships are eligible to bid on the passenger-cargo vessel. Bids will be opened in Washington on June 30, the Government agency reported. Chances are good that the vessel may be purchased by the I^IUPacifle District-contracted Ameri­ onne and towed 11 miles to Brook­ someday. Seafarers might see big, end of a towline. lyn. It was then unloaded, inflated with carbon dioxide and hauled away "light." British concerns have been using Dracones for 18 months carrying petroleum products to the Isle of Wight in the English Channel. The orange-and-black" striped Dracone was put through a num­ ber of tests, involving rugged turns, but it handled easily. The Dracones, which are rather ex­ pensive, (a 35-ton Dracone cost as much as $15,000) were not developed to compete with oil barges, but to be utilized in special problem cases, such as areas where petroleum has just been comingInto use and had been carried in by drums. They are also well suited for moving small quantities of fuel in shallow and difficult waters, and have potential in connection with offshore oil drillings rigs. Coast Guard officials who re­ viewed the demonstration noted that in a busy harbor the Dracone, when loaded, might be difficult to see and that there was also a risk Towboal hauls nylon "balloon" barge in demonstralion of ablliiy of device to handle quantities of of water pollution in Dracone petroleum products on short hauls. Device is in use in Great Britain but has yet to be approved by cargoes. < Jt 'seems that Dracones have a US Coast Guard for American operations. • i. that might be conducted shoreside in the States by aliens. It would be equally-subject to American labor law. The Incres Line ships are regis­ tered under the Liberian flag and have a crew hired overseas in Italy for ten month sign-ons. Crewmembers were protesting $60 a month wage scales, long hours and inferior working con­ ditions. The operators had held pegotiation meetings with tho IMWU before the tie-up began but had refused to recognize the union or grant interim wage and over­ time improvements as demanded. As a result, the IMWU then struck the Nassau, and the Vic­ toria was tied up when she came in, leading to the court action. The IMWU was set up by the SIU and the National Maritime Union for the purpose of organiz­ ing crewmembers on the many runaway-flag ships v/hich service US ports. Hawaii trade. The Leilani was built as a troop ship in 1944 and converted to a passenger liner in 1949 by the Government.' She was chartered at that time to American Export Lines for its European runs. Three years later, however, she wound up in the reserve fleet. Then in 1956, the Government sold her to Hawaiian-Textron which converted her to a passenger liner for Hawaii service. Hawaiian -Textron de­ faulted on her Government mort­ gages and the Maritime Adminis­ tration then took the vessel back. VflAWi^ ^miCLBS ^l?p£rsy, !aet / i aye WelcoTiijedhy your ^ �Par* Six SEAFARERS Mobile Gets Cement-Hauling Tanker ijl June I, im LOG SIU BLOOD BANK HONOR ROLL . - I- Dressed up for ceremonies, converted T-3 tanker Keva Ideol is shown in Mobile shipyard. Vessel will now operate as cement carrier for Ideal Cement, which has a number of plants in the Gulf area and on the West Coast. MOBILE—Seafarers in this port have crewed-up a novel special-purpose ship here, the Keva Ideal, a T-3 tanker which has.been converted inlp a self-unloading cement carrier. The one other specialized ship of this nature under SIU deep-sea contract is the Florida -•State, owned by Ponce Ce--» — Hub Improves BOSTON—Shipping, over the past period swung over to the brighter side. One more ship and eight more men were serviced and shipped respectively over the pre­ vious period. Four men shipped in the deck department as did three in the en­ gine department and two in the steward department. Two ships, Royal Oak (Cities Service) and Bents Fort (Cities Service) paid off at-the New Eng­ land port. Cantigny (Cities Serv­ ice), Jefferson City (Victory) and Steel Rover (Isthmian) were serv­ iced in-transit. Boston, which depends heavily on the oil tanker trade, has been affected by the slump in oil ship­ ments, as well as the usual spring lull in the tanker business. ment. The Florida State is also a converted ship, formerly one of the standard Libertys. Formerly operated in oil trades, the Keva Ideal was purchased by the Ideal Cement Company and converted into a self-unloader cap­ able of hauling more than 80,000 barrels of bulk cement. It is also equipped td carry and discharge 13,000 tons of limestone or .gypsum in lieu of ccmcnt. Both materials are used in the cement manufactur­ ing process. Four Cement Pumps For loading and unloading pur­ poses the ship-was equipped with four cement pumps, as well as two 48-inch apron feeders for discharging limestone and gypsum onto a sequence of conveyer belts. Other equipment is designed to keep holds and scraper tunnels free of dust. A novel feature of the vessel is the inclusion of television sets for officers and crew as Standard equipment. While a number of ships on coastwise and nearby foreign runs have such sets, all of them have been purchased by crewmembers themselves. Many Gulf Plants The Keva Ideal was converted at the Alabama Dry Dock in Mo­ bile. Ideal has a cement :ilant in that city, as well as plints in Baton Rouge, Houston and 14 other locations. It is expected that the ship will run mostly in Gulf serv­ ice, with occasional voyages to the West Coast. Ideal also operates a number of barges and tugs in its cement-carrying operations. While there are relatively few cement carriers in deep sea opera­ tion, they are common on the Lakes and the SIU Great Lakes District has a number of such ves­ sels under contract carrying ce­ ment, limestone, crushed rock and other building materials. WatchOut for Glassware.. • One of the hazards the galley force al­ ways has to contend with is chipped or broken glassware, the cause of many a sliced finger. It's hard to eliminate this kind of on accident completely, glassware being what it is. But one thing that can be done is to examine all glassware periodic­ ally for chips and cracks. Damaged ware can then be discarded before it breaks into pieces and slices up a victim's fingers. Ml' wf--' m iv';- •i: :::X. TJie SIU blood bcnfc supplies Seafarers or members of their families with blood anywhere in the United States. Seafarers can donate to the bank at the SIU clinic in Brooklyn. Listed here are a few of the Seafarers and others who have donated to the blood bank. Nelson, Edgar Bull, Hartley Stanton, Joseph Wendell, Richard J. Praytor, James Arthurs, Peter Linden, Clarence C. Ramirez, Luis A. Johnson, Walter A. Faulkner, Keith S. Langstrand, Eugene L. Castaldo, Vincento J. Morgan, Robert J. Connors,' Robert J. Wilson, Stanley R= Steighner, Willis V. Stodolski, Joseph Lescovlch, Walter Schoenfeld, Philip Libby, Herbert Gonzalez, Gregorio Tselentis, Argyrangelos N. Jones, Morgan L. Benitez, Perfecto . Nieves, Juan Effner, John E. Fitzpatrick, Mark J. Sanders, Stanley J. Foy, Paul R. Pickur, Andrew Feinstein, David Claudio, OUUo J. DeFilippo, Frank Stovall, Walter H. Hansen, Fred M., Jr. ' Peters, Nicholas R. Bonefont, Felix Whitley, Ralph T. r' ^ Runaways Scuttling US Law Standards -- '•J A publication recently issued by the Duke University School of Law contains some pungent observations on the runaway ship issue jn a study of transportation in the United States. Discussing the runaway problem, Eli Oliver, head-of of the Washington office of the Labor Bureau of the Middle West declared: "It is difficult to under­ stand how United States Govern­ ment officials can condone, as some of them seem to do, the evasion and undermining of our legal standards by 'runaway' Amer­ ican shipowners . ." He Indicated that the only solu­ tion to the problem of rimaway -.i shipping is by joint action ofl longshoremen, ship-repair workers, seamen, and petroleum workers. "Unions of these workers, coor­ dinated through the ITF, can, without doubt, put enough pres­ sure upon the ship operators to force them to reestablish union conditions, even though under 'convenience' flags. The water­ fronts of the world may see some vigorous action before the situa­ tion is stabilized." . �fwe I, IMt SEAFARERS Pace Sewtm LOG House Gets Ship Trade-in Bill; Would Aid Unsubsidized Lines By SIDNEY MAHGOLIUS , Th» Cost Of Retirement Conferences on retirement proiblems recently held In various states have brought out significant financial facts that even workers who have some years to go ought to know about. As US Sen. Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota remarked at a Cleveland conference, despite the increase in life expectancy the death rate Is still 100 percent. So's the retirement rate. This department has estimated a minimum budget for a retired couple based on data from the Community Council of Greater New York, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other agencies. Here is approximately what this budget would run in a typical US city at today's prices: Monthly Food :...... $62.00 Housing, utilities 77.00 Medical care 18.00 Clothing 13.00 Other goods, services 40.00 r r< f |r - >^ • A bill permitting non-subsidized steamship companies, including Alcoa and Bull Line, to improve their fleets by permitting them to trade-in present ships for more modern vessels has cleared its first hurdle and has now been thrown into the hopper of the US House of Representatives by the Com-f mittee on Merchant Marine merce and Defense have given for more up-to-date C-2s, C-3s and their approval to the bill, with other vessels and Bull Line would and Fisheries. It would authorize the exchange of certain war-built vessels for more modern and efficient ones, with the aim of upgrading the American-flag non-subsidized fleet. Hardest Hit The unsubsidized operators rep­ resent the hardest-hit segment of the American-flag merchant ma­ rine. They have argued they must have efficient vessels if they are to continue operations. Since con­ struction costs" are so high, these operators hope to be allowed to make use of existing vessels which Total $210.00 This budget is really the minimum. It allows only a dollar a day would be suitable to their needs. per person for food, and just, a two or three-room rented apartment. Both the Departments of ComIt would provide a retirement of shabby respectability. You could pay your basic bills. But you couldn't own a car on it, nor have much recreation, nor any margin to cope with an expensive medical disaster. • Actually, most of the already-retired workers this reporter met at the conferences estimated that you really need about $250 a month for modestly-comfortable retirement. Florida state aijthorities, who have had a lot of experience with retirement expenses, also warn retirees they should have about $250 a month for modest security. Looking at this estimate of modest living costs for a retired couple In a large city, you can see your potential problems are: 1—Insufficient income to cover even a very modest budget. Even maximum Social Security currently payable to a retired couple, of $180 a month, falls noticearbiy short of the minimum budget. WASHINGTON — The Federal 2—Housing takes an unusual slice of the retired couple's budget— 87 percent compared to the more usual 33 percent. Housing is the Maritime Board staff has recom­ largest expense. The housing allotment in this budget includes fur­ mended denial of Grace Lines' re­ quest to abandon its subsidized nishings, cleaning supplies and utilities. Great Lakes-Caribbean service on 3—Medical care also looms notoriously large In a retired worker's budget. It's given 9 percent of the income compared to the 5Vi percent the grounds that it would tend to "lower the dignity of a subsidy younger families typically spend. contract" to a "profit seeking de­ 4—Present Social Security rules are hard on widows especially. A vice" to be abandoned when the widow gets only three-fourths the amount payable to her husband, or profits temporarily vanish. to put it another way, half what they got together. But her living costs The Board had previously agreed .are more than 50 percent. Typical living costs of a single person are about 70 percent of those of a couple. Thus, the most a widow can get to let Grace Line suspend the serv­ from Social Security at this time is $90 a month. But the costs of this ice pending the outcome of its ap­ plication for permanent discontin­ minimum budget for a single person would be close to $150 today. uation of the Lakes-Caribbean Medical Insurance Most Obvious Need service. You don't have to be an economics expert to look at these estimated originally asked the Board living costs and see what's most urgently needed to assure retirees at to Grace let it stop the service perma­ least shabby respectability. 1—Most obvious need is to provide hospital and surgical insurance nently because it lost $1,657,000 through the Social Security system. At the various retirement con­ during last year's operations. Among the reasons given by ferences the big plea was for the Forand bill. In fact, at the LakeGrace for discontinuing oper­ wood, NJ, retirement conference, ations Line were costly delays in the the delegates ignored the hotel's Seaway as well as frequent dam­ evening entertainment until the age to its vessels. Trade between master of ceremonies hit on the the - US and Cuba has also been idea of introducing the entertain­ affected by the political picture in ers as supporting the Forand bill. that country, cutting back on cargo 2—Another critical need is mod­ opportunities. erate-cost housing. If a couple can arrange mortgage payments during their working years so their house Notify Union is paid up on retirement, they will On LOG Mail have taken a big step toward As Seafarers know, copies of solving this costliest problem. But many working families can't each issue of the SEAFARERS manage this. Other potential solu­ LOG are mailed every two tions are" cooperative housing or weeks to all SIU ships as well as Government - sponsored develop­ to numerous clubs, bars and ments that will provide three-room other overseas spots where Sea­ apartments for $60-$75 a month farers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG including utilities. ' Many already retired or about involves calling all SIU steam­ to, are reluctant to join housing ship companies for the itiner­ co-ops when they have a chance. aries of their ships. On the Often they say they don't ^want to basis of the information sup­ wait "two or three years." This is 9 mistake. In two or three years plied by the ship operator, three copies of the LOG, the head­ many still will be living in the same small costly flats. quarters" report and minutes A faster solptioh is now available. A new law permits renovation of Existing small apartment buildings with FHA mortgage assistances, forms are then airmailed to the agent in the next port First organization to use the new law is Chicago Universitys reports company call. Cooperative News Service. The university bought a 40-year-old six of Similarly, the seamen's clubs apartment'building for rehabilitation, and has turned it into a co-op. get various quantities LOGs 3—Another urgent need is for financial, medical and nutritional at every mailing. TheofLOG is counseling of older people. They are the targets of a number of health sent to any club when a Sea­ rackets, real-estate promoters, nutritional fads and insurance promo­ farer so requests it by notifying tions. the LOG office that Seafargrs Widows especially seem to get snared, reports the Cleveland Better congregate there. Business Bureau. Recently a number of widows there were hit by highAs always the Union would pressure home-repair promoters. They charged one widow $800 for like to hear promptly from SIU fixing the gutters of her house. Another signed, a contract to pay $1,300 ships whenever the LOG and for a repair that the bureau estimates was worth $10. Another paid ship^s mail is not deiiverad so $1,700 for a shoddy remodeling job. in all, the BBB reports, the pro­ that the Union can maintain a moters took a total of $71,000 from widows in that city in one campaign. day-to-day check on the accu­ . Significantly, these women didn't wait to get advice. The BBB hai racy of its mailing lists. ;^ejrecbrds of these promoters and could have warned them. certain suggested modifications, and the General Accounting Office has also supported the proposal. The bill also has the support of the American Merchant Marine Institute, representing Atlantic & Gulf Coast shipowners, but has been opposed by the Pacific Ameri­ can Steamship Association. If the bill is passed, the SlUcontracted Alcoa Steamship Com­ pany plans to trade in its C-.1 fleet like to swap some of its ships for C-4S. Supporters of the bill say that it would offer many positive con­ tributions to the American econ­ omy. In addition to boosting the lot of the unsubsidized operators, it would bring some sizable cash payments into the Treasury and be serving the national interest by strengthening our defense ca­ pabilities. Ship Replicas His Hobby Can't Quit Subsidy Run On Seaway Seafarer Frank Mayo, who went on special disability pension bock in November, 1958, uses, most of his spore moments re-creating modeb of ships he once soiled. Great Lakes Port Hosts A 'Big One'-Ocean Evelyn TOLEDO, Ohio—^The SS Ocean Evelyn, usually a deepsea wanderer, caused a mild sensation when it showed up at this Great Lakes port on May 10. The Evelyn, which is a C-4, is the largest ocean-going ship ever to dock in Toledo, which a hazard in navigating the Seaway. is still getting used to the idea Measuring 522 feet in length and of being a "deep-sea" outlet in the second year of the St. Law­ rence Seaway's operation. The SlU-contracted Maritime Overseas Corp. is the owner of the Evelyn, which was chartered to States Ma­ rine for this voyage. The Evelyn's arrival in Toledo symbolized some of the problems which deepwater ships have on the Seaway and the Lakes because of the restricted draft of the chan­ nel and the various harbors. Nor­ mally capable of handling 11,000 tons of cargo, the Ocean Evelyn came into Toledo Overseas Ter­ minal to pick up 2,000 tons of Army trucks and other assorted military equipment for ti-ansit to La Pallice, France, and Rotterdam. At that, this cargo total was the largest general cargo shipment to leave a Great Lakes port on a deep-sea ship. For that reason, American ship operators have had tough going on the Seaway run, since the smaller diesel-powered foreign-flag ships have less of a draft and can run profitably with smaller cargo loads. Like many another deep-sea ship on the Lakes, the Evelyn had some difficult moments getting through the locks, particularly in the Wet­ land Canal. A stiff 25-mile-anhour wind made handling touchy. Deep-sea ships, with their rela­ tively-high profiles, find the wind 73 feet in the beam, the Ocean Evelyn exceeded the previous deep-sea ship size by 46 feet. That was a British-flag vessel, the Wavecrest, which was in Toledo last year. Some of the specialized bulkcarriers on the Lakes run longer than that, but they are designed specifically for Lakes travel, with low profiles, relatively - shallow draft and box-like shape, enabling them to navigate the locks and shallow-depth harbors with full loads. VVHEAJ CHA^SING AVDRESS OK LOQ mUKGUSTPlE^ \9:^AL70K£1 m �Ww Bdil Jimei 19M SEAFARERS LOG MTD Fights RaH's Bid For Barge tine Control •kd-J ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Submitting a statement on behalf of the Maritime Trades Department and its member maritime un­ ions, including the SIU, Captain John Bishop, secretarytreasurer of the Masters,' Mates & Pilots denounced a roads have been warring both on proposal to permit two rail­ deep-sea and Inland water trans­ roads to purchase a Mississippi port companies in the domestic trades. River barge line. Bishop's testimony was present­ In his testimony. Bishop pointed ed at Interstate Commerce Com­ out that unless water transporta­ mission hearings in this city called tion can continue to exist in com­ on the proposal of the Illmois petition with railroads, a monopoly Central and Southern Pacific Rail­ would be established in which the roads to purchase the John I. Hay public would suffer through pay­ ment of higher prices. Company. Cargo rates would Inevitably in­ The hearings are considered an Important test in the railroad's crease and price rises would fol­ drive to destroy competing water low. "Competition by the water­ transportation either through be­ ways," he said, "enhances not only low-cost selective rate cuts or by cheaper rates but also better serv­ buying up the opposition. The rail- ice and thuS^ it benefits the public interest." 80,000 Jobs At Stake Motor launch operated by SIU Great Lakes District pulls away front ship as SIU repi'esentative clam­ Should the Hay purchase go bers up ladder. Launch is used to service union-contracted ships and as an assist in organizing. through, Bishpp warned, it would signal the end of the barge indus^ on the inland waterways and the Jobs of 80,000 maritime em­ ployees in that industry. The object of purchasing the DETROIT—A new and speedy service for Great Lakes District Seafarers is being barge line, Bishop said, is to use it as a weapon to destroy competi­ operated by the Union for ships passing through Algonac. A 26-foot laimch is being SUP Canadian District officials tive barge companies by establish­ operated by the District to transport SIU representatives to the ships. Algonac is midway hope to place around 40 men ing joint rail-barge rates at levels between Port Huron, at the^" aboard the newly launched 42,000- below the ability of the competi­ entrance to Lake Huron, and with a loudspeaker system which ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore ton tanker Emerillon whose home tion to survive. is handy during organizing drives radio. Detroit. Previous Sales Hit port will be Mdntreal. The vessel's and other beefs. With the launch available, the Bishop cited the railroad's aban­ Before the launch was obtained, The launch is a Chris Craft Great Lakes District plans on hit­ owners have announced the ship Great Lakes representatives were will be leased to Shell Oil of Can­ donment of a series of deep-sea equipped with two 100-hp engines, ting every contracted ship at least ada on a 20-year charter. The and inland waterways operations obliged to wait as long as six enabling It to keep pace with the once a month during the shipping hours for freighters to transit the Emerillon was built under the which they had owned in past fastest Lakes freighters. It-has season. Canada Vessel Construction Act years as forecasting the fate of St. Clair River in points between which specifies that, among other other barge lines which might Po.rt Huron, Mich, and Detroit. The Second Season things, newly built ships must come under railroad control. He register in that country or in Great also reviewed the experience of The service was undertaken last Britain. The ship boasts modern, the coa.stwi.se and Intercoastal summer and was welcomed by SIU well-ventilated and heated quar­ steamship industry which has suf­ crews. It permits Union represen­ ters for both crew and officers. fered severe losses as a result of tatives to board the vessels at cutthroat railroad tactics. Algonac and ride the ships for t> $• ti Testimony against the purchase three hours during which there is One of the newest members of the Sailors Union of The Pacific to has also been recorded by the In­ ample time to settle shipboard Even the Liberian-flag specialists—Aristotle Onassis and be added to the Pensioner's list is land Waterways Common Carriers beefs. In addition, the launch en­ Association, the American Water­ Essp—are stiffering from the impact of the world-wide tanker ables the Lakes District to service Frank P. Morgan, a member of the SUP since 1947. Brother Morgan ways Operators and other water­ more ships. slump, a ship consultant service reports. The Charles R. Weber The SIU "taxi" is also equipped Company noted that Onassis-*'^ entered the merchant service after ways groups. — serving for a number of years in has. ten vessels in lay-up while cently launched In West German the Navy. He was aboard the Lykes Esso has 21 ships idle out of shipyards, 36,000-ton job for Esso freighter Nemasha which was in a total of 402 tankers laid up all and two smaller ones, the first all-daylight convoy to over the world. The 402 tankers Many of the new tankers partic­ Murmansk. His ship was one of add up to more than six million ularly American-flag ships, have 87 which got through. deadweight tons. been forced to carry grain and ^ This Indicates an increase of other substitute cargoes in order Three dredge boats in St. John, some 600,000 deadweight tons and to avoid going into lay-up. New Brunswick, have been 39 vessels since the last report, is­ It is generally agreed that even brought under contract by the sued as of January 15. At that time, if the oil cargo' picture were to SIU Canadian District. One of the (Ed. note: This is the first of a series of articles on the there were 363 tankers in lay-up change radically, there are enough dredges had previously been under winners of the five $6,000 college scholarships awarded each totaling 5,800,000 deadweight tons. supertankers available to carry all the Dutch flag. The boats are year by the Seafarers Welfare Plan.) US-flag tankers represent about the oil that might be needed, leav­ owned by a new company which W^irming an SIU scholarship 10 percent of the total laid-up fleet, ing the T-2s on the expendable, list. will be working on the deepening ajnd widening of channels in St. has made an education in en­ students In both scholastic and 40 tankers and a total of 650,000 gineering possible for Stan­ extra-curricular" activities." While tons. John harbor. ford Smith. The elder Smith, a in high school he was a member t> t> t> Skipper's Letters British Petro At Top The Marine Cooks Stewards long-time member of the SIU, of the Industrial Arts Club, the Leading the list of companies Do Not Count Union, San Francisco, ^s received joined up just one month after the Beta Club, .the Newman Club and with tankers Idle Is British Petro­ a merit award from the United Bay SIU was founded, In December of Junior Achievement. It has been called to the at­ leum, with 28 vessels tied up, fol­ Area Crusade for its "outstanding 1938, and carries a "Gulf" book. lowed by Esso with 21 ships, most tention of headquarters that support" last year of Community Stanford Junior, an "A" student of them runaway-flag vessels. Brit­ some skippers have been claim­ Health and Welfare Services. The at East Jefferson High, Metairie, ish Petroleum, incidentally, Joasts ing that they have "clarifica­ award was forwarded to MCS La. is the second a far larger tanker fleet than any tions" on various sections of the agreement in the form Secretary-Treasurer Ed Turner oldest in a family American carrier. The champion standard of a letter from the Union or through Edwin B. Love, liaison of five children. In this respect Is Royal Dutch- some other communication. representative of the San Fran­ His sister Patri­ Shell which has over 500 tankers. The only official clarifications cisco Labor Council; cia Is also grad­ Onassis' ten ships in lay-up rep­ are those which" have been ap­ NORFOLK — Norfolk shipping uating from high it i> t> resent under 20 percent of his per­ proved by the joint Uriion^em-" Preparations are underway at school and . plans was on the slow bell over the last, sonal shipping fleet. With some 40 pioyer clarifications committee period according to port agent Paul Marine Cooks and Stewards head­ to attend colJege, ships still running, he's not yet a and have been priqted up as Gonsorchik. During the period the studying home quarters and branches for a special port had three payoffs, no sign ons candidate for the poorhouse. such as clarifications to the con­ economics. reterendum vote on the one-year and foiur vessels touching here inThe tan.ker problem is compli­ tract. All other so-called "clari­ shipping rule. The balloting, which He hopes to be­ Smith cated by the large numbers of fications" have no contract sta­ come an engi­ transit. was okayed unanimously by the Andrew Jackson (Waterman), CS aging vessels still available for ac­ tus whatsoever. membership, will take place during neer, though he hasn't decided ex­ As previously reported, the the , months of June and July. actly what branch of engineering Miami (Cities Service) anC Thetis tive service, ^'orty of the laid up Counting will be completed by the to specialize in when he. stalls (Rye. Marine) were the ships that ships are at least 25 years old, and clarifications committee is cur­ following month and the results school next fall at Louisiana State paid off. Mankato Victory (Victory), a great many qf them are World rently in the process of rewrit­ ing and condensing the existing Wacosta (Waterman), Alcoa Pen­ War II T-2s. • discussions scheduled for Septem- University. clarifications, but until official nant '(Alcoa) and Orion Clipper will be incorporated in the ship­ 'Outstanding Student' Constmctloii Continues notice is received from the Un­ (Orion) reach?;d port in-transit. ping rules at the next wage review Stanford was highly, recommend­ At tl^e same time that tanker ion all ships are to proceed on There were no beefs reported. lay-ups are reaching new -highs, her 30. The one-year rule is. ex­ ed by the principal of his high the basis of the existing docu­ pected to be passed by a great school, Mr. S. J. Barbre, who said Shipping for the future Is rated new tankers, keep coming out of ments. • . ,.'i •. • V'-.l majority. that he was "one of the outstanding as not so good. the yards. Three sufiere -f Lakes SIU Boasts Ship Taxi J..'-.,, •'I'J ^ -J > Tanker Recession Grows; 402 Vessels Now idle Scholarship Student Picks Engineering Norfolk Has 3 Payoffs » "•11 . .A ;i. �'/'.•• JatM S. UM SEAF4RERS • \ ,<.•'•» 1. Pace NIM LOG •I Seafarer Carl JohnBon, wiper, submits to a chest X-ray. This was his annual check up. Attend­ ant Benjamin lannotti gives an assist. r.>7 ••31. Slu New Health Center Gives 10,000th •> ^ -T - i ' • K"" 1 -4 \f A Early last week, the SIU health center in New York gave its lOjOOOth physical examination, marking another milestone in the pro­ gram of the Medical Department of. the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Like all the examinations that proceeded it, this exam consisted of a com­ plete physical check-up, including blood test, chest x-ray, electrocar­ diograph and other medical procedures. In less than an hour, Seafarer Carl Johnson had been checked out as physically-fit and could go back chronic conditions or illnesses in the to work with the assurance that he early stages, before they become serious was in tip-top condition. Operating under the direction of Dr. Joseph Logue, medical director of the Plan, the health center in New York, plus similar facilities- in the ports of Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans and Houston, regularly check on the health of Seafarers as well as members' of their families. The New York clinic, the first to open, has been operating for three years now. The SIU centers have a specialized function, to detect and prevent illness. No treatment is given at the center, which refers Seafarers to Public Health Service hospitals and members of their families to family physicians when ti-eatment is indicated. Instead, the center concentrates on examination procedures, and in the process, turns up numerous . - f.. ' 4 Dr. Joseph Logue congratulates Seafarer Johnson for passing health exam with flying colors, as Mrs. Johnson looks on. Exam­ ination consists of head-to-toe physical, plus X-ray, blood tests and urinalysis. •\ 4 -' Checking an X-ray taken at center in New York is Dr. Logue (at right) and staff jnembers of the Three Seafarers in Baltimore are shown entering SIU clinic there. Facilities are maintained in ' five ports. ' Seafarers' dependents have after­ noon a week set aside for their check-ups. PHS or private doctors give treatment. enough to disable a Seafarer and pre­ vent him from working. Since examinations are given at least once a year, and more often if the Sea­ farer's condition warrants, the centers are able to detect such ailments as tuberculosis, diabetes, high blood pres­ sure, various heart and circulatory ail­ ments, deteriorating eyesight or hearing and similar conditions before they reach the disabling stage. In a great many instances, early detection of ail­ ments of this type, when followed up by proper treatment, enable the Sea­ farer to lead a normal life and keep on working. Particular success in this area has been achieved with tubercu­ losis, once an especially-serious problem for seafaring men. Where a Seafarer is found to have a chronic condition which could, if left unchecked, impair his ability to con­ tinue working; he is referred for treat­ ment to the Public Health hospital sys­ tem, and a check is kept on his progress by examining him at three or six-month intervals. Not the least of the advantages offered by the centers is the speed of service. By scheduling all phases of the exam­ ination at one time, the center is able to complete the exam and have the re­ sults available within an hour or so. Normally such procedures would take a day or more if a patient went to his own physician or a hospital for such an examination. The specialized services for members of Seafarers' families include those of a gynecologist and a pediatrician, both of whom are available during the oncea-week period set aside for family exam­ inations. These benefits -are free of charge to SIU families. A separate service provided by the New York center is in. collecting con­ tributions tb the .SIU's Blood Bank which assures seamen and their families everywhere of blood transfusions when needed. J i| �TfTm j«B« t. im SEAFARERS LOG No OT For This Job .rfi For 50-50' On Oil Cargo WASHINGTON—The Office of Civil Defense Mobilization has received the final argu­ ments from two tanker groups seeking a Government-imposed 50 percent ruling on all oil imports. Under the 50-50 proposal, half of this country's oil; imports would be brought in by US-flag ships. The adoption of this plan is being fought by agemeht) Committee for Ameri­ "level of ttie requirements of the the major oil companies and can-flag Tankers, and the Com­ coastwise tankers trade . . ." But consequently it is faced with tough mittee of American Flag Tanker this Is mi^eading since the going. Owners, Inc., which is made up of domestic trade for tankers is di­ The two groups seeking the tbe operators of fourteen large minishing because of construction ruling are the Joint (Labor-Man- tankers built after the Suez crisis. of new pipelines and the growth The Joint Committees, of which of inland waterway transportation. the SIU and NMU are members, Between the pipelines and the run­ asked for a public hearing or a away competition, the Americanfact-finding committee, but this flag tanker Industry has been request . was turned down by sorely hit. Several new supertank­ OCDM director Leo Hoegh. The ers have not been able to find any group made reference to the recent cargoes after leaving the yards, Paris summit conference break-up and others have been forced to and its adding to tension and sug­ accept substitute cargoes such as gested it would be foolhardy "not grain. Both the National Defender to do everything necessary at this and Trapseastern, for example, are vital element of our war potential." carrying grain, as are many other Seofarer Red Campbell on the Beatrice (Bull Line) takes oii a They also pointed out that every older American tankers. formidable task as he tries.to ,decipher James Joyce's "Ulysses." WASHINGTON —State Depart­ major country, including Great At the same time that AmericanMdybe it should be classified cis penalty cargo. ment officials and members of pri­ Britain, France, Japan, Norway tanker groups are fighting for vate organizations have urged the and Italy in one form or another flag fair share of the oil imports, Senate Foreign Relations Commit­ require a large percentage of their apressure is mounting to cut down tee to prohibit US-flag ships from oil imports to be carried on tank­ on oil imports. dumping oil wastes in certain areas ers of that nation. Domestic oil producers have and giake it mandatory for them The spokesman for the Joint complained that their output has to carry oil record books. Committee noted thdt the critical been forced down drastically and Oil wastes dumped too close in­ issue is whether or not all US oil unless something is done the oil shore pollute beaches and harbors imports are to be carried on industry will be seriously crippled and destroy considerable wildlife, foreign flag tankers and questioned Various fuel, raiU and labor or­ including fish, shellfish and birds, whether the concept of "effective ganizations have met with Dept. of WASHINGTON—The House Banking and Currency Com­ which normally inhabit shallow wa­ control" of such ships is consistent the Interior Secretary Fred A. Sea- mittee has reiterated Congressional opposition to discrimina­ ters off the coastlines. with national security require­ ton to discuss the condition of the tion against shipping in the Middle East. In a vote on the The group suggested that Con­ ments. American oil industry, and other gress introduce legislation aimed Major oil companies are op­ oil groups have met with Ad­ newly-formed International i at curbing the oil waste dumping posing the 50-50 plan because.they ministration officials. Development Association, the by implementing US adherence to wish to carry their oil on tax-free, A cut in the oil import quotas committee called for granting the 1954 International Convention low-wage runaway tankers at the For The Prevention of Pollution expense of the American-flag would be of some relief to the the • President authority to with­ American-flag tanker industry of the Sea by Oil. tanker fleet and American seamen. since it would mean that domestic hold aid from any nation which A State Department official told These companies, led by Esso, oil, which would replace imported discriminates against shipping of the legislators that such a measure are reported to want activities of oil, would have to be carried in another nation. would not change in any way the present laws dealing with the pol­ US-flag tankers frozen at the American-flag bottoms. .Aimed at Arab Boycott WASHINGTON—A bill to in­ lution of territorial waters. It's crease the construction subsidy The clause is simiiar to one al­ aim should, however, prohibit ready inserted by the House and differential to 55 percent from a American-registered vessels from Senate in the foreign aid bill. In present 50 percent has been favor­ discharging oil or oil wastes in any placing it in the foreign ^ald legis­ ably reported to the Senate by of the zones specified in the con­ lation, the Senators supporting the committee action. vention and its annexes. move made it clear that it was The bill, if passed by the Sen­ aimed primarily at the Arab ate and signed into law by the League boycott of Israeli shipping White House would assist Ameri­ Whatever you need, in work or dresi in the Suez Canal. However, they can shipbuilders by enabling .them noted, it could apply equally to to compete with foreign shipyards gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top the Arab League practice of black-, on a more equal basis. The Depart­ quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ listing American-flag shipping be­ ment of Commerce, however, has ing at your Union°owned and Unioncause such shipping had previously gone on record as being against operated Sea Chest store. traded with Israel. such a measure on the ground that The SIU had picketed the Egyp­ prices of materials and labor in GALVESTON — Constitutional Sport Coats tian-flag Cleopatra in New York in American yards are expected to safeguards and changes required Slacks protest against these same blacklist drop over the coming years. It is by the 1959 Landrum-Griffin Act natural to assume that this Is the Dress Shoes practices. were the major orders of business view of the administration, too. Work Shoes at the Master Mates & Pilots bien­ Administration Opposed The bill would amend the Mer­ Socks nial convention here as 44 MMP As in the foreign aid bill, the chant Marine Act of 1938 and ap­ delegates voted to expand the voice Dungarees clause is running into stiff opposi­ ply to shipbuilding contracts of local unions in the international Frisko Jeens tion from the Eisenhower Admin­ signed during the two year period operation. CPO Shirts istration, which Is not expected to following the date the law is enRepresenting 11,000 MMP memDress Shirts make use of the authority granted acted. It would also cover keels bets in 47- locals throughout the by Congress. Sport Shirts laid after June 30, 1959. United States, Canada, Panama Belts The International Development and Puerto Rico, the delegates At present, Japan and Germany Khakis Association has been set up by the can build large cargo vessels for voted to make the office of presi­ United States "and other Western about 46 percent of what its costs Ties dent full-time, with full pay. They nations to raise $1 billion for the their US counterparts, A similar also nominated candidates for top Sweat Shirts purpose of assisting under-devel­ vessel costing the US $13,000,000 officers. T-Shirts oped nations of the world. The delegates abolished the posts could be built by either Japan or Shorts of district vice-presidents, previ­ Rep. Abe Multer (Dem.-NY) led Germany for $6,000,000. The dif­ Briefs ously filled by convention action, the fight for the anti-discrimination ference is mainly due to the cheapSwim Trunks and created in.stead a board of clause in the House Banking Com­ of labor costs and it's here that Sweaters directors. Under the new arrange­ mittee where it was adopted by a foreign shipbuilders derive their Sou'westers ment, the executive office of each top-heavy majority. greatest profits. Raingear local will automatically become a Caps member of the board. In addition to the voting of ex­ Writing Materials panded voice and the abolition of Toiietries certain posts, the delegates nomi­ Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while Eiectric Shavetg ' nated p. F. O'Callahan of Balti­ on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid Radios more, Arthur L. Holdeman of. New changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ Television' York, Price L. Mitchell of Mobile, ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already Jewelry Roy D.XurVey of Boston and Floyd Cameras experienced interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting D. Gaskins of Norfolk, all as presi­ Luggage dential nominees. their next check after they notified the state .^.tinemployment Nominated - for sSecretary-treasoffices that they had moyed and changed their mailing address. urer, the only other full-tlmO post, An average delay of a month is reported in moCt pases, causing were the incumbent Capt. John considerable hardship to the men involved. ; M. Bishop, and Car^ B. Mortensen ef New York. J Many Urge Dumping Restrictions Congress Uiges Aid Cuts Senate Body Votes Boost in Subsidy Your Gear... for ship • • • for shore Mates Vote On Full-Time Presidency I ^•••' Stay Put For Joblesis Pay fhe SEA r-. -•••rii'tl -<• �loM S. 1M« r.-' •' SEAFARERS Par« KICTM LOG lA Penny Saved.. 20,000 Jam Labor Rally In Drive For Forand Bill An overflow crowd of more than 20,000 elderly persons gathered at New York's Madison Square Garden to hear AFLCIO president George Meany speak on the labor-supported Forand Bill now before*Congress. The gigantic rally ters of older citizens cannot afford was he^ld on the 25th anni­ to pay for the care they would t > British Sea Union Seeks More Money t !•-> "> ' > . •- r. ' t > British seamen want more money. At a recent general meet­ ing of the ISritish National Union of Seamen, Thomas Yates, the gen­ eral secretary of the organization, backed a resolution calling for an Increase in wages at the earliest possible time. Previously the English seamen had drafted a proposal calling for a "reduction in the hours of la­ bor." Actualljf, a reduction in hours would be the same as a rise in wages, if the wages were main­ tained at their present standard, since the hourly rate of compensa­ tion would be upped. A substantial reduction in hours would be the equivalent to a 7 percent raise, Yates said. He pointed out, in support of the hours reduction, that the number of ratings in the English mari­ time industry had decreased by some 10,000 men since the Korean conflict and that since 1952 the engine room ratings had decreased from about 21,000 to 16,000. The average British sailor in the merchant marine thakes around $90 per month'. Don't Send Your Daggage COD ''safarers are again warned not to send their baggage COD to any Union hall. The Union cannot accept delivery of any baggage where express charges have not been prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Uqion halls face the prospect of having to go to a lot of trou­ ble and red tape-with the Rail­ way Express Co. US maritime unions, and the traveling public generally, can be expected to look with jaundiced eye on the delibera­ tions of the current international conference of the Safety of Life At Sea, if the opening decisions of the meeting are any index. The refusal of the conference to endorse a comr pulsory system of ocean tracking for trarisatlahtic passenger vessels shows that the shipowners of most of the leading European maritime nations are determined not to spend a nickel more on behalf of the safety of crews and passengers. The irony of it all is that this conference was called largely because of the collision between the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm. A major contributing factor was that the Stock­ holm was a dozen miles or more oif the recommended track. International Regulations Weak The fact remains that even when these international con­ ferences agree on a proposal, ship operators of many nations simply ignore them, because the countries involved don't put any enforcement teeth into the regulations. There is many a passenger ship afloat under foreign-flag today which still doesn't conform to the 1921 convention rules—^rules which have long since become outdated. Nor does the weakness of international regulation stop there. Ships under the runaway flags are free to ignore in­ ternational safety conventions since Panama and Liberia have no means of enforcing such regulations, should they have the desire to do so. It should be noted too, that the conference refused to per­ mit a representative of the International Transport-workers Federation to participate in its deliberations. European ship operators obviously haven't accepted the idea that maritime labor has a stake in shipboard safety and has a right to a voice in any discussions of safety procedure. It wasn't too long ago that American .operators took the same position, but under the impetus of the joint SlU-industry safety program they are fast changing their view. Eiuropean Attitude Bad The attitude of the safety at sea conference, with the Unit­ ed States still vainly trying to get Europeans to live up to American standards of ship compartmentation and ship con­ struction, is unhappy contrast with the outlook of the airline industry, its chief competitor for passenger trade. That in­ dustry makes a selling point of safety. In the meanwhile, American citizens who travel by sea would be well-advised to consider the following facts. A) Foreign-flag ship standards of construction and operation are, safety-wise, below those of American-flag ships, B) Foreignflag maritime nations are in no hurry to bring their standards up to scratch. versary of the present Social Security Act, urging the broaden­ ing of that Act to make additional provisions for retired workers' health care. Health Insurance Drive The rally culminated a drive on the part of Americans over 65 to gain health insurance. The Issue itself - has brought tremendous pressure from voters throughout the United States and from the nation's trade unions, causing the Administration to do an aboutface. The Administration now plans to pressure for some kind of Federally - supported measure for voluntary health insurance. Presi­ dent Eisenhower earlier this year had stalemated such^ proposal. Eisenhower has still indicated an indexible stand toward the idea of using the Social Security Sys­ tem as being "compulsory affairs" and that he is against "compulsory affairs." The Administration bill is an effort to counter the rising tide of sentiment for the Forand Bill, backed by the AFL-CIO, which would finance health care for the aged through the Social Security System. The response to this bill, introduced by Rep. Aime J. Forand (Dem.-RI) has been overwhelming as Senators and Representativea have been fiooded with mail in favor of some kind of measure along these V lines. Most In Favor Many publications have come out in favor of the principle of th^ Forand Bill, stating that private, voluntary plans "can never meet the whole need' (Life magazine) and "the voluntary approach sim­ ply will not do the job" (Business Week magazine). A Department of Health, Educa­ tion and Welfare survey has clearly indicated that three-quar­ need if they were seriously ill. The survey also testifies to the fact that medical costs have sky­ rocketed 45 percent in the past ten years while the over-all cost of living has Jumped about 20 per­ cent. Docs Erred; $265,000 To Seaman A seaman was awarded $265,000 by a Federal Court jury after a ruled verdict was issued that he became partially-paralyzed as a re­ sult of errors made during an operation at a Government hos­ pital. The seaman, William Suther­ land, 58 years old, of Denver, Col­ orado, was awarded $15,000 from the Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., and $125,000 each from a neuro­ surgeon, in private practice and a second surgeon employed at the USPHS Hospital in Stapleton, S.I. Gov't Liable Judge Gus Solomon ruled that the Government was liable for Dr. Urban's burden of the judgment. Sutherland had suffered severe in­ juries June 26, while aboard Moore-Mac vessel en route to Trin­ idad from Rio de Janeiro. It was charged that an artery leading to the seaman's brain was erroniously tied off during th« operation resulting in injury to the brain and paralysis. Sutherland, now a patient in Beekman-Downtown hospital, has been confined to a wheel-chair since the operation. KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT (This column is intended to acquaint Seafarers with important provisions of the Sill contract and will deal with disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If Seafarers have any questions about any section of the agreement which they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Article 11, Section 12. Carpenter's Duties, (a) Routine duties of the carpenter shall include the following: 1. Fainting, chipping and cleaning the windiass. 2. Sounding bilges, fresh water and ballast tanks daily. 3. Shoring-up cargo. 4. Standing by the windlass when necessary. 5. Maintenance work such as repairing locks, installing porthole gaskets, fiung and fastening steel lockers, etc. 6. Such other work as is customary for carpenter to perform. (g) When the carpenter is required to remove old paint or var­ nish preparatory to repainting,-and repaint the same, Jie shall be paid overtime for such work performed. * + » Recently a ship's carpenter put in for overtime for a number of tasks performed on a ship, including making a desk for the radio operator's shack, a chart desk for the wheelhouse, and for supervise ing the deck gang while they were replacing hatchboards' and sweatbattens. This overtime was disputed on the ground that these were routine duties for the carpenter. It was pointed out that under the terms of Article II, Section 12, the carpenter is expected to perform a variety of duties under the direction of the chief mate, and that while he is attached to the deck department, he is regarded as a general handy­ man on a wide variety of repair and construction. It was agreed then, that in this instance, the overtime was not pay­ able. However, under section (g) above, the carpenter is entitled to overtime should he be called upon to remove old paint and do any painting. I •> J ll �9w Twrfv® SEAFARERS SEIFARERS IN DRYROCK Seafarer Sells Furniture Now ji;:- ft (5'" Among the Seafarers currently hospitalized in the Staten Island US Public Health Service Hospital are D. J. Kekia, J. S. LakM; John Muehleck, F. F. Neves, P. J. Ryan and L. J. Sheehan. Kekis, who last sailed as a messman on the Sandcaptain developed nerve trouble in his right arm and is undergoing treatment to re­ activate the muscles and nerves afflicted. Muehleck suffered back strain when handling a sack of flour on the Eiizabeth. He sails as night cook and baker. Neves suffered a fractured skull in an accident aboard the Catherine To the Editor: This is to inform you that I've become a landlubber now and have been in business now for the past, two months. Buck Stevens in New Orleans sug­ gested that I get in touch with you se that I can let all my ship­ mates know about it. The name of my place of business is "Sauls Westslde Furniture & Appliances" and I am located at 5018 Fourth Street, Marrero, La.—Tel: FX 15352, Glad to see any of my buddies to talk about the good old days and give' them a bargain on furniture. E. Sauls t Muehleck Neves while he was working as an AB. He is making fair progress. Ryan last sailed as chief electrician on the Alcoa Painter. He started hemorrhaging intecnaliy but this has been checked and he expects to be release^ soon. SheehanT who sails in the steward department, is being treated for varicose veins and an ulcer condition. He is reportedly making fair progress. His last ship was the Seatrain Savannah. Seafarers on the beach or off their ships on shore leave should take the time to visit the brothers laid up in the hospitals. A visit from shipmates, now that the good weather is here, is aiways appreciated. K'-. • hr ' - SAILOR SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Thomas Isaksen A. B. Gutierrez STOCKTON STATE HOSPITAL STOCKTON 3, CALIFORNIA Dan M. Chi-istolos USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VIRGINIA Albert L. Willis US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON 25. DC Wm. H. Thomson TRIBORO HOSPITAL PARSONS BLVD. & 82ND DRIVE JAMAICA 32. LONG ISLAND James Russell MERCY HOSPITAL MIAMI. FLORIDA Edward J. Roig VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND . John J. Hazel VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE. TEXAS WiUiard T. CahUl VA HOSPITAL MONTGOMERY. ALABAMA Jacob L. Burkclcw USPIIS HOSPITAL SEAl-TLE, WASHINGTON Edward E. Edihger James C. Mitchell George B. Little John F. Williams Alfonse Loguidis USPHS HOSPITAL FORI- WORTH. TEXAS F. E. Anderson Max Olson B. F. Diebler Francisco T. Rotolo George Doherty Bozo G. Zelencic USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Oscar J. Adams I. N. Loukas Agnar M. Andersen John Lukas Daniel M. Alvino Patrick Ti KeUy A. T. Arnold Odd E. Olsen William R. Bates Jaime Pantoja G. Carabaiia F. K. Robertson Louis J. Cevett >jtrlck J. Ryan Francisco Cruz Robert C. Thomas William F. Doran Albert K. Tom Thomas B Cuncan WiUlam F. Turk D. T. Kekis C. A Virgin Thomas Lauer A. W. Wilfert T. Lehay P. J. WiHcinson USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NEW YORK John J. DriscoU Santiago Laurent* Bart E. Guranick Henry E. Smith William D. Kenny USPHS HOSPITAL \ SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA Gualberto Bolaoro Charles NaU Matthew Bruno Thomas -J. Sullivan Alfredo Caudra David L. Williams Charles Haymoiid Howard J. Watts John F. Malsko USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VIRGINIA Andrew N. Boney Dennis Cahoon Herbert Broughon Rufino Camantlqu* E. T. Congleton Vance A. Reld Wm. E. Joyner Fonnie Rogers Frank J. OTUalley -Henri J. Robin Jr. Steven E. Puritoy USPH-P HOSPITAL . GALVESTON. TEXAS Mack J. Acosta R. Henrickson Ben Buck Eaden King Thomas Chapman L. V. Springer Graciano Fraustlo Adam Slowick John Gibson USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MARYLAND Ramon Agueda George Litchfield Theodore Aleck I. McCormack Stokes Ayres Frank Nappl Joseph E. Brooks Frederick M. Leeds Kenneth Brown Wm. P. Osterholtz Thomas G. Collins Cecil T. Terry Jr. Juan Diaz John W. Tingle Sylvester Furtado W. E. Tomlinson Harry O. Fentress Walter A, Yahl Floyd J. GrilTls John Yuknas » Danis Higgins , VA HOSPITAL ' BALTIMORE. MARYLAND Sidney T. Dickens USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Thomas Andrews Thomas Hanson WilUam Asher Leo C. Hannon Edmoiid Aubaly Furman Haynes Sama^ Bailey Benjamin Huggins B, Blanchard Sidney Irby Accurso Bonti Edward O. Johnson Delos O. Boyle Wm. H. Johnson Grady K. Brown Barney KeUy Carter Chambers Norman Kirk Virgil L. Coash Edward Knapp Donald Dambrino Leo Lang Angelo D'Amlco Rene A. LeBlanc Wm. Daugherty Clyde R. Leggett Guillermo De Jesus Joseph MarteUo James B. Dixon James T. Moofa Charles Ellzey Louis W. Peed Edw. Fairfield Chas. R^Robinson Henry Falgout Calvin A. Rome George C. Faley Herman L. Smith Benjamin Foster Louis Splndler John W. Graves Luther E. Wing USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Chas. A. McCarthy John F. Santos MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAL MT.-WILSON-BALTIMORE CO. BALTIMORE. MARYLAND George Davis VA HOSPITAL CENTER HOT SPRINGS SO. DAKOTA Clifford C. Womack VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS R. J. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL OTEEN, NORTH CAROLINA Joseph J. Bass VA HOSPITAL ; NEW YORK CIT^ Chas. O. Bergagna -f Jade t, 19ft LOG t Seafarer Sells Mutual Funds pay for ray vacation. But I can't take the vacation as the" pay goes for the house and bills, so all I do Is sit at home and rest for those three weeks and by the time I get back to work, I'm so tired of resting I can't do a day's work for at least a month, until I get back into the swing of things. If anyone , wants to sail only two months on a ship, .let him do it, but to jump bn a fellow who is only trying to^make a Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG musty be signed by the writer;. Names will be withheld upon request. Beef Reporting Is Delegate's Job To'the Editor: I have heard that people who write to the LOG are either crackpots or any one of a dozen other things but to m.e this goes In one ear and oUt the other. This letter Is one of apprecia­ tion to two patrolmen, Eddie Mooney and E. B. McAuiey. I had the pleasure of haviqg them pay off the Seafair in New York on Friday, May 13,^ and they did a fine job. * When this ship paid off I called all of the men who had beefs but only two of the men showed up! The bosun told the patrolman that he didn't like me because I said something. Well whereeyer you are, remember this, I told the patrolman about beefs because I had a job to do, noit because of a personal beef. In closing let me thank the New York hall again for its* backing. Dave Barry Ship's delegate To the Editor: This is to advise you and my Union friends that recently I good living for his family and became a registered representa­ some day get off the ship and tive of the Investors Planning have a good long vacation for Corp. of America. It took two himself and his family, leave weeks of schooling and a fairly him alone. He has his. rights— stiff examination before I got that's what a union means. J, 4" my license but it was worth it^ If any seaman wants some­ Last December I shipped on thing to gripe about he should the Steel Architect and while , get a jbb ashore and have every­ Welfarellelp aboard several crewmembers one, even your friends, try to Aids Family started Mutual Fund Im^esting put the screws to you. I always through me. say my best days of working To the Editor: I wish to thank you as well *I sincerely believe that this Is were those at sett and if I ever the finest way to put your dol­ get the opportunity to do so as the members of the Seafar­ ers Welfare Plan for their con­ lars to work. In case anyone is again, I will. tinued support, extended to my interested and would like more Cornelius-"jConn" Sprano growing family. information about IPC Mutual ^ funds, their cost, risks, and ad­ My husband was out of a job vantages, I'm at the office Mon­ when rny sop was born and had Likes SIU LOG day and Friday, 60 East 42nd it not been for the Welfare Plan Street, New York 17. New York. And Seafarers it would be very hard for us. Tel: Murray Hill 2-8000. To the Editor: Thanks -again and I hope Fred Manard I operate a dock crane at the some day my son will be of 4* 4i Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. service to the SIU. fertilizer plant located at Pasa­ Has Views Mrs. F. I. Ayson dena, Texas, and often am busy On Homesteaders unloading phosphate rock from To the Editor: ships that your union has or­ I would like, at this time, to ganized. Gulf water Crew answer a letter written by I belong to the Oil Chemical George Harding on the one-year and Atomic Workers Interna­ Thanks Buddies ruling. tional Union, Local 4-367, Olin To the Editor: Sorry to say I haven't been to Mathieson" Fertilizer Group. I On behalf of the crew of the sea recently, but before than I have been on our union work­ SS Gulfivater will- you please sailed for ten years and in that man's committee twice and also publish this letter of apprecia­ time 1 shipped with a lot of have been chairman and vice- tion to the. crew of the SS Penn homesteaders, finding them president twice. The local is Trader. mostly on Seatrain, Waterman located in Pasadena, Texas. When we arrived in Calcutta, and Isthmian ships. There are several ships that India, we were unable to get a. I myself was never a home­ come into our docks to be un­ until the company agent steader as I didn't need a steady loaded and I, of course, get draw (Metro Shipping, job or never enjoyed the run so acquainted with many of the New York)Petroleum could get an okay much that I wanted to stay on seamen and have made many from the main office in New more than two trips. friends among them. I always York. Getting back to the home­ read the 'SEAFARERS LOG Our captain gave a small steaders, I think they are a good every time a ship pulls, in but draw out of his own personal bunch of Union men and carry with the coming and going of the same book and privileges as ships I miss * many issues. I checking accpunt until the de­ the rest of us, with the preroga­ would like to be put on the sired information could be ob­ tive to stay on a ship as long as mailing list so I won't be miss­ tained. The next day every­ thing was straightened out and they like. ing any of the issues. we got our draws. They also were often useful, I enjoy the LOG a great deal But the sideline was that the since they knew the good and especially the way it prints the bad parts of a ship and Its run, bare facts, regardless of where, crew of the SS Penn Trader and I never found one who was who, what and why. I 'par­ was going to aid us in any way conceited or thought he owned ticularly enjoyed several articles they could. They were going to make a draw and turn it over to the ship. I do admit they usually in the April 22 issue this year. our ship's delegate to be divided knew more about the ships than Also, I'd like to tell you what we newcomers did, and often a great bunch of guys there are between us, so tTiat we could at least have a few cold ones in were very useful. shipping on the Mae and Debar- this hot place. I can honestly say as a Union deleben Marine I. This action turned out to be man that I never, in all my Fred B. Yohe. unnecessary, but it was a good years of sailing the SIU saw •$ $ $ feeling to have—knowing that any man get certain privileges your brother members were or time off on any ship that Lauds SIU On standing by to aid in the event would be a violation of the con­ Freedom Of Seas of any hardship's that may come tract. y up. With this kind of unity Anyone who has been going To the Editor: As a former veteran and also and understanding, it i^ easy to to sea for thirty years, and whose longest trip was two a member of the SIU let me figure out why the SIU is be­ months, it seems either can't applaud your stand against the coming larger and. stronger. Among the crew of the Penn get along with the crew or Arab boycott system. Those finks in the State Department Trader were: bosun, Ray Queen; doesn't like to ship out. As for his suggestion on have lost all sense of decency ship's delegate Del Barnhill and vacations—well that's somewhat and self respect in order to deck delegate Steve Emerson, all of whom are well, known of a joke as 1 will explain. Cur­ avoid taking gny stand. . throughout SIU ports. , Keep it up. rently I'm in the trucking Steve Fulford ^Sol Baskln racket and get three weeks with - < ^1 �9mm 1.19,M SEAFARERS LOG Paie TUrteca Life's Great On Transeasfern Surveyor's Electricians Don't Wait To Biow Top From the Marore comes a note, recorded by meeting sec­ retary Charles Bedell, on the ever-present subject of disputed OT. Seafarers on this ship got some advice which applies equally to any SlU-contracted vessel, namely, take beefs to the department delegates when, they come up, rather than wait for the shipboard meeting to blow their tops on a dispute. 4" I- < Seafarers (L to R) Edwin Zalewski and Clyde Culpepper ore contented electricians on the SS Steel Surveyor. Photo taken in Kobe, Japan. Send Word To Headquarters * ? ' t 5^> !• •» Ship's delegate John Kearney on the Oremar (Marven) earns e mention for promptly notify­ ing headquarters via radiogram when one of the wipers was hospitalized in Venezuela. Such notiRcations make it possible for the Union to take prompt action on such matters as re­ patriation and allotments. Order cWwmen Via Radio From the Coeur D'Alene Victory comes an unusual item, noted by J. Indorf, meeting secretary, about ordering re­ placements for men paying off. Departments have been in­ formed to notify the skipper promptly so that replacements can be ordered by radio. It wasn't clear whether the company expects the replace­ ments to be waiting at the dock when the ship pulls in, but at any rate, under this system the ship should never sail shorthanded. Crew Relishes Port Time On Dry-Cargo Supertanker 4» Remove Those Nuts and Boits • The Northwestern Victory has a different problem, meet­ ing secretary R. V. Haylock reports. The ship's washing machine has been fed an Indigestable diet of screws, nuts and bolts, these items being left in the pockets of the men's 'dungarees.' As a result, neither the bolts or the dungarees are coming out clean—or in one piece for that matter. LOG-A-RHYTHM: FORGET By G. ANDERSON Forget the slander you have heard Forget that hasty, unkind word Forget the beefs and their cause Forget the whole affair, because Forgetting is the only way. Forget Forget Forget Forget the trials that you have had the fog if it is had the knocker, he's a freak him seven days a week. Forget Forget Forget Forget the gray lines in your hair you're not a millionaire the coffee if it's cold to icnock, forget to scold SHIPBOARD SKETCHES > 9 (The following article was submitted to the LOG by B. Eager, deck delegate on the SS Transeastem.) Just a few words from the boys on the Transeastem. We've been laying h'fere in Montevideo, Urugua'y. for 20 days now, discharging grain. Everyone aboard is having "a ball." The National Defender, an­ other SIU ship, arrived a week after we did and they expect to be here for a coupl^ of months—lots of "competition" now. Not much overtime on this ship, but we've sure had some tremendous draws. If there's only a little overtime on the return trip there won't be much of a payoff, and every­ one is thinking of making another trip now, because of all this. The Transeastem is expec­ ting to have another good trip after loading in Houston and New Orleans. Everyone is satisfied'with this port here —Montevideo—which is one of the best in South America. I imagine there will be a num­ ber of us returning. Regards to all the brothers from the Transeastem. Top, deck maintenance men O'Connor, O'Brien and Red Hunt, hook up Butterworth hoses used for refueling a Liberian-flag vessel that ran short of fuel. 4" by Ben Graham 4i 4 Members of the galley staff of the Transeosrern, responsible for those great meals, pose in the modern galley. They are (I to r) 3rd cook L. A. Ziembra; night cook and baker S. Trzcinski; chief cook, F. Fer­ nandez; and chief steward Beale. m 4 4 4 Top, (left) crew of the Transeastern takes part in one of the regularly scheduled SIU shipboard meetings. Chair­ man (with papers) is Bill O'Connor. '> ^* 4 4 4 Relaxing in Transeastem swim­ ming pool are Johnson, AB; Al, wiper; and Vince, an oiler ... all the comforts of a cruise ship. 1^ • 4 4 4 Bottom, working on grain, sucker maskings before dis­ charging some grain ere (I to r) pumpman Thriman; 1st asst.engineer Choi, and pumpmen Dickerson and Smith. if I Jbust Jse^acking up.^ I keep h«attng beUs*. • Vir «it k X. »• pt y ' U 'v �5"' -'• IL'4 •• Vaff* Fonrieea SEAFARERS Jane S, 196t LOG 4< • ?; / - . 1^.. • Bonnltt Lassie ' i:; • new food plan. Suggestion made to THITI6 (Ryo Marine), . A'prli 1— move steam table from pantry to Chairman, R. LaBomiMrdj tacratary, galley to improve service. Suggestion R. T, DICarta, Ship aaUed abort two made that cooks wear hats as sanitary men from NY. -W, Gregory waa 'measure. Washing machine wringer elected ahip'a traaaurer. Department delegatea to ask the men in their ' to be repaired when ship returns to departmenta to donate to the ahip'a US. fund. Vota of thanka to the ateward DEL NORTE (MitsittippI), May S— department. All men leaving ahip Chairman, E. Slough; Secretary, J. ^easa turn keya to department heads. Whited. No beefs jeported. No al­ TOO ahip'a delegate haa the iron. cohol or cigarettes to come aboard at See him if you need it. St. Thomas. Captain says sanitary work on whole ship to be done bet­ ORiCN COMiT— (Orion), March 4 ter." Balance in ship's fund $49.40. •—Chaiiman, J. McOill; Secretary, R. Balance in movie fund $35. Brother Byrd. Skipper says some repiaceW. Hudeman elected new ship's dele­ menta ordered in Guam. Wage state­ • gate. Jean Latapie elected movie ments were given out. Letter re­ director with vote of thanks for ceived from the ship's delegate on accepting flhns last trip in absence of Orion liter. Two men missed ahip in movie dlreotoi;. Discussion of cap­ Naha. Discussion on safety meeting to be held. Headquarters waa asked for afe? conditioning on Persian Gulf runs, .nformed that cost of system would be about $5(X). We are trying to CM ship of roaches. • J^^. ALCOA PARTNER (Aices), Aprii II —Chairman, J. Baxter; Secretary, A. Thompson. Carrying out suggestions at last meeting of last trip about golzlg to hq for copies of new agree­ ment ... . none available now. Re­ ceived no.maU from hq.since Casa­ blanca, .about six weeks ago. One man injured, saw doctor. Motion te have aU members off watch and not attending meeting have name and book number recorded in minutes and referred to patrolman. COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannee), Chairman, Luther Roberts; Secretary, Adrian Saint. Steward asked to clean upcth'e iceboxes and clean passage­ way. This was taken care of. Emmlll O'ConneU Jr. elected ship's delegate. 12-4 watch'requests that something be done about two broken lockers in their room. Bonnie Lou BuHer, 21/2 years old, smiles on her first visit to SiU headquarters. Her father, John Butler, sails in steward dep't. SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Simmons Lindsey 'WiUlams Earl Sheppard AI Tanner HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney HEADQUARTERS....673 4th Ave., Bklyn. HYacinth 9-6600 BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. John Arabascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. B. Matthews. Agent CApital 3-4089: 3-408C MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUIe St. Buck Stephens, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 416 CoUey Ave. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent MAdlson 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUu, Agent Market 7-1639 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Walter Sibley, Agent Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE, PR.. 1313 Fernandez Juncos, Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St., Room 200 WiUiam Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Bahkow.ski, Agent Main 3-4334 WILMINGTON, CaUf 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2528 SUP HONOLULU... 51 South Nimltz Highway PHone 502-777 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienidlie St. Jackson 5-7428 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6605 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApitol 3-4336 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8303 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. , Main 2-0290 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 5-6617 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUIe St. BAmond 7-428 673 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApitol 7-3222 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-5600 SEATTLE 2505 — 1st Ave. MAln 3-0088 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. TErminal 4-8538 NEW YORK Great Lakes District ALPENA m River St. ELciwOod 4-3618 890 Main St. GRant 2728 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25 St. MAln 1-0147 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. Phone: Randolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich. PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 RTVER ROUGE.. 10225 W. Jefferson. Ave. Mich. Vinewood 3-4741 SOUTH CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. SAginaw 1-0733 TOLEDO 120 Summit St. CHerry 8-2431 BUFFALO, NY Canadian District FORT WILLIAM Ontario HALIFAX N.S 408 Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 128'A HoUls St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St, James St. West , Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 SauIt-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. David St. C.Anal 7-5212 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 ST. JOHN, NB ....177 Prince WiUiam St. OX 2-5431 VANCOUVER, BO "..298 Main St. MFOW 1216 East Baltimore St. EAstern 7-3383 HONOLULU... .56 North Nimitz Highway PHone 5-6077 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienviUe St, MAgnolia 0404 NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St COrtiand 7-7094 PORTLAND ..622 NW Everett St. CApitol 3-7297-8 SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. „ _ Douglas 2-4592 SAN PEDRO 296 West 7th St. MC&S or,.™,,.,.™ TErminal 3-4485 HONOLULU....51 South Nimitz Highway SEATTLE 2333 Western Ave. PHone 5-1714 MAin 2-6326 I ' .' ft'' BALTIMORE tain's order for no more R.O.B. ciga­ rettes in New Orleans. DE BARDELEBEN MARINE NO. 1 ATLAS (Cargo A Tankship), April 14—Chairman, A. E. Courgot; Secre­ tary, S. M. SImos. $17 in ship's fund. Have a TV set. One man got off in Panama, another in ship's hospital. Vote of thanks to crew before for contributing in the purchase of the TV set, also to the captain and atew­ ard for taking care of coke machine. Chief cook gave vote of thanks for sending of flowers by crew and offi­ cers upon the funeral of cook's sister. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), April S —Chairman, L. J. Pate; Secretary, SEAMAR (Calmar), May $—Chair­ man, J. Marshall; Secretary, G. Hayes. VENORE (Marven), May 1—Chair­ man, H. Carle; Secretary, H. Starry. New washing machine next trip. More ice cream to be put aboard. Sailing board to be posted in Guayacan. No beefs or disputed overtime reported. ALCOA RANGER (Aices),-May 1— Chairman, J. S. Rueda; Secretary, L. J. Pays. Ship's delegate reports everything running smoothly. Some OT disputed; also longshore holiday watch. M/S to have two-hour mini­ mum for any call out at night. See port steward for automatic coffee pot. STEEL EXECUTIVE (isthmian), April 10—Chairman, Robert N. Air; Secretary, Alexander D. Brodle. Ship's delegate reported on cost of movie projector and rentiftg films. Worka­ way on board. Some disputed OT. Repair list turned in. Discussion re getting movie films and speaker. Need spare keys for showers, toilets and laundry so they can be kept locked while in port. New drainboard in laundry required. FELTORB (Marven), May S—Chair­ man, E. A. Boyd; Secretary, E. Swatski. Engine delegate reports this is third trip without machinist aboard. None available. EAGLE TRAVELER (United Mari­ time), May 7—Chairman, H. Westphall; phall; Secretary, B. J. Ander­ son. No beefs reported. All brothers \ asked to try to get along with each other as It is going to be a long trip. Air-conditioner not to be used until weather gets hot. Take care of new cots and keep ship clean. Steward says call him anytime if night lunch or coffee needed. John Dunne elected new ship's delegate. STEEL SURVEYOR (isthmian). May l-r-Chairman, C. Howell; Secretary, L. Elford. Delegate reports good trip. Minor dispute over hospital money while in Europe. Treasurer reports $42.79 on hand. Few hours disputed OT. M/S to look into possibility of having draws in foreign countries changed from travelers' checks to American currency. Discussion re COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), May 15—Chairman, J. H. Parnall; Sacretary, J. indorf. Ship's delegate reports one man missed ship in New York. New. larger lockers to be ordered. Report replacements so new men can be ordered by radio. Vote of thanks to steward dept. ORION CLIPPER (Orion), May 14— Chairman, M. Hitchcock; Sacretary, J. Gareilo. Everything running smoothly. Repair lists to be turned in as ship is due for shipyard. No beefs reported. Have hq. check on status of FWT who shipped on here March 1, left ship without paying Union dues. Discussion on keeping messhall and pantry clean. Minutes of all previous meetings are to be kept so new crew can be Informed of all happenings on ship. DEL SUD (MitsittippI), May I, 194$ —Chairman, Woodrow Perkins; Secre­ tary, George McFaii. Good trip. No beefs reported. Ship's fund, $281; movie fund. $274. Some disputed OT In engine dept. M/S/C to- contact company to try and payoff and sign on the same day. Two men hurt. Rescued crippled yacht at sea. Ship's doctor will have talk on first aid; crew asked to attend. (De Bardeieben Marine), May 5—Dele­ gate reports ship will pay off tomor­ row night on arrival in Houston. Cap­ tain to wire in for replacements. Deck delegate reports a great deal of dis­ puted overtime; few other minor beefs. M/S that no one pays off until patrolman comes down to ship and okays payoff; also that a cable be sent to the Houston hall giving the time of arrival. New water fountain received in Tampa .not large enough to cool amounts of water needed by crew. Ship's delegate to see patrol­ man about trying to get the old cool­ ing system put back in order. Thomas Sanchai. Patrolman came aboard in San Juan. No beefs re­ ported. $19.69 in ship's fund. Men quitting ship to give department head 24 hours notice. C. E. Roney elected new ship's delegate. been asked not to brtng" •horesldo people aboard, while In foreign ports. There have been several cases of pil­ ferage in past trips on the African coast. Crew also asked not to leave coffee cups on deck. M/S/C to keep ship clean, • No beefs reported by ship's delegate. AU repairs taken care of in shipyard. Everything running smoothly. ORBMAR (Ore Navigation), May 7— Chairman, Harry D. Fitzgerald; Sec­ retary, L. Warner. Delegate reports two men missed ship in Baltimore last trip. Ship saUed without chief cook and one OS. No major beefs. Some disputed OT. Discussion on why shoreside bread is held back. More bread to be put out for night lunch. To confer with patrolman on improper storing of ship and insufficient stores. Vote of thanks to chief engineer. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea-Land), May 10—Chairman, J. Dawson; Secretary, B. Varn. No beefs .reported. One wiper missed ship in Port Newark. Repair list turned in. $27.20 in ship's fund. Discussion re use of washing machine. Suggest watch standers usemachine during day tind give day workers a chance after five o'clock. Return cups and glasses to pantry when finished using instead of leaving them scattered around on deck. MONTEGO SEA (Standard Marine), May 1—Chairman, G. D. McNeal; Sec­ retary, J. F. Austin. Delegate reports everything fine. Discussion re who is in charge of fire and. boat drills. One man left ship in Bombay due to iUnesa. Captain has promised that each man can get $100 draw on arrivSI in US untU payoff. Some overtime to be clarified. Discussion re who is in charge of medicine chest. Captain has promised to get soft drink ma­ chine which wiU bo paid for out of the profits; then profits are to be put in ship's fund. - Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food. LON6VIEW VICTORY, (Victory Carriers), May 14—Chairman, John T. Hicks; Secaetary, John Brennan. One man left ship in Honolulu with broken leg sustained when he fell. In Tripler Hospital. No beefs reported. ROBIN HOOD (Robin), May 8, 1940— Chairman, Ray SadowskI; Secretary, Crowder Story. Delegate reports in­ sufficient stores on last trip. New steward vouchers for stores this trip as being sufficient for 85 days—if requisition is cut during this voyage will wire New 'York hall immediately. Deck delegate reports beef re deck dept. having to wash wheelhouse win­ dows seven days a week. Crew has 4 r "-"'I (e- '*'1 u JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), May 14—Chairman, A. Roatko; Secretary, J. C. Oliver. Few minor beefs reported. $13.08 in ship's fund. Sanitary supplies for the black gang. Check with chief engineer. Steward has ordered linen threo times and has not received any sat­ isfaction. Also a shortage of fruits. Check on washing machine. Call a special meeting at payoff. BENTS FORT (Citiat Service), May 14—Chairman, J. Sweeney; Sacretary, Joe N. Atchison. Delayed sailing dis­ puted. To be taken up with patrol­ man at payoff. 1 ' NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vie, tory Carriers), Aprii 2—Chairman, John Risback; Sacretary, R. V. Haylock. No beefs reported. 'Take gar­ bage aft. Crew requested to take screws out of pockets before washing clothes. Have messmah be more Con­ scientious and try to remember or­ ders. . STEEL ARCHITECT (isthmian). May S—Chairman, Bernard Landos; Secratary, Luis A. Ramirez. No beefs reported. Ship's delegate suggests locks be kept on three doors—keep door to gangway open only. Keep coolies out. Fresh potatoes asked for breakfast by bosun. Hot rolls re­ quested. Bread is a lot better. Chairs haven't been repaired in messhall. Washing machine dirty most of the time. MASSMAR (Calmer), April 11— Chairman, A. R. Haskins; Secretary, C, Glbbs. No beefs reported. Cook & baker elected to serve as ship's delegate. New fans were put in crew's messroom and recreation room. Everything running smoothly. THE CABINS (Texas City Refining), May 13—Chairman, H. G. Sanford; Secretary, Robert Cooper. Delegate reports everything going along on a smooth keel. Expect the patrolman in Texas City this trip so anyone owing dues can pay up. $33.47 in ship's fund. Suggested that steward take up with port steward matter of getting rid of roaches. Also sugges­ tion that more night lunch be put out. Crew reminded to turn off wash­ ing machine when not in use. Matter of dirty water for washing to be taken up with chief engineer and if nothing Is donr to take it up with patrolman. STEEL ROVER (isthmian). May 15— Chairman, J. F. Goude; Sacretary, N. W. DuBois. Most of the needed repairs taken care of. $63.40 in ship's funtl. Crew would like wider messroom tables. American money pre­ ferred instead of traveler's checks. New rollers and timer needed for washing machine; also new water cooler for messroom. Vote of thanks to steward dept. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), May 3— Chairman, T. Wright; Secretary, A. Ferrara. BUI Padgett elected ship's delegate. New mattresses. ordered by steward. Don't take clothes that don't belong to you from the fidley. Keep pantry clean. Repair list given to delegate. 1' ^7- w - •It; -S- '-.1 �SEAFARERS Pare Fifteea LOG Digging In At Hsadquarters Cafeteria . S i il i FINAL DISPATCH » • 'T 1. - -i Georre B. Dunn, 54: Brother Charles J. White Jr., 52: Brother Dunn died of natural causes while a White died of a digestive ailment patient at the March 11, 1960. Kings County White had tailed Hospital, Brook­ in tlie SIU stewlyn, New York. '^ard department An SIU. steward since May, 1949. department mem­ He is survived by ber since April, his father, Mr. Cornelius L. 1945, Brother Dunn sucdumbed White of Atlanta, on March 8, 1960, Ga. Burial wias in Atlanta. ' He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Katherine B. 4" t Dunn, of West Roxbury, Mass. Antonio Fernandez, 46: Burial was in the Mount' Calvary Brother Fernandez succumbed of Seafarer M. H. Trulocic, who sails in the black gang, brought the family down to the Union hall for a Cemetery, Boston, Mass. natural causes on February 13 at snook and a photograph. Children ore Debbie, 3, (at right) and Roberta, 2, with wife, Evelyn, at left. the Unity Hospital, Brooklyn, NY. He is 'survived by his wife, Grego4. i t ria Fernandez of Brooklyn. Fer­ Joseph Ortrera, 62; Brother Or- nandez had sailed with the SIU trera, an SIU engine department since August, 1944, in the engine department. Burial was at the member since Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn. July 1948, suc­ BALTIMORE—The Port of Balcumbed February 4" 4" l" Marcelino Soto, 53: Brother Soto, All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity 1 from a cardiac timore'has been in a doldrum for an SIU engine department member benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's nafhe: ailment at his the past two weeks as far as ship­ since August, 1955, succumbed of home in New Or­ ping is concerned. A total of 96 John C. Luther Coker, bom Clarence Fontenot, Lake Charles, a lung and brain infection in Ha­ leans. He leaves men shipped in all classes, with no known rela­ vana, Cuba on October 24, 1959. March 30, 1960, to Seafarer and La. 4 4 4 • 201 men registered. However, the tives. Burial The only known survivor of Broth­ Mrs. Dargan O. Coker, Seattle, Alan A. De Marco, born April next two weeks should bring better was in the Mason­ er Soto on the death certificate is Wash. 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4> ' 4 4 ic Cemetery, New Aida Daran of Philadelphia, Pa. Maik Alexander Nunn, born Adolph De Marco, New York City. results with eight ships due for Orleans, La. Burial was in Havana. a payoff, and a possibility of two March 17, 1960, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 additional payoffs. Mrs. David K. Nunn, Mobile, Ala. Ronald Joe Coats, born May 5, Twelve ships paid off here over 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lavern 4 4 4 the period. Mae, Edith, Jean and Daniel J. Pierce, born April 22, Coats, Jackson, Miss. Emilia (twice) (Bull); Venore, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John J. Bethtex and Bethcoaster (Ore Pierce, Drexel Hill, Pa. Navigation), Mankato Victory 4 4 4 (Victory), Marore (Marven), LosMarcus Gayle Sikes, born April mar (Calmar) and Penn Shipper 12, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Hor­ (Penn Trans.). ace S. Sikes, Wilmer, Ala. Eight ships signed on. They 4 4 4 Kevin Drew Taium, born March were Venore, Bethtex and Beth8, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ coaster (Ore Navigation); Westliam A. Tatum, Maplewood, La. port (Maritime Overseas), Marore / Butch McVey (Marven), Losmar (Calmar), John Contact Minio or Perry Klauher C.'(Atlantic Carriers) and Seafair Carl William Welch,.born Janu­ ary 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. at 4th ave and 17th street. •(Colonial). In-transit were ^Icoa TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN Elvert M. Welch, Covington, La. Puritan, Alcoa Pennant and Alcoa * 4 4 4 Joseph W. Smith AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS Patriot (Alcoa); Yorkmar and 4 4 4 Joseph .Aubrey Wescott, born Contact Maria Selma Dos Santos, Losmar (Calmar), Bethcoaster April 19, 1960, to Seafarer and Rua Ambrosio Machado .113, (Ore Navigation), Oremar (Mar­ Mrs. Joseph A. Wescott, Lynn, Campo Grande, Recife, Pernam- ven), Steel Rover (Isthmian) and CS Norfolk (Cities Service). Mass. buco, Brazil. Pamela Micheie Lambert, born 4 4 4 May 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francis C. Dbwd EVERX SUNDAY. 1620 GMT (11:20 EST SvndoyJ Robert K. Lambert, Prichard, Ala. Ignatius J. Torre WFK-39, 19850 KCs. Ships in Caribbean, East Coast Contact Miller & Seeger at 400 •4 4 4 of South America, South Atlan­ Kathleen Rose Lupo, born May Madison Avenue, New York 17, NY. tic and East Coast of- United 4, I960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James 4 4.4 States. Lupo, Jr., St. George, SI. James E. George WFL-65, 15850 KCs Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Carib­ Contact your son at Evens Mills, 4 4 4 bean, West Coast of South Ruth Darlene Robinson, born NY, Box 153 or call MAyfair America, West Coast of Mexico April 18, 1960, to Seafarer and 9-4618. and US East Coast. Mrs, William K. Robinson, Mo­ 4 4 4 bile, Ala. • Members of Steel King WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area, North Atlantic, European and Please notify Neil V. Pardo hs 4 4 4 A^CTYOWPaOSHl^ US East Coast Dianne Mandlck, born May 3, the whereabouts of gear of Ed 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Arthur Cronin . . . Send notification to MATBSAtfusemkcm J. Mandick, Brooklyn, NY. 2420 First Ave., Seattle 1, Wash­ ington. 4 4* 4 • Meanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-WoHd Narcissus Chen, born May 9, 4 4 4 Sung Ming Hsn 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Kao Wireless Broadcasts Continue . . . Ming Chen, New York, NY. Contact Red McCorkle, 13222 Every Sunday, 1915 GMT Faraday, Houston 47, Texas. 4 4 4 (2:15 PM EST Sunday) Gibson H. Coker, born May 9, 4 4 4• WCO-1S020 KCs 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gibson R. L. 'Seward Europe and North America Coker, Mobile, Ala. Contact E. C. Alger, Box 44, WCO-16908.8 KCs Morrisville, Pa. 4 4 4 East Coast South America Danita Carol Forbes, born April 4 '4 4 THeFkSHT50f4lV. James E. Gregory 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. , WCO-22407 KCs John Forbes, Mobile, Ala. Hubert R. May //HW tow PRICES '"West Coast South America Fortunate Valaya 4 4 4 Every Monday, 0315 GMT Michael Gates, born December Marion Lubiejewski (10:15 PM EST Sunday) 30, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Michale Brady tmLCOMBHSZEAT L. Gates,.New Orleans, La. Advise lawyers where you would WMM 25-15607 KCs yW/ZOWNPLACB. like checks from Pacific Tide and 4 4 4 Australia OimQANDXJPeRAtFO Michael James Davis, born April Pacific Explorer sent. WMM 81-11037.5 27, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4 4 4 Northwest Pacific James B. Davis, Jacksonville, Fla. John Francis WT1UNI0M-AE6-AP .Get in touch With Pat O'Malley, 4 4 4'' Christine Fontenot, born April 1232 Baronne Street, New Orleans, 20, »1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. about your gear. SIU BABY ABRIVALS EVERY I SUNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I DROADCAST I K*"' A 1^; v>. k I "THE VOICE OF THE A ji -> ^ i ' '> > A P I^ P Better Days Personals And Notices MTD" Ai&l^iULli. SWAP ' * I MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT L'-Jf'-- Bait. Vf jn.-arisil •it'-'r • M �Vol. XXII No. 12 SEAFARERSMOG Juno 3 I960 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS- INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Safety Meet Rejects US Proposals, Bars IIP Representation NEWS HEADLINES IN REVIEW LONDON—Largely ignoring the implications of the 1956 collision between the Stockholm and the Andrea Doria, the International Conference on Safety of Life at Sea has turned down a resolution call-"^ ing for transatlantic vessels ommended courses for eastbound and westbound ships which, in to travel on assign^ sea theory, would keep such vessels at lanes. The track propdsal had considerable distances from each* .been backed by the United States other. However, no ship is present­ delegation and was supported by ly obligated to follow the desig­ US maritime unions. Subsequently, nated tracks. The Andrea Doria - Stockholm a greatly-weakened, watered-down collision occurred when the easttracking plan won support, calling bound Stockholm rammed . the for tracking only in limited areas westbound Doria off Nantucket lightship. The Doria went to the near the coasts. In addition, the convention re­ bottom with the loss of 42 lives. Tidal wove which wrecked waterfront of Hiio, Hawoii, crumpled fused to admit a sea union repre­ In addition to the tracking prob­ buildings and tossed automobiles about. Harbor had to be closed sentative from the International lem raised by the Doria collision, to shipping in order to clear up wreckage. Hilo is regular port of Transport Workers Federation, bar­ the convention is scheduled to take call on the sugar run. up such matters as slup construc­ ring labor from the conference. tion and compartmentation, life12 Miles Off Track Scandinavian and British oppo­ saving equipment and the like. The sition blocked passage of a sea- US delegation would like to get tracking resolution. It was the all the maritime nations to agree Swedish-flag Stockholm's collision to the standards of ship construc­ with the Italian lined Andrea tion observed in this country. It's Doria in 1956 which was largely- been claimed that If the Andrea responsible for the convening of Doria was compartmented as com­ Tidal waves generated by a series of earthquakes in Chile this year's conference. At the time pletely as an American vessel, .she ripped Long Beach, Cal.; Hilo,, Hawaii and even reached as of the Stockholm - Andrea Doria would not have gone to the bottom. far east as Japan as death and calamity were spread across a collision, the Swedish ship was However, at last report it ap­ number of Pacific ports, in the some 12 miles off track. pears there is almost no chance worst disaster of this nature leaving 27 missing, at last report. The transatlantic tracks are rec- for adoption of such standards. As a result, the port has been in a decade. The last impor­ tcmpprarily closed to shipping. Had Previously Met The US delegation to the con­ tant tidal wave took place in Hifo is a large sugar port fre­ vention had previously met with a Hawaii in 1946 when 100-foot waves quented... by many SIU and SUP preparatory committee upon which killed 159 peor'i in a grim April- vessels, hone of which were re­ Morris Weisberger, first vice-presi­ Fool's day debacle. ported damaged in the disaster. 31 Dead.. dent of tire SIUNA had served as Matson, Isthmian and Waterman A series of five shock waves, regularly call at Hilo. thq^labor representative. Weisberg­ er had urged that the US go be­ ranging from three to eight feet Gov. William Quinn declared the yond attempting to bring foreign in height, ravaged the port of Hilo, entire State of Hawaii a disaster ships up to US standards, ^nd at­ killing 31 people, injuring 57 and aiea following a survey of the tempt to improve upon present damage. American safety procedures ai\d Hilo was first struck at 12:10 practices. am, Monday, May "23, when a WASHINGTON—The Maritime The difficulty of getting ships of three-foot wave came smashing in Trades Department has urged a all nations to live up to an Inter­ on the Bay. The heaviest blow House Labor g^'oup to amend the national safety code is pointed up came at 1 am, with an eight foot Fair Labor Sta. frds Act to pro­ by the fact that 22 foreign-fiag wave which crashed inland, more vide a $1.25 an nour for seamen passenger vessels now in service than three blocks, smashing .stores working aboard any American- do not meet safety standards set and homes and sweeping automo­ owned vessel, including the crews up in 1922. Another 41 ships are biles and debris down the streets, of runaway ships. shy of the safety standards estab­ leaving the area virtually de­ Hoyt Haddock, speaking for the lished in 1948. stroyed. Seafarers Section, MTD, of" the . Blocks of buildings were swept AFL-CIO, made this recommenda­ Russian tankers are taking busi­ from their foundations in the tion while testifying before the ness away, from runaway operators Waiakea district as the area was Fair Labor Standards Subcommit­ in the Cuban oil trade under a re­ turned into a vast heap of rubble. tee of the House Committee on "They Were Warned" cent $100,000,000 Castro-Khrush­ Education and Labor. Perhaps the most tragic part chev trade pact signed earlier this Haddock told the group that if year. Up until now, Cuba's oil has of the disaster Is that none of the SlU membership meet­ been supplied exclusively by run­ deaths need have occurred, ''No­ the Act were amended to bring the $1.25 an hour wage scale into" ings are held regularly away tankers, most of which are body rdally had to die in this one" effect, it would "help 'remove the said a correspondent on the scene, American-owned. disgraceful conditions" that exist once a month on days in­ "they were warned in plenty of Already' three Red tankships "on board non-union craft in the dicated by the SlU Con­ time. -They just didn't respond to harbors, bays, coastwise trade and stitution, at 2:30 P.M. in have put into Havana with oil and the alert." inland-waterways." He pointed out the listed SlU ports below. gasoline cargoes hauled from the Black Sea area. And three foreign- Most of the'deaths were caused that most of the seamen working controlled oil'refineries in Cuba— by collapsing buildings, with oiily aboard such vessels earn as little All Seafarers are ex­ a few dying from drowning, the as 50 cents an hour. He noted that pected to attend; those Standard Oil of New Jersey, Tex­ major cause for the' high toll in aco and the Cuban unit of Royal non-union shipowners work their the 1946 disaster. crews long hours in prder to save who wish to be excused Dutch Shell—^have been notified Damage along the California by Cuba's national bank that each money on hiring additional man­ should request permission coast was general, but was limited be expected to process some to small power. by telegram (be sure to in­ •will boats, fishing vessels'and The maritime spokesman specif­ clude registration num­ 2,200,000 barrels of Russian crude small recreation piers. , oil a year. ically pointed to figures taken Some 181 dead are reported in ber). The next SlU meet­ Though it's not now known when Japan, where 17,000 homes were from a 1958 working agreement tbe next tankers will be arriving wrecked or fiooded and 385 per­ covering the crew of a runaway ings will be:. in Cuba with more crude cargoes, sons are known dead in Chile, as vessel. It showed that 50 percent New York June 6 it's been ^imated that it would figures continue to pour in from of a seaman's pay was earmarked Philadelphia June 7 take at least 15 w 20 of the ves­ places hit by the waves. Two mil­ for a special purpose—a "Deporta­ sels shuttling steadily between the lions Chileans are homeless as a tion Fund"—to pay his expenses Baltimore June 8 Black. Sea and Cuba in order- to result of a series of earthquakes, back home should he be found Detroit June ID supply the Casdo government with volcanic eruptions, tidal waves and guilty of any .kjtod of "misbehav­ Houston June 13 ample oil to meet that country's avalanches. ;. ior." Haddock also pointed out needs. The recfint disaster brings to New' Orleans Jiine 14 that the average AB aboard these Previously.. ESSQ was the major 16,000 the number of people killed ships earns from $70 to $90 a Mobile June IS supplier in the . Cuban mdrket in quakes since January 1, 1960, month for a 56-hour week. Tidal Wave Wrecks Hawaii^ Japan Ports w TA WL h f; H •• I' Ask Passage Of Runaway Wage Floor Red Tankers Snatch Cuba Oil Cargoes SCHEDULE OF SIO MEETIHGS AM$klCA ORBITS TiYOMIPAS. SA71ELLITE. WHE-V PERFECTEP CAN W4RA/ OP RDCkTET LAUA/CHIN6S, NEXT STEP IS PHOTO(5RAPHY ROCKET- 4 *' tr ti BAVS U.S.MUST PEAl WiTH RussMNs DESpnE SUMMIT couAPse, 6/0\Rns4W fKcee OF SUMMIT FAIZJURE PMAA^£P. ftem/VSg SEEN /NFLUENONS P-U&SIAN POLICY. fZey/BRSlHS STALIN1ST LINE AND CRITIC; IZWS^REVfSlCWISTPISIDRnQNS* OF LENIN'S. T^CHINOS. WON'T » ENOOUZMSEMT... MEANVVM/LE NiyoN UMOFFIC' lALLV WRAPS UP REPUBLICAN AlbMlhtATlON WITHMCRETHAM . ^ eee VOTES PLEDISEP. fr/r1 tSMeUS CAPTURE NAZI • PESPDNSIBLE FOR. 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Title A name given to the resource June 3, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: VICTORY ON LAKES; 28 SHIPS VOTE SIU 410-124 INCRES MEN WIN PAY, OT GAINS NLRB HEARS BID FOR RUNAWAYS SEVEN MORE SEAFARERS GET DISABILITY PENSIONS SENATE BILL WOULD BAR RR SELECTIVE RATE CUTS SAFETY MEETINGS PAY OFF, COMPANY’S REPORT SHOWS OLD LIBERTYS SALE-TAGGED AT $65,000 IMWU APPEALING PICKET BAN; NASSAU CREW WINS PAY GAINS NEW OIL BARGE MADE OF NYLON US LOWERS PRICE TAG IN MOVE TO SELL LEILANI MOBILE GETS CEMENT-HAULING TANKER HOUSE GETS SHIP TRADE-IN BILL; WOULD AID UNSUBSIDIZED LINES GREAT LAKES PORT HOSTS A ‘BIG ONE’ – OCEAN EVELYN MTD FIGHTS RAIL’S BID FOR BARGE LINE CONTROL TANKER RECESSION GROWS; 402 VESSELS NOW IDLE SIU NEW YORK HEALTH CENTER GIVES 10,000TH CHECK-UP TANKER GROUP IN FINAL PLEA FOR ’50-50’ ON OIL CARGO CONGRESS URGES AID CUTS IN SHIP BLACKLIST CASES 20,000 JAM LABOR RALLY IN DRIVE FOR FORAN BILL SAFETY MEET REJECTS US PROPOSALS, BARS ITF REPRESENTATION Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/03/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 12  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/92e029471447a3bf04c18d80be549224.PDF 8c25cabe5b0fccd3f72ccffbc3d6d14c PDF Text Text •> . f4v £«5^ \-\, IT-•' [ ''r J^ 1—^.4 'v.-( •' ' ^^ 'i -<>• -T I"Y > fi&O Boost Wide Margin .Story On Page 3 ^ • ITF Tightens Rule On Runaways; Hits UAR On Blacklists Story On Page 2 •#f >r -> I, jr^ flftt framework of the hall for SIU men in New "^'"9 w|#* Orleans is coming along well as this photo shows. The motif of the completed building will be in accord with the tradi­ tional architecture of the French quarter. Bricks from old site are being used on project. (Other photo on Page 2.) Annual Report of the SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN ^—--i : filed with The N. Y. State PAGE 10 Insurance Department ChaK§gi^*un "^Corridor of Manhattan Beach PHS Hospital is deserted as hospital prepares for closing. Patients were transferred to either Veterans Hospital, West Haven, Conn., or the Staten Island PHS Hospital, after closing came. Decline in TB case load was partklly responsible for the shutdown. (Story on Page 16.) ^hSt^tsn ASd Mobile was center for local clothVfflfieCin #tf(l« ing drive to aid Chilean earthquake victims. Checking donations (1 to r) Seafarer Marion Green, Mrs. W. E. Anthony, wife of Waterman executive, SIU Patrolman Bob Jordan and Albert "Metzger, Red Cross. (Story on Page 5.) !? > If^*» I'tSy • ^<^•1 .• i-«. • �rw* Tw® SEAFARERS LOG June 17, If 6f NLRB RULING DUE ON RUNAWAY SHIP ISSUES Management Act covers them. WASHINGTON—The National Labor Relations Board is now considering whether or essential difference in the nature These vessels, he noted, come in of the operation of the affected not to uphold its 1958 finding that US maritime unions are entitled to organize crews of like foreign citizens into the US American-based runaway ships in accordance with the National Labor Relations Act. At vessels. In the case of the Yarmouth, and the foreign citizen coming a hearing held in Washington-^ Miller cited the fact that its home into the US is subject to US law. on May 31, the SIU and the Department and Defense state­ percent American ownership in port is Miami, that 95 percent of He too drew a distinction between National Maritime Union both ments as to the acceptibility of two of the three cases, P&O and gross passenger revenue is from the Riviera case, where 'the ship appeared In defense of the legal runaway-flag shipping. In effect West Indies Fruit and Steamship. passenger service, and 85 percent was temporarily in US waters, and right of US unions to represent then, they were asking the Labor Miller pointed out that th^ ship- of cargo revenue is from cargo these cases, in which there exist Board to shape laws of the United lines operate out of US ports and picked up in the US. American emploj'ers as well as these crews. The immediate issue Involved States which govern labor relations do the main portion of their busi­ He drew a distinction between employees engaged in the inter­ SIU election petitions, as well as decisions in accordance with the ness in the US. If, under law, thiS these cases and the case of the state or foreign commerce of the unfair practice charges concerning wishes of State and Defense De­ Board has jurisdiction over these SS Riviera in which the Supreme US. companies, then it is compelled to Court had ruled the National Labor In Direct Competition' the P&O Steamship company, op­ partment Officials. assume its Jurisdiction and cannot Relations Act was not applicable. No 'Genuine Link' erators of the Liberian-flag cruise Back in 1958 the NLRB had ship SS Florida; the Eastern Ship- ' They took this position notwith­ disregard the law to suit the wishes In the Riviera case, he noted, fhe ruled that it would take jurisdic­ . ping Company, operators of the standing the United States signa­ of officiab of other Government Court had stressed the wholly- tion over the SS Florida on the foreign nature of the Riviera—that ground that ". . . the employer's cruise ship Yarmouth, which is ture to the Geneva Convention on agencies. under the Panamanian flag, and the High Seas in 1958, which pro­ Going into the specifics of the it was a foreign-owned tramp ves­ operations have a direct and sub­ the West India Fruit and Steam­ vided for a "genuine link" between vessel's operations, he pointed out sel making a single casual call at stantial effect upon the foreign ship Company, operators of the SS the ship and the flag it flies. There that P&O, operator of the Florida, a US port. The three cases before commerce of the United States Sea Level, formerly the Seatrain is no such link in these cases, as was a wholly-American corporation the Board all involve ships wholly- and upon American workmen . . . New 6rleans. the vessels never go to the country which set up a series of three occupied in US commerce. the present complement of the Backed Argument All three ships operate exclu­ of registry, nor does anybody in other corporations so as to create Florida ... is in direct competi­ sively in American foreign com­ control of the vessels. The SIU attorney's argument tion with American seamen for a "phony transfer" to the Liberian merce, and all of them had been In rebutting the runaways' argu­ flag. In the Sea Level case, the was supported in all its aspects by employment opportunities . . .''the SlU-manned before they ran away ments, SIU General Counsel Sey­ vessel is owned and operated by the NLRB General Counsel's office. organization of the vessels' crews to evade US taxes and wage scales. mour W. Miller, and Dale Stout, a US corporation right out of an The NLRB attorney declared that . is therefore a matter of con­ In presenting arguments against representing the NLRB's general American port. In all cases, all the employees of the ships in­ cern to American seamen . . ." the NLRB having jurisdiction over counsel, both pointed to the essen­ that happened was the signing of volved spend all their time directly •The current hearings represent these ships, the runaway ship op­ tially-American natiu-e of the ship a few papers and the change in engaged in the foreign commerce an effort by the ship operators to erators leaned heavily on State operations, as well as clear-cut 100 the flag. Otherwise there is no of the US and that the Labor- overturn the 1958 decision. ITF Tightens Up Po/icy On Runaway Jurisdiction; Backs SIU Blacklist right Action strengthening its policy on organizing runaway flags was taken by the Sea­ farers Section of the International Transport Workers Federation at its conference in Lon­ don, May 30 to June 2. In addition to closing off escape hatches for runaway operators, the conference also went on rec-"* ^ ord as fully-supporting the vide for seafarers' representation the American union delegation, SIU position on the blacklist­ on national delegations to safety which included Robert Nesbitt, ing of ships of various nations by conferences and other proceedings vice-president and William Perry, the Arab League. under the UN's Inter-Governmen­ assistant to the president, NMU; tal Maritime Consultative Organ­ Herb Brand, editor SEAFARERS 18 Nations ization. LOG, SIU; and William Steinberg The conference, which was at­ NMU President Joseph Curran and Harvey Strichartz, American tended by delegates from 18 mari­ time nations, including the SIU and SIU President Paul Hall led Radio Association. and the National Maritime Union, took up the problem of runaway shipowners who have been seeking to escape their obligations by ob­ taining crews from legitimate Delegates to the Seafarers Section of the ITF adopted a maritime nations. It reaffirmed its previous policy to the effect that resolution strongly supporting the SIU's position on the issue jurisdiction over runaways lies of blacklisting and also freedom of passage through the Suez with the unions 'in the countries Canal. The resolution arose out of the SIU's recent action in picketing in which actual ownership and/or the Egyptian-flag vessel, SS Cleop^atra, in New York.' The picket line control of the ships is vested. Then, it strengthened this policy was in protest against the practice of blacklisting American ships be­ by unanimous vote, declaring that: cause they had once called at an Israeli port. As a result of the black­ "No union affiliated with the ITF list practice by the Arab League, many American-flag ships have been shall supply crews, make agree­ deprived of opportunities to participate in Middle East trade, ments or otherwise have dealings I.T.F. Resolution on Freedom of Navigation . with shipowners who have been This Conference of the Seafarers' Section of the ITF, meeting In pronounced unfair and classified London from 30 May to June 2, 1960: _ as runaways by the ITF." Notes with grave concern that the Egyptian government continues Under this resolution, it would violate the Convention providing for freedom of navigation through not be possible for runaway oper-: to the Suez Canal; ators to play the unions of one Observes that the freedom of navigation is one of the fundamental country against those of another, or to use legitimate European reg­ requirements of world trade and world peace; Observes further that the detention and blacklisting of ships of other istries as a means of escaping organizing by the appropriate nations by the Egyptian Government Uireatens the livelihood of sea­ farers and other workers and is thus calculated to provoke industrial unions involved. In the resolution on the black­ and retaliatory incidento and generally to result in an aggravation of list, the conference went on rec­ relationships; ord calling on the Egyptian gov­ Stresses that the workers of all nations are united by the same funda­ ernment to permit free passage mental interests and should refuse to be misled and set against one through the Suez Canal as well as another on false issues; urging a halt in the practice of Rejects as-totally inadequate attempts to justify interference with blacklisting ships of other nations neutral shipping on the grounds of a state of war between Egypt and which happen to trade with Israel. Israel; > ' , (See text of resolution adjoining). Holds with the utmost conviction that disputes between States can In .other actions the conference only be sharpened by unilateral governmental action and that they did tjhe following: should therefore be referred to the conciliatory procedures of the Other Actions United Nations; • Revised the International Sea­ Therefore once more addresses an urgent appeal to the Egyptian Gov­ farers Chai^r, for submission to ernment to honour its international undertakings by renouncing, actioh the ITF biennial Congress in July. « Approved the Special Sea­ against shipr; in the Suez Canal and placing reliance in the procedures farers Section report covering dc- of the United Nations; Calls mkon seafarers' organizations throughout the world. Including velopmrats since the previous Sea­ farers Conference, plus a list of those of Arab countries, to support this appeal by addressing thentselves to the Egyptian Government in similar terms and by urging their bwn ships under ITF agreements.* ; • Urged all governments to pro-., govemmehto Alio to nurite representations to the same end. :1 ..J r. '11 y r*. )l New Orleans Hail Progressing • l| ev •--'*1 r Resolution On Blacklist v-<r Sidewalk "lupers" watch construction workers Jnstall concreto beams for new hall for Seafarers in New Qrleans. From left: Seafarers Briant, Estevo, Schultz and Huseby. Kerr To Serve As Interim 51U Secretary-Treasurer With the approval of SIU membership meetings In all ports, SIU President Paul Hall has filled the position of secretary-treasurer as provided for In the revised SIU con­ stitution. Under an Interim"* appointment, A1 Kerr will liams; Vice-President in Charge of Lakes and Inland Waters, A1 Tan­ serve as secretary-treasurer of ner. Also members of the executive the SIU Atlantic Gulf, Lakes and board are the secretary-treasurer, Inland Waters District, to serve and three headquarters representa­ tives. Herb Brand, editor of the until the forth­ SEAFARERS LOO, has been coming Union named to work with the board as elections this Director of Organizing and Publi­ fall. cations. 4 The new SIU constitultion for­ mally instituted the executive board procedure in the Union A reminder from SIU head­ which' had been Kerr quarters cautions all Seafarers functioning i6v leaving their ships to contact several months past, and specified the hail in ample time to allow the new titles for SIU officers as the Union to, dispatch replace­ follows: President, Paul Hall; Ex­ ment. Failure to give anotice ecutive Vice-President, Cal Tan­ fore paying off may cause a be­ de­ ner; Vice-President in Charge of layed sailing, force the ship to. Contracts, and Contract Enforce­ sail short of. the . manning .re­ ment, Claude Simmons; Vice-Presi­ quirements, and needlessly ipake dent in Charge of Atlantic Coast, the work tougher for your, ship* Earl Sheppard; Vice-President in •states, .. Charge of Qul|,(^as|, l^ndsey Wll- KVTI Quitting Ship? Notify Union -rll �jm i7» im SEAFARERS LOG Pflff* Thre* RR Tug Deckhands Go SlU •• Union Wins By Heavy Margin In 5 Fleets; Other Votes Set -- M • Several hundred unlicensed deckhands employed by major railroads and rail terminals in New York harbor have voted overwhelmingly for SIU representation in recently-conducted National Mediation Board elections. As a result of these votes the SIU Railroad Division, if the SIU should win the Council, a grouping of AFL-CIO Marine Division will now other elections. In addition, the unions which is conducting nego­ also represent the deck­ group will also include railroad tiations with the railroads on terms deckhands employed by the Chesa­ of a new contract covering all rat­ hands employed by the peake and Ohio railroad In Nor­ ings on the tugs, captains, deck­ Pennsylvania Railroad, folk. These men had previously hands, engineers, oilers and cooks. Baltimore and Ohio Rail­ voted for SIU representation. The In recent years, the SIU has - >.» > > ^•' ; > made considerable headway in the tugboat field on the Atlantic and Gulf Coast, organizing tug com­ panies in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New York Docks. cesses in the railroad tug votes, Norfolk, Mobile, Tampa, New The key vote took place among the Union is now participating Orleans and Houston in the Harbor Lakes Seafarers in Detroit proudly point to poster announcing unlicensed deckhands of the Penn­ in the Greater New York Harbor and Inland Waterways Division. recent election results in Lakes where Pioneer, Buckeye and Steinsylvania Railroad, the largest unit brenner fleets went SlU. on the railroads. In system-wide voting which took place in Phiiadelphia and Norfolk as well as New York, the SIU received 174 votes to 95 votes for the Interna­ tional Brotherhood of Teamsters. The Teamsters had intervened in the election, hoping to make in­ The Great Lak&s District SIU is now negotiating with roads in the maritime field. SIU membership meetings in all ports have approved a three Lakes shipping companies after sweeping elections Now in progress are votes among leave of absence for Joe Volpian, assistant secretary-treasurer, 250 unlicensed deckhands em­ among unlicensed crewmembers by a better than 3 to so that he can set up a new Department of Social Security ployed by the New York Central margin. The victories clim-^ under the Seafarers Welfare^ and the New Haven railroads. axed.^a year-long organizing covering job security, welfare ben­ lems as those the new department Railroad Marine Division organ­ Plan. drive by the SIU among efits and an interim contract. handle. izers are confident of sweeping > The department will assist will crews of 28 ships owned by the At the' same time, the SIU is He has also served the Union in election victories on these two Seafarers in dealing with such Pioneer, Buckeye and Steinbrenner continuing its organizing campaign matters as Social Security old age various official capacities since companies. among crewmembers of two other lines. Aside from the Pennsylvania benefits, state and Federal dis-i 1943 and as an elected patrolman, PickandsThe vote tallies were; Pioneer Great Lakes, fleets, headquarters representative and Railroad vote, the SIU won on (16 ships)—For the SIU: 213, No Mather which owns 31 ships but is Baltimore aiid Ohio tugs by 70 ability benefits, the various state assistant secretary-treasurer con­ Union: 94; Buckeye (6 ships)—For now operating 25, and the 19 ship out of 77 votes cast, and scored unemployment insurance adminis­ tinuously since 1944. He first be­ the SIU: 77, No Union: 18; Stein­ Botand-Cornelius fleet, where a so- unanimous victories at New York trations and related subjects. gan shipping in 1922, sailing in the Trustees of the Seafarers Wel­ engine department. brenner (6 ships)—For the SIU: called "Independent" union now Docks, 12 to 0; Bush Terminal 130, No Union 7, Lake Sailors holds the contract. 15 to 0; and Brooklyn Eastern fare Plan named Volpian to head Volpian is now SIU Gets 220 Votes the new department because of his in process of sur­ Union (Ind.): 5. District Terminal, 24 to 0. The decision to continue the Under discussion are proposals All told, including the New York Considerable experience in this campaign in Plckands-Mather was Central and New Haven men, there area. In the past, he had served as veying the regu­ based on the large number of votes are approximately 850 unlicensed the head of the Union's special lations of the —220—which the Union received deckhands that would be under the services department, which had numerous F e din a recent collective bargaining jurisdiction of the Railroad Marine dealt with many of the same prob- eral .and state agencies in­ election. There were 320 votes In volved. In that the "no-union" column, and 31 connection, h e challenges. The SIU has also asked has been work­ the National Labor Relations ing closely with Board to Investigate certain as­ Volpian Nelson Cruikpects of the election, particularly shank, AFL-CIO Director of Social the fact that large numbers of Security, who, incidentally, is a officers, who had bumped unli­ Two SlU-contracted shipping companies have won Public former member of the SIU. censed positions during the drive •With Government welfare bene­ and campaigned actively on behalf Health Service sanitation awards, the PHS announced last Great Lakes longshoremen have of the company. fits constantly expanding, the new week. The awards went to the Marven Steamship Company department luccessfully concluded a threewould keep Seafarers The Great Lakes District de­ and Calmar Steamship Com» '• and their families abreast of their week strike of Lakes ports, during tailed a number of Instances of pany, and citations were pre­ ter in the inspections. Some 166 rights and benefits, and assist which they won their major ob­ open intimidation of crewmembers sented to the companies on separate items covering food han­ them with individual problems in jectives, Including a standard by officers and other supervisors. dling, water supply, waste dispo­ these areas. June 10. In continuing this campaign, the wage scale throughout the Lakes. sal and other matters are checked Meanwhile, it was announced The contract settlement nego­ Great Lakes District is challenging that an other SlU-manned ship, tiated by the International Long­ the company to make good on the Lucile Bloomfield (Bloomfield) shoremen's Association calls for a promises to its crews that it would had achieved a perfect score in three-year master agreement, pro­ give them the best conditions on its inspection. viding a standard wage scale of the Lakes if they voted against the The Lucile BloOmfield's achieve­ $2.68, plus fringe benefits amount­ Union. It informed the crews that it would ride herd on the company ment is all the more remarkable ing to 31 cents an hour. to, see If these promises are carried in that it was the fourth year in ~ Sought Blanket Pact out. a row that the ship had scored The ILA has for some time been 100 percent on the inspections. attempting to work out a blanket' Perfect ratings are a rarity . contract covering all Lakes ports As a result, officers of the com­ where longshoremen are em­ June 17,19M Vol. XXII, Ne. 13 pany have written a letter of con­ ployed. The ILA's aim was to bring gratulations . to the skipper Cap­ the hourly pay of Lakes long­ tain Rose, "and his fine crew with­ shoremen closer to those paid out whos? conscientious efforts their East Coast counterparts, this accomplishment would not PAUL HALL, President Which is $2.87 an hour at present. have been possible." HEBBERT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SKA". . . this high sanitary condition Because of the varying pay MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, scales in Great Lakes ports, the AL MASKIN, AHTHUB BERCER, CHARLES was due to a ship's crew that be­ total packjage Indreases derived BEAUMET, DEL ROBINSON, Staff Writers. lieved in the sanitation program from the new pact amount to 40 BILL MOODY, Gulf Area Representative. in its entirety and took pride in cents an hour In Cleveland, 42 making their vessel -a model of Publlshtd blwBBkly at tha haadquartan cents in Chicago, 44 cents In Buf­ of tha Saafarat* Intarnational Union, Ab cleanliness and cooperation for falo and 69 cents In Duluth, ac­ lantic Oulf, Lakat and inland Watar* others to follow." District, AFL-CIO, «» Fourth Avanua, cording to the ILA. A separate Iraaklyn The Marven line earned its 3>, NY. Tal. HYaclnth Sacand class postage paid at tha Past award for the fourth year running contract previously signed between Offica In Sraakiyn, NY, undar tha Act Robart J. Jurgan (taft) of Calmar and Marvan Siaamship com* management and the ILA local In of Aug. 34, Ifll. and Calmar for the third year in paniai and Pubtk Haallfi Sarviea official hold sanitation awards IM Toledo has Just been approved by a row, with all of the 17 in­ won by SlU-mannad vassals of both linos the ILA. volved' scoring 95 percent i»r bet­ road and three major harbor SIU also represents the tugmen of the Western Maryland Railroad in terminals — Bush Terminal, Baltimore. Brooklyn Eastern District As a result of the SIU's suc­ 'T •< BT H p « i «> b r# * i' > Start Part Tatics With 3 Lakes Co s r;: Lakes ILA »t -•t f >> hv-i y h>> >> Wins Area Pay Equality PHS Cites Marven, Catmar, Bloomtield SEAFARERS LOG •^A W: I W'- Volplan Named To Head New Welfare Plan Dep'f �^gcr' ^ SEAFARERS Watt Four Jttae 17, MM LOG <• <r *i«-^ SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPIN6 HOARD Ship Aefivity May 25 Through June 7 Shipping ^ged upward slightly during the period just ended when compared to conditions during the previous two weeks. A comparison shows that 180 additional Seafarers received employment last period In contrast to the figures recorded during the prior span. The best shipping was out of New Orleans, where a total of 249 men received work aboard various SlU-contracted vessels. Baltimore, Norfolk, Jacksonville, New Orleans and San Francisco. Houston dimly recorded the lowest decline in jobs shipped compared with the earlier two-week period. Other ports showing a decline' in shipping totals were Mobile, Wilmington and Seattle. Shipping in all classes broke down this way: 447 in deck, 430, engine and 344, steward. Ports with ICQ or less "A" and "B" men registered on the beach at Totals for all ports showed that 1,221 jobs in all classes were secured the end of the period were: Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Jacksonville, last period In contrast to 1,182 for the previous period. Miami and Wilmington. Ports with 50 or less "A" men registered on "A" and "B" registrations at the end of the last period stood at the beach were Jacksonville, Miami and Wilmington. 1,296. There were 1,182 for both classes during the preceeding two Pay SIga la Offs Oas Traai.TOTAi: iMtea 2 — 3 B New York ....22 3 If 44 PhiiadelpMa ..1 1 8 10 Baltlmero .... 8 3 4 IS Norfolk 1 1 f II Jocktoavillo ... I 2 B 8 Miami I I Mobile 8 Now Orloaas.. B Hooifoa ..... B Wllmlngtoa ..> SoH Proaelsco. . 2 .1 Forecasts by reporting port dispatchers for the coming period looked Soattlo weeks. * Eight ports refiected advances over the previous two weeks in the this way: Boston, same . . .• Baltimore, continued slow ... Norfolk, Totals number of men shipped. These were Boston, New York, Philadelphia, better , . . Wilmington, slow , . . Jacksonville, good. BB ~ 2 1 8 8 18 8 18 >.8 2 8 — B 13 31 31 8 10 8 M- 30 Tof "w Y.'T- DECK DEPARTMENT goff Boston New York Philadelphia, Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville. Miami Mobile New Orleani Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle .. isiau Shipped CLASS 8 Shipped CLASS A Rtglstertd CLASS B Rtgigftrad CLASS A Shipped CLASS C • TOTAt . SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B 4r- GROUP GROUP GROUP ' GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 8 ALL 1 23 ALL ABC ALL 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 3 2 2 — 1 6 8 12 3 23 3 1 — 2 2 1 2 3 B 4 1 — 2 1 1 8 — 63 4 78 88 136 41 265 2 5 1 3 63 8 90^ 22 23 29 11 29 58 5 17 54 30 7 17 3 4 10 7 10 17 11 12 6 «29 7 4 4 4 2 2 1 3 13 4 — 4 4 5 45 23 45 3 6 14 23 — 2 — 70 35 80 21 142 2 19 4 42 10 31 4 25 DO 2 14 26 17 58 15 23 13 23 2 8 3 13 3 — 7 2 39 13 5 5 11 7 22 4 7 7 18 7 2 1 2 2 — 5 7 1 3 6 1 7 4 4 11 2 23 2 11 11 12 10 1 — 1 3 6 6 — 4 4 4 1 1 1 — 1 1 — 1 20 90 1 25 38 44 8 4 1 20 1 4 22 "" "4 4 8 II 2 11 15 14 7 78 57 69 29 155 4 13 4l 8 10 14 18 40 20 14 26 14 18 46 5 11 32 52 38 12 42 20 40 7 10 27 6 14 9 13 1 4 5 10 5 1 73 3 27 28 7 7 52 17 18 16 12' 14 2 4 2 7 2 1 2 6 3 7 3 10 5 6 3 26 3 2 5 16 6 8 2 4 4 27 15 19 5 S 4 15 2 2 2 4 15 2 39 8 2 12 16 — 2 2 4 4 3 17 1 10 3 13 17 2 8 10 10 11 8 13 33 4 3 22 38 17 15 1 S 46 74 128 82 156 44 I 282 19 32 52 103 8 27 27 62 282 103 62 447 331 470 123 924 20 92 125 237 104 210 *45 I 359 Registered • - CLASS A GROUP Pari 1 2 3 ALL s 4 1 Boston............... 51 9 38 4 New York -— 11 9 2 Philadelphia 71 9 54 8 Baltimore . 4 Norfolk 4 3 2 1 Jacksonville. — Rliami .....a.......... — — — 22 4 17 1 Mobile......... 53 11 34 8 New Orleans. ^ 8 32 -/Z ' 42 Houston 9 6 3 Wilmington 18 2" 14 2 San Francisco 10 3 4 3 Seattle ... 51 217 31 1 299 TOTALS ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped - CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL — ,— — 1 4 3 1 1 .— 20 7 29 4 40 1 18 2 11 7 8. 9 — — 2 10 — 7 2 :— 8 2 2 5 37 3 34 5 42 15 1 21 15 9 6 6 1 17 5 23 2 4 2 3 4 9 —. ' 4 3 2 1 2 — — — — — — — —. - — — — _ 5 2 12 3 9 3 2 17 _ 3• 6 16 5 31 6 7 8 42 _ 10 8 -18 1 26 5 22 5 32 11 1 18 7 0 5 — _ 3 3 1 — — 3 1 4 1 — 7 1 10 1 5 5 2 12 3 2 5 4 7 4 1 6 4 14 — 5 2 — 5 74 49 128 30 175 36 241 . 3 54 48 105 i. -i«i TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS C SHIPPED / CLASS A CUSS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 4, S 1 1 1 11 1 8 2 4 2 7 —13 40 18 13 71 51 144 26 '221 4 82 33 4 9 69 >- 10 —. — — 17 — 7 .— 13 >- — 1 1 9 4 7 42 15 7 64 9 72 15 96 1 22 26 3 4 49 3 23 - 9 3 35 1 18 . 19 1 2 8 4 12 _ 8 3 2 4 2 2 16 1 2 0 1 3 4 8 — — — — — — — — 3 3 — 1 1 28 9 47 3 2 17 9 2 59 11 6 1 1 17 87 30 59 6 27 42 18 27 95 1 15 12 3 12 12 28 5? 19 42 9 14 32 11 14 79 1 11 12 9 5 24 9 4 4 1 12 1 1 2 4 4 8 — 8 1 4 3 5 12 5 5 22 4 27 2 13 — 2 2 1 2 2 4 6 14 1 5 — 7 6 29 1 27 4 23 2 0 2 9 6 40- 38 84 241 105 84 430 135 466 70 671 11 118 108 237 -A <!'"• < • STEWARD DEPARTMENT 1 [ Pari Im, Boston.. New York rr Philadelphia w g | > , ^ Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobiie New Orleans Houston Wilmington... San Francisco. .. Seattle .............. TOTALS S": • V .Registered Registered CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL . 1 2 3 ALL 3 6 1 3 2 1 1 1 49 2—11 13 15 10 24 7 3 _ — -7 — 1 2 63 4 23 9 31 26 3 19 4 1 — 3 4 2 11 3 1 — 1 2 — 1 2 — — 2 2 29 — — 9 10 4 15 "9 57 1—15 16 10 10 31 33 1 17 2 14 11 5 17 3 4 2 — 1 — 1 3 9 4 4 14 0 — 0 12 1 — 3 4 92 44 138 274 14 6 88 168 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 2 1 — '1 40 10 4 26 8 2 15 39 12 6 21 12 7 2 3 2 _ — 2 1 — — 1 5 1 12 18 15 2 39 56 24 7 5 12 — — 2 2 3 2 3 8 7 15 13 71 24 130 225 4 — 16 — 6 — — 2 1 — 3 7—61 4 16 Z 6 2 2 Z 4 — 68 3 —12 Z 4 — 8 1 47 Registered 0 It The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP A B C ALL 12 8 ALL 12 3 ALL 17 1 3 7 3 7 2 1 2 1 — 4 51 95 42 108 245 5 3 76 64 40 7 4 29 — — 5 5 7 8 8 6 — 14 14 31 39 5 7 4 23 51 50 19 39 198 4 18 2 11 3 4 4 5 12 12 4 28 11 1 4 . 9 3 — 1 2 3 5 4 19 4 1 4 79 — Z 24 22 ^ 11 38 18 4 — ii 12 50 10 12 8 48 50 84 49 19 75 143 1 37 27 10 16 53 1 1 12 7 24 14 0 7 9 4 '4 4 1 8 2 2 — 31 14 7 4 20 5 8 2 4 24 1 25 13 5 6 16 8 3 13 4 8 51 225 68 51 344 312 128 329 769 18 18 207 ,243 = --I SIIMMARY Registered CLASS A '5: % — — TOTAL SHIPPED <41 I ' • ' • • , . !' , Shipped ' Shipped CLASS B CLASS C GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 12 3 ALL 1 7 — — 4 4 6 — — 6 5 1 1 "5 *7 1 — 4 12 _ — 4 - 4 3 — 9 3 2 — 3 5 1^2 • DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS GROUP 12 3 104 210 45 51 217 31 92 44 138 247 471 214 Registered *CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 8 40 74 5 74 49 0 88 1 274 14 i 932 27 126 211 ALL 1 359 1 299 Shipped CLASS A Shipped ^ CLASS B .-i"* Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered Oi It The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS. GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 12 8 ALL ABC ALL 12 3 ALL ALL 12 3 ALL 1 1 123 82 156 44 282 19 32 52 103 8 27 27 I 62 282 103 62 447 331 470 123 924 1 1^ 30 175 36 241 3 54 48 195 6 40 38 1 84 241 105 84 430 135 466 70 671 68 3 1 47 U51 225 68 51 344 312 128 329. .799 1 198 71 24 130 225 7 — 61 r364 133 , 355 219 748 29 86 161 276 17 68 112 1 192, 743 276197" 1221 778 1064 522 2364 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 20 92 125 237 11 118 108 237 18 18 207 243 49 228 446 713 �Ian* 17, !« i. SEAFARERS |f Too Much Radar Perils j»_, Ship Safety Seafarers Assist 'Quake Virfims I- J, K — 4 r-" — 4 Til" ? .» r> •> • 4 > i, 1- > I' * r>'i' •V >-> Seafarers and the Union have been highly praised for their actions in behalf of the people made homeless by the recent tidal wave and earthquake disasters in Chile. A British and an American mari­ The SS Santore'was in the time publication have both carried port of Guayacan shortly was then bundled and the US Air articles this month criticizing the after the Chilean disasters Force provided planes to carry practice of relying excessively on and Seafarers and other crewmem- the clothing to Chile and distribu­ radar and sticking to ship sched­ bers aboard donated a large quan­ tion to the earthquake survivors. ules despite hazardous navigation tity of clothing for the relief of Millions were reported without conditions. destitute people there. adequate clothing in the area, The British article, entitled For this they were lauded in where the winter season starts in "Thoughts on Radar, Radiotele­ local Chilean papers, and by R. J. June. phone and Reduced Speed," ap Jurgen, the President of the Ore pearing in the "Nautical Maga Navigation Corp., which owns the zine" said in part; Santore. Safety Not Speed He wrote the crew; "It was with a great deal.of pride that I heard "It is easy to tell: 'Reduce of your efforts to assist the earth­ Speed,* but how can a master of quake-stricken people of southern a passenger liner do it when he Chile when you were at Guayacan ^ust keep his timetable . . .? on May 23-26, 1960. Your action . . there are more cases (for reflects great credit upon your­ schedule-going vessels) when he selves as human beings and as will try to keep full speed even in Americans. It also reflects great fog, relying upon his radar, but Now accepted by Coast Guard fpr use on American-flag ships, credit upon your ship and "your strictly against the Rules of the SAN JUAN—The SIU's Puerto self-inflating life raft is shown during demonstration. Here it is employer, Ore Navigation Corpo­ Rican Road . . . Division dealt a severe re­ being righted after landing upside down. Rafts can supplement ration;' I want to express to each buff to. the International Brother­ "When owners praise a master lifeboats on ocean-going ships. of you my own and the company's hood of Teamsters as workers who always arrives . . . without sincere thanks." delay, they do not have any re­ employed by Maritime Trucking sponsibility for the safety of the Mobile Playg Big Role cast a near-unanimous vote for ship . . . Also, in the port of Mobile, SIU SIU representation. The final count " . . . every ship arriving at her members and officials gave their in the National Labor Relations destination in due time, even in full support to the American Red Board balloting was SIU, 41— dense fog, should be accused of Cross and other agencies earlier Teamsters, 1. •breaking the Rules of the Road.. this month when a drive was This was the second SIU elec­ Masters Cautioned started to obtain winter clothing tion victory in the Puerto Rico Similarly, an article in the Coast of the Chilean earthquakes. field in recent months. Guard publication, "Proceedings US merchant ships are now authorized to use inflatable The SIU help was credited by trucking In March, workers employed by of the Merchant Marine Council" life rafts as auxilary life-saving equipment. The Coast Guard Red Cross Chapter President Al­ Valencia-Baxt Express Company, declares: has given its approval to one model of English design, based bert Metzger as one of the main tiie largest single trucking firm ia "Some ship masters, unfortu­ factors in obtaining the Mobile Puerto Rico maritime field, nately, have thought that, the pos­ on its ability to offer a float--*^ quota of clothing within three the voted 10,6 for the SIU to 84 for tlie session of radar made it possible ing platform in rapid-fire or­ leak can ba patched with the days' time. for them to make fast passages in der to victims of ship disas­ patching equipment it carries Members of the Union donated Teamsters in an NLRB election. ^ limited visibility. The re?;ult has ters. It also offers protection before the raft loses too much air. clothing and assisted in sorting The SIU Puerto Rican Division often been a serious collision . . . from the elements and makes The rafts also contains paddles, and checking bundles as they were has been representing workers in "The Officer of the deck is re­ spotting easier for rescue ships baling cans, fishing gear, emerg­ turned into the agencies. The main tlie shoreside marine and allied ency rations and other survival meeting hall of the SIU building industries on the island for many sponsible for knowing all that oc­ and planes. Before handing down their de­ necessities. curs on the sea, in the air, and was turned over to the Red Cross years, in addition to which ths under the sea about him. He him­ cision to approve the use of the Under the approval granted by for use as a central collection Union maintains a hall for Sea­ farers in San Juan. self must know these things. He inert gas-Inflated craft, the Amer­ the Coast Guard, the inflatable agency. Most of the ships in the Puerto must look and see and hear. To ican maritime Industry as well as raft can now be used to replace Red Cross officials said they place full reliance upon radar as­ the Coast Guard had coordinated all lifeboats on vessels under 100 were having trouble finding a Rico trade are operated by SIUsistance' as a substitute for these extensive tests of the British prod­ gross tons. On vessels ranging large enough location to handle contracted companies, such as from 500 to 1,600 gross tons they the job when th^ received the Bull, Alcoa, Watemau and Seanatural senses Is to court dis­ uct for the past eight years. Records of 51 sea casualties in can replace all but one lifeboat offer from the SIU, "Everything Land. aster." which inflatable rafts had saved on cargo vessels, and on passenger worked out fine," he said, "and 335 lives were submitted by the ships all but two lifeboats. On ves­ we can never thank the SIU of­ US distributors of the life rafts. In sels over 3,000 gross tons, which ficials and membership enough for most instanotes, they involved use would include all vessels manned their help in this drive." of the rafts by small craft, usually by the SIU, the new raft can re­ Under the Mobile program, i a place any other life rafts, life public appeal for clothing for the fishing boats. floats or buoyant apparatus or can quake survivors was issued through Packed In Containers Tlie life rafts approved by the be carried as supplementary in the newspapers, radio and televi­ Coast Guard are packed in fiber­ addition to the lifeboats. Countless sion, with all city fire stations serv­ glass containers and are mounted lives, no doubt, will ba saved by ing as collection points. West on the decks. The container gives this Innovation which is highly Brothers Motor Express, Inc. SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping them protection from the elements flexible and easy to handle in donated trucks and drivers to col­ has continued very good in this that life^ boats normally do not emergencies. lect the donations from the stations port during the two-week period have. Each container is equipped Inflatable life rafts come in and deliver them to the SIU hall. just passed, reports Port Agent with a hydro-static release that sizes that will accommodate from There the clothing was sorted Walter Sibley. A total of 53 men prevents the ship from going down six to 26 people. in sizes, types and condition. It were shipped in all departments with a total of 69 men registered. with the rafts aboard. Once the San Francisco boosters claim tha container is 20 feet under water, sudden influx is from the Los it automatically bobs to the sur­ Angeles area, whose natives ara face and inflates ItseU in 10 sec­ seeking to escape the heat and tha onds. ^ miserable performance of the Los The inflatable raft is most 'de­ Angeles Dodgers. sirable because of its ease of A total of ten vessels wera launching. List or trim will not serviced by the port representa­ hinder the launching, there are no tives, two ships paid off, two signed problems with inoperative davits, Be Sure To See on and six reached here in-transit. such as occurs with lifeboats and Robin Trent (Moore-Mac) and it offers protection from the ele­ Ocean Eva (Maritime Overseas) ments for its passengers. Other paid off while Fairport and City highly regarded features are the of Alma (Waterman) signed on. ease in which leaks can be patched Ships serviced here in-transit and the number of items that come included the Kenmar, Massmar prepacked in the container. and Yorkmar (Calmar), Steel * Has Drawbacks Executive (Isthmian) and Atlas The biggest disadvantage, of (Tankers and Tramps).' course, is that unlike a lifeboat, SUNDAY, JUNE 26rii The USPHS hospital servicing the life raft cannot be boarded this port has reported the need to "dry," from the ship, but most SHOU WEAK « SEA SEAK repay 31 pints of blood given to be thrown in the water and then Seafarers here. In response to an SEA SEARS SHORE WEAK boarded by swimming survivors. Channel 7, New York (WABC-TV), 12:30 PM appeal Seafarers donated 24 of the That is why even the most in­ necessary units in the first six genious life raft design cannot re­ days. place lifeboats, serving as auxiliary FlUMED ON THE JOB Shipping for the next period llfesaving equipment. ' ABOARD AN SlU-MANNED SHIP looks as though it will be on the Because of the low pressure slow bell. with which the raft is inflated, a SIU Defeats IBT, 41-1 In San Jnan CG Okays Self-Inflating Life Rafts For US Ships •—for S!ll MEMBERS! 'fr/sco Good Despite Rise In Register rtmATbcmmm lOASoyWESlER* AaATSFEOAL. SEAQSSrPdKBS your SEA CHEST • PaS» FIT* LOG Seafarers On TV 'Americans At Work' �Fare Sis SEAFARERS Liberia, Panama Win UN Posts LOG Jun* 17, U6t First Daytime Meeting In Headquarters 4 •«i-l <4" • THE HAGUE—After a year of pressing, Panama and Liberia, the two leading runaway flags, have "crashed the party*' at the United Nations. The runaway flags have re­ ceived a favorable advisory ruling from the World Court eight of which should be the which will enable them to "largest ship-owning nations." Because hundreds of ships have join the UN's Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organiza­ been registered under the flags of Liberia and Panama they tech­ tion. nically do satisfy the rules and in The runaway countries, sup­ ported uniquely by the United theory, are major maritime States; had been pushing for powers. As a re-sult of the court ruling, recognition in the UN maritime which was 9 to 5, France and West body since last year, when their first bid for seats on the safety Germany will probably be dropped from the safety group, to make committee 'was turned down. room for the new members. Major European maritime coun­ Among the countries opposing tries had opposed the contention of the runaway nations bid to join Seafarers crowd New York hall a\ the first afternoon meeting held under the new Constitution. Panama and Liberia that the the committee were Norwayi the Under the new set-up, meetings are held once a month on afternoons in seven SlU ports. IMCO was "improperly c o n- Netherlands, Italy and Britain — stituted." The World Court was who argued that the IMCO was asked to review the case by the properly set up. It was these na­ UN. tions, led by Britain, who success­ It decided that the exclusion of fully blocked the Liberian and Panama and Liberia from the UN Panamanian entrance last year. shipping agency was improper be­ These countries had stressed the cause Article 28-A of the IMCO's fact that the pertinent clause re­ charter states that the committee ferred to "largest shipowning na­ must consist of fourteen members. tions" and that in reality, both Panama and Liberia could not Members of SIU families who have to undergo surgery are advised to find out in ad­ qualify since the tonnage regis­ vance what the doctor's fee will be. Because of the lack of any standardization of such tered under their flags was not charges, operation and after-care fees should be settled upon before the patient enters the owned by the citizens of these hospital. / countries. Dr. Joseph Logue, director of position to settle upon a fee with —and be glad to do so. If not, However this interpretation was overuled by the World Court, the medical department. Seafarers the doctor which will not be an un­ there are other surgeons of equal which indicated that on the basis Welfare Plan, cited a number of due burden on him. The Welfare skill who will be willing to co­ NORFOLK—A total of 11 ships of gross registered tonnage the cases in the record in which Sea­ Plan recently increased its surgical operate. were serviced by the union in this runaway countries should be ad­ farers who had failed to settle benefits in line with the -average "When you know what you are port during the period ending mitted. these matters beforehand had run charges for such services. getting into expense-wise, you will June 6, reports Paul Gonsorchik, Maritime unions regard it as into heavy fees for surgical and Another comment on the subject not suddenly be faced with a bill port agent for Norfolk. The Gallo­ rather Ironic that the runaway na­ medical care. Dr. Logue pointed was made by a syndicated colum­ which, in itself, may bring on post­ way (New England) was the sole tions, who are notorious for the out that by and large, surgical nist, Dr. Peter J. Steincrohn. Writ­ shock unnecess^ily. . ." payoff while the Thetis (Rye lack of attention which they give fees should have a reasonable rela­ ing In the "Bergen Evening Rec­ operative Prices for surgical procedures Marine) was the only sign on. to safety conditions on ships, tionship to the schedule of surgical ord" he noted: vary widely from doctor to doctor In transit were the Wild Ranger, should be admitted to the safety benefits provided by the Welfare "I believe every patient (whether and from city to city, and depend Lafialle, Warrior and Andrew Jack­ committee of IMCO. Plan. medical or surgical) should talk on a wide variety of factors, of son (Waterman); Galloway (New At the moment, the safety com­ Consequently, Dr. Logue advises expense with his doctor before which the skill and reputation of England), Longview Victory (Vic­ mittee consists of these "first Seafarers whose family members treatment is undertaken. The doc­ the surgeon are only one element. tory Carrier), Bradford Island eight" powers: the United States, have to undergo surgery or hos­ tor welcomes this . .. As is well known, the charges a (Cities Service), Thetis (Rye Britain, Norway, Japan, Italy, the pital treatment to find out in the "It is isn't an emergency, if you surgeon might make for the same Marine) and Steel Chemist (Isth­ Netherlands, France and West first instance what benefits the have time to talk to him before operation can vary from patient to mian). Germany. Welfare Plan provides. They can operation, all you have to do is ask patient as well. Such variations are Over-all, shipping was on the The six 9thn> member nations do this by contacting the nearest him: 'What is your fee for the often justified on the ground that upswing due to several ships re­ of the committee are: Argentina, I SIU port offices or the Seafarers operation and after care, and about the surgeon offers his services for turning from lay-up. With more Canada, Greece, Pakistan, the Welfare Plan, 11 Broadway, New how much will my hospital ex­ moderate charges or no charges at crew-iips to come, the future looks USSR, and the United Arab Re­ York City. Then, with that in­ penses be?' all to patients who are unable to a little brighter. public. formation, the Seafarer is in a "He should be williqg to answer pay. Entering Hospital? Check On Doc's Fees BEFORE * <- '•Vr Shipping Spurt Assists Nodolk Step to One Side... S,; r.T Standing right In front of a grinding wheel is like standing the line of fire—it's an invitation to be wounded. Grinding wheels sometimes hove the nasty habit of breaking up and spewing bits and pieces in the direction of the spin. That happens when a wheel is defective, something that can't always be seen In advance. That's whyjt's advisable to stand to one side, and keep out of the line of fire. -•:.*•>- / tW' �• ' : - • '.• i A/ 'iS ps^vs;;?®-:-.,- •-• riiMl7.19M SEAFARERS LOG By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS r: -V ^ •' >> >> f ^ y >> - ^ - A •'V-* •> n if T *> -a' FrA Pas* Serea IMWU Awaits Appeals Court Finding On Incres Dispute NEW YORK—Attorneys for the International Maritime Workers Union yesterday pre­ sented their arguments in the Appellate Division of New York State Supreme Court against Summer Brings High rood Costs an injunction barring the IMWU from picketing the Liberian-flag Incres liners Nassau and Moderate-income families are in for a summer of high food prices. Victoria. If the Court rules• Costs have been moving up all spring and will rise further before sup­ against the IMWU, attorneys in this matter because the original reference to a recent US Supreme plies increase again this autumn. announced they will appeal to picketing was the result of an ef­ Court decision in favor of the This situation requires careful planning and shopping to defend not the US Supreme Court. fort to organize the crews for the Marine Cooks and Stewards which only your pocketbook but your family's actual nutrition. Surveys show The IMWU lawyers, in present­ purpose of obtaining a contract was at first enjoined from picket­ that nutrition is affMted noticeably by purchasing power. ing the Union's case, still held firm guaranteeing them better wages ing the Liberian-regist'ered SS Of course, there are pockets of poor nutrition among well-to-do in their original contention thai and working conditions. The New Nikolos, in 1957. The High Court families, too. For example, teenagers at eveiy income level, and es­ the National Labor Relations York Supreme Court earlier ruled overruled the decision of a lower pecially the girlg often suffer from poor nutrition. Board should have the jurisdiction that because the ships were under court, pointing out that the activi­ a foreign flag, the Union therefore ties of the runaway ships directly But money is the main factor. Low and moderate-income families had no right to attempt to organize affected the membership of the US are especially likely to suffer from insufficient calcium and vitamin the crews. unions. C, a Gh>vernment survey found. That means they don't get enough The attorneys also stressed the The Incres Line's injunction ihilk and fruit Juices and fresh fruits. In the South, where Incomes fact that, although the vessels were against the IMWU to prevent the are generally lower than elsewhere, families especially tend to have registered under the flag of a picketing of the Nassau and Vic­ Inadequate diets, US Department of Agriculture researchers report. foreign nation, the Incres Line toria was originally issued by State So if you haven't much money, you need all the more know-how. conducted all its business from of­ Supreme Court Justice Greenberg. Particularly, says home economist Faith Clark, moderate-income fam­ fices in the New York area, and At time the IMWU attorneys con­ ilies may need to spend less for some popular foods so that they may that New York was the home port tended that the case fell under the use that money for foods needed for better diets. of both the Nassau and the Vic­ jurisdiction of the National Labor Here is a check-list of cost-cutter that can help you buy the most toria. In that respect, they said, Relations Board because a legit­ nutrition for your food dollars this summer: the line was like any other alien imate labor dispute was involved. 1—Plan your menus around ad­ Some of the most famous names citizen conducting business in the The decision of the Appellate vertised specials; avoid Impulse in American history, which were US, and consequently is subject to Court and the details of yester­ buying. US law. day's proceedings are expected to 2—Serve fewer and larger given to Liberty ships, will be go­ Counsel for the IMWU also made be announced shortly. courses to enable bulk buying and ing to the scrap heap as the Mari­ avoid leftovers. time Administration has invited 3—cook vegetables in as little bids for the purchase, by US citi SlU Sponsors 'Derby' Entrant water as possible, but save any ex­ cess liquid—and that from canned zens, of 24 low-priority Liberty vegetables — for making soups. ships for scrapping. Among the liiiiliililiiiiiii Much of the nutrition is in the ships destined for the acetylene iiquid. Cook potatoes in the skin torch are the Pocahontas,^ Ralph instead of pared, to preserve food Waldo Emerson and the Christy value and avoid waste. 4—^Buy the cheapest brand of Matthewson. No bids of less than $90,000 per vegetable shortening instead of the more - expensive advertised vessel will be considered. Ordi­ brands. (They are all much the narily such vessels are sold for $70,000 but these ships can be same.) 5—Buy standard whole-wheat, scrapped in friendly foreign coun­ rye and white breads instead of tries and a higher price is asked for them. rolls or special breads. 6—Serve homemade desserts in­ The ships offered for sale are stead of commercial baked goods. the George H. Williams, Ralph 7—BUy standard grades (B and C) instead of fancy Grade A. (They Waldo Emerson, Smndon and John Bidwell located in the James River, are the same nutritionally.) S-^Buy supermarkets' own brands of canned or packaged foods In­ Virginia, Reserve Fleet; the Waigstead of the nationally-advertised brands, which generally cost more. still Avery, Benjamin Carpenter, Marion McKinley Bovard, George 9—Serve home-cooked cereals instead of ready-to-eat packaged W. Woodward, William Terry How­ types. (The home-cooked are often more nourishing, too.) ell, Charles C. Jones, William M. 10—Buy foods loose when available, such as cottage cheese, sauer­ Meredith, Matthew B. Brady, Poca­ Donal<l Borey, 13, reads a familiar pap.er at hall in New Or­ kraut, produce. You save packaging cost. hontas and John Jay located in the leans. He's being sponsored by SlU in local Soap Box Derby 11—Buy large sizes of^canned and packaged foods Instead of small. Wilmington, North Carolina, Re­ next month. His dad works for local shipping agency. 12—Buy plain instead of homogenized milk If the price is lower. serve Fleet; the Samsurf, Samfinn, Use non-fat milk to supplement your purchase of fresh milk. A sur­ located in the Mobile, Alabama, vey in Rhode Island found most buyers of dry milk did not reduce Reserve Fleet; the Samrona and . purchases of fresh milk. They used the extra milk to increase their the Salmon P. Chase located in the total consumption—highly desirable in view of the survey findings. Beaumont, Texas, Reserve Fleet; George B. Selden and the Mix extra milk powder into fresh milk for children, and into recipes the Francis Parkman located in the for desserts, baked goods, omelets, casseroles and cooked dishes. Suisun Bay, (California, Reserve 13—Buy cheese off the loaf instead of in packages or jars. , Fleet; the Henry S. Foote and the Missouri lawyers, apparently de­ rialized in stained glass windows 14—Buy brown or mixed-color eggs if-cheaper in your locality In­ Luis Arguello located in the As­ siring a monopoly in certain fields, presented to the cathedral. The stead of white eggs. (They are the same quality inside.) Use large toria, Oregon, Reserve Fleet; the have filed illegal practice charges three were Samuel Gompers, first eggs during spring and early summer; switch to mediums and pullets Christy Matthewson and the Ed­ against Edward M. Tod, director president of the former American In late summer. Mediums are a better buy than large when they are ward Canby located in the Olym- of community services for the St. Federation of Labor; William more than one-eighth cheaper. pia,.Washington, Reserve Fleet Louis AFL-CIO. Tod was speci­ Green, his successor and Phillip fically cited for advising union Murray, head of the former CIO 15—Buy medium-size oranges hnd other fruits instead of the large, members of their rights in cases until his death in 1952. AFL-CIO speciallyrselected, more expensive ones. Prove Eligibility involving unemployment and President George Meany pre­ 16—Buy those fruits and vegetables in season locally; avoid costs of workmen's compensation cases. If sented the Gompers and Green long hauling of out-of-season produce. For Hospital $ he is convicted of the charges, it windows while Electrical Workers Seafarers being admitted to a will mean, in effect, that the area chief James Carey presented th* 17—Serve fish, poultry, cheese, eggs or baked-bean main dishes occasionally, especially in summer when meat is most expensive. Tur­ Public Health hospital are Bar Association, which is spear­ Murray window. keys particularly are in heavy supply and will be reasonable this urged to carry with them their heading the attack, wiU have Union book plus proof of eli­ created a "closed shop" for its 4> 4^ $ summer. 18—Avoid heavy use of bacon, especially this summer when all gibility for SIU b e n e fi t s; members in that state and can namely, a record that they have force workers to hire its legal tal­ A "pattern-making" and "prece­ pork products will be expensive. dent-setting" three-year agree­ at least 90 days seatime during ent even in minor ffases. 19—In beef, look for the more economical cuts—chuck and round. ment was signed by the CCiinmuniThese can be just as tender and flavorful when broiled or roasted as the previous year and at least cations Workers of America and 4" it the costlier rib and loin cuts. Usually families use chuck and even one day during the previous six A few days after he was chosen Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., months. Failure to have the round for moist-heat cooking (pot roasting, stewing, etc.) But recent as one of the AFL-CIO merit Omaha, Neb., minutes before tha panel taste-tests rated these economical cuts just as tender when proper credentials will cause a scholarship winnel^. Gene S. Cain, old contract had expired. CWA delay In payments to the Sea­ broiled. Best chuck or round for broiling or roasting has the least 17, of Panama City, Fla., died in president Joseph A. Beirne pre­ amount of white connective tissue streaked through the lean but some farer. an automobile crash near his dicted that the agreement, which If the Seafarer is admitted to fat marbling for tenderness. hometown. His mother, Mrs. brought forth a package estimated 20—Avoid paying extra for semi-cooked or ready^prepared foods. a hospital which is no| a PHS Eloise Cain is a member of Post at over 10 cents an hour for tha But buy canned juices or frozen concentrates Instead of fresh, and institution, he should contact Office Clerks Local 1414. Cain first year, would quickly becoma the Union immediately. The canned tomatoes and peas except when fresh are in season locally. Union will arrange with the had planned to attend Florida the 1960 pattern for the entire Bell 21—Serve these cheaper, but nutritional vegetables more often; USPHS for a transfer to a Pub- State University as a political system. Significant in the agree­ carrots, collards, and green cabbage, kale, turnips (iuid sometimes ment was a "catastrophic Illness lie Health hospital in his vicin­ science student. spinach). and disability" protection, the first 4" • 4^ t ity. The PHS will not pick up You can get an excellent free foCd-buylng guide, with basic facts In a dedication service at Wash­ ever to be negotiated for telephon* on nutrition and many money-saving recipes. Just write to Office bf the hospital tab for private ington Cathedral in the natim's workers, affording them and their hospital care, unless it is noti­ ilnformation, US Agriculture Department, Washington 25, DC, for a fied in advance. capital, three labor leaders, each families up to $15,000 worth 9t copy of "Family Fare". of a different faith, wete memo­ coverage in health benefits. Another 24 Ships Slated For Scrap 1 'i �ru» Bcht SEAFARERS Congress Advances Aid To Unsubsidized Fleets WASHINGTON—A bill permitting non-rsubsidized steam­ ship companies, including Alcoa and Bull Line, to trade-in present _war-built ships for more modern vessels was passed by the House last week. Two"^^ > other bills easing the financial procedures will allow the SIUrequirement on the hard- contracted Alcoa Steamship Com­ pressed American merchant fleet, have also made headway in Con­ gress. The House Committee on Mer­ chant Marine and Fisheries offered to the floor of the House the Sen­ ate bill authorizing the exchange of World War II vessels. Trade-in Senate OK's 55% Ceiling On Subsidy WASHINGTON — Reacting to cost increases in American ship­ yards, the Senate has voted 60-26 in favor of a bill raising the ceiling on ship construction subsidies to 55 percent of the total cost. The old ceiling, 50 percent, had be­ come inadequate to match the cost differential between US and for­ eign yards, principally Japan and Germany. The House had alrea'dy approved the 55 percent ceiling. It must now reconcile differences between the House and Senate version before final passage. While in the Senate, the bill was amended by Sen. John Williams (Rep.-Del.) to bar steamship com­ panies from offering free or re­ duced transportation to Govern­ ment employees and officials. Sen­ ator Williams has offered this amendment on numerous shipping bills only to have the House strike it from the final version. Major opposition td the bill was spearheaded by Sen. Frank J. Lausche (Dem.-Ohio) who was de­ feated when he proposed what would have been a 52percent , ceiling. The subsidized ship operators have been seeking increases in construction subsidies because, even with the US Government picking up 50 percent of the tab, the foreign ship operator has been able to get a comparable ship built at less cost than the Ameri­ can. LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfield), May 23—Chairman. Harry Huston; Secretary. Lee de Parlier. All beefs squared away at pa.voff. Ship's dele­ gate resigns with vote of thanks. $20 in ship's fund; will make up arrival pool for Southampton. Recommend that heavier duty wringer be instalied to replace present one. Arrival pool to pay $50 to winner instead of pre­ vious system of $30 to Winner and $10 to each number above and below winningnumber. Ship scored 100 per­ cent on USPHS Sanitation inspection in New Orleans fourth year in a row. Safety plaque for "Safest Ship in Bloomfield" for least lost time on Bloomfield ships. LOG Jtai« 13, IN* KNOWING YOlJR SIU CONTRACT (This column is intended to acquaint Seafarers with important provisions of the SW contract and will deal with disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If seafarers have any questions about any section of the agreynent which they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the SEAFARERS LOG.) pany to" trade-in its fleet of C-1 Section 44. MEAL HOURS AND RELIEVING FOR MEALS ... (d) When crew is called to work overtime bdlore breakfast and vessels for more up to date C-2s, work continues after 7:30 AM, a full hour sbaU be allowed for break­ C-3. At the same time the SIUcontracted Bull Line will be able fast, and if breakfast is not served by 8 AM, overtime shall continue to swap some of its ships for C-4s. straight through until breakfast is served. (e) If one unbroken hour is not given, the men involved shall Life Span Upped receive one hour's overtime in lieu thereof. ' In other separate actions both On one SlU-contracted ship recently, two daymen and the bosun houses completed voting on the measure to extend the life of sub­ were turned to at 6 AM. The men then knocked off for breakfast at sidized merchant vessels from 20 7:30 AM and then turned to again at 8 AM which is the regular to 25 years. The- bill amends the hour for daymen to start working. A claim was filed for one hour's overtime on the ground that a Merchant Marine Act of 19S6 that, set the previous ceiling of 20 full hour was not given for breakfast. The claim was disallowed under years. The Senate also added a paragraph (d) above, because the mate had knocked them off work technical amendment that spells before 7:30 AM. Had the men worked past 7:30, then they would either out the intent of the bill. Post have had to get a full hour for breakfast, or they would have been World War II vessels, those de­ entitled to a hour's overtime. The same would have applied if, for livered after January j, 1946 will example, the 12 to 4 watch had worked the same way. be the only ships affected by the If, however,, they were not given a full hour for either lunch or increased life-span. A similar bill dinner, then they would have been entitled to the OT. has been passed by the House. Extension of the useful life span of subsidized vessels is designed to meet the rising costs of building hew ships and will allow the oper­ ators another five years in which to raise sufficient funds for the construction of replacement ships Greek nationals who set up business under the runaway required by the Merchant Marine fiags are being welcomed back to Greek registry. Special Act, 1936. The only drawback to the new concessions are being made to Greek shipowners allotting : measure is that the added five them to bypass currency reg-"* years of life for the vessels will ulations which apply to all runaway ships to register under weaken their competitive ability, other Greek nationals, in or­ the Greek flag, and already, some as foreign ship operators would be der to make it easy for them to two mHlion tons of shipping owned able to put newer, more-modern fiy the Greek flag. by Greek nationals or ship opera­ vessels into service. The latest action by the Greek tors. of Greek descent have been government reflects the concern transferred to that nation's flag. Mortgages Eased of, Greek nationals over the suc­ Many of the vessels involved The third measure passed by the Senate and sent to the House, al­ cessful inroads made by the Inter­ were originally built for long-term though heavily oposed by the national Maritime Workers Union charter to US oil and bulk oil major oil companies, will authorize on runaway-flag ships. The IMWU's shippers, and operate under the the Maritime Administration to tie-up of lucres Line cruise ships control of large American oil, advance payment dates on new is seen as a factor in the sudden steel arid aluminum concerns. tankers built with l)s moragage loosening of Greek regulations for Others are vessels that were origguarantees. Authorization to ease benefit of runaway-flag shipowners. inaly-manned by US seamen but For some time now, the Greek were -subsequently transferred to the mortgage claims on. the ships government has been encouraging runaway flags, and then to Greek will prevent some of these com­ registry. panies from, defaulting. The oil companies had sought The new regulations set up for to stop the Senate passage in an benefit of the runaway operators attempt to put independent tanker will allow these operators to con­ operators out of , business and In order, to assure accurate vert currencies freely. Such free monopolize the oil-carrying trades. digests of shipboard meetings conversion of currencies is not per­ Many of the new supertankers in the LOG, it is desirable that mitted other Greek nationals, have been having difficulty getting the reports of shipboard meet­ and makes doing business on an cargo because of a slump in the oil ings be typed if at all possible. international level difficult and charter rates. cumbersome. Greece Invites Runaways To Escape IMWU Pacts Poland Gets More Farm Surplus Aid Despite the increase in tensions between the United States and the Communist bloc, American aid to Poland is continuing in even larger quantities. The United States and Poland are' expected to come to terms soon on a huge new $100 million sale of surplus commodi­ ties, including wheat, cotton, fats and oils. This is good news to the US shipping industry, since by law at least 50 percent of all foreign aid must be transported on Americanflag bottoms. Since the first agreement on aid in 1957, the US has given Poland almost $300 million worth of as­ sistance in sales-and-credit ar­ rangements. Sotne $235 million worth of this aid was used in the purchase of products, and credits amounted to another $61 million. A prolonged drought in Poland has created an almost critical situation and the surplus food products should be of great relief to the Polish popula­ tion. Currently the US and Poland are negotiating claims for American property by Poland after World War II. Poland, sources say, has set aside a confiscated ^40 million to pay for these claims.- * As soon as the negotiations on the property settlements are fin­ ished, agreement on the farm sur­ plus sale is expected to be reached. The US uses some of the money it receives from Poland, for these surplus goods, to finance its diplo­ matic mission, educational ex­ changes and to purchase Polish goods needed by other countries under the American foreign aid program. HURRICANE (Waterman), May 29— Chairman. L. Hartcastle; Secretary. J. Cersey. Beefs to be taken up with patrolman. Ice cream served should be in other flavors besides chocolate. Suggestion that catwalks be built over the deck cargo. WILD RANGER (Waterman). May 29 —Chairman. John Kelly; Secretary. A. O. Aaron. Payoff Norfolk. Des­ tination Far East. Men reminded to ren^ health cards. Everything run­ ning smoothly. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian). May 29—Chairman. R. Heins; Secretary, F. S. Omega. Discussion on repairs, extermination of roaches on , all fox­ holes, painting, need for cheinical for cleaning toilet bowls, new agitator, for the washing machine. $18 in ship's fund. Crew asked to return books and reading matter to library. At night, don't leave glassware in sink. Chief cooks wiU be glad to hear any food beefs. OREMAR (Marven). May 29—Chair­ man. W. H. Jones; Secretary. L. War­ ner. Toaster in night pantry and washing machine wringer need fixing. Oiie man missed ship in Baltimore. No beefs reported. Keep night pantry clean. Put more bread aboard for round trip. Bring all coffee mugs back to .pantry after using. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian). May 29—Chairman. Grady Falrcloth; Sec­ retary. Dick Grant. Ship's delegate reports everying running smoothly. Vote of thaiiks to ateward depoi tment for good food and service entire voyage. HURRICANE (Waterman), May 15— ChairMan, A. E. • Howse; -Secretary, John F: Cersey. Delegate''iKports everything going smoothly. Nd beefs reported. Late sailing at Toledo. Special meeting with the captain over - creWs quarters and certain - places- STEEL AFPRENTICE (Isthmian), Chairman. Paul Whltlov; Secretary, J. R. Olive. Ship's delegate reports all repairs taken care of. Crew'com­ plimented for their solid backing of electrician beefs and also on the re­ pairs. So far. things are running nnoothly.- M/S that negotiating -eom- mittee see about discontinuing Issu­ ance of traveler's checks. Suggested that ship's delegate see captain about getting Pall Malls in Yokohama. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas). June 2—Chairman. R. Berryman; Sec­ retary. S. Sosa. Ship's delegate re­ ports $10.25 in fund. Letter to head­ quarters to (Iptermine who lays up ship: also if we are entitled to bonded cigarettes on intercoastal run. No beefs reported. DEL CAMPO (Mississippi). May 22— Chairman. J. Chastain; Secre'tary. L. Munna. Ship's delegate reports every­ thing okay. Captain said we didn't have time to replace dish cabinet in crew pantry In New Orleans. $26.09 in fund. Crew asked to return coffee cups to pantry. ROBIN KIRK (Robin), May 29— Chairman. Carl E. Hargrovas; Secre­ tary, Louis E. Meyers. Ship's dele­ gate reports messman hospitalized ' in Canal Zone; Bnsun hospitalized in Aruba. Some c«-puted OT. Vote of thanks to steward department fojt'im­ provement in menus and foqd. prepa­ ration. Discussion re washing ma­ chine. . ORION STAR (Orion). May 29— Chairman. Roy Pierce; -Secretary. John Eubanks. Three men paid off by mutiial~cbnsent. Washing machine needs repairing. $26 and 6 pesos in ship's fund. Suggestion that no clothes or water be left-in washing machine. : ROBIN LOCKSLBY (Robin), May 21 —Chairman. John ReiflOta; Sscrstsyy, Gene Flowers. Motion made that all call-backs over the weekends Or holi­ days for any reasons whatsoever should be four-hour, minimum. No la'oels on bread-roome loaves - appear Wiper and engine delegate to see patrolman about firing of wiper and uneven distribution bf. overtime be­ tween wipers. moldy. Pork sausages of poor quality. Slop chest prices seem higher than shoreside—particularly soda pop. In Savannah, bottled pop sold at $2 a case—aboard ship canned soda told for $2.75 a case. i < ^ \\ STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), May 2$—Chairman. 6. Finklea; Secre­ tary. L. Paradeau. Delegate report* one man missed ship in Yokohama. Saw the old man about log's and warnings but he said he was turning all over to CG. $36 in fund. Turn in keys if paying off. FLOMAR (Calmer). May 29—Chair­ man. C. Hensley; Secretary.-J. Ponis. No beefs reported. All repairs taken care of. Crews' quarters painted out. Few hours disputed OT. Discussion on poor grade of food. Return all linen to steward. No fresh fruit for last nine days of voyage. Donations for treasury called for. Also discus­ sion on missing cups. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), May I—Chairman. Scotty Eden; Sec­ retary. H. Krohn. No beefs reported by delegates. One man missed ship at Ceuta. Keep all foreigners out of passageways and foc'sles. Don't buy liquor In Suez Canal as Jt may ,be poisoned. Arab workers would not take or. deliver mail to ship. Crew laughed at their capers. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa). April 27 —Chairman. R. D. Schwarz; Secre­ tary. H. P. Ducleux. Ship's delegate reports things running smoothly. Re­ ceived telegram from Lindsey IViliiams requesting crew to stay pUt to pay off in Galveston as we have no representation in Tampa. ' Sent wreath to chief cook's mother-in-law's funeral. $14.90 balance in ship's fund, Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for good food. SUZANNE (Bull), May 22—Chair­ man. D. C. Haskell; Secretary. J. M. Morton, Ship's delegate reports no LOGS received during voyage. Crew mess involved In two fights in same night.. Had good cooperation from 1st assistant and-chief mate' so far. Few hours disputed .OT. Recommend that crew mess and crew pantry switch Jobs for remalner of trip. M *«<»• Type Minutes When Possible not being clean. Laundry cleaning was divided among all departments. ' *1 OREMAR (Marvan), May 29—Chair­ man, M. H. Jonai; Sacretary, L. War­ ner. One man missed ship in Balti­ more. -Toaster in night pantry and washing machine wringer will be fixed.. Suggestion that more bread he put aboard for roUnd trip; also that coffee muga be returned to pantry. DOROTHY (Bull), May 21—Chair­ man, William RobinMn; Secretary, J. . Hartman. Shlp'a delegate reports all laundry sent from Turkey, bad Job'. Captain agreed to aend all to Antwerp. Avoid heavy drinking. Few hours disputed OT. Discussion, re coopera­ tion in galley force. Check Incoming : stores. . Have not received any LOGs ; since Mavlng Kaltlmbre. " FELTORI (Ore), Mey Sl^halrman, . T. W.:»probblds;: Secretary, E. ^ Boyd. -Ship's-.delegate reports. Wjper llred under protest. Spigots iii laun­ dry room td be'.turned off tightly.' See patrouman about having rust re­ moved from tanks while'In drydoek. • iLIZARITH (Ojill), -June 5—Chair­ man. Brother VSIIIngat fscrsfary. R. Hsrnandst.. .No , beefs reported.'ISglnc department deck and shower necd'pailhttng. • V,.- �SEAFARERS I«M 17. 19M Fat« NfB« LOG V . •\ T '«<' " >• >, , r.. j-i:.- ; . Under upgrading, steaks graded "good" by Agriculture Dep't, replace "commercial" grade. \ : F" r» Sn FOOD PLAN IPORADES FEEDIN6 ITH 25 SlU-contracted operators having agreed to buy better-guaiity . '''5" j "PflradHig of steak meats is being extended to more SlU ships. Other companies are expected to follow the upgrading pattern shortly. W The policy of buying steak graded "good" Ijy fhe Department of Agriculture, as opposed Jo jhe "commercial" grade formerly stored. ^ improvement in shipboard fggjjng Companies now storing "good" steaks are: The upgrading is a product of the Food Plan's program of improving food preparation, service and storing, while at the same time eliminating unnecessary waste. Field representatives of the Plan, operating in various SlU ports, assist shipboard steward de­ partments in improving stondords. Albatross, Alcoa, Bloomfield, Bull Line, Calmar. Consolidated Mariners, Construction Aggregates, DeBardleben, Isthmian,- Fenway, Lion, Marine Carriers, Marine Tankers, Mississippi. Ocean Petroleum, Overseas Oil, Ponce, Robin Line, Seotroin, Seo-Lond, Trans-Ocean, Valentine, Victory Carriers and Waterman. • I — — —— - "I — • Cook D. DeLacruz slices steak off a "good' grade strip while L, Enriqtiez looks on. 2x1 Agriculture Dep't inspector W. O'CarrolI cuts bologna loaf as part of spot check made at suppliers. Watching (1-r) are A&G Food Plan field reps Bob Principe, New York; Phil Reyes, Mobile; Ed Smith, Baltimore. •.•a' w--' •. .. • •^'Under watchful eye of chief steward L. Enriqu^, Steel Architect, box "'»f strip loins is weighed to checiiviigainst amount -listed in check­ list. Isthmian port steward J. Lambert does the honors. Examining meat are Food Plan reps (1 to r) Ed Smith, Baltimore; Pete Loleas, Cliff Wilson, Bob Principe, NY; Ted Volter, Isthmian commis­ sary head; Pbil Reyes, Mobile; Tom Beatty, New Orleans. �'•m. 0. ' Vact Ttm SEAFARERS RECONCILUTION OF FUND BALANCES 13. Fund balance at beginning of year 14. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements • (line 12) : 15. Other increases or decreases in funds (a) Net increase or decrease by adjustment in asset values of investments. Amortization on Bonds.. (1,073.09) (b) Increase in Reserve for Benefits for Ellgibles on Special Disability (702,800.00) (c) Increase in Reserve for Contingencies ....... (53,243.57) 16. Fund balance end of year ' ANN.UAL REPORT For the fiscal , year ended December 31, 1959 - (Name of Welfare Fund) SEAFARERS WELFARE FUND (Address of Fund) H Broadway, New York 4, N. Y. to the SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE of tho STATE OF NEW YORK The data contained herein Is for the purpose of providing general infor­ mation as to the condition and affairs of the fund. The presentation is necessarily abbreviated. For a more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annual Statement, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund, or at the New York State Insurance Department, 123 1ViIlia& Street, New York 38, N. Y. EXHiBrr B'l SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES^ As of December 31, 1959 (Name of plan) Seafarers Welfare Plan (Address of plan—principal office) 11 Broadway, New York 4, N. Y. ASSETS> • Columns Column Column (1) 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Cash Bonds and debentures (a) Government obligations (b) Nongovernment bonds (c) Total bonds and debenture;^ Stocks (a) Preferred (b) Common Common trusts Real estate loans and mortgages Operated real estate Other investment assets Accrued income paid on investments ... Prepaid expenses Other assets _ (a) See Attachment (b) ...> • (2) $1,527,603.15 $1,289,669.40 2,512,087.35 $3,801,756.75 Applicable 5,205,787.39 17.08 198,973.45 —0— 198;973.45 $6,932,381.07 11. Total assets LIABILITIES AND FUNDS 12. Insurance,and annuity premiums payable 13. Reserve for unpaid claims (not covered by insurance) 14. •Accounts payable. See Attachment 15. Aoorued payrolls, taxes and other ex- 59,031.93 penses $ 59,031.93 16. Total liabilities 17. Funds and reserves ^' . (a) Reserve for future benefits and $3,010,030.00 i expenses (b) Reserve for contingencies . 461,155.74 (c) Fund Balance $3,402,163.40 6,873,349.14 (d) Total funds and feserves $6,932,381.07 18. Total liabilities and funds 1 Indicate accounting basis by check; Cash X Accrual •. Plans on a cash basis should attach a statement o£ significant unrecorded assets and liabluties. Sea Atiachmant. - The assets listed in this statement must l>e valued in column (1) on the basis regularly used In valuing investments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Treasury Department, or shaU be valued at their aggregate cost or present value, whichever is lower, if such a statement is not so required to be filed with the U.S. Treasury Department (Act, sec. 7 (e) and (f) (U (B). State basis of determining the amount at which securities are carried and shown in column (1): Bonds at Amortlxed Cost, U. $. Treasury Bills & Stocks at Cost. / »If A (2) in item 13, PART III Is checked "Yes," show in this column the cost or present value, whichever is lower, of investments summarized in lines 2c, 3a, and 3b. if such value differs from that reported in column (li. > EXHIBIT B-2 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS r V-i .•iP,r'Z. For year ending December 31, 1959 (Name of plan) Seafarers Welfare Plan (Address of plan's principal office) 11 Broadway, New York 4, N. Y. RECEIPTS 1. Contributions (a) Employer ^ $3,018,774.05 (b) Employees (c) Other (Specify) • —0— 2. Interest, dividends, and other investment net income 205,912.88 3. Gain (or loss) from disposal of assets, net (385.90) 4. Dividends and experience rating refunds from insur­ ance companies 6. Other receipts (a) Equipment & Rentals* $ 10,074.91 (ib) Interest on Delinquent Accounts 134.21 (c) 10,209.12 8. Total lines 1 to 5, inclusive • $3,234,510.15 DISBURSEMENTS 7. Insurance and annuity premiums paid to insurance companies for participants benefits Benefits provided other than through Insurance car­ riers or other service organizations. See Attachment.. $2,269,986:34 9, Administrative expenses ' ' (a) Salaries (Schedule 1) $ 135,962.42 (b) Fees and commissions 41,994.57 (c) Interest (d) Taxes ,.,,,,, 5,120.33 (e) Rent 9,434,78 (f) Other administrative expenses 96,234.24 288.746.63 lOi, Other disbursements ' « (a) See Attachment S6,649.b (b) r-0— ^6,649.85 11. Total lines 7 to 10, inclusive ....; $2,615,382.51 12. Excess (deficifmc^) of recelptf over disbursements •(line 6, less line 11)' ....i 819.127.64 $3,540,152.42 <^•1] 619,127.64 (757,116.66) $3,402,163.40 SEAFARER'S WELFARE PLAN ATTACHMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT—FORM D-2 FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1959 EXHIBIT B-1—Statement of Significant Unrecorded Assets and Liabilities ASSETS • . , Contributions Receivable .* $753,998.75 Interest Receivable on Bonds 28,350.49 Total Unrecorded Assets $782,349.24 LIABILITIES Incurred Benefits Payable $ 78,330.01 Administrative Expenses-Payable .. 29,954.66 Total Unrecorded Liabilities .. .V. $108,284.67 SEAFARER'S WELFARE PLAN ATTACHMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT—FORM D-2 FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1959 (3) Not —0— $1,404,030.64 lane n, »<# LOG EXHIBIT B-1 ITEM 10—OTHER ASSETS Loans to Ellgibles $ 44,259.78 Investment in Stock of Wholly Owned Corporations (at cost) ' 10,000.00 Travel Advance 400.00 Advances to wholly owned corporations 12,000.00 Miscellaneous Receivables 238.28 Jnsurance Claims Receivable 5,650.39 Security Deposits 125.00 Capital Donated to wholly owned corporations $1,778,445.14 Less: Reserve for Donated Capital 1,652,145.14 126,300.00 Fixed Assets Life Boat Program Equipn>ent 1,932.64 Training Ship , 129,921.90 Training School Facilities—Mobile, Ala 30,455.19 Training School Facilities—New York, N. Y. ......... 7,606.38 Recreational Facilities—New Orleans, Lh. ' 81,318.11 Medical and Safety Program Facilities, B'klyn,, N. Y. .. 89,642.19 Furniture and Fixtures—New York, N. V. .. V:.. v 132,579.48 Reconversion Costs—Philadelphia Bldg. 231,773.30 Reconversion Costs—New Orleans Bldg. ...... 21,728.56 Puerto Rico Restaurant Facilities 7,534.07 Cemetery Properties * ./ • 2,330.00 •K $ 686,821.82 686,821.82 Less: Reserve for Fixed Assets Total Other Assets ITEM 14—ACCOUNTS PAYABLE Payroll Taxes Withheld Overpayments of Loans by Ellgibles . Accounts Payable Miscellaneous .Contributions held in Escrow $198,973.45 $ 3,534.59 455.51 13,716.26 238.31 41,087.26 $ 59,031.93 •••••• I SEAFARER'S WELFARE PLAN ATTACHMENT TO ANTttJAL REPORT—FORM D-2 FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,1959 EXHIBIT 'B-2—Line 8 Benefits provided other than through Insurance carrier or other service organizations. Cost of Benefits Provided $2,000,883.68 Cost of Fixed Assets Acquired for the Purpose of Providing Specific Benefits Under its Plan 269,102.66 $2,269,986.34 EXHIBIT B-2—Line 10 Other Disbursements Trustees Meetings , Travel Expenses Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment Maintenance of Real Estate Write off of Loans Due to Death of Ellgibles Cost of moving Training Ship to Puerto Rico Pl4»4 12,436.56 6,115.10 23,806.04 1,886.97 1,787.80 10,617.38 56,649.85 ANNUAL RBpfOirr or THB SfAFARCRS WELFARE FUND StAtS Comm or, ZilL./iAAJ Tnmwi of the Fund end.. duly ewofii, eMh for himeeir depocte and wyf Jhst thta AaausI Repoct It tnie to the beet of hb {nforms* tioa.law»M«eMidbcUif. Eeiployw troiict: :." . , • -, ^ SubssTfesd Slid ssara ts bsfsni S9 tbk .SjiLjUy of— . , i "-i- -I •• •Wl . , LUCIIN RINAUOI Ow«««j in OiMwi, ceeey Ibw aphee itaiei, aft i9«| �JUM 17^ 19M SEAF^nERS . And Thin, The Imperlalisf Monster from The West .. . .' V > Face mevM 100 • • Seafarer Planning Pharmacy Career ->•. r ... (Ed. note: This i« the second in a series of articles on the winners of the five $6,000 college scholarships awarded each year by the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan.) K The selection of Seafarer George F. Johnson, as a winner of one of the SIU scholarship awards has opened the door to a career in pharmacy for the 34-year-old Seafarer. Johnson made the grade with just a-*" year to spare, since the cut­ given. During the lay-up, Johnson took the exam and applied for the off age for eligibility is 35. * > k •» 0eAmAn,mm.4 •>- :• >_ ^ T V >-!. tl i r >• "SVi *\ > • The sharp contrast between Moscow propaganda and reali­ ty shows up again in the recent news that the United States and Poland are currently negotiating a $100 million aid agreement whereby the US would supply the Poles with badly-needed farm products to compensate for severe food shortages in that country. These negotiations have been going on against the back­ ground of a Moscow campaign designed to blacken the Unit­ BALTIMORE—Port Agent Rex Dickey reports that the port here ed States as being in the grip of warmongers, militarists, has been slow and forecasts a con­ peace-wreckers, etc. tinued slack during the next ship­ ,To the residents of Poland, a Communist-run country and ping period. During the period a neighbor of the Soviet Union's, it may seem odd that the just passed, eight ships were paid country they are supposed to hate is feeding them and the off, three were signed on and four country they are supposed to love—the Soviet Union—sends ah.'ps were serviced here in-transit. A total of 185 men shipped in nothing but propaganda. If the Soviet Union is really catching up with, the United all classes while 420 men were reg­ istered, providing a sizable back­ States in both agricultural and industrial production—at least log on the beach. The largest num­ that's the constant boast of the Communist press, the radio ber of men to ship was in the deck and of Premier Khrushchev himself—then it would appear department where 70 men gained to be a simple thing for the Soviet Union to send enough berths on vessels leaving this port. supplies of grain, cotton and other essentials across the bor­ . Oremar (Marven), Jean and der into Poland, to make US aid unnecessary. Edith (Bull), Montcgo Sea (Lion), The fact that Poland has to turn to the United States for Feltore (Marven), Bethcoaster (Ore Navigation), Longview Victory these supplies, as it has done in past years and is doing now, (Victory Carrier), and the Village reveals either of the following two situations. A) The Russians can't help because there is not enough to tConsolidated Mariners) were paid off. Signons included the Oremar go around at home, or B) despite the much-vaunted talk of (Calmar), Feltore (Marven) and "comradeship" between Communist nations, the Soviets don't Longview Victory (Victory Car­ care whether or not the Poles have enough to eat. riers). One dividend arising from American aid to Communist Reachiim here in transit were countries is the visible evidence brought by Seafa^s and Marore (Marven), Steel Recorder and Steel Chemist (Isthmian) and other US maritime workers of the conditions under which Americans live and work. Every SlU-manned ship which Calmar (Calmar). pulls into a Polish or Yugoslav port, and every Seafarer who goes ashore in these ports makes it that much more difficult for the Soviet propaganda machine to spread distortions. These dividends arise directly from the fact that half of these aid shipments, go on American-flag vessels under the '50-'50 law. Otherwise the Poles would probably never come in contact with US ships and seamen. Judging from the reception SIU men have received in the past in Poland, this new line will be as unproductive as the old. On the contrary, these visits by American ships have contributed to the eagerness of Poles to maintain contact with the outside, as expressed, for example, in requests for copies of the SEAFARERS LOG. In any event, as long as the United States continues to sup­ ply countries in the Communist orbit, as well as many na­ tions outside that orbit, with the basic necessities of life, the Soviet Union is going to have a hard time convincing the world that the United States is decadent and evil- Shipping Lags in Baltimore pnoros fdeiKY ^BC. h-.l. I-.1 'n • ^ • • i.«« ."J*- One Of Five One of the five winners of ttie 1960 award, (the other four awards went to children of S e a f a r ers) Johnson was aboard the Del Norte (Mississip­ pi) in Buenos Aires when the good news came. He has been sail­ ing as second baker and as Johnson 8 t orekeeper aboard the Mississippi cruise ship. All told, Johnson's been with the SIU for 13 years, In the steward department. When not sailing, he makes Marion, Indiana, his home. Before joining the SIU, Johnson sailed with the Sailors Union of the Pacific for two years. Pharmacy Choice His choice of pharmacy as a pro­ fession reflects tbe fact that John­ son has tjvG brothers already studying in the medical field. He plans to study at Loyola Univer­ sity, Chicago, where he has already been accept^ for the fall term. Johnson gives much of the credit for his entry in the 1960 award competition to a coinci­ dence. The Del Norte had a voy­ age cancelled in December, just at the time that the College En­ trance Examinations were being APL Plans Box-Ships SAN FRANCISCO — Another major ship operator, this one American President Lines, is going to enter the containership field. Its new Searacer ships, built along the lines of the Mariners, will have one hold designed to accommodate 17-foot containers. _ The SIU Pacific District-con­ tracted company has been carry­ ing containers on an experimental basis in intercoastal service as well as to the Far East. Other companies now operating containerships in whole or in part are Sea-Land, Grace Line, Bull and Matson. scholarship. Hard Work Ahead Looking at his forthcoming school career realistically, John­ son acknowledges that the first years are going to be the most diificult as he has been out of school for some time. After all the congratulations he received from his shipmates, he intends to go all-out to make a success of his schooling. Normally, SIU scholarship win­ ners do well In college, so John­ son shouldn't have too much worry about, if he can just get used to • shoreside existence. MEBA Winner In Two Lakes Fleet Ballots Local 101 of the Marino Engineers Beneficial Association, that union's Great Lakes District, last week won representation elec­ tions involving 25 Great Lakes ships. Engineers in the 16-ship V/ilson Marine Transit Fleet voted 45 to 19 for MEBA and the men in the nine-vessel Lake Fleet Division of the Republic Steel Corporation voted 24 to 16 in favor of Local 101. The referendum, conducted by mail, lasted 30 days. An MEBA spokesman attributed the victory to job security provi­ sions, summer leaves and a ten percent wage increase negotiated earlier this season with the major Great Lakes ore fleets. The election results represent the latest in several victories won by the MEBA in the past year. Earlier, Local 101 won bargaining rights in the Wyandotte, Gartland, and Boland & Cornelius fleets which operate 30 &hips. Local 101 also obtained the right to a repre­ sentation election in the Nicholson Transit Company fleet after a fourday strike in April. The election will be conducted by a Michigan state court next month. New Meeting Procedure One of the major changes in the SIU constitution is the new schedule of membership meetings. They will now he held monthly in the deep sea ports of New York, Philadel­ phia, Baltimore, Houston, New Orleans and Mobile. The port of Detroit has been added to the monthly schedule. All meetings will be held at 2:30 PM, local time, for each of the seven ports concerned. The meeting schedule calls for New York meetings on the first Monday of each month, following the first Sunday; Philadelphia, the first Tuesday; Baltimore, the first Wednesday, and Detroit, the first Friday. Houston, New Orleans and Mobile will meet in the week follow­ ing the above meetings, Houston on Monday, New Orleans on Tues­ day and Mobile on Wednesday. Special meetings at a port may be called at the direction of the port agent or area vice-president, between the hours of 9 AM and 5 PM, A two-hour posted notice of such special meetings is required. -.oH �Pa»» Twehr* JcB« 17. lese SE'AV'ARERS ^tOG SEItFUERS M nrDOCI There are only two Seafarers in the USPHS hospHtal in Brighton, Mass. reports Gene Dakin from the Boston hall. One is Seafarer Bsymond M. Davis, who sailed last as an oiler on the Del Aires. He was involved in an automobile accident in which he broke his left knee, and will be a long time recuperating from the mishap. The other man hospitalized is Charles A. McCarthy, who sails as second cook and baker. His last vessel was the Royal Oak. He has SiUHAU DIBECIORY SlU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters Distriiet PRESIDENT ' Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Claude' Simmons Lindsey WUliams Earl Sheppard A1 Tanner Now Voucher System Urged To the Editon We the crew of the Steel Maker wish to make the follow­ ing suggestion—That in the fu­ ture, all payroll vouchers be made up covering the period from January 1 to December 81 of each year for income tax purposes. We suggest this Instead of the HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES II ^'• l«r- w. Power McCarthy been troubled with asthma and has been under-going treatment in­ termittently for some time. Three Seafarers currently in the Staten Island USPHS hospital are B. J. Power, J. O. Roy and A. W. Wilfert. Power, who sails in the engine department, is in for a check-up and is in pretty good shape. His last ship was the Jean Lafitte. Roy is laid up with a back and head injury as a result of g fall He is progressing nicely. His last ship was the C'oeur D'Alene Vic­ tory, on which he sailed as a deck maintenance man. Wilfert, who was last on the Antihuous, is in for treatment of a diabetic condition. He is in fair shape. Seafarers are urged to write or visit their buddies in the hospitals. A note or a visit from a shipmate is always aprreciated. USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Oscar J. Adams Joannis Loukas Daniel H. Alvino John S. Lukas Adalbert T. Arnold Nicole Nomicos Henning Bjork Odd E. Olsen Bulof DeFretes Bart J. Power Wm. F. Doran Joseph O. Rir Antonio Ferreirn Patrick Ryan Claude A. Virgin George Fiance Richard L. Welch John Hawkins Arthur A. WUfert Thomas Lauer P. J. Wilkinson Thomas R. Lehay USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASHINGTON T. Abella E. Edinger Peter F. DiCapi'a James C. MltcheU USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Ben Buck George H. Nolei WiUiam J. Jones Adam Siowick USPHS JIOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA AUen G. Burke Frank O'Malley Dennis Cahoon Steven E. Purifoy E. T. Congleton Henri J. Robin Fonnie Rogers Isaac B. Duncan Charles Romer L. F. Drew DaUas H. SwindeU J. L. Griffin Wm. E. Joyner USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA A. Kitchings Ernest H. Webb Ivey M. Peacock USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MAS~». O. F. Blackmore Chas. A. McCarthy Raymond M. Davis John F. Santos USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Thomas E. Andrews B. R. Huggins William Asher Edw. O. Johnson Jerry M. Bankston Barney KeUy B. B. Blanchard Norman W. Kirk Edward Knapp Accurso Bonti Nathan A. Brewer Leo H. Lang Rene A, LeBIano Henry J. Buhot Clyde R. Leggett Joseph A. Cave Carter Chambers •James T. Moore VirgU L. Coash Jose Pagola James B. Dixon Louis W. Peed Philip H. Prescott Charles Ellzey Edward Fairfield Chas. R. Robinson James Glisson Calvin A. Rome Warren R. Gordon Toefil Sraiglelskl Leo C. Hannon James Sumpter Thomas Hanson Luther E. Wing USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Matthew Bruno Waldo M. Oliver .. Norman W. Dubois John Schackelford John F. Malysko Thomas J. Sullivan Charles Nail. VA HOSPITAL FORT MILEY SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA Howard- J. Watts USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NEW YORK Wade Chandler William D. Kenny Bart E. Guranick Santiago Laurent# USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Robert W. Arleque Frederick Leeds Stokes Ayres Manuel Lourido Ludwik Borowik ' I. McCormick Joseph E. Brooke Wm. I. Mellon Thomas Buterakos Frank Nappi Thomas Collins Wm. P. Osterholts Sidney C. Day August Princen Lonnie Dooley George Reler G. D. Douglas James L. Rogers H. O. Fentress Robert O. Smith Gorman . T. Glaze P. Wm. StrickUnd Edward R. Gordon CecU Terry, Jr. Edgar Goulet John W. Tingle Loyd J. Griffis W. E. Tomlinson Danis Higgins. Walter A. Yahl Theodore Kubecka John Yuknas STOCKTON STATE HOSPITAL STOCKTON 3, CALIFORNIA Dan M. Christolos USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Frank E. Anderson F. T. Rotolo B. F. Deibler Peter W. Sotira Woodrow Meyers Joseph P. Wise Max Olson • Bozo G. Zelencie VA'HOSPITAL CENTER HOT SPRINGS SOUTH DAKOTA Clifford C. 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Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Buck Stephens. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 96600 NORFOLK 418 CoUey Ave. Paul Gonsorchik. Agent MAdison 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO.. 4M Harrison St. Walter Sibley, Agent Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE. PR.. 1313 Fernandez Juncos, Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 JACKSONVILLE. 020 Main St., Room 200 William Morris. Agent lELgin 3-0987 SEATTLE 8505 let Ave. Ted BabkowsU, Agent Main 3-4334 WILMINGTON, Calif SOS Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2538 SUP . HONOLULU....51 South Nimltz Highway PHone 502-777 NEW ORLEANS 533 BienvUIe St. Jackson 5-7428 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. 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MONTREAL 634 St. JamM°S®t.^e" Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 SauIt-au-Matelot Quebec - LAfontalne 3-1569 THOROLD, Ontario......52 St. David St. . CAnrt 7-5212 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EHpire 4-5719 ST. JOHN. NB ....177 Prince William^St. VANCOUVKl, BC .298°Mata^^St. MFOW BALTIMORB 1216 East Baltimore St. EAat-prn 7e3383 HONOLULU....56 North Nimitz Hi^t^ PHone 56077 NEW ORLEANS... 523 Bienville St. , MAgnolia 0404 NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St PORTLAND 523 ^"^ewtt'ft! SAN FRANCISCO SAN PEDRO SEATTLE DOuglaa 2-4593 .....266 West ?th St. TErminal 3-4485 ,..,...8333 Western Ave. MAln 26336 Don't Send Your Bagi^ageCOD Seafarew are again warned not to send their baggage COD to any Union hall. The Union cannot accept delivery of any baggage where express chwges have not b6en prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Union halls face the prospect of having to go to a lot of trou­ ble and red tape with the Rail­ way Express Co. first when you take a taxi or buggy ride. 2. If you like to visit the Casino, it's located downtown. 3. The Macombo Cabaret, the only place with "life" in town, is open from 9 PM._to 5 AM. You can have a reasonable eve­ ning drinking beer or mixed drinks for yo.urself, but if you buy one for one of the girls, it costs $6.25 60 the best thing is to say "NO." Everything's fine on the Alcoa Planter and we wish all friends a good summer, Paul Morris Eee Young Ching t All letter* to the editor for publicoHon in the SEAFARERS LOa must be signed- by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. ^ i- * Shocked Over Friend's Death To the Editor: Was shocked to hear of the passing of the late Brother E. Walsh, present system now being used Peter To a good fellow and ship­ covering each specific trip. mate, his - many friends hope For Instance, a man ships pn him smooth sailing on the big November 8 and pays off on voyage to eternity. January 2. That gives him .K. M. Bynuster two months' pay in two days of the fiscal year. Therefore we t 4. would like to have headquarters take up this matter with the' various companies and see what can be done about it. To the Editor: Also, we would like to request Just a few lines to let you all the membership to write in know I'm doing nicely now and giving their opinions and com­ if I live to be an old man I can ments to help press this matter. never thank all of you and the Crew of Steel Maker Welfare Plan and the Board of Trustees enough for my power wheel chair. More Praise The sheer enjoyment I have derived, from it has made my For Parde life worth living again. Thanks To the Editor: over and over for the most Congratulations to Seafarer, wonderful gift I've been given Brother Wiliiam Calefato for in my life. his recent, excellent letter of May God bless all of you and May 20th, 1960 in the SEA­ may you all continue at even FARERS LOG entitled "He's greater strides forward. Good Big Help to Seattle Men." luck and best wishes to ail. I would Uke to add that Mr. Hugh D. Fouche Neil V. Pardo, known to every (Ed._ note: 'Seafarer. Fouche seafaring man as a Neil; is not- was given a power wheelchair only big help to Seattle men but by the Welfare Plan after he to every seafaring man, of every lost the use of his legs.) Union of every nationality; resi­ 4i 4 4 dents and non residents alike. Moreover, he is big help to their' Easter Eggs families, also. If you have a problem, a dif­ On Neva West ficulty of any kind, no matter To the Editor: what it is, tell Neil, and if noThe 1960 formal entertain­ body else can help you, he will. ment season really started with Kaslmirs Abarons an unobserved "gala" event Aboard the SS Neva West in 4^ 4> mid-ocean, though it was out­ shone commercially by such events as egg rolling on the White House lawn and the for­ To the Editor: mal and annual Easter Parade It is a pleasuro for me to on Fifth Avenue. The Easter Festival for us -write this thank-you note for the blood the Seafarers gave was given its worthiness by the me while I was in St. Joseph efforts of OS Pettus and myself, in our attempt to make "Grand­ hospital. I shall always be proud of the ma Hancock" unaware of all Seafarers Union and honored festival preparations. Clarence (Grandma) Han­ that a member of our family is cock, AB on board the SS Neva, one of them. was honored with an Easter Egg Thank yoU again. hunt Saturday evening«in the Mrs. Oscar Boles foc'sle of his hosts OS Pettus $1 $ 4> and myself, who had It redeco­ rated for the gala event. Grandma's, ensemble for the occasion was Mexican serge and To th« Editor: blue cambray, gaily topped byOn a recent voyage the Alcoa jaunty red French beret. The Easter egg,hunt was en­ Planter stayed over in Tripoli for 32 hours. Of course,.many thusiastically participated in by of us had been in this port be­ all guests preisent with Grandma fore but on each visit we learn finding the majority of the eggs (naturally). a bit more. As an added attraction, the This "research" has become most Interesting—we've dis­ eggs were cunningly-filled with covered that the Libyans are "spirits" to add zest to the hunt getting much shrewder, so —Tally Ho. Immediately fol­ watch your step when you're in lowing the "hunt" cocktails ^nd snacks were served to a multi­ Tripoli. tude of friends. Here's some practical advice: Jl. O'Dowdi 1. Be sure to ask the price Ship's delegaia New Wheelchair Best Gift Ever •rT" •>>* Thanks Union For Blood Aid t Advice On Seeing Tripoli 4 �'if:' K> Jncl7,lfM rice TUHcta SEAFARERS LOG >» » I, Sam—A Tired Man Off The Job Hard-Wprhing Wiper Really Relaxes When Day Is Done ^ P '>• ^ f P A weary wiper, Sam poses for shipboard photograph. ?» ^« f- >> >» -V"V >* . «-• K (This article was submitted to the LOG by Vic Miorana, ship's reporter on the SS Morning Light). This is a true story and the whole crew of the Morning Light will verify its entire truth. We have a brother aboard who ships out as a wiper. His name is Sam. Sam ships out of Norfolk and this is his story as submitted for the LOG. "I took my girl out»io. dinner one evening and while we were waiting for our steaks I asked my girl to butter my 'bread because 1 was tired, ""i Loves Labra's Lost "She looked at me and said 'Sam, are you that tired?' and I replied: "Honey, 1 am so tired that after we eat and I take you home, 1 want you to untie my shoelaces so when I have to, I can slip out of my shoes without bending. "When we got home and I stood outside of my girl's house. LOG-A-SHYTHMi Around The World On A Steel Ship Anonymous There ought to be a law against a crew that's so unique So many odd eccentrics, let us take a little peek. They did a lot bragging of their knowledge of the east And the veteran salts among them all turned out to know the least. How come so many on one ship, to fill important places This trip, the owner may replace a few of their red faces. The captain is a kindly man and very understanding Whose rules are broken brazenly, his fairness not withstanding; The mate's a smirking swain who makes like Casanova Naive enough to really think his love life's under cover. The fat third mate does naught but sqqawk, with grub he is no slouch Of all the oddballs on this ship, he is the biggest grouch; The fourth is always very bored, he acts so proud and haughty He has a girl in every port, his love life's very naughty. Old sparky is a quiet man who lives inside his bubble; His conversations with himself won't get him into trouble. Chief engineer, so round and tubby, almost never gripes As long as he's allowed to show the people all his stripes. And as each week does roll around, quite regular, on Mohdays He spends his time throughout the day, washing sweetie's undies. . First engineer with toothpick legsr would like to think he's cunning Competes with lover, cross the hall, he's second in the running The engineer with second's rank is filled with healthy humor Could have his pick of any gal, and that's no idle rumor— Third engineer's a quiet lad who never starts a rumble To anyone outside his group he never gives a tumble. The junior third is seldom seen around the ship at all But when he starts to spin some yams, he really tells them allDay junior is a handy boy, hard work he seems to favor His sweat's as honest as his toil, but has a beery flavor. To wind this up t'would not be fair, to overlook the steward When he goes by, the crewman try, to turn their heads to leeward— With busy clippers and a comb, he is his own beautician— The weird results take bravery to put on exhibition. ' We must admit, this effort made, to rank among the bards To be a poet lau|-eate is just not in the cards. I had both hands in my pockets because it was cold out so I told my girl to hug and kiss me good* night because I was too tired and cold to take my hands out of my pockets." Now, these were S^m's tnfe words and he told me this story with all sincerity. Sam never writes his girl because he is al­ ways tired and he gets someone else to write for him. Aboard ship he is a good, conscientious woiiter. The Good Life He gets up every morning at 6 AM and retires around 8 PM. He always orders a "full house" because, as Sam says: "I hate to talk too much, so I just tell the messman full house." Sam- never makes a draw be­ cause its too much effort to walk topside and never goes ashore because that requires extra effort to climb up the gangway; so Sam just jtays aboard. Whoever reads this article will probably doubt that a person could be that tired. But enclosed is a picture of Sam, and as Sam says: "Hurry up and snap mo before t get tired and change my mind." • I asked Sam if he was going to make another trip and he said "no!" "I need about a three months rest after each trip," ho said, "because I'm tired." Too Tired To Shake Well brothers, this is Sam and if you know of anyone who gets more tired than he, let me know so I can have him meet Sam. Til bet anyone a new. hat that Sam will be too tired to shake hands with him. LOG-A-RHYTHM: The yiking By Boy Fleischer A youth is at the wheel oj my ship As I sail before I die. He's fair as gods from mountain - snow With eyes of blue and hair of gold. " I know the gods were aware my ship Needed this youth for my last trip And let him leave the long ago A Viking ship of blue and gold. And as he sails, I hear his song Long after J am dead and gone— A cargo of gold for the Norse hold And the blue of the sea for hie Viking soul. Photos From The Fleet Seafarers At Work And Play Thro* Seafarers work the booms aboard the SS Afoundria on o return voyage to America from the For East. Photo by Roy Theits. Two sharks less in the world—Seafarers (left to right) Kenneth Lee, (deck), A. John Saint (engine) and Edward Funneis (deck) exhibit a couple of sand sharks they caught while sailing on the Coastol Crusader. When not occupied catching sharks or other fish, the boys occupy themselves hunting nose cones. The missile ships are under contract to the US Air Force and ore charged with trock. ing missiles that the US sends up from time to time; as well as recovering nose cones. I �Pare FeorteeB SEAFARERS LOO Jane 17. 196# « A" SIATRAIN TlXAS (SMiraIn Llnat), May IS—Chairman. R. Godfrayi Sacratary, P. Patrick. Rapaira on chairs in craw maisroom not dona as yet. All rooms painted out: Still waiting for new refrigerator in crew meieroom. Company and patrolman were notified last payoff. Treasurer reports S62.87 on hand—paid back to members $12— in the red $8.13. Few hours disputed OT. Screen doors should not hakicked when opening. LA 8ALLI (Waterman), No dateChairman, Leroy Clark; Secretary, John W. Pieou. Man that was taken to hospital in LaPalUce was returned to ship to return to states. $2.35 in ship's fund. M/S to hold meeting, before signing on to decide whether new crew wants articles back dated or a coastwise payoff. Motion made to refund' the ship delegate's $1.20 he spent during voyage for postage. Mo­ tion to have all beefs aired at meeting and not at payoff. Delegate to see patrolman about who is supposed to make repairs on metal lockers. Also to see chief engineer about rusty water and having tanks cleaned. Painting not done. Keep quiet while crewmembera are sleeping. LOSMAR (Cslmar), March 30—Chair­ man, W. Bllger; Secretary, W. Tre- gembo. No action on ship's repair list. Some disputed OT. Jlequest pa­ trolman give specific answers to beefs and that company give statement of OT hours worked and paid for at payoff. Insufficient stores. Poor qual­ ity of meats—overstocking on some vegetables and fruits on the east coast. One man missed ship In WUmingtdn. Did not hold safety meeting. WiU see patrolman about beefs at payoff. Americsa Merchant Marine Library Assoc. requests donation to . keep supplying . ship's libraries. MSC to make donation. Repair list to be sent in from Canal. Need more pressure on headis aft. Everyone must be sober at payoff. Vote of thanks to steward dept. STBRL ARTISAN (Isthmian), April 33 Chairman, Joe Bracht; Secretary,, Robert Harmon. No beefs reported. $5 paid for library: $19.26 in treasury. Need screen door for pantry; keys for door to fo'c'sle: lockers need repairing. . . SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Mey 29. Chairman, Richard Gelling; Secretary, L. Corne. One man missed ship at Texas City, Texas. $53.84 in ship's fund. No beefs. Some disputed OT. M/S. that any cars containing, creosoted log, hides, or any odorous material shall be placed in such a manner that odors will not enter crew's Uving quarters; if not so placed they ,shail be classified as penalty cargo and that the provision shall be entered into the contract. Decks to be washed on account of leaking cars loaded with hides. Deck chairs to be bought with money from ship's fund. New shelves to be built in crew's mess. COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Trans­ port), April 13—Chairman, A. Hannai Secretary, S. Holden. P. Mistretta elected ship's delegate. Each depart­ ment to make repair list and turn it in. Get doors fixed on crew's room. See about cold drinking water. Too much salt in wash water. More lights in ail parts of ship. Paint all inside of ship. Finish putting up the fans. Seafarers "hosing around" oh the SS Jean Lafitte are: with hose, Herman (wiper) and Al Sizmer (AB). Looking on ore Fred (oiler) and Wong Fong (deck engineer). Photo by Sam Joseph. 'Bug' Loses Light, Camera In Mix Up For a while the Jean Lafitte could boast of having one of the most devoted "camera bugs" in the entire SIU fieet in San Joseph. Through the years he has been snapping items of interest and sending in pictures to the LOG. Recentiy Sam was taken iil and hospitalized in Yokohama. He was"^later discharged and flew back to San Francisco, but in the confusion some of his gear and especiaiiy his pride and Joy. a Kallmar single lens reflex camera with an electronic flash, became misplaced, and how Sam is in that sad predicament of being a camera bug without a camera. Anyone who knows about this gear and camera is asked to contact Sam at the San Francisco hall. Also, Sam has a lot of pictures of the "boys" which are available for "the asking." Shown above is one of Sam's efforts. SHIPBOARD SKETCHES by Ben Graham 0 "This 'Or EISG' was Hiding in'the meat box.. J SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Soatrain Linos), May 31—Chairman, J. Hsnry; Secrotary, F. Rowell. One man missed ship in NY; his book and seaman's papers to be given to patrolman. Re­ pair list taken up last trip to be given to patrolman. Television repaired, leaving ship's fund in the red for $21.16, to be collected before ship docks in Texas City. Room allowance for three men on watch while ship's hull was sandblasted to be taken up with patrolman. Let's have less noise in passageways. Men advised to settle beefs with their delegates rather than go to hall between meetings and give one-sided reports. Men using wash­ ing machine make sure gear is not left in machine for prolonged time. Question steward dept. feeding in port from 4:30 to 5:30 and still collect one hotu: port time. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for a good job done. RIBICCA (Marillme Overseas), May 17—Chairman, J. Hand; Secretary, W. Trolle. One man missed ship in San Francisco. $7 in ship's fund. Crew mess needs new toaster. OATBWAY CITY (Sea-Land), May S —Chairman, John Little, Jr.; Secre­ tary, John W. Broad. One man missed ship in Port Newark. No beefs re­ ported. Vote of thanks to steward dept. r' STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), April M —Chairman, Davis: Secretary, C. Fow­ ler. Most repairs taken ckre of. $60 in ship's fund. Steward delegate reports crew mess having trouble with a few men t^ho don't seem to like him and requests that they keep off his~back. Discussion re feeding watchpien and others in foreign ports. ROBtN TRENT (Moore McCermack), Chairman, G. Dakts; Secretary, Harry Thrash. Delegate reports repair list turned in; few hours dtsputed OT. $25. from ship's fund given to member going to hospita"). Crewmembers asked to strip down bunks after payoff: also to return cups to pantry; cut down on luud noise at night. Vote of tbanki to steward dept. DEL SUD (Mississippi), May 22Chairman, W. Perkins; Secretary, O. McFall. Good trip—all going smooth. 8281. in ship's fund; $47. in movie fund. No beefs reported. M S/C to have $20. available for transportation and miscellaneous expenses for ship's delegate. Movie director contacted Community Film Co. in Houston who claims we can get films cheaper If we can get the Del Norte and Del Mar to buy from them also. Voluntary donations to send the butcher homo from St. Thomas. -A f •A":-i -<• ' •i CS NORFOLK (Cities Service), May SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), May 24. Chairman, V. SzymanskI; Sec­ retary, Peter Van Wygarden. No beets. Crew asked' to pay extra at­ tention to new safety program which is now directed by Joe Aigina. Also asked to have all books collected before arrival to insure quick payoff. $5.65 m ship's fund. Crew asked to cooperate turning in ail dirty linen at time of linen change. Scrub brush on deck to be kept in bucket. NEVA WEST (Bloomfleld), April 24. Chairman, R. O'Dowd; Secretary, W. R. Gas. One man hospitalized Bremen; hqs. notified. Everything running smoothly. Some disputed OT. Sug­ gested that crew donate one dollar eacJi to ship's fund. To see patrol­ man about Sea Chest and pay vouchers. 81—Ship"s delegate Ted Jones reports everything running OK. Good crew. One man missed ship in Lake Charles. Expected payoff about June 4 in PortKland. Me. Request for library. rr r.' V'l COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Trans­ port), May 2t-i-ChBlrman, A. Hsnna; Secretary, S. A. Holden. One man missed ship in Kiel Canal. All repair lists made out. Some disputed OT. $16. in ship's fund. Only received LOG once on this trip; then there were only two. Very seldom have cold drinking water; suggest we get water coolers. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), May 1— Chairman, Otis Bailey; Secretary, John Gates. Delegate reports delayed sail­ ing trip No. 167 paid for. Trip No. 168 was declared no good OT. Galley to be painted only by spray gun next trip. Washing machine to be kept cleaner. / STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), May BULK LEADER (American Bulk 8—Chairman, Jack Farrand; Secretary, Carriers), May U. Chairman, R. A A. VIolante. No beefs reported. Dis­ CHICKASAW (Waterman), May 8— Swayne; :>ecretary,' J. R. Oti. Ship's cussion re foreign currency. $13.75 in Chairman, J. McLaren; Secretary, Bill delegate explained that there la no ship's fund; asking for small donations Hay. Ship's delegate talked to chief delayed, sailing involved when shift­ at payoff. Need new mattresses: also engineer about soaittlebutts. No re­ ing ship. Men should not wear open-' extra agitator for washing machine. port on where ship will pay off. $13.25 toed shoes while working. Turn in "Vote of thanks to steward dept. in ship's fund. One-man missed ship repair list. Suggested that crew raise in Naples—rejoined in Venice. Some a ship's fund. No beefs. Some' disdisputed OT'. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), puted OT. Members are advised not May 15—Chairman, C. Brown; Secre­ EAGLE''VOYAGER (Sea Transport), * to attempt to take money ashore, m tary, G. Lane. No beefs reported. Vote Haifa unless they have the currency May 8—Chairman, Malcolm Cross; of thanks to steward ,dept. . declared. Local cash can be ex­ Secretary, Stanley U. Johnson. Read­ changed for dollars provided you ing of letter and radiogram to hq. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), May have your receipt. Members asked to concerning beef on chief pumpman. 14-T-Chalrman, Robert Rivera; Secre­ be more careful with percolator cords All brothers asked to refrain from tary, Robert Harmon. No beefs re­ because there can be no replacements. writing so much unnecessary stuff on ported. $19.26 in ship's fund. Bosun Donations to ship's fund are volun­ the ship's bulletin board. Sent ex­ tary. wants brothers to wear proper cloth­ cerpts from letter master had stating ing when in the messhall or pantry. that no subsistence and room allow­ ance was to be paid to members of CALLOWAY (Overseas Navigation), INES (Bull), May 22—Chairman, the crew flying out to join the vessel May 22. Chairman, Robert Nielsen; Felix Aponte; Secretary, Roger L. Hall. in Rota. Spain. $32.35 in ship's fund. Secretary, W. H. Todd. Discussion on Ship's delegate reports one brother $4.23 expended for radiogram. Letter draws for Norfolk, Va. Everything has broken finger due to accident. requesting clarification of certain sec­ running smoothly. No beefs or dis­ tions of deck dept. agreement to be puted OT reported. Captain gives a" Master will take him to doctor in Valencia and see about sending him sent to hq. vote of thanks to crew, especially home. Master will take back any paper steward dept.. for job well done. pesetas that men have left before SS ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), April M/S/C to knock off steward dept. leaving Spain. Ship's delegate resigns; SO—Chairman, H. C. Hutchesen; Sec­ from cooking and serving when sign­ cook elected new ship's delegate. retary, Arthur Thompson. Ship's del­ ing on and taking on ship's stores on egate reports one man skipped payoff the same day for a long voyage. ATLAS (Cargo & Tankship Mgt)— and owing money to crewmembers. Delegates should pick up books and Chairman, A. Boukgot; Secretary, G. Explained that Union cannot be re­ permits. Let delegates discuss busi­ Stroecker. Shot cards from men join­ sponsible for debts incurred on ves­ ness with patrolman. Suggested that sel. Crewmembers suggested a shrimp ing ship in New York to be turned someone check the slop chest when feast which will cost $2 per man. in to captain. No cokes will be in brought aboard and see that all items Also suggested that pantry and messmachine going through Canal. Foam are available. Do not fill coffee cups ' room be locked ai^ give gangway rubber for TV donated by captain. too full for bridge use. Delegates man key to save night lunches for Sign continuous articles for intershould turn in repair lists. crew. Vote of thanks to steward coastal and/or coastwide. 'M/S/C that dept. each department take ship's delegate VILLAGE (Consolidated Mariners), job for two trips. All repair lists, May 22. Chairman, H. R. Zurn; Sec­ LUCILE BLOQMFIELD (Bloomfleld), turned in last trip. retary, G. Tanlcy. One man missed May 8—Chairman, Keith Winsley; Sec­ ship in Bremen. One man hospitalized retary, Lee de Parlier. Not many STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), May in Bremen. No beefs or disputed OT beefs—those taken care of as they 22—Chairman, Vincent Genco; Secre­ reported. Discussion on the many re­ came up. Some beefs in deck dept. tary,, Alexander D. Brodle. Ship's del­ pairs to be made before sign on next to be taken up with patrolman. $10 egate reports discussion with chief trip. Steward shall supervise the in ship's fund. One AB injured while mate re having rooms paipted: also handling of food more closely. undocking in New Orleans on sailing; about draws in foreign ports. No beefs put ashore and ship sailed shortreported. Crew wants statement of ROSE KNOT (Suwannee), May 32 handed. M/S/C that men elected as wages before payoff. Chief electrician Chairman, T. Kline; Secretary, W. chairman and recording secretary asked crew to take care of the timer Bowles. Ship's delegate reports soma outbound retain these positions at on washing machine. Men asked not disputed OT in dock dept. One man future meetings in order to save to make much noise in passageway. left ship in Recife by mutual con­ time. Much discussion about wringer Discussion on new film for ship's sent. $11.16 in ship's fund. M/S that which doesn't work properly. Stew­ movie apparatus, All agreed to donate no letters are to be sent to hall ard suggests crew use recreation equal sum together with officers to without approval of membership. room for coffee time when coming in procure' new film for this voyage. with greasy or paint-splattered cloth­ PANDORA (Epiphany Tankers), May ing. Also to turn in surplus linen. COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannee), 1. Chairman, Sam Mills; Secretary, Vote of thanks to baker, Dave Dutton, May 28—Chairman, Edward Furnels; Henry Martin. Reports new washing for job well done. Secretary, Henry Gaines. Ship's dele­ machine set up. Majority of repairs gate requests that all-beefs be taken PETROCItEM (Valentino Chemical completed. Discussion on fans and up with department delegate. Treas­ Carriers), May 19, Chairman, Floyd who is to repair them; also on Imurer reports 82^ also stamps for con­ rvnce; Sesraiary, a. Rlvsrs. Every­ portaiica of cooveraliou among crew. venience of crewmemberLetter thing running smoothly. No beefs re­ from Claude Simmons, dated May 5. ported. $11.80 in ship's fund. Motion PANDORA (Epiphany Taiikors), re shore leave in Ascension Island, made to'get patrolman down on the April 18 Chairman, Sam Mills; Sec­ read. Discussion re poor medical cara ship iq Beaumont by a radiogram to retary, Henry Martin. Discussion on in Recife. One injured crewmember Houston hall. "starting ship's, fund. Repairs proceed­ was taken to three hospitals before ing well. Crew agreed to donate a he' received medical attention. Each WARRIOR (Waterman), May 33. sum of $.50 to ship's fund. Cups to department to follow schedule for Chairman, A. R. Slaybaugh; Eeeretary, be returned to pantry. Repairs to sanitary in laundry room.' Steward M. t. Elliott. Ship's delegate reports, decks in cabins necessary. Recom­ department to maintain mesaroom: oho man had to get off at sailing mended that passageways below bo I.e., keep . fans clean, sinks clean. time because of serious Illness in his sougeed. Crew asked to be quiet in Pantrymen and messmen to be wellfamily so ship sailed shorthanded. Hio morning. groomed. >f r't ^ ' V ' "f �> .Jane 17,1960 SEAFARERS r*> CG Won't Okay Torn Sea Papers > -i FINAL DISPATCH The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers- Welfare Plan: .•> > • ) • > •- i Joaquin Cortex, 86: Brother Cor­ tex died March 24, 1960 of natural causes while at his home in Brooklyn, New York. He had sailed in the SIU deck department since February, 1947. He is sur. vlved by his widow, Mrs. Brigida Cortez, also of Brooklyn. Burial was in the Mount Olive Cemetery, Long Is­ land, New York. Hospital, New Orleans, La., April 16, 1960. He had saUed in the SIU deck department since November, 1938. His only listed survivor was a friend, Anthony S. Carollo, of New Orleans. Burial was in the Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans. Pate FIfteca LOG Seafarer's Son Is 8 - I' Not too long ago, a Seafarer preparing to ship on a job was turned back by the shipping com­ missioner because his seamen's papers were worn and mutilated. The action was taken under a Coast Guard directive to the ef­ fect that n'o mutilated papers Will be acceptable. Noting that many papers are damaged due to age, normal use or faulty landnation processing, the CG said they could be replaced free of charge with minimum delay or inconvenience. Upon prcsentatioil of the necessary photographs, a replaeement document can be obtained on an exchange basis at any CG Marine Inspection Office. In handing down the new direc­ tive, the Coast Guard also cited Two small guests of Fernando Montalvo help him celebrate his a "disturbing". number of cases where papers have been tampered eighth birthday at his Brooklyn home. His dad, William, sails with for fraudulent purposes. It on SIU ships. said it believed that "continued use of even slightly mutilated docu­ ments invites such fraudulent uses when they are lost or other­ wise fall into the hands of un­ m scrupulous persons." Joe Campo abouts of the above named, please Holders of damaged papers are Contact R. Mitchell, 6412 Park contact his mother: Mrs. Eugene reminded once again to apply for replacements as soon as possible. Avenue, West New York NJ. He Ledoux, 93 Melville St., Fall River, has a letter for you. Mass. Adrian Guns, 67: Brother Guns died of a nervous disorder at his home in King' ston, Pennsyl­ vania, January 18, 1960. He had sailed in the SIU steward depart­ ment since July, Fess T, Crawford, 44: Brother 1951. He is sur­ Crawford died of a heart ailment vived by his wid­ while a patient ow, Mrs. Adrian at St. Tammy Guns, also of Parish Hospital, Kingston. Place of burial for the Louisiana, April late brother Guns was not indi­ 13, 1960. He had cated. sailed in the SIU 4 4« 4 engine depart­ 4 4 4 John Murray Thomas Francis Vaughan ment since Important you contact your son, March, 19.51. He Call your wife at DAvenport c/o Gerner, same address as be­ 4-7812. The following is a list of Seafarers who have unclaimed wages due is survived by his them from the Bloomfield Steamship Companj/. Seafarers whose names fore. widow, Mrs. Ber4 4 4 -4 4 4 nice Crawford, of Ls Combe, are on the list should write the company, enclosing their-"Z" number Arnold F. Rehm ' Walter Hantusch Louisiana. Place of burial was not and Social Security number. Write to Bloomfield Steamship Company, Contact Terence Kenny, at NY Contact youri mother immedi­ PO Box 1450, Houston 1, Texas. listed. ately, Mrs. John Rehm, 4907 Chest­ hall. 4" 3» nut St., New Orleans, La. A 4 4 4 George E. Bennett, 44: Brother Joseph H. Roberts Norman D. Earley Horace C. LaFrage 4 4 4 Bennett was fatally Injured in an Aldred Aava Contact Tomiko Tada, 2-5 ShioGetty B. EUzey Elmer Lamb Income Tax Refunds automobile accident, February 7, James Ackerman iri-cho, Yokusuka, Japan. Elbert S. Elmer Edward J. Lane Tax refunds are being held for 1960, in Cleveland, Ohio. He had John E. Adams 4 4 4 Gilbert Alcala Karl A. Ericsson Edwin F. Laurent the following men at the office ofsailed in the SIU engine depart Noel Leo Ledaux Pierre C. A. LeBlanc Jack W. Lynch, Rc*om 201, 450 ment since November, 1959. Louis Edward Allen Anyone knowing the where- Harrison St., San Francisco 5, Cal.j F Timerman J. Lee Paisley has been appointed as the Raymond R. Allen Hector M. Felix Adam Lemoine. 'Jr. Ernest C. Anderson Sheffield Nerkitt administrator of the deceased's Edmund B. Andrade Margarito Borga Cezar Pedregosa Angelo P. Ferrie Gustav A. Lueth estate. Burial arrangements were Boy C. Bru Sammy Rogamos B Biaggio Famiglio Leon H. Lybert Dao King Chae Arthur F. Smith not reported. Verner M. Frederiksen Billy C. Lynn " Henry F. Bacon A. L. Craig Jr. Frederick Smith ill ilt Michael J. Doherty Joseph R. Touart Rodger N. Baker • Fortunate Drilon Raymond A. Trichs Joseph B. Murphy, 76: Brother James H. Bales M R. W. Ferrandiz Keiuieth C. Turner Murphy died of a heart disease Irving W. Bassett Olav Gustavsen Bonner J. Gadberry WUUara K. Watking Robert McLean Ng Buy Keen while a patient Charles V. Bedell Wiluam C. Watson Antonio Garza Wilton M. McNiel Fong V. King Francis J. White at the USPHS Ole Bekkeli Elpidio Garza Krkovich Ah Sai Wong Milton P. Maillho All of the following SIU families Steve Hospital, Boston, Marvin P. Bennett Harry Lowther Joseph Yonick Peter Gavillo Michael Marasovich have received a $200 maternity M a s s a chusetts, Thoixvas L. Blackledge George Georgewich Ralph Mason 4 4 4 benefit plus a $25 bond from the March 6, 1960. Richard Blake David C. Gilmore James M. Masters Union in the baby's name: Dependent's Benefits He had sailed in Claude J. Blanchard James C. Glisson R. L. Meadows, Jr. the SIU engine Vernon Bolton The following people need to Robert Charles Boguskl, born James Gorman Lawrence M. Mills department since Felix Botello April 10, 1960, to Seafarer and complete their applications for Walter L. Griffin R. F. Milton December, 1938. Percy J. B(^er Mrs. Charles Boguski, Havertown, dependents' benefits and are urged Jesse V. Grimes Walter J. Mitchell He is survived by Williaih L. Brabham to contact the SIU Welfare Plan Pa. Jack Groen Edward E. Mixon his widow, Mrs. Mervin O.-Brightwell' Jacinto Guebara and attend to this matter. ^ 4 4 4 Lester J. Moore Amelia Murphy, of Maiden, Mass. George L. Brownell J. Clevenger I. Hanew Emily Marie Gonzales, born Jean G. Gulledge John D. Morgan R. Edmonds C. Roberson Burial was in the Holy Cross James Bruso March 13, 1960, to Seafarer and Bobby R. W. Guthrie Philip Montalbano G. Gonzalez C. Rose Cemetery, Maiden, Mass. Mrs. Raniiro Gonzales, Houston, C. Jacks R. Smith John F. Buckley Jose M. Montalvo H. Jaynes J. Tulp Jr. ^ H Tex. John W. Butler \rilliam G. Moore A. Kamedra G. Turner William Grimes, 60: Brother Archie Hall V. Makko ' B. WilUamf 4 4 4 V/illiam W. Moore Maria Ines Guzman, born De­ E. Fimtoja Grimes died of internal hemor­ Hale R. Hampton, Jr. Robert L. Morgan cember 30, 1959, to Seafarer and rhaging while a patient at the Franklin N. Cain Gunder H. Hansen James E. Morris Mrs. Pedro Guzman, Brooklyn, NY. John Hopkins Hpspital, Baltimore, William E. Calefato Stacy P. Hart Ernest Mosley April 21, 1960. He had sailed in Ralph A. Canpiff Lloyd E. Hartline 4 4 4 John C. Mimden Kathleen Mary Hoibrook, born the SIU steward department since Arturo Castro Arnold E. Hawthorne William G. Murray April 26, 1960, to Seafarer and March, 1951. He is survived by his Richard J. Cavanaugh William G. Heater Miguel Murrillo Mrs. William Hoibrook, No. Linthibrother, Edwajrd Grimes, of Ben­ Pierre L. Charette Clarence E. Hemby cum, Md. son, North Carolina. Burial ar­ James E. Christian Robert W. Henderson N Baldo Coccia rangements were not listed. Julius C. Hoey, Jr. 4 4-4 Richard G. Newell Jeffrey Hollis Johnson, born R. C. Coflfey, Jr. 4i 4> W. E. Hoffenbecfcer James H. Newlin, Jrr February 28, 1960, to Seafarer and Jack B. May, 40: Brother May Claude R. Cole J. B. Holsegnbeck, Jr. Andrew O. Nickel Mrs. Hubert H. Johnson, Mobile, died at his home in Brooldyn, New Sam Cole Reuben Hubbard Hamilton Nicol Adie Coleman York, May 2, Ala. Elmer E. Hunt Karl G. Nikander J. R. Collier 1960. He had 4 4 4 Huebert J. Nixon Miriam Kaneko, born May 6, Walter M. Cousins sailed in the SIU Floyd C. Nolan 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Kenzi Calvin A. Crabtree. Boy £. James cpgine depart­ Kaneko, Seattle, Wash. Robert G. Croft Henry A. Janicke ment since Janu­ Floyd Cummings ary, 1951. He is William R. Jefferson 4 -4 4 Rex J. O'Conner Joseph Richard Negron, bom survived by his Billie Jenkins S. Oparenovich, Jr. May 10, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. mother, Mrs. Walter A. Johnson Arthur C. Ortk Albert B. Dahlstrom Cruz Negron, Bronx, NY. Leslie May, of Woodrow Johnson Karl G. H. Ostling Thomas Daley Hayesville, North 4 4 4 'William A. Oswinkle K Nancy Ann Tate, born May 3, James L. Daiizey Carolina. Burial 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jasper Walter J. Karczewskl was in the ^Hayesville Cemetery, Josbph N. Darce Dayld L. Palla J. Tate, Lake Charles, La. Edwin Davis WiUiam B. Kavitt NO. Frankie B. Kittchner Gudjon Palsson Horace A.'Denton 4 4 4 Billy Glenn Watford, born May Nick P. Papacoiilijj John G. Nsagle. 62: Brother Robert E;.-Dickens , Paul ;B. Klausen 17, 1960, to Seafarer and Airs. Roy Stavros Papoutsis William M. Hnapp Naugle died of a respkatbry ail­ Curtis Ducote' Jl2i6D.Wfl)uft?e A. Watford, Semmes, Ala.' ment while a patient at the USPTlS William A. DuRapau Stanley F. Kdenig ' Goldeh E. Parker BlOomfield Lists Pay Due Kr 1 •«• * m BABY ARRIVALS ' >> > •» • - *r- I » l^t . -.i c i WRTC/CALL e>7S-^A& �Vol. XXIi No. It SEAFARERS^LOG Juno If I960 OFFICIAL ORQAN OF THE SEAFARER3- INTERNATIONA!. Uf4ipN • ATLANTIC. QULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL^CIO Public Health TB Hospital Closes; T ransfer Patients NIWS HIADIINII IN RIVIIW ) s Manhattan Beach Public Health hospital—the last of the PHS 1 istitutions specializing exclusively in the care of TB patients—closed its doors officially last Friday. The last 44 patients had previously been* transferred either to the Vet­ cial trip to the VA facility and erans Hospital, West Haven, brought back a favorable report as Conn., or To the Staten Island PHS hospital. There were just two SIU men, John Driseoll and Henry Smith, in the last group, both of them goiitig to the VA facility. The shutdown of Manhattan Beach was signaled last January when the Public Health Service an­ nounced the closing. Since then, the patient Toad has been gradually reduced, with many of the men going to New Orleans PHS, which has facilities for TB patients. ^ At the time the closing was an­ nounced, it was suspected that the patients might be contracted out to private institutions, or to New York City hospitals. In both in­ stances, the patients were con­ cerned that treatment and care might not be up to high PHS stand­ ards. The SIU subsequently notified the surgeon general that it was opposed to any contracting-out plans, and called on the PHS to provide treatment either in other PHS hospitals or comparable facil­ ities. Driseoll, who has served as SIU hospital delegate at Manhattan Beach for many years, made a spe- MEBA Votes To Overhaul Port Set-Up LT/^ DENVER, Colo. — Action to Strengthen the district structure of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association and to provide equal service for all members in all ports was taken at the union's 83rd na­ tional convention here. Delegates voted overwhelmingly to overhaul the-uni(fti's structure so as to provide that all engineers from a common geographic area would be members of a single dis­ trict with equal rights and privi­ leges. If approved by the membership in the- areas involved, the plan would set up separate districts for the Atlantic Coast, (Boston to Mi­ ami), Gulf Coast, Pacific Coast and Rivers. The Great Lakes already has a district-wide structure. Each of the districts would elect its own officers by secret ballot. - The convention directed a sub­ committee of the National Execu­ tive Committee to work out the , transition froin a local union to -a district structure and to prepare a referendum ballot on the issue. Delegates also, voted to set up a national administrative committee consisting of the president, secre­ tary-treasurer and two executive vice-presidents, and gave the sec­ retary-treasurer responsibiblity for collective bargaining agreement matters. National headquarters of the union will be moved from Washington, D. C., to New York City. tfesiDPNT OH WAY To TOKYO OBSPnV ViOUeHTAHJl'AMERlCM rneRB to conditions there. In shutting- down Manhattan Beach, the PHS cited the marked decline in the number of patients who needed the hospital's services. At. the maximum, it handled 339 patients back in 1955. When the January decision was announced, Among the last of the patients at the Manhattan Beach ho.spitali the hospital population was down this group posed a few days before the PHS facility was closed. to 150. The decline has been at­ They are (rear, I. to r.) L Fenerty, NMU; John Driseoll, SIU; Henry tributed largely to improved meth­ ods of treating tuberculosis and Smith, SIU; Patrick Idodgson, NMU; Al Blundon, MEBA; (front, the declining Incidence of the I. to r.) Pedro Conde and Ed SmolerofF, NMU. disease. 4Another factor In the decision was the operating cost of Manhat­ tan Beach. The hospital formerly shared heating and maintenance costs with other Government agen­ cies using adjoining property. However, all this property is now idle and has been placed on the surplus list for disposal to pri­ WASHZNGTON-^Legislatiqn to put teeth into the screen­ vate Duyers. ing of American s^eamen • for Communist affiliations is the Manhattan Beach also was at a subject of recent hearings in Washington- before the House disadvantage because it lacked an operating room and surgical staff. Committee on Un-American* Modern practice Is to treat tuber­ Activities. The committee has runaways participating actively In culosis in general hospials which been taking testimony from lis foreign commerce. These vessels, owned to a large have surgical facilities. witnesses who reported that a Of the 44 patients transferred number of previously - screened extent by US steel, aluminum and in the last group, 14 went to seamen were now sailing on US oil companies, are natural channels Staten Island, while the remaining ships. Their employment in marl- for Communist courier activity and 30 went to the Veterans Adminis­ tinve is a result of court decisions natural targets of Communist tration hospital in West Haven. to the effect that screened seamen efforts to tie up US shipping in the The 14 patients who went to Sta- must be confronted with their event of an international crisis. pleton consists of men needing accusers and have the right of Crews of these vessels are nor­ surgery or suspected TB patients. cross-examination. mally all foreign nationals, many They will subsequently have the Thus far the Coast Guard, and of them from countries in which option of going to West Haven or the Federal Bureau of Investiga­ Comniunist-controlled trade unions staying in New York for treatment tion, have refused to permit the have considerable influence and at St. Anthony's Hospital, a private screenoes" to confront their ac­ control large segments of the mari­ facility in the city. cusers. As a result, the screened time and related industries. As a general rule, the SIU has Patients discharged from West seamen have received their Coast Haven or St. Anthony's will auto­ Guard papers back and are free lield that seamen involved In Coast matically report to Staten Island to ship on US-flag vessels. In this Guard disciplinary hearings affec­ for follow-up care. This procedure instance, apparently, a decision was ting their seamen's documents will enable the Medical Depart­ made that it was more important should have the right to confront ment of the Seafarers Welfare to conceal the identity of inform­ and cross-examine hostile wit­ Plan to keep a close check on their ants than to prevent Communists nesses, as well as the'other protec­ progress, in conjunction with PHS. and pro-Communists from jailing tions normajly afforded in a court of law. as crewmembers on US ships. It has been charged by one FBI witness that a group of five or six Communists aboard an unnamed passenger ship regularly hold cell meetings and act as couriers for SIU membership meet­ the Party, Assistant Commandant of the ings are held regularly Coast Guard, Vice-Admiral James once a month on days in­ Hirshfield, further testified that dicated by the SIU Con­ "merchant seamen may be -used America isn't the .only country stitution, at 2:30 P.M. in easily as links in a worldwide Com­ which subsidizes passenger-ship communication system and operations. the listed SIU ports below. munist a worldwide espionage ,network." A British maritime committee All Seafarers are ex­ The court decisions under which has suggested that the Governpected to attend; those the screening progratn was ren­ rhent loan the Cunard Steamship who wish to be excused dered ineffective, date back to Co. $50 million at a favorable rate October 1955, when a three-man should request permission Federal Court of Appeals ruled the of interest for a successor to the Mary. The move would by telegram (be sure to in­ screening program unconstitutional Queen enable Britain to have another clude registration num­ because of the denial of rights to "prestige" ship for Its transconfpnt informants and conduct Atlantic trade. ber). The next SIU meet­ cross-examination. Cunard would sink $33 million ings will be: •Up until that decision, the Coast in the deal for the proposed 75,Guard had processed some 500,000 New York July 5 seamen's documents and screened 000-ton $84 million vessel. Philadelphia Conservatives in Parliament July 5 out 1,800 men. Since then, the courts have ordered documents have kicked up a storm aboqt the Baltimore July 6 restored to 327 men, of whom 60 subsidy but th^ government has Detroit July 8 just about promised suppoiT for men are actually shipping. Houston July II A related issue to the screening the projected vessel as a matter of New Orleans program, is the total lack of screen­ maintaining national prestige. A July 12 ing procedures on American-owned decision Is expected in the near Mobile July 13 runaway-flag ships as well as other future. House Body Asks Drive On Shipboahl 'Screenoes' SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS < *' British Ask Aid To Hew Super Liner <' sriRRlN& UF0ro/^ as. ^BCUIZ\TWASR6BH<m> r-' ///- - CA^RO -p^ir fT' MAS ReCOGhi\7E RBP cnmroo. 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Title A name given to the resource June 17, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU WINS VOTE IN 5 RR TUG FLEETS ITF TIGHTENS RULE ON RUNAWAYS; HITS UAR ON BLACKLISTS NLRB RULING DUE ON RUNAWAY SHIP ISSUES VOLPIAN NAMES TO HEAD NEW WELFARE PLAN DEP’T LAKES ILA WINS AREA PAY EQUALITY TOO MUCH RADAR PERILS SHIP SAFETY SEAFARERS ASSIST ‘QUAKE VICTIMS LIBERIA, PANAMA WIN UN POSTS IMWU AWAYS APPEALS COURT FINDING ON INCRES DISPUTE CONGRESS ADVANCES AID TO UNSUBSIDIZED FLEETS POLAND GETS MORE FARM SURPLUS AID MEBA WINNER IN TWO LAKES FLEET BALLOTS PUBLIC HEALTH TB HOSPITAL CLOSES; TRANSFER PATIENTS HOUSE BODY ASKS DRIVE ON SHIPBOARD ‘SCREENOES’ MEBA VOTES TO OVERHAUL PORT SET-UP Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/17/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 13  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/a8f8a56d4382f9630925dc79bf9c239d.PDF 8c3f33f27d5fc9baf31629ee7d45cf14 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO r-> * ' r* ^ 4^' « TWO MORE RR TUG FLEETS VOTE SlU NY Central, New Haven Solid For SlU In Voting •,^»»• i'».A — Story On Page 3 Farm Bloc Bids CongressWreck 50-50' Ship Aid Story On Page 2 MTD Asks Security Check On Runaways » >» > Stoiy On Page 13 > J- f • More US Operators Seek Foreign Ties rvr;•V story On Page 3 I* >'> •f* TEXT OF p* •i •• I The shirts worn by these unlicensed deck hands of the New Haven railroad show where their sentiments,were when they voted in recent elections. They're now members of the Railroad Marine Division of * the SIU^ along with men from NY Centrali Pennsylvania and otherfleets. (I^tory On Page 3.) In This Issue NEW SlU CONSTITUTION • • --'S 'See Supplement •.—» Xii «r �VMW TW* SEAFARERS July 1. 19M LOG Farm Bloc Opens Assault On ^50-50 I f• »- .r da- WASHINGTON — The US Agriculture Department has launched a campaign tp de­ stroy the "50-50" law, and in the process a good portion of the US merchant marine and the jobs of thousands of US spamen. A bill sponsored by the Department has been introduced in the House Agriculture Com-"^ mittee, authorizing the Secre­ tors have long been complaining. charter rates quoted by ship Although the farm surplus sales broken, and assuming US ships got tary of Agriculture to waive are, in reality, a gift to the coun­ half of the cargo, a rough and ready the "50-50" law when he felt that tries involved, there have been figure would be about $80 million such legislation "interfered with" complaints that the countries on paid to US ship operators and $40 the sale of surplus agricultural the receiving end have been insist­ million to foreign-flag ships. What the waiver authority would commodities under long term con­ ing on the rights of their ships, or do is enable the Secretary of ships chartered by them, to carry tracts. the lion's share of the gift fropo Agriculture to deprive the Amer­ This legislation, if passed, would the American taxpayer, thus de­ ican shipping industry of most of enable the Department to place all priving American ships and sea­ the $80 million worth of business of its farm surplus cargoes on men of their rights under the law. on the ground that it "interfered foreign-flag ships. In^the process, With the proposed new law, the with" the sale of the surplus. The Coast Guard vessel Relief—which was substituting for Am­ by using ships which pay seamen Secretary of .Agriculture would Foreign coutries receiving the sur­ brose Lightship is now in 90 feet of water after being sunk by ^*<5 to $90 a month or less, the De­ h«ive a handy weapon to block plus would need little prodding to freighter Green Bay lost we^ off Rockaway Point. partment, in an election year, could American shipping from all but a "balk" at the terms of the surplus throw a sop to the farm bloc by tiny-share of the surplus cargoes. agreements, giving the Secretary using the freight savings to pur­ During the fiscal year 1959, thh of AgricUlture^an opportunity to chase and dispose of additional Agriculture Department spent $120 invoke the waiver privilege. surplus. The SIU, other US mari­ million on freight costs for farm Then the Department, in turn, time unions, and American-flag­ surplus which cost the Government could try to sell the nation's farm­ ship operators are preparing to over $1.5 billion. The Department, ers on the idea that it had trimmed fight the legislation down the line. when queried by the SIU, said it costs of the surplus iprogram and The phraseology of the legisla­ was unable to impply figures show­ would have more money to spend All ships coming into New York have been warned by the tion, giving the Secretary of ing how much' of this sum was on getting rid of more surplus.-The Coast Guard to navigate with caution near the site of Ambrose Agriculture the right to waive "50- paid to foreign and runaway ship victims of this squeeze play, would Lighthouse as a result of a shipping accident there on Friday, 50" when it "interfered with" the operators, although these figures be the ship operators who had to ———— sale of surplus, reflects a situation are obviously a matter of record. la}' up their ships and the seamen June 24. The Ambrose Light-H about which American ship opera­ However, based on prevailing who were stranded on the beach. relief vessel was sunk in 90 feet of water when it was j-ammed in a fog by the Americanflag freighter Green Bay. All nine Coast Guardsmen Reply to Queries On Union Stand: aboar4. the Lightship vessel 505— which was on temporary duty there while the Ambrose was being over­ hauled — were rescued by the Green Bay. Ironically enough, the in the Soviet Union and will, with equal Invitations to US unions to participate in by Paul Hall exchanges of visits with Soviet "trade union" vigor, disclaim any intent of siding with the men were saved when they suc­ President, SIU of North America groups motivated by the Soviet's desire to Soviet point of view against the Government cessfully-launched a self-inflating rubber llferaft. Lifesaving equip­ Delegations from several American obtain a cloak of respectability for their of the US. But—and this is an important ment of this type had just been "but"—just as the Soviet govnnment Con­ trade unions have visited the Soviet unions, no matter how sincerely American trols its "trade unions," it also controls all approved by the Coast Guard a delegations may regard them as an opportu­ Union or have accepted invitations to of communication and information. few weeks ago for use as auxiliary do so in the future. In the course of the visits nity to breach the barriers and infuse the organs American labor delegations will find that lifesaving equipment on Americanthey meet with Soviet labor delegations to Russians with American ideas of free trade their critical statements will be buried or flag ships. unionism. "exchange information." The nine men paddled around suppressed. (It would hardly be expected, The justification given for these visits is As a result of these visits, the SIU has in the life raft until they were for example, that the Soviet press would pub­ that both sides, Americans and Russians, been asked by people in the maritime indus­ picked up by the Green Bay and try whether it is considering sending such a can impress uppn each other the assets and licize statements criticizing the suppression later transferred to a hospital by of freedom in Hungary.) virtues of their particular modes of living. delegation to the Soviet Union. The Soviet propaganda machine will bend a Coast Guard vessel. There were The SIU's answer, in a nutshell, is no. The hope is that this will lead to some modi­ fication of the Soviet system to make it more its energies to make it appear as if American no injuries reported among crewWe will not send such a delegation to the more like purs and consequently reduce the workers are endorsing the Soviet Union's members of either ship, with the Soviet Union. And the reasons for doing chances of crises and wars. stand in world affairs and the workings of Green Bay suffering only slight so are many and sound. as a result of the collision. However, on second thought, it should be Soviet communism at home. Long after the damage As the record clearly indicates, since its The Green Bay, which is under founding 21 years ago the SIU has been very clear that the professional Communists and American delegations go home and their contract to the NMU, was out­ firmly opposed to dealing with the Soviet Government officials-who front for a "trade words have been ignored or forgotten, world bound from Port Newark. She was Union and any of its instrumentalities. The union", movement in the Soviet Union are Communist propaganda will be using photo­ held up at the scene while Coast SIU has consistently fought Communist pene­ not interested in borrowing from our sys­ graphs and stories to create the impression Guard investigators quizzed the of American labor support for the Soviet tration of the ^ital maritime industry wher­ tem and adopting our practices. skipper hn& crew, but was allowed To do so, to accept the basic US Union idea program. ever it has been in evidence—and with con­ to continue on her way after the siderable success throughout the United of freedom of action for workers, would be Finally, there is another reason why Amer­ investigation was . completed the to strike at the roots of the Communist sys­ ican trade union visits to the Soviet Union same morning. . States and Canada. The SIU's experiences in dealing with wa­ tem. No Communist government could tol­ are particularly undesirable at this time. This The Coast Guard vessel Yeaton terfront Communists have confirmed over erate such ideas for one moment. same month the President of the United stood by to act as lightship until and over again the accusation that the Com­ States was to have visited that country, but Why Soviets Seek Visits relief was available. Normally, munist Party in this country is dedicated to the invitation was withdrawn and he was told the Ambrose Light, a -familiar Why then, do the Soviets .encourage and the destruction of free trade unions as we seek out such visits by US unions? Their he is unwelcome. Whatever anyone might sight to Seafarers entering New know them and to their conversion into purpose is plain—^to use such visits for pro­ think of President Eisenhower's policies and York Harbor would have been in pawns of the Soviet Union and instruments paganda sounding-boards, to tell the world, actions (and there is ample ground for criti­ position at the scene, but it was of Soviet foreign policy. and particularly the uncommitted nations of cizing them) in his official trips' abroad he in the shipyards for repairs at This being true in the United States—and Africa and Asia, that the organized workers is the Americim nation for all intents and the time of the accident. numerous examples could be cited of Com­ of America endorse the Soviet position in purposes. The rebuff givqn him by the Rus­ munist Party use of unipns to thaf end— world affairSi sians was a rebuff and affront to the entire it is doubly true on the Communist's homeAmerican public, including, of course, the Seafaring unions are particular targets of stamping grounds, the Soviet Union. As has such Soviet blandishments and have always workers in American unions. Any visits by been pointed out by the AFL-CIO, the Inter­ been, because their membership is in inter­ American trade union gfoups, on the heels Ivly 1,1960 Vol.XXil,No.14 national Confederation of Free Trade Un­ national of such a rebuff, will only be interpreted in trade and the industry itself is of ions and others, the so-called trade unions great strategic importance. How well the the Communist world and in its controlled in the Soviet Union are simply tools of the press as representing sympathy for this spe­ government. Their function is to carry out Russians jise world maritime unions to pro­ cific act of indignity toward the United States. PAUL HAIX, Preaidcnt ^ the policy of the Soviet government ^ (this mote their cause was shown in April, 1959, Hnanr BRAMD, Editor, BraMAim SSAEven if the Soviet Union were a free na­ has been clearly stated many times by the when Harry Bridges was chosen to conduct MAif. Art Editor. HERMAN Amiiva, Soviets themselves) and their officers, are to a conference in Toloro of fellow-traveling tion, which it is not; even if it had legitimate At MASION, ARTHUII BDUIIII, CHADLIS all respects and purposes, officials of the So­ unions from .viuious Pacific countries, The trade unions, which it does not have; and BKAUMET, DH, BonNsoN, Staff Writers. viet Union. Without exception, they are all aim of that conference was primarily to drive even if it had a free presn and radio, which Boj. MOODT, Gulf Area Repret'entativs. members of the Communist Party, the elite a wedge between Japan and the United is also non-existent; it is the SIU's position rulMI«hMl blwaskly at tha haadquartan group of two or three percent of the Soviet* States, to create a climate of opinion In which that organized labor would not be justified at tha iatfarart intarnatlonal Union, Ab Japanese and other Asian workers would be lantic Cult, Lakaa and Inland Watora in meeting .with the governing powers of a population which governs every form of pub­ led to believe that American workers do not country which had just slammed the door Si^nU^ SVI' TVl! HWnVa".S: lic activity in that cauntry. Sacond elau paitasa paid at tha Poit in the face qf the top elected representative Offica Consequently, the Soviet "trade union" is support their own government. In Ureoklyn# NY, undar tha Act It is certain that American union; delega­ nf the United States, and thereby demon­ of Aut. as, l»11. 4 no more a trade union than the labor syn­ '— lU dicates which existed in Hitler's Germany tions visiting Russia will vigorously defend strated absolute contempt for the American nat-on nnd its form of government free trade unions, in their public statements or Mussolini's Italy. « • -v<' V - NY Lightship Sunk; Ship Caution Urged Why SIU Opposes Union Visits To Soviet • .-r'l 4 <. SEAFARERS LOG 4 •*! �. J. '/• • July 1. 19M SEAFARERS New Meeting Proeedure One of the major changes in the SIU constitution is the new schedule of membership meetings. They will now be held monthly in the deep sea ports of New York, Philadel­ phia, Baltimore, Houston, New Orleans and Mobile. The port of Detroit has been added to the monthly schedule. All meetings will be held at 2:30 PM, local time, for each of the seven ports concerned. The meeting schedule calls for New York meetings on the first Monday of each month, following the first Sunday; Philadelphia, the first Tuesday; Baltimore, the first Wednesday, and Detroit, the first Friday. '> * [">. V *> Housfton, New Orleans and Mobile will meet In the week follow­ ing the above meetings, Houston on Monday, New Orleans on Tues­ day and Mobile on Wednesday. Special meetings at a port may be called at the direction of the port agent or area vice-president, between the hours of 9 AM and 9 PM. A two-hour posted notice of such special meetings is required. ^> LOG Pac* Tbre« SIU Sweeps Vote Among New Haven^ NY Central T ugmen The SIU Railroad Marine Division has completed a clean sweep of seven major railroad and rail terminals in New York harbor as unlicensed deckhands of the New York Central and the New ELaven railroads cast near-unanimous votes for the Union. In the New York Cen­ tral, the SIU got 121 out of 133 valid ballots cast. In the New Haven, the SlU's margin was 87 to 5. Both elections were conducted by the National Mediation Board 4 under the Railroad Labor Act. There are about 250 unlicensed '% deckhands employed by the two railroads whom the SIU will now represent. In previous elections, the SIU was victorious by 174 WASHE^GTON—As was to be expected, two more steam­ Voles to 95 votes for the Teamsters ship companies, now subsidy applicants, have asked the Union in the Pennsylvania Rail­ Federal Maritime Board to continue foreign steamship opera­ road, by 70 to 7 in the Baltimore and Ohio and won all. 51 votes at tions and other foreign busi-"^^ ^ nesS relationships. One com­ stwces" exist to permit continu­ New .York Docks, Bush Terminal and Brooklyn Eastern District pany alrea/.y received ap­ ance of this connection. ^ Terminal. proval. . • Waterman does not have a speci­ All told, as a _ result of these Both Isbrandtsen and Water­ fic investment in foreign shipping seven elections, the SIU Railroad man, who expect to receive sub­ operations but has shipping agen­ Marine Division represents about sides shortly, had asked for waivers cies in Antwerp and Rotterdam in 850 men in the railroad tug In­ of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, which it has an interest. The dustry here. Included in the group allowing- them to retain foreign Board has ordered a hearing on are men working for the Chesa­ Railroad fugmen give vicfory sign after New Haven Railroad connections. The ruling was a Waterman's bid to continue these peake and Ohio in Norfolk and the men voted. Left to right, Terrence Devery, Tony Longueira, Ray natural outgrowth of a waiver relationships. McAllister and Walter Tysica, New Haven; Howard Brower, B&O, Western Maryland Railroad in given to States Marine Line per­ The States Marine case was Baltimore. These twb lines have C. T. Murrell, jC & O, Ed Pulver, Pennsy and John Dwyer, SIU rep. mitting It to continue operating widely-regarded as a key to the been represented by the SIU lor future operation of the Merchant runaway-flag and other foreignMarine Act, which, as originaily- some time now. flag bulk ore and oil carriers. While most of the men involved drafted, was designed to promote Isbrandtsen had asked to retain American-flag shipping. For that work in and around New York a financial Interest in the Canadian reason, the act barred a subsid­ harbor, there are some in Philadel­ Foreign Steamship Company, ized steamship company from hav­ phia and Norfolk, as well as In which operates Dutch-flag ore and ing financial interests in foreign- Connecticut ports. The SIU Rail­ oil carriers running between flag ship operations. road Marine Division, by virtue of Chile, US, Europe and Japan. The By granting the waiver to States the election results, is now a mem­ company is based on Nassau, the Marine, the Maritime Board has ber of the Greater New York Nine major New York unions, including the SIU, arm Bahamas, which is fast becoming a "amended" the legislation • by Harbor Council, the negotiating studying a program which would supply their memberships favored tax-free haven for shipping agency decree to all intents and body for all AFL-CIO marine and other business ventures! The purposes. unions in the railroad tug field. with low-cost drugs and medication through their respective » Board promptly granted a waiver Theoretically, once the States Other ratings on the tugs include welfare plans. The plan an-^ claiming that "special circum- Marine waiver was granted, there captains, engineers, oilers ' and ticipates establishment of a physicians at 30 to 35 percent less chain of non-profit drug dis­ than the going retail charges. is no reason for the Maritime cooks. Aside from the railroad tugs, the pensaries in the New York area. Unions considering the plan, in Board to refuse waivers to any subsidized American-flag shipping SIU has a considerable represen­ The new program is an out­ addition to the SIU, are the Trans­ company which wants to go into tation in the tugboat field all along growth of increasing complaints port Workers, Garment Workers, foreign-flag or runaway-flag opera- the Atlantic and Gulf Coast, in about the high' cost of prescrip­ Electrical Workers, Machinists, lions. It Is possible then, for the Harbor and Inland Waterways tions. The complaints were cli­ Auto Workers, Hotel and Restaur* small subsidized American-flag Division. Tug companies In Phila­ maxed at hearings of the Senate's ant Workers, Retail Clerks and Of­ companies to operate many times delphia. Chesapeake Bay, Mobile, anti-trust subcommittee in which fice Employees. their American-flag tonnage under Tampa, New Orleans and Houston testimony was given as4o exces­ are under contract to the SIU. sive chwges and monopolistic prac­ WASHINGTON — A perennial foreign flags, . rider to shipping appropriation tices indulged in by drug manufac­ biUs, the "no Annie Oakley" turers. amendnient, has finally been passed Kefauver Hearings Introduced each year by Sen. John The group, headed by Senator Williams (Rep.-Del.), the bill pro­ Estes Kefauver, heard testimony hibits American-fiag steamship to the effect that some drugs were companies from giving free or re­ marked up several thousand per­ duced, transportation abroad to..US Acting under the provisons of the SIU constitution, SIU cent over their actual production Government employees. President Paul Hall has appointed Freddie Stewart to the cost. Much of the cost of drug He had attached this bill as a vacant post of headquarters representative. The vacancy was company operation, the committee rider to many maritime bills in ^he created when Joe Volpian was told, consisted of heavy adver­ SAN FRANCISCO—The Sailors past, but it.was alwaj^s .erased in was named head of the new tising expenditures, distribution of Stewart was a volunteer organizer Union of the Pacific has announced House pommlttee action in the samples and literature to physi­ course of reconciling Senate and Social Security Department for the Union at the outset, and cians, and visits to physicians by plans for an eye care program by the trusteea of participated in a great many of similar to that now operating on House measures. the Seafarers the Union's major l^eefs. He also "detail men" to persuade doctors the East Coast. It is ba^d on eye This year, with elections coming Welfare Plan. to prescribe standard medication has many years' experience on the examinations and glasses free of up, and a good deal of> discussion Volpian had administrative level, having served by brand names. charge to . its membership. In the press about Congressional been one of the • In many Instances, the same for­ In various official capacities with The vision program will be an expenses, the Senate juissed the three headquar­ mula is available at far cheaper the Union since 1947. -bill containing the rider without a ters representa­ prices if the physician would us integral part of the welfare bene­ dissenting vote, and the House the chemical name of the com­ fits provided by the Sailors Union leadership decided to go along, tives under the pound rather than the brand for SUP members. though not Without some critical the revised SIU trademark. *. The program will include free comment from the House side, call­ constitution set­ eye examination and visual analy­ The New York unions contem­ ing the bill "unnecessary" and "un­ up, the other two Stewart sis for any eligible member on re­ plate a system of prepaid drug in­ being BUI HaU reasonable." , surance through their welfare quest; eyeglasses free of charge to Williams had offered the amend­ and Ed Mooney. All three had the plans, with employers contributing those members who need them; ment dn the Senate every year since title of assistant secretary-ireasspecific sums to cover the cost of replacement of lenses free of 1956. He has also been hostile, as urers under the old constltutiofi. operation. In turn, members cov­ charge each year, if needed, and One of the original members of a rule, toward appropriations for ered by the plan would be able to frames every three years; reex­ shipping subsidies. the SIU when It was foimded. buy drugs as prescribed by their aminations on an annual basis. haii Moonc-'s Two More US Operators Would Hold Foreign Ties 1 '•m •^1 il NY Unions Considering Low-Cost Drug Program Free Rides For Gov't Men Banned Stewart Appointed To SIU Hq. Representative Post ^1 SUP Crews To Get Eye Care Plan ; . .i.' �' SEAFARERS LOG Fai« F*ar SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING ROARD I!,' U?. Si- June 8 Through June 21 Shipping for all classes during this period was about one respectively, 51, 50, 25 and 13 additional jobs over the previous two percentage point lower than it was during the preceeding weeks. The sharpest decline in shipboard employment was seen in two weeks but the totals still remained above the 1,000 mark. New Orleans, which was off 61 jobs from the prior period. Other ports Some 1,106 men were shipped this period as opposed to 1,221 during the previous span. Ship activity was slightly heavier during the two week period. There were a total of 226 payoffs, sign ons and In-translts in contrast to 194 during the prior two weeks. There were 58 payoffs—three, less than the previous period; 28 sign ons—down two from before and 136 •hips in transit, 27 more than the May 25-June 7 shipping period. "A" and "B" registrations stood at 1,199 during the period as opposed to 1,296 the last two weeks. Four ports showed advances in the number of jobs shipped. These were Wilmington, New York, Mobile and Jacksonville, which gained. £ Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baitimore Norfolk Jacksonville Rliaini ...........r*... Mobile New Orleans.......... Houston Wilmington. San Francisco Seattle TOTA'S Ragi$farod CLASS B which saw declines were: Boston, Philadelphia^ Baltimore, Norfolk, Houston, San Francisco and Seattle. Shipping in all classes broke down as follows: 405, deck; 386-engine, and 334, steward. Ports with 100 or less "A" and "B" men registered on the beach at the end of the period were: Boston, .Norfolk, Jacksonville, Miami and Wilmington. Those with 50 or less "A" men registered on the Houston beach were Boston, Jacksonville, Miami and Wilmington. Port dispatchers reporting. from San Francisco, Baltimore and Nprfolk said they expected fair shipping in the coming period. In Totals New Orleans the forecast was for slow shipping. GROUP 12 3 ALL 7. 2 4 1 97 30 53 14 23 5 16 2 38 15 21 2 3 8 5 — 7 3 4 — 10 14 7 2 4 4 99 12 24 29 10 24 10 3 5 8 2 9 2 190 70 n Ml Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP1 1 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 — 3 4 — 1 1 7 16 1 24 21 83 1 51 11 1 .— 1 -— 2 3 3 5 10 2 3 10 11 24 7 23 12 42 1 2 — 7 8 1 1 3 6 1 1 3 2 7 2 8 — 1 4 6 5 1 Pay Sign In Offs Ons Troiit. TOTAL __ 4 4 38 16 .18 .4 15 3 8 . 4 25 5 10 .10. 16 10 4 . 2 IT 17 1 . 1 9 3 A 19 8 ! 7 4 35 2 22 .11 29 26 1 . 2 !~2 1 4 6 2 T 58 28 136 226 - 46 _ 53 2 41 1 10 1 14 2 15 — llso 13 5 5 3 2 7 3 12 12 8 10 19 9 1 — 2 2 5 4 , 11 5 3 — 3 8 50 ^17 1 120| 75 6 23 12 46 22 12 36 14 13 5 3 2 1 18 1 8 5 13 1 _22 — 159 66 1 •300 12 1 5 2 2 2 25 3 6 5 3 2 3 37 1 - •- TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 3 1 2 ___ 2 4 "2 11 , 5 8 1 5 5 — 74 6 1 ' <• •.i)< '1 8 < 0^- Shipped CLASS C 3 ALL 1 6 4 3 3 7 4 3 12 7 1 4*' Ship AciivHy DECK DEPARTMENT Raghtorod CLASS A • July l; 196t 0 2 3- 1 3 5 1 3 GROUP1 A B 1 4 6 ' 83 10 3 42 7 12 3 8 7 2 4 8 17 GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL C ALL 1 . 5 fl 23 , 3 5 11 3 2 94 94 137 45 276 3 92 5 29 60 5 13 •12 43 1 24 7 2 2 50 37 66 82 13 132 5 23 38 18 11 .10 3 18 2 , 23 5 2 11 11 5 20 7 18 1 11 2 8 a a e 4 4 1 1 31 37 88 1 4 15 42 9 4 10 60 53 83 50 3 8 144 5 18 27 66 11 102 2 36 17 .17 41 f(;25 28 4 14 2 IT 12 41 1 6 5 23 20 4 1 5 9 3 27 1 4 • la 31 4851128 513 108 949 25 108 177 310 1 "4 23 3 46 36 "4 5 18 6 22 31 300 2 2 __ 3 J Ragisterad O ft The Beach CLASS B CLASS A 4 11 5 8 5 5 74 W ENGINE DEPARTMENT e. • 1 - Registered CLASS A • y'' Port Boston . Ne^ York Philadelphia Baltimore. Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 3 _ 1 4 55 9 40 6 2 11 3 16 23 5 4 32 1 7 2 10 3 1 15 11 1 -— — 1 15 4 3 22 7 21 —. 28 6 7 35 22 2 4 2 8 1 11 2 14 1 10 1 12 42 178 32 1 252 Shipped CLASS A •• Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Ragisterad On The Bapeh CLASS A CLASS B «•" - GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A 2 3 AjLL 2 2 2 B C ALL 1 . 13 1 ' 3 1 1 6 1 1 —V 1 1 3 1 10 2 2 1 1 1 1 15 15 31 9 36 54 1 14 8 23 1 89 45 140 24 209 16 9 12 54 23 l2 32 73 121 4 .7 ' • ' 5 5 10 , 7 3 2 2 12 2 6 8 9 16 24 3 3 1 S 9 10 1 8 19 4 37 2 19 25 8 12 .5 2 3 37 3 59 9 68 85 2 1 19 20 24 46 8 — 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 5 11 ' 18 2 5 4 3 25 7 2 2 4 21 2 3 4 11 — 4 5 9 1 5 — 5 _ 3 1 2 3 5 .2 2 5 12 4 18 '1 1 14 . 6 6 12 . — _" mmm ' ' . 3 1 — 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 •-« 2 1 3 2 — 4 5 25 9 6 15 4 7 6 13 3 25 3 41 12 46 62 1 13 4 8 7 15 2 1 11 7 19 7 9 21 i 78 6 116 1 20 17 19 3 29 __ . 12 14 29 64 32 38 8 8 21 14 — 6 12 18 6 18 29 58 78 1 5 9 29 13 42 16 4 17 17 35 13 3 2 5 3 5 1 1 15 1 4 1 10 1 2 5 , 4 "2 11 3 2 3 7 4 — 2 4 1 2 3 25 9 3 16 5 2 32 13 13 5 3 3 3 8 3 •3 6 2 — 7 2 11 11 "2 "2 11 27 5 7 3 11 23 1 1 29 2 4 ,• 4 • 10 5 66 "65*1T34 40 141 40 221 6 3 67 55 128 4 20 22 46 221 128 46 1 395 137 511 61 709 23 127 166-1 316 VMM 1 Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 2 — 2 4 17 8 32 57 3 4 9 16 14 7 10 31 4• — — 4 4 1 6 1' 0 td 0 Mf _ —• 8 18 6 7 5 .88 3 17 3 29 7 6 4 1 5 3 1 37 118 1 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 — — . 3 4 4 2 1 — 11 ... — 11 16 49 1 5 28 .— — 10 10 2 3 1 6 1 — 2 10 11 8 26 1 2 13 1 — 2 6 3 4 3 6 .— 2 2 . 2 . 6 1 2 3 1 28 1 50 — 19 — 4 13 1 9 1 243 ~5 •— 9 11 6 3 ."7 14 15 12 4 22 6 7 5 4 11 . '_ 1 3 1 2 3 2. 1 3 4 7 4 1 2 11~"75 ~91 62 22 99 ~1 1 1 — — 2 —• 16 38 —r 20 —^ . 3 6 7 — 183 3 MM 5 81 2 MM MM -T i TOTAL SHIPPED 3 ALL M^ 7 7 2 3 2 3 5 1 S 15 MM - 11 20 9 3 2 7 mmm- rf'- Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 . _ 10 11 5 6 .J. 8 1 10 5 5 1 2 1 1 11 21 11 . 3 2 — 7 1 : 89 2 MM ' MM MM 8 MM 1 2 GROUP A B 3 49 11 .6 6 10 26 6 5 3 . 2 16 38 >— 20 _ 3 2- 6 9 7 34 183 MM MM 2 7 SO MM- 11 21 11 3 2 7 89 Ragisterad On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL C ALL 1 2 3 6 14 1 3 5 5 8 2 67 84 7 40 100 224 2 3 69 74 — 34 12 13 10 11 1313 98 3 38 47 19 32 2 4 21 28 16 2 14 12 2 -2 11 3 5 4 10 3 5 10 • 7 2 1 1 2 6 •I tt 4 1 0 28 33 12 38' 83 1 21 22 I 64 52 19' 89 160 1 ' 4 43 •5 48 8 10 48 2 31 30 1 10 13 6 3 7 1 32 2 —, 8 33 1 10 10 2 4 19 9 9 23 15 5 5 •25 2 2 5 9 34 1 306 313 125 319 757 17 23 203 |24S j MM MM MM M^ SUMMARY gfCfL ENGINE ' STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Shipped CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED Shipped CLASS C GROUP "ciROUP GROUP GROUP ALL 1 23 ALL 1 2 ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 , 2 8 1 359 13 50 5T 1 120 75 159 66 300 12 25 37 74 6 1 252 3 66 65 1 134 40 141 40 221 6 67 55 128 4 20 22 1 243 5 11 75 1 91 62 22 69 183 3 89 2 5 81 2 30 j 854 2i 127 197 1-345 177 322 205 704 21 97 173 291 12 30 69 CLASS A B C 300 74 31 1 46 221 128 46 f 34 183 - 89 34 1 111 704 291 111 ALL CO One E' GROUP 12 3 99 190 70 42 178 32 88 37 118 229105 220 Shipped CLASS A 00 I if-"-:-' • Registered CLASS B . ... ^r ft it/: Registered . CLASS A V*-- ~i STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville RAiaml Mobile New Orleans Houston W'ilmington. San Francisco....... I. Seattle TOTALS ^ •* 9'.: Ragisterad On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP ALL 12 3 ALL 1 2 3 1 405 328 513 .108 949 25 108 177 1295 137 511 61 709 23 127 166 1 306 313 125 319 757 17 23 203 1149 488 2415 65 258 546 lllOe ALL 1 310 1 316 1 243 1 869 ;• <'* �loir 1, 1960 SEAFARERS QUESTION: How do you find the fishing on this run? (Asked of crewmembers of the Intercoastal vessel, SS Losmar, In Philadelphia.) <1 f 1; ''i •1 '•i -S •' -3** •• !• « i o . 'Jamea D. Berrerla, 3d cook: Dur Ing a recent voyage on a Calmar B h 1J), I took several hours off In Coos Bay, hired a guide and boat and spent the time pulling In a variety of fish. Salmon, the most popular variety in that area, give you a good fight. They're good eat­ ing, too. Our cook at the time pre­ pared the take and It was quite tasty. Another good spot for this sport is Vancouver, BC. Norman Carthwright, OS: This is my first trip on any SIU ship, but I am looking for ward to doing some fishing this time. I used to work on pleasure fishing boats out of Ft, Lauder dale, Fla. My job consisted of baitdng the hooks and, after the guest snagged a fish, pulling it in for him. I helped land a whopper once: a 400-pound Mako shark. Our boats have caught as many as eight marlin a day in the waters off Mazatlan in the Gulf of Mexico. LOG Pac« Fiv* ICC Head Admits Okaying Below-Cosf kail road Rates •» WASHINGTON—DaiRAging admissions of several of the charges made against the In­ terstate Commerce Commission were extracted from Commission Chairman John H. Wmchell in Senate Commerce Committee hearings. Under questioning by Sen- ator Clair Engle (Dem.-Calif.) Winchell also conceded the follow­ would be so low as to represent de­ structive competition. ing in the testimony: Winchell admitted that the • The ICC prefers selective rate e Most ICC staff members come ICO did not insist that railroad set-ups rather than across-the-board out of the railroad industry and freight rates reflect the full cost rates. The selective rate device is do the rate-setting for steamships. the favorite tactio of the railroad One Senator, A. S. Monroney of railroad operation. (Dem.-Okla.) inferred that the ICC in destroying shipping. Domestic ship operators and the was in violation of the intent of • Shipping should rightfully be maritime unions have charged that the ICO regularly permits rail­ protected from rail rates that the 1958 Transportation Act. roads to set up freight rates which are below actual cost of operation, in order to drive shipping com­ panies out of business. Then, once the shipping competition is de­ stroyed, the railroads are free to jack up the rates again. The rail­ i(> ISf 4^ » $ roads can carry such cargo at a Fred La Plant, oiler: I prefer to Jess Puckett, chief steward: Al­ loss because of the profits on their do my fishing around Newport, though I do no fishing myself, I other comodities and runs in which Ore. As a matenjoy watching ship competition is not a factor. ter of fact, you the crew fish off can catch salmon WASHINGTON—An example of the kind of harassment the stern and right off the sometimes help which the steamship industry undergoes at the hands of the dock. About the plill the big ones Interstate Commerce Commission was put into the record of biggest salmon aboard. However, the Senate Commerce Com-t I've hooked there I usually end up haul rate to the dock was clearly weighed in at helping the cooks mittee by the SlU-contracted discriminatory. about 25 pounds. clean and pre­ Seatrain Line. Mackerel and "This is what Seatrain argued pare the take. Detailing the company's experi­ crabk are avail­ You have to be NEW ORLEANS — Although 11 ence in just one instance of illegal to the Commission in its petition able too. The crabs there are enor­ careful when cooking certain types ships paid off and 22 hit here infor suspension of the all-rail rales mous. There's a man who lives on of fish, too. For Instance, tuna is transit, shipping could be classed railroad rate-cutting, Seatrain said last October, but the Commission the dock there who used to bring never used for anything but salads only as "good," reports port agent the single case will* have cost the allowed the unlawful relationship large crabs aboard for the skipper and sandwiches. Barracuda is good Buck Stephens. Lean pickings are company $241,000. "It is obvious to go into effect, and it will con­ tinue in effect until August 5, 1960. and crew sometimes. only when fried. Sauces for dry forecast for the coming two weeks, the railroads, through a succession fish help, too. since only two payoffs are in thb of similar cases, can bankrupt a - Innocent Party Hurt 4^ $> $> offing plus the fact that the Del small water carrier," Seatrain l£> iif 'i> "Thus the innocent party, Sea­ is due to hit drydock dur­ President John Weller wrote. train, has had to bear the brunt of Howard Stebbins, AB: Down Stephen Mosakowskl, bosun: I've Mundo the injury and has been barred Acalpulco way in the Pacific is my been sailing on Calmar ships since ing the period. ICC Shenanigans Ships paying off during the last .from participation in this pulp­ 1940 and do most favorite fishing two weeks were: Alcoa Partner, The case in question involved board traffic for ten months. We of m y fishing grounds. Dolphin while the vessel Alcoa Pegasus (Alcoa); Del Oro, the carriage of pulpboard by Sea­ have also to bear the burden of and king mack­ is underway. Del Mundo, Del Norte, Del Santos train out of Savannah. Here is expensive litigation before the erel are very Usually, I throw (Miss.); Steel Director (Isth­ the sequence of events as detailed Commission to have the unlawful popular in that relationship corrected." ^ out at least 11 mian): Arizpa, Morning Light, by Weller: body of water. The solution to this problem, lines at a time. Hastings, (Waterman); Royal Oak, Also marlin. And 1) In October, 1959, the ICC Weller wrote, is to have the Com­ Best place to my (Cities Service). speaking of mar­ approved a railroad rate reduction way of thinking Signing on were the Del Norte on pulpboard which was designed mission suspend all reductions lin, I once hook­ (Miss.) and Mount Whitney is this side of .the (Amer. ed a giant marlin. to deprive Seatrain of this cargo. aimed at the destruction of ship­ Tramp.). Panama Canal He gave me a The railroads reduced the all-rail ping and shipboard jobs until such Ships intransit; Alcoa Clipper, eriffio fight. 1 believe it was the off Cuba. I've lost several lines Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Ranger, through rate and refused to set up rates are investigated. At present, liggest thing I've ever had on a from tuna strikes in the Guif of Alcoa Corsair (Alcoa); Sea- a joint rate with Seatrain that the ICC works the other way book. Probably weighed well over Mexico. I usually average about 28 train Savannah, Seatrain Georgia, would be competitive with the all around, permitting the rate reduce tions to stay in effect even whera 200 pounds. What a battle! He got fish a day from this venture, Seatrain New, York and Seatrain rail rate. they are being challenged as il­ weighing up to 40 pounds. kway. .. Louisiana (Seatrain); Del Aires 2) In November, 1959, the legal. (Miss.); Neva West (Bloomfield); State of Georgia filed a complaint Steel Seafarer, Steel Chemist on behalf of Seatrain seeking to (twice) (Isthmian); Claiborne overturn the ICC decision. Wild Ranger, Monarch of the Seas, 3) Itjwasn't untU May 5, 1960, Antinous (Waterman); Rebecca that the iDommission revoked part (Intercontinental): C o u e r D' of its earlier pro-railroad decision, Alene Victory and Longview Vic­ effective August 5, 1960. In its NEW YORK—Local 101 of the MEBA has won bargahWng tory Carr.); Bradford ruling the Commission held that rights for the engineers in the nine-vessel Cleveland Tankers Island (Victory (Cities Service) and Su­ to reduce the all-rail rate without fleet, the largest such fleet on* the Great Lakes. They won zanne (Bull). SAN FRANCISCO — Despite a simultaneously reducing the short the election by a 28 to 6, ballot,-* barrage of "hate SIU" literature in a vote conducted by an im­ tory in the past month. Earlier, the and picket lines from Harry engineers on 25 ships operated by Lucile Gets 100% Citation Bridges' ILWU, some 1,200 mem­ partial umpire. Wilson Marine Transit and the bers of the Sugar Refinery Em­ The election represents local Lake Fleet Division of the Repubtployees Union employed at the lOl's third straight organizing vic- iic Steel Corporation voted for Crockett Sugar Refinery voted to MEBA representation. The votes affiliate with the Seafarers Inter­ were 45 to 19 in Wilson and 24 to national Union. Notify Welfare 16 in Republic. ' The Crockett Sugar Refinery is ' Of Changes located in nearby Crockett, Cali­ Won Wyandotte Vote fornia. The Bridges literature The SIU Welfare Services De­ Local 101 also nas won bargain­ pulled out the old SAW about the partment reports that it has had ing rights in the Wyandotte and SIU taking over jobs and claimed difficulty locating seamen's Gartland. fleets, operating 11 ships, that Crockett Street would "run families because the seamen'js since it launched its organizing enrollment or beneficiary cards drive in 1959. red with blood" if the SIU moved have not been kept up to date. in. The MEBA now represents the Some death benefit payments Chartered by the AFL-CIO but have been delayed for some engineers in a majority of the having no affiliation, the Sugar time until the Seafarer's bene­ Great Lakes.tanker fleets.. In.ad­ Refinery Employee's Union voted ficiaries .could be located. To dition to Cleveland tankers, thjs 502 to 361 to affiliate with the SIU avoid delays in payments of wel­ MEBA holds contracts with Sin­ of NA. The Crockett Sugar Re­ fare benefits Seafarers are ad­ clair -Reflning, National Marine finery is a subsidiary of the Cali­ vised to notify the UAion im­ Service and the Browning Line fornia & Hawaii Sugar Company. mediately of any changes In ad­ Tanker Division for their Great The Refinery is considered to be dress, changes in the names of Lakes tank ships. the largest, in the world, capable beneficiaries or additional de­ of processing 7,000 tons of raw Clayeland Tankers operates out Captain H. H. Rot* (rlg^it) siclpptr of llio Lucilo Bloomfield, pendents by filling out new en­ of Cleveland in a variety of Great sugar annually. rollment and beneficiary cards. Lakes trades. The ships carry receives congratulations for crew after ship rated 100 percent The sugar Refiiners will be a These cards can be obtained .In petroleum products, gas and other In USPHS sanitation Inspection for fourth year. Others are separate affiliate of the Internaany SFU port tional. ] Mr. Griffin, USPHS and 0. C. Webster, company vice-president. liquid and i>-Hpor cargoes. Single Rate Case Appeal Cost Seatrain $241,000 Slack Time Forecast In N'Orleans -* I :r' •"* I' lix •* T» S» >- v (^ * '•*-t I •r- • » > '» I* * I <> > t> v° \ J Engineers Win Big Tanker Outfit On Great Lakes SIU Wins Sugar Vote �V*ff> 8i> '•,^ • ^ \ " . " • MIy 1. IMI SEAFARERS tOC Congress Bars Domestic Ship Use Of Foreign Midbodies 511/ BLOOD BANK HONOR ROU WASHINGTON—The move to "jumboize" domestic ships by length^ping them with foreign-built midbodies has been brought to a halt by Congressional legislative action. Con­ gress has passed a bill prohibiting the practice and President Eisenhower is expected to -sign it on six T-2s and then converting the solution to the problems of do­ The legislation was touched the ships for use in its coastwise mestic shipping lies not in build­ off when the US Customs ap­ containership trade. ing foreign, but in fair and equit­ proved the importation of a tanker midbody, built in a foreign yard, to be used to enlarge a T-2 taiiker and put it into service as a bulkcarrier on the Great Lakes. Sea-Land Plana Immediately after the Customs ruling, several companies, includ­ ing the SlU-contracted Sea-Land Corp. were reportedly preparing to purchase midbodies in West Germany and other European countries for enlarging and con-, verting tankers'. Sea-Land was re­ ported to be interested in purchas­ ing six such midbodies, using them This stirred up a storm among American shipyards, which, under the law, have exclusive right to build vessels for the domestic trade as ' well as for subsidized shipping companies. The legislation had the support of the Department of Commerce, and of leading Congressional sup­ porters of US maritime. For ex­ ample, Rep. John Shelley, (Dem.Calif.) testified that unless the bill is passed, yards in Germany and Japan , will get the bulk of domes­ tic ship construction business in the form of conversion jobs. He, and other witnesses agreed that Court Asked To Reverse Waterman Subsidy Okay US Lines has asked the United States District Court for the District of Colunibia to reverse a Federal Maritime Board decision in favor of subsidizing proposed European runs for the SlU-contracted Watermant Steamship Corporation. 30 sailings per year betweep US Waterman applied for a North Atlantic ports and ports in subsidy on voyages to Europe on continental Eyrope. January 30, 1957, for cargo and It also asked for the same num­ passenger transportation. It asked ber of sailings for its cargo ships for permission to have from 13 to in a Far Eastern run. The Water­ man company obtained the ruling on the basis of its contention that service between the US and Eu­ rope is : currently "inadequate." Under the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, no subsidies can be granted to ship companies unless it can be Seafarer Eric Joseph's adven­ proved that service is inadequate. tures behind the Iron Curtain durUS Lines which is contesting the Inf a "lone wolf" trip to that coun­ finding operates on the same Amer­ try in 1959 have been published by ican-Europe run. It calle'd the "Saga Magazine" under the title, FMB finding "arbitary and unrea­ "A Sailor's Shore Leave in Russia." sonable, and unsupported by sub­ The story is nicely written and stantial evidence in record." Illustrated and it starts on Page 25 The crux of the argument is that of the August issue of the maga­ service is adequate and that the zine, which just hit the newsstands FMB had no right to grant to sub­ this week. sidy. Seafarer Sells Story Of Trip able regulation of rates by the Interstate Commerce Commission' and possible Government subsidies to domestic ships. A Great Lakes company, Skarship Corporation, asked that the bill not be made retroactive to ap­ ply to contracts already in prog­ The SIU blood bank supplies Seafarers or members of their families ress. The company pointed out with blood anywhere in the United States. Seafarers can donate to that while the midbodies were the bank at the SIU clinic in Brooklyn. Listed here are a few of the built abroad, the conversion jobs, Seafarers and others who have donated to the blood bank. using the midbodies, would be DWYER, Edward P. CASTRO, Alberto R. handled in US shipyards . HURTADO, Emanuel CARLIN, George Patrick The Pacific American Steamship LIAKOS, Gust Association openly opposed the DUNCAN, Thomas Barr JUGAN, John legislation, pointing out that the HANSEN. John R. NAGY, Frank financial plight of the coastwise SHLUFMAN, William EMANUEL, Clifford W. trades was such that the operators ABUNDO, Giovanni F. PACIFICO, Michael C. could not build new ships in US PATTERSON, Frederick E. DICKERSON, Howard yards or pay US midbody con­ LEN, Edward James FERRARA, Andoni .. struction costs. RUSSELL. James H. ARCHER, Robert A. The PASA argued that domes­ MAROZAS, Peter A» YOUNG, James B. f tic railroads, trucking industry and WIGGINS, James T. FEIL, Robert J. airlines are all permitted to import LOWMAN, dienry R. rail cars, trucks and planes. MG^LES, James R. VALLE, Enrique E., Jr. HERNANDEZ, William HEGVIK^ Joban O. MATTEI, Remo L. RIVERA, Luis F. A couple of Cincinnati clothiers, DiPAOLA, Ralph Multi-millionaire shipping who manufacture Crown and Head­ HOLM, Dolph E. magnate Aristotle Onassis—who light work clothes, have been FELICIANO, Amado divorced the United States some caught putting so-called ' "union AMAT, Kasmoin time back for the runaway flag labels" on their merchandise, tho JOHNSON, Car, -:-had the tables switched on AFL-CIO news department re­ FRIEND, Allen J. him last week when his wife vealed recently. BENNETT, Alan J. decided to change her "registry" The AFL-CIO there has warned GALLAWAY, James W. and got a divorce from him. all workers in the area to be care­ HIRSCH, Alfred The Onassis divorce is sure to ful about buying clothes'with legit­ LANDRY, Josbh R. R. have repercussions in the ship­ imate union labels, on them. KOLONAS, loannis ping business, as Mrs. Onassis As a result of workers com­ WRIGHT, Ray A. came fron» the Livanos family, plaints, the Clothing Workers in WONG, Frank another group of major ship Cincinnati have started an organiz­ LADERACH, Richard R. operators of Greek nationality ing campaign and a petition for an SIMMS, John W. under Greek and Liberian reg­ election at the company plants has BOUCHER, Joseph E. istries. , been filed with the National Labor LOPEZ, Manuel It had been reported previ­ Relations Board. COLBERT, Thomas E. ously that Onassis had estab­ The next time you buy work MARTIN, Joseph R. lished a relationship with famed clothes, look carefully to make ISAAC, Albert opera singer Maria Callas. sure the label is a genuine AFLMANNETTE, James CIO one, arid not an imitation. KEITH, Donald H. Onassis Wife Switches Flag e *• «4 ' en I e- Reveal Fake Union Label Is Your Back a ^'1 I H-r • {c- The oldest safety rule m the books Is to lift heavy objects out of a crouch, with the back kept straight. Yet, like crossing against a red light, it is one of the rules that is most frequently violated. The con­ sequences usually are a back injury—the, kind of injury that can persist for months, or even a lifetime. Even when picking up a handkerchief, it's advisable to bend at the knee and not at the hips. A straight back can mean a happy and healthy voyage. ^r- I .,c• - ,;v • I '•' liV'-" I • •'' • �wm My 1, lt«l / SEAFARERS LOG Navy Ship Gets Position T/xV Via Transmission From Satellitis By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS I't •A A landmarTc in the history of maritime navigation was made last week when the US Navy used its new Transit II-A satellite to "fix" a ship, the first such operation in sea Unionsy Co-ops Push Dental insurance history. The navigation satelli e was launched successfully last week. Although the Navy de­ Once more, labor unions and co-ops have taken the lead In solving • major family financial and health problem—the need for adequate clined, for security reasons, to It Is reported that all equipment series of ground tracking stations, dental care. Previously they pioneered In developing group medical- say precisely what accuracy aboard the 42 pound "piggy-back" vessels will be able to determine in navigation they achieved, it was is working perfectfy, and what the path of the satellites will care plans, and more recently, have begun to change the laces of the reported that everyone connected satellite although the Transit II-A Is not be and from this Information what cities with cooperative housing developments. with the project was "elated," and orbiting exactly as planned—a 500 the longitude and latitude of the Now unions and health co-ops are vigorously developing dental- It was predicted that the satellite mile circular orbit was hoped for vessel is at any given time. Being able to determine a ship's Insurance plans. In 1958 the US Public Health Service listed 100 dental will make it possible to locate ship —it still Is functioning well. Limited navigation will be pos­ position with great accuracy is plans throughout the country. Its new report which will be out soon, positions within a few hundred feet. sible .with the next Transit to be of importance In cases in which lists 200 plans. The Navy did Indicate that by put up this fall. It will contain a a crewmember needs emergency The largest number of the new dental plans are sponsored by unions tuning in the satellite it was able memory storage device to tell medical attention or a ^e breaks and many others jointly by employers and employees as a new trend to obtain an accuracy far better ships Its position. Ultimately the out on the vessel. The ships will in collective bargaining. A flumber are community-wide—sponsored by than now obtained by convention­ Navy plans to launch four such now be able to make contact with al navigational methods. In effect, devices, to cover all the oceans. rescue ships and planes with much local group-health cooperatives and dental and medical societies, the great success of the Transit By utilizing a presently existing more facility. lew are sponsored by fraternal societies. II-A means that skippers and A good dental-Insurance plan Is a simple but extraordinarily effective mates will be able to abandon idea. You pay a certain number of dollars a year, or your organization their sextants, and astrolabes and that dead-reckoning will be a or employer pays them for you. In thing of the past. All they will return your family gets preventive have to do Is "tune In" on the satel­ care to forestall dental troubles lite, on a special radio receiver, and remedial care to correct any which will give them fixes every hour or so. that do occur. As w'th medical insyurance, there Navy officials were reported to are two types of dental Insurance be "astounded" by the accuracy "service" plans and "idemnity being obtained. "We didn't think plans.- In service plans, the Insur we would do this well this early," I H-* J •'/" V : covers all or most of any one project official said. i y ^ niS^Sl dental treatment your family needs The project Is now "way ahead jL JIUIR I without extra cost to you. In some of schedule" and with additional provided by the funds it is hoped to have a func­ tioning navigational system con­ iil yi • plan's own clinic. siderably before the original tar­ **• "Indemnity" plans or comblna get date of 1962. tlons of "idemnity" and "service,' An earlier Transit satellite was work something like Blue Shield launched In April, but its orbit You select the dentist. The insur­ was too Irregular to be suitable ance pays specified allowances for for navigation. each service. If your Income is below a certain limit, participating dentists agree to accept the allow­ ances as payment in full. Families v ith higher Incomes, or those using non-participating dentists, pay any difference between the dentist' Drawing shows Transit satellite, one of which was shot aloft re­ fees and the plan's allowances. cently by the Nav^. It will be used eventually in an all-weather In still other dental plans, the Insurance pays for periodic exams electronic navigation system. and X-rays, and other services are provided at reduced prices. The preventive care provided by dental insurance, is the key idea In dentistry perhaps more effectively than in any other field of health care, mo'dern preventive care can avoid many of our present dental troubles. SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping Unfortunately, to save the cost many moderate-Income families avoid during the last period declined going to dentists until teeth actually begin to ache or wobble. Then somewhat but it still was fair—46 A new "Association of Air Trans­ sale St Dept. Store Union said it's often too late to save them. But If the family has prepaid dental insurance, there's no reason to men shipped during the two weeks port Unions" has been set up by there will be no strike if hospital bypass periodic exams and early treatment7 except, possibly, because and 64 men registered. Registra­ seven unions which represent most managements will agree to meet tion still continues to exceed the of the country's airline employees. with union representatives, but of lack of understanding of the need. number of men shipping, but it Is It was designed to counter the air­ that there will be one if the two Recently Dr. Aurelia Toyer, representing the Metropolitan Consumer difficult gefnng some jobs filled mutual aid agreement put groups do not get together. So far, Council, told the New York State Joint Legislative Committee on when they come in—especially line's into effect in October, 1958, and the hospital managements hav* Health Plans that nearly 40 percent of the American people receive entry ratings. to give "all possible and practical ignored the union. no dental care during the course of a year. The amount of dental care The Seafarers here responded moral and financial support" to 4 4 4 noticeably varies with Income. A Government study found that only splendidly to a call for blood any AATU union that strikes. The AFL-CIO has moved to end 23 percent of the families with Incomes between $2,000 und $3,500 donors needed The new association includes the to repay the USPHS California growers' exploitation of seek dental care. Only 33 percent with Incomes between $3,500 anc hospital for blood used by mem­ Air Line Pilots, Flight Engineers, farm labor. The Federation is ,$5,000, and 45 percent with between $4,500 and $7,000, get adequate bers. The SIU has repaid the full Machinists, Transport Workers, planning to unionize farm workers dental care. ^ amount of 31 units owed, and has. Air Line Dispatchers, Railway this summer.. The preventive dentistry provided by dental Insurance saves money In addition, built up a supply of 12 Clerks and Auto Workers. The AFL-CIO has chartered an as well as teeth. It finds and repairs cavities while still small, thus more units which are now being 4" 4" 4" Agricultural Workers' Organizing saving the expensive bridg'es that many people must have while stil held at the Irwin Memorial Blood Organized labor Is growing In Conunlttee and pledged manpower young. It also prevents premature loss of ."ibaby teeth," which may Bank. A supply Is now being built cause crooked permanent teeth qeedlng expensive orthodontic treat­ up for any further needs, with a strength in Mississippi. Although •and support In a drive centered in ment. It also can help detect and treat gum conditions before they surplus of 20 units Is being aimed Mississippi voters ratified a "right the San Joaquin and Sacramento to work" amendment to their state valleys of California. become so advanced that we lose our teeth altogether. at. Constitution, the amendment won Traditionally agricultural work­ The other value of dehtal Insurance is that it takes care of any big All of the members are co­ by only a two-to-one margin in­ bills that do occur. It's a fact, says Dr. Toyer, that much of the money operating splendidly and are to be stead of the expected five-to-one ers are poorly paid, and up until now, efforts to organize them havo borrowed from small-loan.companies is for medical and dental bills. commended for their help. ratio. The Mississippi State AFLEven banks now advertise "dental loans." Prepaid Insurance enables Shipping should pick up during CIO has also challenged the vote, been unsuccessful. families who can't lay out a big sum at one time, to provide ahead for the next period. Several ships are claiming the balloting was a dental-bills, and save finance charges. due In transit within the next few quickie election" which didn't Use Only One Once existing conditions are corrected, dental insurance can be quite days and a couple of payoffs are allow them sufficient time for Mail Address reasonable. For example. Office Workers Local 153 In New York has also scheduled. preparation. • Seafarers with beefs regard­ insurance with Group Health Dental. Insurance at a cost of $1.65 a During the last period two ships 4 4 4 ing slow payment of monies due month for an Individual, and $6 for a family no matter how many paid off, none signed on and six An 11-day "lockout" of members children. The plan allows, for example, $4 to $10 for fillings, $4 for were serviced in transit. Most of of Actors Equity by Broadway pro- from various operators iq back extractions, up to $410 for orthondontla for children, $96 to replace the In transit ships came In during ducerp ended as the theatrical wages and disputed overtime one missing tooth, $500 for a pair of full dentures, and other payments the last days of the period and all union gained the first pension plan should first check whether they for almost all posdble dental needs. The 4,700 participating dentists were in excellent shape, with for actors ~ln the historjf of the have a proper mailing address accept these payments in full for families with Incomes under $6,500. hardly any beefs of any kind. legitimate theatre, plus additional on file with the company. SIU Especially notable is Local 153's provision for a special one-time Paying off were the Choctaw benefits. It was the first shutdown headquarters officials point out that reports received from sev­ payment to correct existing conditions, including any needed dentures. and Maiden Creek (Waterman) and along Broadway in 4) years. eral operators show checks have This was financed by the local's welfare fund as "an investment in the serviced in transit were the Erna ,4 4 4 been mailed to one address dental health of our members." The one-time fee originally was set at Elizabeth (Albatross), Ocean Ulla Ten New York hospitals have while a beef on the same score $50 for an individual and $130 for a family. (Ocean Transport), Steel Rover been warned that unless they agree ts sent fronq another, thus cre­ But so much repair work was required that GHDI had to raise the (Isthmian), Jefferson City Victory, to collective bargaining they face ating much difficulty in keeping exlsting-condltlons rider to $70 for an individual and $160 for a family. (Victory), Iberville, (Waterman) strike "anytime after June 23." accounts straight. It's still a desirable investment ^ ... and Losmar (Calmar). Locial 1198 of the RciaU, Whole- SlU Builds Up 'Frisco B ood Bank -• \ r 1* > •» I. ..A.-:-; I �Pare ElrU SEAFARERS LOG juir 1. i9et ' Latest Runaway Party Line: 'We Treat The Natives Well' . At' i "Panama and Liberia Place Prime Importance On Safety At Sea.".If you don't believe it, the "American Committee for Flags of Necessity" a public relations front for runaway ship operators, is ready to convince all comers that this and other ecluaUy-dubidus state­ ments are the gospel. "• - •— voted last week to tighten up on take a steep; nose dive—particular­ The assertion on Panama ly in cases where ships are manned depletion allov/ances in the min­ and Liberia's non-existent A new deep sea operator, the Canuk Lines, has been signed by the SIU Canadian District. The company has two vessels, which have been brought back under the Canadian-flag after operating for­ eign. Present plans call for the ships to operate in Arctic supply service for the summer and then go into the Atlantic tramp trade. The transfer of ships back to the Canadian flag is an unusual devel­ opment after years in which the Canadian deep-sea fleet practically evaporated. in the "Marine Fireman" for mem« bershlp inspection. All memberi will have an opportunity to cast their ballots on the amended con^ stitution in, voting periods of from 30 to 90 days. France Puts Up $$ For .11 Superliner "safety at sea" machinery is con­ ing industry, and mustered 30 by Asian seamen who, in the words tained in a glossy, expensiv'e and votes for an unsuccessful effort to of the brochUrei vsign articles of lavishly-illustrated booklet which reduce the 27V& percent depletion agreement prescribed by their gov­ the committee has sent to all news­ allowance in the oil and gas in­ ernments." Wage scales on na­ 4" 4 tional flag ships of Asian govern­ paper ei^itors. Featured in the dustry. ments start at around $30 per The Marine Cooks and Stewards With the runaways already booklet are the joys of living on and working for runaway-flag ships getting favored tax treatment at month, leaving major US corpora­ Union has proposed that the US operated principally by major home, they are .out to justify the tions open to the charge of ex­ Government pull a couple of ships The government of France Is. out of the reserve fleet to carry putting out heavy cash for con­ use of the runaway device to evade ploiting coolie labor. American oil companies. earthquake relief cargoes to Chile. struction of a new passenger liner. Most of these ships, as the book­ taxes on their shipboard opera­ If the proposal is carried out, the A total of $18 million will be put let points out, are modern and ex­ tions—a double tax exemption. vessels would carry construction out in Government subsidy for tremely large. The literature NLRB Decisions equipment, clothing, medicalsup­ construction of the new vessel, ap­ readily admits that these are Also nf concern to the runaways plies and other essentials for some proximately one-third of its esti­ •wholly American-owned ships re­ are cases pending in the courts two million Chileans whose homes mated cost. cently built by American compa­ were destroyed by the quakes. in the. National Labor Rela­ nies, operating in American trade, and The British are also discussing tions Board as to the rights of US but specifically registered under unions to orga^e US-based ships. $ 4 cpnstruction of a new superliner the flags of Panama, Honduras and In general, the unions have been SIU Pacific District crewmem­ to replace the Queen Mary. Hera Liberia to avoid payment of Amer­ arguing that a ship based in the bers have.gone aboard the con­ too, some form of Government ican wages to the crews who op­ verted C-4 bulk sugar and Con­ assistance is imder consideration, US is much the same as a shoreerate the vessels. tainer carrier, the Californian, a long-term loan at favorable in­ side business and should be sub­ Money Not Mentioned ject to US labor law accordingly. BALTIMORE Ex-crewmem- operated by Matson Lines. On her terest rates. Carefully evaded In the booklet The runaways' propaganda bro- bers of .the Pacific Venture and first voyage, the shifp is running Most other maritime nations also are dollars and cents figures on the Westport who have money out of New Orleans with a grain have some form of financial assist­ runaway wages as compared to the ance to passenger ship operators. coming to them are urged to con­ load for Honolulu. wages of - seamen on AmericanThe France will tie 1,035 feet tact this branch and claim their 4 4 4 si flag American-owned ships; the back pay, says Port Agent Rex The New Bedford Fisherman's long, making it the longest pas­ conditic^ by Ame'rican mari­ fact that runaway-flag ships pay Dickey. There are quite a few Union is preparing for the annual senger ship afloat. It is scheduled time unions. no taxes on their earnings to men who haven't made arrange­ scallop festival it holds each sum­ to make its maiden voyage to New The group, the American Uncle Sam, or to Liberia and Pan­ ments to collect this money. Dick­ mer. The festival is a clambake- York in the spring of 1962. Committee for Flags of Neces­ ama for that matter, and the fact ey adds. sity, has published a brochure style affair which draws thousands French shipbuilding subsidies, that the seamen involved, hired showing seameh on such ships of visitors and helps promote the while not as high percentagewise' Shipping-wise, things were slow all over the world, are totallyin spotless cabins and frolicking as those in the United States, actu­ during the two weeks just passed, sale of scallops. lacking in representation, job se­ at swimming pools. ally represent equal or greater aid and more of the same is forecast 4 .4 4 curity or enforcement machinery The committee consists of for the period to come. Neverthe­ A proposed new constitution for to ship opei'ators, since the cost of for whatever shipboard conditions twenty operators of ships that less, two ships—the Montego Sea the Marine Firemen's Union has construction in French yards is not exist. and the Village—are expected to been set up for membership vote. much higher than other European lii The implication conveyed by the bid for charters next month and The document has been published- yards. booklet is that of a benevolent, if things go well, the additional smiling shipowner dispensing the "New York Times" character­ jobs shoud give a shot in the arm benefits of food, clothing and shel­ ized. the runaways' brochure to this port: ter to the "starving natives out of in this manner in its June'22, The payoffs during the period the bush." It fits in with the point I960 issue. just ended were on the Emilia, of view expressed by a Standard Oil attorney during one court pro­ chure helps substantiate the un­ Evelyn, (Bull); Chilore, Bethtex ceeding who boasted that Italian ion's claims when it boasts that (Ore); Jean, Mae (Bull); Portmar, seamen swim out to meet iae ships the operators subject their ships Oremar Pennmar (Calmar). In their desire for a berth. Whatever you need, in work or dress to American Bureau of Shipping Sign ons were: Venore, Chilore, inspection. In the SS Florida case, Bethtex, Bethcoaster, Oremar Factory Overseas gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top (Ore)'. The distribution of the brochure the National Labor Relations quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ to newspaper editors to equate Board, held in effect, that ships Ships in-transit: Flomar, Texmar ing at your Union-owned and Unionwhich participate in US commerce (Ore); Alcoa Pennant, Alcoa Puri­ runaway-flag ships, operating in and subject themselves to US tan (Alcoa); Rabin Goodfellow operated Sea Chest store. American trade out of American ports, with "a factory overseas" as agency inspection cannot claim ex­ (twice) (Robin); Natalie (M'time emption from US labor law. O'seas); OS Norfolk, Royal Oak Sport Coats the booklet puts it. Slacks "If you have any further ques­ The basic concfepn of the run­ (Cities Service); Steel Admiral tions" the covering blurb advises aways, of course, is that the sea­ (Isthmian). Dress Shoes editors, "please don't hesitate to men aboard these American ships Work Shoes write or phone (long distance should be kept isolated from union Socks Shorthanded? phone calls will be accepted col­ organization and ignorant of the Dungarees details of union contracts on other lect)." If a crewmember quits while Frisko Jeens American-owned vessels. While The stepped-up propaganda cam­ a ship is in port, delegates CPO Shirts paign of the runaways is seen as the booklet boasts that "Morale are asked to contact the hall Dress Shirts reflecting their increasing concern aboard American-owned Flags of immediately for a replace­ Sport Shirts with the inroads of the Interna­ Necessity ships is outstanding," ment. Fast action on their part Beits tional Maritime Workers Union the runaways will go to any ex- wiU keep all jobs aboard ship among runaway crewmembers, as tren>e to keep their seamen from filled at all times and elimi­ Khakis well as their , increasing difficulties being.contacted by US unions. Ties nate the chance of the ship In hanging on to special tax priv­ Obviously, if these seamen got sailing shorthanded. Sweat Shirts ileges here at home. the idea they were entitled to T-Shlrts For example, the US Senate American wages, "morale" would ' Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters A i the RepublicB of Liberia and Panama have grown In alie as maritlma Sou'wosters PANAMA AND nations they have gained added stature because of the special importance Raingear they place on the safe operation of ships which fly their flags. -Both are fignatories to the Interirationa! Convention for Safety of Life at Sea LIBERIA Caps 11948) and also to the International Ix)ad!ine Convention (1930)« Writing Materials To assure compliance with provisions of these treaties and tomeet Insur­ PLACE PRIME ance qualifications, The American Bureau of Shipping, or other respected ToiietriOs m^rnational classification societies, make periodic inspections of PanElectric Shavers LibHcm vessels. Although a tiny maritime nation, Honduras has special IMPORTANCE provisions regarding the safety of ships. These are written into the Organic Radios . Law of the National Merchant Marine of'the Republic of Honduras, and ON SAFETY require annua! inspection and certification by such agencies as the Amer­ Toioyision ican Bureau of Shipping. British Corporation Registry of Shipping and Jewelry' Aircraft, Norwj|^i^j|t Norsake VeritasAT SEA Amerwji^^^^ theirjjUfl^^Istercd In Cameras esD LuggaRe *.-s Two Crews Can Collect Overdue Pay Your Gear... for ship . . . tor shore m\ ^''r c... . ExcerpI from ruaaway slick brochure boasts of Panama and Liberia's devoiion to safety, but fails to list a single instance of the existence of safety machinery in the two nations.^ Instead, itv odmits US agencies do the inspecting. the / ' SEA CHEST '"(I �iBlr 1. 19M SEAFARERS LOO P«S9 NJa# ¥ SS MORNING LIGHT "^• •- J ii / • f "'C^' M. %••-iY. '••s 'i 'i ' 'i >1 • 11 1:^ >- I :• ^ • iv'> f ^ '> • i 1* > V S Smiling galley gang on the Morning Light are (1 to r) C. Breaux, • utility; E. Bates, chief cook; Jerry Fow, 3rd cook and John Munnerlyn, chief steward. Relaxing for a moment are (1 to r) Max Stewart> wiper; Joe Alves, oiler; Johu Kuchta, AB; O'Rourke, chief electrician and C. Pegragosa, pantryman. �• v: Jiir 1. iMt SEAFARERS LOG House Nixes Forand Bill; Backers Look To Senate Fish Fleet I Gets Boost In Aid Bill KNOWme YOUR SIU CONTRACT (This column Is Intended to acquaint Seafarerg with important provisions of the SIU contract and will deal with disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If neafarers have any questions about any section of, the agreement which WASHINGTON—After nearly a they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the year in the Senate, a program to provide assistance to American SEAFARERS LOG.) fishermen in construction of more SIU STEWARD DEPARTMENT WORKING RULES. Duties of the House Ways and Means Commit­ modern fishing vessels has been Chief Cook. The chief cook "is In charge of the galley ... he shall l^e tee. responsible for the general cleanliness of the galley and Its equip­ passed by both Houses of Congress Financed Via Deductions and signed by President Eisenhow­ ment ... er. The program calls for 33V4 Tlie Forand bill would have fi­ SIU STEWARD DEPARTMENT GUIDE. (3) Maximum sanitary and nanced hospital and surgical in­ orderly conditions must be observed in all steward facil­ percent construction subsidies to enable American fishermen to com­ surance for retired Americans ities ... through the Social Security system, (7) Aii steaks and chops are to be grilled in Individual order . . . pete with foreign fishing fleets. It will be of considerable benefit to by boosting the Social Security tax Meats and roasts must be carved' to order. deduction. Thus medical care for . (8) No plates should be overlooked and only non-watery vegetables several of the fishing fleets whose WASHINGTON — The recom­ the aged would be an earned right. will be served on the same plate with the meat or other entree. Other members are affiliates of the SIlT of NA. mended appointments of- two top The bill passed by the House, and vegetables io he served on side dishes. ^ Under the law, American fish­ military leaders to two civilian supported by the Administration 4i i 4" ing vessels must be built in Amer­ transportation agency posts, has would be a. "handout" bill. Appli­ On one SlU-contracted,vessel there had been a good many complaints resulted in criticism in the Senate cants for medical care would, for as to feeding, to the degree that the crew had gone on .record con­ ican yards where construction as to whether military men are practical purposes, have to take a demning the steward and the whole department. Investigation by the costs are higher than foreign better qualified for civil posts over pauper's oath to qualify. The bulk boarding patrolman established that the root of the trouble was the yards. As a result, American fish­ their civilian counterparts. of the Forand measure's support­ chief cooks' lack of experience and his violation of steward department erman have been in difficulties be­ Vice Admiral Ralph E. Wilson ers were opposed to any plan other working rules and the steward department guide, both of which are cause they have been unable to (USN-Ret.) and General John S. than one on a contributive basis. addenda to the standard SIU contract. Specifically, there were viola­ keep pace with modern develop­ BragdOn (USAF-Ret.) were nomin­ The Forand measure had the tions of sanitary requirements, with the cook's clothing dirty - and ments in the fishing field. ated for membership on the Fed- solid backing of the entire labor grease-spattered, as well as violations of the above-listed sections on Many foreign fishing vessels are • eral Maritime Board and the Civil movement as well as many other feeding and service with meats prepared and cut up well in advance equipped with deep-freeze lock­ Aeronautics Board, respectively, organizations. In fact, the chief of the meal and food served in an unappetizing and unsightly manner. ers, enabling the crew • to Clean Wilson had been nominated to be source of opposition to the meas­ ' The investigation found that aside, from the chief cook the steward and freeze the catch on the spot. a member of the FMB for a four- ure came from the American Med­ and otlier members of the galley crew had been living up to the terms This not only provides a tastier year term, fulfilling the post va- ical Association and the^ Eisen­ of the agreement, and that the steward would have been Justified un­ product, but enables the vessel to •cated by chairman Clarence G. hower Administration, which took der the contract, in dismissing the chief cook. The situation was jre- stay out longer and get a full load. Morse. Bragdon's proposed ap­ a rigid stand gainst a self-sup­ solved with the cook paying off the ve^el and a replacement being or­ Also, these factory ships, as they are known, are in a better posi­ pointment was as an interim re­ porting medical insurance plan. dered from the Union hali. tion to bargain over prices in the placement for James Durfee. ^ Ike's Bill Attackedwholesale market, unlike the fish­ While with the Defense Depart­ erman who comes In with his Critics of the Administration's ment, Admiral Wilson was one of catch on ice and has to unload it the staunch supporters of the run­ "dole to the needy" attacked the immediately to avoid spoilage., away-flag gimmick, which mari­ inadequacy of the fun,ds provided, The construction subsidy will be time unions regard as the greatest the need to set up an entirely new payable provided the applicant obstacle to a strong American-flag agency to administer the program instead of using the existing So­ merchant marine. SIU crewmen aboard the missile-tracking ship Timber can show he is financially able to Senator Ciair Engle (Dem.- cial Security machinery, and the Hitch (Suwannee) were in the front row at another historic operate and maintain the proposed Calif.) advised the Senate group policy of putting medical care on "first" of the missile age—tracking of an intercontinental new fishing vessel, and that«the plans and specifications of the ves­ discussing the confirmation, that a charity basis. sel are suitable for domestic serv­ the Administration had found it They pointed out that even rea­ Atlas missile after a 9,000formation, about 35 to 40 miles up. ice. The subsidy will only be easier to appoint retired career sonably well-to-do retired -oldsters mile flight. The Atlas flight, which was As it pierced the atmosphere it granted to replace lost, damaged, ofificers for public service thah to have difficulty meeting heavy look elsewhere to find qualified medical cosfs associated with the alunched from Cape Canaveral, went cherry red, turning to white worn out or obsolete fishing ves­ Florida, on May 20, was the long­ as it came closer . . . sels now under the American flag. iUs of old age. civilians. est yet made by any missile, Amer­ "It began to lose heat and color The Administration bill would A quick survey of various Gov­ ernment agencies, both administra­ provide an appropriation of $325 ican or Russian. Fired from the and we missed the actual splash tive and regulatory, brought forth million a year out of Federal and southeast Florida base, the missile ihto the sea about five miles away. that a number of top-paid positions State-Funds. By contrast, the For­ hit its target approximately 1,000 The fiamihg cone lit the night from horizon to -horizon. It was very being occupied by retired and for­ and Plan would have raised $1.2 miles south of Capetown. A reminder from SIU beadAccording to accounts in the spectacular." mer high-ranking military person­ billion annually through increased quarters c.iutions all Si'.afarers Capetown press, quoting T. H. MaNo attempt was made to recover nel. Most of the positions held Social Security payroll taxes, paid leavinjg tbe.'r shipir to contact were found to be key policy spots. for by both workers and employ­ honey, operations manager of the missile nose cone, and con­ the hall in ample tiiue to allow tracking on the ship, the Atlas hit tents, which weighed about 1,000 In summation Senator Engle ers. It would not place any drain the sea just five miles from where pounds. However, in July, 1959, the Union to dispatch a replace­ etated, "I believe that the Senate at all on the Federal budget. the Timber Hitch was standing' by. there was a successful recovery of ment. Failure to give notice be­ should refuse to confirm ahy re­ It is expected that the Senate The Hitch had picked up the fir­ a similar Atlas nose cone on a fore p&ying off may cause a de­ Finance Committee will bring out tired military officers as heads of layed sailing, iorco the ship to . civilian agencies unless there are a bill based on the Forand prin- ing on its electronic equipment a shorter flight. ' At that time, two sail short of the manning re­ few minutes before the missile ap­ other SlU-manned missile ships, some obvious and overriding rea­ ciple and that Senate leaders will quirements and needlessly make sons. . . and that these appoint­ make an issue of this type of legis­ peared in view. Then, Mahoney the Rose Knot and the Coastal Sen­ the ^ork tougher for your shipsaid, "We saw it against the back­ try, collaborated in the recovery ments should go to competent and lation which will be a factor In "'ates. this fall's Presidential campaign. ground of the magellanie cloud of the nose cone. recognized civilians." WASHINGTON—^Backers of an effective program of medi­ cal care for retired Americans are looking to the Senate for assistance after the House passed a bill which would put aid to the retired on the basis of charity. The House acted Bill, introduced by Rep. Aime For­ after the labor-backed Forand and (Dem.-RI), was buried in the Senate Hits Brass Hats In US Jobs Timber Hitch Missile Men Track 9M0-Mile Atlas ... Quitting Ship? Notify Union II. BIENVILLE (Sta-Land), May 29— Chairman, F. Sullivan; Sacratary, D. Gribble. Baker missed ship in JackBonvme. $24 In movie film fund. Mo­ tion to see patrolman about, clothes dryer as soot gets on clothes when hung on deck. Motion made to start ahip's fund. VENORE (Marvan), May 29—Chair­ man, H. Garie; Secratary, J. Archie. my Ship's delegate reports rebuilt wash­ ing machine put aboard and other repairs taken care of. No beefs re­ ported. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service), May 31—Chairman, LeRoy * Doty; Secretary, Ted Jones. Ship's delegate suggests that all beefs be presented at meetings so they can be taken up with patrolman. One man missed ship in Lake Charles. General - discussion on ship business and wel­ fare of crew. Everything running smoothly. j|:r- • i liy |'t>: CAPT. NICHOLAS SIHNAS (Cargo/ Tankshlp Management), April $.— Chairman, John Kulasf Secretary, Joshua M. Lundy. «eck and steward department quarters have been painted.' Sink in bakers room will be replaced. Steward department shorthanded but doing a good Job. C and' B men are reminded to see their department delegate when in doubt and to keep beefs within department. $4.55 in fund. AZALEA CITY (e«a-Land), May 29 —Chairman, R. Bsllveau; Secretary, J- C-_ 'Thompson. No beefs reported. $12.72 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to steward department. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Feb. 27—Chairman, Roy Poole; Secretary, Frank TImmons. Ship's delegate re­ ports three men paid off in Long Beach; two hospital cases and one by mutual consent. Matter of medictU ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), May 24— Chairman, R. Thsiss; Secretary, M. Simon. Ship's delegate reports dlscusston on three days lodging due in J*®'!, missed ship in Mobile, Ala. Each department to. hospitalized In Bombay; Union noti­ fied. Expect a letter concerning re­ stricted time at Bombay; also oilers OT maintaining machines while in Bombay. Thanks to delegates for co^ operation and thanks to steward de­ partment for Job well done. Treas­ urer reports balance of $5.60 in ship's fund. Some disputed overtime In engine department—two men short. Will check with chief engineer and captain concerning disputed OT, also total good overtime. Steward depart­ ment delegate reports one non-union man picked up in Ceuta (US citizen). Still short one man; to be picked up at first port. ARIZPA (Waterman), June I—Chair­ men, Clyde Parker; Secretary, Gil­ bert Trasclalr. One man missed ship in Antwerp—sent wire to ship saying foul play. Gear to be left in New Orleans. Some disputed OT; also de­ layed sailing. CANTI6NY (Cities Service), May 24 —Chairman, Ralph McDalrlesi Secre­ tary, Robert Hartley. One man CALMAR :Calmar), No dale—Chairman, N. Kondlzolos. Delegate reports all repairs taken care of. No beefs. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. Everything going fine. take turns cleaning laundry. No beefs reported. BARBARA FRIETCHII (Liberty Nav.), Chairman, Pat Donovan; Secre­ tary, C. J. Mitchell." No beefs re­ ported. $11.57 in ship's, fund. Crew to be quiet while watchstanders sleep. Discussion on mailing letters. Bosun to put up a tarp over batch. missed ship in Lake Charles. Crew reminded to close doors in port. Need new fans. Vote of thanks to steward department. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), June 1—Chairman, R Haylock; Secretary, Brother Taylor. Wy- care being given crewmembers taken care of by agent in Wilmington. $13.30 in ship's fund. Three draws in ManUa, Bangkok and Singapore. Vota of thanks to steward department for well-prepared food." Suggeatipn to re­ turn cups to pantry. May 31—Chairman, Frank TImmens; Secretary, S. A. Smith. Matter of crew restriction in Semerang, Indo­ nesia to be taken up with patrolman in New York. Two crewmembers hos­ pitalized in Penang. Beefs to be taken up with boarding patrolman. $14.03 in ship's fund. « Voted on ship's fund and library. Will see mate for wind chutes and screens. $10 advance at Jibouti. Ona than missed ship in Ft. Lauderdale. Bepair regrigerator In crew messroom. GT not equalized in engine de­ partment. Crew reminded to flush toilets. Also reminded to turn off washing machine. Sea about having engine, department quarters painted out. One brother desires welsh rare­ bits and lamb chops. . June 1—Chairmen, John Kuiss; Searetary Jesbua M. Lundy., One man DEBARDELBBIN MARINE NO. I (Debardelaben Ma^e), June 4— Chairman, W. Brlghtweii; Secretary,. J. Thempten. Turned in list of beefs last trip in Houston and await reeulte. According to captain we will pay off this time in Beaumont. M/S thnt crew will not accept payoff unleta patrolman le on board ship. NATALIE (Maritime Overeeet), June |.~«halrman, N. Magssh; Eacretery, L. .W. Pepper. Deck delegate reporta ona man paid off In Honolulu. Engine delegate reports one man missed ship; one man deported; ono man aent home for hospUailzation. Some dis­ puted OT. Haven't received LOGS regularly. Food In general considered very poor; quality of meat and prep, araliou of food to be taken up with patrolman upon arrival at first port. STEEL ROVER (Isthmlen), June I— Chairmen; J. P. Goude; Secretary, R. A. Slpsey. All beefe to be taken up with department delegates. S5825 In ship's treasury. No disputed OT. Engine toilet needs to be repaired. No hot water In cooks room. Hot water in cold water showers. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), May S—Chairman, Sylvester Zygerowtkl; Secretary, Jehnny P. Bailday. Ship's delegate reporta that under new skip, per there are a great deal of neceaeery things being done which have not been done and ignored for the past year. Also with assurance that ws shall have eufficient American cur­ rency for'advance money. Everything running smoothly. Ship's fund, tll.72. No beefs reported. Suggestion to see captain and chief engineer about door on both aides of fidley, or if there ia a way to Install warning algnal befoTa doors open to prevent walking Into it. Also suggested that all outsiders must ha kept out of passageways, messhalls *Bnd pant/lea. PAIRLAND (Saa-Land), Junt • — Chairman, R. W. Simpktns; Sacratary, Charles Golditaln. Ship's delegate re­ ports that he talked to chief engineer about the ahortage of ice. Chief okays to pull ice each day. No beefs re­ ported, Crew to get a chedter set. steam iron and radio for crew's uso from ship's fund, A vote of thanks to steward department for Job well done. y-, �Mr 1. ifM BEJIFARERS LOG Pat* BcfM r' Transferred TB Patients Find New Hospitai Okay *Aha! Here's The Culprit!' A favorable report on the facilities and treatment offered by the Veterans Administration to tubercular seamen has been sent to the Union by Seafarer John Driscoll. Formerly a patient at Manhattan Beach Public Health hospital, Dris­ Public Health Service cannot erect coll was transferred to the a modem building for the treat­ • 1 t » u • [r >> r Veterans Adminlstratiqp facility at West Haven, Connecticut, when the Public Health Service closed Man­ hattan Beach on June 15. "To begin with, it is a trulyremarkahle hospital," Driscoll writes. "Relatively new ... it cov­ ers more floor space than the PHS hospital at Stapleton , . . One building is used for general medi­ cine and surgery; the other is for those being treated for pulmonary diseases." One of the drawbacks at Manhat­ tan Beach was that it had no sur­ gical facilities, with the result that patients needing surgery had to be transferred over to Staten Island. Chow Is Tops "The food is very good, wellcooked and nicely served. There are, however, a pumber of restric­ tions which we did not have to con­ tend with at Manhattan Beach. For example, positive patients must stay in their own wards. Passes, except for emergencies, are given only after two consecutive nega­ tive cultures; after three suchcultures, week-end (72-hour) passes are permitted. Although restricted, every serv­ ice we require is brought to the wards. This includes: barber serv­ ice, daily newspapers, library serv­ ice, and a shopping service per­ formed by the Grey Ladies. A dayroom is located on each ward for TV and weekly (3 times) motion pictures. Various organizations such as the Legion and Jewish War Veterans conduct bingo games and other forms of recreation on the wards twice a week. There is also a canteen wagon which calls thrice weekly and which carries just about every item a man could need The staff is a friendly group and always willing to assist when­ ever called on . . . .. I can see no reason why the ment of chest diseases, rather than spread its beneficiaries over the width and breadth of the country. For some reason,. . . the PHS if rapidiy becoming the stepchild of the present administration , , our experience at Manhattan Beach ii but a sample of its policy of im­ provisation, which replaces the long-range objectives that should be its aim . . ." When Manhattan Beach was closed, patients were distributed among other PHS hospitals, prin­ cipally New Orleans. Those who wished to stay in the New York vicinity were sent to West Haven, or St. Anthony's Hospital in New York City. The closing of Manhattan Beach was based officially on the declin­ ing patient population as a result of advances in the treatment of tuberculosis, as well as the cost of operating the hospital. The cost had gone up because an adjoining Air Force base, which had shared power plant costs and other ex­ penses, had been closed down and placed on the Government surplus property list. With Manhattan Beach closed, it is expected that the property will be auctioned off to a real estate developer. Modern medical practice is to treat tubercular patients at general hospitals, such as West Haven, which have medical and surgical facilities. When the closing was an­ nounced, the SlU notified the sur­ geon general of the PHS of its op­ position to contracting out the pa­ tients to private or New York City hospitals where the standards of care and treatment might not bo equivalent to that of a Federal Government facility. It called for treatment of the men at the PHS hospital or fts equivalent. t This being an election year and everybody in sight ang­ ling for the farm vote, it's understandable that the Depart­ ment of Agriculture should be looking for a scapegoat upon whom to place the blame fdr the farmer's difficulties. That's the only logical explanation for the Department's sponsor­ ship of a bill which would give the Secretary of Agriculture discretion to waive the "50-50" cargo law as it applies to the shipment of farm surplus products. Should such a bill ever pass Congress, there is no doubt that it would be a serious blow to US merchant shipping and 'to the job opportunities of US seamen. What the Department's bill boils down to is a willingness WASHINGTON—The US Marltime Administration has recently to sacrifice the shipping industry and seamen's jobs so as to approved the transfer of two be able to throw a pre-election sop to the nation's farmers. more Liberian-flag Llbertys to It is quite obvious, and the Department of Agriculture knows Greek registry. The step apparent­ it, that destroying the "50-50" law and the jobs of American ly was in response to the Greek seamen with it, will make no appreciable contribution to­ Though foreign customs men are known to go overboard government's invitation to runaway ward solving the farm surplus problem. ships to return to the fold. New While this problem arises from many causes, including with their jobs in most foreign countries visited by Seafarers, currency regulations have been Government subsidy set-ups (which, incidentally, make ship­ those in one Brazilian port will surely go down in history be­ drafted to make such transfers particularly attractive for Liberian- ping subsidies look like five-and-dime stuff) advances in agri­ cause of a recent charge of-^ cultural technology and the inability of millions of people jiracy placed against them by by that time he and his son wer* flag ships. overseas to buy enough to eat, the Agriculture Department an American trader who released by local authorities and One of the two firms making re­ en-route to Belem by plane. quest for transfer from Liberian has picked on one insignificant aspect of the whole—the fact claims they made off with his cargo Meanw.hile, joint Americanof whiskey—worth $100,000. to Greek registry listed its address that it costs more to ship on^American ships. British action was taken to prevent Passports Seized The Department wants to take US Government-owned as New York. Spiroa Polemis Sons the sale of the schooner and obtain Ltd., New York City, owners of the cargo, paid for by Federal tax revenues, ship it all on run-, Captain Sylvain Ledee, an Amer­ release for its crew. Liberian Liberty Theokeetor filed away-fiag and foreign-fiag bottoms where seamen get paid ican, said the liquor was hijacked In all there were 2,000 cases ot in the Amazon territory of Amapa the request in behalf of Luarca $75 to $90 a month, or less, and then peddle the line to US Compania Naviera. The other re­ farmers that it has removed, an "obstacle" to marketing of from his trading schooner, by two scotch and 100 cases of French men who boarded the vessel from liquers lost to the Brazilan cus­ quest was filed by the Belant Ship­ farm surplus overseas. _ Brazilian Coast Guard launch, toms officials. And by this time, ping Company, S.A., for the trans­ The "obstacle" of course, is foreign ship operators' objec­ accused him-of smuggling and put no doubt, it's all flowing freely—. fer of the Liberian Valor. wherever it is. tions of American shipping having any share whatsoever of him and his crew under arrest. The latest action by the Greek Captain Ledee said their pass­ this Government-purchased cargo. The "gain" for farmers government reflects the concern of ports were seized and the ship's Greek nationals over the successful would amount to the dollars that the Department would manifest destroyed, (this ordinarily Put Postal Zone Inroads made by the International save by shipping on low wage, tax-dodging runaway ships would not be done in a normal On LOG Address Maritime Workers Union on run­ Cmostly American-owned), dollars which the Department seizure, he noted). The Brazilians The Post Office Department Could then apply to making more surplus deals. away-flag ships. did not waste any time disposing has requested that Seafarers However, in the over-all picture, these savings would be Many of the vessels involved in of the cargo either. They sold it and their families include postal the sudden swing back to Greek a very tiny percentage, around two percent, of the total at auction for $97,000 the same day. zone numbers in sending registry were originally built for spent on farm surplus disposal. No legal'advance notice of the sale changes of address into the long-term charter to the US oil and There is nothing new about the hostility of Agriculture to was given. LOG. "The use of the zone num­ bulk oil shippers, and operate un­ US shipping. It's been ej^ressed many times, the most re­ Captain Ledee, part owner of ber wili greatly speed the flow der the control of large American cent being the Department's statement that the blacklisting the schooner was in the company of the mail and will facilitate oil, steel and aluminum concerns. of his son at the time of their delivery. Others are vessels that were of American-flag shipping by the Arab League was no con­ arrest. He finally was able to re­ Failune to include the zone originally-manned by US seamen cern of the Department's, even .though ft effectively-blocked port the occurrences to the Amer­ number can hold up delivery many US ships from bidding on surplus cargoes. but were subsequently transferred ican Embassy in a note smuggled the paper. The LOG is now In the last analysis, the Department's latest move to de­ out to Belem by a Brazilian naval of to runaway flags and then to Greek in the process of zoning Its registry to avoid American labor stroy "50-50" is simply an effort to cover up its utter, failure officer who befriended and pro­ entire mailing list. tected the pair from violence. But unions and safety standards. to do an effective job of controlling farm surpluses. MA Okays Runaways' Hag Shift Brazil Customs Hijacked Liquor, Skipper Charges # "J -.-V �Par* Twelve July 1. 1999 SE:iF2RERS ZOO k> tr SEAFAIEK M DITIOCK Norfolk's USPHS hospital is currently host to several SIU men, Including Joseph Cave, Charles Robinson. Benjamin Huggins and Sam Anderson. Cave was disalbled with a broken foot but looks forward to being released soon and finishing his treatment as an outpatient. His last ship was the Del Norte. Robinson is doing fine after a skin graft. He has been in the hospital • r- IM'- Cave Higgini Welch Robinson since February 5, 1960 and is looking forward to getting out soon. He sailed last upon the Mermaid. Huggins is feeling better after a bout with a stomach ailment, that kept him in the doldrums. His last ship was the Alcoa Pioneer. . Recent entrants in the Staten Island USPHS hospital are R. L. Welch « and J. J. H. Michauz. Brother Welch, who sailed last as FWT on the Kathryn, was hospitalized with severe burns on his leg. He is making fair progress. Brother Michaux was hospitalized vv^th a hernia. He sails In the steward department and his last ship was the Ema Elizabeth. Seafarers on the beach are urged to. visit, or drop a line to their buddies in the hospital. USPHS HOSPITAI, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Berg* Bergersen EmUe J. Oliv* Thomas Buterakof Frank Ortiz AUen Cooper Wm. P. Asterholti Raymond E. DabneV Harry Overton, Jr. Sidney C. Day Chrisbol Palmer Gorman T. Glaz* George Reier Edgar Goulet James L. Roger* Loyd J. GriSis Edw. P. Scherzer James E. HamUton John Schoch Daniel HiU G. F. Shaffer R. M. Kirkwood Charles Shaw Leo Koza Robert O. Smith Theodore Kubecka P. W. Strickland Frederick, Leeds Frank W. Taylor Manuel Lourido W. E. Tomlinson 1. McCormick Joseph Williams Michal MichaUk Hoy WUt Hrwin Moen Walter A. Yahl R. E. Morrison John Yuknas VICTOR CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL CULLEN. MARYLAND Alvlno Terrazas USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. O. P. Blackmore Jose E. Leston Raymond M. Davis John R. Nelson USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Hack J. Acosta D. B. Patterson Max Anderson Adam E. Slowick Ben W. Buck USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA Bellsario Alonso Austin Hitching* Raymond O. Brown Ernest Vfebb USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Joseph Basch Leo Lang W;illard Blumen Rene Le Blane Accurso Bonti James T. Moor* George Mi Chang Ernest Mosley Albert douse John C. Munden Virga L. Coash John Hi Overton Mose E. Coleman Kenyon Parks Roberto DeFronza Louis Peed Bertram Eckert Dawson Perry Edward Fairfield PhUip Prescott James Glisson Andrew C. Reed Led C. HannonCharles Robinson Wade B. HarreU Calvin A. Rome Herman Holmes VirgU J. Schrag* Benjamin Huggins' Paul Signorino Edw. ,0. Johnson "Bobby Slade Eaden E. King Hans Speigel Norman Kirk Maximo Tangolin Edward Napp ' Luther E. Wing USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VIRGINIA George Balaskos Isaac Bl Duncan Allan G. Burka WUliam H. Mason Dennis Cahoon Henri J. Robin. Jr. Lucien F. Drew Dallas H. SwindeU SAILOR SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Bart E. Guranick Thomas Isaksen • A. B. Gutierrez USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Victor B. Cooper loannis Louka* Oscar J. Adams John S. Lukas A. A. Arancibia Marcos E. Medina Henning Bjork J. J. Michaux Lymon Cunningham Isaac Miller Rulof DeFretes Andrew Mir William F. Doran James MitcheU J. W. Eichenberg William Morris Antonio Ferreira A1 Peffanis George Fiance Bart J. Power Michael J. Gaudlo Frank Robertson John Hawkins Joseph O. Roy Rolf Karlsen Joseph Smith Zannia Kodros ' Claude A. Virgin Paul Kronbergs Richard L. Welch Thomas Lauer Arthur A. Wilferi Thomas R. Lehay Paul J. Wilkinson USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Wm. S. Beadles C. E. Newkirchner Matthew Bruno Waldo M. Oliver Samuel E. Joseph Leo Rondario John F. Malyszko Howard J. Watts USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Jonas Heidt Joseph I. Perrera George B. Little George D. Rhodes VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS R. J. ArsenaultVA HOSPITAL NEW YORK CITY. NEW YORK Chas. O. Bergagna VA HOSPITAL MONTGOMERY. ALABAMA Jacob L. BuckelewVA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE. TEXAS Wlllard T. CahiU VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MApYLAND John J. Hazel MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MARYLAND George Davis *. VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN. CONN. John J. DriscoU Henry E: Smith US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON. DC. Wm. H. Thomson . TRIBORO HOSPITAL JAMAICA. LONG ISLAND James RusseU VA HOSPITAL • _ CENTER HOT SPRINGS SOUTH DAKOTA Clifford C. Wumack USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Frank E. Anderson Max Olson B. F. Deibler Peter W. Sotir* George Doherty Joseph P. Wise Woodrow Meyers Bozo G. Zelencl* iUHAll DIRECTORY SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT . Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Simmons Llndsey WlUlams Earl Sheppard A1 Tanner HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney IIEADQUABTEB3....67S 4th Ave., Bklyu. HYaclnth 9-6600 BALTIMORE 1316 E. Baltimore St Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON - .276 State St. John Arabascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON -.4202 Canal St R. Matthews, Agent CApital 3^9: 3-40B( MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklln 7-3964 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence'St. Louis Nelra. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS S23'BieuvUle St. Buck Stephens, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK.......675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK.. 416 CoUey Ave. Paul Gonsorchlk. Agent -MAdlson 7-1083 PHn:.ADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1639 SAN FRANCISCO 490 Harrison St. Waller Sibley. Agent Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE. PR.. 1313 Fernandez Juncos. Stop 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 2-9996 JACKSONVILLE. 020 Main St.. Room 200 William Morris. Agent 3-0967 SEATTLE 2509 1st Ave. Ted Babkpwskl. Agent Main 3-4334 WILMINGTON. CaUf 909 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent - Terminal 4-2928 SUP HONOLULU....91 South Nlmltz Highway PHone 902-777 NEW ORLEANS 923 BienvUle St. ' Jackson 9-7428 NEW YORK 679 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6609 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApltol 3-4336 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2909 1st Ave. Main 2-0290 WnjaiNGTON 909 Marine Ave. Terminal 9-6617 MC&S HONOLULU....91 South Nlmltz Highway PHone 9-1714 NEW ORLEANS 923 BiettvUle St. ' RAmond 7-428 NEW YOftK 679 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApitol 7-3222 SAN FRANCISCO.. 350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-5600 SEATTLE 2505 — 1st Ave. MAin 3-0088 WILMINGTON 909 Marine Ave. TErminal. 4-8538 Great Lakes District ALPENA 127 River St. ELmwood 4-3616 BUFFALO. NY 890 Main St. ... GRant 2728 CLEVELAND ..1420 W. 29 St. MAln 1-0147 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. Phone; Randolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich .PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 RIVER ROUGE.. 10225 W. Jefferson. Ave. Mich. Vinewood 3-4741 SOUTH CHICAGO.......9383 Ewlng Ave. „T SAginaw 1-0733 TOLEDO .....120 Summit St. V CHerry 8-2431 Canadian District FORT WILLIAM Ontario HALIFAX N.S. 408 Simpson St. ' Phone: 3-3221 12814 HoUia St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West • Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD, Ontario......52 St. David St. TORONTO. Ontario 272'mng Stf^E ST. JOHN. NB ....177 PrluM^WUUam^&t® OX 2-5431 VANCOUVER, BC .298 Main St. MFOW BALTIMORE 1216 East Baltimore St. _ EAstem 7-3383 HONOLULU....96 North Nimitz ^ghway PHone 9-6077 NEW ORLEANS 923 BienvUle St. . _ MAgnolia 0404 NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St COrtland 7-7094 PORTLAND 922 NW Everett St. CApitol 3-7297-8 SAN FRANCISCO :240 Second St. • DOuglas 2-4992 SAN PEDRO 296 West 7th St. ' - TErminal 3-4489 SEATTLE 2333 Western Ave. MAln 2-6326 Sign Name On LOG Letters For obvious reasons the LOQ cannot print wiy 'ltetters or other communications sent in by Seafarers unless the author signs his name. Unsigned anony;i3ous letters will only^ wind up in the waste-basket. If circumstances justify, the LOG wiil withhold a signature oh reouest. . -A' and a wonderful man. He drowned In the English Channel in 1947 while on watch. His son To the Bdltorr ^ going on seventeen and very Althou^ 1 always knew that him—he is fond of It^as great to be s member of " di# Seafarers International , xu rrkn Union, 1 did not realize Just O" family all loves the LOG, how much it meant untU the 2^® Seafarers Welfare Plan paid a daughter Mwie, almost fifteen. sizable portion of my wife's *«*way8 sits dovm and reads her hospital and doctor bUls folLOG—that comes lowing her iiecent hospitaliza- 'tm with her. We want to thank you for I'want to take this oppoP- sending it to us and hope that ^ you keep on with your good work* Mrs. N. R. Cloueh - -.... ^ Welfare Aid A Big Help :ji|||||r;: TIate Editor^ Waterman Ship More Like BMT All letters ^ xi. j-x «dtfor for To the Editor: X x X XV , XI. CTTT J .X tunity to thank the SIU and Its members who contributed to this cause, for the help rweived dl^ng a very trying period. 1 am happy to know that we have the LOG to inform our members of such things. Herbert E. Grant t t RAA«< d'nel Deer Mnu g ^ ^Yle BMT-Fourth Avenue local to see what it'st , saUlng Waterman style.^1 can guarantee as many stops and stays. The ship I'm on arrived at Tampa Sunday and dropped hook, wailing for a berth, Of course there was also no launch service (I guess the compgj, j, ggye y, money). There is one consolation. We gjght ^dore ports before we head for sunny California (unless they add gg„jg others). 1 have already Warm Wdcomo wti'ed lor money twice and LOO must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. To the Editor* when 1 do reach California 1 ' We would like to inform all ®nJy ®we Seafarers that we (Jerry Mc-. *^®®' ,, , ,x» u earthy and Jimmie Sherlock) , Take it from me. it's cheaper have purchased the. Lucky J®*' ^ . Seven Bar & Lounge at 112 Charlie Brinton North 77th Street, Houston, 3^ $ 5. . „„„.d be Pleaeed b. wet®'«®Ck come all our friends and can nGlpS OUl assure all of cold beer and a . jo the Editor: warm welcome. It is with heartfelt thanks Jerry McCartliy that I send my appreciation for . K. 4 the death benefit check which I received from the Welfare Slow Boat ^ Plan covering my late husband Adrian Guns. To India I want to thank you most.sinTo the Editor: The men aboard the Josefina ®®/®f f^®;" wish to report that all's well n* wiif vSh T Ln with a top-notch crew, from the ® ^®' ®' ' ®®° now pay and have some peace old man all the way down. mind. John Thompson has his movrf of Also, let me thank you for projector, phonograph and radio, so we au have a sweU expression of symtime watching movies, listening pathy. Mrs. Anna Guns to "the Yankees get beat, and t 4" 4 hearing records. Brother Ratliff is running the SIU Man Now movies for the crew. ^ ,, _ , We are bound, for Calcutta, SGllS AlitOS India, and everyone knows what xo the Editor: its like to crawl over there on a i am now residihg in HonoLiberty ship. There's not much lulu with my family and have overtime but she sure is a been here for the past two feeder. We have a top notch months. co;>!i; and steward, On arriving here I had diffi­ E. Mariano culty in finding work, owing to the. fact that employers are it 4^ somewhat afraid of hiring sea­ Log Fans men. Thanks to the thorughfulness and assistance of James Down-Under Dooley, the SUP agent here, I To the Editor: obtained work. He was surely a For many years you have great „_,,_x help. been sending the LOG to both I am prcMntly working for my daughter and myself here voikswagon as a salesman. In in Sydney Australia 1 have g^g^^ shipmates of been wanting to write for so j ^ long, but never got around to it.,, showroom to say hello. You have groiro since first ^ jg^j, j. McLoughllii sending us your LOG—^you have A A A a wonderful Union and look " after your members on ships SGGTGrGr TflkGd and ashore, and also the ones — Se.-who have lost their husbands. iO I 8V®rn-mg 1 have met njany of the men To the Editor:' tn the past years from the ships Would like to let all my that used to come here. Also 1 friends and former shipmates have many friends from the know that 1 now own the "My ships, many of whom are no Pal Tavern" at 404 Aurora doubt, members of your Union, Street, Seattle. Wash., and who remember '"Creek Street would like to have them drop in Forest Lodge." for a chat whenever they're in The late E. j. Belehala, of port. Pittsburgh, was my son-in-law . Lawrence J. Crane �"|Ji*P'-'^ inly 1. 19M r^ > SEAFARERS Hot Time On Robin Gray SIU Man Carries OT Sheets All The Way {The following article was sub­ mitted to the LOG by Seafarer "Walter Schlect.) Thought you might like to see the new type air mail letter that the Portuguese are putting out now . . . copied from the State­ side ones I guess although they are not the same size. Get the banana motif on the outside. We had a fire in the number five hold at about 6 AM on Fri­ day, June 3. Of course I would have to be on gangway watch then and discover it. I notified the mate on watch and he sounded the alarm on the ship's system. Real SIU Man Seems we have one real SIU man aboard, an OS who shall b? nameless. He came out of his forecastle with his lifejacket over his shoulders, his ID card in one hand and his OT sheets in the other. The fire started in lower num- •1 •v > her five hj^ld and spread to the upper tween decks. Capt. Ossward and chief mate Mouche handled it very well and kept damage to a minimum. Best of all, no one was hurt or overcome by smoke, though the captain had a close call in the lower hold, where he inhaled a. bit of smoke 'and scratched his leg rather badly. # No Damage Estimate I have no Idea of the damage Portuguese Air Mail Design but would estimate it as more than $50,000, as there were trac­ tor parts and other machines and a couple of dozen refrigerators along with other stuff in that hold. There was a lot j)f smoke Fate tMiiem LOG damage, as the skipper used COa to smother the flames. I taught firefighting in the Navy during the last war and I though the whole thing was handled rather nicely by both the officers in charge and the crew. The alarm really shook some people up. We leave soon for Mombassa and expect to be there for a week, then back to Boston In mid-July and New York a day later. Things jre running smooth on the -Bobin Gray—not fights, no loggings (so far)—all in all, not a bad trip. At least the checks (allotments) dont bounce with this company. I read in the last LOG which we received, that the Rockland was sold and so I guess by the time we get back to Brook­ lyn the checks will be waiting. There are two of us here from the Rockland ... the deck engi­ neer (Blythe) and myself, and we were wondering just what routine we have to go through to receive our checks. Photographs From The Fleet Standing by the movie screen on the No. 4 hatch" of the Steel Exec­ utive are (I to r) E. Yaher, corp.? L Reis, AB, and R. Air, bosun. LOO 'Interviews' An Aspiring Typist Felix Dayrit puts the finishing touches on a movie screen which he built aboard the. Steel Executive in his off? time hours. . -l •r-e >> f, • * Y''v ' ' Recently, the SEAFARERS LOG had to turn down a "job opplication" from ah attractive young blond. Her qualifications ds a typist seemed to be in order, as the photo above shows. Un­ fortunately, she was a bit under-age—being three years old to be exact. Also, as will be no­ ticed, she didn't do what every typist mustput a piece of paper in the machine. The "applicant" is Mary Anne Graff, daughter of Seafarer. Jerry Graff. The proud father vol­ unteered to serve as a high stool so that the applicant could reach the keys, but was in­ formed, regretfully, that his daughter.would have to come bock in about 15 years.' Good secre­ taries are hard to find, so we're all anxiously waiting for 1975 to come. ^ : Working on a movie projector bought by money won by the Steel Apprentice in the Isthmian Safety Award contest of 1959 are jleft to right) Dayriti Paul Lopez, chief cook; and Elmert DeQuartel. �PSfe Fourteen SEAFARERS Bosun's Blonde Bombshells LOG^ July 1. 1969 e"! RAPHAEL SEMMES (SM - Land Ssry!e«), Juna 4—Chairman. B. Varn. Jr.i Sacratary. W. Blakaslaa. No bocft. Repair list turned in. Most ot the repairs taken care of. $27.20 in ship's fund. One man got off ship in JacksonviUe. Need repairs to deck department head and showers. Dis­ cussion on having cooler In recreation room aft to keep cokes, etc.. cool. Suggestion made to get clothes drier for crew as officers now have one. Vote of thanks to steward department for good food and service. BEATRICE (Bull), June 5—Chair­ man, George McCartney; Secretary, Juan Colen. Ship's delegate reports that a wreath of flowers was sent to brother Red CampbeU's home in Pitts­ burgh. accompanied by a telegram expressing our sympathy on the death of his mother. The toUet used by the longshoremen in San Juan is a deflnite menace to the health ot the crew and some action must be taken to correct this intolerable situation. Discussion concerning safety meeting held with topside. Some disputed OT to be settled at payoff. Ope FWT quitting ship. M/S/C to donate a few doUars to the man who deUvers the books from the AMMLA. M/S to set up a ship's fund. Motion defeated by a vote of 23 to 7. Ship's commit­ tee to meet with member of Food Plan to discuss obtaining more choice steak meat. Liftle Laurey (just two yean old) and Mark Henault pose for a snapshot. Their daddy, Joseph Henault, is currently bosun ori the Mount Whitney. Flashlighted Poker Parley The failure of the power plant (by degrees) didn't phase the poker fanatics on the Rebecca In a recently-held poker game. The lights got dimmer and dim­ mer and the players strained their eyes more and more, until finally the lights went out. Even the safety light failed. But did that stop the enthusiasts—^not on your life. They got their flash­ lights out and it was flashlight poker from then on. "We lost the plant," wrote Paul Franco, telling about the evening, "But | not one poker player." $ $ Particulars On Pork Chops The chowhounds are getting { fancy on the Choctaw. One crewmember suggested that' when pork chops are served two end cut chops should never be served together but one end cut and one | shoulder cut should be matched. A variation on Ice cream Tvas I asked-for, as well as baskets forj bread, new pitchers, soup bowls | and a pound' of strawberries a day. . SHIPBOARD SKETCHES by Ben Graham CHOCTAW (Waterman). April IS— Chairman. Charles H. Bush; Secralary, John A. Densls. Vote of thanks for flowers crew sent for Brother Zeleski's sister who passed away April 14. 833.70 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported. Ship's delegate to get the mail and passes. Agreed ijy member- • ship to keep salesmen out of the' passageways. Cofftetime pastry to be covered with plastic screens on side table. Library to be kept clean. Stand clear of gangway untU deck department rigs the gangway. May 21—Chairman. Walter ZeieskI; Secretary. John Denals. Repair lists turned in. To see patrolman for American money draws in Korean ports and Japan and to have captain carry more money on here. Two men missed ship In Japan: rejoined. One man logged. Man detained in Yokuska by Navy shore patrol—reason, for missing ship. See patrolman about follow through on repair list. S33.70 in ship's fund. Several items to be .clarified for deck department. No beefs or disputed OT. Good and wel­ fare: ^ork chops—no two end cuts • or shoulder cuts on a plate, but one of each; 4 to 5 suppers on weekender variation of lee cream: baskets for bread: new pitchers, soup bowls to be ordered: 63 x 90 sheets too smaU —68 X100 size sheets to be ordered: one pound of strawberries daily. Lock headb showers in ports. All safety meeting procedures should be given to patrolman. Donations list for mer­ chant marine Ubrary posted. Weld­ ing to be done this trip. CITIES S E R V I C E. BALTIMORE (Cities Service). June 10. 1N6—Chair­ man. Georgs Rhilllps: Secrstary, K. R. Msrtson. Repair list turned In. No beefs reported. Crew reminded to lock up ship's iron and Ironing boards while in shipyard; keep feet oif mess* haU chairs; use roach powder in all rooms—if no good, have ship fumi­ gated. MARORE (Ore Navigation). May SB ^hairman, P. O'Neill; Secretary. J. Bryant.. No beefs reported. Repair list turned in. Cots to be returned at end of voyage: more cots ordered. See about getting new agitator for washing machine. Vote of thanks to steward department for food- and service. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), May 29— Chairman; J. S. Rueda; Secretary. L. J. Pate. No beefs reported. S13.42 in ship's .^fund. Discussion on getting cantaloupe as they are in sstson. If not on board, steward to notify ship's delegato leaving MobUe. REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), June 4—Chairman. W. N. Trolle; Sec­ retary, J. Bregnam. Penalty cargo beef pending at payoff. Repair Ust turned in. Need a water cooler. Ship needs fumigation. Crew reminded to keep messroom clean at all times. BEAUREGARD' (Sea-Land Service), June 4—Chairman, M. Gottschalk; Sec­ retary,« M. Gottschalk. Suggestion that menus be more varied particu­ larly on salads and seafood. Not enouA fresh vegetables aboard. To see Food Coipmlttce about getting BcaUops and watermelons. All else running smoothly. GaUey to be paint­ ed. S7 in ship's'fund given to ship's delegate for wires. One man hospi­ taUzed in Houston. M/S to InstaU awning aft so that crew can sleep on deck during hot weather. ELEMIR (Oceanic Petroleum), Jung >—Chairman, Shadreck Gray; Secrs­ tary, Jamst P. Baldsrston. Crew asked to return cups to pantry after coffee time and from wheel house at night. Discussion re food coming to the Sable cold—chief cook wlU rem­ edy this situation. Clarify what ar­ ticles we tailed under—tanker or dry cargo. Heed copies of agreement for aU delegates: copies of forms for ship's minutes; overtime sheets for all departments. • HOSE KNOT (Suwannee), June t — Chairman, Harry White; Secratary, John Steabar. Two men got off in Recife.' Beef* to he taken up with po^ agent on arrival. Crew ai&ed'to remove all cots from deck and return same to steward before ship gets to port! also to .remove eU radio an­ tennas. ataaavU .aaaaS DEL MAR (MItilstlppI), June 12— Chelrman, H. J. Maes; Secretary, E. "He was painting tH?} stadrwhen the old man blew the whistle, ^ f:. . • P. Aches. ' Bosun asked eooperatioa on dumping garbage in foreign porta. No beefs reported. Need water cooler In steward department lounge. $162.53 In ship's fund from previous voyage. water cooler In crew recreation room. Safety director to be asked to coma on. board and see conditions of ship. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. TEXMAR (Calmar). May If—Chair­ man, O. Stone; Secretary, Andy Gowder. No beefs reported. Departments to take turns cleaning lanndry. Don't take light bulbs out of passageways. Keep recreation room and pantry clean at night. PENN TRANSPORTER (Penil Ship­ ping). June 11—Chairman, N. Rose... crans; Secretary. Edward Miller. No beefs reported. Suggestion to put Ume in garbage cans to keep flies down whUe we are in port. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Jung 9 —Chairman, J. Davis: Secretary. J. Gates. Word from captain on crewmembers coming back late. Repair Ust turned in and will be complied with this trip. Member hospitalized in St. Thomas PHS hospital with broken leg to Hie flown to Baltimore PHS hospital on June 7th. MARORE (Ore). June S—Chairman. O: Emerlck; Secretary.' C. Bedell. Repair Ust turned in. See patrolman about getting ship fumigated as roaches are faking ' over ship. Fan moved fti st'bd messinen's room to give better ventUatlon. Keep noise down in passageways after 10 p.m. Get some wind scoops for rooms that are short. TITAN (Cargo Tank^p), J4ay 30— Chairlnan, P. J. McKreth; Secretary, D. Forrest. Discussion on cigars marked' "tax exempt" on which tax was paid on vessel by members. Wash­ ing machine has lightweight housebold motor which is not holding up —^recommend heavy duty motor be InstaUed. Request that books be re­ turned to Ubrary once read. 'Safety committee of unUcensed personnel, headed, by bosun and consisting ot one member from each department, elected. Good crew. Excellent food. Some disputed OT. One man missed ship due to injury. Warning issued 4. 4.H • J EAGLE VOYAGER (See Transport), June 12—Chairman, A. Romero; Sec­ retary, S. U. Johnson. Two men hos­ pitalized: one in Japan and one in India. Biuthers asked to be careful when working on deck. Everything running relatively. No reply from headquarters as yet to past corre­ spondence. $31.11' in ship's fund. Cost of radiogram sent to headquarters concerning Joe Carrol's hospitaUzation deducted from original balance of S34. Replacement made In Japan la SIU member. Second replacement is not a Union member and wiU be ' replaced at the end of this voyage. One man short in steward departktent. Decided that ship's delegate WiU set time for meetings. All < fM, SAMPAN HITCH (Suwannee), June 10—Chairman. Jack E. Nelson: Secre­ tary, Rudy p. DeBoissiefe. Photo­ graphs sent to ship's log on success­ ful Polaris shot. Sampan Hitch was host to Asst. Secretary of the Na'vy and Washington personneL New wash­ ing machine arrived Trinidad. to crewmembers to keep quarters locked In port. Need additional foc'sle keys. Vote of thanks to mem­ bership and delegates for their coop­ eration in shaping up a new ship. GULFWATER (Metre Petroleum), June 4—Chairman. Stephen N. Fulford; Secretary. Sanford Kamp. Two men hospitaUzed; reported to head­ quarters. Captain wlU order enough steward stores at the Suez Canal to make the States. No serious beefs. Some disputed OT. CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (Cities Service). June 14—Chairman, D. L. Rood; Sacretary. L. P. Nagmann. Faucets in aU rooms have been fixed. Sanitary system wiU be fixed In ship­ yard: also blower In messhaU. Better grade toUet tissue'. Guards giving physical search in Lake Charles. Steward asks that after using cot it be placed where it won't blow ovisr side. Steward utiUty ordered out of Hoi^on faUed to report. Discussion held on setting third table In mess­ haU: voted down. Fresh coffee wanted for lunch and dinner. Do away with steam tables. Check on why man was fired for no reason. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), June 12—Chairman, George Nlldreth; Sac­ retary, Zygle Zygarowski. One man missed ship. AU repairs to be taken care of. Saw captain ahbut logs and he said they would stay that way. Sll in ship's fund. Some disputed OT. Discussion on safety meettog. DEL NORTE (Mississippi), June 12 —Chairman, E. Stougb; Secretary, J. Whitad. No beefs: good trip. Balance In ship's fund, S199.40'. M/S to get new movie screen and have projector overhauled: money to come out of ship's fund. M/S to have .waterfountain repaired and hot and cold water line to laundry sinks ' put in by shore- .personnel. M/S to have movie director contact suppUer in New Orleans re prices, changing with other ships, etc.: otherwise get movies in Houston. Suggested that pickles, fresh onionsj radishesg etc. appe^ on tables, not only on menu. To see patrolman as to no R.O.B. cigarettes aUowed. Discussion on ways to avoid rush and bottleneck at breakfast time. ALCOA POINTER (Aicoa),^ May 8— Chairman, W. Wsndell; Secretary. T. P. Greaney.Everything running smoothly. No beefs reported. Few hours disputed OT. Vote of thanks to steward department. June 13—Chairman, W. Wandell; Secretary, T. P. Greanel. Ship's busi­ ness to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Have patrolman look into roach situation aboard. Vote of thanks to steward department: LOSMAR (Calmar), May 28—Chair­ man, R. E. Hunt; Secretary, E. John­ ston. Ship's delegate reported on re­ pairs. Rifle incident. Port time dis­ charges. Beef result on'no hot water previous voyage. Port screens aboard and new piping for hot water line. General discussion on quaUty and quantity of meat put aboard. 8EATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), June 18—Chilrman, Joe McLaren; Secretary, T. Molle'r. TV has been repaired. Sent letter to Mr. Chapdelaine and SIU requesting permission ship .dock Edgewater early July 4th and saU Juljr sth. S2.66 in ship's ftmd. BUI paid for TV repairs 887.40. WiU see patrolman about having hide care away from crew's quarters, top­ side. Request there be no TV on meal "hours. Vote of thanks to outgoing Bhip'S OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Oven•esi), June 11—Chairman, M., Sterne; .>8ecretBry, Alex Janes. Discussion that' there be no payoff until disputed OT la setUed. Also see patr(dman about STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian). May 4—Chairman. W. A. Nendershot; Sec­ retary. A J. VIelantc. Bosun elected safety representative. Extra toaster requested. Each foc'sle was Tssued spray bomb: ship to be fumigated in States. GALLOWAY (Ovtrseat Navigation), Juno 12—Chairman, C. Malette; Sec­ retary, W. Todd. Everything running smoothly. American money to be de­ clared in Poland. MaU aU letters to NY address. No agents for company In Belgium and Holland as yet. Re­ port about refusal of the captain to allow radio opcr;itor in crew mess recreation. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa). Juno 12 —Chairman. Rad Rosoff; Secretary, Donald P. Maast. Draw Ust lo be taken up for New Orleans. Captain WiU give out draw as soon as ship docks. No one knows where he will payoff as yet. Beef on three delayed sailings. About one-third of repairs taken care of so far. Men getting off please turn in keys for rooms to delegate or department head. Vote of thanks to steward for a job weU done. OCEAN JOYCE (Maritime Overseas). ' Mav 20—Chairman. W. Arlinghaus) Secretary. R. Mills. One man m^sed ship in Calcutta. Hia gear- was sent to the SIU haU In Seattle. Suggested we keep laundry in better order. Effort to be made to get as many repairs made before end of voyage as possible. PORTMAR (Calmar). June 5—Chalp. .man. J, Simmons; Secretary, P. win­ terly. Three men logged. One maU hospitaUzed In Panama. See patrol­ man about wipers being worked over­ head during hottest part of trips east and west. Copy of motion concerning shortage of foodstuffs to be given to Food Committee in NY. Galley range needs fixing. ~ Overseas), ^ne 5—Chairman and Secretary, L. w. tapper. Names of men who missed ship -turned over to patrolman. One man paid off In Honolulu. Beefs to be taken up with patrolman. Food considered very poor quaUty. <Marven Steamship), Jung l»-;Chalrman. Harry Gsrie; SecratsiV, W. T. Fazenklln. Request that benches bo put in recreation room. Return cups to pantry. Don't leave cots on deck. Leave soda in Icebox unless it Is your soda. Washing machine to be repaired. PENN TRADER (Penn Shipping), June 14—Chairman, J. D. Cummlnsi Secretary, Prank Kastura. Things are running smoothly: good crew. Turn in aU extra linen as weU as dirty linen. JOSEPINA (Liberty Navigation), June 13—Chairman, Petar Luketict Secretary, S. T. Arales. Ship's dele<ate reports everything in good shape. Captain wUl put out a money draw In checks and only S5 American money. . One man in engine depart­ ment s.ent home from Port Everglade. Fla. for hospitalization. No replace­ ment available due to hoUday. S1.20 In ship's fund. Keep cover on garbage can at aU times and empty it aft. Keep non-crewmemSers out of pas­ sageways jand conduct business only in recreation room. Suggestion made to show movies for orphans with movie equipment aboard. Ch^lr"" 'D'* P. V.'"DICarlo. '*St^ard''to'*buy'"{ca In next port as the ice machine does not make lee for the three meals. Discussion on trying to get another messman for crew's mess as It is too big for one man. Crew to d^ess for dinner, and not come to meBshall at« tired in draws. Keep messhaU clean. A — A -- A*.- .... : .J •. ^ _ . Sf : 3 "'•is •' I �JTnly 1. 19M SEAFARERS SIU BABY ARRIVALS Personals And Notices FINAL 1 Pace Plffcoi LOG All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: DISPATCH Rnssella Louise Brooke, born Mason Hall May 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Contact B. F. Bond, Box 195, CMR HoUoman AFB, New Mexico. Osborne M. Brooke, Prichard, Ala. ^ 4 4 4 Arthur Thomas Castro, born The deaths, of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Tommy Hawkins Seafarers Welfare Plan; Write me at 2519 South (juyler April 15, 1960, to Seafarer and Avenue, Berwyn, Illinois. William Mrs. Arturo Castro, Houston, Tex. Stanley J. Swlenehoeld, 49;- Paul Rogosch, 58: Brother Ro- Scott. 4 4 4 Carol Sue Chianese, born May Brother Swlenchoskl died of nat­ gosch died of a heart ailment in <t A' Orleans, 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. ural causes while New N oAnyone who remembers seeing James O. Chianese, Brooklyn, NY. a patient at the Louisiana, Alvie Means in Mobile during July 4 4 4 Polyclinic Hospi­ vember 7, 1959. Louis Anthony Filippetti, bom of 1958, please wYite to him, with a tal, New York He sailed in the statement to that effect, c/o Route April 27, 1960, to Seafarer and City, AprU 10, SIU deck depart­ 1, Lexington, Indiana. This' is Mrs. Luis A. Filippetti, Baltimore, 1060. He had ment since NoV e m b e r, 1938. urgent. Md. sailed in the SIU 4 4-4 engine depart­ The only known 4" 4 • • Frances Victorine Gomez, bom ment since May, siuvivor is LeWallets, seamen's papers, etc. May 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1951. He is sur­ nesse D a i g 1 e, are being held for the following in Francis F. Gomez, Mobile, Ala. daughter to the vived by his son, late Vivian Daigle, appointed ad­ the vault, NY hall: 4 4 4 Stanley E. Swlenchoskl, of New ministratrix to the Rogosch estate. Eric Alois Letter, born March 15, Benny Pritkin, E. C. Brown, York City. Burial was in St. Peter E. T. Cunningham, Francisco Gian- 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alexan­ $ $ ^ icco, H. Jurgenson, F. E. Lillard, der J. Leiter, Newark, NJ. and Paul Cemetery, Taylor, Pa. liOyd McGee, 55: Brother McGee 4 4 _4 died of natural causes while a pa- A. L. Obletree, J. W. Robertson, X Patricia Qnintanilla, born March tient at the I. Rosvold, John Trost, V. Walrath 17, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Methodist Hospi- and H. C. Wilson. yircil Sandberr, 59: Brother Ramon Quintanilla, Philadelphia, t a 1, Brooklyn, Sandberg died of a heart ailment 4 4-4 Pa. May 9, 1960. He while a patient in a New York WUIiam R. Dixon had sailed in the Karen Elizabeth Smith, bom hospital. He had sailed in the SIU Please contact S. Baker, 1315 SIU steward de­ engine department since August, partment since South 26th Place, Lawton, Okla­ April 4, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. La France T. Smith, Mobile, Ala. October, 1943. He homa. Phone: Elgin 5-4577. 1951. His only listed survivor is a 4 4 4 is survived by his friend, Mrs. Mary Hecker, of New 4 4 4 Stephen A. Wilt, bom May 26, widow. Mrs. Hel­ York City. Burial was in the New 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Max Portaer en McGee, also E. Wilt, Harrisburg, Pa. Montefiore Cemetery, Farming- of Brooklyn. Burial was in the Friends are anxious to contact 4 4 4 you in regard to appraisal of small dale, Long Island, New York. Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn. Daniel Garcia, born May 2, 1960, piece of property in Catskills. Get in touch with H. Krumholz, c/o to Seafarer and Mrs. Trinidad Gar­ Yorkville Hungarian Restaurant, cia, Galveston, Tex. 4 4 4 350 East 81 Street, New York, NY. Lisa Jensen, born March 23, 4 4 4 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Erik H. Jensen, Brooklyn, NY. Chin Ling Contact your wife at No. 2 4 4 4 Eunice Marie Kirchner, bom Readymoney Bldgs., Block 11, 2nd Floor, Clare Road, Byculla, Bom­ May 16, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ralph Kirchner, Arnold, Md. bay, India. EVERY I SUNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST . 4 I > V TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS "THE VOICE OF THE MTD' EVERY SUNDAY. 1430 OMT (If>30 EST Svndnyl WFK-S9, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South Aiperica, South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United States. - WFL-66. 16850 KCs Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Carib­ bean, West Coast of South America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area. North Atlantic, European and US ~East Coast Meanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-Worid Wireless Broadcasts Continue .. . > s Every Sunday, 1915 GMT <2:15 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCs Europe and North America •J > A I' WCO-18908J KCs : ' • n. ••j • i'.-" '•! .• East Coast South America >J- • . WCO-22407 KCs West Coast South America Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15607 KCs Australia WMM 81-11037.5 Northwest Pacific MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT 4 4 4 4 4 June 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John S. Burke, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 .4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Eileen Celkos, born June 10, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward Celkos, Philadelpkia, Pa. Barbara Curry, born June 4, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leon R. Curry, Fletcher, NC, Mark Anthony Czosnowski, bom March 30, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward Czosnowski, 'Balti­ more, Md. Stanley P. Gondzar, bom May 17, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Stanley P. Gondzar, Baltimore, Md. Donna Lee Hamilton, born May 4, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ liam C. Hamilton, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Bennie E. Ireland, born May 26^ 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Benniu Ireland, Baysboro, NC. Darrel Clyde Kendricks, born May 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mr.s. Dewey C. Kendricks, Mobile, Ala. Roy Marines, born May 22, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Manuel Ma­ rines, Cleveland, Ohio. Sandra Louise Young, born Junu 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles A. Young, Carlisle, Pa. m Health Center Urges Early Exam Renewal Brenda Georgette Leache, born The Medical Department of thu May 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Seafarers Welfare Plan urges Sea-^ John Murray . Important you contact your son, Marvin Leache, Galveston, Tex. farers whose clinic cards are ex­ c/o Gerner, same address as be­ piring to get them renewed in ad­ Vlckl Mdind^ Waster, born vance fore. and not wait until the last May 5, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. minute. This is particularly true 4 4 4 Milton Webster, Seattle, Wash. in cases where a man has just paid Ex-PacifIc Ocean Crew . 4 4 4 off a ship and expects to be ashore Wages and overtime for crewJeannette KnoU, bom April 5, members now available as ship has 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ber­ awhile. If the examination at the SIU been sold. Contact Newton nard P. Knoll, Houston, Tex. clinic is taken immediately, then Schwartz, 310 West Building, 817 4 4 4 Main Street, Houston, 2, Texas. Adrian Charese Burke, born if there is any heed for medical treatment it can be obtained through PHS without the man having to delay shipping out again. Unfortunately, there have been The following is a list of Seafari^'s who have unclaimed wages due instances where Seafarers have them from the Bloomfield Steamship Company. Seafarers whose names waited until they threw in for a are on the list should unite the company, enclosing their "'Z" number job and gbt a shipping card before and Social Security number. Write to Bloomfield Steamship Company, deciding to renew their elinic cards. In one such recent instance, PO Box 1450, Houston 1, Texas. it was discovered upon examina­ James L. Shipley Albert F. Valloton tion that Seafarer had a hernia, Clarence D. Shively George Van Etten and consequently, he had to turn Glen L. Patton Alonzo D. Sistrunk back his shipping c::r'l and check David F. Van Horn Dorsey Paugh Allen J. Smith into the hospital for treatment. Albert L. Pence William Vanson Frederick V. Smith Had he taken his exam as soon Veikko Pollanen George P. Vezirls John T. Smith as he had paid off, he could have Joseph Poturalski Richmond C. Spears A. Villarreal had the matter attended to and James F. Praytor Chester I. Spinks shipped out again without delay. Henry J. Principe John P. Stanford It is not necessary to wait until -A. R, Stevenson Lyndon G. Wade the year is up to get the clinic Tmman L. Sustaire Frank Wahlfarch card renewed at the SIU health Horace C. Rains WilUam K. Sutherlin Richard K. Wardlow centers. This can be done as much Stanley C. Reinch Mitchell J. Szlanfucht .Clifford R. Wein^er as two months in advance of the Harold E. Restucher Ferdynand Szoblik Norman H. Whipple expiration date. Vernon S. Riddle Edward Wicak Olave W. Rosenberg Roland P. Roxbury Benjamin H. Tolbert James A. Wilkie George A. Williams George Rubin Edward E. Talbot James R. Williams David Rude Nikoli Taska Charles R. Wilson^ Frank J. Rylance Evis J. Thidobeaux Orie A. Wilson Joseph R. Touart Roland A. Wiman Billy T. Townsend John H. Sauerbeber Robert P. Woolard Hillard L. Trahan Joseph Scramuzza John J. Word Sidney D. Turner Edward M. Seeley Homer A. Turpen Paul M. Seidenberg Paul Zilman Bernard E. Shepherd Eric Zetterquist Fred £. Umnoltz F. B. Shinauit . Bloomfield Lists Pay Due w R T u-v z • Si11 i I �"M vor. XXII No. 14 SEAFARERS^LOG t1 July 1 1940 A' OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS- INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO MTD Asks Security Check On Runaway Ship Crews SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS WASHINGTON—With America's heavy industry vitally-independent on raw materials imports carried on runaway-flag ships, the MTD has formally ealled Tor the extension of Coast Guard security checks to runaway ship crewmembers. The MTD proposal was made at hearings before the House-* Committee on Un-American An NMU representative also the US aluminium Industry comes Activities on a bill to strength­ testified In support of the MTD's on runaway ships, about a third of en and reactivate the screening program for seamen. Ray Murdock, SIU's Washington counsel, testifying on behalf of the Seafarers Section of the Mari­ time Trades Department which in­ cludes the SIU and NMU. pointed out "that the lack of such clear­ ance for runaway ship crews leaves US industry vulnerable to being crippled in the event of any Inter­ national emergency. position. , Murdock pointed out th^t in any screening program American sea­ men's rights must be preserved. "We do not believe the mainte­ nance and preservation of effective security regulations require the destruction of civil rights and par­ ticularly the right of due process." In dealing with the runaway ship issue, Murdock cited the fact that practically all the bauxite used by Greek Liberty Carries US Steel Load To Russia SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly once a. month on days in­ dicated by the SIU Con­ stitution, at 2:30 P.M. in the listed SIU ports bellow. All Seafarers are ex­ pected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to in­ clude registration num­ ber). The next SIU meet­ ings will be: New Yoric July S Philadelphia July 5 Baltimore July 6 Detroit July 8 Houston July II New Orleans July 12 Mobile July 13 the nation's iron ore and virtually all of the country's oil imports. These industries "depend upon foreign-flag ships manned by foreign crews, whose actions In the event of war are unpredictable." Runaway ships, he noted "are manned "by foreigners recruited in many different areas. Some of them have Italian crews. Many of them have crews recruited in Latin America. Some of them we have examined are manned almost ex­ clusively by Cubans. No security check whatever is made on these foreign seamen. The Coast Guard has no jurisdiction over them. They represent a potential plague of security risks who will have easy access to our waterfront facilities. If the process is allowed to con­ tinue" (registering ships under the runaway-flags) "soon there will be many more foreign seamen work­ ing on American-owned ships than American seamen. We do not be­ lieve that foreign Communists and foreign subversives are . any more desirable tlian American sub­ versives." "Water, water everywhere, but nary a drop to drink" may soon Wants Bin Amended Consequently, Murdock asked become an obsolete quotation if a that the bill be amended to cover new apparatus for desalting sea all merchant vessels, owned by water is widely-adopted. A Dutch citizens of the US, no matter what concern has developed a desalting device which, when installed in a their flag of registry. The bill before the committee 1^ lifeboat, can supply usable drink­ an effort to put teeth back into ing water for the occupants by re­ the previous screening program moving the salt from sea water. Known as the "Salvator 10," the which was rendered ineffective by device uses a series of membranes Federal court rulings. The courts had held that seamen who were pumps and a hand-operated gen­ denied seamen's papers by tlie erator. Passage of an electrical Coast Guard refused to permit that current through • the salt water confrontation, the entire screening causes the salts to pass through a program collapsed. A number of series of membranes and~ collect In "scfeenoes" are now sailing on US one side of^ the device, while the ships as a reSuU or the program's desalted water enters another failure. Evidently, an administra­ chamber.; It is claimed that the tive decision was made"that It was device can produce two gallons of more important to conceal inform­ .drinking water- every three hdur^. The device was demonstrated at ants than to keep potential sub­ the recent International Confer­ versives off merchant sliips. ence fin the Safety of Life at Sea, However, runaways ship's crews have never been screened, and thestf vessels would be logical targets of Soviet infiltration, par­ ticularly since the many of the countries in which these crews-are recruited have strong Communist parties. Desalted Sea Water Made In Lifeboats SIU Signs SlU-HIWD tugs at Baltimore assisted Greek freighter Evie which ran aground there last week. Above, giant crane unloads steel plates In effort to get ship off bottom. Norfolk 'Fair/ Outlook Same BALTIMORE—SlU-manned tugs of the Curtis Bay Tow­ ing Company here helped haul a Greek-flag Liberty off the mudflats near Fort Carroll here last week. The routine opera­ tion was spiced by the fact * ^ that the Evie had a cargo of type suitable for consumer prod­ ucts, even allowing for limitations NORFOLK—Shipping conditions American steel in her holds on production of automobiles, re­ were pegged at "fair" for the last headed for Russia. The tugs are manned by members of the SIU's Harbor and Inland Waterways Di­ vision. The Evie's steel cargo is of the kind, that is used to make automo­ bile bodies, and that is what it is ostensibly destined for. This is the second such cargo picked up here in the past month. The Danish-flag Siewka, loaded similar cargo, plus fertilizer. The steel came from mills in the Cleveland and Pitts­ burgh areas. There was speculation on that despite the Soviet's great strides in steel manufacture, the country does not make enough steel of a frigerators and similar items in Russia. ~ The Evie was headed for Lenin­ grad when she ran aground. She was held up for five days while floating derricks removed 1,400 tons of cargo and 1,000 tons of bunkers so that she could be float­ ed at high tide. HIWD represen­ tatives in Baltimore noted that the. ship was so hard aground that she was practically up on dry land. The Evie was one of the Libertys sold by the US under the Ship Sales Act back in 1947. She Is not one of the ships transferred out by Maritime under the so-called "ef­ fective control" program. two weeks and should stay about the same for the next two, reports Paul Gonsorchik, port agent. ' There were two payoffs register­ ed during the period—the Zephyrhills (Pan America) and Bdnts Fort (Cities Service). These same two ships also signed on. Other sign-ons included the Venore and Marore (Ore). Those ships in transit were; Steel Director, Steel Seafarers (Is­ thmian); Morning Light, Yaka, Afoundria and Antinous (Water­ man ); Couer D'Alene (Victory Carr); Ocean Evelyn, Natalie (M'time O'seas) and Robin Goodfellow (Robin). New Missile Agreements Crewmembers of the SIUmanned Suwannee Steamship mis­ sile fleet are now working under a standard freight ship agreement as a result of a new contract ne­ gotiated by the'Union. The agree­ ment includes all the standard freightship provisions on working rules. It also include specifications CQvering such items as the man­ ning scale for the boat that is used to pick up nose cones and dh/ers and other rules governing the specialized operations of the mis­ sile-tracking fleet. Suwannee presently operates six knot-type ships on the South Atlantic missile-firing range. The vessels have been converted for missile-tracking purposes with in­ stallation of considerable elec­ tronic gear. They carry Navy tech­ nicians, divers and other specialists as well as an SIU-crew for ship operation purposes.., ., NIWI HIAOLINil IN ilVtlW Vi f .^1 r ' ^^1 INA^tA.»JAFAfJ^ rou^ 4' <"1 AM^RiCAhi RIOJS /MWC0. 4 J CAPnAL^ .,. K6P CHm lAiPt&UBS WAGRBBfmJT, a FtoVD fiRsr CHAMPION ro RB(3AIN riTLB IVilTW K.O. OF JOHANSeO/J W JN l$RA£L AFCLOGY-pARGBm-m OVBR. SB/ZORB OPA/AZLi MASS MVRX>BREiZ ADOUPBiCHMAm* LArrBRTDBe mieOtM \BRAEU V" " 1—-1 / Ifesm>yi&p-/f64vv OR.\fBVORVBMOCRAC\C. Pf^lPEA^?ALAi^>Ml^W1toV <if' >; -* HIGH GEAR..MaMiORKANO CmORSilA BACmGGB^. /^ I R I E . ir •* COMMI-tiBG IZB- ' r, GiGAieos/v&tx:/^ AD/W/A/ISTMITICWS HAA/DLING OF Orl "Sp/FUCMtS M • 'fv �m; ' '•iM ."- •'.<• ". •••'SS'K, - -, f- , «> • n- f- t. X .' yiT v'i-••i'-J:-' ,J I?j; • L " '• " 'i ' • fey. r '' ' • V-- • • ^ •. . r, ..." 4^'\-4', _ • • v"? 4" "_• ' ' \ % h " -'; A.?, tf'v i'' 1/, : • .:•./'V • '- ' : '•• - -' "~ •.> i''?-'•' ,-i-i '' . • "--i.?;';,' - ,, • ,; "^4 - . 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UM LOG • ryn ' ^ - - J.-' •i CONSTITUTION '-. .j'i THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRia Affil!«t«d wbh Aimrlcan N<l«r*Heii of Uber — CongriM of ImlMlrial Orgontsatioiw (At Amoiidod May 13,19M) PREAMBLE %"• K' k K- •j;:- i<' iii'v process of the law of this Unioni No member shall be compell^ to be a witness against himself in the trail of any proceeding in which he may be charged with failure to observe the law of this ' Union. Every official and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the ri;^ts of every member in accordance with ffie princi­ ples set forth in the Constitution of the Union, ments duly promulgated putsuant hereto, no perstm shril bec^ a full boti member unless and until he has attained the highest seniority rating set out in the said collective bargammg Mpement. Only full book members shall be entitled to vo« and trf ^d any office or elective job, except at otherwise specified herein. AU mimbers shall have a voice in Union proceedings and shall be enuded to vote on Union contracts. SacHaii 2. No candidate shall be granted membership who_ it a member of any dual' organization hostile to the aims, principle^ and policies, of this Union. Saction 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall be automatictlly suspended,, and shall forfeit all benefits and aU other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be autonutically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in du«. An arrearage in dues shall be computed from the first day of me applicable quarter, but this time shall not run: (a) While a member it actually participating in a Ittike or lockout. (b) While a member it an in-patient in a USPHS or other accredited hospital. (c> While a member is under an incapacity due to activity in bri^f of the Union. (d) "While a member is in the ifmed services of the United States, provided the member was in good sunding at the time of entery into the armed forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the armed forces. (e) While a member has no opporninity to pay dues, because of employment aboard an American flag merchant vessel. Section 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficieiit to designate additional circumstances during which the time speci^fied in Section 3 shall not run. It shall be the right of any member to present, in writing, to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with regard to the application of»Sertion 3, in accordance with procedures established by a majority vote of the membership. A majority vote of the membership shall be necessary to decide such questions. Soction 5. The membership shall be empowered to establish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under which dues and assess­ ments may be excused where a member has been unable to pav dues and assessments for the reasons provided in Seaions 3 and 4. Saction 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the common welfare of the membership, all members of .the Union shall uphold and defend this Constimtion and shall be governed by the provisions of this Constimtion and all policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. Saction 7. Any member who gives aid to the principles and policies of any hostile or dual organization shall be denied further memlwrship in this Union to the full extent permitted by law. A majority vote of the membership shall decide which organizations are dual or hostile. Saction 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation with the . Union shall at all times remain the property of the Union. Mem­ bers may be required to sho^ their evidence of membership in order to be admitted to Union meetings, or into, or on Union property. As maritime and allied workers and realizing the value and necessity of a thorough organization, we are dedicated to the forming of one Union for our people, the Seafarers International Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ trict, based upon the following principles: All members shall be entided to all the rights,, privileges and IV ^arantees as set forth in this Constitution, and such rights, privi* Every member shall have the right to be confronted by his kges and guarantees shall be preserved in accordance with its terms. accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this We declare that American seamen ~are entitled to receive their Union. In all such cases, the accused shall be guaranteed a fair Md employment without interference of crimps, shipowners, fink halls , speedy trial by an impartial committee of his brother Union or any shipping bureaus maintained by the Government; 'members. We affirm that every worker has the right to receive fair and V just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient leisure for No member shall be denied the right to express himself freely mental cultivation and physical recreation. We proclaim the ri^t of all seamen to receive healthful and on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to rest. VI We defend the right of all seamen to be treated in a decent and A militant membership being necessary to thp security of a frM respectful manner by those in command, and. We hold that the above rights belong to all workers alike, union, the members shall at all times stand ready to defend ffiis irrespective of nationality or creed. , Union and the principles set forth in the Constitution of the Union. Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we are con­ VII scious of corresponding duties to those in command, our employers, our craft and our country. The powers not delegated to the officers, job holders, and Execu­ We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote harmonious tive Board by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved to relations with those in command by exercising due care and dili­ the members. gence in the performance of the duties of our profession, and by giving all possible assistance to our employers in caring for their CONSTITUTION gear and property. Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: To use out Article 1 influence individually and collectively for the purpose of mainuinName and General Powers ing and developing skill in seamanship and eflfeaing a change in the maritime law of the United States, so as to render it more This Union shall be known as the Seafarers International Union Article IV equitable and to make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ development of a merchant marine and a body of American seamen. trict. Its ^JoWers shall be legislative,' judicial, and executive, and Reinstatement To supporr a journal which shall voice the sentiments of mari- shall include the formation of, and/ot issuance of charters to, sub­ tiihe workers and through its columns seek to maintain their ordinate bodies and divisions, corporate or otherwise, the forma­ Members dismissed from the Union may be reinsttted in accord­ knowledge of, and interest in, maritime affairs. ^ tion of funds and participation in funds, die establishmeiit of enter­ ance with such rules and under such- conditions as are adopted, To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of organl- prises for die benefit of the Union, and similar ventures. This from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. xation and federation, to the end of establishing the Brotherhood Union shall exercise all of its powers in aid of subordinate bodies of the Sea. and divisions created or chartered by it. For convenience of admin­ Article V To form and to assist by legal means other bona fide labor organi- istration and in furtherance of its policies of aid and assistance, the tations whenever possible in the attaiiunent of their just draands. Union may make its property, facilities and personnel available Dues and Initiation Fee To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals so as to for the use and behalf of such subordinate bodies and divisions. Oiake seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable and useful A majority vote of the membership shall be authorization for any Saction 1. All members shall ptiy dues quarterly, on a calendar calling. And bearing in mind that we are migratory, ^at our work Union action, unless otherwise sp^ified in' the Constitution or year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except takes us away in different directions from any place where the by law. This Union shall at all times protea and mainuin its as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of majority might otherwise meet to act, that meetings can be anended the date of adoption of this Constimtion and may be changed only jurisdiction. by Constimtional amendment. by only a fraaion of the membership, that the absent members, who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded from Article II Saction 2. No candidate for membership shall be admitted into what might be the results of excitement and passions aroused by membership without having paid an initiation fee of three hundred Afflliation persons or conditions, and that those who are present may act • (1300.00) dollars, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. for and in the interest of all, we have adopted this Constitution. Saction 1. This Union shall be affiliated with die Seafarers Inter­ Saction 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be waived for national Union of North America and the American Federation of Labor—Congress of Industrial Organizations. All other affilia­ . organizational purposes in accordance with such rules as ate adopted Statement of Principles and Declaration of Rights tions by the Union or its subordinate bodies or divisions shall be by a majority vote of the Executive Board. In order to form a more perfect Union, we workers in the made or withdrawn as determined by a majority vote of the maritime and allied industries, realizing the value and necessity Executive Board. Article VI •of uniting in pursuit of our improved economic and social welfare, Saction 2. In addition to such other provisions as are contained Reiirement from Membership have determined to bind ourselves together in the Seafarers Inter­ herein, all subordinate bodies and divisions seeking a charter from national Union of North America—Adantic, Gulf, Lakes and and/or affiliation with this Union, shall be required to adopt, within Saction I. Members may .retire-from membership by surrendering Inland Waters District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the fol­ a time period set by the Executive Board, a constitution containing their Union books or other evidence of affiliation and paying all lowing principles: provisions as set forth in Exhibit A, annexed to this Constimtion In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall ever be and made a part hereof. All other provisions adopted by such unpaid dues for the' quarter in which they retire, assessments, fines mindful, not only of our rights, but also of out duties and obliga­ subordinate b^ies and divisions as part of their constitutions shall and other monies due and owing the Union. When the member tions as members of the community, our duties as citizens, and our not be inconsistent therewith. No such constitution or amendments surrenders his book or other evidence of affiliation in connection duty to combat the menace of communism and any other enemies thereto, shall be deemed to be effective without the approval of the with his application for retirement he shall be given a receipt of freedom and the democratic principles to which we seafaring Executive Board of this Union, which shall be execut^ in writing, therefor. An official retirement card shall be issued by Headquarters,' men dedicate ourselves in this Union. ^ on its behalf, by the President or, in his absence, by any other upon request, dated as of the day that such member accomplishes We shall affiliate and work with other free labor organizaitons; officer designated by it. Such approval shall be deemed to be recog­ these payments, and shall be given to the member upon his pre­ we shall support a journal to give additional voice to our views; nition of compliance herewith by such subordinate body or division. senting the aforesaid receipt. we shall assist our brothers of the sea and other workers of all Where a subordinate body or division violates any of the fore­ 3«ctien 2. All the rights, privileges, duties and obligations of countriK in these obli^tions to the fullest extent consistent with going, and, in particular, seeks to effectuate any constitutional membership shall be suspended during the period of retirement^ our duties, obligations, and law. We shall seek to exert our individ­ provision not so authorized and approved,-or commits acts in except that a retir^ member shall not be disloyal to the Union ual and collective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor violation of its approved constitution, or fails to act in accordance nor join or remain in any dual or hostile organization, upon penalty and other legislation and policies which look to the attainment of therewith, this Union, through its Executive Board, may Withdraw of forfeiture of his right to reinstatement. a free and happy society, without distinaion based on race, creed its charter and/or sever its affiliation forthwith, or on siich terms Saction 3. Any person in retirement for a period of two quarters or color. as it may impose not inconsistent with law, in addition to exercis­ To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind that ing any and all ri^ts it may have pursuant to any applicable agree­ or more shall be restored to membership, except as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current quarter, as well as all assessmenu most of our members are migratory, that their duties carry them ments or understandings. accruing and newly levied during the period of retirement. If the all over the world, that their rights must and shall be protected, . Saction 3. This Union shall also have the power, aaing through period of retirement is less than two quarters, the required pay­ we hereby declare these rights as members of the Union to be its Executive Board, and after a fair hearing, to impose a trustee­ ments shall consist of all dues accruing during the said period of inalienable. ship upon any subordinate body , or divisions chartered by and retirement, ipcluding thosd for the current quarter, and all assess­ I affiliat^ with it, for the reasons and to the extent provided by law. ments accrued and newly levied during that period. Upon such No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or privileges paymeht, the person in retirement shall be restored to membership, ' Article III guaranteed him under the Constitution , of the Union. and his membership book, appropriately stamped, shall be returned to him. Membership II Every qualified member shall have the right to nominate himself for, and, if elected or appointed, to hold office in this Upion. III No member shall be deprived of bis membership without diie Section I. Candidates for membership shall be admitted Co mem­ bership in accordance with such rules as are adopted from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Membership classificgtions shall correspond to and depend upon seniority classifications esublished in accordance with the standard collective/bargaining agreement «f this Union. In additioiv.to meeting the d(ner require• • • . ... > „ . .. ->:• Saction 4. A member in retirement may be restored to membership after a two-year period of retirement consisting of eight full quarters only by majority voce of the membership, Saction 5. The" period" of retirement shall be computed from the first day of the quartet following the one in which the retirement card-was issued. �Htf i; 19M SEAFARERS' LOG AnHcfoVII Sy«l«in of OrganlzaHon Sapvtemait—Pac» HUM (t) The President shall be chairman of die Executive Board die potts, aod die penonnel thereof on die lakes and IntaoJ and may cast one voce in liiat body. Waters, inclnding their organizing activities. . In order diat he may properly execute his responsibilities he ie (g) He shall be responsible, within the limits of his powers, and authorized to reuin any technic^ or professional tscHen I. HIU Unloa, tnd >11 officers, headquattert represent*, for the enforcement of this Constitution, the policies of the Union, empowered assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executiva fives, Mrt agents, patrolmen, and mem^rs shall be governed la -and all rules and rulings duly adopted by the Executive Board, and Board. those duly adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Widiin this order by: .these limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, position, and Saction 8. Diraclor of Organizing and Publications. (a) The Constituuooi prestige of the Union. The Director of Organizing and Publications shall be appointed (b) The Executive Board. (h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those other and may be removed at will by the Executive Board of the Union. (c) Majority vote of the membership. duties lawfully imposed upon, him. He shall be responsible for and supervise all publications and (i) The responsibility of die President may not be delegated, public relations of the Union and shall serve as co-ordinator of SacHon 2. headquarters of the Union shall be located In Wew York and the headquarters officers shall consist of a Prelldent, but the President may delegate to a person or persons the execution all organizational aaivities of the Union. In addition, he shall and Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of of such of his duties as he may in his discretion decide, subject perform any and all duties assigned him oc delegated to him bf the Executive Board. ^ntracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one to the limitations set forth in this Constimcion. (j) Any vacancy in any office or the job of Headquarters RepreVice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President Section 9. Hoadquarters Ropratentstivef. in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President In Charge senutive, Port Agent, or Patrolman shall be filled by the President The Headquarters Representatives shall perform any and all Ot the Lakes and Inland Waters, by temporary appointment of a member qualified for the office or job under Article XII of this Constitution, except in those duties assigned them or delegated to them by the President, Execu­ Stetion 3. The staff of each pott shall consist of such personnel cases where.^the filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for tive Vice-President or the Executive Board. as IS provided for herein, and the port shall bear the name of the by this Constitution. Saction 10. Port Agont*. city in which the Union's port offices are located. (k) The President is directed to take any and all measures and (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charre of tiie administra­ Section 4. Every member of the Union shall be registered in one employ such means which he deems necessary or advisable, to tion of Union afifairs in the port of his jurisdiction subjea to tha Or thrte departments: namely, deck, engine and stewards depart* protect the interest, and further the welfare of the Union and Its direction of the area Vice-President. (b) He shall, within the jurisdiaion of his port, he responsible ment. The definition of these departments shall be in accordance members, in all matters involving national, state or local legislation for the enforcement and execution of the Constitution, the policies *ith ^stom and usage. This definition may be modified by a issues, and public affairs. (1) The President shall have authority to require any officer or . of the Union, and the rules adopted by the Executive Board, and majority vote of the membership. No member may transfer fromi one department to another except by approxai as evidenced by a Union representative to attend any regular ot special meeting if, la by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever there are time his opinion, it is deemed necessary. majority vote of the membership. restrictions or other considerations affeaing port aaion, the Port Agent shall take appropriate aaion to insure observance thereof^ Saelien 2. Exaculiva Vica-Presidant, - (c) He shall be prepared to aaount, financially or otherwise^ Article VIII The Executive Vice-President shall perform any and all duties for the aaivities of his port, whenever demanded by the President^ assigned him or delegated to him by the President. In the event the Vice-President of the area in which his poa is located, or by Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents the President shall be unable to carry out any of his duties by and Patrolmen reason of incapacity or unavailability, the Executive Vice-President the Seaetary-Treasurer. (d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward to die Secretary* shall take over su^ duties during the iwriod of such incapacity or Sortien I. The officers of the Union shall be elected as otherwise una^'ailability. Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office Treasurer, a weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly provided in this Constitution. These officers shall be the President, for any reason of the President, the Executive Vice-President shall income and expenses, and complying with all other accounting an Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of Con­ immediately assume the office, duties and responsibilities of the directions issued by the Secretary-Treasuter. tract and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one Vice- President until the next general election. (e) The Port Agent may assign each port Patrolman to suda President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President in The Executive Vice-Pre_sident shall be a member of the Executive duties as fall within the jurisdiction of the port; regardless of tha Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President in Charge of the Board and may cast one vote In that body. deparunental designation, if any, under whidi the Patrolman Takes and Inland Waters. was elected.SacHon 3. Vie*-Pr**id*nl in Charga of Contracts and (f) The Port Agent shall designate which members at that port Sactien 2. Port Agents, Headquarters Representatives, and Patrol- Contract Enforcamant. may serve as representatives to otiier organizatioos, affiliation witii men shall be elected, except as otherwise provided la tfaia The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­ which has been properly authorized. Constitution. ment shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated Stetion II. Patrolmon. to him by die President. In addition, he shall be responsible for Patrolmen shall perform any duties assigned them by tiie Agent all contract negotiations, the formulation of batoning demands, Article IX and the submission of proposed collective bargaining agreements of the Poa to which they are assigned. Oriier Elective Jobt to the membership for ratification. He shall also be responsible, Soetion 12. Exocutiva loard. except as otherwise provided in Article X, Section 14 (d) (1), for 'The Executive Board shall consist of the President, tiie Executiva Section I. In addition to the elective jobs provided for in Article strike authorization, signing of .new contracts, and conttact enforce­ VIII, the following jobs in the Union shall be voted upon in die ment. He shall also act for headquarters-in executing the adminis­ Vice-President, the Vice-President in Charge' of Contracts' and* manner prescribed by this Constitution: trative functions assigned to headquarters by this Constitution widi Contraa Enforcement, the Seaetary-Treasurer, the Vice-President A. Delegates to the convention of the Seafarers International respect to trials and appeals except if he is a witness or par^ in Charge of the Atlantic Area, the Vice-President in Charge of thereto, in which event the Secretary-Treasurer shall act in his the Gulf Area, the Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Union of North America. place. In order that he may properly execute these responsibilities Waters, and the National Director (or ^ief executive officer) of B. Committee members of: he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ such help as he each subordinate body or division created or chartered by the (1) Trial Committees deems necessary, be it legal, or otherwise, subject to approval X»f Union whenever such subordinate body or division has attained (2) Quarterly Financial Committees a membership of 3,200 members and has maintained that member­ the Executive Board. (3) Appeals Committees • ship for not less than three (3) months. Such National Director The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­ (4) Strike Committees (or chief executive officer) shall be a member of the resj ment, shall he a member of the Executive Board and may cast (5) Credentials Committees subordinate body or division and must be qualified to hold ol one vote in that body. 6) Polls Committees under the terms of the Constitution of such division or subordi­ nate body. ! 7) Union Tallying Committees Sactien 4. Saeratary-TraMurar. (8) Constitutional Committees The Executive Board shall meet in headquarters no less than The Secretary-Treasuter shall perform any and all duties assigned Seciien 2. Additional committees may be formed as provided by him or delegated to him by the President. He shall be responsible once each quarter and at such other times as the President or. k majority vote of the membership. Committees may also be ap* for the orpnization and maintenance of the correspondence, files, In his absence, the Executive Vice-President may direct. The Presi­ pointed ss permitted by this Constitution. and record of the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound dent shall be the chairman of all Executive Board meetings unless accounting and bookkeeping systems; the setting up, and mainte­ absent, in which case the Executive Vice-President shall assume nance of, proper office and other administrative Union procedures; the chairman's duties. Each member of the Executive Board shall Article X tiie proper colleaion, safeguarding, and expenditure of all Union be entitied to cast one vote in that body. Its decision shall bs funds, pore or otherwise. He shall submit to die membership, foe determined by majority vote of those voting, providing a quorum Dufiet of Officers, Heedquarten Representatives, Port each quarterly period, a detailed report of the entire Union's finan­ of three is present. It shall be the duty of ffie Executive B^d to Agents, Other Elected Job Holders and cial operations and shall submit simultaneously thetewith, the develop policies, strategies and rules which will advance and Miscellaneous Personnel Quarterly Financial Committee rwott for the same period. The protect the interests and welfare of the Union and the. Members. Secretarv-Treasurer's report shall Be prepared by an independent It shall bp the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer, ot in his absence, Sadlon 1. The Praildent. Certified Public Accountant. He shall also work with all duly elected an appointee of the Executive Board, to keep accurate minutes ol , (a) The President shall be the executive officer of die Union finance committm. The Sectetaty-Treasurer shall be responsible all Executive Board meetings. The ^ecutive Board shall appoint end shall ^epfcsen^, and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all foe the timely filing of any and all reports on tiie operations of one person who shall be designated Director of Organizing and matters except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Con* die Union, financial or otherwise, that may be required by any Publications. The Executive Board shall determine per capita tax Federal or state laws. In order that he may properly execute his to be levied and other terms and conditions of affiliation for any ttitution. responsibilities, he is hereby instructed and authoriz^ to employ- group of workers desiring afiiliation. The Executive Board may (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, except any help he deems necessary, be it legal, accounting, or otherwise, direa the administration of all Union affairs, properties, policies .SI otherwise herein expressly provided. and personnel in any and all areas not otherwise specifirally pro­ to approval of the Executive Board. (c) The President shall,be in charge of, and responsible for, all subjea vided for in this Constitution. Notwithstanding the foregoing; tha The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member of die Executive Union property, and shall be in charge of headquarters and port Board and may cast one vote in diat body. Executive Board may aa without holding a formal meeting pro­ offices. Wherever there arc time restrictions or other considerations The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member ex-officio of the vided all members of tiie Board ate sent notice , of the proposed kfiPecting Union aetion, the President shall take appropriate action Credentials and Ballot Tallying Committees. In addition he shall aaion or aaions and the decision thereon is reduc^ to writing and ,to insure observance thereof. make himself and the records of his office available to the Quarterly signed by a majority of the Executive Board. (d) In order tlut he may properly execute Iils responsILilities, Financial Committee. In the event that deatli, resignation or removal from office fog be is hereby insttucted and auffiorized to employ any help he deems any reason should occur simultaneously to the President and Execu­ oecessary, be it legal, accounting or otherwise. tive Vice-President the Executive B^d by majority vote shall, Section 5. Vico4>resident in Charga of tha Atlantic Ceaat. (e) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, The Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast shall be a name successors from its own membership who shall fill thosa the President shall designate the number and location of ports, the member of the Executive Board aod shall be entitled to cast one vacancies until the next general election.. If the Executive Vice-President duly assumes the office of ifaa jurisdiction, status, and activities thereof, and may close or open* vpte in that body. such ports, and may re-assign Vice-Presidents and the Secren^. He shall supervise and be responsible for die activities of all President and dies, resigns, is removed from office, or is incapaci­ Treasurer, without reduction in wages. He may also re-assign die ports, and the personnel thereof on the Atlantic Coast, includ­ tated for more dian 30 days during the remainder of. the term, tha Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, to ing their organizing activities. The Atlantic Coast area is deemed Executive Board shall elea a suaessot for the balance of ^ term other duties, without reduction in wages. The Ports of New York,. to mean that area from and including Georgia through Maine and from its own membership. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and shall also include the Islands in the Caribbean. In order that he Saction 13. Dalagales. Detroit may not be closed except by Constitutional amendment. may properly execute his responsibilities he is empowered and (a) The term "delegates" shall mean those members of tha Where ports are opened between elections, the President shall authorized to retain any technical or professional assistanca bt Union and its subordinate bodies or divisions who ate eleaed in designate me Union personnel thereof. deen^ necessary, subject to approval of the Executive Board. accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, to attend tha The President shall designate, in. the event of the incapacity of invention oT the Seafarers International Union of North America. Saclien *. Vict-PratidanI in Charga of lha Ovif Coast. k^ Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or any (b) Each delegate shall attend the convention for which elected officer other than the Frestdenr, a replacement to act as such during The Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast shall be A file period of incapacity, provided such replacement is qualified member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one and. fully participate .therein. under Article XII of the Constitution to fill such job. ^ (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otherwise, support thoM vote in that body. Ac the tegular meeting in July of every election yeati die Presi­ He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all the policies agreed upon by the majority of the delegates to tlit dent shall submic to the membership « pre-balloting re^rt In his Ports, and the personnel thereof on the Gulf Coast including their Convention. report he shall recommend the number and location of ports, tho organizing aaivities. The Gulf Coast area is deemed to mean die (d) The President shall assign to each subordinate bodv ot number of Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrol­ State of Florida, all through tiie Gulf^ including Texas. division that number of delegates to which this Union would nava men which are to be elected; He shall also recommend a bank, a In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he been entitled, if its membership had been increased by the numbet bonded warehouse, a regular officer thereof, or any other limilar Is empowered and authorized to retain any technical or professional of members of the subordinate body ot division, in accotdanct depository, to which the ballots ate to be mailed or delivered at assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of die Executive with the formula set fortii in the Constitution of the Seafareta file close of each day's voting, ncept that the President may, in Board. International Union of North America, except that this proviiioa bis ditcmtion, postpone the rect^meodatioa as to the depository shall not be allied so as to teduce the number of dek^atea to Sretien 7. Vka#iaiHeat i* Charge el Hie laket and Inliwl Welais. until no later than the first temlac meeting in Oaober. wfaich this Union would otfaetwiae faavy been entitled. , This tecommendatioh, may also specify, whether any Patrolman The Vice-President in Charge of the Lake! aod Inland Watm Sectien 14. Commitleee. kbd/or Headquarteti Representative, shall be designate as depart- slull be a member of die Executive Board and shall be entitied aieatal or otherwise. The report ^all be subject to (a) TrMCeMiniitee. to cast one vt^ in difet body.-< ' ttbdificatioa by a majority vote Qt dsV membeishii^ He ahali sujpetviM and be responsible for the activities t>f all The Trial Committea dull conduct dia ttials of a penoo charge^ .-'i i �SEAFARERS e«**leau!irt—race Vtar , IT •fe •ad shall submit findings and' CKommehdatic^s Its jpiescribed in vessels, covered by contract with Ais'Union, or four (4) months Ais Constitution. It.shall. be the:.special obliigaapn. of the Trial - of employment wiA, or in any office or job of, Ae Union, its sub­ Committee to observe all the requirements of this Constitution sidiaries and its; affiliates, or in any employment at Ae Unions with regard :to charges.and trials, and their findings and recofn< direction, or a combination of Aese, between January Ist and the ssendations must specifically.state whwher or not, in the opinion time of nomination in the cleaion year; and ©f the Trial Committee, the righu of any accused, tinder this (d) He is a citizen of the United Sutes of America; and Constitution, were properly safeguarded. (e) He is not disqualified by law. (blAppaals Cemmittae. Saction 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other elective jobs 1. The Appeals Committee shall hwr all appeals from trial not specified in the preceding sections shall be. full book members judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth in of the Union. riiis Constitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority Saction 3. All candidates for and holders of elective offices and vote of the membership not inconsistent therewith. jobs, whether elected or appointed in accordance with Ais Consti­ 2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than one week tution, shall maintain full book membership in good standing. after the close of the said hearing, make and submit findings and recommendations in accordance with the provisions _of_ this Con­ • I VIII stitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vote of Article Xiii the membership not inconsistent therewith, t- :.l: Elections for Officers, Headquarters Representatives, 'I ' (c) Quartarly Financial Committaa. 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make an examina­ tion for each quarterly period of the finances of the Union and shall report fully on their findings and recommendations. Members ©f this committee may make dissenting reports, separate recom­ mendations and separate findings. 2. Th^ finding and recommendations of this committee shall be completed within a reasonable time after the election of the members thereof, and shall be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer who shall cause the same to be read ih all ports, as set forth herein. 3. All Officers, Union personnel and members are responsible for complying with all demands made for records, bills,^ vouchers, receipts, etc., by the said Quarterly Financial Committee. The committee shall also have available to it, the services of the inde­ pendent certified public accountants retained by the Union. 4. Any action on the said report shall be as determined .by a majority vote of ,'he membership. % The Quarterly Financial Committee shall consist of .seven (7) members in good standing to be elected as follows: One memba from each of the following ports: New York, Philadelphia, Balti­ more, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Pott Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee. Committee members shall be elected at the regular meeting designated by the SecretaryTreasurer. In the event a regular meeting cannot be held in any port for lack of a quorum, the Agent shall call a special meeting as early as possible for the purpose of electing a member to serve on the Quarterly Financial Committee. Such committee members shall be furnished transportation to New York and back to their respective ports and they shall be furnished room and board during the period they are performing their duties in New York. Com-, mencing on the day following their election and continuing until tiiey have been returned to their respective ports each committee member shall be paid for hours worked at the standby rate of pay but in no event shall they be paid for less than .eight (8) hours per day. (d) Striha CemmiHaa. 1. In no event shall a general strike take place unless approved by a majority vote of the membership. 2. In the event a general strike has been approved by the mem­ bership the Port Agents in all affected ..ports shall call a timely special meeting for the purpose of electing a strike committee. This committee shall be composed of three full book members and their duties shall consist of assisting the Port Agent^to'effectuate all strike policies and strategies. fl v: ;• f 'f Article XI Wages and Terms of Office of Officers and Othe? Elective Job Holders, Union Employees, and Others X - Saction 1. The following elected offices and jobs shall be held for a term of four years: ' President Vice-Presidents Secretary-Treasurer Headquarters Representatives Port Agents I ' Patrolmen The term of four years set forth herein is expressly subject to the provisions for assumption of office as contained in Article XIII, Section 6(b) of this Constitution. Saction 2. The term of any eleaive jobs other than those indicated in Section 1 of this Ardcle shall continue for so long as is necessary to complete the functions thereof, unless sooner terminated by a majority vote of the membership or segment of the Union, which­ ever applies, whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or • ones serving. : %: . Saction 3. The compensation to he paid the holder of any office ©r other elective job shall be determined from time to time by the Executive Board subject to approval of the membership. Saction 4. The foregoing provisions of this Article do not apply to any corporation, business, or other venture in which this Union participates, or which it organizes or creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by the Executive Board shall be followed. Article XII V'U . i •1 J Qualifications for Officers, Headquarters Representa­ tives, Port Agents, Patrolmen and Other Elective Jobs Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold, any office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided: (a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime in an unlicensed capacity aboard an American-flag merchant vessel or vessels. In computing time, time spent in the employ of the Union, its sub­ sidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's direction, shall count the same as sea time. Union records, Welfare Plan records a.;£l/or company records can be used to determine eligibility; and . , (b) He has been a full book member in continuous good stand­ ing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomination; and , , ~ (c) He has at least four (4) months of sea time, in an unJiceoKd capadty, aiboard an Americau-fiag merchant Vessel oc JuAf % tm LOG / < prejudice to his written appeal, the applicant may appear. In MrsM before Ae committee within two. days after the day on whuh ttw telegram it sent, to correct his applicauon w argue for hu quaU-. ^'^^e"'commktee*s report shall be prepared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before it within the time s« for A in this Constimtion and still reach the ports in timi for Ae first legulay meeting after its election. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the case of such appeals, be sufficient to over-rule any disqualification classification by the Credentials Commitfte, in which event Ae one so previously classified shall then be deemed qualified. (e)^The Credefitials Committee, in passing upon the qualifi­ cations of candidates, shall have the right to conclusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections for candifor any office, or tlie job of Headquarters Representative, Port Patrolman, has met all the requirements of Section 1 (a) of Article XII. Port Agents and Patrolmen Saclien 3. Balloting Procodvroa. (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely SocHon I.Nominaliont. preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or ports. Except as provided in Section 2(b) of Ais_ Article, any lull ballots may contain general information and instructive combook member may submit his name for nomination for any office, „je„u nm intonsisieiu with the provisions of this Constitution, or Ae job of Headquarters Represcnutive, Port Agent or Patrolman, candidates shall be listed thereon aplhabetically within by delivering or causing to be delivered in person, to the office ^at^gory. The listing of the ports shall follow a geographical of the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or sending, a letter commencing*with the most northerly port on the Atlantic addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the Secretatj^ following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly Treasurer, at the address of headquarters. This letter shall be dated ^ coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and and shall contain the following: jjjt of ports is exhausted. Any port outside the (a) The name of Ae candidate. Continental United States shall then be added. There shall be (b) His' home address and mailing address. allotted write-in space, on each bailor, sufficient to permit each Hi. book niimher member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and (c) »s book number. ... u- u i, • r. jobs to voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to have(d) ^e title of the office or other job for which he is a candi„un,ber thereon placed at the top Aereof and shall be so perdate, including the name of the Port in the event the posi- , containing the said number to be oon sought IS Aat of Agent or Patrolman, jcn,oved to insure secrecy of the ballot. On thiis removable (e) Proof of citizenship. portion shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature (f) Proof of seajime and/or employment as required for can- of the ballot and the voting date thereof. didates. (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Secretary(g) In the event Ae member is on a ship he shall notify the Treasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used. Credentials Committee what ship he is on. "This shall be Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the preceding paradone also- if he ships subsequent to forwarding his ere- graph and shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with dentials. " number 1. A sufficient amount shall be printed and distributed to (h) Annexing a certificate in the following form, signed and eaA Port. A record pf the ballots, both by serial nun^rs and dated by the proposed nominee: • amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secretary-TrMsurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indicating *T hereby certify that I am not now, nor, for Ae five (3) years the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Pore last past, have I been either a member of Ae Communist Party Agent shall maintain separate records of' the ballots sent him and or convicted of, or served any part of a prison term resulting from Aall inspect and count the ballots, when received, to insure that conviction of robbery, bribery, extortion, embezzlement, grand the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the larceny, burglary, arson, violation of narcotics laws, murder, ra^, amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having assault wiA intent to kill, assault which inflicts grievous bodily been sent to that port. The Port Agent shall immediately execute injury. Or violation of title II or III of the Landrum-Griffin Act, and return to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt acknowledging the or conspiracy to commit any suA crimes." correaness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or Aall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrepancies •••. : V— shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In itgtMture ot member event, receipts shall be forwarded for ballots actually received. Book No. v.....;.....? The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept ' . , , , , ... , i, ," , •III • memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This Pri^ forms of the certificate shall be made available to nomi- <5,^ shall at all times be available to any member asking for inspecnees. Where a nominee cannot ttuthfully execute such a certificate, (,£ the office of the Secretary-Treasurer. but is, in fact, legally eligible for an office or job by reason of the / . IJ«II„.:„„ .u.ii -u. ..u,. : .. « restoration of civil rights originally revoked by such conviction pr he a favorable determination by Ae Board of Parole of the United I States Department of Justice, he shall, in lieu of the foregoing n'afk..»l'«ll "PPe" on the ballot, except that any member may certificate, furnish a complem signed stitement of Ae facts of his for .^^vTffice Tfoe iornrHin.^r.TrT&e'Jn'r^Hv^ case togeAer wiA true copies of the documents supporting his " Pattofm^^^ Headquarters Representative, auiCcuicilt, All documentt required herein must reach headquarters no . earlier Aan July 15th and no later Aan August 15A of the election year. The Secremry-Treasurer is charged wiA Ae safekeeping of these letters and shall turn Aem over to the Credentials Committee upon the latter's request. . Saction 2. Cradantiala CemmittM. (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at Ae regular meeting in August of the election year, at the pott where headquarters is located. It shall consist of six full book members in attendance at the meeting, wiA two members to be elected from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments. No Officer, Headquarters Repre^ntative, Port Ageiit or Patrolman, or candidate for office or Ae job of Hwdquarters Represenmtive, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In the event any committee member is unable to serve, the committee shall suspend until the President or Executive Vice President, or Ae SecretaryTreasurer, in Aat order, calls a special meeting at Ae port where Headquarters is located in order to elect a replacement. The Committee's results shall be by majority vote, with any tie Vote being Sw callA for that purpose at * (d) Only full book members may vote. However, immediately pt'or thereto they must present their books to the Polls Committee pf the port in which they are voting. The voter's book number shall be placed upon the roster sheet (which shall be kept in duplicate) in the space opposite the proper ballot number, and Ae member shall sign his name. The portion of the balldt on which the ballot number is printed shall then be removed, placed near the roster sheet, and the member shall, proceed to the voting site with the ballot. An appropriate'notation of the date and of Ae fact bf voting shall be placed in the member's Union book, (e) EaA Port Agent shall be resjmnsible for the establishment of a booA ot other voting site where each member may vote in privacy. (f) Upo„ completion of voting the member shall fold the ballot jo ,j,at no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He ghgij ,1,^ taUoc ^ narrow-slotted ballot box, whiA provided for that purpose by the Port Agent and kept jocked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. .K„II KT 1 1.. r .L 1 • „rl.'l Tf i. xi ® c'"" If' fA IT foH ""J citv^fo whTrh h^ Tt i^ if recognized s-? wi' 2 r'ort. located, the balloting period in such (b) After Its eleoion, Ae Committee shall immediately go mm port shall commence or terminate, as the cise may be, on the session. It shall determine whether the person has submitted his next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all application correctly and'possesses the necessary qualifications, ports shall commence at 9:00 A.M., and continue until 5:00 P.M.. The Committee shall preparers report listing each applicant and except that, on Saturdays, voting shall commence at 9:00 A.M. and his book number under the office or job he, is seeking. Each appli- continue until 12 noon. cant shall be marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the . . , -u . ^ findings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked Saction 4. Pollt Commiiieot. "disqualified", Ae reason therefor must be stated ih the report. (a) Each jiort shall elect, prior to the beginning of the voting Where a tie vote has been resolved by a special meeting of the on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three full membership, that fact shall also be noted, with sufficient detail, book members none of whom shall be a candidate, officer or an • The report shall be signed by all of the Committee members, and elerted or appointed job holder. For the purpose of holding a be completed and submitted to the Ports in'time for the.next meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwithregular meeting after their election. At this meeting, it shall standing the provisions of Article XXIII, Section 2, or any oAer be read and incorporated in the minutes, and Aen posted on the provision of this Constitution, five (5) members shall constitute bulletin board in each port. a quorum for each port, with the said meeting to be held between On the last day of nominations, one member of Ae Committee 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. with no notice Aereof required. It shall shall stand by in Headquarters to accept delivery of credentials, be the obligation of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com-" All credentials must be in headquarters by midnight of closing day. mittee, or to observe the election thereof, to be present during (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the commit- f''" period. It shall be the responsibility of'the Port Agent tec, he Aall be notified immediately by telegram at the addresses J? meeting for the purjsose of electing the said Polls listed by him pursuant to Section 1 of this Article. He'shall also Cominittee is called, and tl^t-the'minutes of the. said meeting are be sent a letter containing the reasons for such disqualification by daily to the Secretary-TVeasurer. *In no case shall voting take ' air mail, special delivery, registered, to the mailing address desig- place Unless a duty elected Polls Committee is functioning, nated pursuant to Section 1(b) of,this Article. A disqualifietTappli(b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused cant shall have the right to take an appeal to the membership ballots, Ae voting rosters, Ae numbered stubs of those ballots from the decision of Ae committee. He shall forward copiel of such already used, the ballot box or boxes and the ballot recordis and appeal to each. port, where Ae appeal shall be presented and files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compare the voted upon at a regular meeting no later than the second meeting serial numbers and amounts of stubs wiA the number of nameS' gfter Ae committee's election. It is the responsibility of the appli- and corresponding serial numbers on the roster, and Aen comjiare cant to insure timely delivery of his appeaL la any ^env wiAont Ae aerial numbec and amountseof ballots used with Ae verifica- • > - .• ^' �m Mr 1. UM SEAFARERS LOG list, u corrected, end arcertaln whether the unuied' ballott, All certifications called for under this Article XIII shall be I aerial iiiimben and amount. repteMnt the difference between deemed made according to the best knowledge, and belief of thoM what appeatt on the verifiication list, at corrected, and the ballou required to nuke such certification. uaed. If any discrepan^riet are found, a detailed report thereon thall (c) The Union Rallying Committee shall consist of 14 full book t>e drawn by the Polls Committee finding such discrepancies, which report ihatl be in duplicate, and signed by all the members of luch members. Two shall be elected from each of the seven ports of Polls Committee. Each member of the Committee may make what New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans', Houston, Kparate commenu thereon he desires, provided they are signed and Detroit. The election shall be held at the re^lar meeting in and dated by him, A copy of this report shall be given the Port December of the eleaion year, or if the Executive Board other­ Agent, to be presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall wise determines prior thereto, at a special meeting held in the also be simultaneously sent to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall aforesaid ports on the first business'day of the last week of said cause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Pott Agent, Pa­ investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as com­ trolman, or candidate for office, or the job of Headquarters Rep­ pleted, with recommendations by the Secretary-Treasurer. A ma- resentative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for eleaion jority vote.of the membership shall determine what action, if any, to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. shall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying contained in this Constitution, the Executive Board shall not malff Committee shall be charged with the tallying of all the ballots and the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in complete any determination in these matters. detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting (c) The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box is of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all -with in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each set forth iii the preceding paragraph with regard to discrepancies total broken down into port tntal;. The Tallying Commiiiec shall shall be utiliied I'n the event the Polls Committee has reason to be permitted access to the election records and files of all ports, believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. which they may require to be forwarded for ins^tion at its (d) The Polls Committee shall permit full book members only discretion. The report shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, to vote. Prior thereto, it shall stamp their book with the word " and shall contain recommendations for the treatmeiit of these dis­ "vo^" and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper crepancies. All members of the Cpmmittee shall sign the report, segistration on the roster takes place, collect stubs, and keep them without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof in numerical order. Jr shall preserve good order and decorum at the to submit a dissenting rei^rt as to the accuracy of the count and the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated validity of the ballots, with pertinent details. The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Corainittee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protests invalid, it shall decorum. (e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of Ihe ballot, dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in anyone on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the committee day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within the period of its proceedings, on such terms as are practical, effective, and procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting, the Polls Committee, in the just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes Section 3(c) of this Article-and the designation of the voting site of the port most convenient to the protesting member. 'Where * proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all special vote is ordered in accordance with this Seaion 3(c), these of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, as required, which shall terms shall apply, notwithstanding any jprovision to the contrary then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall there­ contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing upon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or enve­ and must be received by the Union Tallying Committee during^ lopes, with'their book numbers next to their signatures. The the' peritxl of its proceedings. The reports of this committee shall committee shall also place the date and name of the Port on the said include « brief summary of each protest received, the name and envelopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, that the book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that disposition of the said protest. The committee shall take all reason­ day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed able measur« to adjust the course of its proceedings so as to in the envelope or envelopes dated for that day and voted in that enable the special vote set forth in this Section 3(c) to be com­ Port. The Polls Committee shall check the rosters, and any other pleted within the- time herein specified. No closing report shall be records they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the inade by it unless and until the special votes referred to in this discretion of the Executive Board, official envelopes may be pre­ ^tion 3(c) shajl have been duly completed and ullied. pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making (d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall pro­ of the aforesaid certification, with wording emiK>dying tfie fore­ going inscribed thereon, in which event these envelopes shall be ceed to the port in which headquarters is located, as soon as possi­ used by the Polls Committee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing ble after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at that port ctmtained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee prior to the first business day after December 31 of the election from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, year. Each member of the committee not elected from the port in proviikd the comments arc signed and dated by the member making which headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation, thera. Tlie envelope or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper jHcals, and lodging expense occasioned by their traveling to and or envelope, which, at the discretion of the Executive Board, may returning from that Port. All members of the committee shall also be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subse­ be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or quent to their election to the day they return, in normal course, xegisiered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the depository to the Port from which they were elected. The Union Tallying Committee shall elea a chairman from . turned in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The Polls Ccmmittee shall not be discharged from iu duties until this among themselves and, subjea to the express terms of this Conmailing is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is siiruiion, adopt its own procedures. Decision as to special votes, furnishied the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept protests, and the contents of the final report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendance, in the Port Agent's election records or files. The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box or boxes which quorum it hereby fixed at nine (9). The Union Tallying are locked and sealed before handing them back to the Port Agent, Committee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the and shall place the key or keys to the boxes in an enveloj*, aaoss sole right and duty- to obtain the-ballots from the depository, imme­ the flap of which the members of the committee shall sign their diately after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe names, book numbers, and the date, after sealing the eiivolope custody during the course of the committee's proceedings. The securely. In addition to delivering the key and ballot box or boxes prtxreedings of this committee, except for the aaual preparation as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be open one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day, the unused ballots, to any member, provided he observes decorum. In no event, shall aay reports called for by this Section 4, any files that they may the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the have received, and all the stubs colleaed both for the day and those Tallying Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th immedi­ turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be responsible for the ately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Com­ proper safeguarding of all the aforesaid material, shall not release mittee shall be discharged upon the completion of the issuance any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that i}0 one illegally and dispatch of its reports as required in this Article. In the event ttmpers with the material placed -in his custody. The remaining a recheck and recount is ordered pursuant to Section 3(g) of this -copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the Article, the committee shall be reconstituted except that if any Polls Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer, by certified or regis­ member thereof is not available, a substitute therefore shall be elected from the appropriate port, at a special meeting held for tered mail or delivered in person. (f) Members of rhe Polls Committee shall serve without com­ that purpose as toon as possible. pensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls , (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up in sufficient Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies or provitk meals in lieu of cash. shall be sent by the committee to each Port Agent and the SecretaryTreasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to take SMIMII 5. Ballot Colloctlon, Tallying Procodura, Protosts, and place subsequent to the close of the committee's proceedings or, Ppocial Velat. in the event such meeting is scheduled to take, place four days or (a) On the day the balloting In each port is to terminate, the less from the close of this committee's proceeding, then at least Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other five days prior tq^the next regular meeting. Whichever meeting duties hereinbefore set forth, deliver to headquarters, or mail to applies shall be designated, by date, in the report and shall be jbeadquarters (by certified or registered mail), all the unused ballots, referred to as the" "Election Report Meeting." As soon as these together with a certification, signed and dated by ail members of the copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of the Committee that all ballots sent to the port and not used are report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. Ibis copy enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Efection Cmmittee to make separate comments under his signature and Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. date. "The certification shall specifically identify, by serial number (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up end amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the committee shall forward to headquarters the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Section 3(c) of this Article ell stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted certification, signed by all me.-nbers of the committee, that all the therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what stubs collected by the committee are enclosed therewith subject to action, if any, in accordance with the Constitution, shall be taken the right of each member of the committee to make separate com­ thereon, which action, however, shall not include the ordering of ments under his ^signature and date. The said Polls Committee a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affea the results members shall not be discharged from their duties until the for- of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the special vote .warding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of shall be restricted thereto. A majority of the membership, at the 'mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence Election Rpeort Meeting, may order a recheck and a recount when shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent s election records or files. a dissent to the closing report has been .issued by three or more members, of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the con­ (b) All forwarding to headquarters called for under this Section tingencies provided for in this Section 5(f) the closing report 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, at the address of shall be accepted as final. headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected (g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Seciton 3(f) must take or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate, . the Port Agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifi­ place and be completed within seven (7) days after the Eleaion cally set forth in Section 3(a) (unused ballots and snibs) to the Report Meeting, at each port where the discrepancies so aaed Union Tallying Committee, which will then carry out the functions upon took place. Subject to the foregoing, and to the limits of the in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the vote set by the mem^rship, as afotesaid, the Pott Agents in each Port Agent shsll also forward all other material deemed necessary such pott shall have the; functions of the Tallying Committee as set forth in Seaion 3(c)» insofar as that Seaion deals with the by the Union 'Tallying Committee to execute those functions. •wncMcai—Face fH» terau of such special vote. The Secretaty-Treasurer shall make « •uffictent amount of the usuil balloting material immediately avail­ able to Pott Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. Immc^ diately after Ae close thereof, the Port Agent shall suinmarize the results and communicate them to the ^retary-Tr^urer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall be forwarded to the Seaiury-Traesurer, all in the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means practicable, but, in any case, so as to reach the Secreury-Treasurer in time to enable him to prepare his report as required by this Section 3(g).'An accounting and certification, made by the Port Agent, similar to those required of Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The Secreury-Treasurer shall then prepare a report containing a combined summary of the results, togethet with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union • Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report. Th« form of the latter's report shall be followed as closely as possible. Two (2) copies shall be sent to each port, one copy of which shall be posted. 'The other copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report Meeting. If a majority vote of the membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the numerical results ter forth in the pertinent seg.nients of the Tally­ ing Committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted and final without modification. If .ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report thereon by the Union Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of and deemed accepted and final, by majority vote of the membership at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting. If such recheck and recount is ordered, the Union "Tallying Com­ mittee shall be required to continue its proceedings correspondingly. Saction 6. Installation into office and the Job of Headquarters Represenutive, Port Agent or Patrolman. (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to be eleaed for a particular office or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determina­ tions shall be made only from the resuls deemed final and accepted as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President to notify each individual eleaed. (b) The duly eleaed officers and other job holders shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting^ or the next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the resulta as to ^ch of the foregoing are deemed final and aaepted, as pro­ vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article XI, Section 1. This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the provisions of Article X, Section 2, as to succession shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. Saction 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged with the preservation and retention of all election records, including the ballots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue such other and further directives as to the election procedures as are required by law, which directives shall be part of the electioa procedures of this Union. I ll(l - 'I 1-- Articie XiV Other EfecHons Section 1. Trio! CommittM. A Trial Committee shall be elected at a special meeting held at 10:00 A.M., the next business day following the regular meeting of the Port where the Trial is to take place. It shall consist of five full book members, of which three shall constitute a quorum. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Port Patrolman, or other Union personnel may be electd to serve on a Trial Com­ mittee. No member who intends to be a witness in the pending trial may serve, nor may any membe'r who cannot, for any reason, render an honest decision. It shall be the duty of every member to decline nomination if he knows, or has reason to believe, any of the foregoing disqualifications apply to him. The niembers of this committee shall 1^ elected under such generally applicable rulea as are adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Saction 2: Appoais Cemmitfaa. The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven full book members, . five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the port where headquarters is located. The same disqualifications and duties of niembers shall apply with reigard to this committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Committee in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Committee decision, if the said member was a member of the Trial Committee. Saction 3. DologalM. - * As soon as the President is advised as-to the date and duly authorized number of delegates to the convention of the Seafar^ra International Union of North America, he shall communicate such facts to the Port Agent of each Port, together vnth recommendations as to generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. These facts and recommendations shall be announced and read at the first regular meeting thereafter. Unless changed by a majority vote of the membership during that meeting, the election rules shall apply. These rules shall not prohibit any full book member from nominating himself. The results of the election shall be communi­ cated to each Port Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and an­ nounced at the next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of electioa hereunder may include provisions for automatic election of all qualified nominees, in the event the number of such nominees doea not exceed the number of delegates to be elected. Article XV Trials and Appeals Saction 1. A'-y member may bring charges against any cthet member for the commission of an offense as set forth in this Constimtion. These charges shall be in writing and signed by tlie accuser/ who shall also include his book number. The accuser shall deliver these charges to the Port Agent of the port nearest the place of the offense, or the port of pay-off, if the offense took place aboard ship. He shall also request the Pott Agent to present these charges at the next regular meeting. The accuser may withdraw big charge,; before the meeting takes place. •—i-. �f • : V- • ^•[• T' ;; 'ir 1^, •f'* S" fP: ;S;-. • •f- . '-tu-... 1. lent—Pasa Sis iSEAFARERB Ld& jnir 1.1M» (c) • Misconduct during any meeting Of odief ofidal Unk* StttioN a. After preseatation of the diarges and die request to evidence to support such a finding and, In sndi case, die A^eals die Port Agent, die Pott Agent shall cause those charges to he read Committee shau not make its own findings as to die weight of pRxxMing, or bringiiig me Union into diitepiuv by conduct not provided for elsewhere In thU Ardcle; evidence. ' at the said meeting. (d) Refusal or negligent failure to carry out otdetl Of dune If the charges are rejected bf a majotitf vote of the |>ott, no . , <b) In no event shall Incrdued punishment be recommended. further action may be ^en thereon, unless r^ed otherwise by a duly authorized to puke such otdeti at .any time. (c) A new trial shall be recomfaended if the Appeals Committee majority vote of the fiiembership of the Union within 90 tuys finds—(a) that any member of the Trial Committee should have Sactien. 4. Upon proof of the commission of aiiy of Ae fol^bg diereafter. If the charges are accepted, and the accused is present, disqualified, or (b) that the accused was not adequately offenses, members shall be pendized up to and including a fine of he shall be automaticaJly on notice that he will be tried the fol­ been informed of the details of the char^ offeiise, which resulted in $50.00; lowing morning. At his request, the trial sh^l be pos^nc^ until his not having been given a fair trial, or (c) that for any other (a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-ons or pay-offsj the morning following the next regular meeting, at which time the reason, the accused was not given a fair trial. Trial Gimmittee will then be eleaed. He shall also be handed a (b) Wilful failure to submit Union book to Union representa­ (d) If there is not substantial evidence to support a finding of tives at pay-off; written copy of the charges made against him. • guilt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend that the charge on If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall immediately (c) Disorderly conduct at pay-off ot sign-on; cause to be sent to. him, by registered mail addressed to his last which the finding was based be dismissed. (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives In dis» (e) The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser punishment. known mailing address on file with the Union a copy of the diarging their duties; charges, the names and book numbers of the accusers, and a noti­ Sactien 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver its decision and (a) Disorderly conduct in the Union hall; fication, that he must appear with his witnesses, ready for trial the dissent, if any, to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies morning after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the 'to (f) Gambling in the Union hall;be published and shall have them sent to each port in time to Trial Committee will be elected. (g) Negligent failure to join ship. reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. Headquarters In the event a majority of the membership of the Union shall shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at their last Sacdon 5. Any member who has committed an offense Mnalized vote to accept charges after their rejection by a port, the trial shall known address, or notify tliem in person. by no more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to waive his rights take place in the Port where Headquarters is located. Due notice thereof shall be given to the accused, who shall be informed of the Section 15. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of this Article, under this Constitution subject to the provisions of Article XV, name of his accusers, and who shall receive a written statement the membership, by a majority vote, shall accept the decision of the Section 19 and to pay the maximum fine of $30.00 to the duly , of the charges. At the truest of the accused, transportation and Appeals Committee, or the dissent therein. If.there is no dissent, authorized representative of the Union. fubsistence shall be provided the accused and his withesses. the decision of the Appeals Committee shall stand. Sactien 6. This Union, and its members, shall not be deemed to If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held in the port waive any claim, of personal or property rights to'which it or its Saetion 3. The Trial Committee shall hear all pertinent evidence where is Itxrated, in the manner provided for in members are entitled, by bringing the member to uial oc enforcing and shall not be bound by the rules of evidence required by courts Section headquarters 2 of this Article. Any decision so providing for a new trial a penalty as provided in this Constitution. of law but may receive all relevant testimony. The Trial Committee shall contain such directions as will insure a fair hearing to the may grant adjournments, at the request of the accused, to enable Sactien 7. Any member under suspension for an offense under him to make a proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee accused. this Article shall continue to pay all dues and assessments and must falls beneath a quorum, it shall adjourn until a quorum does exist. Section 16. Headquarters shall notify the accused and each accuser, observe his duties to the Union, members, officials, and job holders. either in person or in. writing addressed to their last known Section 4. No uial shall be conducted unless all the accusers are address, of the results of the appeal. A further appeal shall be present. The Trial Committee shall conduct the .trial except that the Arltcle XVII accused shall have the right to cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, allowed as set forth in Section 17 of this Article. and the witnesses, as well as to conduct his own defense. The accuxd Section 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of the pro­ Publications may select any member to assist him in his defense at the trial, visions of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union provided, (a), the said member is available at the time of the of North America, and the rights of, and procedure as to, further This Union may publish such pamphlets, journals, newspapers, trial and (b) the said member agrees to render such assistance. appeal as provided for therein. Decisions reached thereunder shall magazines, periodicals and general literature, in such manner as If the accused challenges the qualifications of the members of the be binding on all members of the Union. may be determined, ftom time to time, by the Executive Board. Trial Comminee, or states that the charges do not adequately inform Section 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the Union tohim of what wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place of such commission^ - such matters shall be ruled upon and dis­ take ail steps within their constitutional power to carry out the Article XViil posed of, prior to proceeding on the merits of the defense. The .. terms of any effective decisions. Bonds guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven by the weight Soction 19. Every accused shall receive a written copy of the of the evidence, and the burden of such proof shall be upon the charges preferred against him and shall be given a reasonable time and job holders, whether elected or appointed as well accuser. Every finding shall be based on the quality of die evidence to prepare his defense, but he may thereafter plead guilty and as Officers all other employees handling monies of the Union shsU be ,«nd not solely on the number of witnesi^ produced. • waive any or all of the other rights and privileges grant^ to him bonded at^ required by law. • SMthm 5. The Trial Committee shall make finding as to guilt by this Article. If an accused has been properly notified of his or innocence, and recommendations as to punishment and/or other trial and fails to attend without properly requesting a postpone­ Article XIX Union action deemed desirable in the light of the proceedings. These ment, the Trial Committee may hold its trial without his presence. findings and recommendations shall be those of a majority of the Expenditures committee, and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent. The Article XVI committee shall forward its findings and recommendations, along Section I. In the event no contrary policies or instructions are in Offenses and Penalries with any dissent to the Port Agent of the port where the trial took existence, the President may authorize, make, or incur such ex­ place, while a copy thereof shall be forwarded to the accused and penditures and expenses as are normally encompassed within die Saction 1. Upon proof the commission of the following offenses, authority conferred upon him by Article X of this Constitution. the accusers, either in person or by mail addressed to their last known addresses. The findings shall include a sutement that the the member shall ^ expelled from membership: Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly apply to (a) Proof of membership in any organization advocating die tights of the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­ the routine accounting and administrative ptocedures of the Union guarded. The findings also must contain the cWges made, the date overthrow of the Government of the United States by force; those primarily concerned with tritOs, appefds, negotiations, of the uial, the name and address of the accused, the accuser, and (b) Acting as an infoiiner a^inst the interest of the Union except strikes, and elections. ieach witness; shall describe each document used at the uial; shall or the membership in any organizational campaign; contain a fair summary of the proceedings, and shall state the Section 3. The provisions of this Article shall supersede to the (c) Acting as an informer for, or agent of, the company against finding as to guilt or innocence. If possible, all documents used at the Interests of the membership or the Union; extent applicable, the provisions of Article X of this Constitution. the trial shall be kept. All findings and*recommendations shall be (d) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy to in^,«'^tt''of the regular files. destroy the Union. Articlu XX Sa^bn 6. The Port Agent of the Pott of Trial shall, upon receipt Sactien 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the following Income of the findings and recommendations of the Trial Comminee, cause the finding^ and recommendations to be presented, and entered offenses, the member shall be penalized up to and including a SscHon I. The income of this Union shall include dues, initiation penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event die penalty of into the minutes, at the next regular meeting. expulsion is not invoked or recommended, the penalty shall not fees, fines, assessments, contributions, loans, interest, dividends, as Section 7.- The Port Agent shall send the record of the entire exceed suspension from the tights and privilegw of membership well as income derived from any other'legitimate business operation proceedings to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies for more than two (2) years, or a fine'of $30.00' or both: or other legitimate source. fiiereof to be made and sent to. each Port in time for the next (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union property of Soction 2. An official Union receipt, properly'filled ou^ shall b* regularly scheduled meeting. the value in excess of $30.00. given to anyone paying money to the Union or to any person auth­ Section 8. At the laUer meeting, the proceedings shall be dis­ (b) Unauthorized use of Union ptopetty, records, stamps, seals, orized by the Union to receive money. It shall be the duty of every cussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority vote of the mem­ etc., for the purpose of personal gain; person affiliaied with the Union who makes such paymenti to bership of the Union shall: (c) Wilful misuse of any-office or job, elective or not, within the oemaiid such receipt. (a) Accept the findings and recommendations, or Union for the purpose of personal gain, financial or otherwise, or Soction 3. No assessments shall be levied except after a ballot the wilful refusal or failure to execute the duties or functions conducted under such general rules as may be decided upon by • (b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or (c) Accept the findings, but modify die recommendations, or of the said office or job, or gross neglect or abuse in executing majority vote of the membership, provided that: duties or funaions of other-serious misconduct or breach of <a) Ihe ballot must be secret. (d) Order a new trial after finding that substantial justice has such trust. The President may, during the pendency of disciplinary not been done with regard to the charges. In this event; a new proceedings (b) The assessment must be approved by a majority of di8 under this subsection, suspend the officer or jobholder trial shall take place at the port where headquarters is located from exercising valid ballots cast. the functions of the office or job, with or without and upon application, the accused, the accusers, and their witnesses pay, and designate his temporary replacement. Section 4. Except as otherwise provided by law, all payments shall be furnished uansportation and subsistence. (d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of ballots, by members or other affiliates of this Union shall be applied suc­ Section 9. After the vote set forth in Section 8, any punishment stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or election filM, or cessively to the monetary obligations Owed the Union commencing so decided upon shall become effective. Headquarters shall cause electioii material of any sort; with the oldest in point of time, as measured from die date of iiotice of. the results thereof to be sent to each accused and accuser. (e) Preferring , charges widi knowledge that such charges ate accrual of such obli^tion. The period of arrears shall be calculate accordingly. > Section 10. An accused who has been-found guilty,- or who is •false; ^under effective punishment, may appeal in the following maimer (f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false reports He may. send or deliver ai notice of appeal to Headquarters or communications which fall within (he scope of Union business; Article XXI within 30 days after receipt of jthe notice of the decision of .the (g) Deliberate failure or-refusal to join one's ship, or mis­ membership. Other Types of Union Afflliarioii conduct or neglea of duty aboard ship, to the detriment of the Section II. At the next regular meeting of the port where Head­ Union or its agrwments; To the extent permitted by law, this Union, by majority vote quarters is located, after receipt of the notice of appeal, the notice (h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference ot deliberate and of the membership, may provide for affiliation with it. by individ­ shall be presented .and shall then become part of the minutes. An malicious villification, With regard to the execution of the duties, uals in a lesser capacity than membership, or in a capacity oAee Appeals Committee shall then be elected. The Vice-President in of any office or job; than membership. By majority vote of the membership, the Union charge of contracts is charged with the duty of presenting the (i) Paying for, or receiving money for, employment aboard • may provide for the rights and obligations incident to such capacibefore-mentioned proceedings and all available documents used as . ties or affiliations. IThese rights and obligations may indude, but evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as any vessel, exclusive of proper earnings and Union p^ments; are not limited to (a) the applicability oc non-applicabiliw of all' (j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation. for die written statement or argument submitted by ffie accused. The or any part of diis Gmstitution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to the Union, accused may argue his appeid in person, if he so desires. The (c) the right of the Union to peremptory termination of su^ appeal shall be heard at Union Headquarters on the nigfit the or unauthptizedly transferring or receiving evidence- of Union affiliation and, (d) the fees required for such affiliation. In no committee is elected. It shall be the responsibility of the accused affiliation, with intent to deceive; may anyone not a member receive evidence of affiliation (k) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out the order of diose duly event to insure that his written statement or argument arrives at head­ equivalent to that of members, receive priority oc rights ovcc quarters in time for such presentation. authorized to make such orders during time of strike. / members, ot be termed a member. (1) Failure or refusal to pay a fine or assessment within the time Sactien 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the app»I as ^n as possible, consistent with fair consideration of the evidence limit set therefor either .by the Constitutioa or by action taken in ArticU XXII and arguments before it. It may grant adjournments and may accordance with the Ginstitutioo. Quorums request the accused or accusers to present arguments, whenever Sactien 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of die following necessary for fair considentton, offenses, members shall be penalized up to and including * su>* Sactian 1. Unleu elsewhere herein otherwise ipedfically provided^ Sactien 13. The. decision of the Appeals Committee shall be by pension ftom the rights and ptivilegea or ffiemberihip for two (2) Ae quorum for a special meedng of a port shall be six mil book years, or a fine of $30.00 ot both: majority vote, and shall be in die form of findinu and recommen­ inemben. (a) Wilfully misapptoptiating oc nisusiflg. Union property dations. Dissents will be allowed. Decisions and dissentt shall be in facHan $, Tlia quotum /or a tagular maeting of « Foct shall bo writing and signed by those participating in such dedsion or dissent. of the value under $30.00; In maJuog its findings aad^ iwreinmeiidlmoiis; the committee Aall (b) Assuffling any oAoe or jdb^ idiedrtr dective oe noc vrldi fifty (30) members. be governed by the following: ; knowledge of the lack ef poesykta il* quaU^ooi CKpiicd tacriao 3. Unleas odierwise specifically set fbrdi hecdnu rfaa , MciiloMit teoommeh^atiqii^ w otbar functloas M say; 1^0 findiiig of fiiiilt iMl be semitd .If ^re Is wbstahdal tbortiai . .J1 . !l '^ , < �Jaly 1. INt • -v >> ^- • SEAFARERS LOG •egmeot of dw Union requiring a quotum to act oflidally, thall U ArHcto XXV « mjority of those voting, and ihall not be official or effective vnlesi the quotum requirements ate met. Amondmcnt* Seed^ 4. Unless otherwise indicated herein, where the requite* This Constitution.shall be amended in the followinjg manner: ments for a quotum ate not specifically set forth, a quotum shall faction 1. Any full book member may submit at any regular be deemed to be a majority of those ccMnposing the applicable . meeting of any Port proposed amendments to this Constitution aegment of the Union. in resolution form. If a majority vote of the membership of die Porr approves it, the p'ropo^ amendment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further action. Article XXiii Saction 2. When a propos^ amendment is accepted by a ma­ Meetings jority vote of the membetship, it shall be referred to a Constitu­ • 1. Regular membership meetings shall be held monthly tional Commfttee in the Port where Headquarters is located. This Committee shall be composed of six full bwk members, two from only in the following major potts at the following times: During the week following the first Sunday of every month a each department and shall be. elected in accordance with such meeting shall be held on Monday—at New York; on Tuesday—at rules as ate established by a majority vote of that Port. The Com­ Philadelphia; on Wednesday—at Baltimore; and on Friday—at mittee will act on all proposed amendments referred to it. The Detroit. During the next week, meetings shall be held on Monday Committee may receive whatever advice and assistance, legal or at Houston; on Tuesday—at New Orleans and on Wednesday—at otherwise, it deems^necessary. It shall prepare a report on the Mobile. All regular membership meetings shall commence at amendment together with any proposed changes or substimtions or 2:3Q P.M. 1MS! time. Where a meeting day falls on a Holiday recommendations and the reasons for such recommendations. The officidly designated _ as such by the authorities of the state or latter shall then be submitted to the membership by the President. municipality in which a port is located, the port meeting shall If a majority vote of the membership approves the amendment as take place on the following business day. Saturday and Sunday recommended, it shall tlien be voted upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the Union by secret ballot in accordance with •hall" not be deemed business days. The Area Vice Presidents shall ^ the chairmen of .all regular the procedure outlined in Article XIII, Section 3(b) 'through nfeetings in ports in thier respective areas. In the event the Area Section 5, except that, unless otherwise required by a majority vote Vice Presidents are unable to attend a regular meeting of a port, of the membership at the time it gives the approval necessary to •they shall instruct the Pott Agents, or other elected job holders, put the referendum to a vote, the Union Tallying Committee shall consist of six (6) full book members, two from each of the three to act as chairman of the meetings. In the event a quorum is not present at 2:30 P.M. the chairman (3) departments of the Union, elected from Headquarters Port. of the meeting at the pertinent port shall postpone the opening of TTie amendment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment the meeting but in no event later than 3:00 P.M. shall be posted on the bulletin boards of all ports and made avail­ Section 2. A special meeting at a port may be called only at the able at the voting site in all ports. direction of the Port Agent or Area Vice President. No special Saction 3. If approved by a majority of the valid ballots cast, meeting may be held, except betweeii the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00. P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at least two hours the amendment shall become effective immediately upon notifica­ tion by the Headquarters Tallying Committee to the President that in advance, on the port bulletin board. The Area Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all special the amendment has been so approved, unless otherwise specified meetings in ports in their respective areas. In the event the Area in the amendment. The President shall immediately notify all ports Vice Presidents are unable to attend a special meeting of a port, of the results of the vote on the amendment. they shall instruct the Port Agents, or other eleaed job holders, to act as chairmen of the meetings. Article XXVI The contents of this Seaion 2 arc subject to the provisions of Article XIII, Section 4(a). Transition Clause Section 3. Notwithstanding anything to. the contrary, all regular Section I. It is the purpose and intent of this Article to provide meetings shall be governed by the following: for an orderly transition froni Union operations and activities as governed by the Constitution in effect prior to the adoption 1. The Union Constitution. of diis amended Constitution, to operations and activities conducted 2. Majority vote of the^embers assembled. in accordance with this amended Constitution. Accordingly, the following sections are to be given the interpretation required to effectuate the foregoing purpose and intent. Article XXIV Section 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and other similar Definirions and Miscellaneous Provisions procedures and processes of this Union, in effect immediately Relating Thereto prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution shatt-jje deemed Section 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with to be permitted heruender and shall continue in effect unless or Iierein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any illness or situation until changed, in accordance with the provisions hereof. preventing the affected pefson from carrying out his duties for more Soction 3. All methods and means of collecting and disbursing than 30 days,, provided that this does not result in a vacancy. Union funds, all segreaations of Union funds, rules of order However, nothing contained in ffiis Article shall be deemed to generally followed, Imnding procedures, reinstatement procedurw, prohibit the execution of the functions of more than one job and any other practices or procedure, in effect immediately prior and/or office in which event no incapacity shall be deemed to to- the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed exist with regard to the regular job or office of the one taking over to be permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect unless or she duties and functions of the one incapacitated. The period of uhtil changed in accordance with the provisions hereof.incapacity shall be the time during which the circumstances exist. Saction 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage, including those Saction 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the with regard to admission into membership, in effect immediately term "vacancy" shall include failure to perform the functions of any prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed office or job by reason of death, or resi^ation,'ot suspension from to be permitted heteunder and shall continue in effect unless or membership or expulsion from the Union with no further right to until changed in accordance with the provisions hereof. appeal in accordance with the provisions of Article XV. of this Saction 5. All officers and other jobholders elected as a result of Constitution. the Piloting held by this Union during November and December Saction 2. When applicable to the Union iu a whole the term, of 1958, who are serving at the time of the adoption of this "majority vote of the membership", shall mean the majority of all amended Constitution, shall continue to serve, without reduction the valid votes cast by full book members at an official meeting of in salary, in the office most closely related to the one held prior to those ports holding a meeting. This definition shall prevail not* that adoption, and for a term not to exceed that for which he withstanding that one or more ports cannot hold meeting because was elected in the balloting held in 1958. For this purpose =the of no quorum. For the purpoK of this Section, the term "meeting" following table sets out the new office and job, the present nearest 'shall refer to those meetings to be held during the time period equivalent in terms of functions presently performed, and the within which a vote must be taken in act'ordance with the Con­ Identity of-the person occupying it. The adoption of this amended stitution and the custom and usage of the Union in the indicated Constitution sh^ constinite ratification of this table. priority. JndfvidtkH OUTith . • Section 4, When applicable solely to port action and not con­ NewTiiU Secretary-Treasurer PAUL HALL President cerned with, or related to, the Union as a whole, and not forming part of a Union-wide vote, the term, "majority vote of the mem­ Executive Assistant Secretarybership", shall refer to the majority of the valid votes cast by the Vice-President • Treasurer CAL TANNER fuU book members at any meeting of the Pott, regular or special. Vice-President in . Saction 5. The term, "membership action", or reference thereto, charge of Conuacts shall mean the same as the term "majority vote of the membership". and Contract Assistant SecretaryTreasurer CLAUDE SIMMONS Section 6. Where the title of any office or job, of the holder Enforcement thereof, is set forth in this Constitution, all references thereto and Vice-President in the provisions concerned therewith shall be deemed to be equally charge of the Assistant Secretaryapplicable to whomever is duly acting in such office or job. Treasurer EARL SHEPPARD Atlantic Coast Section 7. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed to mean . Vice-President in that calendar year prior to the calendar year in which elected offi­ charge of the Assistant Secretarycials and- other elected job-holders are required to assume office. Gulf CoastTreasurer tiNDSEY WILLIAMS The first election year hereunder shall be deemed ro be I960. Boston Port Agent Vice-President in Soction 8. The terms, "this Constitution", aind "this ainended diarge of the Lakes and Administrative Constitution", shall be deemed to have the same meaning and shall and Inland Waters Director of Great AL TANNER refer to the Constitution which takes the place of the one adopted lakes District by the Union in 1939, as amended up through August, 1956. (To be filled by the Soctiog 9. The terra, "member in good standing", shall mean a President in accord- . member whose monetary obligations to the Union are not in arrears ' ance with Constitu­ for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspension or expul­ Secretary-Treasurer tion) VACANCV sion effective in accordance with this Constitution. Unless other­ Assistant SecretaryHeadquarters wise expressly indicated, the term, "member", shall mean a member Treasurer BILL HALL Representative in good standing. ^ Assistant SecretarySaction 10. Unless plainly otherwise required by the context of Headquarters Treasurer ED MOONBV their use, the terms "Union book","membership'book",.and "book", Representative Assistant Secretary•hall mean official evidence of Union membership. Headquarters Treasurer JOB VOLPIAN Saction II. The terih "full book" or "full Union b(x>k" shall mean Representative only an official certificate issued as ^idence of Union membership Since no elected officer or jobholder currently performs the which, can be attained only by those members who have first functions of the new office of Secretary-Treasurer, that office shall acquired the highest seniority rating set forth in the standard be filled by the President pursuant to Article X, Section l(j) of cqi colleaive bargaining agreement. this Constitution. From the date of the adoption of this Constitu­ Saction 12. The term, "full book member", shall mean g member tion, the officers, as above desuibed, shall execute the powers and to whom a full book has been duly issued and who is entitled to functions, and assume-the responsibilities of the said offices as setforth in this Constitution. gctain it in accordance with the provisions «f this ConstitutiqiL Swplcnenft—Pace Scvca .;r : EXHIBIT A , i Minimal raqulrements to be contained in Constitution of subordinate bodies and divisions chartered by or affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. I I All members shall have equal ri^ts and privileges, subject to re^nable rules and regulations, conuined in this Constitution, induding secret election, freedom of speech, the right to hold office and the right of secret votes on assessment and dues increases, ail in accordance with the law. ' 11 No member may be automatically suspended from membership except for non-payment of dues, and all members shall be afforded a fair hearing Upon written charges, with a reasonable time to pre-, pate defense, when accused of an offense under the Constimuon. III This Union is chartered by (and/or affiliated with), the Sea­ farers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and this Constitution and any amend­ ments thereto, shall not take effect unless and until approved as set forth in the Constitution of that Union. :V IV # An object of this Union is, within its reasonable capacity, to promote the. welfare of, and assist, the Seafarers International Union of North America—^Atlantit^ Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Pistricr, The charter (and/or affiliation) relationship between this Union and the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall not be dissolved so long as at least ten members of this Union, and the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District acting through its. Executive Board wish to continue such relationship. VI No amendment to this Constitution shall be effectiv^unless and until approved by at least a two-thirds vote of the membership in a secret referendum-conducted for that purpose. In, any event, the adoption of this Constitution and any-amendments thereto, will not be effeaive unless and until compliance with Article II of the Constitution of the' Seafarers International Union of North America —Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Distria is first made. VII The Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic^ Gulf, Lakes and Inland Wafers District shall have the right to check, inspea and make copies of all the bocdcs and records of thig Union upon demand. VIII This Union shall not take any action which will have the effect of reducing its net assets, calculated through recognized accounting procedures, below the amount of its indebtedness to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland ^S^ters District, unless approved by that Union through its Executive Board. IX So long as there exists any indebtedness by this Union to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, that Union shall have the right to appoint a representative or representatives to this Union who shall have' the power to attend all meetings of this Union, or its ' tub-divisions, or governing boards, if any; and who shall have access to all boola and records of this Union on demand. This representative, or these representatives, shall be charged with the du^ of assisting this Union and its membership, and acting as •' liaison between the Seafarers International Union of North America —Adantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Distria and this Union. So long as any unpaid per capita tax, or any other indebtedness of any sort, is owed by this Union to the Seafarers International Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Distria, such indebtedness shall constitute a first lien on the assets of this Union, which lien shall not be impaired wirhout the written approval of the Seafarers International Union -of North America— Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District aaing through its Executive Board. XI The per capita tax payable by this Union to the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf,' Lakes and Inland Wdters Distria shall be that which is fixed in accordance with the terms of the Constitution of that Union. XII This Constitution and aaions by this Union pursuant thereto are subj^ to those provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America—^Adantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Distria pertaining to affiliation, disaffiliation, trustee­ ships, and the granting and removal of charters. Xlli This Union sliall be affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America through the Seafarers International Union of North America—^Adantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ tria. It shall share in, and participate as part of, the delegation of that Distria to the Convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America in accordance with the provisions of the Con­ stitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America— Atlandc, Gulf, Lakes and Inland 'Waters DisuicL -f| �-•*><•••••/-r.-;-A-''.. • •/ ^.V' :*.• •ii/, V'''A.v=,: ''j-o;', :• vr.;' -•^ U .V\AV"/^ • ' • "• M ':. •^,•.t.i/a^^:^ •".! ^::;r ^'\ ^'.lO '• .iV ' if '. •„:• •-.-. 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Title A name given to the resource July 1, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: TWO MORE RR TUG FLEETS VOTE SIU FARM BLOC BIDS CONGRESS WRECK ’50-50’ SHIP AID MTD ASKS SECURITY CHECK ON RUNAWAYS MORE US OPERATORS SEEK FOREIGN TIES NY LIGHTSHIP SUNK; SHIP CAUTION URGED SIU SWEEPS VOTE AMONG NEW HAVEN, NY CENTRAL TUGMEN TWO MORE US OPERATORS WOULD HOLD FOREIGN TIES NY UNIONS CONSIDERING LOW-COST DRUF PROGRAM ICC HEAD ADMITS OKAYING BELOW-COST RAILROAD RATES CONGRESS BARS DOMESTIC SHIP USE OF FOREIGN MIDBODIES NAVY SHIP GETS POSITION ‘FIX’ VIA TRANSMISSION FROM SATELLITE FRANCE PUTS UP $$ FOR SUPERLINER HOUSE NIXES FORANS BILL; BACKERS LOOK TO SENATE FISH FLEET GETS BOOST IN AID BILL TRANSFERRED TB PATIENTS FIND NEW HOSPITAL OKAY MA OKAYS RUNAWAYS’ FLAG SHIFT MTD ASKS SECURITY CHECK ON RUNAWAY SHIP CREWS GREEK BIBERTY CARRIES US STEEL LOAD TO RUSSIA TEXT OF SIU CONSTITUTION Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/01/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 14  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/6ca20e2a14e590aa57cee653d902e499.PDF 9b61070a6c417acbc4078038f1366e0f PDF Text Text *• •" I 'llllllllllllni—UMI. rim. M •it./ INDEX I V«I.XXH NO. IS SEAFARERS^LOG July 20 1960 • ^ 1 OFFlCiAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS- INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO News Of SlU Inland Boatmen's Union —Pages 8, 9 Runaways May Take Russian Oil Charters News Of %>'• > story On Page 3 SiU Great Lakes Union I'C rT —Pages 10, 11 Nqminations Begin; 43 SIU Posts Open News Of SIU Pacific District Unions -Story On Page 2 —Pages 22, 23 '• '9 News Of I-f- SIU Commercial Fishermen's Union —Page 18 SIU Welfare Covers $6,280 Hospital Bill News Of -Story On Page 3 SIU Canadian District —Page 21 News Of SIU Industrial Workers Union MTD Assails Defense Dep't Ship Travel Ban -Story On Page 5 —Page 26 News Of •h Safet/, Medical Departments ^ —Page 12 hOOOth Blood Gift Made To SIU Reserve News Of :l: —Story On Page 2 Social Security, F6od, Ship Sanitation •^i'' > —Page 13 Shipboard News,, Letters, Minutes •:K.:> 'I.{••-;• \ ... —Pages 27 through 30 '.J' Editorial Cartoon ir"#- —Page 15 <r ; ¥r • Shipping Report —Page 6 Alcoa^ Bull Planning To Modernize Fleets - ^ story On Page 4 Elect Steward Croup On Recertification -Story On Page 3 "t :• �9af Twn SEAFARERS July SO; 106# LOG Nominating Open For 43 Elective Positions in SiU 2 Nations Seek Ship Registries Lebanon and Somalia have taken a look at the runaway-flag busi­ ness, found It to their liking, and are preparing to set up shop. Their problem will be to lure the cus­ tomers away from' Panama and Liberia, who are already deep in the trade. Lebanon is prepared to offer exemption from payment of income taxes, Lebanese crewmen who labor without a minimum - /fi wage seal? and an annual fee of about eight cents a ton. Somalia, which attained her In­ dependence July 1, plans to accept registration of ships regardless of origin or ownership. The only fees • "Vl will be based on tonnage. The Journal of the International • Transport Workers Federation had this thought on the prospective Somali registrations: "It is feared that the use of a Somali registry will enable a certain type of owner to pay lower fees and observe lower standards of safety and con­ ditions for new members than arercqpired by major maritime coun­ tries." A total of 43 elective posts, one of the largest number of positions ever to be placed on an SIU ballot, are now open for nominatians under the revised SIU constitution. Nomi­ nations, opened July 15 and^ will run .for a month, until in an unlicensed capacity, at least August 15. In the last elections four months of which must be be­ there were 38 positions on the tween January 1 ^nd the time of ballot. The number of posts to be his nomination; has been a full filled and their distribution were member of the Union in good approved by the membership in standing for three years prior to headquarters and in all ports fol­ his nomination; and has completed lowing presentation of the presi­ a certificate that he is not now, or dent's pre-balloting report and has not been for the last five years recommendations. a member of &e Communist Par­ Onw-theuMndth pint of blood coHa'ciad by SIU blood bonb it do­ The increase in the number of ty or convicted of a felony. nated by Seafarer Vincent M. Mocketu, AB.' It was Mocfcelis' elective posts and the changes in The last requirement is neces­ second donation to the bonk which serves ol Seofarers and their their distribution reflect the sary to comply with the provisions growth and changes in the SIU. of the Landrum-Griffm law, which fomSies. Under the new constitntion, can­ bars, anybody from holding union didates will be elected to posts in office if he or she has been con­ the seven constitutional ports and victed of a felony within a fiveheadquarters. Other ports maiiv- year period preceding the voting. tained by the Slli, which are not The headquarters, positions open specified in the constitution, will are: president, executive vice-pres­ continue to operate but will be ident, secretary-treasurer, viceserviced by joint patrolmen as­ president in charge of contracts signed from the nearest constitu­ and contract jmforcement, vicetional port. president in c^ge of the Atlan­ The SIU Blood Bank in New York collected its 1,000th pint For e^umple, Norfolk will be tic Coast, vice-president in charge of blood early this month as Seafarer Vincent M. Mackelis, serviced out of Baltimore, Jack­ of the Gulf Coast, vice-president July 20,1960 Vol. XXIi, No. 15 sonville out of Mobile, Boston out in charge of the Lakes and In­ AB, contributed to the centoiQ blood reserve for Seafarers of New York and so on. land Waters, and three headquar­ and teeir- families. Mackelis was followed in to eall upon tho lesonrcM of other As in the past, voting will ecun- ters representatives. mence on November 1 and con­ The port positions <901 are: short order by John Fancutt, coitral blood banks for relatively PAUL HALL, President tinue through December 31, ex­ New York—i agent, 10 joint pa­ AB, who started the blood bank rare types of blood iriiirii would HERBERT BBAND, Editor. BERNARD-SEA­ clusive of Sundays, or holidays trolmen; Philadelphia—1 agent, 2 on its second thousand go round. not be obtainable otherwise. MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, legally, recognized in the city or joint patrolmen; Baltimore — 1 Since the blood bank was estab­ In several instances, the blood AL MASKIN, CHARLES BEAUMET, ARTHUR lished, it has assisted hundreds of bank has supplied rare and hard- SEGAL, ALBERT AMATEAU, Staff Writers. state in which the port is located. agent, 4 joint patrolmen; Mobile Voting will be between the hours —1 agent, 4 joint patrolmen; New Seafarers aU over the country and to-obtain blood needed for surgery BILL MOODY, Gulf Area Representative. of 9 AM and 5 PM daily and 9 to Orleans—1 agent, 4 joint patrol­ members of their families in meet­ upon Seafarers and members of monthly at the headquarterE 12 on Saturdays. men; Houston—1 agent, 2 joint ing the need for blood transfusions. their families. Xisrge quantities of Published of the Seafarers Intarnatlenal Union. Ah blood can also be supplied as in •antic Gulf. Lakes and Inland Wafara Under the constitution, any patrolmen and Detroit—1 agent. Operated Through NT AFL-CIO, «7S Fourth Avenue, member may submit his name as Pre-balloting Report, see page 14. Operated through ffie New Yozk the ease of a Seafarer's daughter DIstricf. Brooklyn 33, NY. Tel. HYacinth 9-iMO. Second class postage paid at the Pest who needed pints because of a a candidate for office provided he clinic of the Seafvers Welfare Office In erooklyn, NY, under the Act has at least three years' seatime Plan, in conjunction with the delicate "(^n heart" operation. of Aug. 24, 1912. IH Brooklyn Donor Center, the SIU All her needs were met through blood bank has exchange arrange­ the SIU blood bank. ments. witl) other blood banks Members who wish to submit throughout the country. As a result, blood can be deliv­ their names for nomination are required to either deliver, or send, ered without delay to Seafarers or the following material to the members of their families in any credentials committee at head­ major city. The drafts against the SIU blood bank are then balanced quarters: off through exchanges with blood a) his name banks in other cities. b) his home address and mail­ Trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan have okayed an­ As a result of this system, the The International Transporting address other five Seafarers for the special disability benefit of $35 a'' blood bank not only supplies blood workers Federation congress e) his book number when and where needed, bat also week because the applicants are not medically qualified to opened in Berne, Switzerland, on d) the title of the office he Is can come up with relatively rare sail anymore. The\five were^ July 20, with representatives of seeking flood types. The exchange ar­ approved for the disability formerly sailed in the steward US maritime unions, including the e> proof of citizenship rangements enable the blood bank benefit at the June 29 meeting department. SIU, in attendance. The congress I) proof of seatime of th* Uruatcc*. will take up matters affecting sea­ f) the certiflcate that he is not Seeberger, who Is ailing with a The latest llvo to bo a^ed to heart condition, is 62. He was a men, railwaymen, airlines employ­ now, and hasn't been for the tba special- disability Ust are: member of the steward departmentees and truckers in the various last five years, a member of Geerge Goodwin, when he sailed. worldwide unions which are mem­ the Communist party, or Louis H. Harris, Scares was inactivated from . bers of the ITF. convicted of a felony. Santiago Pascai shipping by Injuries he sustained The seamen's matters being dis­ In addition, all candidates are Gewge H. See- in a shipboard accident. He is now cussed by the congress include asked to submit a statement of berger and Jose 52, and used to ship in tHe deck the continuing campaign against approximately 100 words on their department. ' . the runaway flags and specifically, qualifications, and a passport pho­ BALTIMORE—Business had been developments in the Internaticmal tograph to the LOG to be run in slow here, with a total of 2S1 men Goodwin, age The SIU dlsabiUbf benefit is pay­ Maritime Workers Union drive and the Union newspaper in advance shipped since the last meeting, but 06, was disabled able to Seafarers of any age whov in the various court cases and of the voting. the overall picture looks a little because of dam­ are no longer able to sail because other proceedings as to the rights The certificate reads as follows, brighter with a possibility of erewage to the retina of physical infirmities. Twelve , of unions to organize the run­ as per the SIU constitution: ing up at least three ships In the of both ^es. He years' seatime on SIU ships is the Goodwat aways. near future. They arie the Alcoa wat a member of basic requirement for an applicant. "I hereby eerti^ that X am not The Congress is also being asked now, nor, for the five (5) years Pennant, Bethcoaster and Village. the engine department In edition to the 'SlU benefit— to act upon decisions of the Sea­ last past, have I been either a Porlr Agent Rex Dickey writes Harris, who sailed in the steward' which totals up to $150 a month— < farers Section including revision member of the Communist Party that payoff have beeq - running department, la 6# and has been the individual Is also covered by of the Seafarers Section charter, or convicted of, or served any part smoothly aboard the Emilia, Mae stdehned heeanae of a heart ail­ Social Security benefits if he is revision of the runaway-flag policy of a prison term resulting from and Jean (Bull); Chilore, Feltore ment. disabled and over 50, plus the as recommended by the American conviction of robbery, bribery, and Santore (Marven); Beth- Pascal was found not fit for duty usual benefits paid to those over unions, action on the issue of free­ extortion, embezzlement, grand coaster and Bethtex (Ore Naviga­ due to heart troublel He is 71 and 65. dom of the seas and blacklists and lyceny, burglary, arson, violation tion); Alcoa Pennant and Robin similar matters. of narcotics laws, mturder, rape, Sherwood (Robin). SlUNA President Paul Hall is assault with intent to kill, assault Signing OB were the Chilore. attending on behalf of the inter­ which inflicts grievous bodily in­ Santbre, ^Bethtex and Monnational union along with vice- jury, or violation of title II or HI tego Sea Feltore, (Lion). president Hal Banks, representing of the Landrum-Griffin Act, or Canadian Seafarers. Also attend­ conspiracy to commit any suph ing as members of the SIU delega­ crimes." tion were Fred Stewart, SIU head­ quarters representative, and ^ Bob Dated: Signature of member Pomerlane, from the port of Bal­ timore. -, Book No. fmed Hoorris Seeberger boores Blood Bank Gets Its lOOOih Pint SEAFARERS LOG • ITF Congress Opens; Takes Up Sea Issues Requirements For Nomination Five Seafarers Approved For Disability-Pension Ship Crewings Aid Baitimore I*.; •« ' I '*y' -• 4 �mm Mr St. ItM SEAFARERS LOG EXPANDS,GOES ON NEW SCHEDULE ^oader coverage of matters of interest to Seafarers, both in the maritime industry, in the labor movement and m the world at large will be featured in the new revised vr SEAFARERS LOO, which will now be published on a monthly basis. As this issue indicates, each monthly edition of thq,. LOG will consist of 32 pages and will include coverage of the many areas in which the SIU is active, within the various divisions of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District as well as the activities of other SIUNA affiliates in the US which would be of interest to Seafarers. LOG Par* Tkre« iRunoways 'Study Red Oil Charters, Peril US Control The change in scope of ne\Vs coverage reflects the change in recent years in the District and its activities in areas other than the deep sea field. For example, the SIU represents large groups of workers in the Inland Boatmen's field, including tugs, barges, small coastwise cargo operations,. excursion boats, railroad tugs, dredges and the like. The Union also has a sizable group of allied marine workers in industrial plants in major East Coast ports; a Puerto Rico division including industrial workers on the island, and fishertnen in Massachusetts. I'A*.. •The nwnthly schedule of the LOG reflects the new structure of the Union with membership meetings being held on a monthly basis. The LOG will be coming out on a regular schedule after the monthly meetings have been held in the seven major ports. • 1I 'ni Despite severe damage to bow suffered in Mediterranean Sea crash, Soviet supertanker Peking rushed cargo of oil to Havana. Sending of ship on voyage in this condition reflects Soviet shortage of tankers, leading in turn to Russian moves for deals with runaway tankers. The manufactured myth of "effective contror' as a justification for registering ships under the runaway flags may go up in smoke as the result of the Soviet Union's entrance into the world tanker trades. Runaway ship operators in the oil-carrying business are, eyeing ways^ are not subject to US controL and means of getting into ness from giant American ships The point was stressed by the the Russian oil trade with­ oil companies. SIU counsel in recent hearing be­ fore the National Labor Relations Russia's sudden emergence out losing out on their busiBoard on the Union's right to SIU Welfare Pays $6,280 Benefit,Largest On Record • y -^1 I Lakes Activity Increases SIU activity on..the Lakes is on the rise as a result of the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, and this area will conw in for regular coverage in the LOG. New programs set up for the benefit of Seafarers in negotiations with SlU-contracted operators include the A&G Food Plan, the Safety Department of the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the Social Security Department of the Welfare Plan, along with the standard weifare benefits for Seafarers and the operations of the various SIU clinics. These, activities will also be given regular coverage on a departmental basis. # Outside of the Union Itself, there are constant developments in the maritime field, in the AFL-CIO, or in the nation and world at large which have an impact on seamen's livelihood and conditions. The new LOG will include increased information on such activities. International affairs are becoming increasingly important to seamen, both the activities in the labor field in such organizations as the International Transportworkers Federation, and the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, and developments in relations between the US and other countries which have a marked effect on the patterns of shipping. % "sji: The exceptional coverage provided by the Seafarers Welfare Plan for even the most extended periods of hospitalization was demonstrated on July 8 when a check was issued to Seafarer Ronald Bowden forr $6,280 in benefits. This was, by far, the largest benefit ever paid by the Plan for family lospital and surgical cover­ Seafarera families would mean that the greatest need for coverage staggering hospital bills which they would be In just such cases of age. chronic or long-term illnesses,, the The benefit payment covered 392 could not afford to meet. Including the unlimited provi­ type of ailments, incidentally, days' hospitalization for Bowden's wife, Margaret Rose Bowden in the sion in the benefits, the trustees which affect a growing percentage " Firland Sanatorium in Seattle. Mrs. of the Welfare Plan had In mind of the population. Bowden was beihg treated for tu­ berculosis, and In addition, had to have some surgery performed. Hospital Room and Board Under the SIU Welfare Plan, Mrs. Bowden was entitled to the $15 daily hospital room and board benefit for her entire period of confinement. By comparison, the Five chief stewards have been elected by the headquarters New York Blue Cross Plan limits its coverage to 21 full days and 180 membership to draft recommendations for a recertification .discount days, and most insurance program for chief stewards on SlU-contracted vessels. The company hospitalization plans gen­ action by the July 5 head--*^' erally run no longer than 30 to 60 quarters meeting kicks off ship would become subject to col­ days. study and consideration of lective bargaining between the SIU The Welfare Plan also paid for what standards should be estab­ and its various contracted steam­ hospital extras up to $200 for the lished to be met by men sailing in ship companies. first 31 days and a maximum of the chief steward's rating. In calling for the election of a $200 therafter. Mrs. Bowden col­ The committee's recommenda­ committee to deal with this sub­ lected the full $400 allowance as tions, when drafted, will be sub­ ject it was pointed out that there she had 53 laboratory tests and 12 mitted to the membership at a never has been a set of standards x-days during her confinement. subsequent meeting for the chief steward rating. Elected to the committee were The largest previous benefit paid Since the chief steward's respon­ by the fund was $2,334 to Seafarer Walter C. Patterson, Richard H. sibilities are largely administrative, Simon P. Morris, May 13, 1959, Simpson, Nicholas Nomikos, £. B. covering such areas as work assign­ covering 159 days' hospitalization Rosado and Walter Marcus. ments for members of the galley of his wife. The committee will study pro­ department, storing, inventory con­ The Bowden case, along with cedures to be established to recer­ trol, meal planning and . menus, other long-terra hospital confine­ tify men now sailing chief stew­ shipboard sanitation, galley equip­ ment cases, emphasizes the value ard as well as a uniform system ment and shipboard housekeeping, of the WelfarS Plan's unlimited for upgrading to the top steward the committee will discuss what hospital benefit feature. Without department rating. Any proposals qualifications the chief steward such a_ feature,, extended periods drafted by the committee and sub- should have to handle these various of hospitalization for members of 1 sequently approved by the member­ responsibilities.- Elect Steward Committee To Study Recertification in the world oil picture .was highlighted by Cuba's seizure of American and British-owned refineries and its agreement to import oil from Russia to supply them. In addition, the Russians have contracts to run oil to India, Finland, Italy and other nations. Russian Pitch - Short of tonnage itself, the Rus­ sians are now making a pitch to independent tanker operators un­ der the runaway flag and European flags as well. Already, numerous British, Greek and Italian-regis­ tered tankers have contracts to carry Russian oil. Further, a report from business representatives of Aristotle Onassis in West Germany states that the Soviet Union is going to try to put the squeeze on the runaways through the govern­ ments of Liberia and Panama. The purported "squeeze" may be the excuse the runaways are looking for. The SIU and other maritime unions have long warned that run­ aways could not be relied on to be loyal to the US in times of emergency, despite thb claims by the State Department that these vessels are under the "effective control" of the United States and can be relied on to keep the US supplied. Further, the untons have pointed out that the crews, as well as the Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Headquarters again wishes to remind all Seafarers that pay­ ments of funds, for whatever Union purpose, be made only to authorized A&G representa­ tives and that an official Union receipt bo gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered be sure to protect yourself by immedi­ ately bringing the matter to the attention of the secretary-treas­ urer's office. organize runaway snips. The crews in many instances come out of labor movements in which there are strong Communist or pro-Com­ munist organizations. Up until now, it has paid the operators under the runaway flags to do business with US oil com­ panies, because they moved the bulk of oil in the international trade. If the Russians grab off • big hunk of that trade, the run­ aways will inevitably drift into their orbit. Such a development would be a serious blow to the ability of the US fo meet an inter­ national emergency. Esse Warning The oil companies themselves have shown their concern about their ability to hold onto the tanker operators, with Esso warn­ ing that it would not give a charter to anybody who handles Cuban oil. However, one of the major oper­ ators in the runaway field, Stavros Niarchos, already has long-term contracts to move Russian oil on Greek-flag vessels. Both Niarchos and Onassis felt impelled to come out and deny that they would carry Russian oil in the Cuban trade. Onassis readily agreed that the Cubans and Soviets had both ap­ proached him for tankers. Another factor in the situation is the degree to which the United States Can compel such indepen­ dent countries as Panama and Liberia to toe the line on this issue. There are strong anti-American and pro-Castro elements in Panama who would probably like nothing better than to tweak Uncle Sam's nose by having Panamanian-flag vessels carry Soviet oil. Before Cuba's seizure of its refineries, the refineries were suppliLd by oil from Venezuela carried on runaway-flag ships. Esso and Texaco were the American com­ panies in this trade, with the Royal Dutch-Shell combination also op­ erating runaways on this run. �rac« Wmm SEAFARERS LOG haru,im LABOR President Signs Trade-In Biii; 'BOUND THE WORLD Aicoa, Buii Can Upgrade Ships THE FACT THAT TRADE UNION MOVEMENTS ABE A battle­ WASHINGTON—^An important boost for, non-subsidized steamship companies was ground between East and West was pointed up once more in the course approved by President Eisenhower recently when he signed a bill permitting shipowners of the riots anJ demonstrations in Japan against the Japan-US security not receiving Government subsidies to trade-in older ships for C-2s, C-3s and C^s. treaty, which led to the cancellation of President Eisenhower's visit to that country. The bill will permit the^*'^ ^^ It shouId*not be overlooked, that despite the identification of some SIU - contracted Alcoa and argued that the trade-in method operates in the domestic trade and Bull lines to improve their was the only way they could Im­ consequently has to have its ships sections of the Japanese union movement with the anti-US demonstra­ tions, other groups, including the. All-Japan Seamen's Union, and fleet by swapping older vessels for prove their preSint fleets. With­ built in an American shipyard. Under the bill, Alcoa, Bull and Japanese unions affiliated with the International Confederation of Free more- modern and more efficient out construction subsidies, they ones. It was designed to upgrade would be forced to run their pres­ other unsubsidized companies, Trade Unions steered clear of the demonstrations and criticized them. the American-flag non-subsidized ent war-built ships until they could such as tramp operators, would That the Communists made some serious penetrations in Japanese labor no longer operate. This was par­ obtain tonnage which had been should not be denied, but at the same time, a balanced verdict on the fleet. The unsubsidized operators had ticularly true for Bull Line which traded-in to the Government by outcome shows that the contacts between Japanese labor and free world subsidized companies. The subsi­ labor organizations have been a not inconsiderable asset. dized companies are turning in In the United States, of course. Communist penetration of trade their C-type ships to Government unions as a means of affecting national policy is not now a serious prob­ boneyards as they replace them lem. There is one major exception to this general observation and that with Mariner-type or other ad­ is on the West Coast. There Harry Bridges still utilizes the long-range vanced vessels under construction. Communist Party tactic of attempting to penetrate and disrupt existing The bill was supported by the non-Communist trade unions and then utilizing them to, promote the American Merchant Marine Insti­ political objectives of the Soviet Union, tute, representing Atlantic and The ILWU apoaratus under Bridges uses two basic tactics. It collides Gulf Coast shipowners, the De­ head on with existing unions via raids in an attempt at open takeover. partments, of Commerce and De­ Or, where this is not possible, it seizes on any available issue or griev­ fense and the General Accounting ance as a means of chipping away at the union's structure and encourag­ Office. ing factional disputes so as to pave the way for eventual takeover. It was. opposed by the Pacific There is an undeniable link between Bridges and the Japanese dem­ American Steamship Association, onstrations. One year ago, in the spring of 1959, he presided at a con­ and ran into some tough sledding ference of pro-Communist trade unions in Tokyo. in hearings before the House Mer­ Among other business transacted at this conference, was a resolution chant Marine Committee, but the calling for the abolition of US miUtary bases in Japan, which would combined support of the various leave that nation defenseless in the face of Red China and the Soviet Government agencies apparently Union. This was also the objective of the anti-US demortstrations in was sufficient to swing the balance Tokyo in June. in favor of its passage. At the time,'the SEAFARERS LOG characterized the conference as Alcoa had announced at the foUows: "A transparent effort to blacken US foreign policy in nonhearings that it would use the bill Commuist Asiatic countries ... to make it appear thkt maritime labor as a vehicle for trading in its C-ls la mouthing the Soviet line on World issues . . ." for C-2s or C-3s. The company has That conference was boycotted by the All-Japan Seamen's Union not yet revealed what its specific and the Japan Trade Union Congress, an affiliate of the International plans are along these lines. Bull Confederation of Free Trade Unions. It should be pointed out that plans to apply for two C-4 ships the All Japan Seamen's Union has friendly relationships with the SIU immediately, offering some of Its of North America, the product of many cordial and informative conThis quartet spoke for crew during Transnorthern payoff In Duluth, older tonnage, possibly ^Liberty tacts and discussions between leaders of that union and the SIU. (L to r.) Fred Gentry, firemanj Joe Donovon, AB{ W. McKeon, ships, in exchange. If it obtains The same holds true for other waterfront and shoreside unions in the larger vessels. Bull Line will Japan who maintain relationships with the AFL-CIO and the dCFTU. MM. Phil Quahm, AB. be able to modify them so as to One footnote should be added here. Last September when Soviet DULUTH—The SlU-manned Transnorthern became the accommodate between 48 to 178 Premier Khrushchev was in the US, he made a point of visiting first Union-contracted ship to pay off at this Lake Superior 35-foot containers and still have Bridges' headquarters on two separate occasions the same day to greet port on June 30, and if her experiences are any criterion, enough space to carry as much and warmly applaud Bridges and his cohorts. That alone should con­ break-bulk cargo as its priesent C-2 vince anybody of the importance the Soviet Union attaches to penetra­ Seafarers hitting here should < ^ vessels do when fully-loaded. expect to run into a species of the Liberlan-flag Transcape (for­ The number of containers the tion of the trade union movement. Coast Guard operation, which merly an SlU-manned vessel) run C-4s could carry would depend on * * * went out long ago on the deep sea by the same operators. "I wonder the amount of rebuilding done on THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT WITHIN ports, how much overtime the men on the ships. The-simplest plan would tfie International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, namely the "The Transnorthern was paid off the Panllbhonco-flag Transcape involve moving the C-4 midship election of Omer Becu, general secretary of the International Transby two Coast Guardsmen who had collected on their last voyage from bouse aft, leaving the forward portworkers Federation, to the general secretaryship of ICFTU. Since never paid off a deep-sea ship be­ the same company," Drews ob­ decks clear for the stacking of con­ 1949, ICFTU has been the meeting place and spokesman of the free fore," reports SIU rep. Pete Drews. served. tainers as deck cargo. world labor movement, including the AFL-CIO. "The man in charge . . . insisted It is to the credit of the world maritime labor movement that one upon placing charges against nine of its members has been chosen to head up the world labor organiza­ men for missing one day's work tion. Becu has been active in trade unions for 40 years. A native of during a 3V^-month trip. One man Belgium, Becu started out as a seaman, serving as a radio operator on was charged by the Coast Guard Belgian ships. Later he became head of the Belgian longshore union for missing one watch. It took from movement, and subsequently was named to the ITF position. 8 o'clock in the morning to 9:30 In the ITF, Becu has been a staunch supporter of the fight on run­ at night for this commander to away-flag ships and has worked closely with the SIU and other US type up misconduct charges against A Navy researcher just found out that dolphins (porpoises) maritime unions to protect the Interests of seamen everywhere. nine men. The Coast Guard held • * may be smarter than men. His name is John C. Lilly, in case up the men's money until the anyone wants to send him a telegram. He started out without charges were presented." AT THIS WRITING THERE ARE A NUMBER OF AREAS of the After waiting all day for the any prejudices, but the dol--*^ world, particularly in Africa, where new nations are obtaining their Coast Guardmen to stop playing phins won him over to their marlin are running. Your West independence, or are about to in the near future. In some instances, piiblic prosecutor, the ship'.s crew side, and now he says that Coast tuna fishermen already use the transition to independence has been made sifioothly. In othere, was finally rewarded for its pa­ they possibly have superior brain dolphins to spot the locations of a there has been a great deal of difficulty and even chaos. One of the keys to the nature of the transition has been the exisb tience when Drews and Paul Dro- power to men, perhaps from eat­ school of tuna. ence of a sufficient group of trained, experienced leaders who are zak paid off the ship and straight­ ing fish. We don't know what will come ened out a number of beefs, in­ Some of Lilly's arguments are of this, but whatever happens, we'll capable of stepping into the shoes of the former European administra­ tors and taking over the operations of a government. cluding some on delayed sailings. as follows: Dolphins have a lan­ keep the membership informed. In that respect, the world labor movement has made a valuable con- ' The Transnorthern had carried guage of their own in which they tribution. For a number of years now, for example, the AFL-CIO grain during her last run, and was communicate with one another. has been active in the international field in assisting the development a--' in Duluth to pick up another load The Navy has been listening in on of embryo trade unions in underdeveloped countries, helping them of wheat, this one headed for their wave lengths, and aS soon as set up their machinery, advising and educating their leaders and so on. Spain. we decipher the code, we'll know The same has been true of other free world trade unions. As a result, While the Transnorthern was in what they've been sajdng. leaders have emerged In a number of tiiese countries right out of port, she was berthed right next to Dolphins swim to each other's labor's ranks, and, more important than.that, having sympathy for aid when in trouble. This is more and -understanding of democratie proeednres because of thei^ eloae than can be said for man on some relationships with the AFL-CIO and other western trade unions. Union Has occasions. The world labor movement's role is particularly important here be­ Lilly is trying to teach one of Cable Address cause the leaders of the new nations, of necessity, arise out of theSeafarers overseas who want his smart dolphins how to com­ ranks of their labor' movements. In most instances, business, ad­ to get in touch with headquar- municate with man. The bright ministration, trade and government were in the hands' of Europeans. ten in a hurry can do so by fish had "three-two-tbree" said to The Jabor movements of thesd new nations were one of the few avenues cabling the Union at its cable him and said it right back. Only of, advancement for members of the native population and industrial address, SEAFARERS NEW thing is, his voice sounded kind labor jobs were their source of employment. of waterlogged. YORK. It the industrial and governmental leaders formerly in control of The Navy is hoping that these Use of this address will assure these areas, had done a better Job of training replacements, it is agreed speedy transmission on all mes­ splendid fish when they get enough by all concerned, that the transition to self-government would be made sages and faster service for the training can be used to tip us off more smoothly in these countries. In this respect, they might have on all the ocean's secrets, such as men involved. borrowed tiie approach used by the AFL-CIO in .^ts efforts to assist weather, tides and where the best citizens of new nations to assume the responsibilitiesdf self-government. Coast Guard Mars StU Lakes Payoff Porpoises Smarter Than Sea Lawyers? W '1 �Mr M. UM SEAFARERS LOG f- ^|V > i>• \ I Pag* ilv* Operators^MTD Hit Defense Dep'f Air Travel Plan WASHINGTON—American-flag passenger ship operator! stand to lose 10 percent of their revenues as the result of an announcement by the Department of Defense that it will switch to the airwaysIn mov-' ing members of the Armec years, had depended heavily oa US Government business and spe­ Forces and their dependents cifically, Defense Department car­ -K to and from overseas points. go and passenger movements to A diatter of dollars and cents keep active. In turn, the Defense was involved, the DefSme Depart­ Department is constantly calling for the existence of a strong mer­ ment claimed, in Its decision to chant marine as an essential cog use air transport exclusively, start­ in national defense planning. ing September 1, 1960. The Defense Department waa The decision drew immediate asked not to sacrifice the longfire from the seamen's section of term benefit of a functioning mei> the Maritime Trades Department, chant fleet, specifically in the The Department charged that the passenger transportation area, for Military Sea Transportation Serv­ the sake of immediate savings la ice carried over one-third of the transportation of military pas­ military passenger traffic in 1959 sengers. New Del Rio for Delta Line hits water with a splash and banners flying after broadside laonching at as compared to only 2ti percent In the current fiscal year, com­ Avondale Marina Ways in New Orleans. Vessel will replace one of present C-Is on West Africa run. transported on privately-owned mercial passenger ships are carry-" passenger ships. ing about 25,000 passengers on If the primary reason for elim­ behalf of the military. They will inating military passenger travel lose all this traffic as of September on ships is to save Defense De- 1. By contrast, last year, some NEW ORLEANS—^The first vessel in the Delta Line's rebuilding program, which will pa rtraent dollars, the statement 348,000 iiiiUtary passengers moved involve 14 new ships, was launched here recently at the Avondale Marine Ways. The Del added, then why keep MSTS in on - commercial airliners. Rio, which will replace one of the company's C-ls on the African run, is the largest vessel operation? Companies that will be hit by ever constructed on the Misr>— the decision include Matson Navi­ sissippi River. It is one of tioned In the dining quarters and more cargo capacity. three which will be built by will feature certain innovations The Avondale yard won the gation and American President Avondale. such as mechanical batch covers right to build the three vessels Lines, under contract to the SIU The vessels will be air-condi- and heavy lifts. Other unusual fea­ with bids of slightly less-than $10 Pacific District, as well as US Lines tures include a split island design million for each of the three. Other and American Export. of the tanker type, which will al­ bids ranged as high as $12 million The Maritime Administration has asked the Defense Department low for speeder cargo handling as per ship. the hatches will be concentrated In Miss Stella Evans Farwell, grand­ to allocate a small percentkge of the center of the vessel. daughter of the late Rudolph S. its military passenger travel to The Del Rio is 506 fet long, 70 Hecht, one of the founders of the American shipping as a means of feet in the beam and draws 28 feet. Delta Line, launched the vessel. maintaining a functioning mer­ British seamen in several areas At 18 knots it is far faster than It will go into service some time chant marine. The Defense spokes­ man took the position that the have walked off their ships in, an the present C-ls and also has far in 1861. Armed Forces are not in the busi­ unofficial" strike over bass wages ness of subsidizing maritime. Per­ kins McGuire, Assistant Secretary and the length of the work week. of Defense, told a House Merchant The strike has not been endorsed Marine subcommittee that contin­ by the National Union of Seamen. BATON ROUGE, LA.—An antiuing use of American-flag passen­ With a base pay of around $109 etrlkebreaklng bill, after passing ger services by the military would a month and no weekend overtime both houses of the Louisiana legis­ amount to a "double subsidy." He lature, was vetoed by Gov. James A Virginia garment company are 10,500 Machinists at various pointed out as an example, the cost for watchstanders, the striken are which has opened a plant in Ire­ California locations. And in East of transporting passengers to reportedly seeking a four pound H. Davis. land has reached agreement with Hartford, Connecticut, 31,000 lAM Hawaii from the West Coast was ($11.20) monthly increase and a In spite of concentrated employ­ the International Ladies Garment and United Auto Workers mem­ $65 by air as compared to $300 by er pressure to defeat It, the bill Workers Union setting up 44-hour week. Such an arrange­ in­ bers went into the fifth week of ship. passed the lower house of the surance fund out of which workers their ment would give watchstanders strike at the world's largest In retort, shipping representa­ legislature by a vast margin. It will be paid if their earnings drop jet engine plant, operated by four hours' overtime on Saturday tives argued that the national in­ also went through the Louisiana due to the new plant. Their aver­ United Aircraft. terest is committed to a healthy and eight hours on Sunday. The Senate, by a count of 23 to 12. » 4^ » merchant marine. They said that present OT rate under the British At that point Davis kiUed it with age wage at present is from three to six times greater than the Irish A Presidential emergency board the iperchant marine, over the bis veto. contract is four shillings (56 workers' income. The agreement has been set up to investigate a The bill, fiercely opposed by came after a brief strike at the contract dispute between the cents) an hour for most ratings. publishers, forbids the use of plant. Switeluneii's Union of North Amer­ Watchstanders do not get over^ strikebreakers imported'from out­ ica .and a group of mid western time for Saturday and Sunday 4^ 4 i side the state by any "person, firm railroads. Appointment of the work. Instead there is a paid leave As a way of fighting unemploy­ or corporation not directly in­ board under the Railway Labor arrangement for Sundays spent at volved in a strike or lock-out. The ment brought on by automation, Act has the effect of postponing sea. newspaper and printing industries the Meat Cotters' 20th general con­ strike action-for at least 60 days. SIU membership meet­ are well known for their employ­ vention at Atlantic City called for Wage rates and working rules at Walkout Spreads ment of professional strikebreak­ a massive effort for a shorter work issue will be investigated by the ings are held regularly tie-up began originally in ers and their "schools for scabs." week. Delegates were told that board. once a month on days in­ theThe steward department aboard ths Pennsylvania is the only state that major economic dislocation for the dicated by the SIU Con­ Canard passenger liner, Carinthia, 4^ 4i' t entire nation is threatened by the cow has such a law on its statute trend to automation in industry Organized labor in Mississippi stitution, at 2:30 P.M. in and from„ there spread to many books. has opened a drive to block efforts other ships in the British Isles. after industry. to write the state's "right-to-work" the listed SIU ports below. S^pathy protests were held 4^ t i law into its constitution. Officers All Seafarers are ex­ briefly in Canada and US ports. Representatives of more than of the Mississippi State AFL-CIO British seamen are subject to ar­ 80,000 retail clerks in California have challenged the legality of an pected to attend those rest if they walk off their ships in pledged their "vigorous and ef­ announced referendum and have who wish to be excused an Empire port other than in the fective" support to the consumer petitioned the chancery court for should request permission United Kingdom itself. boycott of Sears, Roebuck and Co., an injunction to block the vote. by telegram (be sure to Shipowners have been threaten­ which was launched by the San Specifically, the suit charges that ing to consider the contracts of include registration num­ Francisco Labor Council. The boy­ official 30-day notice of the elec­ seamen broken by the walkout, cott came- about after Sears re­ tion was given in only one of the ber). The next SIU meet­ which would pave the way for the fused to reinstate 262 employees state's 32 countries through publi­ ings will be: British government to draft all who were fired for refusing to cation in three local newspapers. strikers under the age of 26 into New York August 8 cross a picket line. In addition, the union group the British armed forces. Philadelphia August 9 i 4. 4, charged that the legislature, which Members of the International As­ voted to submit the amendment, Baltimore August 10 sociation of Machinists voted to was not properly apportioned as Detroit August 12 ratify new two-year contracts cov­ required by state constitution. It Houston August 15 ering 27,500 Convair workers and explained that in Mississippi—as ^,000 Douglas employees at San in other states—large population New Orleans August 16 diego and, other California loca­ areas are under-represented in the Mobile August 17 tions. Stilliout on strike,) however. state legislative bodies. 'T V 5<:«l •i'd . fit m.;, 1 Delta Line Launches New Ship Seamen Off BritishShips In Wildcat Anti-Scab Bill Vetoed In Louisiana SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS ' -n J ,I • •l" ,SI ••5 !i i �,',<'v: •"•••- • rare Six V SEAFARERS Jxly to, lOM LOG -^1 SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING HOARD i 4 4-^ (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SW Atlantid, Gulf, Lakes, and Inland Waters District.) June 22 Through July 5,1960 Shipping feli off slightly during the last period as the total for ail classes dropped from 1,106 to 1,051 men. This marks the second period in a row that shipping has declined. Ship activity also slipped from last period's 222 payoffs, signons and in-transits to 203 for this period. Payoffs were down to 54, for a drop of 4 from last period. There were 19 signons and 130 in-transits a^ com­ pared to 28 signons and 136 in-transits for the previous period. Registration of men on the beach at the end of this period was 2,953, a drop of a few hundred from the previous period's total of 3,284. All ports serviced vessels in-transit this period, but the ports of Norfolk, Miami, Wilmington and Seattle had no payoffs, and Boston, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Miami, Mobile, Wilmington and Seattle had no signons. Last period three ports had no payoffs and four had no signons. Ship Atfivify Shipping made its biggest gain in the Port of Houston and declined the most- in Seattle. Mobile and Baltimore also recorded drops, as shipping declined in seven outports. Pay SI9R la OHt 0ns Troa9.TOTAK _ 2 3 i _ — Boitoa - . • r.•.. 3 Naw York ....19 Philadelphia .. 2 Raitimera .,,,19 Norfolk .. 2 Ports with ICQ or less (A & B) men registered on the heach at the Jackkonvlllo Miami .......— end of the -two weeks were: Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Mobila ....... 7 Naw Orlaaas .. 3 Miami, Mobile, Houston, Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle. Houston ..... 5 Ports with fifty or less A men on the beach were the same as above, Wilmington .. Son Francisco . 3 except for Mobile. Sasttte ....;.— By classes shipping for the period was: Deck, 376; Engine, 348; and ^Steward, 327. Last period's figures for these departments were, respectively, 405, 395, and 306. The- general shipping forecast is moderate shipping for the next Totals few weeks. 5 2 — 2 — 54 19 3 17 11 14 4 7 3 5 23 26 8 2 5" 130 6 30 16 29 6 9 3 12 31 33 0 7 8 203 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS 8 Registered CLASS A Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beech CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 ALL A 2 3 ALL 1 C ALL 1 B 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL Boston 17 — 8 — 4 12 1 2 3 11 — 3 J1 1 1 2 —« 1 2 2 3 16 9 ? — 15 4 28 3 2 5 New York. 70 — 24 33 13 23 19 37 8 64 2 7 12 21 2 5 64 4 19 2 1 21 5 90 92 125 40 257 2 18 45 65 — ' 2 Philadelphia 3 3 5 9 —. 4 4 3 6 — 9 1 1 9 3 12 11 . 19 7 37 2 3 1 Baltimore 7 7 29 2 8 10 8 15 26 2 10 15 3 3 5 1 1 26 10 37 32 1 81 14 -127 4 17 36 57 —.— Norfolk — 6- 2 12 7 11 2 8 — 4 1 1 .3 1 2 4 2 2 11 8 2 21 4 8 2 14 3 3 — Jacksonville 5 17 — 2 6 1 -5 •ir 2 11 1 4 2 5 — 1 1 2 2 7 5 2 14 9 16 1 3 26 ... 7 10 — — — — — — — — — — — — : hliaml................ — 3 — 1 — 3 1 2 2 4 1 1 2 Mobile. 7 2 10 — 1 3. 11. 4 18 — 1 — 1 1 18 1 1 2 — '1 2 21 29 1 40 6 75 1 ^ 4 7 12 ._ New Orleans 16 61 4 16 9 26 4 8 39 2 3 6 ... 12 4 11 3 3 39 11 3 53 58 93 22 IV 6 21 21 48 Houston 13 21 25 14 60 2 16 25 8 49 3 5 5 5 9 16 — 1 1 2 60 16 2 78 16 30 2 48 2 6 5 13 — — Wilmington 6 — 3 3 3 9 — 4 3 7 3 2 1 1 — 1 — 6 1 7 11 12 4 27 3 7 4 — — — — — — . — _ San Francisco 6 1 4 2 10 6 18 5 5 18 5 23 15 17 4 36 1 2 2 5 — Sr?;;' • • 5 — 2 8 1 11 1 2 3 — 3 — .— — 2 1 1 2 3 1 4 17 — 13 3 33 2 7 2 11 25 46 87 164 55 1 306 8 84 2 5 14 I 21 872 29 54 1 91 75 155 42 1 272 13 84 20 1 376 303 471 111 885 18 TOTALS 90 133 241 Port 1^I'' p:^ • ¥• life': •— —• ENGINE DEPARTMENT VK- Registered CLASS A Registered . CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B * I Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A 2 2 2 B — Boston — 8 — 3 6 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 New York 12 43 62 3 11 11 25 17 51 4 6 U 7 29 5 12 *6 22 1 4 1 22 __ 13 Phiiadelphia. 3 7 1 1 8 _ 9 —. 4 10 8 __ 5 3 8 2 13 Baltimore 28 — 10 6 16 2 3 23 2 6 27 — 3 — 3 27 19 13 11 24 24 _ Norfolk 5 — 2 ,2 4 4 1 5 6 1 2 3 2 2 6 1 3 — 3 Jacksonville _ 10 1 5 — 8 — 2 2 3 — 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 — .— — — — — — _ — -'. _ _ hAiami................ — 1 ^— 1 Mobile 5 19 — 7. 14 — 2 9 4 7 3 14 5 ,1 1 14 1 4 5 New Orleans 45 2 8 8 34 3 5 15 9 19 — 28 1 3 10 . 14 '1 1 28 14 Houston 52 3 16 10 39 3 5 24 7 36 6 2 8 50 6 49 1 17 14 32 32 Wilmington — — — 4 5 1 1 4 — 3 8 — 4 4 — 4 — 3 3 3 _ — San Francisco 13 1 1 3 3 5 1 9 1 9 1 11 1. 3 ~ 4 _ 11 4 Seattle 3 6 3 12 — .— - 1 1 2 5 — 2 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 — -760 49 1 120 45 143 26 214 6 47 198 24 1 269 11 58 56 120 1 8 14 23 205 126 TOTALS Port I Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP C ALL 1 2 1 6 1- 13 79 39 126 6 21 1 9 3 54 8 69 2 11 2 5 ' 5 6 19 1 2 20 12 1 50 1 43 30 89 90 9. 8 24 7 2 10 15 3 28 7 6 1 25 23 348 120 469 1 • 3 ALL 3 17 21 186 11 1 7 84 7 —1 25 1 . 4 3 65 8 127 1 34 2 14 1 32 4 35 52 1 641 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 1 1 2 5 66 . 73 1 3 4 16 22 38 2 3 5 1 5 8 14 1 1 2 8 12 20 1 21 16 38 2 5 3 10 1 6 5 12 2 3 5 2 4 5 11 TO 77 148 1 235 1 '1^ STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York...., Philadelphia... Baltimore Norfolk ..... Jacksonville... Miami Mobile New Orleans.-.. Houston Wilmington.. San Francisco., Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 1 3 ALL| A 23 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 23 ALL 1 B — — 4 112 4 — — 1 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 17 6 29 52 1 14 55 2 19 22 16 55 13 15 5 34 15 — — 14 — — — 8 6 — 2 8 — 8 6 _ 2 6 2 3 6 2 3 12 3 12 27 1—11 ' — 1 24 1 6 12 7 2 15 5 6 24 / — 3 2 5 — 1 2 1 4 — 1 1 2 4 2 — 1 3 2 4 — 6 2 3 6 11 — 1 3 4 4 6 2 — 1 3 — _ — 6 1 11 18 — 1 14 8 — 9 1 9 5 — 9 14 — 8 1 7 " 14 8 40 62 — 7 40 7 16 1 21 40 2 29 16 22 9 16 17 6 10 33 — 49 2 —- 13 '— 5 5 49 15 — 9 9 14 6 29 15 — — — 4 3 2 3 — 8 2 1 — 3 1 — 3 4 — — _ 12 1 3 1 10 1611 13 3 5 6 10 — 4 — 2 5 2 3 1011 12 1 2 4 1 1 1 — 2 ^ — — 97 37 118 1 25218 7 79 ~94 68 81 19 128 I 215 2 71 81 — 31J1 91 215 J • 7 •— •'f' Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B 1 GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL — - "i 6 5" 2 6 13 1 2 4 7 84 79 14 38 87 204 2 5 66 73 — 14 14 6 8 28 10 10 I 31 42 1 2l 29 92 3 4 26 33 7 — 1 3 3 6 1 2 3 1 .10 5 5 2 12 3 2 2 7 — _ a^ 2 — 5 7 23 37 1 11 ,38 86 1 21 22 63 56 7 21 104 181 1 3 43 47 5 69 10 6 2 18 2 2 2 6 — 4 5 1 4 10 2 1 2 5 '• * " Vi. — 13 10 4 15 29 1 8 9 3 15 1 7 8 30 3 3 7 13 ,' i nj 327 280~ 115 311 716 18" 24 193 [235 1 •i •1^ ' 7! SUMMARY Registered CLASS A w DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND,JOTALS , Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 87 164 55 306 8 29 .54 1 91 75 155 42 272 13 25 47 198 24 269 11 60 49-1 120 45 143 26 214 6 58 97 37 118 252 8 7 79 1 94 68 2 19 128 215 8 231 399 197 827 27 96 182 1 305 188 317 1^6 ,701 27 3 ALL 46 84 56 120 71 .mm si TOTAL SHIPPED ^ GROUP CLASS 2 S ALL ABC 1 84 20 2 5 14 1 21 272 1 14 8 1 23 205 120 23 - 31 1 31 215 81 31 ?85 . * Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS'B GROUP ALL 1 23 1 376 303 471 111 1 348 120 469 52 1 327 280 115 311 GROUP ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 885 .18 90 133 241 1 641 10 77.148 235 1 716 18 24 193 235 19 53 1 '75 C92 285 .*74 |1051 703 1965 474 r2249 46 191 474 711 �Mr MiltW SEAFAREttS Si^ SIDNEY MARGOLIVS LOG Duty-free Bill For Seamen OK'd By House Committee WASHINGTON—A pet project of many Seafarers, a bill which would allow them to import a limited amount of items duty-free, has been favorably reported to the House by Drug manufacturers by and large have shrugged off Uie recent ex­ the House Ways and Means Committee. Action on the bill awaits the resumption of Con­ poses of excessive prices charged for vital drugs.and medicines. A gress after its current ad-^~ " survey by this department finds thfct: journment for the Democratic tariCEs. Passengers traveling on might make, the limitation on an 1—There have been no price cuts of any significance. and Republican nominating ships or airliners are able to bring annual basis could effectively bar home a specified amount in mer­ abuse and profiteering. 2—New drug items -arriving on the market are as o^ensive as tlM conventions. In reporting the bill favorably chandise without paying duty. At present, seamen and crewolder ones criticized widely as unnecessarily cosUy. to the House, Rep. Wilbur Mills Seamen have long complained 3—Drug manufacturers are continuing uniform pricing of their members of airliners in interna­ (Dera.-Ark.) noted: "Your com­ about this provision as discrimina­ tional trade are not permitted to products as though Senator Kefauver and the Fedm-al Trade Com­ mittee feels that officers and crewmission didn't even exist The fact that manufacturers e/t supposedly- bring purchases from idwoad into tory and unfair, pointing out that metnhera of vessels and alTCTaft no matter how many voyages they competing drug brands charge the same price js mie of the biggest the US withoiit paying th# usual arriving in the United States problems. should not be discriminated For example; Hottest drug item at this time is a diuretic used for against in comparison with other One For The Railroad Buffs kidney problems and other illnesses in which it is necessary to relieve returning residents with respect the body of excess fluid. There are now three brands or versions en to their ability to exercise the the market: Diuril, Hydro-Diuril and Esiderex. All three are priced at duty-free allowance which is ap­ the same suggested list of $9 per 100, with some variations in price plicable today to all other Ameri­ depending on quantity and how much an individual druggist cans returning from abroad. By providing that such officers and charge. crewmembers shall be able to ex­ Significantly, these new diuretic dru^ with their high imifoi-m ercise this privilege to the extent prices were introduced after the Kefauver hearings. This shows tiie of only $500 in any calendar year, attitude of the drug industry toward the public indignation. abuse of privilege will be avoided The only price concession has been a small unofficiai aiM, pondb^ and reasonable parity of treatment only temporary and not necessarily of benefit to the public unless will be -accorded such officers and people know about it. Manufacturers' salesmen are repwted to be crewmembers. It should be noted, giving retail druggists an unofficial discount on the vital antibiotie however, that the maximum al­ drugs in the form of ten percent free samples witti each order. lowance accorded under your com­ But the exposes have had one effect Unions and co-ops are pushing mittee's bUl is less than the maxi­ hard to find ways of cracking drug prices. These etiortf are tatdng mum allowance that is possibl* several fonns: under existing law for other re­ 1—Simplest method ueing used turning residents." by a number at local unions in Detroit, New and several other ^es Is to arrange wtth a local phaihiacist or chain for re­ duced prices for jnembers. More unions have been developing sudi arrangements as the result of tha Kefauvm- exposes. Depending on the efficiency of tho i^iarmaelM involved, this method can sava a worthwhile part of ttia cost Imt A professor of medicine has just doesn't solve the basic inoldan of offered a bit of advice all coffeemanufacturers' high prices. Ift loving Seafarers ai'c going to find alscnecessary to police such a plan repugnant. "Cut down on tho because it's difficult for the con­ coffee" urges Dr. Herman Hellersumer to check the charge for a stein, and turn your coffee break compounded prescription to see if into an "exercise" break. he is getting a genuine reduction. According to Dr. Hellerstein, a One way to police is by sending professor of medicine at Western out shoppers from time to time Reserve University in Cleveland, with an Rx to check prices against labor has been eliminated from those quoted by otlfer pharmacies. most jobs to such an extent that 2—Unions and group health co-ops also are expanding pbarmacan"exercise" breaks may be needed Heavy lift derrick swings a locomolivB aboard Ae SlU-manned tical services of their own health centers. A pharmacy operated as to keep workers physically fit. Robin Gray for voyage lo ,Wrican port. Cargo was put aboard part of a health center has the advantage of strong control over prices, Following this advice would lead at 22nd Street, BrooMyn, pier. economies of volume byying and avoidance of some of the duplication to some strange doings. Imagine of brands necessary in regular drug stores. a typical exercise break on your As one pxample, the healtt centm- for New Yotk hatel woriEers last ship. There's the steward lifting year filled over 37,000 prescriptions ^th none costing over $S, 50-poimd weights, an FWT comes by skipping rope, whils a wiper Another example is the pharmaceutical service provided by Group does handstands on the poopdeck. Health Cooperative of Puget Sound. Meanwhile, back in the engine 3—Still another approch is straight insuranca. For exmnple, tat San room, toe oilers are busy with Jose, California, the bricklayers' union has arranged group insurance push-ups. The mate is doing turn­ covering prescription drugs. The plan has the cooperation of the local ups on toe hi^i-bar, and the ridpdruggists' association and is insured through a Ufe-insurance company One of the five winners of the SIU's four-year $6,000 schol­ at a cost of $1 perononth per family. The plan has been able to cer­ arship awards, William Besselievre. Jr., son of Seaf^ BiU ate in the black during Its first six mmiths. BesseUevre, has already achieved an enviable record m his Insurance has the advantage of assuring that in severe illnesa fmnUies will get the medicines they need without financial hardship. But first two years at BudmeU-*a member ef toe gymnastles squad unless an insurance plan also enlists local doctors and pharmacists In UnivMsity. at Brooklyn Tech, and wuks out A civil engineering major, every trying to keep down the costs of medicines, it doesnt solve tha priea summer with the Brooklyn problem. In fact, insurance alone may serve to papetuate ht^ prices. Besselievre has been on toe dean's Central YMCA team. 4—Most comprehensive plan is that being developed by a number list every term so far, and is atan*T needn't aay how sur^deed Of New York unions in collaboration with Health Insurance Plan of ing to keep up this top record of and happy I wai when I heard Greater New York. As developed so far. It proposes to set up ntaie disttamtlon. target Is a Bache­ that I was granted the SlU sdholarpharmacy depots to fill subscribers' prescriptions and also to provide lorffisof immediate Science degree, whirii he riiip- This grant has made me feel, Insurance to cover drug costs, and to educate doctors to prescribe hopes to obtain in June, 1962. very ^ud, and I thank you vrondrugs under basic (generic) names at lower cost than under brand Beyond that Us plans are Inde­ dertol peoj^e for making tola names, where possible. finite. He's considering going for sdiolarship possiUe.** 5—Some unions also are exploring the possibility of operating their a master's degree in engineering own pharmacies in their union halls, like the one operated for mem­ before going to work In his field Make Checks bers for many yeato by District 65 of toe Retail, Wholesale Departmeat of specialization. Store Workers in New York. A Staten Iriand resident, young Te 'SiU-A&G' Several readers have asked about toe safety of fjUi^g j^reseriptions BesseUevre attended BroUdya Seafaren mailing in toetos by mrii torou^ the drug plan sponsored for older people bir toe Ameri­ Tedinical High Sdhobl. riding the w money orders to too Union can Association of Retired Persons (Suite 410. DuPont Circle Building, ferry to and from school each to cover dues payments are Wariiington 6, D. C.). Membership in the association costs f2 a year day. BroUdyn tech is one of the urged to be sore to make all of and is open to people over 55. (dty's three specialized hi^ sriiools toem payable to tho SfU-A&G Pharmaceutical experts consulted by this department advise that for top-calibre science students and IRstricL per Is dmnf "stretch" exercises there is no danger in filling Rx's by mail from a reputable firm which traditionally has one of toe best Some Seafaren have went in hanging from an overhead pipe. double-checks them. The problem Is that In as many as 15^20 percent, student bodies and toughest cur- checks and money orders in toe Somehow It doesn't seem likely of Rx's, must be checked by phone with the doctor because they're rleulura requirements any public names of individual Headquar­ that this will get much of a recep­ Illegible, or omit the quahlily of strength wanted er. oven tiw exact hi^ etoool in the country. ters officials. This makes for a When not involved in the in- problmn in bookkeeping which tion on ships. Not only would tho name of the product. Hbwever, this department does not recommend AARP'a health in­ tricncies of engineering atndies, can be avoided if checks are brew object to tiie loss of the surance plan where local Blue Cross plans admit ^ar people and Besselievre likes to work off ^eam made oat to too Union dtaecGy. coffee, but also the loss of toe conversation that goes with it by practicihg- gymnastics. He was provide €uH«: benefits at little or no more cost. • . { -- I Drug Companies Ignore Abuses f— .f *.T> •V Ca/isfhen/cs Beat Coffee, MD Claims > *• r^ •Je Seafarer's Son Headed For Engineer Career ••-Mi • 1 �|:r VagwHgU SEAFARERS Jaly U, IfM LOG News of m--- snr muwD BOATUENTS UNION INLAND BOATMEN'S UNION • SlU ATLANTIC. eULF. LAKES ft INLANDBOATMEN'S UNION OF THE PACIFIC • SlU 55c Wage Boost, Job Security Top List Of Contract Demands By SlU RR Marine Deckhands INLAND WATERS DISTRICT OF NORTH AMERICA Hq Sightseers Negotiation of an improved seniority system which will provide greater job security and steadier employment for more than 800 railroad marine deckhands in the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union is a major objective of current contact talks with seven East Coast rail­ roads. In addition to the job"* ' security demand, the SIU rail­ road deckhands are seeking increased wages and expanded welfare and vacation benefits. Railroads involved are the Penn­ sylvania, NY Central, B & O, New Haven, NY Dock, Bush Ter­ minal and Brooklyn Eastern Dis­ trict Terminal. On the wage issue, the nego­ tiators for the deckhands' group WC Boatmen Key SIU Unit When a ship docks in a West Coast port, the chances are over­ whelming that it will be handled by one of the tugs under contract to the Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific, one of the many affil­ iates of the SIU of North America. The IBU has under contract ap­ proximately 50 tug, barge,- ferry and sand and gravel companies up and down the coast from Ketchiliian, Alaska, south to San Diego, California. Its members also man coastwise tugs and barges running between the various Pacific Coast ports. The headquarters of the union which is headed by Capt. John Fox, a vice-president of the SIU of NA, are in Seattle, with regional divi­ sions in Puget Sound; Alaska; Co­ lumbia River (Portland); San Fran­ cisco; San Pedro and San Diego. Working closely with the SIU Pacific District, the IBU has been a key factor in the progress of West Coast maritipie. have presented demands calling be able to retain and add to his for a flat 55-cent hourly increase. pension credits. Assisting the railroad marine In addition, wage increases re­ sulting from the cost-of-living pro­ deckhands in their drive for bet­ vision in the existing agreement ter seniority is the fact that a would be frozen into the new wage system similar to this is already scale. in effect among SIU tugworkefs On the seniority issue, the Un­ on the Great Lakes and was re­ ion is seeking a system that would cently won by SIU boatmen in the protect a deckhand's job with his Gulf and on 'the Misissippi River own railroad, and at the same as well. Other demands submitted by the nme give him first call on any open jobs on the other roads. At SIU railroad deckhands are for present, experienced deckhands four additional holidays per year, from one railroad may be fur- broader vaciltion and sick leave loughed off the job for lack of benefits, the addition of death ben­ work, while another railroaiT may efits for deckhSifds, and a new be hiring outsiders and newcom­ cost-of-living provision. , Grievance Board Set Up ers off the street. The deckhands have already Seniority Now Limited scored in one area, with the failThat is because under the pres­ roads agreeing to form a New ent seniority system, each man York Harj)or Marine Board of Ad­ has seniority on his own railroad justment, consisting of two com­ only. That leaves the railroads pany and two Union representa­ free to hire men who have. not tives. This Board would be em­ previously worked in the industry. powered lo handle all grievances This is done although there usually in the harbor with the Union re­ are men available for these jobs serving the right to refer disputes who are on furlough from one of to the National Adjustment Bpard the other railroads. in Chicago if so desired. The es­ At the same time, such a systeni tablishment of a Harbor Board would keep outsiders from diluting will save the Union thousands of the seniority of the regular deck­ dollars previously spent fn rer hands. , ferring every dispute tO the Chir If the Union is successful in its cago^oard. Handiinr Negotiations negotiations, fach unlicensed deckhand would continue to have Handling the negotiations for his present seniority - on his own the unlicensed deckhands are coroad. He would also have a crack chairmen G. P. McGinty and Wal­ at open jobs on all the other roads. ter Mielnicki. Claude Simmons, In this way, he could continue to vice-president in charge of con­ retain seniority on his own road tracts for the SIU, is assisting in after being temporarily furloughed the talks at the request of the' from his original Job, and would deckhand negotiators. SIU Tug is 4th of July Race Winner in Detroit it":" f.?-. iS:; rv ; Eil Winner of this year's 4th of July tugboat race in the Detroit River was the SiU-affiliated Superior, of the Great Lakes Towing Co. In front, holding trophy, are Business - Agent Max Tobin (in cap) and Grand President Gus Wolf, of Tug WorkersVAssocia­ tion. Others (1-r are. Alex Dolsen, deck hand; Gus Lindquist, engineer; Merl Dickehs, oiler; Bill Grogal> oiler; Floyd Yon, scowman, and Gordon Fucher, engineer. ; At SIU Hq with daughter Kathleen Anne, is tugboat mate James P. Waters. Jim's with New York Docks Railroad. Phi la,T ug PacH Win Pay Gains PHILADELPHIA Three inland water ways companies under contract to the SIU here have been signed to new con«. tracts. The C. G. Willis company, which operates five tugs and a motor cargo vessel on the coast­ wise run, signed a two-year agree­ ment retroactive to January 1 call­ ing for wage increases, improved travel allowances and a schedula of room and board benefits when men are detained ashore outside their home port. Approximately 70 men are covered by the agreement. Joins Welfare Plan On thg Chester Ferries, deck­ hands won a 13 cents-an-hour pack­ age effective January 1 and July 1. The company agreed to participate in the SIU deep sea Welfare Plan, effective July 1, with a .consider­ able increase in per-man Welfare Plan contributiohs accordingly. Ferry captains, formerly outside the contract, were. brought under the agreement; The Wilson Line, which operates excursion vessefs in Boston, New York and Baltimore, agreed to ,a three year contract as of l^rch 1, 1960. The agreement provides for $20 per month increases each year of the contract, making $60 a month in all. The same agreement was reached with Wilson Line of Washington, DC, effective July 16, 1960. Seniority, Pay Gains Won By Gulf Boatmen • i 7^: •V -.11 J fl - V 4 1 VJ NEW' ORLEANS—By an overwhelming majority, some 300 SIU boatmen in the Gulf area have approved a new threeyear contract calling for one of the finest job security pro­ grams in the harbor industry. The neyr contract also calls than 1,000 barges involved in the for wage increases of $20 per transport of general cargo, start month, fringe benefits amounting to an additional $20 per month, and three additional paid holidays not previously included. JoW Security^^ System The highlight of the agreement was the successful negotiation of job security clause, which in­ cludes a seniority system patterned after that of the SIU deep sba agreements. As a result, boatmen with long service in the Industry will get preference oh hiring anh be protected against" the inroads of newcomers and outsiders. An hppeals board of four SIU and four management members will admin­ ister the system. The new agreement covers the employees of Dixie Carriers, GulfCanal Lines and Qoyle Lines, op­ erators of more than 25 tugs and pushboats in Uie waters- of Ala­ bama, Texas, Louisiana, and Florida, as well as upstream on the Mississippi arid Ohio Rivers as far north as Pittsburgh and Chicago. Base wages for deckhahds oh these'boats, which h(i|idle more at $17.78 per day for deckhands. Houston Firm Signs Previously the SIU had signed a new agreement for the G&H Towing Company of Houston in which that company's boatmen bad been, brought under the protec­ tion of the deep sea Welfare Plan as well as a job seicurity program on the deCpf 8e.a pattern. The G&H men also got a fiye pei^cent acrosstbp-hn»rd wage increase; The aotivities of the various inland boatmen, railroad marine tugs, deep sea tugs and harbor craft under the SIU banner are dealt with here. The SIU fam­ ily includes various groups of .boatmen throughout the nation —on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes and^ in Pacific Coast ports. These craft operate in support of deep sea shipping and supplemeht such shipping Jn con­ fined waters, and their activitin concern all seafaring trades. '-(1 i '•"il h- r-^l M �'.^"y ftfr tf. 1N« SEAFARERS lr>^ r<' L«I4 t* l-'v •. ! 111 Pac« Nina LOG Neivs of Sro INLAND BOATMEN'S UNION 11 :§• fi'. I' t In I t fcY.- '*•! r> » • Discussing pact on tug Carolyn are (top 1. to r.) Wm. Loesch, John Ward, Medford Hall, Captain Brown and Union rep Ray Herold. Father-son team of skippers Adam Krause Sr. and Jr. pose on tug Kings Point (below). f' * Baitintore Harbor i /\ . '>)«' "1/ •f i •ij' ft.' One of the nation's largest and most active ports, Baltimore do* pends upon SlU men on harbor and inland waterways craft in the port to hand e its harbor traffic. SlU Boatmen crew tugs of the five major tug fleets servicing Baltimore and the Chesapeake Bay area. They berth an Siitlmated 500 ships of all nations every month in addition to assisting vessels which run aground and hauling barges and scows. Pictured hero are a few of the port's boatmen on and off their boats. t >, / ' i •» i:> «-i» Another father-son team, Melvin and John llton, have 68 years' time between them. Skipper James Bromweli of tug Kings Point Cr^members of the Port Welcome wave from bow of excursion vessel. They are a. to r.) W. T. Hunton, C. Jason, I. Levin. "Sam", C. W. Phillips. •^1 Presiding at meeting are (1. to r.) Ted Nohler, :-John Blanchfield. John Hamilton.- Liberian tanker Triton needed a tug off Wagner's Point. Out-went the SlU-manned Curtis Bay tug J. P. Pulliam to push the big fellow around. Triton was formed registered under American flag. �-jy Y".- JUy M. IMt SEAFARERS taC News of SIU GREAT LAKES UNION ,I •i -d>j f] ( OP THE SIU ATLANTIC, 6ULP. LAKES AND IN L A ND WATER S D I S TR I C T V, V,' Spotlight On. • • f'J Seafarer Earl Brewer SIU member Earl Brewer is a sailor wise eaa pr<«dly tay he has •ailed on some of the Qneeas of the Great Lakes, the now atioet D&C boats. >• As he remembers, the Detroit afrd come off watch and had 'finished Cleveland Navigation Company was breakfast when a tremendous jar divided into divisions with one line shook the boat The bow of the City of Cleve­ running from Detroit to Cleveland, another from Detroit to BufiFalo, land HI had been rammed through and an upshore division that sailed by the Norwegian freighter Havenjell. One passenger was killed to Mackinac Island. instantly and four others died later Earl recalls that in the early in a hospital. One of the passen^ days of the D&C you had to go gers was flung overboard and had through an employment agent if to -be dug out of the debris. Earl you wanted a job. This was be­ recounts that it was short fore the SIU was even in exist­ of a miracle that onenothing of the boats ence. The employment agent kept sink or that more people a book of rules and if yon had too didn't weren't hurt many marks Sad Mcunent against your One of the saddest moments of name you his life was when the last of the couldn't get a D&C boats was destroyed. The job. Seamen boats were old and the cost of were fired for making them seaworthy was pro­ breacking such hibitive—so they were burned. rules as no pro­ For the past' three sailing sea­ fane language sons Earl Brewer has been a aboard ship, no wheelsman for .one of the Bob-Lo smoking on duty, excursion boats, the Columbia. no card playing Brewer or having a reputation of "fre­ quenting saloons where liquor is •old." 4,*'i •' - I f' (I The battered City of Cleveland IH Is shown here after being ranuned in the fog by the Norwegian freighter Ravenjell at Harbor Beach Light near Port Sanilac on June 26, 1950. Seafarer Earl Brewer aboard the D&C boat when the collision occurr^ Five, persons were killed and scores injured in this tragic Great Lakes accident. Voting In Favor Of SIU Pays Oft In Job Security For Lakes Crews In 1920 Earl sailed on his first D&C boat, the Eastern, as a watch­ man. The Eastern carried passen­ gers, mail and freight to and from Cleveland. It was then the D&C was jokingly referred to as the Great Lakes seamen who ¥oted for the SIU in recent representation elections are learning that their votes bun frog fleet. Each D&C boat had a picture of a huge bull frog are paying off fm* them, esq^edaily in terms of solid and concrete job protection through the SIU Job Secu­ painted on the side of the bow. rity l^ogram. Inside the Eastern there was a Steinbrenner seamen voted Union and other basic features In Support SIU Fight big plaster-of-paris bull frog that The unlicensed seamen The 120 for the SIU, 7 for "nonunion" all contracts. The interim agree­ always stood a different way than of Steinbrenner (Kinsman and 5 for the Lake Sailors Union ment also provides for negotiations On Ohio lipbioss S which the boat was sailing. Because (Ind.). Pioneer voted 213 for the to take place on the matter oi of this the bull frog was always Transit Company), for in­ SIU and 94 for "no union," and working rules. AH ot these were OLiEV ET<ANu — SIU ddoriding backwards. stance, are now under the full Buckeye voted 77 for the SIU and promised during the t^ahizing gates and 1,883 other delegates This was also the time when all protection of the SIlTs job se­ 18 for "no union." eampidgn. representing 770 locals 69 the gasoline was drained out of the curity program and Great Tfae^ext step. In the announced The sigBin^ of the job'security intematisnsl unions in the state passengers' cars because <d.the fire Lakes welfare plan as a result plan of the SIU, is a meeting with program and the welfare plan of Ohio have unanimously adopted hazard. , When the boat got to. of a contract signed last representative crewmembers of the the Steinbrenner Company was a Seafarers International Union Cleveland the owners were given The contract, follow­ Steinbrome^ fleet to discuss work­ hailed by Tanner as "an outstand­ res<flution calling for unemploy' back only two gallons of their gas. month. ing a series of negotiating sessions, ing rules and contract matters af­ ing example of responsible collec­ ment eonqimisstion for Ohio sea­ Earl chuckles when he tells about was signed by company vice-presi­ fecting life and work aboard ship. tive bargaining SUd good faith by men duriiig the Winter months. the many passengers who pushed., George Steinbrenner and SIU The same procedure will be fol­ both the company and the Union." The action was taken at the second their cars aboard the boat so they dent This latest development in the biennial convention of the AFLafter the signing of the con­ could get the two gallons of gas director of organization A1 Tanner. lowed tract fw the Buckeye and Pioneer SIU's riecfion record follows the dO. Negotiations are also nearing free when they got to Cleveland. fleets. SIU's sCasbn-ehding victory last Under file j^esent Ohio law, seacompletion on contracts for the Another D&C hoat that Earl In the contract dgnlng, the December wl^n the 12-boat Reiss men employed by Ohio companies •pent much of his sailing time on Buckeye and Pioneer seamen of Steinbrenner Company agreed to fleet voted for the SIU. Union are.barred ftnr collecting unemploy­ was the Western States. It had a the Hutchinson Company. the .fall provisions of the job se­ negotiators completed a working ment iwy for time laid off from the Voted For SIU regular one-week cruise taking pas­ curity pro'gram, the welfare plan rules Sro contract for' the Reiss fourth Sunday in December to the sengers from Detroit to Mackinac Last month the unlicensed sea­ and an. Interim agreement which seammi 'on May 10, and this was fourth Sunday in March. The SIU's Island. From there it went to men of Steinbrenner, Buckeye and provides- for recognition of the ratified by aR Reiss crews. proposal would bring the law into Harbor Springs and then back to Pioneer voted by overwhelming line with that of other states, such Mackinac Island to pick up the margins for SIU representation. as Michigan, where seamen are people. The Western States com­ eligible' for benefits the year pleted its cruise by going to Mid­ around. The SIU Great Lakes Union land, Ontario, and back to Detroit, is a union of, by and for Great bi Ship Crash Lakes seamen which has made SIU Greof Lakes As for thrills. Earl has had tremendous progress in advaneplenty of them on the D&C boats. ing the security of SIU men Union Halls He was aboard the City of Cleve­ sailing under Its banner. One HBADQUABTSBS STEWARD TOTAL DECK ENGINE PORT land III when it was hit by a for­ of its greatest aceompUshments isms W. UOerton, Biver Rous* 18, Wch. Vinewood 3.4741 eign freighter. The boat was on is the seniority and job secnrity Alpena 7 23 10 Fred J. Faxnen, Secretary-Treaiuicr Stanley F. Thompson. Asst. Sec.-Treas. a run in Lake Michigan picking system which gives Lakes men 40 7 17 16 AtPENA...... 137 River St. up Chamber of Conunerce officials protection under the seasonal Buffalo Horman JoUcoew, Asent. -ISmwood 4-3618 when it ran into heavy fog. The shipping set-np. Once confined Chicago 28 1 11 16 BUFFALO, NY. 98 N. Pearl St. radar broke down and the boat to Inland waters, activities of Address mall to: 890 Main St. GRant 3728 •ailed in circles before the fog SIU men on the Lakes now have Cleveland 71 11 39 21 CHICAGO 0383 Ewlnf Ave. lifted. This was only the prelude greater sfgnifkance with the South .CUeaxoi lU. 187 50 83 54 to the trouble the boat was to opening of the Seaway and its Detroit . SAglnaw 14)733 encounter. . CLEVEZ.AND... ^. .1«0 W. use by fanndreds. at deep sea Dulutb , 76 13 38 25 Stanley Wares, Amat HAin Again at Harbor Beach Light ships. The Lakes have become DVI.CTH .......aa W. and St. near Port Sanilac they ran into America's fourth seacoast and Frankfcnrt 51 19 17 15 Matt AnttOa. AssBt....ltAndol8h 3^10 dense fog. The City of Cleveland's developments there are of in­ FBANKFOar. Mich........ am Bbin St. 31 6 9 16 fog horn was soun^ng three blasts creasing interest to all men in Toledo Address HaU to: ^O. Box 387 Glen Bcaucoehr Afent mdln 7-2441 per minute when Earl said he the SIU family of onions. 114 524 175 ' 235 TOTAL TOLBDO ..130 Summli St. heard a long whistle. He had just CHerry 8-3431 Great Lakes Shipping June 3^-Jiily 1,1960 • < (• 4' A- �laiy M. UM SEAFARERS Par* EJevMi LOG News of SIU GREAT LAKES UNION •i'l -M •fti On The Co With Bob-Lo 'i; John Biggerstaff is lookout on SS Columbia. Behind him (1-r) are Captain L. Beattie, wheelsman Paul Boldon and first mate Six Nietzler. 1} i'. - ir' .r" e, k'- ^• Columbia's steward gang includes (1-r) steward Barney Gogolewski, dishwasher Irving Shultz, waiter Henry Trainor,^nd cook Henry Howard, waiter Wayne Hardon. What does it take to' be a sailor on the SlU-contracted Bob-Lo boats? Well, it takes a special kind of seaman — one who can cope with hundreds of screaming xind shoving pas­ sengers each day, and still smile. It takes much more than just being a good sailorit takes a knack for understanding people. And espe­ cially during the school children cruises it takes a little child psychology. You have to know when to be stern and when to be gentle. When the kids start throwing chairs overboard — then is the time to be stern. But when two small chil­ dren are lost and holding each others' hands for dear life — then is the time to be gentle. On the daily pleasure cruises the SS Columbia and SS St. Claire (Browning) take to Bob-Lo Island, it takes a real seaman. He's just as salty as his brothers on the Lakes freighters — yet he's something extra. He's a mother, father, policeman and friend to the thousands of people who ride his boats each season. He's a meticulous housekeeper making sure his boat is always clean. He's a- master wheelsman navigating the narrow channel and docking his boot twice every two hours. He's everything o good SIU seaman should be—and a little more. He's Captain Bob-Lo to every kid aboard. .;i! !' �Wt» Twclvs SEAFARERS Mr LO& MM MEDICAL and SAFETY i'\ New Safety Poster Contest Launched By Joe Algina Director, Seafarers Safety Departmet M' ti-' • w !v, Ursre EarfY Health Exam Renewal The Medical Department of the Seafarers Welfare Plan urges Seafarers whose clinic cards are expiring to get them renewed fat advance and not wait until the last minute. This is particularly true fat cases where a man has just paid' off a ship and expects to be ashore awhile. If the examination at the SIU clfaiic is taken imme­ diately, then if there is any need for medical treatment it can be obtained through PHS without having to delay ship­ ping out. It is not necessary to wait until the year is up to ge^ the clinic card renewed at the SIU health centers. This can be done as much as two months in advance of the expiration date. Safety aboard ship, the same as anywhere else, is a matter «f training and experience. By means of education and consant repetition, everyone develops that ectra little bit of caution necessary to get any job-* done safely. Training helps over­ ment Safety. Seafarers hi any de­ come some of the many built-in partment can submit as many origi­ hazards on a ship at sea by provid­ nal entries as they want on any ing the reminder that there's al­ subject. Thus, a cook or oiler may ways a safe way and an unsafe have a prize-winning idea on how way to do the job. an AB can do a particular job It's for this reason, plus the lack safely, or vice versa. of enough suitable poster material "general" category will take for shipboard safety training, that in The those for safe living and the Safety Department has just working items on the ships that cover launched its own Safety Poster all such as how to Contest. All SIU men can com­ movedepartments, up and down. ladders, proper pete for the series of prizes of­ lifting of heavy objects or how to fered and have a chance to design safely board or leave the vessel via the safety reminders they think the gangway or pilot ladder. Such are needed aboard ship. reminders displayed in prominent Open to any Seafarer eligible locations can help make every ves­ for. SIU Welfare Plan benefits, sel a safe "no-accident" ship for the contest covers four separate the benefit of all Seafarers. subjects: (I) General Shipboard Safety, (2) Deck Department In order to make full participaDiscussions are now underway Safety (3) Engine Department lion possible for all those wishing Safety and (4) Steward Depart- to enter, the final date for all en­ between the Safety Department tries will be December 31, 1960. of the SIU Welfare Plan and of­ A fully-equipped Polaroid flash ficials of the Atomic Energy Com­ Camera will be given as the contest mission on necessary precautions grand prize for the best poster. In aboard ship for handling radioac­ addition, four transistor radios will tive materials in the event of leak­ be awarded as first prizes and'four age, breakage or accidents o£ any subject groups. There will be only kind. one prize given to any one indi­ The July Issue ot the "Safety vidual, however. Line," publication of the Safety An entries sltoiiU be submitted Department, noted one such meet­ Medical examinations of SIU wMh a return address to: Safety ing held in Washington with of­ members and their dependents at Department, Seafarers Welfare ficials of the AEC's License Safety all clinics operated by the Medi­ Plan, 11 Broadway, New York 4, Branch and indicated others WQuId cal Department of the Seafarers New York, before January 1, 1961. follow. One of the major problems Welfare plan totaled 27,093 as of There's no limit oh the size or concerns the failure of existing June of this year. number of entries that can be en­ regulations to clearly specify what A total of 24,099 seamen re­ tered, and any material suitable to do whea accidents* occur fat or ceived medical examinations in for postCT reproduction In black about radioactive materials carried the New York, Baltimore, New Or­ and white or color can be used. as c«-go aboard ships at sea. leans, Mobile and Houston clinics, No one has to be a Rembrandt Questions of necessary emerg­ and 2,998 women and children to enter, so everyone is urged to ency procedures, special training dependents of seamra were given try his hand on a poster in peqcil, and detective devkes that may be meilical examinations in those ink, crayon, watercolor or what­ needed aboard such vessels are to ports since the beginning of the ever dse is available. Safety really be explored at future meetings program. IS everybo^'g job! with AEC • personneL - Study Safe Handling Of Atom Cargo SIU Clinics Check Up On 27,000 Preventive Work Vital For Health By Joseph P. Logiie, MD Mediedl Dirccter, Seafarers Weltoe Flan The importance of preventive medicine as practiced by the SIU Welfare Plan's Medical Department and other group plans can never be overstated. Time and time again^ the value of the Health Center pro-"^ gram hss been amply demon­ portant function in checkmating a strated for Seafarers, their fam­ problem befmre it could no longer be controlled. ilies sitd the industry. Proper The Health Centers, of course, diagnosis and methods for detect­ do not serve only Seafarers. Their ing disease and its potential In the purpose, under the Welfare Plan, early stages can produce dividends is to protect each man's depend­ for aU. ents the same as the breadwinner b Mo fleld ef tabcreekMis himself through periodic examfaiap alone, as far as seamen are con­ tions and check-ups. Where ad­ cerned, the disease appears to vanced or incipient conditions are have been drastically checked and detected, SIU wives and children controlled by early detection and are advised to seek treatment as proper treatment thereafter at the promptly as necessaty through appropriate medical facilities. This their own doctors or other treat­ is a . significant accomplishment, ment facilities available. The main and one from which *we can all object of the dependents' program, as in all forms of preventive medi­ take hope for the future. b still another area where a cine, is to provide the means serious medical problem exists, through-which illness or disability the SIU Health Center In New of any kind can be detected in its York has found that one out of early stages. A Tfa» to the Health Center or every six seamen examined are overweight 15 percent or more to any doetwr idiould be a matter above what is considered their nor­ of annual routine. Anyone who mal weight Proper diet and em­ waits until a disability sets In be­ phasis en different types of food fore visiting the doctor i« sub­ and physical activity should re­ jecting himself to serious abuse. duce this proportion within a mat­ The human body is a magnifleent ter of time. Excess weight can be machine but, like any man-made very serious when coupled with instrument, it requires proper other medical eonditiona such as maintenance, rest and care. Thoso a heart deficiency of any kind. For who abuse it by Improper or in­ this reason, overweight conditions adequate care are playing a dangei^ are checked carefully during our ous game In which they are the biggest losers. examinations. StaOmiy, regriar tmSaaSmaUtm have detected a one out of six in­ cidence of (defective vision .among I the seamen examined at the Cen­ ters. Th«e defects, with varying degrees oi seriousness, have been checked, reduced or eliminated through proper eye cafe and the Welfare Plan's free eye^ass pro­ gram for Seafarers. Here again preventive medicine served an im­ Xdl it t« tlie liog! Cover Up Those Toes! J Tliere ore enough hcaards woritmg oround o ship in terms of foiling objects—boxesi fools, whot-hove-you—to mob the prudent Seoforer take precoutions such os weoring heovy work shoes ond work gloves. Light­ weight or open-toed shoes ore fine for gofng oshore, or o day at the beach, but they ore o kozord on boord ship. Even wolking around decks is dongerous with this kind of footgeor. Keep the toes covered and yam ovotd o poinfiil ond disobling Occident. - ' 1 An SIU Ship Is A Safe Ship �M. 1M» BEAFARERM LOG SOCIAL SECURITY • FOOD and SHIP SANITATION Insicte Track On Food Plan Food Plan Goals Produce Results •J By Cliff Wilson Technical Directcnr, Pl^ of the A&G Contract Companies Operations under the Plan of the Atlantic and Gulf Con­ tract Companies since its inception about 13 months ago' in­ dicates great strides in upgrading the generally good feeding on SlU-contracted Vessels.^ —— Better known as tha Food ventilation hazards, understoring Plan or, simply, PAG, this of some items and overstoring of Members of the remk-and^ile Stewords Coirunittee elected at the lost SlU headquarters membership meeting get a few pointers on the A&G Companies' Food and Sanitation Plan from Cliff Wilson (right). Seafarers on committee (l-r) are Nicolas Nomikos, Waiter Marcus, Enrique R. Rosodo, Rich­ ard H. Simpson and Walter C. Patterson, (chairman). They are recommending proposals on revising steward department upgrading, certification and training procedures for membership adoption. program Is dedicated to two ba­ sic objectives: (1) Improving feed­ ing; (2) Eliminating waste. Each of these items is strongly linked with the other; success in one area means success in both. Good Feeding Important Good feeding is of prime impor­ tance to every sailw because tas­ tily prepared, balanced meals us­ ually mean a contented crew at sea where mealtime is one of the few available diversions. "Is she a good feeder?" is often the first question asked by a new crewman hoarding a ship because the experi­ enced band can take almost any­ thing from the seas and elements when he has a good meal under his belt In seeking better feeding and eliminating waste, PAG consul­ tants visit an average' of 120-130 SlU-contracted ships while they're in port each month. They try to assist the stewards and their de­ partments in reducing sanitary and Battle Due On Mekiical Care For Aged By Joseph Vol^n, Director, Seafarers Department of Sociay Securty Next month will formally mark the 25th anniversary of Social Security in the United States. This Federal program was signed into law on August 14, 1935 and has been changed and broadened many times since then. A few days from now, when Congress reconvenes following the national political party conventions, Social Security will again he the focal point for a major legislative hattle.t could accept what would then surance to Insure the over-65 The debate this time will be dtizens. Medical ears for the aged has amount to charity. Some states, group. But where the cost of pri­ over a medical care program been debated back and forth since more subject to pressure by local vate insurance is low, the benefits for the aged. Many of the same elements that fought unsuccess­ fully against the welfare legisla­ tion of the leSO'i will again be arrayed against proposals to link health care for the aged to-the fiocial Security System. Labor Determined The labor movement and other forces in Congress and throughout the nation are equally determined. No one wants to see the same, haphazard system as now exists in BO different states on Unemploy­ ment Compensation applied to what should be a uniform federal medical care prdgram for older Prove Eiigiliiiity For Hospital S N L Seafarers being admitted to a Public Health hospital are urged to carry »hb them Hieir Union book plus proof of eiigibility for SlU benefits; namely, a record that they have at least 80 days seatime during the previous year and at least one day during the previous six months. Failure to have the proper credentials will cause a delay in payments to the Sea­ farer. If the Seafarer Is admitted to a hospital which is not a PHS Institution, he should contact the Union immediately. The Union will arrange with the USPHS for a transfer to a Pub­ lic Health hospital in his vicin­ ity. The PHS will not pick up the hospital tab for private hospital care, unless It is noti-' fled in advance. j,-. 1957. Since 1960 Is as presidentialelection year and the issue is a popular one, some type of pro­ gram is expected to become law this year. However, the question of emphasis is important. The pro­ gram should be built on the prov­ en, sound principle of social in­ surance, under which a worker by regular pasmients based on earn­ ings during bis working years— through contributions to the Social Security System — Insures his health benefits when he retires. Opponents favor the so-called "voluntary" approach through Fed­ eral grants to the states and ad­ ministered by the states with vari­ ous strings attached. One of these gimmicks would require applicants to take a pauper's oath so tfaqr opposition Interests, might never get around to passing appropriate legislation. The oldtimers needing medical care would just have to sit around and wait. Fortunately for SIU men, those who are ret^d on the disabilitypension benefit receive the contlnused protection of the family hos­ pital^ and surgical benefits under the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Other unions have similar provisions for their retired members. But the overwhelming majority of retired Americans have no such protection other than what they might be able to afford to buy, If they can get it in the Insurance market. While costs of medical care sky­ rocket, some have also suggested using private, commercial health in- are lower. Where benefits are ade­ quate. the cost is too high for peo­ ple of limited retirement incomes. Besides, as the SlU and^ther un­ ions right in New York have re­ ported, group medical insurance costs have become so high that even many workers, for whom these plans were designed, no longer can afford them. The answer to the problems of the aged right now Is a system of Federal insurance via Social Se­ curity where those who will ulti­ mately derive the benefits pay their own way. others so that spoilage is mini­ mized. Food beefs by the crew and beefs in Hie galley are checked out to see what can be done to make the next trip a smooth one for all concerned. Generally, these are the major findings, though they do not apply to any or all ships across the board: Sanitation Stressed Messhalls and pantries are us­ ually in good order and are kept painted and sanitary. Galley con­ ditions are generally good, but some need painting, a minor range repair or adjustment of galley blowers or ventilation systems. The problem of keeping unauthor­ ized people out of the galley is a constant one harassing the stew­ ard department. A frequent source of spoilage, reflected in high food poundage consumption, is higher than nor­ mal temperatures in refrigerated spaces, which aids deterioration. Sometimes voyage stores are brought aboard before these boxes are repaired and rapidly become spoiled in the same manner as be­ fore. Checking Waste Waste • is evident aboard ships where the companies still use No. 10 tins of table fruits and vege­ tables instead of smaller sizes. The same exists in the use of 100pound bags of rice, beans and dry peas which are not only difficult to heft around but also inevitably mean waste because of their bulk. In addition, some 'dry storerooms have little or no ventilation. Th« companies have been urged to in­ stall a small electric fan in these rooms since hot, humid, moist and still air will assist in'the hatching or multiplication of weevils. Proper control of keys, and adequate lock­ ing devices are also vital in these storerooms. Despite these isolated problems on SIU vessels, cooperation with the PAG by the companies and the shipboard personnel plus the more receptive attltrlde Is producing results. More Operators Improve Shipboard Steak Quality More and mor« Seafarers are enjoying better-grade steaks these days as a result of the A&G Food Plan's feeding im­ provement program. Twenty-three more siu--^ Aggregates, DeBardeleben, contracted operators have tion Elam, Epiphany, Fenway, Globe. agreed to store "good" grade Isthmian, Lion, Marine Carriers, In the hospital? Cfill Sni HoU immeeliafelyl .i i: . . , •..-.V - . steak meats Instead of the "c«nmerical" grade previously carried. Beet graded "good" by the US De­ partment of Agriculture is far supwior to the "commercial" grade product. The 23 latest companies are In addition to 24 others announced earlier as participants in the steak upgrading program. A listing of the ^-crnpanies now storing "good" grade beef includes the following: Albatross, Alcoa, Atlantic, Bloomfield, Bull Line, Calmar, Colonial, Consolidated Mariners. Construc­ «• Marine Tankers, Metro Petroleum, Mississippi, National Transporta­ tion, New England Industries. Also, Oceanic Petroleum, Olym­ pic, Ore, Overseas Oil, Pan Ameri­ can, Penn Marine, Penn Naviga­ tion, Penn Tankers, Penntrans, Petrol Shipping, Ponce, Robin Line, Rye Marine, Sea-Land, Seatrain, Sea Transport, Tankers and •Tramps, Texas City Refining, Transeastern, Transocean Petro­ leum, Tramp Shipping, US Tankers, Valentine Chemical, Victory Car­ riers and Waterroan, •, , , 1 • '•;-J. ... 4 • I' �r^-' • ••[': Fat* FoartecB SEAFARERS ^.••.; . , . ;':V„.'"'.; -y,^^"".' ;•• H'"- '., :, .'i';',." L'. . • r,' ^•ly LOG Runaways' Quick Switches Seek To Evade Unions 's .-' ' IHt ' Question: What are the most unusual loads you've eaten aboard ship? What are your favorites? Runaway shipowners are continuing their complicated maneuvers-to avoid the possibil­ Joseph Savoca, bosun: Well, we Glenn Lawson, AB: I found that ity of their crews being organized by the International Maritime Workers Union. The got fried oysters and shrimp cock­ the variety of fresh fruits, vege­ tables, fresh Oys­ tail quite fre­ latest sampling of transfer devices shows the following complex switches by the Niarchos ters and other quently on Delta interests: fresh items Line ships. And A T-2 tanker, the World Treaty, was previously under the Liberian flag, owned by a Liberian cor­ poration which was, in turn, con­ trolled by US citizens. Technical­ ly then, the vessel would be sub­ ject to IMWU organizing activi­ ties. The ship was switched to an­ other Liberian corporation, this one allegedly alien-controlled, and then transferred to the Greek flag —all with the approval of the Mar­ itime Administration. The new allegedly alien-controlled owners of the World Treaty, the Achilles Shipping Company, and a second company in the Niar­ chos stable, the Statel Cia de yap- ores, owners of record of the tank­ er World Toil, are making an agreement with the-Maritime Ad­ ministration to be bound by the terms of the US foreign transfer policy. The Panamanian corporation, als'b allegedly alien-owned, has agreed that its ship, the World Toil, will be under the "contract­ ual control" of thC" United States. Actually, the principal stock­ holder of record of both ships and companies is Niarchos. Obviously, the motive here is to evade union organizing by switch­ ing a citizen-owned ship to an alien corporation and the Greek flag, while at the same time, plac­ ing another alien-owned ship un­ der US "effective control." International maritime union policy, as agreed to under the In­ ternational Transportworkers" Fed­ eration, is that unions from the countries exercising ownership or control over a vessel have the right to organize the vessel, no matter where she is registered—hence the complicated switches of ownership. The Maritime Administration can then argue it is retaining "ef­ fective control" over a specific number of ships while letting others go to Greek registry as a haven from unlops. President's Pre-Balloting Report (The following is the text of the president's pre-halloting report as submitted to mem­ bership meetings of July in all STU constitutional ports!) Your President, also recommends, pursuant to Under the Constitution of our Union, the Seafarers International Union of North Article- X, Section 1 (E), and Article XIII, Section America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland 4 (E) of the Union's Constitution,'the depository to Waters District, Article X, Section 1 (E), the Presi­ dent shall submit a pre-balloting report at the regular meeting in July of every election year. The Constitution of our Union also calls for seven (7) constitutional ports of the Union, which are: New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. As your President, in consultation along with the Executive Board of the Union, a careful ap­ praisal has been made as to what -we feel will be the needs of the organization in all the constitu­ tional ports, including the Port of New York and Headquarters, for the coming term of office of the officers and other elected representatives of our Union. Since the Constitution provides for seven (7) constitutional ports, it was felt that it was ad­ visable to place on the ballot the elective jobs of those ports. Where necessary, the personnel for other thatn the constitutional ports may be assigned as needed from those constitutional ports, where pos­ sible. As the membership is aware, it is necessary for the Union to keep abreast of the changes in the shifting of the job requirements of the com­ panies with whom we have contracts, as well as in being prepared to meet the opportunities for expansion through the means of organizing. This will enable the Union to maintain maximum serv­ ices to the membership, and to meet the needs of the organization resulting from the changing char­ acter of the industry. As a result of the foregoing, it is the recom­ mendation of your President, in this, the preballoting report, required under Article X, Section 1 (E) of our Constitution, that the following offices be placed on the next referendum ballot of theUnion for the election of the officers and other elected representatives of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District: Headquarters I' s - - Ir' 1 - J 1 1 1 1 1 3 Ifrs" iP, - President Executive Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer Vicg-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement Vice-President in. Charge, of the Atlantic Coast Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters Headquarters Representatives New York 1 Agent 4 Joint Patrolmen Philadelphia 1 Agent 4 Joint Patrolmen 1 Agent 2 Joint Patfolmen ii>v- Mobile 1 Agent 10 Joint Patrolmen Baltimoro 1 Agent 4 Joint -Patrolmen New Orleans Houston 1 Agent 2 Joint Patrolmen Detroit 2-Agent which the Polls Committees shall deliver, or mail, be certified or registered mail, the ballots after the close of each day's voting in the coming Union election, be as follows: Mr. Harold Bach, Executive Vice-President Commercial Bank of North America 1400 Broadway New York City, New York' It will be the function of the depository to re­ ceive all the envelopes delivered, or mailed in, as aforesaid, to safeguard them properly in the bank, and to surrender them only to the duly authorized Union tallying committee, in ^accordance with Article XIII, Section 5 (D) of our Union Constitu­ tion, on or about the first business day in January, 1961. Proof of authorization shall be a certification by the Vice-President in Charge of the Minutes, Claude Simmons. The Union tallying committee shall be authorized to sign a receipt -for the said envelopes. The depository shall be requested to certify that all the envelopes received by the de­ pository have been properly safeguarded, have been surrendered only to the said tallying com­ mittee, and that no one, other than appropriate bank personnel, have had access to them. The polls committee is especially urged to in­ sure that, whether delivered or mailed, the en­ velopes are properly addressed, properly stamped if mailed, and certified as per the Constitution. It is the further recommendation of your Presi­ dent that, in addition to the regular constitutional requirements, each candidate for office be re­ quested to furnish a regulation passport picture of recent taking as wejl as a statement of not more than one hundred (100) words, giving a brief sum­ mary of his Union record and activities, such pic­ ture and statement to be run in the Seafarers Log just prior to the commencement of voting. This is to be done in accordance with previous mem­ bership action to familiarize the membership with the names, faces, and records of all candidates for office. As provided for in Article XIII, Section 1, nom­ inations open on July 15, 1960 and close August 15, 1960. All documents required for eligibility of candidates for Union office must reach Head­ quarters no earlier than July 15th, 1960 and no later than August 15, 1960. . Your President wishes to point out that this preballoting report provides for one of the largest number of elective posts to be placed on the ballot since the inception of the Unioq, It is strongly recommended that the maximum number of quali­ fied members, who feel they can be of assistance to the Union in an official capacity, should submit their credentials. In this connection, the member­ ship is reminded that the Secretary-Treasurer, A1 Kerr, is available to assist them in properly filing their credentials for nomination to Union Office, if they desire such assistance. Fraternally siibmitted, ...4 Paul Hall, President . some Waterman vessels I've been on served Eskimo pie —^ a frozen dessert which is quickly heated and then covered with a chocolate topping. Best I've ever had. Again, certain other Waterman ships used to serve pizza to the crew. I think this goes over pretty big, too. t $ 4 Stanley Rowe, AB: I like to sam­ ple foreign fruits from foreign lands — such as mangoes, pome­ granates and avacodos. They're tasty and unusu­ al. I was once on a ship in Aus' tralia and - they brought a huge crayfish aboard and served it for dinner. Very good—and just like lobster. You might say that when I'm hungry, there isn't anything I dislike. Food on these ships is very good too, I might add. served on the Seastar appealed to me greatly. And thefe was a baker on board who used genu­ ine flavoring whenever possi­ ble. This resulted in mote appeal­ ing desserts. I'd also like to men­ tion that some of the ships I've been.on served their vegetables in separate dishes—rather than mak­ ing a stew of the main course on the same plate. » » ^ Dave Van flom, wiper: My fa­ vorite food is ice cream. Also like m i li u t e steak with my eggs for breakfast. Wo get beef steak on here regularly, but I don't care too much for it because I just am not a steakloving sailor.; So you might say I am easy to please as far as food Is concerned, and I can't complain about the quality or quantity I have eaten on any ship, for that matter. . Dwight Skelton, DM: My favor­ ites are: steak (medium), hot rolls, fi-esh piq, fresh iti milk and fresh Harry Banm, OS: I guess the fruits. Speaking mos,t unusual dish served to me of fresh fruits, was pizza. But they never seem I'm a spareribs to last the whole and sauerkraut trip and conse­ man myself and quently, I' miss like the way the 'em a lot when cook aboard this the supply is ex­ ship (De Soto) hausted. I think prepares them. I the food on these SIU ships is out remember getting of this world—especially compared shrimp gumbo on to that I had to exist on during the another Waterpast two years, when I was in the- man ship and lobster tails on a Army. Robin vessel. Seafarer's Son Tops In Physical Fitness When It conies to physical achievement, Seafarer Julio Evans' 17-year-oId son, 'Angel Luis Evans, doesn't have to take a back seat to anybody. In his junior year at Eli Whitney Vocational High 4——' School', . you^ng Evans ran cai fitness contest, scoring 173 away With the school's physi- points out of a possible 200 in a series of physical exams devised by the US Marine Corps. His near­ est competitor got 115 points. The test is comparable in some respects to an Olympic decathlon competition, calling for all-around excellence in a variety of skills. Included are rope climbing, situps, push-ups, running high jump, chinning, basketball shooting and an obstacle race. EVans ranked number one in 12 students who qualified for Marine Corps athletic certificates. The sturdily built 125-pound youngster also scored well in his schoolwork, with an average be­ tween 80 and 85 in all major sub­ jects, and won several certificates in the process, including one for machine shop achievement. He will enter his, senior year in the fall, and expects to become a machinist upon graduation. He has been a resident of the This is the physique which United States for four years, hav­ helped win Angel Luis Evans ing lived in Puerto Rico before physical fitness crown in high that. His father sails as bosun on SIUs'ships, ; sphool, ppntest. r: | �z: Mr ft. lift Vviliiiia:; BIM -r SEAFAREltS tOff FBOM THB IS Business SlU in WASHINGTON [• OHCAU4 S-liE-JCY. • u.d. STATE DEPARTMENT Waterman Substdr Case. FMB has decided that Section 605 (c) of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act does not bar It from awarding an operating-differential subsidy to Waterman on the following serv­ ices: (1) Eighteen to thirty sailings per year with cargo between U. S. North Atlantic ports and ports in continental Europe north of Portugal (not Including Baltic and Scandinavian ports); (2) One out­ bound sailing per month from North Atlantic ports cargo des­ tined to the same continental European ports; and (3) Eighteen to thirty sailings per year with cargo from Far East ports to U. S. At­ lantic and Gulf ports. U. S. Lines has filed an action in the U. S.. District' Court for the District of Columbia, asking that Court to reverse and set aside the FMB decision on the grounds that is is beyond the scope of FMB authority, arbitrary and unreasonable, and unsupported by substantial evidence in the record. The basic U. S. Lines contention is that the areas indicated are already adequately served. • ?r* -- Ever since the mass rush to the runaway flags got underway, the'SIU and other mari­ time unions have been warning of the dan­ ger to American security that was involved in relying oh these ships to carry US caroes. To coimter these union warnings, the tate Department and the nmaways came up with a label, "effective control" with v^ch they plastered over all the evils of runaway operation. The argument used was that ships were not need^ under the American flag because we can always count on the nmaways. The State Department, the Maritime Ad­ ministration and the Defense Department all turned a deaf ear to charges, that they were gambling with the nation's security. The maritime unions, time and^time again, warned the US that there was no substi­ tute for having a vigorous merchant ma­ rine, manned by American seamen, so that both ships and inen Would be on call at all times. But these obvious truths were put aside by the Government in its eagerness to appease giant oil and metals companies and enable them to ship their raw materi­ als on vessels which did not pay taxes on earnings, or American wage scales to their crews. ' Now it appears that the warnings of American maritime unions are being justi­ fied by the press of events. The Soviet Un­ ion has entered the international oil trade with a vengeance. It is determined to wrest control of oil markets from the US and other western countries. But the Eussians, while they have plenty of oil, have very few tankers. Here's where the runaways come in. If the Russians succeed, as they have in Cuba and elsewhere, in winning conh-acts to supply oil, then they, and not the Ammcan companies, will have the cargo charters to give. out. In order to keep their oil con- , . tracts they will have to assure delivery, and since they can dangle attractive terms r undoc- the noses of the nmai^ays, they un( doubtedly will wind up with many a runr^away tanker operatpc in their comer. § I • » Graee Great Lakes Operation.—Grace Line sought to discon­ tinue its service between the Great Lakes and the Caribbean, con­ tending that it is losing and will continue to lose money in the opera­ tion, and that it could profitably sell the ships involved. The FMB staff. Operating Subsidy Branch, believes the prospects are good for stabilization of rates at a compensatory level, and therefore had asked Grace to continue its present services for at least a two-year experimental period. However the Board subsequently agreed to let Grace drop the run. « * * FMB Chairman.—Secretary of Commerce Frederick H. Mueller has administered tiie oath of office to Vice-Admiral Ralph E. Wilson, retired Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, as a member of the FMB. Admiral Wilson assumed his. new post as of July 1, 1960, and it is ^ expected that he will be designated as Chairman by the President. As Chairman, he will also have the title and authority of Maritime Administratol. » * » Snli^ies. and Antomatlon.—^The war against the Maritime in­ dustry continues on all fronts. Recently, in a report known as "Project Walrus," the National Academy of Sciences recommended that the government and the maritime industry review the entire subsidy program with a. view to reducing or terminating subsidies, and making the American Maritime Industry more competitive. To that end, MA has asked Steven's Institute to make a study of the U. S. Maritime Industry in order to aid in the development of a program which would make it plausible to reduce subsidies. MA has also authorized studies of ways and means to Increase mechani­ zation and introduce automation Into the maritime industry. Experts have indicated that, by adaptation of existing automation devices. It In fact a major operator in the runaway^ would be possible to operate either a large cargo or passenger ship a crew of 3 or 4 button-pushers. Indeed, science-fiction dreamers field, Stavros Niarchos, already has a long-^ with are talking about superllners without crews operated exclusively term contract to move Russian oil on by electronic devices. Query: How do you organize electronic devices? Greek-flag ^ps, and numerous Europeanflag oi^ators are following suit. Obviously, if all of the runaway-flag ships own^ or controlled by the American oil companies and their allies, were under the American flag where they belonged, or were subject to Ammcan union contracts, then it would not be possible for the So­ viets to get enough tankers to break into the international oil trade in a big way— The fact remains that the only allegiance of a runaway tanker operator is to the char­ terer who gives him business. "Effective control" as justification for the existence of a runaway-flag fleet is simply a slogan which deludes only those Government agencies "who framed it and parrot it. t t • Pnty-Free Souvenirs? For years now, seamen have been com­ plaining about the injustice of US regula­ tions whereby American tourists can bring home hundr^ of dollars worth of souve­ nirs duty free and seamen are deprived of the same privilege. Now, for the first time, there is a chance that legislation on this issue^ay be acted on. The issues at stake here are simple. Any American traveler can go abroad, buy cam­ eras, perfumes, silks, suits, chinaware or other items and bring them back duty free as lohg as they are within the prescribed dollars and cents ceiling on duty-free al­ lowances. This can be done, and is done, year after year by passengers on ships or plane& drewmembwa^ of these same ships and planes are deni^ that privilege. It would seem only fair that they receive the same privileges in that area as all other Am&ricans, with the limitation that th^ would he eonflned to professional seamed and a calendar year basis. 0 * * Legislative Summary.—The President has signed the following bills previously passed by Congress, so that they are now law: S. 3189, P. L. 86-583, which provides that no vessel of more than 500 gross tons can engage In the .jcoastwlse trade if construction work on Its hull or superstructure is perfbrmed in shipyards outside the U. S. or its possessions: S. 2618, now P. L. 86-575, which will permit war-built vessels owned by American companies to be exchanged for mora modern and efficient war-bulit vessels in the U. S. Reserve Fleet; and S. 2481, now P. L. 86-577, giving the Interior Department power to establish a program of government mortgage insurance for fishing vessels . . . The following legislation was not passed by both houses and is therefore still pending: (1) Wage Hour Legislation; The Housa killed the Roosevelt Bill backed by labor, and adopted a substituta which would raise the minimum wage to $1.15 for those now covered, and establish a $1.00 rate Hn: an estimated 1.4 million retail em­ ployees. (2) Common-situs picketing; this bill which would have legal­ ized common-situs picketing by the building trades at construction sites, was pigeon-holed by the House Rules Committee; (3) The Housa passpd a bill providing a very inadequate program of medical cara for the aged, which is now pending before the Senate Finance Com­ mittee, and will be acted on after the recess; (4) Dirksen Bill: Thia bin would eliminate the legal compulsion for employers under the Railway Labor Act and Taft-Hartley to bargain with unions on "crea­ tion or discontinuance of positions and would authorize Courts to issue injunctions against strikes In support of demands for such bar­ gaining. t h\ n POftTO'CAU 675"- 4»<AVSMBr - l2/e »ALn7MOBP eKCJCHiOfM. -; �SEAFAItERS »•••'t., - •- •*-•• •• <-«•: i-:,- • , - ,t »••—••<••'•,'•-'SaV7^-i ,^•'•'»"•-^•i•' .•- . :•• -, .i-,,i;v'^' ; ^ :::;V • •'•'• -' * ••"''M-'V ' •' Uust bdck from a long run to the For East, crewmembers aboard the DeSoto (Water­ man) were getting in their last licks in Port Newark when these photos were token. A couple of hours later, the gong lined up for a fat payoff and several of them piled off to spend some time ashore with their fam­ ilies. The De Soto then picked up cargo down the coast before heading out for an­ other Far East run, including Yokohama and Inchon among its ports of call. I Ii Mr M, INt LOG r Seafarers ^ Is^rtfes:. Aboarcl The De Soto ^ c•v.,'TO'-.V ^ ^^•SSeisr^ ^ ' -r . J . '• Lv-.f 'til- D. L. Skeltqn, DM, totes bag of clean laundry up be Soto's gangway. Looks like a spic and span weekend coming up. , t' ' -1 III,, I •i ... 'i-y: )! Mt, -.1.- rf' • • ' -"-Til' '' " Carving "bird";in De Soto galley is night cook-baker Frank Hall. In backgroimd: 3ni CQok D.; Ai MitcheH. ' • V ty &.....4.. .'.T. .Jd • wmm& 'I.' 1 �Discussing menu preparation (L-R): chief cook Sam Merkerson and L. A. Mitchell, 3rd cook. V Checking out anchor windlass brake on focs'le of De Soto Is Joe Savoca, bosun. Brake had recently been realigned. Squaring away drill rack in De Soto work­ shop In engine room is Dave Van Home, wiper. Dave believes in neatness. ^4 -J :i f Wiper Preston Smith coils extension flight used on a little repair job in engine room. Good housekeeping pays off. •M • Pantiyman A. S. Villariza slices into juicy, ripe watermelon which^^ w^ for dessert at crew^s lunclC PTeaving a 4x4 board on De Soto are 0- to r.) F. P. Childress, AB and Harry Brown, OS. In back­ ground watching: Joe Savoca; bosun f Lawson, AB and ship's delegate, and Tom Moriarity, deck engineer. Hatches had been opened to-load cargo. •r;' -•Ji �Mr ft. im SEAFARERS tOff 't; •. News of EtdAl. FISHERMEN'S innON SlU C( OF Jj THE StU AJLANTIC. GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERS PISTKICT OF THl SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA SlU Set For Election At PR Tuna Cannery Memorial Day Rites Heldin New Bedford ' ii i:iie SlU has been successful in organizing activities at Star Kist tuna factory in Puerto Rico, r^oirts Mrs. AndreaGomez, Vice-President of the SIU of NA. Mrs. Gomez, who represents fish and cannery workers on the International dent of a victory In any forthctnnExecutive Board, said that the ing election. Bfrs. Gomez had been invited to SIU had a significant majority of the 440 workers at Star Kist's Pu­ inspect the plant and investigate, erto Rican plant, and was confl- in behalf of SIU cannery workers, a charge that' she made—napely thid the Star Kist company had "run away" from California to Puerto Rico in ordmr to find "cheap labor." Star Kist Is schednled to begin operating Its Puerto Rican plant on WlbMINGTON—A reduc­ August 1, mid the SIU hopes to tion in the price of albacore have the plant organized shortly caused albacore fishing boat aft€r this time. owners in Southern California to Originally, the tuna canning in­ picket several canneries. dustry was centered In California, Most of the albacore fishermen but in recent years, the packers own their ou'n little boats and oc­ have set up shop in such far-flung casionally have a hired man or two areas as Samoa and Puerto Rico, partly in the hope of evading SIU assisting them with the fishing. Viulon and gwMls crowd around Memoriol Day servicos condudod at docb at Now Bedford, Iwma The albacore fishermen, who are fish cannery wage scales, workbig of scoflop industry m Amorica. TTio sorvicos wore in memory of fishermen lost ot soo. not organized have been consulting conditions and other benefits. with the SIU. Vice President Gomez reported the SIU is ready to assist them. Violation DIspntes Several disputes, due to the vi.olation of contracts, were on the verge of going to arbitration, but have been settled. Many of the dis­ putes were concerned with viola­ The New Bedford Fishermen's Union, an SIU affiliate, is tions that had been pending for tadding one of the perennial |H*oblems that plague fishennen some time, but mattem were even­ tually ironed out to the satisfaction —the matter of safety at sea. to obtain the best safe^ deof all. A meeting was hdd recent­ and vicses tor the-ships. Frosen Foods ly by the Safety Committee, Howard Nidserson, secretaryThe union is conducting ui or­ ganizing drive on several small which is composed of mem­ treasurer of the union, was elected ctf the Safety Ckunmlttec frozen-food packers, some pet food bers of the New Bedfmd Fishexw chairman and it was that meetings plants and a "by products" process­ men's Union, and tiw New Bed­ would be heldagreed mmthly, the seieing plant, and the union's member­ ford Seafood' Producers Associa­ ond Wednesday of everytm numtk ship should increase If all goes as tion- in an eNort to bnprove on the Attending the meeting also'wei^ is expected. safety practices of the fidieimen Robert Moore, r^resenting the American UnivMsal Insurance Co., and John Murray, safety direcfnr of the US Fish and WUdlife Sendee. Sixteen lliousand hungry Joim Burt, New Bedford Rdwrnm's Union, and Choplaih Gano The group drew tip a list of 18 scallop-lovmrs assembled in Landry of tha Seaman's BaHiri whaal a 13-yaar-dd organ id safety measures which they TMiontMamorial Day Servicas. Bathal was moda famous in "Moisy Didc.** New Bedford last year, and mended. Some of the measures suggested were: resurfacing of an even larger turnout is expected decks with ridd-resistant surfacing this year' for the Third Annual and CMnpanlonway ladder tread Scallop Festival, to he held and winch platforms, installation of August 12, 13 and 14. The event ladders on all scallop booms, guard will cost one dollar, with all the lines or rails on forecastle heads, scallops one can eat, cooked every bollard guards on all deck bollards, way imaginable. The festival is installation of self^inflating lifesupported by the New Bedford Members of the SlU-affiliated Alaska Fishennan's Union, rafts, use of safety hats while un­ the oldest of its kind (founded in 1902) are proud of their Fishermen's Union and the local loading and self-actuating fire scaliop-dragging industry. -welfare plan, which includes one of tha few pension plans, alama systems. Scalloping is the major actiidly if not the only one, in exist-^ of the New Bedford fishermen. ence for fishermen. plans and can'have thewame bene^ Scallops •PleBttful' Aaaoag nnlm in the SHT are fits {H-otection Utat other work­ The Union covers giU net a numbM ef gro^w of commer­ tisheitnen, men working aboard ers and The US Sei^. of Agriculture has have, even though they are a cial IliiieimMi en 'all eoasta, aa declared scallops MI its "plentiful small element as compared te cannery tenders and vessels pick­ well as shoreslde fiSh eannerles ing up fish from fishermen, plus many other worker food" list for August, national food groups., and jwoeessors. Th^ are iiH distiibutors are going to promote Tha various fishermen's uniona workers employed in canneries and Tolved JB neh wid^-ttivMUlscallops, knd an annual scallop in this industry are now working beachmen, tallymen and others. fled IteUag eperatioin as eralrecipe contest will be held to find The union's Health Welfare and towards finding a solution to the loptag, tana fidUng, saimea some new. Interesting, delicious Penshm program lib doing much to problem of protecting their legit­ fisheries, eed, haUbut and aaany way to serve them. bring the benefits of MganiZed la­ imate rights as workers, and pre­ otiiecs. Grtwve Involved Inolnde The acallops will be donated to tiM New EedfMd Fl^rmen's bor to the men. As a rule fisher­ serving' the. suppl"/ of fish. the promotion venture by the 80bt addition to this union protec­ UitiMi, Alaska FisherBiea's men have no welfare plans or tion, vessel New BedfM-d scallo^^ Neet. Alaska fisherman and dtiien othMunten protection because the Unien, tana flSh and cannery Cooking will be done by the Ex­ will recdlve financial help frma seasonal nature of thdb: work h» nnlsaM apweilng «nt cf CMlchange tlub, sponsMx of the ev»t hantyeted organizing e^rts in the tile US Govffiument which will go ibmia' peris and grenps in Sometime during the event, a new toward the purchase of newer and Brtotal Bay, Kedlak, and clae- past. YHracioui Terasaibu SwoMsy 'Miss Scallop Festival'^fM: 1960 Howeyoi!', the Alaska Fisher­ bt'tter fishihg equipment, enabling ahera In tha far pimlhwesi will be cbosen from among a bevy: foigawdi Imt yoor's ses»o|i men's Uhien has shown that Hsher- them to better compete in the •pacfflis. of cbarming young ladies. moi can have workable welfare world fish market. •I -11 • r'f 'JJU aJL. WC Canneries Are Picketed Safety Studied At New Bedtord Scallop Fesfival Due r-"-- Alaska Fishermen Proud 7 Of Their Pension Plan 1 »«' -'i �Mr Mi 19M P> rar« NlBctMa BE. ^ . •t aa •Sht C. NIWS .u •tr 'i. HIADLINEt IN REVIEW Bi6BlHOWBZ Cl/t& CFF OF CueAH9lkSAR. 35CAU9^0F, ^KD ^eiZiJl^BOFAMBeiCAM 'RFW,.. i^RJi}SHCH0^Cm09 ~ ro CVBA^ SIVB.WAPfJS . OF RUGBlAN fW^TB, '••-•It Missile Chasers in Soulh Africa !•' When fhe US fired on Atlas mis­ sile 9,000 miles, oil the way from Cape Canavaral to the waters off Sooth Africa, the SlU-monned Timber Hitch was on the spot to track the flight with its electronic gear and visually as well. Pic­ tured above is the Hitch standing off Capetown's famed Table Mountain. At left. Seafarer Joe Smith, OS, poses on deck with a model of the Atlas nose cone. The Hitch did not attempt to re­ cover the cone which splashed into the ocean about five miles from the ship. (Photos courtesy The Cope Argus, Capetown.) pR.dARBmM^, H\KlHBBNBU6hl\fE&STARiAt^fCBOBS^ U9. 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' • 4- COMPUmCONERBSe IN PARIS fiNDSNBW mcNlNESW/UBB ABLETOTNLNK,,, Shipping in the port of New York was moderate to slow during the last period, Head­ quarters Representative Bill Hall reports. The outcome for the next period is for it to "remain the same." delegates on the ships paid An agreement has been number of ordinary seamen and ment wipers are upgrading themselves off in New York were lauded by reached with Isthmian Lines to AB and FWT. Also, the lifeboat Hall for bringing in real clean on the matter of health in­ school is still going strong, and is ships. "Except for a few minor spections for men. In the past men often lost out oh jobs with Isth­ mian because the company doctor turned them down and they didn't have enough time to go to the USPHS for its final say on a "fitfor-duty" slip before - the ship sailed. The SIU and Isthmian have agreed now that when this par­ ticular situation arises in the fu­ ture, the man will he allowed to sail, but must check at the USPHS at the next port of call. If he re­ ceives an okay, he will he able to remain on the ship. If he is turned down by the USPHS, Isthmian will pay his transportation back to New York. Another innovation in the New York headquarters was made when the service counter was divided into two areas—one for dues, beefs, and registration, the other for va­ cation and welfare. It is hoped that this new plan will enable the staff to give the membership bet­ ter service. The Ocean Evelyn paid off re­ cently after a trip to the Great Lakes and on its way to Europe. SIU patrolmen wer able to collect more than 500 hours of disputed overtime for the men who had per­ formed work outside of the con­ tract. specifications. The SlU Training School is pro.gcqssihg .and an incceasingly large beefs, mostly on repairs, the ships open to all departments. The various ships and depart­ were all in fine shape," he said. Gov't Sees Overcharging On MSTS Freight Rates WASHINGTON—The Federal Maritime Board has issued orders for the investigation of possible collusion and price rigging by steamship companies carrying MSTS cargoes during the 1950-1956 period. ' Such a move by the Companies involved in the companies. Government could conceivably hearings that are contracted cause economic difficulties to any to the SIU and its affiliates include American-President Lines, Isth­ mian Lines, Moore-McCormack Lines,' Waterman Steamship Cor­ poration and Bloomfield Steam­ ship Co. Conspiracy Charged The FMB is looking into the pos­ sibility that a number of the com­ panies were acting jointly to "con­ trol, prevent or destroy competi,tion" in bidding for MSTS con­ tracts, and were conspiring to­ gether to keep rates high. If the Board decides that there was overcharging, the repercus­ sions could be rather serious for the ^ip operator. The Govern­ ment might take steps to recapture any excesses' it paid out, and might investigate the subsidies which it is granting to many of the shipping company "padding" its charges. Companies Notified No specific time lias been set for the hearings but all of the ship­ ping companies involved have been notified to be ready. Houston Meeting in Oil Union Hail The next meeting of the Hbuston membership will be held in the Oil Workers Union Hall at 2306 proadway in Hous­ ton. The change was made to accommodate Seafarers in this port because the growth of SIU shipping activity in this area has outstripped the meeting capacity of the SIU Houston, hall. 'a'•'s I i ^•:m .'.rJ �^ SEAFdRERi Idr M. IfM lOE Courf Eases Piekefing Ban; Splits On IMWU Activity Stubborn About It All ; Attorneys for the International Maritima Union are now preparing for the third roun< In court over the IMWU's right to picket the runaway-flag Incre Line ships. An appeal will be filed in the New York State 0>urt of Appeals after the Apellate Division split, 3 to 2, in favor of State Supreme* Court action in issuing an in­ organize the crewi. NevertheleH, overtime, hoiurs of work, and vari­ crewmemben of the Nassau re­ ous working conditions aboard the junction against the union. IMWU attorneys were heartened fused to talm the vessel out untU vesseL Before this, the operator by the split in the Appellate Divi­ they won agreement from the com­ had been paying |60 a month and sion's findings and also by the ac­ pany for improvements in wages. working the men long hours. tion of the majority in sharply lim­ iting the scope of the injunction. They pointed out that two of the five judges agreed with the union's stand, namely, that the case involved a labor dispute un^ der Federal labor law and was con­ sequently not within the jurisdic­ The alliance between Harry Bridges, fellow-traveling head tion of the state court. Such an of the International Longshoremen's and Walrehousemen's interpretation would leave the Union, and James Hoffa, president of the International IMWU completely free to resume Brotherhood of Teamsters, is* picketing. ^ The majority decision, while getting a big play in "The Dis­ negotiating of a warehouse contract holding that the state court did patcher," official organ of the with a Northern California Em­ have jurisdiction in the matter, Bridges union. Hoffa got top bill­ ployers Association. To celebrate cut down on the blanket injunc­ ing in the June 17 issue of the event, a Joint meeting was held tion against picketing issued by Bridges' newspaper, elbowing in the Longshoremen's auditorium Fidei Castro and Communist China addressed by Bridges. the lower court. Speaks Via Phone As a result of the action of the into subsidiary spots. Hoffa, who was in Washington, majority, it appeared that the The occasion was the Joint addressed the meeting In absentia IMWU has some leeway in taking by telephone and called' coopera­ -picket line action for protest pur^ poses, to object to substandard tion between the two unions "Just ship North American, under contract to SIU Grpat Lakes ' conditions aboard the vessels. the beginning." Bridges, in turn, Dictriot, firmly resisted efforts of several tugs to pull her off sand In presenting its case, the IMWU declared "I'm proud to know Hoffa bar in St. Lawrence River for several days. All 347 passengere had argued that the lucres Line and to work with him ... we are had to bo taken off before ship finally got free. was doing business here in the geing to pool our efforts." Optical benefits under the Sea­ Recent efforts by the ILWU in­ United States and operating out of the Port of New York. Conse­ farers Welfare Plan are now avail­ cluded an unsuccessful atempt to quently, the union said, the com­ able to SIU men in the Boston raid SlU^contracted tuna fishing pany was subject to the laws of area. Free eye examfustions snd boats on the West Coast, where the the United States, including the eyeglasses, if needed, may be ob­ Bridges union was set back on four Labor Relations Act, in the same tained at the. office ot Dr. Morris boats, and ad equally-unsuccessful manner as any shoreside concern I. Cowin, 1 Meridian Street, East move to block 1,200 Crockett sugar here that might be owned by for­ Boston, Massachusetts. An arbitrator has awarded the Marine Engineers Beneficial workers from affiliation with the The optical benefit may be used SIU, . despite angry threats made Association a five percent increase in wages, overtime, penalty eign nationals. The IMWU tied up the runaway- by Seafarers once every two years, earlier by ILWU lieutenants in a time and night relief rates for engineers sailing on passenger flag passenger ships Victoria and with the Welfare Plan paying the desperate effort to defeat the SIU. and dry cargo ships, tankers* Nassau in May as crewmembers of cost. and freighters. certain inequities between engi­ This brings to eight the number the vessels refused to sail without Dr. Donald F. Shaughnessy neers' wages and the pay rates of union representation and a con­ of ports where the Optical Benefits Tell it to the LOG made Uie award after an arbitra­ mates and other unlicensed sea­ tract. Previously, the lucres Line Program functions. Others are: tion proceeding between the men. Houston, San Francisco, Phila­ had rejected union demands that MEBA and the American Mer­ As a result of the decision. Jun­ It be recognized as the bargaining delphia, Baltimore, New Orleans, chant Marine Institute in New ior 3rd assistants will get an in­ New York and Mobile. Any Sea­ •gent for the crews. York on June 17, 1960. The lucres Line went to the New farer 'desiring this service should crease of $48.16 a month on class York State Supreme Court and ob­ go first to the port agent to make The A&G Commitee also gained B freighters and $46.32 a month on tained an injunction ordering the siire of his eligibility and then to an additional increase of about two the average tanker. The increases IMWU not to picket the ships or the designated optical service. or three percent by eliminating are retroactive to June 16. Hoffa Gets Feature Billing In Bridges' Union Paper ^.>- Boston Has Eye Benefit Award Engineers 5 Percent In East Coast Arbitration ' FELTORe (Ora NavigaHon), Juna as—Chairman. Jamat Watt; Sacratary. Richard N. Fottar. On June 10. U and 12. wash water was aalt water, yhia constituted a just cause for applying for compensation (86 per day, 3 days, total $18) for insufficient quarters, and will be applied for on the OT sheets. Utensils for night lunches should be available in the pantry. A rack wiU bo built to hold the cups. Some insecticide needed to keep roaches under control. DEL NORTE (MiMlsslppI). June 2« —Chairman. W. Kaiser; Secretary. E. Leonard. Ship's delegate reports few minor beefs taken care of in New Orleans. $1S9.40 on hand at end of last voyage. Spent $170.00 to have movie machine completely over­ hauled. .Balance on hand $22.53. Movie director purchased seven movies for this trip. Spoke to movie men in both New Orleans and Hous­ ton. NO man says he wiU not change his prices. The man in Houston is much cheaper so will consult the Sud and Mar before decisive action is taken. M.'S/C to have a list of aU B and C card mep posted by their respective delegates and they be in­ formed that they must re-register after 60 days or two trips. M/S/C to •lect F. Simple new ship's delegate. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service). June 26—Chairman. Robert Fink; Secretary. Ted Jones. Ship's delegate reports no beefs—everything running smoothly. One man missed ship In Baltimore. His possessions are with captain. Ship's delegate has his book and papers. AU agree we have a good running ship and crew. 1^' r;-'. ELEMIR (Marine Carriers). July 1— Chairman. S. Cray; Secretary. J. Balderston. Disputed OT to be taken up with patrolman. Need clarification as to our status—signed on at tanker . rate of pay carrying dry cargo. Due to local weather conditions and a strike of longshoremen we have been unable to get launch service. Started ship's fund with $l contribution hieach crewmember. to bo used for ship's business only. Discussion re launch service and time of spying on 0Take thU tl "hook.** Ship's delegate to ap with captain. Also matter of get­ ting our maiL Captain instructed steward to use coffee urns temporarUy to replace worn odt percolators and eords. PENN EXPLORER (Penn Shipping), June 12—Chairman. W. B. Yarbrough; Secretary. Cruz Mata. Captain wiU put travelers checks out in all ports. Steward had to be put off In Freeport —injured arm. No beefs reported. Suggest ship's delegate sea captain and chief engineer about a Jury toilet and water on deck for natives. Also see mate about having the screen doors fixed. Dent mistreat natives—it can cause trouble. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa). July 2— Chairman. Joseph McAndrew; Secre­ tary, K. C. Smith. Movie fund to bo properly after lita. Steward has or­ dered more cUms fruits and other fruits but port steward has been cut­ ting order. Steward and delegate to see patrolman and food program rep­ resentative abont Miortages and cutting of requlaitlons; also about atoring earUer in port. ' . FAIRLAND (Saa • Land Service), July ie—Chairman. J. Sweeney; Sec­ retary. R. SImpkint. No beefs; every­ thing running smoothly. Delegate to aee patrolman about cab expenses to hospitsi in' San Juan for two men. Discussion on buying radio, electrlo iron and Spanish checker set. All three to be bought this trip in New­ ark. Company has not hsd messroom ciiairs fixed yet. These chairs have been on the repair list for the past six trips. CALMAR (Calmar). June 25—Cbsirw man. Walter Kohut; Secretary. M. Kondylas. Captain to give port dis­ charges in Long Beach. Should hava screens for portholes. No wind scoops. Stilp's delegate resigns with vote of thanks from crew. MYRIAM III (International Naviga­ tion). May 2t—Chairman. J. T. Sigmom Secretary. John Straka. Jr. Most ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa). July 3— Chairman. R. M. Roberts; Secretary, D. -Atordne. Ship's delegate reports day's lodgings not received by men who had rooms painted a good while back. Everything running smoothly. No beefs reported. Movie director's report: on hand at end of voyage No. 223. S266.12. Hen asked to leave safety pamphlets and literature on bulletin board so all members can read same. Washing machine put on repair list, pump broken. Polish stow­ away found one day out of Trinidad. Complained that the food wasn't too hot. Qalned ten pounds before arrival In MobUe. FRANCES (Bull). July 10—Chair­ man, L. Williams; Secretary. N. Lam­ bert. No major beefs reported. Men are not cleaning washing machina ORION STAR (Orion). June CiMlrman, G. Creggs; Secretary. J. Sanchez. Ship's delegate reports Ccards are not producing work and refuse to cooperate with other Union brothers. Lots of disputed overtime. Engine delegatb reports three men picked up In Yokohama. Steward delegate reports they have 4 "A" books. 3 "B" books, 1 "C" book, and one freeloader. Discussion on return­ collected at first draw. Salt shakers wanted for messhaU. Short stores on board for coastwUe trip. No library on board for this trip. Han off watch to clean raesshall for next watch. Man on watch to make coffee for men on watch. Foc'sles need painting. repairs taken care of. Captain will put a draw a day before we, get to Madras. India. Chief cook doesn't want anyone to sleep In room with him. Steward department wiU take care of this. Everyone to take better - care of fans and washing machine. ing cups to psntry. Do not scream in passageways as it wakes up the watch. Fans are no good—they are constantly under repair. At the be­ ginning of the trip we received 11 new U-hudl fana but the chief engi­ neer stadied them away and lUs re­ fused to put them out. Those fana were put «m board for the crew. Also we should see the Union about white table cloth for the crew and largar sheets and spreads. BAOLI TRAVELER (Unltad JHarltims). Juna 26—Chairman. Robert Grant; Sscretary. Jamts A. Ray. An­ swer from headquarters on timo allotted sanitary men (4 hrs.). read. I.etter re disputed OT sont to head­ quarters. One man hospitalized in Yokohama; one man missed ship in Vokohama. Air conditioning to be repaired in recreation room. M/S/O that no one sleep in recreation room. DEL BGL (Mississippi), June 11— Chairman. C. Thompson; Secretary, Ramon Irbsrry.. Fred Carpenter elected ship's delegate. Discussion to see chief engineer to clear lines in washing machine as It takes a long timo for water to drain. Repair lists to be made up. New mattresses to bo ordered as they are Iri bad shape. EOITH (Bull), June 26—Chairman, G. Bozec; Secretary, J. Kucharskl. No beefs reported by ship's or de­ partment delegates. MAI (Bull), June 13—Chairman, W. Morris; Sscretary, T. Drzewickl. Harry Byrd elected new ship's delegate. Discussion to let coffee perk~ till ready. Donate for new TV. TITAN (Cerso Tanfcship), July 4— Chairman, J. M'cKrsth; Secratary. R. Ransoms, Two brothers hospitalized. Reports sent to headquarters. Crevemembers leaving ship are reminded to strip biinks of linen and return to steward. Also to collect shot cards. Vote of thanks to steward department for Job well done although short threo men. Suggestion to have fam installed in laundry. Suggestion that masks be supplied for gangway watch during loading and discharging grain. Crew reminded to return glasses to pantry. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), June I*—Chairman, Paul Whitlow; Sscretary, Evsrett Perry. Captain was unsuccessful in getting Pall Mall cigarettes. MUk in Okinawa must first have approval by the American' consul before it goes to ships, to be taken up with Union upon arrivsL AU current repaira to be turned in to me and all disputed overtime after we leave the Islands for the States. No major beefs except a 14-hour caUback in deck department in Okinawa to be taken up with patrolman. Vote of thanks giveiS to steward depart­ ment for their work In the almnco of chief cook who died at sea. M/S to discontinue issuance of travelera checks in overseas ports and doUara be issued as we lost money on the exchange. Crewmembers to come to messhall and pantry properly dressed. Suggestion that coUection ba taken up for flowers for chief cojk. MARORE (Ore Navigation), July 4 —Chairman. F, O'Neill; Secretary. C. Bedell. Ship's delegate reports beef re exterminator not doing a thorough Job when he comes aboard. Steward to order new washing machine as the old one is beyond repair. Patrolman will have to settle port OT beef for Steward dept. BatUo operator'and dayman's beef explained to the mem­ bers. Election of.^new ship's delegate put off tUl payoff as there are quite a few men leaving tha ship. Need new toaster. ATLAS (Carso A Tankihlpt. July 2 —Chairman. Robart McDavItt; Secra­ tary. A. JohansMn, Deck delegate reports one "C" book AB was first signed on as a non-working workaway. Was later signed on articles as AB when one man failed to Join ship. This man is to be paid off under mu­ tual consent in Port Said. Suggestion to buy lounge- chairs for crew's recreation haU out of Miip'a fund in Japan. YORKMAR (Calmar), July 4—Chairman, E. Brown; Secratary, W. Crass- man. No beefs reported. W. Cressman elected new ship's delegate. . �M7 tf, IfM SEAFARERS LOG Face Twcnty-Oac News of sra CANADIAN DISTRICT OP THi SEAPAREKS INTERNATIONAL UNION OP NORTH AMERICA Union Gets Crodift Gov't, Canadian Shipping Hopeful Of Canada-Flag Deep Sea Revival • ''5^4 •M 'M MONTREAL—Canadian ship operators and government officials are talking hopefuUy of a rebirth of the-once-great Canadian deep-sea fleet, and members of the SIU Canadian Dis­ trict are getting much of the credit. Recent developments indicate that there will be a mod­ est bulid-up of Canadian ships*' er Just launched is being placed on the deep sea trades, al­ under the Canadian flag. though it is doubted that Ca­ Canadian-flag Burlington, manned by members of SlU Canadian District, is shown entering the Welland Canal at Port Weller, Ontario. Canada shipping is facing stiff Seaway competitors. Canada SlU Seeks Seaway Flag Curb Two Canadian maritime unions and Canada's largest ship­ ping firm have demanded that the Government do something about stopping foreign-registered vessels from turning the Seaway into what they de--* scribe , will become ..a "grave­ ships," said Paul Gagne, SIU rep­ resentative in Thorold. yard for Canadian ships." Canadian sailors receive about four times as much as their British counterparts, and because of this many vessels in the Canadian fleet have runaway to an English flag registration. The Canada Steamsltlp Lines, ''largest Seaway carrier; the SIU Canadian District and the Cana­ dian Merchant Service Guild have combined to fight the inroads made liy English vessels in the Seaway. "Canada's sailors didn't pay taxes to build the Seaway to be put out of Jobs by cheap labor 'World Fair* Planned On Canada Ship If'S Plans are underway to establish « "floating fair" to celebrate Can­ ada's hundredth birthday, the cen­ tennial of her Confederation, in 1967. The floating fair' would be turned into a mobile "world's fair," and used to promote Cana­ dian Industry the world over. A group of Canadian businessmen working on the plans estimate that it would cost about $500,000 to keep the fair, which would be set tip on the "Empress of Canada," In operation. However, it is esti­ mated that the floating exhibit might bring in as much as $400 million in orders. Canada is trying to get the World's Fair for Montreal during 1967, but this is being fought by Bussia. The Canadians see the mobile "floating fair" as the cor­ nerstone of what might develop Into some kind of a Canisdian Inlernational trading agency. The British sailors receive about $100 a month, on vessels that carry all sorts of cargo between Toronto and Newfoundland. The British ships stay nine months and pay no taxes while Cahadian sailors and officers have to go on unem­ ployment Insurance. No Domestic Rides Canada, unlike the United States, has no regulations requir­ ing that shipping in Its domestic trades fly the Canadian flag. As a result, there are many Britishflag vessels operating exclusively in the Canadian domestic trades. These ships never go near Eng­ land, but ply Canada's waters while paying British wage scales to the seamen, plus a modest bonus for service in Canadian waters. The set-up deprives Canadian shipping and Canadian seamen of employment opportunities. It also works a severe hardship on the crewmembers of the British-flag vessels who have to try to live in the Canadian economy on an Eng­ lish wage scale. We have "no quarrel with for­ eign vessels engaged in interna­ tional trade," said Gagne, /but we want to keep them out of domestic shipping." nada will ever regain the position in deep sea shipping it once enJoyed. At the end of World War II, the Canadian deep sea fleet w«s com­ posed of more than 400 vessels and was the fourth largest in the world. However, Canada had no program for maintaining a deep-sea Cana­ dian-flag fleet and the result was that Canadian ships tranferred enmasse to British and other flags to escape payment of Canadian union wage scales. Canadian seafarers' contracts and wage scales are comparable to those enjoyed by seamen on SIUmanned American-flag ships. Canadian Crews Efficient Two reasons are being given for the revival of deep-sea maritime in Canada. Ship operators are crediting Canadian seamen, with greater efficiency than crews ob­ tainable under other flags, thus making up for the low wages of foreign seamen. A second reason is the develop­ ment of shipping to the Canadian Artie because of economic growth in the Canadian northland, largely sponsored by the Canadian govern­ ment. While Canada has no laws Canadian Districf President Hal Banks hat (ought for re­ vival of deep-sea shipping under Canada's flag. requiring that ships in its domes­ tic trade fly the Canadian flag. Can adlan ships are generally favored for such operations, particularly since many of them involve defense Installations. New Shipi At present, a new Canadian-built freighter, the Eskimo, is in regu­ lar transatlantic service, while the newly-formed Canuck Lines Ltd., has transferred two deep sea ships back to Canadian registry. An­ other ship, a new 40,000-ton tank- Drowning In Montreal Averted By SIU Tugmen SIU men helped rescue other SIU men as a tragedy was narrowly averted recently when a Swedish freighter, the Polaris, jammed her rudder and out of control, rammed into a small coaster, the Federal** Express, anchored in Montreal Harbor. Quick work by SIU men aboard the tug Mathilda, which had drawn near in the course of an assign­ ment, enabled all the men to es­ cape as the Federal Express, fatally holed, sank in less than 15 minutes. The skipper of the Mathilda saw that the Express had little time, so he quickly directed the bow of his tug against the stem of the sinking Express. The crew of the Express and the longshoremen who were below when the accident happened, were thus able to Jump onto the Mathil­ da's deck without injury, though many of the men were "shaken up" a bit. Jane 1 through June $0 Afterwards the men, 18 in all, Jobs were given quarters in the Mon­ Port Shipped treal Sailors Institute for the night. As one Canadian Seafarer, Paul Montreal 279 Therrien, 29, described it: Toronto 103 "I was tired and hit my bunk ten Thorold ..... 219 minutes before the mishap. I was Fort WilUarn > • ooaohooev 85 Vancouver .. half asleep when I heard a loud 109 Quebec City . •••••••fOO 43 noise and the ship listed heavily. I Owen Sound voopaooooo 16 grabbed sojne clothes, put them on 18 and rushed on deck with my valise. Halifax We- found out that we couldn't Total Jobs Shipped. .. 872 launch the lifeboat and were we Canadian SIU Shipping Canada maintains a thriving fleet under its flag in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River teade, in addition to the operation of ships on the Canadian West Coast. Last year, two of the world's largest ore carriers began plying the Great Lakes and St. Lawrencs River under the Canadian flag. glad to see that tug. It was an eight or ten foot Jump to her deck but it didn't seem far, with us going down so fast. ""When I got ashore," he con­ tinued, "I called my mother and father. Will I continue as a sailor? Of course, I will." Canadian Seafarers, members of the SIU Canadian District, are a vital element in the mari­ time picture generally and in the SIU family of unions. They man ships under Canadian flag across-the-board—deep sea off the Atlantic Coast, wi the Canadian West Coast, on the Great Lakes and the Seaway. The Canadian SIU also repre­ sents large groups of Canadian tugboatmen, dredgemen and al­ lied crafts. The Canadian Distriet works closely with the oHier SIU anions throughont North America and the mutual relationship has been of great advantage to all SIU members. ' - ;j'II [ Seaway Activity On Rise ItTanyone's guess as to how thu Seaway did last year. The statis­ tics aie all available, but there's some question as to their signifi­ cance. Upbound cargo tonnage passing through the locks in April was 132 percent ahead of April last year, but this year the Seaway opened a week earlier. Downbound cargo showed a gain of 45 percent, too, though the aver­ age increase in tonnage per ship was only 52 tons. Bigger Ships However, certain general facts are evident, and they are general­ ly encouraging — for the ship­ owner anyway. There is a trend toward bigger ships in the Sea­ way, with more cargo on the ships, and this, of course, means bigger profits for the owners and means more business. Canada earned 73 cents out of every dollar earned in the canal, leaving 27 cents for the US which is proportional to the investment by each country in the Seaway. The Canadians put up about 70 percent of the cost of the water­ way. Lewis B. Castle, administrator of the US St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, pre­ dicted that traffic would doiibls in the next ten years of operation. The Seaway, which first opened to traffic in 1958, has had a great effect on shipping and other busi­ ness in the Great Lakes on both the US and Canadian sides. SIU Canadian Distriet Halls FORT WILLIAM Ontario HALIFAX. N.S 408 Simpion St. Phone: 3-3331 1381,4 HoUi* St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West victor 3-8161 QUEBEC 44 SauIt-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD, OnUrlo 53 St. David Sti CAnal 7-53U TORONTO. Ontario 373 King St. R. BMpirc 4-S«i3. ST. JOHN, NB 177 Prince WUUam St. OX 3-5431 VANcouvn. BC /...ie* Mafai at. 4 • •••".'>'11 �JNm Tmni^-Tm SEAFARERS lOG MIy M. IMt News of snr PACIFIC DISTRICT SAILORS UNION OF THE PACIFIC, MARINE FIREMEN'S UNION, MARINE COOKS ! STEWARDS UNION • SlU OF NA Constitution Being Voted By MFOW Skipper, Company Hail SUP Crew Rescue Action Deck gang crewmembers of the President Van Buren, mem­ bers of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, were applauded by the skipper for their efficient handling of a transfer at sea, despite dangerous weatherconditions. The transfer in­ Van Buren for over two hours volved the surgeon of a Japa­ treating the passenger ami leaving nese passenger liner to treat a instructions for the crew. Mean­ dangerouslyMlI womaa passenger while the winds, already strong, had freshened considerably. Never­ aboard the Van Buren. The incident took place on June theless, the boat crew again made B, 1960, while the Van Buren was it back and forth, returning the en route to San Francisco, at Lati­ Japanese doctor to his ship. Writing to the American Presi­ tude 44 degrees north and 162 de­ grees east longitude. A rendezvous dent Lines on the subject, the Van was made with the Japanese vessel Buren's skipper put it this way: "I at dawn, but the weather was such wish to take this opportunity to ex­ that the skipper and chief mate press my appreciation and my ad­ were uncertain as to whether to miration for the willingness with which the men responded to this risk a transfer. However, it was decided to go call of duty. And I further wish to ahead with the attempt because of commend the chief officer and the the serious condition of the pas­ men of the boat crew for the man­ senger. The number one lifeboat ner in which the mission was ac­ was launched with the chief mate complished without any injuries be­ out a ten man boat crew. A half ing sustained. SUP members in the crew who hour later, the Japanese doctor off the Yamakiku Maru boarded the manned the boat were Anthony S. lifeboat and 31 minutes after that, Morris, bosun; Bradford 6. Temthe boat was alongside the Van pleman, Charles S. Lawrence and William E. Northern, DMs;. John Buren. The doctor remained aboard the Segale, William Yesko, John Batteff, William A. Muldoon and Her­ man V. DeMarkque, ABs; George Wong and Denver S. Cburch, or­ dinary seamen.The letter was passed on to SUP Secretary-Treasurer Morris Weisberger from APL headquar­ SUP HONOLULU....51 South Nimitz Highway ters, with the comment that the PHone 502-777 crew's action was accomplished NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUIe St. Jackson 5-7428 "with enthusiastic willingness and NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HVacinth 9-6605 cheeful disregard of the physical PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. dangers surrounding the duty per­ CApitol 3-4336 SAN FRANCISCO........450,Harrison St. formed. . . . "all of us in the Amer­ Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. ican President Lines wdsh to ex­ Main 2-0290 tend our sincere cwigratulations to WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 5-6617 the Sailors Union of the Pacific and particularly to each member of MC&S the boat crew." SlU Pacific District Halls HONOLULU... 51 South Nimitz Highway PHone 5-1714 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. RAmond 7-428 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6E00 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApitol 7-3222 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-5600 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. MAin 3-0088 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. .fTErminal 4-8538 PHOTOS sfoeies. ^ ?o£TRy MFOW HONOLULU....56 North Nimitz Highway PHone 5-6077 NEW ORLEANS. 523 Bienville St. MAgnolia 0404 NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St. COrtland 7-7094 PORTLAND 522 NW Everett St. CApitol 3-7297-8 SAN FRAN-CISCO 240 Second St. DOuglas 2-4592 SAN PEDRO 296 West 7th St. TErminal 3-4485 SEATTLE 2338 Western Ave. I MAin 2-6326 M'emfbik Pacific District Shipping Port SUP 6/1 to 8/27 MFOW 6/1 to 6/30 MC&S 8/1 to 6/30 Total San Fran. 638 169 389 1,198 battle '63 53 36 152 t»ortland 147 42 36 225 Wilmington 296 (no halj) 89 385 New York 88 30 38 156 New Orleans 41 (no haU) 11 52 . 19 (no haU) 31 20 70 71 (no hall) 71 Honolulu San Pedro Total 1,292 396 619 2.307 A secret referendum vote on • new proposed constitution for members of the Pacific Coast Ma­ rine Firemen, Oilers," Watertenders and Wipers Union is now un­ derway. Voting started June 1, 1960, and will wind up on August 31, 1960. Navy hospital ship, SS Constellation, renamed the SS Hope, is The constitution makes certain due to take Pacific District crew shortly. changes to comply with the re­ quirements imposed upon unions by the Landrum-Griffin law. In addition, the proposed constitution seeks to broaden and make mora effective the democratic guaran­ SAN FRANCISCO—The People To People Foundation, tees available to MFOW members. A revision of the constitution which has been raising funds to send a fully-equipped floating hospital to Southeast Asia, has announced plans to get the was indicated because of constant changes and amendments to the project underway sometime-* —" existing MFOW constitution over tion to be visited "by the ship, the years. The MFOW member­ in September. The foundation has obtained which will go on to other South­ ship has been urged by Sam Ben­ the Navy hospital ship Constella­ east Asian countries depending nett, MFOW president, to elimi­ tion, to be renamed the SS Hope, upon the availability of funds, nate this "patchwork quilt" and which will bo the base for the snr to Famish Crew come up with » new document. project. A crew of doctors, nurses American President Lines will Among the provisions contained and medical specialists will serve operate the hospital ship and the in the document are specific guar­ aboard the vessel which will call SIU Pacific District will supply the antees of membership rights in­ at various Southeast Asia ports and unlicensed crew. The ship is due cluding a trials and appeals pro­ offer medical treatment as well as to arrive in San Francisco the cedure that follows the established Instruction to local medical men. week of August 24 and to crew up methods used in US courts—name­ In addition, for the Orient a couple of weeks ly the right to confront the ac­ Indonesia will be the first na­ after that. cuser, cross-examine and the like. Medical Ship Set To Sail For Asian Ports in Fall MCS Open Hearing Scheduled For August 8 In Headquarters At the request of Ed Turner, Secretary-Treasurer of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Unioii, SlUNA President Paul Hall has scheduled an open hearing on issues raised within the union. The hearing has been scheduled to begin Monday morning, August 8, 1960, at 8 A.M. As per the text of the following two wires sent by President Hall, the membership of the ~- to all members of the executive comntittee of MCS has been notified to be present, if possible at the International." this open hearing. News of the hearing has been , Paul Hall, president displayed prominently in the "Stewards News" Seafarers International Union of official publication of MCSi and In the various MCS North America, AFL-CIO halls and ships. • • • The folowing are the texts of the two messages!.. The second wire also addressed to Turner, reads Ed Turner, Secretary-Treasurer as follows: Marine Cookis and Stewards Union "In view of the public hearing to commence on 350 Fremont Street, San Francisco August 8, 1960, at 8 AM in the MCS heaquarters "This will acknowledge receipt of your wire of building, and in order to give every member and June 17, 1960, requesting an investigation. Have officer full opportunity to attend such hearing, I hereby request that you do the following: also received communications from other sources reference the, same subject. "1. Under the terms of the constitution of the "In light of your telegram and communications MCS, call for a special meeting of all members on an investigation will commence forthwith to be the beach for 8 A.M. August 8th, at the MCS head­ followed by an open hearing. quarters building, 350 Fremont Street, San Fran­ cisco, Calif. "Union business requires my and other lntei> national officers' presence at the ITF congress to "2. Notify all members aboard ships in and be held in Berne, Switzerland, through July 30. near the Port of San Francisco of such special I am therefore directing that an open hearing on meeting so that they will have available the in­ these matters be held at the MCS hall, San Fran­ formation regarding this special meeting and pu}> cisco, California, commencing at 8 AM Monday, lie hearing in the event they wl.sh to attend same. August 8, 1960. I am further requesting that all "31 Pursuant to MCS constitutional procedure, members of the MCS desiring to file corpplaints call an agents' conference of the MCS to be held are to make such complaints in writing to bo at the MCS headquarters building, 350 Fremont mailed by registered mail return receipt requested Street, San Francisco, to commence at 8 AM, on August 8th. to Paul Hall, president, SlUNA, 675 Fourth Ave­ nue, Brooklyn 32, New York. All such complaints "4. In calling for this special membership meet­ shall bear the signature, the book number of the ing and agents' conference, it is further requested complainant and must be received at my office that the point be emphasized to all members and above not later than Saturday, August 6, 1960. At officers alike that this special membership meet­ the open hearing all complaints' will be given full ing and the agents' conference are being held for opportunity to present evidence in support of their the express purpose of allowing a maximum at­ complaints and the open hearings will continue tendance in the open hearing as referred to in my wire to you of July 6, 1960. until all complainants have been fully heard. "In the Interest of the entire membership of "5. Please cause this wire or an identical copy the MCS, I further request that you give the con­ of same to be posted in ail MCS union halls forth­ tents of this message the widest publicity by post­ with and, further, if in the event publication of the next issue of the "Stewards News" Is prior to ing the same in the union halls, publishing the same in the next issue of th» "Stewards News" the open hearing, that tills wire be carried ver­ batim In same." and by such other means that you normally have Paul Hall, president' of contacting the membership. Advise as soon as possible the steps you have taken to comply with Seafarers International Union this request Copies of tois wire have been se^t; ;. . of North America, AFL-CIO r �S^»9, 1H9 I Fice TwcBiir-TlHM SEAFARERS tO€ News of sro PACIFIC DISTRICT SAILORS UNION OP THE PACIFIC. MARINE FIREMEN'S UNION, MARINE I'ii •'i COOKS 1 STEWARDS UNION • SlU OP NA WC Ships Facing British Threat The "declaration of war" by British shi^qsing interests Rgainst West Coast American-flag operators points up the value of combined action by Pacific District unions on mutual problems. » British ship operators are ^the service offered to passengers. obviously going all out to grab Here, undoubtedly, the training off a big chunk of West Coast pas­ school operated by the Marino senger and freight trade. The Cooks and Stewards .Union at merged P&O and Orient Lines is Santa Rosa, Calif., is an invalur putting 18 ships into service, in­ able asset. The School upgrades cluding passenger vessels. The men working in shipboard steward director of the merged service de­ departments and also offers ap­ scribed the union of the two com­ prentice training for those entei> panies as "adding strength to ing the field. strength" and predicted a "decisive The P&O-Orient combine is not , turning point" would come soon the only issue confronting West In the Pacific trades. Coast maritime. Like AmericanThe targets of the combined op­ flag shipping operations elsewhere. eration are principally Matson West C(^ operators have had to. SS Motsonia, of Maison Lines, is one of passenger vesseb manned by members of SlU Pacific DisLines and American President compete with runaway-flag ship­ tricl unions. Ships like these ore focing increased competition from British, especially from new P^Lines, the biggest operators in the ping, the Military Sea Transporta­ Orient Lines combine. West Coast trades. tion Service and the destruction Since the SlU Pacific District of coastwise and intercoastal ships mans all the passenger ships on the by railroad rate cutting, West Coast, including around-theDIMUSS Pooling Facilities On these pages' is news of world, trans-Pacific and Hawaii In order to meet competition in activities 'of the SITT Pacific passenger runs, the ability of the trans-Pacific freighter operations. District representing the three District to pull together on the operators are now. talking West Coast unlicensed unions. challenges facing West Coast ship­ Coast of poolingf facilities so that they ping will have an important bear­ can halt the decline in cargoes car­ fbe SaUmn Union of ttie Pa­ ing on the outcome. ried by American-flag vessels. The cific, the Marine Firemen's Progress Since '55 companies involved are American Union and the Marine Cooks Undoubtedly, since the Pacific President Lines, Pacific Far East District was set up in 1955, includ­ and American MaiL The percent­ and Stewards Union, who sail ing the Sailors Union, Marine Fire­ age of outbound cargo carried by under the SlU banner predomi­ men and Marine Cooks, .consider­ American-flag ships in this area nantly in the Pacific trades to able progress has been made in has dropped sharply in the last Hawaii, Alaska, the Far East the form of improvements for their four years. and mi 'rmind-the-world mns. respective memberships and in The Pacific trade offers rich The SIU Pacific District Unions smoother and 'more stable rela­ prizes, with Alaska and Hawaii, be­ tionships with the steamship opera­ coming the 49th and 50th states, are a key group In the SIUNA, tors on the West Coast. and the industrialization of Aus­ representing as they do the The initial success of the new tralia, the Philippines and other entire msritime indnsky on the alignment was the victory of the Far East countries promising grow­ West Coast. District over Harry Bridges and ing trade in that area. bis ouster from the shipboard steward departments on the West Coast vessels. This, of coiurse, has considerable bearing on the suc­ cessful operation of West Coastpassenger vessek. Passengers aboard President Cleveland, d American President In the 1955 election on ^ ships, the Pacific District trounced Lines, demand top service during lunch on deck. MCS troining Bridges 3,931 to 1,064. The Marine Cooks and Stewards Union special referendum school in Sonto Rosa prepares and upgrades men for this work. Subsequently, the tfarea com­ bined unions went on to record on the one-year rule came to a close on July 30, 1960, with important gains in the area of all indications of heavy balloting on the issue. wages, welfare and pension bene­ The proposed rule would"* fits. since June 1, 1960. All limit a member's maximum branches Must Surpass Service indicators point to a minimum of A key element in the competi­ time aboard ship to one year. 2,000 ballots east. The proposition tion now facing the American-flag Its backers argue it would micour- calls for anyone who has been on passenger ship operators on the a ship for a period of one year to age job turnover and get men off West Coast is the ability of Ameri­ pay off and make room for a re­ can shipping to match and surpass the beach more easily. placement. Voting has been in progress at Acted On August 17 MCS headquarters and all Should the membership vote for the one-year rule, the report will be submitted to the August 11, WHEN CHAf4SING 1960, meeting. The proposition calls /ADDRESS ON LOQ In line with the Pacific Di^ for the incorporation of the one MMUNG USX trict 'contract negotiated in year rule into the shipping rules at the wage review • coming up with 1958, the three Pacific District the Pacific Maritime Association on unions come up for a wage review September. 30,1960. on September 30, 1960, with every ^ NUNiBER • expectation of emerging with wage When the original proposal was gains for their members. submitted to the MCS headquarters Indications of a wage increase, membership on May 5. 1960, a pattern in West Coast maritime standing vote showed 358 for and are emerging as the result of in­ two votes against putting the issue creases granted in contracts with up for referendum. other maritime unions. These in­ SUP HM Rule clude a five percent boost for members of the Marine Engineers The Sailors Union of the Pacific had an overwhehuing vote for a Beneficial Association on the At­ lantic and Gulf, and hourly in­ seven-month rule back in 195^ and This is a typicaf stateroom oboord a Matson Lines passenger creases for shoreside longshore the Marine Firemen's Union has vessel. Matson and APL are biggest operators in West CMSt and related crafts on the West long had a similar time limitation trades. Coast on the books. '1| - —I MCS Vofing Ends On One-Year Rule New Wage Gains Expected On Coast 11 w r I �j'-v" • r»l« Twin^-VMv SBdFAREnS Both Presidential Hopefuls Seen Concerned By Maritime Projilems LOO lair M. IfM Family Satting in Cafataria WASHINGTON—Whichever way tha national election comes out this November, the United States is going to have a Presidwit from a maritime state in the White House. Whether this will make any difference ai far as the maritime industry and working seamen are concerned re--* mains to be seen. But there is the maritime Industry has long legislation backed by the SlU and , hope that the incoming ad­ played a leading role. For exam­ other maritime unions. ministration, Republican.or Demo­ ple. Rep. John MacCormack, the Kennedy himself has Indicated crat as the case may be, might tend majority leader in the House of concern with the deteriorating to be more sympathetically in­ Representatives, has often spon­ position of the US merchant ma­ clined to the problems of seafar­ sored legislation of interest to sea­ rine and has stat^ that he would ing men and the industry in which men and fishermen. On the Senate tackle the problems faced by they work. side, the senior Senator from American-flag shipping, such as Democratic nominee John Ken­ Massachusetts, Republican Lever- the runaways, coastwise shipping nedy, the Senator from Massachu­ ett Saltonstall, has also been an problems and similar matters, if setts, comes from a state in which active supporter and sponsor of elected to the presidency. • The front-runner for the GOP, Richard Nixon, vice-president of the United States, started his political ca/eer in California, which is also a major maritime state. In his service as Representa­ tive, Senator and Vice-Pfesident he has been known to express Caught by camera at SlU cafeteria are Seafarer John Soreh,--AB, views which were sympathetic to with hf( wife, Isabella, son Mark, ZVzi and Robert, 4. Another the problems of the maritime in­ son, 5-year-old Ian, was at school when photo. was token. dustry. California, like Massachusetts, has long been a state in whic^ Follows States Mqrine Lead maritime problems have been of major concern, particularly since much of its prosperity rests upon a flourishing shipping industry. Congressional representatives from ^ m AHmCAlf SBAMBf California have long been asso­ ciated with legislation dealing with maritime matters and many mem­ WASHINGTON—With the recent States Marine waiver bers of the California delegation paving the way, another US-flag operator, and a Government have served on House and Senate maritime committees, such as Sen­ subsidiary hopeful, has petitioned the Federal Maritime Board ator Clair Engle (Dem.-Calif.) now. for permission to continue its S mA if« Hlo —MwtWtha Ta.lh.'uw.'"'"" if I ""'j!' ** tdtA-tnAm. laMorMllMttlto Wtai'iriHiu a member of the Senate Commerce the subsidized' companies will fol­ Committee', and ex-Representative foreign-flag activities. The low the policy of "if you can't lick To John Allen, Republican, who is company, Waterman Steam­ 'em, join 'em." It would surprise currently Undersecretary of Com­ ship Lines, was unopposed in its nobody if the bulk of the US sub•a •«« MBafi B* Salle** Uolon of th* bid for permission to continue act­ sidized.,steamship industry now in­ merce. Bat whet U** weAen Apparently, some of the first ing as agent in Puerto Rico and vests money in foreign-flag ship­ •l«nl»l»MU»rhftlWJ'prta »,• own.<»«««. decisions the new Administration Antwerp for three foreign-flag ping, rather, than in expanding Not ao la B«* 8 !_ —iTwMli a« »*«« — «»JTS tog a«<i B»ie« •« WoOetta. American-fiag operations. is going to have to make will deal steamship lines. 'eCthe ceno of the Uaion. Waterman's bid came close on Isbrandtsen Steamship Company, irt wux « SIililSS wt«Mith*» with maritime problems that have been hanging fire for some months the heels of recent decision of the another subsidy bidder, also has a tbaa »«, betwtm the Sniaad otM*new. Among them are the ques­ MA allowing States Marine to con­ waiver petition in process and is tion of reserving a percentage of tinue its foreign-flag eperations, in expected to win swift approval. think' at nigl'tbwlMM think ht night. oil imports for US flag tankers, re­ spite of the. fact that the company Tim action by the Federal Mari­ i.A.4.tighUr«>. Wtnl» vamping the Interstate Commerce has approval for a Government sub­ time Board involves waivers of the nln#il«>—t.' w'is'.iti'tw' »>»»• I"r.';r. Commission's approach to coast­ sidy for its American-flag vessels. provision of the 1936 Merchant r;;;^,"irthr~.l«t l*t™n H- InAinU-l jTt l.«.V fo=r hMn• Kfg •"»— 12*?*d U« gghe ol •* I wise and intercoastal shipping, the Waterman's bid was a re-phrasing Marine Act which bars foreign ties role of the Milllary Sea Trans­ of the States Marine petition in for those operators receiving US portation Service in the shipping stating that their foreign-flag' ac­ subsidies. industry and, of course, how to tivities were in no way competing Yes, the activities of the Seafarers Jnternadeal with the flight of American with US-flag vessels, operating reg­ ularly over any essential trade tionai Union in behalf of its members is con­ shipping to the I*unaway flags. route. tinuously being noted in the most importont As has been expected In marlmoritime publicotions, both newspapers time circles, the States Marine decision will open the door to ond magazines. Recently, for instonce. The many US-flag operators to expand Industrial Bulletin, the official news mogtheir foreign flag acitvities. The ozine of the New York State Department of decision reversed a 26 year prec­ The recent earthquakes in edent in which the Board had re­ Labor, published o comprehensive orticle fused a subsidy to any American Chile and the tidal waves regarding the Union's activities. This'or­ flag i^mpanies who maintain for­ which followed it mean additicle hos been reprinted by the SlU ond is eign-flag operations. tional hazards for shipping, an in­ The lack of opposition to Water­ surance group reports. The quake now ovoiloble for free distribution. If you man's move, after the bitter fight hove not yet seen this orticle, ond would made by many US operators on and disturbances associated with like o copy, just clip the enclosed coupon States Marine's bid, indicates that it are believed To have spread MATsoja-rngsiukcm and mail it to THE SEAFARERS LOG. floating mines over a wider area of the world's oceans. Moving? Notify Minefields put down In World SlU, Welfare Editor War II and during the Korean War Seafarers and SIU families are the source of the peril. As re­ SEAFARERS LOG who apply for maternity, hos­ ,675 Fourth Ave._ pital or surgical benefits from cently . as March of this year, a the Welfare Plan are urged to French coastal motor vessel was Brooklyn 32. N.Y. , SWAP keep, the Union' or the Wel­ damaged by a floating mine, and I would like to receive a copy of the article reprinted from VAPMS ANDlMflciCM fare Plan advised of any a German ship also suffered mine The Industrial Bulletin. changes of address while their damage last January. Since the THERCHTSONTV. applications are being proc­ end of World War II there have (Please Print Information) A/EW LOW PRICES essed? Although payments are been 451 vessels sunk or damaged often made by return mail, by mines. AfiOUDt^AimS NAME Additional sightings have been changes of address (or illegible reported on several occasions dur­ WBLCcmUBflEAT return addresses) delay them ing the month of June off Japan when checks or "baby bonds" STREET ADDRESS YdtoeOMW PLACE. and in the waters around Great are returnea. Those who are OMiV£a4M>Of¥EAiH> Britain. It is estimated that about moving or plan .to move are CITY ZONE.. STATE advised to immediately notify 500,000 mines were put down by BY1HE5EAE4RER& SIU headquarters or the Wel­ various nations during World War (If you would like more than one copy of the above publica­ mUNlON-ACIEAR fare Plan, at 11 Broadway, New II. plus an unknown number in­ tion, please indicate the number here volved in mine-laying operation! ^ York, NY. sitice then. ' / Your Unions In The News! Waterman Seeks Subsidy^ OK On Alien Flags^ Too SMitKO llnioi Sahju't' Wttte U to Mwhn At How All At \$ i:-' p• f'', £«s^' i:~ f 'Quakes In Chile Increase Hazard Of Floating Mines Arfi^-iULis. I- •/^. , /•- -^1 �i Jaljr M. MM 8BAPARERS TANKER DOLDRUMS MAKE T-2 PRICES NOSEDIVE AGAIN •V'- 4 . !^ > 1: Faf0 Tw«ity-Ft*» LOG Seafaier's Son Lives Dangerously-On TV Reflecting the sorry predicament of the tanlcer industry, several American and foreign T-2 tankers have been sold in Seafarer John R. Webb, 67, leads a comparatively quiet life aboard SIU ships, but he has recent months for between $225,000 and $315,000. This is less a son who lives dangerously—on the television screen, that is. Webb's son, Richard, is star of a TV cops 'n robbers series called "US Border Patrol." than one-tenth the 'asking Once a week he catches- • price for T-2s at the time of majPr reason being the construc­ smugglers and assorted nefar­ the Suez War in the fall of tion of large numbers of super­ ious characters in ^ minutes' tankers which have made the T-2 1956. ' Right after the war and the blockage of the Suez Canal, the Niarchos interests put some for­ eign-flag T-2s on the block with «'n askinig price of over $4 million. American-flag T-2s could have gone for some $2 million—and un­ doubtedly 'many an American tanker operator is kicking himself tpday for not having sold out. . Now, the prices of T-2s are little more than their scrap value, the largely obsolete, plus the slack in the ship market. ' Actually, prices of T-2s on the world market are dropping down to the level of the Liberty ship, a vessel of considerably less dead­ weight tonnage capacity.Th world shipping depression has led to the lay-up of 674 dry cargo ships as of June 1. The big backlog of idle shipping Is en­ couraging the scrapping of older vessels. As a result of the depression, which is even more severe in the tanker field, owners of Ameridanflag supertankers are pressing for a moratorium on Governmentguaranteed ship mortgages, to keep the Government from fore­ closing on their vessels. The mor­ atorium is being opposed by, oper­ ators of US-flag Libertys and T-2s, who argue that such assistance would give the supertankers an unfair advantage in competing for Government farm surplus cargoes and other dry cargo freight char­ ters. However, all of the independent tanker operators are agreed that an American-flag oil import quota, such as exists in all other major maritime nations, would solve the problems of the American tanker fleet at no cost to the Government. Remember When... - AUGUST 4, 1939; The cre\vs of three P&O ships, in Miami, Tampa and Port Ev.erglades, Went on strike against a company policy of pay­ ing only for overtime work perform^ on Saturday afternoons, Sun­ days and holidays. . . . Company supervisors aboard the Chicago, Duluth and Georgian Bay Transit Co. ships fiave been practicing a "checkoff" system. Money is taken from men they hire. They let the oldtimers alone for the most part, but they make their killing by Intimidating young employees, some of whom earn as low as $30 a month. In some instances they have forced these boys to pay as bigh as $9 for the right to work on the job. AUGUST 18, 1939: ThC worst fog in the history of Boston, -which delayed ships and shipping, has cleared. The fog lasted for eleven days . . . An approaching boom in maritime transportation is expected by the tanker outfits, who look for trouble in Europe before the end of the year. (P.S: It was to come In exactly 14 days.) SlU officials want boostpd wage scales to meet the new need, with bonus scales for members on ships navigating dangerous waters or carrying "dan­ gerous" cargoes. Also, compensation rates for seamen injured or shipwrecked, etc. * * * AUGUST 5, 1940: Sign of the times: A new kind of beef beset the Dutch Oranje Line's Prins Willem III, which lay outside the break­ water at Chicago. The crew refused to sail aboard an unarmed ves­ sel. Crew members said that the 2800-ton freighter was the target of German bombers off Flushing, Holland, on May 10 and that they wanted armament to protect themselves in the event of future at­ tacks . . . Representatives of seamen offered an abundance of evi­ dence at Maritime Commission hearings that American merchant ships have been woefully underst^fed. Particularly stressed was the fact that the type of ship which used to carry eight AB's carries five or at most six. Union representatives called the undermanning of vessels detrimental to safety at sea. AUGUST 14: An overwhelming majority of members of the SIU voted for the amalgamation of the Atlantic and Gulf districts of the organization ... "The Seagull" reminisces on the founding of SUP. He says—"In 1885 I was sitting on a lumber pile in San Francisco, when a group of seamen organized what they called a union. Thinks 1 to myself: It sounds good, but I'll stick around a while, because these guys are goofy and can't do any good to themselves. Why, at this time, if they even as much as quit a ship they are due for the brig. Every time they take a drink they are liable to wake up at sea under some bucko, mate worse than the last one. Some young square­ head called Furuseth did a lot of talking and seemed able to sway the men. So 1 decided to keep an eye on this lad." We may look for quite a number of young fellows trying to join the Union if the draft act passes. There will be quite a feW who, faced the alternative of either getting married or ^o^PE fO: -i® avoid the draft, will choose the latter. •i-'- running time on the WABC televi­ sion network. If it's necessary, in the process, to drop his prey with a pistol from an outboard runabout at 50 yards, or drop them in an alley, Webb is equipped for that, too. He spent four years in the US Army in which he be­ came an instruc­ tor in judo and the use of small arms. Webb, Sr. The senior Webb, who sails in the steward de^^rtment on SIU ships, started out as a seminal student. His family had turned out Baptist preachers for many generations, but Webb broke the pattern and turned to the prosaic life of a shoe salesman in Chicago. In 1934, he tired of fitting shoes to customer's feet and went to sea instead, starting out on a tanker. Subsequently, in 1940, he joined the SIU and has been shipping steadily ever since. Among his ex­ periences he counts a submarine sinking in 1943 in which the entire crew survived unscathed. Webb's son, Richard, also started out in the fatnily tradition. Aftet three years in theological school, he took off for New York and an acting career which included per­ formances on the Broadway stage and in " Hollywood movies. In "US Border Patrol" he plays the role of Deputy Chief Don Jagger' He haa also played the lead in "Captain Midpight," another TV mayhem^ show. Shown here in his TV role in "US Border Patrol" is Richard Webb, son of Seafarer John R. Webb. Notify Union On LOG Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steaniship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, three copies of the LOG, the headquarters report and min­ utes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in- the next port of call. Similarly,- the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. Aa always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of Its mailing lists. HYDROFOILS-SHIPS OF TOMORROW? .-I| Artist's sketch shows hydrofoil ship in action. A report issued by a House Committee on Science and Astronautics states that high­ speed cargo vessels operating on hydrofoils would be of great value in supplying American military forces, should they ever become involved in overseas hostilities. Sush vessels, operating at speeds of 60 knots and over, would be capable of outrunning the nuclear out the usual amount of hull friction, the vessel submarines certain, to be lurking in the. reaches extremely high ispeds. The drawback is that few funds have been alwrters of the world in any future war. loted for the real work to be done in bringing these Navy Investigation Urged ships to a stage of commercial reality. About all The report suggests that the US Nayy investigate that has been done so far is that a contract has been ihe possibility of developing such vessels in the awarded for an 80-ton ship which could iravel at 80 knots. 1,000-ton range. If such a future ever comes, it might possibly Hydrofoils work When the forward motion of tfle vessel is speeded up sufficiently to lift the hull revolutionize the maritime picture, giving American out of the water and onto tne hydrofoils. The ves­ shipping an insurmountable advantage Oyer foreign sel theh rides along on tbka like water aids. With­ competition. �MrM. INt SEAFJRERS LOO I' fiK News of SIV INl>nSTBIAl. WOBKERS' 13N10N91 OF THE SlU ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES AND Welfare Plan Benefits Reach $133,446 Total INLAND WATERS - DISTRICT Benefits For Disability Upped To $50 A Week The Marine Allied Workers Divisim membership is in line for a raise in weekly disability payments, linder the MAWD Welfare Plan paym^ts to Marine Allied Workers Division members and their depend­ Welfare Plan, in keying with the recent increase in dis­ ents during the last reported period—the mmth of June—totalled $9,163.98. New York ability briiefits by the State* Bobert T. Creaaey reported to toe paym&ats in June totalled $2,208.10, bringing the grand total of payments In the New Yoric of New York. board that a report ef the plan's area to $55,149.36 through the ' At a special meeting of the funds had been filed both in New at Port«>- Mathews Company. Inc., Welfare Plan board ef trustees. York State and Washington, as Is end of Jtme. Philadlephla. It was unanimously voted that tha required by state and federal laws. MAWD manbors outside EdM and Chaitles Garea, $1^90 present $49 benefit toould be in­ Creasey also repmted tha foiv th« New Yoric ares zeeelved creased to $50. the new New Yoik mulatlon of new administrative for the birth of a diild at the $6.9^.88 during June, bringing State figure that became effective policies within the Welfare Plan. the overall total of payments to Kensington Hoq^tal. Philadlephla, July 1. AU members wlU receive All MAWD onploy*** will be re­ June 7, I960. Gorea la eraidoyed $133,4^.87. the increase regardless of the state quired to sign e specially peepsrod Two youthful boaters, one in which ha or aha teddes and posonnel data card. Beneats paid to data W to* at Air Mostor CorpenUsa, Phfladelidiia. an SIU-MAWD man, kept the is employed. Tha new card will show the MAWD Welfare Plan to all mem­ Tirglnla and Gary Itoyden. $180 Flan Under Study required personnel date of each bers and dependents now total harbor patrols of the De^ifor the birth of a child at Temple Also adi^tted ]by the groiq> was MAWD member, his personal qual­ $188.59623. University Hosidtal. PhQadelftola, ware River bu^ reewitly when a plan td bring the Welfare Plan ifications, numbo' and age of de­ E^ht maternity claims were paid February 22. 1900. Drydea Is also their parents reported toem as under a self-insmance program. pendents and other pertinent facta. during the month .of June. They onidoyed at Air Ma^er. Phila­ missing following a boat outing. Ways and means of placing snob It was explained to the board that delphia. Seven hours later. Frank Mc- a plan in effect are being worked the card is necessary to fadUtate went to: Dora and Isadaiw Sannden, Cafferty. 19, and John Berger, 20. out by a two-man committee. more rapid handling of memba> Mr. A Mn.^ S. Andrsejewskl, $62.50 for the birth of a child at Serving on the committee are ship insurance, hospitalization and $182.50 for the Idrth of a child at Coney Island Hospital. Brooklyn, sailed into the Biverton. NJ.. area trustees A1 Kerr, representing the general welfare matters. The cards St. Mary's Hospital, Philadelphia, June 25, 1960. Saunders is em­ from which tiWT b*d left, not union, and Fredrik Paulsen, rejure- wiU be issued to the employer for that a full-scale search the employee to eomplete, and is May 21. 1960. Andrsejew^ is ployed at toe Edward L. Durham knowing was in progress. McCaHerty. an senting toe employers. designed to give permanent docu­ The self-insurance program in employed at the Alumacraft Manu­ Company, Inc., Brooklyn. MAWD membo- three months, is mentation for each member. effect will bring MAWD members Mary and Albertns Shaw. $120 facturing Company. Philadelphia. employed at toe Mallard Manufac­ additional convenienibe in insurance Kept .confidential, the cards will Mary and Robert Great, $180.50 for the birth of a child at the turing Company in Penndel. Pa. Germantown Hospital, Pa., June The two youths brou^t their matters plus greater flexibility in ba maintained by tha Welfare for the birth of a child at Woman's 12, 1960. Shaw is onployed at the the setting of payments. Han staff and used fbr these pur­ 14-foot outboard motorboat to Welfare PlaiL Administrator poses only. Hospital. Philadelphia. May 21, Belfield Welding Company, Phila­ safety at one of toe municipal 1960. Green is also employed at delphia. piers in Biverton oWy after the raiaab^ and John Dwyer, Berger's father had reported to Alumacraft in Philadelphia. Nancy and John Estrada, $182.50 $167.95 for the birth of a child at the police that the boys had never Cooper Hospital, Philadelphia, for toe birth of a child at North­ June 7, 1060. Dwyer is employed reached their destination nor had they returned. Fearing something eastern Hospital^ Philadelphia, at the Air Master Corporation, had happened to toem enroute. the May 30, 1960. Estrada is employed Philadelphia. search ^gan. ALBANY—The New York State minimum wage law, pro­ Motor Harbor Police all along the .Delaware Rivm- area were viding for a minimum wage of at least $1 an hour for all aleirted. Patrols kept up their con­ employees in the state, with certain exceptions, goes into stant search for seven hours until effect October 1, 1060. The*" the unharmed youths reappeared This is one in a series of features which the SEAFARERS LOG will at the New Jersey pier, near where law, of course, will primarily accurate records, of tha wages paid to all employees, the hours wotked publish regarding members of to* SW^ffi^iated vntona working on their trip had originally started. aid non-union workers. by the employees covered by the Motor trouble had. eaused their The former minimum wage law hourly minimum wage rate, and maritime production and alHed fields. delay. setting 75 cents as a minimum is such other information as the In­ repealed. dustrial Commissioner deems ne­ Formerly, a state minimum wage cessary. SISTER CLAIRX F. WAUI is Bratoo' LUIS E. PAGAN Is applied only to industries covered omployed at the Display-Re Adver­ employed at Schaevits EnginewAll records must be made avail­ by a specific minimum wage order. tising F(»dwarding Company in ing. of Camden. New Jersey. A able to the commissioner upon re^ The 10 industries covered by the New York. Lids resident of Cam­ old law were: retail trade, restaur­ quest for Inspection. Employers den. Claire baa is manied and ant, 'hotel, building service, amuse­ must also make available any em­ been employed at has a daughter, ment and recreation, laundry, dry ployee or employees needed for in­ Schaevits since Janetta. The fam­ terview in connection with workAH union members dMNild cleaning, beauty service, confec­ wage practices, at tlfeir place of October. 1999. ily lives in Brook­ tionery, and counsellors in child­ reguloiiy attend the member­ and has been an lyn. Twenty-five employment. ren's camps. years of age. MAWD member ship meetmgs in iheir orao. Extends Coveraga since Decembor, Pagan has been These meetings'^ are devoied working at Dis­ 1959. Employed The new law extends minimum to discussions of matters Wtal to as a crimper and play Re AdverUswage protection to all employees the weHora and security oS in New York State with amended and Solderer, ing since April eveiy MAV^ member jond his exceptions. Now exempted from Claire was a typist and bookkeeper of this year and became an MAWD member in Jmm, 1980. DRcA For­ before }oming Scfaaeivtx Engineer­ (am%. the mandatory $l-aa-bour wage HEADQUARTERS warding has been under SlU com ing. The Camden firm haa been What's mon, these meetings and from any minimum wage order 875 Fourth Are., Brooklyn. N.T tract since August, 1959. under MAWD contract since April, provide every MAWD member are those in domestic service in the HYecinth 9-6609 1958. with die opp^unity to speak up home of the employer, farm labor, executives, administrators and pro­ * ft t The news on tois page deals BROTHER RAYMOND DACOS- and stale his yiewl about these fessionals, outside- salesmen, and Baltimore. . .1216 E. Baltimore St. with people working under the vital matters. EAstem 7-4909 taxicab drivers, clergymen. Gov­ SIU banner In shoreside estab- TA is employed by the Air Master Manufacturing Company of Phila­ Here is the schedule of the Houston ....4202 Canal St. ernment employees, workers in Ifshmenls engaged in maritime delphia, Pa. An next meetingst CApital 3-4080 non-profit institutions that are re­ prednetieB and elUed fields, assembler, Datodiuted among the iteme NEW YORK-Toesdoy, Au- ligious, charitable or educational, Miami 744 W. Flagler St. Costa haa been W 2k at 7 r.M., SIU HaM, students and apprentices. made are eordage, eanvas, FEanklin 7-3564 employed at Air Students, leai'ners, apprentices Mnavinr evidpnBent, diip's 075 Eoorlfi Ave., B'klyn. Mobile ..., .1 S. Lawrence St. Master since and handicapped workers employ­ gear and related tadmtrial HEmlocfc 2-1754 BALTIMORE-Friday. August July, 1955, and ed at profit-making firms are not pradaets. Beeanee there had has been an 5. at 8 P.M.. SIU Hall, New Orleana 523 Bienville St. exempted from the minimum wage •at heen any ocganfaaiiaa avaliMAWD member order. TUIane 8626 1216 E. Bahfmere St. ntany ef these hUe to toem. since March, The State of New York has also Nerfolk sreaiten were fenaeiiy witoeto 416 ^Uey St SUNBURY-Svndoy, August 1959. A resident made It clear in the new wage or­ . 1^ 7-1082 7, of 2 PM.J FriendsMp fire der that higher minimums may be of Philadefphia, came wider the- SIU banner. Company. established after the October 1 nifladelphia......837 Maxket St. PernlepnifiitB in tlu^ area will DaCosta lives there with bis wife MAiket 7-1835 and two daughters. The Air Mas­ PHUADEIPHIA - Tuesday. date, through an Industry-by-indushers ter Corporation has been under try wage board procedure. August f. at 7:30 P.M., SIU Saaturoe, PR......1313 Fernaadai an an ImpoctaW pwt af ths an MAWO contract ainca Febru­ Hail, 287 Market SL Under the provisions of the new Junoos Ave. marlNmC industry. ary. 1959. law. employers are ordered to keep •'r . + . r Phone 2^998 I 'MISSING' MEMBER OF MAWD, BUDDY TURN UP SAFELY $t-An-Hour Minimum Wage Law In NY Takes EHeet October I With SlU Industrial Workers These Are Your Union Meetings —^Attend Them! SIU Halls, Marine And Allied Field w r a * e s ji V r i' » « I » e s e*« 1 ir"! �•' WW Jal7 M, 18« SEAFARERS Life's Just Devine LOG 8.A.NT.4 YSHSTIA (SIsB! Shipplns). May SS—Chairman/ Idward C. Bur­ ton; Socrafary,- Ralph R. Maldenato. Delegate raporta everything running smoothly. No beefa. Sink In crew pantry haa been tnataUcd. New re­ pair liata to be made up. 3 1 CS NORFOLK (Citloa SorvlcaO Juno U—Ship'a dalegatO/ Tod Jonoa. Dele­ gate reports one man mlaaed ship in Baltimore. Hla book and papers will bd given to patrolman at payoff In Phllly, unless he meets the ship. His olothes are with the captain. * f ALCOA PBNNANT (Alcoa), Juno If—Chairman, Joff Oavis; Sacrotary, fat* TwMiit-SeTcf trip. Thhms runalcg ssssot^ except lor few houre diluted OT. Need elariilcation on port time in Galves­ ton. Four-slice Toastmastcr and one dozen ice cube trays ordered to be put aboard in New Orleans, not re­ ceived. Aluminum paint requested for boat deck. DrinUng water to be piped from foimtain to deck to de­ crease traffic in passageway. May 28—Chairman, J. Hacker; $eeretary, O. Bryan. Screens and water line being taken care of. No beefs reported. Draws to be given in American money day before arrival. June 17—Chairman, Monroe Oaddy; Secretary, J. Hacker. Everything run-, ning smoothly so far. No beefs. Please flush heads. Take cere of cots. Question about painting out overdue steward department decks and quarters. O. C. Ballsy, Jr. Delegate reports aU repairs taken care of with excep­ tion of a few minor ones which will be made this trip. Ladders for top­ side bunks have not been sent aboard OREMAR (Marvan), June IS—Chair­ as requested. This creates an unsafe man, E. McNab; Secretary, J. B. Rack. situation for men in top bunks. Letter Everything going along fine. No beefs requesting donations for American Merchant Marine Library Association' reported. One man missed ship. Crew requests that captain secure hospital read. M/S/C to hold one meeting slips. a trip because of the shortness of each voyage. M/3/C to get small ship's fund together. Discussion ' on r . ' t keeping ship's launi^ clean: also locked in port. I. DOROTHY (Bull), June 12—Chair­ man, William Aycock; Secretary, Al­ fred J. Severe. One man paid off by mutual consent in Rotterdam. Four men hospitalized in Belgium. Food has improved. Draws have been heavy in every port. Sixteen-month .old Devin* Trevisono gives astonished glance d» h'er 'proud father Dominic smiles down at her. H* sails in the steward department. Cos Victory Gets Suez ^Brush-OfP Seafarers on., the Coe Victory received quite a reception from Egyptian demonstrators while the vessel was transiting the Suez Canal, the ship's minutes noted. The Coe Victory (Victory Carri­ ers) came through the canal at the time that the SIU. was picketing the Egyptian -'flag Cleopatra in New York. The picketline was protest­ ing Egyptian blacklisting of some American-flag ships as well as mis­ treatment of SIU crews in Egyptian ports. "We were picketed with big signs which read: 'Arab workers stand together and can hit back violently.' "The pickets shook their fists and hissed and would not take or deliver mail to the ship," the re­ port added. "But we did not pay any attention to any of the capers and only laughed." SHIPBOARD SKETCHES by Ben Graham STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), May 30—Chairman, E. A. Anderson; Secre­ tary, R. L. O'Brien. Crew asked to turn in linen to steward. All minor beefs being taken care of by departmenr delegates; the rest to be given to patrolman at payoff. $4.65 in ship's fund. Check on washing ma­ chine for next trip. Sougee deck and steward department rooms before ship gets in. Try and give change or dollar to ship's fund. Some "B" cards ask to ride to their home ports where they got on, according to SIU shipping rules. IBERVILLE (Waterman), June 13— Chairman, J. Lewis; Secretary, H. Carmlchael. Ship's delegate reports things running smoothly. Most of repairs taken care of in Gulf—a few . more will be squared away on the coast. Captain requests that all radio and TV antennaes be made neat as possible, otherwise he will have them taken down. Suggestion made that all coffee cups be taken back to crew pantry. Discussion on 'donation to­ ward the purchasing of a new or used TV. ERNA ELIZABETH (Albatros), May 2S—Chairman, David Jones; Secretary, Al Isaac. Headquarters to clarify the 60 day rule for "B" and ,"C" cards. Ship Relegate and department dele­ gate to call headquarters from Port Arthur. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. SEATRAIN LOUISIAN.A (Scatrain Lines), June 34—Chairman, Sam Nu­ gent; Secretary, R. V. Gelling. No beefs reported. Mate informed the ship's delegate that the deck depart­ ment would start on the steward de­ partment foc'sles on the way south next trip. He also has instructed the bosun about moving the "coffee bar." Accepted. Pillows should be replaced immediately. Deck chairs should not be left out on deck after they have been used as they could blow over the side. . CAROLYN (Bull),. May 5—Chairman, Boyd H. Amberry; Secretary, Jose F. Santiago. Fans and ventilators In gal­ ley to be cleaned for sanitary rea­ sons. No beefs reported. MOUNT WHITNEY (Cargo A Tank- ship), May 22—Chairman, William Barth; Secretary, D. Julian. Copy of letter sent to Union about the death of Charles T. McAvoy. read to crew. Flowers were dropped over the side during a service off Capri, for Brother McAvoy. Captain spent $10 for crew toward flowers and con­ sidered it a donation to the ship's fund. Everything else going okay. Some di.sputed OT. Repair lists are turned in to ship's delegate. Safeiy meeting was held. JOHN C (Atlantic Carriers), May 3» —Chairman, E. B. Sanders; Secretary, V. L. Harding.' Reports repairs were nof-completed this past trip. Locks on doors, keys fur same, were not taken care of. Crew to repair whatever is possible during voyage. No parts were received for various r^airs. New washing machine received. Ail other repairs to be taken up at last meet­ ing bcfooe arrival in States. Enough repair lists to be made up for de­ partment . heads, delegates, boarding patrolmen, port captain and port engi­ neer. Ship's delegate to see captain about looks and keys for doors. Bolt locks to be put on passageway doors. Only door to be left open in port is one by gangway. Gangway watch to watch same and to keep unauthorized persons from coming inside amidship house. Discussion on the way Ar.-ib countries are treating American sea­ men. Caution is to be taken when going ashore. Heat to be turned off in foc'sle. Dump trash over the side and not on deck. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), June 19—Chairman, 'R. E. Gannon. Secretary, Harry Lowthar. Delegate reports one man paid off in Honolulu (medical). Some disputed OT. Wiper logged twice for failure to turn to. Have hospital cleaned, rooms sprayed and toilet fixed. IM: A.' ,f. , *Hey Buddyl Someone on the. first floor ":|5,:^rowers'fiere ^ j- ;' . said you give out if-' • - SAN MARINO (Peninsular Nav.l, May $—Chairman, Fred MInerth; Sec­ retary, George Bryan. Fairly good fc- . , / I i/f / W 1 ANGELINA (Bull), June 12—Chair­ man, —A—. Farrara; Secretary, H. R. Hutchlns. Beef regarding first assist­ ant engineer to be referred to patrol­ man. AU else okay. ALAMAR (Calmer), June IS—Chair­ man, Shortle Miller; Secretary, Elbert Hoggy. All'repairs have beeyi attend­ ed to except the ones that have to be done ashore. Few hours disputed OT. Department delegates elqpted to serve as safety committee. MV PETROCHEM (Valentine Chemi­ cal), May 19—Chairman, Floyd Pence; Secretary, S. Riviera. No beefs re­ ported. $11.80 in ship's fund. Motion to get a patrolman down to the ship next trip by sending a radiogram to Houston hall or -Philly. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), June 21—Chairman, Joseph L. Czech; Secretary, John W. Parker. Few beefs settled satisfactorily. Because of lay-up, steward would like every­ one to strip bunks and turn in all linen. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), June 19—Chairman, Paul Whitlow; Secretary, Everett Perry. Captain was unsuccessful in getting Pall Mall cigarettes. Milk in Okinawa must first have approval by the .American consul before it goes to ships, to be taken up with Union upon arrival. All repairs to be turned in to me -and disputed overtime after we leave the Islands for the States. Some disputed OT. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department. Motion to discon­ tinue issuance of travelers' checks in foreign ports and dollars only be Issued as we lost money on the ex­ change. M/S that all brothers come to messhall and pantry in proper dress.. "Proper" dress means pants and shirt, or shorts and tee shirt and at no time underwear or pajamas. Chief cook died at sea. Suggested that donations be made for flowers. STBSL AOVeSATS (itthmlsn). April 2$—Chairman, Jasper Andgp•ion; Secretary, Louis OuellnHs. Re- taken care of. Cabinet to ho gairs istalled in electrician's room. $19.09 In ship's fund. Beef on service In messroom. Table set up for watch only. Washing machine starting to go on the bum. Vote of thanks to ex ship's delegate Robert Flood. Rob­ ert Barrett elected new ship's dele­ gate. Chairman, Robert A. Barrett; Sec­ retary, Louis Guellnltz. Discussion re noise in passageway. Keep recreation room clean. Wa'shing machine should be kept cleaner. $19.05 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT. M/S to keep outsiders away from crews- quarters. AU hands to help gangway man. ROBERT FORT (Cities Service), Juno 24—Chairman, William Mitchell; Secretary, R. Bunce. Repair lists to be submitted to department delegates. No. 2 washing machine to be kept clean after use Galley messrooms, toilets and foc'sles need fumigation. Vote of thanks to Paul Gon.sorchik, Norfolk agent, for settling beefs with chief mate who has been hard-timing the deck department. NEVA WEST (Bloomfield), June 19 —Chairman, O. Oowd; Secretary, W. R. Gels. Captain unable to put out draw before arrival. Everything else OK. $28 in ship's fund. One man missed ship leaving New Orleans. M/S/C that man hours be set in port for deck and engine to work six hours per day so that men on day work having business to care for will have a few hours in the after­ noon to do so. Discussion to have screen doors placed on galley and me.sR halls and pantry. Vote of thanks to the steward department. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), June 24 —Chairman, Paul Morris; Secretary, Harold P. DuCloux. One man missed ship in Barcelona. Repair lists turned in. No beefs. Everything going along fine. $14.60 in ship's fund. M/S to look into conditions in Houston clinic. Suggestion that due to crowded con­ ditions on board C-1 ships, the com­ pany be contacted in regard to crew using passenger space. Also suggest­ ed that captain put out a price list slop chest stores; put aboard wider variety and better quality stores. HILTON (Bull), July 2—Chairman, John S. Holley; Secretary, Barney Kelly. Ship's delegate reports every­ thing in order. Beefs to be taken up with patrolman. Need clarification as to who is supposed to take care of the wrenches. ROBIN KIRK (Robin Line), June 24 —Chairman, Carl E. Harcrove; Secre­ tary, Louis E. Meyers. Ship's dele.cate saw captain about men lor.^ed. Cap­ tain said he would take it up with boarding patrolman. Steward dele­ gate reports beef on baker's work and filthiness to be reported to boarding patrolman. Reefer doors in messrooms in need of repair. Repair lists to be turned in. PORTMAR (Calmar), June 24—Chair­ man, Joe E, Thomas; Secretary, D. Catlin. Steward reported theft of cups and silverware at Baltimore, presumably by stevedores. "Up-grad­ ing" of beef on this ship is non­ existent; still shoe leather and rubber overshoes. Three departments to al­ ternate care of recreation room and latindry room. COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Transpor), June S—Chairman, A. Hannas; Secretary, S. Holden. M/S not to ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), June 24— Chairman, Juan S. Rueda; Secretary, M. J. Morris. Repair list to be turned in to patrolman. $16.69 in ship's fund. No- beefs reported. M S fo have ship fumigated to get rid of roaches. YAKA (Waterman), April 23—Chair­ man, E. Conrad; Secretary', H. Menz. ERNA ELIZABETH (Albatross), Juno 30—Chairman. W. C. Snell; Secretary, Al Isaac. John Garher elected new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks for job well done to outgoing delegate D. L. Jones. Stewaard department commended for good food and service. pay off or sign on until repairs are taken 'care of. No locks for 'doors. Stack to be made higher sn soot and gas fumes do not come into the living quarters. $14.25 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT. Ship's delegate reports repairs com­ pleted: slop chest okay. Messman rooms to be painted out this voyage. All disputed OT turned in. Crew asked to keep shoes off messroom chairs and to keep .pantry clean after meal time; also not to put glasses in sink with cups. Crew wishes to thank Capt. E. Patronas; Chief Mate W. Epperly; Chief Engineer J. Bryant; 1st Asst. E. Hansen for cooperation given to crew on repairs. CHILORE (Ore), Junt 27—Chairman. Pierce; Secretary, K. Turner. Discussion re money draws. Wa.shing machine needs repairing. Water rusty. Don't dump paint cans down garbage chute. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land Service), June 2<—Chairman, Manuel Graza; Secretary,. Joseph Cayou. Ship's dele­ gate reports everything running smoothi.v. $33.50 in ship's fund. M. S that -patrolman see company about awnin.g for the after deck. M/S to get some chairs for recreation room. Ship's delegate to see patrolman about clothes dryer for crew's laundry. Officers have had one for a month. DE SOTO (Waterman), May 1 — Chairman, Tom Morlarify; Secretary, Red Barone. No beefs reported. Gen­ eral discussion to move deck engineer midships and mt fireman and oiler on same watch in one room. See captain about place for crew to hang clothes. June 2F—Chairman, C. Garner; Sec­ retary, J. B. While. Ship's delegate reports two men off sick. (Hiief engi­ neer refuses to allow crew to dry clothes on the engine room rails, so our recreation space Is cluttered up with two clothes lines through its middle. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea - Land), July 4—Chairman, B. Varn, Jr.; Sec­ retary, W. Blakeslee. Charlie Henning elected new ship's delegate. Dis­ cussion on getting clothes dryer for crew. Not enough pressure on heads aft. Vote of thanks to steward for handling ships fund, etc. Rusty water in galley fresh water lines. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), June 28—Chairman, T. Keyser; Secre­ tary, D. Cann. One man missed ship in Savannah. $5.60 in ship's fund to be used for purchase of magazines. Crew asks for adequate linen and soap. Keep cigarette butts in cans instead of on decks. PETROCHEM (Valentine Chemical Carriers), July 4—Chairman, Donald Peterson; Secretary, S. Rivera. Beefs to he taken un with patrolman in Philadelphia. Wind chutes to be or­ dered next trip. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Over­ seas), July 3—Chairman, H. M. Thom­ as; Secretary, E. Pappas. Ship's -dele­ gate reports captain uncooperative. Curacao—no fresh milk and vege­ tables; Rotterdam—no fresh vege­ tables; Sofi and Leghorn—no Ameri­ can money and no attempt to get any. Some disputed overtime. M/S/C everyone to pay two marks to ship's treasurer. Need new refrigerator. New wind chutes don't fit portholes. Melons wanted for the next port. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. BEAUREGARD (Saa-Land), No data —Chairman and Secretary, B. Brown. Discussion on getting air blowers turned on. Need repairs on messhall deck. No hot water. Food OK. �Mir 99. tm LOC R«d's Prld« and Joy LOO.A.RHYTHU: Dickie .Margaret Kelirwieder. I know what the "grand" In Grandmother meant Sparkling blue eyes. Faded blue jeans. A scamp full of mischief Wily and tricky That hoy who's my life My own grandson Dickie. Many miles separate us I'm as lonely as can be 1 think of the fun we had What he'd say to me. His favorite expression As my hand he would touch— Oh Nanny, Oh Nanny, I love you too much. Charles "Red" Slater s!fs on the steps of his house with his doughteTi Charlene, five-years-old. SS Titan Seafarers A Big Hit In Poland; Brought Grain Cargo (The following article teas submitted to the LOG by Seafarer J. E. McKreth.) On the first voyage of the SS Titan we went to Gdjmia, Poland, with a large cargo of grain. We received a very warm welcome at Gdynia upon our arrival, and movies were made on the ship and by air, and later the pictures were oh the front pages of the news­ papers all over the city* This was the largest ship to tality of everyone was Just wonder­ over meet there and enjoy the fine go into Gdynia and it carried ful. The club te clean and in mid- hospitality of these wonderful peo­ a record cargo. (Ed. Note: The Titan is a 47,500ton supertanker. Consequently it can haul a prodigious quantity of gram.) While there ID the port we spent much of our time in the Maritime Seaman's Club where tha hospi­ city—convenient for everything. They have papers and magazines in many language there, but not too many in English, so I suggest we send some copies of the LOG to the Polish maritime club. . They would certaiihy be wel­ come there, for seamen the world ple.. . . I know that everyone on the Titan certainly enjoyed them­ selves on our many visits to this fine club. On the Lucile Helps Two Lost Boats Big Family Man Things haye been happening to the Lucile Bloomfield. The ves­ sel recently won a 100 percent rating in the USPHS sanitary rating, and that's something pret­ ty special in Its own right. But then, other things have been going on, too. On the 2nd of July while the Lucile was a day east of the Bahamas It ren­ dered a bit of aid to a yaeht, the "Calypso," which needed some navigational assistance. Then, the following evening, while ofF Bimini, a power boat from Ft. LauteMale' inercepted the Lucile, flashing its lights on and off, Indicating distress. The Lucile gave it some, gasoline and, oil and set it off for the nearest port, then proceeded on its way. Which only goes to prove that sometime "lightening-" does strike twice, and when you least expect it. Otherwise, tha voyage is going pretty well, reports Lee De Parlier, meeting secretary aboard the ship. r-:. J'. List Details In Cables To Union I. I. e > j' Robert Leavy, OS, poses wirii fitree of his five children in the SlU headquarters haU, With him are: p. To r.) Charlene, 7; Bob Jr., 3, and Laura Jeqn, 6. ' » 4 i J # d * i. t • A .* • e * 4 < '.-d-d d a J i . . When noti^dng headquarters by cable or wireless that a Sea­ farer has paid off in a foreign port because of injury or illness, ships' delegates should include the following information: The man's full name, his SlU hook number, name of the ship, the port of payoff and the hos­ pital where he is being treated. The response of ships' crews to the Union's request for these notifications has been very good. Sometimes though, cot all of the above information has been included. Be sure to list all of this data so that the SIU can. act as promptly as possible. of the Gulf is Porthole Griaxard, one of our brothers whs is equsUy at east with a chip­ ping hammer or telling a good To the Editor: The Colonel John Turner atory. Porthole is best remsmFoundation will provide for any bered from his South Atlsntia ship's library free upon request days. Cool Breeze Bob Reynolds, by te^book, dictionary and read­ ing material In the interna­ way of our 50th Btate, is slways tional auxiliary language, Es­ alert and on the job. But ho peranto. Sailora of all people has a beef about not being able in the world meet the people to sleep 24 hours a day. Littlewho are kept apart by the bar­ man Anderson, the West coast riers of lingual diversity. The "Flash," became a member of curse of Babel inde^ growa the International act on our worsa ai tha nationa multiply. stay in Greece. Andy was viewed with some of the hewer ruins of Athens. Gentleman Paul Morris, the diplcmat G£ our crew, was best remembered for his attempt to crew-up the model of Colum­ bus' ship in Barcelona, along with Chuck Lindbaugh, who All letters to the editor for was trying to find a sailmaker publication ki the SEAFARERS with palm who would travel. LOG must be signed by the Chuck, who is our serang, is writer. Names will pe withheld our retired veteraq, and can upon request. tell many a hair-raising tale about life in Germany. Sailor Wentworth is second Sailors above all people could best make uia of the list , of in command and no sturdier delegates of the Universale hand at the helm can, be asked Esperanto Asoclo in all the im­ for. He has also called for a portant ports of the world. And sober payoff and we all back the' language Is at least 100 him. West Coast Charlie Johnson times easier than any of the hundreds of national tongues. was always ready with a strong From personal experience in hand and a good word to help Europe and Asia 1 know that it his fallen brothers get back on the path of good living. He has works! If you would like to accept started a mission for fallen this offer, write at once to Glenn women in Spain, and he would Turner, Middleton, Wisconsin appreciate any cohtrlbutions. Tex McCorvey, from FloridaT saying that you read about it was caught trying to trade in the SEAFABERS LOG. choice underwater lots In Mark Starr Swampland, Florida, for those old .ruins outside of Athens. We Brother Thanks have a top SIU crew who work hard and play fast. Chiiore Crew ' A couple of fellows wanted To the Editor: support in estabfishing a haU I am a crewman on the SS In Barcelona . . . someone thep Chiiore and would like to place said why not Yokohama. One these few words in the SEA­ brother came' up with a bit FARERS LOG: Mr. James Rob­ about being an American oU inson thanks all crewmen on kiug . . . Another friend want­ the SS Chiiore for their dona­ ed to set up a ginmill in one tion andfiowers sent to Charles­ of the old Greek temples. ton, SC on the death of his mate made the mistake sister. Ydur generosity was of The walking o;it on deck during greatly appreciated. a securing, and someone yelled James Robinson "It you want to play AB. ship $ S* out of the hall." All in all we have a top Mate (Speedy Gon­ Welfare Check zales) and one heck of a skip­ Is Appreciated ' per on the SS Alcoa Planter. To the Editor: The second mate, Bobby Park­ We, the family of Joseph B. er, also SIU, Is the photogra­ Murphy, (died March, 1960) pher and will snap anything or wish to express our thanks and anyone that crosses his lens. appreciation for the check sent Zee Young Ching by the Welfare Plan. iSliip's reporter Thanks also to Mr. Patterson & ^ (NY office) with wdiom we cor­ responded and Mr . Dakin Sees US Begglns (Boston offioe) for calling up. For Needed Ships Mm. J. B. Murphy To the Editor: and daughter Anybody who has been listen­ ing to the radio, or reading the newspapers and magazines these Alcea Planter days can see that Uie world is in Crew Reports pretty rough shape, and before To the EdttoR long there might be a few of To start off with, we have those International "police ac­ Lucky Yates, a newcomer to tions" going. our ranks, who has proven to Along with that we can ex­ he a worthy addition, and has pect to, find the orators telling contributed many a story about' us how vital the merchant ma­ fair play by Lady Justice in rine is and how much it's need­ Jacksonville. ed to help preserve peace in the Djtncing Joe Gross, a student world. The only trouble is of Arthur Murray, captivated there Isn't much merchant ma­ many a crowd in the fleshpots rine left to do/the job. of Spain and Greece with his With all that's going on now, toe stomping. you would think that the Gov­ Our $kipper. Captain Letcher ernment wouM own up that it Bailey, one of the finest, was made a sad mistake In permit­ surprised to find a fellow ting so many of our ships to go striker of '34 in the deck de­ Under the phony maritime flags. partment, and many a bloody When we need them we will yarn was spun. probably have to get down on Big Red Dailey, as they hand and knee and beg them called Mai around the Embar- to take Uncle Sam's dollarr— cadero, Is a number one ehip< if the Russians don't get them mate on anybody's list.' An­ first' . other well known old-timer mit AI Carter Esp«rantn Offer To Seamen i-' * - , s 'i ...i r I �Jidr M, MM Par* Pwcirtj-NiM BKAFARERS LO0 Paradise tosf—Pof/ucfc With Potlicker A Tall Tale Spun By An^Anonymous Seafarer (Tht following artlcl* IMU aubmltted by a Seafarer who reguested that his name not be attached because of his natural modesty, and his fervent imagi­ nation). • ' Recently a group of members were lamenting the fact that many good "unbelievable" sea stories are not published, merely because no one goes to the trouble to write them down, Burlington has its "liars club" and while I am sure no one would question the veracity of a fellow member of the SIU, some of their stories require unbounded faith to swallow. In order to supply a' vein of levity in an otherwise serious publication, why not run a con­ test in the LOG called the "Un- Iwlievabl* Sea Stories" tontest? Perhaps prizes like a gold plated marlinspike or i year's supply of salt-water soap would urge such people as Red Camp­ bell or Percy Boyer to put on paper, some of the preposterous (though true) events that surely must have occured in their color­ ful careers. If this idea is acceptable, please do not mention my name in con­ nection therewith. In the first place, I do not like to see my name in print and secondly I might possibly be a contestant. In fact you will Rnd enclosed "Paradise Lost" written on the backs of QT sheets, the only paper available at the moment. • "During the Administration, of the late Huey Long, a movement was started in Louisiana to na­ tionalize the charming bayou custom of dunking corn bread in tiumip green potlicker. "A committee was formed, funds were appropriated and a brand new T-2 tanker was char­ tered. Local boys filled the crew list, and being a world famous navigat<H' and a southern gentle­ man of distinction, as well as having a keen appreciation of fine foods including potlicker, I was selected from thousands of applicants to serve as master of the vessel on its maiden voyage to Boston. "The tanks of the vessel, the SS Gastric Climax were filled with potlicker and an 18-foot deckload of com bread was se­ curely chained to the decks. "Things went along swimming- ly until w* picked up the bar pilot' to enter Boston harbor. Upon boarding the ship, he re­ marked that it was unusual for an empty oil tanker to come into Boston from oil-rich Louisiana. "Looking around I agreed. We did seem a bit high in the water, and Investigation revealed that we were empty. It seems that during the long night watches the bugalee crew had absentmindediy broken off bits of the deckload and dunked it into the cargo hold, consuming it all. "This was not to be overlooked as a boyish prank, as the ship's manifest called for 125,000 bar­ rels of high octane potlicker and 2,750,000 board feet of corn bread. "Upon docking, I was sum­ moned before the Coast Guard and the US steamboat inspectors. A kangaroo court, composedmostiy of carpet-baggers and Republicans treated me as mildly as circumstances seemed to warrant. "After a lengthy trial, they tore up my master's license and suspended my seaman's papers for 99 years. In addition they cancelled my birth certificats and had my parent's marriage revoked retroactively for 75 years. "While I appreciated their consideration, you may readily imagine what this made me feel like. "P.S. Ever since then, ship­ ments of corn bread from Loui­ siana have been banned in Boston." Building Model Ships Is Seafarer's Hobby No Breeze From Fans In Storage Make Delicious Menu Materialize Seafaters on the Orion Star are asked to subdue themselves be­ cause the racket has been waking up the watch. Also, the fans aboard are no good—always breaking down. The ship re­ ceived 11 new 18-lnch fans but the chief engineer stowed them away and has refused to put them out. On the Del Norte the men have suggested that pickles, fresh on­ ions, radishes and other vege­ tables appear on the tables as well as on the menus. It always looks great to see a menu crammed with good things to eat, but its even better when the things on the menu materialize on table. i t J- Bombay Stopover i Strikes by longshoremen aren't limited to the USA, Seafarers on the Eiemir (Marine Carriers) discovered recently. When the vessel arrived in Bombay, the men discovered that the port had been tied up in a longshoreman's strike, which had just been. settled, and they had to hang out the hook while some 22 ships ahead of them were unloaded. This gave the men ten days or so to "do the town" and get their landlegs back in the mysterious land of India. 4" 4" i" Corsair Food's Not For Him? hp M. Phelps, meeting clerk on the , Alcoa Corsair, has a note in the latest ship's minutes about a stow­ away found aboard the ship one day out of Trinidad. . As he so tersely put it: "Polish stowaway found one day out of Trinidad. Complained that the food wasn't too hot. (Gained teif pounds before arrival in Mo­ bile)." Which makes us wonder—was this fellow a glutton for punish­ ment? Or was he just a glutton? t 4. 4^ More Texmar Tail Tales Litri* Charles Fox, 17 months eW, son of Seafarer Charles H. Fox, takes a drinic of water. From the Tesmar comn more reports about previously noted LOG-A-RHYTHM: tall tales concerning the fishy prodigies of three anglers aboard. At last count Gene, Dutch and Stone, the three fanatical fisher­ .IHUBSTON LEWIS. men, have caught more than a hundred fish during the trip. Supple as a sapling, the clean­ limbed youth. Hands in pockets, enjoying May, Does not tax his rtdnd vnth morals or truth Under the Union constitution Though he will consider them an­ other day. every member attending a Un­ him whistle and sing and laugh ion meeting Is entitled to Let and shout nominate himself for the elected And soar through space while his posts to be filled at the meeting heart is free. —chairman, reading clerk and Too soon must he ponder tohat life recording secretary. Your Un­ is about ion urges you to take an active And feel bound to solve its mys­ part in meetings by taking these tery. posts of service. Now be decorates earth with an And, of course, all members innocent face ... have the right to take the floor Prime production of the human and express their opinions on race. any officer's report or issue un­ Too soon will our systems stifle der discussion. Seafarers are and bind him urged to hit the deck at these And hard-wrought decisions furrow meetings and let their ship­ his brow. mates know what's on their Tomorrow we'll not find him minds. As cheerful as he is now! One of the favorite hobbies of seamen is making models of ships, and one of the best model-mak­ ing Seafarers shipping nowadays is Jacinto G. Guilles, who sails as a wiper. Shown below is a photo of Guilles with a model of a C-3 type vessel, the first cargo-pas­ senger ship he sailed upon, back in 1954, the Steel Maker. He started the model on Sept. 13, 1958, and built it all by hand. Guilles worked without a plan of any kind, relying solely upon his memory. There are 1,800 pins in the C-3 model, which gives an indication of the amount of detailed work and painstaking effort involved in building good model ships. The background for the model, a view of Manila harbor, wa» also made by Guilles, demonstrat­ ing his versatility. "Making models is a good hob­ by," says Guilles, "It keeps you busy on the long trips, so that you're not troubled by too much time on your hands," Guilles didn't say what ship h* plans to make for his next project but rumor has it that he's been eyeing the Transeastern. If he takes it on, it will be * lot of work since the Transeastem's about five times as big a* a C-3. Model Seafarer Cheerful Neighbor Speak Out At SIU Meetings Jacinto G. Guilles, wiper, exhibits a model of a C-3 cargo ship h* built. i.4 �rac« Thirtr SEAFARERS SEAFARERS IN DRYDOC SIU Welfare Plan Thanks Welfare For Bond, Ald^ 'Best Of All' Among the Seafarers currently In the USPHS hospital in Staten Island are N. N. Bathia, James Eichenberg, G. W. Faircloth, M. Y. Hamboussy and H. V. Morris. Bathia, who sailed last on the Steel Chemist as an electrician, was laid up with a broken left foot when some steel fell on him. He is making good progress. Eichenberg, last on the Massmar, underwent a chest operation which used four pints of blood received from the SIU Blood Bank. He sails in the steward department. Morris Eichenberg Faircloth Bothia Faircloth was in for treatment of a hernia condition and is making rapid progress. He should be released shortly. His last vessel was the Stbel Seafarer. Hambousy, last on the Steel Age, was hospitalized with a stomach ailment but is coming along well now. Morris was laid up with a bronchial condition and stomach trouble, and is progressing rapidly. His last ship was the Steel Flyer. Seafarers on the beach are urged to visit or write their buddies in the hospital. A visit or a letter from a friend comes in handy to those cooped up in the hospital. USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Mack J. Acosta D. B. Patterson Seabastian C. FotI Adam £. Slowick Lars Johansen Edwin Whitehead William J. Jones USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA Belisarlo Alonso Ernest H. Webb Austin Kltchings John W. Whit* Jewel R. Rolins USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Oscar J. Adams Paul Kronbergs A.. A. Arancibia Thomas Lauer Otho Babb Andrew Lewis Henning Bjork Marcos E. Medina Alexander Cherney James Mitchell Victor B. Cooper Joseph Smith Grady Faircloth Lawrence Smith George Fiance Roy C. Stem Michael J. Gaudio Richard L. Welch Michael Hamboussy Arthur A. WUlert Rolf Karlsen USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VIRGINIA G. J. Balaskos Lewis Harrison Dennis Cahoon Henri J. Robin Jr. James M. Davis Walter M. Sikorskl WilUam C. Dowdy USPllS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Matthew Bruno Henry Osterwald E. W. Huertas Edw. L. Pritchard Edw. H. Huhienga Leo Rondario John F. Malyszko R. W. WUUams Waldo M. Oliver VA HOSPITAL FORT MILEY, CALIF. Howard J. Watts USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Richard C. Green Raymond Ruppert George B. Little S. T. Zetterman USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Frank E. Anderson Max Olson George Doherty Peter W. Sotir* B. F. Dciblcr Joseph P. Wise Woodrow Meyers Bozo G. Zelencld VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN. CONN. John J. DriscoU Henry E. Smith SAILOR SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL STATEN 1SL.AND, NEW YORK Bart E. Guranick Thomas, Isaksen A. B. Gutierrez ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL • PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kosta Halgimisios US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. Wm. H. Thomson • USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND AUen Cooper Manuel Lourido Wm. Crawford Michal Michallk Sidney C. Day R. E. Morrison Gorman T. Glaz* Emile J. Olive Loyd J. Griffis Chrisbol Palmer Mr f. IMt LOG John Schoch Frank W. Taylor Gerald F. Shaffer Edw. U>. Trainer Charles Shaw Norman Wallen Eugene E. Stewart MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAL MT. WILSON, MARYLAND George Davis John Joseph Hazel VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS WUlard T. CahiU VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS R. J. Arsenault Edward Talbot STOCKTON STATE HOSPITAL STOCKTON, CALIF. D. M. Christolos TRIBORO HOSPITAL JAMAICA, LONG ISLAND James RusseU VA HOSPITAL OTEEN, NORTH CAROLINA Joseph H. Bass VA HOSPITAL NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK Chgs. O. Bergagna USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. R. M. Davis John T. Keegan Glenn R. Ellis Joss E. Leston Leonard C. Ells Peter A. Marozag Armas E. Janssen VA HOSPITAL FORT HOWARD, MARYLAND R. E. Dabney VA HOSPITAL PERY POINT, MARYLAND Daniel R. Seabolt VICTOR CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL CULLEN, MARYLAND Alvino Terrazas VA HOSPITAL CENTER HOT SPRINGS SOUTH DAKOTA CUfford C. Womack PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, PA. R. H. Klrkwood USPHS HOSPITAL 1 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Joseph Basch Clyde R. Leggett WiUard Blumen Earl Middleton Accurso Bonti Cleon Mixon George Mi Chong James T. Moqre Virgil L. Coash Ernest Mosley John C. Munden Roberto DeFranza Bertram Eckert Kenyon F. Parka James Fail Frank S, Paylor Dawson Perry Edw. Fairfield Philip H. Prescott James Glisson Hubert Goley Andrew C. Reed Leo C. Hannon Chas. R. Robinson Wade B. HarreU Calvin A. Rome Gustave Hayzan Bobby M. Slade Herman J. Holmef Herman L. Smith B. R. Huggins Murray W. Sinith Hans Spiegel Edw. O. Johnson Eaden E. King Maximo Tangalin John Tromkino Norman W. Kirk Edward Knapp John A. Williama Luther E. Wing Leo H. Lang Rene A. LeBlana SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner ^VICB PRESIDENTS Claude Simmons Lindsey WiUiams Earl Sheppard A1 Tanner HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BiU llaU Eli Muouey HEADQUARTERS....67S 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON .•.. .276 State St John Arabascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St R. Matthews, Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-408C MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklm 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St Buck Stephens, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn \ HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 416 CoUey Ave Paul Gonsorchik, Agent MAdison 7-1033 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St S. 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Phone 2-5996 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St., Room 200 WllUam Morris, Agent ELgln 3-0987 SEATTLE... 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski, Agent Main 3-4334 WILMINGTON, CaUf 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2528 SUP HONOLULU... .51 South Nimttz Highway PHone 502-777 523 BienvUle St. Jackson 5-7428 NEW YORK 875 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6605 PORTLAND 811 SW Clay St. CApitol 3-4336 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8383 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 2-0290 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 5-6617 NEW ORLEANS MC&S HONOLULU....51 South .Nimitz Highway PHone 5-1714 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. RAmond 7-428 NEW YORK..„..675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYaclnth*9-6600 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApitol 7-3222 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-5600 SEATTLE 2505 — 1st Ave. MAin 3-0088 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. TErminal 48538 Great Lakes District ALPENA 127 River St. ELmwood 43616 890 Main St. GRant 2728 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25 St. MAin 1-0147 DULUTH..., 621 W. Superior St. Phone: Randolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. lUch PO Box 287 ELgln 7-2441 RIVER ROUGE.. 10225 W. Jefferson, Ave. Mich. Vinewood 3-4741 SOUTH CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. SAginaw 1-0733 TOLEDO 120 Summit St. CHerry 8-2431 BUFFALO. NY Canadian District FORT WILLIAM * HALIFAX N.S 408 Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 128"/4 Hollls St. MONTREAL 634 St. James°"st. ^West Victor 2-8161 44 Sault-au-Matelot -, LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. David St. CAnal 7-5212 TORONTO, Ontario..,...272 King St. E. EMplre 4-5719 ST. JOHN, NB ....177 Prince William St. OX 2'54'ii VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. QUEBEC MFOW BALTIMORE 1216 East Baltimore St. HONOLULU... .56 North Nimitz Highway NEW ORLEANS NEW YORK 523 ^envilfe^St! 130 "reenwfch" COrtlaud 7-7094 PORTLAND 522 NW Everett St. CApitol 3-7297-8 SAN FRANCISCO.,,.,...240 Second St. DOufflas 2-4592' SAN PEDRO 298 West 7th Sti TErminal 3-4485 SEATTLE 2333 Western Ave. MAin 2-6326 To the Editor: I want to thank the SIU Wel­ fare Plan for Its prq^pt pa/ment of my hospital claim. I received the check qiuckly and was advised that my doctor re­ ceived his payment for services also. Last night at my Sunday School Class Meeting the talk got around to the different hospltaliration plans and I was very proud to say that my husband's To the Editor: My husband Joins me la thanking you and the SIU for the bond sent to our son John, and the lovely letter. The bond will be used towards his col­ lege education. > I would also like to express my thanks for the aid the Union gave towards our child's ex­ penses during his 30-day in the hospital. Words can never express our thanks for such a great kind­ ness. ' Mrs, Alice Coher 4" 4" 4' Thankful For Union Aid To the Editor: Although 1 have only been with the SIU a short time, I have much to be thankful for; especially the welfare help which was offered to me while in the hospital and now whilo Seafarers Welfare Plan was tho I'm taking outpatient treatment. My hope is to continue to sail very best of any that were dis­ cussed, and also the promptest and to make a good Union brother always. In payment. Edward Poiakoff MI*. John W. Parker All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOO must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. 41 t 4^ t Kiel's The Place To Get Sick To the Editor: I am in the hospital in Kiel, West Germany, and am being treated the best I've ever been . . . and I've sure been in hos­ pitals the last three years. I am a bed patient here and will bo for at least six weeks and then I'll have to.spend an­ other month convalescing. If any brother feels any doubt about treatment here (if he has to get off a ship,) forget It. My ship, the Galloway, is in Stetten, Poland, now, discharg­ ing grain. She will go to Bel­ gium and Holland then to Korea, for a good long trip. By the way, if any brother ever stops In Tampa, Fla., try to make the "Flaming Buddha." It is a swell joint and different —no drinks but the suki yaki is tops. Also, for a nice quiet drink and to meet a swell brother, drop into the "This is It" Lounge thete.'Bi'bther Ed Rushton Is the owner. Its located at 313 Tampa St. Good sailing to all. . . Robert "Curly" Nielsen 4) 4* 4> Morning Light Crew Praised To the Editor: Our sincere thanks and best wishes to the entire crew of the SS Morning Light for their kind expression of sympathy shown after the passing away of our sister. It was deeply appreciated and Is acknowledged by our family. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Hunter $1 4i> 4« ' Welfare Help Aids Family To the Editor: I wish to* thank you, as well as tho members of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan for their continued support, extended to my growing family. My husband was out of Job when my son was born and had it not been for the Welfare Plan it would he very hard for us. Thanks again, and I hope someday my son will be of serv­ ice to the SIU. Mn. F. I. Ayson 4< 4^ Welfare Aid Appreciated To the Editor: My family and 1 gratefully appreciate the kindness you and your Welfare man Mr. Gilletto extended to us. The money sure has taken • burden off my shoulders. My late husband was so proud to belong to such a good Union. Many thanks again. Catherine Stevens 4» t - 4« Operation Came Just In Time To the Editor: * I wish to thank the SIU for their wonderful Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan. 1 had to have « sudden operation eight weeks . ago and they took care of mo wonderfully. They also have an outstand­ ing doctor and surgeon (Dr. Oscar B. Camp) here in Balti­ more. Because of him I am home and well, doing fine. My husband and I both wish to thank you again. Daniel and Isabella Moyland 4< 4" 4- Seafarer's Wife Likes LOG To the Editor: Enclosed is our new home ad­ dress. I have sure missed read­ ing, the LOG since moving here in November of last year, and would appreciate getting it once more as 1 look forward to. reading it while my husband is away at sea, which is most of the time. Again I wish to thank you all for such a nice little paper. Frances Ranev i 4> 4i Thanks Crew ForWreath To the Editor: I should like to acknowledge through this medium my sin­ cere appreciation to the crewmembers of the Alcoa Planter for the beautiful floral wreath and most comforting words of sympathy received during our bereavement in the passing of our mother (Mrs. Irene Pembrick). In behalf of my husband, my family and myself, let m9 say we are deeply grateful and may God bless you abundantly. Mrs. Thelma P. Talliver �asoto Jidjr M, 186« SIU BABY ARBIVALS All of the following SW families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: 1^'M ' LOG Tv mr^-OM Put Postal Zone On LOG Address 'Featherbed^ Saves Train After Engineer Is Stricken SEAFARERS Constance Rooita Cameron, l)orn 21, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. April 17, 1960, to Seafarer and Wilmer G. Black, Dallas, Tex. Mrs. William R. Cameron, Mobile, 4; 4 ^ , Ala. Perry Michael Bosh, born June 21, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jon Ira Crabtrec, bom June 25, James P. Bush, Hialeah, Fla. 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Calvin A. Crabtree, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 SuBan Ann Gnflfano, born June ^ ^ Scott Brian Evans, bom May 26, 21, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Zollle Anthony GuOiano, Elizabeth, NJ. Evans, Jr., Lebanon, Pa. 4 4 4 ^ Elizabeth Marie Maillho, bom Paul Shawn Loffler, born April Jnne 22, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. 23, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Milton P. Maillho, New Orieans, La. C. Loffler, Grafton, W. Va. 4 h'> Hariel Ortiz, born June 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francisco Ortiz, Bronx, N. Y. if i" it Jane M. Treltler, born May 22, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carl T. Treitler, Arabi, La. i ^ Ralph Tracy Wright, born June 15, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Nor­ man R. Wright, Houston, Tex. — ^ Lorraine Mary Bertolino, bom June 16, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph Bertolino, Galveston, Tex. 4i J* $• Thelma Jean Black, born June 4 4 Erico Baailito Mennr, bom June 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Victor A. Menor, Brooklyn, NY. '4 4 4 Bettina Loniae Meaaaaa, bom May to Seafarer and Mrs. Andrew Messana, Framingham, Mass. 4 4 4 Joseph MosakowsM, bom June 22, 1960. to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph Mosakowski. Philadelphia, Pa. 4 4 4 John Joseph Mncia, bora June 4, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph R. Mucia, Brooklyn, NY. EVERY I SUNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST Atomit Ship Gets Checks OnRadiation Chewmembers of the SS Savan­ nah, the nation's first nuclear merchant ship, will be the most thoroughly examined seamen in America under the terms of an elaborate shipboard program, to maintain a careful check on radia­ tion. The vessel will be operated 1^ States Marine Lines. A staff of technicians, (^lerating under the joint supervision of the Atomic Energy Commission and the Public Health Service, wiU check out the crew exhausjjvely to determine how much radiation they might be abs(vbing as well as their general physical reaction to working on a nuclear-poweied ship. The technicians will have at their disposal a variety of radiation -detectors, monitoring Instruments and other devices. Where ship's personnel may have to service the container in which the reactor is installed, they wiR be equipped with protective clothing, respira­ tory equipment to breath only filtered air and other safeguards. Personals And Notices I I TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS "THE VOICE OF THE The Post Office Department has requested that Seafarers and their families include postal zone numbers in sending changes of address into the LOG. The use of the zone num­ ber will greatly speed the flow of the mail and will facilitate delivery. Failure to include the zone number can hold up delivery of the paper. The LOG is now in the process of zoning its entire mailing list. James G. Kellog, Sr. Contact your wife, Gabrielle Kel­ log, at 75 Ranney Street. Spring­ field, Mass. MTD" 4 IVERY SUNDAY, 1620 GMT (11:20 EST Sunday) WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United States. WFL-65. 15850 KCs Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Carib­ bean, West Coast of South America, West Coast of Mexico , and US East Coast. 4 4 Meanwhile, MID 'Round-The-Worid Wireless Broadcasts Continue . . . 4 WCO-16908.8 KCs East Coast South America 4 Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday} MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT 4 4 4 4 4 Nick Tator Get in touch with Joseph Malazinsky, Millburn, NJ, DR 6-7635. WCO-22407 KCs West Coast South America WMrd 81-11037.5 Northwest Pacific 4 Audley FoBter Please get in touch with your wife, care of R. Toomey, 2701 Hud­ son Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ. Anybody knowing where Brother Foster is, is asked to transmit this message. Every Simday, 1915 GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCs Europe and North America WMM 25-15607 KCs Australia 4 Moustafa Fadl (or Fade!) Ck>ntact George J. Tomeb, consul general. United Arab Republic, 902 Park Avenue, New York 21, NY. Anybody knowing of the where­ abouts of the above seaman, should contact the consulate. WFR-85, 15306 KCk Ships in Mediterranean area. No^ Atlantic, European and US East Coast. J 4 Rudolph Cefarattf Contact your mother at 51 Clin­ ton Street, New Britain, Conn. Urgent. Also get in touch with attorney Lawrence Drasin, at 233 Broadway, New York 7, NY, as soon as possible. • 4 4 John Moiray Important you contact your son, c/o Gerner, same address as be­ fore. 4 4 4 Seafarers who knew the late King Elliott are asked to write Mrs. King Elliott at 813-41 Street, East Birmingham 4, Alabama. A di^l loc(»notive flreman—whose job would be aboli^ed as "featherbedding" by the railroads—saved a speeding train from going oflf the tracks when the engineer suffered a fatal heart attack, the "AFL-CIO-* News" reported. Fireman R. M. Berland took over the controls of the train, en route to Portland, Ore., and brought It to a stop after the en­ gineer had slumped over in his seat and did not respond to his name. The engineer's foot was resting on a device called the "dead man's pedal" which is supposed to bring the train to a stop In the event the engineer la stricken. In this case it didn't work. Berland, who is a member of the Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, said that the train was headed down a steep Incline at the time and would have left the tracks bad it not been halted. The Association of American Railroads has been campaigning for the elimination of firemen's jobs on .dlesels. Railroad unions have fon^t the move, basing their argument, in part, on the need for a fireman to backstop the engineer and assiat in emergencies. Musicians Hit Runaway Notes First it's runaway ships, then runaway whiskey making the news these days. Now add another to the list: runaway music. In this case, the opponent is the Musicians Union, in cooperation with the Ruppert Brewery in New York. Both have stmck sour notes on the use of 'runaway' musical scores used in US-made TV shows which are on film. Ruppert, which is sponsoring the half hour "Sea Hunt" drama has announced it won't renew its contract with the ad agency handling the package unless the programmers agree to cease using the foreign music. Rup­ pert charges that the use of t^e background music is detrimental to the jobs of American musicians. FIRAL DISPATCH The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan: Hubert C. Gei^a. 66: A cerebral hemorrhage after an auto accident was fatal to Brother Ctordon at the Mobile General Hospital in Mobile, Ala­ bama, June 8, 1960. He sailed in the SIU stew­ ard department since December 27, 1938. He is survived by his brother, Claude C. Gordon, of Tampa,i Florida. Burial was in the Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama. 4 4 4 Richard Chazarra, 60: Brother Chazarra passed away from a ma­ lignancy at the Public Health Hospital in New Orleans, Louisi­ ana, May 14, 106a He had sailed in the SIU engine depart­ ment since April 20, 1955. No sur­ vivor la listed. Burial was In the Metairie Ceme­ tery, New Orleans, Louisiana. 4 4 4 Sidney Turberville, 61: Brother Turberville died at the Public Health hospital In New Orleans, Louisiana, May 21, 1960. He sailed in the SIU deck department since July 31, 1939. His only listed survivor is his pother, Callip Turberville, of Pensacola, Florida. Burial was in the Pine Barren Cemetery, Pine Barren, Florida. William R. Burch, 50: Brother Burch died of natural causes at th* Public Health hospital in New Oiieans, Louisi­ ana, May 14, 1960. He sailed in the SIU en­ gine department since June 25, 1956. He is survived byhia mother, Carolina Burch, of S.' Pittsburg, Tennessee. Burial was in the Boligee Ceme­ tery, Boligee, Alabama. 4 4 4 Floyd T. Hurd, 35: Brother Hurd died of pneumonia at the Balti­ more City Hospi­ tal in Baltimore, Maryland, May 20, 1960. He sailed in the SIU engine depart­ ment since July 26, 1947. He Is survived by his widow, Edna Hurd, of Balti­ more. No place of burial was in­ dicated. Get That SS Number Right Seafarers filing vacation money claims should make sure that they use their correct So­ cial Security number. Use of the wrong number means a cler­ ical headache for the Vacation Plan office and slows up the handling of payments. Also, a Seafarer who uses the Incorrect Social Security num­ ber is creditin:; his tax deduc­ tions to some other US worker. • .i �,TJ 53« ii - k fe' n •' 3 f'* A '•ir r. I;. 'I'I w« D €velopments in the world today aL£Eect all American workers, perhaps seamen more than most. Whether these developments come out of Washington, Tokyo, New Delhi, Cairo or any other major world center, seamen are among the first to feel their impact. r• V .7 ith that in mind, the SEAFARERS LOG is attempting to keep you abreast of developments in three vital areas that affect the livelihood and welfare of SIU men as Seafarers and citizens—the maritime industry, the national scene and inter­ national affairs. kf r .-"f • • f^ :. • :-\i J 'jc'f . •I' SitfAMHIS INIEimilOIUl UNiON • ATUNTK, 6UIF( Uip jUIDJMI(W »- >'i- ' tu'i'.v-v'.rr," DBTlia ' Wl-CW •HP -•2' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource July 20, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: RUNAWAYS MAY TAKE RUSSIAN OIL CHARTERS NOMINATIONS BEGIN; 43 SIU POSTS OPEN SIU WELFARE COVERS $6,280 HOSPITAL BILL MTD ASSAILS DEFENSE DEP’T SHIP TRAVEL BAN 1,000TH BLOOD GIFT MADE TO SIU RESERVE ALCOA, BULL PLANNING TO MODERNIZE FLEETS ELECT STEWARD GROUP ON RECERTIFICATION ITF CONGRESS OPENS; TAKES UP SEA ISSUES 2 NATIONS SEEK SHIP REGISTRIES PRESIDENT SIGNS TRADE-IN BILL; ALCOA, BULL CAN UPGRADE SHIPS DUTY-FREE BILL FOR SEAMEN OK’D BY HOUSE COMMITTEE VOTING IN FAVOR OF SIU PAYS OFF IN JOB SECURITY FOR LAKES CREW RUNAWAYS’ QUICK SWITCHES SEEK TO EVADE UNIONS SAFETY STUDIED AT NEW BEDFORD COURT EASES PICKETING BAN; SPLITS ON IMWU ACTIVITY BOTH PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS SEEN CONCERNED BY MARITIME PROBLEMS WELFARE BENEFITS REACH $133,446 TOTAL SS TITAN SEAFARERS A BIG HIT IN POLAND; BROUGHT GRAIN CARGO Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/20/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 15 1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/4f32d936611d9c762e441f0a6063b646.PDF de655dfe16a8633c7881f8acb61fefee PDF Text Text INDEX ^ SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Urge Rise In Gov't Cargo On US Ships —Pages 8, 9 News Of tMm •••pvl's »<!• OFFICIAL ORQAN OF THI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO To Departments News Of SEAFARERS'AI.OG & Vol. XXII He. 14 SIU Great Lakes Union Jiiiilp: lllllllii Story On Page 3 —Pages 10, II News Of SIU Pacific (; j District Unions ITF Assails Arab Shipping Blacklist —Pages 22, 23 ai News Of '> • SIU Commercial Fishing Unions —Page 18 .... !I f ^ •• Story On Page 2 News Of SIU Canadian District - —Page 21 mm mm ' News Of • mmmrnmrn SIU Industrial Workers Union —Page 26 SIU Co. Would Swap Liberfys For Two C-4s Story On Page 5 News Of Jilliliii iaiiiir: Nominations In; Credential Check Started liilBl \ s A rank and file credentials commit­ iPliiilill liiiiiilii tee, elected by the SIU headquar­ * \ ters membership at the August 8 meeting, is currently checking the qualifications of candidates for SIU office. Nominations closed at midnight, August 15. The commit­ tee's report will appear in the next LOG. s Safet/r Medical Departments —Page 12 III* News Of Social Security, Food, Ship Sanitation —Page 13 ^ \ 5- 17-Ship Lakes Vote Sef;HoHa Scheme Flops • Story On Page 2 Story On Page 7 Shipboard News, Letters,.Minutes —Pages 27 through 30 V Editorial Cartoon —Page 15 A&G Deep Sea lepor Delegates Sign Anti-US Vowt Bridges Calls On Members To 'Give Lives' For Cuba -Story On Page 4 —^Page 6 vlll �Pas* Tw* g.; SEAFARERS Ancuit 19, 1969 LOG ITF Calls For End Of Arab Blacklist •BERNE, Switzerland—The SIU's action in protesting the Arab League blacklisting of ships and interference with shipping of other flags won near-unanimous approval at the 26th Congress of the International Transportworkers Federation. The ITF warned the League, and specifically the United Arab Republic, to UAR's interference with neutral discrimination. cease its interference or face shipping on the grounds that a The ITF resolution, after calling joint action by transport workers state of war exists between the upon the UAR "to honor its inter­ national undertaking," urged the UAR and Israel. all over the world. The ITF's warning was contained The ITF thus mobilized the UAR to place reliance in the pro­ !n a resolution adopted at the 26th world's transport workers behind cedures of the United Nations. In another resolution, aimed World Congress of the Federation, the campaign for freedom of the which represents some seven mil­ seas. The SIU, together with the primarily at the Dominican Re­ lion transport workers in 72 coun­ Maritime Trades Department, had public, the ITF Congress urged all been fighting the Arab League of its affiliates "to maintain con­ tries of the free world. Don Wagner, DM (left) and Joe Kramer, second electrician on the blacklisting of American ships, be­ tact with all respdnslble demo­ The resolution had previously cause it was destroying jobs of cratic trade union elements who Steel Worker were blocked from going ashore in Aqobo, Jordan, been adopted at a meeting of the American seamen and others continue to struggle against dicta­ while Arab authorities checked on their religion. ITF's Seafarers Section after the whose livelihood depend upon the tors." delegates to that meeting had re­ American merchant marine. Omer Becu, the ITF's secretaryjected an alternate resolution in­ That SIU campaign reached a general, tendered his resignation troduced by the UAR delegate. high point last April when the SIU, to the Congress effective August 1 Attending the Seafarers Section for nearly a month, successfully to assume hi.s new post as general meeting were 61 delegates repre­ picketed the Egyptian-flag freighter secretary of the International Con­ senting 33 maritime unions in Cleopatra in New York. federation of Free Trade Unions. Aden, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, The SIU action came after the Becu replaces J. H. Oldenbroek Finland, Germany, Greece, Hong Union had been notified by many who had held the general secre­ The SIU's charges of harassment and mistreatment of Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, of its members that they were be­ tary's post since the ICFTU was the Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, ing villified and abused by Egypt­ founded in 1649. American seamen in Arab ports were further substantiated Sweden, Switzerland, the UAR, the ian authorities in the Suez area As ITF secretary-general, Becu recently with the visit of the Steel Worker (Isthmian) to the United Kingdom and the US. and after SIU representations to had worked closely with the SIU, port of Aqaba, Jordan. Sea-"* Observing that "freedom of the State Department and White National Maritime Union and farers aboard the ship were the crew aboard these ships can navigation is one of the funda­ House bad failed to produce posi­ other American maritime unions quizzed as to their religious give you first hand information mental requirements of world tive results. on the problem of runaway ship­ and two men in the about the conditions and abusive Early in May, the SIU agreed to ping. Becu has been succeeded in affiliations trade and world peace," the resolu­ crew were initially denied shore treatment and attitude taken to­ tion specifically termed the Arab lift its picket line after AFL-CIO his ITF post by Pieter de Vries Of leave because their names often wards us seamen and our countiy League's blacklisting of ships President George Meany had been The Netherlands. are borne by people of Jewish faith. .by some of the officials and peo­ which had previously called at Is­ assured by the State Department Roger Dekeyzer, of Belgium, was The two men, Don Wagner, DM, ple of these countries." raeli ports "a threat to the liveli­ that it would fully investigate the named ITF president for the next and Joe Kramer, 2nd electrician, These incidents are being docu­ hood of seafarers and other work­ grievances of US seamen and re­ mented by the SIU and will be new its diplomatic efforts to pro­ two years to replace Frank Cousins, were finally permitted to go ashore taken up with the State Depart­ ers." but only after they had satisfied president of the British Transport It also rejected as "totally in­ tect American seamen and ship­ the authorities that they were not ment at the proper time, in line adequate" attempts to justify the ping against future indignities and and General Workers Union. with the State Department assur­ SIU President Paul Hall was Zionist spies." ances given to the SIU during the elected vice-president of the ITF In May, the SIU picketed the Cleopatra beef, that it would inves­ Seafarers Section. Egyptian-flag steamship Cleopatra tigate seamen's grievances. Hall, dining the meeting of the because of the blacklisting of Seafarers Section, strongly urged American-flag ships by the Arab that the ITF give due attention to League, depriving seamen of em­ the problems of Latin America by ployment Opportunities, and be­ conducting a conference for this cause of harassment and maltreat­ area at the earliest possible date, ment of American seamen in Arab Five veteran Seafarers who are no longer fit for duty have preferably in conjunction with the ports. been approved by the Trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan International Labor Organization Ship's reporter Joseph Fidalgo for the SIU's disability-pension list. The action of the trustees meeting which is scheduled to added the following comment on take place in Montevideo in Nov­ the Incident: assures the five of the $35 a^ ember. •*I would like the membership week benefit for as long as the contracted companies. He too is He also urged that the ITF ap­ to know the Cleopatra Incident was Eighty Seafarers submitted their suffering from heart and circula­ men are unable to work. point a representative who would in the meeting, on deck names as candidates for the 43 The latest live to be added to tory troubles and is now r^iring devote his time to maritime affairs discussed and around the messhall tables and Union offices open in the coming ' iit ' the list are Seafarers Nicolas at age 73. , . ' in North Amertca, and ensure that I'd like to report the crews were election. The credentials of the Wohfefe, ^with, nearl^' 15 years Villaverde Ferthe maritime affiliates of this area behind the Union's decisions 100 nominees are being studied by the of qualifying 'time dpi" Sitl ships, nandez, Juan six-man rank-and-file credentials could meet' whenever necessary percent. sailed in the deck department. Re Hernandez, John lTF auspides. * "Being on the Persian Gulf run, committee, elected at .the August is 62 years of age and Has been lifider Wohletz, Carter 8 membership meeting. 'i rl-i-t Ifii-, • i out of action with a heart attack. C. Chambers and The credentials committee will One of the younger Seafarers Erail N. Dupont. make its report to the full mem­ to qualify is Carter C. Chambers. In order to quali­ bership at next month's meeting. A deck department man. Cham­ fy for the benefit, . The committee consists of 'Dutch* bers is retiring at age 52, follow­ they had to show Palmer arid S. Clufman, deck de­ ing a serious operation. discharges for 12 partment;. L. P. Hqgan and I. McDupont, who is 61, also sailed in years' seatime. In a violation of international maritime law, a Soviet patrol Cormick, engine department and the deck department and has been Fernandez, age C. Schaffer and Pete Gonzales, Chambers vessel armed with "a four-inch gun forward and a larger E. under medical care for some time 67, was a mem­ steward department. ber of the steward department on because of a heart ailment which piece aft" and with anti-aircraft gims on the bridge and up­ The Union erections will begin SIU "ships. He has been under ha.s kept him from sailing. per decks, stopped an SIU--*" ori November 1 and run for two treatment for some time because manned American freighter Russian officers and be hoisted^ months. A special supplement will of high blood pressure, compli­ be published in the SEAFARERS in international waters. The •K'—'stop at once.' cated by ulcers, and is no longer incident occured last July 7, about "It wks a Russian patrol LOG preceeding the election. able to sail. 350 miles from the Soviet Kurile boat . . armed as described Hernandez, also a steward de­ Islands. above. The skipper continued: "1 partment veteran, had almost 16 The ship was the Ocean Eva stopped and he hailed me in fairly years' seatime on ships of SIU (Maritime Overseas), a 10,370-dead- good English—asking what ship, Aug. 19.1960 Vol. XXII. No. 16 weight-ton- C-2, en route to Mad­ what owners, where from and where ras, India, with a shipment of bound. I answered all questions Quitting Ship? wheat from Portland, Oregon. The as he lay close alongside. Navy said that there had been no '1.asked them why they stopped Notify Union PAOT. HAW,, President Hernandez Wohletz such previous incidents, so far as it me on the high seas. He replied, HnmoHr BRANS, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ A reminder from SIU head­ knew. MAN. Art Editor. HERMAN ARIHUR, quarters c.vutions all Si'afarers The most detailed account of 'Thank you, you may proceed'." AL MASKIN, CHARLES BEAUMET, ARTHUR leaving their ship^ to contact SEGAL, ALBERT AMATEAU, JOHN BRAZIL, what happened came from a let­ The Eva then went on to Madras Staff the hall in ample time to allow Writers. Bai. MOODY, Culf Area to unload. ter from Captain J. J. Buskin of the Uniou to dis, accb a repU ->• Representative. The Soviet Union has issued a the Bronx, New York to his wife, meat. Fah'ure to give notictf be­ moniniy ai ih« headquartors in which he described the event­ Wiping to all ships to avoid k 5Q,- Publishm fore paying off may cause a de­ of tha Saafarara Intarnatlonal Union, At­ 006 square-mile area in the midlantic Gulf, Lakts and Inland Watera ful voyage. He wrote that for four layed sailing, force th(> ship to Olatrlct, AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth Avonuo, Pacllie from July 7 to 81 which she days there had been a dense fog. Brooklyn 12, NY. Tol. HYaclnth f-Mgo. sail short of ths manuib^ re­ Sacond clasa poataga paid at tha Poat It had lifted somewhat on the fifth will use for missile testing. But this Office quirements and-needlessly make In Broolclyn, NY, under the Act day, when suddenly "we picked area is far removed from the scene •Of .AOBa 24y iyl2a the work tougher for your ship»* up a strange vessel heading for«j of the Ocean Eva incident and ap­ -atea. Fernandez Duponi us from the north ... We saw parently has no connectipn with it Arab Port Police Check Seafarers' Religieus Ties Another 5 Seafarers Retired On Benefit Elect Union Credentials Committee RED GUNBOAT HALTS SIU SHIP IN PACIFIC SEAFARERS LOG » t !1 �Anruflt 19, 1960 SEAFARERS Pare Three LOG Urge Boost In '50-50' Ratio in Favor Of US-Flag Shipping Report Dubious On Runaway Reliabilify WASHINGTON—The first admission from Government sources that the runaway ships are somewhat less than 100 percent reliable has come in a recently-released study made for the Department of Com-"* merce. The report substanti- of the entrance of the Soviet Un­ / ates in part the charges of US ion into the world oil trades. The maritime unions that runaway crews are wide open to pro-Com­ munist and anti-United States in­ filtration. To soften the impact of the pos­ sible loss-of the runaways, the re­ port calls for regulations which would encourage bulk cargo car­ riers under the US flag. (See story, columns ^our and five) Commenting on the reliance placed upon runaway vessels un­ der the "effective control" theory, the report notes, "In time of war. It is presumed that these vessels would be under the practical con­ trol of the United States . . . How­ ever, these ships are manned by foreign nationals, and US control over them is not as effective as if they carried the American flag and American crews." In recent testimony before the House Un-American Affairs Com­ mittee, SIU Washington counsel Ray Murdoch, speaking for the Maritime Trades Department, pointed out that crews of run­ away ships are not screened for securtiy purposes. Yet .in many In­ stances, Murdoch noted, these, crews are recruited in'countries such as Italy, Cuba, Greece or various Latin American nations where there are strong Communist influences in sections of the trade union movement. As a result, he noted, the basic raw materials 6f American indus­ try—bauxite. Iron ore and oil— come on "foreign-flag ship^ manned by foreign crews, whose actions in the event of war are unpredict­ able." Another threat to the reliability of the runaways comes as a result Russians are approaching runaway operators to carry oil to Cuba and are offering tempting charters for this purpose. Up until now, the State Depart­ ment and the Defense Department have insisted that the runaway ships could be counted on in any emergency just as if they were American-flag ships. Maritime unions have always held that the "effective control" theory was simply a cover under which major US industrial giants could escape US wages, US taxes and other requirements insofar as the shipment of their raw materials is concerned. Summary Of Findings The following sums up the views expressed . on various shipping issues in the latest transportation study released by the Department of Commerce: RUNAWAYS: It is presumed these vessels would be available to the US in an emergency, but the foreign crews are admittedly not as reliable as American crews. SUBSIDIES: An increase in the subsidy program to include independent dry cargo and tanker vessels might be desir­ able. FARM SURPLUS: Sending more surplus overseas on US vessels would reduce the cost of subsidies and strengthen Amer­ ican merchant shipping. The US should send well in excess of 50 percent of farm surplus on USflag ships. Committee Proposes Stewards' School Recommendations by a committee of stewards on a recertification program for chief stewards, as well as upgrading procedures for candidates for the chief steward's rating, were approved by the membership-^ at SIU August port meetings. lishment of a recertificatlon com­ The recommendations will be mittee consisting of at least two subject to negotiation with SIUcontracted operators. Under the proposals, schools for chief stewards will be established, with the first school in the Port of New York. Instruction will center on the duties of the steward aboard ship, including preparing menus, food preservation, keeping inven­ tories, storage and preparation. For seniority purposes, training time would be considered as sea timq. The committee called for estab- Porlugiiese Propeller Repair J5.- ".a ^ WASHINGTON—An official report to the US De­ partment of Commerce has called for a vast increase in the percentage of farm surplus cargoes carried on American ships. The re-'*^ . Jo flooi". They assert that several na- port, which recommends tions have loo percent laws, remodification of the "50-50" quiring that all tonnage of specific low in lavor favnr nf Ameri- commodities be carried on vessels law in or fhp me amen-: can merchant marine, sees a boost over the 50 percent „ .• 1 . • figure as essential to the main­ tenance of an effective and profitable merchant fleet. "It is therefore recommended," the report states, "that the great bulk of surplus relief commodities be shipped by US flag vessel, well In excess of the 5# percent minimum, particularly because of the precarious position of the USflag tramp fleet and its dependence for existence upon these cargoes, as well as to help reduce the sub­ sidies now being paid to the sub­ sidized portion of the fleet." The recommendation for an in­ crease in the "50-50" formula was one of several significant observa­ tions made in the report. The authors also noted that the US might not retain "effective control" over runaway ships in an emer­ gency, and therefore should take several steps to encourage bulk cargo carriers under the Americanflag. (See story on runaway flags, columns 1 and 2 this page, sum­ mary of report, column 3). The report to the Commerce De­ partment was made in April, but was just recently released. It is en­ titled "Rationale of Federal Trans­ portation Study." While they did not make any specific percentage recommenda­ tion, the authors' call for a change In the "50-50" formula is sure to be heartily welcomed by maritime unions and all segments of the American-flag maritime industry. The proposal comes at a time when the Department of Agriculture is seeking to bypass "50-50" and give a majority of farm surplus tonnage to fbreign-flag ships. In this area, the authors note that fhe Deeartmieilt of Agriculture iiatf interpreted the "50-50" law as setting a 50 percent ceiling on the amount of cargo US ships can carry, ratlier than treating it as a Union and two management repre­ sentatives to set up standards for testing those who complete the course. The tests will include technical efficiency, conduct, sobriety, set experience and other qualifications. Appeals Procedure An appeals procedure from the decisions of the recertjficatipn committee would bq.set up.. Al­ though there were,..no specific recommendations, it -was, suggested that the Seafarerg Appeals Board, which handles seniority matters, would also be able to handle the steward program. Seafarers who take the course and clear the committee would be given top preference in the hiring procedure for the chief steward job, subject, of course, to con­ SIU membership meeftract revision of the shipping rules. Ings are held regularly As a safeguard, the preference feature would not go into effect once a month on days in­ until the school had been operating dicated by the SIU Con­ for six months.-It would be re­ stricted to the ports in which stitution, at 2:30 P.M. in the listed SIU ports below. school facilities are available. All Seafarers ore ex­ Minimum Qualifications The committee set up minimum pected to attend those experience qualifications for candi­ who wish to be excused dates for the chief steward's course. should request permission They involve combinations of sea time in various steward depart­ by telegram (be sure to ment jratings, totaling three years include registration num­ as a minimum. ber). The next SIU meet­ The committee which drew up ings will be: the recommendations consisted of New York Sept. 6 Seafarers Walter C. Patterson, Richard H. Simpson, Nicolas Philadelphia Sept. 6 Nomlkos, Enrique R. Rosado and Baltimore Sept. 7 Walter Marcus, all of thc-m chief Detroit Sept. 9 stewards elected at the July head­ Houston Sept. 12 quarters membership meeting. SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SS Gulfwaler had unscheduled slop In Lisbon, Portugal, when propeller shaft cracked. ..Portugese ihlpyai;d put her back In •hope again. Photo by Seafarer George Annis. » • • ' For the full text of the commit­ tee's report, see page 24. New Orleans Sept. 13 Mobile Sept. 14 the movement of tobacco, petro'^°"on seed oll and other raw materials, Tlie report makes several re­ commendations to encourage con­ struction and registration of bulk carriers under the American flag as well as to check the decline ia US maritime generally. "This solu­ tion, should come primarily from encouraging American shippers to use the US merchant marine, dis­ couraging discrimination from foreign nationals in favor of their own flag ships and sending moro of US Government surplus com­ modities by US vessels." The authors also note that it may be necessary to extend th« subsidy program to include inde­ pendent dry cargo and tanker vessels, or in some form, mako industry responsible "for at least a share of the increased sealift in American flag vessels when, for consumption within their own plants in this country . . ." Iti other words, giant oll and metals concerns which now handle vir­ tually 100 percent of their imports on runaway ships would be re­ quired to carry a part of their supplies on American vessels. American maritime unions and a segment of the tanker industry are already on record as calling for American Industry to carry a sizable share of raw material im­ ports on US ships. A proposal that 50 percent of all oil imports ba carried on US ships is still pending before the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. Union Buys BuildingSite In Houston A site for a new hall for Sea­ farers in Houston has been pur­ chased by the Union. It's con­ veniently located and will better acconimodate Seafarers than the present hall, which is recognized as being too small for the growth of shipping activity in the port. The site is a vacant lot at Canal and 75th Sts. in the port city. It's 200 feet long, 175 feet deep and is within walking distance of Park­ view Clinic and the shipping com­ missioner's office, Also nearby is the G&H tug dock, the turning basin and Longreach docks, where Mississippi ships berth. The newly-purchased lot la Houston is comparable in size to that upon which headquarters ia New York is located. Plans for the building will be discussed with architects shortly, according to word from Houston. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia hiring hall, located at 2604 South Fourth Street, opened this week. And in New Orleans, work on a new hiring hall there is pro­ gressing. In addition to the usual facilities, the Welfare Plan and medical clinlo will be located ea the property. . (, 1- �Pace Four SEAFARERS Aiiciui 19. 19M LOG lamoB ILWU Reps Sign Declaration; Bridges WiU Give Lives' For Cuba In Anti-US Fight 4V 'ROUND THE WORLD ; I I i ' <•' v- • ONE OF THE PROBLEMS FACED BY THE TRADE UNION MOVE­ MENT on an international level Is the big gap between the progress of unions in one nation and in neighboring countries. If the union movement in one country is weak or hampered <by restrictive legisla­ tion, then a climate is created for employers from other flatlons to open branches and set up shop in the low wag^ areas. There have always been differences In living standards between na­ tions, but this problem was aggravated tremendously by World War 11. After the war, the American economy flourished and American unions made considerable ga^s. In Western Europe, on' the other hand, the economy had been largely wrecked by the war and it was many years before It got back on its feet. As a result, a wide gap has developed between wages and condi­ tions in European countries and those in the United States, and this gap is constantly being used by en>ployers here as an argument against improving American workers' conditions. The unions here are told that low-priced foreign goods made by lower-cost labor will drive American products out of the market If American standards are raised higher. The obvious answer to this difficulty is to reduce the gap between US and foreign labor. In this area, there has been an important de­ velopment in West Germany, one of the European countries that has had a booming economy, but whose workers ha\'8 lagged behind the progress of German industry generally. Members of the West Coast longshore union may not know it yet, but according to the Cuban press their representatives have signed a manifesto in Havana declaring the long­ shoremen willing "to give our lives to defend the Cuban revolution." JThe signing of .the declara­ segment of longshore labor. find Bridges active in ' Cuba on tion by three delegates of tiny No one was present from any behalf of that effort. Harry Bridges' International waterfront unions in India, Indo­ "Revolution", quoted the pledge Longshoremen's and Warehouse­ nesia, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, as reading, "We will declare a boy­ men's Union was the high spot in the Philippines, New Zealand, cott against the aggressors, pre­ Bridges' latest venture in pro- Pakistan or any Latin-American venting the shipments from our Communist and anti-US interna­ country fronting on the Pacific. countries to all those raw materials tional relations. The Cuban gov­ The conference was boycotted by and minerals that are to feed the ernment has been officially de­ the All Japan Seamen's Union and war machine of the Imperialists. nounced by the United States as the Japan Trade Union Congress . . . "the Fidel Castro revolu­ being in league with the Soviet which charged that its objective tion has opened trie path for the Union and Communist China. was to make Japan a satellite of total independence of our peoples Bridges, who participated in an Red China. from the yoke of Yankee imperial­ •nfl-United States gathering in Now that the scene of the inter­ ism . . ." Those workers repre­ Japan in 1959, is making Cuba the national Communist anti-American sented by the signers were stated base of his anti-American opera­ efforts has shifted to Cuba, it is as willing "to give our lives, to tions in 1960. His three-man dele­ no suprise to maritime observers to defend the Cuban revolution." gation participated as "observers" In an organizing conference which arranged for a world congress of pro-Communist sugar, banana and t t 4 other plantation unions in Havana THE GERMAN METAL WORKERS UNION ACHIEVED *a signifi­ In *1961. cant gain recently when it signed an agreement to reduce the work Bridges' last venture in proweek in stages from 48 hours to 40 hours with no loss In base pay. The Communist and anti-US interna­ union covers 1,300,000 members In the steek automobile, aluminum tional relations was his organiza­ and other basic industries.-It is expected that this development will tion of the "All Pacific and Asian set the pace for other German unions to go on a five-day 40 hour week Dock Workers Trade Union Con­ NORFOLK—SIU pickets were lifted from the Canadian ference" which met In Tokyo on tug Melanie Fair after one day of picketing August 3, when basis. Many German Industries work six days a week with no Saturday overtime. May 1, 1959, the international Com­ munist holiday. Among other items the tug's captain-owner signed an agreement with the Union. The achievement of the 40-hour week has been applauded by AFLdealt, with by the conference, it ClO President George Meany as promoting prosperity, and insuring The tug, skippered and passed a resolution calling for an gine room woes on the way—she German labor "a lair share of the fruits of economic progress." end to United States military bases owjied by Capt. William was met .with a picket launch. it t" if In Japan and Okinawa. Such ac­ Wharton, entered the capes Round-the-clock picketing of the tion, o£ course, would leave Japan at Norfolk Aug. 2 to tow the hulk tug in stream prevented Norfolk THE BRITISH COLONY OF KENYA IS ANOTHER ONE OF the open to Chinese Communist and of the tanker African Queen across harbor tugs from towing the Afri­ simmering trouble spots of the world, and considerable reliance Is Russian pressure. It has been a the Atlantic to a shipyard in Ant­ can Queen to the Canadian tug. being placed on the Kenya Federation of Labor to help that area make cardinal point in Soviet and Red werp, Belgium. a As a result, the tug owner signed peaceful transition to independence and democratic government Chinese propaganda. - US policy in Recently, the Kenya Federation opened Solidarity House In Nairo­ other aspects of foreign affairs However," while the tug was In an agreement shortly after noon bi, the nation's capital as its headquarters and base of operations. Irv­ Quebec, the captain fired its SIU August 3 and sailed with the Afri­ also came under attack. ing Brown, AFL-CIO European representative was present as a dele­ The grandiose "All Pacific" con­ Canadian District crew on July 24, can Queen in tow before dark. gate from American labor and carried with him a message from the hired a non-union crew in Toronto, ference consisted of delegates from Federation applauding the fight of Kenya trade unions for that coun­ and flew it to Quebec to man the "the Soviet Union, from Japanese try's independence and freedom. The Federation pledged its firm Communist-oriented unions, from ocean-going tug. support to the independence program in Kenya and elsewhere in an Australian Communist-domi­ The SIU Canadian District noti­ Africa. fied the Norfolk SIU hall of the nated union, a group from Cam­ Friendly relationships between - American unions and the leader* bodia, a small Canadian delegation situation. When the Melanie Fair of Kenya labor are expected to go far to offset efforts by anti-western limped Into Norfolk—she had en­ and the Bridges union—in all a groups to drive a wedge between the new nations of Africa and the United States. These relationships are particularly Important in light of the Soviet Union's attempts to gain a foothold In that continent and turn It against the west. SlU Blocks Non-Union Canada Tug In Norfolk Men Shipping Out Of New SiU BLOOD BANK Philly Hail HONOR ROLL t-' b: I •: • lu:. PHILADELPHIA — The new BlU- hixing hall in this poet opened officially last Monday, .srith shipping activity and all departments going fullswing. A $250,000 one-st(»y building, the haU is located at 2604 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia 48, Penn. The new phone number is DEwey 6-3818; alternate incoming wires are DEwey 6-3819, 6-3820 and 6-3823. Seafarers shipping out of this port have all the modem facilities and conveniences- imaginable at this new hall. There is a large and comfortable lounging area with The SIU blood bark supplies Seafarers or members of their families two TV sets—one of which is colm: With blood anywhere in the United States. Seafarers can donate to —a snack bar. showers, patio, the bank at the SIU clinic in Brooklyn. Listed here are a few of the ample parking and a location which is close to the Waterfront. In addi­ Seafarers and others who have donated to the blood bank. tion, the Welfare Plan department is located on the premises. A sep­ Stratiotis, Emmanuel K. Bluestein, Burton L arate phone will be installed for Wemeburg, Joseph Werner, Stephen L. this department shortly, and the Latham, Stephen G. Liotta, Paul Dominlck number will be reported as soon as Shnayer, Stanley M. Miller, John T. it is made available. Nash, Walter Fisher, James H. Gigantelli, Casimer M. Smith, Warren W. Philadelphia Seafarers fomerly Rubis, Philip Rutherford, James R, were quartered at 337 Market St., Harris, Frank T. Martin, Ceeii H. a building which became inade­ Epstein, Paul F. Nelson, Daniel James, Jr. quate to house the personnel and -LekowsU, Raymond H. Ligon, Edwood equipment needed to service the Hoffman, Robert L. heeds of growing SIU activivy Jn Burke, David Borsodi, Albert L. Cole, Joseph this area. Hall, WiUiam, Jr. Simmonds, Theodore Completion of the Philly haU Is Smith, Geoffrey S. Spano, Ralph another step in the SIU's continu­ Torres, Carlos ing building program to provide Thornton, Gny Wikler, Joseph M. Duhan, Richard better and more, modern facilities Galle, Istevan Williams, Robert C.* for Seafarers. AN INTERESTING SIDELIGHT ON THE WAY "TRADE UNIONS" operate in the Soviet Union as arms of the state is contained in a brief resume of how the presidents' of the Soviet "trade union" movement are made and unmade. For example, Vassily Kuznetsov, now Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Soviet-spokesman in-the United. Nations, was president of the "trade union" movement until 1953. The Central Committee of the Communist Party then relieved him of this job and "recommended" that the so-«aUed Central Trade Union CouncU "elect" N. M. Shvernik president. He ran the labor apparatus until 1956 when he wias appointed presi­ dent of the Control Commission of the Communist Party. He was succeeded by Victor Grishin, who had been a functionary of the Com­ munist Party in the Moscow area. Grishin had never participated in any so-called "trade union" activities before, showing that the Soviet Union doesn't even bother with the polite fiction of having the presi­ dents of the labor apparatus come out of the "trade union" siovement vfl WITH THEIR COUNTRY LONG UNDER THE HEEL OF THE SOVIET UNION economically and militarily, free trade unions in Fin­ land. are fighting a valiant but difficult battle to keep the Cothmunists from taking over the trade union apparatus, fri this light, the Finnish Seamen's Union, an International Transport-workers Federation af­ filiate is playing a leading role. The leading oiganlzatitm ip Finidsh Mbor is the Finnish Trade Union Confederation, reiwesenting about 200,000 of the one million working people in the country. Other unions outside the FTUC cover another 150,000 members. Now, the Finnish Seamen's Union reports that the Conununists are fragmenting the trade union movement by trying to take over the entire apparatus of the FTUC. The Finnish Seamen declare thid tfie FlUC got into trouble original­ ly by tying Itself to the tail of one of the nation's political parties. As a result, several unions, adio objected to this procedure, left the Fed­ eration. The pro-Communists and party-line outtts were then able to come up with a hairline majority. A mass exodus of anti-Communist trade unions has resulted, and the unions involved are tryli^ to form a new trade union federation eo that they will have a central voice tq speak for Finnish workers. • j .. , I �'r Magmt 19, 1999 Bull Line Seeks US-Owned C-4s; Otters Libertys // k' •4 1/ Picket boat of Deck Scow Copffoini Locol 335 circles sand and gravel installation in course of New York harbor tie-up. Strike issues are to be mediated by AFL-CIO President Meany. (Photo by "Newsday," Long Island, NY) Deck Scow Captains End NY Walkout, hr AwaK Meany's Decision On Issues 1" Pag9 Fiv* SEAFARERS LOG Bull Lines has made formal application to the Maritim# Administration to trade some of its older vessels for newer ships under a recent bill designed to aid non-subsidized steam­ ship companies. The line has asked the Gov­ ernment for permission to swap some of its Libertys for two larger and faster C-4s. Another SlUcontracted e o mpany, Alcoa, also intends to swap older ships for more modern ton­ nage under the non-subsidized steamship bill. However, Alcoa has not yet made formal application. Victory Carriers and a number of the tramp operators are also inter­ Dr. Joseph Logue, director of ested in trade in ileals. the Seafarers Welfare Plan Medical Department, has reported that Affects Two Lines plans are now well under way for The bill, designed to upgrade opening a diagnostic medical cen­ the American non-subsidized fleet, ter in the new hall for Seafarers will permit the two STU-contracted now being constructed in New companies and others to obtain Orleans. tonnage which has been traded The new medical center. Dr. into the Government by subsidized Logue said, will occupy one wing companies. of th'e second floor of the New The subsidized companies are Orleans building. It will be com­ turning in their C-type ships to pletely equipped with the most Government honeyards as they re­ modern diagnostic and medical de­ place them with Mariner-type and tection instruments for the exam­ other advanced vessels under con­ ination of Seafarers and their families, and will have a staff large struction. Alcoa plans to swap C-l's for C- enough to meet the needs of the 2's or C-3's, if the Government ap­ area. The center is expected to be proves its petition. If Bull Lines request is granted, the company ready for operation when the New intends to modify the C-4's to ac­ Orleans hall opens late this fall. Clinical facilities for the exam­ commodate between 48 and 178 35foot containers In addition to ination of Seafarers and their carrying as much break-bulk cargo families have been available In as the present C-2's carry when New Orleans since December, 1957, but the opening of the new center fully loaded. will mark the first time these Steadier Jobs Due facilities will be available in the Steadier employment aboard port building for Seafarers. Bull Lines ships is a prospect for Besides New Orleans, clinical Seafarers if the Government ap­ facilities are provided in Baltimore, proves the swap plan. The Libertys, Mobile and Houston, as well as at which the company wants to trade- the medical center opened near the in for the C-4's, are only used SIU headquarters in Brooklyn in sporadically during the sugar sea­ the spring of 1957. son or for other single voyage The purpose of the clinics is to purposes. The newer vessels would protect the health of Seafarers and probably take on regular runs. their families by detecting incipi­ The trade-in bill lathe only way ent illnesses or disease in early non-subsidized, opBi^toFs * can im- stages. prove their - 't)fe'sent fleets, the companies .said. They declared they wculd'Tiave to run their present war-built ships until they could no longer operate because the lines get no construction funds from the Government. Since Bull Lines operates in the domestic trade, it must have its ships, built in American yards. Still determined to protect their employment rights, the members of the SlU-affiliated Deck Scow Captains Local 335 agreed last month to suspend an effective strike and return to work in New York harbor until the issues had been decided by AFL-CIO President George Meany. ers and Steers Sand and Stone. The scow captains returned bership voted overwhelmingly by The suit charged breach of con­ secret ballot to quit the UMD. July 25 after winning an Subsequently, the scow captains tract. agreement that the employers invited the SIU, NMU, ILA and would not discriminate against Teamsters t(x send representatives Shortly after, the scow captains them on hiring. Such discrimina­ to a meeting on June 19 to outline also filed unfair labor practice tion had been responsible for the the advanta'ges of affiliation with charges with the National Labor Relations Board against these four walkout. each organization. At the conclu­ companies as well as a fifth com­ The strike began July 20 when sion of the meeting the scow cap­ the 750-member union put up tains voted, again overwhelmingly, pany — Suffolk Dredging. These charges are still pending. picket lines at installations of two for SIU affiliation. Meanwhile, the continued refusal major building materials carriers —the Colonial Sand and Stone Long-standing dissatisfaction with of the companies to recognize the Company and the William J. Mc- the!contract stems from inferior contract, and their continued dis­ conditions under which the scow crimination in hiring brought con­ Cormack Sand Company. captains get $10.10 for a 24-hour certed demands from the rank and Within hours all operations day, have to supply their own food, file for vigorous job action to pro­ picketed were tied up. By the sec­ ond day, 25 Colonial and McCor- their own travel expenses (as much tect their employment rights. mack installations were shut down as 100 miles in some instances) On July 17 a general member­ ship meeting of the scow captains in the metropolitan area, as New and get no welfare benefits. York City Teamsters refused to In contrast, SlU-affiliated scow was held at SIU headquarters in men on the Great Lakes receive Brooklyn, and a strike authorized cross the SIU picket lines. Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa at­ from $23.92 to $24.95 a day, with by a unanimous vote of the 356 members attending. tempted to break the strike by is­ other benefits in proportion. Each attempt to win more satis­ The strike got under way on the suing an order to the truckmen to cross the lines. Hoffa's strike­ factory contract terms has failed morning of July 20 and ended five breaking move was immediately de­ because of lack of UMD support, days later as the scow captains nounced by the SIU which noted Wilhelm charged. Instead, Wilhelm agreed to return to work after an that SIU President Hall had pre­ said, O'Hare made it impossible all-night meeting between Peter viously characterized Hoffa as a for them to obtain better contracts M. McGavin, special as^stant' to by threatening to withhold support President Meany, and representa­ "fink." "Hoffa's latest action," the SIU of the tugmen, should the scow tives of the unions involved, A decision by Meany is expected said, "merely confirms this descrip­ captains strike. Following the vote on SIU affili­ to be handed down after he meets tion." The scow captains went on strike ation, and the employers'' refusal to discuss the situation with SIU after the employers refused to live to honor the Local 335 contract, President Hall and NMU President up to the terms of the contract, the union filed suit in Federal Joseph Curran. Unde'T the terms following the local union's disaf­ Court against four major carriers of the settlement, the AFL-CIO filiation from the United Marine —Colonial Sand and Stone, New president's findings will be final Division of the National Maritime York Trap Rock, Gallagher Broth­ and bindii^ on both parties. Union and subsequent affiliation with the SIU. ' The employers claimed that their contract was with UMD-NMU and not Local 335. Thomas M. Wilhelm, secretaryAfter battling a 48-hour Pacific hurricane and drifting for three more days, seven per­ treasurer of the local noted that the contract was signed by the sons aboard the tug Pasty K were rescued off the west coast of Mexico by the SS Marymar. Local union, not the UMD. Further, The SlU-contracted ship saved a man, his wife, their three children and two crewmen he pointed out, the UMD . had changed affiliation four times in shortly before the tug went chor, and to stop a drift towards the rock point and began drifting recent years, and each time the down. the Tartar Shoal reef and a roar­ out to sea. employers recognized that the con­ Richard Gantt,, an impor­ ing surf, the crew rigged a make­ By July 21 there was very little tract went with the membership. Originally an affiliate of the In­ ter-exporter of Santa Rosa, his shift sail to the A-frame on the food and virtually no water. But ternational Longshoremen's Asso­ wife, two young daughters and a after deck. The tug barely passed they caught a fish on July 22 and then snared a sea turtle, giving the ciation, the UMF switched to the young son, and two crewmen were Pasty K's passengers a chance to United Mine Workers, then to the aboard the 48-foot tug July 18 dine on turtle eggs. AFL-CIO as a Federal labor union, when hurricane Celeste whipped Shorthanded? up 50-foot waves outside of On the evening of July 22, Mrs. and then to the NMU.. If a crewmember quits while Gantt spotted a light a few leagues The latest affiliation change de­ Acapulco. veloped last spring. Rank and file As the tug plunged through the a ship is in port, delegates away. It turned out to be the scow captains, fed up with totally- roaring seas, Gantt stayed at the are asked to contact the hall Marymar, bound for Long Beach. Immediately for a replace­ Whcc Marymar skipper Rupert inadequate contract representation, wheel for 36 hours. drew up a petition charging Cap­ By July 20 the storm subsided, ment. Fast action on their part Matthews told Gantt that a new tain Joseph O'Hare, UMD presi­ but the tug had only 30 cocoanuts, will keep all jobs aboard ship storm was.coming up, the Patsy K dent, with activities "detrimental to a few cookies and little water. The filled at all times and elimi­ was abandoned. The last view the the best interests of the member­ Galley was demolished and the nate the chance of the ship seven got of the tug was from the sailing shorthanded. brigde of the Marymar as the little engine was useless. ship of Local 335." craft began to sink. ' . On May 29 the Local 335 mem­ The Patsy K finally lost her an­ Marymar Saves 7 In Storm l'j> • (t J. fri' SID Clinic To Be Built In N'Orieans .1 I MfiETYCX/CaOSHl^ MATES Arm emkom AIIDtUlU, SK/AP YARAiS ANPVlATCM^ 7»B FIGHTS Of4TV. //£W LOW PRICES AND YX«CEAL>A|WVS ^^UCOM^MBREAT YOJ/iOWAlPLACB. OunEPAfOCPBRAIfD &riHCSEAt?U^£ISS muNlOM'AEjSAn I I �Pare Six SEAFARERS Anciut 19. 19M LOG SEAFARERS —— ROTARY SRIPPING ROARD [ ;•' (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) July 6 Through July 31,1960 V Deepsea shipping activity in SIU ports was up consider­ ably over the last period—even though the figures in the previous span covered only two weeks compared to a threeweek reporting period this time. A total of 2,239 Seafarers received employment on SIU ships during the most recent period. As shipping was good, so was ship activity. There was a total of 431 ships serviced—of which 107 paid off, 56 signed on and 268 were in transit. For the sake of comparison only, ship activity was confined to 222 payoffs, sign-ons and intransits during the June 22-July 5 period, which again was only a two-week span. There were 3,579 men registered on the beach at the end of the period. The ports of Jacksonville, Wilmington and Miami had no payoffs; Boston and Wilmington reflected no sign-ons. All ports reported ships serviced in transit. Shipping was best in New York—with 127 men getting jobs. In close second place was New Orleans, which shipped 117 Seafarers. Boston shipped two men—the least of any SIU port, while Miami was next low.est with six men shipped. Seattle was third with ten men shipped. The total number of men shipped in aU ports was 632. i There were 10 ports where A & B registrations on the beach numbered 100 or less. These were: Boston, Philadel­ phia, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Miami, Mobile, pouston, Wil­ mington, San Francisco and Seattle. Ship Aetivify Pay Sign In * Off* On* Tran*. TOTAL Bo*ton ' 1 Nsw Yorh 41 Philgdelphia .. 5 Baltimorn ....19 Norfolk 7 Jackionvllln Miami •— Aobil* 13 Now Orieon* .12 Houifon 3 Wilmingfon ...— San FrancUco.. 5 Soonio 1 — 7 4 8 4 1 1 10 12 4 — 1 2 7 34 17 17 23 17 4 11 45 54 12 13 10 8 84 24 44 34 18 7 34 49 43 12 19 13 Total* 54 248 431 107 DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville RAiaml Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 2 1 17 8 87 45 16 11 46 16 7 9 9 9 1 20 13 48 36 30 61 12 9 30 11 7 19 P.O' Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Registered . CLASS B Registered CLASS A Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A 1 3 ALL 1 2 B C ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 — — — — 6 — 36 5 1 7 2 9 20 4 1 7 12 3 2 1 2 — 1 26 3 4 1 70 18 50 45 3 m 6 15 98 2 24 98 45 24 167 94 148 49 291 2 38 34 16 27 54 10 19 16 23 155 3 7 — — 24 45 — 9 — 33 13 3 4 10 7 3 23 9 24 4 2 13 4 9 — 33 6 4 6 58 30 1 3 76 21 35 76 4 74 11 119 2 10 16 1 30 3 109 34 31 19 8 1 67 2 12 17 49 5 21 18 1 10 3 8 24 4 3 2 10. 8 42 8 1 9 11 8 6 24 2 4 9 14 4 16 3 5 10 6 3 — 2 18 8 1 23 — 4 1 1 3 1 14 7 7 7 — 14 — 18 3 4 J 14 — 2 1 1 8 — 1 2 — 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 •1 4 4 1 _ 3 2 73 1 6 11 37 2 6 11 19 — 4 7 2 :— 2 37 19 2 58 24 40 9 3 10 19 11 7 42 9 52 26 2 18 90 24 23 46 12 90 3 10 13 6 10 26 18 134 62 87 31 180 5 35 32 15 19 24 108 1 29 7 7 12 21 — 1 50 20 121 7 15 53 40 61 14 115 2 1 2 115 21 2 138 51 21 29 19 110 3 7 3 27 — 4 11 — 1 3 4 21 11 4 36 12 12 3 7 4 12 5 21 3 4 4 24 4 3 3 — 14 7 18 1 3 2 10 32 4 7 4 32 18 4 54 30 46 8 84 2 6 18 9 19 4 47 1 11 6 29 2 65 3 24 30 2 2 1 5 — — 30 5 — 35 29 32 4 18 6 30 1 10 1 12 6 — — 4 « at 1 •• «-« on '' '"K 1 7' ini 1 701 10 20 37 1 iS7 569 201 67 1 837 377 559 154 11090 23 134 159" r316 •* ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 2 1 Boston 6 8 2 3 7 1 1 New York 45 24 18 19 79 ir 109 3 Philadelphia 25 6 11 6 5 19 ' 17 14 Baltimore 31 52 39 4 9 Norfolk 6 28 3 2 1 22 3 3 Jacksonville 9 9 — 5 1 5 4 3 1 Nliami............... 1 6 Mobile 36 1 25 4 1 11 New Orleans 81 2 27 56 10 16 ; c9 15 Houston ........... 17 48 14 79 13 17 13 43 Wilmington 16 — 2 2 4 3 11 2 San Francisco........ 32 1 6 6 13 19 4 9 Seattle 7 24 1 6 3 10 3 14 26 106 "79 •]"211 "94~""344 62 1i 500 TOT AH Port Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A -GROUP 2 1 __ 2 65 13 3 10 50 9 3 9 10 1 GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 1 2 _ 1 38 85 1 7 20 17 16 — 14 3 5 9 66 1 20 5 26 7 14 1 3 5 9 2 4 12 — 3 1 1 '7 35. 15 , 52. 21 60 '6 • 4 4 13 4 11 85 324 1 1 1 tX 44 , 1 5.. 72 ,..1. 15 96 ' 3 12 2 5' •'22 i-24 19 2 ' 52 1 461 12 5 16 20 1 9 - 4 110 13 19 31 14 19 42 3 4 7-' 18 5 11 95 217 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 123 ALL 1 1 29 7 17 5 3 2 8 4 4 9 4 5 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 16 5 7 4 7 3 2 2 1 1 5 2 3 2 1 5 TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP ABC 1 1 2 85 38 29 16 14 5 66 26 8 9 9 14 12 4 1 1 — 2 44 '19 3 72 31 16 96 42 7 4 1 12 22 18 5 19 11 5 ALL 4 152 35 100 32 17 3 66 119 145 17 45 35 Registered On CLASS A GILOUP 123 ALL 21 3 17 1 43 130 24 197 23 1 18 4 67 4 58 5 28 3 22 3 18 .7 11 8 1 5 2 62 16 44 2 91 14 137 3-2 47 48 5 100 21 2 16 3 80 15 60 5 63 13 39 11 The Beach CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 2 3 6 1 66 4 28 34 7 3 4 36 11 25 3 4 8 12 6 5 2 2 4 6 7 13 37 2 19 16 20 1 13 6 9 4 4 1 8 5 13 9 10 21 STEWARD DEPARi Registered CLASS A Port Bn.stnn ,= New York Philadelphia....... Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco.... Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 123 ALL 2 GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 3 2 4 9 — 1 1 2 1 1 97 — 29 19 49 30 20 2 28 75 16 39 6 3 12 21 6 6 5 16 1 1 10 16 4 20 40 5 23 22 1 17 7 22 51 2 4 5 2 11 1 1 2 4 2 2 4 8 2 — — — 9 9' 2 3 2 1 7 — 2 3 .— 2 — 2 2 — 4 — 3 1 6 — 11 13 8 22 43 — 11 13 7 26 46 1 14 7 61 82 1 32 .33 24 12 53 89 __ 25 13 36 74 5 2 20 27 21 2 39 62 . 1 3 6 3 2 6 1 1 3 4 — 6 3 1 3'' 7 8 3 1 4 15 22 7 1 15 8 1 8 — 9 5 1 10 — 4 113. I,/ 23J ! 443 16 11 135 1 162 120 35 222 1 3971 6 i 1 32 30 4 3 20 2 16 16 1 13 — 4 4 — ' 19 18 16 16 31 1 "30 4 3 1 4 3 1 11 1 10 9 147 1 162 — 2 1 4 20 3 3 6 4 — 12 — 5 — 1 — 9 — 2 7 20 3 4 11 4 12 6 2 9 2 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 12 3 ALL 12 3 ^L 19 1 3 8 8 3 3 7 34 102 214 1 78 5 55 61 33 6 13 14 13 — 13 86 3 16 31 39 3 20 26 7 7 , — 14 2 4 5 11 13 4 1 1 11 1 2 7 GROUP C ALL A B 2 1 1 32 20 127 75 23 16 3 4 75 20 51 4 35 8 16 11 15 7 4 4 — — 6 4 6 65 33 46 19 — 16 12 117 42 89 62 31 6 99 15 10 6 2 4 4 35 20 9 22 4 10 23 31 11 2 3 2 9 34 15 115 20 20 2 3 9 40 12 21 9 76 172 1 55 5 11 .4 69 1 64 6 1 65 I 73 397 162 73 | 632 308 137 390 | 835. 28 14 57 15 3 8 11 14 61 22 7 10 22 27 206 r26i SUMMARY Registered CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS a?, • •• . 203 ~374 94 _344 137 67 434~ 785 102 | 679 62 | 500 239 | 443 403 jl622 Registered Shipped Shipped CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL IZS ALL 1 2 3 ALL 11 10ft. 113 232 187 307 75 I 569 28 _72J01 201 26 106 79 "211 85 ^24 52 461 12" 110 95" 217 1^ 11 135 162 120 55 222 397 6 9 147 162 53 225 327 6051392 686 349 11427 46" 191 343 580 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach SHIPPED CLASS C CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP . GROUP GROUP 12 3 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 10 20 37 |_67 569 201_67J 837 377_ 559 154 11090 23 J[34 15^ 316 14 33 45 1 92 461 217 92 I 770 187_ 559 79 I 825 i3 114 125 252" 7 1 65 I 73 "397 162 73" I 632 308 137 390 I 835 28 27 206 { 261 31 64 147 J" 232 1427 580 232 |2239l872 1255 623 |2750i 64 275 490 | 829' 1) �JLofnct 19, 19C9 *<• •fI r hh SEAFARERS LOO . By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Guaranteesi What They're Worth The Federal Trade Commission and Better Business Bureaus are oalling up a storm these days about guarantees that seem to promise more than they really do. Involved are not merely "fringe" companies but some of the biggest in the country. Our readers are yelling, too. We've received some revealing letters recently about "guarantees" with hidden limitations. Here are pointers that can save you both money and grief: PRO-RATA TIRE GUARANTEES: Tires nowadays usually are sold with a guarantee that if defective within a certain period you'll get a proportionate allowance on a new tire. For example, you may buy a tire for $18 that has a "list price" of $26 and is "guaranteed" for one year. Say that after six months the tire proves to be defective. Since it lasted only half its guaranteed life, naturally you expect replacement for only $9. But you may find the dealer wants to adjust the price on the basis of the list price-of $26, and asks $13 for the replacement. If the list price is highly exaggerated, you'd have to pay almost as much as for the adjustment as for the original purchase. The same fooler may be used with a so-called "lifetime" guarantee which sellers more accurately should caU a. "life of tread'' guarantee. Here the seller usually "guarantees" against defects in "materials and workmanship" even after the time guarantee expires. He adjusts the charge for the replacement on the basis of tread wear, by measuring the tire against damage by road hazard (rim and stone bruises, cuts, blowouts and punctures). But If the seller also figures the allowance on the basis of a high price rather , than his current real price, the "guarantee" is further diluted. To protect yourself, read the cer­ tificate to make sure the promised adjustment will be based on thp actual sales price. If the certifi­ cate says the adjustment will be based on the list price, you don't have a worthwhile guarantee. THE 'LIFETIME' MUFFLERS: The FTC has complained that "life­ time" guarantees on mufflers ac­ tually are only guarantees for such time as you own the car. One muf­ fler chain advertised: "Guaranteed In writing for the life of your car." Another ad: "You can keep your car forever and never have to buy an­ other muffler." Well, "forever" can turn out to be a surprisingly short time. Not only is the "lifetime" guarantee voided if you sell the car, but there are other limitations not disclosed by the ads. For example, one of our readers misplaced the warranty certificate. When his muffler roved defective, his request for a replacement was refused even rough he still owned the car, because he couldn't present the certifir oate. THE CAR-WARRANTY CONTROVERYt Biggest bone of contentton still is car warranties. A number of readers have sent in copies of correspondence which show that manufacturers' warranties are more limited than some buyers realize. One' worker engaged in a four-year long argument with a major factory oyer defects in the new car he had bought. Finally the factory wrote: "Our dealers are independent merchants who operate their business on their own cap^ial and there is very little that we as manufacturers, can do in a case of this kind." The factory explained that the zone office does try to see that the cus­ tomer is treated fairly. But a Pittsburgh working man who did appeal to the zone office got no satisfaction until he had a lawyer write to the company and threaten suit. Dealers have their own complaint: that the factory puts the responsi­ bility on them to fulfill warranties but does not allow sufficient com­ pensation. Recently a New Jersey court did hold both manufacturers and dealers responsible for defective cars in spite of the limitations of the standard warranties. The buyer claimed that an accident had been caused when something snapped in the steering mechanism. The factory argued that the warranty covered only replacement of defective parts if sent to the factory by the buyer. The factory lost. But in general, the reliability of the dealer and adequacy of his service facilities are vital. In the last analysis, you do have to depend on him to make good on the warranty. If'you read your warranty carefully you also may find that it doesn't.' apply if you have your car repaired by other than an authorized dealer in the make during the warranty period, or if any but factory-approved parts are used. Too, if you're traveling during the warranty period, better carry the certificate. Any authorized dealer within a spe­ cified geographical area is expected to provide the warranty service. But you must prove your car is still within the warranty period. GUARANTEES ON 'IMPORTS^: In these days of many imports, some of low quality. It's especially important to know who is responsible for the guarantee. An importer of home tools advertised a drill outfit as ''unconditionally guaranteed." The FTC called this deceptive. Buyers were not given a {(uarantee certificate, thus were not informed as to the conditions of the advertised guarantee nor how it would be fulfilled. S Paff* SefVB Hofta Deal Flops As NLRB Orders Lakes Fleet Vote BUFFALO—After a four months' fight to obtain a free, secret, Government-conducted election, unlicensed seamen of the 17 ship Boland and Cornelius fleet won a smashing vic­ tory late last month when the regional National Labor Relations Board here called for a vote to begin August 23.*About 600 crewmembers are brotherhood, Teamsters and SIU, of the company on May 29, and involved. in which all parties agreed to the such employees hired since then The election had originally been election, and the NLRB then and still employed on July 27, in­ sought by the. SIU Great Lakes moved to set up the election ma­ cluding those seamen who may District which petitioned the chinery as speedily as possible. be temporarily not working be­ NLRB April 15, after obtaining The NLRB has estahli.sbed that cause of authorized leaves of ab­ signed pledge cards from a major­ the voting begin effective 8 AM, sence. In its original petition the ity of Boland men. August 23, with the first arirval SIU had asked that yeomen be However, opposition by the com­ of a Boland ship at any Lake allowed to vote, but the NLRB ex­ pany and the so-called "Seamen's Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, cluded them along with stewards, National Brotherhood of the Great Lake Ontario, St. Clair River or guards and licensed personnel. Lakes," which purported to rep­ Detroit River port. Boland men voting in the elec­ resent Boland seamen, prevented Eligible to vote will be all un­ tion will choose between the SIU, a consent election at the time. The licensed seamen on board vessels Teamsters or no union. brotherhood is a one company "in­ dependent" union. Held Two Votes Meanwhile, the brotherhood conducted two so-called "elec­ tions" of its own in what was ob­ viously a flagrant attempt to rail­ road the Boland men into the Teamster's Union. The attempt was rebuffed by the Boland men, The National Labor Relations Board has upheld charges when a majority of them chose SIU ties. The bfotherhood then of intimidation and coercion filed last month by the SIUstarted a' second vote, which was affiliated Staff Officers Association after an election involv­ abandoned when the rig became ing pursers of Amerian Ex-"* obvious. The attorney for the "independ­ port Lines ships. ent" group is James E. Haggerty, The SOA filed the charges Jr., who also happens to be a per­ after documenting evidence that sonal attorney for Teamster Presi­ dent Jimmy Hoffai. According to officers of the Brotherhood of the script, Haggerty was supposed Marine Officers, District 50, to be "neutral"—explore merger United Mine Workers, threatened or affiliation with several unions, and coerced pursers aboard the Ex­ and then let Boland seamen de­ port Lines ships. The BMC repre­ sents pursers and deck and engine cide for themselves. officers on Export Lines which is SAN FRANCISCO—By a margin Haggerty Unmasked the only functioning company in But Haggerty's cloak of "neu­ the deep sea industry with which of nearly 20-1, the members of the trality" fell away and an out-and- it has a contract. Unlicensed men Marine Cooks and Stewards Union out effort to swing the Boland men on Export Line ships are repre­ have approved a time limit of one year on ships for full book mem­ into the Teamster's camp became sented by the NMU. bers. obvious. In Rogers City, Mich., As a result, it is expected that The lopsided margin—the big­ for instance, a 12-man team of the NLRB will order a new elec­ gest ever given any proposition put Teamster "organizers" spent all their time with the brotherhood tion. The first one went to the to an MCS vote—was announced by the ballot counting committee group. Teamster representatives BMC by a count of 42 to 36. had numerous blank ballots in The Staff Officers cited several at the headquarters meeting of specific instances in which pursers August 11. The committee's report their possession. Evidence of rigging and irregu­ were threatened with loss of jobs was adopted and the proposition be­ larities in the two "elections" was and other mistreatment if they re­ came effective the following day, collected by Boland seamen and fused to support and vote for the August 12. the SIU. The seamen and SJU were BMO. Charges were also raised According to the terms of the prepared to present thq ei^ence asMo the activities of BMO repre- ballot, all steward department members on MCS-contracted ships, to a Wayne County, Cirfcui'^ "Courjt s^lativ^ at the t)plls! Judge when Hagg^ty an.d!ais co­ Meanwiii^', the BMO is the who were employed for one year or horts, rather thanj faco<cUif'trial', target of court proceedings call­ more on August 12, are to volun­ ing for production :of financial tarily terminate their employment. agreed to the NLRB vote. •• The . NLRB action came after a records and a proper accpunting of About 250 men, it is believed, will meeting between the company. the handling of its members' funds. | be affected immediately. NLRB Supports Coercion Charge In Purser Vote One-Year Rule Okd By MC5 SlU-Maiined Tanker Is A BIG One i 4 I I '•'ii • ."{T SI Tifan, 46,000-lon gfanl supurtdnlcer, ti a mere 735 long. Rollor skates or bicycles ore advlf able to get up forward from back aft. Vessel went to Poland with grain on maiden voyage. t �Aocnai 19. 19l| SEAFARERS LOG f»f« Eifhi News of sro INLAND BOATBKEN'S VNIDN ^ INLAND BOATMEN'S UNION • SlU ATLANTIC, GULP, LAKES 9 INLAND WATERS DltTRIOT INLANDBOATMEN'S UNION OP THE PACIFIC • SlU OP' NORTH AMERICA Cellenthin SignsFoe Substantial Wage Cain, Welfare Coverage The activities of the various inland boatmen, railroad marine tugs, deep sea tugs and harbor craft under the SIU banner are dealt with here. The SIU fam­ ily includes various groups of boatmen throughout the nation >^n the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes and in Pacific Coast ports. These craft operate in support of deep sea shipping and sup­ plement such shipping in con­ fined waters. Their activities concern all seafaring trades. Hails Stall Tug Part; See Tieup Happy with wage increases ranging up to $220 per month, Gellenthin men on oil barge Argoii proud­ ly display their SlU f-shirts. PHILADELPHIA—Substantial wage Increases, welfare coverage and other solid benefits have been negotiated by the SlU Inland Boatmen's Union for crews of the Gellenthin Barge Line fleet. The negotiations were conducted in conjunction with Local 101, Marine Engi­ neers Beneficial Association. ^ The agreement, ratified by cense. All hands will then get an July 16, was ratified by a 19 to vote. the membership, calls for additional $44 monthly the sec­ one Formerly non-union, Gellenthin •wage increases of $110 to $220 a ond year and another $44 a month was organized successfully by the month over a three year period. for everybody the third year. two unions after a grueling 3V^Included in the agreement are The crews also will get coverage month organizing campaign. The 12 days' vacation annually, ten via the SIU's deep-sea welfare effort reached its climax April 18 paid holidays, travel pay and other plan. During the first year, the in­ benefits. Each Gellenthin tug will when Local 101 and the IBU won a National Labor Relations Board creases run between $22 to $132 a now carry a licensed engineer. month depending on rating or li­ The contract, which took effect election by 15 to 2, with four chal­ lenges. The election was arranged only after Gellenthin had been picketed for three months in Paulsboro, NJ; Camden, Marcus Hook, Philadel­ phia and Wilmington. The strike came after an engineer was fired BALTIMORE—SlU Inland Boatmen's Union members for union activity involving Local meeting here last month elected committees which will be 101, MEBA. charged with formulating contract dem^ds < , Gellenthin uses five tugs and tugboat firms. Present agree-"* • five bargei to haul oil, principally on the Dllaware River, on behalf ments will expire on the 20th Cruises,. of next month, according to memberii 'itboard, the'^^ise vessel of' such i^eiistbmers as Esso, SinMV Port Welcome. - clairr'Atlantia and Gulf OIL officials. The major Baltimore towing companies concerned are: BakerHooking On To A Barge Whiteley Towing Co., Baltimore Towing and Lighterage, Curtis Bay, Harper, and Atlantic Trans­ port Tug Company. The IBU also won a three-year contract with the Berg Towing Co., which calls for a five percent wage increase for the crew oper­ ating two tugs out of Chesapeake City, Maryland. Additionally, the new agreement provides for up to 15 days' vacation for the tug em­ ployes after three years of service with the company. Other recent contract signings, covered: The SS Bay Belle (Wilson Ex­ cursion Lines, Inc.), calling for a $20 per month increase for the vessel's 29 crewmen, or a $60 a month total increase over the three-year period. A similar pact was signed with Port Welcome Baltimore Boatmen Elect Committee For Pact Talks I^ • It. •V |- m a*a(<w Henry Rice (fronl) and Harold Daniels,..... Jr of the fug Evelyn (C. G. Willis] make fast to o barge at Pqulsboro, N*w Jersey. Union Seeks Jersey Site For IBU The SIU Is currently looking for a site to house the Railroad Marine Division and other segments of the Inland Boatmen's Union in the port of New York. The location will probably be either Hoboken or Jersey City at a point in either port which is generally convenient for the 800 members of the rail­ road group as well as other boat­ men and harbor workers. Transportation, parking facilities and other conveniences are ele­ ments in the choice of a suitable location. G. P. McGinty, representing the boatmen's division, said that any site chosen should be large enough to house recreation and eating fa­ cilities for the membership along with space for administrative of­ fices and other needs. •The railroad tug division of the IBU represents employees of seven railroads in the metropolitan areat the Pennsylvania, New York Cen­ tral, New Haven, Baltimore and Ohio, Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal, Bush Terminal and New York Docks. Tired of stalling tactics by rail­ road negotiators, the Greater New York Harbor Council, representing railroad marine workers, has notified the Railway Mediation Board of Its intention to strike the roads. Involved are tugs of the Pennsylvania, New York Central, B&O, New Haven, NY Dock, Bush Terminal and Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal. Included in the Harbor Council are 800 railroad marine deckhands of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Un­ ion. At stake in the talks are de­ mands for higher wages, deep seatype welfare benefits and greater job security. At the last negotiation meeting, the SIU, Marine Engineers Bene­ ficial Association and the Masters, Mates and Pilots notified the rail­ roads that the unions were willing to accept, the recommendations of the fact-finding board now work­ Representatives of the inland ing on the national non-operating waterways industry have attacked railroad workers contract. a proposal calling for a toll sys­ The board has recommended a 10 cents an hour increase over the tem on various inland waterways. next two years, of which five cents The proposal, which has been sub­ would be in wages and five cents mitted to the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Commit­ in fringe benefits. tee, calls for user tolls for all high­ The SIU—as have the other un­ way, airway and inland waterway ions involved—^has demanded that facilities constructed, maintained SIU railroad deckhands be pro­ or operated with Federal funds. tected by the provisions of the Un­ ion's own Welfare Plan, rather The proposal was submitted by the Association of American Rail­ than by an outside insurance com­ roads. The railroads have argued pany set-up as at present. that they have to build and main­ The railroads claimed that the tain their ownTight-of-way at their difference between contributions expense, and that Federal to their own outside insurance set­ own maintenance of highways, airfields up and the SIU plan would amount and is an indirect sub­ to 58 cents a day reflecting the sidy waterways to competing modes of opera­ inferiority of their present set-up. tion. The railroads proposed that this 58 cents be taken out of the 10- The water operators, replying ccnts-an hour increase. This would through the American Waterways have left 22 cents a day—less than Operators, Inc., claim that tolls 3 cents an hour—as a wage in­ of this nature would result in the crease, a proposal unacceptable to destruction of the waterways in­ dustry, since it would compel con­ the Union. siderable rate increases and divert Another point of issue was that traffic to pipelines. Petroleum relating to establishment of a minimum manning scale as asked products are the largest single by the unions, and particularly the item of waterways topnage, and companies' refusals to give the un­ tolls of this nature would not re­ ions any voice in personnel reduc­ sult in the railroads getting any additional business, the water op­ tions. erators argue. Under the present set-up, a company can furlough a man in­ definitely, without giving him severance. The Union is seeking a system which would protect a deck­ hand's job with '.k !^*,n railroad and at the same time give him first call on any open Jobs on the other roada» Tug Croup Raps Inlpnd Tplls Plan �SEAFARERS Antoii 19, 1999 LOG Par* Nin* News of SlU INLAND BOATMEN'S UNION r 4 If I. Tugmen, Dredge Employees On Lakes Work in Harmony The Tug Firemen, Linemen, Oilers and Watchmen's Asso­ ciation and the International Dredge Workers' Union, through their recent affiliation with the SIU, have become part of the SIU's growing family which encompasses the many who oversees the Dredge Workers' branches of the maritime in­ books as well as ours," said Wolf, dustry. "a more accurate and true picture SIU President Paul Hall, on May of the union Is maintained." Each 1 of this year, presented the two local has a complete file on record unions with charters at their Riv­ in its headquarters in River Rouge. "Because of the way we handle er Rouge, Michigan, headquarters-. The unions occupy the building things," he added, "we're always that houses the SIU's Great Lakes glad to have members drop In at our headquarters and look their District headquarters. The Tug Workers' grand presi­ office over." dent is Gus Wolf; the Dredge Both unions have, over the last Workers' president is Bob Jones. 10 years, won for their memher.s The two unions, representing such benefits as non-occupational some. 21 companies and a total insurance, sickness and accident membership of nearly 1,000 mem­ .coverage. Blue Cross-Blue Shield bers, are under separate charters, coverage and a personal life in­ but because of their closely re­ surance policy. Hopes are high for lated work are dependent upon a pension plan that. If negotiated, each other. The Tug Workers' 112 will go Into effect in 1961. tugs work hand in hand with the The unity between the two Dredge Workers' 80 derricks and Unions is seen in the work they dredges—so it naturally follows perform. The Tug Workers move that their union organization and the Dredge Workers' equipment, goals are much the same. so there must be harmony; other­ wise', nothing would be accomplish­ Merged In 1906 Back in 1901, the Tug Workers ed. As the two Presidents put it: were a small number of inde­ Wolf does the pulling and Jones pendent locals In the Great Lakes. does the digging. Wolf explained that a tug norm­ Five years later they merged and created a Grand Lodge. This ally has a crew of four. Besides was the beginning of what was to the captain and engineer, there is become the strongest union for tug one oiler and one lineman. On larger tugs there may be two line­ workers on the Lakes. At present, the Tug Workers men. Tugs are either dredge tugs represent close to 95% of the tug or vessel tugs. The dredge tugs companies on the Lakes, reaching pull dredges, scows, derricks and as far a.s Waterford, N.Y., and up any other dredging equipment that the St, Lawrence Seaway to St. needs to be moved. Regis. Four vice presidents—one As for vessel tugs, two of them in Chicago, Buffalo, Duluth and usually handle one ship. One tug Cleveland—are needed to help In pulls while the other tug steers the this vast organization. ship being moved. Here is where Near the turn of the century the knowledge of the trade is para­ Dredge Workers also began their mount, said Wolf, The lineman organization of the Lakes. They must be able to handle the towing were then known as the Interna­ lines with speed and without much tional Dredge Workers' Protective instruction. Association and the head was Lineman Can't Wait called the Grand President. With their recent SIU affiliation the "If a lineman waits for an order, union's name and the title changed. from the captain to shift his lines Like the Tug Workers, the Dredge it would be too late in most cases," Workers represent closq .tq : 95% he said. "You can't wait for an of the companies In their industry. order; you have to know what to Tugman Wolf traces his lineage do." to 1912 when he first worked on Spealilng of the dredging indus­ the tug Buffalo. He later became try, Jones says there are four dif­ delegate for the Buffalo local and ferent types of dredges: derrick, then served as Its president for hydraulic, dipper and bucket. 13 years. The apex of his career Dredges usually carry a fireman, was In 1937 when he was elected oiler, deckhands and pipeline men. Grand President of the Tug Work­ The two deckhands operate the ers, and he has held this position winches as well as maintaining ever since. them. Pipeline workers include the shoregang. On a scow, which is a Started In 1932 Dredge Worker Jones, a com­ flat barge with compartments that parative youngster In his field, dump mechanically, a scowman is started as a shoregang worker in maintained to operate it. Many of the Jobs the Tug and 1932. The following years found him serving as a steward off and Dredge Workers have undertaken on until 1957 when he became include the largest ever done in president of the Sault Ste. Marie the industry. It took the full 1953 local. Two years later Jones be­ season to lay an oil pipeline ficross the Straits of Mackinac. At one came President of the Union. derricks and three Wolf, reflecting upon the present time, five policy and working machinery of dredges were working on this proj­ his union, said that the Tug Work­ ect. The two unions also had a ers have come a long way since the hand in dredging the abutments for the Mackinac Bridge. union began. Presently the unions have com­ Under the reorganization. Wolf proudly explained, the members bined their efforts in dredging the regulate their finances through the approaches and channels for a gi­ election of a member-auditing com­ gantic powerhouse to harness the mittee and have the final say as to power of the Niagara Falls. The cost of this project will exceed thai the operation of their union. "And now under the supervision total monies spent on dredging the of a certified public accountant St. Lawrence Seaway. X 1 :l ! ' " • II Crewmembers of SlU-affilioied dredge Three Brolhert (Price Brolhers-McClore) took break from noonday sun to pose for this picture. From the left are Bob Jones, Dredge Workers' president; Ro« land Metlie, oiler; Joe Willard, deckhand; Ernie Csizmar, mate, and Ronald Borque, deckhand. iI Here dredge Three Brothers pumps out dirt from bottom of Maumee River In Toledo. dredge workers to keep this dredge working around the clock. It takes 2S SlU-affiliated tog Superior is at work pulling Great Lakes freighter through River Rouge Basin. Another Tug Worker*' Union tug, not shown, Is behind freighter, guiding it through narrow channel �rac* Tea SEAFARERS Aacart It, IMt IOC News of SIU GREAT LAKES UNION OP THE SIU ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT START VOTING FOR GT. LAKES UNION POSTS VI Balloting for officers in the SfU Great Lakes District's biennial election' began in all SIU halls and on all SlU-contracted boats on August 1. All nominations for elective mittee will then stamp the voter's offices, received by the office book in the proper column for the month and year of the election. of the Secretary-Treasurer, Unqualified ballots will be de­ have been examined by the Cre­ stroyed. dentials Committee and found to After every qualified voter has he in order. . „ had to vote, the. judge will Nominated for Secretary-Trea- thena chance count the numbered stubs, •urer was Fred J. Farnen; Assist­ The Credentials Committee for the 1960 SIU Great Lakes District's biennial election examine the them against the clerk's ant Secretary-Treasurer, Stanley F. check count, seal the stubs in an envelope qualifications of the nominated candidates. The membership-eleeted committee, from the left, consists Thompson; Alpena agent, Norman and then deposit them in the ballot of Jack Pearl, chairman; William Walker ond Elmer Hebard, recording secretary. Jolicoeur and James Gamble; box. Buffalo agent, Roy J, Boudreau, Ballots Sealed Thomas V. Hydock and Julius H. The ballots will also be sealed Johnson; Cleveland agent, Stanley Wares; Duluth agent. Matt A. in an envelope and a paper will be Anttila, James La Gosh, Sumner signed by each member of the E. Thompson and Gerald C. West- committee and pasted on the back phal; Frankfort agent. Glen H. of the envelope. The ballot box Beaucock, Floyd H. Hanmer and will then be sealed and each com­ mittee member will sign the seal. Opal W. Robinson. The ports of Toledo and Chicago This procedure is repeated each time voting takes place. remain organizational centers. The membership-elecied Cre­ A ballot box will be taken aboard dentials Committee met in SIU each SlU-contracted ship at least headquarters on July 17 to ex­ once during the election by an of­ The unlicensed seamen of Buckeye and Pioneer ^Hutchinson & Company) have joined amine the qualifications of all ficial of the Union. A committee of three full book members will check their brothers in the Steinbrenner fleet by gaining the full protection of the SIU's Job candidates. The committee, com­ posed of Jack Pearl, chairman, the seal over the mouth of the bal­ Security Program and the Great Lakes Welfare Plan. The Steinbrenner Company (Kins­ Elmer Hebard, recording secretary lot box to see if it has been man Transit) signed Its con--^ and William Walker, committee tampered with, and if the proper ner climaxed a series of negotiat­ promised during the organizing member, reported that they found signatures are on it. After the men tract last month. campaign. on the ship have voted, the ballot­ The contract signing on ing sessions held in Cleveland. all of the nominees qualified to run The SIU now has on record ing committee will again seal the This completes the first phase July 27 by company secretary for office and recommended "that crew lists of all the unlicensed a ballot be drafted in conformity mouth of the ballot box and sign it. Charles Hutchinson and by SIU in the over-all plan of the SIU for seamen who were employed by the In the first meeting in Septem­ Director of Organization A1 Tan' Buckeye, Pioneer and Steinbren­ With the constitution." Buckeye, Pioneer and Steinbren­ ner crews, who only a short time ber in all ports, the membershipAll SIU candidates tor office, ago voted for SIU representation ner fieets. (Jualifled members have under the SIU's constitution, have elected Election Committee will The SIU Great Lakes Union by overwhelming margins. been sent full SIU membership open the ballot boxes and count been full book members for two Is a nnlon ot, by and tor Great books without the payment of an The Buckeye seamen voted 77 Initiation years arid in good standing for six the number of votes for each Lakes seamen which has nude fee or any other fee. months before the time of nomina­ candidate. The ports will' then tremendous progress in advanc­ for the SIU and 18 for "no un­ Again the SIU urges any Buck­ forward all ballots to the SIU's ion" while the Pioneer seamen tion. The only exceptions are the ing the security of SIU men pn. sailing under its banner. One voted 213 for the SIU and 04 for eye, Pioneer or Steinbrenner sea­ offices of Secretary-Treasurer and headquarters tp. ..the man who was eligible to vote and ^ j Assistant Secretary-Treasurer. Election. , , oLit^ f^|g^st> accomplishments "no union." The Steinbrenner has not submitted his application Members seeking one of those po­ The ballots' Ifb'Ai alMhe' pldrts rjs 'the seniority and job security seamen gave the SIU 120 votes to for a full membership book to sitions are required to have served will then be tallied >Bhowing the 3tysi^ whiob Ogives Lakes men 7 for "no union" and B for the write or contact the SIU. as an SIU Great Lakes District number of ballots cast asd -fbec protentiofti'^der the seasonal Lake Sailors Union (Ind.). A1 Tanner hailed the recent Port Agent for at least one full number of votes. All torn or dis­ shipping, set-up. Once confined The SIU has already begun serw-. slgning<iif^ the .Job Security Pro­ figured ballots will not be counted. to inland waters, activities of icing the Steinbrenner fieet via term. The candiate receiving the highest SIU men on the Lakes now have the SIU's launch based In Algonac. gram and the Welfare Plan by Submitted In Writing Buckeye and Pioneer as "another All nominations were to have number of votes for any office will greater significance with the Through meetings held aboard the outstanding example of respons­ been submitted in writing by be declared elected and wUl take opening ot the Seaway and its Steinbrenner boats, the unlicensed ible collective bargaining and good registered mail or in person to the office within 15 days after being use by hundreds of deep sea seamen are now electing crew- faith by both the company and ships. The Lakes have become members to represent their fieet the Union." office of the Secretary-Treasurer notified. Any full book SIU member in America's fourth seacoast and at a meeting at the SIU's head­ The latest development in the between July 1 and July 15 of this good standing who wishes to be developments there are of In­ quarters. At this meeting, working SIU's record-smashing election year. during the canvass will be creasing Interest to all men in rules and contract matters affect­ victories adds to the SIU's seasonVoting is now being held each present admitted after showing his mem­ the SIU family of unions. ing life and work aboard ship will ending win last December when day of August until every qualified bership book. be discussed. The SIU will no­ the unlicensed Relss seamen voted SIU member has had the op­ tify each representative by tele­ overwhelmingly for the Union. portunity to vote. The secret bal­ gram as to whed and where to The Reiss crews have since rati­ loting will take place only when report fied a working rules contract. there are three full book members Wm Board Boats in good standing to check mem­ As soon as vessel passes are rebers' books and to guard the baUot ceivedo^from the Hutchinson Com­ box. Ballot boxes will be taken pany, SIU representatives will also aboard each SlU-contracted ship. TOTAL bo boarding the Buckeye and Pi­ PORT DECK STEWARD ENGINE An Election Committee com­ oneer boats to start the ball roll­ HEADQUARTERS posed of three full book members Alpena 60 23 11 26 River Rouge 18. Mich. ing on their working contract. The 10S2S W. Jefferson. and three alternate full book mem­ Vinewood 3-4741 Fred J. Famen. Secretary-Treasurer iomo procedure will be followed 20 10 48 18 bers in good standing will make up Buffalo Stanley P. Thompson. Asst. Sec.-Treas. as In the Steinbrenner fieet the two judges and four clerks to be ALPENA... 127 River St. 68 81 23 8 elected in each port to canvass the Chicago The Hutchinson Company, in Norman JoUcoeur. Agent..Elmwood 4-361S NY BS N. Pearl St. the contract signing, agreed to the BUFFALO, returns. Cleveland 101 44 44 19 Address mall to: 890 Main St. GRant 2728 Under the SIU constitution each full provisions of the Job Security 9383 Ewlng Ave. 808 159 88 61 voter must show his full member­ Detroit Program, the Welfare Plan and CHICAGO South Chicago, m. SAglnaw 1-0733 an interim agreement which pro­ ship book proving he is in good Duluth ' 13 78 29 35 CTJEVELAND. W. 2S St. vides for recognition of the Union Stanley Waycs. Agent ....1420 standing and has not already voted MAln 1-0147 and other basic features found in DULUTH..;.;..... in the election. After marking the Frankfort 86 20 87 812 W. 2nd St, 84 all contractu. The ihte^' agree­ Matt AnttUa, Agent...,BAndolph 2-4110 ballot, the member will fold it Mich...313 Main St. 31 22 :-"-^;,,14;:, / • , v": 67 ment also provides for nbgotia- FRANKFORT, and give 4t to the judge, who will Toledo Address MaU to: P.O. Box 287 Glen Bea^ucock,; Ag«nt: ' ELgln 7-2441 tiona to take place on the matter in turn tear off the numbered stub TOTAL 356 file• >< .A 290 Summit St. Of -working nilef^-All of ^ttese were TOI^IDO.-j..•..•.<120 and;deposit the ballot. The com­ - - CHerry 8-2431 PIONEER, BUCKEYE CREWMEMBERS WIN SIU JOB SECURITY PROGRAM AND GREAT LAKES WELFARE PLAN Great Lakes Shipping July 1-July 31,1960 IC"' SIU Great Lakes Union Halls >1 �ITj Ipfi'iWHimi P-^ r ' •il Auffust 19, 1969 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Elevea News of Sin ORKAT LAKES UNION • '\ I '< \ '' Relaxing in recreation room of Aquarama (above) are SIU crewmembers (1-r) Ernest Squires, lookout; Bill Albright, oiler; Albert Strauss, watchman, and Shirley Ayers, OS. In photo at top left, Aquarama is shown be­ ing boarded by passengers at its Detroit dock at the foot of West Grand Blvd. The pleasure ship, a converted C-4 which is now making daily cruises from Detroit to Cleveland, provides dancing, floor shows, movies, games and ample room for passen­ The speedy Milwaukee Clipper cruises daily from Mil­ gers' cars. waukee to Muskegon in about six hours. Passengers, by taking their cars aboard this SlU-contracted ship, save many miles of driving and enjoy the cool breezes from Lake Michigan. After the close of the passenger sea­ son the Clipper carries new cars from Milwaukee to Muskegon. SlU Crews Keep Busy On Pleasure Cruises I'^i J • M. i . v I? I J- > !. The passenger season is in full swing with all of the SlUcontracted excursion boats now operating in the Great Lakes. Besides the Bob-Lo boats, which were reported on in the last issue of this newspaper, the North Ameri­ can and the South American boats (Georgian Bay Transit Co.), the Aquarama (Mich.-Ohio Navigation Co.) and the Milwaukee Clipper (Wis. & Mich. Steamship Co.) are taking fun seekers on trips throughout the Lakes^ The North and South American offer two, five and seven-day cruises to almost every port on the Lakes as well as to the Georgian Bay area. Outside cabins, ex­ cellent food (prepared by the SlU galley crew), bar and entertainment are only part of the many extras a passen­ ger gets when he sails on these ships. The sleek Aquarama, a converted C-4, is now making daily cruises from Detroit to Cleveland, giving Lake travelers a chance to see what an ocean ship is like. Dancing, floor shows, movies, games and ample room for passengers to take their cars with them is part of the serv­ ice to be found on the Aquarama. All of the SlU-contracted pleasure boats are manned by SIU crews whose first job is passeiiger safety and com­ fort. Everything possible is done by these SIU seamen to see to it that the passengers have a smooth and enjoy­ able cruise. « An example of this was the recent grounding of the North American on a sandbar just out in the harbor off Ogdensburg, N. Y. All 347 passengers were taken off the boat safe and sound so they could' continue their journey by rail.'^Ndt one casualty was reported by pashouse of able bodied senger, or tU aid o( the Ctadt stranded cruise ship and after a few days of work freed nin, AB; Felice Agosta, AB; her. The North American is now running again. Del McGee,AB; Mike Hazen, AB, and Joe Walsh, AB. In photo at left. North American is shown arriving at Detroit from Mackinac Island. The North American, together with her sister ship, the South American, of­ fers pleasure seekers two, five and seven-day excursion cruises to almost every port on the Great Lakes, as well as to the Georgian Bay area. '•'-31 �Fare Twelve SEAFARERS lOG AWM« If. Ifft MEDICAL and SAFETY Caution Pays Off On Tropical Trip Labor Day: Safety Campaign For All By Joseph B. Logue, M.D. Medical Dilator, Seafarers Welfare Plan ByJoeAIgina Safety Director, Seafarers Welfare Plan Travelers to the tropics should not be carried away by the luxurious notions shown on posters or the idea of an exotic paradise as it is often depicted on the screen and in fiction. Neither should they"^ be too pessimistic and think tary wafbr supply, water must be boiled and/or chemically treated. only of possible disease and Salt water bathing should be lu Why is it every time the calendar comes up .with a threeday weekend there seems to be a nationwide effort to equal or top estimated accident figures announced before the holi­ day? No one has yet come" forward with an answer to weekend. In many ways, the holi­ that one, but the net result day has long ceased to have any bad climate. A middle ground would be a more accurate picture of the facts. Life in the tropics can be safe, pleasant and healthy. There should be no undue apprehension about disease or other conditions that may be encountered. Most tropi­ cal diseases are well-known and can be prevented or cured with our present-day knowledge of medi­ cine. The mysterious maladies are mostly in fiction. , . For seamen and other travelers It is as essential here as anywhere to attend to matters of personal hygiene and follow elementary health safeguards. Frecantfons Stressed Precaution is necessary in food preparation and handling, in water purification and in seeking pro­ tection from bites by animals and insects. Adjustment in physical activity, proper clothing, rest and alcohol beverage consumption should be tempered with common sense. With these precautions, a pleasant and happy trip can be anticipated. The first-time traveler to the tropics would do well to consult with his physician to determine that he possesses no physical con­ ditions that would be jeopardized by travel in tropic regions. Adjustment to the heat, light and humidity, both physiologically and mentally, are usually neces­ sary, in any event. Water, both for consumption and bathing, must be non-contamina­ ted. If there is no approved sani­ non-polluted areas, however invit­ ing they may seem, and where there is no danger from marine life. One of the principal causes of disease in the tropics is contamina­ ted food. All food, except certain skin fruits, should be cooked; then later, thoroughly washed and individually peeled. Food that is well cooked is often contaminated by food handlers. Beware Insects Many tropical diseases are trans­ mitted by insects. Probably the most prevalent in most areas is malaria, for which adequate pro­ tection should be obtained, such as screening or chemical decon­ tamination gear. Anti-malaria drugs, either for prophylaxis or treatment, should be available. Flies and many other insects carry disease by contact or are a nuisance factor. Immunization procedures diould be rigidly followed, and an Inter­ national Certificate of Immuniza­ tion properly certified as to the type of immunization, depending on the area in which you travel. Seamen normally have these docu­ ments and should always carry them for their own convenience and protection. All of this may tend to discour­ age travel or living in the tropics, though the writer has spent seven years in- the tropics with no un­ toward results. Tropical living has many advantages; it^can be pleas­ ant, profitable, enjoyable and the Southern Cross never ceases to be a wondrous sight. MAKE IT SAFE At Sea . • • Ashore \ , At Home • • Everywhere I Safety Posters Start Coming Entries have already been received from a .number of Seafarers for the Safety Poster Contest announced by the Safe­ ty Department last month. All Seafarers eligible for SIU Wel­ fare Plan benefits can enter their original poster designs on ahy of the following subjects: (1) General Shipboard Safety, (2) Deck Department Safety, (3) Engine Department Safety and (4) Steward Department Safety. Four transistor fadios and four .electric shavers will be given as first and second prizes in each subject. A fullyequipped Polaroid fiash camera will be awarded as the contest grand prize. Entries should be submitted with a return address to: Safety Department, SIU Welfare Plan, 11 Broadway, New York 4, N.Y., before Jan. 1, 1961. always seems to be the same. By the time the weekend finally ends, 500-600 more Americans wind up on the fatality lists, and thou­ sands more are injured on the waterways, beaches, highways or right at home. These figures don't even take into account casualties on the job during long weekends, since some people are always at work while everyone else is taking it easy* Most Seafarers fall into the working group, as they are generally aboard ships at sea or in port Even though Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day are shipboard holidays, the hazards present aboard ship are no different on those days than on any other. Work for the safety and opera­ tion of the vessel must continue wherever the vessel happens to be. But, like everywhere else, there are accidents aboard ship that a little extra care could and would have prevented. We all know that. The problem that presents itself ashore, however, is something en­ tirely different. Long holiday week­ ends seem to breed accidents; at least that's the way things seem to work out. And this affects idl of us, whether seamen, bakers, machinists, college professors or bankers. It's with this in mind that the labor movement, on behalf of its own members and all Americans, is trying to make this roming La­ bor Day a safe and sape holiday for all hands. Needless to say, the labor move­ ment has a special interest in what goes on during the Labor Day meaning except as an excuse for a last-chance-of-the-summer spree. The recklessness that results pro­ duces a terrific loss of life and limb. Labor Day, after all. Is an oecasion to commemorate the pro­ gress of America as typified by the progress of its Working men and women. The best sign of this prog­ ress is the ability of most Ameri­ cans to have leisure time away from the job, plus the wages and condiUons that make it possible to enjoy this time off at home or away. And it's the careless touch of tho car accelerator, poor swinuiilng and boating safety habits or the loose­ ly-tended charcoal fire that de­ stroys and detracts from this pur­ pose. This Labor Day, let's all of us try a little harder, each acting as a committee of one, to make the holiday a safe and memorable on« instead of another "Memorial" Day. We could do with a little of the same all year 'round, but Labor Day would be a fine time to givo it a start. Blood Donor Center In NY Seafarers are reminded that appointments for donors to the SIU Blood Bank can be made at any time on the 2nd deck at SIU headquarters. Blood dona­ tions are made at the New York Health Center of the SIU Wel­ fare Plan, just one block from the ball, and take only a few moments. Hook Back The Porthole Coyer! Porthole covers usually have provision for hooking them bock so that they don't swing free with the motions of the ship. Then, if a crewmember sticks his neck out of o port, he can do so with the comfortable knowledge thot it will still be intoct a moment ioter. -ill �Mmrni 19, 1999 I- SEAFARERS LOG T*gm TMrteca SOCIAL SECURITY • FOOD and SHIP SANITATION Birth Of Social Security A "Bill Of Rights" For All The Aged By Joseph Volpian Director, Social Security Department, Seaiarers Welfare Plan Broad smiles were in evidence 25 years ago when tKe late President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security bill on August 14, 1935. From modest beginnings, the Social Security System has come to represent major economic aid, supplemented by union benefits, for US aged. Group around the President at the signing included late Sen. Robert F. Wagner (D.-NY)r third from left, au­ thor of the Wagner Act that protected collective bargaining rights of workers. Behind FDR is Mrs. Frances Perkins, first and only woman to serve as US Secretary of Labor. Sanitation & Food-Handlers By Cliff Wilson, Director, Food & Ship Sanitation Department IIJ I Ship sanitation, especially for food handlers, is primarily a matter of common sense. The ship is the sailor's home during a sea voyage, and he has a right to expect that it will provide him with a reasonable amount of comfort and convenience and that necessary precautions will be taken to' Personal sanitation and health should not be permitted to handle maintain his health. among food-handlers therefore is a food In or about food-handling From the standpoint of major consideration. It is elemen spaces. This applies also to anyone health, present-day travel aboard tary that all persons handling food known to be or suspected of having ship is safe and outbreaks of dis­ and drink or food utensils and a gastro-intestinal disturbance or ease are rare. Where disease oc­ equipment have to observe the who has an open cut or infected curs, it arises from faulty or inade­ wound on the exposed portion of rules of personal hygiene and keep quate sanitation practices. their clothing clean and sanitary. his body. The day is long past, however, At least immediate prior to coming Avoid Manna! Contact when a ship or its crewmembers, on duty, after any interruption of Spaces where food is stored, pre­ on arrival from a distant port, is duty or after visiting the lavatory, regarded as a floating carrier of hand-washing with soap and hot pared or served likewise should not be used for sleeping or living disease or contamination. Inspec­ water is essential. quarters. Clothing and personal ef­ tion and controls which have be­ It's pretty basic also that any fects should never be stowed or come routine are primarily re­ person known or suspected of hung in food' preparation ^aogis.^ sponsible for this. carrying any communicable disease The function of the US Public It follows too that^,a|Miil co!^ Health Service, from its very be­ tact with food and da^ ifapiUd hd ginnings, was to take all necessary avoided wherever possible and that containers and utensils should not steps to prevent the introduction, be handled by the surfaces which transmission or spread of com­ municable diseases from foreign come into contact with food or drink. No animals or fowl should countries into the United States, or be allowed in any room in which from one state to another. This A six-month report by the Food food or drink is prepared or stored, mission has been expanded in great detail, but it still remains a and Ship Sanitation Department and unnecessary loitering by any shows that a total of 911 visits person not working in food prepa­ primary PHS function. were made to contracted vessels in Vessel sanitation inspections are the five ports served by Food Plan ration should be discouraged. In general, vessels visited by necessary not only for the protec­ consultants. Food Plan consultants observe tion oi the crew and cargo present This figure represents ship visits aboard the vessel but also to pro­ by consultants in the ports of these basic precautions because tect those who may come into con­ Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, common sense would not permit tact with either the crew or cargo New York and San Francisco. Most ^anything else. In all cases, such in the future. of the vessels were visited several habits developed or encouraged at Shipboard areas and equipment times during the first half of 1960 the start, pay off in long-term that require particular attention in whatever port area they could dividends. are several in number. For the pur­ be contacted. The number of visits pose of its own inspections, the to ships, by port, were as follows: PHS deals with six major areas on Baltimore, 158; Mobile, 140; New an inspection form that covers over Orleans, 186; New York, 327, and 150 different Items. The major San Francisco, 100. Items cover the drinking water In another phase of the Food system, wash water, swimming Plan's activities, two more SIUpools, waste disposal, vermin con- contracted companies were added troll and the broad area of food to the list of operators storing "good" grade steak meats instead sanitation. The matter of food sanitation, of the "commercial" grade previ-? «part from-ail others, is naturally ously carried. The additions were critical. About one-fourth of the American Bulk Carriers, Inc. and crew is directly involved in food Suwannee Steamship Company, preparation, storage and service, bringing the total number of com­ and all hands consume the end- panies participating in the steak upgrading program to 49. product of. these labors. Ship Visits Mount Up Send 'em to the — 4 LOG In the fast-moving world of today, with its sights on com­ plex goals far beyond the Earth's boundaries, many simpl® human needs can easily get sidetracked. Right now, withCongressional attention focused on the medical care needs of the aged, many other basic problems of our older citizens demand attention. To deal with this wide range of problems. Sen. Pat McNamara (D.-Mich.) and a group of liberal Democrats in the Senate have pro­ posed the establishment of a United States Office of the Aging within the present cabinet Departm.ent of Health, Education and Welfare. Part of the proposal sets forth a ten-point "Declaration of Objeclivef for Senior Americans." Some 16 million Americans are over 65 today and it is estimated that the number will reach 20 million just 15 years from now. Accord­ ing to the Senator from Michigan and the co-sponsors of his bill, "we are faced with a population explosion at the far end of life's cycle." Instead of a piecemeal attack on the many and varied problems affecting this group, a fully-coordinated effort by a full-time Federal agency is urged. "The scattering of approaches within the Federal Government to problems of older persons," it is noted, "is indicated by the fact that "five separate departments have functions dealing with the older persons, and five additional independent agencies are concerned within their specific fields." The result is unnecessary duplication of effort, expense and research, all of which produce meager benefits for the aged. "Those who have earnestly attempted to work toward solutions have been thwarted by the maze of agencies and organizations directly or indirectly concerned. Little wonder that no appreciable headway has been made in finding a way for our aged to live in dignity and comfort. The aged of our nation need and deserve a high level agency to serve as their spokesman," Sen, McNamara adds. The legislation' calls for different types of grants to the states to help them organize to meet the problem of aging in their areas and to conduct necessary surveys and studies. Project grants of up to $10 million would also be authorized, so that a total expenditure of less than $15 million would be involved. The "Declaration of Objectives for Senior Americans" sets forth the following objectives: 1. An adequate income in retirement In accordance with the American standard of living. 2. The best possible physical and mental health which medical science can make available and without regard to economic status. 3. Suitable housing, independently selected, designed and located with reference to special needs and available at costs which older citizens can afford. 4. Full restorative services for those who require institutional care. 5. Equal opportunity to employment with no discriminatory per­ sonnel pi-actices because of ^ge. 6. Retirement in health, honor, dignity after years of contribution to the economy. 7. Pursuit of meaningful activity within the widest range of civic, cultural and recreational activities. 8. Efficient community services which provide social assistance in a coordinated manner and which are readily available when needed. 9. immediate bf^flt from proven research knowledge which can 'sustkhrrattS: improve health and happiness. 10. Freedom, independence and the free exercise of initiative in planning and managing their own lives. With the inclusion of the "Declaration of Objectives" right in the bill, the Senators urge its enactment as the declared policy of the United. States to assure the aged "a life of recognition, honor and dignity in active retirement." Union Cites Feeding Progress More than 150 SlU-contracted vessels so far have received special citations from the Union in recognition of their active participation and progress under the Food Plan since it began early last year. The certificates, framed and posted aboard the vessels, have gone out to a total of 159 ships operated by some 40 SIU com­ panies. Certificates are also due for a number of vessels return­ ing from extended voyages as well as others who have to date called at ports where a Food Plan consultant is not available. The citations carry the following text over the signature of SIU President Paul Hall: "The Seafarers International Union of North America, "Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, "Takes note that the S.S has become an active particfpant In the Food Program of the Atlantic and Gulf-Contracted Companies. We sincerely hope that the par­ ticipation of your vessel in this Program will contribute to improved shipboard feeding." Reports from a number of vessels indicate this goal Is being achieved. One typical report was succinct and to the point: "Crew well pleased with the food service. General condition of steward department spaces very clean and in good order." r.-f % •m •It M •;» -.'S Mm �Tm» Foaiieeii SEAFARERS Cubans Hold Up SS Rayvah; Get US $$ For Seized Sugar The SlU-manned Liberty ship, SS Rayvah (Ships & Freights) is due in Casablanca shortly with a load of Cuban sugar, and in its wake, an Alice-in-Wonderland tale of confu­ sion in the ranks of the US Government. The Rayvah, for, several"^ days, was the innocent victim following day, Cuba was cut out of Company that payment was to be of economic warfare between the import quota and her share made to the Cuban government the United States and Cuba. As a result of her experience, it was learned that the United States is still pumping American dollars into Cuba for sugar after the President had cut off all Cuban sugar im­ ports to the US, and after the State Department had officially de­ clared that the Cuban government is "now in open league with the Soviet Union and Communist China." Further, the money is be­ ing paid for sugar from mills seized by the Cuban government from American owners without compen­ sation. Over a billion dollars of Ameri­ can-owned business and property has been "intervened" as the Cubans say, by the Cuban govern­ ment, including 36 Americanowned sugar mills worth some $200 million. The Rayvah's cargo consists of sugar purchased by the Interna­ tional Cooperation Administration under the foreign aid program. Contracts for this purpose had been made some months ago. On July 2, as a result of growing Cuban government hostility to the United States .and seizures of American property. Congress passed a new sugar quota law giv­ ing President Eisenhower author-' Ity to reallocate sugar imports. The given to other areas, including the and not to Cuban American in New York. The ship operator, Philippines, and Hawaii. Nevertheless, the ICA continued meanwhile, was faced with the to let charters for Cuban sugar specter of his ship being hung up purchases, on the theory that the in Cuba indefinitely. Apparently, contracts had already been signed. receiving concrete assurances on The fact that the Cuban sugar the payment, the Cubans permit­ companies who were getting the ted the Rayvah to proceed with contracts were still in possession the loading, and then head to of their properties undoubtedly had Nuevitas foh the balance of the cargo. At the time, the sugar mill something to do with it. In this instance, Farr & Co., a at Nuevitas had not yet been sugar broker, had chartered the seized. Rayvah to pick up 10,000 tons of Cuban American Sugar prompt­ sugar at the ports of Puerto Padre ly raised a beef with the ICA de­ and Nuevitas pn Cuba's North manding. payment be made to it coast. The entire transaction, in­ as the true owners of the sugar cluding-freight charges and broker­ and threatening to sue the broker age fees, amounted to $800,000. if he paid anyone else. The Rayvah crewed up in Balti­ At this point the ICA had two more, and on or about July 15, ar­ basic options; Yield to Cuban rived in Puerto Padre to load half government action and permit the of her cargo. While she was load­ broker to pay the Cubans for the ing, the Cuban government seized sugar; or cancel the Vvhole con­ the sugar mill in Puerto Padre tract, recompense the ship opera­ owned by the Cuban American tor and the other parties to the sugar company of New York. Cuba agreement for their troubles, and then demanded that payment for buy sugar elsewhere — either in the cargo be made to the Cuban Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or some government. Until Cuba was as­ friendly foreign nation such as sured of payment, the authorities the Philippines or Brazil. refused to permit the Rayvah to The ICA, for practical purposes, continue loading. took the first option. It released That left the Rayvah hanging in the letter of credit to the " sugar mid-air for several days while the broker, Farr & Co. with no condi­ Cubans made it plain to Farr & tions attached, leaving him free KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT (This column is intended to acquaint Seafarers with important provisions of the Sill contract and will deal with disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If seafarers have any questions about any section of the agreement which they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the SEAFARERS LOG.) "Article III. Section 20. Handling Hatches, (a) When the sailors are used to remove hatches strong backs, and tank tops for the pur­ pose of loading or unloading cargo, or to cover up hatches when cargo is in the vessel, they shall receive overtime as per Article II, Section 32 of this agreement. "(b) No overtime shall be paid to day men or the watch on dec'k between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, for covering up when no cargo is in the ship or taking off hatches for any purpose .other than actual cargo operations. . * * * A beef arose aboard an SIU ship in Honolulu involving the open­ ing of the hatches for purposes of inspection by the Department of Agriculture. A day later, the hatches, still open, received a consign­ ment of pineapple for the Slates. When the ship paid off, the deck gang put in for overtime on the ground that they had opened hatches for the purpose of loading cargo. The company disputed the overtime, citing paragraph (U) above, to the effect that the. hatches were opened for another purpose, namely, an in.spection. Union representatives argued that, in effect, the crew had opened hatches for loading cargo and that the overtime should be paid. As a result, the deck gang collected 200 hours' overtime. * * * "Article IH., Section 22. Cleaning Cargo Holds, (a) Members of the unlicensed Deck Department may be required to clean and sweep cargo holds. (b) When this work, is performed by men on watch at sea or in port between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, they shall receive $.50 an hour." "Article III. Section 29. Garbage. Garbage shall be stowed away from crew's quarters. When members of the Deck Department are required to handle garbage by hand or; shovel, the watch on deck shall be paid at the regular overtime rate, and the watch below shall be paid at the rate of overtime and one-half." On one SlU-manned vessel recently, crewmerabers had put in for overtime for cleaning dunnage and waste out of the cargo holds. They based the overtime claim on the provisions of Article HI, Sec­ tion 29. However, as was pointed out at the payoff. Article III, Sec­ tion 22, of the dry cargo agreement made specific provision for cleaning aiid sweeping cargo holds and that section 29 did not apply in this instance. to pay whomever he pleases. It was tacitly understood by all con­ cerned that he would pay the Cubans for the sugar. The action constituted backhanded recogni­ tion by the United States govern­ ment of the Cuban seizures. President William Newberg of the Chrysler Corporation, All of this raised the question one of the automotive big three, resigned recently after it as to why the ICA got into this fix was discovered that he had an interest in a fkm that was in the first place by continuing to one of Chrysler's suppliers. " purchase Cuban sugar for foreign Newberg's resignation, accom­ corporation have taken action to consumption after it had been cut panied with a settlement force a thorough investigation of off for United States purposes. check of some $450,000 to the the company's activities, to the The question is compounded by A crackdown against sport fishermen who. interfere with the fact that there are several company, has touched off a sweep­ dismay of the company's Board. Although Chrysler nas long other Cuban cargoes involved in merchant vessels in shipping channels in New York harbor ing company investigation of hanky-panky among Chrysler ex­ been one of the top three auto­ the movement of sugar to Morocco. began early this month after a 21,880-deadweight-t6n tanker As for the Rayvah, its operators was grounded to avoid hitting mobile companies and one of the ecutives. were happy they got out of the nation's largest corporations, it has Oddly enough, the Chrysler a boatful of fishermen. situation, apparently involving had an indifferent earnings "rec­ 'mess with their,, $kins on. It's un­ The SS Illinois (Texaco), an huge sums made by top officers ord, showing 'heavy losses on' occa­ likely that they ill • bid for any NMU-contracted vessel, was more Cuban ,sugar cargoes. having outside interests in com­ sion in recent years'. " grounded deliberately on Flynn's pany suppliers, has not touched Knoll northwest of Sandy Hook on off an iota of response in official Aug. 7 by Pilot John McEvoy when AVashington. Neither the Securi­ the fisherman crossed her bow. ties and Exchange Commission or The fully-loaded tanker, headed any other regulatory agency has for Perth Amboy, NJ, was stuck seen fit to intervene in the alleged for three hours and suffered ex­ milking of the corporation by its tensive damage before tugs could ofiicers. Senator McClellan (Dem.pull her back into the channel. Ark.) who waxed indignant over Col. Charles M. Duke, New York the financial activities of Dave District engineer for the Army Beck, former Teamster president; Corps of Engineers, said the opera­ Reps. Landrum and Griffin who tors of any vessels not heeding introduced the labor act bearing warnings to steer clear of channel their name to regulate financial entries will be prosecuted. and other activities by unions, Fines for violations range from have not seen fit to become curious $50 to $250 and jail terms of 30 about the Chrysler situation. days to six months. The Coast Guard helps with inspection but, Since Newberg's resignation, "nevertheless,, the channels are just two months after becoming still cluttered with hundreds of in­ piesident of the company, an­ dividual fishing boats," Duke said. other Chrysler officer was named The Coast Guard is alarmed at use local area charts," Rear Ad­ as being the director of an adver­ the ihcreasing number of boats miral Edwin J. Roland, Commander tising company which handled running aground in the New York of the Third Coastj^Guard District some Chrysler business. area recently, and have appealed said recently. Since then, stockholders of the to boat owners and operators to equip themselves with navigation charts before taking to the water. Search and Rescue teams of the Third District have aided 186 boats which ran aground during April In order to assure accurate May and June, and have aided at digests of shipboard meetings least 120 boats aground in July in the LOG, it is desirable that Brand new idea in dock fenders are these deluxe ones made ^f alone, a preliminary report shows. the .reports of shipboard meet­ synthetic rubber, shown at a Japanese oil dock. "They may be "There would be fewer cases of ings be typed if at all possible. more efficient, but they don't have that nautical look. boaters running aground if they Chrysler Heads Milk Kitty; Land rum. Griffin Yawn No Old Tires, No Frayed Rope Type Minutes When Possible m Avwnst 19. I9M LOG Some NY Water 'Sports' May Face Jail, Fines �Aanut 19. 1999 H !• SEAFARERS FROM THB The Ayes'Of The World SIU in WASHINGTON WE ENOOUSE1WE ,14 Plii^^ POSITION OF THE SIU sj 4'W l-gr' : ?;.!i| ':•;« i V I'S 5 >" : '1 •f?. ,y, '1^' I ii ys A 'vin w'vV''l IWJ 'MnewB S-', .1 y4» w r fK MERCHANT SHIPS IN THE NUCLEAR AGE. In a letter to Senator Butler (R), Maryland, General Nathan Twining, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, outlined the importance of our merchant fleet In a nuclear age. General Twining's comments were made after Senator Butler sent him a copy of remarks made by the Senator on the floor of the Senate. "I particularly agree," wrote General Twining, "in the emphasis you have placed on the need for an adequate merchant marine in-being and supported by an active, diversified shipbuilding and repair industry." General Twining pointed out that it was im­ portant to guard against reasoning to the conclusion that the nuclear age reduced the need for a strong merchant marine fleet. "If th® catastrophe of a general war should be forced upon us," Twining wrote, "the Merchant Marine would pay a most vital role. With land transport damaged beyond easy repair, tHe Merchant Marine under US control might be the only means of carrying the essential raw materials and foodstuffs required for the survival of the major population centers of the world and our armed forces overseas." General Twining went on to reiterate Senator Butler's conviction that a modern, well-balanced and commercially successful American merchant marine, created and supported by diversified a ;d active shipbuilding base, was essential to the security of the United States. 4" 4" ct SHIP CONSTRUCTION (Britain). The work on hand in British ship­ yards at the end of June was the smallest since September, 1946, inso­ far as the total tonnage of ships under construction was concerned, according to Lloyds Register of Shipbuilding Returns. The publication said that at the end of Junerthere were 261 vessels under construction with a total gross tonnage of 1,866,288. This was nearly 100,000 tons less than in the previous quarter. Lloyds said the decline in tonnage resulted from the fact that completions were well above average and the number of new ships-begun in the second quarter of 1960 was lower than normal. According to the Lloyd publication there were 1,203 ships under construction outside Britain. Their total gross tonnage was 7,257,887, a decrease of nearly 150,000 tons from the first quarter of 1960. 4i • f-Jv The action of the International Transportworkers Federation in wholeheartedly supporting protests made by the SIU against Arab League discrimination against ships and seamen makes it clear that the SIU's position enjoys almost universal sup­ port from labor all over the world. When the SIU started picketing the Egyptian-flag vessel Cleopatra in New York City last lApril, it brought out into the open a situa­ tion which the US State Department—and the governments of other western countries —had swept under the rug. Nevertheless, despite the overwhelming: sentiment against the blacklist, the Unitec, Arab Republic has not relaxed, its dis­ crimination. Several American ships were added to the blacklist after the conclusion of the Cleopatra protest, and there was not one word of complaint made, on the record, by the US State Department. Seafarers and, undoubtedly, crewmembers of other Amer­ ican and foreign flag ships are still being harassed and mistreated in Arab ports. In its initial communications to President Eisenhower and the State Department, the SIU pointed out that American tankers chartered by the US Navy were being barred by the Arab blacklist from par­ ticipating in the Persian Gulf oil trade. The Union also noted that American dry cargo phips were also being barred by the black­ list from participating in the movement of Government-owned farm surplus gifts to Arab countries. The Union suggested at the time that a simple and effective way of attacking the blacklist problem would be for the US Navy to refuse to-purchase oil at any port in which any American ships are blacklisted; similarly, for the Department of Agriculture to halt the shipment of farm surplus cargoes where the same conditions exist. Even a token protest on a limited basis of this Jiature by the United States Government would be far more effective than all the "pretty please" requests that have been aofc» dressed by the State Department to Arab nations on the subject. 4 ft • MARYI.AND PORT AUTHORITY ACTS TO PROTECT PORT IN­ TERESTS. The Maryland Port Authority has announced that it will intervene in the hearings before the Interstate Commerce Commission when that body considers the application of the C&O RaUroad to ac­ quire controlling stock interest in the B&O Railroad. In reporting to maritime, business and labor interests, the Authority pointed out that its investigation indicated "that the effects of loss of local control of the B&O system to a former competing trunk line rail system can result in a most severe impact on the economy of the Port of Baltimore and the State, generally." The report emphasized the need for Mary­ land interests to protect and improve" the existing rail rate differeptial structure and to modernize Baltimore Port facilities so as to make them economically attractive to any consolidated rail system "that may emerge from the present proposals." The Authority report also noted that traffic movements resulting from the proposed merger might have a dominant effect on Baltimore's future as a major world seaport. For this reason the Authority recommended that the proposed consolidation be carefully studied by officials of railroad companies involved, au­ thorities on railroad mergers, independent experts in the transporta­ tion field. State government officials, and others. IWiijV-."'.' UJ- Pag* flfteM LOG Now that the ITF, representing transport unions from virtually every non-Communist maritime nation in the world, has so forthrightly adopted an SIU resolution on the blacklist,' it would seem appropriate for action on this issue to be taken on the inter­ national level. It is up to the US State De­ partment to take the lead to restore freedom ft ft ft of the seas and respect for the traditional MARITIME OUTLOOK. The Merchant Marine Data Sheet shows that rights of seamen and ships everywhere. there were 951 vessels of 1,000 gross tons or over in the active ocean­ 4" 4" t going US-flag merchant marine on July 1, 1960, 8 less than the number Harry Bridges And Cnbfi The signing of a mariifest6""by'' 'Harry Bridges' representatives calling for West Coast longshoremen to "give'their lives" for Cuba (i.e., the Communist-oriented govern­ ment of that country) is just about what anyone would expect from Bridges. It is consistent with his lengthy record of antiUS, pro-Soviet actions. What isbsurprising though, in the face of Bridges open emnity for the United States, its form of government and its society, is that so many politicians, ship operators, business leaders and others on the West Coast continue to give him respectability. We're not talking about negotiating with him across the bargaining table. That's something that the operators are legally- obligated to do so as long as Bridges' ILWU holds bargaining rights. Bridges extracts more than that. He is welcomed at all the testimonial dinners and public functions and is regularly and monotonously praised by the operators. People who wouldn't be caught dead in the company of Communist Party boss Wil­ liam Z. Foster see nothing wrong in hob­ nobbing with Harry, although it could be argued that he has done more for the" Soviet Union than Foster ever did. It's about time that Californians started drawing the line on Bridges. Their encour­ agement of him and tolerance of his antics is simply not in best interests of the United States. active June 1, 1960. There were 38 government-owned and 913 privatelyoyfped yess^ls, in the active service. These figures do not include prjyatelyTowned-vessel,^.temporarily inactive, or Government-owned y^^js epiplqyed.ip joading grain for storage. The privately-owned USflag fleet totais I.QIO yessels, the same number as June. Of the 97 privately-owned inactive vessels 34 are dry cargo ships and 49 are tankers that are laid up because of lack of employment. The remaining 1'4 ships are undetgoirtg repair. MA's active fleet decreased by 1; while its inactive fleet increased by 8. One reserve fleet ship was sold for scrap; one vessel was returned to the Navy; six Navy-owned ships were placed in Reserve Fleet custody, and one training ship was returned from the New York State Maritime College. One new ship construction and three ship conversion orders were received during June. The total of large merchant ships on order or under construction in US shipyards is 69. The Maritime Manpower Report shows that there was a total of 55,399 seafaring jobs on July 1, 1960. Privately-owned ships use 49,153 seamen; MSTS Civil Service-manned ships employ 5,349 seamen; and 897 were employed on MSTS contract tankers. The report shows that 28,537 persons were employed on privately owned cargo ships, 11,583 on tankers and 8,863 on Passenger-combos. ft ft ft LABOR MANAGEMENT SUMMIT MEETING. In November of 1959, AFL-CIO President George Meany suggested to President Eisenhower that a top-level meeting between representatives of labor and manage­ ment would be a good method to improve industrial relations in the United States. President Eisenhower agreed and called upon organized labor and the Natural Association of Manufacturers to designate plan­ ning committees and to work out an agenda and draw up a list of par­ ticipants for such a meeting. As a result, a meeting was called in which President George Meany, United Auto Workers President Walter Reuther and George Harrison, President of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, represented labor. Industry was represented by William J. Grede, President of J. I. Case Co.; L. A. Petersen, President of the Otis Elevator Co.; and Robert W. Stoddard, President of the Wyman-Gordon Co. The purpose of the meeting was to draw up an agenda for further discussion. This original, organizational meeting was held on May 19, 1960. After a 10-week layoff another meeting was held in New York City on Tuesday, August 1. After the meeting ended the discussions were described as "nice," "friendly," and "cheerful." The group, how­ ever, has not set a date for future meetings. President Meany said, "There was a general discussion of over-all problems and we are still discussing methods to implement the ideas advanced by President Eisenhower. We are still talking about the way we will proceed." �Vate Sixteen SEAFARERS Ancwt 19, MM LOG * BASIC SEATIME REQUIREMI WHO IS COVERED BENEFITS 1 TERWIS OF BENEFITS 1 " Hospital room and board Wives and unmarried chil­ dren under 19; adopted chil­ dren and stepchildren; de­ pendent parents of Seafarers. Seafarers on disability-pen­ sion. $15 per day room and board. Hospital Wives and unmarried chil­ dren under 19; adopted chil­ dren and stepchildren; de­ pendent parents of Seafarers. Seafarers on disability-pen­ sion. Actual charges up to $200 for first 31 days; thereafter up to another $200. (Maximum $400). V Blood transfusions Wives and unmarried chil­ dren under 19; adopted chil­ dren and stepchildren; de­ pendent parents of Seafarers. Seafarers on disability-pen­ sion. ETO <See note belowt) ELIGIBILITY p - ^ Payments continue for as long as hospitalized. \ _ • . r •. X *Basic seatime requirement. ^ Claim must he filed with Welfare Plan not later than 180 days after surgery or discharge from hospital. Covers cost of anesthesias, laboratory and x-rays.. Ap­ plies only while confined in hospital. File enrollment card, marriage li­ cense and birth certificate with names of both parents. Maximum of 6 trans­ fusions at $37.50 each. This is In addition to hospital extras benefit; dependent must be confined in hospital. For adopted children: File adop­ tion papers with Plan office. Wives and unmarried chil­ dren under 19; adopted chil­ dren and stepchildren; de­ pendent parents of Seafarers. Seafarers on disability-pen­ sion. Doctor calls at hospital $4 per visit for a maximum of 31 days. . BeneHt paid' only for non­ surgical cases while defendent is confined In hospitaL For stepchildren: Notarized affida­ vit showing support for all of pre­ vious calendar year. 1 * Surgical Wives and unmarried chil­ dren under 19; adopted chil­ dren and stepchildren; de­ pendent parents of Seafarers. Seafarers on disability-pen­ sion. Up to $300 maxi­ mum as specified in surgical schedule. For dependent parents: File sup­ port claim form showing Seafarer furnished major portion of support to parents previous calendar year. Payable for surgery In hos­ pital or in doctor's office. , X • *Basio seatime requirement. Maternity Medical examinations Ail Seafarers. . All Seafarers; wives and un­ married children under 19; adopted children and step­ children; dependent parents of Seafarers. Seafarers on disability-pension. $200 plus $25 sav­ ings bond. Free medical exam­ inations, diagnostio and laboratory serv­ ices. File claim within one year of birth. File marriage license, birth certi­ ficate'with names of both parents. Payment for each birth; dup­ licate payments for duplicate ttrths. Child must be born in United States, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands. Services available in SlU ' ports where medical centers are maintained. *Basic seatime requirement ONLT. i Seafarers in hespitals AH Seafarers In hospitals. 93 per dap. Payments eonUnne for aa lonf as hospltallied. tNote: Blood la also aTallable free of clurre tbronch the SlU isiood Bank. Contact port offiees for details. - ^ *Basle seatlms requirement. Piie claim within 60 days of dlsehai-fo from hospital, �Jisi Aatut 19, 1969 SEAFARERS Pag* lercBteaa LOG .4r |MT: The basic eligibility for every benefit is one clay's seatime in the last six months and 90 days in the last calendar year. WHO IS COVERED BENEFITS TERMS OF BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY *Baslc seatime requirement. Disabilitypension Death All totally disabled Seafarers regardless of age. $35 weekly; also ellgible for other bene­ fits where appli­ cable. Payments continue for entire period of disability. Any beneficiary named by Seafarer. $4,000 Covers death anywhere. File discharge showing 12 years seatime (at least 4,380 days) on ships for which SIU furnished crewmembers; medical abstract stating "not fit for duty perma­ nently." *Baslc seatime requirement. Beneficiary card must be on file. :i I ^11 Optical benefit Meal beeks Scholarships Special eqaipmenl Seafarer training scboci All Seafarers. Free eye examina­ tions and eyeglasses every two years. Facilities available fn most SIU ports. *Baslc seatime requirement ONLY. All Seafarerp. Meal book credit. Facilities available in. all SIU ports. 'Basic seatime requirement. All Seafarers under 35 and children of Seafarers. Chil­ dren of deceased, eligible Seafarers. All Seafarers. All Seafarers. Hcspital movies' $6,000 over a fouryear period. Covers any course at any ac­ credited college; can be ex­ tended for graduate study If 4 years not used up; 5 awarded annually, one re­ served for Seafarer. Three years' discharges including 'basic jseatlme requirement for Seafarer applying or father of child applying; transcript from last school; College entrance exam; letters of reference. Special aids necescary for recovery not provided, by hos­ pital. Benefit provided upon ap­ proval by trustees after sur­ vey of need. 'Basic seatime requirement ONLY. No cost upgrading training; also entry training for new­ comers; lifeboat ichoo!. Upgrading training program and ent;y training in various ports. 'Basic seatime requirement ONLY, except for entry training. Patients at USPHS hospital. • V • • •- : 1.- i > 'ty '• 30 days ashore on shipping list. •-^1 'ifill Regular movlo showings provided at no cost to Seafarers and other patients. .... . r •' J'. » -'i, ' • - • . ^ ' ' ' ' T"* • >1 �Aamsl U, MM SEAFARERS LOG Paff« Eichteen News of SIU COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN'S UNION OF THB OF SIU THE ATLANTIC, SEAFARERS GULF, LAKES INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND UNION OF WATERS NORTH Dl STRICT AMERICA ALASKA FISHERMEN EYE ACTION BY STATE TO CONSERVE SALMON Salmon fishing is in many ways Alaska's most important industry. The industry has been beset by proTjlems for several years, and the members of the SlU-affiliated Alaska Fishermen's Union, who depend on it for their livelihood, are watching with concern to T-see what the new state gov-> ernment can do to bring it and the United States not to fish salmon on the open ocean back to health. This will not be easy, and no­ east of a certain line. This line of body is foolish enough to suppose demarcation (175 degrees W) was that an overnight cure-all will be established to protect the dimin­ found. But many are hopeful that ishing stock of North American the state will take conservation salmon. The line has not proved measures to halt the increasing effective, though, and a new one deterioration of salmon resources may be needed. Japan has agreed to this. on the open seas. Another restriction imposed on SIU of NA Vice President The big concern is over-fishing. herself by Japan in the face of Open season on the high seas is Andrea Gomez, who repre­ all year round, and the rules are necessity is the following: After a sents fish and cannery work­ "catch-as-catch-can." Modern fish­ 13-day conference with American ers on the International Executive ing vessels are capable of taking tuna fish packers, - the Japanese Sampling New Bedford scoHops at Washington dinner is Senator Board, reports that a number of any weather, and spurred by in­ agreed to supply tuna to the U. 8. market only to fill the demand Leverett Saitonstall of Massachusetts. Helen Keith, daughter of creasing ^nmrld-wide demand, they meetings have been held, both with which the American tuna industry Rep. Hastings Keith, does the honors. At left is Howard Nickerson, the employees and management. haven't missed many tricks. As cannot meet. secretary-treasurer of Now Bedford Fishermen's Union. Octovio a result, certain species of fish Unions have undertaken major In an attempt to deal with prob­ threaten to disappear entirely. Modesto, representing employers of the Seafood Council, is at the roles in bringing the nations to­ lems arising out of a ehange in Seasons Closed right. gether and pressing for action. operations at the Star Kist tuna Within her own waters, Alaska Where governments are lax, un­ packing plant. Star Kist is discontinuing pack­ has the means to prevent such ions have been strong. Toward the ing in its plant No. 1—which has wastage. Salmon are protected by end of 1959, representatives of the been employing about 200 workers, imposing closed seasons during All-Japan Seamen's Union, the In­ including 180 women— and is now the spawning season or for the ternational Association of Machin­ period necessary for the increase ists, the SIU and the Al^ka Fish­ going to handle all tuna in its of depleted species; in addition, ermen's Union met to discuss plant No. 4, while plant No. 1 con­ certain waters could be closed to their common problem, the over­ tinues with its "wet fish" opera­ commercial Approximately 800 legislators and guests had scallop din­ fishing; the taking of fishing of the high seas. Ifiey tions. fish below a certain size might be closed with the wish that further ners with cranberry salad under the watchful eye of tele­ Mrs. Gomez reports that meet­ forbidden; undersirable types of discussions might follow — until vision and with a considerable nationwide coverage of the ings were held with the Star Kist fishing gear and' apparatus might eventually — workable means are event Massachusetts Senators-* management to see if some plan be prohibited or restricted. Kennedy and Saitonstall, and found to preserve the ocean's rich sponsors of tho dinner, ths pur­ could be worked out whereby the But the disappearances are tak­ resources. Reps. Keith and Martin were pose of which was to focus pub­ canneries could help to place some ing place on the open ocean, out­ licity on the scallop Industry. Ths of the people from plant No. 1— side of the jurisdiction of regional dinner was sponsored by ths New that is, those not wanting to work laws. What can the state do? Work Bedford Seafood Council, together only "wet fish" or work extra at with and put pressure on the Fed­ with Ocean Spray Cranberry, Inc. plant No. 4. eral government to encourage in­ Rep. Joe Martin assisted by provid­ Employees Meet ternational agreements with the ing the use of his private dining A meeting was also held with the other nations concerned. Voluntary nxHn for,the entertainment of 40 employees of plant No. 1 to. in­ regulation among the fishing na­ Congressmen, newspapermen and form them of the plans being tions is about the only alternative homo economics experts. anybody can see. worked out for them. The purpose of the dinner was Mrs. Gomez also reports that Attempts at international agree­ achieved, to judge from the south­ The New Bedford Fishermen's Blood Bank got off to a flying Star Kist has- started operations ment have been made from time ern and western legislators pres­ at its plant in Puerto Rico and or­ to time, but there have been fre­ start recently with 18 pints of blood donated by the flsher- ent who had never tasted scallops quent breakdowns. A notable fail­ men. As a result, three dependents of flshermen have already before. To a man they enjoyed ganizing has also started there. ure occurred off Iceland recently them. Mrs. Gomez had previously when British gunboats escorted received the blood they need--fcharged that Star Kist had "run their own fishing fioats Into the Events such as these should do der the jurisdiction of Dr. Victor away" 'from California in order to 12-mile limit Iceland had an­ ed during medical emergen­ Kiarsis, head of the laboratory at much to broaden the market for cies. find cheap labor on the Island. nounced to the world. St. Luke's. An exchange arrange­ the products of the New Bedford Actual donations got underway ment has been set up with the Pub­ fishery and provide more employ­ Originally, the tuna canning In­ Japanese Cooperate dustry was centered in California, Nations poorer In resources are on June 27. It Is hoped that ten lic Health Service Hospital in ment for the members of the New hut in recent years the packers generally more cooperative. The donors a week will make their Brighton, Mass., where fishermen Bedford Fishermen's Union. Ths have set up shop in such far-flung Japanese are a good example. This contributions at St. Luke's Hospi­ normally get their medical treat­ Union wishes to thank the Sen­ ators and Representatives from areas as Puerto Rico and Samoa, Asiatic nation, which probably tal. It is figured that ten pints ment. partly in the hope of evading S'U depends on fishing to a greater weekly will cover all the needs of In the past, it was always neces­ Massachusetts whose sponsorship iish cannery wage scales, workmg extent than any other country In) the fishermen, and their famiUes. sary to hunt up volunteers in an made the event possible. Without conditions and other benefits. the world, agreed with Canada The blood bank program is un- emergency in order to assure that their cooperation, the affair could a fisherman or a member of his never have been the outstanding family received needed blood trans­ success that It turned out. fusions. With this system in effect, the membership and their families Among nniona in the SIU are are assured of the blood they need a number of groups of Commer­ In an effort to remedy the declining price of scallops, the Seafood Council and the New cial fishermen on all coasts, as Bedford Institute of Technology Research Foundation have joined forces and applied to the when they need it. Exchange Arrangements well as riioreside fish canneries Small Business Administration for a research grant of not less than $10,000. The grant's purpose is to assist the staff-^ Efforts are being made to set up and processors. They are in­ exchange arrangements with other volved in such widely-diversi­ of the Textile Institute in cently made, but distribution Is velop effective ways of marketing fied fishing operations as scal­ studying and solving the seri­ surprisingly off. The probable rea­ the commodity, that is, of making hospitals in the area. Those who loping, tuna fishing, salmon is simply that millions of Americans more and more aware donate rceive blood donor cards ous marketing problems besetting son people have never tasted, seen or of scallops, as well as devising ef­ which specify their blood type— fisheries, cod, halibut and many Groups involved include the Industry today. heard about scallops. It is a prob­ fective means of distribution of a valuable asset should they, at others. Because the fishermen of the lem of underconsumption on a tho product. some time, need an emergency the New Bedford Fishermen's Union, Alaska Fishermen's New Bedford area produce 70 per­ national level. As has been pointed out previ­ transfusion. Union, tuna fish and' cannery cent of the nation's sea scallops Aid Small Business ously, there are many areas in the Fishermen who wish to contrib­ unioiu operating out of Calidistribution and marketing of this Such a grant as has been asked country In which scallops are not ute can, do so by making an ap­ ports and groups in food present problems of national for is consonant with the policy of obtainable because adequate means pointment at the Union Hall. Nor­ fomls Bristol Bay, Kodiak, and else­ significance. Production is .high the Federal Government in bolster­ for storing, marketing and dis­ mally the blood donations would where In the far northwest enough, according to a Small Busi­ ing "small business." The-money tributing the catch have not yet be made around 10 A.M. any week­ Pacific. ness Administration survey re­ would eventually be used to de­ been developed. day morning. Union Moves To Protect Cannery Jobs Scallops Are Wr Ylith Congressmen Blood Bank Is Started By New Bedford Union Seek Study Of Scallop Price Decline �AagoMt 19, 1969 SEAFARERS 1i 1 Faf Nliieteea lOG Soviets Raise Ante In Bid For Runaway Tankships Russia Is still trying to woo independent tanker operators—but with a fatter offer this time—to carry Black Sea crude oil to Cuba. -According to ship brokers, the runaways and independents can be expected to start taking the bait in the very near future. When they do, the carefully-contrived doctrine of US "effective con­ ing it . . . it's like . . . telling a that such vessels were under "ef­ fective" government control. trol" of the runaways will go hungry man he can't eat . . ." Gene B. Flowers, bosun, is exuberant (and why not?) as he accepts whopping $1,817.90 check from E. B. McAuley, Welfare rep. Money was from Pacific Carrier, last of bankrupt vessels. Back Yf ages Ready For Bankrupt Ship 1. Attorneys on the West Coast are holding $24,241 In back wages for crewmembers who were employed aboard the Golden Sail (ex-Wang Archer) as of January 15,1960. Claims covering periods of employ-' ' ment after that date have not ship ftay get in touch with the lawyers through SIU port agents been'settled as yet. The vacation and welfare contributions owed by the shipping company to the SIU plans involved will be discussed at a hearing next month. Former crewmen on the Heavy Polio Rate Strikes Puerto Rico by the boards. The Soviet Union is offering runaway and foreign flag oper­ ators up to 50'. percent above the going rate for (ankers to move Black Sea crude into Cuba. Though there have been no takers imme­ diately—mainly because of pos­ sible reprisals from American oil firms—petroleum brokers feel that many of these shippers will break down and take advantage of the offer which is, as they put it, al­ most too good to pass up.Up until now, Russia still has been able to supply Cuba with about half of the oil that country requires, due mainly to the short­ age of Red tankships. But if some of the smaller independent oper­ ators accept such Russian charters, others will surely make their ves­ sels available for this transaction. According to the "Journal of Com­ merce," New York shipping news­ paper,* ship brokers note that they "cannot see how these owners can watch this kind of business waved in front of their noses without tak­ On many previous occasions, the SIU and other maritime unions have spotlighted the fact that runa­ ways could not be relied upon to be loyal to the US in times of emergency—in spite of claims made by the US State Department As far as oil companies are con­ cerned, they have shown their ability to hang on to their oper­ ators. Major oil concerns have issued warnings that they would have nothing to do with an oper­ ator who handles Cuban oil. Some 10,500 members of the InternationaL Association of Machin­ ists returned to their jobs last month at four plants of Lockheed Aircraft Co. in California after be­ ing on the bricks over a contract hassle for about 30 days. The work stoppage ended as a new two-year agreement was signed which pro­ vides wage increases, layoff pay­ ments and other concessions for the lAM employees. The Machin­ ists also reported contract terms had been reached for its members who work for Lockheed in Mari­ etta, Ga. The union reported as well that missile and aircraft work­ ers employed by Boeing Aircraft Co. are scheduled to vote on a new two-year pact, the terms of which were not disclosed. THE SEAFARERS VACATION PLAN or by writing Tanner and Carney, 725 Pacific Building, Portland 4, Oregon. The $24,241 represents net wages — after allotments, slops, draws and withholding taxes. Payments of back wages to the crews of two other bankrupt ships —^the John B. Kulukundis and the Pacific Wave—are still pending. Last reports indicate that In the case of the J.. B. Kulukundis, wh'ich was auctioned off in Singapore, the disbursement of the money is being held up by authorities due to difficulties involved in the ex­ change of money. Officials are checking on the source who bought the ship. Ex-crewmen of the SS Pacific Wave have $118,000 coming to them.This sum was paid in full in court, after sale of the ship in Haifa, Israel, but the money won't be paid out until the courts re-convene after the present vacation period, which ends next October. 4" 4< A major polio epidemic In Puerto Rico, coupled with an in­ crease in cases in Rhode Island and California, makes it especially urgent for Seafarers to get their polio shots this year. The Puerto Rico statistics show 853 paralytic cases in the first 30 weeks compared to only three cases in 1959. Stateside, California has had 152 cases of the paralytic type, with 59 in Rhode Island. As Seafarers know, copies of Dr. Leroy E. Barney, surgeon general of the Public Health Seiv- each issue of the SEAFARERS ice, has issued a plea to unvacci- LOG are mailed every month nated adults and children to get to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and their injections now. Polio, he points out, reaches its peak usually other overseas spots where Sea­ in the first part of September. farers congregate ashore. The Over half of* the paralytic cases procedure for mailing the LOG checked by the Service were found Involves calling all SIU steam­ to be in people who had not been ship companies for the itiner­ vaccinated. The Service estimates aries of their ships. On the basis of the information sup­ that when three shots are given, followed by a booster shot the fol­ plied by the ship operator, three lowing year, the injections give copies of the LOG, the head­ ample protection against paralysis. quarters report and minutes Seafarers can get their polio forms are then airmailed to the shots at any Public Health Service .company agent in the next port hospital or out-patient clinic. Shots of call. Similarly, the seamen's clubs ' are also available at the SIU get various quantities of LOGs. Health Center. at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Sea­ farer so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers congregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accu­ racy of its mailing lists. Notify Union On LOG Mail up to $400 a year Financed by shipowner contribution^ to the cen­ tral kitty for each day a Seafarer works on an SIU ship, SIU Vacation Plan benefits have been in­ creased five times from the $140 annual maximum of 1952 to the present $400. ^ Seafarers can collect vacation pay on a pro-rata scale as soon as they accumulate discharges coverin 90 days' seatime. Benefits are paid in direct pro­ portion to the number of days worked. For ex­ ample, a Seafarer with six months' seatime collects $200. Discharges are good for vacation pay purposes for one year from the date of payoff. Vacation benefits ore payable no matter how many different ships or companies have employed the Seafarer. Nor does he have to pay off his present ship to collect. Benefits under the Vocation Plan are payable through any SIU port office. . . ,c-,. 4« 4* 4> Agriculture Secretary Benson, pressured by powerful Califoin a growers, has called upon the La­ bor Department to inaugurate im­ mediate hearings aimed at torpe­ doing picket lines set up by the AFLCIO Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee at various farm locations in the state. The growers are seeking to upset the interpretation of a 'labor dispute* under which the California public employment service refused to send either domestic or Mexican workers through the AFL-CIO picket lines. A spokesman at tlie Agriculture Department claimed that in some cases the issues in­ volved organizational picketing and thei'efore should not be con­ sidered as a labor dispute. The Department also complained that agriculture is particularly vulner­ able to work stoppages, especially at harvest time. 4" • FOR iVERY SEAFARER, REGARDLESS OF RATING, NUMBER OF SHIPS SAILED OR COMPANIES WORKED 4- Meanwhile, 25,000 lAM mem­ bers at plants in .Seattle, Wash., Wichita, Kans. and at missile bases in Florida and Calilornia remained on their jobs after work agreements affecting them had ex­ pired. At the same time, however, lAM members and United Auto Workers stayed on strike at s x plants of United Aircraft Co. in Connecticut. One of the UAW's locals. Number 1234, voted to ac­ cept a new pact and return to their jobs at Pratt Whitney in North Haven. Still out, however, are some 27,000 members of both unions in six other Connecticut cities. 4" 4- With a contract deadline com­ ing up October 1, negotiations have gotten off to an early start between the International Un'on of Electrical Workers and lie giant General Electric Compa'iy. The union is seeking wage in­ creases, supplementaiy unemploy­ ment benefits, improved holit'ay ahd vacation provisions and an ex­ panded welfare and pension p ogram. The need for early negotia­ tions arose out of the fact that the present five-year contract is expiring and a great deal of re­ writing will be involved. 4' 4" 4> Seven high school graduates have received $2,000 scholarships financed by the James A. Suff" ridge-Retaii Clerks' Scholarship Fund. The students were chosen from among 400 candidates vying for the awards, which are named after the president of the Retail Clerks Union. vf �SEAFARERS tOE Pai* Tm^ If. IMt WiBst Coast Labor Backs Union Daily In Portland A big city newspaper is being born In Portland, Oregon, with the support of 50 unions and central labor bodies. Now a bi-weekly, the "Portland Reporter," publication of strik­ ing newsp'aper workers in Portland, will become a daily around November 1. The SlU-affiliated Marine Cooks and Stewards Union the struck papery and to give then 24 and then 82 pages, sub­ readers in the city an opportunity sequently coming out twice a week has voted a $1,000 contribu­ to buy a paper published by union as advertising and circulation tion to the new enterprise. SIU men, not by strikebreakers. picked up. The 50.000 weekly read­ Pacific District unions have been From the initial eight page ers initiaUy rose to 120,000 bi­ helping to support the strikers weekly, the "Reporter" became 12, weekly. The Rose City Development who have been fighting a grim Company was the next step. It was battle with the two Portland daily List Details In formed by Portland labor organiza­ newspapers since November, 1959. tions for the purpose of buying^ a Cables To Union building to house the new paper The "Reporter" grew out of a When noti^dng headquarters permanently. (At present, editorial, contract beef. Last November 10. the Stereotypers struck the "Jour­ by cable or wireless that a Sea­ business and publishing depart­ nal" and the "Oregonian." These farer has paid off in a foreign ments are scattered over five loca­ port because of injury or illness, tions.) They subscribed for stock newspapers then imported strike­ ships' delegates should include in the company to the tune of breakers from the Bloor Schleppey the following information: $100,700. strikebreaking agency and went on The man's full name, his SIU A building was purchased. It was printing as usual. book number, name of the ship, Meanwhile, the other uniops In the port of payoff and the hos­ the former headquarters of the the mechanical, business and edi­ pital where he is being treated. Wells Fargo Company, originally a torial departments had refused to The response of ships' crews stable for horses and wagons. The cross the picket lines, and their to the Union's request for these architect looked it over, declared members were also replaced by notifications has been very good. it "well suited" and drew up plans for its conversion to modern strikebreakers. Sometimes though, not aU of newspaper production. The "Reporter" went Into busi­ the above Information has been From Miami, Florida, the entire ness' as an eight-page weekly to included. Be sure to list all of printing plant of a now defunct this data so that the SIU can provide an outlet for merchants newspaper was teased. It had who did not want to advertise in act as promptly as possible. 'everything from presses and lino­ types to desks, chairs and paper clips." Soon 28,000 pounds of equipment were en route to the west ^st. MeMwhite, the "Oregonian" and the "Journal" were having their NEW ORLEANS—^A labor-backed slate of candidates for troubles. The former is backed by the wealth of the Newhbuse chain, city judges swept to victories here recently, it was reported and seems to be standing the strike fairly well with the aid of strike by New Orleans SIU agent Buck Stephens. in.surance. But it is a different Virtually all of the laborstory with the Journal. H, Bernard J. Bagert Juvenile endorsed judiciary candidates Daily circulation dropped from Court: Sect. A, John A. Wingrave; 70,000 to less than 50,000; the Sun­ won their elections in the first Sect. C, James P. O'Connor. day circulation collapsed from primary, but two posts were xm209,000 to 88,000. And, while other decided. However, the Crescent 'American newspapers were selling City Democratic Association, and more advertising space in com­ the Regular Democratic Organiza­ parable periods, both of Portland's strikebreaking publications have tion, the two rival political fac­ suffered slumps. tions in the city, agreed to declare The "Journal" gave a 50 percent the front runners—all labor sup­ rise in pay to keep discouraged The Luckenbach Steamship Com­ ported candidates, as winners. The labor candidate for the post pany, which has been on the down­ carrier boys on the job. Route of assessor In the Second Municipal grade in recent years because of managers have been getting a cash District, James E. Fitzmorris, Jr., declining intercoastal business, is subsidy of up to $300 a month looking for a license to handle- since November to make up for lo.st his race. radioactive waste. their losses. But defections from At its last meeting, the New Or­ leans Central Labor Council sup­ The SIU Pacific District-con­ the "Journal" continue. ported the Sears-Roebuek Co., tracted operator has applied to The "Oregon Labor Press" the boycott by the San Francisco Labor the Atomic Energy Commission for trade union newspaper, charac­ Council. Pickets were placed at the a license to dump the wastes in terized the "Journal" as "badly written, badly edited, riddled with main Sears store in New Orleans the Atlantic Ocean. The application lists the ways typographical errors and howling early this month by the Retail in which the wastes would be pack­ blunders, often garbled and un­ Clerks. Winning the judges' posts were: aged, stores and .disposed of in readable, flabby on its editorial page and utterly lacking in con­ Fred J. Cassibry, Division C, Civil offshore waters. viction." District Court; Oliver P. Carriere, Luckenbach formerly had « Division H, Civil District Court; thriving intercoastal business, but "The 'Journal' is not a news­ Criminal Court: Sect. A, Wm. J. in recent years, because of rail­ paper but a joke. It should be O'Hara; Sect. B, George P. Piatt; road rate cuts, the company has shown to students of journalism Sect. C, Edward A. Haggerty Jr.; sold off a number of its vessels and printing as a horrible example Sect. F, Oliver P. Scbulingkamp; and has bad increasingly tou^ of what can happen to a once-great newspaper when it falls into the Sect G, Shirley G. Wimberly; Sect. going. hands of lawyers, bankers* and professional union-breakers." Officers of the investment com­ pany backing the new Portland Daily have declared that the land­ lord unions will have no voice in operating or policy matters. Pub­ lisher Robert D. Webb said that the "Reporter" will carry national wire service news and syndicated features. "Our emphasis will be on accurate, impartial and lively coverage of local news and fea­ tures," he promises. Webb is an example of the many men now on the "Reporter" who originally worked on the other papers—before the strike. He was a sports deskman for the "Oregon­ ian." Eventually, it is hoped, 250 of the 800 who. have been out <4 work since the strike began will be employed by the "Reporter." New Orleans Unions Score In Local Judgeship Votes Operator Asks Atom License . NlWf HiAbitNii IN felVlli^ GE^WORiVSeeS>R&2cf(S> Cir 2,ISO MILSS PSZ Hcaz ^ 9u5rAi^Bj>,a)uivf=v/ AnAi&«»Amj=/9aon /M/Xcw IftliTBPAMifcWS-neoeps occupy >U4. OP a>Af<5o... CBMrkAL doN&fZ£s& «€>j£ssKyJ eB5j/\i3 wrri4 x>mpcfiAcu2,'ncKm'of^ TO PASS fORMO fht>lce93AiMQS4ee7^ \ ytrSV %SKSMSHSIAB33&> AROtA/D/A/R4N73?/* VOMINICAM RsmpcAT, mx Bsssiosl CP THS VA}tm> US.0BSBMAr\0}^ Pilar,PCI/VERS, BB&miNiAosco^. sHoTvomi M4y T mi0 TAKJNSAERJAU pfiojpsiimi Rpssii^, nemVPAce AmRSCAAj couBGe-mm _ P^AOY, hJOIAfIS SWAP raz, j/MMje V/HllSMAJORS PIAN TDADD BBArROSeiAHS ATCAMfi SAMS.»»ffmPMAT/OMAL oiessTau/zA/AMeAir...vicroK/ Uff/4£?Rej> Bp AMBRiCAM PRESS, trAofsrA^. mAD\nM3*PNA ftmeourn'Mh. emmrB ^I\m VPPROJS^ A^mefiNCCm-XAiAJAWApJER esmimisIMFEP0^P&4„^ MPEAMP HiAilPP. �•>, , • If. INO ••••.:•••.'•-1--; -• • iEAFARERS 100 Wtf Twtmtr-Oam News of Snr CANADIAN DISTRICT OP Strike Vote Under Way In Canada It. P - The Canadian government Federal Board of Conciliation has recommended a 12 percent increase for members of the SIU Canadian District employed on vessels of the Association of Lake Carriers. The association represents the major operators in the Canadian-flag Great Lakes trade. Meanwhile, Canadian District Seafarers are taking a strike vote on the offer recommended by the conciliators. Ballots have been sent out and results should be known by the middle of next month. The strike vote was called by the SIU Executive and Negoti­ ating Committee. Under the recommendation, the 12 percent would be spread over a period of three years. The recom­ mendation is a slight improvement over the 10 percent figure that had been offered by the Lakes carriers. The Conciliation Board rejected a Canadian SIU demand for a re­ duction in the work week from 48 to 40 hours, claiming that the 40hour week could not be applied because of "the natiure of the operation on the Great Lakes." In addition to the 40-hour week demand, the Union had asked for a one-year wage increase package. In presenting its demands for major improvements in the Lakes agreement, the Canadian SIU had cited the drastic changes in the nature of Lakes shipping since the opening of the Seaway. In the preSeaway days there were numerous small Lakers in operation which were designed so as to be able to sail into Montreal through the shallow-draft channels below that city. With the opening of the Sea­ way, the small Lakers have been put out of business to a consider­ able extent, being replaced by much larger ships which can take advantage of fhe 27-feet of water the Seaway offers. As a result, one of the large •hips, carrying. 32 men, can mandle as much grain or other bulk cargo as was carried on six of the "canallers," with a manning scale of .152. Under the circumstances, the Canadian SIU felt that the Car­ riers could offer considerable im­ provements because of the greater •mount of cargo carried per man on the new ships. SIAPARERS INTERNATIONAL Canadian Seafarers, members ot the SIU Canadian District, •re a Vita! element in file mari­ time picture generally and in the SIU family of unions. They man ships under Canadian flag across-the-board—deep sea off the Atlantic Coast, on fhe Canadian West Coast, on the Great Lakes and the Seaway. The Canadian SIU also repre­ sents large groups of Canadian tugboatmen, dredgemen and alUed crafts. The Cuiadian Disteict works elosely with the other SIU onions fiurooghoot North America and the mntual relationship has been of great advantage to all SIU members. UNION OP NORTH AMERICA Arcf/c Shipping Season Starts; Canadians On 'Dew Line' Run The summer run to the Arctic Ocean Is becoming significant business for Canadian shipping. Unlike the situation in the United States, where the run died out several years back, as far as private operators are concerned, Canadian-flag ships are becoming increas­ ingly active in running to the>"^ ^^ Far North military bases. started forming convoys for the has no shipping preference laws This is in part because the Far North run. All of the Dew Line or shipping subsidies of any kind, radar picket stations (known to shipping generally has to be com­ Canadian-flag ships are getting the seamen as the "Dew Line" for Dis­ pleted within a six-week to two- Arctic run business, as it involves tant Early Warning Line) are a month period depending on ice important security considerations. The Dew Line run was a big op­ Joint US-Canadian effbrt. The Uni­ conditions. Usually, as August ted States contributed the major wears on and the days get shorter, eration for US shipping when the share of the construction costs, but the Arctic freeze-up prevents fur­ stations were under construction. It was the practice then for the the stations themselves are large­ ther ship operations. Some of the Canadian District Maritime Administration to break ly maintained by the Canadians. As a result, in the first week of ships which are on this run in­ out a number of boneyard ships as July, the Canadian operators clude the Federal Pioneer, Feder­ well as knot ships for this nun. al Voyager, Canuk Port, Canuk Now some of the knot ships are Trader, Wahcondah, Farrandoc, serving another purpose— track­ Eskimo and Maplebranch. ing US missile shots in the South In fact, the Dew Line operations, Atlantic. as well as other government spon­ In addition to military outposts, sored shipping runs, have been summertime is the season in which credited in part with the modest remote outposts in the north coun­ revival of Cgnadian-flag deep-sea try and in Hudsons Bay get many merchant shipping. While Canada of their staple supplies. Fired By Skipper, He Has Tanker 'Arrested' Typical Wssf Coest fumbsr tow b shown off the coast of Brit'ish Columbia. Industry b hopeful of a revival after two poor years. VfC Lumber Tugs Hope For Revival After two years of near-idleness due to forest fires, in 1958, and a woodworkers strike last year, SIU Canadian District tugmen and the companies imder contract to the Union have high expectations for A good*^ employed In the industry are look­ season this year. ing forward to more work. The forest industry of BritYears ago, tugboats solved the tish Columbia, beset by severe com­ problem of getting raw materials petition in all markets. Intends to to the industrialized areas of Van­ -get the most intensive use possible couver and New Westminster. At from every tree cut. And inasmuch first their work was limited main­ ly to the towing of log rafts irom as the tug and the barge _are es­ points along the coast to lumber sential in expediting raw materials mills in the urbanized areas. to plant sites in Canada, both will Gradually, newsprint, lumber play an even larger role as the and sulphite pulp entered the pic­ forest industry recovers from the ture and because most mills were located near waterways, the tug doldrums. Last year when the woodworkers industry came more in demand. were on strike, one SlU-contracted Just as the services of the tugs July 1 throngh July 31 towing firm—Straits Towing, Ltd. began to expand, so did their size Jobs lost about 83(M>,000 worth of and shape. Newer designs came Port Shipped towing business during the idle into being—designs which made it period. Even a huge forestry out­ easier for the tugmen to carry Montreal .....271 fit—Macmillan, Bloedel and Powell their loads. Toronto. ....' 141 Probably one of the most inter­ River Ltd.,—^felt the impact of the Thorold 283 strike. This company has its own esting new designs was that of the Fort William 146 subsidiary towing lines, but also self-dumping log barge, which Vancouver ........ 86 contracts out work, some of it to made its debut in the 1950's. An­ Quebec 44 firms which have pacts with the other was a dry cargo barge, the St. John .. c... 4^ . 21 VT-57, which is 235 feet long and Canadian District of the SIU. Dalifax ................ 36 Now that things are beginning is used for bringing paper products to return to normalcy, the tugmen from up-coast mills. Total Jobs Shipped,....1028 Canadian SIU Shipping 1 I ^ THE Fired unjustly by the skipper of a Shell tanker, an SIU Canadian District member had sweet revenge. Elias Mallet, messman on the Tyee Shell, stood the oil company on its heels in the port of Van--* couver, British Columbia, an SIU representative returned to when he had the ship "ar­ the ship to see the skipper, the mate refused to let them board rested." Mallett went to the authorities, the vessel. Nor did the skipper instituted legal action and per­ record any details of the firing sonally slapped a lien on the ship incident in the ship's log. While Mallett is arguing his own for back wages and compensation for his unjust firing. As a result, case, he is getting the full support the company had to scurry around of the SIU Canadian District on a while and post bond before the this issue. ship was released. The issue is now before the Canadian courts where Mallett intends to argue his own case, with the backing of the SIU in Vancouver. The entire incident highlighted the anti-SIU activities of the Com­ munist-oriented Canadian Brother­ The SIU Canadian Districthood of Railway Trainmen's group manned tug Black Bass capsized in on the West Coast. The "railwaymen" have been actively raiding Coal Harbor, Vancouver, recently, in the seamen's field for some but none of the crewmen were in­ time, particularly in British Co­ jured. Seafarer Ted Rattenbury, who lumbia. Mallett maintains in his charges was aboard at the time of the inci­ .that the firing was prompted by dent said that he didn't even get the skipper's dislike of the Cana­ wet because he was able to climb dian District and sympathy for the on the hull of the boat as it started to keel over. rival "railway" union. The skipper, however, wasn't so The firing followed a dispute on the ship between Mallett and fortunate, sfid Rattenbury: He had another messman who- was a mem­ to go into the drink and swim back ber of the rival organization. Mal­ to the tug to get on the hull. Both lett declared he was told by the were taken off in a matter of min­ skipper and the mate that he utes, safe and sound. couldn't along" with the CBRT m^.er; that he had previ­ ously been warned he would be fired if he had any disputes with the member of the rival outfit. Apparently, the CBRT member was immune to any disciplinary FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 action by the skipper.. 128V4 Hollis St. Further, Mallett states he was HALIFAX, N.S. Phone 3-8911 told he had received his job in an MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 "unconstitutional" manner, and QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Matelot was accused by topside of comihg Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. David St. aboard for the "express purpose of CAnal 7-9212 causing dissension" with the CBRT. TORONTO. Ontario 972 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 The fired seaman promptly re­ 177 Prlnee William St. ported the incident to the Union ST. JOHN. NB OX 2-5431 hall in Vancouver. When he and VANCOUVER. BC.... 998 Mala St. Tug Capsizes, Crew Escapes SIU Canadian District Halls •a-.'- I. �Fag0 Twenty-Two SEAFARERS LOG Anciurt 19. 19M News of SIV PACIFIC DISTItlCT a •f. SAILORS UNION OF THE PACIFIC, MARINE FIREMEN'S UNION, MARINE COOKS 9 StEWARDS UNION • SlU OP NA Leilani Bought For APL PacificPassenger Service ship Leilani is going to get a new lease on life after an indifferent career as American President Lines has u*0 purchased the vessel from& the Maritime Administration AAA AAA for $3,200,000. The Leilani, after under­ a new sister ship for the SS United going considerable refurbish­ States in the Atlantic trade, but ment, will enter the Pacific pas­ the cost estimates ran high and senger trades as a new entry in the plans were sidetracked. Originally, the Leilani served as the fight of West Coast ship op­ erators against the serious chal­ a troop transport in World War II. lenge of the merged British-flag Subsequently, she went into serv-. P&O and Orient Lines. The merged ice for American Export Lines as British companies are trying to the LaGuardia, but failed to pay bite off a huge chunk of both pas­ off and was forced into idleness. Her last service was with th« senger traffic and freight business Buik-carrier SS Harry Lundeberg was one of the targets of a raid attempt by Marry Bridges in Hanow carried largely by APL and short-lived Hawaiian-Textron com­ waii. Vessel normally carries gypsum and cement products for Kaiser Incfi pany, a shipping venture of a firm Matson Line. lusfries. If was named after the late SlUNA President. Accordingly, APL has ambitious which had originally been in the plans for refurbishing the Leilani textile business, and since then, Pacific District, MTP Support to carry some 350 passengers and left shipping to go into the elec­ match the facilities and services tronics field. offered by APL's President Cleve­ land and President Wilson. This will cost something in the vicinity of $16 million, of which the US Government would pay about half in construction subsidies. When last operated in the Ha­ Two resounding blows have been dealt the International Longshoremen's and Ware­ waiian service by Hawaiian-Textron housemen's Union by the Sailors Union and the SIU Pacific District, in a two-month period the Leilani carried a crew of ap­ proximately 250 SIU Pacific Dis­ during the course of which the ILWU tried to move in on SUP jurisdiction. trict members. However, the fu­ The latest ILWU raid at-"*"^ ture manning scale of the vessel dock. This effort failed even berger later pointed out to the The fleet replacement program tempt took place at Hono­ though officially ther^ is a mutual SUP membership that, "Whoever will probably depend a good deal of the SIU Pacific District-con­ lulu when the SUP-contracted aid pact existing between the controls the hopper can control the on the nature of the revamping tracted American Mail Line got Permanente Silverbow (Kaiser) was ILWU's Harry Bridges and the unloading of the ship, and if the and the service in which she op­ underway last month when the met by some 350 ILWU pickets as Teamsters James Hoffa. If this is ILWU oncfe got the hopper they erates. keel for the new SS Washington it pulled into a Sand'Island dock APL's purchase of the Leilani Mail was laid at Todd Shipyards, with a load of raw building ma­ true, the alliance was not in effect v/ould be in a better position to go and rebuilding of the vessel indi­ San Pedro, Calif, terial. They were met by a slightly this time, because an IBT official after (SUP) work." cates that the company has given on the docks said, "The trucks The membership unanimously lesser number — about 200 — of Contract for the construction of up hope for the time being of keep moving." went on record at the meeting that AFL-CiO affiliated men of the the Washington Mail—as well as As the ILWU power play col­ the union would "use any and all building a new superliner, the SUP, the Marine Firemen's Union, for two of her sister ships—^wai President Hoover, for the trans­ Marine Cooks and Stewards, Op­ lapsed, SUP Agent Jim Dooley means to protect our jobs and pacific trade. Legislation was in­ awarded last July under the six addressed the longshore pickets jurisdiction now and in the future erating Engineers and others of troduced In Congress last year call­ percent differential of the Mer­ the Maritime Trades Department on the dock and told them about from any and all parties." ing for the construction of a new chant Marine Act of 1936. the SUP's history as a fighting The ILWU raid got under way in Honolulu. transpacific superliner as well as • Thp new cargo-passenger liner In face of this show of strength, union, declaring that "undet no last month when it tried to move will be the first ship in AML's 20the ILWU men tried to halt the circumstances would anyone take in on the SUP-contracted SS Harry year agreement with the Federal over SUP jurisdiction now or at Lundeberg which was unloading unloading of the ship by stopping Maritime Board to replace its any other time." the last of its cargo of gypsum at the Teamster-manned trucks which present fleet of eight owned and After Dooley had taken this Sand Island dock, ILWU official were to take the cargo off the one chartered ship with elght new stand, an ILWU representative Jack Hall, backed by some 125 vessels, whose total cost is esti­ backed down on threats to take pickets, threatened to take over mated at over $100,000,000. over a conveyor on the ship and the vessel. The pickets, however, For the three ships which are to firmly denied that his union had were withdrawn after 45 minutes be built at the San Pedro yards wanted to encroach on the SUP's and the entire ILWU attempt was AML Will trade in to the Govern­ work. He said that the ILWU's denounced by the Honolulu AFLment its three obsolete C-2 diesel claim was on the work performed CIO Central Labor Council which SUP ships—the China Mail, Island Mail by the Operating Engineers at the gave its full support to the SUP. HONOLULU... 51 South Nimitz Highway and Ocean Mail. PHone 502-777 end of the self-unloading hopper. The ILWU has made repeated NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Jackson 5-7428 The two unions have scheduled a efforts of this kind to ipvade the .The three ships to be built under The SIU Pacific District has NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn talk to work out the jurisdictional jurisdiction of the Sailors Union, wholeheartedly joined with other this contract are basically Mariner HYacinth 9-6605 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. work dispute. without success. A notable example West Coast trade unions in a mass types, having an overall length of CApitol 3-4336 SUP Secretary Morris Weis- was the Pacificus beef of '54-'55i BAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. boycott of two Sears and Roebuck 563.7 feet, a beam of 76 feet and a Douglas 2-8363 retail stores at San Francisco, in deadweight of 14,885 tons. Their SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 2-0290 support of some 262 union workers speed is pegged at better than WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 5-6617 fired by Sears for respecting the twenty knots. picket lines of another striking American Mail Line operates a MC&S unon. regular service from US North HONOLULU....51 South Nimitz Highway Port SUP MFOW MC&S Total PHone 5-1714 The beef started after Machinist Pacific ports to the Far East, and NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. 6/28 to 7/25 6/1 to 6/30+ 7/1 to 7/31 Union employees could get no sat­ between California ports and the RAmond 7-428 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn isfaction out of negotiations with Bay of Bengal under SIU Pacific San Fran. HYacinth 9-6600 628 169 310 1,107 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. Sears' management with regard to District contract. CApitol 7-3222 Seattle Union security, improvements in 144 53 BAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. 52 249 EXbrook 7-5600 the company's health and welfare SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Portland 51 42 16 program and a city-wide bargain­ MAin 3-0088 109 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. ing unit. Sears contended that it Wilmington TErminal 4-8538 636 (no hall) 152 788 was the company's 'national policy' Seafarers overseas who want New Yoric MFOW not to discuss these subjects. 99 30 25 154 to get in touch with headquar­ HONOLULU. 56 North Nimitz Highway The Machinists set up picket ters in a hurry can do so by PHone 5-6077 New Orleans 60 (no hall) 1 61 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. lines after these talks failed. Their cabling the Union at its cable MAgnoIia 0404 Honolulu plight had the sympathy of some address, SEAFARERS NEW NEW YORK ;.. .130 Greenwich St. 19 31 15 65 COrtland 7-7094 400 of Sears workers who refused YORK. PORTLAND 522 NW Everett St. (no hall) San Pedro 71 CApitol 3-7297-8 (no hall) to cross their picket lines. This 71 Use of this address will assure BAN FRANCISCO ...240 Second St. resulted in the firing of 262 of speedy transmission on all mes­ DOuglaa 2-4592 Total 1,637 396 1 571 2,604 SAN PEDRO.. 206 West 7th St. the workers after a tem'porary sages and faster service for the TErminal 3-4485 court injunction halted the picket­ men involved. SEATTLE 2333 Western Ave. • ' MAIn 2-6326 ing. SUP Pouts New Bridges Raid With Help Of MTD Unions New Mail Line Ship On Ways SF Unions Ask Boycott Of Sears Co. SIU Pacific District Halls Pacific District Shipping Union Has Cable Address �Awitti 19. 19M SEAFARERS IOC Fag* Tweatr-ThrM News of SIU PACIFIC DISTRICT SAILORS UNION OP THE PACIFIC. MARINE FIREMEN'S UNION. MARINE COOKS 9 STEWARDS UNION • SIU OP NA MCS Considers Stress On Recreational Use Of Santa Rosa Site W - f- The Marine Cooks and Stewards Union now has under ad­ visement a proposal to replace the present marine cooks' and stewards' training program at its Santa Rosa training center with a shipboard training program, and to put the major TV lounge, a library, a snack bar emphasis at Santa Rosa on and soda fountain and a large creating a genuine recreation dance floor. The main area has area for union members and their picture windows overlooking the families, as well as an area to rolling acres of the center. A rus­ serve r -itired, disabled and con­ tic brick fireplace, occupies one valescent union members. wall of the hall, and the entire The shipboard training program, building, dedicated in 'June of ft has been proposed, should in­ 1958, is air-conditioned. clude a program of promotion In April of 1958, the first cab­ Over-all view shows some of cabins built for retired end vacationing members of the SIU Pacific based on seniority and the ability ins for vacationers and pensioners District unions at Marine Cooks and Stewards training center which opened near Santa Rosa. Calif, to meet the requirements for stew­ were unveiled. Each building has ard department personnel pre­ a bath, a kitchenette^and either in March, 1957. scribed by other rules. one, two or three bedrooms. The nation's first training cen­ Apartments Dedicated ter for Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards opened its doors on March A year later, an open house was at the center during the dedi­ 25, 1957 near Santa Rosa, Calif. held cation of 18 fumtshed apartments Since then, the center has come retired members of the SUP also to serve as a haven for re­ for and MFOW built near the apart­ tired or vacationing members of ments the other SIU Pacific District Un­ bers. for retired MC&S mem­ ions — the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the Marine Firemen's The director of the training center Is Karl Schneider, former Union. The training center, built by chief steward on a West Coast pas­ the Marine Cooks and Stewards senger liner and former instructor Union and the Pacific Maritime in waiting for the US Maritime Association on some 370 acres in Officers Training School, Sonoma County, about 70 miles The staff also includes chef north c' San Francisco, has seen Constantine Bruckner, former ex­ more Uian 900 students success­ ecutive chef of the US Lines. The fully complete various courses in meat cutter is Suey M. Chew and the baking instructor is Henry steward department operations. The center at first offered tui­ Chin. Courses were at first all 90 days tion-free training to young men who intended to be cooks and long, and included cooking, baking, stewards on Pacific Coast passen­ butchering and waiting on tables ger liners and freighters. Later, for newcomers to the industry. courses were offered to steward Later, the school concentrated Olympic swimming pool is.popular recreational spot for vacationing members of SIU Pacific District department members who desired on upgrading men already sailing unions at MCS training center. Pool Is located in spacious patio area and there are also a wading to upgrade their ratings, and fa­ in the steward department In pool, bathhouse and showers. 1959, a refresher course for stew­ cilities were built to house re­ tired members of SIU Pacific Dis­ ards aboard freighters was offered. trict maritime unions. The center The freighter stewards' courses has also been used for vacations were from 10 to 21 days in dura­ tion. for these union members. School Beorganixed Building Started In '56 In March of 1958, the school The installation was formerly the mountain estate of a railroad underwent a reorganization. Until Quick-acting crewmen of SAN FRANCISCO—An open hearing and investigation of executive. Building began in 1956 then, the Union had assumed most the wine tanker Angelo Petri and the following year the first of the responsibility for the opera­ complaints by the membership concerning the Marine Cooks recently assisted in the rescue tions. ' class went through the 90-day and Stewards Union began here on Monday, August 8, at the off Cape Canaveral of three Air The Board of Education of the course. Force crewmen whose tanker had The original facilities include a school now includes repesentatives union's headquarters, 350 Fre-"^ whitewash any officer or member been ditched in the sea after run­ from, the MCS and from the oper­ mont Street. SIUNA Presi­ $500,000 kitchen classroom with a ning into engine trouble. $50,000 aU-eleetric kitchen. There ators. Subcon\mittees have re­ dent Paul Hall presided at the of the union. A team of court reporters took a There were 14 crewmembers on are cooking and dining facilities sponsibility for school objectives, hearings, which were attended by verbatim record of the week-long the plane at the time of the crash, finance, enrollment, legal affairs, for more than 200 guests. A huge recreation hall is part promotion, public relations and 600 MCS members at the outset. hearings. The record, along with but only 11 survived. Taking part of the training center, and it has curriculum, with the general com­ Also present were several SIUNA thp findings, will be published in in the operation were merchant. an Olympic swimming pool in a mittee exercising over-all control. International officers, as requested its entirety and distributed to all Coast Guard and Navy ships and MCS members. The center is not limited to by Hall. Air Force planes and helicopters. spacious patio area. Twenty complaints in all had In the main hall there are a training stewards and providing Hall notified MCS officers and Within minutes of the first dis­ homes for retired and vacationing members July 6 that he would hold been filed after Hall announced the tress call sent out by the plane, all union members. Many civic, labor the Investigation and open hearing hearings and solicited information ships in the vicinity were alerted. On these pages is news of and industry meetings have been after he. had received several com­ from the membership. The Petri, closest to the area, was activities of the SIU Pacific held on the site. International officers present at first munications from MCS members to reach the plane. The other District representing the three the hearings included SIUNA vice The MC&S offered the center to on the situation, including one West. Coast unlicensed unions, the California State Disaster office from MCS Secretary-Treasurer Ed presidents Morris Weisberger, Hal eight crewmen were picked up the Sailors Union of the Pa­ for civil defense in case of emer­ Turner. C. Banks, Sam E. Bennett, Lester either by helicopters or other ships. cific, the Marine Firemen's gency. At the open hearing, to which Caveny, Lester Balinger, and Cap­ Union and the Marine Cooks In September of last year, labor San Francisco newspaper reporters tain John M. Fox. Also attending and Stewards Union, who sail and management representatives had been invited. Hall stated he were John Hawk, international under tha banner predomi­ met with home economics experts would allow all complainants to secretary-treasurer, and Vincent J. FOR All nantly in the Pacific trades to at be heard and to present evidence. Malone, international representa­ the center. The previous year, a Hawaii, Alaska, the Far East delegation of Japanese union He also said he would permit "any tive. YOUR OFAR and on 'round-tiie-world runs. leaders toured,, the school under individual who feels he is done Hall conducted the hearings'in The SIU Pachio District Unions the auspices of the US Department harm by any of the testimony to San Francisco under the provisions are a key group in the SIUNA, of Labor. The Americanr Newsf>aper take the opportunity to make any of the SIUNA constitution, which representing as they do the Guild and other unions have used statement he may wish for the authorizes the International presi­ entire maritime industry on thei the school' for convention and record." He assured the member­ dent to hold such hearings when West Coast. ship that the hearings' would not requested. meeting purposes. I - 'tip ">• '.'•J Hearings On MCS Issues Petri Assists Held In San Francisco Fliers' Rescue SEA CHEST •M • 'I .. �rMct Twenty-Fonr SEAFARERS Pacific-Puerto Rico Trade Target Of Raii Rate Cuts Transcontinental railroads are proposing another attack on domestic ship operators at a meeting in Chicago, according to the "Pacific Shipper," West Coast maritime industry publica­ tion. The attack would taket : the form of a reduction in the Pacific Coast to Gulf ports, rates on canned goods from destined for Puerto Rico. At present, the basic export rate on canned goods between the West Coast and the Gulf is $1.75 per hundred pounds. The railroads would practically cut that rate in half, from $1.75 to 94 cents. Selective Rate Cut By so doing, the railroads would Seafarer Thomas Trainer has establish a through rate by rail to •potted an item of more than usual interest which points up the the Gulf and by ship to Puerto vast improvement in the seaman's Rico of $1.75 a hundredweight. life made in the last hundred This would be considerably less years. The article is a reprint than the current all water charge from the "Atlanta Journal" of from the Pacific Coast to Puerto July 29, 1960, which put out a Rico which is $1.91 per hundred special issue with samples of the pounds. Ship operators obviously could news as it occurred in July, 1860, when Abraham I.incoln was cam­ n(^ compete for this trade if the paigning for president. The item selective rate cut is made. Among companies which would reads as follows; be affected by the rate cut is the "Mr. John Rand, a German sail­ or, complained Tuesday that an SIU contracted Waterman Steam­ attempt was made to kidnap him ship Company. Waterman main­ and send him to sea as a crewman tains service between the Pacific Coast and Puerto Rico. on an unfamiliar ship. "Police found Mr. Rand hand Proposed Cuts Protested Northern California ports are already protesting the proposed rate cuts. The tactic used by the railroads in this instance Is one which they have employed on repeated oc­ casions to drive cohipeting ship operators out of business. In many instances, it has been charged that these rates are below the actual railroad cost of hauling cargo. The railroads are willing to take these losses if, in the long run, they put competing modes of transportation -out of business and then are able to monopolize'^ all of the cargo operations involved. The Interstate Commerce Com­ mission chairman had admitted at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing that the ICO does not re­ quire the railroads to charge aboVecost rates in all circumstances. HIRING HALI,, 1860-STYLE I- V- cuffed and tied in a boarding house kept for sailors by Mr. Theodore Lynn. He was freed and Lynn was arrested. "Rand said Lynn drew a pistol and handcuffed him, then slipped a rope through the handcuffs and tied it to the ceiling of a bedroom while he (Lynn) went to get help to take Rand aboard a ship. Rand's arms were drawn over his head in a painful manner. "A passing policeman saw Rand thus trussed up and he was freed. Lynn was charged with kidnap­ ing." The practice of "shanghaiing" seamen, and the equally-vicious practices of crimp houses, which kept seamen in perpetual debt by charging exhorbitant fees for shipping jobs, persisted well into th# 20th century. Only the estab­ lishment of union hiring halls put an end to the control of shipping Jobs by crimps and boarding house keepers. Don't Send Your Baggage COD Seafarers are again warned not to send their baggage COD to any Union hall. The Union cannot accept delivery of any baggage where express charges have not been prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Union halls face the prospect of having to go to a lot of trou­ ble and red tape with the Rail­ way Express Co. LOG Aiuiisl 19, 1969 Steward Committee Report We, the undersigned, having been elected at the membership meeting at headquarters on July 5, 1960, in conformity with the recommendations of the executive board, for the purpose of con­ sidering problems relating to the steward depart­ ment, and to make recommendations with respect thereto, make this report. The committee first met on July 6,' 1960, at headquarters, and were provided with meeting room facilities by headquarter's officfers. Walter C. Patterson, Book No. P-73 was elected as chair­ man of the committee, and Richard H. Simpson, Book No. S-£tl§ was elected secretary of the committee. ^I^ions of the committee were held on July 6, 7:^'11 and 12, 1960, which were at all times oped to the membership. The committee considers that it would be in the best interest of the Union, the membership generally, as well as the members of the steward department itself, if a training, up-grading, and re-certification prpgram were instituted in the steward department. We recognize that it may be impracticai to make broad changes all at one time, and feel that a program of re-certification of stewards would be a good place to start. Annexed hereto, are our recommendations with respect to such a program. We understand, and have been advised, that some of our recom­ mendations will require contractual changes, ne­ cessitating negotiations with the Union's con­ tracted employers, and we also recognize that these recommendations are to serve primarily as a guide to the executive board in its negotiations with respect to such contractual changes. This committee wishes to express its thanks to headquarters for its cooperation and assistance during our deliberations, and to recommend to the executive board and to the membership, that the matters set forth in our annexed recommen­ dations be instituted as soon as reasonably pos­ sible. Respectfully submitted, Walter Clifton Patterson, Chairman (P-73) Richard H. Simpson, Secretary (S-918) Nicolas Nomikos (N-25) Enrique R. Rosado (R-148) Walter Marcus (M-168) Recommendafions 1. We recommend that a school, or schools, be established to train stewards, centering primarily on the duties and responsibilities of the steward aboard ship. We have such things in mind as preparation of decent menus, food preparation, food preservation and storage, etc. The compe­ tency of the school and its operations, we take for granted. 2. Wo recommend that the course should be a minimum of thirty (30) working days. We want to make clear that time in training be considered "sea time" for seniority purposes. 3. We recommend that a recertification com­ mittee be established of at least two (2) manage­ ment and two (2) Union representatives, who would set up standards for testing those who complete the course. These standards should not be restricted to technical efficiency, but should have additional tests involving conduct, sobriety, experience at sea, and other corresponding and related qualifications. 4. We recommend that there be an appeal procedure from the determination of the recer­ tification committee. We see no reason why the Seafarers' Appeals Board cah't handle this too, but make no particular recommendation with respect thereto. 5. With the accomplishment of all this, we recommend that people who pass this school, and pass the test of the recertification board, subject to the right of appeal, ought to be given prefer­ ence in employment for the job of steward. 6. We recommend a separate registratioil cate­ gory for the job of steward. 7. Because we appreciate that such a program cannot be started in all ports simultaneously, and because even within ports everybody has to get a fair chance to take advantage of this program, we recommend that the first school be established In the Port of New York and preference in em­ ployment to be given, as we have described, should not go into effect until a minimum of six (6) months after the school is opened and taken its first students. Furthermore, we recommend, for the above reasons, that the preference given be restricted only to the port where the school exists. This recommendation could be expanded to include a nearby port, if desirable. 8. We recommend that the recertification board keep a constant watch on this program and that some leeway be put into the program to take care of changes in circumstances. 9. Finally, we think that the minimum experi­ ence qualifications for entering into the course shall be the following: 1. Three years—chief steward discharges. 2. One year—steward discharge One year-Hjhief cook discharge One year—night cook and baker S. One year steward discharges Two years—chief cook (or) ' Two years—night cook and baker 4. Two years—discharges as chief cook One year—discharge as night cook and baker 5. Two years—night cook and baker discharge One year—chief cook discharge 8. One year—chief cook discharge One year—night cook and baker discharge (One year—2nd or 3rd cook discharge and at least 90 days discharge as galleyman NY Slaps Down Blue Cross Rate Rise; Warns On Kiting Of Hospital^ MD Bills of which would be doing away members because the union wel­ with the practices of hospitals fare plans involved have to put a and doctors of raising charges larger percentage of their re­ each time Blue Cross benefits are serves into covering increasing increased. hospital and medical costs. This The varlmis Increases in Blue deprives workers of additional Cross rates, it has been pointed coverage and protection they wasteful practices and for over comments echo in large part out, are detrimental to union might otherwise obtain. payments to hospitals. charges made by New York un­ One reason given for the re­ ions who have formed a conunitjection was that the Blue Cross tee to study the establishment of subscriber would be paying for Union-sponsored hospitals run by other hospital cQsts over and above Union welfare plans. his or her personal care. Among The union committee, in which other items that would be charged the SIU is participating, was off to Blue Cross would be emer­ formed after Blue Cross received SAN FRANCISCO—The tankers Orion Star and Orion gency and out-patient care and hos­ two healthy rate increases in 1958 Planet paid off in Honolulu early this month after completing pital construction and mainte­ and 1959 of 22.3 percent and 26.5 nance costs. percent respectively. If the Su- 12 months articles. in various ports around the world, The State Superintendent of In­ perintendant of Insurance allows The two tankers are under some of whom were SIU members surance, Thomas Thacher, also Blue Cross a third increase it long-term charter to the Mili­ but most of them aliens without cited a recent report on wasteful would mean a rise of at least 75 hospital practices and the opera­ percent in Blue Cross premiums tary Sea, Transport Service. American papers of any kind, and tions of Blue Cross. That report, in the past three years, at a time They completed 12 months' articles non-union to boot, he reported." made by Columbia University, when the total Increase in the cost and were immediately assigned Many of the men picked up as noted that hospital charges might of living has been in the neigh­ new crews and went back to their replacements in foreign ports were runs. increase as much as 50 percent in borhood of five percent. surprised to find they were not the next few years unless these Under the trade union plan, the According to San Francisco, entitled to transportation money practices were checked. various union welfare plans Port Agent Walter Sibley, the to the US mainland or their home Thacher also hinted that there would finance a chain of hospitals, ships had comparatively few beefs ports. were instances of Uted charges and tmion members and their considering the time they were Sibley pointed out there is no imposed on Blue Cross patients by families covered by the plans away from US ports. provision in the Union agreement calling for Blue Cross Plans and would receive their treatment in Hewever, the problem of alien for transportation money when • physicians to block "unnecessary these union-sponsored establish­ seamen came up. Due to loss of man is shipped from a foreign hospital admissions, unwa^anted ments. Such a system would have original crew members during the port unless he makes provision for surgery and tmduly prolonged several advantages; not the least voyage, replacements were shipped it when he signs on a vessel The New York State Insurance Department has rejected a proposal by Blue Cross for Increased rates averaging 37 per­ cent, but has held the door open for a new application by-the agency before the fall. In the stays . . . also overprescription of process, Blue Cross was critic­ laboratory tests and drugs." . ized for urinecessary and The State Superintendent's Honolulu Hosfs. Tankers; Crews Get Year's Payoff �i9, I960 SEAfAREna LOG Par* Twentr-FiT* Camera Outdraws The Reading Matter 'Come On Back Home', Shoreside Runaway Told Owner Jack Meilman of Hickory Clothes, Inc. said business was so good, the company would have to expand. So one night over a weekend in May he closed the lights, locked the doors and silently stole away"* desist" from clothing opera­ to Coffeeville, Miss., where a and tions anywhere outside of New public bond issue had raised York City and directed that ho h ,, Donna Ann Aslorino, 8, (left) and Gail, 6, are having a hard time concentrating on the news with a camera pointing at them. Proud parents are Seafarer Vincent Astorino, AB, and his wife, Rosemarie, of Long Branch, NJ. A/r Force Plans Jet Cargo Fleet For Transocean Runs 1 I WASHINGTON—A new threat to the shipment of Government cargo on American-flag ships comes in the form of Air Force plans for a huge fleet of jet cargo planes. The Air Force announced that it plans to buy ISdnew jet transport planes by 1964, at a cost of close to $900 million. The planes would *•'" be used to carry military cargo erable problem for the merchant military model prove effective, pri­ but could be converted to fleet. US shipping has. In recent vate airlines would then adopt it troop transports as well. years, depended very heavily on Previously, the Defense Depart­ military cargo and other Govern­ ment had announced plans to trans­ ment-owned cargoes to keep oper­ port the majority of military per­ ating. Engineering estimates put the sonnel and' dependents by air in­ stead of via ship. These plans had cost for the new jets at $5 million been protested strongly by US to $6 million each. They would be maritime unions and by the ship­ capable of carrying a 50,000-pound ping industry. payload non-stop across the Atlan­ The Air Force plan for cargo tic., plane construction, on top of the. A secondary impact of any such announced intentions to deprive bill would toe the development of merchant shipping of passenger similar jet cargo airliners for pri­ traffic, appears to create a consid­ vately-owned airlines. Should a Two Seafarers Win Okay On Advanced Scholarships Trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan have ruled that SIU scholarships of two Seafarers can be extended to cover post-graduate work. The two, Michael Carlin and Herman Sperling, both graduated col--*lege this spring. his earnings for fall semester ex­ Sperling is now aboard the penses. He has been admitted to A) • and add to the competitive prob­ lems faced by the shipping indus­ try. While obviously the jet cargo plane could never compete with ships in the movement of bulk cargo, the industry has already made serious inroads on certain runs in the carriage of perishables and small package cargo of high unit value. The air cargo industry is pres­ ently operating with old-fashioned propellor-driven craft. It is ex­ pected that jet cai'go planes would be far more efficient and would reduce the cost of air freight con­ siderably. Maritime Roundup The St. Lawrence Seaway is handling more bulk cargo than ever before. For vessels moving up the Seaway to the Great Lakes, the average cargo for April, May and June was 2,665 tons, as against 1,795 tons for the same period last year. A similar in­ crease was shown in down-bound cargo averages. SS Losmar, (Calmar) putting aside the School of Law of the Univer­ sity of Southern California. Carlin has entered the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at New York University and is working toward a master's degree in Economics. Five Chosen Annually Each year there are five winners $• 4» of the ^ $6,000 SIU scholarship Special war-risk insurance rates awards. The selections are made will be needed for those ships by a board of college administra­ sending cargo to Cuba, according tors on the basis of the applicants' to Johnson and Higgins, interna­ previous school records and on their performance on the standard tional insurance brokers. Another US Merchant Marine Academy College Entrance Examination excluded area"—that is, troubled at Kings Point is getting a new Board tests. In addition, each ap­ places in which scheduled rates dean out of civilian life. He is Dr. plicant must write why he or she don't apply—is the Congo, Joseph M. Stokes, currently with desires the award. it 3?' 4" an education office of the Inter­ About forty ships were tied up The basic award calls for $1,500 national Cooperation Administra­ a year for four, years of study at in Australian ports for forty-eight tion. any recognized college or univer­ hours by a nation-wide strike of Dr. Stokes will have charge of sity in the US or its territorial coastal seamen. They wanted a variation on week-end pay rates. the academic program offered at possessions. the Academy whicb currently has 4 4 Few Seek '61 Awards The Republic of China (Taiwan) an enrollment of 900 students. Seafarers and the children of Last fall, the Academy was the Seafarers compete for the first purchased two merchant, ships subject of a Congressional investi­ four awards, with the fifth reserved from the United States construct­ gation as the result of dissension for the highest ranking Seafarer ed during World War II. Both ves­ in the faculty's ranks. Some staff left after the four winners have sels, dry-cargo ships, will be op­ members, who had military status, been chosen. So far, not many ap­ erated between Taiwan and Far had been vigorously opposing leg­ plications have been received for Eastern ports. islation which would have put them next year's awards, but it is ex­ 4 4 4The Panamanian tanker Alkald under Civil Service and on a civ­ pected that the coming of the fall term will speed them up.. ilian footing. suffered "very, very heavy" dam­ New Kings Point Dean Is Civiiian $360,000 for a new plant. The 300 former employes of Hickory Clothes, coming to work Monday morning and finding noth­ ing there, felt that the boss had misinterpreted the term, "expan­ sion." It looked more to them as if he had moved when nobody was looking. Arbitrator Herman A. Gray, pro­ fessor at the NY University Law School, agreed with them and bade the owner come back and pay their union, the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, $204,681 for lost wages of members, including vacation and holiday pay, as well as contribu­ tions to its welfare and retirement fund. Meilman refused to take part in the arbitration hearings. He claimed that Hickory Clothes no longer existed—it had gone out of business. Furthermore, he insisted, he had no interest in the Missis­ sippi operations. He attempted to block the arbitration, but failed, when a State Supreme Court Jus­ tice upheld the arbitration award. The US Supreme Court has ad­ vised lower courts to go easy in interfering with awards made where unions and employers agreed to binding arbitration of contract grievances. The important provision in the contract in this case is one which bars transfers of plants or operations without union consent. The language of the arbitrator is interesting and direct. Gray found that "the very stealth with which he (Meilman) managed the moving of his plant established un­ derstanding on his part that he was violating the terms of his agree­ ment with the union, and that the violation was calculated and delib­ erate." This, while he was talking of expansion. He ordered Meilman to "cease age when an unidentified object ripped open her bottom in the East River. She had to be beached outside the United Nations Build­ ing almost 12 hours. A thorough search of the area for the obstruc­ tion yielded nothing. 4 4 4 The Navy will build a "fast com­ bat support ship" — a merchanttype vessel in a government owned and operated shipyard. It will be designed to carry everything from frozen foods to nuclear weapons to supply a fast task force. Previously, most merchanttype supply ships for the Navy have been built in private ship­ yards. 4 4 reopen a plant here of the size he formerly operated. Dutch Ship Waiver Given Isbrandfsen WASHINGTON — The Federal Maritime Board has found that "special circumstances" and "good cause" justify waiver of the pro­ visions of Section 804 of the Mer­ chant Marine Act, of 1936 to per­ mit the Isbrandtsen Company, Inc. to retain ownership in sharea of three Dutch-flag ships. Jakob Isbrandtsen, head of the company, had applied for a Fed­ eral shipping subsidy contract, but a Maritime Board waiver per­ mitting his foreign-flag activities was required before his subsidy bid could be approved. This is the third recent case in which waivers of the provisions of the Act have been issued. The Act normally prohibits US-flag operators with foreign-flag activi­ ties from receiving Federal sub­ sidies. The companies had claimed that their foreign-activities in no way competed with US-flag ves­ sels. In the Isbrandtsen case, the Board found that "there is a rela­ tive absence of competitimi be­ tween the three Dutch-flag ves­ sels (of Isbrandtsen) and essential American-flag service," and that the foreign-flag operations . . . have an insignificant effect on American-flag service." The. first waiver, in favor of the States Marine Co., opened the door, and the Waterman Steam­ ship Corporation followed on its heels. Now Isbrandtsen has used the same opening—no competition. Other US-flag operators are ex­ pected to expand their foreign ac­ tivities through the same loophole. ^ A/OVV IN SC?TH 4 Canada is considering a canal to link the St. Lawrence Seaway to New York harbor. It would cost $185 million, but is considered vital to the development of Mon­ treal shipping and the Quebec steel industry. 4 4 4 A warship sunk 332 years ago in Stockholm harbor, starting on its maiden voyage, is being sur­ faced by pontoons. On it have been found the remains of Swedish sail­ ors trying to shift her guns from port to starboard to counteract the sharp list that capsized and sank her. VtooniH mJMORS- I �1 Fat* Tweatr-Mx SEAFARERS 100 Aafiul If. 1»M^ News of SIU INDUSTRIAL WORKERS' UNION OF THE SIU ATLANTIC, © U L F, LAKES AND Benefits For Welfare Hit Grand Total Of $194,293 INLAND WATERS DISTRICT MAWD Member On The Job The Marine Allied Workers Division paid 72 members and their dependents a total of $5,696.94 in Welfare Plan benefits in the last reported period—the month of Julybringing the grand total paid out to $194,293.17 since the Plan's inception. New York pay­ ments in July totalled $1,415.to $56,564.75 through the end Adams is-employed at Air Master 39, bringing the grand total of area of July. Corp., Philadelphia. payments in the New York MAWD members outside the MR. AND MRS. JOHN GALLA­ New York area received $4,281.55 GHER. $168.50 for the birth of a during July, bringing the overall child at Frankford Hospital, Phila total of payments to $137,728.42. delphia, June 29, 1960. Gallagher Benefits to date paid by the is employed at E. A. Gallagher, MAWD Welfare Plan now total Philadelphia. $194,293.17. HEADQUARTERS The MAWD Welfare Plan pro­ Five maternity claims were paid vides the employees at MAWD675 Fourth Ave., Brooklya, N.T. during the month of July. They contracted plants with death bene­ HYacinth 9-6600 went to: fits; accidental death and dismem­ * * * berment benefits; hospital, surgi­ MR. AND MBS. M. MADIRACA, Baltimore 1216 E. Baltimore St. cal, maternity and weekly disabil­ EAstern 7-4900 $180.65 for the birth of a child at ity benefits. The Plan is entirely West Jersey Hospital, Camden, Houston ...4202 Canal St. March 20, 1960. Madiraca is em­ financed by employer contributions, CApital 3-4089 ployed at the Esco Manufacturing so that all benefits are absolutely free to the employees and their Co., Camden. dependents, when eligible. Miami 744 W. Flagler St. MR. AND MRS. F. MITCHELL, FRanklin 7-3564 $179 for the birth of a child at Mobile 1 S. Lawrence St. Temple University Hospital, Phila­ HErolock 2-1754 delphia, February 25,1960. Mitchell New Orleans 523 Bienville St. is employed at Air Master Corp., The Marine Allied Workers Di­ TUlane 8626 Philadelphia. vision, in keeping with the con­ MR. AND MBS. J. SMITH, $179 Norfolk 416 Conley Ave. tract signed with Beam Metal SpeMAdison 7-1083 for the birth of a child at Temple ciaities of Long Island City, has University Hospital, Philadelphia, At work at MAWD-controcted Wiior-Smith Company In Brooklyn Philadephia 2604 S. 4th St. April 25, 1960. Smith is employed filed a request for mediation with it Alfred Paul. Company wai signed in August, 1958, to a con^ DEwey 8-3818 by E. A. Gallagher, Philadelphia. the New York State Board of Me­ tract which brought its employees an immediate 25-cents-an-hour diation. The request is to bring wage increase, MAWD Welfare Plan coverage, grievance pro­ fianturce, PR 1313 Fernandez MR. AND MBS. S. ADAMS, $119 about a final determination of a Juncos Ave. for the birth of a chUd at Preston labor grievance submitted by cedure, seniority and job protection, paid holidays, paid vaca­ Phone 2-5996 Hospital, Philadelphia, July 5,1960. MAWD member Eiadio Martines. tions, paid sick leave and other benefits. Brother Martinez was discharged from further service at Beam Metal Specialties and filed a griev­ ance with the MAWD. Both MAWD This is one in a series of features which the SEAFARERS LOO will and the employers have been un­ will publish regarding members of SlU-affiliatei unions working in able to resolve tiie dispute. The MAWD contract calls for maritime production and allied fields. arbitration by the New Yorir State The employees of three MAWD-contracted firms have won Board when both the employer and for themselves 17'/2 to Sl'/j cent across-the-board increases MAWD are unable to resolve any BROTHER ALAN E. BJORKBROTHER FRANK BARRESI plus other eonslderations, in preliminary negotiations which LUND Is employed as an operator is employed at the Argo Marine formally-presented dispute. ended last week. Two-year^ at the Nilsen and Mills firm of Company at New York City. Frank South St., New contracts with the three firms paid holidays. Job classification and li an Air Force York City. A resi­ veteran of four are expected to be signed by questions generally centered oa dent of Staten Is­ years' service, the Union and employers the latter working conditions. Announcement of the immediate land, Alan is 22 single and 28 part of this month. years of age and years of age. He At another MAWD-contracted wage increase was the result of single, has been has been working concern—Milo Machine Tool—a negotiations which took place employed at Nilat Argo Marine meeting haa been scheduled for about a week ago. There are 43 MAWD members at sen and Mills AD union members should late next month at which time de­ since December, since July, 1956, 1958, and has regularly attend the member­ mands will be drawn up and pre­ American Casting—^which is located at 30 Main St., BrooklynrDna and has been an been an MAWD ship meetings in their area. sented for consideration. MAWD member member since The three companies are Ar- of their'functions is handling the These meetings are devoted since May, 1957. Of Scandinavian March, 1959. Frank makes his home mand Edwards Metal Products, metal coded bands which are at­ extraction. Brother Bjorklund is at 231 Jefferson St., Brooklyn, and to discussions of matters vital to whose employees will receive an tached to bank-type coin bags. blonde and blue-eyed. Nilsen and is employed as a yard man. Argo the welfare and security of additional 21V&-cent overall in­ Four of the female employees of Mills has been under contract to Marine has been under MAWD con­ every MAWD member and his crease during the next two years; this MAWD-contracted firm were the MAWD since March, 1957, and tract since March, 1999. family. Wisor-Smith Metal Products, whose present during recent preliminary has employed an average of eleven employees gained a 17V4-cent raise negotiation sessions. What's more, these meetings people within the MAWD plant. Wisor-Smith, of 35 York St. in * provide every MAWD member and a firm promise of better work­ Brooklyn, assembles metal chassis SISTER ELEANOR BLAKE is with the opportunity to speak up ing conditions. All three firms are for electronic systems; does metal The news on this page deals employed at Schaevltz Engineering and state his views about these located in Brooklyn. The management of Armand plating and stamping. Much of Its with people working under the in Camden, N.J. A resident of vital matters. Edwards accepted the demands of work is for the U.S. Government. ! Westville N. J., . SIU banner in shoreside estab­ At Armand Edwards, five MAWD • Here is the schedule of the the employees and further agreed lishments engaged in maritime Eleanor has been employees earn their living as to an additional paid holiday. The next meetings: production and allied fields. employed at metalsmiths, turning out a wide firm also gave the nod to a demand Schaevitz since Included among the items BALTIMORE - Friday, Sep­ that non-skilled employees who variety of products. Their shop is made are cordage, canvas, October, 195 8, tember 2, at 8 P.M., MAWD have worked there more than 30 at 149 Degraw St., Brooklyn. and has been an lifesaving equipment, ship's Hali, 1216 E. Baltimore St. days be paid a minimum of $1.50 gear and related industrial MAWD member SUNBURY - Sunday, Sep­ an hour. The wage scale there products. Because there had since October, tember 4, at 2 P.M., Friend­ under the soon-to-be-signed agree­ not been any organization avail­ 1958. Employed ment will be from $1.75 to $2.50 ship Fire Company. able to them, many of these as a tester, Elea­ an hour. Under the new setup at workers were formerly without nor is also a qualNEW YORK Tuesday, Sep­ American Casting, the hourly pay ifieii housekeeper with assistance any union protection, until they tember 6, at 6 P.M., MAWD came under the SIU banner. from three daughters: Patricia Hall, 675 Fourth Ave., B'klyn. will range from $1.50 to $2.40. At Wisor-Smith, the 17V4-cent InDevelopments in their area will Anne, 16; Regina, 12; and Cather­ PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, crease becomes effective August be reported here because they ine, 9. The Camden firm has been are an important part at the under MAWD contract since April, September 13, at 7:30 P.M., 22—the date the present agree­ 1958. Much of the work done by MAWD Hall, 2604 8. 4th St. ment expires. Still to be worked maritime industry. out ere demandt lor additional Schaevitz is for the government. SIU HallSfMarine And Allied Field r i' I Mediation Sought On Worker's Beef Wage, Other Gains Won At 3 Industrial Plants With SIU lifdustrial Workers These Are Your Union Meetings —Attend Them I m M . CWINK eARWHI 1.1 .'rlilSd �:?cgv Ancust Id, 1960 ir He's Against Any One Year Rule r r?- I' of shipping. Brother Harding? What will happen when they get ready to take on a. crew for passenger ships? In the same issue of the LOG that Brother Harding's letter appeared, it was shown that for the two week period, 94 "C" cards and 244 "B" books were shipped. Had the good brother with the "A" book taken one of these jobs instead of writing about homesteaders, which is his privilege, in eight years he wouldn't have this competition. This is what happens: in eight years from the time a man is issued a "C" card, he is issued an "A" book, and things really can be tough if it gets to the point where no men with "A" books will take a job. This is what happened on the coast when they had 25 jobs on the board and no "A" men would •take them. They had to ship "C" cards on all the jobs they sent from the hall, until finally a ship came in that an "A" man wanted, and he'd ship out. To the Editor: After reading the letter signed by Brother George Hard­ ing referring to homesteaders and calling for the one year rule, I find that I don't agree with Wm on any of his state­ ments. I've been on the ship (SS Iberville) for 10 months, and I don't feel I own the number six hold. I've seen fellows who have been on the ship longer than I, and you don't know they're aboard until you see them. They came here with a job to do and they do it. Maybe when I get 30 years, the same as Brother Harding, I will feel the same as he does, but I doubt it. I have 18 years and I haven't changed. One thing I can say for the homesteaders is they keep the ship in shape, and when the time comes for them to clean their' quarters they don't tell you "I didn't come here to make the ship over, I.came for one trip." Those short-termers tell you about navigation and they tell the engineer how to All letters to the editor jor weld and use a burning torch. publication in the SEAFARERS This is not their job, and if they LOG must be signed by the take care of the job they signed writer. Names will be withheld on for, they will have their upon request. hands full. These people are getting good money to do these When "A" men don't take the things and they should go up jobs they've got to give it to for their tickets. the "C" card. Any time a homesteader vio­ A few years ago the Union lates the Union rules, a member was working on a plan called has the privilege of bringing job security. They got it, but him before the membership on do you call it security when the charges, and the membership Union pulls a seniority man off? decides whether he his guilty Brother Harding wanted to or innocent. As far as the MMP know what union lets a member goes, they are made to take a take a vacation and stay on the vacation once a year, but when job. I've got news for him, a ship returns to the States, the SIU. He says homesteaders they have a job and are not don't take delegates' jobs. Well running to the hall waiting out on here .1 had department the shipping lists, and they are delegate and ship delegate; I on ships years and years. gave up department delegate What will happen when they and am still ship delegate. try the one-year-and-get-off busi­ I am a homesteader because ness? The same thing that I pay my dues and do the job. happened when they started And when I feel I am tired of this back in the 40's—it didn't working or want to get off, then work. I do so without being fired or What will happen to the pas­ the Union pulling me off. I senger ships we do have now? feel this Is a man's privilege, When the year is up and the he pays for it and now he de­ Union calls the.se one year men serves it. off, who is going to replace I don't see where shipping is them with know-how? The com­ so hard and needs a big turn­ pany isn't going to tolerate men over because now they have 6 who don't know how to deal with passengers. Some com- . "C" cards and 6 "B" books. What kind of turnover do we panies make their money solely need? Walk into the hall and from passengers and deserve get a Job when we are ready good men to handle them as the to ship? The Union agreement Union agreed. calls for replacement of jobs to To give an example of what the company, not a bunch of happens with an inexperienced "C" cards, because for one thing man, a fireman asked for ''a It really makes it hard for a desert and glass." Well, he got man to have to carry a new It, lemon meringue " pie stucj^ fellow out here; one is enough down in a glass. but when you got three or four, Does the Union have enough that's the limit. men to take care of this kind William Cameron ' f SEAFARERS LOG Brother Hurt, Is Recovering To the Editor: I am now at home, conva­ lescing in Cleveland, Ohio, with a fractured heel. This happened ashore in Yokohama, Japan. I was on the Eagle Traveler. I was quite fortunate that there is a USPHS hospital hete in Cleveland, otherwise I wouldn't be home. (This is an out-patient hospital only). I spent a couple of weeks at the Naval Hospital in Yokosuka, Japan, then they air shipped me back to the States. I then went to the USPHS hospital in San Francisco, and I was there three weeks. Well, anyway, I want to say hello to my buddies on the Eagle Traveler and want to wish them all a good trip. I also want to thank our welfare department in San Francisco. They were especially swell to me. I also want you people to know that the SIU is the great­ est and I hope to be a good union brother always. Hope to be back sailing by September. Richard W. Williams i i Asks More Locker Space To the Editor: I've been on C 2s and C 3s for some time, and there are just not enough lockers to stow clothes on these ships. I just got off a C 3 where I had only half a locker to stow my gear, and I had to keep my clothes in shoecases because I didn't have enough room for them in the locker. We've tried to do something about this situation. All the delegates made repair lists for the patrolman and we told the company about tliem, but still the ships go out without lock­ ers. It would be a good idea for the Union to check foc'sles for lockers. Sometimes the lockers are rusty and you can't keep clothes inside them. It was al­ right in the old days when everything a sailor brought aboard ship could be carried in a seabag, but now most men bring a suitcase or two on .board. Many of the lockers aboard ships are 15 years old and some haven't been painted for 10 years. This disgusting situa­ tion has been going on since the war. One help would be to put rust preventer or else paint on lockers. A better solution would be individual bunks with drawers underneath to stow clothes. It's possible to put three single bunks in one room each with a built-in chest for clothes. It would probably be cheaper than lockers. Everyone would have a lower bunk and a place to put clothes. Secondino Santorio Pace Twenty-'Scvea .v California Girl Wins Waterman Line Trip A talented young lady who is also an enthusiastic supporter of the US merchant marine, was the guest last month of the Waterman Line aboard the City of Alma during a Pacific coast cruise, Seafarers aboard"^ interest in their welfare and the the vessel reported. welfare of the American Merchant Miss Marguerite Keller, 16, Marine. of Lindsay, Calif., won the privi­ lege of traveling on the City of Alma after winning an essay con­ test at Lindsay High School. Miss Keller's essay, "How the American Merchant Marine Con­ tributes to the Prosperity of the United States," was chosen as the best of the entries from her Eng­ lish class, at Lindsay High. The essay was an entry of the Pro­ peller Club. Trip for Family The reward for the winning essay was a trip for Miss Keller, her mother, Mrs. Earl V. Keller; an aunt, Mrs. Esther Ohman, of New Cuyama, Calif.; and Miss Keller's cousin, Clifford Ohman. All were guests of the Waterman line. The trip was from Los Angeles to Portland. Ore., and back to San Francisco. The crew and officers of the City of Alma adopted the young lady as their favorite pas­ senger, and thanked her for her Miss Keller is a young lady with a labor union background. Her father. Earl V. Keller, is an elec­ trician member of local 100 in Lindsay. She is going to compete for Jhe Merit Scholarship of the AFL-CIO, hopipg to complete her higher education. Her essay on the US merchant marine pointed out that sea trans­ portation brings everything' from bananas to metals to American shores. She also points out that "besides helping the United States maintain its prosperity, the mer­ chant marine plays another, even more important role; the role of keeping th6 world a peaceful place in which to live." The essay, which was some 800 words long, cited the vast influence on employment and ggneral busi­ ness conditions which the Mer­ chant Marine exerts in the US by bringing foreign goods and trans­ porting American products over­ seas. Seafarer Dies In Accident Seafarer Charles L Terry (fop photo left) died aboard the SS Alice Brown July 22, 1960. His wife (top photo right) and children (bottom, photo, l-r] Alice Elaine, 9; Charles Roger, 10; Ronne Lee, 7; and Linda. Jean, 2, survive. Seafarer Charles L. Terry died in an accident aboard the SS Alice Brown July 22 in Galveston. His widow, of Kosciusko, Miss., thanks all of Terry's Union brothers who called with condolences and made offerings and sent flowers. , Terry joined the Alice Brown in New Orleans July 14 of this year. Eight days later, in Galveston, a boom fell and Terry was caught in one of the guys. He was pulled to the top of the king post and fell to the deck, and died shortly afterv/ards in St. Mary's Hospital in Galveston. He was buried in Kosciusko July 24. Terry was the father of four children. Brother Terry, who sailed on Bloomfield ships for the past three years, was born in Galveston Sept. 24, 1929, and joined the SIU in 1951. • -'i" "7,. �Anrost 19, 1999 SEAFARERS lOff Vas» Twentjr-EfgM Want A Alocfesf Tachf'? Seafarer Will Build One Amid the large number of Seafarers who work on model ships in addition to the fullsized sea-going variety is Freddie Hunter of Mobile. Hunter, who most recently was bosun aboard the SS Alcoa Cavalier during the ship's Caribbean run, has just completed three scale models of models of the yacht. The models and canvas, by the time the Alcoa are nearly two feet long and each Cavelier reached San Juan, PR. the yacht Atlantic for three of the three-masted ships has a Hunter, who builds mostly from of his shipmates. model kits, has several other ships full set of canvas. Chief Mate Moncrief, second planned. He prefers sailing ships Hunter has been sailing as steward Barfield and chief pantry­ bosun for several years, out of his to n)ost other k^ds in his modelman Bobby Boyd are now the port of Mobile. He Joined building activity. proud owners of the fully-rigged home Hunter uses pen-knife and awl the SIU in January, 1944. "Doing things like building in the building of his models model ships helps pass away the which are minutely and carefullyAs such he is following a Prove Eligibility time in between ports," Hunter detailed. said. The three models of the yacht well-traveled tradition among sea­ were completed. Including paint faring men down through the agef. For Hospital $ Seafarers being admitted to » Public Health hospital are urged to carry with them their Union book plus i)roof of eUgibiUty for SIU benefits; namely, a record that they have at least 90 days seatime during the previous year and at least one day during the previous six months. Failure to have the proper credentials will cause a delay ih payments to the Sea­ farer. . If the Seafarer is admitted to a hospital which is not a PHS institution, he should contact the Union immediately. The Union will arrange with the USPHS for a transfer to a Publie Health hospital in his vicin­ ity. The PHS will not pick up the hospital tab for. private hospital care, unless it is noti­ Seafarer Freddie Hunter of Mobile with hit three models of the fied in advance. yacht Atlantic which he made for shipmates aboard the SS Alcoa Cavalier during the ship's Caribbean run. MARYMAR (Calmar), Juna 19 — Chairman, Pathr Spencar; Saeratary, Ouy Waltar. Everything running smoothly. Read letter from American Merchant Marine Library. Decided to contribute $1 for each man. One member said the apples wera too woody. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), July 6—Chairman, J. Walch; Sacretary, J. O'Donnell. Carpenter hurt in No. 3 hold and hospitalized in Djibouti. $10.41 in ship's fund. Disputed OT to be referred to patrolman. Patrolman to clarify duties of dayman. SAN MARINO (Peninsular Naviga­ tion), July 12—Chairman, Dick Ware; Secretary, George Bryan. Ship's dele­ gate to report to patrolman seven days' restriction to ship at anchorage in Madras. No launch service or shore leave. Poor medical treatment. No doctor aboard in this port. $10 in ship's fund. Water cooler repaired. Baker and BR failed to join ship in Baton Rouge. Same diluted OT. Deck engineer reports shortage of fans and spare parts. No DC motor avaUabie for crew refrigerator in Madras; assured operation in Calcutta. Toaster to be repaired. Request co­ operation dumping garbage and keep­ ing passageway doors locked. PENN VANGUARD (Penn Shipping), July 22—Chairman, Earl Pattie; Sec­ retary, W. W. BIckford. One man hospitalized in Bombay and sent back to the States. No beefs or disputed overtime. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. ANGELINA (Bull), July 17—Chair­ man, V. Stanklewicz; Secretary, H. R. Hutchins. Ship's delegate reports "nothing to report." Discussion rs getting larger assortment of cereals. Also on the matter of beer being stolen. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over­ seas), July 16—Chairman, Alex. Janes; Secretary, J. Vega. Ship's delegate to call safety director in NY ot visit vessel. Discussion on collec­ tion for American Merchant Marine Library Association. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. SUZANNE (Bull), July 17—Chair­ man, Benjamin N. Gary; Secretary, Alexander Mahonay. Ship's delegate reports everything running smoothly. No beefs. $9.26 in ship's fund. Keep toilets and showers locked. Native longshoremen to be kept out of mid­ ship hotue. COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannee), July 10—Chairman, R. Scales; Sec­ retary, W. Parrisb. Emmett Connell resigned as ship's delegate with vote of thanks for Job well done. B. Stev­ ens elected new ship's delegate. $37.00 in fund. Stqward Peacock re­ ports four items of fruits and vege­ tables 100 per cent loss due to Spoil­ age. T-shirts must be worn in messroom at meals. No swimming trunks allowed. Ship sailed short galleymaa and messman. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), July 17—Chairman, Kenneth Hansen; Sac­ retary, V. Harding. Ship's delegate .reports everything running smoothly; no beefs. $32.50 in movie fund. Dis­ cussion re movie fund. A. donation of $6 per man covers expenses this trip. However, donation is optionaL Sugr gested that catwalk be placed over port side on account of deck cargo. This would be safer and avoid acci­ dents that could easily occur when lookout goes on watch. SANTA VENETIA (Elam), July 10— Chairman, J. J. Connors; Secretary, N. Matthey. Ship's delegate reports one brother's wife died. Wired hall In New Orleans for burial arrange­ ments; also wired wreath for same. ' Some allotments not going through; wired headquarters to check with com­ pany. Ship running smooth. M/S/C to have patrolman check with com­ pany and headquarters in regard to correspondence and LOGs in Haifa. Delegate to see patrolman about American money draws in foreign ports; also about getting wages and subsistence with transportation at pay­ off. machine before new crew signs on. This present machine has been a beef for months and all that has been aocomplished is promises. May 14—Chairman, A. Raasko; Sae­ ratary, C. Ollvar. Beefs to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Discus­ sion on cleaning gear. Shortage of fruit. Juna 13—Chairman, a. Lothropt Secretary, A. Allaln. Arthur Lounguet elected ship's delegate. Every­ thing running smoothly this trip. No beefs reported. $7.92 in ship's fund. FAIRPORT (Waterman), July S— Chairman, P. McCall; Secretary, J. Guard. Washing machine repaired in Yokohama. Need new keys for rooms. Few hours disputed OT. $20. and 1000 Yen in ship's fund. Following requested for voyage to Saigon; port­ hole screens, screens for doors, messhall port screens, spray bombs for bugs. Ship's delegate wUl request 1st asst. engineer to pull ice twice a day. Shortage of beef due to extension of voyage. Will request master to order additional food supplies in Japan. Crew dissatisfied with grade of food placed aboard this vessel at San Fran­ cisco. COUER D'ALENB VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), July 24—Chairman, Charles B. Rawllngt; Secretary, Rawlllngs. One man paid off by mutual consent in Norfolk, Va. One man taken iU in . Spain and flown home. Lockers to be brotuiht to the atten­ tion of patrolman. Deck delegate re­ ports four men logged and one man fired upon reaching port. Disputed overtime. Will see patrolman about logs; also about refrigerator and sink for the saloon-pantry as pantryman hag to rinse dishes in bucket. Vote of thanks to chief cook Louis (Kingfish) Nelson and Baker John Indorf for preparation of good foods and baked goods. PENN VOYAGER (Penn), July 17— Chairman, Bob High; Secretary, Herw old Werns. Ship's delegates reports seven men short; one man left ship GATEWAY CITY (Sea-Land), July on sailing day in Port Arthur, three 17—Chairman, Ronald Cohn; Secre­ men left ship in India, three men hos­ tary, David Felnsteln. Few hours dis­ pitalized. $1.25 in ship's fund. Few puted overtime. Discussion re work­ hours disputed overtime. M/S to have ing rules in contract for crane main­ each department delegate make up re­ tenance, electricians. Bring in cots pair list of ail needed repairs on ves­ after use. Ronald Cohn elected sel. Need two agitators for washing ship's delegate. machine, spare fans and spare parts. Mixing machine in galley needs fix­ L08MAR (Calmar), July 17—Chall^• ing. Should have water coolers for man, R. Hunt; Secratary, J. Puckett. India run. Need new outlet in crew g One man hospitalized in Portland, messroom. Decks need patching. Oregon. Delegates reminded to turn Also portholes need repairs. in repair lists before the Panama Canal. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vlc•ory), April 10—Chairman, A, Rsaskof REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), July Secretary, P. St. Marie. Radiogram to 9—Chairman, J, Steward; Secretary, headquarters reporting hospitalization W. Trolle. Ship's delegate reports of seaman in Pusan. $13.08 in ship's everything running smoothly. . fund. Try to have the company get a better agent in Japan (C.F. Sharp) due STEEL ARCHITECT (Ismlhlan), July to the fact that they are becoming It—Chairman, B. Lsndos; Secretary, extremely difficult to work on ships U. Enrlquer. Ship's delegate reports matters, especially money. In soma small amount of disputed overtime. ports they have not delivered money M/S that when routine work like after days of notice by the captain. chipping and painting is done by thg This sort of "cooperation" is a hard­ bosun the crew shall receive overtime. ship on all concerned. Suggested that H/S that draws be American doUarg SIU representative check the washing instead of travelers' checks, Discus- Durban Souvenir Sticky Fingers Michael Haokland, chief cook on the Robin Locksley, {Robin Line) has only kind wor^ for the staff of St. Augustine's Hospital in Durban, South Africa where he recently underwent an emergency appendectomy. Haukland was stricken while on board ship and was taken to the hospital June 14 and operated on the same day. The operation, which usually takes less than an hour, was two hours long due to complications. The nurses at the hospital, Haukland said, treated him like a king. He recuperated in 11 days and picked up the Locksley when it returned to Durban on the way back to the States. Dr. Leary, the South African doctor who operated on Hauk­ land, gave the appendix in a Jar of alcohol to the patient as a souvenir. Seafarers aboard the SS Gulfwater (Metro Petroleum Shipping) in transit in the Suez Canal last month kept a sharp watch on their gear and locked their foc'sles for safety. According to ship's dele­ gate Stephen H. Fulford, "some of the local merchants have sticky fingers and they are not choosy about what kind of goods they lift—anything goes." The crew of the Gulfwater re­ ceived no draws or shore leave at Port Said in transit of the canal, but it was probably Just as well considering the nature of some of the local citizens, ft 4. 4 Unhappy In India The crew of the SS San Marino (Peninsular Navigation) had a fair­ ly rough trip to India and were on a seven day restriction to the ship in Madras without shore leave or launch' service. The men com­ » » » plained of insufficient medical In addition, there was Tanker Manning atreatment. shortage of fans and spare parts On the SS National Defender, the crew refrigerator was on (National Shipping and Trading) and the blink. the crew has been proposing a ft ft ft change in the manning scale and CS Safety working rules on supertankers over 45,000 tons. J. E. Bniinon A safety committee aboard the pointed out that these ships Mry SS Cities Service Miami (Cities about four times the amount of Service) was elected. The crew cargo as other ships. The National will call safety hazards to the at­ Defender is an unusual case be­ tention of the company. The men cause it is the largest tanker cur­ want "soma say before anything haonens." rently under the US flag. Bion about poor quality of meat, cold cuts and ice cream: also Embassy brand caned goods of inferior quality. Motion to fumigate ship. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), July 9 —Chairman, J. Flanagan; Secratary, V. Harding. . No .beefs .reported. Everything running smoothly. $2.50 left in ship's fund from lut trip. Discussed movies. All hands with the exception of two agree to donate the necessary $6 per man. Vote of thanks to baker for showing movies. COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannee), July 4—Chairman, R. Scales; Secre­ tary, H. Oalnss. Ship's delegate to see captain about medical care while in Recife. Emergency care should al­ ways be available. $22 in ship's fund. Steward department delegate reports some disputed OT. Memorandum of understanding dated July 1, posted on board for all members to read. Port steward and ship's steward should make sure the food being brought on board is in good condition especialy when ship is making long trips. Dur­ ing night recoveries mate on bridge is being taken off to operate recovery boat—^not safe practice for men in re­ covery boat. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), July 10— Chairman, T. Forsberg; Secretary, D. Mease. Draw list for San Francisco to bo taken up by delegates. Men getting off in San Francisco to be taken up by delegates. Man getting off in San Francisco let department heads know so payroll can bq made up. Beef re no hot water in the port of New Orleans. Ship sailed short of fresh fruit from NO. Sugar bowl in pantry to have cover. See patrolman about soma new fans. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), June 25— Chairman, Jesse T. Green; Secretary, T. Riley. No beefs or disputed OT reported. $3.30 in ship's fund. M/S to start pool—$40. To winner, $20 to increase fund. Vote of confidence to ship's delegate. Repair lockers in messroom. Sougee steward shower. SBATRAIN GEORGIA (Sestrain), July 17—Chalrnian, Joseph Martus; Secretary, J. McLaren. No beefs or disputed OT repoirted, $2.66 in ship's fund. Sink in laundry room to be kept clean at all times. Vote of thanks to steward department. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), July 9— Chairmen, Joseph Goud; Secretary, R. SIpsey. Ship's delegate reports most repairs taken care of. Two men missed ship in San Francisco. Crew reminded to take two anti-malaria pills every week. Captain will try to ob' tain replacements for men who missed ship. $86.23 in ship's fund. Disputed overtime re wiper standing FWT watch. M/S/C that patrolman bring four copies of contract to ship at pay­ off. M/S/C to keep door to shelter deck closed at all times. M/S/C to have doorway cut between messroom and pantry. M/S/0 to have another porthole cut out in recreation room. Beimhes will be made for outside pat- sageway. Crew warned that if these are thrown over the side, carpenter will not make any more. Large blades requested for fans in heads. ORION COMET (Orion Shipping A Trading), June 23—Chairman, Robert Byrd; Saeratary, Robert Byrd. Deck delegate reports two daymen missing. Few hoturs disputed OT. Engine de­ partment short one man. Some dis­ puted OT. Steward delegate suggests requisition list be wired ahead to avoid misunderstandings and poor stores. NATIONAL DEFENDER (National)— Chairman, J. Bullock; Secratary, J, Hannon. Ship's delegate reports that holds have just been cleaned up. Sougeeing of messhalls and pantries, galley started. Boxes defrosted and cleaned. To-see about fixing air con­ ditioner in PO messhaU. Washing machine broke again. Few hours dis­ puted OT. Letter requesting clarifica­ tion on tank cleaning on the grain run before loading oil sent to head­ quarters, read. M/S to see about manning scale and working rules on supertankers over 45,000 tons as these- ships carry about four times mora cargo and carries same size crew. M/S to have delegate check slop chest, medicine chest, stores be­ fore leaving port. Put large black­ board in crew messhall. To see about getting linen, medicine and stores in Japan. Rooms need blowers. SANTA VENETIA (Elam), July 10— Chairman, J. Connors; Secretary, N. MaHhey. Ship's delegate wired hq to check with company re allotment checks not coming through. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. Everything running smoothly. Delegate to see patrolman about getting wages and subsistence with transportation at payoff;' also about getting American money draws In foreign ports. STEEL FLYER (isthmian), July 16— Chairman, Donald Keddy; Secretary, Robert Black. Donald Keddy elected new ship's delegate. Bosun suggests that OT call should be onehalf hour instead of present 15 min­ utes, especialy in winter. Ship's dele­ gate to see chief engineer about get­ ting pantry refrigerator repaired and new one ordered for next trip. Sug­ gested that all men draw heavUy in San Francisco as that is the last op­ portunity to draw US green; foreign ports draws will be in travelers* checks and you lose on the exchange. $5 donated to library fund. AEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seafrain), July 24—Chairman, John JelleHe; Sec­ retary, T. Snowden. Ship's delegate to contact proper authorities in re­ gard to men being oR in New York. Laundry and mess foc'sles need paint. Coffee table to be moved. $91.80 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to out­ going ship's delegate Norwood for fine job. Calvin James elected new ship's delegate. �Amgmk i$, 1960 SEAFARERS Tf TITMI^-NIM LOG Steel Worker Crew Wins Safety Award i: I'' ii ..I Crew members of the SS Steel Worker will be relaxing in cool comfort in the messhall during the Persian Gulf run even though temperatures range from 100 to 146 degrees in ^the shade. The ship's unlicensed hands received a cool $250 for win­ ning • the Isthmian Lines safety award for the last half of 1959. Ship's reporter and deck delegate Joseph Fidalgo reported that the shipboard meeting decided to cool things off with part of the money. SlU Atlantic, Gulf With $200 of the award, plus some voluntary .donations by the Lakes & Inland Waters men, the crew will buy a small District air-conditioner for the messhall to PRESIDENT counteract the blast-furnace heat Paul Hall of the Persian Gulf. EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT The crew Is tlilnklng of buy­ Cal Tanner ing an electric box bottle cooler VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Simmons Llndsey Williams "for cold drink storage." Fidalgo Earl Sheppard A1 Tanner did not mention what drinks SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr would be stored In the box, but HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES it's possible that botUes of a BUI Hall Ed Mooney HYacinth 9-6600 foamy malt beverage will And a BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. prominent place In the cooler. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St, From reports of the high tempera­ John Arahascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140 tures encountered in the Persian HEADQUARTERS....67S 4th Ave., Bklyn. HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Gulf, it would not, be surprising B. Matthews, Agent CApiUl 3-4089; 3-408( to find some of the crew members MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonules, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 trying to curl up In the cooler, MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. bottles and all. Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvlUe St. The award was made during a Buck Stephens, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 678 4tll Ave., Brooklyn ceremony last month on a wing HYacinth 9-6600 of the bridge of the Steel Worker NORFOLK 416 CoUey Ave, when the skipper. Captain Schloss Paul Gonsorchik, Agent MAdlson 7-1063 PHILADELPHIA 3604 S. 4th St. handed the crew delegates the 6. Carduilo. Agent DEvyey 6-3818 money. SAN FRANCISCO 480 Harrison SL Every sbc months, the Isthmian Walter Sibley. Agent Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE, PR. . 1313 Femandei Juncos. Lines awards $'500 to the ship Stop 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 with the fewest accidents during JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St.. Room 200 the period. Half of the money William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 BATTLE 2505 1st Ave. goes to licensed personnel and the ed Bahknwski. Agent - Main 3-4334 fWILMINGTON, Calif SOB Marine Ave. other half goes to the crew. Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2538 The Steel Worker had only two accidents of any kind aboard ship SUP during 236 days, a line official HONOLULU....81 South NlmlU Highway PHone 502-777 said. The American Merchant MEW ORLEANS 823 BlenvUIe St. Jackson 5-7423 Marine Library benefited from the NEW YORK 878 4th Ave.. Brooklyn safety award to the Steel Worker. HYacinth 0-6608 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay ^ The crew donated $50 and li­ CApitol 3-4336 SAN FRANCISCO ..450 Harrison^ censed men gave the same amount Douglas 2-6363 to the library. SEATTLE 2305 1st Ave. One of the main topics of con­ Main 2-0200 WILMINGTON 805 Marine Ave. versation aboard the Steel Work­ Terminal 8-6617 er was the Cleopatra Incident, MC&S Fidalgo reported. The Incident HONOLULU....61 South NlmlU Highway was discussed "in the meeting, on PHone 5-1714 NEW ORLEANS. 823 Bienville St. dMk, and around the messhall," RAmond 7-428 NEW YORK 678 4th Ave., Brooklyn Fidalgo declared. HYacinth 9-6600 "I would Uke to report that the PORTLAND 211 SW aay St. CApltoI 7-3222 crew Is behind the Union deci­ SAN FRANCISCO 380 Fremont St. sion 100 percent in the Cleopatra EXbrook 7-8600 SEATTLE 2508 — Ist Ave. business," Fidalgo wrote. "Being MAin 3-0088 WILMINGTON 805 Marine Ave. on the Persian Gulf ruir, the TErmlnal 43538 crews aboard these ships can give you first hand informatton about Great Lakes District conditions and abusive treatment ALPENA 127 River St. ELmwood 4-3616 and attitude taken towards us BUFFALO. NY 890 Main St. GRant 2728 seamen and our country by some CLEVELAND 1420 W. 28 St. of the officials and people of MAln 1-0147 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. these countries," he said. Phone: Randolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich PO Box 287 ELgIn 7-2441 RIVER ROUGE.. 10228 W. Jefferson, Ave. Mich. Vinewood 3-4741 SOUTH CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. SAginaw 1-0733 TOLEDO 120 Summit St. CHerry 8-3431 Canadian District PORT WILLIAM OnUrlo HALIFAX N.S *..408 Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 128'A Hollis St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 Sault-au Mateiot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1869 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. David St. CAnal 7-3212 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpIre 4-8710 'ST. JOHN. NB ....177 Prince William St. OX 2-5431 VANCOUVER. BC ii- 298 Main St. MFOW BALTIMORE 1216 East Baltimore St. EAatern 7-3383 HONOLULU....86 North NlmlU Highway PHone 5-8077 NEW ORLEANS......,..523 BienvlUe St. MAgnoIia 0404 NEW YORK -130 Greenwich St COrUand 7-7094 PORTLAND.... 821 NW Everett St. SAN FRANCISCO CApitol 3-7287.8 240 Second St. DOttglaa 3-4882 SAN PEDRO....,.......!* W^ 7lh ». TErmlnal 3-4488 lEATTLB. 1333 Woijt«fn_ Aye, MAIn 8-6326 Delegates of the Sleal Worker erew receive a $250 safety award from the skipper, (right) Captain Schloss. The Isthmian Lines makes the award every six months to the crew of the ship with the few­ est accidents. Receiving the award on the bridge of the Steel Worker In the Indian Ocean ore (l-r) Jose Doletin, steward delegate; Jock Yates, ship's delegate; Joseph Fidalgo, deck delegate, and Barney Spegle, engine delegate. Basking under a hot sun en the deck of the Steel Worker (top left photo) Leo Alshullz, OS, end Chico Alvarez, AB, ere thinking of cooler days at mess when the crew buys on air-condi­ tioner with port of the money from a safety award. Curley Heilig (top right photo), day­ man, gets friendly with 'passenger" named Koro—Heilig is the one on the right. Rachel Ringo, second cook and baker on the Steel Worker (bottom photo), poses after slit­ ting the belly of a 10-foot shark caught on the Persian Gulf run of the Isthmian Line ship. A Rugged ^Ordear On High Seas (The following article was submitted to the LOG by Seafarer Ollie Olvera who assured us that he really has no malice for the steamship company or individuals mentioned and has only let his imagination run wild.) , Being a coastwise stiff and having enough discharges to prove it, why do I wind up on the torture ship SS Del Aires, of all companies, going to West Africa? Cities Service was never like this. Didn't realize you could on a regular golf course, so he get so far from Tortugas. For logged him .. . stuck too. those who haven't made the mis­ The food was terrific; not a sin­ take 1 have, the trip was miserably gle case of ptomaine. Only the hot, but nothing compared to the garbage cans gained weight. Even heat the captain and chief engi­ the Kroos complained. Yes, the neer put on. I came to find that steward department gave the stew­ they were Just running true to ard department a vote of thanks, they didn't want to go on record form. The captain Is quite a golfer .. as being the first one not to. never shoots below par on the We brought back enough coffee boat deck. He found out that the to supply Horn and Hardart for 20 carpenter shoota In the high 80's years, yet we didn't have a bean to drip. We got so hungry the last week that the black gang ate up a wiper. The passengers ate up the soap and matches. I thought pursers were extinct, hut I see Delta Line still carries them ... for posterity, I guess. It helps to buy something from the slop chest before you get a draw. Purserettes Is what they prefer to be called. After 78 days of the dark conti­ nent—and It was dark—the Big G looked beautiful (Gulf of Mexico to you squares). At the payoff, I brought my kids to New Orleans so they could throw rocks at the company office. Not a chance, they're up on the seventh floor. My oldest boy dislocated his shoul­ der trying. What a ball they would have had with tho Waterman building in Mobile. After I recuperated from the torture ship Del Aires, I'll be heading back to the big H (Hous­ ton). That's right, brother, no more Del ships for me. P.S. There is no malice behind this. Yours truly is just stretching out his imagination a bit. �'•! rw« Tblrty SEAFARERS SEAFARERS IH DRYDOCK LOG Aitfust 19.1969 Ask Short Day On Arabia Run English Sailors Getting Set To the Editor: To the Editor: 1 am an ex trip card man, This is to the negotiating committee and the brothers. SIU, but unfortunately 1 had to Seafarers who are currently patients at the USPHS hospital in Baltimore include Allen | Well, this is the hot weather return to this country (Liver­ season here (Dhahran, Saudi pool, England) to settle a do­ Cooper, Jeff Davis, Theodore Kubecka, and Vincent Rizzuto. Arabia), and the natives work mestic turnout. Consequently, Cooper has been in and out of PHS hospitals since May 26 with abdomen and kidney I from 8 A.M. to noon. People 1 could not get back to the used to this weather knock off States. 1 am now sailing on the coast at noon until 8 PM. Foreign ships on this run don't work here. 1 manage to get an occa­ sional LOG from Seafarers later than noon. Yet it's a pity that we Ameri­ when we meet. To be candid with can and SIU seamen have to you, the LOG is a great help on the coast here to iBt these people I'm sailing with ge't an insight on conditions and what we could obtain with a good solid union. And believe me, Gonzales Rizzuto Evans Wygerden Cooper Davis the LOG certainly opens their eyes. Knapp Vance Heid E. H. Huizenga James Rivers trouble. He should be fit for Edward John Lamb C. R. Robinson It also keeps me in touch John J. Kennedy Leo Rondario All letters to the editor for Leo H. Lang Calvin A. Roma Joseph Luburich duty in a few weeks. He last Clyde Billy Sing with my ex-shipmates. We are R. Leggett Virgil J. Schrag* John F. Maly^zk* Jack B. Wenger ' publication in the SEAFARERS sailed on the SS Mae. gradually getting organized WUliam J. McKay Paul Signnrinn H. E. Monteton Robert T. Whit* LOO must be signed by the Waldo M. Oliver Davis, whose last ship was the H. C. McCuIlough Bobby M. Slade R. W. Williams aboard these ships; it will take Middleton writer. Names unll be withheld Herman L. Smith Henry Ostwald James WiUiamson Alcoa Pennant, has been hospital­ Ear a little time. The postwar ele­ Cleon Mixon John A. Smith Lacey L. Phillips Robert J. Wiseman upon request. Murray W. Smith ized since July 4 with a bad leg. James T. Moor* E. L. Prltdhard E. J. -Zebrowski ment aboard English ships is Ernest Mosley Hans Spiegel VA HOSPITAL He is feeling fine. Kubecka has John much more inclined to stand C. Munden Jay C. Steele SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA work from 8 AM to 5 PM be­ up for their Tights with the been in the hospital for removal John Overton Charles D. Stennett Howard J. Watts cause our contract says so, and shipowners than the m.en 1 Kenyon F. Parka Jose Tables USPHS hOSPITAL of a cyst from his spine. His last Frank S. Paylor Maximo Tangalin SEATTLE. WASHINGTON there is nothing we can do sailed with pre-war. It's sur­ ship was the Montego Sea. Dawson Perry Samuel L. Torin* Frank O. Airey George B. LittHi about It. W. Peed John Tromkino James Bergerla Joseph Martell Rizzuto, who last shipped on the Louis prising what a little education Eugene G. Plahn A. William* Michael Birrana In the meanwhile, the tem­ can do. Joseph I. Perrelra Myriam III is recovering from a Philip H. Prescott John Luther E. Wing John P. Cox Kenneth L. Roberts perature is 110 degrees' at 9 Valente B. Yharra Richard C. Green rectal operation and is still feel­ Andrew C. Reed Raymond Ruppert We wish you all the best and VA HOSPITAL AM and by noon it's over the look forward to the day wa Edward H. Heacox Sten T. Zetterman ing the effects. It will be a while NEW ORLEANS, LA. Jonas Heidt 125 or 130 'degree mark. Two have an SIU over here. yet before he is ready to ship out. Woodrow Davis Clarence A. Mazou* VA HOSPITAL or three guys on the deck and NEW ORLEANS CHARITY HOSPITAL AMERICAN LAKE. WASHINGTON Seafarers currently patients at James K. Connollr NEW ORLEANS. LA. Frank E. Anderson black gang pass out from heat the USPHS hospital in Staten Is­ Frederick Meinerth 4 4 4 VA HOSPITAL or sun stroke every day. USPHS HOSPITAL land include G. W. Arnold, Julio BIRMINGHAM. ALABAMA STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK How about doing something Jacob L. Buckelew Evans, Peter Gonzales and P. V. Oscar J. Adams Thomas Lauer about It brothers, on the next MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAL A. A. Arancibia Andrew Lewis Wygerden. MT. WILSON. MARYLAND George Arnold John S. Lukas contract? 1 would like to sug­ Arnold, last on the Antinous, has Otho George Davis Babb Marcos E. Medina gest that ships on this run not To the Editor: been troubled with an eye condi­ Necola N. Bathla J. J. H. Michaux VA HOSPITAL 1 wish to take this opporttinlHenning BJork Isaac Miller CENTER HOT SPRINGS. SOUTH DAKOTA work later than noon, and that tion and Is feeling much improved. Lansancar Brewer James Mitchell CUfford C. Womack goes for the black gang too.'I ty to extend to each and to Evans, who last shipped on the Jessie P. Brinkley Harvey W. Morris VA HOSPITAL would like to hear from you all everyone my humblest and Alexander Cherney William Morris Robin Sherwood, had his tonsils Victor HOUSTON. TEXAS B. Cooper Jan Mucins heartfelt thanks for the many brother^. R. J. Arsenault Edward Talbot taken out. Enrique Cortes Alexander Peffansl donations of blood so sorely VA HOSPITAL G. Castro L. Cunningham Winford Powell USPHS HOSPITAL OTEEN, NORTH CAROLINA J. W. Eichenberg needed in the saving of my life. Joseph Puglisl SS Steel Seafarer BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Joseph J. Bass Julio Evans Raphael Rutzisky No words can really express Emile J. Olive Lesll* Aaron Grady Faircloth Lyn O. Sears STOCKTON STATE HOSPITAL Kornelius Olsen Edwin Bartol the deepest gratitude and ap­ George Fiance Joseph Smith STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA Frank Ortiz Ruel Chandler Michael J. Gaudio Lawrence Smith Dan M^ Christolos preciation to my brother mem­ W. P. Osterholtz James Clark Peter Gonzales Roy C. Stern ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL Vance Palmer AUen Cooper bers of the SIU. My wife, Anna Michael Hamboussy Harold Taylor PHILADELPHIA. PA. Geoige Reier William Crawford Charles Haymond Richard Welch Kosta Hatgimisios Cherney, thanks you for this V. J. Rizzuto Jose DaCunha To the Editor: Gustav Holgerson James T. Wigins USPHS HOSPITAL W. E. Roberts Jeff Davis Mikael Hovland Arthur Wilfert FORT WORTH. TEXAS I received the statement of most generous and noble offer­ Daniel R. Seabolt Sidney C. Day Soy M. Hsu Peter V. Wygerden B. F. Deibler Max Olson John Schoch Robert Edmonds the hospital and doctor bills for ing. Wishing you all good Samuel Jonas Antonio Vlera Woodrow Meyers Joseph P. Wis* E. P. Scherzer Ollie 1. English Rolf Karlsen Claude Virgin my wife's operation. 1 want to health and happy sailing and Peter W. Sotire Bozo G. Zelenclo Gerald F. Shaffer E. L. Freburger Paul Kronbergs VA HOSPITAL Charles Shaw thank you for the prompt and thanks again. 1 remain yours Gorman T. Glaze BEACH CANDY HOSPITAL KEERVILLE. TEXAS Earl Smith Loyd J. Griffis hospitable way you handled it. sincerely, BOMBAY. INDIA Willard T. Cahill Eugene E. Stewart Geoffrey Johnson Alexander Cherney Joseph H. Carroll SAILOR SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL Doctor O. B. Camp Is to be Paul W. Strickland William Kratsas BELFAST HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Frank W. Taylor 4 4 4 Theodore Kubecka commended for'his examination BELFAST. IRELAND Bart E. Guranlck . Thomas Isaksen WUliam W. Thomas William M. Murphy F. M. Leeds A. B. Gutierrez of her. She had been to the Edward P. Trainer ' Manuel Louirdo USPHS HOSPITAL VA HOSPITAL Ignatius McCormick James Tutwiler family doctor and he had not NORFOLK VIRGINIA WEST HAVEN. CONN. Norman Wallen Francesco Maeto G. J. Balaskos Leroy J. Jones John J. Drlscoll Henry E. Smith caught it in several examina­ Elmer Williams Michal Michalik Elmer BarnhUI W. LaChance VA HOSPITAL Joseph Williams Irwin Moen tions. In all, the service you To the Editor: Edgar P. Bryant Daniel J. Nelson NEW YORK CITY. NEW YORK Lloyd Zimmerman R. E. Morrison Dennis Gaboon Arthur J. Queary people extended to her could 1 wish to express my thanks C. O. Bergagna ' . Edgar Murphy blames M. Davis Henri J. Robin, Jr. TRIBORO HOSPITAL VA HOSPITAL not have been more prompt and to the Seafarers Welfare Plan William C. Dowdy Cecil O. Saunders JAMAICA. LONG ISLAND FORT HOWARD. courteous. 1 also want to thank for its recent assistance during Lucien F. Drew Walter Sikorski James Russell BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Lewis Harrison D. A. Trefethen' VA HOSPITAL the people in the Baltimore my illness in the hospital as B. E. Dabney M. W. Hudgins Samuel L. Warren BALTIMORE. MARYLAND CHURCH HOME & HOSPITAL hall. Thanking you again. well as during my husband's USPHS HOSPIT.\L Perle L. Johnson BALTIMORE. MARYLAND SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA TAYLOR HOSPITAL Charles Gladhill illness also in the hospital. J. L. Freburger' Franghi Anghelatos Ray C. Coffey RIDLEY PARK. PA. VICTOR CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL In May, 1 had a heart attack William S. Beadles Antonio Donzella Max P. Sarol CULLEN. MARYLAND James R, Bohm Alfred J. Hamm USPHS HOSPITAL and was in the hospital four Carlton Roberts Matthew Bruno Eddie Ho CHICAGO. ILL. USPHS HOSPITAL days, during which time I had D." R. Callaghan E. W. Huertas Charles Zubovich BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS tests of all kinds: x-rays, la-" G. F. Blackmore Jose E. Lester Raymond M. Davis C. A. McCarthy boratory work, blood pressure, To the Editor: Peter A. Marozas Glenn R. EUis — by Red Fink To all of flill Fredericks' cardiographs, etc. Believe me, James E. Martin Leonard C. Ells F. W. Fancy John R. Nelson friends, those out to sea, those I was thrilled to receive a J. S. Preshong Peter J. Goff on the beach and all his friends check from the Plan that paid Armas E. Janssen John F. Santos John T. Keegan J. P. Sutherland in the different Union halls, almost entirely for the treat­ USPHS HOSPITAL we want to thank you all for ment, as well as a check to my GALVESTON. TEXAS the lovely flowers. They were doctor that helped payment of Mack J. Acosta Lars Johansen Ben Buck William J. Jones his bill. beautiful. John J. Crosswell Lewis Norton A week later, my husband, Jean Randall Walter M. Cutter Ernest Pancherl Luther Dills D. B. Patterson Frank E. Gardner, had a heart Alice Evans (sister) Sebastian C. FotI John O. Rolling attack and it Was necessary to Burl Haire John F. Setliffe 4" call in my doctor to help him. Arne B. Hansen Adam E. Slowick Eugene B. Hunt Edwin Whitehead This visit was paid for by the USPHS HOSPITAL Welfare Plan. Two days later SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Bclisarlo Alonso Richard Pardo he had another attack and was To the Editor: Abram Goldsmith Jewel R. Rolins taken to the hospital where he Alton E. Groover Ernest H. Webb 1 want to thank you for your Clifford Kent John W; White remained for seven days get­ prompt payment of my hospital Austin Kitchings . USPHS H6SPITAL claim. Received the check ting excellent care and treat­ NEW ORLEANS. LA. yesterday, also advised of Dr. ment. He is still under care as Joseph Basch Bertram Eckert Swanson Bennett Hardeman receiving his check an out-patient. Max Fabricant ' Jean Bertrand What a blessing to know we Edward Fairfield for his services. Willard Blumen James Fail are taken care of when we Last night at my Sunday Accurso Bonti Louis Farkas Nathan A. Brewer George J. Fox school class meeting, the talk really need help. My husband Bobby Joe Butts James Glisson got around to the different has been unable to work since Daniel F. Byrne Hubert Goley George Mi Chong Clifton Gullet hospitalization plans and 1 was July 1, 1959 and 1 don't know Alberto Clouse Leo C. Hannon very proud to say that my bus- what we would have done with­ Virgil L. Coash Wade B. HarreU Frank Cacioppo band's Seafarers' Welfare Plan out the assistance we received Gustavo Hayzan Mose S. Coleman John Joseph Hazel was ths very best of any that from the Plan. My husban^ is Ralph Collier Herman J. Holmes E. B. Collins was discussed ... also the most now drawing his disability pen­ B. R. Huggins sion—thanks again to the Wel­ F. DeDominicls Edward O. Johnson prompt in payment. Roberto DeFranza Eaden E. King fare Plan. Gardner Mrs. John W. Paricer Joaquin S. Dimas Woolridge Kin" Harold Oueloux "The old man don't want you guys smoking on the wheel." Norman W. Kirk Life Saving Biood Received. Wife Received Prompt Aid Welfare Aids Seaman, Wife $1 ^ ^ Thank Seafarers For Flowers SHIPBOARD SKETCHES Hospital Plan is Called 'Best' �•) V. Aofust 19, 1969 SEAFARERS Page Thirty-Oii« LOG Pride Of The Messana Family '. h I' FINAL DISPATCH The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan: John Castro, 69: Brother Castro timore, Maryland. Burial was in died of heart disease at his resi the New Cathedral Cemetery in dence in Balti­ Baltimore, Maryland. more, Maryland, 4 4 4 June 11, 1960. Lawrence J. Sheehan, 64: Broth­ He sailed in the er Sheehan died of natural causes SIU engine de­ at the Public partment since Health hospital June 18, 1941. in Staten Island, He is survived by NY, May 27,1960. a friend, Helen He sailed in the Kilpatrick, also SIU steward de­ of Baltimore. partment since Burial was in the St. Stanislaus April 1, 1940. He Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland. is survived by a friend, William J. 4" 4" 4" Agapito Asenci, 63: Brother O'Connor, of Asenci died of a circulatory ail­ Seattle, Washington. Burial was in ment at his home in New Orleans, the St. Charles Cemetery, PineLouisiana, June 5, 1960. He sailed lawn, LI, NY. in the SIU steward department 4 4 4 since August 4, 1949. He is sur­ Ray Peters, 37;. Brother Peters vived by his godchild, Angela died of accidental drowning near Loyola, also of New Orleans. Buri­ Fort Hamilton Parkway in Brook­ al was in the St. Louis Cemetery, lyn, NY, on October ,1, 1959. He New Orleans, Louisiana. sailed in the engine department since July 3, 1959. Gloria E. Pe­ 4" .4 l" WilUam W, Thomas. 61: Broth­ ters, of East Falmouth, Massachu­ er Thomas died of injuries suf­ setts, was appointed administratrix fered iu a fall June 24. He has of his estate. Burial was in the been a tugman with the SIU since Old Indian Cemetery in Mashpee, July 2, 1957. He was survived by Massachusetts. his wife, Theresa Thomas, of Bal4 4 4 Jose Rivera, 47: Brother Rivera died of heart disease and other ail­ ments at the Sah Juan City Hos­ pital, in San Juan, Puerto Ri­ co, on September Members of the Marine En­ 30, 1959. He sailed in the SIU gineers Beneficial Association deck department are to begin voting August 1st since September on the proposal to revamp the or­ 19, 1941. His list­ ganization into three general dis­ ed surviver is his tricts—a Rivers arid Great Lakes District, an Atlantic & Gulf Dis­ wife, Tomasita Malave, of Mato trict and a Pacific Coast District. Rey, Puerto Rico. Burial was in The district structure would re­ the Capital Cemetery, Rio Piedras, place the local union, port-by-port Puerto Rico. 4 4 4 set-up which has been criticized be­ J. O. Rolling, 63: Brother Roll­ cause it leads to discrimination against engineers when they at­ ing passed away of a brain tumor tempt to ship out of a port other at the John Sealy Hospital in Gal­ veston, Texas, on June 20, 1960. than their home local. Under the new set-up, the entire He sailed in the SIU engine de­ membership will have equal rights partment since May 24, 1955. No and privileges within their dis­ beneficiary was named. Burial was trict. It is hoped that the district- in the Lake View Cemetery in wide set-up will provide for more Galveston, Texas. 4 4 4 effective servicing of the MEBA membership. This pattern is simi­ George A. Thornhill, 64: Broth­ lar to that used by the SIU, which er Thornhill passed away of a gives members equal rights at all heart attack at his residence in SIU ports in a given district. The proposal for modernizing New York City the MEBA was drafted by the Na­ on June 6, 1960. tional Administrative Committee He sailed in the and approved unanimously by the SIU steward de­ subcommittee of the National Ex­ partment since ecutive Committee at its meeting March 24, 1943. He is survived In New York on June 21-23. Proponents of the change argue by his widow, that it would establish a tightly- Mrs. Gwendolyn knit, effective union organization Thornhill. Burial was in the WoodIn the three districts and provide lawn Cemetery, Bronx, N. Y. better service for members and in­ crease the membership voice in Sign Name On formulating union policies. The organizing of MEBA into LOG Letfers three general districts is possible For obvious reasons the LOG because the areas have similar con­ cannot print any letters or tract provisions. This is expected other communications sent in to simplify many of the operating by Seafarers unless the author problems of the locals, if approved. signs his name. Unsigned The district organization will anonymous letters will only give MEBA additional strength and wind up in the waste-basket will allow for increased organizing (f circumstances justify, the activities, as well as facilitating LOG will withhold a signature many of the administrative opera­ on request. tions of the MEBA. MEBA May Get District Set-Up f' * SIU BABY ARRIVALS AH of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from ths Union in the baby's name: Paul Lenn Brady, born Decem­ ber 18, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul Brady, Houston, Tex. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Lynn Marie Lewis, born June 25, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Allan E. Lewis, Baltimore, Md. Kimberley Suzann O'Neal, born June 15, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Curtis D. O'Neal, Lowland, N.C. Daniel Frank Fimovicz, born June 23, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Barnard Fimovicz, Amsterdam, Ohio. Seafarer Andy Messdna, iecond soak en the Sandcaptain, lubmitted this photo of Mrs. Messana and his daughter, Bettina Louise, who is not enthused, about it all. George H. Rowland Please write your sister. She has some important papers for you. 4 4 4 Tony Aciago Get in touch with Dick at 1156th Avenue NE, St. Petersburg, Fla., or call 733174 collect. 4 4 4 Arthur W. Comman Anyone knowing the where­ abouts of the above-named, please contact his sister, Mary Cornman, 3119 Baldwin Street, Lps Angeles 31, California. 4 4 4 Romie W. Castellon, Jr. Please contact your wife. 4 4 4 Ex-Valiant Explorer Crewmen Withholding tax statements for these ex-crewmen of the SS Valiant Explorer are being held by the LOG in New York for lack of a forwarding address: Fred Harris, Augustus Hickey, Robert D. John­ son, Karl Knudsen, Raymond Lewis, Andrew J. Muller, George O'Rourke, Frank Przylypska, Felix G. Quinonez, Robert Ryan, Kevin Skelly and George Williams. 4 4 4 John Gallagher Please contact Tom Danbeck, 115 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn. Phone: MA 5-3447. This is in regard to your insurance case. ships fund was brought into New Orleans hall and donated to SEA­ FARERS LOG. A receipt (#B22498) was issued for same. Money was in care of Freddie Baptiste and deck delegate Bill Tarrant. 4 4 4 Income tax refund checks for the following SIU members are being held by Jack W. Ljmch, 450 Har­ rison St., San Francisco 5, Calif.: Ernest C. Anderson, Margarito Borga, Theodoros G. Calopothakos, Dao King Chae (four refund checks,) Arthur L. Craig jr. (two refund checks), John W. Curlew, Michael J. Doherty, Fortunate Drilon, Robert W. Ferrandiz, (two re­ fund checks), Olav Gustavsen, Ng Ruy Keen, Fong Yao King, Steve Krkovich, Sammy Rogamos, Wil­ liam L. Strike, Joseph R. Touart, Kenneth C. Turner, Ah Sai Wong (two refund checks), Yung Pioy Woo. Also: Claude D. Berry, John J." Doyle, WiUiam Parks Jr., Cezar Pedregosa, Robert G. Schlagler, Cleveland Scott, Byron C. Slaid, Bernard Toner and Raymond A. Triche. 4 4 4 Toni Louise Slay, born May 30, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James S. Slay, Mobile, Ala. Steven Mitchel Bennett, born June 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Garland Bennett, Jesup, Ga. Roy Charles Parker, bom'Jun* 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ed­ win S. Parker, Milford, N. H. 4 4 4 Vickie Hebert, born April 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leon Hebert, Sulphur, La. 4 4 4 Diana Rood, bom July 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Donald L. Rood, Crescent Park, NJ. 4 4 4 Robert J. Benson, born June 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. William J. Benson, Lindenhurst, NY. George R. Sellers, bora June 4, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ liam C. Sellers, Chunchula, Ala. 4 4 4 Burt John Hanback, born July 1, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Burt T, Hanback, North Tarrytown, N.Y. 4 4 4 George Ruban Hoffman, born July 27, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Bertrand S. Hoffman, New York City. Maria Louise Petrantes, born July 17, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Stavros Petrantes, Mobile, Ala. Patricia Ann Sanderlin, born June 18, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Roswell Sanderlin, Roanoke, Va. 4 4 4 Jim Anderson, Electrician Venita C. Fielder, born May 30, Please write Bill Parrish, USAF Coastal Crusader, Suwanee Steam­ 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Harold ship Co., c/o Pan American Air­ Fielder, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 ways, Box 4179, Patrick Air Force Rafael Salcedo, born July 6, 1960, Base, Fla. Ao Seafarer and Mrs. Miguel Sal­ 4 4 4 4 4 4 cedo, New York City. Raymond W. Rooney M. Hemandei Important you contact your fa­ Ex-Steel Rover ther soon as possible. Your gear has been put ashore 4 4 4 in San Francisco and is being held Shot cards are being held in the at Pier 39, Isthmian Lines. mailroom at New York for the fol­ 4 4 4 lowing: Edwin Bartol, Henry BjerAnyone knowing the where­ ring, C. J. Clarke, A. L. Davis, Carlos DeLeon, G. Jesus Granadi, abouts of Louis V. Coffey, who Martin M. Iturrino, George K. sails in the engine department, Lestrange, G. Lightfoot, Lowell T. please contact Cliff Mainers, PinMcNabb, Alf Olaf Olsen, Charles son, Tenn. E. Smith, C. Story, Benjamin Sun­ 4 4 4 derland', Benedicto T. Tagle and Crewmembers of William A. Teffner. SS Capt. Nicholas Sitinas 4 4 -4 • Restriction beef from last voyage Oliver Lodge, H-31 of ship has been settled. Crew can Please contact David Radin, 154 get monies due by writing to the Nassau St., New York 31, N.Y. company, per Bob Matthews, 4 4 4 Houston agent. Alvie L. Smith, Jr. 4 4 4 Please contact your father at Andly C. Foster 9512 Brooks St., Tampa 4, Fla. He Your wife has been informed is worried about you, you were in the hospital. Please 4 4 4 IMA£WYa^ IN witjm have her contacted Immediately at Ex-Del Campo Crew When ship went in lay-up re­ 2701 Hudson Blvd., Jersey City, \2t6iMtfim cently the balance of $26.09 in New Jersey. : WRr&CALl �Vol. XXIi No. 16 SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AfL-Cid IMfc iii SWI® • I 5 l&iW" 15® '.I iV ; r •• LyJ iiiiiiiip Silili •f¥!j®5;SgSS,,.. I* I • ' •• O'.y • "j S' I a 'ne of the SIU's principal objectives has been to make arrangements for top-notch facilities for SIU men in the. various ports with ample provision for the services essential to the welfare of Seafarers. This long-range program is making giant strides with the scheduled opening of new haUs for Seafaring men in the ports of Philadelphia and New Orleans. The Philadelphia hall, now undergoing finishing touches, will offer SIU men in that port a commodious, comfortable facility that is a vast improvement over existing quarters. The New Orleans hall, which is under construction in the waterfront section, will offer equally-impressive facilities for Union business^or welfare operation, dining, recreation and other functions. The target date for completion is the month of November. In Houston, initial steps have been taken, with the Union having obtained a site for a new hall in that port. In the offing are new hall projects in other ports down the line, so that no matter where an SIU man hangs to hat he will be assured of proper services. SEAFARERS INTERNATIONU UNION • AIUNTIC, GUIF, UKES AND INUND WATERS DBTRia'* AFl-OO ^ • iil � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource August 12, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: URGE RISE IN GOV’T CARGO ON US SHIPS ITF ASSAILS ARAB SHIPPING BLACKLIST SIU CO. WOULD SWAP LIBERTYS FOR TWO C-4S 17-SHIP VOTE SET; HOFFA SCHEME FLOPS NOMINATIONS IN; CREDENTIAL CHECK STARTED BRIDGES CALLS ON MEMBERS TO ‘GIVE LIVES’ FOR CUBA RED GUNBOAT HALTS SIU SHIP IN PACIFIC SIU BLOCKS NON-UNION CANADA TUG IN NORFOLK BULL LINE SEEKS US-OWNED C-4S; OFFERS LIBERTYS DECK SCOW CAPTAINS END NY WALKOUT, AWAIT MEANY’S DECISION ON ISSUES MARYMAR SAVES 7 IN STORM HOFFA DEAL FLOPS AS NLRB ORDERS LAKES FLEET VOTE UNION SEEKS JERSEY SITE FOR IBU TUGMEN, DREDGE EMPLOYEES ON LAKES WORK IN HARMONY START VOTING FOR GT. LAKES UNION POSTS PIONEER, BUCKEYE CREWMEMBERS WIN SIU JOB SECURITY PROGRAM AND GREAT LAKES WELFARE PLAN CUBANS HOLD UP SS RAYVAH; GET US $$ FOR SEIZED SUGAR SOME NY WATER ‘SPORTS’ MAY FACE JAIL, FINES ALASKA FISHERMEN EYE ACTION BY STATE TO CONSERVE SALMON WEST COAST LABOR BACKS UNION DAILY IN PORTLAND STRIKE VOTE UNDER WAY IN CANADA FIRED BY SKIPPER, HE HAS TANKER ‘ARRESTED’ LEILANI BOUGHT FOR APL PACIFIC PASSENGER SERVICE MCS CONSIDERS STRESS ON RECREATIONAL USE OF SANTA ROSA SITE PACIFIC-PUERTO RICO TRADE TARGET OF RAIL RATE CUTS ‘COME ON BACK HOME’ SHORESIDE RUNAWAY TOLD Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/12/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 16  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9208e7199dbffbafca59b5e36bf9a952.PDF d1008ac49fce3c82f30e4f303a56dbd4 PDF Text Text 74 Qualify For 5IU Balloting -Btiary Pag« 3, Report Page 29 SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO siu HOFFA TWOELECnONS Detroii: Puerto Rico: Wins t9-Ship Fleet, SIU-277, IBT-171 Tuna Cannery Votes 5IU-2S5,1BT-8 Story On Page 9 IHileany Overrules SIU On Scow Issue Story On Page 2 INDEX To Departments The SIU Inland Boatman ^ —^Pages 3, 9 The SIU Industrial Worker —Page 25 SIU Social Security Dep't ^Pagei) 12, 13, 14 siu Safety Deportment The Pacific Coast Seafarer —^Pages 22, 23 SIU Medical Department —Page 19 NMU Attacking V: •' liv. • The Great Lakes Seafarer —^Pages 10, 11 The Fisherman and Cannery Worker —Page 18 The Canadian Seafarer —Page 21 —Page T e o- . SIU Food, Ship Sanitation Dep't —^Page 20 e Editorial Cartoon —Page 15 A&G Deep Sea Shipping Report —^Page 6 e Shipboard News —PageB 27, 28, 29 .-Ai At Labor Board Story On Page S Senate Group Condemns Anti-Ship ICC Practices -Story On Page 5 $tV LA90R BAY PAKADERS—See Page 32 ' 'E. * �Pace Twe SE4PARERS AFL-CIO President (Seorge Meany has ruled against the SIU in rela­ tion to the recent affiliation of Deck Scow Captains Local 335. A wire sent hy Meany to the SIU on Sieptember 1 ordered the SIU to withdraw the charter it issuedf to the Scow Captains and to "refrain from any further effort" to organize them. Meany's wire was the outgrowth However, the pickets were removed on of an agreement reached July 25 reaching agreement that the strike issues ending a iive-day strike of the scow would be decided by Meany. The SIU then captains against major building ma­ submitted detailed documentation as to terials companies in New York. The how the Scow Captains came to affiliate scow captains' strike had been suc­ with the SIU. The following Is the full text cessful in shutting down activity in of the SIU's presentation. On page 3 is LOG Septcmlier, IfM efforts led to the letter of Invitation to NMU in anticipation of a vote of dis­ the four unions previously mentioned. affiliation. Shortly thereafter, members of Deck After the disaffiliation, about June 9, Scow captains Local„335, received a com­ Joseph O'Hare, UMD-NMU, distributed munication from Joseph O'Hare, In which the constitution of t)ie new local, with he said, among other things, "I note in pledge cards seeking to raid Deck Scow recent propaganda that Wilhelm is already Captains Local 335, unaffiliated. (Sec Ap­ looking for an International to which he pendix—Exhibit 12—Constitution of Local wants to affiliate Local 335. The Seafarers 335, UMD-NMU and Exhibit 8—Letter would be a good choice since they only dated June 9 from Joseph O'Hare.) have a few thousand unemployed and with Again on June 27, 1930, Joseph O'Hare rotary shipping you might be able to work sent a letter plus pledge cafds and mem­ as much as 2 or 3 months a year." (See bership application cards for tlje new New York. During the course of the the text of the agreement to resolve the Appendix, Exhibit 8—Letter from O'Hare.) union, "Local 335, United Marine Divi­ sion." (See Appendix, Exhibit 13a—Letter strike, Teamster President James Hoffa issues, and the subsequent exchange of LETTER FROM PRESIDENT GURRAN put pressure on Teamsters Local 282 to . wires. Exhibits referred to are not in­ Several days after the SIU received the dated June 27, 1969, Exhibit 13b—UMD cross picket lines. But rank and file Team­ cluded because of the volume of the ma­ Deck Scow Captains' letter of Invitation, Pledge Cards.) O'Hare's action amounts to a raid upon sters expressed their support of the strike terial involved such as contracts and other a letter was received from President lengthy documents. by refusing to do so. Joseph Curran of the National Maritime the membership of Deck Scow Captains Union. The Curran letter and the reply Local 335, as affiliated with the SIU. . Concurrently with O'Hare's action, the NATUK& AND TTOMPOSITlON OF Since they were affiliated through, the sent by, SIU President Hall are as follows: employers refused to recognize the con­ ^See Appendix, Exhibit 9A—^Letter from United Marine Division with the National UNION tract, fired members of Deck Scow CapJoseph Curran; 9B—^Reply from .Pani' Maritime Union, the SIU advised them Deck Scow Captains Local 335 is comitaiss Local 335, and hired replacements posed of men who man scows in the Port that the proper place to address this re­ HaU.) from O'Hare in direct violation of the (The NMU President's letter described quest was to the president of the National of New York, with a membership of 700 the Deck Scow Captains' action as the hiring clause of the Deck Scow Captains to 750. The local has always been conv- Maritime Union, Joseph Curran. The SIU product of a few disgruntled individuals Local 335-agreement. Section II (b). (See heard nothing further from this group. pletely autonomous, with its own set of However, the SIU has sin'Ce learned that and asked that the'SIU disregard their in­ Appendix, Exhibit 14—Cnntract between officers, its own constitution and by-laws, vitation. In reply, SIU Secretary Paul Employers and Deck Scow Captains Local the above inentioncd committee was un­ and its own contracts. These agreements able to arrange a meeting with Curran Hall noted that circumstances surround­ 335.) are signed by the Local union with the Harbor Carriers of the Port of New York, and was referred to another officer of the ing the matter rhade it incumbent upon' NLRB CHARGES AND LAWSUIT National Maritime Union, who told them him to attend the meeting.) and some independent carriers. . Consistent efforts to resolve this Issue this was a matter between the Deck Scow We had also learned that the Teamsters - of employers' non-recognition* through HISTORY OF LOCAL UNION'S RELA­ Captains Local 335 and Joseph O'Hare of were-: sending a representative to this : peaceful means were unsuccessful. At the TIONSHIPS AND STATUS ~ the United Marine Division with which meeting, and failure of any AFL-CIO affil­ end of June 1960, action was filed in Fed­ iate to attend could well lead to the Teanv- eral. Court charging breach, of contract on . Prior to 1954, Deck Scow Captains Local they were-affiliated. sters taking over this local and getting a the part of the employers, also charges 335 was known as Deck Scow Captains Local 933-4 and war an autonomous affili­ COMMUNICATIONS FROM DECK foothold -in AFL-CIO jurisdiction in the were filed before the National Labor Re­ .. . ate of the International Longshoremen's SCOW CAPTAINS LOCAL 335 re: Inde­ maritime industry. lations -Board for Unfair Labor Practices. Association, AFL. This reiationship had pendent iStatus and Desire for Union (See Appeniilx, Exhibit 15 — NLRB DECK SCOW MEMBERSHIP DECISION. existed for a period of some 20 years. (See Aifiliatiott Charge.) JUNE 19 Appendix, Exhibit 1 — Contraei between Finally on July 17, 1960, at a regular On June 13, 1960, the SIU received a On June 19, SIU representatives apDeck Scow Captains Local 933-4 and Em­ membership meeting, attended by 356, communication from the officers of Deck pear.ed at the regular. membership-meet­ ployers.) members, a strike Vote was taken to effect* In 1954, by a vote of 232 to 21, the Scow Captains Local 335, setting forth ing of the Deck Scow Captains locaL the two major companies controlling a that the organization was "presently un­ O'Hare and h group of tugboatmen from membership voted to affiliate with the majority of the sand and gravel opera­ United Mine Workers, District 50, break­ affiliated" and that a committee had been Local 333 were in front of the building tions in the harbor, the other companies elected to communicate with international and attempting to dissuade members of ing their ties with the ILA. The Local were not struck. Some 430 deck scow moved into the United Mine Workers as unions for the purpose of securing an affil­ the Deck Scow Captains local from attend­ captains walked off their jobs to do picket iation. The letter invited a representative ing their'regular membership meeting. a body and the employers, recognized and Whiiq the SIU representative was ad­ duty at the 26 installations that were honored the contracts in effect under the of the SIU to address their next member­ ship meeting to explain the details of • dressing the meeting, we were informed struck throughout the port. The strike was previous affiliation, although their name .affiliation with the SIU. The communica­ that when the Teamsters representative, effective, fOf five days an4.exMc4 upon, .the had been changed to Local M-102. TheIntervention of AFL-CIO President Meany contract had been signed under the name tion also pointed out that identical com­ Sam Del Grasso Of Local 518 of the Team­ through his administrative assistant, Peter munications had been sent to the IBT, sters Marine Division, out of Jersey City, of Local 933-4 ILA. (See Appendix, Ex­ McGavin, obtaining an agreement that the hibit 2a,—^Agreement between Employers the ILA and the NMU. (See Appendix. arrived at the entrance of the meeting issues would be submitted to President Exhibit 5—Letter of Invitation to SIU, hall, he was met by O'Hare. Following a and Deck Scow Captains Local 933-4 ILA; discussion between the two, Del Grasso Meany for final and binding decision. Exhibit 2b—Letter from Employers recog­ IBT, NMU, etc.) Meanwhile, the SIU was requested to re­ The reasons given by the Deck Scow apparently changed his mind and left the move picket lines and have the men return nizing changeover and continuation of meeting site. Captains Local 335 for their disaffibation contract.) The SIU representative discussed the to work on tlje assurance that there would At the same time. Locals 333, repre­ from the United Marine Division were terms of affiliation under which the be no discrimination of any kind. senting tugboat crews, and coal barge that O'Hare had taken steps to destroy Local 334, both affiliated with District 50 their autonomy. Upon learning of their SIUNA operates and left the meeting. We CONCLUSION Regarding the charges of .raiding of the United Mine Workers, and their dissatisfaction with the status of thgir were subsequently advised that the mem­ previous contracts, sighed under the ILA- contract relationships and with the jack bership voted by secret ballot as follows: " against the SIU which have been made by label were also honored by the employers. of assistance from the United Marine Di­ SIU; 163; No affiliation, 2; Teamsters, 1; the UMD-NMU as 6 result of the affilia­ ' tion of the Deck Scow Captains Local 335 In 1355, the Deck Scow Captains left the vision, O'Hare then sought to merge their NMU 1. We were also informed that at the same with the SIU: membership with Tugboat Local 333 of United Mine Workers and obtained a (1) The SIU is not a party to the "no Federal Labor Union charter from the the United Marine Division, embracing meeting, the membership, by resolution assignetf all its contracts as affiliated with raiding" pacts in effect among signatory AFL. They were assigned the title of some 2,000 members. Exhibit 10 — unions within the AFlrCIO federation of His objective was to enable the larger the SIU. (See Appendix Federal Local #24948. Similarly, the other Letter dated June 22, Advising, of Deck unions. local unions. Locals 333 and 334 also re­ group of tugboat workers to outvote the (2) Upon the request of the office of the ceived Federal Labor Union charters. deck scow captains on every issue that Scow Captains Local 335 Action to Affili­ President of the AFL-CIO, the SIU re­ Again the employers continued to honor might be raised. The method he chose was ate.) ' the agreements in existence under the destruction of an autonomous local union UNITED MARINE DIVISION RAIDING moved the picket lines and had the men return to work and agreed to accept the previous designation and affiliation of the which had existed in this fashion for more MOVE local union. The contract followed the than a quarter of a century. At the time of Deck Scow Captains ruling of the Federation president with local union and the membership. (See A special meeting of the local had been Local 335's disaffiliation from the UMD- respect to the raiding charge. Deck Scow Appendix, Exhibit 3—Contract between called April 11, 1960, at which O'Hare NMU,. its subsequent independent status, Captains Local 335 went on strike upon Employer and Federal Labor Union appeared and urged the membership to and later affiliation with the SIU, notice authorization of the mem^bership with #24948.) dissolve the local and merge with Local of these actions was given to the employer some 430 men from the companies in­ In 1956, by an open*vote of 26 members, 333. The recommendation was rejected on groups. The employers, who had always volved coming off their job to picket and action was taken by the local to terminate the grounds that the men would be out­ recognized previous changes in affiliation otherwise support the strike acticki. (3) The raiding charge is completely Its Federal Labor Union "status and to numbered four to one, with the tugboat- as- a routine matter and continued to affiliate with the United Marine Division • men deciding issues affecting the scow honor contracts in- effect, now refused to without foundation because the Deck Scow of the National Maritime Union. (See Ap­ captains, and that the scow captains' jobs deal with Deck Scow Captains Local 335 Captains Local 335 sought out the SlU as pendix, Exhibit 4 — Minutes of Special and hiring procedures would be jeopar­ claiming an agreement with the non- well as other unions at a time when It Meeting—Deck Scow Captains Local 335, dized. existing 335 UMD-NMU. (See Appendix- was and had been unaffiliated and inde­ pendent. Furthermore, under no circum­ May 7, 1956.) As a result, at the regular monthly Similar action was .taken Individually meeting in May, a motion was made to' Exhibit 11—^Letter dated Jane 14, From stances can the Deck, Scow Captains Local 335 affiliation with the SIU be construed by each of the two other local unions, the hold a special membership meeting on HARBOR CARRIERS.) The employers advised the Deck Seow as a raid upon the collective bargaining tugboatmen and the coal bargemen. Again May 29, at which time the membership the employers promptly recognized the would vote on whether to disaffiliate from , Captains Local 335 that the UMD-NMU relationship of an AFL-CIO affiliate be­ new organizations and continued to honor the UMD. This meeting "was held follow­ had appointed an administrator, Jim Mur­ cause. no such relationship existed be­ fBe agreements although they had not ing appropriate notice to the membership, ray, for Local 335 UMD with D. Mahoney tween the employers and the UMD-NMU. and M., Jensen as assistants and T. Anglim On the contrary, the collective bargaining been signed under an NMU label. and a secret ballot vote was held. (See as office manager. All of the foregoing are relationship exists between the employers SCOW CAPTAIN'S COMMITTEE MEET­ Appendix, Exhibit 6—Letter of notice members of ^cal 333—tugboatmen, not and Deck Scow Captains Local 335. As a dated May 17, 1960.) ING WITH SIU, JANUARY 1960 matter of fact, it is the UMD-NMU which, scow captains. The executive board was imanimous in About January 1960, a bommittee from When, on May 15, Deck Scow Captains hy the formation of a new union, is seek­ Deck Scow Captains Local 335 called upon support of the disaffiliation motion. The Local 335 moved for a May 29 spiecial ing to encroach upon or raid the estab­ the STU, and requested the SIU's assist- disaffiliation motion carried 131; to 14;' meeting for the purpose of deciding on a lished cpllective bargaining relationship nnce. They cited lack of'assistance from (See Appendix, Exhibit 7—Letter daied disaffiliation, the UMD-NMU theh pre- ; between the emplpyeris and the Deck Scow the United Marine Division, NMU, In Jane 3, reporting disaffiUottcns nOfion.) ^ liared 'a' h'ew constitution esl^blishing g. Captains. Locaii ,335, ap; affiiiated, with,JtKp prosecuting beefs with their employer: - A committee was" then elected who6e h'ew unfdh known ks' Local 335," UMD- EIU, �Bepfember, I960 SEAFARERS Of Exchanges On Scow Captains Agrreement J3e It resolved, that the parties of the SIU, AFL-CIO, and UMD, NMU, AFL-CIO, have agreed: (re: current tie-up of scow captains In Port of New York). 1. That AFL-CIO President George Meany shall decide the issues involved within the meaning of the coilstitution of the Federation, and that his findings shall be final and binding on both parties. 2. That President Meany will attempt to render his decision within the next 13 days or as soon as thereafter as possible, contingent upon the arrangement of a meeting with SIU President Paul Hall and NMU President Joseph Curran. 3. That the workers shall return to work and without discrimina­ tion of any kind. 4. That in compliance with and under the terms outlined above, it is agreed that the SIU will comply with the request of Peter McGavin, that the picket lines be removed and the men returned to work. Joseph O'Hare, pres., UMD-NMU J. "Murry" Miller, UMD NMU AI Kerr, SIU Cal Tanner, SIU* i d!' Sept. 1, 1960 Paul Hall, president « SIUNA I have reviewed and examined all the facts In connection with the current dispute between the NMU and SIU involving the chartering, by the SIU, of a group of workers of Local Union 335 of the NMU and have come to the conclusion that the SIU is in violation of the constitution of the AFL-CIO in this instance. I therefore request that the SIU withdraw the charter which it has issued to this group and refrain from any further effort to organize them into the SIU. George Meany, President » t d) Sept. 1, 1960 7 PM George Meany President, AFL-CIO Re: your wire of September 1, 1960, announcing your decision pertaining to the dispute between the SIU and the UMD-NMU regarding Deck Scow Captain Local 335, this Is to notify you that we comply with your decision and will revoke the charter forthwith. In view of the nature of this dispute, we are certain that all parties involved will take all possible steps as may be required to protect the job rights and union constitutional rights of all of the members of Deck Scow Captains Local 335. Copies of this telegram are being sent to Joseph O'Hare, president yMD-NMU; Thomas Wilhelm, secretary-treasurer. Deck Scow Captains Local 335; Joseph Curran, President, NMU. Paul Hall, President, SIUNA • ^ 4" 4 -Sept. 2, I960. . 'Thdhiali WflhelAl, Becretary-tr^asurer Deck Scow Captains Local 335 Copy of my wire to President Meany acknowledging, receipt of his decision and advising him of our compliance with his request that the SIU withdraw its charter from Deck Scow Captains Local 335 was sent to you. In view of President Meany's decision I must therefore ask that you immediately return the charter that had been issued by our Union to your organization. I am sure that you as a good trade unionist will understand that this action on our part is necessary in view of our responsibility to the labor movement of which we are a part. Please convey to the officers and members of Local 335, from the officers and members of our union, wishes for ultimate success in your .fight to protect the Job rights, union con­ stitutional rights and security of the membership of Local 335. In the brief period of your affiliation with our union we have witnessed the courageous fight you have made to protect your membership against a ruthless employer group. Our people shall long remember your great fight in your successful strike action and the responsible manner in which you conducted yourselves on the picket lines. It was an example any union could be proud of. Copies of this com­ munication requesting the return of our charter are being sent to George Meany, presfdent AFL-CIO, Joseph O'Hare, president UMDNMU and Joseph Curran, president NMU. Paul Hall, President, SIUNA SIU Routs In 19-Ship Fleet, Tuna Cannery Vote DETROIT—^The SIU has come up with two stunning victories over Teamster President James R. Hoffa, routing his raids on the SIU's jurisdiction. The SIt[ Great Lakes District here crowned its most successful organizing year with a lop* sided victory in the 19-ship^ Boland & Cornelius fleet. Hoffa Big Lie Meanwhile, in Puerto Rico, Lakes Seanen Vote Unable to admit the SIU Puerto Rican trouncing at hands of For Teasisfer Union Division handed Hoffa an SIU, Hoffa put out even more one-sided beat­ these reports in official ing in an election among some 400 workers at the Na­ tional Packing Company, a tuna cannery. (See story on this page.) SIU Crushes Hoffa, Others In winning a National Labor Re­ lations Board election in the Ro­ land fleet by the margin of 277 to 171, the SIU crushed opposition by Hoffa, a company "independent brotherhood" and the owners, all of whom had the common objective of keeping Boland seamen from getting SIU representation. The SIU victory was sweetened by the fact that the "independent brotherhood" had been set up just two years ago in the previouslyunorganized fleet for the specific purpose of blocking unionization. It was this same "independent" brotherhood which Hoffa's home local. Local 299 in Detroit, took over at his personal direction and attempted to use as a steppingstone into maritime. The attorney for the "independent brotherhood," the Seamen's National Brother­ hood of the Great Lakes, also hap­ pens to the attorney of record for Hoffa. . Part of Campaign As a result of the SIU win, the unholly alliance of the one-com­ pany "independent" and Hoffa has been swept into the discard. The success in B&C means that during the 1960 navigation season, the SIU has organized four non­ union companies owning 47 ships. All told, since the start of the comprehensive Lakes organizing campaign late in 1957, the SIU Lakes District has organized 74 ships employing nearly 2,000 un­ licensed seamen. Companies in­ volved include Tomlinson, Gartland, Reiss, Pioneer, Buckeye, Steinbrenner and Boland & Cor­ nelius. Speaking of the Boland victory. 74 QUALIFY FOR SIU OFFICE A total of 74 Seafarers have been found fully-qualified to run for Union office and will vie for 43 elective posts open in the coming Atlantic and Gulf District election. This is one of the largest number of positions ever to be placed on an SIU ballot, refiecting the growth and changes ^ in the Union. qualification by headquarters and will be serviced by joint patrolmen Of the 78 Seafarers who the recommendation was approved assigned from the nearest constitu­ nominated themselves, only four were disqualified. Two of the dis­ qualified candidates failed to sub­ mit proper seatime requirements and two were found not in con­ tinuous good standing for three years previous to nomination as required by the constitution. One of the 74 qualified Sea­ farers, Harry Fitzgerald, candidate for "New York joint patrolman, had been disqualified originally by the committee for failure to submit sufficient seatime. He appealed to the membership and submitted ad­ ditional qualifying seatime. As a result, he was recommended for at all SIU membership meetings. Voting on the SIU general elec­ tion of 1961-2-3-4 will being on November 1 and will continue for two months, through December 31, exclusive of Sundays or holi­ days legally recognized in the city or state in which the port is lo­ cated. Voting will be between the hours of 9 AM and 5 PM daily and 9 to 12 on Saturdays. Candidates will be elected to posts in the seven constitutional ports and headquarters. Other ports maintained by the SIU, which are not specified in the constitu­ tion, will continue to operate but Pur* TbreO LOG tional port. To familiarize the membership v/ith the candidates and their back­ grounds in advance of the voting, tlie SEAFARERS LOG, in its Octo­ ber, 1960 issue, will print a special supplement containing pictures and biographies of all of the can­ didates for office. In addition, the LOG will carry a sample ballot which will be an exact duplicate of the actual ballots. The full text the eredentials committee repdrt, including the list of qualified candidates, ap­ pears on page 25. Teamster publicatrons. The "vote" referred to was fake affiliation tolly Hoffa rigged before NLRB election. At right is clip from IBT'i "Mid west Labor World," below clip from paper of IBT cen­ tral conference. en In the Great Lakes ^ on represented seamw on 16 ships of three comoaniM , Seamen in the Great 7^ '^"narly membere of an 1^ \ \ fieamea ia the CrSeafarers n f ^Wch js headed I polled 27S vn* •• L'eneraJ Pr^ai^ ^ocal unjon <"• j< ship, Xormerly 'or R. zs """oaoy r^rL ' 'ooma. AI Tanner, SIU Great Lakes Di­ rector of Organization, congratu­ lated the crews for choosing a "genuine- AFL-CIO maritime un­ ion" Respite "dark-of-the-night shenanigans pulled to prevent you from making a free, democratic choice." Election Sought Last Spring The struggle by the Boland sea­ men for SIU representation began in the spring when the SIU peti­ tioned for an NLRB election with pledge cards from a majority of Boland seamen. Hoffa, through his attorney, immediately put the machinery in motion for the "in­ dependent brotherhood" to affiliate with the Teamsters, despite a vote from the members to explore AFLCIO maritime affiliation. On May 14, fhe SIU learned that a committeemen's meeting had been set up in Detroit to give Hoffa a platform to peddle affilia­ tion with Local 299. Thanks to ob­ jections raised by Boland seamen present, the group reluctantly agreed to give the SIU equal tiftie. Hoffa agreed to be present at the meeting at which the SIU of­ ficial was to speak, but failed to show up. Try To Split Vote . SIU President Paul Hall flew in from- New York to address the group, following which Hoffa's at­ torney set up a private election on jaffiliation which was designed to split the pro-SIU vote. The choices were SIU merger; SIU affiliation; no affiliation; Teamster affiliation. Although the leaders of tlie "brotherhood" campaigned ener­ getically for the Teamsters, and, in fact, the election ballots and voting procedures were handled by the Teamsters and the "brotherhood" the total vote cast was 241 for the SIU to 206 for the Teamsters. Nothing daunted, the attorney set up a second vote, in which squads of Teamster representatives handled unknown numbers of ballots and absentee ballots. By virtue of counting an unspecified number of- "absentee" ballots, in­ cluding more than 100 ballots from vessels not in operation, the Teamsters claimed a 275 to 224 "victory." All these "election" maneuvers went for naught when Boland sea­ men went into court complaining about the rig. Faced with the prospect of going to trial and spreading the sordid details oh court records, Hoffa's attorney capitulated and agreed to what the SIU had sought throughout, namely a!i election under the auspices of the NLRB. Boland seamen then clearly demonstrated their prefer­ ence for the SIU. SIU Wins Tuna Plant255-8 The Teamster defeat at Boland & Cornelius was accompanied by another severe setback at the hands of the SIU, this one in Puerto Rico. There the'SIU Puerto Rican Divi­ sion routed the Teamsters in an election at the National Packing Company, a tuna fish cannery, v-liere the Teamsters were also try­ ing to invade SIU jurisdiction. The SIU got 255 votes, the Teamsters just eight votes. The "Dorvillier News Letter" a San Juan publica­ tion, reporting the win, declared, "the sailors' union has landed its biggest victory in three years of island-based organizing in Puerto Rico." There are approximately 400 workers involved. Subsequently, the Puerto Rican Division successfully-concluded an 11-day strike against Volkswagen of Puerto Rico, Inc., winning a twoyear contract covering 95 workers. �hee Four Welfare Plan Liberalizes Benefits On Doctor Calls SEAFARERS LOG SepfemBer, im LABOR Close Down 'BOUND THE WORLQ Kings Point, MMP Asks Two changes in the Seafarers Welfare Plan, Involving docton' SINCE THERE NOW SEEMS TO BE A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION visits to hospitalized patients prior to operations and scholarship in some quarters regarding the true status of so-called "trade uniona" eligibility, have been made by action of the trustees In an August in Soviet Russia, it is interesting to note a statement recently made by 31 meeting. Viktor Grishin, chairman of the All-Union Central Conunittee of Soviet Benefits will now be paid for doctors* calls at the hospital up to Trade Unions. • the date of surgery. Previously, doctors' calls were not paid in President Robert £. Diirkin of Grishin, according to a dispatch sent by the Moscow correspondent surgery cases. Post-operative care by the surgeon Is usually auto­ the International Organization of matically covered by the bill for surgery. Masters, Mates and Pilots, AFL- of the New York Herald Tribune, said in a speech recently that "the The new benefit has been effective as of September 1, 1960. CIO, has strongly reaffirmed that strength of the (Soviet) trade unions lies in (the fact) that they are In a second Welfare Plan change. It has been ruled that children the Merchant Marine Academy at guided -by our party. Accordingly, they must do. all their work under eligible for the scholarship benefit may not be married or self- Kings Point should be abolished. the leadership of the party organizations and with their direct aid." Grishin, as this newspaper pointed out in its last edition, himself supporting. Every candidate must be a dependent child of a Sea­ The original purpose of the provides a sorry commentary cm how the Soviets' so-called "trade farer. Should a scholarship winner become married while attending creation of a Merchant Marine union" apparatus works, for Grishin was a functionary of the Com­ college, however, the scholarship would continue. Academy, according to Durkln, munist Party in the, Moscow area who had never participated in any was to assure the American Mer­ trade union activities until 1956, when he suddenly succeeded N. M. chant Marine sufficient licensed Schvemik as chairman of the Central Committee. personnel, of which there is pres­ In the current situation, Grishin!s remarks were made during a ently a surplus, he said. discussion of-the efforts Soviet workers must make to speed up pro­ The MMP president stressed the duction to help the»Soviet Union reach the economic goals called for difficulty of finding employment in its ambitious seven-year (1959-'65) economic plan. for the present force of licensed At any rate, both Grishin's -r^arks, and the history of the man officers. himself, help to substantiate what this newspaper has maintained all The SIU has long been opposed along—that Is, that the Soviet Union's 'so-called "trade unions" are The largest single package offer of surplus Government to the academy for two. reasons: subject to, controlled and directed by the Communist Party, and that shipping ever made, 219 ships, most of them Libertys, have the military atmosphere under Soviet workers must work for the Party which, on the industrial front, been put on the block. This unwanted World War II tonnage, which students are trained for is interested primarily in^higher production for the benefit of the civilian jobs, and because Govern­ state, rather than in the welfare and well-being of the workers them­ going for salvage, was built" ment funds are used to train a selves. at a cost of $400 million and The 219 ships are all at the fixed number of officer candidates Wilmington, NC anchorage, where is selling at less than three annually, irrespective of the chang­ maintenance and personnel costs cents on the dollar. ing needs of the industry. SPEAKING OF THE SOVIET "TRADE UNIONS," their true status amount to $205,000 a year. The MA Has Sold 200 The Union also Helieves that the position they occupy In the Russian economy was also pin­ Since the Maritime Administra­ winning bidder will get them on an merchant marine officers should and pointed specifically by AFL-CIO President George Meany in the tion started to offer ships in the "as is, wh'eso is" basis. This means come out of the ranks of the sea­ statementvery he made, regarding trade union delegation exchanges with Reserve Fleet for hull scrapping that after taking off machinery and men themselves. dictatorship countries, during the meeting of the AFL-CIO Executive two years ago, it has sold ahout major items of equipment, he must Council in Chicago last month. transport them at his own expense. 200, The vessels were offered in Meany pointed out that nothing has happened in the USSR, since groups of. thirty. In comparison, They must be dismantled in the the death of Stalin and the rise of Khrushchev, to warrant changing the current package is unusually United States. An exception can pie AFL-ClO's often-stated policy that free trade unions should not large, but according to the Mari­ be arranged for the breaking up exchange delegations with so-caNed trade unions in dictatorship coun­ of the Libertys in a time Administration it does not of fifty tries. "friendly foreign country.'!. represent a trend. In fact, Meany declared, Khrushchev's industrial "reform" measure? have served only to tighten the Communist Party's control of Soviet economic life and its institutions, so that more than ever, before the Soviet "trade unions" serve'as agencies of the Communist dictatorship The Coal Miner—first vessel ac­ for the purpose of speeding production without concern for the wellquired by American Coal Shipping being and rights of the workers. QUESTION: When on a ship, do you prefer the upper or lower back in 1956 when the firm was "The basic problem confronting any organization which calls itself berth? How do you decide who gets which bunk? formed—has been sold. The buyer a trade union," Meany's statement asserted, "is wages and working is reported to be Cargo Ships and The various Khrushchev industrial reorganizaUon decrees, Dominic Blaczak, wiper: 1 prefer Tanks, an NMU-contracted com­ conditions. Anionio Suarez, steward dept.: have only reafiirmed and reinforced the power of management (th« Sometimes I like the top, some­ the upper berth but generally give pany. This leaves the once-am­ Communist government employer,^) to have the last word in regard to it to my room­ bitious coal-carrying venture with wages, change of employment, and the compulsory shifting of workers times the bottom. There are plenty mate if he's old­ one ship, a tanker, now in lay-up from one plant to another. The much propagandized high rate of Soviet er. Having the in Norfolk. of occasions economic growth has been attained, in very great measure, at the upper bunk%omethough when it's American Coal Shipping was expense of labors economic interests and democratic rights." times makes it worth an estimated $50 million better not to be » $ » difficult for me when it came into being in -1956 underneath some­ Some guys, to crawl up there body. GETTING A LITTLE CLOSER TO HOME off the Communist prob­ during the Suez Canal crisis as a in rough weather joint venture of the United Mine lem, the AFL-CIO Executive Council, at its Chicago meeting, issued for example, have a, habit of when the ship is Workers, the coal producers and another statement which, this newspaper believes, should help to flicking their rolling and pitch­ the railroads. Part of the deal was combat the inroads of Conomunism in the Latin-American countries ashes down be­ ing. I think the that United Mine Workers District- on our doorstep. low when they smoke in their lower bunk is easier to sleep in 50 got the contract for ships' of­ It is a generally accepted fact, among the free nations of the world, bunks; Aside from dirtying the when the weather is rough. Of ficers, over the protests of the that one of the best ways to combat creeidng Communism is by helping bedclothes, this is a dangerous course, on those new supertankers Masters,-Mates and Pilots and the to elevate -the economic level of the less-developed nations to the there's no problem inasmuch as Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ point where the peoples of these nations will not be susceptible to practice. the lures of the Communist propagandists. sociation. each man has his own foc'sle. it 4 Secretary of State The MM&P and MEBA will now It is also now known—and it was so stated Augustin Rodriguez, bosun: I al­ $> man the ship under its new owners. Herter at the meeting ot the Organization of American States in Costa ways prefer the lower bunk. Some ships have no up­ Antonio Gonzalez, bosun: I like The American coal set-up was Rica last month—that the leaders of Soviet Russia and Communist per berths in the the lower bunk. This dates back unique in that District 50 repre­ China are determined to exploit the situation in*Cuba as a means of sented both a segment of the crew Intervening in Latin American affairs, and that their purpose is to room shared by many years ago sow distrust and fear among these peoples in order to pave the way and of the ownership. both the bosun when as many as for their political control of this area. At the time of its formation, the and carpenter. 10 or 15 men company had grandiose plans for In Latin America, the Executive Council's statement points out, out This is an ideal slept in the same chartering ships by the score from Government has long failed to provide leadership for the economic set-up, too, be­ room. Sometimes the Government for carrying coal. development of -the hemisphere. Its aid programs for Latin America cause there can you have to re­ However, the company never got have too often been grudging, piecemeal and unduly limited; and, as be no argument mind the guy on off the ground, with only a hand­ a result, US relations with Latin America have deteriorated and in­ as to who sleeps top about putting ful of ships being put into service adequate headway has been made in aiding of Latin American neigh­ topside. This ar­ his feet on your bors to cope with their serious economic problems. for a brief'period. rangement is mainly available on bedclothes when The US labor movement, on the other hand, has repeatedly urged Libertys. I hope the day's not far he gets in and accelerated efforts to achieve greater economic growth in Latin Amer­ off when all men will bave their out of his bunk. 1 once was ica, and has now called upon the Administration and Congress to own foc'sle on dry cargo ships. awakened in the middle of the adopt a new and enlarged effort to achieve such growth on the basis Vol. XXII, No. 17 of certain fundamental principles, including the full participation of night with a pair of feet in my S.pt., I960 ^ Secundino Santorio, bosun: In the face. They belonged to the guy in the Latin-American companies themselves in Jiny program developed. deck department, there is a-stand­ the top bunk, naturally. Certainly there are those, even among labor organizations In this ing rule which country, who will always be ready to exploit those whom they can In t t 4 says the OS al­ order to espouse the Communist cause. PAUL HALL, President ways gets the top Bob Yeager, deck; I'd rather HERBEBS BRAND, Editor. BIBNARB SEA- A good recent example of this, as it was reported in the last issue bunk. As for the have the upper bunk if I'm asked MAW, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, of this news&aper, was the rapidity with which Harry Bridges' Inter­ engine and stewabout it. But I AL MASXIN, CHARLES BEAUMET, AHIHUR national Longshoremen's Union leaped into the Havana organizing SEGAL, ALBSRT AMAIBAU, JOHN BRAZIL, conference which last month arranged for a world congress of proard department, never argue about Staff Writers. BILL MOODY, Gulf Area I believe the it. I always let Representative. Communist sugar, banana and other-plantation unions to be held is answer to that is the other guy Cuba in 1961. mwiTniy st tlis htailquartsri worked out have his choice. PubllshM The strengthening of the economic structures of the Latin-American of fhs SsEfarsri Infsrnational Union. At' among the In­ Arguing about it lantle Cult, Laktt ami Inland Waters countries, and the hriprovement of the well-being of the peoples of District, AFL-CIO, «7S Fourth Avanua, dividuals as­ starts everything Brooklyn 32, NY. Tal. HYaclnth t-MM. these countries, as advocated by the AFL-CIO Executive Council, could SaceiHl class Fsstaea psM at the Fast do much—if'properly carried out by our Governroeht-to build up « signed to each room. Usually it off on the wrong Office In Brooklyn/ NY, undar tho Act bulwark against Communist temptations, and provide a potent weapon boils down to who gets there first foot before the of AHe. Z4, im. • m against aiiy—including those groups in our own country-pwho seek As for me, I always prefer to voyage even, beonly to advance their own undemocratic purposes. ' ' ' ' gins. occupy the lower bunk. Government PutsLargest Libert Tonnage On Sale Coal Miner^ Coal Beef Ship Sold SEAFARERS LOG �September, l»6e ' SEAFARERS MMU Files Labor Board Charge Against SlU-Contraoted -Operator ti. T) SlU-contracted Erie & St. Lawrence Corp., owners of Floridion—shown above at recent launching— Is target of NMU charges of unfair labor practice. The company also operates another containership, the New Yorker, in the East Coast coastwise trade. The National Maritime Union has filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against an STU-contracted steamship company challenging the legality of an -SIU hiring hall agreement. The NMU's charges against the Erie & St. Law­ rence Corpora Jon," operators* of the new containerships the NLRB to nullify the SIU con­ principle that seamen can be hired Floridian and New Yorker, tract and instruct the company to through union hiring halls. The background of the beef bypassed an agreement reached In hire outside the SIT? hiring hall. SIU headquarters promptly dates back to 1954. At that time, January, 1959, between the two unions to resolve all disputes via branded the charges as total mis­ in September, Erie & St. Law­ a joint NMU-SIU committee. In statements of fact. In its answer rence, a coastwise operator, sold •fact, the charges were filed while to be presented to the NLRB, the its vessels to a new company. The the joint committee was in process SIU is making the following points: NMU followed the ships to the • There was no pre-hire agree­ ,new company and signed a new of having meetings on the issue. Paragraph four of the memo­ ment between the SIU and the agreement. In the meantime, in randum of agreement of January 7, company before the ships • were 1955, the NMU signed an agree­ 1959, stated, in part: "NMU and crewed up. The contract was not ment with Erie & St. Lawrence SIU shall establish a joint com­ signed until after one of the two releasing the company from any and all contract obligation to mittee with the object of resolv­ ships was already.in operation. • The NMU had, five years ago, NMU, as well as a waiver releas­ ing all current and future issues and disputes aS may affect both specifically released Erie & St. ing the company from further unions. Such committee shall Lawrence from any contractual ob­ welfare and pension contributions. meet upon call from either union." ligations to the NMU. Corporate Shell • The SIU has a three-year his­ The NMU's charges accuse Erie Erie & St. Lawrence remained Sc St. Lawrence of recognizing the tory of contract relations with the SIU as exclusive bargaining agent Erie & St. Lawrence principals. a corporate shell, with one of its before any seamen were employed The NMU never objected to this main assets being an Interstate on its vessels and hired seamen relationship, even though at the Commerce Commission operating through the SIU hiring hall, this time the two unions were in open certificate, giving it rights to cali at East Coast ports. arrangement being made "some rivalry. .• The NMU's action Involves an Subsequently, in 1957, the own­ time during the month of June or July, 1960." The NMU called upon attack on the long-established ers and major stockholders formed a new corporation. Trans­ portation Utilities Inc. One of the objectives of the new concern was to develop a containership pro­ gram. The new company would own the ships, but would charter to Erie & St. Lawrence be­ SEPTEMBER 3, 1940: Harry Lundeberg, President of the SIUNA, them cause the latter had the ICG oper­ wrote the following letter to Mayor Fiorello.H. LaGuardia of New York ating certificates. City: ""On behalf of the poor old seamen inmates of Snug Jlarbor at Owned Two LIbertys New York, of which you are a trustee, we vigorously and energetically protest treatment being given them by the present governor. The Transportation UtiUties first money to run these Snug Harbors was willed to the old seamen. One purchased two Liberty ships, the aged inmate was punished for breaking up some bread to feed to birds Pacific Ocean and the Westport. and was put on a- month's 'taboo* with three hours labor per day. You The company was organized by the are supposed to be a humanitarian and liberal, yet their appeals to you SIU and a contract signed on May for redress of their wrongs and this mistreatment of an aged seaman 13, 1957. Although the NMU was have gone unanswered, we are advised. I respectfully ask that you in rivalry with the SIU at the time, and had no agreement such as ex­ reply and take action on this matter." SEPTEMBER 20, 1940: Two slick gents rooked seamen in NY to the isted since January 7, 1959, It tune of $6,000 with a phony scheme to launch an outfit to be known made no effort to challenge the «3 Atlantic and Mediterranean Steamship Lines, Ltd. The District At­ SIU's contract. torney's office finally caught up with them. Seamen had been "rapidly" Subsequently, Transportation promoted upon coming across with, their contributions. Some had Utilities ran into financial diffi­ been named port captains, others port engineers — one even port culty because of the depressed charter market. Its two Libertys admiral SEPTEMBER 15, 1941: The SIU declared a strike for higher bonus had to be auctioned off to satisfy pay on all ships under contract with the Union and scheduled to leave crew wages and other creditors. Because the corporation was in American ports for war zones. ,. SEPTEMBER 19, 1941: A Special Strike Issue reported that "Pier 3 bad financial shape, it was in no in Brooklyn is not too damn close to strike headquarters and some of position to execute its containerthe strikers got lost on the way there to do a trick on the picket line. ship plans. Consequently the ma­ After wandering around in the wilds of Brooklyn for a while, they sud­ jor stockholders formed a new denly discovered^ they didn't Jiave the carfare necessary to complete corporation which was not bur­ the trip. 'Why not ask the cop on the corner there for the dough?' one dened with debt and would be able of the ,strikers suggested. It sounded screwy but they tried iti The to finance the containership oper­ cop not only gave them the carfare but asked the boys la for a cup of ation. This new company was named Containerships Inc. and coffee, so they'd keep warm on the pier!" ^ SEPTEMBER'17, 1942: American shipyards continued to turn out was established as a subsidiary of complete merchant ships at a rate of better than two a day during the Erie & St. Lawrence. Its gownermonth of August. A total of 68 new carge.carriers and large tankers ship, and the ownership of Trans­ were put into service. The August deliveries represented 753,600 dead­ portation Utilities, was identical for practical purposes. - . weight tons. Remember When.. Pare Five LOG Senate Body Upholds SIU Charges; Slaps ICC Pro-Rail Bias The Senate Merchant Marine subcommittee has upheld maritime industry and labor union charges that the Interstate Commerce Commission is prejudiced in favor of railroads and against the nation's water car-^ water carrier is the low-cost mod* riers. The 51 - page subcommittee of transportation, and must be in report, "Decline of the Coastwise order to remain competitive withand Intercoastal Shipping Indus­ rail because it is slower and riskier. try," states that "water carrier Selective rate cuts by railroads regulation . . . suffers from a defi­ pose a threat to the newly devel­ ciency in. manpower, data, and in­ oping containersliip operations, tha. terest at the hands of the Inter­ report says. state Commerce Commission." The report notes that 16 person^ In the wake of the subcommittee out of 2,501, the total employment report, SIU President Paul Hall, requested for the ICC, are con­ who testified at the subcommittee cerned with water carriers and hearings, charged that the ICC is freight forwarders. The public in­ guilty of collusion with the rail­ terest would be better served, tha roads. Hall said that the ICC's report concludes, by the ICC ta.kpreferential treatment of the rail­ ing more interest in water trans­ roads over domestic shipping Is port. undermining coastal trade, destroy­ ing thousands of job opportunities. Investigates ICC The Merchant Marine and Fish­ eries subcommittee of the Inter­ state and Foreign Commerce Com­ mittee made its report after more than a year of investigation of the 11-member ICC. The subcommittee, headed by Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington, criticized the ICC for: An Annapolis graduate with 38 failing to regulate selective rate cuts by railroads; failing to estab­ years of naval service may forego lish adequate standards for rate his freedom, his $12,150-a-year re­ suspensions during disputes; hav­ tirement pay and $35,000 in fines ing inadequate techniques and —all for 504 bottles of liquor on data to determine whether rail­ which he didn't pay taxes. Rear Admiral William L. Erdroad rates are fair and above cost. The report suggests that "the mann, retired, was charged with public does not now enjoy a bal­ smuggling about 100 gallons of anced and healthy transportation Scotch, Drambuie, bourbon, Bene­ system by rail, highway and water. dictine, London gin and cognac, It further appears to your subcom­ from Guam to California last De­ mittee that the Commission's meth­ cember on the carrier Bon Homme ods, procedures, and in some Richard. Actually, he was entitled cases its judgment were not rea­ to bring in one gallon of liquor taxsonably designed to achieve the .free. He and his wife declared a objectives envisioned by the fram- gallon each. The smuggled drinks ers of the national transportation were locked in a metal container policy." Joint Rates Another shortcoming of the ICC, according to the report, is its fail­ ure to establish adequate joint rail-water rates. "When the rail­ road reduces the all-rail rate with­ out a similar proportional adjust­ ment of the rail rate feeding to or distributing from the water carrier, the water carrier is squeezed out," the report states. It was pointed out that the Admiral Is Caught In . Corking Lie SCHEDULE OF A&G MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly once a month on days in­ dicated by the SIU Con­ stitution, at 2:30 P.M. in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are ex­ pected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include registration num­ ber). The next SIU meet­ ings will be: New York • October 3 Philadelphia October 4 Baltimore October 5 Detroit October 7 Houston October 10 New Orleans October 11 Mobile October 12 and identified as tables, books, fishnet floats, chairs and wood carvings. Over $3,000 In Taxes The liquor cost the admiral $1,000 at the officers' mess at Guam. Unpaid taxes would amount to $3,300 more. But this is slight retribution compared with what would follow if he is found guilty. Treasury agents refuse to iden­ tify the enlisted man who informed on the cache of liquor despite entreaties from Navy investigators. Investigations were set off after the unknown sailor told Customs officials. The indictment against Rear Admiral Erdmann includes two felony counts of fraudulently importing and knowingly posses­ sing liquor without tax stamps. Th» liquor was turned up in his home at Kentfield, California. Ji liBf �•" - ' Face Six • -,. •• • • -- - SEAFARERS 'V'f-wsgssssJBK^ •• I •.aM.'t-r -t..-.":.v . . I- LOG September, 1.960 SEAFARBKS ROTARY SHIPPING BOARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Agantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) Ship Atfivify August 1 Through August 31, 1960 Deep sea shipping activity in the 13 SIU ports was good during the period with 2,302 men getting employment. This compares with a 2,239 employment figure for the previous period in all ports, which actually covered 3^^ weeks during the month of July. Baltimore ran second with 15 apiece. Miahii and Houston had only one payoff each, but the latter handled 67 intransits— the higest in any port for the period. Houston traditionally has more of such activity than any other port. Registration on the beach at the end of the period hit 3,289 Ship activity was up in the recent period. A total of 460 men, compared to 3j579 during the three-week reporting peri­ • f* • ships either paid off, signed on or were serviced in transit. od in July. Breaking it down, there were 110 payoffs, 71 sign ons and Shipping was best in NY with 462 men getting jobs aboard 279 intransits. ships; in second place was New Orleans, with 412 jobs re­ New York was highest in payoffs—42, while Houston and corded. Miami shipped stwo men—the least in any port. Penr Sign In Off! Ons Trans. TOTAt BoitBn ....... 3 1 7 11 New York ....42 93 9 42 Philadelphia .. 7 5 41 29 Baltimore ....15 50 8 27 Norfolk . .. , 2 12 3 7 Jacktonvllle ..2 27 23 2 Miami 1 9 8 Mobile 13 31 3 15 New Orleani. .15 11 44 70 Houiton 1 57 69 1 _ Wilmington .. .— 15 15 San Franeiice.. 4 11 19 4 Seattle .5 13 — 8 Totals • '• \ ' 110 71 279 460 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Roistered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP . GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL A 3 3 ALL 1 2 C ALL 1 B 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL — 3 3 13 — , 2 11 — 7 ,4 1 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 .— 11 2 15 11 2 21 37 5 6 5 1 48 32 69 19 120 7 95 26 160 2 26 20 39 10 10 27 2 11 120 1 8 27 11 158 96 166 51 313 1 65 20 44 Philadelphia.......:.. 11 7 13 38 2 — — - 1 38 43 —^ 3 18 7 27 5 4 7 1 1 4 7 •1 56 5 46 18 30 8 2 3 Baltimore............ 23 62 16 101 1 10 31 42 19 48 14 81 4 11 20 35 3 3 3 81 35 9 125 39 69 13 121 1 16 32 49 13 1 Norfolk.... i'.... .'.y.-v 21 10 4 4 6 8 1 3 9 1 5 9 2 2 11 5 13 1 9 27 12 5 13 3 28 20 8 12 9^-i— 6 '7 10 18 — 16 '—T 2 1 3 Jacksonville........ 7 4 2 5 — 1 1 2 18 25 8 5 2 10 •9 1 19 3 6 — '— — — — — — ; 1 1 -2 BAiaml^. ..^j, .* 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 — _ 40 40 — .. _ 48 — 14 12 20 8 Mobile...... .. 20 m 8 2 ,7 — 7 7 47 28 35 8 71 4 8 12 26 25 56 26 107 1 New Orleans......... i 37 70 23 130 4 6 14 9 13 21 _ 6 3 .9 107 21 9 137 67 95 23 185 2 46 2V 23 — 39 30 60 17 107 Houston. 60 28 117 5 11 23 2 29 8 22 32 2 7 9 107 32 9 148 48 47 22 117 23 5 9 9 16 3 — — 14 Wilmington............ 4 11 . 1 3 .7 ' 4 9 1 14 1 1 2 2 5 — 5 19 13 12 2 27 2 10 4 4 35 • 2 10 16 12 23 5 40 2 San Francisco......;.. 18 14 3 4 6 1 9 1 1 40 9 1 50 2 17 6 25 1 8 4 3 9 . 17 31 — Seattle:.... 13 5 5 12 3 6 11 — 1 1 31 — 11 • ^48. 1 43 13 14 2 29 3 13- 2 IB 90 122 ,229 170 343 107 620 20 50 100 170 10 2^ 397 119 1 730 17 16 25 i1 51 620 170 51 841 355 531 147 11036 15 109 147 271 rOTAtS -a." Perl Boston New York wa —•• s —• MM ENGINE DEPARTMENT. Registered CLASS A Port • ' i" GROUP 1: z' 3 ALL 9 6 2 1 75 11 118 32 31 18 10 3 Baltimore. 73 58 7 8 Norfolk — 6 12 6 Jacksonville 6 4 1 1 — — Miami..^ m ••••• f • [ .— Mobile.. v. 40 5 11 ; 24 New Orle^ f • *. 51 9 81 Houston.v.... li 59 18 89 Wilmington %.,•••• 1 6 .5 — San Francisco., t.... 9 36 2 Seattle 30 , 19 7 l03 350 78 531 TOTALS Boston New York. Philadelphia Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED ' Registered 0 CLASS A eiASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL A C ALL 1 B 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 3 1 2 3 — 1 4 1 1 ___ 3 3 4 3 8 2 1 16 3 21 2 4, 3 9 46 22 3 22 21 73 20 115 1 35 2 14 20 3 10 115 5 35 10 160 45 118 16 179 5 37 35 77 — 5 9 30 4 6 18 6 16 11 5 5 6 30 1 16 6 52 1 17 8 7 26 — 2 ,5 —. 47 6 53 1 29 18 42 5 20 21 42 9 13 53 4 42 13 108 7 * 68 14 89 1 15 22 38 — 9 3 12 1 10 14 ' —— 3 7 4 3 3 5 8 14 7 8 29 2 17 23 3 9 2 4 14 — 6 8 1 1 1 ' 2 1 1 2 1 4 1 5 8 4 4 5 17 5 7 12 4 :5 9 .— — — — — — — — — . I ^ ^ . 1 ' 1 2 — 21 3 13 8 18 5 26 — 3 14 17 1 1 26 17 1 44 20 ^1 17 3 9 8 64 — 27 8 70 4 1 15 11 47 15 9 13 26 2 5 9 16 70 26 16 112 38 93 16 147 2 25 17 44 5 52 14 24 23 65 .9 88 2 21 24 47 —. 13 9 22 88 47 22- 157 40 46 3 89 — .95 14 — 7 4 11 — 6 10 — 4 1 2 3 — 1 1 10 3 14 1 1 11 12 18 4 13 — 8 11 2 3 19 3 24 1 4 3 8 1 8 33 7 1 24 1 26 3 36 — 3 3 6 «> Q 1 QS on 28 *4 6 2 1 1A 28 1 11 g 13 10 4 6 * 9 ± A o5 o o 4o 1 6 2 9 10 140 102 1 252 69 320 81 470 12 90 113 1 215 5 46 36 1 87 470 215 87 ••772 173 ^481 74 728 15 132 111 I 258 : MM MM MM MM MM MM M— MM .i 1 MM • STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A 'fc.: Port Boston New York. Philadelphia. Baltimore Norfolk............... Jacksonville BAiami................ Mobile........ New Orleans.......... Noustoh Wilmington San Francisco..... Seattle I TOTALS • i I f• Shipped CLASS A • Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 1 1 3 1 5 — 3 1 2 2 — 2 2 36 13 74 123 4 — 80 34 29 34 10 52 1 32 91 1 11 6 8 25 — 1 11 12 9 19 — — 8 8 2 8 27 62 2 4 31 1 18 21 22 59 5 27 8 29 2 "20 8 4 16 2 4 6 6 14 5 8 1 10 2 1 1 8 3 2 — 5 2 2 5 2 1 6 1 2 2 1 2 4 2 2 4 1 — — — _ 1 — — 1 1 13 6 26 45 24 24 8 30 13 2 20 — 13 30 97 — 9 58 2 35 37 20 6 59 85 — — 29 29 25 17 28 70 2 3 20 25 25 4 26 32 13 25 63 2 7 4 7 18 — — 10 4 4 3 5 13 1 1 3 14 3 14 31 — — 12 12 "7 1 24 32 —.. — 14 14 7 2 9 18 3 3 15 6 9 2 16 3 7 24 1 11 184 73 260 1 517 17 19 173 209 136 13 165 190 48 248 432 12 •— Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On the Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL A 2 C ALL 1 B 3 AUL 2 1 2 3 ALL 6 6 2 2 2 '2 2 5 ISi' 1 4 4 5 2 17 19 91 3.4 19 144 70 36 114 220 3 5 44 52 5 5 19. . 8 5 32 11 12 12 35 1 15 16 2 5 7 59 93 44 27 7 84 2 12 28 1 19 22 —— 5 5 8 10 5 23 10 6 18 4 2 3 6 13 — 5 5 6 4 15 105 2 1 13 3 1 1 5 , 1 1 3 1 4 8 1 1 ... 30 13 43 34 80 12 34 22 22 _ 8 . 8 85 29 8 122 48 7 91 146 4 71 75 1 11 12 63 32 12 107 15 •20 17 52 7 3 9 19 _ 1 13 1 5 1 19 10 6 4 20 2 3 5 2 2 32 14 2 48 11 6 17 34 4 4 1 - 1 24 11 36 14 — 1 3 5 22 3 8 13 3 67 432 .190 67 689 286 125.336 747 25 2 62 21 206 1 252 MM MM ' MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM • MM M. MM MM. "MM MM SUMMARY Registered CLASS A V - gi: Registered CLASS B DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHiPPED Registered Oi1 The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP ^GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL A B C ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 214 397 119 730 17 90 122 229 170 343 107- 620 20 50 100 170 10 16 25 .51 .620 170 51 841 355 531 147 1033 15 109 147 271 103 350 78 531 10 140 102 252 69 320 ,81 470 12 90 113. 215 5 46 36: 87 470 215 : 87: 772 173 481 74 728 15 132 111' 258 184 73 260 517 17 19173 209 136 48 248 432 12 13 165 190 3 67 432 190 67 689 286 125 336 747 25 2 62 21 206 252 ^01 820 457 1778 44 249 397 690 375 711 436 1522 44 153 378 575 18 64 123 205 1522 575 205 2302 814 1137 557 2508 55 262 464 781 �19M SEAFARERS 1' te- Fatt LOG Seafra/n Georgia, Ferry Crash In NY Harbor; Injuries Slight Joe Alcimi, Safety Director The SlU-manned Seatrain Georgia and the Hoboken ferry Chatham crashed together in the fog-bound Hudson River late last month. The result; 13 of 700 passengers on the What Makea An Accident? ferry were shaken up and the starboard side of that vessel received a huge gash from theYou'd think that a man who was trying to wipe and clean a fan would do it while the fan wasn't running. He'd shut off Ihe fan and boat deck down to several"^ Moments before the impact, the Hoboken imder its own power. It wait for the blades to stop turning. Nobody wants to play "Russian feet below the waterline. The Seatrain received a slight Seatrain dropped her port anchor was slated to go into a local yard Roulette" with his fingers, yet some fellows still try this trick. to slow the ship down, when it be­ for repairs. r '^. We heard about an accident like this recently. The sailor was lucky becahse be got away with Just a couple of cut fingers. He didn't miss any work and continued on the job later. Nobody knows if he'll try this stunt again; he. may even get away the next time with no cuts or bruises. Maybe he's been lucky at it for years.. You still wonder why anybody would try something like this. If he jaw somebody else doing the same thing, he'd figure him for some kind of nut. It's the same way with m^st of us. We're pretty quick to see the mistake by the other guy because we don't see ourselves in his place. When we run into an accident where somebody else got hurt, we see all kinds of ways that could have made the whole thing come out differently. Of course, by now we'd be looking at the sttuaUon when it's all over; we already know how the story comes out. I i. The "experts" teil us that the human factor is responsible for most accidents. Somebody, somewhere along the line slips up. Most of the time machinery doesn't go bad by itself; someone helps things along by not tending a ntachine properly or maybe not tending it at all. It amounts to almost the same thing either way. This is why it's important to check out every accident; it's ope of the reasons why safety meetings are necessary. Every accident isn't as clear-cut as the one where a man reaches up intp a moving fan to clean it—or to "see" if it's moving. Some of them are pretty hard to take apart and see what went wrong. The main problem is to check the accident from every angle. This not only helps the man who was involved; everybody listening in gets the benefit. One thing to remember is that the meeting discussion shouldn't be turned into a name-calling contest where you point accusing fingers and badger the guy who was involved. By now, he probably knows well enough what he did all wrong. He's the center of attraction until someone else has an accident and he's got some bruises or pains to show for it. Let him know what he did wrong; he.'s got to do the rest. I ^ dent in her bow and a few null scratches. Visibility at the scene was lim­ ited when the two craft collided. Some reports indicate it was a quarter of a mile; others say it was a mile. The Seatrain was in­ bound for Edgewater while the ferry was headed for a lower Man­ hattan pier with Jersey passengers aboard. Mile In Haze ^ Four lookouts stationed on the forepeak of the Seatrain reported seeing two objects through haze "about a mile ahead," bearing down on their vessel. This was reported to the bridge which re­ sponded with one whistle blast, in­ dicating it would pass to the right of the first vessel, which turned out to be the oncoming ferry. The latter gave two blasts in return and proceeded to turn left. This maneuver exposed its starboard side to the Seatrain's bow and within a few minutes the huge freighter crunched against the smaller vessel. came apparent that a collision was imminent. This perhaps saved the ferry from more serious damage than it actually received. Within minutes, tugboats nearby pushed the ferry into its slip, where all passengers were re­ moved. Lgter in the day the Chat­ ham made the crossing back to 4 The Seatrain stayed on the scene for a few hours but was allowed to continue its trip to Edgewater where the ship was paid off after a coastwise run. Coast Guard hearings were called the day following the crash and continued for one week. Find­ ings are expected shortly. "I Cas^y Takes A Flier t Next month the National Safety Council is holding its 48th National' Congress in Chicago. This is the big safety meeting Of t;he year covering all major US industries including the maritime industry. Many AFLT CIO organizations are taking part to encourage both job and off-the-job safety in their own fields. W^i will be participating in the Marine Sections meetings to report the progress of our Joint Safety Program aboard the Ships. Our joint SIU program is the first of its Idnd in the industry and is achieving success by reducing accidents and injuries. We know we can show that real cooperation between management and labor on safety produces results that benefit all hands. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) This Is how the ferry Chatham looked after collision with the Seaitain Georgia in fog-bound Idudson River. Only a handful of injuries resulted from accident. . J3I MEBA Wins WC Raise Keen • f- SAN FRANCISCO—The MEBA Pacific Coast District has won a five percent across the board increase, plus other gains, for the engineers sailing on its dry cargo and passenger ships. Arbitrator Arthur Ross of'* the University of California granted the Pacific Coast Dis­ J- No moltair what tho tinooufaoivrO^ fcnivos' aro~ giioranteed lb loM Aeir oShincJ bdgO. StniSw a dull knif* k d ^oty hdzanl, llio who gpliby force koopt sharpoiimg kn'n^^dj a >b w<iA ja d iknib .d^s qnd ga^n Kisop a Uon od9* da buttmfi| Jt't sofor and, what's more, U maUs thd*woih eotisr.'^ One of the passengers on the ferryboat Chatham was Ralph Casey, president of the American Merchant - Marine Institute and chief spokesman for shipowner management. Casey was quoted in the "New York Herald Tribune" of Au­ gust 30 as saying that follow­ ing the accident, "everybody , started running." As the Georgia started to push the ferry .toward the dock "I felt there was a serious danger the ferry would fold up like an accordion." Accordingly, he said, he jumped to the dock from .ttie second deck and sprained both ankles. The rest of the passengers, except for the handful injured in the crash proper, walked off the ferry. Then returned to Jersey under its own power. At the last National Safety Council meeting, Casey de­ clared that "there are some who think we have j;one overiioard unrealistically and ex­ travagantly in the safety re­ quirements of ship construc­ tion." He placed the blame for most shipboard injuries on the; ."physicaliy and men­ tally unfit, the chronic trou­ blemakers and claim con­ trivers.''- • • •, It was not known whether Of not ' Casey planned to file suit as a result of his injuries. trict an award continuing the btuiic parity between East, Gulf and West Coast MEBA collective bar­ gaining agreements. The new pro­ visions are retroactive to June 16, 1960. The total package, which repre­ sents a major victory for the MEBA, includes a five percent boost in wages, penalty time and night relief rates, plus another two or three percent for the jr. 3rd and licensed jr. engineers, and over­ time rates instead of penalty time for certain duties. The only MEBA request that was denied was for a 10 percent bonus when penalty car­ go is carried. Dr. Ross made his award early this month after studying the is­ sues submitted to arbittation. The MEBA presented its requests Au­ gust 1 foliowihg a deadlock in nego­ tiations with the Pacific Maritime Association. Negotiations with the West Coast shipowners began July 18 and collapsed when PMA agreed to the five' percent increase but refused to grant the other provi­ sions of the Shaugnessy award, handed down on the East and Gulf Coasts earlier. Pacific Coast negotiations began after the Shaugnessy award was handed down, and came under terms of a wage review provided in the 1958 contract. The negotlatioHs were pbstpohed at the reqiiest of the shipowners until tile 'AlcG results were known. - - Philly Hall Due Oct. 4 • li t1 October 4 will mark the official opening of the new SIU h'ring hail at Philadelphia, although busi­ ness has been conducted from there now for several weeks. The hall is located at 2604 S. Fourth St. and is convenient to the waterfront and public trans­ portation. The building Is a onestory affair, modern in all respects, and with ample facilities for tlie comfort and convenience of SIU members shipping from there. Get Polio Shots, PHS Urges The Public Health Service urges Seafarers who have not already done so to get. their polio shots as won as possible. The shots can be gotten at any PHS hospital without charge. Plenty, oi vaccine is available so there is no delay in the admin­ istering of the shots. The few minutes a ^afarer takes .to~ in­ sure himself against the crip­ pling disease by getting the shots .nre well iKort.h .the saving of time, mobey, nnd most trf all, the avoidance ,of suSering and possible disability. \ I ; •m �Pace Eicht SEAFARERS 100 S.V':A'V • • •• . •i"-'-' "^'V. i.-r" September, 19M r« , -. • .; \*"V> •• . -.v":. ;-=^• • •.. (.>i'r ., . Cleaning up after passengers have de­ barked is Sammy Gilyard, OS. New .York race track enthusiasts who want to enjoy the trip to and from the daily double at Monmouth Park track in New Jer­ sey usually take ths- SlU-manned Wilson Lines' cruise ship Hudson Beile^' (shown above) because it's a convenient and pleas­ ant way of getting there and Back. The Belle makes these runs daily from May through September, leaving New York just before noon and making connections with on express track bus in Atlantic Highlands —in plenty of time for the doily double which starts at 2 PM. Once the crowds leave the ship, SlU Inland Boatmen swing into action getting her in shape for the re­ turn run. Regular painting and cleaning is the daily rule and things are kept in ship­ shape order always. The Belle makes the l5.-mile return trip to Manhattan in less than two hours, leaving the Highlands at 7:00 nightly. John Sagersi bosun, paints deck with roller on Belle. Dockside fire prevention is 'a must, and crewman gives It good dousing. f: ti- •! •. >;•>• • r' ft.,-: Wheelsman George Johnson, OS, steers the Belle down Gravesend Bay. In back: Capt. LeBlanc. Deckhand Mike Slicen gives as­ sist to two ladies. Jesse Marino, OS, takes his job lying down, under , bench on Hudson Belle. / �••ptember, 1969 ;j, ,1 u, \ .f SEAFARERS LOG rag* Nin* RR's TURN DEAF EAR TO PACT TALKS; IBU ISSUES STRIKE CALL - t After months of fruitless negotiations with seven major railroads, the Railroad Marine Division of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union has refused a Federal offer of arbitration and, in light of the stubborn refusal of the railroads to give Furlough Boatmen ground on even the slightest of Union demands, has issued a In Pennsy Strike strike call which will take effect Some 330 SIU Inland Boat­ before the end of next month,, men working for the Pennsyl- The:t JRailroad Marine Division— . vania Railroad were furloughed from their jobs as which' has about 850 unlicensed a result of the Transport deckhand members—along with the Workers Union strike against Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ the railroad. sociation and the Masters, Mates The IBU men—who work as and Pilots—comprise the Railroad Putting scowbumper on SlU-afFiliated diesel electric dipper dredge T. A. Scoft (Merritt, Chapman deckhands in the marine divi­ Marine Harbor Council. The Coun­ & Scott) ore (l-r) Leonard Thornton, operator, and Frederick Robeor and Tom Nault, deckhands. sion of the railroad—^were cil, which does the bargaining Bumper protects dredge from being damaged while it is loading scow. notified of the job termina­ for. member harbor workers, first tions a few days before the met with a railroact, management committee last November, to pre­ Sept. 1 strike began. The sent proposed demands which strike ended several* days after \vere to be incorporated Into a it began, and the deckhands minimum two-year work agree­ have since returned to work. ment under the Railway Labor Act. But things bogged down from the start as the railroad represen-, tatives repeatedly refused to ac­ Philly Pact Talks On cept any of the Union's proposals; IBU Locals 1700 and ISOO, along nor did they offer any proposals with 101 MEBA, began con­ acceptable tp the Union. The SlU-affiliated Dredge Workers' Union and the Tug tract Local negotiations this month with A new hall for the Railroad Workers' Union are now busy dredging the bottom of the The major gains. the Railroad Tugboat Owners and Operators, Mahne officials are seeking for Marina Division has been Detroit River six days a week in an effprt to complete seven including Curtis Bay Towing, Inde­ ?the deckhands are as follows: purchased by the SIU at Jer­ miles of channel deepening "•* ^ pendent Towing, Taylor & Ander­ • • A general wage -increase of sey City, NJ. It's now in the proc­ by the end of the 1961 season draulically operated Scott is able son, Sheridan Transport, and P. F. ess of being redecorated and should 65 cents an hoUr. Working around the clock, to eat up 13 yards of sediment with Martin (McAllister Bros.) . . . Keel • Four additional paid holi­ be ready for occupancy by the end two dredges, four scows and two one bite. Along with the Scott came for new barge laid in Houston for of this month. days. two 177-foot hydraulic scows. The Interstate Oil Transport of Philly The brick, four-story building is tugboats of the Merritt, Chapman Denny, with a nine-yard bucket, . . . Barge will carry 38,000 bar­ • A pension and" welfare plan and Scott Corporation are scooping similar to that enjoyed by deep- located at 99 Hudson Street in Jer­ canm in from Cleveland with two rels . . . Second will be built soon sey City. It was purchased for up sediment from the freighter conventional scows to help out in . . . CG Willis' new cargo barge sea members of the SIU. channel off of Belle Isle as they • A minimum manning scale for $22,000. Christopher Willis arrived Paulsmake their way seven miles down- this project. all steam and diesel tugs and fer­ Railroad Marine Representative bound past the heart of the Detroit boro, NJ terminal last month . . . Seven-Man Crews ries which vas in force as of No­ G. P. McGint) reports that the riverfront. The three-year-old Scott and the Company will get three more in building is located two blocks from vember 1, 1959. Denny carry a crew of three deck­ attempt to compete with rail car­ A Federal mediator who at­ the waterfront area, between the The two dredges are the William hands, one oiler, one engineer, one riers. tended most of the negotiation New York Central and Perinsyl- Denny, steam engine dipper operator and a captain. Two scowj; ^ j; and the T. A. Scott, a new talks proffered arbitration' about vanio Railroads. A 100 ft. by 25 ft dredge, men are needed to operate and diesel elebtric dipper dredge. They parking lot adjoins the property. three weeks ago when it became Balto Asking 16% Hike brihginjg tha - channel depth maintain each scow. obvious that. no headway had The building will also have fa­ are The two SlU-affiliated tugs, the down - to 29 feet six Inches. This SIU Inland Boatmen's Union been gained during these lengthy cilities for offices oLjother Inland means Sherman H. Serre and the gigantic representatives .that ships with as much as negotiations • Boatmen groups. discussions; This 6ffer was reject­ Flo W. are working hand in hand with five majorbegan a 2'7-foot draft will be able to navi­ towing firms in with the dredge,, Workers doing the port of Baltimore this ed August'24 by the Railroad Ma­ Inland Boatmen who use public gate the river, month. maintenance work, handling lines The Union represents the licensed rine Division and the two other transportation will find the Hud­ The huge 199-foot Scott was son Street address convenient to and pulling scows out to be member unions of the Railroad both the Grove St. tubes and city brought in from Ogdensburg, N. Y., dumped. The tugs carry a crew of and unlicensed members employed Marine Harbor Council. where It just completed work on one oiler, linesmen, one engineer aboard the vessels which service buses. The seven railroads involved the busy port. Their major goal is I the St. Lawrence Seaway. The hy- and a captain. are the New York Central, New a 16 percent increase in wages and -4After a specific section of the overtime, Haven, Pennsylvania, Baltimore plus other considera­ channel Is dredged, a sweep is & Oho, Brooklyn Eastern Dis­ tions. used ,to check for high spots that trict Terminal, New Ydrk Docks, may have been missed. This barge­ and Bugh Terminal. t t like raft sweeps the bottono of the river and when a high spot is hit a Mobile Tries Experiment "strike" is registered. The range Southern Shell Milling Corp. and crossrange of the "strike" is has been sending crusher dredge then plotted* so the dredge can go into bay to crush-shell when back and finish the job. dredged instead of barging it to crushing plant ashore . . . Experi­ mental operation, if successful, The activities of the various might do away with shore crush­ inland boatmen, railroad marine ing plants. tugs, deep sea tugs and harbor 4» 4« craft under the SIU banner are dealt, ^th here. The SIU fam­ ily includes various groups of Houston Voting Ordered NLRB ordered election in Na­ boatmen throughout the nation —on the Atlantic and Gulf tional Marine Service tug fieet . . , Coasts, on the Mississippi and Election on eight boats in fieet in­ Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes volves 98 men, including shoreand In Pacific Coast ports. side workers, and will continuo These craft operate in support until Oct. 7 with votes counted of deep sea shipping and sup­ Oct. 10 at NLRB New Orleans of­ plement such shipping in con- fice . . . "Voting will be partly by Getting set to pull loaded scow out into Lake St. Clair for dum|blng fhied Vraters. Their activities mail and partly at polls . . . Cities Is SlU-affiliated tugboat Flo'W. Three-hour trip keeps two scowinvolved include Houston, Lake concern all "seafaring trades. Charles, New Orleans, Norco. men busy with maintenance and other work. Lakes Tugs, Dredges RRTugmenGet Working 'Round Clock Hail In Jersey On Detroit River Job r IBU Round-Up •J "I 'fsr �;• rte Tea I..-,,. .u-_' • • •. • • .v7 . •ilf* ••••- ' y '/ r" " -'• SeplMAer, tlM. SEATARERS tOG :.- Buckeye, Pioneer, Steinbrenner Prepping For Work Rule Parley *Lakes » , Port • Reports Duluth Strike Seffhd DULUTH—A strike of the Twin Ports' grain elevator men was re­ ported settled after a marathon ne­ gotiation session that lasted 48 hours. Locals 112 of Superior and 118 of Duluth, Grain Millers Union, ratified a two-yeat contract. According to an unconfirmed re­ port, a Pickands imd Mather boat arrived in thiS port recently tand was manned entirely by officers. No unlicensed men were oh the ship even thdugh there are 25 un­ licensed jobs'. . • The.. P-M copipany has al& Imd off 220 out af 805 employees at its Zenith Purnace Plant in Duluth. P-M- refused to say if this was a permanent lay-off or only teniporary.JThe'plant produces pig Iron and claims that with the produc­ tion of steel down, the market for pig Iron has also dwindled. Frankfort Shipping Down Receiving f»H SlU membership books from boarding patrolman ore crewmembers of Heriry Stein­ brenner pCinsman). From the left: Joseph Regan, watchman; Vaughn Richmond, Ooalpasser; Pat McCoy, OS; James l-lamilton, coolposser; Roy Sowdreou, StU representative; DonaU Courtney, fireman; .John SHome], watchman; Conrad Johnson, oifer; Oeorge Bastey, RrotnOn; Stanley Stonick, OS, and William Gibson, wheelsman. After the books were distributed the crew held a p^rty. FRANKFORT — Shipping has been 4m the decline here due to the three-boat , operation • of the Ann Arbor carferrtes. 'Ann Arbor #S is still in the shfpyard for repair and will not be out untilsometime this month. The majority of the SIO mem­ bers have taken . their vacations, with the remainder of the men waiting for the hunting season. Brother Robert Barnes and Herb Anderson have -been discharged from the Marine Hospital, but are not yet fit for work. Brother Al Bailey Is laid up with a few broken ribs caused by a water skiing ac­ cident The SlU-contracted AKA now has a new dining room table in the crew's messroom. trict was available In the hall every day during August. SIU members who didn't Vote , aboard their ship were able to cast a ballot at the Toledo hall or any of the other SIU halls. if- - t Chicago Shipping Good CHICAGO—Shipping took a turn for tlm good during August with this port shipping men In all de-r partments, including a few .15-day relief , jobs. .'While members .were waitfhg to be_ shipped; they , en­ joyed the comforts of Urn newly renovated Chicago hall, which-now includes coffee for members, at all times of the day, television and air conditioning. Thanks go to the secretary-treas­ urer of the SIU-affiliated Tug Workers*^Union, Bob Affleck, for all his assistance during the Boladd campaign, "^e Tug 'Workers have an office in, the building that houses the Die's Chicago hall. With Boland now DIU, the port is looking forward to a busy season. For Boland now joins the list of the SlU-contracted ships of Buck­ eye, Pioneer. Steinbrenner, Reiss and Gartlandi, which run regularly into Chicago. This will mean a heavier concentration of members in this port. . 1 a. iCleveland Men K^p Jobs CLEVELAND -— The. months -of June and JOly were, fast shipping The crews from each of the Buckeye, Pioneer and Steinbrwmer boats are now in the periods in this i>ort while August ocess of electing representatives to attend a contract,ipeeting at SIU headq-uarters in showed a slight slowdown' as- the stroit. The purpose .of-the meetipg will be to discuss working rules and contract matters men kept a tighter hold on their affecting life and work aboard jobs. men voted 1S» for the SIU as op­ been Issued full SIU membership ship. With the addition this year Now that vessel passes have posed to 7 for "no. union" and 5 books without the payment of an many new companies under the been acquired from Buckeye and for the Lake Sailors Union (Ind.). initiation fee or any other fee. SlU banner, the membwsfaip on The SIU urges any Buckeye, Pi­ Pioneer (Hutchinson & Co.) as The Pioneer seamen voted 213 the whole is enjoying a greater well as Steinbrenner (Kinsman for the SIU and 94 for "no union" oneer or Steinbrenner seaman wiw Toiedo Busy Organizing number of jobs. All heels have man Transit), SIU patrolmen are and the Buckeye seamen voted 77 was eligible and has not submit­ TOLEDO—AU reports show that been handled satisfactorily and boarding each ship to service the for the SIU and 18 for "no union." ted his application for a full mem­ the Toledo-Sandusky area has bera while at times Uiere may have crews. Each crew is being request­ The SlU now has on record bership book to write or contact real bertiive of organicational been a few minor Inconveniences ed to elect a representative if it crew lists of all the unlicensed the SIU. A small number ap­ activity during recent months. The to members because of the organ­ has not already done so. Once the seamen who were employed by the plications bave been held up be­ campaign which was aimed at show­ izing campaign, the members will SIU is notified that all represen­ Buckeye, Pioneer and Steinbren­ cause of . the applicant's failure to ing Bolaud and Ckimelius seamen "foe more than repaid in the long tatives have been chosen, the men ner fleets. Qualified members have include the reqpiired pictures. that the SIU offers all SIU mem­ run with job security. will be contacted by telegram as bers real job security was consid­ The following is a list of mem­ to when and where to report. ered a success by Hie overwhelming bership books on hand in the This follows the contract sign­ vote of the Boland seaman for the Cleveland hall: James ZacharlaS, ; ing in which the companies agreed SIU. , Edward C. Pitts, John T. Scadlon, to the full provisions of the Job Shipping has been very good and Lawrence Kessinger. James R. Security Program, the Welfare a ballot box for the voting of offi­ Clayton, David M. Brown and Roco Plan and an interim agreement cers for the SIU Great Lakes Dls- Zicarelll. . which provides for recognition of The SIU is now studying a plan for the establishment of a the.Union and other basic features. The interm agreement also pro­ manning and upgrading school for SIU seamen so they can vides for negotiations to take place qualify to receive their Hreman, oiler or AB endorsements. on the matter of working rules. The plan, which envisions-f ;——-——:— Last June tlie Steinbrenner Sea­ a program of study including promoted aboard their ship. If, a possible winter training for example, a fireman's job is The SIU Great Lakes Union program, would be taught by qual­ open on an SIU boat and a coalis a union cf, by and for Great ified instructors and open to all passer holds the endorsement and Lakes seamen which has made SlU members who have the re­ has seniority over any other man tremendous progress in advanc­ quired amount of sea time, sailing unrated but holding that ing the security of SIU men endorsement, he aidy take the pro­ One method of study now being sailing under its banner. One motion and move up immediately, of its greatest aeecmplishments considered is one in which SIU if he is' capable of doing the work. seamen would be contacted and is. the seniority and job security the case of relief jobs, a quali­ system which gives Lakes men requested to take leaves of ab­ In fied seaman may also move up sence from their boats for a spe­ protection under the seasonal and fill the position. cific time of study and awistance shipping set-up. Once confined The SIU has always felt that It at a designated training center. to inland waters, activities of During this time the, SIU seai- is the responsiblity of both the SIU men oar the Lakes now have grea^ sigalfteanGe - with the tnen would receive all the needed Union and the company to assist openfog of the Sdkway and Its instructions and training 40 obtain and encourage men who have suf­ Renovation of the new SIU hall in Buffalo has begun with woricmeti i use by hundreds cf deep sea their end.orsements and then . re­ ficient sea time to upgrade them­ Ebips. The Lakes have become turn to their boats. Arrangements selves in their department, Be­ removing the old bulkheads in preparation for the complete ren- ; America's fourth ^seaMast and would be 'made for the, members' cause of this, thC SlU has always ovation. SIU representative Blackie Gardner (third from right] !; felt that It is of great advantage (eevciopments there, are of ih- meals and lodging. reports that bidlding will bo completed about October 1. It 'wm > <^^ing latere^ to alt ni^ tn • It is well known that'under the- 40 all twrated i members If they olso Inuse the Jpint Council of the ILA, the ,f,|KA Pnd.^e^lU- ^ better thems^es hy going, after Great -Lakes Seamen's Job . Seetirthe SIU family of anions.' alffilioted Tug V/drkert and Oredne Woiiers.' ity Prograip, SIU seamen can bc,,,ap.A?r fijenwn or oUer'a K 4 Union Studying Plans For Upgrading Buffalo Ronovatlons.Startod -4- �••ptomber. 19M SEAFARERS Par* Elerea LOG KES S GREAT LAKES ELECTION ENDS; FARNEN REELECTED SECRETARY-TREASURER i" ^ ^ First Pioneer Seamen (Hutchinson & Co.) to vote in SIU Great Lakes District biennial eteetTon ©I ©ffieeri were Casiner Siuda, oiler, and James Dwyer, fireman. Seated next to ballot box Is Eldon Carter, porter, one of three SIU members elected to Elec­ tion Committee when voting began August 1, at Detroit. 5 Adrift On Superior Saved By SIU Crew Through the fast thinking and quick work of the officers and crewmembers of the SlU-contracted ship Michael Gal­ lagher (Midland), a boating party of five were saved after being adrift for 28 hours in^ — ^ treacherous Lake Superior. several searches gave up, thinking The 38-foot, Detroit bound the glittering lights were mirages ir- ! ft .. craft developed engine trouble off the Huron Islands on July 26 and floundered aimlessly for 28 hours hefdre thai Gallaghe'r Spotted Its distress signals west of'Big Bay. In a matter of minutes Mr, and Mrs. George Polasek and their two daughters, Patty, five, and Jo, two, were safely aboard the freighter. The fifth person In the party, Fred llurtubiste, remained in the boat to aid in guiding the helpless craft as It was towed in. The Gallagher, loaded with 9,000 tons of coal for the Calumet Division's wharf in Hubbell, Changed its course after mirror flashes were seen south of the reg­ ular shipping lanes. The boat was also picked up on the Gallagher's radar screen. The SIU crew re­ ported that when they drew close they saw a white sheet hung over the side of the stricken boat. Used Flashlight The passengers told the Gal­ lagher crew that during the night they used a flashlight to signal for help, but with no success. The mirror had been used to reflect the sun's rays during the daf. Keweenaw sailors reported see­ ing flashes, but after making caused by atmospheric conditions existing between Manitdu Island and Stannard Rock lighthouses. Residents say such reflections are common in the Keweenaw Penin­ sula's lee shore. - > . All five passengers were re­ ported in good condition except for fatigue and slept aboard their boat that night. Owner Polasek said he planned to continue his voyage to Detroit once the engine was re­ paired. SIU Great Lakes Union Halls HEADQUARTERS ' 10225-W. Jefferson, River Rouge IS. Mich. Vinewood 3-4741 Fred J. Farnen. Secretary-Treasurer Stanley F. Thompson. Asst. Seo.-Treas. ALPENA 127 River St. Norman Jolicoeur, Agent. .Elmwood 4-3616 BUFFALO. NY 35 N. Pearl St. Address maU to; 890 Main St. GRant 2728 CHICAGO 0389 Ewing Ave. South Chicago. lU, SAginaw 1-0738 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25 St. Stanley Wares. Agent MAin 1-0147 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. Matt Anttila. Agent.... RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich. 312 Main St, Address MaU to: P.O. Box 287 Glen Beaucock. i\gent BLgin 7-2441 TOLEDO 120 Summit St. CHerry 8-2431 Membership-elected committees in the ports and at SIU headquarters in River Rouge have completed their tally of the results of the month-long voting for officials of" the Great Lakes District and submitted their final report for membership action at the meet­ ings on September 19. Fred Farnen was reelected secretary-treasurer. The election committee's — tallly shows an overall total Julius H. Johnson (Book No. elected committee of election in et 1,476 ballots cast throughout the district and among crews of SlU-contracted boats. The voting began August 1 , and continued through August 31. During that •period every SIU vessel was board­ ed with a ballot 6ox and crews voted. Ballot boxes were also open in .all branch offices under the supervision of membership-elected committees. ; , The headquarters election > com­ mittee reported that the following are the committees' results (* indi­ cates winner) * Secretary-Treasorer; •Fred Farnen (Book No. 2109) 1,277 votes. 17 write-in. votes. ; Assistant Secretary-Treasurer •Stanley F. Thompson (Book No. 7656) 1,256 votes. 6 write-in votes. Alpena Agent " James Gamble (Book No. 8853> 352 votes. •Norman Jolicoeur (Book No. 7774) 893 votes. 3 write-in votes. Buffalo Agent •Roy J. Boudreau (Book No. 5711) 785 votes. Thomas V. Hydock (Book No. 7326) 139 votes. 4561) 234 votes. 1 write-in vote. Cleveland Agent •Stanley Wares (Book No! 2411) 1,168 votes. 10 write-in votes. Detroit Agent •Edmond J. Doherty (Book. No. 4394) 1,155 votes. ' •8 write-in votes. Duluth Agent Matt A. Anttila (Book No. 6332) 320 votes. James La Gosh (Book No. 7550) 137 votes. Sumner E. Thompson (Book No. 6308) 201 votes. •Gerald Westphal (Book No. 7483) 658 votes. Frankfort Agent •Glen H. Beaucock (Book No. 7777) 59 votes. Flo^d Hanmer (Book No. 8894) 55 votes. Opal W. Robinson (Book No. 9485) 8 votes. 1 write-in vote. (The Frankfort agent is voted only by the crewmembers of the Ann Arbor car-ferries.) 23 Ballots Voided There were 28 ballots voided and one ballot was destroyed. On September 6, at all member­ ship meetings, the membership- each port tabulated their ballots and nqted the results in the min­ utes of the meetings. The commit­ tee then forwarded to headquar­ ters the ballots along with a copy of the tally sheets under sealed cover marked "liallots for dfficers." In cases where there was no quorum, the port agent, in the presence of a committee of five members, opened the ballot boxes and counted the ballots. Meeting Is Held On Welfare Plan The first joint shipowner-SIU committee on the Great Lakes Sea­ men's Welfare Plan met on Sep­ tember 21 in Detroit to discuss th» program of benefits and the fund­ ing program of the Plan; The committee for the operators was elected from all the operators signed to the plan at a joint meet­ ing on August 18. The SIU program is the only ons of its kind on the Great Lakes and provides for one over-all program for all seamen without regard to the specific company or the num­ ber of companies a man works for during a season. Other matters affecting SIU Great Lakes seamen were dis­ cussed at the meeting. Japanese Trade Unionists Visit River Rouge Great lakes Shipping Aug. 1-Aug. 31,1960 DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL Alpena a 36 27 13 .76 Buffalo 21 7 6 34 Chicago 27 19 4 60 Cleveland 50 26 9 85 Detroit 129 117 65 311 Duluth 40 40 7 87 Frankfort 28 37 . 34 99 Toledo 19 12 0 31 350 265 138 773 PORT TOTAL , * SIU Director of Organization Al Tanner (standing, center) explains background of SIU Great Lakes Dis­ trict organizing campaign In Boland fleet to members of Japanese Trade Union Health and Safety Study Team os State Department official looks on. Some eight representatives of Japanese trade unions, Including assistant director of Alt-Japan Seamen's Union, visited River Rouge head­ quarters bst month to study American union procedures. �TVelr® SEAFARERS LOG SeviemW, 19M 1^ s SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK NJ Jobless Pay Change AidsSeamen Trainees Earn Lifeboat Tickets One of the little-noted anniversaries that slijpped by during the summer was the 10th birthday of the hospital benefit. This unique SIU benefit, which assures payments for an unlimited period, no matter how long a man is hospitalized, has yielded almost $1.8 million in cash payments to hospitalized Sea­ A major gap in New Jersey's unemployment insurance system farers since July, 1950. Among the brothers now on the hospital list of the USPHS faeility affecting Seafarers employed by In Ne\y Orleans are Louis Peed, Theodore Lee, Lawrence Wessels, New Jersey companies has been Mitchell Reed, Edwin Anderson and Donald Dambrino. All of them closed. Three SlU-contracted com­ panies, Sea-Land, Seatrain and appear to be doing okay. Brother Peed, who has had several stays In the hospital. Is back Valentine Chemical, maintain their in with a bad leg but feels that he'll be shipshape after this time. home base in New Jersey. As the result of the change, sea­ He last sailed on the Producer. Lee is another brother who is back for another gcround because of a leg condition that's troubling him. men can now combine their New Jersey wage credits with those His last ship was the -Chickasaw. Doing fine is the report on'Brother Wessels, who is in the hospital earned in other states when apply­ One of the latest groups of SIU lifeboat school trainees poses due to a heart condition. He came off the cruise ship Del Norte. Laid ing for unemployment compensa­ for "graduation" pWo outside SIU hall in Brooklyn. Successful tion. The new procedure is impor­ tant in the shipping industry be­ « class, covering meii from all departments, includes {front, I to r]: cause seamen often work for com­ M. Cruz, Angel O'Neill, Jerry Pow, S. M. Hsu, Maurice Roberts; panies located in several states. rear, Knud Ostergaard, C. Dean, Bosun Bill Doak (instructor),. When a seaman must combine seaJ. Martin, O. Rios and Ken Westervick. time in order to establish eligibil­ ity, the amount and duration of the benefits will be based on the laws of the state where the claim is filed. In the past, the seaman .who Wessels worked for companies in different Peed states could not make use of his up with a liver condition, Keed fs likewise progressing well at the New Jersey earnings when seeking New Orleans drydock. The Penn Vanguard was his last ship. unemployment Insurance. This Anderson is making headway recuperating from a heart attack and often meant he could not collect An expanded diagnostic medical carter located right in the seems to be doing okay. His last vessel was Del Campo. Off another benefits for which he was oth­ SIU hall is now being blueprinted for the port of Baltimore Mississippi ship, the Del Sol, Brother Dambrino is also reported gain­ erwise eligible. in place of the outside clinic operated for the past 2V4 years. ing in his recovery from a heart attack. Seamen off a' Seatrain vessel, These and all SIU brothers in the hospitals appreciate visits and for example, previously could only •The present clinic, situated-' mail, whenever possible, from their shipmates. A visit or a letter is apply in NJ and could not use out- some distance froni the hall, is space In the-4,aur-story structure. ^ a very welcome tonic for those cooped up in the hospital. of-state earnings to establish eli­ at 1739 Eutaw Place. New OHeaiu CUnio • The following is the latest available listing of men in the hospitals: gibility. In a move designed to broaden The change in Baltimore comes VA HOSPITAL The change is effective only on the center's services and make on the heels of earlier-announced USPHS HOSPrrAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK claims filed after September 1, them more, convenient for Sea­ plans to open a similar center in WiUard T. CahiU Antonio Gonzales James Alston MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAL 1960 in all states except Mississip­ farers and their families, trustees the new hall for Seafarers now Charles Haymond Sidney Anderson MT. WILSON, MARYLAND Thomas Lauer Arthur BaUu pi, Kentucky and Alaska. It will of the SIU Welfare Plan approved being constructed in New Orleans. George Davis Robert F. Nielsen Roberto Bosco TRIBORO HOSPITAL not affect current benefits. Any­ the shift at their last meeting. The In addition, plans are underway to Walter C. Cole. Jr. William Normand JAMAICA, LONG ISLAND, NY Salvator Rivera Henry A. Deacon one already collecting benefits, in exact site within the present Union establish a medical center for the James Russell William H. Todd Chas. Dougherty USPHS HOSPITAL New Jersey or any other state, building has not yet been, deter­ first time at the SIU building in T. M. White Niles v. Erlkscn CHICAGO, ILL. Peter V. Wygerden Angela Fuentes cannot use the change in NJ law. mined. There are several possible San Juan, Puerto Rico. Edgar S. Smith USPHS HOSPITAL to add to his present benefits. arrangements to utilize available NORFOLK, VIRGINIA USPHS HOSPITAL Established in April, 1957, with George .T. Balaskos Charles W. Phelps BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Dennis C-hoon Roy Y. Poore Eusibo Andaya Loyd J. Griffis the opening of the first clinic one Flea A. Clay Henri J. Robin, Jr. Wm. BrightweU Daniel HUI block ifom SIU headquarters in'-^ Hamiltcn Dailey Cecil O. Saunders Charles CantweU John ^choch James M. Davis R. E. Waterfield Brooklyn, the Medical Department ' Gorman T. Glaze Wm. E. Roberta Niddie C. Hinson VA HOSPITAL now operates clinics- in five ports. USPHS HOSPITAL FORT HOWARD. MARYLAND Month Of July, 1960 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. The centers in Mobile and New Raymond E. Dabney Matthew Bruno H. E. Monteton Orleans s^t up shop in December, VICTOR CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL Daniel R. CaUaghan Harold D. Napier CULLEN, MARYLAND Daniel A. Hutto Lacey L. Phillips Port Socmen Wives Cliildren TOTAL 1957, and the newest one, in Hous­ Alvlno Terrazas L. B. Knickerbocker VA HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL Baltimore ?5 7 12 114 ton, marked its first anniversary last June. FORT MILEY. CALIF. BRIGHTON, MASS. Houston ... 45 0 0 45 James P. Ahern Peter A. Marozaa Howard J. Watts All told, the five clinics have USPHS HOSPITAL Raymond M. Davis James E. Martin Mobile ..... 85 * 8 7 100 given a total of 28,677 examina­ SEATTLE. WASHINGTON USPHS HOSPITAL Ray C. Coffey Sten T. Zetterman GALVESTON. TEXAS New Orleans ........ 196 6 " 6 208 tions to Seafarers and their de­ USPHS HOSPITAL George C. Dunfee D. B. Patterson . FORT WORTH, TEXAS . pendents since the start of the en­ Harry Granger James Rogers New York ... 289 22 16 327 tire program. Over 25,000 examina­ B. F. Deibler Max Olson John G. Gregory Adam E. Slowick Thomas R. Lehay Peter W. Sotire Horace C. Hunt Glen Vinson Woodrow Meyers Bozo G. Zelencic tions have been given to seamen Archie J. MUne Lyndon C. Wade SAILORS SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL John O. Morrison TOTAL ^.. 710 43 41 794 alone during this period. (See sum­ STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK USPHS HOSPITAL Bart E. Guranick Thomas Isaksen mary at right.) This covers both SAVANNAH, GEORGIA A. B. Gutierrez original exams and re-exams of Belisarlo Alonso Ernest H. Webb VA HOSPITAL George E. Kitchens WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT seamen and dependents to date. USPHS HOSPITAL Everett Haislett Henry E. Smith NEW ORLEANS, LA. John J. Driscoll Diagnostic Work E. W. Anderson Isidore Levy VA HOSPITAL Enoch B. Collins Shelby McChutosh The clinics are not treatment AMERICAN LAKE, WASHINGTON Chas. Cunningham Anthony Marano Frank E. Anderson centers: they deal exclusively in Donald Dambrino WiUiam L. Mason VA HOSPITAL F. DeDoniiiicis diagnostic, preventive medicine James T. Moore OTEEN, NORTH CAROLINA Bertram Eckert Clarence Morehead Joseph-J. Bass and seek through periodic physical Ray J. Elliot Eddie A. Patingo VA HOSPITAL Nathan Goldiinger Louis W. Peed check-ups to detect potential ill­ NEW YORK, NEW YORK Leo C. Hannon MitcheU Reed Chas: O. Bergagna ness before it can become dis­ John Joseph Hazel Calvin A. Rome abling. Gustave Hoyzan Earl J. Sillin Wilbert Hughes Stanford A. Smith A small sampling of current find­ Edw. O. Johnson Andrew Stander Blood Donor Oscar M. Jones R. Stathan ings points up the value of the G. M. Kasprzyk James Stathis Center in NY program. In one month, all signs Andrew Kennedy Jay C. Steele Knapp William Thornton pointed to an inactive tubercular Seafarers are reminded that Edward Leo J. Lang Harold G. Werns condition for one -dependent as appointments for donors to the Harold A. Laiimann Lawrence Wessels RoI.-<nd Wilcox well as a number of ,seameik ex­ SIU Blood Bank can be made Theodore LeeVA HOSPITAL * amined. As a result, the individuals at any time on the 2nd deck at WEST ROXBURY, MASS. were promptly "alerted to the situ­ SIU headquarters. Blood dona­ R, J. ArsenaultVA HOSPITAL ation and advised of - possible tions are made at the New York HOUSTON, TEXAS Talbot treatment. Lacking this type of Health Center of the SIU Wel­ Edward US SOLDIERS HOME ft HOSPITAL medical facility, they might have fare Plan, just one block from WASHINGTON. DC gone on for years with no hikling the hall, and take only a few Wm. H. Thomson VA HOSPITAL of a seitoUs problem or What to do moments. CENTF" -""T SPRINGS, SD about it Clifford C. Womack All-New Clinic Mapped For Baltimore SIU Hall Physi€al Exams-^All SIU C/m/cs In the hospital? mmm iminediafely! v'-. �•; » ^'ri* :> ••• • .'•,-v;.^;:,5tJ!-'t;''»!-n;f»-^.-''••• ' • Sr '• • September, 19M SEAFARERS Tw nirteM LOG tlTlT DEPARTMEN'T Disability-Pension Roster Grows 12 More SlU Men Retired .«« • H'- An even dozen Seafarers who are no longer able to work-make up one of the largest groups ever approved for the SltJ disability-pension benefit at one time. The 12 SIU vet­ erans got the green light for the $35 weekly benefit at the latest meeting of the joinfboard OJ. trustees for the SIU Wel--^ 1955, he used to sail as a member hernia condition. fare Plan. Rourke, also a deck department The latest additions to the of the black gang. Francis, now 57 years of age, SIU disability-pension list bring the total number of Seafarers now had sailed with the steward de­ receiving this benefit to 190. De­ partment. He joined the SIU In spite mounting additions to the 1943 and was declared not fit for benefit roster, deaths keep reduc­ ing the total. Five of the dozen approved this Papadokis Bastes Goldsmit time are under 60 years of age, including two under 50. Already receiving their benefits, those just added to the list are: Nicklos A. Bastes, William R.-Bates, Scherzer Lowe veteran, joined the Union in 1940. He is retiring at the age of 57 be­ cause an inflammation of the kid-, neys prevents him from working. Wilisch is 64 years old and sailed in the deck department. An SIU man since 1946, he was declared not fit for duty permanently be­ cause of a disabling arteriosclerosis Bates duty permanently due to a heart condition. Another veteran of the steward department, Goldsmit is now 75 years old. He is retiring from the sea because of heart disease after having sailed with the SIU since 1941. Medina, 46 years of age, sailed vdth the engine department and joined the Union in 1942. A heart ailment- has forced him to quit working for good. An oldtimer who shipped in the deck department, Scherzer joined the. SIU back in 1939. He is 63 years old and is retiring from sea­ faring due to heart disedse. Lowe Is 65 years old and is- a deck department member who joined the Union in 1939. He is re­ tiring because of arthritis and a Medina Rourke and arthritic condition. Neumaier is retiring at the age of 74 because of arteriosclerotic heart disease. Ha joined the SIU in 1940 and had sailed in the stew­ ard department. Pappadakis, another steward de­ partment veteran, joined the Un­ ion in 1941. He is retiring due to a heart condition at the aga of 65. Seesholtz, who is*^8 years old, joined the Harbor and Inland Waterways Division of the SIU in 1957. He was approved for special disability benefits because of de­ generative arthritis that prevents nim from working. Augustus Francis, Abram Gold­ smit, Marcos E. Medina, Edward Scherzer, Jesse Lowe, George Rourke, Edward Wilisch, Charles J. Neumaier, Michael Pappadakis and Lawrence F.' Seesholtz Sr. Bastes, who is 64 years old, sailed in the steward department and joihed the SIU In 1944. His USPHS record states that, he is Along with millions of youngsters all over the US, an "not fit for duty permanently" be­ estimated 2,OO0 SIU. benefit babies joined the back-to-school cause of arteriosclerotic heart movement this month at the end of the summer recess. The disease. A member of the Union since 2,000 - figure represents only-*^ 1946, Bates is only 40 years old. half of the more than 4,000 for births to proud SIU parents He has been declared not fit for children born to SIU families amounts to $812,000, and covers duty permanently because of since the maternity benefit pro­ the arrival of 4,060 youngsters. Twenty-four of the new arrivals epilepsy. Previously on the special gram got underway in 1952. The latest total of benefits paid were recorded during the.first four disability list for one month in weeks in August. . An additional family "nestegg" is represented by an equal number of $25 US bonds presented to the families by'the Union as a gift in Cn#.:ni Cariiritu Old-Age, Survlvovs and Disability Inthe baby's name. The accumulated sociai aecuriTy. gurancg system (OASDl), popularly known maturity value,of the baby bonds as Social Security, is a program of Federal benefits, It is ad­ issued to date equals $101,500. ministered in Washington by the Social Security Administration Payable since April 1, 1952, the of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare through field $200 SIU maternity benefit was offices in many cities. The program prpvides maximum' family set up to ease the cost of childbenefits of $254 monthly. rearing for the growing number If you are employed or self-employed in any kind, of work cov­ of SIU men raising families. ered by Social Security, you must have a Social Security account Despite the skeptics, the invest­ number. Your Social Security card shows your account number, ment rapidly proved worthwhile. A total of 518 SIU youngsters was which is used to keep a record of your earnings. You should use born in the first year and, at its the same account nunnbier all your life. It is advisable to check peak, -647 newcomers arrived in periodically on the status of your account in order to avoid any the third (April, 1954-March, 1955). possible errors. All told, in the more than eight OASDI benefits are not paid automatically. Applicants for oldyears since the program began, an age, survivors or disability insurance are adyised to file promptly average of 490 babies has arrived and to have necessary proofs of age, marital status, dependent each year. support and/or death (for survivors* benefits) available in ad­ One of the unique features of vance. When you believe you are eligible file promptly, with or the maternity benefit is its recog­ without proofs, so that benefits payments may start as soon as nition of multiple births, in(;luding possible. Prompt filing is important because the number of hack 33 .sets of twins and two sets of payments Is limited by law. This applies to the liunp-sum burial triplets for which multiple bene­ benefit (maximum, $255) also. . fits were paid. $111 Benefit Babies Top 4,000; Many In School ii'-'* r Know Your Benefits xm Joseph Volpian, Social .Secnrity Director Welfare Plan Passes lOtSi Birthday The passing of time since the SIU Welfare Plan began ten years ago has seen many developments. The wide variety of benefits now available to Seafarers and their families has become such a matter of routine that the latest Welfare Plan anniversarj' passed by un­ noticed. The same applies to the SIU Vacation Plan, now past its ninth year. It's important to note, however, that these benefits cannot be re­ garded as mere "routine matters". They cannot be regarded* as such because they represent an outlay of more than $300,000 per month in cash benefits alone (see chart below). This is a considerable sum worthy of some recognition. Various other service benefits are not included in the total. In actual fact, the "Social Security" banner of this department covers a great many matters of concern to Seafarers and their fami­ lies. The livelihood and well-being of thousands of SIU families are directly linked to the chain of SIU benefits and other benefits noted on these pages. (See also story on page 4). * None of these items can be classed "routine" when you look at the whole picture. Aside from' the concerns of the. immediate family, the birth of 'a child is no matter of wondef today. However, consider the fact that over "4,000 youngsters in SIU families, half of them al­ ready attending school, have entered the world since the time a few short years ago when the SIU maternity benefit program began. Consider what a physical examination program, a blood bank and a combined medical-surgical-hospital program must mean in main­ taining the health of these growing youngsters and their families. These are only a part of our SIU "Social Security" facilities. In another area, look at the number of "firsts" we have witnessed in developing our benefits. These are naturally prestige-builders, but they also mean new needs being .taken care of, wherever they may occur. Larry Seesholtz, now disabled and a member of the SIU Harbor and Inland Waterways Division, is the first tugboatman from the Gulf area to start drawing the $35 weekly SIU disability-pension. Ha is ohe of a dozen Seafarers recently qualified for this benefit, which is available to him throughout his lifetime because he is no longer able to work (see story at left). This is another important measure of what security means for an SIU man. • * * Many of our oldtimers expressed interest in the action by the re­ cent extra session of Congress on a medical care aid bill for the aged. Due to the political activities linked to the passage of this bilh the legislation that emerged is far from satisfactory in many quarters. Efforts will surely be made next year to improve on it. Meanwhile, our oldtimers at least have the assurance that SIU benefits still cover their particular needs In this area. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans Report of Cash Benefits Paid Period: August 1-28, T960 Number of Amount Benefit^ Paid Hospital Benefits (Welfare).. 5,121 $14,567.51 Death Benefits (Welfare) 6 19,905.00 Disability Benefits (Welfare). 716 25,060.00 Maternity Benefits (Welfare) . 24 4,800.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare) 143 39,062.12 Optical Benefits (Welfare)... 175 1,693.61 Summary (Welfare)....... 6,185 Vacation Benefits $105,088.24 1,194 $203,780.29 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD.. 7,379 $308,868.53 Summary Cash Benefits Paid Hospital Benefits (Welfare) $1,778,717.35 Death Benefits (Welfare) 3,132,969.06 Disability Benefits (Welfare) ... 1,112,835.00 Maternity Benefits (Welfare)... 812,000.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare). 1,239,752.90 Optical Benefits (Welfare) .... 36,882.07 Summary (Welfare), $ 8,113,156.38 Vacation Benefits $14,529,315.21 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID TO DATE $22,642,471.59 �Face Fonrteea SEAFARERS •evtembert IMt LOG 'Ha- ;:•• ^ Welcome New^ FINAL DISPATCH SIU BABY The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $32,000 In benefits was paid: Roy G. Wilt. 54: Brother, Wilt John S. Lukas, 65: Brother Lukas died of arteriosclerosis in Harris- died of natural catlses In the Pub­ burg, Pa., on lic Health Serv­ August 4, 1960. ice Hospital on An SIU member S t a t e n Island, since 1947, he New York, July had sailed for 1, 1960. He had many years in sailed in the the engine de­ steward depart­ partment. His ment since March survivors include 2, 1946. He is his widow, Helen survived by his E. Wilt, of Harwidow, Irene risburg. Details about his place of Lukas, of Brooklyn, N.Y. Burial burial are not known. Total bene­ was at the Cypress Hills Cemetery, fit: $4,000. Brooklyn, NY. Total benefit: $4,000. 4 ai ai Frank Bines, 37: Brother Blues passed away on July 2, 1960, at the King County Hospital, Seattle, Wash., following an a 11 a c'k of pneumonia. H e had sailed "since September, 1943, as an SIU man In the engine de­ partment. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Veronica B. TristanL Burial details are not known. To­ tal benefit: $4,000 3^ 4 ft t t t William B. Baylors, 39: Brother Saylors died of drowning on July 17, 1960, in the Mississippi River at New Orleans, La. He had been sailing in the steward depart­ ment since 1946. Lila Bailey Say­ lors was appoint­ ed administratrix of his estate. Burial was in the Amity Cemetery, New Orleans, La.. Total benefit: $4,000. ARRIVALS All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union In the baby's name,-repre­ senting a total of $3,200 In maternity benefite and a matniity value of $400 In bonds: • , . . News ol his SIU disability-pension bene­ fits plus first $35 weekly check gives a much-needed lift to veteran Seafarer Charles J. Neumaier (left visited recent* ly by Walt Sibley. SIU A&G port agent at San Francisco. (See story, page 13) George A. Gonzales, born July 6, 1960, to Seafarer end Mrs, Alphonso R. Gonzales, New Or­ leans, La . ' it it if Gwenda Ann Henry, born July 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs^ Michael Henry, Channelview, Tex. 4 i 4 SIU BLOOD BANK HONOR ROLL 4" 4" 4» 4". ' 4" .4.. 4-:- 4 \ Joey Rivera, born . August T 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jose P. Rivera, Bronx, NY. Michael Lowell HlpP, bora Au­ gust 9, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lyle Lowell Hipp, Houston, Texas, - 4 4 4 4 4 4 • 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4- 4 4 4 Ke-vin James Hume, born July 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Peter F. Hume, Arabi, La. vi? StU Blood Bank . Inventory rn.v • 4" Dale Wayne Groth, bom June Leon Joseph Maas, bom April 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John 25, i960, to Seafarer and Mrs. LeOn "David Groth, Baltimore, Md. J. Mass, New Orleans, La. 4. i- 4 Timothy Mark Kent, born July if it . if . Alice Charlene WlUlams, born 28, 1960, td; Seafarer and Mrs. Clyde A. Kent, Baltimore, Md. Mars I. Gallop, 34: Brother Gal­ t t • lop died of drowning at Macapa, at the mouth of Genezyasz J. Nowokunskl,. 44: A the Amazon River coronary thrombosis was fatal to in Brazil on July Brother Nowo­ 18, 1960. He had kunskl in Bom­ shipped in the bay, India, on steward depart­ May 7, 1960. He ment since Au­ sailed in the The SIU blood bank supplies Seafarers or members of their families gust, 1945. Marsteward depart­ with blood anywhere in the United States. Seafarers can donate to vella Gallop was ment since De­ the bank at the SIU clinic in Brooklyn. Listed here are a few of the appointed admin­ cember 18, 1946. Seafarers and others who have donated to the blood bank. istratrix of his Surviving are his Leventhal, Jason R. Smith, Troy D. estate. Details about the place of daughters, Jeanne Garay, Rufino Silberfarb, Peter M. and Mary Nowoburial are not known. Total bene­ Trefethen, Donald A. Olsen, Elmer kunski of Whitman, Massachusetts. fit: $4,000. Wagner, Donald Keller, Frank A. Place of burial was not indicated. J, Meher, Cornelias B. Escabi, Luis A. Total benefit: $4,000. Anselmo Melendez; 69: Brother Vazquez, Domingo Orencio, Nicanor Melendez died on August 19, i960, t t 4" Womack, James D. Parker, James M. of injuries fol­ Bennett, Jack J. Robert Belyea, 35: Brother Bellowing an aUto Suchmam David yea, died of a hemorrhage while accident in his O'Neill, Johnny aboard the SS Santore, March 14, hometown of Strange, Leo 1960. He had sailed in the engine Freeport, LI. He Benefield, Glen O. had shipped in department since September 11, Lane, Edward J. the engine de­ 1956. He is survived by his widow, Koval, John T. partment and Elsie E. Belyea, appointed admin­ Period: July, 1960 Trazenfeld, Leonard had been an SIU istratrix of the Belye»t estate. Buri­ Pints Contributed .... 167 Allison, Cornelius J, member since al was in the Lutheran Cemetery Martin, George F. 1939. total bene­ Winger, Minnesota. Total benefit: Pints Rejected-3 Black, James F. fit: $4,000. $4,000. Brookfield, Henry - Pints Credited* ....... SSVi Pints On Hand Silverstein, Stanley S July 1 JBI Barbara, Salvatore " Ellman, Leonard 180V6 Bouchier, Ronald G. Pints Used .......... 42 Subotnick, Stuart Cleary, Stephen M.. Pints On Hand Perez, Jose M. August 1, 1960 ..........138V4 Reddock,' Richard . , The Seafarer described below, is receiving the $35 .weekly SW * * • , Harper, Harry H. disability-pension benefit. Summary Ritt, Joseph M. Robert M. Ellis . . . 72 . . . First went to sea back in 1913 on an Total Contributed To Date: Dunn, Joseph old-line dry cargo vessel. He Joined the SIU liyi93d 1,158 Pints Barnes, Lionel C. • as a member of the steward department. Among Total Rejected To Date: Carpenter, Alvln / the .many vessels he's sailed. Brother Ellis remem­ 43 Pints Pltzele, Peter . ' i' bers the Waterman ship Yaka, for it was on this . Total Credited To Date: Sands, John E. . ship that he made the famed Murmansk run in 1942. 557V^ Pints Williams, John He recalls that the ship was under fire from above, Total Used To Date: Gottfried, Gerald J, . under and on the seas . . , and although the trip 419 Pints Blake, John ' was successful, the memory lingers pn even today. Blake, Brian Retired since 1955 on t}ie SIU disability-pension, *This is a standard arrangement Fong, Jackson this veteran Seafarer liyes in Brooklyn with his wife alloting 50% for s'ervice, process­ Sisto, Eugene J. Muriel. Well along in years, he generally takes it ing and storage to Brooklyn Efron, Ronald ' J easy ^pund the house, but stfll manages to get out to the hall in Geisler,• RobM^;F<j ; ,• .Donor Center Inc.' ' * , * * Brooklyn at least twice a month to chat and visit with former ship­ Bruckner, Howard'-.' mates. ? . GOAB; 500 PINTS IN BANK Cousins, -Clarenoe; ^ PENSIONERS CORNER August 8, 1960, to Seafarer" and Mrs. James E. Williams,'Mpbile, Ala. t i>iii> Jacqueline Lynn TroMlair, born June 5, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jack C. Trosclair, Mobile, Ala. Debra Marie- Flaherty, borii July 23,1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John M. Flaherty, Boston, Mass. Milton Lee Morrow, born April 18, 1960, to Seafarer wd Mrs. Coy Lee Morrow, Mobile,,Ala. Jimmie Wayne Brown, born July 25, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jimmie R. Brown, Milligan, Fla. Roberto Ayala, born August 16, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jesus Ayala, Bronx, NY. . Cathy Lunelle Bishop, born July 31, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Hollis Bishop, Bayou La Batre, Ala. Scholarship Rule Change Seafarers or their children who are interested in competing for future SIU scholarship awards are advised to note a clarification in the eligibility rules, which was adopted at the last meeting of the trustees. The amendment stipulates that only unmarried children of Sea­ farers can qualify as dependents eligible for an award. Successful candidates who are children of Seafarers must be unmarried at the. time they receive their awards. This rule does not, of course, affect active Seafarers competing for a scholarship. Five $6,000 four-year college scholarships • are given annually, one of which is reserved for an active Seafarer. To date, since 1953, a total of 38 scholarships with an aggregate value of $228,000 have been awarded. Nineteen have been won by active seamen and 19 by SIU men's children. Up until last year, the seamen ischolars led th6 youngsters 17'-11 in the number of scholarships won.' The 1961 awards will be made next spring. . . -if �tm SSAPAKERS Waam FifUMI LOG *Mon Overboard!' FBOteTHE SIU in WASHINGTON COURT DECISIONS. The United States Supreme Court in a case involving the Order of Railroad Telegraphers and North Western Railroad ruled that a union's 4cmand to amend a collective bargain­ ing agreement to prohibit a railroad from abolishing jobs without the eoftsent erf the union was a bargainabie issue under the Railway Labor Act This controversy was a "labor dispute" within the mean­ ing of the Norris-LaGuardia Act, which deprives Federal Courts of the jurisdiction to issue injunctions in such disputes. The railroads in this case operated a rail system covering over 9,000 miles, prin­ cipally in the Midwest. The railroads petitioned the public utility commissions in same of the states in which, it operated claiming ttiat the railroad found it necessary to close s.tations in order to improve its weak financial condition. They claimed there were so few duties at some of these stations that the agents worked as little as 30 min­ utes a day for a full day's pay. The union notified the railroads that it wanted- to open negotiations on this matter and to amend the col­ lective bargaining agreement to include the principle that no position then in existence would be abolished or discontinued except by agree­ ment between the carrier and the union. The railroad took the posi­ tion that tlie union request did not constitute a labor dispute or a bargaining issue. Several meetings were held, but the two sides could come to no agreement. As a result, the union voted to strike and the railroad company took the ease to court asking for an injunction. Tlx® District court ruled that the union's demand related to pav, rules and working condiUmis and therefore constituted a labor diapu'ce. Th® district court's ruling was reversed by the Court of Appeals and finally The Supreme Court was asked to rule on the case. <7 i Boland- & Gorrielius seamen have, per- up assorted "independent" outfits, contract­ fomied a service to themselves and to or­ ing to non-maritime unions such as District ganized seanaen everywhere by the decisive 50 and similar methods. manner in which they rejected Teamster Touch And Go President James R. Hoffa. It is clef^ from Whw the present. SIU Seaway organizing the record that the ill-fated Teamster raid drive was undertaken just three years ago, in the maritime field was the personal ven­ it was touch and go for a while. Other cir­ ture of the Teamster president. The raid cumstances, such as the virtual shutdown of •was directed out of the headquarters of Lakes shipping in 1959, have added to the Hoffa's home local, Local 299 in Detroit. obstacles faced by the organizers. However, The attorney for the "independent brother- 1960 is the year in which the tide turned. hcKKi" in Bolahd & Cornelius, a group The Great Lakes District has triumphed by ganized specificaUy for the purpose of keep­ convincing margins in four of the, five elec­ ing unions out of the fleet,; also happens to . tions held this summer, an outstanding rec-, be JHfoifa*s attorney of record, Numerous, ' ord in a citadel 'of anti-unionism arid in a lieutenants of Hotta -a^ere-directly involved hostile political atmosphere. As a result of lit the effort to rig anJffidection''. -vvrheceby SIU activity since 1957 nearly 2,0^Lakes the Teamsters "would "have.sw^lloWed th«f seamen employed on 74 ships are, now en­ "independent brotherhood" and repudiated joying the beriefits of maritime union repre­ the SIU. EUaborate finagling with the con- sentation. The organizers who have worked :duct of this '^election " mysterious handling long and hard throughout the Lakes against of some 100 absentee ballots, intimidation o* discouraging odds are to be congrat^ated the families of crewmembers, all fail^ to on an outstan^ng job. With the pro-Uniori convince Boland seamen that they were bet- trend now firmly established, hopes are high -ter off with IJoffa than the SIU. When the that 1961 will bring more Union victories. showdown came in a Government-super­ vised election, they mad# their choice loud , and clear over the combined pppositicm bf" Hoffa, the "independent brotherhood^^ ^nd *'t^--slupQvimer^: . October 4 is the big day for Philadelphia In the past, Hoffa has" Seafarers,because that evening, will mark as a "fink"^ by the SIH of hia .will­ the formal opening of the brand hew hall ingness, to use aoati-labwJfegislatio^^ suchjiO for SIU men.in that port With the opening the Laiidrum-Griffin bdlV to- atiadc the.St¥ in i?hiladelphia, another landmark has been 8tnd other uniona Hoffa's action in Boland & Cornelius, particularlyr his (ios6;kss!biCaa-7 passed in the complex and difficult job of tioh Widi the ''*indepifend^.t. brotherhiipd'^? pfoviding comfortable and adequate facili' ties for Seafarers in all ihajor ports. sCrves tq justify ,t^at description. ; •i' • Work on the New Orleans hall is prtv ^t.there is more to file & Gbr•s nelius election than rei^iatidh of a Heffa grossing at a rapfd clip. It should be near . completion by the end of the year. Houstonraid. On the pc»itive sidey^ t^he B4«G offers further evidence of the svring,:-j#f^" is- neX^t^ With property alr^^ earmarked for that purpose. Lakes seaiheh towardiunion representation. I*pr j^ars ia ; The new haUs reflect the new status of coalirion of non-union ' Jeamijm. T^ fitting acccunpaniment to ->*•••' f. , the Swpeiw benefits and protecfoughii off. ahjdt.^fi%e^ :cfgamizing effOris. in the pthce® they'i^^ uOh whidti seamen enjoy today as compared : ^ M a- variety of devices, among them the'old .'wHh what existed at the Union's founding, iH r: ? "divide and conquer'' technique of setting 22 years a^ in October, 1938. ' (• • i'-f • PhUnilelphia Hall -T t, ^ FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION POLICY. The publication recent­ ly released by the Department of Commerce, entitled "Rationale of Federal Transportation Policy," has a chapter that dea's with prob­ lems of the merchant marine. Among the problems discuesed are: first, that an authorative determination of the total size and quality of the essential fleet necessary to meet both the defense and peace­ time requirements of the commerce of the US must be made. Second, is the size and trend of the merchant marine subsidy, including pos­ sible means of increasing revenues, decreasing costs of operation, and decreasing costs of construction. The authors of the publication say, "as respects some types of limited war, it appears that t'le mer­ chant marine may be reasonably adequate in terms of total quantity. However, there appear to be deficiencies qualitatively as respwts ship age, sgeed, heavy lift capability, and ability to load a'rd ur.load under conditions more primitive than those existing at major com­ mercial seaports ... a closely associated problem is the relianc® currently placed upon vessels under the flags of Panama, Liberia and Honduras. Vessels under these flags of convenience represent a vital segment of our ocean-going capability, including about one-half of our tanker and three-fourths of our bulk carrier tonnage. Li tima of war, it is presumed that these vessels would be under the praetieal control of the United States, since they are American-owned anl since their countries of .registry have no navies by whieh they could enforce physical control. However, these ships are manned by foreign nationals, and US cantrol over them is not as effective as if they carried the American flag and American crews." The report says that everything possible should be done to improve US conirel over these ships and that the US should make efforts to have all friendly maritime nations sign agreements for the immediate return of the ships to the US in the went of an emergency. i, $ SHIPS vs. RAILS. On May. 25, I960, Congressman James E. Van Zandt, (R.-Penn.), introduced a bill, HR 12385, which would requir® users of inland waterways to pay a user's charge. Before Congress adjourned for the national nqioinating conventions. Van Zandt told the House of RepresenUUves that there was scant opposition to th® user charge principle, ne said that Presidents Roosevelt. Truman and Eisenhower have all. publicly urged the imposition of suck charges for the use of publicly provided transportation facilities. H« said the users of the Federally-subsidized inland waterways, built and maintained at taxpayers' expense, have never paid the Govern­ ment anything for either the construction of or operating on thes® costly facilities. Federal expenditures for navigation on the inland and intracoastal waterways have totaled more tksn $2.6 billion. Van Zandt said there is "no denial of the fact that barge line operations oh our inland waterways form a mature and financially sLrong in­ dustry. As such, that industry should be required to take its place in transportation, on a sell-sustaining basis, bearing its own costs under conditions of fair competition with other modes of transportation." $ ^ MARITIME OUTLOOK (Tankers), According to AMMI, al.-nost 15 per cw>t of the US-flag privately-owned tanker tonnage, or about 992,000 dwt, was inactive as of June 30, 1960. Practically all of th® wa« d»e to iaek of employment. The AMMI-report said that freight rates for tanker cargoes remain depressed, and With few ex­ ceptions, have been below the break-even level for US-flag vessels. The study indicates that the outlook, for the world tanker fleet and the ^ tanker fleet" in particular for the remainder of 1939 and th® years ahead, will remain uncertaia until the problem of surplus ton­ nage is resolved. On July 1, I960, the United States-flag privately owned tanker fleet totaled 342 vessels of 6,680,063 dwi. The U3 tankship fleet is now 34 vessels below the 1939 fleet, but has grown more than 2.4 million dwt. This is due to the fact that^the averag® tanker today is in- excess of 19,500 dwt as compared to an averag® of 11,200 dwt in 1939. 4« MOtRTGAGE INSURANCE. A% of June 30, 1960, MA had In effect, under Title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1938, approximately $427 million in Government mortgage Insurance and commitumnts to insure mortgages involving 50 ships and 3 barges. Pending appli­ cations for Title XI mortgage insurance is estimated to involve an, additional $278 million on 31 deep and 72 shallow draft vessels. This makes a total either in effect or pending of $705 million on projects involving 158 vessels. .13:.. -.7 �SEAFARERS Pac* filxfeen Cei»teinben 1989 LOG 8111 Man Gets Citizenship Union Meetings Reaffirm LOG Editorial Policies SIU membership meetings in all ports have approved a resolution authorizing the Union's executive board to maintain the traditional editorial policy of the SEATARERS LOG in view of the recent changed in format and publication. The resolution notes that^^ the LOG is published monthly comprehensive Information were gan of the Union. The LOG will to cor,form to the new monthly also mentioned in the resolution. not serve the political advantage The changes, the resolution of any individual in the Union, nor membership schedule. Physical changes in format in order to pro­ notes, will not alter the traditional will it publish anything injurious vide expanded coverage and more editorial policy of the official or- to the Union. The text of the resolution is as follows: "Whereas, the Union's official publication, the SEAFARERS LOG, has instituted physical changes in its format to provide expanded coverage and more comprehensive information to the membership re­ garding the Union and its affiliates, as well as the maritime industry The blatant strikebreaking activities of the Kohler Co., ma­ in general, and Seafarer Peter Van Wygerden receives his citizenship papers jor plumbing-ware manufacturer, have been denounced and "Whereas the SEAFARERS LOG from Judge Richard Hartshorne in the judge's chambers at the overturned in a landmark National Labor Relations Board is now being published on a month­ US District Court in Newark, NJ. Wygerden is a patient at the ly basis in order to conform with decision. As a result, the com--* USPHS Hospital in Staten Island. He was taken to the ceremony any has been ordered to re- the strikebreakers it brought in the monthly membership meeting by on SIU representative. ire 1,700 strikers. To do this to take the jobs in the company's schedule as provided for in the the company would have to unload futile effort to break the back of I[pion's amended constitution, and "Whereas, these changes in phys­ the union. The company promptly an­ ical format and publication dates nounced it would appeal the re­ represent no change in the estab­ instatement order in the courts in lished and traditionally-observed a further delaying action. Mean­ editorial policy of the SEA­ while, the United Automobile FARERS LOG, to wit: Seafarer Peter Van Wygerden, 33, got a new le^se on life "That no articles shall be pub­ Workers Local 833 is continuing last month when he became a United States citizen in cere­ to picket the plant in the six-year- lished in the SEAFARERS LOG monies at the US District Court House, Newark, NJ. which serve ^le political advan­ old walkout. As a result, he's now a steptage of any individual within It is expected It will take at The United States and most of least a year to resolve the issue the union, officer or member, closer to the day when he can and some 150 other citizens-to-be the other member nations of the in, the courts. and call for his German-boim wife the basic freedoms they would.en- Organization Of American States The controversy began In 1954 "That no articles shall be pub­ Ingrid and 18-month old son, Peter, joy as Americans. • last month began recalling their when the union sought a contract lished in the SEAFARERS LOG now living in Holland with his Next came the recitation of the diplomatic personnel stationed in incorporating the union shop and which are deemed injurious to parents. Then the Van'Wygerdens the Dominican Republic shortly other benefits. The company would the Union or to its collective intend to settle down to a new life oath of allegiance, and the people gathered there—of all ages, reli­ after the OAS voted to sever dip­ grant none of them, and negotia­ membership, or which violate together in West Milford, NJ. gions and nationalities—repeated lomatic ties with that country. the accepted canons of ethics tions broke down. The strike fol­ The SIU member almost missed it after the Judge. and good taste. The break in relations between lowed. the citizenship ceremony as a re­ the US and the Trujillo regime Kohler subsequently gave non- "Therefore, be It resolved, that sult of back injuries he received will in no way aifect shipping as strikers' a wage increase, dealing the membei'ship of the Seafarers while a crewmember of the Sear far as the SIU is concerned. Only without the union, and this con­ International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, train New York. He was admitted two companies—^Alcoa Steamship verted what had been an economic Lakes dnd Inland Waterways Dis­ to the Public Health Hospital at and Bull Line—had previously strike to one against unfair labor trict, go on record at this time as Staten Island several weeks after­ Seafarers with beefs regard­ called there, and a check with practices. reaffirming this traditionally-ob­ ward and. is still undergoing an al­ ing slow payment of monies due them indicated that they had long Last month, the NLRB found served editorial policy of the SEA­ most continual series of diagnostic from various operators in back since discontinued that service be­ that the raise was in violation of FARERS LOG, and also, tests. Although he presently is wages and -disputed overtime cause of economic reasons. "Be is resolved that the consti- allowed out of bed for only an should first check whether they the law. One board member went US trade with the Dominican further and said that the true tuitonally - established Executive hour or so a day because of his have a proper mailing address Republic — cultural, tourist or cause for the strike lay in the en­ board shall be authorized and di­ condition, doctors gave him a spe-* on file with the company. SIU otherwise—^will probably continue tire history of the Kohler firm, rected to maintain and implement cial pass so that ho wouldn't miss headquarters officials point out Into the immediate future in light which shows "a fixed intent to . . . this traditional editorial policy of the important occasion. : that reports received from sev­ of the fact that consular functions rid itself of the union." He said the SEAFARERS LOG in a man­ eral operators show checks have Judge Outlines Freedom have not yet been affected by the that this inveitably provoked and ner consistent with Article X,-Sec­ been mailed to one address break in relations. The duties of prolonged the strike. tion 8 of the Union constitution." Before the Seafarer officially was while a beef on the same score the consulate, differ from those of The board sharply reprimanded .Submitted, by Executive Board: hand'ed his cttizehship papers by is sent from another, thus cre­ the diplomatic corps, and include Kohler for hiring detectives- to , Paul Hall, Cal Tanner,; A1 Kerr, the'Judge, the Honorable Richard ating much difficulty in keeping the validation of seaman's papers, spy not vnly on tim strikers but 'Earl Sheppard, Claude/Simmons, Hartshorne, hie sat attentively as. accounts straight. •nd issuance of visas. the official impressed upon him— on the board's own attorneyis. Ijndsey Williams, A1 Tanner. Order Kohler To Rehire 1,700 In 6-Year Strike E Seaman Rides Wheelchair To Citizenship Ceremony US Cuts All Ties With Dominicans UsePnlyOne Mill AfMrosi U *n}l NEWS HEADLINES j{uRRICANte POMNA IVkkfe VUERTO RICO,F/ORIPAR£VS/4AH> aABA^rcoA9r. CNBR moiB. IN REVIEW^ — sniu //S/ NEAR,'OlAC&, AS RINAL B4CT70V5 JOUST fZlR VSSfl ; UM Afr^Mfnif^^'TberABiutB MATiOAi» r' — pUBRTO RICO. W) SHAIZB OF OLYMPIC (SAMBMBPAIS ... WOMEM Oi/AhlA^^ sHCTPurmRS eWsLL-pTTAL US^.tA^iNAMBRlCAh^NAriONSABRBBON (ylANT "^MARBRAIL PLAN'' PoR ... ^^ J^iL4J0N FRO^^MVBSlSNBDlDBeriBfi riTIPA/S OFM/U/OVS... UB yJOULD BB mFLOBMCEOff/sArICVW IN MAKING VBCiBIONSe rirooFYUSb'SLAs/iAfMASGBROF Be^PrANDCA^RocFCOBAAiX COMB-rOAlBMYof^WUMCmiL POUCBVEfAmm SBCURITY opsf^swrnPARnALiNTBSRAPfial /V , Sa/BRALSDinHBSN CrPBS INCIVOIN& MBAlORLBANB B%PBCm>NEiCre �PTpf'"-:; •i'A •eptember, 1960 SEAFARERS Pace SeTenteea LOG T HE US Coast Guard, with the Help of electronics, has been keeping tabs on the positions of thousands of ships at -sea during the two years it has been operating AMVER—the Atlantic Merv,hant Vessel Re­ port System. AMVER can quickly plot ship positions at any given time for vessels tak­ ing part in this free service. This is the quickest method of getting aid to sick or injured seamen on ships which hove no doctors. Merchant ships using the service transmit basic information—route and speed—to any of 14 Coast Guard radio stations which relay this to the AMVER cen­ ter where it is recorded on on IBM Card and then fed into on electronic memory unit known as RAMAC. A ship need not report again unless it deviates more than 25 miles off the given course. As a result, seamen on ships taking part in the service can get speedy care in an emergency. l.» V9% •:i - M AMVER ELECTRONIC RESCUE AID FOR SHIPS '••I iil -f'i! I v.. * ^ rlliililli It- Incoming AMVER messages are received on teletype. Index lists 8,000 call §igns.' Operator enters position data on sheet which will later be transferred to IBM card. Data, in edited form, is punched on machine^ at left, rer-punched at riglxt. Cards are placed in hopper,, then fed into RAMAC which computes, stores data. hv^-- "Hot line" phone in Rescue Coordination Center, New York, picks up distress details; AMVfiR advises of ships closest to scene. "Memory" portion of machine is in discs at center, which resemble long-play records. AMVER assisted in directing doctor-carrying ship to ve^el where injured .seaman, shown above, needed immediate medical aid. 4*1 �Waf HfMeea SEAFARERS Baottmkar, tm LOG 8JXJ COACACSRCZiKZ. fc-r- ALASKAN HSHERMEN ENJOY BEST SALMON CATCH SmCE 1948 Although Alaskan salmon fishermen and cMnery workers have been hard hit by poor salmon rims in recent years, it now appears that this season's catch may be the best since 1948. In fact, figures reported by reach Bristol Bay enroate to their Alaska's State Commissioner spawning grounds in Alaska's of Fish and Game show that 2,000 salmon streams. Depends On Japanese enough salmon had been caught by The final number will depend the end of July to fill 965,000 cases, apd state officials were partially on the number of salmon hopeful that the total catch of the intercepted by Japanese fisher­ - Bristol Bay area would amount to men. The Japanese have agreed to 1,000,000 cases for the season, or fish west of 175 degrees West more than three times the size of longitude, a line running through the island of Atka, at about.the last year's catch. central part of the Aleutian chain. "We started with only one In southeast Alaska there have day's fishing a week to permit been reduced runs, but the state's a sufficient escapement of sal­ mon for spawning purposes," total catch so far has nevertheless surpassed the 1959 totals. said Commissioner Clarence L. Anderson. "Then we gave the fishermen 24 hours on and 12 off during the second week/* But the fish were still going upstream in such numbers that we threw the fishing open 24 hours a day." The canners, advised li^t No^ vember that some 46 million sal­ mon might be leaving their North Pacific feeding grounds this year for the eastern Bering Sea, got ready early. And 'by the time, th^ season opened early in July, they had stand-by crews of Eskimos ready to emplane from their home towns to Bristol Bay, west of the Alaska peninsula. The canneries set up addi­ tional lines of cleaning and processing equipment, and flew in 200 Eskimos to man them. "But even with all of this, the ' canneries couldn't handle the catch," Anderson reported. "At one time we put the fisher­ men on a limit of 2,500 fish daily." Although some 48 million sal­ mon are believed to haye left their feeding grounds this year, it's esti­ mated that about 35 million will P'E,: Wti IS-'I $3 Million Fishing Pier Planned For New Bedf ord NEW BEDFORD—^New Bedford fishermen, who at present are operating with outmodeS, cramped facilities, may be get­ ting a new $3,000,000 pier in the South End of the City. If plans, now under why are real-^ iz^, the new construction will last month in which they were be 400 feet long with space for brought up to. data on tbe statue 50 craft to tie up. Other features of the project. Also present were indude finger piers extending members of < the New Bedford north and soiitb, five fillet houses, Fishermen's Union, including How­ two . processing plants, storage ard W. Nlckerson, secretaiy-treaslockers, truck loading areas and urer. parking, facilities. . Because ol .the compUcate<t na­ ture of. hecesury financial r ar­ rangements, ;it will take some time before cpnstiucfiw drawings are ready] itiabt now pfoject fo' in the preUmihary pmMing ' st^d. Once the work is staited, though, actqal construction should take no more than 12 months, ' ^e Department pf Interior Open Fler jnanned has announced the proposed NEW BEDFORD—^New Bedford's Third Annual Scallop Festival, which this year was Army engineers rejected the use rules which will govern the held for three days, Aug. 12-14, was a rousing success, according to Howard W. Nickerson, of a bulkhead pim*. wbleh they payment of Federal aid for the claim would restrict the flow of coqatruction of fishing vessele, as secretary-treasurer of the SIU-aflRliated New Bedford Fishermen's Union. water. The new pier, will most recently auUiorized by Congress. The New Bedford union*. likely be an open one, cimstructed Although Congress has only donated scallops to help make with pilings. Flans also allow for recently apm-oprlated S2V4 mllUon up the 18,203 dinners that expansidb of the. faculties should annually for the project,^ ho were served during the three-day this h* necessary at a future date, proprUtions have actually been event, ^and many the. people dyle leaAbfs sod fishing Indus­ made to aid the US flahlag fteat. who worked at it were the wives try p^raonnel attended a meeting Undmr the terms of: thp -rules and children of the fishermen. presided by the Interior DepartThe New Bedford Exchange Club, with the cooperation of the Amatg iiakau tm ttie SiU ara lae^, the pn^am will be limit­ : New Bedford Seafood Council and e nahher ef gfoape ef eeeanir. ed tp JBshing vessels tiut are part many other local organizations, did elal fIdtanimB da ell ,eeaatia at of 7 a' Bshery being injured or a fine, job, Nickerson reports, and well as dioreside flak eannerlea threatened by increased fish Im­ it is logical to assume that next and pripdHaors. Thop an in- ports, and the. payments cannot year they will be able to^Serve at veiVed in sueh wMelp-dlTeni^ exceed ,dne-thilrd of constriiction least 9,060 persons a d^. • lied liabteg dperadena as seal- cpst$.,--' Nickerson bases this -optimistic Tfaie apptieaht must show that lepiag; tima fiablay. iainui estimate on the-fact that there was the vessel would aid in the de­ Hakaflde, cod. ksMdit and SMny m waiting, for dinners at any time POerS. Grdnpa invelved vlntfiide velopment of US fisheries,, would this year due to the streamlined be (d US registry, would land all the mw Bedtpiri »dierii^^ operation set up by Ctd. Friedman, its catches in US ports and' Wuld Unliid Alaaka FtafodonenTs of the US Army, wb'o was the fesemploy Its crewman only US ilBtOBi fona -ffofe and eanni^ ^ Uyal chairman. Niel^rson was in mtiaenh oh idlens legallyliving wwlaiia "dpwratiiiig'. <Mrtv at cfouebar|(e of the purchase «nd han/ z ftrtrid'. idHP' uaA- • • txamn. jIn hWe,- ''.'j:• _ . , of'All: food. BHelel^'B^^'Kedlak^-Aiiil :cise^: It is hoped, Nic^eESoh says. tHat ^dVecohomJlciU: ooover;'^' wkdad:; 'i»-' -Iha-.'j&a'-'.MadMseaP ot in the futur'e similar, festivqls cair These wern soma of s^lofM wfo^ artci chiMrPfo sfohi to * ship capable of aiding < be held- in other parts, of the US; Bedford Fishermen Third: AiMiu«t ]Sea&»|p; Festhrol. . ^ fhovnathmal-vfefetMO.' • • • //. New Bedford Scallop Fete Siiccess fo%v- , High winds, fierce seas and the ever-present menace of ice ar® (actors with which Aloskdn fishermdn must olwoys contend, os this photo (loft) of SlU-ofFifiated Alaskan Fishermen s Union members shows. Although last ypear Alaskan salmon fishing had One of its worst recorded seasons, this season's salmon catch (above) prom­ ises to be the best since the record-breaking catch of 1948. Rules HSJUdTo Boats �ieiitember„1909 SEAFARERS LOG Tage Nineicca Cement Plant Goes DBKA.RTMBM'T Don't Hesitate—Vaccinate! Joseph B. Logiie, MD, SIU Medical Director More Americans are travelinc abroad thaq ever before. Whether they travel for business or pleasure, there is always a possibility that they will contract a disease not prevalent in this country. They may not only endanger their own health but, possibly, the health of per­ sons in the countries they visit," or someone at home when they re­ turn. This is especially true of Seafarers who more or less constantly expose themselves, due to the nature of their profession, to the vagaries of disease in all ports- of the world. It's quite obvious today, for example, that Yellow Fever, Smallpox and Cholera have practically been eliminated in the United States. But, in many countries, these diseases are still prevalent and, if the diseases are introduced into receptive areas, severe deadly epidemics can occur. Ali of this can be prevented by proper vaccination, so most countries require evidence of vaccination . agains;t one or more of these diseases, when they- consider themselves threatened by an The SlU-cbntraeted cement carrier Keva Ideal [Ideal Cement] is loaded with equipment for a com­ outbreak elsewhere. Due to fast travel by air, the dangers can be plete cement plant at the Redwood City, Calif., docks. The cement plant is destined for the Gulf Coast. very real smee a person may arrive in the US without evidence of the disease, although harboring a disease contracted in another part (Redwood Cily Tribune photo.) of the world. Travelers, are advised that vaccination certificates are required not only for health conditions prevailing in the country of departure such as the US, but also for the conditions that may exist in any country where they may stop during their journey. Vaccinations should be obtained several weeks before leaving, as it takes some time to develop immunity after vaccination and the vaccination Cer­ tificate is valid only after this period, usually 6 to 14 days, depending on the disease, for which vaccination is given. WASHINGTON—^An alliance of Republican and Southern Democrat lawmakers sank Some countries may not request travelers to show their certificates all hopes for labor-backed legislation in the short summertime session of the 86th Con­ when they arrive, from places considered safe; however, this is not gress. Among legislation which was buried or defeated in Congress was the bill calling always the case. There is is always a possibility of a, quarantinable for extension of the wage and^ disease developing along the route of travel. The measure, which passed the hower. A substitute bill was passed Countries of the Middle and Far East that are receptive to Yellow hour law to cover American but died in the House, had which limits such benefits severe­ Fever are stringent in their requirements of a valid yellow fever seamen and harbor workers. Senate been opposed by the American ly, and places them on a charity Besides the changes in the mini­ vaccination certificate. If the certificate is not in order, the traveler Marine Institute. basis. or seaman may be subject to surveillance, or even isolation up to 14 mum wage laws, bills whichr went Merchant The biggest issue at the sum­ Congress did vote nearly $4 bil­ under included the Forand pro­ days. A valid certificate for vaccination against Smallpox is always mer session was the drive by or­ lion for the foreign aid program, posal for medical insurance for required for persons entering the US, except from Canada and cer­ ganized labor and other groups for an increase of $562 million over retired Americans under the Social tain nearby countries. hospital and medical benefits for year. American flag shipping The International Certificates of Vaccination are the only acceptable Security system. Federal aid for retired Americans. This bill was last can look forward to some increase school construction and aid for documents for international travel, and are valid only when the re defeated, largely because of the in foreign-aid cargoes as a result housing. quirements in each certificate are. complete. In the US, the Interna­ opposition of President Eisen­ of the action. tional Certificate of Vaccination may be procured with a traveler's The SIU and other maritime passport, through travel agencies or the Public Health Service. The unions affiliated with the Mari­ certificate:; must be complete and, for Smallpox and. Cholera, must time Trades DepStiment had bear 'a' Stamp ap'pfoVed Ijy the health administration of the country placed heavy emphasis on the in which the; vaccination is performed. If Yellow Fever. vaccination need f(m a revised wage and is required, it must be iss.ued by a Yellow Fever Vaccination center. hour law'f -A^dO;: froim ihereasEvidence of Smallpox vaccination within the three past years is re­ ing .the • rtdhimtim; wage <from. quired by most countries. A Yellow Fever vaccination certificate is $1.0(1 to $1.25 an hour, the., law valid for 6 years beginning 10 to 12 days after vaccination, and is would have- extended coverage to required for travelers to Ceylon, India and Pakistan; certain parts of all shipboard and - harbor craft crews. At present, owners of many Africa and South America. Blue Cross rates for 7,200,000 subscribers in the New York Cholera vaccination is required for travelers who pass through areas tugs, barges, scows and similar area will go up a hefty 33 percent beginning November 1. The craft pay crews as little as 40. to where the disease is present. The certificate is valid for 6 months following immunization. Some areas of possible prevalence are Burma, 50 cents ah-hoUr in many in­ hospitalization plan had earlier asked for a rate hike of 37.3 stances and 84-honr work weeks percent. After it was rejected Cambodia, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Thailand. are hot uncommon. by the State Insurance De- partment, an amended version Other immimizations recommended by the Public Health Service was submitted and approved. This depending on the area of travel are Typhus and Paratyphoid, Typhus was the third rate increase in three and Plague., years. Some Immunizations Are A 'Must' Blue Cross claimed the hike was Whether you are a traveler or not, the, following Immunizations inevitable. They said the area's should be a most: Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever, Tetanus, Diph­ 270 member hospitals had been theria, Influenza, Tetanus Diphtheria (combined) for adult use, and charging more and more for their Poliomyelitis. .services, and that their reserves Poliomyelitis vaccine should be administered as follows; had been melting fast. But the 1st vaccination superintendent of insurance noted 2nd vaccination 2 to 7 weeks following first Nobody would mistake the SB Baltika, Russianrflag passen­ that Blue Cross had been paying * 3rd vaccination 7 months following second ger ship which brought Premier Khrushchev to the United hospitals for items not concerned 4th vaccination 1 year after third. States, of being a luxury liner, according to Seafarer Eric with subscribers' care. The Public Health Service has recently approved the manufacture Joseph who traveled on the ' Under the "Standard Plan"—21of oral polio vaccine; however, the initial supply will probably not ship in 1959. In fact, he said, galley, dining room and deck and full benefit and 180-half benefit be ready before the spring.'It will probably be a year before a suf­ he Baltika was an ordinary room service. Since the steward days-^the rate for families with ficient supply is available for general use. department is the largest numer­ group coverage will increase from " So don't neglect your polio vaccination or attempt to wait for oral tub as far as passenger ships go. ically on a passenger ship it $6.60 a month to $8.72. For an Normally the ship is on a reg­ vaccine. Now is the time for polio vaccination. ular run between Leningrad and makes the Baltika unique in the individual with group coverage, (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can London,, the rate will go up from $2.61 to making stops at Helsinki, annals of merchant shipping. he submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Stockhoim and Copenhagen en As far as working conditions go, $3:56 monthly. Similar increases route. It attracted worldwide at­ he observed that the deck gang will affect all other categories. Also starting on November 1, tention when the Soviet Premier handled baggage to and from.the Notify Union On LOG Mail chose to travel to the current dock. When not hustling baggage, the hospitals' billing practices As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFAREBS United Nations meeting on the the^ang painted—^morning, noon will be closely scrutinized for over­ LOG are mailed every month to all SIU ships as well as to andnight. It was pretty clear that head-type items, such as training ship. numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers Joseph rode the ship overnight there were no worries about hav­ and expansion, which are now passed on to Blue Cross in the congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves between Helsinki and Leningrad, ing 'to pay off watch OT. . calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their and back again, when he made a ICarl Marx', theories about a form of higher bills. ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ tour of Europe-:, and the Soviet "classless society didn't •apply,, pn There will be some new bene­ ator, three copies of the LOG, the headquarters report and min­ Union in the summer of 1959. Hav­ the ship which was a three class fits. The Plan noted additional utes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the next ing paid his own-way and travel­ affair — first, second and tourist. coverage for newboi-n infants, port of call. ing as an ordinary tourist, he was In the first and second class din­ short-term psychiatric treatment Similarly, the seamen's club» get various quantities of LOGs free to observe Some of the actual ing room there was a menu, but and for cosmetic surgery. day-to-day conditions under which the waitresses ignored it.. The.sim­ The spiraling cost of hospitaliza­ at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer Russian ships and seanien operate. ply brought out whatever the cooks tion is being studied by several so requests it by^ notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ What struck him particularly was gave them in the-galley. ; gregate there. labor unions, including the SIU. the overwhelming preponderance As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU For entertainment, there's a They are looking into the pos­ <)f . yi;omen crewmembers. With the smqlb bar; a niaho and a phono­ sibility of eventually setting up ships whenever thVLOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that exception of a few waiters, one graph. AH told, the 7.5Q0-ton ship their own hospital system, which the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on 'the accuracy 6f purser and other "male ratings, the carries' about 150 passengers at a would protect workers from ever' Its mailing lists. , ' . women predoniinate'd both in tfie sluggish 14" knots! mounting costs. Seamen's Wage Floor, Forand Mediral Bill Fail In Congress NY6 Bine Cross Given Big Rate Boost SS Biritika Utuqiie Ship: V.'t �Pfeg* Twentr SEAFARERS LOG This Trip's On Him Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director Isthmian Crews Win PHS Award flettettier. IMf Reds Entice British Go's To Haul Oil The record of Isthmian Lines' 24-ship fleet, each of which earned a The Soviet Union is beginning to rating of 95 or better in an official.US Public Health Service inspec­ meet with considerable success in tion, is something pretty special. The steward department force on getting tankers to carry Russian each vessel deserves the highest praise for tliis kind of achievement. oil to Cuba. It has recently con­ Vessels are r^ated on 166 separate items under the general headings of cluded long-term charters for the food-handling, dishwashing, waste-dispoSal, potable water systems, food services of 16 tankers owned by storage and rodent and Insect controL two British firms, London and The 93'-plus rating on Isthmian ships recognizes-a lot of hard work Overseas Freighters and Cam­ by the galley force, shoreside company personnel and our own con­ bridge tankers. sultants who visited these vessels at various times in port. There is The Russians have been dangling more than meets the eye when you can show this kind of performance. tempting offers under the noses of runaway-flag and European-flag Most people are interested in the end-results only. They usually don't tanker operators to get them to stop to consider what produces them, and rightly so. No one wants to grab Cuban oil charters. Report­ be burdened with a lot of detail; results are what count. The fact is, edly, the Soviet Union is ready to of course, that the results depend on all the small details we don't pay twice the going charter rate consider becau?e we don't see them. on charters of at least two "years' duration. You can't wind up with tasty, attractive meals unless there's an The 16 vessels, in the 20,000-" orderly, well-run galley turning them out. In turn; the gallejf can't ton range, should satisfy a good operate properly unless its personnel know and take pride in what percentage of Cuba's oil transport they're doing. Their performance depends not only on how well a guy needs. can cook, but on proper'running of storerooms, inventory controls and After Cuba's Premier Castro ex­ sanitary management. • propriated foreign-owned oil re­ A clean, well-tended messroom is anbther part of the job. The messfineries early in July and went to man is the go-between; he's the middle man between the steward, the the Russians for bil, Esso and other cooks knd the 'customer," the ABs, firemen and everybody else in the expropriated firms threatened to crew. If he slops a tray of food or generally keeps the messroom look­ blacklist tankbrs entering the So­ ing drab and unappetizing, a lot of the time, money and effort that viet-Cuba trade. The Russians Former Seafarer Ra'y A. Curtis, who soiled for several years in went into producing the meal is wasted. That's why any kind of award have made several approaches to the deck department aboard Waterman ships, is on deck again, requires teamwork by everybody concerned. Nobody can earn it by runaway tanker operators but they this time with his wife for an 11-day cruise to Puerto Rico aboard himself because too many little things can go wrong and one person have been reluctant to grab the can't be in all places at one time. the SS Monarch of the Seas. Ray, whose last ship was the bait for fear of losing lucrative Topa Topo; is presently an announcer with WDAM-TV iif Hator coarse, there's more than appearances to be considered when contracts with American oil com­ dealing with shipboard sanitation. There's the health of the crew at panies. tiesburg, Miss. (Photo courtesy New Orleans Photo News.) stake, and the clean, orderly galley and messroom is an asset in pre­ venting what could be annoying and serious ailments deriving from unsanitary food-handling and food preparation. Every crewmember thus has a direct stake in shipboard sanitation. The type of steward department operation that helped Isthmian ships German, British and Finnish seamen are receiving pay increases and working shorter . get this latest PHS citation was prominently displayed a few days ago. hours-as the result of newly-negotiated contracts with shipowners, the International Trans­ The occasion was the presentation of the citations for excellence in vessel sanitation at ceremon:es held aboard Isthmian's Steel Vertflor port workers Federation reported. However, the new scales are. still a far cry from those In Brooklyn. Everyone who attended was impressed with the outstand­ on US-flag ships. ing buffet arranged by the ship's steward department for about 50 A new wage a^eemeht on in American freighter earns contributory pension plan for un­ invited guests. No detail was spared by the steward and . his galley covering some 50,000 seamen $435.83 per month and $454.84 per licensed seafarers. Segments of the British sea­ force. They deserve the highest praise. in'the German merchant marine month on a tanker. men's union. have expressed-"disA $7 per month pay increase is Of course, Isthmian crews are not alone in this kiiid of achievement. has been negotiated by the ITFEarlier this year, PHS sanitation certificates were won by Bloomfield, affiliated Transport and Public going to most of the unlicensed satisfaction with the contract and seamen in all departments in the a rebel movement in the union Calmar and Marvcn steamship companies. Others are in line for the Service Workers Union. same. This type of performance speaks for itself. Under the new contract, German British merchant marine. Under a initiated strikes last month. The walkout spread to most ports of The number of companies which receive these awards is on the in­ seamen with AB ratings receive new agreement between ship­ Great Britain, halting or delaying owners and the British National crease, in line with the general improvement in steward department $77.57 per month for their first two Union of Seamen, a 5Vi day week ship departures and causing ship­ performance. The Food and Ship Sanitation Department is currently years, rising by biennial incre­ ping interruptions in Canada and will be recognized for both officers embarking on an expanded program which should help maintain a ments to $94.49 per month after Australia. Most British ships, how­ and men. Saturdays at sea are to general level of excellence in shipboard sanitation throughout vessels eight years. be compensated by an extra day's ever, were sailing by early this under contract to the SIU. A head cook under the new Cler- pay or leave. There will also be a month. \ Operating along the lines of the PHS, consultants for the Food and man merchant marine contract half-day's pay or leave for Satur­ Early this^year, seafarers' unions Ship Sanitation Department will shortly be checking out SIU vessels earns from $250.60 per month day afternoons at sea. Considera­ in Finland negotiated a 45-hour with an itemized sanitation inspection report. This will be done on a to $300.72 ° per month after tion will also be given to a non- week for seamen. voyage basis, and ratings up to 100 will be assigned. By carrying out eight years. It isn't clear whether this activity all year round,' the department can assist all vessels in or_not this refers to a passenger maintaining proper sanitation standards and suggest corrective meas­ ship rating. ures where they may be needed. This is another-forward step in the American seamen on East Coast campaign to assure that we continue the best type of feeding and serv­ ships with AB ratings earn $369.17 ice on SlU-contracted vessels. per month on freighters and (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can $373.84 per month on . tankers from the first year. A chief-'cook be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Two AFL-CIO affiliates and strike involving the Web Press­ their employer have received a men's Union. The union protested safety award' from the Atomic En­ the discharge of its members dur­ ergy Commission for establishing ing a strike started by the Stereoan all-time, nation-wide record typers Union. When the Pressmen's for man hours worked at an atom­ contract ran out last December 31, ic instaUation without a disabling the management of the papers said inju^. Cited by the AEC were that since the men had failed to 2,700 employees of Sandia Corp. report for work after the Novem­ of Albuquerque, N. M., represent­ ber 10 strike start, they were no ed by the Atomic Projects & Fio- longer regarded as employees, dttcHon Workers Metal Trades i i 4 Council and Local 251 of Office Cutbacks in steel output are Employees International, which causing trouble for the United had put in more than 12.7 million Steelworkers of America. Some man-hours without a lost-time ac­ are being furloughed from their cident. This achievement bested jobs, while others are working re­ a previous 11.1 million accident- duced hour-schedules. According free manrhours held by General to USWA figures, 11,500 to 13,000 Electric Co;'s employees at Dock­ fabricating plant employees . have been furloughed in western Penn­ land, Ohio. sylvania, and another 1,100 to • 4 4" 4" Presentation ceremonies .for USPHS sanitation award to Isthmian fleet were witnessed (L-R) by Capt. The National Labor Relations 1,200 in the union's Youngstown, B. Spokas, Isthmian Director of Safety and Training; SIU Headquarters Rep. Ed Mooney; Isthmian Board has upheld a regional direc­ Ohio, district Though no national Vice-President J. J. McCabe; Food Plan Director Cliff Wilsonr Capt. W. R. Merson, master of Steel tor's decision that the Oregon figures have yet been compiled, Vendor; Isthmian Port Steward Ted Voelter and Dr. R. C. Arnold, Assistant Surgeon General; USPHS, Journal and the Oregonian news­ the Steelworkers indicate the lay­ who presented the citation. At right. Seafarers R. Mora and Ray Casanova, members.of galley force papers .were not guilty of unfair off situation' across the country labor practices in tho Portland "doesn't look good." aboard Steel Vendor, officiate at attarctive buffet prepared for guests. Foreign Seamen In New Parts C» �iwpieiBiwn 19W SEAFARERS LOG Face Twen^-OiM '^1 fi Union Wins Decision On Annuai Wage Back In Service An SIU Canadian District contract provision, which in effect, calls for a guaranteed annual wage, has been upheld by a Canadian judge despite the claims of "an employer thdt there, was insufficient work to keep men busy all year. The ruling, which sets an im­ portant precedent, wa(s handed down by Judge Harold E. Fuller of Welland, acting as arbitrator in a dispute between the SIU's Licensed Division and the Cana­ dian Dredge and Dock Co., Ltd. The ruling was the outgrowth of a claim by David A. Sillars, first engineer, and Brian Holford, second engineer, on the tug Lotbiniere for winter pay owed them by the company by reason of a section of the collective bargain­ ing agreement. Sillars was hired Jan. 26, 1959, and was laid off on Dec. 19 of that year, while Holford was hired July -28, 1959, and was also laid o<t on Dec. 19. The tug was fitted out April 10, 1959, and was laid up for the winter Dec. 3, 1959. " The company had planned not to use the craft in the 1960 sea­ son, but changed its mind and fit­ ted out the tug" April 19, 1960. Sillars was hired March 30, 1960, and Holford was hired March 31, 1960. They have been on the tug since. Judge's Baling Iv- Judge Fuller ruled that Sillars is entitled to be paid at the rate set out in the agreement for the period from Dec. 19, 1959, to March 30, 1960, less holiday pay, and Holford is entitled to be paid at the agreement rate for the period from Dec. .19, 1959, to March 31, 1960, less holiday pay. The judge cited the clause in the agreement which states that licensed engineers who are hired at the beginning of spring work shall be paid on the basis of 12 months per year and 24 equal payments, and licensed engineers who are hired during the season and remain until fall lay-up Shall be paid during the winter months on the basis of one month of win­ ter work for each month of em­ ployment during the season; pro­ viding always . that employees be given off a 14-day period between fall lay-up and January 15 of each year for annual vacations. Canadian Seafarers, members of the SIU Canadian District, are a vital element in the mari­ time picture generally and in the SIU family of unions. They man ships ' under Canadian flag across-the-board—deep sea off the Atlantic Coast, on the Canadian West Coast, on the Great Lakes and the Seaway. The Canadian SIU also repre­ sents large groups of Canadian tugboatmen, dredgemen and al­ lied crafts. The Canadian Dis­ trict works closely with the other SIU unions throughout North America and the mutual relatimiship has been of great advantage to all SIU members. Lakes Crewmen Reject Offer, S-f; Walkout Likely A Canadian government mediation board recommendation was overwhelmingly rejected by a referendum of members of the SIU Canadian District employed on vessels of the Association .of Lakes Carriers. The referendum, resulting in work week is inapplicable to tho a landslide five-to-one vote nature of the operation on the The excursion, vessel island King slammed into a pier in Montreal Aug. 20, and 30 passengers received minor injuries. The vessel suffered $2,000 damage to its bow plates, but left its berth Aug. 22 on its regular waterfront cruise with its hull still dented. SIU Signs Agreement On Dredge The SIU Canadian District has signed an agreement with the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., of Cleveland, Ohio, cov­ ering some 120 of the. company's employees. The Canadian District con­ cluded the agreement after nego­ tiating with a joint team which in­ cluded "the International Union of Hoisting Engineers. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock was the successful bidder for the 'Livingstone Channel deepening project near Amherstburg, Ont. The project marks the company's reentry into Canadian waters after a long absence. The firm also has a contract for American waters operations ypfith the SlU-affiliated Dredge Work­ ers' Union on the Grekt Lakes. The Livingstone Channel job began last month and is expected to be finished by December of 1961. The contract calls for a 44heur week, welfare plan, board allowances and straight time tra­ veling pay when worficra are re­ quired to spend more than an hour daily in company launches travel­ ing to and from the job. Th6 equipment on the Job in­ cludes a clam shell ^dred^, dip­ per dredge, suction dredge and several tugs and barges. - . against the Board's recommenda­ tions, is likely to be followed by a strike. The carriers are on the eve of their busiest season with the start of the autumn grain harvest. The referendum was decided on at the August meeting of the Cana­ dian District at which the head­ quarters membership unanimously went on record as rejecting the conciliation offer. Ballots were then printed and submitted to the crews of all ships operated by member companies of the associa­ tion. The Union had asked for a wage increase of 10 percent across the board and a reduction of the work week from 48 hours to 40 hours. The companies—the major oper­ ators in the Canadian-fiag Great Lakes trade—offered a 10 percent increase spread over a three year period, and'refused the work-week reduction. Rules: Against Union The Mediation Board recom­ mended a 12 percent raise spread over three years, from the opening of the 1960 season to the close of the 1962 season. It also found against the Union's time demand, claiming that a regular 40-hour British Seamen Call SIU; Union Gets Them Contract British seamen from a London-registered ship, docked in Montreal, took action to improve their working conditions and salaries. They asked the SIU Canadian District to bar­ gain for them with the ship--^ walkout of British seamen which owner. The action came during the tied up major ports in Great Brit­ ain. Sympathy protests were also held in Canada. In Montreal, about 20 unlicensed seamen from the SS Jackson Prin­ cess, a British-flag ship, came ashore and asked the SIU Cana­ dian District to bargain for them with Jackson Shipping Cb., of Seafarer Elias Mallett, who London, owners of the ship. Agent Signs With SIU took on a shipping cqmpany The next day, the company's single-handed and had one of its vessels "arrested"-last month," agent in Hamilton, Ont., signed a delivered the <mup d'etat to the memorandum of agreement to firm earlier this month when he negotiate a contract with the Brit­ was handed a check for $300 which ish crew similar to that covering i represented back wages and a SlU-contracted ships. Under the contract, which will small settlement charge for his be retroactive to July 23, 1960, the trouble. British seamen will receive' a Mallett was unjustly fired from monthly wage of $270 plus over­ his job aboard the Shell tanker time, compared with the $114 per Ty_ee Shell and did, not receive his month they were getting before pay when he was dismissed, f He the agreement. latter slapped a lien on the vessel, The seamen swapped a 56-hour tieing it up for a day while the week for a 48-hour week at sea company posted bond. and a 40-hour week in port. They Mallett was approached by a also gained the welfare benefits Tyee Shell lawyer and agreed to which cost the sailors nothing to the $300 out-of-court settlement. protect them and their dependents. Originally, Mallett had asked for The SIU Canadian District is as­ $400, but settled for the lesser sum sisting British seamen in Canadian after winning the battle which he waters on their beefs with the British shipowners. fought "for principle." Tanker Arrest Nets Him $300 Great Lakes. The present contract dispute de­ rives from the operation of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Previously, numerous small Lakers were need­ ed to sail into Montreal through the shallow-draft channels below that city. The opening of the Sea­ way replaced them with much larger ships. The big new lakers can carry five times the cargo of the small canalers with little more crew. Under these circumstances, the Canadian SIU felt that its demands were reasonable and well within the ability of the owners to pay. The major companies in the association consist of such large Canadian-flag operators as Scott Misener, Hall Corporation and N. M. Patterson & Sons. The Cana'dian Lakers are the largest group of ships under the Canadian-flag at present. Seaway Story: More Cargo, Fewer Ships MONTREAL—The trend toward more cargo and less ships was the most conspicuous feature of the operation of the St. Lawrence Sea­ way this year, according to the Seaway authority. The contradic­ tion is explained by the fact that giant Lakers are replacing the smaller craft with 12;foot draft that formerly operated on the St. Lawrence. Quoting figures for the first five months of 1960 of Seaway opera­ tion, the Seaway Authority said that cargo was up from five to LD percent on various sections of the Seaway. The biggest increase was in the Welland Canal area, but nevertheless, the number of vessels. passing through the canal declined from 4,922 to ,4,386. The SIU Canadian District's major argument in seeking a siz­ able increase in its Lakes contracts has been the use of much larger vessels capable at carrying up to five times the cargo of the old Lakers. SIU Canadian District Halls FORT WILLIAM. Ontario HALIFAX. N.S 408 Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 128'/j Hollis St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 Sault-aii-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD, Ontario......92 St. David St. CAnal 7-5212 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-m9 ST. JOHN. NB 177 Prince William St. OX 2-5431 VANCOUVER. BC 298 Haiil St. T| �. Soptember, 18M SEAFARERS^ LOG Par* Twenty-Two SUP CONSTITUTION TO BE REMODELED; 1st CHANGES READ The first of many proposed amendments to the Constitu­ tion of the Sailors Union of the Pacific were read to the membership at SUP headquarters and all branches during July and last month. This was" part of a plan to streamline members. The article on membarthe constitution so that it con­ ship received considerable changes forms to the Union's gro^vth pat­ plus the addition of tWo new sec­ tern and at the same time reflects tions aimed at modernizing it in the changes set forth in the Lan- line with the current operation of the Union. drum-Griffin Labor Act. The membership and officials Of the second six articles sub­ of the SUP were in agreement that mitted to the membership for con­ such a task is best done on a piece­ sideration, changes were noted meal basis, changing a few amend­ mainly in the three dealing with This old Railway Express Agency building In Pertlond, Or*., will be converted into 6 modem news­ ments at a time, under the Com dues and initiation fee, retiring stitution Committee, and finally cards and officers. paper publishing plant to house a new, labor-backed daily, the "Portland Reporter." putting all proposed changes to « membership vote. On a few occa­ sions, changes have been made In the SUP constitution but this marks the first time in 40 years MC&S Total MFOW Port SUP that the entire document will be remodeled throughout. 7/26 to 8/22 8/1 to 8/31 8/1 to a/31 All proposed changes will be The membership of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union 1,688 784 332 578 published in the SUP's official San Fran. publication—the West Coast Sailors Seattle recently voted to invest $1,000 in a real estate venture aimed 68 70 84 210 —and after being discussed by the at assisting striking trade unionists at two newspapers in Portmembers will be„made ready for Portland 240 122 80 82 land, Oregon. balloting. Plans indicate this will the earmarks of becoming a suc­ (no haU) 400 437 87 probably take place sometime late Wilmington The recommendation to in­ cess. this year. vest the money came after Pledges of about 150,000 sub­ 122 59 223 Thus far—as a result of a mem­ New York have been received plua headquarters had been informed scriptions bership meeting last July—the New Orleans (no hall) 90,, 102 numerous promises of advertis­ 12 first two reports on proposed SUP of the situation In a letter from ing. All ,that .rQlT\fiins,.to be. com­ 81 40 , , 100 constiutional alterations were pub­ Honolulu MCS' Ageht H. A. Roblnsoil at pleted is the raising of the funds lished in the Atigust issties of the Portland. Robinson wrote that with which to get the project roli(no hall) ' (ho hail) 127. ' 127 "West Coast Sailor." This reflected San Pedro the Central Labor Council in his ihg. the initial stages of the study of Total 1,619 728 1SV 8,134 city had held meetings oh the At last reports, pledges were the constitution. Starting with the strike and had come up with a rolling in quickly enough so that preamble, in which no changes voiuntaiy program aimed at help­ the publisher of the planned daily, were planned, the document was ing the stereotypers In their beef the "Portland Reporter," which is broken down- article by article, in­ now a semi-weekly, could issue the against the papers. cluding the sections thereunder. following statement: Invested $1,000 Each The first 12 of these articles have "It is the Intention of the Re­ Meanwhile, two other affiliates porter been covered. Publishing Company ta of the SIU Pacific District—the enter the Recommendations submitted to daily newspaper field Marine Firemen's Union and the with a commercial the membership covering the first of Sailors Union of the Pacific—also general circulation. newspaper six articles of the constitution re­ The target Refurbished and reconditioned at a cost of $8-$9 million, each voted to invest $1,000 in the date for daily production is Novem­ flected proposed changes or addi­ tions to all but one article—that and bearing a new name, the former SS Leilani will be run­ project^ ber 1 or shortly thereafter." dealing with the duties of the ning next summer between California and the Orient as the The Stereo men need the funds Started February 11 fourth trans-Pacific passenger to cover the expense of a build­ The Reporter was originally born liner in the American Presi in 1956 the Governihent sold ing to house a press and newspa­ last February 11 to fill the local the iihip to Hawaiian-Textron for per started by the Guild workers. newspaper void created by the dent Lines fleet. The 700-passenger ship, which Hawaiian service, but in 1959 the The press is to be shipped from strike against two Portland dailies, APL recently purchased from the Maritime Administration acquired Florida once, the project has been which cohtinued publication with US Maritime Administration for the vessel at auction after the own­ financed. The entire'cost Is esti­ strikebreakers. SUP A weekly at first, the Reporter $3,200,000, is being renamed the ers had failed to meet their pay­ mated at $130,000—of which $100,HONOLULU....51 South Nimitz Highway ments on mortgages held or In­ 000 has already been realized. quickly shifted to a semi-weekly PHone 502-777 •President Roosevelt after both NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. President Theodore Roosevelt and sured by the Government. The paper, It's reported, has ail basis and will remain oh this sched­ .Tackson 5-7428 ule untU daily publication begins. NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hy.innth 9-6605 whose portraits will be part of the The liew paper began taking PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. shape after Portland publishers, liner's new decor. SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St faced with a strike which closed The vessel is expected to be SEATTLE *. 2505 1st Aval down the papers, began hiring ready for its maiden voyage next luain WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. August. Thereafter it will have a strike-breakers from a noted soTerminal 5-6617 called "labor " relations" firm, sailing approximately every 10 Tentative plans by the three SIU Pacific District unions to Bloor Schlepply of Indiana. MC&S days on a schedule fitting in with H0N0LULU....51 South Nimitz Highway those of the APL liners President construct a building in Honolulu have gotten a green light PHone 5-1714 NEW ORLEANS... 523 Bienville St. Cleveland, President Wilson, and from- a Circuit Court in Hawaii, which has ruled that the On these pages Is news of RAmond 7-428 President Hoover. Her ports of call construction would be per- * NEW YORK 673 4th Ave.. Brooklyn activities of the SIU Pacific HYacinth 9-6600 will be Honolulu, Yokohama, Ma­ missable under the terms of ing, and it is this aspect which District representing the three PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CiM>itol 7-3222 nila, Hong Kong and Kobe. the original grant of the prop­ made court approval necessary. West Coast unlicensed unions, SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. The ship will be manned by erty made by Queen Liliuokalani •The property under considera­ the Sailors Union of the Pa­ EXbrook 7-5600 SEATTLE .'...2505 1st Ave. members of the Sailors Union of in 1892. The Queen had granted tion Is located at Richards and cific, the Marine Firemen's MAin 3-0088 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. the Pacific, Marine Firemen's the property to be used as a sailors' Halekauwlla streets in Honolulu. Union and the Marine Cooks TErminal 4-8538 Union and Marine Cooks and Stew­ home. Although the ground area is con­ and Stewards Union, who sail ards. Although the proposal Is still in sidered valuable, the present struc­ under the SIU banner predomi­ MFOW Built as a troopship in 1944, the the planning and talking stage, the ture is a dilapidated, outmoded nantly in the Pacific trades to HONOLULU... 36 North Nimitz Highway PHone 5-6077 and nearly useless building. Hawaii, Alaska, tha Far East NEW ORLEANS 523 BienviUe St. President Roosevelt Was converted Pacific District unions—the SUP, MAgnolia 0404 to a passenger liner by the Gov­ MFOW and MC&S—have been The Circuit Court of the First and on ''round-the-world runs. NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St. COrtland 7-7094 ernment in 1949, and was char­ considering the construction of a Judicial Circuit found that con­ The SIU Pacific District Unions PORTLAND 922 NW Everett St. tered by American Export Lines building, part of which would be structing e new building and leas­ are a key group in the jSIUNA, CApitol 3-7297-8 ing office space or shops would representing as they do the CAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. for its European runs. Later It ran used for union offices. DOuglas 2-4592 The rest of the building, accord­ not efCest the original grant as entire uarittme industry on the SAN iNBORO .....298 West 7th St. off the West Coast for awhile as Terminal 3-4489 the SS La Guardia and then went ing to the plans, would be rented long as a substantial part of the West Co'ast. SEATTLE 2333 Western A-'». to make the structure self-supportr building la used for tailors. UAin 2-632C into the reserve fleet Pacific District Shipping MFOW, MCS, SUP Aid Labor Paper New Tres. Roosevelt To SaH Next Summer SlU Pacific Disfricf Halls 3 Unions Get Legal OK To BuUd Honolulu Hall �ifepteitibeiv me SEAFARERS LOG Par* Twen^-TbrM Alaska's Growth May Provide New Jobs For Seamen • To many, Americans, our 49th state-rAlaska^may be just another place on the map. But to the members of the SIU Pacific District ufiions it. is an area in which they have a vital stake. For the industrial de-t velopment of this new eco­ nomic frontier of ^ America could; conceivably,' vastly, in­ Container ships like<thit, operated by Alaska Steamship Company and manned by SIU Pacific District crease trade between it and the ..crewsi are helping West ^ast ship lines cash in On Alaskan trade. rest of the country, and thus pro­ vide «e,w job oppttrtunitles for SIU members on the West Coast. Still, enough progress has been made, since Alaska achieved state­ state—the Alaska Steamship Com­ hood, to warrant the belief that pany Inaugurated- a contamership the Alaskan trade will assume .in­ program. Since then it has been. SAN FRANCISCO — The creasing importance in the over-all expanding the' service to more SAN FRANCISCO—The SIU Pacific District unions—the members of the Marine Fire­ West Coast shipping picture as than double Its van-carrying ca­ pacity to the Anchorage and Fair­ SUP, MFOW and MCS—have notified shipowners of their time goes on. men's Union have approved a • Until now Alaska has, M to banks areas. intention to reopen their current contracts for a wage review. new constitution by better than When the containership program speak, been a ^'sleeping giant," in The three unions notified-^— C" 8-1, it was reported at the list the words of the pr^ident of the was first decided upon, in 1953, the companies of their inten- MoitlihationS 0|i6ri membership meeting here on Sep­ Alaska Steamship Company, whose two basic .containers Were evolved. tions in accordance with the tember 15. ships are manned by , members of One -of these was the ."crib," a ,4' current For 15 MCS Posts cohtrapt provisions; The 90-day vote on the constitu­ X 6' regular cargo board built up the Pacific District unions. tion ended August 31 an^ the re­ The Pacific. District unions are Nominations for 15 offices in the Alaska Steamship, which first to a height of S'S" with a lily- considering discussing and amend­ port by the tallying committee entered the trade in 1805, is tne wood top strapped in place. This ing the wage, overtime and pen­ SlU-affiliated Marine Cooks and showed 1,442 votes for and 178 Stewards Union opened at MC&S major Pacific District company on simple, cpllapsibl^ device cost alty time structure presently in headquarters and all branches against. this run. Standard Oil of Califor­ about $23 to build. effect. Sept. 8. The posts for which the The tallying committee con­ nia has one tanker, the Alaska Later, the "gard'' was, designed, Companiea Notifiedj nominees are competing are for sisted of Ted Voorhees, San Pedro; Standard, running reguiarly be­ u^ith a capacity of 144 cubic feet Companies officially notified on a three-year period, expiring in A. Ziller, Seattle; Jack O'Gieblyn, tween Alaska and Seattle, with as compared with the "crib's" ca­ the wage reopeners are: Alaska 1963. Portland, and Bob Merrill, Dean other tankers in the fleet making pacity of 60 cubic feet ' Steamship .Co.; American Presi­ Those members who wish to run Richardson and Richard Merel, Occasional calls, while Pacific Far It is highly unlikely that con­ dent Lines; W. R. Chamberlin & for any of these official posts have San Francisco. . East Lines occasionally calls" at tainership operations will ever Co.; Duncan Bay Tankships, Ltd.; until October 15 to nominate them­ Alaska enroute to the "Far East. reach the 100 percent mark in the Gypsum Carrier, Inc.; Long Island selves. Plans are afoot to build a tank­ Alaskan trade, because the varie­ Tankers Corp.; Matson Navigation The positions ojten for nomina­ er terminal in the Anchorage area ty of cargo is too great. A typical Co.; Oliver J, Olson & C6.; Olym­ tion are: secretary-treasurer, as­ as a result of oil strikes nearby. shipload, lor instance, mig}it in­ pic-Griffiths Lines, Inc.; Pacific. sistant secretary-treasurer, dis­ Resources Untapped clude 10 to 20 automobiles, a road Far East Lines; Pacific Maritime patcher and three port agents, all Alaska's resources',; until now, grader, two or three tractors, a Association; A1 Peirce Co.; Per- out of San Francisco; one agent have been largly untapped — in few hundred thousand feet of manente Steamship Corp.; San and a patrolman each for the ports fact, hardly known. But, since lumber, a fishing boat and several FranHsco Bar Pilots Assn.; Shep- of Portland, Wilmington, Seattle Alaska became' a state, national pleasure A-aft, dredge buckets or ard Steamship Co., and States and New York, and one agent for Honolulu. and international attention has a dredge itself, mill and mine Steamship Co. been focused on the area. As a equipment, cannery machines, a result, capital is now being invest­ herd of cattle, and even a donkey As MCS Hearings in San Francisco Got Under Way ed to explore the area's oil, iron or two. and coal deposits. There are, of course, m^y Witfl this in mind, West Coast problems which still remain, and shipping Interests have been tak­ which must still be surmounted if ing steps to cash in on Alaska's Alaskan shipping Is to reach its industrial potential. full potential. The docks are still Container Service Started small and .the ports are strewn 'As far back as 1953, in fact — all along a 26,000-mile, icebound five years before Alaska became a coastline. The winters are long, and from May to September there is a terrific rush to load and un­ Hope Set Te Sail load, resulting in general conges­ tion at the docks which makes On Mercy Mission ships lie idle until they can ob­ - SAN FRANCISCO—The SS tain cargo handling facilities. Hope, the hospital ship which Ship Lines Back will bring health and medical knowledge to the people of South- Because of these problems, aver cast Asia^, will leave tomorrow, 60 steamship lines have come and Sept. 23, on its mission of mercy gone from the Alaskan trade since to Indonesia and Vietnam. 1867,- and many shipping lines have .The former Navy hospital ship taken the attitude that the AlasConsolation will be operated by Ican trade is something not to be American President Lines and touched with the proverbial 10manned by members of SIU Pa­ foot pole. cific District unions. The Hope, which was refitted at Still, that attitude now appears This was the scene as SlUNA opened hearings in San .Froncisca an issues within Marine Cooks ond Seattle at a cost of $1,877,000, ar­ to -be becoming outmoded, and it rived here for final fitting out last may well be that Alaska's new Stewards Union., Findings on week-long hearings are expected to be issued shortly. At microphone is month. The project "Hope"—for status as a state will lead to an SiUNA president Paul Hall. Others on platform ore SlUNA vice-presidents Morris Weisberger, Lester Health Opportunity for People era of industrial - development Balinger, Captain John M. Fox, Hal Banks, Sam Bennett and Lester Caveny; also John Hawk, Interna­ Eyerywherer—is finance by volun­ which will, in turti,= make Alaskan tional .^secretary-treasurer, Clhd Vincent J. Malone, ihternatlonal representative. In foreground are court^ •. tary .subscriptions Of thev Ameri-- -trade a iiwratiVe and' tHrlvlhg ehreporters Who took complete record of the proceedings^ Newspaper reporters were also invited, and can public, including .many. labor ferpHse which Will tempt^ riiShy 'SlU's "Open door" policy of airing union issues was hailed by Son Frdnciscb press. I more shipping lines to ^enter' iti' junions. West Coast Unions Reopen Contracts New Constitution OK^ By Firomon •1. -' (I •j • �fiffs Twentf-Fonr SEAFARERS September, 196t LOG MTD Supporting Boycott Of Sears Both the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department and the AFL-CIO Executive Coun­ cil have taken a firm stand against union-busting tactics employed by Sears, Roebuck and Co., and have pledged their full support of a consumer boycott directed against all By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS of the Sears stores throughagainst ~ unions on a nation-wide ment of Sears has refused to re­ Business Lag Making For Good Buys out the US and Canada." new union-shop clauses in agree­ The boycott action initially basis." The Executive Council also pin­ ments with the Retail Clerks and The economists, businessmen and Administration spokesmen who was begun by the Retail Clerks In­ ternational Association after 262 of pointed subsequent examples of has even rejected the modified announced last January that this was to be the decade of the "Soaring its members were fired for honor­ Sears anti-union tactics. It said union-shop provision accepted by Sixties" are now running for cover. The predicted fabulous boom ing a picket line set up by the that a St. Louis branch of the con­ its major competitor, Montgomery never appeared, fn fact, business is sagging, and merchants and manu­ Machinists Union at a San Fran­ cern tried to force a group of In­ Ward," the AFL-CIO also reported. cisco Sears store. Sears' manage­ ternational Brotherhood of Elec­ In summing up its position, the facturers are shadigg prices to move excess inventories. ment refused attempts by the San trical Workers employees to give Council urged all members of or­ As a tesult, some good buys in household appliances and furnishings Francisco Labor Council medi­ up their jobs and transfer to a ganized labor not to patronize any are avaffable for careful shoppers. Here are types of merchandise on ate the dispute; consequeiil|y, the service company. The workers re­ Sears store "until its management which ypu can make especially advantageous buys at this time: RCIA—with the full sarifcdon of fused, and went on strike to pro­ ceases to interfere with the self• Heaviest price-cutting is on large appliances, especially re­ "West Coast organized labor— test this treatment. They then organization of employees and were fired by Sears and replaced imtil it demonstrates good-faith frigerators and washing machines. started the boycott. acceptance of union security But as the plight of the Retail with strikebreakers. • Furniture manufacturers and retailers are shading prices and In other locations, the manage­ clauses in its contracts." Clerks became known t^ the labor also have brought out simplified, less-costly living room (ind bed­ movement on a national basis, sup­ room sets, sofa beds and metal dinette sets, to combat the slump port mounted. Last month in Chi­ In that Industry. cago, , the AFL-CIO Executive Council formally endorsed the boy­ •TV producers and dealers are cutting prices especially sharply cott and pledged the full support on the 17-inch portable and 21-inch standard sets. When you shop, of all of its affiliates in a planned you're likely to find dealers trying to convince you to take 19 or campaign to organize the 729 re­ 23-inch models instead. They get a larger profit margin on the tail stores and 853 catalogue stores bigger-screen sets. But the 17 and 21-inch s^ts are better values in the Sears, Roebuck chain. financially. >In a formal statement issued • A number of building materials are lower this fall, but ply­ after the Executive Council met, wood prices especially have gone down. the AFL-CIO expressed increasing concern over the "union-busting Besides these reductipns, September is a good- month to find cutmethods" deliberately employed price, sales oh housewares, china and glassware; batteries' and other car equipment (specially-priced in pre-winter sales); piece goods; tools by the billion-dollar merchandis­ ing chain. and hardware. The Council called attention to September is also the month food markets offer special prices on the fact that years ago, Sear^diad canned goods to clear out last year's iwck before this year's arrives. put into business a shady antiThis is ah . opportunity to stock up unionist, Nathan Shefferman. on food staples at savings. Later, Shefferman's activities were In kids' back-to-school clothes, spotlighted by the McClellan Com­ the big trend* is to blends: of syn­ mittee, which was investigating il­ thetics. It's a" desirable trend. The legal union activities. As a result newer synthetics add dirt-resist­ of the unfavorable publicity. Sears ance, wrinkle-resistance, durability pledged it would never again re­ and easy washaibility to the older sort to such tactics. Yet today fabrics like cotton, . rayon and again, the Council said. Sears "has wool. The "polyester" synthetics, intensified its aggressive war which include Dacron, Kodel, Vycron and Terylene, generally are the most truly wash-and-wear and the strongest fibers, They are espeefslly dedrable in a blend with cotton, or in a less-expensive blend with rayon, for shirts and blouses. For example, boys' shirts of 65 percent Dacron and 35 percent Seafarer Ray Griffith, surrounded by his wife, Eleanor, and sons cotton are available for about $3 this fall. Watch for even lower Glenn, 11, and Wayne, 6, sleeps after completing a 17-mile Admiral Raphael Semmes, who prices later this year on men's underwater swim across the Long Island Sound. (Photo by Newsgained his fame as a Confederate and boys' shirts and women's and day, Long Island.) sea raider, will be sailing under girls' blouses of this desirable two flags from now on—that of the Seafarer Ray Griffifh of Copaigue, Long Island, has an combination of fibers. The biggest manufacturer o^ this fabric has just US merchant marine and that of the US Navy he fought against dur­ unusual way of getting across large bodies of water; he likes announced a price reduction. Experience has shown that this propor­ ing the Civil War—(oops—^War Be­ to cross them swimming beneath the surface, with an assist tion of Dacron and cotton is one of the most soil-resistant, easiestlaundering, long-wearing ^fabrics for shirts and blouses. tween the States). from skin-diving equipment, 4Semmes' name is already being of course. The "acrylic" synthetic fibers, including Acrilan, Creslan, Orion and borne by one merchant ship—^the Zefran, are softer and warmer than the polyesters and more like Griffith, who sails in the trailership Raphael Semmes of wool, They keep creases and resist wrinkling, but are generally not as the SlU-contracted S e a - L a n d deck department with the SIU, strong or wrinkle-resistant as the polyesters. They do drape better, made an underwater trip across Service. and thus are especially suitable for dresses, skirts, and school slacks, for fall and winter. ^ Now, in addition, the same name the Long Island Sound early this will be carried by a new Navy month from Bridgeport, Conn., to In all-cotton garments, there also are more resin-treated garments guided-missile destroyer scheduled Port Jefferson, LI.this year, especially in the simpler dresses and blouses. Besin-treated He made the IT-mile underwater for completion next year at Avoncottons generally are not as truly automatic wash-and-wear as Dacrondale Marine Ways in New Orleans. swim in a little less than 16 hours, and-cotton blends or even Orion blends. Besin-treated cottons gener­ Semmes captured 68 Northern setting an endurance record aiid ally require drip-dry treatment, can't go through the spinning cycle, ships during the Civil War and a distance record, as he was the and may need a little ironing. But they are superior to untreated threw Federal commerce into a first man on record to try the feat. cottons in both washability and soil-resistance, and quality for quality, Fourteen candidates are now panic. Insurance rates soared, and The 33-year-old Seafarer, who seeking the three top- international are generally more wear-resistant. many, vessels, to escape- both is a heavy construction welde'- offices—that of president, vice When you shop for back-to-school dresses this fall, you're going to Semmes and the high premium, while on the beach, joined the SlU president and secretary-treasurer see the stores pushing more dresses, fewer skirt-and-blouse combina­ transferred to foreign flags, thus in 1945. He is married and is the —in the election of the Masters, tions; more bouffant styles, fewer straight styles. But for younger girls • becoming the first runaways. The father of two sons. especially, the blouse and skirt or jumper combination lends, itself to Mates and Pilots. decline of the US flag at sea after Griffith called the underwater more costume variations and saves much laundering. The election period, which start­ the Civil War has sometimes—but trip a "proving ground" for bigger Food Still Problem mistakenly—been blamed on projects. He wants to swim the ed with the mailing of ballots JTuly will run for 90 days, with votes Food is still the big cost-of-living problem this September, although Semmes' raiding activities. English Channel underwater and 14, in Washington, DC, during he is also considering going around counted prices will slacken off seasonally later this fall. Meat is still relatively the last week of October. Manhattan underwater. However, expensive, with pork in relatively scarce supply. You'll find some Don't Send Your these projects require money, and The election processes were put supermarket leaders on lamlb, beef and pork shoulders. Ray is seeking a sponsor before he in motion at a meeting of the three- Poultry—both broiler-fryers and turkeys—are in large supply this Baggage COD man balloting committee selected, month. Marketing of-broilers and fryers are running a good 12 percent •"^afarers are again warned tries them. during the MM&P convention in ahead of a year earlier, and prices are dropping. Griffith said that his swim across not to send their baggage COD Galveston. The committee met in to any Union hall. The Union the Sound ran into trouble six New York at the end of June and A recent survey by Government home economists found , you gener­ ally need 2.4 pounds of ready-to-cook chicken to provide a pound of times: three times he got leg cannot accept delivery of any accepted the nominations. lean cooked me"at; 2.2 pounds of\young turkey and 4.5 pounds of duck. baggage where express charges cramps and he twice lost sight of The committee also prepared an Using recent prices, that means chicken at 55 cents a pound really the target light before his handlers have not been prepaid. Men who send baggage COD steered him on the right course. election ballot containing a 200- costs you $1.32 for the cooked meat; turkey at 59 cents costs you $1.30, to Union halls face the prospect Another time he sank beneath tV^ word statement by each candidate. and duck at 55 cents costs $2.48. Ballots are returnable to a safe This fall look for the best values in, big turkeys Ospecially. They're of having to go to a lot of trou­ weight of two new oxygen tanks ble and red tape with the Bail- and had to inflate his life pre­ deposit vault in a Washington bank in heavy supply. Prices for big turkeys have, been running a little less server to get to the 15-foot level under the control of the Election than those for birds under 16 pounds. The larger turkeys also yield way Express Co. at which he made most of the trip. Institute. you.more actual meat per pound ^ . \ . Seafarer's Underwater Swim Mark: 17 Miles Navy Nabs Sea-Land Ship Name MMP Vote On, To End In October , • .« »• ,5"; .;• y • -^1 �I: • ' September, 1960 SEAFARERS LOG Pafe Twenty-Flra ii > New Contract Talks WELFARE BENEFITS CLIMB TO OVER $200,000 MARK The Marine Allied Workers Division paid a total of 87 benefit claims to MAWD mem­ bers and their dependents during the month of August, bringing the grand total paid out to $204,210.53 since . the Plan's inception. One of the highest claims*' MR. AND MRS. JAMES SMITH, paid to date was paid to Al- a child at -Brooklyn Hospital, $140.25 for the birth of a child at phonso Marra, an employee at Brooklyn, June 28, 1960. Fasano is Temple University Hospital, the New York Canvas & Roye Company, New York City. Marra's benefits were paid for hospitaliza­ tion and weekly disability. His total sum received during August was $1,359.25. Of the 87 payments made during August, MAWD members received a total .of 41 payments and their dependents accounted for the re­ maining 46. Fifteen claims were paid for maternity cases. During the first month of opera­ tion as a self-Insured plan, the MAWD Northeast Area Welfare Plan did not have occasion to make insurance payments for death benefits, accidental death or dis­ memberment. The entire sum of money paid out was to those claim­ ing hospital, disability and mater­ nity benefits. Maternity Benefits Maternity benefits were paid to the following: MB. AND MRS. R. CONN, $178.75* for tbe^birth of a child at St. Agnes Hospital^^ Philadelphia, July 20, 1960. Conn is employed at Air Master Corporation, Philadel­ phia. At top, negotiating committee representing Armond Edwards employees includes (|-r) Martin Lastra, Leon Wilson, shop steward; Angelo Orti, Susano Lastra and Ramon Correo-Rios. Contract talks are continuing. Below, American Casting women employees listen attentively to contract talks. They are (l-r) Josephine Norones, Blanco Morales, Francisco Ramirez and Jesuso Rodriguez. These Are Your Union Meetings —Attend Them! ^ All union m'ember; should regularly- attend the member­ ship meetings in tl^eir area. These meetings are devoted to discussions of matters vital to the welfare and security of every MAWD member and his family. What's more, these meetings provide every MAWD member with the opportunity to speak up and state his views about these vitql matters. Here is the schedule of the next meetings: NEW YORK-Toesday, Octo­ ber 4, at 7 P.M., SlU Half, 675 Fourth Ave., B'klyn. BALTIMORE - Friday, Octo­ ber 7, at 8 P.M., SlU Hall, 1216 E. Baltimore St. SUNBURY - Sunday, Octo­ ber 9, at 2 P.M., Friendship Fire Company. PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, October 11, at 7:30 P.M., SlU Hall, 2604 S. 4th St. T MR. AND MRS. J. SMITH, $90.55 for the birth of a child at Mercy Douglas Hpspital, Philadelphia, January 17, 1960. Smith is em­ ployed at Air Master Corporation, Philadelphia. With SIU. Industrial Workers This is one in a series of features which the SEAFARERS LOG will will publish r'.garding members of SIU affiliated unions working in MR. AND MBS. ANTHONY maritime production and allied fields. lASANO, $180.50 for the birth of WELFARE PLAN SELF-INSURED The Welfare Plan trustees recently completed plans to place the MAWD Northeast Area Welfare Plan under selfinsurance, effective August 1, 1960. The self-insurance plan will continue to give MAWD*^^ members the same coverage they have had since the in­ ception of the Welfare Plan but the "new look" will cut down op­ erating expenses by discontinuing premium payments to an insurance company. The MAWD plan came into its own as a self-insured plan because of the reserve of money accumu­ lated that will allow the latest move to give greater and more ef­ fective coverage to all members. The SIU deep sea Welfare Plan has operated independently over a number of years and experience has show# that a self-insured plan not only cuts operating expenses considerablyi but also gives the members the type of insurance necessary to cover them in their own respective work. A $23,000 deposit has been made with the New York State Work­ men's Compensation Board to cover disability benefit payments as xequired by NY State law. the shop steward at Standard Philadelphia, June 7, 1960. Smith Building's Kimberly Division, is employed at E. A. Gallagher & Brooklyn. Sons, Philadelphia. MR. AND MRS. P. WHITE, MR. AND MRS. C. BRAXTON, $181.70 for the birth of a child at $120 for the birth of a child at Jefferson Hospital. Philadelphia, Presbyterian Hospital, New York July 8, 1960. White is employed at City, June 8, 1960. Braxton is em­ Air Master Corporation, Philadel­ ployed at Beam-Matic Corporation, phia. New York City. MR. AND MRS. FERNANDO MR. AND MRS. LAWRENCE FALA, $135.50 for the birth of a WELSH, $120 for the birth of a child at Lankenau Hospital, Cpl- child at Nazareth Hospital, Naza­ lingdale, Pa:j July 14, 1960. Fala js reth, Pa., August 7, 1960. Welsh is employed at the National Molasses employed at All American Metals Company. of Philadelphia. MR. AND MRS. KURT PARTL, MR. AND MRS. M. ALVARADO, $31.25 for maternity benefits at $182.50 for the birth of a child at Presbyterian Hospital, Yeadon, Pa. Brooklyn Hospital, July 7, 1960. Parti is employed at Air Master Alvarado is employed at WisorCorporation, Philadelphia. Smith Metal Products, Brooklyn. MR. AND MRS. P. JENKINS, MR. AND MRS. C. STENDER$107.20 for the birth of a child at OWICZ, $120 for the birth of a Presbyterian Hospital, Philadel­ child at Nazareth Hospital, August phia, June 22, 1960. Jenkins is em­ 11, 1960. Stenderowicz is employed ployed, a^, Air Master Corporation, at All American Metals, Philadel­ Philadel^ia. phia. MR. AND MRS. A. SKERSTAD, MR. AND MRS. W. McKIE, $171 for the birth of a child at $57.80 for the birth of a child at Lutheran Medical Hospital, Brook­ the Germantown Dispensary, Gerlyn, July 2, 1960. S"kerstad is em­ mantown. Pa., August 3, 1960. ployed at Atlantic Cordage, Brook­ McKie is employed at Air Master lyn. Corporation, Philadelphia. NLRB Calls Election At Roto Broil Official word was' received this week from the National Labor Re­ lations Board ordering an election at the Roto Broil Division plant of the Jay Kay Metals Corporation in Long Island City. According to the NLRB the longawaited election must be held within the next thirty days. The election has been sought by Marine Allied Workers Division officials for over a year. The MAWD will be on the ballot in opposition to "Amalgamated Lo­ cal 355," who holds the present collective bargaining agreement with the Jay Kay Corporation. "No Union" will also hold a space on the ballot. BROTHER PAUL BRADLEY is employed at the Southwark Coop­ erage Company, Philadelphia. He worked at the Southwark firm since March 1958, and has been an MAWD member since May, 1958. Paul and his wife, Grace, reside at 608 North MarshaU with their four daughters, Pauline, Carolyn, Marilyn and Doris, ranging in age from two. years to seven. Pauline is the old­ est. . The news, on this page deals with people Working under the SIU banner in shoreside estab­ lishments engaged in maritime production and allied fields. Included among the items made are cordage, canvas, lifesaving equipment, ship's gear and related industrial products. Because there had not been any organization avail­ able to them, many of these workers were formerly without any union protection, until they came under the SIU banner. Developments in their area wili be reported here because they are an important part of the ro xritime industry. BROTHER OSCiVR JIMENEZ is employed as a press .operator at at Porter-Mathews Company in Philadelphia. A resident of Phil­ adelphia, Oscar is a skilled carp e n t er. An MAWD member since ^ October, 1959, and em­ ployed at PorterMathews since S e p t e m her of that year, Oscar is a family man with two daughters. Carmen, age 14, and Ivette, age 17. JHr. and Mrs. Jimenez and family reside at 2218 Harold Street, Philadel­ phia. 4« 4- i SISTER -URSULA ISRAEL is employed as an operator at the F. M. Stevenson Company of Bal­ timore. Born in Berlin, Germany, Ursula is unmar­ ried and has been working at the Stevenson firm since July, 1940. She has been an MAWD member since April 1958. Ursula resides with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Israel of 2823 Waldorf Ave­ nue, Baltimore. �T«ieBfr4iK SEAFARERS LOG gt»tert<ir, t9<l* Report On SlU Credentials We, the undersigned committee on credentials duly elected at the regular business meet­ ing at headquarters on August 8th, 1960, in accordance with the constitution, have exam­ ined the credentials of the candidates for elective office or job in the Seafarers International Union 6f North America—^At-> "fc) His book number. It is to be pointed out to the lantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland "(d) The UUe of the office or membership that the SEAFARERS > Waters District for the years C". It;. of 1961-2-3-4, as per Artiede XI Section 1, and submit the following report: We qualified or disqualified those men who submitted for office by the rules of our constitution as contained in Articles XII and XIII. Article XII is known as Qualifications For Officers, Headquarters Representiptives, Port Agents, Patrolmen-, and Other Elective Jobs. The Article reads a.< follows,: "Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold, any office or the job of Head­ quarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided: "(a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime in an un­ licensed capacity aboard an American-flag merchant vessel or vessels. In computing time, time spent in the employ of the Union, its subsidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employ­ ment at the Union's direction, shall count the same as sea time. Union records. Welfare . Plan records and/or company records can be used to deter­ mine eligibility; and "(b) He has been a full book member in contiBuous good standing in the Union for at least three (3) years - immedi­ ately prior to his nomination; and . "(c) He has at least four (4) months of sea time, in an un­ licensed capacity aboard . an American-flag merchant vessel - or vessels, covered by contract with this Union, or four W months of employment with, or- in- any ^^ice or job of, the Union, its subsidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employ­ ment at the Union's direction, or a combination of these, be­ tween January 1st and the time of nomination in the elec­ tion year; and "(d) He is a citizen of the United States of America; and "(e) He is not disqualified by law. "Section 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other elec­ tive jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be full book members of the Union. . "Section 3. All candidates for and^holders of elective of­ fices and jobs, whether elected or appointed in accordance with the Constitution, shall maintain full book member­ ship ^n good standing." (End of quote from Constitution) Article XIII, is known as, Elect'ons For Ofiicers, Hecdqnartcrs Representatives, Port Agents and Patrolmen. The article re.<ls as follows: "Section 1. Nomir^tlons "Except as provided in Sec­ tion 2 (b) of this Article, any full member may submit bis name for nomination for any office, or the job qf Headquart e r s Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, by de­ livering or causing to be de­ livered in person, to the office of the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or sending, a letter addressed to the creden­ tials committee, in care of the Becrrtary-Treasurer, at the ad­ dress of headquarters. T^s letter shall t>e dated and shall contain the following: "(a) The name of the can­ didate. "(b) His home address and mailing address. other job for which he is a LOG issue of July 1st, 1960 carried candidate, including the the constitution of the Seafarers name of the Port in the International Union of North event thb position sought is America - Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes that of Agent or Patrolman. and Inland Waters District, in "(e) Proof of citizenship, which Articles XI, XII, and XIII "(f) Proof of seatime and/or give the terms of office, the employment as required for qualifications for office and the candidates. manner in which credentials are "(g) In the event the member to be submitted. is on a ship he shall notify We further point out to tlie the Credentials Committee membership that the full notice of what ship he is on. This shall opening of nominations, necessary be done also if he ships qualifications for same, and an ap­ subsequent to forwarding peal for all interested members to his credentials. qualify themselves were contained . "(h) Annexing a certificate in. in the SEAFARERS LOG. in the the following form, signed issue of July 2atb, 1960 on Page and dated by the proposed 2. nominee: The SEAFARERS LOG issue of Six>'man credontiols committee elected by headquarters member­ I hereby certify that I am not July 20th, 1960, on Page 14, car­ now nor, for the five (5) years ried the President's Pre-Balloting ship is shown cbecking out quolificotions of nominees for SlU's last past, have I been either a Report, which report gave the general eiech'on. Voting will be for four-yeor terms. member of the Communist depository required by Article X, Party or convicted of, or Section 1 (e) of the Union Constitu­ the manner In which to qualify for is, in alphabetical form under the office. ^ offices for which they run, and that served any part of a prison tion. The following is a complete list­ the ports, following the headquarterm resulting from convic­ tion of robbery, bribOry, ex­ The official records of the Sea­ ing of all men who submitted their ters'offices, beginning with Boston, tortion, embezzlement, grand farers International Union of credentials to the committee. The be arranged on the Ballot geo­ larceny, burglary, arson, viola­ North America - Atlantic, Gulf, men's ham^ and jobs for which graphically as has been done in tion of narcotics laws, murder,- Lakes and Inland Waters District they submitted sudh credentials the past. Following each man's rape, assault with intent to shows fliat the Pre-Balloting Re­ are listed in the order which this name' and book number in. his kill, assault which inflicts port of the Secretary-Treasurer committee feels they should be qualification or disqualifications, grievous bodily injury, or was given in the headquarters placeii on the general ballot. That followed by the reason for same. violation of title II or III of meeting of July 5th, 1960, in con­ PRESIDENT the -Landrum-Griffin Act, or formity with Article X Section 1. Paul Hall, H-1 Qualified Credentials in order. Paragraph (e) of our Union Con­ conspiracy to commit any such EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT stitution. This same Pre-Balloting crimes. Qualified Credentials in order. Report was acted on in all con­ Cal Tanner, T-1 Dated: VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT stitutional ports holding regular Signature of member ENFORCEMENT membership meetings during the Book No. Claude Simmons, S-1 Qualified Credentials in order. month of July, 1960, The Pre-Bal"Printed forms of the cer­ VICE-PRESIDICNT IN CHARGE OF THE ATLANTIC COAST lotlng. Report has been reproduced tificate be made available to Qualified Credentials in. order. verbatim in the July 20th, 1960 Earl Shepard, S-2 nominees. Where a , norninee VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE GULF COAST . issue of the SEAFARERS LOG as cannot truthfully ex^te sucb Lindsey J. Willtanis,W-1 Qualified Credentials in order. mentioned previously. a certificate, but is. in fact VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE LAKES AND INLAND We find, that by referring to the legally eligible fqr^an .pffi^e^pr WATERS issues of the SEAFARERS LOG A1 Tanner, T-IS job by reason of the restora­ Qualified Credentials In order. n,entioned above, and to the min­ tion of civil rights originally SECRETARY-TREASURER utes of the regular membership A1 Kerr, K-7 revoked by such conviction or Qualified Credentials in order, meetings in all the Atlantic and a favorable detm-mination by HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVE Gulf District ports, that every pos­ John Cole, C-8 the Board of Parole of the ' Qualified Credentials in order. sible effort was not only made to William (Bill) Hall, H-272 United States Department of , Qualified Credentials: itf''order. advise the membership of the Edward (Eddie) Mooney, M-7 Justice, he shall, in lieu of the ^^ified Credentials in order. quallllcations to run for office but Freddie Stewart, S-€ - foregoing certificate, furnish a Qualified Credentials' In order, in addition, a plea was made that complelfc signed statement of • NEW YORK PORT AGENT any man who thought be may be Paul Drozak, D-i68 the facts of his case together Qualified Credentials in order. capable of holding any elective of­ with true copies of the docu­ MEW YORK JOINT PATROLMAN fice was urged to submit his ments supfiorting bis state­ Qualified Credentials id order. John Arabasz, A-2 credentials for same. ment. E. (Scottie) Aubussoa, A-8 Qualified Credentials in order. "All documents required We, this committee, as well as John Buccl, B-780 Qualified Credentials in order. hereiii must reach headquar­ our rank and_file members are Robert J. Bums, B-187 C^alified Credentials in order. ters no earlier than July 15th aware of the fact that' copies of the, Daniel (Dan) Butts, 3-628 Qualified Credentials in order, and no later than August 15th constitution, wherein all the John Cabral, €-200 (^alified - Credentials In order. ol the election year. qualifications for subiBltting for Stephen CUT, C-70 Qualified Credentials in order. "The Secretary-Treasurer is office were, contained, were and Leo Cronsoho, C-801 ^ Qualified Credentials in order. charged with the safekeeping have been made available to all Joseph (Joe) DI Georglo, D-2 Qualified ' Credentials in order. of these letters and shall turn of the membership of our Union. Stephano Di Giroiomo. D-7S Qualified Credentials in order. them over to the cri^dentials In this constitution, we, as good Harry D. litzgerdd, F-371 Disqualified Did not submit prop­ committee upon the latter's Union members, know that it fully er seatime as required by the request.'' (End of quote from outlines all qualifications neces­ constitution. (See AppeaL) Constitution). sary for office and the steps and Louis (Lou) Goffin, G-7 Qualified Credentials in order, (^alified Credentials in order. Howard Guinler, G-3 . Qualified Credentials in order. Edward Guszynsiky, G-71 Disqualified Did not submit , four Eugene B. Hall, H-5S months seatime for current cal­ endar year. (Ed. note: The followinjg 4t the text of the teletype message to Emilio Hernandez, H-T , Qualified Credentids in order. all ports on the appeal.of Brother Harry D. Fitzgerald from dis- Luigi lovino, I-ll Credentials in order, Qualified qwali^retion by the credentials committee. His appeal, was upheld Robert C. Mdioy, Qualified Credentiais in order. by membership vote va til ports in which ^meetings are held on Frank Mongelli, M-1111 Qualified Credentials la order. the ballot.) Peter Patrick, P-182 Qualified Credentials in Order. Appeal received from Brother' Harry D. Fitzgerald, Book No. Charles Soelleld, S-IM Qualified Credentials in order. F-37L from his disqualification by the credentials' committee. Fltx- William John Smith, S-88 Qualified Credentials - in order. gerald is a candidate for the job of joint patrolman in the port of Charles Starabul. S-578 Qualified Credentials in order.. New York. Fitzgerald had received notice of disqualification while Keith Terpe, T-3 . v C^lified Credentials in order. serving aboard vessel under SIU contract. RayniMd Torres, T-31 . {Ratified Credentials to order. Fitzgerald concedes that he did not furnish proof of sufficient Norman E. Wroten, Jr.,;W-256 ^ , Qualified Credentials in order. seatime but has now come up with additional verified proof to show sPHiLADEU>lIlX AGENT that he has enough seatimel In view of the fact that he mailed in Steve (Blackie) CardullOf C-1 Qualified Credentials In order. additiimal evidence, faeadqiurters is willing to recommend that he lai-ry Gerie, 6^69 . „ , Qualified Credentials in order. now be ruled qualified by (he membership, even though he should PHILADELPHIA JOINT PATROLMAN bave produced this proof before the credentials committee. While John Hetzell,. ^ Qualified Credentials in otder. the credentials committee acted correctly in the light of the evidence Raymond (Ri^) Oates. 0-2 Qiudified CredenUalt in nider. before it, it is recommended that they be overruled, inasmuch M. . \ ' BALTIMORE; AGENT.. Brother Fitzgerald was on a vessel and wpu!d have been able to Bexford (Bex) Dickey. D-8 Qhuiilified , Credeotlais^^n; biderr clear up his seatime proof if he had been available Just prlo/ • to /,;• RAL'nMOBE.JOli<ft:^PATROLjiAN. . I; .Le time the credentials mxandt'oe acted. Jam^ C. Bartiette„R-]i)4 -.. . , Quaiffled , li Credenttoli to M , (CoHtimuid'on page SQ) ' * Action On Appeal �September, 1960 ^^SBAFARERS LOG j|Pare Twenty-SeTea T preW Wants Air Conditioning to the ilditor: We, the crew on the SS Transeastern, want to gp on rec­ ord -as giving the negotiating committee full support for hav­ ing it stipulate in all future con-' tracts that air conditioning and movie projectors be included on all ships on extended voyages, especially those running to the Persian Gulf, and that In no case should a swimming pool take the place of air condition-Ing. One SlU-contracted company. Cities Service, already provides movie projectors for ships run­ ning foreign. We also would favor a,recrea­ tion program for men at sea sim­ ilar to programs such as the Safety Program, Food Program, Scholarship Program etc., under the Welfare Plan. We emphasize that for ships running to the Persian Gulf, swimming pools are of little recreational value because (1) pools are too small; (2) they are •too near the smoke stack; (3) water temperature is hotter than air temperature; (4) intense sunlight in the Persian Gulf area is not favorable to • sun bathing; (5) water will not stay in pool when ship rolls.. Air conditioning would en­ courage men ^ to stay on ships that are shuttling to the Per­ sian Gulf, and would help pre-. vent the loss of jobs to aliens, non-union seamen, etc., when SIU men get off after one or two trips. In the past, the SIU has been a leader in the maritime field for seamen's benefits. Let us again set the pace for a first class recreation program to be set up and supervised by the Welfare Plan. We would like to hear our brothers' opinions on Ivtli^se^prpp^o^als. E. K. PeMoss D. L. Dickerson B. Hager L. A. Ziembka Hearing Back ^After Operation To the Editor: It has been about 10 months since I have written for rein­ statement into the Union be­ cause at that time I was going to get a hearing aid so that I would be able to return to sea after a'long absence. A lot has happened since then which now enables me to write of wonderful news very important to all deaf persons, and especially brothers wear­ ing hearing aids and trying to ship out. There is a rather new opera­ tion called "stapes mobiliza­ tion" that has been very suc­ cessful in restoring hearing. I know because I had the opera­ tion performed on both ears, and for the first time in 15 years I can hear again—and hear everything. I don't have to wear « hearing aid or worryabout being turned down by • doctors for shipping out. It is excitingly wonderful. I used to have a 78 percent loss of hearing and my ears ^ used to run, but not any more. Dr. Louis Shipman performed the operation on me at Charity Hospital here in New Orleans. Dr. Shipman has since moved to Tallahassee; - Before he left, he performed the operation on my left ear. He said that anyone wanting the operation should see Dr. Louis of the ear, nose and thrpat clinic at Charity Hospital inNew Orleans. r. Any. brother who would like - Yo write me foi^ Information on the operation can reach me care of the SIU hall at 623 Bienville St., New Orleans. T will be gldd to help and, if you are in town, I will go to the hospital with you. Joseph P. Barraco (Editor's Note: Dr. Joseph P. Logue, Medical Director of the Seafarers Welfare Plan, has in­ formed the LOG that the "stapes mobilization" operation has helped persons with one specific ear condition. The "stapes" bones in the middle ear sometimes "freeze" together, causng deafness. The opera­ tion, a very delicate' one, un-. locks the little bones and im­ proves the hearing in these cases. Other types of deafness . would require different treat­ ment. ) tf 4< it) Mariners' Home In Canary isles To the Editor: The United Seamen's Service has referred the Seafarers In­ ternational Union to us as an outstanding organization in pro­ viding for the needs of sea­ farers. Therefore, we take pleasure All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. in informing you that the Casa Del Marino (Seaman's Home), which offers lodging and health, social, cultural and employment services to all Seafarers, is being built at Puerto De La Luz, Las Palmas, Gran Canary, Can­ ary Islands. We hope to see it finished by the end of next year. We wish to offer you our collaboration in any way that may suit you, and our help in any service to t'ne home. We wish to get in touch with every­ one for we wish to serve, and help all seamen. We are inter­ ested in arty suggestions you may make for the best condir tions and use of our future in­ stallation to serve the needs and likings of all the great fam- iljy of mariners for whose serv­ ice we have come into existence. The home is founded by the National Maritime Insurance In­ stitute which has independent assets and legal status. It is gov­ erned by its Ovvn members under the Institute Social De La Marina, which in turn is under the Spanish Ministry of Labor. We remain at your com­ plete disposal. Manuel Perez de la Barreda Deputy Administrator 3). Typo Leader Praises SIU To the Editor: I have received the LOG for a number of years and enjoy reading it. The Seafarers Union is a won­ derful organization, not. just alone for the good working con­ ditions it obtains for its mem­ bers, but for its great fraternal benefits such as caring for the sick members and their families. It is an organization that is "its brother's keeper." May your great Urtion prosper. • Thomas J. Soalley, President Somerville - Typographical Union •' •• ' Skipper Hails Marymar Gang To the Editor: On the night of 22-23 July, 1960, while on passage from Panama to Long Beach, Calif., the SS Marymar maneuvered alongside a sinking craft off the west coast of Mexico to conduct rescue, operations. The craft was the MV Patsy-K, reg­ istered at Los Angeles, Calif., and was in position 16-05 North and 98-30 West. On board were seven persons, (the captain, his wife, three small children ages 7, 5, and 2\fi years and two crewmen) and a boxer dog. As it was at night and long heavy swell was running, every­ one in the crew of this vessel is to be commended for their efforts that made the operation a success. The survivors were taken on to Long Beach where they were debarked. The wee'k that they were on board (enroute to Long Beach) involved some strange but interesting duties for all on board. At odd hours of the day and night one could expect to see a hard-boiled crewman hold­ ing a baby in his arms, drying its tears or washing deck grease from its feet. Again one might see someone dashing to save one of the chidren from falling down a ladder or from falling over the side. Special mention is due to Guy W. Walter, steward, who was up day and night making certain that the survivors were cared for. He should be given a medal for baby-sitting. I am proud of the crew of the SS Marymar. Very truly yours, s/ Rupert H. Matthews Jr. Master SS Marymar .3. From The Fleet In deck department of the SS Alcoa Planter, photographed by Second Mote Bob Parker, arc (standing, l-r) J. P. Morris, R. Darley, B. C. Wentworth, C. V. Johnson, H. I. Grizzard, H. O, Limbaught, and W. C. Yates. R. C. Anderson and D. L. McCorvey ore on either side of the life preserver, and R. W. Reynold, not visible, is poking his head through the ring. 3> Warns Brothers On Swimming To the Bditor: ' I would like you to. publish this -in the next issue of the LOG. This is a warning to all our brothers about their vacation and swimming in uncharted waters. I was home having fun with my family and when I went swimming, I fractured my back in two places. So if you go swimming, know what kind of water you are" go­ ing into. I'm here in the hos­ pital (Marine Hospital, States St., New Orleans) and will be here for a long time. The old saying is "accidents don't just happen, they are caused," and myself and others are the cause. So be careful an your next stay-at-home with your family. 3) Members of the crew huddling on the deck of the SS Steel Scien­ tist (Isthmian) were caught by shipboard photographer Bud Schmiedel. The men are (l-r) Dawson, DM; Heins, AB; Angelo, chief cook; Renfroe, DM; Ahern, bosun; Aughton, OS. Ci H. Boatwcll 3« 3i ' Brother Lauds Bermuda Hospital To the Editor: I have just gotten back from doing a month and a half in the King Edward Memorial Hos­ pital in Bermuda. I have never had as good treatment any­ where. ^ All the nurses and doctors take care of you and see that you don't lack for anything. And Captain Smith of the Sailors Home Is up to see you and brings you magazines and cigarettes. I got there around 10 AM and he was there to see • me and brought candy, cigar*' ettes and magazines that after­ noon. I would like you to put the Sailors Home, Hamilton, Ber­ muda, on the LOG mailing list as sailors go there from all over the world. It would give other sailors a chance to see what the SIU is doing for the merchant marine. J. G. Gregory • ! G. C. Eller, wiper, (left) nurses a sore foot in a bucket of hot water and salts in his foe sle aboard the Carolyn. Meanwhile, on deck, (photo right) Charles Dorrough, third cook, and George NichoU son, oiler, rig up the aerial on Dorrough's radio. The radio helped to wile away the hours as the Carolyn stayed at anchor for three . weeks off Karachi, Pakistan, waiting for a berth. left) takes a breather on the SS CaroErnest Phillips, wiper i lyn (^Buli Lines)^ W. Shaw, AB (right) poses with one of his prize catches on the Carolyn. The photographs were taken by Jose F. Santiago, ship's delegate (ust before the ship reached ihdra. �|>M« Tweafr-ElfU With The Denayere SEAFARERS tOG Septewbfr. IMt Tof Luck With a Mynah If you are planning to buy a mynah bird, you had better ask the man who owns ona all about it before you buy. That's the advice which Seafarer William R. Cameron gives to his shipmates. Cameron, sailing on the SS port steward came back- that after­ birds, don't take him home for Iberville (Waterman) in the noon and left a bag with the stew-' your wife to care for because she may leave you and the bird after Far East, reports on the "pot" ard who gave me the package. one day of cleaning up after him. Seafarer Ralph J. Denayer, on the beach for • while, poses with his daughter Brigette and the family pet, Whiskey the spitz. Lovers And Liars Asea In the o-d days, there were great lovers Casanova, Don Juan (or Don Giovanni, whichever you prefer), Sinhad, and more recently, Popeye. But they were pikers compared to the self-styled lovers aboard the Del Aires. The following article was submitted by Seafarer Thomas C. Riley who gives first-hand information on modern day liars and lovers. Just a few lines to let you know-^ of all the great lovers on the Del great liars and self-styled lovers Aires (Delta). the Del Aires. In early history there was a onWe have a variety of C card great liar by the name of Baron men, some of whom were SIU von Munchhausen; in later history, but quit sailing regularly in England, his peer was a gent by members after World War II. the name of MacCauley. are of assorted dges—from These fellows, though, were 17They to 61—and represent all three strictly amateurs. Khrushchev is a departments. They all share one -bush leaguer, too, compared to the mutual trait: None of the women from New Orleans to Buenos Aires want them to spend a dime. Union Has • These-lovers all have an assort­ ment of keys to so-called love Cable Address Seafarer's overseas who want nests. But strange as-: it seems, to get in touch with headquar­ these keys open all d^rs to the ters in a hurry can do so by foc'sles on the ship and various cabling the Union at' its cable and sundry clothesr iwkerS, Now, of course, we know that address, SEAFARERS NEW these C card men would have no YORK. Use of this address will assure cause to li^ Not one of them has spent one speedy transmission on all mes­ sages" and faster service for thd nickel for souvenirs, yet they are, collectively, the leaders on the men involved. draw list. Shipboard Skotehes By Ben Graham Sand's Big In Japan luck he took with one of the big black talking birds. ' "Feeling the package without "I picked up one of these birds opening iti 1 thought that these out here in the Far East and he's were the biggest grains of sand I quite a bit of trouble," Cameron ever felt. I mentioned it to the says. "First I clipped his wings, steward who said thq man reported that they did not have what I but not enough." wanted, but he got what they had. Mynah Takes Swim "I took a look in the bag along The bird took off from the fantail of the ship, but finally realized with a deckhand who said that ithe couldn't make it to the shore didn't look like sand to him. Another fellow from the crew and tried to fly back to the ship. "He was going down all the time passed by and looked at the stuff and landed in the river," Cameron and said 'Man that really will make him sing now.' Someone else came relates. The bird was finally rescued by by and said it was the best bird messman Marvin LeAcche. "Fright­ feed in the world. I tried feeding the bird the ened almost to death, plus having seeds but he wanted no part of it. swallowed salt water, the bird really looked sad. With each breath The captain took a look and told you could hear the water coming me I'd better throw the stuff over from his lungs and he looked the the side, and over the side it went." Timely Advice picture of death, but in a couple of days he came through with fly­ Cameron advises anyone who ing colors," Cameron reports. wants bird feed or sand in the Far "When we reached another Jap­ East to get it diemselves, "you anese port, I thought I would get might get something you don't some" dirt for him to play on. I want. Had not the AB standing asked the bosun for some sand for beside me warned' me, I would a sample to be sure that I'd get have come into-the .States with what I wanted," Cameron said. about four pounds of marijuana, "I asked the Japan port steward seeds . . . brother,. I would have to take the sample and bring me had some trouble." some more of the same. The ship Cameron closes his report by was . sailing that night, and the saying that if you buy one of these Seafarers On The Iberville Relaxing on the of the SS Iberville (Waterman) are (t'op left photo, J-r) Edward "Skeet" Grudtinski and George Fllomio. Meetnwhile, down in the messhall ftofj right photo, l-r) steward department members Marvin LeAcche, Lawrence Holt, Grudsinski, Danny Parkman and Oreste Vole sit at chow as Chief cook Clarence White stands by. Photos are by William Camerf^i. Eblne holds the block. Dousot's .smile is probably due to the baby boy his wife recently presented him. Photo Is by Cameron. "He's a tall feHow with eye glasses. I think he said he waseaptaifi or messboy—something like ihatl" . ' ;* •' • ^ ^ .. , Saleable Item "I'm planning on asking my daugh­ ter if she wants a mynah bird. If not, would anyone like to buy a young mynah, only three months old, who should start talking when he's six months to a year old?" �teviemher, 1999 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Tirenic-NiM Voyage Of Ocean Joyce Is 'Sod' But Funny Native boys in .dugout pull up olong side the Ocean Joyce in anchorage off Madras, India. Boy in center holds "Baksheesh" or gilt offerings to keep them dry. Dugouts carry a sail rolled on o pole when not in use. pn^the dock alongside the Ocean Joyce in Kidderpore, Calcutta, native longshoremen load sacks of grain from o cart onto a truck. Na automation here^just monpower. Natives in Calcutta (Kidderpore] pose next to a sacred cow. The animals roam the streets of every Indian village and cit/freely. Natives like to be photographed along side the sacred beasts. (The lollowing article was sub mitted to the LOG by Seafarer William Calefato of Maritime Overseas' SS Ocean Joyce.) Ice, soot, the messhall and Hard-way Jones: It was these that made life on the Ocean Joyce part comedy and part trag­ edy. Hard-way Jones is more than a legend. He is John Tinker, a wiper on the Ocean Joyce who boosted the morale of the crew with a fusilade of spicy stories every day of the voyage. It is not easy to laugh on the run to Calcutta, Hawaii, Panama and the Gulf, but with Hard-way and his humor,' everyone grins. He was called that because the protagonist in one of his jokes was named Hard-way Jones, a man who always did things the hard way. The Hard-way Jones on the Ocean Joyce algiost met his match The Ocean Joyce unloads groin in Calcutta as native workmen when an oiler began matching him (in bosun's chair at storboord anchor) paint the hull. The ship also joke for joke and story for story. called Qt Hawaii, Panama and the GuH. Hard-way stopped the chief en­ gineer on an urgent job to tell him a favorite joke about one of the country's leading ladies who underwent a skin graft—the chief threw up his hands and abandoned the job. After that, Hard-way be­ came a popular figure and a sort of victim of the chief engineer. The chief then asked Hard-way where-he got the authority to pull ice in the evenings as well as dur­ ing the day. Hard-way explained that he pulled the ice for' the three meals and between because the drinking water was tepid. The chief walked away, but the follow­ ing day, the ship's delegate had an audience with the master on the drinking water situation and a conference between the skipper and the engineers ensued. (Meanwhile, the first assistant engineer found, out why the water was, warm aiid tlie^ice machine er­ ratic: the refrigerant was, exhaust­ The Marine Club in Kidderpore, Calcutta, is one of the finest in ed. A new tank was installed but the Far East, according to Seafarer William Calefato, who took didn't work until the next day.) Blows His Gasket the pictures on this page. Food is good pnd lodging in one of the The chief engineer blew a gas­ 134 rooms costs from one to 15 rupees. ket after the conference with the skipper, "So they went and told the old man, huh? Well, now you wipers will pull ice only once a day, and I'll put a lock on the ice maker . . . that'U fix 'em." But Hard-way Jones came up with a plan. Coffee cans were filled with Ice and stored In the fish box. Jn a few days there was plenty of ice.. Then the main cog of the en­ gine department came up with an­ other mandate. "I see you blow the tubes four times," he said. "Do you pull the chain once for each blow?': he asked. The answer was "yes," and the chief engineer decreed that for each blow, two pulls on the chain is needed to complete a cycle. With all that seamen face on many , ships, a Hard-way Jones among the crew makes life bear­ able. As a good morale booster he Hungry child in Madras filches something to eat at sidewalk makes the saying true that there is "a little fun to' match the sormarket. Most children this age don't wear any clothes in many row.>» ports of India. fl 1 II �ras* Thirty SEAFARERS LO.G Clifton H. Jackson, J-23S,' Engine (h) of the Constitution. This com,* mittee has notified the two (i^ Patrolman. Milton J. Phelps, P-479, Patrolman brothers involved, Clifton H. Jack* Oscar N. Raynor, R-520, Patrolman. son, J-235, a nominee for Baltl* . In the checking of the continuous Albert Richoux, Jr., R-261, Patrol­ more Joint Patrolman-and Jack C>. (Continued from page .26) Kennedy, K-228, a nominee foi man. Disqualified Was not in continuous good standing for the three year R. E. Bacon, B-349 New Orleans Joint Patrolman that Raymond Torres, T-31, Patrolman. period previdus to nomination of : good standing for three (3) years the various candidates, your com­ Norman E. Wroten, Jr., W-258, they have been qualified, subject previous to nomination, to their furnishing the aforemen* Engine Patrolman. Qualified Credentials in order. mittee found that numerous can­ John Fay, F-363 tinned certificate to the Secretary"-* However, your committee did not didates had paid their dues late. Qualified Credentials in order. Paul Gonsdrchik, G-2 Treasurer prior to the making up feel that a man should be disquali­ Qualified Credentials "in -order. The committee found In each in­ Eli Hanover, H-313 ,of the ballot. Failure on their part fied on such small technicalities as stance however, with the exception Qualified Was qualified subject Clifton H. Jackson, J-235 to his furnishing the Secretary- of two members that will be dealt given above. Eaph nominee listed to furnish the certificate by tho .. ; Treasurer a duly executed cer­ with later in-this report, that the above had specified a patrolman's time mentioned, is to result in their tificate prior to the making up of member so affected had been on a job of some* department in the disqualification. As previously mentioned In this the ballot. Failure to do so is to ship during^ the period, thereby port for which he wished to be report, two (2) nominees had paid result in his being disqualified. preventing iSim from paying his nominated. Inasmuch as the Pretheir dues late. They were John Anthony (Tony) Kastina, K-5 Qualified Credentials in order. dues. As we the membership know, Balloting Report only listed Joint Cabral, C-200 and Luigl lovino, Patrolman in each port, this com­ it has always been the practice of MOBILE AGENT mittee therefore processed the I-II, both of whom had phld one Louis Neira, N-1 Qualified Credentials in order. the Union to consider anyone who aforementiohed credentials for the quarter's dues late in the three has been unable to pay dues due to JOINT PATROLMAN being on a voyage, to be in good Joint Patrolman's job In the port year period prior to nomination. Qualified Harold Fischer, F-l Credentials in order. standing until the time of their for which they had nominated Both of these brothers presented USPHS certificates showing that Quaiified James M. Foster, F-248 Credentials in order. payoff. More important, the con­ themselves. Qualified Robert Jordan, J-1 One man, Walter Beyeler, B-81, they had been in the hospital dur­ Credentials in order. stitution so provides, in Article III, Qualified Leo Marsh, M-9 threw In and was declared quali­ ing the quarter for which their' Credentials in order. Section 3 (e). W. J. .(Red) Morris, M-4 Qualified fied to run for office. However, dues were late In payment. Leo Credentials in order. In the course of doing Its work, he became deceased and, accord­ Cronsohn, C-801, also had late dues Homer Starling, S-141 Qualified Credentials in order. the committee took action in ac­ ingly, hi^ name does not appear on payments but had on file In head­ NEW ORLEANS AGENT cordance with the provisions of quarters, USPHS certificates and C. J. (Buck) Stephens, S-4 Qualified Credentials in order. Article XIII, Section 2 (e) of the 'the ballot. correspondence covering same. In checking the "credentials of NEW ORLEANS JOINT PATROLMAN constitution which reads, as fol- the various nominees, this commit­ Based on Article III, Section 3, George E. Annis, A-230 Qualified Credentials in order. lows: tee had dis'qualified John Cabral, Paragraphs (b) and (e) of our Carl (Red) Gibbs, G-60 Qualified Credentials in order. "(e) The credentials committee, C-200, a nominee for New> York Union constitution, your committee Belarmino (Bennie) Gonzalez. G-4 Qualified Credentials In order. in passing upon the quali­ Joint Patrolman; W. J,.-(BiU) has .qualified the aforementioned A. W. (Andy) Gowder, G-352 Qualified Credentials in order. fications of candidates, shall Mitchell, M-22, a nominee for New brothers. Jack O. Kennedy, K-228 Qualified Was qualified subject This .committee would like to, have the right to conclu­ Orleans Joint Patrolman; and to his furnishing the Secretarysively presume that anyone Homer Starling, S-141, a nominee point out that one of the nobninees, Treasurer a duly executed cer­ nominated and qualified in for Mobile Joint Patrolman. A William John Smith, S-66 failed tificate prior to the making up of previous elections for candi­ telegram was sent to e'ach of these to send his credentials to the cre­ , the ballot. Failure to do so is to dacy for any office or the three brothers by your committee, dentials committee as per'Article result in his being disqualified. job of Headquarters Repre­ notifying them of their disqualifica­ XIII, Section 1 of our constitution. Qualified Credentials in order! W. (Bill) Mitchell, M-22 sentative, Port Agent or Pa-, tions as per the constitution. How­ Instead, Brother Smith-pent them Disqualified Was not In continuous J. P. Morris, M-639 trolman, has met all the ever, before. sending out the let­ to the bank depository that was good standing for three (3) years requirements of Section*1 (a) ters containing the full details ef mentioned in the President's Preprevious to nomination. of Article XII." disqualification, your committee Balloting Report. This was an Milton J. Phelps, P-479 Qualified Credentials in order. In compliance with Article XIII, heard from each of the aforemen­ error, that the committee thought, Eugene Ray, R-321 Qualified Credentials In order. Section 2, Paragraph (b) of our tioned brothers either by telegram that could have been made"by any Albert Richoux, Jr., R-26i Qualified Credentials in order. constitution and in an attempt to or in person. Based on the infor­ of us seamen. The bank forwarded Charles (Whitey) Tanaehill, T-5 Qualified Credentials in order. give every nominee every consid­ mation that was furnished by these the credentials to our SecretaryHerman Troxclair, T-4 Qualified Credentials in order. eration gnd to try to prevent any brothers, It was then possible for Treasurer, A1 Kerr, who received Steven (Steve) Zubovich, Z-13 Qualified Credentials in order. disqualifications, Peter Gonzales, this committee to qualify them. them on August 11th, 1960. There­ HOUSTON AGENT G-132 of this committee, the ere- At thift time, they, were sent an­ fore, your committee has qualified Robert A. Matthews, M-1 Qualified Credentials in order. d^tials committee, remained at other telegram by the committee, brother Smith as previously men­ HOUSTON JOINT PATROLMAN the entrance of the headquarters informing them that they had been tioned in this report. Theodore (Ted) Babkowski, B-1 Qualified Credentials in order. building of the Union until mid­ qualified. Telegrams were sent to each ; Charles Kimball, K-2 Qualified : Credential in order. night ofiAugust 15th, 1960, to re­ Your Committee received cre­ man who was disqualified by the Oscar N. Raynor, R-520 Qualified Credentials in order.- ceive any credentials that might dentials from Brothers James C. committee, telling him of s idisJames Tucker, T-22 Qualified Credentials in order. have beer^ delivered'eitlie/ hy mpij fiirrietteVB-lffCand Stephano Di qualificatioih as wlli^as a DETROIT AGENT or; by hand after^ tSe closing of Girblomd, D-7g. who had failed to letter , being sent to each hian so Martin (Marty) Breithoff, B-2 Qualified ^Credentials W order. business ihours by the Union. list what port they were submit­ disqualified, all In compliance with NO DESIGNATION At this time, liowever, your com­ ting for, and in Brother Barnette's our constitution. In addition, each Kenneth Collins, C-794 Disqualified Did not submit prop­ mittee would like to point out that case; in addition, he had failed to man disqualified received a copy of er seatime as required by the on the advice of the Union's gen­ give the job for v.hich he wished our constitution, so that t^e -dis­ Constitution and failed to desig­ eral counsel, the credentials of the to submit. Your committee con­ qualified nominee would-' have nate for which port he was run­ following men were processed tacted these men by telegram tell­ available the procedure to be used ning. Failed to submit-proof of even though they were not received ing them of this c'.eficiency in the in appeal frpm the decision'of the £ citizenship and did not send In a in headquarters until the morning submitting of their credentials. credentials committee. The membership can readily see The committee later received by certificate. of August 16th, 1960. telegram, the information t>s to from the foregoing report, that As will be noted in the foregoing candidate to appeal from a deci­ Robert C, Meloy, M-1056 what port and jobs these brothers your committee ha.3 made every . Kenneth Collins, C-794 sections of the committee's report, sion of the credentials committee wished to submit for, and \ve have effort possible within the confines James M. Foster, F-248 the provisions of the SIU Constitu­ and how he does it. carried them in this report as they of our constitution to qualify every Carl (Red) Gibbs, G-60 Your committee wishes to bring designated by telegram that they nominee. tion governing election procedure to the attention of the member­ The envelopes of each* of the wanted to be carried., All credentials were turned over made it mandatory that several of ship, the fact that the Union .con­ above were stamped August 15th, Your committee also had two to the committee in good order at the men who had been nominated stitution In Article XII, Section 1960, by the branch of the post- letters of nomination submitted ):00 AM, Tuesday, August:'9th, be disqualified. The Committee is 1 (b) requires that a nominee have office from which the Union- rer that •"^were undated. Robert -U. 1960, or have been received by mail bound by the constitution and had at least four (4) months seatime, ceives its mail. It was the opinion Meloy, M-1056, failed to date his since that date. All credentials to decide on the basis of the con- between January 1st and the time of the Union's lawyers as well as letter of nomination. However, have been examined in strict ac­ -stitution. It has no other choice. of nomination. During the course of this committee, that it would be since the registered stamp put on cordance. with the constitution. The Committee feels that the cases of examining the various creden­ unfair to penalize the aforemen­ the outside of his envelope by the Any defect in the credentials dis­ of disqualification cited above are tials of those members who had tioned men by disqualifying them, Oakland, California Post Office posed of by the committee has been especially regrettable because of submitted for office, it v/as found for a failure of the postoffice de­ was August 13th, it was stamped the sole responsibility of the the fact that the Union, this year, that some of our brothers had partment of the United States Gov­ by the Brooklyn, New York Post sender and no person adversely as in every election year, went to failed to submit sufficient seatime ernment to deliver their creden­ Office on August 15th, and received, affected by such defect has denied such lengths to set forth the pro­ in the current year to meet the re­ tials prior to the deadline. Of the by your committee before nine this to the committee. cedures and requirements to be quirements of the constitution. four men aforementioned, one, (9:00) A.M. on the morning of It is your committee's final rec­ followed by those seeking a place However, in sending in their letter Kenneth Collins, was disqualified August 16th, 1960, This brother's ommendation that the membership on the ballot. of acceptance of their nomination, for reasons given prior in this re­ credentials were qualified on this of the Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In light of these circumstances, they had made mention of the fact port. The other three men,'James point of .the qualifications for Inland Waters District of the Sea­ farers International Union of North the committee wishes to call to that they were presently employed M. Foster, Carl (Red) Gibbs and office. J. P. Morris, M-639, also failed America make every possible ef­ the attention of all members, the aboard ship and due to the voyage Robert C. Meloy, were qualified. necessity of, following all require­ not being completed, they were The committee would like to to date his letter of nomination. fort to vote In this general election, ments and procedures, which are unable to secure a discharge cover­ point out to the membership, that Howqver, since the registered as every good Union man should. This committee having com­ established by our Constitution to ing the time. In each of these in­ although the President clearly stamp put on the outside. of his govern eligibility to candidacy to stances, your committee verified specified in his Pre-Balloting- Re­ envelope by the Tripoli, Libya Post pleted its duties, hereby adjourned Union office. such employment with the steam­ port the exact offices for which Office was August 2ndf 1960, it at 4:15 PM, on August 22ita, 1960, The committee particularly de­ ship company operating the par­ nominations weje to be made, was stamped by the Brooklyn, New in the headquarters offices of the sires to point out the provisions of ticular vessel. The men and the some credentials were received for York Post Office- on August 7th, Seafarers International Union of Article XIII, Section 2 (c) of the vessels they are on, that had this offices other than those carried in 1960 and received by the Secre­ North America, Atlantic, Gulf, constitution, wherein is spelled out type of seatime verified are as fol­ the Pre-Balloting Report. The fol­ tary-Treasurer, A1 Kerr, on August Lakes and Inland Waters District, lowing are the names of the nomi­ 8th, 1960, this brother's credentials 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, in detail the right of a disqualified lows: nees so involved as well as the job were qualified on this point of the New York. SHIP MAN'S NAME TIME EMPLOYED titles for vilhlch they actually sub­ qualifications for office. However, Date: August 22nd, 1960 Charles Palmer. P-13 Daniel (Dan) Butts, B-628 SS steel Voyager 7/21/60 to 8/11/60 mitted: he was later disqualified by your SS, Elizabeth Chairman Stephen Carr, C-70 12/10/59 to 8/11/60 Robert J. Burns, B-187, Patrolman. cpmniittee for the reason given Ignatius McConnick, M-1195 SS Seatrain Ga. 12/11/59 to 8/10/60 Stephano Di Cirolomo, D-76, En­ previously in this report. John Cole, C-8 Peter Goniales, G-132 Your committee had two (2) SS Seatrain Ga. Leo Cronsohn, C-801 4/19/60 to 8/11/60 gine Patrolman. Samuel Cluiman, C-511 Stephano Di Girolomo, D-76 SS Elizabeth 5/ 8/57 to 8/11/60 Harry D. Fitzgerald, r-271, .Stew­ nominees that failed to submit the Lawrence P. Hogau, H-SI, ' certificate that Is called lor In A, W. (Andy) Gowder, G-352 SS Texmar ards Department Patrolman. 4/22/60 to 7/20/60 Edison C. Shaffer, S-530 SS Alcoa Roamer 4/ 8/59 to 8/15/60 Paul Oonsorchlk, G-2, Patrolman. Article XIII, Section 1, Paragraph Homer Starling,. S-141 Credentials Committee Report I fee IP- September, |960 �BtwUaAtf, 19M SEAFARERS LOG Breakfast Is Served PINAWCIAI. HEPOBTS. The coBStltutlon ot the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes ami In­ land Waters District Bakes specific provision for safeeuardlng the nenbershlp'e Boney and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing conmlttee elected by the BCBbershlp. All Union records are avallabl* at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn, Shoulfl any BSBber, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right tq In­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt, requested. li TRUST FUHD6. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are adBinlstered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreeBents specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and nanagement represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only.upon approval by a majority of the trtistees. All tnst fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied Infoxnatlon about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. M-: • ±L '. I. , I. SHIPPIHG RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected by the con­ tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and ^hland Waters District, and by Union shipping rules, which are Incorporated In the contract. Get to know your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mall, return re'celpt requeated. • 1 CGIfTRACTS. Copies of all SIU'contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ^shlp. Know your contract rlghte, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OTyOn the proper sheets and in thm proper manner.* If, at any tine, any SIU pattalBan or other union official," in your opinion, fails to protect your "contract rights properly, contact the nearest SlU'port agent. In addition, notify SIU president Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The IXXS has traditionally refrained from publishing, any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer -or member.' It has also refrali^ from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy la 'vested^ la an edi­ torial board which consists of the Sxecntlve "Board of the union. The Kxecutlve Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMaff flr MOWIKS. Ko monies are to bo paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU ualees an official Union receipt Is given for same. Utader no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given SiKh ;^celpt. If in the event anycnte attempts to require any such payment be ^made wltho^ supplying a receipt, or If a member Is required to make a, payment and ^ given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should Immedlitely be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested, "f 'I II j||l I JUi! COHSTrrUTlOHAL BIOTTS AMD mLlOATIOHS. The SIU publishes every six months la the SBAFARBRS LOQ a verbatim copy of 'Ita constitution; In addition, copies are available la all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to famlllarlzo themsolves with Its contents. Any time yom feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should Immediately, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. r> E» Seafarer Viins Study Award Denise Forster 3V2-year o!d daughter of Seafarer and Mrs. Keith Forster of New Jersey, gets set, with the help of her father, to try some of the food at tfie SfU cafeteria during' o recent visit to headquarters. Forster is on the Sondcaptoin. , Joe Powers Leonieo Okol BunUtai " - Contact your wife at the Bru Get in touch with Hilda Revesi, Cubas 67, Santos, Brazil. 33-32 110th St., Corona 63, N.Y. t '4^ i 4 - J. tw^y !tb 4 4 E. Main, Easley, SC, regarding some important papers she has for you. 4 4 4^ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4, 4 4 4 4 Charles H. Bosh Contact your wife at 2649 19th Street, San Francisco, Calif. Paul Magro Get in touch with your brotherin-law, 87 Cambridge St., Burling­ ton, Mass. Henry E. Hicks Contact your wife at 1515 Park Ave., Baltimore, Md. Earl J. Fuller, Jr. Urgent that you contact your mother, Mrs., Earl J. Fuller, Sr., Rt. 2, Berryville, Va. - • -1 .-•aJ 4 Maternity bonds are -being held In New York headquarters for the children of the following Sea­ farers: James C. Thompson, T-380; Antone S. Granger, PR 14466; James R. Armstrong, A-69, and Jiminez WiUiam, J-33. 4* 4* 4* Nick Tatar ITHACA, NY—^A Seafarer is'one of eight union members who have been awarded schol­ Important you contact Joseph arships for a two-year program of study at Cornell University designed to train them for Malazensky at DR 6-7635 in MiUcareers in the international labor field. ^ hum, NJ. Edwin P. -Wilson, of Falls-* sea in 1950. His ambition is for a 4 4 4 Church, Va., began studies at April of this year. Before that he career in the International TransGeorge H. Rowland the New York State School was a personnel officer for the Air portworkers Federation or in. the Please write your sister at 506 International Confederation of of Industrial and Labor Relations Force. at Cornell this month. From 1947 to 1950, "Wilson was Free Trade Unions. The eight union men will receive Wilson has been a member of a member of the Sailors Union of the Inland Boatsmen's Union since the Pacific and last sailed deep $300 per month during their twoyear training period. They will study at Cornell for two semesters and then serve a one-year intern­ ship with a union or governmental agency directly concerned with in­ ternational labor matters. Other recipients of the labor scholarships include: James A. Blyer of EI Cerrito, Calif., a former officer of Local 1-561, Oil . Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union, AFLClO. Thomas "V. Miller of Pittsford, N. Y., a member of Local 616, American Federation of Teachers. John J. Muth of St. Louis, Mo.,° a member of Local 655, Retail Clei'ks International Assoi^iation. Ronald H; Smith of Lincoln, Neb., president of Local 7470,. Coramunic^tions Workers of America, AFL-CIO. 4 Ecrl Ray Walter C. Zajanc Get in touch with your mother, Contact your mother. Didn't hear Mrs. Alma Ray, Route 1, Box 20, from you for six months. Every­ Fairfax, Ala. thing okay at home. Don't wori-y. i 1* 4 Mrs. Mary Zajanc, 147 John St., Gccrge Williams Staten Island 2. N.Y. Get in touch with Paul F: Burke, 4 4 4 Erie County Dep't of Social Wel­ Henry Croke fare; 210 Pearl Street Building, Contact Mrs. C. Nowlan, 301 Buffalo 2, Nl^ eoneeming Geneice Slst St., Brooklyn 9, NY. Dillworth. ' 4 4 4 * Si t Charles Robert Gllfcert Charles E. Taylor Contact your family. Your father is critically ill. Con­ 4 4 4 tact your family immediately at Michael Armscdo Route 1, Concord, North Carolina, .Contact Jerry R. Signorelli, 11 Telephone STate 2-2434. Elton St., Brooklyn 8, NY. 4 i S. John H. Mnrray 4 4 4 Important you contact your son, Henry E. Hicks e/o Gerner, same address as pre­ Contact Mrs. H. E. 1'515 Park viously. A\e., Baltimore 17, Md. Ex SS-Feltore .Gear is being held for the fol­ lowing men at Sparrows' Point: Paul Essraan, John J. Kehoe, Donaid Eyestone. SIU HALL DIRECTORY SiU Atlantic, . Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT ' Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Simmons Lindsey Williams Earl Sheppard A1 Tanner SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney HYacinth 9-6600 BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. John • Arabascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS . 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. R. Matthews. Agent CApital 3-4089: 3-40aC M1.AM1 ...744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. Buck Stephens. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 416 CoUey Ave. NORFOLK Paul Gcnsorchik. Agent MAdison 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA . 2604 S. 4th St. S. CarduUo, Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO ... 450 Harrison St. Walter Sibley. Agent Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE. PR 1313 Firnandex Juncos. Stop 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St.. Room 20O WUUam Morris. Agent ILgin 3-0987 SEA-fTLE , 3505 1st Ave. ,.p,, . ......vj^ 4—nt . r'.,ln 3-4334 WILMINGTON. CalU ... .505 Marine Ave. Rbe'd Humphries. Agent. I 1 �\v: Vol. XXII No. 17. It SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION i « ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT 1 > H men from Philadelphia, some 500 Seafarers stepped smartly up New York's Fifth Avenue in the second annual Labor Day parade. Pictured here are a few of the marchers who participated along ^with contingents from other New York unions. Over a million watched the spectacle. •r" b V - sgggsasKi^,- ==r=^ _• Sopfombor 1960 • APL > CIQ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: 74 QUALIFY FOR SIU BALLOTING SIU ROUTS HOFFA IN TWO ELECTIONS WINS 19-SHIP FLEET, SIU-277, IBT-171; TUNA CANNERY VOTES SIU-255, IBT-8 MEANY OVERRULES SIU ON SCOW ISSUE NMU ATTACKING SIU SHIP PACT AT LABOR BOARD SENATE GROUP CONDEMNS ANTI-SHIP ICC PRACRICES CLOSE DOWN KINGS POINT, MMP ASKS GOVERNMENT PUTS LARGEST LIBERTY TONNAGE ON SALE NMU FILES LABOR BOARD CHARGE AGAINST SIU-CONTRACTED OPERATOR RR’S TURN DEAF EAR TO PACT TALKS; IBU ISSUES STRIKE CALL LAKES TUGS, DREDGES WORKING ‘ROUND CLOCK ON DETROIT RIVER JOB BUCKEYE, PIONEER, STEINBRENNER PREPPING FOR WORK RULE PARLEY GREAT LAKES ELECTION ENDS; FARNEN REELECTED SECRETARY-TREASURER ALL-NEW CLINIC MAPPED FOR BALTIMORE SIU HALL SIU BENEFIR BABIES TOP 4,000; MANY IN SCHOOL ORDER KOHLER TO REHIRE 1,700 IN 6-YEAR STRIKE ALASKAN FISHERMWN ENJOY BEST SALMON CATCH SINCE 1948 NYC BLUE CROSS GIVEN ANOTHER BIG RATE BOOST REDS ENTICE BRITISH CO’S TO HAUL OIL SUP CONSTITUTION TO BE REMODELED; 1ST CHANGES READ NEW PRES. ROOSEVELT TO SAIL NEXT SUMMER ALASKA’S GROWTH MAY PROVIDE NEW JOBS FOR SEAMEN MTD SUPPORTING BOYCOTT OF SEARS MMP VOTE ON, TO END IN OCTOBER WELFARE BENEFITS CLIMB TO OVER $200,000 MARK Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 17  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2c8fb66da7c49de1f040f04b7d7d3013.PDF 1d48acbf3b8229989da697957a817020 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG •/ftVV;' • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO GULFTUGBOATS GO SlU IN NUS VOTING pi " f: -Story On Page S l"i I - SlU Safely Rep Reports Cains ToNaf'l Council I? . • m ( -Story On Page 2 SlU ELECTION SUPPLEMENT Voting Instructions m „ ^ Harry O'Reilly, executive secretary ruSSCS MWuy* the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, died after a long illness In his Chicago home. He played a major role in building up the strength of the marine union department. (Story on Page 3). Sample Ballot m • Candidates' Photos And Biographies —See Centerfold '••1 .' ^ .4 i/U ••s • 71 '• 1 •' y • ^ A • Seatrdn New York crew receives citation from Joe. Alginait^^ 90tCty VffOf lOfla safety director, SIU Welfare Plan, for long safety record. Sea^«o •*:5-:\' ^ ^ train labor relations representative R, C» Chapdelaine is at extreme rights .-i. '-—.; !iAj .r; �«!,• Emilia Gets SIU Award SIU SAFETY DIREaOR SPEAKSt Unions Musf Hme Safety Role^ Natl Council Told CHICAGO—Ship operators attending the Marine Section of the National Safety Coun­ cil here were told that the best and most-successful approach to ship safety is through joint labor-management action. Speaking at the annual conference of the Marine Section, Joe Algina, director of the Safety The paper, entitled "Blue Print Company has won top honors in Department, Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan, also questioned the for Sea Safety: A Joint Labor- National Safety Council competi­ validity, of existing accident statis­ Management Approach," was pre­ tion.) Progress through the Joint Safe­ tics and called for a new effort to sented at the fourth session of the set up truly-accurate and repre­ meeting, October 20, at the ty Program of the Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan was outlined in the ad­ sentative figures on shipboard LaSalle Hotel. safety. As a result of the program, dress. Algina pointed out tluil the Algina scored sporadic effects encouraging progress is being joint program was set up by the by management to deprive seamen made in reducing shipboard ac­ SIU Atlantic and Gulf District and of their livelihood because they cidents, he noted. For example, its contracted steamship companies, covering about 250 ships of all may have had an accident aboard one company reported the number of accidents cut in half since 1958. types operated by more than 60 ship. Another shows a cut of just under American-flag companies. His presentation marked the The accident "statistics" on the first time that a representative of 20 percent and others show acci­ merchant marine, which always SIU Safety Award is displayed by the gang on the Emilia after the joint union-management safety dent reductions of between five picture the industry as having the program had been given the plat­ and 11 percent. presentation in Philadelphia. Award honors six months of acci­ (For the past two years' running, worst safety record in industry, form at a Safety Council meeting dent-free operation during first half of 1960. Certificate is held were disputed by Algina. "We the SlH-manned Alcoa Steamship to express his views. by Capt. Frank Edwards, master of the vessels Kneeling (left) is don't buy the figures." he declared. SIU ship's delegate John Reed. "There are all kinds of numbers thrown at us in this business," Algina noted. "What I would like to know is why "nobody can seem to agree on what to accept and what to throw out? No^ne yet has 0 a fair measure to compare the (The following consists of excerpts from an address by Joe Algina, safety record of seamen with the director of the Safety Department, Seafarers Welfare Plan, at the record of workers in other indus­ tries," he continued. National Safety Council meeting in Chicago.) . . The fact is nobody has a monopoly on safety. No one has Algina suggested that the Ma­ Seafarers will start going to the polls on Tuesday, Novem­ the cure-all, but we at the SIU believe we have the remedy closest rine Section compile accident sta­ ber 1, as the SlU's 60-day election gets underway in all ports. to it. This is the Joint Safety Program of the' Seafarers Welfare tistics based on a 16-hour day. "You're not going to sell seamen On the ballot are 74 qualified candidates competing for 43 Plan. ... "Sometimes it may seem like it, but no one goes out of,, his on safety if you give them a bad elective posts. way to get hurt. You can't stop a man from earning a livelihood name every chance you get." by the membership, additional In preparation for the two- copies of the supplement have The hazardous nature of seafar­ because you think he might have an accident. "As far as the accidents are concerned,*they happen even on the ing was also noted in the address. month vote, the SEAFARERS been printed so as to provide 100 best-run • ship with a well-trained crew. Ships are designed with Accidents can happen on the best- LOG has printed a special election copies for each candidate to utilize built-in hazards that have been regarded as part of the routine of run ships with well-trained crews, Algina stated. "Ships are designed supplement in this issue, contain­ as he so desires. life at sea. . 'Voting Through December 31 "The idea of a full-time, joint labor-management campaign with built-in hazards that have ing photographs and biographical Under the ' SIU constitutional against accidents is not a new one in industry. It's still fairly new been regarded as part of the rou­ data submitted by all the candi­ provisions governing voting, bal­ dates, a reproduction of the ballot tine of life at sea," he said. Dan­ in shipping, but it's showing up as a success. , . . loting will be conducted on all "The joint approach was tried for many reasons. One was to do gerous ladders, and deck and en­ and the text of the SIU Constitu­ days from November 1 through away with the scatter-gun approach to safety training and educa­ gine room equipment are the tradi­ tion's provisions governing the con­ December 31, exclusive of Sundays duct of the election. tion that existed before. Another was to recognize everybody's tional hazards at sea. or holidays legally recognized in Election Notice Mailed The joint safety program, Algina stake in safety, the company, the seaman'and the union. . . . the city or state In which the port "The sailor has always been hostile to any kind of handout by said, is conducting a safety poster In addition, as required -by office is located. Voting will bo the shipowner when he wap't asked. He's suspicious, because even contest, pushing a safety film pro­ Federal law, a notice of the elec­ between the hours of 9 AM and basic improvements in conditions aboard ship came about the gram and issues a monthly safety tion has been mailed out well in 5 PM daily and 9 to 12 on Satur- * bulletin. It also checks out details advance of the voting to the lasthard way in this industry, not through company generosity. days. "With the companies and the union working together on safety, on all accidents reported by,com­ known home address of every mem­ The 43 elective posts are for < seamen are encouraged to take part in safety meetings aboard panies, giving information: to con-, ber qualified to vote. Besides the headquarters and for seven con­ ship and to throw in safety suggestions that may do some- good. centr'ate on the items that seem to notice, the Union included a stitutional ports unijer the revised*' "The joint department also checks out details'on all accidents cause the most trouble. sample ballot, the minutes of the constitution—^New York, Philadel­ Management has safety programs SIU Executive Board meeting of reported by the companies to our office on a special form. This is phia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Or­ the raw material that is digested by . IBM to tell us where on the to suit its own needs, Algina noted. October 3 and a list of Union halls ship accidents are happening, how, why and to whom. No names The joint program looks after the in which balloting wiU take place. leans, Houston and Detroit. Other ports will continue -to function but ' overall problem and works through are involved. As per the decision of the SIU will be serviced by joint patrolmen "Besides the change of attitude on all sides, and this is im­ individual companies^ Executive Board meeting on Octo­ NoneL.ef.-tke safety-improvements ber 3, and subsequently approved assigned from one of the constitu- ' portant, the record clearly shows far less accidents today than in tional ports. previous years and fewer costly, disabling'opes most of all. Among came about easily, Algina w^ned. the major companies, one reports the number of accidents sliced "There ,is no miracle worker in in half since 1958; another shows a cut just, under 20 percent and "this field, and safety work has another about 10-11 percent." Others show declines between 5 .never been only hearts and flavors, and 10 percent. And all of this, remember, covers 1959 only. .. it needs plenty of team-work on all "I'd like to put in my pitch here to add to the usual wrangle sides," he stated. Shipping company safety direc­ over accident statistics. There are all kinds of numbers thrown at tors and other industry spokesmen us in this business. I'll leave them to the experts. ; . . "What I would like to know is why nobody can seem to agree attended the, Marine Section con­ vention of the Safety Council, in The SIU Inland Boatman The SIU Industrial Worker on what to accept and what to throw out. —Pages 8, 9 "The National Safety Council, right here in Chicago, publishes addition to representatives of the •^Page 25 a set of numbers every year about accident rates in industry, US Coast Guard, barge line oper­ including the maritime industry. The maritime industry' figure takes ators and stevedoring operators. SIU Social Security Dep't SIU Safety Department in four groups, one of which is merchant seamen. This figure is —Page 7 —Pages 12, 13, 14 usually the lowest of the lot but it also covers a bare handful of companies. In addition, it's based on an eight-hour day only. SIU Medical Department "Yet every time you hear or' read a figure about the maritime Oct., Vor. XXII, No. I« —Page 19 industry, referring to merchant seamen, the highest possible and The Pacific Coast Seafarer • least accurate figure is used. ... _ —Pages 22, 23 "The Marine Section right here compiles a more representative SIU Food, Ship Sanitation figure on accidents among seamen, reflecting the 24-hour day at PAOI. President Dep't •* —Page 20 sea and many more ships and companies. It seems to.be recognized The Great Lakes Seafarer • HEmnr BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ —^Pages-lO, 11 that any 24-hour statistic is accurate because it happens to represent MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN * ARTHUR, the full legal liability of the shipowner. But it doesn't take into Ai MARION, JCBAIILES BEAUMET, ARTHUR Editorial Cartoon —Page 15 account that even a sailor sleeps sometime in every 24 and statistics SEOAL, ALBERT AMATBAU, JOHN BHAzn., • Staff Writers. can't cover every contingency. The Fisherman and NUlquartert "A 16-hour figure, putting aside the liability issue, would cover A&G Deep Sea Shipping Cannery Worker the- Seafarer* International Union, At­ the realities of life at sea and this kind of standard could become lantic Gulf, Lake* and Inland Water* —page.18 .Report —Page 6 Dl*triet, AFL-CIO, «7S Fourth Avenuo. acceptable to everybody." Brooklyn 32, NV. Tol, HYeeinth »4tOO. "YouVe not going to sell seamen on safety if you give them a Second ciats poatage paid at the 'Peat in Brooklyn, NY^ under the Act The Coiwdiaii Seafarer bad name every chanCe you J get. It's time for a fresh look at the Office' Shipboard News of Aug. 24, MI?. , i -21 whole picture in this industry." . i. -rPagea 27,28, 29, 30 EXCERPTS FROM SAFETY ADDRESS I: omnnim SE^FA.RfE>S^S^t.O:Gi SIU Members Sent . Union Vote Details INDEX i! I? li "• ll ?'• Jf! If' -• 1' "••' ft ^; To Departments SEAFARERS LOG /J -:• • •• I, • 'L -i' <(.- |i " �SEAFARERS Hany O'Reilly Dies; Helped Build Up MTD Harry E. O'Reilly, executive secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, passed away on Sunday, October 2, at his Chicago home after a long illness. He was 61 years old. • In his position as MTD ad­ ministrative officer, O'Reilly succeeded In greatly expanding , and strengthening the organization, which is the recognized spokesman i! J of American maritime workers. At the time of his election to the MTD post in 1956, the organization' consisted of ten unions in the mari­ time trades. At his death, he left a thriving Department to which 30 international unions had affiliated, representing millions of American workers, several hundred thousand of them in the maritime area. In fact, O'Reilly had been instru­ mental in setting up the MTD back in 1946. Port Councils O'Reilly had also set up an The (ale Harry E. O'Reilly, effective network of maritime port executive secretary of the councils in virtually every major A^t-CIO Maritime , Trades seaport as well as on the Great ^ Lakes. Department, is pictured ad­ O'ReUly came to tne Maritime dressing an outdoor meeting. Trades Department after many / years of successful organizing and ury Department's war bond cam­ administrative work in the Ameri­ paign. can Federation of Labor. A native In 1948, O'ReiUy's organizing of Chicago, O'Reilly first went to record was rewarded when he was ^work at the age of 17 and promptly named national Director of Or­ Joined the Railway Clerks Union. ganization for the AFL. It was _ Nine years later he left the Rail­ from this position that he became way industry and joined the milk the MTD's executive secretarydrivers local union of the Team- treasurer. asters in Chicago. He immediately Tribute to O'Reilly as a trade plunged into union activity as a unionist came from all sections of volunteer organizer and his effec­ the labor movement. MTD Presi­ tiveness won for him an appoint­ dent Paul Hall noted that O'Reilly ment as general organizer and as- "had performed outstanding serv­ ^ sistant to the president of the ice to maritime workers in the Chicago Federation of Labor. development of the department since its inception." AFL Regional Director O'Reilly is survived by his wil'e, ^ In 1938, the late William Green, Mrs. Thelma O'Reilly of Chicagb, then president of the AFL, ap­ and two daughters. Burial took pointed O'Reilly midwest regional place at St. Mary's Cemetery in director of the AFL. In this post Chicago, after funeral ceremonies he was responsible for AFL activi- attended by representatives of the ' ties throughout the middle west. AFL-CIO, the SIU and many During World War II, O'Reilly other unions. SIUNA President served as AFL representative on Paul Hall and First Vice-President the regional War Labor Board and Morris Weisberger attended on be­ Labor representative in the Treas- half of the international union. IOC rai*'TktM SIU Big Winner In Gulf Tug Vote 3. The known bondholders, mort­ gagees, and other security holders owning or holding one per cent or more cf total amount of bonds, mort­ gages, or other securities are: (If there are none, so state.) None. 4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, in cases where the stockholder or se­ curity holder appears upon the books of the company as trustees or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting; also the state­ ments in the two paragraphs shmy the affiant's fuU knowledge and be­ lief as to the circumstances and con­ ditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than»that of a bona fide owner. 5. The average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the 12 months preceeding the date shown above was: (This information is required by the act of June 11, 1960 to be included in all statements regardless of frequency of issue.) 35,000. (Signed) Herbert Brand, Editor. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3«th day of September, 1960. John Brazil, Notary Public, (My commission March 30, 1962). '. s. •-a NEW ORLEANS—^Another impressive organizing victory was chalked up here as the SIU continued its drive to sign up seamen and allied maritime work­ ers. The SIU's Inland Boatmen's Union scored a clear-cut election victory in a Labor Board vote among ^^ tion to the Union. Before the a total of 98 men on its boats. All employees of the National NLRB mail ballot began, fhere was told, the various boatmen's divi­ Marine Service fleet. The a movement to get an "independ­ sion under the SIUNA now repre­ ent" union on the ballot in' an sent approximately 8,000 men on final tally was SIU, 70— effort to divide the pro-union sen­ the East Coast, Great Lakes, Gulf no union, 22. timents of the crewmembers. Coast and Pacific Coast. However, the "independent" effort The main office of the company National Marine Serv­ failed to arouse sufficient interest, has moved from New Orleans ta ice operates eight boats on the Mississippi River between St. Louis and New Orleans, as well as in the Gulf proper to Hous­ ton, Lake Charles and other ports. The company handles oil barges and also supplies bunkers to mer­ chant ships. On another front, the SIU's Marine Allied Workers Division in New York scored a two to one victory among employees of the Jay-Kay Corporation. The firm, with two plants in New York, employs between 550 to 650 work­ ers in the busy season. (See story, page 25, for full details). The one-sided SIU victory in the National Marine election came in the face of strong company opposi­ and (he "union" was unable to get on the NLRB ballot. Winning Streak The National Marine_Service vi?tory is the latest in a series of organizing successes for the SIU. In July, 850 railroad tugmen joined the Union as seven railroad tug fleets in New York harbor voted SIU. Then the SIU's Puerto Rican division won a 400-man tuna cannery plant on the island. Na­ tional Packing. Meanwhile, on the Great Lakes, the Great Lakes Dis­ trict won the 19-ship Boland & Cornelius fleet. as well as three other Lakes companies. Pioneer, Buckeye and Sieinbrenner, involv­ ing 47 ships in all. National Marine Ser\'lce employs Philly Hall A Showpiece Statement Of Ownership statement of the ownership, man. agement, and circulation required by the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912, as amended -by the Acts of March 3, 1933, July 2, 1946 and June 11, 1960 (74 Stat. 208) showing the ' ownership, management and circula­ tion of SEAFARERS LOG, published monthly at Brooklyn, New York, for September 30, 1960. , 1. The names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor and business managers are: Pub­ lisher; Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic Gulf, ' Lakes and Inland Waters District, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Edi­ tor: Herbert Brand, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Managing editor, ;(none). 2. The owner is: (if owned by a corporation its name and address must be stated and also immediately thereunder the names and addresses ' of stockholders owning or holding one per cent or more of total amount of stock. If not owned by a corpora­ tion, the names and addresses of -the individual owners must be given. If owned by a partnership or other unincorporated firm, its name and address as well as toat of each in­ dividual member, must be > given.) Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic & Gulf District, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Paul Hall,'Presi­ dent, 675 4th- Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. " • Spacious, comfortable recreational and shipping facilities in the new SIU Philadelphia hall are now in operation (top). Modern lounge chairs and decorations make the hall a showplqce. Above, Dispatcher Jimmy Doris (behind counter) registers Seafarers coming off ships in the area. Hall opened on October 4. Houston. Contract negotiations will get underway there just as soon as the Union receives official cer­ tification from the National Labor Relations Board as bargaining agent for the fleet. India Will Drop fox On Crews An additional tax burden on Seafarers—this time by the gov­ ernment of India—is apparently being shelved permanently as a result of SIU and other maritime union protests. The Indian levy, reportedly scaled at a whopping 40 percent of seamen's earnings while in In­ dian ports, would have represented a considerable hardship not only to American seamen but also to those of other countries. Since many shi^s trading with India often spend weeks in the various coastal ports, the tax would have meant a big bite in seamen's pay­ offs. Latest word on the Indian in­ come levy, according to a com­ munication to SIU President Paul Hall from J. D. Randeri, general secretary of the Maritime Union of India, is that' the Indian gov­ ernment is already in the process of amending its tax laws. Amendment In An amendment has been intro­ duced in the Lok Sabba (Indian parliament) exempting American seamen and others from the tax if they remain in Indian harbors 90 days or less. Those who remain over 90 days will apparently still be subject to the tax. For practi­ cal purposes, very few seamen will now be subject to this taxation. The original Indian law was sim­ ilar to a tax procedure which the state of Massachusetts tried to set up last year. The Bay State had at­ tempted to levy a tax on earnings of seamen aboard all ships in its waters, even though the seamen weren't residents of the state, weren't employed by a Massachu­ setts company or never went ashore. The tax plan was scrapped due to Federal regulations barring any withholding from seamen's wages other than for Federal in­ come or Social Security taxes. •I - ::U jj -f I ,] •^1 �smAfAHMH^-i^i^G II '' c t'i ^ .:f•f.•f f' Philadelphia Pi^off Menu Odd? IfsUNDay Aboard Ship Nineteen passenger - carrying shipping companies—along with 15 airlines and 14 railroads—will take part in observing UN Day next Monday by serving international cuisine to travelenf using their services. As far as the shipping outfits are concerned, they will additionally hold international dances and song festivals and fly the flag of the UN aboard their ships. All this is part of a previous agreement designed to honor the fifteenth anniversary of the founding of the United Na­ tions, in cooperation with the US Committee For the United Nations. The SIU - contracted Isthmian Carl Francum, carpenter, sigfns articles for shipping commissioner Lines said it intended to work up a special menu that day, listing a before getting discharge on Angelina. In rear are Baldo Coccia, food item and noting the country MAA; and Bill Tregembo, AB. The payoff of the Bull Line vessel from which it originates. Some of at Philadelphia reportedly ran smooth as o whistle. the more exotic dishes to be fea­ tured aboard Isthmian ships that day will include: Baked empanadas —a meat dish fi»m Chile; Shrimp curry, from Ceylon; gado-gado, a mixed salad from Indonesia, and kyet-tha-hin—chicken carrj' from Ceylon. Of course there will be pumpkin pie, the domestic con­ SAN FRANCISCO—Harry Bridges plans to continue his tribution to Seafarers Who might be leary of some exotic dessert like function of setting up conferences of pro-Communist unions halvah after all the strange-sound­ to support the Soviet Union's foreign policies. The latest issue ing dishes; of "The Dispatcher," publica­ The special observations com­ memorate the founding of the tion of the International convention. United Nations in San Francisco in Longshoremen's and Ware­ The invitation follows a continued 1945 at the end of the second housemen's Union, reports that round "of visits by ILWU delegates world war. The Allied powers «- &idges executive board is prepared to European countries, among them tablished the organization to out­ to invite a large delegation of such many Iron Curtain nations. law wars. unions to attend the 1961 ILWU Bridges' open activity in the in­ ternational area was kiriied off in May, 1959, when he ran a pro-Com­ munist conference In Tokyo at which the United States foreign policy was the major target. The conference followed the same line that was used by the Japanese ex-, Almost half • million dollars en its port channel to 400 feet and trmniris who blocked .President worth of contraband gold was expand the turning basin by .300 Eisenhower's visit to that country. found in bars on a Liberian-registry feet. Enlarged port facilities will Subsequently, when Russian Preship after it docked in Calcutta. The cost $20,000,000. The resort city Is mio- Khrushchev visited the United smuggled gold probably came from aiming to catch mare cargo and Hong Kong, to find a market in cruise operations. Calcutta goldsmith shops, — 4 4 4 Red \Union' Heads Get Bddge^ Invite : Maritilkie Roundup i 4" i Hie search for the wreck of the fu^t steamship, tlie Savannah, will shift from underwater to undersand. Divers decided it is not sub­ merged, but buried under sand dimes. Dig^g machines will go to work near Bayshore, Long Is­ 4 4 4 Portsmouth, New Harapshira, cit­ land, to find her. ' izens are planning to put up a pier 4 4 4 able to berth at least four, of the Alexandria, one of tiie great largest ocean-going vessels. They ports of ancient history, will get a want to make the city a big seaport. brand new shipbuilding yard with 4 4 4 the help of the Soviet Union. Down south, Miami plans to wid-. Egnatia is the name of the first ferry between Italy and Greece. It crosses the Adriatic five times a week, and averages 365 passengers and 98 cars on each trip. The run is 150 miles. 4 m IKii •; .ii-'-. ^ ;:i.- . 7-'''{•'.!• • • ; wm/nm mro'cALL 4 4 Two giant Diesel-eieclric Ice­ breakers are being built in Finland for the Russians. The hulls are of all-welded construction with special steel of high impact strength to withstand thidc Arctic ice. Ibe Russians already own the lilggest Stat^ he made a .special point of ice-breaker—the atom-powere'd visiting Bridges' headquarters, go­ ing there t^ce in one day. Lenin. The totest junkets of ILWU dele­ 4 4 4 gations have taken them far and On its maiden voyage, the Ed­ wide from Havana, where they ward Li, Ryerson—^largest ore ves­ signed a manifesto to fi^t in the sel ever on the Great Lakes—-was defense of Cuba, to Moscow. moved as a "dead boat." Four tug­ Among the reports bro^jgbt back, boats and ship-to-shore mooring aae delegate noted of Poland that lines drew her along the Manito- 'coUect^eness has become the best woio River, whkh was dredged and means for the advancement of widened to allow the 736-foot hull these pec^le and they are so well to squeeze through. aware at it that collectiveness isn't 4-4 4 left wheh the day's vwrk ends. A deep-sea tug lowed two ships Instead collectiveness is in their across the Atlantic, one cut up for homes in the form of apartinents scrap inside the other—which was tor the workers . . ^ ' cut up on amval. the trio was This is the delegation's way 6tmade from Buffalo to Britain, reporting the serious overcrowding where scrap prices are highef. io.Pblish housing. LABOR ROUND THE WORLD TRADE UNION MEMBERS IN THE LITTLE PRINCIPALITY OF ADEN, a British colony which guards the southern entrance to the Red Sea, are getting sin assist from the AFL-CIO and- the Interiiational Confederation of Free Trade Unions In fighting-jepressive anti-strike legislation. The Federation has pledged full support to the Aden Trade Union Congress, which 'is protesting the British colony's recentlyenacted laws banning strikes and requiring compulsory arbitration. A two-man ICFTU delegation flew out to Aden to investigate the charges made by the Aden Trade Union Congress, and verified that public service workers in the colony as well as other groups were under the yoke of oppressive legislation. Aden trade unions had called a general strike to protest the new legislaiion. As a result, 180 workers were fired for participating and the union group lost its license to publish its weekly journal. The Aden trade union congress is j'ust four years old and claims ap­ proximately 10,000 members. It has been an affiliate of the ICFTU since its formation. _ 4 4 4 AMONG OTHER PROBLEMS THAT HAVE ARISEN OUT of the troubles in the Congo are the lack of an^. adequate legislation on the wage standards and working conditions of workers in Congo industry. Like every other segment of Congo industry and government, there is also a severe shortage of labor specialists- and administrators. As a result, an agreement has been reached between the International Labor Organization and the Congo -government thrqpgh which ILO will send advisers to assist in the drafting of social security legislation and minimum wage provisions for various regions and industries. Training programs will also b.e set up for labor inspector^ and health specialists. Meanwhile, unemployment is a»severe problem in the area, with 75,000 out of work in the capital city of Leopoldville alone. This is half of the city's work force. • 4 4 4 ONE OF'THE QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE BOOMING economy of Western Europe is how far and fast European unions are going to go to catch up to American standards. In the years that followed World War 11,^ while Europe was rebuilding its wrecked economy with the help of Marshall Plan money. United States unions were forging far ahead in wages and. working conditions. European unions, on the other hand, were being checked by a variety of Government controls, or by the prevalent notion that until the economies got back on their feet there was no point in pushing too hard for wage gains. Consequently, the prevailing pattern was establiriied under which European unions accepted far less in proportion than American un­ ions were getting in their contracts, with the result that the gap be­ tween standards here and abroad grcAy wider and wider. Meanwhile, the economy of many west European nations began to burst at the seams with strength and health. With the advantage of depressed wage levels and relatively new plant, the Europeans started invading traditional American markets as well as .flooding the US dom­ estic^ market with goods. And in return, American firms have started establishing branches overseas by the dozens to take advantage of lower wages and taxes, and to tap the European market. However, it now appears that European unions are Ijecoming re­ latively more aggressive about getting a fair share of the profits of industry. West Germany, in particular, is a case in point where wages have been low and profits astronomical up until now. But ip recent wage settlements, West German unions have been biting sizable chunks for the nation's workers out of the country's' booming econorpy, A very tight labor market and full employment have given the German unions a powerful bargaining weapon to start catching up with wage gains and working conditions in other western countries. For example, there, are 500,000 job openings available, and only 119,000 unempioyed. As a result, unions in the iron and steel industry have been success­ ful in obtaining 40-hour-week contracts while increasing base wages to compensate for the reduction in hours. Other new contracts are falling into an eight to nine percent wage increase pattern. Total wage increases involved will be on the order of $250 million. • 4 4 4 AMERICAN WORKERS WIlO THINK: THAT THEY HAVE BEEN troubled by problems of inflation should take a look at what's been going on in some South American countries. In Brazil, for example, the cost of living went up 52 percent^n just one year. Ctevernment em­ ployees got a 40 percent Increase, but at the rate that the Brazilian government is turning out paper mohey, the increase doesn't amount to much. All of this, of course, is grist for the Communist mill, and while the Communist Party is outlawed in Brazil, it has been making Inroads in the labor movement accordingly. ' 4 4 4 UNEMPLOYMENT SEEMS TO BE CATCHING ACROSS THE BOR­ DER. While in other industrialized nations the rate of unemployment Is low, Canadians are suffering from a relatively high rate of jobless­ ness. The unemployment rate is five percent there. In the United States, the latept uaemployment rate is just under six percent. Stay Put For Jobless Pay * Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid changing Iheir mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already experienced intmruptiona of ^froin three to five weeks in getting their next fheck after they notified tile state unemployment offices that th^ had moved end changed their mailing addresa. An everj^e ^elay of a month is reported in most cases, causing consid^abie hardship to the men involved. �IMi SEAFARERS LOG ,.-ltM» Vtv* Bloomfield 'Perfect SCHEDULE OF On SA/p Cleanliness A&6MEETINGS HOUSTON—For the second year in a row, Bloomiield Dteamship Company has achieved a 100 percent rating on all of its four ships in the US: Public Health Service ship sanitation inspection. insnection. T This unusual record in ship Department. The company's com­ sanitation by the SlU-con- missary department generally fol­ tracted company was the result of low^ a 50-point program for ship sanitation. The combined efforts have led to 11 straight perfect scores in the inspection on various company vessels. The' SS Lucile Bloomfield received the 100 per cent rating four years in a row, while the SS Neva West also scored perfectly for four straight years. The SS Margarett BrOwn achieved a 100 per cent rating for three straight years while the SS Alice Brown compiled a per­ fect score for two consecutive in­ spection periods. The stewards on the top-rated ships are E. L. de Parller of the Lucile Bloomfield; George E. Hair of the Alice Brown; W. R. Gels of the Neva West, and W. W. Christhan of the Margarett Brown. Ship sanitation Inspections cover such items as drinking water sup­ Hair da Porlier plies, food preparation, food stor­ close cooperation between the age conditions, the cleanliness of steward department of the ships, messrooms and galleys and similar the ships' crews, shore and ship items. Companies receiving sanita­ employees of the company and the tion citations must score at least SIU Food and Ship Sanitation 95 percent on all their ships. Another One For Seafarers Newesl replacement launched lor SlU-contracted Mississippi fleet, the new SS Del Sol creates a fountain of spray as she comes off the ways at New Orleans shipyard. She will be a combination passenger-freighter in African trade. Safety Representative Appointed ln Gulf Area SJU membership meet­ ings are held! regularly Seafarer O. W. "Bill" Moody, who has been employed by the once a month on days in­ SIU in various capacities for a number of years in the Gulf dicated by the SIU Con­ area, has been named Assistant Safety Director by the trustees stitution, at 2:30 PM in of the Seafarers Welfare Plan.f the listed SIU ports below. He will work under the direc­ Moody had been city editor of tha All Seafarers are ex­ tion of Safety Director Joe "Tampa Tiqies." He had also been employed by the "Louisville Cou­ pected to attend. Those Algina. rier-Journal" and the "St. Peters­ Moody will operate out of New who wish to be excused Orleans, and cover the entire Gulf burg Times." should request permission area, visiting the by telegram (be sure to ships, and check­ ing up on the include registration num­ operations of the ber). The next SIU meet­ program in all ings will be: Gulf ports. In the course New York November 7 of hi.S operations, Philadelphia November 8 he will take up Baltimore November 9 safety problems both with the Detroit November 14 WASHINGTON — Indiana's erews of the Houston November 14 ships Moody and the company representa­ "right-to-work" law "has had neg­ NewOrleans November 15 tives in the Gulf area. There will ligible effect on the attraction of plant location or expansion in In­ Mobile November 16 be joint quarterly safety meetings diana," according to a detailed sur­ 'Wreck' Law Creates Few Indiana Jobs in the Gulf of company and Union representatives in which he will participate. The objective will, bd greater efficiency in carrying out the ship­ board safety program with conse­ quent further reduction in the in­ jury rate. NYDockmen Get Seeond Pact Raise A straight time increase of five cents an hour went into the pay envelopes of 30,000 New York waterfront workers on October 1. They also received one more paid holiday during the I960 contract year, bringing the total number of paid holidays to seven. The gains came under a contract negotiated last year by the Inter­ national Longshoremen's Associa­ tion with the New York Shippiifg Association, which represents 153 American and foreign-flag steam­ ship lines doing' business in New York. 'Dockworkers now have a base pay rate of $2.97 per hour. On October 1, 1961, this figure will go up an additional five 'cents an hour, bringing the base figure to $3.02. In a separately negotiated con­ tract, port watchmen, beginning October 1, receive an increase of 24 cents a day. Both contracts are for three years and expire in 19t2. Thanksgiving Day was selected by the longshoremen as their ad­ ditional paid holiday. Moody To Serve On New Orleans Planning Board NEW ORLEANS—New Orleans Mayor Chep Morrison has an­ nounced the appointment of O. W. Moody as a member of th^ city planning commission. He suc­ ceeds Maj. Gen. Raymond E. Flem­ ing, who recently resigned to be­ come adjutant general of Loui­ siana. Moody's term of office on the commission will run until June 30, 1968. In commenting on the ap­ pointment, Mayor Morrison de­ clared that Moody's "extensive newspaper background and wide experience in pOrt and labor prob­ lems will be invaluable to the commission's work." Moody is a member of the New Orleans area AFL-CIO Central La­ bor Council executive committee and secretary to the executive board of the committee on political education. Before coming into the SIU, r)/vE$ArS ArrRAcr VJWB AvomcB... CAi^VWAfe^ l\l\9BLY ON U,9,9r/CBN9rR,fRB9Ti9B IN WORIVWWB CpNmt NEWS u/jfH soMiet Bloc* HEADLINES —n IN REVIEV/ LAhiv^ meron md to or OIL PRODUCnON, fP V(l\CB& IN PACB OP \SORLV\N\Vp OIL 9URPWP. % \ vey by a prominent management research organization. Forbes Marketing Research Inc., reported that only 60 of the 10,503 jobs created by industries which moved into Indiana since the en­ actment of the law in 1957 can be credited to the ban on the unioa shops. The independent research firm interviewed officials of 55 new in­ dustries and 45 companies which conducted major expansions dur­ ing the past three years. •Not A Factor' All of the largest new industries, and 93 of the firms, indicated that the "right-to-work" law was not even a factor in the decision to locate in Indiana. Market location, labor supply and raw material ac­ cess were thq principal factors list­ ed by management. Six of the seven new or expand­ ed companies which did mention the law did not consider it a primary reason for locating in the state. The survey, made at the re­ quest of the Indiana Council for Industrial Peace, demolishes a major argument of • "right-towork" supporters—that the com­ pulsory open shop boosts tha state's economy by attracting new industry. The total number of new jobs brought in by firms which even mentioned the law as a factor . amounted to only 0.6 per cent of the jobs surveyed. pirrsBuRB piMTes DOWN yANKBEB IN IfUGAMBOP WORLD BBRIBS,10-9, ON MAZBROSKI'S 9vmNePR, Am-US,JArMi£SBLBPllST LBADBRMANU/AAASSASSW^ Arep... DBATHMAyLE^DIDUFV&X OAINSIN (SCW£MMBm,7HRBAir£NtNS MFApvs,4BcuRnY mcr. ^HCtYTWO lOBTlN JBT-FROPCRASNIN ^O&TON HARBOR. BlRO^ 9VCRBD /NtO J£r INTAKE BBUENEV RESPONSIBLE toR VIBASTER leBFT WINE AND PRO'CoMfAUNlSr BRitlSH ONIONS EErtEMPORAf^ ^CONTROL OP BRmSH LABOR fmiY, . PASS RBSOLOTlON CAME FOR. BRirtSN to DBSTROYAfOMIO ITEAPCNS WHBIHER ORNOT eoJierONiONXiOESSME, JMIO QMV/!OS^., ABKS U.^, to VPlAY COUPCriON OP OF BRAXIL TO THIS COOUPW. NB^^BRSBY Borscoirr BTARTS covsrm wALiL... ourro BBAT RECORD t BY BRtrmwomNVocrvR e^rwoecLviBfi il!:•N^iSC'.lsr ".IrlC.'.!' n -to REYANV aN.sfiiiauee to NBAW0 iNvBf^mrr AVmiSrRATNESEr-UR.. RED CHINA EAINSYOTBS \N ANNUAL ADMISSIONS rTESTfBIH'FAUSSHoRr <0F REQUIREMENTB. • NIGERIA LMsr , AFRICAN srArEt>EAiN HNv0pENPENce.,.oRmty ^ tRANSltON CONJRASIS JM CONGO CONfVSlOfi, .11 •ffl �-y-fm TvStm SEAFARERS Oteiofeen INf lOG • SEAFARERS — ROTARY SHIPPING ROARS (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) September 1 Through September 30^ 1960 Deep sea shipping activity in SIU ports was good during September when 2,496 Seafarers received employment aboard Union-contracted vessels. These job totals for, the month indicate that aft additional 194 jobs were shipped over the previous period, when 2,302 assignments were filled. Ship activity took a drop during September compared to the previous month. A total of 422 vessels were either paid* off, signed on or serviced in transit during that month: In August 460 ships were serviced. Breaking down the Sep­ tember ship activity figure, there were 12» payoffs, 46 signons and 247 ships in transit. New York handled 95 ships dur­ ing the month, the highest for any port. New Orleans waS Ship Activify next with 52. The tipofl on the shipping rise was the in^ Pay SiRS l» crease in payoffs, with 19 more vessels in that category,, Offi On TroM. TOTAL despite the drop in total ship calls. , Batten I S J3 The highest number of payoffs, 40, were recorded by New Maw Yarfc 4 SI 9li 17 IS York. Next in line was Baltimore, with 18 and New Orleans PbHaMyMa ..11 « BaMmatv ....IS 11 1ft 4S with 17. No payoffs were recorded at either Wilmington or Norfalh ...... 1 1 21 M Jachtoovilla .. 2 2 21 2* Miami. A and B registrations on the beach hit 3,284 men, almost exactly the same as in the previous month, which found 3,289 men on the beach on the last shipping day. Best port for shipping during September was Houstoni where 628 jobs were i^ipped. Next best; New York, with 451, and New Orleans, with 401 jobs shipped. MkHoi — Mobile 14 New Orleant .17 Hootton i WilmiiiRtan San Prmltca.. B Seattle 3 4 3 12 10 . 25 1 39 — IS S 11 0 7 Totoli 4ft .129 247 4 29 52 49 IS 21 IS 422 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Skipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CJLiASiS 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL A R 7 2 3 0 4 9-^ 3 14 0 5 0 4 I 3 4 1 5 43 39 15 25 70 20 129 2 3 2 19 23 0 2 5 • 7m 23 4 9 9 20 37 1 0 5 8 8 0 3 4 0 0 37 0 8 12 26 39 25 1 37 11 73 5 28 88 15 2 0 2 73 28 6 10 6 7 0 4 15 1 2 5 13 3 7 1 0 4 15 13 17 5 8 3 0 9 1 9 1 3 C ' 1 2 1 2 4 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 10 11 0 5 5 11 -4 26 0 10 0 2 8 0 1 1 29 10 33 34 2 15 16 54 17 105 4 12 13 29 2 4 C 12 103 29 76 51 38 36 2 78 35 164 4 20 35 59 2 5 5 12 164 59 5 6 6 0 1 7 14 2 1 10 1 4 4 1 2 4 14 10 3 4 7 14 11 27 45 1 7 8 0 1 6 0 3 3 45 8 10 12 23 6 14 1 3 23 I 10 9 20 0 3 4 23 i 20 391 116 1 153 13 125 149 287 205 338 112 655 22- 71 126 219 9 29 28 1. 57 655 219 GBOVP 3 ALL 1 2 21 7 8 6 Boston 80 22 148 46 New York 31 23 4 4 Philadelphia 83 23 47 13 Baltimore 36 17 4 9 Norfolk 15 5 9 1 Jacksonville 5 2 3 0 Miami 20 10 49 19 Mobile '36 52 18 106 New Orleans 53 88 29 170 Houston 14 8 5 1 Wilmington 53 San Francisco......... 17 31 5 28 13 3 Seattle Port 246 TOTALS Registered On The Beech CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 3 ALL 2 1 2 3 23 11 21 41 , 0 4 9 5 2 7 159 97 165 45 367 4 25 37 45 15 0 29 49 0 5 3 4 2 im 50 74 15 139 a 14 40 32 6 16 26 0 4 4 3 6 19 12 4 9 0 21 0 6 10 0 I 2 3 8 0 3 0 0 37 31 78 0 1 36 11 6 10 12 146 59 91 28 178 1 13 29 12 235 42 47 19 168 5 13 10 28 11 4 9 0 26 0 0 4 56 23 3 20 47 3 6 4 3 47 16 36 1 .4 16 13 4 7 57 931 375 539 147 1058 16 167 159 ALL T . 69 " 7 - 56 9 19 . 9 19 49 29 4 13 21 282 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A •• Shipped aASS B . GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 6 0 4 3 8 0 8 1 4 1 4 . 3 3 5 % 1 41 17 21 16 39 32 103 18 153 4 75 13 105 1 *20 18 19 0 5 1 . 17 5 15 0 1 4 4 22 0 6 9 14 59 4 24 26 54 0 42 47 5 4 46 4 69 7 38 18 17 2 6 10 18 3 13 2 6 13 1 6 2 4 3 2 6 0 7 0 5 0 2 5 2 0 _2 1 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0- 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 , 0 31 0 7 3 6 20 0 3 21 » 0 15 5 4 1 3 67 2 16 40 11 23 1 26 , 16 52 77 1 9 13 9 23 35 105 11 151 5 55 21 81 : 31 88 13 132 3 83 45 35 18 0 2 3 2 16 0 2 14 5 2 12 2 8. 1 9 20 6 30 1 3 3 .7 3 4 22 7 32 0 5 8 3 3 6 15 24 1 14 3 ii 3 18 2 23 0 2 6 4 106 404 74 584 19 159 100 1 278 77 354 66 497 11 147 106 264 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk :NicksonvllIe Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTAI« Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A 1 2 3 8 0 2 1 8 6 12 105 2 4 39 0 2 22 0 2 15 8 46 0 5 3 60 4 13 0 4 0 6 0 3 4 2 1 3 3 1 0 2 1 0 9 20 0 0 0 4 IS 77 0 12 6 23 22 132 0 10 12 83 13 16 0 9 1 12 8 1 0 0 1 , 32 0 6 1 3 4 23 3 40 51 1 94 497 264 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL C ALL 1 2 1 2 3 ALL 19 2 3 15 2 3 11 2 2 •' i 12 159 52 131 23 294 5 34 26 95 39 1 2 2 20 8 29 0 3 5 8 114 11 67 6 84 2 27 32 fl 23 1 4 3 14 0 5 7 12 10 9 2 7 0 3 4 5 0 4 i. 7 ' 4 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 9 0 24 15 40 6 61 0 7 6 13 28 23 18 118 30 77 19 126 3 54 89 2 22 237 41 45 3 11 5 13 38 a 2 0 3 13 2 5 0 0 37 1 41 9 5 8 1 24 "4 2 33 5 19 16 3 4 5 29 2 21 94 1 855 171 452 79 1 702 11 143 116 1 279 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 6 3 3 » 1 2 6 4 6 0 3 2 0 35 20 66 121 3 96 2 20 25 23 14 59 10 3 8 21 0 0 a 8 9 3 11 23 27 62 0 9 26 57 3 22 25 21 6 30 6 3 13 1 4 7 4 6 11 2 3 2 11 3 2 16 0 2 6 8 ^•7 0 9 2 . 2 0 2 4 0 0 2 1 1 0 . 1 J 11 4 19 34 0 26 0 23 23 9 2 15 22 11 55 88 1 87 1 28 30 23 8 56 41 87 5 17 29 91 8 39 52 40 14 37 4 3 5 12 0 2 0 2 3 Id 4 3 14 6 16 36 0 vO 9 5 9 24 3 16 6 4 2 12 5 3 13 19 ' 21 0 2 11 192 84 236 1 512 18 25 178 1 221 152 62 243 1 451 Port Is . Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk..... Jacksonville.. Miami... Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle lOTALS Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 4 4 0 9 0 26 27 1 8 0 0 8 17 1 1 15 0 5 % £ 6 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0 40 4 34 2 1 a 37 41 3 0 0 3 Q 3 3 0 10 0 8 2 ro 8 156 V* GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Q 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 9 0 9 2 1 TOTAt SHIPPED CLASS 3 ALL A B 3 6 3 4 27 13 ^13 96 3 23 8 3 17 9 9 57 6 1 2 7 5 9 6 5 0 0 , 0 2 0 26 9 0 10 87 40 10 41 23 24 91 3 10 3 2 3 3 3 24 10 4 19 4 75 79 174 Registered OiIt The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 2 C ALL 1 6 13 3 3 3* 13 4 0 4 7 32 115 223 4 6 J6 13 136 76 46 8 6 25 0 8 3 34 11 1 9 99 0 83 53 12 34 2 22 9 24 3 4 15 4 11 . 2 3 5 2 10 2 2 19 . 1' 1 20 15 6 5 8 8^ 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 5 2 35 29 11 39 79 0 0 29 0 29 10 137 37 13 77 127 0 1 58 59 3 18 16 . 47 24 156 . 13 1 17 21 16 7 2 5 14 2 0 3 1 3 30 17 9 19 41 0 0 3 5 5 17 3 2 2 4 13 20 4 S3 ' 13 79 719 284 111 328 1 723 18 29 295 1' 243 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DESX fMfiME • GRAND TOTALS GROUP 13 3 ALL 34S 391 lie 1 753 ;ias 494 74 1 384 m 84 239 1 912 544 879 428 11S49 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C roMi SHIPPED Registered OrI The Beach CLASS ft/ CLASS A • CLASS. : GROUP GROUP GBDUP GROUP GBCNIF . 2 a R C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL A 1 2 > ALL 1 a t ALL 1 57 375 536 147 9 20 28 699 210 5T 931 ^ai9 i22 71 126 965 13 125 149 1 287 205 339 112 m 492 79 40 51. ; St !.49fi29p-,M 19 159 100 1 278 77 354 68 ^#7 11 147 106 284 3 as* . HI 828 1 76 • • 79 8 158 1T4 2 18 25 178 t tZt 152' 62243 457 10 61 155 238 i609 657 230 249Slaso 1099 554 50 309 427 | 786 434 754 421 1899 43 228 388 657 14 , GROUP ALL 12 3 ALL |I9a ^ 16 107 159 1 282 Wtp 17 143 116 | 218 t 729 18 26 aev 12483 U 279 480 i Ml �SEAFARERS Ff Seraa LOG Seafarers Draw Free Series Ducats J«e Mdna, Safety Director Prosress On Safety In Action The evidence of what can be done to improve and encourage ship­ board safety is pretty clear today. By means of a Joint labor-manage­ ment program such as we have on SIU ships, safety has become a way of life aboard SIU vessels instead of Just a lot of talk and gimmicks. The gimmicks help, of course, but the attitude on all sides is what's important. With the proper teamwork between everybody ashore and the gang on the ships, a lot can and is being done. Look at what's been accomplished on Alcoa ships, for example, for the last few years. Alcoa has won the top award in the business for two years running and missed it by a hairiins in 1»57. This didn't Iiappeh overnight; it Just shows that cooperation and teamwork can get it done. Other SIU companies have developed fine safety records. Improved records, ail along the line. The Safety Department began taking a count a few weeks ago on the number of SIU ships that have gone without a disabling accident for six consecutive months since the start of 1960. We've already come up with the names of 21 such vessels, and suitable awards are being prepared and presented. (See photos on Pages 1 and 2.) On these 21 vessels, a total of 225 crewmembers were aboard for the full time. This, covers approximately a third of the jobs on those ships. In addition,, many hundreds of men, who were aboard the award-winning ships at some time during the period, also con­ tributed to this kind of progress. They are also doing the same on other ships. This first "honor roil" of accident-free ships includes the following: Kaphael Semmes (Sea-Land); Emilia (Bull): Seatrain New Jersey (Seatrain); Del Sol, Del Alba (Mississippi); Alcoa Corsair. Alcoa Partner (Aleoa); Steel Voyager (Isthmian). Waterman ItMlf has 13 of them; Andrew Jackson, Antinous, Choctaw, Claiborne, DeSoto, Hunricane, Iberville, Kyska, Maiden Creek, Topa Topa, Warrior, Wild Ranger and Toting America. Some 20 other ships that we know of will be on this list shortly. This is a pretty solid achievement, and the record can only get better from here on in. $ ^ ^ A long-range effort through shoreside training and upgrading schools is another of the many details that go into making safetyawareness a real part of the seaman's Job. The SIU iJfeboat Training School has a near-perfect record of 97 percent in training men from all departments for that important lifeboat ticket. A total of 356 out of 368 trainees to date have cleared the Coast Guard exam. Add to this another 76 success stories in upgrading men for AB tickets, or as firemen, electricians, oilers and other black gang ratings. Here's the story again in a nutshell: "Training, Teamwork and (Cooperation, as firemen, eiectricians, oilers and other black gang ratings. All of this training, in addition to developing Job know-how, is aimed at making SIU men and ships the safest on the seas. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can he submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG).' What's Wrong With This Picture? 'Jr< SIU heodquorters employee assists Union Representotive E. B. McAuiey at shipping hall drawing for free World Series tickets. Some two dozen tickets were distributed to lucky SMfarers for the New York games of the Series ot Yankee Stadium. Pirates took the Series at final game in Pittsburgh. . Casey Sues Cleason Honored Seatrain Co. By 1,300 At Dinner Ralph Casey. presiUent of the American Merchant Marine Insti­ tute, has filed notice of a lawsuit against the SlU-contracted Sea­ train Line, it's been reported. Casey was a passenger on the fer­ ryboat C2iatham of the Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad, when the ferry collided with the Sea­ train Georgia on the Hudson River. According to the "New York Herald Tribune" of August 30, Casey testified that when the ferry­ boat docked .after the accident, he jumped to the dock from the sec­ ond deck and sprained his ankles. The rest of the passengers, except for a few injured, walked off the ferry. Casey has been critical in the past of seamen who file lawsuits against shipping companies. He declared at last year's National Safety Council meeting that the responsibility for most injury law­ suits can be placed on the "phsically and mentally unfit, the chron­ ic troublemakers and cl^im con­ trivers." An audience of some 1,300 labor and management repre­ sentatives'turned out at a fund-raising testimonial dinner in honor of Teddy Gleason, general organizer of the Interna­ tional Longshoremen's Asso-^" ciation, at the Waldorf-As­ and other activities of the ILA and toria, September 24. The pro­ is currently helping resolve the ceeds of the dinner Went to the problems raised by the develop­ City of Hope, an organization ment of container ships. Among those attending, aside which maintains a* hospital out­ side Los Angeles for treatment of from trade, union representatives, were representatives of the New York Shipping Association, the American Merchant Marine Insti­ tute, various Government agen­ cies, the trucking industry and the New York Waterfront Commission. • The commission was the target of critical comment at the dinner from 51U President Paul Hall, who was one of the speakers. Hall noted that the cost of the Com­ mission was a burden upon the entire steamship industry in the Port of New York, and declared that its existence was an unneces­ sary imposition on the port and on longshoremen. The commission, he declared, should be abolished, and the operations of the port and conditions of employment left to free collective bargaining between the ILA and the employers.Teddy Gleason Gleason has been active on the victims of serious long-term ail­ New York waterfront for 46 years, ments such as cancer. starting as an office boy, and be­ Gleason's selection as the guest coming successively a longshore­ of honor was .made on the basis man and a checker. He has been of his leadership in the maritime head of the port checkers local labor field in the Port of New union since 1934 and was named York. As general organizer of the an organizer of the ILA in 1947, Two SlU-contracted vessels, ILA, he has played a prominent becoming general organizer sub­ the Alcoa Partner and the Alcoa role in the negotiation of contracts sequently. Roamer, were among 27 Ameri­ can-flag ships receiving certif­ icates of honor for accident-free operation. The Roamer topped all freighters with a mark of 1,404 accident-free consecutive days.' The Partner came third in the nation with a mark of 877 days. ARTICLE II, SECTION 60. VESSELS IN IDLE STATUS. When Any merchant vessel of United States registry becomes eligible a TKsel is inactive in a United States port for any reason for a period for the award at the end of two of 10 days or less, the Unlicensed Personnel shall be kept on board calendar years of operation with­ at the regniar monthly rate of pay. However, when it is expected out a lost-time accident. .The that said vessel will be idle for a period in excess of 10 days, the Un­ licensed Personnel may be reduced on arrival. Should the vessel re­ awards dated back to 1953. The certificates were presented sume service within 10 days, the vessel's Unlicensed Personnel who are by the Marine Section, National entitled to return to the vessel, shall receive wages and subsistence fer Safety Council, and the Ameri­ the period for which they were laid off. S ft can Merchant Marine Institute, in Questions have been raised on more than one instance about what noontime ceremonies at the New happens when a company orders a crew for a sliip that has already been York Yacht Club. in lay-up for 10 days. If the crew is ordered to report .to the Job on the 10th day, then the provisions of the article apply; namely, that the original unlicensed personnel can claim their jobs back plus receiving wages and subsistence for the period for which they were laid off. However, this does not apply if the crew is ordered on the tenth day to report to work the following day. in this case the 11th day. In such circumstances, it is as if an entirely new crew is being called and the jobs are called off the board in the usual fashion. The previous Crew .does not have any preference, nor do they collect wages and sub­ sistence. Safety Body Cites Two SIU Ships KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT Safely goggles are a wonderful invention to pro­ tect that precious commodity, human eyesight. But they aren't miraculous. And it would take a mirada lor safety goggles to protect the eyes whefi they ore up in the middle of the forehead, or worse hang­ ing on a hookl Miracles don't happen that often. Better wear those goggles over the eyes where they belong. An SIU Ship Is A Safe Ship �rag* Eigu /•^• ; . SEAFARERS LOG THE SIU mis Philly Tugmen In Camera Range 60-Day Delqyi President Bars BP Tug Strike; Names Fact-Finder Croup The SIU Railroad Marine Division's plans for a strike against seven major railroads were postponed late last month after President Eisenhower signed an executive order under the Railroad Labor Act calling-* for a fact-finding board to in­ rine Division, bargains for the vestigate and mediate the dis­ Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ pute between the roads and the Union. The action postponed the strike for at least 60 days. The hoard called its first meeting with the Union and the railroads on Oc­ tober 6. The Marine Division, a segment of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union, had, after many months of fruitless negotiations, refused an earlier Federal offer of arbitration. This decision was based on the railroads' repeated stubborn refusal to lisfen to any and all demands put to them by the Railway Harbor Council which, along with the Railroad Ma- Bait. Tugs Get 30-Cenf Pay Raise BALTIMORE—The Inland Boat­ men's Union of the SIU has signed a three-year contract V/ith major tug operator's in Baltimore harbor, calling for a 30-cent across the board pay increase plus in­ creased contr^utions to the SIU Welfare Plan^ The new contract, signed Octo­ ber 7, runs from October 1, 1960, to September 30, 1963, . The increases are: a 14-cent per hour increase for the first year; an eight-cent per hour increase for the second year, and another eightcents hourly the third year. In addition, the companies will pay an extra 40 cents per day to their present daily contribution to the SIU Welfare Plan. The effect of the pay hike the first year will bring hourly wages to $2.71 for captain; $2.39 for mates; $2.70 for engineers; $2.33 for firemen, and $2.17 for deck­ hand. When boats are on the bay, men will be paid the hourly harbor scald at 12 hours straight time. The contract involves Baker Whiteley Towing Co.; Baltimore Towage and Lighterage Co.; Curtis Bay Towing Co., Charles Harper Co. and Atlantic Transport. I 1.6', The activities of the various inland boatmen, railroad marine tugs, deep sea tngs and harbor craft under the SIU banner are dealt with here. The SIU fam­ ily inclndes various groups of boatmen throughout the nation —on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes and in Pacific Coast ports. These o^t operate in support of deep sea shipping and sup­ plement such shipping in con­ fined waters. Their activities concern all seafaring trades. ciation and the Master's, Mates and Pilots. The Marine Division Itself represents 850 deckhands who are employed aboard harbor tugs. Union and railroad representa­ tives met for the first time last No­ vember to discuss demands for a new agreement under the Railway Labor Act. The major gains sought Thd Inferior of CG Willis' new for tiie deckhands .were: cargo barge Christopher Willis • A minimum manning scale for above); which arrived at Paulsall steam and diesel tugs and fer­ ries which was in effect as of No- boro, NJ, recently, shows the ca­ pacity of the huge craft. The com­ vemiber 1, 1959. pany plans to get three more simi • A general wage increase of 55 lor barges to compete with cents an houf. carriers. • Four additional paid holidays. • A . pension and welfare plan similar to that covering deepsea members of the SIU. The crew of the tug Jack (photo The Railroad Marine Division right) pdses on the boot deck will stand pat on its original de­ at Paulsboro. They are (I to r) mands, according to one source. Hiram Lupton, skipper; Roger FulMeanwhile, the fact-finding ford, OS; John Brickhouse, cook; board has 30 days in which to in­ Lloyd Piner, engineer; Curtis vestigate the dispute, and another 30 days in which to file a report O'Neal, jhate; William Baum, en­ on their findings. If no agreement gineer, and Glen Forney, OS. is reached at the end of this period, the Union will be free tp take any action it deenos necessary to pro­ tect the interests of its member­ The crew of the Jock working on ship. wrist pin in the engine room Companies involved in the con­ photo right) ore: Piner, Baum, Fultract dispute include the Pennsyl­ ord and 0'l|>leal. On the deck vania, New York Central, Balti­ of the Willis tug Williston the crew more and Ohio, New Haven and other major railroads which use coils a 10-inch hawser (bottom carfloats to transport railroad photo): Earl Mitchell, Hereford freight cars to and from various Rice, Wayne Watson and Curtis harbor-side terminals in the Port Carawan. of New York. Arundel Starts Two-Mile Bethlehem Dredge Joh BALTIMORE—Arundel Dredging Corp., contracted to the Inland Boatmen's Union of the SIU, is dredging a two-mile channel for Bethlehem Steel Company at the Sparrows Point, Md"., steel plant. The IBU is furnishing crew­ current 800,000-ingot-ton-expanmen for tugs being used in the sion of the nation's largest steel big dredging operation. Two dredges are currently working on tbe job and others may be added later. The job is expected to last at least 16 months. The 33-foot ship channel will run 9,000 feet from the main Balti­ more harbor waterway, the Brewerton Channel, to a 1,000 foot ship turning basin at a new marine terminal complex- being built by the steel company on the eastern end of Sparrows Point. Construction of - the channel, which is to be 250 feet wide, wiU require dredging approximately three and a half - million cubic yards of material. The channel job, and the, marine terminal project, are part of the Oetobcr, IN# plant A steel piled wharf will be constructed whiph wiU provide an ultimate dredged depth of 45 feet below mean low. water to accom­ modate future deep-draft ocean­ going vessels. Part of the program which will bring the plant steel capacity to 9,000,000 ingot tons a year, the wharf will be about 850 feet long and will eventually accommodate four deep-sea vessels. Steel products from Betblehem plants at WiUiamsport and Lebanon will be shipped across the wharf as well as products from the Spar­ rows Point operation. Shipments from the new terminal will go to Pacific, South Atlantic and Gulf Coasts as well as overseas. �••• r-ir.yi Ik&lter.ufHi Pag* Ntei SEAFARERS LOG "'SI tm BOikTMA. West Coast Tugs Get Around; One Enroute To Japan SEATTLE—Thdy call the union the Inlandboatmen's tTnion of the Pacific, but in some respects, the name doesn't fully describe the function of the Pacific Coast tugboat union. While most of its membership is employed on tugs, ferry­ Francisco, Calif.; Portland, Ore.; boats, barges and other vessels and Ketchikan, Alaska. in Pacific Coast coastal and river Seattle, the IBU has divisions in waters, part of the operation in­ volves long offshore tows. Captain John Fox, president of the union, reports that a "substan. tial number of members are em­ ployed on tugs engaged in coast­ wise and ocean towing. The opera­ tions of the ocean-going tugs are far-flung. This sulnmer, tugs manned by the Inlandboatmen's Union were operating in the Arctic By an overall majority of, better Ocean, the Bering Sea, the South than nine to one, the membership Pacific and to the Orient." of the Harbor and Inland Water­ In fact, one of the tugs manned ways Division has approved a re­ by the union's members, thS Salv­ vised constitution, setting up the age Chief, is presently en route to organization as the Inland Boat­ Japan. She has in tow an obsolete men's Union of the Atlantic, Gulf, US aircraft Carrier, the USS Matan- Lakes and Inland Waterways Dis­ kau, which has been sold for scrap trict. to be cut up In the Orient. Voting on the referendum took The first leg of the tow Is non­ -place ' in the ports of Boston, stop to Wake Island. From there, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, the Salvage Chief will head to New Orleans and Houston. Yokohama. She will return light via the great circle route, passing The IBU has been set up in three just^outh of the Aleutian, Islands. sections, one on the Atlantic Coast, This, of course, is a far shorter one on the Gulf Coast and one on run, but the southerly route was the Lakes.'The present interim of­ chosen for the outbound leg for ficers of the IBU will serve without pay until May, 1961, when officers safety reasons. for the division will be elected at a The Salvage Chief is a combina­ convention. The administrative tion tug and salvage vessel oper­ ated by Pacific Inland Navigation. machinery includes a national di­ As is to be expected, she is con­ rector, secretary-treasurer and an siderably larger than most tugs, executive board. being 192.6 feet long with a 347foot The IBU is one of several divi­ beam. The 725-gross ton vessel sions of the SIU, others being the Marine Allied Workers Division, develops 3,600 horsepower. Seafarers had the opportunity to Puerto Rican Division. see her in action when the York- On the Pacific Coast, tugboatmar (Calmer) grounded on the men and harbor workers are repre­ Oregon Coast during a dense fog. sented by the Inland boatmen's The Salvage Chief was hired to Union of the Pacific, a West Coast haul her off the beach. affiUate of the SIU of North Aside from operations out of America. 8an Diego, San Pedrp and Sani Okay New Consiitufion For Tugmen Tugboatman Retires % •m MOBILE—Welfare plan cover­ age for members of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Division has paid off several times in recent months for Chalmers Money, a member of the division in this port. Money filed four claims for benefits in the past seven months covering illness and hospitalization for his wife and received a total of $927..55 to meet her medical expenses. The coverage included hospital room and board benefits, hospital extras and doctors visits to the hospital. Mrs. Money was confined for a variety of ailments including arthritis. Money, who is employed by the Mobile Towing and Wrecking Com­ pany, would have been hardRetired G&H tugboatman Larry Seesholtz (left) receives his initial pressed to meet his medical ex­ disability-pension benefit check from IHouston port agent Bob penses were it not for the coverage. Otherwise, activiUes in the port Matthews in the living room of the Seesholtz home. The 5B-yearhave been running smoothly with old boatman was forced into retirement by an arthritic condition. the only beefs of any consequence concerning seniority items. These have been satisfactorily resolved. The port missed out on its Septem­ ber IBU meeting, because that was the day that Hurricane Donna blew into, town, and made it too gusty and too wet for even the hardiest sailor to get about the HOUSTON—The first tugboatman in the G&H fleet to go streets. on the disability-pension benefit, Lawrence Seesholtz, is now taking life easy in retirement. Seesholtz, who is 58 years old. has been forced to quit sailing' G&H since September 6, 1947, as as the result of an advanced a deckhand. He is. a resident of arthritic condition. Galveston. G&H is the largest tug As a result he is now receiving operator in the Houston area. the $35 weekly benefit which Is The first disability benefit for paid to all recipients of the SIU's Seesholtz was, in a sense, an an­ disability-pension benefit. The pay­ niversary present, since the veteran ment Is in addition to benefits tugboatman recently celebrated his CUIUS eARuV ! I! which can be collected either un­ 40th wedding anniversary. der the disability or old age provi­ sions of the US Social Security program. Seesholtz has been employed by r' ,? Houston Tugman Retires Under SIU Benefit Plan m M. WewM, Notify Union On LOG Mail Sdlyag* Chief IqlcM US aircraft earri(ir Matanicaq In tow for' Jopon where she will be sut up for seraph Tow ji pass-* Ing via Woke Islond so ot to ovoid North Pocific stormsi 4 Hospital Benefits Aid Mebiie Man As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every month to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Sea­ farers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steam­ ship companies for the itiner­ aries of their ships. On the basis of the information sup­ plied by the ship operator, three copies of the LOG, the head­ quarters report and minutes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the next port of call. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Sea­ farer so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers congregate there. , As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG, atid ship's mall is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accu­ racy of its mailing lists. Prepare For Lalces Welfare Plan Talks DETROIT—Getting set for welfare and pension talks witK Great Lakes dredge and tug operators, officers of the dredge workers and tug workers unions on the Lakes are studying va­ rious union plans in this area."^ In another contract area, tho The presidents of the two Dredge Workers Union has ob­ unions, Bob Jones of the tained a special portal and trans­ Dredge Workers and Gus Wolf of portation agreement to cover spe­ the Tug Workers, visited the SIU's cific projects in Sault Ste. Marie, headquarters in Brooklyn to re­ the "Soo" canal area. view the operations of the SIU Great Lakes Dredge , & Dock, benefits plans, as well as those of and Price Brothers - McClung, the Marine Engineers and the agreed to a special portal and Operating Engineers Local 25, transportation rate which will ba which is an East Coast dredge paid to dredge workers in lieu of workers union. room and board. Under consideration Is a pro­ Great Lakes Dredge agreed to posal that the tug and dredge pay a special rate effective Au­ workers be covered by the SIU gust 15, 1960, on existing projects Welfare Plan, since this would en­ at Bridge Island and Round able the groups to provide im­ Island. Price Brothers also agreed mediate coverage for their mem­ to a special rate for the duration bership without first accumulating of their project at Little Rapids reserves over a long period of Cut and for aH subcoptracts st time. If they initiated their own Round Island from the Great plan from scratch, it would take Lakes Dredge and Dock.Company. many weeks to provide coverage. The only stipulation is that It 'Is expected that the proposals these agreements would not bo for welfare coverage would be sub­ binding if there are radical mitted tq the operators at negotia­ changes in the 1961 master con­ tion meetings starting next March. tract negotiations. - - - '• •m ' • s '•''.fr I �^ •I'jji "V-'NV^ "^jir ffkfft Tea SEAFARERS October, im LOG r: Lakes; Port Reports Alpena Sees New Jobs A visit to the Dossin Great Lakes Museum located on-Belle Isle in Detroit proved to be on interesting experience for two veteran SlU sailors. Standing behind a binnacle is John Mogie, porter, and next to him, holding on to the ratline, is Dewey Bellant, AB. The museum, which is open to the public, ccniains paintings and models of Great Lakes ships, sea instruments and many other items familiar to sailors, such as a Lyie gun. ALPENA—There was a shipping decline in September, but Port Agent Norman Jolicoeur says that more jobs are expected with the new fleets coming into the SIU. The SlU-contracted Arnold Tran­ sit Company has laid up five of its ships with the end of the vacation trade to Mackinac Island. There are only 16 pints left in the blood bank—Its lowest point this year. The following SIU mem­ bers and families have used it; Joseph Cebula, . four pints; An­ thony Kowalski, three pints; Jo­ seph Baker, three pints, and Ron­ ald Aitkens, two pints. Forty-four silos have been built for cement storage in the Huron Portland Cement plant. t 3^ 4" Buffalo Gets Hall BUFFALO—Eight boats, tempo­ rarily idle during the grain eleva­ tor strike, have been fitted out, re­ ports Roy Boudreau, Port Agent. Four are now in with storage grain and more are expected soon. Pre­ dictions are that Buffalo is to have the biggest lay-up fleet this year in storage grain. By this time, the members will Do you know what the first boat to sail on the Great Lakes have been getting accustomed to was? Do you know what a half model is and why ship build­ their new Buffalo hall.' Museum Recreates Life On The Lakes ers once used them? Have you ever seen a patent log, chip ' log or a taffrail log? Are you-*familiar with the work of the disaster. Another display tells United States Survey Depart­ the "Language of the Lights." ment? Or do you know tlie com­ plete story of Great Lakes sliipping frmn its beginning to the present time? If the answer is "No" to any of these questions, then the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, located at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, is the place for you to go. Seated on the bank of the Detroit River, the newly-built bluish-grey brick struc­ ture is visible from any boat pass­ ing the Island. Dedicated on July 24 of this year, the museum's christening was a symbol of its purpose. The bottle used for the baptism con­ tained a sample of water from all five Great Lakes. There are many displays, such as the one called "Things of the Sea," which shows a • mariner's telescope, pressure depth gage, eompass deflector, sextants and a message tube to ' be thrown overboard with the ship's papers in the event of By pressing any button in a row a different screen is illuminated showing how ships communicate with each other through the use of lights as, for example, a steamer under way and a steamer not under command. Models of SlU-contracted ships as well as other ships from the start of Lakes' sailing to now are exhibited. Paintings of the D&C boats, freighters and many different Lakes scenes are hanging every­ where. You'll-see a scale model of the St. Lawrence Seaway, all the knots a sailor should know,, and a room facing the river with a wheel, telamotor and gyroscope, making you feel as if you were in the pilot house of a Great Lakes ship. The Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle in Detroit is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 AM to 6:45 PM and there is no admission charge. Great Lakes Shipping Sept 2 — Sept. 30,1960 PORT w ! DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL Alpena 27 22 12 61 Buffalo 101 66 38 205 Chicago 19 19 9 47 Cleveland 44 16 6 66 Detroit 137 113 42 292 Duluth 38 32 6 76 Frankfort 24 30 19 73 Toledo 53 33 15 101 443 331 147 921 TOTAL called up to have their usual allot­ ments doubled. There has been a slight dip in shipping here, but meanwhile the fellows are relaxing In the com­ fortable leather chairs in the hall and enjoying television and coffee made fresh each morning by Brother Jimmy Farncn. U.sually the wait for work is a short one. 4 4 4 Frankfort Jobs Steady FRANKFORT—The hupting sea­ son is coming up, and shipping is on a steady course, reports Port Agent Floyd Hanmer. Brothers Carl Anderson, oiler, Chet Burley, lookout, and William Fisher, steward, as well as Han­ mer, were in SIU headquarters during the last week of September for contract negotiations. Ann Arbor No. 5 is still in the shipyard for repairs. Brother Nor­ man Hubbell is rwovering in the Marine Hospital. All of the mem­ bers express their sorrow on the death of Brother Palmer Smith in a house fire. 4 4 4 Cleveland Is Active > many SIU services in the article, "Labor's Own Special Services," Wares notes. 4 4 4 Duluth Jobs Secy re DULUTH—The 1960 shipping season is considered one of the worst in memory, but not for SIU seamen, according to Port Agent Gerald Westphal. The SIU moved close to ICQ jobs here in the last 30 days. Scores of non-union sea­ men from inany of the unorganized fleets have been seeking member­ ship books. Some of them have several years' seniority, yet have been bumped back and out of jobs by officers. Westphal adds that the PickandsMather Company is a prime Exam­ ple, with less tllan 10 ships out of a 32-ship fleet now operating. 4 4.4 Crews Discuss Procedures DETROIT — Representatives elected by the crews of the six Steinbrenner vessels will meet in Detroit on October 24 and 25 to study SIU representation pro­ cedures and offer proposals on working rules. Steinbrenner has already signed an interim agree­ ment as well as the SIU job secur­ ity program and the trust agree­ ment for Welfare. Crew representatives of Buck­ eye and Pioneer will also be ,coming in to Detroit for two-day. meet­ ings shortly. The men of B&C will meet after lay-up. CLEVELAND — Movements of grain from the upper Lakes to ports in Lake Erie are keeping things active here, according to Port Agent Stanley Wares. Mem­ 4" 3». 4 bers have a very short wait for jobs. Toledo Shipping Fair Coronet Magazine in its Septem­ TOLEDO—Shipping in Toledo has been fair. Several men from ber issue mentions some of the laid-up Boland and Cornelius ships have taken advantage of their new Buffalo Hail Almost affiliation with the SIU by getting jobs with other SIU fleets. Port Agent Ed Doherty says that sea­ men from the Columbia, Hanna and Cleveland Cliffs fleets who have visited the hall are worried about being sold into anotRer shoreside union. They don't want to be deprived of a bona-fide sea­ men's union. They intend to fight this company-sponsored deal just as hard as the Boland men fought the Teamsters. Shipping hit a busy peak when two 'Tomlinson ships, the Merton E. Farr ^nd the Ball Brothers, crewed up to go up for storage grain. ' 4- 4 4 Chicago Hails Paper CHICAGO—The "new look" in the September issue of the Great Lakes Seafarer was a great suc­ cess, and not only for members. Businesses on the GLS mailing list The SIU Great Lakes Union Is a union of, by and for Great Lakes seamen which has made tremendous progress in advanc« Ing the security of SIU men sailing under its banner. One of its greatest accomplishments is the seniority and job security system which gives Lakes men protection under the seasonal shipping set-up. Once confined to inland waters, activities of Sltl men on the Lakes now have greater significance with ttie openings of the Seaway, and its use by hundreds of deep sea lAips. The Lakes have become America's fourth seacowt and. developments there are of in­ creasing interest to all meii In the SIU family of unions. Ready New SIU Buffalo hall is near-completion as workmen rush to put - the finishing touches on the Tennessee red brick, two-story structure located at 749 Washington. The new hall will also be the home of the SIU-affi|iated Dredge Workers' and Tug Workers' Unions. Inside, the new Buffalo. Hall .simulated, cheriry. and walnut, wood panelling is being finished off in preparation for the SIU member­ ship, which will shortly be enjoying part of the hall's facilities. �V IIM SEAfARERS FMff*'El«VM LOG ES SEAFARER \l Great Lakes Election Committee Reports SIU Representation Starts For B-C Men The seamen of Boland and Cornelius, who recently voted down an attempt by. Jimmy Hoffa to organize Lakes' seamen, are now receiving their full SIU membership books from representatives boarding their seamen who were employed by ships. The Boland crewmen of the the company at the time of the Shown above is fhe SlU membership-elecied commifiea on election, whose report on the SlU Great Lakes District's 1960 biennial elections of officials was read at membership meetings in all Great Lakes ports last month. The report showed the following officials elected: Secretary-Treasurer, Fred Farnen; Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, Stanley F. Thompson; Alpena agent; Norman Jolicoeur; Buf­ falo agent, Roy J. Boudreau; Cleveland agent, Stanley Wares; Detroit agent, Edmund J. Doherty; Duluth agent, Gerald Westphal; Frankfort agent. Glen H. Beaucock. The committee was composed of (l-r) Claire Otis, Richard Ragnoni and Vern Ratering. SlU Launch Proves Crapo Crew Rescues Top Servicing Aid Five From Lake Erie Since the SIU service launch was first put Into com­ SIU boats continue making news as another SlU-contracted mission six montns ago at AlSonac, Mich., It has made more ship is credited with rescue of life at sea. The SlU-contracted than 487 trips carrying SIU repre­ S. T. Crapo (Huron-Portland Cement Co.) saved five Detroitsentatives to SIU vessels passing in ers who ran out of gas in their+— the river. 22-foot cruiser in rough Lake was alerted and met the This means that every SIU ship Erie waters. Crapo four miles southeast of was serviced by a representative at least once each month. In addi­ tion to this, every SIU ship was boarded at least once during the month of August so that every SIU member had an opportunity to vote in the Great Lalfes District officials eiection. The 26-foot Chris Craft, with the big SIU sign is serv­ ing an important role for SIU • members, for by placing • Union representatives aboard in Algonac, on ^ips going to Detroit or' to Port Huron, it has cut the riding time in half. Last year, before the launch was put into operation, SIU patrolmen had to ride each ship for better than six hours from Detroit to Port Huron or vice versa. Now the launch has cut the trip to three hours which gives ample time to settle crew* problems and to keep the members abreast of develop­ ments in the Union. It also allows the SltJ.to service more ships in a shorter span of time. SIU Great Lakes Union Halls HEADQUARTERS 10223 W. Jcffeison. River Rouge 18. Mich. Vinewood 3-4741 Fred J. Farnen. Secretary-Treasurer Stanley F. Thompson, Asst. Sec.-Treas. ALPENA 127 River St. Korman Jolicoeur. Agent. . Elmwood 4-3616 BUFFALO. NV .i..5S N. Pearl St. Address mall to: 890 Main St. GRant 2728 CHICAGO 9383 Ewlng Ave. South Chicago. 111. SAglnaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25 St. Stanley Waresi Agent MAln 1-0147 DULUTH .. ..312 W. 2nd St. Matt Anttila. Agent... .RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich... ... . . .312 Main St. Address Wtell to: P.O. Box 287 Glen Beaucock, Agent. ELgin 7-2441 TOLEDO ...120 Summit St. CHerry 8-2431 a'his rescue comes close on the heels of another act of heroism when the SlU-contracted Michael Gallagher (Midland) saved a boat­ ing party of five in Lake Superior last month. The full story of the Gallagher rescue was reported in the September issue of the GREAT LAKES SEAFARER. The latest SIU rescue occurred when the officers and crewmembcrs of the Crapo sighted the small craft shortly after midnight on the 28th of September in a rougherthan-usual Lake Erie. The five passengers were George Hall, owner of the boat; his wife, Carol; Robert Friskie and his two sons, Albert, 14, and Robert, 17. They fought strong waves for more than two hours, after their boat, Silver Twenty Five, ran out of gas. Owner Hall said they were re­ turning to Detroit from a pleasure trip to Put-In-Bay when the weather turned bad and caused the craft to use up all of its gas pre­ maturely. Hall said that they ran out of gas about a mile east of Colchester and that the waves were breaking over the cabin. Became Seasick He added that although his wife and "the two boys became violent­ ly seasick he wasn't overly wor­ ried and figured that It would be only a matter of time before they were picked up. The Crapo, hearing the peo­ ple hollering for help, called the Belle Isle coast guard sta­ tion and ipok the cruiser In ,tow. A .rescue boat from the Navai Air Station at Grosse He the Detroit River Light and pulled the cruiser to the air station. Except* for the sea­ sickness, none of the passen­ gers in the cruiser was hurt. The SIU sends Its congratula­ tions to all the crewmembers of the S. T. Crapo for their part in the rescue and to all the crewmem­ bers of SlU-contracted ships who display quick thinking and fast work under extraordinary circum­ stances. 19-ship fleet decisively climaxed their five-month-fight for real union representation by voting 277 for the SIU and 171 for the Team­ sters in an NLRB election. This also marked the end to the Sea­ men's National Brotherhood of the Great Lakes (independent) which represented the seamen since 1953. All of the Boland ships have been notified that the SIU service launch in Algonac is now placing Union representa­ tives aboard their ships. The SIU is presently enforcing the old contract with the "inde­ pendent" union because of an agreement made prior to the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board vote. The Government-required agree­ ment stated that all parties, name­ ly the company, the "independent" union, the Teamsters and the SIU, agree that whatever the outcome of the election, the contract with the "independent" union would remain in effect until Feb. 1961, when it expires. At this time the Boland company has agreed to call the SIU to fill any vacancies that may arise in the fleet. Permanent vacancies are being filled according to seniority of men of the laid-up ve-ssels. And, conversely, some Boland seamen are now taking jobs in other fleets. The SIU, in the very near fu­ ture, will ask the crews of each Boland ship to elect representa­ tives to attend a meeting at the SIU's headquarters. At this meet­ ing working rules and contract matters affecting the life and work aboard ship will be discussed. This will be the first step for the men of Boland and Cornelius in getting full SIU representation under an SIU contract. The SIU now has on record crew lists of all the unlicensed -3 I vote. Qualified members are being sent full SIU member­ ship books without the pay­ ment of an initiation fee or any fee. All Boland and Cor­ nelius seamen who have not received an application for a membership book are urged to write or contact the Union. This latest victory for the SIU makes it five for the 1960 season. The SIU now represents the crewmembers of 58 freighters in Reiss, Pioneer, Buckeye arid Kinsman Transit steamship companies in ad­ dition to other fleets previously un­ der contract. Sea Ambulance Now Available At Wyandotte . SIU sailors passing through the Detroit area now have an added safety factor. A speedy 31-foot cruiser is presently moored behind the Wyandotte General Hospital in Wyandotte, Mich., and is completely outfitted as an am­ bulance with stretchers, portable resuscitator, splints, skin diving gear and first aid equipment. Walter Gutowski, who owns the Superior Ambulance Co., said ha realized the need for water ambul­ ance when he learned that victims of appendicitis or heart attacks were taken from freighters or small craft by slow moving boats such as tugboats. In ro ny injuries and illnesses time often means the difference between life and death. The Superior can be summoned to any boat in the area by a call on the marine radio for help. Brazilians Visit River Rouge ' II .^1- Enioying iheir Jour of SIU Headquarlert In River Rouge are the Brazilian Teamster and Longshoremen team. This South American group, whose unlcet has taken !t across the Midwest, saw the complex operation of the SIU In action and heard S U Secretory-Treasurer Fred J. Farnen (sixth from the left) tell'of the Great Lakes District's latest victory In Boland and Cornelius. The team represented some 10 unions from such sections of Brazil as Sao Paulo, Santos and Rio De Janeiro. �-^ • .OMbeHim* Award Winner In '55 SIU SCHOLAR AT SEA IN NAVY NOW Two years after his graduation from. Lafayette College, SIU scholarship award winner Lembhard Howell, son of Seafarer Cleveland Howell, is working in the maritime area^but on a temporary basis. Howell enrolled in the US troop transport General George M. RandaU was as deck,officer. Sub­ sequently he became communica­ Naval Reserve while a student RandalL tions officer and was then advanced Once he gets ashore though, the at Lafayette and, as a result, lieutenant. Junior grade, in to Seafarer's son plans to attend law received a commission as ensign upon graduation. Oddly enough, he school and pick up the threads of December, 1959. At present, he is was assigned to troopship service education that were interrupted the ship's navigator and operations officer. and since then has been sailing out by his naval service. Howell was married in April of of the Brooklyn Army Base on the Howell's first assignment on the this year and is hoping for a shoreside assignment. His Navy tour of duty is due to expire in July, 1961, but may yet be extended for an- SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK Reports from the hospitals indicate that the revised method for paying out hospital benefits really makes a difference in giving a man a couple of dollars in his pocket for smokes, toiletries and other items. With payments now figured on a daily instead of weekly rate, no one loses out. Previously, a seaman laid up less than a week drew no benefits and others were only paid for full seven-day weeks. On the blocks now at the Norfolk PHS hospital are several new ar­ rivals, including William J. Donald, H. L. Hadley, A. W. Hutcherson, Seafarer Cleveland HoweH Dennis Cahoon and H. J. Robin. All of them are in pretty fair shape. (left) with son, Lembhard, piotureid at the letter's gradua­ A deck department seaman who last sailed on the National De­ tion from Lafayette College, fender, a supertanker, Donald en­ Easton, Pa., in 1958. tered the hospital in September for observation regarding a pos­ other year. If he gets a shore ^as­ sible ease of ulcers. Hadley, whose signment, he will enroll in night last ship was the Mankato Victory, law schooL is also in for observation. He sails Howell graduated Lafayette in as AB. June, 1958, cum laude, with honors Hutcherson is off another tanker, in history. His father sails as chief the Thetis, and was admitted for steward on SIU ships. He 'was observation and a general check­ awarded 'an SIU scholarship, worth up. He last shipped as a messman. up to $6,000 for four years of , D u*Cahoon is a shipmate off the study, in 1955. t-ahoon Kobin shipped as oiler. "I'hope everything is going well He's been laid up since March following Si automobile accident, and for the Union and all its mem­ is doing very well. Another tankerman, Robin, is off the Cities Service bers," he wrote. "I trust the mem­ Miami also due to a car mishap. He reentered the hospital in July and bership of the SIU will believe me is reported doing okay. when I say that I am grateful for These and all SIU brothers in the hospitals appreciate visits and the scholarship which made some mail. (See the latest hospital list on Page 14.) of my aspirations possible." Family Cheer At New Orleans Hospital l^i I 1^' I; l:<'' I'••••. Youngster Fails Out Of Tree —Comes Up With New Benefit Always flexible to meet new needs, SIU Welfare Plan pro­ cedures were amended recently to provide full benefit coverage in emergency cases Involving Seafarers' dependents. The change was set in motion after^the nine-year-old son of Seafarer James Rawlins, of Lamarque, Texas^ fell out of the tree he was playing in and broke an arm. Rushed to a hospital for emergency care because a protuding bone had to be reset, Richard Rawlins, 9, was promptly treated and discharged. No hospital confinement was necessary and it was assumed, as was the case, that he'd recover rapidly at home with the rest of the family. In due course, a charge for surgical services was paid by the Plan. However, since there was no room and board Rawlins charge by the hospital, charges for x-ray and use of the emergency room could not be paid under the existing rules of the Plan. The case thereafter was brought to the attention of the Welfare Plan's Joint board of trustees, who approved payment of the emergency room charges. They also ruled that in future emergency situations all charges will be covered by the Plan in accord with the regular schedules of bospital-medical-surgical payments, whether or not there is a charge for room and board also. FINAL DISPATCH The deaths Of the following Seafarers have been reported to tho Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $24,00(k In benefits was paid: Joseph Gni, 60: Brother Gill Harry M. Hankee, 85: Brother Hankee disappeared at sea on Dec. died at the VA hospital in Kecoughtan, Va., on April 21, 1959 while 19, I960 due to a aboard the SS lung condition. Frances. Since He had sailed in 1946 he had been the deck depart­ sailing in the ment since 1944. steward depart­ Listed as sur­ ment. He is SUTT vivors are Mrs. vlved by his Norma Kunkle' widow, Frances and Mrs. Clarice V. Hankee. o f Scribner of Mobile, Ala. His place of burial. Is listed as at sea. Hyattsville, Md. Burial was at Hampton National Cemetery, Total benefit: ^.oioo. Hampton, "Va. Total benefit: $4,$ t 000. t t t Dnane L. Warrington, 37: Broth­ Norman W. Kirk, 44: Brother er Warrington passed away on Kirk died of a lung condition on April 1, 1960 at June 27. 1960 at the Mid-Colum­ the Public Health bia Hospital, The Service Hospital, Dalles; Oregon, New Orleans, La. after an accident He had sailed in ashore. He had the engine de­ been sailing in partment since the steward de­ 1952. Surviving partment since are his sisters, 1958. Surviving Mrs. Ruth Hath­ is his. mother, Mrs. Ethel Beach of Nevada City, away, Mrs. Hen­ Calif. Burial was at the Interna­ rietta Crellen and Mrs. Gertrude tional Association of Odd Fellow's Schaedig. Burial was at Metaire Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore. Total Cemetery, New Orleans. * Total benefit: $4,000. benefit: $4,000. » I'rT- • I IJ^ i' Fomily vis^ provide o momenf of cheer for Seafarer Berfrom Ecfcerf, on AB ih{urod oboord iho Del Oro some rnbnfhs Ago ond now laid up at the New Orleans PHS hospitoL Eeherl is in a oast from h» waist to his shoulders and will be drydoched several months more. ' He's olse oik ordomea BoptMt Mini^ and normo^y ships about four to six months o year. Hcfured with hint are his wile and her sisteri Mrs. Jean Majors (right), - » t Olle Ray Kimbrell, 53:. Brother Kimbrell died of pneumonia at the County Hospital, Calhoun, M1 s s.i on February 25, 1960. Since 1955 he had been , sail­ ing in the deck department. He is survived by his mother, iMrs. Net­ tie Kimbrell, of Bruce^ Miss. Burial was in the Concord Ceme­ tery, in Bruce, Miss. Total benefit: HOWL it ^ Walter Beyeler, 45: Brother Beyeler died when a shotgun was accidentally dis­ charged at the home of a nephew in Ludlowville, NY, on August 7, 1960. He had sailed in the deck department since 1942. He is sur­ vived by three brothers and three sisters, including his listed beneficiary,' Bertha -Beyeler of Fruita, Col. Biurial was in West Dryden, NY. Total benriit: $4,000. *\ �t>:y INt S^^AItEltS "LOG •" •m .- J:" . -- ".-r'•.-f'?. ITir DEPARTMEIirr - 3 MORE SEAFARERS RETIRE ON BENEFIT Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director Three more ve eran seamen who are no longer able to work have been added to the growing roster of SIU men retired on the $35 weekly SIU disability-pension benefit. The num­ ber of Seafarers on the perma­ nent disability list now totals 1959. He began shipping with the SIU in 1942. He's single, and has a 196. Approved for the benefit at the last meeting of the Welfare Plan's Joint board of trustees, the latest trio includes Isaac E, Greene, 52, of Baltimore; William J, Morris, > 60, of Philadelphia, and Ramon P. Varela, 70, of Miami. A member of the SIU Harbor and Inland Waterways Division, Greene last sailed on the tug Gatco Delaware for the Gulf Atlantic Towing Company. He had shipped as a chief engineer with the HlWD's Officers Division since March, 1958. Greene lives in Balti­ more with his wife, Blanche, and a son, James. He also has two married daugh­ ters. His medical abstract states that he is "not fit for duty permanently" beof heart cause Greene disease. Laid up at the US Public Health Service Hospital, Staten Island, New York, for the past several brother, Frank E. Morris, in Savan­ nah, Ga, Varela is a native of Spain and had been going to sea for 17 years when he began shipping SIU in August, 1940. Rated an AB, he last sailed on the SS Florida of the Peninsular and Occidental Steam­ ship Company in November, 1958. Due to a shipboard accident that resulted in fractures of both legs as woll as the destruction of the knee and . heel'Joint, he is unable to walk. Welfare Needs Keep Changliig Happily reunited for a while, Seafarer Steve Boides is pic­ tured with his mother at his home in California. Seafarer's Mother 'Sees' Son Again After 10 Years Almost totally blind for ten years, Mrs. Anna Mavromifchalis is now really able to "see" her son, Seafarer Steve Boides, for the first time since 1950. The SIU Welfare Plan paid approximately $350 of^ — the-cost for a cataract opera­ "see" her son for the first time tion last winter that turned in years. An SIU seaman since December, the trick. Boides' 76-year-old mother ar­ 1946, Boides utiiized the SIU's pro­ rived in the States from Greece gram of dependents' benefits to last fall to visit and stay with her cover almost all of the $400 cost son, but the reunion was marred for the operation and hospital by Mrs. Mavromichalis' failing charges. The program covers sight. A few weeks later, Boides wives, children and dependent convinced her that an operation parents of Seafarers for a variety might be able to save one eye and of medical, surgical and hospital help restore normal vision in benefits. Boides, who ships in the engine both. Varela Morris This was confirmed by a medical department, had hoped his mother months, Morris has been disabled examination, and surgery was per­ would remain with him at his Daly by a complete paralysis. His home formed at the Stanford Hospital in City, Calif., home which was her is in Philadelphia and he last sailed San Francisco last January. Later, original intention. But old habits in the engine department aboard & when the bandages came off, Mrs. are hard to break. Mrs. Mavro­ tanker, The Cabins, in December,' Mavromichalis was truly able to michalis has had a difficult time adjusting to the mode of life in this country and now indicates she will probably return in the near future to Greece, where she still has most of her family. However, the visit here has helped provide her with the SIU oldtimer Hugh D. "Frenchy" Fouche has been put down wonderful gift of sight, and her —but not out—by multiple sclerosis and now, with the hdp vision is - now almost back to of the SIU Welfare Plan, is learning to get back on his feet. normal. In-a recent letter, she expressed "thanks to the SIU for Fouche is moving into the the kindness shown in helping me second purchase—a special $235 second phase of a rehabilita­ come to this wonderful country tion program after being com­ set of long leg-braces and crutches . . . How can I thank you enough pletely disabled and bed-ridden by that may make it possible for for all that .you have done for me, MS since 1956, when he began re­ "Frenchy" to discard the wheel­ as I am 76 years of age, and you ceiving SIU disability-pension ben­ chair altogether. The Plan has also have made my last years very approved necessary arrangements happy ones." efits of $35 weekly. Early this year, he learned he for training Fouche how to use the could get around a bit if he had a braces and crutches at the Medical motor-powered wheelchair, and Center in Columbus, Ohio. Get that SS SIU Welfare Plan trustees prompt­ Fouche cimrently makes his Number Right ly approved the home in Dawson, Ga., and is 45 necessary $600 years old. He sailed with the SIU Seafarers - filing vacation purchase. This in the engine department from money claims should make sure was authorized January, 1942, until the time he that they use their correct So­ under the special became disabled. cial Security number. Use of equipment bene­ Over the years, the Welfare Plan the wrong number means a cler­ fit feature of the has imderwritten the cost of vari­ ical headache for the* Vacation Plan and Fouche ous types of special equipment to Plan office and slows up the was then able to aid Seafarers in their recovery handling of payments. get out for the from disabling injuries or illness. Also, a Seafarer who uses the first time since These have included a portable incorrect Social Security-num­ Fouche iron lung, special bed frames, hear­ ber is crediting his tax deduc­ 1956. Now, in another rehabilitation ing devices, eye Bfosthesis and tions to some other US worker. step, the trustees have okayed a others. Special Braces May Get Fouche Back On His Feet fiAf' Developments in the "Social Security" field cover a broad range of social welfare activities. We know them and deal with them under a numbier of different labels. In the first rank, oim most immediate con­ cern is the series of cash and service benefits available to Seafarers and their families as a result of the specific collective bargaining relation­ ship between the SIU and its various contracted operators. From these activities spring the comprehensive program of benefits known as the SIU Welfare Plan and, likewise, the SIU Vacation Plan that deals with the area of vacation benefits for Seafarers. Between them, these plans provide a great measure of security for active and inactive Seafarer^ and for their dependents as well. Various articles and statistical details describing some of these benefits are set forth on the pages carrying the banner of this depairtmenfT' Other Welfare Areas But we are concerned too with other areas of "welfare" as we know it today. These bring together the programs of our Federal and state governments and cover many other items. Tliere is the Federal Social Security system administered from Washington for the aged, dis­ abled and the survivors of insured workers. An outgrowth of the Fed­ eral system, but handled individually by the 50 states, are the un­ employment compensation programs and various public assistance acta authorized under the Social Security Act adopted by Congress and en­ acted into law in 1935. There are in addition, different state disability benefit programs and the whole field of workmen's compensation cov­ ering on-the-job disabilities. All of these programs, in some manner, are social welfare measures that supplement or add to the benefits already available as a result of the Union's collective bargaining-program. The reasons for looking into all this are very clear. In this year of 1960, we are well into a new age; a space age, an age of automation and of runaway industry on a wholesale scale. Effects On Jobs Seafarers know something of runaway industry and what its effects have been on job opportunities in this industry as well as in many others. The spread of the runaway idea has been brought about by the changing economic balance in the world, bringing with it more com­ petition for raw materials, markets, jobs and new industry. We also have to face up to the fact that as new people enter the labor market and new methods and machines act to reduce the work force, even if only temporarily, we must have new and better tools to deal with the human and social problems that result. These tools are the social welfare measures we have now, and others that may follow as part of the long-range solution to the job security problems everywhere around us. The welfare benefits we and other unions we have fought for and created to cover earlier special needs of our members are no longer so-called "fringe" benefits. No one can any longer regard them as such. Today they are our first line of defense. (Comments and suggestions are invited by th^ Demrtment and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) SIU BLOOD BANK ii - ";:ij '.,.15 "•M An SIU Blood Donor Certificate (sainple above) is given to every person donating to the SIU Blood Bank, which is maintained through the SIU.Clinic in Brooklyn. The bank supplies Seafarers or members of their • families with blood anywhere in the United States and hat been in operation since January,' 1959. Through an arrangement with a national clearing house, blood can be supplied on short notice in any emergency. Donors can arrange appointments on the 2nd deck at SIU headquarters, one-block from the Clinic. (See Blood . Bank . Inven­ tory on Page 14.) • t- ^,1 ~V I "•/I •S iSSiSi �m ••i ijifgi I -, •. -• ^<. i. -.^ • - . - . •,: SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans SIU BABY ARRIVALS Cash Benefits Paid August 29—September 25, 1960 Number . Of Benefits Hospital Benefits (Welfare) ... 3,827 Death Benefits (Welfare) 10 Disability Benefits ;(Welfare) .. 747 Maternity Benefits (Welfare) .. 25 Depenflents Benefits (Welfare) . 63 Optieol Benefits (Welfare) .... 171 AMOUNT PAID $11,267.00 36,500.00 26,145.00 5,000,00 16,517.69 1,700.08 4,848 $ 97,129.77 1,203 $200,597.64 TOTAL V/ELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 6v056 $297,727.41 Summary (Welfare) Vacation Benefits * Summary Of Cash Benefits Paid Hospital Benefits (Welfare) $1,789,984.35 Death Benefits (Welfare) 3,169,469.06 Disabil.ty Benefits (Welfare).... 1,138,980.00 Maternity Benefits^XWelfqre) .... 817,000.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare)... 1,256,270.59 Optical Benefits (Welfare) 38,582.15 $8,210,286.15 Summary (Welfare) Vacation Benefits / • ••••• TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID $14,729,912.85 $22,940,199.00 None of the figures in the above summaries indicate fhe amounts paid for various other Welfare Benefits for SIU men and their de­ pendents, such as scholarship payments, meal books, training facilities, medical examinations, and similar items. All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Un­ ion In the baby's name, representing a total of $5,800 In maternity benefits and a maturity value of $725 in bonds: Patricia Warhola, born July, 15, Peter Jaitaes Cardoda, born July Teresa ' Annette Faircloth, born 1960, to Seafarer and ^rs. Paul 30, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. August 24, 1960, to Seafarer and Warhola, Middle Village, NY. Mrs. James L. Faircloth, Mobile, Pedro Cardona, New York, NY. ^ if Ala. 4. i Arlene Toro, born July 24, 1960, Brian Patrick Donnelly, born Karen Cecilia Vial, born August June 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. to Seafarer and Mrs. Alfredo M. 15, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Adrian Donnelly, Ridgewood, NJ. Toro, Philadelphia, Pa. i, if i Erwin Hotard Vial,- New Orleans, 4" i 3^ Sbraida Marrero, born July 31, La. Frank Philip Kustura, born July 12, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Catalino J" i Marrero, Pliiladelphia, Pa. Lawrence Anthony Banks, born Frank Kustura, Mobile, Ala." 3^ 3^ 3^ August 17, 1960, to Seafarer and 4> 4" 4" ' Donna Grace Whiteside, trorn Beverly Rae Wroton,. born Mrs. Lawrence A. Banks, Mobile, August 8, 1960, to Seafarer and June 28, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ala. " Mrs. Arthur W. Wroton, Norfolk, Ilershal Whiteside, Port Aransas, 4 • 4" Tex. Raymond John Link', born July Va. 4> 4' 4" 4> 3^ 4> 24, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ Stephen Jeffrey Danilufc,. born Joanne Landron, born June 20, liam P. Link, New Orleans, La. August 19, 1960, to Seafarer and 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Angel i 4. Thomas Mattioli. born August 9, Mrs. Andrew Daniluk, Jr., Los L. Landron, Catano^ PR. 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gaetano Angeles, Calif. if 3^ 3^ ^ 3^ 3> Mattioli, Brooklyn, NY. Deana Marie Alexander, born Justin Michael Maytum, born May 8. 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4" 4" t June Shirley ChristenSen, born August 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Alex Alexander, New Orleans, La. July 20, 1960', to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. John F. Maytum, Providence, 4. 4 Christian Christensen, San Fran­ RI. Timothy James EUis, born July 4. i 3> cisco, Calif. 8, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James William Blair Newton, born July H. EUis, Cyril, Okla. t Georgianna Pound, borii May 27, 27, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. 3> 4. i 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Victor Howard W. Newton, Jr.» Pasadena, Sandra Marie Gunnells, born Tex. C. Pound, Sonvers, Mont August 30, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lloyd Gunnells, Union City, NJ. SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK The following is the latest avail­ able listing of men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND E. Frank Allen Onis May George Balaskos Frank Meacher Berge Bergensen John Miller James Curry Adam Quevedo Leonard Davis Roy Rayfield Jaime Fernandez Jewel Robin Ramon Fernandez Ray Schrum Eddie Game John Sobus Eusebie Gherman Louis Thomas Eugene George John Thompson Gorman Glaze • John Tingle Loyd Griffis Clyde Ward Charles Ison Okal Jones John McDaniel USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS. Raymond M. Davis Chas. A. McCarthy Peter DeVries Samuel E. McCurdy USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Mack Acosta . Dempsey Nicholson John Gregory Douglas Patterson William C. HaU Clarence Nyberg Leon Hebert Joseph Prendezis Joseph V. Johnson William Shaw David B. Miller Adam Slowick Archie Milne . USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA G. E. Kitchens Ernest H. Webb WUliam TruesdeU USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA Paul F. Arthofer Andrew Kennedy Wilbert •Barrilleaux Edward Knapp Johnny M. Brown Leo Lang Theodore Lee ' Thomas Dailey GUbert PiersaU Frederick Davis Eugene Plahn Donald Dambrino James W. Deraouy Veikko PoUanen Bertram L. Eckert William L. Mason Henry M. Robinson William E. Ekins Calvin A. Rome SigUfredo Ferrer JuUan Royston Edward J. GilUee Marion B. SaUa Jesse T. Green Jay Steel John J. Hazel A. E. Swenson Alvin Henderson George G. Hunter William 'iliornton Autrey L. Johnson Robert. T. Vance Richard L. Welch Foster Juneau John J. Kane USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISbAND. NY Chas. E. Ackerman Julius Ekman George Fiance Oscar J. Adams T. R. Gonzalez Omar O. Ames Mitchel C. Hyde N. Angelo Samuel Jonas Arthur C. Ballu James Alston Dimitri Bartoi Thomas Lauer Henning Bjork loannis N. Loukas Julian Blomgren Richard Blotnquist Mai McAlister George. Meltzer "JB" Chandler Wm. M. Murphy John W. Clark Angel Reyes Francisco Cornier Henry A. Deacon Hans Richardson On The Mend In Crescent City Salvador Rivera Teofilo Torres Arthur W. Rummel Antonio Viera Joseph Scully Harold G. Wema Colisto Siaran T. M. White Frank Soriano USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Dennis Cahoon _ Wilfred LaChance James M. Davis August J. Prlnceif H. M. Fentress Henri J. Robin A. W. Hutcherson Cecil O. Saunders USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Matthew Bruno J. 1. Perreira Daniel R. Callaghan Woodrow W. Pozen Andrew A. Franklin James Rivers Emil Herek Carlos L. Sy Daniel Hutto Howard J. Watts J. B. McElreath J. F. Williamson Thomas Martin Robert J. Wiseman SIU Blood Bank Inventory Period; August, I960 Pints Contributed 74 Pints Rejected-4 ' Pints Credited* ..... 35 Pints On Hand August 1 if irePHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Ray C. Coffey Edwin Pbims Thomas E. Frazier' Sten T. Zetterman John Hbacoz Jonas Heidt Harver Nicholas LONG BEACH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIF. AUred W. Booth VA HOSPITAL AMERICAN LAKE, WASHINGTON Frank E. Anderson VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY. MASS. R. J. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NEW YORK Chas. O. Bergagna VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE. TEXAS WlUard T. CahiU PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin VA HOSPITAL BmOXI, MISSISSIPPI Woodrow Davis VA HOSPITAL COLUMBIA. SOUTH CAROLINA Harvey L. McQuage TRIBORO HOSPITAL JAMAICA. U. NY Janes RuaaeU VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Edward Talbot US SOLDIERS HOME WASHINGTON. DC Wm. H, Thomson ^ if Deborah Sue NetUes, bom July 31, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John H. Nettles, Baltimore, Md. ^ 3^ 3> Mark Karl Rakewski, born Au­ gust 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Chester M. Rakowski, Baltimore, Md. if i if Thelma Rodriguez, born June 28, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carlos Rodriguez, Brooklyn, NY. 4" 4' 4" Michelle Schielder, born July 28, 1960, to Seafarer" and Mrs. Edward Schielder, New Orleans, La. if if i, Robin Worley, born August 4. 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Worley, Mobile, Ala. 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" William David Carter, born Au­ gust lif I960, to Seafarer and Mrs. William O. Carter, Houston. Tex. Robert T. Hensley, bora Septem­ ber 6, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles R. Hensley, Magnolia, NJ. 124 Pints Used ...... PAysicol Exoms—A// SIU C/inics Pints On Hand September 1, 1968 -• • 115 Summary Total Contributed To Date: 1,133 Pints Total Bejeeted To Date: 47 Pints Total Credited To Date: 543 Pints • Total Used To Date: 428 Pints I l>^"'-' In drydock for several weeks now, Seafarer Jack Kane, AS, is piclured at the New Orleans Public Health Service Hospital. He was leud up feilcwing o foil aboacd the Alcoa Clipper. Month Of August, 1960 * * This is a standard arrangement alloting pO% for service, procesV ing and storage to Brooklyn fDonor Center Inc. #Adjusted from previous report to reflect accounting error giving bank "unearned credit. GOAL: 500 PINTS IN BANK , Port Baltimore ;.. Houston ..... Miobile New Orleans New York ... TOTAL Seamen 121 88 61 182 365 817 Wives Children TOTAL 16 144 7 3 1 92 86 18 7 8 197 7, 405 ,26 50 57 Physical Exams —All Clinics — Since Inception 26,363 Seamen 1,716 Wives 1,522 Children TOTAL 29,601 -.'i'y JTT 924 A> I �•m |;:i| •etefcer, IN* 11 Ru» lafiwB SEAFARER9 LOG 'The Polls Are Open' Z«efi:islatiire V/ • RAT MURDOCH, Director US BALANCE OF PAYMENTS. For the first time a basic American industry has sought to document in dollar terms the contribution it makes to maintaining a favorable balance of payments, the Committee of American Steamship Lines announced that Amer-. ZE: ican fiag ocean-going passenger and cargo sWpf annualiy provide between $800 miilion and $1 billion toward maintaining a favorable balance of trade. The result of this enabled the United States in 1959 to hold a $4 billion balance of payments deficit, in­ stead of a $5 bUlion deficit which would have oc­ curred if there had been no United States merchant marine. In computing the dollar value of the Mer— — chant Marine's contribution, net receipts from ship­ ping operators were totalled. These included ^ ex­ change earnings by American ships resulting from carrying United States exports and imports; passenger fares; freight earnings on ship­ ments between foreign countries, and receipts from charter line opera­ tions. From this gross figure were subtracted port and other expendi­ tures of United States ships abroad. » 4 » t ^ % MARITIME OUTLOOK. There were 953 vessels of 1,000 gross tons and over in the active oceangoing United States merchant fieet on •September 1, 1960. This is nine more than the number active on August 1, 1960. According to the Merchant Marine Data Sheet there were 34 Government-owned and 919 privately-owned vessels temporarily in­ active or Government-owned vessels employed in loading grain for storage. Two containerships, ^the SS FLORIDIAN and SS NEW YORKER, a cargo ship, the SS JOHN LYKES, and a tanker, the SS GULFSPRAY were delivered from construction. One passenger ship the SS LEILANI was purchased from the Government. The privately-owned fieet has increased to 1,012 ships. Of the 93 privateiyowned inactive vessels, 31 dry cargo ships and 44 tankers were laid up for lack of employment, 7 less than on August 1. The remaining ships were undergoing repair or conversion. No new ship building contracts were placed during the month of August. The total number of large merchant ships on order or under construction in the United States shipyards dropped from 66 to 61. / '^ The secret ballot election of officers for the SIU gets underway on November 1, and as has been provided in the SIU constitu­ tion for many years, the voting will run for 60 days.All maritime unions have provisions for lengthy duration of their eliections for the simple reason that most of their member­ ship is at sea. The only way to give the greatest number of members the opportu­ nity to vote is by having an extended elec­ tion period. This kind ^ provision by the maritime unions antedates all the assorted legislative and governmental regulations on assuring democratic procedures in trade un­ ions. Seamen's Voting Rights The same legislators who are so con­ cerned about the-rights of workers in their own union elections, have yet 'to deal with the problem of effective voting rights in national elections as far as some 50,000 Americanjnerchant seamen are concerned. " If a merchant seaman wants to cast a vote in the forthcoming presidential election on November 8, he has to run an obstacle course of state voting regulations. Every state has an elaborate and complex pro­ cedure on absentee balloting and absentee registration. Unless a seaman happens tp be home on the day.of the election, and un­ less he happens to be in an area in which permanent registration is the practice, he has limited opportunity to cast his ballot. In effect, he is being deprived of the rights of first-class citizenship by complex regula­ tions. Single Federal Absentee Ballot The answer to .these problems lies in a single Federal absentee ballot for merchant seamen and, in fact, for all Americans who happen' tq be away from home on Election Day through no"^ fault of their own. Such a system is feasible as was shown during World War XL At that time, Congress set ••<^IE.A P A R. E. R. i J. « 4 AUTOMATION. In an address marking the opening of the Cargo Handling Exposition in New York, Cecil P. Milne, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, told leaders oi steamship and allied companies and water­ front labor that a strong merchant marine is a vital part of our national security. Assistant Secretary Milne pointed out that the merchant marine must be ready when needed, with sufficient ships of modern design with suitable speed. He added that this can only exist when it can survive commercially in peace time. "The road to survival," said Mr. Milne, "is hard in the face of competition from other modes and foreign flags. Improvement in cargo handling and the resultant reduc­ tion of handling costs may well be the only cure." Mr. Milne cited three challenges facing the merchant marine. First, better shipboard cargo-handling equipment; second, automated terminal operation; and third, containerization and standardization of container sizes. up a single absentee ballot procedure for men in the Armed Forces, and for merchant seamen as well. The same justification for * * 4 CONTAINERSHIPS, Representatives of steamship companies and absentee balloting applies today. It remains for Congress to act to assure merchant sea­ allied interests attending the Cargo Handling Exposition in New York City were told that a metal box may become the s^vation of the de­ men their full voting rights. pressed industry. Waldemar Isbrandtsen of Isbrantsen Co., Inc., told Pending that day, all Seafarers who are the group that, "If this country is ever to regain its dominant position ashore On Electiop Day and who are quali­ in international trade a way must be found to eliminate multiple fied to vote are urged to cast their ballots handling of cargo, and cut down the length of time vessels spend in in the current election which, as all agree, port." Isbrantsen pointed out that the National Defense Transportation is one of the most important in which Association, a group of railroad, trucking and Federal transportation Americans have ever participated. And authorities, recently recommended a container 8 feet high, 8 feet wide and of a maximum length of 40 feet, with some variations in length every Seafarer is also urged to cast his bal­ ranging from 10 to 30 feet. Isbrantsen recommended a standard length lot in his Union's election so that the offi­ of 10 feet. He also said that most ,of the shipping lines could not afford cers chosen in the election represent the to build the 650-foot long container vessel that Naval architects call wishes of the widest possible section of the necessary to transport the sanae amount in conventional cargo ships. Jerome Slater, vice president of Container Transport International, membership. - S. t. » • -Organizing Pag» Off Two more SIU "Labor Board election vic­ tories thft month, one in the Gulf, the other in New York, have given further evidence that the SIU's organizing program is paying off in results. Last month, the SIU won two big ones—the 19-ship Boland & Cornelius fleet election on the Lakes and the National Packing Company tuna fish plant in Puerto Rico. Now, the SIU has taken the Missis­ sippi-Gulf tugboat fleet of National Marine Service, and the Marine. Allied Workers Di­ vision has come up with a big win in the Jay-Kay Corporation, with two plants in New York City. Workers Want Unions It's become .apparent as a result of these victories, whether in the seamen's, boat­ men's and allied worker's field, that despite the climate of hostility to trade unions, American workers still want union repre­ sentation and union protection. The SIU organizing program is doing its share of bringing that protection to workers who need it, wherever they may be. Inc., said that the steamship lines should consider the possibility of pooling all the containers. Container Transport now own about 4,000 containers which it leases to all classes of users. Slater said such a pooling arrangement would eliminate the need for capital investment in containers. t » » LEGISLATIVE, SUMMARY. The second session of the 86th Congress has been over for nearly a month but the various committees of the Congress have been making reports on their activities during the past two years. Congressman Herbert C. Bonner (Dem.) North Carolina, and chairman of HMM, has submitted such a report on the activities of his committee. He said that during the first session of the Congress the committee had met 122 times and that 22 pieces of legislation were enacted into law. In the 2d session 221 meetings were held and 27 measures reported by the Committee became law. Bonner told Con­ gress, "During this Congress the committee called on its traditional role of striving to strengthen the American merchant marine better to enable it to serve the national interests in its dual capacity as a vital link in bur transportation system and as a military and naval auxiliary in readiness for emergencies. Reported legislation included measures designed to facilitate and make more flexible the private financing of essential new ship construction through Government guaranteed loans or mortgages; to strengthen and modernize the important domestic and nearby foreign trades through authorization of the exchange of certain war-built vessels for more efficient vessels now in the reserve fleets; to ease the burden of the ship replacement program by extending the statutory life of subsidized vessels from 20 to 25 years; to extend for another year Interim legislation to permit the continued use of the dual rate tariff system by steamship conferences, pending completion of current congre.ssianal studies; to Increase the ceiling on construc­ tion-differential subsidy in order to help keep American operators on a parity with their foreign competitors in the face of rising shipbuild­ ing costs in the United States . . M M\ •ri �- >•»=- »- fe r ' '''"I'M.- • >?• 'K- -%:• SEAFARERS "v ^•'• 1 03Q of Seofarers I <37* Log. of four poges, pub­ lished Feb. 10 OS official orgon of At­ lantic and Gulf seamen. Ir •• - '.'• •/ •• 0«Mkn»im LOG / ir .. > The lOAl 1.200 SlU roemI• • Ibers give lives helping to bring about victory for Al­ lies in World War II. .-l' • '.' "'l- *'/" - .^' •/ •'. * ,->:• I of Growth \ s. -' r- 'I'v.- f'. f"' r" . October 15, 1938, the late Harry Lundeberg, then secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, received from the American Federation of Labor cOnvention in Houston a .charter establishing the Seafarers International Union of North America. v On November I, 1938, the SlUNA issued charters to seamen in Atlantic and Gulf ports. These separate Atlantic and Gulf Districts were merged in 1941 into the SlU Atlantic and Gulf District, and this, in turn, became the present SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. Today, as Seafarers prepare to mark their 22d birthday, they can look back with satisfaction at the record of the past years. During many of these years, of both war and peace, the Union was faced with prob­ lems and obstacles which, in the opinion of many competent maritime observers, might have destroyed a lesser organization. Yet the SlU not only survived but grew in terms of size, strength, financial resources and—above all—in the number and variety of trade union benefits it is now able to pro­ vide for its membership. On these pages, pictorially depicted, ore some of the outstanding achievements of these past years. > -t... • »/• • •- 'y"; •• > I I..-1 J, I-I I, L. .1.^ j. Jini 111.^ I ,1 J,!!!' • • �OtMen ItM 'V SE. s;?S;'5«S®a ai\''; V-1 0m 1 QC^ Seafarers Vacation Plan I ^^JLm goes into effect after being hailed as another "first" for a maritime labor union. 1 Q^1 Union moves from Mdn• ^J §0 hatton as new, three* story headquarters building is formally opened on 4th Ave., Brooklyn. - 1 Union's building proI I • gram takes another for­ ward step as ultra-modern hall Is opened in port of Baltimore: v : S|W6 1 Another "first in mariI time" scored as Seafar­ ers Welfare Plan makes first awards in college scholarship program. 1 QCTCT S'U negotiates new hirI ing program, based on ^ iron-clad, seniority system, to further * protect.membership's rights. 7.- y TQC"7 Union's preventive medI • icine program inauguroted with opening of first diagnostic medical center in Brooklyn. —'AlTJKfly iLfJUl'""'"" ^==:ss #as , 13 si'.S 4f F K«fin# [I wSIi'L"*^ J •'.''•wJI "s M ss s }i2 iwsl •» ••IT i"®* fj ea Sll ^ K K '1 •«.» Ui - J:?; •» S «3 is •-H • -• n f.« Sm I 7i?0« successful, four-day ITFspdnsored demonstration against runoway-ftag threat to {obs. 1 New freighter and tanI ^Ow« ker agreements lignedr making SlU wagies and work-conditions best in Union's history. 'i, --••m �SEAFARERS hOG Atlantic Fishermen Cast Heavy Vote For Union Affiliation With SIUNA 0«toWrrlMt National Magazine Plugs Scallops BOSTON—After three years of going it alone, the Atlantic Fishermen's Union has voted overwhelmingly to rejoin the SIU of North America. An overwhelming vote of 551 to 35 was cast in favor of affiliation in the secret ballot referendum^election cast in three ports. The fishermen's imion> represents over 1,000 mem­ foreign fresh-frozen fish on the The port by port vote was, In bers working on fishing ves­ American market. Foreign - flag Gloucester,- Mass., 148 votes yes sels operating in North Atlantic "factory" fishing boats, which proc­ —9 no votes; New York, 65 votes waters. The referendum was a 30- ess and quick freeze fish right on yes—3 votes no; Boston, 337 votes day secret ballot vote, which began the fishing grounds, have been cap­ yes—^23 votes no. turing an increasing share of the September*!. The action on the referendum US market, as opposed to the de­ vote reflected the desire of the livery of fresh whole fish In which fishermen for the support and as­ most of the, Atlantic fishing boats sistance of an international union are engaged. As the referendum in dealing with the many problems ballot stated, "all fishermen and faced by the union, and by the maritime workers have a common fishing . industry in general. Not bond and must be united for mu­ the least is the severe impact of tual benefit..." An undoubted factor in the fish­ ermen's decision was the gains that have been made by the-neighboring New Bedford Fishermen's Union, which broke away from the Atlan­ In a two-pronged move to aid tic fishermen and affiliated with both producers and consumers, the the SIU. Since then,, the New Bed­ US Government has gone fishing. ford Union has scored striking gains in contract conditions, wel­ However, it's not the fish them­ selves that a battery of Govern­ fare benefits and other areas. The Atlantic Fishermen's Union ment scientific sleuths has its Full page spread in color in "Look" magazine displayed New Bed-, is one of the oldest groups of or­ hooks out for. ford scallops as one of the three great regional aelicacies of New ganized fishermen, dating back as Rather, these Government scien­ The SIU's stunning election vic­ an organization, almost 45 years, to tists are angling for the answer to England along with blueberry pie and Boston Baked beans. Scaltory in Puerto Rico at the National the old Fishermen's Union of the a question which has perplexed :upation of Sll loping is ma{or occupation SlU-affiliated New Bedford fisherPacking Company, a tuna cannery, Atlantic. Its members man fishing the fishing industry for years: How men. has encoiuraged the SIU's west vessels which operate largely but can fish—fresh, frozen, or ' pre­ coast fish and cannery unions in of New York, Boston and Glouces­ pared—be made to look as good their fight on "runaway" canning ter, Mass., as well as Maine ports, and taste as good when they reach plants. with Boston being the headquar­ the table as when they are taken The Puerto Rican election was ters of the organization. Fishing is from the sea? seen on the coast as serving notice done mainly at George's Banks, an The Government -believes that on cannery operators that they will area about 100 miles long and 75 when it finds the answer to these face SlU organizing, no matter miles wide off Nantucket Island, and related questions it will have where they try to locate their new and the famed Grand Banks off taken a long step forward toward NEW BEDFORD—The first awards under the Robert J. plants. Newfoundland. aiding the fishing Industry by mak­ Swain Memorial Scholarship program of the New Bedford The SIU Puerto Rican Division ing 'fish and fish products N more Fishermen's Union were made last mopth at the fishermen's won the right to represent some attractive to the consumes. clambake. 400 workers at National Packing In order to do this, the Govern­ by routing the ]fnternational The winners of the scholar­ Times; Professor Milton Briggs, ment last month dedicated a new Brotherhood of Teamsters in a Na­ $500,000 technological laboratory ships, a boy and a girl, both New Bedford Institute of Tech­ tional Labor Relations Board elec­ children of New Bedford fisher­ nology; Rev. John F. Hogan, di­ in Gloucester, Mass. tion, 255 to 8. SIUNA vice-presi-. , rector "of the Catholic Welfare The laboratory is being operated men, received $250 each. Bureau; Patrick H. Harrington Jr., dent Andrea Gomez, representing Sylvia Aanensen, 20, of 139" by the Bureau of Commercial the fish and cannery workers di­ Fisheries, Fish and Wildlife Serv­ Green St., Fairhaven, Mass., one county commissioner; Rev. Gene vision of the Union, has par­ Fishermen operating on the ice of the Department of the In­ of the winners, is a second year D. Landry, chaplain of the' Sea­ ticipated in organizing activities Grand Banks and George's Banks terior, and is being staffed by a student at the New .Bedfprd In­ men's Bethel, and Howard W. here as well as in other fish pack­ in the North Atlantic have reported corps of Government chemists, stitute of Technology. Nickerson, secretary-treasurer of ing plants. • repeated sightings of Russian engineers, biochemists and other James P. Taylor, 18, of 278 the NBFU. National Packing is one of a trawlers in recent months. Since scientists. Present at the award ceremony Austin St., New Bedford, is a first number of fish packing houses the Russians have never fished be­ The Government, of course, has year student at Worcester Acad­ was Francis Sullivan, one of the which have been established or are fore in this area and have gOod good reason to be interested in the emy. original contributors to the Swain being established in Puerto Rico. fishing grounds much closer to problem, since the fishing industry Miss Aanensen is studying busi­ Scholarship fund. Among others, Star Kist, a major home, the trawlers have aroused in the'area served by the Glouces­ ness administration and plans to In charge of the clambake were California packer, has'also put a a good deal of curiosity. ter laboratory constitutes an im­ tea'ch high school after completing Ed P. Patenaude, chairman; George plant in operation there and is the For one thing, they are far portant segment of the nation's college. Her father was lost at sea Edwards, co-chairman,' and Wil­ target of an organizing effort. on the FV Penguin about 10 years liam Kruger, Paul Swain, John larger than the eonventional ffth- economy. In past years, the California tuna ing vessel. In fact, they run about Burt and Nickerson. This area—the North Atlantic ago. fishing and packing industry has five times as large as the large Pistrict—extends ,from Maine to Taylor plans to study at Provi­ The scholarship awards were declined as a result of competition Boston beam trawlers. But more Virginia, and in it more than 70,-" dence after completing two years made on the basis of need and from plants opened in other areas convincing than that. Navy aerial GOD persons owe their livelihoods at Worcester Academy. He has won scholastic ability. When the scholar­ such as American Samoa, where photographs reveal that the traw­ to an annua! catch of billion many athletic trophies and was ship fund acquires sufficient wages are one-fourth or less than lers are crammed with all kinds of pounds of fish and shellfish valued named to the all-state basketball reserves an annual award will be those on the,mainland. In addition. specialized electronic tracking at .more than $122 millioh. This Is team. He was also captain of hid* made. It appeared for a while that the gear. more than a third t>f the value of high school basketball team. His California operators were con­ Theories offered about the the entire US catch each year. mother, Mrs. Arne Olsen, accepted templating mass transfer of fishing activities of the trawlers range Within the area, also, arq some the scholarship award in place of and packing activities to the West from suppositions that they are 2,000 establishments producing her son, who was away at school; Indies. tracking Russian missiles, to a sug­ fishery products Amounting to "The awards were made at the The SIU win in National Packing gestion that they are trying to spy more than 40 percent of the na­ first annual New Bedford Fisher­ and its organizing activity in other on atomic submarine maneuvers tional total. The region's produc­ men's Clambake and Family Day Puerto Rican plants is expected to and Polaris missile firings. The tion of packaged fresk and frozen at Brown's Pavilion. givcL second thoughts to West Coast atom submarines generally operate fish fillets and steaks' is more than Trustees of the scholarship fund, operators who are looking for an out of the New London, Conn., 123 million pounds a year, valued which was named after a NBFU out on union standards established naval base. la an^j event, the Rus­ at $32 million, and canned shell­ delegate who died in October, 1959, by 3IU fish and cannery unions sians do not seem to be interested fish and fishery by-products add are: Charles J. jtewin, editor and there. in cod and haddock. general manager dl the Sbrndard—— : ; another ^23 million. •- Finer Fish Goal Of lis Gov't Study Island Tuna Vote Cheers Calif. Unions New Bedford Union Awards Scholarships Red 'Snoop' Fleet Fishing For �.-fe Snowman Search Gear ' • JOSEPH B. LOGUE, MD, Medical Director Are You Neglecting Your Health? The popular Impression that cancer is a disease of the aged should have been dismissed long ago. If the ravages of cancer wert projected from a longevity standpoint, those in the lower age brackets would probably surpass the u^per half. JThe only way for the early detection of cancer, in the population as a whole, Is periodic and thorough examination on a piass scale, preferably annually or, at the least, bi-annually. I t A |i - Dancer Signals Ignored In a statement to the National Cancer Conference,-Dr. E. Cuyler Hammond of the' American Cancer Society was reported as saying, in- relation to a special study: "Only 19 percent of the men, and 27.3 percent of the women, had seen a physician within the past year about such an obvious condition as blood in the urine." Other obvious dis­ regard to such publicized danger signals was only meagerly followed by reporting to a physician. Only 34 percent of the women with a lump or thickening of the breast had seen their doctor. Fifty-one percent of the women went to their physician.about unu.sual vaginal"discharge, while only 30.1 percent reported for examination in regard to vaginal bleeding. Only 11.9 percent of the men, and 17.6 percent of the women, had seen their physician in the past year about any one of a list of 11 complaints commonly regarded as cancer danger signals. These findings were from an epidemiology study of thousands of cases. Why the apathy? Dr. Hammond wonders if we are crying "wolf too often. Possibly there is so much publicity with so many danger signals that the public in consequence ignores them all. Certainly the obvious danger signals for the investigation of possible cancer should not be ignored. Millions of dollars are spent on the investlg."!! ii -i of (its cause of various types of cancer; and also methods of inn roved treatment is constantly under study. However, unless the public becomes more aroused to the necessity of early recognition and treatment, the yearly toll will continue. Symptoms Not Always Noticeable It is not-sufficient to publicize only those danger signals tloat certain t.vpes .of cancer produce. There are many more that are symptomless, at least in the early stages, and are not recognizable by the individual until it is too late. We at the SlU clinics, and others, are constantly detecting pre­ cancerous lesions and cancers that are entirely symptomless and could not be discovered other than-by a thorough routine physical exami­ nation. One of our first examinees at the early inception of the medical program was found to have a tumor of the thyroid. Fortu­ nately, it was in the early stage and not malignant. I recently was talking to him and he stated that he volunteered for the examination only on the insistence of the Union, since in the early clinic days there was a general apathy" to these examinations. Clinic Detects Malignancies During the past few weeks, a tumor of the testicle was discovered In a 22-year-old seaman who had no concept that there was anything wrong. He was eventually hospitalized and an operation performed. Another older seaman was examined and gave a history of occasional rectal bleeding. But investigation failed to disclose any bleeding, and he was told to return if it recurred. He did, and he was referred to one of the top proctologists. His impression was bleeding from hemorrhoids but, at our insistence, a barium enema showed possible lesion of the loWer colon which proved to be early carcinoma at operation. ^ The above are just a few examples of the different types of condi­ tions that are readily diagnosed by a competent physical check-up. Similar careful and thorough physical ex^inations are given to dependents. A' week rarely passes without our finding some definite urgent pathological conditions at these examinations. These are always conditions of which th^ dependent is entirely unaware. One week recently, a large subternal tumor was found in a dependent who had no symptoms of this condition at all. Seafarers' '.dependents are therefore urged to take more active par ticipation in these examinations. For it is only through such periodic examinations that many pre-cancerous lesions and malignancy In its incipiency may be discovered. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) EqiXpment which was loaded on the SlU-manned Steei Chemist is now being used by Sir Edmund Hillary's Himalaya mountain expedition. Expedition is looking for traces of the legendary "abominable snow man." Orion Planet'Feeds'Navy Tanker In North Atlantic Seafarers aboard the supertanker Grion Planet took part in an unusual operation in September: they refueled a Navy tanker while in the North Atlantic. Seafarer Orlando L. Guer-'t rero, on board the Orion and able to take part in another Planet during the operation, first in the history of the SIU," made a report to the LOG on the refueling job. Guerrero's report was transferred to the Navy tanker involved in the refueling, the USS Caloosahatchee, and then moved to shoreside postoffice by helicopter. According to information re­ ceived by Guerrero, the Orion Planet and the Orion Clipper will be involved in otiier mid-ocean re­ fueling jobs for the Navy. Had Rehearsals The refueling of the Navy tankfir by the 28,000-dwt fully-loaded Orion Planet was a ticklish job, Guerrero reported. "We had sev­ eral night meetings during which we were shown pictures, literature, and were given instructions on outnew duties, and we learned special bell, flag and flight signals. "Other days, we were on deck on 'dry runs' practicing for the real thing and learning by ^rill when, what and how to perform the new duties assigned to each of Us and familiarizing ourselves with the new equipment. All of this training was under the able direc­ tion of our chief mate P. Bam­ berg." Finally, on September 16, "DDay" the Orion Planet was ready for the job. "We were on deck at 0400, well .drilled, willing, ready Quitting Ship? Notify Union i In the hospital? Call Sit Hall imme^atelyl A reminder from SiU be.idquarters c.iutions all St-afarers leaving tbe.'r ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the L :ou to di: ..-d a r>'i'l ment. Failure to give noti>v be­ fore p..ving off may cause .i de­ layed sailing, fo-'ce tin' ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your ship--•'tes. \ Guerrero reports. At a pre-arranged signal, all hands took their assigned stations. The ship, cruising at 14 knots was cutting the waves in a steady course, while the Caloosahatchee approached the starboard until the two vessels were abreast, a mere hundred feet apart. "Another signal was given to warn all hands that a shot line would be fired from one ship to the other. In the shot line was a messenger line with ship-to-ship telephones; a distance line to keep a safe separation between ships; and a span wire on which the dis­ charge hose traveled. The hose was .fitted with a snap-on snap-off connecting flange for quick dis­ connecting in case of emergency break-away," Guerrero stated. Ppinting out the hazard in the operation, Guerrero said "there is not much freeboard on a tanker with a quarter million barrels of oil in its belly. The sea was con­ tinually breaking onboard, making the connecting of the hoses and securing of lines a very perilous affair." A Navy destroyer, classified as a rescue ship, followed the two tankers 'through the operation. "The hulls of the ships were so close to each other, that they ex­ erted pressures and undercurrents and making it more difficult to steer so that the risk of collision existed at all times," Guerrero stated. All hands wore life jackets during the operation. Guerrero applauded the per­ formance of the hose-connecting gang, communications and signal men; pumproom and engine per­ sonnel and quartermasters in addi-' tion to the steward department for keeping the galley open 24 hours with a hot meal for the ci-ew when­ ever they could get away from their stations. Wh&'sThat AB Up On A Cloud? Many long years ago, where the Allegheny runs into the Ohio, a legend sprang up that the Pitts­ burgh Pirates once won a National League pennant. Great-grandpar­ ents reciting the story to their children swore it was true and pledged that some day it would happen again. One resident of the city. Seafarer Red Campbell, be­ lieved it whole-heartedly. So it was that when in the year 1960 the legend out of the dim past appeared to be coming alive, Campbell hit the beach in New York and vowed to stay,ashore until the bitter end, come what may. Ignored Shipping While his shipping card grew more mature, he steadfastly ig­ nored all the AB jobs on the .board. Lo and behold, the Pirates clinched the National League flag and invaded New York to chal­ lenge the lordly Yankees. There was Red, parked in the grand­ stand at Yankee Stadium taking it all in. Even after the Pittsburgiu ; s lost three games by the horren­ dous scores of 16 to 3, 10 to 0 and 12 to 0, his faith never wavered. And in the end, the dream of centuries came alive, with Pitts­ burgh winning 10 to 9 in the last of the ninth of the seventh game. That's why Campbell doesn't need any bosun's chair while he is slushing down those booms. That cloud will hold him up for quite a while". •-'i )\ Tanker Firms Seek MA Aid • Beset by low charter rates, three tanker operators—one of them an SlU-contracted firm—^have applied to the Maritime Administration for financial assistance in making mortgage payments on their ves­ sels, to cover installments that were due the end of last month. The MA is expected to comply with their requests. The three firms are Transeastem Shipping Corp., under SIU contract; American Eagle Corp. and Nautilus Petroleum Carriers. They are seeking respective loans of $90,000, $107,000 and $120,000 on their tankers which were built around the tim« of the Suez clos­ ing—after the US Government had urged new tanker construc­ tion. J • 1 4\ �Oeloiben skAFAitisk^'i^b^ SXX7 FOOD and Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation .Director A Perfect Score On Sanitation Isbraifdfsen Buys info Export Line Time To Clean House Isbrandtsen Co. Inc., a 70-shlp operator, has acquired controlling interest in American Export Lines, which presently operates 30 vessels including the passenger liners In­ dependence, Constitution and At­ lantic. Though an Isbrandtsen of­ ficial stated that separate opera­ tions would be maintained by both shippers for the present, such a transaction will, no doubt, even­ tually lead, to a consolidated shipshipping ..operations. Export pres­ ently operates subsidized services, but Isbrandtsen does not. Isbrandtsen paid about $8,000,000,000 in cash for the controlling (25 percent) interest in the Export firm's stock. After the deal had been consumated, there was a slight re-shuffling of top officials of Isbrandtsefi who took over key posts at Export which were vacated by the three directors. For the second year in a row,- SIU crews on all four ships of the Bloomfield fleet have made it a clean sweep with perfect scores of 100 in US Public Health Service sanitary inspections. (See story on Page 6.) This is an outstanding achievement, and O. C. Webster, company vice-president, comments that it "will give some of our other com­ panies something to shoot at." He also offers a list of "requirements that must be followed if any vessel hopes to seciu« and maintain a Sanitation Certificate." Considering Bloomfield's record, it would be well for others to keep these items in mind. "Evidence of dampness of crockery is a sure give-away that all utensils and crockery have not been immersed in water at least 170' F ... All glassware and crockery, also spare cooking utensils in galley, to be thoroughly cleaned, free of all grease, and inverted when stowed away ... Do not continue to use cracked or chipped crockery . . . Sugar dispensers, sugar bowls, coffee and sugar canisters, etc., to be kept in a sanitary condition . . . Tops of all condiment bottles to be clean and free of grime . . . Plastic water pitchers to be cleaned inside and all stains removed-after each use . . . Messrooms must be kept clean at all times ... No smoking to be allowed in the galley . . . Seafarers Tex Jacks, bosun, and Dick Pifer, 'DM, tend hose on but"Meat blocks must be t|ioroughly wire-brushed to rid same of all terworth machine while cieanfng tanks aboard the Ocean Ulla. grease and then salted, down prior to arrival . . . All cutting boards Vessel is one of new supertankers under contract to the SIU. must be clean and free of grease. Wooden boards should be wire. brushed; however, new PHS-approved rubberized cutting boards are now available and can he washed after each use . . .'Knife racks in galley and pantries to be clean and all knives with loose handles or rivets to be disposed of . .^ "Meat-grinding machines to be taken apart and thoroughly cleaned after each use and checked to see that no food particles remain in mechanism. Check wooden pounding pin for cleanliness and possible old food remaining . . . Meat saw to be taken apart and thoroughly cleaned ... On thawing meats for consumption, put same in a recepta­ The runaway trend of American industry is continuing in high gear. The latest to join cle and never allow same to come in contact with the deck . . . the trend toward production overseas is Remington Rand, a large-scale typewriter manu­ "Get rid of all wooden and cardboard boxes in galley and pantries. Replace same, where necessary, with plastic bus boxes . . . Egg fillers facturer. It is packing bag, baggage and key board and joining the headlong rush to Europe. never to be used in galley for bacon, etc. Paper towels should be sup­ Remington Rand will start plied for this purpose ... All lockers and drawers in galley and pantries ings involved as long as company fully-planned strikebreaking pat­ to be clean . . . Spice cans in galley to be closed after each use, and producing both standard and profits are not remitted to the tern that was applied with con­ tops of same clean and free of all dirt . . . Scoops in flour' and sugar portable models at its numer­ United States, plus the special con­ siderable success In many areas. bins must be clean and free of any caking . . . All left-overs returned ous overseas facilities and then cessions on taxes, factory construc­ Several of the company's plants to refrigerators must be covered with aluminum foil . . . Shelves in * tion and loan interest rates which are still non-union. dry storeroom should be clean and free from dirt . . . Bulk rice, beans import the finished products for are given to American companies The last two years have seen a (if carried in bulk) should be in covered GI can and free of weavils. sale in the domestic market. abroad. long list of American firms estab­ It is recommended that all rice and beans be delivered in packages Shifts At Elmira The Remington Rand executive lish overseas manufacturing plants to eliminate possibility of weavils . . . As a result of the move away threw a few words of comfort in in such countries as Japan, Bel­ No Paint Brushes In Galley from Elmira, New York, where the the direction of the 1,500 workers gium, France, the Netherlands, "Use only PHS-approved-type pastry brushes and get rid of all company currently produces type­ who will lose their jobs, declaring, Luxemburg, Germany and Italy. paint brushes in galley . . . Get rid of "Universal Spoon" In officers' writers, as many as 1,500 of 4,300 "Don't say labor Is at fault. They The biggest runaway operations and crew pantries. Instruct messmen to put out several teaspoons on workers may be laid off. Reming­ are only part of tl^e softness that have been in the film industry, with motion pictures shot on loca­ a paper napkin for coffee-time ... All pies and pastries to be covered ton Rand president Dause L. Bibby has invaded all of us." tion in such low-wage countries said that perhaps "only" 860 would Back In the 30's Remington Rand with plastic cake covers . . . Get rid of baker's canvas . . . Baker's bin, as Spain. Shipping operations, of including peel, rolling pin, spatulas, etc., must be spotless . . . Sugar become unemployed. As for the Old Strikebreaking Pattern course, have had their awn sub­ and flour bins in galley to be thoroughly cleaned before adding new others, he felt sure that they won notoriety for the use of'the standard havens in Liberia, Hon­ supply . . . Baker's oven must be clean and free from rust and food could be kept busy doing some­ thing in Elmira, but at this time "Mohawk Valley formula," a care­ duras and Panama for years. particles ... "Sci;eens over galley stove to be clean and free of grease . . . Intake he couldn't say what. The company also manufactures screens located in galley and pantries to be thoroughly cleaned and free of dirt . . . Galley stove must be clean and free of grease, includ­ electric typewriters, adding ma­ ing overhead screens, bulkhead, oil drain pans and boxes (located on chines and computer units at the each side of stove); same for steam kettle . . . Fry pans to be degreased Elmira plant. Presumably, these ... French fryer and basket must be clean and free of all old grease ... operations would continue as before. Mixers Must Be Clean The usual factor cited in the "Hobart mixer., to be thoroughly cleaned to prevent possibility of runaway moves was given—Slower The perennial game of selling information on "how to get oil or other foreign matter getting into food . . . Edlund can opener production costs abroad. What in galley must be kept clean, especially in cogs, gears, etc. . . . Dumb­ wasn't mentioned was the tax sav­ a job on a ship" is still going strong, judging from material waiter and shaft in connection with same, especially lower deck, must received recently at Union headquarters. be clean and sanitary . . . Scuppers in galley and pantries to be clean, free and in sanitary condition . . . all one has to do" enclose his $3, upon which is in­ Prove Eligibility is Generally, "Vessel should be free of roaches . . . Food placed In garbage cans send from $3.00 to $3.00 for scribed "don't be afraid to send aft in port must be covered. Cans should be hose-washed when un­ For Hospital $ "inside" dope on how to get cash—thousands of folks do." loaded . . . Garbage cans In galley and pantries to be thoroughly seamen's papers; the names and They probably liave, "but they Seafarers being admitted to a cleaned and covered at all times when not in use . . . All ports to be addresses of union hiring halls .shouldn't. screened and every effort made to eliminate flies. Messrooms, pan­ Public Health hospital are and other information of the kind tries and galley to be sprayed as required . . . Drinking fountain heads urged to carry with them their which can easily be obtained on all decks to be taken off and cleaned periodically . . . Paper towels Union book plus proof of eli- through the -telephone book or to be used in steward department toilets; also liquid soap. Sign above gibiUty for SIU benefits; from the Coast Guard, without namely, a record that they, have wash basin to read "'Wash hands before leaving" , . . at least 00 days seatime during charge. "Temperature of all domestic refrigerators must be below *50 degrees What the promoters don't tell . . . Domestic refrigerators to be defrosted and thoroughly cleaned the previous year and at least their gullible victims is that the prior to arrival, both inside and, outside. Check door gaskets for one day during the previous six Coast Guard will not issue sea­ cleanliness . . . All refrigeration compartments, when defrosting, to months. Failure to have the men's papers unless the applicant be thoroughly washed down and bulkheads and overhead cleaned, in­ proper credentials will cause a has assurance of employment. cluding all shelves, etc. Chief steward should personally supervise this delay in payments to the Sea­ One promoter advertises himself job. Clean behind all door gaskets. Check deck for cleanliness when farer. as a steamship and yacht -agent. If the Seafarer is admitted to removing gratings . . . Never use #10 tins to stow left-overs . . . Put Those answering his ads receive a a hospital which is hot a PHS opened jars of mayonnaise in domestic refrigerator." form letter , telling them that for institution, he should contact All of these suggestions and procedures, already in use on Bloom$3.00 they can receive his book, field vesisels, appear to produce outstanding results. As a result, the Union immediately. The "Facts About The Merchant Union will arrange with the Bloomfield's sanitation record is one of the best anywhere, and has Marine For - Newcomers." The been that way for some time. Stewards, galley personnel and all USPHS for a transfer to a Pub­ blurb letter notes that the book" lic Health hospital in his vicin­ hands on other vessels are urged to keep these Items in mind as a "would of cost' you hundreds of matter of routine aboard their own ships. That way, we can work to ity. The PHS will not pick up dollars and many, months of al­ the hospital tab for private keep SIU ships l;|ie cleanest'in the business—and the best fefeders too. hospital care, unless it is noti­ most impossible research ..." Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can ced in advance. The custonoier also receives a he submitted to this column in care oj the SEAFARERS LOG.) small'"safety money envelope" to Typewritw Firm Joiiis Runaways; < Will Lay Off 1,500 Workm Want To Unload $3? Job Service' Will Oblige �mm SEJFA3l<EMS LOG, ti.i ••'I . •< ^Vt -..J; THE CA^AX>1AN SJEAFAMEU - i I' f Union Wins Wage Rise, Shorter Work Week On Lakes MONTREALT-A three-day strike by SIU Canadian District A New Giant For The Canadian Lakes Trade 'I ,4 members brought a quick end to operator resistance and won a new three-year contract involving a fi^e percent wage gain and a reduced work week. Canadian District Sec.-Treas. Canadian Seafarers to hefty retro­ HaL Banks announced that the active payments dating back to May. They will amount to as much as $425 in some instances. The agreement applies to a group of major Lakes companies, but the pattern set by the Associa­ tion normally applies to the entire Canadian Lakes fleet. SS John A. France, new Laker manned by Canadian District members, is shown after her christening The new wage scale will boost in Montreal. Vessel can haul 25,700 Tons of bulk cargo and is as big as the capacity of the Seaway crewmen's wages from $55 to $85 locks permits. per month, with the standard work week cut to 44 hours from 48. Rejected Offer The strike began against the N. M. Paterson Company fleet of 23 vessels after union members MONTREAL—Another big Laker for operation by an SlU-Canadian District company, had voted by a majority of five to the John A. France^ was christened in the Canadian Vickers shipyard here. The ship wa» one, by secret J>allot, to reject a Canadian government conciliation the biggest ever to be built in Montreal. offer;"The other four members of Constructed for Scott Mis-|" the Carriers Association then ener Steamships Ltd., the ves­ simple reason that they were un­ Consequently they had always started to tie up "their vessels, ap­ sel is 722 feet six inches long able to get such ships into the been built in Great Lakes yards Hal Bonb, SIU Canadian parently under a pre-arrang^ and 75 feet in the beam, the widest Lakes before the Seaway opened. in previous years. District secretary-treasurer, plan to lock out the members of possible breadth to squeeze announced successful outcome the Canadian District. After three through the Seaway locks. of Lakes beef. days though, the Association and new agreement with the Lakes the union were able to work out Because of its extreme size, the vessel was built in two sections Carriers Association will qualify a new agreement. Bosun and crane operators, who and then joined together. It boasts still work a longer work week, will a 9,000 horsepower steam turbine earn $535 and $622 per month re­ plant, air conditioning throughout spectively, under the newly-nego­ all accommodations and a host of As expected and predicted by many experts, the Welland tiated contract, as compared to the automatic controls. With more previous .monthly wage of $487 than a million cubic feet of cargo Canal has proven to be a bottleneck in the St. Lawrence Sea­ and $550. Deckhands on the new space, the vessel will be able to way, and a second canal, on the American side of Niagara 44-hour weekly schedule will re­ haul huge quantities of bulk ceive $348 instead of $313 as pre­ cargoes such as grain, coal and ore. Falls may be the best answer,' bottleneck is the twinning of exist­ She rates as a 25,700-ton bulk according to Harold C. Han­ viously paid. over, president of the New ing locks. Hanover doubts this ap­ In addition! premium pay for carrier. York State AFL-CIO. He called for proach. He favors the idea of an performing certain duties was in­ Run to Seven Isles funds to finance a really exhaustive ail-American canal, somewhero corporated into the new contract. east of the Welland, which "would study of such a project. It is expected that the France For example: a crewman who han­ will run regularly from the Lakes The Welland Canal runs almost not compete with, but rather sup­ A ship's master and a river pilot dles hatches will be entitled to the as far east as Seven Isles, Quebec, north and south across the Niagara plement it." were blamed In Canada last month same scale as pai,d to a longshore­ which is the' terminal at which peninsula for about 30 miles. It is man during the period he performs for the grounding last November such Canadian iron ore is picked up about eight miles west of Niagara duties. of the SIU Canadian Districtfor use by inland steel mills. Falls and, links Lakes Erie and Bigger Ships manned John Miseiier in heavy Ontario. A sister ship of the France is In the course of the contract fog in the St. Lawrence River. .A Ministry of Transport-appoint­ dispute. Banks had pointed out now under construction at the Previously, plans had been pro­ ed investigating team, consisting that the big new Lakers now in same yard, to be delivered in mid­ posed calling for the building of a second canal on the Canadian side. of n Superior Court Judge and two operation carry up to five times summer. In either case, the construction of the cargo formerly carried on the sea captains, found Captain Fred­ The Montreal yards have been erick J. Brady and the pilot, John old canalers, with only a small unable to participate in the con­ a canal to pair with the Welland Keating, guilty of allowing the difference in the manning scale. struction of large Lakers for the would materially reduce delays for ships of all flags during the naviga­ A new giant Upper Lakes bulk ship to run ashore, for several Consequently, the operators were tion season. It would work to the carrier, the Carol Lake (Carryore, well able to afford the demands of reasons. advantage of both Canadian and Ltd.) made its maiden voyage to the union. The investigators found that the American shipping. That's because Seven Islands in Quebec last The Lakers formerly were re­ skipper had lefjt the bridge after delays in the canals and locks are month after informal christening the pilot had boarded the vessel stricted to the Lakes proper, but more costly for these ships than ceremonies September 1. Under in early morning haze. A young now that the Seaway is open, they contract to the SIU Canadian Dis­ their foreign competitors. third mate was left on the bridge have been coming up the St. Law­ trict, the vessel has a carrying rence to Montreal, Seven Isles in charge. The captain remained Canal Is Bottleneck capacity of over 25,000 long tons of in his cabin, the investigators and other river ports. Before the Hanover was able to martial ore and about 750,000 bushels of stated, until the first fog signal Seaway opened, the canals around Brother Ed Landiault, .24, a was sounded some four hours the rapids outside of Montreal crewmember of the SIU Canadian some impressive figures in backing grain. afterward. Within minutes after, could only handle ships drawing District-manned Windoc lost his his contention that the Welland is , The Carol Lake is the third a bottleneck costing money and 12 feet of water. the ship ground to a halt^ life recently in an accident aboard time. Because of it, the Seaway super-cargo ship built for the Other facts uncovered by the the ship while it was traversing took in only $85 on every antici­ company during the last two years. probers showed: the St. Lawrence Seaway, near pated $100 in its first year of A sister vessel, the Menihek Lake, was completed last year and the The ship maintained a speed of Messena, New York. operation. In 1958 the Canal could 730-foot Murray Bay__vias com­ 12 knots until the vessel became The Seafarer was caught In a be cleared in nine hours, but by the pleted a few months ago. groundedi and no lookout had been soon-to-be-completed posted despite weather conditions. FORT Wn.LlAM......,.408 Simpson St. winch while the-ship was passing following year this figure had gone Another vessel which will be crewed with Ontario Phone: 3-3221 through the Eisenhower Lock. up to 58 hours. Just prior to the time of impact, ISaVi Hollis St. He was rushed to the hospital but In addition, it has been dis­ SIU Canadian District members is the pilot had come "dangerously HALIFAX, N.S < Phone 3-8911 died soon afterwards. covered that ocean-going vessels, the Collingwood (Canada Steam­ close" to a buoy and had passed MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West victor a-8161 Landiault jotned the SIU last for which the Seaway had been ship). .^This ship, a package another ship in the fog at an un­ 44 Sault-au-Matelot spring and shipped on the James built, were suffering eight times as freighter, has a capacity for 7,500 safe distance. And, though the ship QUEBECQuebec LAfontaine 3-1569 had been equipped with naviga­ THOROLD, Ontario......52 St. David St. B. Eads, A .funeral was held for many accidents as smaller vessels. short tons of grain or 3,000 tons of 7-S212 him at Espanola, Ontario. Several The Welland Canal is too narrow freight. She will have a speed of tional aids, it used only radar— TORONTO, Ontario,:... .372 CAnal King St. E. EMplre 4-5719 SIU Canadian District members for safe operation of larger 16 knots. It should' be operating at and "there was failure to make St. attended, including Phil Donovan vessels," he declared. the start of the next shipping sea­ proper and efficient use of thai," ST. JOHN. NR..,..177 Prince William OX 2-5431 son, according to reports. One suggested way to handle the and Gary Placken. the investigation concluded. < VANCOUVER. BC....'...i..298 Main St. Christen Giant New Lakes Carrier Urge Second Canal To Bypass Niagara Call Skipper Respondble InGrounding Another Big Laker Goes Info Service Winch Accident Proves Fatal SIU Canadian Disfrict Halls V I iv %\ . r'4.| • Iff I �if- D^rt Twenfy-T«n» SEAFARERS mliRI LOG vi'iff.V', • THE PtA-CIFIC CG dBi. dHidliiAM AmerUan-Hawanan Plans To Peenter Intercoastal Trade Lincoln Goes To Sea American - Hawaiian Steamship 4Company, SIU Pacific District con­ arrange satisfactory financing detracted when last operating on the taUs. Intercoastal freight run in 1953, A consulting engineering study may be bringing it back, according of the largest single class of cargo to a report to stockholders made by —eastbound canned goods traffic— President Samuel H. Moerman. indicates that a containership pro­ The main reason for such hopes is gram would be superior to and that the Maritime Administration cheaper than the rails. seems to be looking with favor up­ Further good news is that the on the company's application for Interstate Commerce Commission ship mortgage insurance. Several months ago, a similar application has promised to protect such water carrier service, once it gets started, was turned down. from unfair rail competitioih Mr. The insurance would cover the construction of three trailer-type Moerman considers this guarantee vessels for the coast-to-coast trade, one of the most important steps in much of which is now in the hands bringing the containership pro­ gram off the drawing board and of the railroads. closer to reality. If shipping on this route is to be resurrected, it will first have to One of the existing intercoastal demonstrate economic feasibility. operators, Luckenbach Steamship, Mr. Moerman reported that "final has been hard hit by such rail­ approval is subject to our estab­ road competition, particularly ratelishing satisfactory design of the cutting on transcontinental canned proposed vessels, economic sound­ goods traffic. ness of the project, and evidence of financial resources and operat­ ing ability adequate for the con­ struction, operation and mainten­ ance of the project." American-Hawaiian was one of This is a view of the 23,000-ton President Lincoln at the Bethlehem the first companies in the indus­ Steel yard in San'Francisco before she was launched. The new try to discuss construction of conSea Racer is now part of the American President Lines fjeet and is tainerships and at one time had manned by the SIU Pacific District Unions. gotten pretty far advanced in planning for such vessels, but up until now it has been unable to SAN FRANCISCO —The three Pacific District Unions, the SUP, MFOW and the MCS, have start­ ed procedures for their elections at the end of this year. The SUP opened- nominations October 17 and the candidates ac­ SAN FRANCISCO — The SS modate 12 passengers. One hold ceptances are due before Novem­ President Lincoln, first of two Sea will be for containerized cargo and ber 15. Voting on SUP officials Racer cargoliners being built at another has been designed for The fifth and last in a series of will be from December 1 until Bethlehem Steel Company's ship­ ready conversion to a container proposed changes in the consti­ January 31, 1961. yard here for the American Presi­ hatch. A 25-ton capacity crane tution of the Sailors Union of the In the MCS elections, 317 dent Lines, was launched late last rides above the container hatch Pacific were approved by the SUP names have been submitted for month. for handling containers and sea membership meetings and will go the 15 positions to be filled in Together with the SS President vans. on the referendum ballot. The the current election. The number Tyler which is soon to be launched, proposed changes, representing a of candidates, neairly a record, is APL, an SIU Pacific District-con­ The ship, whose keel was laid in major overhaul of the SUP con­ expected to be reduced after MCS tracted company, is spending some December, 1959, will be delivered in February, 1961. stitution, will bring it into con­ credentials committee action this $32 millions on the two vessels. Present at the launching were formity with the provisions of month. Nominations have already The SS President Lincoln, Ralph K. Davies, chairman and Federal jaw governing union pro­ closed and voting will be from manned by members of the SUP, George Killion, president of APL. cedures. November 1 to December 31. MFOW and the MC&S, will carry Vice Admiral Ralph E. Wilson, The changes covered in the fifth The MFOW credentials commit­ a 60-man crew. The 23,000-ton ship chairman of the Federal Maritime reading dealt with such items as fund disbursements, strikes and tee has certified 45 candidates is 563 feet long, has u 76 foot beam Board and Maritime Administrator, funeral benefits. Four previous for 16 positions in the Union. and can cruise at 20 knots. She has US Department of Commerce, de­ readings had covered revisions in Balloting will be from early No­ a general cargo capacity of 544,950 clared that it is essential that there cubic feet. be an adequate number of Amer­ other sections of the constitution. vember through January.. The incumbent MFOW presi­ In addition, the ship will accom­ ican flag ships. To become effective, the pro­ posed constitutional changes will dent, Sam Bennett, is not a candi­ have to be adopted in secret bal­ date for re-election. W. W. Jordan lot referendum. They will be is unopposed for the MFOW presi­ placed on the ballot along with the dency. candidates for SUP offices, k. In addition to Unionwide offices and port offices, the Firemen have six members for posi­ Port SUP MFOW MC&S Total On these pages is news of nominated on the Board of Trustees of 8/22 to 9/19 9/1 to 9/30 9/1 to 9/30 activities of the SIU Pacific tions the Union. Nine delegates to the District representing the three SIUNA 1961 convention in Puerto San Fran. 616 240 533 1,389 West Coast unlicensed unions, Rico have been certified by the Sailors Union of the Pa­ the MFOW also 87 124 66 277 credentials committee. Seattle cific, the Marine Firemen's In addition to the positions of Portland 35 109 34 178 Union and the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, who sail president, vice president and Wilmington (no hall) 122 587 465 under the SIU banner predomi­ treasurer, the MFOW posts in the coming election include three nantly in the Pacific trades to 36 New York 88 26 150 Hawaii, Alaska, the Far East business agents and a dispatcher for San Francisco; a Seattle Port (ho hall) New Orleans 4 12 • 8 and on 'round-^he-world runs. The'SIU Pacific District Unions agent and business agent. Port­ ' Honolulu 87 44 23 20 ir* «. key group in the SIUNA, land port and business agents; San Pedro port and business representing as they do the (no hall) 104 (no hall) 104 San Pedro HiHre maritime industry on the agents; New York port and business 2.784 agents and a port agent for 546 808 M30 Total tfest Coast. Honolulu. Elections Set In All Three Coast Unions Changes Going On SUP Ballot - OetobefV IN# President Lincoln Launched For APL Pacific District Shipping MFOW, SUP MCS Start Wage Talks SAN FRANCISCO—Pacific Dis­ trict Unions of the SIU, tlie SUP, MFOW and MC&S have entered negotiations on wage reviews with shipowners. The Unions, which presented a six-point demand in September, secured agreement on one of the points: retroactivity. The ship­ owners have agreed that all wage and compensations in the currept negotiations will be retroactive to October 1, 1960. Offer Rejected ^ five per cent, wage Increase offered by the companies coritracted to the Pacific District Un­ ions was rejected as inadequate by the Joint negotiating committee of the three Unions. Proper wage and overtime In­ creases have been demanded in order to restore traditional wage relationships in the maritime in­ dustry. The Unions are conducting a study to show the lag between unlicensed departments of the Pacific District and other maritime workers. Supplemental wage allowances are one of the demands of the Unions. Correction of inequities in individual ratings are also being sought by the union committee. Automation Problem The Pacific District is calling for proper Compensation for automa­ tion and mechanization within the maritime industry. A demand that a medical center program be put into operation in the port of San Francisco by January, 1961, Is also part of the six-point Union pro­ gram. Part of the medical center program includes optical care for the members of the Unions. The present contract does not expire until next year. All agree­ ments between the unions and the Pacific Maritime Association companies are being dealt with now, including offshore, Inter­ coastal and coastwise. Wages are the prime considera­ tion in the current negotiations. The Pacific District unions are emphasizing a united front on all propositions and the Unions proposals are based on the recom­ mendations and actions of the memberships. Plan New MCS News In an effort to better dissemi­ nate news and important informa­ tion to its membership, the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union is planning a new look for its official publication, "Stewards News," through th? formation of a publications and research department which will be charged with this responsibility. Secretary-Treasurer Ed Turner notes that the editorial content of the "Stewards News," through the new department, will make for a better-Informed membership. , �OfltoWr, IMf SEAFAREMS r«f» TWWIIK- LOG • .<1 w lAST SEAFAREZt SS Hope Sets Sail As Ultra-Clean Ship .> Wi I If Indonesia-Bound SAN FRANCISCO—The medical training ship, the SS Hope, which sailed from here last month to Indonesian and other Far East ports, will provide some special and unusual duties for its 135 crew-"*^ :: members. themselves will be learning about The ship, completely diseases such as smallpox and equipped with a floating hospital, tropical fevers seldom seen in the Is a gift of American unions, indus­ US. The $3,500,000 operating budget try and individuals and is spon­ sored by Project Hope, a program for the hospital ship's activities Of the ~People-to-People Founda­ for the first year is being raised tion. It will provide medical train­ by unions, business and private ing for doctors in the Far East and contributors. help the world to health. The itinerary of the ship in­ The hospital ship is manned by cludes the Indonesia ports of unlicensed members of the SIU Djakarta, Oct. 18; Macassar, Nov. Pacific District Unions: the SUP, 4; Ambon, Dec. 5; Kupan, Dec. 30; MFOW and the MCS. A memoran­ Bima, Jan. 15;*Padang Bai in Bali, dum of agreement has been signed Feb. 1; Surabaya, Feb. 21; Samaby the Pacific District unions and rang, March 22; and Djakarta, the operators covering the hospital April 23. The next port will be Singapore, followed by visits to ship. Although the unlicensed crew is Vijst Nam seaports. Sanitation Viial Bailing the ship for its operators, American President Lines, under Because oP the nature of th#* a standard agreement, there are services rendered aboard the ves­ Here are some of the Sailors Union members of the SS Hope crew: (front, 1-r) S. Foo, OS; D. William, some unusual features in its oper^ sel, all three shipboard departOS; John McGovern, AB; A. Melville, H. Y. Chung, E. C. Bloke, and T. Eriksen, ordinaries; J. Simon, ation. "ments will have to pay scrupulous MM and W. Darding, AB. (Standing, l-rj: D. Smith, QM; F. Ward, MM; 0. W. Kosky, AB delegate; attention to cleanliness in all quar­ Year's Activities M. L. Van Dusen, carpenter; John O'Meara, bosun; Leonard Alder, QM; Frank Ashton, AB; A. Joslin, The crew signed articles for a ters. This is particularly true, of AB; J. McNulty, AB; Erik Pearsson and Walter Gagrica, both watchmen; George Bunkenburg, DM, course, in the galley, where the full year, and the three unions and O. Olstad, storekeeper. Picture was taken on the helicopter deck of the SS Hope in Son Francisco. steward department will be pre-, have agreed that except for emer­ gencies such as the need for hos­ paring meals for patieqts in addi­ pitalization or serious family prob­ tion to the 72-member medical lem, a crew member will not pay crew and various visiting officials ®ff before the termination of his and local doctors in the countries being visited. articles. The steward' department has a But, the crew has advantages that other crews do not have. The great opportunity to display its SAN FRANCISCO—The Marine Cooks and Stewards Operations and Review Commit­ SS Hope will spend many weeks skills because doctors have a repu­ In port, and crewmen will receive tation of being notoriously indif­ tee report was overwhelmingly accepted by the membership of the union last month. The an unusual amount of port leave. ferent to the food they eat. report, the product of a committee composed of Ted Nelson, Ted Wilson, George McDowell, In addition to the nsual ship­ Draws' will be in American money Stafford Ash, Gordon Shaw,"*' " except in those countries where board power plant and other ma­ was the training center at Santa ment in connection with the post­ Willie Farmer, Charles Dan­ US currency is forbidden. In those chinery, the black gang will main­ ing of work .schedules and assign­ Rosa. ports, the crew will be able to tain air-conditioning equipment iels, and Charles Ilutto, made ments. The SS Matsonia was sin­ It was recommended that the recommendations on a variety of draw the native currency at • the and added generators for use in training program be continued on gled out for special comment on operating rooms and other special­ subjects ranging from shipping eflicial exchange. a limited basis, with an enrollment the work schedule issue. rules to the MCS training school The ship is fully air-conditioned ized services. Engine department at Santa Rosa. It was also recommended that of 36 persons. More cabins for pen­ In all areas and the crew has serv­ members must wear white boiler all freighter chief steward jobs be sioners were suggested and it was The recommendations Include a ice from the ship's laundry. The suits to be provided by the opera­ placed on the shipping board and also recommended that added crew also has soda fountain facili­ tors, when frequenting public areas suggestion that there be a general dispatched in accordance with the equipment be purchased for the tightening of the shipping agreeaboard the ship. • ties and a lounge. shipping rules. The committee center. The crew includes a skipper and charged that this practice is not four mates, three radio operators, followed in some ports. 27 men in the deck department, A union indoctrination program, two pursers, a hairdresser and a to familiarize members with the ehop attendant, nine licensed engi­ constitution, shipping rules and neers, 24 men in the black gang agreement, was recommended. It SUP and 63 in the steward department. was also suggested that the ac­ HONOLULU 51 South Nimitz High\v.iy The ship was the former US PHone 502-777 countants who compile the finan­ 523 Bienville St. Navy hospital vessel Consolation. cial reports make more detailed NEW ORLEANS Jackson 5-7428 Its 800-bed capacity has been mod­ NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn findings. HVacinth 9-6603 ified to some 230 beds to provide PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. Shipping Rule Changes CApitol 3-4336 training facilities. 450 Harrison St. Efforts should be made to nego­ SAN FRANCISCO Dr. Paul Spangler, chief medical Douglas 2-8363 2505 1st Ave. tiate the recently passed "one-year- SEATTLE officer of the vessel and a veteran Main 2-0290 rule" into the present agreement WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Navy medical officer, stated that Terminal 5-6617 with shipowners, the committee the medical team plans no direct said. A one-card registration sys­ MC&S assault on-the health problems of tem was also suggested to replace HONOLULU .. 51 South Nimitz Highway the countries. to be visited. "Our PHone 5-1714 the present three-card system. NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. main objective is training," he RAmond 7-428 An amendment to the shipping fiaid. 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn rules was suggested, to read in NEW YORK HYacinth 9-eeOO Short* On Doctors ..211 SW Clay St. PORTLAND part: "In case a vessel is laid up CApitol 7-3222 There is only one doctor for and is reactivated within 30 days, SAN FRANCISCO.. ...350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-560O about every 75,000 people iff Indothose employed on the vessel at SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. . nesia and it is difficult for the na­ MAin 3-0088 the time of lay-up shall be entitled WILMINGTON . 505 Marine Ave. tion's 1,100 doctors to keep up with to return to the vessel to complete , TErminal 4-8538 new medical developments. their alloted seniority time provid­ MFOW The SS Hope will offer the hafding they-register to re-ship." HONOLULU... 56 North Nimitz Highway pressed Indonesian doctors the PHone 5-6077 The committee, reviewing the NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. chance to learn how medicine is recent purchase of the Don Hotel MAgnolia 0404 Nurses aboard the SS Hope, floating hospital ship which will bring 130 Greenwich St. - practiced here. They will be taught in Wilmington, suggested that the •NEW YORK COrtland 7-7094 medical aid to the peoples of Southeast Asia, inspected the master . hy treating selected cases brought PORTLAND 522 NW Everett St. union continue ownership at the CApitol 3-72974 control board in tlie engine room before the vessel set sail fi:om ' 'aboard the hospital ship. present time. Leasing' the bar and SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. San Francisco. Le(f to right are Joanne Acfelfing and Teresa DOuglas 2-4592 While American doctors will ofrestaurant to a private individual SAN PEDRO .296 West 7th St. Campbell, with Chief Engineer C. A. Strohacker, member of the ~ ter advanced medical knowledge to was suggested. TErminal 3-4489 ...2333 Western Ave. their Indonesian colleagues, they MEBA Local 97. . Also examined by the committee SEATTLE HAIn 2-6326 MCS Committee Issues Report And Review Of Union Operation SIU Pacific District Halls vtj :n �Fire Twenilj-Foiir Oetoter, IfM SEAFARERS LOG Crewmember Flees Russian Ship Ignored by American news services while, reporters raced around at the heels of Russian Premier Khrushchev, the crewmembers of the Russian-flag Baltika sprung into prominence last week when one of them jumped ship and asked for political asylum In the United States. Victor Jaanimets, .an oiler, slipped away from a group of ship­ mates while shopping in Manhattan and made good his escape. After security checks by the FBI and Immigration, he was permitted to stay in the US. Jaanimets, an Estonian, de­ nounced Communist enslavement of his native country. He declared that crewmembers had been set to spying upon each other, and that Russian security men "supervised" the crews' comings and goings. Up until Jaanimets' dramatic flight, the Russian crew had gone Radiating pleasure at prospect of enjoying political asylum in about the^r sightseeing and shop­ the US, &tonian seaman Victor Jaanimets meets the press at US ping in Manhattan without arous­ Immigration Office in New York. Jaanimets, an oiler, sought ing a tremor of interest. They were the first Russian w.orkers to come freedom after quitting crew of the Soviet liner Bgltika which ashore in the United States since brouglit Soviet Premier Khrushchev here for UN sessions. Baltika shortly after the end of World sailed short one oiler last week. War II. All other Russians coming to the States have been officials, 29 days. Police sources said that to protect themselves against members of diplomatic missions the Russian crewmembers came "thugs and criminals." or representatives of trade agen­ ashore in groups, and Jaanimets Jaanimets sneaked away from cies. later informed reporters that crew­ his group in a crowded Manhattan When the ship arrived in New members were instructed to keep department store, grabbed the York, US Imniigration issued some watch on each other. The crew­ nearest cab^and headed to down­ 180 D-1 landing permits enabling members were told by Red security town Manhattan. He then wan­ the crew to come ashore for up to officers to travel in groups of fitre dered into a waterfront bar nrhere he somehow communicated"^ his plight to one of the patrons, who got him into safe hands. Two days later he was granted asylum by Immigration and is now resting at an undisclosed location. Do you think it is desirable to allow crewmembers to draw against their overtime wages? If so, why? MA Seeks J. L. Gomez, bosun: That would Clifford Henry, chief cook: I feel depend on the individual's finan­ the same way about drawing WO-Knot cial condition — against OT as do his obligations to many of my ship­ Stilt' Sttip his family and mates in the creditors, etc. A draw against OT would mean a smaller payoff at the end of the trip. This might tend to place a hardship on the family of the Seafarer who drew the money. Of course. It's a dif­ ferent story for a single man with no responsibility. In any event, I don't draw on OT wages. t" t> it Ysee Hong, steward dept.: No— at least not for me. I have a wife and two children who are depend­ ent upon my pay. I wouldn't think of drawing against OT wages because it would not be fair to them. To do this would minimize the amount of pay due me at the end of the voy­ age. I have had the opportunity to take advantage of this offer on numerous occasions but have al­ ways passed up the chance. ^ It Lester Herbert, chief cook: Most •hips I sail make round-the-world trips, and we're allowed to draw against ten per­ cent of the over­ time we have worked. I never pass up the chance to do this because in spite of the draw, I still have ample money coming to me at payoff time. This way I stiU hgve pocket money and my family doesn't have to suffer from lack of financial support stewards depart­ ment. It's okay to draw against OT, if, in doing so, the family budget is not affected. I am a family man and have consistently taken advantage of the offer. I might also add that this has not hurt them. I feel that If the shipping company goes along with the policy, I will too. ^ Mario F. Serrano, stewards dept.: I alwasrs draw against overtime pay whenever I can. Why? So I can send money home to my wife and two children at periodic inter­ vals. This, inci­ dentally, is a great help to them. At the same time, I still have a bit of money for myself— to take care of my own needs. I usually sail on short hauls to Puerto Rico and on ships which allow weekly draws of this nature. t> Cecil Rush, oiler: Yes—it would be desirable. When a man (like myself) has a family and pro­ vides them with the maximum al­ lotment, he's left with very little to draw from when he's in foreign ports. He mi^ht wish to take some souvenirs home, and certainly needs a certain amount for personal recreation. Example: I draw alT I can when I hit Yokohama. There's great recreation there! A second contract for developing hydrofoils has been awarded to a Grumman Aircraft affiliate by the Maritime Administration. The pro­ ject is supposed to come up with a foil which will permit vessels to travel over the water at more than 100 miles per hoar. Dynamic Developments Inc., of Babylon, LI, is already building a, 104-foot, eighty-ton hydrofoil craft which is expected to travel at 70 knots using conventional foils. It won the $428,000 contract for the new project. The new contract is to develop wedge-shaped foils to direct the drag-producing vacuum, or cavita­ tion to the rear of the foil where it will not reduce the • foil's lifting power. Most foils in use' today encounter the cavitation problem. The company demonstrated a 23foot experimental craft with the new foils at an international con­ ference on hydrofoils at the Hague, Netherlands, last month. The new foils were originated by William P. Carl, president of the company. The contract calls for equipping the 104-foot craft with the new "super-cavitating" foils. It is part of a hydrofoil research program being carried out by the Maritime Administration in cooperation with the Navy's Bureau of Ships and the Office of Naval Research. Shorthandedt If a crewmember quits whQe a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast acllon on their part will keep all Jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. By SIDNEY MARGOLIVS .: Insurance Fees Often Out Of Line If you buy a car on time payments and sometimes other types of merchandise, the chances are that you also are paying for cr^t lif« insurance without knowing it. A survey by the National Better Business Bureau has found that over half of all buyers of cars on installment plans also buy credit life insurance without their knowledge or consent. Kenneth B. Wilson, president of the Bureau, says this happens be­ cause many time-payment contracts do not itemize the various charges in addition to the price of the car, but simply lump a charge for credit insurance into the total price of the car. Credit life insurance nowadays is required by most banks and finance companies, and some installment dealers, whey you take out a loan or buy on time. >The insurance pays off the balance of yoim debt if you die before completing your payments. Lenders provide it chiefly for their own protection. However, it's not a bad deal for you if you know you're paying for it, and most of all, pay just • reasonable fee for it. Credit unions, for example, provide credit life insurance for all borrowers without any extra charge. Many banks and reputable lenders provide it at an extra fee of 50-60 cents fpr each $100 bor­ rowed. At a cost to you 60 cents or less per $100 of debt, credit life insuiv ance does provide temporary insurance at a time when you probably need it most- If anything happened to you, your wife or co-signer won't have to complete -the payments. It's group insurance, so everybody pays tiie same rate with no medi­ cal exam. Thus it's especially help­ ful for older people and those in hazardous occupations or suffering from a chronic illness, who usually liave to pay extra for life insurance. Whether you want credit insur­ ance or not, you're pretty likely to get it these days if you borrow or buy on time. This type of insurance has soared from less than two mil­ lion policies in 1948 to over 35 mil­ lion in '58, the BBB reports. Ap­ parently half or more of all fami­ lies may be paying for credit life insurance right now whether they know it or not. But dealers and lenders who add credit life insurance on to your bill without your knowledge, also often overcharge for it, the BBB study finds. In fact, the price some sellers charge is scandalous. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners found that over half the companies selling this type of insurance, paid out in claims less than 20 percent of the premiums charged. Almost one-third of the companies paid out less than ten percent That means the. fees for this insurance were rigged so that for every dollar charged for credit life insurance by these conipanles, they paid only less than ten to 20 cents. The commissioners found that three Insurance companies special* izing In this type of insurance took in a total of $33,500,000 one recent year and paid out in claims only $7,400,000 or 22 percent. So you can see the extent of the gouge. Besides insurance companies, the people making the money on credit life insurance are the dealers and loan companies who add it to your installment contract. The commissioners' study found that well over half the insurance companies paid in commissions, rebates or kickbacks, over 50 percent of the fees charged installment buyers and borrowers for such Insurance. Some commissions or kickbacks ranged as high as 80 percent. If you had a balance of, say, $1000 on the purchase of a car, and the dealer or lender tacked on $22 for "credit life insurance", he was able to pocket $11-$17 of it for himself. Some of the finance companies have set up their own insuranc* companies for the specific purpose of selling credit life insurance. The commis:".oners found that one Insurance company, a whollyowned subsidiary of one of the largest national finance companies, paid out only 21 cents in claims for every dollar it took in on the sale of credit life insurance. Now the state insurance commissioners want the companies to limit their take to 50 percent of the premiums charged. This is still an exorbitant price, and almost twice as much "as regular insurance com­ panies require for their overhead and profit on regular life insurance. You have to protect yoiurself from this widespread gougecTt's simple enough: 1—Don't sign any installment contract if the dealer lumps all th# charges together without itemizing what you pay for various items. 2—If the dealer does itemize a charge for "insurance" but doesn't say what kind, then make him specify whether this is insurance on the car itself, or credit life insurance, and how much he is charging for each. 3—If Jie charges much more than 60 cents per $100 of your balance, you are paying more than you need to. Thus on a balance of $1000 on a used car, a moderate charge for credit life insurance would be $6. 4—If a dealer or loan company also charges you for accident and health Insurance with an installment purchase or loan, you may b« a candidate for a real gouge. Some fringe auto dealers and some . small-loan companies, especially In the southwest and midwest, have been charging' borrowers not only for credit life insurance, but for health; insurance too. 5—^Also beware if a dealer or loan company charges you for-credit insurance but withholds the policy. If anything did happen tO you, your family might never know you were covered by such Insurance. �• - 1. '••-i 1N« SEAFARISRS Bank-Breaking Job Tag* twa^'Whrn LOG SlU WINS VOTE BY 2-1 AT 2 ROTO BROIL PLANTS m ;(f; ; The SIU industrial workers organizing drive scored one of its most significant victor­ ies in the New York area this month when it won a National Labor Relations Board election 183 to 98 at two plants of the Jay-Kay Corporation. The decisive election vie-"* tory culminated a bitter 13- Most of these "independents" op- is hooked up with an industrial month campaign at the com­ ei;ate in much the same fashion— employment agency, and workers pany, which manufactures rotis- they get a contract providing dues last just long enough on the job to series and electric grills under the checkoff, but no real benefits. In pay their agency fees, after which Roto Broil trade name. Opposing some Instances, the "independent" a new batch of people is hired. the SIU's campaign at the plant was the so-called "Amalgamated Local 355" an "independent" out­ fit that had been thrown out of -the AFL-CIO some time ago be­ cause of its sellout practices. The "Local 355" group had a "contract" at the plant which pro­ The Marine and Allied Workers Division paid jout a total vided for dues checkoff and little oi 52 benefit claims to MAWD members and their dependents else. Some of dhe workers for the during the month of September. This brings the grand total firni were making as little as the $1 an hour minimum wage re­ 'of benefits paid out to $209,--^ quired by Federal law, and the 983.50, since the inception of claimant is an employee at All American Metals, Philadelphia. "shop stewards" also doubled as the Welfare Plan. MR. AND MRS. L. WELCH, straw bosses for the company. Among the largest, claims paid $62.50 for the birth of a child at out during the month was one Delaying Tactics Nazareth Hospital, PhUadelphia, totaling $489.85. This went to Jo­ Repeated layoffs of pro-SIU seph Mazur, an employee of Esco August 7, 1960. Welch is employed workers down through the months, Manufacturing, Camden, NJ. It at All American Metals, Philadel­ plus delaying tactics by the em­ covered hospital and surgical pay­ phia. ployer and "Local 355" made' the ments for one of his dependents. MR. AND MRS. JOHN BRENorganizing task a difficult. one. Another sizable benefit check, in NAN, $120.00 for the birth of a A primary demand being made by the amount of $422.50, went to child at Memorial Hospital, Au­ the Union is the reinstatement of Henry McAllister, of the MAWD- gust 19, 1960. Brennan works at the many workers who were dis­ contracted Air Master Corp., Phil­ Stephen Laurie, Philadelphia. charged for Union activity or pro- adelphia. This disbursement cov­ MR. AND MRS. JERRY PRIMISIU sympathies. ered dependent hospitalization ANO, $182.50 for the birth of a Employ 650 costs. child at Adelphi Hospital, Brook­ While the total vote cast, includ­ Of the 52 claims paid out during lyn, NY, August 3, 1960. Primiano ing voids and challenges, was 309, September, MAWD members re­ is employed by Acme Canvas and the company normally employs ceived 23 payments and their de­ Rope in Brooklyn. between 550 and 650 people. The pendents accounted for the re­ MR. AND MRS, JOSEPH scheduling of the vote came at the maining 29. Seven claims were for SMITH, $182.50 for the birth of a end of the summer slack season. maternity benefits. child at Juanita Park Medical Cen­ A victory meeting of Roto Broil During the second month of op­ ter, Philadelphia, August 29, 1960. employees held this week dis­ eration as a self-insured plan, the Smith is employed by All Ameri­ cussed SIU demands for a genuine MAWD Northeast Area Welfare can "Metals, Philadelphia. union contract. Among items being Plan had no occasion to disburse MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM LOWsought by the Union are a wage insurance payments or death, RIMORE, for the birth of increase above the bare minimums accidental death or dismember­ a child at $182.50 John Hopkins Hospital, now being paid, a job security sys­ ment claims. The total paid out Pasadena, Md., August 21, 1960. tem, an effective grievance pro­ to claimants was for hospital, Lowrimore is with Hill Chase cedure, and a job classification sys­ maternity or disability benefits. SteeL Baltimore. tem, with specific wage scales for Maternity benefits were paid to MR. AND MRS. JAMES JOHN­ specific duties. the following: * • SON, $180.00 for the birth of a Arrangements were also afoot for MR, AND MRS. C. STENDE- child at Temple University Hospi­ a secret ballot vote for shop stew­ ROWICZ, $62.50 for the birth of a tal, Philadelphia, August 20, 1960. ards in the plants. child at Nazareth Hospital, Phila­ Johnson works at Air Master Corp., The Roto Broil win is particular­ delphia, August 11, 1960. The Philadelphia. ly Important as representing a breach in the group of "inde­ pendent" unions in various New York City manufacturing plants. 52 Collect Ylelf are Benefits In Month Contest winner Elliott Bloke, on employee of the MAWD-controcted Air Master Corp., Philadelphia, shovels silver dollars on TV's "Beo't The Clock" show. He netted 29,000 of them. MAWD Member Scoops Up $29,000 On TV Show Elliott Blake, 22, an employee of the MAWD-contracted Airmaster Corp. in Philadelphia, last month shoveled his waiy to riches—on a network TV program at that. "Blake the winner of a*^ national sweepstake contest After paying off a few bills he'll sponsored by a soft drink firm. put the rest into savings. irr I As sucli, he was entitled to shovel as many silver dollars as he could from one large bin into an* other, in -five minutes. He was guaranteed $15,000 but stood to win much more-depending on how fast he could move the loot. Blake went into training for the task, shoveling coal for the expe­ rience, but mostly shoveling metal washers weighing the same as sil­ ver dollars. The MAWD-contracted Airmaster Corp., alerted that Blake would appear on TV to do his shoveling act, built a set of bins and supplied him with a stock­ pile of washecs so he could get in some practice during breaks and lunch hours. The employee shov, eled an average of around 47,000 washers during practice sessions. But when the real thing came around, he actually netted $29,000 which still is not so bad. Uncle Sam estimates that his chare of Blake's winnings should be at least $8,000 (but naturally he prefers paper currency or a check). Blake plans to use about $12,000 for a new house for he and his bride-to-be, Mary Ann Skaziak. Blake's winning ticket, by the way, was chosen from among some 4.5 million entries. These Are Your Union Meetings —^Attend Them! All union members sfiould regularly attend tlie member­ ship meetings in their area. These meetings are devoted to discussions of matters vital to the welfare and security of every MAWD member and his faniily. What's more, these meetings provide every MAWD member with the opportunity to speak up and state his yiews about thes& vital matters. Here is the schedule of the next meetings: NEW YORK - Tuesday, No­ vember 1 at 7 PM, SlU Hall, 675 Fourth Ave., B'klyn. BALTIMORE - Friday, No­ vember 4 at 8 PM, SlU Hall, 1316 E. Baltimore St. PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, November 8, at 7:30 PM, SlU Hall, 2604 S. 4th Street. SUNBURY-Sunday, Novem­ ber 13, at 2 PM, Friendship Fird Company. With SIU indiistrla! Workers Notify Welfare Of Changes The SIU Welfare Services De­ partment reports that it has had difficulty locating seamen's families because the seamen's enrollment or beneficiary cards have not been kept up to date. Some death benefit payments have been delayed for some time until the Seafarer's bene­ ficiaries could be located. To avoid delays in payments of wel­ fare benefits Seafarers are ad­ vised to notify the Union Im­ mediately of any changes in addres's, changes in the names of beneficiaries or additional de­ pendents by filling out new en­ rollment and beneficiary cards. These cards can be obtained in any SIU port. This is one in a series of features which the SEAFARERS LOG will will publish regarding members of SW-affiliated unions working in maritime production and allied fields. BROTHER WILLIAM LOWRI­ MORE is qmployed as a leader at the Hill Chase Steel Company of Maryland in Baltimore, Md., a plant which was organized by the Union last year. He has worked at the Hill Chase firm since April, 1955, and has been a member of the MAWD since June, 1959. He and his wife Katherine live at 2 Fourth St., Magothy Beach, Pasadena. They have two children, Debra Dawn, 3, and William Dale, 1. BROTHER LAWRENCE WELSH is employed at All American Metal Company in Phil­ adelphia as a shipper. He has been with the company since August, 1957, and joined the MAWD in February, 1958. Before that, Welsh served a three-year hitch in the US Army, from December, 1952, to Novem­ ber, 1955. Welsh is married, and he and his wife Jane reside at 1619 Fillmore Street, Philadelphia. He is now enjoying the benefits of an MAWD contract at the plant. - 'I �n«s Twenlr'Aix SEAPAREMS Oetoher, im LOG Uniont Are Target: CE strike Beef Starf Of 'Get tough' Program - The Ihtemational Ladies Gar­ ment Workers Union scored a major .victory over the "discredited and defunct" Pennsylvania Gar­ ment Manufacturers Association when 33 shops voted for ILGWU representation in a National Labor Relation Board election. The vote was hailed as a final victory over underworld elements that had at­ tempted to penetrate the Pennsyl­ vania manufacturers' field, and thereby disrupt the union. A new effort by a giant corporation to break the strength of the trade union movement is now underway. Some 70,000 members of the International Union of Electrical Workers have been forced out on the picket lines in an obvious company attempt to dictate, rather than bargain, on the condi--*tions of a new agreement. case would they attempt to oper­ months. It includes a job retaining and severance pay fund and im­ It was the first major walk­ ate through a strike. The lUE is only one of 100 un­ provements in pension and welfare out against the company since 1946 and the most important nationally ions dealing with the vast General benefits. ^ . J ^ since last year's 116-day steel shut­ Electric network. Its membership The union feels these proposals Local 1947 of the International down. That too, was a deliberate of 70,000 employed at GiS repre­ fall short. It is after a percent effort by the steel companies to sents about 60 percent of the rise in each year of a two-year con Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, tract, with supplementary un­ Omaha, Neb., has won' medical, get a free hand in determining hourly-rated work force. working rules and working condi­ GE's size and wealth are in­ employment benefits and continua­ vacation and pension improve­ dicated by the 240,000 employees tion of a cost-of-living escalator ments for some 55,000 employes tions. of Western Electric Co. The GE made it plain throughout the in 166 plants operating in 29*states. clause. agreement was reached a couple of negotiations that it would not The annual sales volume is an But n^ore important than the weeks before the current contract modify its contract offer, nor astronomical $4 billion. GE is specifics of the negotiations is the expired. J^s expected to set a would it submit the issues to arbi­ rated high among the top ten US fact that management, in this in­ pattern for other Western Electric tration. It also made it plain it money-makers. * There is little stance, is out to dictate to union branches under coiftract comract with would attempt to operate the doubt that if management has a representatives exactly what the IBEW. mind to, it clin conduct a long and membership wSl get. If GE should plants with strikebreakers. J, . !• bitter struggle. be successful, it will undoubtedly Company Stands Pat Travis A. Meredith, 18, son of a . The company's proposal calls for inspire other companies to emulate Workers were told through di­ Railway Clerks member, has been 1 two-step wage increase of three it, which could touch off a new era rect mail that the company will awarded a four-year AFL-CIO not budge. Advertisements are percent at the signing of the con­ of serious strife in union-manage­ merit scholarship. He filled a va­ tract and four percent in 18 ment relations. seeking to give employes the im­ cancy left by a previous winner. pression that the company is better Gene S. Cain, who was killed acci­ suited to look after their welfare dentally a few days after he had Visit To Dad's Union than the union. Labor considers been named winner. this to be the "new look" in an old Meredith expects to major in story—union busting. electrical engineering at Yale Uni­ versity. His father, Travis A. Sr., is In the 130-odd communities in which GE operates plants, business a member of Railway Clerks Local and political leaders have been on 19, of Bluefield, W. Va. notice that unless the police give t ' it ;, "adequate protection" to nonSome 120,000 Canadian trade strikers, the company will consider unionists late last month formu­ moving away. This can be an lated plans for a strike against economic weapon of great force, Canadian railroads after flatly re­ and it only underlines the fact jecting the recommendation of a Federal Conciliation Bdard. The that GE intends, without declaring unions were asking a 25 cent an^ it to the press, to break the strike. hour increase, but were offered' GE's action reflects a change in instead a 14.1-cent-an-hour rise attitude in union-management rela­ over a two-year period plus an tions. Until now, the giant corpo­ additional week of vacation after rations in GE's class have shown a 25 years of service. Fifteen nonwillingness to bargain, and in no operating unions are involved in the issue. $1 A/ej(T VMS I'LL nr Seafarer Soii Shek escorts three of his children on tour of SlU head­ quarters (I. to ,r.) Har Ming, 12; May 5, and James, 7. He has two older children. JOHN C. (Atlantic Carriers), July 31—Chairman, Cari Cooper; Secretary, V. L. Harding. No major beefs. Some disputed OT. Ship not to sail _be£ore all stores are aboard. Need screens for doors. Dirty cups to be returned to pantry. Don't throw trash on deck. KATHRYN (Bull), August 7—Chair­ man, Willie Ortiz; Secretary, Leon Hall, Jr. Ship's delegate reports de­ layed sailing will be paid to those who were off Cuty, not payaWe to those who were working. Cooperate in keeping washroom clean. Motion that crewmembers write suggested improvements to Vacation Plan and mail to SIU. Contact chief engineer for keys to reefer engine room. To take up matter of paint on deck with safety representative. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), August 8—Chairman, Charles John­ son; Secretary, E. Perry. Minutes of previous meeting read. Motion to go on to ship delegate's report. Cleaning schedule by department rotation posted In messhall. Repair lists and disputed OT to be turned over to delegate. Crew asked not to put anything in freezer unit of ice box; also to put away cots during canal passage, and ports lying ahead. $20 in ship's Tund. Suggestion that crewmembers let delegate know how much they wish to donate to AMMLA and Captain wiU charge your account. Keep fidley doors closed at aU times. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for job well done. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), July 31— Chairman, Charles E. Cook; Secre­ tary, C. Wright. Ship's delegate repdrts one man getting off in New Orleans due to illness in family. Crew reminded to keep doors locked in port. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), July 31—Chairman, G. Svenningsen; Secretary, R. DeVirgileo. Ship to go in yard in a couple of weeks. Crew asked to bring repair lists up to date. One man missed ship in Xake Charles due to death In family. Some dis­ puted OT in engine department. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine job. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), July 31—Chairman, J. J. Cabral; Secretary, O. N.'Raynor. Ship's dele­ gate reports beef concerning AB to be reported to SIU. Two men fired in Baton Rouge for drinking. Messhall and pantry to be kept clean. No smoking in gaUey whUe preparing meals. CAROLYN (Bull), July 26—Chair­ man, G. C. Eller; Secretary, John M. :. If Clarke. Special meetihg called by engine and deck delegates to discuSs ice situation. Ice is not to be wasted and is to be evenly distributed. Li­ censed personnel to stay away from crew's ice /box and vice-versa. ZEPHYR HILLS (Panamerlcan Over­ seas), July 26—Chairman, T. Hill; Secretary, W. Wallace. Previous min­ utes read and accepted. No beefs re­ ported. To order new library. Mat­ tress needed. Steward says he or­ dered same but it was not received. July 16—Chairman, T. Hill; Secre­ tary, W. Wallace. Ship's delegate re­ ports captain will not allow draws on OT. $9.75 in fund. Ice water to be on table at meals. Crew to take bet­ ter care of wind scoops. DEL SANTOS (Mississippi), July 17 —Chairman, Lionel W. Antoine; Scci-etary, Mont McNabb, Jr. Tadeusz Zielinskl resigned as ship's delegate with vote of thanks from crew for job well done. Sa'm A. Bailey was elected new ship's delega^. $12 in fund. No beefs reported. Discussion . on ice water for meals. Steward was told there were to be company par­ ties aboard in some ports and doesn't know how the stores will hold but. Says he will try to order stores ashore and will try not to run short. PENN SHIPPER (Penn Shipping), June 19—Chairman, Donald Hewson; Secretary, J. W. ButleK No beefs reported. Disputed OT will be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Deck engineer reported that arrangements had been made to repair the fans that are out of order. Steward re-, minded crewmembers to return empty cups to pantry. W. Stockman re­ ported that, captain is taking up with the Coast Guard the matter of new clothing that was stolen from him at the payoff. Crew asked to read and heed instructions posted at the wash­ ing machine. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea-Land Serv­ ice), August I—Chairman, B. Varn, Jr.; Secretary, W. Blakeslee. Minutes from previous meeting read and ac­ cepted. Repair list turned in. No beefs. Suggestion by bosun for crew to throw cigarette butts over the side instead of on deck around gangway area. Donation for new TV to be taken up at payoff. Vote of thanks to steward department for good food and service. More discussion on getting clothes dryer for crew. Porce­ lain in bottom - of washing machine tub badly chipped. Need new ma­ chine. Take In all cots off deck be­ fore ship enters port. Return cups to pantry. , SS THETIS (Rye Marine), July 7— Chairman, T. Jackson; Secretary, $, McCurdy. Deck department delegate reports chief mate working on deck in place of crew. Some disputed OT in steward and engine departments. Resolution to have Fpod Plan repre­ sentatives investigate feeding on thi.S ship which is below par. Suggestion that each department delegate ' give ' $1 $• The Textiie Workers Union of America has won wage increases ranging from 6.5 to 10 cents an hour for two segments of the in­ dustry. Involved are some 6,000 workers at Berkshire-Hathaway, draw and replacement list to ship's delegate to be handed In to captain at each port of call. To lighten duties of crew messtnan will try using two mess tables closest to galley. To pre­ vent crew from taking chairs from foc'sle and recreation room, suggest benches be built port and starboard aft of crew's messhaU as there is no place to sit. All hands cooperate in keeping recreation hall and ship's laundry room clean. Chief mate un­ cooperative in issuing medical and hospital slips to unlicensed personnel. Pumpman and members of the crew who hava duties in the pump room feel it Is unsafe, sliding around on floor plate which Is covered with oil caused by a broken line which was never properly cleaned. Will bring this matter to attention of safety committee. PENN SHIPPER (Penn Shipping), July 17—Chairman, John F. Dickerton; Secretary, W. King. No beefs reported. Everything running smooth­ ly. Discussion on welfare of crew to be taken up in Karachi. * AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land Service), August 7—Chairman, James Dawson; Secretary, E. Kocanovskl. Ship's treasurer reports $13 in fund. Motion ' to have patrolman check menu. Stew­ ard claims insufficient stores; steak, duck, veal. etc. Store list left with new steward is not as listed. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), July 23—Chairman, Roy Poole; Secretary, James Brasfield. Everything running smoothly. $12.12 in ship's fund. Keep screen doors locked in foreign ports; also pantry and messhall. Keys to be kept by gangway watch. Return, all cups and glasses to pantry. New screens for messroom. COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), July 31—Chairman and Secretary, Robert M. Douglas. Cabi­ nets for Installation inside lockers put aboard. All repairs turned in. New. Ubrary aboard. Day workers off on week-end keep in touch with ' ship while -in Europe.- One fireman Inc., which, ias seven plants In Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The settlement, which provides a new minimum of $1.31 an hour. Is expected to establish a pattern for nearly 200 northern cotton and rayon plants employing around 45.000 workers. The agreement fol­ lowed a series of settlements in the woolen and worsted branches of the industry which netted some 23,000 workers in 100 mills a new hourly minimum of $L50. 3^ J, J, Two railway nniops are consider­ ing the possibility of a merger which, if effected, would "result In better protection" for the mem­ bers in view of certain problems faced by the industry at present. The two unions are the AFL-CIO Railroad Trainmen and the un­ affiliated Railway Conductors and Brakemen, both of which have named committees to explore tlie possibilities of such an affiliation, amalgamation or consolidation. The presidents of both unions, cited de­ creasing employment and repeated attacks by management on their members as reason for the possible closer alignment of the two. i 4. t A one-third increase in members' dues and per-capita payments to the AFL-CIO was approved by the delegates to the ninth constitu­ tional convention of the Electrical, Radio and Machine Wbikers, at Miami last month. The increases will take effect, however, only after ratification by a referendum vote among the uifion's 400,000 members. Make Checks To 'SlU-A&G' Seafarers mailing in checks or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are urged to be sure to make all of them payable to the SIU-A&G District Some Seafarers have sent in checks and money orders in the names of individual Headquar­ ters officials. This makes for a problem in bookkeeping which can be avoided if checks are made out' to the Union directly. missed ship in New York. No beefs reported. PANDORA (Epiphany Tankers), July 31—Chairman, Red Brady; Secretary, A. McArthur. Ship's delegate reports one member put ashore at Suez, Egypt due to illness. To take this matter up with patrolman at payoff. $12 in ship's fund. Beefs to be set­ tled at payoff. STEEL DIRECTOR (isthmian), July 17—Chairman, Albert W. Lima; Sec­ retary, Tony Gaspar. No beefs re­ ported. $18 in ship's fund. Crew re­ minded not to leave cots on deck. SANTA VENETIA (Eism SS), July 23 —Chairman, John Burke; Secretary, G. L. Edwards. No beefs reported. $17 in ship's fund. Crew to be more careful when using washing machine and to remove clothes when dry. JOSEFINA (J. H. Winchester), Au­ gust 6—Chairman, Peter P. Luketic; Secretary, J. Ratiiff. Ship's delegate reports captain states he is being accused of overcharging the crew for postage to the States. Captain has a receipt • for the stamps from the agent. Dispute on shore leave. Third Cook went to hospital in Calcutta. India. Ship's delegate has one radio, one clock and some coins belonging to the third cook. $3.20 iff Chip's fund. Deck delegate reports beef re restric­ tion to ship in Calcutta. One man short in steward department. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for job well done. Ship's steward wlH take care of mail in the future and charge' It to the slop chest. PENN SHIPPER (Ptnn Shipping), August 3—Chairman, Donald J. Hew­ son; Secretary, John Dickerson. Ship's delegate reports everything running smoothly. $2.4S| in ship's fund. Dis­ puted OT to be settled at payoff. M/S that delegates check Ice boxes for food storage. Steward to take more precautions in storing leftover food. Turn in repair lists. Watch to make coffee < when calling steward depart­ ment In morning. Check gaskets on ice boxes for leaks. - - �0«toier, IMf Two Skippers Trade Thanks (Ed. note: Following i« a copy of a letter forwarded by the captain of the SS Del Viento to the Captain of the Argentine transport ARA "LeMaire'': For "insidf story" of this deep southern cruise, see story and photos elsewhere on Page 29. * « * Dear Captain/ I am writing in appreciation of the consideration shown me and iny crew by you and your crew, while our ships were recently in the ports of Puerto Deseado and Ushuaia. Never before have we been treated with such open-hearted friendli­ ness and^good will as displayed by you and your crew. 1 am attaching herewith a crew list of MV "Del Viento" so that your men may remem­ ber us if we ever meet again. May the compatability of our crews indicate a complete un­ derstanding and friendliness between our people and my Mr SEAPAnERS social principles of our founder. Hairy Lundeberg, uid the moral commitments of being a labor union member, that this prac­ tice of union brothers hiring "coolie labor" is morally inex­ cusable. Arnold Lewine t. t. ^ Congratulations From Canada To the Editor: As an SIU (Canadian Dis-' trict) member, my shipmates and" I have always followed the SEAFARERS LOG with inter­ est,, to see how things are going on the American side. I am very pleased to see you now have a section covering the Canadian District in your finepublication. With this new system of making up the paper, it will mean that our brothers in the various districts under­ stand what is going on in all the districts of the SIU. Wishing the editor and staff smooth'sailing in future editions of the Log. J. W. Blomfield +. t f. This Laundry's Not For Him All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed fiy the writer.' Names will be withheld upon request. r r II I' people; your nation and my nation in years to come. Please forgive my ignorance for not writing in Spanish. Captain Roy L. Wilder h Welfare Made The Difference To the Editor: I wish to extend my thanks to the Seafarers Welfare Plan. I also would like to^ thank Joe Campo and James Doris for the ' consideratfon they gave me and the very prompt attention upon the sudden death of my hus­ band, Roy G. Wilt. The benefits' check was greatly ap­ preciated at this time. Also I wish to thank the Welfare Plan for paying my hospital bill and most of my doctor bill for my serious opera­ tion on August 8, 1959. It was sure a relief to know . all of this was taken care of Mrs. Helen F. Wilt t. X Condemns Hiring 'Coolie' Labor '• To the Editor: Seamen should beware of Mr. Fred Holmer, working for the Domestic Laundry, Torrance, California. This man picked up laundry and dry cleaning during the month of July, 1960, on the SS City of Alma. Out of my dry cleaning, one pair of pants was missing. One linen coat that cost me $75 was ruined and .two ties. He asked me for the ticket for same, and promised faithfully to send same if repairable, to my ad­ dress, Clark Hotel in 'Frisco, or the equivalent in money. To date I received nothing. Today I called the laundry company up, and they gave me the runaround. So in my opinion, •I believe this company ought to be blacklisted. Anthony Nottage Hospital Visit Appreciated To the Editor: , I wish to thank the crew of the SS Ocean Nimet for the kindness it showed me when the .ship was in Chicago recently. I had been a hospital patient for over three years and they showed I still had friends left. I am now an outpatient and hope to stay that way. Thank Blackie Zern, Johnny Thompson (Big Slim deck eng) and all the rest of the crew for the cigarettes. William V. .Glkk Ex-SIU member X X X To the Editor: This letter stems from a ship­ board discussion I have had recently with some shipmates. The SIU, founded by Harry Lundeberg, a sailor, has played British Seamen a large part in bringing dignity to the labor of the American Would Join SIU seaman. The SIU contract states To the Editor: I am writing on my own be­ that a foreign seaman shipped on an SIU vessel In a foreign half, also for quite a few of the port is entitled to the same crew of this ship and many ship­ wages and working conditions mates ashore. We would like to of other SIU crewmembers, know if it is possible to' join regardless of whether or not the SIU or a branch of the Un­ he's a union m^ber. This is ion. I have sailed from the USA as it should be. But I note with regret a during the war on Panamanian practice on some SlU-contracted Maritime Commission ships. ships while in foreign ports. Also, the last American ship I It is for the captain to allow was on was one of yours-r-the crewmembers to hire foreign Cities Service* tanker Abiqua. I laborers, and in some cases • have been telling pritish sea­ middle-aged women, to do their men of conditions aboard them work, while these seamen dress and have been called a bit of an and go ashore. These foreigrT agitator by the NSU—National laborers are paid in many in­ Union of Seamen. It is called stances at the rate of :$3 per by quite a few seamen the Na­ day. Thus in effect the crew^ tional Union of Shipowners. If you could let me have some members will earn $15 a day Information I would - be most on the labor <rf these workers. ' I, It .would "seem to hie that thankful to; jibuv .:i|jk Jones ' . front ; the standpoint- of— the Pag* Twea^SevM LOG Seafarer Causes Sicily Sensation; Tells Off The Straw Bo^s How to handle fourself in a strange port, and then discover that, after all, pe^le ta ports in are alike—some mostt pons in the ine world wunu aic aiiivc—oumc bad ««« and some c-— good—is demonstrated in the , fol— lowing communication from Seafarer Charlie Wiggin. Telling off somebody else s straw bosa is a sure way to make friends, Planter Men Show Their Faces he found. In Palermo, Sicily, I was called upon to pay a room bill which I thought I had already paid. The clerk was very nice and as­ sured me that he understood my oversight. I asked him if he had been on the desk the previous night when I had changed Ameriman money to lire. He said that he had been and remembered my en­ countering him. I told him that it had been my intention to pay for the room and receive lire in ex­ change. He said he was sorry but he had given me full value for the money. I asked him if it was cus­ tomary to give a receipt when a bill was paid. He answered that it tvas. Then I pointed out that I had no receipt, but that I would pay him anyway—again.. Enter: The BOSS Meanwhile, a man in back of him (whom I took to be the man­ ager) now came ever to put In his two cents' worth. "Don't think you can come here and make us look wrong," he blabbed. I had been turning to go, after getting my receipt, but this stopped me short. "Whoever you are," I spat, "get this. I did my business with this man and because I had no proof of my payment I paid him again. Now, I was not making trouble and you open your big mouth to prove you're a boss, or something . . . Well, I'm telling you now that I'm positive I paid for my room twice —and," I added, "if you had kept you mouth shut, the rest of the people in the lobby wouldn't have known that I think you personally •re A JERK." * As a matter of fact, quite a crowd had gathered and were lis­ tening. The man was red-faced and said nothing, and I walked out. A bellboy slipped over, and I thought there might be trouble, but he only opened the door for me and Whispered, "You tell him good, Joe!" It's surprising how often speak­ ing out with conviction can be understood—in any language—and make friends for you. The above incident proves it. ' It's especially true where, be­ cause of local circumstances, the people involved don't dare speak up for themselves.^ Planter deck gong in Tripoli includes (top, I to r) C. Furedi, AB; V. J. Schroge, DM. Second row (I to r) H. L Willioms, OS; R. Dorley, AB; H. O. Limboogh, bosun; E. Brinson, OS. Front, J. P. Morris, R. Anderson, D. L McCorvey, ABs. I Steword deportment men ore, (top, I to r): S. Anderson, MM; C. J. Borcne, boker; C. Hieis, chief cook; G. Gonzoles, 3rd cook. Front (I to r): Z. Y._Ghing, steword; J. Hond, BR; W. Troce, pantry; J. Fobis, MM; S. Goscinski, pontry. THINGS THAT MAN A LOTON THE DEL NOR TE PMNWmOFTHEmNL TURNm TO.. WR0N6 ORDER... rnAsiLe TMICEMAH COMETH. BMBER'S IMAGINATION. pmuj OAV! :i • .V -'B-J ^ -'l �^OBtoMTrllit LOG Blood Donations Just in Time To the Editor: We wish to thank the SIU for the blood dbnated when my mother was very seriously ill and needed an emergency oper­ ation. She is recovering now and all thanks to the quick action in getting the blood in time by Walt Sibley in San Francisco, A1 Tanner in Detroit, and Jeff Gillette and E. B. McAuley in. New York. Most of all, thanks to all the SIU men wh<» have donated to the blood bank so it was available. Woody Johnson shake of his fist "K I catch you here tomorrbw,' L will send you io Maitland Jail for six months of hard labot!" We cursed the captain underbreath ahd moved. What else could we do? They were ship­ owners' press gangs and we were but poor sailors with no union to defend us. Capt. R. J. Paterson Joseflna FIdatlhs IMovIe Palace To the Editor., ' We, the crew of the Joseflna, are now on^bur way to Formosa from India, then to Iran.. It looks like a long trip for us. Brother Ratcliff showed mov­ ies at the Vizagapatam orphan­ age. The children sure went wild over them. He also showed 4 4 4 • them aboard ship for English, Atlas Skipper American and Norwegian sea­ men. .The stevedores even quit Promotion-Happy work to watch through the port­ To the Editor: holes. " This is the ship's delegate of It seems like the whole SfU the SS Atlas addressing a few fleet was in India. Everyone linhs and wishing the best of seemed to have run into long everything to all our Union of­ lost brothers over here from the t 4- 4" ficers and brother members on West Coast. The ship is still the beach. Thanks Union slow and hot, but we have a So far things around here are good crew oh her. We have a For Aid While III going more or less not so bad, top steward, chief cook and To the Editor: not so good. We have been hav­ baker, so we'll all come home I wish to express my appj-e- ing quite a problem coming '<• ciation to the Seafarers Inter­ from the engine department. 40 pounds heavier.. B. Marion national Union for the aid it Most serious was a fight one of 4 4 4 rendered to me while I Was in the wipers got into with the 2nd the New Orleans, Public -Health Seeks Letters Service Hospital. From Old Pals In particular, I wish to thank To the Editor: Buck Stephens, ^who came to I would more than appreciate visit me regularly while I was hearing from my many former in the hospital. I also wish to past shipmates and buddies who extend my thanks to all the sailed with me out of New brothers who donated the blood that was provided for me while All. letters to the Editor for Orleans and with the Missis­ I was ill. publication in the SEAFARERS sippi Shipping Company and Finally, I want to say that I LOG must he signed by the knew me from around the Spot-" greatly appreciate the benefits writer. Names will be withheld Light and Mrs. Bobbies and that the Union provided for me upon request. also the Austin Inn at Sergeant while I was unable to work; it Hand's. was comforting to know that I Have been in Sailors Snug was a member of a fine union. engineer. He was sent tq the Harbor for several months and May it continue to grow bigger doctor at Okinawa and he Was I am now in a wheelchair. found to have a busted hand. Would like to hear from any of and better in every way. The captain flew him back to my old brothers to keep posted Edward S. Fairfield, Sr. the States. on what is going on in good old 4 4 4 Another member of the crew New Orleans. was left behind sick at Okinawa Blood Donors William Patrick Driscoll D-221 at the last minute. Sailors Snug Harbor Are Thanked Right at this date we are sail­ Staten Island 1, NY To the Editor: ing short: two ABs, one wiper 4 4 4. Thanks to the Jacksonville and one oiler. The other wiper hall and blood donors. I want got hurt cleaning tanks. At the Easy Meal to thank the blood donors and present we don't know the serir men who stood by receiffty In ousness of the injury. One AB On Pay Day a great time of need during the was hired at Okinawa. He be­ To the Editor: illness of my father-in-law. He longs to the NMU. A new idea was inaugurated is doing fine. It is great to be The Captain and chief engi­ by members of the steward de­ among such a group, on whom neer tried to promote the crew partment of the Alcoa Planter. you can always - count on for messman to fireman. We held After approval by the crew at a help. Again, thanks. a special meeting and got him. general meeting prior to payoff Robert L. Cole back on his job. One thing it was agreed that a cold lunch this ship is good for is promo­ would be served, thus eliminat­ 4 ' 4 4 tions. Today I am the baker. ing some of the hectic confusion Recalls Old Maybe next month I'll be chief usually associated with a hot engineer. summer payoff-, and sign-on. Press Gangs We haven't got much time Baked ham and roast turkey To the Editor: I read with interest in the for shore leave, but the couple sandwiches, hard boiled eggs, LOG about the hiring hall, 1860 of times the boys have been assorted pickles, olives, sliced style. Sailors, in those days, ashore in Sasebo and Okinawa, onions, mayonnaise and mustard were bondsmen, serving the they'really had a ball. Plenty were attractively prepared in a shipowners under'the system. . of girls and plenty of good beer. buffet style. Paper cups' and the average it is a good crew. plates were used and a pantry­ I recall a case in Newcastle, OnRumors at the present are man and messman were em- • New South Wales, Australia, in loading here at Ras Tan- ployed to make coffee, KoolJune, 1910. After serving 11 after months on a full-rigged ship ura, next port will be Singapore ade and milk. As testimony to bunkers, then Manila, Guam the huge success of this idea, no from Bristol, England, to Can­ for and Los Angeles. leftovers were in evidence. ada, to Buenos Aires, we ran Eladio Grajales Jolin 'Fabis away from her in Australia and Ship's Delegate Zee Young Ching left behind six months of pay. We went up the country, hid out in the bush, then worked for a farmer for tucker and to­ bacco. Then we returned to New­ castle one day and stood at a street corner in nice daylight talking among ourselves about the hardships of the sea. We were not a crowd. There were six of us only, shipmates, happy to be together. And then ^hree water policemen came up and went for us with loud language and threatening gestures. The captain, big and burly with a fierce aspect, shouted: "What you blokes are hanging around here? There are six ships at the farewell buoys, ready to sail and waiting fof Bot) Parker immortalized the buffet served aboard the Alcoa sailors!" Planter at payoff, as described in letfer above. Here's what^ He paused for the effect and shouted louder, still', with a it looked like "before." Too bad this isn't In technicolor! All's Right With This Trio These three happy youngsters of Seafarer Milton A. Poole of Houma, Louisiana, seem to enjoy having their picture taken. On the arm of the chdir is Margaret Clara, S'A. Tommy Lynn, 2, holds on to his younger brother, Milton Brett, who has 15 months' experi­ ence in this world. Mafe Believes In Exercise; ^Abolishes' Coffee Break Remember the story a while back, in which it was suggested by a member of the medical profession that exercise breaks would do workers more good thap coffees breaks? His idea — was to keep workers physical--* ly fit by taking off instead of careful about making suggestions. had no idea that chief mates adding poundage. Well—ap­ We were passing the LOG under mi­ parently a certain chief officer had this idea a long time ago and has been putting it right into practice. Or part of it... He took away the coffee break, but forgoT about the exercise. In other words, the men go on working through their coffee break as if it weren't one. The ship in question is the SS Alice Brown. Burned Midnight Oil This mate immediately endeared himself to the men, not in thq way he figured though. Not every vessel can boast officers who burn the midnight oil seeking new ways to help crewmembers. As Jimmie Arnold says (who had to suffer through this coffee-less voyage), the crew of this ship may consider themselves fortunate to have as their superior a man whose fatherly interest in their health and well being comes first. I personally con­ sider it an honor to have been in this man's service. Under these conditions, a person may feel him­ self raised to the true heights of slavery." (Next time we promise to be more Pick Up 'Shot' Card At Payoff Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations required for certain foreign voyages are reminded to be sure to pick up their'inoculation cards from the captain or the purser when they pay off at the end of a voyage. . The card should be picked Up by the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when sign­ ing on fov another voyage where, the "shots" are required. The inoculation card is your only proof of -having taken the re­ quired shots. Those men who forget to pick up their inoculation card when they pay off-may find that they are required to take all the "shots" agaiii when they want to sigh dh for another such voyage. croscopes for clues as to how to improve the lives of their men. —Ed.) Actually, now, the good doctor advised an exercise break. And wo have a feeling that that's just what the Alice Brown's mate has brought about, in his own wonderful way. Think of all the exercise those Seafarers are going to get making put overtime .slips come payoff time! Think of the exercise the mate will have, StancRng before his superiors—^who have to shell out that extra overtime—jawing away in defense of himself! Think of the little brain, spinning around in the hollow of that skull, as he tries to explain! It won't be much of a surprise if this conscientious man ends up squawking louder than anybody: "For God's sake, bring back the coffee!" LOG-A-RHYTHM: Energetic Sea .By Thurston Lewis (Title Inspired by a Magazine Ad) Power? One cup of me And I will electrify your cities. Use me right And I will move your ships;' I will water your desert valleys; I will provide you with foods and medicines. I gave you the whale—' That levXathMn of my bosom. Leave'some of him , ! That I may pass him on to I your sons and your sons' sons; I am on the march. Where you are now I shall be. Where I am now your sons may be. Your flffsh, in, the beginning, came from me.,. . i When will you vMurnlfi. �'SrE)4 rA JtE R r XIf c Have A Cobra Anyone? <9iie Ushuah?lf$Practicalfy^^^^ South Of The South Pole •-i V: After two trips to North Europe, Seafarer "Vic Miorana thought he could stand a change, so he caught the Del "Viento in Houston going south, with pleasant thoughts of Rio in hi« head. How wrong he was! He jumped from a fire to the deepfreeze, because the ship was destined for Latitude 54 de-t grees-49 minutes sduth, Long­ itude 68 degrees-18 west. If Seafarer William Calefato snapped this typical Indian street scene while the snake charmer was going through his routine. No, he didn't examine the cobras to find out if they still had" their fangs. 'Pay-As-You-Show' Hit "Aboard Steel Seafarer you don't have a map haqdy, that seems like practically south of the South Pole—judging from the thermometer anyway. The vessel had a cargo for two ports where oil had been discov­ ered in Argentina. Even the oldtimers hadn't heard of them. They are Puerto Deseado and Ushaia, at the very southern tip of the Argentine. Diesel engines, tractors, graders, drilling machines and a deck load of 11 house trailers were aboard. The irony of the trip from Hous­ ton was the contrast in the weather.. It was 96 degrees in the shade in Texas, and at night, at Cape Horn, it was just one degree above the zero mark. Brother Mirana writes that he had nothing but sport slacks and short sleeved shirts, so he had to stay aboard the whole while, trying to keep warm over steaming' cijis (>t toffee. Any Seafarer will tell you that after the first three days at sea it's the little things that count. Three days out of touch with land and nobody's worried much'about Keonedy, Nixon, the United Nations, high^ Of Fire taxes, cost of living and what Some of the operators of new Ushuaia,' ono of the two ports have you. Instead it's the little supertankers have been complain- called on, is the capitol of the irritations of daily living in conthat funds are low and charters fined qiiarters that loom large. A sampling of some of the ship's re­ ports seem to bear this out. The Steel Seafarer has come up with a "pay as you show" plan to cover shipboard movies. The ship's baker showed his movies to the crew, and it was politely suggested (no mention of the author) that each man make a donation to the ship's fund to compensate him for use of his machifle. On the Seatrain Texas, for ex­ ample, 4'/i cases of^soda vanished mysteriously. It's not the kind of development' which requires. the services of Sherlock Holmes, but the mystery fascinates just the same. How could somebody make off with 41/i cases—and after all, why would anyone bother? The Michael brings up a situa­ tion where the meal was perfect except for one little touch. It's that familiar experience of having a delicious dinner only to find the waitress spilling coffee on the table at the end. In this case though, the "muffins taste good but crumble." Anybody who has tried to butter a crumbly muffin can appreciate the justification for this complaint. The Mount Shasta has drawn the line on an old seaman's habit— that of having a pet or two qn board. The ship's delegate was quite firhi about it all. "Due to much trouble last trip with monkeys, the ship's delegate in­ formed crewmembers that no monkeys are to be allowed on board." Prejudice? Maybe. But if you have lived with, smelled or otherwise endured a monkey's presence you will understand. ' •• hard to come by. Maybe that ex­ plains the state of the ship's fund on the Thetis. "Forty cents to be handed over to the ship's delegate, and he is to act as treasurer in the future." A penny saved is a penny earned. Oh the Del Sol, the problem is slightly different. What with new nations being created in Africa every day, and the United States and Soviet Union both wooing their friendship,. crewmembers have been put on notice to be diplomatic. "It was suggested that ^11 hands cooperate in keeping local people out of the crews' living quarters by telling them to stay out in a nice way." The Steel Navigator was more blunt about It, maybe be­ cause it doesn't go to Africa. "K^ep salesmen out of the passageway in all ports." If it makes the crew feel any better, the same problem exists shoreside—only there!s no gangway watchmen ashore to chase away the unwanted visitors. Finally, there's this note from a ship which shall be nameless, but which reflects an old, old practice in maritime. "Captain bought cigarettes in Germany an^ sold them for more than was posted on the board." Individual initiative blossoms out all the time. province of "Tierra Del Fuego," or Land of the Fire. But it was more like the end of the earth, because it is the very last port of civiliza­ tion. Beyond it is Antarctica—and that's all. It's a good place to get homesick, since it's all of 7,723 miles from Beaumont Brother , Miorana wanted to bring a penguin back with him, but was warned that it would only go to a zoo. US quarantine officers wouldn't allow him to bring it in himself. So he changed his mind and gave the well-dressed little bird back it's freedom in the. Land of the Fire, while he shivered on board with thoughts of the Land of Red Beans and Rice, New Or­ leans. Brrrrr! "Tierra del Fuego" means Land of Fire, but you wouldn't believe it to see It, as these snow-capped peaks near Ushuaia testify. The town is in the foreground, and there's more snow and ice beyond the mountains. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Shanghai By John F. Wunderlich (Ed. note: Seafarer John Wunderlich recalls here life in Shanghai in the old days when US ships made it a regular port of call.) Trembling with fever, yet in fear. Hungry, half naked, and with mud. Rickshaw-boy, pulling his Shouting and crying and his way. I -I ••I sound Honks from the horn of a limousine. covered And from the chaos of moving creatures cart. fighting A foot kicks an infant out of its path. running Suddenly a stupendous, piercing No reaction—the creatures niovs onward, for this is The city of death, but also of pleasure. Expensive wines, poured into crystal. Toast all desires, a geisha at hand. Laughter, enjoymint, life at its top. Coins co7ne rolling, greed in all eyes. Type Minutes When Possible In order to assure acciu-ate digests of shipboard meetings in the LOG, it is desirable that the .reports of shipboard meet­ ings be typed if at all possible. m Smiling under southern skies, off Argentine port, are (I. to r.). Lefty Kucharski, AB; C. Attard, OS; Frank Russo, AB; and Joe Collins, Bos'n. Temperature at the moment was a pleasant 35 degrees. Photo by Martinez, OS. The baby still lies in the gutter outside. Its chest has been crushed—no difference at all. Reality rules, and life must go on. The mother, a harlot, is walking, is walking On Nanking Road, scarlet, bloody street. In the city of death, but also of pleasure. m Uninterested, listless, tired of living, Who cares who dies, or how many. In this city called Shanghai, City of death, but also of pleasure? • ••-.•Si • J-,:- j �VfeCtf r I t:, se^ffAltlEk'S io& AMIS VICTORY (Victory Carrion) Jwly 24—Cholrmaii, Pot* Matovieti) Socrotary. Robort Donnolly. No beefs reported. Discussion re fceepinc quiet in passaseways, taking care of wash­ ing machine and mkking up repair iists. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa) July 24— Chairman, Frank L. Vomer; Socro­ tary, Daniel Marine. Frank L. .Verner elected Ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported. $209.50 In ship's fund. ' wheel averted disaster and the skipper reported the mine to Seafarers on the SS Younff proper maritime authorities. ' America (Waterman) in the Pacific ft ft ft report that some of the crew has been suffering from dysentery. The crew last^onth appointed a com­ mittee to try to find out what . Seafarer WUliam Thornton, caused the sickness aboard ship. FWT, was in an aceident in the engine room of the SS Del Norte (Mississippi Shipping) ju-st outside the Mississippi River last month, and suffered a broken leg. He was It takes a long time to paint the taken from the ship by the Coast galley of a ship at sea, at least on the SS Montego Sky (Eagle). Meet­ Guard and brought to the hospital. ing Secretary R. Rayfield reported ft ft ft that the galley painting began at the beginning of the trip and five months later the job had not been Seafarer Harry Smith, aboard completed. Safety conditions the SS Lucile Bloomfield (Bloomaboard the ship last month were field). suggested that telephones be not at their best, Rayfield reported. placed aboard all SIU ships while Deck Engineer has npt been al­ in US Rorts; The crew unanimously lowed sufficient time to repair supported the resolution. Many winches. SIU ships do have telephones aboard while in domestic ports. 5; A The crew also passed a resolution calling for the Issuance of a gold The SIU crew abroad the SS lapel pin, similar to the SIU seal, Coaiinga Hills (Marine Tankers) with the numeral "12" imprinted, was grieved when Third Assistant for SIU men who have 12 years' Engineer J.. G. Tanner was killed seatlme with the Union. in an accident at sea. Tanner was ft - ft" ft electrocuted in the engine room July 27 and was buried at sea the following day. The SS Mount Whitney (Cargo S. f. & Tankship) had a hot and dry journey to India. Cold-water ran' out in the Red Sea and the Arabian Crewmen aboard the SS Mount Sea. The ice box in the messhall McKinley (Cargo & Tankship Man­ broke down and toilets and engine agement) who asked for salt tab­ room ventilators we^e not working. lets were given sulfanilamide pills by mistake, they reported. The mis­ ft ft ft take was discovered a day later and the pills were coUected and The SS Robin Hood (Robin replaced with salt tablets. Line) crew joined in keeping na­ t> ft ft tives out of quarters and laundry, fountain and messroom facilities in various African ports. The crew The movie projector aboard the also suggested placing a raised SS Steel Executive (Isthmian), pur­ step leading out of storm doors as chased with money won in the a safety precaution. . 1959 safety contest, has afforded many hours of diversion for the ft ft ft crew. Movies were shown three times a week on the last voyage. The crew of- the Ocean Eva «v ft ft (Maritime Overseas) called on the US Public Health Service to check water aboard ship to find out what The SS Hurricane (Waterman) caused a rash of illnesses. The received a frightening reminder crew also is having the ship's of wartime sailing in July when a medicine chest checked after the mine was spotted a day off the mate reported low medical sup­ French coast. A hard pull on the plies. Dysentery Strikes Injured'On Ship Long Paint Job Phones In Port Engineer Dies No Cold Water Wrong Piiis Guard Quarters Crew Likes Films Check Water Mine Spotted STEEL VENDOR (IsthmUn) July M* —Chairman, J. Doyle; Secretary, Bill Stark. Ship's delegate reports general discussion on coW -water and ice sit­ uation For one week this ship was without either cold water or ice. Sug­ gestion made for the installation of water cooler fountains. Letter sent to headquarters and New Orleans haU in regard to this situaUon. MARYMAR (Calmer) July 7-^halrman, William Ooary; Secretary, Guy Walter. Ship's delegate reports every­ thing running smoothly. Some repairs still to be made. Suggestion that laundry be kept clean. No beefs re­ ported. OREMAR (Marven) July 23—Chair­ man, Abel Salas; Secretary, Paul H. Dew. Ship's delegate reports beef re port time in Guayacan, Chile, to be taken up with patrolman. Discussion re more money being given to master tor draws. Wringer, on washing ma­ chine to be repaired; also coffee urn in night pantry to be overhauled. beefs reported. Everything running smoothly. LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfield) July 24—Chairman, Joe Catalanoto; Secretary, Lee de Parlier. Ship's dele­ gate Scotty Kerrigan reports AB in­ jured and put ashore in Miami by Coast Guard. $21 donated by crew in addition to $20 from ship's fund. One more night's lodging being -sought by Union in Hduston for time ^p came off drydock. Delegate : resigns ' with vote of thanks from crew. Coffee in engine room rationed by company to one pound a day. Ship's delegate to see captain. CHOCTAW (Waterman) July 30— Chairman, Herbert Knoles; Secretary, W K. Dodd. Ship's delegate reports one man missed ship in Japan; re­ joined in next port. $2 in ship's fund; S153 in movie fund. No beefs reported.' New movies to be picked up in Portland. Vote of thanks to chief cook. Passageways should be painted at end of each trip. ' KYSKA (Waterman) July 23—Chair­ man, Arthur Harrington; Secretary, T. D. York. -Everything running smoothly; no beefs reported. M/S to issue passes before cargo is worked; if ship isn't clear longshoremen can­ not board. Crew asked to turn in all excess linen. Suggestion that messman's foc'sle be insulated, preferably by tiling deck. Turn in repair iists. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service) July 20—Chairman, A. Hebert; . Secretary, A. Ksnel, Jr. Resignation by Ted Jones as ship's delegate refused. Reelected' by accla­ mation. Beef re cleaning lower pas­ sageways. Crew asked to take part in fire and boat drill and not be sinkers. STEEL AGE (Isthmian) July 10-'Chairman. C. Anderson; Secretary, V. G. Orencio. Ship's delegate reports captain pleased with crew. He may drop the log provided crew behaves up to payoff. Lodging will not be clarified until payoff. Ship's fund at $24.02. Delegate to see chief engineer about installing hot water pipe some­ where on deck for coolies. Vote of thanks to steward department, espe­ cially chief cook and baker. GALLOWAY (Overseas Navigation) July ID—Chairman, C. Ma|etta; Secre­ tary, Thomas Souza. One man missed ship. Some disputed OT. Oew re­ minded to watch conduct when drinking. TU£ fOOD AMX> VUXCSSKOXiOvtf* msmmsAtPmnoRHsiocAFemi/^ ACRe &EAS^ TH£AieAlBS2S OFpl1i.VN\ai.tfW iM meAe/r VMB YookaMiHBAAu. J CHOCTAW (Waterman) February 2« —Chairman, John Der; Secretary, John O'Rourke. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for good movies. $50 In movie fund: $2 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT. Engine shower needs paintinS* SAN MARINO (Penlntylar Naviga­ tion) July 30—Chairman, Dick Ware; Secretary, George Bryan. Ship's dele­ gate reports no fans repaired. Captain sent his refrigerator to crew mess. Water cooler still out of order. Three men - hospitalized in Calcutta; all re­ joined before sailing. $10 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Vote of thanks to Captain Pierros for his cooperation. Discussion on dirty drinking water. shore passes were aot Issued In Kobe and Nagoya. Japan. .Two uieB nilised ship in Yokosuka: one rejoined In Nagoya. Vote of thanks to steward department. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), luly 17—Chairman, Jtngelo Maldonado; Sec­ retary, F. S. Omega. Ship's delegate explained to the fellow* who Joined the shin from the west coast re transportatimi from the place where they were hired to the place where they joined the Ship. Repair lists sub­ mitted. No other beefs. Bosun hos­ pitalized in Rotterdam. Report seat to headquarters. Discussion re maQ situation and suggestion that all mail be forwarded at oAce if possible. Vote of- thanks to steward ^depart­ ment for job well done. ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa) July 31 —Chairman, I. W. Mergavi; Secretary, I. P. Keller. Ship's delegate reports one roan left ship due to Ulness in family and flew home from Curacao. One man got off in San Juan due to sickness. Deck delegate imports one man injured; also beef concerning member being fired which will be turned over to patrolman on arrival. Smooth sailing in engine and steward departments. M/S/C that Mobile port agent be contacted regarding poor 'medical attention and bad relations existing between crew and doctor. SEAMAR (Qalmar) July 24—Chair­ man, J. Marshall; Secretary, R. Schwartz. S. Pitlak elected ship's del­ egate. Some disputed OT in deck department. Discussion on garbage disposal. Messman to carry same to stern at aU times. EDITH (Bull) July rs—Chairman, G. Bozec; Secretary, Eddie Game. No BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service) August 5—Chairman, John Henry Morris; Secretary, A. Ben-Korl. Ship's delegate , reports difficulty getting gaUey range fixed and other repairs. Will pay off In Lake Charles. S4.65 in ship's fund. Suggestion that more care be taken with preparation of food and storing of leftovers. "Filr&r a Seafarer! Ice. In hot weather there 'is iiot enough ice for the three-meals. Ice making, machine makes fust so much. Sugtest we try to get some ice from shore and store it for emergency. Del­ egate to see patrolman about this beef: also about shore leave motor launch in Braxilian harbors. Crew asked to be more careful when put­ ting clothes in washing machine so' drain does not get plugged up. IJite of thanks to steward department for good' food and service. mm repair' of washing nuchine. relieving watches on time in port and recent changes in NY State unemployment law as it affects "B" and "C'.men. Beef re pantryman to be reported to patrolman at payoff. . ATLANTIS (Petrel) July 24—Chair­ man, C. L. Moody; Secretary, H. Fruge. New repair lists to be made up and turned in. M/S/C to get con­ tract clarification re rate of OT for tank cleaning if ship gods on grain run. Beef re draws to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. MARORE (Marven) .July 31—Chair­ man, Ralph Gowan; Secretary, E. O'Neill. Everything running smoothly. M/S/C that ship's delegate get all information and dates on time ship was on dry dock; also chipping and welding w^e in shipyard. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), July 17— Chairman, Jack Trosclair; Secretary, M. Thomas. Ship's delegate reports everything running smoothly; no beefs. Some disputed OT to he taken up with patrolman at payoff. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. . ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman) July 10—Chairman, C. Winskey; Sec­ retary, W. Pappadakri. Ship's dele­ gate reports everything running smoothly. Need more pressure in unlicensed personnel heads. ZEPHYR HILLS (Pan-American Over­ seas), July 4—Chairman, H. Carney; Secretary, F. O'Mally. Ship's delegate reports no -beefs. M/S to have galley range replaced. Discussion re feed­ ing. Steward says company cuts his order" for stores. M/S that steward give ship's delegate a copy of his requisition each time stores are or­ dered. Milk to be served three timet daily while supply lasts. CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (Cities Service), July 17—Chairman, L. Hagmann; Secretary, P. J. Wilkinson. Ship's delegate reports deck depart­ ment man who was fired will stay: beef settled on board. Will get new washing machine in Philadelphia. Suggestion that side ports be left open underway. Discussion re steam in­ jector as safety hazard. Election of safety committee consisting of one member from each department to re­ port on any unsafe condition. Request that steward get more cots. MADAKET (Waterman), July 19— Chairman, J. Touart; Secretary, L. Pierson. Previous minutes read and. accepted. Report on repairs made and those needed. If replacements can be made, some men want to pay off in first port. Engine delegate re­ ports one man logged. Beefs in deck department to be taken up with pa­ trolman. ANTINOUS (Waterman), July MADAKET (Waterman), May 2*—. Chairman, A. Noah; Secretary, F. Chairman, Jo Jo Touart; Secretary, L. Shala. Ship's delegate reports all re­ D. Pierson. Ship's delegate reports a pairs taken care of. $17 collected and number of changes have been made. sent to the American Merchant Ma­ Steward department repairs made. rine Library as a donation. $15 bal­ New mattresses distributed. Slop ance in fund. No beefs reported in chest hours changed so that the men all departments. Ship's delegate Ed working can get their noon hour's Powell resigns with vote of thanks. rest. Everything running smoothly. No beefs reported. Disoussion regard­ ' Mendez elected new ship's treasurer. Ship'k delegate to contact dhlcf ening laundry room which Is to be kept ^eer in regard to pressure in toilets clean; dont nfsh flush in deck and aft and midship. Suggestion to keep engine department heads: post time change on the board by supper time,. feet off chairs in messroom. TEXMAR (Calmar), Jviv 3—Chair­ AFOUNDRIA (Waterman) July 24— man, Andy Gowder; Secretary, D. Chairman, Frederick Blankerburg; Stone; It was suggested that ship's Secretary, C. J. Nail. Beefs to be delegate find out whose job it is to taken up with patrolman at payoff. lamp out the passageways, messroom Each department to elect delegate and recreation room. It was brought to attend safety meetings. Vote of out that the washing machine is not thanks to steward department. being cleaned after use. Also that laundry tubs are being used to soak MV DEL SOL (MlHitsjppi) July 31 clothes longer than necessary. Dry —Chairman, Clayton Thompson; Seeclothing to be removed from lines. rotary, Ramon Irlsarry. Ship's dele­ gate reports no beefs. Two men KYSKA (Waterman), July 10—Chair­ logged. All departments working- man, R. Burblne; Secretary, E. Cronln. smoothly. Discussion on shortage of Ship's delegate to ask patrolman why ORION PLANET (Colonial) July 27— Chairman, H. McAleer; Secretary, R. Mich*. Payoff approximately 4 PM. Honolulu, 7/28/60. Nothing definite re transportation or extra gear. $9.45 in ship's fund to be left for new crew. Discussion to report to CG and boarding patrolman radio operator for giving false information about members of crew and disclosing con­ tents of personal messages to persons not concerned. ALCOA RANGpR (Alcoa) July 14Chairman, Juan S. Ruede; Secretary, M. T Morris. Repair lists to be given to patrolman. $16.70 In ship's fund. No beefs reported in all departments. Suggestion to get more soap for crew pantry, more tablecloths, better serv­ ice for messhall and more spraying for roaches. John Elliot elected new ship's delegate. STEEL AGE (Isthmian) April 17— Chairman, Thomas C. Deal*; Secre­ tary, V. G. Orencio. Captain to give draws every five days while ship is in .port, deducting . allotments and taxes. < Each department to elect safety representative. $51.22 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck departoent. Discussion • re windscoop and screen for each-porthole In crew mess and In library. New wringer in­ stalled in washer. According to cap­ tain nobody is allowed to hire coolies to work, but he may reconsider this matter. Custom officials in Beirut, are very strict. YAKA (Waterman) July 27—Chali^ man, George Troche; Secretary, How­ ard Menz. H. Bergine paid -oft iif Houston. Texas. Locks and keys tor engine and deck will be fixed on return trip to Mobile. Deck delegate reports one man failed to join ship in New Orleans. Garbage dumped by the gangway at sea to be stopped at once. All weather gear when not in use to be put in lockers aft. Unen to be returned and cots taken below when not in use. ~ SANTDRE (Ore) July 27—Chairman. Joseph Thomas; Secretary, August Souza. Ship's delegate reports every­ thing OK. Cups -to be returned to pantry. CHICKASAW (Waterman) June Chairman, Allan L. Lake; Secretary, James B. Elliott. Everything reported running smoothly in all departments. Master refuses to allow men going to the wheel to use inside ladder except duNng heavy weather. Vote of thanks to steward department. CS BALTIMORE (CHies SeVvlce) July 27—Chairman, Adelph Capote) Secretary, A. Capote. Ship's delegate reports that all men will put in for five nights lodging while in drydock. Several hours disputed OT. $8 in ship's fund. Deck delegate reports lodging and sea watches disputed. Beefs to be taken up with boarding patrolman. BR requests that all soiled linen be returned to him. Rated 100 percent on sanitation by USPHS. JOSEFINA (J. H, WIttchestsr), Aug. «—Chairman, Peter P. Luketic; Sec­ retary, J. Ratlltr. Ship's delegate re­ ports captain states he is being, ac­ cused of overcharging the crew for postage to the States. Captain has a receipt for the stamps from the agent. Dispute on shore leave. Third cook went to hospital in Calcutta. India. Ship s delegate has one radio, one clock and some coins belongingto the Odrd cook. SSJiO in ship's fund. Deck delegate reports beef re restricUon to ship in Calcutta. One man short in steward department. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for' job weU done. Ship's steward will take care of mail in the future and charge it to the slop chest. AlPOUNDRiA (Waterman) June 12— Chairman, H. E. Geno; Secretary, C. J. Nail. Everytjiing OK in all depart­ ments. Crew asked to rinse greasestained clothes before putting thein in washing machine. Coffee cups to be returned to pantry. �SEdEAnEUS.L0C 7 J< I'i thank the crew aboard the SS Albert H. Schwartc Our new address Is PC Box Kathryn which sent a wreath of FIWAMCIAL REPORTS. Th« constitution ot th« SIU Atlsntlc, Gulf, Lakes and In­ 966, Midland. Tex.' Write to us. flowers and condolences when his land Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding-the membership's Polly. sister, Isobel Sails, passed away money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit Roy Leon Pritchett September 8, 1960. every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the memImportant you communicate with Leslie J. Brilhart jiershlp. 'All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. Simon J. Griffinger, counselor-at- Alamo Heights 9, San Antonio, Tex. Should any member, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to Inlaw, 24 Commerce St., Newark, Alamo Heights 9, SanAntonio, Tex. apect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. NJ. " Let us know where we can get in Robert Charles Meloy touch with you. Mother and Robert. Contact your sister, Mrs. Edward Arthur W. Comman TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Kmett, 34 E. Wren Circle, Dayton Anyone knowing the where­ Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various 20, Ohio. abouts of the above-named, please trust fimd agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In Francis J. Schumacker charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and manergement represent­ contact his sister, Mary Cornman, atives and their alternates. All .expenditures and disbursements of trust funds Bk. #S-743. Last ship known SS 3119 Baldwin Street, Los Angeles are made only upon approval by a majorlt/ of the trustees. All trust fund Elizabeth, Bull Line. Contact Ace 31, Calif. Urgent. financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. Milton aboard the SS Steel Max Aeosta If, at any time, you are denied Information about any SIU trust fund, notify Navigator, c/o Isthmian Lines, The headquarters mailroom "is EIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by.certified mall, return receipt Inc., 52 Broadway, NYC. Am ready holding an important letter for requested. to talk salvage with you. Have you. completely new set of Scuba gear Tom Banning SIIIPPINP RIGHTS. Your Shipping rights and seniority are protected by the con­ and plans for salvage boat, Important you get in touch with Pi tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by George C. Peterson SIU President Paul Hall at head­ Union shipping rules, which are Incorporated In the contract. Get to know Contact your wife, Lela, at -450 quarters. your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ Elli^ St., Apt. #301, San Francisco, Pete Matovich ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seal'arers Appeals Board. Also Calif. Contact J. G. Ulman, attorney, notify SIU President Paul Ball at headquarters, by certified mall, return re­ G. K. Stennett ceipt requested. 641 Equitable Building, Baltimore Contact G. W. Stennett, 106 Un­ 2, Md. ' if ion St., Hinton, W. Va. Ray Walker 'CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. These Dale W. Gray Please get in touch with your contracts specify the wages and conditions tinder which you work and live aboard Contact your sister, Mrs. Earl sister-in-law. Bertha L. Walker, li ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing Flaherty, 1412 West Short St., In­ 2508% Broadway, Huntington -for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any ill dependence, Mo. Park, Calif. We want to hear from 'SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, falls to protect your Urban LaBaiTere you. contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port age{it. In addition, 11 notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. Very important you contact your Golden Sail £x-Crewmembers P wife immediately at 2513 Linden All crew members of the SS Avenue, Baltimore 17, Md. Golden Sail who had allotment 0 EDITORIAL PPLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from <s4:SJohn D. Halpin checks which bounced, please publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Please contact your family at notify Richard R. Carney of Tan­ Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ PO Box 147, Foxboro, Mass. ed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy ner & Caipey, Proctors in Ad­ has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September meetings in all William Sikorski miralty, 725 Pacific Building, Port­ coiistltutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy la vested in an edl-A check from Ocean Carriers is land 4, Oregon, for reimbursement. torlal board which consists of the -Executive Board of the Uhlon. The Exec­ being held for yoCi in the SIU Send the bounced checks if you utive Board nay delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out headquarters vault. have them. this responsibility. An overtime check for $40.37 Will the friends of John Paul from American President Lines is Synnott (Jack or Red Jack) please being held for Norman Beavers, write to Trudy at 2260 Ave. B, Apt. P.IYHEWT OF HOWIES. No monies are to be paid to anyonq^ In any official capacity in the 5IU unless an official Union receipt Is giVen for same. Under no cir­ wiper by the MFOW, 130 Green­ 2, Beaumont, Tex. Jack passed cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given wich St., New York, NY. No for­ away September 2, 1960 of a such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be warding address available. coronary occlusion. Hank, Jimmy made without supjilylng a receipt, or If a member la required to make a payment :»iS: William J. Jones Cole and Butch Wright, will you and ^ given an official receipt, but feels that be should not have been re­ Please contact mother in Balti­ please write to Trudy. Any other quired to mpke such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention more. of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. friends of Jack feel free to write or Norman R. Pettersen drop in when you are in Beaumont. itil-'ifMi S5 Your wallet was found by NY COHSTITUTIOWAL RIGBTS AND («LIGATI0W3. The SIU publishes every six months In Transit Authority. It is in Lost & the .SEAFARERS LOO a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies Found Department at Jay St., are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this Brooklyn. Call Mr. Burns at UL 2constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you Mm lliii 9970. feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., W. J. Cribbs "m as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately Please contact C. A. Peterson, i-sS®; notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. Treasurer of MFOW, 240 Second St., San Francisco 5, Calif., as soon as possible. RETIRSD SE-^FARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene* SIU Atlantic, Gulf Joseph Bissonnet fits have always been encouraged to. cont'inue their union activities., in­ Lakes & Inland Waters Important I contact you at once. cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members Louise, 1387 Seventh Ave., San at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role iir all District rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Francisco, Calif. PRESIDENT Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership, The following men have dis­ Paul Hall has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowihg them to retain charges and other property being EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT their good standing through the waiving of their does. Cal Tanner held for them at the vault at SIU VICE PRESIDENTS headquarters hall: Francisco Lindsey William* Gianicco, Henry Jurgenson, Fred­ Claude Simmons A1 Tanner erick Lillard, Edgar Starns, John Earl Sheppard SECRETARY-TREASURER Trost, V. Walrath, Herbert Wilson. AI Kerr Frank Scott Paylor, Jr. HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Fred Stewart Please contact your wife at 1331 BUl HaU BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Curfman St., Raleigh, NC. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 George W. Berthold NEW ORLEANS—Going to sea torpedoes in the North Atlantic. BOSTON... 276 State St. Please get in touch with mother, John Arabascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140 has evidently agreed ' with Sea­ In the course of all his travels 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. 'llpili®® 513 Giuffrias Ave., Metairie, La. DETROIT farer William Fernwood. Now Paul Drozak. Agent VInewood 3-4741 Urgent. aboard the SS Yaka (Waterman) Fernwood has acquired fluency . In HEADQUARTERS....675 4th Ave.. Bklyn, nine languages, and can get by in J.'C. Miller Fernwood boasts, over 40 years' . HYacinth 9-6600 4202 Canal St. seagoing experience, having begun several others. He speaks Dutch, Please contact Attorney Richard HOUSTON Matthews. Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-4086 Flemish, German, Belgian, Danish, sailing back-in 1919. W. Ewing, Suite 317, Shell Build- R. JACKSONVILLE. .920 Main St., Room 20O inif, Houston 2, Texas. WilUara Morris. Agent ELgin 3-0987 The much-traveled AB won't Swedish", Norwegian, Japanese and, of course, English. So he's Louis Escarra , MIA-MI.. 744 W. Flagler St. reveal his age, but by all the rules FRanklin 7-3564 Please contact your mother, Mrs. Ben Gonzales. Agent of arithmetic he is a young and the ideal buddy to go along witb MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. on shore leave in a strange land. Mary Roque, 519 West 138th St., robust upper 50's. As such, he was Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 In addition to the above, Fern­ New York, NY. the senior memfcer of the deck NEW ORLEANS 623 BienvUle St. wood can understand, and make Francisco F. Rotolo department on the Yaka. Buck Stephens. Agent Tulane 8626 Please contact your wife at NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn Fernwood, of course, has quite himself understood, in Italian, HYacinth 9-6600 7416 Fourth NE, Seattle 15, Wash­ a way to go to surpass the sailing Spanish, French and Portuguese. NORFOLK.. 416 CoUey Ave. Most of his shipmates probably ington. records of such SIU oldtimers as Paul Gonsorchik. Agent the late Matt Little, who was wouldn't recognize the name Fern­ Anyone knowing the whereMAdison 7-108S shipping as bosun during World wood, as all hands know him as 2604 S. 4th St. Jibouts of Mallory James Coffey PHILADELPHIA War IT when he was in his 80's„ the Flying Dutchman, except, of DEwey 6-3818 please notify his brother, Edward S. Cardullo, Agent 450 Harrison St. and survived a torpedoing, or the course, the paymaster. W. Coffey, Box 102, blowing Rock, SAN FRANCISCO Walter Sibley. Agent Douglas 2-4401 late John Hopkins, chief steward, In the Uourse of his seagoing NC. SANTURCE. PR. .1313 Fernandez Juncos. who quit after •he reached his 90th career, Fernwood also served as John H. Murray Stop 20 birthday; Little was forced to port agent in Baltimore for the Important you contact your son, Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5990 retire by the War 'Shipping Ad­ old International Seamen's Union. ......2505 1st Ave. c/o Gerner, same address as pre­ SEATTLE Ted Babkowski. Agent Main 3-4334 ministration which figured he was That, was way back in 1927, in the William Fernwood. AB, shown viously. WILMINGTON. CaUf SOS Marine Ave. a little too old to be ducking! days when Andrew Funiseth was aboard Yaka [Waterman]. Pablo R. Lopez would like to Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-3580 , h* j[} • |i • r- I m -• Sill HAIL DIRECTORY AB Looks Toward Second 40 Years m mA �«iW»thj- r-jsmr.•." SEAPARERS^LOG Vol. XXII No. IS -!• OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO '••1 m '-9-. THE SEAFARERS VACATION PLAN • €•' • • - • • , ' • r." ' • '• • 3 i . - f-. n • .it- : , , • - <- . .. i'-?' • ' " ' }: :. s'»g • 'r --'r r Financed by shipowner contribufions to the central kitty for each day a Seafarer works on an SlU ship, SlU Vaca­ tion Plan benefits have been increased five times from the $140 annual maximum of 1952 to the present $400. Seafarers can collect vacation pay on a pro-rata scale as soon as they accumulate discharges covering 90 days' seatime, and benefits are paid in direct proportion to the number of days worked. For example, a Seafarer with six months' seatime collects $200. Discharges are good for vocation pay purposes for one year from the date of payoff. Vocation benefits are payable no matter how many dif­ ferent ships or companies have iemployed the Seafarer, nor does he hove to pay off his present ship to collect. Benefits under the Vocation Plan are payable through ony SlU port office. up to $400 a 3rear • f . f. • • ,^ FOR EVERY SEAFARER, REGARDLESS OP RATING, NUMBER OF SHIPS SAILED OR COMPANIES WORKED PiSsf"'- • • •• ' J. • • • f/ �• If " -'-Ck SEAFARERSMOG ELECTION SUPPLEMENT SIU ELECTION ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES & INLAND WATERS DISTRICT "., ^ .„ .{f - -i • .'. - '"fi • »r.i> rU:.-: '. - I; -..t . ... '• '.--M' r< - ••ikiY- ^ Election Procedures ' ''i/ f Qualified Candidates ^ J photos and records submitted by candidates •• '-1 . • , .;/J «,Yi|•, Y Sections of SIU Constitution • '— • . . • • ,. .'i Sample Ballot 'L Election Procedures: SIU Executive Board Minutes^ Oct. 3, I960 (The following executive hoara mrnutes were acted on constitutional requirements regarding elections are con­ and approved by the membership at port meetings held cerned, not only are copies of the constitution available ^ at all ports, but also, the LOG prints the constitution on October 10, 1960.1 The me5;ing was called to order at 9:00 A.M. by Paul verbatim every six months. Eyery member, therefore, should be aware of these requirements. Hall, president. B. 1. The policy of the Union has been, and is, equal PRESENT: electioneering limits and facilities for all candidates. As Paul Hall, Presideht; Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-Presi­ usual, the SEAFARERS LOG will contain an election dent; . Claude Simmons, Vice-President; Earl Shepard, supplement, which includes the biographical sketches of Vice-President; A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer. each candidate and his photo, together with a sample ABSENT: ballot with voting instructions. The usual distribution pat­ A1 Tanner, Vice-President; Lindsey Williams, Vice- tern will be followed. That is, it-is sent to all contracted Prc^sident. vessels, is made available in substantial quantities, in all ALSO PRESENT; Union halls, and is otherwise distributed. Candidates and Herb Brand, Director of Organizing & Publications; members will, therefore, have available to them those Seymour Miller, SIU General Counsel. materials for electioneering, or ary other purpose. In The president announced that a quorum was present. addition to that, the executive board recommends the He then stated that the purpose of the meeting was to printing of this election supplement in enough copies so discuss the 1960 general election, review the steps taken that there will be available to each candidate, at his re­ so far, and to determine whether the Executive Board quest, 100 copies thereof, to be used for such purposes wished to recommend any additional steps which would, as the candidate may choose. It is felt that 100 copies in' its collective judgment, be desirable to comply not for each candidate is reasonable. There must obviously merely with the letter, but also, with the intent, of the be some limit- to the Union's expenditures in this regard. Constitution, applicable law, and this Union's policy of To insure equal treatment for each candidate, copies of full and fair treatment for all candidates." • this special material shall be made available in each The president next stated that the general counsel was Union hall. The port , agent shall deliver the amount represent at his request. He asked the general counsel if " quested (up to 100) to each candidate, obtain a receipt he was aware of the election steps taken to date. The therefor, keep a record of the same, and notify the sec­ general counsel replied in the affirmative, that he and retary-treasurer, A1 Kerr, immediately. It will be the other members of his staff had checked 'the credentials secretary-treasurer's duty to keep a central tally, and to committee report and supporting records, and the elec­ replenish stocks of this material when, as, and if needed.. tion material prepared and distributed. The general coun­ 2. To insure good order and to further preserve the sel stated that, in his opinion, the Union was in strict secrecy of the ballot, electioneering must not take place compliance, with the constitution and applicable law, in­ within 25 feet of the polling place. In any event, the cluding, in particular, the Landrum-Griffin Act, and that Union continues to insist on.good order and decorum, he now so formally advised the executive board. He stated which must be preserved. Any member whose ballot has further that, so far as law was concerned, one last affirma­ been solicited within the prohibited area is required to tive step remained to be taken, tjiat is, the mailing of the make this fact known to the polls committee, which shall 15-day notice required by law, that the Union wqs aware record the complaint in its report, as well as its findings of this, and was, in fact, in the process of preparing the and recommendations thereon. In addition, the member same for mailing. He pointed out that this would have to is required to notify the secretary-treasurer, A1 Kerr, at be completed on or prior to October 15, 1960. The secre­ headquarters, within 24 hours of the occurrence, by regis- . tary-treasurer stated that this would be accomplished. tered mail, return receipt requested, of the facts, which The president then called for an open general discus­ notification must be signed by the complainant, together sion dealing with the purpose of the meeting, after which, with his book number. the following was decided upon: In that connection, the executive board recommends Re: UNION GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1960 that the membership also adopt the rule that, in case any The executive board wishes to make the following re­ member has a complaint that any of the election and port and recommendations to the membership, for the balloting procedures of this Union have been violated, . purpose of keeping ihe membership informed, effectuat­ I the same procedure as above set forth shall be followed. ing the Union's policy of completely equal and fair treat­ While the members have already been notified, through ment to all candidates, and rounding out the Union's com­ the LOG, as to notifications to the President in case of a pliance with law, Including the Landrum-Griffin Act. claimed violation of any rights, it is recommended that A. All steps required up to now to comply with Land­ the rule set forth herein be adopted with reference to the rum-Griffin have been token. There remains one step, balloting and election procedures in this election, since the mailing of notices to the members, arid we recom­ the secretary-treasurer, under the constitution, is charged mend this step be taken, in accordance with Ww, on or with specific administrative duties in connection with prior to October 15,.: 1960. It need hardly be noted, of elTCtlons and refereniiums. The member's duty to report course, that, both at regular meetings of the member­ violations in this manner should be emphasized. If situaship, and through the SEAFARERS LOG, all details of the _tlons exist which call for corrective action, that action election have already been communicated. Insofar as our ought to be taken. It can't be taken if the responsible parties under the constitution are not made aware of the facts. 3. Obviously, nothing in these recommendations is to be deemed to deprive any candidate or member of his constitutional right to observe the conduct of the election, the tallying of ballots, and so on, provided he maintains proper decorem. 4. In accordance with established policy, the Union, its officers, the LOG, and, indeed, the entire membership, should continue to encourage the utmost interest in the election. The executive board urges the largest possible vote, and encourages the use of proper electioneering to further stimulate interest in the exercise of this impor­ tant right. C. The secretary-treasurer states that, in compliance with law he has prepared a membership list, to be avail­ able for inspection by any and all candidates. Again in accordance with law, the list is, and will be kept, avail­ able at headquarters. While this is a valuable record, we recommend that the secretary-treasurer not bfe required to sit with whoever is inspecting the list, but that arrange­ ments be made for a rank and file committee of three (3) to be elected for that purpose. We further recommend that a proper receipt be obtained from the inspecting candi­ date. Finally, since many members object to the Union releasing their names and addresses, and since it has been a long term policy of the Union to respect these feelings on the part of the membership, we recommend that, while each candidate may have his inspection, no candidate shall be allowed to make copies of the list or any part thereof. D. ^Without regard to the executive board's power under Article VII of the constitution, the executive board spe­ cifically requests that the matters herein be brought to the attention of the membership and acted upon by them, by special meetings held in all ports, subject to the re­ quirements of the constitution, on Monday, October 10, 1960, commencing at 9:00 A.M., except for the Port of Houston, which is scheduled to hold a regular meeting on that day. These matters shall be taken up in that port at the said regular meeting, it Is also recommended that these minutes if approved as'aforesaid, be included in the SEAFARERS LOG's election supplement of 1960; be included in the notice, referred to above, to be mailed to the membership in accordance with law, and, in addi­ tion, be prominently posted in the Union halls for the duration of the balloting. The secretary-treasurer was unanimously directed to take all steps necessary to effectuate the foregoing. ADJOURNMENT: Paul Hall, chairman, then asked those assembled if there was any further business to come before the board. There being no further business to be transacted, it was then moved by Claude Simmons and seconded by Earl Shepard that this board meeting stand adjourned. Carried by a unanimous vote of the board. » Meeting was then adjourned at 2:15 P.M. Fraternally submitted, AL KERR, Secretary-Treasurer 1M • t.rr I in JitII �•» V • l':U • OeMhw. ItM ••pplcfliciit-A«» Twp Candidates For SlU Elective Posts For: President (Vote For One) PAUL HAU^Book No. H-1 ' (Vote For One) -BALLOT No. 1 AL TANNER—Book No. T.12 Original member of SIU. Holds all strike clearances. Active In all Union Organizing since earliest days. Elected secretary-treasurer 1948. Re-elected every time since. Served on all SIU negotiating committees since. 1948. Helped Initiate Welfare, Vacation Plans. Participated In drive for SIU seniority hiring system to save Union hiring hall, and In fight which broke Communist hold on Canadian waterfront. Now serving as SIU president, as well as head of SIU of NA. (Vote For One) (Vote For ThreeX -BALLOT No. 2 JOHN COLE—Book No. C-8 -BALLOT No. 8 Has been full book member since 1949; sailing in both steward and engine departments. Helped administer Welfare and Vacation Plans. Acted in many other Union capacities. Holds that our organization should serve the general welfare, not advance selfish purposes of few. Maintains most-heavily-texed trade unionists should he beH represented; also cautions there cannot be more equality for some members than others. Insists on openness and frankness in all mone­ tary matters. Advocates that the only adequate checks on unscrupu­ lous leadership are specific machinery for suspension and recall of shifty officials and impartially-conducted Union elections. For: Secretary-Treasurer (Vote For One) ^ AL KERR-^Book No. K-7 BALLOT No. 3 Joined the SIU on November 8, 1943, in Port of New York. Sailed in all ratings in the deck department. Holds a clear record on all Union beefs and picketing actions since he Joined the SIU. Has served the Union in many official capacities since 1945, including organizer, dispatcher, patrolman, assistant administrator of the SIU Welfare and Vacation Plans, as well as secretary-treasurer of all the Union's corporations. At present serves as secretary-treasurer of Un­ ion and its corporations. WILLIAM (BiU) HALL—Book No. H-272 -BALLOT No. 9 Joined SIU, A&G District^ in 1944, .in the Port of New York. Served actively in many of the Union's major strikes and beefs, including the 1946 general strike, the 1947 Isthmian strike, the Wall Street strike and the Canadian beef. Was elected deck delegate and ship's delegate on mostj)f the ships he sailed. Holds clearances for all Union actions. Elected assistant secretary-treasurer for 1953-54. Re-elected 1955-'56, 1957-'58. Now serving as headquarters representative. For: V/ce-Pres/cfenf In Charge Of Confracfs And Confracf Enforcemenf EDWARD (Eddie) MOONEY—Rook No. M.7 —^BALLOT No. 10 Joined SIU in 1945. Served as ship's delegate or steward delegate on majority of ships. Member of Food and Housing Committee for 1946 general strike; Assisted during Canadian beef, and represented Union in various beefs in Puerto Rico. Participated in Wall Street strike. Appointed New York patrolman in 1952. Elected NY joint patrolman. ig53-'54. Elected steward assistant secretary-treasurer since 1955.. Played major role in Robin Line beef. ' (Vote For One) CLAUDE (Sonny) SIMMONS—Book No. S-1 BALLOT No. 4 Member of the old ISU in 1935, then worked with US lighthouse dept. until joining SIU in 1939. Sailed until August, 1941, when ap­ pointed Tampa patrolman. Shipped again, August, 1942, and sailed through war. Appointed NY patrolman, Feb., 1945. Elected Tampa •agent for 1946 through 1948. Resigned July, 1948, and shipped until Nov. 1949. Elected NY engine patrolman for 1951, 1952; elected assistant secretary-treasurer since 1953. FREDDIE STEWART—Book No. S-8 For: Vice-President In Charge Of The Atlantic Coast (Vote For One) For: New.York Agent EARL (Bull) SHEPARD^Book No. S-2 (Vote For One) BALLOT No. 5 One of SIU's original members. Active in P&O strike and other early Union actions. Directed field work in Isthmian organizing drive. Participated in Great Lakes organizing. Directed NY waterfront activities in 1946 general strike. Appointed New Orleans port agent in 1947. Elected New Orleans agent for 1948, 1949, 1950. Elected assistant secretary-treasurer for 1951. Appointed Baltimore agent in 1951. Elected Baltimore agent in every election since 1952. PAUL DROZAK—Book No. D-IBO -BALLOT No. 12 Became SIU member in 1945 in Mobile. Active in many major Union strikes and beefs from 1946 general strike down to present. Served as Seattle and San Francisco patrolman from 1951 to 1954. Served a two-year hitch in the US Army, 1954 to 1956, and then was assigned as New York patrolman. Major assignment was on Robin Line beef where he was active for full year from time the ships were sold until SIU won~them back. Has clear Union record. Elected New York joint patrolman in 1958. For: Viee-Presidenf In Charge 01 The Gulf Coasf For: Hew York Joint Patrolman (Vote For One) UNDSEY WILLUMS—Book No. W-1 -BALLOT No. 11 Was volunteer organizer for SIU when it was founded. Participated in all major strikes including bonus strike. Isthmian, 1946 general strike and other actions. Was leader of direct action to secure milk, . good provisions and decent shipboard conditions for 'all Seafarers. Served "as steward patrolman in NY in 1947 and joint patrolman in 1948 and 1949. Elected steward or joint patrolman for all years since 1950. Assisted in drawing up many of the Union's past contracts. I -1 \4. i'\\ For: ffeadquarfers Represenfafive Charter memiber of the SIU since the beginning. Sailed actively during the war, seeing service in most combat zones. Active in Isth­ mian organizing drive both on ship and-ashore as organizer. Elected Mobile agent every year since 1947. Participated in various A&G District organizing drives of past years. Active in "all SIU beefs and holds clearances for all strikes the Union has engaged in since it was first organized. Now serving as executive vice-president. 1^'' -BALLOT No. T Sailed steward departn>ent ratings on SIU ships for many years. Became jSIU member December, 1951. Came off ship to inanago Baltimore Port O'Call when new hall opened. Participated in Balti­ more HFWD and MAWD organizing including successful drive for harbor tugs. Active in aid to Westinghouse strikers. Also in NY Marine Allied Workers organizing and as Welfare Services repre­ sentative. Now coordinator of Great Lakes organizing for the Maritime Trades Dept. For: Executive Vice-President CAL TANNER—Book No. T-l \)\ For: Vieo'Pt'eadenf In Charge Of The • Lakes And Inland Wafers (Vote For Ten) JOHN ARABASZ—Book No. A-2 BALLOT No. 13 Sailed through World War II in engine department, then took part in Isthmian organizing both as shipboard and shoreside organizer. Active throughout Cities ' Service organizing campaign. Helped organize first tanker ever signed by SIU. Participated in all major SIU beefs since the war. Served as patrolman, dispatcher, welfare representative ahd other Union capacities in Baltimore, New York and other SIU ports. Currently serving as acting agent in the Port of Boston. -BALLOT No. 6 Joined SIU in January, 1942, in New Orleans. Sailed in the deck department during the war in practically every war zone. Served as Gjilf area organizer during Union drive to organize Isthmian. Director of organization for Cities Service drive and was responsible for bringing many other new companies under contact.. Elected New Orleans port agent in each election since 1950. .• -.1 . . Continued on pago S 'I �8appieBefii-Yac* ttnm -BALLOT No. 14 HARRY D. nTZGERALD-^ook No. F-371 ^BALLOT No. 23 Joined the SIU, A&G District, In 1042 and sailed with the Union during World War. II, Active in numerous major strikes and beefs of the Union, including the 1946 general strike, the 1947 l8thn)lan strike and many other beefs since then. Has served as dispatcher at head­ quarters regularly since 1955 and also as headquarters patrolman. Served often as ship's delegate. Has clear Union record. Sailed exclusively on SIU ships since February of 1947. Clearance on all strikes and beefs since then. Played an active role in the Wall Street strike of 1948. Frequently serves as ship's delegate. Became full book member in 1935. Sails in steward department. JOHN BUCCI—Book No. B-780 LOUIS (LOU) GOFFIN—Book No. G-7 E. (Seottie) AUBUSSON—Book No. A4 -BALLOT No. 15 BALLOT No. 24 Joined the SIU in 1951, sailing in the deck department. Took active sole in numerous Union beefs in subsequent years, including the ig.'i.3-.54 longshore beef among others. For past two years has been acting patrolman in New York, and has also served as organizer in various Union campaigns in New York and other ports. ]^as strikeclear Union record. Transferred into the SIU from old AFL Seamen's Union in 1939. Participated actively in 1941 bonus, beef, 1946 general strike and Isthmian strike. Served Union as patrolman and agent in Philadel­ phia and Jacksonville and as assistant secretary-treasurer. Elected deck patrolman in NY every year from 1947-1952. Elected NY joint < patrolman for '53-'54; NY deck patrolman, '55-'56, joint patrolman since. Participated in contract talks. Has all clearances. ROBERT J. BURNS—Rook No. B-187 HOWARD GUINIER—Book No. G-3 -BALLOT No. 16 -BALLOT No. 25 Member in good standing of SIU A&G District since 1942. Has clearance for all strikes and beefs. Served as organizer for the Inter­ national Longshoremen's Association in 193940 organizing Seafood Workers Union in Portland, Me. Shop steward for Seafood Workers Union after winning contract with rifajority of plants in Portland. Also retired member in good standing of International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 380, Boston. Joined SIU at its start. Served as organizer in various drives frora 1938 to 1941. RepVesented Union before National Defense Mediation Board on contract dispute in 1941. Served as chairman of headquar­ ters bonus strike committee. Was chairman of NY branch food and housing committee for the 1946 general strike. Secured 3,000 berths for members during strike. Elected steward patrolman in NY from 1946 through 1956; joint patrolman, 1957-58. Now hq. Joint patrolman. DANIEL (Dan) BUTTS—Book No. B-628 -BALLOT No. 17 EDWARD (Skippy) GUSZCZYNSKY—Book No. G.71 ^BALLOT No. 26 Was elected In 1939 as port agent for the Piierto Rico branch. Was elected five consecutive years by the membership. Saiied continuously as bosun since leaving office. Have served on various elected rank and file committees. When called upon, have always assisted in any beef in maritime industry and the labor movement. Member of Union since 1928. Strike clear from 1934. Since 1938, has been a member of the Seafarers International Un-. ion, participating in most major beefs in the port of New York. Is now a resident of Brooklyn and presently working aboard the barge Judson K. Stickle. / JOHN CABRAL—Book No. C-200* -BALLOT N6.18 I have been in on all major beefs and organizing. Have been a delegate on most ships, looking for the betterment and welfare of our Union. STEPHEN CARR—Book No. C-70 -BALLOT No. 19 I, Stephen Carr, have been a member of the Seafarers International Union, A&G District, since Dec. 13, 1941. Have sailed throughout the war years, and have been sailing since. Have been ship and deck delegate on numerous ships. Z am now'applying for Joint patrolman In the Port of New Ywk. LEO CRONSOHN—Book No. C-801 -BALLOT No. 20 Sailing with SIU since 1951, have been member of steward and deck departments. Have active record in all strikes. Belieye the Union should be run for its sailing members by a sailor leadership. Am for full conformity of the AFL-CIO Ethical Practices Codes. Would like a full account of all Union funds (General Fund, Welfare and Vacation Funds) at reasonable intervals. It elected, promises to devote all efforts toward achieving these goals. E. (Babe Miller) HERNANDEZ—Book No. H-7 BALLOT No. 27 Has been a member of the SIU since 1943, sailing in deck depart­ ment. Served on numerous ^lU ships during World War II.- Came ashore in 1947 as appointed patrolman. Served in Union headquar­ ters and various other ports as-patrolman and organizer. Took part in practically every beef the Union has been involved in down through the years, including Isthmian, Wall Street. 1953-54 longshore beef and many others. Has dear Union record. LUIGI lOVINO-Book No. I-II -BALLOT No. 28 First started sailing with the SIU In 1946, and has shipped in both steward and deck departments since that time. Took part in 1948 general strike, the Wall Street strike and was active in the Isthmian organizing campaign. Also helped organize Government workers. On many occasions during the past fourteen years, has taken role in shipboard responsibility by serving as a delegate. ROBERT (Sarge) MELOY—Book No. M-1056 BALLOT No. 29 Joined the Seafarers International Union in 1948 in the Port of New York. Was organizer on Isthmian and Victory Carriers vessels. Actively participated in Isthmian and Wall Street strikes. Holds strike clearances on all other beefs. Has sailed on SIU ships since 1946 general strike. Had book retired from April, 1952, until April, 1955, while on active duty with the US Army. 4 JOSEPH (Joe Di George) DI GIORGIO—Book Nd. D-2 BALLOT No. 21 Joined the Atlantic & Gulf District in 1951 in New Orleans. Served actively in many of the Union's major beefs and strikes in the years since then, including the 1946 general strike, the Isthmian strike, the Wall Street beef and numerous others. Elected Baltimore patrol­ man 1955-1956. Served on numerous rank and file committees and elected ship's delegate and steward delegate on many occasions. Was elected New York joint patrolman 1958-60. STEPHANO G. (Steve) DI GIROLOMO—Book No. D-76 BALLOT No. 22 FRANK MONGELLI—Book No. M-Illl BALLOT No. 30 Started sailing In 1938 in the deck department. Came ashore to work for SIU in 1952. Has served in numerous capacities including building superintendant for five years. Is in charge of SIU training school activities including responsibility for lifeboat class, entry training and upgrading. Active in all SIU beefs since coming ashore including longshore, American Coal, Bull Line strike, Robin Line and SS Cleopatra. Has a clear record on all Union beefs. PETER PATRICK—Book No. P-182 -I -BALLOT No. 31 •^l! - Member of the SIU since 1940. Sailing in engine department. Sailed continuously during World War II. Has clearance for all strikes. Has been engine and ship's delegate on almost all ships sailed on. Active in 1946 general strike. Coos Bay beef and other SIU actlong. Joined the SIU, Atlantic and Gulf District, in the port of New York in 1947. Has full strike •clearance. Active in Isthmian strike and other Union beefs. Elected ship's and steward's delegate many times, also participated in various committees ashore. Have been sailing steward since 1951. At present is steward aboard the SS Seatrain Texas, Seatrain'Lines, Inc. CmMnutd on past 4 31! �1 'i t Oet«»er. IN# SanleBnit—Paf* Fonr CHARLES SCOFIE]J>--Book No. S-186-^BALLOT No. S2 Joined SIU, A&G district in '41. Sailed actively througbout WW II, entering most combat zones at one time or another. Member Sa­ vannah strike committee during the '46 general strike. Have been elected engine delegate and ship's delegate on many SIU vessels. Have full clearances for ail strikes and beefs engaged in by the- Un­ ion in 19 years since joining up. Was on Robin Gray as chief elec­ trician during the '57 Robin Line beef. Currently serving as joint patrolman in the Port of New York. WILLIAM JOHN SMITH—Book. No. S-60 -BALLOT No. 33 Started sailing in 1944 as a member of the SIU Pacific District Transferred to the A&G District in April, 1947. Picket captain in Philadelphia during the 1946 general strike. Active during the Isth­ mian strike in 1947. I have sailed many newly-organized 8hii»8 as deck and ship's delegate. Assisted negotiating working rules for VacU Vator machines aboard the SS Producer in 1958. Member of the deck department sailing,as bosun, deck maintenance or able-bodied seaman. At present bosun aboard the SS Kenmar. • CHARLES STAMBUL—Book No. S-578 BALLOT No. 34 Joined the SIU in the Port of New York in February, 1947. Par­ ticipated In Isthmian organizing campaign on the Sea Tiger (later Steel Advocate). Also participated in the Wall Street beef, AFL long­ shore beef and many others in which SIU was Involved. Ship's dele­ gate on many SIU vessels where he was instrumental in lifting logs and wiping out beefs. Has sailed for many years in engine de­ partment. KEITH TERPE—Book No. T-3 -BALLOT No. 35 S^led throughout World War II on West Coast in both deck and steward departments. Joined the SIU in 1949. Was headquarters or­ ganizer during 1949-51, active in winning successful Cities Service drive. Also served as acting port agent in Lake Charles during 195051. Helped organize several other non-union companies. Was New York patrolman, contract negotiator and headquarters representative 1951-52. Elected NY joint patrolman 1955-56, also 1958-60. RAYMOND TORRES—Book No. T-31 -BALLOT No. 36 I've been with the SIU since I joined back In November, 1948, and I participated in the Cities Service drive. I've lost count on how many times I've been ship's delegate and engine delegate aboard our ships since I've joined—but I'd say at least 40 times at both jobs. For: Philadolphia Joint Patrolihdn (VoteForTwo) Has been a book member of the SIU since 1947. Served as fhip's delegate and departmental delegate on many ships. Has taken an active part in Union beefs on the West Coast, in the Commercial Telegraphers Union strike, the Isthmian beef on behalf of the AFL Marine Engineers and Operating Engineers' strike in 1952. Was ap­ pointed joint patrolman in Philadelphia in 1951. Elected Philadelphia joint patrolman from 1953 to present. RAYMOND (Ray) DATES—Book No. 0-2 —BALLOT No. 41 Joined first SIU ship in June, 1942, joined Union on return to States. Sailed all during the war. Acting patrolman in Philadelphia In 1945. Returned to sea latter part 1945 and sailed until May 1946 and then worked in Philadelphia as dispatcher. Id 1949 returned to work for the Union as phtrolman-organizer, and. has since been employed in that capacity. SIU representative in Seattle '50 and '51. Has been active In all major organizing drives since '46. Also active in organizing for the MA WD and HIWD. For: Baltimore Agent (Vote For One) REXFORD (Rex) DICKEY—Book No. D-6, -BALLOT No. 42 Elected deck patrolman for the Port of Baltimore for ten terms from 1938-48. Sailed actively on a leave of absence in the war years, 1942-43. Served as patrolman-organizer during the Isthmian.driw and returned to this position on appointment in May, 1952. Was active in the 1946 general strike. Sailed AB between 1948 and 1952. Elected. Baltimore joint patrolman 1955 to present. Has been clear in all Un­ ion strikes. For:' Baltimore Joint Patrolman (Vote For Four) JAMES C. BARNETTE—Book No. B-104 -BALLOT No. 43 0 Started sailing SIU July, 1945. Has all strike clearances. Served as engine and ship's delegate on several ships. Worked in Baltimore hall as maintenance man from 1954-1957. Back to sea after termination of Union employment. Sailed all ratings in engine department. Was instrumental in defeating several House bills detrimental to seamen's livelihood. Works ashore betlveen ships as stationary engineer. JOHN FAY—Book No. F-363 NORMAN E. WROTON JR.—Book No. W-256 BALLOT No. 37 I joined the SIU in 1946 and received my book in 1948.1 have par­ ticipated in various Union beefs and strikes, and have also been a ship's delegate or Engine delegate on practically all ships sailed on since 1952. I am now sailing as FWT, oiler and pumpman. For: Philadelphia Agenf (Vote For One) STEVE (Blackie) CARDULLO—Book No. C-1 BALLOT No. 38 Since joining the SIU have been active in all Union strikes and beefs. Was Marcus Hook agent until that hall was closed. Served as patrolman in Philadelphia, as West Coast representative and as NY headquarters representative. During the war sailed in all combat zones. Has clearances for all Union actions. Active participant In Isthmian organizing and strike. Elected Philadelphia agent for every year since 1950. Active in Philadelphia port affairs. ' HARRY GERIE—Book No. G-269 -BALLOT No. 39 -BALLOT N^. 40 JOHN HETZELL—Book No. H-6 -BALLOT No. 44 I sailed in both the stewai-d and deck departments before coming ashore in 1957. Since then have been employed by the Seafarers International Union in various capacitie; On the Union payroll, I served as dispatcher, patrolman and welfare representative. I have been active in various beefs and organizing drives such as the Ameri­ can coal beef, Bull beef, Robin Line and most recently the Puerto Rican organizing drive. W. PAUL GONSORCHIK—Book No. G-2 —BALtOT No. 45 A&G member since Union was founded in 1938. Sailed steward, chief cook, baker. Member of Union negotiating committee. 1940-41. Assisted in drafting original SIU constitution. Member 1941 bonus strike committee. Returned to sea in 1943, then elected NY dispatcher. Served as NY steward patrolman from May 1951, until elected Balti­ more steward patrolman for 1952. Elected NY stewara patrolman 1953-54-55-56, joint patrolman thereafter. Now serving as Norfolk agent. ELI HANOVER-Bo<^k No. H-3I3 -BALLOT No. 46 Joined the Seafarers International Union on July 23, 1941, In ths port of New York. Sails In the deck department.,Served on numerous ships as ship's delegate and department delegate. Participated in many major Union actions and is strike-clear on all strikes. Served as dispat^er part of 1953 and 1954 and again in 1956. Elected patrolman in 1956 and 1958. Has been an active SIU member for almost 20 years. CUFTON H. JACKSON—Book No. J.235 -BALLOT No. 47 Joined the SIU In 1^43 and has sailed In all thr^e departments.: Has all clearances, Served as delegate on a number of occasions. Completed first year at St. Joseph's College, Institute of Industrial Relations, Philadelphia. In the last two years, has sailed fra Calmar Line and Ore Navigation Co. Ran for same office in last election. I am trying for the patrolman's job at the Baltimore hall. 1 have over nine years of seatlme with the SIU. I have never held an office job with the SIU. I have sailed in the steward department, the deck department and the engine department With mo^t of W in 'the,engine.foom.^^ ' ' ^ oh p«M i �' T.-' Ctotobcr, 196# •-.' I x:\'^A SopvleiiieBt—^Paffc IIT# (Tony) KASTINA^Book No. K-S ^BALLOT No. 48 Hai been employed by the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, Since June 9, 1950. During that time baa served as dispatcher, patrolman and also have handled the Union's .Welfare Plan for a number of years. Also have been active in the organizational programs in the Baltimore area, including the American Coal Beef. Have all strike clearances since Joining SIU. Tor; Mobile Agent (Vote For One) LOUIS (Blackie) NElRA-^Book No. N-1 BALLOT No. 49 Joined the SIU in the Port of NY in 1943. Sailed in the engine department. Appointed organizer in Mobile in 1945. Organized Mobile Towing Co. and other towboat companies in Mobile and Gulf area. Chairman of strike committee in Mobile for 1946 general strike. Active in 1947 Isthmian strike and numerous other Union beefs. Served as acting SIU agent, patrolman and organizer in Mobile and other ports. Appointed Miami-port agent 1958. Elected Tampa agent for 1959-60. In February 1960 transferred as port agent to the Port of Mobile. • Mobile Joint Patrolman For: New Orleans Agent (Vote For One) C. J. (Buck) STEPHENS—Book No. S^ -BALLOT No. 56 One of the early members of the SIU, joining in Decemiber, .1938. Active in 1939 Isthmian strike, 1939 bonus strike, 1946 general strike and 1947 Isthmian strike when company signed. Served A&G District in many capacities from dispatcher to agent in New Orleans. Sailed in all combat zones during WW II. Elected New Orleans engine or joint patrolman since 1947 in every election up to the present time. Has participated in many Union beefs. For: New Orleans Joint Patrolman (Vote For Four) GEORGE E. ANNIS—Bobk No. A-230 -BALLOT No. =57 Shipboard organizer in Isthmian. Served as volunteer picket during Isthmian strike. Became SIU member in February, 1947, in the port of Mobile. Ships regularly in deck department. Also sailed two years in steward department. Was in Navy from 1948-1952. Has clear record on all Union beefs. Assisted organizers in New Orleans on American Coal and Banner Line beefs. Has been ship's delegate on Alcoa Ranger. (Vofe For Four) HAROLD J. nSCHER—Book No. F-l —BALLOT No. 50 In the Sltr since-1938. Sailed steadily in the engine department during the war until December 1943 when appointed Mobile dis­ patcher. Was drafted into the U. S. Army in .J1944 and discharged in 1946. Returned to sea. Served again in Mobile as patrolman-dispatcher for four years from 1946-1950. Served as SIU West Coast representa­ tive and San Francisco agent. Elected Mobile joint patrolman since 1953. Has clear record on all strikes. JAMES M. FOSTER—Book No. F-248 -BALLOT No. 51 Joined the SIU in 1944 and sailed deck department since joining. Sailed with Isthmian during organizing drive. Have clean record for all strikes and always ready to participate where needed. Participated in BME organizing with Isthmian in Houston. Also went to Norfolk on American Coal beef. Now on Del Mar. Elected to various delegate jobs. Will always uphold our constitution and our agreements of our Union and brothers. ROBERT L. JORDAN—Book No J-1 -BALLOT No. 52 Sailed since 1938 as member of the engine department. Was or­ ganizer in Gulf area for Isthmian ships and tugboats from Septem­ ber, 1945, and on. Served as Mobile engine patrolman in February, 1946. Was acting dispatcher and organizer in that port. Was elected engine patrolman in Mobile in each election from the year 1949 to 1956. Elected joint patrolman 1956-60. Active in all SIU beefs and picketing actions for many years. CARL E. GIBBS—Book No. G-60 I, Carl E. Gibbs, joined the SIU at the start of its organizing. Have been a faithful Union member for 22 year^. 1 have also been in many of its activities, which, I'm very proud to say, has given me much pleasure. Worked in ports of New Orleans, Houston and the Great Lakes area. Elected New York patrolman in 1946, 1947, 1948 and 1949. Also participated in all strikes and am strike clear. BELARMINO (Benny) GONZALEZ- -Book No. G-4 BALLOT No. 59 Joined the SIU in 1938, in Tampa. Active in organizing P&O Line and in subsequent P&O strike. Helped organize Florida East Coast Carferry in 1940.' Was New York dispatcher in 1946-47, steward department patrolman in 1948. Elected Baltimore steward patrolman in 1949. Served as AFL organizer in Florida. Was patrolman in Tampa, patrolman and dispatcher in New York during 1953-54. Elected Tampa joint patrolman 1955-56. Now serving as Miami agent. A. W. (Andy) GOWDER—Book No. G.352 -BALLOT No. 60 Became member of the SIU, Atlantic and Gulf District, in Savannah in 1944. Since that time has been active in all Union beefs, strikes and organization drives. Participated in 1946 general strike and Isthmian strike. Served on numerous committees in the Union's branches. Elected delegate, chairman and recording secretary on many SIU ships. Sailed during World War 11 and Korean War. JACK O. KENNEDY—Book No. K-228 LEO MARSH—Book No. M-9 -BALLOT No. 58 BALLOT No. 61 -BALLOT No 53 Has been a member of the SIU, A&G District, since it was formed, and has always sailed in the steward's department, in all ratings and on almost every type of vessel under Union contract. Holds clearances for all SIU strikes and beefs since the Union was organized and has taken active part in all of them. Was appointed as steward partolman for the Port of Mobile in December, 1951. Elected Mobile steward patrolman 1953-56. Elected Mobjle joint patrolman 1957 through 1960. Joined the Seafarers International Union in 1942 and has been In good standing at all times. Has all strike clearances, and participated In most of them. Has been ship's delegate on most all vessels served on, and has done best for brother members of the Union. W. J. (Bill) MITCHEU^Book No. M-22 W. J. (Red) MORRIS—Book No. M-4 ^BALLOT No. 54 Sailed since 1939 and through World War II. Appointed acting agent for Jacksonville in March, 1945. Later assigned to NY arid then to Norfolk, as patrolman. Served as acting" agent at Charleston, SC. Appointed patrolman for Mobile, 1947; served as deck patrolman' in Mobile in 1948; joint patrolman in 1949; deck patrolman, 1953-56 and joint patrolman, 1957-58, all in Mobile. Elected SaVannah agent for 1958-1960 and served as such untiL Savannah closed. Now Jackson­ ville agent. Holds all strike clearances. HOMER STARLING—Book No. S-141 -BALLOT No. 55 I have been a member of the AFL Seaman's Union since 1.937, and "of the SIU since 1939. 1 hold all unlicensed ratings in the engine department and have sailed in most of those ratings. Have been sailing as eiectriciaii since 1949. Have been oh Alcoa Roamer for the past 16 ihohths as 2nd electrician.-Having come all the; way with this Union, 1 think I could fill the joib which I aim seeking^^ efficiency and serve the Union and membership faithfully. " - . BALLOT No. 62 Joined the Seafarers' International Union in the Port of Norfolk in 1944. Started sailing in the deck department and later in the engine departirient where he now sails as electrician. Has clearances for all SIU strikes and participated directly in a number of strikes an^ beefs. Has been chosen many times by his shipmates to serve as departmental and ship's delegate aboard SIU ships and has assisted in settling various shipboard beefs. MILTON J. PHELPS—Book No. P-479 -BALLOT No. 63 First sailed with the SIU in 1947 until 1949. US requested my serv­ ices in January, 1950, which required two years. Qualified for a full book in December, 1954 and have sailed steadily from that time.. , Supported pro-union political candidates by campaigning at polls. Assisted organizing offshore operations in 1956. Served as ship's delegate and departmental delegate on numerous occasions. Presently. steward delegate aboard Alcoa Corsair. Am loyal Seafarer and will uphold constitution, traditions andi high standards. of our great organization. Centlnutd an pott * •Jl �. •., ; 1^•pplenMii->raB« Slk w •- ' i~ otMHutp tm 'K'f^ EUGENE HAV—Book No. R'321 .BALLOT No. 64 for: Houston Joint Patrolman yr.. (VotoforTwo) I Joined the SIU in 1946 and have been a member since. I have' served as* ship's deiegate on a great number of .ships an4 have all strike clearances. Was in the US Army from 1950-1952. Joined and sailed on the SS Atlantic on the day the NMU struck it in NY. Believe I can fulfiii the duties of joint patrolman with flying colors. ALBERT (Hooks) RICHOUX JR.->Book No. R-261 BALLOT No. 65 : a:-; I have been a member of the Seafarers International Union, Atlan­ tic and Gulf District, since 1941. I was an active participant in the 1946 general strike and in" all the beefs which arose in the port of New Orleans. I have also helped in political affairs in New Orleans. C. M. (Whiley) TANNEHILL—Book No. T-S BALLOT No. 66 Joined the* SIU, A&G District, in June of 1943. Since that time he was active in the Isthmian organizing drive, and also in the Cities Service organizing campaign. He holds clearances for all SIU strikes and beefs since he joined the Union. In 1948, elected Boston joint patrolman. Elected joint patrolman for Galveston '50-'51. Elected New Orleans patrolman for last eight years. Was acting Houston port agent. HERMAN TROXCLAIR—Book No. T-4 BALLOT No. 67 Joined Sltl in March, 1941, and has been active in Union since that date in ail strikes, beefs and organizational campaigns, serving on many committees. During World War II sailed widely in many combat areas. Always sailed in steward department. Was flrst elected steward department patrolman for New Orleans in 1948. Was re­ elected for 1949 and 1950. Elected steward patrolman in same port for '52, '53, '54. Strike clearances for all beefs. THEODORE (Ted) BABKOWSKI—Book No. B-1 BALLOT No. 70 Joined SIU in 1941 and sailed in all combat zones during World War II. Was volunteer organizer in Isthmian drive and various, tanker drives. Served on NY Isthmian strike committee. Active ia 1946 strike. Coos Bay and shipyard beefs. Served on Baltimore com­ mittee aiding shipyard and telephone workers. Elected engine or joint patrolman at each election since 1949. Currently Seattle agent. CHARLES M. KIMBALL—Book No. K.2 -BALLOT No. 71 Has been an active member of the SIU since its' inception, always sailing in the deck department. Was appointed Mobile patrolman in 1944, and later sent to West Coast as representative. Was elected Mo,^bile port agent for 1946, and patrolman and dispatcher in the same port in 1947. Went back to sea and sailed regularly lyitil being ap­ pointed Galveston patrolman in October, 1951. Later elected Houston Joint patrolman. Still holds same position. Has all strike clearances. First sailed on Seafarers International Union ships (n 1944. Re­ ceived full book in 1945. Have clearance for all major beefs while shipping. Was in US Navy in 1946. Then returned to sea. Sails in deck department. Elected ship's delegate or deck delegate on majority of ships he sailed on. OSCAR N. RAYNOR—Book No. R-520 -BALLOT No. 72 Sails in the deck d^artment with over ten years seatime with tho SIU. From 1947 through 1954 sailed from the port of Mobile, Ala­ bama. Now sailing regularly out of Houston. Has participated in-all major beefs the Union Has been engaged in, one being the long­ shore beef in New York in 1953 and 1954. I will always support tho. SIU Jn any action we may become engaged in as I have always done in the past. Ail votes cast in my behalf will be greatly appreciated with my promise if elected to carry out my duties to the very best of my ability. BALLOT No. 73 Member SIU A&Q District since its inception, having transferred from the AFL Seaman's Union. Acted as patrolman in Baltimore and Norfolk in 1943 and 1944. Acting agent in Charleston, SC, in 1944 and 1945. Transferred to Mobile as acting agent in July, 1945, flnishIng out that term of office. Went back to sea in 1946 and have been going to sea continuously since then. Have been elected deck dele­ gate and ships delegate on numerous ships since. Hold strike clear­ ances and sailed in all war zones during World War II. For: Detroit Agent For: Housfon Agent (Vote For One) (Vote For One) ROBERT A. MATTHEWS—Book No. M-1 -BALLOT No. 69 Joined SIU when it was chartered. Served as patrolman and port agent in Mobile and later as agent in Jacksonville and San Francisco. Assigned in 1946 to NY as hq representative. Served on every Union negotiating committee from 1946 to 1954. Elected assistant secretarytreasurer 1948, 1949 and 1950; hq representative for 1951-52. Assist­ ant secretary-treasurer 1953-'54, 1955-'56, 1957-'58. Houston agent since then. Participated in all SIU strikes and beefs. MARTIN (Marty) BREITHOFF—Book No. B-2 —BALLOT No. 74 Started sailing with SIU in 1942 and sailed during World War II in all combat zones in both engine and steward departments. Served on grievance committee in Tampa during 1946 general strike. Was shipboard organizer at start of Cities Service drive in 1946. Served as chief dispatcher. Port of New York, in 1951 and 1952. Elected NY joint patrolman 1953 to 1956. San Francisco agent for four years. SIU Constitution Rules on Elections Article XIII Section 3. Balloting Procedure (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely preparation of baliots, without partiaiity as to candidates or pom. The ballots ouy contain ^nerai iiifolmation and instructive com­ ments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. Ail qualified candidates shall be listed thereon apihabeticaliy within (wch category. The listing of the ports shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing with the most northerly port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly port on that coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of ports is exhausted. Any port outside the Continental United States shall then be added. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be vot^ upon. Each bailor shall be so prepared as to have the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so petflorated as to enable ^at pordon containing the said number to be. ^4 ,( JAMES TUCKER—Book No. T-22 STEVEN (Steve) ZUBOVICH—Book No. Z-13 ^BALLOT No. 68 .1 easily removed to insure'secrecy of die ballot. On this removable portion shall also be plac^ a short statement indicating the nature of the ballot and the voting date diereof.' (b) The ballots, so prepared at the direction of the SecretaryTreasurer shall be- die only ofiSciai ballou. No others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as iiidicated in the preceding para­ graph and shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A sufficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each Port A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and. amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer,' who shall also send each Fort Agent a' verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain separate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspea*and count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon,'conform to the amount and numbers listed by the'.Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that port The Port Agent shall immediately execute and returq to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt acknowledging the correaness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify the Secretaty-Treasuret of any discrepancy. Disacpancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In any event, teceiptt shall be forwarded for ballots actually teceived. The Secretaty-Treasurer shall prepare'i file Iii which shall be Cept memoranda. and correspondence dealing' with the election. Wa file shall at all times be available to any member asking for inspec­ tion of the same at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer. <c) Balloting shall take place In person, at port offices, and shall be secret. No signatures of any vpter, or other distinguishing mark, appear on the ballot, except that any member may write in the name or names of any member or members, as appro­ priate, for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative Port Agent or Patrolman. (d) Only full book members may votei However, Immediately prior thereto they must present their books to the Polls Committe* of the port in which they are voting. The voter's book numbee, shall be placed upon the roster sheet (which shall be kept ia. duplicate) in the space opposite the proper ballot number, and the member shall sign his name. The portion of the ballot oh which the ballot number it printed sh^ then be removed, placed near the coster sheet, and the member shall proceed to the votingrfite with ^ ballot. An appropriate notation of the date and of the fsut of votiiig shall be plsm ia the memtet's Union bode. �f.™ V IN# Sawlenieiit—Pace Seres . (ei E.A Pott Agent ihtll be fesjjonsible fonhe estibllsbment •f • booth ot other votiog fite where each member may vote io pxiraqr. c !• i \ 1.2;. securely. Iii addition to Idetivering the key and ballbt "box or boxes as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent which quorum Is hereby hxed at nine ("9)1 TTie Union Tallying one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day," the unused ballots, Conunittee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have th« any reports called for by this Section 4, any files that they may s<>le right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository imme­ have received, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those diately after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe (f) upon completion of yoting the member ihaU fold the bairot custody.during the course of the committee's proceedings. The ¥ no.P«" of the printed or written portion is visible. Ho ^ turned' over to it. The Pott Agent shall be responsible for the proper safeg^rding of all the aforesaid material, shall not release proceedings of this committee, except for the actual preparation ttall Aen drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, sh^l be open •haU be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent and kept no event, shall tampers with the material placed in his custody. The remaining to any member, provided he observes decorum. locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Polls Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer, by certified or regis­ Tallying Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th immedi­ . (c) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the election ately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Com­ tered mail , or delivered in person. war and sh^ continue Arough December 31st, exclusive of Sun­ mittee shall be discharged upon the completion of the. issuance days and (for each individual Port) holidays legally recognized (f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without com­ and dispatch of its reports as required in this Article. In "the event In Ae aty in which the port affected is located. If November 1st pensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls a r^eck and recount is ordered pursuant to Section 5(g) of this ot December 31st falls on a holiday legally recognized in a port in Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving Article, the committee shall be reconstimted except Aat if any the city in which that port is located, the balloting period in such or provide meals in lieu of cash. ' . miember thereof is not available, a substimte therefore shall be port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on the elected from the appropriate port, at a special meeting held for next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all that purpose as soon as possible. Ballot Collection, Tallying ports shall commence at 9:00 A.M., and continue until 5:00 P.M., Section 5. except that, on Saturdays, yoting shall'commence at 9:00 A.M. and Procedure, Protests, And (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up iii sufficiMt continue until 12 noon. copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies Special Votes shall be sent by the committee to each Fort Agent and the SecretarySection'4. Polls Committees (a) .On the day the balloting in each port is to terminate, the Treasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to' taks Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other place subsequent to the close of the committee's proceedings or, (a) Each port shall elect, prior" to the beginning of the voting duties.hereinbefore set forth, deliver to headquarters, or mail to .in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days of on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of thr^e full headquarters, (by certified or registered mail), all the unused ballots, less from the close of this committee's proceeding,-then at l^t book members none of whom shall be a candidate, officer or an together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of the ' five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meeting elected or appointed job holder. For the purpose of holding a applies shall be designated, , by date, in the report and shall be meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwith-' Committee that all. ballots sent to the port and not used are referred to as the "Election Report Meeting." As soon as these enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the standing the provisions of Article XXIII, Section 2, or any other copies are received, .each Port Agent shall post one copy of the provision of this Constitution, five (5) members shall constitute Comrnittee to make separate comments under his signamre and report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. Ihis copy date. The certification shall specifically identify, by serial number a quorum for each port, with the said meeting to be held between and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. with no notice thereof required. It shall Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. but bound separately, the committee shall forward to headquarters be the obligation of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com­ all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a mittee, or to observe the eleaion. thereof, to be present during (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up certification, signed by all.members of the committee, that all the this time period. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Seaion 5(c) of this Artidla stubs colleaed by the committee are enclosed therewith subject to to see that the meeting for the purpose of eleaing the said Polls and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted the right of each member of the coinmittee to make separate com­ "Committee is called, and that the minutes of the said meeting are therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what ments under his signature and date. The said Polls Committee sent daily to the Secretary-Treasurer. In no case shall voting take aaion, if any, in accordance with the Constimtion, shall be taken members shall not be discharged from their duties until the for­ place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. thereon, wl^ action, however, shall not include the ordering of warding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of a specid vote unless the reported discrepancies affert the results fi >' (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused mailing or delivery' is furnished the Port Agent, whi^ evidence ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots shaU be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the sp^ial vote shall be restricted thereto. A majority of the membership, at the already used, the ballot box or,boxes and the b^Iot records and '(b) All forwarding to h^dquarters called for under this Section Eleaion Rpeort Meeting, may order a recheck and a recount when iiles kept by the Port Agent. It- shall then proceed to compare the 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, at the address of a dissent to the dosing report has been issued by three or more' •serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected members of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the con­ and corresponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compare or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate, tingencies provided for in this Section 5(f) the dosing report the serial number and amounts of ballots used with the verifica­ the Port Agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifi­ shall be accepted as final. tion list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots, cally set forth in Section 5(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the I both serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between Union Ta|}ying Committee, which will then carry out the hinctions (g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Seciton 5(f) must take in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the what appears on the verifiication list, as corrected, and the ballots place and be completed within seven (7) days after the Eleaion used. If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall Port Agent shall also forward all other material deemed necessary Report Meeting, at each port where the discrepancies so aaed be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such discrepancies, which by the Union Tallying Committee to execute those funaions. upon took place. Subject to the foregoing, and to the limits of the report shall ^ in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such All certifications called for under this Article XIII shall be vote set by the memtership, as aforesaid, the Port Agents in each Polls Committee. Each member of the Committee may make what deemed made according to the best knowledge, and belief of those such port shall have the functions of the Tallying Committee as. separate comments thereon he desires, provided they are signed required to make such certification. set forth in Seaion 5(c), insofar as that Sea*"<>rt deals with the and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port terms of such special vote. The Seaetary-Treasurer shall make a Agent, to be presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immediately avail-' (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 full book also be simultaneously sent to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall able to Port Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. Imme­ members. Two shall be elected from each of the seven ports of cause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such diately after the close thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize the New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, results and communicate them to the Secretary-Treasurer. The investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as com­ and Detroit. The election shall be held at the regular meeting in ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballets pertaining to the. pleted, with recommendations by the Secretary-Treasurer. A ma­ December of the election year, or if the Executive Board other­ special vote shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Traesurer, all in jority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, wise determines prior thereto, at a Special meeting held in the the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means' shall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary aforesaid ports on the first business day of the last week of said praaicable, but, in any case, so as to reach the Secretary-Treasurer contained in this Constitution, the Executive Board shall not m^e month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Pa- in time to enable him to prepare his report as required by this any determination in these matters. , trolman, or candidate for office," or the job of Headquarters Rej)- Seaion 5(g). An accounting and certification, made by the Port resentative. Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election Agent, similar to those required of Polls Committees, shall be (c) The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box is to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. enclosed therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying report containing a combined summary of. the results, together" in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is- Committee shall be charged with the tallying of all 'the ballots with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union set forth iii the preceding paragraph with regard to discrepancies and the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in comjjlete Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report. The shall be "Utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reasqp to detail, the results of the eleaion, including a complete accounting form of the latter's report shall be followed as closely as possible. believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the • Two (2) copies shall be sent to each port, one copy of which shall (d) The Polls Comirittee shall permit full book members only rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with be posted. "ITie other copy shall be presented at the next regular to vote. Prior thereto, it shall stamp, their book ^ith the word detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each meeting after-the Election, Report Meeting. If a majority vote of the "voted" and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that propef total broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the registration on the roster takes place, collect stubs, and keep them be permitted access to the election records and files of all porB, numerical results set forth in the pertinent segments of the Tally­ in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the which they may require to be forwarded for inspection at its ing Committee's closing report shall be deEmed accepted and finj voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated discretion. The report shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, .without modification. . with the Union arc charged with the duty of assisting the Polls and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these dis­ If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report thereon by the Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and crepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report, .Union Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of and decorum. without prejudice,' however, to the right of any member thereof deemed accepted and final, by majority vote of the membership* • to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting. (e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot, validity of the ballots, with ^rtinent details. If such retneck and recount is ordered, the Union Tallying Com­ and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and mittee shall be required to continue its proceedings correspondingly. day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal procedure shall be observed: denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protests invalid, it shall Section 6. Installation Into Office And At the end of each day's voting, the . Polls Committee, in the dismiss the protest and-so inform the protesting member, by wire, presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the committee . The Job Of Headquarters proper decorum, shall open the bkllot box or boxes, 9nd place.all' shall order a social vote, to be had no later than within the period Representative, Port Agent of its proceedings, on such terms as are practical, effeaiye, and . .of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, as required, which shall just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall there­ And Patrolman Section 3(c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site upon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or enve­ (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest lopes, with their book numbers next to their signatures. Ihe' of the port most convenient to the protesting member. "Where a special vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c), these number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. committee shall also place the date and name of the Port on the said terms shalWpply, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary Where more than one person is to be eleaed for a particular office , Envelopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, that the ballot box or boxes Were opened publicly, that all ballots for that contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing .or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively and must be received by the Union Tallying Committee during highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determina­ day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed the period of its proceedings. The reports of this committee shall, tions shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted in the envelope or envelopes dated Tor that day and voted in that Port. The Polls Committee shall check the rosters, and any other "include, a brief summary of each protest received, the name and as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President records they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the to notify each individual elected. disposition of the said protest. The committee sh^l take all reason­ discretion of the Executive Board, official envelopes may be pre­ (b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall take able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so as to over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making of the aforesaid certification, with wording embodying the fore­ enable the special vote set forth in this Section 5(c) to be com­ at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting, or the, going inscribed thereon, in which event these envelopes shall be pleted within the time herein specified. No closing report shall be next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the results' used by the Polls Committee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing made by it unless and until the special votes referred to in this as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as jprocontained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee Section 5(c) shall have been duly completed and tallied. vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, ' up to, and expire-at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the 'provided the comments are signed and dated by the member making(d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall pro­ contrary contained in Article XI, Section 1. This shall not apply them. The envelope^or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper ceed to the port in which headquarters is located, as soon as possi­ where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he or envelope, which, at the discretion of the Executive Board, may . ' ble after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at that port is at sea. be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant prior to the first business day after December 31 of the election be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or year. Each member of the committee not elected from the port in additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event registered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the depository which headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation, of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the named in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The meals, anJ lodging expense occasioned by their traveling to and provisions of Article X, Section 2, as to succession shall apply . Polls Committee shall not be discharged from its duties until this remming from that Port. All members of the committee shall also until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume) mailing is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subse­ office shall be dealt, with as decided by a majority vote of the furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept quent to thdr election to the day they remrn, in normal course, membership. in the Port Agent's election records or files. to the Port from which they were eleaed. Saction 7. The Secretai^-Treasuref Is specifically Charged with the The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot bok or boxes' The Union Tallying Committee shall elett a chairman from ireservation and retention,of all eleaion records, including the are locked and sealed before handing them back to the Port Agent, among themselves and, subjert to the express terms of this Con­ allots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue and shall place the key or keys to the, boxes in an envelope, across stitution, adopt its own procedures. Decision as to special votes, such other .and further direaives as to the eleaion procedures as the flap of which the members of the committee shall sign their protests, and the contents of the final Report shall be valid if made are required by law, which directives shall be part of the electioa names, book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope by a majority Tote, provided,there a nuorum in.attendance,' procedures of this Union. - ( *4 �• • ^ • OFFICIAL BALLDT For Eleclion of 1961 -1964 Officers M SSAPARHIS HmRNATIONAL UNION Of NORTH AAURKA Arianlic, Gulf, taiiM and inland Wafori DifMCI VOTING PERIOD NOVEMBER IN, 1960 THROUGH OECSMUR aiN, 19M r.f • -J - INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS-ln order to vole for a candidate, morlc a crow (X) In voting tquoro to the left of nome. If you vote for more (ondidotM for-, office than •pecified herein your vole for (uch office will be invalid. »/ YOU MAY WRiTE THE NAME OF ANY MEMBER WHOSE NAMe OOES NQT APPEAR ON THE BALLOT IN THE BLANK SPACE PROVIDED FOR THAT PURPOSE UNDBt EACH OfFICt * , •. 'V. Do not uie a Uod pencil in marking the ballot. Ballots marked with lead pencil will not be counted. MAKK YOUR BALLOT WITH PEN AND INK OR INDELIBLE PENCIL PRESIDENT Vote for One If,-" 1• NEW YORK JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Ten >3 • 14 • 15 • Id • 17 a '8 • Poui Holl, H-1 EXECUTIVE VICEMESaKNT Vote for One 2Q 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 O 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 a 33 a 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • A! Kerr, K-7 VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT Vote for One 4P 49 • 20 O Leo Cronsohn, C-80I Col Tanner, T-l SECRETARY-TREASURER Vote for One 3• John Areboti, A-2 " E. (Scotty) Aubusson, A-8 John.Bocci, B-780 Robert J. Burns, B-187 Doniol (Don) Butts, B-628 Jidin Cobnil, C-200 Stephen Corr, C-70 Cloude Simmons, S-1 Joseph (Joe) Di Giorgta, D-2 Stephono G. (Steve) DI Girolomo, D-76 Horry D. Fitigerold, F-371 ^ Louis (Uu) Coffin, G-7 Howord Guinier, ^3 E. (Skippy) Guszczynsky, G-71 E. (Babe AVner) Hemoodez, H-7 Luigi lovino. Ml Robert C. Meloy, M-1056 Fronk Atongelli, M-lill Peter Patrick, P-182 Charles Scofield, S-186 WINiom John Smith, S-60 ChaHes Stambul, S-578 Keith Terpe, T-3 Raymond Torres, T-31 Norman t Wrolon Jr., W-256 50 • 51 • 52 C S3 • S4 • 55 C 56 a MOBHE AGENT Vote for One Louis (Blackie) Neira, N-1 MOBILE JOINF PATROLMAN Vote for Four f t t Harold j. Fischer, F-1 James M. Foster, F-248 Robert Jordan, J-1 Leo Patrick Marsh, M-9 William 1 (Red) AAorris, M-4 Homer Starling, S-141 NEW ORLEANS AGENT Vote for One \ C. J. (Buck) Stephens, S-4 NEW ORLEANS JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Four. VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE ATLANTIC COAST Vote for One 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 Q 68 • 5 n Earl (Bull) Shepord, S-2 VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE GULF COAST Vote for One 6• >. PHILADELPHIA AGENT Vote for One 38 • Steve (Blackie) Cardullo,-C-1 39 • Harry Gerie, G-269 Lindsey J. Williams, W-1 George E. Annis, A-230 Co'ri E. (Red) Gibbs, G-60 Belarmino (Bonnie) Gonzalez, G-4 A. W. (Andy) Gowder, G-352 Jock O. Kennedy, K-228 W. J. (Bili) Mitchell, M-22 ^ Milton J. Phelps, P-479 Eugene Ray, R-321 Albert (Hooks) Richoux Jr., R-261 Charles M. (Whitey) Tonnehill, T-5 Herman AA. Troxcloir, T-4 Steven (Steve) Zubovich, Z-13 -ji.- A':.> •: PHILADELPHIA JGINT PATROLMAN Vote for two VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE LAKES AND INUND WATERS Vote for One 40 • John Hetzell, H-6 41 • Raymond (Roy) Dotes, 0-2 7 • Al Tanner, T-l 2 -f:' HOUSTON AGENT Vote, for One 69 • Robert A AMitthews, M-1 BALTIMORE AGENT Vote for One HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Vote for Three 42 • «• John Cole, C-8 9 • William (Bill) Hall, H-272 10 • Edward (Eddie) Mooney, M-7 )1 • Freddie Stewart, S-8 - m NEW YORK PORT AGENT Vote for One ^I^A'V-"'':""- 12 • jssi'rL Paul Urorak, D-tao . HOUSTON JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Two Rexford (Re») Dickey. 0-6 BALTIMORE JOINT PATROLMAN Vote far Four -- 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 Q 47 • 48 • James C. Bomette, B-104 John Fay, F.363 W. Paul Gonsorch%, g-2. Eli Hanover, H-313 Clifton H. Jockson, J-235 Anthony (Tony) Kastina, K-5 ~ 70 Q Theodore (Ted) Bobkowski, B-1 71 • Charles M. Kinibtdl K-2 72 • Oscar K ROynor. R-5?0 73 • James L (Jiminie) Tudar, T-22 DETROIT AGCNT Vale for Owe 74 • Motfin (Morty) Breidiolf, B-2 . - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource October 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: GULF TUGBOATS GO SIU IN NLRB VOTING SIU SAFETY REP REPORTS GAINS TO NAT’L COUNCIL SIU MEMBERS SENT UNION VOTE DETAILS HARRY O’REILLY DIES; HELPED BUILD UP MTD MENU ODD? IT’S UN DAY ABOARD SHIP SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED IN GULF AREA ARUNDEL STARTS TWO-MILE BETHLEHEM DREDGE JOB 4 HOSPITAL BENEFITD AID MOBILE MAN HOUSTON TUGMAN RETIRES UNDER SIU BENEFIT PLAN SIU REPRESENTATION STARTS FOR B-C MEN SIU SCHOLAT AT SEA IN NAVY NOW 3 MORE SEAFARERS RETIRE ON BENEFIT FINER FISH GOAL OF US GOV’T STUDY ISLAND TUNA VOTE CHEERS CALIF. UNIONS ORION PLANET ‘FEEDS’ NAVY TANKER IN NORTH ATLANTIC TYPEWRITER FIRM JOINS RUNAWAYS; WILL LAY OFF 1,500 WORKERS CHRISTEN GIANT NEW LAKES CARRIER CALL SKIPPER RESPONSIBLE INGROUNDING MFOW, SUP MCS START WAGE TALKS SS HOPE SETS SAIL AS ULTRA-CLEAN SHIP CREWMEMBER FLEES RUSSIAN SHIP SIU WINS VOTE BY 2-1 AT 2 ROTO BROIL PLANTS MAWD MEMBER SCOOPS UP $29,000 ON TV SHOWS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No, 18  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/91afcf1c253539c8cf1a4e68b18a69ab.PDF 0befb1321777d741fa21893a5f93fae3 PDF Text Text .., Refueli'ng '-. ·------------...-.-------------.-~"-!"'-~~~~--~------,...-~-....-----....~~--------:--------~StoryOnPage2 ·d• ·lMWU picket boat, stand.in~ guard on 'Libe&.ian-flag Ore _R- --. . ~ Id/ UDGWGY . e Monarch, is manned by William Poor (NMU) ai:id Seafar· - ers James Eicl1enberg, Plp.ct_ea Aldevera and W. L. Barth. ·. Court has refused to lialt the picketing, (Sto.ry on page 2.) · ·- ---------------- ��organiza- he released Soviet ·ta.nkers to cafiT oil · to Cuba- or carried it himself. · he replied that U was a normal· and ' : . ·- ;; Evidence of State Department concern with the' developnieiit . was the recent announcement that the . • . . SIU ~-day • . _ . Liberian goyernuient was .cancelf1"eyro. s1gn~_1rf for rank-a~d-f1le. polls. committeemen at ~h~adq~!r: Ung the registry:' of the . 24,830,.ton ters. - Ballot~ng .got underwCJy on N~vember .1 and )¥111 continue. ._ ta~er Per-seus for· carrylog oil to through Dece"1ber..31 in. all ports • . On.the l>allot are· 7;4. qualified · 'Havana. The Perseus is~ owned by candidates: donweting for 43 elective posts. the .~ulukundis family interests, ··' · · who also have many ships l!Pder the Ame~ican flag. ' MTEJ. As5ails Move: The announcement of the cancellation was ·made ,not in Monrovia, Lib~ria, - but ·lil·: Ncw York, SIU -Defeats Hoffa Again In San -Juan .~.Go1!t .Pressures ·NLRB ··J~ Rule ·1'or.·Runaway-s With the conclqsion o! the War, duties in 1945, . working in Ohl?, . Illinois ~d Mich!ga~. · In _ 1949, McGavin was named .r~gional director of the AFL in Western Pennsylvania and West Virg~nia. In ~March, 1953, JHeany appointed hi.rd assistant director of organizati.on. · As such, he ser.ved under O'lteilly, who·was the AFL's director of organization at the time._ . 1 · He bee.a~ Meany's ' speciaL as~ sistant in 1955 ·and has 'continued in that capacity. In the course of .h'fs · services 0 ,h e ' has become familiar with many :of the ·problems in - ' ".; ' the seafar.Jn~ field ~nd has de~lt actively with a n~mber of them. ; MCGavin;s. nomma • · t. i · d QQ was ma e by. . the >-delegate ·for Operatfug Engineers Local 25 and was seconded ·,,.· 1 . ·SEAFAKERS' LOG · ' N · ov '' 1960 y 0 I XXll • , N~ 19 • . .. . ; ., PAUI. .H.u.L, -P,.esident· HERBERT B~N~. EditoT. ·BERNAJ.U> Su"MAN, .~"t . Edtto,.. HERMAN " A'RTuua. Ar. MAJKIN, CHAR.LES J3EAUMET, ALBERT AMArEAu; Jo~ ·.BRAZIL staff_ Write,.$. · ~ · · ., Publlstiea 1nonm1y at tlle ·headquarter.s ·of the Seafarers International.._ Union At. ' lantlc Gulf, Lakes .and Inland . w~ters District, AFL·CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, ~ ��- ' ' :_$.l_fl.1.;l~1s :~fl1:1J~11~·, $:~:tf4'!l c UP ·_ ,tfpif·~Jriiilfft· ;fJ•'rfti~,~-PIJflr-~~- .: ·. ' ~ .. , The SIU has ~olned with ~12 ·o,ther •New York unions br a pr.ogram .to provJdt •.urfion m~mbers aii~ their fa~ies w~th iow cost medical prescript~ons. The 13 uruons .plfin to op~r-, ate their ·own dnig store. chain fn the city's five_boro~g}ls to reduce the costs of prescriptions ·and . other' medicines by . . . . · borou~bs by June~ i. ~l stores w~l participating in the IVtedstore' oper· approxirfi,ately 3.O. percent., b at d on a non-profit basis ation include the follo'w~ng: . pro3"ect, -which, · eInopedr~i ·· ' · - . t· · dru · The .u1. nfon .,, at t g . Regfon 9A. United - i\.Utomobil' - would serve an estimated . 350,000 ·a · 1on o pre scrip ion s, union mi:n . and . their famiJies in the stores will h_:ind~e a dlirtited th.a metropolitan area, has been nu_mber of ?theP stand~ ~m.s fQl'Jllally incorporated ·as the ·Med: such as aspirm, maµth washes, ~n~ store Plan, ~Inc. SIU~ A Presiilenf .the like. · . PaUl . Hall ·Js· serving as 1 acting It has been ~mphasized that the chairman of the Plan's board of pl~ is not designed to replace ~he _ne.1ghborhood~ drug store, of which , directors. 1 In · antiouncing the new program, there are some 5,000 now serving .. Hall noted that-the 'project was an New Yorkers . . , outgrowth of Senator Kefauver's Seafarers., of course, receive · ~investigation of the drug industry. their prescriptions t~rough the US ' The safest :vessel 'in tmt' Broomfield' 'fleet for three years running, Kefauver, as chairman of the 'sen- :Public Health Ser~1ce, but memthe · tucile Bloomfield gets compqiiy award in Galveston. At ate Anti-Trust- and Monopoly sub- bers of their fa~ilies have to pur• are· (I to r) Ra Iph Ray, lfeward d e Iegate; D• J • C o11·1er, committee ·has been . investi'gatm' g chase drugs in the ret.all mark.et presentation. well and P. ay ·.the high prices which h e,xcessi've price mark-ups as revall 4n that industry c ief engineer; · Captain 1-:f. H., {lose; R. F. Mercer, company safety representative; Jesse Parrish, .engine delegate:~Harry Smith, as rigged prices in the prescrip- P · • , · tion drug field. · Very few insura.rr~e ?lans In the deck dele~a~~· " . Since extsting health and wel- -~atlon ~rovide any kmd of pre-----,..--...-...-..,,.,........______..._____,__-:'."'"_-::----=-- fare plans do not, in most instances, scripti~~ co.verage. ~ne of them is cover the costs of prescriptio_ns, the Kaiser Foundation, which conI trols its own outlets. these costs are, .n many cases, Asid . f th siu the unions more than a worker has to pay for . e rom e • 1 W~~rssp·~~JW~rkers Unioft Local 100; ' · Internati onal Ladies Garme;it Workers Union; _ . District Council 37, American Federation of ; State, County & Municipal Employees; Dining Room Employees Local 1; ,District 15, International . Asso· elation of Machinists; Lodge 1987, International A! so-elation of Machinists; Internationali Union 4 of Electri( ·al Workers, Distr ct ; Office Employees Local 153; Textile Wot'kers Union of Amer_ lea, New York J6int Board; · Retail Clerks Metropolitan Council Health and Welfare Plan; Local 89, Chefs, Cooks, Pastry Cooks and Assistants Union. H II · w·11 s. e . . s Iu a S I erv ·T..:h:a':,-n -·isgr.·,·,·ing. ·0.- a ,1 JD.·1n.n'.e.rs' :?§i=~:;:.;;:1:~;~~~. ;; --.,---,-o-w____u-.-n-i_o_n__D_r_u__g--.-P-l_a_n_.., b Seafarer~ asho~e with theh-nmiHe-s this Than~giv~g ~nd :~=~d. ~~~~ce:iag~\l~ia;~ ~:rc~~~g~~ ; . will . Benefit M em ers Christmas ·wm be served the traditional holiday dinners I\ . vealed that New York fam11Ies in "About two-tJ:tirds ,of the drug SIU cafeterias in ports. Where. there-are not eating facili- bill,".1.Hall ~eclared, "is for expen- - Direct benefit f~r members of Seafarers' families and for . , . . sive prescription drugs, the cost · b t• ..li..·· tli M d t ties in any of. the Iµr1pg halls, ~ , of which .fias become prohibitive retired SIU. men is a major o jec ive Ul. e new e s ore the two meals will be set up .afternoon. (For example. Thanks- for the average worker's family. plan, in w;hieh the SIU is participating along, with 12 other . . , giving din~er at headquarters was .Unions have .been, under continu- unions. .. . -' . . . . t Jn focal restaurants. .served from 10 AM . to 3 PM. last ous pressure from their .mem.bers The benefits will come- in have to take two daily, which cos • two ways· ~ them nearly $200 a year.. ·Complete dinners....:....that is, every- ·year. This gaye .. 600 ,guests a to do something about· this." th~ng from appetizers ~hrough after chance to fully enJOY .alt the trim- Th~ Kefauver committee has · . . These same pills are . sold by 1 dinner mirits-will Jle included in ~gs.) .,,,. · pointe~ o~t. tha~ retired ·A~eri- sfa•n~::~~:eesc;i ~~ :X:~~e~:ail::~~ Smaller colnpanies for as little as ·Menu cans mcludmg of course retired . · 'h . . $40 per thousand, but unless doc· pie bill of fare on .. both ·occasions. An advance look at the menu for n·o' , mb . .' re in 'the age as cortisones for treating art. r~tis, tors prescribe them by the chemi~ t 11 u i n me ers, a · u1· f r diabetes and similar . f d t th the con· cal name, the patient can't get any In many. cases, SIU dining facill- Sea arers an theJr.gues s who wi group which uses more prescrip- 11drns m fo ties will serve the dinners from partake of the Thanksgiying din- tion drugs -than any other, yet they ug.s •as a.r 1ess. cos an - ·saving. _ - sometime _before noon tilt mid- ner at headquarters jndicates that are least able to pay the costs. ' venhonal list prices. Incidentally, the same manufac• .---------~----. a Ifght breakfast is in order that . K major purpose of the Med• It will endeavor to educate turer who sells the .pills to drugd~y. St~rting at th_e to~, there' will, store plan would be to set up a physician~ to presc'ribe drugs by gists at $179 per:. thousand ~id .. , be four types of appetfzers, includ- yardstick to determine the cost of the chemical name;- th er than the $23.63 per thousand to get a VetIng ·green .onions and rose r.adishes. drug insurance. "The experience of brand nam~. When drugs ai;e pro- erans Administration contract, or · S~rimp cackt~ll, too, plus tl)ree the Medsto're operation would en- scril~ed by brand name, .the d~ug- less than 2;2 cents per pill for Seafarers with beefs . regard- Varieties" of soups ._ including able the unions involved to nego- gist must supply the h1gh-pt1ced which the public pays 28 cents. · The state of. Connecticut has alIng slow paym~nt of monies due French onion. Next come the meat tiate such insurance in future wel- brand~ He · cah't substitute the from various operators in 'back. enQ.-ees-roast tom · turkey, baked ·fare plan modifications. Dr. cheaper drug, even though it is ready urged - doctors prescribinl ' wages and disputed overtime virgl:nia ham an~ prime rlbs of George Baehr, a medical adminis- chemi~ally identical. Consequently, for public welfare patients to use should first check whether they beef. With that, one can chO'l!>e" ,trator of many years' experienc-e, druggists are forced to stock the the chemical name, since the state hav~ a propet J;Dailing address from among seven types of vege- will serve as .a consultant to the highest-priced' brand name_ drugs. has to pay the bills. The savings An example of this practice, as haye been estimateu as close to 50 on ftl'e with the company. S~U tables. In the dessert department Medstore program to help deterheadquarters officials point out . there will be ·three. flavors· of ice mine family utilization _ and the revealed by the Kefauver Com!Jlit- percent. _ that reP,orts received from sev- cream, three kind!J of cake and pie, costs · of prescription ·drugs, arid tee. The committee found that the Unfortunately, .there are so .many eral operators show cliecks have · plum pudfng or fresh fruit. To top also in establishing close controls three largest manufacturers of bnand names . that physicians can't been mailed tO\ one · address it off (if 'you can make it) will be over the quality of the drugs sold. prednisone, which is used for treat- keep track of the chemical nanws. , while a beef on the ' same score · · nuts and candles antl after dinner · Existing 'plans call for the first ing· arthritis, all chargeq identical ~edstore intends to . assist ,physi· ·.. ".. of the stores to be opened ln Man- w~lesale prices to. druggists $179 cians in identifying the constant . ~ sent from anotper, thµs ere- , mliits. Oh yes, coffee, tea and D)ilk wi_U. hattan early in 1961, and at least per ' thousand. The retail pl'ice is flood · of brand-name prescription atfng .much di~iculty in keeping - · . ,· obe store each ln the other four · 28 cents per pill. Some arthritics drugs which come on the market. accounts straight. also be servi!d. .. f·· all ' '~) . · 1 :er,. . "Se.Onl.y 'O.ne' :a " , Mail AddreS$ "'I ~ - ~ .... . --------• :ti! • - 1 .,,.. NEW.:S \ . - ~EA ,DLi.N~S, _/' , I N RE)' I EYi . • • • .. �. ~ . - . :1 .. . .. ..- ? \ - .... (Figures·. On.'T_hiS·Page ·Co_y_ei Dee~ S§!a Shipping ()nly In the SIU - ..... - t. • • "' • - - , \. " ,.. .- ' t ' • • ' • ,,. ---~ t- "' T' - ~ ·~. " Atlantic; Gutf, Lak.es and·"lnland ·Waters • *-• • l .. "'l-'111 I Q~ober t lh".'Ough "OctQber 3 l, .1960 · .. • .. "1' . " ..,r-:---. .... \ ,). """' , . ~ . . ' - "' . ~)•. . ~ -..;:•-"!. :;- . . 1, . / -. . ., , , ';. .... . .. . ' - . .. .. . ~ ~ ~ Deepsea· shipping acfiyity:· ~ SIU. por~:S. wa~ . ~gai:'1· on he _ · In -~he :_Payo~s .depa·r tment, New ~ork a-~~in -wa.~ .o~ t~ #< •• • , • - • • .- • District.), - <i( : ·, ,. . upswing in O..cto~r in ; oIµpar:ison ,.with the·pr~vious m.Qnth: - with -45;- New Orleans ~,was _seeond -with 17,. ·and . lfaltilno:i;~ · :~1:: ~..-~ 1,1!1 ~ Ther~ were_ 2,682 ·jo.bs.}hipped~Jast '~onth. ii}.· ~pntrast · to "~d -Mo~ile-were ".fi~'. .with. l4 .:ap)ec~;. re~o!d~C:t _:-: 0 "· ,.. -~- ·~°_:;'~-'~~~! 2;4JIB m Sept~rnper~r .a g~ of 186 jobs~ dur~g -the most ..,, . ~ - d . . · t, , b... <--:, . '. _ ·'i1· " • :i! ~~··:;~,:4: .· t .. ·. oQ .. ..91:::_ .. . . · . ·.-. , -~ _. . _ . _ , . payqus · urmg 0 c Q er. · " . ·ftlladeleW. '< •• :t n .7 21 · ~ u recent month. :- • . .r . . . _ ,. . ., ; • . ilaltl"'ore ~: .• ._ 14 n , ·22 ~- .AY,.Porls. Shippi~g activity, tq_o, ~as ~p iri,Oc.t~ber; with .~a- vess~l~ · t A: -and·!3_registr~tion_s. on :r the b~!_~ll -~food at. 3,11( men;; !°:::!~viii;:: : .--:f .,. .: 1 either paid off, signed on ·or serviCed 'in transit. nu; ing the. .do~· . fro~ the pi e\rio,Us min.th when 'a,284. men ·· were'-on Mt• ··· to{. ~ : · · 1 -~ · M ·' · · · · . ·~ M..11• .. •·.... 14 · 10 \O previous ~month, shippi~g activity stood at 422 ~hip~. Break- _ -t~{ beach. ~ · · New. Prleams. -.-11 . 15 50 12 " .lfH•t•• • , '",iJ' :• ~ ·: . 604 ..:..~ • J H ing- down the Octob~r activity; there wer¢ -'119 ·payoffs, 63 ~ . -. . . - _ ,. Wltmt•ttet• ~·. i . .J . 11 ~ ,,.13 · ~ sig·n: ons and 291 ~hip·s in tran,sit.· N~w York .- ~erv.·iced 97 Th~ best ~hipJ?ing th~ month was "'C!U~ of ~ewi. York, 54111--~• ..' ,1: .lf2 · 1.2· -it:s • ' ,... • ·• , S.attf• J '- • • 1 __ships, -t~-e most for any SIU ·port; whl1e ·New Orlearrs and- wh~i:.e 579 men receiv~d:: eJt!ployment~ . Ne:Jr;t ·. lr~t was Ne~ . ·. . ... ~ ~ ~ · - ' · .. ~ " • . . .TOTALS· ."••• lH · r6J . ' H1 "' 473 Houston_ were next. '.With 82 and 65 ships, respec-tively. Orleans, with 486_joJ:>s, .an<f:· Hou~ton, with ;179.' · · ·,· Jor OHOoO ' . . ... • -- J_ - • .0Ecfi.-.~0ERA111ME#t ~-. . -· Registered J ,Orf . Boston . .· . .. . ..••••••• New York . ....••••••• Philadelphia . •.• ; ••••• Baltimore . . ..••••••• Norfolk . . . .. •••••••• .Jacksonville .••• ·~ •• ; , .. Miami .. . . . .••••••••,•. ·_ Mobile ... ... .•••• • • • • New Orleans ..• • ••••••. Houston . . . . . ..• • ••••• Wilmingtpn-. ..•••••• • . - San Francisco . ; .• ; .••. Seattle . . . . •.•.••. lC"TAts _3 41 9 25 7 4 2 3 13 5. 100 24 8 7 74 18 4 . 19 . 9 2 GROUP ALL 21 165 24 ll'1 . 30 15 1- . 21 29 5 42 66 15" 47 68 24 10 6 ·10 19 4 6 13 6 225 . 424 lf5 I GROUP. B<fston~ . :: .. .. : .... .. New York .': .......... Philadelph'.ia .. ........ Baltimlk~re . .... n • • ~ .-~. Norfo . . . ...•••••• ·•• Jacksonville .• ; •••••• " 1 · '. 2 .....:.... 7 20 90 14 . 10_, _, 6_~ 5 2 , 5 16 _Miami ... .. ....... ·• , • , • . Mobile .. ~ . . . .. ,. • • • • • • · 6 ... New Orleans. .. .. • • • • . 29 SeatfTe r . ...• ;_-;-.... ~5 ff/ 11 2 127 3 18 427 .- GROUP ~· · 1 CLASS 8 , .. GROUP _,,. - . -~•-.-~......,....R-o=u= ;, p--- 3 ~LL 1 2 . 3 A~~ 1- ... s ·- · 2 . 2 · 9 · 1.19 ·5. 29 27 3 - 17 1 - '5·- 4 9 - :.,),.st . -1 _ 36 . 17 4 2 2 23 3 -.. . - 7 1 7 - - ' - - - = --,- ~ - . ..... . Shipped '.. · ·- ·, Sbipped' . CLA:S5 B C~S$· C<' 7 11 21. 31 · 14 13 39 . 38 62 15 . ll5 28 " 56 35 .. 52 26 113 2. 12 9 10 ., i9 8 24 9 23 5 3'1 '4 . 7 8 JO '..'."~ 9 I 2'1· J 1s· I ;269 214' 3,'14 1~2 I 120 _3_3,,_____,,__--,-...,.....,.., R•i~ered :. 1 . 1 ·1 35 . 2 4'3 . 5 70 " 4 ·103 - ' .. : 23 106 .... . . .-. 2; ._ :,· 5 ..~_.. - GROUP ~--------.,--:-'---:: - -' 4 20 Houston . ~ . ...•••• , • • • 22 80 ' 10 · 112 · 5 " ·41 Wjl!!tingt_Ql1 . .••• : , • ~ .- . 3 " 7 , · t - ·11 _ l " . 2 San Fr~ncl§CO . ....... .. _ 6 22 ·3 31 · ,- 7. ·10TAL-<S GROUP 2 1 - . CLASS A'· ~ 3! ALL ' 1 · Z 3 ·ALL - 1 Z 3 , AL~ 1 "- . ' 3 3 6 .2 4 , 6 - ~ . .;..... 1 . ' 1 ·__:_ 1 ' ·l 22 22 45 55 97 / 30 ' l 82 ;·..6 13 20 j g ..~ z-. 6 2 . ,8 6- 17 7 . 30 . 1 3 3 '1 ·1 2 - 6 · 12. U - 29 . 23 47 16 86 3 . 8 15 . 2~ 1 • 1 8 11 20 ' 5 16 , 5 26 2 5 4 ll .. 2· ~2 7 . 5 12 . 5 6 . 1 12 1 1~ 1 . . ...._ ·1 SS 123 6 139 3 16 3 33 5 25 1 764 26 . R~istEied. Port CLASS B . . . Sbipper CLA5~ A · _Registered - CJ.ASS · A GROUP . '1 · .. Z · "" ' 1 7 3 1 1 ��Error Is Noted, In Constitutioh .--"/!o Meet With-Co.'1 ,,, , /' . ·: Jones said that the ,next step .Js ·for the election bl representatiyes , from, each of . .tii.i c&mpanies so that a meeting can be arranged.· In this meeting, he said; proposals·for·, ·the working rUles, to .be rregotiated l with the cbmpanies, - will be dlS:- ' cussed. ( .,. �IBU lot WiDs.~PaCt -Gains.- Lake :charilPIBilr~~ ~ .Ferryboat ·fmPloyees~~--· BUR~GTON, Vt.-The SW.Inland Boatmen's Union last month won wage increases, improved va~ation schedules-=and other benefits ~or som, 22-dee~ands and · oiler~ . employed -aboarcf Ierries operated· by the- .· ' i:ake ..C~mplai~ __Transporta-· t1on Corp. ~ _l 1orfolk Meinhrs·· 01· Sfr1•keII C&O -· · The new wage scale tor the .unlicensed jobs rariges up to $1.50 an· hour. This ts a substantial increase .,. ,.... · · -- _ for the men, who previously had _,NORFOLK--::- The Railroad , receive~ a much I<iwer rate of pay. 'Marine Division. of the SIU Otber "Considerations, -h~wever, ,in- Inland B_oatmen.,s Union- here · ~ eluded ·eight paid ho~days for the reports that a meeting-· was held IBU · workers, with- a stipulation last month at the Labor Temple in ·----...---....---...--~-,,;;_.--,~...:...-~;._..,...:i~iiiii.,,,,,,,...---+tha~ they, be _I~ai~ .cJouble time for Newport News ind the members war.king on any ~f these day$, plus :Present unanimously ~dopted 'a - re- .· 15 da~ of vacation a year. _ ~olution emJ>owering the negoti· There are also provisions in the ations committee .to call a strike new_ agreement ·which establish. against the marine division of the procedures· for -setting u.p--!!_nion Chesapeake and Ohio Railr9ad if' shop conditions, the processJng of negotiations with tlfe railroad ' for a grievances, . and arbitration rules. new contract prove fruitless. Three · aays after the Newport · · Lake 'Champlain - Transportation operat~ five ferries during the News· meeting the Railroad Marine spring· an~ sui:nmer ·11.nd four after Division notified the ·National L~~or Day. Service is susp~nded Mediation Board in Washington altpgether, when in the negotiations and requested the Mediation Board's services ontbe grounds that a dispute existed. The Division pointed" out in its ' letter that its original demands were based on- a 30-cents-per-hou.r increase J- - .... �its . own as. ' t~e-majority. ~f SIU dreau, invite a'il SIU men t.o visit men t.• enJ.oyed . full .. en)P.loyment ALPENA-A speJial telephone the new h~l which also J\ous~s the / through 'the• season. Wllres urge1 service in the ' ~home •· Of Alpena SIU•affiliated Tug ' .IS)d Dredge all membe~ who })ave ap,1>1ied for ~ ·their SIU membership book 1 Agent Norman .Joli, oeuf will re- workers- unions. cord any Job calls or,' phone mes~ ~ $. through this -hall to' contact the sages after bQurS and over the hall at their earliest convenience. ...... Chicago Retains Jobs , ' $. $.· $. . weekend. cmcAGO - Some steady and' . • S •. Sh'• · Last . period shipping_ has, been .. gooa. witli many cem.ent bQats o~ relief Jobs have ~een shipped. from ·Detroit ervrces rps erating; · The · ·srµ· - ~ontracted here but most men are stayJnion . DETB.O•'P-.:-This P.ort . report1 Boardman . (Huron Portland Ce- thei;. Ships ·until the freeze, write$ that du n1 the last,perfol1 69 s~lpi . ment) fitted out 'again on-;'°Nov.'t 7. SIU .Represenfatlve Scottie· A._O- were 11e~fced ·Jn t~e river an_~ at, ' _ Membershtp bQoks -a~e being busson. · . _ the dpck. ' Most of t~ese ~ad only YoµngstC)wn Sheet and Tube )mfno.r ·beefs which W,ere settled by Jield in the Alpena halt for Jan;tes , : Ash, Wallace Bonin, Erwin BrO-" Company has announced that a' the p~trolqien. The ot1)er beef1 mun~. Thomas Menter, ~ames An- l,OO~foot tract •of dock property ar~ being_, taken 1!J> with· tbe com• drzejewskJ, Willi~ {.alonde, ~ob- will ta~e. shape soon 1n South Oh!- J?.anles. · ~ e~ Malaski and Heniy Schultz. cago, where two 'alr-,I.ze~· freight- ~· All delegates are renil'nded that, . . $. .t ¢. ; ers will ,b e h~_filed .a t once by next : ·With -winter ·coming ·on,: it ls . imseason, This "means that nnJaway- 1 portant that all ~1'0 Iay..u~ li~ta be Expects Rush . ' . ftag shUls· ·wttl have anottier-1:>erth ftlled: o~t· with the CQJT.ect JJ•m• ··..rBUFFALO '"::""'· Shipping . ii ~~ on the .Lakes.. ,' and.,ad~eaa ot ~v~l;)' c~~w,h.iember. · sllghtly slnce ' the last repoft, ·says -~" $. · t:.·' $.• · ,,, · : Shl'pp.,.g ·w8* air~ilnce' the last At his dest i~ Stanley Thomp' son,· n~wly-named directo~ of org~ni- Port Agent ·Roy Boudreau, 'bµt th.e I I d •J· ·1c ·. ' , There period with 103 men · shipped out. · grain ship outlook Is bright. Some C eve tin A1 S , St~I were a few jobs' ftlled ·on the zation for th~ SIU Great Lakes ~istrict.. ,, ' -. 40 ships are expec_ted Jn the port, CLJVELAND-Thls was a busy A&G..eontracted .Mount . Whitney. giving Buffalo the biggest lay-up port I-~st month ·with· the SIU ,..Ca- bound for .the Mediterranean. The· assistant secretary-treasurer of the SIU Great Lakes fteet in sto~ge grain this · year. - · nadian District{ strike against Pat·$ $. $ ,, ' District, Stanl~y F. Thompson,' has been named director of The ,.new SIU .hall here,. at 73~ erson and So~!o Ltd. A ~maU boat · ., , ' ~ / . org.anization for ihe Great Lakes District. The fQl'!ller Sltf Washington St., will be occupied was .Put at the Clisposal of the Ca- Duluth Clears "Crews · Lak~ s~ilor, patrol~an -and this month.~- ~ew hall phone num- nadians -and Great ,Lakes District · DU.LUTB-..'.S!Jlpping ·./}lere wu he became an SIU Lakes sailor in ber l~i_ TJ., 3-92~9. SIU representa-. men ofte~~d, he~p when nee~ed. , , veey-good last· ·month· a,s "'iuJl SIU port agent was appointed . by 1947• ..-. · tive Edward X. M~ney, who ~u ShiPP.ing here bas been holdJ~I, crews were cleared tof tlie Donald.. GLD secretary-treasurer Fred J. - His tirst ·s1u boat was th~. now , ' . • 'J B. Gfllies{ James~E. Ferris and the Farnen. · extinct City 1 ~f Cle\'elaiid ·111 f ,( ' Sfeppl~"g 'l . ~p ~J·ghf · John s~ Manuel of Pion"'er. All I Thompson: whose face is famil<D&C Line). 1I'hus began 1:lve 'years . . 11:~· ~·Hutchinson sblp1 are taking OD Jar to both SIU seamen and non- of Lakes sailing oD sqch SIU 1h11>s : . . .~ . . .. • storage· grain for lay-up in Buttalo. llnion seamen alike, has assumed as ~he_-"T. H. Browning CBrowDlng)~ . Jft':Lle'ss·~ · O·~,·o· ~ ~ Port Age~t Geri.Id Westph~l re::. ·full charge of the SIU Lakes the Sanders '(Midland) and the · vU ~ ,· .,, ·. ports that the G.. A. 'tomllnson wu org~nizing pr_ogram~ This incluc;les McKerchy (Kelly .lsla~d Saad· Co.)._ . ~sro' fight ~er une~pI·oyment co~~~Hti~n for Gre'at "/also 'crewed up Jiere. _·s11e was forthe supervision of a team .of SIU During these years,. Thompson e. ' . · .. . . . r.,... "'!-'!• • merly the D. 0. MilJs .ol' the Intel"organizers whose hard work has learned the ways of , the ,Great ~es seamen who. are aff~cted - by the Qhio l~w is. hittJllg. lake steamship Cq. ToJDllnson conhelped bring the unlicensed sea- Lakes sailor and of the ·sw. ~ eh :full force as the OJ:iio l-iegislature prepares for its operung s~ verted her tq "a self-Unloader ancl men of Reiss, Pioneer, Buckeye, ea<:h ship that Thomps9n ~ailed ~e sion this .Ja~uary. . -.... ~ ,, . . . , ' operates her Jn '{be lower Lakel. 1 · The SH)"-has l;Jased,.its fight caped ·' ae~men prov1slorfa 'which area. ,. , ·" ·, SJe!nbr_e nner· and Boland & Cor-. was active.iii ·union aftalrs and nehus mto the Union this yea~· - served -as SIU ~delegate~ ~.ec~use . for Ohio seamen o~ . the fact . Pta.c~ically ~rovlde an "annua1· w•ge . . ~ . $ l',;\~ 1• ; · . . . As director of OJ;'ganization, of bis outstan~mg wor~, he was that the" aeamen of . all companies for seamen should be gtve!1 'erl. • . Thompson is resp~nsible for the · named an SIU representa_Uve. ·based J1t Micb.gan, New York· and . oua consideration by the belisla- Franlcforf F1x1ng ~flip contacting of every target ship on waa, Port Acent oth.e r states receive iobless -pay ture. Smith ad~ ·that sin~e the . FBANKFO&T-.i'he :Ann Arbor lhe Lakes. From each organizer he _ during the . winter and o'~y phlo ·!'age · provision for. 1eam~n was No. ts; in the Manitowac shipY,ard gets field reports that are - sysTwo y~ars aa • xpatrolinan seamen or 1 eamep employed by .placed in the law In 1954, benefit for rep•*· bas been fitted with a tematically ·eval_uated and acted · coupl~d with .six years as Detro~t Ohio-owned· compantes are· d~nied charges. _for many: of the ~ipPc.IJig-. new boiler 1head · and . should be , · · firms lraVe greatly increas~. · _ se~worthy ~y the~ middle of Noupon; Tho~.pson travels iIJ. his job· port ag~nt futther ~ in~~?se~ their rights ·and tlii_:ough c'nnstant use of the T~ompson 9 ~owledgt! of _the SIU. .AU Qhfo seamen were' receqtly , The biggest dra_in on the ;Michl- v~mber, Assistant Mai;ine Superin-.sIU teletype system, which is con- H15 seaman s sa~ also proved notified by tl}e' $:{1:1, prlbr to Elec- gan, unemploy111ent c~mpensatlon tenaent' a,~in,~ Vigland· t~ld ~ort ..t. nected with every major port'. _ is helpful in or.ganiia.tlonal work fo~ tion l>aY,, on'. November~. "of-·tlte , fund ca.me in ,19~8 . when·, the area ,Agent-.'P_'loyd panm~r..,,,. ,_: · · 1J able to trace the movement of the Uni~n. Later• as assistant sec Ohio lawmakers W1!o voted for the was hard ~it .by a· recession. Thj! ; Shipping ;has· stowed, .but .app1l- ~ ·each target s~ip as \\!ell as direct ~etary-treasurer, .Th_om!?son "'.as passage" o'f"the:rOhio .unemploymept· .am·ount ~rawn ,.. by the , seall)e~· btions for' extra time o'fl are pour' instrumental in contract· negotia. i11 and , t h ose rWu.Q :i.. · "'· d · the org amzers. . ·. compensation'b..,.. prove ....' o be an insignificant . Ing Ini.: as ·many ·members are takinl c.11 tions and also worked on various · t d against\ This was the7 bill amount compared to ·'1.h'e benefits . d ~ f th i d ' ..,,, S~r\'..ed I~ Navy Unfon commi~ees. . . :~.: would p~ovide for Wintertime . aJd to u~ \employed auto and steel . ~ii~~~=g:ea:on. e com ng eer _,a veteran sailor, Thompsoq Thompson;· who this August w~ j bl . · f · · ,.., ..Ohio workers; · · brings to his position as organiz- elected assistant . secretary-treas- 9 ess Pl!~ or,. sett~_en _'('- · · " ! ~ -_ NQrm!m Hubbell is ,back on the .,, • · ·•ii ·' •t 0kt .• ~d Wah.ash after days ·Jn _Detroit ing d.irector a comprehensive urer for the sec.ond tim~ in a row; cc_>~panf~,, ·· / background of seamanship. After by the Stu ~embershlp, Is marLeading this list ,.a~e Senator n8W · I, 8 . ~ -, M~e Hqspital. Harry Willey of 11pending the better part ~f World rled and makes his home In Allen Fran~ . lGn·~ c:>f. TQled~, who led th~ F ~F .. k ~ f rt .. the Wabash w~s taken to Paul 011, War H in. the United States Nayy, Park, Mich. fight in. the S~na,te, a~d Represen , , ~ ~ ill yer, Hospjtal here after a heart · ·tative Car.ney; ~f Trumbull. whp . The port of Frattkfort h~s ,_joiAed attack. Hi.s condition ;is ~,mproyl~1 '( > • · · l«:~ ~tie - ~~ht _Jn the Ho~se. the growif!'g list . of ~Iuf.'.'°Great and all wish him speedy recovery/ wMiCh(!'~n. Atta~~ <?!' . ·~ ' · v. Lake.IJ· Disfrict pc;>rts w~lcµ have . . i ~ :· ~ , . . ~ '.the ·siu:.9acke~ measure: be- ac;qlJlred· ne\\'. halls thl_s year. The ·( , · . • . · ~ /· · · · . , · · · · , , , . gins toj_!k:e - shp~ 1n .. phio, ~9,:rd" r-:celltl~-acquir~d one-story . st~~c- Toledo Invites C~e~s : o·~ comes f:rom ~ic}ligan thJtt- the Jure is loc'llted at -41? Main Street / 'tOLEDO-As wintei: lay-up be'i&, " - • , . sw.-w~rt'laJtie,ndinert to .the unem- and ·wm be' ope n to ·the ~e~ber_- gins, esp.ecially fn non-unipn fte'ets, / ~ -, · · ployment compensation ~ l!lw· ,fo _ship i;hortly. ., ,•. , '.Agent ·Ed DoJterty invite,s all non-\ 'PORT · :P~CK EN'GINE STEWARD TOTAL that state{ pr_o ~iding bepeftts tO; Al~m.g w!~ll tl!e .n,ews ol the fie\V unio~ seamen~to tbt; ·TOl!,<\o -hall to ~ · 1 "' 22 seamen;··1s 'iul-1e~ 'i ttack. .. ..... -ha.Jr co.m e! tbe report that the discqss the nJ.,..program. • Alpei:.ia 10 . 7.•· ·~ ·. · 39 Colin L: ·Smitll;" manager .of the ., crew§ .of the Anri Arbor cai'ferfies ·'Many of the· non..u~ion · compa- ; A·.1·pe' 'n a Re-.cords·Calls.- ., bee~ assign~~ ioJBuftalo~ a~d Bou- -ulfalo Sf Fo' r . :. .... . . -; : . .- u ; :.e ·1·n . ( Th -" s· ;_a. Or . ran . . . k , . . , . s· h li . •/ [ . ·a es 1pp1ng Great . . ,· 1 Oct 31 '1960 Mich.igan "Empioy~rs· UnempJof'-~ in Fra~kfo~t ...bave ~r~tift~d ~he new- ides are - O,}llo:owned and their I me11t Compensation . Bureau, bas greeme~nt • recently p.ego,~ ia\ed ~.o crews cannot co1lect winter unem- 0 27 ' g 76· charged lp;'la p~pef prepaJ'.ed"..fo,r, c~~E:t thefr qperation, under t~'e ploy,ment. By , ~olQ.ing, ~he SIU, ~~-'-":~-:--r-:.---:---i--::_;-.,-l".""7-----i---.-4---.~-t--,,.-40-- - . tile .Jegislativtf......conf~re,nces, Michl- ~.ailwaY, ·L~bor Act, .. · -. ,Doherty.·says; ' th~y c,~n help .~ecure . ·~~:----;;-"7-t"""-::'7-r;;:-7'"--1""'-----:--....._-::--I-"-....;...~--~•........ ''·- .--·--::- gan, State ',Ph)iru e~ of Gonnnei:ce, . 'Phis contract was negobateil In the ;rigllt ,for all ·men sa_Uihg .Ohlo63 · 15 f .i 142. that the ,d faJw,lng o.f-ugemplbyment l'ine x~it~ th~ non-.operatiOQ 'f_9ryiu- ·owne4 ~h~ps ;~,..;~ollec~:-~ne~ploy• f; '' ~~-:-:::---:,-"""~-----""7'"--:l---..,.--- 1 ----, ~-1-=---.-:-,-.-- dutfn~. the· ·'Yinfer · ~1ason b~ ~~~-;: la of . t~t! r~tlroa~s whi~ Jlas, ~e~~ -.ment. ·. . ". , 41 15 100 Shipping ·has been good with men is- one. ·9f th' reasons -t he through :the ,various. s~ep~ of tJ:ie Mlchigan'~ .•unei;u~oyµte~t compen- Natfonal Mediation Bo~rd sin,~ .men ·taking job,s un(fer ·!he ~IU satiP,n fwui' 'Ji depleted. · ' " · last November. · - • - , .. , J·ob Security Progr,_m. ·A few Jobi Altbotr~ - ~o'.t ~roposlng a .~Pi-: ,,.. ~'Th,...e crew ,. ratifica!lon 01 ~Jill !lad tq . be ~ut :Q,n t~letypc so va-, clfic ".afoep~eri~ : 'sm!th ladvocat~: .agreemeq~ comp~te~ the ne'! con!" ~canc\~s cow~ be ~led-Jronr ~ear...,~~,_. ...,.~-~~!'l"ll"!..,......,'!'!!"~·J tbtlt; l,m" ~nten~~nt to ' tb• ",.-.,}~a~t for tli.e1feet.~ -. -:_ .. · " , .,. by ~rta• _ 'k... ', ...;. BuJfalo . 2~ 4. ;unc 21 ' 7 ,53 40, ... -;;1 I' " ' ~... ' ... ~ ", •. ..,( ' ' ~ :- ·~ f f .,. ~': ,, ./ -..~ • , ' . ' ' . .,t t ~ \. ~·~ "'r ·r '~ . �STEINBRENNER REPS ·MEET IN DETROIT-TO -PROPOSE .WORK RULES -- • Ill - .. I Representatives from each of the six boats of the Stein· brenner fleet (Kinsman Transit Co.) have completed a twoday meeting in SIU headquarters in River Rouge drafting proposals _for . working rules·for their fleet and being· in- the seamen being introduced to the trodticed to· the SIU syst-em of SIU's organizational prograiµ, the ' ·:· /~t~in~enn•r cre~i r•presentattvelj ,who attended ..-fl'l,Htlng at 51.U. Htadqu~rters In.,. Riv~r Rouge, are _ _l>usy-studyinn the SIU Job Security Program and' shl_pplnn rufe~ ancJ making proposals fo. r. their work· • • .<. . . · Ing rules ~ntract. eated 111 James Travers, .,.. round table_, from le~, ares 1dchard Neel, deckhgnd,· . wheelsman; Wdltam M. Bonesho, AB; Willtam. &. DeCamp_,- oder; GLD S•cretary•Treasurer · Fred J. Famen; John McGrHvy,- '!heel~man, and Walter J~ Siemaszek, fireman. _,. .S · I u -s·e·am·e-'n·.·.. . ...;1 · , ·~.. . o ·.s_ representation through shipboard deleg_ates. · The meeting, held on Oct~er 24 1 and 23; brings the Steinbrenner , 1 ~amen closer to full SIU repre1entation under a working rules contract. Only a short time ago, after tht . Steinbrenner seamen voted overwhelmingly for SIU representation, the compa.ny. signed the SIU J ob Security program•. the Interim agreement a~d the trust . agreement for welfare. . ' . Gave Proposals At the meeting, the representativea worked out a full set of proposals for working rules and became familiar with the system. of Great Lakes District's ' administration, the District's newspaper, the GREAT _LAKE~ SEA~ARER arid other publications, the ,Welfare Plan an~ .the importance .. of th• SIU affiliates. Alor_ig these li~es . the . repre- · sentabves became familar with the Maritim? Trades Dep_art~ent, the SIU-affi!ia~ed. ,International D~~ge Wor~er s Un~o~ and . the Tu~ Fir~ mens. Assoc1ahon,·. and the SIU a Washmgton• bureau. Studied Teletype System . The Steinbrenner represent• tives also.-viewed the film "This la the. SIO'' and saw the .operation of__ the Great Lakes District headquarters with its teletype system sIu GteQI · L0 " es pwlµltl~sb. -~~------------------------------~----~-~~fil~~~~~dm~ti~~~~~w~h~roM~~~fun~by ~ ft; ,_ :,s·av,e'. S_:h ip'm_Otes • • ' • . .. I J ' • ~amen . • ing delegates and handling dis- Great Lakes port. . Thebcre wttmdemtbetrh's proposals The representatives . had e SU m1 e 0 e company their . expenses, lodgln~ . and ·for~contracf negotiations. .\ - travel costs Paid for and 'were u·n1on • ' .ff·O''s .-L •/ . ..... WJ•=~".'!~':'!•• ,.. ...... s!::;:..::::- :..i.r~ F~ed " I. F~r~::.os~c~:i~~~-Treasurer Tjo SIU were credited with the saving of tne lives StanlPY .... Thompson. Asst. Sec.·Tna.. .ot ·two of their fellow shipmates. 4t the ports of Duluth and ~~i:~A.ic>n~oeiir:·.Aaent:.'El:wo~~:afii . . . Toledo-._ Ii:i baj_h c~~s, the seamen fell into th~ water and Roy BUFFALO. NY • . : •••• '13ll Washington St. . . . . ;J. Boudr'eau, Agent ...•.• . . TL 3-92:19 · . were putled OUt "W . et, but un, . . c.nCAG . Ewin hurt. ' ." ·• · r. ·- the ship, Corlett ftnallJ' puq_e 4 ...... o.··.. ····· ····s!~;Cf:!~~~~ ·,· ...<. h . .. ._ . b Lan&'IC>la to 1afety. , CLEVELAND . •~ ........... w. 2:1 st. . In . .µulut , SIU .mem e.r In Toledo SIU member J·. M. Stanley Wares., Agent -· 1420l\IAin 1-014'1 r '4 .::.-:. for:..·:-:.··~ ..~· .....crews. ::; , use .Bhlpa bT &he Each ~epresentative la. to also make ·• full report of the contract meeting 4o his ·brotbers at a shipboard meetin~. Dates for the meetings o1 crew representatives of the'Rioneer and Buckeye vessels __ (Hutchinson & Co.)· and the Boland & Cornelius fleet have not been set, but it .la expected that they will meei sometfuie shortly after lay-up . . Cb·a~Ies· :Cor.lett, AB~ ~n t1,le SIU- Boyd· Reaga~" of the SIU-contract- DULUTH .. ......... . .. .. s11 w. 2pd st. J. P. Wells , (Nicholson>, ed J. L. ;Reiss (Reiss) was pulled. Gerald W"stphal, Agent .. RAndol~li 2 •4110 saved Brother Eugene ·Langlois, a from the water at the Chesa:Peake FRA~ORT. Mich. · · · ··· ·;812 Maln st. ...,., - the same s blp. L ang1oi_s & Ohio. -Addre11 Mall to. P .O. Box 28'1 nrema~ on dpck. Reagan was pulling Glen .Baaucock, ~gent ELgln '1-2441 ·was slfding down· a guide line into the cable to the dock when he fell' TOLED0 ..... . ........... . 120 summit st. 8 2431 his small boat when. the ro~e into the, water. . . . . CHerry " 1paJ?p~d- and dropped him into ·tlie . La_nglois, although shakilnfI from I . · " ·- · · . · watel!. ~ . - spending inore than a half hour in 1 . After a 'n~mber : of Iott~ -at- the' cold wat~rs of..D~uth }1~bor, . . ~. I • tempts by cre,wmembel'li. to\ .sav~ was--happy to be alive. and did' not · . . . " · · . l ~· . Langlolll. €orleH sllctdown·a wet require medical treatment. . .•. ~· line anp dr~pp~~ . lilto ~e "boat. · ·, · · Pulled To Saf~ty ·. _ . . . . ./ WASHINGTON-According to a report given to the Inter1 • Standmg" ln· the• .tour •nchea .o!, ,.'.l'hrough i the· fa~t thmkihg_ anc;l ·. The L'berian-flag freighter ational -Union of Marine Insurance meeting hi Washington 1 water . in. flle boat _and- belng quick work of · SIU deckwatch . th -f' ·t i... tbs f 1960 dt b h id ' · . · : dt-enchea by ihe pr0p .wash of , Frank Wojeiechoskl. and third mate l14pnrov1a, now laymg on the a- ll's s~ man o . p~ove o e a eavy ace ent p~ · , _ A. B. 'Blalock, Rea'gaf\ was rescued. -bottom of L.ake Huron, has rlod for vessels na.vigatmg the .. ' . . . Ii ~ Blalock p,ulled Reagan · up twice been put up for. bid_ by- th• US St. Lawrence Seaway. Al- striking fixed objects, · 1uch , as . with th~ ~lnch as Reagan still h~d- Ar91y Corps of Engineers in De- though it is believed there-is bridges, were the .~~rect cause of · - . , _ . · · hold of the heavlrlg 'line. . on the troit. T~e Corps_of Engineers wants an increase of ~cldents, an esti- steering gear failure. ~owever, . second try WoJeiechosk.i grabbed the foreign ship remoy.e d from the mate : of dam_age u not yet ~avail- there was a noticeable improve-: _· , . • _ . . .. blm and pulled him to·· safety. Rea- lake so thaL a '-depth of n~t less abl~. _ ment In minor casualties, which bega!J was wet..and c~ld, but . ,. very tlian 40 f~et below the water line Th• report states that the aver- 1cn:. were caused· by ships makina 1 • I .~Yll,., IOR. ~appy sailor. •• will ~i:t "cleared. age accident cost per transit for a the approach to various locks and All SIU $eamen are being" urged ./_ The Monrovia sank 11 miles Great- ?;akes ·aDlp was $_13,300 per ,11! entering the lock!. to P t t , fh C . . t G d b. The sm Great 'La~· · Union southeast of Thunder BaJ' vessel • For ocean ships the averThe most dangerous ar~as for . r~ or . o "'le_ _o_as ua.r • . Y ls a union of bJ ,and for Great . island on June 25, 1959, after - age a~c14ent cost·Just over $8,000. ' major casualties, ~ther· than radio, aqy . d'efectlve nat1gatl~Jl ·Lakes seame~ which has made collicli~~ .in heavy f~ ~th th• Large tonnage ships entering the damages at approach·.w'?ls, .arer aids they may see while saiijng o~ · · tremendoils progress bl advanc. ~~U Canadian Dls~rict ship, Seaway for the first had time had St . Clair_River, St. Marys River, / t1!-e Great L~kes . .'! his r~quest. came · Ing the security of- snl men tlie.Roy~lton, of Scott ~lsener, a great .tiicldence of accidents -. Detroit River, ~_S tr_a I ts of in,.. the form of a safety ·bulletin sai"lln"".,....' .. der J•a ban.n er 00-9 _ Lt. The 29 . crewmembers of i · Mackinac, Thousand Islands, 1n .th e sec tion f rom Mon' rea t ·L a"k;..~1' seam,en · · by · _of ltS.. grea:te'st ,._.. • · ' , t .h· ~ Monrona "'=> " ~ I k d espec at 11YKin s'"ne ' II L ock an d B_roe,..." ville Nar- ~ t. -: ·sen t. t o .•all G accompllsbment.s ,_were. p c e up tr t Th _ , R~aP Adm. George H. Miller; com- • · .- . ·. ,.. . by the crew of the SIU-con· ea1 0 . gs ~n, 0 n e re_ rows. · ·mander the '9th €oast r!uard · . 1 tl}e senio~it1' and .Job ~ 5 ecuJ1ty trac·ted Norm an - :w. Fo,.' port- alsQ showed that. the losses Tbe group said that the Ios 9 of , n 'i '-'-t · ·hi •-. r !., . . sys~m which give~ L~es men · · . · · got larger In proportion t-o the . s.""" , w ch encompasses ml of ~pro•ection ·un"""er - •be .,,.a on·at (Brownittg) and taken to . Dehi , t Th t ~ts from accidents w.as ex, •h G . t L k ., , • . u • ..... s . t 1• T. h R 'Ito . ·1 t s ps onnage. e mos common· t 1 h . . . ~ e !:,_ea a ~· . .1. .~ - • .. et:.•"p Once co'nflned ro....•· d e doya tn· bwask Into a er . cause . .:1d.en t ·an d 1oss was th at reme y eavyti and made .the fol81.1-pi"~ A, . · · ....,.. ¥• ~.. , u • • of accl! ' . . 1 1 - A ......m,.._~iller ~aid tn~1. any sai\or tb Inland w~ters, actJvtt•es of· .· re.,a re ·~ pu ac . of ships slriking fixed objects such owm~ sugges ons. who• d!.$covers a buoy missing or • SI"' -en on· the Lakes now hav'e' . service. · 1',..'. ban . k s;- 1ock wa11s an d gat es. h 1.dlin That hi the· correct gear -fo . J. • • . . u.-. . . -as cana. I · h ·· da~aged or any other aid to n~vJ- . •reater · aignlflcance With - tile ~ The Coast Guard . repo~ts that . _ · an g s ps n .t e canal!f be g ati-on defective should report ft · · ·,an .. d 1._ considered a .necessit~· . . . openln fr of ·th.e s eaway .. · the Monrovia sank . in 140 feet of s Once out tr of di the f St. G Lawrence •t L k ' promptly by radlp _!o · any Coast use bJ' hundreds , 01 deep sea water ' and tha( the, tip of _the e~~~~ s ., :an ng ,o rea. _ a es · 2, ,J;,.inesmen-- be ~ppli~d _hy the .. G~rd . y~itse~ or s~:ation.' Jle ad\Jed ships. The. Latea ~hav; become , ~reck*!I malnma.st 18_ ~Iily ·5i feet ships proyed to be, the chief ca?se _ Seaway_authoFi.t ie to take.the line1 that1 l.~. fs d mposslDle for the Co~~t A.merlca.~l ~ fourth · seacoast -and ·below th~ surface . .When the ship of loss. For all ships the· leadm~, 9n approach walls at.all IQ~ks. . Gwird. to 'keep · the .thousands... of , ,rd~ 1 down~ It was 'loaded with a area of_losii w~s the Great Lakes 3. JJoatmen be stationed at all · In ·went · ...... 1h- , .. , • ~ . . '""' eve opJQen.. ere a.-e o1 • · · f n d b th s · · · ·~ · n~vlg;~t~~n ., 8>dS qnder ,COBStant I ereadnf. IJlterest 'i& all· la · yal~able. ship~ent. 4_f· ~elJian Steel 0 OWe ~ Y . e eaway. . _ · tocks t~ run lines in th~ v e~ent• Of ,. sm:v.~Uian~e_ ;\vlthout th_!t ~elp;ofthe the lSIU 1...u; of amon& · · as~lgn~d filo_m ~nte'~p~ B~lflum, to _The rep~r,t P,o inted out ·that vessel beipg cat:ried off the !-°P"'. ,, . , ~teat; 'L akeWailor.... ' .,. ; " . I .. ' -. . t clilCase and ..Dl(luth. '::,. . ·manr, 1ro.undlngs, collisions and: .i)roach ·walls .by Btrong 'twlr}.ds. ·"' l -~ontracted i, Famen and other SIU ofllctai. sald ·that th~,. · were very:mucb Impressed with .the. knowledge and ~derstandinl' • that the Steinbrenner representatives displayed of the SW and the SW'• Job SecuritJ' Program. Far n en added that "their .knowledge was a clear-cUt tiidlcation of why they voted for · the SIU." . T.f!e two-day program also . saw Sh•Ip A CCI•c1en t T0 II A'r·myAsks . . .0 n. seawa· . y -. - Removal. ff· ea-vy· Of ·sunken·Vesse'l ) .'. . . ' . ' lakes.Seaman Asked . Jo; Raporl Daf&CfiYI . a·dS-.T0 N .-- 1• -. _ of I me• ·~· -<O,• ~ _... ' l, ' I "' J.r. ·~ •. it'- ·.. .1; • • • ' t ,' ~· ., • , ~ ~ -4 .a -- ...;.; ... I ' ... "- • J. '• " :,.,! • ..i..,,.:-> # ·~ ' (. ���, Clarence' .A,yer• . .....·The '_folWwing is. .the Jatest. av_ai_lI' Ernest P. Balle;y . ·able ,l!s.ting O( ~~~ ,in the ~O~~ta~,( James Barnea ' D•~ s . .Vunrb R. S ;-.Nandkeahwar I -· . . r • - _. '- I ~ ,,. Henri J. Robi n, .Jr. G1 A. Unllerdqwn ' • Georlre R, Trimyel'( Lub~ Wheeler , _ ~l!'llton .L. ~a~.e~-. , ~ , · ~ • ~J1SPHS,. HOSPl'llAL•...;. ·· ., BAn 'F.RANCISCO, CA ....... ,.. - '.N. •J. ·~pfedi(llno Dlmltrl Bartol' WJnford ~owell ' "' Henning Bjork Salv.!@or :J«vera · 1M Rf.: UY ~ Jciaeph R. Brasch Jorge Rcldrl.Uea · ... :,hBALT 0 .' _JI ~ . ~ND • John· ·W. Clark •· Joseph · ScuUy Ir• · Edwin AlnawortA Lestem Long •· ... " Harold 'o.Clyatt' , · Collsto . Slaran • • George· Balasko.- ~ John · M~Laugll11 ' Richard. Garcia S{t!an . sw:czyk · · Glendyn·· Brooks .._ .Allthoriy Maiello . · ltobert. L. Gardner Frank Soriano ..,,·Richard Brown :.. Jose Martinez ' . T-homas R. Gonzales,·l. 'f'.· Stokes James -Guhy . · Edgar Marquarot ~ Thomas ·J. Gray ,fofin· 1Thonipson . Ge0ree Fuciu _.\via MeadOlVs Micll:lel Kenned;y ·· .Tames F. Thomson Etiseb'ie Gherman J>avid . Nelson · Thomll• O.uer Clement" Vidi;Cne Gorman Glaze Adam Quevedo loannis Louka• Jessi. e Voliv~ • " -· Albert Goodman Loyd R~a " Mal ' McAJlster T r M. ' White · • ·Edgar Goulet Wade Sexton - E. ~ fartlnez -Artbur' .A. Wllfert .Tohnnle Green Ray Schrum ~ A. cl'ditchke Jbse · W. \Ylscovlche Loyd Grift'ls Harolil Spicer • · . , ., George Gussman Wiley Strlcklln.e -:'.' USPH$. }JoSPrJ'AL "· •· Ricliard Harp "· Clyde \Yai:d NEW ORLEANS, . I:.A. Okalr.Jone11 Eul!ene Ward , ., ·. '" • · r · · William Kratsas " William Wilcher w. J . Barrlllea.Uil . Jalrr~ ,. ~ ll{oo~• ' Allon, se Log\lidis }'leut .,Wllllam'I ... }~airy M. Burris Joseph · ~~un111 ;JaitJeS- Campfield Dewey A i ~ei1t1)n 'l.ll)omas DailtY • Eu,r.en~..;· Pl$ USERS HOSPJT AL · Donald Dambrlno Vetkko .!J'ollanen BOSTON, MASS. ~ Berll'BID E k erL . Cecil . "i!, ~os . , -· ... · i>eter- DeVrtes Chall. A. Mct:arthy Slgilfi:edo ·B: Ferrer Irvin ./Jianew, Jr. , , · • . . Gonzale• ,Arnold F. "Rehm . ' Pints R~jecte'fl.tr , , ·Domingo US.t'HS HOSPITAL James Grant)Jam ..: J{erll'Y M: R9'bj:nso1t · p' ints' Cr-""lt··d-. ·· · 3 "l"" '. . GALVESTON. TEXAS " 'John· .J:";..B n,tel Calvin ' A .-'Rome· . . icu ~ • • • ~ • • • ., Y3 ~ Wm. M. Barnett Ben G . .Ladd Paul M. H~~ert , Julian B, ¥oY.sMIP · Pints On Band · ---;' -Elmer Ba.rnhlU. M. P : . :P.!a~tlnovfoh Alvin Henderson Ernest Smnll«-ood S •.:. b · 11 • ltll· Al(!'ed W. Booth Are!hle Milne' · _ B. R. Huggins . , jl'oelll · Smlgie)s~ . _ep...,m . er ~ ·• • • • • .;'. I!' Charles M. Silcox 'John ' F . Dixon Sfdney S. lrb7 ·.,· .Roy 'J'. Sm:lth . ' ;-' • -· • -. ....-...,,.........+' .John Gregory Adam E. Slowik,, - Frank James Thbma.s L. ·Souza -. •' Willia.m Hall Bo.b!>;r Sta~wortb ,Antrey L. Johnson ~. ,0. 1'hompion Joh~ Hudslns • :: :Ander~on .Jordan ~llllalll 'tl)ornton Andrew KennedJ' . Alvin J, Veroon USPHS HOSPITAL Edwl\rd, KriaPP,' . . Er'Yin Vllll · SAVANNAH, GEORGIA ' l:Jeo H1 Lang___ ', Erii~t 0. Vitou . . ..,.... _.. I, t Geo~ge E. Kitchens P'almcr SmlDi ' Th!:od 0 re .Lee Ph~p Wolf . -P1*ts 9n }hnd.· · stieppard G. Morris. Ernest L. Tatro · Chai:les L. Shirah Ernest H. Webb USPHS ·HOSPITAL ; ' . . _.J NORFOLK, VIRGINIA · "':f" : • USPHS HOSPITAL ~ · "* .. He'rbert F'entreH ST:ATEN ISLAND, NY . Cecil R .. Batts i Gower How.llrd Bradshaw Thonias M Oscar J. Adams . .Robe~ Avmlller , stim'muy .... ~c . · .. - .. ,.. . , . ;USP.Jis: HOSPn' AT. • ... "' "'".o s1·.u-Blo "'·. " Waiting out the shipping list --- ·with · his dad, Nelson . : Blaha, · son 'of Seafarer Edward Btaha, of Jacf.son Heights, NY, is pictured on· visit to SIU headquarters. Dad sails_ as a messman. Nelson was an SIU .benefit baby bock in May, 1959. . . BAB-Y AilRIV'.A:LS -~- 'Total Contributed To Date:· . siu .. '. ' · - . 4,209 i>iits ·• Total, Rejected To. Date~ . :. _4,. Pin~ ~·Tota( credited 1'p Date: . . 580lh Pint's "" · TO.tai US¢'d To ·.Date: 488 Pints. *This I ,.. .~ ·~ • ' !s. a s~ndard arrangenieqt. Broo.Jdyn, ~r~. .Stanley. Kraw.czynski, Heidel'.. . ·~ijoting 50% "for- serv~ce,. procctss. ~. - ~ b erg,,•. p.a. . ....;. .~ i'· ·~ ;'t. t. ~~ ~ --, ._;t ·. Kimberly Danzey, f?o.rn Septein. l{urt HaYWard utz, born June 14,. her ~. 19~0, to · sea~are~:.and_ Mrs. 1 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jack R. T,pm R. .D~nzey, Whistler, A1a . ;t. ~ · ;t. · _ . Utz, _San Francisco, Calif. -t ;!. · t : 'Karen Lee DohertY~ bor,n ; SepLiUian Ag·u ilar, born August 20, ·tember 1'4, 1960, to Seafarer and 1960, to Seafarer and MTs._ R~uLM ... M1·~. G~orge' D.' Dol!erty, ·Houston--; Aguilar, Brooklyn, NY. · Texas. · · · ;t · Ma.rgaret L. Auger, born· July 21, 1960, to Seafare1: and Mrs. Jean _J. Auger, Bellrmawr, NJ. I · ;t · ;t. ;t ( Port_ • 't ' ,,.: . •_, ,- ,. f"~~ • , - .. ,, Sean1en • · • • • · • • · • · · · 100 H9ustorl _ · · · · • • • • · .. · · · ~ 78 64 J92 B~lti.more. - • ~ ~ • ·- ·-·-- .. 347 .;-1 781 .Wives -6 6 83 ' 1 ~ 27 ~ ....4 29 ·so - ~2. .i, ··. . ,~ · _~ .... .i, - · 'Ing .. ..a mr::-_Storae.,... · to ~~n,or , <;~nt~{ I~c. . Brook1v."n . · · ...,"' �'· S:l'U r.;egt.slati.ve ·· X>ep~~me~t RAY MURDOCK, Director BALANCE OF PAYMENTS DEFICITS.-Representatives of Jl!aritlme labor and management ' met with Commerce Department officials on Noveml>er 3, 1960, to discuss steps · that ·could be taken to ! educe the balance of payments de~t. Tqe _government noted that in 1958 there was a deficit of $3.5 billion in balance of payments, $3.8 billion deficit in 1959, and an .estimated $2.5 bi~n deficit in 1960. The Government ' _ spokesmen discussed what -cour~es ' of action could ~ ~:.1 r be taken to redtice the balance' in payments deficits. - · They discussed a reduction in foreign ,military aid; ~001 a reduction iri foreign. ~conomic aid;:-Jl, restrictioa on impor ts; ask the West~rn European -nations to · ·a s£ PMMrifU sume greater'responsibility in foreign economic "aid, _. . . 111 • - ' -;:.. and an . expansion' of ' our exports. _They said that "~ they are trying to encourage a larger export volume $2 ~ and to educate American shippers in ~he advantages of usihg American-flag transportation. In line with these suggestions 32 meetings have been held throughou't the country in an attempt to educate shippers on t.Pe need for greater exports and j tpe necessity fpr shipping on American ships. Vice-Admiral :Ralph Wilson, Maritime Administrator, p~i~ted out that only 9.7 percent of our foreign trade is presently befog carried on American-flag ships. Spokesmen fo~ the AMMI said that steps could be taken in · Washington to_reduce the balance of payments deficit. It was suggested that clarification of the cargo preference acts be made and. that the Department of Agriculture 'be required to live up to the requirements that the division of cargoes should be made on a cargoby-cargo basis, rather than on an over-all total. Maritime industry spokesmen . also suggested \hat the United States Goyemmeni should require . that a reasonable percentage of ore and oil be .carried on American-Dag' ships. Maritime labor representatives suggested that .representatives of the maritime industry should be called in for foreign policy briefings by the State Department. They said that it is the duty of FMB to . set reasonable freight rates for Government-aid cargoes. It was ·pointed ou_t that the Dep_a rtment of Agriculture ignores thes~ s7t rates; an..d· because FMB does not enforce them, the aid-program ·subsidizes foreign-flag o.perations. It wa·s also suggested by labor spokesmen that Government-aid cargo!?s should not be shipped on American-flag lines that have foreign-flag operations. The Government representatives made a brief closing statement saying that - they would carefully consider the statements made by the maritime industry spokesmen, that the attempts to close the gap m the balance of payments is a long-term program, and that the Government would carefully consider what steps should be taken . -= "3l a 0 ~ . ... ti '4 • . ., . A .:. Ill ~< ~· l'IARITil\IE ()UTLOOK.-There were 944 vessels of 1,000 gross tons or over in the ~ctive oceangoing US merchant fleet. on Octo·ber 1 1960 Most myths live to a ripe 9ld. age, but the wages to their crews. But, as the ancient nine less than the number active on -September 1, according to th~ fairy tale of "effective control'' was .so ,trans- Rorilans discovered about 1,500 years ago1 Merchant Marine .Data Sheet released by MA. There were 37 Governparent that it evapqrated with the first -whiff when~you hire ·mercenaries to do your work ment-owned and 907 privately-own~d ships in active service. There . of truth. "E~ec~iv.e contro!"_' ~he US · s~ate _for yau, tjiey may go over to the opposition was a decrease of 12 active vessels and 3 inactive vessels in the Depar tment said, was some . mysterious · · some day-and everybody knows· what hap- privately-owned fleet. One cargo ship, the SS Export Ambassador was ow.er which the ,U nited States.wie1ded over pened t'o Rome. delivered .fr'om c01:1struction. Two passenger-cargo ships and seven . i:. ,.. ' freighters were traded in to the Government for credits -on new P ships registered tinder the nag of Liberia, -= · · construction. One .fanker was soJd foreign. The privately-owned fleet Pan~ma or Honduras: T.lirough. this. unspeci{;o~t decreased by nine to roo3. Of the 96 privately-owned inactive vessels fi,ed µml>.jlical .~9fa-which-, accordii:ig to the · · 34 dry ca~go, two · combiqatioll" passenger-cargo ships, and 48 tanker~ State .Department, c.o uld ~ever be s.e vered The-formatiop. of the Medstore Plan by a were laid up for lack of employment, nine more than on September -these ships would -~lways be tied tct the ·group of 13 New York 1,Ulions will have 1, 1960• . United S~a~es ht an ~ epi~rgenc:v,. The De- .benefits far beyond providing lower-cost According to Lloyd's Register of Shipping, the United States bas partment insis.t ed that the runaways w:ould J:?edicine for unio~ m~mbers ~nd tlieir fami- droppeJI t<Yeighth place ranking during the third quarter of this year n~ver, n~ver go near arty nasty Communist ~ies. Medstore . !'ill.- have ~nother , equally- in ship-building .v olume. ... · LOw Medicine . country· but would be marr~ed to 01:1r side . nnportant function. That will be-a program -.t. ~. -.t. for life. · . · _ .· of-educ.a ting doctors as to tfie'"actual content SHIPS vs. RAILS.-Despite' protests by Seatrain and P"an-Atlantic, -r-r: ' · , d ffi · I US h t• 1 d · f the ICC has again permitted railroads to r-educe trailer-on-flatcar rates Wh~if .uS ~eamen'~ union$ argµed tpat..the 'an ".> cia . :.. P armaceu ica ~~igna ion on brass, btonze, or copper articles from certain origins in New England runaway· ,flags are a to~ally uncalled-for of ill of the brand-name drugs which deluge to destinations in the Southwest. Previous reductions of rate&- occurred "gambje with the nation's ~ecurity.., they .w ere the market. in ·February, March, and April of 1959. In April the reduction "included · toJd·in ·so~ri to~es· that t:l:ie r.unaways were F~r . e~ample, m~probmt!ate is th~ o~cial a new rate of $2.64 cwt. ·on barss, bronze, or copper articles (30,000 lb• .•!just li,ke' American ship,s" for practical pur- des.i~nati~n for a well-~own tranqmhzer. ininimum) · moving ·from New Milford, Connecticut to Shreveport, poses. The"cpnsequence was th_a t the United _It is usuall~ sol~ cqrm;rr~rcially urt.der the. Louisiana. Althodgh the reduced rates were investigated and unfavor· State·s became dep~ndent on the runaways trade names Miltown ana Equanil. If a -abiy .reported . on in the Examiner's report of July 11, they were not ::.. fo~ virtually all of its basic · raw materials do~tor ~akes out a pr.esc~iptioi:i calling for suspended. Meanwhile, the railroads.Jiled further reduced rates which ; imports _ among them oil, iron ore and Miltown_, ~he. phar~ac1st is obligated to fill became effective- October 16, 1960r including a new rate of $2.28 at the l.:ld h d it b the prescription w 1th th b d d 30,000 lb. minimum on the above materials being transported to ecame e ·ran name pro - Shreveport fro..m New Milford. Seatrain and Pan~Atlantlc have protested ' b auxite.. T O· au to t e anger, fashiqnable ainong the major on: ari~·me~~ls .,.~ct-usually t~e mo~t ,,exp~nsiy~. However, these fu,rther reductions, but the Board of Suspension and, nn appeal _ companies .to g~t indepeQ.dents to build r:i:qi~ if he uses the geheri.c desi~~at10n, ~epro- Division II of ~cc, voted not to suspend the rates, but t.o investigate ·away ships for them for fopg-term cl;:tar~ers. . b.amate, the pharmacist. can issue th~ prod- _them. Thus the Coml'I!ission will .have to assign an examiner, the , .·,Now it tu11ns o.ut that.' the :·mysterious . uct as put out by a lower-cost manufacturer. . parties will baye to submit evidence, and the lawyers will ·have to · ''contro.l " on w;h.lch- the State: ):)epartm~nt ,CheniicaIJy the pi:.-Oduc~ is i4entical, ~d the submit briefs all over again .in pircumstances where it has already .,r elied - consistep solely of these lJicrative ~~ns~mer ·Save~ accor_dmgly. : . ... been decided on th.e basis of. evidence and briefs that reduction to it charters, ~n ~merican doIIars. ft.$_ · long . as _Unfortunately, because ?f the pundreds .of higher level of r11tes was ·u~lawful. Mr. John Wel\er, President of US oil corp.panies dangled dollars· under- the brand-natpe products commg·on the market, Seatrain, has pointed out that if the findings of a Commission Examiner . n'ose? of the1.runaways, the TJ , S _ Iiad "effec.- , doc.ro,r.s find _it difficwt to keep~track of_t.he after _fµll inv_estiga tion . are _disregarded, it, is difficult to see. wha( · t D0 t tI possible evidence a petitioner for suspension· could present which tive eont~ol." .But whe~ the charter ma~ket ~en~~C' erms. ~ ors co~sta? Y receive · woula be persuasive ·enough to' win suspension. The rate war. which got · an attac~ of: ,anem_!a, and the Russians . · ~rra?es qf prom? bona! I?~t~ri~~ from · t~e now exists ·threatens the financial stability of several moctes of ,sta.rted offering fatte'& rewards; the runa- drug m~u~~~y which describe their products transportation _r.egulated by the ice. It ts imperative, therefore, that ways suddenly forgot their "IOyalt;V"~ to' the t:qrough -their br~nd ?\~mes only: ~ey t~e. the .Commission est~blish standl!rds and." procedures which will j erve ' 1 .... ~ US, to,: standard, Oil and 'to ·Royal.:'D.uteh-· the I>!lth of least re$1stance. and wr.ite tlie as a guide to practitioners. • · · Sfiel~. ·lfhe Soviet -UnlOn'·is riow able t<> hire .. ~ade name-and the p~tient pays through t t t . plen~y: of runaway tonnage to ·i;rlcrease"its the ·nose.. · "' _. · · ' SHIPPING INVESTIGATION.-FMB lias won a seven-month old ·. total tanker pool. In' ~oing so, it is able to · :UP until 'now, the , ~to!essio?lal organiza- . legal battle against the ·steamship conferepces . . The Seco!.Jd Circt.lii · t t an k ers· t.o st r.eng ·- th 1't :ht' .ti · 4~ ica · 1 e·l:.Ju h_ave . l arge1Y f g- i:ecords Court unanimously upheld the right of the Agency to demand all the re1ease S..ovie en- ·S··a !onS-l·i n the· me it ls ·seeking in its sweeping ihvestjgation of shippi'ng. ·The :Am~rican spearhead -in ·Cpba, as well as t o noreg ·this proqlem: It. rerpains to be seeri investigation is an upshot of congressional hearings int<f the ·practices ~tarf ~ ~orlawide price wai:. against '.~eri- .. } f Me<js~or.e'~ ~~ctivity !n ·th~s·. arep, wil~ be 'and-agree"ments of..steamsbip lines that suggested the Bl>ard had. been~· can 01J companies. . - · matened by equa1_ ~ctiv:tty. on Jhe part of lax in its enforcement of the law. The BoarJ-:ordered 120 ·donl.estie : ·-; .. "...:.Nob'odf need, .. weep over thegiant interthe · prof-es~iOnaJ' -.societies. . Ror they, too, . and foreJgn steamship companies engaged in Unlt~d States fereign . 1 .national :oih co~p$ie~~whisli~·sp.a}V~.ed tlia . 1 · ~a~,e a. st.ake in assurfng th~ public·.the ~~st J rade t9 .search·-thelr ftles, -here. and abroad, and to. produce c9pies of .. ~run WSlf llevice tD'· e'scape~)!ax~- Q~C~~t ·' m. J.:nedip~.e 11ft the lo~.est possible ~ost. \ 'r -~~ihe.lr'"COD~~acts•f9r ex.amln\t}<>n. ~ ~ ~ ~·:.,, . -. . .· •(, _.:. •· ...J,''.-:. '. ... s . ~ .. ~ :.-'!' • . ': ' '. -· . . ·, . , • • . ...:. •. • ..· . . <_' .: . . . ' ¥: :.~ . ·:~~~~Ii,;; 1 , , �r I I I I one __, ·1 I I I I ·1 ~ .- Seafarer&' . . ·1 I I I I :I f I L... - - - - - ·- . ..,.. ' ...:_ . �. - .nn. ..... ..,, . ,.,, _ "' sly~ wr~~ J" . lft(I!...... " Jle< f)Qtf•m':.Gs : Cecil 'Wig· ~ .·: '~ gil'.'•1,,..b01un {fi ftt an.er OM ~ 'LeRoy :J.,ones rig ~a boo'!' on R~nger; Bel0w~ chief ·· . niate~ Flowers "(2nd, leit) con.: ducts'"a d\ipboGrd safety .'Cfe. m~nstration on tbe -proper· vs.-~- o~gen: masks. · ... , :· the ;; . 1Rafph Guito. 2nd cool {rfgfri) · · · .ftas all-~ur.niis gc)tng_in ·tfae ' .. ": .~anger~i~ll,:_·James F,air• '.:,Ci!~ . is k.eepm.g ;"On eye .on · .J!~ings. . ~n e1'o.t~ ;" .:· lft• . . .~J!w~·· ~~ito r--...C:inC!:- othe~ "-.C?"•wm~~'~op tifeja~kets . . Im-. fit·• ·--nd liocat;drill at sea. ... �-lantic.Fis~e[men· NOw ·KickiOg·· Blf leW ·:Programs Fer UDjon, lnd~Stry - ·. " BQSlr9N-'rhe Atlantic Fisheripan's Union, whi~h recently· voted overwheliiiingly to ren~w its affiliation iwith the SIU, ~ planning a program. to revive the domestic fishing in<iustry and bolster the union's · strength:'° • The union voted .b:J.-October·+---:-----:--------+r-------....--__;--. to -rejoin .the SIU as an Inter- ion members in Gloucester alone, Among unions In the SIU are ' national "afijfiate with ~ full and the union hopes to organize a number Of ' &'!'O~PI Of ~Om1Per­ autonomy when fishermen in Bos- all of the . men \Vho fish cqmmer- '.eial'fishermen ()n all coasts, a1 ton·, .Gloucester and New York in- cially from the port. Also, organiz- well as shoreside fish canneriea dicated their desire to re-affiliate Ing will be stepped up fn both and processors. They are -tnin ·a ,secret r~ferendum. Boston a9d New York. <'V"oived In •uch · wiclely-diversl~ The Atlantic Fishermen's Uniod In addition -to the main ports, tied .fishlnr OJ?t'ratlons as seal- · has about • 1,600 inemb1ers in the the union has start.ed organizing ' . loping, fishinl'.. salmon~ . north .Atlantic ports. There are fishermen in Portland and Rock- ' fisheries, cod; hali.,ut and maDJ' about 800 members in Boston, land, Me. It is als9 embarking on others. G~upa ln_volved Include some 600 members in Gloucester a program to encourage p.resent "the New ' B~df~rd.. Flsherm.e11'1 and about 200 members in New members- fo take a more active Union, Alaska Fishermen'• York. . . par.f in union and fndusff:ry . affairs. Union, tWia . fish -flld . canne17 Captain Thomas O'Brien, the Industry-wide . coop~ration .in -unions ·operating out of Callnew ·rovmg business agent of the raisinfthe US per capita consump-. fornia po~ and l'rou~ - In union, this month · outlined a pro- tion of fish -ts. another part of the . BrlStol Bay~ Kodl.ak, · a~d els•· ' gram to build up the fishing in- union's progra~ .and the unif?D where In the far nbrthwest dustry ..and aggressively .advance intends to help ,;vessel owners in · PacUic. _,., ·-the union's programs with the help the pro:giotlon of fish consumption. ............_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____, of SIUN~'s 75,000 m~nibers. . StaJ!dards of ,quality, set up by A new and strong organizing the union a;Dd vessel owners, are · drive ' is getting underway, O'Brien· important in getting Americans to . , SEATTLE-The-trawlers of said. There are 1,600 potential un- eat more fish. The quality control ----------+----.--'' p~ogram woulc:I designate a final tlie Northern .Pacif\c, manned • authority to decide- whether any .~w.·nds particular c_atch should be con., _by . menibe'.!'.S o~ :'the Alaskan { _ ilemned. '· F.fshermen~s Union, have been sucO'Brien feels that fishermen-ca·n c~ssful..in iparketing their catch in_ earn a good. liviµg ~rQ~ the se_a; their hom'e ports .only. , , and he enyis1ons. fishermen's earn• ings at $7,000 to $8,ooo- a year. , G~orge ,, Jb·hans_~m•. NEW BEDFORD......The New To reacli this, the union w.ill su~ .treasurer of A.FU, att'ribute1 th~ Bedford· Fishermen's UniOn .is gest raising the price, of ocean inability· to reach &iid-westem in the P.r.ocess of terininating perch, by one cent and raising the 'markets with the -fa:ct that Amerf-· "' · · all existing agreements with the price of whiting hall a cent a :· ·· . ~ : New Bedford proaucers and inde- pound. The success of price · rats- can ~hennel! canno~ cpmpete ":1th · Althoug1' the ialmon ~~s,the "hig fish" ·Jn Ali:tska tllify;ar., caich1 ' J~g an~ P,rocessi~g th, gJa~~ king·-~al:t II ~~com!~ an in~reasihgly \ pendent vessel operators. ing o~ scallops In New . Bedford such coun~lea a~ Norwa~,. Iceland In line with the terms of the was cited as _an example. . .... , .. · and Canada ~ue to ·the concesslol)1, Important p~rt., of·.th9 stat•~• . fisk1ng lndust7~ l hese ~rabs, ~eigh up· to 22 pounds and ofte r h · 1 0 f fi f88t present cpntract, NBFU secf.etary- A:lthough nearly two-thirds · of 'direct and indire!:t,' madt by our . - ··· . n · e.ac a sp~~a ' - ,_•v• ~ .1. " ~ ' treasurer Howard Nickerson has the domestic market Is being s.up• ·St!lte D~Pl!r.tment. ~ " ... li¥en notlce to the· con- Plled. imported ftsh, the ..Atlap- ·"l!'loqnder.. lole, and the ·e' cerning the union'• intention•. lie Fishermen'1 ·Union believes that other 1Plet1 are running .real aood . A - The agreement reJllains in force with_quality control and increa!ed but we cannot · eet o'ilr · foot' int~ t'l 'D b 31 1960 1 th ccinlumption 9f 'fish by Americana, the mar~et," ,Joh~sen · claims. 'He ft• ' -~ '3 · _,.. ,. · :~e~t . :~ithe~ par'tY n gav: the_ Atlani,.c .fls~g industry ',c'an. Iii working on'. 1tudy to 1how how ' VJ;: . written notice 60 days prior to again becoµie a ~ell-paying b,usl- foreign : policy .. pub th• hook~ into - - r.1 •·Tm... ·~Af.-.~ l · - ·· · · the . expiration of the contract; 1t ness for all involved. , . , US ftshernien. · .. , " . _'' . , 8.'.1:.4 •~ ter a · on.g period .during ·whi~h · they were would ·have remained in . effect ~ . . _ . -; • . . · _ restricte.d to 6$hing only one day ~ w~ek~ so_that. the rivers ti6ni '·year to year ~ .~ ~ ~ak~s ~here ~almon.spawn, could be r~~eeded, members of A~cordin.g to the _term~ of the · · ~ ·the 'A laska Fishermen's Urifon · ~' pact1 specific puoposals must be . . · ,. ,, . ' ·. ..... • ~ . . . ~this · year..b~~ , theiJr · bigg~st , j,ur,~~ t~. re~~ive · average flsherJ . • I ," · .. .. ,·salpion catch sirice 19481: • °:1en ~ ~Y· · . . 1.. . submitted-·witp.in 10 days and th~n 'neg9tia~ions must. start. Shquld no un~1ways The 'round;. tlfe _clock season . ThOse fishermen who are classl~ , .,. . U ·., ~- .' . . 7 ,. ,:~·.. . li_ owever, ..brought ·into · the seen~ · 1!led ~Y _.th~ Federal Trad~:commis1agreement be reached during these . ' 60 .days, the contract may be exTERMINAL ISLANU ·c -lif-C . 'k . . . 4 , . many non7unioiY.---1lshermen, who sion '4S . independent , bus1~essmenl. tended for continuing negotiations. . . ' ~ • annery .r;w or. ~r.s in tne Lc;>s ·came "out, of. the bushes ,, as it because they assume the ~lsk and The membership has given An~les area, who;~re represen~ed .by the Can:i;i~ry Workers were, ·futeri'C on cashing In ~on th~ man~gement of their own busi. . : .-.nesses, cannot be represented by .... Nickerimn its unanimous support l:Jn~on. of the .Pacific, are continwng __to m~ J)rogress , hf booip1ng ·salmon run. in ending the agreement and the t~e1r f1gh~ agamst "runaway" , · ,.,: • ,. , ·The salmon" run · in . ti)•' Bristol ~ 1,1nion, ·Johansen pointed , ou~ negotiation of a new NBE:U 'con- fish packing· plants, 1 .reports a ,. S h ~h · I ·:aay;area--was-sqgood. thatcannery··Therefore tney must either barr tract. ,, - ' SIUNA vice pres~dent Anarea ·~_or•- C· 0 PS .operators . set up additional lines gai!1 from ~ weak in_dividual posl- - - - - - - - - - - - - Gomez. . .. . Planned B'y· -Union ~ _o~ clea~t~g ~a~d P~Qcessing equip- ~on_.~r.~g~~. toge_ther a~d run into Voting Under The union's .recent election vie- . ' -. . • "-· ,~ .. , ~en't; an$Jflf,'~ iri !}Undreds .o f_Es- ,the- .anti trust' 'i price~fixln1 · / ay · t_ory at the N~tlonal Packing ·plant ; ~he _R.o bert ·~! . Swain ~~~rial ltiriH>s .to mari the,· lines; ·Even with' .\aws.. .., · .· · ~Iii Ne~ Bedford fil, j>uerto Rico, in particular, has · ~-ch'ola~sh~p. ,~n~·of the' N~w Bed: extra . helg_.··'.ca~qerws . could .. not e~:e;~:ever, comp11ny: , fish~rmen . N~W BEDFORD -:- Voting ls substantially raised the morale of ford ;F.islj_er.mews.. Un~dn 11--well on handle all of the . record . s;ilmbn arep y~d - 1~.8 :~ed.Brist~I dBay area . · .. ; · , ·0 erat° r c ~ e as n ependent under way tor the . election of Southern California~ workel'.a, its wax, to·· ~a~rig ,. itl .. secoJ!.d catch.,., . , Se.c~tary-Tr.easurer and Unlon Mrs. Gomez says, ·and they are no;w. ·awards_nel(t year: ThJt ·acholar.shlp.. . co.mpu~r:iting !)n ttlis;,' sltuatio9, .lot a!! ds ,~plier the 1~~t-Hartley Delegate of the New Bedford hopefu~ that in the fqture the named after a union delegate who AFU sectet~cy,,;...treasurer. George lo - JJ _,are ~ecogn ze as empacki~g industry will open . new. died . lasf:yeaP;" r}Val giye~ -to two, 'JohiJnsen_. P?inted-;· OUt that 'rthese _' fati~~f ::a::~· I'<i.~1tlonal Labor Rt.F,ishtnnen's Union. " . ' , ~he ~lectio~ is. l>!"~I' held at plap.~s only for !he purpose of children\ ~. union mei:n\Jers' in' Oc• nor:i:-un.ipn .ftshetme~ _mig,ht do all - ''I fo - th~ Uliion·Hall UIJder the super.: leg1t1IDate expansion, an4 ~ot to tober. Since then, the-. •f.holatlhip . rjght dµJ;'ing an unusually boom.; "tha! o~ows, " ,.ohanse,n . ~~f.~ vision. .of the -.Credent!~ and obtain "coolie'~ wages b~ fleeing .fund"'has· receive4..:more do~atiolisf 'trig} year ilike '1'960, hut that -they. i c$ · oni" \llr~urh; u_nions). ·. tt. not Balloting ~OlPDlittee 1'etwe·en !rom UQiOn contracts. ... and mo.fe ' @~ntl w :·tfshprmen W~Fe ~st.tn' flt .a .l)ig:· dis~dvar;itage as. a~v~~~ :~ irs c:l!-,.1lslierinea ·Under the pres~nt coJitract, .o~ theft :ehil'dren are expe~ted to compaxed _witfi ..&FU: members. " ,...:,..,., . ~. , ~r~~ s. .."' ' · · 9 A.M. ·and t · P.M., '":Monday .th~ough ;F.rid8y. Ballotl~r st;trt;" minimum wages for women will be m~da . ln· Maii'~· -:., ~. ". : . PI~h~rmen"' lnsure4 ':· ·,,., .. .. · -- . ·~d . )"ioye~bet 1. and 'fill end be $2.091;2 cents an hour, whi~e IMiss s:v.v:t« "~aftensen O~/.·.ti'ft.i1r~ ~ ~i'u'I m,enibe~s;"_fpr i~,$tanc_e, .ar~·' . ~· '1st,erm•'1 ~n ·.TV ~oveinbe~ 30~-- . , . _the min~mum wages for . men will .hav~n; Mass. a 72.0-Yellr~d ~hO- prov~ded 1>Y .4he~r -._co~t'r~qt .$1th · ~ . -. On .November 27 ._ Ef~ctet! .eandidat.es will· begin , ~e $2.15 an hour by ~he time· the more . ~t., ?{e~ ·Bedford,,'lnsti~ute •9f i~s~an~f! coye~age Ito: th'8t a .fish· wb' _ · _: ;tJ;leh; ..ie~ -. of office ~n ..Janu·_ c.ontract expires Jn September, ,ll"ec1i4olog.'Y, . a~~ J:a!11el P •. T_ay;for .ei'tn!,.n' !s; not'. :wl~h~>Ut mo'ney Jn · li~ ~- C TV, .Chanl!,el :1•,. New ary, 1,:1961••Tht;r, will serve f~r _1962. , · . . of N,e w .Bei;U'ord: / ao 1s;year-o~a lilJtl~ even c\µrf.µg ; poor ·seaso~.. " , r ~;'. NY' 'fill tel~~as• ~ EJSh~wo., ye•rs. ·'1'.h~ 11!st,_elee~lons . .. Al!i_o, . Mr. c;;omez re.P.ort~. the · fr~shm.~: ~t ·}VQtce$ter, .Kca~my, '"'. M{lt1~ov.~r. ~F~ ~. . cro'~tracts - i>i;.~-{ ' ': .u . f,-el'icaM ,"calle'1""~«>i; . a . tena.tf~ J@n~,.:, , contr~t. is bemg ·enforce'd-, to, the w.ere aW'ar_aech $.[250 ' each· ilt Oct~ tect .union . me.mberl' .W,.ith h'~lth ::. l,forJl ~ Pl'Ol'Nnt ·on . S~dq, 7 1 19S:9, -~ D~e.mb_Fr .81~ . 1~60. '" _ h!!t · ~-d ~~he ·en!plo}'.ers ar; h~1ng ,ber: to .. help' 'thefti ,c-optiDu• their l\rel£8t;f;'. ~4 :pensi~n-l>l~nd,e(ii . ~;;~b~r -~ • 1!~~ !~°' _n~. 3 · .,, -· ; ·· : · ~~~et~ ~ye"-up t«?,,It. . \. 1 . edu.::~tlota;i"~" 1t · '·~:.""\for , t 'S'iletime~ w "~~ .•1,ck, or J, • -' · '~· · .\!"',~- ,: ~ <11·• tun, .\- Trawler Study On Up', NBF-.u • ·1·1n-g Pa·ctS.-· Ex.-·s op~ratO!S. b~ A. la"._S •1a~ . rr.,·s.L '... en·~~. \:. .·'s· e'D... · n. ·e. ._·r"'··m .· -.: . _: · ·' A hea · .,_. ti. '· . . Jn:u. ·. e-penu, en s all r :::.n. cannery · w:o- rkers · 'Qa1n· • -m·g· ' In/.F•1ght on-'·'R · ., :· .J. ,' ' •• ' ·:, I;"' . ars ... rod w-· n ? t "" ·,, :0:8: :two ?an'' i-. 1 _m- . ' ' J J_ •" ' ' .. I ' ~. J. :" /." -~~;;-· 41"/,~ o\ . ',., , .. "" .. '~ ' .• ;, '. ' .. ' :• l • •t ; f <ti: ,/ '1,,. 1.1. I >: �<2'he /o.zr~no -ezc~ngt of . cOTre~nde~• b~t~een~ crewmeihber1 ofthe ' ss -Monar~h oft'!e aftd SIU P1'e1iCtent Paul Han deals with pr~sed chanae• in vacation •ustem on .S.IU ,ships. The letter '~ fr~ the- CTewmember1 . IUflfleltS ·a COmpuumi Vacation system; with 4 CTetvmember having the . right to ~uwtes''. h~k~Uti.Cail~ He,p· You ' ' ,.~timi to hi! onginal ipb. PTesident Hall'• .letter revie1;01 some t~e .pros and .cons rai3_ed on this issue "A recent Natlo~al Health ;guney eallmateCI 1.~.000 cases of . dla- fn the past and l'f.Lgge1t1 fuTth_er membership examina~ion and discmnon on th11 isroe.J betea 'lb th,e .United States. . T.tlere 1n:e . .Probably al many unJ:}iagnosed · • ·- - - - _ _ _ ; · - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - or l>re-dlabetes -cases. Dia beta Mellltu Is one of our commonest , October 8• 1960 - meetings required ~hat 1 be out some ships and some runs ·wm diseases and, as. the pi)pulation ,of..mlddle and older grout>i increases) Dear .~rother Hall:of town. always be deemed more desirable the. number ol cases ·'of diab.eteS wilf inerease. Dlabete. Mebl&us is a In our last reg\ilar joint meet- ·1 received your letter of Octo- than others and, of course,......this. dlseasJ! '- of disordered cal'bo~rate metatiolism producihg hypergly- Ing ·a wlde discussion on the va<;a~· ber 6 , suggesting that thl t1iiIU would be especially true of the cemia :and glyco urla . .This-1:onditloil · i,s due to tiie disturbance of in., tion system pi;evaillgg in-our Un-: adopt a system of compulsory key ratings on such ships. Con- . ~ 1u,itn m~cl\anism .. '.!'he' pa_nc,rea~·" '. i~ believed to be the main offender ion took _place, ':fhis subject vacations ·after a specified period sequently, they argu~. should the altho~gh ~othei: ' glands are.- 'po~i~le · iactor,9. · . , , ·, . · '. 2 - seenie.d to be · upp~rmost in- the of shipboard time. As you know, membership pass the k~nd of rule Dia~~.t~; with~ ~he . ~fass~c -~~y~p~oms o{ thirst; incr~,sed -.uri~ati~~; m~nds o! the vast _~aj~~ity of our· we in the SIU hav.e nevernad any you .aawcate-namel)', that a man - increas-~. ·ln_ appetite; Joss ,of :.w.eighf;_ loss of;i..11trength; · fatigue and . membership, particularly those such' limitation on employment of would have the .· r1gbt to · take off· 1 9ther Wei.I-known sympt~ms are US.J.l;illJY ~!!ognlted by the examining who have heavy d~m:estic respon- Seafarers with top seniority, for a trip and then go ' back aboarg ' .vacations or afiy other reason; the same ship in the same i:ating physician, abd a check of ,~IJ.e µi-ihe and blood usually'. makes th~ diag- .sibilities. .. nosi!1 ve-cy- simple., ·1~ is· t!,te ,thc:ius~JI~ ~f ~rly ca~~s.. or <;ases which,,_c!o The rec~nt issues- of the LOG The q~stion you ?aise has been -it · would set up a class -system not present t'he classical ,..~ptoms_ that it is essential to diagnose- before attest t~ this. . raised many times in the past and in the Union. Those members who I•• ~ ... We are who1ly in favor · our there has been active discussion happened to be on the so-caJJed Jrrepatable-: J)amage. to the bo~y is done. u ·cases of' dJabefes ff/ undllPl08ed and- untreated,"yarlous complt- inembers must take ·a vacation pro and con as well as formal con- ''good" ships, holding the more de- after · b_eing on the ship so long, sideration by the membership. sirable. jObs, would Qe .frozen into. cat'ions..:rilay devel~P.· I.t is known that derlain di.sord,ers arJ! more" 1 , ~:v1:1I.e~ - J~ dia,betics~ s~ch as ai~erioscle,~qsis; , · ret~nitjs, .p,eufological. s~y one . yel!r. This is on~· of the· Ba-<;k in 1949, · there was a pro- ~their jobs. Seafarers wh~ h~p... ,:changes~ .~ub~r~ulos1s :and"·cer.fa!~ ski,n.·cqpcHt~ons and~ 'in' s~\iere cases,_ fundain.ental i.~sues the- trade un- longed discussion · on the subject pened to be on ships in less popu.ev~n M~i~osUI ·c()ma 11-nd death. ' Although ·anyone may <levelop diabetes,· ion movement !ought for, and lasting approximately a -year. Both Jar runs, or on tl.e be'i:lcli at the ,jhet!! ~aiie; ce~ai~· gi-oy.ps that ai:e ·more susceptiblg, and these·'groups which every worker looks forward sides of the- issue were thoroughly time, would have their choke of 11ioutcl/,be special~~ "aI~!tec:i. ~ :. .S::~-· . · · • ·~ ._ _to... we -feel that this is a part of aired in shipboard meetings and job opportun'. lies greatly restrict-_ .., ~he - progress -.modern civilization ashore: and the-J!rOS and cons· fully ed, even ' though they would b~(})' Anyone.. w(th a diabeti~parent or .ancestry. (2J-Th0se who are overweight. -. - ,.... _ ":·· has 11ttained, -and therefore, as reported by the SEAFARERS LOG equally-qualified. ' (3). '.i'nose WhQ .!l!'e · over.forty. and _eiwecially wo~eg. over .forty. pro_gtessive: uni6t1lsts, we are en- at the time As ·a result of these For ' the sake of argument, they. · r ·Ariy· J>erlon · itivthe --.&bove.-. groups·;.should be· suspect-..and, .although titled to thi~ cherished gain: . discussfons, · a · membership com- say in the case of a key rating,, . th~ · url'D:e !_µd -blood 1test ., JllaY be ·onl:v, b~rderl~pl!, .th_ey 1sn~.flld be,.oh- 1 We know o~ Jhany of o~r mem- mitt~e was ele.cte<t to review ·-the like chief steward, bosun ·or elec. <. Je.l'V~z-freqtteatly, D.blbetes may,,be. diagnosed eas.ily by, "classicaf symp- ·hers . who st.ay .on. the sliip, year issues and submit recommenda- trician, such a · rating on the beach 'to~s. {lnd 'blo~~~.,id ·urine tesy . Tpose c~ses ;':Vitllo1,1t: sy~ptom·s,~.'1!d 3!ter year, without taking vaca:. tions. ' oi: on a less-desirable run, would_ · The committee then looked into find it virtually impossible to ob'.early. case"!!, may be· diagnosed· by~ testing the ·urine:- and Olood. - . · hons. We talked to th~se brothers, ;... ~ - '~,.. ,, . ., ... ' Blootl ·Sugar Testiq . <'· · ". · · . who, ·may we. assure you, are good, the ·operations of the other unions, tam. emplo~ment in that rating_ . ·• · In ). 9~ ._of ,thfse· case~- due _.t o glom~r61 0sclerj>~is, .,t~_e _.urine may sober . Union ·?1~~· ·and a credit which had a~opted a compulsory otner than as a temporary vaca. be ..n·ega~ive, .,even tho~gh tlie blood shows a ·l)igh Jlypergly~emia. to. o~r org~mz~hon. We found, one-year rule m 1949. It fQurrd that tion reJief. They claim that -where . ~There(oJe, .In .P.ersons over fortY,,_~ blO<?d -sttgar--tiest is esf?ential Any- without except~o~, that these some of · these unions -nad oiffi- such vacation systems exist, the ' pf' With bloo.d sugar, after a high cartJohyd11ate meat-after one hour bro~h.ei;s - are w1ll1Dg to take a culties arjsing - out l>f the· Taft- memberships of the -unions in- ,, .and. w41i ' a readi.Qg of 150 mg.% shoulCl be suspect a~4 follo}Ved ~p. vacatJ~n -e_ven .after ten month~ on Hartley Act. Consequently, at the volved find it more difficult · to get 1 .- .Althouh'*' th_ e re la Jro knowft ·ewe for Cliab~~~ -the. cqndition can be ttie sh:p, if _they ~c~uld ~e assure~ regular membership meetings of regular employment in a key ·· .·C!oittrolled so -that the routine of normal life may not be- seriously ·in- of havmg another Job without pay ,rune · 21, 1950, the committee rating. -::. terferred · w_itii. . Ther,e are .•1n1!,Dl! wel-1-khown .athletes . who continue reductioi;i afte~· .taking .tbeir vaca- br..ougbt .jn a recommendation to ln citing the slripping data and tbe~r <~S.tive ' pa~ipatidn -·inathletic t7v~nt~. under proper care. Cbil- t~on. 1:h1s po~1tton, we firml~ ~e- defer action on _any compulsory the arguments on this issue, beaddren wJio hav~ c;liab·e tes· may. be - con~lled with little . interference heve, is ...co.ns1st~nt !1°t only with vacation until leg!ll b!lriiers could quarters does not make any sp·e . hi . thiHri .recfeattop and s~hoqJ ·activ~ties. '.fhe condition should be ex- o~r inherent ~egal ·.r~g~hts,~.but also ~e removed. This recommendation cific recommendat;on to the mem. pl~ined to tt}eJn ·sci th11t there. fs ·no traumatic :P.!?ychological reaction. with the. basic .pr!_ficiples of the. was adopted by the membership bership, for or against, <i..J a con.. , r Diab_e~ ·may be C'ontrolle<Jr by. dJet,. t;!X'ercise and insuljn~· or·- otal trade ~nioi;t movem«;nt. · in all ports, and a report of the pulsor¥ vacation rule. The final ' Tolbuta1ni(iei"· m~afcation. Mal}y_cases.. appearing in midlife, involving Considering our present J;y~t~m membership's action was published decision, of course, is one 1o be patie.nts·~~o .are_, overweighf, may ,be controlled by ~diet alone. -Others 0 ! h~ring a!'l? th~ static co~d•hon on page 1 of the SEAFAl~ERS made by the membership. For th at ··.Jn ·~his ,(i~tegary~ ma~ be c~n1rpJ~'d-by 'oral'-medication, and 'diet, and· of .the DUlE.~ 1me IDdustry, we fee~ LOG of .June '30, 1950. , reason, the ·fulJ text of ·your letter, pr'ope1< exercise. . . . ~. "' -\ ·-~ ·, ~ .. ~ . .· ~-at vacations, .as -:_ it now stands, In 1951, the headquarters nego- together with the full text of this lJnfprtunatelYr. in ~bildren and ~ertAin cases ~.o don't respond .to c~nnot be ta~en _by. our ~embers tiating commjttee m~de a thorough reply, will be pri!J.ted . in the Nodiet or or.@l, ~~dication; ~her .·w ill r~uire· daily .l~ctions ·of ,ins~Jin. with a sacrific~, either 1~ pro- st~ci~ of the ~acabon clause of vember~ SEAFARERS LOG. · All cases ,..should be··familiatized· in. regltd, to djabetes, Including by- longe.d idlen~s~ afte_r takmg. a existing contracts. A}nong the It is hoped' that publlcation of eiene, ~et; ;nedication; - th~ diff~rence .. betwieri . in~ulin rel,!~tion :- an~ ~acation, or .,takmg a lower-p~ymg \'.;rca~on provisions weij;_ one wh!£h· this exchange wilJ stimulate d'shyp~tglycell'lia r~actioh. ,_ ...,- . - . _ · _ob. . . _ r~qmred .. a se~Jl!an to serve · con- cussion · of jhis issue by tfle Un-' ~ T~e ..Diabetic Detection D1:iv~ is·~ a'i-.ye,ij_r-round ~~mpaign conducted ~e feel thei efore; tirni . some ti?"uo1:1s.l y · for a_t le.ast 12 months ion's membei:sJiip, and encourage •by. th~Arilerican Diabetic Association to .enco.u rage -the', deteetion of adJustment sh9uld. be. made 'In our witlr' one ·company 111 otder to get them to express their views ' on unkhown diabetics: O( course, as ' mat,ter ' of routine, Seafarers and present Unl;on ·shipp1Dg ·i-ules to a week's vacation for which _the the subject. Fraternally, " their._...f~m1lies get a urinaly.s 's and·, blood .test ¥ part'of the regular ~IJable our mem~ers to. truly en- man .had to_ leave the ..vessel..1'.or - puys ' Ica1··e~amm~ · · · •tt011 a t any S IU. clin1·c. · JOY· a· real Paul Ball f · vacation, • 1 bwhich· mean practical purposes ' th1s prov1s1on , .:.. •· ' " .to - ·• t ~ . '.to .,, _so-Jo~n rom one s a o~s ID peace depri.ved ~he vast majority of sea,. _fresident be tested: -· .,.and JOY. One cannot e,nJOY a--vaca- men from receiving any· vacation . _ - ._ tion pe_acefully: if he has to worry benefit. ', _ _ ~ (1) Visi't your d oc't or. · about spending -ni sav·ngs when · (2) Durfiig Dtal;letic Week,-which- Is the weeJrbifore Th~nksgiving, '. . _ · s !.. • . It--was i~ or~er tq_ correct .t his call your -focal' Medical .Society· for · a free te's t for diabetes. not knowi~g when I;ie Wiil lb~ !m- and .othe~ inequitie~. to give every -·- . " . ·· . . ' ...... . . ~.,. ~ ,,,, . . ._'. _ -. · , .PloY,ed agam. -. . . '· SW .member_equal treatment, that {Comments ?nd suggesti~s ar;~- ·inv.~e~."~1.! the pepartment ,(lnd can • ¥We ,suggest that, when ~ny mem- th~. Union negotiated the present sub.m itted to this colupin in care of.. ..the S.EAFAR~RS LOG.) - oe.r h~s . be~n on the ship a cer- Vacat.iOn Plan in that year-the · ·- · · • ,,. ta1_q tune, say a ye~r~r. sho~ter, first industry-wide vaca_tion plan · · The Masters,. Mates and Pilots · __ he must take a vacation and be -al- -for Atlantic ·and Gulf Coast sea- union elected Charles Crooks as .-~-"""'."-~"'.","'""!""~~~~~~~~-~;........;.__ _ _ _'°"'!""""".'"~~ lo"'.ed to as~ume his job .upon th~ men wherceby every,seaman would - its international president in the return of his ship, This.' system enjo~ v~~tio.n· 9ene'fits by pooling union's first mail referendum b~­ has ~orked . successfulJ¥ ID oth~ Qis employment. time with alt com- lot. maritime -tm.1ons, ~n~ to ~ c.ert?.i'!_ Pl!~ie~. · . . · . Prior to this,. yea·r, officers of · 7 exte.nt, alleviated t~e _slow sh1ppmg 'In regard to FOur· comme'nt that the union were chosen at convenpe_r_!ods: we feel co~fid~nt. this .sy.s-~ ...the mA.I"itim'e industry is in a tion. . Crooks, ·of Local · 90, a West tern will -also work ii:» our Union. "statio ~·condition" and that '- the We are writing you this in order members feel ·they can't · take a Coast local, was elected over the to ·as~ you~ op~nl.on an~ guidance v;ication without facing· a- period opposition· of five otber candidates~ on this subJect. We tn~st that you, on· the beach or t.aking ·a lower- Former president .Robert E. ·nur"'.~-o has, always fought ~or -o~r paying , job, ·examination of the kin was not a candidate for rer~ghts, welfare: an~-~ell-J;>em~, will shipping figures. for. the year- 1960, election. g_ive this matte~ serious cons~dera- as pub~ishiit-regularly in the SEAElected vice ..: president' of the t1on.__a11d that 1£ our. su~g~stion is F~RERS r:O'G, indicate that a very international was Patrick J. King, · worK,a.ble. and -wo_uld. no.t m.Ju,r e 01:11' l~rge percentage of_-j'obs are being -of Local 11 in Boston. King _won '.orgamzatton, you , will msbtute the fUied by Seafarers -with class Band over -five other can~dates. · John M. Bishop~ crf Local 28 · in ·protJer ~ste~s to mak~ it a reality. c s~niority. In some months as Reaffrrmmg ~ur cont}.d~nce ~.~d ·many : as 800 to 900 jobs, or ap- St. Lou~s, was reelect~d · secr~tary- . )loyalty ·,t~ you· and the rest-~f our pf6xim~tefy 33;;3 percent, go to treasurer of tbe union oy~ three "' leadership, men in ' tfrese classi.fications. All ·of other -candidates... "' 1· Frafernally yours, these".jobs ,were available to class The- posts of president and sec·Victor D. Brunell · A ·men il they wished to throw · in re.tary-tre~surer are fi!lHime, paid Sbi~'s delegate . for .':th~'itl. This indicates ~"! very jobs. The _newly created '.:.pqst _of * favorable shtl>ping picture 'for · the- .internationai '\Ike president is no! class A men1' · · a paid job. ·, -· bri the oth~r haiid, those -.who Ballotillg· in the' 90-day mail are ,opposed t~ the· typ~ of ;com- referendum was condu.c ted b~.'tfie . pulsory\,_acatio_n arrangement you Election Institute and ' w~s super.. have suggested, have raised null}~ v:sed by George Moskowitz of :Ne~ . ~ ber of signiftcant objections. Under .York. Votes w~re counted. in W,ash.-· aDY.; ~irc)l~stance$. fhe1;:.~oint .fut~ i~gto~ on-:-October':.'29,.;: · .:. .' · :. . --:-· • -,H_ • · ·•· ·. ~" , • ·-~. ·..,... . JO$EPR 11._J.oaiJ.-; .-lo>j ·M~Ul 'nk~; ·:_ .•. , c· ~·. •' ..., • ' . , , D ·L.-:.:. .· ot 1 _ ·- we:. 1 r- - •. , - ,_ & a 1 -- -- To Crooks Wins MM P Vote be a • ,. , ' ' 1 ' • ) - ,) ~ ~ • ~ t..- l~.~-l· • ~~~~~fg;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~j~f~.-~ ~ t .. • ., '• ~ ... ' ,.. .. , .. . ~. ~ .;._ ·" f (; • .. • ... ·"' ~:- ·~ " .. ~ .. t �·; Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship, Sanltiltlon' Director . - / ~ . ~.!..: .r Balanced Diet Is Health Tool· Just eight years ago; back in 1952, "fr-0zen food" got its first mention in an SIU contract. Still intact as part. of the Union agreement, the clause states: "Frozen foods. shall be considered 'the equivalent of and serve the s~me.,,....putpose as fresh foods.'~ During the same '52 negotiations, · the contract -clause r~atd.jng fresh milk was also amended to provide thatv.milk would be served three .t~e~ instead of only t,wice ,dajiy while in port. . Another-p'a rt of the same ··contract provision; long taken for granted ' is this: "An adequate supJJly of,fruit juices shill l>"e provided for tlie unlicensed personnel. Fresh milk, fruit•.and vegetables will be fµrnished- at every port touched where available and, if supply is possible, a sqfficient amount to last until the next port '. or to lasl-until the food would 'ordinarily, with good care, spoil .• .'' · · . ~ This kind of protection, built right into the Union contract, fakes The · SIU-contracted BuU -Line into ·account the many items:that must be clearly spelled out In order late las~ . !1lonth-'.rec1i~ed tht US to establish anci maintain proper working ~nd living conditions ab~'1rd Public Health Service Special citaship. A sailor's union ~ontract has to cover · these 'items because; un- tion for excellen-ce' in- sbipb'o ard like other workers, the seam11n ·doesd't qui~ his place of employment sanitatio_n al;>oard the SS,_Kathryn' after an 8-5 or 9-5 day. ~e's "married to t~e , ship, ·as ti!~ old saying .at Jhe line's ~rooklyn: terminal. goes. The award was eamed ..by both · · The Scurvy"Days .~he crew and ojficers. qf.. '.Bull'.g.; :ii5 . Concern over milk, fresh or frozen foods, · fresh bread and the like ships, each f:>f . which·· earned -. ' has · developed over . the years becau.se fqod and health go harid in rating. of . 95 . or _better 'In an . hand, and a , good day's work depends. on !he otht;r two. Vfe've all ofticial USPHS insP,~Ction _involvread a book or seen movies about "the gQod old days" when the dis- it)g 166 separate items of sanitary .. ease known as "scurvy" was a real killer ainong s'eamen. It --wasQ_'t _construction, operatio9 aud .main__,. unusual in those days to have a third of the crew die_off at the end tenance. . . of a single long voyage.Others suffered· from fatigue, bJeeding, pains . '?ltation Prese~Jed -- in the ml!scles and joints, bad · teeth and · gums and ·from a lot of The citation ,w~s pres.ented to other ailments all labelled "seurvy". Bull Lines prestde,nt Frank )d. It was discovered later that this resulted from the poo~, unbalanced Mc~arthy ~)! Joseph Q:C<?!tnOr, diet served to the foc'sle. It came ~s a revolutionary idea that the regional director of ,the Departdiseases which seemed to afflict seamen were ._caused by a lack of ment of He~th, E~ucat.lon and . · something. in the diet:-- U- developed then that -drinking lime or lemon :Welfare. Aft~rwatds, a t.asty lunch SIU steward de- jufoe could prevent di.Sease and, evfntually science proved- that ttie' wast servte'!tiup presence of vitamin C- in citrus fruits saved many lives. ' paTr h~en kemd tehrs. fi I t -ti B ll . . : is mar e · e rs me u . . In later years it was discovered that there are many other nutrients. ·Line has received tire award An· Bul_r·line h~d Frank McCartny (top) 'holcfs PHS _sariitation awar~ · . which were important in the' preventic>n of aiseas~ and in main.taining other SIU-contracted. " comp~y­ 1 goo<! health, so_many in fact that provision of a well-balanced diet wit~ Bloomfield-holds the record on SS K<jitfiryn. Above, 1Neva -West (8lo9mfietd)' men · get -cer:a wide variety of foods is considered an .e~sential tQ _goQd hea_lt~.~ winning tlie award two years: in · a tificate }rom Tom Beatty~ SIU Ship Sanitation Dep'.~· - l~ey' are, :. All of this is a roundabout way· of saying' that proper diet fa a .must -row: · '(! to... r) .,Bob Creel, .engine; .. .. W; R. Geis, steward· ·$al CanClela, .' for health's salCe aboard ship, and basic nutrition is an important ..to.ol • to be used by the steward and cooks in plannlnK out menus ancf meals. ,---:---"------,-.~:---:;:-:~,..,-:;--~--,..---......;;...--"------:--~-:-:::-:::-:::::-:-~,,......,.-:::--77""~-,,..-...,.,.- -.--:--It's not important to undet stand everythl!lg· about yitamiijs,· m'lneral~ and other nufrients; 1that's for a specialist. It's enoug}! to know' that a balanced menu is a must, since no single-foolL provides a1fthe nu~ · · . . . trients that the body .needs. As part of a general policy, of emb""a rgplng the pro-Co"~unist Governm~nf'of Ciili'a,'the' · . We...all have to eat many types of food to obtain .tl~e es~entials for_ health. This _cQvers: a wi~ r~ge of ~ooked and raw,. veg~tables! sal[!d United States has banned US citfzens from transferrilig ".selling or cliarteri.rig: mercha~t - , :· • :. · - . - , , ~ .• ..... ~ _ . makings, fruits, milk and dairy products, eggs, meat, f~h. fpwl and · . gr~ins. All of these contdbute iri some ~anner to our general health ships td Cub~n ~ationals ~r placmg suCh v~ssels under ~-u~an registry. · T~e· new po~icy, as. and well-being and you can ;bet- that the guy who'll fe,eling "run announced by ..th~ Maritime , ··~, '· · . · down" or is "Just not himself" is usually cheating on him5eJ! ·by '1>as~~ ~dministration, co~ei:~ -all which calls· at a Cuban ·port, fn·Une· ' st>viei'tank; rs carrying oil to Cuba. 1 ing up certain foods. craft regardless of- .size, type with · his "Poi!.cY.: · of c~nfiscatlng. ~~~ . more t~an seamen aboard." •• • , • · Cooks and stewards ·who .!Jave the general fespon:sibility _for these· or form of propulsion. ~ .· -- . Amef!ic·ll}l· J?rope~ty\ Chances tha~ . Thes!_ shlps apparently carry So. matters aboard ship therefore have the job of planning out menus - The government . of ~re,mler Casqo_ will get th1S kind of , an viet military crews and "technl: with enough variety to appeal to all tastes. Menus bave to be_planned Fidel Castro ' has taken a rabi~ opportunity looJt very slim at the clans." _It ls 'f~al'ed that t&e "tech• for "contrast tD the flavor, texture, colo:c and form of ·the food served . anti•AmenC}an position in .re~ent moment; / .. > ~.' t . ntclaus" are ex'plorinl :'site1 °for " tog~ther in a meal so that they are appetizing and app~alh1g. W:ilh ntonths, 8efii~g ~11 A~.e~icafl pr.Op- ,._ It ·1!al -als·o._ beell':--l"eported. that mllitlµ')'- lnstallatlon1:'on the island. ' " ' ~o ·regard. for the health factor, a dislike-for certain foods sometimes erty ~-nd enterp~s~s: ln- Cup..a - · while· , · : · " __ .,. ., _ .. · _. , · develoRS because. they seem unappet!zing or uninterestln~. But a ~ccusmg thi! Umted Sta~~s ).n the' ~ 1. ..,. • llteaming, good-looking- platter is the best- answer to this _end, ·once United Nations of preparing an · Ua··~m · t~sted, can_melt away .t he dislike In the best interests of iiil concerrwa. "invasien" o~ Cub~. The ~US' am~' "~' Iii . · ._ ft. :_, . . I .. · · . . . · . . . . . .J,>assador .to Cuba, Rflbe~t B9nsal, _ . ~ ~ ~ / 1 •• c:omm:nts and ~gg_estions__are invited by the DeP(lrtment and can has beep recalled to Washirigtf;)n, · s ~li;: ..:. ~-. ft· • '. · l>e submit~.ed to\ th~s col~mn .in ca~e. of tl;le $_EAFA~~RS LQG.). · ' - ,and is not expected- 'to.... r: turn ~o . '.gf~@ ·~ t: • __.. r. , · . · Havana. , • 1 .. ·- , llil'-. ,. 1 Tide Had Ebbed ~ . -.· : . , · :- ' \.. · -.-.- · -=. • _ Even before th~ ~mbi-;go had , As a J~~ulf~ of. a policy · ofi ~n~oUFaging trat¥fers fr9ll1- tl}e been declared, trade Jietween the ·Liperian Ilag, the Greek goveryµiep.t .i;iow b,oasts a merch~t ps a~d Cuba had dropped to a fleet of over 1 000 vessel$. . The most rec~nt vessel to ' witcli low ebb and US-flag ships were in.• ' . ' " : ·· , . · · .. " . , . , .. - · ~ · active on· this run . . ~Runaway-flag from runaway to Gree~ reg_pftssenge!' ships · suc,h ·as th«t Flor-· istry. is "the t~~er Atla1J,tic Ne~ York, the Gr~ek goye runent . d.. b - h L.-; · , ha~ ..~µcentr_ated _its · efforts on . ida .~ the Yarmouth and the Evan"' •Q ! - -- hi -h f - 1 ueen,, t e ivanoS..1·J1aving.. them~ in~,,· · , ·g~11,_ne w c ormer y operate d on i t" - ts ow~e A t 0 tal . 0M ~ 4 , ,, . ,, set up branches " 1 • 7·~ ~.hiP~ h ave_ . ~ i t · H ' . h " · u n "~~s · f Pw~e~f! f or ~t -ie1;1st parf 'of their ,i .. · ·· . . _t h~- M!am o --~Y~na ru~, . ave, !' , ,apphed for such re~istry ' in 'the_ • · ti""'' .. · ' ·· · , . :• ..... ·· .dis,contlnueq their Cu}Jan S~l"V'.~C~S. ·last· .montl{ ·alone.' • . .. . . :~ -~· .. ?P;t11~ .. on. ti t:;:.d' th t"~th' ' G ". . k ~ Tliey ate--contiduing to ·operate out • · _ . . •. . · ,. - ~ es ma ., a . e , ree - ... of -'.the Florida port to 9ther .West ' · _.Tr~trd l'~llows ,B,oycott- ·• ~ag 1leet emp_ loys close to 29,0_90Illdian resorts· . · ·. ·· • · · . The tte.Q.d towfil'd Greek ~eglstcy se~eIJ.. Another l~,000 Gree~ na'In addftlo~ the r.unaway-ftag de~eloped -'following th~ wot ld- tionats·· _ar.e employed ' abo_a rd City of Havan~. whi~h opera.ted , as ·wi~e boycptt '?f .run~way-fiag ship- (]reek ; owned · ~hips , 9peratln1 · _ , an ovel'lllght fer~ b,etween Key ping·.!' by. the lnternatio~al . Trans~'. .und~r r!.l°a~a~ fta_gs. IDSuran~~ faymenta OK ~. . West and Havana, 'has :diScontift- portworker§:.. Feg~ration in D~cem~ ue!i o'peratfons. 1 • • -; • ~ • \ be~, 1958. The Greek gove~~m'e,n~ '. ·one of tlie' o"rJgiJli l rlfasons- for On _,tire otl~er ltan~; .,the--S$ S~a denounc~d·-· th~ : act~oni . ~s be~!lg the Gre~k shi1»c>wnep1' _,pl'efereµce / Level, Liberian-flag ·carri~r .. w.hic:fi. ahned .at qi:~ek-Qwne_!i•1 s~iVping, ·~or runaway jlags ~.a~ the fict qpex:~ted ·uh~er the ~rµericlfn flag an.d sub~equentlx , t>~e~d: "SJ.lip op- ~hat ·~~~me~~ -had _t,0A>e made tpto · •. as the . ·old Seati:_ain. ~-eW' Orleans,· era~rs ~beral tax rellef 1 an~ ot~* l he seamen's~>ln.Suranc,e1 ·a~d pe9- · iS . still running bet)Ve~Y. : Bell~ lndu.c:_em~nt11. T~e , Gree~ seamen s. sion ~und. ,,. ~owever,; ~he .Gree~ Chasse, LouiS~apa, .a~cr... ·:Bavm.fa. _un~o~ ·~o ' .,o~osed ...SlJb~quent shieowners n~w I .find ,, that· pay- .. . ~, ,. a'he_S"ea Level is Amelllcap:owne~, proposal~_, to. · s.trengt~en and. fQJ: ment~ to the.~1eamen's 1 tnsur~c• "- • with a· Cubab crew-.- "' ~ . .,,, 1 ~-' low up r.DF.. ~ctio_n ~!(aln~t ju~.; f.und' o.ffers maurance for the· OP. --i .-, The ,Navj }~.11'1 receJv,~4· r~ports. aw~r plJiPP.iJl~.. _,. , . • . - , .. ei;a~prs as ,)V-t_U-a~allist orgaillzlnl . . :. ~·._· · · • • • ~ ~'lo • . . . . . . . ~ -~ • _ • • ,· • .,. J}ta.~ tli~. Cubi!ti go~e~t ~l'!~I·· ·s~~e· m~~ mJljo~" .~re~k sh~ !JY ·l!S ~ ~Qo~- other;!Tf .am: "r..~, ' 1 ::- ~·;, .$lnf1 '11J y~~ ·tfl'.~~:0~,iClfl'°Jf~e~~g~~Of 1~0~_sh1ps rer~'10ri~h~ : . to·.:se~ilJlY. ~~eii~a~~ ,, le ,1V~ JI~ ~-.,~,~~ 1 0 ,. r ..~8' ~~· ~£ii'~d.\l»... ~ ~t~; ~· .;f; ~ ',. "'-1·. -~~ .~ '":'~ t.' - n: :Y ' \ ·for ~ .··o/( -"· o·t .·... ,;•1ce e-·. -· 8c; ."".·..r -" • ' •· ree·. . _f·n,·d.. '""- ··. ' -> ... _ • _ • • • -. • ,, / 1 • ·' • ,,. , • • , .- • • 1 :;i-. > ,~,~ ;_> ;:_.~< ~ :t':" ..... l I • ' ,. t/: ;..., '',? ~ ., f .....,. I '• M" !lo '• t ' $ J~ ft• ~ fi'I' ' : ,;.'.» 7':' • '·,t ) .. . '\J ���.Agreement Reached On MCS 1·Year Rule 1 · • · The t u i t . n b s $ $ t f .t i 't ! Marine Cooks and Stewards Uniop reports 'that du'ring the recent wage negotiatidns just concluded with the Pacific Maritime Association, agreement was reached on· incorporaUng ·the one-year rule into the shipping rules in accordance with the MCS--referendum vote. The refeyendum results were announced' by the ballot count- ·. Ing committee at ·th'e 'MCS· head-_ quarters meeting of August 11. They showed that the members approved a one-year time limit on ships; for full book members, by a margin of almost 2~1 . . SIU· P_ acificQisfricf · Halls , MTD Unions-Score MSTS For Hiring ·.~ Of For-eig1fCrewsSAN FRANCISCO' - The Military Sea Transpori.a tion Service may ·be the target of a Congressional investigation because of its practice· of hiring foreign crews. The San Francisco Bay Area Maritime .Trades· Port Co'un-. cil has' cailed ·f or such an investi·ga tion becaus·e at least 17 ·US-.ftat ships are manned by Japanese na--. 1 tionals. _ The ships involved are all LSTs, l owned and operated by the US - Government and flying the . American flag. They have been runninl in the F'ar East since 1952 under a contract with a Japapese / ship.. ping corporation, caUed the American Ship Operating Company . These , ships carry military car.go exclus~vely to bases in Korea, Okinawa, Formosa, the Philippine• · . ' and Vietnam. It is estimated that the total manning involves some 750 jobs. ~ Issue Raised By l\IM&P The issue was rais~d at the port_ .council meeting by the Masters, Mates- and Pilots, ·following which t'he council went on record iliian:: imously to make an issue of this practice. The unions' position :\a · . that these ships should be ope.r ated " by a recognized American shipping company using American seamen. · It was pointed out that MSTS' practice is in violation · ·of two American mar,.itime laws. One is the Merchant Marine Act of 1938 calling for Government promotion of, and assistance for, an American-flag •fleet manned by US citizens. The second, and more direct violation, involves the ."50.;50" act; which specifically requires that at,. : least half of· Government-owned ..cargoes be moved on America~-fl~~ vessels. Among MSTS excuses fo:r: · this operation are that it was considered important to bolster the Japanese economy. The West Coast maritime unions hold · tha~ since , the Japanes~ economy is booming'; · there is ~o longer any justificati~n, ~ if there ever was one, for manmn1 .. ships with foreign nationals. . . ... The unions also raised the gues- ., ' J ion of secu'rity clearal).ces ·inr for- · eign nationals aboard_ ship_s. whi~ . · 'C!arry classified cargoes. Ameti~an· seamen, they , point outr hav.e to ge_t security clearances. '~. -- · ·_. · JsIU Pacific 'District: Vqions-th~ Sailors .Unfon, l\farine LCoois and, . Ma11ine Firemen·'£ ·a-r~ 1 aU""oiemberm · of the port council. . · j 4 , ·~ 10/Uo 10/31· 39J . . .55 -,, 1,193 ' : 249 ~.155 ' > us '' ; 165 .2Q ' ,. .~ ~. - . . ":i. ~. ' ��.... wo·a asa ... • ' . - . . ·"- ,, • J ~ • ~ ... ~ With SIU ~ Industrial Workers· �corners. The Corvette model he drives is one -of a handful turned out each year for racing purposes. It can be bought by anybody who likes .a fot of speed and has $14,00() cash to / prove it. · -· Actually, Konge'Ibak is a member of one of a number of racing teams sponsor:ed by Corvette. Most manufacturers of racing ·cars, such as Ferrari, Mercedes Benz, Ast.Q ·Martin, Cooper and others 'have _a. :"' , "stable" of top drivers who repre~ " ·aent the companies in international · competition. •' . If Kongelb~ does carry off . tlie . ~-~ Mans coup, it will mark the first \Vin there by an . :American di-iter and, in fact, tfle first wih for an American sports-car model. . . ( MA-Plans >~Jor. SecO_ DdAtoriii~ :Ship. '· - ~ . - - - �·Q-The!l the ma.fe was in- th~.-- -;:- ,. . wheelhouse . at the: time .. of com- ' sion? · .... - - ~> A-=-Well, no sir. He was lookingf~ over my shoulder sup_ervising. th~ paint job. · - ~ · _ ·Q..,-That will be .all, thank youer-er-quartermast~r? ?" ? : ? ·· ' Coast Guard Summar7-. Findings .. and Re}IOrt: _,, ,.......-:_ . It was clearly the other fellow)•;...~~ fault. As he was close enough fqr a collision, he· should have bee'1...able - to see tffere was -.no one" the- navigation deck and therefore should have altered' his course and · headed the otner way. -- on Prove .-EligiJIHit~ .. ··:. ~;·.,~f'. For Hospi~al s . :··E · _.;' Seafarers being admitted to a " Public Health - hospital are urged to carcy with them their· Uni9n book plus proof of eligiqility for SIU. be n e fits; namely, a record that they have at least 90 d'ays seati.me during the previous year and at J.(tast on·e day during the previous · six months. · Failure to have the. · proper credentials will c;ause a delay in payments to the Seafyrer. _ · If the Seafarer is admitted to a hospital which is not a PHS institution, he should contact the Union immediately. TJie . Union . will arrange with tbe • USPHS for a trii.nsfer to -a Pu~ lie lieal th .:J:tospitai i n his vicin-· ity. The PHS will not -piclt up1 the ·hospital tab for private - hospital care-, unless it is notified in advance. - ,,__ : .. I ;E x-S.e afarer 5 k sh·- " t -, .. ee tpma ·a bout 21 days. later disembarked . iri ' 'Santos, Brazil. --:: . · . Thi; is the- tlrird . trip by":sea . . S 8$ . for :my .family, aqd -the "'service ~ · To th~ Editor: , . , was . truly · splendid .. Especially : To al~ my former sh1pmC}tes, ~ · · · · Just to mform them of my ne\V ..: -'. situation; Since, . leaving the'< Sapta V~netia in New oHeaQS '-: :" I .bav.e been working · ·al · · ~ "DeLaval Steam Turbine Comp.a ny hi Trenton, NJ., .in th<.- ;-· testing -department. I have since_· · become a member of the Unitea, Steel . Workers of "America,~ , - 1-11 Local.3355, Joe· De~inque, Elmer ·· ~ ' '. Ted'" Wqeel~r, .!_>lease contac~ , -; , me at home, 85 JeweL Lane; ., • . WI6-3561. �.• PAl~LAMD~ Clt1lrm~ft, There's just no escaping the age of adv~rtising. Here. is a sample, of the direct triail approach from a "night club" in Kqbe, Japan. It puts our own Madison Avenue ad agenpy "soft sell" to shame. The 1policy of the LOG prohibits printing '!n ou~-and-out a.dv.ertiseme:nt for the club so we have deleted the, name. At any 'Tate., · chief steward Whi~ey. Johnson thought eno~gh .0,f the ·yJq,ce-or· its advertisip.g ,techniques-to send us their m;aterial. · . I <IH~L1fttl); Ne thh- flliJkl i.C-ntll'Yi • C, Goldst1lft. 'Shlp'f de1el1te idYIMd crew to keep be1f1,..wlthln, dep-:cnt ali,d tr)" to 1ettle· them with de rt• meilt de!Qate1 Brat. -One man ed .ahlp in Port, Newark and caused lhlp · to sail ahortbanded. i'l'l .a .Jn IJIJP'• fund. No dhputed OT reported; Good • and wellare: no hangtna of a11- kind of clothH In recreation room. Ho.. . . pita} room to be clean!!d put ancJ fumilated. -Deck department foc'llH need .painting. See patrolman about bow assea.sment1 are paid. · , P, ... tutile4 U.''. .i 4~ · ~ \hi.. fltH, Ca~ "111 ~ . 0 · lo... iOme- 4lq>ute4 OT tol. MtU.4 at .. payoff. 118.0ll In llhiP"'•· :Nhd~ NMd new waahln• ma~hln•1 alto 'Salle;, an4 ll)earoom 11ereem. Qufet ID , ....... day1 while men lleep. ·V,ctt• o ~~ to 1teward deputment ~Jnd uePartment dele1ate1 for job~ well done, . ' ~ • G"ULFWATirt <M ·o- Pltroleu ), July 15-:-Ch1lrm1n; . • I. 'Annl11~ec­ ret.ry, I. Ke_mp, Spemai lhlp's mHtlng called by en1ine delegate In port of Djibouti, Diacuu on on lteward ~ -.tore1. No d:rawi' or abore leave 1t ARl.ZPA CWaterrn1n), July l,1 Port Said;• Enpt wblle In tranalt. of Chairmen, J. Baudolftl · S1cret,ry, A. Canal'. repaln taken care of1 Ruilnlckl. Safety lilt 1nd repair list other- toSome be made In shJpyard. Crew aubmitted. , One man left behind In Jien\inded to. turn In all linen and co~ -J\ntwerp.:' ,110 hi fund. Need wind· before arrival. . I "Dear Friend on Sea, "Introducing myself in advance, NEVA WEST <llloomfl1ld), August 7 ' I am a hostess wbo works at · -Ch1lrm•n, R. CrHll Sei::ret1ry, 'W. CLUB-within a few minutes' taxi Oils. No beefa 'reported. G<Jod trip. 1ao m shlp!s fund. Few' hours. disputed drive of the main piers. I'm .so OT. Larger supply ~nd variety in sorry to disturb · y,ou your time. 1lop cheat requested, Also better . ' . ~ado toilet tissue. __:..... .' "Well, dear, I wonder it you sniff at me if i... boast on my own· MONTEGO SK" <Eagle SS>; August '6--Chalrman,-.r. O'Connor1 Secretery, spot as you · are a Pilgrim from ' R. R1yfleld. Ship's delegate report• porj; to · port and you know well _ one man llospltalized in Honolulu. ,One - man · Jumped-- ;~ip in · Kabulul, what bar is like. Hundreds of bars · • Hawaii. Delegate . to see p'atrolman re 1hoot1 and 1creen1. Pix chain m getting 1alley pain~ed,,. before next compete ~ach others in K~be, howmesshall. Take care of cot1 on deck. cr~w·. algna on; also about safety con· ever its accommodation ls accom~ Slop chest to be - checked by patrol· ditiona alfoard .,sbli>. Dliputed OT In . man ,and have lllfliclenf amount put all departments. Suggestion that all modation: its drinks are drinks: its · aboard. · All have miidicme,., che.t men clean·· up their foclsles, 1trlp prices are prices. Makes no differ:. ~becked. ' •,bunk• and be sober for the payoff. ence you will be %Down in con·· ... ~OROTHY (a~u~~t 7..:..Chalr· '· .'-STEEL DESIGNER nsth"111n>, · July clusi9h. · m11n, w11111m L. Roblnsoni 11cr•t•rY•· I-Chairman, Geotu · Sta1tlY1 Seer.. "On just one point, my Friend, · A.· J. Severi. Dlacusslcin on ·1tores to tary, W. A. ,Hend1r1hot. . Wiper be botiglit in ··Honolulu, Also about missed vessel .a t Yokob~ma; clothH CLUB-is different from the poor 1rad1 of 1tore1 taken aboard In packed and listed. llS.73 In treasury. other s. I qope you will find it ·out Belalilm. · ,. ,. .. Money draws for Korea mould be · • ·... · · elven oi.tt · either 1t last port of call by your eyes. I'm sure you ~ke it -s1EEI. -'tRAVELIR (Isthmian>, Au· or before we enter Korea, either In and I'm afraid of you fail, to catch gust 6-Chilrmin, J, welchi seer.. check or :Amerlean money. To be t1ry, Welter Nash. Ship'• deleeate ttven to patrolman! for ruling. your ship in ,the end. reports 1alley blower still not work· August 6-Ch1lrri11n, . G. StanlYI · ' · . "My Dear, I wonder how you . LUhwlttch s.h~wl .par( of th.~. Ing. Seit ' Ii abfp can ·aet moaqulto lecr9t1ry, A. Vlol11n'ste. Everythlnl Here 15 the' calling card from C bombi. Cb.eek up on rusty wate1'. •running smoothly, ee patrolmaa choose your resting spot when . club.'s. staff. As the letter, ·from hostess Nancy '· tates, "the en•" Department delegatea• to aee that r e· . 1bout using _ extr11; reefer room !or you ashored on: If yoti were ,a ell-, ,. pair1 · are made before San Francls<:a." ·b~ck gang. Shfp;s fuhd very low. . , ·-· :..~ Lockers to be repaired in shJpyard. entele for some other bar, well ..• - closeel-photo does~'t mean _CLlJB-full mem~~s.~· --'--··.,...~-1 . _ MON~EGO ~IA·. (St1i\d1rd Marine), COALINGA H'iLL$ 'CM1i'lne Ta1tk· . I can say nothing more. · If not, -.·..------------~------------"~-·July 31-Chilrman, Raymond P1rrY1· ers>, July 3o_.:ch1lrm1n,· Ed Kr1111 JWill you fix your destinl\tiO~ on Secretary, Gaet.1'~0 T. Bu1clgllo. De· secretary, A. Ylirborough. No beef• LOG-A-RHY'THM :· partment dele3e.te1 ~report everything repoi'ted In al! departments. W ater 'CLUB-first?- Worryinging is loss in ordt!r. Crew to keep _laundry ~oom situation ' ditcussed; . also chlaw for of time· and Ti,me is Money as they clean ·at all ilmes. Numbir four 11nd Yokohama. ' , five batche1 to be washed down. Too aay don't they? much 1oot co~.. down from amok• ALCOA CAVALIER <Alco1), August · "The enclosed photo doesn't 1taclc. 21-Chalrmin, lsldor Morg1vl1 Seer.. mean CLUB-full members: Lucktary, A. c. Kln'lberly. Ship's delegate .. STEEL MAKEll... (Isthmian), July :n to refer matter of docto.r 'a :cefuaal to BJ Cb~rlie Wiggin ily I'm there too and expect for -Chairman Carl Abtsworth1 Secr.. Issue .medical slips to crewmember1 tary, A. D• . NHh. M I S truit all i:lraws '. to boarding ,11atrolman. Dlsp'!ted OT being appointed by you. If I was I brace mys-elf against roli, pitch and i.u;ch hi forelgr{ ·port1 be in American in deck department• ~ M I S to ~all ~ Jfot your likable I never hesitate With each gyrntion wish.. myself in chu1·ch, , mone:,- and not travelers ~hecks. Keep special meeting upon .&J:!'lval in Mo· all_ passa1eway doon locked in ,all bile. \rote of thaliks to steward de· , to introduce you at once your prefBut the- fat AB .sleeps tho' in crif?s ' • outports. -Locks on .all foc'sle doou ·putment;, • 1 ~rable. CLUB-is the Bar for you to be changed· as . a·u keys at preseni , . · Whilst the 'hummock-like stomach sloughs sli{Jepn~; 1 :work on all doors. · '$60 in 1hip'1 fund. STEEL ARTISAl!t <Isthmian>,, Au· . Seamen, of you Seamen, by yo.u· Port first, the'l), . starboard; soft as tide-rise: · ·,. ·- '· • 'gust 14-Chalrman, . R. J. Petor.aoiu ·seamen. List enough to show. long .f'!,rgotteii i'ibs. · OCEAN JOYCl!,.-<Marltlme Over1111J, secretary, George , .at• . Clair, 'Discus· July ' 3-Chalrm1n,- A. Page1 Sier.. alon on fumigation qf:-Jlhlp which bas "Before I close for now, I wish 1._ t1ry, IC Peeples. ' Crew me&liman not been done )'et. Sll_J6 In ship's I shake myself of morbid f!Ucination. you . call . us and see me first, and inissed ship- In 'Singapore. Cablegram · ful)d. Few hours dlsputea OT In deck Bounce myself along the pass.age--way, sent to NY re worklnl on wheel department. ~ let me have a chance ta make a watch . . Request that ship be fuml· __ _ Like a jai alai ball's declin~tion, . r~al- good company with you tofated to get rid of roaches. Captain · DEL SANTOS (Ml~slaslppl), July 17 ·_From ·b ulkhead to bulkhead in ricochet. and mate have been working on deck. -chalrft\..an, Llonel . w. Antoine;: S•cgether. $6.32 , in -treasury. Disputed OT. In rotary, Mont McN1bb, .Jr. Taileusz . . I ·Just awaiting you, deck and engine ~partmenta. , Re· Zielinski resigned': 11 1h1J;f'• deteJJate The mess hall hold.s -4 goggle of sailors- • .. quest that foe be bought in Hawall to wHh vote ol thanks frpm crew for job,. Nancy · .. . . T.Vmerized by weather...:witch; avoid lhortage.' • ' · . ·' well done . . Sam. A. ' Bailey was elected . CLUB;:--.. · · " . -- - " • · \ '· n'iW shlP's delegate . .$12 1h f.ijnd. No • Charm selling Creation's "jotirth. day tailors, ~11'.IES...SERVICE . NORFOLK (CltlH be~fs ' reported. Discussion on le• "PS Your first drink ls ON THE· · litrvlce>, Au11u1t..1,0-Ch1lrm1n, LeRoy water for meals. ·steward was told In voice rasping sex like : an unzipp'er's pitch: , . ·-=r• HOUSE, please bear fn. your mind, J. potY1 Secretary, Din BHrd. Dele· thei·e were to be ,company partle.. aate. report• 1hlp'1 ~ua!.Jtea~ wnnfnl ·· aJ1oard· iii some p9rfs and '.doesn't , . I eye-soak some equal ' part 'for~ and aft. ; ._.,,, my dear." 1m~ot.~ eXCl!Pt for ~ A ti'lt hburs dls· kilow . how -the ·stores ·will. hold out. • As I .bundle into my heavy g~ar. put!!d OT. Ope man inf11od •hip Ip. Say1 he will try to order sto-res aabore Charles. MI'S ~ ,that al[, men and will try nol' to run 1hor~ ·Lake With bosom and buttock I load my raft •hipped from "the hall will lrave tl)elr · , _;,.:.__ - · · . . _..:;. • • 't • 1 ~ l ' 0 ·Off Hattera:s· 4 as • • j ~ - . a To stand m.y l9ok-out with remembered cheer. Hail to me, blithe sp)ritl . Bird l always get, For the salt spray bites like buckshot -bullet; TIJ,t 'waves break and thunder her messagt..1/Gt:. ·;;. "Good news tonight: The storm passes to aea;. P.et." . . . ' - • f. ' .. I ' -MOVIE IJJITll THE fflEIJJOfTHE-Dfl!illfi / / . , - . -. ·PENN SHIPPER' ...(Penri Shipping>, '1oclal secqrlty numbef,1 -written on · lhippfng card1· for 8hlp'1 delegate'• June ·19-"'C·h1lrm'1n, bona Id .. Hewson' record. St2erlng room door ihould be secretary, J, . w. ' Butler. Nb · beefs kept closed. Better · care 1bould b1 . reported. Disputed OT will be taken. taken of wasbln1 ' machine. up with 11atrolman al\: uayof!. Deck • '· · · ~ ....:::....__ · · "' engineer . repod:ed :thaf'farrangement1 - DI :soTO ONatermne), July 11- had be'en made to re.Pair the fans that th1lrm1n; -.,Tom MorlerlfYI l1cr1Jary, ire out of order. S!eward reiplnded Dl'?'lflr., Got..fll, No '!>eef1' reported crewmembers ' to return ~empty cup1 by -department · de_legatei1 Beef re to , pantr y. ,w. Stoc)cman' · reported 1hortage of • mlllc. Crew reminded to that captain · 11 taking· up with tbe ~ee_p bee~i wltliln ' depertment, Coast Guard the iqatter of new cloth· "' inf that wa1 stolen from JjmF a.t fhe . Sl!A'rR~IN "NIW .;. JIRSEY" _.,cS.H• payoff. Crew asked· to read and heed tr1ln), August a.=-ch1lrm1n, W. L. lnstructJon1 po11ted 1L waslilng · ma· McBrld•1 ·secret1ry, H., George,, Hore- chine. · , . . • -'· . July 17-Chalrmin.: John JI • .Qlck6· wltz. §hip's ; delegate report• · every• · 1 thhil m· good shape.. Crew sattsfleii. 10111 Secretary, w. King. No · beefs Quite ' a · few brotflen- would do well reported: Everything runnjng -sm'ooth· to tj ke 15"\fvanta11 of. Wl!llht: lift• on · ly, Discussion on welfare of crew to the . UPP!!l! .deck in an... all-o,u~ effort . bi taken in ~rachl. to reduce. 'I-Too hot for. heavy ~en on · . ,thl• rµn . • $;.13',20· ln ,lhfP.~ fund. More RAPHAEL\ SEMMES (Sea-Land) Aug. antfclpate-d from ·:Proceeds of coke _ ., 1-Chalrmlin, ·varn, Jr.1 secretary, w. "'machine before trip ii terminated, _ BlakeslH, Minutes from prevJou1 · MIS that de~ engtneer 11'~ alven. som~. ll!leetlng read and accepted.. Repl!.l r moneJ'/ ctUt of the a.hip• fun,d fqr list ~urned in.• No be~fs. Su'gg~stlon time 1Pent re,1>alrin1 deck chairs -<:by .bosun .for crew to throw ' cigarette " bou1ht ,bY ~be crew. :Qeck En1fneer _ butt1 over ·the aide ·. instead of on request• !Jl!'mben be careful In uslnl deck around gangway area •. Dpnatlon washlnl ·ma'1.H!iie aa h1 dlsco:vered for new TV to lie taken :up-. at pa_yolf. looat 11ut1 and )loltr. ./ . ·vote of thanks to· steward department · ---"- ·· ' for ·1'odd food and service. Mor e dll• TIMBEll. HITCH <Suw1nnH), July ' ousslon ·on ltettb)g clothes "dryer for l4--Ch1lrm11n, .co.-nellu1 Alll1on' Sic·. ,..crew,. •J>q11celaj.u In bottom 'ot . washing ret1pt, P1u1· M•geo. Jllew matire,1se1 mallbffie. ,-t\11} b•IQ'Y. chrppeil. · Ne!!d ordere!l havJ not ~· anlvecl. Dilputed ·-. new inachfne~~- '.l'alCe :Iii 7aU:- cots off· , OT · iii· department.· rJec'lc befon 1 ·11blp eqters p_O'rC Return . '1 .. ~· ., · ·· • cup1.,to p; ntr7• • •· " . · CIJY., OP Al(1"1.ll (W1t1rm1n), August • - .: ... .. .. , -- ( ~!t1lrmlf!1 ., Robert H1ll1 ' l~retary, ,,.• S'rEIL . ~DMJRAL (lsthl!'ll•n'> ; • July "· J .-_ Johnson. · Eveey:thtna ·OJ(. F!!,L.. I T-Ch1tr.m1n, · Ro¥ ~0ole1 lecr1t1ry, b,n t• t,._ken, .car.a of. y~te .o f t~riltT - i11m~1 Bresfleld, .. Everithl.nj '.runnlnl· ,_!o John Fller.r D11ht C!Qok and baker• .- 'lmoothly. . 11~.12 in -ihip!s fund, Keep . ~~r hl1 efto;rts and coffee ·f;bn• J1repa. ,,. sere!:!! ddor1 loeked In forefgn portai ratlom1 also . for operatlnl the ·~ovie ' 1ls~pantry. incl measball. Keys to-b1 . 1>r~Jec!tor an4 11utUn1' til a lot of time'_ kept by,..,1an1t .Y watc$. Retµrn all ,,.. hanillln1 ' JhiJ)'.1 m11v1ea which crew . C?UP~ .. a1;1d 1I111•ea;- t.o • pantry. New . "' ew11ys, · · , _ • • ;.~1creeii1 for ' menroom; · ha.• •ii&ip.._ ). ' · - ' :• ~ -.';/ YOUNG ~Mft,C1A (Wat,1rm~r, AU• COE"'R D~ALIN" VltT.P\Y <Vletciry gust..: 14-Ch1lrm1~, L•~n J 1 P•n!on.r . .i=•r.rJers>1 · Jdl~ 31~Jt~ h'ih'a1Jt ind sec- •. . .fSecr1t•rYu J..O" L. , Ramos. All :r;elJalrs ' r,-.fliey, RoNrt7 ft', Dougi.1, C,iW1net1 ' · talp!~ ~aie., of.. 'One..nfan ~qspltan~e4 ,.A foi;;; .!nlt-alliitlon . .fl)llae .~oo~r~ p~t .. ·in ~i~a~'. Oklnawa. . ·.Appl"oxfm8tel>' ~ -abpa.r.4, All .rep1Irs . tUn)ed tn; ·-" New •,. '121.20 '"!!'., ih;fpri. fuµil. .\ • . ',..-Jlbrer§ al!_oard. · -;nay ' woi'ker• off , on~~ · ,. .... ~ ·.' • -~ " •· . ,. . ·. ·'w.e ekend keep in touofr:: :with ~ ahlp · . ~TliEL A"!)V:OCAT• · <11thmt1n), A:u- , c.li whlte In EIJ-fope:.~· One ·Jlre!llan .nijiised' ._1ust 74h1tr.m1n, · Alex ~kolow11c1,.;; 1hilf'_. 11\·i Ne .~drlcl No d ne&.._ ,re.. Secretary, a!ou11 D '>!'u•.IJp ltz. llei>alr .,.:- ported• , ).. .y ~ ~-,~ .~--~ ',""'· ' .· J .. -: .. t . ' ~' . ' . • ' <. · • .. ., · ,. ' · · ·" / �- ..s ,, ;., • ' "It-~. • ·, ~ .. _, ' ....,~ ~jem1a1.~: ·T~al y-0··~Me 1 '; • • • .... .. ::Mifn'.~· · ~nii~•.. ,.W;nt ·~.,;~:Millf ·i~ ~:ro~::::c:·::'fi~~~:.f: ·~ ~- ,. th . T~ Wiflr.:- - . ~~ . · ~·-:.. . 1tt-~t_o 'the- del~g~te a.boiIL~_,., . . ~~ . ; } wou.i~ · nk:e. to, bfine- pp the '(laiptary .w ork ' not bel~·: l?n~ , '.. ;'? l age old 1ubJeC!t of .frej_}! .mili;.:. . pr.o~!IY.)h1=n in my ~P~!1'J!>D h_e , ·' ~ ' -: .-.'!"'-... • • ..; , ... ,.. ... .. . aboard ship. we are allowed is an mcom~te~t bosun.. · , •. . .··. $1U ciew~em~is ·~-b~·ard th't!' :~s~·steel ~:emist (Jsihmjan) last :moJ}.th haa to eon tend 40 gallons oa salll'ng d.a y, whfcb . · Frank P. ~sso· · w1~b soi,re unusual cargo. An Arabian horse,, a· gift from United Arab .Republic President . to me is a very small amount of ·- ;.\;.· ;.\;. ;1' . ~ . mnk for a crew of 48 men.. And.• Brother Cannon · · Q.amar !'-IMiel Nasser to ,US Secretary of° Agr_lculttµ'e ~zra' T:af[.B,enson~ was'...taken on ~oa_rd it is especially · tough when you d At S . ' at .SJ.Jez, _at the Red Sea e!ld . are· caiTying 12 passengers. ur1e ea - .. ·.. ~. · of the .StJez: Canal. · ,,. ~ ~ Most of the passengers that I . To the- Editor: .:::. _ . " The· ~· rrorse> . off ~ whi·ter O~ Monday, October 10, 1!160, have seen act as' if starved · to .. animal, was kept_b1 a special stall• · on board !he. SS City of AJ.n.)a · .. on .deck, ,;an,d Dan McMul!~s JRd at 3:30 in the afternool!.. a burial John. qweni, ' .•. daymen, ..... ~ were~ service was held ·at s:?-a for~l<J~ chat,g~d .with / keeping· the animal time SIU Brother "E d w a r d- · . 1ed ·a11d comfortable: · "MuU>hY ~ Cannon. _,. -~ . _- · McM:uneri$ ·told · the. ioG "that ~ All crewmembel's not wol'king. · the 'h orse -!...: wJiose naine:· ls"· ~ were present ~ t th·e i mpr~ssiv~ Jnow.fi.;_was~ .Qo~ t~o much trouble. . funeral ceremony conducted·· by But the critter ate like a horse. · ·· Alt letters to the- Editor for Chief Officer Emil . J. ~cti01ar. The ..menu for this ·special · paspublication in the SEAFARERS Ou1: so1e pass~nger enroute "to · senger i!lc~!:.ld~ thl:ee . meafS a aar... LOG musf be . signed by the •New York was -alrn present. · Four. pQunds of oats in the morn~· wi iter. frames will be wi.thlield Cannon's last wish was cc:rried J~g. l,, JO;a.to. "coffee break'! ·con- . upon request. out 'as his . ashes· were'Ecatfered ; $isting of hay, an afternoor;i -mieal ·. upon the inighty Pacific Oce'an · o( an.ot_ht)r fou,~ )!ound.s . of~ oa~s. anil· d~ath or they are trying to -get nearthe International D~te Line Ill late· snack· of hay. · " -· - their m!:mey's worth . by eating not far from·.-Midway Isl;md. ,. _ ·~ BY,, the. time 1 -t~e~_teel ''CJ:ie~~st . . and drinking -. everything in Edward "Murphy" Cannon-' reached· Ambrose Light, the' horse· sigh!. They a· r e worse than had passed awav, from apople~ , ' .began ~melling ..la~d .·apd ..b~ca~e - _ s~hooner .rig sailo~s. at his bunk in Ko.be, Japan, exCited. · McMullens said. ttfat the. .. T_he price of milk is compar- · while aboard t he SS Choctaw . . aitim.a l nlP.ped his . finger.fl ·and .ably small comparedt~ the price . .According to his--wishes, he wall · thumb while lie' wasntt looking, but of otper stores . .. We sailed from ~ cremated and his ashes were .qo,.,_real aama~e ',Wa~ done/··· JtowA.qtwerp, and -~wo days later we entrusted to H. M. Samuels, ever, one prejudiced observer said' were out of milk. _ · master of ' the City '()f Al ma, for . th~t ' the:" :hors~!' 1ike. ·fts former ·. I feel · th~ steward ~hould be' · burial in the -sea he loveq so · ._ master, ·bites -ihe:Ilartd that f~eds allowed ··to buy- 80 or even IQ~ well. -.... . .it.:,. gallons· of milk, as long as he · The crew of the . Choctaw · _· _, :When, the ship docked at .t hecould keep it from spoiling. Of -made a collection and part of ---~ port of New -~~rk, the horse w~s course, I ·am oply a rope choker the money was used to purchase taken to~. a quarentine station: Not· that enjoys a glass -of milk at a . wreath which accomP.ani~d . ~even the'." stall· in whf'~h ~be arifma1:. sea. the remains of Cannon on the .. was Jeept during tfte voyage _was Just one more thing. ·On · City of Alma and was tossed ~ ,, aliowea· 10 · be taken"i •off) he -docks, · ' ,,... . t~e W.aterman ships with our into the sea during _the burial. and. the .feed :pad to ,. be dumpe.d '" qu~rters aft, the. 15 minutes we The balance of the money \\'as overboard. before the 'Ship lani:l,ed, are allowed after,. being called-' used special masses to · be .... · 'it ·'l_s-:believei.that the'.hor5e will up from a sound !!leep Js far held. for Cannon in Japan . . DaY, r i t _ e. _ n o(J., ~1Vl~~U.ll~ns" ~eft) . and )ohn. Qw. e n$ stand " b..: ·kept at an :.tgriculture Depart'-.. '.fhe cr,ew of the City _gf Alma from enough t1me fo· wash, dress llo'r,se. ~hich:Nasser· '~nt tcrAgricu.l_.ture'~Secretary _Benson. - ·merit · e*~erih?.e..ntal. farm. . · .. ... ... . . and gei. a cup· of coffee. - .When ·made a special collecl ion of , . • I it'.s c old- and you haye fo put $138. Captain . Samuels forwardon foul .weather.. gear, somfi ed· the money to Father Murphy mates wilt wait until the tugs of the_ Catholic Seamen 's Club come before · they call you. in Seattle with instructions that. What · gool is-,iiac~ng your OT - it be ·used as h~ sees fit in high. -· Sea~arer up 15 minutes when what you mem01'y of SIU Brother Cannon. really need is · a good c~p of Old Sincerely. and Fraternally, .. s.uµup~r, reports that Joe? Peter F. DiCapiJa· ._ I feel · we should have at least F. J. Johnsen a h~lf ho:ur. I thin~ t~at mos~ City of N ma · members feel the same as I ~ ;t. . ... .•. do on ,this and ·o_n the m~1k .sub- USPH·S Libraria'.n ject. _ · . - Morris J. nanzey .Tharil<s Union ¢. · . i ·' ~,' To the Editor: "De:legate Not .-.. We deeply app'r eciate the ·· generosity of the Seafar~rs In· • A . S Up,rVl'S Or ternational Union, as ·evidenced by its splendid gift. of -technical To the Editor: As- deck delegate on. sev~ral · bQoks to the patient~· _J.ibracy of ships ·l have ·heard -Various b~efs the -us ·Public Health . Service 'from brotMrs ·in the deck de- Hospital, Staten Island,- NY. l)attment -about · ~he sa_n itary ' We sincerely thank you~--oi'­ wotk not being doi}e properl~ ganization for its prompt cooP.-., I have called this matter to the . eration 'with our i:equest, as ,. .· attention ~of the bosun, 'and in these _books are ·essential Jn . ~-'11 . reply,. these bosons· h.ave to·ld helping seamen obtain !urther- . ".•;I me that it was the -dutY' ancJ re- eridorsements in the deck, en·.: . 1' sponsibllity of the deiegate ·to.- · gine and stewai:d deya~ments; · .The mo.rate bopsting ,eff~cl is" , : ·see that this work was being done.~ corr~cl1y. -. Important," too, as ou:J;" hospi!al• . · . In myc-0plnlon, the 8-12 OS 1s , lzed readers realize the ·s ellfar- · ~ · under the - i upervision of the - ers Unfon.J s truly Interested h{ - . bo~un lik~ the re-st ot the men their special needs. ~ Sincere~ .. Iii· the deck departme~ht, ·e xcept yours, ~ ~ .- -· ' ;"' .,, wpeii, the. sliiP. carrles carpen· Mn~ M8:rle ~.. Jo~ , - : "'!>: ters, fife watchmen -and quar- . Llbnrlan . -' 8· . • an -: un: ,.. ·~fl - I.. -#? ..__., • ·- o.' '... for ..... Crew ". ~ - ~ s.:.- ~ 1 l. • �we 1 11 THmTll ,CRY• Mllrrne>/ ' ,..,. ;_ cbari~. ··.Ji/s "'9i/~n ~· Ch1lrm1it. T. J1Ck•n1 Secretary, a. ablpped frf>m. tile ball wUr have, m11lr McCurdy. Deck department delepta jloc!al ' Securlt1 number• wrl&teJt OD • . · report. chief mate. worldna. on deck. llb!pplq cardll, ,~or · ,lblJ!.'1 'd1lept..1 ' · FILTOllf CMerv.,.), AUl=7....."thalf- •, Some dllputed OT ~ •tewaid and> · l'.!lcoi'd.. ' 1iteer~r:oo~ lfoor..aboald be m1q_, ,._,., 01,l'~oni lee rr.1Jell1I· •· e~ department•. - ·R_esolutlon to · kept ' clo81d. ...Bil~r ear•· ~ould ..,. Poter. Sbip'1 ·~''''- rtl 1 ~· ' d i'1 ve· Food . Plan< represen.tetive1 ln· ·, taken of :W~ .m1~1. , ., • · 1 '-I' · nian· ~d· 1bJp,, ·le!'Ylna BalllPloZ... ' vestlcate feedinC on illis lhlp. Sur· · .. · -. • , ' J>lub:a'jjee .and recetP,ta ' belOJlllhl. tO eest each department deleeat• aiv• ll!A~N NEW:.JIRSEY Ch¥relill.-· ~r Dodd• found aboard to lie Hnl · draw and ·<l'eplacement list to .ahlp'• Avg. halrman1 W. ~ L. McBrlclen -to bbl home addre11. Repair ··lllttl t6 · delegat~_ to be handed. In to captain Secretary, .H. Geo!g• tUro~ltz. Shlp'e . -& clistri,b uted to iall d'.eleaates. Crew'<.11·:1 at· each p0ffOT call. To l}ghten duties delefat : reports 1 ~verytltln1 1n eood washing machine need.I repairing. •10 .... of melllilJlan wilP try using two. mess shape. · Crew satilflt!d. ·Quite,. a few 1n lhlp'~ fund. Sueaestion that d• ' ' tables closest to aalley. To prevent-. brotbers would do well to take advan· ~ partment · delegatet wo· act a1 1at1tr - crew from taking chairs from foc'ale tare of weight ,Wts on th \ii>per.: deleg~es. and recreation room, suggest benches deck in all-out effort to reduce. Too' ' be built port and 11tarboard aft of hot for ·lieavy men on thi1 run., •23.20 BIENVILLE CS•a·l,•nd>, Au9. 21creW'a messball. All bands cooperate 1n ship's fund, More anticipated from Chairman, · P. C1thcart1 Secretary, in keep~g recreation hall anil shl~I ptoceeds of coke mac:bine. before trip J. D. ~rlbble. New walhlna machln• . laundry room clean. Chief mate un· ill termfuated. MIS that deck engi•- • came Aboard; re.Pair llttl" turned lh · cooperative · in issuing medical and neer be lliven .Om'e money out of the ~ Ev.erythmg runntne 1mouthl:v. hospital . ships. ( P\J.IDPm~Q and mem• ah1p'1 tund , for time, apent repairing gfue de1eliate· re,Port1 two men· Jnll8ed bers of tile crew who ~li!ve ,duUea in deck chalra .bo~t - by t~~ cr~w. Deck 1hip fu H_ouston. ' TV · ·a ntenna t9-;b• 1 ' the pumproom feel it Is ·Unsafe, SUd· engineer ,requests ,m embera ..be careful bought out of ~•hlp'1 ·."f\lnd. De~ 'to . ing around· on floor plate whl h , I• in . wdng · Wltshµig machine• 81 he baa be inttalteil' tn electriclanl11 room. "Pb·.' · covered with oil cau11e4 by a broken dlscovered-.loose hut1 ·and, bolt.. , wood'.;. boardl to eo · , lll\der the mat· ·line which was· neve'r '.·.:;, properly ~ -~ " - - · '. · .• ' · · tresses: . ' '• 1' ,1'-- .. cleaned.: Will b»lhg this matter to TIMBER HITCH <Suw1nnee>, July H · -·· , r attention of safety co~mittee. -;Chajrman·, Cornelius Alllson1 iecreHURRICANE- (Walei:_man>, •Aug. 23__,..- . ..._ tary, Pauk Mageo. New ' mattresses Chaltman; Jame11 Browne1. Secreta,Y• AZALEA CITY (S.a-Land Service), ordered ha've ~ot lll'l'lved. Dl11pute4 Carl Johnson. ··Engine delca11te re-~ ~ Aug. 7-Chalrman, '- James Dawson1 OT in e~e !'ep~ent. · · ' . ports .~uted OT re shifting ship on Sec.r etary, E. Koca~ovskl. ' Ship'• - - .. ' the Great Lake&. Captain aaylf galley treasurer reports S13 th fund. Motion CITY OF ALMA <Waterman), Ausr. should be open until six-thirty without to have ·patrolman check menu. Ste__w· 6--Chalrman, Robert . Halli Secr.etary, payment of OT. / ard claims insi.tfficlent stores: steak. F, J. Johnson. Everything OK. Few· . .--duck, veal, etc. Store list left with beefs taken care- of. Vote of tblinka MICHAEL (~arras>, Aug. r29.....Chalr· new steward ill pot as listl!!d. to John Fifer, night· cook .. and baker, man, Percy Grey1 Sec;retary, A. Aava. ,, · for his efforts and· cofb!e tibte prepa· Ship's delegate .i:,e ports · no LOGs' or FAIRLAND CSaa•Land>:'° No elaterations; alsO foi:' operating the movie communications receiveil\ 1111 trip. Re· Ch11lrman, P. Flnk1 . Secret.ary, c. projector and putthig In a lot of time pair lists turned In to captain and G ldst I Shi ' d"el t d la d handling ahip'a movJes wltcih J:rew. chief engineer, €hief "mate and caP, c:ew ~:· keep Ptee!s !1~Jn ':te;a~tenjoys. ". · -; ~ 1 " ' tal.n ·refused OS a 'doctor. . .,..WP,te le(. -ment and try to setile them with de· STEEL 'ADVOCATE (fsthml~n), Aug. ter thanking crew of Del Orp for par.tment "'delegates fit~. One man ~halri;nan, Alex~ SokolowsJdi Seer•·cigarettes and soap ·aonatcd to us in 7 missed ship in Port Newark and tary, Louis ,D. Cuellnltz. Repair lists Mo~tevldeo .Deck delegate rcp0rt• · caused ship to Bail shorthanded- i77.38 turned "'tn to" deparlm'ent delegates. coml!_any will pay straight _t1me· on in shlp's fund. No disputed OT re· Captain Will Wt .one day logs. Some watc_h and OT plus 110 cents per hour ported. Good ,and wr.lfar!'!: no 1umging dlsputed OT• to ~be settled ~llt payoff. for cleaning gtain from --tanks. · So of any kind of clotl\es-.J n' recreation SlB 05 in bi , I N d safety .. meetitigs held or safety lltera· room. Hospital · roon\ to be cleaned · ~""'"# .a hpins · und. · eUe newd ture received .this trip. Vole.of thanks , out and fumigated. · Deck department wa.,.....,. mac e; also ga ey an ' to steward departm-ent. • I foc'lles need painting. See patrolman . messroo!D sci:eens. .Quiet In. passa11e· . -::--0 about how allJsessmenta !IH pal~. ~ay:t:!1!1re4 md:p~r~~e~~ !~dof J~;~:t~ MttHAEt <Carras>, July 11.:.-chalr. ment d9Iegates' for -job well dorie. ·. - man/ O. ~Slettemo; Secreta,,Y, A. Wit-' .. ' DOROTHY. <Bull.) / Aug. 7-Chalrma11, chen. One- member, operated on for· . Wllllam L. Ro&lnsonr Secretary, A. J. . GUL~WATER· <Matro Petroleum>,· ,aplnal ln bad coJtilitiolJ.. Money do- { ,S! vare. J?lscussion on stores to' be · July 15-Chal~m.iq, G. E. Arml91 Sec• nated by crew for priv11;te fl~rse1. bought in Honolulu. Also· about poor retary, S.• Ke.,.p. Special ship's meet· Department delegates' report every· •grade of storea taken· ab"oard in .l ng called by en_g:ine delegate .in po~.L thing in order. Spray .'roaches in m~sa-.,.. Belgium. · ' (of Djllto!Jtl.' , Dlsousfion on , steward· hall and galley; Repair deck .dl!part~ • ··· ) stores. No draws Or. shore. leave · at . m.! ilt drinKlng fouDtaln. Palht tlisl~e , ~ PANDORA (Epiphany Tankers>, Julr Port' Said, Egypt while ~ tn- transit of Jockers. Remove wooden containers 31~halrman, Red Brady; S11cretary, Canal. Some repairs taken care · fo: . from messhall table. MUffins ·taste A. McAl'tfiur. Ship's delegate re:Portl others to be made in .shi"pyardi, Crew good but crumble. Vote· of thanks to one member put ashore at Suez,. , reminded to ·turn in all linen and steward .department and "'lhlp!s .dele· Egypt due to illness.-To take · thll cots be'for.e arival. t: ' matter up with patrolman at payolf. ,. , .: _ _ . ~ . ,_ · Ill e. -=- . . $12 in sh1p'11 fund. Beefs -to be/ set· . NEVA WEST <Bloomfleldl, Aug. 7-1 STEEL ADVOCATE <Isthmian), Sept. tied at payoff. · . ~h1lrman, R, CrHI; ~cretary, W. S-Chalrman, L. Guellanh SecNtaey, En: . Aboard · the SS Steef ExeG~!ive, (Isthmian), SIU . men _turned ~p a stowaway soon ~fter the ship left France for iNe'!. York. rate. in September. The stowaway, Ali Bouraba (left)' relaxes with members of the crew (1-r) J. 'Brown, OS; J. Martin, fireman; and. ~. Cobbler,. • AB. . ,.. ShiJ!'boar<!, Shots · · siafarer Cnarles Young of Galveston pays strict atten· ti.on to some baby sitting duties. He is passenger BR aboard the Del Aires (Mississippi) on t~e West. Africa run. . . ~orking aloft· abo~~d Alco9 Pegasus are O.S ' ...... Dove, on the rail, and .Ros-soff in the bosun's .chair. plioto was talcen by Myron .....• ·Folts. :,.c :11:- SS '91• The crew of th~ Steel ·Recorde~· relaxes at -the Seamen's Club _ in A1radani Iran, on tlie Persian .Gulf. Crew includes (top -photo, , I to· r) Oiler Whitley, , ~M O'Connor, OS Mur.phy•. FWT Primeau, Oiler Granger; Bosun · ~ohnny Johnston, .QS Simon, and center, Miss Jane Gallaghe.r, .. director of thf , club,. who made the .Recorder · crew visit ·a very pleasant on_e. Around the clu~ po.ol (bot-tom photO; 1-r) stand John,st.;)n, Murf>.hy ,and 0'9onnor. SANTA VENETIA (Elam), July 23- Chalrm•i:!• John Burka; secretary, . G. L. Edwards. No beefs reported. '1'1 in ship's fund. Crew to.. be · more careful when •illing washing machine and .to remov• clo~bes when dr.y. els. No beef~ reporte ·Go(ld trip. A., ,t;,rpenter. No beeft reported. . ' $18.05 in ship's treasury. Members "~Mlli*ff ~J>.:t@W:i!lw;%?. · are cautlone.d to treat new wash1Dg '""'··' ··"" · ,.., · · ·· ' "'· '·'· .~chino with care. Ship's delegateliO • post ne.w list for cleaninf · lllunclry - rooin. · .~ · STEEL·--Dtflec"T'Ojl° (Isthmian>, Julr ACttlLlES CTan,St.ip>, Sept. 4 -11;_- eh1lrman, "lbert w. Lima; Sec· Chairman, Norman E. Jr.1. secrat11ry, : retary, Tony Gaspar. "No beefs r e· Ro!llrt, Tyndall! Everything in good ported. in ship's- fund. Crew re· , shape. · One m~n missed ship. BooX. minded not to leave cots . on .ci!!.ck, •. to 1 be put away before sh!p geti to · · ~ Canal. Contact patrolman for · new :.. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), · Aug. · lioou. ., 6-Chalrman, J. Welch1. Se.cretary} _ Aug. 7-Chalrm11n, Norman Jr.1 Sec· Waletr Nash. Ship's delegate report• retary, Art Nelson. Everything hi • ; . galley blower 1tlll not workhit. 'See ·1 - · eood, order-no ·beefs. Wipers and ·os JI lhlp can , . get ~ mosq~to bombs. •ae m- ship's fund. · Few houri dla· will clean wash room and ·· steward • puted OT. Larger supply. and, varfety:· depanment; also keep recreation· fual1 ,; Check up on. rusty· water. Department - delegates to 1e11.-that r.epa1r11 are mai.d• lii llop chest requested. Also better clean. --.{.1st · to tie posted in wash ~ before San Fran_c:l~j:o. · .·.~ . · r erade . ~o~et ttssU~ '.. .- · room. , • · .:....:.....:1. ~ -. . . "'· . " YOUNG KM E· R-1 C A (Wliter1J1an), . ,. • PEN. N SH IPPER (Pann 'Shipping), Alig. 14-Lchelrman,· Leon-"'· Pemoni ,. ALICE BROWN . (Bloomfleld), Autl. Secretary; Jon L.-...Rilmos. Au repair• , 28-:C,h•lrn:ian, s. I!. Mlller1 Secret1ry,_ Aug. S:-.Ch11lrman, ·Donald J ••Hewson1 Secretary, "-{lohn Dickerson. Ship's taken care of., <One man' posi>ltall:i:ed., George . E. - Hair. _Member• nptlf!e~- •. delegate reports·' everything running ·lri' Naba, . Okina\\ia. Approximate"" ... that. tn , the future slop cheat pricea ' smoothly: 92.411 in- ship~• fund. ~ Dis· ,._ .. ,._, . ... . ".!I will be posted correctly 'Repair "st .puted OT -to be .settled at payol!. ~MI S , _-. '21,20 '"!'. 1._. 11 fund. ' • ·" ~· · ~ " ... tha~ deleptes Check . tee bbxes for •. - -·- ·.-', "' · to be: posted and acted on 11c.cord• fooa. storage. Steward to take more ft\~N.:FEG.O ,.SKY. 'Eagle),~'aug. 6ingly. ·57 in shlp'1 fund. Dlapu~d precaution.- .Jn storing leftover' food. Chairman, R:. q•connor1 Secrefary, R. , OT Iii steward department- to be takai Turn m. repair lists. ,,watch to make R•rfl•ld, Shlp'a dele&ate , repoi:ts one. up..--Wtth patrolniaru, Captain ,boqht col!ee when calling ~eward .. depart· . Qian 'bolQJi~ed in Honolulu. , One ~arettes 1n Germany and •old ~hem ~ ment 1n morning. -Clieck ~asketa on ~an jll!Jlped lhlp ,in. Kahu)ul, Hilwall •.,. for more ~n waa poated on ,. the .lee boxe1 for leaks. · Deleaate to'"'tsee p~trohilan re gettjDI ~oatd. ~ ., _.___ .Jalle:v p.inteil,_ be£ore-;next crew llliD• . ·-- ~. f ARJZP• ' (Waterman), July ; 31 / on; ' aiaO ..:a bout•..:' safety . ci>ndttionl . , CALMA!l (Calm~r), July 31-Chalr- • Chairman, J. Baudoin;' Secret1 rj, A. abo)lrd ~p. ·.DJ.sPute_d .OT :in all de·-- -mai;i,,, S~allifaY. lloyko1 ~ecretary, Nick K~ndylas• ·1'{.o beefs rep<!rte!l 1n 8!1 Rudrilckl. Safety list anci. repair list - pa~menta. Suggestion .·that ,an men aubmitted. one man left behind .-in clean up their _foc*sl~•· strip ~ bunka _.depar~ments:- · Vote of thanks to stew· . ,; ... .rtntwerp. •10 m fund. Need wind· t-and be aobet · for the pay,ol!. 'I/ ard department·; a_lso to Walt Sible)!;, • -. 1 - . .. :·· 1hoot1 and screens. ·, Fix chairs . tn ··. · .- ·· , :' . • San· Fl'anclsco ·pottt agerit, ' for geOl!ll - ~ · melShall. Take care .. of' cote on deck. ·; .Sl\EEL~ ,.DE~JGNER " (f~hmJenl, . J~ly _;,. 'port screens ;for 1h1pr. .", . . ,, S-:-Chalrman, Geor.se~.. Stlinlr1 S'ecr• · · ~ ·- . _ .. · ,i>~ Slop chest to. be checke'if ·b ..p111trol· man and haYe !Rfm9e.Dt: amount ·put tary, w. A.- Hend•ratiot•. Wiper· misstld, ~ PENN VANCU;ARDf Cetnn Shlpp!ng), ab9,ard . . ,AJaO h8ve.,,meilicine ..Chest ve~ : a~ :;;YokohaJDll; clot~e., _packe(I., .; Aug, 2S,,..Chalrm_a,, -er ·D.lckey1 Siler.. check~d. ~-.., ., X · . and Meil; Si3".75•m treallUr)':. Money l tary, w. .·w:. ,Bickford. Every~ , __ . _ , _ ·draws for Kor~a 11h.o uld ~ aiven out f~g smopthly. , No b'eefs:: . Deel{. MC>NTEGO S.&A (Sfand111rd Marine>, either at . last port 0~ call or ..tiefore departmelit delegates- -to! see chlef July fl-Chairman, 'Raymond PerryJ ' we ente.r. Korea, ' ei.t her i~ cl)eck or mate about greasing air vents as they.. Secret1rj, Gaetano T • .'Busclgllo' De· America1l ~on~l· 'l'"o_ , be given to . ·ai:e hard to turn . Stop *ashing mop1 · • partment dele(ates, repor.t everytlilnJ paAtrolmap !.0hr 1rw.m_.,J G s' t'. 1 ~s Jn laund°ry sin'lr. ··Each· delegate .. to see in order Crew- to keep laundry room u,1. a rman, • an v.; ec• d •t · t i d b ·t k f cl t • an t!Jn · N be ~ d retary A Vloianfe Everything r1µ1,· epar men • ea a ou ey11 or fh~!"1.:iche11 to•::· wa!1Ji~d ' 0 ~~ ~~o ~ .~o~thly. s.e~ patrolman ~bcM foo'81!s., ·'°' much aoo.t coming· down from · smoke using extra .r.e efer •room fo;r .. black . RAPHA.EL SEMMES-.. <.S L_, d>' stack. · · ·• :1 gang.,,' Ship's 'f'1nd .very low. I;oc~ers .Y A - ·c·h · B · Vea • anJ ' __ .·· to be ·repilired in shipyard. :. ug. , 29-:- • 1rman, · • . arn, . r.1 " l'rEIL,rMAKEi· (Isthmian>, July 31 Secretary, W. Blakeslee. Repafl' llsr · -Chairman, carh ·~liisworthl seer• COALINOA , ffl.LLS- <Marlne · Tank· · turned....µi. One man ~isse,{! ship 1" • tary, ~A. D. •IHh. M/·S that all draw.s -~ ers), July 3~Cl;!alrman, .,Ed '-'.KreszJ.·f J'c~on~llle. , Sl3.'12 .ln;- slilp's lun!f. · 1n '.f oreign :.ports" -b e."- in..yii\,plertcan' , Secr,eta!Y•~ · •' Yai:boroue,h. No beefs .~ Ow~ money for,._ loans made to LC.r eyr money and ·not triivelerschecks. 'K eep reported ~, departments. . 'Yat~r tc>., purchase .-T:V. Discussion· a)>ou.:.. an pallllll'aeway doors locked 1n an s_ituation cuss~d; also ,)h'aw for· Yo· .aWnt.ng to be , installed .;aft. ..Delegate · outportl. Locks on ell ·foc'ale doo11 ~ohama. -" . · • , · to se~ patrolman a&outl' 181'\,e at pay· to be changed ,as all-:\fey,a at present 1 · - · o...T · off: ~uggestion that fan·' ti~<-moved work on aIY'door1. ••60 hi ahip'a fund. ALCOA CA.VALllliR ·(Alcoa>, ~ug/ 21 ./ fro~ uniler•. TV . 11nd ~ounted; on bulk· -~ . .. -.. , :--Chairman, - lsldof MorgaYI; Secrehead where all could benefit, from . . --· _ _ OCEAN JOYCE (Maritime ·overs.111>, tary, A. c. Klm~rly. ··ship's delegate 1ariie. Vote· of thanki1 o ..Mr. MWllDI ,,..July ~halrman ,' A. P•tel Secretery, to. refer lJ)atte.r of doqtor's refusal to of P~rt Ne'!\'ark' ~ripe ' Repair fcir R. P-1111les. Crew melwnan ~mias~d issue,, medical 811ps t!) . cre~memberr - ~ Jurnlslilng -tr~ortatlon 1n order: 'fb 1 ship in Singapore. · Cabfegrirm sent ·to , t!I boarding pa~~olman. Dl.sputed OT "-. purchase ·new 'rV set;'°" ·Q onate fl to NY re worktlig on wheel watch. 'Retn deck department. MIS to ..:all ape· " pay ·ol! debt - on Tv. Vote of ' thankl guest t~at ship be (umlglited "to · gef clal meeting UJ:>on arrlval Ul~ MoJ>Ue. to s.teward dep~.tment for aood lood rid of roaches. Captain ·anc! mate . Vci~e , of tlianb _..to· Atewar~ dep~rt· ':' arid sepiqe. : .. ". . , • . have been wo.r1dnJ!: ,on deck. '8·32. in me'nk ~. , , . . treasuiy. • Di.Puted OT "in'- declt "and ·, • . ~ ' ·.. · ', 'LA . SALLI (Wat'ermeri), Aug. is-.. engine d eparbnetits. Request tliat;~ee ., .-.. STEEi:., ARTJSAM .<.<lsthi;r11ar11, Aug_. , Chalrmiin, • Roman V,llorla.1 Secrftary, . 14-Chalrntan.· R. · J ,. P~ter~ol)1 S_ecr~. be bouaht in Hawan to avoid 11hortage. :M "G Oh"rom S.h1p'11' •deleaate--re· • 1 · . · __ · " tary, Georg••.It. C.!Alf• ' t>iacussion on ~ •. · : {' , ' •. . _,. • t :' . DI lftTO''"" t . > J I 11 . fumi"ation•of ·"'p' wlUch hai · ' noi been ,,..ports new qi.attreasea 'M(to... .11ze, ,o ._, , .,. , ....:a .airm•n' ~ "' d - be - :ep1 .. ced ua 35 ·'Jn ahlp'e fund ~ ci _Fe:'. .SuggestwblJ>'inll iamea :fOr'! rt!cre'a*"oii;, • Chalrri:11n, Tom ft\o.rlarJtv1 <11cr.atary.. ·· gone,, o1'.edlt.d•~~6 in ouu apu OT ,·.· dee • . ~par i oom. "Trl!uurer to but tron· 'hltd Dfmltlr Gotseff. 'No beef1 repor,ted b1' 1."' - , • ~ ..., ,, • frontng 6oard· for ' •hlp'a . ci.-ew Soma · deudment · deleaate~. ,Beef re ,..i.o.!'~ , • ment. a1fl oi milk. Crew reminded to keep 1 , . - ---: · ·#·· , . • · • ·. ~ beef1 wlthln department. 1 , • · · IYEEL A~T,SAH :,t Clsthmla">' ~ July dl.liiuted. ~- 1n deck deplll'tmi:rtt• , ,., ; 1 ., · . " 24-Chalrnisn, Rober.t Rlv•r~1 ,acre. · • .'' . , ..,.,..-+- ·.-_ · - -- - ···, 1. CITill IERVtcE ·NOiti:oLK (Clfle• .. t1ry, . Robert Harmon. fer,- nibror ... OEL ORO (Mlas(s•lppl)._, ••Pt·.~'~ , Service>,, Aug < 10-C:halrman, L••or beef.- Httled.- one man' Ioued.~10n9 t' "h.•l,rinan, Harver •hvot- .-eci:.taryt J. "Dotti lecret1ry; Dan . .,;.;(. wortaw,:~ Sent ~_ legram· to .Union..-~ Geo;: ~P.IH. Beef retar,dlh&' JAP,!tch · rate , re.Potts lhlii'it bul!Jieu -~ •alJout 1, tf.llO pald out of ~·· aerv ' 1n ·port -, of ·F.r.eep~ to... b' .lmooth> eiicellt, .for ·a few ;Jibur.• ,m.._ ,fUntL • .? (eed ·new c;_Iialrl ",.h i • J;D'~,islWI, '" ' • .. 'UP ~With '· boar4""' ff'89:e~I') · puted ·OT. 'One''man ~~ a1!IP .JD, '111ore ..~ ~t ~ii y~eeta~l~a. Keep ~14 41 :;ID llhlp'1 fuild. 0' . t. ,·i· .: , . ;·:~ · · •18 0 '" - : .h u., - Del•· . . "'" 'J;!P.• • ' • .," . - , ,,. , . . ?.· • . , , ... ~- ·' r. ~ • );, ·~ t· ' % .. ; �- • • >--. ·- · .J • l' 4' ~ "T' ... .,.. • ,. ~ ~.. j. "' ';: ...,:• 1 ; . ~1noome tar.r.e-ftmd CheclD;.forthe:-;man, Whu ,;ariecf~'away 1>1i Novein_: ...., ~ l I l i- .er )~ r . ,. FllfA~IAL JlBPORTS'i" .T!i! constitution ~:f ,the . SIU A~lan~iC', Gulf, Lakes and J~­ land "'laters ·m.rtrtc!-•ake• specific provision for safeguarding the nlember!IQtp'a !!Oney and Unlop fill&JlC!!lo- The constitution requires -& d ~tailed CPA au~it ' •vflry three _!&Onths by a ra!}k. and :fH~ auditlng ' cOJU11'ttee elected by the 111e111• ber1hip.. 'All Uni~n r ' cord~ -are available at , SIU1leadquarters in Brooklyn. ~· Should any 111em~r, tor,., any _naso~i-·.be r~fu~e~ ~hls , c9nstitutiopal rig~t- to · in-: apec"t '1;beae · r~ eta. aotify &IU President Paul Hall by .certified mafl, return · reei:Lpt •ues~.eci. : ' . _ · · -r 1 :-- · • •• • -.,.. '-ft l...._';l,·". ·• ,.,,,,. _... • " -- ..... V.:· -.~ I . •___ !lrlm .f tUST FUNDI'!; ~ .UJ>trilst flind'a of ,th~ SIU At~ant"1:C., ,9u'if, ~ Lilkes".,aiid. Irlland J · • • W11,t~,rs Diat.i'i.c~ · ..)'Cf adill1'1i,st'9red in accordance wi~h the. provisions of'•va:rlous . 'tru•:t :furid a~ee\llehts. · @..I these agreemen.~ _apecif~ , ti\~. the.-t:rystees' ii},: .,.charge ol these funds shal~ consist ~ually,of " uhfoif..and management representative• Md' tbetr alt:•rnatlla. All expendit-ures ·and d,lsbuhse11ents of "trust :fund1 iaade olily upon ~pprovu by ·a majority_ of the. tiu11t~~; All~ trusi:fun~ . firiancial record• a.re available at the ~e8dguarters o?"the various trus~7imds, Jl, at an¥ :t~me, you ~re -~enied _intonation .. bout-' riny SIU. trust fun,f;- noti~y ··SIU P.resident pal.lJi Hall .at SIU.. headquarters by ' cert-Hiedl mail, return recei:P.t. • • I .. , ~~.. tred, ,!" . . . · '-. -:: ~ - ·µe • : ; ?HiP~:J~ R~lfl'S, ----!!!.li!a Y~~ -~hliiPi,ng~ri.ghta ~4_-9-~n!§#ty are"' p~teci. ed. by t~~ co·1i• Lak•• •nd' I,ilarlil,·Wate:rl( Diatr;l..ct, ancl -1!1. · · ., tracta 'of t,lie ~W Atlantic, ·Gulf,. - Union"" ahipping,, ~~s, which are · tncor~~ate'.4· i 'a the c9ntract. ·Ge.t to '.know . yo'u r ·s)lippin~·s. rt··yo;u teel thre ha. .J;!een an)r ~viOlaUon of, your ship•" , , piJU; .0J-·s•nicrl1.t:i' r!gHts 1 ' :tirat) 1otif,,- th.• .,A_ufu:ers Appeals Board~ ::Alsi;> - • notlili 'SIU l!r~i~ ·pau1 Ha11 at b~en,: w - Cert;1de4 ~il, . return- r.e• ·..:. !!9,1iit. ~u~tect·.r ~ .... : .·. ·." ( '. ~ ·· ,.... "'' -.: '"... ' . folloWlng- Jtfeil ar~ be1~t·:tJeht-· bj: ~'195fi''sh0Uld ~contact attorney' Jack w. Lynch, Room· 201,. · sup Joseph L'eiberrrian, 15 Park Row, Building, 450 Harrison St., San New _York · ~~. ~. . ·• Francisco, t;alif.: -Ernest C. AnderRomie Wel&qn C3istellon, Jr., son, Margarin> Borga ~two refund ~ Please contact your_wife. checks-), Theodoros G. Calopot· • Allr-eil R. 'fri . _ hakosr. .Maurice.J: Culter, . Michael Contact your sister, .Mrs . . VliJ. D.o herty, John J. Doyle, Olav .ghiia ·Fry Jones, at 2004 Gfenvfew Gustavsen, Steve Krkovich,-:-Harry Ave .. NE, touisvIDe 7, Ky. · . ·~. · Lowther, P,otenc1ano.~ ~. Paculba, · Robert Ran~olph Wlil&e GordpJJ T. 'Parker, Sammy . Rog- ~ u!'.gent that .yotf ·scontact yo~ : . ainos, ltobe'rt . G. Schlagle,r, C~eyt!• attorney,,. Herman-1'!., ~-~bson; ~ 15; la~cl. Scott, Victor Shavroff, B~- ·Rark Row.-i llfejv -Vork 38, -NY;:tele. ard T«;>ner, William Watson, -yurig phone WOrth· 2:-5250. . . · ;r Pioy Woo (two ·refund checks):· , BoW'ard Elillora Fowler· "" ; ~. · Thaddeus s. Jackson Please contact Mrs. Helen -::.M. Your Union book has be~n· 'Wise, Rt. -1, Bdx 508, Aqgusta, Ga.f~und and is on file at. headquar- Mother is ill. · . . _ · _ ters. . Charles-!?»Sky _ Donald E. Boote Received your teleg1)am. Please .- . ··SS Aleoa Pennant get. home :without fail tvio :Your · discharges have been for- months. '.Mcsther and· Aunt Vee• .. warded ·to-·headquarters ..· See rec._ Maleolm· George Milstead~·.-'. ords supervisor in hq records cfeP)ease contact you _sister Betty' part.ment.. . .· . . at 3020 South Street, Tampa, Fla. · ·· -.::... · . .· , · .. MelviJI~ · Decle ... ·Th~e . h_~!1dflu!lrte~ record:.roo~ is · '·con~act,Mr. Georg~-IJ/Scbweick­ boldmg Jr.ersonal property· beiopg- hart, Brevoort Savings Bank EDiing to· the following Seafarers: to,n .Streei near Nostrand, Br~oklyn Cl.aud~ . garnett, _Paul · T. Gazic, 16, NY; - f -· . Fran~esco ~ianieco, Frecf' E . . Lil- . .- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - lard, , JL ·- ·~imoncJs, .:gilgard ,II. .. Starnes, -.John ;Trost, V. Waltath, · · E.:· L..' Waters, Herbert · C. ·wnson. in -~~ s1u~-uAtt·,_: ·· Joseph' Roberts - - .0 '_)>.~~ltnfl'. ·OF M~Ulr ...~·lfo. :m~~.~es .:are; '.t·~ i>.i ~paid ~t:J~Y~~ i~ j.i~ ~~it;c'tai ·e:~~a~i~;·" ~ · in, 1'h~ ..sw...tinlees an otfici.a'l 'Union ,recei"pt 'H~ · glV"elt 't'oi>-·-9611\e · '- Umfer no -err- - .. ~, :'. r ci¥ist.!~c~.. 'h~ul~ ;;,ny::_,~~.'pay an~, mo~~Y ·fo~ an!.'re~s~n u~ie;s he iir,.~.f\ren ~ . , ~ _ l!}?ch ,r eceipt • ;;, If. ~ .~he i:_vdnt :n~y,one att.em~ts-l~uire~ !UIY sue~ pay.ment be. ,-~ . ~ ma<!~ ,wi ~hout, SUPJ>,,,l ?'ing a ~ceipt,.. or V . . ~,;~~iJ!ber . is;crequ1:i;-eit t~ make a pay_ment _ ''·-" . and is give'!(.'au..CJfftciil:l l!eceipt,; -but feels that h• ·s hou1d 11at ·have bee11 ·re• • -.• qut~a t,o --~e ·Sucli ~~t. ·thilt :ahould lniedi'ate.J1 ""1Mt called tot-be attent~.. ~ .,.ol ~.W .'Er~sid ..nt ~l!a~' Hall . by .certU~e_d maN., ~tuni f'e~,ipt ~u'ellte&!.. -· ·Ple~se ·cQntac(Toniiko T{lda,. 2-5 Shlojri-chor Yokosuka, JaJ:)i'n. Urgent:-: '· ' . .. Arthur W. Cornman ... - - · Anyone mowing· ..the · whereabouts of the above-named, ple~e contact his sister, Mary· Cornman, 3119 ~aldwin Street, Los Arigeles 31, Cal.ff. ..•.. Reginald P. Sirois Contact "- your · sister Lucill'e. She ·has important mail for · Y:ou. ~ ... ;. ..... ~: , Jolia B. Murray DIRECTORf_ SIU Atlantic, Gulf lakes & Inland Waters District · PRESIDENT . Paul Hall . EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT CaJ Tanner _ --- VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsey Williama . nnportant you contact " yo\ir.so~ Claude Simmon• Al ·'I'.anneio ·care· of.Uern·e r, at same address.as ,E.ai-1 Sheppard SE(:RE'fARY·TREASURER ' before. Ralph Whitely -L Th-e LOG · office. is holding a-Ier: . ter "£.or .yo~om the P9ited s_ea. :µien·~ ..Service. . ~ ·· . .:..-: .. . Richard Sujton -contact M. 'Madeline, 226 Leland Street, 'San·: Francisco. . · ,. Hen-s. of' the ·1ate Albert Bieder"' Suez .c~c111a~1 il~ep~~ed _,,.. .. -~ · . -.. .G iant · s~pertankers, - mo~t _ _.o f ·_them under the Liberian flag will ��_SCHEDULE -.. aqd ~. �,, i •.11 ' . '· ,. th· part "• Pneumoperitoneu111-tndudion of (Infection of gas Into' · tion. Not jlayabl• when done lntmedlately,pre,cedlng or 11 (RevJsetl·June 29, 1960) abdominal cavity) ......... :.......................................;..,.,.... 37.50 of operation listed in lnfor~atlvf. ach~dule..-Each refill-(not .more than 17).......................,...-.... each 15.00 · Bone, excision 9f portion fr.or blop1y................................ 60.00 Pyloric stenosis, operation for (repair of constriction of · Bone marrow,, ••plration o , ·including aternal puncture 22.50 MAXIMUM PAYMENT lower opening of stomach) ........................................... 150.00 Breast .......,~............... 1............. 11.............................. ...... ,....... • 22.SO .ABDOMEN . . Br~nchoscopy __ ,, .....................................!"""'"'"'~""""""' 75.00 Ramstedt'1 operation for pyloric 1tenosi1 (repair of con1 · Two or mor~ surgical procedures performed through' the lame 1triction of lower l9pening . of 1tomach)......................... 15():00 Chest, open ope;.atlon ....................................................... 75.00 ·abdominal indsion will , be "Considere.d 8$ one oper~tion. Rectum, rese~tion'Qf. ........ ~:: .................. :..•..: ....... :............... 300.00 Chest, nee4flie ,..;,,,,. .......................................... ;;.............:....... 22,50 r.:-::::enectom.y (rem·· oy.••I · ...-: n)...................................... __. 225.00 CvtttoscoDy· 52:50 ,.. of s' ptee ,. ,- .........., ................................................; ........;.,.... ._ Sp ten • 150 oo . EsoPhigoscoj>y ....................................... ., •••••• :.................. 15.00 · · , • , 7 Sp Ienorr h ap hy (su t ure. of S p leen) ............. ;........................ .abscess, subdiaphragmati-' 'ncision and drainage .- · $150-.· 00 stomach, resection · 5.00 ,.. . ~ · .......... ......................................................... .,... 300.0~ . Gastroscopy .~ .................... ,I....................J ......................; ...!. 1 Adrenalectomy, partial or total . (removal of part or ..all , . U b'I ( .f !) 150 00 Gland, or glands sup. e rficia ............................ , ...... :: ... :........ 20.00 of adr.enal glands) ........... :.............................:·................ 300.00 - m_ i ectefmy remgv~ 1 11 pava ....... :............................... · Kidney, by needle ............................................................ "22.50 · • , . Appendectomy (r~moval of appendix} ............................- 150.00 ·V,gotomy (cutting ~f vagus nerve In stomach)............ 150.00 .l aryngoscopy ..............................,................... ~ ................. ;. ·37•50 ABSCESSES liv~r, by needle or pur1,ch ................~ .......................:......... 22.50 "Appendiceal abscess-incision and drainage of.. ....... :...... · 150.00 · Bile ducts, plastic repair pr reconstruction.....; .................~ 225.00 , lung,' aspiration of, by needle ........................................ ;. 22.50 · Incision and drainage:. . Lung, cutting • - open opera ' t'ton o f chest................................ 75.00 Bowel, resection of ........................................ ...................... 3 oo.00 , • 37 50 Muscle ................................................................................ of gall. bladde•l . . 225.00 requiring hospital residence .......................................... . ' . . 37•50 \'• . ................... :.. Cholecyst·e- c tomy "·emoval - Cholecystectomy and exploration of commen duct (rt4 not requiring hospital residence ......,.:......................... .15.00 Needle (paracentesls) ..........................................:;............ 22.50 ' p!r•'tonei>sccpy ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••...••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••• 75•00 · · , 225."00 Per.1'tons1"llar abscess, 1ncision o·f - ~ mova I o f gaJI bl a dder) ................................................•• - Choh!"c(ysfoduodenosto~y (joining of . gall . bladder. to requiring hosP.ital residence ·..... ;..................................... 37.50, Proctoscopy ...........................................;............... ! . ... 37.50 not requiring hospital.residttnC! ..... ~.............................. 22.50 Signie?ldoscopy ..................................................:... ::.;........ ~ 37.50 intestine) .......................................................................... 225.00 . C~olecystC?enterostomy (joining of. gaJI blaader to inSupralevalOr (above' levator muscle of anus), Incision Skin ....................................................... ;............. ;............. l~PQ ' testine) ....... .-.............................................. ,..................... 225.00 and dr~inage ................................. :...................... ~.......... 52.50 Spleen, by needle ..... :............... ;.;;................................... ~.50 1 Cholecystotomy (cutting into gall bladder;:..including i'"4 _Sternum, by needle ..... :.................. ................................. 22.50 . -- moval of gaff stones) ... :..................................: .:.............. ~25.009,0AMPUTATIONS . BLOOD TRANSFUSIONl OR. PWMAJ ~ ' Choled9choplasty (operation on the bile 'duct).................. 225. Coccyx (rembval of bone at lower end of spine) ........~.,. 75.00 Choledochostomy (operation .on· the bile ducts).............. ·225.00 Ear unilateral · ~ , . 75 00 Each, .......................~:.;."""'"""": ..................: ....................~ .. 37.50 - Choledochotomy (operation .o n hile ducts)........................ 225.00 - bi'l.a te-ral ....................., .............. ~ .......... :........ .,.......... 150'00 · •· .............................................-....................... • BREAST Cholelithotomy (cutting into gall bladder, including .rt4 , - , ~ingers, each (~>ne or more phalanges)...... :-........,................ ~5.00 .1 • •· • moval of gall stones) :........~ ............. :......................... :.... 225.00 fdot (thru metatars~ bones or ab 9 ve)-uniliteral ............ ' 150.00 - Breast, ~bscess, Incision .and drainage .of ~olectomy (partial removal of cQlon-large inte.stine).... ·3()9.00 _ · bilateral · 300 00-requiring hospital residence .......................... ,, ........... . 37.50 Colon, resection of (partial removal of colon-large r · ,.... n'I" t . ' .........., ... . 1•5o'oo not"requiring .hC?ipltal residence ..... J.. ;. .. ,, ...............:.... 15.00 • . ) "OO.OO ~ .-,orearm-u 1 a era1 : ... ...... ;........ ._.......................... ,............. • Bl 22.50 1ntest1ne ... ~ ......................... . ........ . . . ..... . ............................. ~ bil11t 1 opsy ··- \.·~· · · · · . ···:............... ..........,.• ,... ,,,,•••, .•••••• ,,. "'' : '":' ~···~ 300 00 ·. to (f rmafon anus) -. 187 50 ' ' era .... i .... ..:....................................... .............. ' . P"ast1'c operat1'on, .. complete se.parate proce..,ure1 o' f arfficial 1 C0 os my o ..·.......................,.. .., · 'of. ' . ·.oo ·- ':f•nc:J_, e-ntire (t.hru m,etacarpal ~ones :or ebove)- -. . 0 15 Colostomy, revisiop ...................... ;: .......................... ~........ , t unileteial _ • ' .. uni 1• .era1 ............ ,............................................................ 150 00 bll I ............._............. .-................... :..........! '"'"·''"'"'.• 75.00 • bilateral •.. ~ .....••••.•.•... ;.•••..•••••••••..•••.•.••..••...... !...........•... ~. 300.QO , atera •.........•.•-.....................................:;; •••••••.•.••••••••••••••• 150.00 1 Co Iostomy, c Iosure o f ····-····································-~:::.......... 15000 · Common bile duct, opening of with explotation, drain· leg u . 111 1 .50 .:Radical amputation .......... :.:........... ;................................. .. 225.oO ' • 187 ~ "' era ............................. ,...................................... Removal pf benign tumor 9r cyst· . age or removal ol. calculus with or without removal of gall bladder .................... :... :.~................................... 225;00 N s bilateral .......................:..........~ .... :'.'''"'""''''"""'"'."".• ·3 00·00. -requiring hospital resid~nce 7 5 00 Common bile due!, .openin9 of, secondarv; in absence .J.geh ...u:.. ·: ·a..t·e...a..I......,....................... '. '"""""'""""'"'""'"'""' •· - • unilateral .................................................... :....,........... ·75.00 ~· 225 00 .All' - "' 1 r ..................... ~. : ........ ....................,........... 200 00 - b'I . I' o f ga II bl add.er ........... :..................................................... . b'I11t 1 , l 1atera -............,.! ....................~ ............................... ..... 150.00 . , <!ommon bile duct, resection or reconstruction qf.......... 225.00 Th b. ehra( .......................h....l.a.........).............................. 300.00 ~ not reqµiring hospital residence ................................ .. 15.00 25 00 • 1 • , • k . um s, e_ac one or mo~e p a nges ........ ,............!."" ~" • • 1 M k 1, • • 1( 1 f ' D1verhcu •. Toes, eac h (one or more p h aranges).................................. · 1.. 51mp_ e amputat1on-un. . ,~.00 _ . h •um, • ec) e s or mte~tma remova o poc et 'it. 5•00 b 11atera 1 .....................!.................... ,mt e intestine .................................. .-.......................... 200.00 U~per arm-uni . -.1ateral ............. ;....................................... ;;,, 150.00 . · 11atera 1 ............................................ 300.00 ·I · f ' f t' - Duo d el)a I u Icer, per ora ion, c osure o ............ .-............... , 150.00 b'I1 t I · 300 00 Enterectomy, with or without anastomosis (cutting~ ·. ,, a era ....... ~ ................................:.................. • BURSAE - . _, .. away. of intestines, with or without rejoining)............ 300.00 . AllTEl!!=S -'AND VEINS (Vascu!ar Si!_r9ery) Bursae, aspira{iori, , .fni_l!ctiory, Irrigation, or ·needling (GC any combination) ..........................;................... each · --'22.50 Enterorrhaphy (s.uture of intestine) ................. :.................. 150.00 Aneurysm. (dll.atati~n .o f blood vessel) arterial or arterio·. . Enterotomy; including removal of foreign body (cutting excision of (burseotomy) prepatellar and olecranon · ·s2.5o Into Intestine) ..................................................~............... -150.00 ·i~n~~s, C?Pferatio~ !or) ~ , shoulder, Hip .............! ......................... rt2,.50 ,. .lexe,i~io. ' · /' lnc1's'10~ -' ua II bl a dder, remova I o f (cho Iecyst e ctomy) :.;....;............ 22"00 ~ _ · n . ·or wir•l!9 75 0 " a· nd dran'11ge (bursotom ) .G a II blau..ider, operation • ot her t h, an remo.va I..... ........... ' :.... 225~00 Extremit. ,. ......................... ;.. ~......................... · o. . ' hosp1ta ' I res1'd_ence. ......~ ..................... ,... 37•5'0 . bdies ........... • requ1rmg 1ntra·a · omina 1 .\.................................. ;.........:........... ·1~.00 \ Gastrectomy, partial or total (removal of stom~ch).......... 300.QO ' , not req~iring hos_pltal" ~si~en.ce ............ ~ ...:,,_,)M. ~.. '• ·J5.00·1c or duodena ·I ulcer perforat"1on closure of 150 00 .lntracranial ................................... :.............................. .. 300.00 ' J G.str · " ' · ' ' ............ • lntrathoracic .. :............... ::. .. :....... ~..................:.... !........... . 300.00 CHEST ·' . Gastrod1,1odenostomy (joining of st&mach to intestine).... · 225.00 A • - " f f I " ' n9!ogr:..am, cutting operation or exposure o ves~e ""'ry"'e w no 1dopexy (flxat1' . on of aryteoo 1d c · art"1lages).·......... 225.00 h f ""' '' · Gastroenter.ostomy .(joining o f stomach to intestine)...... 225.00 · w ere necessary or .............. ...... .. :...,........................... :37.50 -e·ronchnd-opy_(exam'1natlon of w· '1ndp' 1'pe by bronchoscope)1.... . Gastrojejunostomy, with. or ·without vagotomy {joining Aorta, · excision · ~ • o f ........ ;...:....................... 300.00 · .,..~ o f ccarctaf1on · diagnostic • · · - 60 00 of stomach to,intestine) ............................ ,... ,..;............. 225.00 Art.efY°~_. anastamosis (jobJ.ing or forming ·a connection . -_, - ............ ,.......................................................;, ' Gastr~scopy-d!agnostic: (exam!n•tion of ato.mach ·by . 6etween ar·teries) . . . operative ....... ,.;.............. ,,: ....................: ... .: .... ;....... ,: ..... . 75;00 • gastroscope) ........................................ ;.....:.................... 60.00 .in ex'tre.mities ...................... :...... ;,.... ;................:.each . 75.00 / Commlssurotcim.v.. .(opera!lon on valves of heart) ............. 3~.00 · · operative (operation thru ga.stroscope) ........................ ' 75.00 intra·abdominal •............ :...: ........... :; ...........:....... :..:....... 150 00 Cost~ter~op asty ·(rep11i: .of~funnel che~l}:......; ... ,......... 18 . -;50 Gastrostomy or gastrotomy- (forming· ope. ning In' • t. I . . . . 300 • 00 -' D.ecor_taca!1on of lu _ ~g (remov , al of•.. mem ,·., b!an• lin! ng th!t ....................... ~ •••••• ~.·.·····•.··························•·· 300 oo l·-g~ •'" r.a_crarua t h) 1·50· ·oo h v•• '" ................................. ;....•......••...•..• ~...................... .. ........ ·225.oo s omac .......................................................................... · • intuit oracic: ..-:-........................... ~............ ..................... • Diaphragm transtho a • · · h t 0' · ,.. '•~as ""'- t ros · tomy, cIosure " o f ,................~ ............. · ~ ..-........ · · 150 00 Art ery, exc1s1on · •• f · I · · · · · 37.50 • . ' r cic. •Pero•c. ..................... ._..... . ~300:00 . o ! tempqra · ..............~ .............·:.....'..;......... Epiglottadectomy ( e I 0f I0 tli ) Artery,- !!XcisiorT o·.r 1;·gation of ma1'or artery,. of extr·em'1ty "-· 7~~.000 · " ·. ' . r move eP,.ig s .. ~ ................... .. l12.50 G.strotomy w'th 1 explorat'on 1 body removal 1 or fore'gn u.,~exc'1s1'on of•co1r 'ctat'1on 'conA tr ·act" 1 on)' . o'f aorta.· .. • ..• 300~ 00 .E,~pahag. e al d!veftic~l~m, . one or me>"re stages'7 _- · 300 oo . 150.00 ' Arte . .. (cutting into stomach) .........: .............: .. :...... :... ;; ....~ .... :... 'I• ,. ~ . tr nsfh"rlCIC approach '· I . f . 300 QO. , Artery, -ligation' (tying). of r••sult of accidental wound· . !" • ..~ ... , . . ......................,,................... • . Hepatectomy, partia (resection 0 . part 0 liver)............ . • ,,, h . ~ •~ . ' ' ) . other appi:pach- ... :.:.............................................. ~......: .. ,225;()0 Hepatorr~aphy (suture of live~) ....... :.............. :.. ~.............. 150.00 ; eac ...................................................~ ............................. ..5.00 ' Es~phagoduode.nostomy (foirilng of eso;>hagua " lo · . Hepatotomy (incision of liVer for drainage of.ab.scess or .Carotid artery, liga_tion (tying) .of......... :.... :.;................ :.... l°i2.50 duod~num) ·· · ·· · .. • 300 oo . cyst, one or two stages),............................................... 150.bo .:;. 'cath!ilteriz~tion of- 'liearr-(indepenc!ent 'proeedur~)........:. ?~:09 Eso.p~agogastr;ct~;;;y;..~~·;;;bt~~d;·th~;;~~;~a~~;~;i::(;;: ~ ~erniotomy ...- beriorrhaphy - hernioplasty .(repair pf . , ~mb~le~ctomy-art!!~iptomy or -v~notomy ~ith e>tplor11· , moval o~ p~rt or all _ of sto!"acfi an.d e~ophagy,1)....... ~ ~OO.qO herni1-rupt1.1re) . tio.n orbdre_m~al . of em~ol.:11 or throm.buit (clot) " l:sophhagogastFOstomy (Joining of esophgaui to stoma.ch) 300.00 - single-inguinal, femoral, umbilical, ventral or incl• ' · '"-a omen ~ ............._...........: .....................................--;.. 150.00 . Esop 11gof!!iuno1tomy {joir:\lng· of esophaOus ) o }efunum) 300.00 1 sional .......... _....................................-.............................. 150.00 in. chest ............................... : .......,........ _.............. ;.......... 300.oO EiophagopJ.•fY. (pJlstic repair • or· reconstruction of • . • • . •• ,,. ' • ... :_J bilateral-inguinal~ or femoral ..................... ,.........~ .. ::.. 187.50 , !n extrem,t•e•"·· •., ........................ ;...... -15.00 , ."· • esophagus) .................................: ............................ :....... 300.00 jn nee~ .... :....;... :\........;. ..................................;... ;;;.-...... ' 150.00 ' E1C?pn1gosGOpy. (examination of gullet l>Y.. 'espphago-· ,ffiatal or diaphragmatic ......... ;...................................... 3,00.00 in,,,skull (infraeranial) ................:.... !...........!.........:...~... 300.00 ~ · acone' diagnostic · · ''> -·· · · 60 00 ~ lnte.tl·n·al .obstruct1:on-ovpera '11'on for, not requ'1r'1ng r-"'" ). \ c. I . "!'············~·.·······················-············· ·· section ............... :............................................................ r5o.oo femoral vein, ligatioo (tylng)-0,f, for other than varier.>•• ' . . OP,~ra!ive .. ,.. :.,......:........ ;.,,.;..............:.........:::.... · ' '5~00 Jntestine~reductlon of volvulus or intussusception by veins-:-unilateral •. ,......................................................... ~1:50 Esophagus, triri~thoracic:.approach to ...... ;....:.:.: .......:...... 300.00 c1.1tting (repair of folding or twisting of intestines).... 150:00 '· bila~ci:al ......,.., ................. ,.. ~.:.; ....~.. °'.' """"""''""' · 75.00 F~nnel chest, pla,st~c Rpair of·................:....... ,... ;............. , 187.SO • · 1 ·· t f Hemangio~a ~lood vessel tu!"lpr) '.~ imple, .n ot ·r.equlrJpg· , . Hearr=g~erations~See 'section on HEART OR CARDIAC · · Intest11:1e, -· 1::1 ii arge, r~sechon o ............................................. 300.00 h l i -·· 'd · · · d l I f h If f I ) .. ~ · 15 00 ; ·. · . t' . f · · , ,, osp_t~ , _r.esa ence ~" (.............. ,,.. ,'. . ·........,. ........ ~.m .aryn~e- .omy· \remove o . a,. 0 · arynx ~ .. ;'...........;. · 22:»~~ I ntest m~, sma ..... :.I ' ·matlc: or .h'1at·.a·,f repa ~· 1 r o f ...... ' 1....~ : ....... .... '• 300•00 -, ta· · 11;; resec ion o. ........................... :...~......... .h o.sp Ita f re1111;1encie .................~'""!'""""""""" ;'37•50 . · Hernia, dlaphrag / · .... ' 300,•00 - _.,.quiring ' parotpmy-iexp1oratory. (cutting lhnto abdom·en)... ,,;...... 150,00 Hemangioma ~lood. ves.sel tUmor) .ca~erribus ..: .....;........ ..75.00 lar.~rigectomy'(re!,llb~al o,f tary,nx)_......... :...... ~ ... ;...;;,: •"•: .. ;; ·300.~ J.brer, Hpiration (tapping) or punc biopsy .............;...... 22.50 Sapheno'us_ vein, ~~gation . (tying) of, jor · other th1in .,_ ,., " larvngoflssure (~uf!!_".lg Into larynx) with -~remov~I of ~ . ~ .Liver_, biopsy J:{y lapofotpmy .................. : ....................v•• /1 150.oO varicose veins-uriilaterid ..........:. ......:....................... ;.... • 37.50 tunfor ~ .............. ;.~ ..............;,,....... ;.........:...:~................ :..... . 150.00 . 1·1zat ion - o f cyst For a bscess o f .............. · :..... . ' 225-.00 -· - • -v I ..·...T""""'.'."'"''""""?"·" . ,.. ' '.'.'"'."• - 7~.00 ...ta . Iast y' ( pI ~.st',~" r~pa~r · • .o·t .-1~r.~nx).no.:• , · Li ver, marsup11 .b·.1 .' ._t!'ra ,-ryngop '-": ""%'"'"""' ~ ~2~.~ . Uver, suture of wo~d or ·injury (hepatorrhaphy) ...-..: ..~. '150.00 Tempo.ral ar:tery, exci110.n ol ............... ('"""'""';;,.. \"" ""'• 37.50 -~ary~g!:>S~py (ex1m1nat1on Qf larynx by la(y,ngoscope) · · ~ _ .P•ncreas, dr11i11age of, or m11rsupialization of c;y~t...... ,:.. l~Q.00 V~r!cose veins-injecifto0, .1rea~mentt c~~pl~te pr~edu~e: " , r. ., ... ~1~~ri01tic: , ""'}~·i·::_..... :"·'. '"!'•'·" :'"t!'""':. :.1..'. .1.. -~2.SO •·n~·'-'""' · ., .Pancreas,· ex~isi~n of, ~artial . .or tote~ except "!"•rsu~laf,i.. (on!t or bot~ , ~!i!_gs) .......... ,. ...............,., .......::·.... ~.., ....... ,..~· t; ·6.0.00 , 1Qpei'atlv• ...................................................................... ~ 37.50 . 1 •tlon of cv.st ..................................................................... 300.00 cutting ,.operat~, .complete ~r~ceJf1,1r-e-,..One · 'eg ....~... . 75,00 "' ~o~ect!->my, ·tot~I, -~r· su(>totalt' weCfge ·or, segrl),nt,81 r,~ ·, ·.~· I -!.' • 1'antre11, radical excision of A,mpulta of Vat~r, with . ~ ~~th. leg~ . ..........1"""' ......... ~................ ~":'"'"""""' ........_.. 1~0.00 . s~1c>n, (r~~val ,of ~II or part Q.f lobe of h.ing)..:,...... 300:00 . - re•ection of duodenum" aiJ._d \ portion of pancreas, V~rn, l1gat11~n ,Ctvl~?) . ~f, tesulf · ~ «cc1cfentdt wou.nd,,. , . Lun9,r e"!O..,al -of aJI. ori: P!!~t' of..~ ......... ;,;-. ...,:.:.............. '. .:.~ 300.00 . _-_ -· ~as~ojejunost~m}t and a~astamo1is biliary tract to , each ......,. .... ~ .........~; ... ;..........................~ ................ ,..,......... 1~.00 Me_dlasllnal cy,sf 'or 'fVmor exC:iSlon ··of · . · . . ~S Oo - .- alimentai:y. tract, one ot-more stages............................ 390.00 Venogram, c.~t!iflg" ~era!l~n ·f~t-~e~pqsure 0 of, ves"t Ill .,, ·, • ~e~lastin~I wound ,or; l~li-i~y, aufu,... of:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -2i 5:0o ' ".;:· ,,lnttfelltlcoga'i:trostomy' (jcifoW,g pancre~• · f'o stomach).... 1.l25.00 where n"llcessarx for. ..., . ...........:.................................l .; •• / I 3~~ MediastinotQ.m~.. .. I ~ • ~ • 225 oo ' . -' Pancrellflcoenterosfomy (joining p"·ancreas tojntestine).... 22500 Venous Anastamoils{formlng ·conn,ct on 1betwnn-velnl' ' .,I!!!' •· ·- · 1· · -.,. _ •• ~...........,............. ~..........,....;,............. .,...... :••. ·. • ""'· . ,~•ncreet~tdrny (Cuit!~g ~nt9. the:pancre~s). :.'.....;; ......;.....; 150.00 . . porto-cava . - r-•nllStl!mosla - ~.: .- -.. , t} p eothor:ax, lntrapleurat, 11'.118ction oft oil- . . . .............................................1.., 300.QO ~ Initial ~ • : r., -· •· . • • ~ • .,, . , nncr:'&DJ1thotomv (i.emo'ial of lfo...Nt from pane 1) 22500 ' superior tnesenteric: cavliral'fastamo~s · . 30000. - ..............._...........,..r, ......_,.................................; ..., ......... · ~7 . •50 ' · / " • · 'i.. · · - 1"'"''!t';"; '.""""' ,. • ~ .. ».(not n:iore· tban 1.n subiequenf..". ...::'..............::..~ .. ~....~ ' " 15.Gq.. • •· - D ·bd """' . 1 i ( · · ) ;· r re ,s .......~ · 5 1 1 1 1 · · -,.,, ' ~•!a~!)t•~ ,•, ! .~m. 98 . Y'!· ta~~n~ ! " ' " T "''"""'"'" 22r50 ·· P. er:io-rena l!ll!l~taipp•ll ......-. .. ~.,................ ~ ..,·~: .......~,... ~oo.~ "" i»nrenlc inerve ~c~ushifl' · .. 818 110 ,~ h : • ~·3·...: 5:0 ~ -Peritenen1c_opv~fagnosflc 'ex1hlf"' tlon'·""f 1·n · I g-of ;.he )'.) "' · t · " ~ ~ ~ v: ~ ,i~ · ~ , "'"' ' w· g r' "' n .... ~ ..,......... ,, ........ .. ,,,,, . :.. . : , ~ .. abdc;,::..n li:.: :ntnneo...~e'·· " .. • ,... +~, ~ ! .. . 60·•.00 ·. . · '. . -,.,_:~ ,! • · ., •. /"' ~leuteetomvr.or , .d~orticetl~n/ (r,en;ovii ·qhmen\b'i:'i~el'.-. 1. t m ~ < ._ • . ..... .. , . "' -r: ·-,,r: ' ' '1"": """""'",""'t""'' ""'"' • ' "",,. '· · ·' " "":...' .... ' llnio'" ·the lung) · ' / ,, · ~ · · "~ · ..., · K2""500 y· :r' ~· operative (biopsy1 ~if! ••,; ..... ;:......~;:. •••~.: ..... ;.;,(}'.;...........- ;7~.o(), ,- Removil 1'Qf·flulcLorc tjisue W·GU'ttfnlJ.,of>. uplrltlon f~~~t~~ /Pn-41 ~m;hectomr.,· V.~~~;f,·~~~~·~tj;;..·iu=~'.7~·!:"". ....;''" · ~· ~' .~ t ... • • ~.:<. , ~ ' ...... ~ . .. • ' . .... "8: r;_J ~' ~ ""'r.. ~ I .... . t'~ ·~. ~ ~ ·· ~. ••! F '-U\I'•, -, /.., .\ ~, - ~·' . ,,... · 'i:': • ;! Ii ..J. .., -.-.., :;l ... ~ •' .,, ~ ... ~ .~ • ~ .. ..,. :, .. ~-"' " ,.. " ~~-;. •~.. ....: •. I '1_: ·f.J?... ~ f ;:_"'• "" ;..~ ·~~ ·~ ~ -~ i.; ... ~ .!' ';....;'.,_;_ }~ .~ /,(.~ ·r:l • ,~ ~ t,.'l" .-."'°· • • • ' ' ·,.. * • -- ' ·~ '1...... 0 ~t > 'p; . ... ..J_.. , .. 0 .,, •• J ... i-· +I> ...... I .,, • L._.. :...'. .. .'., . of *' . '. ·. q. r, • ·;. 110..,_Y;... · 1' t • o · ·-..... . - ·., - ,. - .. , • '""" •a.1 • I ,. _, .... , ' • .,... _ ;>"! _, "'..." .j :I ' "'" \':9 • )" ,.1'-ij! • • •. , .• • • • • • • ..... 00 1, . • ~:~ <,( r ,..!....:..•···•...· , . . , . ..,. . ., •:I'... !.......................... ' ' ... 4 · . ·i . t.. ., . r • • ~ t': ......:............. ° ! J I ~ 1........... - ~ .. .. • ·~'> . . . ' / ~~ !· .,4. ~ ' " ., J j ,• ·\\ �~ - ~·. ~ (• .... .;'1. • ..,. .;-- 4:il=-,.. -i!' ,I, , - ... • ' •: : : ; : : : • ....,,'-.... ~ :~~ :·~. ~ ·~ :''·'.·:. ··c-· , - . t;w. : ·;, , · · ·~nlf1tti1I ·~...............1............~···~....~- 22.50 (ope~lflott ·~ colon~ !fOmokbC..,J . . .'.;' • · . 1 ·'I..-.,. •.., ..... ~ bll-..___a....= -~~ , ............_:,,,.. -.. .-~... ~itA. . ftftiala.tlMA. --- - -----:_~-~ ta#...,. .,....--.....; ..., .......... Utt ,• ~ -r-~ ~·•••tuu••••·~---.,.,••6U••••_.. .............. .,,._.. ~ :·-:.:i. ,~ ·!.l'r.:.~~ ~r··.,..~-:'.',1•. ~· '"",. '· r; ...,._:::,;, ~: ~ . , nqulr~~I r:••lb'!~nl~aterJI ........~~··~~ '.: 'Th~acosc0pvJexapdnatrofi' of' d1esr by ·tJ:ior;~ , _ ~ ,. .-· {11111191 .... , ..i ..............'-" ..., .. .,,.,.... ...............................,..... a1.;-50. - .. "~., "' ". ---=-11- l . . 7'" 00 d1annost1c ~ . . '.i!4'fta ~ <17> ~·bf::.".: ~ .::~ 15.oo ;·~ a__ ~-- • ·1• • , fu 11 ~ 91 ·1 "'."'"'"""""'!!''" 1.!"00 (of,;'ation ·;;·d;;;;·b';·tt;;~;)·;p;;;;i;;::::-": ~monotomy,. npl°!,•tor}t (e.u.tllng Into lung).....: ...... ' 150.00-· .,.. .,..u ....on TOI'· ma ign . n m°!' ····-·····;:".>'"''"""'"":'"'". -· ,_ . . " P,MU~otomy, With ,,, open• cftalriar, •o f . pul~- ' ARh . "?P..':'t•htlo.n, other, !han ff~~L""1 li~nancy.f.......~1'"et""•:.;;n• - _75•00 . EXCISION Wllff~OMY) dR ,RXATION ~ ebsceu or Cyst (cutting l~fo !Yng).. ;.................. ::-..:.... 150.00 inop. yma, !xc 11on -~ ..,. n ·o!" nose or, n _uging ltomtdt, trahsthor~lc •ppj oac1' to.........::.:... "'"""'"T:..... $OO.o0 · ~last1c , repair ··;·"'"""'"';""""""""""'"""'"'"'"'"'""'···"" 1.~.00 · IY ~UnltfG' . _ .IV,mpetkectomy, wltfi'~~nat11orl~lc .Pproach ... ~ ..........;-...: 300.00 . Rhmopll.aty (plastic op!ration ~n nose) .. :""A.' "' .............. . 75.,00 NOTE: Ex::ision of a loint I~ the removal of the ertf~latin9 end Thoracef.!teila (aurgicil punctUr.• of the chest cavity)......~·r 22.50. . ·$1nttS operation b.y-cut~mg,_ any appr9ac~ (pu~r• of .• :.. - of one pr more of Jhe 'boftes forming the joint. . --· 111oricoss_opy (e~amfA~tlon of.. chest .by thorac.9Kope) "' •~tr~m except~ frontal, eth~old:,. aphe~~ ~nd '. · · fixation of a joint Is the J>ermanent immobilizat:fon ~- the . . - .• .... , , max1llary, .each unilateral ....................................... ..._ 75.00 part by _ce t f fu · t" . ·-...-· ·8IJJ1•• •••••••: •• ,.. ••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••~······ •·······•••••••••••••• ,. L·I t l . . . •rn·oo . some ype o s10~ opera ion. . . . . 7500 ' · ., ·diegnoatic ............. · ... · .. :.-·~..... - ;.•..~ .... - ! ...........: ......; .................. · . .gl a er.a ................................. "....... l.iolV· I t f b'I t - I I 'I ' . or fl xa-t.ions- pay60.00 Submucous resectfon of nas,a aeP! ·_ ts 00 . n even o 1a era or mu t1 atera I -exc1S1on . ltt.9ricotor.nf.Cct;1tfln,a· 1nto ~~'.'f cavi.~, ,Including dreln· Turbinectomy, 'exeisiq~, ~erectroco~ug~l~t·i~·~··;:·";j~~: -' · ·:: for .each ~P to the 'limit of $300-.00 f~r an. _ ·:.. ·~. ~pe> e,xplo!ato!Y l"!~ludi'lg .contrQ,I of heino_r,rh,age .. ,;,. . 150.00 trode11ication (removal ·of imall l:>onea of the noae) . Ankle Joint ......................................................:..... ;........... ·· 1 87~50 · 1horacot~my, lf!tel'>tiD ~cutting into.chest c1vity. without_ unitateril •.:...........:................................... .';.......... ~.... 22.50· ·Coccyx .<r~mo~I of b~ne at low.er ~nd of spme).. 75.~. -· . cuttl~ rib) -: ........;........................ ,............ :1.... .. .. - , • . 7S.OO . . b1"lateral .,.. . . .. ·"'' 00 Elbow 1oint .. ....... ,.......... ,,. ... ,... ,,u .......... , ............... ;........ ,. 187~50 anorKotomy, witfii rib resection .............. ;; .................w.. 150.00 THRO'Ar ~ .. · Hip 1omt ............................................................................. 225.~ . thsuacotomy, .with remova1 pf intLtpleural fo~ign body 150.0,0 Adenol~ecfomv· tons"lle' c tomv ·or_ 6_t _ h ' _ SO . ............. · 150.00 187.50 •h . ' I ' . . ,. . 0 •••••••••••••••••••••••• •00 pKn_eeII joint (k "'"'.'"""""'"""""""'"""""""'"""""""'":""'""; ~ ' . . JA yt d ,, (fl fI 0 0 f ,,ryt . "d .1 ) ate a nee cap, .............................................................. . Thor1cotomy, wit priaum~ ysis .. ,...........! """"'.'""""'""" 150.00 225 00 Thor,ocoplasty, complete (removal of riba· end ·collapse : r e~? opety ·~~ ' ~ a tn:!d ca.rt• eges Semi-lunar cartilage (cartilage of knee joint).................. 150.00 1 8 - - of ch.est) ..;: ....:., .............,............ r.... : .... : ............_. : ............ 300.'00 r:1k)a...~.~.~..~~~.'.~'.~~...:~:~~~ ....: .....~~.~"~~~.~•• ~~ ..~ 75•00 ~s~'!'oid (su~~uous boner usually in t~ndona) u· Tr1cheoesop~ageal fl1tul1, closur!t of ................ ~............ ~50.00 El ctr t i ti • f· l ·.5 . c1s1on of, each ..............!:•· .. ••••••• ..................... "" ........... ~ 37.50 1 0 Sh ou Ider •1oin Trachaoplast e - ocau er za on-uni · t ................................................................... .,.. (plastic operatio . ll-o . n t r• chea)................ ,.... , 225.00 bil • era .................................... 22 .. "'.OO· .. 187.50 Tractieorrha1pliy 'suturing ' of trachea) -~,... ~., Spine, • •inc · Iu·d '1ng sacro-1 · ·1·rac (excep · t. coccy,x) ··· ~············ ..... . 225.00 '\! ~ • . .................,.............. '°'..c;.-..v • "' . -. atera1 ... _.•........... .; :........ - •• . ,,. ~ . Tracheostomy foUracheal fh1tula ';···.''-!"""".';.... ;.....! '""''"" 3!.~0 Epiglottlde.ct~?1Y ~~moval ~f .e.Pigl_ottJs) ...:...:.. ·~···...... 'U"'.50 Temporo-mandibular (hinge of jaw bone) meniscus ........ 1501.<>9 ' ,Tracheato"'!y .Cc,utting. into w!!ldp1~e) ........:...................... 75.00 . · Esop~.ageal Cf1vert1cu~um, exc111on of,•. one or more Wrist joint ;........................................................................ . 187.50' V•lwlectomv. (operation on valves of •heart).................... 300.00• - - .. _1tages-transthorac1c approich -................................ 300.00 Removai:I ..,f d"1se&Se - d por t"100 o f bo ne, .me Iud"mg cure.i... , •· • · ~ · • .' ""· · i: h . . 225•00 - ~ ." CYSTS · " -oti1,er •J>P;oac '.; 0 ·";·····~··:· 0 "" 0~··· tage (alveolar processes excepted) ...............::... ......... 75.oo· ~ . Eso~agoduodi:nostomy (1oining of esophag11a 10 pay exostQsis.. under t his .heading, including ~niona cutting ·operatto11; for remo~atof · - ~~ · ,...... duodenum> .... ~ .... ::............~ ..........:::: .................:............ 300.00 - (ha11ux-va1 9 us> or corn• when bone is removed Esophagogastrectomy, . combined, Jhoracoabdominal ' , _ "laker's .cyst, (back of.: ~11ee). ...•;·...;~:... :..,,...... :.:···......::... '75.00 '(removal of part pr •II of atorriadt and •sophagus) 300.00 . ' ·8r1nchial cyst (r.,,..onl of iJeep eyat of the neck)....... 75.00 "' ·. lre11t-req11lring hospital. residence. ...........: .:............ 75.00 · ·Esopflagog!l$trostomy '(ioinlng of esophagus to · / .. , ·'.., -- npt requiring hospit•l' residen'ce..........~.......~............· 15.00 _, .., ·stomach) ..;............................. :..... ~: .......:...................... 300.00 Abscess, -lritra-orbital, drainage of.................................... 37.50 ' ...Esophasiorjejunostomy Qoinlng ·-of esophagu1 to · 'Abs~ss, lacrlmal gland, incision oC ............................... 30.00 ' :f>ermoid 'cyst (superflcial) .r.:................................~....... . 52.50 , .. Pll2nidal c~st o.r· alnu• (at 'base_df apfne)... ~ ...... 75.oo' . l~unu.m) ...::-:..... _...,............. .:.......~.... :.........: ...... ,:....... 300.00 Btepharectomy~ exe"1Sion of- benign lesion of eyelid........ !0.00 7?.oo : -~sophagop~sty (plastic: re.,aiy -or reconatr'!.ction of 81epharect~my, ,xcision of. malignant lesion of eyeJid ... . • , ·' ~ ThyrogloH~ I cyst, dud. or sinus (re~vaf.. of_ deep cyst ,,> "" ~f the neck) j ..J,,:...................:...............................1....... .1~.PO esophagus) ............... ,, .......... ;.......................... ,....... ;... 300.00 Blepharoplasty, plastic restortaion of eyelid, skin only.. .. 30.00 ' · Esophagoscopy (examination •of gullet .br e!Ophago.Blepharoplasty, plastic restoration of - ev.elld, deep , . .C>:_sts, 1!11 .oth~.r•t;~.nlea~ .otherwiae aet c>ut, in ~~~ule . · ~.).. r,-quJrln5', ile.sP.ltal ·res1dence ...............~...................... 37.50 1eope1~ia9nostlc ................-:....: ........:.......:............... . ~60.®_ struciures ....................................................... ~................ JS0.00 · not reql!irl9G fioSP,it~L-r•,idence 5.00 ; operat,ive •.• :....:...............:...:......................... '75.00 81epharorrhaphy (slJfuring of accidental woun4 of I' NO'fei If .muhiPt• cyata •re. removed through mor.;:_than one . . Esophagut, , franath~racic a,U,rof1ch to•;...:........,'".:..... 300.0o eyelid) .......................:.........................................:.......... 52.50 .-.~talon, pay fC!!: each Incision :up to m•ximum IJrnft of $~0Q_ Fren!lm lingua~, -clipping of ................. ~.........L ... "" _15.00 Canariculi (smaH canals.leading fr0m lacrimal sac) plastic: 75.oO . for '1111. • .. ' · ·- · . · -:~ · Glouectom.Y., comp~t• or total .(remov,1 ·of tongue) ~00.00 operation on .........,_... ;................................. • ,. ·~ISLOC~TION ~· . ' . , ~ Hemllaryngectomy (r'emoval ,o f h.lf of larynx).•.. .::..... 225,(Jo , Cilnrhotomy, ·division of cantlius, with suture................ .. 30.00 CIQsed re~uction of, Including applicatio~ of caaf ·; lerynpctomy (removal of larynx)...... ~ ... ;..:.::: ....;""~m.. _300.00 OpsutecfomY-. (removal of the lens capsule)......... - ....... .. 225.00 Ankle joint·.................. ., ...... !~'""""'"""~"~·~ .....,;..,'."""'"• 75.00 laryngoflasure (c_1,1ttlng-, Into laryni:<) with removal of C~psuletomy (cuft}ng Int~ lena. capsule) ........................... 150.00 es of han:.1 ' · • ~25.00 f:llmor ; ......................... ~ .......... · ... ..., ..... .-;:,'" . .......... :....... 15b.OO Cataract, remowl of ..........:,_., ......................................... .. 225.00 u ......................................... l . I I -, . -:. -1 Bon Bones of foot .........;,;;...... ,....,.;.-:..........',.;: ...o;:..............;;;,,... · 25.00 ary_ngop as_tv, (p astic repair of. l•~Y,.!lX) ••;....•.:....... ~::.: 225.00 needling-complete ,.proct:Qure ................................... . 112.50' .,. . Coecyx : .... :•.. ;.;;;;-,..............:::...-.;;:,;,..,;;...................... Ju.. . ,.7.50.-1' laryf!~OS~O~ ._ (ex~~Jna~io~ lary~-~ ~t larv.ng<>'.' .Challl!zion (cutting.. out or ~raping .of r_sttentfon.Jumor Colla..-·BOne (1t.-rnoclavlcular 1crQmi6clavicular)...... 2~.50 : . acope)!::..di~gnostic ..... ~..................:............................. 22.50 or-glands. in the eyelid) ................................................. 30.00 .· - ,_· for biop.sy ............·....................... " ..........:..... ;.... 37.50 · Conjunctiva~ _cutting operation for biopsy ...... ;............... 30.0Q . Elb OYI ,..., ...:.~., ... , .. ,,,,,,~,:.~.,,.: •• ,,~,,~,,,utt••••ttn1tttt11ttt~1111111111111• 52.50 ti ., ···· · · · ~ ,- .. · :: . . . . , opera ve " ................:............................~...... ·, 5.00 Conjunctiva, free -graft of ....... ;........................................ ·75.00 ../ _, -. -cfe u ) H•P m r_ ..................~ ......................... ~;!'""""""""" · ·. 52•50 · · larynx, cauterization, without;US!! of laryngoac _ ...-..•• • 22:50 eon··~· •· of 1n· t (Pit Ila xce tecl) · •'2 r#t'• .. -r• fUJ""""a, •ut..~' uring · 1ury - ................."·····--···-·"' .. ,.• K .· . n. .,.in , , . • e tD .....~........ m.~ .. t·~~ .............. ~ · _ ·~• •.~ . Lary · nx cauter 1•·t·o~· do·ne t'•,.ro· 'gh la n. .. 37 50 _ .;:ir. -..L. ~ . ./ d · · _ , - ' :·•- . · , '' u :. r:yngos....,.,.e.. ~onjunctivokeiat.,...-aty, f0r. P.erforating _wounu• - of - . . 7 • .. :· , ~~~er. law <r~mpor~rM? ibul•r) ~ "t"'"'"":'"'"'Jl"'i!t""'" , 22.50 Peritonsillar eb~ess, incisioh of (operation.for .t>sa-.n· b II ~i ' Patell1' ., · ' · · · .. ,,SO ~f 1 hroat) __1;qu 01n~y) requ 1r1ng h~sp 01tal -res 01den~.·... a.-. .50 , ~ eye a ..................;.....• -·;·_;__ ,,_.,·..............................!"'" 150.00. . .......... ................................" ' " " " .. "''"'"'''""'"...... ...... · . -oul"'(hu~·I) , · ,. ·· 4'5.,.,,.. ._ ,.l ••~1 h "t Id _. . . ~rnea, paracentesis (tapp1ng).of ............................- ....•• 30.00 ~ WWI" . " ~! v ·~~........ .-. ........" ................... i .... ~........... ....... no~::: reqwn 11 g osp1 a 1..res encf .. ~........... 22 50 .of :i...1__ l d· .._ • W 1-. 22 50 · Thyrog·r· sal st d t · • · f l""O ~tutnlta woun s ..............••-···~····· 112.50Cornea, suturing ... - r •• .................~ ··.••"•'"'"'"·'"'""'" ' '' ...... ,;.............. ,...... ~·· . os cy , uc or sinus, exc1s1on o ................ :J1 • 00 · ' Vertebra (except cdccyx) mmlpuli!tlon-.under.. ge!'eral . Tongue, total excis!ofl of (for ma!ignancy) ..... ;.......... 300.00 Corneal; tattooing. ·······-···........:.-...................... 30.00 _ · '. •ne11he1ia ~ith hospttalization end -(!nmol>Jlization· 52.50 .. Tqngue, p~rtia•·exclsion o1 (for ma.lignancy) ................_ 150.00 Corneal transplant (transplant of front surface o 6yeball) -200.~ .. - - - d . . ' ' Tonsill~r tags, excision; ei,ctr:ocoagulation or electro. :CorneaLulcer, electrocauteri:iation Of curettage (scraping) 30..00 - , NOTE: fo~ lslocatlon requiting open o'-erlltfon,. 1he ~axlmu·m - dessication,;_unilateral ....;...............:......~ ....................:. . 22 .50 ..Corelysia.(freeing of adhesions between lens and cornea) l ~.oo payment ·be·twic8"tbe amount shown · · b iIater~I ................. ;.:...... '"-. ....:............. 45.00 Cyclodi~ hermy: · diat hermy·of ci Iiary bod y ...................... 75•00 '' w I t I I will t ( rth t .·-' · · · ab.1W•1 except: · 75.z00 ra :.............. T.ons1·11ect omy, a d en.9.L "dectQmy, or b·otfi.......~.......... """ 5000 · (deta chi ng· c1·1~1ary ·bod y. f.rom sc Iera).... 15000· ~d on, •,, roorrry: ! ..................... . - ._........... • ~ __ ,, • . · Cye Id' o 1a Iys11 • ,RII') ....... ......................:u......-............................................ .;i 7• .., 0 T ua I ti i · f · · · ··75 · 00 C ·ct" · I · ~ ·f :Eaoi ~ . - ·. . ·' .; . - <: • .•. •• ·37 50 .. - ·" :or i>a a nas, ex; s1on_o ~: ...........~ ...............;.!'""""" . • yst, con1un ·~a ' exc111on o ···:•..................................... --.,"O.00 ·~ " 0 '-~ 0 ~ ·~.':.'"- "~··:"'";"" Tr~ch~otomy, (cutting rnto .!Yindpipe) ............;........... ft2;50 o.-~denedomy (cutting away of· tear _gJand)............ 75.0(l ' ... - ·....., . ;. <.: ~~':fiosr · OR THROAT - .. .. ~ • - ...,,,_ ~ Tu~,:&·'!!9.n# "..~ll!t°Cord, excision· C?f.............:....... ~·~ 75'.00· .. Dab-yocyStectomy (cutting·eway .of tear gla!'ld)..:........... is.oo •.&D· .,. . • . · - . .., ....,, .... .. ..- .Tumor:l.'rn~hgnant,..of vocal, cord, excision of: ..... ,~...... T50.00 Dacrycystorhin0stomy (forming· communication between ~~ . . -· : · - ~ · ·' ....auditory • C.na.f<. Incision 1nd ,. . . ·1 Tumor,·: 'malignant, · \focal' · d nose) .................................................. ' · · ..- 112.So - . ·r.ord, excision - ·af with · tear g Ian d an . Abscess, extei'nel 1 1· utt'ng "nto tear sa-·c) ~d I · '" · · · _...~2 50 aryngectomy_ ... t'" 300.00 D t ' osL o·m " 30.00 -'.. .>-·,._ . ·:. .I fl nage , .... ~ ...... ,, .... ,;, ......... ,!,.,,, ... ,.. ~,, .... ,.,, .. ;,.... ,... ~ .. , ~ • ·. , , acryocys Ji V \C I I .... .. , .............. ,,,,, 30.00 · • 4bscess,· external ear, inciafQri·end' drainage................ 22:50 ENDOSC.0PIC PROCEDURES. , Dacryocystotomy (cutting into tear sac) ............................. -~ . ·.Am}>uta,tion~unl!ateral .;,:~.;;:: ..(.. ,.... :......:,............:.... .._ .75.00· .· , ,, ._ ·· , ....,.. ::- • . ,, . . Discissiom Nee'Cfljng·· of lel\s; complete 'procedure ...•.:•••• 112.50 .'". .' . .,. ,· _ J?il~~er~1. "'"'i<""""'"~!.'"."""""'"'":'"'"''"'~"'"• r5~.00 "' BrOl'.'ltho.scopy. (ekamination· of_, windpipe 'by -bronchoECtropion, operation for (repair of eyelid folded . out) ... . 105.q() · ~clsion . of polyp '«? f)Olyp) of euaitory canal- . _ • •cope)-diagl)ostic ............... ,.......... ;......................... 60.00 Entropion; operation for (repair of-eyelid folded iri).. ... .. 105.00 • :, · '.. not requiring hoipltil re$iCfence 22.50 ~ .(operation on:Windpipe- by-bronc~osc9pe)-operati'!'e 75.00 __ Epilation (removal of lashes by electrolysis on10- each . feq~irinjl ~o.·~ltal resi~en.ce .................'.. ,;;...;........... ~1.50 ·~ Cu,lefoscopy (exam1nation of. uterus-. b.y culd6scop~)- "7 50 eye~.d ··~·················"······ ..···::.:......................................... 30.00 , . Et11ctroc1u. , diagnonlc ........ u ~ ... ...b. , ........ ....... . ....... ; ............................ ., • Epit • he1·1oma,· exc1S1oq ' · · ·o f con1unc · ,.1va I ..... ;..,: ..... ;............ .. 112.sobll l ............................. •· · · 1...~....>~ ~.50 .. 5 An. 1 • Id ') . r. ~ • ·~ terii1fion-onllat,ral· . ' afera ... .........................~ ..... .'........ ;. . ·~ ·"" ,,~peratio~~on uterC?S ,y cy OSCO~ -ope.r.at11ie............ ~ 2 .~ 0 E b II I 0f I . • . 112.50 , enuc eat~on or evisceratior:i ........... . .~ ./i E~ostosfs· ·(bony,_outgroU.hi ~xcislon from· !Xtern'lll ·~ /· CystQ.~i>((e~<am_lnatiori of bladder·or ur-eter by cysto•' ye a 1 remove .. # .:- - ·~~...lli.l.~~~ ..-.. ••..;_....................... t! ............. ... -~IJ!: . .# • n \-....... 1mM•·· "' ~".50 ~ . -7.:.L.--•. - -·- ' . men tl:!in ,o- I • ... -.. ar.sc>, · .;;:; .......•.:.. .... ....:.. · n.,...... ~ .,. - ,- '''' -' !':•!!! ' • • • ...................................................................... ,.,,_,, f...h.. _.., • • • - - ~ · !.:....... . .. •••••• • •, ...... ·~ u ..'.... M• " ' " " '. ' " " ' . . . . . . . . . ... . . u ... ; •• , ........ . !...................... ·. 0, or 30~00 0 H .. ;· 0 • . • 0 - . u . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. "'., - • • fE.,............ !!..... .~ ·. .,J • • ...." . . .,. . . . . . . . .. .." " ' " ' " " ' " ' " " ' . ' . • • • 00 " · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,-;-;;;. •••• • •• ' ".' 0 " "·. . . . . . . . . . . . . !!.... "!........................... . auditory. c.anal ..... :...... , !.''""'":~ ..! """' 75.00 1 . , ·~R!l-diag 11 ~s~ie '.... ;.............-.rr1._......!!.!'"'"'""""""'"'"'....... 91.50 Eyeball1 socket, drev:isio~ ~' 1t:1bse1quent to. original .1, 2.SO· fe"estriltlon, .on• 0r both... sidea (window operat;on' for '~ :w.~fh· u.reteral. t:_•t~.eter1zatiC?n _..... :................:::.:............... · 37~50 - . enuc eation a,n not uu'ring e{lut eation ........... ::-......... ' ~ ,.: d eif ness) •..~:: .. ...........: .............. ,,.,_,............................. .,--oo.00 ·•_ :' Operat1ve-;:ope.rat ion n9t oth erw1se · cIass1 fleCf--{ Eyelid, ptsosis for-each eyelid 75.00 1... op~· od (drooping) of, operation . . 1 ..... l.lbyrfothectomy (cutthlSJ_,,eway, qf rnner _ear) ....:,.,.,.,:. 390.ef~ .. ·- .. tio~· on ~1idd:r. or ur~ter by_ cy.st9sco~e):••••"'!""'"" 62.50 foreign b Y1 relllOVa of, from cornea, scJeta, or con• 7.50 . .a:,.~yrinthot~my (~u.tting •liito. Inner ear)F~ .•;.,:;.........i .... . 225:~ : ~pl;lago~¥ (~xaminaflon .of e.ullet ~Y esophago- . • _ ·. _junctiya; (by s1:1rgical incision oi; magnet)_,.................. ~ ·~llgnant le.,slon, .. resec'tion. from ex.ter:nal· iiuditory .-~~cope) ?111s{lo~t1~ ,"""'. "'"""""""'"""'"'~: ..... ,.......... ;; ....~.... 60.00 . For~ign . body, removal of ·intr!l-ocular (from interior . . ;; . · . - . , · ,c oo· (operation on gUTlet by .esophagoscope) operative...... - 75.00 - of ·eye) ...........-.·............... :....._...... .,. ..................:................ 150.0Q' 75 1 ,,. _ M:~1d~~t~~;;"t;~;·:~;:·t;~;h:A~i·d~~;.::~i;~i~::;.~;~·~ ::::::::~:· l'so:@ ' ·.Gas~rosc9py_· (~xamin.atlon ~f st~mach by ~~~!rq.s.c!J>e~ ~ Glaucoma, · operative proc~durea (except paracentesia · _. 150 00 ' i> ... 'J • .. - '-: • ·• ; . ..'- . . · ra.d!cal ..: .. ......... . , ~V!'tngot~my (cU!f•~tJ fnto ear df!u~)1 . . .. ,.. ...... ~"":·:1,•!:"~f.; 2~:~0 . llr,yng95c:opy;(exal'1inat[on of .larynx l)y larY,ngoscop~f' . ~i.n~) for ....................... '. .' .........,........................ ;....M .....~. ·- 3.0.00 _, .' 'ii• 'i -_ ,}~11lcu [ectomv '(cti! in'g ·O .!At of:~~P,!'(t! ~f ln.ner; ear)...... 7~ 00 "diasn.ostic-:~. :................... ;... :.... ~...........':.•:::... ,. ......,.,.... ;.l.:... '22,50 ' Gll!Uc:Oma,· air infecticm or, Irrigation for ...........~~·:.......... 15.00 - ·· ·· •.. : Otoplastt-··(plai!lc· op1r'itio11 · f~r "prq!rud~n-q.:,ear~>· .:~ (oper!lfi~n -on latynx ·by lar~ngo$t_o))e) op.er~tive.. ...... 15.oo Hordeolum'(stye) operation for ............................ ~......... 15.QO 1 ·· ·- ··• ·•'" '"' ••••, .-..... ~ ............. ,,. ' ·'i ·······••'"•••• " "5 ·- for I..::! • 37-•50 .· lrfdectomy (removal of iris) ··~·· ' ...············••••••• ··· ; • · ---• • • • .... ~ •< • .... , '·:\.• . . . . ""ach"ear· w ... •.. .... ;~··••••••• ~ •••• 1 . _, 00 -~~-u1opsy: ....................................................... :................ -..•••••••••••"······· ~ 150•00 ·.' ·~- · , Pllcotomy.. (C.li~ihg.~of, pqsteri~r'.fold of .~r."·dr11nl)....~ .... , ~60 Ofos,:opy;. for removal-· of foreign 6ody, e?<cept wax 'ridotomy (incision into iris) ................~ ..:., ................ ,...... .: 150.00 ·• Slt·~·I ..11> • m9, • bllf ·11;.;:.. · f · - ~~ 1 nuuu ~••i'J""' · • 50.i..,,, ~ from e"r1 ·· '"" · .1s.·oo· lridencleis.is: stretching of iris., (independent procedure).. 150;00· . ;- ..., , ·· ~ ~ .'J• " JI Yll 0 ~UIJ ii I ter~• I •••-t.-.. .• '!(U _ . . i:;: .. ,,,,,,,,, .. ,,, , , , , ~• ••• f• nu, ... ,, .. ~ , .. ,n-~u•ntt•~ ·· '~·· ·u•-n•..:."'''~ • ' < .' ~ · • • •1· " blfater-'al · · . ;' · ·' . · 300··00 ·, ~&rifone~copy·· (examination 'of lin.fng: of th'& -abcfomen · • · --lridodiafys1s of ...• ;. ' '75.00· • '. · ~ . . ~. .,.. Y ·• lllllttlNlltll lllllt~lll lllllll •b ~ ~ II ., • (separation f I f iris~ from ifs· attach!J'el'lts) ~ • . •:;Jympenofooiy,· (cutting lnto ear ctr.Um).:•.:;............~;:·. ::w. 22.so-. : ·y perl.toneosco.p&) ~iagrto~.tic .......... :..... :....:...............:• 60.00 t s, exc1s1on ~ es10.n o ............~ .....................:.....:....... .150.00, ~ . !. 'NOsE .· -" '· · ·~ . (operation on lining of 1ha abdomen by peritonec>! . '.' lrls1. rer;>alr of pr.ol~ps~ .(dropped) with , auture .... of • ei1, 1•: • -; 1; • .. ·; , ' ", --......~ • I ·~ , 1·c0 pe)'_. ~1?8f8 · · t'" · -- · ,. ' ,· 75 · I'OO-·' • perforated• -lera·· • ' · :""· , ~r~ ~ n·~--·i •lhcl•!on and- Clr•JJ1•9•- tt1 • ' '.. ., _, .;• IY81 U•u•h~H"•'"'"''Ufttt1 i....!_t•••fHH ~U 1 UU••••H• ~ N : u .. : •.! ' \!:!_•;••nt•u•:•11u1uu ~: " ~ '~•• UUUUUHt• ··-nat ,.qu1r1n9 :hospitlf·l81i~.......:...:.,:..............· 22;50 P~ost~!8cto_my, . transuret~ral (remoy~I of: pros!at~ thru _-· Iris~ '1'~nsfix1on. of; lrls~bO~ (repair of bulg~g lris).... 150.00. . ~ 'f911utt111g, hoipttll r•aielente'":::.~: ...~ ....:....1;1 .........~- .S-7. ~ . ~: ~· cyst~pe) ~ .. ····:'"··:•:·,·1;'""' 0'. ""~":•~:" ··:·•··...... :........!.. . ,1~.ob ~~rat~t9my, ~mptet~ .~ . ~rti1l ·(1:ernc:iva~;of ~ ... . -1~00 : ; ,7•. :ii1~:''n"'•'• .:.1. ..• .:.:.'..~ ·pu°"n:.&ur'e ·' of -' • ~ ... . ·' .. ·~ .\"''. ,.,..ro" :Proct~y- {examenatioo ~ remt.m: ~J . proctcS~) .. ~-· - . k'.-rllfophisty, comeeL· tr1~lint · (pl..1tlc: operat&m ::an · · . ~·..., 1 .rrut'." ' t _a llP;• >~1:.·. "' -·. . diahnostlA . .... ,! '''''''"''"'""'" ·. .. ''(•t•t.. · · .....-..-................... ,.. -- - · ~s· "" . . ~.....,...,-........1.............. ~ ~ n ~~ -. iii ~ i )ri.."t'1 .......1,,"fi ·,'. tt "t'•, •·, . ,, tt............ ~ - . ""' ,... ............ . . -• ..n.,,.l:.1t 3" r•._ .....,.,, 1 -UV. - 'COfnea).. ............u • ._t ..... ... .." ... I.• ~• :- ' "'~.1f~'u !Jr~· on-:-ur:- •1ara ,, ....... ~.. ,,~.~ .. 1o ....!:,.. i ...~ ,~-:-. ' • (operation.1 re'.'ctunf by~ pc~oee) pperatlv•<.;,,.· . · 37.50 · -Ke •totom.,.i;(i:· ... ·-~J.~ _..,. _, ·" "'.:,' / ·r . 3Q:;M,;. ·, ~ . . 1 .blla•tfal .J , . . ~ .....' A51JO R 'h' ~ .. . ~ ~ l •.....r. •tc' ·;1 . t....:it· _..... .. .. .. ~ , ~~ , . .,...,"'"• . ....... n.., ....................................."... 'tAl!V : . - · :·: • ..1 •i.,.,, , ,, ,:-. .., ~"· •.';'"'"'lf:.:1•' rf'"''' 1' ' " ..; '.i· · • - . ,. . . ~~~~y, ·-~ rem~~. i,v r·. ., ~!l~11n~u.rQJ n~.....,.... '-1S.OO- .l.iCttmal duct, Cliluatton of {enrarging of tefr d~~. ';. · . -SO m·· ·· ~ . ~lltixl1 (!fo., bl~-1•~e>.auft~lutt0n'4nlt..... ~1... .... ~.SO: .,, $lg"1G'dolC!:iPv·: C•><•n:i1n•) Jqn.. of :•Jower .~fon __:by. atgi .: .- ·, ... • .. ... v · ..,. . • :. . ~ · · \: ..~ ' ~-,. · ' ·--;~ N· • , 1 . "' 00 . ; •• " . . ; . . ... . . . . . . . . . . ·~ :·~ 225~99· '.:·~~~;:;~~f_,;~~~~h·b.v:~·~~;~·~~~)"6i;~~'ii~:a:·.::::::::::·::·. :~~g. Gl~~C::~~i~;> ~~fi·~·;;;;;;~'t~~··~~~'d~i~:.. ~~;;~~~~'i~·~i;·(;p: -, ..· · 11 1 • 1 I • ·._ ., •• I • r <. I I t • 0" .i.:. ·~,.~..~ .i:'· '·~:·"u~:··~ ~(~~~°!':P.,.~ 6! "· <i\ ·,., • • "'· ·1 �\ .,. \ WHO IS COVERED : ~ospital ro9il and.hoard Wives and .unmarried _ehll· dFen under 19: adop&ed e-.iidren and stepchildren: dependent parents of.Seafareni. Se'afarers OD dlsabJlltj·pen• 1lon. · · - BENEFITS I 1 I / " . and board. Puments eontlnae for u Joq u hospltalbed. •BH.lc 1eatline. reqalrem~nf," • l ' . 4See note llelowt) Doclor calls .: ii HIJil•I ~' WIYea and Wimarrled ehlldrea, ander 19: adopted ehll· m'en i!iiad 1teJlchUctrea:·:· de- ' ·penden' parents of Seafarers. Seafaren . on dlnllWtJ,j,,en~ ' llon. . ' Conn eost of anesthesias, labor1do1'7 and s-rays while eontined In Jioepltal. · Alsci eo11en emel'&'enei room treatment. Wini ud, UllWTletl ehll- · ilren . . . ~"-1illdren;, ._d e.,_ penden& P1i.'enu of Seafarers. ·Seafarera on . dlsabllH1-peii.- 11oni-" .. -:,. ..._ , . ' 'S1rgical ,,.,, ' • M pell' · rill& ..for • ma:dlinmi ' .•f ,11 · dQa.' '- . WIYea and ~~eil 'el.II-- · ~· · uiader. Jt:/ado'~ .i:lill· ·. dl't!il and' 1Jepeblldrenf de- ;ien~eJ!I ~'ti of S~~~ni. - Seafareni on dlsallWtJ-pen·' 1lon. ' · mm ~... filed Wltli Welfara Plan JIO& later Uwa lU ••11 after 1ur1e17 ..or·-1tar1e'fa'olll hol.PitJI. , . . .. .- ' . ~ - ll'!ll'Sieal sehedaJe. Pa1ments eoatlnae for entire period of dlsablllt:r. . ' , ,/ ' - -~ ~ " ·<t I .1 . "'' 1I In non-sur1le1l eases, benefit paid durlnc period dependent Is hoepltalbed. • ,,,... <. \ Pa,men& for each lllrl.h; dup. llca&e P•JJDent. fer dapUoate bkths. "· " ' • '' ..... . : .. .. Free n·e esamlna· tlcins and, e7e1l11H1 All Seaf1ren. " - •.!erJ .,aua~le FaeDHle• *- ;,e_ars.·. r .. • .... , \ FaelllUa aYallallle la all SM ~rtl. _' .. .,. ....; ,.-- . . - ·~ ., ·_ '· fvnlalled a.Jor'perUcin of 111pJ1Gn to JllllMllC. -~YI- ealendl1' 1e1r. · ...,. All Seafarers under SS and eblldreD of Seafare~ Cllil· . dren .ol deeeued, ePclble siafaren, · .. / .Co;Yen 1n:r ·eoane a& ._,. 10'eredlted eollece: ean lie U• tended for :craduate l&ad7 If & 1eU. no& 1lleCI 1111: . I awarded 11nnaal17, ne· reRned' for .S eafarer. S8,lff- oYer a. ;:.:.foar;rear period. -, ~atlme r~ufre~ent; ' -.iW. Fiie cum one 1ear ol birth. .Fiie marrlia'e Ueente, birth eerU· · fleate witla namea _ .. ol;-JMtla pu enu. . ._, I • Child mut -.lie '-born In ·Uni&ed S&atel, Puerto JUeo, or Uae Vlrcln • 1111nu._ , . J anilable ID Sip portl where ·~ eeliteria Ire maintained. · ; , ·~ . · •au1e se.bae rqalremol~ONL~. . """" ~· · H ••11 ullOre_oa Ulftlq 1114o ' " . '.lbree 1eara' dlaehar1e1 lnehullal' •baslo 1e1tlme re41alrement .- f• Seafarer'. appblnc or f'a&ber •f . eblld -· applJlnc: tramerlp& from ' Ju& sehooli ·collece entruce uua: . Jdten ot reference. 'I< • Special __.,,.. • ~ 1t1•ip•11I- . ..... I Special al.. neen- · ·~·aa17 for reeonr:r not provided b7 hoepUal. . .. i BenefH ·proylded _ npoa · lip. pronl ·b:J ..tnutees after Im• n1 of need. -~ \ I. ...,_, ...i Senie~ -Um• reculremaL : -.... •Buie ·---· I,._ . \ \ . •Jlalie_atDie recUrellllen& ONLY. I "-•P. port - ~IJl..,.fona ~ ~afl!rer. ~ ID . mod SIU poda. .I - . r BenellelarJ eard man lie oD ftJe. ... 'ap.tical For '.&epeliO~a: Notariled afflda'fl& 1Ja~q 1111Plio1i' ier .aU el pre~ · yl... qte"4lir ~-. .' . ·•Basie seatlme reqairtmenL Coyeni deatlp, an:rwhere. . F,or •epeHut1pareat1: J'Ue PAJallle for nr1e11 ID ·hO.pitaJ or-Jn doetor'1 offlee. . An1 beneflela17 named b7 Seafarer, / ; ... •Ba.ie MaternJly • I·< ·;> J. . • "·... Thll la In 1ddltleli to hospital eztrq ~J!.'fltl dependen& inlllt be eoilllled In JaotpHal. In .1ur1lea1 · ease•• henefH paid up to date or 1nrce17. / '. . 1 i h - Fite· dlseharre 1howln1 U 1ean aeatlme (at- least· 4,380 da71l' OD 11hlJ111 for which SIU ,famished erememllers: medical . allstrad 1tathi&' "no& fl& for dut1 perma~ nently.'' I ' -~ -"Ult &o- $Sot mm·••• ••~ sp~elfted ra f35 weekl:r: also ell· iithle for other bene• .fits whe!e 8,PPli· •cable, , •Basie seatime requirement f I Clalin v - ' For ~••opted eldldft•: Jrlle adop. U.oa papen wHJa _P ia• .etflee. . ~ : 1'Jl!ler ~1: ·,1ctoP!ed"'e~1- rerardleu of ace. - Fl!e euollment eard. •airlaSe U. eeme an• ltlrtll eenineate wltla ••ma of lieela .-n11t.. MUhnam ., I trans.,....., ~ at "'$i7.H Heh. ELIGIBILITY t ~, \ All totall:r disabled Seafarer. ·- \" ,• ·-Blocul,_ , . lra1sf11io11 . ' TERMS OF BE_NEFITS BENEFITS - • ' ,.. " ,.••.•• I ' $15 per /da1 room : Wives and married ehD· " · o\etaal eharci!I aji to 'ti~ u1ider 19: adopted ehll- . " fZff/ for·-·11nt 11 dren and l&epeblldren: dedaJ•:· U.ereafter ap pendent puentl of. Seafarer.. to anOO.er · $ZOO, Seafaieni · on dlnbllltJ-pea.; : (Miidmam HID!• -alon. ospital ·eitr:as , • WHO IS COVERED Disa•ililf· ', " EUG iB ILITY TERMS OF BENEFITS '- \ '. '· . Ho- ~ uprradin&' tralnlnc: also enkJ -. kalnlnc· -for new· \ ', ·]1P.cradinl' tr11nhf1 procr~ aiid ent17 tralnlni la nriou portl. -., life~& •Basie seat.bne requirement ONLY, · exeep& for enkJ trallilftl', .. I '' / ._,:: ' '' \ morie ..~ ;. •cu1ar .1 _\ • . ' ·, • ..- ·, r.nw ,_ · · 1i .e~~* &e Se"ilfu~ . . . •OIC,.:itaue.u. ' ~' . . ... .::-.. ~~-· ..... '.:\ - ~~ . ��. . . , = , r . ' . fwciullt ....,. . .f , ... ~ ~~ / ..,.tton. . . _. . . . . . . '"° Nerve Injection• when done for · othe; than surgical · mCdlloll of ., eltdroauttrlatlon._ 17.50 anesthesia, Oimit of 3 Injections), except no payment• : IDfltncllt; '9Jrieile, ~ will be made when done for. dental procedures, 112.50 Incision and Dr1ln1ge, Debrldement. or Removal of foreign bodies requiring hospital residence..............:. 37.50 (lrdvoiafe1 ,.,.., •Df '(ftmllt) lncftPtndent proCedure•• · 112.50 1pra1.,ed ankles or prurit~s . anl... .........~·:............... each -37.50 15.00 Neurolyals (freeing of nerve, or transposition of)......:.... . 112.50 not requiring hospital residence ..........,...:....:........., .... .. VretfwPR'a..Y, pllitta ~tori on Urttht1; lncludlno Occipital nerve, evulsion (separating) of........................ .. 60.00 h~dlli . ot epfllfldl111, eompltt• procedure...""" t.12.50 NOTEs Pl1r~nic nerve, transettion (dividing ·in two) of............... . 37.50 Urtthftlrm.PY (~uture, of yrtthral wound ~fury)..,..... 75.00 - 1. Where debrfdement and suturing both subscribed to, pay .l?oth fees. / Retrogasserlan neuretomy (cutting of nerve) for trigeUrtthroitomv (cutting Into urethr•) Independent pro1 eec:luN •••••••••'"'''";,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 75.00 minal neuralgia (tic douloureux) ............~ ........................ 300.00 2. Removal of bone plates or pins except removal of Spinal nerve roots, transection (dividing in two) of........ 300.00 Urethrotomy (cutting Into urethr1) opH . oper~tfon, traction pins or other traction appliances (as this ·11 always 1 separate an~ distinct procedure).., ....... 37.50 i Sympathectomies (cutting of · sympathetic ·nerve) of . 75.00 cervical areas-unilateral .............................................. 150.00 · JOINTS -"bilateral .................................................. 255.00 urethra 1nCl..v1gln1) closure of ...........~ ..........;............. 150.00 . 1 , Sympathectomies (cutting of sympathetic nerve) of ~ Uterua,,cuttlng operitlon on thf~ ~gan ind fta 1ppend· Arthrectomy-pay 1rthrodesi1 fH. -, dorsal, lumbar, sacral areas-unilateral......................... 225.00 _, age• with 1bdomln1I appr01ch (unle11 otherwise Arthrodesia (fusing of folnt, operative ankylosls with or bilateral.. .................... :... 300.00 1pecJfJ1d In_ schedule) ...............;.. ,................ ,................. 150.00 ,,..• without tendon transplant) Vagina, recoriatr.ucJlon of congenital deformity........ ,.. ! .. 112.50 Ankle or ankle and. foot .............................: ................. .. 187.50 Trigeminal ner-vl!!, transection (dividing in two) of............ 300.-0Q.., Vaginal septum, excision of............................................ .. 37.50 Elbow ........................;:••...•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•• ~ •••••••••••• 187.50 , Vagotomy (cutting of vagus nerve in stomach)................ 150.00 Varicocele, e~cllfbn of (removal Qf., varicose swelling Finger, one or more folnta ............. :......:........................ . 112.50 Vestibular nerve, transection (dividing in two) of............ 300.00 · of apermatic cord)-1.tnilateral .................................... .. 75.00 Foot or ankle and foot ...............................:................:.. . 187.50 OBSTETRICAL PROCEDURES · ~ btlate,al ...................................... .. . 112.50 Hip ...•.•.•••••.•.•••...• .-.•..•••.•....••••.••••••.•••••.••.•••••.•••••••••.••••.•••• 225.00 Delivery ~f child or children.............................................. 100.00 187.50 Vasectomy {removal of VII deferens)-unilateral ........... . 30.00 Knee •••.••••••••••••••••••• .'•••••.••••.••••• : •.••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••.••-•.•••• Shoulder ...................................................::::.................. . 187.50 Caesarean section, Including delivery.......................... '-'-.. 15o.oq • bilateral.. ........... . 45.00 Spi.ne, Including aacrolliac,. except ~oc:_cyx.................. .. 225.00 Abdo.hinal operation for extra·u.terine or ectopii:: Vasotom.y {cutting qf v11 deferens) or ligation. (one or pregnancy ...................................................................... 150.oc; Wrist ............................................................................ .. 187.50 , both aldes-independent..procedure)-unilater_al ........ .. 2~.50 Miscarriage ........................................ .".:...... :-: .. 37.50 functional -restoration of · bilateral : .......... . 97.50 Anthroplasty (reconstruttion, NOTE: This fee payable wh.ere fhere is a surgical~y induced or 1 Ventrofixatlon. (flx1tion of uterus-hysteropexy).... .",...... .. 150.00 Joint with or without bone or fascia I graft) spontaneous miscarriage or abortion. · Ankle, or foot and ankle................................................. 225.00 VeJltroauspenslon (suspension of uterus) ....................... .. 150.00 : If there is a spontaneous abortion or miscarriage, surgical Elbow ........................................................... , .... :· ............. · 225.00 Vesic:ulectomy;(re!1'0v~I of seminal vealcle)-unllateral.. .. 150.00 • · manipulation may be presumed. Finger, Including met11carpal-phalangeal f~int......each 112.50 · . · _. bilateral.. .. .. 225.00 When there is a premature birth whether alive or not, pay Foot, or ankle and foot ..................:...................., .......... :. 225.00 Vulvectomy {removal ofwlva)-partlal ·.......................... .. 75.00 delivery, fee. ' . 't 262 .50 H.ip ........................................ ;......................................... ~ complete ......................... 112.50 Knee (except semi-lunar. cartilage) ........ ;-..................... ,~25.00 PARACEtuESIS radical, including r-eglo.nal lyry1ph nOdes .............. ....... .. 187.50 Shoulder ............. ,............_................................................ 225.00 Tapping (of abdomen, che~t( bladder other than catJieSpine (including intervertebral disc operations)............ 225.00 terization ear drum, hydrocele, joint, or bone) ........... . 22.50· • GLANDS Tempero-mandibular .................................... :................. ·187.50 Eye (anterior chamber for inflammatory exudate or 9'MPH GLAND.S· · . • Toes, including metatarso-phalangeal joint.::.:....:..each 112.50 glaucoma) ............................................................... . 30.00 \!lrist ....._. ................................... :...................................... 225.00 Ex_r;ision of lymph. n~de for diagnosis or biopsy.......... 20.00 Spine lymphadene~to.my, radical, upper neck or axillaArthrotoiny (incltlon Into Joint-independent procedu e . Simple spinal puncture ........................................... . 22.50 unllateral . ...................... :~...................... :..................... 150.00 -with exploration and drainage or'removal of loose or Myelography, spinal puncture for (exclusive of · , : .bilater.J: · ...: ..:......... '.:..... :.................... :.....::................ :. 187.50 foreign body) X·rays) ................................................................ 45.00 Ankle .......... ;................................................................... 112.50 Lymphadenectomy, radical, cervic.,I or groin- . l?neumoencephalography, spinal puncture for Elbow ..................................................-r. ............. 7 ........ . 112.50 uriilat~r:.aJ . ............. :~ ..................... .'...:,....................... .. 187.50 (exclusive of X·rays) ..................,. ...................... . 45.00 / . Finger .................................:...:......:......................... each 37.50 Ventricle · · bilate:ral· .................................................................. :... 225.00 Foot (including bunionectomy) ..................................... . 75.00 Ventriculography, including drill ·.tap or tapa . Simple excl•ion of complete lymph node for tubercuHand, ................................ ~ .......................................... .. .75.00 (exclusive of X·rays)..;1 ................................ :...... . 75.00 , 1 lo~is, etc. ........................................................... :........ 75.00 Hip ................. :......................................... :.................... .. 112.50 ., Mlrilmar:y Glands-See Breast · . · . PILONIDAL CYST OR SIN.US Kne! (except. s_emi-luhar. ~artilage) ............... ;............. .. 112.50 • .. ·-._ t • Semi-tuner cartilage excision ....................................... . 150.00 Excision (removal) of............................................. ,........... .. 75.00 SAi.i~ARY GLANDS .... )... :.:................:............. ;....:::............:... :...... .. 112.50 Shoulder P1rotid abscess, drainage of......................... :............... . 37 50 ,., PLASTIC OPERATIONS 1Parotid gland, 'removal of ....................... ,..........~ .....-.... 112:50 . · Tempero-mandibular ....................... :........ ::.................. .. 112.50 Toes .........................................,..................:.............each 37.50 ythere the operation is described ~s being done ·in Parotld tumor, removal of, benign ...... ~ ..................... .. ll 2•50 Wrist ......., ......... ,..: ;:; ................................~ ........ -.:>··· .. ···· .. _ 1~2.50 . . multiple '. stages only one fee will be allowed for the Parotid tumor, removal of, mixed or ·malignant........ .. l50.00 52.50. Ma.l'llpulation of foint un~er j1ner1I Hestllesi• disloca· · complete procedure.. . _ Ranula {retention cyst of mo.uth) excision of............... . . Anoplasty (plastic operation for imperforate anus or · Salivary ffstula (abnormal opening ·or tract) closure of 75.oo-5 tions excluded, including application, of cast or traction . stricture) .........................: .................................. ,............. 150.00 Sla_lolithotomy (removal of salivary calculus)............ .. 37.50 .· · Ankle .........................................................:....., ............. .. 37.50 Elbow ..................... :........................., ........:................... .. 37.50 Cleft Palat~Palatoplasty-(plastic operation f~r deft palate) SUbmaxillary gland, excision of .....................:............. . .75.00 . I ,Hip .. :........................... ,..... i ............................................. 37.50 one stage operation........................................................ 150.00 THYROID AND OTHER ENDOCRINE GLA~DS Knee •••.• ,••.•.•••••••.•••••••.•••••..••••••••.•\·•••••.••• ~ •.•••••.•..•••••••••••.•• 37.50 tWo stage operation ...........; .................................,........ 187.50 , Sh~ulder ........................................................................ .. 37.So GOllRE . . . with harelip operJtion ................................... :................ 262.50 Wrist "?.'"'''"'''"; ...... : .......'; ...... :.; ................................... .. 37.50 · Ear.....Otoplaaty (plastic repair-for protruc;ling ears) Hef!1ithyroldectomy (removal of part of thyroid):.-.......... 150.0d Spine (with hospitalizatlon and lmmoblliz~tion).....:... . 52.50 · each ear.................... :.., ..... ::............................................ 75.00 lsthmectomy (removal of isthmus of thyroid) ............. : · 15(1.00 1 Club foot (with-application of cast)...................... initial 15.00 1 ligation (tv.ing off) . of thyroid arteries ·not followed Otoplasty (plastic reconstruction of ear with graft · / . subsequent . 15.00 by thyroldectomy-. · ( . , . · of akin or cartilage) .................................. each ear 150.00 . maximum either foot }50.00 Epispa_dias . (plastic operation on urethra) complete o'ne or more at one operatiOn................................ 75.00 ·or. mor.e stage operation;-.."::-........................... 112.50 Paracentesis .. ,....: ..................................:.:.......................... . 22.50 procedure ..............>. ..... , ....................., ............... . ... . ; ....... 112.50 lapsuloplasty_;Pay arthri:>plasty.'.fee .Re~oval G_if ·adeno.m.a..or benign tumor of thyroid Eyelid-Operation for ectropion (repair of eyelid .folded . ,1 no payment. for X:ray treatment of thyroid).......... 150.00 Capsulotomy-Pey ,arthrofo~y fee out) .................. ;.,.................. ;......................................... ~ _105.00 .. . I ~ ' lhyrold, r~mnant, .eicclsion of ........ ,.................. ;.;z:...... 150.00 Operation-for entropion (repair of eyelid·folded in) 105.00 LIGAMENTS AND TENDONS <Thyroid,-removal. of., c~mplete or sub-total .(complete . . . .,·Ptsosis (correction of drooping eyelid) operation ,,. Pr~du~it) J~~l.udlng ligation of thyroid arteries, Achilles.tendon, lengthenii{g or shortening.:.:................ .. 75.00 ' comi>Jete, each eyelid ..........,................................ .. 7~.00 to be ,treated aa one operation ........ ;................ ~ ...... ,, 225.00 Bakers cys(, ex_clsiorr of.:........................ ;.......................... . 75.00 Fatty tissue,' removal of excess .....................~ ................... . 7:J.00 Adren1lectomy, partial or total (removal of part or . Ganglion (£Yst "of tendon sheath) excision of................. . 3l.50 feet, ·webbing of (syndactylism) ........................ each foot 75.00 of adrenal gland) ~ ........................:........................ 300.00 ligaments ancJ tendons, cutt{!!g or (ransplant-single .... .. 75.00\ with· skin grafting .........: ............. ~ ............................. .. 112.50 Carotid body tumor, excision_of.. ~ ......... .-..., ....:.......... , 15Q.OO . 111ultiple.• 112.50 Grafts (complete procedure) Hypophysecto~y '(removal of hypophysis) ............. :.... , 300.00 Suture of avulsed (torn ·away) tendon ·to skeletal attach• ' Arterial (see ARTERIES. & VEINS) .Pat~thyroide.ctomy_ hmoval o~ para thyroids).......;.... 2~5.00 -ment-=single· ... :.::~~ ...........: ..........................-................. . 75.00 Bone (obtaining bone graft material from another ·-Plnealectoniy (removal of' pineal body)...............~......... 300.00 Synovltl~, 1te~oslng (r~le~s' of ~ontracted t endo.n sheath) 75.00 part of 6ody) .........................,.................................... 37.50 1 1 .. ............ 52.50 Tliymectomy (rem0val of thymus gfand)...................:.. 225.00 Tendon, suturing of-single ................................. ·Skin-not more than··2· square inches............................ 37.50 , __r''.JJ.", "i . multiP.I• .. ~ .... :~·.......... ~............. ~.!..... .:... · 75.00 . 2 to 25 aquar~ inches........................................ 75.00 ,75.00 . T~notomy (cutting of tendon)-single -.:: ..........: ..:............ .. • HEART OR CARDIAC · 25 to 50 square inches........................................ 150.00 . ., _multiple-: ......................... .. 112.50 50 to 100 square inches...................................... 225.00 Angiogram; ·cutting op·eratlon for exposure of vessel.... . 37.50 or stenosing aynovitis (r~lease of conTrigger finger, Over 100 square inches ....:................................... 300.00 AQrta, coarctation of, correction of ................................. 300.00 tracted tenaon sheath)...., .............................................. . 75.00 Tul:fe graft ...............~ ..... ,...:.......... ,............................':.... · 225.00 Arteriogram, cu~ing OR.~ratlon' for exposvre· of .vessel.. . 37.50 . I . NOTE: Where scar tiss~e, ulcerations, tumors etc. are · Cerdlorihapy (suture of heart wound· or injury)............ - 3.00.00 NOTE: Club foot open operations · are payable under '"Cutting removed and skin grafting necessary after these proli:ito Joint"-~37.5Q plus cutting Operation 00 tendon--$75 Cardlotomy 1 (cutting Into heart) with. exploration or cedures, two fees are payable. · · -ceach foot) · . removal o'~ foreign l>Ody.:................ -............................ 300.00 Hands, webbing of (syndactylism) .................. each hand 75.00 ' C.theteFfz1tion of -heart .(independent complete . pro· ' with skil'! grafting. .......: ................................................. . 112.50 ' cede.ire) .. : ... :.. :..........\·.......................... :.........................:. • 75.po• , MUSCLES, AND FAS~IA _ Harelip-unilateral ..................:......................................... .. 112.50 Coniini.s.sur~io'my (oper,atlon on valve of heotr!)................ 300.00 , Biopsy ................; ........................................................... :.., .• 37.50 bilateral ................-:: .................................... ~ ...... .. 150,00 Conge~ltal'. defects, correctJ.~n;·oL such a, patent ductu1 DiiP,hragm 'rupture, iutu~e of (transthora~ic ~ppr~ach) . .... 300.00 combined with palatop!as)' ............................ .. 262.50 . . (abdomln~I approach) :....... 187.50 . •rterlosls, · (Oar.ctatlon ,of •ort1, plllmonary stenosls.... . 300.00 Hypospadias , (plasfl.c operation on urethra) compl~te Patent ductus aritfriosla, ·correctfoii of:............................. 3d0.00 ..Oupuytren'I Contracture ·(hand).....................:..each hand'-· 75.00 p:-ocedure ......................... ~ ··················· ......~ ................... . 112.50 PerlcardleGtQmy (operation on pericardium of heart)...... 300.00 Fasciotomy. (cutting ·of fasc.ia) ...........:...........~.:...~.: .......... .. _75.00 Nose-Rhlnoplasty-all reconstruCtion operations ........... . 75.00 My01ThaphY (suture of. mu,cle)pf quadriceps or .biceps . 75.00 Otc>plasty (f>la'stic repair-for protruding ears) ....each ear ' 75.00 . Pericardloeenteili Cpun~ure pf ·pericirdia~ apace for .,. ispiratlon) ....,..... ,, ......,................. ,.................................. , _22.SO Scatenotomy (cutting of scalenus muscle in,neck with or Otoplasty fPlas1ic reconstruction of ..oear with graft of ' · Perfcl!ralotorny (~uttlng Into peric1trdlum of heartrwit~ wltfiout r~sectfon of cervical rlb)-unilat•r~I. ................ 112.50 skin or cartilage)..........:.... :.... :......................... each ear- 150.00 · , 'i•xploration, Clralnage•or removal of foreign body.. ;..... 300.00 • 1 bllattre1:........:........ 150.00 Palatoplasty-(plastic operation fo~ cleft palate) .. • · f · \ Sternotleid9J11astoid muscle, cutting .of'............. ~· 112.50 one stage ,operation .........................,................ ,........:.. . 150.00_ ·PuIm.on1'ry ateri.0111~,correctlon o .............. ?. ................. ~.... 300•00 · ... • • ~. tJ.)-o ti f ' ·1 ,/ ............ • "" V1lvul9cfomy:(9peratlon on valve of heart).................:.... 300.00 · ·•0 rt•co 11 is,,,..,. nee~ pera on or........~; ....... e............... . 1l2'~5o two' stage operation ..................................................... .. -187.50 . Wal.,.•I t (I nc;s9f'!_O II f valvi>"of heart) ............................ · /for with harelip oper.ation ............................................ u .. . . 2~2~0 . .. .... oomy ·. .,'200.00 , Wry neck (torticollis)--operation • , ....,....\ .....................: .• 112;50 . Rhinoplastv, (pfistic operation on r:iose) complete pro-· . · · ·· . ",, HiRNIA · . ... · \ . NERVES · cedur.e ............................................................................. . · Herni9to:nl~hernfcirrflapy.:'.ht'rnlopl~sty >- -:_ • ~ Brachlal prexus, exploration of Q.ndepe~ent prOc:eCfl.!r~) 225.00 Scar tissue, excision of .......:.... :.................................. :...... 1lngle-lngulnaJr femorJSI, umt>lllcal, ventral or Jnclsion · 150.00 ,. Gangjlon Jofeetlons whttn' done for other· t~an 1urgtcal Skin, correction C!f contracture, without 'grafting.............. ~lhlteral-lnguln1I, or 'femoral.. ............:.............. ~ .. ~....~ 187.50 ·~~e1ia-(limlt of~>~· ................... '.' .............._.........~a;h Ski~LPlaning-by wire brush or aaodpa.pering:......... ~....... hlital or ·dl1phr1g'matfc .,.. ,....... ;·.............:...........!.?,........ . 300.00 - ~0Ubpharyngeal'1llerle, reMtetion o~ ........................ ,.. .. Skin, removal of excess ...................................... ..:.......... .. fnJ!c.tlon method,, 81'lflrt -ic;Oune of tre1,tment . - ,. · , . · . lnfraorbltitl or 1uprit~rblt1I nerve, ewlsion (HP.rating) Syn~actylism (webbing of hand or foot) .. \...............eech C-.:_ia1-I- ' ·• '' . ~ ;_,,>. • ··75•00' na1 .....__ of I"" ••t••••••••••••••••••••••u••••••••••••••••••••••••••• *' " . t I • -~···IW ·~··•·••••••••••.••••••••••••••••·~·•'••••••••••••••••••••••••••t"•••• ..••••••..• ••r rni-Lfnn ~~RI ·~• (~onlin11etl On P11gl·B) lllOr• th•~ M.ml1.:•••• ~ ••••:~:........;. •• .-.';.............:..........; ! 112.~ Nerve, ayturlng of lccldMtil ·aever8n~ of•.:•••• ~ .. 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Title A name given to the resource November 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: RED OIL $ CRACK US-RUNAWAY TIES CORSAIR CRASH KILLS 5 SEAFARERS SIU WINS OT FOR SEA REFUELING IMWU TIES UP RUNAWAY SHIPS; INJUNCTION DENIED GOV’T PRESSURES NLRB TO RULE FOR RUNAWAYS SIU DEFEATS HOFFA AGAIN IN SAN JUAN OWNERS FOUL UP SHIP; SKIPPER TAKES THE RAP SIU HALLS WILL SERVE THANKSGIVING DAY DINNERS BOSSES LAID HARD WORK AS UNEMPLOYMENT RISES FACT FINDERS’ REPORT ON RAIL TUG DISPUTE EXPECTED NEXT MONTH IBU JERSEY HOME NEARS COMPLETION FERRYBOAT EMPLOYEES STEINBERENNER REPS MEET IN DETROIT TO PROPOSE WORK RULES URGE EARLY SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION PENSION LIST NEARS 200 – MARK ATLANTIC FISHERMEN NOW KICKING OFF NEW PROGRAMS FOR UNION, INDUSTRY 40-56% WAGE INCREASES, FRINGE BENEFIT GAINS WON WAGE PARLEY NETS 7% HIKE FOR MFOW, MCS, SUP MEMBERS JAY KAY EMPLOYEES CHOOSE STEWARDS FOLLOWING SIU’S ELECTION VICTORY MA PLANS FOR SECOND ATOMIC SHIP CITY MAY BID FOR MANHATTAN BEACH Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 19  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/10b3d1054fa2730910629cc0edc4b84a.PDF a6374d7b5c69b4160683c2ad94aaf3ef PDF Text Text r5Vol. XXII No. 20 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO i W-^ MTD CONFERENCE SET UP ON LAKES I®i-' m '»r If l(': 4 SEAFARERS^LOG Decejnber 1960 - .«r. Story On Page 3 1^4— • - i • m I I -jr-ft f .5^V.-0 • w — adian maritime unions are shown in Montreal headquarters of Canadian SIU during formation of Great Lakes Conference of MTD, Conference was set up to fight both US and Canadian runaway-flag opera­ tions. Meeting hit use of British fiag as refuge. (Story on Page 3.) HolfffflV Chg^g^r ^ broken arm isn't so nonaay wneer. bad if, like seafarer Man­ uel Rodriguez, you have USPHS nurse Ellen Yannon to give you a hand with Thanksgiving dinner. Rodriguez, who suffered injury aboard Beatrice, was further cheered, like all hospital patients by SIU gift of fruit. (Other photos on page 5.) 1% C/I/A CAfn Examining SIU Safety iJflfjP# Award aboard Warrior are^ (1 to r) Waterman Safety Director Earl Smith, Capt. E. Patronas, Ship's delegate Ami Bjornsson, Mobile Patrolman Robert Jordan. • a-.6.^-• . .-II'." •i®'' ''I '•'S • T'.' •- ^1^'' ^ �SEAFARERS Vate Two LOG Deeemlier, 19f<t NY Port Council Meeting '75-25' Proposed 41 US Ships M^y Get Bigger Cargo Slice 4 WASHINGTON—There are strong indications that th§ Government is going to give the American-flag shipping industry i belated boost through a brand new "Ship America" policy, including a 75-25 break on government cargo. The new program, if put into effect, would result in vastly-in-^ ~~ ' creased cargoes for American many vessels now under the run-.^ represent a reversal of the Admin­ istration's practice of encouraging ships and possibly the trans- away flags. The "Ship America" policy would the use of runaway-flag ships. It is being considered because of the unfavorable balance of payments Situation which is causing US gold and dollars to leave the country in large quantities. Use of runawayflag and foreign-flag shipping is one of the major factors in the loss of currency. (See feature on page 16). Anthony Scotto, ILA, chairs first formal meeting of MTD Regulations Under Scrutiny % New York council. Seated at dias (1. to f.) are: Field Rep­ Under-Secretary of Commerce resentative Raymond "Chuck" Connors, ILA; Executive John Allen, a former Congressman Secretary Joe Powell, OEIU, and Vice-President Jerry from California with a strong mari­ Wurf, State, County and Municipal Employees. time background has already de­ clared that officials are consider­ ing regulations which would give "an even break" to US-flag ships# It is believed that two procedures are under consideration. The President by presidential difective, would order US Govern­ ment agencies to revise the "50-50" law upward so as to give US-flag The first formal meeting of the Maritime Port Council of ships as much as 75 percent of all Government-financed cargoes, The Greater NY Harbor adopted a constitution and set in motion law simply sets a floor of at least a program to assist member unions in their problems in, the 50 percent, but most of the agen­ cies involved, particularly the Portof New, York. Agriculture Department, have re­ In addition to adopting a President, Jerry Wurf, executive garded the 50 percent figure as a constitution, the December 6 director. District 37, State, County ceiling. The Department has been meeting at the Hotel New Yorker and Municipal Employees Union; Executive Secretary—Joe Powell, openly hostile to the use of Amer­ agreed ^o extend the terms of the international organizer, Officie ican-flag shipping. present interim officers for six Employees International tlriipn; To Woo Private Shippers months. This will enable organi­ Field Representative—Raymond ^ J, "Chuck" Connors, ILA Local 79i, Other executive action would be taken to make it more attractive zations who affiliate with the coun­ for private shippers to serid their cil subsequently or who were upPrize-winning LOG cartoon which appeared able to attend the first formal cargo abroad on US ve^els. December 19, 1959, issue is shown above. meeting to participate in the elec­ Rep. Thor Tollefson, the ranking tion of officers. Republican member of the- House Merchant Marine Committee, has Hits Waterfront Communism already called on President Eisen­ An immediate situation which hower to give as much as 80 to 90 the port council will deal with is percent of Government-financed the plan for a protest against the cargoes to US ships. He also sug­ Bi-State Waterfront Commission's gests that the next Congress set a iron-clad control over the laveUDETROIT—The SIU has won its 26th labor press award fixed percentage quota for private hood of members of the Inter­ in the last 14 ygears and its 12th in the last four years since cargoes to be carried on American national Longshoremen's Associa­ the'merger of the AFL-CIO. The 1960 International Labor ships. tion. The delegates agreed that a Foreign nations have earned ap­ mass meeting be held under the Press contest chose a SEA--* FARERS LOG cartoon out of and other standard drugstore proximately $1 billion for carrying auspices of the port council to US cargo and passengers in 1959, protest the commission's power to 21 entries as the best in the items. In all, there were .five categories a good deal of which could «'be license longshoremen for work on Labor Press field. Each of the 21 entries was permitted to submit in which the LOG' enterfed iaiong saved by the "Ship America" the piers. with publications of international policy. up to five samples. The meeting will be set up at unions. While it is the publication The award-winning cartoon was Fojr background story on dollar the convenience of the longshore drawn by LOG staff Art Editor (Continued pn^ page 7) drain see feature on page 17. union, probably in Madison Square Bernard Seaman. Entitled "Take Garden. As Directed," it dealt with the The port .council meeting drew problem of excessive prescription wide representation from unions in ILA President William drug prices and pointed out that the New York area. Attending Bradley discusses the Wa­ sick patients had no alternative but were some 120 delegates represent­ terfront Commission at to pay the exorbitant tariffs ing 25 international unions whose NY MTD meeting. Group charged by the self-styled "ethical" members are employed in various drug manufacturing concerns. agreed to organize a pro­ The SIU Inland Boatmait The SIU industrial Worker phases of maritime activity. Among In choosing the LOG caption, test meeting. —Pages 8, 9 —Page 25 those present was John Strong, the judges from the faculty of the president of Teamsters Local 807, University of Michigan Department New York, the largest general SIU Siofefy Department of Journalism made the following SIU Social Security Dep't trucking union in the metropolitan • —Page 7 comment; "Professional craftsman­ —Page 13 area and one which handles the Dec., 1960 VoL XXII, No. 20 ship in drawing; an effective cap­ bulk of waterfront trucking. Strong tion; a subject of wide interest arid SIU Medical Deportment participated as an observer since concern." The Pacific Coast Seafarer —Page 19 the Teamsters are not affiliated Seaman's- LOG cartoons have —Pages 22, 23 with the AFL-CIO. ' won seven citations, including two PAUI, HALL, President SIU Food. Ship Sanitation first prizes, in the last 14 years. Group Receives Union Support The Great Lakes Seafarer Dep't • —Page 20 HERBERT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ The cartoon had originally been Messages of support were also MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, —Pages 10, 11 proiripted by the outcome of Ke• read at the meeting from the struc­ AL MASKIN, QIIAHLES BEAUMET, ALBERT fauver committee hearings irito • Editorial Cartoon —Page 15 tural ironworkers union, as well as AMATEAU, JOHN BRAzy,, Staff Writers, excessive pricing by the drug in­ from the'Metal Trades Department, • The Fisherman and dustry. Subsequently the SIU and Putillsheo RioniTily ar ma htadquarlars which is directing its affiliates to of fha Seafarers International Union. At­ Cannery Worker 12 other New York unions com­ A&G Deep Seo Shipping lantic Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters participate in the council. —Page 18 bined to set up the Medstore plam; District) AFL-CIO, 47S Fourth Avenue, Report -r-Pw6 32, NY. Tel. HYscinth The interim Officers, who will Brooklyn The Medstore \vill consfcst of a Second class postage paid at thd Post Ooirtinue to serve on the port body, Office in Brooklyn, NY, under thg Act chain of non-profit retail drug­ The Canadian Seafarer . Shipboard News for another six iripnths are: Presi­ of Aug. 24, 1912. stores (Which will supply Union . . —Page 21 ; —Pages 27, 28,89, 30 dent—Anthony Scotto, organizing members and their farniUes- ivith djrect(^:;L9ML -Vicelow-cp^t prfe^pciptiott medjcinea fer back to the American flag of I 'Take As Directed' if' ii NY MTD Plans Action , On Waterfront Beefs ? LOG Cartoon Wins Labor Press Prize i: INDEX To Departments SEAFARERS LOG f ,• • -i. - r �December, IflM is » ii r- • SEAFARERS Set Up Regional MTD On Lakes (': Conference Will Combat US, Canadian Runaways I'' V c* MONTREAL—A coordinated attack on runaway shipping on both sides of the US-Canadian border is in the making as the result of the establishment of a Great Lakes Conference of the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO. The establish­ ment of the conference, Canadian coastal waters. The con­ The conference agreed to press of which SIUNA Vice- ference made it clear that it in­ for legislation to promote both President Hal Banks was cluded in its definition of runaway- Canadian-flag and American - flag II'" I .• Montreal press, radio and TV representatives interview Hal Banks, secretary-treasurer, SIU Canadian District and SIUNA President Paul Hall on formation of Great Lakes MTD Conference, / named chairman, first of its kind within the MTD, took place at a meeting of Ameri can and Canadian maritime unions at the headquarters of the SIU Canadian District here on November 22. The primary targets of the conference are the operations of runaway-flag shipping on the Seaway, in the Great Lakes and in i' C" t? r V ] A England, British Colonies Long Used As Ship Refuge MONTREAL — The formation of the Great Lakes Conference of the Maritime Trades Department is sure to bring to a boil long-simmering discontent among American and Canadian martime workers over the use of the British flag and British colony labels to escape Apierican and Cana-^~~ ^ dian wage scales. tional Steamship fleet to the flag though the vessels operate ex­ The problem is not a new of Trinidad in the middle of a clusively in Canadian waters. one. In fact it dates back almost ten years to the elimination of the Communist - dominated Canadian Seamen's Union from Canadian shipping. Once the CSU went out of busi­ ness and the SIU Canadian District started winning Improved condi­ tions for Canadian seamen, Cana­ dian shipowners started looking for an easy out. Thanks to lax Cana­ dian shipping rules, they could transfer to the British flag, or to the flag of a British colony such as Bermuda and Trinidad. As a result, Canadian deep-sea shipping was largely wiped out. A famous example was the at­ tempt to transfer the, Canadian Na­ Canadian District strike. This move was blocked by the refusal of West Indian seamen to scab on the Cana­ dians. Subsequently the ships were sold to Cuba but never were able to operate behind the Canadian District picket line. Not content with transferring all deep-sea shipping, Canadian ship operators, and American business­ men with heavy investments in Canadian mining and transporta­ tion started transfers of domestic shipping as well. The problem be­ came particularly acute with the opening of the St. Lawrence Sea­ way, with the result that more and more ships were being placed un­ der British and colony flags even SIU Safety Dep't Hits Atom Peril; CG To Act NEW YORK—An effort by the SIU Safety Department to ward off "potentially-dangerous" situations involving radio­ active cargoes aboard ship is now being taken up by the Coast Guard, Responding to-*""^ ' ^ an inquiry from Safety Di­ training to handle them in an rector Joe Algina, a CG emergency anyway. .-i Pace Three LOG headquarters spokesman "ftas prom­ ised to initiate further action. The exchange with the Coast Guard followed a series of infor­ mal discussions held by Algina with various industry representa­ tives and officials of the Atomic Energy Commission, as reported earlier in the SEAFARERS LOG. He cited the complete lack of "basic measures" to protect sea­ men on vessels carrying atomic cargoes or "empty" containers that might still be radioactive. Inflrest has centered on the problem due to the growth of off­ shore traffic in atomic materials during recent years. Crewmembers unfamiliar with the speciai labeling practices on such cargoes seldom know they are aboard and, in addition, have neither the equipment nor the The growth of offshore trade in radioactive materials has also been accompianied by specialized prob­ lems in disposing of atomic waste matter at offshore sites near major US cities. However, in this in­ stance, specially-buiit or modified vessels are used and they have generally operated in /relativelysheltered coastal waters. This practice is made possible by lax Canadian shipping regulations. Unlike the United States, where domestic ship operators must use American-built ships under the American flag, Canada permits British shipping a free hand in its domestic waters. ' This situation is the product of .the Commonwealth Shipping Agreement signed in the 1930's, granting vessels from every part of the British Commonwealth the right to trade in Canadian domestic waters. One result of the policy has been that British and West Indian sea­ men are being compelled to work at British and West Indian wage scales while spending all their working time in Canada. Talks With British At a meeting of the Seafarers Section of the International Transportworkers Federation in Janu­ ary, 1959, the problem of Canadianowned British shipping as well as British-owned shipping in Cana­ dian waters, was taken up along with discussions of the Panlibhonco flags. Discussions were held be­ tween Hal Banks, secretary-treas­ urer of the Canadian District, and Sir Thomas Yates, head of the Na­ tional Union of Seamen of Great Britain, as a result of which an understanding was reached recog­ nizing the Canadian SIU's right to represent Canadian ships in Cana­ dian waters no matter what flag they might fly. However, nothing has been done since on the British side to impler ment that understanding and to protect Canadian seamen from the inroads of the new runaways. flag shipping not only the conven­ tional runaway flags of Panama, Liberia and Honduras, but also the practice of Canadian ship operators in registering Canadian-owned ves­ sels under the flags of Great Brit­ ain and the British-owned Bahama Islands. Indicative of the determination of the unions involved to take ef­ fective action on the issue was the presence of representatives from virtually every waterfront union including the longshoremen, steel workers, mates, marine engineers, operating engineers, cement work­ ers, sugar workers, iron workers, carpenters, and, of course. Seafar­ ers. Also in attendance as obser­ vers were Canadian Teamster Union representatives. The unions present are involved in ship construction and repair, manning of ships, unloading of cargo and cargo transportation. The action to set up a conference on the Great Lakes was an out­ growth of an MTD Executive Board meeting in Chicago on Au­ gust 15 and 16 of this year. At that meeting, it was agreed to set up a series of regional MTD con­ ferences to work on regional prob­ lems, one of them being the Great Lakes. Banks Named Chairman The Montreal gathering chose Hal Banks, secretary-treasurer of the Canadian District as pro tem chairman of the conference. Jo­ seph R. Chrobak, representative of the United Steelworkers of Amer­ ica, Local 5,000, was named vicechairman and Patrick J. Sullivan, secretafy-treasurer of the Great Lakes District, International Long­ shoremen's Association, was chosen as secretary-treasurer. As its initial program, the con­ ference declared as its objective as "combating the runaway-flag vessels that are plaguing Canadian and American-flag shipping on the Great Lakes," shipping, while going on record "as condemning the use of the flags of Great Britain and the Ba­ hamas as a cover for runaway ves­ sels and to further document in­ stances of this and call them to the attention of the international labor movement." It was generally agreed that the most pressing threat to the inter­ ests of maritime workers generally and to Canadian shipping at large is the use of the British flag as a flag of convenience in Canadian coastai waters. As a result, the conference in­ tends to submit a strongl.v-worded protest tq,the International Transportworkers Federation against the practices of utilizing British regis(Continued on page 7) Hospitalized Men Will Get Bonus The annuai Christmas bonus for Seafarers in the hospitals, as well as SIU men receiving disabilitypension benefits, has been ap­ proved by the trustees of the SIU Welfare Plan. All Seafarers in the hospitals who are eligible for the regular hospital benefit qualify for the $23 Christmas bonus as well. Ths bonus is paid to men who are in­ patients for more than one day during the period from December 19 through December 26 inclusive. In addition to the cash bonus, eligible Seafarers will receive « carton of cigarettes, Christmas Day is also an occa­ sion for serving Christmas dinners in Union halls to Seafarers on the beach and members of their fami­ lies in line with long-established tradition. BULLETIN Court Rules Against Runaway HARRISBURG, Pa.—The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, by a five to two vote, has thrown out a bid by Universe Tankships, owners of the Ltberian-fiar Ore Monarch, for an injunction against union pick­ eting. The court characterized the runaway-flag registry as a fiction, hoiding that the corporation was subjeet to US labor law and that the picketing was cieariy a domestic labor dispute. The ruling Is » major victory for American maritime' unions In the fight on run­ away shipping. (See earlier story on page 7.) Conferring at Great Lakes MTD conference in Montreal are Anthony Anastasio (left) representing the Inter­ national Longshoremen's Association and Joseph Chro­ bak, head of Local 5,000, Steelworkers Union. �fir- SEAFARERS Pare Foar Build Close Working Tie 1 I- Si A year of close collaboration between the SIU and Local 25, the Marine Division of the International Union of Operating Engineers, has paid off for both organizations. As a result of the close working relationship between the two unions, both Local 25 and the SIU have made considerable"* ning of seven agreements in the the Inland boatmen's field, particu­ headway in their respective South and our progress in the larly on the Lakes and in the Gulf jurisdictions in the inland Great Lakes area find their origin area. Numerous opportunities for boat field, both along the Atlantic Coast and on the Lakes. It was just one year ago, on December 17, 1960, that the newly chartered local moved into the SIU's Brooklyn headquarters as part of its plan to work hand-inhand with the SIU on organizing and otiier problems. Originally, the membership of Local 25 was known as Local 825D, the dredgeman's branch, of Local 825, Operating Engineers. The lat­ ter is a hoisting and portable equipment union with jurisdiction embracing the State of New Jersey and five upstate New York coun­ ties. Started In 1940 The dredgeman's branch first came, into existence in 1940. Steve Leslie, now president of Local 25, was its original organizer in an effort to bring representation to men working dredging equipment from Maine to Maryland. The new branch did well until the late 1950's when, having organ­ ized the dredging operations in its jurisdiction, it .was unable to progress further into the South Atlantic and Gulf areas. However, because of the nature of the dredging industry, with dredges going to all areas, the branch faced loss of employment and competition from non-union operations along the rest of the coast. As a result, the membership sought a separate charter with jurisdiction which would parallel that of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. Leslie, himself a former deep sea sailor back in the early 1930's, then met with SIUNA President Paul Hall asking him to support the dredgeman's move for auton­ omy before the executive board of the Operating Engineers, which was done in August, 1959. A sep­ arate charter as Local 25 was granted to the group in November and it subsequently made its move Into SIU headquarters. Gains In South As a result, Leslie reports that the local union has gained approxi­ mately 1,000 new members, par­ ticularly in, the hitherto neglected •outh Atlantic and Gulf area. It also has a self-insured Welfare Plan and • hiring hall patterned after that of the SIU. "Our hiring hall set-up, the win- in the cooperation extended by the SIU," he declared. The next step for Local 25 will be the establishment of a branch office in the Seafarers' hall in Philadelphia. On the "SIU's side, the collabora­ tion between the two unions has g^atly assisted In its progress in Deeemlicr, 19M LOC joint organizing drives by the two unions are now being explored. And since Seafarers have qualifi­ cations to fill certain classifications on the dredges, SIU men have an opportunity for dredge employ­ ment whenever there are no quali­ fied dredgemen available to fill open jobs. LABOR 'ROUND THE WORLD 4 4t . THE INTRODUCTION OF JET AIRLINERS on International travel routes has brought about numerous complications in determining the wage standards of working conditions of aircraft employees. Accordiifgly, the International Labor Organization recently held a meeting of civil aviation unions in Geneva which was attended by 14 unions of aircraft employees affiliated with the International Transportworkers Federation. One of the resolutions passed called for the ILO to develop retraining procedures for flight or ground personnel who have been displaced by new technological developments. " ' t it FIFTY YEARS AGO IN TORONTO, a trolley motorman worked standing" up or not at all. Consequently, when in 1910 the Toronto Railway Employees Union negotiated a new contract, it waS agreed that the company would provide a seat for a motorman in a closed trolley car. The agreement, the "Labour Gazette" reports, also provided for increases up to cents an hour, with the top wage scale being 25 cents an hour for men with three years' experience. 4" 4 4 DANISH SEAMEN ARE GOING OUT for a 40-hour week in their current contract negotiations. The Danish Seamen's Union, repre­ senting approximately 7,000 seamep is asking for wage increases'and a penson fund similar to what other Scandinavian seamen enjoy. Present wage scales on Danish ships are approximately $135 per month. 4 • 4 4 TWO STRIKES OF LONGSHOREMEN in Brazil, and in Genoa, Italy, took place recently. The Brazilian strike lasted just one day and re­ sulted in a 35 percent wage increase plus holiday pay equal to five per­ cent of annual wages. The 35 percent figure, while enormous on paper, merely reflects the galloping inflation that has made Brazilian currency nearly worthless. The Genoese longshoremen, on the other hand, weren't concerned about wages. What was bothering them was the possibility that mechanical loading equipment would do aw^y with the jobs of many of the men. They were looking for assurances that the men displaced in the process 'get adequate compensation. ' 4 4 •> 4 CHRISTMAS BONUS PAYMENTS ARE STANDARD on West Ger­ man railways, and this year, the bonus for members of the German Railwaymen's Union has been increased. Married men will get 100 marks (about $25) and single employees 80 marks (about $20). This is double or more than bonuses given last year. Bonuses of $5 will also be given for each dependent child. ' 4 Local 25 Operating Engineers President Steve Leslie <left) and SIUNA President Paul Hall discuss maritime ques­ tions at recent Maritime Trades Department meeting. See New Orleans Hall Completion Next Month NEW ORLEANS—Barring last-minute hitches, the new hall for Seafa,r^s yrijl;b,e, completed at the end of January or the early part of February. Finishing touches now being installed in .the brand-new"^ hall on Jackson Avenue in- building will be another step in the long-range plan to provide Seac ude a giant mural portray­ faacrs in. all ports with modern ing the history of the maritime union movement. The new building is in th^e heart of the French Quarter, approxi­ mately two miles from the present Bienville Street location. It will provide space for Union services as well as the functions of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan. Located at Jackson between Chippewa and Phillip Streets, it is just two blocks from the Jackson Avenue ferry landing. The archi­ tecture of the hall is in keeping with the architectural require­ ments of the French Quarter, so that it will differ considerably in appearance from the other modern SIU halls in Philadelphia, Balti­ more and New York, The two story building covers an approximate area of 110 feet by 135 feet, plus surrounding landscaping and parking facilities. It will have a cafeteria, lounge, recreation facilities, ample meeting space and hiring hall space and other desir­ able features. Completion of the New- Orleans quarters for both' business and rec­ reational purposes. Drugstore Takes A Sea Voyage An unusual cargo operation was recently demonstrated by the SIUcontracted Sea-Land Service in a cargo shift from Chicago to Puerto Rico, A national drugstore chain was opening a branch store in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and had to ship all of the fixtures from Chicago. The entire shipment was sealed in a 35-foot trailer van, and then travelled by railroad flatcar and trailer truck from Chicago to Port Newark, the northern terminal of the Sea-Land operation. At Port Newark the van was loaded - aboard a Sea-Land containership headed for San Juan, where it was again discharged ai)d hauled by trailer to Bayamon. 4 ts 4 BY COINCIDENCE, THE DAY THE SEAFARERS LOG published its account of the earnings and working conditions of- Russian seamen, the Soviet Government announced that it was issuing a new ruble. The in­ tention is to make the HCw Russian ruble worth, more than four old Ones. On the international front, the revaluation of the ruble is de­ signed to have propaganada effects, since it will be"officially rated as being worth more than the dollar. (For practical purposes it will be worth about 40 cents). But it is the domestic impact of the new ruble that concerns Russian workers. In most of the Iron Curtain countries, "moonlighting," the practice of holding two jobs, is the rule, rather than the exception, but in the Soviet Union, "moonlight­ ing" takes on a special character, to judge from the complaints in the Soviet press. It usually involves the conduct of some kind of street corner business operation—selling and buying used clothing, bootleg­ ging American jazz records, supplying hard-to-get consumer commo­ dities of one kind or another and similar operations which are frowned upon by the Soviet authorities. It's the customary practice of the moonlighters" to hoard their profits in the form of large-denomina­ tion bills. When the new rubles are issued, the old currency will have to be turned in, or will become worthless. That puts the "moonlight­ ers" on the spot. If they don't turn in their old currency, they might as well paper the walls with it. If they do, then the authorities might want to ask a few questions. J f* E 4-44 THE AFL-CIO IS GETTING ALL OF THE CREDIT for keeping France in alliance with the United States since thie end of World War 11. At least that's the word from the official publi<^tion of the Communistrun World Federation of Trade Unions. The latest issue of the pub­ lication, entitled "l«ternational Bulletin of The Trade Union and Working Class Press" declares that back in 1947 'at the instigation of the United States of America, which is scarcely ever sparing the flesh and blood of other peoples, there was a change of alliances: the Soviet Union . . . became the enemy. . . . A united working class" (Communist jargon for a Communistdominated union movement) "was an obstacle to such a policy. The United States intervened directly, through yts famous Irving Brown, in the French trade union movement. . . . From then on . . . our country was bound up in a policy that was absolutely contrary to its interests" (in Communist" jargon again, that means pro-U.S. and anti-Russian). The Irving Brown referred to, of course, represented the AFL-CIO in foreign labor affairs and is a favorite whipping boy of the world Communist movement. Stay Put For Jobless Pay Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting to ship are-urged to stay put and avoid changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ ceiving their cheeks regularly. Several Seafarers have already experienced interruptions of from three to five weeks In ^^tting their next check after they notified the state unemployment offices that they had moved and changed their mailing addfess. An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing considerable hardship to the men involved. •f" ^ / • \ �rrr^. fV^ '> Deeenber, 19M SEAFARERS • '¥ By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Toy Price Index Down r l-J-X r d h .- •>"' # This Is a poor year for toy manufacturers but a better one for parents and other gift givers. Trade reports indicate that toys are selling for as much as 20 percent less than last Christmas. One reason; everyone is selling toys—supermarkets, drug stores, discount houses, even cloth­ ing stores. For example, 20-inch vinyl dolls with rooted hair that were $10.98 last year now are $9.98. Twenty-piece sets of fiberboard jumbo blocks with triangles and squares, are available for $2.65. Even such standard playthings as the "Playskool Nok-Out Bench" (for ages 2-5) now sell for $1.79 and less. Toy retailers and wholesalers say in their trade papers that the biggest sales increases in playthings this year will be in: —Science toys, games and kits. —Dolls, particularly novelty dolls. —Games of all types. Parents still need to watch out for durability and lasting play value, and distinguish between genuinely educational playthings and com­ mercial toys which explore space-age developments but don't really teach anything. Some of the missile toys have been reduced sharply. For example, a "superthrust" two stage missile set that cost $8.95 last year now sells for $6^.66. But such rocket-gun and rocket-launcher toys have only fleeting play value, and add nothing to a child's development. One .widely-sold' rocket launcher sells for $8-$10 plus the extra cost of batteries. It blazes rockets 25 feet into the air. It has three rockets. You can imagine how long they will last. If you have a couple of hundred dollars to toss around, and we're . sure most of our readers haven't or won't, you can even buy your child a real motorized car—this year's new craze. These cars go five to seven miles an hour, steer, reverse and brake. They cost from $159 in Montgomery Ward's catalog to one advertised in th% Wall Street Journal as a "real battery-powered child's car." This one is $249.50. But the manufacturer assures that it has a low operating cost. But besides the. rash of rocket guns and launchers, there also Is an increase in genuine scientific and educational playthings, such as astronomy, physics, ultra-violet, computer, weather and math kits. One •authoritative source is the Science Materials Center, 59 Fourth Ave., New York 2, NY. It will send you a catalog which will also be useful as a guide to kits, games and books recommended by teaching and scientific experts. Among the kits and playthings the science center recommends are; Pre-Electricity Physics Lab., $5.95, for ages 10 and up. Static Electricity Lab, $2.95 (ages 11-17). —Mobile of the Planets (and their moons), $3.95, kindergarten up. —Magnetism Lab, $3.95 (ages 10-14). —Beginner's Microscope, $7.25. —D-Stix Construction Kits; juniors, $3; intermediate, $5. —Math Magic, a game and kit, $3 (ages 9-14). The center also recommends a new set of two books, "Intelligent Man's Guide to Science," by Isaac Asimov, at $11.95, for high school level and up. • •' i The Gilbert science and chemistry kits are considered good quality and well-planned. A new manufacturer of science and chemistry kits Is'the Porter Company, with kits priced competitively with the Gilbert sets. The Porter biochemistry set is especially good. Museums are a "good source for natural history and science materials, such as rock speciments, shells, weather kits, etc. You can get catalogs and price lists from local museums and also from the Chicago Natural History Museum Book Shop, Chicago 4; American Museum of Natural History Shop, Central Park West at 79th St., New York, and Museum of Science and Industry, Jackson Park, Chicago 37. MEBA Calls Conference On Maritime Problems Face five LOG KENNEDY GALLS FOR DOMESTIC SHIP AID; SAYS IFS ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON—President-elect John Kennedy has gone on record calling for US as­ sistance to the domestic shipping industry to restore it to a healthy and flourishing con­ dition. The Kennedy statement "Prior to World War II there present indications; if we stand was actually issued during the were some 700 vessels, including idly by. summer. It has now been tankers in these domestic trades, "Why is this? A basic reason is printed as part of the record of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee in its report on the coastwise and Intercoastal shipping industry. In his letter, Kennedy called the domestic shipping industry "one of the great bulwarks of our nation's defense" The text of the Kennedy stateis as follows: "The depressed condition of our country's once-flourishing domes­ tic shipping industry should be a matter of deepest concern to every­ one interested In our country's economic progress and national security. "Unless strong measures are taken, promptly, to preserve and strengthen the dry cargo fleet now operating coastwise and inter­ coastal, one of the great bulwarks of our nation's defense may soon' be a thing of the past. representing nearly two-thirds of our total ocean freight capacity. Today, despite our greatly ex­ panded economy, the important dry cargo segment of these trades is but one-fifth, or less, of its 1959 size. "Nor is that one-fifth in any­ thing like good health. It is beset not only by adverse economic fac­ tors but also by throttling surface competition, aided and abetted to a disturbing degree, by adminis­ trative complacency in the face of alleged unfair competition from other forms of competition. "When the United States entered World War II, the domestic mer­ chant fleet was taken over almost in its entirety by the Government, for military logistics purposes. In any future emergency the need for such a fleet, ready at hand to serve defense needs, would be equally urgent. But there may not be any such fleet to requisition, from 51U Halls Thanksgiving Hosts At The Hall... Part of the group of over 600 Seafarers, family members and members of affiliated maritime unions who attended Thanksgiving dinner at headquarters are shown in head­ quarters cafeteria. At The Hospital... Plans for dealing with the problem of the US maritime industry and its employees are being discussed today at a conference of maritime unions called by the Maritime Engmeers Beneficial Associa-"^^ : of maritime unions to draft such tion, AFL-CIO. i Among subjects* to be taken a policy and to act on behalf of up at the meeting are the status of the various collective bargain­ ing agreements in the industry and discussion of union policies on future bargaining. Under consideration at the meet­ ing are suggestions that some kind of national collective bargaining policy be established across the board on the part of all the marine unions. One suggestion being brought-up before the meeting is the feasi­ bility of establishing a committee the member unions in dealings with the ship operators. The role of ship operators in working with unions on industry problems is also due for examination. . Also to come up for discussion are new approaches to runhway shipping, the Interstate Commerce Commission's regulation of the domestic trades and similar mat­ ters, in light of the now adminis­ tration coming, up in Washington. At present, the contracts of the various unions expire at different times and run for different lengths of time. There have been proposals made In the past to establish single expiration dates for all maritime agreements and the conference wyi discuss the advisability of such a program. " that, while the coastal-intercoastal vessels were away at war, the do­ mestic trade pattern was expanded to absorb the services formerly rendered by these vessels. The tiade thus lost has never been re­ gained. Thus, postwar, the shipping companies found themselves with few cargoes to carry,-with old ships costly to operate, and new con­ struction costs three to four times prewar rates. "If the domestic merchant fleet, so strategic to the nation's econ­ omy and to its defense, is to be kept alive—and it must be—Gov­ ernment must lend a hand. Steps must be taken to insure fair treat­ ment of domestic shipping vis-a-vis other forms of transportation. Beyond that Government has real and long neglected responsibility to assist in' the formulation of a rational overall transportation pol­ icy in which intercoastal transport has a vital position." Patients at the Staten Island Public Health hospital enjoy assortment of fruits and other holiday delicacies supplied by the SIU along with their Thanksgiving dinners. NEW YORK—Several thousand Thanksgiving dinners were served to Seafarers, members of their families and guests in the tradi­ tional holiday festivities conducted at all SIU halls Thanksgiving day. The headquarters hall in Bi;ooklyn was host to some 600 diners, who were served in the headquar­ ters cafeteria. Baltimore also served over 600 guests. Dinners were served either in Union hall facilities in the various ports, or in outside restaurants where the halls are not equipped to prepare and serve food. The elaborate headquarters menu included a selection of appetizers, shrimp cocktail, choice of three soups, choice of turkey, ham or roast beef, choice of seven vege­ tables, two salads, and an elaborate dessert list including three kinds of ice cream, three kinds of pie, plain cake, plum pudding, fresh fruit, nuts and candies, after din­ ner mints and beverages. Similar dinners will be served on Christmas Day and, as is the practice in several ports, there will be gifts and prizes for the children attending, along with a well-uphol­ stered Santa Glaus. Court Balks Sea-Land BALTIMORE—A Federal court here has enjoined Sea-Land Serv­ ice, Inc., an SlU-contracted com­ pany, from using Baltimore as a collection point for Puerto Rico cargo. Sea-Land, a Waterman subsid­ iary, has been trying to offer equal rates from Newark and Baltimore on cargoes originating in the Carolinas and Virginia areas, mostly to­ bacco, canned goods and other good revenue bearing freight. After the Federal Maritime Board refused Sea-Land permission to charge a single rate, the com­ pany took over a forewarding firm which has been receiving all car^o in Baltimore, then transshipping to ships in Newark at no extra cost. Bull Lines and Alcoa Steamship, both SlU-contracted firms, have protested the move. The Federal court issued the injunction while the FMB is studying the case. �Pace Sb SEAFARERS December, 19M LOG 4tn SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING HOARD 1- i.' t. (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) November 1 Through November 30, 1960 . iy. ii Although ship activity was virtually identical with that of October, total shipping dripped off in November in com­ parison with the previous month, with 2,394 jobs going off the board in-all SIU ports. October had seen 2,682 jobs shipped and September 2,496. In contrast to the decline of 288 jobs shipped, vessel activity was virtually identical with the previous month. A total of 471 ship calls were registered as compared to 473 in October. Payoffs dropped slightly, down to 115 from 119, but most noticeable decbne was in the number of sign ons, 50 as against 63, while in-transit calls actually rose. The decline in the sign ons is probably the Jcey in the dropoff of November jobs, although another factor could very well be the desire of crewmembers to make just one more trip before getting off for the Christmas holidays. I:P-.- Ship Activity Actually, as analysis of the figures shows, the class A "registered-on-the-beach"». total, 2,480, was less than 100 over the month's total shipping figure, showing that vir­ tually every class A seafarer could have gotten a job if he wanted to throw in for it. In actual fact, tlie class A men took only 60 percent of the available jobs, and class C ship­ ping rose. In all departments, class B and class C men took a healthy number of group 1 and 2 jobs. In fact 90 group 1 jobs went to the lower seniority categories and 344 group 2 jobs. The most active port, by far, was New York, with 90 ships, 42 of them payoffs. New Orleans boasted the most sign ons, ten, and Houston, as usual, had the heaviest intransit load, 69. Pay Sign In Off* Ons Trans. TOTAL BettoR 4 New York ... 42 Philadelphia.. 10 Baltimore .... 14 Norfolk — Jacksonville ... 2 Miami ^ 1 Mobile 10 New Orleans.. 12 Henston ^ Wilmington ... 1 Son Francisco.. 4 Seattle 4 TOTALS .... IIS 5 4 7 1 4 10 4 5 4 SO 3 43 20 22 17 41 7 0 38 *9 13 10 14 304 7 90 34 4S 17 43 9 2S 40 80 14 19 24 471 • I DECK DEPARTMENT )•;, Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTAIS Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile'. New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS • TOTAL Registered Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP £:LASS GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3 ALL 2 1 C ALL 1 2 B 1 8 2 11 0 2 2 6 0 . 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 6 38 0 11 0 0 0 0 6 6 23 7 4 0 9 43 108 19 170 1 47 34 19 27 61 20 115 6 10 115 68 34 3 11 17 3 4 26 39 34 10 159 93 149 42 284 3 5 8,. 18 13 7 29 0 3 2 9 0 30 4 - 30 0 6 0 0 0 11 4 2 13 35 6 6 0 36 14 8 0 5 13 34 11 58 3 36 14 9 24 49 3 61 26 0 4 49 9 2 13 18 3 1 89 21 148 ' 5 18 71 38 19 37 4 18 2 4 11 3 8 3 2 4 12 2 21 4 5 5 0 0 12 1 2 0 0 5 0 17 11 25 5 41 9 11 1 7 17 2 9 1 3 10 4 11 0 5 6 1 5 0 11 11 13 4 1 7 4 9 5 11 27 8 12 0 20 1 3 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 2 3 0 5 0 2 27 30 66 0 9 7 12 3 4 26 , 4 42 0 7 15 1 4 11 6 42 86 0 5 1 4 6 63 36 2 15 42 8 27 65 22 114 1 7 18 26 *15 75 2 47 '13 32 12 14 28 0 9 75 4 5 2 11 19 28 84 25 169 9 112 60 46 74 14 134 1 32 31 30 64 31 61 21 113 6 27 28 61 1 8 113 15 10 4 3 98 5 61 8 182 38 40 20 5 11 18 3 2 11 4 4 4 6 3 13 5 10 18 3 7 6 0 4 13 19 0 6 4 1 18 35 8 11 0 4 18 31 57 4 8 6 31 17 21 25 51 7 9 25 1 3 13 10 8 39 9 4 9 14 51 25 14 90 23 15 1 1 22 45 1 19 4 6 16 15 21 6 9 42 3 4 6 14 2 16 11 29 42 3 1 5 14 29 85 15 11 2 28 0 220 417 103 ! "740 18 117 129 264 160 304 99 1 563 34 88 107 229 14 41 40 1 95 563 229 95 887 352 517 141 111010 18 118 150 1 286 •• ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered Registered CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 0 2 3 5 0 0 3 3 29 82 10 121 3 60 33 24 6 18 25 0 1 6 14 8 4 41 3 48 3 20 19 42 3 4 4 11 0 7 3 4 2 5 0 7 1 12 15 2 02 0 2 0 0 0 0 38 9 4 51 2 9 17 6 17 74 S 49 8 41 19 17 18 60 4 82 4 30 26 60 3 10 3 16 - 0 7 2 9 7 28 3 38 1 15 3 19 7 18 6 31 0 3 ;»• fir 8 105 357 49 1 511 19 161 115 295 Shipped Shipped Shipped- TOTAL CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 0 8 4 4 66 14 105 25 2 14 6 22 45 40 1 4 0 5 5 • 10 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 6 25 19 18 56 10 84 50 17 85 18 4 5 2 11 6 27 8 41 U!I19 3 28 82 307 80 1 469 GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 1 1 2 45 2 27 16 7 12 5 0 23 0 1^ 11 5 3 1 1 11 1 6 4 0 0 0 0 6 19 4 9 26 2 14 10 57 33 20 4 13 0 11 2 15 2 9 4 0 6 5 11 135 87 239 Registered On The Beach - CLASS B CLASS A GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL A 1 3 ALL 2 B •C ALL 1 1 3 ALL 2 0 1 8 0 1 11 1 9 8 0 2 1 1 1 3 4. 11 10 22 115 1 34 10 159 47 148 20 215 30 26 61 5 0 2 4 22 38 4 Z 12 4 31 0 24 3 10 5 5 8 45 0 4 76 9 4 23 8 64 10 67 83 3 34 30 0 0 10 0 0 0 15 7. 18 5 7 18 4 29 3 8 7 3 21 2 1 3 3 11 7 0 7 0 5 6 5 11 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 1 51 13 0 5 7 25 7 61 0 2 19 45 3 id 5 5 18 84 2 12 26 18 128 34 97 4 55 8 3 23 22 48 20 85 57 20 162 37 80 3 1 14 5 38 5 10 7 20 30 0 0 6 11 6 3 3 13 10 2 12 1 3 4 8 67 8 0 6 11 41 15 11 5 30 40 0 2 6 7 1 56 3 17 28 2 11 11 17 4 13 3 19 1 6 1 8 60 52 121 479 228 109 816 165 460 61 686 19 136 118 273 9 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered Registered Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROUP1 GROUP GROUP GROUP Pert 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 12 3 ALL 12 3 ALL Boston 2 1 4 4 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 New York 50 26 72 148 4 4 40 48 28 10 57 95 2 33 2 29 Philadelphia 9 2 15 0 4 0 14 14 8 7 3 15 0 7 4 0 Baltimore 26 10 19 55 0 2 17 19 15 6 16 37 2 0 19 21 Norfolk 1 1 3 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 2 2 0 2 3 1 Jacksonville 8 2 3 13 1 1 3 5 1 1 1 3 . 1 1 2 4 Miami 4 3 4 11 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 8 0 0 0 0 Mobile .1 24 8 40 72 0 0 18 18 10 2 12 24 0 16 1 15 New Orleans 38 6 78 122 0 0 28 28 19 6 53 78 1 28 1 26 Houston 36 14 27 77 3 2 26 31 32 9 31 33 36 72 3 0 Wilmington 13 5 . 3 21 3 0 2 5 4 2 10 1 5 4 1 3 San Francisco 15 7 13 35 0 2 8 10 18 5 17 40 3 15 2 10 Seattle ......... 12 2 10 24 2 1 10 13 12 4 14 30 1 3 9 13 TOTALS 238 87 275 1 600 13 17 169 199 149 51 215 415 U 15 156 L182 Shipped TOTAL Registered Oi1 The Beach CLASS C CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 12 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 3 5 3 7 15 2 0 0 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 2 9 95 38 122 245 4 61 2 0 7 33 9 137 85 7 50 0 0 1 15 23 10 8 22 0 15 1 7 4 0 15 1 0 1 37 90 2 37 0 1 21 59 43 17 30 1 5 30 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 5 13 5 23 2 5 18 8 8 3 16 20 3 27 13 18 2 1 4 20 3 2 2 5 1 0 2 > 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 0 1 1 0 11 24 16 11 1 0 10 51 36 15 42 93 0 0 9 9 0 10 10 78 0 28 10 116 52 11 113 176 0 0 31 31 36 .18 124 15 1 40 4 12 13 5 13 2 13 .16 72 22 16 13 0 6 1 1 10 5 1 20 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 9 9 .40 15 9 64 12 4 13 29 0 0 3 3 0 2 18 21 30 13 21 64 4 0 5 9 1 0 3 4 5 7 88 100 409 182 100 691 301 120 363 784 18 28 166 1 212 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD _ GRAND TOTAIS Sip- Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B TOTAL Registered On The Beach SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP ALL A B C ALL 123 ALL 12 3 ALL 95 563 229 95. 887 352 517 141 11010 18 118 150 I 286. f lZl 479 228 109 816 165 460 61 I 686 19 136 118 I 273: I 100 409 182 100 691 301 120 363 I 784 18 28 166 | 212 fSlO 1451 639 304 2394 818 1097 565 12480' 55 282 434 j 771 Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 23 ALL 12 3 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 1/2 3 220 417 103 I 740 18 117 129 I 264 160 304 99 I 563 34 88 107 1 229 14 41 40 105 337 49 I 491 19 161 115 I 295 82 307 80 I 469 "17 135 87 I 239 9 -60 52 238 87 275 1^00 13 n 169 I 199 149 51 215 1415 11 15 156 I 182 5 7' 88 563 841 427 J1831 50 295 413 j 758 391 662 394 12010 62 238 350|650 28 108 180 \ �j -^ • '• * . D(t^einher, 1999 SEAFARERS . LOG SlU Widow Receives Benefit Check V SrU SAFBTX • > Joe Alcina, Safety Director V f • •ONE HAND FOR THE SHIP... ONE HAND FOR YOURSELF' /' SIU Social Security Director Joe Volpian presents $4,000 death benefit check to Mrs. Anita Keyes, at her home in New York. Her husband, Newell, died aboard ship. Runaway Ore Ship Still Idle In Philly PHILADELPHIA—Operators of the runaway-flag Ore Monarch, which has been tied up here by an International Ma­ rine Workers Union picketline, have been rebuffed twice by the Pennsylvania Supreme-t Court. However,' the State other Ludwig bulk ore carriers have been diverted to Baltimore, Supreme Court still has under Mobile and other ports. Baltimore consideration a petition by the operator, Daniel Ludwig, for an in­ junction against the IMWU picketline. . The Ore Monarch, a Liberianflag ore carrier, has been tied up in Philadelphia since October 1. Previously, the Court of Commoh Pleas had upheld the picketline, upholding the union contention that the matter properly belonged in the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board. Labor Practices Protested The IMWU picketlines were put up here in protest against the oper­ ator's unfair labor practices. After IMWU secured pledge cards from a majority Of the Ore Monarch's crew, the operator came up with an "independent" union, the socalled "Global Seamen's Union," set up in the West Indies. The IMWU charges that the crews of Ludwig vessels were forced to sign cards in the "union." Picket Boat i In additioiF to the shoreslde picketline — which is maintained 24-hours a day—the IMWU also is using its own picket boat,:., As a result of the incketing, ore tonnage has climbed by more than 600,000 tons as a result. Since the ore was destined originally for the Fairless Works of US Steel, north of Philadelphia, the diver­ sion means a costly overland rail haul for the company. The Fairless Works were built originally on the Delaware to take advantage of for­ eign ore sources and cheap run­ away-flag ore-carrying services. Runaway Vessel Wrecked; Crewmen Held 'Undesirable' Somebody thought up the above safety slogan many years ago and it's a good one— ptovided it's followed. Accidents on ladders are still a major cause of shipboard casualties^ While the use of non-skid treods end non-skid paint helps, it also helps to hang on with one hand. If the oad is too big to take in the other hand, make two trips and save yourself one trip to the hospital. An SIU Ship r -:.; : Is A Safe Ship . i'X'X ^ pvpSi'-" •en- TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.—Six of the 14 crewmembers of the wrecked Liberian freighter Fraacisco Morazan have been detained by the US Immigration Service as "undesirable aliens." The detention came after their vessel wa? blown strong local Communist groups on on the rocks in Lake Michi­ the waterfront and in the local gan by an early winter storm. The six men were then placed in the custody of the ship's New York agent for transportation to New York from which they will leave the country, The incident tends to substanti­ ate contentions by the ^ SIU and other US maritime union's that the so-called "effective control" policy is a sham. The SIU has pointed out that runaway-flag crewmem­ bers, unlike seamen on Americanflag ships, do not undergo any screening. Many of them, in fact, are recruited in areas which have (Continued from page 2) of a district, rather than an inter­ national, the LOG competes with newspapers put out by such unions as the United Auto Workers, the Machinists, the International Brotherhood of Electrical -Work­ ers, and others of similar nature. The latest LOG victory keeps alive a string of successes in re­ cent years. The SIU publication won the first prize for Editorial Excellence in 1955, and second prizes in that category in 1956. 1957 and 1958. It also won a first prize last year for the best feature article, a first in 1957 for the best front page and a first in 1956 for the best editorial cartoon. The best year was 1956, when the union newspaper took six cita­ tions in all. In commenting generally on thb labor press entries, one of the judges, Ben Yablonky, had this to say: "As one who has had a personal involvcmicnt with the labor press ... I have been greatly impressed with the professional quality of the publications. They are generally fine looking jobs, using attractive formats, well-edited and well-writ­ ten, indicating that the publica­ tions are relying more and more on professional journalists. "The publications, too, display a sense of responsibility to the en­ tire community in dealing with questions which go beyond the primary problems of the individual union—questions.of war and peace, of unemployment and high prices, of health and old age—questions which are the concern of all Amer­ icans, not just those of union mem­ bers. And in many cases the pub­ lications deal more effectively with such big questions than the daily newspapers which ought to do • better job." Form Lakes Croup To Fight Runaways (Continued from page 3) try as a runaway-flag operation. (See story on page 3.) MTD President Paul Hall, In calling the conference declared: "It is becoming increasingly evi­ dent since the advent of the St. Lawrencq Seaway that steveddbing eompshie^ shlp(^ repair companies, ship chandleiy companies, shippingcompanies and steel companies are seeking ways and means of transJej^ing-their transportation to for­ eign bottoms. labor movements. ° Under the circumstances, the Union has pointed out, the Uniteci States could not count on the re­ liability of such crews in the event of a national emergency.'" The "effective control" theory put forth by the State Department, holds that runaway-ffag ships would be available to the United States in any emergency. " The claim suffered a damaging blow when it was revealed recently that a considerable number of runawayflag tankers are now in the employ of the Soviet Union. - ^ "•-"-..vJ: 1 Par* Sevw LOG Wins Award In '60 Contest Home Fires Do The Most Burning All the taik about on-the-job accidents, among seamen or any other group, tends to make us overlook how most accidents occur. The truth is they happen righ^t home, from people fooling with electric wiring, slipping in bathtubs, falling off chairs and makeshift ladders or tripping over kids' roiler skates and toys. The best available figures show exactly twice as many accidents at home as there are on the job, and that'iipplies to fatal accidents also. These figures don't include car accidents, whieh are in a class by themselves. The main point is that at home people are less cautious about things they'd be finicky about at work, and a lot of grief is the result. December is one of the worst months as far as home accidents are concerned because everybody gets a little carried away by the holidays and all caution is thrown to the winds. Fires are the big hazard because of excess paper from gift wrappings, home-made wiring on Christmas trees and dried-up trees that go up in smoke from the least little spark. It's worthwhile considering all these things as Christmas rolls around and to check out the house for possible hazards. There are all kinds of accidents at home that seem "impossible"— but they continue to happen anyway. A woman using a vacuum cleaner that had a short in the wire was electrocuted right on the living room floor where she stood . , . Bad wiring that should have been fixed long ago was the culprit ... A man building an outdoor storage s^ed had his two-year-old son In the yard with him and, when he turned his back for just a minute, the baby walked under Mie blade of the power saw and was killed ... Another type of home accident which constantly claims the lives of many old people and the very young—children under five—is fire. On board ship there is fire and boat drill and in school there are .fire drills and the same should apply at home. la most homes, espe­ cially upstairs, there usually Isn't even a glass to put water in to throw on a fire. Another item that applies this time of year in many areas is that most homes are equipped with storm windows which are a real hazard when you start to think about it. When a fire starts, particularly on upper floors, there isn't a free window to get out of. A good idea Is to leave one window free with just a screen in the bottom so that chil­ dren or adults can get out. If possible, the window without the storm glass should be over a garage or shed so someone could climb out on it if necessary. There are several Inexpensive but effective fire-warning alarms on the market designed just for the home: These gadgets are worth their weight in gold if they can give you warning about a fire. An­ other item should be in the home, the same as we have aboard ship for fire-fighting, is a hose that can be quickly connected up so that in the event of a fire there's something to fight it with. This doesn't mean everybody has to try to be a "hero" and do the job of the fire department. It's just something "to think about as a little extra margin of safety for the whole family. ,.• •• •• - • "In the past two months activity along this line has been acceler­ ated to the point where it is ob­ vious, that if the trend continues it will mean the complete annihila­ tion of this type of work for Amer­ icans and Canadians. "The increase in transfers of American and Canadian ships to British and Bermudian registry makes it evident that Great Britain and Bermuda are on the way to becoming fully-fledgdd flags of con­ venience countries." The conference was attended by 39 delegates in all, representing 27 unions, with a combined - member­ ship of over three million. Those present were: Banks; Steve Leslie, Operating Engineers; Teddy Gleason, ILA general or­ ganizer; Patrick Sullivan, ILA; Raymond McKay, Marine Engi­ neers; Chrobak; William HoCh, Op­ erating Engineers; Tony Anastasio, ILA. Also Cal Tanner, SIU; L. J. Mc­ Laughlin, Canadian SIU; Ray Con­ nors, ILA; J. Colozzo, ILA;- Earl Sheppard, Steve Cardullo, SIU; Rod Hayes, and Jean JLariviere, Teamsters; Bill Evans, State, Coun­ ty and Municipal Workers; Gaby Cormier, Cement Workers; Lew Carcione," Sugar Workers; William Durkin and John Anello, Carpen­ ters; A1 Franz, Distillery Workers; Melvin J. Greeley, Fire Fighters;. Ralph Keller, Iron Workers; John Mastiller, Roofers Union. Port agents were also present from the major ports of the SIU Canadian District. �SKAFARERS •-X »- - • •*i IBU Lakes Dredgers In Pact Talks IV/#^ four Newly-Vion Cof§ ;v-.. Systematic DETROIT—The SlU-affiliated International Dredge !W(>rfters' Union is now in the process of negotiating first time con­ tracts with four Great Lakes dredging companies whose sweep-raft men, range men**" and service truck drivers voted almost unanimously last month for union representation. In the four elections, the SIU affiliate took all but two of the votes cast, climaxing a year-long organizing campaign. Preliminary Meeting A preliminary contract meeting with the four companies was held earlier this month, at which time the union presented its contract proposals for negotiation. Talks are continuing in an effort to wrap up the agreements. The four companies involved in the negotiating are Dunbar and Sullivan, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock, Western Contractors and Aljon Kiewitt. They operate in and around Sault Ste. Marie, De­ troit and Port Huron. Since dredge operations are now shutting down, there is no pres­ sure for a hasty contract settle­ ment. One-Sided Victories In the course of the year-long organizing drive, the Dredge Work­ ers Union collected pledge cards from more than 95 percent of the workers employed at these firms. The union originally sought pledge card recognition, which the com­ panies refused. It was after this that the union sought and obtained National Labor Relations Board elections in the four companies, resulting in the one-sided election, victories. As a result of these latest suc­ cesses the Dredge Workers now have approximately 95 percent of the Great Lakes dredging compa­ nies under contract. Bcccaibav lift LOC NEW ORLEANS—New and increased welfare benefits for members of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union and their de­ pendents have been voted by the trustees of the Inland Boat­ men's Union Welfare Plan.-^ ^ The increases, approved by tion on surgical benefits had not trustees at their regular been exceeded. Wilson Boats Co To Yard For Season NEW YORK —The IBU-manned Wilson Line cruise ships Hudson Belle and John A. Meseck have laid up for the season and are pres­ ently undergoing repairs in Wil­ mington, Delaware, where the Wilson Line has its headquarters, according to the company. Both vessels, which operate on a seasonal basis only, are normally in service from around Memorial Day to Labor Day. The Belle regularly transports racing fans from New York to a .special bus in Atlantic Highlands, NJ which provides them roundtrip transportation to Monmouth Park race track. The one-way trip takes less than two hours and the track buffs are back to the ship by seven at night for the return jaunt. The John A. Meseck caters to families who wisli, to get away from the rigors of city life—for at least-a day, anyhow. This boat makes half-day trips from New York to Rye Beach on Long Is­ land Sound. Passengers debarking at Rye can spend the day swim­ ming or picnicking. When both boats go into lay-up after the season, IBU crews usually take side jobs until spring. Many of these Inland Boatmen are "reg­ ulars" -and they usually keep in close touch with the company to ascertain the exact date the boats will go back into operation. IBU Tug Services Norfolk Ship Crew of IBU^ontracted tug F. M. Whitaker (Chesapeake : & Ohio) prepares to assist freighter in getting underway at Norfolk, Vai Boost Hospital^ Surgical Benefits For IBU Men The President of the SIUaffiliated Dredge Work­ ers, Bob Jones (loft) dis­ cusses re-vamping of Un­ ion's office system with CPA Gerald Morrissey, at hq in River Rouge, Michi­ gan. Bait. IBU Notes Work Increase « BALTIMORE—A pick-up in job activity for IBU men in this port was noted during November when the IBU-contracted Arundel Cor­ poration rehired all of its 28 laidoff tugmen to turn them to on a new channel being dug at the Sparrows Point yards of Bethle­ hem Steel Co. This Bethlehem job, according to IBU representative Ray Herold, will provide IBU men with plenty of work for an esti­ mated 18 months. The job involves providing addi­ tional facilities for ore-carriers. Most Employed Out of all the IBU members In this port, there are only 10 cur­ rently out of work at the moment, says Herold and with prospects looking good for the month of December, when additional tugs tfSljbe used to handle ships in seasoiially high winds, it's felt that these men will be provided with ample work. Herold also reported that two IBU deckhands—Eugene Nickels, of Curtis Bay-Towing and John Zeller, of Harper Towing—were the recipients of IBU maternity beneiit checks. IBU men drydocked at the USPHS during, November were: Charles Berick and Joe McLaugh­ lin, both of Baker-Whiteley and Charles McNamee of Harbor. Tow­ ing Co. . ^ The activities of the varions inland boatmen, railroad marine tugs, deep sea tugs and harbor craft under the SIU banner are dealt with here. The SIU fam­ ily includes various groups of boatmen throughout the nation —on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes and in Pacific Coast ports. These craft operate in support of deep sea shipping and sup­ plement such shipping in conlined waters. Their activities concern ail seafaring trades. monthly meeting, provide that In"land Boatmen will receive benefits and protection comparable to the superior conditions enjoyed by SIU deep sea men and their fami­ lies. The new benefit schedules take effect as of December 1, 1960. Hospital Costs The major changes in. the new IBU benefits schedule are in the area of allowances for surgery and for various hospital costs. The trustees, in acting on the increases, were recognizing the fact that there have been increases in hospital charges and surgical costs since the benefits were first established in 1956. The new surgical sched­ ule provides for more generous al­ lowances for most surgical bene­ fits to offset such increases. In addition, the trustees of the Plan voted to increase the maxi­ mum amount allowed for hospital extra charges to $175 from" the $100 provided in the original bene­ fit schedule. Blood Benefits A new benefit was also added by the trustees. It consists of an al­ lowance of a maximum of six pints of blood for transfusions, with pay­ ment allowed at the rate of $30 per pint. ^ Before the separate blood trans­ fusion benefit was set up, reim­ bursement for transfusions was covered within the surgical sched­ ule at the rate of $20 a pint up to a six pint maximum. However, such reimbursement was provided only if -the $300 maximum limita­ Now, by separating the two benefits, the plan, in effect, pro­ vides a maximum combination of $480 in blood transfusion and sur­ gical benefit allowances, although the maximum would not apply in all cases. IBU Tugmen Set For Lakes Lay-Ups DETROIT—Reports from this port indicate that many of the members of the SlU-affiliated Tu8 Firemen and Dredge Workers' Unions are ready to dig in for the winter and wait for the ice to thaw. Nevertheless, some dredge and tug work is still going strong in the last push to beat the big freeze. Merritt, Chapman & Scott and Dunbar & Sullivan are work­ ing their crews 24 hours a day, seven days a week in hopes of com­ pleting their jobs. MCS hopes to work on the Belle Isle channel deepening at least until the 22d of this month, while D&S will con­ tinue its efforts on the Port Huron project until weather forces them to discontinue the job. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has completed work at Port Huron and is through.for the season. This company's equipment has been moved to Bay City, Mich., for a job which will get underway in the spring. The IBU-contraeted tug Howard E; Simpson (Baltimore & Ohio) slows down as it prepares to come alongside dock on Jersey side of river from which photo was taken. �Peeember, 19i» SEAFARERS 9»g» MM LOG x SlU Railroad Marine Tugmen Approve Vote On New Constitution IBU RR Tugmen Hear Sen. Williams JERSEY CITY—The first important step towards upgrad­ ing the union into a more effective instrument for member­ ship, welfare has been taken by the IBU Railroad Marine Division. Meeting at the-*union's new headquarters in formal opening of the Division's Jersey City here on Decem­ new headquarters at 99 Montgom­ ery Street here. The proposal for a referendum vote on the constitution was car­ ried after copies were distributed to all members present and the entire document was read and dis­ cussed in detail. Copies of the constitution are being mailed to all members of the Division who were not present at the various port meetings. Among those who addressed the meeting was US Senator Harrison "Pete" Williams (Dem.-New Jer­ sey) who welcomed the SIU to the PHILADELPHIA —Members of Garden State. Williams pointed out that new the Inland Boatmen's Union in^ this port were saddened last month port developments in Port Newark by the sudden death of Captain and Elizabeth are making New Jer­ Lorin Livingston. The 43-year-old sey's waterfront increasingly im­ boatman, a veteran of World War portant in the\ Port of New York II, passed away in his sleep on pidture. Senator Williams said he Veteran's Day,, November 11, re­ was aware of the good reputation ports. IBU .representative Joseph enjoyed by the SIU as a trade un­ ion, and he was pleased at the Trainor. opportunity to attend one of its Captain Livingston was a mem­ ber of, IBU Local 1700 in this membership meetings. Williams is a member of the Sen­ port. He had •worked for P. F. ate , Labor and Public Welfare Martin, Inc. (Mc­ Committee. SIUNA President Paul Hall pre­ Allister's) since December, 1955, sided at the session. The Railroad and prior to that Marine Division represents tug time had sailed deckhands on major eastern rail­ as a mate on roads, such as the Pennsy, Balti­ deep sea ships as more and Ohio, Chesapeake and a member of the Ohio, New York Central and New ... , Masters, Mates Haven, among others. Livingston He The SIU division won the right ;was. widely respected here for his to represent the deckhands in a Ability both as a captain and as a series of bargaining, elections under the Railway Labor Act last pilot. Surviving the captain are his summer, in the course of which wife. Peg; a daughter, Karen, and .the SIU routed the Teamster Union, two sons, David and John. ber 7, the membership unani­ mously approved a proposal to hold a secret ballot referendum on a proposed new constitution. Similar meetings of the Diviaion's members in Baltimore, Phil­ adelphia and Norfolk also approved the ballot. The meeting also served as the Death Of Boatman Saddens Philly IBU Fact-Finders Reject Demands; RR Tugmen Discuss Strike r; Iv-^v US Senator Harrison "Pete" Williams (Dem. of New Jersey) addresses the first constitutional meeting of the Railroad Marine Division, SIU Inland Boatmen's Union, in Jersey City early in December. G. P. McGinty, Rail­ road Marine Division director, shares the dias with Sen­ ator Williams. The meeting, held in the newly completed Railroad marine hall, was called to consider a constitu­ tion for the division. Houston T ugmenWi n Award for Safety HOUSTON — Employees of the G & H Towing Co., here 'were honored with a safety plaque in November at the com­ pany's fourth annual safety award dinner at the Houston Executive Club. "* Some 92 members of the SIU G&H Towing Co., are taking more Inland Boatmen's Union, in and more interest in the safety the G&H fleet, were presented with individual safety awards for compiling a record of no time lost injuries during the period from July 1, 1959 to June 30, 1960. Four Tugs Honored The tugs which made the safety record are the Grampus, Mes­ senger, Titan and the Propeller. Representatives of licensed and un­ licensed crews of the four tugs were present at the award dinner, IBU representatives noted that each year the employees , of the program. The interest of the crews is paying off in fewer accidents, with company-union cooperation on this program proving successful. Executive Vice president of the company, Capt. J. G. Leech, is vitally concerned with the safety of the tug crews in his company as is the Union. Holding down crippling accidents is very much the business of the IBU,, and the company, also eager to keep Che crews healthy, is in pailneirship with the Union in thd safety prdgifAm. ; JERSEY CITY—In view of a Presidential fact-finding i)oard's flat rejection of every demand of the Union, the Rail­ road Marine Division of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union is now free to strike marine rail"* facilities from New York to steam and diesel tugs and ferries, and a pension and welfare plan Norfolk. Railroad Marine Division repre­ sentatives are meeting with other unions of the NY harbor council to consider a strike against the railroads. Rank and file members of, the unions have already author­ ized strike action.. '' - The fact-finders said that rail­ road marijie workers should be subjiect to the moratorium on fur­ ther wage increases until Novem­ ber 1, 1961, as negotiated between the roads and the , on-shore rail :]«^rkefs. * , in their December 11 ruling thefact-fihders. rejeeted every single union demand, dhcltidirtg the RMD rej^iuests for: a general wage in­ crease; improved vacation benefits; minimum mAPnitig scale for all similar to the SIU deep sea unions. The fact-finders' refused union demands for freezing the minim'um manning scale to that of Novem­ ber 1 of this year, A key request by the unions that they be consid­ ered separately from the resf of the railroad industry as marine workers was also flatly refused. The RMD has asked for a gen­ eral 55 cents an hour wage in­ crease; four additional paid holi­ days, in addition to welfare and manning provisions. Railroads involved in the, nego­ tiations include the Baltimore & Ohio; Bush Terminal; Lehigh Val-, ley; New York Central;»New Haven;, Pennsylvania, and New York Docks Terminal. Receiving the fourth annual safety award for G & H Towing Co. emplwees in Houston are IBU members (1 to r) Dellwood Whitehead and Don P. Morgan, deck­ hands on the tug Titan; Atma J. Hughes, chief engineer of the Titan; William H. McKenzie, master of the Titan; Capt. J. G. Leech, executive vice president of the com- ,. pany and Edwin Van Ben Thuysen, assistant engineer of the tug Messenger. Norfolk IBU Petitions In Three Fleets . NORFOLK—As the result of an all-out effort to organize the crcwn of tugboats from this city to Wil­ mington, NC, the SIU Inland Boat­ men's Union has filed preliminary petitions with the National Labor Relations Beard for elections in three tug fleets. Other tugboat fleets in the vicini­ ty are also targets of the organiz­ ing drive with an estimated 1,000 tugboatmen involved In the various ports. Backing up the IBU's drive is the 15-union AFL-CIO Hampton Roads Port Council, whose presi­ dent, R. L. Merrick, pledged his group's support to the campaign. More Firms Expected The three companies which the IBU has already requested colleptive bargaining elections are: Gulf Atlantic Towing, Norfolk; Gulf Atlantic Towing, Wilmington, NC and Cartaret Towing, Morehead City, NC. It is expected that additional petitions will be filed at other companies as the drive progresses. Some of the tugs which are targets of the drive are under contract to the coal miners union, the United Mine Workers, and the men in the fleets involved are anxious for representation by a seamen's union rather than Dis­ trict 50 of the UMW. Others are non-union companies which have, been free to operate without cohtracts over the past several years, as a result of District 50 ih action. MobilelBUSSow Biit Sees Gain MOBILE — Though activity in the Inland Boatmen's Union has been slow here because of the win­ ter season, one IBU contracted company has expanded its activi­ ties and another has added new equipment, reports agent Louis Neira. Bay Towing & Dredging has broadened its work activity by mov­ ing some of its dredges into Mis­ sissippi for a job. Mobile Towing & Wrecking has added a new 100footer to its tug fleet, the Titan. IBU members receiving welfare benefits in the port of Mobile last month included: Franklin Borsage of Pilot Service Corp., $390 for hospital and doctor care; Paul Cazalas, Mobile Towing, $250 for hospital and doctor; R. R. Nunny, of Curtis Bay, $200 for a materni­ ty benefit, and Marion J. Raley, Mobile Towing and Wrecking, s^250 for hospital and doctor care. Send'em to tbe LBG �- '• ' • • •' •./''•:::V-V., - •' •• - • /;-r:;h.i r SEAIfARERS Great Lakes Seafarers Try Out New Buffalo Hall OPEN NEW SlU HALL IN BUFFALO '1^ Ii|, •ffU:.. tfjVr Ir:;: BUFFALO—SlU members from all over the Great Lakes are now enjoying the fleluxe facilities of the spanking new SIU Buffalo hall. The hall, which is now officially ©pen to all SIU members, is locat­ ed at 735 Washington St. in the heart of Buffalo. The opening of the new hall was hailed as symbolic of the giant strides the SIU has taken in the last few years. This past period has seen Duluth, Alpena and Chi­ cago all Jicquire new SIU halls and completely refurbish them. Frankfort Also The port of Frankfort has also joined the ranks with the purchase of a building on the main street of Frankfort, Michigan. The Buffalo hall is a beautiful two story structure with the first floor serving as the central office for the SIU. In this building will also be the SlU-affiliated Tug Fire­ men, SlU-affiliated Dredge Work­ er's Union, the International Long­ shoremen's Assn. and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Assn. The first' floor will also serve as a lounge and a shipping center for Seafarers. The complete remodeling of the structure inside and out began dur­ ing the summeifand was completed in time to handle the heavy flow of lay-up activity in the port. The recreation facilities for all members include pool tables, writ­ ing tables, television and shuffleboard. Members, who ai'e now lay­ ing up boats in the area, are tak­ ing full advantage of the equip­ ment. Teletype System The new Buffalo hall, as well as all the SIU halls in the Great Lakes, is equipped with the SIUoperated teletype system. Constant and instantaneous contact with all ports on the Great Lakes is main­ tained for speedy membership service. A bright look during these cool snowy winter days is that next spring, when the tulips start bud­ ding in the newly landscaped beds surrounding the building, the SIU hopes to provide a sundeck with lounge chairs and umbrella tables for ail members. The SIU Great Lakes Union is. a nnigp of, by apd for Great Lakes seamen which has made tremendous progress in advanc­ ing the security of SIU men sailing under its banner. One of its greatest accomplishments is the seniority and job security system whicl^ gives Lakes men protection mider the seasonal shlpp^g set-up. Once confined to inland waters, activities of SIU men on the Lakes now have greater signif<'c.-?zice with ,tbe .opening of the Secway and its use by hundreds of deep sea ships. The Lakes haVe become Anjerlca's fourth seacoast and developments there are of in­ creasing interest to all men in the SIU family of unions. Dcecmber. IMt LOG >• ,1 First SIU member to register at the new SIU Buffalo hall (top photo left) is Richard Prenatt, OS. Holding Prenatt's book is Buffalo Port Agent Roy Boudreau. En­ joying the old game of pool (top photo right) on the new pool table in the recently completed SIU Buffalo hall are brothers (1 to r) Charles Davidson, retired; Edward A. Lorenz, AB; James Mercer, OS, and William Rush, fire­ man. The new two-story SIU hall in Buffalo (bottom photo right) is shown the way it looked when it greeted the first SIU men to officially open it to the membership. The Tennessee red brick building is also the Buffalo, home of the SlU-affiliated Tug Firemen and Dredge Workers. •MMi ^ ^ vfe: ^ Lakes Port Reports Alpena Jobs Rise ALPENA—Shipping has risen in the past period, writes SIU Port Agent Norman Jolicoeur. Huron Portland Cement Co. plans a new kiln which will "be the largest ever built here. A new sidewalk has been built for easier accessibility to the boats at the request of seamen who man the SIU - contracted Huron Cement fleet. SIU full books are being held at the Alpena hall for: Merton Lyons. Walter Lancewicz, Thomas Menter, Robert Larsen, Wm. LaLonde, Herman Vogler Jr. and Edward D. Woolverton. SIU pro books are being held for: Reginald Preston, V/allace Bonin and James Ash. t> if Buffalo Enjoys Hall BUFFALO — Between shipping out men on SlU-manned ships that are still running and filling layup jobs, reports SIU Port Agent Roy Boudreau, the port of Buffalo has held its own. Boudreau reports that there are 19 ships laid up in this port with an average of one or two conUng in each day. Thanks go to the delegates 61 these ships for their cooperation in handling the lay-up crew lists. SIU members are now enjoying the facilities of the new hall with many of the crewmembers off the various ships laying up coming in. The new hall has also been visited by almost all of the labor representatives in the area, i. Chicago Lays Up CHICAGp-^The daily calls to agents of steamship companies here, writes SIU representative S66tfie Aqbusson, are ringing the bell on the-1960 season with the news of vessels laying up. Ship­ ping is just about finished for this year. Aubusson adds that he can be contacted anytime at the SIU Chi­ cago hall or at his home by calling Edison 3-7947. If no answer, sea­ men are asked to call Bdison 9-0776, the number of a special regording service. Cleveland Season Good CLEVELAND—SIU Port Agenf Stanley Wares reports that Cleve­ land's winter lay-up fleet now numbers 15 ships with four loaded with storage grain and at least two more boats expected to lay-up here. Last year 25 ships were laid up in this port. A recap of foreign shipping in the area shows an approximate total of 420 foreign-flag ships steaming into this port in 1960. Wares says that this last period has seen very little shipping in Cleveland as the end of the sea­ son nears. The 1960 shipping sea­ son was very good for SIU mem­ bers thanks to the SIU Job Secur­ ity Program which helped attract new fleets to the Union. i t' i Detroit Thanks Delegates DETROIT—With the laying up of many, of the SlU-manned ships for the winter, Headquarters wishes to thank eveiv delegate aboard all ships for the fine job they have done in carrying out their duties as delegates. The Jack Dalton; formerly owned by the Detroit Atlantic Navi­ gation on the piggy-back run be­ tween Detroit and- Cleveland, has gone out of busin.ess. Bonus checks have been mailed-out to the ship's epewmembers. ' v'. ' Seafarer Rares To Dying Son _____ V • '* The Browning Steamship Co. has advised the SIU that they will have the Sparkmam D. Foster on the winter run from Detroit to Toledo. The Boland & Cornelius Steamship DETROIT—A Lakes SIU sea­ Co. is also planning to have one man was rushed off his ship |n a ship on this winter run. losing race to be with his son. on i i i his death bed. SIU deckwatch Frankfort In New Hall Francis Amend, who was taken off FRANKFORT—SIU Port Agent the SlU-contracted Norman W. Foy Floyd Hanmer reports that the (Browning) to be with his son Wil­ new Frankfort hall at 415 Main Si. will be occupied * this month. liam, 16 at the" University of Mich­ Hanmer says that (he old hall has igan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, been sold to a business establish­ arrived too late. His son had passed away before ment. Shipping was very good last he reached his bedside. month with the Ann Arbor Num­ Brother Amond was told by the ber 5 was back in operation. The doctors at the Medical Center a Ann Arbor Railroad Co. changed few weeks prior to his son's death , schedule when No. 5 came out, and that William, a leukemia victim, it is believed that she may be put might live only a few months at out of operation and the rest of the most. Francis then returned the carferries put back on the 20 to his boat. and 8 schedule. Tom For Worse SIU member Irvin Donegan, coalHowever, his son took a sudden passer off the Wabash, is in the turn for'the worse Thanksgiving Detroit Marine Hospital and is night and the hospital notified the wished a speedy recovery. state police at Ypsilanti who in i i ^ i turn contacted the Belle Isle Coast Toledo Hosts Fleets Guard station. TOLEDO—SIU Agent Ed DoThe Coast Guard located Iferty writes Lhat, as usual, this Amond's ship by radio in the port is a busy place during the lay Keweenaw l^terway, an inside up season.. By the end of this passageway across the Kewe.enaw month about 25 SlU-manned ships Peninsula. should be laid up in thO Toledo State Police Help and Sandusky area. the steamer Foy wais scheduled These include ships of the SIUcrewed Reiss, Hutchinson, Gart- to pass the Hancock lifeboat sta­ land, Huron Cement, Steinbrenher tion and arrangements were made to take Brother Amond off his-boat and Tomlinson fleets. Many of the seamen from non­ and rush—him via state police to union ships are visiting the'SlU- Ann Arbor. Amond-'s wife' was cqntracted boats and the SIU, hall. waiting for; him ot the medical Doherty again extends a welcome center. ; The SIU Wishes to-express their hand andean open dpor to. all non­ union ' seamen to stop-in .at the deepest and heartfelt' sympathy .to Toledo ball and discuss the SIU's BrothOr Amond and his wifO for jprograiti,,, •' thfi'loss of their• son.' ' A - v.. -iy, IV •T-w- �, -•/ -.Ai '•-• December, 19M Non-Union P-M Crews Hard Hit SEAFARERS Pace Elerea LOG Enjoying SIU Job Security SIU WAGES HARD FIGHT FOR OHIO JOB BENEFITS CLEVELAND—Legislative opposition to extending unem­ ployment compensation 13 weeks on an emergency basis in Ohio may prove to be indicative of what the SIU will face in its upcoming fight for unem-"^ : ployment compensation for Great Lakes seamen who are DETROIT—Lacking the benefits of a union-negotiated industry­ wide seniority program, non-union affected by the Ohio law, when the seamen who man the PickandsOhio legislature opens this Mather Great Lakes fleet were January. hard hit by uiiemployment this The SIU has based its fight for past season. 'Only six of the com­ Ohio seamen on the fact that the pany's 31 ships were working. seamen of all companies located Crews of the remaining 25 vessels in Michigan, New York and other were idle for the greater part of states receive jobless pay during DETROIT—The crewmembers the 1960 shipping season and had the winter and only Ohio seamen of the Roen Steamship Company no prospects of shipboard employ­ With the majority of Great Lakes freighters laying up for or seamen employed by Ohio- are now under the full protection ment. the winter, the SlU-contracted Sparkman D. Foster owned companies are denied this of the SIU with the formal signing Consequently, the SIU Great by their company of an agreement Lakes District has again alerted (Browning) is another example of SIU job security. The right. with the SIU for an interim con-, the Pickands-Mather men to the Blocked Proposal Foster along with another SlU-manned ship of the Boland need for a }ob security program. In a special session of the Ohio tract. Job Security Program and & Cornelious line will operate all winter between Toledo The SIU pointed to the protective legislature which began in Colum­ the welfare trust agreement. and Detroit. Part of the Foster's crew are (stooping from The contract was signed upon seniority and security features en­ bus on November 28, the 11 Re­ the left): Henry Howard, porter; John Raubolt, OS and company recognition of the SIU joyed by SIU seamen sailing on publican senators present voted Jens Ronning, wheelsman. Standing from the left: Pete against the extension of unemploy­ wlien the union presented pledge union-contracted ships in a letter 'to all P-M men. Fagan, porter; Art Chenoweth, AB; Clare Otis, deck- ment compensation 13 weeks on cards signed by a majority of the Reminding the P-M crews that watch; Harvey Peck, oiler and Lawrence Kiley, 2nd cook. an emergency basis. The 11 dis­ Roen crewmen. The agreement, which covers ap­ it had promised to serve as a senting votes blocked the emerg­ watchdog to check on the com­ ency measures which cleared the proximately 70 crewmen who work pany's promises to its employees, Senate Commerce and Labor Com­ on tugs and barges, gives each sea­ man the full benefits and protec­ the SIU said it would-continue to mittee. tion of the SIU's program. This fight for economic security and The 20 favorable votes from the includes job protection among all benefits for P-M men. senate Democrats were two shy of SlU-contracted fleets in the pro­ The ,SIU had pledged to this the two-thirds majority needed to gram. fight in light of the fact that 220 pass the bill. Roen Steamship Co., which has P-M men had voted for union rep­ DETROIT—^As the SIU crewmembers who are now com­ The emergency bill would havd its headquarters in Sturgeon Bay, resentation and that a shift of just 50 votes would have given them pleting lay up in preparation for the winter look back at the become effective immediately and Wis., has become the 21st company covered those workers who. had to sign the SIU's Job Security Pro­ the union protection they needed. 1960 season, they have eyery reason to be proud. exhausted their compensation and gram since the program was first Instrumental In the unfavorable The past season was a ban-^ were still jobless before April 1, initiated. outcome of the election had been family. The Tug Firemen's Union 1961. ner year for the SIU and its the company's false promises of members. It was a year which and the Dredge Worker's Union GOP Won Rule security. saw five Great Lakes companies received charters from the SIUNA At the time of the voting, P-M's In last month's election the Re­ manager George Callahan prom­ join the ranks of the SIU. The on May 1 of this year. publicans recaptured control of The Unions, although under ised that all men in the P-M fleet seamen of Pioneer, Buckeye, Stein­ the Ohio Legislature by margins of separate charter and completely brenner, Boland & Cornelius and were protected by seniority and 84-55 in the House and 20-18 in were to be placed on jobs aboard Roen Steamship Co. all became a autonomous with their own con­ the Senate. The GOP gained two tracts, constitutions and electsd The SIU crewmembers of the other vessels if their ship laid up. part of the Great Lakes District. seats in the Congressional races to This was the year the member­ officials, are constantly working tanker Clark Milwaukee have rati­ The company also promised that hand in hand with the SIU in give the Republicans a 16-7 edge officers were to be bumped back ship adopted by secret referendum haifdling problems that affect all in the Ohio delegation to the fied a new agreement recently negotiated with the Clark Oil & only on the basis of seniority and vote certain changes in its con­ unions in the maritime field. House of Representatives. Refining Corp. Once the formal would not displace unlicensed men stitution. The SIU members also The SIU has gone on record signing is completed by the com­ Last, but not least, the SIU's conducted its biennial election of with more seniority. floating library, which meant books and pledged that it will not .stop pany the agreement will go into officers to serve the membership •The SIU's letter pointed out that for the membership, were passed fighting until all Great Lakes sea­ effect. The agreement covers all a quick look at the figures show of the District. out on all SlU-manned ships by men effected by this law are al­ unlicensed men of the tanker Clark The addition of new halls in that with the mid-season lay-up of lowed to collect unemployment Milwaukee which operates in Lake the boarding patrolmen. 17 vessels approximately 425 men Duluth, Alpena, Chicago, Buffalo, during the lay up period. with Frankfurt to come, have added Michigan. were immediately out of work with Helping the SIU in its upcoming to the SIU's reputation of being The new agreement spells out no place to go in the P-M fleet. fight is Senator Frank King of numerous contract benefits includ­ Add to that the bump back of of­ the "best membership Union on Toledo, who led the fight in the ing wage adjustments, welfare plan ficers to the seven operating P-M the Great Lakes." senate, and Representative Carney extension and the protection of the The SIU in 1960 successfully ships and at least 100 or more un­ of Trumbull, who led the past fights SIU's Job Security Program. licensed P-M seamen are out of protest-picketed the "runaway" in the House. These legislators will foreign flag ships that are coming The signing of the Job Security jobs. again be fighting for all Great Program makes the Clark Oil Corp. into the Great Lakes and reducing For 1960 over 525 PickandsLakes seamen in the house and in the 20th company to become part Mather seamen were jobless by the Great Lakes seamen's jobs. The the senate this January. of the program protest picketing by the SIU has mid-season During the actual, shipping sea­ forced the issue in the spotlight for son, when the majority of the P-M legislative attention. The past year saw two Unions MASSENA, NY —The St. Law­ seamen were on the b^ch, the un­ licensed seamen of Buckeye, Pi­ become part of the growing SIU rence Seaway has closed its locks and canals to shipping, ending a oneer, Steinbrenner and Boland & busy 1960 shipping season. Cornelius, who laid up ships, con­ The Seaway canals closed Decem­ tinued sailing, thanks to the SIU. ber 1. Closing was o'riginally sched­ Under the seniority provision of PORT DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL uled for the last day of November, the SIU where a man's vessel is but the Seaway Authority post­ Alpena HEADQUAKTERS laid up, he can take a job with an­ 17 19 8 44 River Rouge US, Mich. poned the closing for a day. other company in order to con­ 10225 W. Jefferson. Vinewood 3-4741 Buffalo 23 8 The Welland Canal in Canada, 10 43 tinue working. At the time he is Fred J. Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer Stanley F. Thompson. Asst. Sec.-Treas. between Lake Ontario and Lake called, on the basis of his seniority ALPENA 1 Chicago 11 127 River St. 12 24 with his own company, he can then Norman Joiicoeur, Agent. .Eimwood 4-3616 Erie, closed its locks to shipping December 15. The Sault Ste. Marie BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington St. -leave the job he has held in tiie Cleveland 20 22 8 50 Roy J. Boudreau. Agent TL 3-9259 Canal was closed to shipping on meantime and return to his orig- CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. December 12. Detroit 65 65 20 150 -inai company. South Chicago. III. SAginaw 1-0733 The SIU expressed its regret Seafarers who transit the SeaDuluth 22 9 3 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25 St. 34 that the men of P-M did not be­ Stanley Wares. Agent MAin 1-0147 •way next year will be greeted by come a part of the SIU as they DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. a new sight when the Ogdensburg- Frankfort 36 39 33 108 . would undoubtedly all have worked Gerald Westphal, Agent..RAndoIph 2-4110 Prescott bridge across the St. FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. Toledo 24 4 4 32 and enjoyed no loss of wages dur­ Address Mall to: P.O. Box 287 Lawrence River opens. The bridge ELgin 7-2441 site is a few miles up river from ing the time when they have to Glen Beaucock. Agent 220 TOTAL 173 87 J 483 120 Summit St. the Iroquois lock and dam. earn a living for the iay up period. TOLEDO CHerry «-mi SIU Signs Roen To Contract SIU Great Lakes Year-End Review Clark Milwaukee Crew OK's Pact ) f i' ' 1. !> • V i 1^ ::i •'. •'4-y ' '\l \V. Seaway Shipping Is Ended Great Lakes Shipping SIU Great Lakes Union Halls •/ • . • ' Nov. I,-Nov. 25,1960 �m Vacc Twelve SEAFARERS Sea Level idled By US Embargo On Cuba Textile Union Fights Jailing Of Strikers 5' •^' 5' • i--. •; I December, MM LOG NEW YORK—The Textile Workers Union of America has called upon the organized labor movement to assist it, in securing the release of eight of its members sentenced to prison for lor "their "tneir role in thef two-year-old strike against the local press and state and local the Harriet and Henderson officials, the union charged. "They were tried net so much Cotton Mills of Henderson, NC. The eight men, including Boyd for conspiracy," the resolution de­ Payton, the union's regional direc­ clared," as for what has been hap­ tor in the C^rolinas, three oth^r pening in Henderson, NC, since officers and four rank-and-file November 17, 4958 . . . when the members were sentenced to from bitter struggle of nearly 1,100 two to ten years at hard labor on member.? . , . again.st union-bustlng the ground of an alleged "con­ began. They were convicted in line spiracy" to dynamite company with a theory that the quickest, and most effective way to undermine property. "This charge is a sham," the the resistance of the Harriet and union resolution declared, "since Henderson Workers was to jail the Formerly manned by Seafarers as the old Seatrain New Orleans, the Liberian-flag SS the alleged 'plot' was fostered and leaders of their strike." Sea Level is now idle. The vessel, which had been running between New Orleans nurtured by an agent provocateur The SIU, along with other un­ and Havana, was the target of SIU organizing. Charges against her owners are still in the hire of state authorities, who ions, has heeded the Textile Work­ pending at the National Labor Relations Board. The US embar"go on Cuban trade also happens to be an ex-convict ers call for flnancial assistance. with a grudge against the union." caused the lay-up. The TWUA pointed out the fol­ lowing in connection with the case: • There never was any dyna­ mite attempt, despite the "deliber­ ate prodding" of the provocateur. • The trial was "fundamentally NEW ORLEANS—While the National Labor Relations Board is still considering unfair labor charges filed by the SIU against runaway operators, one of the companies involved unfair" in that the Indictment was handled with "extraordinary haste" is apparently going out of business. The company is the West India Fruit arid Steamship, and tried before a special judge by operators of the SS Sea Levels: special prosecutor. in the Cuban trade. rights of the crews for union rep­ course, will have considerable • The entire trial took place in The Sea Level lay-up is at­ resentation and rule against the bearing on the rights of US unions an atmosphere of hysteria whipped SAN FRANCISCO — Harry tributed to the recently-announced unions on the basis of US policy. to organize runaway-flag ships. up against the union by the boss. Bridges, president of the West Coast longshore union, and James. US embargo on trade with Cuba. The intervention of Government The Cuban grew of the ship was agencies in support of the policy of Hoffa, head of the Teamsters, Voyager's Popular Radio Man laid off on November 12, and the so-called "effective control" has are making joint platform appear­ office force of the company has been denounced by the SIU as an ances. The two union heads, who been notified of layoffs coming on attempt to bring political pressure have made much of a mutual aid December 31. agreement in recent moaths, spoke to bear on the legal issues befmre Meanwhile, there is no word the Labor Board. at a forum* in the Oakland Civic from the NLRB on the long-pend­ Auditorium on Monday December The Sea Level is well known to ing charges of the SIU in this case, 12. Their topic was "Wherp is the in the case of the SS Yarmouth, SIU oldtimers as the old Seatrain labor movement going?" the SS Florida and in the case of New Orleans—the original SS SeaThe forum wound up as a blast the NMU charges against runaway- .train. After being sold by Sea­ against the AFL-CIO's policies'arid flag United Fruit ships. As had train, she was subsequently trans­ activities, indicating joint action ferred foreign and put on the New been previously reported, the US against the Federation. State Department and Defense De- Orleans-Havana run. The forum was prominently ad­ During the worldwide five-day p tment have both intervened in vertised in "The Dispatcher" offi­ boycott of foreign flag shipping by the case on behalf of the runaways, cial publication of Bridges' union. c;!lling on the NLRB to ignore the the International Transportworkers The Bridges-Hoffa alliance has Federation, the Sea Level was one taken the form of joint contract"" of the ships hung uP in New Or­ Don't Send Your leans. Subsequently, the SIU suc­ negotiations in the warehouse field on the West Coast. In Hawaii, the ceeded in oranizing a majority of Baggage COD ILWU is invading the construction the Cuban crew and petitioned for ''salarers are again warned field and is warring on the Operat­ not to send their baggage COD a Labor Board election. The own­ ing Engineers' rights to discharg­ to any Union hall. The Union ers' response was to fire 26 of the ing bulk cargo vessels such as the cannot accept delivery of any crewmembers, later restoring them Kaiser gypsum carriers. to their jobs. Crewmembers sub­ baggage where express charges mitted sworn affidavits to the Other sections of "The Dispatch­ have not been prepaid. er", in which the forum appeared, Men who send bcgage COD NLRB to the effect that they got dealt at great length with the Cu­ to Union halls face the prospect their jobs back only if they signed Radio officer Herb Semon on the Steel Voyager Was given ban situation, with the publication of having to go to a lot of trou­ statements revoking their SIU unanimous vote of thanks from crew for helping them going down the line with the Cas­ ble and red tane with the Rail­ pledge cards. It was then that the SIU filed the pending charges. forget the heat on Persian Gulf run. Semon piped World tro version of that country's diffi­ way Express Co. 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'MM �Dumber, 1964 SEAFARERS race Thlrteea LOG m Vacation Pay Tops $15 Million MOBILE—One of the largest SIU vacation checks ever paid- helped boost the total of SIU vacation payments over the $15million-mark last month. Seafarer Demetrios Miofas was the man on the receiving end> when the check .was issued later, in March, 1960, the annual rate of vacation pay was increased here recently for $789.26. to $400 from $360. Miofas earned the. king-sized vacation payment when he signed off after a 29-month-8tint on the SS Warrior. It represented aimost three months' base pay for his rating of bedroom steward. The payoff, at Portland, Oregon, also led to his first vacation since mid1938, largely due to his alien status. A. native of Greece, Miofas had been unable to get any time off because US Immigration officiais would not grant him shore leave for the usual 29 days. , T'his problem was overcome when Miofas married the former Katherine Gevros of Mobile a short time ago and, when he re­ ceived his vacation check, the happy Seafarer announced he was using the money for a honeymoon in. New York, The $15-milIi6n-milestone for the SiU Vacation Plan was reached right "on schedule," as it had been foreoest in the SEA­ FARERS LOG last February. The story at the time noted that the Plan was paying out benefits of $200,000 monthly. One month 'Stern Line' Still Tied To The Sea ; / |1 \'\ " •' - .i ^ " . MOBILE—One of the first 20 Seafarers to qualify for SIU disa­ bility-pension benefits ' back in 1953, Pete Henderson is still a rela­ tively hale and hearty oidtimer with the list now crowding the 200 figure. Known best to his shipmates as "Stern Line Pete," Henderson re­ cently passed his TSrd birthday but still recalls the highlights of a 52year-iong seagoing career that he began as a boy of 13 in his native Norway. The sail­ ing ships were In their heyday then . . . "and a seaman's life in those days. was the closest thing to slavery." He put eight years in on sailing ves­ Henderson sels before shift­ ing over to steam. "The sailor today has the life we could only dream about then," he points out. An old-line maritime unionist, Henderson shipped with the old ISU long before the '21 strike that eventually led the climb to today's strong unions and the conditions now commonplace for all Joc'sle hands. He joined the SIU in 1941 at the Port of New Orleans, shipping out in the deck gang until poor health forced him to call it quits just eight years ago last week. Henderson has no family today except the sea, the ships and the shipmates he sailed with for many long, hard years. With the secur­ ity of the $35 weekly disabilitypension, he spends his time brows­ ing around town talking with other old hands -and going over the days of - long ago. Today's top annual vacation pay­ ment of $400 is almost three times the $140-figure the Plan started operations with back in 1952. The rise came in five steps; to $176 yearly in 1954, $244 in 1955, $260 in 1956, $360 in 1958 and $400 this year. First of its kind in the. industry, the SIU Plan pioneered by setting up a centralized fund to assure every Seafarer a paid vacation no matter how many ships or com­ panies he works for during the year. The companies are the sole contributors on. the basis of the number of men they actually em­ ploy each day. This guarantees an adequate reserve to cover benefits for each man at all times. * Joseph Voipian, Soeial Security Director Labor Sets The Pace For Progress Seafarer Demetrios Mio­ fas (left) receives $789.26 SIU vacation check from . Mobile SIU Agent L. Neira. Recently married, he'll use cash for honey­ moon in New York. Labor Eyes New Congress For Welfare Bill Action WASHINGTON—A brightened prospect for action by the incoming Congress on key social welfare measures has, been forecast by the AFL-CIO Committee on Social Security. V/ith the change of administration" in January, labor observers minimum tax on all employers in are hoping for passage of a order to spread the cost of bene­ It is a fact of our economic.life, though only grudgingly admitted in some quarters, that the growth of the modern American labor move­ ment has been the greatest single force in promoting prosperity for all our people over the past three decades. Thus, today, with the talk of another developing business recession, it is the organized labor movement again spearheading change, and new social legislation, to cope with the problems of poverty and joblessness. The newly-elected national administration, which formally takes office on January 20, 1960, appears to recognize the challenge of these problems. These are nowhere near the same as those pictured by the late Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937, at the time of his second inauguration, when he spoke about one-third of the nation "iil-housed, iil-clothed, iil-fed." But these very conditions stili exist in some measure for a number of Americans. What it is important to recognize is that the rise of the labor move­ ment, and its basic concern over wages, working hours, occupational disease, safety hazards, holidays, vacations and all the rest, promoted general prosperity and economic growth. Before labor as an organ­ ized force entered the picture in those erratic days, the social worker and the social agencies were preoccupied in working with individuals and individual problems. They were busy working on small bits and pieces of the overall issues confronting a particular family or an isolated section of a larger community. And while this was going on, poverty grew and grew all around them. It was the labor movement which came in, its leaders raw, inex­ perienced, uneducated and fresh from the firin^line on the job, to press for urgent improvements on a broad national scale. Given the right to bargain coileetively, to strike and to fight to raise the con­ ditions of hundreds of thousands and, later, millions of workers and their families, they helped produce the vast changes we see all around us. It is impossible to calculate where we would be today without such progressive laws as the Social Security Act and its benefits for older people, the unemployed and others with little income or none at all, ..Again, who was in the forefront of the battle for minimum wage legislation, improved wage-hour laws, job security codes and regu­ lations to supplement hard-won gains on the strike lines and at the bargaining table? Many take these benefits for granted today; they are treated like something out of "ancient history". Yet we cannot forget what these changes have come to mean to all of us and to the nation; they are the foundation on which we must build and re­ build again for the future. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) $1.25 minimum wage bill, liberal fits more fairly. Attending the session as an ob­ medical care program for the aged, a Federal aid to education measure server was Joe Voipian, director of and amended Social Security leg­ the SIU Social Security Depart­ ment. Members of the AFLislation. Analysis of the make-up of the CIO committee include SIU Presi­ new Congress indicates safe going dent Paul Hall. for these programs in the Senate. The House is rated "close" but White House Influence is expected to narrow the gap. The formal meeting of the AFLCIO committee was held in ad­ NEW YORK—^Routine benefit claims sornetimes give SIU representatives and Welfare vance of the designation of a new Plan staffers a merry chase, although a little diligent detective work sometimes turns the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare by President-elect John F. trick. Such was the case with a ror in misdirecting the papers. gether again (see photo below), Kennedy. Connecticut Gov. Abra­ dependents* benefit claim by Union and conapany trustees and live, in a new home at West ham Ribicoif has been named to this Cabinet post, subject to Sen­ Seafarer Jimmie Pederssen, agreed that this was cause to waive Islip, Long Island, NY, An SIU man since 1951, Pederssen ships ate approval, replacing Arthur S. but the check finally found the the rules. as a chief electrician. The Pederssens are now all to­ man. Flemming. The story, starts' out with the Gov. Ribicoff echoed Sen. Ken­ nedy's strong support for Federal hospital confinement of Pedersaid. to education and a broad pro­ sen's wife for a short time in May, gram of medical care for the aging 1959, and it's there that the "rou­ in a statement last week. He said tine stuff" ends. Fully eligible for action in these two areas would be SIU benefits, Pederssen was at sea the first order of business when he most of 1959 and the early part of 1960. It developed,, however, that takes up his new post. A broad cross-section of vital the hospital had misdirected its welfare legislation was explored by bills and claim forms to another the AFL-CIO group when it met union, and a chain of correspond­ here on November 22. There was ence began. When the SIU Welfare Plan particular concern over develop­ ments in the field of unemploy­ finally got the misdirected" papers, ment insurance, with joblessness'in it attempted unsuccessfully for two months to contact the family, the US continuing-to rise. One item discussed at some length which had moved and left no for­ was the "experience rating" fea­ warding address. Pederssen him­ ture of the unemployment system, self was still at sea. Once he returned, he had a wliich provides tax rebates for em­ ployers whose companies show low brand-new claim covering hospital job turnover. In labor's view, "ex­ benefits for his wife during 1960 perience ratings" generally defeat and the Plan in turn contacted him the purposes of the unemployment about completing the outstanding insurance program, as,they encour­ 1959 claim. But as soon as he did, All together again, the Pederssen family is pictured en­ age employers to fight ail claims another bottleneck arose: The pa­ joying a lunch at the SIU headquarters cafeteria. On tap for benefits so they can secure a pers on the old claim were now are Seafarer and Mrs. Jimmie Pederssen, J^nold, 7% high rebate. The AFL-CIO Com­ filed too late under the Plan's Victor, 9; Debra, 3%, and Glenn, 1%. mittee indicated its support for a rules. Because of the hospital's er­ 'Welfare Always Gets Its Man...' �Pace FonfcM m SEAFARERS LOG December, 19M Seafarer's Daughter At Union Clinic Wave Lashes Ames Victory; 6 Hurt SEATTLE—Five Seafarers and the chief mate of the Ames Victory (Victory Carriers) were injured, the mate most severely, when a giant wave rolled over the ship while they were working around the chain locker. The accident took place- while the freighter was in the North Pacific, enroute to-* Korea. days which had done some damage ship and completely submerged As a result of the accident to the vessel. Water pouring over the bow. The chief mate said be «V',. u I f,. the chief mate, Edward H. Connell, and Seafarers Earl H. C. Poe and Ronald Wheeler were hospitalized. Others who received treatment for injuries were Clyde Brown, bosun, and Burton Hirsh and Walter Sikorski, ABs. All of the men involved agreed it was a miracle that none of them wa.s .swept out to sea by the huge wave. Another unidentified crewmember escaped almost certain death when he went into the chain locker just a moment before the wave struck. Had he been stand­ ing in the open hatch, as he was a moment before the accident, he could not have survived. Ironically, the accident took place the day before Thanksgiving normally an occasion for fes­ tivities on board ship. The vessel returned to Port Angeles immedi­ ately and the men were then flown to Seattle for treatment. The Victory Carriers' ship was 630 miles out at sea at the time of the accident. It had been bat­ tling heavy weather for several the bow during the storm had washed out cement on the spill pipes through which the anchor chains pass through the deck to the chain locker. Cementing Spill Pipes The five men, under the direc­ tion of the mate, were recementing the spill pipes at the time of the accident. In the process, they had opened the chain locker hatch cover and secured it in place with an iron bar and pins. It was just a few minutes before the men were to knock off for lunch when the wave, estimated at 30 to 50 feet high, struck the Sikorski Brown grabbed on to the hatch coaming to avoid being swept out to sea. The force of the wave bent the iron bar out of shape, with the re­ sult that the hatch cover slammed down on ConnelTs fingers, sever­ ing four of them on each hand. The skipper and first assistant engineer perforined emergency surgery, sewing up the torn fingers without an effective anesthetic. Poe, one of the deck mainte­ nance men, suffered leg injuries. He was submerged so deeply in water, he said, that he couldn't see any light at all. "I opened my eyes, but it was all black above me." The other deck maintenance, Wheeler, was slammed up against the anchor windlass, suffering in­ juries to his left leg, groin and ribs. The most fortunate crewmember was the one who had been stand­ ing in the open hatch. Since the hatch cover slammed down in the accident, he undoubtedly would have been crushed to death had he not ducked back inside the hatch just before the wave struck. An SIU medical clinic staff physician examines Nancy Ann Cruz, 7, while her father, Seafarer Bartolo (Ralph) Cruz looks on. All clinics offer complete medical examina­ tion facilities for dependents one day each week. SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK Tlie following is the latest list­ ing of men in the hospital: trSPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Mack Acosta James Faust Edwin Ainsworth George Gallagher Cornelius Allison Gorman Glaze George Balasfeos Loyd J. Griffis Elden Bartlett Walter Harris Charles Berick Earl Hartman Francisco Casasco Robert HeUg Joseph Cox Julio Lazu James Curry Marion Lukas James Dillon Roy McCannon i Otis Mckinncy WilUam H. RoUins George Marcotte James Selman Edgar Marguardt Frank Van Dusen Avis Meadows Clyde B. Ward Samuel Powell Richard Waters Vincent J. Rizzuto USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS James B. Harrison Julian Lelinskl Troy A. Cousins George Mills Allen Crosby Archie J. Milne John F. Dixon D. B. Patterson John G. Gregory Bobby R. Stalswortb John A. Hudgins Robert C. White Ben G. Ladd Edwin Whitehead Physical Exams—All SIU Clinics Month Of October, 1960 Port Baltimore' Houston Mobile Npw Orleans New York TOTAL Seamen 110 72 46 114 361 Wives 8 3 7 2 22 703 42 Children TOTAL 7 125 2 77 3 , 56 .7 123 18 401 37 782 SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid October 24—November 20, 1960 Number Of Benefits AMOUNT PAID Hospital Benefits (Welfare) .... 5747 $16,062.00 ^ Death Benefits (Welfare)..... 12 43,858.55 Disability Benefits (Welfare).. 768 26,880.00 Maternity Benefits (Welfare).. 31 6,200.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare) .' 128 35,264.01 Optical Benefits (VVelfare).... 141 1,272.86 Summary (Welfare) ....... 6827 $129,537.42 Vacation Benefits 1320 * TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 8147 $219,629.08 $349,166.50 None of the figures in the above summaries indicate the amounts paid for various other Welfare Benefits for SIU men and their de­ pendents, such as scholarship payments,, meal books, training facilities, medical examinatibns, and similar items. tJSPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS. Walter Foster USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA Jesus Landron Palmer Smith S. G. Morris Tony Sosa Ivey M. Peacock' Ernest H. Webb R. J. Sherman J. F. WunderUcta USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Emil Herek M. M. Lockliar E. W. Anderson 'Emmett W. Mayo W. Barrilleaux John C. Moore Charles Cooper James T. Mooro Ancil Cunningham Fred Morris Jerry DeLoulse William Paris LoweU W. Ditsch J. Pendergrass E. E. Engelhard Dewey A. Penton John R. Epperson Eugene Plahn Hug Gallagher Veikko Pollanen G. L. Glendenning Anthony Rodriguei Edgar Goulet. Calvin A. Rome Wade HarreU Horace Roundtree Alvin Henderson Paul Slgnoiino Samuel N. Hurst Jay C. Steel James P. Jones WUliara ThcrntoB William T. Jonea Roy E. Truly A. J. Jordan, Jr. Pedro VlUabol Leonard Kay Ernest C. Vlton Edward Knapp George Williams Leo Lang Philip WoUe USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Oscar Adams M. Michalik Leonard Bailey A. Mitchke Ernest Bailey Dan Muhro James W. Barnes W. Murphy Henning Bjork August Frincen Richard Cavanaugb Winford Powell Wilford Chapman Leonard Rhino Galind Colon Emeterio Rivera Joseph Felton Jsoe Rodriguez^ George Fiance Jorge Rodriguez Edward Glazder Manuel Rodriguez Thomas J. Gray Cecil Rush Daniel Gurrero Benjamin Schwartz James Helgoth Colisto Siaran Frank Hernandez Stefan Sobczyk Bo Karlsson Andes E. Strom Thomas Lauer John Thompson loannis Loukas Jessie B. Voliva Mai McAIister Arthur A. Wilfert Charles Martino N. J. Wood Louis Martonrsik USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Earl T. Congleton M. Hudgins Herbert Fentress Henri J. Robin, 3t. Hamilton Hadiey USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO,. CALIF. James Barrett Ernest Kunlckas Allen Boone Andrew Mazurek Matthew Bruno Herman C. Mora A. A. Franklin Donald Peterson James B. Har.'is Carlos L. Sy Samuel Joseph Christos Teambls F. R. KazluVe—'ez TTrw.iTq HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Dar,-an O. Coker Edwin Phillls Arthur Furst UNIVERSITV OF WASHTVrfTON HCSP. SEATTLE. WASH. B. R. Hubbard VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, VA. , Woodrow DavHi Clarence A.' Mazoue NAVAL AIR STATION HOSP. JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA Wm. H. Newsom VICTOR CULLEN STATE HOSP. CULLEN. MAR-YLAND Alvino Terrazas SAMPAN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSP. CLINTON. NORTH CAROUNA • David Gilmore. Jr. VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY, MASS. R. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY Chas. O. Bergagna VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS WiUard T. CahiU VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN. CONNECTICUT Henry E. Smith John J. DriscoU TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL TAMPA. FLORIDA Robert A. Jackson US SOLDUSRS HOSPITAL WASHINGTQN. DC Wm. H. Thompson PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON. LA. Frank Martin TRIBORO HOSPITAL JAMAICA, LONG ISLAND. NY James Russell VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Edward Talbot SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Thomas Isaksen A. B. Gutierrez Bart Guranick USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Benjamin Deibler Woodrow Meyerz Thomas R. Lehay Bozo G. Zelenclc SIU Blood Bank ^ Inventory Period: October, 1960 Pints Contributed 76 Pints Credited 38 (Under a standard arrangement with the Brooklyn Donor Center Inc., 50% is alloted for service, processing and storage.) Credits Jletnmed .... 6 Previous Balsnee .... 92Vk 1361,6 Pints Used Balance On Hand November 1, 1966 39 97Vk BANK NEEDS 402V4 PINTS TO MEET GOAL OF 506 An SIU Blood Donor Certificate (sample above) is given to every person donating to the SIU Blood Bank, which is maintained through the SIU Clinic in Brooklyn. The bank supplies Seafarers or members of their families with blood anywhere jn the United States and has been in operation since January, 1959. Through an arrangement with a national clearing house, blood can be supplied on short notice in any emergency. Donors can arrange appointments on.the 2nd deck at SIU headquarters; one block from the Clinic. The whole procedure fakes only a few moment's time. �'"1 SSAFAktRS rag0 fttteem t6& 'Secref Ingredient' Xieeislatiire RAY MURDOCH, Director NLRB.—According to NLRB the five member board has made rul­ ings in 864 unfair labor practice and employee representation election cases during the three month period from July 1, through September 30, 1960. This represents a 14 percent increase over the same -threo month period of one year ago. There were 738 representation cases de­ cisions and 126 unfair labor practice cases were decided. NLRB Trial Examiners, who conduct hearings and issue findings in unfair practice cases, wrote 185 Intermediate Reports—an all-time high—during this three month period." The report also says that unions won 57 per­ cent of the 1,673 collective bargaining elections held during this period. AFL-CIO unions participated in 1,146 elections. They won a majority in 581, and lost in 565. Independent unions participated in 710 elec­ tions. They won a majority in 368 elections and lost in 342. Fifty two elections were conducted upon petitions by employees asserting that an incubent labor organization no longer represented a majority -of employees. Thirty five resulted in decertification of the union and seventeen wefe won by the unions involved. V. y ^ !'' V' V' I N-' -t . i Z.Otf I 1 1 L ) .• I^i \i I • >. 't '••. A--:,' •• 'ir:x.., 1^:1,•> ' ••- ^ it BALANCE OF PAYMENTS DEFICIT.—According to a study made by Sigfrid G. Unander, FMB member, the US could effect a dollar exchange savings of approximately $812 million per year on commer­ cial and defense cargoes by taking steps to assure that more American foreign trade is carried in American ships. Unander said that if the unysed capacity of nearly 4.9 million tons of cargo on American-flag liner service were utilized, a saving of $121 million in additional dollar exchange savings would result. He said, "A study of cargo deadweight and bale cubic utilization of US flag ships in liner service during 195d indicates" it is possible to increase our liner carryings by about 4.9 million long tons, or from 13.8 million tons to 18.7 million tons, an increase of abut 36 percent. If total liner cargoes carried by all flagt in our foreign trade in 1959 (46.2 million tons) are used as a base, th<t additional 4.9 million tons would increase US flag participation in liner trades from 29.8 percent to just over 40 percent, approximating a ration which obtained for a number of years during, the post-war period. . . The report also noted that US-flag ships, in 1959, carried 25.6 million long tons of cargo, or 9.7 percent of the total commercial tanker and dry cargoes moving on merchant ships in the ocean-bortui export and import trades of this country. Since 1946, the actual tonnag# carried by US-flag ships has "decreased steadily. The relative positioa of US-flag ships in our foreign trade is the lowest since 1921. If doctors' bills start going up slightly one reason may be the new "assessment" which the American Medical Association is planning to impose upon its membership. What's the assessment for? Not for some worthy cause such as promoting medical research or education. Far from it. It's to raise a "war chest" to combat passage of Federal legislation which would provide pjedical care for retired Americans. The AMA, of course, didn't put it that bluntly when it. voted to jack up its dues. But on a subsequent broadcast interview, its president made it quite clear that the organisation was going to twist every Con­ gressman's- arm just as hard as it could to defeat legislation which would place medi­ cal care for the aged under the Social Security program. The attitude of the medical association is no surprise. After all, it was the AMA which fought bitterly against the broaden­ ing of Social Security to cover disabled' Americans over 50., What merits examina­ tion are the reasons for the AMA opposition. After all, neither the Federal disability benefit, nor health insurance for retired Americans under Social Security, has any impact on the doctor-patient relationship. Patients still continue to go to their private doctors. They still pay doctor bills and hos­ pital bills. The difference is the Federal Government covers part of their medical costs through Government benefits and Government insurance. This is a far cry from the AMA bugaboo of "socialized medi­ cine"'in which the doctors would be in the employ of the Government. The. people who are affected by these measures are the insurance companies who have made such a good deal out of peddling health insurance and then canceling out on Americans over 65. . There is another angle to the AMA's op­ position that's worth mentioning. If the Social Security Administration starts handling medical care payments, what hap­ pens tn some of the privately-owned hos­ pitals and their padded bills? Or the exces­ sive charges of some medical men and the practice of fee splitting and ghost surgery, which the AMA regularly condemns and regularly ignores? The AMA is not fighting for the interests of elderly Americans, or for the doctors who care for them. Its fight is designed to pro­ tect the vested interest of health insurance companies as well as to ward off any deveh ppment which might tend to limit over­ charges and other abuses in medical prac­ tice. That's what the AMA is worried about when it Screams "socialized medicine." il, p ^ i* t i 4" LABOR MATfAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE ACT.-* Two expelled" members of the'International Association of Machinistg have filed an action, in the Federal District Court, in Chicago seeking reinstatement into the union. The two men, Marion Cieplay and Irwin Rappaport, accused the leadership of the Machinists union of conspir­ ing to deprive them of their rights of free speech and self-government. These charges were brought under the so-called "union democracy pro­ visions" of the Landrum-Griffin Act. Norman Thomas, many times the Socialist candidate for the Presidency of the United States, an­ nounced that a committee had been- set up to raise funds to pay th# legal costs. Thomas said the-case demonstrated the need for th« the establishment in all unions of impartial appeals boards to review disciplinary actions taken b'y union officials aganst their rank and file critics. lAM officials noted that the union's first convention upheld the expulsions. The two men failed to make a personal appearance before the convention's appeals committee, although they could have done so to present their case. CONTAINERSHIP.—According to an examination of the nation's shipbuilding program, the maritime industry is approaching the whole question of containerization with great caution. The problems raised by automation and corkainerization are of vital importance to maritime labor and management. At the present time, a little over five percent All the talk about the dollar drain and of the nation's privately-owned ocean going dry cargo fleet is capable the hhn on the US gold stock may sound of operating containers either as partial or full container ships. In like high finance but it's very simple. The addition to the 37 ships already in service or been delivered, II vessels US is spending more money abroad than it ^ are uhder construction and 14, with full container capacity, are ia is earning abroad. It is getting into, debt the .planning stages. In the maritime industry certain advantages to the rest of the-world. To pay its debts seem quite obvipus, lower insurance costs, most efficient packaging ^it has to export gold and dollars. If this and lower losses resulting from damage and pilferage. The disadvau'* tages include the as yet unsolved problem as to who will pay and ar­ keeps up, the value of the dollar .Will b^ range for the consolidation into a full container load of the many small undermined, prices will go up and the packages offered by a number of shippers. Another disadvantage is standard of living of American workers said to be the greater degree of outbound container shipments in th« would be reduced. international trade. This creates the problem of "deadheading" empty The people who are responsible for this, containers back to this country. Still another problem is the lack of to a very large degree, are the same people prompt return of containers. However, the SlU-contracted Erie and St. the SlU and other unions have" been fight­ Lawrence Corporation up until now has confined its containership twiceweekly service between the Port of Newark and Jacksonville, Florida. ing'—the runaway operators. Whether it's The company has announced that it will extend its containership serv­ a. steel company building ships in foreign ice to the port of Miami. ^Runaway Dollars' yards and registering them Liberian; a; movie company producing motion pictures in Spain; a chemical company sinking money into a plant in Holland, the motive is the same—to escape US wages and taxes. The Administration in Washington has, in the past several years, encouraged this trend and made it convenient for some seg-. ments of business to profit this.way at the expense of all other Americans and the American ieconomy. Fortunately, the realization has come in Washington that steps must be taken to remedy the situation. Some of these steps, if followed through, could mean a consider­ able boost in ships and seamen's jobs under the American flag, where these ships belong. 4 t ^ AUTOMATION.—The president of George G. Sharp Co,, a firm of naval architects, told a meeting of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers that technical advances must be accompanied by lower labor costs on ship and dock if American cargo ships are to com­ pete with foreign-flag ships. Douglas C. McMillan, the president of th» company, said that if it were possible to cut a ship's fuel bill and th«' initial cost of construction in half, it still would not be possible td make up the wage differential between US and foreign crews. Labor costs aboard conventional ships account for 50 to 60 percent of tht cost of transporting cargo by sea. About 65 percent of this labor cost goes io longshoring costs. McMillan said "maritime labor costs in the postwar period have risen 7.7 percent per year and this has not been accompanied by a rise in productivity. . . . The shipowner sho^d bf entitled to some improvement in productivity without further increase# in labor rates. Mechanieatioir can produce a vessel that can be operated safely with less than half of the present crew." According to McMillan's estimates, some 25,000 seafarers and longshoremen could be eliminated through automation. ' �Pkf» Sfaitcai Iff I 111 1? SEAFARERS LOa Ship, Shareside Runaways Push Us Into Dollar Crisis DMcmber. Mft Seafarers And Sons At SlU Clinlo WASHINGTON—Runaway ship operators and runaway shoreside businesses are largely responsible for the present crisis in the stability of the US dollar—a crisis which affects the purchasing power and standard of living of every American worker. That's the conclusion that's being drawn as the US Government engages in a se^ the giant industrial firms which the dollar drain. For example, ries of near-desperation ma­ own or support them, are contribut­ Esso Tankers, Inc., recently placed ing heavily to the outflow of dol­ orders for 11 supertankers in Eu­ lars. Here are a few ways in which ropean yards, probably represent­ the runaways-do their bit to wreck ing an investment of around $100 the US dollar—with the official million. encouragement of US Government • Shoreside runaways are the agencies; most responsible for the problem. • An average supertanker or ore Investments by business companies carrier costs anywhere from $8 mil­ and individuals abroad are at a lion up to build in a foreign yard. yearly rate-of $4.1 billion. For ex­ There are 500 such bulk carriers ample, Ford Motor Company alone in operation under the Liberian is planning to plunk $358 million flag, most of them American-owned into the British Ford Motor Com­ or American-financed representing pany. The obvious purpose is to a total investment in the vicinity promote sales of British-made of $500 million. Fords in the world market at the expense .of the American product. $1 Billion A Year Lost Other companies that have in­ • Most of these ships are en­ gaged in American commerce. But vested .heavily abroad to get tax the dollars they earn do not come an^ wage benefits include Rem­ At New York SIU headquarters is Seafarer Partha back to the States. That includes ington Rand, General Motors, IBM, (Jerry) Jernigan, engine department, with his two sons, the earnings of hundreds of other General Electric and a host of Jimmy (left) and Jerry. Occasion for visit was check-up other industrial giants. ' ships originally built under the for sons at SIU clinic. American flag but subsequently In the face of the problem, all-, transferred. In fact, the total spent that the Government has done thus in 1959 on shipping freight charges far is to cut off travel to overseas alone, on foreign-flag and Libe­ bases by dependents of men in the rian-flag ships, was $382 million. Armed Forces. This, in itself, is Passenger and freight revenues to­ an immediate setback to the ship­ gether earned from Americans by ping industry which up until now foreign shipping amounted to over had carried household goods and $1 billion in 1959, a good part of other freight in connection with it on runaway-flag passenger dependents' movements, as well vessel^ as sotne; pas^ngers. DETRQIT—The Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, • The trend is continuing despite Won't Touch Runaways Great Lakes District, has scored its fourth straight organizing ; What , the Government hag re­ victory on the Great Lakes this year, winning representation fused to touch up' until now is .the investment by shipping run­ rights for engineers in the'' aways and shoreside runavrays. "US Nicholson Transit fleet. News and World Report," in its In the process, the MEBA December 5 issue, declares: "There defeated the Foreman's Association ' DECEMBER 15, 1839: 32 German iseamen, quartered in a Baltimore is no present; intention to dfscbiirhotel, are sitting out the war. The American shipping company that age investment in plants abroad.f* of America, one of a ^multitude of was employing them was paying their rent and board and giving them .The obviOus solution to the prob­ "independent" unlpbs operating in each 50 cents a day spending money. The German crews .quit their lem would be to discourage such ships and went to a hotel shortly after Germany invaded Poland. The investments and to bring back run­ Great Lakes'ehipptag; The final men are not allowed to work, and their 60-day permit given by the away shipping under the American margiU Yn a 'se^et ballot, election Government has expired. . ^ flag. "New York Times" columnist •was 24 for the MEBA tp 2 for the WASHINGTON—Election ijosl4 4- lCyrus Sulzberger put It this wajr Foremen's Association. The asso­ DECEMBER 9. 1940: 323 men out of a total of 340 polled in NLRB in the November 28, i860, issue: ciation had held collective bargain­ mortem studies of the results ia various state legislatures have elections aboard the Calmar Line ships voted to have the SIU represent "Our outmoded tax system still, ing rights in the Nicholson fleet given the AFL-CIO little cause for them. This is the third SIU triumph on the East Coast in the past optimism as far as repeal of "'right three months, the others being the P & O and the Baltimore Insular induces US firms to fabricate goods since 1M6. to work" legislation is concerned. ships. The Union has been in existence on the East Coast only two in branches c^erseas which are In earlier organizing campaigns then sold at cheaper prices in A round up of, the local" votes years. this year, the MEBA was chosen world markets. The corporate, ovm- as bargaining agent by engineers shows that with he exception ef t 4. 4 DECEMBER 23, 1941: (Two weeks at war); No more gleaming white ers .make profits in the end; And in Cleveland Tapkers, Wilson California. and Pennsylvania," mcit superstructure on the old rust buckets from riow on. No more red Uncle Sana loses exports. Marine Transit and Republic Steel, statPs showed a trend to more con? "This is the real problem , stacks, or green, or blue, or yellow. Nothing but dull battleship-grey These three companies operate 34 servative candidates lb state legis­ latures. ~ i from stem to stern. Furthermore, all identification marks, flags and vessels on the Lake's. other insignia must be covered by the new battleship colors . . . After In Indiana, the. one major'-indusIn a related vote, the MEBA-afa year of attempted appeasement of Marshal Petain and the French flliated Associated Maritime Offi­ trial state with a "right to work* Government, the United States finally was forced to recognize that the cers won bargaining rights for law on .the books. Republicans French are firmly tied to the Axis, and last week seized all French deck officers at Nicholson - by a won- control of the state houSe'of representatives, although . the ships in American waters. The biggest prize was, of course, the supercount of 17 to 2. Democrats took the governorship liner Normandie. There is speculation as to what use will be made of Job Security and the state senate. her. She could be converted as an aircraft carrier within three months Ray McKay, president of the SIU membership meet­ or four. Or she could be made a transport unequaled anywhere in the However, in Delaware, the elec­ Lakes District, attributed the vic­ world for speed and cruising radius and capacity. (A fire during con­ ings are held regularly tion of Elbert N. Carvel as gov­ tory to the desire of Nicholson offi­ version cut her career short, and the Normandie was a total loss.) is seen as a block to efforts once a month on days in­ cers for job security and employ­ ernor of the "right to work",, group there. 4- 4 4 ment guarantees "that are possible - DECEMBER 10, 1942: Four SIU seamen were the only survivors of dicated by the SIU Con­ New Mexico is considered a pos­ m torpedoing off India. After 20 days on a raft they sighted a ship. stitution, at 2:30 PM in only in a national union with thou­ sible danger spot because of the sands of jobs under contract in the election of a conservative gov­ But the. lookouts aboard the ship tailed to see their frantic waving, and passed them a mile and a half off. Two turtles were swimming the listed SIU ports below. Great Lakes and other areas." ernor. There has been some "right about the raft. In desperation they pulled one aboard. With a jagged All Seafarers are ex­ ' The Nicholson engineers won the to work" activity in the state In the edge of a bottle they cut away the shell after, pecking at it for four pected to attend;. Those right to a representation election past. after a four-day strike last April. hours. The warm blood revived them, and enabled them to last four who wish to be excused The election was ordered by the more days before they were picked up. should request permission Wayne County Circuit Court after 4 4 4 • DECEMBER 24, 1942: The Baltimore port agent found out "there's by telegram (be sure to a hearing in which the engineers produced information that the two sid_es to every story" when he went to bat for a member only to Foreman's Association was in vio­ find out that he was in wrong because he: had been peddling liquor. include registration num« lation of the laws and had no sup­ '•That's the kind of stuff that pulls down the Uiiion and gets the patrpl- ber). The next SIU meet­ port from the engineers. Bien in wrong. As far as we are concerned, any liquor peddler can go ings will be: hire himself a lawyer; we've got too many legitimate beefs to attend to The head of the Foreman's Asso­ without taking on one like that," he said, ciation was compelled to admit New York . Jan. 4 under oath that his organization 4. 4 4 Philadelphia ^ Jan. 5 DECEMBER 3, 1943: The heroic story of , the Alcoa Scout and its had iipl held elections in nine Baltimore . Jan. 6 SIU crew; a small, slow ship of World War I vintage, facing a vicious years and had; np authorization North Atlantic storni and. because of the seamanship of the crew, Detroit / Ja^^^^ from engineer to' negotiate, con­ coming through with flying, colors. She steamed into an East, .Cbast tracts. Houston > . Jon; J l . port with only six inches of free-board aft and four feet forward. She' The strike wai called after the New Orleong Jon. 12 was twisted completeiy out of alignment, the holds carried a large company refused - tP . meet the quantity of water, all lifeboats Imd been .-swept away,, one- anchor was Mobile Jon. 12 MBBA's demand .for a representa­ tion election. neuvers to stop the flow of gold and dollars from the United States into foreign lands. If the flow continues, then the Government would be forced to cut the value of the dollar in rela­ tion to other currencies. This would cut back the purchasing power of millions of American workers through price mark-ups and inflation which would follow. On the other hand, if the Gov­ ernment takes some proposed steps now under consideration, the re­ sult could be increased use of American-flag shipping, transfersback of Liberian-flag tonnage to the American flag, and vastly-im­ proved job opportunities for Amer­ ican seamen. One snch program now being considered is a 75-25 di­ vision on Government cargoes to replace "50-50." (See story on page 2). . The hard, core of the situation is that the United States is spending $4.3 billion a year more in foreign nations than it is taking; in from those nations. Such a practice, if continued indefinitely, would put the US in debt to the re,st of the world and lead to cuts in Ameri­ cans' living standards. Runaway' ship operators, and MEBA Scores 4th 'iSO Win In Lakes Voting Remember When.. Prospects Diiii For Repealing 'Wreck' La#'V SGHEDULEOF SIUMEETINGS PHorc^ �Deeeefcer, 19M' ••-if SEAFARERS •? . ';• .• LOG Fag* ScTCBteaa • r^:: i-'i^ ' ' -. /.'• jy.- J y-'i '• :• '•:-3 r'r^ • •* • • CONTRACTED \l.' ^'' . I'i-. • •I A new confainer-carrier, the Erie & St. Lawrence Corp., has recently entered the coastwise trade. The SIUcontracted carrier, with two new vessels in operation, utilizes a; combination of lift-on shoreside cranes for deck stordge, as well as fork-lifts which drive right up a stern rqmp into the hold carrying.small cdrgo boxes. Pictured here ore the ships' operations in Port Newark. ^ 'tv FLORIDIAN'S^ DECK receives trailer box- deposited by shoreside crane. Boxes are smaller than thos^ on SeaLand ships. CHUCK WALLACE, wiper, is doing just that on New-Yorker. CHESTER MAKUCH, AB, sits at built-in desk in two-man foc'sle. Note spacious lockers, fixed ladder on bunks of New Yorker. I iiiiilil X J Hi! SPACIOUS INTERIOR hold is used for "roll-on" cargo such autos, as: weU as additional trailer bodies brought in by ftok-lift. CHARLES BEDELL, {cook, bones a ham on the New Yorker. LARRY OOONAN, MM, serves delegate R. Sikwart. At right is James Anderton. Others are Jim Warlick (left) and Chuck Wallace, all New Yorker crewmen. T-'i* -*1 �<#^-- I^ClgliteeB SE Af AREJtS Deisitnber; im' tOG COMACSRCXA.X' SlU Atlantic Fishermen On Deck Part of the crew of the fishing vessel Carol & Jack, contracted to the Atlantic Fisher­ men's Union, wait on deck at the Fulton St., dock in New York. The crew, <1 to r) Os­ wald Olsen; Clay Rosand (both deckhands); Jack Enis (cook) and Jack Sandhaland (deckhand) has just returned from a nine-day trip and is getting ready to spend 48 hours at home before going out again. Atlantic Fishermen Begin Big Drive For Members • ;g- BOSTON—The SlU-affiliate Atlantic Fishermen's Union has started a membership drive which began December 1. The Union has dropped its initiation fee requirement in all all-out effort to organize all the fishermen in the Northeast. The Atlantic Fishermen are will make some effort to protect organizing to recoup the England ^Anally seems to realize them from this unfair competition. that they have to be united in one losses sustained after three solid organization if anything is to The ironic part of this situation years of trying to operate as an be done about the terrlAc import is that the foreign fish industry has been developed mostly with US independent union outside of the competition: capital and US Government aid. AFL-CIO. Three months ago, the Industry Hard Hit AFU voted by an overwhelming New England fishermen have Our own Government has seen majority to affiliate with the been hit the hardest on this coast fit to help to destroy one of om industries with their proSIUNA, by imports. In the last ten years greatest grant and by allowing US capital Great Interest the cost of living has risen ap­ to be invested abroad at the ex­ proximately 20 per cent while the Officials of the Union declare pense of our fisherman. Foreign that evetr during this short period ex-vessel price ,of fish has dropped boats, for example, 'are more mod­ 40 percent in this same period. of affiliation with the Seafarers, a ern than the American vessels. tremendous interest In the AFU Frozen fish from other countries Has been shown by the unorganized is largely respohsible for the de­ The AFU is also conducting its regular election .of officers in the fishermen. cline in the domestic industry. month of December. All candidates Everyone connected with the Everyone In this area has high hope that through their affiliation domestic fishing industry of New hopes that the new .administration with the SIUNA that all the fisher­ men of this country can unite as a single body in en effort to re­ store this industry to its former importance.' . , .f: New Bedford Fishermen Hold First 2-year Vote NEW BEDFORD, Mass.—In the first full two-year election' since the New Bedford Fishermen's Union affiliated with the ^ SIU, members of the Union have reelected Howard Nickerson,, as secretary - treasurer and^ chosen Jack Ostensen as dele­ tion, which took place shortly • gate in secret ballot voting after the fishermen affiliated with i which closed- on November 30. the SIU, had been for a short The election had been conducted term. Following the affiliation, the fishermen had revised their con-. for one month. Tallying by a three-man rank stitutipn and set up an initial elec­ and file committee chosen at the tion in June, 1959. union's December 6 membership The New Bedford group had meeting showed the following been independent, but had quicks ly found that it needed the sup­ results: port and strength offered by .For secretary-treasurer: Howard Nickerson ....... S90 affiliating with a naUonal union. Edward Patenaude ...... 278 As a result of the affiliation, tho ' Irwin Taylor 16 fishermen have obtained welfare, Void or Blanks 30 plan protection for the first time. The New Bedford union ipans For delegate: Jack .Ostensen .......... 230 scallopers and draggers out of .the James Almond ......... 181 Massachusetts port. New Bedford . ' Ray St. Don 110 is generally recognized as (he, Joseph Bourassa 98 "scallop capital" of the US. Romeo Tremblay 53 Voids cr Blanks 42 There was a total of 714 votes cast, the committee reported. The successful candidates will serve for the twp-year term begin­ ning January 31. The previous New Bedford elec- SIU Signs Puerto Jtfco ; Tuna Pact Among anions In the SIU are a number of groups of commer­ cial fishermen on all coasts, as well as shoreslde fish canneries and processors. They are In­ volved In such widely-diversi­ fied fiahinr operations as scal­ loping, tuna fishing, salmon fisheries, cod, halibut and many others. Groups involved include the New Bedford Fishermen's Union, Alaska Fishermen's Union, tnns fish and cannery unions operating out of Callfomls ports and^ groups in Bristol JBsy, Kodisk, and else-, where In th* far northwest Pscltio. •ri*! SAN JUAN—The SIU Puerto Rico Division has signed a two-' year contract covering about 300" workers at the National Packihg' Co., producers., of Cliicken O' tho' Sea tuna. The plant, .organized recently^ with the help of Mrs. Andtea Gomez, Presideint of the SlU-affili­ ated Cannery Workers Union of the Pacific, was won by the SIU 255 to S over the Teamsti!>rs in am NLRB election. The tuna cannery workers get a 10 cents per hour wage increase In the nevv eontraft. A |S9;000 company-paid Welfare plan is also Included in the agreement. Gova Brbwn At SIU Cannery Show Alaska Union Revamping its i i|r yr^. ; Richard Dodd (left) of Brooklyn, a member of the At­ lantic Fishermen's Union, stands near a hatch aboard the Gloucester fishing vessel Austin W. with master and owner Albino Pereira (right). They are unloading a catch of porgies and butternsh at " -the " Fulton Fish Market in New York.- SEATTLE—The Alaska Fisher­ men's Union Is working nn fishing regulations for the 1961 fishing season, according to reports from George Johansen, secretary-treas­ urer of the SlU-afflliate. The recently concluded fishing season in Alaska waters was a good one, in fact, the best since the 1948 season. Officers of the Union have been touring Alaska ports at the close of the current season. They are currently working our rules to govern flshing-in Alaska waters for next year. The Cannery Workera Union, of the Pacific, SIUNA, hfil an important visitor to their exhibit at the Union Label; Show in Log Angeles in October. California Governor' Edmund (Fat) Brown (second from left) stopped by the exhibit during his tour of the show. Also shown in front i of a display of products-made at Cannery Workers Un- ; ion-contracted plants are (1 to r) Chris Moran, Cannery i Workers representative; the New Horizons Queen of the exhibit; Jim Waugh, SIUNA representative; and Thffmas L. Pitts, secretary-treasurer of the California Labor Fed­ eration, AFL-CIO. ' ^ I ' �Dc^bcr, 19M SEAFARERS Pace Niaetcca, LOG Voyager, Hurricane Get Sill Safety Awards 151X7 MBDXCAZa JOSEPH B. LOGUE, MD, Medical Director Trend To Heart Disease Gets Worse f w > WJ > V IJ * J. Coronary occlusion is one of the most dramatic of medical emergen­ cies. The sudden onset of pain, shock and, often, impending fear of death makes it feared by the informed public. Dr. Arthur M. Master's article in a recent American Medical Association Journal has thrown some interesting light on this subject. Through a question­ naire study of 2,600 cases, he and his colleagues have come to some very definite conclusions. To most people, a heart attack is just that; it makes no difference to them whether it is an occlusion (closing) of the blood vessel that supplies the heart, an insufficiency of the blood supply to tlje heart Caused by a diseased and narrowed blood vessel that supplies blood to the heart, or any other type of heart disease. Dr. Master's study confines its -observations to acute coronary occlusion, which is the sudden blocking by a thrombus or blood clot of one of the blood vessels that supplies the heart. This must be thoroughly understood; otherwise, a person with a disease of the vessels, with narrowing, which gives insufficient blood supply to the heart, might do grave danger to himself by dqing some of the things which, in his opjnion, will not produce acute coronary occlusion. In a study of occupation and coronary occlusion, the research team reviewed cases from all walks of life, such as laborers, skilled and unskilled; office workers; sales and professional personnel, etc. The study included the time of day of the attack; the day of the week of the attack; the type of activity at the time of the attack, whether sleeping or walking, mild or moderate activity or unusual and severe exertion. They were not impressed that physical effort could produce acute coronary occlusion. The question of shoveling snow was especially discussed. A person with angina pectoris or coronary artery disease of course should not shovel snow. Heavy work in a cold atmosphere places strain on the circulation. The extra demand on the heart for oxygen cannot be supplied by the narrowed coronary arteries, and an attack of acute coronary insufficiency without occlusion might occur. Thus, shoveling snow may not be dangerous or even fatal to an ill person, but it does not cause acute coronary occlusion. Is it a "doctors' disease?" They doubted that. Since a doctor would be more familiar with the symptoms of heart disease, he would likely be more prompt in his diagnosis of heart disease, and perhaps more prone to coronary insufficiency due to the strain of his profession. But there was no special tendency to acute coronary occlusion for doctors as a group. Is it on the increase, or is there an epidemic? On the increase, "yes"; an epidemic, "no." Coronary occlusion is on the increase be­ cause we live longer than we used to, and thus more people reach .the age when they are most susceptible to the conditions that bring about coronary occlusion. In addition, due to better diagnosis, cases are more frequently recognized. There were many questions raised regarding coronary occlusion. Can it be prevented? Does one attack predispose an "individual to an­ other? Can a patient who has had a coronary occlusion ever return to heavy labor? Does sleep hasten this condition and others? The question that stands out is this: "What causes coronary occlu­ sion?" Dr. Master and his colleagues are convinced that the only known cause is the presence of atherosclerosis, which is a lesion of the Inner lining of the blood vessels, consisting of yellowish plaques con­ taining cholesterol and other materials. The cause of this condition is the subject of extensive research. The only known contributing factor is probably physiological shock, causing the slowing of the circulating blood, and thus allowing a clot of thrombus to form. Some of the conclusions were that "acute coronary occlusion was not produced by effort or occupation"; that is it not a "doctors' dis­ ease." Pei;sons with coronary artery disease should not shovel snow, but mostly because of the possibility of producing coronary insuffi­ ciency without occlusion. Coronary disease is on the increase due to aging population. One acute attack of coronary occlusion does predispose to another attack due to the underlying atherosclerosis. A person recovered from an attack of coronary occlusion should return to work, but certainly not a job that is too strenuous either mentally or physically. At this time, neither the cause nor the prevention of acute coronary occlusion is known. ' It is their firm belief, however, that it is the end result of atherosclerosis of the coronary vessels, and is not influ­ enced by any known external process. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) I;', ) 1li. > U I:' ^ I C' h h'I In the hospital? I- aMI SIO Hill immediately! SIU safety awards honoring six-month accident-free records by Seafarers on the Steel -Voyager and Hurricane (right) are displayed by crewmembers. Seafarer Edward Ter­ rell (foreground) accepts certificate for the Voyager from SITJ Safety Director Joe Algina, as (1-r) Harold Laird, David Edwards> G. S. Lynch and T. D. York look on. Laird and Edwards earned individual awards by being on the vessel for the full period. On the Hurricane, Mike Filosa, John McHale, Eugene Ray, Bob McCutcheon, Bob Martyn and Joe DeJessa. (seated) show off award for their ship. Thirty SIU vessels have earned six-month awards so far. ICC Primed For Overhaul; Domestic Shipping May Benefit WASHINGTON—^The pro-railroad, anti-ship Interstate Commerce Commission is slated to be one of the prime targets for overhaul when the Kennedy administration takes over next month. Two reports have already been filed with the outgoing Eisenhower adminis­ tration calling for the over--* haul of the much-eriticized dermine and destroy the domestic member of the ICC to replace re­ tiring chairman John H. Winchell. shipping Industry. agency. The ICC has been the target of repeated attacks by the domestic shipping companies, by the SIU and other maritime unions as well for its pblicies and procedures. The Unions and the ship operators have accused the ICC of supporting and approving railroad rate - making policies which are helping to un­ Similar criticism of the agency has come from Great Lakes ship operator* as well as operators in the tug and barge Industry on in­ land waters. A key indicator of the new ad­ ministration's attitude will come when incoming President Kennedy is called upon to appoint 2 new Business Giants Confess Crime Of Price-Rigging PHILADELPHIA — Nineteen major electrical manufac­ turers,. including the industry's giants. General Electric and Westinghouse, have pleaded guilty to criminal charges of illegal conspiracy to rig bids-^ ; TTTT"! Z and fix prices on heavy elec- $8 million. trical equipment. In addition, the corporations The guilty pleas ended the largest criminal case of its kind in the history of the anti-trust laws. Involved was approximately one and three-quarter billions in con­ tracts. a large part of them being sales to Government agencies. Involved, in effect, was collusion to make the government agencies involved and private buyers pay considerably more than they would have had to if the bidding on the contracts had been legiti­ mate. General Electric, Incidentally, is the company which has a policy of actively participating in politi­ cal issues and in anti-qnion politi­ cal campaigns such as state "right to work" campaigns as well as sup­ porting Federal legislation regu­ lating the activities of trade unions. Attorney General William P. Rogers had described the cases in court as involving "as serious in­ stances of bid-rigging and pricefixing as have been charged in the more than half-century life of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act." The acts of which the corpora­ tions and individuail officers were held .guilty could result in fines of up to $50,000 on each charge, plus up to a year in jail for the officers of the corporations involved. Maxi- could be sued for triple damages under the Sherman Act by the cus­ tomers who were the victims of the rigged bids. Government attorneys are ex­ pected to ask for jail sentences in view of the serious nature of the offenses. The SIU and ship operators have, charged that up until now the ICC has been dominated by men com­ ing out of the railroad industry. The Union has called for represen­ tation on the commission from shipping as well. Consequently, the SIU and the industry will be interested in seeing who is chosen to replace Winchell and what in­ dustry he comes out of. Hit Procedural Delay While the two reports—one to the Budget Bureau and the other to the ICC itself—did not deal specifically with the problems of the shipping industry, they did touch on one of the operators' spe­ cial complaints, the delays in the ICC's rate making procedures. SlU-contracted companies such as Sea-Land and Seatrain have com­ plained bitterly that it sometimes takbs many months before the ICC will act on a rate protest. In the meantime, the protested railroad rate stays in effect, and the ship­ ping companies lose out heavily on the cargo involved. Both reports also accused the ICC oL inefficiency, delays and confusion and called for revamping the agency for more effective' ad­ ministration. The long anti-labor record of the Sears Roebuck Company is now under fire from the Retail Clerks International Association. A notional "don't shop at Sears" campaign by the union wos touched off by the firing of RCIA members in Son Francisco be­ cause they refused to cross a pick­ et line of striking machinists. Some of the fired clerks were later restored to their jobs, but downgraded in pay. Others are still jobless. The unjpn is asking all union members and their fam­ ilies across the country to stay away from Sears until the firm treats its employees fairly. •r-_'. ^ �A, -... jv;-' iu • V Pag* Twenty SZX7 700D Md SEAFARERS Deeembejr, IMI LOG Kyska Seafarer At Controls Office Pact Cliit Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director NEW YORK—A three-day strike of office employees of American Export Lines came to 4n end with agreement on a first-time contract covering 325 clerks. The strike was called by Local 153, Office Em­ ployees International Union, after the union won representation rights for the Export Line office staff; The agreement provides for a 7V4 percent weekly increase, a union shop and a foUr-week vaca­ tion after 20 years' service. Picket lines of the office work­ ers at Export Line -piers in New York and Hoboken had been re­ spected by members of the Inter­ national J-ongshoremen's Associa­ tion. The Maritime Trades Dep,artment, AFL-CIO, called upon the company to negotiate with the un­ ion prior to settlement of the beef. Proper Feeding is Universal Issue • m i9 _IO£ia Wins Some yenerai comments about the importance of £' balanced diet for seamen were noted here in the last issue of the SEAFARERS ' LOG. Now along comes a report on feeding conditions for Norwegian ' seamen as a feature in the Internationrl Transport Workers' Journal published by the ITF. The discussion outlines some of the feeding problems aboard Norwegian vessels and, particularly, the health problems that poor diet ccn create for seamen. It's obvious from all this that seamen's food beefs aren't something to be lightly brushed aside; they're a problem throughout- the mari­ time world. The article emphasizes the following, for example: "In Norway'it has been gstcblished that apart from accidents on board it is rheumatism and digestive troubles which make up the seafarers' worst ailments. But nervous diseases have lately come to the fore­ front in a sensationd manner. ... "Meals on board are to blame for many of these—although doctors do not hold them responsible for all complaints of nervous origin. Tiiere is general agreement on the great importance of regularity— Standing at the Bailey Board aboard the SS Kyska a feeling of contentment—in mealtimes." (Waterman) is Seafarer E. Dickens, FWT. Vessel was The article klso make's this point: "But gastric ulcers and other in New York at the time, but has since departed for the stomach troubles are not necessarily the result of bed food. There Far East. is also the possibility that seafarers' physical troubles in work on board ship can lead to mental stress which in fact can be a cause of gastric ulcers and other similar diseases-" All this boils down to the fact that proper, regular and nutritious feeding aboard ship—any­ where—i:} best way to maintain "a happy ship," and all that this ex­ pression has come to mean. NEW YORK—An increase in the number of ships using containers, or in ships converted Part of the problem confronting Norwegian seamen is believed to to container cargoes, may emerge as a result of an arbitration award issued here. A threestem from the fact that Norwegian government regulations for mer­ up a scale of royalty payments ranging from 35 cents to $1 chant vessels date back to 1937, an^ efforts in the past to amend them man arbitration board has se have been unsuccessful. The-1937 date is important because it pre­ per ton for export-import car­ cedes many of the developments and innovations in food processing go handled in the port of New longshoremen for job losses result­ fected by the award which covers ing from the use of containers in­ only transoceanic and Puerto Rico and preparation that came about during and since the war. It also York. cargoes. The arbitration dealt with an un­ stead of conventional cargo. fails to take into account improved storage facilities built into new With the financing of the fund The SlU-contracted Pan Atlantic construction since 1945, which make it easier to provide a reasonable resolved issue in the contract beset, the union and tbo shipping Steamship company has been run­ tween-the International Longshore­ variation fti diet. ^ Another side of the issue pointed out in the ITF article is the fact men's Association and the New association will now negotiate on ning fully-containerized ships into that "Norwegian shipowners have managed to get by with evasions of York Shipping Association. The the way the fund will be applied to San Juan, while Bull Line has been even the outmoded rules put in force by the government in 1937 . . . royalty system will be used to protect longshoremen'from the im­ carrying containers on a limited Job displacement. scale. However, Bull has plans with the tacit permission of the authorities, due to a certain non­ build up a fund to compensate pact of any Fees Vary pending for purchase of one or chalance, if not negligence, in the latter's attitude to the question Under the arbitration award, more C-4s out of the Governmerit " of meals on board ship." We now come around full circle—to the conventional cargo ships which reserve fleet and conversion of the fact that proper feeding is largely an economic question. carry a limited number Of contain­ vessels Into combination general Our experience on SIU ships through the Food and Ship Sanitation ers will pay the 35-cent fee. Com­ cargo and container carriers. Un­ Program clearly indicates, however, that good, balanced food' plus bination ships, partially converted doubtedly, other shipping compa­ improved service can be provided at the same or lower cost as before. for container use, will pay 70 cents nies have been considering similar This can be done if meal planning is based on real inventory controls a ton and full container ships $1 a moves. and effort is consciously made to cut waste, duplicate ordering and SAN FRANCISCO—All the 25- ton. Now that the container royalty improper storing. The various steps we have taken through the vol­ cent muscatel drinkers will be Up until now, the container provision has been set, it is ex­ untary feeding improvement programs of recent years and now with glad to hear that wine is good for trade has been largely limited to pected that much of the talk aboutthe full-time Food and Ship Sanitation set-up are paying dividends their health. At least that's what coastwise service and Puerto Rico container ships may be translated for everyone concerned. Part of this is due to the handling of feed­ the Wine Institute of California calls. Coastwise trade is not af­ into something specific. ing questions and minimum standards as a collective bargaining mat­ is trying to prove. As part of its ter between the Union and the shipowners, not as something sufijecf campaign the Institute recently to some governmental code, which is too easily' abused. We certainly haven't eliminated every feeding and service problem; we never expected everything to be letter-perfect. But we can say today, as far as SIU vessels are concerned, that the feeding and serv­ ice is the best it's ever been and improving all the time. SIU vessels Indonesia is rolng to get Its own used In Mediterranean service at have always been recognized as good feeders and we want to keep Kings Point soon. Members of the speeds of 47 to 53 knots. Mean­ that record going. faculty of the United States acad­ while, a Panamanian-flag'operator emy are helping organize a similar is putting a smaller hydrofoil, the (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can school for maritime officers In Flying Fish, into service between he submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Jakkrta, while several Indonesians Bellingham, Wash., and Victoria, have been observing the operation British Columbia. The Flying Fish of the Long Island school. is a 65-footer which can operate at 40 knots. t In preparation for Its maiden The Lucke-nrbach Steamship voyage, the SS Savannah has be­ gun d'ockside tests of Its atomic Corporation, one of the last re­ engines. The testing, which began maining domestic operators, has late In November, will continue purchased three ships for use on. for two months before the actual its intercoastal runs. Two of them nuclear fuel Is loaded aboard the are Navy surplus vessels purchased vessel. Part of the testing will be' from Isbrandtsen! The third Is a operation of the plant on a round- Socony T-2 tanker. All three will the-clock basis for several weeks.. be converted Into containerships threw a party for hospital adminis­ The plant will be powered by con­ capable of carrying 825 20-foot ventional power sourcei^during the containers. The ships will be trators. lengthened to 635 feejt In the con­ The Institute and an associated test period. version process and -will operate at ^ t . group, the Wine Advisory Board, Talk about homesteading, there's 17 knots. is spending over $100,000 this year 4" 4" to sponsor medical studies on the a British seaman on the liner Britannic who beats them all. The Several of the newly-created na­ beneficial effects of wine. Ads placed by the Industry Britannic, a Cunard passenger tions of Africa are looking toward group In the , California Medical liner, has been in service for 30 establishing their own merchant Association Journal speak of the yfears. It is now headed for the fleets,'mostly for prestige purposes. appetite-stimulating properties of scrap heap. One of its crewmem- They are seeking to emulate the wines. Another ad described wine bers, John Dacey, a member of the example of Ghana which, with the as a vitamin supplement, but was engine department, was aboard the aid of Israel, has established the SIU galley force aboard SS Del Norte receives certificate cancelled when It was found that ship on her maiden voyage and has Black Star Line under its own flag. Of course Liberia has long had a from US Public Health Service in N»w Orleans after in­ one or two gallons, a day would made every trip since then. ^ nominal shipping fleet registered be required to extract'any appre­ spection earned vessel a 98% rating, considered excellent A Swiss engineering concern Is urider its flag, but these new ciable amount of vitamins. for a passenger ship. Seafarer William P. Kaiser, chief In addition, the Advisory Board qbout to. Jjuild the largest hydro­ African nations are talking about steward (left), aOcepts award from W. B. Griffin, USPHS has a booklet out called "Uses of- foil ship yet for passenger service! ships which actually belong to sanitation specialist, while Rufus. E. Stough, Jr., chief Wine in Medical Practice," and The boat will be 120 feet long, ac­ their own nationals, or to the cook, and S. P. Mitchfell, Mississippi port steward, look on. offers lectures to interested groups. commodate 240 passengers and be governments involved. ILA Wins Automation Fund Wine Growers Plug 'Health' Maritime Roundup a, :..a: • �DMcnbcr. 1»M SEAF 4RERS Pagm Twenty Oag LOG > d Engineers Halt Pay Cut Move iJ. 1 i i- Huge Engine Room On SIU Laker MONTREAL—The SlU Canadi­ an District defeated an attempt by some members of the Association of Lake's Carriers to impose a con­ tract on engineers of the district's Licensed Division which woiild have slashed wages and working conditions. Protesting marine engineers walked off their ships early last month but returned to work after three days when they were prom­ ised a meeting with Federal Minis­ ter of Labor Michael Starr. Hal Banks, secreUry-treasurer of the Canadian District and SIUNA vice president, in a telegram to Starr, The Interior of the engine room of the John A. France, pointed out that no jurisdictional recently completed for the Scott, Misener company, shows dispute was involved. the elaborate, new equipment in-the giant new Canadian Banks noted that th^ Labor De­ Lakers. The ship is under contract to the SIU Canadian partment had on file. contracts be­ District. tween the Licensed Division and the Association of Lake Carriers which pointed out the obviously phony nature of the new "con­ tract." Handed 'Contract' On-November 7, aboard ships operated by some member com­ Montreal Holds Steady Quebec Shipping Slow panies of the Association, engi­ MONTREAL — Snipping neld .QUEBEC — Shipping has been neers were handed a "contract" steady early last month as sis ves­ allegedly reached with the Great sels which had been laid up were slow here because of the full grain Lakes and Eastern District of the reactivated In the Lakes-Seaway elevator, but increased activity is . National Association of Marine trade. Three deep sea vessels were expected when Port Churchill closes. A dredge and a tug operat­ Engineers. also serviced here. ing in Pjort Cartier wfll provide But, four years ago, members of First of the reactivated ships the NAME voted to merge with the was the Beaconsfieid canaiier Red- winter jobs. The MV Eskimo has been re­ SIU Canadian District, thus mak­ fern, followed by the Patterson paired and has picked up a steel ing the group legally dead,^ steamers Saskadoc, Fort Wildoc The "agreement" was. signed by and Coteaudoc. The Scott Misener load for British ports. The first Richard Greaves and M. Carson, canaller Wheaton took' on a full tanker has unloaded its first cargo both associated with the red-tinged crew and the Norco (Ahearn) was of oil for the new British Petro­ leum refinery recently completed Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, reactivated. when the SlU-contracted dredge Transport and General Workers. John Holden finished her sixCalled 'Yellow Dog' months job. Toronto Is Active The "contract," wich the Cana­ 'I'ORONTO—Toronto remains an 4, 4> dian District called "yellow dog" and "a sellout," would have cut active port despite the new Owen New Owen Sound Hall salaries of second engineers by Sound hall and the summer tie-up $31.91; sliced $26.51 from the pay of ships. From January 1 to .Octo­ .OWEN SOUND — The Owen of third engineers: cut vacation ber 24 there were 1,156 ratings Sound liall has moved to new and larger quarters at 1002 Second pay by more than half; destroyed shipped from Toronto. Port Agent Dick Hardiman re­ Avenue East overlooking the har­ the closed shop; given up -retro­ activity; committed engineers to a ports that the SIU secured $289 bor. As the season draws to a close 48-hour week for four years, and for for a member injured on the here, more and more ships are a final piece of arrogance, forced Alexander Leslie in September. laying up with a total of six in the engineers to pay the CBRT, t t 4. Owen Sound harbor. Early last through Greaves and Carson, five Vancouver Donates month saw the first heavy snow­ dollars per month, which is a dol­ VANCOUVER — The SIUlar a month more than SIU dues. manned SS Waitomo (Union SS of fall. 4) 4^ 4^ When the ships berthed, the en­ New Zealand) ran up on the reef gineers walked off followed by at the entrance to a Samoan har­ Fort William Fair unlicensed men. On November 10, bor jn October and was freed FORT WILLIAM — Shipping at Starr promised a meeting with three days later. The ship pro­ engineers and also, promised: that ceeded to 'Vancouver under her the Lakehead has been fair as the negotiations with the SIU Licensed own power and after repairs in ore trade slowed down for Cana­ dian ships. The ore dock closed Division would continue; that the drydock, went back into service. the fourth week of November. The slashes and cohditions in the SIU men in Vancouver donated Greaves-CBRT contract would not more than $200 to buy a wheel­ port continues to average 10 ships be' put in effect. With these assur­ chair for Brother Pat Tressler who a day in grain with no ships tied ances, engineers and unlicensed contracted polio earlier this year. up locally. Grain elevator projects are ^men returned to their ships. 4« • 4» underway at Port Arthur which will raise storage capacity by Thorold Solves Beef ' THOKOLD—A major beef was 6,150,000" bushels, bringing total solved here recently, according to lake- head capacity to 17,000,000 huohcis. agent Paul Gagne. 4> 4> 4> Brother Irving Benson was fired from the Chicago Tribune by the chief engineer for no reason. The Halifax Calls On Board crew took a stand and Benson reHALIFAX — Contract negotia­ ceiv|d all money due him. tions between the SIU and the Dock employees at Ei'ieau have CPR for the Princess Heien,e have submitted their demand for a new gone before a Board of Concilia­ contract before their present tion. The compahy, pleading "pov­ agreement expires at the end of erty," has tried to fob off a con­ this month. tract which would have lowered Shipping has been good, here wages, eliminated security, and es­ recently. tablished an open shop. In Canadian Ports k '! ,!< I, I' > I . ^ 1'' I •' 1960 Season Roundup Canadian SIU Wins Top Lakes Pact, Other Gains 1 sll MONTREAL—As the 1960 shipping season drew to a close, the SIU Canadian District, was able to point to a greatlyimproved new contract with the Association of Lakes Car­ riers among its accomplish-'* ments for the year. Treasurer Hal C. Banks opened In another important de­ talks with the Association of Lakes velopment, the Canadian District continued its fight on runaway Canadian ships to the British and other flags. In this connection, the SIU aided seamen on these ships in "their fight for improved wages and conditions. Shipping on the Seaway ended November 30 and the Weiland Canal closed December 15. The Sault Ste. Marie Canal closed De­ cember 12. Canadian District SecretaryCanadian Seafarers, members of the SIU Canadian District, are a vital element In the mari­ time picture generally and in the SIU family of unions. They man ships under Canadian flag across-the-board—deep sea off the Atlantic Coast, on the Canadian West Coast, on the Great Lakes and the Seaway. The Canadian SIU also repre­ sents large groups of Canadian tugboatmen, dredgemen and al­ lied crafts. The Canadian Dis­ trict works closely with the other SIU unions throughout North America and the mutual relationship has been of great advantage to all SIU members. Canadian SIU Men Start Vote MONTREAL—Election of offi­ cers of the SIU Canadian District got underway recently after a de­ lay caused by the need to print new ballots. Voting is taking place at headquarters, outports and aboard ships. Hal C. Banks, secretary-treas­ urer, is unopposed for the top post in the Union. Also unopposed is L. McLaughlin, assistant secretarytreasurer (Eastern). M. Sheehan is candidate for Montreal patrolman while D. Swait and J. Hunter are candidates for Montreal Dis­ patcher. Other Candidates Rod Heinekey of Vancouver is running unopposed for assistant secretary-treasurer (Western). J. Campbell and W. Sawadsky are candidates for Vancouver port agent, while J. Bloomfield, A. Brough, T. Osborne, C. Neville are candidates for Vancouver patrolman. Paql Gagne is Thorold port agent candidate and H. Cahill is Thorold patrolman candidate. R. Turcotte and A. Paton are candi­ dates for Toronto port agent. W. Glasgow is candidate for port agent at Fort William and J Royce is Fort William patrolman candidate. Roy Doucet is the Que­ bec port agent candidate and Stan Devine fs randidate for port agent in Halifax. Carriers at the end of last year, but by September of this year a Conciliation Board began studying the question. Later in September, after the board rejected SIU demands, the membership in turn rejected the board findings, opening .the way for a strike. The SIU walked off Patterson ships on September 29. Other as­ sociation members threatened to lock seamen out of other fleets in the group. However, by October 4, Patterson signed a memorandum of agreement with the Union and the other companies fell in line. Five-Percent Raise The new contract gave Lakes Seafarers a five per cent acrossthe-board pay increase; provided a 44-hour week through the 1961 navigation season; set up a central pay fund entirely administered by the Union and improved various overtime rules. In its fight on Canadian-owned runaways and on British-flag inva­ sion of the Canadian domestic trades, the Canadian SIU succeed­ ed in signing an agreement with one such ship at the request of the British crew wiiich manned her. Assistance was also provided to British and other seamen seek­ ing improvements in their condi­ tions while they were in Canadian waters. Another step foreward taken by the SIU Canadian District was the signing of Miron Freres Limited to its fivst union contract. The company's Oka Sand and Gravel Division signed an agreement with the SIU on behalf of its marine workers in September. Atlantic Trade Early in the 1960 navigation sea­ son, the SlU-contracted MV Es­ kimo entered the Atlantic trade, marking the return of the Cana­ dian flag to the Atlantic. Several' victories over the CBRT were registered during the year. The SIU won over the railroad union in an election in the Federal Commerce "and Navigation Com­ pany when the firm returned to the Canadian flag, bringing a 100job potential into the Union. On the West Coast, seafarers with Mackenzie Barge & Marine, Canadian National Steamship and Kingcome Navigation all chose the SIU over the red-tinged CBRT. SIU Canadian District Halls FORT WiLLWM Onlarlo HALIFAX, N.S 408 Simps; n St. Phone: 3-2.''21 128'4 Hollis St. Phone 3-snil MONTREAL . . 634 St. James St. West victor 2-8J61 QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Malelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-l.'569 THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. David St. CAnal 7-52ia TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. B. EMpire 4-5719 VANCOUVER. BC . 298 Main St; ST. JOHN, NB .177 Prince William St OX 2-5431 f �I..V mr t/ \ct •' race Twenty-Tw» ry ^ SEAFARERS LOG • • •-•••• .December, UM W-.:- r ALASKA SS PACT NETS 7% FOR SlU PACIFIC DISTRICT CREWMEN •l. -N" ill••S' :; S/f,, SIU Pacific District Members Ratify Wage Hike SAN FRANCISCO—The three unions of the SIU Pacific District—the Sailors Union, Marine Cooks and Marine Fire­ men—have reached an agreement with the Alaska Steamship Company calling for a 7 per-> cent increase in wages, over-' Alaska Steamship negotiates time, penalty and cargo rates, separately from the Pacific Mari­ and for improvements in welfare time Association. The Alaska Steamship agreement, however, benefits. follows closely the lines of the agreement reached between the three SIU unions and the PMA late in October. Besides the wage and overtime increases, retroactive to October 1, SAN FRANCISO—The construc­ the company agreed to contribute tion of a brand new SS Philippine five cents per man per day to an Bear got under way here last optical care program, as well as month when the keel was laid for five cents a day for medical centers the $13 million Mariner-type when centers are established in freighter at the Bethlehem Steel ports other than San Francisco. yard to be manned by members Both the Alaska Steamship and of the MFOW, MCS and SUP. PMA Increases were won under The keel laying marked the start the terms of wage reopening of a two-ship construction project clauses in the three-year con­ for Pacific Far East Lines which tracts which expire next Septem­ will give the company an all- ber 30. Mariner fleet in about seven years. The keel for the new SS China Bear will be laid shortly.. The Philippine Bear is sched­ uled to be launched in mid-1961 and to be completed by the end of the same year. When completed, the new ship, and later her sister SAN FRANCISCO—The Pacific ship, will operate in PFE's Cali­ District crew of two Mcjtson liners fornia-Far East trade. —the Mariposa and Monterey—are The company is planning still going to be treated to the sight of more modern vessels in a new pro­ a new South Pacific island, it has gram that will get under way in been announced. The new port of 1970. call is Raratonga, in the" Cook Is­ land group, which frow now on will be a regular stopping point for both Pacific District Ship Pacific District-contracted ships. To Carry Automobiles Raratonga, a protectorate of New SAN FRANCISCO—The freighter Zealand, is inhabited mostly by SS Hawaiian Fisherman of Mat- Polynesians. It has no pier facil­ son Lines, which is under contract ities or launch service, but the is­ to the unions of the SIU Pacific landers are expected to board the District, is being converted into a ships, while they are at anchor, special automobile carrier by to entertain and to display' their handicrafts. Pacific Ship Repair, Inc. The contract calls for Pacific A special postman will also board Ship Repair to modify the Fisher­ the ships to stamp letters with the man to provide a total capacity of distinctive Cook Island postmark. 464 compact and standard sized The Matson liner will hit Rara­ cars. tonga about a day and a half after Matson will operate the special they leave Tahiti, heading south. auto carrier on a triangular route Outside of irregular inter-island between San Francisco, Los An­ boats, Raratonga's only contact with geles and Honolulu. The ship is ex­ the outside world is by a small pected to carry her first load of steamer from New Zealand 10 cars to the islands next month. times a year. SIU Unions Man Two New Mariners Obviously satisfied with the gains scored in their behalf, members of the SIU Pacific District unions voted overwhelmingly last month to accept the new wage agreement reached with the Pacific Maritime Association. Besides the 7 percent across-the-board increase in wages and overtime, the agreement also calls for added contributions for optical care and medical centers. The above photo shows the ratification meeting at MCS headquarters in San Francisco. Feminine MCS Members Show Hits Ladies Are Good Sailors, Too Matson New Port •.' • : iff — 'V Part of the lar^e contingent of women members in the Marine Cooks and Stewards Un­ ion, are shown in the Union's San Francisco headquarters. Two Matson Line vessels car­ ry waitresses, while other women serve in various steward department jobs. Pacific District Shipping Port SUP MFOW MC&S 10/18 to 11/14 11/1 to 11/31 11/1 to 11/31 San Fran. 742 169 573 1,484 Seattle 92 66 55 213 Portland 51 48 38 137 A I; Wilmington 349 (no hall) 96 445 New York . 79 44 61 184 New Orleans ,— Honolulu 64 2 66 22 90 San Pedro Total '•i- -Q Total 24 (no hall) 1,401 (no hall) 44 55 426 (no hall) 847 55 2.674 SAN FRANCISCO—Seafarers may like to think they're doing a "man's work," but there's a fair share of women in the industry, too—particularly on the West Coast passenger liners under con­ tract to the unions of the SIU Pacific District. That's the result of a Matson line poiicy of em­ ploying waitresses on two of the company's new passenger ships. Women have been traditionally employed on the West Coast ships for many years, in such jobs as stewardess, nurse, children's nurse, telephone and PBX operators, beauticians, hostess, librarian, yeomanette and waitress. It was not until late in 1956, however, that women really came into their own in the industry. Prior to 1956, there were only about 45 Jobs available to women on the West Coast ships. In' October of 1956, however, the number of Jobs was greatly increased when the Matson liner Mari­ posa went to sea, carrying for the first time on the West Coast 29 waitresses, one yeomanette and one hostess. With the launching of two more Matson passenger vessels, still more jobs were opened for^ womem Apparently, the novel experiment has been' suc­ cessful because Matson has continued the practice of employing women for these jobs. The waitress jobs have been restricted to two ships, tl^ Mariposa and Matsonia, because of a maritime law stating that segregation of sexes must be maintained aboard the ships. The MCS. representative points out that the union is not quarreling with the law but does question the shipowner's contention that it would be difficult to-arrange living quarters flexible enough to per­ mit Jobs being taken. �DcccnW, 1M« SEAFARERS Fu« Tweaty-Tbrc* LOG P /> MFOW Men Take Coffee Break 53 VYING FOR 17 POSTS IN SUP ELECTION; MCS, MFOW VOTING CONTINUES SAN FRANCISCO—^Members of the Sailors Union of the Pacific began voting Decem­ ber 1 on the 53 candidates who are competing for the 17 elective positions lis'ted on the SUP ballot. The election, which is being conducted in all SUP halls during the regular busi­ ness hours, will run through January 31. Meanwhile, voting is continuing in the elections of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union and the Marine Firemen's Union. In the MCS election, which got under way No•"vember 1 and will continue through the end of December, 78 candidates are competing Relaxing at coffee tirtie in the ittessroom of the President Monroe (APL) are the following black gang crewmembers (1 to r) John Bruce, Jesse Stashin, Ed Auzion, Charles White, Thomas Collins and Bernard Zetumer, all members of the Marine Firemen's Union. Pacific Port News Honolu/u Terminals Due (HONOLULU—Piers 7 and 8 be­ ing torn down lb make way for new terminals .. . When ,completed, terniiinals should rank with best in States, says MFOW agent . . . .;AISO, State Legislature will take up inter-island ferry question when It meets in January . . . Three fcrIries have been recommended for |nter-island"~runs . . . Hawaii's healthy, and ships calling there are In good shape, says SUP agent . . . |Jo men in hospital at last report. t 5. > iSan Fran Gets 2 C-3's SAN FRANCISCO — MFOW members looking', forward to man­ ning two C-3's they're familiar with ... These are SS William Luckenbach and SS. F. J. Luckenbach . . . They've been bought by Pope & Talbot and'are being renamed P&T Pathfinder jnd P&T Seafarer, respectively . . . SUP has advised its members that Welfare Plan office is making up permanent ID cards which will eliminate necessity of obtaining new cards every year . . . MCS re­ ports it is preparing ship's delegate handbook to aid delegjates in per- MCS In Seattle Boosts Blood Bank 'y SEATTLE — The Seattle branch of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union reports that it has re-registered all the non-seniority men onto a spe­ cial shipping list in accordance with the l^eniority rules. Each noh-seniority man who donates blood to the branch's account at the Kings County Blood Bank will have his name acjvanced 10 places on, the list. The Seattle, branch claims that,, as a ,result, of its action, it probably has (the richest ,blood bank of any union on the West Coast, . At the last report, nvade at the, end of. November, .,41, pints .were pn baiyii ., ,, forming their job and encourage other members to seek this role. Portland Office Painted PORTLAND—MCS reports its hall and offices here have been newly painted . . . SUP says report on wage negotiations with Pacific Maritime Association overwhelm­ ingly concurred in . . . SUP mem­ bers also heard Asa Williams, pres­ ident of District Council of Car­ penters, report on progress of "Portland Reporter," new newspa­ per being supported by SIU. and other West Coast unions. San Pedro Ships Firemen SAN PEDRO — MFOW reports 96 men shipped here during last reported four-week period ... Wip­ ers led list with 27, oilers had 16, Catalina reliefs, 15, and FWT's, 13, ^ ^ t- t- Seattle Will Mark Xmas SEATTLE—Members here plan­ ning annual Christmas party, says MFOW . . . Many members have already made donations and crew of MV Susitna brought in party delicacies from Juenau . . . Mem­ bers here looking forward to medi­ cal and optical programs negotiat­ ed in PMA agreement, MCS re­ ports . . . Alaska SS may get new charters for a couple of Libertys as it did last year . . . This would be a big help to this port, says SUP. . _ 3> J- ^ Wilmington Advises MDs WILMINGTON—As-a result of numerous complaints from mem­ bers, SUP here has advised com­ pany doctors that they have no right to ask seamen being exam­ ined to surrender; their seamen's papers . .. . MCS reports discussion with Pacific District medica) pro­ gram committee re'lative to some of particular problems of this i>ort. MCS, SUP Voting On Constitution Changes for 15 elective offices. In the MFOW election, which got under way November 7 and will continue through the end of January, 45" SAN FRANCISCO—Besides voting for new officers, mem­ candidates have been certified for bers of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union and the Sailors the 16 union-wide and port posi­ Union of the Pacific are also voting on constitutional changes. tions on the ballot. In addition, the Firemen have nominated six Members of the Marine Fire--*members for positions to run as men's Union approved a new amended constitution as a whole. delegates to the SIUNA conven­ constitution in September, On the shipping rule change, the tion in Puerto Rico next year. following its passage by an 8-1 members are yoting '^yes" or "no" SUP Election margin in a 90-day referendum on a proposal which would give Besides the 53 candidates seeV which ended August 31. men on a laid-up ship the privilege ing the 17 headquarters and port The MCS ballot this year con­ of returning to their ship provided tains six constitutional .changes the ship has not been laid up more positions on the SUP ballot, five proposed by the constitutional com­ than 21 days, inclusive. The pres­ candidates are running for the five mittee. These deal with seniority, ent rule provides that the ship jobs open as SUP building corpora­ election safeguards, charges, and must not be laid up more than 10 tion trustfees, and five are running for the four positions as delegates a proposed hall in Honolulu. days, inclusive. to the SIUNA convention. SUP members, besides voting for The Committee on constitution, Morris Weisberger, SUP secre­ officers, are also voting on an in making its report to the mem­ amended constitution and on a bership, pointed out that some of tary-treasurer, is running opposed. proposed change in one of the the constitutional changes were Also unopposed are the San Fran­ cisco dispatcher, first and second shipping rules. recommended for reasons of econ­ Placing the constitutional pro­ omy. With the exception of these, patrolmen at San Francisco, New posal and the proposed shipping the proposed constitution sets forth York agent and New York patrol­ rule change on the ballot was rec­ existing SUP practices and qhanges man. There are three candidates for ommended by the SUP Committee required by law, particularly the the post as assistant - secretaryon Constitution elected on Octo­ Landrum-Griffin Act. treasurer, 11 for third patrolman ber 17, and was approved by the Comparison of the proposed and at San Francisco, four for engine members on October 31. present constitution have been run On the constitutional proposal, paragraph by paragraph in the and steward patrolman at San the SUP members are voting "yes" SUP newspaper, "West Coast Sail­ Francisco, two for Seattle agent, or "no" on adoption of the proposed ors," and copies have also been three for Seattle patrolman, four for Portland agent, 10 for Portland posted at headquarters and in all patrolman, three for Wilmington branches. agent, two for Wilmington patrol­ man, three for engine, and steward patrolman at Wilmington, and two for Honolulu agent. 102 Nominated SAN FRANCISCO—The WeyerA total of 102 book members hauser Steamship Company, whose were nominated for the 17 SUP SUP ships are manned by SIU Pacific HONOLULU posts when . nominations were ......Pier 8. Room 206 District members, has announced PHone 502-777 opened originally at the regular 523 BienvUle St. meeting at headquarters and the that it plans to modernize its fleet NEW ORLEANS Jackson 5-7428 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn branches on October 17. In addi­ of intercoastal vessels at a cost of NEW YORK HVacinth 9-6605 $51.^ million. The modernization PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. tion, 21 candidates were nominated Cj^itol 3-4336 program will also add 15 years of SAN FRANCISCO for the five regular positions as 450 Harrison St life to the eight Liberty ships Douglas 2-8363 SUP building corporation trustees, SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. and 22 members were nominated making up the fleet. Main 2-0290 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. for the four posts as delegates-atAlterations Listed Terminal 5-6617 large to the SIUNA convention. The program includes renewal MC&S The nominations remained open, of crew quarters and of piping and HONOLULU Room 206, Pier 8 in accordance with the SUP con­ wiring systems. New folding pon­ PHone 5-1714 523 Bienville St. stitution, through Monday, Novem­ toon hatch covers will be installed, NEW ORLEANS RAmond 7-428 ber 14. Following the deadline, 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn ent shipping rule provides that the NEW YORK HYacinth 9-6600 the duly elected Committee on and the ships' hulls will be PORTLAND..... 211 SW Clay St. CApitoI 7-,3223 Candidates examined the qualifica­ strengthened after some bulkheads SAN FRANCISCP 350 Fremont St. tions of all candidates and prepared EXbrook 7-5600 are removed. The engines will be 2505 1st Ave. the ballot. overhauled but there will be no SEATTLE MAin 3-0088 The Committee on candidates, WILMINGTON 602 Broad Ave. change in the ships' present TErminal 4-8538 elected at the headquarters meet­ propulsion system. ing of October 31, consisted of MFOW A company spokesman said HONOLULU. ..56 North Nimitz Highway Fred Jensen, Douglas Crute, A1 Weyerhauser would finance the PHone 5-6077 Lambert, Knud Anderson and ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. entire program without govern­ NEW . MAgnolia 0404 Charles Russo. NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St. mental assistance. Besides voting for new officers, COrtland 7-7094 522 NW Everett St. MCS" and SUP members are also Weyerhauser is a common carrier PORTLAND CApitol 3-7297-8 of lumber from Pacific to East SAN FRANCISCO........240 Second St. voting on constitutional changes in - • > DOuglas 2-4592 Coast ports, and of general .cargo SAN. PEDRO..-v.: JS96 West 7th. St. line with the revisions required on \yestbound voyages from Phila­ TErmin.al 3-4485 in union constitutions by LandrumSEATTLE ..2333 Western Ave. delphia and. Baltimore. . MAin-2;832e Griffin. See story on this page. Pac. Dist. Fleet To Be Modernized SIU Pacific District Halls r>. �SEAFARERS Pas* Twenty-J'ear 11: RR Dreams Up Way To End Shore Leave^ Longshore Jobs . ^'C'" I ?; tors looked on, the helicopter lifted the container off a Weehawken dock and deposited it on the deck of a United States Lines freighter anchored in the Hudson The Federal Bureau of Public Roads has frozen all payments in­ volving Federal funds to a bitterly anti-union Florida roadbuilder, Cone Bros. Contracting Co., as a result of charges that the firm made payoffs to state road inspec­ tors for various contracts. At the same time, the State Road Depart­ ment revoked the certificates of qualification of the firm and its subsidiaries, a move which bars the company from even bidding on fu­ ture new road jobs. Cone Bros., which has received $11.7 million in road contracts since 1958, has con­ sistently fought any and all union organizational efforts. Several months ago, the Tampa AFL-CIO Building Trades Council called for a strike in an effort to gain recog­ nition. S?" . 4' 4 4> o Letter Carriers' President Wil­ liam C. Doherty has been absolved of charges that he violated the Hatch Act when he allowed his name to be used in a pre-conyention advertisement promoting Lyn­ don Johnson for the presidency. The decision was made by the Civil Service Commission, which announced that Doherty had been Get Polio Shots, PHS Urges The Public Health Service urges Seafarers who have not already done so to get their polio shots as soon as possible. The shots can be gotten at any PHS hospital without charge. Plenty of vaccine is available so there is no delay in the admin­ istering of the shots. The few minutes a Seafarer takes to in­ sure himself against the crip­ pling disease by getting the shots are well worth the saving of time, money and, most of all, the avoidance of suffering and possible disability. !§• KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT NEW YORK—^The New York Central Railroad has come up with a new cargo-loading gimmick that would do away with the jobs of longshoremen altogether—if it worked. The new system involves the use of a heavy-duty helicopter which would transfer containers directly from railroad flatcars^ to the deck- of a freightship.' River. Just in case, a Coast Guard structions, a helicopter could load While skeptical ship opera­ launch cruised alongside the sl^ip the ship without the operator hav­ '! TJ:- ife December. Uf(| LOG as the helicopter's rotor blades flirted with the ship's booms. Theoretically, at least, given container type ship with a deck free of cargo booms and other ob- absolved of the charges because of lack of evidence. Doherty said he regarded bis vindication as a "demonstration of democracy." ^ i Two of three automotive giants —Ford and General Motors—have flatly-jejected a proposal that la­ bor and management hold regular meetings to.discuss mutual prob­ lems. Such meetings—which would not be concerned with collective bargaining—were first suggested by President Eisenhower in Oc­ tober. United Auto Workers Presi­ dent Walter Reuther followed up the suggestion with letters to the heads of the three auto firms. So far, he "has received replies from Ford and General Motors, both of which have turned down the pro­ posal. It's expected that Chrysler will act similarly. 4" 4" 4" 4?AFL-CIO unions took part in 1,146 representation elections, win­ ning 581 of them, during the third quarter of this year, according to the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB reported that there were 37,803 workers in bar­ gaining units which voted for'rep­ resentation by AFL-CIO affiliates. During the first nine months of 1960, 1,808 elections were won, as compared with 1,720 in 1959, ac­ cording to the NLRB. A commonplace misunderstanding that arises on SIU ships deals with the subject of transportation back to the port of engagement. It is normai for many ships, before going offshore, to run coast wise, or intercoastal, making a number of stops and picking up replacements here and there. Then the foreign articles will be signed at the iast stop in the continental United States. For example, a ship might cail at Boston, Norfolk, New York, Baltimore and Mobile, and then sign foreign articles in New Orleans before going offshore. If such a ship should pay off on the West Coast, for example, it is not unusual to find some crewmembers expecting transportation back to the port of sign-on—namely. New Orleans. Actually, as the contract clearly specifies, the transportation is payable back to the port of engagement—jnot the port where the foreign articles were signed. For example, seamen who shipped to the vessel in Baltimore would get transportation, on the basis of first-class railroad fare, back to that city. Section 57 (f) also makes it clear that the Seafarer must present himself at the port of engagement within 30 days in order to get wages and subsistence for his travei time back to that port from the port of payoff. The travel subsistence is at the rate of $& a day, in addition to the rail transportation, which covers lower berth sleeping facilities where needed. MA Gains On Liberty Fleet, 'Only' 1,300 Left 4^ The Retail Clerks' National Chain Store Committee last month voted to intensify the union's na­ tionwide boycott against Sears, Roebuck and Co., which started last May after a Sears store in San Francisco laid off 262 of its work­ ers for honoring the picket lines Of the Machinists Union. The leaders of the Retail Clerks plan to ad­ vise union members and the pub­ lic of Sears anti-labor policies and also to step up demonstrations in various cities served by Sears. 4> ing to come into a dock. This, of course, would save considerably on docking fees as welLa's longshore wage costs. Igor Sikotiky, aviation designer whose firm built the heli­ copter, Imagined a ship discharg­ ing and loading cargo without ever coming into port. What this would do to a shipload of seanien suffer^ ing from channel fever can well be imagined. Lifts 4,400-Lb. Box In the demonstration, the heli­ copter hoisted a 20-foot cargo con­ tainer weighting 4,400 pounds. The maximum capacity of the model of helicopter involved is five tons, but presumably, bigger 'copters could take on more of a load. Even so,- industry spokesmen pointed out, unloading a ship by SECTION 57. TRANSPORTATION AND PAYING OFF PROCEDURE "I. (b) It is also agreed that the Articles shall terminate at the final port of discharge In the contjnentai United States of Amerioa. If the final port of discharge is located in an area other than the area in the continentai United States in which is located the port of engage­ ment, first-class transportation shall be provided to only those men who leave the vessel, pins wages and subsistence to port of engagement in continentai United States . . . "(f) It is further agreed that if within 30 days of signing clear of the articles, a seaman who accepted first-class railroad transportation in cash presents himself in the company's or agent's office at the port of engagement, he shall be paid an amountNequal to wages- and sub­ sistence for the number of days ordinarily required to travel from port of signing off back to the port of engagement." this method would be a long, drawn-out process. After the demonstration, all of the guests retired to the Biltmore Hotei for lunch—courtesy of the railroad — where the railroad's president, Alfred Perlman, made a speech hailing the system as a labor-saving" device. "We must cut waste" (i.e., waterfront jobs) to compete with totalitarian coun­ tries," he said. He called for "co­ operation" between ships and rail­ roads in the transportation field. The New York Central, like other eastern railroads, has from time to time juggled its long and short haul rates so as to deprive coastwise ship operations of vari­ ous cargo offerings. Japanese Unionists Study SIU Aeaith Center '•iC\ ft' • p'l?'' • t'H. Visiting Japanese trade union team, one of many foreign union delegations to visit SIU, gets briefing on operations of SIU health center^ from Dr. Joseph Logue, medical director, (fight, back to camera). Group toured SIU's headquarters facilities. WASHINGTON—The Maritime Administration is making modest headway in its program of disposing of over-age Lib­ er tys in the nation's boneyard fleet. After some three years of sales, the MA has succeed--*•" * ed in selling 288 ships, leaving War II emergency ait a cost dt be­ a modest 1,300 left in the re­ tween $1,300,000 and $1,700,00() serve. The Liberty disposal program is' complicated by the fact that m^ss sales would flood the scrap market. Originally the Maritime Administratioi) had set a floor price pf $60,000 in the American market and $90,000 to foreign scrap dealers. Consequently It had to of­ fer the ships in dribs and drabs in order to make sales. Up until now, the program has realized about - $21,250,000. The vessels were built during the World '61 Outlook; Five, Million Unemployed WASHINGTON—Economic fore­ casts on unemployment indicate that as many as 5,300,000 Ameri­ cans will be out of work this winter. The forecast is based upon traditional seasonal increases in unemployment in the winter months. The figure could go higher unless economic conditions im­ prove sharply this winter. The estimate of total unemploy­ ment over five million is based on mid-October figure showing 3,579,000 Americans out of work. Normally, winter months see a rise in unemployment because winter weather shuts down con­ struction activity, roadbuilding, agricultural employment and ship­ ping on the Great Lakes and many inland^ waterways. Railroad carloadings, mining and trucking also drop off in the winter, particularly after, the Christmas holidays. each—and the World: War II dollar was worth about twice as much as .today's currency. Asking More BiJi At present^ Maritime has asked for bids for another 30 ships to foreign buyers at the $90,000 min­ imum. But on the domestic market, it is offering the ships without minimum bids, and, is accepting purchase prices of $'45,000 and iip —all of which makes if a good deal to be in the scrap business. One reason for the_ disposal of the shiifs at such modest prices is the cutback in the Maritime'Ad­ ministration's budget for " main­ tenance of reserve fleet ships. This put pressure on the agency to "un­ load ships or face the prospect of them becoming true rustbuckets. €BAF^ARER& �Deib(»fcer, l96i SEAFAkERS Pace Twen^-Five LOG I Industrial Union Members Are Weekend Football Pros Regjonal NLRB Rejects Charges By 'Independenf In Jay-Kay Plant Vote •^1 ^s| 1 NEW YORK—An "independent" union's eleventh hour tac­ tics aimed at forestalling the certification of the SIU's Marine Allied Workers Division as bargaining agent for the em­ ployees of the Jay-Kay Cor-'*poration failed miserably as minutes resulted in the "alleged" the National Labor Relations pro-SlU employees being paid Board in New York recommended overtime and, therefore, that the to its head office in Washington employer, by cooperating with the that all charges leveled against the MAWD was, in effect, paying the MAWD by Local 355 after the re­ voters to cast their ballots for the cent NLRB election be thrown out MAWD. • That the employer's (Jayand that the MAWD be certified as striking a pose familiar to sports fans are four MAWD'members of the Hussmann Re­ Kay's) further efforts to insure vot­ Jay-Kay employees' bargaining frigeration Co, All are weekend professional players for the Swedesboro 'NJ) Devils. ing by pro-SlU workers were ap­ agent as soon as it's feasible. From left: Frank Steedley, Thomas Meron, Norman Wilson and Sal Caltabiano. The workers of Jay-Kay had parent In the unsuccessful attempt voted overwhelmingly for MAWD by two official observers to per­ representation in the NLRB elec­ suade platform employees to vote tion held a few weeks ago here. late in the afternoon on voting Almost immediately after the polls day. • That Amalgamated officials had closed, however, the Amalga­ mated union worked up several had to remain across the street allegations against the MAWD and from the polling place while filed them with the Labor Board MAWD officials were allowed to in an attempt to not only forestall congregate near the voting booth. The Marine Allied Workers Division Welfare Plan paid out the certification of the election but In the Regional National Labor All unron^ members should regularly aftend the member­ 100 benefit claims to MAWD members or their dependents also as an excuse for it to continue Relations Board report released at during the month of November, according to the Plan, This collecting dues from Jay-Kay New York it was announced that ship meetings in their area. workers who had heretofore re­ all charges were thoroughly in­ was slightly higher than the'*' These meetings are devoted ceived little or nothing in return vestigated by NLRB staff members received benefit payments during 96 claims paid out during Oc­ to discussions of matters vital to for them. The main "charges" filed and that in each instance that tober, and came to a total of the month. MAW® or Jay-Kay was charged by the welfare and security of $9,640.25, with the Board were: • That the Board Agent's exten­ Local 355, all such allegations wero every MAWD member and his Three most sizable benefits Meet Your Shop Steward sion of the voting period by 37 found to be "without merit," family. among the 100 paid out went to; Lewis Atkinson of Schaevitz Engi­ What's more, these meetings neering, $795.70; George Baker, of provide every MAWD member Hill-Chase Steel, $732.85 and Berwith the opportunity to speak up nice Vigoreta, $611.60. All dis­ and state his views obout these bursements to the three covered Arthur Shepard, a lonjgtime em­ hospital, surgical and disability vital matters. ployee of Wire Rope Trading Co., benefits. Here is the schedule of the at 17th Street One maternity benefit was paid and Willow Ave., out during the .month^ It went to next meetings: Hoboken, is the Vincent Murillo of Airmaster Cor­ NEW YORK-Tuesday, Jan­ poration. He received a check in shop steward uary 3, at 7 PM, SlU Half, 675 the amount of $182.50, representing his fellow MAWD Fourth Ave,, B'klyn. Airmaster Benefits member workers Of the benefits paid out to BALTIMORE - Friday, Janu­ at the Jersey ary 6, at 8 FM, SlU Hall, 1216 MAWD members or their depend­ firm. ents, during November, those em­ E. Baltimore St. Shepard, a 36ployed at Airmaster Corp,, .Phila­ year old truck SUNBURY - Sunday, Janu­ delphia, collected the largest driver for Wire Rope, first started number among MAWD-contracted ary 8, at 2 PM,' Friendship plants, while seven claims were with the firm in 1946 as a cable Fire Company. paid out to employees of Schaevitz helper. His job was to assist in cutting and re-rolling cable used PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, Engineering, Six Paulsen-Webber aboard ship and in aircraft. After January 10, at 7:30 PM, SlU workers received benefits during two years, he was promoted to the November, Three employees of Hall, 2604 S. 4th Street. Hill-Chase Steel, Baltimore, also position of truck driver. He liked this job so well he's still at it. 4Brother Shepard, a native North Carolinean, is married and lives in Three-man rank-and-file balloting committee was elected New York with his wife Doris and at last MAWD meeting in NY to count ballots on con­ a son, Edward, 4^^ years. His offstitution voting, . L-r are W. F. Swann, Nilsen & Mills • This is one in a series of features whith the SEAFARERS LOG duty interests are confined mainly shop steward :W,A, Buccarelli, Durham Canvas, and to attending sports events—espe­ iinll publish regarding members of SlU-affiliated unions working in Tony Fasano, Standards Metals shop steward, cially baseball and football games. maritime production and allied fields. These Are Your Union Meetings —Attend Them! Welfare Benefit Totals Hit $9,640 Last Month Arthur Shepard Of Wire Rope MAWD Acts In Six Ports On Constitution, Officials With SlU Industrial Workers BROTHER CHARLES CARTER BROTHER ERIC B. HAGEN Is Is employed by the MAWD-con- a set-up man and tool grinder with ^ the MAWD-contracted Seatrain -"• - ^ tracted Milo Ma­ Lines of Texas chine Co., of 72 City, Texas, as a Sedswick St., shoreside worker. Brooklyn, . NYs Carter has been H a g e h became with the firm employed at the now for better company last than 13 years, April after hav­ having first gone ing worked about to work'there in two years at an­ August, 1947. A resident of Eagle Pass, Texas, other machine shop. Milo Machine Brother Carter is' a former ship­ Co, recently signed a new contract board oiler, having worked last on with the MAWD which gives a pay the SS W, L, R, Emmett. The increase and other benefits to IMAWD member lives at 305 1st Brother Hagen . and all MAWD members employed by the firm. Avenue, south, In Texas City, The news on this page deals with people working under the SIU banner in. shoreside estab­ lishments engaged in. maritime production and allied fields. Included among the items made are cordage, canvas, lifesaving equipment, ship's gear and related industrial products. Because there had not been any organization avail­ able to them, many of these workers were formerly without any union protection, until they came under the SIU banner. Developments In their area will be reported here because they are an impm-tant part of the maritime industry. NEW YORK — MAWD members in six ports met earlier this month to discuss a proposed new constitution and to se­ lect nominees for five official union posts. The nominees go on the ballot for interim posts to be filled by secret ballot on ports have received a copy of the January 3, At this time, the proposed new constitution, along voting on the proposed new^ con­ stitution will take place. Within 30 days or by January 6, 1961, the membership will be advised by the MAWD Executive Board of the results of the voting on the con­ stitution. The first regular convention date of the Marine and Allied Workers Division will be in May of next year, and at this time the member­ ship will elect five regular offi­ cers, AH MAWD members in the six with an instruction sheet designed to familiarize them with the details concerning the need for such a constitution under the require­ ments of the Landrum-Griffin Act The nominees whose names were submitted for interim officers posts at the meeting were: Steve Cardullo, for MAWD national director; Jack Miller, for Atlantic Coast area director; Lindsey Wil­ liams, for Gulf Coast director; AI Tanner, Great Lakes director and Al Kerr, secretary-treasurer. •A. �Vaaw ihrenly^-Six AU of the following 5IU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25-bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing a total of $8,400 in maternity benefits and a maturity value of $1,050 in bonds: , [;, ••.! J!>'' •K' 'T 5 (<• m-'i\ '!:• Dawn Marie Drazawicki, born July 23, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs, Thomas Drazawicki, Wilmington, Del. John Anthony HoiTinann, born August 23, 1960, to Seafarer arid Mrs. Eugene C. Hoffmann, New Orleans, La. Leyden Tyrone Spencer, born July 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robea-t T. Spencer, Mobile, Ala. Samuel David Thompson, born September 1, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Harold W. .Thompson, Timonium, Md.. Roger Dale Witherington, born September 17, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Arthur C. Witherington, Daphne, Ala. . Daniel V. Guilles, born August 21, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jacinto Guilles, Bronx, N. Y. Leslie J. Gpillot, born September 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leslie J. Guillot, New Orleans, La. Kirk A. Lund, born September 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Russell Lund, Sonoma, Calif. Jack E. Thomas, born September 8, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Houston Thomas, Jr., Mobile, Ala. Alicia K. Pavlos, born September 12, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ulachou Pavlos, San Francisco, Calif. John Philip Jordan, born June 9, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Jordan, Jersey City, NJ. Raymond J. Richardson, born May 31, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Roland Richardson, Beltsville, Md. Janet Mary Borawick, born September 8, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alexander Borawick, Baltimore, Md. Wayne Mark Douzat, Jr., born August 10, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. P. J. Douzat, Thibodaux, La. Gia Terez Fraone, born August 10, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fran­ cisco Fraone, New Orleans, La. Mark Daniel Gilas, bom flpctober 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Walter Gilas, Brooklyn, NY. : Suzanne Johnson, born October 4, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Claud Johnson, Destin, Fla. Karen Miller, born August .3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. JoaquI^ Miller, Baltimore, Md. William Miller, born September 30, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Miller, Baltimore, Md. Michael Granger, born September 16, 1960, to Seafarer Sward Granger, Basile, La. Gecrge Douglas Jordan, born August 11, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Jordan, Mobile, Ala. Mary Donovan, born October 5, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph Donovan, Roxbury, Mass. Nicholas Comias, born October 22, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Michael N. Cornias, Baltimore, Md. Michael Alvardo, born October 25, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jose Ciro Alvardo, Texas City, Texas. Albert Robbins, born September 21, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Douglas Robbins, Dorsey, Miss. . Emily Brdwer, born September 19, 19^0, to Seafarer and Mrs, Jack E. Brewer, New Orleans, La. , ' John McNellage, born October 24, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John W. McNellage, Mobile, Ala. Orlando Aragones, born September 20, 1960, to Seafarer and ^s. Abraham Aragones, Pajardo, Puerto Rico. Victoria Kaduck, born September 9, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Raymond Kaduck, Miami, Fla. Jeremiah and George Harrington, born August 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Arthur Harrington^ Charleston, Mass. Cheri Ann Redding, born September 24, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Redding, New Orleans, La. Ray Jordan, born September 25, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Dewey Jordan, Wilmer, Ala. Stephen Frankewicz, born September 12, 1960, to Seafarer and ]^8. Stephen J. Frankewicz, Baltimore, Md. Robin Tagliafarri, born August 16, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph Tagliafarri, Baltimore^ Md. Andria Lukowski, born December 24, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jerome Lukowski, Baltimore, Md. , Edward Burke, born October 6, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward Burke, Dorchester, Mass. Terri BattagUa, born September 28, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph Battaglia, New Orleans, La. Alma Wilkersop, born October 9, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Murray Wilkerson, Creola, Ala. Frances Peragallo, born October 4, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph Percgallo, Levittown, NY. Laurie Pehler, born -September 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mr$|. Frederick Pehler, Mobile, Ala. Tina Hatgimislos, born September 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Kosta Hatgimislos, Philadelphia, Pa. SEAFARERS IM^1»e». INIr LOG The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers^ Welfare Plan and a total of $45,000 in benefits was paid, (Any apparfint delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of a benefit ciary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates,) Philip I. Griffin. 38: Brother Griffin died on May 15, 1960, in an accident at the Howard Hotel, Norfolk, Va. He began sailing in 1960 as a messman. Mrs. Mattie B. Griffin of Belhaven, NC, was appointed admin­ istratrix of his estate. Belha^n Community Ceme­ tery, Belhaven, NC, was the place of burial. Total benefit: $500. John Gorman, 37: Brother Gor­ man died of injuries sustained during the colli­ sion of the SS Alcoa Corsair on October 22, 1900. He had been sail­ ing in the stew­ ard department since 1953. Sur­ viving is his widow, Mrs. Naomi M. Gor­ man of New Orleans, La. Burial was in Lakelawn Park, New Or­ leans. Total benefit: $4,000. James E. Cornelius, 41; A heart ailment was listed as the cause of death for Brother Cornelius on May 10, 1960 .at Gal­ veston, Texas. He had been sailing as'a tugboat engi­ neer since 1957. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Bar­ bara Cornelius of Texas City, Texas. Galveston Memorial Park, Galves­ ton, was the place of burial. Total benefit: $4,000. 4" 4" it Walter B. Orman, 45: Brother Orman died of injuries sustained during the colli- , sion of the SS Alcoa Corsair on October 22, 1960. He had been sail­ ing in the stew­ ard department since 1947. His mother, Mrs; Irma C. Pertuit of^ SUdeU, La., survives him. Burial was at St. Mary's Cemetery, New Orleans, La. Total beriefit: $4,000. Edward Kctchke, 45: Brother Ketchke died of injuries sustained during the colli­ sion of the SS Alcoa Corsair on October 22, 1960. He had sailed since 1951 in the steward depart­ ment. Surviving is his sister, Mrs. T. Russell of Woodihont, Conn. Burial was at Westlawn Memorial Park, New Orleans, La. Total bene­ fit: $4,000. ^ 4> 4i Nork City. Burial was at St. Mary's Cemetery, Oswego, NY. Total benefit: $4,000. 4* 4> 4' ' Jackie W. Graham, 30: Pneu­ monia was the cause of death for Brother Graham at the U n i o n Memorial Hos­ pital, Baltimore, Md., on May 26," 1960. He had been sailing in the engine de­ partment since 1959. Mrs. Willie Mae Graham of Thomas Boarman, 29: Brother Hamlet, NC, was appointed adminr Boarman was assumed drowned istratrix of his estate. Burial was and lost at sea in Raeford Cemetery, Raeford, NC. on November 25, Total benefit: $500. 1958-, while 4> 4> 41 aboard the SS John B. Water­ Fred Turok, 53: Brother Turok man. He had been died of accidental Injuries on May sailing since 1951 30, 1960, while in the deck de­ aboard the SS partment. He is Steel Apprentice. survived by his He had been sail­ mother,- Mrs. ing in the stew­ Margaret Boarman of Brooklyn, ard department, NY. Place of burial Is listed as at since 1946. Alex­ sea. Total benefit: $4,000. andra A1 b a n 0 and Ann Roth 4* 4* 4> . were appointed George Griswold, 57: A heart ail­ joint administra­ ment was the cause of death for trix of his estate. Burial was id Broth C'r Groswold Long Island National Cemetery*, on September 18, Farmingdale, NY. Total benefit; 1960 at Brooklyn, $4,000. ><;. i New York. He X i. X' , had sailed since Harry Clafk, 47; Brother Clark 1946 in the en­ gine department. died of a heart ailment gt. sea aboard the SS Surviving is his Penn Explorer on mother, Mrs. Eliz­ August 15, I960.: abeth C. Gris­ He had, been sail­ wold of St. Paul, Minn. His place of burial is Rose ing in the" engine department since Lawn Cemetery, Roseville, Minn. 1956., Surviving; Total benefit: $4,000. is his. widow, Mrs.j 4* 4" Helen P. Cl.arki Francis Regan, 59: Brother Regan of Galveston,' died at sea aboard the SS Steel Texas, riis placej Voyager on Oc­ of burial is listed as at sea.. Total; tober 4, 1960 as^a beriefit: $4,000. , , j, result of a heart 4* X 4" • " • condition. He Elmer Pilkington, 41:' Brother' had been sail­ Pilkington died of accidental gun-ing in the stew­ shot wounds on' ' ard department April 2, 1960 at since 1951. He is Wayne, NC; He survived by an had sailed in the aunt. Miss Anna deck department' Regan of New since 1959. Mrs. Esther A. Pilking­ ton, his widow, of Goldsboro, N C, was named ad­ ministratrix of his estate. Burial was at Progressive Cemetery, Goldsboro. Total bene­ fit: $4,000. Penti Explorer Honors Shipmaie. •'X Solemn last rites for Seafarer Harry Clark are. conducted aboard SS Penn Explorer following his death at sea. / X X ' Philip Bilbao, 64: A lung condition was the cause of death^or Brother Bilbao on - Sep­ tember 1, 1960, at the Spanish Beneficiaries So­ ciety Hospital in Puebla, Mexico. He had sailed since 1951 in the steward depart­ ment. He is sur­ vived by his wid­ ow Mrs. Teresa R. Bilbao of Pu­ ebla, Mexico. Burial was in Puebla. Total benefit; $4,000. I' ^'1 �9.1 < l'-. DMembcr, 19M SEAFARERS Par* Twenty-ScTca LOG Claiborne Crew Enioys Barbecue In Style Of Sailing Ship Days The following article, submitted to the LOG hy Seafarer C. E. Turner, T-38, steward aboard the SS Claiborne (Waterman) brings to mind the days of the old sailing ships when livestock was carried on clippers on long voyages in order to provide the crew and passengers with fresh meat. The livestock carried on the Claiborne recently, however, was partly used for a barbecue which was greatly appreciated by the crew. The star of the barbecue story on board the SS Claiborne was this calf munching hay on the deck just before slaughtering. The animal was donated by Mr. Bass of Bass Pecan Co. of Lumberton, Miss. The barbecue calf which was slaughtered aboard ship is finally cut up by Pablo Gonzalez (left) MM, and chief cook J. A. Elliot as the time draws near for feasting and fun aboard the SS Claiborne.. . Seafarer's Wife Passes Away not even knowing a person. I ' know my husband, who is now working with you men, has thanked you all. But I myself and my father wish to thank you all by putting this in the LOG. Thank you again. Virginia Brockett George Roth To the Editor: 1 would like to advise my many friends and shipmates who knew her that my wife, Valzora H. Collins, died at home In Brooklyn, NY, on September 27, 1960. She passed away due * t t to heart disease. Burial was at Garden City Offers Seamen Cemetery, at St. Paul, in the state of Minnesota where she Argentine Tour was born. To the Editor: My many thanks to those who As a retired Seafarer and suffered with me at the time of pre-war member of your Union, this loss. the SIU, I would like to advise Herbert Collins you of my partnership with the (Ed. note: Mrs. Collins, as a Argentine travel organization^ retired hospital attendant, was • Delfino-Turismo. well aware of the value of blood I shall be pleased to serve in emergencies and was one of any Seafarer at the most inex­ the earliest donors to the SIU pensive rates for any transport Blood Bank. Our condolences within the Argentine Republic to Brother Collins on his loss.) as well as for excursions or sightseeings that are arranged by us with the lowest possible Thanks Crew rates for seamen. For Flowers All tours are personally con­ To the Editor: ducted by myself. This agency To each crewmember who is is the oldest and most reputable or was aboard the SS Penn organization of its kind in Vanguard on October 16, 1960: Argentina. We have an espe­ My father, Mr. Roth, and I, Mrs. cially popular "Fiesta Gaucha"/ Clarence R. Brockett, both tour which covers a cattle deeply thank and appreciate ranch in the Argentine pampas. the very kind thought for send­ I thank you wholeheartedly ing the beautiful flowers for for mailing me the LOG. It is •my mother, Mrs. George Roth, to me the most interesting sea­ Vho passed away October 16, man's newspaper and impresses 1960. me for the outstanding work of I think it just wonderful of your Union. all the men to do this when Charles S. Roettger Being a member of the Seafarers International Union of North America, I know that we have been first in quite a few things in the maritime industry. I think that we have another "first" for us on the SS Claiborne. We have been having barbecues on deck lor quite some time. They're usualiy held on Sunday afternoons when most of our union brothers are off duty. The pas­ sengers and officers also partic­ ipate in these events. The story on our last barbecue, however, was different. We started with a young animal on the hoof— alive. It was given to the crewmembers of the Claiborne by Mr. Bass of the Bass Pecan Company of Lumberton, Miss. Mr. Bass has been shipping cat­ tle on this Waterman ship for some time and he still is. We were tak­ ing another load of cattle a few months ago from New Oorleans. Mr. Bass heard of our barbecues and made the generous gift which was appreciated every much by everyone on board. Food For Survival I understand that many years ago in the days of the sailing ships, they carried live animals. But that was food for survival. Ours was for recreation and the pleasant feeling of being full of good barbecue. To make the story short, we started with a live calf, skinned and prepared the meat, and the* final outcome was another successfull barbecue. The enclosed pic­ tures show the scenes of the fes­ tivities, but the real proof was in the eating. F Ttll it to the IfOj! Enjoying the end results of a barbecue which started with a live calf are creWmembers of the SS Claiborne. (L to r) H. W. "Buck" Weaver, deck maintenance; C. E. Turner, steward; K Turner, OS, E. E. Ritchie, second cook; F. W. Chavers, chief electrician, and Oscar Karlbom, first engineer. Thanks Union For Needed Aid To the Editor: My son, Thomas, always told me, "Mother," if you ever are in trouble, go to my Union; they will help you." The receipt of your death benefit check for $4,000 proves how very right he was. It is hard for me to put into words my feelings about this matter. Indeed, 1 am grateful r" / ' ^ V... ' J '•5 All letters to the Editor for publication in the^EAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. my deepest gratitude and ap­ preciation to the Seafarers International Union and all connected with it. Sincerely yours, Margaret Boarman - 4 3^ Seaman Gives School Report To the Editor: School is not as difficult as it was in the beginning. It is still a struggle to comprehend the basic concepts of subjects completely outside of my per­ sonal experience. Perhaps hard work and perseverance will be enough to overcome these ob­ stacles. Sincerely yours, George F. Johnson (Ed. note: Seafarer* George Johnson, of New Orleans, won an SIU schlarship last year and is attending Loyola University in New Orleans). i 1. t for all you have done for me in the name of my son, but some­ British Seaman how these words hardly seem to be enough. Your E. B. Mc- Clarifies Point Auley was kindness itself; he •To the Editor: did everything possible to help In your September issue of us in this tragic matter over the SEAFARERS LOG you the past two years. state that British seamen have Even now your letter- to me a five and a half day week and offers more help if needed. This a non-contributory pension I will surely keep in mind, for scheme. it is a wonderful thing to know The NSU and the owners have you have someone to go to who recognized the five and a half is,willing and able to give aid day week in principle. In prac­ tice we are paid by the calen­ if necessary. In closing, I again thank you, dar month, with the days of a and once more, must express part month being paid on the basis of a 30-day month. The five and a half day week ap­ plies only to ships in port at the week's end. The pension is to be paid only to contract men, and without going into details, is as phony as the five and a half day week. I draw this to your attention as I know that plenty of British seamen read the LOG when it comes their way. G. Holloway 3. i i • New Orleans USPHS is Tops To the Editor: The Public Health Service Hosiptal in New Orleans has the most efficient, most pleas­ ant, and experienced staff of doctors, nurses, nurses aides, at­ tendants, porters and clerks. Every department of the hos­ pital is wonderfully staffed. I've just got to say to them, may God bless you all and I very sincerely thank you from the bottom of my heart. I want to thank you for the wonderful recreation programs for the pa­ tients. To all the people in charge of arranging the activ­ ities, thank you so much. I would like to shoot it to the high heavens that the USPHS Hospital in New Orleans is the best in the country. The whole staff of the hospital doesn't have to take a back seat to any­ one. Keep up the good work. Fraternally, James Thomas Moore �• • T-HSir;--; • Faf Twenty-suit SEAFARERS Coalinga Invasion Ends In A Truce The following article was submitted to the LOG over the names of Ed Kresz, ship's reporter on the SS Coalinga Hills (Marine Carriers), and a fellow who signed himself as "Big Jack Roach, delegate." Kresz and his opposite number, Jack, declare that the Coalinga Hills has "gone bugs." We of the Coalinga Hills are on one of the buggiest trips ever tak­ en by an SIU crew. Visitors and patrolmen are not to be alarmed if, when boarding the ship, they see spots before their eyes. The white spots are the deck deapartment roaches, the red spots are black gang roaches, and the green spots are the steward department roaches. This color scheme was decided upon so that the roaches of each department could be iden­ tified. Everything was going fine until the roaches started to take too many liberties, such as sleeping in our sacks and resting in the sugar bowls. Meeting Called A meeting was called among the department delegates and Big Jack. (For the record. Big Jack is the boss of the roaches.) An agreement was made: The roaches were to stop sleeping in the sacks if the crew put brighter lights In the passageway so as not to step on any of their boys. Everything is now going fine, but it is a blessing that this trip is nearly over. because it has been rumored that the roaches, who now outnumber the crew eight to one, were planning an uprising. If they had won, they intended to paint the sailors white, the black gang'red, and the steward depart­ ment green for identification pur­ poses—so let's get off before we all go bugs, s/ Ed Kresz, Ship's Reporter, and Big Jack, Roach Delegate. PS. Not responsible for any roaches in the envelope. ' NORTHWISTIRN VICTORY (Vie.. ting out • draw in Inchon. Korea on tory Carrlan), Nov. IJ—Chalrman> ' October 10 Korean currency. Crew refused draw under the impression R. V. Hayloek; Soerotary, Allan Man. ual. Everything it running imoothiy. Each man to donate 50 cents for the ship's fund. It is requested that the ship be auppUed with new and better linen. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), Oct. 30 —Chairman, C. Heuchint; Sacretary, A. Farrara. No beefs. No disputed OT. Ship's delegate to see about a washing machine. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Oct. 30—Chairman, James H. FIsherj Sec­ retary, Johnny P. Ballday. Everything running smoothly. Will have SiU agent see the skipper for better lunch schedule In Korea. OlO.OS in the ship's fund. Expenditures $3. It Is suggest­ ed that the agent see the captain about keeping Koreans ami Japanese out of messhails and pantries. A vote of thanks to the steward department for Ane food and service. ALCOA ROAMER (AlCoa), Oct. 5— Chairman, Hemar Starling; Sacretary, John R. Tllley. Ship's delegate failed to rejoin the vessel in Ponce. New delegate was elected. There was S1S1.85 In the ship's fund before tehting movies In Mobile. Vote of thanks to the steward department for good service. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Nov. 12—Chairman, P. Patrick; Secretary, C. Dammeyer. One man missed ship. WiU elect a new ship's delegate. Ship's fund stands at S361. There will, be more soda purchased because the ship Is going into lay-up. Vote of thanks to Clifford Dammcyc.- for a Job well done as the ship's delegate. KATHRYN (Bull), Oct. 16—Chair, man, M. Simon; Secretary, E. Rosade. Some disputed OT. Chief stewaid using supplies with care In order not to run short during the voyage. LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bleomfleld), Nov. 6—Chairman, Danny Byrne; Sec. retary. Lea Da Parllar. Ship's dele, gate paid off and a new delegate Is to be elected. The ship's fund Is 840. No expenses. Company In New Or* leans did not forward crew's mail ,to Texas. Mall was delivered upon ship's arrival In New Orleans nine days later. Ship's delegate to see about replacing present washing machine. Sinks in laundry shnuM be replaced. Alcoa Pointer Galley ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Oct. 33— Chairman, J. T. Robinson; Secretary, W. R. Stone. Ship's fund stands at $4.04. Delegate to see the . captain about having the crew's quarters sougeed and the decks painted. Vote of thanks to the steward department for well prepared food and service. AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), Nov. 3— Chairman, William R. Klelmola; Sec. retary, C. B. Janten. One man missed ship at Port Newark. Matter satisfactorlly settled. Ship's delegate re. elected. DEL MAR (MIssltslepI), Nov. «— Chairman, J. Poitar; Secretary, R. ,0U"^- Achae. Smooth payoff. S457 In the ship's fund. Motion made and secended to give SSO of the shin's fund to the Christmas fund at the New Orleans hall. DEL CAMPO (Mississippi), Oct. 33— Chairman, E. E. Cox; Sacretary, J. M. Syms. No beefs so far. .Ship's dele­ gate resigns. There Is S20 |n the ship's fund. New ship's delegate was elected. I I The galley crew of the SS Alcoa Pointer came into high praise from the ship's steward, Jimmie Higham. The department includes (1 to r) L. Lovet, galleyman; McPherson, chief cook; and G. Marzette, third cook. Hig­ ham lauded his department's sober and serious attitude toward its duties. YORKMAR (Calmer), Nov. 1 — Chairman, M. Klelber; Seeratary, L. O. Plerson. Elected a new shin's delegate. No beefs. No disputed OT. PENN SHIPPER (Penn Shipping), Oct. 9—Chairman, D. J. Hewson; Sec. retary, J. F. DIckarson. Ship to take emergency stores In Singapore.- Dlsputed OT to be taken up at the pay­ off. Steward department beefs to bo taken un at payoff also. Oct. 35—Chairman, John DIckarson; Secretary, J. W. Butler.' Motion made to have ship's delegate see about gettine toilets renaired. Discussed the matter of foc'sles being sougeed and stores to be received in Yokohama. WILD RANGER (Waterman). Oct. 30 —Chairman, C. Borti; Secretary, O. Lawson. Matters pertaining to the welfare of the crew Will be taken up promptly. There is now SM In the ship's fund. Cook missed' shin. All delegates to turn In a repaij^llst. Sug­ gest that elop chest be replenished. KATHRYN (Bull), Nov. 13—Chair­ man, Evarlsto Jimenez; Secretary, sama. Some disputed OT. Three de­ partments to cooperate In cleaning laundry and shower and toilet. I DEL NORTE (Mississippi), Oct. 3— Chairman, George 'E. Annis; Secre­ tary, W. P. Kaiser. Ship's delegate reports that he has posted letter of thank.s to crew from Brother Thorn­ ton who is in a hospital after having broken his hip In engine room acci­ dent. He also sent a letter to headnuarters about standing watch on hotw, when taking heavy «pr»vs; Shin'? t-easnrer. Sister Ponnett. has gotten off: therefore enother tr»asi'i'er will have to be electort. Shin's fund, ••>04.53. Is now In chief niir««r's safe, "fovle di-ector renorts •'41 ev in fund from last trln. He got ten new movies —some repairs, has balance of $30.87. orEatJ FVF" YN ;Mar'*lme Ower•ea«). Oct. a—«"hp»rm»n, P WendeM; e*cret*rv, /»i«* J«nes. "ent-lr list turned In.' *!hln'e fund, go stote of tvonhs to steward denartmeiit. •(c* -This should the crew awake! (Cartoon by Seafarer Zhemeck.)( Deeember, MM LOG • pcerneetM riTY s/ictsnv (Vl«*-pv g-rriersi. rsef. 4—ghelrmen. J. n..rht; e-eretarw, G, r I n*hrop. ohin's d-'eg-te reneot«d tiiot tie Is . .....ivniv— toti es de'evqto he. --,,ee he's eirpedv hed (he steiyerdS .'etehete "toh P P,,eh eteeted peW -•.3e,S d-teeete." Ceeeie^ feenttfig WOS that the captain would put out • held October 11 re: the captain putdraw in US currency before arriving in Okinawa. No medical treatmeqt was administered to those who needed it in Inchon. Korea. Delegates went to see the captain about the draw and he agreed to put out a draw on ar­ rival in Okinawa. He also agreed to see that men get proper medical treatment in Okinawa. Delegate stated he would see the Arst assistant engineer about sanitary pumps which were broken for several days. DEL.CAMPO (Mississippi), Oct. 3— Chairman, C. Raymond; Secretary, L, Munna. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. $20 in treasury. Motion made to elect treasurer. Steward elected by acclamation. SANTA VENETIA (Elam), Oct. 3— Chairman, Farrls M. Jones; Secretary, M.. L. Loache. Ship's fund. $22.55. Farrls M. Jones elected ship's dele­ gate. Crew told to bring cups and glasses back to pantry and keep laun­ dry clean. Vote of thanks to steward department. ZEPHYRHILLS (Peninsular Nav.), Oct. 14—Chairman, B. B. Darley; Sec­ retary, R. Dlpaolo. No agent for mall. Poor launch service. Ship Is undermanned. Dispute over fresh fruit, vegetables and milk. Motion made and seconded to begin a ship's fund for communications, stamps, etc. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), Oct, 18—Chairman, J. Glenn; Secre­ tary, E. Auer, $180.owed on the coke machines. There has been one pay­ ment made on the machine and all who loaned money on It have been repaid. A. A. Sllvesrtl elected ship's delegate. Suggestion made that hooks be attached to bulkhead In laundry room so that laiuidry bags can bohung there for soiled linen. Crew messman suggests that men clean up before coming into the messroom from work. CiarlAcatlon from board­ ing patrolman concerning time off as there seems to be a difference of opinion on it. Suggestion that empty Ave gallon paint cans be placed on poop deck for cigaret butts. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land Service), Oct. 16—Secretary, Ange'o Romero. No beefs In all departments. Messhall deck has not been Axed after being on repair list four months. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Oct, 16—Chairman, P. Patrick; Secretary, W. Barnes. New washing machine re­ ceived. All repairs taken care of. Crewmembers asked to see the pa­ trolman on any new equipment or re­ pairs, no satisfaction from chief engi­ neer. Timer for wiuhlng machine ordered. No monies to be loaned from ship's fund. Need new fan for crew messroom. Vote of thanks to steward department. SAN MARINO (Peninsular Nav.), Oct. 15—Chairman, Norwood E. Geno) Secretary, C. L. Strlngfellow. Ship's delegate Jerome 1. Hacker reported that captain take off mall. The cap­ tain was asked about money for draws, but had ho reply. S3 in ship's treasury. To have arrival pool for more ship's fund. To see captain about ice maclUne being repaired In Freeport. Vote of thanks to steward departmen.t COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), Oct. 17—Chairman,. Robert M. Douglas. Crewmembers request tiles on Aoor foc'sle. FELTORE (Marven), Oct. 13—Chair­ man, O. B. Albright; Secretary, E. A. Boyd. Letters covering delayed sail­ ing and Information regarding an­ chorage at Porto Ordaz to be brought to the attention of the patrolman at Philadelphia. $10 In ship's fund. Sug­ gestion that toilets amidships to be given pressure so that they will Aush properly. Also thpt the third mate's lavatory be repaired for leak. Ques­ tion also asked as to who is supposed to care for engineer's room. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), Oct. 16—Chairman, P. Blalock; Secretary, L. Moore. Complaint about washing machine ruining laundry. Mes.sroom cuns to be brought back to messroom. Book member to bring bosun up before patrolman about kid­ ding black gang delegate. FORT HOSKINS (CItles service), Oct. 1—Chairman, J. C. Keel; Secre­ tary, H. H. Fielder. 'Will have meet­ ing with patrolman regarding Arlng of men. MASSMAR (Calmar), Oct. 1—Chair­ man, Red Braunstein; Secretary, M. E. Greenwald. Everything okav aboard ship. No beefs. Vote of thanks to the stew.ird department. Renair list to be made uo and turned in before arrival' itr port. _ COASTAl. CRUSADER (Suwannee), Sent. 1—Ch»*rman. Tliomas Kl'ne; Secretary. W. D. Parrlsh. Some dis­ puted OT oollected for engine and steward depts. .Shin's delegate re­ ported that safety meetln" WP« field for all department heads. St'mns are avpilahle for shin's erew. •'log in .shin's fund. Some dl.snuted OT |n deck denartment. Cane was (dected deck safety man. Replacement for bosun and OS arrived in Recife. .Mo­ tion made to write Union concerning ahore leave at Ascension Island; tech­ nicians and officers going ashore. Letter to Union concerning ladder leading to technician's quarters. In­ sufficient slop chest. Out of certain brands of cigarettes. Crew opposed to one year articles—nine months Is long enough. LA SALLE (Waterman), Oct. 9— Chairman, J. Redding; Secretary, M. O. Ohitrem. Ship's fund $42.35. Mo­ tion made that recreation room, laundry and passageways aft be painted out. Deck department shower painted. That steward steward de­ partment foc'sles and showers be painted. Steward to order new mat­ tresses. NEW YORKER (Erie A St. Lawrence), Oct. 10—Chairman, Charles Be­ dell; Secretary, Lee, Mevall. First meeting held aboard this ship. Reu­ ben Slgwart elected ship's delegate. Vote of thanks gjven all hands for the perfect harmony of the entire crew. This ship is sure a pleasure to •all on fiuin topside down to the engine room. All hands seem to go a little out of their way to help each other. Conditions for the crew are tops. SANTORB (Ore Nov.), Oct. 13 — Chairman, O. Maddox; Secretary, W. Strickland. Ship's delegate reported everything okay.^ No beefs. Several hours disputed OT in steward depart­ ment. Ship's delegate resigned, and ' new ship's delegate elected. STJEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Oct. 15—Chairman, L. Larkin; Secretary, F, R. Farmer. Ship's delegate Frank R. Farmen reported that they put in subsistence for no hot water. Clarify draws. Turned In repair Ust. Will see patrolman about disputable logs. Some disputed OT in engine depart­ ment. Fresh water tanks to: be cleaned. Getting enough cigarettes for the next voyage. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for a Job well done. Ship's fund, $10. S3.14 taken out for cablegram to hall. WARRIOR (Waterman), Oct. 16 — Chairman, H. Ahern; Sacretary, M. B. Elliott. Ship's delegate Henry Love­ lace Jr. reported all getting off. Lit­ tle disputed OT and patrolman will take care of It. Repair list turned in. Discussed transportation- and travel subsistence. Suggestion to freeze milk when supply Is abundant. Oct. 30—Chairman, A. H. Aherni Secretary, M. B. Elliott. Ami BJorasson elected ship's delegate replacing H. Lovelace, retiring ship's delegate, who was given a vote of thanks for a Job well done. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), July 33—Chairman, Roy Poole; Secretary, James Brasfleld. No beefs. No dis­ puted OT. Ship's fund. $13.12. To elect ship's treasurer. VIVIAN (Maritime Overseas), Oct. 17—Chairman, A. Packsrt; Sacretary, E. Dora. E. Dore was elected ship's delegate. Vote of thanks given' to John Hunt, former ship's delegate. Motion made to write to headquarters and agent in Seattle regarding unsat­ isfactory food. Trying to have SIU Food Plan put In effect aboard this ship. Taking beef up with the agent in states regarding poor medical care by doctor hired by this company In India. Will try to get new Ice box for crew messhall. CANTIGNY (Cities SeKvlce), Oct. 23 —Chairman, A. J. Giovanni; Secretary, . Edward J. Wright. Thomas O'Connor elected ship's , delegate. Discussion regarding money on board for draws. MONTEGO SUN (Standard Marlne),Sept. 1(L—Chairman, Dadslekrch; Sac­ retary, 'Souze. Men walked off ship, black gang without being relieved. Members voted for Amerlcati money for draws in foreign ports. Steward eiected ship's treasurer. TIMBER HITCH (Suwannee), Sept. 21 — Chairman, Adllsen; Secretary, Magre. No beefs. Suggestion taken up with captain to make inspection of water tanks when in port of Recife. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), Oct. 31—Chairman, Orlando; Secre­ tary, Scregglns. Five day subsistence coming to. crew. Few hours of dis­ puted OT in deck and engine dept. All hands were reminded to be sober at payoff. Have representative from hall check stores before leaving on voyage. YAKA (Waterman), Nov. 27—Chair­ man, Gteree J. Baka; Secretary, Nell .D. Abernathy. Repair list taken care of. New beneRclary cards made up by the crew. Some disputed OT. Mo­ tion made to change Article 11, Sec­ tion 22 to allow men 30 minutes in­ stead of 15 minutes before turning to on OT. It Is requested at meal times that everyone be presentable and stop vulgar talk. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Moore McCormack), Nov. 20—Chslrmsn, C. Swain; Secretary. V. Rstcllff. No major beefs. Ship's delegate resigned. Elected a new delegate. $10 In shlD*s fund. It Is reouested that cups and gla.sses be returned to nantry.' Laun­ dry Is not to be used after 10:00 PM. RAVVAH (Shins A Frelnhts), Nnv. —6 Chairman. R. S. Cowaerthwalte; Secretary, J. W. T»«nma$. E"ery;b|ng t'ken care of. Heads to' he kept cleaner. Pantry sink and live steam In galley needs renalrlng. CITY OP Ai (W«»e'man1, Nov. 17—Chairman. 'Oeher* Mall: Cecretarv, Jns*nh Mevarcn-k. ^rnp mirqert 'shin -• in Mew York. i"''npr hocnUeTired and ; of•. rfttnjB to Orleans. ants. ,. Pantry 'to be'Snroyed fer "; "i; 1 �Pcccubcr, 19M SEAFARERS Ringer On The Arizpa Ex-Seafarer Seeks Old Pals No Red Tape: Welfare Pays To the Editor: I am a former seaman and SIU member (Book No. 48872), but I haven't shipped since 1951. I would like to hear from some of my old shipmates around Norfolk and Savannah. Please print .this in the LOG to let my former shipmates know of me. Anyone who shipped with "Old Slim Lester" on South Atlantic's SS Southport from 1949 to 1951, please drop me a line at my home. North Spring, West Virginia. I would especially like a line from Jimmie Baker from Eliza­ beth City, NC. If possible, I would sure like to have the LOG sent to me at my home. It would be a great pleasure to sit down at home and read the Union paper again. Thank you very kindly. Sin­ cerely, Clinton Slim Lester (Ed. note: You are being placed on the LOG mailing list). To the Editor; It might be interesting and no doubt' reassuring for some Seafarers to know how our Wel­ fare Hospital Plan came through for me. One of my sons (a welfare maternity benefit child) frac­ tured his leg and was hospital­ ized. I picked up one of those ridiculously - simple looking forms at headquarters, filled in a few blank spaces on one side and handed it In at the hospital (St. Michaels, Newark, NJ), then ran like a thief. I was certain there would be some red tape, confusion and difficulty in the payment of those bills. A month later I received an equally ridiculously simple form from Welfare notifying me that the hospital 'and the' doc­ tor were paid in full. Considering my previous lack of faith in the action that Wel­ fare would take, this two-fold letter of apology and apprecia­ tion, I feel certain, is well in order. In closing I might add that it would do well for some of those scuttle-butt attorneys to bone-up on SIU clarifications, stipulations amendments, revi­ sions, etc., prior to drawing conclusions or making inaccu­ rate statements. 4* 4" Lauds Speedy Welfare Help Aboard the SS Arizpa (Waterman), Seafarer Joseph McCabe, Jr., poses with one of the ship's life rings during his off hours. McCabe, an AB, lives in Irvington, Ala. He generally ships out of the Mobile SIU hall. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Sailing The African Coast .By E. W. "Bouncy" Carter. r/ We leave New York and head Southeast For eighteen days at sea, Anchoring^ at Ascension Isle, Handling cargo for good OT. We then sail on to Cavetown And its scenic Table Top, Greeting old friends and making new. This being our first real stop. It's Port Elizabeth and East London, And it's in and out we go, Sometimes you stay a couple days. But then you never know. The weather's changing all the time So one hardly needs a turban. And though you've worked and worked, It's all for the girls in Durban. The scenery is a bit like home. More so in the urban heights. Ask anyone who's made this run. They dig those cheeky Durbanites. Three or four days and often more We have ourselves a ball, It's out again and Northeast bound, MaUing Lourerico Marques next call. It's gettin' hotter and hotter as we go But the crew seems not to mind. Leaving L.M.^for Beira now. With a few days "at sea" kind. To Dar es Salaam and Mobasa land Our last East African port. We've run our cameras and been around. And of course had lots of sport. We turn around and head back south Making the same ports down the line. Believe me when I tell you, friend. It sure is mighty fine. Reaching Capetown for the homeward trek We're ready for a,well earned rest. You're back Stateside in a couple of weeks. It's then that you know what's best. Tagt Twenty-Nine LOG To the Editor: When a guy is out bouncing around in one of these pig iron boats for a while, kind of for­ getting about the ol' homestead and the kinfolk back there, it sure is good to know that while he's away there's someone standing behind him. This was proven to me the hard way a short time ago when my wife was stricken with a very serious illness While I was out to sea. The Welfare Department of our Seafarers Union, through Joe Campo of the Philadelphia branch, stepped right in and took over. He sure did a swell job! No red tape or messing around at all—just fast action right to the heart of the matter. When I received news of how nicely everything was taken care of, I sure felt good, and was proud to be a brother of guys like Joe Campo of our own SIU. Dick Commings SS Marymar 4 4 4« All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer.- Names will be withheld upon reque.st. the selfish suggestions it makes as to a compulsory vacation plan. We do like your reply with its reasonable and pointed ex­ planations as to the faults of such a system; faults which have been aired by the mem­ bership of this union at various times in the past year whenever a compulsory vacation plan has come up. As your letter points out, the membership in the past has ex­ pressed the opinion that such a plan would set up a class system in our Union, and it would. Should such a"" vacation plan become a reality in the SIU, these so-called Union brothers who advocate the system would be sitting pretty for life with all the key jobs on all the cushy runs sewed up. They would be our Union monarchy. The rest of us waiting on the beach for these hot shots to take a vacation, and loan us their jobs for a few weeks so that we could earn a few dol­ lars, well, we would be the peasants. We like our vacation plan as it is, with the slow, steady financial improvement it seems to make from year to year. We like our hiring halls and our present rotary shipping system where every member gets a fair shake. And most certainly we want the SIU to remain as it is at this time, a union with equality for all. Crew of the SS Kyska Bernard Donnelly Ship's delegate (signed by all department delegates) Alexander J. Letter 4 4 4 Seaman Praises Terrific Job To the Editor: I have many words to say about our organization and its Welfare Plan, though words are not enough. I want to mention the integrity of the Boston rep­ resentative, Brother Gene Dakin, who cleared up all my aches by spending one hour with me in the hospital. I, as a "B" man, know now that the SIU is forever to be blessed for its wise ways in picking the right man for the job at hand. 4 4 4 I will not discuss the sordid mess of how I came to the hos­ pital, as Brother Dakin has a full report of my misfortune. His clear-sightedness in taking To the Editor: I want to extend special care of my troubles was as­ thanks to the crew and officers tounding. I, who was for over of the Fairiand (Sea-Land) for 20 years a member of the their great kindness to me when Butchers Union of North Amer­ my father died November 18. ica, AFL. I received a radiogram of my Let no brother complain, for father's death when we were the service I received you can­ two days from San Juan, Puerto not buy for all the money in Rico. The crew, without my this world. I am not trying to knowledge, took up a collection build up Brother Dakin or the and sent flowers to my home. SIU for they are already on the The generosity of the crew and very best of foundations. officers also enabled me to take The Welfare Plan is the a plane from Puerto Rico to soundest in the world, and New York to attend my father's every man in the SIU is treat­ funeral. Again I want to thank ed with the respect that they my shipmates on the Fairiand. all fought for qver the years. Sincerely, Alfred Hirsch Edward Blaha Kyska Crew Likes Thanks Crew Present Vacations Of Fairiand (Ed. note: The following let­ ter was addressed to SIU Pres­ ident Paul Hall.) Dear Sir and Brother: We, the crew of the Kyska, are writing this letter to you .to indicate~our reactions to the one which was written to you and published in the SEA­ FARERS LOG. The letter in question was written by Brother Victor D. Brunell of the Mon­ arch of the Sea. Its subject had to do with a suggestion by the crew for in­ stituting in our Union a com­ pulsory Vacation Plan. His letter, and your reply to it, was read by us of the Kyska with studied interest. We do not like his letter, or SEe,f=£LlAS UJt4Ar HAPPEA/^ : IKJIHB lA'SrT T»+e LOG \AfERe SUFPOSBP TO RUA) THIS STRIP - M;ISM/MG YPU A NAPPY -lH/\A)KSf3lV»A/<X -THA-riS SO,lNSrWAJ> lA/e RAhJ TN€ CHRlST/WAS •3T(2lp-THlSC?A;g^. \^^€GoOFeX>. lAJE •MC*^ YOU f^AD A RAPPy THAMkSGiV/MG, AA/D WAAJT -It) SUR^ TD LVISN Vou A M^RRY C/JRlST/VIAS: �.1,. Thirty . - V . SEAFARERS >_r I' t Deeember, ISM.. LOG Crew Of Kyska Sights Derelict A recent Far East run on the SS Kyska (Waterman) was marked by the sighting of a derelict and the presence of an unusual passenger, according to reports received by the LOG. The Kyska paid off in New special aptitude for reading lips, taken during her tour of duty at York late last month after a was well liked by the crew and the colony. The passenger was on four-month trip from the several members report that she her way to join the staff of a hospi­ West Coast to Japan and back. showed interesting color slides tal somewhere in Japan. Crewmembers sighted a derelict cargo vessel several hundred miles off the .Japanese coast. The derelict was estimated to be from 50 to 60 feet long, and was, as one SIU man put it, "a bell of a nice-looking vessel." Un­ fortunately, no one had their cameras loaded at the time of the sighting. If it were not for a storm which was coming up, the Kyska skipper might have been willing to pull alongside the derelict long enough to examine her more closely, but approaching heavy weather made an attempt too risky. Reached Yokohama When the Kyska reached Yoko­ hama a few days later, several Japanese who were told of the sighting asked for more informa­ tion in order to attempt to salvage the prize. They were given the information and were wished suc­ cess by all hands. Another report from the Kyska crew indicated the vessel carried one' "VIP" (very interesting "per­ son) during the jaunt from the West Coast to Japan. This was an Mark Thomas Hopkins, just about a year old, is the son elderly woman who had spent of Seafarer Thomas C. Hopkins, H-688, of Duffield, Va. some 30 years working in a leper The youngster is shown getting a ride on the neck of colony in Louisiana. The lady, a deaf mute with a another of the Hopkins clan. Ride 'Em, Sailor! .0 ^•0' ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), Sept. 19— Chairman, Fordinand Graaff; Sacratary, T. Ostaiaskl. Ship's delegate reports discussion on no saiiing board in St. Croix. Discussion on topside BR to be iaid off in Norfolk to ba referred to patroiman. $18.90 in ship's treasury. Keep washing ma­ chine fuii of water when washing ciothes. Don't wash out mop in laun­ dry sink. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Saatrain), Sept. 25—Chairman, C. E. Laa, Jr.; Sacratary, D. Cann. No beefs re­ ported. Deck delegate reports one man missed ship and hospitalized in New Orleans. One member in engine department missed ship in NY. Water taps in deck department head need repairing. Ciothes in engine room to be taken out. Work with steward in getting all linen back on linen day. Motion made to let shore gang come in messroom for coffee only. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), Sept. 25—Chairman, J. Barton; Secre­ tary, Tim Holt. No beefs. Ail de­ partments running smoothly. $62.40 in ship's fund. Letter from Joe Voipian re New Jersey insurance for sea­ men posted. Motion seconded and car­ ried to raffle off old TV set and pur­ chase new and smaller one out of ship's fund. Motion seconded and carried by steward department to sougee and paint crew messroom. M. S C by electrician to dump garbage and wash down stern morning after departure. Each delegate to use ship's fund for small emergency do­ nations. Also some talk about dam­ aged padlocks on stewards store room. BEAUREGARD (Sea-Land) Sept. 26 —Chairman, H. J. Piszetowski; Secre­ tary, George Fargo. Repairs taken care of. Captain requires all health cards before sign-on. Vote of thanks to steward department. Crew asked to return dirty linen. MICHAEL (J. M. Carras) Sept. 24— Chairman, P. Hammei; Secretary, T. Haromon. No beefs reported. Get draw list. Make out repair list. En­ gine delegate reports one man logged. One man injured day of departure, hospitalized. Sailed one man short. WESTPORT (Rover), Oct. 17—Chair­ man, Collier; Secretary, Solpedo. To have engine dep't. showers painted, also dep't. forcasties painted. Have captain write to company in regards to allotments. FLORIDA STATE (Ponce Products), Oct. 22—Chairman, Kilgore; Secretary, Dunham. Special meeting held to de­ termine and get. to the bottom of friction in crew's messroom at the supper meal hour between members of engine dep't. and two crew messmen. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), Oct. 23 —Chairman, J. Rolnon; Secretary, Harrison. . Smooth saiiing voyage. Suggestion that a different brand of soap be used aboard ship. Oct. 23—Chairman, Relnon. Dis­ putes settled. Repair list In good order. Smooth saiiing. . STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Oct. II—Chairman, Fanehen; Sacratary, Goa. No beefs. Motion to have benches around side of house for sit­ ting" purposes. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Walarman), Sapt. 25—Chairman, Hartohom; Sacra- tary, Espanada. Elected ship's dele­ gate. Washing machine, fans, napkin holders, windscoops. screens, bad springs, spring mattresses, needed. Oct. IS—Chairman, Carver; Sacratary, Espanada. Everything is OK. suggested another repair list be sub­ mitted for new fans. Ship's delegate to write to Union concerning refuel­ ing at sea. Chief mate said lock on tankers should be flxed by Engine dep't. Suggestion to write haU re­ garding compensation of pay for re­ fueling at sea. OCEAN JOYCE (Maritime Overseas); Oct. 5—Chairman, Nawbarg; Secre­ tary, Wlla. Ship's delegate received no cooperation from chief on repairs which were to be done when the ship was at sea. This is to be brought to the attention of the Union when pay­ ing off. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service), Sapt. 2—Chairman. Walgy Thomas; Sacratary, Dan Beard. Ship's delegate reported that repairs ail taken care of. AU beefs and disputed OT to be given to delegate before the payoff. Have requested vacation blanks and welfare cards. Vote of thanks for the three cooks for big improvement In the meats and vege­ tables. ^ SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), Oct. 23—Chairman, Blizzard; Secre­ tary, Conn. No beefs. Have steward dep't. toilet clean. Clean up washing machine room and have roller fixed on washing machine. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), Sept. U —Chairman, John Trust; Secretary, Arturo Mariani, Jr. Motion made to have new brands of soaps available instead of having Ivory. One wiper logged. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Oct. 20—Chairman, Rosecrans; Secretary, Delapenha. Letter sent to headquar­ ters in regards to firemen and oiler foe'sle. Some disputed overtime. Fine trip. HASTINGS (Waterman), Sept. 4— Chairman, James Bales; Secretary, Wells. Ship running smooth. Discus­ sion on docking and time allowed for men to eat. Men asked to help to keep messroom & pantry clean. Men asked to take care of their cbts, and not let them lay around the deck. PORTMAR (Calmar), Oct. 22—Chair­ man, Simmons; Secretary, Stack. No beefs. Repair list taken up. Filled out crew list for Union records. INES (Bull), Sept. 4—Chairman, Juan Patino; Secretary, Roger L. Hall. ROBIN KIRK (Robin), Oct. 19 — Chairman, Owens; Secretary, White. Ship's delegate to be elected. Coffee to be made in small pots at supper and coffee time. Old. linen • to bo turned in at time of issue. JEAN LAFITTE (Waterman), Oct. 7 —Chairman, Ed Cole; Secretary, H. Peeler. Ship's delegate reported wash­ ing machine parts ordered. Some mattresses to be replaced in New Or­ leans. No beefs. STEEL VENDER (Isthmian), Sept. 14—Chairman, M. Savoy; Secretary, Bill Stark. Ship's delegate reported most of repairs have been done. New washing machine was secured this trip. Still a few repairs to be taken care of during trip. $37.46 in ship's fund. Mailing service ver.v bad. Should request company to forward crew's, mail. Ail crew to abide by safety rules. Request that brothers return magazines and books when thej* are finished with them so rest of crew may read them. AH mem­ bers asked to help keep laundry room clean. BARBARA FRIETCHIE (Liberty Nav.), Oct. 9—Chairman, E. Lessor; Secretary, F. Mcintosh. Messhaii and aft to be checked as water coming in during rough seas. Membership asked to try and keep recreation hail clean, and not to u.se towels for shoe shine rags. Washing machine to be drained in scupper instead of on the deck. ' EDITH (Bull), Sept. 14—Chairman, Wmr. C. Murphy; Secretary, D. Emerlck. Ship's delegate reported every­ thing running smoothly. Crewmem­ bers asked to keep laundry room clean and orderly. ORION PLANET (Orion), Sapt. 21— Chairman, J. Robinson; Secretary, O. L. Guerrero. Ship's delegate reported mattresses and fans were received in Bgnit. Fans were' reconditioned and •nil ] Ship's delegate reported everything in order. Motion made to have awning covered. Also that company should notify Union and family at their ex­ pense when a man is hospitalized overseas. Motion that patrolman check medicine chest. Motion made that negotiating committee negotiate with company to pay by 31-day month. Also, that patrolman settle beef in writing as to who is responsible for cleaning port passage and areas. Be­ quest improvement on menus. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), Sept. 26—Chairman, Andrew McCloskey; Secretary, Albert DeForast. No funds in ship's treasury. It was asked that a letter be sent to headquarters to clarify some points about OT- and conditions on a ship that carries both liquid and dry cargo. Repair list from last voyage cannot be found. Delegate to inquire about painting out foc'sles. It was suggested that anyone wishing to enter the safety slogan contest < may read about same on bulletin board. cau§e and the American crew do­ nated $30 to the British seameu's A discussion on transportation group. .rights was held aboard the SS City 4 <4 4 of Alnfa (Waterman) in October. It was pointed out that some men sign on at East Coast, ports to go Seafarer Tomas Ramirez aboard to the West Coast, but while in the the SS Kenmar (Calmar) sent us Gulf, the ship is diverted to Euro­ an illustrated note about an un­ pean ports. Some of the men don't named "super sportsman" aboard want to make the Europe trip and the Kenmar. Seems this shipmate they don't want to lose transporta­ likes fishing so much that he sets tion. The matter wili be discussed out about 10 line.s off the stern of with patrolmen. the vessel. Trouble is, he monopo­ t -lizes fishing space and doesn't give some o£«the rest of the crew a chance to try their luck . Adequate training and qualifica­ 4 4 4 tion for key ratings was brought up at a meeting on the Steel Chem­ ist (Isthmian) recently. It gets The SS National Defender (Na­ rough when key rated men, far away from home port, don't know tional Shipping & Trading) crew is trying to get passes to US their jobs well enough. Armed Forces PX's in ports where 4" 4 the ship stops. The crew figures that they may be able to make purchases at PX's because they The crew of the SS Alice Brown are carrying MSTS cargo. (Bloomheld) in Southampton, Eng­ land a couple of months ago, re­ sponded to an appeal from the British National Seamen's reform I'LL W ' Jnovement.' Three rank and file members of the British reform movement came aboard the Alice Brown seeking support for their Transportation Sportsman Need Training PX Privileges? Aids British hail requests that the crew donate to the doll and toy fund that is being started in New Orleans. Ship's fund 810. Deck delegate reported that Paul Warren is to be commended in the way he handled the beef concerning the deck department re; call out and readiness period. He was assured that the company would live up to the agreement. Request that washing ma­ chine be repaired if possible.. Request that more care be given in preparing rare, medium and well done steaks. MAXTON (Marine Carriers), Oct. 1 —Chairman, E. J. Riviere; Secretary, M. F. Kramer. Ship's fund $4.20. Ail departments report no beefs. Steward said he would attempt to get milR and v^atever stores are needed. ARIZPA (Waterman), Oct. •—Chair­ man, C. Parker; Secretary, A. R. Rudnlckl. Brother A. Rudnicki elected ship's delegate. This job to be ro­ tated every trip. Repairs that have not been completed wili be taken care of at sea. WACOSTA (Waterman), Oct. 9 — Chairman, John Wunderlich; Secre­ tary, John S. Burke. Ship's delegate asked to be replaced. Repocted ail is going along fine. S13.65*left in ship's treasury. Ail hands asked to cooper­ ate in keeping recreation room aft clean. Also asked to move dry clothes from fidley so all hands can use. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a nice job. All hands asked to bring coffee cups back to pantry and not leave them on deck. ROBIN HOOD fRobin), Oct. 1 — Chairman, A. Page; Secretary, R. Sedowskl. Ship's delegate reported repair list almost completed. One man hospitalized in Laurenco Mar­ ques. Deck and engine departments running smoothly with no beefs. OT beef disputed in Steward dep't. Mo­ tion made to have Sea Che.st repre­ sentative to check prices and quality of slop chest. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department for good job—also to deck and engine sanitary men. Men asked to be propertiy dressed when coming to messroom. FAIRPORT (Waterman), Sept. 22— Chairman, Bernard Shuitz; Secretary, Gus Skendelas. Ship's delegate re­ ported no beefs. Repair list to be made up. Vote of thanks given to steward department. Subsequent to this meeting the ship's delegate re­ ported man missed ship taking suit cases and owing large amount of money. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Oct. 9—Chairman, J. Nelson; Secre­ tary, R. Eden. $9.45 in ship's fund. Each man asked to give $.50 to ship's fund.. Linen to be checked by patrol­ man. HURRICANE (Waterman), Oct. 2— Chairman, Anthony J. Gregoire; Sec­ retary, Eugene R- Ray. Ship's dele­ gate reported repair list turned in. Two men logged and will be turned in to patrolman. Performers to be turned in. Letter sent to headquar­ ters re: previous wiper performing between Norfolk and New York. Any­ one who has torn or mutilated sea­ man's papers should have them re­ newed January 1961. Steward de­ partment given a vote of thanks. Washing machine should be replaced. LOGs should be. mailed to the ship regularly and also be sent to the Seaman's Club in Bremerhaven, Ger­ many. ALICE BROWN (Bloomflold), Sapt. 25—Chairman, S. E. Millar. Ship's delegate reported ttiat New Orleans THE CABINS (Texas City Refining), Oct. 12—Chairman, G. Erhllngar; Sec­ retary, W. Cattldy. Discussion on milk straightened out. No man to pay off till ship has patroiman on board. See patroiman about linen shortage and proper posting of sail­ ing board. S30.62 in ship's fund. Deck and engine department disputed overtime to be settled at payoff.. APOUNDRIA (Waterman), Sept. 2f —Chairman, Charles P. Johnson; Sec­ retary, Clarence J. Nail. Ship's deie. gate reported that everything is run­ ning smoothly. DANNY BOY (Kulukundls), Oc*. IS —Chairman, Daniel J, Shaehan; Sccrg- v tary, Fred R. Hicks. Daniel Sheehan elected ship's delegate. $5.38 in ship's : fund. Submitting repair Ust. Vote of thanks to steward department for good job all around. CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (Cities ! Service), Sept. 17—Chairman, none; Secretary, William Davies. Milk situ­ ation discussed. $2.96 on hand. One man missed ship in Lake Charles. No pressure ,on sanitary pump for toilets. : LOSMAR (Calmar), Oct. 9—Chair­ man, Bergar Welhelmsen; Secretary, Raymond R. Obidos. Few men got off on West Coast—two of which were hospitalized. The washing machine > which broke down will be repaired or renewed on the East Coast. Repair list turned in. Some disputed OT to be referred to patrolman. Captain left -port several times without ship , being properly secured. This will be referred, to patrolman also. EAGL» VOYAGER (Sea Transport), Oct. 2—Chairman, S. U.-Johnson; Sec­ retary, J. J. Doyle. Ship's delegate reported on seeing captain in re­ gards to time off. Letter to Head­ quarters on time-off situation. O'iier reported $500 lost from locker. $26.61 in ship's fund, also 2800 Japanese yen. Everything running smoothly. Roberto Hanibai. elected ship's dele­ gate. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcos), Sept. IS—Chairman, D. L. McCorvcy; Secre­ tary, Z. Y. Ching. No repairs were made in New Orleans. There is $13.60 in the ship's fund. Oct. 16—Chairman, D. L. McCorvey; Secretary, Z. Y. Ching. Quarters fumigated last trip. One mah missed ship in Seattle. $18.60 on hand in ship's fund. Company should be asked to discontinue draws on travelers* checks because members losing money in foreign ports by exchange. It is requested that food be prepared .« little better. OREMAR (Ore), Nov. 11—Chairman, Henry Buckner; Secretary, Charles E. Rawiings. Ship's delegate to see the , patrolman on some disputed OT in the deck department. Food situation ispoor. Steward complains that he is not given sufficient stores for (he voyage. Will see palroiman on this matter. Ship in need of fumigation. MARORE (Ore), Nov. S—Chairman, Ralph Gowan; Secretary, George Bur­ ns. Second cook's baking has im­ proved. No beefs. Repair list turned in. Elected a ship's delegate. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), Oct. 20—Chairman, S. Furtedo; Secretary, Walter Nash. Ship's fund is $27.41.. $12 was given to the electrician to purchase an automatic timer for the washing machine. Some disputed OT. �Dccemberr I960 SEAFARERS Pace Thirty-One LOG XI.M.I.M,, FIWAKCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land 'Vaters District makes specific provision for safeguardlnK the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit, every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the mem­ bership. 'All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Should any member, for any reasctn, be refused his constitutional right to in­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. < ' rr TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied information about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU president Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. .SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected by the con­ tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gu^f, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by Union shipping,rules, which arm incorporated in the contract. Get to know •your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SlU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mail, return re­ ceipt requested. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as fllijig •for or on the proper sheets and in the proper manners If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in-your opinion, fails to protect your ~ contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. EDITCmiAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual in the Union, officer or member. It }ias also, refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union or its collective membersljip. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September meetings in all coiistitutional'ports. The responsibility for LOG'-policy.is vested in an edi­ torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Roard may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. <• O '• ii n'. RETIRED SEAFARERS. ' Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits havq always been encouraged to continue their union activities, in­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they aire encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-l'jLle functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees,. Because thgse oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. I. m t- J 170 us Cities See Rim On SIU WASHINGTON—The activities of SIU men aboard ship and on shore are to be dis­ played in 170 United States cities, the AFL-CIO reports. The film on the Seafarers, part of the'AFL-CIO's "Americans At Work" series "will eventually be shown to television audiences in every one of the cities in-'*' yolved. uled in 45 states, including Alaska film on local TV outlets include Programs have been sched- and Hawaii. However, since there Birmingham and Mobile, Alabama; ' A. I Get That SS Number Right Seafarers filing vacation mbney claims should make sure that they use their correct So­ cial Security, number. Use of the wrong numbei means a cler­ ical headache for the Vacation Plan 'office and slovvs up the handling of payments. Also, a Seafarer vvhq uses the Incorrect!Social Security num­ ber is - crediting his tax- deductibns to sojue otbei; .US'worker. are 97 films in the series, it isn't possible to give a specific schedule as to when the film will be shown. The "Americans At Work"r proj­ ect consists of films on specific unions and specific crafts in the AFL-CIO. The SIU film was shot, in part, aboard a Bull Line vessel by a movie crew which rode the ship on its. coastwise calls and filmed shots of life at sea as' well as of cargo loading and discharge operations in port. The film has already been shown once in the New York metropoli­ tan area . oh , WABC-T.V. Other major cities which-iwill carry the 4" t 4 4 4 Sill HALL DIRECTORY COHSTlTUriONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the .SE/IFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarise themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional • right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. ,1 1 Bill Parks ney, 32 Court Street, concerning Please get in touch with Mom your late brother, Frank. and Peggy. Important. 4 4 4 Alfred R. Fry Harry F. McDonald Please get in touch with your You are asked to contact Philip sister, Mrs. Virginia Fry Jones, Gucker, secretary. Trinity Church, 2004 Glenview Ave., NE, Louisville 7, Kentucky. Anybody knowing of NYC. his whereabouts, please notify. t 4- t Leslie J. Brilhart 4 4 4 Our new address is 342 MontAntonio De Jesus clair Avenue, Alamo Heights, San Please contact your wife imme­ Antonio 9, Texas. Write or come diately. It is of the utmost ur­ home soon. Mother, gency. 4- , PAYITENT, OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the:SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and U given an official receipt, but iteels. that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention of StU Pre^'dent Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested, i.i Wi— Dominick M. Ravosa C. W. Hal! Call IV 8-0017, Baltimore, Md. Please get in touch with your Very important. sister Grace Jackson at 1514-5lh Street, Detroit 26, Michigan. 4 4 4 Zollie Evans Jr. 4 4 4 • £x-Feltore E. N. Mclnis Your gear has been left at the Please contact M. A. Moser, 7623 Sparrows Point office of Marven Bonham Avenue, Houston, Texas. Steamship Company. 4 4 4 Sylvester Zygarowski 4 4• 4 Bruce Hubbard Please contact your son, Francis, Please contact N. O. Mason or at either Cutler Road, W., BrookW. A. Wood at 5217 E. 75th, field, Mass., UO 7-6020 or before Seattle, or phone LA 2-0913. January 30 at Boston Navy band No. 94, Charlestown Navy Yard, ' 4 4 4 Following members have tax re­ Boston 29, Mass. CH 2-1400, ext. fund checks being held for them by 462. Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP build­ ing, 450 Harrison Street, San Fran­ cisco: Ernest C. Anderson, Margarito Borga, Theodoros G. Calopothakos, Maurice J. Cutler, Olav Gustavsen, James F. Lee, Jr., Ray­ mond H. Miller, Potenciano D. Paculba, Sammy Rogamos, Fred­ erick J. Smith, Francis J. Sylvia, Ah Sai Wong, Ding Hal Woo. r w .n,-;.-; Anchorage, Alaska; San Francisco, Denver, New Haven, Tampa, Mi­ ami, Honolulu, Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Louisville—in fact a com­ plete cross-section of the United States, not excluding Lffs Vegas and Reno-. As a result, many Americans who live in the interior and have little or no familiarity with Sea­ faring and its problems will "get a view of Seafaring life. in addition to filming the activ­ ities of Seafarers, SIUNA-affiliated fishermen's and fishery workers unions have been filmed and their activities arjp also beipg shown in the series. 4 4 4 George Elliot King Important you contact your wife at 717 Franlin Ave., New Orleans, La. 17, WH 7-6149." 4 4 4 Lois Harmon Blizzard Get in touch with your mother at Rf3, Box 146, Kinston, North Carolina. > 4-44 Darius Clay Jones Urgent that you contact Mrs. Emiko Jones, at No. 8-4 Chome. Yakusi Dorl, Na Da-Ku Kobe, Japan. 4 4 4. Eric William Johnson Please write or phone L. Richie, 320 7th Street, Lakes Charles, La. 4 t The SIU Baltimore hall is hold­ ing checks in its files for the fol­ lowing members, who should con­ tact port agent Rex Dickey: Charles Bartlett, Steve Bernaldes, Maurice Culp, C. Foster, Edgar Kurz, Raul Estrada, Howard W. Hall, Robert Duff, Billie Hughes, Richard Everhart, Hubert Jackson, Joe Kordich, Leon Lowe, Frank G. Ortiz, Vincento Russo, Miguel Viera. 4 4 4 Raul I. Lopez Contact B. C. Wherman, Assist­ ant cashier. First National City Bank of New York, 55 Wall Street, New York 15. Joseph Qulnn Contact Daniel" Cardone, attor­ SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Simmons Lindsey Williama Earl isheppard A1 Tanner SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE , . .1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON John Arabascz, Agent .. 276 State-St. Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. Paul Drozak, Agent VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ...075 4th Ave., Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. R. Matthews, Agent CApital 3-4089: 3-408C JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax WUliam Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIA.MI Ben Gonzales, Agent 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent " HEmiock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS Buck Stephens, Agent 523 Bienville St. Tele.: 524—8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6660 NORFOLK 416 CoUey Ave. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent PHILADELPHIA S. Cardullo, Agent . MAdison 7-1083 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO Walter Sibley. Agent 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE, PR. 1313 Fernandez Juncos, Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep, Phone 2-5990 SEATTLE red Babkowski, Agent 2505 1st Ave. Main 3-4334 WILIHNGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Reed Hiunphries, Agent Terminal 4-2528 tttformafhn) �SEAFARERS Vol. XXII No. 20 LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIOW/y. UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO This holiday season. Tike any other, finds many ; friends. • ' But wherever they may be, on ship or Seafarers manning the merchant ships of the ashore, the SlU extends to them, as well as to all American-flag fleet in the far corners of the globe. affiliated unions and their members, best wish'ss Others have come ashore for the holidays and will for an enjoyable holiday season and for a success­ be spending them at home with their families and. ful year^to come. m,. i. i- W-ii'r-':: f-St i \ 55* -V- • ? \ ir^ Seafarers International Union .r.s.••^•' X • Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Bistrict AFL-CIO t- • li*;-''- ,'ii. 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Title A name given to the resource December 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MTD CONFERENCE SET UP ON LAKES US SHIPS MAY GET BIGGER CARGO SLICE NY MTD PLANS ACTION ON WATERFRONT BEEFS SIU SAFETY DEP’T HITS ATOM PERIL; CG TO ACT SEE NEW ORLEANS HALL COMPLETION NEXT MONTH KENNEDY CALLS FOR DOMESTIC SHIP AID; SAYS IT’S ESSENTIAL MEBA CALLS CONFERENCE ON MARITIME PROBLEMS RUNAWAY VESSEL WRECKED; CREWMEN HELP ‘UNDESIRABLE’ SIU RAILROAD MARINE TUGMEN APPROVE VOTE ON NEW CONSTITUTION OPEN NEW SIU HALL IN BUFFALO NON-UNION P-M CREWS HARD HIT SIU WAGES HARD FIGHT FOR OHIO JOB BENEFITS SEA LEVEL HUNG UP BY CUBA BEEF LABOR EYES NEW CONGRESS FOR WELFARE BILL ACTION WAVE LASHES AMES VICTORY; 6 HURT MEBA SCORES 4TH ’60 WIN IN LAKES VOTING ATLANTIC FISHERMEN BEGIN BIG DRIVE FOR MEMBERS BUSINESS GUANTS CONFESS CRIME OF PRICE RIGGING ALASKA SS PACT NETS 7% FOR SIU PACIFIC DISTRICT CREWMEN 53 VYING FOR 17 POSTS IN SUP ELECTION; MCS, MFOW VOTING CONTINUES MAWD ACTS IN SIX PORTS ON CONSTITUTION, OFFICIALS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 20 1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/b00858ac90433c940e0b5fd33a9c4f92.PDF c61ad0d6e8a4668a2713f599ad46655d PDF Text Text h? •i'l SEAFARERS#LOG ll OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC. GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO $IU Tugmen Strike RR's To Bar Job Cuts SIU-RMD, MEBA, MM&P In Joint Contract Beef -Story On Page 8 US Maritime Unions Set Up Notional Committee On Contract Bargaining Story On Page 2 fight To Profecf Of Runaway; Refers Operator To NLRB Willis Ave., The Bronx, is Anthony Longueira (left) SIU-RMD gen­ eral chairman for; New Haven tugmen. Picket is John SIURMD members, along with those in MEBA and MM&Pf Have struck 11 roads to win contract protecting their jobs. (Story on Page 3:) Story On Page 8 Nominations In, Seafarers Will Vote On 12 Delegates to SlUNA Convention — > Story On Page 2 Outgoing Administration Turns Down Tankers' Bid For '50-50' Oil Imports Story On Page 4 11 41 :1 �73^-1, Pare Tw« SEAFARERS LOG Unmurf, 1961 Sea Unions Set Up Nat'l Contract Body Marlns Officers At Conference NEW YORK—Maritime unions whose collective bargaining contracts cover 90 percent of American-flag shipping on all coasts have announced agreement on a national approach in future contract .negotiations. This move represents the first mutual effort by the nation's waterfront unions for co--* operation on the collective of distributing subsidies, the "dog In the past the operators' associa­ eat dog" procedures within the tions, particularly the American bargaining level. Representatives of eight sea­ shipping industry and the. lack of Merchant Marine Institute, as well going unions have established the support offered by the steamship as various Government agencies National Committee for Maritime industry to domestic ship opera­ had repeatedly singled out the Bargaining to enable them to func­ tors. They also plan to take up ac­ wage issue as the industry's prob­ tion "in full cooperation and with tion against Government competi- lem. Actually, the conference noted, the problems outlined above effective mutual assistance" in con­ dustry. (Continued on page 7) The conference pointed out that tract negotiations. Present at the December 16 conference as ob­ servers and endorsing the commit­ W. S. Kellogg Heft) executive vice-president of the Marine tee's announced purposes and Engineers Beneficial Association, presides at meeting setting policies were representatives of up national bargaining unit of marine unions. Others are J. the ILA, the Office Employees M. Calhoon, center, MESA secretary-treasurer and Captain Union and Local 807 of the Inter­ Charles M. Crooks, MM&P national president. Calhoon and national Brotherhood of Teamsters. Under the agreement setting -up Crooks were named chairman and secretary, respectively, the conference, each union will of the bargaining committee. negotiate on its own wages and conditions and other contract terms with other unions participat­ ing and supporting these negotia­ tions. In addition, the conference, as a whole is piepared to deal with shipowners on a whole range of important maritime issues which go beyond the question of ship­ board wages and hours. Nominations for the posts of convention delegate to the Unions participating in the con­ forthcoming convention of the Seafarers International Union ference were the Marine Engineers of North America closed at noon, yesterday, January 19, 1961. Beneficial .Association, the Masters Mates and Pilots, International Voting on the candidates for-*^— Longshoremen's Association, SIU, the 12 convention posts will beginning Monday, March 13. Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland begin on Monday, January 30, In accordance with the District Waters District; the SIU Pacific 1961 and continue through Friday, constitution, the procedure for District—SUP, MCS and MEOW; February 11, 1961. nomination and the eligibility re­ Radio Officers Union. Staff Officers The delegates were allotted to quirements are the same as those Association, Office Employees In­ the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and for other SIU elective offices. Reg­ Representatives of eight major US maritime unions with more ternational Union, Teamsters Inland Waters District by the ular or special membership meet­ than 70,000 seamen and officers are shown at formation Union, Local 807 representing SIUNA earlier this month on the ings in all ports during the first Meeting of the National Committee for Maritime Bargain­ waterfront trucking operations. basis, of per capita payments to the week of January were notified of The group named Jesse M. Caling. Participating in meeting as members or 'observers were international as of the end of 1960. the opening of nominations, as hoon, national secretary-treasurer representatives of the SIU, SUP, MFOW and MCS; Masters, The convention, held every two were all SIU members by mail at of the MEBA, as chairman of the Mates and Pilots; Marine Engineers, Radio Operators, Inter­ years, will take place at the Hotel their last known home addresses. committee and Charles Crooks, Nominations opened on January national Longshoremen's Ass'n and waterfront Teamsters. La Concha, San Juan, Puerto Rico, national president of the MM&P 11, with any Seafarer able to nomi­ as secretary of the group. W. G. nate himself. Notifications of nomi­ Kellogg, executive vice-president nation and acceptance had to b* of the lilEBA, chaired the meeting. sent by wire to the secretary-treas­ Representing the SIU of NA at urer of the District by midnight, the meeting were President Paul January 16, 1961, and credentials Hall, Flsrt Vice-President Morris had to be submitted by noon, of Weisberger of the SIU Pacific Dis­ January 19. trict, representing the SUP, MCS WASHINGTON--The fight of the coastwise shipping industry for survival met with its A special meeting was held at 11 and MEOW; Cal Tanner and first major success this month as the Interstate Commerce Commission ordered the rail­ AM on January 19 in headquarters Claude Simmons of the SIU Atlan­ to elect a six-man rank and file tic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters roads to stop their rate war on the SIU7Contracted Sea-Land Corp. credentials committee, to pass The commission ordered the * : Districts. upon the qualifications of the can­ This same evidenca was pre­ The conference delegates agreed railroads to establish through Now, with the precedent estab­ didates. The credentials committeqr that in light of these other impor­ rates on piggyback services sented to both House and Senate lished that railroad rates must be will report to the membership at tant issues, which vitally affect (trailer on flatcar) which are at investigations earlier this year at higher than water rates to allow a special meeting this afternoon, e e a m e n's livelihood, bargaining least six percent higher than Sea- which SIU President Paul Hall for slower service and the hazards January 20 at 3 PM. could not be limited purely to ship­ Land's rates for the same service. testified as spokesman for the of sea shipping, the stage may be Upon approval of their report board conditions but must include The SIU is tctively engaged in maritime unions. In his testimony set for revival of the coastwise by the membership, voting will all other problems confronting the the campaign to protect domestic trabing the decline of the industry shipping industry. commence on January 30, and the loss of thousands of jobs industry. shipping. for seamen. Hall placed the blame Among the problems which the Further, the commission con­ squarely on the pro-railroad bias of unions intend to deal with on the bargaining table are the practice of ceded the charges made by the the ICC. He accused the ICC of American sponsorship and owner- ship operators, the SIU and other being in collusion with the rails to ahip of runaway shipping, the im­ maritime unions. It agreed the put coastwise shipping out of busi­ pact of automated cargo handling railroad rate reductions were de­ ness. Just recently, the Senate Com­ and possibly automated shipboard signed to "threaten the continued The SIU Inland Boatman The SIU Industrial Worker operations, the practices of sub- operation and thus the continued merce Committee issued a volumi­ —Pages 8, 9 —Page 25 existence, of the coastwise water nous report on the hearings which lion with the private shipping incarrier Industry generally." was highly critical of the ICC's SIU Safety Deportment ^The ICC ruling ir. a case which handling of rail-water competition. SIU Social Security Dep't —Page 7 is three years old, represents a sud­ At about the same time, James —Page 13 den about-turn on the agency's Landis Issued his report on the Jan., 1961 Vol. XXIII, No. 1 part. Up until now it has generally Federal agencies also criticizing SIU Medical Department approved railroad rate reductions ICC practices. (See page 12). The Poci^c Coast Seafarer -Page 19 which both the industry and the The decision, applying to 500 —Pages 22, 23 • • maritime unions charged were de­ Sea-Land rates, and some Seatrain SIU Food, Ship Sanitation signed to break the back of domes­ rates as well, was based on a com­ PAUL HALL, President Dep't —Page 20 The Great Lakes Seafarer tic shipping. mission finding that the steamship > HenBERi BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ —Pages 10, 11 In fact. In its decision, the com­ companies must have a cheaper • MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN AHIHUR, AL MASKIN, CHARLES BEAUMET, ALBERT mission cited evidence which had rate than railroads in order to • Editorial Cartoon —Page 15 AMAIEAU, JOHN BRAZIL, Staff Writers. been presented by the mciiitime maintain scrvibe. • The Fisherman and unions and the carriers before both It's generally agreed in the in­ Puhlishea moniTily ai Die headquarters House and Senate hearings. The dustry that had Uie railroads been Cannery Worker A&G Deep Sea Shipping Ot the Seafarers International Union, At' —Page 18 laniic Gulf, Lakes and Inland Wcters commission noted that before succcs.sful in this case, they would Report —Page 6 District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, • ' Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6600. World War II there were 139 have the green light to destroy Second class postage paid at the Post vessels and 19 companies operating what remains of the coastwise Office in Brooklyn, NY, under the Act Shipboard News The Canadian Seafarer in this trade as against two compa­ shipping industry and with it the of Aug. 24, 1912. —Pages 27, 28, 29, 30 —Page 21 nies with a handful of ships—Sea- jobs of Seafarers and other marine Land and Seatrain. workers. Ballot Set On Delegates To SlUNA Convention ICC Throws The Switch: Tells Railroads To Half War On Ships INDEX To Departments SEAFARERS LOG • �gamuaer, INl SEAFARERM Holding The Fort Against Runaway Vf Paff* ThrM L09 51U Tugmen Strike NY Railroads; Hit Proposed Job Cuts NEW YORK—The SIU Railroad Marine Division—along with the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association and the Masters, Mates and Pilots—has closed down all marine operations of 11 railroads in the Port of New York. Since January 10, when^ ' lion rail brotherhood members. solution of any of the problems the strike began, its effects confronting the railroad tugmen At present, a committee appointed have spread to other areas and were insisting on eliminating by outgoing Labor Secretary JamesMitchell is studying the entire of railroad operation, lead­ jobs. of manning throughout Instead, the railroads have gone ing to a complete shutdown all out to destroy the jobs of the problem the railroad industry. The SIU and of New York Central and tugmen by demanding a free hand the other .unions in the rail tug Doing his bit to keep the runaway-flag ore carrier Ore Mon­ arch idle in Philadelphia, International Maritime Workers Union picket stands nighttime picket vigil. Pennsylvania. Texas have upheld right to picket runaways. New Haven services in and out of New York City. Joint picketlines were set up when it became apparent that the railroads would not budge from 15-month long opposition to Texas Court Hits Runaway Move To By-Pass NLRB HOUSTON—The International Maritime Workers Union has scored another win in its fight on runaway-flag ships, this time in the Texas courts, Texas Judge Phil Peden of the Texas Judicial Court turned down a petition by the owners of the Atlantic Robin, a Liberlan-flag runaway ship here, to bar an IMWU picketline. in were set up on December 29 and forced to join the so-called "Global In his decision. Judge Peden were respected by the longshore­ Seamen's Union" after they had referred to another landmark rul­ ing in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court concerning the IMWU picketing of the runaway-flag Ore Monarch in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the picketing could not be enjoined because a labor dispute was involved which should be taken to the National Labor Re­ lations Board. Referred to NLRB Consequently, Judge Peden held that the Texas state courts also lacked jurisdiction and referred the operator to the NLRB. Picket lines on the Atlantic Rob- Al Stansbury Dies; Served In Baltimore BALTIMORE—Flaye "Al" Stans­ bury, one of the long-time mem­ bers of the Seafarers International Union and an official of the Union ' here for many years, died Jan­ uary 12. Stansbury, who was at various times dispatcher and patrolman in Baltimore for many years, died of a cerebral CfMnckiinf ' hemorrhage at Stansbury church Home and Hospital. Services were held January 16 at Cook's Funeral Home here. Born July 8, 1903, he joined the Union in Baltimore on March 8, 1939, shortly after the founding of the SIU. He sailed In the engine department as deck engineer and carried Book S-22. He is survived by his wife, Mabel Stansbury of Baltimore. men and other harbor crafts. The Atlantic Robin is one of four ships which were transferred foreign under the trade-out and build gimmick set up by the Fed­ eral Maritime Board in 1957. The company operates one supertanker under the American flag. Ore Monarch Tied Up Meanwhile the tie-up continues on the Ore Monarch in Philadel­ phia. In an effort to break the deadlock, the stevedoring firm has sued the longshoremen's union and other waterfront unions, charging a secondary boycott un­ der the Taft-Hartley Law. The operator has been unload­ ing other ore ships at non-union terminals In Baltimore and having the ore transshipped to the Fairless Workers of United States Steel. However, the Ore Monarch has been unable to move since it was tied up since October 1. Crewmembers of the ship had been signed IMWU pledge cards. SIU Makes Merry Yule to fire men at will. The roads have refused to write a manning scale into the contract which would maintain the existing status quo, even though at previous fact-find­ ing hearings they had conceded that the manning was not an issue and that they were perfectly con­ tent to continue with the present manning practices. As the LOG went to press, pick­ eting by the SIU-RMD, MEBA and MM&P was extended to over 100 railroad locations in the five boroughs of New York. In addition, Penn Station was being picketed around the clock and the lines ex­ tended into northern New York State and into Connecticut. The shutdown of the New York Central was so complete that even its main switch­ board was unable to operate when 600 telephone operators refused to cross the picketline. The railroads' campaign against the jobs of the tugmen was ap­ parently based on the idea of establishing a precedent which they hope to use against one mil­ field expressed willingness to negotiate the manning issue once the Mitchell Commission brings in Its recommendations, but the rail­ roads insisted on getting the unilateral right to destroy jobs. As a result, the unions had no alternative but to take strike ac­ tion when the deadline came on January 10. The strike apparatus went into action promptly and pickets were placed on a round-the-clock basis at more than 75 railroad marine installations throughout New York harbor. Members of all of the other rail­ road crafts—trainmen, railroad telegraphers, switchmen, railway clerks, members of the Transport Workers Union, Sheet Metal Work­ ers and office employees all ex­ pressed support. The strike had the full support of Joint Couacil No. 16 of the Teamsters, whose president, John J. O'Rourke, an­ nounced that the picketline would be fully respected by Teamster members. As a result, the New York Cen(Continued on page 9) More than 3,000 Christmas din-, ners were served to Seafarers and their families In SIU ports' last month. While there were many members drydocked in USPHS or private hospitals who were unable to enjoy the holiday at home, each of these Seafarers received a $25 Christmas bonus and a carton of cigarettes along with their usual ANTWERP—The International Transportworkers Federa­ weekly hospital' benefit. Those Seafarers on the special tion has called a meeting of its Seafarers Section during the disability list were not left out week of January 23 to take up charge made by the National either. Each received a $25 holiday Union of Seamen of Great bonus a practice which has been traditional for a good many years. Britain against the SIU Cana­ Lakes and Seaway trade are abl* Total bonus payments amounted to dian District. SIUNA Presi­ to use the British fiag freely be­ some $9,000 -plus the cost of cig­ dent Paul Hall and Canadian Dis­ cause there are no restrictions in arettes. trict Secretary - Treasurer Hal Canadian law as to the domestic Banks will represent the SIU at trades. The problem has become the meeting. particularly acute since the devel­ The meeting is an outgrowth of opment of the Labrador iron mines the practice of US and Canadian and the port of Seven Isles by ship operators in registering their American and Canadian financiers. ships under British or British col­ The ore boats placed in this trade ony flags and hiring British or are mostly British fiag. West Indian seamen to man them. As a result, British registry has become the major runaway flag for Canadian ship operations. The charge by the British union is an outgrowth of the dispute over this In order to keep Union rec­ practice. ords up to date and to fullyIn January, 1959, Banks reached protect Seafarer's rights to an agreement with Sit Thomas welfare and other benefits, it is Yates, head of the National Union important that all ship's dele­ of Seamen, recognizing the Cana­ gates mail a complete SIU crew dian SIU's right to organize and list in to headquarters after the represent crews of Canadian ships sign on. The crew lists are in Canadian waters, no matter particularly valuable in an what flag they might fly. However, emergency when it's necessary the British union has never hon­ to establish seatime eligibility ored the agreement. The SIU dele­ for benefits on the part of a gation intends to thrash this whole Seafarer, or a member of his subject at the forthcoming ITF family, particularly if he should meeting. be away at sea at the time. To fight this practice, the SIU Crew list forms are being These two pickets were among those who hung up the Liberand other maritime unions have mailed to all ships with this ian-flag Atlantic Robin, a former American-flag carrier set up the Great Lakes Conference issue of the LOG and can be which has been transferred foreign. Owners also operate of the Maritime Trades Depart­ obtained from Union patfoimen ships under American flag, clearly establishing the American ment. in any port. nature of their operations. US and Canadian operators in the ITF Meeting Next Week On Brftish Flag Issue Mail Crew Lists To Union Office �Page FOOT SEAFARERS LOG LOG To Carry Series; Captain ViiUiams To Discuss Ship Management Problems (Ed. note: The SEAFARERS LOG presents here the first of a series of articles written by Captain Milton Williams, formerly vice-president and operating manager of Bull Lines. Captain Williams retired last year after 41 years of service with the company. He is now serving as a free-lance management con­ sultant. Because of his years o/f experience at all levels of the in-, it Is a good Idea for a labor organl- first article is to list some of the dustry, coming up "out of the jation to acquaint. Its members matters I will discuss. These mat­ hawse pipe" and the fact that he with the viewpoint of management ters should be of interest to sea­ is Qualified to present an inde­ on these issues. men as well as to management. I pendent management viewpoint on It is my considered opinion that don't expect that seamen will agree shipping matters, the LOG has ar one should know with all I will present here, but ranged to hdve Captain Williams they should be familiar with an­ the problems con­ do a series on all of the activities fronting other point of view on the Issues. both that go into the operations of -I would like to make It. clear that maritime unions American-flag shipping. the views expressed here are my and maritime The LOG believes that these management in own and do not reflect the opinion articles will be informative and of order to evalu­ or outlook of any shipping com­ Interest as they will deal with the ate all the factors pany. I am presently not con­ problehis of the industry in which affecting s h i pnected with any particular manage­ Seafarers make their living. Be­ ping. ment and my major concern is the cause of the complexity of ship proper development of the Ameri­ Typical of the problems today. Captain Williams can merchant marine from which I Williams will be able to cast light, from the subjects which I have gained a very good livelihood. management side, on the nature will covef- in these discussions are I believe that this is the first time costs of ship operations, including a labor organization has ever called of some of these issues.) all phases, such as insurance, ter­ on a management representative to By Captain Milton Williams minal operations, overhead and de­ present his views in a labor publi­ The operation of the American preciation, the impact of foreign cation. This however, is consistent merchant marine today is a chal­ competition and similar matters. with the latest policy advocated by Each of these topics in itself the Government of the United lenge because of severe problems of cost, competition and changing must be developed separately in States, namely, improved relations patterns of world trade. I believe some detail. My purpose in this between management and labor. Reject Tanker Plea For Oil '50-50' WASHINGTON — In one of its last official actions, the Eisenhower Administration turned down the petition of US independent tanker operators for a 50-50 quota on US oil Imports. The petition, pending for several months, had been supported by the SlU and all other maritime unions. The rejection of the petition The OCDM had previously re­ ing that the runaways are available oil imports on the ground to the US for emergency purposes. came at the same time that stricted of national security. It based its This is the line which has been Government agencies such as the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Commerce were under orders to make greater use of American-flag ships to stem the outflow of US dollars. One of the big areas of outflow is in the oil transport field where foreign-flag and runaway-flag ships carry virtually all of the nation's oil imports. Leo A. Hoegh, head of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, rejected the petition which had been pending for more than a year. ruling on the need for adequate dontestic oil production to supply the US in the event of an emer­ gency. Tanker operators had asked for a similar ruling so as to assure the United States an adequate Amei-ican - flag tanker fleet. They had pointed out that runaway-flag tankers could not be relied on in an emergency, a claim which has been substantiated in recent months by the activities of the runaways in accepting Russian oil charters. Hoegh disputed that, claim­ used in the past by the Eisenhower Administration in justifying the runaway-flag registries. Oil Companies Opposed The petition had been submitted by the Joint Committee for Amer­ ican-flag Tankers and the Commit­ tee of American Tanker Owners Inc. It was violently opposed by the major oil companies, who oper­ ate their offshore tankers under foreign flags, and by the An>erican Merchant Marine Institute, which technically represents the interests of American-flag shipping. NEW ORLEANS HALL SHAPING UP With a tentative completion date set for mid-February, the new hall in New Or­ leans is receiving its finishing touches. At left, LOG art editor Bernard Seaman works on mural depicting history of sea­ men's union movement. Mural, section of which is shown below, is 140-foot continuous strip covering union activity from earliest days to present. LABOB 'ROUND THE WOBI,!]! LATIN AMERICA CONTINUES TO BE THE SCENE of crucial con­ flict between trade unions and pro-Communist organizations. The blf prizes at stake are the governments of several, Latin American coun­ tries who, if they could be swung into the Castro-Khrushchev orbit^ would pose a distinct threat to the security of the United States. The latest crisis took place in Venezuela last month when pro-Castro groups set off a series of riots and InsurrecUons in an effort to over­ throw the government of Romulo Betancourt. Venezuela, of course, would be a big prize for the Communists since it is the major oil pro­ ducer of the western hemisphere outside of the US. A key item in the pro-Castro planning was a call for general strike. The strike was a miserable failure and a period of relative calm has returned to the country. The reason for the failure of the move was the staunch opposition of ORIT, the regional affiliate of the Interna­ tional Confederation of Trade Unions, as well as of the Venezuelan Confederation of Labor. As a result of the disturbances, the confed­ eration is now purging its ranks of pro-Communist and pro-Castro elements. ^ % t, SIMILARLY IN CUBA ITSELF, the labor movement is supplying the flrst indications of open opposition to the Castro regime. Spearhead­ ing the protests was the Cuban electrical workers union. JSeveral thousand union members paraded through the streets of Havana shout­ ing "Cuba, yes—Russia, no," attacking Communist control of the Cuban government. As a result, the leaders of the union have been arrested or forced to flee to friendly embassies for asylum. Never­ theless, it's freely-predicted that the opposition will continue, particu­ larly since.it has been led by individuals who were close associates of Castro in the "24th of July" movement. Meanwhile, it has been announced that David Salvador, former general secretary of the Cuban labor federation, has been arrested and imprisoned while trying to flee the country. Salvador was the first general secretary under Castro in 1959, but was kicked out after opposing Communist seizure of the labor movement. tit THE LATEST EDITION OF THE POLISH TRADE UNION news­ paper received at the SIU's New York headquarters, boasts about the improvements it has won for Polish workers. The key fact that em­ erges from the Communist union's statement is that minimum wages in' nationalized industries were raised from 500 to 600 zlotys a month. Since the zloty trades on the free market in Nev/ York at $1.35 to 100, it means that the minimum "wage" negotiated by the Communist un­ ion is worth $8.10 per month. That isn't all. The Communist union notes also: "all workers and employees earning up to 850 zlotys per month were fully exempt from the payment of all taxes on earnings." Since 850 zlotys amount to $11.47, or $137.70 per year, it means that the Polish Income tax starts at that figure. • ' 4. 4.- 4. * RAILWAYMEN IN CANADA ARE HAVING THEIR PROBLEMS as a result of the abandonment of passenger services and the introduc­ tion of automation techniques in train operation and repair. The rail­ way unions have suggested to the Canadian government that a pro­ gram of severance pay and retraining should be set up for the dis­ placed workers. They are also critical of the haste with which the rail­ roads are abandoning pssenger services without making any effort to attract customers. Neglect of maintenance and equipment is another sore point. The railwaymen are in a particularly rough spot because unemployment in Canada is more severe than in the United States from a percentage point of view and the displaced railroad workers are having a tough go finding substitute jobs. t 4. WITH THF GROWTH AND PROSPERITY OF THE JAPANESE ECONOMY, Japanese workers are finally beginning to escape from the traditional "coolie wages" that are typical in Asik. Not that they are getting up to western standards yet, not by a long shot, but they are making considerable gains. "Business Week" recently reported that a survey of 252 industrial companies showed wage increases of just under 10 percent from July, 1959, to July, 1960. The average monthly wage of these firms is $72.14, about $17 a week which the magazine characterized as "still incredibly low by Western standards." The magazine notes that Japanese trade unions have organized about half of the industrial work force of 15 million and that the unions have been effective and militant in many instances. One of the advantages gained by the unions in the fight for decent standards is the relative shortage of labor resulting from a planned program of birth control. Japan, with 93 million inhabitants in an area roughly the size of Cali­ fornia, has encouraged restrictions on family size, with the result that not as many h ?nds are competing in the labor market as formerly. i t 4. 4# i 4 TRADE UNIONS IN CHILE have affiliated with the International Confederation of Trade Unions for the first time. The action was taken by the National Confederation of Workers of Chile at its first con­ stitutional convention in Santiago. Representatives of several other Chilean workers groups, including the sugar workers, saltpeter miners and maritime workers were present at the convention and indicated that they would join the national confederation. The convention re­ jected an effort by two delegates to go on record as expressing soli­ darity with the Castro regjme in Cuba. www-m. THE REVALUATION OF THE RUSSIAN RUBLE pretty well sub­ stantiates what was said in the SEAFARERS LOG in November about the wages of Russian workers. The November LOG noted that while the Russians -list the ruble at four to the dollar, the US Department of Commerce considers ten to the dollar a reasonable rate. Now the Russians themselves have confirmed this rate by declaring they are setting up a new ruble worth ten old rubles and that the new ruble will trade for slightly more than the value of the US dollar. Under the ten to the dollar ratio, the pay of an entry rating in the Soviet mer­ chant marine is $55 a month, of a first-class oiler, $70 a month, less than, the scale paid on most runaway-flg ships. It remains to be seen what the ruble will actually turn out to be worth on the world market. �JaniMiT, If 81 SEAFARERS —TTTTz't'sr^:. DOXXAB 3 -WORT™ LOG Page Firm Baltimore, Phlliy iWembers At January Meetings taror'm, GttW.e 4<» B«»»e.r Mnyiagl By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS TKe 'Diet In A Bottle' Fad •y /i - Already there are over 75 different brands of measured-calorie, liqufd-diet preparations on the market. They seii for anywhere from 89 cents to $1.59 for a day's supply. You can buy either a powder to be mixed with water, or a liquid. They're being sold by drug stores, supermarkets, department stores and discount houses. New brands are coming on the market every week. Advertising Age, trade magazine, estinrates that about $20 million a year is being spent to advertise the liquid-diet products. Business experts consider the liquid diets the hottest promotional item since /I-' •• • ' chlorophyl. • ••?•"• •••I • pWh. In.this latest diet fad, food and drug manufacturers have struck it really rich. In less than a year the price of shares in the Mead John­ son Co., who first introduced the Seafarers in the ports of Philadelphia (above, left) and Baltimore were snapped by a photog­ liquid diet, jumped from $60 to rapher during the course of their regular membership meetings last month. Several members $164 as speculators raced to get on in each port hit deck for discussion. the profit bandwagon. No wonder. As nearly as we can figure it, the Oit E'lT^OSr—I j' /I " 1 actual retail value of the ingredin \; /l 6 Kyi 'n these liquid diets Is 30-40 cents. »• In case you've been In hiding from advertisers and sellers, the liquid diets provide a pre-measured Intake of 900 calories a day if you drink one glass of the preparation SAN JUAN—A new SiU clinic to service Seafarers and their families is scheduled to In place of each of your regular open here a short distance from the SIU hall in Santurce. The opening of the clinic reflects meals, plus a glass at bedtime. The sellers claim that this Is "weight the considerable success of the SIU Medical Department's program to upgrade the health —— control made easy and pleasant." and well-being of Seafarers-t The basic ingredient of the liquid diets is skim milk, plus ill various and their families. thorough check-up at least once a Baltimore hall which will be of cases, soya flour, some whole milk, yeast and a few other food in­ The program has succeeded year, and as often as four times a great convenience to SIU men and gredients, plus sweeteners, flavoring, and enough added vitamins and to such a degree that several major year, they no longer feel the need their families. Similarly, the new minerals to provide a sufficient anmunt of the known vitamins and shipping companies have given up to conduct their own exams. hall in New Orleans will also have minerals. . the long-standing practice of re­ A key element in this change as a clinic facility on the premises. We figure that a day's supply of a typical liquid diet contains about quiring physical examinations of far as Seafarers are concerned, is The key to the success of th« four cents worth of vitamins and minerals, plus 20-25 cents of skimmed Seafarers signing on their ships. that they no longer have to put up clinic lies in its program of thor­ milk and other Ingredients. Knowing that all Seafarers get a with the inconsiderate treatment ough head-to-toe physical check­ For example, you can buy private-brand multi-vitamin capsules for which they have suffered at the ups including such complete and only three cents each. They provide almost as much of the same hands of company doctors in the costly services as urineanalysis, vitamins and minerals as a day's supply of a liquid diet at a typical past. blood tests, x-ray, electrocardio­ $1.19. Skim milk, the other major ingredient, is a valuable, highObviously, the companies drop­ graph and, for dependents of Sea­ protein" food which is also rich in minerals and B vitamins. A typical ping their own exams feel that farers, gynecological and pediatric measured-calorie diet product provides the equivalent of a double-rich the clinic exams are far more examinations as well. If purchased glass of skim milk plus the other ingredients, for each meal. But the WASHINGTON—A decline In thorough than the minimum check­ separately in the private medical whole day's supply of double-rich skim miik can be bought in powder the output of coal and a deficit in ups which the company doctors can market, such examinations could form for about 17 cents. pension reserves has led to a $25 a conduct. Other companies still fol­ cost anywhere from $45 and up. Excessive Price For Skim Milk month slash In the pensions of re­ low the practice of conducting Since this examination is avail­ Even dairymen are protesting that the liquid diets charge excessive tired soft coal miners. The United their own exams, particularly in able to wives, dependent parents prices for what the Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative called Mine Workers Welfare and Retire­ smaller ports which do not have and children of Seafarers, and "trumped-up" skim milk with a few other ingredients and a vitamin- ment Fund announced the reduc­ SIU clinic facilities. since few people would go through mineral supplement. The new Puerto Rico clinic such a costly series unless they tion from $100 a month to $75 a .Like all fad foods, the price started at a high $1.59 and is now down month effective February. should be open on or about Feb­ were definitely ill, its preventive to as little as 89 cents in private brands. But before embarking on a There are about 65,000 coal ruary 1. Located at 1856 Fernandez value is clear. cut-rate liquid diet, it would be a money saver, as well as a nutrition miners now In retirement on Juncos, the clinic is completely In several areas, the clinic pro­ and health precaution, to consult a doctor. He can make up a diet of monthly pensions financed by a equipped with examining rooms, gram has demonstrated its ability ordinary foods that you can prepare at a cost of 50-60 cents a day. Or 40-cent per ton operators' contribu­ x-ray facilities, laboratory, electro­ to improve the over-all health of If he approves of the liquid diet, as some doctors have, at least you tion to the Welfare Fund. cardiograph, reception room and Seafarers. It has helped cut the in­ will be taking it under medical supervision. It's best to consult a doctor Over the last two years, because doctor's office. cidence of tuberculosis among SIU to make sure you're in good health before going on any diet of less of the decline in fund income, it The clinic will function in the men far below its previous rate than 1,200 calories. Not everyone is able to go on that kind of diet. has paid out $30 million more than same manner as the Welfare Plan and has made possible more rapid You may, for example, have a heart or kidney condition requiring it's taken in. clinics in Stateside ports serving cures by early detection of tuber­ special care. Union employment in the coal as a diagnostic and examination culosis symptoms. Similarly incipi­ US Agriculture Department nutrition experts advise that the surest fields is now around 250,000, with center for Seafarers and their de­ ent cases of diabetes, arthritis, her­ and safest way to take off weight, and keep it off, is to plan low-calorie one old-time miner in retirement pendents. nias in their early stages, heart The clinic program started in ailments and high blood pressure, menus based on foods you normally eat. Plenty of variety is important for every four working. The un­ to insure well-balanced nourishment. The fact Is, not all the vitamins usual heavy load is due to the fact April, 1957, with the opening of overweight and related condition! in food have yet been discovered. Thus it's not entirely safe to rely that the coal fields at one time the Brooklyn facility. Since then, have all been detected in early even on preparations to which all known vitamins have been added. employed more than 600,000 men, clinics have been opened in Balti­ stages so that prompt remedial ac­ The pension costs are by far the more, Mobile and Houston as well. tion could be taken by the US Pub­ The trouble with crash diets, say the Government nutritionists, is that people who try them soon return to their old eating habits, and largest item of the fund's expense, The Baltimore clinic is now in the lic Health Service or by family running almost $80 million a year. process of being moved into the physicians. the unwanted pouflds soon return too. But a well-balance(} diet built around ordinary foods helps you learn new food habits which you can continue after the desired weight reduction is reached. A well-balanced diet includes daily choices from four basic food groups; milk products; meat or meat alternates like eggs, fish, poultry; fruits and vegetables; breads and cereals. Another big food fad currently is honey and vinegar. This is not so much a diet fad as a health fad. This mixture is recommended as a panacea for almost every ailment, in a best-selling book called "Folk Medicine." Recently the Food & Drug Administration seized 5,000 cases of a honey-nnd-vinegar "tonic" called "Honegar" because the advertising for it was based o.i claims made in this book. Medical spokesman say there is nothing in honey or vinegar to support the claims made by the book for health or curative value, the Coniell University food and nutrition department reports. It isn't even necessary to eat seaweed to be sure of good health. The Government also recently seized shipments of sea-kelp pills promoted as cure-all, including claims it would prevent hardening of the arteries and other diseases,'and even strengthen your will power. The Texmar ICalmar), with a deckload of lumber, ran aground onto a mudflat in Gray's Har­ The more serious problem Is that—as this department has been bor, Wash. All hands were taken off the ship safely. It was decided not to salvage the ship warning for the past,.12 years—many families spend heavy money for self-prescribed food supplements and vitamin products without a after she settled into the mud and a erack developed. The Army Corps of Engineers is dis­ medical determination that they need them. posing of the hulk. ^ SlU Clinics Program Successful; New Facility Set In San Juan UMVi Cuts Pension Texmar Runs Aground — Seafarers Saved �Pace Sis SEAFARERS LOG Inuury, Uil SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING ROARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District) December 1 Through December 31, 1960 The traditional pattern of hot shipping before and dur­ ing the holiday season was again in evidence in December, 1960. The total of jobs shipped shot up by 500 over the November figure, 2,898 as against 2,394 in the latter month. Oddly enough, the increases showed up across the board in all seniority classes. Normally, class A shipping shows a minor increase or stands still during the holiday season as the "A" men pile off the ships. This year, class A shipping totals went up from 1,451 to 1,573. However, as is to be expected, the percentage in­ creases in "B" and "C" shipping were greater than the previous month, with class "B" men getting 864 berths compared to 639 in November, and "C" shipping going up from 304 to 461. The class C men took just slightly under 16 jobs of-every 100 shipped. They took most of the berths In Seattle, 129 in all in that port. Ship Activity Shipping calls were up in the payoff category, with 133 against 115 in November, but sign ons and in-transits dropped off. The most active ports were New York with 88 vessels, Houston with 71 and Baltimore with 39. New Orleans led thje sign on list with 12 followed by eight each in New York and Seattle and seven in Mobile. Those eight Seattle sign ons undoubtedly accounted for the heavy load of "C" card shipping in that port. Class A on-the-beach totals, 2,778, were actually less than the total number of jobs shipped during the month, which indicates a very healthy shipping outlook for men with top seniority ratings. Similarly, the total of "B" jobs shipped exceeded the class B on-the-beach figures. However, January and February are normally the dull­ est months as far as job activity is concerned, so these figures will probably look less favorable at the end of next month's report. fay Sign IB Off* Oni Irani. TOTAt Boiton 4 1 New York.... 37 8 Philadelphia.. 10 5 iaitimore .... 1i 4 Norfolk 4 3 — JochsoHvllla ... -4 Miami 1 1 Mobile 12 . 7 NewOrleoM.. 14 12 Houfton 9 4 Wilmington .. — — Son FraBclMO.. 4 3 Seattle ....« 14 8 TOTALS .... 133 58 10 43 13 15 13 29 9 11 33 58 12 13 '4 15 88 28 39 20 33 11 30 41 71 12 .20 24 243 454 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Realstered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP OROUP_ S ALL 1 2 S ALL 1 S ALL 1 2 S ALL 1 1 2 2 8 ALL A 2 C ALL 1 B 2 S ALL 1 S ALL 2 6 4 21 — 3 7 — 4 3 2 1 2 5 12 2 4 __ 7 4 11 6 35 21 8 4 4 s 47 39 76 27 148 4 17 26. 69 23 131 8 8 21 45 37 1 12 12 25 131 37 25 193 81 179 42 302 65 5 23 37 10 13 45 — 6 15 8 36 2 25 4 17 12 8 6 25 i 7 1 9 36 25 70 13 9 25 7 45 0 3 4 1 83 4 58 26 89 3 21 33 54 23 49 11 9 13 24 40 1 1 89 40 1 130 34 82 17 133 3 24 41 68 _ 8 6 5 5 11 5 19 — 2 1 10 8 1 4 2 11 4 4 11 11 4 26 14 23. 5 42 3 4 12 19 3 5 3 8 1 6 29 1 1 3 2 6 17 1 3 5 1 2 5 8 8 8 21 9 5 22 4 35 1 3 5 1 __ — — — — — — — — — — 3 —. 2 1 3 1 4 1 1 — 5 6 13 26 — 26 10 49 — 1 4 7 13 6 6 1 1 2 26 6 2 34 36 53 14 103 3 8 5 49 34 60 22 116 4 37 68 22 127 -7 21 21 18 23 45 1 10 8 19 116 45 19 180 70 118 25 213 40 5 15 20 86 51 42 85 21 157 98 23 163 1 51 34 5 42 47 94 3 8 10 21 157 94 21 272 36 38 22 96 7 14 11 32 6 — 7 15 — 2 7 9 • 1 7 7 1 1 5 6 12 _ 3 3 7 3 12 22 12 11 1 24 8 5 13 16 18 39 2 4 13 19 9 2 27 1 18 3 3 11 15 1 2 3 27 15 3 45 21 22 5 48 0 14 1 4 21 35 64 1 15 13 29 12 24 40 3 8 4 15 14 32 4 30 22 56 40 32 56 128 23 27 4 54 8 4 12 239 441 125 I 805 20 144 167 331 203 352 100 655 33 128 165 326 12 69 70 1 151 655 326 151 11132 355 624 155 11134 25 109 155 1 289 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A ' •R a Port Boston New York Philadelphia. Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami AVlSalllA . •«••*••••• Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco. Seattle TOTALS - Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A 2 C ALL 1 B 3 ALL 2 1 2 3 ALL — 6 — 7 1 2 1 1 1 6 — 4 1 3 1 2 3 1 4 6 13 3 4 8 1 7 — 2 3 1 , 86 21 133 5 26 26 23 54 23 73 17 113 2 26 19 47 20 113 11 9 47 20 180 41 141 25 207 60 5 30 25 — 36 — 29 7 9 8 6 3 22 34 4 15 4 19 __ 4 8 12 34 65 19 12 36 30 6 93 4 79 63 11 40 3 5 22 16 2 26 38 2 9 47 2 26 19 16 19 38 1 47 19 104 9 86 12 107 54 2 27 25 1 • 10 — 7 2 1 3 4 1 13 • 2 1 10 2 5| 1 2 4 4 13 5 4 22 7 23 13 3 11 7 4 2 15 — 12 1 6 3 9 — 8 — 8 — 6 4 2 2 2 4 8 6 18 2 11 — 4 8 1 3 6 9 1 o 1. • 3 4 2 2 3 2 — 2 34 2 26 6 12 7 19. 1 17 12 4 20 11 9 3 4 17 20 41 12 65 50 1 4 3 13 8 5 17 49 10 . 76 — 25 21 46 ^ 13 70 13 96 3 48 6 27 18 10 21 96 5 48 21 165 41 83 9 133 1 33 21 55 21 68 11 100 45 43 3 91 20 67 10 97 45 36 3 84 3 20 5 28 97 84 28 209 36 83 40 7 5 18 10 33 2 10 1 13 — 7 5 12 2 6 4 9 2 11 1 8 6 6 8 25 3 18 1 11 13 2 7 4 12 1 6 30 40 4 8 6 15 4 1 19 5 28 ' 1 5 — 6 1 3 5 28 1 6 5 39 8 41 52 3 5 6 12 1 8 39 2 49 1 13 7 21 7 35 3 45 .1 , 19 , 10 30 3 21 13 37 45 30 37 112 5 26 33 2 6 5 12 1 92 427 75 !1 594 13 174 136 r323 83 350 68 1 501 14 189 123 326 16 92 58 166 501 326 166 1 993 164 541 74 1 779 17 149 117 1 283 STEWARD DEPARTMENT % Porf boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville WA• n 4Miaml Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington..; San Francisco Seattle I ;i .1 1 TOTALS Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A •_ GROUP 1 2 — 1 40 18 10 6 16 13 10 2 6 4 — — 18 10 33 14 44 14 "5 2 14 4 21 10 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B S GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A 2 2 3 ALL 1 B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 — — ... 1 — 3 3 2 2 5 3 — 10 1 2 3 2 5 2 2 8 —— 3 2 4 1 1 2 1 60 118 1 6 25 32 25 83 34 7 51 16 83 1 1 14 34 16 133 89 42 109 240 5 1 33 60 9 46 — 30 1. 14 10 11 11 6 8 25 1 8 25 18 19 . 1 7 52 12 19 8 5 11 28 9 9 51 1 22 4 16 21 16 7 12 35 1 25 3 14 35 74 37 89 2 2 9 25 14 18 34 4 20 35 7 26 — 3 15 — 4 4 4 2 6 1 10 1 6 17 17 28 1 9 1 10 6 1 5 4 7 12 4 14 3 6 6 — 1 2 3 7 1 6 7 11 9 27 12 9 3 7 11 5 4 21 '4 1 5 1 — _ __ — — .... 4 4 — 8 -2 1 5 1 3 4 — 24 • 25 53 — 24 13 1 15 29 9 2 2 29 40 37 2 20 48 105 9 9 26 26 90 1 43 38 29 1 36 12 56 97 31 1 2 26 29 97 4 27 31 29 157 55 12 128 195 1 3 36 40 84 7 26 5 42 54 36 13 21 70 4 19 70 3 37 44 5 47 5 1 13 44 19 133 14 15 18 31 9 17 ___ 6 13 3 3 1 3 4 6 10 2 2 4 2 4 8 22 1 3 4 .. 37 — 19 6 4 2 4 4 13 21 2 4 21 4 31 20 3 6 ___ 6 1 4 4 20 44 1 6 1 8 18 49 4 1 13 18 .18 4 11 33 3 36 33 5 16 5 26 24 36 93 11 30 24 5 4 15 9 9 20 182 I 220 165 US ' ~97 244 1 5591 18 55 197 1 417 12 19 181 j1 212 17 14 113 I 144 417 212 144 1 773 318 138 429 1 865 20 36 189 11 249 • 1 —• SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD __ GRAND TOTALS GROUP 123 ALL 239 441 125 | 805 92 427 75 | 594 218 97 244 | 559 549 965 444 11958 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 1 2 3 20 144 167 1 331 203 352 100 13 174 136 1 323 83 350 68 18 '20 182 r220 165 55 197 51 338 485 | 874 451 757 365 ALL 1 655 1 501 1 417 11573 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 33 128 165 326 12 69 70 151 655 326-151 |1132 355 625 155 |1134 92 58 166 501 326 166 1 993 164 541 74 1 779 14 189 123 326 16 12 19 181 212 17 14 113 144 417 212 144 1 773 318 138 409 1 865 59 336 469 864 45' 175 241 461 1573 864 461 12898 837 1303 638 i2778i GROUP 12 3 25 109 1S5 17 149 117 20 36 189 62 294 461 ALL 1 289 1 283 1r245 {1 817 �•*.; Saam, IMl SEAFARERS Tage Seven LOG Transeastern Hauls Record Cargo J<N» Alcinc, Safety Director Inflatable LIferafts: Shipboard Need? Three major disasters w^ch took place during the Christmas holiday season have pointed up several important issues having a bearing on shipboard safety. One was the collision and crash of two airplanes oyer New York which resulted in the loss of 134 lives. As the subsequent testimony has shown, the crash arose out of the difficulty of spacing planes in the air near congested terminals. This is a problem which confronts the ship­ ping industry at all times in congested harbors and is pTobably respon­ sible for the largest number of major ship casualties—witness the case of the Alcoa Corsair as an example. Clearly, as the air crash shows, a great deal has to be done in the area of developing guides to navigation which would make it possible for planes—or ships—rto know exactly where they are in relation to other planes or vessels in a congested area. The second Incident was the fire aboard the aircraft carrier Con­ stellation in the Brooklyn Navy Yard which took the lives of 50 construc­ tion workers. It would appear, looking in from the outside, that this accident could have been avoided if those in charge had read and followed their own Navy Safety Procedures as outlined in "Changes In US Navy Safety Precautions" (OPNAV 34 PI). Closer to home and the safety of Seafarers was the third accident which involved the NMU tanker Pine Ridge. This vessel broke in two off Cape Hattaras with the loss of seven lives. Chances are that the real reason for the loss of this vessel will never be known. After all the Coast Guard findings are in, it will still be guesswork. One of the crewmembers testified that the vessel was a rustbucket which was not properly maintained. However, there are many old rustbuckets sailing today which encounter equally-difficult conditions at sea but do not break in half. There was also a question as to whether this tanker was properly ballasted for this time of year. Whatever the reasons for this accident, there are some precautions which could be" taken in situations such as these which would help crewmembers get off such a ship in safety. For example, the men lost in this accident were up forward on the bow section and did not have access to any lifeboats. The stern section remained afloat, but, as wit­ nesses testified, the lifeboats could not be launched. Clearly, in a situation of this kind, it would help a great deal if crewmembers were provided with self-inflating rubber liferafts of the type already approved by the Coast Guard. Then, in the event of an accident, these men would have a chance at survival. There are many ships in which men sleep aft and lifeboats are midships. On such vessels, the rubber rafts could saVe many lives. While we are all working to cut down on accidents in the first in­ stance, it is realistic to expect that accidents and disasters will take place and that safety precautions of the kind mentioned above are always of great value. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG). Don't Watch The Birdie SlU-manned SS Transeastern is shown before leaving Portland, Oregon, for Poland with rec­ ord cargo, 38,000 deadweight tons of barley. Vessel is one of many supertankers carrying dry cargo. (Photo from "Portland Reporter," labor-owned newspaper). SEATTLE — The SlU-manned tanker Transeastern set a record of sorts when it left this port with 1,773,000 bushels of barley enroute to Poland. It was probably the largest singla grain cargo ever carried by a US-flag vessel. The Transeastern's cargo •f load amounted to 38,000 dead­ 000 bushels of corn for Uruguay supertankers in the grain-carrying of Baton Rouge, La., last spring trade, plus the conversion of T-2s weight tons and was described out and spent a month unloading in to bulk carriers, reflects the plight by the shipper as the equivalent of 900 railroad freight carloads. Most of the load was taken on in Portland, Oregon, and Longview, Wash., before topping off at Seattle. Surpasses Record With this load the Transeastern surpassed record loadings by two other SIU manned supertankers. The National Defender took 1,614,- An SlU Ship Is A Safe Ship of the US-flag tanker fleet. Th« Office of Civil and Defense Mo­ bilization has turned down a re­ quest by the independent tanker operators for a quota system on oil imports to the United States which would have given thes» ships an opportunity to participate in the oil trade for which they were designed. (See story on page 4.) 'Save The Boneyard Ubertys\ Wartime Ship Officials Urge WASHINGTON—Two officials of the old War Shipping Administration in World War II have sharply questioned the Maritime Administration's policy of scrapping most of the reserve fleet Liberlys. Vice Admiral Emory S. Land, who was head of the WSA, and Gran­ ville Conway, his successor, • both have declared that the the event of an International crisis. based on plans to upgrade the re­ Libertys should be main­ Up until now, the Maritime Ad­ serve fleet by having the operators tained as an emergency reserve in ministration has scrapped over 300 ships, with another 1,200 still re­ maining in the various reserve an­ chorages. The agency expects to scrap about 1,000 of these on a long-range basis. (Continued from page 2) At first, the MA wag accepting were of great Importance In re­ bids of $70,000 and up for the ves­ solving the industry's difficulties It took the AMMI to task for sels, but recently, in an effort to failure to defend the interests of speed up the scrapping program, domestic shipping, unsubsidized it has dropped the minimum bid. steamship companies and tanker As a result the wartime ships are independents, while going aU out going for as little as $45,000 each. Ironically, some of the ships are on behalf of the runaway flags. The conference was also critical being purchased by Japanese of the practices of subsidized scrap breakers. In pre-World War II days, huge steamship operators who seek to monopolize subsidy payments and purchases of scrap by Japan, in­ maintain the status quo by blocking cluding the scrap from New York's assistance to all other segments of elevated railways, helped build the the maritime industry. "So far as Japanese war machine. Speed No Handicap the fat cats are concerned," the In his attack on the scrapping conference noted, "whatever funds Congress appropriates for shipping program. Admiral Land argues rightfully belongs to them. To that the slow speed of the vessels these operators, they alone repre­ is no handicap since they would sent American shipping and have to travel in convoys anyway. He argues it Is better to have nothing else exists." The delegates noted that since large numbers of slow vessels the subsidy program was begun in available for convoy service than 1936, the entire character of US a much smaller number of faster foreign trade has been changed. ships with far less total cargo ca­ Bulk trades now predominate, for pacity. Another advantage of the Liber­ which no provisions have been made in the subsidy program. In­ tys, he notes. Is the simplicity of stead of moving to correct the their low-pressure reciprocating deficiencies of tlie program, the engine power plant. In an emer­ spokesmen for management, domi­ gency the ships could be manned nated by the major subsidized by inexperienced men in the event companies and runaway operators, all trained seamen were already have simply maintained the exist­ employed. ing situation. The MA policy of scrapping was Nafl Pact Walking around on the deck of a ship may sound like, nothing at all but it's a task which requires con­ siderable concentration. Unfortunately, through poor design or through makeshift improvisations, the decks of most ships are cluttered with padeyes and other protruding obstacles. Consequently, trips and falls are a major cause of shipboard . casualties. When walking on deck, keep your eye on the deck. Montevideo. Another supertanker, the SS Titan, took on 1,549,000 bushels of wheat for Poland out of Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Actually the National Defender, at 65,926 deadweight tons, consid­ erably outranks the Transeastern's 46,000 deadweight tons. But in the former's case, It was traveling a little "light." The employment of these giant trade in C-type vessels as they build new ships. However, the up­ grading is proceeding at a limited pace because of lack of funds for the construction of newer ships. SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings. are helcl regularly once a month on days In­ dicated by the SIU Con­ stitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are ex­ pected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram {be sure to include registration num­ ber). The next SIU meet­ ings will be: New York Philadelphia Baltimore Detroit Houston New Orleans Mobile Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 6 7 8 ID 13 14 15 �rave Tight SEAFARERS •> Houston IBU Tugs Tow Sub LOG JannaiT. Mtl TNXsA IBU Constitution Is Approved By RR Tugmen By 3-1 Margin JERSEY CITY—The members of the SIU's Railroad Marine Division —by a three to one majority—have approved their new constitution in a secret ballot mail referendum which ended earlier this month. The final count was 342 in favor, 128 against and 28 void ballots. With the passage of the constitu­ tion, the 850-member Railroad Marine Division officially becomes part of the Inland Boatmen's Union of the SIU. The entire balloting procedure was handled by an outside author­ ity, Prof. Donald Shaughnessy of the faculty of Columbia University. Shaughnessy's selection to conduct Two IBU-manned tugs—the Trojan (at right) and Laura Haythe balloting had previously been den move slowly down-river with World War II sub in tow. approved by RMD membership Tugs hauled vessel five miles to scrapyard in Houston. meetings in all ports. When the balloting ended, Shaughnessy, accompanied by a six-man-rank and file tallying Six man RMD Tallying Committee observes as Prof. Donald committee, picked up the ballots Shaughnessy removes ballots from PO box. (L-R) are: W, which had been mailed to the Ryan, V. Elbert, N. Kasden, W. Fuller, F. Pirone, J. Fadde. General Post Office in Brooklyn, 4. NY. The ballots were picked up on Sunday, January 8 and then taken to the Columbia University Club HOUSTON — Two IBU-manned tugs out of this port re­ in Manhattan for tallying. cently took part in an out of the ordinary operation when Six Men On Committee they hooked their lines to a creaky World War II submarine 1and towed it five miles down Members of the tallying eommitjf {[^ J^iver to a shipyard where the tee were: Vai Elbert and Frank sub was slated to be cut up Pirone, New York Central RR; William Ryan and Norman Kasden, for scrap. DETROIT—Crewmembers and licensed men of the SIUThe tugs Involved in the opera­ Penn RR; W. Fuller, Bush Terminal affiliated Tug Firemen's—contracted tug R. H. Goode (Dun­ tion were the Laura Haden, skip­ and Joe Fadde, Brooklyn Eastern bar & Sullivan) recently rescued three Canadians after their pered by Capt. C. R. Gilchrist and District. service launch overturned in^ the Trojan, commanded by Captain Shaughnessy used the following H. L. Borup. Both vessels are procedure in conducting the tally: the ice-churned Detroit River. McQueen Ltd. to the Windsor, Ont hospital. NORFOLK—As the result of a operated by G & H Towing of Saw Men In Water 1. All envelopes addressed to the According to Fred Cobby, the continuing campaign to organize Houston. Tug Firemen Dave Swan men had been picking up sweepraft Post Office were opened. The inner Enviable Record the crews of tugboats in this area and Leo Alexander, both deck­ markers when a slab of ice hit one and in North Carolina, the SIU's The submarine, the Peto—which envelope, which contained the hands, along with Capt. John Ya- of the tripods and pulled the boat ballot, was removed. Inland Boatmen's Union has filed chalked up an enviable record in nak and engineer Frank Regan two more petitions with the Na­ World War II by either sinking or 2. The number on the inner were pulling two dump scows out and the men down into the water with it. tional Labor Relations Board for damaging 11 enemy ships—was ap­ envelope was checked against a list Express Gratitude elections among the tugmen of parently now considered to be only of qualified voters which was pro­ to Lake Erie when they saw three "If it hadn't been for the men of McAllister and J. J. Greer Co. This scrapyard material in these days vided by the RMD, to ascertain heads bobbing in the water. Quick'action saved James Cobby, the Goode," said Cobby, "we would brings to five the number of re­ of souped-up or atomic subs, whose that no unqualified members had launch operator; Don Munro, have died. Our thanks and grati­ presentation elections which are hulls have been streamlined for voted. engineer aide' and Fred Cobby, tude go to these heroic men." pending. Efforts are being made speed and in some cases, designed Outec Envelopes Destroyed field engineer of the Canadian The Canadians are in good health to organize more fleets here. to fire missiles from the surface 3. The envelopes containing the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Ltd. although, with the exception of About 1,000 tugboatmen In the or from beneath the sea. The area are the targets in this organiz­ government sold Peto to a metal ballots were then opened; the who had spent more than 10 Fred Cobby they are confined in­ doors for a short period. ing campjiign. These men are corporation in Houston which ballots were removed and the minutes in the frigid waters.' The men of the tug Goode The SlU-affiliated Tug Firemen's either unorganized or under con­ made arrangements to have the envelopes were Immediately de­ rubbed the Canadians down and Union sends its congratulations to tract to District 50 of the United craft cut up at Todd Shipyards. stroyed. The IBU-manned tugs hooked on­ 4. The ballots were then separated fed them hot coffee. They were the men of the tug Goode for a Mine Workers. These employees are anxious for representation by to the outmoded craft at her docks into three groups; affirmative, then rushed, by a vessel from job well done. a seamen's union rather than their and towed the sub five miles down negative and voided. river to its final destination. existing operation. 5. The ballots in each grouping The three other companies in were then counted and the results which election petitions are pend­ were recorded. ing are Gulf Atlantic Towing, in Each committee member then Norfolk and Wilmington, NC, and signed a statement attesting to the Cartaret Towing, Morehead City, conduct of the tallying by Shaugh­ NC. nessy, which followed the pro­ The IBU's drive in the Hampton cedures listed and as approved by Roads Area has the full backing the membership. of the local port council. Of the 28 ballots declared void 11 were deemed as such because as The activities of the various many members failed to place inland boatmen, railroad marine their names on the outer envelope; tugs, deep sea tugs and harbor 8 were void because no inner craft under the SIU banner are envelope was used for ballot; an­ dealt with here. The SIU fam­ other 8 were improperly addressed ily includes various groups of and one envelope had no ballot in boatmen throughout the nation either outer or inner envelope. —on the Atlantic and Guif The proposal for a referendum Coasts, on the Mississippi and vote on the new constitution was' Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes unanimously carried by the mem­ and in Pacific Coast ports. bers in all ports early last month. These craft operate in support of deep sea shipping and sup­ The SIU division originally won plement such shipping in con­ the right to represent the deck­ IN miltm. hands in a series of bargaining Paying a visit to their respective headquarters in River Rouge fined waters. Their activities Mich, are (I. to r.) Frank McCann, of SlU-affilialed Tug concern all seafaring trades. elections under the Railway LaborAct last summer. Workers and Dredge Workers Donald Mariner. IBU Houston Tugs Haul Weary Sub To Scrapping Lakes IBU Men Rescue Three From Icy River Petitions In 5 Tug Co's Lakes Tug, Dredge Men At Hq : rVRTC/CALL �SEAFARERS lUMMffr. IMl LOG Jhtf Ifia« ND MOA^riMA IBU Rail Tugmen Strike NY Roads (Continued from page 3) tral railroad, in an effort to bypasa the picket lines, started making up its freight train crews at outlying commuter stations and sending them into New York. The striking unions promptly retaliated by picketing Grand Central .Terminal and train stations in Westchester RMD Tug Assists 200 Fleeing Fire NEW YORK — Quick-acting crewmen aboard the RMD-manned tug Cleveland (Pennsylvania RR) assisted in rescuing some 200 ship­ yard workers who were aboard the Navy carrier Constellation after it caught fire in the Brooklyn Naval Siiipyard last month. As the fire raged out of control, shipyard workers began sliding down ropes on the port side of the burning ship, to a work barge in the water. Their weight nearly swamped the rig. One tug picked up the men from the barge and transferred them to the IBUmanned tug Clevehsnd, which in turn put them aboard a fishing boat. They then were taken ashore near the carrier. Other harbor tugs at the scene assisted in every way possible to save the lives of trapped or stranded /workmen. At least 90 lives were lost in the fire. Damage estimates were put at $79 million on the supercarrier, which cost about $250 million to construct. County, effectively halting that tactic. At issue in the long dispute are matters involving wages. Job secur­ ity, welfare benefits" and retroao tivity. The railroad's best wage offer called for a two percent base wage boost coupled with a demand that the tugmen surrender cost of living adjustments in effect for three years. The actual gross gain for tugmen would be about $1.20 a week. The most disputed Item has been Job security. The unions have asked for a manning scale In the contract in turn for discussing problems of automation confront­ ing the tugs. The railroad insist on a free hand to reduce manning at their discretion. The only concession won thus far in the bargaining sessions was that the roads agreed to freeze present manning practices for a year after which they would be free to chop any and every rating at their leisure. The unions have pointed oiit that in every other form of marine transportation.—harbor tugs, fresh water and Lakes boats, dredges, coastal ships and deep sea vessels —a manning scale is an established principle written in union con­ tracts. On the Welfare issue, the SIU railroad tugmen are seeking gen­ uine welfare protection for them­ selves and their families under the Inland Boatmen's Welfare Plan. At present, the only benefits are a term insurance policy which the men pay for themselves. Here too, the unions are seeking what all other marine workers enjoy but which has thus far been denied to marine employees of the railroads. The old railroad marine con­ tracts expired November 1, 1959. The railroads are seeking to escape retroactivity by making any con­ tract effective as of July 1, 1960. The strike was called only after all the mediation procedures In the Railway Labor Act had been ex­ hausted and the railroads had re­ fused to budge from their position. IBU Winner in Court; Miami Co. Must Bargain MIAMI—IBU representatives here are stiil battling for a contract on behalf of tug employees of Belcher Oil Company here as a result of company evasion and delays. The fight for an agreement received a big"*" boost this month when the pany attorney refused to accept the regional Federal Court in At­ NLRB findings, insisting that the lanta, Georgia, ordered the com­ challenged ballots should have pany to sit down and negotiate been counted and the SIU should not have been certified. with the SIU's tugboat division. The court ordered the company This led to the court case, with to abide by previous National the court, as In most instances of Labor Relations Board rulings cer­ this kind, upholding the NLRB's tifying the Union as bargaining ruling on the disposition of the' agent for the company's crewmem- challenged ballots. Now meetings are being held by bers. The election took place in 1958 the SIU with the company to get with the SIU winning a majority down to the business of negotiating after challenging four ballots. The an agreement. However, the com­ SIU challenges were upheld by the pany's successful use of stalling NLRB which ordered the company tactics at the Labor Board and in to deal with the Union. the courts under present labor Subsequently, when attempts law, has deprived the crewmemwere made by the SIU to sit down bers of the benefits of Union rep­ at. thb bargaining table, the com­ resentation thus far. RMD, MEBA Pickets Manning The Line IBU Philly Tug Makes Bahama Trip PHILADELPHIA — While most tugs were generally active han­ dling ships here last month, an­ other such vessel—the IBU manned Elizabeth Boyer (Inter­ state Oil Transport)—was taking on a different kind of a Job—one which lasted 20 consecutive days. The "Lizzie" Boyer, as she's known by those close to her, towed one of the company's oil barges to a buyer in Freeport, Grand Baha­ mas, a one-way distance of some 1,400 miles. And, according to a source at Interstate Oil, the tug was "pushed hard" all the way down. Joint union cooperation is illustratoel in this photo showing RMD and MEIA pickets on the lino at the New York-New Haven Terminal in Now York harbor. RMD's Christmas Party Termed Huge Success Mobile Predicts IBU Step-Up JERSEY CITY—The children of IBU Railroad Marine Divi­ sion members, from tots to teenagers, had an afternoon and an evening of it last month at the division's first Christmas party held in the RMD's hall here. present which was appropriate to Approximately 250 chil­ his particular age group or sex, dren, accompanied by their par­ plus a nicely stocked bag of candy, ents,- showed up for the affair, fruit and nuts. which lasted from mid-afternoon A buffet served up consisted of assorted salads, fruit, turkey, ham, until early evening. shrimp, cheeses and beverages. At Santa Appears evening's end the leftovers were Shortly after the event got un­ down to a minimum. Many of the members and their derway, many a child's head was turned (and sometimes shyly) as wives commented that this had Santa Claus appeared on the scene been a most memorable affair and and made the rounds wishing one that they and their children looked and all the greetings of the sea­ forward to next Christmas with the son. Each child received a wrapped RMD. • MOBILE—Tugboat activity hit a fast pace here during December and should remain the sam^ dur­ ing the current month, reports agent Louis Neira. Neira said that the IBU-coatracted tug Margaret Walsh (Mo­ bile Towing and Wreckingi was awarded an estimated four-year contract to haul sulphur from Tampa, Fla., to Beaumont, Tex. Another deep sea tug, the Titan— which was recently purchased by Mobile Towing and Wrecking—is making its first trip under this IBU-contracted company by run­ ning to Maracaibo, Venezuela to pick up a 128-foot loaded barg* and transporting it to New York. Neira also reported that IBU deckhand Malrle Ellis of Gulf Ma­ rine Division, Ideal Cement, re­ ceived an IBU Welfare benefit of $827.45 covering a multiple birth, surgical and medical benefits. Railroad Marine Men, Families At Union Holiday Party In NJ Hail At least 250 children of RMD members were pres­ ent at the Division's first Christmas party last month. Soma of them are pictured at left in group photo with Santa. Above, Nine. 41/2, sings for St. Nick. Her granddad It RMD member Charles Grant. �Face Tea SEAFARERS laaaaiy. IMl 109 GREAT X. Ohio AFL-CIO Will Act On SlU Job Benefit Fight, Other Legislative Goais Detroit MTD Officers At Swearing-in Ceremonies The SIU will present its resolution for wintering unem­ ployment compensation for Great Lakes seamen affected by the Ohio law at a statewide Ohio AFL-CIO Legislative Con­ ference scheduled for the 27th ed by the Ohio AFL-CIO. Experi­ of this month. The conference, called by ence has showed that incorporation the Ohio-AFL-CIO Executive of seamen provisions in an omni­ bill has not proved successful. Board, will be for the pres­ busThe SIU, in pledging support of entation and discussion of Ohio seamen's unemployment Labor's legislative objectives in Ohio rights, is well aware of the hard the forthcoming meeting of the road it has to hoe. This was clearly General Assembly. The SIU will back its resolution shown in the solid Republican presented to the Ohio AFL-CIO opposition in an attempt to extend Newly elected officers and trustees for Detroit and Wayne County Port Council of the Convention held last June in unemployment compensation 13 weeks on any basis in Ohio. Maritime Trades Department are sworn in for two-year terms. They are (I. to r.) Ed Kraftg Cleveland. The load has not lessened either Firemen and Oilers; Mel Peifrey, MEBA; Ed Sims, Tugmen; George Elliott; Carpenters; Want 52 Weeks Benefits with the results of the past Novem­ Thelma O'Oell, Office Employees; Joe Le Plank, Electrical Workers; Fred Fornen, SIU Great The SIU's resolution called for ber election. In the House of Rep­ Lakes District. Great Lakes seamen to be given resentatives the Republicans now 62 weeks of eligibility under the have an absolute two-thirds ma­ unemployment compensation law. jority of the members and in the The SIU's position was unani­ Senate a majority of two. The General Assembly now mously adopted by more than 1,883 delegates representing 770 locals stands at 84 Republicans and 55 With winter weather fast calling a halt to activity on the Great Lakes and harbors, of 69 international unions in Ohio. Democrats in the House and 20 member unions of the Detroit and Wayne County Port Council, Buffalo Port Council, Under present Ohio law, seamen Republicans and 18 Democrats in Duluth Port Council and the Toledo Port Council of the Maritime Trades Department, •mployed by Ohio shipping com­ the Senate. Support of the SIU's resolution AFL-CIO, are readying to-*^ panies are barred from collecting unemployment pay from the fourth for all Great Lakes seamen will cope with the problems that elected officers for the coming two- was attended by 23 delegates who Sunday in December until the come from Senator Frank. Kiog of will come with the opening of year period and prepared for an elected ILA official John Roberts Toledo and Representative Carney the 1961 navigation season. Also, aggressive winter program. Trus­ as president, SIU representativs fourth Sunday in March. The SIU was the only seafaring of Trumbull, who will lead the the port of Alpena is preparing to tees were also elected for the new­ Edward X. Mooney as secretaryly-revitalized group. union in attendance at the con­ fight in the Senate and in the form a similar council. treasurer and Operating Engineer House. Buffalo's port council's meeting representative William Hoch as vention. The Detroit council recently The Ohio AFL-CIO resolution executive vice-president. adopted stated that: "Ohio is the The Duluth Port Council readied only state to deny Great Lakes sea­ themselves for the coming fight men unemployment compensation. against foreign flag shipping by This has caused Ohio to become discussing the number of ruHaway a haven for lake carriers who wish flag ship entries and departures to deprive their seamen of unem­ from the Twin Ports area in 1960, ployment compensation." In Toledo, their port council saw suffer as far as shipping was con­ The SIU will seek to have sepa­ Alpena MTD Active SIU Port Agent Ed Doherty movo Chicago Ships Men cerned. rate legislation tailored to the spe­ CHICAGO — SIU representative up to president and Bernard ALPENA — SIU Port Agent Thanks to the addition of new cific needs of the seamen support- Norman Jolicoeur reports that the Scottie Aubusson reports that with Brocki of the Machinists Lodge fleets in the SIU, a total of 450 annual SIU Christmas dinner was SIU members under the Job Se-r shipping at a standstill over the 105 to the vice-president slot. One of the first problems which celebrated here and it was a huge curity Program were dispatched entire Great Lakes, this port still looks forward to shipping men will face the port councils is the success. Crewmembers and their from Cleveland, throughout the winter lay up since growing threat to the jobs of the families from more than 15 SIU4< 4« 4" Chicago will have SlU-manned Great Lakes and Rivers workers crewed ships attended. posed by "runaway" foreign flag vessels on winter runs. Jolicoeur adds that many of the Detroit Breaks Ice DETROIT — Headquarters re­ Aubusson adds that he visited .ships, which are cutting deeply seamen from this area will mourn CLEVELAND—Bulk cargo ship­ the death of Captain Wixom, Who ports that three SlU-manned ships the PUS hospital and distributed^ into the jobs and wage standards ments on the Great Lakes last year was the director of the Alpena are now plowing through heavy the annual Christmas bonus to all of Great Lakes seamen, shipyard workers and other allied fields. were 15 percent higher than in Boy's Club. ice on the winter run between of the SIU members confined. In Detroit the meeting endorsed 1959, with limestone and iron ore A meeting of all the local un­ Detroit and Toledo. The John C. 4' 4« 4« a call by the Maritime "Trades De­ showing the greatest increases. ions of which their internationals Hay has joined the Sparkman D. partment for a mid-winter LakesTotal bulk shipments in 1960 are affiliates of the Maritime in bringing coal to the Ford Motor Duluth Looks Ahead were 169,810,310 net tons, accord­ Trades Department, will be held Co. And the SlU-crewed Dow DULUTH —The SlU-contracted wide conference of all affiliated ing to the Lakes Carriers Associa­ at the SIU hall January 20. Chemical (Boland & Cornelius) is John C. Hay (Browning), writes unions to map plans for coping tion. Iron ore, including Labrador hauling It for the Detroit Edison SIU Port Agent Gerald Westphal with this threat. 4" 4» t" Locals affiliated with the council shipments, totaled 73,030,945 tons, closed the 1960 shipping season in Co. compaied to 51,450,731 ton the Buffalo Lay-Ups High With the majority of the ships this port loaded with a cargo of ,^re from among the 30 interna­ previous year. tional unions which make up the BUFFALO — SIU Port Agent in lay up, headquarters asks that grain for Buffalo.. Grain shipments were four per­ Roy Boudreau reports that from all SIU members help out during With the season closed, he adds, Maritime Trades Department. cent higher in 1960 than they were all indications this port has a rec­ the winter organization drive by a total of 38 SlU-crewed ships are the year before, while limestone ord lay up fleet. This has resulted telling all their non-union friends laid up here for the winter months. shipments were more than a mil­ in shipping holding its own be­ about the benefits of becoming part 4» 4« 4" lion tons in 1959. Last year was the cause of shifting gangs being dis­ of the SIU's team. Toledo Has 24, Ships fourth best limestone shipping patched from the hall. S> t> t> TOLEDO—A total of 24 SIUperiod on record. Boudreau says that the SIU HEADQUARTERS Only coal shipments declined played host in its new Buffalo hall Frankfort Party Successful manned ships are layed up in the River Rouge i8, Mich. last year, when 46,408,307 tons to the children of members of FRANKFORT—Children of SIU Toledo-Sandusky area reports SIU 10225 W. Jefferson, Vinewood 3-4741 Fred J. Farnen, Secrelarj'-Treasurer were shipped, compared to a little labor unions at a pre-Christmas members in Frankfort took full Agent Ed Doherty. This all adds Stanley F. Thompson, Asst. Sec.-Treas. less than 49,000,000 shipped the party under the au.spices of the advantage of the SIU's Christmas up to the fact that Toledo will be ALPENA 127 River St. a very busy port at fit-out time. previous year. ^ Norman Jolicoeur, Agent. Elmwood 4-3G18 party, writes Port Agent Floyd St. Jo.scph Guild. 735 Washington St. Included in this list are ships BUFFALO, NY In order to encourage Great Hanmer. 4« 4" 4< Roy J. Boudreau, Agent TL 3-0250 Lakes shipping and industry. Sen­ Shipping has been slow because from the following companies: CHICAGO 9303 Ewlng Ave. ator Alexander Wiley 'Rep. of Wis­ Cleveland Sets Record South Chicago. III. of members returning from, vaca­ Boland, Gartland, Pioneer, Buck­ SAginaw 1 0733 CLEVELANil—In checking back tion to their jobs and with Ann eye, Tomlinson, Huron Cement, consin) is seeking $145,000 for the CLEVELAND .....1420 W. 25 St. Army Corps of Engineers to com­ over the I960 sailing season, writes Arbor No. 3 and No. 5 tied up Steinbrenner and Reiss. Stanley Wares, Agent MAin 1-0147 .312 W. 2nd St. Doherty says that the annual DULUTH plete a study of water levels in the SIU Port Agent Stanley Wares, the temporarily. Gerald Westfihal, Agent. RAndoIph 2-4110 Great Lakes to take best advantage records show that shipping on the Hanmer adds that Brother Clem Christmas dinner was a huge suc­ FRANKFORT, Mich. 415 Main St. of the St. Lawrence Seaway. He Great Lakes started out with a Groening passed away last month. cess with a choice of ham or turkey Address Mall to: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 called for completion of a water bang and wound up a fizzle. How­ Groening sailed as a coalpadser on with all the trimmings from "soup Floyd Hanmer, Agent TOLEDO ..120 .Summit St. ever, he says, this port did not A.A. No. 7. levels study begun in 1952. to nuts." CHerry 8-2431 MTD Strengthens Lakes Set-Up Lakes Port Reports Lakes Bulk Cargo Rises SIU Great Lakes Union Halls �SEAFARERS fuuiy* IMI Pare Elevea LOG KES S Santa Claus In Buffalo SiU Hail SIU Crews Drafting Pact Terms in Newly-Won Fleets DETRQIT—Meetings at SIU headquarters in River Rouge have been held for the representatives of the crews of Pioneer and Buckeye vessels and Boland & Cornelius boats for the purpose of drafting a proposed agr^ment and to study SIU representation procedures. The SIU has also" formally notified the Boland the interim agreement ana the Company that it is ready to trust agreement for welfare. Santa Claus paid a visit to the new SIU hall in Buffalo and gave out gifts to more than 200 children of members of labor unions under the auspices of the St. Joseph's Guild. The happy children at the seventh annual party for labor families included children of Seafarers. The kiddies had a time of it and enjoyed themselves immensely. • ' begin bargaining talks. The Pioneer and Buckeye (Hutchinson) representatives met on January 12 and 13 and the Boiand representatives met the following week on the 19th and 20th. The SIU has been enforcing the old contract held with the "inde­ pendent" union In Boland because of a stipulation made by the National Labor Relations Board. Contract Enforced It had been agreed that all par­ ties Involved in the election, what­ ever the outcome, would enforce the contract with the "independ­ ent" union until its expiration date on February 28. The Hutchinson Co. has already signed the Job Security Program, Christmas Is SiU Get-Together Aa enjoyable time was had by all, was the unanimous comment of all who attended the SIU's annual Christmas dinners held in all SIU Great Lakes District ports for Seafarers, members of the family and guests. The dinners, which has be-"*" were served either in the come a tradition in the Great dinners halls or in outside restaurants Lakes District, provided the where the halls are not equipped members not only with turkey and •tuffings, but ai$o the opportunity for a social get-together, which is next to impossible during the sail­ ing season. Lakesmen Meet SIU members, whose primary contact during the shipping season was waving to each other as their boats pass in the rivers and chan­ nels, became better acquainted and introduced their families. In headquarters, members had their choice of turkey or ham in an elaborate meal served in the River Rouge hall. Also on the bill of fare were rolls, salads, relish trays and a choice of pumpkin or apple pie. In all other ports, Christmas The representatives were elected by their crews to bring into the meeting proposals for working rules and also to learn first hand the SIU's program for delegates and the Union's method of ad­ ministration and representation. Briefing Meetings At the two-day meetings, the Hutchinson and Boland represen­ tatives will be briefed on dele­ gates' duties, handiing disputes, contracts, the Job Security Pro­ gram, shipboard meetings, the dis­ trict's administration and the Union's organizing program. The men will also visit the seniority director's office, view the film "This is the SIU" and hear an ex­ planation of the Great Lakes Dis­ trict's position in the SIU family of unions and the Maritime Trades Department. The crew representatives will be paid their expenses, lodging and travel costs while they are attending the meeting. Each crew representative will take back to his vessel a complete kit of material for use by the crew. New Frankfort Hall Now Open FRANKFORT —The new SIU hall in Frankfort, Michigan, is the latest addition to the growing list of Great Lakes ports who have acquired new halls and complete­ ly refurbished them. The new hall at 415 Main St. in downtown Frankfort joins the new SIU halls in Duluth, Alpena, Chicago and Buffalo. Now officially open to the membWship, the spacious structure with the red brick face in front, is busy serving the SIU members in the area. The building was re­ cently purchased and completely refurbished in time for the winter season. The hall is being equipped with a television set, card tables, shuffleboard and a pool table. The lounge section is being furnished with soft lounge chairs for the members to relax, read or sip coffee while waiting to be shipped out. The shipping area of the new hall allows plenty of working space for the office and the dis­ patcher's counter. The SIU Great Lakes Union is « union of, by and for Great Lakes seamen which has. made tremendous progress in advanc­ ing the security of SIU men sailing under its banner. One of its greatest accomplishments is the seniority and job security system which gives Lakes men protection under the searinal shipping set-up. Once confined to inland waters, activities of SIU men on the Lakes now have greater significance with the opening of the Seaway and its use by hundreds of deep sea ships. The Lakes have become America's .fourth seacoast and deveiopments there are of in­ creasing interest to all men in the SIU family of unions. to serve food. The annual Christmas dinner is a long-standing tradition in all of the affiliated unions of the SIUNA. These holiday get-togethers are held in virtually every important port in America. Seafarer Jlin Gamble, watchman on the Peter Reiss and his family at­ tended SIU Christmas Din­ ner in Alpena. Around table are Mofy, Melody Rae, Mrs. Gamble, Perry, Kimberly, Seafarer Gam­ ble, Paul, David and James Gamble, Jr. Great Lakes Shipping Nov. 26, 1960 thru Dec. 23, 1960 ENGINE DECK STEWARD Alpena 1 6 0 7 Buffalo 9 9 0 18 Chicago a 4 2 14 Cleveland? 1 2 0 3 Detroit 38 29 10 77 Duluth 1 3 0 4 31 30 15 76 6 11 0 17 95 94 27 ""216 PORT Frankfort Great Lakes Secretary-Treasurer Fred Farnen welcomes SIU membei? and their families to the Christmas dinner at the Great Lakes headquarters In River Rouge. Toledo TOTAL TOTAL • '• �Fage Twelr* SKMFAnEHS ltd LO€ Hits Deck At New Orleans Report To Kennedy Slams ICC; Hits MSTS, Maritime Board WASHINGTON—The Interstate Commerce Commission, the Federal Maritime Board, the Military Sea Transport Service and other Government agencies have been raked over the coals^in a report drafted for incoming President Kennedy by James M. Landis. As a result, the operations of these agencies are scheduled for been charged by the SIU and dom­ ing Federal Maritime Board should overhaul in the new adminis­ estic ship operators with being in* be lifted. The FMB frequently acts tration. The result may well be of considerable benefit to domestic shipping and to American-flag operations at large. Should the Landis recommenda­ tions be carried out they would meet many of the objections voiced by ship operators and maritime "un­ ions at a variety of Congressional hearings. The Landis report calls for dras­ tic overhaul of the ICC, which has Retired SlU Man Finds New Home HAIFA, Israel—A lifelong dream has come true for veteran Sea­ farer Morris M. Schapiro, now re­ tired in Israel with the aid of an SIU disability-pension. He'll b^72 next month. Touring historic landmarks and biblical sites from his home base In this - Mediterranean port city, Schapiro is "having the time of my life" and keeping posted on Union activities via the SEAFARERS LOG. An oldtimer in the steward department, he joined the SIU at the Port of Kew Orleans a few weeks after the Union was established in 1«38. Age didn't prove much of a drawback to a c-v—•— life at sea. He Schopiro was forced to call it quits in 1955, when high blood pressure as a re­ sult of a nervous condition put him on the sidelines. He was 66 at the time, following his last trip on the SS Almena as a messman. Scha­ piro qualified to receive the SIU disability-pension shortly after, and credits the $35 weekly check as a "Godsend." Prior to leaving the States, he lived in Miami and, earlier, in New York City. Born in Lithuania, Schapiro lauds his SIU seagoing career and Union benefits for giv­ ing him the means to live out his days in comfort here. collusion with the railroads to de­ in an arbitrary manner without stroy domestic shipping. Landis settled standards. Groups of exalso recommends revision of the Government lawyers have too much transportation laws to give ship influence in FMB affairs. • Arf office should be set up for operators equal treatment with the the Coordination and Development railroads. In addition, Landis proposes a of Transportation Policy to develop halt to GoVernment-owncd compe­ and implement national transport tition with private transport sys­ policy. This office should be direct­ tems which would seem to be ly responsible "to the President. aimed directly at MSTS competi­ tion with private shipping. MSTS is still the largest single cargo car­ rier under the American flag. Other sections of the Landis re­ port blasted the "fog of secrecy" Seafarer Hmry Moos is shown speaking on one of "Hie issues surrounding the actions of the Fed­ up before fhe January membership meeting in New Orleans. eral Maritime Board and the lack of any standards. In order to develop fair and ef­ Mf, Vernon Victory fective national transportation pol­ icy, Landis proposes that an office be set up directly under the Presi­ NEW YORK- -One" of the early dent to take responsibility for such figures in the sailors' movement a policy. during the 1930's, veteran Seafarer Aside from his proposals for basic changes in law and proce­ William C. McCuistion died here of dure, Landis was particularly criti­ accidental injuries on January 13. cal of the ICC for its clumsy and He was 59 last month. McCuistion was the victim of a cumbersome procedures and the BOSTON—Victory Carriers, Inc. will take delivery this delays in acting on rate cases. subway station fall near SIU head­ month of its first 46,000 ton supertanker. The ship, to be quarters and died in nearby Meth­ Shipping companies have often odist Hospital. He had suffered christened the Mt. Vernon Victory, is the first of two the com­ complained that even though they might win a case involving a rate from a heart ailment for the past pany will add to its fleet in"* protest, the procedure takes so few years. 1961. The second 46,000-tonner Isthmian. Despite low charter Well known for his role in the many months that the ship oper­ will be ready in June or July. rates, the company's Victorys have ator suffers serious losses in the seamen's movement in the early Barring the unexpected. Victory been active virtually without a halt days, he was prominent in efforts process. Carriers will take the ship on during the past three years. Following are somq of the major to revive seamen's unions in the January 27 and put it into service Originally, Victory Carriers, recommendations made by James 1930's. owned by the Onassis interests, He later participated prom­ immediately for the MSTS. The was slated to build three tankers, R. Landis in his report to incoming giant tanker is slated to load in inently in the fight on Communist President Kennedy: the Caribbean for two trips to one of them in the 100,000-ton • Individual ICC commissioners power bids on the US waterfront. Honolulu and one to the West range, in exchange for trading out must be assigned the responsibility A member of the engine depart­ Coast. 12 tankers and two Libertys. ment, he sailed in the black gang of making rate decisions. . Among them were the mediumThe new ship will be powered by sized supertankers Lake Georga • Government policy should with the SIU since 1942. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. a geared turbine generating a nor­ and Olympic Games, plus ten T-28. encourage joint service between all forms of transportation. (This has Dollie M. Crawford, and a sister, mal shaft horsepower of 13,600 The entire transaction was a long beeii sought by domestic ship both of Tampa. Private services rpms. It will be air-conditioned subject of a Congressional inves­ were followed by burial at Green­ throughout and will have a swim­ tigation which *4^08 particularly operators.) • The Interstate Commerce Act wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, last ming pool. critical of Victory Carrier's delay The Mt. Vernon Victory was in carrying out the construction should be amended to abolish the Monday. built at the Bethlehem Steel yard end of the bargain. The 100,000ICC's -authority to grant railroads in Quincy, Mass. The keel was laid ton tanker still has not been start­ relief against water carrier com­ petition. on September 14, 1959 and the ed although the agreement was • The cost of operation should If a crewmember quits while ship was launched on October 27, made almost three years ago. be the principal factor in deter­ a ship is in port, delegates 1960. The Mt. Vernon Victory and mining a transportation rate. (Rail­ are asked to contact, the hall her sister ship, as yet unnamed, roads have often carried items immediately for a replace­ will be 705 feet long and 102 feet below cost to take business away ment. Fast action on their part wide, and will draw 38 feet. from steamships). The Mt. 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OF CROP J-OSSgS. 4 • • �fMMUr* IMI Optical Benefif SEAFARERS Fas* Thlrfeca LOG Years Old 4,800 GET FREE SlU EYEGLASSES One of the most widely used SIU welfare" benefits, the Union's free eyeglass program Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director has amply demonstrated its value to Seafarers over the past 2V2 years. Established in June, 1958, the optical benefit has provided almost 4,800 pairs of eyeglasses at no cost to Seafarers through the end of 1960. Serv- • '— US Stands Alone On Health Care Icing the seagoing member­ ing reputable optical practitioners and, except for very specialized One of the hard realities of ouF*^merican .system is that we are ship through optical centers in each area. The service was ex­ lenses, the completed glasses are perhaps the only highly-industrialized nation in the world that doesn't in nine different US ^orts, this benefit program has operated to date at the relatively modest cost of $43,000. Under the terms of the benefit set up through the SIU "Welfare Plan, a Seafarer requiring eyeglasses is able, when necessary, to renew them once every two years. In the Interim, complete eye check-ups are available through the separate network of modern SIU clinics. The eyeglass program was inau­ gurated at a time when a regular eye examination and routine, nonspecialized lenses ran up a bill of $^5-30 for an Individual Seafarer In some ports. After a careful study of the problems, the SIU program was launched simultaneously in the Ports of New York, Baltimore, Mobile and New Orleans by utiliz- Double Duty Dad Proud dad is Seafarer Arthur Harrington, bosun on SS Ocean Evelyn, after birth of twin boys at home in Charleston, Mass. The boys, named George and, Jeremiah, are the 34th set of SIU twins and drew $400 in maternity benefits plus two $25 bonds. tended early in 1959 to cover Houston, Philadelphia and San Francisco. Last year, facilities in Chicago and Boston were added to the list. The 4,800-eyeglass-figure covers 2,280 benefits provided in the first year of operation, 1,387 the second year and approximately 1,100 in­ cluding renewals so far since last May. Appointments are made in ad­ vance through the Union hall while a Seafarer is on the beach usually ready a few hours after the examination The benefit has also always covered the needs of disabled sea­ men receiving the $35 weekly SIU special disability'pension. In ad­ dition, the Welfare Plan last May authorized an outlay of up to $25 at an optical facility close to their homes for disabled brothers living some distance from a specified optical center. This spares them the hardship of unnecessary lengthy travel away from home. 9 More Seafarers Retire On Pension NEW YORK—No longer able to sail and earn a livelihood, nine more Seafarers have qualified for the $35 weekly SIU disability-pension to start off the New Year. Most of the oldtimers are 65 or over with"*^ long seagoing careers behind manently idled Brother Antoniadis, ending a 50-year sailing career that them. The latest additions to the bene­ fits' roster, approved by the Wel­ fare Plan trustees, are: Charles P. Achoy, 65; James Antoniadis, 65; Antonio Castro, 65; Alexander Cherney, 67; August F. Eklund, 34; James N. Kennedy, 66; Luciano Labrador, 62; George H. Reier, 65, and John W. Tingle, 58. All have been certified "not fit for duty" permanently and qualify for life­ time benefits. Just paid off as the chief cook on the SS Chick­ asaw, Brother Achoy has wound up a long run Achoy of steady ship­ ping that began in 1942. A native of the British West Indies, he lives today with his wife Rita in New York City. He's no longer able to work due to an arteriosclerotic heart condition. A similar 'condition has per- Make Advance Appointments For New York USPHS Clinic NEW YORK—Seafarers seeking treatment by the USPHS outpatient clinic here are advised to note a new system of appointments being tried by the clmic in an effort to elim­ inate waiting time. It will not affect emergency cases, which are still being admitted immediately. The change, instituted here ten days ago. also does not affect practices at outpatient clinics in other ports. Under the appointment system, everyone seeking medical treatment at the New York outpatient facility Is requested to telephone, wire or write in advance-for an appointment. Where possible, a specific time should be requested and, if time per­ mits, a confirmation will be sent by the USPHS. Seamen are urged to include their USPHS register number when applying. It is expected this system will expedite matters on arrival at the clinic, since necessary medical files can be made avail­ able in advance and thus reduce waiting time. A special telephone service has been installed to facilitate appointments during clinic hours Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 4:30 PM. This number is BArclay 7-6150. In the event treatment is necessary after regular hours or on weekends and national holidays. Seafarers should contact the USPHS hospital on Staten Island. started in his native Greece. A New York resident, he was on the SS Longview Victory as oiler until last October. He's sailed with the SIU in the black gang since 1939. Brother Castro has worked only three ships since 1939 and came into the SIU in 1940 when P&O's SS Florida was signed up. Born in (Continued on page 14) Reier Tingle consider the health of all iis citizens a primary responsibility. Wo have heard a great deal of debate and confused talk over the years about so-called "Government medicine" and "socialized medicine." These two labels by themselves have succeeded to date in sidetracking responsible plans for medical care program on a national scale. They have, in fact, pigeonholed progressive programs not only for all Americans but especially for the oldtimers and the aged who often need help the most. It's true that the 1960 session of Congress adopted a dried-up form of "Medicare" for the aged which is to be administered individually by the states. However, this particular leg­ islation is tied up wLh a pauper's oath feature labeling everyone who uses it an outright charity case, and it cannot go into operation with­ out separate state action. So far, as expected, only two states out of 50 have passed any kind of legislation along these lines; many may never do so. The net re­ sult is a mockery of the declared purposes of this Federal law. There is also a serious constitutional question involved here since people in every state pay the same Social Security tax rate but may not derive equal benefits. Due to differing state laws and attitudes of two people with the same circumstances living in different states, one may qualify for benefits and one may not. It's difficult to see how we can consider this any kind of progress in aiding public health. iit iit if other developments arising out of last year's Social Securiay amend­ ments are equally disheartening. There has been a great to-do about the liberalizing of the disability benefit feature of the national law. Accordingly, there now is no provision requiring disabled workers otherwise eligible to wait until they hit 50 before they can get any benefits. Yet even with the age barrier removed, other limiting fea­ tures of the law assure that very few will derive •actual cash benefit from the change. The net accomplishment is practically zero. One change passed last ^ear that goes into effect now in 1961 is a provision raising the earnings limit for, people retired on Social Security. The old law denied a month's benefit for every $80 or frac­ tion of $80 in earnings over a flat $1,200 ceiling. This was a harsh provision sincfe a man might make $1,281 during the year and lose considerably more in the form of two months' benefits. Yet what is the justice of a "liberal" amendment that impose an outright 50 percent or 100 percent tax on tiie already limited earn­ ings of retired people? The new set-up is this: For every dollar of earnings above $1,200 and up to $1,500, an oldtimer has to turn back 50 cents in benefits. If earnings go above $1,500, he must turn back $1 for $1. Whether you consider that the average Social Security benefit today is in the neighborhood of $75 monthly, you wonder how many an oldtimer manages to live at all unless he also becomes a drain on other welfare funds or on his family. Without a fair amount of outside earnings (assuming he's well enough to do any work), or union benefits where they're available, he's completely .strapped. It's hard to see why this $1,200 ceiling simply can't be upped to $1,500 or $1,800 without pulling back half or all of every dollar in benefits up to that amount. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) SIU Aids Hospital 'Cheer-Up Fund' Antoniadis Castro Chemey Eklund Kennedy Labrador SIU Welfare Rep. Tom Gould presents $100 Union donation to Mrs. M. Vincent at USPHS Hospital, Staten Island, NY, to help pay cost of new drapes for patients' dining areas. Mrs. Vincent, chief of dietetics, said other organizations had made similar commitments in move to brighten up hospital decor. �SEAFARERS Fage Fourteea Jammtrr, IHl LOG SlU Blood Bank Aided 200 Seamen, Dependents In 2 Yrs. Seafarers Hit Wrong December Port NEW YORK—Almost 200 Seafarers, SIU wives and dependents have utilized the lifegiving emergency benefits of the SIU Blood Bank since the program began two years ago. The bank dispatched 618 pints of blood to hospitals all over the US during the period, and began its third year this ' month with a balance of 74j^ large quantities of blood anywhere process, contributions increased 20 percent and "withdrawals" almost pints. (Earlier figures below). in the US on short notice. doubled. This emphasizes the need The far-flung activities of the Union's blood bank got underway on January 5, 1959, when Seafarers •t headquarters began building up a reserve of blood through dona­ tions handled by the SIU Welfare Plan's clinic in New York. A total of 1,439 pints have been contri­ buted to date. About 50 were re­ jected during later processing. The bank operates through a na­ tional clearing house under a standard processing and storage arrangement which allots half the blood collected to the Brooklyn Donor Center, Inc. This makes it possible for the Union to provide Blood used by a patient In Mo­ bile or Seattle is charged to the Union's account in Brooklyn by the clearing house. In this way, especially in emergencies, no delay is involved in supplying the neces­ sary pints of blood. The Union's teletype network linking all ports speeds verification of all "with­ drawals" within a few minutes' time. The bank closed out Its first year with a balance of 98 pints but wound up its 1960 activity "in the red" by withdrawing more blood than it -was credited with during the 12-month-period. This accounts for the smaller balance on hand at the end of 1960 although, in the to constantly build reserves against future large-scale emergencies. The amount of blood used on behalf of a single patient has in­ cluded up to a dozen pints at one clip and in some very serious cases as many as 35 pints have been supplied during a few weeks of hospitalization. About half the blood used has been required dur­ ing the three fall months pips De­ cember each year. This appears to be the time of year most emer­ gencies and serious • surgery occur. Donors for the bank can apply any time on the second deck at SIU headquarters, where appoint­ ments are arranged for the Clinic. Normally the Steel Executive spends a good deal of its time in the tropics, but the schedule caught it in Brooklyn in De­ cember in the midst of a snow storm. Bosim Ted ChUfmhl, and Seafarers Henry Gordon and John Abraham are making the best of it while securing safety pet. Nine More Seafarers On Pension (Continued from page 13) £pain, he made a carpenter's or ordinary seaman's slot on the Flor­ ida and the SS Florida State his steady berth except for a year on tfc.^ old Seatrain New Orleans in 1945-'46. He's unfit for duty be­ cause of cerebral arteriosclerosis. He and wife Eusebia make their home in Miami. Working ashore as a cook and then for the former US Maritime Service, Brother Cherney made his first SIU ship just before the end of World War II. He's a long way from his native Russia today and lives with his wife Anna in Atlan­ tic City, NJ. Since his last ship, the SS Yorkmar, in May, he's been permanently disbaled by Osteo­ arthritis. Born in Finland, Brother Eklund made his first American ship in 1918, sailed off and on until 1923, came back in '34 and was one of the earliest members of the SIU In 1939. Disabled by Addison's dis­ ease, a glandular ailment, he wai forced to call it quits after paying off as bosun on the SS Denton a year ago. He and his wife Ellen Jive in Rockland, Mass. Shipping with the SIU starting In 1942, Brother Kennedy has sailed steadily since then as a util­ ity rating in the galley. He com­ pleted his last trip on the SS Gal­ loway last May when failing vision and a heart ailment beached him for good. He lives with a sister in Wyckoff, NJ. Brother Labrador began sailing In 1922 and has been shipping in black gang ratings aboard SIUcontracted vessels since 1941. He's a native of the Philippines and cur­ rently lives with a daughter in New York City. He was tagged unfit for duty permanently because of a heart condition and an eye ailment after a trip on the SS John B. Waterman last October. A deck department veteran. Brother Reier had 20 years at sea behind him when he started ship­ ping SIU in 1947. He had to quit Bailing in May, after a trip on the SS Edith, due to cerebral arterioEclerosis. He and his wife Lottie live in Baltimore. An early member of the SIU in 1939, Brother Tingle has been idled years since a trip as messman on the SS Yorkmar 18 months ago. His medical states he's not fit for duty permanently due to a Bpinal ailment. Tingle makes his home in West Cape May, NJ. Seafarers In Drydock The following is the latest available list of Seafarers in hospitals around the country. USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Darcan O. Coker Charles Robinson Elmer E. Lamb Sten T. Zetterman John Mack VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Woodrow Davis VA HOSPITAL FORT MILEV. CALIF. Frank WaU Howard J. Watts VICTOR CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL CULLEN. MARYLAND Alvino Terrazas Carlton Roberta USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Davis Danos MaK Olson B. F. Deibler Bozo G. Zelencio Thomas R. Lehay SAILORS- SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Thomas Isaksen Bart E. Guranick Hennine Bjork A. B. Gutierrez VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS E. McElehenny Edward Talbot VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONN. John J. DriscoU Henry ET Smith VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY, MASS. R. J. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY Chas. O. Bbrgagna VA HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. James Barrett Robert Ferguson Matthew Bruno A. A. Franklin James Cardell US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON. DC Wm. H. Thomson TRIBORO HOSPITAL JAMAICA, LONG ISLAND. NY James Russell USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. AIvols Green Paul C. Norton USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. W. J. BacrlUeaux Leon Maas Felix MarcUnU Alton BeU William Mauldln Roderick Brooks Emmett W. Mayo Jose A. Carcomo Ancil Cunningham Clarence Mazouo Chas. Cunningham James McFarlin Chas. R. Dalcourt John C. Moore James T. Moors Woodrow Davis Alonzo W. Morris Hugh Dick Restetuto Oiarts Guy Divialo Walter B. Orr E. Englehardt Eugene Plahn Daniel J. Fegan Vincent Fitzgerald Junest P. Ponson Milton Poole Claude Fowler Hugh . Gallagher Harold Restucher N. Reznlckenko C. A. Gardner Calvin A. Rome Henry C. Gerdes Arthur O. Roy Giles Glendennlng Marirtn B. Sails Alvln Henderson Harold P. Scott Emil Herek Marlin Sheeter B. L. Jarrett Luther SpeU William T. Jones Irvin W. .^udduth Leonard Kay William Thornton Edward Knapp Faustlno Torres Mike Kowdourdls William Treadway Leo Lang Roy E. Truly Harold I..aumann Ernest C. Vitou G. K. Lima George Williams Millard Locklear Herbert Young Thomas G. Lyons USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Felipe Martines Hack Acosta J. J. McLaughlin Elden Bartlett William Pleszezvlt Andrew Flaherty Vincent Rizzuto Gorman T. Glaze William H. Rollins William Higgs Richard B. Waters Everrett Hodges Ira Willoughly J. J. Maconchuck USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Alfred Booth Arthur Kavel George Brady Carl Kendall Paul De Los Santos Ben G. Ladd Monroe C. Gaddy Donald F. Mease Robert Gothria B. R. Stalsworth John Hudgins William R. Walker August Jensen SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid November 21—December 18, 1960 Number AMOUNT PAID Of Benefits Hospital Benefits (Welfare) 5400 $16,895.50 Death Benefits (Welfare) 15 55,500.00 Disability Benefits (Welfare).. 766 26,810.00 Maternity Benefits (Welfare).. 32 6,400.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare). 179 47,295.85 Optical Benefits (Welfare).... 126 1,187.33 6518 $154,088.68 1306 $218,087.18 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 7824 $372,175.86 Summary (Welfare) Vacation Benefits None of the figures in the above summaries indicate the amounts paid for various other Welfare Benefits for SIU men and their de­ pendents, such as scholarship payments, meal books, training facilities, medical examinations, and similar items. r J.. Bairar Sot e'-** aiwJ t» «!>• . An SIU Blood Donor Certificate (sample above) Is given to evety person donating to the SIU Blood Bank, which is maintained through the SIU Clinic in Brooklyn. The bank supplies Seafarers or members of their families with blood anywhere in the United States and has been in operation since January, 1959. Through an arrangement with a national clearing house, blood can be supplied on short notice lis any emergency. Donors can arrange appointments on the 2nd deck at SIU headquarters, one block from the Clinic. The whole procedurs takes only a few moment's time. USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Raymond O. Brown Clyde H. Jcrnlgaa John H. Fcrguion Robert W. Scalea John Hurigan Ernest H. Webb USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Marvin George Gerald Nance Wlddie G. Hinson Henri J. Robin. Jr. NAVAL AIR STATION HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA Ralph McDarles Wm. Trucsdell Wm. H. Newsom USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Charles Ackerman Issac McCants Joseph Barrios Leoncio Maisanet Roberto Bosco Michael Mlchalik Robert Brennan Amiel Mitchke Arthur Camara Dan S. Munro Richard Cavanaugh Wm. M. Murphy Chung S. Ony Garlind Colon Syephen Dint Wlnford Powell Leonard Pretlous A. N. Fernandez George Fiance Joe Ramos Manuel Rodriguez Edw. T. Glazer Eugencie Gonzales Sherman Shumate Daniel Guerrero Collsto Siaran Joseph GuiUory Stefan Sorczyk James Helgoth Edward Taylor Fleming Higgason Lucien Thcriot Isldoro Valles Konstant Kaln John J. Kennedy Wm. F. Vaughail Thomas Lauer Bjorn Wagones Frank Little Robert Welker SIU Blood Bank Invenfory Period: November, 1960 Pints Contributed .... 84 Pints Rejected 1 Pints Credited AV/t (Under a standard arrangement with the Brooklyn Donor Center Inc., 50% Is alloted for service, processing and storage.) Previous Balance .... 97V4 139 Pints Used 57 Balance On Hand _ December 1, 1960 .. 82 * * » BANK NEEDS 418 PINTS TO MEET GOAL OF 500 Physical Exams-- All SIU Clinics Month Of November, 1960 Port Baltimore Houston .. Mobile ... New Orleans New York TOTAL ... Seamen 95 109 -343 Wives 4 3 4 7 19 37 Children TOTAL 6 105 13 66 1 73 a 124 24 386 ' 52 754 �Iaaaai7> INl SEAFARERS Page FUteeu LOG '...Well, I Guess This Is What They Call FREE ENTERPRISE...' Z«e8:lsla.tive Ray Murdock, Director FOREIGN TRADE ROUTE.—FMB has ruled that Foreign Trade Route No. 33—Great Lakes/Caribbean is an essential foreign trade route of the United States. FMB agreed to permit Grace Line to dis­ continue its service on this route and a review of the essentiality of this Route was requested. After reviewing all factor involved, the Board concluded that even though trade had fallen off from the high level it reached in 1957, the total value of US trade with the Caribbean in 1959 amounted to $7.2 billion. This is about one-fourth of the total value of all the US export-import trade. Four million tons of export cargo were carried in dry cargo vessels during the year, ^ J- and it is indicated that a substantial part of this ex~ port trade originated in the area around the Great Lakes. However, the Bo^d did change the require­ ments for US-flag service on the route during the open season of navigation on the Lakes. The re­ quirement set is for fortnightly sailings to the is­ lands in the Greater Antilles and two sailings per month to the North Coast of South American. Pre" viously the Board had ruled that there should be weekly service to the North Coast of South America from the Great Lakes. !•$>$• For years the SIU and other seamen's unions have mounted a continuous attack on the runaway registries. They have em­ phasized that use of Liberian or Panaman­ ian ship registries by American operators deprives American seamen of jobs and the US of considerable tax revenue. The unions have also pointed out that runaway ships cannot be relied on in an international emergency. The runaways have underscored this fact by eagerly seiz­ ing Soviet Union tanker charters. More recently, the SEAFARERS LOG re­ ported that runaway ship operations are re­ sponsible for a sizable portion of the dollar and gold drain which has caused so much concern about the stability of our economy. The runaways then, have done damage to American seamen, to American shipping, to the Federal budget and to the US dollar and balance of trade. But there is another aspect uf runavJ^ay operation which is equal­ ly damaging. That is the impact of the runaways—^hip or shoreside—on attitudes toward the United States in other parts of the world. The runaway operation helps spread an inaccurate image of Arnericans as people who are anxious to exploit low-rwage foreign labor for the benefit of "greedy capitalists" back home. Americans are always at a loss to under­ stand why much of the outside world sees us as heartless bosses exploiting hungry workers. Americans know this is a false image, with a few glaring exceptions. But the face of American capitalism which for­ eigners see overseas all too often resembles the picture drawn by the Communists— simple "dollar iniperialism" as the Latin Americans call it. Take West Indies Fruit and Steamship as one example. This American-owned, Liberian-flag company ran between the US and Cuba. Its crews were Cuban seamen. When, early in 1960. the SlU organized one crew, that of the SS Sea Level, the company fired them all, then forced them to repudiate the union in order to regain their jobs. Subse­ quently, when the National Labor Relations Board investigated the case, the company escorted the Cubans to the NLRB office under armed guard This same company got the job of evac­ uating American embassy employees from Havana after we broke off relations with Cuba. Cuban waterfront workers who saw our officials sailing on this company's ves­ sel are undoubtedly familiar with what hap­ pened to the Sea Level crew. No wonder Castro and his Communist allies have no trouble inflaming them against the US. Take the case of the Ore Monarch, whose West Indian crewmembers signed up with the International Maritime Workers Union. They too were forced to recant and join a company-sponsored dummy union. Take the case of the Yarmouth crew, men from Jamaica, Cuba, Trinidad and South America, all of whom" were fired for daring to ask the shipowner for SIU union repre­ sentation. Take the case of the Standard Oil attor­ ney who boasted at a court hearing ho\y Italians "swim out to the ship" to get a job when an Esso runaway tanker pulls into Genoa. Sure,' the Italians, Greeks, Cubans, Ja­ maicans, Indians and Chinese want the jobs. But the jobs are not- going to make them love the US, because they know that Amer­ ican ship operators are paying from onefourth to one-tenth the wage which Ameri­ cans get for the same work, often on the same kind of ship on the same run! On the contrary, nothing is better cal­ culated to make foreign nationals hate the United States than the knowledge that they are being exploited by American corpora­ tions as a cheap labor pool—whether they are working for 35 cents an hour in a Pacific cannery, or getting $60 a month on a pas­ senger ship. It's time then, for the President and the Congress to take a hard look at the damage done by the runaways to the standing and security of the United States in the world community. FISH REPORTS—Faced with the choice of carrying marine insur­ ance at excessively high costs or carrying no insurance, several organi­ zations of commercial fishermen are considering the establishment of marine insurance pools with the possibility of obtaining marine insur­ ance at lower costs. The Branch of Economics of BOCF has been re­ quested to advise a Gulf Coast group of fishing vessel owners on how marine insurance might be handled through a pool arrangement. The premiums of marine insurance have been rising. Insurance companies lay the blame on rising accident rates and alleged padded claims for damage. At the present time many fishing vessel owners are operating without insurance. Some vessel-owner groups, particularly on the West Coast, have been able to demonstrate that marine insurance costs can be cut by self-policing methods and by cutting overhead costs. Theso groups have restricted membership to the best class of risks and hav« built up a surplus against claims by pooling premiums, and adjusting their own claims . . . The US commercial fish catch for the year 1960 is expected to total between 4.9 and 5 billion pounds, about the'same as the previous 5-year average. However, the catch is expected to be below the 1959 figure. According to BOCF, if the landings in November and December are normal, the total catch for this year could be the nation's third largest. For the second time the catch used for industrial purposes—fish meal, oil, and animal food—will exceed that taken for human food. This will occur despite the fact there was a decline of about 200 million pounds in the catch of industrial fish. Landings of all major industrial items—menhaden, Alaska herring, and New Eng­ land trash fish—were down. The catch for human consumption will show a small increase due to larger catches of salmon, Maine herring, jack mackerel, shrimp, and ocean perch. The value of the 1960 catch tr fishermen will probably exeeed the $246 million received in 1959. t t i» CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATION.—President-elect John F. Kennedy has completed the selection of his cabinet. Arthur Goldberg, special counsel to the AFL-CIO, and general counsel to the Steelworker.s* Union has been appointed Secretary of Labor. C. Douglas Dillon who played such a prominent role in the SS CLEOPATRA case, has been named Secretary of the Treasury. The Senate Committee on Post Of­ fice and Civil Service has compiled an interesting document entitled "Policy and Supporting-Positions", which gives a listing of all policy making positions open to Presidential appointment. President-elect Kennedy will have the opportunity to make one appointment to th« ICC as soon as he is sworn in. The next vacancy occurs December 31, 1961 and one more the following year; but it will not be until early 1964 that the Kennedy appointees to this vital agency will form a ma­ jority of the Commission. NLRB will be a captive of Eisenhower ap­ pointees until the end of 1962, and it will be February 1, 1962 before President-elect Kennedy can change the make up of the National Me­ diation-Board. Despite the preponderance of Republican appointees to the various commissions and agencies many people feel that Presiden­ tial leadership will be exerted to bring about a change in the attitude of these groups to be closer to the Administration viewpoint, which is certainly to be desired in view of the President-elect's concern over the plight of the maritime industry. 4- 4> • 4> BALANCE OF PAYMENTS DEFICITS.—A Japanese firm, the Toyode Motor Company, negotiated for a loan from the Export-Import Bank to acquire $1 million tor the purchase of machine tool equipment. Pub­ lic Resolution 17 requires that 100 percent of such loan cargoes b« carried in American-flag vessels unless MA grants a waiver. The firm asked that Publie Resolution 17 be waived to the extent of allowing 50 percent of the cargoes to be imported into Japan on Japanese-flag vessels. Maritime Administrator Vice-Admiral Ralph E. Wilson denied the request for waiver. This is the first time in a number of years that a request for a waiver has heen denied. Senator Warren G. Magnuson (D) Washington, SIF chairman, sent a telegram to Wilson urging him to withstand pressure to change his decision. In the past MA has granted waivers to recipients of loans, whenever the recipient nations grant "parity of treatment" for US vessels in their foreign trade. The recent directive of President Eisenhower to stem the out flow of US dollars to correct our adverse balance of payments was one of the factors in reaching the decision to refuse the waiver. Magnuson told Wilson, "Depressed conditions of our shipping industry and the Im­ portance of shipping earnings toward improving the balance of inter­ national payments make it mandatory that we all take practical steps to assure maximum use of United States flag vessels in the carriage of government aided and financed cargoes of every kind." It is strongly rumored that the State Department has intervened with FMB on be­ half of the company and is asking that the waiver be granted because of possible political repercussions in Japan. �Face SfadMi SEAFARERS I ', tm LOO " ' iilliiP --j I Enjoying ccffeeflme-on the Kathryn (Bull) are II. tor.) Esttbon Cnil, chief itewardi Luls CorbOM, ABt F« Aponte, eng. util.t Julio Flores, AB; Fred Oeshndn, Sr. wiper. thig se/ecf/on Perched high up on Hurricane (Waterman) AB Joe Do Jessa changes cargo light bulbs aft. of photog of 5IU men In all deparfmenfswag taken aboard a number of Sf(l vessels at sea and In port. Iberville crewmen display SlU safety award (I. to r.) James Stewart, Jose Mefondez, Nils Beck. Mike, the parakeet, bends ear of chief steward Red Simmons on Steel Voyager. In Hurricane engine room 1st asst. R. Endelmon jives orders to oilers (I. to r.) D. McGroth, L and Rufus Cobb. On deck of Bizabeth (Bull) are (I. to r.) Nell Abernathy, fob Dillon. Frank Gaspar, oarp.t H. Julian, bosun; Louis Colon, utility. Gaspar built crossover safety ladder over winch (rear). i;a: Menu is discussed in Hurricane galley by (I. to r.) G. Ploomon, 3rd cook; R. Hara, utility and N. Orencio. chief cook. I® • Wis Chief steward Juan Rueda of Alcoa Ranger relaxes In his foc'sle with a mystery thriller while off duty, • �Jaiiaar7> MEAFARERS LOO Pare SeTenfeea 1 i Hurricane FWT Antonlo Zcloya Is shown et ves ^el't main control board. William SmoHiors, steward dept., stands before mirror etching In Kathryn's sa oon mess. 1 i Chief cook Carl Carlson carves freshly-roasted ham for Ocean Evelyn's lunch. > t i 1 r » I I > 1 > I ' ^^ork moving steel plate for Ocean Evelyn engine room stores are (I. to r.) John Chelton, engine utility, William Woottdn and Ralph Whitely. Plate took some manhandling as it weighed about 250 pounds. A few well-placed rollers beneath the object made the task easier, however. Alcoa Ranger baker Jim Foircloth turned out elaborate birthday cake for ship's skipper, Coptoin Miller. �ImuucT, Itn Old-Time Fisherman Atlantic Fishermen Elect O'Brien, Green BOSTON—^In their first election since their recent affilia­ tion with the SIU of North America, members of the Atlantic Fishermen's Union have named Thomas "Obie" O'Brien, sec­ retary-treasurer by close to a-* the SIUNA by a lopsided majority three to one margin. Others elected, along with in a secret ballot referendum. Fish Unions Happy With New Senator GLOUCESTER, Mass. — Fisher­ men on the East Coast were cheered by the appointment of Benjamin A. Smith, mayor of Gloucester to the Massachusetts Senate seat vacated by incoming President John Kennedy. Senator Smith will fill out the unexpired two-year term of the new Presi­ dent. A new Senator from Massa­ chusetts will be chosen in state­ wide voting in 1962. The Smith family has long been associated with the fishing indus­ try in this port. Before entering the Senate, Smith was active as director of the Gloucester Fish pier and had managerial interests in the fish processing industry here. As such, he is familiar with the problems of the Amerlcan7flag fishing industry, particularly in the Northeast. The two major fishermen's groups in this area, the Atlantic Fishermen's Union and the New Bedford Fishermen's Union are both Massachusettsbased and both affiliated with the SIU. Like fishermen" elsewhere, the unions here have been con­ fronted with a flood of frozen and canned imports. Kennedy's C:a^.smate Smith had been a classmate of Incoming President Kennedy at Harvard University. Kennedy also had previously indicated concern with the plight of the domestia fishing industry as well as with that of domestic shipping. Con­ sequently, the fishing unions and the industry are hopeful of getting an airing of their problems in Washington both on the Con­ gressional and Administration levels, with possible action to assist the industry. The senior Senator from Massa­ chusetts, Leverett Saltonstall (Rep.) has also been active on behalf of the local fishing industry. Among the reasons for the reO'Brien were: Pat Green, assistant secretary-treasurer; Vincent Hogan, affiliation were the setbacks Boston delegate; Alphonsus Hayes, suffered by the domestic fishing Gloucester port agent; John Muise, industry in the face of foreign im­ Gloucester delegate and William ports coming from more modern, better-equipped foreign-flag fish­ Mulcahy, New York port agent. Q.'Brien had formerly been dele­ ing fleets. The Fishermen's Union gate in the union's headquarters membership realized that SIU and pert of Boston. He defeated Pat AFL-CIO ties were vital if they McHugh, a former secretary- were to make any headway in treasurer of the union by a count preserving their Industry and their of 515 to 180. Green, who had been jobs. The union has recently under­ assistant secretary, won over Pat taken an organizing drive aimed Eustace, 540 to 147. Hogan was victorious over two at attracting the many fishermen in competing candidates, Joseph the New England area who have Thirty years ago the California waterfront was crowded with Jacobson and \V. Hanlon. He re­ never been in the union, as well, square-rigged fishing boats like the one shown above. They ceived 227 votes to Hanlon's 124 as those who drifted away during were part of the Alaska packers cannery fleet known as the and Jacobson's 72. Under the the years when the organization "Star" ships. They sailed from San Francisco to Alaska Fishermen's constitution, only was trying to operate as an inde­ members in the local port vote for pendent outfit. each year with cannery workers aboard. port officials. Similiarly, Hayes, the Gloucester agent, defeated two competitors, Del Rose and Thomas Doyle. Muise was unopposed as Gloucester dele­ gate as was Mulcahy in the New York port agent's slot. The Fishermen's Union had operated as an Independent union NEW BEDFORD—^The recently-elected officers of the New Bedford Fishermen's Union for three years outside the AFL- are taking steps to better conditions in the fishing industry and to stimulate interest in the CIO, but had suffered considerable consumption of scallops. Union secretary-treasurer Howard Nickerson has met with the US losses in membership as a result. Fish and Wildlife Service and* Consequently, four months ago, the fishermen voted to affiliate with scientists from the Woods Hole of distribution of the product In dragger Harmony was destroyed research center in Massachu­ many areas. Consequentily, the by fire during the blizzard. Crewsetts on the problems of the yel- school lunch program is a means members also were able to make lowtail flounder fisheries. The of introducing scallops to families their way ashore at Nomansland. Winds were so fierce that the flounder supply is being depleted who have never used this succulent Coast Guard patrol boat which and prices are being forced down seafood before. The New Bedford Union was rescued the men off the Sharon by a record catch. ^ hard hit during the month of De­ Louise was itself blown up on the The meeting discussed the pos­ cember by the blizzard and high beach. Crewmembers had to make sibility of changing mesh sizes so winds which hit the East Coast on their way ashore with a line. as to allow larger numbers of im­ December 12. A 65-foot scallop In an earlier accident, the fish­ mature fish to escape and assure dragger, the Sharon Louise, was ing vessel Carol & Estelle caught an adequate supply In future years. blown on the rocks on Nantucket fire in the engine room, exploded A smaller catch right now would island and wrecked. Crewmembers and sank at sea. The crew was also be beneficial in terms of get­ were rescued by the Coast Guard. taken off by another fishing vessel, TERMINAL ISLAND. Calif. — ting the fishermen a fairer return On the same day, the 60foot the Newfoundland. SIU-contracted fishing boats, on their yellowtail catch. manned by members of SIU West Scallops At School Coast tuna fishing unions, are ex­ In other developments, the union perimenting with nylon nets here as a means of increasing the tuna and the scallop boat owners have succeeded in introducing scallops catch. The traditional method of in the local school lunch program SEATTLE—In a communication sent to all members of the Washington State Congres­ catching tuna has been with pole at ten schools In the area. The sional delegation, the Alaska Fishermen's Union has called for tariff revision legislation to and lures, with siqall live bait administrators of the Federal spread on the water to attract school lunch program have under help preserve the domestic fishing industry. The letter, sent by George*" school tuna. However, those who consideration the use'of domestic support the use of nets claim that fish and scallops exclusively in Johansen, secretary-treasurer given such nations by th# United should designate a committee to it results in bigger catches at far school lunches. of the SIUNA-affiliated union, States. Domestic operators find study our foreign trade policy, and One of the problems of the scal­ noted that in 1959, the United that when they want to build mod­ its findings "should be the basis less cost. Several advantages are claimed lop fishermen has been the lack States imported $367 million worth ern fishing boats they run into the of corrective legislation." of fish products while exporting problem of far higher costs. Last for the nylon nets. They are far The Alaska union, like other lighter than cotton nets and are just $44 million. "The figures for year Congress provided for a mod­ American fishing unions, has been Amonk unions In the SIU are not damaged by salt water to any a number of groups of commer­ 1960 are not available as yet," he est fishing boat construction sub­ hard hit by imports, in this case degree. Also they can be hauled in cial fishermen, on all coasts, as declared, "but there is little doubt sidy program but it Is too soon to salmon imports from Japan being far faster. well as shoreside fish canneries but that they will show further tell If it will be effective in rebuild­ a considerable factor. Use of nets eliminates the need and processors. They are in­ increases in foreign imports." The union also faces a problem ing the US fleet. for catching bait fish which con­ volved in such widely-diversi­ Changing Times Pointing out the late Cordell in other aspects of the fishing in­ sumed as much as one-third of the fied fishing operations as scal­ Johansen noted that after World Hull, US Secretary of State in the dustry, particularly in light of time which a tuna clipper spent at War II there was justification for 1930's, saw reciprocal trade as a agreements to eventually exclude loping, tuna fishing, salmon sea. fisheries, cod, halibut and many using foreign trade acts and for­ two way street, Johansen noted American fishermen from Can­ It's estimated that 70 of the 210 eign policy as an aid to the econ­ that circumstances were different adian in-shore waters. A good tuna clippers here have been con­ others. Groups involved include omy of war torn nations, but that today with too much trade taking deal of the union's activity is in the New Bedford Fishermen's verted to use nylon nets and five Union, Alaska Fishermen's different circumstances prevail on a one-way pattern. "To make the waters off British Columbia. 6. more are In the process of chang­ Union, tuna fish and cannery today. matters worse, American indus­ ing over. Now it is the domestic fishing tries are moving their factories unions operating out of Cali­ Preliminary results have been fornia ports and groups In industry which needs help. In and technical equipment abroad to very encouraging in terms of pro­ Bristol Bay, Kodiak, and else­ many instances, foreign fishing manufacture goods for American ducing greater income and also where in the far northwest fleets are more modern than boats markets, using the cheaper foreign shortening trips to get a full load Pacific. operated by US fishermen, thanks labor available to them. of fish. to the assistance that has been He concluded that Congress New Bedford Union Discusses Flounder Fishery Conservation SIU TUNA MEN USE NYLON NET Alaska Union Asks Tariff Changes �Jathmary, INl SEAFARERS Vac* Mtaeleca LOG Seafarer Sees NC Governor In Plea For Textile Strikers Joseph B. Lorae, MD, Medical Director Accepted Aid For Hernia; Surgery One ol the frequent physical findinKs found on routine examination at our SIU clinics Is a hernia (rupture), usually inguinal. Often the fact th^t the man has a* hernia is not known to him, and it is difficult for him to understand why we are insistent that he go to the hospital for an operation. At times, it is quite difficult to convince him of this necessity. He may even protest that he has no trouble with his side In the region of his groin; in fact, has no pain or discomfort at all. This is quite true, as a hernia may develop insidiously and, though there may be minor symptoms, the condition is not recognized by the person himself as a hernia. A hernia is the protrusion from its normal habitat of a portion of the anatomy through an opening, either normal or artificially pro­ duced. There are many types of hernia, from a hernia of the brain through a defect in the skull, to a hernia of muscle through the ten­ don sheath of the foot. The most frequent type of hernia is one which protrudes from the abdominal cavity; thejnost common is the inguinal hernia which protrudes through the right or left inguinal canal in the groin, and often into the scrotum. It is estimated that 15% of the world's population has hernias. Three-quarters of these are in men, according to "Today's Health." Hernias are also found in, the animal world but to a very small degree compared to those in humans. This maybe one of the prices we pay for walking upright. Hernias are found in all walks of life. Authorities are of the opinion that there is an inherited structural weakness in areas where hernias develop. There is no doubt that occupation also plays a considrable part in theii: production, especially inguinal, femoral, umbilical and other hernias which involve the abdominal contents. Thus, any oecnpation requiring heavy work or even strenuous sudden effort, such as lifting, sneezing or coughing, may increase the intra-abdominal pres­ sure sufficiently Jo precipitate a hernia where this structural weakness exists. When we speak of a hernia, we usually think of an inguinal hernia, due to-the frequency of this condition. There is a normal weakening in this area in man, due to passage of the testicle during intra-uterine life, from inside the abdominal Cavity to the scrotum. As this occurs, the structure through which the testicle passes usually closes around the cord, producing a flbrous sheath and, where it passes through the abdominal walls, forms the inguinal anal through which the testicle Is connected to abdominal structures. In women, there is the analogue of this structure which is a fibrous cord probably giving some support to the uterine structures. Thus, there is an inherent weakness in this area in which four out of five 'hernias occur. In men, 95 percent of hernias are inguinal, and at least half of the hernias in women are of this type. The next most frequent is umbilical hernia. This occurs through the opening of the remains of the umbilical cord, and varies in size from a I small dimple-like protrusion to massive form. It is an interesting observation that a Survey made of pre-school children in one of the West Indies showed 90 percent of the ciiildren with various types of umbilical hernia. In adults, umbilical hernia was a rarity. Femoral hernias develop through the femoral canals in the upper thigh. These occur more frequently in the female. The abdominal con­ tents pass through the enlarged femoral opening, and are reflected upward toward the abdomen. Thus, if the contents of the hernia sac contain intestine, there is danger of strangulation due to acute angle of reflection of the hernia, and also to the rigid structures surrounding the hernia opening. Inguinal hernia shouid be surgically repaired when diagnosed, as procrastination may be fatal. The hernia will certainly progress in size and the surrounding structures will become more weakened as the hernia increases in size. There is always the possibility that a por­ tion of the Intestine will protrude through in the hernial sac. The Intestine may become stuck in the inguinal canal or scrotum and, if not reduced, the blood supply to the intestine may be cut off. This produces gangrene and becomes an emergency operative procedure. Where facilities are not readily and Imftiediately available, peritonitis will develop and death may ensue. This is the reason we insist on inguinal hernia repair immediately. For a person going to sea, it is imperative that he have his inguinal hernia repaired, as most ships do not have facilities available for this emergency. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) • I. In the hospital? Call SIU Hall immediately! RALEIGH, NC—Acting in response to a request from the SIU, several Seafarers who are residents of North Carolina have interceded with the North Carolina authorities on behalf of imprisoned officials and members of the Textile Workers Union of America. The men have been jailed after•* conviction for an alleged be directed to his successor, Terry "conspiracy" to dynamite the Sanford. struck Hai-riet and Henderson Cot­ ton Mills of Henderson, NC. A large number of Seafarers have notified headquarters that they have written to outgoing Gov­ ernor Luther Hodges in connec­ tion with the case. In addition, one SIU member, Seafarer Lowell Har­ ris, had a personal meeting with Governor Hodges on ^he issue, Harris, a resident" of Macon, North Carolina, notified SIU head­ quarters that while the Governor listened to his plea on behalf of the men, he indicated that nothing further could be done on their behalf. Governor Hodges is now taking on the duties of Secretary of Com­ merce in the Kennedy administra­ tion and the pleas will undoubtedly Typical of the Seafarers' com­ munications sent to the Governor was a copy of one sent to SIU head­ quarters by Seafarer Robert II. Northrop of Wilmington, North Carolina. "These men," he wrote, "were convicted . .. with a special judge, special prosecutor and about the fastest trial I have ever heard of in this state. "When this trial was held the press, radio and union-bating thugs had done their best to make any union look bad In this state. Even some of our state officials were outspoken as to the guilt of these men before the trial was ever held. How in God's name can anyone, including myself, have a fair trial under such conditions as this? Harris Nortfirop " . . .»If these men had been company men, you know as well as I they would have gone free. Being union men was their crime . . . "As a citizen, I appeal to you to do all in your power to see that justice is done and these men are either freed or given a retrial with a fair chance to tell their story without all the stirring up of the press as at their first trial . . ." SIU President Paul Hall had written to all SIU members resid­ ing in North Carolina asking them to protest the jailing of the strik­ ers. In addition, the membership had authorized a $200 contribution QUESTION: What Is your impression of the new hiring hall to the striking textile workers who here? (Question asked in iPhiladelphia hall.) have been picketing for more than two years. Henry MeCullough, steward dept: James Bergerla, deck: I like the roomy atmosphere of the building Tlie hall appeals to me because its modern and com­ for one thing. fortable, n i c eThe snack bar, ly furnished. although small, is Again, it's ideally more than ade­ weather - condi­ quate. The food tioned — not too served is good warm when the and above all, the weather Is cold prices are more NEW YORK — Normally, good and not too hot in feeding is what is supposed to than fair. Another summertime . . . make a happy ship, but on the feature that is quite a difference Steel Executive, the crew has dis­ not only appeal­ ing to me but to all the other men from the old Market Street hall covered another important element who may drive, is the spaciousness where the Inside temperature never in. the formula ... a good mate. seemed to reach that happy As a result, the payoff was smooth of the parking lot outside medium. as can be, as was the trip. * i t » » ^ Bill Geary, FWT: The lighting of Bosun Ted Cbillinski and the the hall here is especially appeal­ Mike Quftn, AB: I like the deck gang had nothing but words ing to me — it's atmosphere of the hall here — it of praise for chief mate Macy who nice and bright made the round-the-world trip. The makes you feel and consequently mate was especially-appreciated in good just to walk makes for a finer contrast to the trip Chilinski made in the door. atmosphere, one with another mate recently. There's a little of which is especial­ "That other guy wanted to make everything r e cly relaxing. Be­ a DM out of me," Chilinski said. reational here. sides, it makes it "Once he forced me to change 10 For those who easier to see the guy lines in a single day. He was don't care to play pinochle deck. also famous for cutting down on cards, there are The officials have OT." two TV sets—one more room in which to operate than color and one The Executive came into Erie they did before; consequently, black-and-white — plus plenty of Basin just before New Year's and tit reading material. The head is nice most of the gang stayed aboard Konrod Hoffner, FWT; I think and clean and modern and there's looking foward to another pleasant voyage. this hall is a lot livelier than the plenty of parking space. old one on Mar­ ket St. This defi­ nitely illustrates that this Union is progressing, for one thing. There's a happier atmos­ phere here. An­ other thing: it's nice to know you can take a shower here when you care too. There are two of them available. Steel Exec. Has System: Good Mate Seafarer's Daughter At Headquarters W. J. Smith, deck: I live only two miles from here and find the pub­ lic transportation convenient. If I decide to drive in, 1 have no parking wonies, because there's always room. As far as future plan­ ning is concerned this is an excel­ lent location be­ cause neighborhood i^ undergoing expansion rapidly, from a business standpoint • KimI Johnson, 15-month-old daughter of Seafarer Woody Johnson, explores Christmas tree in headquarters eafeferie. Her dad sails as bosun. .. (I �Pare Twentr SZX7 FOOD and SEAFARERS LOO Janiiarr, Utl. West Coast Tanker Officers Vote Affiliation With MEBA RICHMOND, Calif.—Another one of the independent organizations in th® tanker in­ dustry has voted to affiliate with an AFL-CIO maritime union. This time its the Tanker Officers Association, representing approximately 300 officers in three West Coast fleeti. Why To Store In Home Port has voted to affiliate with the^ ^1 When our Food representatives visit SlU-manned ships in the Marine Engineers Beneficial licensed men in other West Coast Tanker officers group, aside from fleets were steadily improving California *Shipplng are General various ports they still run across stewards and other crewmembers Association, AFL-CIO. Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director The tanker group voted to af­ their status, the tanker officers had Petroleum (Socony-Mobll) and who don't see why we place so much stress' on keeping an accurate filiated by a count of 91 to 25 in a not kept pace. Pacific Coast Transport, inventory of food stores and other steward department supplies. Nor secret ballot referendum conducted The one-sided vote In favor of MEBA officers are hopeful that do they understand the reasons why it is considered desirable to take by an impartial umpire. The vote the affiliation was particularly the pattern of affiliation set by the followed agreement with the convincing in light of the fact that West Coast tanker officers can be all stores aboard in the home port before the voyage starts. It's the contention of-the Food Department that the best-feeding MEBA on terms of an affiliation California Shipping, (Standard Oil applied in the various East Coast which makes the Tanker Officers of California) the largest West tanker companies which have best-stored iiuip is one which takes on all stores for the voyage on Association an autonomous divi­ Coast tanker company, had been similar independent association leaving port, plus a ten percent margin to cover unforeseen delays. sion of the MEBA. outspoken in its opposition to the set-ups. The affiliation arrange­ Then nothing has to be bought anywhere else with the exception of The decision to affiliate was the affiliation move. Unlicensed men say, fresh milk and fresh vegetables in those ports where it is avail­ outcome of the slippage in ship­ in the California Shipping fleet are ment is similar to that which had been worked out on the Great able in appropriate form. board wages and conditions on the represented by the SlU-aff ilia ted Lakes with an independent officers' This is true provided that it is coupled with three essential items West Coast tankers, as compared to Sailors Union of the Pacific. association in the Boland and 1) proper inventory control 2) orderly arrangement of stores in the union contracted ships. While Companies which deal with the Cornelius -fleet. various storerooms 3) inspection of the stores as they come aboard. All these items are the responsibility of the chief steward, particu­ larly the last which should be done by him personally and not dele­ gated to any other crewmember. ^ Proper inventory control sounds like a mouthful, but all it means is that he knows exactly how much of each item he has in stock. That means when it comes to ordering stores for the voyage, the steward also knows just what he needs and can submit his requisitions ac­ cordingly. Orderly arrangement of his stores means that he is rotating his stores to make sure that he uses up tbe items first which have been on the ship longest. Refrigeration is fine—up to a point. But it won' keep food fresh forever. By such orderly arrangement, the steward avoids spoilage and .shortages. The necessity for inspection is obvious. It means inspecting the quality of the supplies, determining that the number of items is as ordered and that all items on the order were actually delivered, steward who fails to inspect stores when delivered, or who fails to notify the appropriate individuals at the Union if he is short-changed is simply storing up a load of grief for himself as the voyage wears on Some men don't see why we stir such a fuss about this because, they say, if anything runs short they can always fill their needs in some other port. Unfortunately, this doesn't work out well for variety of reasons. For one thing, the ship purchasing in some foreign port- is a one-shot buyer. Chances are the supplier will never see that steward again, so he will stick him with inferior quality merchandise. Secondly, despite the great strides made in many^'foreign countries, the selection available can't compare with what the ship buys at home. Further, methods of packing, storing and preparing foods are not what Americans are accustomed to. The cuts of ^eat for example, are probably entirely different from what cooks are accustomed to handling. The results can hardly be satisfying. Naturally, in a foreign port, there's no Union representative or food department representative available for the .steward to turn to Signing on and paying off are Seafarers Tom Trainor. DM. with shipping commissioners should he have inferior merchandise pawned off on him. The result S. Harris (left) and W. Rozalski, AB and W. Godfrey, DM, (right) getting their cash from is often a serious food beef. company paymaster. If a ship runs short on a foreign voyage, it usually means that it wasn't stored properly in the first place, or stores spoiled or were NEW YORK—It was a fairly Merry Christmas for the crew of the Ocean Evelyn but wasted because of lack of inventory control. The only thing a stew­ not as merry as it might have been because of the fact that the ship couldn't quite make it ard can do in such a case is fill in his shortages in the foreign port. to the dock on Christmas Day. ' But it's a poor substitute for correct storing in the first instance. Instead, the Evelyn showed * • CHRISTMAS AT HOME? OCEAN EVELYN ALMOST MADE IT (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Carving To Order For Seafarers Chief cook Carl Carlson of the Ocean Evelyn carves a roast fresh out of oven while baker Major Reid cuts up cake for dessert. Galley utility Cecil Hughes hands order to Louis Basttt, saloon mess. "Ship feeds just like e fine restaurant," crewmembers say. up at Ambrose Light on the' haste for service with Uncle Sam. ship and injured hundreds of afternoon of Christmas Day One Seafarer who was happy to others. (See story on page 24.) (Sunday) and spent the balance of the day and the following day also celebrated as a holiday — on the hook off Stapleton, Staten Island, admiring the New York skyline. The problem was that the au­ thorities at the Brooklyn Army Base had no berth for her, and anyway, didn't want to handle any cargo until Tuesday morning. As compensation for not making it to the dock in time, the crew had Christmas dinner aboard with chief steward William Oliver, chief cook Carl Carlson, baker Major T. Reid and the rest of the galley gang doing their usual yeoman ob. In fact, when it comes to feed­ ing ,the Evelyn crew rates their vessel up front. "This ship runs ust like a first class restaurant," one crewmember observed. The owners of the ship. Maritime Overseas, had arranged for Cus­ toms and Quarantine to service the ship in the holiday period by pay­ ing overtime to Customs and Quarantine inspectors and hiring tug to put them aboard. This procedure is allowed under special legislation covering the Port of New York. Christmas also had a special flavor for Seafarer Ralph Whiteley, wiper. When the mail came aboard, he received greetings of a special sort. It was a notice from his draft board to report post­ be on the ship, Christmas or not, was chief electrician Kenneth Singh. He had been working ashore as an electrician in the Brooklyn Navy Yard on the aircraft carrier Constellation, but had then caught the Ocean Evelyn and noissed the fire which took 50 Uves on the The Evelyn had been on a North Atlantic run, and the weather being its usual cantankerous self at this time of the year, had some rough spots on her crossing. Maybe if th® winds had blown the right way, th# ship would have made it to port in time for Christmas after all. Black gang quartet In messroom includes (I. to r.) Ralph Whiteley, wiper, now headed for US Army; Charles Truensti, wiper; Williani Woofton, wiper; C. E. Johnson, FWT. ill �,:;r- . IT; • •• .• -;"w : •-?*:;',tf;;;'-;:.-i SEAFARERS JMMIT, 1M1 LOG Pafc Tweaty-Oa* jil Fiji Cook Sails On SlU Ship VANCOUVER—A Canadian Dis­ trict cook with a tongue-twisting name—Isikeli Bole Dealaivuna—is carrying out an old family profes­ sion. Unlike his family' predecessors, •11 Fiji Islanders, he is concerned only with what's cooking—and not who—because he claims to be a de­ scendant of a long line of hearty eaters who had a taste for human victuals. Dealaivuna, who last was aboard the Canadian District - contracted Waitomo, recalls that his father's parents found human flesh tastier than beef or pork. He toid of the many wars between tribes of the Fijiian islands years ago and of the slim leftovers of many a de­ ceased enemy. Delicious British The cook recalled that Fijiian gourmets of yore considered the British to be a great delicacy, but hardly touched their platters of Europeans, who were considered generally too salty. He Injected an explanation into the story by not­ ing that the reason his forefathers were cannibals was because there were no animals on the island at the lime. Cannibalism was officially abolished in the Fiji Islands when the British took over in 1874, he noted. Dealaivuna remembers family stories concerning the first white man>ver consumed in the Islands. This one happened to be a mission­ ary—and a real tough morsel at that. He was cooked and over­ cooked and finally when the Island­ ers got through his boot leather they were delighted at the tender­ ness of their meal. The cook with the tall tales, by the way, was very popular with the crew of the Waitomo. He got noth­ ing but praise. But the crew was grateful that Dealaivuna was sec­ ond cook—in charge of vegetables only. Canadians Sign Tug Agreement MONTREAL—The SIU, which won a victory in the National Har­ bors Board two-tug fleet recently, is moving to complete contracts with several other companies under its jurisdiction. The newly negotiated contract with the Harbors Board will extend wage increases to 14 percent, to­ gether with overtime of 10 percent. Terms of the settlement were unanimously accepted and ratified and the contract is retroactive to January. Underway are negotiations with the following dredging companies: Marine Industries, Ltd.; Russell Construction; Beaver Dredging; Canadian Dredge & Dock; Harbor Development Co.; McNnmara Con­ struction Co. Vancouver negotiations are being conducted with. Alaska Cruise Lines, Pacific Tanker Co., Van­ couver Barge & Transportation, Shell Canadian Tankers, Northland Navigation, arid Union Steamship of New Zealand. Students At Montreal Hail Licensed Division Foiis Fake Contract Attempt MONTREAL—A Superior Court judge here issued an in­ junction last month enjoining the Association of Lakes Car­ riers and the CBRT-dominated National Association of Marine Engineers from imposing a*' sellout contract on members stoppage of work by Licensed Divi­ of the SIU Licensed Division. sion members'. This group of students from New York Is being given a de­ monstration of the automated card index file of SIU Can­ adian District members by Hal C. Banks secretary-treasurer of the Canadian District and SlUNA vice president. The students, members of the International Association of Even­ ing Students Councils, were attending a conference-at Sir George Williams University in Montreal last month and their tour included an inspection of a Canadian labor union. In Canadian Ports Canadian Ships So/d VANCOUVER — The Canadian District-contracted Canadian Pa­ cific Steamship Co. has sold two veteran coastal vessels to Greek shipping interests. The two ships —the SS Princess Eliubetb and the SS Princess Joan—formerly made the passenger run between Victoria and Vancouver but had been In lay-up since last year prior to their sale. The ship passenger business has fallen off badly in this area since the introduction of fast carferry service and, of course, the airlines. j;, $1 Halifax Shipping Slow HALIFAX—Shipping has been fairly slow here for the past few weeks but brightening the picture is news of another new Canadian District-contracted dredge which is due to arrive in this port shortly. The new dredge, the Haifa (J. P. Porter Co.), is of the suction type, self-loading hopper variety, and is self-contained and self-propelled. Word has it that she will require a large crew, the exact number being unspecified at the moment. 4" Freighter On Rampage OWEN SOUND—The German freighter Betergeuze, fully-laden witli a cargo of scrap iron, went on a ranipage in Bay City harbor and (1) struck a bridge, (2) scraped an­ other bridge a short distance away and (3) struck a Canadian Districtcontracted freighter twice. The struck vessel, the Algosco, had tem­ porary repairs made in Port .Huron and headed for Fort William so that the job—estimated at $80,000 —could be completed. Meanwhile, the German ship was tied up in Detroit awaiting a marine inquiry. 4 4 Montreal Crews Dredges MONTREAL — The dredges Digby and Fundy (J. P. Porter) crewed up and are working on a contract in Port Cartier, together with the tug Alice. The job is ex­ pected to last all winter. By last month, the shipping board here was nearly cleaned off with enough jobs for most men. Engineer officers have declared While the injunction is in eflect, members of the Licensed Division before the Minister of Labor that will enjoy full status in the SIU. they are unalterably opposed to the The NAME will not be permitted contract signed, presumably on to collect dues from engineer of­ their behalf, by the NAME. They ficers or reduce their living and also noted that there is in effect a judgment of the Superior Court of working conditions. The Injunction was handed down Montreal, issued in December of by Justice Ignace Deslaurlers in 1957, and a judgment of the Ottawa the Superior Court at Montreal on Weekly court, issued April, 1959, December 7. Members of the SIU which declare the Great Lakes and Licensed Division testified on the Eastern District of the NAME to attempted imposition of a fake con­ be non-existent. Licensed Division members con­ tract before the Canada Labor Re­ cluded their declaration to the lations Board. Early this winter, a few mem­ Minister of Labor with the affirma­ bers of the Lakes Carriers Associa­ tion, "We insist on abiding by the tion signed a "contract" with the contracts signed on our behalf by NAME, and its guiding light, Rich­ the Licensed Division of the Sea­ ard Greaves, who is linked with the farer International Union to which organization we pay dues." red-tinged CERT. The contract, termed a yellowdog document, would have des­ troyed the closed shop, slashed overtime and vacation provisions, i and subjected engineers to a 48-1 hour week until the end of Its | three-year term. The NAME, currently based in GLOUCESTER, NS—A proposal .Vancouver, ceased representing to build a reproduction of the fa­ Great Lakes and Eastern engineer mous Canadian racing fishing officers in 1956. The Lakes and schooner Bluenose has aroused the eastern engineers then formed the citizens of Gloucester, NS, to meet Licensed Division of the Seafarers the challenge with a schooner of International Union, Canadian Dis­ their own. trict. Many years ago, tall sparred fish­ ing vessels of Gloucester and Lu­ Solid For SIU The Canadian District reported nenburg disputed the sailing that evidence was turned over to championship of the North Atlan­ Department of Labor investigators tic, but now the vessels are gone. The Bluenose, a Lunenburg to fhe effect that 100 percent of the Lakes. Carriers engineers are schooner, could be built again at s SIU members. Of this total, 95 per­ cost of about $150,000, it was sug­ cent were paid up in their dues gested. Gloucester people havs within six weeks of the SIU appli­ proposed building a reproduction cation for certification. The appli­ of the schooner Columbia. A re­ cation was filed following newal of the old rivalry would consulation with the Minister of bring prosperity to Nova Scotia Labor during the recent protest towns, it has been suggested. Might Sail Schooners Montreal Sill Slop Chest 4» 4» t Algoway In Toronto TORONTO—The SS Algoway has laid up here for the winter with a storage load, marking the first time in eight years that a ship- of Algoma Central Railway has wintered here. Only a few lay-up jobs were called this fall as shipping declined considerably. SIU Canadian Disfrict Halls FORT WIM.IAM Ont.nrlo HAUFAX. N.S 408 Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 128',4 Mollis St. Photlo 3-8H11 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 S.iult-nu-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1369 THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. David St. CAnal 7-5212 TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpiro 4 5719 VANCOUVER. EC . 208 Main St. ST. JOHN. NB 177 Prince William St. ' • OX'2-S431 Members of the Canadian District of the SlUNA know where the bargains are. Complete slop chest facilities are avail­ able at the SIU headquarters in Montreal where a Canadian Seafarer is contemplating the purchase of « shirt. -V.I �FM» Twentr-Tw* mnm SEAFARERS LOG tiamarr, Ittl iWARP^Ew^ Secretary of Defense Former SUP Member New Pacific Coast Sea Racer WASHINGTON—Robert Strange McNamara, former presi­ dent of Ford Motor Company who has just taken over as Sec­ retary of Defense for President John F. Kennedy, went to sea with the Sailors Union of the Pacific some 25 years ara earned $55 per month and 68 ago. cents-per hour overtime during the McNamara, who was a professor depression summers he spent of economics before he began aboard ship. Today, ordinary sea­ working in indus­ men in the SUP earn $405.59 per try, sailed on month with a $2.41 per hour over­ cargo ships from time rate., San Francisco in "John Herling Labor Letter" a 1935 and 1937, Washington publication quoted when he was 17 McNamara as saying "I had a and 19 years old. great time working the ships." During the As Secretary of Defense in the summers after Democratic administration, Mc­ his sophomore Namara will be making - vital and senior years decisions affecting the American in college, the McNomaro Secretary of Defense sailed on flag merchant marine. American transpacific and intercoastal ves­ flag ships will come under the Sec­ retary's eye as an important factor sels. Young McNamara got his sum­ in the nation's defense picture. In view of McNamara's back­ mer jobs through the SUP hiring hall when Harry Lundeberg was ground in West Coast merchant president of the union. The young shipping, marine unions are hope­ sailor, who was later to become ful that he will be able to view the Secretary of Defense, sailed on industry in a realistic way and help Quaker Line, American President the merchant marine to help the Line, Matson Line, and the old country. His decisions and poli­ cies affecting the industry will be Dollar Line ships. As an ordinary seaman, McNam­ watched closely. Wilmington Has Dinner WILMINGTON — The MC&S held holiday dinners at the Don Hotel and received compliments from members and guests . . . MC&S mascot "Bobo" was killed by an auto last month ... SUP shipping improved slightly late last month. SUi^ has been working with Mrs. Andrea Gomez of Can­ nery Workers Union of the Pacific and with Local 9 of the Riggers Union, on job opportunities for union members. San Fran Agreements SAN FRANCISCO—Six Weyer­ haeuser Company ships are due for a $5,500,000 modernization pro­ gram, MFOW reports . . . the ships will be completed by December of next year . . . SUP members have approved agreements with Gypsum Carriers and Standard Oil of California ... The MC&S has settled a law suit brought by three former members of the National Union of Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards. Second Sea Racer Launched For APL SAN FRANCISCO — The SIU Pacific District is fighting a plan of the Pacific Maritime Associa­ tion and seven SIU Pacific District shipowners to eliminate unemploy­ ment benefits for all men whos* jobs are terminated. under thn seven-month rule aboard ship set by the shipping rules signed by th» Unions and the PMA. The ship owners and the PMA Hied suit in California Superior Court early last month to dump 1,500 Pacific District men from the benefit roles while on the beach between ships. Tplie situation involves all threa Pacific District Unions, the SUP, MFOW and MC&S. The complain­ ing companies are American Pre­ sident Lines, Grace, Matson, Oce­ anic, Pope & Talbot, States and Weyerhaeuser, all members of the PMA. When the men in each union have reached the time limit aboard ships, their jobs are terminated by the companies in accordance with the shipping rules which the employers have signed. The shipowners are trying to get the court to overturn a previous ruling by the state Unemployment Board. The California Attorney General is defending the case, and the attorney for the SIU Paeiflo District has been alerted and Is keeping in touch with the situa­ tion. In previous cases, its been that seamen whose employment has been terminated because of ship­ ping rules are eligible for Unem­ ployment. One SIU A&G District,member, a holder of a B-card, reached the A&G B-card limit in a West Coast port and his shipboard employment was terminated in accordance with the shipping rules.. The com­ pany attempted to avoid payment of unemployment benefits, but the state ruled the Seafarer was eli­ gible. In spite of the current attempt by the shipowners to strike down unemployment benefits for Pacific District members whose jobs have ended in accordance with shipping rules, the state will continue to pay these seamen their unemploy­ ment checks unless and until the court' rules against the unions* contention. PORTLAND — A representative of the "Portland Reporter," Laborowned newspaper, addressed MC&S SAN FRANCISCO—Another giant cargoliner for American members . . . Shipping has been holding up well . . . MFOW crew­ President Lines' trans-Pacific service—the SS President Tyler men on the Hawaiian Educator —^was launched here last month. paid off a clean ship here last Maryon D a v i e s Lewis,-*—^ month . . . SUP members Bob daughter of APL's Board accommodations and public rooms, DeFord and William 6urns have been laid up as the result of ac­ Chairman, Ralph K. Davies, although for a limited number of broke the traditional bottle of people, will rival the glamour of cidents. champagne across the bow of the the latest giant passenger liners. tt 23,000 ton ship. The interior design and decor is Seattle Expects Charter The Sea Racer cargoliner slid the creation of Eleanor LeMalre, SEATTLE—Three voting booths down the ways December 20 to New York. have been built at the SUP hall join her sistership. President Lin­ Like her sistership, the Presi­ here to ensure complete privacy in coln, which was launched three dent Tyler will be powered by a the Union election ... SUP shipped months ago, as the latest additions 17,500 horsepower single screw 182 men in December . . . MFOW to the global fleet of American geared turbine, able to generate expects Alaska Steamship to have President Lines, contracted to the a cruising speed of 20 knots. The a South Pacific Charter for the SIU Pacific District. ship measures 563 foot long, has Nenana The President Tyler is the sec­ a 70 foot beam, displaces 22,640 4" t di ond of two Sea Racer cargoliners tons and will have room for a total San Pedro Slack being built simultaneously at the of 693,300 cubic feet of cargo plus SAN PEDRO—The weather has San Francisco shipyard for Ameri­ passengers. been perfect but shipping for can President Lines In a $32 mil­ MFOW men has been slow last lion construction project. month . . . slowest since before With 70 per cent of the. con­ 1950 . . . American flag ships oper­ struction work completed, the ating out of the Far East hire President Tyler presented a com­ Japanese crews, excluding some pleted appearance with midship Port SUP MFOW MC&S 800 Pacific District seamen from deck house, masthouses, and cargo 11/15 to 12/12 12/1 to 12/31 12/1 to 12/31 jobs. gear in place as she went down 701 253 726 the ways. Construction began on San Fran. 4* 4" i January 28 of last year when the Seattle 182 * 63 43 Honolulu Shipping Good keel was laid. HONOLULU—Things nave been The President Tyler now faces Portland 34 26 moving along well here with more six months of outfitting, instailing than 20 jobs shipped from the SUP and connecting of principal com­ Wilmington, (no hall) 300 94 hall . . . The MC&S enjoyed holi­ ponent of her machinery and ex­ 45 34 44 day dinners at M's Ranch House in tensive trials, both at the dock New York Honolulu . . . The MFOW enjoyed and in deep water. New Orleans (no hall) 51 2 good shipping, with 63 members While basically the same in hull finding jobs in a six-week period form and dimensions as the highly- -Honolulu 22 31 18 . . . The liner Matsonia last month functional Mariners, the two Sea San Pedro (no hall) (no hall) 74 made its 100th voyage to this port Racers incorporate many innova­ since beginning the West Coast- tions. Total 1,381 489 953 Hawaii passenger service in 1957. The air-conditioned passenger Pacific District Shipping o OC On these pages is news of activities of the SIU Pacific District representing the three West Coast unlicensed unions, the Sailors Union of the Pa­ cific, the Marine Firemen's Union and the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, who sail under the SIU banner predomi­ nantly in the Pacific trades to Hawaii, Alaska, the Far East and on 'round-the-world runs. The SIU Pacific District Unions are a key group in the SIUNA, representing as they do the entire maritime industry on the West Coast. Portland Men Hurt Th» SS President Tyler slipped down the ways and Into the water at her launching last week In San Francisco to join the American President Lines fleet. The 23,000-ton cargoliner will be finished in time for her maiden voyage In June, 1961. The President Tyler joins her sistership, President Lincoln, which was launched thre iree months ago, in a $32 milHon construction project. PMA Would End Calif. Job Benefit Total 1,680 288 140 394 123 53 71 74 2,823 �ianmn, IMl SEAFARERS P«C« Twenty-Thre* LOO New Building For 'Apostieship of Sea' Turner Reelected SAN FRANCISCO — The "Apostieship of the Sea," serv­ ing seamen in this port since 1936, recently eoncluded a success­ ful campaign for a new building. Groundbreaking ceremonies at the site of the large new modern structure were attended by mari­ time, labor, political and religious leaders in San Francisco. The organization, founded in England in 1923, now has service centers in 317 ports all over the world, with maritime clubs in 65 of these ports. The San Francisco center, under the direction of Monslgnor Mat­ thew Connolly since 1948, has be­ come an important part of the city for mariners from all over the world. The club doors are open to all working . seamenr»and features a library, recreation areas, and din­ Mayor Christopher of San Francisco turns over the first ing rooms. The apostieship is sup­ shovel of earth for the new Apostieship of the Sea building ported by donations and fund rais­ ing events. while Morris Weitberger, secretary-treasurer of SUP (sec­ Msgr. Connolly, better known to ond from right] and Msgr. Matthew Connolly (left of the West Coa^t seamen as Father Matt, mayor) look on. considers the work of the institu­ tion as "practical religion in ac­ facilities incl'uding restaurant, were Morris Weisberger, SUP sec­ card rooms and shower installa­ retary-treasurer; San Francisco tion." Mayor Christopher and other offi­ The new building will feature tions. dormitories in addition to other ' Attending the groundbreaking cials. I Oy SUP Boaf Crew Rescues Ailing Waterman Captain SAN FRANCISCO—An SUP boat crew from the 88 Fresi-^ dent Hoover (APL) won praise from two skippers last month rendezvous was arranged with the President Hoover. after they successfully transferred the ailing captain of the The ships stopped a half mile 88 Jean Lafitte (Waterman)"^ apart, and the 11-man crew from and seamanship in proceeding to the President Hoover set out in a to their own ship. the Jean Lafitte against the ele­ motorboat. Captain Borden was Manning the boat were: E. ments and taking aboard the se­ •lowered into the small boat. The L. Peaslee, chief mate; J. Beam, first assistant engineer; M. E. Pacheco, bosun; G. C. Marston, DM; W. S. Liu, DM; K. Bishaw, DM; P. Oberg, AB; E. Gonsalves, AB; H. F. Dockter, AB; C. D. Mor­ gan, AB, and R. S. Broom. F. E. Angrick, skipper of the President Hoover, eommended the boat crew "for their unhesitant and prompt response in manning the lifeboat; their utter disregard for their own safety in the face of strong winds, rough seas and heavy swells, and for their skill riously ill master, Ashbert R. Bor­ den Sr., from a heavily rolling vessel and returning safely with the patient to the SS President Hoover." Captain Borden, who had been stricken with a storiiach ailment and was losing blood fast, said "I feel sure that if the President Hoover hadn't picked me up, I wouldn't have made it." The Jean Lafitte, an SlU A&Gcontracted C-2 freighter, sent a radio message advising that the master was seriously ill, and a MC&S Dines in Hawaii boat crew brought the craft back to their ship in heavy seas and the patient was hoisted to the deck of yie President Hoover. In MCS Voting SAN FRANCISCO — Members of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union have reelected Ed Turner as the union's sec­ retary-treasurer and Louis Foyt as assistant secretary-treasurer. Turner was victorious over SUP Voter Harold "Spud" Robinson, cur­ rent Portland agent. The count was 1,567 to 1,323. Foyt defeated Frank Gomar 1,454 to 1,210. In other ports, Hugh Keogh was named Portland agent in a three way contest for Robinson's post; Jim Willoughby was the win­ ner in Seattle, by a 52 vote edge; Joe Goren beat two rivals to win reelection in Wilmington and Wilder Smith easily jyon reelection in New York against three com­ petitors. Alfred E. Chung was the winner in Honolulu over two other candidates. San Francisco Decisive In the Turner-Robinson ballot count, Robinson took an early lead by sweeping his home port of Port­ land and also winning in Honolu­ lu. Turner won substantial majori­ ties in New York, Wilmington and Seattle. The big port of San Fran­ cisco, where some 1,600 votes were cast, gave "Turner a majority of 400. Other Posts Filled In other posts, Yonk Kil Park was named San Francisco dispatch­ er, while patrolmen elected were Te^ Nelson, A. M. Branconi, andPendleton Thompson, San Francis­ co; C. Watson, Wilmington; John Stathis, Portland; Charles Green, Seattle; Gene Russell, New York There were 79 candidates in all on the ballot for the 15 posts open. In addition to the election of of­ ficials, MCS members voted on six First man to vote in the SUP election in San Fran­ cisco was J. Nicosia, shown here receiving his ballot. amendments to the MCS constitu­ tion. Among them were amend­ ments correlating shipboard se­ niority classifications in the con­ tract with membership classifica­ tions as well as other changes. All of the amendments were carried without difficulty by far more than two-thirds majority required in the MCS constitution. West Coast Santa SlU Pacifir District Halls SUP HONOLULU.. NEW ORLEANS NEW YORK PORTLAND Pier 8, Room 206 FHone 502-777 523 Bienville St. Jackson 5-7428 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn IlYacinth 9-6605 211 SW Clay .St. CApitol 3-4336 SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE WILMINGTON 450 Harrison St Douglas 2-8363 2505 1st >Ave. Main 2-0290 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 5-6617 MC&S . Room 206. Pier 8 PHone 5-1714 .. .523 Bienville St. RAmond 7-428 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 ...211 SW Clay St. PORTLAND... CApitol 7-3222 SAN FRANCISCO.........350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-5600 2505 1st Ave. SEATTLE MAin 3-0088 ....602 Broad Ave. WILMINGTON TErminal 4-8538 HONOLULU NEW ORLEANS MFOW A holiday dinner is enjoyed by members of the MC&S in Honolulu at M's Ranch House. Port Agent Alfred Chung noted an atmosphere of friendliness and festivity. HONOLULU... .50 North Nimilz Highway PHoire 5-6077 523 Bienville St. NEW ORLEANS.. MAgnolia 0404 130 Greenwich St. NEW YORK COrtland 7-7094 ...522 NW Everett St. PORTLAND CApitol 3-7297-8 240 Second St. SAN FRANCISCO DOuglaa 2-4592 296 West 7th St SAN PKnRO.,.,,. TErminal 3 4485 SEATTLE ...2333 Western Ave. MAin 2-6326 SlU Pacific District members who helped Santa as he boards the SS Cheno at Seattle are (I to r) Thordur Signurdson, oiler; Johii Gunderson, AB; Earl Reposa, bosun. Capt. Robert Berg, pilot, is playing Santa and together with other Chena crewmembers, brought presents to the children in the Jesse Lee Home in Seward, Alaska. �Pace Twenty-Four SEAFARERS Seafarer Escapes Navy Yard Blaze Which Took SO Lives LOO Jamunr. INl Remember When ... JANUARY, 1939: The New Orleans membership complains that the Mississippi Shiping Company Is using a "safety" gimmick to compel deck watches to put in five to six hours' OT without compen­ sation. "The company contends on sailing day that decks must be cleared of dunnage for safety of passengers," the New Orleans agent reports. "This means that when sailing at 9 PM—and they usually do—that the watches on deck must work until 2 or 3 the following United Air Lines jet and a Tram largest in the world. Then came the Constellation fire AM; and they claim it isn't overtime." Gonzalez had taken a Job as a World Airlines Constellation col­ on December 19, and on December t l; t . painter on the carrier so that he lided over Staten Island. The jet 22 the NMU-manned tanker Pine JANUARY, 1939: The Baltimore branch of the SIU is pressing for could he home for Christmas with then crashed at 7th and Flatbush Ridge broke in half off Cape Hat- the erection of 'a US hospital for the e.xclusive use of veterans. "Facili­ his family. Fortunately for him, he Avenues, about' a mile from SIU teras with loss of seven lives. ties at the Baltimore Maridb Hospital are becoming less and less was working two decks up from Brooklyn headquarters, after skim Gonzalez was painting on the available to seamen as vetecans, civil service employees and other the main landing deck of the car­ ming the rooftops over Bay Ridge second deck up forward the morn­ government beneficiaries increasingly occupy bed space." Senator rier. Most of the dead and injured and passing within a couple of ing of the fire when fellow work­ Millard E. Tydings and other Maryland legislators have pledged to were trapped in compartments be­ hundred feet of the Union hall ers started running through the work for approval of a bill appropriating funds for building a veteran's Among the 133 who died was Earl ship sounding the alarm. "From hospital in the State. low decks. Saved By Crane Operator 4 4 4; my Experience on ships," he said, Gonzalez attributed his isuccesS"whenever I went JANUARY, 1944: The SIU's latest contract provides overtime at ful escape from the burning car­ on a Job I always 90 cents an hour and includes work rules calling for overtime pay rier to the coolheaded action and made sure I knew for chipping and painting and, for handling stores both on the dock skill of shoreside crane operators. where the exit and aboard ship. AB's pay is from $100 to $110 per month. . . . AnBy skillful manipulation of their w a s." C o n s e- appeal was sent in to the LOG on behalf of a brother who contracted cranes, they rescued large numbers quently he start­ tuberculosis in the Jacksonville, Fia., Jail while serving 30 days for of the 4,000 men working on the ed going down picketline' activity. The letter notes that a previous call for aid •hip. the stairway to brought in a tarpaulin muster of $165. The brother and his sick The fire on the carrier was one the main deck mother receive $6 a week in funds for the two of them. of three pre-Chrisimas disasters hoping to get out. 4 4 4" "I couldn't make NEW YORK—A chief mate who JANUARY, 1944; The SlU-manned George Washington, under charter Gonzalez H because of the to Alcoa was applauded as a "real work horse of the sea" in a Nevr had sailed in various ratings with smoke, so I started back up. On York Times" article. The "Times" noted that the ship was built to Isthmian Lines for over 23 years was among th^ victims of the re­ the way the lights went out. I had carry 300 passengers, but in wartime service was carrying 900 and cent double plane crash in New to feel my way up again and find breaking her own speed records, often sailing through dangerous different exit." York which was termed the worst waters unarmed and unescorted. Among her othdF unusual duties, in aviation history. There must have been 150 to the ship eased a crisis in farm labor when she was used to bring . Earl H. Reames, 42, last aboard 200 men Jammed at the exit, he hundreds of farm warkers from Jamaica for use on East Coast farms. the Steel Recorder as chief officer, said, many of them choking and lost his life in the coughing because of fumes and crash of the Unit­ smoke. Fortunately, there was a WASHINGTON—With the mari­ ed Airlines jet construction crane on the dock at time industry complaining about which plummeted that point. The crane had hooked competition from Governmentinto a heavily a ladder to the end of its. lift and owned shipping. President Eisen­ populated section it swung the ladder Inboard to­ hower has ordered the discontinu­ of Brooklyn after ward where the men were. "I ance of commercial operations of colliding with a umped to the ladder" he said, the Panama Line, the only Gov­ Trans-World Air­ and the crane operator then ernment operation which em­ lines Constella­ swung the ladder over to the dock WASHINGTON — The SlU-contracted Colonial Steam­ ployed union seamen. Unlicensed tion somewhere where I was given oxygen because ship Corp., and the related Orion Shipping & Trading Agency Reomcs crewmembers of the company are of the smoke I inhal^." over Staten Issupplied by the National Maritime land. One man got off the ship by have reached a settlement with the Department of JusticR Union, with the mates, engineers Reames, was known to many SIU tying lengths of hose together and concerning Government^' and radio operators unions supply men as the 'Deacon' or 'Reveren end.' shinnying down them. However, claims against them. The family Involved, three were US the licensed personnel. He had boarded the ill-fated air­ five others tried to do the same, claims, Involving the purchase citizens at th? tima sf the pur­ Bans Commercial Trade craft on the West Coast and was all of them getting on the hose of 36 ships from the US between chases and three v. £re net. At pres^ The President's order, effective flying to New York to Join his wife ladder at the same time. As a 1947 and 1951, were settled by a ent, five of the six brothers Kce February 10, would bar the Govern­ Celia, and' two children for the result, the hoses parted and all company payment of $2,125,000 to American citizens. ment-owned company from carry­ Christmas holidays at their home five dropped into the icy river. In making the settlemenf;, the the US. ing any commercial cargo or pri­ in Port Chester, NY. Justice Department stated thai, fhe You could see some of the men The claims grew out of alleged vate passengers. The company Reames first went to sea as an who were trapped below through violations of the Customs laws and Orion group^ had paid the full price would be able to continue as a ordinary, in 1937, aboard the Selma the anchor chain hawse pipe," he 1916 Shipping Act. The Justice set by the Maritime Adminlstratioa carrier of Government cargoes and City (Isthmian). During World War under the 1946 Ship Sales Act, so Government passengers but it is II he attended the upgrading school said. Because of the complexity of Department had accused the com­ that the $2 million-plus payment the carrier's below-deck compartpany of misstatements of stock questionable at this time whether in New London where he earned represented Imposition of penal­ mentation it was amazing that any it could operate on that basis, since his 3d mate's license. His first ship of the men working below got out. ownership and had charged that ties. the control of the vessels had been most of it passenger services were as a licensed officer was the Steel Bargain Ship Sales Even under the best of conditions placed in the hands of alien mem­ for non-Government personnel. The Ship Sales Act Involved Mariner. Reames had earned his t takes a man a half-hour'to set bers of the Goulandris shipping At present, the Panama Line master's license but sailed consist­ bargain sales of tonnage to ship off the ship from those below-decks family. operates two ships, the Ancon and ently as chief officer. operators. Its purpose was largely compartments." Of the six members of the to enable American ship operators Cristobal, both of which are com­ bination passenger-dry cargo ves­ to replace the heavy wartime losses sels. A third ship, the SS Panama in their shipping fleets. Many was sold to American President war-built ships were also sold to Lines two years ago. European operators under differ­ Grace Line has been leading a ent conditions so as to enable them fight on the operation of the com­ to restore their shipping oper­ pany, since it operates on the same ations. routes. Most of the ships purchased by MSTS Unchanged the Orion group were Libertys and The President's decision leaves T-2s. At present. Colonial Steam­ the status of the Military Sea ship operates foui; super-tankers Transportation Service unchanged. which are on long-term charter to MSTS is the largest single shipping the Military Sea Transportatioa operation under the American flag. Service, the Orion Planet, Orion Comet, Orion Star and Orion Clip­ per, plus two Libertys, the Pacificus and the Seafair. NEW YORK—Caught aboard the Navy aircraft carrier Constellation when It burs into flame in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Seafarer Antonio Gonzales was one of the lucky yard workers who escaped uninjured. The blaze aboard the uncompleted carrier took 5( lives and injured over a hun-> dred, while doing $75 million The first took place on Friday H. Reame^i, chief mate of the Steel Recorder. Qcinage to the carrier, the morning. December 16, when Mate Dies In Plane Accident Gov't-Owned Line Restricted By President Orion Pays $2 Million; US Drops Ship Chaises SlU-Manned Ship Six Months Accldent-Free Include Info On Tax Requests (For more personals, we page 31) Walter Daniszewski Anybody knowing whereabouts of above-mentioned is urged to contact his mother, Mrs. Theresa Daniszewski, 811 East 34th Street, Erie, Pennsylvania. i, William L. Wooton, Jr. Your membership book and other personal papers have been found and turned into the head­ quarters record room. t ii Si John H. Murray Important you contact your son at Browneii Street address. After six months without a lost-time accident, crew of De Soto (Waterman) got SIU Safety Award in New Orleans. Shown oh deck att p presentation are: (I. to r.) Robert L. Weg•er, AB, deck delegate; John Costronover, chief steward; A. Hdmnioci, FWT, engine dele ^ate; Hany Bdum, OS, ship's delegate; Captain C. Kean; M. lyey, eh. eng'rs L. S. O'NeHi Waterman ofticlal; J. Gibson, chief mate. " At this time of the year the SIU receives many requests from the members for informa­ tion concerning W-2 forms for income tax purposes. In order to assure the prompt servicing of all requests. Seafarers should be sure to Include their cur­ rent mailing address, social se­ curity number snd book num­ ber on ail correspondence. This will make the handling of these requests inor« eonvenlent bpth for the Seafarers and the Union. �SEAFARERS Jomry* INl Page Twenty-Five LOG UIW Members Vote 96 Percent In Favor Of New Constitution Industrial Union Voters in NY NEW YORK—United Industrial Workers members in six .ports approved by a 96 per­ cent majority, the proposed new constitution which will guide the Union in its undertak­ ings, now and in the future. At the" same time the members approved the five nominees who will serve as interim officers^ until the union elects per­ their positions, were: Steve Car- the union, under the constitution, manent officials at its first dullo, national director; Jack Mil­ will hereafter be known as the convention. The voting on both measure was held January 3 in all ports. A rankand-file balloting committee, which was elected by the members at an earlier meeting, supervised the bal­ loting procedure during that day. Five Approved The five nominees who were ap­ proved for interim offices, and ler, Atlantic Coast area director; Lindsey Williams, Gulf Coast di­ rector; A1 Tanner, Great Lakes di­ rector, and A1 Kerr, secretarytreasurer. Same Union—^New Name The membership's approval of the constitution in no way changes the structure of the former Marine Allied Workers Divis^; however. United Industrial Workers of North America (UIWNA). Members Instructed The need for such a constitution arose from the requirements of the Landrum-Griffin Act. The members were instructed and niade familiar with the details of the Act in special material sent to them prior to the voting day. They were advised by the Union to study Members in New York are shown as fhey lined up to cast the constitution so as to learn of their ballots in the* constitutional voting earlier this month. their rights and privileges as mem­ They approved constitution and five interim officers. bers. The first regular convention of •the UIWNA will be held sometime next May. At this time, they will elect five permanent officers. Milo Expands Staff; UIW Members Casting Co, Moving Collect $7,065 In Dec. Benefit See Action NEW YORK — The UlW-contracted Milo Machine Tool Co. expects to add perhaps from 25 to 30 additional employees within the month as a result of the firm's submission of a low bid on a large ordinance con-"*^' tract. Milo, which normally em­ Rank-and-file balloting committee in Philadelphia prepares to receive voters earlier this month. L-R are: Gallo Priori, A. A. Gallagher; Joe Duffy, Crest Aluminum; OderWotts, Airmaster Corp. These Are Your Union Meetings -—Attend Them! All union members should regularly oHend the member­ ship meetings in their area. These meetings are devoted to discussions of matters vital to the welfare and security of every MAWD member and his family. What's more, these meetings provide every MAWD member with the opportunity to speak up and state his views about these vital matters. Here Is the schedule of the next meetings: NEW YORK-Tuesday, February 7, at 6 PM, SlU Hall, 675 Fourth Ave., B'klyn. BALTIMORE-Friday, February 3, at 8 PM, SlU Hall, 1216 E. Baltirriore St. SUNBURY - Sunday, Febru­ ary 12, at 2 P/A, Friendship Fire Company. PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, February 14, at 7:30 PM, SlU Half, 2604 S. 4th Street. Vote Changes Union's Name The United Industrial Workers Welfare Plan paid out 47 benefit claims to members or their de­ pendents during the month of December, according to the Plan. This was down considerably from the preceeding month when 100 claims went to members. During this month a total of $9,640 was paid to 'UIW members. In Octber the total was $11,951. The total paid out to Industrial Workers during December was $7,065.09. The following members received the most sizable benefit checks during the month: Edward Smith of All American Metals, $587.50; Carmen Severino, Airmaster Corp., $416.25; Hilda Garcia, American Casting, $312.85; Frazier Mitchell, Airmaster Corp., $301.58 and Frank DiGuglielmo, All American Metals, $268.69. Maternity benefit claims were unusually high during the month of Decenjber. A total of 19 such claims were paid to Industrial Union members during that period. ploys 10 to 12 workers, envisions the need for the extra workers— mostly Isl and 2nd class machinists —as a result' of the added work load placed on It by the require­ ments of the contract. The firm was formerly located at 72 Sedwick St., In Brooklyn. The company recently signed a new contract with the Marine Allied Workers Division of the SIU, which boosted pay rates *and granted other additional benefits to the MAWD members at the plant. NHW YORK—American Casting Co. of Brooklyn, as part of its gen­ eral expansion plans. Is building a new plant at Plainview. Long Island. The UlW-contracted firm expects to move Into the new oper­ ation sometime next June and about 75 percent of Its present employees will be working at the. Long Island site. American Casting manufactures both lead and wire security seals used on coin bags and also the type commonly seen on electric, water and gas meters. In addition it makes lead stampings and cast­ ings for the plumbing trade. The firm has been at Its present This is one in a series of features which the SEAFARERS LOG location, 30 Main Street, for over will publish regarding members of SlU-affiliated unions working in 40 years. maritime production and allied fields. The news on this page deals with people working under the BROTHER JAMES J. SANTAR- SIU banner in shoreside estab­ • BROTHER JOHN A. HUNTLEY has been employed In the paint PIO Is also an employee pf the lishments engaged in maritime, UIWNA - c 0 n- production and allied fields. shop at the tracted Schaevitz Included among the items UIWNA - c 0 nEngineering. He made are cordage, canvas, tracted Schaevitz works as a ma­ lifesaving equipment, ship's Engineering Co. chinists helper at gear and related industrial since April of the concern and products. Because there had 1955. He had pre­ has been em- not been any organization avail­ vious been work­ ployed there able to them, many of these ing for a large since October of workers were formerly without refrigeration con­ 1958. Before com- any union protection, until they cern before joinIng with his came under the SIU banner. 1n g Schaevitz. This Brother Is an ex-Air Force present employer. Brother Santar- Developments in their area will man by virtue of his service during pio worked for an electrical con­ be reported here because they World War II and he also was for­ cern. He is single and resides at are an important part of the merly a member of the Electrical 300 East Park Avenue in the city maritime industry. of Camden, NJ. Workers. As a result of the referendum vote, members of the division should note that Oie name has been changed. The official designation of the division is now the United Industrial Workers of North Amer­ ica. affiliated with the SIU. The structure of the division will remain as it has been with the new name reflecUng the scope of the division's activities. With SIU Industrial Workers On Jay-Kay By NLRB NEW YORK — Certification of the SIU's Marine Allied Workrs Division—now known as the United Industrial Workers—as bargaining agent for the employees of the Jay-Kay Corporation should be forthcoming soon, it's reported. Last month, the New York Re­ gional Office of the National Labor Relations "Board rejected all the charges made by the "indepen­ dent" Amalgamated Local 355 and recommended that the NLRB In Washington concur with Its find­ ings. Local 355 had opposed the SIU affiliate In the Jay-Kay elec­ tion but was soundly defeafed. The Amalgamated Local 355'3 objections were seen as a means of enabling the group to continue to collect dues from Jay-Kay work­ ers who had received no represen­ tation" in return for their payments. It's expected that NLRB head­ quarters In Washington will take action shortly on the regional office recommendations. When the Board acts, it will clear fhe way for the UIW to start on contract negotia­ tions and take other steps to assure genuine representation for JayKay workers. The company em­ ploys up to 600 or more workers In the height of Its busy season. Send 'em to the ^ LOG �.' -• ,.;*>" •- -'TT'TJStJ^r;^- -,-• r .... •i " '-• ^ 'fi\ f: iVIUEtryA.X.S and All of the following 5IU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing a total of $8,800 in maternity benefits and a maturity value of $1,100 in bonds: Christina Kuhrt. born September 22, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Louis Kuhrt, Aurora, Colorado. Jacynthia McDou?ali, born October 5, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph F. McDougall, Houston, Texas. Lanrdes Laureano, bom July 6, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Andre Lopez Laureano, Newark, N.J, Jennifer Thomas, bom October 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fred Thomas, Texas City, Texas. Kerry Lynn Rowland, bom November 19, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs, Jack Rowland, Genoa, Texas. Donald Nelson, born August 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs, Frank Nelson, West Lake, La. Jonathan Richard, born November 15, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lester J. Richard, Maple Wood, La. Paula Cox, born October 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Milton Cox, Gulfport, Miss. Feby Julia Sarayno, born November 28, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Julio Sarayno, Brooklyn, NY. Lisa Ann Daniels, bom November 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Peter Daniels, Fairless Hill, Pa. Linda Odom, born November 24, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Earnest Odom, Chickasaw, Ala. Tenia Sears, born September 14, 1960, to Seafarer' and Mrs. Jack Sears. Galveston, Texas. Orlin Sargent, born October 28, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alvin Sargent, Mobile, Ala. Mary Elizabeth Burton, -born October 11, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward Burton, Jr., New Orleans. La. Danny Willis, born September 12, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Perley Willis. South Norfolk, Va. Denise Violette, born October 5, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward Violette, Seattle, Wash. Michael Wall, born October 10, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Wall, Pasadena, Texas. Sandra Gelbia, born August 15, 1960, to Seafarer and iftrs. Peter Gclbia, New Orleans, La. Mary Claire Torino, born May 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Samuel Torino, Mount Clemens, NY. Michael D, Boyd, born October 27, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Boyd, McComb, Miss. Mary Celeste Nickels, born October 4, 1900, to Seafarer and Mrs. Eugene Nickels, Baltimore, Md. Deborah Brown, born August 21, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Brown, Baltimore, Md. Kathleen Zeller, bom October 31, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John G. Zeller. Baltimore, Md. David Thompson, born October 18, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ronald Thompson, Everett, Mgss. Joseph Mellon, born October 18, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph Mellon. Wilmington, Delaware. Marilyn Moore, born October 24, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs." Harold Moore, Channelview, Texas. Mary Ann O'Brien, born October 21, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert O'Brien, Salem. Mass. David Taylor, born September 13, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Bennie Taylor. Sea Level, NC. Cynthia Bryan, born October 22, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ernest Bryan, Pasadena, Texas. Janet Mongrief, born November 4, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Junior Mongrief. Galveston, Texas. Luis Compos, Jr., born November 7, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Luis Compos, Baltimore, Md. Patricia Knox, born November 9, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. George Knox, New Orleans, T,a. Elizabeth Kondylas, born July 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Nicholas Kondylas, Baltimore, Md. Dale Wilkerson, born December 4, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Her­ man Wilkerson, Mobile, Ala. Elizabeth Hawkins, born December 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas Hawkins, Savannah, Ga. Frederick Jupitz, born October 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carl Jupitz, Baltimore, Md. Dora Jean Palmer, born November 16, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Antonio Palmer, Baltimore, Md. Gary Culpepper, born September 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thurlow Culpepper, Portsmouth, Va. Donna Wallace, born November 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.. Earl Wallace. LaMarque, Texas. Elizabeth De Louise, born August 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gerry De Louise, New Orleans, La. Joycclyn Manardo, born December 7, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Sylvester Manardo, Slidell, La. Carroll Jones, born November 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Walter Jones, Pasadena, Texas. Michael Resales, born August 16, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Orlando Rosales, San Francisco, Calif. Joseph Sasser, born December 10, I960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Aaron Sasser, Yonkers, NY. : 6k^ V un SEAFARERS LOG Psc« Twenty 81K The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $48,500 In benefits was paid, (Any apparent delay In payment of claims 4s normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates.) Jens P. Neilsen, 66: Brother Neilsen died of a respiratory con­ dition on Sep­ tember 4, 1960 at the Fitkin Hospi­ tal, Neptune, NJ. He began sailing In the deck de­ partment in 1943 and had been re­ ceiving special disability benefits since 1958. Sur­ viving is his widow, Mrs, Elsie M. Neilsen of Ocean Grove, NJ. Burial was at Hamilton, NJ. Total bene­ fit; $4,000. - ^ $ Henry R. Armstrong, 37: Brother Armstrong died of a stomach ail­ ment aboard the SS John , B. Waterman at Ka­ wasaki, Japan, on May 19, 1960. He had been sailing since 1952 in the engine depart­ ment. Surviving is his mother, Mrs. Hannah Armstrong of New York, N.Y. Burial was at the US Army Ceme­ tery, Kewasaki. Total benefit: $4,000. t i Allen Day Voorhees, 48: Brother Voorhees was assumed drowned and lost at sea on September 11, 1959 while aboard .the SS Del Mar. He had sailed since 1939 in the deck department. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. M. V. Himbert and Mrs. A. V. Fred­ erick, appointed joint admini­ stratrixes of his estate. Place of burial is listed as at sea. Total benefit: $4,000. ^ t Herman Frank Webber, SS: Brother Webber passed away on May 27, 1959 at the Veterans Ad­ ministration Hos­ pital, Cleveland, Ohio. Death was due to a heart condition. He had been sailing in the deck depart­ ment since 1958. Surviving Is his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Webber of Cleveland. Burial was at West Park Cemetery, Cleveland. Total bene­ fit $500. Newell Keyei, 64: A heart ail­ ment was the cause of death for Brother Keyes on October 27, 1960 while aboard the Seatrain Savan­ nah at New Orleans, La. He had sailed in the steward depart­ ment since 1939. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Anita Keyes of New York City. Burial was at Femcliff Cemetery, Hartyville, NY. Total benefit: $4,OOQ. * » Claude A. Virgin, Jr., 60: A lung condition was the cause of death for Brother Vir­ gin on July 29, 1960 at New Or­ leans, La. He had sailed in the en­ gine department since 1951. His widow, Mrs. Louise B. Virgin of Atlanta, Ga., survives. Burial was at Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Ga. Total benefit: $4,000. t> % Roy Hassey, 53: A cerebral hem­ orrhage was the cause of death for Brother Has­ sey on November 23, 1960 aboard the SS Madaket in Kobe, Japan. He had sailed in the deck depart­ ment since 1948 and is survived by Connie Senear of San Francisco, Calif. In accord with his wishes, he was cremated and buried at sea. Total benefit: $4,000. t 4" 4" Antonio Viera, 52: Brother Viera Augustus Francis, 58: Brother died of a lung condition en Novem­ Francis died of a heart condition. ber 7, 1960 at Rio at home'in New Piedres, Puerto York City on Rico. He had N ove mljer 21, sailed in the en­ 1960. He began gine department sailing in the since 1942. He is steward depart­ survived by his ment in 1943 and widow, Mrs. had been receiv­ Luisa Viera of ing special dis­ Trujillo Alto, ability benefits Puerto Rico. Bur­ since August, ial was at Trujillo Alto Cemetery. 1960. His widow, Mrs. Rosalie Total benefit: $4,000. Francis of New York City, survives. Burial was at Frederick Dougias Cemetery, Staten Island, N.Y. Total benefit: $4,000. ^ B A G A R. eO. S ^ ttoW IN SOTH Umwm $1 Henry F. Machlinski, 52: Brother Machlinski died of a kidney ail­ ment on August 16, 1960 at the US Public Health Service Hospital, Baltimore, Md. He began sailing as a tugboat fire­ man in 1956 and had been receiv­ ing special dis­ ability benefits since 1958. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Martha Machlinski of Balti­ more. Burial was at St. Stanislaus Ceitiulery,. Baltimore. Total bene­ fit: $4,000. Joseph Perrelra, 47: Brother Perreira died of a stomach ailment at Central Emergency Hospital, San Francisco, Calif., on October 27, 1960. he had been sailing in the steward de­ partment sine* 1947. He is sur­ vived by his widow, Mrs. Eliz­ abeth. Perreira of San Francisco. Burial was at Golden Gate Ceme­ tery, San Francisco. Total benefit: $4,000. $R0OtU.'/N EAlXiMoee' 4 Herbert Sullivan, 59: Brother Sullivan died of injuries sustained during the col­ lision of the SS Alcoa Corsair on October 22, 1960. He had sailed in the steward de­ partment since 1948 and is sur­ vived by Mrs. Marie A, Leon­ ard. His place of burial was Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, La. Total benefit: $4,000. 4" 4" 41 Frank J. Brown, 60: A heart condi­ tion was the cause of death for Brother Frank J. Brown, 60: A heart condition was the cause of death for Brother Brown on No­ vember 15, 1960. at the Church & Home Hospital, Baltimore, M di L if 'llMi He had been sail­ ing as a tugboat captain since July, 1957. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Bertha Brown of Baltimore. Burial was at Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Baltimore. Total benefit: $4,000. 7->.- �SEAFARERS MCI Italian Crew Aids Injured Seafarer Seafarer Walter G. Butterton, who ran Into some bad luck in November while aboard the Santa Venetla, has written to tell us of bis gratitude to the officers and crew of the Italian liner Ascania. "I broke my leg on tjje Santa Venetia about four days east of Bermuda," Butterton writes. "The captain sent out a call for help, and within two hours, this Italian passenger ship, the Ascania came by." Butterton relates that the liner lowered a lifeboat, and picked him up. "They carried me to their ship where my leg was put into a splint, and I was given shots to ease the pain," he relates. The aides aboard the Ascania were not able to set Butterton's broken leg. "But they took good care of me and saw to it that there was no infection. They put new bandages on the wound each day and were very kind." The injured Seafarer, who" was serving as bosun aboard th* Santa Venetia, praised all members of the Ascania crew. "I have never been treated so well anywhere on any ship. They even saw me to the hospital when we reached the shore," he declared. At the hospital, the Italian crew provided Butterton with postcards, stationery and pens, and asked him to write them to tell how he was getting along. Butteron had to spend Christmas in the hospital, but the kindness of the Ascania The lifeboat rescue crew of the Italian liner Ascania helps officers and crew made it a merry hoist their lifeboat aboard the Ascania. In a litter in the . Christmas indeed. boat is Seafarer Walter G. Butterton, who broke his leg while The Santa Venetia officers and crew, over the signature of the aboard the SlU-contracted Santa Venetia. The Ascania re­ master, cabled the Ascania crew: sponded to a call for help from, the Santa Venetia skipper "Please accept the personal thanks when Butterton, bosun aboard the vessel, was injured. of myself, my officers and crew The skipper of the Ascania, Sal- not by rules but from the heart, for relieving our anxiety about our bosun. We specially wish to com­ vatore Giuffre, wired back: "Thanks is always alive in everyone who mend the brave sailors in the res­ for your appreciation. Sailors' loy- spends his life at sea. Walter feelalty which imposes fraternal help, ing better, taking care of him." cue lifeboat for their efforts." CS BALTIMORE (Cities Service), Oct. 30—Chairmen, Adelpti Capote; Secretary, F. Nelson. Delegate con­ tacted hall regarding milk delivery. .Milk to be delivered promptly. Re­ pair list submitted. Repairs and re­ placements already under way. $2 in fund. Things running smoothly. TRANSEASTERN (Transeastern), Oct. 23—Chairman, B. C. Browning; Secretary, Edward Blanton. EUected new ship's delegate. Need new port­ hole gaskets in fireman room. Ship's delegate to take repair list to captain. GATEWAY CITY (Sea-Land), Oct. 26—Chairman, Al Case; Secretary, Gary Dixon. Disru-ssions were held on medical supplies received in New •York, and paying dues in Puerto Rico. Discu-ssed the problem of getting in too late to pay off and also getting a little draw before payolt. FAIRPORT (Waterman), Oct. 1960— Chairman, R. A. Statham; Secretary, None. One man logged^for failing to return to ve.ssel. Brought back by Immigration 15 days later. Disputed OT and equalization of .same to be taken up with patrolman. .Smooth .sailing. Fan room cluttered up. Hos­ pital needs overhaul. CHILORE (Ore Navigation), Oct. 23 —Chairman, John Bergeria; Secretary, H. R. ttutchins. One man missed ship in engine department .md one man mi.s.sed ship in steward department. Fans to be In.stalled. Other fans to be looked over. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), Oct. 30—Chairman, G. Meltier; Secretary, None. Will spray all rooms for roaches. Crew to start a ship's fund. No complaints. ORION COMET (Orion), Oct. 22 — Chairman, Vincent Meehan; Secretary, James Nicholson. Quite a hit of old food aboard. Water has heen bad. Motion made to try to replace men who have to pay off for any reason. Fleeted new ship's delegate. .Steward .asked to nut out a better night luneh. Crew a.sked to be more careful with the wa.shing machine. MT. EVANS (Cargo A Tankship), Sept. 27—Chairman, M. C. Barton; Secretary, John W. Picou. Meeting called to aic beefs. Captain said any foul-ups will be logged. Ship to be fumigated upon arrival in US. Motion made for all hands to go ashore or nobody goes at all. S.uggestion made to keep three doors in crew quarters closed and use door by gangway. AU hands will please flush toilets after use. FELTORE (Marven), Nov. 4~ChaIrman, D. B. Albright; Secretary, E. A. Boyd. SIO In ship's fund. It is sug­ gested that bombs be obtained by steward to get rid of roaches. Life jackets should be placed in engine room and bridge. It is suggested that false rumors and foolishness be elimi­ nated from ship's black board. SEATRAIN ^ GEORGIA (Seatrain), Nov. 20—Chairman, Ralph Hampson; Secretary, Joe McLtrln. Two men getting off. Everything running smoothly. Ship's fund is $10.16. Re­ quest that president's reports be sent to ship as soon as possible along with other necessary communications. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Nov. 11—Chairman, John Risbeck; Secre­ tary, H. R. Hanssen. No beefs. Every­ thing running smoothly. Ship's fund is $6.00. Donations are welcomed. Draw in travelers' checks for Japa­ nese currency. No daily draw. STEEL AGE (Isthmian), Now. •— Chairman, James M. Hand; Secretary, V. O. Orenclo. Captain will iron out some of the beefs. Money draws will be given on arrival at Wilmington. All repair lists have been submitted. .Ship's fund is $.55.42. Two men left behind. One man hospitalized in Cal­ cutta and one In Port Said. Winer being accused of mksbehavlor. Vote of thanks to cooks for a Job well done. DEL VIENTO (Mississippi), Oct. 30 —Chairman, Roy Ayers; Secretary, Hugh Welles. All coastwise beefs were taken care of. No disputed OT. Elected a ship's delegate. No cloth­ ing is to be hanged on rails in passageway. ATLANTIS (Petrol), Oct. 30—Chair­ man, Thomas P. Cummlnos; Secre­ tary, J. L. Pagan. Ship's delegate rennrts everything going along well. Thanks to ceryone for cooperation during trip. Payoff upon arrival. All hands reminded to vote. One man missed shin in Port'md. Me. Headnnarlers vequc.sted all men to stay on hoard unon arrival in Portland for payoff in the Gulf. HERCULES VICTORY (Hercules), Nov. 12—Chairman, .lerry Broaddus; Secretary, Joe E. Thnmas. Elected the shiu's delegate. Some disputed OT. Ship's captain doing work that belongs to the deck department. Men are asked to refrain from spitting in water fountain and to coonerate In keeping the mes.sba)l afld pantry clean. Cooperation Is asked In flush­ ing toilets. MT. EVANS (Cargo A Tnnkshio), Or* 16—Cti-'rm-n, M. C. Bartcn; Sec­ retary. J. W. Pleou. Contain h.as not ciop-h rococv for draws. AH hattds ,choiii,| o><ooV OT at n.a.voff. Some dlsnntnrt fvc Tjngge taorners not being t-ec* In w ^'-igg order. Wi'l see na- , trelrgan cencernlng s®me. Suggestion made to steward stores eheeVert when reeelved. STEEL AGE (Isthmian), Aug. 21— Chairman. James M. Hand; Secretary, VIncertt G. Orenclo. Cao'-in will give draws every five davs Will fftso give dr.aw.s on apnroved- Of in C.ilcutfa. Beef.* taken care of. Laundry room will be moved go main deck. Spin's fund Is F"! 03. Will hold a pool unon arrival. H-lf of money to be donated to shin's fund. I Sailing Ship Master Hired Crews At Jail The following article, submitted to the LOG by Captain R. J. Peterson, who began his seagoing career in the days of the old sailing vessels, tells of a skipper of yore who recruited his men in an unorthodox manner, far removed from the Union hiring halls of today. Waters, skipper of the bark Lucknow, was known to sailors as the "Squinty Eye." Nd man with him made more than a single pas­ sage on his ship. He would make the man run away and pocket his pay. A'hard case was Waters. He had no wife and no home other than the ship's cabin. In Santos, one morning, "Squinty Eye" was seen in the scuppers, wrestling and rolling with one of his crew. Waters got up first, looked at himself and growled, "Damn it! My flannel suit is all messed up. I must go'down to the cabin and change gear to see the consul." Then, as an after thought, he prouounced, "Anyway, I got the best of the Liverpool fireman who signed on as a sailor aboard my ship." Charged Month's Pay Captain Waters, when short of sailors, would go to prisons in Latin America to see their ward­ ens. He would bribe them and take out of prison any man that seemed like a sailor able to pull his weight on the rope. Waters, of course, paid the fine against the prisoner and charged it as a month's ad­ vance, plus the slopchest. On Saturday evenings at sea, when a sailor went aft to buy the slops of "dog's wool and oakum," Waters made the man sign the ac­ count at the bottom of the sheet. Later, after the man had run away. Waters would fill in the sheet with STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), Nov. 20—Chairman, Tony Gaspar; Secre­ tary, H. C. Hunt. Everything running smoothly. Ship's fund is $13. A $5 donation made to library. It is sug­ gested that cooks wear white hats during working hours. AU hands should cooperate in keeping long­ shoremen out of mcsshalls and pan­ tries. It is requested that radios be lowered while others are sleeping. MT. SHASTA (Cargo A Tankship), Nov. 22—Chairman, E. Bates; Secre­ tary, H. Smith. Some disputed OT. Smooth voyage so far. Ship's delegate wishes to thank aU crewmembers for their cooperation. A vote of thanks to Brother Bates for a job weU done. No correspondence received from headquarters. A vote of thanks to the steward department. SEAMAR (Calmar), Nov. 21—Chair­ man, J. R. Marshall; Secretary, J. A. Turklngton. No beefs. Repairs on order. Chips wiU take care of port­ hole dogs. MT. EVANS (Cargo & Tankship), July 19—Chairman, Louis Marshall; Secretary, John W. PIcou. Man drowned In New Orleans, La. It Is suggested that a pool be made on arrival to pay for flowers sent to Brother Savior's funeral. CS NORFOLK (Cities Service), Oct. 31—Chairman, M. Hitchcock; Secre­ tary, Tom McCaffery. No beefs. Everything fine. One man failed to join ship in I.inden. One man hurt and was replaced. Pace Twenty-SeveB LOG ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Nov. 12— Chairman, C. Williams; Secretary, L. Pate. Ship's delegate resi.gns. It Is requested that unauthorized persons stay out of galley. Bunks to be re­ paired. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), Nov. 13—Chairman, J. Farrand; Secretary, J. Gritfin. $4.54 in ship's fund Elected Ihe ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), Nov. 5— Chairman, M. Fabricant; Secretary, N. A. Huff. One man hospitalized in B. A. Quite a number of logs. Fund stands at $27.30. Few hours of dis­ puted OT. Ship's delegate to see pa­ trolman about men on watch in en­ gine room attending fire and boat drill. Ship needs fumigation. There is a shortage of fresh fruit. MV NEW YORKER (Erie A St. Lawrence), Nov. 26—Chairman, A. Leiten; Secretary, C. Makuch. Every­ thing in order. No beefs. Held elec­ tion for a ship's delegate. An excep­ tional Thanksgiving Dinner was served. Will inquire about a clothing di-yer as there is very little space to dry clothes. All departments are co­ operating to make this a happy ship. GATEWAY CITY .(^ea-Land), Nov. 27—Chairman, A. Case; Secretary, P. Reyes. Some disputed OT. Ship's fund is $3.6:i. Donation suggested for the fund. Will get in touch with the .ship library to renew some books and magazines. ERNA ELIZABETH (Albatross), Nov. 25—Chairman, Albert Isaac; Secretary, H. Motika. Will see agent about shore leave at Huntington Beach.'California. A vote of thanks for the outgoing ship's delegate for a job well done. It is requested that all members vote If at- all possible. ARIZPA (Waterman), Nov. 22 — Chairman, C. Van Parker; Secretary, Arthur R. Rudnickl. Very good trip. One man hospitalized in Bremen. Picked up two men in Rotterdam and one in Antwerp. Some disputed OT. To see patrolman about expediting repairs. SAMPAN HITCH (Suwannee), Nov. 20—Chairman, J. B. Henley; Secre­ tary, A. Bell. Eveiything going smoothly. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. STEEL MAKER, (Isthmian), Nov. 12 —Chairman, Moose; Secretary, Ainsworth. $32.05 in the sliip's fund. Mo­ tion made to have .American money put on board for draw instead of travelers' checks. DEL SUO (Mississippi), Nov. 20— Chairman, Mike Dunn; Secretary, H. R. Ellis. One m.nn mi'^sed ship in Santos but re.ioincd shio on way north. One man left in the hospital in Buenos Aires. Good trip, hlo logs or beefs. Balance in general rnnd is $.505. Some disputed OT. Wish to obtain a new w.ashing machine. ' FAIRLAND (Sc'-Land), Nov. 13— Chairman, John Sweeney; Secretray, Ch»s Goldstein. If ship dorks he'ore g P])T, crow will "of paid same day. $90 in the SII'P'S fimd. Will see fond plan men nhmit a better erade of food, and cotfee and a little more variety. CITY OK A>"« iW'-»«rm»n), Oct. 99—Chairman, P"»'ert H.all; Serretary. Fle*c)»er c-'-'-ln ple-'sed items from the shops which were never bought. One day, in Newcastle, Australia, Waters called from the poop, "Hey, mister mate, I want you!" Down in the cabin were the ship's articles for the mate to see the signatures. A Little Forgery "See here, mister mate," in­ sisted Waters, "if you can sign this man's name at the bottom of the slopchest list." He paused and then continued, "I tried and can't sign his name as it is on the articles." The mate, calm, said, "Captain, if you can't forge the- man's name, I'll not do it for you." with conduct of crew. Payoff will probably be in New York. gl.fS col­ lected from crew for Eddie Cannon, deceased. This money sent to Fathed Murphy in Seattle to be used for seamen. None received on ship by the captain. Patrolman should make some ruling for men regarding trans­ portation to sign-on port when a ship is diverted to Europe. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), Nov. 20—Chairman, C. E. Lee Jr.; Secretary, Douglas Conn. .No beefs and no disputes. Everything running smoothly. No money in the ship's fund. Elected a new ship's delegate. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Nov. 20 —Chairman, Abraham Anarones; Sec­ retary, W. Bodreson. Will see pa­ trolman about getting a new electric coffee pot. Toilet in bad need of repair. Vote of thanks to the steward department. DEL ORG (Mississippi), Nov. 2(i— Chafrman, George H. McFall; Secre­ tary, Vincent J. Fitzgerald. One man missed ship in Santos. One man quit ship in Freeport. Texas, on three hour notice. £23.45 in the ship's fund. Crew wishes to go on .decord as being in favor of a retirement pension to be nc.?otiated as soon as possible. Motion made to buy $10 worth of new magazines. Suggestion made to put 90 days' stores aboard this vessel. KEVA IDEAL (Keva Corp.), Nov. 19 —Chairman, R. Schwartz; * Secretary, J. E. Armstrong. Everythin" running smoothly. Sailed short one wiper, one day man and one crew pantry­ man. .-\ vote of thanks, to the steward department. CS NORFOLK (Cities Service), Nov. 24—Chairman, Frank Reese; Secre­ tary, M. Hitchcock. Report to be turned in to the patrolman concern­ ing the ship's guard manhandling crewmembers in Philadelphia. One man missed ship in I.inden and one missed ship in Philadclohia. Discus­ sion held on food problem. Steward is not putting out fair enough menu. CS BALTIMORE (Cities Service), Nov. 24—Chairman, A. Capote; Secre­ tary, C. Ennist. New ship's dele-ate to be elected. Men are requested to use .gangw.iv and not .side port while at dock. Shio's fund is $2. .A small donition to be given at pa.voff. Will .draft a letter to contr.ict coniToittee to increase supply of fresh milk. EAG' E VOYAGER (Sea Transport), NoV: 27—Chairm''n, John D. Ooyle; Seere*ady, John H. Delgado. F.iptain will buv new wasliinp machine in .i;>n-n. One man flew hack to New York. Fantain to contart company and union to find out who is supposed to paint the ptimpioom b")nw the deck. Bosun and deck maintenance .souepetne .steward department. Shin's fund Is $.31. n �•W': SEAFARERS Pag« Twenfy-Elgrlit Young 'Sea-Dog' Offers 7-Moiith Vacation Plan Seafarer Charles P. Lord of Baltimore, who sails in the engine department, puts his dog "Cracker" through her paces. That's not an optical illusion—the dog really has only three legs. The one and a half year old fox terrier, three-legged since birth, gets about as well as any dog. Victory Has Good Trip (The following report from the Jefferson City Victory was submitted to the LOG by ship's delegate E. Walsh.) The year and the voyage wlll-^ goon come to a close. Many spec­ specialist in making salads which tacular events occurred during the we all enjoyed, must have special year, but our trip was quite the mention. Our messmen always opposite, yet praise worthy. Other served with a smile and members than minor incidents, the voyage on sanitary duty were better than was a heart's desire. those of other ships I've sailed on. When a crew comes aboard, all's Captain Goerlnne went all the well until they get the wrinkles way in response to requests we out of their bellies. Then they made. He's very stern but consid­ gripe. On this vessel it was a dif­ erate. As for engine department ferent story. The menu was ex­ top brass, all repairs were taken cellent, food well prepared, night care of immediately. This is a lunch was ample. We must agree clean ship. It was a pleasure to that our baker, Andy Goudy was in serve a crew that cooperated so the galley from early to late pre­ well. Happy New Year and bon paring goodies that were available voyage. round the clock. We only hope that everyone Our pantryman, Mr. Dofredo, a sails with as good a crew. 'Kid Stash' by Seoforsr Zhemeck JTanoanr, IMl LOG (Ed. note: The jollowing letter was addressed to SIU President Paul Hall with a reguest it be printed in the LOG-) Dear Sir and Brother: Being a member of the Sea­ farers for the past VlVi years, i read with interest the ex­ change of letters between your­ self and Brother Victor Brunell, ship's delegate on a Delta Line ship. The exchange of letters and the findings of various commit­ tees of our Union intrigued me considerably. You are probably well aware qf the fact that after a certain number of years at sea, a man's mind turns to the problem of security for his family and himself. Therefore the questions of vacation and job security after, vacation arises. I can remember the time when we in the Seafarers had no vacation plan at all, and when you left a ship, that was it. There 'was no such thing as being able to cash in your dis­ charges, so to speak. Bfit today, such a thing is a basic fact— in dollars and cents, and it amounts to quite a bit, accord­ ing to the length of time one has served aboard an SlU-contracted vessel. The following is my own per­ sonal idea concerning the vaca­ tion problem and job security after vacation. A seaman in the past would leave a vessel with no vacation money to look foreword to, and at times lived with very little money coming in. Or he may have left the vessel due to illness in his family etc. But this same seaman has always been able to return to a job at sea, after a fairly short—or long period, depending on his choice of run and job. So the problem of job security after vacation amounts to this: (1) Assuming a man has been on the beach from three to six months due to, ill health or ill health in the family. He natu­ rally assumes a heavy load of bijils which must be paid. (2) The man, after being on the beach for a time, has now reached the top of the rotary shipping list AND HAS HIS CHOICE OF JOB, SHIP AND RUN, wlpch, of course, is our way of doing things. (3) Now this man has struck a good ship; he has the run he wants and he has a very good paying job. So he decides to stay. And ,now comes the clincher — after one year he decides to take a vacation, BUT —he wants his job back after the vacation ... in contradic­ tion to our shipping ailes. (4) Our Vacation Plan calls for, at the present, a payment of $400 a year paid quarterly or any way a man wishes to collect within a year's time. He may wait the full year if he wishes to collect it. I believe that if a new vaca­ tion plan is formulated — and this is strictly my own opinion, it can be worked out as follows; (1) Granted that our man has had problems and has amassed a load of debt. (2) The lowest paying ship­ board job is now $280 per month with ^n overtime rate of $1.80 per hour. (3) Assuming our man is responsible and that his rating is higher that the $280 — and even at the $280—why can't he, within reasonable time, say six months, have his debts paid and a few dollars saved up? This is not hard what with the Wel­ fare and Medical Plan we now have. I believe in view of all these facts that consideration should be given to a plan as follows: (A) After seven months seatime on a vessel, if a man wants to have his vacation that he should be allowed his ,^ull $400 vacation money, (B) That the man should be able to leave the vessel and. re-register—not for his old job and ship — but in the regular shipping ru^e manner. (C) This makes for good shipping and cau.ses no hard- o Tlx © E d It b r All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. ships on parties involved, name­ ly the next guy in the same predicament and with the same problem. In closing, I wish to again state that the opinions ex­ pressed are my own and I will bring them up for discussion at our next shipboard meeting. I have shown this letter to quite a few "A" men and they are in agreement with the seven-mdnth vacation plant George Meltzer Sr. 4< t No Compulsory Vacation Rule Old Timer Sends Greetings To the Editor: Although I am retirjed, I still have the good old SIU close to my heart, and I go down to the hall every now and then for old time's sake. So once again, I say to the officials, the editor and his able staff, and the membership in general of this great and power­ ful Union: Greetings and salutations for thfe merriest Christmas ever, and the happiest, prosperous new year for our great Union. George H. Seeberger it Seafarer Wants Shipboard Phones To the Editor: The question of delayed sail­ ing has come up on a great many ships. I hold that when a man must come back to the ves­ sel, it's f#'the convenience of the ship. But when crews put in for delayed sailing, the com­ pany claims "act of God" etc.' However, if there is no tele­ phone aboard ship, the crewmember is forced to come back to the vessel to find out if it will sail on schedule. I maintain that this constitutes a call-back. If there were a phone aboard, crewmen could call to find if sailing time has changed. It would not be necessary for him to leave home until time to board the ship and turn to be­ fore sailing. Where no phone is provided, the crewmember is inconven­ ienced by the company's failure to provide proper communica­ tion. Efficient communication is . a necessity in the business world and the company which fails to provide for it shows an utter disregard for the time of the crewmembers. The company that wastes the time of its crews should be penalized. Here is. an example of the wasted time which results when there is no shipboard phone: A ship is due to sail at 1 AM and the crew is supposed to be aboard at midnight, an hour be­ fore sailing time. If a crewmember lives any distance away from the ship—and he usually does—it would be foolhardy for him tp go back home. The time taken in travel would use up any time he might spend at home. Normally, the man would stay aboard, even if he doesn't have to turn to until 8 AM. He loses the whole night simply because there's no way for him to check a possible change in sailing time. Joseph Pasinosky t i. To the Editor; In reply to a letter sent to Brother Paul Hall by crew members of the Monarch of the Seas in which suggestions were made for a compulsory vaca­ tion system—with a crewmember having the fight to return to his original job. It was stated that these brothers are willing to take a vacation even after 10 months on a ship—if they could be assured of .having another job without pay reduction after taking their vacation. One ques­ tion, please. Since when has any Union brother needed to be reassured that he could have a job? It seems to me that the Union books we carry, and the rotary system of shipping would be assurance enough. It was also stated that this system of permanent jobs was in effect in other maritime un­ ions. That is very true. All one ever sees on the shipping boards of these other unions is relief jobs. Yes, brothers, that system has worked out well for a privileged few. I think they are called company stiffs. We don't have any privileged few in this To the Editor: The delicious Thanksgiving organization and I hope we never have them. In my opinion meal served at Vic and Ted's the only workable system is Restaurant on the corner of Ninth and Granby Streets in the rotary shipping board. I hope the day never comes Norfolk to accommodate SIU when the majority of the jobs members, families and friends on our board are relief jobs. So was a great success and de­ remember, brothers, you have serves mentioning. Therefore, on behalf of mem­ nothing to fear; just register and take your chances like the bers and families wlio were rest of us. We have our obliga­ present, I wish to extend our tions too. The rotary shipping appreciation to both the SIU— system is the result of a long who made it all possible — and hard fight to protect the job the entire staff of Vic and Ted's who made the occasion so security of our membership. The dby may soon come pleasant. Incidentally, Vic is an SIU when we will be faced with the decision of compulsory vaca­ member and was on a ship re­ tion. When that day comes, cently, and he would appreciate remember, there are many your patronage whenever you thousands of union brothers are in Norfolk. You may, if you whose interests are at stake. like, use the SIU meal books which are honored at Vic and J. J. Levin Ted's. Ship's delegate L. B. Bryant Jr. Steel Voyager Norfolk IVien Enjoy Dinner �r"' SEAFARERS lanarr, INl Crewsf OfficersAid Holidays At Seafarers III at Sea Sea Feature "The brotherhood of the sea" proved to be all that It says Fine Foods in December when the crews and officers of two vessels stood by shipmates who were stricken with illness, one of them fatally. Turner Parker, fireman cared for, but he passed away aboard the Cocur D'AIene shortly after reaching the hospital. Victory (Victory Carriers) suffered a stroke December 17 when the ship was two days from port off the East Pakistan coast. Parker died Christmas day and was buried hy his shipmates in Chittagong. Carl Mann. AB became ill while aboard the SS Wacosta (Waterman) and was taken ashore by the US Navy at Midway Island. Raymond 11. Bunce Jr., ship's delegate on the Couer D'AIene vic­ tory reported that Parker com­ plained of severe chest pains and was immediately place in the ship's hospital, where he was kept on a liquid diet. Sedatives and oxygen were also administered to keep the patient comfortable. "I would like to commend the efforts of Captain Rothrack and the chief mate, Mr. Vermond, who were at Parker's side from the time he was stricken until he was placed on a launch and taken to a hospital at Chittagong." Bunce wrote. The delegate also praised the whole deck department for keeping a close watch over the ailing man before he was taken to the hospital. After Parker was taken to the hospital, the crew tried to • send him some of his pay, but regula­ tions prohibit American money from being sent into the country. The ship, carrying a load of rice, was unable to secure a berth and had to ride: at an outer anchorage for a while. Bunce and his shipmates had promised themselves that they would see that Parker was well The Union was notified as well as Parker's relatives. A sister of the dead man authorized burial in Pakistan and the crew took care of the details. Aboard the Wacosta, the crew tried to make life more pleasant for Seafarer Mann. They give much credit to Captain H. R. Anderson and chief mate O. Pascale, as well as to the Navy ship Hornet and Navy airmen who dropped medi­ cine for Mann. The Navy doctor on the Hornet transmitted instructions to Capt. Anderson on how to administer the medicine. The crew credits this action as the jone which saved Mann's life. Subsequently he was taken to a hospital on Midway. On Manhole Grill Crew Has Hotcakes (The following report was sub­ mitted to the LOG from the SS Omnium Freighter (Mol Shipping), newly-contracted to the SlU). Necessity is the mother of inven­ tion. The galley range was in such shape that it was impossible to use it as a grill, and the ship did not have a grill. We took one of the man-hole covers — t spare — and ground and polished it. Boy, you should taste those hotcakes. Seafarer On His Way Home To the Editor: I received a SEAFARERS LOG recently and was very glad to get it. My son had them sent to me when he went into the Army last year. He will be out of the service soon and I would like all Ms friends to knew that by March, he will be home. ' You can reach him at this ad­ dress: Paul J. Catalanotto, 2428 Ursuline Ave., New Orleans, La. I am sending this LOG to him —I know he will be pleased to get it. Mrs. M. Catalanotto t a. a. Widow Thanks Union For Aid To the Editor: Although belated, it is with utmost gratitude and sincere wishes that 1 convey my greet­ ings to you. Thanks to the Welfare Plan and those other Union brothers who assisted me in the dark and needful moment at the de­ parture of my husband. Forgive me for not having taken the time sooner to write you. I have been and still am very depressed and melancholy, and as yet have not learned to live without someone who was so dear to me. I know you can un­ derstand how I feel. Will you convey my special thanks to Mr. McAuley for his, kindness and to Mr. Hall for his most encouraging letter. Those things mean so much when you are troubled. May God continue to bies.s you. And I pray for the continued success of your or­ ganization. Mrs. Frank A. Rossi t t t Wife Aided By Benefit To the Editor: I wish to extend my thanks to the Seafarers Welfare Plan. I, was in the hospital almost eight weeks this summer. First for an operation on my leg so that I could walk again, and then for a broken arm. The Seafarers here in Balti­ more were —most kind, seeing that I had the blood I needed and doing everything they could to help. My husband, Charles W. Thorpe, was at sea at the time on the SS Mount McKinley. It is nice to know, even with our husbands gone to sea, that the wives of Seafarers are looked after and taken care of. Hats off to the SIU and the Welfare Plan. Mrs. Charles W. Thorpe Pare Twenly-NfM LOG The holiday season has come and gone, leaving behind the memory of some specially good feeds aboard SlU-contracted vessels. The lucky Seafarers aboard the MY New Yorker (Erie & St. Law­ rence) and the SS Hurricane (Wa­ terman) had cocktails for dinner. The New Yorker menu for Thanks­ giving had martinis and the Hurri­ cane Christmas menu listed cock­ tails. Roast turkey with oyster dress­ ing, ham and roast beef proved to be the favorites, appearing on all Thanksgiving and Christmas menus received by the LOG. Highlights of the Del Sol (Missis­ sippi) Thanksgiving menu were chilled Vienna sausage, consomme royale, broiled lamb chops, broiled fresh flounder, pies and coffee. Some of the high spots of the New Yorker Thanksgiving menu were hors d'oeurve%, antipasto, spring onions, glazed ox tongue, pickled beets, pies, cake, and ice cold beer. Seafarers aboard the Orion Star (Orion) on Thanksgiving day could choose eggs stuffed with caviar, olives stuffed with anchovies, vari­ ous consommes, steamed Alaska red salmon with almond butter, grilled sirloin steak, and plum pudding with hard sauce. Aboard the Ocean Evelyn (Ocean Transport) on Thanksgiving, Sea­ farers were able to have a cham­ pagne sauce with their baked ham. The Christmas menu aboard the Alcoa Planter (Alcoa) was, tradi­ tional with turkey, ham and roast beef. In addition to cocktails, the Hurricane menu offered eggnog and punch on the Christmas dinner menu. Seafarer Gets Married To the Editor: I would like to let all of my friends in the SIU know that I've taken the big step. The wedding ceremony was October 8, 1960 at the Baptist Church on 1700 Frederick Ave., Balti­ more. The reception was at home at 2138 Hollins St., Balti­ more 23, Md. J. Martin AH letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Runaways Face Reprisals Knot Ship's Knot Seafarer Butch Morris Is at the oars of the What Knot, built by Bosun Bd "Tiny" Anderson while on the Sword Knot (Suwanee) on the missile range. Seafarer Builds Boat Some Seafarers go in for building model ships—most of them run not much more than a foot long, but Ed "Tiny" An­ derson, lately bosun on the missile tracking Stvord Knot (Suwanee), builds them bigger. 4 On his last trip with the Sword a transome which can hold an out­ Knot he built a "sister ship" for board motor and it looks as if it the Sword Knot can make a good many knots. and called her Anderson built the boat of good the What Knot. solid mahogany and equipped it The What Knot with a long foredeck to keep her is not a model. from shipping water while cruis­ It's a 10-foot trim ing at top speed. little craft with a speedboat bot­ tom. Anderson built her during Anderson the lull in duties aboard the missile ship — in be­ tween rocket shots when the ship wasn't chasing all over the South Atlantic. The craft was launched from the Sword Knot and Seafarer Butch' Morris tried her out with a pair of oars. The boat is built with fiscated by foreign govern­ ments. The runaway operator hates the American working man, but when his overseas properties face confiscation, he will holler for the American worker to don a uniform, grab a gun and rush out to protect his properties. We should make it abundant­ ly clear that we will not fight to protect runaway properties, capital which fled overseas to escape US standards. Let the runaway look to the Liberian army and navy for his protec­ tion. He has no moral right to US tax-supported military pro­ tection. Runaway Alone The runaway operator sliould understand that he is strictly on his own in a big. dangerous, disorderly world. "The foreign worker may accept lower wages that an American, but he may be lough, mean and even revo­ lutionary. The American runa­ way operator by his treatment of cheap foreign labor, invites resentment, hatred and reprisal. It's his "red wagon," not ours. Morris Horton, Radio operator, SS Evelyn To the Editor: I see in the LOG that the Liberian runaway office in New York lias revoked the Liberian i t, ' registration of a ship because t it was chartered to Russia. This won't last long. Our State Department and Liberia To the Editor: have led with their chins again. Your kind sympathetic letter Khrushchev will send his min­ To tile Editor: was received with the enclosed ister to Monrovia and the So­ I want to thank you and all check for the death benefit of viet minister will pound the members of the Seafarers Inter­ my dear beloved husband. I table and holler; we'll hear no national Union for the SIU Wel­ want you to know that it is very more about canceled registra­ fare Fund check I received for much appreciated, and I want to tions. • * death benefit of Francis Regan. thank you for your kind I also want to thank you for The American runaway opera­ thoughts. Please give my kind tor has gone out into the world your kind offer of assistance regards to all the members of looking for trouble and he's and I shall be happy to call on the Union. « likely to get it. Many runaway you if necessary. Mrs. Anna Regan ,ships and shops will be con­ Mrs. Eisie May Nlelseu Kind Thoughts Are Appreciated Thanks SIU For Welfare Family Gives Thanks To Union To the Editor: On behalf of my mother, Mrs. Elizabeth C. Griswold, I am writing to let you know she re­ ceived the Seafarers Welfare Plan check in benefit of George B. Griswold. She also wishes to join me and thank you for your kind condolences and offer of assistance. Most sincerely. Mrs. Romola G. Kroschel t t 4. SIU Library Is Proposed To the Editor: We in the SIU spend some $12,000 a year for scholarships —that's money well spent. But at the same time, why not do something for the education of the entire membership? A solid technical library at the SIU hall where Seafarers can read and borrow books on electricity and other non-fiction is needed. I have a good librai-y of books on electricity which I might be getting rid of soon—and if I knew that there was a place where they might be used at the New York hall, I'd give them to the Union. There may be other members with techni­ cal books who would be willing to lend or donate books to a library at the hall. Propose Lectures The SIU could even borrow books from the American Mer­ chant Seamen's Library for cer­ tain periods on request in order to service a Union Li'orary. Such a library could even be expanded to include lectures and discussions. Bryan Gibsou �Faff* Thirty Alaska Welcomes Alcoa Planter Crew (The following information on the Alcoa Planter's (Alcoa) visit to Sitka, Alaska, toas submitted to the LOG by Z. Y. Ching and Leonard Parakeau, ship's delegate.) On November 20, the SS Alcoa The ship was paid off and signed Planter was the first American on in Aberdeen, Wash., on Decem­ vessel to dock at the new $65 ber 2. The last port of loading was million pulp mill at Sitka, Alaska. Olympia, Wash. A note abdut the Many sailors from the Gulf excellent stores Just has to be men­ states had their first view of our tioned — T-bone steaks were the new addition to the US. Friendly best. Conditions aboard were—as pilot whales and friendly seagulls the great senator from Alabama and snowcovered mountains, roads, always said, "Everything made for people and ships brought out a few love." caustic comments of course, but The old C-1 had a little rough on the %vhole, the cold, wet, luck in Dutch Harbor in the Aleu­ crummy climate was admirably en­ tians before coming to port. The dured by all. Coffeetime track stars were kind heavy weather bouneed the Planter of bogged down in the snow, but around—she was traveling light— the wine "got through" as the say­ and a crack developed on the port ing here goes—and all enjoyed a side just forward of the midship house. fine time. The crack developed In spite of Incidentally, common things like dog sleds didn't seem to be in the fact that the ship has a bellyevidence, so the crew had to use band. A plate was put in for tem­ taxis into town. The cab tariff was porary repairs when the Planter from $3.50 to $4. Bars were open reached Sitka. until 0200 and that "gem of the As a matter of fact, the band North," the Half-Mile Club, closed itself was split by the heavy seas. its doors to swamp out at about By early January, the Planter 0600. Seriously, It's not a bad made New York harbor and was little port and the "natives" were put in drydock for more permanent friendly. repairs. SEAFARERS LOG STEIL -NAVIGATOR (lithmlan), Oct. 10—Chairman, W. B. McNIat; Sacratary, Harris L. Bannatt. Two men placed In hospital. Some repairs taken care of. The rest are to be turned over to the Union. Same with the disputed OT. Ship's fund Is S132.10. A vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. One of the smoothest run de­ partments the crew has ever sailed with. Will see patrolman about water picked up in foreign ports. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), Oct. 1 — Chairman, McMullins; Secretary, Ackcrman. Mess hall to be painted before reaching New York. $31 in ship's fund. Union should check close­ ly w'.en shipping men as to their qualifications. Slop chest too high priced. Vote of thanks to the steward department for trying extra hard to please crew. NATIONAL DEFENDER (Nat'l Ship­ ping A Trading), Oct. 7—Chairman, J. Buiiock; Secretary, J. E. Hannan. Seems to be a fine ship and crew. OT should be split up as close as possible. To get OT of pumpmen straightened out. Washing machine was repaired. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. Would like to have more fresh fruit while ship is at drydock. Will try to get passes to PX since we are carrying a MSTS cargo. FLORIDIAN (Erie A St. Lawrence), Oct. 30—Chairman, Blacky Matthyt Secretary, Harvey Morris. Money to be given the night before arrival Payoffs to be In the port where tht ship is on the first of every month. Ship's delegate wants to resign. Feels everyone should take his turn. Some disputed OT. Contract covering this company's ships should be made up covering working rules, wages, time off. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfleld), Oct. 30 —Chairman, Waiter Craven; Secre­ tary, George Hair. Three men from the British National Seamen's Reform Movement came aboard In South­ ampton. England to give a speech. They are trying to get funds and backing. Crew gave $30. There Is 50 hours of disputed OT. Mate not work­ ing with delegates. ELEMiR (Marine Carriers), Oct. 23 —Chairman, Johnson; Secretary, Chas. Huriburt. • There are no beefs. No disputed OT. No money on board. The captain reports. there wiil be money upon arrival in Bombay for draws and other necessities. MT. WHITNEY (Cargo A Tankship), Nov. 14—Chairman, Ange Panagopoulos; Secretary, Jan as Lagosh. New chief cook signed o.i. Wish to thank chief cook for good R)b and wish him success on other ships. Deiegate la paying off on mutual consent. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Ovarsaas), Nov. 25—Chairman, Wm. Barth; Sec­ retary, M. J. Lynch. Ship's fund is $6.26. It is requested that crew have a better grade of night lunch. Ship's delegate advised crew about leaving chairs on deck. Relaxing with some good t:heer during holiday party on the Alcoa Planter are (I. to r.) McCorvey, AB; Buddy Bollinger, bosun; and Emerick, FWT. SEAGARDEN (Peninsular Navig.), Oct. 9—Chairman, V. E. Monte; Secre­ tary, A. G. Alexander. Elected a ship's delegate. Long trip ahead but we have a nice bunch of fellows to work with. No beefs. No disputed OT. Motion made to send a letter at next port regarding the forwarding of the mail. Suggestion made to have deck engineer fix all fans in the rooms. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), Nov. 12—Chairman, none; Secretary, Rob­ ert Rivera. Captain said he would not get milk in Singapore or Manila. How­ ever, we did receive milk In Singa­ pore. One man hospitalized in Manila. One man missed ship in Manila and rejoined la Bangkok. $38.49 in fund. Some disputed OT. Three men logged. STEEL ADVOCATE (isthmian). Dee. 10—Chairman, L. Cueiinitz; Secretary, A. Carpenter. Everything running smoothly. $5.89 left in treasury. "One man logged. Some disputed OT. Mo­ tion made to investigate water condi­ tions on ship. Boiler cassings to be repaired. Vote of thanks to steward department. Members urged to use washing machine properly. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), Dee. •—Chairman, James Welch; Secretary, Waiter Nash. Ship's fund $27.41. Crew members are asked to keep voices down in passageway. as men are trying to sleep. The leading lights of the steward department aboard the Alcoa Planter (I. to r.) gather around the table: Sabino, saloon pantry; Z. Y. Ching, steward; Barone, chief cook, and Hazelton, crew messman. Janoary, 19(U SUZANNE (Bull), Oct. 24—Chairman, —Chairman, Leo Paradise; Secretary, Bill Doran. Foc'sles are being painted at beginning of trip. Crew asked to cooperate by keeping quarters clean. $8.91 in ship's fund. Vote'tof thanks to Leo Paradise for his efforts towards squaring away beefs of previous voy­ age as well as securing extra provi­ sions for this voyage. One dollar per man to be added to fund. Vote of thanks to New York patrolman for good payoff. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Dae. 4—Chairman, John RIsbsck; Secretary, A. VIolante. One man missed ship in Pusan. Logs not lifted for crewmembers. S6.06 In fund. No disputed OT. Patrolman is not to be bothered by crew for quicker payoff. WIU ask for larger travelers' checks. OCEAN ALICE (Maritime- Overseas), Dee. 4—Chairman, J. Suiiivan; Secre­ tary, Werner Pedersen. Repair list in and part of work done at sea. $11.50 In ship's fund. Some disputed OT. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. It Is requested that rooms be cleaned and stripped before leaving ship after payoff. illffliwwa SIU SHIP MEETINGS ' OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseas), Nov. 27—Chairman, E. Pappas; Secre­ tary, Paul L. Whitlow. Repairs and painting from last trip will be done during the present voyage.. StencUed number on bunks will teU crew their duties for fire and beat driR. It is suggested that spray bombs aboard be used for roaches. Cooperation la asked In keeping all unauthorized per­ sonnel out of crew quarters and pas­ sageways. Vote of tlianks to steward department for a wonderful Thanks­ giving dinner. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Oct. 14—Chairman, L. Alexander; Secre­ tary, Dick Grant. Everything running smoothly. All rooms being painted out. Crew is asked to help keep all shore personnel out of quarters. Spe­ cial vote of thanks to the steward department for a very good job. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Nov. 27—Chairman, Fred Travis; Secretary, John J. Brsen. Patrolman criticized for laxness in not reporting a PB member for sailing beyond his time allowance. Master has warned that logging will follow excessive drinking on voyage. Vote of thanks to Fred Travis for a good job. ACHILLES (K A M Ship Manage­ ment), Dec. 20—Chairman, Cardneri Secretary, Purines Parker. One man BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), Nov. 24—Chairman, Robert Burns; Secretary, Thomas Brannan. Purchased new TV. Ship sailed short-handed. Everything running smoothly. All brothers eligible to vote will please do so as election is now going on. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Dae. 4—Chairman, D. BuHs; Secretary, N. Mutln. Petition from last trip read concerning black gang. $11.56 in ship's fund. Ship's delegate resigned. New delegate was elected. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), Dec. 9 —Chairman, Murray Savoy; Secretary, Bill Stark. Trip has been very good. Very little disputed OT. $250 Safely Award money turned over to the ship's treasurer for ship's dryer. Crew cautioned to have a sober payoff. Vote of thanks to steward department for very good food. getting off. Will ask to have coffee changed. Ice cream has bad taste and canned milk Is spoiled. TRANSEASTERN (Transeastern), Nov. 27—Chairman, B. C. Browning; Secretary, E. Bianton. One man hos­ pitalized in Gdynia, Poland. Some disputed OT. Repair list to be turned In to the captain. Special meeting to be called with patrolman on food Issue. DEL VALLE (Mississippi), Nov. 30— Chairman, Henry Lopez; Secretary, Hugo Carducci. No beefs. No dis­ puted OT. Trip uneventful. It Is re­ quested that washroom be kept clean at all times. COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Trans­ port), Dec. 18—Chairman, C. P. Moore; Secretary, P. J. Harayo. New ship's delegate to be elected. There are no OT sheets on board. Please send some In next mail. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), Dec. 3— Chairman, M. Fabricant; Secretary, S. W. Nolan. $26 In ship's fund. Elected a ship's delegate. Ship's dele­ gate advised members of procedure in bringing beefs to department dele­ gates. Discourse on food situation. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), Dee. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Nov. 13— 10—Chairman, Angei Maidonado; Sec­ Chairman, H. R. Haiiman; Secretary, retary, Fioreneio Omega. No com­ H. K. Long. Captain said that there plaints during trip. Safety meeting would bo a payoff this trip. Some . held on Armistice Day. Repair list disputed OT. $35 on hand this voyage. prepared. $18 balance in treasury. Some disputed OT. ROBIN GRAY (Moore-McCormack), r Dec. 4—Chairman, Rocco Aibanese; COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), Secretady, Thomas Maiey. Things run­ Dec. 18—Chairman, Lewing; Secre­ ning smoothly. $23.27 in ship's fund. tary, James Whatiey. Letter from Chief steward was directed by mem­ CS Baltimore was received requesting bers to arrange for the labeling and support in raising milk allotment. distribution of Christmas packages. Beneficiary cards broupht up to date. Motion made to maintain present ro­ DEL SUD (Mississippi), Dec. 4— tary shipping system. Cooks to devote Chairman, Michel J. Dunn; Secretary, more time to preparing food. Donald W. Roberts. Everything run­ ning smoothly. New washing machine OCEAN JOYCE (Maritime Overseas), put on board in New Orleans. New Dec. 11—Chairman, W. Newberg; Sec­ movie machine paid for In full. retary, Garrett Wile. $33 in fund. One man left in hospital In Calcutta. Chief STEEL FAERiCATGR (Islhiliion), eiigineer did Some repairs in galley. Dec. 3—Chairman, E. D. Scroggins; Welfare cards to be given each Secretary, K. Kirwin. Water situation member. to be taken up in San Francisco with patrolman. Draws on wages or on OT STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Nov. will also be given. $25 in ship's fund. 2'-—Chairman, Herman Fruge; Secre­ tary, W. H. Simmons. One man ALCOA ROAMER (Aicoa), Dec. 3— missed ship in New York. Some dis­ Chairman, Adoiph Danne; Secretary, puted OT. Ship's delegate wishes to C. A. Crabtree. Crew mess to be resign. $7 in ship's fund. $19 taken painted next trip. Will request a new up from three departments for flower washing machine. Vote of thanks to donation for Francis Regan. Motion steward department for • job well to do away with travel checks and done. give cash in advance. J'hotographer from headquarters was aboard in New MOUNT EVANS (Cargo & Tankship), York. Nov. 4—Chairman, M. C. Barton; Sec­ retary, John W. Picou. All repairs CHILORE (Ore Navigation), Nov. 90 taken care of. Ship's delegate re­ —Chairman, John Bergeria; Secretary, signed. Elected new delegate. It was H. R. Hutchins. Contributions re­ suggested that Steward passageway be quested at payoff for ship's fund. sougeed and painted. Suggestion Will see patrolman about seaman that made to have deck & engine take was hurt. care of wash room and steward de­ partment take care of recreation hall. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatraln), Vote of thanks to steward depart­ Dec. 18—Chairman, John Cole; Secre­ ment. tary, Joe McLaren. Repair list to be taken up by captain. $.'2.66 in treas­ JOHN C (Atlantic Carriers), Nov. 94 ury. Electric iron is in messmen'e —Chairman, Everette A. Hord; Secre­ foc'sle for crew use. tary, E. Trakimavich. Better food preparation needed. Ship's delegate YORKMAR (Calmar), Dee. 4—Chair­ will see about moving the washing man, E. H. Bayne; Secretary, L. D. machine below main deck. Will re­ Pierson. New welfare cards received port butter to food committee. and filled out. Three men knocked off OT by mate for -no reason. Will AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), Dee. 19 make up repair lists. —Chairman, M. Richeison; Secretary, C. B. Jensen. Wiper removed from SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Sea­ vessel at San Juan, and was placed traln), Nov. 24^Chalrman, M. Welch; in hospital. $7.20 in the ship's fund. Secretary, E. Pollse. $36 In ship's Some disputed OT. Will contact pa­ fund. Few beefs to check with pa­ trolman to see about company getting trolman. Trying to get a new wash­ a phone on board ship in port. Sailing ing machine. Elected a ship's dele­ time often changed and men have no gate. Discussion held on night lunches place to contact if office is closed. and milk. t-L. ;; I I" �Jtanunr. ifCi SEAFARERS Fac« TUrty-On* LOO Tony Tereseisl yiHAKQIAL nEPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Iniand 'Vaters Otatrlct makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the mem­ bership. "All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. Should any member, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to In­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. m m WZi. mm 'THUST niNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes end Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in Charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the j^eadquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied information about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mall, return receipt * requested. SIIIPPINO RlOfrrs. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected by the con­ tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Vaters District, and by Union shipping rules, which are Incorporated in the contract. Get to know your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mail, retujm re­ ceipt requested. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. These co°ntracta specify the wages and conditions under which ydu work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well.as your obligations, such as filing for or on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. fc': EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September meetings In all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an edl-torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Uhder no circunstance should any member pay any money lor any reason unless he is given such receipt. If In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member Is required to make a payment and Ij given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified.mail, return receipt requested. riiSife PiSiviV? ism COMSTITUTIONAL RIOWTS AND OBLIGATKWS. The SIU publishes every six months in the rSEAFARERS LOO a verbatim copy of Its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bencr fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. In­ cluding attendance at aiembership meetings. And like all other Slil members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them tj retain tholr good standing through the waiving of their dues. • ."v , *1 siiP iiiii ' Penn Transporter Now 'Dry' Ship NEW ORLEANS—Sporting a new look after an extensive face-lifting job, the SIUmanned Penn Transporter, formerly a T-2 tanker, took on a cargo of grain foF India here in her new capacity as a bulk carrier. The conversion of the for-"^ mer T-2 reflects the rapid dis­ bulk cargo. The wing tanks were bulk carriers is based on the belief appearance of that type of left as grain can be stored in these that the movement of surplus US tanker from the oil trades, as well as the decline of the Liberty ship as a bulk can-ier. The converted ship can carry several thousand tons more than a Liberty s'hij> could and put in four or five more knots per hour as well. Pone In Germany The owners of the Transporter, Penn Shipping, had the job done in a Lubeck, Germany, shipyard. The face-lifting involved the re­ moval of the forward house and the placing of the bridge back aft, as well as removal of the center tanks and tanker gear. In its place, Jarge hatches were installed for easy loading and unloading of and when the ship is riding empty they can serve as ballast tanks. The company is contemplating additional conversions of other vessels. A number of other steam­ ship companies are either plan­ ning on such conversions or have already undertaken them. Other conversions are more ambitious ones, involving lengthening of the T-2s and installing new midsec­ tions, either to enlarge their oilcarrying capacity or to make bulk carriers out of them. The crew of the vessel was flown to Germany to take the ship back light to this port w'hei'e she is tak­ ing on her first cargo. The C9nvej.sion , ^f^ tankers into Howard S. Gillespie would like to hear from you. You can reach him at Box 452, Lewisburg, West Va. Robert W. Purvis Important you get In touch with your father. George Charles Peterson Your wife is anxious to hear from you. Contact her at 450 Ellis Street, Apartment 301, San Fran­ cisco. Lionel Abramson Urgent you contact Mario Ausschnitt. East End Welfare Center, 30ff East 108th Street, New York 29. John Calvo Get in touch with Henry Isaac­ son, 38 Park Row, Room 804, New York 38, NY. Antoine (Tony) Johnson Get in touch with your father at 312 3rd Street, Bridge City, Westwego, Louisiana. * Y. R. Tallberg Your wife has to go into the hos­ pital, and she has also changed her address. Please contact her at 116 Everton, Apt. 2, Houston 3, Texas. Benjamin (Frenchie) LeBlanc Contact Van and Edith, Route 1, Box 35, Stanwood, Wash. Giles Glendenning Anybody knowing his where­ abouts please contact his mother. Mrs. Julia G. Glendenning, 4212 Groveland Avenue, Baltimore 14, Md., LI 2-6518 or his sister, Dorothy Veit, SO 6-6611, Glen Burnie, Md. Steve Senak Contact Miss Jo Ann Senak, 211 E. Locust Street, Benld, HI. Leslie J. Brilhart Our new address is 342 Montclair Avenue, Alamo -Heights, San Antonio 9, Texas. Write or come home soon. Mother. Crew, Penn Challenger* July 28 to Nov. 8, 1960 Important you contact William F. Vaughan, oiler, ward A-3, US Public Health Service Hospital, Staten Island, NY. This concerns health of crewmeiiibers. James S. Wood, AB Please contact Jack C. Thayer, 4109 Alberca Circle South, St. Petersburg, Florida, and let him know where he can reach you. Pan! Frederick Wattd Anybody knowing the where­ abouts of the above please advise him to contact Joe Volpian at SIU headquarters. Patrick "Pat" deary Get in touch with Andrew Paul Mazurek, c/o SIU, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco, Calif. Bernard J. Hunter Urgent you contact Jiggs Jeffers at once at 337 Emily Stret, Phila­ delphia, Fa. John T. Doyle ' Last heard from in 1952 in San Francisco, the above-named is asked to contact his brother Wil­ liam Doyle at 152 No. Alexandria Ave., Los Angeles, or in Beverly Hills at 8478 Melrose Place. Or he can contact his brother Frank at 314 56th Street, Brooklyn. Doyl* sails on the Far East run as cook and baker. John Ballard or John Balod Heirs of the above man who died in 1960 are asked to get in touch with Herbert J. Rose, 26 Court Street, Brooklyn 1, NY. He is sup­ posed to have sailed with tht Sailors Union of the Pacific. • William E. Odum Your discharges left on the Del Mundo have been mailed into the New Orleans hall and will prob­ ably be returned to the postoffice to be held there. James E. Johnson Your son is ill. Contact your daughter at Rt. 1, Box 24A, Ramsey Road, Grand Bay, Alabama, or call Davisville, Fla., 7130F. Gerald R. Schartel Bob Grieve has your money. Get in touch with him. JOHN J. .MORRISON John Mackarack or anyone knowing whereabouts of the above, please contact mother in the Bronx. Seafarers who have baggage in storage at the New Orleans hall are urged to claim it as soon as possible in anticipation of the shift to the new building in that port. (For more personals, see page 24) SIU HALL DIRECTORY SIU Atlantic, Guff Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul Hail EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS * Claude Simmons Lindsey Williama Earl Shcppard AI Tannez SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BiU Hall Ed .Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE . .1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. John Arabascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. Paul Drozak. Agent VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ...675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. R. Matthews. Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-408C JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax William Morris, Agent ELgio 3-0987 MIA.M1 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-17.'54 NEW ORLEANS 623 Bienville St. Buck Stephens. Agent ... Tele.: 524—8620 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 416 CoUey Ave. Paul Gonsorchik. Agent MAdison 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. S. CarduUo, Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Walter Sibley. Agent Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE. PR. . 1313 Fernandei Juncos, Stop 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5990 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. red Babkowskl. Agent Main 3-4334 WILMINGTON, CaUf 505 N. Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2528 grain to underdeveloped countries will continue for many years to come. India, for example, is ex­ pected to receive large scale ship­ ments for at least the next five years, while equally-large grain movements are sure to go to Pak­ istan. That country Is normally short of food and this year Is suf­ fering from severe drought which is sure to bring on demands for increased cargo hauling. Any increase in the "50-50" for­ mula to provide more cargo for s TO AVOtO DUHiCAttON: tlyott olst •9 old $uli»eHb«r and hove A US ships would also promote the t of oddrott, pleOte ylve yqur formor eddr«« bvlow: conversion trend particularly with t ADDI^fiSS , -" ~ , ZONE ynue tttATS large numbers of Idle T-28 avail­ » YlitY ST.^TE; able. I CITY •r,..;..,H5NE i ...STATE. | ' �SEAFARERS LOG OFFICtAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES'AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO The SlU And Maritime In I960 effort by Jimmy Hoffa, Teamster presi­ dent, to move into the maritime field on the back of a company-sponsored "in de­ pendent" association. A year of important changes and significant developments has just been completed in the maritime in­ dustry and within the SIU. Of top importance to Seafarers was the overhaul of their union's structure through amendment of the Union's constitution. Starting out the year as the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District, the Union became the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Districts, with the change in name reflecting the broader structure and al­ tered pattern of Union activity. The revision of the Union's constitution­ al structure, which carried by a majority of over 90 percent was just one of several Important events. Others included a new contract wage and overtime' scale, in­ creased vacation benefits, improved wel­ fare benefits and striking organizing gains In the tugboat field and on tlie Great Lakes. The long-range program In improvement In shoreside facilities for Seafarers also made considerable strides during the year. Progress On Runaways The biggest issue still pending in mari­ time at the end of 1959 was the maritime union fight on the runaways, an issue whch still stands in the front rank of prob­ lems confronting seamen. Still to be re­ solved is - the question of the rights of American unions to represent the crews of, runaway-flag vessels, and in that area, unions won two very Important court de­ cisions in 1960. Last April, the US Supreme Court ruled that Federal courts cannot bar unions from peaceful picketing of runaway ships. TWe case involved a Marine Cooks and Stewards picketline on a Liberian-fiag tramp, in December, the Pennsylvania Su­ preme Court ruled that disputes between Other Cains In Organizing Piclcetline.. on Egyptian ship hit mistreatment of US ships, sea­ men. . American unions and runaway ship opera­ tors come under US labor law. These two rulings, couple nicely with a previous Na­ tional Labor Relations Board decision giv­ ing the SIU the right to represent the crew of the runaway-flag SS Florida. The chances of effective union organizing of such ships are now brighter than ever. Another runaway loophole was put un­ der attack as the Maritime Trades Depart­ ment set up a joint cohference on the Lakes which will function against runaway shipping on both sides of the border. The objective is to block the use of British West Indian registries, or in some In­ stances the British flag itself, as a run­ away haven. Wage^ Vacation^ Welfare Cains Bread and butter gains for SlU men In 1960 were considerable. Increases in wages and overtime pay went into effec­ tive on February 15, and those were fol­ lowed by a boost in the annual vacation payment to $400, plus considerable liber­ alization and improvement In hospital, surgical and medical benefits for families of SIU men. The hospital benefit for Sea­ farers was placed on a daily basis to as­ sure proportional benefits at all times no matter how many or how few days were spent In the hospital. Great Lakes Vofe Vkfories Safety campaign gets a boost from the Cl^ of Alma. and lU procedures. It seems likely now that the domestic shipping industry Is go­ ing domestic shipping companies, have led to calls for overhaul of the Commission Some of the most striking gains In years were recorded In the organizing arena and reflecting the new structure of the union. In the shipping field, the SIU Great Lakes District scored a series of smashing successes. Elections were won In four major fleets, operating a total of 45 vessels. In one of these fleets. Boland and Cornelius, the Union routed an Modern facilities of new Philadelphia hall are shown in photograph of hir­ ing deck. Hall opened in September, New Orleans hall is due to follow suit. Similarly, the SIU made important gains In the tugboat field, winning a number of elections, the most significant being a vote by 850 East Coast railroad deckhands, for SIU affiliation. Other elections were won In Gulf tug operations while a large group of Lakes tug and dredgemen voted to af­ filiate with the SIU. Important successes were racked up by the SIU Puerto Rican Division with the most outstanding being election victories In trucking and in the fish cannery field, where the Teamsters were active In op­ position. The biggest wins were In the National Packing cannery, which employs 800 workers, and In Valencia-Baxt Ex­ press, the largest trucking operation on the San Juan waterfront. SIU representation In the fishing field was vastly strengthened when two large groups of fishermen, the 2,000-member Alaska Fishermen's Union and the 1,200man Atlantic Fishermen's Union both voted to affiliate with the SIU of North America. Protest Against Arab Blacklist Another notable development In the year was the SIU's protest against the blacklisting of American-flag ships by the Arab League and the mistreatment of SIU men on several of these blacklisted vessels. When the US Government shoVed little Interest in dealing with the complaint, the SIU and the International Longshore­ men's Association retaliated by tying up the Egyptian-flag vessel Cleopatra In New York. The picketline was maintained for 23 days, being withdrawn after the State Department gave positive assurance to the AFL-CIO that It would act on Union complaints and on abuse of seamen. , Domestic Ships Versus ICC In the legislative field, the outstanding development was the SIU's fight for a fair shake for the domestic shipping Industry^ The SIU's attacks on the pro-railroad bias of the Interstate Commerce Commi-sslon, along with the protests of the few remainYear-to-year consistency in births and deaths Is pointed up by the 1960 figures on deceased Seafarers and new arrivals in SIU families. Welfare Plan reports received by the LOG show pay­ ments on 113 death claims for 1960. In 1959, the total reported in the LOG year-end review was 106, in 1958, it was 103. (These are not complete figures since they were compiled before the calendar years ended and reflect only payments reported to the LOG In that period.) On the new arrivals, a total of 324 payments were reported In the LOG for 1960, compared to 326 In 1959 and 326 In 1958. Like the vital statistics, shipping figures also held to a steady pace. From' December 9, 1959, through November 30, 1960, 28,409 jobs were shipped in all ports. This compares to a full 12month total of ,29,627 jpbs for the period December, 1958, to December 9, 1959. It shows that deep-sea shipping has held up for Seafarers despite the decline In the industry and the over-all slump In the US economy. . Boland seamen agreed, voted SIU to cap Union organizing suc­ cess. Ing to get long-overdue Government con­ sideration and this could be translated Into considerable Job opportunities for SIU men. New Orleans, Phila. Nolls Two big strides were taken during 1900 toward providing modem, comfortable and spacious shoreside facilities for Sea­ farers waiting to ship out. In January, ground was broken on construction of a New Orleans hall for Seafarers which Iif now virtually-completed. The new hall Is In the heart of the French Quarter and will boast ample facilMies for shipping, feed­ ing, recreation and other Seafarers' needs. Meanwhile, a shiny new facility for Sea­ farers in Philadelphia opened in Septem­ ber. Here are some other highlights of 1969 in the Union and In maritime; The Manhattan Beach TB hospital closed In February. Patients were trans­ ferred to other PHS hospitals or Veterans Administration facilities . , . SIU welfare and vacation benefits passed $20 million In January ... the Liberty ship Valley Forge ran aground near Singapore and was a total loss. All of the crew was taken off safely . . . Major oil companies and the American Merchant Marine Institute violently attacked proposals for an oil Im­ port quota which would have assisted the American-flag tanker fleet. Among those who passed away In 1969 was Harry E. O'Reilly, executive secretary of the Maritime Trades De­ partment, AFL-CIO. He died at the age of 61 after a long Illness. The Alcoa Steamship Company won the Na­ tional Safety Council contest for the second year In a row , the O'Reilly International Maritime Workers Union tied up two run-away-flag cruise liners In New York,^the Nassau and the Victoria, until the operators got an Injunction . . . Nominations for 43 posts In the SIU election got underway, and voting began In November , , . The SEA­ FARERS LOG went on a monthly sched­ ule In July and expanded its coverage of affiliated unions . , . Runaway-flag ship­ owners started grabbing up ruble charters, carrying oil for Russia . . , Five crewmembers were killed when the Alcoa Corsair collided with an Italian freighter in the Mississippi below" New Orleans . , . The IMWU tied up' the Liberian-flag Or# Monarch in Philadelphia and the ship Is still there with her iron ore cargo aboard. �M-.; J . 1- *• ;• • >^' . .(, ' 'I •Mi.. 'fA I,' „••••' _' •^'.4 '. "V .'•"< m S' ': • %t • 4." f_ UNION TALLYING COMIVIITTEE -•.;v'i REPORT f-.' ; •••,- t V ' - "i;--> =• ,i" 1 i , •-' . .'.i S/LVM v,.v.. Vs Ik •*-'". -r-- - Sy ••' cv-s. I'i.t ' .•t-'rc-j =-:-, - i /i o' SlU ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT " n. • ELECTION 1961-1964 . .. ,' :•;«.•^, i, -• ,; -f- f', '• To tie Head At ^Election Report'' Meetings of February, 1961 T �wm Snpplement—^Pa*« Two SEAFARERS UNION TALLYING COMMITTEE'S REPORT January 13th, 1961 (To Be Read at "Election Report Meetings" of February, 1961) New York—February 6, 1961. Philadelphia—February 7, 1961. Baltimore—February 8, 1961. Detroit—February 10, 1961. Houston—February 13, 1961. New Orleans—February 14, 1961. Mobile—February 15, 1961. W E, the undersigned, Union Tallying Committee, duly elected at special meetings on December 27th, 1960, in the seven (7) constitutional ports, two (2) from each port, submit the following report and recommendations: . On December 28th, 1960, at 9:00 AM, we met with A! Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer. He gave each committee member a copy of the Union constitution and •uggested that we read those sections of our constitution dealing with the Union Tallying Committee in detail. A full quorum picked up the ballots from -the Commercial Bank of North America located at 1400 Broadway, New York City, as per the constitution. (See correspondence annexed, showing offi­ cial documents exchanged.) The committee then took over one complete room on the second deck' of our Headquarters building as the place In which we would do our work while In session. In compliance with Article XIII, Sec­ tion 5 (d) of our Union constitution we accepted from among ourselves, George Ruf, R-1, as chairman of the committee. We then received from the headquar­ ters offices of the Union, all of the files relative to the conduct of the election. From the files, we found signed re­ ceipts for ballots #1 through #8150, which had been issued to the following ports as follows: PORT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Detroit Puerto Rico BALLOTS ISSUED 1— 200 6401—8150 201— 700 701—1700 1701—1900 1901—2100 2101—2200 2201—2950 2951—4450 4451—5200 5201—5400 5401—5800 5801—6050 6051—6150 6151—6400 The committee then checked the num­ bers on the stubs received from the various ports, and these numbers, when checked against the numbers on the stubs of all ballots printed and issued and ready for voting, were found to coincide, port by port. Your committee then checked the dates of the voting rosters and compared them against the minutes of the special meetings for the election of the polls committees in the various ports. We found in every instance that polls com­ mittee had been elected on each day in which voting was conducted in the various ports. Where no polls committee could be elected, no voting took place, as is re­ quired by our constitution. We note that on the last day of voting in Nor­ folk, Jacksonville, Miami, Wilmington and Detroit, no polls committee could be elected. In these cases, as per the constitution, the port agent took over the duties of the polls committee. We checked the unir.sed ballots that - UNUSED BALLOTS 90— 200 7629—8150 484— 700 1335—1700 1775—1900 1957—2100 2143—2200 2692—2950 3952—4450 5039—5200 5291—5400* 5663—5800 5980—6050 6056—6150 6346—6400 TOTAL VOTES CAST IN ALL PORTS BALLOTS 10 25 10 25 10 10 5 25 25 10 10 10 10 5 10 Total 200 We, the committee, have checked the files of headquarters offices and have seen signed receipts by the various port agents for the official ballots that had been sent to them by headquarters of­ fices. We have checked these signed receipts and the serial numbers on them against the loose stubs received, and against the stubs still attached to the unused ballots. Eight thousand one hundred and fifty (8,150) official bal­ lots were sent to all ports, the stubs on them bearing serial numbers one (1) through eight thousand one hundred and fifty (8,150). We received back stubs (including the ones on the unused bal­ lots) numbered, one (1) through eight thousand one hundred and fifty (8,150). The following is a breakdown of the ballots that were sent to the Ports by headquarters, as well as a breakdown of the unused ballots returned to Head­ quarters, ballots used, and total bal­ lots cast: BALLOTS UNUSED AND BALLOTS RETURNED CAST 90— 200 89 7629—8150 1228 •1 484— 700 283 1335^1700 634 1775—1900 74 1957—2100 56 *2 2143—2200 42 2692—2950 491 *8 3952—4450 1001 *4 5039—5200 688 *5 5291—5400 90 *6 5663—5800 262 *7 5980—6050 179 *8 6056—6150 5 6346—6400 195 *0 5,217 *1 This figure includes the twenty-seven (27) ballots that were voided by the Union tallying committee. ^ *2 This figure includes the twelve (12) ballots that were voided by the Union tallying committee. *3 This figure includes the three (3) ballots that were voided by the Union tallying committee. *4 This figure includes the fifty-six (56) ballots that were voided by the Union tallying committee. ' The above unused ballots, when com­ bined with the unused ballots in head­ quarters and the stubs of the used bal­ lots in all ports, compares equally in number with the amount printed by the printer for the Union. The committee has seen a bill from the printer, "The Rand Press, Inc." who printed the ballots that were used in the conduct of our Union election for the Election of 1961-1964 Officers of the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land Waters District. The bill statps that they had printed 8,500 ballots for the Union, numbered from 1 to 8,500. In addition to which, they had printed 200 blank sample ballots. The committee has checked the elec­ tion files, maintained by headquarters offices as per the Union constitution, and has found signed receipts from the following ports for the following amount of sample ballots, broken down, as follows: PORT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Detroit Puerto Rico BALLOTS RECEIVED FROM BALLOTS HEADQUARTERS USED 1— 200 1— 89 6401—8150 6401—7628 201— 700 201— 483 701—1700 701—1334 1701—1900 1701—1774 1901—2100 1901—1956 2101—2200 2101—2142 2201—2950 2201—2691 2951—4450 2951—3951 4451—5200 4451—5038 5201—5400 5201—5290 5401—5800 5401—5662 5801—6050 5801—5979 6051—6150 6051—6055 6151—6400 6151—6345 J.OKT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Detroit San Juan were on hand in headquarters offices that had not been issued. The stubs on these unused ballots were numbered 8151 through 8500, a total of 350 ballots. Your committee then checked the unused ballots that were returned from the various ports, including the Port of New York, which are listed as follows: PORT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore ....; Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Detroit San Juan JoBury. IMl LOG *5 This figure includes the twenty (20) ballots that were voided by the Union tallying committee. *6 This figure includes the thirty-six (36) ballots that were voided by the Union tallying committee. *7 This figure includes the one hundred sixty-four (164) ballots that were voided by the Union tallying committee. *8 This figure includes the twenty-eight (28) ballots that were voided by the Union tallying committee. *9 This figure includes the ninety (90) ballots that were voided by the Union tallying committee. The committee would also like to bring to the attention of the membership the fact that sortie write-ins that appeared illegible or on defaced ballots will not be included in this report. The reason for this is that some ballots contain­ ing write-ins happened to be voided because the ballot on which they were written was illegally defaced or illegible. The following correspondence waa handled by the Union tallying committee: January 3rd, 1961 Mr. R. Harold Bach, Executive Vice-President Commercial Bank of North America New York, New York p Dear Mr. Bach: As Vice-President of Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America—At­ lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, in charge of the minutes thereof, I herewith certify that, in accordance with the Constitution of this Union, the membership has duly elected the following to constitute the Union tallying committee for the 1960 election: C. J. Lohr A. Falco R. Johnson J. Ziereis D. L. Parker G. Litchfield R. Vaughan D. Hicks L. Glllis G, Ruf J. C. Cohen • E. Kelly S. Messina P. O'Connor Article XIII, Section 5 (d) states, part: "The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from among themselves and, subject to the ex­ press terms of this Constitution, adopt its own procedures. Deci­ sions as to special votes, protests, and the contents of the final report shall be valid if made by a majority voje, provided .there be a quorum in attendance, which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9). The Union Tally- ing Committee, but no less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository immediately after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe custody dur­ ing the course of the Committee's proceedings." In accordance therewith, the Union has authorized that any nine (9) or mors of the above accept delivery of, and sign a receipt for, all of the envelopes which have been mailed to you under the course of the said elections. It is hereby requested that you cer­ tify that all the envelopes received by you have been properly safeguarded in your vault, that you have surrendered them to the said Union Tallying Commit­ tee, and that no other than appropriate bank personnel, have had access to the said envelopes. Very truly yours, SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA—ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND, INLAND WATERS DISTRICT, AFL-CIO By CLAUDE SIMMONS, Vice-President Witness: AL KERR, Secretary-Treasurer CS/AK/bl January 3rd, 1961 Mr. R. Harold Bach, Executive Vice-President Commercial Bank of North America 1400 Broadway New York, New York Dear Mr. Bach: The undersigned members of the Union Tallying Committee, acting under and pur.suant to Article Xlll, Section 5(d) of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America— �faaaarr. IMl SEAFARERS Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, acknowledge receipt of the en< Telopes sent to you from the various ports for the election held during 1960 and delivered this day to us. C. J. Lohr Antonio Falca D. L. Parker George Litchfield Donald Hicks George Ruf E. Kelly Salvatore Messina Ray Vaughan January 3rd, 1961 Seafarers International Union 675 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn 32, New York Gentlemen: This is to certify that all the envel­ opes received by this Institution ad­ dressed to Mr. R. Harold Bach, Execu­ tive Vice-President, in the name of the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land Waters District, AFL-CIO, have been properly safeguarded in our vault. We have today surrendered the above mentioned envelopes to the Union tally­ ing committee. No one other than ap­ propriate bank personnel has had access to the said envelopes contained in our vault. Very truly yours, IRVING GOULD, Asst. Secretary Signed/ ALICE GOODMAN WITNESS In addition to the foregoing corre­ spondence, the depository for the bal­ lots, the Commercial Bank of North America, turned over to this Committee a letter addressed to the Seafarers Tally­ ing Committee, c/o Mr. Harold Bach, Ex­ ecutive Vice-President, Commercial Bank of North America, 1400 Broadway, New York City, New York. The letter was from John Cole, C-8, and Leo Cronsohn, C-80I which was dated December 25th, 1960. Your Committee will deal with this letter in that portion of this report, entitled "Comments and Recommenda­ tions Pursuant To Article XIII, Section 5(c) of the Union Constitution." January 13th, 1961 Mr, John Cole 118 Hilltop Acres Yonkers 4, New York Under the terms of our Constitution, this Committee has no authority to evalu­ ate complaints of the type described In your letter of December 25th, 1960. Therefore, In line witli the instructions contained in your letter, the letter has been referred to the President of our Union for presentation to the memberBhip for their deliberation and decision. George Ruf, R-1, Chairman Union Tallying Committee January 13th, 1961 Mr. Leo Cronsohn 136 Avenue "C" New York 9, New York Under the terms of our Constitution, this Committee has no authority to evalu­ ate complaints of the type described in your letter of December 25th, 1960. Therefore, In line with the instruc­ tions contained In your letter, the letter has been referred to the President of our Union for presentation to the mem­ bership for their deliberation and de­ cision. George Ruf, R-1, Chairman Union Tallying Committee During the conduction of the election for officers just concluded, there were seven hundred and forty-nine (749) pos­ sible voting days. Of the seven hundred and forty-nine (749) possible voting days there were ballots cast on four hun­ dred and thirty-three (433) days. Of the remaining three hundred and sixteen (316) voting days, there were two hun­ dred and sixty-nine (269) days on which It was not possible to get a quorum for the election of a polls committee, there­ fore, no voting could be conducted. On forty-seven (47) days, there was a quorum and a polls committee elected, however, no votes were cast on those forty-seven days. Needless to say, since so many of the Union's membership has served on polls committees, there are many days when a polls committee is elected that no votes are cast as all of the members on the beach in that particular port have already voted or are not eligible to vote. In addition, we also know, that there are many times when it is not possible to have a quorum to elect a polls committee, as a result of which no votes can be cast that day at all. "COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDA­ TIONS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XIII. SECTION 5(c) OF THE UNION CONSTITUTION" During the period of time in which the Union tallying committee was in operation, several discrepancies on the conduct of the election have occurred, but none of which would change the out­ come of any job on the ballot. However, for the benefit of the membership, we are listing them, port by port, as follows: NEW YORK: On December 17th, 1960, the polls committee of the Port of New York had let Martin Badger, B-799, sign the roster for ballot number 7,408 bdfore it was noted that the ballot was mutilated. Upon noticing that the ballot was muti­ lated, the polls committee then voided the ballot and had Brother Badger sign for ballot number 7,409 which he was allowed to vote. Your committee lias counted the ballots cast for the day as valid ballots cast. In addition to the above discrepancy, the Port of New York polls committee on December 5th, 1960, allowed a mem­ ber to vote that was not in good stand­ ing. As a result of their error, this committee, the Union tallying commit­ tee has voided the day's votes that were cast in the port. PHILADELPHIA: On November 23rd, 1960, the Philadel­ phia polls committee sent a statement to headquarters that ballot number 626 was missing. The committee evidently had mailed the letter prior to their finding out that the ballot wasn't missing, but that they had merely put the wrong ballot numbers on the roster as having been issued. Accordingly, they tlien sent to headquarters a letter stating the correct facts. Your Union tallying com­ mittee in checking the ballots cast for the day against the stubs and roster for the day, found that they agree. There­ fore, your committee has Included the ballots cast in the Port of Philadelphia on November 23rd, 1960, in the valid ballots cast for the port. On November 28th, 1960, the Philadel­ phia polls committee issued ballot num­ ber 342 to Alfred Hamm, showing his book number as H-721, when it should have been H-741. Your Committee has counted this day's ballots cast as valid ballots cast in the port for the day. BALTIMORE: On November 9th, 1960, the Baltimore polls committee issued ballot number 999 to S. R. Gordon, showing his book number as G-542, when it should have been G-452. Your committee has counted this day's ballots as valid ballots cast in the port for the day, as the error made was only a transposition of numbers. On December 5th, I960, tlie Daltimor* LOG BnnMemeBt—Pace Three UNION TALLYING COMMITTBE'S REPORT polls committee issued ballot number 1185 to Allen D. Beverstock, showing his book number as B-10S8, when It should have been B-1053. Your committee has counted this day's ballots as valid ballots cast in the port for the day. NORFOLK: On November 4th, 1960, the Norfolk polls committee voided ballot number 1701 that had been signed for by W. F. Pulliam, P-626. This ballot was voided on the roster by the polls committee be­ cause they couldn't find their rubber stamp with which to stamp the man's book. However, they recommended that the day's ballots be counted as valid bal­ lots. In line with the Norfolk polls com­ mittee's recommendations your Union tallying committee has counted the aforementioned day's ballots as valid ballots cast. On November 21st, 1960, the Norfolk polls committee for the day, failed to fill in the date and name of the port in the certification contained on the envelope in which the ballots for the day were contained. Your Union tallying com­ mittee has counted these ballots for this day as valid ballots cast. On November 30th, 1960, the Norfolk polls committee issued ballot number 1757 to A. F. Morris, M-1164, and then voided same without giving any reason. They then issued Brother Morris ballot number 1758 which he was allowed to vote. Your Union tallying committee has tallied the votes cast in the Port of Norfolk on November 30th as valid ballots cast. JACKSONVILLE: On November 1st, 1960, the polls committee for the port of Jacksonville allowed a member to vote that was not in good standing. As a result of this error, this committee, the Union tallying committee, has voided the day's votes that were cast in the port. On December 6th, 1960, F. Caine, C698, one of the polls committee members for the Port of Jacksonville failed to list his book number alongside his name on the roster sheet for the port for the day. Your Union tallying committee has counted the ballots cast this date for the port as valid ballots, inasmuch as Brother Caine had signed the roster and the special meeting minutes of the day showed that he had been duly elected to the polls committee. MOBILE: On November 9th, 1960, the Mobile polls committee issued ballot number 2361 to F. L. Wilkcrson, showing his book number as W-603, when it should have been W-643. Your committee has counted this day's ballots cast as valid ballots cast in the port for the day. On November 18th,« 1960. the polls committee for the Port of Mobile allowed a member to vote that was not in good standing. As a result of this error, this committee, the Union tallying commit­ tee, has voided the day's votes that were cast in the port. On December Ist, 1960, the polls com­ mittee for the • Port of Mobile issued ballot number 2527 to Charles Waldrop, showing his book number as W-375, when it should have been W-371. Your committee has counted this day's ballots cast as valid ballots cast in the port for the day. On December 12th, 1960, the polls. committee for the Port of Mobile issued ballot number 2570 to G. Marzett, show­ ing his book number as M-1042, when it should have been M-1043. Your committee has counted this day's bal­ lots cast as valid ballots cast in the port for the day. NEW ORLEANS: On November I'oth, 1960, the polls committee for the Port o'f New Orleans Issued ballot number 3196 to L. McCul- lough, showing his book number as M-338. Your committee has counted this day's ballots cast as valid ballots cast in the port for the day. On November 12 and December 13th, 1960, the polls committee for the Port of New Orleans allowed a member to vote that was not in good standing. As a result" of these errors, this committee, the Union tallying committee, has void­ ed the votes for each of these two days that were cast in the port. HOUSTON: On November 12, 1960, the Houston pools committee issued ballot number 4674 to S. Garcia, showing his -booK number as G-51, when it should have been C-53. Your committee has counted this day's ballots cast as valid ballots cast in the port for the day. On December 13th, 1960, the polls committee for the Port of Houston is­ sued what they thought was ballot num­ ber 4909 to N. E. Gronberg, G-390. After Brother Gronberg had cast his ballot, he then informed the polls committee that they had actually given liim two bal­ lots and that he had cast both ballots. A check of the stubs revealed that ballots 4909 and 4910 had been stuck togethe# and that what Brother Gronberg re­ ported was corrett. Therefore, your committee, the Union tallying commit­ tee has voided the day's votes that were cast in the port. On December 22nd, 1960, the polls committee for the Port of Houston al­ lowed a member to vote that was not in good standing. As a result of this error, this committee, the Union tallying com­ mittee, has voided the day's votes that were cast in the port. WILMINGTON: On the following dates, the polls com­ mittees for the Port of Wilmington al­ lowed members to vote that were not la good standing: November 2nd, 1960; November Tth, I960: November 10th, 1960. December 21st. 1960; December 28th, I960: December 30th, 1960. As a result of the aforementioned errors, this committee, the Union tally­ ing committee, has voided the voles that were cast in the port for the days above mentioned. In addition to the above discrepancies, the Port of Wilmington polls committee on November 10th issued ballot 5225 to Mike Dikun. show ing his book number as D-338, when it should have been D-348. They also issued ballot 5226 to R. F. Motika. showing his book number as M-ISS, when it should have been M-134. Youp committee, the Union tallying commit­ tee has taken no action on these two discrepancies as these two ballots were a part of a day's ballots that had been voided by this committee. However, if this day's ballots had not been voided otherwise, your committee would not have voided this day's ballots on the basis of the two aforementioned dis­ crepancies. SAN FRANCISCO: On November 4th, 1960, the San Fran­ cisco polls committee issued ballot num­ ber 5530 to Walter Seaman, showing his book number as S-578. when it should have been .S-758. Your committee has counted this day's ballots as valid ballots cast in the port for the day, as the error made was only a transposition of num­ bers. On the following dates, the polls com­ mittees for the Port of San Francisco allowed members to vote that were not in good standing: November 1st. I960: November 2nd, I960: November 3rd,^ I960: November 7th, I960: November Kith. 1960; November 12th, 1960. December 28th, 1960. As a i-esult of the aforementioned er­ rors, this committee, the Union tallying toinmittee, has voided thd votes tliat �SEAFARERS ivpplement—Pace Fear Vere cast In the port for the days above mentioned. « SEATTLE: On November 1st and December 8th, 1960, the polls committees for t;he Port of Seattle allowed a member to vote that was not in good standing. As a result of these errors, this committee, the Union tallying committee, has voided the votes for each of these two days that were cast in the port. SAN JUAN: On the following dates, the polls com­ mittees for the Port of San Juan allosved members to vote that were not in good etanding: November 1st, 1960; November 3rd, 1960; November 10th, 1960 November 14th, 1960; November 15th, 1960; Novem­ ber 16th, 1960; November 18th, 1960; November 28th, 1960; November 30th, 1960. December 5th, 1960; December 7th, 1960; December 12th, 1960; December 15th, 1960. As a result of the aforementioned er­ rors,'your Union tallying committee, has Voided the votes that were cast in the port for the days above mentioned. CONCLUSION As one of its closing actions, this Union tallying committee gives the fol­ lowing breakdown of votes that were voided, by port, date and number of votes cast on the voided date: TOTAL VOTES PORT DATE VOIDED New York Dec. 5,1960..... 27 Jacksonville ....Nov. 1,1960 12 Mobile Nov. 18,1960 3 New Orleans ... .Nov. 12,1960 29 New Orleans ... .Nov. 13,1960 27 Houston Dec. 13,1960 12 Houston Dec. 22,1960 8 Wilmington ....Dec. 2,1960 12 Wilmington Dec. 7,1960..... 6 Wilmington ... .Dec. 10,1960..... 12 Wilmington ... .Dec. 21,1960 3 Wilmington ... .Dec. 28,1960 1 Wilmington Dec. 30,1960..;.. 2 San Francisco ..Nov. 1,1960 70 San Franci.sco ..Nov. 2,1960 36 San Francisco . .Nov. 3,1960..... 17 JaBaciy, im LOG TOTAL VOTES UNION TALLYING COMMITTEE'S REPORT DATE FORT VOIDED San Francisco ..Nov. 7,1960..... 12 San Francisco ..Nov.10,1960..... 9 San Francisco . .Nov..l2,1960. San Francisco ..Dec. 28, 1960 .... 8 ...Nov. 1,1960. Seattle 22 ...Dec. 8.1960. 6 Seattle San Juan ...Nov. 1,1960. 24 San Juan ..Nov. 3.1960. 7 San Juan ...Nov. 10,1960. 9 ,. Nov. 14, 1960....\ 11 San Juan San Juan ........Nov. 15,1960. 3 San Juan .... 10 San Juan ...Nov.:8.1960. 1 San Juan ........Nov.28,1960,.... 6 San Juan .... 4 San Juan .......Dec. 5.1960. 2 San Juan • • • • ...Dec. 7,1960. 4 San Juan .«..,.. Dec.12 1960. 5 San Juan ....,...Dec. 15.1960. 4 TOTAL has no authority to evaluate complaints of the type described above. We are limited by the constitution, to evaluating claims of an illegal denial of the right to vote. In this capacity, your committee checked the election records which show that Brother Cole voted on No­ vember 7th, 1960 in the Port of New York and that Brother Cronsohn voted on the same day in the same port. As a result of this, your committee has ad­ vised Brother Cole and Brother Cron­ sohn, by wire, that their letter has been received and read by this committee, but that this committee, under the terms of our Union constitution, is not empowered to act on their letter. In addition, and as was requested by Brother Cole and Brother Cronsohn in their letter, this committee has turned their letter over to headquarters to be read to the mem­ bership. This committee finds that the protest of Cole and Cronsohn, Is the only pro­ test, written or otherwise, with respeet to the conduct of the election. Your committee finds that the balloting took place in strict accordance with the con­ stitution, and that what errors were made, were all of'no importance, and of no measurable effect and could not in­ fluence the voting results and were dealt with in accordance with the spirit of the constitution. It is of course, impossible to tally write-in votes that are illegible or where the ballot has been defaced. Therefore, in the case of write-ins that are illegible or when they appear on defaced ballots, this committee has carried such ballots under the heading of vioid ballots, in which category they properly belong. We recommend that the procedure on write-ins followed by this committee be upheld, inasmuch as it is impossible to count write-in votes .... 436 You can readily see by comparing the number of voided ballots against the final tally of ballots that is annexed to and made a part of this report, that the voided ballots would not have changed the outcome of any job on the ballot. Earlier in this report, your Union tal­ lying committee referred to this sec­ tion of the report as where they would deal with a letter received from John Cole C-8, and Leo Cronsohn, C-801. Under the terms of our constitution. Article XIII, Section 5, sub-section (c), this committee, in addition to its other duties, is charged with the responsibility of the receipt and evaluation of any pro? tests by any member who claims an il­ legal denial of the right to vote. A careful examination of the letter from Brothers Cole and Cronsohn re­ veals that these two brothers are not claiming an illegal denial of the right to vote, but are making a complaint against some of the provisions of the Union's constitution, as well as com­ plaining against alleged actions by vari­ ous Union members. This committee, because of the abovementioned provision of our constitution, where the name written In is illegible or a voter defaces the ballot. If a man wants to write in a name, he ought to do so clearly, if he wants his write-in to be effective, and he must be careful not to place illegal marks on the ballot. This committee feels very strongly on this point. The official tally of this committee is annexed to this report and mad6 a part' of it. Subject to the appropriate action of the membership at the "Election Re­ port" meetings, it represents the basis for the action called for in Section 6, Ar­ ticle XIII, of the constitution. Dated: January 13th, 1961 C. J. LOHR, Book #L-155 Elected fn the Port of New York ANTONIO FALCO, Book #F-423 Elected in the Port of Philadelphia ROBERT JOHNSON, Book #J-85 Elected in the Port of Detroit JOHN ZIEREIS, Book #Z-12 Elected in the Port of Houston D. L. PARKER, Book #P-84 Elected in the Port of Mobile GEORGE LITCHFIELD, Book #L-170 Elected in the Port of Baltimore RAY VAUGHAN, Book #V-129 Elected in the Port of New Orleans DONALD HICKS, Book #H-694 Elected in the Port of New Y.ork LEO GILLIS, Book #G-255 Elected in the Port of Philadelphia GEORGE RUF, Book #R-1 Elected in the Port of Detroit J. C. COHEN, Book #C-688 Elected in the Port of Houston E. KELLY, Book #K-197 Elected in the Port of Mobile SALVATORE MESSINA, Book #M-1135 Elected in the Port of Baltimore PHIL O'CONNOR, Book #0-54 Elected In the Port of New Orleans OFFICIAL TALLY SHEET FOR ELECTION OF 1961-1964 OFFICERS * DENOTES THAT MAN WAS ELECTED BOSTON President Paul Hall, H-1 No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals Executive Vice-President Cal Tanner, T-1 No Votes Voids Write Ins, Totals Secretary-Treasurer AI Kerr, K-7 No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals Vite-President In Charge Of Contracts Claude Simmons, S-1 No Votes Voids ^ Write Ins Totals Vice-President In Charge Of The Atlantic Coast Earl (Bull) Shepard, S-2No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals Vice-President In Charge Of The Gulf Coastf Lindsey J. Williams, W-1 No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals NY PHIL. HALT. NORF. MOB. JAX. MIAMI NO HOUST. WILM. SF SEAT. DET. SAN JUAN TOTALS 83 4 1 1 89 1,127 57 39 5 1,228 265 12 4 2 283 588 38 8 0 634 70 3 1 0 74 66 0 0 0 56 41 1 0 0 42 478 6 7 0 491 942 34 22 3 1,001 555 11 19 3 588 88 1 1 0 90 244. 10 7 1 262 169 7 3 0 179 5 0 0 0 5 166 17 12 0 195 4,877* 201 124 15 5,217 82 5 1 1 89 1,078 108 39 3 1,228 562 65 7 0 634 71 2 1 0 74 56 0 0 0 56 39 3 0 0 42 480 5 6 0 491 933 50 18 0 1,001 550 18 19 1 588 87 1 2 0 90 238 16 7 1 262 167 9 3 0 179 5 0 0 0 5 150 35 10 0 195 4.760*. 334 117 6 5,217 82 6 1 0 89 1,074 114 36 4 1,228 262 17 4 0 283 <•» 259 19 4 1 283 569 59 6 0 634 72 1 1 0 74 56 0 0 0 56 38 4 0 0 42 471 14 6 0 491 936 49 16 0 1,001 547 22 18 1 588 88 0 2 0 90 240 16 6 0 262 167 9 3 0 179 5 0 0 0 5 149 35 10 1 195 4,753* 348 109 7 5,217 ,.t 81 7 1 0 89 1,074 116 34 4 1,228 253 24 4 2 283 • 565 63 6 0 634 71 2 1 0 74 56 0 0 0 56 39 3 0 0 42 479 7 5 0 491 935 49 16 1 1,001 550 21 16 1 588 88 1 1 0 90 239 17 6 0 262 167 9 3 0 179 5 0 0 0. 5 153 32 10 0 195 4,7.55* 351 103 8 5,217 3 m ' 81 7 1 0 89 1,061 124 37 6 1.228 262 17 4 0 283 582 46 5 1 634 71 2 1 0 74 56 0 0 0 56 39 3 0 . 0 42 472 14 5 0 491 943 39 19 0 1,001 551 19 15 3 588 88 1 1 0 90 235 19 7 1 262 . 168 8 3 0 179 5 0 0 0 5 148 37 10 0 195 4,762* 336 108 11 5,217 83 5 1 0 89 1.068 122 35 259 19 5 0 283 568 60 5 1 634 72 1 1 0 74 56 0 0 0 56 40 2 0 0 42 476 9 6 0 491 954 26 20 1 1,001 550 22 ,15 1 588 87 2 1 0 90 240 16 6 0 262 169 7 3 0 179 5 0 0 0 6 144 40 11 0 195 4,771* 331 109 6 5,217 3 1,228 �I. ftmWTr IMl' SEAFARERS Sapplemeiit—Page Fire LOG OFFICIAL TALLY SHEET FOR ELECTION OF 1961-1964 OFFICERS •DENOTES THAT MAN WAS ELECTED ' BOSTON Tice-President In Charge Of The Lakes and Inland Waters A1 Tanner, T-12 No Votes Voids Write Ins ToUIs Headquarters Representatives John Cole, C-8 William (Bill) Hall, 11-272 Edward (Eddie) Mooncy, M-17 ... Freddie Stewart, S-8 No Votes Voids Write Ins " Totals New York Port Agent Paul Drozak, D-180 No Votes ...; Voids Write Ins Totals New York Joint Patrolman John Arabasz, A-2 E. (Scotty) Aubusson, A-8 John Bucci, B-780 Robert J. Burns, B-187 Daniel (Dan) Butts, B-628 ,. John Cabral, C-200 '. Stephen Carr, C-70 Leo Cronsohn, C-801 Joseph (Joe) Di Giorgio, D-2 S. G. (Steve) Di Girolomo, D-76 Harry D. Fitzgerald, F-371 Louis (Lou) Goflin, G-7 Howard Guinier, G-3 E. (.Skippy) Guszczynsky, G-71 ... E. (Babe Miller) Hernandez, H-7 Luigi lovino, I-ll Robert C. Meloy, M-1056 Frank Mongelli, M-1111 ; Peter Patrick, P-182 Charles Scofield, S-186 William John Smith, S-60 Charles Stambul, S-578 Keith Terpe, T-3 Raymond Torre.s, T-31 Norman E. Wroton Jr., W-256 .., No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals Philadelphia Agent Steve (Blackie) Cardullo, C-1 .... Harry Gerle, G-269 No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals Philadelphia Joint Patrolman John Hetzell, H-6 Raymond (Ray) Gates, 0-2 No Votes Voids Write Ins .Totals , Baltimore Agent Rexford (Rex) Dickey, D-6 No Votes Voids ,, Write Ins Totals Baltimore Joint Patrolman James C. Barnette, B-104 John Fay, F-363 W. Paul Gonsorchik, G-2 Eli Hanover, H-313 Clifton H. Jackson, J-235 Anthony (Tony) Kastina, K-5 ...-. No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals Mobile Agent Louis (Blackie) Neira, N-1 No Votes Voids Write Ins totals Mobile Joint Patrolman , Harold J. Fischer, F-1 ....t James M. Foster, F-248 Robert Jordan, J-1 Leo Patrick Marsh, M-9 William J. (Red) Morris, M-4 .... Homer Starling, S-141 No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals NY PHIL. BALT. NORP. JAX. MIAMI MOB. NO HOUST. WILM. SP SEAT. DET. SAN JUAN TOTALi ll •'1 78 10 1 0 89 1,059 130 35 4 1,228 254 24 4 1 , 283 567 62 5 0 634 72 1 1 0 74 56 0 0 0 56 39 3 0 0 42 477 9 5 0 491 921 63 17 0 1,001 647 24 16 1 588 88 1 1 0 90 235 20 7 0 V262 166 10 31 72 72 67 16 9 0 267 210 1,014 946 940 366 204 4 2,684 103 217 219 207 72 30 1 849 167 505 523 487 175 45 0 1,902 31 63 60 43 13 12 0 222 14 54 54 43 0 3 0 168 11 37 36 30 9 3 0 126 103 436 441 394 57 42 0 1,473 253 847 866 783 137 117 0 3,003 206 478 472 414 59 135 0 1,764 31 77 76 62 15 9 0 270 56 32 1 0 89 738 459 19 12 1,228 169 111 2 1 283 55 18 1 0 74 47 9 0 0 56 32 10 0 0 42 372 113 4 2 491 697 284 12 8 1,001 424 150 12 2 588 71 19 0 0 90 80 60 34 29 18 28 32 18 35 11 27 53 49 12 35 12 21 27 19 41 17 18 51 14 16 102 30 1 890 816 950 596 219 275 137 351 100 655 160 186 831 849 177 739 153 110 626 168 60 180 111 776 191 124 1,543 560 IV 12,280 220 200 139 70 70 48 80 37 139 28 79 171 , 157 44 125 34 58 106 56 137 105 46 182 46 65 276 110 2 2,830 533 474 380 105 117 71 133 75 400 69 123 426 405 81 334 46 87 331 89 380 82 57 434 68 81 799 160 0 6,340 60 50 32 30 27 18 35 17 40 13 18 36 28 14 18 10 15 14 16 18 23 7 43 11 45 52 50 0 740 48 48 45 8 9 8 14 4 44 4 9 48 44 4 42 4 41 2 46 6 3 50 5 3 2 10 0 560 • 31 32 21 11 4 5 9 4 28 6 5 32 29 6 33 2 8 21 4 23 3 2 29 8 5 49 10 0 420 387 391 336 81 73 49 85 44 336 38 59 355 350 34 330 35 51 316 62 338 62 32 384 43 55 374 210 0 4,910 777 764 568 214 224 133 255 136 648 142 182 709 659 130 6C0 96 128 507 156 620 162 107 734 143 121 795 300 0 10,010 459 436 224 199 173 115 234 108 301 88 157 357 317 92 265 68 148 200 151 259 137 83 412 117 151 279 350 0 5,880 53 28 5 3 0 89 845 200 132 48 3 1,228 191 77 2 11 2 283 417 143 61 13 0 634 47 22 2 3 0 74 49 6 1 0 0 56 29 10 3 0 0 .42 403 59 24 5 0 491 791 153 32 25 0 1,001 374 168 26 20 0 588 '69 20 0 1 0 90 72 74 32 0 0 178 938 966 521 24 7 2,456 263 253 42 8 0 566 520 528 215 4 1 1,268 59 65 22 2 0 148 52 54 6 0 0 112 37 34 13 0 0 84 422 437 117 6 0 982 829 844 319 10 0 2,002 497 512 149 18 0 1,176 81 8 0 0 89 982 228 15 3 1,228 248 32 2 1 283 549 82 1 2 634 68 5 1 0 74 55 1 0 0 56 37 5 0 0 42 439 50 2 0 491 879 116 5 1 1,001 45 63 60 61 21 51 45 10 0 356 491 728 911 751 •303 762 788 168 10 4,912 134 191 193 204 89 197 99 24 1 1,132 233 502 399 508 94 497 206 88 9 2,536 46 32 65 54 31 45 19 4 0 296 14 50 51 51 10 44 0 4 0 224 13 34 32 30 12 27 20 0 0 168 147 382 396 389 104 364 146 36 0 1,964 75 13 0 1 89 994 207 22 5 1,228 243 32 7 1 283 544 87 3 0 634 67 6 1 0 74 55 1 0 0 56 36 6 0 0 42 60 40 56 53 65 30 44 8 0 856 938 321 879 769 865 339 623 168 10 4,912 271 84 205 200 202 85 113 24 2 1,132 495 „ 57 144 32 473 57 448 45 455 55 26 148 325 20 48 4 0 0 2,536 296 54 10 52 46 52 8 2 0 0 224 35 8 32 32 36 11 14 0 0 168 382 244 " 7 1 634 0 179 6 0 0 0 5 148 38 9 0 195 4,712* 395 104 6 5,217 87 215 195 180 73 36 0 786 73 145 141 127 48 3 0 537 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 15 47 133 13i 125 107 42 0 585 1,387 4,298* 4R37* 3,907* 1,147 690 5 15,651 175 80 6 1 262 116 62 1 0 179 5 0 0 0 5 110 77 7 1 195 3,449* 1,668 72 28 5,217 70 188 68 191 52 124 65 11 . 12 63 10 43 18 87 6 35 58 134 43 7 12 53 65 158 57 145 9 38 54 116 8 31 9 45 50 89 46 11 53 122 12 60 10 36 57 155 6 55 7 49 18 ' 269 150 180 0 P 900 2,620 131 120 55 42 58 40 68 41 69 35 48 96 87 31 54 24 60 42 53 65 51 31 115 26 46 242 60 0 1,790 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 4 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 50 92 113 59 27 59 19 40 16 60 20 27 97 96 23 113 39 19 57 20 57 34 17 105 45 27 468 200 1 1.950 3,897* 3,902* 2,670* 1,111 1,182 724 1,441 641 2,952* 664 985 3,439* 3,277* 695 2,862* 562 768 2,432* 853 2,843* 934 560 S.532* 778 795 5,270 2.380 21 52,170 171 63 20 8 0 262 98 69 11 1 0 179 5 0 0 0 0 5 112 32 35 16 0 195 3,654* 1.050 354 154 5 5,217 7681 23 0 0 180 206 216 98 4 0 524 139 149 68 2 0 358 5 5 0 0 0 10 123 128 125 14 0 390 4,238* 4,346* 1,750 92 8 10.434 530 47 9 2 588 87 3 0 0 90 220 39 3 0 262 160 18 1 0 179 5 0 0 0 5 4,477* 684 47 9 5.217 403 716 803 745 278 703 316 40 0 4,004 326 366 416 444 207 367 146 ' 80 0 2,352 39 72 71 72 24 64 14 4 0 360 132 166 188 183 74 156 109 40 0 1.048 117 105 123 116 69 105 81 0 0 • 716 0 5 5 "5 0 5 0 0 0 20 137 50 8 0 195 .» 71 99 110 105 37 106 216 36 0 780 2,211 3,511* 3.823* 3.718* 1.353 3.493* 2.205 534 20 20.868 460 27 2 2 491 898 90 9 4 1,001 515 59 12 2 588 89 1 0 0 90 226 32 3 1 262 5 0 0 0 5 120 67 8 0 195 4,480* 651 68 18 5.217 466 31 454 444 428 58 39 44 0 1,964 881 239 865 800 786 209 164 60 0 4,004 489 188 4.59 402 451 189 102 72 0 2,352 82 26 75 74 64 22 17 0 0 360 217 79 191 178 184 70 85 44 0 1,048 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 20 113 44 98 101 101 86 169 68 0 780 4.246* 1.327 4,020* 3.716* 3,868* 1,351 1.780 548 12 20,868 A 1.53 23 1 2 179 137 81 119 119 . 119 70 63 8 0 716 �- .>-, • •"? « 80iqil«iiieal—VMW Six SEAFARERS JaimuT, INl LOG OFFICIAL TALLY SHEET FOR ELECTION OF 1961-1964 OFFICERS •DENOTES THAT MAN WAS ELECTED •OtTOH • .U- h New Orleans Agrent C. J. (Buck) Stephens, S-4 No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals New Orleans Joint Patrolman George E. Annis, A-230 Carl E .(Red) Gibbs, G-60 Belarmino (Bonnie) Gonzalez, G-4 .. A. -W. (Andy) Gowdcr, G-352 Jack O. Kennedy, K-228 W. J. (Bill) Mitchell, M-22 Milton J. Phelps. P-479 Eugene Ray, R-321 Albert (Hooks) Richoux Jr., R-26I .. Charles M. (Whitey) Tannehill, T-5 Herman M. Troxclair, T-4Steven (Steve) Zubovich, Z-13 No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals Houston Agent Robert A. Matthews, M-1 No Votes .' Voids Write Ins Totals Houston Joint Patrolman Theodore (Ted) Babkowski, B-1 .... Charies M. Kimball. K-2 Oscar N. Raynor, R-520 James L. (Jimmie) Tucker, T-22 .... No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals Detroit Agent Martin (Marty) BreithofT, B-2 No Votes Voids Write Ins V Totals MY PHIL. 973 230 22 3 1.228 247 30 5 1 283 13 197 338 27 45 710 23 • 163 23 197 19 239 12 97 23 149 59 12 728 41 569 35 574 39 32 685 197 12 10 0 356 4,912 52 83 145^ 49 69 54 27 46 25 167 . 143 153 87 32 0 1,132 73 16 0 0 89 •Al.T. 632 99 3 0 634 NORP. JAX. 66 7 1 0 74 64 2 0 0 56 78 16 134 29 385 32 71 16 88 20 73 18 . 51 13 67 14 31 8 435 44 366 • 27 412 31 285 16 60 12 0 0 2.536 296 7 8 45 4 6 7 5 3 1 49 43 45 1. 0 0 224 .81 8 0 _0 89 1,024 169 32 3 1,228 246 34 3 0 283 560 70 4 0 634 44 62 23 26 17 6 0 178 767 858 161 275 297 92 6 _ 2,456 160 201 69 82 44 10 0 566 429 476 82 139 116 26 0 1,268 77 12 0 0 89 1,046 146 31 5 1,228 245 34 4 0 283 557 75 2 0 634 MOB. MIAMI NO HOUST. WILMl 81 8 1 0 90 450 39 2 0 491 909 86 6 0 1,001 602 74 12 0 588 41 5 75 7 335 34 42 4 6 99 54 2 11 47 30 2 50 8 368 27 360 27 16 - 313 106 11 8 44 0 0 168 1,964 145 161 628 80 117 152 83 92 108 817 812 642 79 88 0 4,004 101 168 283 93 125 138 64 78 57 385 257 382 97 124 0 2,352 35 7 0 0 42 • 55 1 0 0 56 38 4 0 0 42 464 24 3 0 491 914 ,•78 8 1 1,001 545 32 10 1 588 40 55 16 27 8 2 0 148 46 49 5 9 1 2 0 112 27 35 5 11 4 2 0 84 353 439 51 90 29 20 0 982 629 819 97 309 82 68 0 2,002 303 495 98 180 32 68 0 1,176 71 2 1 0 74 56 0 0 0 56 37 5 0 0 42 • 455 32 4 0 491 908 83 10 0 1,001 535 39 13 1 588 66* 7 1 0 74 SP 214 44 4 0 262 18 61 19 70 65 148 13 45 16 64 58 11 6. 27 16 38 2 21 62 161 55 123 54 127 7 77 28 16 0 0 360 1,048 86 4 0 0 90 226 30 4 2 262- 57 171 67 186 22 39 25 76 2 ' 32 6 18 0 2 180 524 87 3 0 0 90 229 28 4 1 262 ••AT. DHT. SAN JUAN TOTALg 157 . 21 1 0 179 B 0 0 0 5 120 60 6 0 195 4.427« 728 63 4 5,217 40 0 72 • 0 79 5 44 0 48 0 49 0 22 0 33 0 13 0 98 5 67 5 77 5 50 0 24 0 0 0 716 20 22 40 95 20 37 31 15 28 16 83 78 72 183 60 0 780 796 1,231 3,034* 667 915 905 480 619 411 3,470* 2,967* 2,942* 1,716 705 10 20368 160 16 3 0 179 5 0 0 0 5 132 56 7 0 195 4.602* 533 75 7 5317 145 116 23 38 28 8 0 358 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 87 108 28 47 82 40 0 390 3,263* 3.969* 719 1,334 775 36S 8 10,434 161 17 .1 0 179 9 0 0 0 5 138 48 9 0 195 4.697* 524 79 7 5,217 HEADQUARTERS TALLYING COMMITTEE'S BREAKDOWN OF WRITE-INS NAME OF CANOIDATB ! .. i: 1 BOOK NUMBER JOB FOR WHICH RECEIVED WRITE IN President Robert Frazer F-6.5 Joe Algina A-1 President John Cole C-8 President A1 Whitmer Not Given.... President •. John Doe Not Given.... President Joseph Citzen Glurman. .Not Given.... President Gene Dakin Not Given.... President Homer Wilson Gill Not Given.... President A. Hickey H-225 Executive Vice President John Coie ..C-8 Executive Vice President Leo Cronsohn C-801 Executive Vice President John Doe Not Given ., . .Executive Vice President Joe Algina ..A-1. .. Executive Vice President Nick Funkun ....Not Given. ..Secretary-Treasurer .... John Doe Not Given. ... Secretary-Treasurer .... Joe Algina ..A-1 .. Secretary-Treasurer .... Leo Cronsohn C-801 .. Secretary-Treasurer .... Joe Volpin V-1 .. Secretary-Treasurer .... John Cole. ^ C-8 Secretary-Treasurer ..... Charles Tannerhill T-5 VP in charge of Contract Leo Cronsohn C-801 VP in charge of Contract John Cole ..C-8 VP in charge of Contract James Doyle ..Not Given ...VP in charge of Contract Mike Tomer Not Given....VP in charge of Contract Bill Hall H-272 VP in charge of Contract John Doe Not Given....VP in charge of Contract Leo Cronsohn C-801 VP Charge Atlantic Coast John Coie ,C-8 VP Charge Atlantic Coast Rexford Dickey D-6 . VP Charge Atlantic Coast Bill Hali ..H-272 , VP Charge Atlantic Coast John Arabasz .A-2 VP Charge Atlantic Coast W. W. Reed R-339 VP Charge Atlantic Coast James Bullock ..Not Given....VP Charge Atlantic Coast John Doe . Not Given.... VP Charge Atlantic Coast Tex Strichlan Not Given VP Charge Atlantic Coast John Cole .•C-8 .^. VP of Gulf Leo Cronsohn C-801 VP of Gulf Al Tanner T-12 VP of Gulf Stephens ..Not Given....VP of Gulf John Doe ...Not Given VP of Gulf Leo Cronsohn C-801 VP in Lakes John Coie C-8 VP in Lakes Marty Briethoff B-2... VP in Lakes Ray Gates 0-2 VP in Lakes John Doe ....Not Given VP in Lakes Fxenchie Ruff.......' R-1 Headquarters Hep. Leo Cronsohn......... C-801 Headquarters Rep ,, ratal votaa BOST. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY PHIL. SALT. NORF, 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ^ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 ' 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ^ 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ~0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 91 - JAX. MIAMI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 Q. . 0 • MOB. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NO 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 HOUST. WILM. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 . 0 0 0 1 0' 0 Q 0 1 0 0 SP 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ,0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 '0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (i 0 BEAT. DET. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0^ 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q 0 . SAN BeJUAN MlVRd 0. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 2 1 1 I 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 .1 1 1 1 21 1 I 1 2 �SEAFARERS Jaimary, IMl I Snpplemeiif—Tage Seven LOG HEADQUARTERS TALLYING COMMITTEE'S BREAKDOWN OF WRITE-INS Total NAMi OP CANDIDATI BOOK NUMBER JOB FOR WHICH RECEIVED VyRlTE IN John Cole C-8 Headquarters Rep Michael Foley Not Given... .Headquarters Rep. ...,. Joe DiGlorgo D-2 New York Agent Bill Hall H-272 New York Agent Leo Cronsohn ..C-801 New York Agent John Cole C-8 New York Agent John Hunt H-40 New York Agent E. Scotty Aubusson A-2 New York Agent Roberto Principe Not Given....New York Agent Howard Gulnier G-3 New York Agent Marin Brlethoff B-2 New York Agent Sam Menning Not Given....New York Agent Charles Scofield S-186 New York Agent ...... Herndinan Grege G-68 New York Agent H. Fischer F-1 New York Agent Nixon Not Given....New York Agent E. J. Vroel V-95 New York Agent Paul Hall H-1 New York Agent Charles Stambul Not Given....New York Agent Joe Algina A-1 New York Agent Earl Haskins Not Given New York Agent John Doe Not Given New York Agent ...... Herman Troxclair T-4 New York Agent Joseph Meyerchak Not Given New York Agent F. Greff G-68 New York Agent Eugene Dakin Not Given....NY Joint Patrolman ... John Cole C-8 NY Joint Patrolman ... Rusty Beyeler B-81 NY Joint Patrolman ... 'W. B. Rentz Not Given... .NY Joint Patrolman ... J. Algina... A-1 NY Joint Patrolman ... J. Morrison .• M-3 NY Joint Patrolman ... F. Otvas Not Given NY Joint Patrolman ... Ray White Not Given....NY Joint Patrolman ... Morris Weisberger Not Given....NY Joint Patrolman ... Sir Charles Oppenheim. .Not Given....NY Joint Patrolman ... Leo Cronsohn C-801 NY Joint Patrolman ... Red Campbell Not Given NY Joint Patrolman ... James Sweeney Not Given NY Joint Patrolman ... John Cole C-8 Philadelphia Agent Leo Cronsohn C-801 Philadelphia Agent John Hunt 11-840 Philadelphia Agent Ray Gates O-501 Philadelphia Agent John Cole C-8 Phila. Joint Patrolman . Leo Cronsohn C-801 Phila. Joint Patrolman . Jimmy The Beefer Not Given Phila. Joint Patrolman . Harry N. Byrd B-159 Phila. Joint Patyolman . John Cole ,.C-8 Baltimore Agent Leo Cromsohn C-801 Baltimore .'\gent A1 Stansbury Not Given Baltimore Agent Ciifton N. Jackson Not Given... .Baitimore Agent Carl Chunko Not Given Baltimore Agent J. Algina A-1 Bait. Joint Patrolman .. John Cole C-8 Bait. Joint Patrolman .. Leo Cronsohn C-801 Bait. Joint PatitKman .. Sir Charles Oppenheim..Not Given Bait. Joint Patrolman .. W. Beyeler Not Given Bait. Joint Patrolman .. W. B. Rentz Not Given... .Bait. Joint Patrolman .. A1 Stansbury Not Given Bait. Joint Patrolman .. John Arabasz > Not Given Bait. Joint Patrolman .. Daiel (Dan) Butts B-628 Mobile Agent Homer Starling S-141 Mobile Agent John Cole C-8 Mobile Agent Leo Cronsohn C-801 Mobile Agent Harold Fischer. F-1 Mobile Agent Green Not Given.... Mobile Agent Nixon . Not Given.... Mobile Agent Charles E. Turner. Not Given... .Mobile Agent H. G. Harris i...H-47 Mobile Agent Bob Jordon J-1 Mobile Agent John. Cole C-8 Mobile Joint Patrolman J. Morrison ..M-3 Mobile Joint Patrolman Leo Cronsohn C-801 Mobile Joint Patrolman J. Algina A-1 Mobile Joint Patrolman Beyeler Not Given... .Mobile Joint Patrolman W. B. Rentz Not Given Mobile Joint Patrolman John Flood Not Given Mobile Joint Patrolman A1 Stansbury Not Given... .Mobile Joint Patrolman John Cole C-8 Ndw Orleans Agent ..-.. Leo Cronsohn C-801 '..New Orleans Agent Ray Vaughn Not Given New Orleans Agent John Cole 1.. C-8 NO Joint Patrolman ... Leo Cronsohn C-801 NO Joint Patrolman ... .».. J. Morrison... M-3 NO Joint Patrolman J. Algina A-1 NO Joint Patrolman W. Beyeler Not Given NO Joint Patrolman W. B. Rentz. Not Given NO Joint Patrolman John Cole C-8 Houston Agent Leo Cronsohn C-8ai Houston Agent Jimmie Tucker T-22 Hou.ston Agent .... Peter D. Sheldrakes S-1043 Houston Agent Bob Matthews .. M-1 Houston Agent K-2 Houston Agent .... Charles Kimball C-8 Houst. Joint Patrolman John Cole Leo Cronsohn C-801 Houst. Joint Patroiman .B-1 Houst. Joint Patrolman Ted Babkowski. Jimmie ; T-22 Houst. Joint Patrolman Leo Cronsohn .C-801 Detroit Agent John cole C-8 Detroit Agent Ed Mooney ' M-7 Detroit Agent Paul Drozak Not Given.... 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' > ::^ - . • ;•' . • ,c: 'jr.! I f ? h ^ BJ . -."• ••- - , • .i ...?*•>•-« -V' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource January 1961 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU TUGMEN STRIKE RR’S TO BAR JOB CUTS US MARITIME UNIONS SET UP NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON CONTRACT BARGAINING TEXAS COURT UPHOLDS UNION PICKETING OF RUNAWAY; REFERS OPERATOR TO NLRB NOMINATIONS IN, SEAFARERS WILL VOTE ON 12 DELEGATES TO SIUNA CONVENTION OUTGOING ADMINISTRATION TURNS DOWN TANKERS’ BID FOR ’50-50’ OIL IMPORT BALLOT SET ON DELEGATES TO SIUNA CONVENTION ICC THROWS THE SWUTCH: TELLS RAILROADS TO HALT WAR ON SHIPS ITF MEETING NEXT WEEK ON BRITISH FLAG ISSUES REJECT TANKER PLES FOR OIL ’50-50’ SIU CLINICS PROGRAM SUCCESSFUL; NEW FACILITY SET IN SAN JUAN TRANSEASTERN HAULS RECORD CARGO IBU HOUSTON TUGS HAUL WEARY SUB TO SCRAPPING LAKES IBU MEN RESCUE THREE FROM ICY RIVER RMD’S CHRISTMAS PARTY TERMED HUGE SUCCESS IBU WINNER IN COURT; MIAMI CO. MUST BARGAIN OHIO AFL-CIO WILL ACT ON SIU JOB BENEFIT FIGHT, OTHER LEGISLATIVE GOALS SIU CREWS DRAFTING PACT TERMS IN NEWLY-WON FLEETS NEW ‘LUXURY’ SUPERTANKER TO CALL FOR SIU CREW FISH UNIONS HAPPY WITH NEW SENATOR ALASKA UNION ASKS TARIFF CHANGES LICENSED DIVISION FOILS FAKE CONTRACT ATTEMPT SECRETAY OF DEFENSE FORMER SUP MEMBER NEW BUILDING FOR ‘APOSTLESHIP OF SEA’ ORION PAYS $2 MILLION; US DROPS SHIP CHARGES UIW MEMBERS VOTE 96 PERCENT IN FAVOR OF NEW CONSTITUTION THE SIU AND MARITIME IN 1960 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/1961 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIII, No. 1 1961 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/a4c38ca0008a844f627689065d600c43.PDF c1b9e746ab2628c94121894b19d9338e PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Union Victory On Hunaways i- N SEA LEVa CASE -Story On Page 2 SlU Strike Saves RR Tug Jobs -Story On Page 3 M Newcst suDBrtanker under new oupertanKer. siu contract is the 46,000- ton Mt. Vernon Victory (Victory Carriers). Big ship is fully air-conditioned and has a swimming pool back aft near stack. Unlicensed men'sleep two to foc'sle, in cabin beds and share toilet and shower facilities with the two men in adjoining foc'sle. Large, roomy lockers are also provided. (See other photos page 12.) I#'c All OiFAr SIU railway tugmen tear S' 9 #«rff • up strike signs to signify end of strike against 11 eastern railroads. Major issue in the beef was job security for the tugmen who man the railway car floats used in transport­ ing freighf" into New York area. Success of the strike stymied railroads' plans to further reduce their work force in other areas of their operations. It also blocked moves to extend job-cutting else­ where in the transportation industry. (Story on Page 3.) i I US Income I Tax Return I SIU EXPERT'S ADVICE TO SEAFARERS Page 24 t I I f I I J �Face Twe SEAFARERS NLRB Rules For SlU In Key Runaway Case WASHINGTON, February 16—The Seafarers International Union scored a most important victory for all American seamen when the National Labor Re­ lations Board ruled, late today, to take jurisdiction over American-owned ships flying runaway flags, if these ships operate regularly" from US ports. In a case involv­ ing the Liberian-flag SS Sea Level, of the West India Fruit and Steamship Company, the Board ruled that the employer must deal with the SIU as the representative of the ship's crewmembers. The decision was by a 3 to 2 vote. The ruling came in a case which had been universally recognized as a landmark in American maritime unions' efforts to organize runaway-flag shins. In fact, the case was considered so impor­ tant that enormous pressure had been brought to bear on the Board to rule against the Union. Those aopearing against the SIU in the case in­ cluded the US State Department, US Department of Defense and a committee representing the giant steel, oil and aluminum combines, headed up by Standard Oil of New Jersey. It is expected that an appeal will be forthcoming to the courts. The Sea Level case was one of four pending before the Board, all of which had similar char­ acteristics and were docketed together. The others involved SIU charges against the owners of the SS Yarmouth for firing the crew after they a.sked for an SIU contract; the P&O Steamship Com­ pany, operators of the Liberian-flag SS Florida, for refusing to bargain, and a National Maritime Union case against Honduran-flag vessels owned by the United Fruit Company. The SIU scored the first breakthrough on the runaway issue when the NLRB agreed that the Union had the right to organize the Liberian-flag ships of the P&O Steamship Company. The Board had held that the ships were essentially Ameri­ can because they operated out of American porta in American foreign trade. Subsequently, the SIU won a clear-cut election victory on the SS Florida, and proceeded with organizing activities on other runaway ships. In addition, the SIU and the National Maritime Union had formed the International Maritime Workers Union. The IMWU has engaged < in a number of runaway organizing efforts, including the operations of National Bulk Carriers. However; the giant oil and metals companies, having an enormous stake in the runaway-flag field, opened a campaign at the NLRB to secure a reversal of the P&O decision. In this campaign they were supported by the Elsenhower Adminis­ tration, with the State Department and the De­ partment of Defense both intervening on behalf of the runaway-flag operation. These open moves to pressure the NLRB were assailed by the SIU and the Maritime Trades Department. MTD President Paui Hall, in letters to the heads of the government departments last November declared that the clear purpose of the intervention was to deny American unions the right to organize runaway crews. The Sea Level is well known to Seafarers as the old SS Seatrain, one of the first ships to be signed up and manned by the SIU back in the late '30's. Following its sale, it was transferred to the Liberian flag by its new owners, but con­ tinued to operate between New Orleans and Havana. When the SIU organized the crew and petitioned fbr representation, the owners fired the Cuban crew while the ship was in Havana harbor. They then forced them to repudiate their SIU pledge cards to get their jobs back. West India Fruit and Steamship, the vessel's owner, is still operating regularly out of Havana, beiiig one of the few American concerns whose operations have not been halted by Castro. American Ships To Cet More Farm, Aid Cargoes; Job Step-Up Likeiy WASHINGTON—A sharp turnaround in US Government policy 6n American-flag shipping is in the making in Washington. If ^carried out as announced, it would go a long way toward snapping the, American merchant marine out of the doldrums. The new policy has two-^ major elements. One would Typifying the reversal in policy, tion had follo\(red the "effective involve giving American-flag the new Maritime Administrator, control" line, supporting the idea ships up to 100 percent of foreign Admiral Ralph E. Wilson, told a that runaway ships could be relied aid cargo commitments in some shipping group on February 6 on to carry US essential materials. instances, as opposed to the slight­ that, "we must have ships that we Wilson noted that "In the cold ly more than 50 percent they have control—^American-flag ships, with war, in the conduct of peace­ been receiving up until now. The American crews—if we are to as'time-trade and commerce, our US second part of the program would sure, beyond the question of a flag merchant ships truly become involve a vast increase in ship­ doubt, access to our supplies of our first line of defense. They are ments of surplus food abroad, of raw materials from abroad." our only sure guarantee for the which American ships now carry Under the Eisenhower adminis­ principal movement of our imports at least half. tration, the Maritime Administra- and exports ..." l^l?'v t m~ 1^" I i IW- |[^;- 1K'.' • INDEX To Departments The SIU Inland Boatman —Pages 8, 9 The SIU industrial Worker —Page 25 SIU Social Security Dep't —Page 13 SIU Safety Department —Page 7 • SIU Medical Department —Page 19 • SIU Food, Ship Sanitation Dep't —Page 20 The Pacific Coast Seafarer —Pages 22, 23 The Great Lakes Seafarer —Pages 10. 11 The Fisherman and Cannery Worker -.-Page 18 The Canadian Seafarer —Page 21 O Editorial Cartoon —Page 15 • A&G Deep Sea Shipping Report -Page 6 • Shipboord News —Pages 27, 28, 29, 30 Febmanr. IMl LOG The foreign aid ruling is an outgrowth of the troubles the United States is" having with the outflow of gold and dollars from this country. One area of this out­ flow is ocean shipping costs. Under the ruling, the Interna­ tional Cooperation Administration, which administers the foreign aid program, will pay the cost of ship­ ping the aid material only if it is carried on an American-flag ship. If carried on a foreign-flag ship, then the country receiving the aid has to pay the cost of the ocean freight. * For practical purposes, its ex­ pected that the ruling will give most of these cargoes to Americanflag ships. The countries receiving the foreign aid have very little merchant shipping of their own and would not be in g position to pay other foreign-flag ship oper­ ators to carry the aid cargoes to them. Such countries, for example, would bp Korea, Pakistan, Laos, Formosa (Nationalist China) and ) South Vietnam. Another Safe SIU Ship Crewmen aboard Wild Ranger (Waterman) pose with SIU safety award won recently. From left: P. Rubis, bosun; Mate Aiiden; G. Lawson, AS and (in front) E. Johnson, AS. (For other SIU safety awards, see centerfold.) MTD Acts On Sea Union Pacts, Cuba BAL HARBOUR, Fla.—The Executive Council of the Mari­ time Trades Department acted on several important maritime issues in its winter meeting here, among them the problems of national bargaining, the *• continuation of Liberian-flag active in the Cuban trade. The trading operations with Cuba MTD plans to take steps to halt and the growth of runaway-flags on the Great Lakes. Noting that the American-flag shipping industry was now facing a possible turning point, the Depart­ ment went on record in full support of proposals for a national bargain­ ing set-up with US-flag operators. Such bargaining should deal with all the issues confronting US ship­ ping, not just wages and hours. It's the intention of the mari­ time unions to meet with the op­ erators and discuss subsidy policy, domestic shipping problems, American-owned runaway opera­ tions and similar matters The MTD group voted reactiva­ tion of the Maritime Federation of the Caribbean. Preliminary steps had been taken in this direction before the Castro regime in Cuba torpedoed cooperation on the problems of Caribbean seamen and maritime workers. An immediate problem for the Federation to deal with is the operation of the run­ away-flag West India Fruit and Steamship Company between West Palm Beach and Havana. West India is at present running a thriving business shipping cargo from Canada in sealed boxcars, some of it possibly contraband un­ der present US regulations. Other runaway operators are similarly this traffic by boycotting Cuban cargo. The board voted to endorse pre­ vious action taken in Montreal to set up a Great Lakes regional Fed­ eration. This group is concentrat­ ing on fighting the use of the Brit­ ish flag as a runaway registry by American and Canadian ship op­ erators. Presiding at the meeting of tha Department, which has 31 union affiliates in the .AFL-CIO, were MTD President Paul Jlall and Secretary-Treasurer Peter McGavin. SIU Improves Travel Clause In Ship Pacts Through agreement with SIUcontracted operators a new travel and subsistence pay policy was put into effect this month which per­ mits a Seafarer to collect in cash at the payoffs, a sum equal to first class air fare, plus a day's pay and subsistence, from the payoff port back to the original port pi en­ gagement. Formerly under the transporta­ tion clause, the Seafarer received the equivalent of first class train Feb., 1961 Vol. XXIll, No. 2 fare, including the price of a lower berth at the payoff. In order to col­ lect subsistence and travel pay, the Seafarer was required to return to the port of engagement within 30 PAUL HALL, President days. HERBEBT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ One reason for the shift in the MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR. AL MASKIN, CHARLES BEAUMET, ALBERT contract provision was that the AMATEAU, ARTHUR MAHKOWIIZ, Staff former rule covering lower berth Writers. railroad fares was becoming ob­ solete. Publlthaa rnonmiy . et Ibja- headquarters As before, transportation is pay­ International Union, Atof th« Seafarers Inl l::ntlc Gulf, Lakes and inland Waters able under the provisions of District, AFL-CIO,- <75 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 33, NY. Tel. HYaclnth 9«00. Article II, Section fi"! of the stand, Second class postage paid at the Post ard contract. This provides trans­ Office In 'Arooklyn, NY, under the Act portation pay where a ship's port of Aug. 24, 1912. of engagement is in o le area and the port of payoff in another area. SEAFARERS LOG �Febnury, Iftl SEAFARERS Fage Thre* LOG RR Tugmen Win Job Security MMP, MEBA Join In SIC/ Plans List For Stewards Acting to implement the rec­ ommendations of the rank and file steward department committee elected last summer, the member­ ship in all ports has approved a separate registration category for chief stewards. The new registration category will be group 1-S and will include only chief stewards. It is planned to start the new registration category on or about March 1. All Seafarers with chief . steward's endorsement will have the option of switching over to group 1-S until the March 31 deadline. Those who remain in group will no longer ship to chief stew­ ard Jobs, since group 1 will ap­ ply to chief cooks artd bakers. If a Seafarer now on the registra­ tion list does switch over to group 1-S, he will receive full credit for all the time on his shipping card. Similarly, men coming oft the ships after March 31 will have the option of registering group 1-S or group 1. The new registration procedure was one of nine recommendations made by a five-man rank and file committee elected on July B, 1960. The recommendations were ap­ proved by the August membership meetings in all ports. They called for the establishment of a training school for stewards and a recertlficatlon process to assure that all men shipping chief steward are fully-qualified to hold that rating. The other proposals of the com­ mittee will be acted upon at a later date. The decision to set up sep­ arate registration for stewards at this time was prompted In part by the action of the Coast Guard. That agency has begun Issuing seamen's ..papers to steward department en­ try ratings as "food handlers," without any specification that the man Is an entry rating. This could open the door to totally-Inexperi­ enced men shipping in key ratings such as chief steward. SCHEDULE OF SlU MEETINGS SlU membership meet­ ings are held regularly once a month on days in­ dicated by the SlU Con­ stitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SlU ports below. All Seafarers are ex­ pected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram {be sure to include registration num­ ber). The next SlU meet­ ings will be: New York Philadelphia Baltimore Detroit Houston New Orleans Mobile March March March March March March March 6 7 8 10 13 14 15 Routing Job Cut Plan NEW YORK—The plans of the railroad industry to make railroad marine workers the first victims of theii; drive to abolish jobs collapsed in utter defeat on Mon­ day morning, January 23." Early that morning the railroad representatives signed a new agreement embodying the unions' original demands to pre­ serve the job security of the railroad tugmen. The agreement ended a 13- Lonely picket stands vigil at Sunnyside yards of Pennsy Rail­ roads where much of that road's passenger trains lie idle. Picketing took place in five states, was extended as far as Cincinnati. day walkout of three unions, the Railway- Marine Region of the SlU'a Inland Boatmen's Union; the Masters, Mates and Pilots and the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Asso­ ciation against 11 eastern railroads. It provides that the status quo on tugmen's jobs will be maintained pending completion of a study of the entire railroad manning ques­ tion which Is to be conducted by a Five State Picketing Stymied Roads Despite Sub-Zero Cold Any strike depends in large part on the effectiveness of picket lines. In the vast oper­ ation involved in striking 11 major railroads in the dead of winter the picketing operation was a massive one. ciation, the Masters, Mates and maintain close phone and vehicle Most of the men who carry Pilots and Seafarers of the deep contact with all posts. a blue picket card as a me­ sea and Great Lakes districts. The Two 24-hour strike kitchens New York Central and New Haven were in operation along with sev­ mento of their participation in systems were completely closed eral coffee wagons on the move at this beef will have some tales to tell their grandchildren. For one thing, because of the nature of the railroad operation, the picket­ ing was carried on In areas rang­ ing far and wide in the harbor and In the Interior as well, as far west as Cleveland. In New York City alone, some 80 locations were picketed, another 60 on the Jersey side and dozens of Inland points. As If It wasn't odd enough for railroad tugman or Seafarer to find himself picketing In Danbury, Connecticut, or Poughkeepsie, New York, to name two sites, the weather turned to on the side of the railroads with a vengeance. During the course of the 13-day strike, temperatures at some^picket sites ranged down as low as 29 below zero and, especially in the last week, never surpassed 20 de­ gree? above at best. To top it off, howling blizzard blew in on Thursday evening, January 19, coV' ering the eastern seaboard with from ten to 25 inches of snow, on top of previous snow storms. Food, Foul Weather Gear Consequently, In addition to the enormous job of dispatching pick­ ets around the clock to the 150-odd picket locations, the strike ap­ paratus had to contend with the difficulties of getting food, foul weather gear and eveh firewood to pickets in the far-flung ?reas being covered. At times there were sev­ eral hundred pickets working a single shift. At its height, just before the contract signing In the wee hours of Monday, January 23, the strike app^atus covered a five-state area New York, New Jersey, Connec­ ticut, Pennsylvania and Ohio— with pickets coming from the Rail­ way Marin;<» Region, SIU; the Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ down and the Pennsylvania Rail­ road was in the process of being immobilized as the settlement was signed. In fact, some 30 minutes before the negotiators put their signatures to the agreement, a picket line shut down Penn RR in­ stallations in Philadelphia and pickets were setting up lines at their Pennsy locations in that state. New York Central Shut On the New York side, in addi­ tion to picketing 80 rail yards and railroad marine locations In the city, the lines were also up at Al­ bany and at rail power plants or train assembly points in Yonkers, White Plains, Irvington, Pough­ keepsie,-Tuckahoe, Ossining, Har­ mon, Croton and Brewster. The Buffalo hall manned picket lines in that city, Syracuse, Rochester, Niagara Falls and the American side of the rail bridge to Canada. Subsequently, pickets were as­ signed to the Cleveland terminal of New York Central, shutting down the 10,000-mile system from end to end. ^In Connecticut, the New Haven was bottled up by lines at Danbury, Stamford, Cos Cob and the road's main plant in New Haven Itself. Jersey pickets were stationed all along Jersey shore treminals from Hoboken to Bayonne, in addition to Newark, Bloomfleld, Ruther­ ford, Point Pleasant, Secaiicus, South Kearney, South Amboy, Elizabethport, Port Reading and others. Area commands were set up for the New York operation out of Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx. Picket registration, dis­ patch' and communication centers were manned day and night to all hours. As weather conditions worsened foul weather gear, fire­ wood, and long Johns were distrib­ uted. Arrangements were made for makeshift sleeping accommo­ dations for pickets unable to get back home. At times, the Unions' strike wagons with picket reliefs or coffee were the only vehicles clocked through metropolitan area tunnels for hours at a stretch as virtually all transport was para­ lyzed by the snow. The toughest picketing assign­ ments were in outlying points where, because of transportation difficulties, it wasn't always pos­ sible to relieve pickets on schedule. Reporting on . agreement are Simmons, SIU; Colhoon, MEBA, and (belowL Bishop, MM&P. commission headed by outgoing Labor Secretary James MitchelL The new Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg, former AFLCIO general counsel, played a major role in bringing about the final settle­ ment. From the start" of the strike, the unions involved were willing to put the manning Bishop issue aside until the Mitchell Commission brought in its recommendations. But the railroads had other plans. They thought they saw an opportunity to establish a precedent, in aavance of the Mitchell Commissioa report, which could be usea against one million members of the various railroad brotherhoods. Con­ sequently, they were adamant oa this issue and were more than will­ ing to take a strike if they could establish, in writing, that they had a free hand to fire men and reduce manning scales as they pleased. The consequence of the rail­ roads' position, was the widespread stoppage The railroads' position was weakened by the fact that they had testified before the Presidential fact-finding board that they had ntt Issue with the present size of tug­ boat crews. The strike came after 15 months of futile negotiations between the (Continued on page 8) The waving and clapping seen above signifies the sentiments of New York area pickets just after RMR membership voted to end strike against I i railroads. ^ �t;-^--«*'«:: I; SEAFARERS F«*e SMffarer's Wife At Clinic Retired, He's Heading For Portugal BALTIMORE—Permanently dis­ abled by an .arthritic- condition, Seafarer Jose Scares will never sail again after spending a life­ time of over 36 years at sea. He's been receiving an SIU disabilitypension since last June. Scares is now awaiting the-birth of a child here in the States be­ fore taking the family back to bis native land of Portugal. "This will give me at least one good America," he explains. He plans to \ return to Portugal, be­ cause his wife cannot speak English and "life is very strange for her here." Still a young man at 53, Soares last sailed two years ago on Soores the SS Calmar as an AB. A 30-foot-fall from the gangway to the dock while securIng for sea permanently sidelined the husky sea veteran. It left him with a complex of spinal and leg injuries. Today, with the security of the $35 weekly SIU benefits' check to count on, Soares manages to keep in touch with former shipmates nearly every day. His home is only a block from the hall here, and this gives him plenty of op­ portunities to visit, play cards and wait out Job calls with them. 4i' Mrs. Sarah Setliff has blood tampU taken by lab technician at SlU's clinic in NY during recent examination day tor de­ pendents. Her husband Samuel was last on the Portmar. Baltimore Hall Gets Clinic On Feb. 25 BALTIMORE—The Baltimore SIU clinic will open in its new home on the third deck in the Baltimore Hall, 1216 East Baltimore St., on February 25. The new location will make •thp health center more convenient for SIU members and their families. ' FEBRUARY, 1939; The SIU Tampa port agent ran into a rough one when he, along with the crew of the West Kyska, took some beefs to the local inspector and the US shipping commissioner. Instead of act­ ing on the beefs, they told the men to swear out affidavits, with the commissioner warning them that the beefs better be correct or else they would lose their certificates. "In the face of all this opposition from men who are supposed to represent all the people of the United States, and not a few, we decided to try and set some satisfaction from you," the agent wrote in a letter to the Commerce Department. Among the beefs listed were: badlyequipped slop chest, little heat in the foc'sles, bad drinking water, foc'sles awash in heavy weather, plus a steering engine which throws oil, making it dangerous to oil and clean up when ship was underway. 4. 4. 4. 4" 4" 4" FEBRUARY, 1941: Rep. Everett M. Dirkseh, Illinois Republican, earned the title of "Seamen's Enemy No. 1" with the introduction of a bill that would outlaw union hiring halls, require the notorious Copeland fink book,—legalize any command prohibiting the dissemination by seamen of any material "which in the opinion of the master is en­ couraging, or is calculated to encourage, mutinous or rebellious conduct . . . ," and require crews to be composed of 75 percent native-born or naturalized citizens the remainder to have entered the country by 1925. The bill, as the LOG points out, would injure the union by eliminating union hiring halls, violated the civil rights of seamen and set nativeborn citizens against foreign-born, "just another way of dividing the ranks of seamen for the purpose of weakening the union."- Congress had earlier defeated a bill by Dirksen to "make all crews on Ameri­ can merchant ships members of the active naval reserve," and work at wages from $21 to $84" per month. ' FEBRUARY, 1942:, The Atlantic Fishermen's Union is getting the run-around from boat operators on their request for $5,000 war risk Insurance. The operators have locked out the fishermen and left their fleets idle in Boston harbor. The shipowners are in open defiance of the War Labor Board, which handed down a special decision instruct­ ing operators to pay the premiums for insurance. The employees have told the union they might "consider" the question if the union sur­ rendered on the wages and hours issue. "We can imagine." the LOG commented, "the howl that would have gone up if a union had balked at a board decision." 4i 4> 4, FEBRUARY, 1943: The Big Town, finally realizing that merchant teamen keep things moving in the war, have opened up many canteens and clubs for them. The best spot, is the American Theatre Wing Mer­ chant Seamen's Club, an actor and actress-run canteen. It has distribu­ ted 10,000 free tickets to theatres, movies, operas, radio shows and boxing matches In the two weeks since its opening. And then there are all those lovely hostesses to dance with. The newest canteen open for seamen, the LOG reports, "is at the Ritz—no IcSsT Every Sunday night the Ritz Towers on Park Ave., at 57th Street hold open house. Dancing, floor show, hostesses from Park Ave., etc., etc.". . . Out of the foc'sle tomes the report that "the brothers who were squawking about torpedo ^ns, victory pins or what have you, may now secure a ribbon from the WSA for every time they survived a torpedoing, by writing to that office.". . . SIU added $25,160 to the thousands of dollars already in- lli LABOR 'BOUMrP THE WORLD SOME OF THE PEOVISIONS OF FOREIGN LABOR contracts or labor laws would seem odd, or even extreme. If placed In the United States setting. For example, In Brazil, a worker with ten years on the job can't be fired for any reason, except for violations of a major national law. The layoffs at the end of nine years and 11 months must ibe terrific. Strikes in Brazil have to be authorized by labor courts, technically speaking. The unions are trying to get the right to strike written into the constitution. An important factor in some jobs is if the plant provides food and health services, because many workers can't afford the cost outside. In Argentina, government awards are what decide the wage pattern, rather than collective bargaining. The Netherlands has a system whereby a board composed of govern­ ment, employer and employee members checks on wage gains to de­ termine whether they are inflationary. Italy, for the first time in .history, is beginning to make a dent in traditionally huge unemploy­ ment. Italian wages are still rock bottom In most areas, with unions unable to do much about the situation because ItaUan workers, living hand to mouth, can't survive strikes of any duration. IVest Germany workers are making the biggest strides. Wages have doubled since 1950 and"are going up at seven to eight percent a year. The work week there is finally heading down to the 40 hour standard which has been ig existence in other western countries for miny years. Remember When ... Y««ted In war boadL mnury, IMl LOG The move to the Baltimore hall from a center some distance from the hall is part of the SIU Medical Department's program of making the Union's health centers provide greater service to Seafarers and their families. Like other SIU clinics the center is completely equipped with examining rooms, x-ray facilities, laboratory, electro­ cardiograph, reception room and doctors' offices. It provides free head-to-toe medical check-up for Seafarers, their wives, dependent parents and children. Many Services Offered The examination, which would cost $45 and up if purchased pri­ vately, includes such services as urineanalysis, blood tests, x-ray, electrocardiography and, for de­ pendents, gynecological and pedi­ atric examinations. Dr. Oscar Camp is in charge- of the Baltimore clinic. His staff in­ cluded three doctors available at different times of the day, three lab technicians and a clerical staff. PHS Hospital Visiting Hours Seafarers and friends of SIU men are urged to visit their buddies in the PHS hospitals whenever the opportunity arises. The visiting hours at the va­ rious hospitals are as follows: Boston (Brighton PHS) 11 AM to 8 PM 2 PM to 8 PM Staten Island 1 PM to 3 PM Baltimore 7 PM to 8 PM 2 PM to 4 PM Norfolk 6 PM to 8 PM $ AM to 11 AM Savannah 1 PM to 5 PM 7 PM to 9 PM 2 PM to 3 PM New Orleani 7'PM to 8 PM 2 PM to 3 PM Galveston 7 PM to 8 PM San Francisco 12 Noon to 8:30 PM (TB wards 3 PM to 8:30 PM) Seattle 2 PM to 7 PM 4^ ^ WHILE LIVING STANDARDS IN WEST EUROPE at least, are on the way up in most areas, it's a different story on the Communist side of the fence. In Yugoslavia, the official Communist Party newspaper reported that seamen on .a Yugoslav coastal passenger ship were often ' putting in 20 bdurs a day for 25 percent additional pay over, their eight hour base scale. The operators of the vessel refused to pay the overtime stipulated by law, and that's that. There was no word of protest made by the "Yugoslav unions. ^ t 4; 4. DOWN IN ARUBA, THE HUGE OIL-REFINING island belonging to the Netherlands, a strike of oil workers has been broken by the government and the employers. The tactics followed were those which are classic in the oil industry. After the Petroleum Workers Federation of Aruba called the strike, the refinery set up a company union with which it signed a contract. It then arrested, jailed or deported the leaders of the oil workers. The strike was provoked in the first instance by the employers when the company fired J. A. Hernandez, secretary of the union and the government ordered his deportation since he ia a citizen of Venezuela. 4- 4. * THE FINNISH TRADE UNION FIGHT against Communist control has taken a step forward with the organization of the Finnish Trade Union Federation. The Federation was set up to counter the Finnish Trade Union Council which has fallen under the control of Finnish Communists and their allies. Participating at the founding meeting were 11 unions with a membership of over 41,000 with several other unions, whose total membership is over 20,000 pre.sent as observers. It is expected that other unions will join the group. The opposing trade union council had approximately 200,000 members originally, but at least one third of the group has dropped away. . 4i 4> 4i NON-OPERATING UNIONS ON CANADIAN railways were all set to start a strike on a national scale when the Canadian government pushed through special legislation banning the walkout. The legislation put a.freeze on wages and strike action until May 15, compelling 120,000 non-operating railwaymen to work against their will until that time. In the meantime, a Royal Commission will conduct an investiga­ tion into the industry and bring in recommendations. '$> SOVIET TRADE UNIONS HAVE TO DO SOMETHING to pass the time of day since its obvious to all that they have no role to play in such matters as wages," hours, working conditions and o .-the-job grievances. The latest bulletin put out by the World Federation of Trade Unions quotes the official Russian "trade union" newspaper on the "achievements" of Soviet unions. Major emphasis is placed on the speed-up with the Russians boasting that over six million workers are taking part in competition for the title of "Communist Labor Brigade" and over 200,000 of them have won awards as "outstanding workers of Communist labor." These titles are given workers whose production rate" exceeds a-given standard. •The Russian unions also boast of their program of convalescent homes (no doubt, that's where the "outstanding workers of Communist labor" rest up); summer camps, libraries and sports activities with 6,000 "masters of sport" in their memberships. In this review of "achievements" there's not a word about any genuine trade union function. PORT O' CALL E.BALTiA/oeE �. . ,r^.- rcilnntjr. 19« SEAPARERSI Sill Convention Vote P«C« Fiv* LOG Dock Law Appeals System Sought By HY Port Council NEW YORK—A proposal for a tri-partite appeals board to which longshoremen and other waterfront workers could appeal rulings of the Waterfront Commission has been made by the Maritime Port Council of Greater New York Harbor. The proposal was on» of several presented by the' group to the New York State mitted as far back as 25 to 30 years of the Maritime Trades Depart­ legislature, in order to assure ago. The Council noted that the ment, AFL-CIO, has as its officers SIU member Henry Viik Heft) signs up to cast his vote for SlUNA's convention delegates. Other voting members to rear are: Fred Harvey, Floyd Dominski and John Metsnit. Seafarers Elect 12 To SIU Convention Seafarers in all ports ended a secret ballot vote on Satur­ day, February 11, completing the election of 12 delegates to represent the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District at next month's t: SIUNA convention. at a special meeting in headquar­ The 12-man group named ters on January 19. was as follows; Steve Cardullo, Paul Hall, A1 Kerr, Robert Mat­ thews, Eddie Mooney, Earl Sheppard, Claude Simmons, Freddie Stewart, A1 Tanner, Cal Tanner, Keith Terpe and Lindsey Williams. The nominations for the 12-man group closed on January 19 and the voting began on Monday, Jan­ uary 30. , The nomination procedure and the eligibility requirements were the same as those for other SIU elective offices. Regular or special meetings in all SIU ports during the first week of January were no­ tified of the opening of nomina­ tions, as were all Union members at their last known home addresses. Nominations opened January 11, with acceptances and notifications closing midnight January 16. A rank and file credentials committee passed upon the qualifications of the candidates after being chosen The SIU convention is being held at the Hotel La Concha, San Juan, Puerto Rico, starting on Monday, March 13. In addition to the 12 deep-sea delegates, there are delegates who will represent various SIU divisions, such as the Inland Boatmen's Union and the New Bedford Fisherman's Union. Don't Send Your Baggage COD "^afarers are again warned not to send their baggage COD to any Union hall. The Union cannot accept delivery of any baggage where express charges have not been prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Union halls face the prospect of having to go to a lot of trou­ ble and red tape with the Rail­ way Express Co. fairness in Waterfront Commission procedures. The port council, representing 25 waterfront unions with a mem­ bership of 150,000, raised a number of objections to proposed legisla­ tion which would increase the com­ mission's powers. It noted that pro­ visions of the proposed legislation. Involving loose and broad grants of power to the commission, could be used to restrict legitimate union picket line activity by any union on the waterfront. In dealing with the commission's hearing procedures, Anthony Scotto, the council's president, noted that the commission is the investigating, prosecuting and judging agent all in one, and that the commissioners may, and do, arbitrarily disregard the hearing record in making their rulings. "The arbitrary processes of the commission are far harsher than processes employed by .the Federal government in matters of far great­ er consequence," he said. Appeals Board Sought He called attention to the fact that in the Coast Guard screening program during the Korean War, seamen accused of subversive con­ nections had the right of appeal from the Coast Guard ruling to a board composed of industry, labor and Coast Guard representatives. Further, the hearing ofl'icer in the first instance was a civilian, not a Coast Guardsman. This kind of procedure was sug­ gested by the council to protect the rights of longshoremen and other waterfront workers. The council proposed a similar tri­ partite board, composed of repre­ sentatives of labor, management and the commission, to hear ap­ peals. At present, the only right of ap­ peal a waterfront worker has is to the courts, a costly and cumber­ some process, usually taking many months. The port council also objected to the "open end" nature of the commission's penalties. Under the commission's procedures, waterfroqt workers can be barred from the docks for life for offenses com­ Federal Landrum-Griffin law has a five-year "statute of limitations" on barring individuals from par­ ticipating in union affairs. In addition, the council was criti­ cal of the commissipn's bid to ex­ tend its authority far beyond the confines of the waterfront. The port council, a local affiliate Scotto, Jerry Wurf, American Fed­ eration of State Council and Muni­ cipal Workers; Joseph Powell, Office Employees International Union and Raymond J. Connors,. International Longshoremen's As­ sociation. Wurf is vice-president, Powell, executive secretary and Connors, field representative. SIU To Operators: See That Mail Goes Through SlU-contracted companies have been notified by the Union that they are expected to assure the prompt delivery of both personal mail and Union communications to offshore ships or else suffer an "appropriate-• same time, the mail has not been contract penalty." The Union took this action returned to headquarters, indicat­ after receiving numerous com­ plaints from the crews of offshore ships about non-delivery of mail. The Union informed all contracted companies that "it is the clear re­ sponsibility of the ship operators to see to it that all their agents carry out their obligations in this respect." The operations were put on no­ tice that "if thig difficulty persists, the Union will have no alternative but to raise this as a contract issue in future negotiations and demand an appropriate contract penalty to cover non-delivery of mail." Agents' Laxity Cited The Union communication'noted that "if appears that the major cause of the trouble is either the laxity or deliberate evasion of re­ sponsibility by some of the (foreign port* agents." While "many agents do discharge their responsibility," there are some who "absolutely re­ fuse to forward mail," or "refuse to deliver mail to the ship- and then either throw it out, or return it to the sender as undeliverable." Included in the mail which has missed ships are copies of the SEAFARERS LOG airmailed to all vessels at their next port of call. Although the LOG Is sent regu­ larly to all ships, some crews have complained of non-delivery. At the ing that it is simply being discard­ ed at the receiving end. Alcoa Ship In Tokyo Collision A collision in Tokyo Bay be­ tween the Alcoa Pioneer and the Danish cargo vessel Laust Mae. sk sank the Danish ship and killed two of its crew. Three others are reported missing. Forty three other crewmen and four American passengers were rescued from the icy waters, thir­ teen reportedly injured. The crash occurred February 5 as the SlU-manned ship was leav­ ing Yokohama for Europe via Kobe and Korea. The bow of the 6.759ton Alcoa Pioneer was crushed and the No. 1 hold was flooded. None of the 43 crewmen were injured. The ghip returned to port under her own power and was drydocked while the cargo in the flooded hold was removed. The ship will be rejiaired in Japan after bids are put out. Repairs are expected to tak* a month to six weeks. jeB^oscmP ALSOO/^aiTBCAm^ \\AR£L£A5^ ^TBUfTF CAPABLB TvNfci /MPfZISoAl£DA/ff _ OF PHOroORAPHlf^ FVRCE FUBRS /R oBvioiS MCAlB TO SWBBTBf^ .». AlO P/207SSr y>£7T RBLATfoRS WITH FfiOfA SUMiMERS' AS30ClAriO/>l6.,r . K£\W£DV AVMlf^iSTRA-VOf^. _ TOPuroiyrRevizARper FOR FORSION \/lSirOK9 TOHELP cor OUTFIJOW OF DOLLARS .., U.S. TOURIST TARIFF-FREE SPiSslDING A^AV CUT It? WORLD'S WEA-msR. epeciAusi5MEEriN . FRteiDRS^VORR A&REE THMCUtAATE BGEWhlS COLDER* ijRiriSA) ARREST F/\r HNJ tOAtXPAl.. .OL\RSE THEM lVnHSPy/A/(9 OA/ BOriSFA/AVYAMO /A/fVRMlRSM05C0lVer SECRET DAJOBQERXhlP RADIO* . r DRif^< CLMimRV 6 \u SPEMD $34MILLIOJ4 r: OA/ AVS/ERTiSlRS CAM^ ' PAm ro PEODLB- SODA WATER,,, <^OMMV/^lST ChllMA MODIFfil^ RURAL COMMUA^ AS FOOi> SFORXAfSE &PREADS... .ffe45ANTS TO WWB Rl^^T TO OF THBIR.OWN FOOD* •m\ M �Fife-V SBAFARERS LOG We Six Febniaryt IMl SEAFARERS ROTARY SRIPPINfi BOARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In thi SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) January 1 Through January 31, 1961 To the surprise of no one, shipping took its usual dip in the month of January, following a pattern of many years' standing. December always produces hot shipping and a , big turnover just before the holiday season, while January Is traditionally slow. Consequently, the total jobs shipped during the month were 2,246 compared to a high of 2,898 in December. Interestingly enough though, Seafarers In the class A seniority group held their own despite the sharp drop. A total of 1,553 class A men shipped in January compared to December's 1,573. In other words, the seniority protection, worked out fine for the top-rated men, with the big ship­ ping drop coming in the low-rated class C group. In De­ cember this group shipped 461 jobs, dropping off to 178 In January. Similarly, class B shipping declined, although ^ Ship Activify not as sharply as shipping for 'C men. Registration was also off for class A. In fact four more "A" men shipped there registered, so that there was no rise^in the class "A" on the beach totals, an excellent omen during the traditionally slack shipping period. On the ship activity side, the number of payoffs and sign ons also dropped off, and total ship movements were down to 449 from 454 the month before. Severe winter weathet undoubtedly contributed to the shipping slack, although the tankers were booming because of- an unprecedented cold spell along the entire Eastern seaboard. In fact, the tankermen can look forward to far better shipping in the coming months than has been the case for several years- now, since the tanker industry appears to be snapping out of the doldrums which hit it early in 1957. Pay Sign In Offs Oni Troni. TOTAL Beitan New York ... .37 Philadelphia . . 4 Baltimore .... .17 Norfolk Jocktonvlllo .. S Miami Mobile New Crleoni . . 9 Houston ".... .10 Wilmington .. . 1 Son Francisco. . 2 Seottio 1 9 2 7 — 1 — 7 13 4 — 2 2 TOTALS 48 114 7 48-23 18 28 25 13 4 38 58 12 10 3 287 U 94 29 42 29 31 14 24 60 72 13 14 11 449 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP I 2 5 5 27 63 3 15 52 19 8 9 9 12 0 3 19 15 73 32 27 47 11 13 11 12 8 20 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle 199 TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C - GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 2 3 ALL A 8 ALL 3 ALL C ALL 1 2 1 2 B 1 3 2 3 7 0 1 2 0 0 0 7 33 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 11 16 6 3 8 0 0 4 35 38 16 15 58 21 117 4 20 3 14 117 4 5 11 2 9 20 14 151 69 143 30 242 7 23 34 64 1 2 5 16 1 0 3 0 11 3 8 0 0 1 16 25 15 42 0 4 1 22 5 8 1 1 3 4 34 24 92 3 2 12 20 50 18 13 16 32 0 2 3 . 5 92 65 12 103 64 32 5 129 26 2 21 41 8 4 7 0 3 3 2 1 37 2 2 3 5 0 0 7 0 0 5 0 12 14 . 18 5 18 3 5 10 11 11 32 0 6 2 1 4 19 10 32 4 5 9 2 6 51 5 16 3 24 1 6 2 9 10 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 7 1 1 2 1 0 6 15 4 19 29 0 86 9 6 0 29 11 31 39 7 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 7 2 0 40 30 33 20 *9 57 19 109 1 1 8 109 21 2 0 6 47 9 11 21 8 138 61 111 24 196 22 21 4 25 23 48 46 0 55 16 117 4 18 19 41 3 0 1 4 117 95 7 42 41 38 21 17 18 4 162 36 23 1 2 5 4 11 9 12 2 10 0 5 14 3 6 0 2 2 23 35 9 9 1 19 8 10 2 1 10 3 17 1 1 6 3 8 6 0 17 2 4 0 0 0 7 20 1 0 21 26 22 3 51 1 12 4 14 23 13 36 10 59 2 5 59 1 8 7 18 0 17 9 2 3 18 82 15 10 26 1 11 5 5 1 187 329 109 1 625 17 65 88 1 170 10 8 31' 1 49 625 170 49 1 844 326 517 119 1 962 28 129 ]160 1 317 319 105 1 623 15 114 103 [232 1 3 ALL 16 6 19 109 22 4 80 9 19 2 3 24 3 0 37 3 19 124 28 102 27 3 25 2 7 35 ENGINE DEPARTMENT t Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS ' Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 2 8 0 1 5 5 1 6 3 2 1 4 77 5 16 48 13 21 26 52 13 95 69 13 19 0 3 7 8 2 9 2 6 2 5 9 57 0 10 40 7 27 18 45 7 57 8 72 13 2 5 8 0 7 1 3 2 6 2 9 6 1 4 1 1 2 8 1 5 10 0 9 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 35 0 8 22 5 6 3 9 2 8 29 19 87 2 18 59 10 26 6 34 15 84 59 10 26 62 96 4 8 41 23 68 20 91 55 16 14 1 8 2 4 7 10 3 2 23 19 1 17 0 2 13 . 2 1 3 4 0 12 4 16 3 20 5 28 1 13 22 4 8 27 2 33 98 299 62 1 459 16 156 101 1 273 69 338 70 477 • Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 20 25 45 6 0 2 4 13 18 33 2 0 3; 2 1 10 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 4 16 23 6 1 44 2 25 17 10 7 2 1 5 0 5 0 18 6 11 1 9 102 95 206 TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A 1, 2 B 0 2 0 2 6 2 3 5 12 20 95 45 0 0 1 9 6 1 1 72 0 1 0 33 0 9 0 0 0 3 11 10 0 7 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 7 7 9 84 1 23 1 6 91 3 2 1 44 2 23 0 0 2 10 0 16 0 0 0 5 6 33 2 18 0 4 58 477 206 5 24 29 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL C ALL 1 S ALL 2 1 2 5 10 1 2 6 2 9 1 1 3. 61 20 160 38 98 30 166 7 25 29 10 16 2 8 34 1 7 43 0 2 69 1 106 10 61 10 81 38 29 2 12 -0 12 6 4 12 10 2 24 2 5 31 1 7 3 2 11 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 5 0 2 36 14 3 14 0 42 6 62 0 11 53 83 26 23 9 116 36 9 128 4 26 8 6 141 39 40 86 5 13 7 10 35 2 2 2 5 4 5 9 1 15 0 21 10 33 48 6 8 5 1 57 3 5 14 6 17 8 14 0 1 58 1 7411167 437 81 1 685 24 i4^ 126 1 "296 STEWARD DEPARTMENT m' Registered CLASS A Port Boston TT New York.... Philadelphia.. Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville.. Miami Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington. . San Francisco Seattle TOTAJS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS GROUP 1 2 3 199 319 105 98 299 62 60 216 191 488 678 383 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS GROUP 3 ALL A 2 B 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 21 17 106 0 16 1 3 22 0 3 3 0 6 58 0 5 25 1 0 2 JO 0 0 0 19 17 0 6 1 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 5 93 0 0 5 21 0 10 10 57 32 0 0 2 13 0 2 2 0 13 0 0 7 0 7 8 39 20 0 1 3 '67 1r7i 451 139 1 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL C ALL 1 6 4 8 3 6 2 0 3 1 2 17 144 84 36 100 220 6 58 8 44 28 12 6 11 29 0 0 13 13 3 78 2 89 35 13 30 4 18 6 24 28 1 13 6 5 7 5 0 2 17 3 3 14 1 0 42 8 1 2 19 0 30 12 0 0 0 0 9 0 14 40 91 0 32 0 32 0 28 37 13 95 170 2 61 4 55 5 119 62 13 14 44 5 7 17 29 10 99 17 8 1 6 15 2 17 0 4 6 2 40 1 3 18 20 19 1 11 0 9 27 0 67 11 4 12 1 11 8 12 776 213 23 31 1 267 '71 1! 6611317 114 345 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 2 3 5 3 1 1 0 3 6 1 3 0 0 2 2 '2 0 30 13 54 97 2 0 25 27 31 11 64 106 0 21 1 20 10 5 7 22 0 0 8 8 12 22 0 3 3 7 0 3 20 6 23 49 2 2 19 23 25 10 23 58 4 0 21 25 7 13 0 4 2 4 3 7 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 10 2 3 15 1 . 1 1 3 8 17 6 3 6 0 2 4 1 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 2 13 36 0 0 14 28 0 0 14 10 4 14 0 0 31 3 58 92 1 0 33 34 17 21 8 68 93 1 1 19 31 14 27 72 7 3 29 39 16 11 30 57 1 29 2 32 5 1 4 10 • 1 0 3 6 13 0 4 5 2 0 2 2 7 2 7 16 0 0 7 6 6 3 13 1 6 1 9 0 15 7 13 35 3 3 15 39 4 20 21 15 4 20 2 14 191 60 216 1 4671! 20 13 159 f 192 143 57 251 1 451 14 5 120 1 139 - 1:. - -« Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED ALL 1 623 1 459 1467 jl549 Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 15 114 103 16 156 101 20 13 159 51 283 363 Shipped CLASS A GROUP ALL 1 3 2 1 232 187 329 109 1 273 69 338 70 1 192 143 57 251 1 697 399 724 430 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 65 88 1 625 17 1 477 9 102 95 5 120 1 451 14 11553 40 1721303 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 8 •31 1 170 10 24 29 1 206 5 3 67 1 i39 1 35 121 1 515 16 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS ALL A C B 1 49 625 170 49 1 58 477 206 58 1 71 451 139 n 11 178 1553 515 178 ALL 1 844 1 741 1 661 |2246 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 326 517 119 962 167 437 81 685 317 114 345" 776 810 1068 545 2423 GROUP 1 2 3 28 129 160 24 146 126 23 31 213 75 306 499 ALL 1 317 1 296 I 267 | 880 �Vebnuuy. INI SEAFARERS Face SeTM LOG Seatrain Gets ICC Hearing-At Last 'Joe Alcinif Safety Director Alarm Bells Have A Purpose ^ Experience proves that many "danger" signs and "caution" markers openly posted or stertcilled around the ship tend to be completely ignored after a while because everyone takes thenni for granted. You generally have to have a bad accident before everybody wakes up. This is one of the hard facts of life, whether you're on a ship, at home, on the highway or anywhere else. At typical situation -is one that's come Up on some West Coast ships lately. A sign on an alarm bell in the galley is clearly marked: "When This Bell Rings Go To The Ice Boxes." In several instances, the bell was purposely rung by an inspector to check what would happen. The results were pretty awful. No Idea About "The Alarm Most of the men in the galley on these occasions had no Idea at all why the bell was ringing. A couple completely ignored it; others just stood around wondering what to do. Some eventually went to the ice boxes and just stood there by the doors. They thought they were sup­ posed to stand by the ice boxes for some kind of drill. Apparently very few had the Idea that the bell had a definite pur­ pose; namely, get^the door opened in a hurry because somebody Is locked inside. Almost nobody got the message that there was an emer­ gency and, fortunately for all concerned, this was only a test. It would seem that new men as well as old hands in the galley should be reminded of this particular problem again and again. _ Aboard ship certainly, an alarm bell—wherever it rings—has i partic­ ular purpose. Anyone who .doesn't know what it is should ask. He could be the guy in a plight the next time. Clearer Signs Needed On this same issue, it's obvious that the sign We're talking about could also be worded more clearly. It might say: "Go To The Ice Boxes When Thts Bell Rings—Someone Is Locked Inside" or, simply, "Open All Ice ?ox Doors When This Bell Rings." Frequent reminders on what this is all about wouldn't hurt in any ctfSe. Obviously, whoever made up the sign assumed that the crewmembers would know the purpose of the alarm bell, which just wasn't so in the cases in question. The moral" is that warning signs and instruc­ tions should always assume that the reader knows nothing about the safety item at stake. In that way there is no question as to what should be done. There's a separate question here also. You could ask why was the door locked in the first place since there s usually a hook-back gadget on the bulkhead for the very purpose of keeping the door open. But con­ struction varies from ship to ship and not all vessels have these hooks. The best bet in such a case Is to have someone with you standing by the door, especially if you're carrying something into the ice box. The door may stay open awhile even if it's not hooked, but.once it starts closing you can have a lot of grief. This is where there have been serious accidents In the past, mainly due to such carelessness. Another good precaution, since these boxes generally have a separate padlock, is to stow the lock in your pocket when you go inside. In that way, you can't get locked in completely—and sometimes with the only key on the ship that can open the lock. Warnings Also Differ The situation we're talking about varies even more from ship to ship. Some have an alarm bell that rings in the galley and also on the bridge; others have a blinker light besides the alarm and some have a pilot light outside that switches on when the lights go on inside the box. Whatever the case, it's important to realize that these items are de­ signed to help avoid accidents. Understand them; they're insurance against a future problem of this kind around the galley or anywhere else around the ship. And jf any safety device doesn't work, report it right away so something can be done to get things working properly. It may be a while to the next port or safety meeting. Keeping these things a secret until then doesn't do anyone any good. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG). Get Lowdown On Lifeboats WASHINGTON—^After seven months' inactivity and delay, the Interstate Commerce Commission has set February 28 as the date for the start of hearings on a Seatrain-railroad dispute. The SlU-contracted company filed a complaint in June that the railroads are blocking development of a** ture, but the ICC has not acted on it until now. Seatraln's complaint charges that the railroads—some 128 are involved — "have banded together for the purpose of driving water carriers out of existence. This goal is clearly evidenced by past selec­ tive rate-making of the railroads and their absolute refusal to coop­ erate with water carriers in pur­ suit of their daily activities." Seatrain contends that the rail­ roads are required by law to estab­ lish joint rail-water rates for freight shipments, and that the ICC, in turn, is the Governmental agency to compel the railroads to fulfill their legal obligations and to end the present abuse of the law. in refusing to set joint rates with Seatrain, the railroads are undercutting the carrier's business. They usually establish long haul rates for all-rail shipment of cargo which are far less than the short haul rate to and from the dock. Seatrain and the maritime uniofis, Including the SIU, have charged that the railroad objective is to put the company out of business. A report by the Senate Transpor­ tation Study Group held that the railroads are required to establish joint rates. In addition, the Landis. report on transportation, made to President Kennedy, recommended that the Government should en­ courage joint service between all forms of transportation, with the actual cost of operation being the principal factor in determining a transportation rate. Christmas Baby How many Christmas babies were born to Seafarers? So far, only one has been reported to the LOG. He's Richard Papi Jones, son of Jim and' Eloise Jones of 3559 Anna Drive, Mo­ bile, Alabama, who checked in at seven pounds five and a half ounces early Christmas morning. Jim, married a year, is an AB, working on a Mobile Towing Co. ocean tug. On British-Canada Issue A meeting of the executive .committee of the International Transportworkers Federation has been scheduled for April in Tel Aviv, Israel. Among other things, the meeting is to act on the ITF Seafarers Section's"* * were trading exclusively in Cana­ recommendation arising out of dian waters and especially with the complaint of the National Canadian-owned offshore ships. Union of Seamen of Great Britain against the SIU of North America. The SIUNA was to have pre­ sented its position on this issue at the Seafarers Section meeting in Antwerp last month, but the Union's representatives were un­ able to be present because of the tugboat strike. SIU President Paul Hall cabled ITF Secretary-General Pieter deVries requesting post­ ponement of the meeting until the tug strike was settled. Internation­ al Longshoremen's Association President Bradley also cabled the ITF for a postponement of the Antwerp meeting, pointing out that Hall, as president of the Maritime Trades Department, had been re­ quested to assist on legislative matters vitally affecting the ILA and other waterfront unions. However, deVries advised the SIU that changes in the meeting could not be made and that the group had discussed the issue. It had recommended to the executive committee that the SIU be sus­ pended unless it met the terms of a resolution which calls upon the SIU to cease alleged Interference in the affairs of the British union and to make a public apology. The SIU then requested a bill of particulars containing full details of the action. The issue out of which the com­ plaint arose was the practice of Canadian shipowners registering their ships under the British flag or the flag of British colonies. Tliis was being done even when ships Because Canadian seamen were being knocked off these ships a"d British and West Indian sa:i..an replacing them at savings to the shipowner of approximate'y 75 percent, the SIUNA took this is-, e up with Sir Thomas Yates, pre ident of the NUS. an ITF mee.hg in January, 1959. Yates a''i "?d that Canadian Seafarers had i e right to organize and represent » ;e crews of Canadian-owned ships in Canadian waters, no matter w it flag these ships flew. However, the British union never honored the agreement. Since many of the ships flving the British flag are in Canar'im waters throughout the s'k i i-g season, this practice works a s~ . e hardship on seamen manni-g e ships who have to get by on B tish wages in the Canadian-US e >nomy, particul' r'y whe.a t'^oy r :e the earnings of US and Canadian seamen. When a group of British sea nen in Liverpool, cal'ing them o'ves the reform movement, star.e' a wildcat strike last sTrmmer, Br U seamen in Canadian ports ea' y followed suit, althoirh they r.n the risk of jail terms British mari­ time law. US and Canadiaq operators in Canadian waters and on the Sea­ way can use the British flag freely because (Canadian law has no provi­ sions covering dorhestic tr-d? To flght this practice, the SIU and other maritime unions have set up the Great Lakes Conference of the MTD. Alcoa Gets Sanitation Award NEW ORLEANS—^The Public Health Service presented a sanitation fleet award to the SlU-contracted Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc. for "an outstanding record of sanitation maintainance." The award covers each of the 16 vessels operated by Alcoa during 1960. The entire fleet's rating was 97 percent-. The rating is based on the inspection of 166 items of sanitary construction and operation, includ­ ing the control of food and drink sources in port, the design and operation of galleys, water sup­ plies, waste disposal systems, rodent and vermin control, numer­ ous structual features involved in marine architecture and the prep­ aration and serving of food and drink aboard carriers. Such around the clock inspection acts as a control in the prevention of disease transmission and out­ break, both aboard ship and among the general population. Presented In the pame of the Surgeon General of the PHS, the award is designed to promote the highest attainable level of sanita­ tion aboard all Interstate public carriers-and ships of US registry. First SlU lifeboat training class in 1961 completes classroom work as bosun Bill Poak, instructor (standing, left), reviews use of eea anchor. Pictured (from left around table) are A-. iCiiKiwmiaiie, D. Donovon, A. Crasts, S. Birarro, H. Poeheco: end A. LCMMB; standing, H. Oottschiidk T/Alf VLJ. 7/?K Alcoa Steamship Co. received the USPHS Sanitation Award last month for general shipboard cleanliness. Holding award (1. to r.): R. K Schilling, Alcoa and Dr. W. H. Aufranc, USPHS. �wmm hi SE4rARERS HcM Whnarr. UM LOG ZNX. \ - ,i . ^ Rail Tug Strikers Ylin Job Security Robert Wagner along with union (Continued from page 3) union group and the roads. Picket- and management representatives. lines were set up far and wide It was ratified overwhelmingly by throughout the harbor and in five the Union members Involved states, shutting down two roads, Aside from the job security is­ the New York Central and New sue, other provisions of the agree­ Haven completely, and halting all ment called for the following: tug and ferry operations of the af­ • Cost of living increased incor­ fected roads. (See story on picket­ porated into the base rates. ing on page 3.) • A two percent increase In base Members of all the other rail­ rates, effective July 1, 1960, less a road unions—trainmen, telegra­ subsequent cost of living raise^^ phers, switchmen, clerks, office • Another two percent increase employees and others—all sup­ on March 1, 1961. ported the walkout to the hilt. In • Elimination of the cost-of-liv­ addition. Joint Council 16 of the ing clause. International Brotherhood of • A 45 cents per day additional Teamsters gave full support with boost for mates and engineers to Council president John O'Rourke cut down an inequity with the Port pledging that the picket lines would of Philadelphia. be fully respected. • Appointment of a bipartisan The final agreement was reached committee, with a neutral chair­ early Monday morning, January 23, man to explore the possibilities of after a marathon, all-night bar­ health and welfare coverage, either gaining session participated in by through existing union plans or Goldberg, New York's Governor by establishment of a separate plan Kelson Rockefeller and Mayor for railway marinb workers. k Pacific IBU Arctic Barge NEW, ORLEANS—Atlantic and Gulf Inland Boatmen Union mem­ bers received $9,764.96 in welfare benefits during the period of Jan­ uary 1-20, according to Welfare Plan headquarters here. Of this sum, a $3,000 death ben­ efit check was disbursed to each of the designated beneficiaries of McKlnley Ludgood and Robert Johnson, who were employed re­ spectively, by Radcliff Gravel Co. and John I. Hay Co. Other Inland Boatmen collect­ ing welfare benefits of $200 or higher were:, Lloyd Camus, Cres­ cent Towing Co., Thomas R. Lannie. Self Towing Co., and Raymond Morgan, Mobile Bar Pilots. Alaska Barge's company boat is shovvn crammed with gear for Dew Line summertime supply run. SlU Tugs On Arctic Run z' y SEATTLE—For the past four years, members of the Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific, an SIUNA affiliate, Jiave been manning the tugs and barges used in a unique, seasonal oper­ ation that nearly defied the re­ sources of the Armed Forces. 8,375 long tons of cargo and slight­ At stake was the annual sum­ ly over 3 million gallons of fuel; % mertime rush to get a year's sup­ plies into the DEW Line, the Dis­ tant Early Warning line of radar stations in the Arctic. Originally the Military Sea Transportation Service handled most of the project itself or with seasonal charters. Then the IBUcontracted Alaska Barge and Transport Inc. won a contract from the military to do the job. The military was at first dubious that the equipment at the com­ pany's disposal was sufficient to do the job. It consisted of a 299foot barge capable of handling a large power barge which dou­ bles as a lighter, freighter and towboat and a few smaller barges, floating oil tanks and a small tug. As a "cushion," the military an­ nounced that the MSTS would be utilized If Alaska Barge couldn't get through. But the IBU-contracted firm successfully , carried out the sup­ ply mission last summer, just under the wire before ice made the Arctic waters Impassible. From all Indications, the com­ pany will be on the job again this coming summer. Tug Justine's IBU 'Cookie' Woody Fuller, a floatman employed at Bush Terminal, Brook­ lyn, casts his ballot at SlU hq last month as other RMR mem­ bers voted to end tie-up of major New York railroads. Solid Union Support Shown In Tug Strike and Office Employees. Messages of thanks for their as­ sistance have been sent by tlie SlU to all supporting unions. The messages read, in part, "We would like to extend our sincerest thanks to all officers and members of your organization for their support and assistance during the recent strike of railway marine employees in the Port of New York. This sup­ port contributed immeasurably to­ ward the winning of our dispute with the railroads." Relief Work Is Brisk In Philly IBU PHILADELPHIA — Tugboat shipping here last month picked up considerably over the prior period due to the fact that many IBU men had to take time off to dig themselves out of the snow. This meant steady work for tho regular relief men, reports Joo Trainor, IBU representative. Last month and in December, IBU tugs of Taylor & Anderson Towing & Lighterage Co. were hauling tremendous quantities of coal to a new electric generating plant on Dock Island, near Tren­ ton, NJ. The firm expects to sup­ ply the utility plant with at least 1,300,000 tons of coal this year and an even larger amount in 1962. Also reported was .the fact that Interstate Oil Transport's barge 40 made its first run. A sad 'note was added to Trainor's report in the form of an announcement of the death of IBU member Matteo "Mike" Duda, a longtime crewmember of the tug Saturn (Independent Towing Co.). Duda had been an employee of the firm since 1935 and had worked with the same skipper and deckhand for about 28 years. He is survived by his wife Anna, two daughters and a brother. Trainor added that his widow will receive a $2,500 IBU welfare death benefit and a $1,000 death benefit due under the IBU pension plan. WC Tug Sinks; Crew Rescued NEW YORK—The strike of railway marine workers in this port provided a smashing demonstration of trade union soli­ darity by the railroad brotherhoods and other organized la­ bor groups. Among those organizations Carmen, Railroad Telegraphers, which immediately pledged Sheet Metal Workers, Switchmen their support to the striking tug­ boat and ferry employees were the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Teamsters Joint Council 16 of New York, Interna­ tional Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO Maritime Port Council of Greater New York, Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Railroad Trainmen, International Brother­ hood of Electrical Workers, Main­ tenance of Way Employees, Rail­ road Signalmen, American Railway Supervisors Association, Railway Pay $9J64 in IBU Benefits Dick Shaw, cook aboard the IBU-manned fug Justine (Curtis Bay), whips up a part of a multi-course meal to bo served to hungry crewmembers. Tug was docked in Philadelphia. BANDON, Ore. —The tug Ellzabeth Olson (Oliver J. Olsen) slammed into a Jetty in the harbor here diiring rough seas several weeks ago. Though the vessel broke up badly and sank, all 11 crewmen were rescued by another tug, the Rebel. The 117-foot Elizabeth Olson, whose unlicensed crewmen art members of the IBU of the Pacific, was used to tow barge loads of lumber from the Pacific North­ west to Los Angeles-Long Beach harbors and into San Diego. �; Ifltl SEAFARERS Pace Brim LOG X7D BOATMA. New Tug For IBU Men Tug, Railway Delegates For SIUNA Convention Voted On By Members NEW YORK — Railway Marine Region and Inland Boatn^n's Union delegates to the SIUNA's tenth biennial conven­ tion were voted on in secret mail ballots by the memberships of both Unions in all ports. * arrive by not later than February The number of delegates au­ 3, 1961. The requirement was that thorized to represent the the member mark his ballot and The IBU-contracfed tug Dravo Pioneer is pictured at dockside in Philiy. Tug is on bareboat charter to Interstate Oil Transport Co., and will haul large oil barges. Philly IBU Co. Charters Big Oil Barge-Towing Tug PHILADELPHIA — The IBU-contracted Interstate Oil Transport Co., has chartered the 1,600-hp tug Dravo Pioneer to tow oil barges in the Philadelphia and Chesapeake Bay area and in limited coastwise^ service. As a result, the boat barrel capacity and the other, is being manned by an IBU 30,000 barrels—were picked up by crew for the first time. The Dravo Pioneer, one of the world's most unusual deepwater tugs, is equipped with a Kort Nozzle and steering system of the type used on the most modern in­ land river towboats. It recently completed a six-month charter tq Dalzell Towing in New York. Last month, the Pioneer began towing two of the largest oil barges in service on the East Coast. The new barges—one of 40,000 Lakes IBU Set For Meeting RIVER ROUGE — Members of nine locals of the SlU-affiliated Tu^ Firemen's Union late last month were engaged in electing delegates to the Union's first con­ vention, which gets underway the 22nd of this month in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., according to reports from headquarters. One of the highlights of the Tug Firemen's gathering will be a re­ port by the Union's president, Gus Wolf, who will cite the progress the organization has made since affiliating with the SIUNA in April of last year. Pact Talk Scheduled Another item of business to be handled will be the discussion of proposals for coming contract nego­ tiations, it has been reported. Numerous officials of the SIUNA have been invited to attend the conclave, which is being held at the Hotel Ojibway in Sauit Ste. Marie. The convention will con­ clude with a grand ball on Febru­ ary 25 th. the Pioneer at Houston. The larger of the barges is 285 feet in length and has a 16-foot depth. It's maximum capacity Is 42,000 barrels of oil. Crew quarters and galley are located aft. Interstate's new barges will have two or three times the capacity of most oil barges on the East Coast, which currently have a capacity of 15,000-20,000 barrels. Vote Changes Union's Name As a result of the recent secret referendum vote in which the mem­ bers approved their new constitu­ tion by at least a three-to-one ma­ jority, SlU rail tugmen have a new name, the Railway Marine Region (formerly known as the Railroad Marine Division of the SlU In­ land Boatmen's Union.) The new constitution reflects the scope of the RMR and provides a framework for its future opera­ tions. All members should take note of the name change. The activities of the various Inland boatmen, railroad marine tugs, deep sea tugs and harbor craft under the SIU banner are dealt with here. The SIU fam­ ily includes various groups of boatmen throughout the nation —on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes and in Pacific Coast ports. These craft operate in support of deep sea shipping and sup­ plement such shipping in eonfined waters. Their activities concern all seafaring trades. members of both Unions at the SIUNA's convention is spelled out In the constitutions of each group. In the case of the RMR, one dele­ gate Is entitled to represent this Union at the conclave. Candidates for the RMR delegate post were G. P. McGinty, Fred E. Murray and W. J. Ryan. In the case" of the IBU—who.se constitution calls for four dele­ gates—the following five men were running for the four open slots: William Cullison, Ray Herold, Sr., Frank McHale, Samuel Roman, and Joseph Trainor. Nominating Procedures In compliance with law and ac­ cepted practice, the following pro­ cedure was used in nominating and electing the IBU and RMR dele­ gates: The nominations were open as of January 20,-1961, and any mem­ ber not disqualified under law had the right to nominate himself as convention delegate. All members nominated, or who wished to be nominated, were re­ quired to give notice, by wire, to the secretary-treasurer . of their respective unions by not later than midnight, January 26, 1961. The secretary-treasurer then prepared the ballots for the secret mail referendum for convention dele­ gates. The ballots were mailed to each member's last known address, to mail it to the designated PO box, to reach the latter by no later than midnight, February 10, 1961. Ballots Picked Up Three days later, on February 13, 1961, the secretary-treasurer was required to pick up all the ballots at the postoffice box and, with three members of the execu­ tive board, tally the votes cast and report the results to the Union offices in all ports. The delegates elected will at­ tend the SIUNA convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico, commencing on March 13, 1961. The Hotel La Concha is the site of the meeting in that city. (See convention story on Page 5). Also attending the convention will be delegates from SIU affil­ iates across the country. Housfon Tug Talks Cain HOUSTON—The Inland Boat, man's Union here is currently in the process of negotiating a con­ tract with National Marine Serv­ ice, operators of eight boats on the Mississippi and in the Gulf. The IBU expects to wrap up the details of the first-time agreement in the near future. At the same time, the IBIT won another National Labor Re­ lations Board election among tug­ boat employees of Ellis Towing Company, a Galveston company. SIU Victorious The IBU won the right to repre­ sent the men in National Marine Service in an NLRB election by a count of 70 to 22. The one-sided election victory came after the company attempted to set up an "independent" movement which failed to get on the ballot. Ellis Towing operates six boats in and around the port of Galves­ ton. The IBU had petitioned sev­ eral months back at this company but the voting had been delayed by the objections of management to the manner in which balloting was to be conducted. Ellis has been waging a determined cam­ paign against the desire of their crewmen to have IBU union repre­ sentation. Bait. IBU Shopmen On Location Tug^ Dredge Unions Hold Lakes Talks RIVER ROUGE—The SlU-affiliated Tug Firemen and the Dredge Workers Union joined forces last month in various Great Lakes ports to outline their demands for forth­ coming contract negotiations. Cur­ rent contracts covering both unions expire this coming April 1. Welfare Plan Studied Prior to scheduling the meetings, the members of both unions re­ ceived copies of a welfare plan for an outlino, They were informed that the plan was to serve as a guide and model and that it would have to be amended to suit their respective fields of work prior to its adoption. The presidents of the two affiliates—Bob Jones of the Dredge Workers and Gus Wolf of the Tug Firemen—were in full agreement that the plan would have to undergo a few changes be­ fore adoption, in order to serve the best interests of their respec­ tive members. At an executive board meeting scheduled for earlier this month, the two Unions were slated to sum­ marize prior meetings findings, and to air proposals for the forth­ coming negotiations. The rajsponsibility of keeping fen tugboati in tip-top run­ ning condition is in the hands of 12 IBU shopmen employed at Curtis Bay Towing in Baltimore. A few of these IBU mem­ bers are shown aboye. Top left: Mechancis David Beakley and Dan Behrens (right) inspect rocker arms for engine heads in shop. To^ right: Dan Behrens holds shop mascot 'Girlie.' Above, to r.) Barney Schuhart and John How« land work in engLta room of Tug King's Point. �. .'.t^Jj'f- ;rr:>>;:5>,- ' -ff ^ Fate Tea SEAFARERS Fckffoaiy. IKl LOG ¥/: h Duped, By P-Af, Crews Now See SlU As 'Hope' DETROIT—A demand for protection and SIU representation is building up among the unlicensed seamen of Pickards-Mather as they review the broken promises of the company and the tighter employment picture on the Great Lakes. Scores of P-M seamen have"* ^ " As an illustration (see story on told SIU representatives that company laid up 17 vessels shortly this page), one crewmember was "it will be different in 1961" after. •--•K Jfftt %nm FJUna Uv V* ar* aaoloalng your tMnua ohaeic with our alnoaro arpr<M]atloa •( your loyal, aarrlos durloa tba paat aaaaoa,. Thla has haan anottaar yaar of Unusual prohlaaa for you and for eoapany. wnila Interlaka managad to do about as wall aa any of (our ha Croat Lakaa floats, our oparationa wars vary Buoh affaetad by ooodlw tlona In ataal and iron ora which osrtalnly wars not what any of ua Would hays lltcad to aaa, Wa tri'ad to dlatrlbuta tha ayailabla work en tha falraat pesalblg hasla with propar ragard for langth of sarrloa, and ws ragrat.vary wuoh that wa oould nob giya a full aaason of work to many Intarlaka nan and that others had to sa^ sows or all of tha aaason with a raduosd rating* Thaaa sharply lowarad oparationa- naturally had a strong-adyeraa sffaot on roTanus, and wa want to azpraaa.our appraolatlon now for you* oooparatlon In working to kaap afflclanoy up and ooata down. This was aapaolally laq^rtant with a poor aaaaoh in 1960 fallowing tha also dlffl* suit yaara of 19}d and 19}9« . Despite; the heavy pressure P-M denied his weekly "maintenance exerted on its crews, including the and cure" benefits after refusing to use of the ships' officers to brow­ sign accident report papers that beat the men in line and the com­ were filled in by the company. For four months, September pany's false promises of job se­ curity. 220 P-M seamen voted SIU through December, this P-M sea­ in the election. There were 320 no man received no money from the union votes. Now that P-M sea­ company that was due him under I Iggi.fgr oBBpttw* ;ng o'r'm, SA >0" «*Ta 99°fr9"9fAM» ^ tut men have learned first hand what P-M's insurance program. grgBll* ataviyt non Pfrwaat;.yy 9«d-rapa«Lt5i:jE la looking to the 1961 campaign, the companyls promises were r paraonnal. 19 (iBi Wiw't fUWt was your oanably handllna of non-lloanaad^ worth, the SIU expects easier sled­ the SIU has written to P-M sea­ Tour attltuda and datarolnatlon to do a good job In tba faoa of men warning them to be on the ding in the next election. •11 of thaaa unusual problaaa la auch appraolatad. alert against any attempt by the See SIU. Benefits With tha hops that tha oowlng aaaaon will ha a nora aueoaasful •as, wa aand our boat wlahaa. for a liarry Chrlataaa and a Happy How Taara P-M men also have an opportun­ company to maneuver ^ against ity to observe the protection and them. The SIU warned that an­ Toura vary truly, benefits won by SIU men in other other labor organization would, nig BrratLAXg enumxe OOUPAHT fleets which voted SIU last year, probably seek a place on the ballot, including. Pioneer, Steinbrenner, aiding the company in a move to Buckeye and Boland and Cornelius. split the pro-union ballots. The SIU reminded the P-M sea­ One of the company's supervi­ men that the ony true choice for sors explained in a letter to the 'Reproduction of letter in which official of Pickands-Mather P-M seamen was- either SIU and SIU what the company had in mind congratulates officers for their help in defeating SIU at­ security or .no union and empty when it praised the officers for tempts to organize unlicensed seamen. The seamen were promises. Any other choice on the "capable handling" of the unli­ later bumped off their |obs by the officers. ballot would only .aid the company. censed seamen. The SIU Great Lakes Union "I'm sure you are familiar with is a union of, by and for Great P-M's tactics as far as the officers Non-Union Crews Lack Job Security Lakes seamen which has made were concerned and their "instruc­ tremendous progress in advanc­ tions" to us where the SIU was ing the security of SIU men concerned. Believe me, it Ivas sailing under its banner. One 'either or else.' of its greatest accomplishments "It certainly was difficult and DETROIT—Seaman Elmer McLaughlin is another example of the many men who have is the seniority and job security with all the officers being bumped system which gives Lakes men back, working conditions were hell. been forced to run the gauntlet of P-M's stalls, promises and abuses. McLaughlin was re­ protection under the seasonal Nothing but hoNvling and complain­ fused "maintenance and cure" benefits for four months from the company after being in­ shipping set-up. Once confined ing around the clock until I just jured on a P-M ship. "*• to inland waters, activities of those used by non-union operators. office and asked why he hadn't couldn't stand it and had to get The refusal came because SIU men on the Lakes now have Seamen who insist on their rights been receiving off or have a nervous breakdown." greater significance with the Not only did P-M seamen find he didn't want to sign "acci­ under law are liable to find them­ his "maintenance opening of the Seaway and its that they were duped Into voting dent papers" that were filled out selves out of a job. Hence it's easy and cure" bene­ use by hundreds of deep sea against the SIU by promises of job for him by the company. for these operators to beat men fits. He finally re­ ships. The Lakes have become SIU Great Labe.s organizers out of their maintenance and cure ceived two checks protection and security, but many America's fourth seacoast and along with a set were deprived of money that they point to this as another example and other benefits. developments there are of in­ would have received under normal of P-M job security. On June 18, 1960 on the Fayette of papers for him creasing interest to all men in The tactics employed by P-M Brown, McLaughlin was throwing to sign. policies and contracts on the Great the SIU famiiy of unions. "A . lawyer ad­ in this instance are typical of out cable while docking when the Lakes. 4cable backlashed. His knee was vised me not to injured. The only thing McLaugh­ sign these McLaughllii lin received was first aid. No ac­ papers," he said, "because it took all responsibility cident report was made out. Normally, on a union ship, an of the accident off the company. accident report fonn is made out So I didn't sign them." as soon as the seaman reports the Then began a long series of accident to his department head. phone calls and no benefit checks. This assures that the man's right In September, October, November to maintenance and cure is pro­ and December McLaughlin re­ tected. ceived no "maintenance and cure" It took two requests before the benefits from the company. captain finally made out an acci­ In December, the company, o^er dent report. This was not done the phone, admitted that he waa until the ship paid off. injured aboard the Fayette Brown. Demoted From Job P-M asked him to dismiss his at­ He was transferred to the Walter torneys and to come to their com­ Watson after the Brown laid up. pany offices in Cleveland and "talk Incidently, he was demoted from it over." The company also offered an AB watchman's job to a deck to send him money to cover the watch, on the Watson. This was costs. done even with higher-rated men McLaughlin once again refused on the ship with less" seniority. to be fooled by any more P-M On the Watson his leg gave out promises. while working on a lifeboat. He "We listened to their lies during got a hospital ticket and was ad­ the election," he said, "and look vised by a doctor to wear a har­ what we got. Nothing! Not a thing! ness. I'm not going to fall for their The big blow came when he re­ line again. — ported back to the ship and the "In fact P-M's so-called great captain laid him off. A call to .the company produced no results. company Insurance wouldn't even The only thing he got was excuses. bill. "I know the P-M guys won't be McLaughlin got another check Boland and Cornelius delegates complete a two day meeting in SIU headquarters where they by doctors and they advised sur­ fooled this time. One time is were introduced to the SIU system of representation on ship through delegates and also gery. An operation was performed enough. If we would have gone SIU drafted proposals for working rules. SIU representative (extreme right) awarded certifi­ there would be no bump back or in early August. cates to the delegates attesting to their participation in the meeting. McLaughlin called the P-M cheap chiseling." «s a result of their disillusionment at the hands of the company, which recently sent a letter to all officers congratulating them for helping to defeat the SIU by their "han­ dling of non-licensed personnel." The letter by George Calialfan, company vice president, praised the officers as follows: "We are grateful, too, for the competent and careful attention you gave to the problem which confronted us in the union attempt to organize Interlake non-licensed personnel. tVe can repeat that the hey to the union's failure was your capable handling of non-licensed personnel. (See letter adjoining). After handling the "problem" of the unlicensed seamen in the National Labor Relations Board election, the officers then bumped them out of their jobs when the P-M Promises Worthless, He Discovers Boland & Cornelius Men Learn SIU Methods 'tv'' �F«bnurr. Iffl SEAFARERS Face EleTjeB LOG KE:S S Alpena Maritime Trades Councii Formed Browning To Take Over Midland Co. Dispatching DETROIT—The SlU-contracted Browning Lines has an­ nounced that it will take over the management of the four vessels of the SlU-contracted Midland Steamship Co. of Cleveland this spring. Browning Vice President L. tems and separate union agree­ D. Browning said that he and ments or no agreements. A meeting of the newly-formed Alpena, Bay City and Northern Michigan Maritime Trades Council was held at the SlU Alpena hall last montn. Officers, who were elected for a twoyear period, included SlU Port Agent Norman Jolicoeur. Lakes Port Reports Alpena Council Formed ALPENA—SIU Port Agent Nor­ man Jolicoeur writes that a port council has been formed. The new council is known as the Alpena, Bay City and Northern Michigan Maritime Trades Council, A meeting was recently held at their headquarters in the SIU Al­ pena hall and officers were elected for a two-year period. Officers elected were: president, Norman Jolicoeur, SIU; vice-president, Nor­ man Bisanz, Local 24 Bricklayers and Masons: secretary-treasurer' Bay Skiba, Local 1237 Carpenters Union, and recording secretary, Mike Hackworth, Local 1423 La­ borers Union. t Buffalo Ships 72 Jobs BUFFALO—Since the last re­ port, writes SIU Representative Edward Mooney, more than 72 shifting jobs have been shipped through the SIU Buffalo hall. With all SlU-contracted companies call­ ing SIU employment centers for shifting gangs, SIU members are enjoying an added source of in­ come. An MTD council meeting in the making stage will consider the pro­ posed constitution and by-laws pre­ pared by the constiutional commit­ tee. ~ t> Cleveland Looks Ahead CLEVELAND—SlU Port Agent Stanley Wares reports that al­ though the opening of the 1961 shipping season is still a couple of months away, inquiries on shipping are streaming into the hall. Scores of letters coupled with phone calls Indicate that Seafarers are ready to go. Wares adds that inquiries around the local steamship companies are still a bit too premature for an ac­ curate prediction of the coming season. 4". t Detroit In SIU Drive DETROIT—Headquarters writes that since the last report, SIU rep­ resentatives have been out in the field contacting unorganized sea­ men in the various fleets that are 1961 SIU organizing targets. Shipping is down to a minimum with only the Sparkman D. Fos-_ ter (Browning) operating. The Foster is oq the winter run bring­ ing, coal from Toledo to the Ford Motor Co. Headquarters reports that a few overtime beefs that were pending with two SlU-contracted compa­ nies have been squared away and the companies have sent checks out to the men. 4> t Toledo Shipping Slow Midland President Michael K. Tewksbury have agreed that since the firms are of almost equal size and have similar operation, the use of one central office would be beneficial for both companies. Administrative Move Browning added that his com­ pany will be responsible only for the administrative functions of Midland. He said that with both companies serving the same cus­ tomers and all of their unlicensed seamen belonging to the SIU, the boats can be managed for less money if combined. The step taken by the two SIUcontr3cted companies shows that the operators, as well as the sea­ men who man their ships, can bene­ fit when they all have agreements with a single union. This allows for interchangeable operation such as set up here, something which would not be feasible If the two companies had separate hiring sys- Tug Firemen and secretary-treas­ urer, Scottie Aubusson, SIU. News also comes of the SIUcontracted Milwaukee Clipper (Wise. & Mich.) being trapped in Ice about two miles off shore in Lake Michigan. Coast Guard cut­ ters finaliy broke through and The crewmembers of the Chief plowed a path through the ice for Wawatan of the Mackinac Trans­ the vessel. portation Company, which oper­ 4 4 4 ates year-round from St. Ignace to Mackinaw City, have requested the Duluth Holds Election SIU to represent them. DULUTH—SIU Port Agent Ger­ The crewmembers, who now be­ ald Westphal reports that the an­ nual election of officials for the long to an independent union made Maritime Trades Council was held up of the crew, feel that they need at the Superior Labor Temple last the protection of a strong seamen's union; which Is why they chose month. At the present time meetings are the SIU. being planned by all affiliated un­ The men, as well as the head of ions of the MTD, in this area, to the independent union, became discuss -coming problems involving dissatisfied with their union and "runaway" fiag ships on the Great submitted pledge cards to the SIU. Lakes. It was agreed that what­ The SIU has petitioned the Na­ ever steps necessary wili be taken tional Mediation Board for an elec­ to protect the jobs and security of tion and is expected to be notified American seamen. as to when the election will take A motion was carried unani­ place. The election will be held mously to urge civic action to elim­ under the procedures of the Rail­ inate the problem of ships violat­ way Labor Act. ing the anti-dumping regulations in the Duluth-Superior harbor causing pollution and endangering small pleasure craft with dunnage being dumped on these ships. TOLEDO—Winter has ciosed in on the port of Toiedo, writes SIU Agent Ed Doherty, and has slowed shipping down to a near standstill with a few shifting jobs being shipped through the hall. Of jfourse, he says, the winter organ­ izing campaign is in full swing and hopes are strong for SIU vic­ tories in 1961. In the first full season of having a hall, says Doherty, over 600 men have been shipped from March 1 through December 31. Add to this the 24 SlU-manned ships laid up here and the result will be good shipping in the spring. 4 4 4 Reports also have it that the SlU-contracted Aguarama is sched­ Frankfort Ships Operate uled to make at least four trips FRANKFORT—SIU Port Agent into this port under the sponsor­ Floyd Hanmer reports that the ship of a locfil business group. A. K. Atkinson and the Ann Ar­ bor Carferry. No. 7 are operating 4 J" on a 20 and 8 schedule. The Str. Chicago Council Active Wabash is on five and two and No. CHICAGO—The recentiy formed 5 is expected to fit out sometime Port Council of Greater Chicago, around the first of next month. reports SIU Representative Scottie Hanmer says that with the ad­ Aubusson, consists of'20 locals and dition of office help in the hall, from all indications it is expected he will be able to devote more time to be the largest council in the serving the membership on the Great Lakes. boats. Temporary offficials were named Brothers Samuel Shuplery, Ervln to discuss and draw up for sub- Donegan and Sheldon J. Gilbert mittance to the body a constitu­ have been released .from the De­ tion for the council. Named to the troit USPHS. Brother Raymond temporary positions - were; chair­ Johnson has been released from man, James P. Crane, Operating the Paul Oliver Hospital. Brothers Engineers; executive vice-presi­ Oscar Mitdlyiig and Wilbur Saucier dent, Robert Affieck, SlU-affiliated are lii the Chicago USPHS. Another Co. Going SIU With the present set-up. the op­ erators can derive financial sav­ ings and the seamen, in turn, have the protection of Union-negotiated job security, seniority and other benefits in the Union contract. Browning explained that the Midiand boats will not be chart­ ered, but that the Browning Co. will receive a fee for dispatching and managing them, as it has from other companies in the past. Browning's freighters are the Sparkman D. Foster, Norman W. Foy, John C. Hay and W. Wayne Hancock. The company aiso oper­ ates the tanker L. S. Wescoat. Midland's bulk carriers are the Baird Tewksbury, Michael K. Tewksbury, Michael Gallagher and the Carmi A. Thompson. SIU Creaf Lakes Union Halls HEADQUARTERS 10223 W. Jefferson. River Rouge US. Mich. Vinewood 3-4741 Fred J. Farnen. Secretary-Treasurer Stanley F. Thompson. Asst. Sec.-Treaa. ALPENA 127 River St. Norman Jolicoeur. Agent. .Elmwood 4-3614 BUFFALO. NY 733 Washington St. Roy J. Boudreau. Agent TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. South Chicago. UL SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25 St, Stanley Wares. Agent MAin 1-0147 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. Gerald Westphal. Agent. .RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich. . • 413 Main St. Address MaU to: P.O. Box 287 Floyd Hanmer. Agent ELgin 7-2441 TOLEDO 120 Summit St. CHerry 8 2431 Great Lakes Shipping Dec. 24, 1960 Through Jan. 27, 1961 PORT- DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAll Alpena 0 • 0 0 0 BufTalo 2 0 0 2 Chicago 6 3 2 11 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 Detroit 15 9 2 26 Duluth 0 0 0 0 30 25 18 73 2 6 0 S6 43 22 Frankfort Toledo TOTAL . 9 121 �f' '/ • Pate Twehr* SEAFARERS i2^- PelmurT. INl LOC Ele€tn€ Industry OffUers Jailed By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Home Repairs Can Cost You PHILADELPHIA—Seven top-ranking business managers, including vice-presidents, of General Electric and Westinghouse, were sent to jail by a Federal judge for criminal con­ spiracy to defraud the Government and the public. The seven received 30-day sentences plus heavy fines for criminal price - rigging. 'Another 25 "respected and valuable" civic ment of both GE and -Westing­ house workers, had accused the company officials received leaders. companies of engaging in price In imposing the sentences Judge us taniilies^ are investing record sums currently in home improve­ suspended 30-day sentences and Ganey castigated the two compa­ rigging. GE has been a leader in ment and expansion—about $11 billion a year in'fact. Families are five years' probation. nies for conduct which, he said, the new "get tough with unions" getting bigger; many have outgrown the small homes built in the early In all, fines of almost $2 million made a mockery of the free enterr strategy and also in encouraging 1950s. were imposed on 29 companies and prise system. its top officials to participate In A sound investment in home modernization requires these steps: 45 individual officials, with GE On past occasions, the Ifltlema- politics and community affairs to 1—Avoid the high-pressure sellers.. and Westinghouse in the van. tional Union ol Electrical Workers, create a more favorable political 2—Coibpare estimates among reputable local contractors. The individuals and companies which represents the largest seg­ climate for big business. 3—Finance the least-costly way suitable to your project. involved had been accused by'GovComplaints of abuses in home repairs are still so widespread that ernment attorneys of setting up an the Better Business Bureau of^ew York recently launched a campaign elaborate code system to rig bids to combat such deceptions. The most frequent tricks are bait ads, on heavy electrical equipment. The offering improvements at low prices with no intention of selling that result was, the Government cheaply: deceptive ad layouts, giving the impression that the illustrated charged, that the United States, Improvements are available at low prices; failure to make good on state and local governments and guarantees, and the continued misuse of FHA completion certificates. various utility concerns across the The Akron, Ohio, Better Business Bureau also has warned home­ country were defrauded of huge owners to protect themselves by getting from contractors a "lien sums of money through overpay­ WASHINGTON—^Included in the flood of bills which have release" signed by the supplier- of ment for equipment. the materials. In that city a num­ been dropped into the legislative hopper by the Kennedy US WUI Sue ber of homeowners recently paid a Administration and by individual members of Congress are siding installer in full for their Attorney General Robert Ken­ a number ot interest to sea--* nedy has announced that as a re­ jobs. But he left town without pay­ in foreign nations. ing the siding supplier. The sup­ sult of the court findings the Gov­ men and the maritime indus­ investments Past attempts to tax profits of US ernment would sue for recovery of try. plier then filed mechanics' liens to concerns from foreign sources had the over-charges which amount to Seamen would come under the collect his money from the home­ many millions of dollars. Similarly provisiops of the US Wage and been blocked by the Eisenhower owners. It's always dangerous to arrange local governments and local elec­ Hour Law for the first time under Administration. for home improven>ents from a tric utility companies can also sue a proposed Administration bill to Bills introduced by Individual and in some instances recover increase the minimum wage and members of Congress of interest to contractor who is not known to triple damages for the over-charges. extend coverage to some four mil­ the maritime Industry include tho you. Check the reputation of any General Electric, in a post-trial lion workers not now covered. The following: contractor, and how long he has • An amendment to the Mer­ statement disclaimed any respon­ provision would apply only to base been established in your area, with chant Marine act to. provide an your bank or savings assofiation sibility for the actions of its top wages and not overtime. The legislation would apply to operating subsidy to new tramps, the Better Business Bureau and officers, asserting that they acted other families for whom he has against company policy. Federal inland waterway section of the bulk carriers or independentlydone work. To make sure of a fair Judge J. Cullen Ganey, in impos­ maritime industry. There are large owned tankers. price, get bids from at least three ing sentences, specifically placed numbers of unorganized workers , • K bill to permit American-flag reputable companies on any large responsibility at the door of GE on tugs, scows, barges and other passenger vessels to change their job, and inspect jobs they have and the other companies Involved, small craft working at wages less cruise routes during their slow sea­ son and still get an operating-dif­ Many mortgages have an "open noting that the law violations were than $1 an hour. end" clause. It permits you to re­ carried out by key officers, per­ The Administration's tax pro­ ferential subsidy for such cruises. • A bill, now in committee hear­ borrow up to the original amount of your mortgage at the same interest sisted over many years and In­ posals and its efforts to reverse the rate without large closing costs other than a service charge of often volved an enormous segment of trend would hit hard at runaway ings, to establish an Office of In­ the industry. There were 20 sepa­ ship loopholes. Runaways would be ternational Travel within the De­ $25-50. required to pay US taxes on profits partment of Commerce and a For example, suppose you have a 25-year mortgage at five percent rate Indictments. Travel Advisory Board aimed at Interest, and in ten years have repaid $3,000. You return to the Westinghouse did not attempt to made overseas. Present tax laws were enacted encouraging foreign nationals to mortgage-holder and ask for a new advance of $2,000 for home expan­ disclaim responsibility but pleaded sion. If approved, the loan is added to your balance. that the officials involved were after World War 11 to encourage visit the US. Congress Sea Agenda: Wages, Taxes, Subsidies Giant 51U TanksHip: Afoun/ Vernon Victory The newest SlU-manned supertanker to enter service is the Mt. Vernon Victory (Victory Car­ riers), currently finishing up its maiden run to the West Indies and Hawaii. The vessel has many features which meet the fancy of the crew, but at the top of the list is air-conditioning—in foc'sles especially. Then there's a modest sized swim­ ming pool aft near the stack; a large mess halllounge and plenty of space in each room which is shared by two men who sleep in officer-style blinks. Photos on this page were taken day ship sailed on first trip. Vast width of supertanker Is shown in above photo, looking aft. Crew on catwalk were on d-heir way to lifeboat stations during drill the day ship sailed. At left is a close-up view of huge stack. I '.s f fj" Above Is over-all view of engine room which houses equipment •capable of generating up to 15,000 ihaft horsepower. Seafarer Joke Fediow, AB (above) takes it easy in his foc'sle which is shared by another AB. A shower and toilet adjoin each pair of rooms* Above, Chief Steward John Ceyio (cap) talks shop with cook-baker Chef Gaw^sch. All reef­ ers end storerooms are one deck below. �Mnunr, IMI 8E. SlUManCets .^gflndMMForDiyd^ $946 In Hospital Pay PHILADELPHIA—A check for $946,' representing the largest single payment of SIU hospital benefits at one time, was presented to Seafarer Thomas Murphy at the Henry R. Landis State Hospital here recently. The bulk of the funds has since been deposited in a special bank account opened in Murphy's name. Due to the seriousness of Mur­ phy's condition and some uncer­ tainty regarding his eligibility for many months after he was hos­ pitalized last February, SIU bene­ fits kept accumulating on his be­ half until he was well enough to dear up the matter. When he did, Murphy immedi­ ately drew benefits at one clip cov­ ering 307 days at the rate of $3 per da.v. He also received the reg­ ular $25 bonus voted to hospital­ ized Seafarers for the Christmas hoIida.ys by Union and company trustees of the Welfare Plan. Paid Off Steel Artisan Drydocked by an apparent TB condition, Murphy went into the Landis hospital several months af­ ter he had paid off the Steel Arti­ san in September, 1959. A mem­ ber of tlie engine departme^t, he's a native of Philadelphia and be­ gan shipping with the SIU out pf this port in 1946. Contacted a number of times during the course of his hospitali­ zation by an SIU welfare represen­ tative, Murphy ultimately decided #that the wisest course regarding the retrocative benefit monies was to stow them in a local bank. Soon after, the nccesgary signature cards were obtained and the account was opened in his name. He's still on the idle list as he continues his recuperation, but benefits are comlng-regularly these days. (See the full hospital list on Page 14.) r*tm Thirteea LOG Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director SIU Benefits in '60: $4-1/4 Million Lump sum check covering almost a year's SIU hospital bene­ fits is a real windfall for Seafarer Thomos-Murpfiy at Phila­ delphia hospital. SIU Welfare Rep. Joe Compo presented the $946 check. Amcoal Veteran, 2 Other Seafarers Go On Pension BALTIMORE — Three more SIU oldtimers, including a veteran of the 1957 American Coal beef irom this port, have just been added to the growing roster of seamen retired on SIU disability-pensions. This"^ follows the addition of nine With US seatime going back as other veteran Seafarers to the far as 1914, Brother CzeczemskI readily qualified pension list in recent weeks, as re­ for service dur­ ported in the last issue of the SEA­ ing the '57 Amer­ FARERS LOG. ican Coal -Ship­ Permanently unable to ship and ping campaign earn a livelihood, those on the lat­ when, by court est list are ACS veteran Anthony order, hiring was CzeczemskI, 66, and John J. Mc­ based on proven Laughlin, 67, both of Baltimore, seniority in the and Hugh C. Randall, 61, of Tampa. Industry. He All three qualified during January served for a time for lifetime benefits of $35 per Czeczemski as wiper on the week as swell as other necessary medlcal-hospital-surgical benefits ACS Liberty Thomas Paine. His last regular SIU berth was as of the Welfare Plan. AMBULANCE COST NOW COVERED BY WELFARE Looking back over the record, 1960 was a mighty good year for Seafarers and their families. Benefits in the welfare-vacation field continued to improve and expand; the combined outlay of both SIU {•lans topped $4V4 million in cash items alone. We don't have to take a back seat to anyone on this score. On the vacation side, over 16,600 Individual claims accounted for $2.7 million in cash payments. The welfare total of $1.6 million covered over 62,000 different cash payments received by Seafarers and their dependents. Other benefits, such as medical examinations and training-upgrading facilities, represented additional cost Items that don't show in the totals noted here. Some of the highlights and changes during 1960 Included increas­ ing the annual SIU vacation payment to $400; approval of a new, liberalized surgical schedule for dependents; extension of the optical benefit program to Boston and Chicago, and action on plans to install brand-new SIU clinics right in the halls at New Orleans and Balti­ more. A major revision was the change in the method of paying hospital benefits for seamen so that benefits are guaranteed for every day spent in a hospital. Other amended procedures and rulings by the joint Union-shipowner board of trustees expanded welfare payments to cover many new areas, such as emergency room care, pre-surgical medical services and similar items. All of these actions, when trans­ lated, mean additional security for all hands. The overall round-up of welfare social security operations show.s an Impressive total of 9,644 medical examinations and check-ups given to Seafarers, SIU wives and children visiting our clinics during the year. In addition, the life-giving services of the SIU Blood Bank were provided on 122 separate occasions all over the country to cover emergency requests for over 400 pints of blood.-In this connection, let's not overlook giving thanks to the many hundreds of SIU men who contributed blood to the bank. We can expect in coming months to see other changes and develop­ ments In the social security structure of the SIU, just as we have in the past. In the Interim, it seems just as certain we will witness a number of changes arising from Washington, through the Congress, and other agencies, that will have equal affect on welfare and social security conditions. The new' administration has already made a series of proposals to update the Federal social security system; we will be reporting on them in detail from time to time. For the present, there are five major suggested charges in the social security benefit structure which could increase payments for almost five million persons in the next 12 months. They would up the minimum monthly benefit-for retired workers from $33 to $43 per month, allow reduced benefits for men at age 62, increase benefits for aged widows, broaden disability insurance protection and liberalize some eligibility requirements. The hoped-for start on an effective medical care program for the aged, under the social security system, has also been proposed. At a critical time for our economy, these proposals would provide up to $2 billion in new purchasing power for the needy aged and their families. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Gets Free Glasses In Mobile NEW YORK—Full payment for ambulance service under the "hospital extras" feature of the SIU dependents* benefits program has been authorized by SIU Welfare Plan trustees. Thie new benefit was approved • Randall as the joint board of Union potential applicants for the 1961 McLaughlin and comoany trustees heM SIU scholarship awards to act a fireman on the SS Dolphin their regular quarterly meeting here on January 25. The ambulance service benefit provides for payment on ambu­ lance-travel to or from a hospital as well as from one hospital to another. The cost will be covered by the $200 allotted for miscel­ laneous hospital charges during the first 31 days of hospitalization. This figure is doubled after 31 days to a maximum of $400 covering anesthesia, laboratory services, x-rays, emergency room treatment and other "extra" costs other than routine room and board charges. Claims on all these items must be. filed with the Welfare Plan not later than 130 days after surgery or discharge from the hospital. The am'julance service coverage went into effect the same day as the trustees meeting, on Janu­ ary 25. In other action at their quar­ terly meetin ', the trustees took occasion to urge all present and r- promptly on submitting the neces­ sary documents. Applicants must take the standard College Entrance Board examinations on or before March 18 in order to be consid­ ered for an award when the im­ partial scholarship committee meeting meets again in May. The most recent exam was held February 4 throughout the coun­ try although applicants in some areas failed to take it due to bad weathef. (They will be able to take the March test Instead.) Supporting documents in various stages of completion have been submitted by 48 Seafarers or children of SIU men seeking the 1961 awards. Five scholarships worth $6,000 each are given each year, one of which is reserved for an active seaman. In the competition to date, 38 scholarships with an ag­ gregate value of $228,000 have been awarded, half of the n won by active Seafarers and half by SIU youngsters just out of school. - -- . (flceanstar) in March. He began shipping SIU in 1943 and is side­ lined now by cardiovascular heart disease. A fellow Baltimorean is Brother McLaughlin; a veteran tugboatman with Baker & Whiteley Towing since 1942 and a member of the SIU's Inland Boatmen's Union here for the past four years. He last shipped as mate on the B&W tug Progress and is likewise idled by cardiovascular disease. Mc­ Laughlin and his wife .Beatrice make their home in Baltimore Forced ashore by a combination of ailments including asthma plus an arteriosclerotic heart condition, Brother Randall was one of the earliest members of the SIU in 1938, also in Baltimore. He finally had to call it quits after a 197-daytrip in the black gang on the SS Bienville (Sea-Land) last October when he was permanently tagged "not fit for duty." Randall and his wife Tommle Lee live in Tampa. Seafarer Mark B. Hairelson has eyeglasses fitted by Dr. R. M. Sfiackieford in Mobile, one of the nine SIU ports covered by the optical benefit program ut^er the Welfare Plan. lere needed, are provided pro' Complete eye exam and glasses, where free of charge to Seafarers. Almost 5,000 pairs of gU lasses, including renewals, have been supplied so far. �SEAFAR^ERS Pace Fonteca * Piracy' No Myth^ Ship Travelers Find •^ •:r: Febnury. INl L&G Warrior Becomes Transoceanic 'Contalnershlp' RECIFE, Brazil—This Brazilian port, home base for some of the SlU-contracted Suwannee missile ship fleet, was the stage for the last act of a "piracy" drama early this month. Portuguese revolutionaries • who had boldly captured the upon negotiations with the in­ cruise ship Santa Maria at sea surgents finally agreeing to discuss finally gave up their expedition the release of passengers. here and released nearly a thouThe circus atmosphere reached a aand passengers and crewmem- peak after Navy Admiral Allen bers. Smith Jr. boarded the rebel-held While technically not "piracy," liner at sea. Two photographers because the act wasn't committed parachuted into the ocean in an for personal gain, the seizure of effort to cover the incident, with the cruise ship had all the trap­ other newsmen chartering tugs, pings of a Captain Kidd operation. fishing boats and yachts in a Thirty heavily-armed men were frantic race to get aboard. smuggled aboard the PortugueseThe passengers were vastly-re­ flag ship at Curacao, some of them lieved to get off when it was all stowaways and others posing as over. While treated well, they were passengers. They brought with never informed of where they were them an assortment of tommy going or how long they would be Up until now, the use of trailer bodies'on ships has been limited largely to the domestic guns, machetes, pistols and other aboard. Somehow, they didn't efficient weapons and seized the cotton up to taking a cruise with trade. But^ at this photo shows, containers are starting to travel overseas. The huge trailer vessel on Sunday, January 22, tommy-gunners as escorts. box was put aboard the SlU-manned Warrior by a heavy lift at Erie Basin in New York. while it was at sea. One crewmember was killed In the process. Eleven days later, the 607 passengers and 350 crewmen were finally put ashore in Recife, after the rebels received assurances from Brazilian authorities that they would not be arrested. The ship was subsequently returned to its owners and the rebels given politi­ cal asylum. Originally the rebels had hoped The Jollowing is the latest available list of Seafarers in hospitals around the country: the seizure would touch off a po­ litical explosion in Portugal, USPHS HOSPITAL Hugh ODonnell Wm. W. Fassett USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPIUS, TENNESSEE Wm. H. FUUngham Restetuto Olarte BALTIMORE, MARYLAND against the Salazar dictatorship. Albert DeForest James Strong Eugene O'Mara Peter Gallndo Period: December, 1960 Harry Letwinsky Mack Acoita VA HOSPITAL WiUiam J. Moise James L. Gates From the time of the seizure, the AUen Bcverstock Charles Locke WEST HAVEN, CONN. Ronald F. Gay Leo Morsette Pints Contributed 70 James Macunchuck W. Carmichael episode took on comic opera trap­ T. John DriscoU Henry E. Smitb Bernard M. Moye Leo C. Hannon Edgar Marquardt Lonnie Cohe Pints Rejected .. 6 VA HOSPITAL • Joseph Munin Wade B. Harrell pings as US Navy ships and planes Tom Danzey John E. Ross WEST ROXBURY. MASS. Woodrow Perking James B. Harris Samuel Setliff Leonard Davla as well as other nation's vessels Jolin Fernandez R. Araenault Alvin Henderson Fred Peterson Donald Starling VA HOSPITAL Sidney S. Irby Arvo Raninen spent three days hunting in vain Andrew Flegherty Jake Tipton Pints Credited 82Vk NEW YORK, NY Calvin A. Rome B. L. Jarrett John P. Trust Foster (Under a standard arrangement for the liner. Meanwhile, the liner Thomaa Chas. O. Bergagna William T. Joneg Arthur O. Roy Jose Vazquez Henry Gordon VA HOSPITAL Edward Knapp J. P. Sc'.ortino Richard Waetrs with the Brooklyn Donor Center was transmitting regular radio­ Chester lannoU KBRRVILLE, TEXAS Luther C. Spell Leo Lang Joseph Williams grams to commercial stations. Okay Jones WlUard T. CahiU Inc., 80% is alloted for service, Charles E. Taylor Harold Laumann VA HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL Juan Torres G. K. Lima processing and storage.) Finally, a Danish merchant ship HOUSTON, TEXAS Roy E. Truly Jenning J. Long BRIGHTON, MASS. Previous Balance E. McElhenny spared everybody considerable Oswald Ergle 82 Earle Q. McCIure Ernest M. Wilson Stanley Ostrom JSPr TRIBORO HOSPITAL Robert M. McEvoy Jacob Zimmer embarassment by spotting the Paul C. Norton JAMAICA. . NI J. Alonzo W. Morris USPHS HOSPITAL 1141/4 James Russell vessel. USPHS HOSPITAL US SOLDIERS' HOMltf GALVESTON, TEXAS Pints Used 40 NORFOLK, VIRGINIA During the next few days, the Levi W. Carr WASHINGTON, DC Bernard Kamlnsky B. H. Balcer Vernon L. Sawyer Wm. H. Thomson Ben Ladd rebels and Navy officials entered David Dutton C. W. Hall R. F. Singleton HENRY LANDIS STATE HOSPITAL Edward E. Douglas John Lefco Balance On Hand' PHILADELPHIA T. F. Johnson J. W. Win^on Roy Granton Enos E. Ott Thomas Murphy H. L. Prultt January'1, 1961 . 74V* Monroe Gaddy H. O. Stubbs, Jr. SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK SIU Man Makes 6th 31ood Gift Seafarer Harold J. Steen Jr., has established some sort of a record for participation in the SIU blood band at headquarters. He has do­ nated six pints of blood to the bank Steen, who makes his home in Essex, Conn., is 27 years old, an ex-Navy man who has been sailing with the SIU since the end of 1958. Late in Jan­ uary of this year, Steen made his sixth blood do­ nation to the Union blood bank. Steen He became as­ sociated with the SIU in Novem­ ber of 1958 when he completed « course at the Andrew Furuseth Training School for the rating of messman. • In addition to his Seafaring, Steen also carries a deep sea diver's rating. ' o'cm Wihm' Joseph Jarvis USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA John H. Fergusen Ernest Webb Clyde Jernigat PhUip WoU Thomas Kline USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Victor Begarano Juan Leiba Fidel Lukban Bacilio Bonafont George May Robert Burton Isaac McCants Daniel Cerraent Clarence Collins Leonico Maisonet William Murphy Gabriel Colon Joseph Obreza Thomas Danbeck Kund Ostergaard Peder Espeseth George Fiance George Phifer, Jr. Nick Gaylord Joe Ramos Estell Godfrey Manuel Rodriquez Joseph Guiliory Francesco Romano Fleming Higgason Colisto Siaran Antonio Ibarra Stephen Sloncskl August Jensen Lucien Theriot D. Kekis William Vaughan Charles Kinnke Christian Voss Thomas Lauer USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Sidney Anderson Thomas D, Dailcy J. C. Armstrong Imogens W. Dell Roderick Brooks Guy Diviario Byrd O. Buzbee James R. Egan Salvatore Candela Nathan H. Eldridge AncU Cunningham Henry L. Falgout Millard M. Cutler Louis Farkas USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. James Barrett A. J. Scheving Matthew Bruno John Spuron James CartRU James D. Thacthcr F. A. Cuellar Aughtley Worley A. A. Franklin USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Edward H. Heacox Laron A. Ready James Heidt Chas. R. Robinson T. S. Johnson Joseph O. Shyder Joseph D. McGraw Stan T. Zetterman VA HOSPITAL FORT MILEY. CALIF. Howard J. Watts ' MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAI. MT. WILSON. MARYLAND James Sclman VICTOR CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL CULLEN, MARYLAND Carlton Roberts BELVEDERE NUR.SING HOME BALTIMORE; MARYLAND J. J. McLoughlin SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Hennlng Bjork Alberto Gutierrez Bart Guranick. Thomas Isaksen USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Davis Danos Max Olson Benjamin Delbler. Bozo G. Zelencie Thomas Lehay ..OOOPOHOZCUKRCA" SIU Blood Bank Inventory PINE CREST NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin LUCIEN MOSS HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA. PA. BANK NEEDS 425V* PINTS TO MEET GOAL OF 500 Baldo Coccia SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid December 19, 1960-January 15, 1961 Number Of Benefits AMOUNT PAID Hospital Benefits (Welfare) .... 5750 $16,323.74 Death Benefits (Welfare) 13 48,500.00 Disability Benefits (Welfare).. 833 33,910.00 Maternity Benefits (Welfare) .. 30 6,000.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare) . 164 41,493.25 1,369.36 Optical Benefits (Welfare) .... 140 6930 $147,596.39 1478 $245,348.43 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD..: 8408 $392,944.78 Summary (Welfare) Vocation benefits None of the figures in the above summaries indicate the amounts paid for various other Welfare Benefits for SIU men and their de­ pendents, such as scholarship payments, meal books, training facilities, medical examinations, and similar items. ^ Physical Exams— All SIU Clinics Month Of December, 1960 An SIU Blood Donor Certificate (sample above) is given to every person donating to the SIU Blood Bank, which is maintained through the SIU Clinic in Brooklyn. The bank supplies Seafarers or members of their families anywhere in the United States. Port Baltimore .. Houston .. Mobile .... New Orleans New York .. TOTAL Seamen 331 Wives 14 2 1 5 18 40 Children TOTAL 3 100 0 42 1 41 4 166 23 372 31 721 �V ^^'^VibniMT.'INl "r SEAFAKERS Face Firtees LOO 'On The Dotted Line' SitJ Zaegrislative Bar Mordock, Director Jfe FISH REPORTS—Faced with a declining catch of cod and herring on the Norwegian Ashing banks, the Norwegian Aeetg are now Ashing for tuna off the coast of West Africa. A ten-vessel experimental expe­ dition is currently operating out of the port of Dakar. The expedition is equipped with special gear for catching tuna and is accompanied by a 1,200 ton deep-freezing ship. The frozen tuna is transported to Puerto Rico in 500-ton refrigerated ships. An American tuna canning company has contracted to buy 6,000 tons of this tuna at prevailing prices . . . According to New Zealand press reports, a fisher:/ firm will initiate, tuna Ashing off the northern coast of the North Island within the next few weeks. The initial operation will be ' ouite limited in scope, but it is understood the comC pany has asked the New Zealand Govrenment for Anancial a^istance in order to expand its opera­ tion ... It has been reported that a Japanese Ash^1 ing Arm is negotiating with the Soviet Union for -T* the exportation of large quantities of frozen tuna to Russia. Up to now, the principal Japanese exporta­ tion of frozen tuna has been to the United States, Italy, and Yugoslavia. The Tunisian National Fish­ eries Office announced that it is investigating the possibility of pur­ chasing two oceangoing tuna clippers. The purchase price would amount to about 400,000 dinars or $958,160. These clippers would b« used to Ash in the Atlantic off the west coast of Africa and the catch would be used to supply Tunisian canneries . . . The Japanese Fishery Agency has sent a research vessel to explore tuna Ashing areas in the West Atlantic and off the southwestern coast of Africa. Countries li':e Japan, Norway and Tunisia are particularly interested in the fisheries because they are meat-poor nations. With the world's population rapidly-expanding, its expected that in future years fish will gradu­ ally supplant meat as the main protein source. . IiC-'- - s. A m A-'tL-' li.- -itV-i::'.;*,* » . ;,. 'r-x,- There' were two factors among others, which were vital in the success of the riecent SIU Railway Marine strike in New York harbor. One was the fact that hundreds of pickets braved below-zero temperatures, complicated by snow, to picket around-theclock at. well over 100 railroad installations throughout New York harbor and in five eastern states. The second was the staunch support the strikers received down the line* from all of the rail brotherhoods, as well as other unions involved in handling freight, including Teamsters Joint Council 16, rep­ resenting New York area Teamsters, and the International Longshoremen's Associa­ tion. Obviously, the SIU railway marine men and the two other unions involved, the mates and the engineers, could not have tied up the railroads' operations as com­ pletely as they did without the support of the operating and non-operating rail broth­ erhoods. This support was given by all crafts, including telephone operators and other white collar workers at the New York Central's headquarters. At the same time, the picketing of so many railroad stations, freight yards, roundhouses and waterfront terminals was what made the complete shutdown possible. Obviously, the railroads were caught com­ pletely by surprise by the scope of the picketing and by the support given to the striking railroad tugboatmen. The railroads' management thought they had it made when the strike began—that they would be able to write the kind of contract they wanted, giving them a free hand to abolish jobs. Then they felt they could force the rail brotherhoods nationally to accept the same kind of contract provision. What they forgot was that all railroad workers had a common Interest in the outcome. The mem­ bers of the rail brotherhoods by respecting the picket lines, were helping themselves, as well as helping railroad marine workers win the kind of job security they needed. X Turnaround? It's a little too early to tell yet, but It looks like the American merchant marine is in for some long overdue consideration from^the United States Government. Steps have been taken to give a larger share of foreign aid cargoes and to expand agricul­ tural surplus sales. Both of these proposals would be a shot in the arm to the ailing maritime industry. In the offing too, are proposals to take away some of the juicy tax advantages en­ joyed by runaway operators as well as all other American business operating abroad. A key test of the new attitude toward maritime will be the Administration's re­ sponse on the application of the SlU-contracted Ore Line for a construction subsidy on two giant ore carriers. If approved, this would indicate concern for the long-ne­ glected bulk cargo business, which is the major portion of US foreign trade. Also pending is implementation of the President's views on the need to revive coastwise and intercoastal shipping. Encouraging steps have already been taken in this area in the form of proposals to the President shake up the Interstate Commerce Commission and give steamship companies relief from cutthroat railroad competition. If all of these proposals materialize, then the American merchant marine is in for some kind of a revival after seven years of being do^vn in the d;:mps and American seamen will have assurance of ample job opportunities. HYDROFOILS—MA has signed a contract With Stanford Research Institute to prepare an economic stud.v of the commercial potentiarty of hydrofoil craft. The contract calls for completion of the study in 8 months at an estimated cost of $60,000. An experimental 104-foot, 80ton hydrofoil vessel is being built for MA by Grumman Aircraft En­ gineering Corporation. The vessel will be ready for testS in mid-1961. The objective of the study to be undertaken by the research institute will be to identify trade routes of interest, to MA for hydrofoil seacraft operation, -and to evaluate both the economic and operation feasibility of future commercial-hydrofoil craft. The route studies will be restricted to those which could be served by Arst genera'ion hydro­ foils. These are assumed to be limited to maximum speeds of some 60 or 70 knots, a gross weight of 500 tons, and a cruising ren e of between 500 and 1,000 nautical miles. Routes for such craft are gen­ erally thought to lie within The Great Lakes: along the coasts and in the major harbors and bays of the continental United States; between the West Coast of the United States and Alaska: among the Hawaiian Islands; and from the continental United States to various United States and foreign Islands. For each of the trade routes selected for detailed analysis a study will be made to determine means by wh'ch hydrofoils could be used to serve commerce now dependent up-in other modes of transportation or to serve the needs of commerce which pro not now served. The interest in hydrofoils has been stimulated by reports from Moscow that the- Soviet Union is well-advanced in f i« area and has a number of hydrofoils operating on Russian rivers as high speed passenger transports. Other foreign countries are also operating hydrofoils on a limited scale. KENNEDY AND MARITIME —^ On December 15. 1960, Congress­ man Herbert Bonner (Dem., NC.) and House Merchant Marine clnirman wrote to the President-elect Kennedy outlining the critical problems facing the maritime industry. Bonner said, "Now we are carrying only about 11 percent of our foreign commerce in an era of expanding foreign trade. Our bulk-carrying Aeet is not only obsolete but almost non-existent In the overseas trade. Coastal and intercoastal shipping, which represented about 78 percent of our total tonnage pre-war has now declined to the point where it represents no more than a small fraction of that total. In an era of emphases on the in­ dependence of small nations from the spirit of colonialism, we have adopted a policy of dependence upon tankers under foreign registr>% Aying "Aags of convenience' under the theory that, being American Ananced, they are under "effcctivfe United States control". . . Under prodding from the Congress, and with the vigor and foresight of a few in the maritime agency in the past several years, we were able to meet the Korean emergency, belatedly to start a replacement program in the liner services authorized by the 1936 Act, even though on an inade­ quate time schedule, and, very recently, to set Into motion a soundly based research and development program. These efforts 'seem to have been resisted at the executive level. While the last eight years have seen the present Administration (meaning the Eisenhower Administra­ tion) look myopically on our merchant marine, every other maritime power in the world has been modernizing and expanding its Aeet (including many who were not maritime nations before World War ID: our gold supply has been rushing abroad abetted by foreign-flag ship­ ping carrying the great bulk of United States foreign commerce: and Soviet Russia, learning that massive land power is not enough, is con­ centrating on the development of commercial as well as military sea power, with a threat to 'bury' us . . . The merchant marine is a very small part of our overall national economy. Though it touches in an important way everyone in our Afty states, its visual manifestations appear onlyin some of our coastal areas where the shipping lines a".d shipyards have their headquarters and the seamen and shipyard work­ ers are employed. There are relatively few major steamship and ship­ building companies ... It (meaning the maritime industry) must be subsidized by the Government if it is to stay alive in competition with the lowzr living standards of competing foreign nations . . ." President Kennedy has not yet replied to the Bonner letter. �• -'/^•sn • : • « Vkse Sizfcm ?> , k-' SEAPAREtlS LOG Febnury. IMl siiiiiiiE-i « * ?iiili ® A-;-^;;;:;:::::;:>v;::: XXIA":. :=;5 Steel Architect is another of 32 ships to get the citation. Theod< safetyi Holdir (I. to I :yxy::x>y;i x'i^ryyyyy-' ^ ...fi-.v;-y.wv;^v?':': J^pB iiii , ' S San Francisco was sife of Young America's citation. Seafarer A. Beck holds Robin Locksley award in New York. They all gotoiit on deck on the Kysko for award ceremony. This one's for the Alcoa Partner for Its outstanding program. ;4 E. Lukowski, carp., posts award on Frances, as­ sisted by E. Bonefont. Safety Director Joe Algino presents award to Seatroin New Jersey. �I. VMtavanr, IMl SEAFARERS f^ nr-K;- >'jr,'. •- -•'-r ' •'y^' Taf Seveaicca LOG i'^ ^:mmmmmx;mm mmmwrnrnrnM i||iiiiiiliii ;:A ?tr;;-.;::\;:X.:-:;--.-- ••* |re Phelps, chief electrician on Dei Sol (white cap), gets individual iward from company safety director E. R. Seamen (Delta Line). ship's group award is Del Sol's skipper, William Rogers. Others [) are Seafarers C. Banksfon, R. Irizarry ^nd E. Avrard. Assistant Safety Director Bill Moody presents safety award to Alcoa Roamer crew which has rolled up an enviable string of accident-free days, almost five years worth, in fact. iiiililliilf ail Mil®'"- An SlU Ship -•' -V. -r i. a Safe Ship ' k I iillliiii .... In John Beden of the Iberville holds award ted by SlU Safety Director Joe Algina to Over 300 individual awards have been disId to Seafarers. Establlshecl four years ago, the SlU Joint Safety Program is the first formal Union-management effort in the maritime industry set up to deal with ship­ board hazards and means of reducing accidents. Its educational campaign has achieved success in a number of areas, largely because the program* is based on teamwork and the Union and ships' crews involved ore actively represented as part of the team. This has been true also in the cose of individual compa­ nies such as Alcoa whose own specialized programs have been highly effective. The photographs here present a sampling of 32 SlU-monned vessels which, in recent months, received SlU Safety Departnrient awards covering six-month, accident-free periods. In addition, seven of the 32 ships hove also laid claim to on award covering a full year. The certificates issued in each in­ stance point up the fact that none of the unlicensed personnel aboard suf­ fered a disabling (lost-time) accident during the entire period. In addition, special certificates have been presented to Seafarers who were aboard the affected vessels for the entire tim&ond thereby played a major role in the award-winning effort. To date, 344 individual certificates have been presented on the 32 ships, and more are issued each week as crew lists are ver- fied. Far more important than this type of recognition is the success achieved in developing an attitude of safety-awareness aboard many SlU vessels. This has served to moke every Seafarer a part of each shipboard safety team as well as a committee of one dedicated to detecting and eliminating hazards on his own vessel. By means of regular safety meetings aboard ship^ accidents, "nearmisses" or other safety problems ore discussed in detail and recommendations mode to company management and to the Joint Safety Committee ashore. SlU safety training and education is continuing to pay dividends—in cutting accident frequency rates aboard ship by as much as a half and in reducing needless injuries and suffering. Seafarers can take pride in these facts and in keeping SlU vessels the safest ships afloat. mm Ill iiPiiiliii iiw iiiiiiia �t:-.: t : m M- el '.J raee Eishtem SEAFARERS LOG rebnurr. IHl ' Atlantic Fishermen To Get Contractyteltare Benefits *AFU Matein Pilothouse BOSTON—For the first time in several years, members of the Atlantic Tishermen's Union are going to get a new contract. The AFU's newly - elected secretary - treasurer, Thomas "Obie" O'Brien has entered into contract negotiations with the employers and hopes to come, up with sev-^^ eral improvements in existing funds will operate as well as a tlal in New England fishing ports, scale of benefits for fishermen and especially in the state of Maine. practices. O'Brien points out that since the AFU was operating until receplly as an independent union, outside the SIUNA, no attempt was made to revise the existing contract with the result that the risherinen are now working" under an outdated agreement. Plan Trust Agreement Among other items, the AFU Intends to negotiate a trust agree­ ment specifying the regulations under which employer-paid trust their families. The union is hope­ ful of being able to' get payment of benefits underway In a couple of months. , Very promising results have come out of the union's recentlyundertaken organizing drive with 102 members signed up in the last three weeks. This is the first time in a long while that there has been an increase in the union's membership. There is a huge organizing poten- Sill West Coast Tuna Boats Get Big Catches With Nets TERMINAL ISLAND, Calif. — Tuna purse seiners, many manned by members of the SIUNA-affiliated unions, have been breaking records for big loads and short trips. The record-breaking catches —~~— — have been brougl^t in by the' charged diesel and a 120-hp auxil­ former tuna clippers which iary in the engineroom and a 140were converted from hook-and-line operations to the all-nylon purseseine method of fishing. A total of 75 California tuna clippers have been converted into big purse seiners. Changes in fish hold capacity by these seine con­ versions have added an estimated 25,000 tons capacity to the fleet. Typical of the converted clippers Is the American Boy, mqnned by SIUNA West Coast fishermen. The American Boy is 125 feet long and has a 28-foot beam. The heart of the ship, the net plat­ form, is equipped with an over­ size all-nylon net — some 460 fathoms of it. The vessel has an unusual silhouette: two crows' nests tower above the decks. The boat is driven by an 850-hp turbo- hp engine on the main deck above the engine room. The purse winch is operated by a .one-man hydraulic control sys­ tem powered by a 50-horse motor. The American Boy's skiff, used to tow the net, is 28 feet long by 15 feet and is powered by a 100-hp engine. The American Boy fishes for Van Camp Sea Food Co. Other tuna clippers converted to purse seine operations include Star-Kist Foods fleet and other craft. The seiner trips are averaging from 20 to 30 days for a full load. This compares with the old clipper trips of an average 120 days. The converted boats catch about 4,100 tons of tuna in 18 trips, averaging 256 tons per trip. New Bedford Boat Trial The AFU promises a vigorous cam­ paign to organize non-union fisher­ men in these ports. Promotion Program In addition to organizing and contract negotiations, the union has embarked on a promotion pro­ gram to foster assistance to American-flag fishing fleets. O'Brien points out that the US has given some $10,800,000 to foreign coun­ tries for development of boats and fisheries, plus sonar equipment and funds to develop fish fileting machines. 'He is hopeful that the change in Administration will bring with it consideration of the American fishing industry. Plans Outlined The new secretary - treasurer spoke on February 9 to the Massa­ chusetts Fisheries Association in Boston, outlining the union's pro­ posals for reviving the Americanflag fishing industryl I New Bedford Fleet Loses 5 Boats In Storms^ Fires NEW BEDFORD—The winter of 1960-61 has taken a heavy toll in vessels contracted to the NewJBedford Fisherman's Union. A blizzard in the New England area early in Decem­ ber caught two of the vessels, a third sank in November and a fourth fishing boat sank in January of this year. A fifth ves-^^ —— sel sank at the Fairhaven dock foundland, took the eleven crew because of ice conditions in Feb­ members off the Carol & Estelle before she exploded and sank. ruary. Ironically enough, late In Jan­ The fishing vessel Carol & £suary the Newfoundland, the ves­ telle sank 30 miles southeast of sel that aided in the rescue of the Great Round Shoal Buoy after an Carol & Estelle crew, was Itself engineroom fire on November 18. the victim of a fire at sea. Captain William Saunders and the The Newfoundland, skippered crew attempted to extinguish the by Captain Kief Murphey, suffered fire but were unable to. Another the fire January 26 some 120 miles east of Cape Cod. The vessel sank New Bedford vessel, the New- in about 70 fathoms some 90 miles southwest of Cape Sable, Nova Scotia. The crew, of 11 men were taken off the burning vessel by a Coast G^ard cutter. More than 300 bags of scallops were aboard the Newfoundland when she sank. The vessel was partially Insured for $40,000. NEW YORK —The 100-foot Two Sink In A Day Gloucester fishing vessel Sunbeam The two vessels which sank In ran into trouble recently when she sprang a leak about 75 miles the December blizzard were the from here. 65-foot dragger Sharon Louise and The vessel, contracted to the the 60-foot dragger Harmony. Both Atlantic Fisherman's Union, and were. destroyed the same day on all hands were saved when the December 12 when a storm with Coast Guard dropped a pump and snow-laden winds of up to 70 miles per hour lashed the New England the leak was sealed. The crew included Captain Gene coastal area. All crewmembers Merina, chief engineer Russell were saved in the shipwrecks. Thompson, cook James Gorgen and The Sharon Louise crashed William Lacey, Clarence Beadreau against the rocks of the west Jetty and Nicholas Peracle. on Nantucket and its crew was A Coast Guard plane made the rescued by the Coast Guard. The successful drop of an auxiliary six man , crew, however, had a pump after one attempt failed. rough time when the patrol boat Also on hand were the cutter which picked them up was In turn Campbell and another fishing ves­ dashed against the shore at Dionin sel, the Golden Eagle. The Sun­ Beach. beam made the Fulton Fish Mar­ Seas estimated at 20 feet bat­ ket dock here a day after running tered the patrol boat whose engine into trouble. failed. The seas then washed the CG Helps AFU Boat The recently-built New Bedford fishing vessel Kim is shown here making atrial run before joining the New Bedford fish­ ing fleet. The vesfel, under contract to the New Bedford Fisherman's Union, is 73 feet long and cost about $90,000. Peering through the fishflnderscope of the FV Carol & Jack it the mate, Mil McForland of Brooklyn. The Carol & Jack it contracted to the Alfciiitle nsbannan's Uaion, an affiliate of the SIUNA. The vettel workt out of New-York't Fulton Fish Market. craft onto the beach and a Coast Guard seaman led the way to safety for the Sharon Louise crew and the rescuing Coast Guardsmen. The FV Harmony caught fire in the raging blizzard but its skipper, Antonio M. Pereira and the five crewmen were able to beach the craft on the northern end of Nomansland. Navy personnel on the Island helped the crew who had made their way to shore. The 57-foot dragger Phyllis J sank at the dock at Fairhaven on February 2. Pressure of Ice on the hull of the vessel apparently opened the seams. No one was aboard at the time, but three NBFU members lost gear for which they will be reimbursed. The Phyllis J was lifted from the bottom a day after she Sank and is expected to be put back In oper­ ation shortly. Among unions In the SIU are a number of groups of oommer-' cial fishermen on all coasts, as well as shoreside fish canneries and processors. They are in­ volved in such widely-diversi­ fied fishing operations as scal­ loping, tuna fishing, salmon fisheries, cod, halibut and many others. Groups involved include the New Bedford Fishermen's Union, Alaska Fishermen's Union, tuna fish and cannery unions operating out of Cali­ fornia ports and groups in Bristol. Bay, Kodiak, and else­ where In the far northwest Paeifie. �- ' :• ,*; • Fcbrwuty, IHl Joieph B. Loffucy MD^ Medical Director ="^"^ Weight Loss Can Cut Pressure SEAFARERS lOG 9m* Mactcm Ore Line Bidding For US Aid On Super-Carriers NEW YORK—The first step toward establishment of a modern Americim-flag ore-carry­ ing fleet has been taken by the SlU-contracted Ore Navigation Corp. If carried through, it would forecast revival of ore trade under the American flag. The company has asked the Federal Maritime Board to ap- lion In the US merchant marine Bargaining called attention to this problem and served notice that prove a construction-differen­ subsidy policy. One of the most frequent of the many abnormal physical findings at our SIU clinics is "hypertension". This condition may' be defined as a pathoiogic elevation of the blood pressure. It is a physical sign re> fleeting an underlying'disturbance of the heart or blood vessels. An elevated blood pressure may be produced by a variety of causes which tial subsidy on two proposed 50,Until now, both construction it wished to discuss this issue, may, or may not, be of clinical importance. 000-ton ore carriers. The vessels and operating subsidies have usual­ among others, with American-flag Hypertensive disease, as opposed to simple elevation "of the blood would be used to carry ore to ly been limited to dry cargo liners ship operators. In recent years, the only assist­ pressure, is a disorder ^hich is characterized by persistent elevation of Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows Point carrying package cargo on speci­ the blood pressure, and eventually, complications involving the heart, installation from such foreign ore fied trade routes. This system-was ance which has been granted to kidney, retinal and cerebral vessels. sources as Seven Isles, Quebec; set up under the 1936 Merchant non-subsidized operators has been Marine ^ct when the United States Government mortgage guarantees, Venezuela, and Peru. Pressure Rises With Age The Ore Line application will be was wholly self-sufficient in oil and enabling them to borrow money The blood pressure varies normally as a result of body movement, a test of the new administration's iron ore. As a result, there was at a lesser rate of interest. In most position, mental stress, pain and position, depending on the stimulus policy toward US-dag maritime. If very little offshore trade in these instances, operators would be un­ and the Individual's reaction. The blood pressure shows a gradual approved, it would indicate a revi- fields. able to borrow construction money rise from birth to old age. In the age group 20-40, it is usually In the years since World War II, at all without some kind of Govern­ 120/80. The first is called the systolic pressures; the latter, disastolic the pattern of American foreign ment guarantee. pressure. The blood pressure at 60 years is about 160/90. Thereafter, trade has changed, with the United Should the new administration the diastolic remains fairly constant. States becoming heavily-dependent approve construction differentials These are the normal averages with a variation of possibly 10 per­ on imports of vital raw materials. for the ore carriers, and should However, because there was no Congress follow through with ap­ cent. The further from the normal pressure, the more likelihood the clear-cut policy for assisting bulk propriations, it would undoubtedly blood pressure is due to a disease condition. The important determina­ tion is the mean blood pressure, which is the cardiac output against carriers, 'practically all of this encourage the development of an trade has gone by default to run­ American-flag bulk-carrying fleet. the peripheral vascular resistance. This can only be measured by in­ away-flag and foreign-flag bulk Actually, most of the world's ore strumentation, but is considered more in line with the diastolic pressure. ships. trade with the United States, in­ Cause Difficult To Determliie As a result, the US is dependent volving a considerable number of The cause of hypertension cannot always be determined. There are on foreign ships and foreign crews the most modern and largest ves­ certain known predisposing factors such as heredity, age, diabetes and for essential raw materials. sels afloat. gout. One of the most frequent findings associated with hypertension PORTLAND, Ore. —The "Port­ The proposed new vessels would The SIU as well as other mar­ in our clinics is obesity. Life Insurance companies have shown clearly land Reporter" the publication put itime unions have long been criti­ replace two older Ore Navigation that the death rate from hypertensive vascular disease is much higher out by newspaper strikers here, is cal of the lopsided pattern of mer­ ships which were built in the in the obese than in those of normal weight. activating its plans to go on a daily chant marine subsidy, which ig­ 1940's, the Feltore and the Oremar. In acute hypertension, there are two diseases which are associated basis this month. Originally an­ nores the tramps, tankers and bulk Both 'of the vessels are now up with rapid rise in blood pressure. These are acute glomerulonephritis nounced in November, the daily ore-carriers. The recent maritime for sale since, at 25.000 tons dead­ and toxemias of pregnancy. These are usually aggravated by salt and publication was delayed by equip­ union meeting which set up the weight, they are unable to compete water retention. Under proper treatment, the hypertension usually sub­ ment installation and by negotia­ National Committee for Maritime with larger, faster ships. tions for Associated Press news sides; occasionally however, it becomes chronic. service vfhich have just been com­ In chronic hypertension, there are many causes, but many of these cases are sooner or later associated with renal diseasd'^or disease of pleted., The new publication is the adrenal cortex. This accounts for about 25 percent of the. cases. being dnanced by stock sale and The other cases are so similar in behavior that they may all be activated also by subscriptions from many through disturbance of kidney function. Which of these comes first? West Coast unions, including the QUESTION: What was the most unusual or most persistent Whether it's the hypertension or the pathological changes in the arteri­ member unions of the SIU Pacidc shipboard beet you've run across? District. oles of the body, especially the kidney, is an unanswered question. The "Reporter" has been pub­ Heart, Ryes, Brain Vulnerablo W. J. Scbultz,. deck; A long Charles F. Henry, steward: Once The course of the disease usually follows a set pattern. If slow, it is lished for a year now by the called chronic or benign; if rapid, severe or malignant. In the chronic strikers and members of the edi­ standing beef, though not in the during the war I recall a rather category of the unusual beef at or benign type, the onset is usually insidious with slow progression. torial s'taffs who walked out in unusual, is the the payoff . . . The diastolic blood pressure usually is between 100-120, and the their support. It has been dis­ fact that general­ when the SIU person may remain symptomless for yeafs. Eventually, there are symp­ tributing 100,000 copies twice a ly, all ships have was young. The toms of headache, failing vision, dyspnea on exertion; anginal pains, week in competition with two had. Inadequate skipper thought cerebro-va.scular accidents or coronary insufficiency. The vulnerable struck Portland dailies. locker space for Meanwhile, the arrest of another he could take ad­ organs are the heart, eye, brain and kidneys. The height of the blood years. I won't vantage of this pressure does not always indicate the severity of the condition. Only strikebreaker who worked for the bring my best new Union by by evaluating the complications can the progress and severity of the struck newspapers has again given the lie to the glowing description shore wear on a disputing 90 condition be properly determined. trip because after hours GT in my Severe or malignant hypertension usually occurs in the younger group. put out by the publishers to de­ it stands weeks department and However, cases of mild hypertension in the old group may change to scribe their Imported scab labor. According to the publisher, "all In a small locker, it gets all wrin­ the deck and engine departments. severe hypertension, with rapid progress and "complications following rapidly, such as cerebral symptoms, cardiac decompensation, retinal are good people, most of them kled and dirty. I believe the un­ The result: a patrolman stopped married, a large percent owning licensed men should have lockers payoff until agreement was reached changes, kidney failure and death. . their own homes and paying similar to those provided for offi­ on payment. The diagnosis of advanced cases is easy, the borderline cases are Oregon taxes." cers. t 4" 4" difficult. Take, for instance, a young person with blood pressure of However, the "Oregon Labor 4" i« 150/90 without symptoms, or any other pathological findings. He is cer­ Press" reports that the FBI picked Ray Griffith, deck; One of the John Giordano, steward: One of tainly suspect, and only by following the person over a period of time up one strikebreaker recently for the most frequent beefs is the un­ constant beefs I've heard of recent­ can a definite diganosis be established. If the person is hypertensive, "borrowing" an automobile. He is ly is that of time availability of air then an effort to discover the cause is indicatd. off — or lack now the guest of the United States conditioning— thereof. Many The prognosis in chronic or benign hypertension is extremely difficult in Lompoc, Calif. The man had on Persian Gulf men agree that In any one individual case. The average life duration however is about been on parole from a previous runs. It's just such a rule be in­ 16 years. The prognosis is less favorable in men than in women. In car theft while employed as a too hot to sleep corporated into malignant hypertension, the average life duration is six months, rarely strikebreaker. A few days earlier, nights. The fans contracts. A day a year. About 50 percent die from cardiac complication; 30 percent another strikebreaker was picked don't help either off at either,end cerebro-vascular accidents, and 10 percent from renal insufficiency. up on a burglary charge. There when the temper­ of the run would have been other arrests in prior ature hits the 90's Need To Avoid Excess mean a lot to at night. In the There is yet no evidence that life is prolonged by any present avail­ months. both married and The strikebreakers had been daytime, when it able treatment. In the period of hypertension without symptoms, the single Seafarers. As a matter of person should be reassured. His physical activity should be only slightly supplied by the Bloor Schleppey gets in the lOO's, many men are fact, even a half a day off would agency, an Indiana organization overcome by heat prostration. limited, or not at all. He should avoid excesses in all things, however. help. which specializes in securing scabs Tempers get shorter, too. When symptoms develop, such as headaches, dizziness, insomnia, gid­ 4" 4 4" for struck newspapers. 4" 4" 4" diness, fatiguability and others, they should be treated symptomatic-ally. Anthony Suares, steward: I can't Anthony Maiello, steward: In my For the high blood pressure, there are various anti-hypertensive end 15 years with the SIU, I have wit­ comment on any unusual beefs but depressor agents which should be used. Evidence seems to indicate nessed consistent there are two sit­ that if lowering of the blood pressure is accomplished, the underlying discussions on the uations I have vascular disease and complications improve. Various types of sym­ been exposed to. desirability of pathetic operative procedures still have some vogue, with sometimes A reminder from SIU hesdless men in a foe' One concerns the spectacular results, but only in selective cases. Dietary measures are quarters c.tutions oil Seafarers armies of roaches sle. It would be indicated in the symptojPatic cases, especially the reduction of salt leaving the.'r ships- to contact that invade ships ideal to have no Intake. the hall in ample time to allow and the other is more than two Our experience at the SIU clinics, shows that 80 percent of the cases the L :ou to di! ...h a repl. "the steel gratings men to a room— of hypertension result from overweight. We find, almost without ex­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ on deck in vege­ instea d of the ception, that gradual weight reduction is accompanied by a decrease fore puving off may cause a detable boxes. Reg­ present three or in blood pressure, and an amelioration of symptoms in general, with iayed sailing. fo.'*ce the ship to ular visits by an four. Key men, a feeling of well-being that cannot be accounted for by the general sail short of the manniug re­ such as the bosun, steward, chief exterminator would take care of quirements and needle.ssly make psychological reaction to accomplishment, the insects. Steel gratings should the work tougher for your ship- cook, etc., should have a foc'sle to be replaced by easier-to-handl# (Comments and suogestions are invited by the Department and can themselves. Such an arrangement ttes. wooden ones. would make it easier for all. be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Newspaper Scabs Have Sticky Habit Quitting Ship? Notify Union �SEATARItttS Tage r«bnur]r. INl LOG Seafarer Sues Over Skipper's . LOG Entry On 'Mental Illness' BALTIMORE—Prompted by an editorial comment "in the SEAFARERS LOG of April 1, 1960, a jgeafarer in this city is suing the skipper and operator of the vessel he was on because of an allegedly libelous and false entry in the ship's log. The entry by the vessel's captain First Step Toward Recertification Another important advance in the continuing effort to maintain held that the seaman was "re| the best possible feeding and service on SIU vessels is about to get ported sick with mental dis­ privatrf Inies. underway. It is important to undersand these first steps as part of turbance." C'lifF Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director • long-range procedure to develop a recertification program for SIU chief stewards. This is in accord with the recommendations of a rankand-fiie fommittee of stewards, which were adopted at Union mem­ bership meetings last summer. The details are explained in a sepa­ rate story in this issue on page 3. What this means, of course, is that it is high time to recognize that the key rating of chief steward requires different specialized skills than the otlier rating.s presently in Group 1. A man must be a professional, trained steward today—and nothing else. TJiis is be­ cause of skills applicable to the job of chief cook or baker are far different than those applied to stewards. These other ratings do not have the responsibility for supervising an entire, department and for a hundred other details involving storing, inventory control and the like. Stewards have to be specialists—period. They may have to double as cooks or bakers in an emergency once they're aboard a ship, but they are still primarily stewards trained for a particular job. Therefore, in the best interests of all concerned, they cannot work both sides of the fence, picking their spots in Group 1 according to the shipping conditions of the moment. This is one of the prime objectives of the training process we are trying to de­ velop. Starting March 1, 1961 and until the end of March, anyone now registered in Group 1 of the stevVard department will have the op­ tion of shifting over to 1-S or remaining where is. If he declares him­ self and registers in Group 1-S, he can ship only as a steward. Those who stick in Group 1 can register and ship as either chief cook or night cook and baker just as before. This immediately eliminates a serious bit of friction in the depart­ ment, since the man now certified to ship as a steward really has two chances for a job, over the fellow who doesn't" have a steward's endorsement. Nobody loses out in this process of setting up Group 1-S because all prior registration and seniority on the beach is protected in every case. The man who shifts to Group l.-S now registers and ships as a steward only; he also competes with stewards only, with men like himself. The same applies in Group 1 starting March 1. Anyone wanting to throw in for a chief cook's berth won't have to buck some­ one who's also got a steward's endorsement and might'beat him out for the job. As stated before, all of this is a necessary first step for a future recertification program involving stewards. Before it can start, the stewards have to be separated from the other. Group 1 ratings. As a matter of routine, we can expect, for a while anyway, there may be some kinks in the registration and shipping procedure. Men coming in off ships, from hospitals or from vacations will also have to make a choice before they register in either Group 1 or 1-S, and this ap­ plies any time on or after March 1. However, when March is over and the men on the beach have picked their spots, we can move ahead on setting up a proper recertification procedure. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can he. submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Room SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN ENROIIMENI-BENEFICIARY CARD jp.HN D OE Name. Print: In his suit, the SIU member has charged that the logbook entry im­ puted insanity and mental incom­ petence. He is suing for $25,000 because of the "defamatory and li­ belous" nature of the entry. The LOG editorial referred to a relatively new practice instituted by the shipowners and the Coast Guard in challenging the qualifi­ cations of seamen. ". .. some ship­ owners," the LOG said, "are seek­ ing to use the Coast Guard as a tool with which to knock seamen off the ships for 'mental health' reasons. Captains are being in­ structed to make entries in log books as to seamen's shipboard be­ havior whenever it departs from what they consider normal. From there on, the Coast Guard will car­ ry the ball," The editorial went on to seri­ ously question the competence of skippers to pass judgment on crewmembers' mental health, (See il­ lustration.) Apparently this is .exactly what happened in the case in question. After the skipper made his entry in the logbook, the Coast Guard tried to pick up the man's seaman's certificate. When he refused to surrender it, he was subpoenaed and compelled to undergo.a hear­ ing and take a psychiatric exam­ ination. As a result of the examination, the seaman was declared "fit for duty, psychiatrically" by the Pub­ lic Health Service. It was then he filed suit against the company. The outcome of the suit will un­ doubtedly be followed with close interest by the Industry. Should it be successful, it would put an end to efforts to use the "mental health" logbook entries as a gim­ mick to lift seamen's papers. The iraue of defining a seaman's fitness for duty would then be left, and properly so, in the hands of the Public Health Service. 1060, 11 Broadway, New York 4, N.Y. ..Tf. "Ml'ddU InltiRl ; FintNnmn 3 .SM.l.IH County ';5rMAIN,.,..ST^ 'ion. No.. Address•"Nunibn' and Strsst Print: """'—999,99-999 .... Social Security (J XRY • l Name of Beneficiary Print: Addr§ Print: j Date Slot. ^ Date of Birth further changei. * _ following nomination •'«' Relationship ^|pE D OE to You. JANE N.Y. 99 MAI N ST - -MlpygiE Stat* »»»•••••••••••• m oCify Nuinb.r and 7^: 1?: Zona NOi . 'ifSynfy Slot. ha lltf J «• R«»0"« 5"** .171 »• Is Your Card Filed Properly? Seafarers who have not yet filed a new SIU Welfare Plan enrollment-beneficiary card are urged to follow the sample above in order to assure prompt servicing of any claim for benefits. The card must be properly signed and dated by a Seafarer and also signed by a witness in the appropriate space. Ail items should be filed in. The postage-free card.s are available at any hall. Even Without such Government-imposed standards, sohie shipowners are seeking to use the Coast Guard «s a tool with which to knock seamen.off the ships for "mental health" reasons. Captains are being instructed to make entries in log books as. to seamen's shipboard behavior whenever It de­ parts from what they consider normal. Prom there on, the Coast Guard will carry-the baJI. Nobody disputes the skipper's right to act if somebody 4akes to a fire ax, which is what captains have been doing since time immemorial, but if ship operators think that skip­ pers-are qualified to pass psychiatric judgements on crewmembers' mental health then they had better take a look into la mirror to find but who is screwy. Next thing you know, somebody will suggest a mental health examination fpr ship operators, and then where would we be? Despite it all, nobody has yet suggested that a neurosis is the basis for disqualifying a man from working, for at that rate, probably 25 percent of the population would be unenqjloyed-overnight. am Excerpt from LOG editorial of April I, I960, alluding to the practice of using logbook entries on mental health as the basis for depriving men of their seamen's papers. Line-Handlers Needed Lakes Mooring System . Called Hazard To Crew The greaflist safety hazard to seamen on ocean-going vessels traveling the St. Lawrence Seaway is their use as line handlers according to a report in the "Proceedings of the Mer­ chant Marine Council," a-*'Coast Guard publication. The bosun's chair and gets to his feet report was made by Captain and runs to where the heaving line A. Preede of States Marine Lines. The Seaway authority does not provide line handlers for .ships passing through the many locks on the route. The present method of obtaining men to handle lines is to swing a crewmember from tiie ship to shore using a boom and bosun's chair. "Aside from the obvious danger to life and limb due to the method of putting the man on the dock." Capt. Preede said, "there is the additional danger of accidents to the men on board the ship." Crewmen of ships using the sea­ way put in long hours of work— the master is on the bridge for as long as 60 hours or more—and "with the double handicap of long hours and reduced complement occasioned by the loss of the men on the dock, accidents are much more likely to occur." Groups concerned with the prob­ lem have suggested the Seaway authority provide line handlers at the approach walls as well as on the locks. If this cannot be done, the re­ port states "it might well be a good investment to send line han­ dlers on by car from lock to lock to take the Vessel's line." In maneuvering and entering a lock, the lack of line handlers per­ manently stationed on the shore could result in damage to the dock and ship. "Under present conditions if the wind is blowing a vessel off the waiting wall side, it is extremely dangerous to land one of the crew­ men on the dock, because with a breeze of any strcngtli the vessel would have to have considerable headway on her to hold the-bow up into the wind and get it close enough to the dock for the man to land. At this speed there is every likHihood that the man would be injured when he struck the dork." If the man does land safely, "by the time be gets clear of the is and pulls the line ashore, the vessel may be past the point where the line could save her and the dock from damage." Other possible sources of danger~to crew or vessel include the round shape of the bollard, with no "ears" and from wli'ch lines can slip off; nylon mooring lines which can snap back if they slip off their mooring and hit crewmembers;- and the use of ship winches instead of tension winches Ice Blocks Albany Run NEW YORK—The coldest win­ ter in 13 years has slowed down shipping on the Hudson Rivei\ In the Albany area, northern terminus for vessels using the waterway, an extended period of sub-zero weather has set a new record. The Coast Guard reported that four ships. Including the Westwind, were used on icebreaking duty. At various times during De­ cember and January sections of tlie river were frozen solid by the ice, which was 18 inches thick-in places. A convoy system was used by the Coast Guard to escort ships on the 150-mile run from New York to Albany, a trip that normally takes 12 hours. Icebreakers were also dispatched to break out in­ dividual ships frozen in. At the height of the freeze a four-ship convoy covered about 10 miles in two days despite the assistance of three Coast Guaid vessels. Grain and oil are the major com­ modities transported on ships through the Port of Albany. The port is also an important junction on the New York State Barge Canal System which hBs been closed down by the freezing weather. �SSAFASSSS 76ifaiC7^ 3SS1 New Year's Greetings Arrive Wagm Tweafsr-Oac LOS Canadian SlU Wins Major Cains For 3,000 Crewmen MONTREAL—A new contract providing a package of wage increases and benefits for 3,000 members of the SIU Canadian District has been completed and approved by the mem­ bership involved. The package agreement provides 16 percent in gains over a two year period, it was announced by SIU Canadian District Secretary-Treasurer Hal Banks. The agreement was com-j pleted after four months of District is shown in these figures, When the District was revived in negotiations between the six major which come close to comparable 1051, Canadian scales were far companies which make up the scales on American operations. below those in the United States. Canadian dredging industry on the Canadian East . Coast and union representatives headed by Banks. Over the two year period, Cana­ dian Seafarers in the industry will get base wage increases of from $30 to $50 a month. In addition, overtime rates are increased 20 and 27 cents an hour depending on the overtime rate involved. All boarding dredges will have washing machines Installed aboard for the convenience of the crewmembers. Battery operated radios will be supplied on those dredges which do not board crews. Should travel between shore and dredge be in excess of one hour per day, the companies will pay portal-to-p6rtal pay. W^reck Benefits A $300 benefit has been set up in the event of shipwreck or other marine disaster to cover loss of personal' effects. Other contract clauses, such as coffee-breaks, transportation and various working rules have been clarified and improved. These three Canadian Seafarers hospitalized in Montreal The new agreement was signed by the following companies: General Hospital pass the time with a card game. Th^^y are Marine Industries Ltd., Russell (I. to r.) Romeo Gendron, cook; James Fitzpatrick, fireman; Construction Ltd., Beaver Dredg­ Gordon Newell, assistant cook. ing, Canadian Dredge and Dock, Harbor Development Co., McNamara Consti'uction Company. Base Wage Scales Base wage scales for the various ratings will range from a low of $307.04 for assistant cook, and $287.20 for gaugemen to a high of $505.50 for drill foreman in the second year of the two year agree­ MONTREAL — It used to be that when winter struck on ment. The second year scales take the St. Lawrence, everything shut down. That isn't the case effect on December 15, 1961. -Over­ now with the SlU-contracted freighter Eskimo in service. time rates will be $1.85 to $2.32 hourly while vacation pay will The Eskimo was specially range from $146.44 up to $235.90, built with a reinforced hull to Quebec and England, in its third based on a 240-day work season. handle the ice problem on the season of successiul operation. A Danish shipping company, The progress of the Canadian river. It is now running between Lauritzen, has also picked up the idea of putting ships on an ice run. It is using three large vessels with appropriate reinforcing to service the Quebec run. The ships can handle normal ice problems, but in case the ice does get too thick for them there are icebreakers available to give them assistance. It appears that this kind of trade will grow in future years as engineering progress is made in designing ships which can cope with ice conditions. Canadian Seafarers In Hospital New Year's Day for the family of Canadian Seafarer Basil Goodridge began at 8:45 PM when their new daughter ar­ rived in St. Michel Hospital. In Canadian Ports Ferry Runs Aground VANCOUVER—The Biack Ball Ferry Quilliyute ran up on the beach after striking a log which holed her bottom. A water taxi and a fishing boat took off the pas­ sengers. There were no injuries. 4 Quebec Quiet QUEBEC—The winter freeze has pretty well shut things up in this port, agent Ray Doucet reports. However, some of the dredges and tugs are still operating at Port Cartler on a year-long contract. which have been installed in the hall. The machines sell a variety ftf soft drinks, fresh hot coffee, hot chocolate and hot soups, which are welcome in the "balmy" climate here. Port Agent Dick Hardiman also notes that this port now has the Federal Pioneer, a deep sea ship, in lay-up. 4 4 Halifax Quiet 4 HALIFAX — With the close of the I960 Lake shipping season, many men have stopped by to say "Hello" before continuing home for a well earned rest. A few have 4 4 4 registered here but shipping is slow with few lay-ups during the New Canal Studied iMONTREAL—The Federal Gov­ past weeks. ernment is reported to be studying 4 4 4 the possibilities of building a canal Grain Shipments Rise from here to Georgian Bay. It Is FORT WILLIAM — Reviewing estimated that a 22-foot channel the 1960 shipping season, agent would cost about $41 million. Bill Glasgow notes that grain ship­ 4 4 4 ments from the Lakeliead were running two million bushels ahead Hazards On Lakes THOROLD—The Great Lakes of the 1959 season. He reports lo­ are no place to be out In a boat cal optimism for increases in deep In bad weather, Thorold agent Paul sea cargo out of this area. Gagne reports. The steamer_Starbelle cracked its hull while on Lake Superior with winds reaching 65 miles an hour, but the crew brought her in safely. MV Eskimo In Srd Season On Winter Run to Quebec Holiday Dinners In Canadian SIU Headquarters 4 4 4 Toronto Vends Food TORONTO—Canadian Seafarers using the Toronto hall are giving a big play to vending machines Canadian Seafarers, members of the SIU Canadian District, are a vital element in the mari­ time picture generally and in the SIU family of anions. They man ships under Canadian flag across-the-board—deep sea off the Atlantic Coast, on the Canadian West Coast, on the Great Lakes and the Seaway. The Canadian SIU also repre­ sents large groups of Canadian tugboatmen, dredgemen and al­ lied crafts. The Canadian Dis­ trict works closely with the other SIU unions throughout North America and the mutual relationship has been of great advantage to aH SIU members. SIU Canadian District Halls FORT WILLJAM. Ontario HALWAX, N.S General view shown Seafareri and membern of their families who attended holiday dinner served in the headguarters hall of the Canadian SIU in Montreal. Photo was taken on main deck of the Canadian Hall wjth lunch counter in background. <0a Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 128 Mollis St. Phone 3 snil MONTREAL. 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC ..... . 44 SauU-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine .3-1569 THOROLD. Ontario. 52 St. David St. CAnal 7 5212 TORONTO. Ontario. - .272 KinK St. E. EMpire 4^5719 VANCOUVER BC. . . 208 Main St. ST. JOHN. NB in Prince Vvllliam St. OX 2-5431 �S5;>- [•'Sf. Pare Twenif'Twm SEAFARERS LOG Febmary, 1991 r^/- V, Vv-. . •• • \ SUP, Mates Ask Probe Of MSTS Alien Crews Lundeberg Back In 1946 SAN FRANCISCO—The Sailors Union of the Pacific and West Coast Local 90 of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union have called upon congress to conduct a "thorough investiga­ tion" of Military Sea Transportation Service Far East ternational Relations and to be in support of the Japanese economy, Area's continued policy of op­ particularly of the shipping and erating 17 LSTs with Japanese crews. SUP Secretary-Treasurer, Mor­ ris Weisberger, and MM&P Local 90 President, Captain Robert E. Durkin, told members of the Sen­ ate Interstate and Foreign Com­ merce Committee and House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee in a letter that the operation^ which cost over $85,000,000 in recent years, "is directly contrary to the best Interest of the United States, not only from the standpoint of the economic best interests, but of the best in­ terests and well-being of the American Merchant Marine." The "San Francisco News-Call Bulletin" supported the two unions In an editorial, "Jobs for Seamen," which said in part: "Post-war democratized Japan Deeded our help and it was given without stint. Today the Japanese maritime industry is in better •hape than our own. There is a shortage of Japanese seamen, while 40 percent of American sea­ men are on the beach looking for • berth. Spend $8 Million In Japan "MSTS is spending about $8 million a year for Japanese crews and in Japanese shipyards. We agree with the contention of West Coast maritime labor unions that this money would be better spent at home, and commend their pro­ test to the urgent attention of the Senate interestate and foreign commerce and House maritime committees." MSTS claimed, in correpsondence with the committees that operations by Japanese nationals "was considered important to In­ ship repair industries during a dif­ ficult period of transition," and on the basis of the economy of oper­ ational cost. In the letter to Senator Warren G. Magnuson and Congressman Herbert C. Bonner, committee chairmen, the two union leaders explained that "subsequent devel­ opments" necessitate a new look at the practice. They cited the The late Harry Lundeberg, former SUP secretary-treasurer, following: is shown with SUP members in San Francisco during the 1946 Balance Of Payment Loss general strike. SlU Pacific District unions marked 4th anni­ That the Presidential directive versary of his death on January 27. called for all agencies "to make every effort to improve our balance of payment position"; in 1959 it cost $6,525,000 to operate 18 ac­ tive plus 15 inactive LSTs and "this money went into the Japa­ o nese economy Instead of being re­ absorbed into the US economy in the form of wages to US seamen, shipping' companies and ship­ yards." SAN FRANCISCO—Members of SIU Pacific District unions That Japan has recovered 87 percent of her pre-war fleet and participated in memorial ceremonies commemorating tho 4th "now stands fourth in world rank of shipping." while in shipbuild­ anniversary of the death of Harry Lundeberg, founder and ing, "Japan stood third in mer­ first president of the Seafarers" chant vessels building or on order, International Union of North Marin# Firemen's Union at the in the principal shipyard of the America. Lundeberg passed base of the Lundeberg statue. A seagoing memorial to the late world, as of January 1, 1960." away, on January 28, 1957, at the SUP secretary-treasurer exists in The practice is in violation of age of 55. a Defense Department and Com­ As secretary-treasurer of the the form of the Kaiser Industries merce Department agreement that Sailors Union of the Pacific from gypsum carrier, the SS Hai;ry provided "first priority" for the 1936 until his death, Lundeberg led Lundeberg. maximum utilization of the US tho revival of seamen's unions. He berth line vessels," then US mer­ spent his life fighting for effective, chant ships, "voluntarily made non-political trade unionism In op­ available," then "Government- position to ship operators. Gov­ owned ships" assigned to private ernment agencies and the water­ companies" and last "where no front section of the Communist American-flag shipping is avail­ party. able, then foreign-flag shipping For a time the Sailors Union and Portland Crew Back PORTLAND—SUP, MCS and may be used to meet urgent re­ Lundeberg were the only forces quirements." standing in the way of a complete MFOW members on the Portland Communist takeover in US mari­ Trader were flown back here after their ship hit a reef in the Sulu time. A native of Norway, liUndeberg Sea. Most of the crew was picked first went to sea at the age of ten, up by the Liberian-flag tanker sailing under nine different flags. Martita and the rest by the Nassa, He came to the United States in another Liberian tanker. MCS is 1919, settling in Seattle. In 1934 looking forward to action from he became port agent in that port grain shipments to India to pick up and became the leader of the 1934 shipping slack in this port. West Coast strike which led to the 4- 4- !• revival of maritime unions. With Lundeberg's assistance and Seattle Tax Beef SEATTLE—MCS reports that support the SIU A&G District was founded in 1939,'after Lundeberg companies have been hardtiming received a charter from the AFL some members on maintenance and cure and urged they make sure to for the SIU of North America. After World War II, Lundeberg report all illnesses and accidents to embarked on a drive to free West the company, no matter how slight Coast ships of the Communist- they might seem . . . two MPOW dominated National Union of Ma­ oldtimers here who were on pen­ rine Cooks and Stewards. His ef­ sion, Ed Schulty and Tom McKinforts were crowned by a National ley, have passed away . . . Seattle Labor Relations Board victory SUP men who have shipped on which resulted in the certification vessels of California companies are of the Marine Cooks and Stewards being dunned for California in­ Union and the elimination of the come taxes. The agent advises all last Communist-dominated organi­ members involved to contact him. zation on the seagoing side of the maritime industry. The memorial services were con­ New York Reefer Surplus MCS waitresses Mildred Cony and Theresa Thomas pose NEW YORK—MFOW reports a ducted in front of the Sailors before statuette of King Kamehameha on the Monterey Union headquarters in San Fran­ surplus of reefers and electricians (Matsonl for which they made an authentic Hawaiian cus­ cisco, with the placing of floral in this port . . . MCS agent Is par­ tom. Occasion was an Aloha dinner. wreaths from the SUP, MCS and ticipating In actlvitie# of Uie. 'Hawaiian King' On Monterey 1^ 1'"^ |H Memorial Service Honors Lundeberg MCS Plans Conference Of Agents SAN FRANCISCO—An agent# conference of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union will be called in the near future, MCS Secre­ tary-Treasurer Ed Turner annoupced, to deal with improve­ ments in union procedures. Among subjects to be discussed will be standardized reporting procedures for all agents to improve record keeping and speedier methods of handling pending beefs. In addition, the agents will take up several problems confronting the shipping industry such as the threat to seamen's jobs posed by automation and the continuing problem of runaway shipping. Tho call for the conference noted that shipping automation is a very pressing issue and that the MCS is planning to meet with other maritime unions to take up the threat it poses to the jobs of sea­ men. Draft A Program Turner, in his report to the membership said that the agents would seek to draft a program to unite the imion and provide for the betterment of all its members. The conference will also take up proposals for strengthening shipboard wages, conditions and jobs. The Pacific District con­ tracts run out on September 30, 1961, with 60-day notice of intent to discuss a new agreement to be issued before August 1. MCS mem­ bers have already been asked to submit proposals to the headquar­ ters negotiating committee. Greater New York Maritime Port Council. 4^ 4; SF Sailing Board Change SAN FRANCISCO—SUP, MFOW and MCS port committee met over shipload of beefs aboard the Santa Adela. The company had changed the sailing board without proper notice and stranded three men. Unions straightened this out with men getting return plane fare, five days' wages and five days' sub­ sistence . MCS got a new wash­ ing machine put aboard the Lurline for use by steward depart­ ment members. 4" 4» Wilmington Trial Run WILMINGTON—SUP, MCS won beef covering trial run on Mormaccape, new Mooremac ship at Todd's Shipyard. Company at­ tempted to have shipyard worker# handle job, but shipyard union re­ fused to take them as this has long been recognized as within juris­ diction of Pacific District Unions. 4" t 4" ffonolulu Is Busy HONOLULU—SUP reports large number of ships in transit In thi# port the latter part of January. Shipping has been good the last month. �W9*!*ma7, Iffl SEAFARERS Fag« Twentr-ThiM LOG , 4 '."S Seattle Bid Gets Leilani Louis Foyt of MCS Passes Away At 44 SAN FRANCISCO—A Seattle T drydock was the successful bidder SAN FRANCISCO—Louis Foyt, assistant secretary-treas­ . on the passenger ship conversion urer of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, passed away of the SS Leilani for American on January 30 here. He was 44 years of age. President Lines, contracted to the Known for his leading role SIU Pacific District. in helping to set up an effec­ the union. He will be sorely The Maritime Administration antive union of cooks and stew­ missed." - nounced early this month that the Tributes to -Foyt were also ex­ ards to replace the former ComPuget Sound Bridge & Drydock pressed by SIUNA President Paul Co., Seattle, Wash., with a six per­ Hall; First Vice-President Morris cent differential allowed for West Weisberger of the Sailors Union of Coast companies on West Coast the Pacific; Hal Banks, secretaryjobs, took the bid at $7,750,993. treasurer of the Canadian District; Actual low bid was from New­ John Hawk, SIUNA secretary-treasport News Shipbuilding & Drydock urer> Ray McKay, vice-president of of Newport News, Va., at $7,737,the Marine Engineers Beneficial 681. Other bidders on the Leilani Association; Captain Robert E. Durconversion were Bethlehem Steel, kin, president of West Coast Local Baltimore, Md.; Willamette Iron 90, MM&P and many others. & Steel, Portland, Ore.; Bethlehem While Foyt's funeral took place Steel, Terminal Island, Calif.; Todd in Long Island, where his brother, Shipyards, Alameda, Calif. Joseph Foyt, lives, the MCS con­ The two-stacker will be ready for ducted special memorial cere­ her first voyage in about nine monies at Driscoll's Funeral Home months. She will sail under the in San Francisco on January 31. name of the SS President Roose­ Shipping calls were cancelled and velt and will run with the Presi­ the MCS hall was closed so that dents Cleveland and Wilson. MCS members could attend the services conducted by Monsignor Matthew Connolly, chaplain of the Apostleship of the Sea. Burial took place in the Most Holy Trinity Ceremony, Brooklyn, The late Louis Foyt NY, on February 6. SUP munist-domlnated NUMC&S, Foyt HONOLULU Pier 8, Room 206 PHone 502-777 had just been reelected to a threeNEW ORLEANS 323 Bienville St. year term. Jackson 5-7428 NEW YORK 673 4th Ave., Brooklyn He first assumed office In the HYnclnth 0-6603 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. Marine Cooks and Stewards as CApitol 3-4336 SAN FRANCISCO 430 Harrison St patrolman in New York in 1954. Douglas 2-8363 Later that year he became port GEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 2-0290 agent of the New York branch. WILMINGTON 305 Marine Ave. This was at the time the MCS was Terreiinal 3-6617 conducting its successful campaign to win recognition and certifica­ MC&S SEATTLE—James O. Willoughby HONOLULU Room 206. Pier 8 tion as the representative of West PHone 5-1714 Coast cooks and stewards. Seattle port agent of the MC&S, NEW ORLEANS 323 Bienville St. will succeed to the post of assistant RAmond 7-428 Well Known In New York NEW YORK 678 4th Ave., Brooklyn secretary-treasurer, the Union an­ "HYacinth 9-6600 In January, 1958, he took office nounced early this month. He will PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApitol 7-3222 as the union's assistant secretarySAN FRANCISCO S-IO Fremont St. treasurer, its second-ranking post. fiU the vacancy created by the E.Xbrook 7-5600 death on January 30, 1961, of Louis SEATTLE 2505 l«t Ave. Because of his four years' serv­ MAin 3-0088 Foyt. WILMINGTON 602 Broad Ave. ice in New York, Foyt was wellWilloughby succeeds to the posi­ TErmlnal 4-8538 known to members and officers of tion in accordance with the MC&S the SIU on the East Coast and was MFOW constituti o n universally-respected as a' conscien­ HONOLULU. , 56 North Nimlfi IliRhway which provides PHone 5-6077 tious and effective official. that the port NEW ORLEANS..../.. .623 Bienville St. In paying tribute to Foyt's activi­ MAgnoIia 0404 agent receiving NEW YORK.... 130 Greenwich St. ties, MCS Secretary-Treasurer Ed COrtlnnd 7-7094 the largest num­ PORTLAND 822 NW Everett St. Turner said, "Louis Foyt has rep­ ber of votes in CApitol 3-7297-8 resented a quiet, but stalwart SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. the preceding nougias Z-4592 source of strength in the Marine SAN PEDRO 296 West 7th .St. election fills va­ Cooks and Stewards Union, both TErminal 3-4485 cancies. SEATTLE .. 2333 We.stern Ave. while sailing and as an officer of MAin 2-6326 The post of Seattle port agent Willoughby which Willough­ by will leave will be taken over by the present Seattle pkrolman, Charles Green. The patrolman's Total MC&S SUP Port MFOW position will be filled later. 12/13 to 1/9 1/1 to 1/31 1/1 to 1/31 Willoughby began going to sea 1,085 189 308 588 San Fran. in 1927 interrupted his career with a hitch in the US Air Force during 190 60 88 42 SeatUe the war, and resumed sailing in 1944. He became an organizer for 62 181 74 45 Portland the MC&S in 1952, and later that 320 398 tno hall) Wilmington 78 year became Seattle port agent, the post he has held until named to 82 22 New York 140 36 the second spot in the Union. Willoughby, mari'ied, with a (no hall) New Orleans 23 20 3 grown son who is an Air Force Honolulu 22 62 ^ 18 22 career man, is 57. He served the Democratic party as a delegate (no hall) (no hall) San Pedro 63 ^3 to the Niitional Convention and "^142 Total 1.194 428 has.served as tru.stee for the Seat­ tle Labor Council. SIU Pacific Districf Halls Willoughby Takes MC$ Second Post SUP, MFOW Voting For 1961 Officers Ends; Count Ballots SAN FRANCISCO—Voting for officers in two Pacific Dis­ trict Unions, the SUP and the MF.OW, has ended and results of the elections will be officially announced within a week. Previously, the third Pacific District union, the MC&S, 438 voted in Seattle; 287 ballots completed balloting for offi­ were cast in Portland; 843 voted in cers with the result that most- of the incumbents, headed by Ed Tur­ ner, Secretary-Treasurer were re­ elected. In the SUP election, SecretaryTreasurer Morris, Weisberger, who is also first vice-president of the SIUNA, was unopposed for the top post in the Sailors Union. Also unopposed was W. W. Jor­ dan, who ran for the top post in the Marine Firemen's Union. In­ cumbent MFOW president Sam Bennett was not a candidate for reelection. SUP ballots, which will also in­ clude voting on a change in the Union constitution and a change in one of the shipping rules, are being counted now. Voting ended January 31, and the results will be official after action by a Union committee and publication in the "West Coast Sailors." A preliminary check of all the ballots cast shows that a greater number of votes were cast in this election than in last year's voting. Total ballots cast in the 1960 SUP election was 3,473, while a total of 3,655 votes were cast in all ports in this year's voting. In the current election, 1,537 votes were cast in San Francisco; . On these pages is news of activities of the SIU Pacific District representing the three West Coast unlicensed unions, the Sailors Union of the Pa­ cific, the Marine Firemen's Union and the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, who sail under the SIU banner predomi­ nantly in the Pacific trades to Hawaii, Alaska, the Far East and on 'round-the-world runs. The-SIU Pacific District Unions are a key group in the SIUNA, representing as they do the entire maritime industry on the West Coast. Wilmington; 235 voted in New York; Honolulu ballots totaled 246, and 69 ballots were cast in New Orleans. Consider Site For WO Clime SAN FRANCISCO — Further progress has been made toward the establishment of a joint clinic to serve the memberships of the three SIU Pacific District Unions — the Sailors Union, Marine Cooks and Marine Firemen's Union. A number of locations are under consideration as the best site for the clinic, with indications that the trustees of the Welfare and Pen­ sion Fund will approve a location at Howard and Fremont Streets. The clinic would serve as a diag­ nostic center for West Coast sea­ men and for members of their fam­ ilies. SUP Man Makes Erin SAN FRANCISCO—The expert seamanship of SUP brother Frank Van Lew earned him a sizable write-up and photograph in the "Galloway Advertiser and Wig­ townshire Free Press," an Irish newspaper in County Down. The paper reported that Van Lew, taking advantage of the tidal currents in the Irish Sea and-of any available lee, successfully piloted his 32-faot boat through both fog and gale weather and, de­ spite engine trouble, made port after a voyage from Liverpool. He went to Ireland to join his wife, a school teacher in Portaferry, and his children. MC&S Skill on Lurllne Pacific District Shipping m ^ Part of the tkillful MC&S crevr of the SS Luriine stands be­ hind an attractiva and eye-appealing holiday buffet table. �Paff« Tweatjr-roar SEAFAKKRS LOG MEBA Assails Engine Room Defects On States Marine Ships juntM. Meaf TIma On Robin Locksiey NEW YORK—The Marine Engineers Beneficial Association is conducting its own safetyinvestigation of ships operated under the States Marine house flag as a result of a series of de­ fects turned up in various ships' power plants. The MEBA acted after the chief engineer and an assistant a boiler breakdown at sea. The Subsequently, the brickwork in union has charged that the starboard boiler was con­ engineer on the Victory ship engineers the company knew the boilers and demned by the American Bureau Palmello State were brought up generators were defective but or­ on Coast Guard charges following dered the ship to sea without mak­ ing necessary repairs. Defects Noted On WC The defects had been noted on the West Coast, but nothing was done about them until the boiler breakdown en route to Tampa. In addition to the boiler problems, the MEBA found that the genera­ tor was in dangerous condition. Another ship, the Kej'stone State, was held up for several days in New York until the company agreed to let the union inspect a boiler that had been reported de­ fective by the ship's engineers. of Shipping. The union also in­ sisted that the stack be cleaned and jacked Into proper position, that watertight doors be over­ hauled and other repairs made. In­ spections here and on other ships also included long overdue repairs and painting in living quarters. The MEBA attributed the dete­ rioration of the company's ships to its fast turn-around policy, which does not allow sufficient time be­ tween trips for repairing, or even inspecting, important installations. Engineers on board are being over­ taxed to do complex and elaborate repairs with inadequate equipment. Working in th« galley of th« Robin Locksiey are (I. to r.) F. Soils, E. Sims, chief cookr and G. Thornton. TIPS ON SEAMEN'S INCOME TAX RETURNS The following is an up-to-date revision of an apicle by the SIU's tax expert on questions involving Seafarers' Federal income taxes. Generally, with very few exceptions, seamen are treated no differently under the In­ come tax laws than any other citizen or resident of the US. (The non-resident -alien seaman must also file a return, but the rules are not the same for him.) of the support of a dependent to WHO MUST FH^E. Those are $10,000 or more must use the •claim an exemption for that individ­ long form 1040. under 65 years of age earning ual, provided the other contribu­ over $600 and those over 65 earn­ ing over $1,200 must file a Federal tax return. If earnings were less than the minimum stated, and withholding tax was deducted, a return should be filed for a refund. WHEN TO FILE. Tax returns have to be filed by Aprii 15, 1961. However, the April 15 deadline is waived in cases where a sCaman is at sea. In such instances, the sea­ man must file his return at the first opportunity, along with an affi­ davit stating the reason. Another rule governs situations where a seaman signs on in one This article deals only with Federal taxes. An explanation of state income tax rules Is un­ der preparation and will ap­ pear in the March issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. year, signs off the next and gets a statement of his wages and the tax withheld (W2 form) from the ship­ ping company when he signs off. Under such an arrangement, it is possible for a seaman to have no Income In one year and the equiv­ alent of two years' income in an­ other.* In order to alleviate this, the seaman can report his allotments, slops, draws and other cash items as income and then deduct this amount from the total income re­ ported on the W-2 form he gets the second year. (See article below) HOW TO FILE. The Seafarer who has deductible expenses (amounting to ten percent or less of income) and an income of under $10,000, consisting of wages on which tax was withheld and not more than $200 of other income (for example, untaxed wages, divi­ dends or interest earnings) is ad­ vised to use the short form, 1040A. There is a form 1040W, for those who cannot use 1040A because they wish to itemize deductions, claim sick pay exciusion or estimated tax paid, or who have $10,000 or over in income. You can use this form if your income consists of salary and wages, regardless of the amount, and not more than $200 in dividends or interest and no more Items of income. Those Seafarers whose incomes EXEMPTIONS. Each taxpayer is entitled to a personal exemption of $600 for himself, $600 for his wife, an additional $600 if he is over 65 and another $600 if he is blind. The exemptions for age and blindness apply also to a taxpayer's wife, and can also be claimed by both of them. In cases where a man's wife lives in a foreign country, he can still claim the $600 exemption for her In addition, a taxpayer can claim $600 for each child, parent, grand­ parent, brother, brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, and each uncle, aunt, nephew or niece dependent on him, if he provides more than one-half of their support during the calendar year. The dependent must have less than $600 income and live in the US, Canada, Pan­ ama or the Canal Zone. A child under 19, or a student over 19 can earn over $600 and still count as a dependent if the tax­ payer provides more than one-half of his support. The law also enables a seaman who is contributing (with other relatives) more than ten percent tors file a declaration that they will not claim the dependent that year. CREDIT FOR EXCESS SOCIAL SECURITY (FICA) TAX PAID. If more than $120 was withheld from wages during 1960 for Social Secu­ rity purposes (if you worked for more than one employer), the ex­ cess you paid over $120 can be credited as income tax paid. . DIVIDEND INCOME. If a sea­ man has income from stock divi­ dends, he can exclude the first $50 he receives as dividend income from his gross income. He may be eligible to an additional credit against his total tax liability up to a maximum of four percent of the balance of the dividends received in 1960. WELFARE BENEFITS. Benefits received from the SIU Welfare Plan do not have to be reported as income with one exception. That is for a Seafarer over 65 who is get­ ting disability benefits. GAMBLING GAINS. All net gains from gambling must be re­ ported as income. However, if more was lost than gained during the year, the losses are not deduc­ tible, but simply cancel out the gains. TAX CREDIT FOR RETIRE­ MENT INCOME. A tax credit of up to $240 is allowed for individ­ uals against retirement ipcome such as rents, dividends^and earn­ ings at odd jobs. However, an ad­ justment must be made in this credit for Social Security benefits. The following items can be used as deductions against income (If YOU DO NOT TAKE THE STAND­ ARD DEDUCTION): CONTRIBUTIONS. A taxpayer can deduct up to 20 percent of gross income for contributions to charitable institutions, and. an ad­ ditional ten percent in contribu­ tions to churches, hospitals and educational institutions. INTEREST. Interest paid to banks and individuals oh ioans, mortgages, etc., is deductible. TAXES. State and city retail sales taxes, property and school taxes, .state income taxes on secu­ rities, state gas taxes, auto license and drivers' license fees and state Income taxes actually paid within the year are deductible. MEDICAL AND DENTAL EX­ PENSES. All expenses over three percent of adjusted gross income for doctors and dental bills; hos­ pital bills, medical and hospital in­ surance, nurse care and similar costs can be deducted. Other such How To Handle Long Trip Taxes A major beef of seamen on taxes is that normally the taxes are withheld on earnings not in the year they earned the money, but in the year the payoff took place. For example, a seaman who signed on for a five-month trip in September, 1960, paying off in January, 1961, would have all the five* months' earnings appear on his have to pay the fuil tax on them then get a refund a year later. 1961 W-2 slip and all the taxes with his 1960 return, at 20 percent While this will save the seaman withheld in 1961, This practice could increase his taxes in 1961, even though his actual 1961 earn­ ings might be less than those in 1960. There are ways to minimize the impact of this situation. For ex­ ample, while on the ship in 1960, the Seafarer undoubtedly took draws and may have sent alloments home. These can be reported as 1960 income. Unfortunately, this raises an­ other complication. The seaman who reports these earnings in 1960 will not have a W-2 (withholding statement) covering them. He will have to list all allotments, draws and slops on the tax return and ex­ plain vyhy he doesn't have a W-2 for them. Furthermore, .since no tax will have been withheld on these earnings in 1960, he wiil or upwards, depending on his tax bracket. The earnings will show up on his 1961 W-2. The seaman then, on his 1961 return, would have to explain that he had reported some of the earnings in 1960 and paid taxes on tl^em. He would get a tax refund accoi'dingly. What happens then. In our hypo­ thetical case, is this: Is Procedure Justified? • When the man pays off in January, 1961, the employer with­ holds taxes on all his earnings on the trip, including allutments and draws. • At the same time, if he reports the allotments and draws on his 1960 return, he pays taxes on them with his return. In essence, the seaman would pay taxes twice on the same income and some tax money In the long run, it means he Is out-of-pocket on some of his earnings for a full year until he gets his refund. Also, this procedure would un­ doubtedly cause Internal Revenue to. examine his returns, since the income reported would not jibe with the totals on his W-2 forms. That raises the question, is this procedure justified? It is justified only if a seaman had very little in­ come in one year and very con­ siderable income the next. Other­ wise the tax saving is minor and probably not worth the headache. For example, if a seaman's payoffs totaled $3,000 in I960 and $7,000 in 1961 because his longest 1960 voyage paid off in '61, he would save a maximum of about $20 in taxes by reporting his 1960 draws and allotments on his 1960 return. costs include such items as eye* glasses, ambulance service, trans­ portation to doctors' offices, rental of wheelchairs and similar equip­ ment, hearing aids, artificial limbs and corrective devices. However, if the Seafarer is re­ imbursed by the Seafarers Welfare Plan for any of these costs, such as family hospital and surgical ex­ pense, he cannot deduct the whole bill, only that part in excess of the benefits paid by the Plan. All expenses over one percent ot adjusted gross income for drugs and medicine can be deducted. The deductible portion is then com­ bined, with other medical and den­ tal expenses which are subject to the normal three percent rule. The three percent rule on medical serv­ ices does not apply in cases where a taxpayer is over 65, but the one percent rule on medicines and drugs does. In addition, the US allows the taxpayer to deduct all medical expenses of dependent parents over 65. The one percent rule on medicines and drugs'still applies. CHILD CARE. This allows a deduction of up to $600 to a widower, divorced or legally sepa­ rated taxpayer toward the cost of providing care of a child under 12 or a person physically or mentally incapable of support, regardless of age. This expense is deductibla only if its purpose is to allow tha taxpayer to remain gainfully em­ ployed. It cannot be claimed if the payment for child care went to a person who is already claimed as a dependent. ALIMONY. Periodic payments of alimony to a wife in accord with, a written agreement between them can be deducted. CASUALTY LOSSES. The rea­ sonable value of all clothing and gear lost at sea due to storm, ves­ sel damage, etc., for which the tax­ payer is not otherwise compen­ sated, can be deducted as an ex­ pense. The same applies to fire loss or losses in auto accidents which are not compensated by in­ surance. WORK CLOTHES, TOOLS. The cost and cleaning of uniforms and work clothes which ordinarily can­ not be used as dress wear can be deducted. This includes protective \fork shoes, gloves, caps, foul weather gear, clothing ruined by grease or paint, plus tools bought for use- on the job, or books and periodicals used in direct connec­ tion with work. UNION DUES. Dues and initia­ tion fees paid to labor organiza­ tions and most union. assessments can be deducted. �»«knvy. iiil SEAFARERS f^c a^ircmy-IiT* LOG Jay-Kay Workers Approve SlU Program Jan. UIW Benefits Mount To $6,784 The United Industrial Workers Welfare Plan paid out 36 benefit claims to UIW members or their dependents during January according to the Plan. The total paid out for the month was $6,784.65j, which was down slightly from the Severino, $240; Arthur Wheeler, preceding month when $7,- $232.80; Frazie Mitchell, $227, antK 065.09 was disbursed to 47. memr bers and their dependents. The largest single payment dur­ Sea of upraised hands shows enthusiastic acceptance of SlU programs to win decent contract ing January went to UIW member James Taft of A. A. Gallagher for Jay-Kay plant workers. Warehousing, who received a check Tor $1,170 covering special disability. (See story this page.) Other members who received benefit checks for $200 or more were: George Zelllnger, HillChase Steel, $428.56; Charles C. Landis of Porter - Matthews, $317.10; Kenning Anderson of NEW YORK — Some 275 UIW members — all employees of the Jay-Kay Corporation Paulsen-Webber, $296.10; , Fred­ —assembled in Long Island City earlier this month and approved a rank-and-file bargain­ erick Halvess of Stephen Laurie, ing committee composed of all shop stewards representing departments in both plants. The $271.78, and Hilkiah Murray, Dis­ members also unanimously ^— play and Advertising, $263.54. authorized a strike — to be 98 were cast for Local 355. The word from NLRB in Washington Four Airmaster employees also used only as a necessity in en­ latter waited a few days, then filed during last part of month that it received benefit checks for better charges with the NLRB in New is certified as bargaining agent for than $200. These were: Carmen forcing their contract demands. The meeting was the first since York alleging pro-SlU sentiment Jay-Kay workers. First member­ the SIU Qiticially became certified by some workers and the employ­ ship^ meeting then set for Feb­ The news on this page deals as bargaining agent for some 600 er in certain election proceedings ruary 3. with people working under the workers at the firm's plants, one and also that voting time was ex­ Draw Up Demands SIU banner in shoreside estab­ tended by a half hour so that some in Long Island City and another At this latest meeting this lishments engaged in maritime in the Bronx. Notice of certifica­ pro-SlU workers could get to the month, SIU representatives noti­ production and allied fields. tion came from the NLRB in Wash­ polls. The SIU labeled this tactic Included among the items ington on January 27—almost 16 as designed to forestall certifica­ fied the group that the rank-andmade are cordage, canvas, file negotiating committee—all months after the first few UIW tion. lifesaving equipment, ship's who were elected as shop stewards pledge cards were signed by Jay• November, 1960: Jay-Kay em­ gear and related industrial Kay workers, all of whom wanted ployees elect 15 stewards in secret by the members in secret voting— products. Because there had would meet with the SIU to dis­ genuine trade union representa­ ballot at their first official meeting not been any organization avail­ cuss members' contract demands. tion. after SIU division won election. able to them, many of these At this time, the Union's demands Almost from the start, the UIW • December, 1960: New York workers were formerly without met with resistance from a "paper" Regional NLRB, after lengthy in­ would be drawn up and then w;ould union known as Amalgamated vestigation, rejects all charges be presented to management at an any union protection, until they came under the SIU banner. Local 355. This local announced made by Local 355 against SIU, early date. Developments in their area will its intentions to continue repre­ and recommends NLRB in Wash­ The workers were told also that be reported here because they senting employees at both Jay-Kay ington concur and issue certifica­ the final contract would either be are an important part of the plants despite the efforts of SlU tion soon as possible. accepted or rejected only by their maritime industry. organizers. • January, 1961: SIU receives vote in secret balloting. SIU Pledge Cards But the SIU division through the months obtained ample pledge cards to call for a representation election. Here is a chronological review of the events that led to iiSiiiiiii the certification of the SIU last month: • September, 1960: National Labor Relations Board orders elec­ tion to take place within 30 days. • October, 1960: 309 Jay-Kay voters go to polls; almost another 300 employees who were caught by seasonal layoffs were unable to vote. The SIU received 183 votes; SlU Certified At 2 Jay-Kay Plants; Workers Select Negotiating Team iPy Meef Your Shop Steward Sal Lombardo Of Super Metals An oldtimer with Super Metal Cablhets, Inc., Salvatorc Lombardo, is the shop stew­ ard featured this month. Super Metals, formerly known as Unger Metals Products, is located at 63 Whipple Street, Brooklyn, NY. At the UIWLombardo contracted plant. Brother Lombardo is employed as a sheet metal worker. He began working there back in November ©f 1946. Lombardo, a native of Italy, lives in Jersey City, NJ, with bis wife, Grace. Posing for cameraman before meeing gets underway are Jay-Kay UIW members who make up the Employees Negotiating Committee. Group will present employees demands to SIU, which will incorporate same into overall package for presentation to management. Seated at table (I. to r.) with SIU rep John Dwyer (at left) are: Andre Paul-Noel, Esther Campbell, Edna Brown, A, B, McMoth. Mary Smallwood, Joseph Smith and Clifford Charles. In rear (I. to r.l: Charles Heard, Enoch Lloyd, Jerome Schoefer, James Watson, David Doiier,. Joseph Amos, Enoch Merriweather, Clarence L Thomas, M. Rivera and A. Lancaster. David Robe, $219. . There were nine payments for maternity benefits during the month, according to the UIW Wel­ fare Plan. Man Moves, UIW Benefit Finds Him PHILADELPHIA — No matter how long it takes, the Welfare Plan always finds the person wlio's entitled to benefits, in this case, $1,170 in disability payments. Take for example the case of UIW member Taft James, an em­ ployee of A. A. Gallagher Ware­ housing in this city. James tiled for the UIW di.sability bendfit about a month after becoming d sabled on the job last year. He sent in the prescribed forms to the UIW but failed to include certain re­ quired information. The UIW returned the forms to James and asked that he fully complete them. But because the UIW member had then since moved, the envelope was returned to the Union stamped "party un­ known." UIW welfare kept in touch with the company over the next few months in hopes of obtaining James' address. Finaly, the com­ pany later notified UIW tliat James had been in touch with the firm by phone and had left a for­ warding address so that he could collect his disability checks. Consequently, the Welfare Plan was able to contact him and Jamef got his check. These Are Your Union Meetings —Attend Them! All union members should regularly attend the member­ ship meetings in their area. These meetings are devoted to discussions of matters vital to the welfare and security of every MAWD member and his fami y. What's more, these meetings provide every MAWD member with tha opportunity to speak up and state his views about these vital matters. Here is the schedule of the next meetings: NEW YORK-Tuesday, March 7, ot 6 PM, SIU Hall, 675 Fourth Ave., B'klyn. BALTlMORE-Friday, March 3, at 8 PM, SIU Hall, 1216 E. Baltimore St. SUNBURY - Sunday, March 12, at 2 PM, Friendship Fire Company. PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, March 14, at 7:30 PM, SIU Hall, 2604 S. 4th Street. �Pagm tweatr^Mir All of fho following 5IU familie$ havo ro» celved a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing a total of $8,400 in maternity benefits and a maturity value of $1,050 in bonds: ¥1^ JoAnn Bentz, born January 9, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Henry Bentz, iiooklyn, NY. Donald Broadiu, born December 15, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John­ nie Broadus, Mobile, Ala. James Cabral, born January 4, 196^, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Cabrai, Bristol, RI. Sammy Fah, born January 9, 1961, to Seafarer'and Mrs. Wong Hwa Fah. New York, NY. Joseph Falasca, born December 15, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jo­ seph Falasca, Yonkers; NY. Martha Fisueroa, born September 13, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carlos Figueroa, Bronx, NY. Patricia Johnson, born December 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Stanley Johnson, Springfield Gardens, NY. Richard Jones, born December 25, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs, Janies Jones, Mobile, Ala. Donna Kolenovsky, born January 30, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Freddie Kolenovsky, Galveston, Texas. Sherman Lupton, bom December 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Christopher Lupton, New Bern, NC. ^ William Maas, born December 22, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Henry Maas, New Orleans, La. Patricia Mansell, born November 25, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rojert Mansell, Bellmore, LI, NY. Thomas Melton, born December 6, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas Melton, Mt. Airy, NC. Bonnie Mendali, born November 11, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ralph Mendall, Jamaica Plains, Mass. James Penton, born November 21, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Penton, McLain, Miss. Daniel Rentz, born November 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ken­ neth Rentz, Baltimore, Md. Lisa Ann Rodriguez, born January 8, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Rodriguez, Galveston, Texas. Jim Rodriquez, born December 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Pablo Rodriquez. Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Leif Soj'.;a, born October 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Sojka, M -speth. NY. Valerie Sovich. born January 8, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Michael Sovich, Clifton, NJ. Karen Thomas, born December 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles Thomas, Mobile, Ala. Wilfred Walinski, born November 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank Walinski, Baltimore, Md. Kathr.vn Wherrity, born December 10, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francis Wherrity, Philadelphia^ Pa. Johnny Williams, born October 27, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Billy R. Williams. Galveston, Texas. Denise Sachs, bom January 14, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs .Bernard Sa.hs, Baltimore, Md. Kelly Smith, born December 9, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Donald Smith, Columbus Grove. Ohio. Carl Lundy, born September 6, 1960, to Seafargr and Mrs. Thomas Lundy, Wing, Ala. Juiie Fait, born September 19, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Feaser Fait, White Springs, Fla. . Helen Sisk, born December 18, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wayne Sisk, South Tampa, Fia. Paula Smith, born December 31, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Clyde Smith, Mobile, Ala. Kevin Reese, born November 17, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank Reese, Port Arthur, Texas. Francisco Urbina, born January 29, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fran­ cisco Urbina, Galveston, Texas. Elizabeth Reyes, born December 1, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Angelo Reyes. Brooklyn, NY. Sharon McNair, born January 22, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lloyd McNair, Baltimore, Md. , Edith Elliott, born January 9, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John El­ liott. Pasadena, Texas. Cheryl Reeves, born December 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Reeves, Springhill, Ala. Nelrita Sylvester, born December 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ed­ ward A. Sylvester, Whistler, Ala. Ronald Winkoru, born December 23, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Berthal Winborn, Bellovue, Wash. Lorie Ann Powell, born November 28, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Howard Powell, Galveston, Texas. Bruce Shannon, born November 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs, John R. Shannon, Philadelphia, Pa. Sandra Nauman, born December 9, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Allen Kauman. Eureka, III. Ave Rossa Bonefont, born October 15, I960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gabriel JBonefont, New,York, NY. 9KA9ARSRS im LOC The deaths of the following Seafarers havejseen reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $60,000 in benefits was paid, (Any apparent delay in payment.of claims is norma/// due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the dis­ position of estates.) Horace Ronntree, 41: Brother Rountre'e died of a heart ailment aboard^ the SS Montauk Point at Houston, Texas, on Janua^ 7, 19"Sl. He had been sailing In the deck depart­ ment since 1938. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Mar­ garet M. Rountree of Thunderbolt, Ga. Burial was at the Catholic Cemetery, Sa­ vannah, Ga. Total benefit: $4,000. i t- Vincent J. Rianito, 51: A liver condition was the cause of death for Brother Rizzuto on ^January 5, 1961 at the USPHS Hospital, Baltimore, Md. He had been a member of the engine depart­ ment since 1949. His widow, Mrs. Ella E. Rizzuto of Baltimore, survives. New Cathedral Cemetery in Baltimore was the place of burial. Total benefit: $4,000. 4^ » » Elma E. Wasden, 52: Brother Wasden died of a coronary condi­ tion on November 29, 1960 aboard the SS Wacosta. He had sailed since 1949 in the engine de­ partment. S u rviving is his wid­ ow, Mrs. Anna W. Wasden of Mobile, Ala. The Memorial Garden in Mobile was the place of burial. Total benefit: $4,000, t X X Alfred Seegmiller, 54: Brother Seegmiller died at home in New Orleans, La., on July 26, 1960 of aNjung condition. He" had shipped since 1944 in the engine depart­ ment. He is surV i V e d by his brother, Floyd Seegmiller of De­ troit, Mich. Par­ adise Cemetery at Kingsley, Mich., was the place of burial. Total benefit: $4,000, XXX Roy T, Smith, 47: A coronary ailment was the cause of death to Brother Smith at home in New Or­ leans, La., on January 10, 1961. He had been shipping in the engine depart­ ment since 1949. Surviving Is his mother, Mrs, Nydia Fritscher of New Orleans. Place of burial was the Cypress Grove Cemetery, New Orleans.. Total benefit: $4,000. • Talb Hassan, 62: Brother Hassan passed away at the USPHS Hospi­ tal, Staten Island, NY, on January 5, 1961 due to a heart ailment. He had been a mem­ ber of the deck department since 1941. Surviving is his nephew, James Hohari of Brooklyn. NY. His place of Jiurial was Heavenly Rest Cemetery, Hanover, NJ. Total benefit: $4,000. i, X X Douglas B. Patterson, 64: Heart disease was the cause of death to Brother Patter­ son on December 13, 1960 at the USPHS Hospital, Galveston, Texas. He had been sail­ ing in the stew­ ard department since 1948. His widow, Mrs. Au­ drey Patterson of Galveston, survives. Burial was at Galveston Memorial Park. Total benefit: $4,000. XXX Harry T. Collier, 65: A heart at­ tack was the cause of death to Francisco Z. Alcaln, 37: Brother Brother Collier Alcain died of a heart condition on on December 9, August 22, 1960 1960 at sea aboard the SS aboard the SS Montego Ses at Santore. He had Bandar Shapur, shipped in the Iran, He had deck department shipped in the since 1939, His steward depart­ widow, Mrs. Vio­ ment since 1948. la Collier of Ha^He is survived by erstown, Md., sur­ his father, Vin­ vives. Burial was at sea. Total cent Alcain of benefit: $4,000. Guipuzcoa, Spain. Burial was at XXX Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Balti­ Thomaa R. Gonzales, 61: A diges­ more, Md. Total benefit: $4,000. tive ailment was the cause of death, to Brother Gon­ X XX' zalez at the USPHS Hospital, Roy A, Goddard, 40: Brother Ponce, Puerto Ri­ Goddard died of injuries sustained co, on November during the colii11, 1960. He had sion of the SS sailed since 1941 Alcoa Corsair on in the deck de­ October 22, 1960. partment. His He had been sail­ widow, Mrs. Esing since 1944 in tefania Gonzales the steward de­ partment. Sur­ of Ponce, survives. Burial was in viving is his wid­ Ponce. Total benefit: $4,000. XXX' ow, Mrs. Nellie George W. Huber, 65: Brother Goddard of Fo­ ley, Ala. Pine Rest Cemetery in Huber died of a heart ailment oa Foley was the place of burial. November 21, 1960 at New Or­ Total benefit: $4,000. leans, La. He had sailed since 1947 XXX ^ in the steward Alejandro Lopes, 69: Brother department. His Lopez died of heart disease at Bal­ daughter, Renee Huber of New timore City Hos­ Orleans, survives pital, Baltimore, him. Burial was Md., on Novem­ at Greenwood ber 4, 1960. He Cemetery, New Orleans. Total had been a mem­ benefit: $4,000. ber of the stew­ ard department XXX Francis J, Boner, 35: Brother since 1948. Sur­ Boner died on December 3, 1959 viving is his wid­ at the USPH3 ow, Mrs. Cecilia HospiUl, Norfolk, Lopez of Balti­ Va., of a kidney more. Burial was at St. Stanislaus condition. He had Cemetery, Baltimore, Total bene­ sailed since 1953 fit: $4,000. in the deck de­ it 4 4^ partment, and is survived by his Leo Mannangb, 60: Brother Manwidow, Mrs. Paul-naugh died of a heart condition at ine D. Boner of New Orleans, La., Norfolk. His on May 26, 1960. place of burial was not indicated. He had lieen a Total benefit: $4,000. •member of the steward depart­ ment since 1943. Surviving is his sister - in - law, Mrs, Delia Mannaugh of Rapid City, SD. Burial was at Fort Hudson National Cem­ etery, New Orleans. Total benefit: $4,000. . Tell it to tht I/oj! �: • V "'•" - ^ ^ --'• ' -"'v SEAFAREKtS Pcvrliwrjrt HSM. DIL MAR (Delta), Dec. 11—Chaliw man, J. M. Fetter; jUcretery, •• F. Acliee. Captain woulii' not lift IOCL Plclurei were acnt to the SEAFARERS LOG. <789 on hand lii ihip'a fund. Everything running tmootbly. Few faoura dltputed OT. WIU try to re­ move one tub in laundry room to make room for another washing ma­ chine. PENN EXPLORER (Penn Shipping), Dec. 4—Chairman, Boyd Amsberry; Secretary, Peta Triantafillet. All minor beefs settled. Elected a ship's dele­ gate by acclamation. It was suggested that all members take their beefs to their delegates Instead of top side. MADAKET (Waterman), Dec. 4 — Chairman, A. H. Anderson; Secrotary, tary, J. HIggln. Ship's Eelagata raalgned at payoff in Philly, Will chack ahortaga on food during meala. FLORIDA STATE (Ponca Camant), Dee. 1—Chairmen, Rusty KMgera; #eeratary, D. Mollar. Reported on letter from Welfare plan. All brothera wera urged to comply and mall cardi promptly. Vote of thanki to tha ateward department. Request mora canned fruit. SEASARDEN (Peninsular Naviga­ tion), Nov. 20—Chairman, Nona; Sec­ retary, V. E. Monta. New fans needed In roomi. Rooma Inefsted with roaches. Mattresses are in bad shape. Will have patrolman check repair lUt and have repaira made. CS BALTIMORE (Cities Service), Dec. 12—Chairman, Cafade, Secretary, C. MIshanski. 15.42 on hand In treas­ ury. Discussion concerning posting of shifting board. Vote of thanks to steward department. New ship's dele­ gate elected. Vote of thanks to de­ parting deMgate. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Dec. IS— Chairman, Thomas Sanchez; Secretary, Harry K. Long. Captain said there would be a payoff this trip. No or­ ders for next trip.' $19.50 in treasury. Request made to Jiave foc'slei painted. John McElroy. Ship's delegate Broth­ er Roy llassey passed away on Novem­ ber 23. It was suggested that each member contribute to 'ship's fund at coming payoff. The mattresses are In poor conditions and should be re­ ported In time to requisition for new ones. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea - Land), Dee. 12—Chairman, B. Varn; Secre­ tary, C. Henning. .Ship's delegate re­ ported no beefs. Two men missed •hip in Jacksonville since last meet­ ing. All repairs taken care of. t2 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department for good service and food. ROBIN COODFELLOW (Moore-McCormsck), Dee. 4—Chairmen, E. W. Ooulding; Secretary, Raymond F. Walker. Some disputed OT. $21.23 In ship's fund. Everything going welL Vote of thanks to steward department and the electricians for Jobs well done. STEEL SEAFARER (littimlan), Dec. 1$—Chairman, Lancelot Alexander; Secretary, Dick Grant. Ship's dele­ gate reported one man went to hos­ pital at Khoramshahr. Everything running smoothly aboard. No beefs. All repairs turned in. $1.6.43 in ship's fund. A special vote of thanks to chief ste-^/ard and his department for good feeding, good service and espe­ cially an excellent Thanksgiving diner. Ship's delegate. Robert Johanson. was commended by crew for his Interest and handling all beefs skillfully and to the satisfaction of all concerned. FORT HOSKIN8 (Cities Service), Nov. 26—Chairman, Wm. Smith; Sec­ retary, C. Swiff. Ship's delegate paid off. It Is requested that the company supply vessel with a better brand of coffee. Discussion held on wipers chipping cement In other than engine department quarters. Also discussed wipers painting chief cook's shower. SEAMAR (Calmer), Dec. 15—Chair­ man, J. R. Marshall; Secretary, J. V. Nelson. One man missed ship In Bal­ timore. Repair list not complete from previous voyage. Eiected new ship's delegate. Crew requests more canned Hail for night lunch. TEXMAR (Calmer), Dec. 4—Chair­ man, Joseph Rudolph; Secretary, Clark Waldron. Will distribute wel­ fare cards. Eiected new ship's deiegate. It is asked of crew to please refrain from throwing trash Into toilets. PACIFICU8 (Orion Shipping), Nov. 13—Chairman, S. P. Sokol; Secretary, A. D. Hill. Only two crewmembers stayed on from previous voyage. Crew short one wiper. No disputed OT. Elected new delegate. Members agreed to keep natives out of midship house whiie in port. A fresh water line will be extended out on deck for natives drinking water. FLORIDIAN (Eric A St. Lawrence), Nov. 27—Chairman, John Johnson; Secretary, Raymond Rebby. No news on new contract. Distributed bene­ ficiary forms to all members present. Held election for a new ship's dele­ gate. Discu.s5ed the repair of present TV antenna. Vote of thanks to the steward department for wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. DEL CAMPO (Delta), Dec. 3—Chair­ man, 6. E. Dalman; Secretary, J. M. Syms. No major beefs. Chief steward pas.sed awa.v Donation taken up from crew and officers for notification to headquarters and night letter to fam­ ily. One brother hospitalised due to auto accident. $40 in ship's fund. MOUNT EVANS (Cargo Tankshlp), Dec. 4—Chairman, M. C. Barton; Sec­ retary, John W. PIcou. It Is asked that tools be returned after use. No one Is to be broueht Into crew quar­ ters while in port. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), Nov. 27—Chairman, B. C'rowtord; Secretary, none. Few hours of di.sputed OT. Everything is OK. .Soent safety award money for TV set. Would like to have shins running In the tropics air-con­ ditioned. DEL SOL (Mississippi), Nov. 1<— Chairman, Robert Butler; Secretary, Ramon Irlzarry. Thanksgiving dinner served .at evening meal to give cooks more time to nrcpare. Vessel has been awarded STU safety award for (he period be! ween .Tanuary. 1960 to .Tune. 1060. $">3.38 in ship's fund. Will see purser about placing shot cards in pay envelopes at payoff ra that r members do, not leave same behind. It is requested that everyone come into messhall properly dressed. PRODUCER (M'rine Carriers), Dec. 4—Chairman, A. MeCloskev; Secretary, Albert Oe Forest. E\'er,vthing running smoothly. There will be no draw upon arrival. Thanks to everyone for their cooperation during the voyage. 177 hours of disputed OT. 35 addi­ tional hours in disnnte over tank eleapine rate. This OT is being dlsnnted )n the deck department. 63 hours disn'/ed in eneine department. Motion made to obtain clarification before next vo.vace eoneerning drylioiild eargo vessels in relaltons to OT. and working rules. Delegate feels that ehief engineer has been riding him sinec he pointed out that there are n'entv of men, paint and time available at hand. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Dei 7—cheif-meh, Richflfd Jones; Secre- T.v.':;/-" /- .-• DE SOTO (Waterman), Dec. 11— Chairman, J. Castronova; Secretary, J. Fuller. No beefs reported aboard ship. Crew requested to keep out of pantry during meal hours and to take clothes out of washing machine soon­ er. Also to keep noise down as men want to sleep. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Dec. 1»—Chairman, J. W. Adair. $14.44 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Re­ quest made for keys for foc'sles. Also request for supply of beer In slop chest, request soogeeing deck dept. foc'sles. and fumigating ship. Request patrolman to have chief mate refrain from giving orders to steward dept. men and by-passing steward. PENN VANGUARD (Fcnn Shipping), Dec. 13—Chairman, Percey Beyer; Secretary, W. W. BIckford. Repair list taken care of. Captain will wire in for draw money. No beefs. Will see patrolman regarding collecting launch service for two weeks at Karachi. DEL MAR (Mississippi), Dec. 26— Chairman, N. W. Dubois; Secretary, Jay F. Joyner, Jr. $.529 left in ahip's fund. Will have Cinescope lens next trip. All departments report no beefs. Elected new ship's delegate. Anyone getting off ship In foreign port Is to receive $50 from ship's fund. All delegates to discuss 12-year retire­ ment plan. Vote of thanks to steward department for Christmas dinner. WACOSTA (Waterman), Dee. IS— Chairman, John S. Burke; Secretary, D. L. Dickersen. Three men missed ship but rejoined. One man taken off ahip and ho.spitalized In Okinawa. AB Carl Mann taken off ship at Midway Island by Navy. $8.65 left In ship's fund. Request Seattle patrolman to meet ship in Portland. Oregon. Vote of thanks to Capt. H. R. Anderson and chief mate, O. Pascale. Also to Navy ship Hovnet and airplane pilots droncing medicine. And a vole of thanks to the doctor off the Hornet for giving the captain the proper di­ rections on how to administer medi­ cine to Carl Mann. All hands request to he paid off. Wasi Tweair-Civem LOG Monfego Sky Men Endure Coffee Crisis On Grain Run (The following article, submitted to the LOG by William Calefato, voiper, relates the highlights and lowspots of the Montego Sky grain voyage to the Far Edst last month.) • It was only a few hours after the Montego Sky left Seattle that the drama began to un­ fold. The long series of events that was to harass the crew was more comedy than disaster. But nothing really surprises Seafarers, even when they sign on an old.Liberty ship for a voyage to India. How important is a cup of coffee on a ship at sea? The question was answered when the Montego Sky coffee pot failed to percolate. A crowd gathered to examine the electric cord and Its recepticle. There were as many opinions and suggestions as there were witnesses. One observer was the chief engineer who was looking for a hot "cupacawfee." The steward offered some opin­ ions and then was urged to produce new cords which proved ineffec­ tive. Some suggested, "Can't go all the way to Yoko without elec­ tric cords." "Have the bid man turn the ship around." "No, let's ask for a helicopter to bring some cords . . . cheaper for the com­ pany that way." Wiper To The Rescue Meanwhil^, one of the wipers who knew about such things, pro­ duced a socket from his suitcase and in ten minutes all hands were drinking that good old -seamen's brew. Only on old Liberty ships like the Montego Sky is it realized that a ship is as good as its galley range. Christmas was near and the cooks were saying that they had never seen the likes of the galley stove on any ship. The chief engineer blew his stack, and this got some action —a new unit was installed. As it sometimes happens on grain ships, there was a threatened shortage of the supply of fresh water when the Montego Sky was four days but bf Seattle. Laundry Detail The laundry was locked during weekdays, but the spirit of the Montego Sky is strong. The black gang did' their laundry In tin pails while the steward department used the wash basins. What the deck de­ partment did was a secret. Even with a threatened shortage of fresh water, the members of the "elite" department are always clean. But SILT ingenuity came to the rescue and an AB proved helpful when the wipers needed a sail needle to sew the towel material on the boiler water grease ex­ tractor. The AB loaned the needle, and then came up with a lucrative proposition. In exchange for some film, he would let the wipers keep the needle and he also offered a plug socket that a wiper mysteri­ ously lost during the coffee crisis. Enjoying Christmas Eve in the recreation room of the Mon­ tego Sky (Standard Marine) are (I. to r.) John Stotchen. AB; "Done" Pedersen, oiler; John Whitlock, wiper, and "SeoguH" Hunsoker. Photo by Willie Coiefoto. What makes the deck gang the shipboard darling's may seem like a mystery, hut the answer was given in coffee - time sessions: There were sailors before there were engines, so the sailors hecame the proudest of the depart­ ments and held the tradition to this day. On the Montego Sky, the deck department invented a new trend; now they control the weath­ er. The 12 to four watch claimed the fairest days, hut the eight to 12 watch insisted that it fixed the weather fine. Meanwhile, the winds howled and the sea struck, the port­ holes with a noise never known to landlubbers. Fear Being Adrift Oldtimers kept hoping that the seas would settle enough to let the ship reach port. They admitted their dred of being adrift with no fuel. They need not have been ashamed of their fear. A stalled Liberty, even if it was once called Monarch Of The Sea, is no match for the wintry fury of the Pacific. But the grain is so Important (the comedians on the Sky said it's more important that the safety and comfort of the people who work on the ship) that some skip­ pers and officials were even weigh­ ing the crewmembers as they signed on. The captain scrutinizes each man about to sign on and tries to guest his weight. He is disappointed when those 250-pounders comB aboard. If the captain's calculations are only nearly right, there is a shortage of fresh water. Crucial Repair List Another crucial moment comet when the repair list of the preced­ ing crew is examined after the ship leaves port. On the Montego Sky, portholes are the important items. At the first big swell, the foc'sles and messhall were pretty wet places. At these times, when there is a rainstorm or a wave washes over the boat deck, water cascades down a bulkhead through a crack in the boat deck, and as the ship rolls, the crew gets its feet washed by the water swishing across the deck. But necessity becomes the moth­ er of invention. The wet half of the messhall is evacuated and the recreation room was set up as a black gang mess hall. John Statchen, AB, maintained that water has habits all its own, like dousing him completely when he is sitting in the head reading a stimulating magazine. But in spite of all the irony, the men are cheerful. The attitude that prevails aboard is (as it is In the make believe world of show busi­ ness where the show must go on) "The grain must go through." OMNIUM FREIGHTER (Mol), Dee. 4 —Chairman, Dick BIrmlnqham; Secre­ tary, Frank Russo. Fulton Hendrix elected shin's delegate. List of re­ pairs drawn up, HURRICANE (Waterman), Dee. 26— Chairman, Richard Pardo; Secretary, Eugene Ray. All hands doing a fine Job. Vote ot thanks to steward dept. for good feeding the entire trip, as well as the fine holiday meals and the printed menus distributed to each member of the crew. Ship is one ot the cleanest afloat. Captaim Inspects every room daily. MT. MeKlNLEY (Cargo A Tankshlp), Dec. 17—Ctialrman, W. Taylor; Secre­ tary, S. Emerson. No beefs. One man signed on as saloon messman at Calcutta. S.aloon messman promoted to baker. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good meals under shorthanded conditions. MAE (Boll), Dec. 24—Chslrman, Wil­ liam Morris; Seeretsry, Furston. .Te.sse Mctcaif elected new shin's delegate. Everything In order. $3 In ship's fund. Crew requests nfr-condlttoners on all SOT shins especially those run­ ning to the tropics. FA1RLAND (Sea-Land)r Dee. Chairman. Pat Mtlllgan; Secretary, Chps. Goldstein. . Safety meeting was exnlnlncd. It was suggested that Joe' Algina be contacted to come down to the ship and point out different hnzardn. This shot of seagulls homesteading on the Montego Sky, taken by Williom Coiefoto, is the fa­ vorite of the crew. The bird in front is named after an AB, Hunsoksr. Although they don't talk about it much, most Seafarers' like the birds. �I? "• r. rv Twttily SK4W4RSRS LOG Wild Ranger Saves 6 Colombians Shipwrecked Near Panama Canal Six Colombian seamen were mighty thankful that an SIU ship passed near "them early in January. The Colombians were picked up from"' a sinking skiff five hours from the Panama Canal on the Pacific side by the C-2* ^ W4d Ranger (Waterman). G. C. Lawson, deck delegate aboard the Wild Ranger related the story of the rescue at sea. He • said that the Wild Ranger skipper, who decided to change the ship's route, pulled out of the regular sea lane, so it was only by luck that the survivors were spotted. "It was about 2:30 PM and winds were blowing at about 35 miles per hour," Lawson recalled, "We spot­ ted the survivors in the skiff wav­ ing a flag. We heaved to, but it took an hour and a half to get them aboard. When tha survivors, tha mate and five seamen, were brought aboard, they were given clothing and food. They told how they had been in the skiff for about four days. The . Wild Ranger skipper figured that tha Uttla skiff was carrying about 1,000 pounds. Life Raft Missing The survivors were part of a crew of a 100-ton capacity patroltype boat. The patrol boat ran into trouble and sank in five minutes. However, the skiff with tha six men, and an army-fypa lifa raft were launched. Tha Ufe raft held tha boat's master (father of the mate rescued by the Wild Ranger) and four sea­ men. The skiff and the raft were lashed together until the day be­ fore the Wild Ranger made the rescue. The ra|t and it five occu­ pants are still missing. The Wild Ranger made New York in January and the six grateful survivors were taken to the Co­ lombian consul. They then went aboard a Colombian freigther for repatriation. The SIU crew took up a tarpaulin muster and came up with over $200 for the survivors. Lars Nielsen's Photo Serapbook ) i| MONARCH OR THI ••A* (WaMfb m4Ui),. DM. H—Chalrmsii, P«t« ei*. lack; Saeratary, JImmla Darauaa. Shlp'a delegate reported averyUiing runolns amoothly. Botun broke hla leg. la In hoapltal in San Juan. Neee boaun waa ahipped in San Juan. Diacuation to get mora money aboard ahlp. WIU take matter up with pa­ trolman. ORION COMBT (Orion), Dec. 1*— Chairman, John Short; Secretary, C. V. Berg, One man mlaacd ahlp In Sasebo, Japan. Captain will have travelera' checka for crew In Yokosuko. Captain haa contacted Ceylon an(U-(adlo operator atanding by for anawer In regard to medical aid for crewmernber. Dlacuaalon on food and Improvement of menua and varieties of meats. Things to ba taken up with captain are. replacements, sougeeing out tha rooms, coffee percolators, American coffee when the present runs out, repairs to washing machine, more milk, condemning bad flour, chairs for the messhall. Bosun re­ quests a new draw Ust ba mada. NATIONAL DEFENDER (National Shipping), Dec. IS—Chairman, J. Bul­ lock; Secretary, J. E. Hannon. Ship's delegate reported everything running aiaoothly. Ship will pay off at New­ port News and all men are requested to stay on until payoff. Some con­ troversy regarding using soma Japa­ nese meats. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Dec, II—Chslrmao, Henry Gordon; Secre­ tary, Cedric Wood. Captain reports that crew can go ashore at Suez at own risk. Letters for mailing to be given to chief steward arrival day not later than 7 P.M. Repair lists given te department heads. Balance In ship's fund is $8.39. Two men logged. Motion made that ship's hos­ pital bs kept in readinegp at all times. CAPT. NICHOLAS SITINAS (Cargg A Tankship), Nov. 13—Chairman, J. M. Lundy; Secretary, A. Bryan. Some men have failed to turn In shipping cards to delegates. New ship's delegats elected. Crewmembers are asked to take notice of "no smoking" signs for the safety of everyone. Water cooler heeded In crew messroom. to ba broaisht to tha attaBtloa ^ pa­ trolman. Raqgaat that gaUay and •tore room ba fumlgatod.. ACeOA RANOIR (Alcaa), Dac. 14— Chairman, N. Flowers; Sacrstary, L. J. Fata. Shlp'a delagata reported aa beefa. Ship received safety award for 800 accldeat-freo dayt. S1B.23 in ahlp'a fund. Somo disputed overtlmo In deck department. Nona concurred wUh item In LOO for' men to take vacation and go back to same ship. Crew comilalned about too much garUc la ood. Requested different variety of fruit to be ordered. Alao that hot drinks bo served In cold weatbcr. J STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Dca. 11—Chairman, Henry Gordon; Socratary, Cedrick Wood. Ship's fund SB.39. No disputed OT. ALCOA FLANTER (Alcoa), Dae. 1g —Chairman, L. W. Faradtau; Saeratary, Zaa Y. Chlng. »21.85 In shlp'a fund. Motion made that Union offi­ cials request company to aend trav­ elers' checks at draw In foreign ports. Motion made to have new type per­ sonal clothes lockers Installed. Crew requests air condiitoncrs be installed on all ships running In tropics. Also to have ship fumigated for roaches In crew's quarters. Vote of thanks to steward department for good service and Improved menus. FENN TRADER (Penn Shipping), Dec. 4—Chairman, R. Queen; Secre­ tary, t. Santa Ana. A. Fctchko elected ahip's delegate. AU departments re­ ported no beefs. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), Dee. 14—Chairman, James Pullsim; Sscretsry, Ernest Harris. Ship's delegate had to get off ahlp due to illoess. S6.40 In ship's fund, $10 being used for movie fund since last meeting. Suggest ship's fund and movie fund be kept separately In the future. Victor Harding electe* ehlp's delegate. No beefs. KYSKA (Waterman), Dec. 3t — Chairman, D. C. Gay; Secretary, R. H. Simpson. AH beefs In all departments squared away. ELIZABETH (Bull), Jan. 1—Chair­ man, L. H. Jonas; Secretary, R. Her­ nandez. Ship's delegate reported that some foc'sles, toilets and showers need to be painted. No beefs re­ ported. Peter Sarchio elected ship's delegate. Suggestion made to have the locks of the engine department showers and toilet changed. Issuing r»w keys to every man in engine de­ partment. Vote of thanks to steward department for Job weU done. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), Nov. 20 —Chairman, Don Keddy; Secretary, Robert F. Black. Disputed lodging and OT from Singapore was approved and will be paid at the end of this voyage. $6.71 in ship's treasury. $5 donated to American Seaman's fund. Improved service In the stewards de­ partment. Need 40a more cartons of .cigarettes. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Nov. 37—Chairman, Edward Jones; Secretary, Edward Yates. No beefs. $91.20 in ship's fund. Laundry room to be kept clean at all times. Timer for washing machine to be bought PORTMAR (Calmar), Nov. 20—Chairout of ship's fund. All members. If . - man, Sacrotary, Clark S. Inpossible, should go to the halls In man. Obraza; Some repairs still remain to ba New York or Houston to vote. done. Voted unanimously to keep tha delegate because of a good job STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmtsn), ship's previously. Discussed raising of Dee. 27—Chsirman, Crawford; Secre­ done slo'pchest prices to cover OT for tary, Perry. Ship's delegate reported - bringing slopchest aboard: tu be taken that considering the length of trip this has been a good voyage. To data up in port of payoff. there has been no major accident. ROBIN HOOD (Robin), Nov. 14— S19 in treasury. Motion to have Union Chairman, T. Ratcliff; Secretary, Ray officials Investigate sea chest. Motion Sedowskl. Everything running smooth­ made that all key rating men should ly so far. Crew requested to change be certined by some Union certiilca- linen on linen day and not or tion committee to Improve standard three days later. Crewmemberstwo asked of men shipping under these ratings. to keep natives out of midship house Crew request that medicine chest bs checked as it Is inadequately supplied. while ship Is in port. Discussion with regard to the slopATLAS (Cargo & Tankship), Nov. 27 chest on board. Crew complained —Chairman, Ange Panagopoulos; Sec­ about Inferior quality of merchandise. retary, Edward One man Suggestion that stepj be taken to missed ship andMarten. was arrested, re­ step up negotiations for a more favor­ leased and removed from ship. All able retirement plan. Possible retire­ men should cooperate in keeping the ment after 20 years of active mem­ messroom and pantry clean at night. bership In SIU. Benefit for retirement Anyone swapping watches must have be raised from $150 per month to $200. Seamen should be treated by permission from chief mate. their own doctor instead of USPH EDITH (Bull Lines), Nov. 34—Chair­ hospital. Welfare Plan be amended man, P. Murphy; Secretary, Bob High. to permit seamen to be admitted to Elected a ship's delegate. Request any hospital of their choice and to be new library. Voluntary donations are treated by reputable doctors. Sugges­ asked for a Chrislnias party. tion that foc'sles bo alr-condltloned on, all vessels making runs to hot coun­ SANTA VENETIA (Elam), Dee. 7— tries. Chairman, F. M. Jones; Secretary, Ralph R. Maldonada. OS was put in ROBIN SHERWOOD (Mormac), Dec. room and kept locked by cap­ IB—Chairman, Frank Pasaluk; Secre­ spare tain since November 20. 1969, till tary, Pat Devlne. Ship's delegate re­ arrival in Lake Charles. La. Captain ported it has been a good trip with claims this man is mentally 111. Cap­ no special beefs. S18.05 in ship's fund. tain will put out draw on arrival. Discussion on who orders sanitary $.1.5 tn ship's fund was used to send supplies for each department. Also on several wires to Union. Bosun was safety conditions. Delegate to see the injured aboard ship was trans­ mate about respirators for deck de­ ferred to a passengerandship heading partment. Crew asked to keep messfor England. Vote of thanks to stew­ hall clean. ard for Job well done during refriger­ SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), ation failure for 18 days. Also vota Dec. 27—Chairman, Albert Palqe; of thanks to steward departmant for Secretary, Phillip Wagner. Shin's a wonderful Thanksglvnig dinner and delegate reported no beefs except for every day menus and service. small amount of disputed OT. Ship LOSMAR (CalmT), Dec. 18—Chafr-t paying off this trip. man, Georqe Stanley; Secretary, DEL ORO (Mississippi), Dec. IB— Thomas Ulisse. New wringer and agi­ ChaTrman, G. H. McFall; Secretary, tator to be ordered for washing ma­ A. S. Freenan. Ninety day's stores chine. Steward requested to Imnrove requested. Ship's fund. $23.46. Broth­ menu and not to substitute the fish er G. Montosano was elected new eau.ght by crew for the m.aln dl.sh on the menu. Vote of thanks to baker, Ehlp's delegate. Charles MosS. MT. HOOD (Carqo A Tankship), Dec. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Dee. 25—Chairman, Raymond Bnlling; Seeretar/, Robert W. Duff. Shin's dele­ 27—Chairman, T. F. Jernloan; Secre­ gate reported shore leave disnu'ed in tary, T. F; Greaney. $123.49 In .shlp'a Calcutta. One brother mi 'sed shin in fund. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for the Christmas dinner Mobile. Some disputed OT. Vote of and Thanksgiving dinner. thanks to steward department. Yogi poses with Nielsen near Bombay, India. Nielsen was invited to yogi's residence. Steel Architect dayman watches girl in Panang, Malaya using bike tire for hula hoop.* Photos by Seafarer Nielsen. GATEWAY CITY (Sea-LantD, Dec. 31)—Chairman, P. Reya; Secretary, A. Case. One 'man in steward dent, fir,.d and logged. Shin's fund $511. De­ layed sailing disputed. Deek delea-te to have patro'm.an Inform maTe a* to when aea watches are set. when shin sails In A.M. Inoulrv made rcarding Munnlles of atures nliowed to stew.ard MT. Me KIN1.EY (Carqo A TankEhloi, Nov. «—Chairman, Stephen Fmerson: Secretary, Walter Taylor. .Chin's delegate rennr("d on draws. *15 draw p»r man In DUhnutl. Enough Ameriran money on shin for small xtraw In iwgdras. Tndia. Mo American money aboar.-" shin. N'aht mok and hairao lo ni'hnutl. �rcbnuurr, iffl SEAFARERS Page Tweatf-Nime LOG 'Steward Needs Good Men' Del Mar, Steel Maker Meif The following article on the steward department was submitted to the LOG by Leonard Paradeaut, ship's delegate, and Zee Young Ching, ship's reporter, both of the SS Alcoa Planter. A good steward department is not made by the steward alone. It is the members ot the department, all of them, which really counts. Many times we have heard a steward department Seafarer say In self-c|eprecation "I am only a messman, utility man, or third cook." In our experience, every Job in the steward department is im­ portant, from the steward on down. All vegetables cooked by the sec­ ond or third cook must match the tasty entrees cooked by the chief cook, and they must be prepared well. Also, you cannot have a good meal without the services of a good messman. Pantrymen must make good salads and dressings for greens. Salads are important; they help make a meal more complete. Utility men should know how to make up beds, clean quarters, shower rooms and passageways so that the crew lives in decent con­ ditions. . We suggest that all steward de­ partment men carry at least three pairs of working trousers and two pairs of work shoes, especially when they are on long trips. On the Alcoa Planter's voyage 122, conditions In the deck and engine departments were good and 'Turning To' By Zhemeek La. Yule Party Was Success To the Editor: A vote of appreciation is cer­ tainly due the various officials and brothers who worked so tirelessly prior to, and during Christmas Day at the New Or­ leans hall to make the event and dinner a huge success. It was an appropriate farewell to the old hall on Bienville Street. The comments of the various members of families of Seafar­ ers and their guests and the children was heart-warming. -They were appreciated by the brothers who unselfishly gave their time and effort to make the dinner a great occasion. Among the many officers and brothers who participated and contributed to the success of the occasion were Tommy Beatty, Don - Collins, Herman Troxclair, Bob White, Charlie Tannehlll, and Clyde "Whitey" Lanier, who acted as maitre. Tommy Beatty acted as Santa" Glaus to the delight of the chil­ dren and amusement of the adults. A special word^of thanks to Johnny Doyle of the SIU shore gang, and Marty DeSalvo who hung the decorations and did a beautiful job. A "well done" and a pat on the back, brothers—you each earned it. . K. M. "Jeep" Cole SS Penn Transporter t 4. i Correction On Obituary To the Editor: I would like to correct a mis­ take which appeared in the SEAFARERS LOG last month in the death columns. In the LOG, you had Edward W. Ketschke'listed as 45 years old. He was only 35 years old when he passed away. Edward Ketschke was sur­ vived by myself, his widow, and not, as was listed in the LOG, by a sister. I would like this correction to appear in the LOG. Thank you. Mrs. Edward W. Ketschke i it the men did a fine Job. Things were made difficult in the steward department when two men missed the ship. On our return voyage from Korea to Sitka, Alaska, we had some rough weather and heavy seas. Ship Talk: Hospital AndSteak Hospital slips, and topside's re­ luctance to issue them, were topics of interest aboard SlU-contracted ships recently. On the Council Grove (Cities Service), Seafarers noted that when some men who were paying off to go to a USPHS hospital asked for certificates from the vessel's mas­ ter, they were told to use their discharges—all they needed, it was alleged. On another ship, Ames Victory (Victory Carriers), Seafarers re­ ported that they were getting a hard time whenever they requested hospital slips. The matter is being brought to the attention of various patrolmen. Seafarers on the Steel Executive (Isthmian) have developed a crav­ ing for sirloin" steaks. They dis­ cussed having them twice a week, in addition to minute steaks, club steaks and hamburger steaks. The steel ship crew also has a distinct preference for canned peaches— they want them regularly. USPHS Hospital Thanks Union To the Editor: In behalf of the ambulant patients and dietary staff of the US Public Health Service Hos­ pital, Staten Island 4, New York, I wish to thank the SIU for the beautiful fiberglass drapes which your contribution of $100 helped to make possible. We are most pleased with the Welfare Plan Aids Family To the Editor: The family Joins me In thank­ ing the SIU for the benefit check received on the death of my husband. Seafarer Claude A. Virgin, who passed away in New Orleans. We thank the SIU and its members for the lovely floral wreath sent to him. It is with heartfelt thanks that we re­ member how quickly, the serv­ ices of the SIU Welfare Plan came to our aid through the kindly assistance of C. J. Stevens, New Oi'leans port agent. We also wish to thank the officers and crew on the SS LaSalle, on which Mr. Virgin was a crew member when he became 111, for the wonderful treatment given him which no doubt contributed to his com­ fort. Again we wish to thank the Welfare Plan for the hospital­ ization and the educational benefits througlr the scholar-; ship program. May God bless the SIU and all the members. Mrs. C.'A. Virgin Jr., and Family < ' All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the •writer. Names will be withheld upon request. final results and wish to extend an invitation to any interested members of your Union staff to visit the patients' cafeteria and dining room ..to see the overall effect. The patients' comments were most favorable. The moment they were put up, I told the pa­ tients the names of the organ­ izations that had contributed funds to this project. Again we thank you. Myrtle M. Vincent Director of Dietetics USPHS Staten Island 4i i. 4^ Wife Thanks SIU Welfare To the Editor: I want to extend my thanks to the Seafarers Welfare Plan. I was In the hospital twice with­ • The deck department of the Del Mar (Mississippi) gathers around a table in the crew's messroom to talk over the events of the watch during the ship's voyage 92. The trip ^as made just right by the showing of movies every night. The photo is by C. G. McLeiian, ship's reporter. A typical shipboard meetihg, with Seafarer Charles Purdoe as chairman, is being held aboard the Steel Maker (Isth­ mian) during a-far East Voyage. Photo by C. G. McLellan. in three.- months. When the blanks were filled out and sent to the Welfare Plan, I was sur­ prised at the prompt and quick action they had taken in making a complete settlement of my hospital bill. Things like this makes me proud that my hus­ band is a member of the SIU. I also enjoy the LOG very much. Mrs. Frank Doyle 4* 44" Widow Thanks Union For Help To the Editor: Your kind and sympathetic letter was received with the benefit check on the death of my dear beloved husband. I want you to know that it is very much appreciated and I want to thank you for your kind thoughts and also the beautiful bouquet. Please give my kind regards to all the members of the Union. May God bless you and I pray for the continued suc­ cess of your organization. Mrs. Vincent J. Rizzuto 4> 4< 4" Death Benefit Heips Widow To the Editor: I wish to notify you that I have just received your letter containing a check in the amount of $4,000 for the death of my dear husband, Philip Bil­ bao. I give my most heartfelt thanks for the benefit received. Appreciating the services you have given me, I am very grate­ ful to you. Teresa R. Vda. de Bilbao if Weifare Aids Wife, Daughter To the Editor: I wish to thank the Welfare Plan for their prompt atten­ tion to hospital and doctor bills for both my daughter and my­ self. It's a great relief to know that at any hour, one can and will be admitted to the hospital without red tape. Thanks again for everything. I enjoy the LOG very much. Mrs. Robert F. D'Ferrafiet 4 4-4. Invite Seamen To Restaurant Retired Seaman Thanks SIU To the Editor: In a little place at 207 South Broadway, Baltimore 31, Md., there is a little restaurant, the "Texas" which I run. I would like all seamen who come into Baltimore and who live there to stop over. It's open all day and all week. We will have LOGs to give to brothers coming into the place—and of course, we serve all kinds of the best food. This is a special invitation to SIU men. George Litchfield To the Editor: The Weifare Plan check for $270 has been received by me and my wife. We heartily thank you. the Welfare trustees and all our Union brothers for their kindly support. I am very sorry that I cannot sail any more with my Union brothers around the world. We both thank again all the broth­ ers and the Welfare Plan for our benefit. Alexander Chemey Anna Chemey �SEAFARERS Face Thirty _ Febnuty. IMl LOG » Shipboard Shots The happy crew of the Santa Venetia (Cargo & Tankship Mgf.) gathers round the Christmas tree at sea. Photo was submitted by F. J. Mondesire. "Genius at Work" Is the title given this photo of Grady Fairelofh, chief cook aboard the Cities Service Miami, who is trimming a ham for the crew's dinner. LOG-A-RHYTHM; The Accepted Time By C. W. Cothran There are only three dayt Tomorrow's a bypass from action Yesterday, today and tomorrow; today— But yesterday's gone, irrevocably A mirage on the desert of life; lost. Tomorrow's lake no thirst can And you can't borrow time from quench- . . . tomorrow. Today is the fountain of life. / Let bygones be gone—the dead Neither look backward nor too far hath departed; ahead Waters o'er the dam have no Stay abreast with the present power; time; Why live with a corpse of a The past and the future are non­ yesterday. existent Or walk a desolate bower? Today is the accepted time. The snake slinks away from its Remember! he who says: "I will shedded skin; tomorrow," The moth forsakes its cocoon. Makes himself some future A lesson I grant you, suffice it sorrow; to say: But he who .says: "I will today," Yesterday's the life of a loon. Is the maestro all the way. Retired Seafarer Hits Runaways To the Editor: I'd like to answer Brother Morris Horton, radio operator, SS Evelyn. God bless you Brother Horton for your won­ derful article in the LOG. Yes, I say with all my heart, let the American operator of runaway ships get all the foreign coun­ tries which have our ships— especially the Panlibhonco—to do their fighting. With what was in the White House for eight years, more ships went under foreign flag than ever before. Sure they hate the American, seaman for his wages, conditions, etc. The previous administration's last act in office was to turn down a "50-50" quota for oil imports. They vetoed all liberal legislation — anything to kick ' the American workman. My dear Brother Horton, I started to sea in 1912 and I saw many a rough year. I joined the old ISU, but it didn't mean a thing in those days, especially under fink Republican adminis­ trations, because they and big business controlled the works. We went on strike in 1921 and we lost. We might as well have stayed in the hall. And here's one for the books; while I was on strike in Philadelphia, walking the picket line on Dela­ ware Avenue in front of Pier 98,1 got a call from a Mr. Sussler who was port steward for the US Shipping Board. He asked me to take a ship to Europe but I refused point blank. I told him I was a union man, not a scab. I was promptly put on the little old blacklist, but I didn't know that at the time. Natur­ ally we lost the strike and our union broke up. So I went back to Eighth and Chestnut because I had to work to support my mother and family. I was told in no uncertain terms, "there are no ships for you." A fellow overheard the argu­ ment and put me wise to see Capt. Powers who was the big cheese. I did and he promptly called in this phoney bum and told him that under the Con­ stitution I have every right to defend my rights. "Give that man a ship," he said. Was I surprised—a man with all that brass helping me, only a lowly chief steward who didn't stand a chance. I sailed until 1929 and did some organizing on my own, but was told by several skippers "none of that or you'll be on the bricks with­ out a job, period." Then I worked ashore; got fired out of several places for union activities, and when the war broke out I decided to go to sea again and do my bit. I found things changed when I arrived in Mobile; there really was a Union, and what a Union. I couldn't wait to get into the ty . V- Wants Film t On Furuseth hall and find out things for my­ self. I got a ship, Ihe Maiden Creek—later sunk/ on a trip To the Editor: card on January 22, ••1940, and A thought has been running I was taken In this great Union through my head while here in May 15, 1941. Oiin Banks was the hospital. I am quite sure agent. And I am happy to say that you will give my sugges­ I proudly served in the greatest tion some serious consideration. maritime Union in the world, Would It be possible to have a until I retired last spring. I motion picture made by otie of surely didn't want to, but it was the big studios concerning the life of Andrew Furuseth. It doctor's orders. I'll never lose Interest in this would be most timely, for our present members as well as the new fellows who from year to •year come into our organiza­ tion to follow the sea. There are lots of fellows sail­ To Th.e £ditor 1 ing today who take everything for granted; they do not know .....v..:;...'. . T .;.4 of old Andy and his struggle. All letters to the editor for A film would wake up a Jot of publication in the SEAFARERS people, including some of these LOG must be signed by the Johnny-Come-Lately . shipown­ writer. Names will be withheld ers and operators, and Con­ upon request. gressmen in both parties who seem disinterested in the van­ great organization of ours—God ishing merEhant marine. bless it. And many many thanks This type of picture would to our executive board and to create a lot of good will in this our officers for the swell job country and overseas; people all over would certainly be im­ they do. George H. Seeberger pressed by the progress made until today's wonderful hiring t> halls in all our ports. I for one will always have old Andy in mind. I've made quite a study of him. Vincent J. Fitzgerald To the Editor: Just these few lines to let t. t. tyou know that I'm aboard the MV Sword Knot, Suwanee mis­ sile-tracking vessel. My real purpose in writing is to let th^ membership know that I'm in To the Editor: These few lines are to thank the market to buy a house, big enough for my prospective wife the SIU Welfare Plan for their and four youngsters, in the prompt service of my applica­ tion for disability pension re­ vicinity of Jacksonville, Fla. It must be at- a bargain price, tirement. It is also to thank the officers and I would prefer it to be somewhere between Jax and and the brothers for voting the Cape Canaveral, If at all pos­ Christmas gift. sible. But any location In a I am always glad to get the warm climate would be satis­ LOG—to keep up with the do­ factory. ings in the maritime industry When writing, please include and also the work of the Union any advantages which are in for the betterment of maritime. the sale and note any marineIt is also fine to read the type homes, which would re­ shipboard digest of the meet­ ceive priority In my considera­ ings, but sad news when you tion. I want to get away from read about the death of a fellow those bitter Northern winters crewmember. The last was Sea­ which seem to become more se­ farer Fred Turok, an excellent vere with the passing of each chief cook and a fine shipmate. year. It was great to see the smil­ If cash will be any Incentive ing faces of Thanksgiving to your selling me a better gatherings at the halls. Keep home In a good location, I the LOG coming—it's great to should be able to buy within get. Lots of the best wishes and the year. I have a case for dam­ hopes for the continued growth ages pending settlement, so no of the SIU of NA. sweat there. James Mitchell Any Seafarer holding prop­ t> tr t> ^ erty in the vicinty of Pennsyl­ vania, from Pittsburgh to the New York state lines. Is also requested to send full particu­ lars concerning the property to To the Editor: my address: Clarence L. Cou­ I want to extend special sins, Bk. C-59, c/o Sword Knot, thanks to the master and crew Suwannee SS Co., PO Box of the SS Santore foi- the great 4187, Patrick Air Force Base, kindness shown my husband, Fla. Thanks in advance for Harry T. Collier who passed your Very kind cooperation. away on December 9, 1960. Sin­ cerely, Fraternally, Mrs. Viola M. Collier Clarence L. Cousins BETTERS Wants To Buy Florida Home Retired Seaman Sends Message Widow Thanks Santore Crew V �rcferaaiT* IMl SEAFARERS *i . >»•>» •... » f/ * ft_...ryf.....-t- .^ ' <26 FINANCTAIi REPORTS, Th« constitution of the SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and'Inland 'Vaters District makes specific provision for safeguardlnE the membership's money: and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing coranlttee elected by the mem­ bership, 'All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Should any member, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to In­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. m TRUST FUNPe. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District ai;e administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust fluids are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied Information about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. v?'- M. SIIIPPIWO RIGirrs, your shipping Tights and seniority are protected by the con­ tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by Union shipping rules, which are Incorporated In the contract. Get to know your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Beafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mall, return re­ ceipt requested. ® CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for or on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Ifall by certified mail, return receipt requested. •' ' lui... "•"i......... EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFABRRS LOG, The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union qr Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September meetings In all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an edl-torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union, The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility. "< PAYHENT OF MONIES. No monies are to bo paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member Is required to make a payment and^ given an oTflclal receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. - mmm m mm mi COHSTITUTIOWAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months In the SE/AFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of Its constitution. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member.or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or o'ullgatlon by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. si: RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities.. In­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtiraers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain thoir good standing through the waiving of their dues. liiiSiiliiiiiiiiBiiiiliiiM : Porfmar, Aformoc Ship Collide NEW YORK — No injuries were reported in the collision between the SlU-manned Portmar and the Mormacguide on January 25 in the East River off East 138th Street, about two miles north of Hell Gate, near South Brothers Island between the Bronx and Queens. The accident of undeterm ined origin took place shortly Editor, before 11:30 p.m. in good visi­ SEAFARERS LOG. bility. 675 Fourth Ave., The bow of the 7,133-ton Portmar, of the Calmar Steamship Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— please put my nome on your mailing list. (Prim information) NAME . .;. . STREET ADDRESS CITY ; . ZONE STATE TO AVOID DUPIICATICN; If you ore cn old lubscrlbor and havo a thango of oddreu pleas* give your former address below: ADDRESS CITY ZONE. STATE Fare Thfrty-One LOG Corp., was staved in on the starhoard side for about 15 feet above the water line. Repairs were made in Baltimore. The 7,959-ton Mooremack vessel had a large hole gashed into her starboard side, opposite the engine room, above the waterline. Mormacguide's captain first radioed at 11:32 p.m., the vessel was taking water and needed help. Three Coast Guard craft and a helicopter, two pcliee launches and a firehoat were 4'spatched. A second message at ^2:01 a.m. said there was no danger. Anthony J, Pranlo Please contact your sister at 4820 Queens Chapel Terr., NE, Wasl^ingto.n 17, DC. Thomas S. Klein Contact Aunt Florence. Urgent. Paul Aubain Contact John Greaux at PO Box 7, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, im­ mediately. The above - named brother was last known to be aboard the Lucile Bloomfield. Terrence McNee Please get in touch with Ed Ken­ nedy or Leon Whitt at 2745 Yarnold Road, Baltimore Highlands, Baltimore, Md. A. Swenson, S-428 Your discharge papers and other personal effects are at the records department in headquarters. Ore, Calmar Checks Following men have cheeks at Baltimore hall from Ore and Cal­ mar Lines: Charles Bartlett, Stever Bernaldes, Maurice Gulp, C. Fos­ ter, Edgar Kurz, Raul Estrada, Howard W. Hall, Robert Duff, Billie Hughes, Richard Eveihart, Hubert Jackson, Joe Kordich, Leon Lowe, John Likeness, Luis Moya, Frank G. Ortiz, Vincento Russo, kiguel Viera. Emile Glaser Bill Oppenhorst Write to W. Karlak, c/o SS Steel Executive, Isthmian Steamship Company, 90 Broad Street, New York City. William Jennings Stephens Contact Milton Talkin, attorney, 827 St. Paul Street, Baltimore 2, Md. Henry E. Hicks Phone your wife as soon as pos­ sible at PArk 8-0814, or get in touch with her at 1515 Park Ave­ nue, Baltimore 17. Guy Thornton Contact Tommy Markham. Write to 2111^ Canal Street, New^ Or­ leans, La. Frank Panette Get in touch with Thelma Wise as soon as possible. Write PO Box 95, Nags Head, NC, or call Nags Head 3577. Urgent. John H. Murray Important you contact your son at Brownell Street. George Shumaker Get in touch with Mr. R. A. Shu­ maker, 208 Market Street, Hali­ fax, Pa. Charles Lynskey Very Important you get in touch with your family at 5545 West Park Drive, North Hollywood, Calif. Joeph E. Barringer, Jr. Important that you get in touch with your cousin, Harold Barrin­ ger, in Memphis, Tennessee, BRoadway 4-7683. Fred C. Hill Get In touch with Mr. J. McClanahan, 908 Westover Drive, Birmingham 9, Ala. William A. Ryan Important you get in touch with the Department of Welfare. City of New York at 250 Church Street. ^ Robert J. Bird Contact the First National City Bank of New York, PO Box 1136, Grand Central Station, New York 17, NY: Anyone who owes money to the late Peter McGrath, who recently passed away, is requested to get in touch with his widow, Mrs. Helen McGrath, 2527 Bath Avenue, Brooklyn 14, NY. Seafarers interested in purchas­ ing 160-acre Minnesota woodland site should contact Victor Pigg, c/o Sailors Union of the Pacific, 675 4th Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Site is near Mahnomen, Minnesota, 100 miles west of Duluth. Has lake, is on good road with electric and telephone lines, mail service and school bus service. Can he farmed if cleared or used for hunting lodge as Is. Full price $1,800, or $600 down, two years to pay bal­ ance at six percent. Lewis H. Hertzog Contact Martin J. Jarvis, attor­ ney, c/o Marine Firemen's Union, 240 Second .Street, San Francisco 5. Phillip Ledbettera Get in touch with your mother, Mrs. R. P. Ledbetters, 2010 Bar­ nard Street, Savannah, Ga. Friends of Tommy R. Danzey are asked to get in touch with him at the Mount Wilson Hospital, where he expects to he for at least a year. The following men have checks waiting for them in the Baltimore mail room: Bailey, G. E., Carraway, R. K., Cliit, Frank A., Coale, H. M., Colley,-Jr., W. R. Da Cunha, J., Delise, J. R., frain, J. N., Francis, L. H., Fuller, Charles H., Jaynes, H. F., Jones. Darius Clay, Mi'Ier, Charles T., Shandl, Frank Joseph, Swohoda, James W., Tresnick, E. S., Turner, Kenneth C. Audley Cardwick Foster Contact your brother. Bender D. Foster, who is holding very im­ portant mail for you as well as some important news. You can reach him at 8203 Elmer Street, Tampa 4,-Fla. A! Whitmer Get in touch with Fabian Furmanek, R No. 2, Wausau, Wiscon­ sin., William R. "Bill" Dixon Anybody knowing the where­ abouts of the above is urred to contact Sophia F. Baker, 1315 So. 26th Place. Lawton, Okla., Tele­ phone ELgin 5-4577. Larry Moore Please get in touch with Mrs. Helen McGrath. 2527 Bath Avenue, Brooklyn 14, NY. Lewis H. Hertzog Contact Martin J. Jarvis, attor­ ney, 240 Second Street, San Fran­ cisco, Calif. John Scott Your wife is anxious to hear from you. You can reach her at 136 Crown Street, Queenstown, British Guiana. pIEEgTCyRY SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Simmons Lindsey Williame Earl Shoppard AI Tanner SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUAR-I ERS REPRESENTA ' n ES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent E.Astern 7 4100 BOSTON 276 State St. John Arabascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10223 W. JciTcrson Ave. Paul Drozak, -Agent VTnewood .•1-4741 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYacinth 0 ' iO HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. R. Matthews. Agent CApital .2-4089: 3-408( JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE.. .• x William .Morris. Agent ELgin .2-0987 MIA.Ml 744 W Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklin 7-2.';(:4 MOBILE 1 South Lawrenee St. Louis .Neira. Agent HEmloik 2 17.14 NEW ORT.EANS 52.2 Bienviilr ct. Buck Stephens. Agent Tele.: 524—8026 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklvo HYacinth 9 00 NORFOLK 416 Collev Ivc. Paul Gonsoichik, Agent MAUisun 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 2C04 S 4.h St. S. CarduIIo. Agent DEwey fi 'TIO SAN FRANCISCO .. 450 Harrison St. Waller Sibley. Agent Douglas 2-4401 S.ANTURCE. PR 1313 Fernandez .lumos, Sto-i 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 2 .1996 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. I'e l K.ihknwski. Agent lain ;< .34 WILMINGTON, CaUf 508 N, Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2528 �Vol. XXiii No. 2 SEAFARERS OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKM AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO ! • - Is Your Repair List ReaclY? ' •A- ; • • 1 ,..'7 , ^ • V- -v .i'. -^r-" i-r' \P [*! • •„ '.'%r J.: 1:1 ' ^ • jr-- : J ' A •jS K EEPING crew's quarters and equipment ship-shapo is an essential requirement for shipboard comfort and safety. That's why tho Union has made up re­ pair list forms for every crew to use. Following the rec­ ommended procedures on filing of repair lists simplifies and speeds up the completion of the work. By giving the skipper a copy of the list three days be­ fore hitting port, and then turning over a duplioate of that list to the Union patrolman, the crew makes sure that all parties concerned are familiar with what's needed. So before you hit port, check on your gear and then list your 'needs on the official Union repair list form. It's step number one toward proper maintenance of shipboard quarters. •m\ •^1 • ' —r • "-•• -•t- . ' '-f 'iV? - -- "\'V \ . J 1 .'r. • '-J • irti-v',' It. I -1.. VI I r ^ v. , -T FA,; t 'j. 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Title A name given to the resource February 1961 Description An account of the resource Headlines: NLRB UPHOLDS SIU IN SEA LEVEL CASE SIU STRIKE SAVES RR TUG JOBS AMERICAN SHIPS TO GET MORE FARM, AID CARGOES; JOB STEP-UP LIKELY FIVE STATE PICKETING STYMIED ROADS DESPITE SUB-ZERO COLD DOCK LAW APPEALS SYSTEM SOUGHT BY NY PORT COUNCIL SIU TO OPERATORS: SEE THAT MAIL GOES THROUGH SEATRAIN GETS ICC HEARING – AT LAST ITF COMMITTEE TO MEET ON BRITISH-CANADA ISSUE TUG, RAILWAY DELEGATES FOR SIUNA CONVENTION VOTED ON BY MEMBERS PHILLY IBU CO. CHARTERS BIG OIL BARGE – TOWING TUG BROWNING TO TAKE OVER MIDLAND CO. DISPATCHING CONGRESS SEA AGENDA: WAGES, TAXES, SUBSIDIES AMCOAL VETERAN, 2 OTHER SEAFARERS GO ON PENSION SIU WEST COAST TUNA BOATS GET BIG CATCHES WITH NETS ORE LINE BIDDING FOR US AID ON SUPER-CARRIERS LAKES MOORING SYSTEM CALLED HAZARD TO CREW MV ESKIMO IN 3RD SEASON ON WINTER RUN TO QUEBEC SUP, MATES ASK PROBE OF MSTS ALIEN CREWS MCS PLANS CONFERENCE OF AGENTS SIU CERTIFIED AT 2 JAY-KAY PLANTS; WORKERS SELECT NEGOTIATING TEAM WILD RANGER SAVES 6 COLOMBIANS SHIPWRECKED NEAR PANAMA CANAL Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/1961 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIII, No. 2 1961 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9314e465c98b8b771b1993e62ecff683.PDF 09f8df8c8820d39163a848a443d9dfa6 PDF Text Text SlU Wins Esso Division Vote Story On Page 3 SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAI, UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Delegates Convene In Puerto ft/co; aUNA TACXUS KEY FISNINC ISSUES Seamen, Fishermen, Allied Crafts Draft Program Of Action • Backs Caribbean Maritime Group • Pledges Domestic Trade Campaign • Urges Overhaul Of US Subsidies • Supports National Bargaining Body • Calls Organizing Major Objective • Seeks Protection For US Fisheries i Endorses Health, Safety Programs Alaska, Canada, continental US and Puerto Rico drafted programs to build mari­ time and fishery industries at SIUNA 10th convention in San Juan. Major speaker. Senator E. L. Bartlett (Dem.-Alaska) above, stressed need to act on domestic shipping. (Stories on Page 2.) �Fac« Two SWdWJimMRS LOG mnngh, M61 lOth Convention In Son Juan SlU M«mliers Convention Quests SlUNA Maps Program On Ship, Fish Issues SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Two hundred delegates attending the 10th bienniel convention of the 75,000-nieniber Seafarers International Union of North Amer­ ica reviewed the organization's considerable organizing progress and drafted pro­ grams to revitalize the mar-^" port a Maritime Federation of tariffs in this area, adding that itime and fishing industries the Caribbean in conjunction even in the Federal school lunch in the United States. with other democratic unions program, 80 percent of the fish that area, as proposed by purchased is from foreign sources. Delegates attending the in the Maritime Trades Depart­ Weller praised the SIU for the convention from SIUNA ment, and suggested that "forceful steps" it has taken to affiliates in Alaska, Canada, headquarters be set up in San salvage the domestic shipping in­ Juan. the continental United States and dustry. He repudiated the accusa­ Puerto Rico heard reports on or­ • They specifically supported tion that trade unions were in any ganizing gains involving several the position of thg National Com­ way responsible for the industry's thousand workers on the Great mittee on Maritime Bargaining on problems. "Featherbedding is not Members of SIU Puerto Rico Division sit under common­ Lakes, in the West Coast, in the the need to revise Government and our problem as it is said to be else­ . Inland Boatmen's field and in industry approaches on sych issues where" he declared. On the con­ wealth flag as they attend proceedings on first day of the Puerto Rico. They resolved to con­ as subsidies, domestic shipping, trary, the existing domestic trade SIUNA convention in San Juan. tinue the effective organizing pro­ MSTS competition with private operations are a "model of mecha­ grams which have been so success­ shipping and others. nized efficiency.".The problem lies • Delegates also ptaced particu­ instead in the railroads' "reckless ful in the past two years. lar emphasis on the need for re­ campaign'"' to destroy shipping. Prior to approving steps aimed viving domestic trades and on pro­ The close ties which have been at rejuvenating the maritime in­ tecting American-flag fishing op­ forged between seamen's unions on dustry so as to protect and expand erations, as. well as the fisheries the issue of joint bargaining were job opportunitie.s, the convention "heard a report from SIUNA Presi­ themselves, now threatened with" pointed up by Ed Altman, president depletion by an upsurge of Soviet of the Marine Engineers Beneficiaj dent Paul Hall in which he in­ fishing activity. Association. One of the objectives dicted the "flabby management" of • They voted their unani­ of4he joint bargaining approach is American-flag shipping. Labor must The SIUNA convention acted on 47 resolutions tJealing mous support for the princi­ to obtain revisions in the operation take the lead in providing a fresh with a wide variety of issues confronting the Union and the ples of vigorous organizing in of US shipping so as to make it an approach to the problems of the all areas so as to continue the rest of the labor movement. The following represents a samp­ effective industry and help pre­ industry and must work with man­ impressive growth of the in­ ling of some of the more im-*" serve and expand job opportunities agement in developing new ideas ternational union. portant issues taken up by the of the present membership and for seamen. MEBA attorney' Lee on the subsidy issue and on. re­ • Strong support was voted for to organize the unorganized. convention. Pressman, who also addressed the vision of the 1936 Merchant Ma­ the AFL-CIO program of social HEALTH AND SAFETY: Would meeting, charged that major oil rine Act so that US shipping can legislation including medical care DOMESTIC TRADE: Pledges to promote and intensify medical companies were road-blocking the cope "with the realities of world for the aged and aid to housing and intensify efforts to secure revival and safety programs for the proprogram Because they do not want trade." of the coastwise industry and as­ tecfion of Union members; expand education. US operators to. discuss the runa­ sure representation for the ship­ clinic operations; bring foreign Subsidies Inadequate • They revamped the structure way issue with seamen's unions. ping industry on the ICC. deof the SliJNA, providing for a Among urgent needs, he ship safety standards up to those Seek Peaceful Solution dared, were subsidy aid in the broadened executive group to dis­ of the US, and strengthen PHS. SUBSIDY: Support steps to over­ In the international labor arena ANTI-TRUST ABUSE OF FISH­ bulk ore and oil import trades and charge international union respon­ aside from acting on the Caribbean haul the subsidy program in light ERMEN: Exfend the coverage of in domestic shipping. Present sub­ sibilities. of changing patterns of foreign the Taft-Hartley Act to fishermen The five-day meeting at the La Federation, the delegates agreed trade. sidies, limited lo a small segment and end anti-trust abuse through of package trade, no longer meet Concha hotel heard a good deal on as recommended by the ^ interna­ tional affiliations committee, that AUTOMATION AND MAN- prosecution for price-fixing. the requirements of existing trade the subject of domestic shipping from two major speakers, Senator a peaceful solution should be NING: Served notice on manage­ BANKRUPTCY SAFEGUARDi patterns. E. L. "Bob" Bartlett (Dem.-Alaska) sought to the dispute between the ment that it intends to take all Endorse provisions to assure.sea­ The vehicle for a joint laborSIU of Canada and the National management approach in this area, and John Weller, president of Sea- Union of Seamen of Great Britain. necessary steps to protect exist­ men of prompt payment of wages he said, is the National Committee train Lines. Senator Bartlett A committee is to be appointed to ing manning scales and play a role and benefits in event of financial difficulties. for Maritime Bargaining composed pointed up the twin problem of resolve the issues arising out of in determining scales for newer ship types. QUOTAS ON FISH IMPORTS: domestic shipping—high freight of ten seamen's unions. Support Federal legislation to pro­ rates to offshore areas such as the NUS charge against the Cana­ CIVIL RIGHTS: Strongly sup­ vide American fishermen with ade­ The convention subsequently Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico dians before the International passed a resolution wholly support­ coupled with a decline in ship Transportworkers Federation. The ports the AFL-CIO Council's call quate share of domestic market. ing the committee's program and operation in that trade. He criti­ dispute arose originally out of the for a Federal Fair Employment SEARS-ROEBUCK BOYCOTT: calling upon those unions still out­ cized the failure of the Maritime practice of Canadian shipowners in Practices Act. Support Retail Clerks Internation­ side the committee to join it in Administration, the Interstate Com­ using the British flag to escape WATERFRONT COMMISSION: al Association boycott against its attack on the problem besetting merce Commission and other agen­ Canadian wage scales. Reaffirms its vigorous opposition Sears-Roebuck and its anti-union Nationally, the convention agreed the shipping industry. policy. cies to come forth with solutions of to affiliate the SIUNA with the to any extension of Waterfront Among other significant actions any kind in this area. PUBLIC HEALTH HOSPITALS: Commission authority and sup­ of the convention were the follow­ Turning to the fishing industry. Railway Labor Executive Associa­ ports legislative enactment of Reaffirm long-standing support of ing: the Public Health Hospital system Senator Bartlett noted the need tion. The convention approved the safeguards for longshoremen and by the Union and asks for more • Delegates voted to sup­ for either quota restrictions or maritime workers. findings of the international union generous appropriations and faiier executive . board on charges filed MARITIME FEDERATION OF interpretation of 90-day admisin the Marine Cooks and Stewards THE CARIBBEAN: Urges the es­ rule. Union. The charges led to exten­ tablishment of the Federation as LANDRVM-GRIFFIN: Took parsive public hearings by the inter­ soon as possible with headquar­ ^ticular exception to bonding pro­ national on the West Coast last ters in San Juan, Puerto Rico. visions of the Act, among others, August. because of enormous costs imposed NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR upon unions which benefit nly th^ International union officers The SlU inland Bootmon The SlU Industrifiil Worker MARITIME BARGAINING: Asks bonding companies. elected for the next two-year terms —Pages 8, 9 —Page 25 were: Paul Hall, President; Morris for efforts to obtain the partici­ • Weisberger, Hal Banks and Cal pation of all American maritime SlU Safety Department Turner, executive vice-presidents unions in this program as in the SlU Social Security Dep't —Page 7 for the Pacific District, Canada and best interest of American seamen —Page 13 March, 1961 Vol. XXIII, No. 3 the Atlantic, Gulf and Lakes Dis­ and' the maritime industry. • Digest Of SIUNA Convention Actions INDEX To Departments ^FAFARERS LOG The Pacific Coast Seafarer —Pages '^2. 23 • The Great Lakes Seafarer —Pages 10 11 SlU Medical Department —Page 19 • SlU Food, Ship Sanitation D®p'* —Page 20 • Editorial Cartoon —Page is A&G Deep Sea Shipping Report _page 6 Shipboard News —Pages 27. 28, 29, 30 trict; and John Hawk, international representative. Chosen as vice-presidents were William Jordan, Marine Firemen; Ed Turner, Marine Cooks; Captain John Fox, InTandboatmen's Union of the Pacific; Bert Lanpher, Staff Officers; Andrea Gomez, Lester Balinger and Lester Caveney, Can-* nery Workers and Fishermen's affiliates; George Johansen, Alaska Fishermen's Union. Three positions were left open for the Atlantic Fishermen^ New Bedford Fisher­ men and the Sugar Workers Union. New Orleans was selected aS the site for the 1963 convention, SOCIAL LEGISLATION; Sup­ port legislation in this field and especially programs to promote middle-income housing, low-cost drugs and medicines and other services essential to the well-be­ ing of the American worker and his family. ARAB BLACKLIST: Reaffirms belief in absolute freedom of the seas for all ships and calls on the Government to eliminate the blacklist. ORGANIZING: Urge affiliates to pursue t vigorous program both to protect the Jobs and benefits PAUL HALL, President HEnsEDT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, AL MASKIN, CHARLES BEAUMET, ALBERT AMATEAU, ARTHUR MARKOWITZ, Staff Writers. Publlihea monnily «1 tli* headquarters of the Seafarers international Union, At­ lantic Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 67$ Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 33, NY. Tel, HVaclnth »-6600. Second class postaBe paid at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act of Aug. 24, 1912 �Harah, INl SEAFARERS LOG Pare Hire* SlU Wins Esso Division Vote Routs Esso 'Union' In San Juan Ballot V. SAN JUAN—^The fast-growing Puerto Rico Division of the SIU scored another big win in its organizing cam­ paign on the island when it was selected as bargaining agent for some 110 em-^ Oil, Chemical and Atomic ployees of Esso (Standard the Workers Union won an electioa Oil of New Jersey) in­ last year, ousting the local "inde­ association. volved in the distribution pendent" The Esso success was the latest of Esso products. in a series of significant victories The Puerto Rico Divi­ by the Puerto Rico Division. The sion won a collective bargain­ ing vote at Esso by a count of 55 to 34, with five challenged At left, Earl Shepard, SlU vice-president, greets Congressman Sam Freidel of Baltimore at opening of new Baltimore clinic. At right. Dr. Francisco Berio, deputy secretary Puerto Rico Department of Health, cuts ribbon opening Puerto Rico clinic. Lolcing on is clinic director Dr. Gilberto Rivera Hernandez. Two New Clinics Opened For Seafarers^ Families Two more health clinics—one in Baltimore, Md., and the second in Santurce, Puerto Rico—have been opened by the SIU Welfare Plan's Medical Department, bringing the total to six medical centers operated by the Union. The Baltimore clinic was of-^ er, included Baltimore Mayor J. ficially opened Monday, Feb­ opening the Santurce center. Other Harold Phil Goodman, pres­ guest included representatives ruary 25 in the Baltimore from government departments, the ident ofGrady; the City Council; Con­ ballots. As a result, the Division now represents the employees of three major oil company units In Puerto Rico—SheU, Socony-Vacuum and Esso. Ousts Company Union In winning the election, the SIU Division ousted a company-spon­ sored "independent" Esso Associa­ tion, which held the contract for the Esso workers for over 20 years. The head of the "independent" association was also the secretary to the company's regional manager. The election campaign was marked by vitriolic attacks pn the SIU by the heads of the Esso Asso­ ciation, who issued dally letters denouncing the Union and its offi­ cers and using the usual scare tac­ tics which have been traditional in this field. The successful drive took 18 months. Esso Pattern The Esso Association pattern is one which is widespread through­ out the installations of Standard Oil, having been devised back dur­ ing World War I as a means of blocking legitimate trade unions from obtaining a foothold in the company. As a result, very few units of the company have ever been successfully organized, a nota­ ble exception being the company's Baytown, Texas refinery. There Division now embraces close to 5,000 workers employed In a vari­ ety of enterprises on the island. Welfare Plan A key Issue in the SIU electioa victory was the attraction of tho Division's' Welfare Plan with its protective features for members and their families. Plan has just opened a clinic on the island for servicing members and their de­ pendents. The SIU's success la winning superior wages for workers at other oil company installations was also a factor in the rout of the company-sponsored "independ­ ent" association. SIU Defeats Scab Move In PR Beef SAN JUAN—An effort by • Teamster official to run a strike­ breaking operation at ValenclaBaxt Express Inc., failed when ths SIU Puerto Rico' Division obtained an agreement to end a month-long strike at the company as well as at Maritime Trucking of Puerto Rico. The strike was over Unloa demands for a new contract. Under the agreement, the unre­ solved issues will be dealt with through the office of Common­ wealth Secretary of Labor Frank Zorrilla. The latter was instru­ mental in arranging for settlement of the dispute. Supplied Strikebreakers In the course of the walkout, the Teamster official attempted to Union Hall, replacing a clinic lo­ cated some distance away from the medical profession, and other labor gressmen Garmatz and Friedel and Charles Delia, secretary-treasurer groups. center of Union activities. Guests at the open-house cere­ .of the Maryland State and District First Puerto Rican Clinic The Santurce eiinlc, located at monies at the Baltimore clinic, con­ of Columbia AFL-CIO, plus a large 1856 Fernandez Juneos Ave., Stop ducted the previous Saturday from turnout of Seafarers representa­ 26, was opened Thursday, March 2 to S p.m. in extremely bad weath­ tives from other unions and doctors. 16 and is the first medical facility of its kind to serve Seafarers and their families in Puerto Rico. Similar in operation to the other SIU clinics, the medical centers will provide free head-to-toe medi­ cal examinations and outpatient treatment for Union members and their families? The fully equipped NEW ORLEANS—The SIU started operations March 6 at its new address here, 630 clinics have x-ray, electro-cardio­ Jackson Avenue, as the new hall for Seafarers opened in this port. Widely-applauded by graph, urineanalysis and other la­ visitors as one of the finest halls anywhere in the country, the new hall is expected to beboratory service facilities. center of trade union The Baltimore center, considered come a The Teamsters supplied tho activity in the Crescent City. ed on the second deck and offers strip depicting union activities to have one of the largest outpa­ all health services available in the strike-breakers at Valencia-Baxt from the earliest days to the pres­ The new two-story building tient clinics in the city, is located other clinics in a fully-equipped ent. millet YiilH-. on the fourth deck of the Union that is locatbd at the intersection of center. The building is comfortably and I--SAN JUAN STAR hall. Its staff Is headed by Dr. Chippewa and Phillips Sts., about An unusual feature of the hall tastefully furnished throughout. Oscar Camp and Includes three four blocks from the Jackson Ave. Warch 18, 196l is a mural Illustrating the history All Seafarers who have baggage doctors, available at various times ferry landing. It is about two of the seamen's union movement. in the old hall are advised to claim of the day, three lab technicians miles from the old hall on Bien­ Designed and executed by LOG it as It will be disposed of shortly. Excerpt from "San Juan Star" and a clerical staff. ville St. Art Editor Bernard Seaman, the The new hall's phone is: tells of scabbing attempt. Dependent Days All Union services are now cen­ mural is a 140-foot continuous 529-7546. Tuesday and Thursday after­ get back in the Valencia-Baxt pic­ tered In the French colonial-style noons are set aside for the use of ture by supplying drivers to the building which covers an area ap­ Seafarer's wives, children and de­ proximately 110 feet by 135 feet company. pendent parents, while weekday plus suiTounding landscape and When this strikebreaking move mornings are devoted to Seafarers. parking facilities. was unsuccessful, he then em­ The Puerto Rican clinic will barked on an expedition to New French Quarter Style serve the almost 5,000 SIU mem­ York where he tried to hinder the The building, which is architec­ bers and their dependents In the operations of the SlU-contracted island, and it is estimated to be turally in keeping with the French Bull Line and other companies able to provide some 1,700-1,800 Quarter, has an open court and through use of pickets recruited outside veranda on the main deck. examinations per month. from non-Teamster sources. SIU's Medical Department on The landscaping includes palm Picketing Fails the island is headed by Dr. Rivera trees, lawns and arrangements of The attempt was unsuccessful as Hernandez of Hospital Rivera Her­ azaleas. Teamster Union members and Inside there is a cafeteria a bar­ nandez, Santurce. He will conduct members of the International Long­ the medical program with a full- becue area with nine spits, a TV shoremen's Association ignored th« time staff of six, including two theatre seating 81, an 850-seat au­ phony picket line. ditorium with a serving pantry, other doctors, plus a panel of medi­ The SIU had been certified as lounge area and a compact hiring cal specialists for consultation. collective bargaining agent at Val­ Delegates to the 10th Biennial hall u.sed exclusively to process Abovs is over-all view of first membership meeting In 850encia-Baxt after Valencia-Baxt em­ Convention of the SIUNA attended jobs. seat auditorium of New Orleans hall. Building has been ployees chose the SIU over ths the ribbon - cutting ceremonies The SIU medical clinic is locat­ open since March 6. Teamsters in an NLRB election. New Orleans SIU Starts Operations In New Building �SEAFARERS Face Foar Mafch, IMl LOG European Registry No Escape From US Unions, NLRB Hoids First Steward In Class 1-S WASHINGTON—The all-important National Labor Relations Board ruling on Feb­ ruary 16 taking jurisdiction over the Liberian-flag SS Sea Level has far-reaching implica­ tions for all foreign-owned American-flag ships, an examination of the Board's decision -fIndicates. American-owned and operates in Florida case, the Board went be­ . In holding that it had juris­ American-commerce, then it is yond the Florida finding in Indi­ diction over the Sea Level under the jurisdiction of American cating that it would apply a similar and in ordering the owners to stop Interfering with the crew's right to join the SIU, the Board denied that it was singling out ships of Panlibhon flags for special treat­ ment or regulation. The Board dealt with this issue as follows: "The Sea Level here flies the LIberian flag. Our result, with one possible narrow ex­ ception, would be the same, whatever her flag. Clearly she would find no sanctuary in European registry, if those American contacts warranting application of the Act re­ mained otherwise aubstantially unchanged . . . European docu­ mentation would provide no 'inevitable' escape from the Labor Act . . The NLRB Sea Level ruling held, In essence, that where a ship is law, including labor law. US unions consequently have the right to organize and represent the crews of the ships involved. The decision, which is being ap­ pealed to the courts by the oper­ ator, confirmed an earlier Labor Board ruling in favor of the SIU, this one in the Liberian-flag SS Florida case, where the SIU sub­ sequently won a collective bar­ gaining election. Two other cases pending before the Board on much the same issues are the SIU's complaint against the operators of the Yarmouth, a runaway-flag cruise ship, and a National Maritime Union case against United Fruit, owners of Honduran and Panamanian-flag banana boats. While the Labor Board' ruling In the case of the Sea Level generally confirms its findings in the SS What NLItB Said The following art tomt Important excerpts from the National Labor Relations Board's majority decision in favor of the SIU in the Sea Level case. The 3 to 2 decision of (he Board is being appealed to the Federal Courts by the operators. A) From the NLRB release to the press ". . . the encouragement of ship transfers to foreign flags and the maintenance of the Panlibhon fleet does not rest on any stated Con­ gressional policy . . . present national policy as established by Con­ gress is directed toward building up an American-flag fleet manned by citizen personnel ... ". . . in view of the obviously substantial impact on commerce of operations of the Sea Level and other similar vessels, the Board was without discretion under . . the Act to decline to assert its jurisdic­ tion ". . . the Board majority held the West India company and Its agents had unlawfully put ashore at Havana, Cuba, 24 members*"of the crew for having signed authorization cards of the Seafarers Union ... a cease and desist order was issued to halt company Intereference . . ." B) From the NLRB's Report ". . . Sea Level . . . operations are clearly in 'commerce' as defined by the Act and as the alleged unfair practices involve the crew of that vessel they 'affect commerce' as thus defined , . ." ". . . if flag law were the sole connecting factor of consequence, the the 'Supreme) Court's whole exposition of the problem of im­ portant contacts in Lauritzen would seem to have been unnecessary. Further in Benz vs. Compania Naviera Hidalgo, S.A, ... the registry of the vessel was given no more consideration by the Court in reach­ ing its result than a number of other attendant circumstances such as the commerce involved, the owpership of the vessel and the status of the crew. (Ed. note: This refers to the SS Riviera case on the West Coast, where the Supreme Court held that the Sailors Union of the Pacific could not crc/anize the crew because the ship was NOT regularly engaged in US foreign commerce and was owned by non-citizens.) "We do not agree . . . that the fact the crew of the Sea Level is compo.sed of non-resident, foreign nationals affects our jurisdiction in the case ... for the seamen here ... at all times ... are working within the foreign commerce of this nation ... the Act does not dif­ ferentiate between citizens and non-citizens . . ." "The present controversy is . . . between an American employer and an American union . . . The dispute arose aboard a vessel which Is engaged exclusively in American foreign commerce, which oper­ ates regularly out of an American port and which is drydocked and regularly provisioned in the United States . . ." ". . . in this case the commerce of the flag nation is not involved at all, for as noted, the Sea Level has never been in Liberian waters; . . . ". . . as the Department of State has argued, we cannot single out the ships of Panlibhon states for special treatment or regulation, and we have not done so. The Sea Level here flies the Liberian flag. Our result, with one possible narrow exception, would be the same, what­ ever her flag. Clearly, she would find no sanctuary in European reg­ istry if those American contacts warranting application of the Act remained otherwise substantially unchanged . . . European documen­ tation would provide no inevitable 'escape' from the Labor Act . . ." . . . The encouragement of transfers foreign and of the mainten­ ance of a flag of convenience fleet does not rest on any stated ConCressional Policy . . . the transfer foreign program and the support of a foreign flag fleet are the creatures of the Maritime Administra­ tion and Department of Defense. In fact, present national policy as established by Congress is directed toward building up an Americanflag fleet, manned by citizen personnel... ruling to any American ship, no matter what flag It flew. This has considerable impli­ cation in such areas as the Great Lakes, where American companies are investing in for­ eign-flag and runaway flag ore carriers which would oper­ ate out of Port Cartier and Seven Isles in Quebec, carry­ ing ore to US steei miiis on the Lakes. On the deep-sea side, major American oil, steel and metals companies, as well as several American shipping concerns, have large,numbers of tankers and other' bulk cargo ships under flags of various Euro­ pean nations as well as under runaway flags. Early in 1959, the various unions of the Seafarers Section, Interna­ tional Transportworkers Federa­ tion agreed on the principle that the ownership of a vessel should govern the right of a union to or­ ganize the ship, and not the flag under which It registered. This was designed to forestall the flight of Panamanian and Liberian - flag ships to European registries in an effort to escape American union organizing. The Labor Board made several other Important points in ruling that the SIU had the right to rep­ resent the Sea Level crew: • The clearly-stated intent of Congress, as declared In the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, is "toward building up an American-flag fleet, manned by citizen personnel, not toward transfers foreign and the maintenance of a flag of conveni­ ence fleet . . ." • The argument that low-wage runaway-flag ships'should be pre­ served as "essential to defense" is Illogical. The logical conclusion of this point of view would be that American uniops should be barred from ships as well, or for that matter, from any shoreside defense plant, to maintain low costs for na­ tional .defense purposes. • The US Supreme Court has set forth the guide lines to deter­ mine where domestic laws apply. These guide lines are the degree to which a shipping operation has substantial American contacts. The Sea Level was "continually en­ gaged in American commerce" which constituted "Substantial American contacts which war­ ranted application of the Act." The Sea Level was the former SS Seatrain, original vessel of the SlU-contracted Seatrain fleet. After being sold, it was transferred to the Liberian flag by the West India Fruit and Steamship Com­ pany, but continued to operate in much the jsame traffic as before, between Belle Chasse, Louisiana, and Havana. The SIU started organizing the crew, consisting mostly of Cuban nationals, late 4n 1958. After a majority of the crewmembers had signed SIU pledge cards, the American owners fired them an in Havana. The crewmembers then were compelled to repudiate their SIU pledge cards in order to get their jobs back. Subsequently, with the seizure of the Cuban government by the Castro group. West India has con­ tinued to operate, without hindrance to and from Cuba, although virtu­ ally all other American businesses have been either confiscated, or driven from the country. SIU chief steward Leroy Williams was first on line to regis­ ter in class l-S, when the new registration group was opened at headquarters on March I. The new group will be confined to men in the chief steward's rating. Williams was last aboard the Frances. LABOR 'ROUND THE WORLD THE ALL-OUT CAMPAIGN WHICH 18 BEING WAGED by the Soviet Union and its sympathizers to secure control of the newlyindependent African nations includes a drive to establish control over African trade unions. The machinery which the Soviets are attempting to utilize is the All-African Trade Union'Federation. The Communists would like to use this organization as a weapon in setting up pro-Communist or Communist-sympathizer regimes in tha new African nations. Obviously, the Communists regard the AFL-CIO as one of the biggest obstacles to the success of their program to judge by the vituperative attacks they have been making on AFL-CIO activities in Africa. They are particularly upset by plans of the AFL-CIO to play a direct and energetic role in assisting African unions affiliated with the Interna­ tional Confederation of Trade Unions. The CommuD.st campaign included the printing of a so-called "top secret" document in the Soviet press in which it is claimed that the British government is in a conspiracy with the US State liepartment and the AFL-CIO to control the Afrcan trade unions and keep the countries Involved under "imperialist" rule. The British foreign office has charged that the document in question is a forgery. t it 4" t i IN ONE OF THE EMERGING AFRICAN NATIONS, Tanganyika, the ICFTU has given a course of education on how to run a trade union to local trade union officials in that British colony. The courses organized by the ICFTU African Labour College were set up in the field at 14 different locations. Subjects covered in the one-week courses were collective bargaining, techniques of organizing, union financial man­ agement and methods of union adniiniotration. Financial management included instruction in the elements of bookeeping and financial re­ ports. Classes were often held out of doors in remote sections of the country to which the instructors traveled across trackless land in jeeptype vehicles. SCANDINAVIAN SEAMEN'S UNIONS ARE NOW IN the process of setting up a novel program whereby the unions' members could be hired interchangeably on ships of the four countries involved—Denmark, Nor­ way, Sweden and Finland. Such a procedure would greatly improve employment opportunities. The one obstacle in the way of setting up a joint hiring procedure is the difference in government welfare leg­ islation in the three countries. It was agreed that the hiring arrangement wOuld apply to all except the skipper, who would be hired from the country of registry. i THINGS ARE LOOKING UP IN ARGENTINA, as a result of action by the Government there in loosening control over the trade union movement. During the Feron regime, many of the union leaders in Argentina became closely identified with the Argentine dictator, with the result that since Peron's overthrow, the government has clamped the screws on trade unions. Now, President Artiirn Frondizi has relaxed government control of the trade union movement and indica­ tions are that the unions will now be able to operate relatively-free i from political dictation. �Maroli, INl SEAFARERS Seafarer Hicks And Children F»ge Fira LOG Sea Unions Push Program For Industry Negotiations NEW YORK—Expressing regret at the National Maritime Union's refusal to cooperate with its program, Jesse M, Calhoon, Chairman of the National Committee for Maritime Bargaining, said that nevertheless his organization would go ahead with its plans for taking up at the bargaining table all'*' major issues affecting the which was adopted unanimously at by Curran that only one unlicensed the MTD meeting." seamen's union has a contractual maritime industry. Chief steward Fred-Hicks encourages son Ricky, 5, to flash a tmilg for the cameraman. Ricky's sister, Pomeio Jean, I'/], looks on. 6af«Lrer^«i Ouide Setter, Buy in By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Wage Earner Bankruptcies Rise "Our objective," Calhoon said, interest in the subsidy question if The National Committee for Maritime Bargaining speaks for US "is to use our bargaining strength completely false. The officers' un­ waterfront unions representing to compel shipping management to ions involved also represent em­ more than 70,000 seamen and come to grips with the serious ployees of these companies, as well waterfront workers and holding problems facing our industry. as other subsidized lines such af In regard to a strike arising from United States Lines, Grace Line contracts with 90 percent of the US-flag shipping industry. The these issues, Calhoon said, "The and Lykes Brothers. organization coordinates the collec­ union's power to strike is a factor "Certainly we have a stake in tive bargaining activities of unions in any bargaining situation. We're how these operators utilize their representing seamen and ships' not out to strike. We're out to de­ position as subsidized companies in officers on all coasts, the Great velop an effective program for US respect to the rest of the industry Lakes and the inland rivers and merchant ships to help save this and we intend to discuss the issue works closely with AFL-CIO long­ industry." at the bargaining table. Calhoon noted that the eight shoremen and waterfront truckmei\ "We have a good program to unions making up the bargaining work on, one which will be of bene­ and office workers. group have contracts covering 90 fit to all American seamen, and we Consider Subsidies The Natjonal Committee, Mr. percent of American-flag shipping certainly think all maritime unions Calhoon said, intends to call upon on all coasts, including virtually should join with us in helping es­ all of the subsidized segments of tablish a unified position for the representatives of the entire ship­ the shipping industry. "On the entire maritime industry." ping industry to meet shortly on unlicensed side," contrary to a pre­ Among the major unions partici­ such questions as the decline of vious statement by Curran, he pating in the National Committee domestic shipping, automation pointed out, "the Seafarers Inter­ for Maritime Bargaining are the aboard ship and ashore, the prob­ national Union of North America National Marine Engineers Benefi­ lem of American ownership,of ves­ holds contracts with such subsid­ cial Association, the International sels under runaway flags, the posi­ ized companies as American Presi­ Organization, Masters, Mates and tion of the American-flag bulk dent Lines, Moore - McCormack, Pilots, the Seafarers International cargo and tramp shipping fleets, Mississippi Shipping, Bloomfield Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and the competition offered by the Mili­ tary Sea Transport Service fleet SS Company, Pacific Far East Inland Waters District, the Sailors and the need for reevaluation of Lines and States Steamship Co., Union of the Pacific, the Marine approaching one-half of all Ameri­ Firemen's Union, the Marine Cooks the maritime subsidy program. (Ed. note: Contracts of the offi can subsidized steamship compa­ and Stewards, the Radio Officers cers' unions involved expire on nies. In addition, the SIU has con­ Union, the Staff Officers Associa­ June 15. The SIU contract is an tracts with other American steam­ tion. The International Long­ open-end agreement with the Union ship companies such as Isthmian, shoremen's Association, The Office free to reopen as of June 15 or Waterman and T. J. McCarthy, Employes Union and Local 807 of any other time on all contract whose subsidy applications have al­ the Teamsters, New York's water­ ready received unconditional ap­ front Teamsters local, participated items.) proval. Therefore, the statement as observers. Calhoon, who is secretary-treas­ urer of the National Marine Engi­ neers Beneficial Association, AFLCIO, said that the NMU's reaction was "all the more surprising, espe­ cially since the NMU just recently voted support of this program. He noted that the program was The Oil, Chemical & Atomic postal workers. This merger is discussed at the recent meeting of Workers will hold five conferences scheduled to become a three-way the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ in April as part of the union's pro­ amalgamation this spring when tho partment Executive Board and "the gram to determine uniform bar­ AFL-CIO affiliated Postal Trans­ NMU representative present, Sec­ gaining goals. The conferences will port Association reconvenes its retary-Treasurer Steve Federoff, elect two rank-and-file members to convention to act on a unification voted full support of the bargaining serve on the union's national bar­ agreement proposed by its officers. program. In action on a resolution gaining policy committee. Proposed Officials of the three unions have goals recommended by the com­ indicated that if the amalgamation mittee are subject to ratification goes through they will then meet by secret ballot vote of three- with the National Association of fourths of the local units affected. Letter Carriers to discuss "one big The goals will form the basis for union." industry negotiations later in the year. The number of bankruptcy cases,^ especially those involving- wageearners, has risen to a new all-time high. So sharp is the increase that the American Bar Association has set up a committee to find out the reasons. The committee reports that bankruptcies have increased 400 percent since 1950, and are expected to show an increase of 35 percent more in the first half of this year. Linn K. Twinem, head of the committee, reports that the bar associa­ tion, Legal Aid Societies, labor unions and Federal bankruptcy referees all are cooperatitTg in this investigation of the reasons for increasing bankruptcies, and ways to solve the problem. What's particularly alarming is the extra-large increase in personal or "consumer" bankruptcies. Mr. Twinem reports that 75 percent of the bankruptcies in 1940 involved wage-earners, and 25 percent busi­ nesses. But in 1960, 90 percent -Andi^tu^ This of the larger total number of bank­ is'^ur iiic" is OIL ruptcies involved workers, and only 10 percent businessmen. Not only is the number of actual bankruptcies rising, but so is the number of cases involving debtextension plans for wage-earners. The most immediate reason is the recession and unemployment. Many working people Have reached the point where they simply have no assets left. In California, for example, the plight of wage-earners has reached the point where Governor Pat Brown has asked banks, utilities and landlords to use "restraint" in collecting bills. California, of course, is not the only state where working families' are having this problem. Illinois and Oregon also are experiencing a particular problem with bankruptcies. It's significant that these three states are so far out of line, with more bankruptcies'even than heavily industrial states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York. The large number of bankruptcies in some states occurs because the WASHINGTON — Proposals to laws in those states permit harsh collection method, such as severe garnishee procedures, and the requirement to pay a deficiency rectify the balance of trade defi­ ciency by taking the profits of run­ judgment even after the installment purchase has been repossessed. "Wage-earners subject to being fired by their employers for garnishees away American concerns who oper­ tend to take the extreme action of going into bankruptcy," Mr. ate in oversea's "tax havens" are Twinem toid this reporter. In New York State, he points out, a credit­ being attacked by the same taxor can take only ten percent of a man's wage, and no matter how evading companies. Bills introduced by Senator Al­ many creditors there are, only ten percent is paid out at a time. But in Illinois, creditors can tie up a large part of a man's wage, leaving bert Gore, (D-Tenn.), would in­ him witliout sufficient income to support his family. Seamen, of course, crease taxes on companies doing business through foreign subsidi­ are protected against garnishees by Federal law". aries, and would also increase taxes The WeKare Council of Metropolitan "Chicago also has urged the on profits from these investments. Illinois legislature to correct the notorious credit abuses there. The Companies aflected include the Council reports that in '59, the US District Court in Chicago handied runaway concerns. 10,000 bankruptcies, of which an estimated 88 percent involved wageThe proposed measures would earners, compared to only 300 in New York. affect runaway shipowners by tak­ The Council also points out that nine states, including Ohio and Penn­ ing profits they make operating sylvania, and a'so the District of Columbia, do not allow wage assign­ out of Liberian or other foreign ments while some states, like Indiana, at least require that wage as­ registry. Their opposition to the signments be agreed to in advance by employer and the employee's wife. bills, which would make their taxes When you sign a wage assignment, you give your creditor the right to similar to those paid by US con­ go to your employer to collect on your debts without first getting a cerns, prove union charges that court judgment. they use foreign flags toi» escape Another reason for the jump in bankruptcies" cited by many American taxes, as well as decent authorities, says the bar association committee, is careless and irrespon­ wages. sible credit practices, and the inciease in consumer credit. President Kennedy has said he Othef reasons include the increase in such basic living expenses as favors correction of the "abuses" housing and rent, and sudden expenses such as medical emergencies. of tax havens. Runaways Hit Bills To End 'Havens' t> t' The Federal Government has barred 16 members of the Imperial Valley Farmers Association, a let­ tuce growers group in Southern California, from using imported Mexican nationals as strikebreak­ ers in a labor dispute. The AFLCIO Agriculture Workers Organ­ izing Committee and the United Packinghouse Workers of Ameri­ ca had been picketing the ranches since late January, seeking recog­ nition and higher wages. 4Employer violations of the FailLabor Standards Act will result in payment of $1,667,710 to 13.517 workers in over 5,000 wage and hour investigations conducted by the Department of Labor in the New York State-New Jersey area. Close to $1,400,000 is due workers who did not receive proper over­ time compensation. The remainder of the money is due workers be­ cause of minimum wage underpay­ ments. !• 4" 4' The recent merger between the AFL-CIO affiliated Post Office Clerks and the independent Unit­ ed National Association of Post Office Craftsmen may lead to the formation of "one big union" of SCHEDULE OF SiU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly once a month on days in­ dicated by the SIU Con­ stitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are ex­ pected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include registration num­ ber). The next SIU meet­ ings will be: New York Philadelphia Baltimore Detroit Houston New Orleans Mobile April 3 April 4 April 5 April 7 April 10 April 11 Aoril 12 J �.,.:i«->-.-| Pace Sis SEAPAFERS LOG MarcSi, 19«1 SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPINO HOARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SW Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District) February 1 Through February 28, 1961 The combination of a 28-day month, severe weather at the start of the month and the national recession all combined to push shipping in February below the Janu­ ary level. A total of 2,005 jobs went out off the board in all SIU ports in February compared to 2,246 jobs in January. Making allowances for the fact that February had three days less than January, the job totals work out to about 100 less than the previous month. Once again, despite the shipping dip, it is apparent that many class A men are passing up job opportunities. Most of the shipping decline, in fact,_was in the class A cate­ gory. Class B actually picked up a few jobs over the January totals, while class C more than held its own. There were 162 "C" men shipped in February compared to 178 in January. In the ship activity department, there was an Increase In payoffs and sign ons, but over-all ship activity declined as a results of a sharp drop in transit calls. Total vessel calls were 430 against 449 in January. Registered-on-the-beach totals also declined, with a drop of about 100 from the last month's totals. Within the next month or so, the Federal Government's new policy of shipping foreign aid cargo largely on American-flag ships should begin to take effect. The degree of its impact on job opportunities for seamen will be showing up on the shipping charts before Ibng. Also 'sure to have its impact on the spring shipping rise is the degree of recovery in the economy which has been in the doldrums for several months now. Ship AeflvHy Poy ««• la Offt Oai Traat.TOTAC l«i>ea 0 New Yerii ... .37 16 niiladelplila .. 4 3 Raitimore ... .14 4 Notfolh 1 Jacktenvlilc .. B 0 MIQIHI ....... 1 - 0 Mobile 8 New Orleoai. .12 's Houttoa .... 14 6 Wilmlnqten .. . 1 0 San FranclKO. . 2 3 Seattle ...... 11 10 TOTALS 121 56 10 33 28 18 18 20 9 6 30 59 '8 10 4 253 16 86 3B 36 24 2B 10 20 50 * 79 9 15 25 430 DECK DEPARTMENT e « Port Boston New York Philadelphia.?. Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 13 0 6 6 1 1 2 3 3 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 32 67 16 115 0 37 36 10 27 58 17 111 3 27 8 16 8 17 4 29 0 7 5 3 17 26 0 4 4 6 10 4 15 40 60 3 5 10 18 31 7 25 36 3 4 5 4 12 5 8 16 0 3 2 5 3 3 3 7 0 1 2 3 1 8 17 3 9 0 7 10 20 4 5 0 9 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 20 9 44 0 8 12 11 4 17 9 37 1 5 6 12 37 49 17 103 7 33 22 11 15 46 18 86 1 1 4 6 55 19 115 2 41 77 46 40 35 73 29 148 7 19 25 51 3 6 3 12 2 2 6 10 0 4 4 8 0 0 0 0 9 24 38 3 5 6 11 4 2 7 3 14 0 4 5 9 19 27 4 50 6 14 13 33 15 8 52 5 29 19 1135 199 330 86 1 615 26 112 140 1 278 156 287 100 543 20 70 78 168 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 1 2^ 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 18 111 5 13 27 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 1 1 2 36 12 0 0 0 0 7 3 3 0 3 9 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 37- 12 0 0 0 1 1 86 6 0 0 2 * 2 148 51 0 0, 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 1 14 9 1 . 4 10 15 50 35 5 11 27 • 43 541 168 Registered 0n The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 12 3 ALL 12 8 ALL 0 9 10 17 31 1 2. 4 7 4 18 156 69 139 29 237 0 13 28 41 36 14 0 18 36 0 2 2 4 4 50 30 2 73 76 11 117 3 22 48 10 7 0 19 2 2 7 11 11 1 15 6 3 17 25 4 7 20 2 9 1 1 7 0 0 0 1 1 9 •0 49 34 38 78 12 0 6 0 1 11 93 68 26 29 62 1 93 24 185 7 2 201 84 36 20 90 6 15 19 40 0 8 11 11 22 3 8 8 19 0 .J 63 3 24 26 32 10 4 17 5 15 100 14 "14 32 4 4 9 9 22 43 1 752 324 509 nil 944 33 117 178 1 328 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston .... New York..., Philadelphia.. Baltimore .. Norfolk Jacksonville.. Miami Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington . 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B C ALL 12 3 ALL 26 112 140 278 156 287 100 I 543 20 70 78 168 43 541 168 43 752 324 509 111 I 944 11 27 13 132 lOS 254 69 287 -65 | 421 17 93 94 "204 7 29 22 58 421 204 58 683 146 441 67 I 654 24 16 155 195 109 47 203 I 359 61 359 150 61 570 28^ 106 331T723 1 57 4 144 150 3 63 260 404 727 334 621 368 |1323 39 167 316 j 522 iT 41 106 162 1321 522 162 2005 756 1056 509 |232i The Beach CLASS B GROUP 12 3 ALL 33 117 178 I 328 19 136 124 279 27 24 232 283 79 277 534 890 �March. IWl SEAFARERS LOG Vzge Sevea Coast Guard Seeks Regulation To Keep Helmsmen At VIheel Joe Alclna, Safety Director One of the major areas of concern among all sections of the industry attending the SIUNA convention at San Juan last week was the matter of safety. Deep-sea sailors, inland boatmen, fisherman, cannery work­ ers and other groups uniformly showed interest in this issue and in the SIU Joint Safety Program as we've known it over the past four years. It's no secret that union representatives in all ar^as of the in­ dustry take a back seat to no one regarding safety and accident re­ duction. ^ On the deep-sea side, the convention recalled past efforts "to bring safely standards on foreign-flag ships up to those practiced in the US maritime industry." It noted these efforts have not been "marked­ ly successful. Vessels of other maritime nations are of inferior con­ struction, particularly with respect to compartmentation as compared to US vessels . . , (This) . . . places a severe disadvantage upon Ameri­ can operators who must construct vessels with far higher s^ety stand­ ards. ..." _ The delegates then went pn record "to seek a new-convention on international safety, through the appropriate Government agencies, so as to bring the safety standards of foreign ships up those of the United States." WASHINGTON—The Coast Guard has proposed tightening of regulations governing the use of helmsmen for duties outside the wheelhouse. The present regulations, widely criticized by Seafarers on many occasions, permit the wheel watch to be used for a variety of duties while the ship is left on the "iron mike." Hose Inspection On Steel Flyer The proposed Coast Guard regulations come at a time when some sections of shipping manage­ ment are attacking j)resent man­ ning scales as "featherbedding." The regulations specify that at least one member of the deck crew be on watch "in or near the pilot house" at all times. On tankers, the Coast Guard notes that there are no specific requirements that the bridge be manned with the result that at times "only the watch officer" is on the bridge, "with the quartermaster or helmsman being utilized to perform other duties away from the bridge." Coast Guard Proposes Wheelhouse Rules The new rule, the Coast Guard In matters of safety, of course, we have to deal with some ticklish said, "resulted from the investiga­ problems here in the US, too. The Coast Guard just recently called tion of a recent collision" which attention to a particular one in the tanker field, where thanks to "revealed the vessel had been navi­ old "Iron Mike," the helmsman finds hiipself turned to on everything gated at times with only a licensed but what he's sIRtposed to be doing up there in the wheelhouse. This officer on watch, A comment on the present syspractice has been bothering tanker sailors for a long time, especially as the tankers get bigger, more complicated and carry more mixed, iem from Seafarer Donald Wagner dangerous loads. It's unfortunate there had to be an accident to bring appeareS in the November, 1960, Reeling in fire hose lines aboard the Steel Flyer after a Coast this situation in focus, but maybe there'll finally be some action taken SEAFARERS LOG. In detailing an imaginary Coast Gdard hearing on Guard inspection are deck department crewmen Ernie to change it. When things get modernized, we tend to forget that even Kuniekas and (rear) bosun Manuel Landron. Photo was if a Job only requires a man to press a button, that man has to be an imaginary ship collision, Wag­ ner come up with the following taken at Erie Basin after the vessel returned from a roundright on tap so he can push the right button at the right time. bit of dialogue: the-world trip. Education and training based on the lessons of the past is one of "Q—What was your heading? the best ways we know to keep reducing accidents on t^ie job and ashore. "A—I was head and shoulders The SIU Lifeboat and Upgrading School is continuing to do all it inside a ventilator. can in this direction to promote good seamanship and safety. The last "Q—Could the course have been figures available showed that 393 out of 404 trainees tested had changed? cleared the Coast Guard exam, a mark of better than 97 percent. "A—1 don't know sir, unless the mate changed it when I was mix­ SIU Vessels Receive Safety Awards ing paint up forward in the paint These results are really being felt aboard ship in boosting the safe­ locker. ty-awareness of the crews. In the same way, we now have a list of 51 "Q—Isn't it unusual for the awards to -SIU vessels for maintaining accident-free records over a quartermaster to be away from the full six-month-period. Nine of these awards are "repeats" for ships wheelhouse like this? who earned a six-month certificate once before. "A—No sir. It's the accepted HOUSTON—William G. Kellogg, 51, executive vice presi­ The nine ships which have won awards twice are the following: practice for the mate on watch to dent of the National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association Raphael Semmes (Sea-Land); Del Sol, Del Alba (Delta); Andrew Jack- relieve us this way. died here last week of a heart attack. "Q—Are you supposed to leave eon, Choctaw, Claiborne, De Soto, Iberville, Young American (Water­ Kellogg first became an offi-"*^' the navigation dock at any time? man), for a total of 18 awards. cial with the MEBA in 1946 In addition to his vice presi­ "A—Well, no sir. But I need this The single winners 'thus far are: Bienville (Sea-Land); Emilia, Edith, when he was elected business dent's position with the MEBA, job to support my wife and chil­ Elizabeth, Frances (Bull); Seatrains New Jersey, . Louisiana and manager of the Union's Local 99 Brother Kellogg also was a mem­ Georgia; Del Campo, Del Oro, Del Valle (Delta); Alcoas Corsair, Part- dren and . . . it's easier to go in Houston. He joined the or­ ber of the Union's National Admin­ along with the crowd. nei;, Patriot, Polaris, Ranger and Roamer; Steel Voyager and Steel ganization in the istrative Committee. "Q—Then I am to understand Architect (Isthmian); Petrochem (Val. Chemical); Robin Locksley More recently, the MEBA offi­ early 1930's and when you are on wheel watch, the (Robin); Wild Ranger, Chickasaw, Antinous, Hurricane, Kyska, Maiden cial assisted with the formation of sailed in various mate on watch assumes your duty Creek, Topa Topa, Warrior, City of Alma, Fairport, Wacosta, Yaka licensed ratings the National Committee for Mari­ as well as his own? (Waterman). until the end of time Bargaining, which will co­ "A—Yes sir. More and more ships in the SlU-contracted fleet are expected to World War II. ordinate the collective bargaining "Q—He has time for this? earn safety awards in the months ahead as more Seafarers learn to be Kellogg spent activity of most maritime unions, "A—Oh, yes sir. Any mate worth safety conscious. In addition to classes on seamanship, the Union pro­ his grits and redeye can keep his most of his sea- including the SIU motes safety through its information services in the SEAFARERS LOG eye on the compass, keep lookout time aboard tank­ He has been credited with se­ and other publications which are issued periodically. while he is taking his azimuth, ers and had curing port time off for engineer­ (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can signs, fixes, bearing and working earned his chief ing officers on tankers and dry Kellogg be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.f out problems, etc." engineer's papers. cargo vessels. Kello^, MEBA Gulf Leader, Dies At 55 'PIR00 AS-JKOl4ALiT^ bBLBClBPAS. ID fZlI>E ROcKEf INTO SFACE LAJ&Z rNlS YEMi. NEWS HEADLINES IN REVIEW MlBfCAtAi/7^/3TY OKAYS .SAYS IT WAS, INYBirm? iN CDBSSA BEFORE AJBWOKIEAYS* ASTTRONOMERB ASREE PFE B LIKELV oNorPER. WORLDS .PICK UP MESSAGES wny RADIO rELBBCOFEB, UptMPA^ I/^NNBDY £SrASUBN& PEACE CORPS ». YoLUSnEERS WILL WORK WilUoUrPAYi!^UWER'^ VBHELOPED COUmRiES^. COAkSO UNREST SPPBASS TO FORTOGUESE WEST. AFRICAi;.S. GUFPORlS CALL FOR iNY^Gi^OlN IN AREA . ^OUfHAFRiCA ciuiS BRiriSN COMMONWEALTP OVER RACE ISSUE. NEScrriATOFB FOR PEACE IN WORfH AFRICA. �Tag* BcU SEAFARERS -•SK; • LOG Ifarak, INl T= INZ^A •' r 'I Uv. t ; ^ • -fCst 8 IBU Tugs Handle Huge Carrier PHILADELPHIA — Tugboat crewmen at the IBU-contracted Curtis Bay Towing Co. here took on a monumental and somewhat historical job last month—one re­ quiring eight tugboats, plenty of skill and a little "nerve. The assignment: dock and undock .one of the largest "aircraft carriers in the world, the 1,047 foot-long USS Kitty Hawk. The huge carrier—wnose flight deck easily takes up the space of several regulation football fields —was gently nudged out of her "wet basin" on February 21 by the eight IBU-manned tugs, into the Delaware River. Three days later the big vessel was eased back into berth after an initial shake­ down trip. IBU member Capt. George Barnes was placed in charge of the docking and undocking. He was positioned on the bridge of the Kitty Hawk. The job ran smoothly and with­ out incident on both occasions, thanks to IBU teamwork and ef­ ficiency, reports IBU rep Joe Trainor also added that for the third straight month, ^ relief jobs for Philly IBU men had been plen­ tiful, and regular tugboatmen had been getting a good amount of overtime. NEW YORK—In light of biased press, reports dealing with the re­ cent railway tugboat strike in New York Harbor, the SIU, MEBA and MM&P have Jointly published an eight-page booklet dealing with the unions' position In the strike. It has been mailed to President Kennedy, Senators and Congressmen in Washington, and state legislators. The booklet, entitled "The Truth About fhe New York Harbor Rail­ road Tugboat Strike," gives com­ prehensive details on why ths strike took place $nd should giv« its readers an accurate insight Into the unions' actions. Inbound' Tug Crewmembers of the IBU-contracted Curtis Bay Towing Co. of Philadelphia unberthed the gigantic Navy aircraft carrier Kitty Hawlc (albove) last month when the ship went on its first shakedown run. A total of eight IBU tugs were utilized in this major operation, which was completed without incident. Three tugs can be seen pushing against bow of ship; several others are at work astern. (Photo courtesy U.S. Navy.) NafI Marine Pact Ok'd; Ellis Crewmen Vote IBU HOUSTON—The IBU last month wrapped up a three-year IBU Tugs Aid contract with National Marine Service after being stalled for many weeks by the firm, and at the same time won the right Ore Carrier ployees to represent the towboat em--* of Ellis Towing Com­ MOBILE — IBU-manned tugs from this port had a heavy work­ out several days last month in at­ tempting to free a grounded foreign-flag super ore carrier, the Leader (Alcoa), which was loaded with 35,000 tons of bauxite at the time. The big ship was aground for about 10 days in all. After many attempts to free her, IBU tugs from Mobile had to give up and the company was forced to call in heav­ ier equipment fom New Orleans. trade between Houston and Gal­ pany after winning an NLRB veston to points as far away as election 15-12. The main features of the threeyear contract with National Marine include an immediate $20 acrossthe-board increase for some 100 tugmen; an annual wage reopener, the benefits of an SIU welfare plan, plus sick leave benefits. National Marine Service pres­ ently operates eiight boats which handle fuel and barges in the Gulf area as far as New Orleans, and also in the intercoastal canal Memphis. Originally, the IBU won the right to represent the men in National Marine in an NLRB elec­ tion by a count of 70-22, with three votes voided. The victory came after the company tried to set up an independent union and have it placed on the ballot. Pay $23,676 TugFiremen's Convention In Benefits Hailed As Huge Success SAULT STE. MARIE—The annual convention of the Tug Firemen's Union, held in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., last month, wasL hailed as an outstanding success by "Tugmen's President Gus Wolf. Delegates from the nine In other convention actions the locals of the Union represent­ Tug Firemen: ed the members of the annual conclave, which was held Febru­ ary 22-25 at Soo. Contract Talks On Agenda High on their agenda wele dis­ cussions on. forthcoming contract negotiations. A two-man negotiat­ ing committee was appointed to conduct preliminary talks with contracted companies; a third member will be named at a later date, according to reports. At the same time, several workable hea'th and welfare programs for the Tug Firemen were discussed, and it was agreed that a final plan would have to meet all re­ quirements of the membership before being acted upon. Booklet Published On Railway Strike • Endorsed the actions of the Maritime Trades Department and prote.sted the increasing number of foreign flag .ships that have been depriving American flag vessels of cargoes. • Expressed their appreciation for as.sistance and support rendered them by the SIU during the past year. • Named Milwaukee as their convention site in 1962. In addition, other internal mat­ ters pertaining to finances and general business were aired by the delegates. Representing the SIU at the con­ vention was SIU Vice President A1 Tanner and Union attorney Vic­ tor Hansen. NEW ORLEANS—A total of $23,676.02 in welfare benefits was disbursed during February to At­ lantic and Gulf District Inland Boatmen's Union members, accord­ ing to Welfare Plan headquarters here. Included in this sum were six death benefit checks for $3,000 each, which went to the designated beneficiaries of IBU members David Broye, Francisco" Fernandez, Juan Valdez, Angel Benitez and Markos Franggos, all of Blue Stack Towing Co. and Wilfred Ellis of Ideal Cement Co. The Blue Stack employees lost their lives in a recent accident at sea. Other Inland Boatmen's Union members who collected benefit checks for $200 or more last month were: Hugh Cirillo, So. Oyster Shell Corp., $595.00; J. G. Caudell, Gantt Towing Co., $557.00; Lamar Green, Bay Towing Co., $455.00; John Anderson, Coyle Lines, Inc., $247.90; Raymond Le Blanc, Cres­ cent Towing Co., $226.25; Cullen Colbert, Bay Towing Co., $21fi.00; Willie E. Rushing, Bay Towing Co., $200, and Marion Gaguard, Baroid Division, $200. RMR Signs Balto Pact BALTIMORE — A two-year agreement was signed last month by the IBU's Railway Marine Re­ gion here with the Western Mary­ land Railiway Co., which grants an 11 cent-an-hour increase, stronger job security and other benefits to 26 employees who work aboard the railroad's carfloats. In addition. Western Maryland also agreed to renegotiate with the IBU if their counterparts in other RMR - contracted railroads are granted the benefits of the SIU Welfare Plan, according to IBU representatives Ray Herold and John Blanchfield. It was also reported that most IBU members were working stead­ ily last month due to an increased pace in the industry. Going full force at the moment is the IBUcontracted Arundel Corp., which Is dredging a new channel forBethlehem Steel Co. If conditions remain the same, next month should be a good one for IBU men because the advent of warmer Vveather means more work calls for tugs. New York Dock tug, manned by members of the SlU's Railway Marine Re­ gion, makes its way toward empty railway carfloat on NJ side of Hudson River. Tug Maneuvers Floats New York Central Tug :^30, crewed by members of the SlU's Railway Marine Region, moves a pair of floats in the direction of warehouse in Brooklyn's Erie Basin. �• ^*'. Ifanfe, INl SEAFARERS sn> Officials, Kin Reap New Haven Gravy NEW YORK—While SIU Railway Marine Region members were engaged in an all-out effort to fight cutbacks in tug man­ ning scales in various railroads, it was charged that one of these carriers — the New Recently, many railroads have Haven — had paid huge sal­ attempted to reduce manning aries to its top officers, their scales on both shoreslde and ma­ close relatives and associates, while pleading poverty atf an ex­ cuse for work reductions. . The charge was levelled at the New Haven and another railroad by two legislators during the height of an investigation by the ICC into the New Haven's plea for bankruptcy. The two Massachusetts lawmakers, Sen. Philip A. Gra­ ham and Rep. John W. Whitmore, said in the New York Times of March 9, 1961, that New Haven's president George Alpert received more than $180,000 in salary and director's fees during 1957 and 1959; that Alpert's son, William, received $32,000 from the New Haven, and that the law firtn of Alpert & Alpert received fees from the New Haven amounting to $374,000. During the latter part of the period in which these reported payments were being made by the New Haven—and shortly before they were made public—New Haven's vice-president John Gaherin was attempting to win the right to abolish certain RMR jobs In the mar^e department. The crewmen who man these tugs are paid from $4,500 to $5,000 • year. rine equipment, charging that cer­ tain jobs were no longer necessary. LOG The activities the varloas inland boatmen, railroad marine tugs, deep sea tugs and harbor craft nnder the SIU banner are dealt with here. The SIU tavi' iiy includes varions groups of boatmen throughout the nation —on - the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes and in Pacific Coast ports. These craft operate in support of deep sea shipping and sup­ plement such shipping in con­ fined vvaters. Their activities concern ail seafaring trades. Railway, IBU Delegates Attend SIU Convention SAN JUAN—Four delegates from the Inland Boatmen's Union and one from the Railway Marine Region represented their respective members at the SIUNA's tenth biennial con­ vention which wound up its ' business late last week at the either one of these groups has been directly represented at an Hotel La Concha here. Represent Autonomous Union The four men cliosen 'by IBU members to represent their inter­ ests at the conclave were: Ray Herold, Sr., Frank McHale, Samuel Roman and Joseph Tralnor. G. P. McGinty was elected convention delegate by the membership of the Railway Marine Region, of which he Is director. In the case of each of the unions, the number of dele­ gates authorized was spelled out In their respective constitutions. This marked the first time that SIUNA convention. There was a total of five n^en running on the IBU ballot, while three were on the RMR ticket. Those who wished to nominate themselves had the opportunity to do so by January 20. The balloting was conducted by mail early in February. Balloting Reported To Union The results of the balloting were reported to union, offices In all ports during the middle of last month. (See convention story on page 3.) Fare .Bdn* New Pacific IBU Ship M/V Ceho (above) it new combination vessel manned by IBU Pacific District crews. Ship runs between West Coast - and Victoria, B.C. (Photo courtesy Rivers & Harbors.) Pacific IBU Crews Combination Vessel SEATTLE—A new and unique combination roll-on, roll-off trailership and auto-passenger ferry, the MV Coho (Black Ball Transport, Inc.), went into operation recently with 20 Inland Boatmen's Union of^ the Pacific members serving function is the transporting of in the various unlicensed posi­ passengers and vehicles between tions on the vessel. The 20 IBU men—along with six officers—comprise the crew of the Coho, first of its kind to be built In this country. The combination ship is 341 feet long and has a service speed of 16 knots. It has a gross of 5,315 tons. It's main Port Angeles, Wash., and Vic­ toria, B.C. IBU crewmembers are berthed on the sundeck in double state­ rooms. The galley Is aft of the crew's quarters in the sundeck house between the crew's and officers' messroom. IBU Men On Location Crewmembers (top) Gordon Anady and W. Petersen (right) work winch on IBU-contracted Interstate Borfe 40, at Philly. Above, IBU rep John Hoore talks with W. Peter­ sen (at right) on barge's deck. IBU members at Baker-Whiteley Towing Co., Baltimore (top) pose in front of captain's shack. Old shoes on roof are considered good luck symbol. From left are: A. Jutchess, J. Lukowski, C. Vikell, J. W, Hamilton and G. Hinklemon. Above: A. Jutchess provides snacks for pigeons at dockside. �Vigc Tea SEAFARERS IMl LOG ZaA Interlake Seamen's Committee Formed As P-M Men Seek SID Job Security Job Security Cards Mailed Aroused P-M seamen have taken the iniative in a move to seek SIU protection and job security. In a spontaneous move, P-M seamen have formed the Interlake Seamen's Commit­ tee, to investigate P-M company policies which demonstrate a total lack of respect for,senior­ ity and job security. *^ Headed by a ten-year vet­ M practice of bumping unlicensed just can't sit down and hope you eran with P-M, Dennis Mc­ seamen in favor of licensed officers have a job. You must have some Donald, the committee was formed by the P-M men themselves, ac­ cording to McDonald, to look into company policies "and see if we could come up with some answers." In a letter to P-M men the com­ mittee outlined company policies which, in effect, disregard job se­ curity, enforce bump-back at the expense of the unlicensed seaman, and threaten the very livelihood and welfare of P-M men. The letter also hit the failure of the company to live up to its prom­ ise made during the last election "to match anything the Seafarers could offer the seamen in their fleet." "We all know." the letter stated, "to this day they have not matched one thing or kept one promise." Where Are ... 7 "Where are the improved work­ ing conditions, the wholly paid company insurance program, the provisions for improved vacation policies. None of these company promises have been honored." The letter also hit the P-M bonus policy of last year, terming it a "lousy deal." "Any man," the letter stated, "who did not lay up a ship was not eligible for a bonus, regardless of how much time he might have worked in tha^^ season. "The company had a good rea­ son lor setting it up this way," the letter said. "A lot of guys were bumped back by officers, transferred to other ships. By the time the com­ pany got through bumping these fellows around many of them were bumped off completely and never had a chance to lay up a ship." Bumped From Ship To Ship McDonald . said that he had talked with men "who were bumped from one ship to another, worked practically the whole sea­ son and finally were bumped off completely." It is a known fact that many PM seniority men sit on the beach while new guys are being hired. It is also a fact that Great Lakes shipping has suffered a cut-back in jobs due to the increase of for­ eign flag ships and general, over­ all cut-backs in shipping. The P- SIU Great Lakes Union Halls HEADUUARTERS J023S W. Jefferson. River Rouge '.8, .Mich. Vlnewood 3-4741 Fred J. Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer SUnley F. Thompson, Asst. Sec.-Treas. ALPENA 127 River St. Norman Jolicoeur. Agent EJmwood 4-3616 BUFFALO. NY 735 Washington St. Roy J. Boudreau, Agent . . TL 3-9299 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Aye South Chicago. 111. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND . . . 1420 W. 25 St. Stanley Wares. Agent MAin 1-0147 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. Gerald Westphal. A gent^ RAn-loiph 2-41J0 FRANKFORT. .Mich 419 Main St Address Mail to: P.O Box 207 Floyd H.-:nmer, Agent ELgin 7-2441 TOLEDO...' 120 Summit St. , . , , CHerry 8-2431 results in no jobs for the unli­ censed men and they have no place to turn for a job. ) This is an example of P-M's idea of job security. McDonald said that the commit­ tee's primary task was to find a way to correct the present deplor­ able conditions and protest the rights of the P-M seamen. SIU IS Answer The answer which the cohimittee is suggesting to the P-M men is to join the SIU. "I have checked with SIU mem­ bers of many years service work­ ing in Reiss, Gartland, Tomlinson and various other SIU fleets, and these men have guaranteed job security and their job in the Spring," AlcDonald said. He made a very important point in the letter. "I am not sure," he said, "whether I will be called back or not and I am sure no other P-M sailor is certain either. When you have a family to think about you kind of a guarantee of' solid se­ curity on the Great Lakes. "Many men," the letter pointed out, "have sacrificed anywhere from ten to twenty years of their lives without being organized. They could very well find themselves out on the street with nowhere to turn. "It is up to us, as Great Lakes seamen, to take an interest in our own security and become part of the Seafarers' International Un­ ion's Job Security Program." The committee told the men "the Seafarers' Union is the only bonafide seamen's Union on the Great Lakes; the SIU has waged a con­ tinuous battle 'for winter unem­ ployment compensation for the Gceat Lakes seaman; the SIU is the only Union with guaranteed job security for its members, and the SIU is the only seamen's Un­ ion fighting to protect jobs against the foreign flag ships on the Great Lakes." Seniority office ttaff members Madeline Luzar and Bernie Jurkiewicz finish mailing job security cards to more than 4,000 SIU members covered by Job Security Program. Job Program Mails 4,000 Fitout Cards John R.'Ornery, Great Lakes Seniority Director, said that more than 4,000 seniority cards for the spring fitout have been prepared and mailed out to seamen covert by- the SIU Job Security Program. Emery said that the entire mailing had been completed Lakes Port Reports Alpena Helps Boys Club ALPENA—Port Agent Jolicoeur reports that with SIU support more than $1,500 was raised for the ben­ efit of the Alpena Boys Club by sponsoring the 11th Annual Marine Ball at the Alpena Armory on February 25. SIU members paid their last re­ spects to John Christian who died the morning of February 20, John was a porter for three years on the Steamer S. T. Crapo. Membership books are being held at Alpena Hall for William Lalonde, No. 9961; John Johnson, No. 7479; Frederick Kramer, Pro No. 9132. it Frankfort Ships 35 Jobs FRANKFORT — Thirty-five men have been shipped from the Frank­ fort hall during the month of February, reports Agent Floyd Hanmer. The ferries are operating on the same schedule as last month and reports are that the Ann Arbor No. 5 will fit out around March 15. Brother Gayiord Dragoo, Look­ out on the Ann Arbor No. 7 was taken off the ship at Manitowoc last month and taken to Memorial Hospital for an emergency appen­ dectomy. Another SIU member recuperat­ ing from a recent illness is Brother Raymond Johnson, wheelsman on the steamer Wabash, who had a heart attack in November. Hanner also reports that the M/V Arthur K. Atkinson will enter the Manitowoc Shipyard on April 1st for her annual inspection. S> S> 3-. Detroit Very Active DETROIT—Activity at the De­ troit hall is fast reaching the busi­ est of the, year. , Organizabonal of the poor production of 1961 automobiles. The company had hoped to continue running it but have now decided to bring out a smaller vessel to handle the re­ duced traffic. The Clipper will be readied for the summer auto and passenger runs. The Highway 16 is presently being put through its fitout. The Charter of the Chicago Mar­ 4" 4- 4" itime Department Port Duluth Busy Organizing CouncilTrades will be submitted for ap­ DULUTH—Tnis port has been proval March 29th at a meeting at busy with organizing activities in the Hamilton Hotel. preparation for the ^1961 season, 4 4" 4" reports 'port agent Gerald West­ Buffalo Shifting Jobs phal. In addition, all members in BUFFALO — SIU' Agent Roy this port have signed petitions apd mailed them to their respective Boudreau reports that shifting jobs Senators urging them to support are keeping a good number of sea­ the pending Senate bill which farers working in the Buffalo area. would make Great Lakes seamen He reports that a total of 52 men eligible for unemployment benefits are presently shipped from the in Ohio during the winter months. Buffalo hall. Registration is be­ coming heavier as the Great Lakes shipping season draws nean Thirty Cleveland Tight ships are laid up in Buffalo at the CLEVELAND — Although there present. is still Ice visible on Lake Erie, 4 4 4 Agent Stanley Wares reports that, Toledo Aids Strike unlike other years, this will not be TOLEDO — SIU members con­ a factor determining the opening of the shipping season. Economic tributed $100 to the strike relief conditions will be more important, fund of the Utility Workers Local he notes. Indications from the reg­ 349 in their beef with the Gas istration in the port of Cleveland Company in Toledo, Agent Ed as of March 1st indicates that there Doherty reports. The Toledo-based Toth Trans­ will be plenty of men available to portation Company will have their fill the jobs open at the start of three sandboats in operation, if the the sailing season. good weather continues, by the 4 middle of March.^ Chicago Looks Ahead Even though no'ships have begun CHICAGO—Regist.ation for the to fif out. Agent Doherty reports, coming season has been picking up sailors have been coming to the and seafarers, anxious to get back Toledo Hall in great numbers. The to work, have been reporting in hall is even busier now that the greater numbers to the Chicago MEBA has moved their, headquar­ hall. The Milwaukee Clipper has ters there and begun their organi­ been laid up Jn Muskegon i^ecause zation drive on the Great Lakes. drives, meetings with ship's dele­ gates, preparation for the coming fit-out all contribute to the work load of the headquarters officials and staff. Detroit is presently ship­ ping more men than any other Great Lakes port and activity in the Hall has greatly increased as more and more men are reporting at the Hall. $• . by the end of Februaiy. He said that the number of. se­ niority cards m'biled this year in­ creased by 40 percent over last year. Some delay in the mailing of a few cards resulted because sev­ eral SIU members laid up mora than one vessel last season. Sinca seniority can be retained with only one company, the seaman must decide which company he wishes to retain seniority with. Questionnaires are mailed to "dual seniority members" and the seniority office must receive their reply before sending the seniority cards. Only "a small number of ques­ tionnaires have not yet been re­ ceived by the seniority office. Em­ ery urged SIU members to return the questionnaires immediately. Lakes Runs Set By Japanese line Foreign flag vessels on the Great Lakes will increase in number this season as the result of a decision by the Mitsui Lines ~of Japan to institute a direct run from Japan to the Great Lakes. The Japanese company said that it is extending its service which presently comes as far as Toronto to include direct calls at Detroit and Cleveland on a regular month­ ly basis during the open navigation ) season. The company said that addition­ al calls at other Great Lakes ports on Lake Erie and Lake "Ontario would be scheduled "as cargo war­ rants." The new service will be inaug­ urated by the "Mayasan Maru" which will arrive in Cleveland on May 18th and in Detroit on the 21st. The influx of foreign flags on the Lakes has clouded the 1961 shipping outlook and caused ap­ prehension that a poor season for US shipping may be in store. �s,:: jL HatiA. Ifil SEAFARERS Page Elevea LOG KES S Great Lakes Sends 3 To Convention. Visits Men in Detroit Hospitai Government Gold Action Benefits US Flag Ships A move by the United States government to slow the gold flow out 5f the country is expected to be of direct benefit td Great L^kes seamen who have lost their jobs to runaway-flag vessels in the Lakes grain same ports under any circum­ trade. stances. In an executive order that Smith, during 1960, was the Fred Farnen, SecretaryTreasurer of the Great Lakes District; Stanley Thompson, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer; and Norman Jolicoeur, agent for the ^yent into effect the first of Febru­ spokesman for terminal operators Port of Alpena, were elected dele­ ary, the government directed that and the port authority in Duluthgates from the -Great Lakes Dis­ where the transportation costs of Superlor who attacked the SIU trict to the SIUNA annual con­ foreign aid cargoes • are paid by protest picketing against foreign vention in Puerto Rico. the United States they are to go ^ag vessels. At that time the SIU Final tabulation of votes from on American vessels. Otherwise, undertook Lakes-wide protest pick­ ports showed Farnen received 190 the transportation costs are to be eting against "runaway flag" ves­ votes; Thompson, 189 and Joli­ paid by the recipient nations. sels which were taking grain car­ coeur, 158. The International Co-operation goes and causing widespread un­ Six Write-ins Administration has already begun employment among American sea­ SIU Representativa Dick Hollingsworth of the Great Lakes John Avery, only other candidate putting the executive order into men. District headquarters in River Rouge visits Seafarers in the on the ballot received 70 votes and effect. Detroit UPHS Hospital. (L. to R.) Elmer Williams, AB; Fred ' Despite the fact that the grain a total of six wi'ite-ins were re­ The effect this action will have could have gone on American ves­ Miller, fireman; Robert Eaton, AB. ported by the Committee on Elec­ on the movement of grain cargoes sels and would have In no way tion. will have to wait the opening of harmed the Duluth-Superlor Port The Great Lakes delegation re­ the 1961 navigation season. Authority operations. Smith ported on the outstanding progress During 1960, foreign flag vessels launched a violent attack against of the Union in organizing many virtually captured the entire grain the American seamen's actions. non-union companies, such as trade, resulting in the loss of Roland & Cornelius, Relss, Pio­ DETROIT—As fitout time for the 1961 navigation season scores of cargoes that heretofore The executive order applies to flour, cornmeal, vegetable or ani­ neer, Buckeye and Stelnbrenner draws near on the Great Lakes, seamen are anxiously watch­ had been carried on American mal oils and other relief cargoes. over the past two years. They out­ Lakes boats. In addition to the executive order, lined the Union's plans for making ing for signs Indicating whether it will be a good or bad sea­ The government move comes on federal law requires that 50 per­ a determined effort this summer son. With recall of some ves­ the heels of the decision hy the to win representation rights in the sels' after-ends less than a outs or the dates they will begin AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Depart­ cent of all foreign aid cargoes moving. must move on American ships, re­ Pickands-Mather fleet as well as month'away, no clear-cut pat­ ment to take direct action against The cutback in steel production, the overall threat posed by foreign gardless of who pays the freight in remaining non-union operations tern has been developed to show the number of expected Vessel fit- the heavy movement of iron ore flag vessels to Lakes shipping. The bill. on the Lakes. on foreign flag vessels and the loss MTD will call a Lakes-wide con­ of the grain trade have led some ference in the near future of all The SIU Great Lakes Union Lakes observers to forecast a AFL-CIO maritime unions to map is a union of, by and for Great sharply reduced operating season. a campaign against foreign flag Lakes seamen which has made Anticipating a slow start of op­ vessels on the Lakes. tremendous progress in advanc­ erations, the SIU urged all men of Throughout the Great LaRes, ing the security of SIU men companies which wlil have reduced seamen and shipping companies sailing under its banner. One operations not to wait at their hailed the government move. The of its greatest accomplishments An increase in Great Lakes shipping was reported for the homes for calls to their vessels only public dissent came from the is the seniority and job security the event they are low on se­ Duluth - Superior Port Authority system which gives Lakes men last period as mora vessels began moving in an early start in in niority but to go to the SIU hall Director Robert Smith, who asked protection under the seasonal the Lakes shipping season, The combined total for this nearest their home and register the government to delay the order, shipping set-up. Once confined for work elalmlng it would be a "staggering to inland waters, activities of period is 156 men shipped period as the vessels began the blow to the development of the SIU men on the Lakes now have compared to 120 in the previ­ shipping season. greater significance with the St. Lawrence Seaway." ous period. Smith's attempt to stop the ex­ opening of the Seaway and its The Port of Detroit reports the ecutive order was answered by the use by hundreds of deep sea The Port of Chicago reported greatest number of men shipped SIU which pointed out that his ships. The Lakes have become the greatest increase with a total during this period with 73; the statement did not square with the America's fourth seacoast and of 26 men shipped, an increase of Port of Frankfort was-' seeond and facts, inasmuch as the cargoes af­ developments there are of in­ 15 over the last period. The Port Chicago third. fected are donated by the United creasing interest to all men in of Detroit reported a slight in­ Four ports reported no men States and will be shipped from the the SIU family of unions. crease. shipped: Alpena, Buffalo, Cleve­ land and Duluth. Only the Port of Frankfort re­ Great Lakes vessels begin the ported a decrease with its total dropping from 50 to 35 in the cur­ fit out in earnest during the com­ rent period. The Port, however, ing months and the number of men will greatly increase the number shipped will begin Its annual rise A concentrated letter writing campaign in behalf of the SlU-sponsored drive to change of men shipped during the next In all ports. Detroit Jobs Uncertain Shipping Increases Noted In February Ask Letter Drive On Jobless $ the Ohio unemployment compensation law to permit Great. Lakes seamen to draw jobless pay during winter months was called for by SIU Great Lakes District Secretary-Treasurer Fred J.-Farnen. In a letter to all Great Lakes committee. He says that efforts in jobless pay during the winter seamen and SIU members, the House have been delayed pend­ months. Great Lakes Shipping Feb. 3,1961 Through Feb. 28, 1961 PORT DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL Alpena 0 0 0 0 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 Chicago 15 6 5 26 0 0 0 0 Detroit 61 -10 2 73 Duluth 0 0 0 0 Cleveland - Frankfort 13 11 11 35 Toledo 22 0 0 22 111 27 18 156 TOTAL Farnen told the seafarers that the main fight for the passage of Sen­ ate Bill 106 was now up to them as individuals. He asked that every Great Lakes seaman, whether he lives In Ohio or not, to write to the Ohio Senate Commerce and Labor Committee in Columbus requesting that the Senate bill S-106 be brought before it for study and eventual passage to the Senate floor for action. A similar SlU-endorsed bill, H. 394, has been Introduced in the lower house by three Demotratlc and two Republican representa­ tives in a bi-partisan effort to se­ cure passage. But SIU Cleveland Agent Stan­ ley Wares reports that the House bill has not been referred to a ing action taken in the Senate on S. 106. The letter told seamen that "only the-Senate bill Is in committee for study and whatever success our fight will have depends on the fate of the Senate bill. Write To Committee "To bring the iilll before the committee for study and to Insure its passage to the Senate floor for action" It Is necessary for seamen to "write to the Senate committee urging that they take Immediate action on Senate Bill 106 to provide you with the same rights of other Ohio workers and the seamen of other states." The Senate bill would amend present Ohio unemployment com­ pensation law provisions to make Great' Lakes seamen elielble for "The SIU," Farnen said, "has been told by legislators that they rarely hear from seamen and as­ sume that the unemployment law Is not of concern to them. "You can be sure," he added, "that the Lake Carriers Associa­ tion and other pressure groups will be working to defeat the bill. You must show, by your letters that the seamen do care and want their rights . . . and in this session of the legislature." SIU members were asked to address their letters to the Chair­ man of the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee, to which S. 106 has been referred, Senator H. E. Schwall; and to the committeo Vice-chairman, Senator D. McK. Ferguson; at the Ohio State Senait* Ohm �pare Twelve SEAFARERS LOG NY Port Council Fighting Curbs On Marine Labor Vateh. 1961 Coe Victory Gets Clothes Cioaner ALBANY, NY—Representatives of the Maritime Trades Port Council of Greater New York have been conducting a last ditch fight on proposed expansion of Waterfront Com­ mission powers which would endanger the strike rights of all waterfront workers. The pro­ posed legislation, which is being backed by Governor panel of employer, labor and public group noted that under present Rockefeller, would greatly representatives. The labor-backed law, the commission acts as com­ amendments would also provide a plainant, prosecutor, judge and five-year statute of limitations on jury in any case involving the job barring waterfront workers from rights of waterfront workers. To the docks. This would conform with protect these workers from arbi­ the Federal provision in the Lan- trary and biased judgments, the drum-Griffin Act. labor groAp proposed establishing The Port Council's objection to an appeals board, consisting of legislation embodied In the labor, employer and commission Mitchell Bill centered on pro­ representatives, which could hear visions which, would give the Bi- appeals from the commission's State Waterfront Commission au­ findings. thority to pass judgment on water­ Such an appeals procedure had front strikes. If the commission de­ been used by the US Coast Guard cided that a strike was Illegal, ,lt in wartime screening for subver­ could then proceed to bar long­ sives. shoreman and other waterfront The five-year statute of limita­ workers from the piers for partici­ tions would enable the Commission pating in such strikes or even re­ to act against men convicted of specting picket lines. specified crimes as far back as five This, the Council held, clearly years prior to the time the Com­ infringes on the strike and picket­ mission proceeded against the In­ NEW YORK—More than $68,000 ing rights of all waterfront unions. dividual, without barring men for Seafarers Walter Compten, DM, and W. C. Sorenson, AB, In back pay due Seafarers who In supporting other bills calling actions committed In the distant hustle new washing machine aboard the Coe Victory. No fiailed aboard the SS Rockland for an appeals procedure the Union past. excuse now for soiled T-shirts. (North Atlantic Marine) and the Waldo (World Tramping) has been released by the courts and Is in the hands of attorneys who will disburse these monies. In the case of the Rockland, some S4 checks amounting to a total of $47,294.71 were mailed earlier this month to the addresses given the (Ed. note: This is the second of a series of articles written for the cargo, bunkers, water, stores, dun­ attorneys by Seafarers and other SEAFARERS LOG by Captain Milton Williams, formerly vice-presi­ nage and ballasts, except perma­ crewmen shortly after the ship re­ dent and. operating manager of Bull Lines. Captain Williams, who is nent ballast installed by tha turned to the US last year. A now retired, will discuss the various phases of the American-flag ship builders. spokesman for Miller & Seeger, operation in these articles from an independent management viewpoint.) Deadweight is the work load, a New York, the law firm handling vessel is capable of lifting. From By Capt. Milton Williams with the size of the "boat." Dues, the Rockland, said that if any Sea­ this we can readily determine that farer has moved since last year, To present the problems con­ taxes and tolls, with some excep­ when we. need a large amount of his check will automatically be re­ fronting the shipowner in the tions such as canal tolls, are based turned to the law firm and will be operation of ships in world trade, on the registered tonnage of the carefully measuring all the en­ bunkers for a long trip, we can held for a better address or given particularly those confronting the ships. There are quite a number closed Spaces of a ship not open to carry less cargo. As a point of information, dis­ to the individual in person. operator of American-flag tonnage, of registered vessels bearing simi­ the sea, and dividing the total cu­ Ex-Waldo crewmen must write it is essential that everyone be lar names. No one today can stop bic contents by 100 cubic feet. placement tonnage is the figure or visit the law firm of Schwartz & familiar with all the common you from calling your little boat Therefore, a gross ton is actually that a large number of operators of passenger vessels use in describ­ Lapin, 310 West Building, 817 Main tetms and expressions used in with the outboard motor you have 100 cubic feet of enclosed space. ing the size of their ships At Walker, Houston 2, Texas, to these discussions. While most of in your back yard the "United Net tonnage is the space on a claim their back wages. A total of the oldtimers who may read these States." There is one more important ton vessel that can be used by the $21,254.00 in back pay is being articles are acquainted with and In those days gone by, even as owner for the purpose of producing that we hear about in shipping—. held for the 36 crewmen who sailed fully familiar with all of these ex­ today, there was no uniformity in revenue. Net tonnage is obtained the measurement or cargo ton. This aboard the Waldo. pressions and terms used, we will, the size of bags, crates, boxes or by deducting from the gross ton­ is an 'arbitrary figure of 40 cubic for the benefit of younger seamen cases, so that these could not be nage space not usable for produc­ feet which is used universally to and newcomers to this trade, try to used to guage the size of a vessel. ing revenue. Such space would in­ determine the rate that cargo will clarify such terms as: tonnage, However, wine, which was one of clude, but would not be limited pay. Steel plates will go about five time charter, bareboat and voyage the principal commodities in those to, engine rooms, boiler rooms, cubic feet per ton. Automobiles charter, P&I Insurance, hull and days, was shipped in casks of al­ bunker spaces, water tanks, store will go up to 250 cubic feet for each machinery insurance, load lines, most uniform size. These casks rooms, quarters and other speci­ ton of weight. Obviously, we can­ were called "tuns." It is our un­ fically exempt spaces. Net ton­ not charge both items at the same and others. derstanding that this terminology nage, therefore, is also a measure­ rate per weight ton. Therefore, Space will not permit complete is still used today In some pdrts of HOUSTON—The Welfare Plan the cargo, or measurement ton, is description of all the terms and the world. The number of these ment of 100 cubic feet per ton. received a favorable write up in All of us are familiar with the used. the "Houston Chronicle" which their origin. Some points are con­ casks that a vessel could carry was Luxury liners have little ability said the plan was "perhaps the troversial, others only partly cor­ eventually used in determining the Plimsoll mark and its location on to lift large amounts of cargo. a ship's hull. Each of the lines most liberal arrangement of any rect. However, it is believed that .size of the ship.' Therefore, we these discus.sions will be all that soon had a ship capable to carry and marks have a purpose which Their variation between light and labor organization." loaded displacement is small. Oil The article, appeared Sunday, the average seaman will require. goo tons called a 200-tunner. This will be more fully-discussed later. tankers, ore boats and cargo ships For the time being we will use the March 12, and details the many Additional information will be sup­ was later changed to a 200-tonner. have a great variation as a rple. mark as one line. benefits Seafarers receive under plied if you will write to me in Obviously these figure.? repre­ From the foregoing, you may care of the LOG. The amount of water that a ves­ the plan. sented measurement, not w.eight. correctly conclude that no one ton­ Any information requested, sel displaces is called her displace­ First established in 1950, the - plan has expanded its service to which we do not have, we will This system was very good, as all ment tonnage, or displacement. nage figure can quickly give you a Include clinics where free exten­ obtain from the be.st available of the space below decks was used Saltwater weighs 64 pounds to the complete story of what a ship can sive medical examinations are sources. Keep in mind however, for cargo. The crew slept on deck. cubic foot. Thirty-five cubic feet do. An oil tanker fully-loaded, of saltwater will equal one long with 02,000 to/is of oil could easily available to SIU members and their that even the nine Supreme Court ton of 2,240 pounds. It will there­ hide beside the 82,0G0-ton Queen justices have disagreed on their families. The Houston clinic has fore take an object 35 cubic feet Mary, which could probably not been in operation a little less than interpretation of certain clearlywritten laws. in size and weighing 2,240 pounds lift 1,000 tons of cargo. two years. To summarize, we quote below In this article, it is our feeling to displace one ton of water—salt­ (Quoting a doctor at the clinic, the various pertinent tonnage fig­ the article said "these check-ups that the question of tonnage could water that Is. are very beneficial. In recent be a good start. What is meant by Without cargo, bunkers, stores ures for that old workhorse of months we have discovered four it? How did some of these terms and so on, the ship will still have World War II, the Liberty, loaded women with early cases of cancer originate? considerable weight, actually an to a mean summer draft: that might have gone undetected. Research not conducted by the and later on, on the larger vessels, amount equal to the weight of the Gross tonnage figures—7,190; We have picked up a number of writer has turned up some inter­ the crew slept in the castles. So steel and the fittings built in. This net tonnage—4,389; light displacecases of unrecognized tuberculosis, esting facts. In the olden days, as we now have tonnage as used in is called the vessel's light displace­ ment-^3,337 long tons; deadweight severe high blood pressure and far back as recorus go tup to 600 connection with the size bf ships. ment. The amount between the —10,920 long tons; maximum dis­ diabetes in men." years ago) a merchant shipping With the advent of the steel light displacement and the ves­ placement—14,257 long tons. The article points out that the cargo on a ship was more or less hull and propulsion machinery, it sel's maximum displacement when The British, or long ton is equal Welfare Plan, which paid out more at a loss to know the size of the became necessary to use a differ­ she is loaded down to her marks, to 2,240 pounds. than 62,000 claims amounting to ship unless he owned or saw her. ent system, and gross tonnage and is called deadweight tonnage. This The short ton is equal to 2,000 $1.6 million in 1960, covers a wide Ship's names are of primary im­ net tonnage came into being. deadweight is made up of every­ pounds. range of .services including .scholar­ portance to the owners, but to very Neither gross nor net tonnage thing that goe-S on the ship with The metric ton is equal to 2,204 ships, hospitalization, maternity few others. The .seaman, the ship­ represents a figure of weight but the exception of the hull, ma­ pounds. and disability benefits and eye per, govej-nment agencies and pas­ are figures of space. chinery and her original fittings. A measurement ton is 40 cubic examination and free eyeglasses. sengers^ are principally-concerned Gross tonnage is determined by Deadweight tonnage includes feet. broaden the authority of the Cohinilssion over non-longshore crafts on the waterfront. It was passed on Wednesday, March 23, by the State Senate and is up for consid­ eration in the Assembly as this is­ sue of the LOG goes to press. At the same time, the MTD group is supporting measures which would give waterfront workers the right to appeal Water­ front Commission decisions to a Courts Okay Back Wages For Crews A Ton Isn't Always What It Seems Houston Press Hails Welfare l! i; 11 I M �.i^ Slareb. IHl SEAFARERS Page Thirteea LOG ,» fcv OKAY NEW SlU WELFARE BENEFIT TO AID IN JOB REHABILITATION Joseph Volplan, Social Security Director Always flexible to meet the changing needs of Seafarers and their dependents, the rules of the SIU Welfare Plan have been amended to establish a new rehabilitation benefit in spe­ Convention Actions On Legislation cial disability cases. The benefit will provide up delphia, 51, victim of an accident been fitted with an artificial limb The concern of the Seafarers International Union of North America to $35 weekly for Seafarers no ashore which resulted in the ampu­ and is learning how to get about with the areas of Social Security, unemployment insurance, and medi­ cal services for seamen was clearly reflected in a number of actions longer fit for sea duty but still tation of his left leg last Novem­ with the use of a cane. ber, is the first SIU man to qualify A member of the Union since able to work ashore. Seafarer Baldo Coccia of Phila­ for the new benefit. He's already 1942, Coccia shipped in the stew­ ard department until the time of the accident. His last ship out was the Angelina (Bull). In view of strong medical recom­ mendations that Coccia not return to sea, he has been undergoing a rehabilitation program at the Moss Rehabilitation Hospital in Phila­ delphia where his aptitudes for various shoreside jobs have been checked out. The test results show a strong aptitude in the field of radio and television Repair. Accordingly, the Pennsylvania State Bureau of Rehabilitation is prepared to offer Coccia a year of training in this field. Union and shipowner trustees got into the picture when it was learned Coccia could not be as­ sured any financial support under the State program. Moreover, even if state assistance was obtained, it would be limited to $15-20 weekly for his own maintenance. Coccia is married and it is felt Seafarer William Castro (right) checks over procedure on he will require a car. Including applying for SIU welfare benefits with Tom Gould SIU automatic gear-shift, becatise of the rural location of his home. we fare- rep., at headquarters as Bill Jr. listens in. In writing the new benefit into the rules of the Plan, the joint board of trustees agreed that where there was a likelihood of a return to employment, the Plan would guarantee maintenance up to the amount of the regular SIU disability-pension of $35 weekly. BALTIMORE—Another American Coal beef veteran and Due to the nature of the benefit, one other SIU oldtimer, both of this port city, have joined it is expected trustee action will the roster of Seafarers retired on the $35 weekly SIU dis­ be required as claims arise. taken by the delegates. Clearly the SIUNA, along with other Ameri­ can unions, is interested in increasing the protection offered to Ameri­ can workers in the legislative arena. For example, one of the pressing legislative problems confronting Great Lakes seamen and other maritime workers is the unfair regula­ tion in the state of Ohio which denies them unemployment benefits during the winter lay-up season. Great Lakes Seafarers have been fighting this issue for years in the hope of getting the necessary amend­ ments to the law on the local level, but have been unsuccessful. Now, however, the SIUNA is backing an amendment in Congress which would accomplish much the same objectives and encourage the stats of Ohio to provide appropriate benefits for seamen. , In other areas of national legislation, the SIUNA has expressed firm support for the Anderson-King bill which would provide medical care for aged Americans under the Social Security system, as well as for action to" provide moderate-cost housing, aid to education, low-cost drugs and medicines and other pressing needs. All of these items are Important to seamen and their families. While they normally are not dealt with under Union contracts, in their own way they affect the membership just as directly as contract items do. Another key action of the convention was the call for additional funds for the Public Health Hospitals. The costs of these hospitals' operations has gone up, but the funds have remained static. If this condition persists it is bound to affect the quality of medical care given to seamen. Therefore, the SIUNA considers this an item of great importance in protecting the membership. Equally-significant, in this area, was the convention's call for realistic application of the 90-day rule on admission to the hospital. Clearly, in the shipping industry circumstances will arise under which a sea­ man is unable to ship within the 90-day period and thus loses his eligibility for Public Health treatment. Consequently, the- convention delegates asked that a waiver system be set up to allow for those seamen who could not get a ship within 90 days because of circum­ stances beyond their control. The convention also strongly approved the kind of medical programs which have been instituted by the Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. It's pretty clear by now after the experience tho Union has had in recent years, that the program of preventive medi­ cine through our Union clinics has done much to preserve the wellbeing and earning powers of the Union's membership. Applying For Benefit 2 More Seafarers Retire On Pension (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) ability-pension: The number" of brothers added to the bene­ and last sailed in October, 1960. fit list so far this year now Beached how after being certified "not fit for duty permanently," totals seven. Both Francisco CasascO and they qualify for lifetime benefits Umildo Paruas are 65 years of age of $35 weekly plus the regular broad medical - hospital - surgical coverage of the SIU Welfare Plan's bfenefit program. A black gang veteran with al­ most some 40 years' scatime. PHILADELPHIA — Seafarers Brother Casasco served during the are urged to note the designa­ ACS beef as engine utility aboard tion of Pennsylvania Hospital, the SS Casimir Pulaski in 1957. 8th and Spruce Streets, Phila­ basasco had to quit sailing due delphia, as the only USPHS to arteriosclerotic heart disease. hospital in this area available He joined the SIU back in 1941 for immediate (emergency) treatment of inpatients or out­ patients at any time. Since the hospital serves the USPHS on a contract basis only, those re­ quiring other than emergency hospital care are normally re­ ferred to the regular marine hospitals In Baltimore or New York. The PITS here also operates an outpatient clinic Monday Casasco Paruas through Friday from 8:30 AM to 5 PM. This facility is main­ and he and his wife, Maria, have tained at 225 Chestnut Street, a home in London, England. " Philadelphia, and is the regular Brother. Paruas is another oldPHS outpatient facility in the timer out of the black gang and area. In emergencies, admission last shipped as fireman on an SIUto Pennsylvania Hospital can be contracted Curtis Bay tug. arranged through the clinic, by His earliest listed seatime goes an SIU welfare representative back to 1939 and he's been a mem­ at the hall or, after regular hours, directly with Pertnsyl- ber of the. SIU Inland Boatmen's vanla Hospital. The hospital's Union here in Baltimore since 1957. Paruas lists his mother in number is WA 2-1000. Spain as next of kin. PHS Facilities In Philadelphia ««>» lOM, 11 SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN ENROUttENT-BENEFICIARY CARO Name. Prinf: Address. , .^..E JOHN DOE MiddUInitial 7iN ST.,M!*P"Y..I..V..V.5......« 9 Print: ZNO...?.?..?.-?.?'. So=i.l (JAR ocm. Security/ '"'"jXN J NU A R Y' Y 1 ,...1?.?..?.... T..Y..r. late of ^ Date of Birth Birth ,ha following ...ot..» I ow or any hme in the Tu.ur. now ui .. ». —•< further changes. nominaljon privilege of other .nd •«" la. . CC Relationship y/1 y/1FE Relationinip ft _ Name of JANE DOE ITi'n\/111^ Beneficiary jy^AlN ST . ^ inty URJI.1!I1U . .. N:Y^_ ""Stoia"" ttumbar Witness. Signatura Address. Print: •X..Y...X """city , Zona No. ,., £7 County "stota ....-e-e Is Your Card Filed Properly? Seafarers who have not yet filed a new SIU Welfare Plan enrollment-beneficiary card are urged to follow the sample above in order to assure prompt servicing of any^claim for benefits. The card must be properly signed and dated by a Seafarer and also signed by a witness in the appropriate space. All items should be filed in. The postage-free cards are available at any hall. �Pare Fenrteen SEAFARERS Msre«, ;s«f LOG 1 Storlns The Steel Admiral 5IUNA Pursers Win Export Line Vote f NEW YORK—The SIUNA-affiliated Staff Officers Associa­ tion won a highly-significant victory when it scored over the Brotherhood of Marine Officers in a Labor Board election at American Export Lines. This-^ is the first foothold for an ducted among the pursers. The AFL-CIO marine union in the first, held last June, had the BMO ranks of Export's officers. The offieial election results will be announced shortly, after the MLRB conducts an investigation of four challenged ballots. The un­ official results show 44 ballots cast for the SOA and 40 for the Brotherhood of Marine Officers, affiliated with the catch-all Dis­ trict 50 of the United Mines Work­ ers of America. One of the challenges was made by the staff officers Union. It has since withdrawn its challenge. Bal­ loting took place by mail between December 14 and February 27. Union representation for- over 85 pursers on cargo and passengers vessels is involved. This is the second election con- Shipowners Fight Wage Floor Move winning 42 to 36. But the SOA challenged the results, submitting evidence of threats and intimida­ tion during the polling. The NLRB set aside the results late last year and ordered the new election. Up till now, no recognized mari­ time union represented officers of American Export Lines ships. At one time, the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association represented engineers, but during a strike in 1946 District 50 supplied licensed officers, broke the strike, and re­ mained as bargaining agent. Export line is the only deep-sea shipping company with which Dis­ trict 50 has a contract Seafarers In Dry dock The following is the latest available list of Seafarers in hospitals around the country. SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY WASHINGTON—Spokesmen for Hennins Bjork Alberto Gutierrez two shipping industry organizations Bart Guranick Thomas Isaksen have announced their opposition LUCIEN MOSS HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, PA. to the Administration-sponsored Baldo Coccla minimum wage bill which would VA HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY modify and bring seamen under Chas. O. Bergagna that law. US SOLDIERS" HOME Under the proposed amendments WASHINGTON. DC seamen would now be covered by William Thomson TRIBORO HOSPITAL the minimum wage section of the JAMAICA. NY Act, but they would still be exempt­ James Russell HENRY LANDIS STATE HOSPITAL ed from the maximum hours pro­ PHILADELPHIA. PA. visions. The bill would make $1.25 Thomas Murphy NATIONAL INSTITUTfi OF HEALTH per hour the minimum wage after BETHESDA. MD. Henry J. Foy three years. PINE CHEST NURSING HOME The operator groups, the Ameri­ COVINGTON. LA. can Merchant Marine Institute, Frank Martin VA HOSPITAL and the Pacific American Steam­ WEST ROXBURY. MASS. ship Association, opposed similar Raymond Arsenault VA HOSPITAL legislation in the last session of WEST HAVEN. CONN. Henry Smith Congress. They centered their fire John Driscoll USPHS HOSPITAL on the provisions which would BALTIMORE, MD. have provided time and a half for Charles Ackerman Manuel Lourido James Macunchuck Edward Allen seamen after 40 hours. Kit-hard Brown Avis Meadows Peter-Messina With the elimination of such a Leonard Davis John DeVaux Pieszczuk provision in this session's bill, Alfonso Difabrizo Wm. Werter Roberta J. Schroeder, Jr. spokesmen for the groups are now Joseph Diosco Joseph Shea Flaherty concentrating their opposition on Andrew Charles Stalling . Gorman Glaze Richard Waters the basic idea of including seamen Chester Green Hazen Richard Waters under legislation which protects George Carlo Hera Donna Williamson Terrill York the vast majority of American Peter King Lester Long workers. USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS. The bill's coverage would have M. Ergle John Murphy little effect on union seamen who Oswald Herbert Mclsaac USPHS HOSPITAL receive wages far higher than the GALVESTON. TEXAS proposed minimumst However, the Wm. C. Bryant Joseph Jarvis Bernard Kaminsky proposed legislation would greatly David Burke Adolph Heinzaar Wesley Leonard aid non-union seamen who now work for wages that average as little as 50 cents an hour with no overtime. The vast majority of such seamen are engaged on the inland waterways and barge systems of the nation. Seamen's unions have supported the administration's bill Period: January, 1961 so that the unorganized seamen will Pints Contributed .... 67 have some wage security and pro­ Pints Rejected 1 tection. Pints Credited 3.3 (Under a standard arrangement with the Brooklyn Donor Center Inc., 50% is alloted for service, processing and storage.) Previous Balance 51U Blood Bank Invenfory IOTA Pints Used Send 'em to the LOG Sea Chest representative Joe DiGeorge and bosur^ Joe Air (center) go over sea chest list while crewmembers of the Steel Admiral bring sea chest stores aboard, Looks like plenty of gum-chewers and cigarette smokers aboar'd. 57 Balance On Hand February 1, 1961 .. * » SO'/i • BANK NEEDS 449'/j PINTS TO MEET GOAL OF 500 Ralph Miller Ernest Pancherl Eklward O'Rourke Thomas Riley Enos Ott USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA John Overton Ronald Wells Ernest Webb USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. AUredo Aaron Ezeb Manuel Byrd Buzbee WiUiam Mauldin Leon Brown Timothy McCarthy Eh-nest Cochram Esi-ie McClure Ancil Cunningham D. McCorkindale Charles Cummings Clifton McLellan Millard Cutler Eddie Metros Thomas DaUey John C. MitcheU John Dixon Amiel Mitchke Norman Earley Alonzo Morris James Egan Hugh O'Donnell Hal Ellis Restetuto O'Lartt Peter Galindo Eugene O'Mara James Gates F. D. Peterson James Glisson Calvin Rome Arthur Roy Isaac Gromala Wade Harrell Chester Seymour Alvin Henderson Luther Spell Charles Taylor Everett Hudson Sidney Irby James Thatcher Benjamin Jarrett Wm. Thompson Henry McKay Billy Ward Edward Knapp Earnest Water Leo Lang Elton Wilde Harold Laumann George Williams Norman Lightell Ernest Wilson James Lippencott USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Victor Begarana Fidel Lukhan George Berry Carl Lundqulst Bacilo Bounafont Isaac McCants Robert Burton Theodore Maltiss Daniel Cerment Paul Matsos Gabriel Colon Felix Muniz Clarance Collins William Murphy Thomas Danbeck Joseph Obreza Peder Espeseth Braulio Oliveras Frank Feld Kund Ostergaard George Fiance George Phifer. Jr. Erasmo Flecha Joe Ramos Leonard Geraghty Manuel Rodriguez Joseph Guillory Angelo Romero Riine Gustafsson Colisto Siaran Fleming Higgason Stephen Sloneskl August Jensen Robert Smith Demctrlos Kekis Lucien Theriot Je.sus Landron William Vaughan Thomas Lauer Christian Vass Juan Leiba USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. George Balaskos Frank James Walter Conner Talmadge Johnson William Dowdy Sandy Lawrence William Fagan George Trlmyer Charles Hall USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. James Barrett Ralph Mills Matthew Bruno Joseph Pitetta Wm. Kirkpatrirk Arthur .Schevlng Miles McCormick Steve Thaye.r Laurl Markanen Ying Wei U.SPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. D. Herbert Laron Ready Thomas Johnson Charles Robinson .Samuel McCurdy Joseph Shyder Joseph McGraw Sten Zetterman MOUNT WILSON HO.SPITAL MOUNT WILSON. MD. Tom Danzey Allen Nauman VICTOR CULLEN .STATE HOSPITAL CULLEN, MD. Carlton Roberts Alvino Terrazas USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Davis Danos Max Olson Benjamin Delbler Willie A. Young Thomas. Lehay Bozo Zelenclc Thomas Manion „ VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS Wlllard T. Cahlll MT. WILSON STATfe HOSPITAL ;<IT. WILSON. MD. Tom Danzey Jamea Selman George Glasa Physical Exams'- All SIU Clinies Month Of January, 1961 Port Baltimore .. Houston .... Mobile New Orleans New York ... Seamen TOTAL , , Wives 6 6 4 5 22 43 Children TOTAL 10 131 110 2 70 1 .170 7 362 19 39 843 SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid January 16 —February 19, 1961 Number Of Benefits AMOUNT PAID Hospital Benefits (Welfare) .... 7230 $26,925.61 Death Benefits (Welfare) 16 58,177.95 Disability Benefits (Welfare).. 972 34,005.00 Maternity Benefits (Welfare) .. 39 7,800.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare) . 217 48,397.79 Optical Benefits (Welfare).... 105 920.50 Summary (Welfare) 8579 $176,226.85 1380 1^226,21^ TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 9959 $402,438.91 Vacation Benefits None of the figures in the above summaries Indicate the amounts paid for various other Welfare Benefits for SIU men and their de­ pendents, such as scholarship payments, meal books, training facilities, medical examinations, and similar items. An SIU Blood Donor Certificate (sample above) is given to every person donating to the SIU Blood Bank, which is maintained through the SIU Clinic in Brooklyn. The bank supplies Seafarers or mertlbera of their families anywhere in the United States and has been in operation since January, 1959. Through an arrangement with a national clearing house, blood can be supplied on short notice in any emergency. Donors can arrange appointinents on the 2nd deck at SIU headquarters, one block from the Clinic. The whole procedure takes only a short time. ' �iiSircli. iHl SEAFARERS Ft* Fitteem LOG Vsien-Whaf Do We Need Him For?' Z<efi:islativa Lent h f . » Rajr Murdock, Director -• * MARITIME OUTLOOK.—FMB announced that as of February 1, 1961, there were 950 vessels of 1,000 gross tons in the U. S. merchant fleet. This is seven iess than the number active a month ago. Of the 950 vessels, 45 were Government-owned and 905 privately-owned ships. There is excluded in this total 23 vessels which are in custody of the Departments of Defense, Slate and Interior. There was a decrease of 18 active vessels and an increase of 3 inactive vessels in the privatelyowned fleet, which decreased from 1,008 to 993. Of the 88 privatelyowned inactive vessels, seven dry cargo, one conibination passengercargo ship, and four tankers were undergoing repair and conversion. MA's active fleet Increased by 11 ships, while the inactive decreased by 16. Twenty-one Liberties were sold for scrap. Sixteen privatelyowned ships were traded In to the Government, decreasing the Ad­ ministration's fleet by five to 2.033. The total US merchant marine de­ creased by 20 to 3,026. The month of January saw orders for new cargo ship constructions: Six of these for US lines, four for Lykes Bros., and four for American Export. The total number of large merchant ships on order or being constructed in US shipyards is now 79 . . . FMB announced that the Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock Co. of Seattle, Washington, was the lowest responsive West Coast bidder for conversion of the SS Leiiani. The Pu"^et Sound bid was $7,750,993 to convert the ship for service by American President Lines. Newport News Shipbuilding bid $7,737,581 for the work, but be­ cause the West Coast shipyard made a responsive bid not more than six percent over the lowest East Coast bid on work for a West Coast shipping line, the West Coast firm was awarded the job. According to Section 502(di of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as ansended, this is the only method by which the government will pay a construction differential subsidy on a ship constructed for a West Coast shipping company. After conversion the SS Leiiani is to be operated in AiPL's trans-Pacific service, which is expected to improve the quality of accommodations offered for almost 450 passengers . . . FMB has also announced that the Sun Shipbuilding Co. was low bidder for the construction of three container ships for American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. for use in intercoastal trade. Sun submitted a bid of $21,400,000 for the first ship; $20,600,000 for each of two; and $20,350,000 for each of three. They agreed to complete the first vessel in 840 caiendar days; the second in 990; and the third in 1.080. it In casting about for ways and means to block American workers from achieving any improvements in job conditions, the management side of industry has come up with the "featherbedding" slogan. The latest to join the crowd is Ralph Casey, president of the American Merchant Marine Institute, who suddenly discovered—just before ne­ gotiation time — that American merchant ships are crawling with "featherbedders.** The "featherbedding" cry by management is simply a smokescreen to mask an attack on American workers' wage scales and working conditions. Management obviously feels that if it can convince the public at large that every union worker is d goofoff and, at the same time, convince the union members themselves that they are not doing a day's work, then they can put the unions on the defensive in future contract talks. What management really is upset about is not the number of men working on a given job, but the fact that they have to pay American workers a respectable wage. The proof of the pudding lies in comparing work crews on American jobs with crews on comparable tasks in any foreign country you want to name. Whether it is on ships, trains or in mining and manufacturing, or in agriculture, it is universally true that foreign employers hire far more men for a given job than Americans do—including Americans who operate foreign subsidiaries overseas. This holds for shipping as well as any other industry. Management then, has no objection to using lots of manpower when that man­ power is getting 25 to 50 cents an hour. In fact, management prefers it' that way and in underveloped countries or even in West­ ern Europe, delights in employing large numbers of flunkies for the personal service and convenience of management personnel. American business has another object in mind when it raises the "featherbed" cry. That object is to replace the man with the machine, wherever possible. The point is to do away with the need to deal with human beings. A machine, after all, does not have to be treated like a human being. But what management refuses to con­ sider is the fact that the workers they want to dispose of are the same people who pro­ vide a market for their products. You can't sell automobiles, television sets, furniture or air-conditioners to an unemployed work­ er, just as you can't sell them to an African or Indian earning $20 a month. And if these products cari't be sold, there is no need for transportation, mining "or other aspects of the economy. Frofn the selfish point of view, each in­ dustry tries to get along with as few men as possible, leaving it to the other guy to provide consumer purchasing power. When universally applied, the "featherbedding" cry will succeed in increasing the unem­ ployment problem and further reducing purchasing power. Costs may be lower, it's true, but the market will disappear with it. A management point of view which sup­ ports this approach is like a man sawing off the tree limb on which he's sitting. As far as the maritime industry is con­ cerned, the SIU and other maritime unions will strongly resist any attempt by inaritime management to use the "featherbed­ ding" tack. If any ship operator wants to find out how successful the unions will be in their resistance, it is suggested that he query the 11 eastern railroads who tried the same negative approach, leading up to Janu= ary's harbor strike. if FMB APPOINTMENT.—Thomas E. Stakem, Jr., has recently been designated Chairman of the Federal Maritime Board by President Kennedy. He will succeed Vice-Admiral Rali^ E. Wilson, USN (Ret.), who becomes a member of the Board. Mr. Stakem will also become ex-officio Maritime Administrator, US Department of Commerce. Mr. Stakem, formerly a member of the Board, was one of its most active and productive members. has borne the brunt of adjusting the Board's regulatory responsibilities and activities to the d?mands of Congressional investigators. Mr. Stakem has been an advocate of measures which seek greater coordination among all forms of trans­ portation. The newly-appointed chairman's term ends in June 1952. Other members of the Board include Vice-Admiral Wilson, whose term expires in 1964, and Sigfrid B. Unander, who will serve until June 1961. if it if LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.—The Senate has thus far pressed thre® bills of interest to the maritime industry. They are: S. 610.- a bill de­ signed to strengthen the domestic and foreign commerce of the United States by providing for the establishment of a US Travel Service within the Department of Commerce and a Travel Advisory Board. The hill now goes to the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee . . . S. 707, sponsored by Senator Bartlett (Dem.-Alaska) which seeks to provide transportation on Canadian vessels between ports in south­ eastern Alaska, and between Hcderf Alaska, and other points in south­ eastern Alaska, and Hyder, Alaska, and other points in the United States outside Alaska, either directly or via a foreign port, or for any part of the transportation. The bill now goes to H.MM . . . S. 804. a bill to amend "The Intercoastal Shipping Act. 1933." by extending from four to seven months the length of time by which the FMB might suspend tariff schedules. Other bills now pending before Congress Include the following: H. R. 3935, sponsored by Rep. Roosevelt (Dcm.-Cal.) which seeks to establish the $1.25 minimum wage. The bill is Important to merchant seamen in that there is a provision to include them in the proposed legislation. Maritime unions, however, have objected to the exemption of merchant seamen from the maximum hours provision of the bill ... A similar bill, S. 895. is pending before the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare . . . HMM has scheduled hearings on H.R. 4299 for March 14. This proposed legislation is designed to legalize the steam­ ship conference dual-rate system. The Celler Antitrust Subcommittee is scheduled to resume its probe of the ocean shipping industry on March 7. The antitrust phases of ocean shipping activities of Nippon Yusen Daisha, Cunard Line, and North German Lloyd will be the subject of the investigation . . . HR 4469, introduced by Representative Walter (Dem.-Pa.) is a bill seeking to amend the Subversion Activities Control Act of 1950 by providing that no individual who willfully fails or refuses to answer certain questions relating to subversive activities, when summoned to appear before certain Federal agencies, shall be employed on any US merchant vessel or within certain US waterfront facilities. The bill was favorably reported out of the House Un-American Activities Com­ mittee . . . March 9 and 10 have been set aside by the SIF for hearings on the following bills and resolution: S. 682, a bill to permit vessels desiring to navigate under bridges constructed over navigable US waters to temporarily lower lights, and day signals, and to depart from rules to prevent collision . . . S. 677, which would amend the 1936 Merchant Marine Act to authorize payment of operating subsidies for cruises . . . S. 885, a bill providing for a flexible interest rate in Government financing of ships under the 1938 Act . . . S. J. Res. 21, a resolution to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to sell 10 reserve fleet libertys for conversion to barges. �f rmre Shrteea 5^AFASES5 ££?5 KmHk im Mayoress of San Juan, Dona Feiisa Rincon de Gautier, enters conven­ tion hall to address delegates. She received rousing ovation. TENTH SIUNA GONVENTION Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the week of March 13 to 17, the iOth bienniel convention of the SIUNA was the first such Intent on proceedings are Gordon "Blackie" Ellis, (left) and -Ed Coester, members of the Sailors Union o£ the Pacific delegation. Maurice Fein, Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, comments on a motion. Wilder Smith and Joe Goren of the MCS are in the foreground. international union gathering on the island. The San Juan setting was appropriate in light of the delegates' deep interest in coop­ erating with other unions from Caribbean countries on common maritime problems. Pictured here are a few representative photos of convention activity. Convention committee chaired by Lindsey Williams, right, Gulf area vice-president of the East Coast SIU, gets in some work at end of session. Mrs. Andrea Gomez, international vice-president representing the Can­ nery Workers of Los Angeles, re­ ports to the convention. Senator E. L. Bartlett, Alaska Democrat, discusses problems of off­ shore sections of US in view of high freight rates and decline in domestic shipping activity. - William Jordan, recently-elected resident of Marine Firemen's nion, reports on progress. e Claude Simmons, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Distrkl:, presents resolution. Seamen's Organizational and Grievance Committee, chaired by SUP Secretary-Treasurer Morris Weisherger, (front, left) gets down to aome serious business. Bill I natioi! ers, Ic Algin �SEAFARERS :k (right) president, InterAssociation of Fire FightJcs over paperwork with Joe ISIU Safety Director. A1 Wearing, IBU of the Pacific, moves adoption of a convention re­ port during the second day of the week-long meeting. , ^ ' • Pace SeTcnteea LOG Pete Peterson, oiler, Wild Ranger (left) and J. W. Wiggins, fireman, examine literature in lobby during convention recess. SIU scholarship winner Dr. Alma Jimenez, daughter of Seafarer Pedro Jimenez, thanks delegates for oppor­ tunity to complete education. Chatting delegates are Howard Nickerson (left) New Bedford Fish­ ermen, George Johansen, Alaska Fisherman, Merle Adlum, IBU. Industrial Workers Union delegates in conversation with Keith Terpe (right) SIU Puerto Rico Division are Larry Brown, Sal Maccarone. Office staff supplied delegates with copies of all convention reports which were mimeographed and put out each morning. Mimeograph machine got a work­ out putting out reports and conven­ tion information for the delegates. Reports were readied daily. • iiiilil I Over-all view of section of convention floor shows several of the delegations in attendance. Marine Cooks are in foreground. Staff Officers, next right, Puerto Rico Division, right rear. Convention shifted site on fourth and fifth day. Delegates are shown here in course of Senator Bartlett's address on Thursday morning, March 16- Part of delegation of Cannery Workers of the Pacific, Los Angeles Harbor District is shown outside convention hall. Displays in rear included map pinpointing locations of all SIUNA affiliates, • iviorris weisoerger, oujr secretary-Treasurer, taxes cnair aunng course of convention. At right are Hal Banks, president, SIU of Canada, and Ed Turner, Marine Cooks secretary-treasurer. Among interested visitors to convention were this group of Seafarers off Alcoa ship which was in San Juan at time. Above them on wall are flags of Puerto Rico, Canada and US. > - , -- - - - . ..f. ... _ - • . �Pace Eichteea SEAFARERS IOC Marefe, ISft Russian Trawlers Invade' Traditional US Fish Areas Fulion Fish Market Scene nil Ic SAN JUAN, PR—The American-flag fishing industry, already confronted with severe prob­ lems, faces a potentially-dangerous situation as the result of a wholesale Russian invasion of American fishing grounds on both coasts. stances of a type which is not nor­ Representatives of SIUNA-*fishing unions, as well as con­ This would be a hard blow to mally used by fishing boats. However, it is clear that the ma­ vention guest speaker, Sena­ the American fishing industry. Is -- tor E. L. "Bob" Bartlett (Dem.Alaska), both underscored the mag­ nitude of the problem involving Russian fishing activity. Senator Bartlett pointed out that the Russians are actively fish­ ing in the Bering Sea area with large modern trawlers. They are expected to move- south into the Gulf of Alaska in the future and to start fishing in the halibut fish­ eries. Both the Senator and George Johansen, head of the Alaska Fishermeri's Union, pointed out that these fisheries have only been maintained through a program of conservation in which both Ameri­ can, and Canadian fishermen par­ ticipate. However, the Russians are not signatories to any conser­ vation agreements and have a legal right to fish these grounds as they are in international waters. The fear is that the Russians will seriously deplete the fisheries. On the East Coast, Thomas "O'Bie" O'Brien of the Atlantic Fishermen's Union, and Howard Nickerson of the New Bedford Fishermen's Union, both reported extensive Russian fishing activity on the Grand Banks and other traditional New England fishing grounds. O'Brien estimated that the Russians may have as many as 25,000 crewmembers working in their fishing fleet with the Rus­ sian trawlers being far larger than the conventional Boston trawlers, as well as being more modern. Here too, there is concern thai unrestrained activity might lead to a decline in the catch of certain species. There have been a few reports from the US Navy that some of the Russian trawlers may be en­ gaging in "listening post" opera­ tions, since it has been observed that they carry an unusual amount of electronic gear in some in- Mass. Agrees To Buy Only Home-Caught Fish BOSTON—The Atlantic Fishermen's Union scored its first success in its campaign to expand the use of American fisher­ ies production when Governor John Volpe of the State of Mas• '•sachusettes signed an execuMIMPBPP M fl tive order to the effect that all state institutions purchase NBFu Asks Safety Gear For Vessels NEW BEDFORD — New safety devices aboard boats contracted to the New Bedford Fishermen's Un­ ion were urged by a rank-and-file committee here.last month. The Union committee asked that scailopers and draggers carry por­ table spotlights and asbestos gloves. Tlie demands come in the wake of several fires at sea which resulted in the loss of New Bedford vessels. An earlier Union-industry safety project has met with great success. The safety section of the US Fish and Wildlife Service Commerciai Fisheries Bureau has praised ef­ forts to put boom ladders on New - Bedford scailopers. More than half of the New Bed­ ford fleet has boom ladders, with wire rings or baskets at their tops, which enable fishermen to easily and safely go aloft to keep blocks in safe and secure shaper The Commerciai Fisheries Bu­ reau noted that about 65 percent of New Bedford vessels are equipped with the ladders. The average cost of installation is $150 per ladder. The resulting efficienpy and safety more than pays for the original cost. The Union has also been look­ ing into a proposal that its con­ tracted fishing boats install radar shields or reflectors. American fish products exclu­ sively. Up until now, Massachusetts, whose early prosperity was based almost exclusively on fisheries, had been purchasing large quanti­ ties of imports for use in such institutions as hospitals, homes, cafeterias in state departments and other facilities. The success of the fish union in this area predicates a drive by the various SIUNA fishing unions to get the Federal government to consider using larger quantities of domestic fish in the school lunch program. At present, 80 percent of the fish used in these programs is imported from other countries. The New Bedford Fishermen's Union has already succeeded in getting local school lunch adminis­ trators in the New Bedford area to include scallops and other fish products in school lunches. Meanwhile, the AFU is now in the process of negotiating its first new contract in many years. Since reaffiliating with the SIUNA, the fishermen's union has already made appreciable membership gains and is Interested in organiz­ ing thousands of fishermen in Maine and oth -r New England areas who have not had union rep­ resentation up until now. igrkwitfvotv., (mSVTMEljOG, jor interest of the Russians is in exploiting the rich supply of pro­ tein foods off the Coasts of the United States, because the Soviets have been notoriously unsuccess­ ful in increasing their output of beef, pork, milk and cheese at home. On the purely-commercial end, the United States Government has recently issued an order permit­ ting the import of US crabmeat for the first time since World War II. The activity of the Russians in the fishing field posses the possibility of a Russian invasion of the Ameri­ can fishing market as well. 1 Fishermen and thoreside workers help unload a catch of orgies and butterfish at the Fulton Fish Market in New Yorlc. e Austin W., out of Gloucester, contracted to the Atlantic Fishermen's Union, works out of New York during the winter months. / SIUNA Fisherman Ask Import Relief, Amendments to US Labor Legislation SAN JUAN—Three important resolutions relating to the commercial fishing industry weree acted upon by the delegates to the 10th bienniel convention of the SIUNA here. The resolutions were heartily-supported by all of the representatives of SIUNA fishing unions in­ cluding the Atlantic Fisher-^— men's and New Bedford Fish­ trust area which confront fisher­ been attacked on anti - trust ermen's Unions on the East men when they try to organize in grounds. Coast, and tuna flsh unions, Alas­ ka Fishermen's Unions and vari­ ous other affiliates on the West Coast. Ask Import Restrictions One resolution called for the im­ position of some kind of import restrictions, either in the form of imports or the imposition of some kind of tariffs. While making it clear that the fish unions have no objection to participation of for­ eign fish in the American market, the resolution pointed out that American fishermen needed some protection and assurance of a slice of the market in order to keep their industry alive. The second resolution dealt with the legal problems in the anti- many areas. In previous years, groups of fishermen have been subject to price-fiXing and anti­ trust charges when they tried to obtain specific benefits for them­ selves out of the market price of flsh. The delegates accordingly went on record asking for an amend­ ment to thd' Federal labor laws specifically permihing fishermen to organize themselves and obtain the benefits of Union contracts. Paid On Share Basis The difficulty lies in fact that fishermen are normally paid on the basis of a share of the catch, so that union agreements estab­ lishing a certain figure for compensating fishermen have often Famous New Bedford Cod Straddling a huge cod fish is a member of the Now Biedford Fistiermen'f Union. The 95-pounder was taken during a ttip in 1954 by the FV Stanley Butler. The near record fish was purchased by a New Bedford fish company. A third resolution dealt with the problems of fishermen and inland boatmen as well, oif the Paciflo Northwest. These men, who travel from one state to another in the course of their work, have been, harassed by several states, particu­ larly Alaska and Oregon, for the payment of multiple state income taxes. The convention agreed that the SIUNA. should explore this area and seek ways and means of protecting the iflshermen from mul­ tiple state taxation. Representatives of fishermen who work in the 49th State, Alas­ ka, played a prominent part in the Tenth Bienniel Convention of the SIUNA. San Fedro Leads Fish Landings WASHINGTON — The port of San Pedro leads in the valuation of flsh landings, with New Bedford running second, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service here. Fish landings valuation in San Pedro totaled $40,300,000 in 1960, the service reported. New Bedford fish landings in I960 were valued at $13,094,000, the service said. Boston Ranks Third Third ranking port for value of fish landings in 1960 was Boston where the total estimate last year was $9,000,000. Gloucester fish landings valuation last year was es­ timated at $6,000,000. Fifth rank­ ing port was San Diego where an estimated $4,000,000 worth of fish wer unloaded. The .West Coast tuna fishing unions of the SIU are active in San Pedro harbor and in San Diego. The New Bedford Fisherman's Union is the leading factor in the second ranking port, and the At­ lantic Fisheiiiieirs Union operates in Boston and Gloucester. �•t"'" MarA, Xt91 SXtr MSDZCikXa Joseph B. Lofne, MD, Medical Director The Skin; Its Function & Care An article in "Today's Health" describes the skin as a magic mantle within which the body is enveloped. It keeps you warm when you are chilly, and cool when you are hot. It protects your health, and shows when something is wrong with you. It renews Itself when worn or damaged, and cleanses Itself when soiled. Although the skid is one of the largest organs of the body, it carries out its functions so efficiently that we are usually not aware of it. Yet the skin is our first line of defense against disease. It regulates the body temperature, has the power of excretion and secretion and is ap Important organ of sensation. The skin consists principally of a layer of dense connective tissue called the dermis. On the surface of this connective tissue are certain organs of special functions, and Within or beneath it are glands .and hair follicles. It is covered by an outer layer called the epidermis, which contains no blood vessels and is composed of dead cells The outer cells shed themselves as new ones are formed underneath, so that there is a constant replacement of the body's outer covering." This acts as a perpetuating cleanser of the body, t The de'rmis contains connective tissue, elastic fibers, muscles,.glands, hair follicles and blood vessels. The elasticity can readily be observed by pulling up the skih on the back of the hand and seeing how it quickly returns to normal shape.As a person grows older, the skin becomes less elastic and supple; the fatty layer becomes thickehed, and the skin becomes dry" and wrinkled. Wrinkles are thus a physiological process and, as there is no known way to prevent them, no amount of massage or drugs can restore the elasticity or replace the fatty tissue. The outer layer of the skin is attached to the inner layer so that certain areas of the body, such as the paims of the hands and the coles of the feet, appear as parallel ridges. The ridges are individually distinct, which makes it possible to use their Imprints as identification marks. The skin contains millions of sweat glands which exude microscopic amounts of water and various salts. The sweat evaporates quickly when a person is inactive but, on a hot day, or during vigorous exercise, this may amount to many pounds a day. In the skih there are also thousands of hairs and sebaceous glands. The sebaceous glands produce an oily substance which keeps the skin lubricated, all of which produces a self-sterilizing action and thus keeps the skin relatively free from organisms. Probably the most important function of the skin is its regulation of body temperature. The temperature of a person's surroundings varies widely but, except in illness, the body temperature remains fairly constant at 98.6''F. Acne is the most frequent skin condition which doctors have to treat. It is most often seen in adolescents and is due to hyperactivity of the oily glands. Its result is that the pores of the glands become blocked and clogged, forming blackheads. If bacteria are present, they may also, form acne or pimples. The best treatment for acne is soap and water. Blackheatls should not be squeezed. Many skiii conditions or rashes are the skin's reaction to various substances and are known as an allergic reaction. When the cause of a akin condition is not obvious, it is often necessary to test the skin for various substances which are known to cause an allergic reaction, such as certain food substances, dust, hair or pollens. The skin is known to react to emotional factors, such as the blushing of embarrassment or the sweating of the palms undef tensemess or anxiety. The appearance of hives over the body from various emotional factors all can be cleared when the known factors are realized. Prompt attention to cuts and scratches may minimize skin infection, even though scrupulous cleanliness only gives one moderate protection against germs. As a matter of fact, washing the skin may encourage Infection due to the washing away pf the natural protection of the skin secretions. There are probably more skin copditions produced by too frequent bathing than by infrequent bathing." This is especially true with a person whose skin-is dry, and in the winter time. If the skin itches, it Is probably due to tod frequent use of soap and wateh. A most common dermatitis is found in housewives who use detergents for washing dishes. This is the well-known condition called "dishpan hands." Most dermatitis cases are over-treated. Often if the person stops the treatment and gives the skin a rest, he dermatitis will disappear. Whether birthmarks, moles or other skin blemishes should be treated depends on many factors as to location, size and whether they increase in size or not. A doctor should always be consulted about the care of these conditions. Warts are caused by a virus, and can be spread on the skin of one person by auto-innoculation, or be passed on to other persons by contact. They are not caused by handling toads, unless the person previously handling the toad also had warts. Most of them are selfliiniled, especially the kind youngsters have, and will disappear by themselves. Be a good doctor—charm them away by touching'them with a red feather in the light of the moon. You will be surprised how the psychology works. (Comments and sugoestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Stay Put For Jobless Pay Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already experienced interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting their next check after they notified the state unemployment offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address. An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing considerable hardship to the men involved. SEAFARERS LOG Page Nineteea Arab Offkial Assails Blacklist BEIRUT—A Lebanese government nfficlal has voiced criticism of the Arab League boycott of ships of all nations which have traded with Israel. The Minister of Finance told a cabinet meeting that "the way in which the boycott of ships on the blacklist is operated does greater damage to Arab^^ industry than it does to that of addition, blacklisted ahips are West European unions have als* blocked from bidding on foreign actively fought the blacklist prac­ Israel." The Incident which led to the aid and farm aurplus cargoes going tice since Scandinavian ships hav# been Involved in incidents. attack on the boycott concerned to Arab nations. the unloading of a cargo'of seed "potatoes from the Norwegian freighter Mars. The potatoes were consigned for Lebanon originally but the freighter was denied un­ loading rights because she is on the blacklist for previously trading with Israel. However, when the same vessel went on to Alexandria, to drop off cargo for Egypt, it was suddenly removed from the blacklist and unlosfded normally. The only losers were the Lebanese who had con­ tracted to purchase the potatoes. The Arab League blacklist was the subject of a picket line protest last year by the SIU, aided by the International Longshoremen's As­ sociation. The two unions hung up the Egyptian-flag vessel Cleopatra in protest against the mistreatment of American seamen on blacklisled ships and the loss of employment resulting from the blacklist. Seamen on blacklisted ships have been denied essential services in Suez and otherwise mistreated. In JuQibo Gets A Check-Up Brazil Fires All Customs Employees Rerigged umbo boom at the No. 3 hatch of the Suzanne gets final check-out from II to rl Seafarers J. Burgos, OS; P. Acobeo, AB; F. Reyes, AB, and R. Zarogozo, AB. Seafarers hitting Brazilian ports of call may notice brand-new faces in the ranks of Brazilian customs officers. That's because the incom­ ing president, Janio Quadros, fired every man in the customs* service when he took office. Quadros acted because wide­ spread smuggling had made a mockery of BrazUian customs and (Ed. note: Last month's SEAFARERS LOG carried an article ad­ tariff regulations' Such items as vising Seafarers on how to handle their Federal income taxes. The automobiles, radios, and whiskey, following article deals in a general way with the procedure for .filing which were heavily taxed, were state tax returns). being smuggled into the country There are 35 states in the United States which have state in huge quantities. In some ports the illegal traffic far outweighed income taxes. Some of these states, like New York, have brought their tax system into" reasonable conformity with the the legal imports. In one recent Instance, a liquor Federal tax laws. In other-*" trader pulled into a Brazilian port words, the exemptions, deduc­ maintains a home, or where he geta tions and other features of the his mail. This can lead to convplications. tax are much the same as those provided in the Federal tax laws. For example, if a seaman lives in However, most states have their Alabama, but' gives his address, when he signs on, as the Union own individual tax systems. hall in Brooklyn, both New York There are two features of all state tax systems which are identi­ and Alabama would be after him cal as far as seamen are concerned. for state income taxes. However, No state is premitted to withhold Alabama would be the state en­ taxes from a seaman's income, al­ titled to the tax. To avoid diffi­ though they may have withholding culty, it's advisable for the seaman provisions for shoreside workers. to list his address where h^ ac­ As a resutt, in some states, seamen tually has his permanent home. Among the major seaboard states are required to file a declaration of estimated income in lieu of which have Income taxes are the following; having his tax withheld. Tax Second, and most important, a State Due Date seaman can only be taxed on his Alabama April 15 seamen's wages by the state in California April 15 which he lives. It doesn't matter Delaware April 30 where he works, or whore his ship­ District of Columbia April 15 ping company employer has its Georgia April 15 home office. The seaman's resi­ Hawaii April 20 dence is .decisive. only to have his $20,000 cargo con­ May 15 Louisiana However, otlier earnings are tax­ fiscated by customs. The skipper Maryland April 15 of the boat was jailed. Meanwhile able by the state in which a sea­ April 15 Massachusetts his liquor was privately auctioned man worked. As a non-resident, he Mississippi April 15 off to the highest bidder, along must file, a non-resident tax re­ April 15 New York with his boat, the proceeds going turn and only include the income April 15 North Carolina to the men who seized the cargo. earned in that state. This income Oregon April 15 Subsequently, the skipper-own­ must also be included on the tax April 15 South Carolina May 1 er of the merchandise was released return of the state he resides in. Virginia and took off for the States in a In most instances, the state of resi­ Of these states, only Hawaii and dence will give a credit for taxes New York base their state taxes on hurry. Automobiles were the most lu­ paid to another state on income the Federal income tax system at crative smuggling item, since, as earned therein. present. Consequently, Seafarers a result of high duties, a $2,000 What determines residence? Nor­ residing in those states-should con­ American car costs as much as mally, it is decided by any or all tact the state, tax authoiifie.s to $16,000 in Brazil on the legal mar­ of the following; Wliere a seaman find out what the local regulati02i3 is registered to vote; where he are. ket. Guide To State Income Taxes �Fare Twenty SEAFARERS ITereli, IMt LOG Ore Ships Co On Grain Run Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director Deadline On New Registration NEW YORK—Two SlU-contracted grain ships have started on a long-term Gulf-Indit run after being converted from bulk ore carriers by their new owners. The two vesseli are the Transindia and the Transorient, formerly Ore Navigation's Oremar and Feltore. They are owned by Hudson Waterways Corp. Meanwhile, Bethlehem Steel has formally applied for Govern­ March 31 is the deadline for steward department ratings to switch ment construction subsidies on two over into the new class 1-S registration group for chief stewards. After new 51,400-ton ore carriers to re­ that date, according to tlie rules, men coming off the ships, from vaca­ place the two older ships. The new tions or out of the hospital will register either in dClroup 1 for key ore ships would be used on a route ratings other than chief steward or in 1-S. Once roistered in a given between Liberia and the US East group, they will not be able to switch to the other. Coast. They would service recently It appears that with very few exceptions, the Seafarers who normally discovered iron ore deposits in that ship as chief steward are all registering 1-S and are welcoming the African country. Ironically, up to change as offering them a clearer picture of their job opportunities now, none of the Liberian-flag ore and protection against casual shipping in the chief steward rating by carriers have gone near Liberia. men who normally ship other ratings in the department. Hudson Waterways has modified Retraining Begins Soon the two 25,000-ton Venore type With the establishment of the 1-S shipping group, it is now possible ships by installing water-tight to proceed with plahs for a training and recertiflcation program in the hatch covers, cleaning and re­ steward department, beginning with the chief steward rating. This pro­ modeling foc'sles and doing re­ gram is under preparation and should be ready for operation in the pair and replacement work in the engine department. near future. The proposed new Bethlehem The transition to the group 1-S system has been a smooth one from the shipping viewpoint, according to all accounts,' with all available ships are to be 766 feet long and job calls for chief steward going to men who have registered in the have a cruising speed of 16V^ knots, which would enable them to make 1-S category. The training and recertiflcation program is particularly important a US-Liberia round trip in 24 days. In light of the action of the US Coast Guard in giving.all men in the The two vessels would be the larg­ steward department, rated or not, "food handler" certification on est US flag ore carriers. their seamen's papers. Unless the Union and the operators act in this Against a background of billowing steam, a worker checks area through the Food program, unqualified and inexperienced men the newly-installed watertight hatch covers on the Transwould be able to register and ship as chief steward or in other ke>y India. The conversion of the former Oremar was done at the steward department ratings. The results, of course, would be detri­ Bethlehem Steel Company's Hoboken Shipyard. mental to the objectives of the Food Plan. Through the recertiflca­ tion program, men sailing SIU ships will have assurance that the men in charge of the steward department have the training and qualifica­ tions to properly discharge their duties. » » » At the recent SIUNA convention, delegates showed a good deal of HOUSTON—The SIU Food Plan interest in the operations of the Food and Ship Sanitation Department. As a result, two resolutions were passed in which it was recommended and Union representatives here that all affiliated unions of the.SIUNA consider action to improve ship­ have combined in assuring proper storing of the Mt. McKinley (Amer­ board feeding and to embark on training programs in this area. 'WASHINGTON—Representatives of the domestic shipping The resolution on feeding noted that "shipboard feeding can be im­ ican Tramp Shipping), which is industry along with spokesmen for the SIU and the National proved considerably, usually at no additional cost to the operator, if carrying grain out of this port. SIU Port Agent Bob Matthews Maritime Union had a special meeting here with James M. steps are taken to store adequately, to properly inventory and manage reported that the beef arose out food stores, and to assure seamen of the services of. trained- steward of the company's practice of pur­ Landis, special assistant to"^ tracted Maritime Overseas Corp. department personnel . . ." chasing all supplies in New York the President who is trouble­ Since the Coastwise Line went Must Be Across-'the-Board and then trucking perishables all shooting transportation prob­ out of business on the west coast Such steps are effective, the resolution declared, "if they are applied the way from New York to Hous­ across the board and enforced by qualified individuals who are not in ton. To make matters worse, the lems and Government Agency op­ several months back, all that re­ erations. The meeting, on Febru­ mains of the once-thriving domes­ the employ of any single shipping company . . ." meat and vegetables were stored The resolution then called for "a) establishment of minimum stand­ together in the same compartment, ary 27, placed heavy emphasis on tic shipping industry are two com­ ards as to the quantity, quality and variety of stores to be placed aboard despite the obvious need for dif­ the desperate plight of the do­ mon carriers on the -East Coast, Seatrain and Sea-Land. ship for a given voyage, b) shoreside supervision by trained Food Plan ferent temperature ranges for mestic shipping industry. At one time, the domestic ship­ representatives of storing and feeding practices for greater efficiency these food groupings. Just before the meeting, the and better feeding, c) appropriate training for all steward department As a result, when the stores came Luckenbach Steamship Corp. an­ ping Industry offered employment personnel." aboard, the steward department nounced its- abandonment of the to many thousands of seamen. Clearly, the action on this resolution reflects the successful opera­ found that they were considerably intercoastal trade. Luckenbach was The spokesmen for the industry tion of the SIU Food Plan here on the Atlantic and. Gulf. Many of the deteriorated. Union action followed the last commgn carrier in that and the unions pointed out, as they delegates of the other unions attending the convention expressed a to assure that the rejected stores service. Subsequently, Erie and have on previous occasions, that great deal of interest in the Plan and have indicated that they will were replaced and also that proper St. Lawrence announced suspen­ railroad rate-cutting with the ap­ seriously consider setting up appropriate systems of their own to quantities and an appropriate selec­ sion of its East Coast coastwise proval of the Interstate Commerce improve feeding and storing and to upgrade the standards of steward tion of stores were put aboard for operations. Luckenbach has since Commission was making domestio department performance. They predict­ the voyage. sold two . ships to the SlU-con- shipping extinct. The result is likely to be improvement in feeding for seamen acrossed that should the railroads suc­ the-board on American-flag vessels. ceed in driving domestic ships out of business, they would then be in (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can a position to bilk shippers by be submitted to this column care oj the SEAFARERS LOG.) charging exorbitant rates. Seatrain, in addition, has been seeking to g^ railroads to set up combined rate charges on ship­ ments which would give Seatrain SECTION 38. SAILING BOARD TIME, (a) The sailing time shall be a fair share of total rail-ship costs posted at the gangway on arrival when the vessel is scheduled to stay for a given commodity. in port 12 hours or less. When the stay is scheduled to exceed 12 hours, The union and shipowner repre­ the sailing time shall be posted 8 hours prior to scheduled sailing, if sentatives are hopeful that as a before midnight. If scheduled between midnight and 8 AM, sailing result of the meeting there will be time should be posted by 4:30 FM, but not later than 5:00 PM. some executive action at the White (d) If the vessel's departure is delayed and the delay is due to the House level to assist domestio loading or discharging of cargo, the new time of departure shall be shipping. It is believed any rec­ posted on the board, and If such delay exceeds two hours, the watch ommendations Landis would make below may be diamissed and shall receive two hours' overtime for would receive sympathetic con­ such reporting. sideration from President Ken­ (f) The overtime prescribed above shall not apply when sailing is nedy. delayed on account of weather, such as rain, fog, or any other condi­ tion beyond the vessel's cbntrol. ^ During the sweep of Hurricane Donna up the Atlantic Coast In September, one SlU-manned ship was originally scheduled to leave New York harbor on Saturday. The hurricane was ripping up the South Atlantic coast at the time, and since the ship is in,domestic trade, it was deemed extremely unwise to risk the ship and the crew. It took two full days for the hurricane to pass, so that it was not until Monday afternoon that the vessel was able to sail. Extremely high tides and very rough water held her to the dock until then. At the following payoff, crewmembers put In for delayed sailing overtime. However, 4t was pointed out that Section 38 (f) above was Chief steward Lconcio Calderon (standing) checks the quite clear and specific on th'is issue—namely that delayed sailing latest Food Plan doings with staffer Erie Klingvall aboard the because of weather conditions rules out payment of overtime. It Is only Steel Flyer, when the ship docked in Erie Basin after complet­ on rare occasions that this clause is invoked, consequently, it was understandable that most crewmembers were not familiar with it. ing a round-the-world run.' Food Plan Jacks Up Ship Stores SIU Food Plan Discussion 1 iti; Kennedy Aide Gets Plea Of Domestic Operators KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT �w-T* Hank. iNl SEAFARERS LOG Icebreaker in Montreal Harbor Faf« Twenty-Oo* Labor Board Findings SIU Of Canada Wins Key Ruling OTTAWA—The SIU of Canada won important victories in its organizing efforts early this month. The Canadian Labour Relations Board here handed down several decisions affect­ ing the Union. • The "Financial Post" of ruled that no bargaining agree­ Montreal characterized the ment existed when the SIU reor­ The Canadian Icebreaker d'lberville cracks fhrough the frozen waters of the St. Lawrence River near Montreal this month in preparation for the navigation season. The photo was taken from a helicopter which acts ass trie *eyes" of the ship as it works to clear the last miles of ice in Montreal Harbor. Canadians Play Important Role At SlUNA Convention SAN JUAN, PR—Canadian delegates to the Tenth Biennial Convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America played an important role in the international meeting. Hal C. Banks, president of the. SIU of C anada, gave a detailed report to convention delegates on the position of-^ = Canadian maritime and on an execultve vice president of the men's Organizational and Griev­ Canadian differences with the SIUNA, representing Canada. ance Committee. National Seamen's Union of Great Canadian delegates to the Britain. vention had key committee In the new structure of the In­ Ray Doucet, Quebec City ternational constitution. Banks is agent, was secretary of the con­ Paul Gagne, Thorold port agent, Jobs. was chairman of the Constitutional port Committee which drew up changes Sea- in the structure of the Internation­ al. The executive board of the In­ ternational was enlarged and other revisions were made. Other delegates from the SIU of Canada to the convention were Rod Heinekey, William Glasgow, Fred Southern, Roman Gralewicz deck hands. The tug James Whalen and Stan Devine. is being used as an icebreaker. In Canadian Ports Montreal Port Open MONTREAL—The SlU-contract4 4 4 ed Maplebranch opened the port, for the thii'd year in a row, on Feb­ Sign Barge Pact VANCOUVER—SIU men with ruary 20, the earliest opening in port history. Vancouver Barge Transport voted to accept a rank-and-file negotiat­ t 4" ed agreement that gave them wage, Offii^ers 'togged' welfare, manning and vacation QUEBEC—N.^M. Paterson mate benefits. CERT, failed in its at­ and master were charged in court tempt to foist a sellout contract. with falsifj'ing ship's log in con­ 4 4 4 nection with an attempted inciting charge against. Ray Doucet which Halifax Tight backfired. HALIFAX—Shipping was scarce here," but the cable ship John W. 4" t 4» MacKay picked up a few replace­ New Ships At Thorold ments and some dredging contracts THOROLD—Shipping companies have been let out to bid. will have new fleet additions this spring. Various mates have re­ ceived letters from the Guild threatening to disclose their names if they sign with the SIU. 4> 4 4 Toronto Ferry Scrapped TORONTO — The TTC freight ferry T. J. Clark went to scrap for the price of a dollar. 4 4 4 Fort William School FORT WILLIAM—Foi* the first time the Marine School for deck Officers will be open to unlicensed SIU Canadian District Halls FORT WILLIAM Ontaiio HALIFAX, N.S 40a Slmpaon St. Phone: 3-3221 128'^ Hollis St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD, Ontario.... .62 St. David St. CAnal 7-521i TORONTO, Ofltim 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-.57in VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. ST. JOHN. NB m Prince William St. • OX 2-6431 labor board's decision as opening ganized the workers. the way for new SIU victories in A board-supervised vote was or­ the near future. The paper said dered among the seven employee# that it is anticipated that the SIU of Commercial Cable Co., Halifax, will come out victorious in virtual­ on its cable vessel John W. Macly every vote to be held over the kay. The crew will decide whether next several weeks. to join the Union or remain un­ The board rejected the Canadian organized. Brotherhood of Railway, Transport Union representation votes were and General Workers' application ordered for three deck officers of for certification as bargaining National Sand & Material Co., of agent for two units of the ocean­ Toronto to decide whether the going tug Melanie Fair, currently SIU or the^Canadian Merchant in drydock in Great Britain. Service Guild should represent The CBRT and its creature, the the men. Marine Engineers of the National Association ,of Marine same company will vote for either Engineers, are involved in several the SIU or NAME as bargaining other cases decided by the board. agent. The board hearing failed to pro­ A vote among 36 employees of duce evidence to connect the SIU Upper Lakes Shipping will decide with charges made against it. Capt. between the SIU and NAME. Also William Wharton testified against deciding between the SIU and the the Union at a previous hearing. NAME will be: 26 employees of The board also certified the SIU Scott Misener Steamships; 65 em­ as bargaining agent for eight em­ ployees of N .M. Paterson & Sons, ployees on five tugs operated by Ltd.; 62 employees of Hall Corpo­ Abitibi Power & Paper Co., on the ration of Canada. Great Lakes. Nine employees of Dominion Abitibi had on file an agreement Steel & Coal (Dominion Shipping with the NAME which expired in Division) will choose between the 1959, but the SIU was upheld as Seafarers and CBRT. The Train­ the new bargaining agent. men held the latest agreement in The only decision adverse to the Dominion, the board ruled, but the SIU was the board's rejection of SIU won the right to appear on the the Union's application to repre­ ballot after application for certifi­ sent two employees of the Domin­ cation. ion Coal Co. of Sydney, NS. The In an attempt to split off the labor board found that only one vote, the NAME also intervened, man was eligible and could not be but the board did not fall for the organized because only units of ruse and the NAME is not on the employees can be uhionized. ballot at Dominion. The SIU was certified as bar­ The SIU and the NAME will be gaining agent for 10 marine engi­ on a ballot for representation of neers of La Verendrye Line, Mon­ 15 employees of Algoma Central & treal. The Union beat out the Hudson Bay Railway Co. Voting NAME which had been bargaining in all elections will be held over agent in 1958 and 1959; the board the next several weeks. Reports To Convention Canada SIU Picks Banks MONTREAL — In nation-wide Union balloting which saw a rec­ ord vote of 4,024, Hal C. Banks was reelected president of the Sea­ farers International Union of Can­ ada. Leonard J. McLaughlin was reelected assistant secretary treas­ urer of the Union. Banks received 3,573 votes and McLaughlin's vote totaled 3,298. Seventeen other officials were also elected to Union posts throughout Canada. All terms of office are for two years. Incumbent Rod Heinekey was re­ turned as assistant secretary-treas­ urer of the SIU of Canada's West­ ern District. Don Swait was re­ elected Montreal dispatcher. On the West Coast, W. Sawadsky was elected Vancouver port agent and C. Neville Vancouver patrol­ man. Paul Gagne and H. rahjll were reelected port agent and patiolman for Thorold. Hal Banks, SIU of Canada president, addresses the SIUNA Convention at La Concha Hotel in Puerto Rico. He reported on the Canadian maritime situation. �.>"• ' • ^ :n.- -> .• : Pare Twentj-Twtt / . SEAFARERS LOG Hank* IMl t • r \ V. mnip'^^rraJEWATOSJlEWgrrtiik 6OT'^3aP~''"?^^^'iF3nad8HsP MCS Port Agents tonsider Calling Membership Coastwise Conference Fireman's Happy Home SAN FRANCISCO — A special Marine Cooks and Stewards Port Agents Conference, held in San Francisco during the first week of February, took action on a number of topics, including the adoption of a proposal to call a Coastwise Conference of MCS mem­ bers, In their report on the con­ accumulating 360 sailing days, will concerning Union elections and ference, the agents said they be required to take a job assigned election of delegates to the Sea­ '•J'^ 'r'-"' agreed in principle to the theory of a Coastwise Conference, but stated that "to finance this confer­ ence > wholly from Union funds would be financially unsound and that the membership should be called upon to help defray the ex­ pense of this project as this is for their overall benefit." Depends On Members MCS Secretary-Treasurer Ed Turner called upon all members to consider the project in terms of both the work to be done and the financing. "The realization of this conference will, of course, depend upon the response the members make, financially and otherwise," he said. "I have asked the patrolmen to accept contributions earmarked for the MCS Conference." The Secretary-Treasurer added, "there are many complex problems to be solved in order to hold a Conference of the size and im­ portance of this project. As quick­ ly as these are ironed out I will Issue the formal call for the Con­ ference." In other areas, the Conference recommended that a handbook be Issued to all ship delegates and that forms be printed and distrib­ uted to each ship on which the delegate can keep records of over­ time earning. Such records could be used to expedite any beefs and prevent the "petty chiseling of some steamship companies." Dues Arrears List A listing of all members In ar­ rears of dues and assessments will be sent to each branch and every ship delegate so that the Union can correct any violation of the Constitution. Patrolmen will not collect any dues from any mem­ bers or permit holders who could be suspended from the Union ac­ cording to the Constitution. The agents recommend that a joint Union-industry committee estab­ lish a registration and referral fee for all new registrants. Better regulation of graduates of the Steward school was needed, the agents felt, and accordingly they suggested that a graduate sail in an entry rating for 360 days, after which he could sail in the graduate rating. "A program will be inaugurated whereby any new student, during the period of On these pages is news of activities of the SIU Pacific District representing the three West Coast unlicensed unions, the Sailors Union of the Pa­ cific, the Marine Firemen's Union and the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, who sail under the SIU banner predomi­ nantly in the Pacific trades to Hawaii, Alaska, the Far East and on 'round-the-world runs. The SIU Pacific District Unions are a key group in the SIUNA, representing as they do the entire maritime Industry on the West Coast. to him or be re-registered." The agents were inform.ed that the three Pacific District unions have been conferring with Nation­ al Labor Relations Board repre­ sentatives regarding attacks on the hiring halls. A memorial to Louis Foyt was discussed. But the memners in attendance at the Conference felt that further "discussion with the membership would' be proper be­ fore making any final decision and that the feelings of the majority should be considered." Other discussions included: A legal analysis of the LandrunGriffin Act and its requirements farers International Union of North America Convention in Puerto Rico; Publicity Review A review of the publicity and public relations department of the Union and the distribution of the Union newspaper, "The Stewards News"; The recommenoatlon that "offi­ cials receive a seven per cent in­ crease in wages, this being in line with the action taken by the Sail­ ors' Union and the Fireman's Union, also bearing in mind the fact that the membership received a seven per cent wage increase plus fringe benefits." Portland Shipping Up Wilmington Trial Run PORTLAND—SUP reports ship­ ping has picked up considerably and some grain ships are expected back from the Orient shortly. Still waiting clarification about some grainers scheduled to come here from Astoria. MCS port agent re­ ports Olympic Pioneer finally paid off, with company agreeing to pay all disputed overtime, make neces­ sary repairs and supply new mat­ tresses and pillows for entire crew. WILMINGTON—Unemployment office clerks gave members hard time by asking for union books to see if members have paid their dues. SUP agent called up and told office that if man.had shipping card he had to be paid up in union. MCS agent reports action will be taken against any member who trys to chisel through dual registra­ tion. The Mormao trial run is expected to occur in May. ti ti t> This trailer, shown at a Riverside, Calif., p park site, !s the home of Vane* -Strouse, retired member of the SIU Pacifis District Marine Firemen's Union. Strouse says, "I hope every­ one can retire and be as happy and well-off as I am.'" Congressmen Bark Pacific Port News SUP On MSTS Probe WASHINGTON—Congressional support for a request by t> t> lliamna In Seattle SEATTLE — MFOW reports an efficient shutting down of the lliamna, so fast in fact that it caught a brother who had stood the 8-12 watch as he was changing his clothes. The lights went out and he had to borrow a flashlight so he could dress and go home and not be arrested for indecent ex­ posure. MCS reports shipping has remained fair for this time of year. The optical program is going foward with final bids out on job orders and doctor appointments. Honolulu Slow HONOLULU —MFOW shipped 32 men from this port during the six-week period ending the begin­ ning of last month. Shipping slowed down the beginning of last month when three Matson ships went into the yard, laying off their crews. t 4» ^ San Pedro Tight the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the Masters, Mates and Pilots for an investigation into MSTS Far East operation b£ US flag ships with Japanese"*" crews was promised by three Japan today has a healthier marlmembers of Congress last time industry than the US, and month. The SUP and the MM&P called for a thorough probe of the Military Sea .Transportation Serv­ ice's Far East Area policy of oper­ ating 17 LST's, under US flag, with alien crews. Congressman Thomas M. Pelly of Washington, member of the House Merchant Marine and Fish­ eries Committee, said in a tele­ gram that he concurs with the position of Morris Weisberger. The SUP and MM&P claim that man­ ning the MSTS Far East ships with alien crews cost the US $8 millions per year which is drainet^ from the American economy. In addition to the reply from Congressman Pelly, the SUP re­ ceived answers to its request from Senator Warren Magnuson of Washington, chairman of the Sen­ ate Merchant-Marine Committee, and Senator J. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina. The San Francisco "Call Bulle­ tin" supported the position of the two Unions, pointing out that SAN -PEDRO-:-Shipplng slowest since 1949. MFOW says automa­ tion has cut jobs as ships are in port only 12 hours before being •t i fully loaded and underway. Port team came in second in baseball NY Has Chow Beef league last year and looks to do NEW YORK — MFOW reports better this year as season Is open­ usual beefs on chow and a continu­ ing. ing beef on Matson ships about company sluffing off repairs on heating systems. The very good shipping reported by the SUP is expect to fall off somewhat in the next few weeks. Agent reports MFOW SUP Port lowest number of men registered in port in quite a few years, MCS 2/1 to 2/28 1/10 to 2/6 slripping has been slow, with many 607 152 members manning picket lines in San Fran. the recent SIU tugboat strike. 64 127 - Seattle Pacific District Shipping 4". 4« 4« SF Contract Talks SAN FRANCISCO—SUP agents met with Matson, PMA and Stand­ ard Oil of California in contract talks. All reefer boxes on Oregon Bear were condemned and portable boxes will be placed on the after main deck for next trip, MCS reports. One year rule saw 76 replacements sign on President Cleveiand. MC&S 2/1 to 2/28 that money spent on Japanese oper­ ations might better be spent at home. MSTS claims that operations by Japanese nationals is "important to international relations and ia support of the Japanese economy." But the practice Is in violation of Defense and Commerce Depart­ ment agreements that gives US berth line vessels first prlori(ty in American shipping and last, where no American-flag shipping is avail­ able, then foreign-flag shipping may be used. SIU Patific Disfricf Halls SUP HONOLULU Pier 8. Room 208 PHone 502-777 523 Bienville St. Jackson 9-7423 NEW YORK 679 4lh Ave., Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-OGOS PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApltoI 3-4336 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2 8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. "Main 20293 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 5-6617 NEW ORLEANS MC&S HONOLULU Total 451 1,210 14 205 Room 206, Pier 8 PHone 5-1714 NEW ORLteANS........523 Bienville St. RAmond 7-423 NEW YORK 673 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApltol 7-3222 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-5600 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. MAln 3-0083 WILMINGTON 602 Broad Ave. TErminal 4-B533 Portland 119 43 30 192 Wilmington 361 (no hall) 83 444 MFOW New York 117 25 21 163 New Orleans 23 (no hall) 8 26 Honolulu 17 44 12 73 (no hall) 48 (no hall) 48 HONOLULU... 56 North NImltz Highway PHone 5.0077 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. MAgnoIla 0404 NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St. COrtland 7-7094 PORTLAND 522 NW Everett St. CApltol 3-7297 8 SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. DOuglas 2-4592 SAN PEDRO 2S8 West 7th Ot.' TErminal 3-4489 SEATTLE .....2333 Western Ave. MAln 2-8326 San Pedro Total 1.371 376 614 2,361 �Mard. INl LOG Paie Twenty-TbrM MCS Stewardess MFOW And Sailors Elect 1961 Officers SEAFARERS West Coast Gets Tonicer Agreement SAN FRANCISCO—An area of agreement in wage, nego­ tiations, which will be used as tlie pattern for the industry, has been reached between the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the California Shipping•*• Company, a subsidiary of figured on a seven day basis on the Standard Oil of California. West Coast. In his secretary's report, Secre­ tary-Treasurer Morris Weisberger stated if the membership approves the agreement—it is to go into ef­ fect • February 1—"in accordance with past policy we would expect the same settlement from other tanker companies." Better Than Original GlTer In recomniending approval of the negotiated settlement, Weis­ berger said that although the Un­ ion "didn't get everything -we asked for, the settlement we reached is better than what they originally offered and is more in line with what we got from the rest of the West Coast industry." Wages and overtime rates are T urnabout Record Is Challenged SAN FRANCISCO—The Marine Cooks and Stewards are quietly— and unofficially—challenging a story in the New York Times which states that the Queen Eliz­ abeth set a turnabout record when it reached New York with 832 passengers aboard, discharged them, took on stores and new pas­ sengers and then sailed lor Eu­ rope all within 16 hours and 35 minutes. The MCS also questions the in­ ference of the Times that the record of fastest turnabout of any liner is held by the French ship Liberte which made the turnabout in something like 14 hours. Challenging the Times, the West Coast union notes the records of the two Matson Liners, Lurline and Matsonia, which have been making the complete turnabout— cargo, passengers and stores—in Honolulu in six hours. Both ves­ sels have often done the same in San Francisco or^Wilmington, the passenger complement often being over 800, and the conditions are roughly equivalent to Cunard ships. Some examples of the old and new rates are: AH (3 years), pres­ ent: $360 a month, proposed: $385; Oiler, present: $360, proposed: $385; Cook, present $415, proposed: $445; Electrician, present: $530, proposed: $565; Wiper, present: $320, proposed: $3^, and Messman, present: $285, proposed: $305. The present overtime rates of $2.00 and $2.60 will be increased to $2.10 and $2.75. Present penalty rates of $1.50 and $1.90 will be­ come $1.55 and $1.95. -Weisberger stated the Union was prepared "to gd to Los Angeles for meetings with other companies. These include Tidewater, Rich­ field, General Petroleum (Socony Mobil), and Union Oil (Pacific Cbast Transport); The key disagreement was over the company's argument based on their previous settlements with the Mates and Engineers which amounted to less than five percent and to the differential between the" West Coast and East Coast tanker agreements of previous years. The Union argued that "we are not bound to follow the East Coast pattern, or the settlements made with the Mates and Engineers." WC Firm To Operate Coastwise SEATTLE — Olympic - Griffiths Lines has filed an application with the Federal Maritime Board for assistance in the construction of two container ships for operation in the Pacific coastwise trade. The new ships will have all the special developments tailored for the trade. The company plans to have the 18-knot vessels make a weekly turnaround between Seat­ tle, San Francisco and Los Angeles, or two sailings in each direction per week. Each ship will be fully contain­ erized with a capacity of 200 con­ tainers each 8x8x20, and 75 autos. Rates will include door to door pickup and delivery. New Apostleship Home Here is the architect's drawing of the new AposHesKIp of the Sea building going up in San Francisco. The new build­ ing will be able to accommodate more than 100 seamen a ^ day. Msgr. Matthew (Father Matt) Connolly is pastor. W. W. Jordan Weisberger Heads MFOW Leads SUP A distaff member of the MC&S, Vino Hail, tends the books in the ship's li­ brary while working as stewardess aboard the President Monroe (APL). The ship was in New York harbor at the time. Firemen Aid Hurt Mate With Fund SAN FRANCISCO —The mem­ bership of the Marine Firemen's Union fias approved an appeal to individuals for help for MFOW member Sam Matthews, now a patient at the Marine Hospital here. Matthews, a black gang member of the SS President Polk in 1959, was mugged while ashore in New York, and as a result of the brutal treatment became temporarily par­ alyzed from the waist down. He is expected eventually to respond to physiotherapy, but he will surely suffer with his injury for a long time. For 16 months he was in the Marine Hospital in New York before being brought here. A resident of Honolulu, Mat­ thews is a long way from home at the hospital, and enjoys seeing friends. He is married and the father of seven children. Two sons and two daughters and his wife have visited from Hawaii and helped Sam's morale. The Marine Firemen's Union has urged members to contribute to a fund being raised for the benefit of Matthews. Contributions to the fund have been received from the engine departments of the SS Mfriposa, Hawaiian Banker, Presi­ dent Cleveland, Hawaiian Trader, President Hoover and other ships, and from individuals. Contributors aboard ship to the Sam Matthews fund have been asked to turn their donations over to the delegate and patrolmen will issue a receipt for the ship's file. Ashore, contributors may turn their donations into any officer of the Union, for which receipts will be issued. Visitors to Matthews say his mor­ ale is "wonderful" and that he is undaunted and in fine spirits. He is cheerful and optimistic in a sit­ uation that would have discouraged lesser men. SAN FR.ANCISCO—William W. Jordan was elected president of the Pacific Coast Marine Firemen, Oiiers, Watertenders and Wipers Association in a three-month elec­ tion that saw several close con­ tests and resulted in the election of some new men to Union posts. Jordan succeeds former president_^ Sam Bennett who did not seek'reelection. In the race for vice president. Art Coleman, Portland agent, defeated incum­ bent Jack Hatton by a vote of 1,515 to 1,103. C. A. Peterson was reelected treasurer, nar­ rowly defeating Jess Stashin in a Jordan 1,466 to 1,134 vote. San Francisco officers elected were Bob Sherrill, business agent No. 1; George Paton, business agent No. 2; Stanley Mish, busi­ ness agent-clerk, and dispatcher C. J. Christie. Fred Bruette defeated incum­ bent Seattle port agent A. H. Ward while Harry Jorgensen won over incumbent Seattle business agent W. Haley. San Pedro balloting resulted in the reelection of Joe DoBosics as port agent, while Tom Meyer won in a six-way contest for business agent of San Pedro. R. N. Sweeney, formerly Port­ land business agent, was elected port agent for Portland. A close race for the Portland business agent post went to Bernard J. Car­ penter over Jack T. O'Gieblyn and Joseph P. Donahue. Red Ramsay was reelected un­ opposed as New York Port agent, while Incumbent New York busi­ ness agent Jack (Slim) Von Hess was reelected business agent. Alex Jarrett was unopposed and reelected Honolulu port agent. Elected to the Board of Trustees were Bruette, DoBosics, Mish and Sherrill. Delegatas to SlUNA convention were Bruette, Shenill, Ramsay and Ilatton. The four delegates to the SlUNA Convention left for Puerto Rico early this month. The biennial meeting ended March 18. SAN FRANCISCO—Union-wide baiioting by the Sailors Union of the Pacific over a two-month pe­ riod ended January 31 with the reelection of all incumbent offi­ cers, approval of an amendment to the Union constitution, and the defeat for the second year in a row of a proposed change in the ship­ ping rule. A total of 3,655 votes were cast in seven ports. The only major change in offi­ cers was the election of San Franr Cisco first patrolman Jack Dwyer as assistant sec­ retary to replace Harry Johnson, who did not seek reelection. Morris Weis­ berger was re­ elected secretarytreasurer of the SUP unopposed. Also reelected at Weisberger headquar ters were Joe Pohorence, dispatcher; C. p. Shanahan, first patrolman; Jim Dimitratos, second patrolman, and Homer Davis, engine and stew­ ard patrolman. William Berger was elected third patrolman. At Seattle, Ed Coester was re­ elected agent and George L. Lewis, patrolman, while in Portland, Frank Fellows was elected agent succeesing Ragnvald Johansen who did not seek reelection. John Batties was elected patrolman to suc­ ceed Fellows. Gordon Ellis was reelected Wil­ mington agent and Ray Murphy and Tony Finale were reelected patrolmen. In New York, William Armstrong is agent and Geert Pott, patrolman. James Dooley was reelected Hono­ lulu agent. The four delegates to the SlUNA convention were Weisberger, Arm­ strong, Coester and Ellis. The vote to accept the constitutional changes was carried by a seven to one margin. The proposed shipping rule change failed to get the required two-thirds majority for the second time. The change would have al­ lowed men to return to their ves­ sels provided the ship had not been laid up more than 21 days. The present rule which will continue, limits the time to 10 days. Am-Hawaiian To Run Again SAN FRANCISCO — American-Hawaiian—uncier contract to the three unions of the SIU Pacific District—is planning to resume service in the US intercoastal tra<ie with four charterecJ ships. The company is" also planning to build three building the apparent low bidder at about $21 million for each ves­ Iralerships. sel. The company has asked for Luckenbach Ends Service This action follows an announce­ ment by Luckenbach Steamship Co., that it is suspending its inter­ coastal service. Bids on the proposed new ships for American - Hawaiian were opened last month with Sun Ship­ approval of its application for mortgage Insurance for the three vessels. American-Hawaiian operated a fleet of 38 ships prior to World War II but for the last several years it has been a holding com­ pany without any ships at all. �i-, i 9age Vweaty-F* SEAFARERS i. Maroii. IMl LOG Seafarer Adds Movie Uole To Roster Of Offbeat Jobs All That's Left Of Messhaii If a man's been boxing champ at 12, milkman at 13 and subsequently circus roustabout, stowaway, seaman on ships of half-a-dozen nations, butcher boy, plumber's helper,. ferry hand, sparring partner, dredgeman and linguist, tradition has it that he must wind up in one of two professions—writing or-*——— Arriving on St. Patrick's Day, Ray Robinson and Johnny Saxtoii. acting. For Seafarer Peter Arthurs 1950, quit the ship and started ship­ However, Pete was forced to put the choice was acting. He recently landed his first movie Tole in "The World's Greatest Sinner,^ an Inde­ pendent production, and is hopeful that it will launch him on an act­ ing career. Pete, who sails as bosun or AB has long had theatrical ambitions. His first break came in 1956 when, while on shore leave in Germany he struck up an acquaintance with actor Timothy Carey, then filming "Paths of Glory" on location with Kirk Douglas. Carey encouraged him to get professional training. Subsequently he took dramatic les­ sons at the Stella Adler Theatre Studio in New York City. Carey meanwhile, had done a series of major movie roles and then set out on his own as an inde­ pendent producer. The result was "The World's Greatest Sinner" In which Pete plays a modest support­ ing role.* A native of Dundalk, County Louth,. Ireland. Pete is fluent in Gaelic as well as English and picked up Norwegian and Spanish in the course of his travels. "It was a matter of self-defense on some of those ships," he explained. "I either learned the language or I starved." Pete parted company at an early age with what is considered the normal life. At age 12, he won the 63-pound boxing championship of Ireland in contests held in Dublin Stadium. The next year, he repre­ sented the Free State in a boxing tourney at Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland. He learned some of the fine points of the ring at the age of 11 when he was put in re­ form school for swiping two suck­ ling pigs from a farmhouse. On the more humdrum level, he was earning his keep by serving as the local milkman, newsboy, butch­ er's assistant, farmhand and in similar jobs. However, Dundalk's horizons proved too confining, so at 14 he ran away with a gypsy cara­ van. Later he joined Duffy's Circus, a famous local institution. At 15, he decided he had seen all there was to see in Ireland and tried to join the British Navy in Belfast. Being turned down as under age, he turned to merchant shipping, stowing away in the chain locker of the Black Sod, a coasting collier. Customs officers picked him up at Douglas, Isle of Man, and promptly packed him off home. Collier Deck Boy In March, 1949, still several months' shy of his 16th birthday, he added some notches to his age to get a deck boy's job on the collier Beryl. His age was discovered after two months, he was put ashore In Dublin. This time though, he made it out of Ireland, ferrying over to Holyhead, England. London was the next stop and with it a job as a plumber's helper. "While in London, I found out that the Norwegians had a ship­ ping office there. I figured they wouldn't be concerned about how old I was and I was right." He shipped out as messboy on the tanker Salamis, which he described as a "fast course in Norwegian." The Salamis put into Aruba where the youthful messman tried to jump ship. The vessel had al­ ready taken up anchor when the Dutch police caught up with him and saw to it that he caught his aliip by launch. After a Rotterdam payoff, Pete caught the Belinda for New York. ping out of the downtown job the fight game aside because of a agencies to Greek and Liberian nasal malformation which inter­ fered with his breathing. A couple of Pete's most memor­ able fights were those in which he came out on the losing end. "I was on an Isthmian ship in Calcutta in 1953 and we were hung jup there for five or six weeks. A local promoter .was putting on a showBengal versus Japan. I became a ringer for Bengal." Unfortunately, the Bengali ringer didn't stand up,, primarly because there's no opportunity for roadwork on the deck^f a C-3. "I was ' Seafarer Earl Cronseil, OS, stands In front of all that remains of four foc'sles and the crew messhaii on the Ocean Evelyn. doing pretty well until I ran out of The damage was done during an English Channel collision gas and got flattened." After that, the local promoters relied on their with a Dutch ship. own Bengal tigers Instead of the imported variety. Another losing battle was fought short time later in Korea. At the time. Army MPs were attempt­ Seafarer Peter Arthurs is ing to make celibates out of seamen shown with scowl and greaset^ arriving there after transpacific paint for movie role. voyages. In the course of their tankers- and Panamanian banana crusade for purity, two MPs caught him with a-Korean girl. The result Three Seafarers were injured last month when the SIUboats. The following year Pete went was a one-sided contest in which contracted Ocean Evelyn (Maritime Overseas) was involved to Montreal entering the US legally no amount of roadwork would have in a collision with a Dutch freighter, the Amstel Hoek, in the from there. He continued shipping been much use. A weekend in a English Channel. on runaways until he got his US Korean pokey was then added to At the time of the accident, their ship will be ready for sea seamen's papers. Shortly after­ his roster of experiences. the Evelyn was outbound for after undergoing repairs. Latest Bout ward, he caught his first SlU ship. Southhampton, England, after mak­ He promptly went to the SlU Pete's latest bout was with the ing her regular call at Breraerdeck department school for an AB's doctors at the Public Health Hospi­ haven, Germany. The collision ticket but was turned down by the tal who have been straightening caused considerable damage to the Coast Guard as underage. He got out his deviated septum. Mean­ after end of the Evelyn. It tore a the ticket later on and, at 22, got while, he's looking forward to the hole in the hull at the number six his bosun's endorsement, making day when "The World's Greatest hatch, wrecking the crew messhaii him one of the youngest bosuns in Sinner" hits the local movie circuit. and four foc'sles on that side and the business. "It's one of those offbeat films, the number one lifeboat. Subsequehtly, Pete tried his hand the kind that's very successful It also knocked over a couple of in the Golden Gloves under the these days, about a man who is booms, bent a kingpost out of the WASHINGTON—The seizure of tutelage of Pete Mello, US Olympic first an evangelist and then a line and did other minor damage. the Portuguese liner Santa Maria coach. Mello had high hopes for street-comer operator who starts Two of the three SIU men who by revolutionaries points up the him as a middleweight prospect. his own political party. If it does were injured. were William Luhr- weaknesses of relying on foreignHe also served as sparring partner well, Carey will be able to produce sen, engine utility, lacerations of flag ships. Rep. John Shelley for Johnny Lombardo, a welter­ another film and I might land an­ the nose and face; and Edward (Dem.-Wash.) told the House of weight who campaigned against other movie role." Bliss 2nd electrician, back injuries Representatives here. and possible kindney damage. A In a statement to the House, Rep. third Seafarer, who was not iden­ Shelley pointed out that runawaytified, received minor injuries. flag ships supposedly under the "ef­ The Evelyn made It Into South­ fective control" of the US are sub­ hampton under her own steam and ject to loss resulting from political went Into a yard for repairs. pressure in foreign countries, par­ Dense Channel Fog ticularly on the seamen. "Effec­ Major changes in navigational aids on the Delaware River have been The accident took place on Fe­ tive control" arrangements with put into effect. Two lightships in the area are being discontinued, one. bruary 16 during a dense channel runaway shipowners, he said, are Overfalls Lightship, for one year, the second. Winter Quarter Shoal fog marked by a number of ship­ worthless, because the owners Lightship station, permanently. A new lightship, known as Delaware ping mishaps. "could transfer their ships to some Lightship, has been set up about 30 miles northeast of Winter Quarter. The injured men were expected other country . . . They mean even The brightness of three lighthouses in the area was increased to two to be confined to the hospital for less when we realize . . . that the million candlepower. about two weeks, according to a seamen that man these . . . ships 4" 4« 4» cable from ship's delegate Mike are the ones and the only ones The dumping of garbage and raw wastes in Lake Michigan by ships Rozolshi. He added that the men that really have control." using the St. Lawrence Seaway is creating a problem that poses a may return to the Ocean Evelyn He question^ reliance on sea­ health hazard to lakeside communities according to Rep. Robert P. after their release, which Is ex­ men "who do not. owe allegiance Griffin, (Rep.-Mich.). He said Public Health Service experts are study­ pected to be about the same time to the US but instead to some ing the problem and he may propose regulations similar to those in ef­ other country whose Ideological and fect on the Canadian side of the eSaway, where ships are prohibited political philosophies are frequent­ from dumping debris in Canadian waters. ly and must usually diffeient flora ours." 4* 4 ^ He noted also that the Navy A port, called the "Gateway to Prosperity" is scheduled to be com­ would have trouble cbmmandeerpleted in April in San Salvador, the tiniest Latin American nation. Ing "effective control" ships dur­ Acajutla, a $6 million project, was started in 1956 and has already at­ ing an emergency. "The recent in­ tracted major industries. Now ships will be able to dock at the Pacific cident involvinjg the Portuguese Coast port, where its 900-yard wharf can handle four 10,000 to 12,000liner . . . demonstrates how impos­ ton vessels at a time. The port complex includes new breakwaters, sible it would be to corral several warehouses, crane equipment, scales and other modem machinery. hundred ships that are trying to 4 4 4 , avoid seizure. The fact that the The 43rd annual season of the International ice Patrol, maintained by Santa Maria copld avoid detection the US Coast Guard, started la.st month when a CG airplane took off by the US Na'vy ... further higiifrom Argentina, Nfd,, and headed out over the Grand Banks looking for lights the fakery . . . behind the ice dangerous to shipping. In addition to .the air patrols, two ocean­ 'effective control' concept." going tugs and a buoy tender are taking part. Ice information bullentins are broadcast twice daily from Argentina. Officials expect this season to be milder than the last two and to end by. mid-July. Three Seafarers injured In Ocean Evelyn Crash Shelley Hits Runaways' Unreliability Maritime Roundup 4 4 4 A Japane.se shipyard is building the world's first tanker designed specifically to cany liquefied petroleum. The 17,000 deadweight-ton ship will carry 180,000 barrels at a temperature of 40 degrees below zero. The designers have not revealed the technical aspects of the ship. Ship's delegate Mike Rozalski, AB, wonders how crew will top these booms. rofUBWS' �r-f.-r-.-l-^ff. -M Marel, INl SEAFARERS rage Twealr-FlTa LOG UIW Safety Committee At Hussmann Feb. UIW BenefiU Totalled $7,401.56 The United Industrial Workers Welfare Plan paid out 57 benefit claims to UIW members or their dependents during February, according to the Plan. The total paid out during the month was $7,401.56, whith was slightly more than month, according to the UIW Wel­ the $6784.65 disbursed during fare Plan. Of the 57 claims paid the preceeding month to 36 UIW members or their families. Higrhest Is $570.85 The, hii'^bst welfare, chepk during February went to Joseph Znaniee of M. F. Stevenson, who received $570.85. Other bene^ checks amounting to $200 or better went to the following: Ruth Sandler, Schaevitz Engineering, $470.25; Daniel Biasiello, Air Master Corp., $464.25; Marie McConaghy, Air Master Corp., $419.55; Michael Padiiia. Beam Matic, $410.00; Robert T. Moroni, Hussman Refrigerator, $380.78; Dimas Quiiles, Fox Iron Works, $338.90, and Edward Smith, Allied Gummed Products, $250.00. Ten checks covering maternity benefits were paid out during the out during February, 23 went to members while 34 were to depend­ ents. Cite Correction in UIW Poster All UIW shop stewards and members should take'note that an incorrect telephone number ap­ pears on the small white posters recently distributed, which list Un­ ion numbers to call on matters concerning welfare and grievances. Under welfare, the number that should have appeared is: WHitehall 3-3020. This should be changed as soon as possible to avoid delay and get speedy serv­ ice on their welfare benefit claims.. UIW Men At Hiil-Chase Three members of five-man safety committee at the UlW-contracted Hussmann Refrigerator plant near Philadelphia line up for photog. From left are Doc Hollidoy, Joe Girolo and George Cupp. The other two committee members were not available for picture. Workers At Sea Mac Boat Give UIW All-Out Support PHILADELPHIA—Within a two-week period, 95 percent of the employees of Sea Mac Boat Co., Riverside, NJ, have responded to initial organizational efforts by the United In­ dustrial Workers of the SIU, in this city, by signing pledge cards indicating their desire for genuine trade union rep--» resentation and better work­ workers was held during which steward was Joseph Moats; shop time a chief steward and shop steward elected was Thomas Shuling conditions. Since the cards were signed late steward were elected by the Sea tiee. A third Sea Mac worker, last month, a first meeting with the Mac employees. Chosen as chief Donald Barnes was elected to serve on the employees negotiating con>mittee with the two stewards. Sea Mac, which manufactures pleasure boats—both inboard and outboard varieties—employs about 40-50 workers during the peak sea­ son, which usually starts sometime during April. At present, a work force of 20 is employed, including painters, carpenters, sanders, NEW YORK — Three delegates representing the United spray hull builders, boat fitters and up­ Industrial Workers of the SIU were on deck during the holsterers. The company has two tenth bienniel convention of the SIUNA which was held dur­ work shops and a show room ing the week of March 13 to'*' housed in a one-story building in 18 at the Hotel La Concha in portunity to do so as of last Janu­ Riverside, near here. ary 20. Balloting for convention San Juan, PR. delegates took place early in Feb­ The trio — Larry Brown, Sal Macarrone and Jack Miller—were ruary and was conducted according chosen by UIW members in a to law and accepted practice. The results of the election were secret mail referendum vote con­ ducted during the first part of announced by headquarters during the middle of last month. February. The UIW was allotted three dele- i This marked the first time that All union members should the UIW—acting under its own gates to the SIUNA convention in 1 regularly attend the member­ constitution — has received direct recognition of the growth of the | ship meetings in their area. representation at an SIU conven­ organization. Delegates to the con- [ These meetings are devoted vention are allotted to the various | tion. to discussions of matters vital to A total of five members had districts in accordance with the j the welfare and security of number of members the divisions nominated themselves to the dele­ have. (See convention story on every UIW member and his gate posts. Page 3). family. Anyone who wished to place his What's more, these meetings name in nominallon had the opprovide every UIW member with the opportunity to speak up Tlie news on this page deals and stale his views about these with people working under the vital matters. SIU banner in shoreside estab­ lishments engaged in maritime Here is the schedule of the production and allied fields, next meetings: NEW YORK — Two negotiation included among the items NEW YORK-Tuesday, April made are cordage, canvas, meetings between the United In­ dustrial Workers of the SIU and 4, at 6 PM, SIU Hall, 675 lifesaving equipment, ship's the mangement of the Jay-Kay Fcurtli Ave., B'klyn. gear and related industrial Corporation have taken place since BALTIMORE - Friday, April products. Because there had the UIW became certified as bar­ not been any organization avail­ gaining agent for Jay-Kay workers 7, at 8 PM, SIU Hall, 1216 able to them, many of these E. Baltimore St. last month. workers were formerly without SUNBURY — Sunday, April The most recent negotiations any union protection, until they 9, at 2 PM, Friendsfiip Fire came under the SIU banner. took pldce late last month at Un­ Company. ion headquarters. At that time. Developments in their area will PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, be reported here because they UIW members and union ofiicials i are an important part of the' presented their contiact demands j April 11, at 7:30 PM, SIU Hall, to the employers. Other meetings ! 2604 S. 4th Street. maritime industry. will follow, according to reports. ' 3 UIW Delegates Attend SlUNA 10th Convention These Are Your Union Meetings —Attend Them! Talks Gain At Jay-Kay Above are a few views of UIW members employed at HillChase Steel, in Baltimore. Posing beside machine at plant (top left) are Doxier Stowers and (at right) Mel Plowman, shop steward. Top right: Bill Justh operates a cgtting ma­ chine at the UlW-contracted plant. Above, (I to r) Peter Ferrr!!i> ^^tnd Horry Clilsliolm handle special lifting device at Hill-Chase. �jprt-^ni-rr- • - ' Pace Twenty-Sfat ' Ail of the following SlU families httve received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing a total of $8,400 in maternity benefits and a maturity value of $1,050 in bonds: Timothy White, born October 16, 1960, to Seafarer and Mra. Terranct White, Galveston, Texas. Georfe Silva, born November 16, 1960, to Seafarer and Mn. George Silva, Baltimore, Md. Mary Ann Thomas, born December 31, 1960, to Seafarer and Mra. Michael Thomas, Baltimore, Md. Milton Boiiny, born January 6, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Milton BolIng, Texas City, Texas. Mary Alice Browniny, born Januarj' 12, 1961, to Seafarer and Mra. Thomas Browning, Mobile, Ala. Martha Smith, born November 8, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas Smith, Woodford, Va. Charlene Linden, born January 9, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Clarence Linden, Brooklyn, NY. Zena Stewart, born January 7, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Stew­ art, Covington, La. Wander Johnson, born December 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Neres Johnson, Mobile, Ala. Robert Caldas, born November 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Manuel Gaidar, New Bedford, Mass. Betty Edwards, born October 7, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Howard Edwards, Gulfport, Miss. Wander Capo, born January 21, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jose Capo, Ponce, Puerto Rico. .. Linda Saner, born December 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. George Sauer, Woodside, LI, NY. Ronald Barnes, born January 13, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ronald Barnes, Arklan, Wash. Dewey Penton, born December 29, 1960, to Sea farer and Mrs. Dewey •Penton, Pearl River, La. Patsy Matthews, born September 12, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Earl Matthews, Stacks, La. Wayne Altstatt, born February 7, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John W. Altstatt, Houston, Texas. Patricia Kenny, born January 5, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Terry Kenny, Bronx, NY. Sandra Hensley, born February 2, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jack Hensley, La Porte, Texas. Sharon Eledye, born February 2, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alfred Pledge, Houston, Texas. Joseph East, born December 15, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Harry East, Houston, Texas. Collie Loper, born February 1, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Collie Loper, Mobile, Ala. Vandories Slater, born December 19, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Willie Slater, Prichard, Ala. Brenda Lee Edwards, born February 6, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. David Edwards, Mobile, Ala. Sheree Orcutt, born January 22, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward Orcutt, Ingleside, Texas. Carlisle Wards, born January 31, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Norman Wards, Manteo, N.C. Forrest Lavelock, born January 9, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles Lavelock, Galveston, Texas, Annie La Soya, born December 15, 1960 to Seafarer and Mrs. Eligio La Soya. Texas City, Texas. Alexander Sierra, born January 26, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Efrain Sierra, Bronx, NY. David Guiles, born February 19, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Guiles, Reading, Pa. Donna Marie Gibson, born February 9,'1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Samuel Gibson, Gilbertown, Ala. Arthur Milne, born February 22, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Arthur Milne, Mobile, Ala. Darren Charles Hulburt, born February 18, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles Hulburt, Rochester, NY. Ruth Hayes, born September 27, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. George Hayes, Vancouver, Wash. Dwiyht' Strickland, born February 17, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Franklin Strickland, Mobile, Ala. Paul Klausen Jr., born December 19, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. . Paul Klausen, East Hampton, Conn. Suzette Trahan, born December 18, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leo P. Trahan, Algiers, La. Tonja Willis, born February 22, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Willis, Mobile, Ala. Elizabeth Ennist, born February 25, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Cor­ nelius Ennisl. Laurdes Trevisano, born January 9, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Dom­ inic Ti'evisano. Eric Jon Sentel, born March 7, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Albert Sentel, Asbury, NJ. Stephen Homke, born February 15, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Stephen Hoinka, Oxford, NJ. . i SEAFARERS LOG •^:;:-r^ I. 1»^1 SmiiSiSm The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $52,000 in benefits was paid. (Any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the dis­ position of estates.) Edward 8. Cannon, 64; Brother Ferdinand Vigo, 41: A cerebral Cannon passed away due to a brain hemorrhage was the cause of death hemorrhage on to Brother Vigo September 23, on December 22, 1960, while 1960, at Fortaleaboard the SS za, Brazil. He had Choctaw in Kobe, been shipping Japan. He had SIU since 1939 shipped In the In the engine de­ SIU deck depart­ partment. Surviv­ ment since 1951. ing is his widow, Surviving is a Mrs. Dorothy Vi­ brother, Charles go of New Or­ -M. Cannon of Seattle, Wash. Burial leans, La. Burial was at St. Roch was at sea. Total benefit: $4,00&. Cemetery, New Orleans. Total ben­ efit: $4,000. » ^ 4" 4" Victor B. Cooper, 63: Brother Cooper died of diabetes and a Eugene G. Senff, 53: Brother heart condition Senir died of a heart attack on Jan­ at the USPHS uary 23, 1961, at Hospital, Staten Charlestown, SC. Island, NY, on He had sailed in October 3, 1960. the SIU deck de­ He had shipped partment since in the SIU en­ 1943, and is stfrgine department vived by his wid­ since 1948, and ow, Mrs. Mary is survived by a Senff of Balti­ daughter. Miss more, Md. Burial Shirley Mae Cooper of Fresno, was at Baltimore Calif. Burial was at Beverly- Na­ Holy Rest Cemetery. Total benefit: tional Cemetery, NJ. Total benefit: $4,000. $4,000. James H. West, 68: A heart ail­ ment was the cause of death Ho Brother West on January 11, 1961 at , the USPHS Hospital, Staten Island, NY. He began sailing in the SIU steward department in in 1942 and had been receiving special disability benefits since 1959. His sister, Miss Marjorie West of New York. NY, survives. Burial was at Heavenly Rest Cemetery, East Hanover, NJ. Total benefit: $4,000. 4" 4' 4" Charles J. Neumaier, 75: Broth­ er Neumaier died of a lung condit i o n at the USPHS Hospital, San Francisco, Calif., on Janu­ ary 30, 1961. He began sailing SIU in the steward department in 1940 and had been receiving special disability benefits since last August. A son, Charles R. Neumaier, of West -Los t. Angeles, Calif., survives. Burial » » Dolor F. Stone, 60: Brother was at Olivet Memorial Park, Saa Benjamin N. Stewart, 54: Broth­ Stone died at sea aboard the SS Francisco. Total benefit: $4,000. er Stewart passed away at home in Santore on Janu­ 't> 4" Slidell, La., on ary 23, 1961, as Joan R. Vaiques, 62: Brother January 3, 1961, the result of a Vazquez died of a heart condition as the result of heart ailment. He aboard the S3 a heart ailment had been ship­ Del Sud at sea on He had sailed in ping with the December 17, the SIU engine SIU ' since 1938 1960. He had department since in the engine de­ shipped SIU 1944, and is sur­ partment. His since 1947 in the vived by his wid­ widow, Mrs. Iris steward depart­ ow, Mrs. Mildred M. Stone of Bal­ ment. Surviving Stewart. Burial timore, Md., survives. Burial was is his daughter. was at Forest Lawn Cemetery in at sea. Total benefit: $4,000. Miss Betty Jean Slidell. Total benefit: $4,000. Vazquez of New 4> 41 4i Orleans, La. His place of burial i t Jamie M. Hilda, Jr.. 64: Brother was Greenwood Cemetery, New Richard Mack Potter, 25: Broth­ Hilda died of heart disease on Jan­ Orleans. Total benefit: $4,000. er Potter was lost in Chesapeake uary 13, 1961, at 4" 4" 4" South Baltimore Bay on December Edward Taylor, 39: Brother Tay­ General Hospital. 15, 1960 when he lor died as the result of a liver ail­ Baltimore, M d. slipped from an ment on January He had been icy scow and 30, 1960, while shipping in the drowned. He had aboard the SS SIU deck depart­ been shipping as Del Aires at New ment since 1938, an SIU tugboatOrleans, La. He and is survived man in the deck had sailed SIU by his widow, department since since 1942 in the Mrs. Helen C. 1956. Surviving Is steward depart­ Hilda of Baltimore. Baltimore Mili­ ment. Surviving his widow, Mrs. Bonnie Sue Potter of Greenhaven, tary Cemetery was the place of is his widow,. Mra burial. Total benefit: $4,000 Md. Total benefit: $4,000 Rose Marie Tay­ lor of Houston, Texas. Brookside Park, Houston, was the place of burial. Total benefit: $4,000. As Seafarers know, copies of each Issue of the SEAFARERS 4- 3^ 4 LOG are mailed every month to all SIU ships as well as to Basil L. Alfred, 54: A liver ail­ numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers ment was the cause of death to congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves Brother Alfred calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their on October 15, ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ 1960, at Medical ator, three copies of the LOG, the headquarters report and min­ Arts Hospital, utes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the next Houston, Texas. port of call. He had sailed as Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs a cook on SIU at every mailing. The LOG 4s sent to any club when a Seafarer ttigboats since so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ 1957. His widow, gregate there. Mrs. Hester Al­ As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU fred of La Porte, ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that Texas, survives him. Forest Park the Union can msintain a day-to-day check oh the accuracy of Ometery, Houston, was the place Its mailing lists. of burial. Total benefit: $4,000. Notify Union On LOG Mail �Manli. mSL ' \ SEAFARE^RS Pace TweBfy-SeTca LOG Zebras^ Alligators—Seafarer Trains Them All Seafarer, expert horseman, zebra trainer and alligator wrestler; these are the creden­ tials of Charlie Bramble, who makes his home in New Gretna, New Jersey, and ships out of the PWladelphia SIU hall. Bramble, who modestly ad­ 1956 when he got a few days' free trouble concerning arrangements to mits to being an expert animal time in Africa. Being well-versed care for the animals. When the handler, has "the only pair of in animal lore, he decided to catch vessel's skipper heard about the trained diving zebras in captivity." some wild animals: The whole story proposed cargo, he vetoed the plan, These striped ponies have per­ of the zebra chase, Charlie confides, so Charlie let the animals go. formed in various aqua shows along will be brought out in a book which But on the next trip, he bought a the Eastern seaboard, especially In he is going to write when he gets pair of Just-caught zebras and ar­ the chance. ranged to ship them home on an­ Florida. After the zebras were caught, other vessel. The animals were brought here When the animals were brought from South Africa. Bramble was there was the problem of bringing shipping on a Robin Line vessel in them back. Charlie ran into some to the US, Charlie set them up at the New Gretna farm. "I've han­ dled animals all my life," Bramble says, "and I was the first to ride a diving horse backwards." With this kind of background, Charlie began training the zebras. He did such a good job that the two aninlctls have learned to dive. One dives from a high platform into water, and another does a low dive. Charlie also has a pony— domestic variety—that dives into water. Zebras are noted for their wild anS vicious tempers, but Bramble's pair has become pretty docile. At various fairs and carnivals, the zebras are used to give children rides in addition to diving per­ formances. "A zoologist told me that he's never seen or heard of zebras be­ ing trained this well," Bramble revealed. Charlie has a lot of con­ fidence in th? animals. His own children, both quite young, ride the striped beasts. The South Philly native has been running into difficulty with his menagerie lately. It's expensive to feed, and it takes time to work up Seafarer Cbevlie Bramble holds his Infant son on the neck acts and find places to put them on. of one of his diving zebras. The animal is so well trained that So Charlie ships as AB to keep them all together. it permits itself to be harnessed for riding. Danny Boy Crew Thanked (Ed. note: The following let­ ter was addressed to the crew of the SS Danny Boy.) Dear Sirs: Words cannot express my gratitude in receiving the let­ ter from you concerning my husband's last days. It was such a consolation to know that the Union and crew members did everything possible and that he was well cared for. This was the only word, thus far, I received since the tele­ gram of his death," but I expect to hear from the SIU Welfare Plan shortly. Bob wasn't well, and was re­ covering from burns on his arms which he received while work­ ing on the Alice Brown in No­ vember. He collapsed and fell across some steam pipes and was hospitalized in Galveston the first of November. When he was released in December, Bob continued to get headaches. I was expecting a letter from him when I received the news of his death. He always wrote a diary and would mail it the first port he came to. I was woiidering if he had written but didn't get to mail it when he became ill. Although we weren't together as much as we would have liked, we were very much in love. Bob loved his work aboard ship and was working hard because we just enlarged our. home. The shock of his death -was too much for me and I had to be hospitalized and just re­ turned home. Bob was buried at the Bap­ tist Church, King, NC, in a mil­ itary funeral — he served six years in the Navy during World War II. Again, accept my deep­ est appreciation and gratitude for your letter and money you Bent me. Mrs. Robert C. White 4" 4« 1" Corrects LOG On Sailing Rig To the Editor: In the January Issue of the LOG you had a picture of a sailing schooner on the fish and cannery workers (p. 18) page. Under the picture you said "square rigged fishing boat." Well, the picture is of a gaffrigged sehooner of the Blue Nose design with racing features added. As a Seafarer who retired after getting married, my thoughts are still with the Sea­ farers at sea. Through the LOG, I see lots of my friends in pic­ tures and read about them. Thanks again for a good union paper. Robert G. Campbell 4i 4" i Seafarer Likes Portland Paper To the Editor: I know previous issues of the SEAFARERS LOG featured ar­ ticles on the newspaper strike in Portland and also on the weekly, then semf-weekly news­ paper the "Portland Reporter" puhlished by the striking em­ ployees of the Oregonian and the Journal. Well, on February 11, 1961, Portland Reporter began pub­ lishing daily. I want to tell any of my Union brothers who are in the Portland area that it's a good paper to buy. Isthmian, Waterman and Calmar crews should take special note of this and back the "Re­ porter." Seymore Heinfling Mates Praise SIU Steward To the Editor: We, the mates of the Mar­ garet M of Penn Shipping, New York, which signed articles on November 4, 1960 and was de­ livered for serapping at Kaohsiung, Formosa on January 28, 1961—about three months later —wish to compliment the SIU on its steward department. In All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be. signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. particular we compliment the steward, Mr. Bill Hays for a job well done under trying condi­ tions. We believe that our sen­ timents reflect those of all hands. Charles B. Howard, 1st Mate M. J. Carter, 2nd Mate Wm. L. Henney, 3rd Mate James Murphy, 3rd Mate 4> 4> 4> SIU Brother Hurt On Ship To the Editor: I wish to advise that at 1000 hours Monday morning on Feb­ ruary 13 Carl Hargroves, fell about 30 feet while cleaning tanks on the SS Transeastern and he was badly injured. The officers and crew re­ sponded immediately and got Hbrgroves out of the tank and to a bed. That evening we met the SS Santa Rosa (Grace Line), LOOK MA. NO HANDS. Holding the snout under his chin, Charlie Bramble (photo right) straddles a full grown alligator — One of Bramble's diving zebras (bottom) takes a "header" into a water tank with a boy on its back. Charlie's diving zebras are believed to be the best trained in captivity. an NMU ship, which brought Dr. D. L. Dupenefr to our ship to examine our injured brother. The doctor and two mates stayed aboard about an hour and a half to give medical as­ sistance to Hargroves. The Santa Rosa was enroute to Florida with 250 passengers. We are all grateful for their assistance. The day alter, we 'stopped at the buoy at Miami and the Coast Guard eame out and picked up Hargroves. Friends may write Hargroves care of USPHS, 365 Federal Building, Miami 3, Florida. We do not know how badly injured Hargroves is, but all SIU crew members aboard the Transeast­ ern hope he will have a speedy recovery and be shipping again soon. We were returning to Hous­ ton from Gydnia, Poland, where we brought a record cargo of barley that had been picked up in Portland and Seattle. We are now loading grain for Gydnia once more at Houston and top off in Galveston. Ballard Browning 4' 4' 4* Carpenter Likes LOG To the Editor: I wish to thank you for mail­ ing the LOG to me. I have en­ joyed reading it for quite a number of years, as I have been a union man for 58 years. I am 81 years of age and still active in my Buffalo Carpenters Union local. After reading the LOG, 1 pass it along to other members who are inteersted in union work. They are well pleased to read the LOG and look forward for the next edition. John Maynard J.J Japanese Team Reports On Visit (Ed. note: The following let­ ter was sent to the LOG by the leader of a group of Japanese unionists who visited the SIU headquarters hall.) To the Editor: Oh the eve of our homeward departure from the US, I am happy to report to you that we, 12 members of the Second Gen­ eral Industrial Productivity Team (Japan), have completed our six-week tour of your won­ derful country with great suc­ cess. We feel that we have been .able to attain our objectives far more successfully than we had hoped. We realize that this success was made possible only through (he kind assistance and cooperation that we received from you and many other kind American people. On behalf of the entire team, I wish to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt grati­ tude to you and your associates for your generousity and kind­ ness. I assure you that the information and knowledge that we acquired during our study tour will be put to good uses in Japan to promote sound labor-management relations, and to further contribute to the gen­ eral welfare of the people of Japan as well as the people of the entire free world. Furthermore, the goodwill shown us by you and many of your countrymen, whom we had the pleasure of meeting every­ where we went, will be warmly remembered and will be con­ veyed to our families and friends back home so as to promote friendly relations be­ tween our two great countries, Tokuhachi Kigure Team Leader �rage Tweatr-Cttlit SEAFARERS San Marino Bafdios Mnnk, Itfl LOG Seafarer Realizes Value Of Clinic The Hard Way' (The following article was submitted to the LOG by Seafarer Allen R. Nauman, who is currently a patient at Mount Wilson State Hospital at Mount Wilson, Md.). Sunning the tops of their bald heads'on the deck of the Son MCN'MO (Peninsular Nav.) during a voyage td the Near East •re (I to r) George Atcheson, saloon mess; Frank Schultz, wiper; Jesse Bcmgher, bosun; J. A. Gross, AB, and Fozil Ali, chief cook. Engineer C. Wynn did clipping. Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On S$ "Sheik" Bob Christensen poses on deck of SS John C. Photo by Ed Monasse. Hea^uarters wishes to re­ mind l^afarers that men who are choosy about working cer­ tain overtime cannot expect an equ?' number of OT hours with the rest of their department. In some crews men have been turning down unpleasant OT jobs and then demanding to "ome up with equal overtime when the easier Jobs come lo- . This practice is unfair to Sea­ farers who take OT jobr as they come. The general objective Is to jquaiize OT as much as possible but if a man refuses disagree­ ably jobs there is no require­ ment that when a'n easier job comes along he can me'- up the overtime he turned down before. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), Jan. 3—Chairman, R. Lippani; Secre­ tary, Barney Keiiy. Ship's delegate reported that all beefs were settled. Motion made and carried to have cooks and stewards to complete schooling and have same stamped in books. without cost. Discussion on welding and burning 'on ships forward and safety line unless the ship is gas free taken up with captain and deiegates. Captain said there will be no welding or burning beyond safely line in the future unless ship is gas free. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Dec. 19—Chairman, Richard Taylor; Secre­ tary, Johnny P. Baiiday. Ship's dele­ gate reported that skipper informed him ot advise each department to have a representative to attend safety meetings. .Ship's fund S6.95. No beefs. 8—Chairman, P. Jordan; Secretary, A. Nottuno. Ship's delegate reported two men missed ship in Bangkok and re­ joined in Singapore. Ship's fund, $18.50. Suggestion made to have ship's delegate see about heat in rooms. Suggested rooms have port fans in­ stalled, and to see about exhaust fans for engine room. Vote of thangs to steward department. MERMAID (Metro Petroleum), Dee. 29—Chairman, W. C. Sink; Secretary, L. W. Moore. Ship's delegate re­ ported that some beefs on disputed overtime were brought up at meeting. Had discu.ssion on food that was brought aboard from the Mt. Hood. Steward says he wiU be responsible for checking it. Crew requests check be made about garbage scow. DEL NORTE (Mississippi), Dec. 27— Chairman, Tucker; Secretary, Whited. Ship's delegate reported three men mis.sed ship in Rio de .Janeiro and came back in Santos. One man hospi­ talized in i-'ontevideo. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), Jan. 1— Chairman, Roy Evans; Secretary, R. Sessions. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard dept. for the nice menu at Christ­ mas and New Year. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Dec. It —Chairman, A. C. May; Secretary, W. R. Stone. Ship's delegate reported that headquarters was notlHed that OS .Billy Campbell left In hospital at Adaban. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Vote ot thanks to .steward dept. for well prepared food and service. Vote of thanks to bosun and members, ot deck dept. for supplying beverage for Thanksgiving dinner. ATLAS (Cargo A Tankship), Jan. 3 —Chairman, A. ivi. Panaqopouios; Secrotary, Charles Rozea. .Ship's delegate reported everything oka.v. Ship's fund, $114.15. Repair list turned In. WILD RANGER (Waterman), Oct. 20—Chairman, C. Bortz; Secretary, A. Aaron Ship's delegate reported that brand cigarets are not aboard .ship and will be requested. Crew suggest that slop chest be replenished. Also that watertight doors, gaskets, dogs, t obe checked. $13 in ship's fund. CANTICNY (Cities Service), Jan. 4 —Chairman, Thomas O'Connor; Secre­ tary, Edward J. Wright. Ship's dele­ gate reported everything satisfactory. Motion made that the Union issue a gold pin for twenty years service STEEL ROVER (States Marine), Jan. CHICKASAW (Wararman), Jan. 12— Chairman, W. F. Simmons; Secretary, Frank Kustura. Ship's delegate warned crew about excessive drinking and fighting, and that messroom be kept ciean at night. $15.05 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. CRiON PLANET (Orion), Jan. 11 —Chviirman, W. Snail; Secretary, J. W. Eiweii. H. J. McCue new ship's delegate. Crew requesting patrolman to be aboard ship in New York. Let­ ter to be drafted and sent to head­ quarters regarding ship leaving New 'V'ork without a steward. PORTMAR (Carmar), Jan. •—Ctiairman. Cliff Bellamy; Sacretary, Jamas H. Fort. Ralph Bullard elected ship's deiegate. $37.50 collected for flowers. Di.5cussion regarding any fresh fish caught belong to entire crew and cook agreed to cook them. BULK LEADER (Amar. Bulk), Jan. 8—Chairman, W. Thompson; Sacretary, H. M. Conneli. $33.31 in ship's fund. One man paid off in Haifa due to sickness at home. No beefs reported. ROBIN HOOD (Robin)—Chairman, R. Vaughan; Secretary, R. Sedowski. Ship's delegate wishes tg thank crew for making his duties as delegate easy by their full cooperation and smooth trip. No beefs. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job weil done. Suggestion made to have medi­ cal supply checked by patrolman. YAKA (Waterman), Dec. 23—Chair­ man, Ceo. Truche; Sacretary, Geo. Bake. Ship's deiegate resigns. New ship's delegate elecletl. Bill Biirkcn, No beefs reported. Vote of thanks to steward department for cleanliness of galley and mess rooms. ORION CLIPPER (Orion), Dec. 23— Chairman, J. R. Wilson; Sacretary, Jack Winiey. Ship's delegate reported they picked up replacements for the I would like to take some space in the LOG to express in a loud clear voice my heartfelt thanks and appreciation of the SIU clinic, in particular, the Baltimore clinic. This is one of the best welfare benefits in existence In our Union today. I believe it was at the December meeting in Baltimore that we had Dr. Oscar B. Camp speak on the numerous advantages afforded sea­ men and their families at the clinic. I guess I was just as guilty of wishing the meeting would ad­ journ as the next guy. « What the hell, I figured, all these diseases happen 'to someone else —not to me. Brother, was I wrong. At the time Dr. Camp was mak­ ing his talk, I was sitting there with TB in its early stage! I found this out when I went for my clinic card the following week. Consequently, I am taking a few months rest to get rid of this ma­ rauding tuberculosis bug. Suppose we had no clinic and this thing had gone on unchecked. How many ships would I have gone on and how many men would I have infected in all innocence; and in their turn, how many would they have infected? Also, by a quirk of fate. I didn't go home after my last trip. If I had, chances are my wife and four kids would have caught TB from me too. As I said, I was just as guilty of bitching and griping about the bother of going to the clinic as anyone else . . . but not any more. I say now, let's make it bigger and better for a bigger, better and healthier SIU. two men that failed to Join the ship in Aruba and Spain. Ship's fund stands at $31. All crewmembers with personal beefs to take same ashore to be settled. CITIES SERVICE BALTIMORE (Cities Service), Jan. 12—Chairman Geo. Philips; Secretary, Adoifo Capots. OT beef In engine department. $5.42 In ship's fund. Vote of thanks to steward department. CHOCTAW (Waterman), Jan. 7— Chairman, Toney Bergine; Secretary, C. Bortz. Ship's delegate reported that in the future when heat is re­ quired, it will be sufficient to call the engineer or oiler on watch. $4 in ship's fund. Motion approved to limit ;.-i 'tm Ir general meetings to two a trip. W. K. Dodd elected as ship's delegate. $190 In movie fund. A three-man com­ mittee elected to supervise collections and matters pertaining to projector. CHILORE (Ore.), Jan. 8—Chairman, T. Banning; Sacretary, H. Hutchins. Ship's delegate reported one man missed ship In Baltimore. Abe Ross, ship's delegate from previous voyages resigns. Joseph E. Carender elected new ship's delegate. OCEAN JOYCE (Maritime Overseas), Jan. 8—Chairman, O. H. Manifold; Secretary, J. O. Thibodeaux. Repair iist turned in and repairs will ba taken care of before trip to Far East. $30 in ship's fund. Engineer stated all rooms will be painted starting the first of the year and kept his word as painting started. No disputed OT. Suggestion made that crew not sign articles from now on until all repairs are taken care of. Also to get draw before signing on. Vote of thanks to steward and his men for a fine Job. Crew request that LOG be sent more often to this ship. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), Jan. 15TChairman, R. Masters; Secretary, J. McPhea. Everything running smoothly. Three men hospitalized from steward department. $5.10 In ship's fund. Chow Hound by Zhemeek Where's the night lunch GULP WATER (Metro Petroleum), Dec. 18—Chairman, Peter Sheldrake; Secretary, J. G. Lakwyk. All stores receh'-d except one lock. Ship,was not iuhiigated as promised. Steward should have equipment for fumiga­ tion on board. All rooms will be painted. Galley stove burning fuel oil. Request for tank on board for carry­ ing diesel oil for use In galley stove. Crew requested to turn off washing machine after using, and to turn In repair list as soon as possible. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Jan. 10— Chairman, L. J. Pate; Secretary, K. L. Rickies. $18.23 In ship's fund. J. W. Muiils elected new ship's delegate. Patrolman to be contacted regarding better food. H. Tomas had to leave ship in San Juan due to Ulness in family. Collection to be taken up for his passage home. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Jan. 7.—Chairman, Nick Swoika; Secre­ tary, Robert Wagner. Nick Swoika elected ship's delegate. No beefs, everything running smoothly. $17.03 In ship's fund. Motion made to discon­ tinue travelers' checks and carry American cash exclusively, with Isth­ mian. FELTORS (Marvan), Jan. 20—Chair­ man, E. A. Boyd; Secretary, C$ M. Smith, Jr. No beefs reported. $19.30 In ship's 4und. Vote of thanks to steward and cooks for a fine Christ­ mas dinner. The day was made espe­ cially enjoyable by gifts for every member of the crew from Capt. Vic­ tor E. Raymond. All hands enjoyed and appreciated thoughtfulness of captain and Ed Zeliman who helped wrap each gift. MONARCH OP THE SEAS (Water­ man), Jan. 22—Chairman, Pete Bialack; Secretary, Henry W. Miller. Steward missed ship In New Orleans. Discussion about keeping longshore­ men from using crew's toilets. Every­ thing running smoothly. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Ssatrain), Jan. 24—Chairman, Albert Paige. Mo­ tion made that patrolman Include his signature when he collects dues and stamps the books. This was presented with the idea in mind that if receipt is lost the member still has proof of payment. This resolution was pas.sed unanimously. Patrolman will be asked to look at niessiiall passageways and see if they c^n be painted. FAIRLANO (Sea-Land), Jan. 12— Chairman, J. Sweeney; Secretary, W. Nesta. Turned In repair list to chief engineer. Most repairs were taken care of except heating aystm In crews quarters. $13.18 In ship's fund. Vote of thanks to steward department for the wonderful meals aboard, espe­ cially the holiday meals. SANTORB (Orb), Jan. 1—Chairman, Joseph Michael; Secretary, S. M. Wojton. Shipmate Harry Collier pa.ssed away at sea on December 9. Burial on December 11. Request made for new mattresses. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Dee. 18—Chairman, Earl Fanacher; Secretafy, J. W. Adair. $14.44 In shlp'e fund. Need keys for foc'sles. Request for supply of beer In slop chest. Re-, quest soogecin.g deck department' foc'sles. Request th4t steward place on sale soft drinks whenever possible. Slopchcst ran out of filter cigaretg In Calcutta. DEL CAMPO (Mississippi), Jan. 22— Chairman, A. J. Dunne, Jr.; Secretary, J. M. Syms. Ship's deiegate report no major beefs. Repair list was made up and small repairs were made. Other repairs will be taken up with shore officials, $25 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for a Job well done In spite of Insufficient stores, and no steward. PENN VOYAGER (Penn Shipping), Jan. 1—Chairman, C. James; Secre­ tary, V. V. Vaugordon. Brother Whittington to be elected ship's delegate. No beefs reported. SUZANNE (Bull), Jan. 23—Chair­ man, J. Hoggie; Secretary, R. A. Swayne. 87.77 in ship's fund. Motion made to have union Incorporate In agreement a boat schedule that will accommodate all hands, those stand­ ing watch and day workers, also stew­ ards department. All hands in accord that ship should be fumigated. Vote of thanks and appreciation to the steward department for the excellent Job they have done this trip and the two holidays. Food was excellent and well prepared and served. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea-Land), Jan. 23—Chairman, B. Varn, Jr.; Sacretary, C. Henning. No beefs. Two men missed ship since last meeting. $32 In ship's fund. Discussion on poor bus service to north' side of slip in Port Newark. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food and service. EZRA SANSiBAR (Construction Ag­ gregates), Jan. 25—Chairman, S.' Leekness; Secretary, J, Goider. Some dis­ puted OT in deck department involv­ ing men working In wells and also, deck gang taking stores out of the engine department. Port captain to be contacted regarding missing OT records for black gang. Vote of thanks to sfe-.vard department. �• Mareli, IMl To the Editor: Contrary to the predictions of a number of sharp-figuring crew members, we (SS City of Alma) arrived in Yokohama too late for Christmas and too early for the New Year. We had as bad a winter pas­ sage as I have seen: gales from every point of the 'compass, for­ tunately with no worse effects than loss of time. The movies helped to keep up flagging epirits—especially the one of the South Pacific filled with sunshine and smooth blue water, shown in the middle of a NW gale with everyone hanging on. In connection with the movies, "Joe Potatoes," the third cook, should have special mention for his unstinting efforts to drum up money for, stir up in­ terest in, and finally operate the movie machine. I)espite the heavy rolling, Christmas went off very well and a big hand is due the stew­ ard department for this. One of the third mates here is a bug on weather prediction, and he supplied us with pretty charts showing all the miserable details of the weather ahead. If anyone ever gets around to hanging these things up in the hall before sign on, some of these jobs are going to be pretty hard to fill. We expect to touch Kobe, Inchon, Pusan, Kobe again, Nagoya, Yokohama before we leave for the States. Meanwhile, from all -of us here, to you and all SIU brothers everywhere, a belated but sincere wish that the New Year brings you all you hope for. Vlnce Harding Ship's delegate J. plenished our supply'of ice. By dolhg this we conserved enough food to last us to the States and through the holidays. I under­ To the Editor: stand that a portion of our sup­ Again I want to thank you for plies was unavoidably spoiled, lending the LOO which I .read but the fact remains that and enjoy. It telli me what's through the efforts of our chief going on. steward, our standard of feed­ ' I sailed for five years with ing did not come down and he the SIU as night cook and baker maintained at all times a good and hope the day will come that feeding ship. I shall sail again. My memories When any of our stewards are still with many of the good neglects his assigned duties and men I sailed with. falls down on the job, many of I was sorry to hear of the us are quick to criticize or con­ death of Ai Stansbury. May God demn; I would do the same in reward him with eternal rest. this instance—only the opposite Yes, I think of all of you as I —and that is to compliment one read the SEAFARERS LOG. I who is deserving of credit. am with you in.spirit looking Under the SIU Food Plan, I for the day I can sail again think our steward has done a with the SIU and be of service. marvelous job of preserving So long for now. God bless what would have been spoiled you all, especially our departed and maintaining' the standard brother, Al Stansbury; may he rest in peace. Arthur Brazil, Ex-Seaman Enjoys LOG City Of Alma Fights Gales *i T*ge Tweaiy-NIa* SEAFARERS LOG a. Chief Steward Gets Praise To the Editor: We, the crew of the Evelyn, wish first of all to wish every one of our SIU officials a very Happy New Year, and to our good and progressive Union, a continued program of gain. Next, we would like to ex­ press our appreciation to our chief steward Fran^ Li jo for the excellent job he did in keep­ ing us fed in spite of the con­ ditions he had to endure and the hardships he had to go through to maintain the SIU shipboard feeding standard. Frank and his galley gang did a marvelous job. If not for their efforts beyond the call of duty, we would not have been fed as well as we were. Several days after we left the States, our refrigeration sys­ tem went haywire. The steward and his gang day after day and night after night watched and nursed the iceboxes to see that spoilage was kept at a minimum. Upon reaching the other end, England, we loaded ice and, at every port we touched, we re­ 4. 4 Ex-Seafarer Now On Coast To the Editor: I am writing, this to ask you to please send me the LOG as I was a member of the SIU back in 1957 and had been a mem­ ber since 1951. We came to California in 1957 that the program established. to make it our home. We had I trust that this short letter will a son born here and he was born be an inspiration to other stew­ with a congenital heart defect. ards who might experience the We went back to Boston, our same thing that our ship went home town, and had him in the through when we lost our re­ Children's Hospital in Brookfrigeration system. line, Mass. The weather was too So again, to our chief stew­ damp there so we came back to ard, Frank Lijo, and the galley California. gang of the SS Evelyn, we say We are living in the Mojave you did a wonderful and typical Desert. It is hot in the summer SIU job. and cold in the winter, but the B. KocienowsU climate here is the best for my a. t. son. We have five children and I work for the Air Force here at Edwards Air Force Base. I am a cook at the 6510th Air Force Base Hospital—the same To the Editor: work I did when I was shipping This is to inform you that out. I have been a seaman since Brother Sam Setiiff was hos' 1938. I shipped out of Boston pitalized In Coos Bay, Oregon. on NMU ships and SIU ships. He is at the McAuley Hospital My first ship was the SS Halo, there where his condition was a Cities Service ship. Then I described as "good." The doc­ went to work for Esso Standard tor's slip reads: "Hospitalized Oil of NJ—worked for them for for evaluation and treatment of five years, then went in the heart disease." Army. I served two years then Brother Anthony Michalski of joined the NMU. Philadelphia lost his father and I was chief butcher on Army flew home. Officers and crew transports until 1951 when I sent flowers and condolences. went back into the Army for Now for the brighter side of the Korean War for six months. the news from the SS Portmar I then came out and joined the (Calmar). On the way around, SIU. the fishermen caught 34—there I would like the LOG sent to were tuna, wahoo and dolphin. me as my wife and I always Needless to say, they were tasty liked to read it. I used to pick and a nice change.' Most of the it up in Wilmington, Calif., credit goes to Brother Michalski whenever we took the baby to and Willard Layton for their the hospital, but I haven't been fish-watch job. there for a long time and I sure We had a nice Christmas in miss the LOG. It keeps us up Coos Bay, and enjoyed the New with all the news along the Year at Sea. The crew sends waterfront. Sinccrly, their best wishes to the Union Manfred V. Ciampi officials for a prosperous New (Ed. note: We are putting Year. your name on the LOG nmiling Malcolm B. Woods list and you will be getting, a Ship's delegate copy each month from now on.) All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Portmar Crew Catches Fish Veteran Seafarer Buried At Sea In Gulf Of Mexico (Th» following article was submitted to the LOG tty Seafarer Joseph P. LeBlano, L-595.) In in Impressive ceremony aboard the SS Debardeleben Marine I, Fred Miller, 69. a member of the SIU since 1944, was buried at sea January 23, 1961. The ashes of the oldtimer were brought aboard the Debardeleben in Tampa by his son-in-law, Joseph P. LeBlanc, who signed on the ship as an AB. The ship proceeded to depths suit­ able to the burial of a deepwater seaman, sailing with flag ai halfmast. The urn of ashes was sewn into a neat canvas shroud. At 11:07 in LOG-A-RHYTHM: Your Destiny By Alexander J. Leiter. A sailor returns—home from the sea.' Heart beating, soul alive, calls out —Marie! Anxious and waiting, she greets him happily. "Love you." "Miss you." — To marriage they agree. "Grand wedding." they suit each other to a "T." Another ship. Back to wife. But now a baby. She entreats: "Go no more and leave me." Restless nature; a sailor's trait, beckons him to flee. Lured by the call.—wife is again lonely. Says he'll quit, on their next an­ niversary. How can he now? When babies there are three. So sailor boy, stop dreaming. You are destined to be Sailing and Sailing, 'till the good Lord calls thee. the morning, 66 miles east southcast of South Pass, La., the ship's •crew wai stopped, and Brother LeBlanc and his shipmates slowly bore the shroud back to number five hatch. Burial services were read by the chief mate, Mr. Pat Blancq, a for­ mer Commander in the US Navy. The ship's bell tolled in a series of eight bells—signifying end of watch for Brother Miller on earth and the beginning of the watch in the next life. Mr. Blancq chose the 23rd Psalm for the service. A wreath was dropped on the water. The ship blew three long loud, clear whis­ tles in farewell and steamed away, leaving as the last visible re­ minder of Fred Miller a ring of flowers rising and falling on the gentle swell. Permission for the burial was granted Brother LeBlanc by H. Flaniken, master of the Debardele­ ben and the vessel's owners. Native of Denmark Brother Miller entered the US from Denmark in 1920. He had been a member of the longshore­ men in San Francisco, the Sailor's Union of the Pacific, the old Inter­ national Seamen's Union and in his latter years, the SIU. He had been in bad health since August, 1956. Living at Jensen Beach, Florida. The old seaman requested that he be buried at sea when the end came, and the re­ quest was carried out by his sonin-law. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Ulla E. Miller, Jensen Beach, Fla.; a daughter, Mrs. Grace LeBlanc of Fort Pierce, Fla.; a brother in New Smyrna Beach, Fla.; a sister in tha Bronx, NY.; three sisters in Copen­ hagen, Denmark, and two grand­ children. Relaxing Oti The Locksley Relaxing during a South Africa run aboard the Rabin Lock?'ley (Mormac) are Tom (Kid Condle) Danbeck, on the top bunic, and Vlncenf- Ratcliff, playing the accordian, in the bot­ tom bunk. On the voyage earlier this year, Danbeck was ordinary and Ratcliff was an AB. / ^ir's gEE'A/A PfZBAfZY WINTER... eURE HAPPY- / - 5PRIN6 / r �Page Thirty SEAFARERS Seafarer Hooks Bis Ones Marali, Uei LOG Soafarers Alcoa Planter Ask Best Crew Of Mexican Boat In Coffee Another small boat In distress called on an SlU-contracted ship lor help in January. Mario Garcia-Lopez, ship's dele­ gate, and Z. Y. Ching, ship's reporter on the Alcoa Planter, Seafarers have borne many hard­ t-reported to the LOG that their Seafarer Andy Anderson and Mrs. Anderson pose before • pair of sailfish they caught during a vacation in Acapuico, Mexico, last year. Andy came into the LOG office with the story that he had caught a il7-foo<t fish. Skeptical staff members made him revise the estimate. Steel Designer crewmen Bill Hendershot; Bob Hitchcock; and James Barboccia pose for a shipboard photographer during • Far East run in November. OCEAN NIMET (Maritime Ovarsaas), Jan. 28—Chairman, R. D. Tapman; Sacratary, C. i. Cooper. Ship's dele­ gate reported slight shortage of stores. One man injured and left in hospital in Aden. Some disputed OX In steward department. Resolution made to have headquarters bring be­ fore membership to have qualified voting machines for all voting by renting, borrowing or buying. Crew requests better preparation of food. There are no spare fans or parts on board ship. Dae. 18—Chairman, R. M. Hamp­ shire; Secretary, C. I. Cooper. Ship's delegate reported everything OK, One man taken off in Miami due to ill­ ness. Wiper promoted to oiler. Reso­ lution made to have headquarters see what can be done to get a retirement plan for Seafarers besides the disabil­ ity pension. Want this resolution brought before the Welfare Pian and do all possible to get said resolution put through. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Jan. 31—Chairman, J. Parneil; Secre­ tary, J. Puckett. Some disputed OX in all departments. Steward asked to notify ship's delegate as soon as pos­ sible regarding store shortages. Re­ port to be given to patrolman regard­ ing getting hospital slips without a lot of static, etc. DANNY BOY (Cargo & Tankship), Feb. 5—Chairman, Otho Ware; Secre­ tary, Michael Miller. Sailed from Galveston with one AB short, insulli,cient time for replacement. Letter of proiesl seiit to iieadquaiteis legaiding wages. Brother Robert C. White passed away in Izmir, Turkey. Collec­ tion taken up and sent to Mrs. White. Brother Irving E. Clark was hospital­ ized in Izmir, Turkey. Brother Hugh D. Brcw.ster was ho.spitaiized in Au­ gusta, Italy with a back injury. Crew prote.sting about company's method of handling mall. Motion was made to post all communications. Motion made to have patrolman present at all signons to check the articles, slopchest, and tg asceidain whether or not the captain has sufficient money for draws. Request made for new wash­ ing machine to replace old one. Vote of thanks to steward department. DEL MAR (Mississippi), Jan. 29— Chairman, Norman Dubois; Secretary, Jay F. Joyner, Jr. Total of $357 in sliip's fund. Some disputed oT In deck and steward department. Motion to discuss the retirement plan be­ tween all delegates which was voted and passed on. Motion made that if a death occurs in the family of a membe and no flowers are sent home the seaman should receive 825. OCEAN DINNY tMaritime Overseas), Jan, 29—Chaii George Frankt Secretary, Paul L. Whitlow. Ship's delegate reminded all brothers to mall In their new beneficiary cards to head­ quarters. No one was logged and the captain la weU pleased with the be­ havior of the crew during the trip. Some repairs still have to be com­ pleted. Motion made that the Union require the company to make retribu­ tion; the replacement of or cash allowance for aU clothes damaged by faulty washing machine. List of dam­ aged clothes will be presented to pa­ trolman at payoff. Vote of thanks to steward department. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (CItiM Service), Feb. 1—Chairman, Frank Reese; Secretary, Jack Hannay. One member missed ship In Lake Charles. Heating plant repaired. Motion made to give deck department 30 minutes call instead of 15 minutes, and give watch 30 minutes time to make coffee. Motion made that all tankers stay in port a minimum of 24 hours. Ship's delegate will sec captain about new washing machine. Crew requests a larger variety of juices and fresh vegetables and frozen vegetables. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isfhmian), Jan. 15—Chairman, Alexander D, Brodia; Secretary, Cedric R, Wood. No dis­ puted OT reported. Everything run­ ning smoothl.v. Discu.ssion on serving of sirloin steaks. Crew request they should be served twice wceklv exclu­ sive of minute steaks, club steaks or hamburgers. BETHFLOR (Marven), Jan. 29 Chairman, F. E. Taylor; Secretary, Sidney Garner. T. E. Tavlor elected new ship's delegale. No beefs report­ ed. A vote of thanks to the steward's department for good food, good cooks and good menus. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), Jan. 29— Chairman, G. Fowler; Secretary, M. Fabrlcant. .Ship'.s delegate reported 20 men logged. One man hospitalized in Buenos Aires. One man jumped ship in Bahia. Stealing going on aboard ship. 821 in ship s fund. Some disputed OT in deck and engine depa/tmcnts. Motion made that three delegates, steward, patrolman and Tom Beatty meet on food qualities and quantities. Request for latches on all foc'sle doors. LUCILE BLOOMFIELO (Bioomfield), Jan. 29 — Chairman, Harry Huston; Secretary, Paul Morris. Ship's dele­ gate reported that captain has taken repair lists under advisement and will see that repairs are taken care of. He will also Issue draws in the afternoon rather than In the morning. 811.50 in Stiip's fund. One man went to the hos­ pital in Rotterdam. Except for little disputed OT In deck and engltie de­ partments. everything Is OK. ships aboard their vessels, but one of the things they refuse to put up with is a coffee shortage or coffee not to their liking Aboard the Village (Consolidat­ ed Marine) this winter, the crew went on record on a coffee beef. They suggested that the Food Pian try to increase the shipboard al­ lowance of the brew. Crew members aboard the Royal Oak (Cities Service) in February discussed their dissatisfaction with the ship's stores. They called for a change in the brand of coffee. The Steel Scientist (Isthmian) crew last mdbth called on Food Plah representatives to check on the quality of meats Used aboard the sli)p. They want Grade "A" stuff, and the steward, and chief cook agree. Another Isthmian crew, on the Steel Flyer, has suggested that the company replace travelers* checks with "green money." The quality and quantity of wa­ ter aboard ships was also a prob­ lem aboard ships last month. On the Ocean Ulla (Maritime Over­ seas) the crew Investigated the causes of rust in their drinking water. Crew members on the Wacosta (Waterman) were asked to use wa­ ter sparingly last month because of a potential shortage of wash wa­ ter. A tribute was paid to chief cook Windy Walker of the Seatrain Sa­ vannah (Seatrain) when he was paying off last month. The crew said Windy will be missed "not only for his culinary expertness, but also for his colorful stories." Penn Mariners Crew of Penn Mariner pose on return from Latakiai il to r, top) Ross. AB; Shubin, OS; Casey, AB; Zellner, DM; Ball, FWT and Foy, AB. Rest of gang Is shown in photo below. REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), Jan. 29—Chairman, J. Markham; Sacratary, J. McDonald. Welfare cards wero distributed to each man. No beefs aboard ship. Expect clean payoff, 835.74 In ship's fund, AU repairs taken care of. Vote of thanks to mate and skipper for their cooperation. Suggestion made that delegates check on B-cards riding to West Coast In the event that ship goes far east. ate. Discussion on safety oomUtlons. S lo beefs reported. • EMLE VOYAGER (Sea Transport), JEAN LA FITTE (Waterman), Feb. 1—Chairman, C. N. Cigantelii; Sacra­ tary, P. J. Graham. Ship's delegate reported that one man died last trip —a coUectton taken up and flowers were sent. New water cooler and re­ conditioned washing machine put aboard ship In New Orleans, also sev­ eral mattresses. Patrolman to be con­ tacted In Wilmington regarding slop- VBNORE (Marven), Dee. 18—Chair­ man, G. Giennon; Secretary, James Archie. No beefs reported. Fumigated the ship. Captain to put up slop chest Ust. WiU check with the Port steward about getting all Grade A meat. Oct. 23—Chairman, George Gien­ non; Secretary, Ben D. Buck. Ship's delegate reported that one oiler, one deck engineer and one 3rd cook paid off and went to the hospital in New Orleans. Ship's delegate to see chief engineer regarding rusted water and make a check on the wasliing ma­ chine. Steward requested to put out more Juices. 1 k: chest which is short of many items and no variation In sizes of clothing. Also to settle beef about deck main­ tenance men's right to stand weekend gangway watches. SEAMAR (Caimar), Feb. 4—Chair­ man, G. Hayes; Secretary, J. Marshall. Ship's delegate reported one man missed ship in San Francisco. Gear to be put ashore at Sparrows Point. Repair list turned In. Everything run­ ning smoothly. COUNCIL GROVE— (Cities Service), Jan. 29—Chairman, James Whatley; Secretary, H. D. Lawrence. Jack Long elected ship's delegate. who reported that crew messman received telegram notifying him of two deaths In family. Collection taken up. Some men pay­ ing off to go to the hospital asked for a master's certificate, they were told by mate and captain to use dis­ charges. that would be all they need­ ed, No beefs reported. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), Jan. 22 — Chairman, E. C. Goings; Secretary, C. J. Oliver. One brother missed ship In New York. No one received his gear before leav­ ing. R. J. Landry. OS. missed ship In Casablanca, gear aboard ship. 810.52 in ship's fund. Motion was made to elect new ship's delegate. Brother Walsh was re-elected as ship's dele- ship rescued the crew of a Mexican fishing boat late in January. "Emergency signals were called iby the fishing boat San Clemente at 0400 before day-break on Janu­ ary 27, 1961 off the coast of Mex-' ico." the report stated. "The San Clemente was damaged by heavy seas on January 19. Wo finally left her In disabled condi­ tion. She had been running short of food and drinking water for eight days before contacted by the Alcoa Planter. "The seven persons aboard the fishing vessel were rescued by Alcoa Planter Captain L. A. Youngs and his crew. As %oon as the rescue was completed, warm cloths and cigarettes were donated to the survivors by all hands aboard the Planter. "A collection was taken up by all the SIU delegates aboard the Planter, and a total of $128 was raised to help the firshermen. There were no boats coming out to make a transfer so the survivors remained aboard the Planter until the ship reached Long Beach, Calif., on the night of January 30. "Then the Mexican consul took over the details of repatriating the San Clemente crew. David Douglas was bur Spanish speaking inter­ preter while the San Clemente sur­ vivors were aboard and he did •« good Job. Brother Douglas Is sec­ ond electrician on the Planter. A month previously, the SIUcontracted Wild Ranger rescued part of the crew of a Columbiaa fishing vessel. Jan. ns—Chairman, W. Mansfield; Sec­ retary, 8. U. Johnson. W. E. Logan elected as ship's delegate. Letter to be sent to headquarters concerning transportation procedures from Hono­ lulu. List to be made up of aU books "B." "C." and non-affiliated members (or boarding patrolman at Honolulu. •18.S8 In ship's fund. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), Jan. 29—Chairman, Pat Fox; Secretary, Vic Harding. Ship's delegate will call for a patrolman to board ship at San Francisco to square away beefs rela­ tive toi milk In- Japan, fruit juices, and Ihe general downgrading of the food situation. The baker's ability has been in question. The heating system aft Is inadequate. Several crewmembers are leaving at San Francisco. Repair lists have been submitted. Del­ egate requests a replacement atter San Francisco. 811.40 in ship's fund. No beefs or disputed OT reported. INES (Bull), Jan. 22—Chairman, An­ derson J. Johnet; Secretary, Roger L. Hail. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. Baker asked the crew to keep authorized personnel out of messhalls and passageways, and key to messhall to be kept by gangway man. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), Jan. 15—Chairman, F. Nataie; Secretary, E. Hauser. Ship's delegate resigned. E. R. Hauser. elected new ship's dele­ gate. Discussion of safety of ladders on king posts and masts. Captain states these will be repaired or re­ placed while In shipyard in April. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), Feb. 5—Chairman, L. Curry; Secre­ tary, G. Swift. L. Boren elected new ship's delegate. 812 In ship's fund. Delegates will prepare repair lists and submit same to ship's delegate. New shower heads needed. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Jan. 113—C.'halrman, H. Fruge; Secretary, J. Fein. No beefs reported. Excel­ lent cooperation from the captain and crew. 826 in ship's fund. 83 spent for clgaretts and shaving gear for repatriated seaman. Ship needs fumi­ gation. MARYMAR (Caimar), Feb. 5—Chairs man, E. P. Burke; Secretary, C. A. Murrah. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. Crew complains about Insufficient hot water -In showers and will refer same to atrolman and headquarters. Repair at to be turned In before arrival. S ROBIN HObo (Robin), Jan. 29 — Chairman, M. Watson; Secretary, R. Dedowski. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. Ship's delegate will resign as he has served the previous trip. One man missed ship. Motion was made to make up ship's fund. Ship's delegate will act as treasurer. CITIES SERVICE BALTIMORE (Cities Service), Jan. 19i1—Chairman, G. Philipps; Secretary, C.S. Ernest. Crew urged to fill out beneficiary cards for Welfare Plan. Ship's dele­ gate will resign at payoff, and a vote of thanks was extended lo him for a Job well done. E. Ernest elected new ship's delegate. Flowers were sent to funeral of A1 Stansbury. $.12 left In ship's fund, collection wfll be taken at payoff. Deck delegate Miller re­ signed and a vote of thanks v. >..;• tended to him for a job well. done. The matter of the quantity and dis­ pensing of fresh ntilk, and the lack of proper face soap will be discussed with patrolmna at payoff. ATLAS (Cargo & Tankship), Feb. F —Chairman, Charles Toulon; Secre­ tary, A. Panogoposko. No major beefs aboard ship. Everything Is run­ ning along smoothly. Ship's fund. 8114.15. Bosun has keys to coke ma­ chine and ship's funds. PENN VANGUARD (Penn Shipping), Jan. 28—Chairman, H. T. Brown; Sec­ retary, W. W. Bickford. Ship's dele­ gate reported that the captain will put out travelers' checks In Spain. Delegate to take up draw list. No beefs reported. Everything running smoothly. Ship's fund to be started to take care of expenses. NATIONAL DEFENDER (National Shipping), Feb. 5—Chairman, J. C. Wallace; Secretary, S. M. Simoi. 827 was in ship's fund from previous voy­ age, and- magazines and books were purcha.sed. All departments reported no beefs. Discu.ssion regarding ship'* gangway to be rigged In every port and al.sn while the ship la on the hnok. ALSO dlarus.;ilon . .-rjvding driiWJ In foreign- ports not being put out on the right day and time, �Mareli. 1961 SEAFARERS r!:v '' ' ' ' i»i_- ^ ' ' . LOG -'j > 1. - ma FINANCIAL NEPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland 'Vaters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the mem­ bership. All Union records are available at GIU headquarters In Brooklyn. Should any member, for any reason, be refused hJs constitutional right to In­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested, mm TRUST FUNDS, All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust fundi are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied Information about ahy SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. SHIPPING RIGHTS, Your shipping rights and seniority are protected by the coutracTs of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by Union shipping rules, which are Incorporated in the contract. Get to know your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board, Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mall, return re­ ceipt requested. lONTRACTS, Copies of all SIU contracts arfe available In all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for or on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract riglits properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU Presidenf Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. , EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG, The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed liarmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested in an edi­ torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Hoard may delegate, from'among Its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility. WM: • •. 1,..: Si'P" PAYUENT OF MONIES, No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the slu unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made witliout supplying a receipt, .or If a member Is required to make a payment and given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention of GIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. COH.STITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months In the GEAF.ARERS LOG a verbatim copy of Its constitution. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. .Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting fo deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately ^notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene.flts have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. In­ cluding atlendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing throvigh the waiving of their dues. Underwriter Questions Tanker Safety LIVERPOOL—Are tankers becoming too large to be safe? The chairman of the Liver­ pool Underwriters' Association raised this question at the groun's annual meeting. Figures on tankers lost for 1960 were the highest recorded since the end of World •.•War II, Total losses were 114 vessels amounting to 418.195 Editor, dpadweipht tons. SEAFARERS LOG. The insurance man declared: "One cannot help wonderin.q 675 Fourth Ave., whether the size of tankers has not Brooklyn 32, NY advanced in two respects beyond the margin of safety—their fire I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— hazard and their unwieldiness naviplease put my nome on your moiling list. Crim information) gationally." NAME . ,. STREET ADDRESS CITY .ZONE STATE. TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you of* on old subscriber and hovo a chongo of address please give your former address below: ADDRESS CITY Fare Thirty-One ZONE.. STATE The bigger ships, by their size, make firefighting more difficult and, of course, also offer more op.uortunity for fires to build U.J. The British Insurance spokes.nan pointed out the dangers of tanker operation in confined waters by citing the accident in the Bosporus late last year. Two large tankers collided, caught fire and then drift ed into a Turkish steamer wiiicii also was gutted. Ex-Pacific Ocean ; Cinnnar Johansen Checks from the SS Pacifie Contact Frank L, Johnson or Charles D. Johnson, attorneys, 16 Ocean are waiting for the follow­ N. Broad Street, Woodbury, New ing men from Newton Schwartz, 310 West Building, 817 Main at Jersey, Walker Sts., Houston 2, Texas, Robert Martin Glynn Contact Rutgers University Book Phone: CA 4-6541: Lai Mon Gong, Gardon Dalman, Wm. McDonald, Store, New Brunswick, N. J, Thomas Finch, and Fcderick Litsh. ^ William P. Buttner Fred Fleischmann Contact C. J. Brandt, Department Please call your mother. of Welfare, 330 Jay Street, Brook­ Andrew (Andy) Costelo lyn 1. N.Y, Shipmate Leo Tartakoff, 139 The following men should con­ Ocean Ace., Santa Monica, Calif,, tact -Mr. Testa, at PLaza 2-0350, would like to hear from you, New York City, collect. Important: Uldarico Merjudio John Abraham, Frank Brazell, Contact your daughter, Mrs, Anthony Civello, Kenneth Collins, Helen Dogo, No. 161 Indian Field Cecil Diltz, William Doyle, Thomas Road, Poquonnock Bridge, Conn, Driscoll, Herbert Engeler, Frank Headquarters is also holding mail Findley, Angelo Glynos, Harold for you. Goodman, Martin Bjork, B. R. James Stoddard Kitchens, Danny Masheioff. Sister, Mrs. Helen S. Helmer, Also, Thomas McCaffrey, Michael 23 Donald Place, .Statcn Island 10, Miller, Denis O'Connor, Carlos Petrantoni, Raymond Reddick, NY, wants to contact you. James McCrcvery Philip Saline,. Julius Scott, Dan Important that you contact your Sheehan, Robert Smith, Jr., Thomas Smith, Chang Sun, Nicho­ mother, Mrs. Rosa Smith, 119 East 2nd North Street, Morristown, las Swokia, Frank Timmons. Tenn. Headquarters also has some Arthur W. Cornman mail for you. Ore Navigation has some mail for Antonio Ibarra you. Please contact the company at Contact Paul C. Matthews, Aat25 Broadway, New York City. torney at Law, 11 Broadway, NY Joseph Hudson 4, NY. Contact George M. Brandt, at­ James E, Kircbner torney, Suite 402, American-Na­ Send your address to Earl. Im­ tional-Building, Lexington and Lib­ portant letter here. erty Sts., Baltimore 1, Md, L, C. Hannon -Melvin Jackson Please contact Rodney F. Han­ Get in touch with Mrs. J. C. non at Box 13, Trinidad, Calif. Brossett, 202 W, Bienville Drive, Steve J, Thayer Chickasaw, Ala. Important you contact your Ralph T, Mueller mother and Philip at Sutton, W. Please contact E. Calvert, Bu­ Va. reau of Child Welfare, New York James J, Gorman City Dep t of Welfare, 250 Church Your mother is anxious to hear St., NYC, from you. Anyone knowing the Andrew Kinney whereabouts of this man is asked Contact your brother Michael at to contact Mrs. Mary E. Gorman, 25 South St., NYC. 21-57 33rd St., Astoria, NY. Darvis Clay Jones ~ Joseph Funk Urgent that you contact your Your sister, Mrs. Irene Fitzwife Emiko at No. 8-4 Chome, Ya- patrick, 1539 Skunk Street, Phila­ kusi Dori, Na Da-Ku, Kobe, Japan. delphia 45, Pa., would like to hear Terrence McNee from you. Please contact Ed Kennedy or W. R. Perry Leon White at 2745 Yarnold Road, Contact Mrs. Ed Queenan, Route Baltimore Highlands, Baltimore, No. 3, Box 218X, Lake Charles, Md. Louisiana. J. C. Cyr Important that you contact your mother at 134 Blake St., Lewiston, Maine or at St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, immediately. Edward J. (Smokey) Lane Get in touch with William Fives to pick up some mail. SIU Atlantic, Gulf William Turlington Very important that you get in Lakes & Inland Waters touch with Lewis Van Benschoten, District Route 7, Box 151K, Jacksonville PRESIDENT Paul Hall 5, Florida. EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Joseph Roberts Cai Tanner Urgent that you send correct ad­ VICE PRESIDENTS Simmons Lindsey WiUiamo dress to Tomiko Tada, 2-5 Shioiri- Claude Earl Sheppard A1 Tanner cho, Yokosuka, Japan so that you SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr can be contacted about an impor­ HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES tant matter. BIH Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart B.tLTlMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Mitchell T, Reed EAstern 7-4900 Please contact your cousin Paul Rex Dickey, Asent BO.STON 276 State St. at the Mobile Union Hall. 1 South John Arabasez, Agent Richmond 2014O Lawrence St. DETROIT 10225 W. Jefferson Ave, Paul Drozak. Agent VTnewood 3-4741 Erie William Johnson HEADQUAKIERS 675 4lh Ave.. Bkl.vn Write to Ruth Richardson, 320 HYacinth 9-6000 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St, Seventh St., Lake Charles, La. R. Matthews, Agent CApital 3-4089: 3-408C JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE.. .lax Martin Ohstrom El-gin 3-0987 Contact Edith Polamho at 1431 William Morris, Agent MIAMI 744 W Flaeler St, John St., Baltimore, Md. or Laf­ Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 1 South Lawrence St. ayette 3-1540. Allen R. Nauman is MOBILE Louis Neira. .Agent HEmim-k 2-17.54 in a TB hospital. NEW ORLEANS . 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent .. Tel. 529-7546 Charles Lynskey 673 4th Ave. Brooklyn Urgent that you contact your NEW YORK HYacinth 9-rfiOO 416 CoHey Ave. mother at 5545 We.sfpark Drive, NORFOLK Paul Gonsorchik, Agent .MAdison 7-1083 North Hollywood, Calif. PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St. S. Cartiullo. Agent DEwey 6-3818 Foster FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Kindly get in touch with your SAN W.nlter Sibley. .Agent Douglas 2-4401 wife. Rose Foster, 609 Observer SANTURCE. PR 1313 Fernandez Juntos, Stop 20 Highway, Hoboken, NJ. Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2-.5996 John H, Murray SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 3 4.334 Important that you contact your I i-il Hahkiiu'ski, Agent WILMINGTON, Calif 305 N Marine Ave. son at Brownell St. Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2528 SIU HAMJ DIRECTORY I �LOG -r OFFICIAL nr THg SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION IMMNII 19*1 , GULr, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT-A AFL-CIO ATLANTIC *r -L, ^ I'•• i i SHIPS' T: i 'C" FiU * - ' .>1 ' • •• -r. '' am y rniCML Big 8Hg3 cmi IWt ' Out •^1 Your Crow Lists " TO BB nUED OUT BT SH»'8 laUUATB AT BURT OF EACH TDOrAOB AHDS TOBWnXD TO HEADQUAHIERS PRIOR TO BAILIHO OR THE FIRST PORT OP CALL THEKEArTBR. IT A 00A8TVIB8 8HIP, MAIL TO BEADOUAHTBHa FBOM THE W3CT TO THE LAST PORT OF CALL BEFORE PAY-Off. BAME OF VESSEL, vor. #_ Bsn-OH SATE AHTICIPATED PORT OF m-<HT_ BOOK # ' -V' • :>u ^l':a|r- v.t. ' ' I 34- y^- ILLING out crew lists may seem like another tedious chore, but it is on important assist in helping the Union maintain approwiate mem­ bership records. For one thing, should a Seafarer become ill. or suffer miury and have to be hospitalized o««eas. it would assist in speeding repatriation for the Union to hove immediate access to its own set of crew lists and check out thot he signed aboard a specific ship. Sirnilarly. if any Sea­ farer's dependent had fo be hospital­ ized. or filed for a welfare benefit while the Seafarer was away, a check of a crew list could quickly determine whether a Seafarer had signed on ttie specified vessel. That would prove that he had the necessary'current seatime for benefit eligibility. Of course, information can be obtoined from shipping companies on such matters, but in many instances, becouse company offices may be in outports. or for other reasons, some time may elapse before the intormation is available. Company crew lists may be outdated and certainly are not as accurate as that drawn up by a ship's delegate on -the spot. The spot check of the crew list can assure a Seafarer's family benefit eli­ gibility until the Welfare Plan receives formal proof from the shipping com­ pany from its payroll lists after the payoff. The latter tnight not be forth­ coming for several months. The crew list then, is useful both to the Union for its records and to the Seafarer and his family. They should be filled out as directed and sent in to the Union's record department at headquarters. F Seafarers International Union Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District , ;v' ' - -l.J 'i-V'- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource March 1961 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIUNA TACKLES KEY MARITIME, FISHING ISSUES SIU WINS ESSO DIVISION VOTE SIU DEFEATS SCAB MOVE IN PR BEEF EUROPEAN REGISTRY NO ESCAPE FROM US UNIONS, NLRB HOLDS SEA UNONS PUSH PROGRAM FOR INDUSTRY NEGOTIATIONS KELLOGG, MEBA GULF LEADER, DIES AT 55 NAT’L MARINE PACT OK’D; ELLIS CREWMEN VOTE IBU TUGFRIREMEN’S CONVENTION HAILED AS HUGE SUCCESS RAILWAY, IBU DELEGATES ATTEND SIU CONVENTION INTERLAKE SEAMEN’S COMMITTEE DORMED AS P-M MEN SEEK SIU JOB SECURITY GREAT LAKES SENDS 3 TO CONVENTION GOVERNMENT GOLD ACTION BENEFITS US FLAG SHIPS NY OORT COUNCIL FIGHTING CURBS ON MARINE LABOR OKAY NEW SIU WELFARE BENEFIT TO AID IN JOB REHABILITATION SHIPOWNERS FIGHT WAGE FLOOR MOVE SIUNA FISHERMAN ASK IMPORT RELEIF, AMENDMENTS TO US LABOR LEGISLATION KENNEDY AIDE GETS PLEA OF DOMESTIC OPERATORS CANADIANS PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE AT SIUNA CONVENTION MCS PORT AGENTS CONSIDER CALLING MEMBERSHIP COASTWISE CONFERENCE THREE SEAFARERS INJURED IN OCEAN EVELYN CRASH Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/1961 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIII, No. 3 1961 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/069b93790b4fac1e3f96098dd85acba8.PDF cde55e44e10e88e7308cd2377b79b474 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNjON • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Joinf Bargaining Action addresses throng at dedication ceremonies of new hall for Sea­ farers in New Orleans. Seafarers and guests (below) are shown admiring building's patio. (Story on page 3; photos in cepterspread). Unions File Notice Of ILABecomes 9th Member Of NCMB MM&P, MEBA, SIU, ROU and SOA have notified companies of June 15 contract deadline. ILA has joined National Committee for Maritime Bargaining. CiMnsn#* f%44 Brooks Atkinson, retired drama critic and current columnist ^I9"'ng \4¥W» for the "New York Times," bids gohdbye»to Oscar Figueroa, passenger utility on the Beatrice. Atkinson and his wife made round trip to and from San Juan on the Kathryn and Beatrice respectively. (Story on page 24.) Story On Page 3 SIU Boatmen Win Norfolk Tug Elections Some 275 tughoatmen employed by Curtis Bay, McAllister and Gatco in the Norfolk area have voted for SlU^lBU representation. Story On Page 2 Four US Marine Unions Quit ITF Just past his ninth birthday April 2, Joseph Cave Jr., son of Seafarer Joseph Cave, brushes up on homework with parents' help. Young Jody was one of first "SIU benefit babies" when Union maternity benefit went into effect in April, 1952. (Story on page 13.) Homework Time. The MM&P, MEBA, ILA and SIU have withdrawn from ITF because of its "unfair" action on SIUBritish beef. Story On Page 5 V �race Tii« SEAFARERS April. INl LOG SlU Boatmen WinThree Norfolk Tug Fleets New tlU Ship Ready For High Seas NORFOLK—The Inland Boatmen's Union of the SIU won another major election vic­ tory when tug workers of three Hampton Roads towing concerns voted for IBU representa­ tion in balloting conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. The clean sweep by the SIU-^ came in Labor Board votes At the same time, tugmen of Mc­ them being District 50 challenges among workers of McAllister Allister and Curtis Bay voted 64 to and only four by the SIU. Towing, Curtis Bay Towing and Gulf Atlantic Towing. As a result, some 275 additional boatmen will be brought under IBU-SIU con­ tract Only Norfolk Union 54 for SIU representation on Apdl IBU organizers said that a key 14, with District 50 again coming element in the election victory was out on the short end. There were the strong support received from (Continued on page 8) 11 challenged ballots, seven of Bull Line Being Sold; Amcoal Ta Dissolve In the process, the IBCJ "stablished itself as 'he only union of tugboat workers in the Hampton Roads area, by eliminating from the tug picture here the catch-all D strict 50 of the United Mine NEW YORK—American Coal Shipping is closing out its illWorkers. Previously, the SlU-af- fated venture into the shipping industry by selling its last filiated boatmen had won represen­ holding, the SIU contracted Bull Line. The subsidiary com­ tation rights for railroad marine employees in this port working for pany is being sold either to-*' the Chesapeake and Ohio and the McLean Industries, Inc., oper­ Norfolk and Western Railways the ators of the SlU-contracted Waterman and Sea-Land com­ two big coal-carrying roads. panies, or to Kulukundis Marine Recontly-lanuched, SlU-manned Dal Rio (Delta) is shown Gatco Big Win Inc., another SIU operator, prob­ before her maiden voyage (top). Below, chief mate Worraa The biggest win for the IBU ably the latter. Wyman shows how to dog down automatic hatches. Looking came in the voting among 120 eli­ The new owners of Bull Line on are Seafarers Haniy Moss and Llonai Antoina. gible employes of Gulf Atlantic are expected to activate long(Gatco). They voted overwhelm­ pending plans to trade in Libertys HOUSTON—For the second con­ ingly 84 to 14 for SIU representa­ and seam-type vessels for more tion by mail ballot. In addition to modern C-type ships in the reserve secutive year, the SlU-contracted doing docking and undocking work, fleet. The C-type ships would then Bloomfield . Steamship Company the ten Gatco tugs are employed in be converted into partial or com­ has achieved a remarkable record barge-hauling operations along the plete container carriers. Legisla­ of 100 percent in vessel sanitation Virginia and Carolina coasts, to tion providing for such trade-ins on all four of its ships. Third Year Running Wilmington and Morehead City, was passed by Congress last yea%. North Carolina. The notification from the Public American Coal Shipping was set Health Service came on ApHl 13, up in the fall of 1956 at a time when the company was presented when there was a severe shortage with a PHS Sanitation Award. This of coal in Europe and a heavy flow is the third year in a row in which of coal shipments out of Hampton th company has qualified for the Legislation providing for Roads. The company announqpd temporary extension of unem­ plans for chartering as many as 80 citation. PHS awards are issued to steam­ ployment insurance benefits has Libertys from the Maritime Ad­ ship companies when their vessels gone into effect in those states ministration for the coal export achieve a rating of 95 percent or which have agreed to adopt the trade. better on a comprehensive check­ Federal program. Among the To qualify as a legitimate steam­ list of sanitation items, especially states involved is New York. ship operator for purposes of ob­ in the food-handling area. The legislation provides an taining Government charters, the Rare Rating additional 13 weeks of Federal company purchased a single Lib­ Bloomfield ships have long had a benefits when state benefits erty ship, the Chian Trader, and reputation for cleanliness and ex­ have been exhausted. subsequently bought out Bull Line (For details on the program, for a sum variously reported as cellent feeding, with well-run steward departments. Ratings of see the SIU Social Security De­ $28 million and up. 100 percent for ships are extremely partment, page 13.) rare, making the fleetwlde rating an unusual achievement. In a letter of congratulations to the company, M. D. Hollis, assist­ ant surgeon general, declared that "This outstanding record signifies a major contribution to the efforts BALTIMORE—^A maritime disaster of major proportion# of the Public Health Service to reduce the incidence of prevent­ was narrowly averted aboard the SS Frances here when con­ able disease." tainer of chlorine gas sprung a leak. As a result 150 men, Bloomfield Has 100% Clean Fleet New Jobless Benefit Law Chlorine Fumes Inhaled By 150 On 55 Frances Year-Long Safety Record INDEX To Departments The SIU iaioiMi BeotimiR —Pages 8. 8 The SIU Indaslrloi Worker —Page 25 SIU Social Security Dep't —Page IS SIU Safety DeiNirtmeiit —Page » The Pacific Coast Seafarer —Pages 22. 23 Vu\ The Great Lake# Seafarer . —Pages 10. 11 Marking a full year without a disabling lost-time accident aboard the ship, Iberville SIU crewmen pose with second six-month SIU safety award issued recently. Pictured (I to r) are Seafarers Nils C. Beck, bosun; J. Jensen, electrician; Horace Carmichael, steward, and Lawrence A. Holt, messman. Steward Carmichael and four' other crewmembers (not shown) have been aboard a full year without an acci­ dent. SIU Medical Department —Page 19 SIU Food, Ship Sanitation Dep't —Page 20 Editorial Cartoon —Page 15 The Fisherman and Cannery Worker Page 18 A&G Deep Sea Shipping Report —Page 6 The Canadian Seoforer —Page 21 Shipboord News . —Pages 27. 28. 29. 30 •most of them longshoremen. had to be treated for inhaling the deadly gas. Many of them were knocked unconscious. The chlorine fumes were re­ leased as the containers were being loaded out of No. 5 hold aft onto a fiatcar at Pier 8, Locust Point. Since the wind was blowing from the ship to the dock, most of the longshoremen on the dock, as well as many on deck, inhaled the fumes. Quick Action By Chief Mate . Baltimore port agent Rex Dickey credited quick action by the chief mate in saving most crewmembers from exposure to the fumes. When the leak was detected he herded most of the crew to the windward side of the deck and also saw to it that all ports were closed. Chief electrician Bob Bacon, who spent several hours in the hospital before being discharged, reported that he got a full whiff of the chlorine while heading down the gangway. The result was impair­ ment of breathing, nausea and eye irritation. yI �-J Apm, i9fi SEAFARERS Ps£s T&res LOG Sea Unions Call For Pact Talks 1 ILA Joins Nafl Bargaining Body NEW YORK—^The 70,000-member International Longshore­ men's Association has joined the National Committee for Maritime Bargaining and will take part in the forthcoming contract negotiations. 1LA-* ^ General Organizer Thomas participating in the NCMB stating, "Teddy" Gleasoa formally no­ "We further pledge our full coop­ SIU MEETINGS Officers, Radiomen, SIU Notify Owners SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly once a month on days in­ dicated by the SIU Con­ stitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are ex­ pected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram {be sure to include registration num­ ber). The next SIU meet­ ings will be: The plans of the National Committee for Maritime Bargaining to negotiate on an industry-wide basis were advanced l3ist week when the unions involved notified their respective contracted! ' Union, the Staff Officers Associa­ companies of their desire to tion and the SIU, representing all negotiate a new agreement, categories of shipboard personneL The officers union contracts were effective June 15, 1961. scheduied for expiration on June Meanwhile, the Commit­ 15. The SIU contract is an opentee announced that the In­ endIn agreement. its notification to the opera­ tified the group that' the longshore eration and support by all sections union was enroliing as a committee of our organization in the carry­ ing out of these programs." member. ILA representatives, including In his letter to the committee in­ ternational Longshoremen's forming them of his organization's. Gieason, ILA President William Association had formally Intention to participate, Gieason Bradley •and ILA Vice-President said that the NCMB appealed Anthony Anastasio, had been pres­ agreed to becoma a fullfledged member of the group. The to the ILA for several reasons, ent at the December 16, 1960, New York May 8 ILA's action in joining the Com­ among" them being the fact that meeting at which the Committee mittee made it the ninth member each participating union retained was established and its bargaining Philadelphia May 9 union and also made the Commit­ autonomy as to negotiation of its programs approved. Also repre­ Baltimore May 10 tee spokesman for 130,000 workers own agreements, with others ob­ sented at the December 16 meet­ Detroit May 12 The formal notiflcations to the serving and supporting those^ ne­ ing was Local 807 of the Inter­ national Brotherhood of Team­ operators were sent out by the gotiations. He stressed that '"the Houston May 15 Masters, Mates and Pilots, the main issue we are concerned with, sters, which handles most of the New Orleans May 16 Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ and are pleased to say the NCMB waterfront trucking in the New Mobile May 17 sociation, the Radio Officers is advocating full participation in, York metropolitan area. is the right of maritime labor to establish itself in a position whereby it will be able to discuss not simply part of, but all of, the problems that aifect the maritime industry." Panama Closing As an example of the need foi' coordinated marine union policy, and action on larger problems, hnSW. ORLEANS—^An overflow crowd of more than 1,000 Seafarers, members of their Gieason referred to the closing families and guests jammed the 850-seat auditorium past its capacity to participate in dedi­ down of the Panama Line service at a cost of several hundred long­ cation ceremonies of the new'hall for Seafarers in this port. The April 8 proceedings included shoremen's jobs. This decision, he a tribute to the Union and its>' said, was taken uniiateraliy "with­ members from major political new building symbolized the status SIU in the Port of New Orleans. out even the courtesy of an in­ leaders in the state, including of seamen as first class citizens In After the dedication program, vitation to our international us Senator Russell Long and New New Orleans. Seamen are recog­ the audience toured the building union' to discpss the issues in­ Orleans Mayor deLesseps S. Mor­ nized as such, he said, "by every­ whose facilities include the large volved. rison. one from the head of the govern­ auditorium; a theatre room which (The Panama Line, owned by the ment to the man In the street. can be used as a lecture hall or Complete Union Facilities Panama Railroad Company, which The new hall in this city, located This is what we've been striving for the showing of motion pic­ operates the Panama Canal, was tures and television; the complete­ at 630 Jackson Avenue, has been for." discontinOed by Administration ly equipped clinic which serves as Senator Long, who made the order. It had been under attack in operation since March 6. It in­ a diagnostic center for Seafarers dedication address emphasized the from the American Merchant cludes complete facilities for all and their dependents; a cafeteria; Marine Institute and particuiarly Union functions and recreational development of union responsibil­ a lounge and an outdoor patio; a ity both In the civic area and In from the. Grace Line, a competing activities as well as the New carrier. SlUNA spokesmen had op­ Orleans clinic of the Seafarers union concern for the well-being sea chest store; the hiring hall; of the industry In which its mem­ Union administrative offices and posed the closing, particularly at Medical Program. other facilities. this time, because of its impact on In welcoming SIU men and bers are employed. The cafeteria and lounge area is the jobs of a large group of long­ guests to the ceremonies, SIUNA Similarly, Mayor Morrison ap­ shoremen and other waterfront President Paul Hall said that the plauded the role played by the dominated by a large five-panel mural depicting the history of ma­ Workers in a period of recession rine unions. The mural was painted and high unemployment. The NMU, by LOG art editor Bernard Seaman. whose members man the Panama Line ships, had supported the French Quarter Style shutdown.) Architecturally, the building Gieason declared that the ILA conforms to the style of the French looked forward to future meetings Qharter with generous use of with all the other marine unions grillwork, a curved staircase, and large whits columns at the en­ trance to the building. Extensive use is made of shrubbery and sculpture to add to the hall's attraction. Dedicate New Orleans Hail; More Than 1,000 Attend ILA Gulf Leaders At Dedication Union Book Renewals Up With SIU membership book re­ newals coming up at the end of 1961 for many Seafarers, applica­ tions for renewal have already been made available in all ports. Those Seafarers who have already paid their dues for the fuil year of 1961 can now apply for and receive a new membership book. The new'books are made neces­ sary by the fact that space for due* payment entries in many membership books runs out at the end of 1961. This would be true for all membership books issued during 1952, when the entire Union book membership at the time re­ ceived new books and new mem­ bership numbers. Headquarters has emphasized that those who have used up all the entry space In their books should make their new book ap­ plications now instead of waiting until the end of the year. tors, maiied out on April 6, the SIU declared that it would advise the operators shortly as to speclfie contract proposals. The National Committee had previously announced its intention to bargain with the operators on a wide range of issues affecting sea­ men's job security, going beyond wage and hour issues. Each mem­ ber union of t he group will ne­ gotiate its own bread and butter contract Issues, with the other member unions participating and having full liaison in all issues. On the broader issues, the Com­ mittee Is concerned with develop­ ing a program dealing with such issues as the operation of runaway shipping by American owners, assistance to the domestio trades, automation on board ship and on the dock, revision of sub­ sidies to conform with changing patterns of foreign trade, action on the perennial problem of com­ petition from the Military Sea Transportation Service, promotion of American-flag bulk cargo opera­ tions and similar matters. The object of this program is to give American seamen a voice on major economic issues which de­ termine whether or not they can count on reasonably steady em­ ployment. The eight sea-going unions in the Committee hold contracts with operators representing 90 percent of all American-flag shipping. They include the Masters, Mates and Pilots; Marine Engineers Bene­ ficial Association; the SIU At­ lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District; the Sailors Union of the Pacific; the Marine Fire­ men's Union; the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union; the Radio Officers Union and the Staff Of­ ficers Association. West Coast union contracts involved expire In September, but they will partici­ pate directly In the discussions. The chairman of the NCMB Is Jesse Calhoon, secretary - treas­ urer of the MEBA, while Captain Charles Crooks, MM&P president, is the Committee's secretary. La. Leaders, Union Heads Attend Building Ceremony Among ILA representatives present «t the New Orleans dedication were Al Chittenden idei (top, left) and Clarence Henry (top, right). New Orleans; George Dixon (bottom, left), Mobile and Ralph Massey, Galveston, NEW ORLEANS—The dedica-4tion ceremonies of the new hall In shoremen's Association and Clar­ New Orleans were attended by a ence Henry, president of ILA large turnout of political leaders Local 1419, both of them New and trade union representatives. Orleans locals of the ILA; Ed AltThey Included Senator Russell B. man, president of the Marine Engi­ Long, who delivered the dedication neers Beneficial Association; Vic­ address. Mayor deLesseps Morri­ tor Bussie, the president of th® son, who presented SIUNA Presi­ Louisiana State Labor Council, dent Hall with the key to the city. AFL-CIO; A. P. Stoddard, presi­ City Councilman Paul Burke, who dent of the New Orleans Central welcomed the Union to Its new Labor Council, and E. L. WiUiame, location, and Seymour Weiss, AFL-CIO. former president of the Dock The group was also addressed by Board. Charles Logan, employer truste® Speaker Include Union Repe of the Seafarers Welfare Plan SIU Vice-President Lindsey Wil­ Speakers from the union ranks included Al Chittenden, president liams served as master of cere­ of Local 1418, International Long­ monies. �SEAFARERS Wage AprO, INK LOG Rdbin Hood Coffee What Ship Charter Terms Mean 1?*^ By Capt. Milton Williams meanings in the charter market. time and money earned. Despatch In instance it indicates the num­ money as a rule is one-half of the ber of days that were agreed upon, demurrage rate on the theory that in advance, for the loading and both the owner and charterer discharging operation. The second should participate in the time meaning indicates when the vessel saved. the type and kind of cargo that is required to report, ready to go SPACE CHARTERS—These ere can be carried. on charter. The cancelling date sometimes used by a large shipper The shipowner is responsible for indicates when the charterer has to insure that his cargo will not the crew, stores, Insurance (again the option to cancel if the ship be shut out of a certain ship sail­ ing on a scheduled date. This is except as provided in the charter) usually used with ships on berth and all operating costs of the ship services. itself. He pays for the water used CHARTERING BROKERS and by the crew and for galley fuel. CHARTERING AGENTS are, as All other charges are paid by the Indicated by the terms, interme­ charterer, including engine fuel, diaries who represent the owners boiler water, cargo handling and charterers in arriving at a sat­ charges, pilotage, wharfage, port It's eoffeetime on the Robin isfactory agreement in the charter­ dues, tolls, fumigation (if required Hood as saloon pantryman ing of ships. They do the negotiat­ because of the cargo carried) cus­ Juan Ortora prepares to ing and draw up the various' toms, consular fees and the many our some of the steaming clauses, agree on all detail and other charges which are incurred rew after the ship docked have their principals sign the in the operation of -the ship in at the Mooremac terminal charter party. They, like aii bro­ connection with service to the in Brooklyn. charterer. For example, overtime fails to report at the time stated. kers, act on a fee basis. for the crew caused by the charter­ If the charter party provides lay er's schedule of working cargo is days to commence January 10 to chargeable to the charterer. The January 24, the charterer does not time charter rate is usually based have to accept the ship before the on the ship's known performance', 10th of January, even though the her deadweight and cubic capac­ ship is ready before then. Failure ity. A survey is made on delivery to report prior to the time speci­ and redelivery of the ship to de­ fied on January 24 gives the char­ termine the amount of fuel and terer the right to cancel. water on board. Damage caused UNPAID OVERTIME IS THE KIND OF PRACTICE guaranteed to DEMURRAGE — The shipowner the charterer's operation are is compensated here for any delay put anybody on edge, and the Hungarian worker is no exception. his responsibility. in loading and dlscnarging over The Hungarian trade union publication recently carried letters of com­ VOYAGE CHARTER — Under and above the time provided for plaint from several plants about this practice. One worker employed this charter, an agreement is in the charter party. The rate of at the Csepei motor works (which became famous as a center of resist­ reached between owner and char­ demurrage is generally based on terer for a full or part cargo to be the daily operating cost of the ance during the 1956 rebellion) charged that at the beginning of tha transported between certain ports. ship. There are, of course, excep­ month the work crews jire laid off with nothing to do. Then at the end This may be one or more ports tions to this rule of rate of de­ of the month "we have to work day" and night, being forced some­ named in the charter party. A murrage charges. times to stay 16 to 24 hours in the plant without a break." The news­ mutually-satisfactory rate is agreed DESPATCH—The time saved in paper noted that no overtime is paid for this practice. Another worker, upon in advance and the freight loading and/or discharging a ves­ is paid on the amount carried. In sel under charter which provided employed at a shipyard, complains abouT being turned to at 6 AM on some cases a charter is on a dead­ lay days is called "despatch" and Sunday, and never knowing when the day's work will end. weight basis, in which case the In some plants, overtime Is paid at the expense of bonus money. Tha referred,to as despatch time. Char­ rate is determined by the amount ter parties generally provide for newspaper places the blame squarely on the trade union authorities of deadweight made available. despatch money to be paid to the who are supposed to authorize such work before it takes place. Unless otherwise specified, the charterer for this time saved on shipowner pays ALL expenses, in­ the cargo operation. Most, but i. ^ ^ cluding fuel, dues, tugs, pilotage, not all, charters provide for re­ RECENT UNREST AND REBELLION IN ANGOLA has been at­ cargo cost, wharfage, insurance versible lay days—that is, the time tributed to the dissatisfaction of African working on the coffee planta­ and all wages, including crew OT. used in loading and discharging tions. The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions reports LAY DAYS—This term has two are added to arrive at the despatch that the plantation workers are subject to forced labor by the Portu­ guese authorities. Tribal chiefs are made to produce recruits to work on the plantations, and the labor laws of the colony as such can compel the Africans to sign work contracts. Under the law, any African who fails to seek work to Improve "their social conditions" can be drafted for public works and signed over to a private employer. It's no surprise then, to read of uprisings in the back country and the massacre of planters and overseers by the conscripted Africans. C Ed. note: This is the third ii} a series of articles written for the SEAFARERS LOG by Captain Milton Williams, formerly vi^e-president and operating manager of Bull Lines. Captain Williams, who is now retired, will discuss the various phases of American-flag ship opera­ tion in these articles from an independent management viewpoint.) In this article we shall at­ tempt to familiarize the reader with the common terms used In ship chartering, by giving a broad and, of necessity, somewhat sketchy outline of the meaning of the various terms. Most of you, of course, are aware that a charter Is merely an agreement between the shipowner on one side and another party to lease or rent a ship or part thereof. The other pa-ty may be another owner, a shipper of cargo, or an agent. The term CHARTER PARTY is applied to the agreement signed by both parties and may be compared to the lease for an apartment. Actu­ ally, it is a contract. To minimize disputes, over the various clauses of the charter par­ ty, standard forms are generally used. These forms are changed or modified to suit the particular con­ tract in question. Standard char­ ter party forms cover a wide vari­ ety of cargoes—coal, oil, grain, sulphur, ore, rock and many oth­ ers. Special standard forms are j used in certain trade routes where j eonditions warrant them. BAREBOAT CHARTER—As in­ dicated in this type of charter, the shipowner leases the ship to the charterer in seaworthy condiiton. with all her fittings and gear aboard, but without a crew, stores, fuel, water, dunnage and so on. In other words, the bare boat. The charterer then assumes all of the expenses of operating the ship, Including hiring a crew. The mas­ ter and chief engineer are, in most cases, hired subject to approval of the shipowner. The operational control is the charterer's, with the owner having no say whatever as to cargo, voyages and routes, pro­ vided. these are within the scope agreed to in the charter party. Obviously, a shipowner will not enter into a bareboat charter with any but the most-reputable firms and then only for a long period of time. When the vessel is delivered to go on charter, a survey is made to determine the vessel's condition, with a similar survey on redelivery to the owner when the charter is completed. The charterer is responsible for all repairs, except those items which can be considered ordinary wear and tear. Upon delivery of the ship, the charterer may elect to keep and pay for the fuel and water on board at the time. Con­ versely, the shipowner has the same privilege on redelivery. Because of the problems involved, few American shipowners bare­ boat their ships. However, most Government owned ships, during and after World War II, were op­ erated by private firms under bare­ boat charter. TIME CHARTER—Under this type of charter, the owner leases the vessel, or part thereof, to the chai terers for a fixed period. This may be for one or more conseeutive voyages, for a nionth, two months or more. The charter party for time charters usually de­ fines the trading limits as well as E LABOR 'ROUND THE WORLD 'Food For Peace' Goal: $11 Billion Surplus Cargo t, t. TATTLING ON THE BOSS IS BAD FORM everywhere it seems. A Communist youth organization newspaper published a letter from a col­ lective farm employee in which she complained about falsification of production reports. The letter pointed out that sowing and harvesting were both later than reported and production figures were inflated as well. The Communist publication investigated her complaints and found them Justified, also noting that she was fired from'the job for shipments by about a half-billion writing the letter. dollars. As a long-range effort, the l" 4< ' program would draw participation WATERFRONT WORKERS IN THE CARIBBEAN showed some fine from more foreign nations because teamwork recently in connection with a strike of clerical workers on it would Involve guarantees of the island of Grenada. The clerical workers, who were employed by stable operation over a long period the Nutmeg Association, appealed to the Grenada Trade Union Congress of time. for support. The result was that Grenada dockworkers, members of the Seamen and Waterfront Workers Union, boycotted ships carrying nutipeg. The port operators then attempted to divert all traffic to Trinidad in retaliation, but Trinidad, Barbados and St. Lucia unions April, 1961 Vol. XXIII, No. 4 refused to handle any diverted ships. As a result, the Nutmeg Associ­ ation reinstated all the clerical workers with two months' pay and started negotiations. t> tit A SPEED-UP BY ANY OTHER NAME Is still a speed-up and still PAUL HALL, President unpopular. That's the conclusion to be drawn after reading the com­ HCRBERT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ plaints about the operation of the "Socialist Competition" progi-am in MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, AL -MASKIN, CRARLsa BEAUMET, ALBERT Czechoslovakia, The Communist trade union publication "Prace" notes AMATEAU, ARTHUR MARKOWITE, Staff that despite two years of tub-thumbing, "at the present time there are Writers. only 350,000 Woi'kers In the movement of the socialist labor brigades." The paper blames the slow progress of the program on people who "do Publlthta moniTily at Ttio haadquartara not have the courage to pledge themselves to such tasks" or those who anal Union, Union, At­ of tho Saafirori Intornatienal lantic Oulf, Lakai and Inland Watart "are used to working In the routine of old methods." Dlatrict, AFL-CIO, *71 Fourth Avanua, "Socialist competition" is the Communist label for programs of in­ Brooklyn 32, NY. Tal. HYacinth 9-6400. Sacond clan postaga paid at tha Paat creasing output per worker, usually through speed-up techniques. By Office In Brooklyn, NY, undar tha Act pitting groups of workers against each other in the "socialist labor of AuB. 24, 1912. brigades," ilic authorllies constantly increase the production standard expected of all the w^rk force. WASHINGTON—A proposed "food for pe&ce" program in­ volving the distribution of $11 billion worth of farm surplus over the next five years has been submitted to President Kennedy and will probably*^ — be transmitted to Congress in On a yearly basis, the proposed similar form. The program plan would increase farm surplus would have considerable impact on US-flag shipping and ship employ­ ment since a large proportion of these shipments would go on American vessels. Farm surplus shipments are cov­ ered by the "50-50" law which calls for shipment of at least 50 percent of all Government-financed cargoes on US vessels. In addition, the In­ ternational Cooperation Adminis­ tration, which administers foreign programs, recently ordered all cargoes to be carried on US ships where the United States pays the freight costs. If such aid is carried on a foreign-flag ship, the receiv­ ing country will have to pay the freight charges. The propoi-sd expansion of the food program would make Its scope world-wide and would re­ sult in the shipment of meat, milk, fat, poultry and eggs, in addition to the present grain shipments. In many parts of the world, food would take the place of money for workers on Industrial development projects. t. SEAFARERS LOG �SSSI SEAFAUSnS Cubs Scout Union Headquarters LOG f»t» Fitr* Four US Unions Leave ITF; Hit Unfair Action On SlU Four major American maritime unions have withdrawn from the International Transportworkers Federation, the world-wide organization, of transport unions. The four unions, the International Longshoremen's Association, the Masters, Mat^s and Pilots, the Marine Engineers-^ Beneficial Association and the British Commonwealth flags to wage scales and shipboard condi­ Seafarers International Union escape North American standards. tions. of North America, all affiliated with the AFL-CIO, sent a cable on April 18 to Peter De Vries, general secretary of the ITF in London, informing him that they were withdrawing from the world transport body because of the "unfair manner" in which it had suspended the SIU over the dis­ pute between the National Union of Seamen of Great Britain and the SIUNA. The cable also pointed out that all four unions previously had spe­ cifically requested that the issues involved in the dispute be referred Mike Carlin, SlU patrolman, explains function and purpose back t<T the Seafarers Section of of rotary shipping board to members of a West New York, the ITF, but that this request had NJ cub scout pack who were visiting headquarters. been ignored and the Executive Committee of the ITF, meeting in Tel Aviv last week, had suspended the SIUNA pending final action by the next ITF Congress. The organizations said, "that consequently they can no longer be bound by ITF policy and pro­ WASHINGTON—^The Internal Revenue Service is under­ cedure. Our withdrawal is effec­ as of the date of this message." taking a special factual survey to determine the extent of tax tive The text of the cable to Mr. abuses engaged in by American firms in their runaway oper­ De Vries, signed by Captain Wil­ ations overseas. ! liam Bradley,. president of the The survey, strongly op­ never returned to the parent- ILA; Paul Hall, president of the posed by the runaway con­ American concern. US tax laws SIUNA; Captain John Bishop, sec­ cerns, is being done by the IRS do not apply to these funds until retary-treasurer of the MM&P and with a view toward correcting the they are returned to the US and Ray McKay, executive vice-presi­ abuses through the enactment ot distributed as corporation divi­ dent of the MEBA, is as follows: "In view of the precipitous acappropriate iegislation by Con­ dends. ,tion taken by the ITF Executive Runaway Profit gress. the study is sponsored by the Runaway shipowners have Committee in Tel Aviv in sus­ ipS Office of Internationai Opera­ claimed that they repatriate the pending the SIU as a result of the tions and will take an especially profits made by their foreign sub­ dispute between the SIU and the close look a companies operating sidiaries and these funds are then British National Union of Seamen, out of the tax-havens of Lichten- taxed by the Government. The particularly after a request by -Etein, Panama, Liberia and Hon­ SIU and other seafaring unions American unions that this ques­ duras. Runaway shipowners usually have pointed out that this is not tion be referred back to the Sea­ operate out of the latter three so and that the. runaway operators farers Section for resolution was ignored, we hereby record our dis­ nations. keep their profits overseas or satisfaction with the unfair man­ Agents of the IRS will try to bring them back as interest-free discover the nature, source and loans, so that they cannot be taxed ner in which you have acted. In light of the ITF action, the under­ amounts of money that the run­ under US laws. signed organizations have no al­ away concerns have at their dis­ Present tax laws require that ternative but to advise you of their posal and do not report on their US corporations detail information withdrawal as member organiza­ US income taxes. The key diffi­ on the financial transactions be­ tions of the ITF and that conse­ culty is in obtaining reports about tween the parent concern and the quently they cai;^ no longer be the inter-company dealings of the subsidiary. Transactions between bound by ITF policy and proced­ more sophisticated corporations. companies held by the subsidiaries ure. Our withdrawal is effective "We may never get the full story," or between the subsidiaries—where as of date of this message." Clarence I. Cox, director of the most of the profits are made—are The issue which led to the with­ Investigations said. not covered by the law and the drawal of the four unions arose He said that funds are shifted major change in legislation would out of the practice of Canadian among the foreign companies and probably come in this area. and American shipowners in using Tax Men Focusing On Hunaway Dodge As a result of this practice, a writ­ ten agreement was reached be­ tween the SIUNA and Sir Thomas Yates, then head of the National Union of Seamen of Great Britain, in which the British seamen agreed that they would not permit the British flag to be used as an es­ cape hatch for North American shipowners seeking to lower their However, this agreement was never enforced by the British union. Last summer, when a rank and file revolt broke put in the NU3 in a rebellion against contract conditions, tying up ships in vari­ ous parts of the world, the SIU of Canada gave financial assistanca (Continued on page 12) Houston Engineers' Hall Memorializes Keiiogg HOUSTON—Leaders in maritime labor and management paid tribute early this month to- the late William G. Kellogg, executive vice president of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, at the dedication"^' of the remodeled MEBA hall man declared "Bill Kellogg's nam* will stand for many years in th* here. Among those attending the cere­ monies here April 12 were Ed Altman, MEBA international presi­ dent; Lee Pressman, MEBA gen­ eral counsel; R. A. Amador, presi­ dent of the MEBA Houston local; Jesse Calhoon, MEBA interna­ tionai secretary-treasurer; Paul Hall, president of the Seafarers International Union; Ralph D. Casey and William Mullins, presi­ dent and vice president of the American Merchant Marine Insti­ tute, and representatives of ship­ ping interests. Kellogg, in addition to holding the MEBA executive vice presi­ dent post, was also a member of the union's National Administra­ tive Committee at the MEBA con­ vention last May. At the time of his death March 17, he was also chairman of MEBA District 1; branch agent in Houston and chairman of the Boards of Trus­ tees of the union's dry cargo and tanker welfare, pension and vaca­ tion plans. A plaque in memory of Kellogg was unveiled at the building by his widow. A brother and two sisters also survive the MEBA leader. Speaking at the dedication of the building at 314 Broadway, Alt- annals of maritime for his ac­ complishments in representing en­ gineers. The purpose of this dedi­ cation is to leave something tangi­ ble for posterity." Pressman praised Kellogg's "highest purpose and profound convictions," and called on tho union to carry out Kellogg's ideals and improve the lot of working engineers who sail ships of the American flag. Helped Set Up NCMB Amador and Calhoon noted Kellogg's concern with the fam­ ilies of marine engineers and pledged to finish the agenda of objectives outlined by Kellogg. Kellogg was a key figure in the establishment of the National Committee for Maritime Bargain­ ing early this year. SIU President Paul Hall de­ scribed Kellogg as "a fighting man in every sense of the word." Hall said the best way to honor Kel­ logg is for all maritime leaders to fight for the good of the industry. Casey of the AMMI noted that Kellogg was "tough but fair and a man whose word was as good as his bond." Other speakers at the dedication of the building were Mullins and William B. Chatfield of Philadelphia, operating manager of Keystone Shipping Co. EARTH FOR lOSMINUTK/VriZOOO M\LBS PEFZHOUR^OvkR-iOOMIL&UR MICHMANNTR\AL OPENS IN JERUSALEM... ACCUSED OF DIRECTING MURDER OF SIX MILLIIDN JEWS IN NAZI DEATH CAMPS# RESIDEhfTS 6ET PIGHTTO VOTB )fsl PRESIDEbmAlELECT/ONS AG U.S. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 15 APPROVED. UN REpoprrs WORLD POPULATION DUE TO R^CH THREE BILLION THIS YEAR... INCREASING BY 45 TO 55" MILLION ANNUALLY, RED TROOFS SCOR ING GAINS IN LAOS AS RUSSIA STALLS ON CEASE FIRE. PROPOSALS, UcS' PBACB CORPS VOLU/srfEERS TO TRAIN AT .pueRro,,Kico JUNGLt'CAMP. PRESIDENT i<ENNEC^To VISIT FRANCE AT END OF MAY/ CONFER WITH PEOAULLE ON NUCLEAR. TESTING. ALGERIA PEACE, OTHER ISSUES . �Pare Six SEAFARERS April. INt LOG SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING ROARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) March 1 Through March 31 A sharp upsurge in virtually every phase of shipping activity was registered in SIU ports during the month of March. Not only did the job total make a consider­ able comeback from winter lows but it even ap)roached the boom shipping figures for December. The atter month is traditionally the year's best for job turnover because of men getting off for the holidays. The total of jobs shipped, 2,689, was 685 jobs more than the February figure. In fact, it was some 500 jobs over the total of class A men left on the beach at the end of the month, which reflects superior shipping op­ portunities for class A men. All seniority groups shared in the job rise, with class C, the lowest seniority group, surging to a total of 274 Ship Activity jobs shipped. tZIlass A picked up an additional 363 shipboard berths with Class B getting 207 more spots than in February. Ship activity showed a rise in every category with 489 ship calls compared to 430 in February and 449 vessels hitting SIU ports in January. In the face of the rise in ship activity and shipping the registered-on-the-beach total declined. In the new registration group for chief steward, group 1-S, the figures show a total of*95 men register­ ing in that category for all ports. A truer picture of the group 1-S status will come in the April figures, since chief stewards started shipping exclusively out of 1-S in that month. f Pay Sign fa OHs Om Trans. TOTAi; Boston 8 Now York 43 Philadolphia ..4 Bolrimoro ....21 Norfolk 2 Jocksonvillo ..6 MIomI 1 Mobile 10 Now Orloans..11 HoHston 23 Wilmington ... 0 San Francisco.. 3 Soottlo 9 0 15 1 8 0 1 0 5 10 4 0 4 9 10 48 26 10 22 14 8 7 46 65 19 14 5 IB 106 31 30 24 21 9 22 67 92 19 21 23 TOTALS ....138 57 294 489 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile \ New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTAI S Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS 8 Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 S ALL 12 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 13 0 5 7 3 9 1 1 4 6 3 16 1 3 5 1 80 30 141 1 17 27 45 35 31 95 20 150 1 25 24 60 33 0 5 5 7 19 7 3 2 10 2 17 0 0 5 5 79 1 35 13 46 14 13 21 47 12 72 0 19 2 16 18 6 4 19 0 14 7 21 8 9 14 6 28 0 1 6 5 18 1 6 8 1 5 12 3 15 5 9 5 7 8 9 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 .0 0 0 , 17 31 1 9 5 2 3 6 15 23 10 48 3 2 9 14 55 11 97 2 31 36 26 10 24 42 20 88 3 12 13 28 66 102 26 194 7 37 53 97 44 84 27 155 9 33 34 76 8. 10 2 20 1 4 3 8 8 4 13 5 1 3 6 14 10 13 36 1 13 1 2 4 12 9 8 29 0 0 5 5 39 5 14 18 7 17 10 *32 13 27 8 48 6 14 6 26 215 385 121 1 721 20 125 161 306 189 368 124 1 681 33 103 133 1 269 TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 0 0 16 5 0 16 150 6 11 50 0 0 0 0 17 5 0 0 1 72 1 18 0 0 0 28 0 6 1 6 6 13 15 22 0 0 0 2 0 0 Q0 1 1 48 14 0 0 4 88 4 28 0 5 6 155 1 76 7 13 3 3 1 14 0 0 0 29 0 5 2 8 8 18 48 26 6 22 38 1 66 671 269 ' Registered 0 n The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 .2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 0 21 7 0 14 2 23 1 5 6 16 216 61 112 38 211 3 56 15 38 46 0 0 22 14 25 7 6 7 1 91 34 65 16 115 3 26 38 67 1 0 34 4 10 14 1 5 4 9 1 60 7 6 13 14 1 22 0 4 2 0 5 0 - 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 63 23 6 68 0 6 1 29 0 6 63 87 18 165 8 24 31 4 120 60 6 237 30 40 23 93 5 45 19 21 9 7 34 11 27 5 2 15 1 2 34 22 26 50 3 17 0 9 5 2 18 92 13 8 4 25 4 10 13 27 66 1016 287 448 119 854 30 123 166 1i 319 ENCINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 5 3 30 78 2 22 6 35 4 11 3 12 0 0 .".... 3 20 13 63 32 122 3 6 7 20 4 38 m 430 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped. CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 AIL 12 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 8 2 0 3 7 1 2 6 0 4 1 1 1 2 66 19 35 28 9 117 3 78 10 107 3 37 16 56 5 29 0 3 2 5 3 14 0 2 9 0 0 0 50 1 22 12 ss;! 1 43 8 52 2 17 •14 33 9 2 17 0 5 3 8;i 5 2 5 12 1 1 1 3 1111 2 1 16 1 6 4 5 2 9 0 6 3 9 0 0 0 1 0 1' 0 1 0 1- 0 0 0 0 3 26 1 3 13 4 9 20 28 0 4 7 14 21 8 84 1 18 13 32 14 65 15 94 0 16 11 27 8 162 5 50 35 90 30 92 12 134 38 43 84 3 12 3 5 4 12 5 6 3 14 1 10 7 18 28 0 1 6 1 7 5 11 8 24 0 2 1 3 6 48 2 8 4 14 5 33 7 42 2 8 4 17 55 |~597 19 170 112 1 301 94 369 74 1 537 12 142 119 273 Registered Oin The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 .2 3 ALL A 2 3 ALL 1 B C ALL 1 3 ALL 2 0 0 1 6 1 10 2 7 2 9 5 1 0 5 1 4 3 42 107 19 2 56 42 205 35 96 18 149 5 28 28 61 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 14 1 33 6 40 0 9 3 6 0 0 86 12 73 4 70 1 1 52 33 1 53 38 28 8 0 15 5 0 0 0 12 3 0 12 2 6 1 3 7 2 0 5 5 10 9 28 2 11 0 9 10 8 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 8 28 57 12 60 0 8 0 8 33 5 6 21 4 2 48 0 17 94 5 12 27 17 138 32 6, 111 0 26 22 73 21 6 31 134 35 4 84 31 249 35 45 10 -90 7 9 19 0 0 36 1 10 4 4 14 18 11 2 14 3 3 4 4 15 /o 0 0 0 24 43 0 3 0 27 6 35 2 7 8 7 13 42 72 2 7 30 0 8 1 9 17 13 21 4 4 8 67 52 127 537 273 127 937 149 418 67 1 634 23 139 120 282 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B GROUP forf 1-9 Bos ..... *T N. n.T Y...,. Phil —1 Nor f __ Jac /r ._ Mia Mob No Hou Wil S. F Sea TOTALS 1 20 5 12 1 1 1 11 19 10 2 6 . 6 95 1 2 0 1 27 9 3 3 7 8 3 0 3 2 0 0 4 4 17 16 32 22 6 1 6 2 8 4 117 71 3 AT.f. 0 2 64 120 8 19 37 64 4 8 1 7 2 3 7 26 59 111 27 91 6 15 21 35 9 27 245 1 5281 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP . 1 3 ALL 1-9 2 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 0 0 3 3 2 2 1 5 1 0 3 4 3 6 26 35 — 43 15 60 118 3 2 21 26 1 0 10 11 1 3 3 11 1 4 6 0 7 1 0 13 14 19 8 27 54 1 0 7 Z 1 0 3 4 1 3 13 0 3 6 0 8 8 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 7 12 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 0 7 2 20 0 15 15 29 0 1 1 26 28 6 14 11 60 25 0 24 91 , 1 2 8 42 52 5 26 15 39 57 85 3 4 50 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 6 3 4 2 ' 1 0 1 3 4 5 6 6 1 10 0 22 2 4 3 15 4 22 0 12 2 21 23 4 9 1 16 13 20 155 1 188 19 137 65 247 1 468 19 8 160" j~i87 GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A 1 2 B 1 5 0 0 1 4 15 118 1 1 13 26 0 0 1 11 1 7 0 54 0 0 8 0 0 1 1 13 8 16 12 0 1 15 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 15 25 0 0 12 12 91 8 11 85 2 1 57 6 0 1 4 5 4 0 0 22 6 0 0 3 2 14 19 23 .21 6 6 "69"1 ~81 468 187 \JI Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 1 3 ALL C ALL 1-9 2 10 1 0 2 4 2 0 1 1 2 4 60 15 159 20 63 19 87 179 4 6 50 26 0 6 9 0 11 11 1 19 4 7 85 4 0 62 12 26 11 36 3 33 40 13 1 3 3 3 8 1 22 3 4 4 16 10 1 32 2 2 2 0 4 1 2 7 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 2 75 0 0 9 32 0 15 15 44 11 23 12 128 13 39 19 100 171 2 1 54 57 55 7 10 17 34 12 15 18 11 153 10 5 15 5 6 2 4 17 1 0 5 4 28 2 46 0 10 0 17 6 21 1 9 63 6, 3 7 20 5 3 9 17 4 19 81 1 736 90 198 95 325 798 27 29 209 1 265 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE *STEWARD GRAND TOTALS GROUP 123 215 385 121 112 430 55 212 71 245 539 886 421 ALL 1 721 1 597 1 52« |1846 Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 20 125 161 19 170 112 13 20 155 52 315 428 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP ALL 1 2 3 2 3 ALL 1 1 306 189 368 124 681 33 103 133 1 301 94 369 74 537 12 142 119 1 188 156 65 247 468 19 • 8 160 1 795 439 802 445 11686 64 253 412 ALL 1 269 1 273 1 187 1 729 GROUP 2 3 1 6 22 38 8 67 52 6 6 69 95 159 20 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS ALL ABC 1 66 681 269 66 1 127 537 273 127 1 81 468 187 81 1 274 1686 729 274 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 |1016 287 448 119 854 30 123 166 | 937 149 418 67 634 23 139 120 95 325 708 27 1 736 288 29 209 2689 724 961 511 2196 80 291 495 * The 1-S totals are included In the grand total of group 1, steward. For a breakdown on l-s shipping, see steward department section of the report. ALL 1 319 1 282 1 265 1 866 �April. 1»«1 , SKAfARERS (r /.''.v. Joe Alcina, Safety Director What's A 'Routine' Accident? An analysis of the accidents reported to us by SIU companies during 1960 has just been issued by the Safety Department and forwarded to ait operators, ships and Union offices. The findings in the 1960 accident analysis refeal no sUrtling differences since 1959; in fact, the overall pattern of a year ago seems to apply again in almost every instance. This is no cause for alarm or pessimism regarding the progress of shipboard safety campaigns. Actually, the findings for 1960, as they match 1959, confirm what should be obvious to everyone in the in­ dustry by now. In essence, they show that maritime work is a risky, affair, that many Jobs and work practices feature built-in hazards and no amount of safety training and education can'l>ossibly eliminate all accidents. No safety program drorth its salt is dedicated to the proposition that all accidents can be prevented since allowance must be made for socalled "human error." We can try, by education, training and con­ stant repetition, to forestall a lot of accidents by making everyone aware of potential dangers in a common-sense manner. This is the objective of the Joint Safety Program of the SIU and its contracted companies. The value of the statistics accumulated by the Safety Department over the past four years lies in the fact that they pinpoint the prob­ lems which require special attention. They also provide us, for the first tijne, with a reliable body of figures to measure one year's record against the next and to see where our efforts may have fallen down or produced improvement. On the basis of several years' experience, we can predict, for ex­ ample, that only one out of every three shipboard accidents is usually aerious enough to cause i^t time on the job. We know, too, that almost nine of every ten accidents on SIU ships is reported to the depart­ ment head on board the vessel at some time during the 24-hour period after it occurs. These findings, and others, are far different than the vague generali­ ties pubiicized about seamen a few short years ago. The picture we get is not that seamen are a bunch of accident-prone, claim-happy characters; they are hard-working men doing their best in the face of the hazardous conditions that make up shipboard life. What can be done, and is done, is to highlight what went wrong before and how to avoid the same pitfalls. It's pretty clear thafmany types of work engaged in when accidents occur are difficult to classify as anything other than "routine duties." This is because a guy usually takes some care when he's working with something hot, or sharp, or with an acid, but he'll think nothing of taking an extra-quick step, or turning his head or not wearing goggles "just fdr a second." It's already too late then and his mind Isn't on what he's supposed to be doing. All of this is a roundabout way of saying that "routine" accidents are made up of "routine" things that cause most accidents. This is true whether you're on a ship, at the work bench ashoi;^e, at home, in the kitchen or on the highway. It's no secret, however, that the past couple of years have witnessed a sharp arid usually noticeable change in work habits aboard ship. Non-skid paints, yellow markers, warning signs and a good dose of common sense fostered by joint safety campaigns are making a dif­ ference and are helping to cut down accidents. Work habits don't change overnight but we all can see changes taking place around us. This is all to the good and a welcome omen for the future. Par* Serea LOG NY Port Council Opposes Anti-Union Dock Curbs A NEW YORK—^The fight against proposed expansion of the powers of the Bi-State Water­ front Commission has shifted to New Jersey as New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller signed legislation opposed by AFL-CIO President George Meany and the New York Port Council of The Maritime Trades Department. picketing unions could be charged seeking to modify the Waterfront The measure signed by the with violating the law and be sub­ Commission's hearing procedures Governor greatly expands the jurisdiction of the Commission and gives it the right to punish long­ shoremen and other harbor work­ ers for participating in "illegal" work stoppages. The Greater New York Port Council of the MTD and the AFL-CIO both raised partic­ ular objection to the latter pro­ vision which, in effect, gives the Commission a club to hold over the heads of longshoremen should they support strikes and job ac­ tions by other unions on the waterfront. New Jersey Hearing Under the Federal law setting up the Bi-State Commission, all legislation governing the commis­ sion must be acted on by the leg­ islatures of New York and New Jersey. A public hearing on ^ the issues has been scheduled in New Jersey for April 28 and at that time labor representatives will have an opportunity to testify on the measure. A meeting of the New York Port Council was held on Thurs­ day, April 20. Delegates represent­ ing the member unions of the council heard a full report on the council's activities in fighting the Mitchell Bill and its program for vigorously opposing companion legislation in New Jersey. In addition to giving the Water­ front Commission authority over strike actions, the Mitchell Bill ex­ tends the group's jurisdiction to include many groups of waterfront workers who are not longshore­ men, such as chenangoes, and em­ ployees of the ILA and of welfare and pension funds in the harbor. Prohibits Tliegai' Stoppages Under the authority over strikes, the Commission is given broad powers to prohibit alleged illegal interference with the work of long­ shoremen. Consequently any time any waterfront union posted - fComments and tuggestums are Invited by the Department and can a picket line, longshoremen who he submitted to this column, care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) respected that line as well as the Sea-Land Enters Intercoastal Trade. A new element has been injected into the intercoastal shipping picture wi& the an­ nouncement that the SlU-contracted Sea-Land Service, Inc., is reentering the intercoastal trade. Sea-Land has already put Waterman C-2s on this run on time charters, pending completion of plans to convert • up to five vessels into inter­ twice as many boxes as are now Coast and Puerto Rico, inaugurat­ coastal containerships. The carried by the converted C-2s in ed the intercoastal service on April converted vessels are scheduled to Sea-Land's coastwise and Puerto enter service in the middle.of 1962. Rico service. Sea-Land already has The Sea-Land move into inter­ contracts with a German shipyard coastal service came as a result of for erlarging and converting two the withdrawal of the Luckenbach T-2s for this purpose, but no work Steamship Company from this has actually begun as yet. The trade foliowing heavy losses sus­ other three conversions would tained in recent years. The losses have to be done In American yards were a direct result of railroad since Congress passed legislation selective rate cutting on such items forbidding American operators as California canned fruits and from signing any more contracts vegetables. Previously American- to build midbodies iii foreign ship­ Hawaiian, currently inactive, had yards. • announced plans to build contain­ The total cost of the program erships for this service. is an estimated $27 million which Sea-Land admittedly will take the company says it will try to a financial beating running C-2s in raise through private financing. the intercoastal service until such Sea-Land (formerly known as time as it can get containerships Pan-Atlantic) had previously oper­ on the run. ated in the intercoastal tiade with Plan T-2 or C Ship Conversion conventional C-2s, but got out of The planned trailerships would the service in the latter part of involve either conversion of T-2 1958 as a result of heavy financial tankers . or C-type ships which Josses. However, the company re­ would be acquired for this pur­ tained the Arrow Line operating pose. Each of the proposed trail­ certificate for this trade. erships would be able to carry 476 Waterman's Fairport, which had 85-foot trailer boxes, or more than been running between the West 16, from Portland, with the addi­ tion of New York to its planned itinerary. The Choctaw will start service in the trade from San Francisco on April 28. American-Hawaiian Applies American - Hawaiian, which has been inactive for several years, has had an application pending for some time for construction of three new trailerships carrying 1,000 boxes at a 25-knot speed. Until Sea-Land reentered the service, the withdrawal of Lucken­ bach meant that not a single American-flag common carrier was servicing the once-flourishing Interooastal trade. There are no coastwise ship operations left on the West Coast and just two com­ panies, Sea-Land and Seatratn, on the East Coast. The only ships hinning inter­ coastal aside from Sea-Land are offshore ships making intercoastal calls, and vessels such as the Calmar Line ships in the employ of a single industrial firm. ject to severe penalties.. Examples of such cases in which waterfront picketing might be deemed illegal include picket lines on runaway-flag ships, such as the lucres Line beef in which the courts held that the unions did not have the right to hang up the ship. Longshoremen then, would be lia­ ble to Commission harassment. The Port Council has also, been so that longshoremen would have an appeal from the Commission's decisions to a board consisting of representatives of the employer, the employees and the Commis­ sion. ' At present, the only recours® for longshoremen is an appeal to the courts, a costly and time-con­ suming process which thej' cannot afford. Ship Leaky, Eel Proves To Be Handy Fix-It Capt. Selmer T. Sorensen gives once-over to slippery char­ acter which got itself into a hole — on the underside of Alcoa Pioneer and blocked a leak in the process. MOBILE—Around the Aloca offices here there's talk of changing the company house ^lag and substituting the emblem of an eel as a result of a incident involving the Alcoa Pioneer. The bizarre incident, which made Ripley's "Believe It Or the leak stopped as mysteriously as Not," took place while the it began. When the ship was put in drydock and the plates exam­ ined, shipyard workers discovered that the leak had been plugged by an eel which had gotten halfway into the hold and then jammed in there. What happened to the heroic eel after that is a matter of conjecture, but the company is positive that it was NOT sen'^ to the crew for breakfast disguised as smoked her­ ring. Pioneer was enroute to Gulfport, Mississippi, from Trinidad. In the course of the voyage, it was dis­ covered that a leak had developed in one of the holds and the ship was taking water on rapidly. Con­ sequently, the vessel headed for the Alabama Drydock In Mobile so that the breach in the plates could be repaired. However, one day before the ves­ sel was scheduled for drydocklng. ^ e A *=* A PORT O' CALL •izie E.SALTiiV«>eE �We^ SSs&S SEAFA&EStS zee i8S2 -J" -.. '-l/. Lakes Tug, Dredge Men Approve IBU Affiliation RMR Tows Freight To City DETROIT—Members of the SlU-affiliated Dredge Work­ ers Union and Tug Workers Union this month each voted to affiliate with the SIU's Inland Boatmen's Union. The vote means that the two Unions will be governed by including the two newly-affiliated the IBU constitution and also unions and other marine workers. a separate Great Lakes constitu­ tion. The presidents of both Unions —Gus Wolf of the Tug Workers and Bob Jones of the Dredge Work­ ers—lauded the results of the nearunanimous vote. They said that Euch an affiliation would "prove highly successful and bencfic.al to all our members." Vote Results The results of the voting, showed that the Dredge members voted for affilation by a 139-26 count and the Tug Workers by a 213-92 margin for affiliation. With the addition of the two unions in the IBU, the latter group is now composed of three sections. Making Fast Each ieciun will aegotialo and ratify its own contracts and will protect the rights of their respec­ tive memberships and seniority under provisions in their own con­ stitutions. The coun'ing and tallying of the ballots was done in the presence of membership-elected committees from both unions after the ballots had been opened by an outside su­ pervisor. The original recommendation to submit the affiliation proposal to a membership vote was made sev­ eral weeks ago after the executive boards of the Tugmen and Dredge Workers met and aproved the New York Dock locomotive with string of freight cars in tow, move. Both Unions have been backs in toward RMR-manned carfloat (left, off camera) working closely together since their where cars will be loaded and transported cross-river. affiliation with the SIU, and have recognized that such a relationship has given them added strength and protection for their respective members. The two groups of Lakes work­ ers had previously been directly affiliated with the SIU. Their vote to affiliate with the Inland Boat­ men's Union of the SIU means they WASHINGTON—A spokesman for inland waterways op­ will be working together on mat­ erators recently blamed the Government for rate wars that ters of common interest with other result from competition for Government traffic under the sections of the IBU membership.' Charge Gov't Rates Injure Towing Go's RMR Sponsors Little Leaguers JERSEY CITY—The' familiar SIU "trade mark"—the Brother­ hood of the Sea symbol—will be seen in numerous ball parks here next month when a group of young­ sters—the Greenville American Little Leaguers—takes to the dia­ mond under the sponsorship of the SIU's Railway Marine Region. Sixteen youngsters comprise the team and their first scheduled game is in Jersey City on May 7th. Pre-game activity consists of a parade through the center of thecity to kick off the start of the season. Dates for future games Are being discussed presently. It's hoped that all Jersey area RMR men who have the time get out and support "their" team on Sunday, May 7th. Interstate Commerce Act's"^ : Section 22 rates. Consequent­ riers operating on the Mississippi ly, he said this caused the River system." barge and towing industry to shy away from such traffic. The speaker, Robert M. Tyrie of Union Barge Line, pointed out that although the government got itself out of the barge line business sev­ eral years ago, "it (the Govern­ ment), is still a ppwferfuf force that competes directly and adversely with the regulated common car­ Tyrie, who was testifying in be­ half of the American Waterways Operators, directed the subcommit­ tee's attention to Section 22 of the Act, which permits carriers to per­ form major transportation for Jhe government at free or reduced rates. This section, Tyrie contend­ ed, was in violation of the na­ tional transportation policy Norfolk Tugs Vote Tor SIU (Continued from pag? 2) other AFL-CIO unions, including the Masters, Mates and Pilots, the Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ sociation and the Operating En­ gineers, all of whom urged the tugmen to vote for the SIU and Join the AFL-CIO family. • With these three victories, ac­ complished, IBU organizers are now turning their attention to six other companies in the VirginiaCarolina area, all of them presently non-union operations. It is ex­ pected that the election victories will give a big'boost to the SIU organizing drive. ^ Norfolk is the latest port on the Atlantic and Gulf coa.st to go IBU. Other ports in which IBU rep­ resents all, or virtually all harbor operations are Philadelphia, Bal­ timore, Mobile, New Orleans and the Houston-Galveston area. In addition, the IBU represents tug employees in a number of other ports as well as railroad marine employees in New York harbor, tugboatmen on the Mississippi and other inland waters and on the Great Lakes. West Coast tugboatmen are members of the Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific, an SIU Of North America affiliate. The activities of the various inland boatmen, railroad marine tugs, deep sea tugs and harbor craft under the SIU banner are dealt with here. The SIU fam­ ily includes various groups of boatmen throughout the nation —on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes and in Pacific Coast ports. These craft operate in support of deep sea shipping and sup­ plement such shipping in con­ fined waters. Their activities concern all seafaring trades. Times Have Changed In inland Waters CHAhiSlNe /iDDReSS CM LOG MA\LN6 USX Pl^GB INCLUDE \PcGTAL7C^£l I Deckhand Frank Smith of tug Christina (T & A) makes fast the bowline at Philly pier. The photo above, taken some twenty years ago, illustrated how things were in inland water transportation during that era. No doubt there are many IBU members around today who may have worked aboard syeh a towboat, which is shown making its way down the Ohio River enroute from Pittsburgh to New Orleans with 20 barges in tow. �April, im SEAFARERS SIU Will AHiliate With Rail Labor Unit Discuss IBU Dredge Pact eration of American Railway Em­ ployees" was attempted at Peoria, 111. This, then may be considered the forerunner of the RLEA, and It was survived by other, simiiar, but informal groups until 1926, when the RLEA was officially fprmed. Today, the Association holds monthly meetings aT its headquar­ ters in Washington, DC. There are usualiy as many as 50 items on the agenda at these sessions, all deal­ ing with items of current import­ ance' to railway workers and their families. Reports from various standing committees—there are eight in ail—are received and acted upon; also, consideration is given regularly to the functioning of the Railroad Retirement Board, Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Systems, and the operations of the Railway Labor Act and the National Media­ tion Board. In addition, related legislative matters pending before Congress and state legislatures are given attention at these sessions. Carriers' Losses Laid To Rate Cuts The Interstate Commerce Com­ mission, after inve-stigating last year's declining profits of water­ ways and other common carriers, has concluded that the condition can be blamed on "competitive cut­ ting rates" of the carriers. In seeking to aiieviate this situa­ tion, the ICC has proposed a spe­ cial 14-point plan that urges Con­ gress to strengthen the Commis­ sion's regulatory function. Points of the plan Include: NEW YORK—In a move to give added strength and repre­ sentation to its Railway Marine Region, the SIU has taken steps to affiliate with the Railway Labor Executives Associa­ tion. The proposed affiliation is efforts at forming such an interest the result of a unanimous ac­ date back to 1897, when a "Fed­ tion taken at the recent SIUNA convention in San Juan. Once the SIU officially becdtnes a member of the RLEA, it will be the twentythird major labor union with a railroad membership to join the Association which now represents In excess of .one-million workers. A Coordinating: Body Though the RLEA has no responaibiiitytis far as collective bargain­ ing is concerned, It functions as a coordinating and policy-making body on legislative and other mat­ ters of mutual interest to railway workers — especially proposals which are pending before Govern.ment agencies. As such, the organ­ ization is the principal coordinat­ ing agency of railroad labor in practically all fields of activity. The RLEA was formed in 1926, immediately following the enact­ ment of the Railway Labor Act. But even prior to this, there had been more or less an informal co­ ordinating body among several railway labor organizations. First- Far> NiM LOG • The renewal of its request that the water carrier bulk com­ modity exemption be repealed. • A request for authority to pre­ scribe safety operations for privats carriers. Dredge Worlceri' President Bob Jones (standing) discusses contract proposals with Local 25, Operating Engineers at Detroit meeting. Seated, right is Local 25 President Steve Leslie and Bill Hoch, business representative. • A provision calling for ths voluntary establishment of through rates and joint rates between dif­ ferent water and motor common carriers between Alaska and Ha­ waii and other states. On The Scene With Baitimere, Philly Tugmen SIU, Roads In Panel Talks On RR Welfare Benefits NEW YORK—A three-man panel met earlier this month In New York to deal with pending welfare issues which re­ mained unsettled after the railway harbor strike last January. The panel consisted of a rep- ' resentative for the three mari­ specific welfare issues stems from time unions concerned—the an earlier Union-railroad agree­ Railway Marine Region of the SIU, the Masters, Mates and Pliots and the Marine Engineers Bene­ ficial Association; one for the rail­ roads pius a neutral member. The members were Claude Sim­ mons, vice president In charge of contracts for the SIU, as union spokesman and John Gaherin, New Haven Railroad, for management. A neutral panelist. Dr. Donald Shaughnessy of Columbia Univer­ sity, was appointed to the com­ mittee by Secretary of Labor Ar­ thur Goldberg, Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Mayor Robert F. Wagner. The latter three officials had participated in meetings which led to the settlement of the harbot strike in January, and the appoint­ ment of the group to work out ment. The three unions involved had held that railway marine workers were entitled to the same kind of welfare coverage enjoyed by their other members in maritime opera­ tions. The railroads had held out for continuation of existing insur­ ance coverage for these workers. ViC Tugman Lauded For Saving Crew An IBU of the Pacific member last month was lauded for his courage in rescuing many crevTmembers of the Greek freighter Dominator, which went aground in a heavy surf off the Palos Verdes Peninsula, south of Los Angeles. The IBU rescuer, Felex Luciene, braving heavy swells and winds, maneuvered his company's launch to the scene of the wrecked ship a few hundred yards off-shore to reach stranded crewmembers. The men scrambled down a Jacob's ladder into the launch and were taken ashora by Luciene. For some 48 hours in a row. Brother Luciene made trips to the vessel to bring salvage personnel aboard. The freighter, a World War II Liberty, and her cargo were val­ ued at an estimated $1,000,000. ' IBU crewmen of various tugs in Baltimore and Philadelphia were caught by photog during recent visit to the two outports. In top photo, cook Sam Roman (standing at left) watches hungry crewmen toss down victuals aboard Tug Brand (Curtis Bay) in.Philly. Seated from left are Lou Rollo, deckhand; Sam Roman, Jr., mate; Ronald Enoch, engr., and Pete Turner, skip­ per. For hard-working tugboatmen, there's nothing like sitting down to a well-prepared meal, and those on the Tug Brand are no exception. There was good, hot food—and plenty of it—when this photo was made. Bottom left (I to r.) Ed Kerpisz, R. F. Schwotka and J. Hamilton confer with Bait. IBU patrolman Ray Herald aboard Tug Britannia. Herold was on a routine servicing viiit to the Britannia. Right: Philly IBU rep. iohis Hoare (at left) conducts Union business with Henry Gordon, fireman, aboard Tug Justine. �SEAFAMEnS tm tOG 51U Wins Welfare Plan On Lakes Covers Seamen And Families Contract Gains Also Obtained The Great Lakes Seamen'i Welfare Plan which was rati­ fied by Dijtrict members DETROIT—The long-sought comprehensive Welfare Plan has been won for-Lakes sea­ men and their dependents as a result of negotiations com­ pleted between the Great April 3 provided for extensive benefits covering health Insurance, surgical coverage, sickness and accident benefits, a special disa* Lakes District and contracted bility benefit for long term em­ operators. ployees, coverage for dependents, As a result, seamen and their and maternity benefits. lamilies on the Lakes are now en­ The Plan and its benefits became joying the benefits of compre­ effective April 1. To be eligible hensive welfare coverage (see story for benefits, seamen must have at Meeting in Detroit to approve benefits for the newly ratified Welfare Plan are members on this page.) least 90 days of employment in of the Plan's Board of Trustees. Seated (I. to r.) are Al Valentine, Dan McCarthy, Robert At the same time, Lakes nego­ the preceding calendar year and Stack, trustees representing the employers; Stanley Thompson, employee alternate; Ed Dotiators have won an inproved con­ one day of employment during the herty, Ray Denison, Ered Farnen, representing the employees; standing, James Lucier, Troy tract which provides for four to last six months. The employment Browning, employer alternates. eix-cent hourly increase as well as must be served aboard a vessel a strengthened Job Security Pro­ whose owners have signed the extras and for the surgical ex­ or,under a doctor's care while em­ • Full cost of hospital extras gram to cover in-season lay-ups. Plan. Virtually all SlU-contracted Great Lakes members in all port while in the hospital for laboratory ployed by an SlU-contracted com­ pense benefit. companies are parties to the Plan. To be eligible for benefits under pany. fees, x-ray fees, costs of drugs and meetings April 3rd overwhelmingly Notable Welfare Gain • Special disability 'benefit of the plan a SIU member must have ratified the new agreement. All medicine^, anesthesia fees and 90 days of work In the previous SIU Lakes Vice President Al Increases are effective March 1, costs of other services for diag- $100 per month to men totally dis­ calendar year and one day of work Tanner hailed the plan aS a "no­ abled with 4,380 days of employ­ "hostic purposes up to $200. The amendment in the Job Se­ table and outstanding contribution in the past six months. ment with SIU companies. The • A surgical benefit up to $300 curity Program provided that when to the welfare and security of SIU benefit is retroactive and time al­ a vessel lays up during the operat­ fee by a licensed surgeon. members and their families." ing season, the crew will be reas­ • An in-hospital benefit of $14 ready served on all SIU vessels "The Plan is operated and adsigned within that, fleet on the per week to eligible members in a counts towards this benefit. Eligi­ Inihistered by six trustees, three ble members can collect this bene­ basis of their seniority. PHS Hospital. selected by the operators and three fit in addition to social security Secretary-Treasurer Fred Far• Sickness and accident benefit benefits and may also have an In­ named by the SIU. Union trustees nen said that the amendment would of $56 per week while under the are Fred Farnen, secretary-treas­ "provide for employment of high care of a licensed physician for a come up to $1,200 per year. DETROIT—The number of men urer; Stanley F. Thompson, assis­ • A maternity benefit of $150 seniority men immediately" while maximum of 26 weeks for em­ shipped during this period more tant secretary-treasurer and Ray maintaining the rights of low seni­ ployees who become unfit for duty is paid regardless of whether the than doubled over the previous Denison, international representa­ birth is in a hospital or not. ority men to have first call for by reason of sickness or accidental • Under provisions of the Plan period as the Great Lakes shipping tive. vacancies as they afise. injury aboard ship. Eligible men in the wife and dependent single season got underway. The total Companies are: American Steam­ A major result of the collective USPHS Hospitals and all persons number shipped is 393 compared ship, Tomlinson, Reiss, Erie Sand, single children under 18 of eligible bargaining talks was the agreement out of hospitals who are not fit for to a total of 198 for the previous Erie Navigation, Midland, Redland, with the operators to the SlU-spon- duty receive this. Men in prfvate SIU members are also eligible for , period. Gartland, Wyandotte, Huron, Pennhospital expense benefits, IndudEored Great Lakes Seamen's Wel­ hospitals do not receive this bene­ The port of Detroit again shipped Dixie, Chicago-Duluth, WisconsinIng room and board and hospital fare Plan. the largest number of men with Michigan, Boblo, Browning, Mc­ fit while they are in the hospital The employers have agreed to but are eligible when they are dis­ a total of 141; The port of Toledo Carthy, Roen, Michigan Tanker, contribute 95 cents per man per charged and remain unfit for duty. showed a large increase over last Pioneer, Kinsman and Toth, Brow­ day for each unlicensed crew mem­ The sickness and accident benefit period from 38 to 133 men shipped ing Tankw, Boland & Cornelius ber covered by the plan in their is paid wh§n men are hospitalized putting that port in second place. and Steinbrenner. Buckeye, which fleet beginning April 1, 1961. Only two Great Lakes ports re­ is undergoing a management HEADQUARTERS The Welfare Plan is operated ported no men shipped: Cleveland change, has not yet signed but has 1022S W. Jefferson, River Rouse i8. Mich. end administered by six trustees, Vlnewood 3-4741 and the far-northern port of Du- given an oral commitment. Fred J. Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer three of whom represent the SIU A claim for benefits must bs Stanley F. Thompson. Asst. Sec.-Treas. luth. and three represent the employers. Frankfort shipped 96 men, Al­ submitted, in writing, to the Plan's ALPENA 127 River St. Norman Jolicoeur. Agent. Elmwood 4-3616 pena, three; Buffalo, 14; Chicago, administrator within 90 days fol­ At the first meeting of the trus­ BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington St. tees in Deti-oit on March 29 the Roy J. Boudreau, Agent TL 3-B259 four to round out the totals. lowing surgery disability or dis­ rHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. Crewmembers of the Bolandtrustees agreed to the establish­ The shipping summary shows charge from the hospital. Claim's Ernest Aubusson, Agent ment of benefits to be paid under Cornelius fleet, Steinbrenner, South Chicago, ni. 168 deckhands, 163 engine, and 62 for the death benefit must be sub­ _ SAginaw 1-0733 Buckeye and Pioneer have ratified CLEVELAND the Welfare Plan. 1420 W. 23 St. stewards department men shipped mitted within one year from tho their first working rules agreement Stanley Wares, Agent MAin 1-0147 The benefits are: date of death. DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. during the current period. • Death benefits coverage of with their companies since voting Gerald Westphal, Agent. RAndolph 2-4110 The death benefit will be paid As the shipping season swings FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. for the SIU in 1960. to the beneficiary named by tho $4,000. into high gear next month's report Address MaU to: P.O. Box 287 Upon completion of negotiations Floyd Hanmer, Agent ELgin 7-2441 will show a large Increase in the beneficiary named by the SIU • Reimbi^rsement of the actual 120 Summit St. costs of room and board for the with the companies, the SIU re­ Tni.EDO Ed Doherty, Agent CHerry 8-2431 number of SIU members shipped. member. Forms will be provided ported to the members in separate to all members for the purpose of Beaman on the basis of a seminaming their beneficiary and en­ arivate room for a maximum of 120 special meetings in all Great Lakes ports, and outlined the agreements rolling their dependents. days. clause by clause. Claims Must Be In Writing of these fleets It was stressed by Tanner that The SIU Great Lakes Union areCrewmembers being recalled on the basis of all SIU members should name a is a union of, by and for Great the SIU's Job Security Program. beneficiary and fill out there en­ Lakes seamen which has made Those men who are members of rollment card as soon as possible. tremendous progress in advanc­ fleets operating fewer vessels this Tanner also called attention to ing the security of SIU men year have an opportunity to take the fact that dependents are-lim­ DECK PORT ENGINE sailing under its banner. One STEWARD TOTAL jobs in other fleets while retaining ited to a member's wife or un­ of its greatest accomplishments seniority in their own fleet. Alpena 1 1 3 married children under 18 years, 1' is the seniority and job security The SIU urges members who of age, including stepchildren, if system which gives Lakes men Buffalo 0 13 1 14 they have been living in the mem­ protection under the seasonal have not been recalled to register ber's home for the entire previous shipping set-up. Once confined at SIU Great Lakes halls so that Chicago 1 3 4' 0 they may take jobs with other calandar year and have received to inland waters, activities of 0 0 0 0 the major portion of their support SIU men on the Lakes now have companies when they are available. Cleveland The Union pointed out the ad­ from the member. greater significance with Uie Detroit 66 56 19 141 Dependents are eligible for the opening of the Seaway and its vantages of seamen who voted for the SIU in 1960 which clearly Plan's hospital benefits, including Duluth use by hundreds of deep sea 0 0 0 0 room and board and extra hospital ships I'he Lakes have become shows the benefit of the Job Se­ 37 37 22 96 services, and the surgical expense America's fourth seacoast and curity Program. Seamen in non- Frankfort which have reduced benefit. developments there are of in­ SlU fleets 63 53 19 135 operation are either without jobs Toledo The maternity benefit of $150 is creasing interest to all men in or are seeking them in other indus­ payable in place of all other bene­ TOTAIT 168 62 393 the SIU family of unions. 163 tries or through lake carriers. fits. Shipping Doubles in End Of March SIU Great Lakes Union Halls New Fleets Ratify Rules Great Lakes Shipping March 11,1961 Throu^ March 31,1961 �ML tm 3SAFARSRS LOG Faff* EIcTea KES S See Lakes Grain Export Increase A "substantial" Increase in export grain traffic for tho Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway in 1961 was predicted by Robert C. Haldeman, Department of Agriculture trans­ portation economist. He said that the increase on suiting in the loss of scores of grain Seaway grain shipments for cargoes heretofore carried on Spring Conies To Lakes; Shipping Outlook Hopeful DETROIT—Despite late season snowstorms and other un­ settled weather, shipping on the Lakes is getting underway full blast. In the" face of bleak forecasts by shipowners, Lakes seamen are hopeful on the" long-range shipping outlook year. This Is the number of vessels that Reiss laid up last for the year. The early part of April saw massive ice break-ups on the Lakes, but most ports were ice-free by the middle of the month with minor exceptions. Doleful predictions as to poor shipping may not be as valid as indicated, although iron ore stock­ piles are admittedly at record highs. Forty-three SlU-contracted ves­ sels have already started their fitouts. Three more vessels: the De­ troit Edison at Manitowoc; Dia­ mond Alkali at Sturgeon; and the Henry LaLiberte at Buffalo were scheduled to begin their fitouts en April 17. Several companies have already announced their plans for the 1961 navigation season. Gartland will operate alP seven of their vessels. Other companies that have an­ nounced plans to operate their en­ tire fleets are: Wisconsin-Michigan, Wyandotte, Erie Sand and Gravel, Chicago-Duluth, Michigan Tanker, Penn-Dixie, Erie Navigation and Eoen. Roland and Cornelius will operate 15 of their vessels this season and the Reiss fleet has announced slans to put 11' of their ships on the Lakes this Member's Letter Cites Blood Bank DETROIT — The importance of the SIU Blood Bank to members and their families was again dem­ onstrated when a letter from SIU member Alfred S. Matulewicz, of Bay City, was read at the March meeting of the Great Lakes Dis­ trict. The letter, addressed to all SIU members reads: "Your contributions of blood, your thoughtfulness, your warm response . . . words cannot describe or elevate our thanks. "In the past you have come to help ... in the present you are •till helping ... in the future you and I shall help our brothers and their loved ones. "My wife, Romaine, has asked me to relay this message to you. In her daily prayers she shall ask God to guide you, to protect you, to lighten your burdens. I, too, shall ask God this small favor. year. Recently, in Detroit, the major automotive producers have an­ nounced plans to step up produc­ tion in the spring and early sum­ mer and their economists have pre­ dicted that the market for.jautomobiles will pick up drastically this summer. Early venturer on the Great Lakes, the SlU-contracted auto-carrier George H. Ingttlls (McCarthy) istrapped in slush ice. Two Coast Icebreakers are shown clearing a path to the ves­ sel while the tanker Mer­ cury waits its turn to be freed. Lingering winter weather has hampered shipping. this season was duo to "more ade­ quate transfer facilities at the Great Lakes ports and deepened harbor and "channel depths." Since 1958 the share of grain in­ spected for export has shown a de­ cline from 22.6 percent to 16 per­ cent at North Atlantic ports. 1958 was the year prior to the opening of the seaway. Grain shipments from Pacific ports dropped from 21.3 percent to 18.9 percent and Gulf port ship­ ments declined from 52.4 percent to 51.1 percent, according to Hal­ deman. At the same time, the share of grain shipmepts from Great Lakes ports showed an increase from 3.7 percent in 1958 to 13.9 percent in 1960. The increase in Great Lakes grain shipments meant little to the American seaman in the past as foreign flag vessels virtually cap­ tured the entire grain trade, re- ^For Greater Job Security .. / Tells Why He Joined The SlU Sometimes when you hold the same job for a long time you begin to take for granted the many advantages you have. One of the many new SIU members is Wayne Flanery, ordinary seaman, who has been sailing on the Great Lakes for only one season. His story of the advantages'^' of Great Lakes shipping, par­ steel mills. They had you guessing to call me out seven times a day," he said, "and then when they they ticularly on a SIU ship, points all the time," he said. out the improvement in conditions on the Lakes which were won by the SIU and which are enjoyed by its members. Flanery, a 24-year old- lifelong resident of River Rouge, Michigan, worked in a steel mill before decid­ ing to become Seafarer. The reason for the change? Fla­ nery, cited "the greater job secu rlty I enjoy as a seaman." The SIU efforts to improve work­ ing conditions were also praised by Flanery. He recalled working on a non-SlU ship. "They used didn't need you they let you stand around. This was supposed to make up for the ovetime hours you put in," he added. American Lakes ships. The recent order signed by Pres­ ident Kennedy, directing that where transportation costs of for­ eign aid cargoes are paid by the United States they are to go on American vessels, is being counted on to increase the share of the growing Lakes grain trade for US shipping. Mackinac Men Vote For SIU ST. IGNACE, Mich. — The SIU was chosen overwhelmingly by the seamen of the Mackinac Transpor­ tation Company in a National Med­ iation Board representation eleotion here. The seamen of the two-vessel company, which operates year round carrying railroad cars be­ tween Mackinaw City and St Ignace, renounced the Independent Mackinac Straits Seaman's Union by a 15-8 margin. The representative election vic­ tory is the first for the SIU in its 1961 organizational campaign and follows on the heels of four major election victories in 1960. SIU is preparing to file for elections In the Interlakes Steamship Company fleet of 30 vessels ard the Ameri­ can Steel and "W'^iro fleet which operates one ship The two Mackinac ships are th» Chief Wawaton and the Saint Marie. Lakes Port Reports Late Dulufh Ore Start DULUTH—Port Agent Gerald Westphal reports that the Great Lakes shipping season will prob­ ably bo opened in Duluth by a foreign-flag ship rather than the ti-aditional Gi'eat Lakes Ore Car­ rier . , . Indications are, that due to the large stockpiles of iron ore in lower lake docks, the iron ore season will get a late start . . . nanery ^ great deal of the time while at the steel mill. "Sometimes," he said, "you wouldn't even be given a notice. Just told not to come back until they called you." 4< t 4" He said that as a seaman "work is steadier and I really enjoy it, Detroit Picks Up especially after working inside the DETROIT—Shipping in the Port steel mill." of Detroit has continued to pick Flanery's first vessel was the up and a few temporary jobs have Ashley of the Pioneer fleet. He been shipped to various vessels. also sailed on the Philip Minch Detroit has been busy with ships for two months and laid up the fitting out and with contacting Dow Chemical of the Boland fleet crew members on these vessels. following the winter run. Six vessels have been serviced by Although Flanery says that the this port since the last report. work in the winter is harder, he 4 t t added that he wouldn't mind going through it ali again. The decks Cleveland Opens Season CLEVELAND — Stanley Wares, are icy and extra care has to be taken to insure that the cargo Cleveland port agent, reports that doesn't freeze. "But it's interest­ the first man to open the season ing apd I'll do it again," he said. was Eric Sager, a member of the The SIU was given a good deal Steinbrenner fleet, who reported, of praise by Flanery for its Job in line vf'th the Seniority Pro­ Security Program: "I really ap­ gram, aboard the ship as an oiler." preciate that after my years in the First SIU ship to enter the port was the J. B. Ford, a Ruron Port­ land Cement ship . . . Reports from Coliimhiis, the state capitol, are that the SIU letter-writing cam­ paign in the fight to amend the Ohio unemployment compensation law was the major factor in getting a hearing scheduled on the bill. 4 4 4 Toledo Is Busy TOLEDO—The Port of Toledo is again looking like a busy ship­ ping center, report agent Ed Doherty. Most of the ships that laid up are either now fitting out or have scheduled the fit out for the near future. While shipping has been good the port still has a lot of men registered and available for jobs. 4 4 4 Alpena Opened March 31 ALPENA—Port Agent Norman Jolicouer reports that for the sec­ ond consecutive year the port^vas officially opened by the J. B. Ford, which arrived March 31. She was followed by the S. T. Crape and the M. V. Townsend. The E. M. Ford is undergoing repairs in Superior, Wise., and the crew is anxiously awaiting their call. Arnold Transportation has begun service between Mackinac Island and St. Tgnace by putting the M. V. Mackinac Islander into service. 4 4 4 Buffalo End Shifting BUFFALO—The season was offi­ cially opened with the fitting out of the Norman W. Foy. Agent Roy Boudreau also reports that crews have been called for the Henry Piatt and the Harry Findlay. Checks are being held for the crewmembers of the Piatt for dis­ puted overtime that was settled with the company during the win­ ter. Shifting jobs, which came to an end with the last gang being shipped to the LaLiberte, ac­ counted for approximately 300 jobs since the SIU took them over in Januarj'. 4 4 4 Frankfort Ships 65 FRANKFORT — Shipping has picked up in Frankfort, agent Floyd Hanmer reports. Last month 65 men were shipped. The crew of the Ann Arbor No. 5 was called back on March 21. The ship, laid up since December 8, 1960, is now running on a 20 and 8 schedule .., �Waf Twelve SEAFARERS Still Fit For Duty At 83 LOG Ai^ 19t£; Runaways Evade Bid To Block Them From Red Oil Charters NEW YORK—Standard Oil of New Jersey, the world's biggest oil company, has virtu­ ally admitted that it is impossible to keep runaway flag and other foreign-flag operator* from carrying oil for the Russians. Consequently, it is reported, the company is now con­ sidering modification of its statement of last July when it that In the months since the warn­ garded as another blow to the declared it would not. give ing "It appears the Russians have theory of "^'effective control" pedcharters to any tanker operators who dealt with the Russians. The "Journal of Commerce," au­ thoritative business ^ publication, reporteti in its April 7, 1961, issue encountered little difficulty In ar­ ranging tanker charter;; for their oil, despite the Jersey Standard warning of last July . . ." News of this development is re- Supreme Court Upholds Hiring Hall Legality Taking care of some business in headquarters with patrol­ man Marty BreithofF is Joseph E. Caron, 83, the oldest active SlU member. Caron, who scorns talk of retiring, ships as a night cook and baker. A veteran of the American Coal beef, he was last on the CS Norfolk. Now living in Norfolk, Va., with his wife, Caron has three married daughters. By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Drive On Against Price-Fixers Ever notice how all the major brands of tooth paste and other toiletries cost the same; that major brands of breads have the same price tag; that many of the milk companies on your route are likely to charge the same price; that even diaper services and other services In your area charge the same rate? The price rigging of electrical equipment for which several corpora­ tion executives recently were jailed, actually is only a small part of the price fixing that goes on, and that compels you to pay high charges for many necessities. In the drug business, the tendency of manufacturers to exact the same fee for vital drugs, such as the antibiotics, compels you to pay from two to eight times as much as these drugs normally should sell for, investgiations have shown. For example. Dr. Wachtel, medical director of the Nassau County, NY Public Welfare Department, tells this reporter that encouraging doctors to prescribe drugs by their generic (scientific) names rather than by brand names, has reduced the prices of prescriptions often by one-half. In the bread business, a survey by a firm of management directors found that local bakeries often get* together to set the prices at which they will sell to stores. In the milk business, the Gov­ ernment itself, and in some cases state authorities, encourage price ^ fixing by limiting licensing of deal- ers,- and by fixing the prices farmers are paid for milk, often to the detriment of the farmers as well as you, the milk consumer. Then the dairies themselves fre­ quently fix the prices on the retail level. The Federal Trade Com­ mission recently charged that two big mid-Western dairies had con­ spired to fix prices in Kansas, Mis­ souri, Kentucky and Illinois and had coerced their competitors into maintaining-these prices'. In the-auto-parts industry, the Federal Trade Commission has cited a number of manufacturers and wholesalers for regulating the prices at which they sell repair parts, seat covers and other car needs. One of the toughest situation is in the bread business. It is a fact that bread could be priced as much as seven cents a loaf less than it now sells for if the distribution problems of the bakers could be solved. But what happens is that the bakeries tend to set their prices at the level required by the highest-cost bakeries. This allows the chain stores an excellent opportunity to bring out their own brands of bread at a lower price than the advertised brands. Since the chains do not have the same distribution problems as the bakeries, such as servic­ ing a large number of small stores, they can under-cut prices just a lit­ tle and still make a satisfactory proiit. How can you protect yourself from this widespread price-fixing? In the last analysis, the situation can only be corrected by vigorous action by the US Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission and your own state authorities. WASHINGTON—The US Supreme Court has, in effect, declared union hiring halls legal under the Taft-Hartley Act. The high court voted 8-0 to uphold the legality of the hiring hall providing there is no dis--* crimination against job seek­ wrote the opinion of the Supreme ers on the basis of union mem­ Court-, said that the NLRB tried bership. The decision was made in two cases involving the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The Teamster Iqcals involved maintain seniority lists, rating workers re­ gardless of union membership. to rewrite the Taft-Hartley law, which does not ban the union hir­ ing hall. Douglas, said that provi­ sions for seniority ratings regard­ less of union membership make the hiring hall conform to the law. ^Ibd by the major oil companies. The theory held that runaway-flag ships could be considered as being under the "effective control" of the US and could be counted upon to abide by US policies in war and peace. The "effective control" theory was seriously undermined last summer when several major run­ away tanker operators took on long-terra charters to carry Rus­ sian oil In international trade. The SEAFARERS LOG pointed out at the time the only "control" exercised over the runaways "con­ sisted solely of these lucrative charters in "American dollars. As longi as US oil companies dangled dollars trader the noses of the runaways, the US had 'effective control.' But when the charter market got an attack of anemia and the Russians started offering fatter rewards, the runaways sud­ denly forgot their 'loyalty' to the US . . ." Reverse NLRB Ruling The high court decision reverses a National Labor Relations Board ruling which found the hiring halls Question: What is your opinion of a Coast Guard proposal of the locals Involved illegal on the ground that they coerced union that a helmsman may not be ordered away from the wheel whilo membership. The Board said that the "iron mike" is in operation? (Asked aboard the Robin Hood)* a hiring hall managed by a union could be legal only if certain meas­ Keith Donnelley, 2d elcc.: Auto­ Steve Bergeria, AB: I think this ures were taken, including permit­ ting the employer the right to re­ proposal has its merits. On wheel- matic gadgets such as the iron miko —and in the case watch, I have ject anyone referred by the union. seen the Iron of my depart­ Justice William O. Douglas, who mike conk out ment, the Bailey dozens of times. Board — are util­ I f you're not ized in the inter­ watching, (maybe est of economy. N e vertheless, you've been sent such controls aro to the paint lock­ er by the mate), constantly subject to failure and be­ the ship can (Continued from page 5) swing off course cause of this, to the strikers who left their ships many degrees—depending on how need a man to watch them. In short, and were without funds. long you've been gone from your manual control over machines is an The British union then filed charges against the SIUNA, al­ post. Even when a mate tells you absolute necessity. I feel that tho leging interference in its internal he'll take over, this Is not reliable proposal "put forth Is in the inter­ est of safety. affairs. The suspension of the because he has his own duties, t 4" SIUNA followed without the George Stanley, carp.: If the Ammon Pabe, AB: I think the SIUNA having had the opportunity Coast Guard put this regulation proposed regulation Is absolutely to defend its position. SIUNA rep­ through, it would resentatives had been unable to necessary, and be the best thing attend a Seafarers Section meeting here's why: First that happened, in Antwerp at which the issue of all, there's no safety wise. Once, came up because of the railroad physical alarm when I was an tug strike and the campaign in system built into AB reporting for conjunction with the ILA on the gyrocompass wheel watch I waterfront commission legislation. to Mgnal when was told to re­ the ship gets off Because of llxis, all four unions lieve the previous had requested that action at the course. There watch — who was Antwerp meeting be postponed must be a man painting atop the until all parties had an opportunity to watch this in­ to discuss the issues. This reqpest dicator. If no one watches this in­ the radar mast. From time to time was denied, and the Antwerp meet­ strument, that means trouble, be­ during the next four hours the mate ing instructed the ITF executive cause when two vessels are travel­ would call me down to change committee to suspend the SIUNA, ling toward each other at 15-20 course—even though this mate had unless the SIUNA apologized and knots an accident could occur with­ the responsibility on the bridge himself. promised no future interference in a matter of 15 minutes. in NUS affairs. 4i t 4 •t Julio Napoleonis, MM: I think C. Terry; bosun: Certain ships on At the Executive Committee in Tel Aviv last week several Ameri­ this would be a good idea. I ob­ which I've sailed have a right to served an Inci­ work a wheel can unions, among them the rail­ dent last year on watch elsewhere road brotherhoods and the four a tanker that re­ —if such vessels maritime unions sent messages lates to this situ­ are equipped with urging that the matter be referred ation. The mate an iron mike. The back to the Seafarers Section so was on the bridge point Is you can that the entire dispute could be alone and had ap­ be ordered to properly resolved within the parently sent the work on the wings framework of the ITP. and the flying OS on watch to The sentiment of the American paint nearby. He bridge when unions was that the British union then saw a ship you're supposed blocked the proposal for referral of the matter to the Seafarers closing fast and ran to the OS to to steer—but when you're dong the Section because of its desire to get him back on the wheel. Had latter job and have to visit the use the SIUNA as the scapegoat there been a collision, it would head, the mate invariably requires for its internal difficulties and the have been bad for the mate to have you to get a relief before you can leave tho whcclhouse. been on the wheel. unrest among its membership. Four Unions Leave ITF �19€S SEAFARERS f.OG Pv» TUrieea "i!j V -^ Boys Edge Out Girls In 4,307 5IU Benefit Babies Since '52 The pioneer program of its kind in the maritime industry, the nine-year-old SIU Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director maternity benefit program has provided SIU families with $861,400 in cash payments since it began in 1952. The total represents 4,307 baby benefits paid through the end of March. New US Benefits Aid The Jobless In addition to the regular $200 cash benefit for each the "weaker" gals live much event, on December 8, 1960, intro­ One of the severai weapons brought to bear by the new Administra­ youngster from the SIU Wel­ longer. duced Rose and Cqfolyn Gracia to tion in Washington on the current recession is the Temporary Ex­ fare. Plan, the Union has issued lis savings bonds in the name of each child with a total maturity value of $107,675. A unique fea­ ture of the program is the pay­ ment of duplicate benefits for mul­ tiple births, which include 36 sets of twins and two sets of triplets. These figures highlight changes in the status of the average sailor over the past decade and his trans­ formation, largely because of Union wages and conditions, info a family man with a home and per­ manent ties ashore. The picture was completely reversed 9-10 years ago. Match National Average A survey of the baby benefits paid to dat6 also reveals that birth patterns among SIU families closely match published national averages. Of the 4,307 births since 1952, an estimated 2,208 children were boys and 2,099 were girls. This coincides with latest avail­ able national estimates of 1,049 -male births for every 1,000 arrivals of the so-called "weaker sex," a ratio that has been slowly nar­ rowing—in the favor of the ladies —since 1950. Women continue to predominate among the population as a whole anyvvay, largely because The edge for the boys among SIU benefit babies carries over into the multiple births. Among the twins, there were 39 boys and. 33 girls; the spilt was four boys to two girls among the two sets of SIU triplets. However, these proportions didn't follow in the case of the two most recent twin births reported. Evelyn Two latest SIU fathers of twins are Seafarers Louis Gracia of Houston (left) and Fructuoso Camacho of Brooklyn. and David Camacho made their debut on March 15, 1961 and in­ creased the Brooklyn family of Seafarer f ructuoso Camacho to seven children. Camacho is 42 and has been shipping SIU in the black gang since 1940. Seafarer Louis Gracia's double the world at Houston, Texas. Gra­ cia, who's 28, has been sailing in the steward department with the SIU-since 1955. The twins are his first children. Veteran SIU Pair Okayed For Pension Two more veteran Seafarers who've earned their leisure with a combined total of 85 years' seatime have just been approved for the SIU disability-pension. The applications of Berge Bergesen, 65, and Leonard Rhino, 67, for the $35 Wfeekly benefit were okayed by Union and company trustees of the SIU Welfare Plan early this month. Both now qualify for lifetime benefits plus the regu­ lar medical-hospital-surgical cov­ erage and other benefits of the Plan. Native Of Norway A native of Norway, Brother Bergesen lists a sailing career that began just before World War 1 New Welfare'Plan Claim Form •BATARERS- WELFARE M.AN ROIIKirr T. CHKA8ET. AaaiNianiAToa «I JIROADWAV WEW JTOBK A. K. Y. VBntol.u, 3.9020 I tM>73U I IMPORTANT CLAIM ETATEMENT I. EBOW. Bergesen JOHN bog -Soa 8K. Wo 999-99-9999 1. Iniploy.,-, AdJwii 1 *. iBploymtt* Rttorli (•) gATIIAIKI NEWVfuif gPTEABER 12. Ifttfl ® . ON# one dijr In 6 monthi prior to iui;pi7', I 0) °ODqr>P FiniiiuiCila«)itYar quiIifiTi I,«taiHiraqr iniinaA I. •IV Mow,-, (•) Marriage certi£cat« <h) fltnh CCRi&dM of drfWfwU.* (c) EntoUment card (ligned) »ai t, p. (d) DepcnJmt ptmit («) Attending phyikian'e, «ufwooV god hotpiul Ul, 4$ own bai hud A ir fajuml. Wlien tUd acoldtiit occurr Da • ADDII rr .. ^ ^ ^ fgg't <in DtPENPgNT'a SltlNA-ruilB ' A new "Employee Claim Statement" form is being used by the SIU Welfare Plan to simplify filing of benefit claims. For the convenience of Seafarers and their dependents, the revision eliminates duplication of questions normally handled In the doctor's statement on the reverse side of the form. To ovoid delays in processing, Seafarers should always have copies of their marriage license and children's birth certifi­ cates on file wirii the Plan, end should be certain to furnish all information requested. Copies of the new form are being made available at all SIU halls. Rhino tended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1961. Adopted by Con­ gress last month and promptly signed into law by the President, this measure went into effect on April 8 and is stirring some optimism among the unemployed in the various sections of the country with "distressed" areas.With hard cash again available to the many hundreds of thousands who long ago used up their regular state unemployment benefits, this program is proving to be a lifesaver. The situation is different today in many states. We have what th« economists call "pockets of unemployment" surrounded bjt wide areas where everything somehow seems very normaL It seems tougher to be caught in that kind of situation. The new TEC law at least gives those eligible for its benefits the feeling that they aren't the "for­ gotten men." Since it is an emergency measure, it's important for anyone who may be eligible not to delay in filing. As with regular unemployment compensation, delayed filing means a loss of benefits. Few active, professional Seafarers are likely to be in the position of having used up their rights to regular jobless benefits but they should pass this informatioh on to any members of their family, or friends, or neigh­ bors, who may be affected. Briefly, those eligible for TEC benefits must be tinemployed . . . must have established eligibility for state unemployment compensa­ tion and used up those benefits after June 30, 1960 ... <10 not havs available benefit rights in any other state . . . have not been dis­ qualified and meet the registration and other weekly requirements of the law in their own state. One other major requirement is Jhat the state must sign an agreement to participate in the program; some have not yet done so. The benefits available, as with regular unemployment benefits, will differ state by state. Generally, the TEC law provides up to half the regular entitlement. In New York, which normally provides 26 weeks of benefits up to a maximum of $50 weekly, the new law will provide for 13 more weeks of benefits up to the regular $50 ceiling. A state which regularly provides $30 a' week for 20 weeks will pay $30 a week for ten weeks under the TEC program. In- states which normally provide more than 26 weeks of benefits, the TEC benefits plus regular benefits may not exceed 39 times the weekly rate. Claims are filed in the same number and in the same office as for regular state benefits, and there is no waiting period for TEC once a worker has exhausted his regular benefits. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) 2 More Seafarers Draw College Degrees In June and wound up a year ago after his last trip on the SS Flomar (Calmar). Except for two years on foreign-flag ships, he shipped on US bottoms for well over 40 years. He's a black gang oldtimer and had Scliolars and seamen both, two Seafarer-winners of SIU sailed for several years recently scholarship awards are expected to receive their baccalaureata as a deck engineer. degrees this June upon completion of their college studies. Tagged not fit for duty perma- Latest in line for the tradi-"*" mently due to heart disease, Ber­ gesen resides in Baltimore today. tional sheepskins are Sea­ He joined the SIU back in 1946 farers Donald Peterson and at the Port of New York. A daugh­ Edward Skorupski. They will join a growing roster ter, Miss Agness Bergesen, of Erie, of SIU men and members' children Pa., is listed as his next of kin. who have graduated from college Early Member Of SIU with the aid of the Union's schol­ One of the earliest members of arship program. Thirty - eight the Union in the Port of Savannah, scholarships have been awarded Brother Rhino threw in with the since 1953 when the program be­ SIU in December, 1938. He's mar­ gan and, to date, these have been Peterson Skorupski ried, a New Yorker and a veteran evenly distributed between active of the steward department with 38 seamen and children of SIU men. out of school, seamen were suc­ years of US seatime behind him. Meanwhile, the meeting of the cessful in winning the lion's share He paid off his last ship, the SS 1961 scholarship awards commit­ of tlie five awards. Steel Voyager (Isthmian), in Octo­ tee has been scheduled for early A major in history, Peterson is ber. His medical abstract states next month in New York. The com­ due for a BA degree from Swarth"not fit for duty permanently" due mittee of college educators and more College in Pennsylvania and to heart disease and defective administrators will sift the records earlier indicated plans to go on vision. of an estimated 30 applicants to to teaching. He sailed for a num­ formulate its recommendations to ber of years in the deck depart­ ment and received his award in the trustees of the program. Five scholarships are awarded 1959. Now 28 years of age, he fi­ annually, each worth up to $6,000 nanced his prior schooling by go­ for four years of college or uni­ ing to sea. versity study in any field. One Skorupski, who's 32. shipped in award each year is reserved for an the black gang as a chief electri­ active seaman. cian and will be drawing his BA, In several prior years, despite in English, from New York Uni­ competition with youngsters fresh versity. �SSEAFAHERS Fa«« Fonricexi Retired Seafarer Sailed 40 Years MOBILE—One of the earliest members of the SIU here in the Azalea City today, Seafarer Lawrence "Andy" Andersen can look back on a full 40 years of seatime covering almost every type of ship and run in"* back to sea after a while to log the book. Still a "youngster," some more convo^ time. he'll be 61 in Jvme. These days, aside from visits to Retired for the past year on an BIU disability-pension, "Andy" Is a well-known oldtimer to the mem­ bership and can supply a yarn about "the old days" at a drop of a hat. His first trip to sea out of his native Norway was on August 4, 1916 and he stayed with it al­ most continually until retirement. Like many a veteran seaman, he confides that he's had "so many experiences in a life of seafaring . . . good . . . and bad ... It would take a book to get it all down on paper." A bad spell of sick- the hall and the waterfront, he spends a bit of time gardening around the home he and his wife, Eula, have had here for years or keeps busy with the stairp and coin collection he accumulated dur­ ing his travels. But the best pas­ time is still shooting the breeze with the boys, and reliving some of "the old days." April, £df| LOG Plan Sea-Level Panama Canal WASHINGTON — The Administration is studying long-dormant proposals to build « new trans-Panama canal to replace the present canal which is fast becoming obsolete. A new canal would be of obvious advantage to shipping in eliminating the ttoe-coii> suming and costly delays in-' volved in getting through the and the canal could be widened studying the proposals, as well ag present canal. It would be of or deepened from time to time by the ticklish problems involved I4 particular value in permitting the use of many large supertankers, bulk carriers and other giant ves­ sels which cannot be accommo­ dated in the present canal. , Chances are that the new water­ way would be a sea level canal. If nuclear explosives are used, it could be built at a cost of $IVi billion. While a sea level canal would be more costly to construct, since it would literally involve moving mountains out of the way, it would be cheaper fo maintain and operate and offers several obvious advan­ tages. Transit would be swifter dredging when needed. A tea level building the canal on the soil of canal would be able to operate on another nation. a more moderate toll schedule. It is estimated it would take Union Has from ten to 15 years to construct the new waterway. Since the pre­ Cable Address sent canal will be deemed to have Seafarers overseas who want largely outlived its usefulness by 1975, the project would have to to get in touch with headquar­ be started in the very near future. ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable Traffic on the present canal is address, SEAFARERS NEW growing year by year, with more YORK. than 80 percent of the cargo in­ Use of this address will assure^ volved being in US foreign trade. speedy transmission on all mes­ The House Merchant Marine and faster service for the Committee, together with the Pan­ sages men involved. ama Canal Company, has been Seafarers In Drydock The following is the latest available list of Seafarers in hospitals around the country: & Seafarer Lawrence ''Andy' Anderson 4s shown with a slightly shrunken fish he caught on the Ames Vic­ tory. ness after his last time out on the Wacosta (Waterman) forced him to anchor ashore permanent­ ly and he went on the $35 weekly filU disability benefit in January, 1960. Between the beginning and windup of his sailing career, however, he lists union membership, in the old ISU, back to 1920, after sev­ eral years' shipping on foreignflag vessels. From then on, ex­ cept for a one-year stint in the Coast Guard during the 20's, he rode US-fiag merchant ships stead­ ily. "Andy" threw in with the SIU right at the start, at his home port of Mobile, on November 4, 1938. He recalls the long runs as the best, no matter where they took him, because when they were over he could manage to stay home a while. The ships he sailed covered the whole field from schooners to tankers, plus everything in be­ tween. With plenty of deck gang experi­ ence behind him, he tried the shoreside life by working as a rigger for the Alabama Drydock during World War II. But'that was the only occasion, and he went UoomiMsusr INCtWeFoSTAL XOMSMUMBER TOSP6EP USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. WUIiam Aaron Lars Johansen Mack Acosta WiUiam Jordan WiUiam Adams John Kelsoa Edward Allen Peter King Thomas Brightful Stanley Lowery John Carr Avis Meadows Lonnle Cola Jr. Thomas Mungo Henry Pruitt WilUam Crawford Leonard Davis Robert Scales Oswald Eigle Henry Shepeta Benjamin Gary Winson Walker Chester Green Bruce Webb Clyde Wise Gorman Glaza George Hazen John Zohil USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. WiUiam S. Costa Albert E. Wasstrom USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Crelghton Brady Ernest Webb Edward Roig , USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Earl Harkey James Bugge Edward O'Rourke Joe Eder Earl Overman Simon Giove Lawrence Sanderi WiUiam H. Gray Chester Hatch. Jr. Stlcel Thompson USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Wm. J. BarriUeaux D. McCorkindale Clyde C. Brown Duggan McCrary Henry S. Chemel Henry McKay Paul R. Cook Salvador Modica James A. Crawford Alonzo W. Morris Robert E. Croto James L. Morrison Ancil Cunningham Arthur J. Nelson Charles Cummings Restetuto Olarte Thomas Dalley Eugene T. O'Mara Alfredo Duarte Charles L. Palmer Ramose N. EUlott Harold Plunkett Jesse F. Everett Henry M. Robinson Peter Galindo Calvin Rome Virgil L. Harding Eilain Rosario Wade B. HarreU John F. Roux. Jr. Everett T. Hudson Elmer W. Rushing Justice P. Hughes Donald R. Sander Jacobino Huisman Earl Sillin Benjamin Jarrett Raymond Smith Edward Knapp Chas. E. Taylor Harold Kyle Lucien Theriot Leo Lang Billy C. Ward Norman Llghtell Georg eorge WiUiams James Lippencott Eranest L. Waters John Maples Ernest Wilson WUIiam E. McCay USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Arthur Ballu Juan Leiba Bacilo Bonafont Frank Lillle Robert Burton Dldel Lukban Kaymiry Lynch Daniel Cerment Clarence Colliiii Mai McAllsler Gabriel Colon Paul McDaniel Tamler Deyoub Samuel Merkerson Hugh Dick Herman Meyre Willie Edwards Frank Nelson Claude Fay Robert Nielson George Fiance James Parker .Joseph Guillory Pletro Paulin Frank Guitson Carl Peterson Luciano Herrers George Phifer. Jr. F. Higgason Angelo Romero August Jensen Robert Smith D. Kambanso WiUiam Turk Charles Kinnke WiUiam Vaughan Harry King Jose Saavedra Thomas Lauer Ladislans Ziembka USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Walter Conner Talmadge .Johnson Horace Conway Hertford Rice Frank .James George Trimyer Flemming Jensen Jessie Voliva USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCl.SCO. CALIF. E. J. Aokerman Thomas F. Maher James Barrett Joseph Pitetta Morris Berlowitz Philip Rubis Matthew Bruno A. J. Scheving James DePietro WiUiam J. Strike Edward E. Edinger Edward J. Smith J.ucien R. Elie Frank G. Wall S..A. Heinfling Howard Watts Mike Coins USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Ray Coffey Kenneth Miller Samuel McCurdy Steu Zetterman MOUNT WILSON STATE HOSPITAL MOUNT WILSON, MD. Tom Danzey Allen Nauman IkOOD DOMOa CUTtflCATI VICTOR CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL CULLEN. MD. Alvino Terrazas VA HOSPITAL FORT HOWARD. MD. WUbert Hughes VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. VA. Clarcnc* Mazoue USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO. ILLINOIS WUson Deal VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY. MASS. R. Arsenault USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Davis Danos Max Olson Benjamin Delbler Willie A. Young Thomas Lehay Bozo Zelencic Thomas Manion VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS •. McElhenny VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN. CONN. John DrlscoU Henry Smith SAILORS SNUG HARBOR ST.ATEN I.Sr .AND. NY Hennlng Bjork Alberto Gutierrez Bart Guranick Thomas Isaksen LUCIEN MOSS HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA. PA. Baldo Coccla PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON. LA. Frank Martin NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH BETHESDA. MD. Henry J. Foy VA HOSPITAL TEMPLE. TEXAS Wm. E. Nelson US SOLDIERS* HOME WASHINGTON. DC Wm. Thomson VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE. TEXAS Wlllard T. CahiU VA HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY Chas. O. Bergagna TRIBORO HOSPITAL JAMAICA. LONG ISLAND. NY James Russell. JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MIAMI. FLORIDA Carl Hargroves SAN DIEGO NAVAL HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO. CALIF. N. J. Oppedisano PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL SAN JUAN. PUERTO RICO Donald Brooks LANDJS STATE HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA. PA. Thomas Murphy SIU Blood Bank Inventory Period: February, 1961 Pints Contributed Pints Rejected 63 0 Pints Credited 31V4 "(Under a standard arrangement with the Brooklyn Donor Center Inc., 50% is alloted for service, processing and storage.) Credits Returned ..... 2 Previous Balance SOV^ 84 Pints Used Balance On Hand March 1, 1961 .... 15 69 An SIU Blood Donor Certificate (sample above) is given to every person donating to the SIU Blood Bank, which is maintained through the SIU Clinic in Brooklyn. The bank supplies Seafarers or membera of their families anywhere in the United States and has been in operation since January, 1959. Through an arrangement with a national clearing house, blood can be supplied on short notice in any emergency. Donors can arrange appointments on the 2nd deck at SIU headquarters, one block from the Clinic. The whole procedure takes only a short time. SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid February 20—March 19, 1961 Number Of Benefits -AMOUNT PAID Hospital Benefits (Welfare) .... 5988 $19,378.51 Death Benefits (Welfare) 11 ^ 40.983.00 Disability Benefits (Welfare).. 801 28,035.00 Maternity Benefits (Welfare).. 26 5,200.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare) . 197 33,582.10 Optical Benefits (Welfare) .... 182 1,899.59 Summary (Welfare) 7205 $129,078.20 1171 $190,264.7t TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 8376 $319,342.98 Vacation Benefits None of the figures in the above summaries indicate the amounts paid for various other Welfare Benefits for SIU men and their de­ pendents, such as scholarship payments, meal books, training facilities, medical examinations, and similar items. Physical fxoms— All SIU Clinies Month Of February, 1961 Port Seamen Baltimore .. .......... Houston Mobile .... New Orleans New York .. TOTAL ....." Wives 1 6 5 5 29 46 Children TOTAL 5 63 8 79 10 80 152 6 14 325 43 699 �3»n SEAFARERS Fag» Hfleea H LOG Top Hat' Rar Mnrdock, Director MARITIME STATISTICS—MA has announced that as of March 1, 1961, there were 947 vessels of 1,000 gross tons or more in the activo oceangoing US merchant fleet. This Is three less than the February 1 figure. Of these, 46 were Government-owned and 901 were privatelyowned. These figures do not include privateiy-owned vessels which are temporarily Inactive, nor do they include Government-owned vessels used "in loading grain for storage. The privately-owned fleet decreased by four active vessels and increased by one inactive vessel. One tanker was delivered from construction, and two freighters were traded into the Government. Two more freighters were sold foreign for scrap­ ping, and one was converted from a tanker. The privately-owned fleet decreased by three to 990. * MA's active fleet increased by one ship, while Its in­ active decreased by 17. Twenty-one Liberty ships were sold for scrap. Two privately-owned ships were traded into the Government, and tliree Navyowned vessels were traded into the Government, and three Navy-owned vessels were placed in reserve fleet custody. MA's fleet was thus increased by 16 to 2,017. The total United States merchant fleet de- — creased by 19 to 3,007. The continued program of selling reserve fleet Liberty ships is now beginning to have its impact on the size of th« total US-owned merchant fleet. Despite objections which have been raised in some quarters, it is expected the MA will continue its program of gradually disposing of most of the World War II Liberty ships whicb it has in the various fleet reserves. The commotion set off by the activities of the latest self-styled "anti-Communist" group, the John Birch Society, reflects a persistent pattern of Fascist-tainted poli­ tical activity in the US. Groups like the Birch Society come and go with monoto­ nous regularity, but they all hew to a pre­ dictable pattern. While posing as superpatriots and anti-Communists, they seem to find unions and union members handy whipping boys. Consequently, it follows that these out­ fits always attract a goojf deal of hard cash from well-to-do businessmen who can't stand the thought of having to pay decent wages and Social Security contributions as well. It's no surprise then, to find that the Birch Society would "fight Communism" by outlawing collective bargaining, de­ priving workers of voting rights, repealing all social legislation such as the Social Se­ curity Act, unemployment insurance, min­ imum wage apd the like. In other ways it would set up a political and economic climate in which industrialists would have a huge pool of cheap labor to manipulate as they pleased. NAM Participation Nor is it surprising to find three former presidents of the National Association of Manufacturers in the ranks of the organi­ sation as well as other "respectable" peo­ ple. For while the crackpot approach of the society and other groups like it (such as calling ex-President Eisenhower a "con­ scious agent" of Communism^ may make It distasteful to the so-called "respectable" leaders of the community, there is a wide cross-section of business leadership which sympathizes wholeheartedly with its ob­ jectives. "These are the people in the NAM ^ and Chambers of Commerce who spend a good deal of their time promoting "right to work" legislation and similar moves to strip unions of their Strength. These same people bitterly opposed every action by Congress, down through the years, to pro­ tect Americans against the hazards of un­ employment, old age, sweatshop conditions and other evils. Secretly or openly they seek to destroy all these protective devices. Abuses Of Labor The proof of the pudding after all, lies in the fact that where loopholes have been left in such legislation, as, for sample, in the farm labor field, the most vicious kind of exploitation of labor can be found on a wide scale. • Some of the conditions in the migrant labor field are carbon copies of those which seamen had to endure in the days before strong maritime unions and protec­ tive legislation. It is this kind of existence to which the Birch Society and others of its ilk would like to condemn all American workers.' Consequently, outfits like the John Birch - Society serve a very useful purpose—they bring out into the open what a larger group of "respectables" thinks and feels about unions and union members but doesn't express openly. The existence of ,the Birch Society and groups like it are storm warnings to unions of the continu­ ing and relentless activity of anti-union elements in the ranks of management and other influential groups. Trade unions and their members, as well as those who WelieVeTin the rights of unions and in the pro­ gram of social legislation enacted in the last three decades must, of necessity, ex­ pose and fight the activities of these groups wherever they raise their beads. FISH REPORTS.—Better haddock catches from Georges Bank ar« expected during 1961, but prospects for 1962 are dim, according to the Woods Hole Laboratory. The past year has been a good scrod year as a new year-class (1958) grew to marketable size. This year-class was found on the banks during the surveys conducted two years ago, at which time the laboratory predicted better scrod fishing in 1960. This year-class will support the fishery in 1961, and since the fish will ba larger, land should hold up well . . . Little is known at the present time of the size of the tuna stocks of the Atlantic, but the physical and biological conditions off the African west coast are generally simi­ lar to those in the major American Pacific tuna fishing grounds off tha west coast of Central and South America. There appears to be a very strong probability that the new Atlantic fishing grounds can support a large scale production on a continuing basis . . . Between 1948 and 1958, the world production of shrimp increased nearly 80 percent. Total production for 1959 has been estimated at about 766 million pounds, compared with 747 million pounds in 1958. United States import in 1960 continued-to increase over those of the previous year; inventories also showed an increase. Prices for shrimp, although slightly better than in 1959, were substantially lower than in 1958 . . . Increased fislt production of OEEC member countries has been achieved by the in­ troduction of bigger and more efficient vessels, with improved gear and techniques. A recent OEEC report indicates that catches per man have risen considerably, but catches per ton of fishing fleet have de­ clined. The total catch of fisliiiig vessels in ilie OEEC lUeiiiber coun­ tries rose from 6,100,000 short tons in 1938 to about 8 million tons in 1958 . . . The Japanese government authorized the construction of 840 fishing vessels during the period from April 1 to December 5, 1960. Of this number 570 were wooden vessels (22,621 gross tons> and 270 steel vessels (82,329 gross tons). The street vessels included largo supply vessels and trawlers .. . Bills of interest to fishermen now pend­ ing before the Congress include S. 1265, a bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act so as to extend coverage of that Act to members of crews of certain fishing vessels; .S. 1230, a bill to amend the Kennedy-Saltonstall Act so as to establish an additional fund for fishing research programs and fisheries rehabilitation and development proj­ ects; and H.R. 3159, designed to permit certain foreign-flag vessels to lan(Ltheir catches of fish in the "Virgin Islands in certain circumstances. SIUNA fishing unions are also interested in securing legislation which would clarify their position insofar as anti-rtrust regulation is concerned, since rigid interpretation of such regulation has hampered them in signing agreements with boat owners . . . The Justice Department has been extremely active in recent weeks in the area of consumer pricing of various products, including food products. t 5) PANAMA LINE.—Testimony before the House Subcommittee on tha Panama Canal concerning the future of the Panama Steamship Lina showed maritime unions divided in their view as to whether the Gov­ ernment-owned line should continue in operation. The SIU representa­ tive suported the ILA, the Canal Zone trade unions, and others in their contention that fhe Panama Line should not be discontinued. Tlie NMU^spokesman, despite the fact that NMU members man the vessels involved, came out wholeheartedly for termination of the Line's opera­ tion. In his testimony before the Sullivan Subcommittee, the SHI spokesman explained that the unions he represented believed, as a general rule, that the Government should stay out of the commercial shipping industry. He pointed out, however, that the problem under consideration dealt with a factual situation u-hich could not be ap­ proached on a theoretical basis, but could only be handled as a practical matter. After pointing out that the Panama Line was a vital and in­ dispensable part of the Canal operation, the SIU spokesman empha­ sized he fact that no proof had been offered before the Commit te# that private enterprise either would or could replace the Panama Line. "Our discussions with labor leaders from the Canal Zone," he said, "have convinced us that the abandonment of the Line would, to a large extent, be tantamount to the abandonment of our long-standing policy governing the Canal, the Canal Zone, and its inhabitants." The SIU representative further stated that the Panama Line provided steady emplyoment for 600 to 1,000 longshoremen and other related crafts, the elimination of which would be a serious blow to the maritime industry. Despite the opposition of the SIUNA, the Government has gone ahead with its order to discontinue the Panama Line operation and end the employment of the maritime workers involved. �SI'-- tagt SfxiMB SeA^ARtSHS LOG April, IMl R EGARDED as one of the most unique buildings for union members any­ where, the new hall ior SlU men in New Orleans attracted an admiring crowd at its dedication, April 8. The atmosphere of the French Quarter "has been incor­ porated through use of 150-yedr-old bricks, grillwork facings, an elegant curved stair­ way and large white column's at the entranceway. But despite the antique air, the building is completely modern throughout and fully air-conditioned. The facilities—850-seat auditorium, hir­ ing hall, cafeteria, lounge, sea chest store, television and movie theater, clinic. Union administrative offices and offices of the SlU Welfare and Vacation Plans — hove been ornamented with antiques and rep­ licas of sailing ship days. Not the feast of the hall's attractions is the spacious patio surrounded by tables and chairs on three sides and containing a large barbecue pit, sculptured water foun­ tain and extensive landscaping. The outstanding feature of the cafeteria end lounge is the five-section mural de­ picting the history of New Orleans and the seamen's movement, which was done by SEAFARERS LOG art editor Bernard Sea­ man. a. NEW HALL OPENS IN NEW ORLEANS Head-on view of new hall In^ew Orleans shows architectural features reminiscent of French Quarter style white columns, outside iron staircase and Iron grillwork. Building bricks are ISO years old. It was standing room only as overflow crowd at dedication filled all 850 seats for dedication ceremonies. Event got considerable coverage In New Orleans press and drew laudatory comment. SlU President Hall Is shown addressing the overflow audience during the dedication. He stressed seamen's achievement of first-class status In the community of which the new hall Is an example. Guests are shown in lobby during inspection tour of the new building. Curved staircase in rear, which has no visible supports, is one of architec­ tural features of the hall. Weather proved cooperative for outdoor buffet. Seafarers, family mem­ bers and guests are shown enjoying food and refreshments In parking lot area of building after ceremonies. statell �APFO, im SEAFARERS LOG Fai* SercBtMB :I f' X I ST JL' I ' ' f/'" X ^ ' : Section of 850-seat auditorium is shown here, it can be entered from outside, without disturbing Union activity. Topi guests help themselves to chicken buffet. Center, Papa Celestin's jazx band plays for dancers (bottom photo). Picnic tables were set up in the parking area. Hiring hall has mural on ceiling showing the four winds, one of several artistic embellishments in the new hall. Greeting guests are SlU President Paul Hall (left) and Vice President Lindsey Williams (2ndi-right), with Senator Russell Long, (2nd left) and New Orleans Mayor deLesseps Morrison. Senator and mayor hailed union's activities. �Iff "i EirtteM SEAFARERS tOff SIUNA Fishermen In Convention Two SiU Tuna Uniolis Consider Mei^ier Plan >1 Si. April, IMt SAN JUAN, PR—Two West Coast tuna unions affiliated with the SIUNA are considering a merger. The two unions, The Seine and Line Fisherifien's Union of ••^San Pedro, and the Cannery Workers and Fishermen's Union of San Diego, have been New Bedford Plans Fish P/er^ Dike discussing with the International the possibility of combining into one union within the SIUNA. Both unions operate in the Pacific tuna fisheries and have similar problems. In fact, 50 percent of their contracts with purse seine NEW BEDFORD—Members of boats are signed in the name of the New Bedford Fishermen's both unions. Union have, endorsed plans which Purse Seine Fleet are expected to increase th^ value It was the development of tiie of this city as a fishing'port Addressing The lOth Convention of the SIUNA in San Juan is Merle Adium deft}, executive Together with city and boat purse seine tuna fleet which in secretary-treasurer of the Alflska ilfi— Oisfriet UiiiM «f risfcenwciii. CoBMiy Woriien oiid owner interests, the NBFU has part led the two unions, to consider AHied Trades. Thomas O'Brien (photo right), head of the Alkwtic Hsheimea't UiiioB, gives approved a program for a vitally- a merger. Other factors include his report to the International. the increased cost of operation needed new fishing pier in this port The Union has created a five- under the Landrum-Griffin bill; the man committee to work with a traditional interference of NLRB commission which Is developing and anti-trust laws within fishing markets; imports, and the control the new pier. Plans for the new pier have of fishing boats by large proces­ been generally approved by the sors. Fish canneries actually control New Bedford Har^r Development Commission. Action is expected many boats by mortgage, even BOSTON—^The Federal subsidy wbich would allow fisbermen to collect up to one-third from the city fathers and from the though the vessels are operated by state of Massechusetts on financing "independent" owners. The Labor of the co^ of new boat construction from the Government has helped no one yet in spite of Board has refused to process peti­ the cooperative assistance of the Department of the Interior which administers the profor the pier. The commission also Intends to tions for elections on some of these gram. take over the New Bedford Dock boats on the grounds that the fish­ Industry spokesmen com­ trade, fishing boat hulls take a ermen's Union and New Bedford when its present operator moves to ermen are "small independent plain that in light of the small rou^ beating, rougher than larger Fishermen's Union, are woriting ta businessmen," while they are ac­ profit margins the cost of main­ deep-sea ships. Complex electronic make the industry a more secure a new lo^tion. A third project,, the building of tually employees of the cannery. taining a fishing boat is too high gear on fishing boats such as fish- and rewarding one in which ta a hurricane dike, has recei^'ed the Landnutt-Gfiffith Act to lure prospective Investors in the finders and radios also raise the work and do business. One of tha full support of the Union. the Landrum-Griffin Act en­ industry. A 50 percent subsidy on cost of maintenance. More repairs problems is finding ways other The dike would provide a safe abled one boat owner to disregard new fishing vessel cAistruction are made as boats get older; days than subsidies to overcome Uia anchorage for fishing fleets during a valid labor confract;, held by the might tempt prospectivo boat own­ of fishing are lost; revenue Is lost. lethargy of the industry. storms and would also enable SIUNA San Diego fishermen, 4md ers, however. Construetioii Snbsi^ docks and fish-processing plants to si^ a sweetlieart contract with Long range projectimis show that A SO percent subsi^ on boat be built further up river. Harry Bridge's union. with the present Government sub­ construction would make a boat The dike might also provide em­ The rising tide of imports has sidy of 33 percent of the cost of ownm-'s first year profit rise sharp­ ployment for many older fisher­ diminished the American-flag fish­ new boats, a fishing boat Investor ly from the expected 20 percent of men. Many boats and lighters ing fleet, throwing many fishermen could realist t 20 percent return the first year and might cushion would be used in the building of out of work. At the SIUNA con­ on his Initial cost, at first. the phmging ;fetums of subsequent the dike, and care and mainten­ vention here last month, the InterBut this return would diminish years. ance would provide further em­ naticMial supported Federal legisla­ each year and virtually no profits However, evoi s largw subsidy ployment epportunities. tion to provide American fisher­ would be realised by the end of the on new boat construction would GLOUCESTER—The plight «f These proposed projects are ex­ men with an adequate share of the 15th year. As fishing boats get bring comparatively few new pected to greatly increase the market. Purse seine boate which older, they require more and more American-flag vessels to the fish­ the New England fishing industry value of the hariror and make It make faster trips also tend to re­ expensive maintenance. Stehl cable eries. No vessels have been built was the subject of a series of ar­ more attractive to waterfront in­ strict the number of boats needed. and net sdiich most be replaced with the present one-third subsidy, ticles in a New York newspapw last month. vestors. \ These developments affect other yearly are rising steadily in cost, but applications are being consid­ The series of four articles, by fishing unions im the West Coast. while off-the^essel fish prices are ered on two New Bedfm-d fishing William G. Wing, appeared in the In 1959, The United Fishermen of either stable or declining. boats. "New York Herald Tribune" Kodiak, SIUNA, dissolved after Because of the nature of the The SIUHdfilUted Atlantic Fish- March 26-29. continued charges of fish price The stories pointed out that fixing. A revision of section 2 of there were mure than 4G0 fishiug the National Labor Relations Act boats working out of Gloucester II could relieve the situation. years ago, while today the number The proposed merger of the San has dwindled to around 100. Many Diego and San Pedro Unions will of the boats still operating are in help SIUNA fishermen gain the precarious financial shape. NEW BEDFORD —The sixth strength that Is vital to secure a The campaign to get Americans to eat more seafood* has Much of the series was devoted casualty in the fishing fleet con­ fair share of their catches and will been started by industry groups and fishing imions and it to the impact of frozen fish impofti tracted to the New Bedford Fisher­ enable them to fight for the good looks as if they might have a powerful and authoritative ally on the US filing industry. men's Union took place late in of the Industry. FMinies Cost Sqoeeie in their efforts. February when a vessel sank in One respected doctor who be­ The cost-squeeze on New Eng­ Many medical authorities liefs that Americans eat too much land fished^ the fog two miles northeast of was also cited. Fish­ Ammg anions In ilie SIU ore Buezard's Bay lightship. a number of groups of commer­ and nutritionists have become meat and not enough fish is Dr. ermen continue to sell at the prices The Hilda Garston, an 89-foot cial Hshermen on all coasts, as convinced that American consumer Paul Dudley White, noted Boston of a decade ago, while this cost of scalloper, struck a submerged ob­ well as shoreside fish canneries eats too much meat and too little physician who attended fonner things' they buy has sharply in­ ject while making her way through and processors. They are in­ fish for his own good. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. creased, the fog and sank within minutes. volved in such widely-diversi­ It used to be folk knowledge— A medical statistics team con­ Fishermen also face the baste The crew of 13, lead by Capt. fied fishing operations as scal­ with some medical authority— ducted a study of tfae<incidence of problem of American taste, the Joseph Maillet, scrambled into two loping. tuna fishing, salmon thgt fish is a "brain food." Now, high blood pressure to be prevalent articles noted. "Surrounded by the dories just before the vessel went fisheries, cod, halibut and many doctors, especially heart and blood among Americans and relatively most lavi^ supplies and varietieu down, and rowed seven miles to others. Groups involved include specialists, see evidence that sea­ low among the fish consuming peo­ of fish any nation ever enjoyed, shore. Coast Guard cutters re­ the New Bedford Fishermen's food is a "blood vessel" fimd too. ples—Japanese and Scandinavians. Americans are relatively indif- • ported the fog so thick they could Union, Of course, the fashion world is ferent." The evidence of heart and cir­ Alaska Fishennen's noflocate the sinking boat nor the Union, tuna fish and cannery culatory disease in Americans has helping seafood promotion with its Another strain on Gloucester^ two dories. nniens operating out of Cali­ been attributed by some authorities "ematiated" look. The new slogan fish industiy is the fact that inoSt The New Bedford Fishermen's fornia ports and groups In to the presence of cholesterol in may be "A fish a day keeps the fishing Is done by the menhaden • Union, an SIU aiXtliate, lost five Bristol Bay, Kodiak, and else­ the blood sticam. The substance doctor away." fleet for industrial purposes, Ihe other boats slaoe November, 136Q, where in, the far northwest is a fatly material believe^ to be The promotion of seafood Is be­ menhaden fisheries are in northern as a result of fires, blizzard, and Padfie. caused by excess consumption of ing carried out by producers asso-j Virginia. JVfost of New England is ice. animal fats. ciations in New Bedford. chiefly interested in the edible fish. Fishing Boat Building Subsidy Founders On Increasing Costs US Fishing Problems Discussed NBFU Men Saved When Boat Sinks '• i; Doctors, Food Authorities Say We Should Eat Fish �SEAFARERS LOG Pace NlnetecB NLRB Rejects Runaway Appeal Joieph Lofue, MD, Medical Director 'Low Back Pain's Always A Puzzle Low back pain is one of the most frequent and most baffling condi­ tions the practitioner is called upon to diagnose and treat. Doctor M. E. Knapp, writing In "Archives, Industrial Health," described^ the con­ servative treatment of this very frequent and disabling condition. To intelligently care for low back pain. It is first necessary to make an accurate diagnosis of the cause of the pain. The next slcp is to remove the cause, if possible; if not possible, then to treat the factors that cause the pain. An accurate diagnosis is often difficult because of the complex problems involved. The cases are often grouped together In ill-defined categories as "disc," "low ^ack pain," or' "sacro-iliac." There have been waves of popular diagnosis, such as "lumbago," "sciatica," or "sacro-iliac," depending on the location or whether the pain radiates down.the leg or not. The idea of a protruded interverbal disQ has been so popularized that many consider most back pains the result of injury or protrusion of the disc between the vertebra. Many years ago, it was thought that the pain was caused by a fibrosis of the ligament extending down the lateral part of the thigh from the ilium (ilio tibial band). As a matter of fact, many of these cases were operated by the writer and most of them with remarkable results. Doctor G. S. Hackett, according to "Industrial Medicine," is of the opinion that chronic low back pain is primarily caused by incompetent ligaments and tendons which do not maintain normal tensile strength. This relaxation causes joint instability. The instability causes the weakened lijgaments and tendons to stretch, thus putting tension on the nerves and producing the pjin. He makes his diagnosis by trigger-point tenderness over specific articular ligaments. He confirms the diagnosis by intraligamentous tendonous needling with local anaesthetic solution, which reproduces the pain and sometimes the referred pain that disappears shortly after the anaesthetic takes place. This relaxation or damage to certain ligaments and tendons allows excessive movement and strain and stretching of other ligaments and nerves. This is seen in patients with pain radiating down the back of the thigh (sciatica) and often extending to the toes. Dr. Hackett treats these cases by prolotheraphy (rehabilitation of an incompetent structure by proliferation of new cells). Prolotheraphy is accomplished by intraligamentous injection of a proliferating solution combined with a local anaesthetic solution. This stimulates the pro­ duction of new bone and fibrous tissue, strengthens the fibrous tissue weld to bone and permanently eliminates pain and disability. Using conservative management, Dr. Knapp prescribes specific modal­ ities for low back pain including diathermy, massage and traction. If specific physiotheraphy does not give relief, it is discontinued. Acute Pain. Acute pain is treated by bed rest and traction with sup­ port to the back, hot packs and various supports in addition to sedation. Muscle Spasm. Muscle spasm usually accompanies the pain, and the procedures which are used for relieving the pain wil also relieve the mustle^pasm. Muscle Contracture. Muscle contracture is present to some degree In all cases, whether the low back pain hqs been of long or short dura­ tion. These contractures may be present even following disc or other operative procedures and are often the cause of pain in the back after the ogending condition has been corrected. Muscle Weakness. Muscle weakness Is caused by interruption of the nerve by pressure from a protruded disc or tumor, and the proper treat­ ment is the removal of this pressure by surgery at the earliest possible time. Many patients become weak because of forced inactivity due to the back condition; even a short stay in bed may produce weakness. The weakness must be treated by exercise. Manipulation. Manipulation is often used with good results in cases of sudden onset of acute back pain, after a bending or twisting motion. Manipulation may also be of value in facet syndrome. Dr. Knapp concludes that back pain is a difficult problem to solve by conservative treatment but, if approached analytically, much can be accomplished. Certainly, in a great majority of cases, there must be a factor of relaxation of ligaments or tendons which, by allowing abnor­ mal movement, put stress on the nerves and produce acute episodes of low back pain. These acute attacks occur when there is a bending or twisting motion which is an insignificant force to set up such an acute episode of low back pain. Whatever tlie modality of treatment. It requires weeks for the pain, muscle spasm and muscle spasticity to subside. (Commentg and suggestions are'invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column care of the SEAFAERS LOO.) In the hospital? Call SID Hall immediately! WASHINGTON—Runaway ship operators have been unsuccessful in their first move to overturn the National Labor Relations Board decision giving the SIU the right to represent runaway crews. The NLRB denied a motion by the West India Fruit and Steamship Com­ pany asking that it rehear the'*'" American foreign commerce and ing action' against runaways ar« case involved. The NLRB, on February 16, operates regularly out of an still pending before the NLRB, In­ Issued a decision in which it found that SIU had the right to organize and represent crewmembers em­ ployed by the company. The Board based its ruling on the American ownership of the company and on its regular participation in Amer­ ican foreign commerce. It also found West India guilty of unfair labor practices in coercing crewmembers into repudiating SIU pledge cards. First In A Series The rehearing move was the first in. what is expected to be a long series of legal maneuvers by runaway operators' organization, the so-called "American Commit­ tee For the Flags of Necessity," to modify or overturn the NLRB rul­ ing. It is anticipated that the op­ erators will take the issue to the Federal courts. Either way the lower courts rule, there is certain to be an appeal to the Supreme Court eventually, because of the importance of the case. The NLRB, recognizing the significance of its ruling, based it very heavily on prior Supreme Court and Federal court decisions. Would Grant Organizing Rights Should the NLRB findings be upheld in the courts, it would give the SIU ahd other US maritime unions clear rights to organize and represent crews of all Americanowned runaway ships participating in American foreign commerce. An estimated 450 to 500 vessels fall into this category, most of them bulk ore carriers or supertankers, plus a number of Caribbean and transatlantic passenger vessels. The NLRB, in its ruling, held that the registry of the vessel was immaterial. What really counted, it said, is that the ship Involved is American - owned, engaged in American port. cluding SIU cases against Eastern A number of other cases Involv­ Steamship and P&O. Landrum Spearheading 'Right To Woth' Drives Rep. Phil Lan(3rura (Dem.-Ga.) has turned up as a spear­ head of the "right-to-work" campaign to impose further re­ straints on trade unions at the state level. The co-author of the Landrum-Griffin Act is-* making appearances in vari­ In other states the "right-toous areas promoting proposed work" campaign shapes up as fol­ "right to work" legislation. Landrum's action is no surprise to organized labor in light of his sponsorship of the Federal restric­ tions on unions. It points up what organized labor has long main­ tained, namely, that the real inter­ est of the sponsors of LandrumGrliiin was restraint on legitimate trade union activity under the guise of "cleaning up" corruption in union ranks. Appearing in Oklahoma City, bkla. In behalf of the "right-towork" campaign in that state, Lan­ drum delivered a speech attacking the labor movement and called for the enactment of a "right-to-work" law in that state. lows: Attempts to pass such laws in Idaho and New Mexico were de­ feated for the present. However, efforts to recover some ground failed in Indiana and Utah when the legislatures in those states voted to keep their "right-to-work" statutes on the books. Maine Group A state-wide "right-to-work" group has been organized in Main# with headquarters in Augusta and is conducting a campaign using the press, telephone, brochures and speeches In an attempt to secure passage of a bill now before the legislature. Sill Training Season On Excess Load Costs $5,000 With-milder weather making outdoor drills possible, the sec­ ond SIU lifeboat class of 196! goes through its paces under the watchful eye of Instructor Bill Doak (seated, center rear). / KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT SOUTHAMPTON, England—The skipper of a Liberian-flag tinker was fined nearly $5,000 for pulling into this port so heavily overloaded that the vessel's Plimsoll mark was more than 15 inches below the surface. Captain Kerlacos ^erovassilas, skipper of the 20,000-ton Liberian tanker Speedway, paid the fine in a local British court. The vessel was on charter to Standard Oil of New Jersey, carrying oil from Venezuela to the Esso Refinery here. American operators and chart­ erers of Liberian-flag tonnage have r^patedly boasted that their Likerian-flag vessels match the top safety standards of US-flag ships. ARTICLE II. SECTION 10. CUSTOMARY DU'HES. Members of all departments shall perform the necessary and customary duties of that department. Each member of all departments shall perform only the recognized and customary duties of his particular rating. ARTICLE IV. SECTION 28. WIPERS, (i) They may be required to assist in repair work but they shall not be assigned to a repair job by themselves without the payment of overtime. This is not to include dis­ mantling equipment in connection with cleaning, such as grease ex­ tractor, bilge strainers and evaporators, etc. „ On one SIU ship recently there was a case involving members of the deck department being assigned to do work which was outside the scope of their customary duties as per Article II, Section 10, above. In this instance, the deck department gang was assigned to do some work on a C02 system in a deep tank. Consequently, overtime was submitted by the deck department men involved, some 42Vi hours in all, which was disputed. At the payoff, the patrolman established that the overtime should be paid as being outside the scope of the customary duties clause. But it was also pointed out that the wipers could have done the same job without payment of overtime as long as they were working under the supervision of an engineer, as per section 28 of the engine department working rules. �Avto. im SEAFARERS LOG VMTt Tirortr SITJ roOD Audi Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director Some Basic Rules On Cookery Unions, Social Gains Targets Of 'Super-Patriotic' Society A new movement which aims its fire in good part against trade unions and their mem­ bers has come in for public attention recently. Under the guise of "fighting Communism," thw movement, which calls itself the John Birch Society, seeks to strip unions and their members of basic rights and"^ protection. "little Hitler" by Sen. Stephen M. ture of the group is a quotation The head of the movement, Young (Dem.-Ohio). The society's from Welch's writings describing Since the chief steward's primary responsibility aboard ship Is to provide well prepared and served meals to the crew day in and day out, he must have at least a good working knowledge of the correct principles of cookery. retired Boston manufacturer, objectives have all the earmarks former President Eisenhower as a Cookery is the science of preparing food in such a way that it will "dedicated, conscious agent" of the appeal to the eye, be tasty, be easily digested and furnish nourishment Robert H. W. Welch, has been de­ of a fascist state. to the body. Cookery includes the choice of proper food combinations, scribed on the Senate floor as a (An example of the extremist na- Communist conspiracy and calling for the impeachment of Chief Jus­ the preparation of foods, the actual cooking, seasoning and garnishing. tice Earl Warren of the US Su­ A cook can meet this objective if he brings to bear in his work preme Court. Former Presidents knowledge of the foods available, the effects of the season of the year Roosevelt and Truman are attacke.1 or climatic conditions, crew preference, and the limitations and pos­ in much the same terms as is forr sibilities of his cooking equipment. mer Secretary of State John Foster Each meal should represent his best effort. He should take pride in Dulles. his work rather than be satisfied with slipping by; he should take Despite its extreme position, or advantage of every opportunity to find new and pleasing ways to After repeatedly denying that it the animals" for recognition and a rather because of it, the group is prepare food, and he should use available cookbooks and recipes to planned to move to a non-union contract. aible to peddle membership on a improve his skill. community, the Norge Division of 4> 4« & fairly wide scale at $1,000 per head One basic consideration in good cookery is an understanding of the the Borg Warner Corp. announced A merged union representing all for an initiation fee. At least two many cooking processes available. There are two primary methods; that it will close its Muskegon, bakery and confectionery workers members of 'Congress have ad­ (1) Using moist heat; (21 using dry heat. Mich, refrigerator plant this sum­ may result from . an agreement mitted to signing up. The moist heat method means that the food is cooked in a liquid. mer and move into a new factory signed by the AFL-CIO affiliated , Three, points in the group's soThis is generally used for less tender cuts of meat and for Vegetables. at Greenwood, Ark., financed by American Bakery & Confectionery called "anti-Communist" program There are four types of cooking with moist heat: Pressure cooking or a tax-exempt bond issue, of which Workers and the 75 year-old would be particularly damaging to the company bought a large share. Bakery & Confectionery Workers, steaming; boiling; simpiering and braising. American workpris in general and Steaming is cooking in the stean> rising from boiling water or other The decision—the latest example expelled from the Federation in unions in particular. They includa liquid and is done by using the steam-jacketed kettle or pressure of "industrial piracy"—will add 1957 for corruption. The agreement repeal of all social legislation, elim­ cooker. Boiling means heating a liquid until it bubbles; the bubbles rise ,400 ftiembers of the Allied In­ pledged to end raiding between the ination of all civil rights and aboli­ to the surface and pass off in the form of steam. If the cooking vessel dustrial Workers union to the unions and initiate "negotiations tion of the Income tax. is uncovered and the steam passes off, the temperature of the liquid growing unemployment roll of looking toward a merger." ABC, Social legislation repeal would will never be higher than its boiling point. The boiling point of water Muskegon. At no time did the which has a larger membership company offer to discuss the in­ than B&C after winning a number mean repeal of labor relations leg­ is 212° F., execpt at high altitudes when it is lower. Simmering is cooking in water below boiling point, between 180° F. dustrial situation with the union. of organizing elections, was formed islation under which unions func­ tion, the Social Security Act, mini­ —210° F. When the temperature is right for simmering, bubbles of by locals opposed to the leadership mum wage act, child labor laws, 4" 4" t steam will rise from the bottom of the vessel but will disappear before Workers who have lost jobs be­ of B&C president James Cross unemployment insurance, housing reaching the surface of the water. Beef stew is an example of a food who, together with secretary-treas­ that is simmered.- Braising is similar Jo simmering, except that the food cause their employer has run away urer Peter Olson, will be tried by and slum clearance programs, is first browned in a small amount of fat and is "then simmered in a are entitled to damages even B&C's executive board on charges workmen's compensation benefits small amount of liquid until done. Braising makes possible long, slow though thc^ expired contract did of misappropriating $35,000 in and so on. Elimination of civil rights would cooking and, therefore, is very desirable for the less tender cuts of not have any transfer clause, a US union funds. Court of Appeals has ruled. The include eliminating the right to meat. iC> it There is no liquid added when cooking is done with dry heat. In 2-1 decision, the first of its kind Japanese is being used by the strike and picket as well as all most dry heat cooking, the fats cook out of the food itsrff and prevent from an Appeals court, reversed Amalgamated "Clothing Workers of other forms of free speech and burning. Dry heat is generally used to cook the tender cuts of meats, a lower Federal Court. It stated Anierica in unionizing efforts in freedom of association. The aboli­ and includes five separate cooking methods; Roasting; broiling; pan or that the runaway concern, the Glid- Hawaii where many Japanese tion of the income tax would in­ den Co., is subject to a damage evitably lead to the tax burden grill broiling; frying and deep-fat frying. speaking workers are employed by Roasting means cooking with dry heat in an oven. The dish or pan suit® by five members of Team­ clothing companies—and the un­ being placed directly upon workers must be uncovered; otherwise, the food will steam Instead of roast. ster Local 852 who argued that usual-looking leaflets are winning and their families throu-'h heavy sales taxes on all daily necessities, Roasting is essentially the same as baking, and originally meant cooking they were entitled to job offers in before an open fire or by covering with hot coals. Although the same the new plant based on seniority results with representative elec­ with the well-to-do and fhose of methods are used, roasting today applies only to meats and baking rights acquired at the original fac­ tion victories by the ACWA at two modest incomes paying at the same plants and petitions expects at tax rate. applies to bread and similar products. tory. others .soon. The handbills-printed •The group's success In recruiting Broiling Is cuukiiig by direct heat over coals or under a gas flame or 4" 4" ^ in English and Japanese—carry electric unit. It is usually used only with meats. It is an extremely Zoological employees, members two principal messages; "You are ample financial support, if not a mass following, is prompting pro­ simple and very quick method, but is limited to the more tender cuts of Local 1501, State, County & of meat, steaks and chops. Pan or grill broiling is cooking on top of Municipal Employes Union, strik­ the Union" and "The Amalgamated posals for Congressional investiga­ tion of its activities. the stove in a frying pan or on a griddle using only the fat of the ing against the j^ronx Zoo and the Way is the American Way." meat itself. Frying differs from pan broiling in the amount of fat used. Coney Island Aquarium, staged a Pan frying is done with enough added fat to definitely cook the food pet show on the picket lines when in fat. It should be emphasized that certain foods are particularly they marched with boa constrictors, adapted to pan frying, while others are suited only for deep-fat frying. rock pythons, monkeys, sheep and Deep-Yat frying is the cooking of food by completely surrounding it goats. A skeleton staff of the union, with fat heated from 350° — 380° F. If the fat is kept at this tempera­ which represents menagerie keep­ ture, foods are cooked quickly enough to prevent thefr absorbing fat. ers, maintenance workers,^ office, This same condition cannot be adapted to any other method of cooking. Do not hold the frying fat at high temperatures when it is not ip use. restaurant and clerical employees are on duty to care for the animals (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can while the union strikes "against LONDON-pTean Paul Getty, reputedly the world's richest be submited to this column care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) the management, not the kids or man has added to his reputation as a tight man with a shill-. Ssgs Hunaway Motto: ^5hitting Saved Is Shilling Earned' Setting Them Up For Mealtime Galley utilityman Cecil Hughes (left) removes roast from oven aboard the Ocean Evelyn. At right, chief cook CJiarlie Parker on the Jean, quarters heads of cabbage. mg by installing pay telephones in his British mansion. Getty -complained that too-*many of his guests were mak­ executives stay at the mansion, ing long distance telephone Presumably, they'll have to use calls. To top it off, the hired help the pay telephone for personal was running up phone bills by call- calls. ing their families in Scotland. Under the British telephone sys­ tem, a call from London to Glas­ gow, Scotland, costs 42 cents. The monthly charge for telephone for local call use is less than $3. Getty Fortune Runs High Getty, whose personal fortune has been estimated as upwards of $800 million, owns the largest hunk of the Tidewater Oil Company and the Getty Oil Company. He is a major operator of runaway-flag tanker tonnage, having several of the world's biggest and most mod­ ern tarikers in operation under the Tidewater house flag. Getty has gotten into the news on severkl occasions for his reluct-"" ance to spend money. He bought the old British mansion as his headquarters because he found that his executives ran up hotel bills every time they were called to London for a conference. Now the !\ �MI. Ufl SEAFARERS rage Twcatr-Oa* LOG Waterfront Union Men At Montreal Seaway Opening Is Earliest Yet MONTREAL—The St. Lawrence Seaway opened its third season on the morning of April 15 when the firtt ship moved through St. Lambert lock: here. . The Seaway opening was the earliest in the waterway's schedule. Another important link In the short history and was made despite late ice conditions which are expected to slow down traffic until late in April. The 1061 open­ ing was three days ahead of last year. Traffic was restricted to daylight hours between the Iroquois lock near Prescot, Ont., and the Mon­ treal section because of ice condi tions the first few days of naviga­ tion. A runaway laker, the Cloverdale, formerly of the CSL, which re­ cently transferred to Bermuda-flag registry, was the first ship through St. Lambert locks at the eastern terminus of the Seaway. The Welland Canal, connecting Lake Erie with Lake Ontario, opened April 3, two days behind Lakes Owners Ponder Switch TORONTO—Some of Canada's major Lakes shipping companies are planning a blow to the nation's maritime industry, according to un­ official reports here. The "Toronto Telegram" early this month said that the big Lakes companies are considering placing their fleets under Bermuda regis­ try to compete more effectively with British flag vessels operating In the St. Lawrence Seaway. The report points up the serious­ ness of the Canadian maritime sit­ uation. Great Lakes labor unions on both sides of the border, under the leadership of SlU of Canada president Hal C. Banks, have be­ gun efforts to stem the flood of foreign-flag and runaway-flag com­ petition. The Lakes companies plans to switch their vessels to Bermuda registry have not been confirmed. A spokesman for the Dominion Marine Association, to which most Canadian shipping companies be-' long, said his organization does not know anything about the report. However, the association leader admitted that one or more carriers may be considering switching to Bermuda registry on their own without informing the association. Under the proposed runaway Bermuda flag, the shipowners would have the same rights they do now because they would fly a Commonwealth flag. SIU Canadian District Halls Seaway system, the Sault St. Marie Canal connecting Lake Huron and Superior, opened early In April on time. Key points in the Great Lakes were opened to navigation earlier than the St. Lawrence Seaway, but bad weather and ice conditions caused delays on the Lakes in addi­ tion to blocking traffic on the river. Though the Seaway opened on schedule, normal traffic was not expected on the waterway until the last week in April. Below Montreal, late ice condi­ tions delayed the arrival of deepsea vessels into the harbor. The worst ice condition in years has been reported from Newfoundland to the Lakehead. Delays are ex­ pected at the Welland Canal after the first rush of ships down the Seaway. During two of the three years of its existance, the Seaway open­ ing was later than expected. Vet­ eran observers along the St. Law­ rence River attribute the late break-up to the very existence of the Seaway. It has been noted that prior to the Seaway, the rush of water broke up the ice by mid April. But with the dams in the river which control the level of Lake Ontario, and as a result slow the river cur­ rent, the break-up has been occur­ ring later. Representatives of unlicensed seamen, marine engineers, longshoremen, waterfront team­ sters and other maritime workers meet in Montreal at the SlU of Canada hall to discuss ways of combatting unfair competition of runaway-flag and British-flag vessels in Ameri­ can and Canadian waters. 4 Maritime Unions Map Out Program To Fight Lakes Runaway Operations MONTREAL—Nine international labor unions, including the SIU, met here early this month to chart plans to combat low-wag^, cut-rate competition by foreign-flag shipowner# in American and Canadian Lakes waters. The Canadian maritime in-" dustry has been hit hardest by has no shipping company subsidies, McKay," a vice president of th« its domestic maritime trade Is Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ runaway-flag operations. Its and not restricted to Canadian-flag ciation; H. Ingram of the Interna­ deepsea fleet has virtually disap­ ships. peared and Canadian Lakes trade is The unions, representing every open to all cut-rate foreign flag phase of waterfront activity, have operations. Canada, unlike the US, joined in the fight against runa­ ways. The labor organizations last November formed the Great Lakes Council of the Maritime Trades Department and set up machinery to coordinate Lakes and Seaway labor. The 50-member delegation met again this month and declared its Quebec Men In Race QUEBEC—St. Charles Trans­ determination "to forcefully pur­ portation has begun a ship Im­ sue a policy of centralizing the ef­ provement program, building mess- forts of many militant trade unions rooms and planning foc'sle work. which make up the Maiitime The Union has been meeting with Trades Council." Chairman of the meeting was the company to woi'k out details on the improvements. SIU men en­ Hal C. Banks, SIU Canada presi­ tered the traditional cioss-river dent and executive vice president race during the Winter Carnival of the SIUNA. Othei-s involved in the program and did quite well. Include Fred Smith of Toronto, SI i t> representing waterfront Team­ sters; John Chroback of Cleve­ Toronto Harbor Job land, representing the United TORONTO — The Government Steelworkers of America District has earmarked $1,700,000 for im­ 5000, vice chairman of the com­ proving the harbor here. Dredging mittee; Patrick Sullivan of Buffalo, will enable the largest vessels representing the International which transit the Seaway to pass Longshoremen's Association; Pat through the harbor and the ship King of Boston, a vice president of channel. the Masters, Mates and Pilots; Ray In Canadian Ports Montreal Fitout MONTREAL—This port is look­ ing forward to an active spring fitout with about 47 vessels laid up in the Montreal harbor area. All Hall Corporation tankers now have their new "Transport" names. British ships are expected to monopolize the Montreal-HamiltonToronto-Newfoundlantr^- run this summer. Halifax Hall Painted HALIFAX—The Canuk Trader has been back here after a winter trip to Germany with a full SIU crew Including mates and engi­ neers. The Halifax SIU hall under­ went renovation this spring, in­ cluding a complete paint job and new tile decks installed. i Wesf Coast Has Fog VANCOUVER—Fog in this har­ bor caused a series of accidents ronx WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. this winter involving SlU-conOntario Phone: 3-3221 tracted tugs Arctic Straits and the HALIFAX. N.S 128Va Mollis St. ' Phone 3-8911 TEV Princess Patricia. The British MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West Columbia Air-Sea Rescue Service Victor 2-8161 has moved to a new and bigger aUEBEC 44 SauIt-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 coordination center and the serv­ THOnOLD, Ontario B2 .St. David St. ice is getting new cutters and 'air­ CAnal 7-5212 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. craft. The SIU joins the Teamsters EMpire 4-5719 in opposing u.se of union funds in VANCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. financing the New Party, a new BT. JOHN. NB 177 Frinca William St. OX 2-54.71 political group. « S> SI SI New Ships At Thorold THOROLD—The . Seaway Au­ thority has served notice that very high frequency (VIIF) radio tele­ phone equipment will be compul­ sory on the Welland Canal at the opening of navigation next year and it is expected that the equip­ ment will be required for the rest of the Seaway. Fitout will see crews on new CSL and Misener craft. The Wheat King is also scheduled to ciew up for deepsea grain trade. tional Union of Operating Engi­ neers, and representatives of the Boilermakers and Carpenters Unions from both sides of the .Great Lakes. In addition to conventional Panlibhonco flag ships, there are many Ameiican and Canadian-owned ships flying United Kingdom and British West Indies flags operating in the Lakes at cut rates. Banks noted that at the begin­ ning of this year 49 British-flag deepsea vessels were t-eding on the lakes, and at least 72 vessels in 14 fleets switched from Cana­ dian to British flag. Several Canadian seamen who sailed the ships before the vessels switched regislery visited their for­ mer ships and were shocked by the changes. In many instances, equip­ ment such as refrigerators and heads which had been .standard while the shius were flying the Ca­ nadian flag were removed before the Canadian ci'ews got off. Canadian Seafarers, members of the SIU of Canada are a vital element in the mari­ time picture generally and in the SIU family of-unions. They man ships under Canadian •flag across-the-board—deep sea off the Atlantic Coast, on the Canadian West Coast, on the Great Lakes and. the Seaway. The Canadian SIU also repre­ sents large groups of Canadian tugboatnien, dredgemen and al­ lied crafts. The Canadian Dis­ trict works closely with the other SIU unions throughout North America and the mutual relationship has been of great advantage to all SIU members. �Pafi* Twenty-Tw* SEAFARERS tOG I'l^ Avrtt Itft \ mmp MFOW Family Raunlon McNamara Pledges MST5 Investigation West Coast Lauds NLRB Appointee WASHINGl'ON—US Secretary of Defense Robert. McNa­ mara. will investigate the Military Sea Transportation Serv­ ice's operation of 17 cargo ships in the Pacific. The Sailors Union of the Pa-' cific and the Masters, Mates and Pilots Jbave called for a MC&S Sets June Dates On Cenference probe of the MSTS operation. The vessels, which fly the American flag, are manned by Japanese crews. An estimated 750 jobs are thus lost by members of the three SIU Pacific District unions. McNamara, who sailed with the SAN FRANCISCO—The Marine SUP during Cooks and Stewards Union's Coast­ school vacations wise Conference, tentatively sched­ about 25 years uled for June 15-18 in San Fran­ ago, said that he cisco,' will be coordinated by As­ has asked the sistant Secretary-Treasurer James Navy to review Willoughby. the situation with The conference will be held in him in detail. conjunction with the 10th anniver­ The joint de­ sary of the MCS charter from the mand for an in­ SIUNA. vestigation was ^ Agenda Drafted made earlier this McNamara A tentative agenda for the con­ year by Morris Weisberger of the ference is being drawn up by head­ En|oying,a reunion with part of hit a family at the San Fran­ SUP and Capt. Robert Durkin of quarters, the branch ports and by cisco PHS hospital it MFOW member Sam Matthewt who the West Coast local of the Mas­ shipboard delegates. Among the wat severely injured more than a year ago when he wat ters, Mates and Pilots. problems to be considered is the attacked in New York. Contributions by SIU Pacific District coming negotiation with shipown­ Congressmen Support Probe members made possible Sam's reunion with (I to r) his wifej ers, shipboard discipline, member­ Since the demand, several Con­ Darnell, 7; Keith, 17; Dalford, 15, and Samuette, 10. The gressmen and Senators have in­ ship education and enforcement of family's home is in Honolulu. dicated their support of the Unions' work rules. All groups of ratings from all position. Congressman Thomas M. Pelly of Washington, member of ships are expected to be represent­ the House Merchant Marine and ed at the conference, resulting in Fisheries Committee; Senator War­ the broadest possible viewpoint on ren Magnuson of Washington, all matters affecting the Union. Final plans for the meeting were chairman of the Senate Merchant drawn up last month at a confer­ Marine Committee, and Senator J. reports, MFOW trying to assure Strom Thurmond of South Carolina ence of Union port agents from all Seatii3 Mate Beef have all wired their support of the MC&S branches. SEATTLE—Mates on the SS that Pacific District Unions will SUP and MM&P position. Utah here have been working aloft, man all trial runs from this port doing sailors' job, the SUP reports, and look for success. Long Beach The MSTS operation of the ships but a port committee is squaring grain elevator which is being built with foreign crews has taken about away the problem. MFOW, MCS may mean better shipping in the $85 million out of the US economy future. and SUP fighting Alaska state in recent years. The yearly cost for i if income tax on non-resident seamen, the foreign crews and operating expenses has been estimated at $8 iS' $• it New York Fair million. NEW YORK—Shipping has been The ships are being erewed by Portland Ships Grain good here, according to SUP. Sail­ Japanese in spite of the fact that PORTLAND—Shipping has been ors here negotiating with Ameri­ there is a shortage of Japanese good here as grain ships move in can-Hawaiian on Intercoastal oper­ seamen and naany American sea­ the river. MCS membership met ation, but nothing definite yet. men are on the beach. The San to hear about proposed medical MCS shipping has been rather Francisco "Call-Bulletin" support­ clinics. MFOW Portland agent R. slow. ed the position of the two unions. N. Sweeney assumes seat in Un­ if t ' ion's board of trustees relinquished by Stanley Mish, Wilmington Slow Pacific Port News MC&S Steward At His Desk t t t Optical Program Starts SAN FRANCISCO—MFOW opti­ cal program has begun which will enable members to get one pair of glasses and frames each year. Old building next to MC&S hall is coming down and will be replaced by new MEBA hall. t t t Ships Transit Hawaii HONOLULU—^A large number of ships were in transit here last month, SUP reports. , Carl Heck of the Sailors was in the hospital at the beginning of last month. Sam Matthews' family has returned hero. & Chief staward Pet* Blanch! of the MC&S goes over inventory sheets in hit office aboard the President Monroe (APL). The ship was in en East Coast port. & Build Grain Elevators SAN PEDRO—Black gang ship­ ping has not changed much from this port from last month, MFOW WILMINGTON — Shipping dropped off slightly at the begin­ ning of last month and failed to gain miich headway, SUP reports. Sailors increased deckhand wages on the SS Catalina. MCS and SUP foil attempts by Matson to cut manning on vessels. SAN FRANCISCO—Pacific Dis­ trict Unions of tho SIUNA and other West Coast labor organiza­ tions Joined in welcoming'the ap­ pointment of Gerald L. Brown as a member of the National Labor Relations Board. Brown, who was regional direotor of the NLRB in San Francisco, was named to the Board by Presi­ dent Kennedy last month. He la the only West Coast representative in the NLRB Washington adminis­ tration. Pacific District Wires Just prior to his appointment, the Pacific District wired the Presi­ dent: "Our Unions have always found Gerald Brown to be honest, able and conscientious. Outstand­ ing public servants such as Gerald Brown etiould be promoted. The Pacific Coast has no representative on the National Labor Relations Board and we believe Mr. Brown, in view of his long experience on the Pacific Coast, would contribute valuable knowledge to the admin­ istration of the NLRB." Labor Council Backing The SIUNA endorsement fol­ lowed the unanimous adoption by the San Francisco Labor Council of a resolution calling upon the President to fill the NLRB vacancy with a qualified man from the West Coast. Brown replaces Joseph A. Jen­ kins who resigned from the fiveman national board late last month. Since 1947, Browp has been di­ rector of the NLRB for Northern California, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah. SIU Pacific District Halls SUP HONOLULU piar 8, Room 208 NEW ORLEANS St! NEW YORK 675 4th AvoHTrookfm PORTLAND....: 21l"l?vniars°t' SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE WILMINGTON BOS MaAne ^A^e" Terminal 5-0617 MC&S HONOLULU On these pages is news of activities of the SIU Paclfio District representing the three West Coast unlicensed unions, the Sailors Union of the Pa­ cific, the Marine Firemen's Union and the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, who sail under the SIU banner predomi­ nantly in the Pacific trades to Hawaii, Alaska, the Far East and on 'round-the-world runs. The SIU Pacific District Unions are a key group in the SIUNA, representing as they do the entire maritime industry on the West Coast. 45oUm'sonfu Room 206. Pier 8 NEW ORLEANS 823 BVeA?vnie"sL NEW YORK .675 4th A"1T B" ookl^n PORTLAND 2u"^Sw" Clay® St? SAN FRANCISCO 3501?remont®ft? SEATTLE .^250™ Ut'lv^ WILMINGTON 602 "Broa/'Ave^ TErmlnal 4-8533 >w HONOLULU... 56 North Nlmltz Highway PHone 5-6077 NEW ORLEANS.. 523 Bienville St. MAgnoIia 0404 NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St. COrtland 7-7094 PORTLAND ...822 NW Everett St. CApItol 3-7207-8 SAN FRANCISCO. 240 Sei'ond St. Douglas 2-4592 SAN PEDRO 2»8 West 7th St. SEATTLE ., .2333 Western Ave. UAln 2-6323 �IMl Fac« Twcirfi^nvM SEAPAKERa 10€ MC&S Galley Gang On President Monroe SlU Pacific Unions Hit Ship Poiicies SAN JUAN — Progress and problems of the SIU Pacific District Unions, the Sailors Union of the Pacific, the Marine Firemen's Union and the Marine Cooks and Stewards, were highlighted at the Tenth Biennial Convention of the was voiced by Morris Weisberger, secretary-treasurer of the SUP and SIUNA here last month. Tlie concern of the Pacific Dis­ SIUNA executive vice-president. Weisberger noted that the Gov­ trict Unions with the state of the ernment spent more on peanut butter and cheese production prob­ lems than on the US-flag merchant marine. The SUP, MC&S and MFOW noted the attrition of jobs caused by runaway flag operations and MSTS policies of crewing its American-flag ships with foreign seamen. The unions said they in­ SAN FRANCISCO — States tend to continue efforts to improve Steamship, an SIU Pacific District the US-flag merchant marine. Note Welfare Gains contract company, will build two Mariner-type cargo ships for the Welfare benefit gains for Pacific transpacific trade. District members were also out­ A $22,220,000 contract for the lined at the convention. The three two vessels has been signed by Unions reported on the proposal States and the Federal Maritime to build more homes for retired Board, with National Steel and members at the Stewards Training Shipbuilding Co., of San Diego. School near Santa Rosa, Calif. The first ship is to, be delivered A number of retired members of within two years, and the second all three unions are presently vessel will be completed about enjoying the comforts of bungalowtwo months after its sister ship. style retirement homes of ths Santa Rosa Center. States Orders 6 Ships Final approval of an optical pro­ This is the second group of gram, financed by employer eonships contracted for by the com­ tributions, wjs also reported. pany. A year ago. States ordered Surveys in all ports are being four similar Mariners to be built made to set up a uniform plan for in East Coast shipyards. The six ships on order are part all members. Negotiations are con­ of the State Line replacement pro­ tinuing for the establishment of gram which will eventually cover medical clinics for West Coast Seafarers. Financing by .ship­ 13 ships of its fleet. . A construction differential rate owner contribution is already in hss been established for the two effect, but the Unions are fighting ships at 47.7 per cent, based on proposals by the owners to estab­ the cost of producing similar ships lish "superman" standards for shipboard employment. in West German yards. Jurisdiction Defended The keel for the first vessel will Successful defense of SIUbe laid July 29. The ships are 20knot vessels with a length of 565 Pacific District jurisdiction on bulk feet, a 76-foot beam and will have carriers against Harry Bridges' a lift capacity of 14,320 tons. The longshoremen in Hawaii as well propulsion machinery will gen­ as the stalling of Bridges raids on West Coast fishermen were also erate 17,500 horsepower. 'American-flag merchant marine noted. States SS Will Build 2 Mariners The lion's share of the MC&S steward department aboard the President Monroe (APL) poses for its portrait while the ship was docked in New York harbor last winter. SUP Wins Pay, Kayos 'Desertion' Rap On 2 AB's SAN PEDRO—The Sailors Union of the Pacific last month went to bat in court for two sailors who became ill aboard their ship and were charged with desertion by the company when they went to the hospital. The two. men were acquitted and their pay was restored. The false Charges stemmed™ Under cross-examination, the Dominquez and Burris went from the Linrline's holiday ship's officers were unable to sub­ ashore for medical treatment and cruise, Jerome Dominquez were found "not fit for duty" at stantiate the. loggings. The court and Earl Burris, both ABs, be­ came ill at sea. Dominquez had an abscessed tooth and Burris sufferred a pinched nerve in the shoulder. Both were treated aboard the vessel and were given master's certificates for treatment at the San Pedro Public Health Hospital when the ship reached that port. However, the master, acting un­ der orders from Matson, refused them a mutual consent payoff at Wilmington. The company insisted that the two men had to ride the vessel to San Francisco for treat­ ment. This insistence came in spite of the fact that two qualified and healthy men were waiting as re­ placements at Wilmington. the Public Health clinic in San Pedro. Dominquez had his ab­ scessed tooth extracted and Burris underwent treatment for the pinched nerve. The Lurline then sailed without the two men and they were logged as deserters. Their wages were de­ posited in the Federal Court in San Francisco. Morris Weisberger, secretarytreasurer of the SUP, instructed the.Union attorneys to assist the two men in recovering ^heir money. The procedure involved filing petitions, taking the testi­ mony of the master, staff captain and doctor on the Lurline. It also entailed two full days of court hearings early in March. Pacific District Shipping SUP 2/fl to 3/6 Port MFOW 3/1 to 3/31 MC&S 3/1 to 3/31 Total 569 191 354 1,114 98 -65 39 202 Portland 106 80 62 248 Wilmington 297 (no hall) 59 356 New York 85 58 27 170 New Orleans 73 (no hall) 3 76 Honolulu 22 35 (no figures) 67 66 (no hall) 66 San Fran. Seattle (no hall) San Pedro Total f 1,250 495 544 ^289^ returned the money to Dominquez and Burris. It found that Matson had acted arbitrarily for its own purposes in refusing the two deck­ hands treatment at Wilmington. The court found that the two men were fully justified in going ashore for treatment and were not deserting the ship. Hires Ship After Barge Loss HONOLULU—A Honolulu con­ struction company, fed up with losing two unmanned sea-going barges loaded with equipment, has chartered a ship for the second time to transport gear to the Mar­ shall Islands. The PMZ Company chartered the SS Nenana (Alaska Steamship) which sailed late' last month for Kwajalein with an SIUNA Pacific District unlicensed crew. Late last year, the company lost two unmanned sea-going barges enroute to the Marshalls. After that they chartered the Nenana for the first time. Arrangements have been made for the crew aboard the Nenana to work the cargo in the Islands. The charter, although not par­ ticularly lucrative for Alaska Steamship, keeps the Nenana run­ ning. The ship will return directly to the -Alaska ti'ade after,the run.; Marine Fireman At Work Inserting a burner on the President Monroe (APL) Is George Aibono, FWT, a member of the MFOW. Photo was taken while the ship was recently in Jersey City, NJ. �*5 SEAFARERS #»(• Twenty-Faar LOG Coiumnisf Extois Sea Trave! AwM, INl 3«iifair«r's Wateh Fariiiera NEW YORK—The virtues of sea travel as compared to the "hurry-hurry"jet airlines, were expounded by "New York Times" columnist Brooks Atkinson, following a leisurely voyage to San Juan aboard the Kathryn (Bull Line). Atkinson, former drama critic for the .•"Times"- and currently a rov­ ing columnist, was impressed by the restfulness of the Puer­ Maritime Roundup The St. Lawrence Seaway pre­ I Tankers were the main type of pares to open tliis month with the ships scrapped, expectation of increased toll reve­ i nues, but the amount may not be Use of the nation's inland water­ enough to off^t growing financial ways system has increased at a difficulties. Tolls in the past two rate twice that of the average for years of operation have not lived all other forms of transportation, up to forecasts which envision according to a Princeton Univer­ amortization of the seaway's cost sity conference report. It was es­ by $2,008. If the present diffi­ timated that by 1980 the US will culties continue the authority may need transportation system with review the tolls before the 1964 a capacity double the present one, date required by law, and possibly and that the inland waterways increase the charge. system will handle a significant portion of this increase. t t A new method of lifting: massive canal gates off their bases was used by Panama Canal engineers in their periodic overhaul of the Gatun Locks. The method, which reduces the amount of time the locks are out of commission, in­ volves floating the gates off their hinges into special docks along the wall while the locks 'were half full of water. After the locks were emptied, repairs on the gates and on the canal system were then completed. to Rico run. He caught the Kath­ ryn out of Brooklyn, and subse­ quently returned to New York via the Beatrice. While In Puerto Rico, he did several articles dealing with the economic revival of the island, as well as.the attractions of its climate and leisurely manner of living. His initial, article in the series he has written - dealt with the trip south on the Kathryn. (See illustration.) Another Celebrity Another theatrical celebrity to travel on the San Juan run not too long ago was Gypsy Rose Lee, whom the oldtimers will remem­ ber nostalgically as the Queen of the strippers during the 1930's. Subsequently her career in scanties^ was immortalized in a successful Broadway musical. Airline Competition There have been no full-scale passenger services to Puerto Rico since Bull Line'Sold the SS Puerto Rico to foreign owners. Airline competition destroyed what looked like a promising passenger trade when Bull Line entered it back in 1950, with most people apparently preferring the rush of jet travel to the soothing relaxation of a sea voyage. Like all other C-2s, Bull Lines' ships on the Puerto Rico run have accommodations for 12 passeiigers. Accidents involving ships were more expensive last year than in 1959, the American Hull Insurance Syndicate reported. Twenty-three major ship casualties cost the in­ surance group $5,750,000 in claims last year, an average of almost $250,000 each. This was "sig­ nificantly" above the average for 1959 and does not include the cost of the multitude of minor acci­ dents that occur around the clock each day among the 3,000 ships insured by the group. This year4» i did not get off to a goad start A record total of tonnage was either, with the losses of the Pine sold for scrap last year, and the Ridge and the Sinclair Petrolore, concern that compiled the figures the latter having one of the high­ predicted that 1961 would also be est insurance coverages on record. a good year. During 1960 the shipbreakers bought a total of 3,828,000 gross tons of ships for scrap­ ping. Two factors were cited: high­ |E NEW YORK TIMES, TUESDAY. er scrap prices and the belief of many shipowners that shipping niiilliiuilllliiu rates would not rise until surplus tonnage had been eliminated. Get Polio Shots, PHS Urges The Public Health Service urges Seafarers who have not already done so to get their polio shot§ as soon as possible. The shots can be gotten at any PHS hospital without charge. Plenty of vaccine is available so there is no delay in the admin­ istering of the shots. The few minutes a Seafarer takes to in­ sure himself against the crip­ pling disease by getting the shots are well worth the saving of time, money and, most of all, the avoidance of suffering and possible disability. MARCH 28, Critic at Large I Scene Aboard a Cargo Ship t6 Puerto Rico Is Tranquil, in a Setting of Blue By BROOKS ATKINSON ABOARD THE KATHRYN, at Sea. LTHOUGH planes get to^ Puerto Rico in three and* one-half hours from NewYork, the sea passage hjis one great advantage. It takes four days. It begins on the batt^ A Rrnnuiirn watcrfi'ont Lh is energy, that will get us where we are going. . As soon as she is out of soundings she rubs the philos­ opher's stone. Time and space become infinite. Although she pushes ahead at sixteen and one-half knots, she ^remains at • the — Excerpt from "New York Times" columnist Brooks Atkinson's report on his trip abroad the Kathryn. He made his return trip to New York on the Beatrice. Atkinson praised the quality of service offered by SlU steward department men. Seafarer and Mrs. Georgs W. Key and their two twin boys Anthony (left) and Robert, are shown taking tour of Union headquarters just after boys had their check-up at SlU clinic. MinimumWage Fight Shifts To Senate WASHINGTON—^The fight to provide minimum wage pro­ tection for maritime workers on tugs and inland boats has now shifted to the Senate. The House'of Representatives, in passing a modified minimum^' ^ wage bill, knocked out cover­ less than the prevailing minimum wage. age for seamen. As a result. Senator Pat McNamara (Dem.-Mich.) has intro­ duced a measure in the Senate which would restore the provi­ sions knocked out in the House bill. McNamara's proposal would establish a $1.25 hourly wage min­ imum and cover seamen on the minimum but not on the overtime provisions of the Act. The House defeated a similar bill by one vote, after ship operators had lined up In opposition to cov­ erage for seamen. The SIU and all other maritime unions had sup­ ported the coverage, pointing out that while deep sea seamen are not affected, there are many workers in the Inland boat field who earn The shipowners had objected to minimum wage coverage last year on the ground that time and one half for overtime would distort present overtime payments on deep sea ships. The seamen were specif­ ically exempted from overtime pro­ visions in this year's bill, but the shipowners opposed it neverthe­ less. The $1.25 wage minimum, plus coverage for seamen is supported by the Kennedy Administration. The one vote defeat in the House came about as a result of a coali­ tion of Republicans and Southern Democrats. It is expected that the Senate will pass a bill closer to the Administration's wishes. ) SANTA EMILIA (J. H. Winchester), Feb. 19—Chairman, E. Winters; Secre­ tary, R. O'Connor. Ship's delegate re­ ported no beefs. Everything under control. New ship's delegate elected. STEEL SCIENTIST (isthmian), Feb. 3—Chairman, John Dunne; Secretary, A. C. Beck. No LOG delivered to ship. $16 in ship's fund. Crew request clari­ fication on draws in foreign ports. Crew request patrolman cheek medi­ cal supplies aboard this vessel. Ask LOG editor why Union periodical carries information and articles on other unions. Motion made that trav­ elers' checks be replaced by US cur­ rency in foreign ports. Motion that headquarters negotiate with ail SIUcontracted companies to raise the pre­ vailing wages and OT rate to West Coast scale. Discussion on Food Plan. Grade A meats and bacon are not used aboard vessel as headquarter'! Food Plan requested. ELIE V (Ocean Cargoes), Jan. 29— Chairman, M. Welch; Secretary, R. McNeil. M. Welch was elected ship's delegate. Crew request new washing machine as the present one is out of order most of the time. They also request that fans be placed in every room. Company's reason for not hav­ ing done this before is that there is a blower system for the rooms but blower has not worked but three days this trip and half the time on the last trip. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), Feb. 12 —Chairman, H. Hume; Secretary, E. W. Auer. Ship's delegate reports no beefs and everything running smooth­ ly. One man was left In the hospital at Alexandria, UAH. Crewmember Parkiuau wished to hold his papers and personal effects for the Union hail but was overruled by topside. A hearty vote of thanks to ship's dele­ gate for doing a fine job. Also, a vote of thanks to the Steward department. Ail men requested to sign crew list for headquarter's Hie. ORIENT POINT (Cargo & TankshIp), Feb. 19—Chairman, D. Chestnut; Sec­ retary, Raymond Perry. Ship's dele­ gate reported that the Union advised him that men with 60 days aboard the ship were "B" or "C" men would have to leave ship. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Jan. 16—Chairmen, E. Cretsky; Sec­ retary, Raymond Perry. No ship's delegate as ship's delegate missed ship. One man in deck department missed ship in Hoboken and his gear is still aboard. One man in engine department missed ship and one re­ placement failed to join ship. Gear was left by man who missed ship. Robert Mitchell elected ship's dele­ gate. He was asked to see captain and request him to buy cigarets while on coastwise articles and sell them at shore prices. He was also requested to have missing men's gear packed. SANTA VENETIA (Elam), Feb. 5— Chairman, John Doyle; Secretary, Harold F. Hurlburt. Beef regarding no launch service will be brought to attention of boarding patrolman at payoff. Charles Leo elected new ship's delegate. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), Feb. 19— Chairman, Don Keddy; Secretary, Robert Black. Room aiiowance from last voyage while In Singapore was approved. $6.71 left in treasury. B.vron Barns, ship's treasurer resigned. Motion that the practice of SIU pa­ trolman demanding donations from SUP members on the ships, and visa versa, be stopped. Crew asked to leave quarters in good SIU order for next man. Suggestion made to have US currency replace traAciers' checks for foreign draws. Request that repair list be made up several weeks in ad­ vance and handed In, also that needed repairs be brought to the tatentlon of the departments Involved. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Feb. 19—Chairman, H. A. Orlando; Secre­ tary, T. Jonas. Ship's delegate report no beefs. Ship had good payoff last voyage. $17.23 In ship's fund. H. Or­ lando elected ship's treasurer. All repairs taken care of except two Items. Steward to see chief engineer about scuppers in galley. WACOSTA (Waterman), Feb. 19— Chairman, E. Yates; Secretary, J. RIslly. Ship's delegate reported all repairs have been taken care of and everything Is In good order. B. Kaimierski elected new ship's delegate. Crew reminded to return books to library when Hnished with them. Vote of thanks to Brother Rogg. for building bookcase for crew. Crew asked to keep ship clean. OCEAN ULLA (Marltlma Overseas), Feb. 22—Chairman, Robert Lambert; Secretary, Joseph Buzalewskl. S6.2S in treasury. No beefs reported. Wil­ liam Smith elected ship's delegate. Motion made to have washing machine repaired as it has broken agitator. Drinking water rusty. There are in­ sufficient pots and pans in galley. Grill promised has never been de­ livered. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), Fab. 22—Chairman, W. Walker; Secre­ tary, J. J. Tobln. Elected ship's dele­ gate, F. Oetgen. J. Tanner elected ship's treasurer. No beets reported. Crew to get new television set. Will consult with patrolman regarding transpqdtatlon from Jacksonville to Savannah. Vote of thanks to steward department for a good job. W. (Windy) Walker, chief cook will be missed due to his departure, not only for his culinary expertness but for his color­ ful Hctlonal tales. ELIZABETH (Albatross Tanker), Feb. 24—Chairman, 6. Quinones; Sec­ retary, P. Patrick. C. Foto elected ship's delegate. Department dele­ gates report no beefs. Motion made to write headquarters regarding mat­ tresses. No satisfaction was received from company. Steward department told not ti> dump garbage overside, but aft. MYRIAM III (International Naviga­ tion), Feb. 26—Chairman, R. L. Mor- rcv;; Sacrstsry.. A. L. Sargent. .Shin's delegate reported no beefs and all is well with departments running smouliiiy. Telegram sent to Wilming­ ton requesting a ship's library and OT sheets. All crewmembers asked to share the expense which is $5.86. Discussion on the operation and eaia of washing machine. Ail crewmembers were asked to cooperate in keeping washing machine room clean. Stew­ ard requested all members ot refrain from throwing linen on the decks. Request was made to allow the men on watch, place and receive their meals first with preference to the engine men as they have the shortest time to eat. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Feb. 14—Chairman, S. P. (Sarcia; Secretary, J. (Sord. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. $197.20 in ship's fund. One man missed ship in Texas City. One man left ship in New York a few minutes before sailing. Discussion on ship's fund and TV._TV to be given to the patrolman for the Seatrain Texas on the next voyage when she crews up. Ship's fund to be divided. MERMAID (Metro Petroleum), Feb. 14—Chairman, Harry DIddlebock; Sec­ retary, W. C. Sink. $4 in ship's fund. Discussioi} on draws and repairs. Sug­ gestion to wire Seattle agent from Alaska and have him meet the ship and square away all beefs in Portland. Suggest that the maternity benefit be increased to $400 and a $50 baby bond. Motion was made that "C" card, who walked off ship at sailing time be brought to the attention of head­ quarters. �April. l»n SEAFARERS Fare Tiroilr-flfP LOG Jay-Kay Contract Talks Progressing UIW March Benefits top $10,000 Total The United Industrial Workers Welfare Plan paid out 48 benefit claims to UIW members or their dependents during March. Checks for these claims amounted to a total of $10,404.46, which is a high for the'* year, according to Plan offi­ cials. Though the highest welfare eiaim check was $814.00—this went to Enrico Montemarano of WisorEmlth Metal—several other large welfare benefit claims were paid out. These Included a check for $806.30 to Nat Arico of New York Canvas and Rope; another for $799.50 to Willoby Marsh of Airmaster Corporation and one for $726.33 disbursed to John Worrell of A. A. Gallagher Warehousing. Welfare Benefit Checks In addition, 11 checks for $200 or better were paid out during the month to the following members. Hllkiah Murray, Display and Ad­ vertising, $497.00; Ruth Sandler, Echaevitz Engineering, $454.92; Michael Padilla, Beam Matic, $410; Alfred Mimms, Airmaster, $378.36; Edward Tochman, C & S Canvas & Rope, $351.10; Petro Andrisz^, Southwark Cooperage, $298.75; John Wiesemann, Schaevitz Engi­ neering, $295.34; piarence Gadson, Eudhom Corp., $282.85; Porter Glover, Airmaster Corp., $272.98; Robert Pope, Airmaster Corp., $225.57 and Hensley McKenzie, Cisplay and Advertising, $206.50. Maternity Benefits Eight UIW members collected maternity benefits during the month, ^cording to the Plan. Of the 48 claims^ paid out during March, 54 went to members and the other 24 to their dependents. Classify Jobs At Jay-Kay NEW YORK—During the past two weeks, UIW organizers have been at work classifying the Jobs performed by more than 300 workers at the newly^won Jay-Kay plant in Long Island City. The job classifications will be used as a basis for establishing new Improved hourly wages for the various UIW members at JayKay, where electric rotisseries and other similar gadgets are manu­ factured. At present, several meetings be­ tween the Union and the manage­ ment at Jay-Kay have taken place. Thus far, only general contract de­ mands have been discussed. The next meetings will delve into actual wage demands, for workers in the various job classifications. There are 20' departments oper­ ating at the plant, where more than 700 workers are employed during Jay-Kay's peak season which is starting about now. UIW Workman These Are Your Union Meetings —Attend Them! All union members should regularly offend fhe member­ ship meefings in their area. These meefings are devoted to discussions of matters vital to the welfare and security of every UIW member and his family. What's more, these meetings provide every UIW member with the opportunity to speak up and state his views about these vital matters. Here is the schedule of the next meetings: Renegotiate UIW Poets At 4 Plants NEW YORK—The United Indus­ trial Workers Union of the SIU is currently in the process of reneCbtiating new contracts with four UlW-contracted shops in this area. Current contracts at these compa­ nies expire on the 30th of this month. The names and locations of these plants are; New Contracts Morsan Tents, 1015 50th Ave., Eong Island City; Beam Matic, 25-11 49th St., Long Island City; Independent Cordage, 397 Wash­ ington St., New York City; and Eastern Automotive, 897 E. 134th St., Bronx. Also, as reported in last month's LOG, a new contract is being worked out by the Union with the management of the Jay-Kay Cor­ poration of 3300 Northern Blvd., Long Island City. Jay-Kay em­ ploys more than 700 during peak season and about half that number during slack times. The UIW was recently certified by the NLRB'as bargaining ?igent for the workers at this plant. The campaign to or­ ganize and bring the firm under a UIW eontract was fought bitterly for more than a year by Local 355 which previously held the contract. Local 355 is affiliated with the "catch-all" District 50 of the UMW. Jay-Kay management officials (back to camera) lend their attention to point made by UIW organizer Ralph Quinnonez (lower right) during negotiation meeting held at headquarters. Others in photo are (I. to r.)t UIW National Director Steve Cardulio (at head of table) UIW representative Sal Maccarone and plant negotiating committee members Charles Heardg Mary S^mallwood and Enoch Lloyd. NEW YORK-Tuesday, May 2, at 6 PM, SIU Hall, 675 Fourth Ave., B'klyn. BALTIMORE-Frlday, May 5, at 8 PM, SIU Hall, 1216 E. Baltimore St. SUNBURY - Sunday, May 14, at 2 PM, Friendship Fire Company. PHILADELPHIA = Tuesday, May 9, at 7:30 PM, SIU Hall, 2604 S. 4th Street. Tony Fosano inserts shelf rests in medicine cabinets at UlW-contracted Stand­ ard Metals, Brooklyn. The news on this page deals with people working under the SIU banner in shoreside estab­ lishments engaged in maritime production and allied fields. Included aihong the items made are cordage, canvas, lifesaving equipment, ship's gear and related industrial products. Because there had not been any organization avail­ able to them, many of these workers were formerly without any union protection, until they cdme under the SIU banner. Developments in their area wiil be reported here because they are an important part of the maritime, industry. UIW Asks Vote At Weatherall BALTIMORE — The United In­ dustrial Workers Union has filed a preliminary petition with the National Labor Relations board for an election at W. G. Weatherall 'Co., a steel fabricating plant em­ ploying 15 workers here, according to Warren Leader, UIW organizer. An Initial hearing at the NLRB —at which time it was presumed that an election date would be set —was held earlier this month, says Leader, who is the new UIW or­ ganizer in this port. Leader also reported that a stepped-up campaign was being planned in this area and that al­ ready several shops which look very favorable are being surveyed. Delegates Being Elected For 1st UIW Convention NEW YORK — The United Industrial Workers Union of the SIU will hold its first annual convention at headquarters of the Union in Brooklyn, May 24. The election of the conven-"*' and is expected to draft plans for tion delegates as authorized further by the UIW constitution is the field. organizing Campaigns in currently in progress. Nominations for delegates opened April 10 and closed April 15. Any member of the UlW who is eligible iindef the terms of the UIW constitution was able to nominate himself for the convention post. Ballots have been mailed to each member at his last known home address as listed in Union records. Each member was notified in a covering communication that the ballot, after being marked, should be sent to the designated Post Of­ fice box by not later than May 12. A special UIW membei-ship meeting has been scheduled for May 15 at which time a rank-andfile tallying committee will be elected for the purpose of count­ ing the ballots and reporting the findings. The convention will hear reports on the progress of the UIW to date At Convention UIW Company Moving To NJ PHILADELPHIA — The UIWcontracted Porter Matthews plant in this city is moving to a new loca­ tion next month in Princeton, NJ due to a general expansion of the firm's operations, it has been re­ ported. Though the plant presently em­ ploys 20 UIW members, it's ex­ pected that a total work force of between 50 and 75 will be needed after the firm has set up operationg at a brand new plant in Princeton. According to sources here, most of-the present employees intend to make the move with PorterMatthews next month. The UlW-contraeted plant, which specializes in metal fabricat­ ing, was one of the original in­ dustrial concerns to sign a contract with the then-MAWD in 1956. . Porter Matthews will attempt to obtain soma initial governmentcontracted work in the near future, says a reliable source here. Cite Correction In UIW Poster UIW delegate Sal Macarrone addresses gathering at SlUNA's convention lastmonth in San Juan. All UIW shop stewards and members should take note that an incorrect telephone number ap­ pears on the small white posters recently distributed, which list Un­ ion numbers to call on matters concerning welfare and grievances; Under welfare, the number that should have appeared is: WHitehall 3-3020. This should bs changed as soon as possible to avoid delay and get speedy serv­ ice on their welfare benefit claims. �Fcr« Tweaty-as All of the following 5IU families have re­ ceived a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name,* representing a total of $5,600 in maternity benefits and a maturity value of $650 in bonds: SEAFAnERS LOG INl The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plgn and a total of $56,000 in benefits was paid. {Any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the dis­ position of estates.) Charles Ramsey, 51: Brother Olin Bourne, 57: Brother. Bourne Michael Szeliga, 56: Brother Ramsey passed away oh February passed away from a cerebral hem­ Szeliga passed away as the result Rose L. and Carolyn L. Gracia, born December 9, 1960, to Seafarer 26, 1961 at St. orrhage on Feb­ of a heart ail­ and Mrs. Louis Gracia, Houston, Texas. Joseph's Hospital, ruary 28, 1961 at ment on Novem­ ' ~ David Danne, born February 18, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Adolph Houston, Texas, the Woodland ber 11, 1960 at Danne, Mobile, Ala. as the result of a Nursing Home, the Mercy Hos­ Randy Isenhart, born January 17, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Harry cerebral h e m Calcutta, India. pital, Baltimore, Isenhart, Lowland, North Carolina. ' orrhage. He had He had been a Md. He had shipped SIU since member of the Anastasia Daniels, born January 24, 1961, to Seafarer and. Mrs. shipped since 1952 in the deck Harold Daniels, Atlantic, North Carolina. SIU deck depart­ 1956 as a member department and ment since 1938. of the engine de­ Emmett Toal, born March 10, 1961, to Seafarer wd Mrs. Harry Toal, is survived by His widow, Mrs. partment, on SIU Metairie, La. his widow, Mrs. Eva Bourne, of tugs and is sur­ Kimberly Keller, born January 3, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Ivabelle Ramsey, of Philadelphia, Daniels, Howard County, Md., sur­ vived by his wldQ,w, Mrs. Jennie Keller, Evanston, 111. Pa. Burial was in Philadelphia. vives. The place of burial is not Rita Szeliga, of Baltimore. Burial Dale Eldemire, born February 27, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Dele- Total benefit: $4,000. known. Total benefit: $4,000. was at Holy Redeemer Cemetery, ware Eldemire, Tampa, Florida. Baltimore. Total benefit: $4,000. ^ ^ Donald C. Kress, born February 13, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carl 4> it Leo Rrmdario, 61; Brother RonA. Kress, Glenburnie, Md. Oscar Volght, 58: A heart ail­ dario passed away due to a lung John Yuknas, 45: Brother Yukment caused the passing of Brother nas passed away as the result of a Raymond F. Beattie, born March 6, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Samuel ailment on Feb­ Voight on Janu­ H. Beattie, Union City, New Jersey. ruary 1, 1961 at brain tumor on ary 27, 1961 at Anthony Buterakos, born February 28, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. the USPHS Hos­ N o v e mber 22, the Church & Thomas Buterakos, Winchester, Va. pital, San Fran­ 1960 at the Homo Hospital, USPHS Hospital, Evelyn and David Camacho, born March 15, 1961, to Seafarer and cisco, Calif. He Baltimore, Md. Baltimore, Md. had been sailing Mrs. Fructuoso Camacho, Brooklyn, New York. He had been an He had been a Stephen McLeod, born February 15, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. SIU in the engine engineer on SIU Douglas McLeod, Houston, Texas. member of the department since tugboats since .SIU deck depart­ James C. Dudley, born January 23, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Henry 1947. Surviving 1957. His widow, Dudley, Alta Loma, Texas. ment since 1948. is his widow, Mrs. Alphosine Dudley Leon Johnson, born February 27, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. Emilia A. Surviving is a %isVoight, of Balti­ Vernon C. Johnson, Houston, Texas. ter, Mrs. Helen Rondafio, of San Francisco. The Edward J. Pizzitola, born December 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. place of burial was San Francisco more, was named administratrix of Lee Lock, of Plains, Pa. Burial was his estate. Cathedral Cemetery, at St. Casimir Cemetery, MuhlenGeorge Pizzitola, La Porte, Texas. Cemetery. Total benefit: $4,000. Baltimore, yas the place of burial. burg. Pa. Total benefit: $4,000. Linda L. Dring, born January 1, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Arthur i S> Total benefit; $4,000. E. Bring, Aransas Pass, Texas. 4" 4> Howard M. Coale, 51: A gastric Ivan R. Salis, born February 17, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Marion i. a, Frank Kantorskl, 65: A kidney hemorrhage was the cause of death B. Sails, New Orleans, La. Oka! Jones, 58: Brother Jones ailment was the cause of death to to Brother Coale Dana Mate Bellefountain, born September 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Brother Kantor­ died of cerebral throipbosis at the at Lake Charles, Mrs. Ronald Bellefountain, Portland, Maine. skl oa January 1, La., on December USPHS Hospital, Carol J. Chiarmonte, born January 1, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1961 ^at the 17, 1960. He had Baltimore, Md., Joseph Chiarmonte, Brooklyn, New York. USPIIS Hospital, shipped with the on January 30, Donny M, Johns, born January 23, 1901, to Seafarer and Mrs. IVW Baltimore, Md. SIU since ISS 1961. He had J. Johns, Jacksonville, Florida. He began shipin the steward been sailing in Robert Johnson, born March 23, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John ping as an SIU department. His the SIU engine S. Johnson, Parlln, New Jersey. bargeman in 1958 survivors include department since Nora Olveia, born February 17, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Manuel and had been re­ his mother, a 1949. His widow, L. Olveia, Brownsville, Texas. ceiving special brother and a Mrs. Virginia Michele C. Stanton, born January B, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. disability benefits sister, Mrs. Carol Root, of San Jones, of Balti­ Joseph C. Stanton, Philadelphia, Pa. since 1958. Surviving is his widow, more, survives. Robert Todd, born February 8, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ralph Diego, Calif. Burial was at IngleMrs. Theresa Kantorski, of Balti­ wood Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif. Interment was at Memorial Park Todd, Ovett, Mississippi. Normandy, Miss. Total benefit: more. Burial was at Holy Rosaiy Terry Le Blanc, Jr., born December 17, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Total benefit: $4,000. Cemetery, Baltimore. Total bene­ $4,000. Terry Le Blanc, "Aransas Pass, Texas. fit: $4,000., Mark Ganger, born February 27, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Harry Harold Restucher, 45: Brother ^ t % % X Ganger, Sulphur, La. Restucher died of broncho-pneu­ Earnest Bailey, 56: Brother Oscar Adams, 60: Brother Adams monia on Janu­ Bailey passed away as the result of died as the result of injuries in ary 30, 1961 at a fall at the a lung condition the USPHS hos­ USPHS Hospital, on Marchi'O, 1961 pital,^ New Or­ Stat en Island, at the Mobile In­ leans, La. He had NY, on December firmary, Mobile, shipped in the 23, 1960. He be­ Ala; He had SIU engine and gan shipping with shipped since steward depart­ the SIU in the en­ f939 in the SIU ments since 1939. gine department • ^engine depart­ His daughter, in 1951 and is ment. Surviving Mrs. Elizabeth R. survived by a sis­ is his widow, Vaughan, of Port Sulphur, La., sur­ Mrs. Lola Bailey, ter, Iris Wilson, vives. Interment was at St. of Mobile,"interment was at Rose of Astoria, Long Island, NY. His Michaels Cemetery, PensaCola, Fla. Hill Cemetery, Ashburn, Ga. Total place of burial was St. Michael's Total benefit: $4,000. Cemetery, Elmhurst, NY. Total benefit: $4,000. benefit: $4,000. Frank Cardoza, 66: A heart con­ dition and diabetes were the cause Benjamin Sumskl, 45: An Internal of death to hemorrhage was the cause of death Brother Cardoza to Brother Sum­ at Harlem Hos­ skl on February pital, New York, 11, 1961 at Meyer NY, on February Memorial Hospi­ 10, 1961. He be­ tal, Buifalo, NY. gan shipping SIU A member of the. in the steward deck department, department in he had shipped 1941 and had with the SIU been receiving since 1943. jSurspecial disability benefits since viving . is his 1959. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. widow, Mrs. Anna Sumski, of Buf­ Young Wayne Martin, Jr. has his anatomy checked over by Sadie Cardoza, of New York City. falo. St. Stanislaus Cemetery; Buf­ doctor a' clinic in the new hall at New Orleans. Wayne, Burial was at Pinelawn, NY. Total falo, was the place of burial. Total whose d d is with the IBU, apparently-was fit as a fiddle. benefit: $4,000. benefit: $4,000. Seafarer's Son Fit For Play $1 ^ PUOfOS ?6efRY &C' $1 �Aprfl, 1961 SEAFARERS Fare Twentr-Scrca LOO First Out Of NO Jefferson Victory \ips Phosphorus Fire (The following article, concerning an accident on the Jefferson dtp Victory, was submitted to the LOG by ship's delegate S. E. Walsh.) Difficulties in getting draws in foreign ports has resulted in a number of beefs aboard many ships. Local laws governing the amount of money that can be taken ashore have added to the problem. Aboard the Thetis (Admanthos) the ship's delegate reports that the captain is out of American currency and does not carry travel­ ers' checks. The same problem arose on the previous trip, and the crew has called on headquarters to take some action. One line of action was suggested by the crew of Gateway City (Sealand) which suggest that persons who are going ashore be paid off first. The Steel Surveyor (Isthmian) il­ lustrated the problem that seamen face in foreign ports. The ships' delegates report that the crew has been advised to draw their money in traveler's checks while the ship is at sea because Indian law in Calcutta won't allow the captain to issue any draw but in rupees. Crew washing machines are get­ ting a good workout from, reports sent in by ship delegates. On the Jean (Bull) the crew moved to either repair the crew washer or replace it with a new one from the officers' laundry. The Penn Transporter (Penn) voted to obtain two new machines. On the Alcoa -Runner (Alcoa) the washer is scheduled to be repaired or re­ placed. The Yaka (Waterman) wants to have at least two agita­ tors for the machines before leav­ ing on the next voyage. 'Sea Spray' YOUR PATRIOTIC DUTY TO gPENO YOUR MONEY CAPT. NICHOLAS SITINAS (Cargo A Tankship), March 5—Chairman, H. C. Wilson; Secretary, Joe Case. Ship's delegate got money draw beef straightened out. No 'beefs pending. GATEWAY) CITY (Sca-Land), Feb. f —Chairman, R. Harford. Disputed OT from previous voyage will be brought to attention of patrolman. Steward was elected ship's treasurer. No money in ship's fund at present. Mo­ tion made to see patrolman about having crew measroom and 4-8 deck foc'slcs painted. Steward department toilet needs painting. Suggestion made that members going ashore be paid off first. Vote of thanks to steward department. Pressure of sani­ tary water is low back aft. HENRY ^ \ Sacrstary, Louis A. Oardler. Crew thanked captain for fast service put­ ting two cnewmembsrs 'ashore in hos­ pital. One brother missed the ship, and one man paid off on account of his father's illness. Beef regarding lodging in Hamburg. Asked the chief engineer to clear scuppers in the gal­ ley. More medicine needed. Vote of thanks to steward department for good service. COEUR D'ALENB VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), March 11—Chairman, Carl Lausen; Secreta^, F. O. Alrey. No beefs reported. Four new mat­ tresses needed. Crew asked to put all cups in sinks after coffee time. Ship Just came out of lay-up and there is much work to be attended to. DOROTHY (Bull), March 12—Chair­ man, W. M. Wallace; Secretary, C. R. West. No beefs reported. A check NATIONAL DEFENDER (National Shipping A Trading), March 26— Chairman, Joseph C. Wallace; Secre­ tary, Simeon M. Simos. Ship's dele­ gate reported one man missed ship in Sasebo, Japan. One man was hospiCalize'd. Everything else running smoothly. Department delegate re­ ported no beefs. Discussion about the afternoon coffee on weekends if this has to bo made by watchstanders on 12-4. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over­ seas), April 2—Chairman, Juan Reycu LOG-A-RHYTHM: My Hands My hands, once strong and straight Raised girder upon girder, brick upon brick. These now awkward, trembling hands Anchored cables under rivers, over mountains Laid rails, wires that circle the land. My hands welded, moUlded, Seeded and plowed. Picked cotton and corn. My hands tore from the earth Coal, copper, silver and gold. Faster, faster, my hands were driven. They were good hands, Wanted at the marketplace of hands. Small hands, big hands. Fine hands, calloused hands. White hands, black hands. All powerful hands. All hands for sale. Where I sold my two hands. Now my mutilated hands are re? fused. No more market for my hands. will be made by steward and new mattresses will be replaced to crew where needed. R, E. Kledinger elected new ship's delegate. Steward asked crew to see him if any beefs are pending and if any new kind of dishes be served to better the feeding, as ship has good galley force and plenty of stores. JACQUELINE SOMEK (Peninsular Nav.), April 6—Chairman, P. McAneney; Secretary, D. Sacher. Department delegates reported no beefs. All dele­ gates asked to have repair list made up. ARIZPA (Waterman), March 12— Chairman, J. W. Keysar; Secretary, Thomas Liles. Ship's delegate re­ ported that crew has been given runaround on repairs. Crew asked not to wake ship's delegate in middle of night. Brother Jack Kennedy asked cals, all stored on the main deck at No. 5 hatch. The five drums that came adrift rolled forward toward the house and No. 4 hatch. In doing so, they were damaged and burst into flames. In a few minutes af<^er being aroused, the crew had five streams of water on the "jumping fire­ balls." The deck crews secured the remaining drums, many of them rolling tospy turvy, to prevent them from getting out of hand. By shoring with hatch boards, ad­ ditional wire rope and turnbuckles, etc. they soon had the containers under control. In the meantime the engine and steward department were doing a bang-up job of keeping the fire under control. All hands then took over the job of getting these drums over the side. This was no simple j task; the drums were rolling and jumping, also bursting into flames, as the ship was in a confused sea and it was impossible to keep the vessel on an even keel. It was quite a feat to snag one, put a line around it, then have all hands on the ,boat deck except those on the hoses haul away, hoist­ ing the drum to the ship's rail, pushing it overboard and cutting it adrift. In the meantime two drums of ether became damaged and the area was heavily saturated with fumes, which added to the fire hazard. Fortunately no damage was done. One favorable aspect was the fact that the drums that were adrift went forward and were kept there. Quick application of water and the grim determination of the crew not to let the fire get out of hand may be more important than we to keep ship's delegate iob, and ex­ tended vote of thanks for job well done on voyage 76. Locks need re­ pair on messman's room. Crew asked to Jceep pantry clean, to put dirty cups in sinks and close bread box. etc. Jured seamen. Two new washing ma­ chines to be obtained. New fans to be ordered, as per Union agreement for each of the foc'sles. New screens and vents for portholes. Letter sent to headquarters regarding fans. SEAMAR (Calmer), March i—Chair­ man, D. Hayes; Secretary, J. Nelson. JEAN (Bull), March 12—Chairman, Jimmy Siaven; Secretary, Keith Rich­ ardson. Ship's delegate reported no work has yet been performed by en­ gine department as was requested at start of trip for welfare of crew. \T. L. Hammock elected ship's secre­ tary. Motion to have chief mate place locks on all doors to keep all un­ authorized people out of ship in all ports. Chief engineer to fix toilet lines to allow more pressure so toilets will flush properly. Also to repair crew washer or replace with new one from officer's wash room. Ship's delegate reported about half the repairs were taken care of. the remaining repairs will probably be held over for shipyard. He wishes to resign and thanks the department delegates for their cooperation. W. R. Smith elected new ship's delegate. Crew asked to remove clothes from lines as soon as they are dry. KYSKA (Waterman), March 12— Chairman, J. V. Bissonet; Secretary, R. H. Simpson. Ship's delegate re­ ported there is some disputed OT but outside of that everything is running smoothly. Vote of thanks for .slill>'s delegate for a Job well done, and a vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. DEL MAR (Delta), March 19—Chair­ man, N. Funken; Secretary, L. Nicholas, No beefs were reported. Crew to purchase movies this trip. (Progressive), March If— Chairman, J. McKreth; Secretary, J. M. Dalton. Captain stated draw would be put out in American dollars or Singapore dollars. Deck maintenance could have fan from recreation room. No disputed OT. New ship's delegate elected. W. E. Battle. Leo Fonterat outgoing ship's delegate has done a good Job. Need new belt and motor for washing machine. Water is rusty from dirty tanks. Vote of thanks for steward department. Robert Rudolph was the first Seafarer to ship out of the new New Orleans ball, get­ ting a deck maintenance .job aboard the Dei Sud (Delta Lines! at the 9 AM call on March 6. ___ By Henri Perklkow -by Seafarer "Red" Fink IT'S STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Feb. 32—Chairman, Paul Arthofer; Secre­ tary, Melano S. Sospina. Ship's deleKate reported everything running smoothly. Suggested that anyone hav­ ing enough money coming should draw sufficient in travelers' checks because of India law. Engine delegate suggested all passageway doors and rooms should be closed at all times in port. Crew asked to keep ship clean at all times. S13r64 in ship's fund. No OT beefs. About 0300 on March 6, the general emergency alarm rang for all hands to turn out. Five drums of phosphorus, weight­ ing 450 pounds each, had become separated from about 50 other drums which included"*' " eight driuns of ether, more realized. If the' fire had contacted phosphorus and other chemi­ the escaping ether it could hav* GATEWAY CITY (Sea-Land Service), Feb. S—Chairman, F. Oestman; Secre­ tary, T. W. Medllng. $5.33 in ship's fund. Recommendation to contact patrolman regarding steward who was treasurer and was in possession of funds when he left ship. G. Ortiz elected new ship's delegate. Toilets are not flushing properly. Ceiling in baker's room leaks. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), March S —Chairman, O. Lopez; Secretary, G. D. Parker. No beefs reported. Steward W. Young elected ship's treasurer. Crew asked to donate all small change up to 50 cents for TV fund. PENN TRANSPORTER (Penn Navi­ gation), Jan. 15—Chairman, William Anderson; Secretary, Keith M. Cola. Ship's delegate resigned. New ship's delegate elected. Raymond C. Steele. Vote of thanks to former ship's dele­ gate for a Job well done. Crew com­ plained about meat obtained in ship­ yard in Germany on previous trip. Steward saw captain and obtained permission to Jettison approximately 1.000 lbs. of meat. Discussion on master's certificate for ill and in- ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Jan. 24— Chairman, J. T. Robinson; Secretary, W. R. Stone. Esaw A. Wright elected ship's delegate. Captain states new law only allows him to carry a lim­ ited supply of cigarets. Patrolman to be contacted regarding this matter. Repair list turned in. Ship's fund. $10.62. Arrival pool to be held with $20 to go to ship's fund. Patrolman to investigate screen doors for galley and crew messroom. ' CHICKASAW (Waterman), March 11 —Chairman, Howard Menz; Secretary, Frpnk Kustura. Ship's delegate ad­ vised all to put in for lodgings for one day. being without hot water. Rooms to be painted. Vote of thanks to steward department. Discussion on new transportation pay deal. All to cooperate in keeping messroom and pantry clean. THETIS (Admanthos), March 15— Chairman, Krawczynski; Secretary, W. C. Hail. Ship's delegate reported that the captain is out of American cur­ rency and does not carry traveler's checks for second trip in succession. Letter being sent to headquarters reALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Feb. 15— Chairman, C. J. Beck; Secretary, W. R. Stone. Ship's delegate consulted captain and patrolman about limited variety of cigarets during last voyage, and to do the same this voyage. Ship's fund. $10.62. Some disputed OT In deck department due to foreign labor painting inside passageways, etc. Men on standby at night asked to close forward watertight doors if ship takes been the real thing. It sure looked like a slip-up of safety regulations in stowing the cargo by placing drums of phos­ phorus, a burning agent, alongside of ether, a potential explosive. In addition, it was not properly se­ cured when put aboard. ^Topside was well pleased with the prompt response and quick ac­ tion taken by the crew. After the emergency was over, around-theclock fire watch was maintained until we arrived at Erie Basin on March 11. Once there, the shore gang regrouped the drums and properly secured them, encasing them in heavy boxes, strongly re­ inforced. The two drums of ether that were damaged were removed and the other six were placed in a receptacle on the opposite side of the hatch. Mail Crew Lists To Union Office In order to keep Union rec­ ords up to date and., to fullyprotect Seafarer's rights to welfare and other benefits, it is important that all ship's dele­ gates mail a complete SIU crew list in to headquarters after the sign on. The crew lists are particularly valuable in an emergency when it's necessary to establish seatime eligibility for benefits on the part of a Seafarer, or a member of his family, particularly if he should be away at sea at^he time. Crew list forms are being mailed to all ships with this issue of the LOG and can be obtained from Union patiolineu in any port. sea. $20 to be donated to ship's fund from arrival pool. Washing machin* to be repaired or replaced, garding same. Talked to purser re­ garding putting out draws before 4 PM. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Moorc-McCormack), March 12—Chairman, Jack Smith; Secretary, Jack Sweeney. Ship's delegate had nothing to report. $18..75 in ship's fund. Request that ship's delegate see patrolman regarding brand of soap being used. YAKA (Waterman), March 19— Chairman, George Troche; Secretary, Jack Oosse, Jr. Ship's delegate con­ sulted captain regarding draw prior to arriving in New York. Man missed ship in Wilmington. Calif. No replace­ ment. Motion made to have more milk put aboard ship if the licensed men are to have same. Patrolman to take this up with the company. Crew re­ quested to shut off washing machine after using. March 5—Chairman, George J. Troche; Secretary, Jack Oosse, Jr. Deck delegate reported no heat in unlicensed quarters aft. Three men sent to Yokohama from Tokyo without any money, and left there to get back the best way they could. Also no transportation was furnished. Mo­ tion was made to find out why no transportation or money was given to men going to hospital. Also to have patrolman or someone to check medical attention aboard ship. Re­ quest that at least one side of all ves­ sels be free of debris for men that live and sleep aft on this type of ship. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), March 19 —Chairman, Don Keddy; Secretary, Robert Black. Ship's delegate reported that lumber for aft awning is on board and awning will be constructed this trip. Carpenter has gear to re­ pair faulty locks. Subsistence for two voyages past while in Port Sweteiiliam, was not approved. Bal­ ance of $3.66 in ship's treasury. Dona­ tion made to Seaman's Library fund, and telephone call expenses. Bosun made motion that call out in deck department on OT should be 30 min­ utes in advance of turning to, in­ stead of the present 15 minutes. Scut­ tlebutt in passageway to be repaired. Crew asked to cooperate to keep out longshoremen in foreign ports. �SEAFARERS fkg* Twentr-Bfiit April, IMi LOG Emilia Seafarers Appear In Film; Scenes Set In 'Bar' In Japan Iberville's Troubadour (The jollowina article was submitted to the LOG by Seafarer • Charles Edvoard Rawlings.) The SS Emilia arrived in Kobe, Japan, on March 3, from Yokohama. On March 4, two Japane::e came aboard about breakfast time asking the crew if they wanted to appear as extras in a film that was being made in Kyoto. We didn't take this request to heart imme­ diately, but a little later we> talked it over, and discovered Mr. Carter called over the make-up kl, Carl Madsen, Stanley Warhnla that it was a 20th Century Fox man when he saw Michael Schale- and Melville McKinney. Nine film. We decided to look Into the situation, considering the fact that It was an expense paid journey and there was a salary involved. Nine crew members went. We were ushered into four cabs and taken to the Motomachi Station In Kobe, where we boarded a train to Kyoto. In Kyoto, we were again ushered into cabs and driven to 20th Century Fox Studio's set in this shrine city. Into The Bright Lights We passed through the courtyard and into a huge building, behind several large partitions and onto the sound-stage right smack into the bright lights. It seemed, as though it was one of the deals that you read about but never partic­ ipate in. I was both amused and surprised, for directly in front of me stood a most famous director— Raoul Walsh. The gent is much more plea.=ant than his bark and he does bark when the show is go­ ing lousy. This we experienced later in the game. Well, on the sound-stage they had a b^ constructed and as pretty a bar as one would find on any Oriental street. Of course, it was a movie, so the whiskey was noth­ ing but Pepsi-Cola and water. You can just picture some of our seafarering shipmates when they dis­ covered the phony drinks! To top it all, we all seemed to fit into this make-believe Den-of-Evil. Before too long a period, the assistant di­ rector, Milt Carter, came about, placing us according to the script. stock's bald head and told the man to grow some hair on him. George Lowe, another crewmember, was placed on the dance floor of the "All Nations Bar" and had the best part, dancing with a lovely lass. Before long we werd all placed about the joint and the re­ hearsal began, I guess we were in about every sequence that was filmed in the nearly six hours we spent there. I smoked about three packs of cigarettes just to help the man make the joint more full of smoke. In one sequence, I'm entering the "bar" from a make-believe entrance with a lovely Japanese gal on one arm and Antonio Piccirillo is behind»me sporting an engineer's cap. In another scene, I'am standing at the bar with a different Japanese lovely and the ship's baker, Ned Remley. At intervals, I am able to scout around and find some infor­ mation as to what was taking place. But before going into that, here are the other SIU brothers that were enjoying it all: Mike Kamins- ORION STAR (Orion). Dec. 11— Cnairman, R. Pierce; Secretary, Dick­ inson. Ship's delegate reported three men missed ship in Yoko.suka. Paid off li.v mliiUai consent, 'i'here are an un­ usual amount of beefs in steward department. Suggested to let captain see minutes of last meeting as stew­ ard objected to some parts of them being sent to headquarters. Captain said that if some of the beefs had been brought to his attention he might have been able to do some­ thing about them. Majorit.v of mem­ bers agreed to show minutes of pre­ vious meeting to captain. $7 in ship's fund. Crew on record to contact Union to learn why the answer to communi­ cation was returned to steward in­ stead of ship's delegate. Discussion regarding men not attending meeting. CHICKASAW (Waterman), Jan. 12— Chairman, W. F.i Simmons; Secretary, Frank Kusture. Ship's delegate re­ quested that fighting and drinking be stopped and that mess hall be kept clean. $1.5.05 in ship's fund. m MANKATO VICTORY (Victory), Jan. 15—Chajrman; Donald Forrest; Secre­ tary, Paul Howe. Ship's delegate re­ ported some friction with master but no outstanding beefs. Several replace­ ments in Honolulu but left without an AB. One AB sent to hospital with an injured foot. Members requested as.si.slancc i.n securing bnljjnce of windscoops promised to this vessel. A.sks that the reluctance of the master to issue hospital certificates be nego­ tiated. Motion was made to approach master with a request to honor re­ quisitions to overcome food shortages which may not be the present stew­ ard's responsibility. ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), Jan. 15— Chairman, V. C. Greet; Secretary, K. Martinez. Ship's delegate reported that the ship cleared In Virgin Island. $7.90 In ^ishlp's treasury. No beets reported. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Jan. 15—Chairman, W. J. Barnes; Secre­ tary, Leonard Bailey, No beeis re­ ported. W. J. Barnes elected new ship's delegate. Crew took up collec­ tion of $121 and sent to Mrs. Webb whose husband, one of the 3rd asst. engineers, died of a heart attack on December 20th, Brother Wel>b had joined the ship three days before in Boston. ELEMIR (Marine Carriers), Jan. 2— Chairman, Arthur Knight; Secretary, Ai Van Dyke. No beefs reported. See • patrolman regarding new washing ma­ chine put a'ucard before next voyage. Also to have stores (meats, eggs. lel^fy^LoL M flour, etc.) checked to satisfaction of the steward and crew. Also to see that all proper safety equipment is ahn.ird. DiscU9.sinn nn quality of mcuta and foodstuffs. Ship to be fumigated. Resolutions regarding pay vouchers being given at the end of each year, thereby easing lax burden on brothers on Jong voyages. Resolution regarding ships being air-conditioned. Resolu­ tion regarding SIU Food Plan on lengthy voyages not working out. OREMAR (Ore), Nov. 5—Chairman, Charles E. Rawlings; Secretary, H. E. Fasett. Ship's delegate to cheek food problem with patrolman. Crew re­ quest fumigation of ship more often. "movie stars" In all. We are still running about the ship calling each other Clark Gable and Robert Taylor. Lowe, who was the closest to the camera has received the of­ ficial nickname, "George (Clark Gable) Lowe." The na/ne of the film is "Marines, Let's Go." I met Tom Reese, the tough marine In the pic and his side kick, Tom Tyron. I didn't have any time to talk with Linda Hutchings, who, I believe, has the star­ ring role.. In "Marines, Let's Go," Miss Hutchings plays the role of a girl that is captured during the war and placed in a Japanese prison camp. She learned about sex at an early age and discovers that through sex she can have her way. She buys her way from the Jap prison camp with her body and continues to be a prostitute during the occupation. Her combat Marine boyfriend is shocked and disillusioned on dis­ covering her circumstances while in Japan on leave from the Koi-ean war. The film is directed by Walsh, assisted by Carter and, of course, many other nice people including us Seafarers. In sharing a small portion of the filming of this fllm, even if they-didn't use us in all of the scenes taken, you can rest as­ sured that we enjoyed'it no end. The many rehearsals, the miseries of the bright lights, the sudden anger, the terrible headaches and organized confusion will all he re­ membered with smiles. fund. Ship's delegates to cheek with captain concerning catwalk being rigged, when practicable from port aide since all stewaid Uepartment Kaf no inside shower and has to use pas­ sageway when returning from shower. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Jan. if—Chairman, R. B. Jones; Secretary, K. C. ttagstrom. Brightwell elected ship's delegate. No beefs aboard ship. Vote of thanks to steward department for a Job well done. AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), January meeting—Chairman, J. Boyd; Secre­ tary, C. B. Jensen. George McAlpine elected new ship's delegate. Vacation pay can be secured in Puerto Rico. MONTEGO SKY— (Standard Marine), Jan. 8—Chairman, W. Lawton; Secre­ tary, J. Harty. Ship's delegate reported that repairs are being taken care of. No beets reported in all departments. Discussion on menus. Steward to get together with chief cook and baker regarding better menu. WILD RANGER (Waterman), Jan. 18—Chairman, O. Lawson; Secretary, A. Aaron. Ship's delegate reported that $240 has been given by crew and officers to the survivors of Pacific Seafarer (Columbian Registry) who were rescued by our ship. Vote of thanks to steward department. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), Jan. 2»-^Chalrman, F. Avkirs; Sacretary, F. Flanagan. Sixteen hours hot water beef to be taken up with patrolman. $12.56 in ship's fund. New treasurer elected. Milton MarllUo. Deck department is shorted on their time off in the South. Request that company be contacted to see if mate won't give men the time off allotted to other men by their despected departments on the ship. MICHAEL (Carras), Jan. 24—Chair­ man, Nevin Ellis; Secretary, James M. Nelson. $2.0(f In ship's fund. Ship's delegate reported ship will pay off through Jan. 28. Wants list of any disputed OT. Also list of men getting off. Patrolman to meet ship on ar­ rival on Sunday for crewmembcri who wish to pay dues and assessments. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), Jan. 15 —Chairman, Moose; Secretary, Ainsworth. Ship's delegate reported that most repairs have been takeh care of and they are working on the rest o^ them. S32.05 in sliip's fund. No beefs aboard ship. IBERVILLE (Waterman), Jan. 22— Chairman,. N. J. Morgan; Secretary, Tom Kelsey. No beefs. *188.40 bal­ ance in movie fund. $4.06 In ship's Relaxing on the Ib^rvill* (Waterman) while saloon messman Cooper strums like a troubadour of older days are Abramt. wiper-(left), and Morgan, AB. The photo was taken by Sea­ farer Cameron, who later joined the festivities'. Remember When The Robin Wentiey.. It was reunion time for Robin Line seafarers at the Port Of Call in Brooklyn as (I. to r.) Gene Howers, bosun; Captain B. Seimons, wno sails as a chief mate; Oskar Kaelep, AB; Frank MeGarry, bosun and Howard Bickford, steward de­ partment talk over old times. They all shipped on the Robin Wentiey in past years. and pans. Engine department roomi still unpalnted. JOHN B. WATERMAN iWafefmah), Jan. 15—Chairman, Eugene L. Cef tano; Secretary, A. 6. Espenda. Ship's delegate-.requested crew that If they hav never filled out beneficiary card, they should do so at once and send to-Seafarers Welfare Plan, 11 Broad­ way, New York. Electrician was picked up In Kobe and fined by Japanese police, til % ship's fund. Ship needs to be fumigated. CALMAR (Calmer), Dec. 25—Chair­ man, L. C. Clark; Secretary, N. Kondylas. Shlp'a delegate reported every­ thing OK. No beefa aboard ahip. One man hospitalized in Newport and two men In Vancouver. Vote of thanks to the ateward department. ORION COMET (Orion), Jan. 7— Chairman, Vincent Meehan; Sacratary, Clifton Barg. Shlp'a delegate reported that chief cook and oUed missed ship In Yokosuka, Japan. Their gear was packed, listed and turned over to the chief mate. Deck maintenance. Joe Pendelton was sent ashore to. be hos­ pitalized In Singapore Dec. .31, 1960. Discussion on mall service from Ras Tanura. $14.70 In ship's fund. Dispute between mate and bosun to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. PETROCHEM (Valentine Chemical), Jan. 22—Chairman, Steve Prokopuki Secretary, James McHough. $9.48 in ship's fund. H. Romera elected ship's delegate. OMNIUM FREIGHTER (Mol), Jan. 22—Chairmen, Fulton Hendrix; Secre­ tary, Frank P. Russe. Ship's delegate - thanked crewmembers for their co­ operation. Some disputed OT in deck department will be submitted at first arrival port. Crew would like soma reading material aboard for the next trip, and asked for a library from the nearest hall. THE CABINS (Texas City), Jan. 11 —Chairman, James Mathews; Secre­ tary, Gerald Erlingar. Ship's delegate reported complaints about dishes not properly cleaned. Chief steward hos­ pitalized and had no time to secure replacement from Houston hall. Letter on disputed OT unanswered. Beef was squared away in Houston. Balance in ship's fund $19.28. Wire sent to Baltimore hal! requesting patrolman and SIU food consultant to meet ship on arrival. Chairman discussed poor service in messhall and will refer matter Iq food cuiisultanl. D.nproper facilities In galley fur wasiilng puts MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Jan. 22—Chairman, Benny Foster, Sacra­ tary, Thorglli Webar. Ship's delegate reporti that the captain la aallsfied with the crew. Some disputed over­ time. Safety suggcatlons were disGuaaed for aafety meeting. SAN MARINO (Peninsular Nay.), Jan. 15—Chairman, Pamei A. Hollen; Secretary, Leonard J. Olbrentz. Ship's delegate reported captain said shots will be given ashore at Port Said. No money for crew. Captain said. ha will not pay for souvenirs. Ship in good running condition and crew doing an excellent Job. BRADFORD ISLAND-(Cities Serv­ ice), Jan. 23—Chairman, John H. Mor­ ris; Sacratary, Claslak. Ship's dele­ gate reported $43.95 due on TV set. Balance in ship's fund, $4.28. No dis-. puted OT. DEBARDELEBEN MARINE NO. 1 (Tampa Maripa Corp.), Feb. 7—Chair­ man, F. F. Raid, Jr.; Secretary, J. P, Leblanc. Collection for a floral wreath for btu'lal at sea of SIU oldtimcr Fred Miller, taken up bV ship's delegate. E. F. Reid elected as ship's treasurer. Brother Justus was elected new ship's delegate to take over after payoff. DEL ;.MIs»l»«lppl), Feb. 12— Chah-man, N. Funken; Secretary, L. NIcMlat. Ship's fund. $494. J. Spina elected ship's delegate. Motion was made that anyone leaving ship duo to Illness shall be entitled to S.IO If he hag donated his regular $3 donation. A vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for a Job well done. CAPT. N. SITINAS (Cargo A Tankship), Feb. 11—Chairman, A. C. Wil­ son; Secretary, K. J. McCullough. AB hurt his foot in Baltimore and was sent to hospital. One man missed ship in New Orleans. Discussion held regarding captain attempting to hold back on money draws and a days pay. Vote of thanks to steward department. ANTtNOUS (Waterman), Feb. 12— Chairman, Jerome I. Hacker; Secre­ tary, P. B. Gladden, .Sr. Ship's dele­ gate reported one man hospitalized in Barcelona. No major beefs aboard ship. Discussion regarding food not properly cooked, and better me>>us. CITY OP AtMA (Waterman), Feb. 13—Chairman, J. Pulllam; Sacratary, V. Harding. No beefa reported. A movie committee to be formed to pick movies for next trip. Repair list handed in. New ship's delegate re­ quired but motion was made to let present ship's delegate carry on until after the payoff at Npw York. Dis­ cussion on reason for vessel's paying cargo for Gulf ports on board. Thanks off at New York while still having to steward department. GLOBE EXPLORER (Maritime Over­ seas), Feb. 4—Chairman, Wm. Souder; Secretary, T. Brightful. William Sou­ der was elected ship's delegate. One man quit ship in Port Arthur. Texas. O.S., 12-4 watqhstander . was logged for drinking on' watch. Vote of thanks to steward department for Job well done. FAIRLAND (Sea-Land), Fab. 14— Chairman, R, Pridaaux; Secretary, William Nesta. $12.58 In ship's fund. No beefs reported. Donald Wagner was elected new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the stoward department for a good Job. Bosun thanks the deck department for the good Work that they have done. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), Feb. 12 —Chairman, C. Slover; Secretary, R. Masters. Ship's delggate reported everything running smoothly except for some disputed OT in deck ancl steward departments. This will bo brought to the attention of the board­ ing patrolman. Repair lists made up and turned in. Crew claim they are not receiving LOGs or mall of any kind. $5.10 in ship's fund. Sdme dis­ puted OT in dock anil steward de­ partments to be brought to the at­ tention of the boarding patrolman. �April. IMl SEAFARERS Seafarer Thanks Hospital Staff To the Editor: I wish to thank the staff of doctors, nurses and aides at St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan for the wonderful and courteous treatment they gave me during my stay there for an operation. I was a patient at St. Vin­ cent's for seven weeks and am going to be on the beach for a month before I am scheduled to. return to the hospital for an additional operation. I aiso wish to extend thanks to all SIU officials and members who afforded me the opportun—y of such wonderful medical care. Joe Pilutia New Orleans . Hall Is Tops To the Editor: A miliion cheers for a Job well done. I know that all SIU brothers will appreciate the wonderful efforts that our Union leaders have made for our welfare. In looking over the new hall in New Orleans, I cannot help but write about it. At first glance it looks like a palace—a colonial style build­ ing that has glass doors, a water fountain in the front and a spot­ light beam on it. Inside, a spiral staircase leads upstairs. Also private offices in the rear of the registration office. Private baths; two theatres: one for TV shows and the other for stage or movie shows; a medicai clinic so that all SIU broth­ ers can get a free physical check-up. A flower garden in the rear, also with a fountain; a cafeteria tbat is one of the best—with silverware of the finest just like on our Gulf luxury liners and chairs that are made of a special kind of wood; tables of the same wood, all handsome. Also a kitchen that is the most mod= ern I've ever seen. When one enters the glass door, one steps on a marble floor which looks like it was imported. Also a wonderful SIU crest in the middle. The brick in the building is sure to last hundreds of years. The TV room has a sloped floor and it can seat at least a hundred, I say again, brothers, no bar —only soft drinks from vending machines. I am sure, brothers, we are all in favor of a million cheers to our leaders of the SIU. They are really doing their utmost in favor of our wel­ fare. I am sorry I have not many more years left, as I am 72. years old now. I wish I was thirty 80 that I could keep paying my dues'ail over again—dues spent tor a Union which has the finest of leadership brings back many times over what you spend—for instance wage increases, over­ time, health and welfare bene­ fits such as insurance, clinic, etc. I remember in 1907 I worked as a deckhand for $25 per month, and out o( that I had to.pay for my work gear, which was more than half. On top of that, I had to work 12 hours a day, four en and four off, seven days a week. I am not retiring yet, as I believe that putting one's dues in a Union that does all it can for the welfare and benefit of Thanks For Hospital Bed To the Editor: My son and I wish to convey our thanks'to the Union and its Welfare Plan.' Especially we thank you for the hospital bed that we received for my hus­ band which he needed so badly. The Welfare Plan has helped us in many other ways, as it has done for others. I hope you continue your fine work. Mrs. John Ossmow 4 4 4 Thanks SIU Welfare Plan To the Editor: I want to thank you for all All letters to the editor for' the help you gave me with the publication in the SEAFARERS check from the SIU Welfare LOG must be signed by the Plan. It will pay my bills. It's writer. Names will be vAthheld really difficult to choose the upon request. words that express my sincere and lasting gratitude for all its members is money well your kindness. My thanks comes spent. from the heart. I alTnost forgot—there is also Mrs. Cecilia Lopez. parking space for about 75 cars. 4 4 4 Also other rooms for confer­ ences and meetings. In other words, our new building is one of the fine.st, bar none. Wm. J. "Professor" McKay. To the Editor: Along with a change of ad­ i i 4 dress I am enclosing a contribu­ tion to the LOG. I am now in retirement, but would it still be possible to put To the Editor: in the LOG the fact that I am This is to inform the brothers now a proud papa? The baby is of the hospitalization of Robert a boy, born February 21 out F. Nielsen, due to a heart at­ here in Las Vegas. tack suffered early on the morn­ Oh, his name is Michael ing of January 14, 1961. James. Brother Nielsen is now rest­ Richard J. Maley ing comfortably in the Lady 4 4 4 Wiliingdon Nursing Home at Number 4. Pycrofts Gardens, Nungambakkam, Madras 6, India. As of this writing, every pos­ To the Editor: sible action has been taken to Howdy brother Seafarers. insure Brother Nielsen' of the Just a few lines to send all best care and treatment in ac­ Union officers and members my cordance with SIU policy. I best regards and hope that all have been advised by the com­ Seafarers will have many, many pany doctor and the captain pleasant voyages. that Brother Nielsen will be I've been on the beach for confined to the hospital for at awhile, but I hope to be able least six weeks. to ship out soon. Steady as she Nielsen was sailing In the capacity of deck engineer goes. G. "Spideif' KeroHa aboard the Mount Rainier 4 4 4 (Cargo & Tankship Mgt.). Vance T. Wells Ship's delegate 4 4 4 To the Editor: My daughter and I wish to thank the_SIU for the benefit check we received on the death To the Editor: ~ As a Seafarers wife, I look of my husband, Augustus forward to every copy of the Francis, who passed away at LOG and read it with a great home. Your promptness and courte­ deal of interest. May I congrat­ ulate you on the articles en­ ous attention to all matters titled "SIU Medical Depart­ makes me proud to know that ment" and "Your Dollar's my husband was a member of Worth." They are very clearly such a wonderful Union. We again wish to thank you written and have proven help­ ful many times. Thanks very and may God bless all the mem­ much for your kindness and the bers of the SIU. fine newspaper you publish. Mrs. Rosalie Franci and daughte: Mrs. Herbert C. Berner Ex-Seafarer Is Proud Papa Seafarer III In Madras Sends Regards To All Members Thanks Welfare For Benefit Check LOG Medical Column Lauded T •su/ze, I WEA/r TEM BOUMDS wirhi Pace Twen^- LOG Y yep, POUSHT MNzoNERi; epW/^ieton wnu I YKNOWiMc;BTc.,erc.. pmrs Clipping SeamenOn Clipper Ships The following article recalling the experiences seamen faced on an unnamed clipper ship was submitted to the LOO by Captain R. J. Peterson. The clipper ship days may be a legend to landlubbers to­ day, but not so to the men that sailed before the mast. A Yankee clipper sailed from New York to 'Frisco with general •'cargo. The master, drove the A -» • R' r* ship and crew under two bucko mates that called the Another View On Vacation (The following article was sub mitted to the LOG by Seafarer "William R. Cameron). ^ To add a little light to the proposal made by many other members regarding the vaca­ men SOB's and struck them with the belaying pin. She made the passage, with fair winds and foul, in 90 days, with bad weather off the Horn for 30 days, and three men lost from aloft. Fast Passage She discharged in 'Frisco then bal­ lasted and sailed for Portland, Ore­ gon, to load lumber for Lorenco Marques. She made a fast passage through the Trades in flying fish weather, but no watch below on that ship in the afternoon. The two buck# mates kept the men'# noses to the grindstone. Masts, yards, rigging were painted, decks were holystoned, and spun yarn was made in the dog watches. When she sailed into Lorenco Marques, she looked like a phan­ tom ship—her masts and yards and rigging all white, shined in the sunshine, and, as she tacked, beating to windward, her white sails shivered, the shackles of the clews jingled aloft, but the chain sheets below groaned. Nighttime Clipping In the evening a boat came alongside and 11 men went ashore never to return to that ship again. The next day, the only sailor on shore leave came aboard, singing. But the mates ran out, knocked him down, tied his feet with the end of a tripping line of staysail, and hoisted him up by the feet some 20 feet. The sailor cried for help. It happened that the captain had some visitors aboard. They heard the cries for help. And so the t'Mplaiii came out and ordered his mates to lower the man down. That night the sailor jumped overboard and swam ashore. What about the six months pay the sailors left behind? The cap­ tain took one half. The shipowner the rest. tion plan, I would like to make known to some of the members some more of the facts. Job security is the only thing most of the Seafarers really want. But when we start trying to do as other unions are doing, we are go­ ing to have the same trouble they are having. There would be no need for a man to ever quit a ship if he is al­ lowed to take a vacation and go back on the same ship. But there would be a few regular jobs. A man will be more than ever tempt­ ed to do things contrary to the Un­ ion agreement in order to work. A ship I was on sailed short one man, - and upon arriving at Bremerhaven, Germany we were able to get a replacement—an NMU nian. -During his stay on the ship we had quite a conversa­ tion. I asked him how their ship­ ping was, and I found he hadn't shipped in a year, and he was wor­ ried about whether he would make the deadline for getting a Job to keep his seniority rating. He showed me their paper which gave shipping figures. It's unbe­ lievable that a union as large as that could only ship that amount in REGULAR JOBS. I don't remem­ ber the exact figures, but, brother, I hope I never see the day they pass such a rule in the SIU. I still feel—and it's my personal opinion—that if a man sweats out that shipping list he is entitled to the job he takes for as long as he keeps doing a job and has a clean record. But when it comes time for a man to get off the ship and take a vacation, and then come back to the same job on the same ship—that's killing something our Union men fought for way back when I was too young to know about it: our shipping rights, job security, and Union. The facts and figures on ship­ ping are in every issue of the LOG and the only thing that I can see to improve our shipping and keep our agreement with the shipowners to furnish crews is to have the Un­ Seafarer Clarence L. Cousion pick up the good brothers by Inii wants to send birthday limousine from their homes or lo­ cal ginmills when they are at the greetings to his friend Marie head of the shipping list and carry Grossman, and the LOG is glad to oblige. them to the ships. Happy Birthday �Fa(« Thirty SEAFARERS 100 Seafarer Recalls 1927 Deal: Mate Did Work Of Two Men (The following article was submitted to the LOO by Seafarer James Russell.) The LOG may be Interested In the following story about the SS Gulf Prince and Its chief mate, a hard-working man in more ways than one with the nickname of Dirty Jack, with whom I worked as a quartermaster back in 1927. Because of a situation he had become involved in, he wound up do­ ing two men's jobs aboard he got in touch with the company's about twice the work I was doing ship—his own duties as mate port captain and made a deal with on deck, which comes to about plus eight hours' extra work on deck every day. He had been on the beach for a year before he came on the Gulf Prince, because he had got in bad with the company and lost a skip­ per's job on another tanker, the Trinidadian. Whiie master of the Trinidadian, he had gone ashore in Jacksonville to get the payroll. But he had some bad luck. He stopped at some brew joint for a few drinks and got rolled for the payroll. That was the end of his skipper's Job. After he had been on the beach about one year, looking for a job, him to get the company to give him a chief mate's job. In return, he would pay back the money that was stolen from him out of his wages, plus doing an extra man's work on deck. Back To Work The company agreed and put him back .to work on the Gulf Prince as its chief mate. I think the company made a good deal. That mate was a work­ ing fool. Nothing was too tough for him on deck. One day I was' painting tank tops and he was painting two tops to my one. My wages were $65 a month as AB quartermaster. He was doing $1311. a month, plus the money he paid back from his chief mate's pay every month. I don't thing the company made a bad deal for itself. These days, of course, with strong Union contracts, the ABs would bo collecting overtime for every hour's work the mate put in on deck. Incidentally, this mate must have been pretty weU known along the coast, especially around Port Ar­ thur, Texas. Many times I came ashore and went to some home brew Joint called the White Way House. The woman would ask me 'Did Dirty Jack come ashore?" Bill Dodd's Choctaw Scrapbook AptO, IMl TWIN FALLS VICTORY (StiwannM), Jan. »—Chairman, J. Trotelalr; Sacratary, J, H. Naylor. No baefs aboard ahlp. CoUectlon of $47 taken tor brothar who had to laava the ahlp. ALCOA FOLARIS (Alcoa), Fab. 4— Chairman, F. Marinda; Sacrotary, O. Lopax. No beefa reported. $1544 in the TV fund, $76 In the movie fund which la In the captain'a aafe for aafa keeplnf. DOROTHY (Bull), Fab. 19—Chair­ man, Eugene W. NIchoiton; Secretary, John Hartman. Ship will be painted next trip. No beefa reported. Motion that there ahould be a revision on pension plan—after U yeara seatlme. _ MARINER (Penn Shipplns), Feb. 12—Chairman, Ai Tremor; Sacrotiry« P. Ds Z^ilntra Ship's delegate n* ported everythlne okay aboard ahlp. Had a very nice trip with a Very sood crew. Received no 1(X1 last two trlpa. ILEMIR (Marina Carriars), Fab. 1$ —Chairman, Wm. L. Pernundork; Saorotary, Kenneth Collins. Contacted headquarters regarding breaking of watches. Good food aboard fhlpa •w*! good crew. No beefs. * .."A®": 'BAFARER (Isthmian), Jan. 22—Chairman, Lencalot Alexander; Seeretar^y, Dick Grant. Shlp'a delegate reported no beefs. Everything run­ ning smoothly. $15.38 In ship's fund. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for a 8mooth-running'"department and good food and service. SUZANNE (Bull), Jan. 23—Chairman, J. Hoggie; Secretary, R. N. Swayna. Ship s delegate reported no beefs aboafd ship. $7.77 In ship's fund. Motlon that schedules be drawn by Union and incorporated in agreement. Vote of thanks to the stewards de­ partment for wonderful chow. SlUp must be fumigated as pests are out of control. regardless of health, at age of .62. Vote of thanka to the ateward depart­ ment. ACHILLES (KAM Ship Mgmnt), Jan. 29—Chairman, David Jones; Secretary, L. B. Bryant, Jr. Ship's delegate re­ ported everything In order in all de­ partments. No beefs. Request for light on catwalk. •• OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritime Over­ seas), Feb. 19—Chairman, D. Barry; Secretary, N. Krohn. Motion mada to see that safety measures are taken up with patrolman, also repairs with spe­ cial emphasis, as the port and storm doors are In very bad condition. Vote of thanks to steward department. $$ VILLAGB (Consolidated Mari­ ners), Feb. 16—Chairman, Robinson; Secretary, Walsh. Ship's delegate re­ ported everything going along OK. Craw is dissatisfied with the Food Plan. Only two issues of the LOG re­ ceived in past four months. "USADER (Suwannee), Feb. 24—Chairman, Jack Nelsen; Sec­ retary, Bill Parrlsh. Ship's delegate, Joe Sprlto resigned, Blackle Stephens elected new ship's delegate. $11.05 In ship's treasury. No beefs reported. Vote of thanks to steward department. ELIZABETH (Bull), Feb. 22—Chair­ man, F. Sachlo; Sacretary, R. Neman- oei. Ship's delegate reported no beefs aboard ship. $15.60 in ship's treasury. Ship needs painting. The Choctaw (Waterman) (s a good vessel to ship—and eat^—ori. That seems to bo aptly_ illustrated by AB Bill Dodd's photographs, snapped on a recent trip. It begins when chief cook Johnnie Si­ mon (top, left) prepares to make the first cut on a succu­ lent turkey. The good eating presents a problem to some­ times oiler land fulltime chow hound) Charles Mehl and electrician Bill Seamen looking over a menu (top, right)—how do you decide? Messman Frank LaRosa has a hard time (right) finding a place to put those side dishes. That heroio pose before the bow (bottom) features Dodd. ropUcement In Naha. AU men settlas off asked to turn In their keys. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), Feb. 12 —Chairman, D. L. Dobronich; Secre­ tary, Paul Tatman. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Everything run­ ning smoothly. $28.85 In ship's fund. Paid out for ship's library in New York $5. Balance $23.85. Collection taken up for survivors of the fishing boat San Clemente In the amount of $128. The vessel was damaged by heavy seas and crew was rescued by Captain L. A. Youngs and crew. DEL SOL (Mississippi), Feb. 5 — Chairman, Julius E. Parks; Secretary, Ramon Irlzarry. Ship's delegate reported that znost of the repairs were taken care of. No beefs were re­ ported. $33.38 In ship's fund. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Feb. 23— Chairman/ L. J. Pate; Secretary, A. J. Clement. Ship's delegate reported that fumigating equipment was put on ^ard as ordered. $3.48 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), Jan. 1—Chairman, B. B. Price; Secre­ tary, James K. Pursell. Everything OK aboard ship. No beefs reported. John Ward elected ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to steward department. MONTEGO SKY (Standard Marine), Feb. 24—Chairman, W. Lawton; Sec­ retary, J. Narty. Ship's delegate re­ ported fine cooperation between offi­ cers and crew. $25 In ship s fund to be turned over to captain for next crew. No beefs. Vote of thanks to cooks and crew mess. Crew pantry also doing a fine Job. _^STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), Feb. "—Chairman, L. Guellnitz; Secretary, A, Carpenter. No beefs reported by grip 8 delegate. $5.89 in treasury. Major beef in deck department to be brought up later. Members requested a special meeting in New York with either top Union official and a Coast Guard representative. This brother states there is a question about hU Work. MONTAUK POINT (Cargo A Tankthlp), Feb. 19—Chairman, Jamas W. Corcoran; Secretary, Luke Bracd. Re­ pairs from last trip not completed. Motion made to " see patrolman In Boston In reference to crew getting . wages while Master, Matee & Pilots and MEBA getting tanker wages and transportation. E. Ruler «'ected new ship's delegate. Former Ship s delegate, James Corcoran, has done a good job trying to get all re­ pairs completed. _ Df- SANTOS (Mississippi), Jan. 22— Chairman, W. O. Wandell; Socretary, M. J. Phelps. Ship's delegate elected. Brother Wandell. Motion made that Ship s delegate see patrolman about ship s fund which was left on deposit 4 2®" lay-up. Discussion about keeping natives out of crew's quarters In Monrovia. Crew reminded and expected to cooperate in keeping crew laundry area clean. ANGELINA (Bull), Feb. 24—Chalpman, T. E. Yablonsky; Secretary, D. Rundblad. Few minor . beefs to be taken up with patrolman. Discussion on launch service in San Juan (crew , launch serv­ ice ) This matter to be taken up with patrolman. Vote of thanks to steward department for a Jdb weU done. MICHAEL fJ. M. Carras), Feb. 24— Chairman, Joseph Pullen; Secretary, ship's treasurer reported $13.60 in ship's fund. No beefs aboard ship. 'Overseas Navigation), Feb. 10—Chairman, Samuel Doyle; Secretary, Edmund Oliver. Ship's dele­ gate notified headquarters that Jamee M. Ahern and Robert Bartholome failed to Join the ship In Okinawa, and that Gerald Tuck had to leave vessel in Singapore because of Injury. New ship's delegate elected. Vote of Hianks was given to the chief steward, Sam ijoyle, for well balanced menus, well prepared food and good service. E (Transeastern), Feb. 14—Chairman, Ballard Browning; Secretary, Fletcher Johnson. Ship's delegate reported that C. Hargroves, was hurt seriously in a 30-foot fall In forward tank. Hargroves was removed at Miami by Coast Guard who rushed him to the hospital. Crew asked to fill out welfare cards and mail to headquarters. Vote of thanks to Ballard Browning for doing a real top ship's delegate job. Steward de­ partment given a vote of thanks good food and good menus. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Waterman), Feb. 17—Chairman, Victor BruSecretary, Henry W. Miller. FAISPORT (Waterman), Feb. 24— Chairman, L. E. Schmidt; Secretary, G. B. Lothrop. Two men hospitalized In Japan. Steward department and captain have not been getting along durlna (ha voyage. Otherwise no beefs reported. Ship s delegate notified crew that ship is laying up for repairs, and that crew leave all rooms clean and turn in room keys to either chief mate or ship s delegate. No beefs reported. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate and department delegates. EAGLE VOYAGER (Sea Transport), Feb. 24—Chairman, S. Mansfield; Sec­ retary, 8. U. Johnson. Ship's dele­ gate reported a letter was mailed to headquarters concerning transporta­ tion and travel time allowed from Honolulu at payoff, dispute between master and crew concerning his FOUgeeln'g and painting deck of his his room and office.. Crew ask to take care of their Jobs while vessel is In shipyard. $17.88 In ship's fund. Motion made to submit another repair list on replacements of mattresses and washing machine for crew, also that two fans be Installed when more than one person Is in room. All beefs to be taken up with boarding patrol­ man at payoff. VILLAGE (Consolidated Mariners), Dec. 4—Chairman, Wm. L. Robinson; Secretary, W. J. Walsh. Ship^s dele­ gate had nothing much to report. No beefs at the present time except that crew is not satisfied with the food plan. Allowance on some items should be increased. A contribution of $25 was made by crew members for a wreath for deceased father of Charles Eishenbachs who is a crew member aboard ship. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), Feb. 19— Chairman, M. Pabrlcant; Sacratary, J. Wllilama. Crew report no Improve­ ment In food situation. $16 in treas­ ury. Clayton Thompson elected ship's delegate. •TB8L MAKER (Isthmian), Feb, If •-Chairman, Moose; Secretary, Toner. No beeff reported. $30.09 in ship's fund. One man went to the hospital la Yokohama. Picked SUP man for ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Feb. 22—Chairman, O. W. Rhoades; Secretary A, R. Dyer. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Three men getting off ship. Motion was mpde that com­ pany be forced to hire men on day of arrival when ship sails short from last port. Change of stewards resulted in improvement in meals. Poor qual­ ity of stores was discussed. TRAVELER (Isthmian), Feb. 26—Chairman, James Welsh; Secretary, Walter Nash. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. $27.41 in ship's fund. Food menu not up to par. Will ask patrolman to see mate and find out why he didn't teU the carpenter to repair catwalk. �AprU, 1991 SEAFARERS LOG FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Xnland <«aters District Makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership' Mnep and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the mem­ bership. 'All Union records are-available at siu headquarters In Brooklyn. Should any member, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to In­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. ; m misiimxx. mfiimim TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds Of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management represent­ atives and their'alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, -you are denied information about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU.headquarters"by certified mall, return receipt requested. SHIPPING RIGHTS. YoUr shipping rights and seniority are protected by the con­ tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by Union shipping rules, which are incorporated in the contract. Get to know your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mall, return re­ ceipt requested. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for or on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, falls to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified nail, return receipt requested. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In thm Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed liarmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September meetings In all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an edi-torial board which consif^ts of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exeoutive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to Carry out this responsibility. PAYHEIfT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such, payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member is required to make a payment and-^ given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should Immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. tiM COHSTITUriONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months In the .IRAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of Its constitution. In addition, copies are avsilshie In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or o'oligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. m RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities., in­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all. rank-and-i'xle functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtlmers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. Ship Automation Plans Annonnced WASHINGTON—Automation of shipboard functions is loorning as, a problem of the near future judging from two recent reports. Both the US Maritime Administration and the Norwegian Marine Technical Research Institute have announced projects to automate certain navigation functions"^ on existing merchant ships for with a number of other issues vi­ on ships. tally affecting seamen's job secur­ The Maritime Administra­ testing and experimentation. The ity. tion is inviting electronics firms to bid on an integrated bridge con­ trol system, which would be able to perform automatically many of the routine functions of the deck watch officer. The MA, in its re­ lease, described the purpose of the project as providing "assistance" to the deck watch officer's decision­ making by releasing him fi-om routine duties and leaving him free to devote attention to more im­ portant matters. Bridge Controls The MA plans call for construc­ tion of experimental bridge control systems which would be installed control system would handle such items as routing, position plotting, control of course and speed, com­ munications, evaluation of weather, etc., leaving the deck watch officer the job of drinking coffee. Theoretically, the deck watch would monitor the control console. Bargaining Subject Maritime unions, already con­ cerned about the impact of auto­ mation, have proposed through the National Committee for Maritime Bargaining, that automation he one of the subjects discussed at forthdoming collective bargaining ses­ sions with the shipowners, along The Norwegian plans are more advanced. The Norwegian Institute is drafting designs for a tanker in which automated controls would take over much of the functions pf the deck and engine watch, by centering all watch activities in one control room. The Norwegians estimate that on a large tanker, the control systems would do the work of six officers and six to 12 watchstanders in both departments. The prototype tanker would be used on the Middle East-North Europe oil run. The project is al­ ready in the blueprint stage. ffagv TUHJT-OM Income tax refund checks are Ward, Stephen Sohczyk and being held for the following men Charles T. McAvoy. Rudy Maples by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Please write Floyd Williams at Building, 45Q Harrison Street, San Francisco: Ernest C. Anderson, 2443 Losmor, Memphis, Tenn., or Theodoros G. Calopothakos, John call Memphis collect FA 7-3582, Gustave Walter Bechert J. Doyle, Steve Krkovlch, James Important you contact imme­ F. Lee, Jr., John Misakian, Alii Nasroen, Carl Scott, Ah Sal Wong, diately your wife or mother-in-law at 509 N. Ensor St., Bait. 2, Md., or D'ing Hal Woo, Sidney D. Turner phone Mulberry 5-2353 or CEnter Contact Mrs, Genevieve E. 3-2146. Anyone knowing where­ Cousins, 6438 Gen. Diaz Street, abouts of Gus Bechert please con­ New Orleans, Louisiana. tact above. WUliam M. Hudson Juan Feliciano Contact Department of Welfare, Please contact your mother 250 Church Street, New York 13, quickly at 2873 Frederick St., Mo­ New York, attention Mr. L. Capo- bile, Ala. Phone GR 88-788. Anyone biano,'Industrial Survey Union. knowing whereabouts of William Ex-Mt. McKinley Hudson please contact Mrs. Ruby Cargo and Tankship Mgt. has Hudson at above address. forwarded checks to SIU Baltimore Ex-SS Pacific Venture hall for the following men: James Ex-SS Pacific Carrier L. Smith, Donald R. Hopkins, Ange Ex-SS Westport Panagopoulos, John W. McDonald. W-2 forms have been sent by Bill Turlington Internal Revenue to crewmen early Very important you get in touch in April. If crewmemhers changed with Lewis Van Benschoten, Route address or did not receive forms, 7, Box 151 K, Jacksonville 5, Fla. contact US Treasury, IRS, 707 Ex-Coeur D' Alene Victory North Calvert St., Bait. 2, Md., at­ Crewmemhers who paid off this tention L. A. Mattheiss, Room 158, ship in Portland on March 23, 1961, and a duplicate W-2 form will be are entitled to nine days' lodging mailed. in lieu of shower facilities. They George F. Martin should contact Mr. J. J. Jacobick, Mother needs financial help. paymaster, Victory Carriers, 655 Urgent. Contact at temporary ad­ Madison Ave., NYC, and list ad­ dress 6246 Stanhry Ave., Parma, dresses to which cheeks may he Cleveland, Ohio. sent. Julio C. Bernard Edward C. Ruley Ex-SS Valiant Hope Get In touch with Mr. Davies, Please get in touch with David Ore Navigation, 25 Broadway, for C. McCIung, c/o Gill, Doi, Shi. mail being held for you. Naito & McCIung, Honolulu Mdse. Anthony Paul Rogers Mart Building 13, Hawaii,, Contact your wife at once. Any­ Irish Sweepstakes Holder body knowing the whereabouts of Will Seafarer who got Sweep­ the above, please get in touch with stake ticket from Garcia on SeaMrs. Delia Rogers, 123 West 85 train Texas please send postcard St., New York 24, NY, SU 7-4890 with your name and address and Raymond Queen ticket number to S. Garcia, 1125 Write your mother Immediately Lake Road, LaMarque, Texas. as she is anxious to hear from you. Income tax refund checks are Anyone knowing whereabouts of being held for the following by the above urged to contact Mrs. Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Peachie Queen, Cove Gap, West Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Virginia. Francisco 5: Ernest C. Anderson, Terrence McNee Theodoros G. Calopothakos, John Contact Ed Kennedy or Leon J. Doyle, Richard Johnson, Fong White at 2745 Yarnold Road, Balti­ Yao King, King Sea Koo, Steve more Highlands, BaUlinoie, Md. Krkovich, James F. Lee, Jr., AnRobert Benjamin gelo Maglio, Edward J. Smith, ex-Alcoa Runner Joseph Yonick. Contact Roger Hall, chief stew­ ard, SS Inez, c/o A, H. Bull Com­ pany, 21st Street and 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Albert R. Ormsby Get in touch with Hospitals Trust Ltd. (Irish Sweepstakes) at Ballshridge, Dublin, Ireland, concerning a small sum of money due you. SIU Atlantic, Gulf Eric Adams, Eddy Farrell Lakes & Inland Waters George Edmuiiston District Burl Halre PRESIDENT Urgent you contact Rose LaliPaul Hall herte, 3311 San Juan Street, Apt. EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner 5, Tampa, Florida. VICE PRESIDENTS Charles Hippard Claude Simmons Lindsey WllHamt Please call or write your family Earl Shepard A1 Tanner SECRETARY-TREASURER In Miami. Important. A1 Kerr John Mahoney HE.4DQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Please call Wanda Alennis, Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart 1216 E. Baltimore St. Export 7-9878, East Chicago, In­ BALTIMORE Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 diana. Very important. BOSTON . 276 State St. William V. Click John Arabasc*. Agent Richmond 2-0140 Extremely urgent you contact DETROIT 10225 VV. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 Ruth at Galena, Ohio. It concerns Paul Drozak, Agent HEADQUARTERS 673 4th Ave., Bkivn your father. HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Bill Frisbie R. Matthews. Agent CApitai .3-4089: 3-4080 Please phone ELdorado 5-6241 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE.. .J;>x William Morris. Agent ELgln 3-0987 about Hal. Ask for Bell. MIA.Ml 744 W Flagler St. Ralph P. Mueller Ben Oonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-.3.364 Please write or call Eugene Cal­ MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-''754 vert at 250 Church St., NYC. NEW ORLEANS ... 630 Jackson Ave. Ex-Waterman Crewmemhers Buck Stephens, Agent . . Tel. 529-7548 Waterman Corp. of California is NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 holding gear at 310 Hansone St., NORFOLK 416 Collev Ave. San Francisco, Calif, which w^l he Paul Gonsorchik, Agent MAdison 7-1083 disposed of if not claimed within PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St. DEwey 6-:-«I8 90 days. The men having gear there S. Cardullo, Agent FRANCISCO .. 450 Harrison St. are Jack Reimer, J. Goetz, Harding, SAN Walter Sibley Agent Douglas 2-4401 Richard Hestes, Barton G. Corhett, SANTURCE. PR 1313 Fernandez Juncoa. Stoo 20 Charles Lynsky, Otis Harden, L. A. Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2-.'>996 Wright, O. Figueroa, D. Pressley, SEA FTLE . 2505 1st Ave. Uain .'t •!334 Calvin Moose. Charles Cawley, i-fl P.ihkowskl. Agent WILMINGTON. Calif 503 N .M.nine Ave. William A. Wade, Bossnot, William Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2528 . ( �7¥' Vol. XXIil No. 4 SEAFARERS LCiS ^wrll 1961 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC. GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO Now being readied for distri­ bution to Seafarers is an SiU handbook containing com­ plete information on all im­ portant matters of concern to them. Included in the handbook ore the texts of all SIU contracts, the Union constitution, pro­ visions of the SIU Wef. fare Plan and similar items. Every Seafarer then, will have avail­ able to him, , in his* possession, the in­ formation he needs about his Union and his job. . VACATIONS . CONTRACTS rLci A . HO>N TO BBtSATWOU)^ UHlW V^ATERS DISTRICT (NtAND � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 1961 Description An account of the resource Headlines: UNIONS FILE NOTICE OF PACT TALKS ILA BECOMES 9TH MEMBER OF NCMB SIU BOATMEN WIN NORFOLK TUG ELECTIONS FOUR US MARINE UNIONS QUIT ITF DEDICATE NEW ORLEANS HALL; MORE THAN 1,000 ATTEND ‘FOOD FOR PEACE’ GOAL: $11 BILLION SURPLUS CARGO HOUSTON ENGINEERS’ HALL MEMORIALIZES KELLOGG SEA-LAND ENTERS INTERCOASTAL TRADE LAKES TUG, DREDGE MEN APPROVE IBU AFFILIATION SIU, ROADS IN PANEL TALKS ON RR WELFARE BENEFITS SPRING COMES TO LAKES; SHIPPING OUTLOOK HOPEFUL RUNAWAYS EVADE BID TO BLOCK THEM FROM RED OIL CHARTERS SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS HIRING HALL LEGALITY TWO SIU TUNA UNIONS CONSIDER MERGER PLAN LANDRUM SPEARHEADING ‘RIGHT TO WORK’ DRIVES UNIONS, SOCIAL GAINS TARGETS OF ‘SUPER-PATRIOTIC’ SOCIETY MARITIME UNIONS MAP OUT PROGRAM TO FIGHT LAKES RUNAWAY OPERATIONS WEST COAST LAUDS NLRB APPOINTEE SIU PACIFIC UNIONS HIT SHIP POLICIES DELEGATES BEING ELECTS FOR 1ST UIW CONVENTION SHIP AUTOMATION PLANS ANNOUNCED Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/1961 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIII, No. 4 1961 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/553e96dfdce9e6165dbfb1024eb4bd1b.PDF 53903d8439f889f21aa2b72eb1bd24e3 PDF Text Text LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Seafarer^ 4 SIU Children Win $6,000 SlU College Awards Story On Page 8 Texaco Goes SlU; 4fh Victory In Puerto Rico's Oil Industry Story On Page 2 Bull Lines Sold; Plans Expansion Story On Page 5 *I-If Inn Set to graduate this year, Seafarer Ed Skorupski f fIflflKS LOfimilflf CC« (standing) came up to SIU Welfare Plan to meet educators who awarded him SIU scholarship in 1957, Committee, which selected five winners this year, includes (1. to r.) F. D. Wilkinson, Howard University; Miss Edna Newby, Douglas College; Dr, Edward Kastner, New York University; Dr. Ber­ nard Ireland, College Entrance Exam Board. (Story on Page 3.) High Court Bars Congress Okays Runaways' Move Boost In Farm To Ditch Unions Surplus Cargo Story On Page 8 Story On Page 2 Story On Page 5 MTD Criticizes Officers' Unions New Maritime Agree On Joint Survey Croup Runaway Drive Story On Page 8 SlUNA Fights CG Health Test Rule Story On Page 5 ASJ Answering aid plea from MKMO f O I/OflCS* striking Danish seamen, Seafarer Forrest L.. Stouck (right) aids strikers on picket line. SIU joined with other unions supporting strike in all ports. (Story on page 3.) �SEAFARERS Pace Tw* May. )961 LOG SlU Wins Texaco Vote In Puerto Rico, 138-10 Saved By 60 Pints Of Blood SAN JUAN, PR—The SIU's campaign to organize oil company workers who have been members of so-called "independent" associations scored another notable success when Tex­ aco employees voted overwhelmingly for the Union in a National Labor Relations Board election here. Of the approxi^ mately 160 Texaco drivers and of an aggressive SIU Puerto Rico industrialization. plant workers eligible to vote, Division campaign to organize wa­ In addition to the benefits of 138 cast their ballots for the terfront and allied workers on the Union representation, the Union has been attracting support by Its SIU Puerto Rico Division, island. program of welfare services for The recent victories bring the with just ten "no union" votes. membership of the Puerto Rico Di­ members and their families in The independent association which had long been a fixture at the vision to nearly 5,000. The expan­ Puerto Rico, including the estab­ company withdrew from the bal­ sion of the SIU in Puerto Rico is lishment of a Union clinic in San lot in the face of the obvious de­ in line with the island's increasing Juan. sire of the Texaco employees for SIU representation. The latest victory means that the SIU Puerto Rico Division now holds bargaining rights for the four maj­ or oil companies operating on the Island. It follows on the heels of an SIU triumpb at Esso, in which WASHINGTON—Apparently acting on the urging of physi­ employees of this company voted to join the Union. Other compa­ cians in the employ of West Coast shipping companies, Rep. nies with whom the SIU had con­ George Miller (Dem.-Calif.) has introduced a bill which tracts are Shell and Socony. Thanks to 60 pints of blood donated by Seafarers, Tracy would give the Coast Guard Wright, ID months, son of Seafarer Norman Wright of In the Esso election, the SIU authority to pass on the cific Maritime Association has was up against another "indepen­ physical qualifications of sea­ blocked establishment of the clin­ Houston, is back home with mother, Mrs. Linora Wright, dent" union, the Esso Association, men. The bill drew the immediate ics, under the urging of company and sister Theresa, nine. Blood covered baby's needs in which held the contract for Esso fire of the SIUNA. physicians course of hospital treatment. workers for the past 20 years. The The bill would authorize the head of the Esso Association was Coast Guard to prescribe physical also secretary to the company's re­ standards for the shipboard em­ gional manager. ployment and would also give that An important factor in swinging agency the power to administer Texaco and Esso employees to the the examinations. Once the Coast SIU was the wage and other con­ tract benefits won for other oil Guard had turned a man down, it company employees by the SIU, would be unlawful for the ship­ at the Shell and Socony-Vacuum owner to hire him, and he would be effectively blacklisted from the plants in Puerto Rico. HOUSTON—Emergency blood requirements for a Seafarer's eight-month-old baby here The May 3 Texaco vote was part industry in which he earns his in this city set plans in motion for a chain of SIU Blood Banks on all coasts to supplement living. the main bank in Brooklyn. — The Miller bill is similar in pur­ The baby, now eleVen that similar emergencies could de­ Brooklyn bank has supplied up to pose to the proposed Coast Guard 'profiling" system, first proposed months old and reported do­ plete the Brooklyn blood bank 35 pints in a single emergency. It in 1954 and hasily withdrawn un­ ing fine, is Tracy Wright, son overnight prompted the Union's has serviced the needs of over 200 der a storm of protest from the of Seafarer Norman B. Wright, a decision to set up local banks in Seafarers and their families with maritime unions. That proposal ten-year SIU veteran sailing in the every port. Voluntary donors pro­ almost 800 pints of blood since its cessed through the SIU clinic In inception. would also have given the Coast declc "department. Developments surrounding the Brooklyn have been the regular The plan for a network of SIU Guard absolute authority to deny Houston youngster and the danger source of biood for the past two Blood Banks would make it pos­ seamen the right to sail and a half years. sible for a bank in each port to SIUNA Executive Vice-President NEW YORK —The SIUNA will Morris Weisberger, the secretaryDue to a blood condition, young service all routine needs in its lo­ step up its organizing campaign treasurer of the Sailors Union of Tracy Wright required transfusions cality without drawing on the main on runaway-flag vessels following the Pacific, charged that the Miller totalling 62 pints bank in Brooklyn. This would en­ the dissolution of the Internation­ proposal had been put forth to of blood during able the Brooklyn facility to build al Maritime Workers Union. several short up a reserve toward any large-scalo defeat plans for a system of diag­ The IMWU was originally es­ nostic clinics on the West Coast, periods of hospi­ emergency. At the same time, tablished to carry out in the Unit­ to be run under the Pacific District talization over the Brooklyn will continqe to service ed States the organizing policies last few months. the local needs of the Port of New Welfare Plan. adopted by the International The Brooklyn York as well. as all inland loca­ Weisberger noted that doctors HOUSTON — A regional MTD Transportworkers Federation fol­ bank provided 48 tions where the Union does not maintain any halls. lowing the December, 1958, world­ employed by the steamship compa­ organization has been set up which pints on one occa­ wide boycott of runaway shipping. nies have been actively opposing covers the entire Texas Gulf sion and Seafar­ It is expected that ports such as The IMWU was dissolved follow­ the e.stahllshment of the clinics. Coast, plus Louisiana as far east ers ashore here Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans Wright ing the unanimous adoption of a "This extreme proposal," he said, as Lake Charles. The organization, In Houston do- and Houston, which already have "shows howfar these company called the West Gulf Ports Coun­ resolution by SIU and National nated the balance. established SIU medical clinic faMaritime Union representatives at doctors , will go in order to protect cil, represents approximately 200,Several times in the past, the (Continued on page 13) a meeting on May 3. As was point­ the lucrative fees they receive 000 maritime workers in the area. from the steamship companies." Unions participating in the group ed out in the resolution, the SIU The proposal for a West Coast thus far include the SIU, Marine had withdrawn from the ITF whose policies the IMWU had been system of clinics has been pending Engineers Beneficial Association, established to implement. Further, since October 1, 1957, when the Masters, Mates and Pilots, Inter­ the resolution noted that as a re­ ship operators started making con­ national Longshoremen's Associa­ sult of Federal court and Labor tributions to the clinic fund. Ever tion, the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Board decisions, American mari­ since then, even though the fund Workers, whose members man the The SIU Inland BoatnMin The SIU Industrial Worker time unions are now free to or-" has accumulated $400,000, the Pa- numerous refineries and oil termi­ —Pages 8, 9 -^Page 25 nals in the area, the International .gaiize runaway shipping directly Union of Electrical Workers, the The SIU and three other marine International Union of Operating SIU Safety Department un.ons, the Masters, Mates and SIU Social Security Dep't —Page 7 Pilots, Marine Engineers Beneficial May, 1961 Vol. XXIII, No. 5 Engineers, the Retail Clerks Inter­ —Page 13 national Association and the Of­ Association and International fice Employees Union. Longshoremen's Association, had SIU Medical Deportment As one of its first official ac­ withdrawn from the ITF in protest The Pacific Coast Seoforer —Page 19 against the unfair manner in which tions, the council voted to support —Pages 22, 23 PAUL HALL, President it had suspended the SIUNA, with­ the strike of the Oil Workers SIU Food, Ship Sanitation out a hearing, because of a dispute the Phillips Chemical HEDBERT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ against Dep't —Page 20 The Great Lakes Seafarer between the SIU of Canada and MAN. Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR. Company here, a subsidiary of the —Pages 10. 11 the National Union of Seamen of AL MASKIN, CHARLES BEAUMET, ALBERT giant Phillips Petroleum firm. AMATEAU, ARTHUR MARKOWITZ, Staff Great Britain. The Oil Workers have been strik­ Writers. Editorial Cartoon —Page 15 TIUNA President Paul Hall stat­ ing the company for over four • The Fisherman and ed that in the year and a half of months now. Published motiinly at The headquarters Cannery Worker A&G Deep Seo Shipping its operation, the IMWU had per- of the Seafarers international Union, At The officers of the council are: Page 18 • formed valuable services in the iantic Gulf, Lakes and inland Waters C. E. DeFries, MEBA Houston Report —Page 6 District, AFL-CiO, 675 Fourth Avenue, fight on runaway shipping. Brooklyn 33, NY. Tel. HYacinth f-6600. agent; president; J. .E. Williams, Second class postage paid at the Post ILA regional, secretary-treasurer, Before the IMWU dissolution, Office in Brooklyn, NY, under the Act Shipboard News The Canadian Seafarer the NMU had announced that it of Aug. 24, 1912. vice-president; Bob Matthews, SIU -r-Pake 21 —Pa^cs 27, 28, 29, 30' was withdrawing from the AFLHouston agent, executive secreGIO Maritime Trades Department .Jaiy-tre^sur^, SIUNA Fights Move For CC Health Test SIU Establishing Chain Of Biood Banks In All Ports SIU Steps Up Runaway Drive As IMWU Ends MTD Forms West Cult Area Croup INDEX To Departments SEAFARERS LOG • '• '•y f-! �Hajr. im MTD Assails New Marine Study Group WASHINGTON—The Maritime Trades Department of the APLCIO has assailed the composition of the group appointed by Secre­ tary of Commerce Luther Hodges to conduct another study of the maritime industry. No Maritime Members The main union objection to the seven-man committee is the unfamiiiarity with the American mer­ chant marine. Ironically, the only member who has had any connec­ tion with maritime is Eugene Holman, former chairman of Standard Oil of New Jersey who was titular head of the world's largest Ameri­ can-owned runaway-flag fleet. In a letter to Hodges, Paul Hall, president of the MTD, and E. N. Altman, legislative director of the department, pointed out' that the committee bag no member from maritime labor, or for that matter, from American-flag maritime man­ agement. In ad'dition to Holman, the com­ mittee includes Donald K. David, Ford Foundation head; T. V. Houser, former Sears & Roebuck chairman; William P. Foster, head of Olin Mathieson; Herbert Hoover Jr.; Carter Burgess of American Machine & Foundry, and Gen. Al­ fred P. Gruenther, American Red Cross director. The protesting letter declared that the participation of the six non-maritime members of the com­ mittee would be "perfunctory and uninformed." Hodges appointed the commit­ tee to find out "if we are subsi­ dizing mediocrity" in the merchant marine program. The committee's original assignment was to investi­ gate the nation's maritime policy problems, including subsidies, ship construction, research and developmcnt and maritime commercial requirements. Subsidies Are Stressed Since its appointment, the com­ mittee has indicated it will con­ centrate its study in the area of shipping subsidies, one which is of vital concern to seamen's unions and the maritime industry. The American-flag merchant ma­ rine has been studied and probed frequently in the past, but little remedial action has ever been taken by the Government on the basis of such studies. "Project Walrus" was a recent investigation. The new Hodges committee ap­ parently will follow the pattern of previous merchant marine study groups. Consequently the maritime industry is expected to be rather skeptical of the groups findings and recommendations. Welfare, Vacation Offices Moving Seafarers are urged to note a change of address for the SIU Welfare and Vacation plans starting early in June. The two Plans, which have been in the same quarters since 1950, will shift from their pres­ ent location to 17 Battery Place, New York 4, on or about June 5. The move will provide more space" for the expanding services of the two benefit pro­ grams, which have paid out conibined cash benefits of over $25 million to Seafarers and their families. No interrup­ tion in the processing and pay­ ment of claims is expected due to the moving operation. The new telephone number will be WHitehall 3-5950. 8KAWARERS SlU Scholars Pictured here are four of the five winners of the SIU schol­ arships. Top (I. to r.), John Sweeney, Linda Peterson. Bot­ tom (1. to r.), William Walsh, Charles Hogge. Fathers Of Winners SIU Scholarships Co To Seafarer^ Four SIU Children NEW YORK-^Seafarer John R. Sweeney and the children of four Seafarers have been awarded foitr-year SIU college scholarships worth $6,000 each. The fivQ 1961 awards boost the number of SIU scholarships given so far to a total of 43. In addition to Sweeney,^' Miss Edna M. Newby, assistant have been received from several whose home is Mankato, dean, Douglass College, New of the scholarship winners. Minn., the 1961 winners Brunswick, NJ; Dr. Bernard Ire­ Hogge wrote that he and hig land, visiting representative. Col­ family are "extremely pleased that are: lege Entrance Examination Board, I was chosen for this honor. Now Charles B. Hogge, son of New York City; Dr. Elwood C. my plans for continuing studies dean of registration and towards master and doctor degrees Garland L. Hogge, Luthers- Kastner, financial aid. New York Univer­ in engineering can be realized." ville, Md. sity, New York City, and F. D. Miss Peterson wrote to thank Linda P. Peterson, daughter Wilkinson, administrative assistant the SIU Welfare Plan "for both of William E. Peterson, Balti­ School of Engineering and Archi­ my family and myself for awarding more, Md. William J. Walsh, son of William A. Walsh, Savannah, Ga. Harold E. Welsh, son of Harold R. Welsh, New Orleans, La. Both active seamen and children of Seafarers compete for the five annual awards, whose provisions are among the most liberal in the country and allow an unrestricted course of study. Trustees of the program, which began in 1953, base the awards on the recommen­ dations of a panel of educators and college administrators. Sweeney is currently engaged in post-graduate studies at Mankato State College, Mankato, Minn. A former SIU organizer who's been shipping in the deck depart­ Above are the Seafarer par­ ment since 1953, he received a ents of four of this years' bachelor of arts degree from award winners. Top 11. to r.), Carleton College, Northtield, Minn., Garland Hogge, William Pet­ in 1949 and is seeking to complete erson. Bottom (I. to r.), Har­ preparation for the teaching pro­ fession. Married and the father of old Welsh, William Walsh. ^a two-year-old son, he also attend­ ed Goleg Harlech, Harlech, Wales, during 1956-57 on a Ruskin labor scholarship. Named an alternate winner in 1960, Charles Hogge is now com­ pleting his second year of engi­ neering studies at Virginia's Polytechnical Institute, Biacksburg, Va. He's 20 years of age and his father is an SIU tugboatman in Baltimore. Hogge expects to spe­ cialize in aeronautical engineering at VPI. NEW YORK—Danish seamen, Math Or Science Studies whose strike ended May 15, have Miss Peterson is a senior at thanked the SIU for its support. In Notre Dame Preparatory School a cable from Copenhagen to SIUNA President Paul Hall, the Dan­ in Baltimore. An accomplished ish seamen'^unlons expressed ap­ student of music and art, she is preciation for "your fraternal co­ planning college studies in either operation and demonstration of mathematics or science this fall. Her dad is also an SIU tugboatsympathy." The strike of the Danish Sailors man in Baltimore harbor. William J. Walsh, 21, is attend­ and Firemens Unions ended early ing Emory University, Atlanta, this month when the Danish trans­ port unions voted to go back to Ga., and has a medical career in view. He already holds a twowork. The Danish seamen here year associate arts degree from turned to May 15 after ratifying Armstrong College, Savannah. Sea­ their new coneract. farer William A. Walsh has The strike in US ports was sup­ shipped in the SIU steward de­ ported by • American maritime partment since 1951. unions including affiliates of the Harold E. Welsh is an honors SIUNA and the International Long­ course senior at Jesuit High shoremen's Association. School, New Orleans, and is hop­ When the Danish seamen refused ing to pursue a law degree at Loy­ to sail their ships out of New York, ola or St. Louis University. He's shipowners hired scab crews from 18 years old and his father. Sea­ a downtown job agency. farer Harold R. Welsh, has been The seamen were seeking a $43 shipping on SIU vessels since per month wage increase. Shipown­ 1943 in the black gang. ers offered a $13 increase. The new Selection of the winners was contract grants an increase of about based on previous scholastic $20, bringing the current average achievement, extra-curricular and seaman's wage to $145 per month. community activities and per­ However, there is no contract formance on the standard College provision concerning the Danish Entrance Examination Board test. unions' protest on the hiring of The panel which assisted in the seamen in Far East ports at far selection process, concurred in by below union scales. the trustees on May 4, included: DanesThank SlUFor Strike Aid Pave Hire* LOG tecture, Howard University, Wash­ ington, DC. Seamen Dominated Early Awards Of the 43 SIU scholarships awarded to date, 20 have gone to Seafarers and the balance to Sea­ farers' children. Active SIU men predominated among the winners in the early years of the program; currently one of the five annual scholarships is reserved for a Sea­ farer. The 1960 winners also in­ cluded one Seafarer and four children. At presstime, acknowledgments the scholarship." She plans to en» ter Dunbarton College of Holjr Cross in Washington in September. Welch wired that ha was "very happy to receive your most wel« come telegram and I sincerely thank the membership and officers of the SIU for the scholarship award. It means everything to ma and my family. I will do my best to show my appreciation." Sweeney wrote that the scholar­ ship will enable him to continua his education. He hopes to obtain a Masters degree. High Court Rejects Runaway's Appeal WASHINGTON—American operators of runaway shipping suffered a staggering blow when the US Supreme Court an­ nounced on April 24 that it would not consider a runaway operator's bid to escape the-* jurisdiction of US labor laws. SUpreiiie Court's recent action, The court's action indicates their prospects of success are con­ that from now on, the Americanowned runaways will have to deal with US maritime unions through the National Labor Relations Board, just like any American-flag ship operator. The Supreme Court's action came as the result of an appeal by Universe Tankships, Inc., own­ ers of the Liberian-flag Ore Mon­ arch, from a January ruling of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The Pennsylvania courts had refused to enjoin picketing of the vessel, telling the owners to take their complaint to the NLRB. As a result of the ruling, it ap­ pears that maritime unions have clear legal sailing in attempts to organize American-owned runaway shipping. The only legal questions that would need resolving would be whether or not an organizing target meets the conditions of American-ownership and participa­ tion In American foreign com­ merce. In their written brief to the High Court, union attorneys relied heavily on the NLRB's favorable ruling in the Sea Level case. In that instance, the Board took jur­ isdiction over the vessel because of its American ownership and its participation in US foreign trade, even though it is under Liberian registry. Consequently, the Sea Level owners were ordered to cease unfair practices against crewmembers who had joined the SIU. The Sea Level case had been the test thus far of the right of US unions to organize runaway ships. The owners had announced their intention to appeal this ruling to the US courts, but in light of the sidered poor. The runaway operators' prima objective has been to evade the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board so as to obtain immunity from American union contracts and wage scales. The Ore Monarch dispute arose when picket lines were placed around the ship last October in Philadelphia as she was about to unload ore for the Fairless Works of US Steel. The picketing result­ ed from the action of the operator in compelling crewmembers to join the so-called "Global Seamen's Union" as a means of escaping or­ ganization by the International Maritime Workers Union. The own­ ers tlien went to the courts in their unsuccessful bid for an injunction. Runaway Ore Monarch As was pointed out in the union brief, the Ore Monarch, like nu­ merous other runaway ore ships, was built by an American company with American funds borrowed from aji American bank; was reg­ istered in New York under the Liberian fleet; is owned by Liber­ ian corporation which, in turn, is owned and operated by Americans; has a long-term time charter to another American-owned Liberian corporation, the American owners of the chartering corporation being none other than United States Steel. The "Global Seamen's Union," the brief pointed out. was set up only after the IMWU obtained pledge cards from the crew. It was established in the Cayman Islands (the first and only union in that British possession) following which the company signed a "contract" with the new "union." �SEAPARERS Tut Tim How American Flag Ships Are Classified By ABS -By Capt. Milton Williams(Ed. note: This is the fourth in a series of articles written for the SEAFARERS LOG, by Captain Mil­ ton Williams, formerly vice-president and operating manager of Bull Lines. Captain Willtanw, who is now retired, will discuss the various phases of ^American-flag ship operation in these articles from an indepen­ dent management viewpoint.) to any hull and machinery de­ signs which are not based on ex­ perience has been a strict one. This conservative approach has led to idle claims that such an at­ titude impedes progress, but a re­ view of the-great shipbuilding and marine engineering progress will show that this is not the case. When a ship has been built to the requirements of the Bureau and regular inspections are made to insure that she is maintained in "class," she is carried in the American Bureau of Shipping "Record." The "Record" contains list of all ships and their status The above insignia is well-known to all men who go to sea awith the ABS. in ships. To those of us who have frequently hung over the 'Record' Aids Insurers Bide in a bosun's chair trying to be an artist with an oversize . The "Record" also has consid­ brush, we thought they were erable other information which is Bomething the mate invented They may also be stationed in a used by the insurance companies to make life miserable for the port to visit a ship to determine who insure the cargo on the ships. her fitness to go to sea, or to carry If a ship leaves port in a seaworthy deck gang. out other surveys which have to condition and is lost, the ship­ However, to the seaman this is the most important safety factor do with hull machinery or even owner does not have to pay for on the ship aside from the life­ the refrigeration plant. Another the cargo lost. The shipper there­ boats. This is the load line for the function is to examine the condi­ fore takes out insurance on his ship. This load line is assigned tions of assignment of load lines. cargo. The insurance company cannot under the Load Line Act of 1929. Other surveyors are stationed in machinery-building plants many know the condition of every ship. Load Line Limits The large letters "A" and "B" thousands of miles from the yard Since the premium it wants is based on the risk it takes, it checks alongside the disc indicate that where the hull is being built. The surveyors of the Society the ship in the "Record." If she the load line was assigned by the American Bureau of Shipping after not only inspect the construction is not "classed" his premium will the Coast Guard had approved of "classed" vessels but subse­ be very high. Therefore the ship­ proposed limits on how much quently throughout their service owner get double return from his weight may be loaded on the ship. life have them under observation investment In "classing" the ship. You will note that the word during periodical and damage sur­ He is assured that the ship is sea­ "weight" includes cargo, bunkers, veys. The reports of these sur­ worthy and safe for crew and cargo water, stores, dunnage, ballast and veys from all over the maritime and also that insurance company world come to the head office will charge a minimum rate on any other weight. The American Bureau of Ship­ where a study of particular prob­ cargo shipped on his ship. It must be mentioned that clas­ ping is a classification society. lems involving hull, machinery, Classification societies are guardi­ equipment and materials is made sification requires periodic sur­ ans of seaworthiness. We haye to by the technical staff. This staff veys to determliic the condition thank the underwriters for origin­ also reviews many new construc­ of the hull and machinery. In ad­ ating these socities but this con­ tion designs and plans for altera­ dition to examination during drytrol has long since passed from the tions to existing vessels, including docking and at times when vessel underwriters to the general ship­ materials for such work. It com­ is damaged, there are surveys at ping community. As iron and steel piles for consideration of the stated times to look at the boilers, ships supplanted wood and ships technical committees any project­ load line requirement and so forth. increased in size, it was inevitable ed changes in the rules. Thus the Every four years there is a major that such control could not remain rules are really an analysis of ex­ survey at which time all spaces vested in one segment of the in­ perience and enable the society on the ship are opened and in­ dustry, such as the marine under­ to state with assurance the mini­ spected throughout, including all mum standards which should be double bottoms, peaks, holds, lock­ writers. Classification societies control applied. Representing the industry ers, houses, deep tanks and others. the thickness and size of materi­ as it does, and In a real sense the All machinery is opened for a check and examination. Any de­ als going into the building of fects found are corrected at this ships. They assign load lines and time. they survey ships to maintain sea­ 'AH Man' Guards Safety worthiness. In the US, the Amer­ When you see the "AB man" ican Bureau of Shipping is recog­ on board remember he is here to nized under the Merchant Marine make sure your ship is as safe as Act of 1920 as the official classi­ it is possible to make her. fication society so long as it, No matter how much cargo the among other conditions, has no capital stock and pays no divi­ LONDON—The British govern owner built his ship to carry, he dends; in short it must be a non­ ment plans to grant Cunard Lines cannot load beyond the Icid line profit organization. Its manage­ a subsidy for building a successor marks. There may be occasions ment is by representatives of the to the giant luxury liner Queen when the ship takes on additional weight after leaving the dock, sucb chipping industry; that is ship­ Mary. owners, shipbuilders and under­ The legislation would give Cu­ as in a heavy sea when the wells writers. It includes representa­ nard a maximum of $50.4 million are full. The ABS has this in mind tives of the US Government. It toward the $84 million replace­ when designing hull and assigning the Load Line. Even the Ice which was established in 1862 when It ment cost of the famous vessel. was known as the American Ship­ The government would have can form on the houses and rigging masters Association. the power to make up to $9.1 mil­ is taken into consideration. For the uninitiated, we list below Its principal job at the time lion, this an outright, non-repay­ when our famous clipper ships able grant and the re.st in loans. the definition of the letter shown carried our flag to many parts of This would be the first time that on the "marks." As stated above, the world, was- the certification of Great Britain has directly sub­ AB stands for American Bureau. ships' officers, there being no sidized her merchant marine. Aid There are other Societies with laws in this country until 1870 for to the British merchant shipping their letter. LR stands for Lloyds, the licensing of officers or sea­ until this time has consisted of B. V. Bureau "Veritas, etc. low-cost loans and tax deprecia­ men. T F Tropical Fresh Water Allow­ tion allowances. World Wide Offices ance Today the American Bureau The British transport minister F Fresh Water Allowance of Shipping maintains offices told parliament that the US pro­ T Load Line Tropical Zones throughout the world in which vided 58 percent of the construc­ S Summer Load Line there are one or more surveyors tion of the luxury liner the United W Winter Load Line engaged in either shipyards where States. He also noted that France W N A Winter North Atlantic the ship is built or in repair yards subsidizes its merchant fleet, where necessary repairs are made. general public, society's approach Load Line British Plan Cunard Aid May. INI LOG LABOR 'ROUND THR WORLD ECHOES OF WORLD WAR n were revived in i lawsuit against the Finnish Seamen's Union by an engineer because crewmembers refus^ to sail with him. The engineer in question had participated in a Ger* man secret police move to evacuate Nazi agents from Finland as well as pro-Nazi Finns toward the end of World War II. The Finnish Seamen's Union has had a long-standing policy of xtfusing to sail ships if any Nazi agent or collaborator was on board. Con< sequently, when the man was hired as engineer of the ore carrier Outokumpu, the crew walked off the ship. The owners then discharged the engineer so that the crew would take the ship out. The result was that the engineer has filed suit against the seamen's union and its president in an effort to compel them to accept him aboard any ship. The union has pledged to fight the suit and use all its economic weapons, if necessary. They noted that back in 1047 the president of the seamen's union, N. Wallari, had been given a fourmonth prison sentence in a similar case, but that the seamen's union had voted a general strike and successfully won revocation of the prison term. a- THE DIFFICULTIES WORKERS IN MANY LATIN AMERICAN countries face in light of unrestrained inflation are illustrated by figures issued in Argentina as living cost changes. Since 1953, the cost of jiv­ ing has gone up 33 times. Average, wages have risen some 28 times during the same period in the vain attempt to catch up with prices. The net effect has been a decline id the standard of living. Inflation was touched off by an orgy of public spending during the regime of dictator Peron and has continued since because of the fall in world prices of agricultural commodities which Argentina exports and the rise in imports of machinery, equipment and oil. THE IMPACT OF MEXICAN FARM LABOR on employment and wages in the southern and western United States is being taken up by the US Congress. In previous years, as many as a million Mexicans a year have been coming into the US as contract farm labor, with the specific approval of the US Congress. The agreements to bring in the la^ borers are negotiated with the Government of Mexico. Now, however, in light of the protests of US unions and the continuing recession in the United States, the administration is supporting a bill which would specifically require US growers to offer Americans decent wages and conditions. Only if Americans were unavailable at these conditions could Mexicans be imported on a temporary basis. The Department of Labor would have considerable authority over the working condi­ tions and other terms of employment. THE "KANGAROO" COURT IS FAST BECOMING a standard fea­ ture in many Communist countries. Called "social workers' courts," or "comrades courts" they are devices for whipping Into line anybody who doesn't toe the mark. For example, In a typical recent trial in Upper Silesia, Poland, five workers were sentenced to loss of 25 percent of their wages for a six-inuiUh perluil on charges of "sabotaging the social­ ist construction effort." The charges actually dealt with the fact that they had objected to a speed-up in which they would compete with fellow workers to see who could turn out the most production. The top achievement then becomes the standard for all. After the five were sentenced, the workers in the plant attacked the "judges" with the result that ten were arrested by Communist police. The "judges" in question are hand-picked by the factory management and the Com­ munist "unions." 4" 4" 4" EAST GERMANY IS SUFFERING A LABOR SHORTAGE and it's not because of industrial prosperity either. Rather it results from the constant flight of East German workers across the border to West Germany. In the last ten years, over million people have fled East Germany and refugees are still crossing the border at better than 200,000 annually. Half of the refugees are under 25 years of age, which means that the Communist half of Germany is being drained of its labor force. As a result, the East German government is appealing to retired people and housewives to register for jobs in all branches of the eco­ nomy. 511/ Companies Seeking Reserve Fleet Trade-ins WASHINGTON—Transwestern Associates, an SlU-contracted company, has exchanged its tanker 88 Transwestern for the former Morrhacport, a C-3, according to the Maritime Administration. 8 e v e r a other 8IU-contracted compa­ ping firms seeking to exchange nies have indicated that they obsolete vessels for larger ships is intend to exchange vessels now in operation for ships in the US Na­ tional Defense Reserve Fleet. Being Converted The Mormacport is currently undergoing conversion, but com­ pany officials were unable to say at this time what kind of trade the new vessel will be engaged in. The company operates the Trans India and the Trans Orient in the grain trade. The two ships were formerly in the Ore Line fleet. Among the SlU-contract«d ship­ Alcoa Steamship Co., which plans to swap C-ls for C-2s or C-3s. Globe Waterways Corp.; Marine Carriers Corp.; Intercontinental Transport C., Inc.; Waterman SS Corp., ' and Oceanic Petroleum Carriers have indicated a desire to trade for ships in the Govern­ ment Reserve Fieet. Bull Lines is swapping the Hil­ ton and Carolyn, two Libertys, for two C-4s, the Marine Fox and Ma­ rine Panther. The firm also plans to exchange two other Libertys for the la'«:r C-4s. �Mar, un SEAFARERS Seafarers Double Award Winners Pace Five LOG Bull Lines Changes Owners; Company Will Upgrade Fleet NEW YORK—It's sale having been completed to the Kulukundis interests, Bull Lines is activating plans to improve its fleet through the construction of combination containergeneral cargo ships, based on C-4 mollifications. The company, which will-*' continue to operate under the the newer ships will be able to larger vessels are presently used A. H. Bull standard, expects carry as much break-bulk cargo only sporadically during the su­ C'rewmembers of Seatrain Louisiana and company officials display safety award to vessel for six-month accident-free record. Seatrain fleet also won sanitation award from Public Health Service. In photo (I. to r.) are: E. Witzke, DM; Billy Provost, BR; R.C. Chapdelaine, Seatrain labor relations director; I. Hansen, company safety director; Smokey Schreiner, chief cook; Jim Moxey, quartermaster; Billy Russell, baker. Farm Export Speed-Up Will Boost US Shipping WASHINGTON—A bill authorizing an extra $2 billion in 1961 for the sale of farm surplus products overseas was signed into law last month, giving the US merchant marine one of its biggest boosts in manyt years, and assuring the US and Poland, among other nations. job opportunities for US sea­ The current programs are ex­ men. The legislation provides an ex­ tra $180,000 for ocean transporta­ tion of the surplus, and a big chunk of that sum will go for American-flag shipping, primarily to bulk carriers, thanks to the '50-'50 law. The original authorization for farm surplus export for 1961 was $1.5 billion. Most of this moitey was earmarked for a three-year agreenient with India. A large part of the $2 billion will go to Pakistan under a four year agreement. Nationalist China (Taiwan) and Indonesia will also receive food shipments under the expanded program. Tiie 1961 "foor for peace" pro­ gram, called for recently by Pres­ ident Kennedy, will use about $6()0 million of the new funds. Included In the "food for peace" plan are proposed farm products ship­ ments to Brazil (under a longterm agreement); Chile, Israel, Paraguay, United Arab Republic pected to use up the great buik of the total $3.5 billion appropria-, tion. Under the "50-50" law, at least hqlf of all government-financed cargoes must sail on American bottoms. It is estimated that the American merchant marine will get at least $100 million more this year out of the $180 million al­ lotted for ocean transportation in the extra appropriation. An earlier boost to maritime came when the International Co­ operation Administration ordered all cargoes to be carried on US bottoms where the United States pays the freight. If the aid car­ goes are carried by foreign-flag ships, the receiving country'pays the freight costs. The long term farm surplus agreements such as the current one with India and the proposed new ones with Pakistan and Bra­ zil, will help relieve shortages cre­ ated by poor crop conditions in those countries. momentarily to receive permission from the Federal Maritime Board to trade some old Libertys for larger C-4 type vessels. The Hilton and the Carolyn have been nominated for ex­ change for more modern ships. The two Libertys will be traded for the Marine Fox and the Ma­ rine Panther, both of which are C-4s. Company officials said they in­ tend to secure two more C-4s in exchange for additional Libertys. Another addition to Bull Lines service to Puerto Rico is a trailership operation. The Federal Mari­ time Board has approved Bull Lines' time charter of the recent­ ly-built MV Floridian and MV New Yorker. The C-4 exchange program is being conducted under the Gov­ ernment sponsored plan to up­ grade the US non-subsidized mer­ chant fleet. The Marine Fox and the Marine Panther come from the US National Defense Reserve Fleet. Bull Lines plans to modify the C-4s to enable them to carry be­ tween forty-eight and 178 contain­ ers of 35-foot lengths. In addition. as the present C-2s carry when fully loaded. Increased employment abroad Bull Lines ships ^is the prospect for Seafarers when the expansion program is in full swing. The Lib­ ertys involved in the trade for the Sea Unions Back Return Of Tankers To US Flag WASHINGTON—Support for a bill which would allow Standard Oil of California to transfer back runaway-flag tankers for US-flag domestic service was voiced by spokesmen for the SIUNA and the-*^ Marine Engineers Beneficial the major unorganized oil company Association at Senate Com­ fleets. merce Committee hearings here. The proposal, which would in­ volve as many as six modern USbuilt tankers, has been attacked by the Maritime Administration, by Standard Oil of New Jersey, by some of the independent tanker operators, and by John Collins, spokesman for company unions in MEB A, MM&P Plan Drive Against Runaway Ships NEW YORK—The National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association and the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots have launched a joint drive to obtain union contracts and conditions for-*' deck and engine department assistants, while recruiting the rest officers employed in run­ of their runaway ship crews from away-flag fleets. In announcing the drive, spOkesiiieii fur the officers unions also revealed that they are activating long-pending proposals to work toward establishing one union for all licensed officers. The primary target of the cam­ paign will be some 250 runaway ships owned by American-flag operators with whom the officers' unions have contracts. It was pointed out that many of the ships' officers of these run­ away vessels are American citizens. It is a common practice for Ameri­ can owners of runaway tonnage to employ American skippers, chief mates, chief engineers and 1st gar season, and for single voy­ ages, while the C-4s and the char­ tered trailerships will be used in reguiar berth operations between Puerto Rico and the mainland. Present Bull Line C-2s will be put on a Mediterra;;iean run. foreign sources. Heading up the organizing eam= paign is Captain Thomas F. O'Callaghan of the MM&P, secretarytreasurer of the mates local union for the Baltimore-Philadelphia area. The organizing program was drafted and approved at a two day meeting in New York attended by members of a top-level bi-union policy corninittee. The merger proposals stem from long-standing approval of merger by the memberships of both unions. With the two unions now working jointly on negotiating and organ­ izing, the time is appropriate to work out details for merger. Strong backing for the measure came from Morris Weisberger, sec­ retary-treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific and executive vice-president of the SIUNA. He pointed out that California Stand­ ard has long been under SUP con­ tract and that the action would increase employment for West Coast seamen. "That is why the SUP supports this bill and will support every effort by anybody to bring more ships under the American flag." He added that opponents of the bill were identified with the oper­ ation of runaway ships. SIUNA President Paul Hall gave approval to the bill provided that the vessels were restricted to car­ rying the products of California Standard and other limitations were placed on their operation. He too, questioned whether op­ ponents of the iheasUfe were genu­ inely concerned over an American merchant marine, noting that com­ panies such as Esso had heavy in­ vestments in foreign-built runaway tonnage. Hall advocated that the partic­ ular vessels involved be restricted to the hauling of their own prod­ ucts. Ed Altman, president of the MEBA, also attacked critics of the measure, declaring that "their op­ eration of runaway-flag vessels has contributed greatly to the decline of the American m e rc h a n t maiine ..." fieocum fiBws FAMINF WI7FI FUGS WHBAT PUFCHASBS . , ,. F/?OM CANADA AND A^i/Sy/ZAL/A ^ NEWS HEADLINES ba,lX IN REVIEV/ "-X AFTB/Z SUCC^ OF U.S. MAH^IN'GFACB WGHn PLANS STBP'UP IN ^FFNPlNSfOPSPACFF/^C^Pl» {C ALGERIA FBACF PeOBPAL CDMtAUNiCA(tfOi^ COMMISSION HEAD izoAsrs reuBAisioN BROAVCASTBRB..^ WAfZNE THEM OF LOSS OF UCBNS0S GToPS FIGNVNG ^ PRoeMAMS n-ru /ppna IN /A/ COVrnM.* VON'I TVWT IMPROVE, iMPSinx/p ^EmPAl imUIGgM^ ^ tN LAOS vymRBOS ON &ZIOPLE AFTER. HUMtLIAVN& TEOL OF Moh"OF COUM7liY0 FAIUJREOF CIA'DIRECTBO i r . CUBANUPRISINGAGAINSTCA^NO* _ wWA * FROSPBCTS BRKSHt, VSGAULlE.aZJJSHES ArrEMPfBD PEJbur OF FRENCH FOREIGN IB3ION.,, LEG/PV MAN BBVtSeANDBD. ! �•- • ' -/>•-'"• face Ss ';r -ir-r.-'TT-vr v.< Tr... SEAFARERS May. J»n LOG SEAFARERS ROTARY SRIPPINO ROARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep'Sea Shipping Only In the SW Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) April 1 Through April 30, 1961 After a very strong showing in the month of March, ship­ ping in the deep-sea segment of the District fell back again in April. The April results were contrary to the usual sea­ sonal trend. Normally April is the start of the slack period for tankers, the over-all shipping picture usually improves. A significant decline in ship calls at US ports appears to be largely responsible for the shipping drop. Payoffs were off by nine from last month's 138 total. In all, there were 21 less ships than last "month's 489 vessel-calls. Oddly enough class C shipping more than held its o\vn, despite the slump. A total of 275 clas^C ratings got ship­ board jobs, one more than the 274 of March, leaving class A and B to absorb all of the loss. This is a good sign since it indicates that cla.ss A and B men are feeling no pres.sure. Otherwise they would have used their seniority to throw in for the jobs taken by the "C" men. The total of jobs shipped In April, 2,240, compares un­ favorably with the 2,689 shipboard posts filled in March. Class A registered-on-the-beach totals stands at 2,219, or actually less than the jobs shipped during the month, giv­ ing class A men a very favorable job opportunity ratio. In the port-by-port breakdown. New York and Houston spreadeagled the field, shipping 850 jobs between them, approximately 38 percent of all the jobs in the District. The two ports also had the bulk of ship calls, as i? to be ex­ pected. In the new class 1-S category, which is chief stewards only, all ports registered 52 men and shipped 21. Since this is the first month that the 1-S system has been in effect throughout the district, it is too early to tell how the new registration procedure is working out. Ship Atfivify Poy Sign In Ofh Ont Tront. TOTAL Beiten 7 New York. .. , 3S Pkiladelpkia .. 4 Rattimero ....14 Norfolk 2 Jocktonvlllo .. 6 Miami 1 Mobile . 12 New Orleani..1A Houston 12 Wilmington ... 0 Son Francisco.. 8 Seattle ...... 9 3 U 1 6 1 0 0 5 U 4 0 6 9 TOTALS 67 129 8 35 26 12 19 22 . 11 14 44 55 10 10 6 272 18 89 31 32 22 28 12 31 76 71 10 24 24 468 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 S ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 2 2 2 16 0 13 0 7 0 6 9 1 2 2 4 6 0 3 3 44 36 69 22 127 1 45 80 21 146 1 15 28 14 14 29 23 0 5 3 7 11 0 6 6 1 1 0 1 11 4 1 36 10 58 1 28 7 45 1 33 13 22 3 15 19 16 9 18 0 1 5 9 3 4. 16 2 8 4 9 0 2 4 9 7 0 5 0 0 3 8 11 2 3 5 4 11 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 37 21 36 2 13 17 7 0 7 2 9 6 9* 1 2 5 60 14 107 40 33 29 59 17 105 3 17 20 6 16 22 0 55 32 67 24 123 1 37 68 18 123 2 33 34 19 7 25 8 19 0 6 3 2 14 0 8 11 7 13 2 9 4 3 22 15 ' 19 3 37 2 14 8 24 16 4 42 5 31 14 12 14 32 3 16 12 12 11 24 12 6 31 15 16 6 1 37 1 71 108 1 194 199 345 91 1 635 ~10""131"130^ 1301163 317 93 1 573 15 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattl" TOTALS TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A 1 2 B 3 13 1 1 1 3 0 2 11 13 127 29 0 0 0 11 0 1 0 0 1 45 1 19 0 0 16 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 7 5 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 2 2 36 5 8 0 1 9 107 22 0 8 123 0 0 33 1 3 6 14 2 11 2 11 42 4 5 31 1 16 23 32 6 31 5 28 37 |~70 573 194 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL C ALL 1 20 3 19 6 12 2 2 0 4 6 13 169 69 110 32 211 2 10 50 62 27 11 51 0 12 13 8 0 8 0 65 36 71 17 124 60 1 2 20 38 13 0 20 .4 0 9 0 8 4 4 14 8 18 27 2 1 0 . 3 6 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 I 2 43 21 5 44 18 0 7 2 4 3 8 23 34 65 94 26 178 9 138 58 92 7 43 20 0 156 29 21 23 61 6 31 9 15 25 0 1 2 2 4 3 24 2 2 2 11 84 19 4 8 86 20 13 37 4 20 23 4 8 8 70 |~837 292 433 122 r847 25 110 175 1 310 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 2 12 22 62 17 1 11 35 6 13 7 3 0 0 6 23 13 67 26 62 1 9 3 17 1 26 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A 2 B 6 3 1 a Q 0 2 4 2 1 3 0 6 4 16 4 6 1 88 3 4 41 19 64 21 56 11 22 15 40 4 7 12 23 88 40 0 3 4 71 1 8 0 5 2 3 4 0 0 8 1 0 0 4 18 8 26' 0 0 26 1 1 31 0 15 7 22 5 21 5 31 0 0 2 3 2 1 5 3 10 2 7 14 5 14 0 2 2 4 10 1 4 3 8 2 6 0 4 0 6 0 5 6 6 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 33 2 4 9 5 22 6 5 7 14 0 6 33 14 1 4 43 11 5 26 12 7 59 1 22 15 38 1 41 38 10 11 22 59 3 33 17 S3 22 77 16 15 31 0 9 108 0 i 108 31 0 2 1 3 4 8 0 7 0 7 4 3 8 15 2 4 5 11 7. 15 11 20 4 1 8 24 30 1 2 12 9 22 1 22 2 1 4 30 2 12 7 21 3 35 6 6 16 1 44 1 9 6 ix 44 16 4 4941 18 ~15S ' 89 1 262 77 300 51 428 16 124 92 1 232 9 43 76 1 98 428 232 3 ALL 16 2 96 iz 19 1 50 i 4 20 1 0 lO. 0 0 35 6 8 88!! 8 96 13 3 0 20 SI 4 "95~~350~ 49 1 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL C ALL 1 2 10 20 5 22 T 15 2 3 "'4 0 92 16 140 6 41 30 77 23 151 32 39 0 0 12 2 34 3 6 3 9 75 27 22 58 11 57 7 2 51 1 13 0 28 2 9 2 3 7 4 4 15 0 17 3 . 11 1 3 3 6 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 38 0 26 5 5 52 7 4 3 7 93 15 142 3 22 119 34 22 20 45 41 13 91 7 37 2 141 37 9 21 13 3 18 33 2 1 2 4 7 11 < 22 0 0 56 5 27 3 3 4 71 2 2 2 9 17 12 16 6 11 98 1 7581142 427 69 1 638 28 143 108 1 275 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A |B|i HH 1 Sfk mm ^^9 u, m Registered CLASS B I Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 1 2 3 ALL 1-S 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 Bos 6 0 1 1 3 1 1 4 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 1 N.Y .... 12 22 11 60 105 2 4 26 32 5 13 4 48 70 2 24 3 19 Phil 3 3 1 4 11 0 0 .8 8 1 4 0 7 0 7 7 0 2 1 Bal 8 8 7 17 40 1 2 11 14 3 10 6 16 35 1 9 1 7 Nor 6 2 0 12 1 4 2 2 5 0 1 0 3 4 1 8 9 0 Jac 2 6 1 2 11 ! 1 1 5 7 2 2 1 4 5 9 1 0 4 Mia 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 Mob 3 7 4 20 34j 0 0 14 14 0 4 3 21 28 0 19 1 18 No 4 15 13 69 lOl' 2 1 37 40 2 17 7 40 66 2 32 0 30 Hou 5 22 11 38 76 2 5 33 40 1 16 14 39 70 0 0 42 42 Wil 2 0 3 4 9 1 0 4 5 1 2 2 7 0 3 2 3 0 S.F 2 3 7 10 22 0 3 10 13 1 6 7 15 29 0 12 1 11 Sea 3 9 5 10 27 1 3 15 i9 6 4 9 9 28 6 16 2 8 "52~"99" 64 242~ I'457 11 TOTALS 22 169 1 202 "84 ~~50" 2or 1 356 1 13 9 160"|ri82 Port 1-9 2r~ TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP 1 CLASS GROUP 1 GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A C ALL 1-fl 1 2 2 2 B 6 1 18 0 3 13 1 1 4 0 2 2" 11 4 13 1 25 70 59 21 87 196 4 54 0 24 24 25 119 29 7 43 1 7 0 8 26 0 0 0 0 9 7 14 6 5 7 12 0 12 77 20 12 33 2 2 35 46 12 3 29 34 0 2 9 2 2 8 1 3 4 3 16 0 3 2 3 3 5 0 0 3 9 1 9 9 2 13 1 3 5 0 7 5 23 3 6 2 1 2 9 0 2 2 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 67 6 28 53 fo 0 6 18 7 32 0 10 10 6 19 0 0 14 66 32 14 112 14 38 25 108 185 3 56 1 52 d 14 0 71 9 17 21 20 11 19 39 0 2 2 70 42 2 114 13 0 17 2 17 4 6 0 7 7 3 '7 4 3 2 7 4 0 0 35 1 53 3 12 12 15 4 13 6 8 0, 12 121 29 1 0 27 58 1 6 6 4 11 0 16 14 4 15 . 19 14* 28 0 2 12 109 "^9~! 196"! 249 ~1S2 107 1 645 102 194 PlM 24 29 1 107 356 5 2 100 o' SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE *STEWARD GRAND TOTALS • Tl^e GROUP 1 2 3 199 345 91 95 350 49 151 64 242 445 759 382 ALL 1 635 i 494 1 457 |1586 Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 10 31 131 1 271 18 155 89 1 262 11 22 169 1 202 39 208 388 1 735 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 163 317 93 77 300 51 105 50 201 345 667 345 ALL 1 573 1 428 1 35$ 11357 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 2 3 1 15 71 108 16 124 92 9 160 13 44 204 360 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 3 B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL A ALL 1 292 433 122 70 573 194 70 1 837 28 37 1 194 5 98 428 232 98 | 758 142 427 69 43 46 1 232 9 2 100 107 356 182 107 1 645 296 109 329 1j 182 5 73 183 275 1357 608 275 |224U 730 969 520 11 608 19 ALL I 847 1 638 1 734 12219 total?, are topluded in the grand total of group 1, steward. For A breakdown on. 1-s shipping, see steward department section of the report. ^ GROUP 1 2 3 25 .110 175 24 143 108 24 29 196 73 282 479 ALL 1 310 1 275 1 249 1 834 �Hint, IMl SEAFARERS fag* ScTes LOG Port Council Hits Power Grab By Vfaterfronf Commission Jos Alrlni, Safety Director More aloint Safety Action Seen More shippinr companies seem to be coming around to the idea that they're never going to get any real results from their safety programs by shutting out the workers involved. It's no secret that tnanagement has traditionally regarded the safety field as its own "private ballpark", as an area where the union and the working peo­ ple directly affected should have the smallest role possible. At last month's regional conference of the National Safety Council's Marine Section, here in New York, several shipping industry speakers finally admitted that more of the crews—more unlicensed men—have to be brought into the operation of their company safety set-ups in order to make these programs work. It just can't be done any other way. If the men aren't taken into account, the program can only work around them and won't hit home. This is why when the SIU Joint Safety Program was first set up, and since then, it's operated on one basis all along: It can operate with some degree of success only where there's proper teamwork and cooperation between the companies, the Union and the men on the •hips. One other idea that still crops up at these meetings is the notion that a screening system for seamen patterned after the Coast Guard's •1954 "profiling" scheme can somehow eliminate all the accident and even health problems abroad ship. The rejected "profiling" propoi^al was based on a vague collection of physlcal-mental-moral require­ ments designed to keep everybody but a "superman" group out of the Industry. Those behind it figured "Superman" wouldn't trip on a ladder or on the deck like any ordinary human being and this would •olve everything. Maritime unions and a large part of the Industry rallied to beat down this schema but it comes up now and then again. A new version has been offered by Rep. Miller of California in a biil submitted to Congress recently. The California label is important because the West Coast affiliates of the SIU are right now trying, together with the companies, to start up a medical clinic operation as a part of a joint health and safety program. (See story on Page 2—Ed.) * * y Makeshift "benches", fruit crates, overturned buckets and the like •eem to be the favorite equipment for doing painting or other work on overheads. Railings are also used for support, and with the same result. The men who use this kind of gear generally wind up with an accident most of the time because the ship takes a roll or a rickety crate collapses. There are several good designs used aboard ship for a 24" to 36" one or two-sjep ladder that has a wide surface for isafety and stability. Some are commercial items and others can be made by any carpenter from available lumber on the ship. AVOID USING MAKESHIFTS! * » • According to some recent testimony before a House Merchant Ma­ rine subcommittee, another cutback in the already-reduced firefightIng force at the Panama Canal Zone is going to make it mighty tough to handle shin or dock fires in the Canal area, especially with certain kinds of cargo. The latest cut from 13Vi to 10 fire stations means that the Canal's firefighting force is about 70 percent smaller than a few years ago. Since this force covers military as well as civilian installations along the whole length of the Canal, it ought to cause some concern. It's been said. In fact, that since the Canal government has no legal man­ date to supply fire protection for shipping, a ship might simply be ordered out to sea to be sunk in case of a lire. {Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can he submitted to this column care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) SIU Safety Honors For Semmes TRENTON—Organized labor in the New York-New Jersey area Is conducting an allout fight against efforts by the bi-state Waterfront Commission to expand its power over harbor workers. The scene of the legislative records from ever holding jobs $15,000,000, contributed by water­ battle shifted to the New with waterfront unions or their front employers, in the past seven Jersey State Assembly late welfare or vacation plans. Scotto years, but still claims that crime last month after New York's Gov ernor Nelson Rockefeller signed into law amendments which would increase the jurisdiction of the Waterfront CommLssion if carried in New Jersey. The bills pertaining to the com mission must be approved by the legislatures of both New York and New Jersey. The New Jersey Assembly held a day-long hearing on the amend­ ments April 28. Representatives of the Maritime Port Council of Greater New York and Vicinity, of the Maritime Trades Depart ment, AFL-C?10, warned the as semblymen that the Waterfront Commission bill could set up a "super-state" under the guise of protecting longshoremen from criminal influence. AFL-CIO Pres ident George Meany had previous ly informed the governors and legislature of both New York and New Jersey of his opposition to the measures. No action by the New Jersey Legislature is expected until June, A week prior to the New Jer­ sey hearing, the Port Council met in New York and reiterated its de termination to fight the proposals Anthony Scotto, of the ILA, Port Council president, pointed out that AFL-ClO state bodies in both New York and New Jersey were op posed to the extension of Water front Commission powers. The Port Council consists of 27 international unions representing more than 150,000 waterfront workers in the Port of New York area. The pending legislation would permit the Waleilronl Uumniission to register workers In categories of work not presently included In its powers. It would also make it a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or prison, for anyone to attempt to "interfere" with registered dock workers in the performance of their duties. This last provision would give the commission sweeping author­ ity to Intei'fere In the legitimate strike and picketline activity of any one or more of the unions whose members work in the har­ bor. The commission also is seeking to bar men and women with police Food Plan Wins Reefer Box Repairs Crewmembers of the Raphael .Semmes (Sea-Land) display SIU award for six-month accident-free record after presen­ tation by SIU Safety Joe Algina (left) at Port Newark. The Semmes Is one of almost 50 SIU ships to receive an •ward during the past year. Crewmen pictured (I. to r.), •re Seafarers Ai Silva, bosun, and Bill Yarn, steward; chief mate F. Worthy and J. Cook, AB. HOUSTON—The SIU Food and Ship Sanitation Department swung into action here recently when the SS Penn Mariner (Penntrans) came into port with several beefs on food spoilage. The Food Plan learned that a considerable amount of fiuits, vegetables and other perishable foods were lost during some re­ cent voyages because of faulty in­ sulation in refrigeration compart­ ments. The Union then notified the c^pany that repairs would have to be made on the reefeV boxes. The company started work on the most serious repair jobs immedi­ ately, and a general overhaul and renewal of the refrigerators was scheduled. noted that this goes far beyond the Landrum-Griffin bill which has a provision barring persons from holding Union office if they have a felony conviction within the past five years. SIU president Paul Hall told the Assemblymen in Trenton that the Commission grossly misrepre­ sented facts at the hearing. Vin­ cent J. Murphy, New Jersey State Federation of Labor president noted that the Commission "is seeking to expand its activities to areas never before controlled by it." Scotto pointed out that at the MTD meeting before the hearing that the Commission has spent is widespread in the harbor and ia seeking more money. Out of the commission's annual $2 million budget, some $1.5 mil­ lions are spent on salaries, includ­ ing $17,500 a year for each of th« waterfront commissioners. Bill Johnson of the Dock Build­ ers Union; Steve Leslie of Local 23 of the International Union of Op­ erating Engineers, and Capt. Wil­ liam Bradley, ILA president, urged port council members at the pre­ hearing meeting to oppose the bill. John O'Rourke, president of Joint Council 16 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, strong­ ly supported the port council stand against the legislation. Bioomfleid 100 Percenters After Lucile Bloomfield won 100 percent rating in PHS sani­ tation inspection fourth year running, award was displayed | by (I. to r.), Wilbur Purdy, chief cook, Ben M. Bloomfield, i company president and Horry Huston, chief steward. The United Rubber Workers and the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. have agreed to a new contract cov­ ering 18,000 workers in eight plants, calling for a wage increase of 7.5 to 14.5 cents an hour de­ pending on job classification and plant, an added holiday and im­ proved supplement unemployment benefits. The SUB improvements extend benefits 39 weeks in keep­ ing with new Federal legislation, increase by $5 the maximum SUB payment and permit seniority em­ ployees on layoff more than two years to take separation pay in a lump sum instead of continuing on layoff status with seniority rights. Women's coat and suit manufac­ turers in New York have agreed to a two-year contract extension covering 45,000 members of the In­ ternational Ladies Garment Work­ ers Union in the metropolitan area. The package provides wage in­ creases averaging 14 cents an hour and increases in payments into re­ tirement and health and welfare funds. * * * Members of the International As­ sociation of Machinists have been cautioned not to "moonlight" — work at two jobs—by union offi­ cials who pointed out that the prac­ tice has become a serious threat to working conditions and is con­ tributing to unemployment. Offi­ cials said it was ironic that labor's achievement of a 40-hour week has enabled some workers to take ex­ tra jobs at the expense of other workers. Many of them "earn a fair week's pay, at union scale on their regular jobs," 1AM officials said. Check Links Of Attorneys Members of the Union, in­ cluding Seafarers in the hospi­ tals, come into contact with lawyers or their representatives from time to Jime. To protect the interests of this Union and the membership. Seafarers should check out any statement made to them by a lawyer that he is the attorney for the Un­ ion or represents the Union in any capacity. Such statements should be immediately checked with the port agent or the local welfare representative. �Vi^"'.e '.•'is-' -- '• • rage Bchl SEAFARERS lUy. INl LOS ' ^-.:r .>./:. SIX7 INZ.A / Lakes IBU Signs Three New Firms Gatco TQ Be IBU-Contracted DETROIT — The newly-formed Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Work­ ers Region of the SIU's Inland Boatmen's Union opened its organ­ izational drive in the Lakes area by signing three operators to firsttime contracts, reports Lakes Re­ gional Director Robert Jones. The three new contracted firms are Thornton Construction, Han­ cock, Mich., Bueschliner and Smith, of Mt. Clemens, Mich., and Hydro Dredging Co., Port Clinton, Ohio. The new pacts were signed late last month. The Great Lakes Region of the IBU was established last month through merge, of the Dredge The three brothers (insets) above are Gatco tugboatmen Workers Union and the Tug Work­ ers Union, both of them SlU-affiliout of Wilmington, NC. One of Gatco's tugs, the Alabama, ated. Members of the two unions Is also show^. Tugmen of the firm voted 84-14 for SlU-IBU voted by overwhelming m.irgins for representation. the establishment of the Great Lakes Region and for affiliation with the IBU. The merger had been recom­ mended by the officers of the two unions as providing added strength and organizing resources. Conse­ quently, the success in organizing the three new companies is the first dividend resulting from the NEW YORK—A finding that members of the SIU's Railway recent merger. Jones said that the Great Lakes Marine Region should be covered by the Seafarers Welfare IBU Region is working on an all- Plan has been issued by the impartial chairman of the three out drive to organize all dredge man panel selected to dealt^ and tug operations and allied ma­ with pending welfare issues railway marine workers were rine workers as well. At present, in the railway marine con­ anxious for coverage by the plans of the unions involved and were the Union has the names of eight tract. unorganized companies which are Dr. Donald Shaughnessy, in re­ willing to have pending wage IHT targets for organizing efforts. In porting on the results of discus­ creases earmarked for welfare pur­ addition, all members in all Lakes sions on welfare Issues of railway poses. "These two factors must, in the ports have been asked to report harbor workers, declared that the the names of any companies in best solution of the issue was that opinion of the impartial chairman^ their area which have no union the employers involved should be­ be given consideration of the high­ contracts. come signatories to the Seafarers est priority. For the reasons given, it was not found possible to extend Plan. The finding was another impor­ them the coverage they wanted . . . tant step forward in the fight of unless their employers become sig­ the RMR for proper welfare pro­ natories to the union's plans . . ." Shaughnessy also ruled out the tection for railway marine work­ charging of any administrative fees ers. Shaughnessy similarly found that mates and engineers should be by the companies for administer­ covered by the deep-sea plans of ing welfare benefits. Very Limited Coverage their respective unions. Up until now, the railway ma­ Need Central Plan rine workers have had minimal In his findings, Dr. Shaughnessy insurance coverage, with no pro­ pointed out that it was not feasible tection for themselves or their to set up a separate plan for the families in such areas as hospital, railway workers group which could surgical, disability and maternity adequately meet their needs. benefits, other than the hospital He noted that the group of some treatment they were entitled to 660 men was too small for effi­ from the Public Health Service. Dr. Shaughnessy had been cient, low-cost administration and funds would not be adequate to named as impartial member of the provide them with effective cov­ panel under the terms of the har­ erage. bor strike settlement in January. Further, Shaughnessy noted, the He was selected by Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg, Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Mayor The activities of the various Robert F. Wagner of New York inland boatmen, railroad marine City. The three officials had par­ tugs, deep sea tugs arid harbor ticipated in the meetings which craft under the SIU banner are led to the settlement of the harbor dealt with here. The SIU fam­ strike, with the settlement specify­ ily includes various groups of ing the appointment of a group to boatmen throughout the nation work out the welfare issues. —on the Atlantic and Gulf It is expected that the railroads Coasts, on the Mississippi and will contest the Shaughnessy find­ Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes ing in an attempt to delay the and in Pacific Coast ports. These craft operate in support application of SIU Welfare Plan of deep sea shipping and sup­ coverage to the railroad tugmen. Meetings between the railroads plement such shipping in eonand the SIU Railroad Marine Re­ fined waters. Their activities gion are being continued in an ef­ Tom Grimes, IBU shopman concern all seafaring trades. with Custis Bay, Philly, feeds fort to gain union welfare cover­ cats at pierside. age for tugmen. , .. . Panelist Proposes RR's Adopt SIU Welfare Plan Members Elect Delegates To 1st IBU Convention NEW YORK—Voting by the membership within the Inland Boatmen's Union for delegates to the IBU's convention at headquarters this month ended last week and rank-and-fileelected committees were tal--*^ lying the ballots at press time. John G. Provitera and Edward B. The results will be sent to Pulver. elected candidates and all ports The six IBU convention nominees as soon as the tally is completed. from the Great Lakes Region are: The IBU has been alloted 10 Max Tobin, Harold F. Yon, Robert delegates while the Railway Ma­ Affleck, Donald Gallagher, "Patrick rine Region and the newly-affil­ J. Finnerty and Joseph Miller. iated Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Ballot By Mail Region will send three delegates Each member in the IBU and eac?h, in addition to the executive its two regions was sent a ballot board and the Regional director which went to his last known ad­ from each Region, in accordance dress. A covering letter of instruc­ with the IBU constitution. tion accompanied each ballot which Names of Nominees informed the member of the voting A total of eleven IBU members' period and the proper Post Office names were placed on ballots box to which the ballot should he mailed to Inlandboatmen in all sent. ports for the secret mail referen­ The tallying committees were dum. Five RMR members' names voted in by the rank and file of appear on the ballot to be voted by the IBU, the RMR and the GLTthat Union's members and six men &DR during special meetings from the Great Lakes Tug and earlier this month. Yhe ballots were Dredge Region (GLT&DR) are vy­ collected for the IBU and each ing for the three delegate posts Region by the committeemen with alloted to each of the Regions. the secretary-treasurers. The IBU members whose names The IBU convention is expected appeared on the ballot, were: Dan­ to place considerable emphasis on iel Behrens, John Blanchfleld, E. A. continuing organizing, particularly DuBose, Martin Gould, Raymond in such areas as the rivers, where Herold, Frank McHale, Robert there is a large group of underpaid Matthews, William E. Peterson, Al­ and unorganized boatmen operating bert C. Repsch, Joseph Trainor tugs and barges on the inland wa­ and Steven Zubovich. terways. The five delegate-nominees from The convention will be held the RMR were Howard F. Brower, May 22 at SIU headquarters, 675 Waiter A. Mielnicki, C." T. Murreil, Fourth' Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. Receives Sizable IBU Benefit IBU Man's Pets Ben Cundiff (left), deckfiand on ferry Jersey Shore, receives benefit check for $1,334.20 from IBU's Joe Trainor, at Philly. Money covered hospital expenses for Cundiff's wife. IBU Crew To Man New Tank Barges BOSTON—A newly IBU-contracted concern, National Ma­ rine Service, Inc., will place the first of five newly-designed twin-container tank barges in service next month, accord­ ing to an announcement by ments. Such an arrangement will the company. The barges, which will he permit the use of one of the sec­ operated on the Mississippi River and other inland waterways, have two container sections—an inner one with three compartments and an outer section with six compart­ tions on an outgoing trip while the other one can he utilized on a re­ turn trip, thereby doing away with the necessity of cleaning the vessel before taking return-trip cargo. �SEAFARERS May, Iftl IBU-Contracted Ferry Co. Is Largest In The World At Curtis Bay April IBU Benefits Reported At $7,972 NEW ORLEANS—Gulf and East Coast SIU Inland Boatmen received $7,972.8'9 in welfare benefits during the month of April, according to the IBU Welfare Plan. The highest benefit check— amounting to an even $500went to Alfred E. Gould, Sr., SEATTLE—The IBU of the Pacific-contracted Washingtoh State Ferry System has added another vessel to its growing fleet of 21 ferries which employ some 750 Inland Boatmen on this coast. manned Tillikum makes the SeatWashington State Ferries, tle-Winslow- (Bainbridge Island) which has the largest ferry run on Puget Sound, daily. ITie fleet in the world, operates on nine different routes. Last year, the sys­ tem carried 9,000,000 passengers and nearly 3,000,000 vehicles. With its numerous Islands and deep indentations, Puget Sound's geography is such that the only way to get around effectively from one town to another is by ferry. Consequently, the sound is criss­ crossed by ferry routes manned by "ISIUNA boatmen. Most Modern Ferry The latest addition to the fleet, the MS Tillikum, is the most mod­ ern vessel in Washington's ferry system. Several changes incorpor-, .ated into the Tillikum which were not included in her prototypes in­ clude the extension of the passen­ ger deck at each end to allow a seating capacity for an additional 200 persons; .the heightening of the truck clearance to 14 feet, and the shifting of engine locations to improve accessibility and allow larger working space at electrical controls. As for crew accommodations, • they are reported to be designed for comfort, with ample heat and light. A stainless steel galley also is provided. The Pacific IBU- pare NIB* LOG of Crescent Towing Co. This pay­ ment covered a dependent's hospi­ tal and medical expenses. vessel is 310-feet in length and op­ , Other disbursements for erates at a speed of 15 knots. amounts over $200 went to the fol­ lowing IBU members: McAllister Men Crewmen of tug Petrel (Cur­ Lansdale Madere of Coyle Lines, tis Bay) pose for photog on $395, for personal hospital ex­ deck, at Norfolk. From left: penses: Harold Hultman, Berg Floyd Hudgins, H. E. Mathews Towing Co., $328.55 for depen­ dent's hospital and medical ex­ and Cecil Gwynn. penses Clyde L. Jamison, Bay Tow­ ing Co., $295 for dependent's hos­ pital and medical expenses, and Willie Rushing, Bay Towing, $232.75 for dependent's hospital and surgery expenses. The IBU Welfare Plan provides a wide variety of benefits for boat­ MOBILE—That old saw about men and their dependents similar the ill wind is proving itself for to those provided by the deep-sea IBU members here. Most of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. work the tugs have been getting in this port involves hauling ships W»BHcHAimsAm^on off flats where they have grounded, ijOGMAlLMSlJSr or cutting Libertys out of the re­ serve fleet to be taken off to the INClWeBoSfAU ZONf NUMBER On deck of Charles D. Mc­ scrap yards in Florida. Other Operations Slack TOGpegp Allister (McAllister Bros.) at Other operations in the port PEUV^ Norfolk are Richard Cheat­ have been on the slack side, Port ham, mate and Calvin Sykes, Agent Louis Neira reports. The deckhand. Tugboatmen of tugmen hele are awaiting for McAllister's operations in dredging and berthing operations Virginia-Carolina area re­ to get back to normal, which should be very soon. cently voted for SlU-IBU. April IBU Work Modest In Mobile IBU In Ellis Pact Talks HOUSTON—The Inland Boat­ men's Union began negotiations with Ellis Towing and Transpor­ tation Co. here last month, reports Bob Matthews, Houston agent. From all indications, the pact should be signed shortly, he added. Ellis towboatmen voted for SIU representation several weeks ago in an NLRB election in this port. The final tally showed the SIU won by a vote of 15-12. Ellis em­ ploys about 30 persons and its boats operate from Lake Charles to Brownsville, mainly handling barges in- the Galveston ^irea and on the intracoastal canal. The elec­ tion victory at Ellis was one of a series of IBU successes in the Gulf area. The most recent IBU pact signed in this port was with Na­ tional Marine Service, an operator employing about 100 tugmen on eight boats. Matthews also reported that tha IBU had affiliated with the Harris County AFL-CIO and that a total of twelve delegates from the SIU had attended the meeting last month, as accredited members. IBU Men of Pusher Tug Christina The Tug Christina (Taylor & Anderson) is not only unique in appearance but it's also the only pusher type tug in the port of Philadelphia. The Christina is manned by six crewmembers, of whom five are IBU men. The tug's main function is the transporting of sand scows, oil and coal bargeS within a 30-mile radius of Philadelphia, mostly in the Delaware River. The boat is powered by two engines of 9p0-horsepower each, and has twin screws. The tug, as shown above, was moving away from dockside to re|>ort elsewhere for an after­ noon's work. Other photos at right depict what was going on Inside the vessel. . . .1- At top left: Christina's cook, Frank Smagalla, poses for picture. Top right: Mate Pete Schaefer lights smoke in his room. Above, Capt. Burvii Owens checks engine control system of Christina. �Lakes Navigation Bili OK Seen By Sen. McNamara High And Dry Twin Cities GrainExport Wiii Rise WASHINGTON—Senator Patrick McNamara, (Dem.Michigan) predicting passage of the Great Lakes Compact bill which he had introduced in this session of Congress with 12 other Great Lakes senators,^ said "Federal agencies have tion of public works, McNamara no objection to the bill in its said. present form, and I see no reason •why it should not become law." He pointed out that "proposals that the Great Lakes states join in an interstate compact to assist In the solution of problems relalfng to the water resources of the Great Lakes have been advanced for more than a decade. Mutual Advantage "My state of of Michigan," McNamara said, "in community with her sister states of the Great Lakes Basin, beiieves that these states can operate to their mutual advantage under a Great Lakes Basin." Five states, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wiscon­ sin ratified the compact during legislative sessions in 1955. Penn­ sylvania gave its approval in 1956 and New York approved the com­ pact in 1960. ' The compact which became effec­ tive on July 1, 1955, upon ratifica­ tion by four states has, for its primary purpose, the orderly use. development, and conservation of the water resouces of the Great Lakes Basin, and would insure that all Great Lakes states derive the maximum benefit from utiliza- The compact wiil also assist in maintaining a proper balance among industrial, commercial, agri­ cultural, water supply, residential, recreational and other uses of the water resources of the area, the senators added. The Flow W, SlU-contracted tug, went into drydock last McNamara pointed out that his month at the American Shipyard in Toledo for repairs on a bill is identical with S548 which he introduced in the last session bent wheel. The vessel has a gross weight of 65 tons and but which died in the legislative draws 10 feet. logjam in the House. "Those of use who have worked on this bill think it is a good one. The Great Lakes Basin Compact is of vital concern to all our Great Lakes states and we hope this enacting legislation will re­ beginning of the season and is ceive Congressional approval in the Alpena Jobs Filled prepared for the big beef with the near future." ALPENA—When the Steamer runaway-flag vessels. The ILA is While the states involved in the E. M. Ford and Wyandotte fit out compact have approved the meas­ most of the SIU members in this reported to be' disappointed but ure, Federal approval by Congress area will be working, the port not surprised to learn that the is required by the Constitution be­ agent reports. Arnold Transit is United Mine Workers District 50 fore the agreement can go into now operating two of their eight settled for a sub-standard contract at the Toledo Overseas Terminal. effect and the states can devise motor vessels. Two others will go 4" 4» laws under its provisions. into service on May 25 and one on A key area for compact action June 1. Cleveland New Hall is the stopping of garbage and raw CLEVELAND — The SIU has 4. t t . waste dumpage into the Lak^s been busy setting up operations at from ships which is creating a Toledo Council Action the new location at 15614 Detroit TOLEDO—The port council has health hazard to Lakeside commu­ Avenue, Lakewood. The facilities been gaining momentum with the at the new hall will be more nities. spacious and for the enjoyment of the membership, a pool table will be added. Lakes Port Reports Seafarer Recalls Vfartime Duty; 4* 4* " 4* Duluth Runway Flagged ShipTorpedoed FromUnder Him One thing about sailing on the Great Lakes ... you don't have to worry too much about having your ship sunk from under you by a torpedo. SIU member John C. Robinson, 54, is an AB, who has been sailing on both the Great Lakes and salt water since-• when he 'found the raft drifting in sails the oceans during the winter. 1922. During World War II he re­ the open sea. He climbed aboard This year he worked aboard a ship calls sailing on an American Export Lines vessel going from India to the United States by way of the Cape of Good Hope. The ship was traveling through the Mozambique Channel, between Madagascar and the southeast coast of Africa. John was asleep in his bunk when the ship gave a sudden, violent lurch, tumbling him to the deck. He just had time to rush out on deck. "The next thing 1 knew 1 was thrashing around in the wa­ ter and watching the ship go un­ der." 11 Men Killed Eleven men lost their lives to that torpedo. John first thought that it was fired by a submarine but later learned from British in­ telligence that the attacker was a Japanese raider operating in the area. John managed to get aboard an abandoned lifeboat and later he found a drifting raft to which he transferred. He was alone from the date of the sinking in late June until he was rescued by a Dutch ship 11 days later. During that time he recalls be­ ing without water or provisions while on the lifeboat for a period of five days. He figures that it was July 4 and found chocolate, canned rations and best of all, a 10-gallon keg of water. He struggled to get the keg open without losing the precious drink. "1 never really knew how good water tasted," John said, "un­ til then." He managed to conserve the food and water for the next six days until the Dutch ship picked him up and took him to Durban, in the Union of South Africa. Missing, Presumed Lost There he learned about the Ja­ panese ship and also that the Gov­ ernment had already notified his mother that he was missing and presumed lost. He recalls that the first his fam­ ily knew that he was alive and safe was a report in the press that he had been picked up and was in South Africa. It took 18 days aboard a fast troop ship and _ John was back Robinson home with h i s famiiy. It's 'much safer on the Great Lakes. But John never lost his love for salt water sailing. Even now he that went to Venezuela from Phil­ adelphia. Later he served on one making runs between New Orleans and Puerto Rico. But he really likes the Lakes. "Of course, when 1 was younger," he said, "it was a real adventure to travel to the foreign ports. 1 really liked Bordeaux in France . . . prac­ tically all the European ports are good. But the ones in the Far and Middle East ... 1 didn't care too much for. There's too much poverty and misery. It wasn't a pleasure to go ashore there." 'Lakes Best For Me' "But now," he says, "the Lakes are the best for me. 1 like working here and 1 still get a kick out of steering the ships. It's much bet­ ter up here. 1 think the work is easier . . . and when you get to be my age you really appreciate that." John has sailed on SIU ships since becoming a member more than eight years ago. Last season he was on the Ball Brothers and laid up the Aquarama. "Things have really improved since the SIU came and gave the Lakes sailor better security and safer working conditions. It's been a good life," he said, thinking back over his 39 years as a sailor. "All except the eleven days floating on the ocean back in 1942," he added. DULUTH—SIU representative Pete Drewes reports that the first saltwater ship to arrive in Duluth for the 1961 season, jthe Point Lacre, a Liberian-flag vessel, ar­ rived with a great deal of fanfare. A reception committee made up of local politicians met her at the dock, and the captain received a plaque and the key of the city. Five minutes after the ceremony was over a United States marshall boarded the ship and placed a lien on her for some $3 million. 3^ 4» Buffalo Quiet 4" BUFFALO — Shipping thus far has been rather slow with the fol­ lowing ships fitted out; Niagara Mohawk, B. W. Druckenmiller, Geo. Steinbrenner, Carmi Thomp­ son, Scobell and the La Liberte. In the process of fitting out are the Jas. E. Davidson, Wayne Han­ cock, and the Phillip Minch. 4' 4 4' Chicago Moving CHICAGO—Registration in this port is heavy but moving fairly well. All Gartland boats have fitted out and are running with a few job replacements in the fleet. 4" 4" 4" Frankfort Active FRANKFORT—Port agent Hanmer reports that the Ann Ai-bor Railroad Company is stiil running the four-boat operation. "The Ann Arbor No. 7 is now in the ship­ yard and the Wabash is still one five and two. DULUTH—Operators of grain elevators in Duluth-Superior are confidently predicting that total exports of grain shipped from the twin cities will be five to ten per­ cent higher than in 1960. The ports shipped 92,924,000 bushels last year, a seven percent increase over 1959. Grain men ex­ pect May to show a heavy amount of traffic in the export trade. Deepened harbor and channel depths and more adequate trans­ fer facilities are "also expected to aid in increasing the amount of grain shipped from all Great Lakes ports. The optimistic view of the eleva­ tor operators will probably have little -meaning for Lakes seamen. The majority of the grain will be loaded on ocean-going vessels for direct shipment to overseas des­ tinations. Seaway Aids Foreign Flags Before the opening of the Sea­ way export grain was carried on Lakes vessels to eastern Lake Erie or Lake Ontario ports and from there trans-shipped to ocean ports for overseas shipment. Then US vessels carried 30 percent of the grain and Canadian ships 70 per­ cent. Today export grain is loaded at the lakehead directly onto ocean vessels and Lakes shipping has, for the most part, lost this valuable trade. Last year US ve.ssel.s car­ ried merely 16 percent of the grain trade, Canadian ships' share dropped to 56 percent and over­ seas ships carried 24 percent of the total. Although President Kennedy has issued an order making it manda­ tory that 50 percent of grain purchased by the US as part of its foreign aid program be shipped on American vessels, it is unlikely that this will greatly increase the activity of the Lakes vessels. Indiana Approves Plan For New Port On Lake Michigan INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Legislature recently enacted legislation that will open a brand new port on Lake Michigan. The bill authorizes the establishment of the Port Authority of Indiana to build a $80 million port facility near Porter, Indiana, between Michigan City and Gary. -Hearings were held in Indian­ apolis on May 3 and 4 to determine the exact location of the port site. A final decision has not yet been made. The port will be the base of an entirely new steel and power com­ plex with Bethlehem Steel, Mid­ west Steei and the Northern In­ diana Public Service Company all indicating that they will locate at the site. While the project now has clear sailing, several hurdles remain be­ fore Congress can be approached for funds for construction. �-'tt -'V f)* % «• > -•? yr' > -v-f'' SEAFAREM^ LOG V ES SEAFikREIt Chicago Port Council Formed By 19 Unions SIU Helps Defeat Curb On Seamen's Jobless Aid LANSING—The Michigan State House of Representatives narrowly defeated a Republican-sponsored measure to deny Great Lakes seamen unemployment compensations during the 13 winter weeks of the-^* year in a vote taken here bill which singles out the seamen and takes action against him. April 12. Al Tanner, SlU vice president In charge of the Great Lakes area, administers the oath of ofFice to newly elected officers of the Greater Chicago and Vicinity Port Council (I. to r.), Scotty Aubusson, sec'y: Robert Affleck, executive vice-pres. and James P. Crane, pres. CHICAGO—Nineteen AFL-CIO unions connected with the maritime Industry have formed the Greater Chicago and Vicinity Port Council under the Maritime Trades Depart­ ment of the AFL-CIO. Jurisdiction of the new Port-^' Council covers Illinois' Cook, cers at a meeting at the Hamilton mon disputes, cooperation In or­ ganizing and play an Important In Chicago. DuPage, Lake and Kane coun­ Hotel James P. Crane, president of part In the fight against runaway ties and Indiana's Porter, LaPorte and Lake counties. Maritime Trades Department Great Lakes Coordinator Al Tan­ ner presented the Port Council's charter to the newly "elected offi- Chicago's Planned Port Improvement Cost $45 Million CHICAGO — The Port of Chi­ cago has scheduled some $45 mil­ lion In Improvements In cargo handling facilities both at the Lake Calumet harbor development and on the downtown waterfront. Included In the Lake Calumet program Is a 3,500-foot ocean whip wharf which will have two cargo sheds, a warehouse, tank farm for the storage of bulk liquids, a 42acre truck terminal and a 10-mllllon bushel grain elevator. The city has completed a rebuild­ ing project on the downtown Navy Pier which can now accommodate six average size ships. The harbor has a depth of 27 feet as the result of a recently completed dredging project. This depth will accommo­ date any ocean-going ships which can navigate the seaway. Local 150, Operating Engineers was elected President; Robert Affllck, of the IBU, was elected .execu­ tive vice-president; elected secre­ tary was SIU Chicago Port Agent, Scotty Aubusson and Al Sinkeus, .president of Local 421, Welghmasters, was elected decorfiing secretary. Officers of the Port Council said that It will provide Its principal services In the settlement of com­ Shipping Totals Rise Sharply As Fitout Activity Continues DETROIT—As the spring fitout season swings into high gear, the increase in jobs is be­ ing reflected In the shipping figures. The current shipping summary (see below) shows an increase of almost 1,00Q Lake Sea­ farers shipped over the last-* period covered. A total of aided the Increase which showed flag shipping lines will probably equal the large tonnage they car­ 1,371 were shipped during the the following port situations: period from April 1 to April 30, The large Increase in men shipped last month Is a sign that shipping will be more active than jsome earlier predictions had. Indi­ cated. Aided By Weather A rapid change in the unsettled weather that plagued the Great Lakes just before-the fitout began Great Lakes Shipping April 1,1961 Through April 30, 1961 PORT DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL 11 2 24 Buffalo 11 90 84 32 206 Chicago 58 47 19 124 Cleveland 53 66 22 141- Detroit 168 87 45 300 Duluth 1 2 0 3 68 74 30 172 201 153 47 401 650 524 197 1371 Alpena Frankfort Toledo TOTAL flag vessels on the Great Lakes. SIU Hosts Dinner Following the meeting, the SIU a buffet dinner at which the represenatives of the unions participat­ ing in the Council met with MTD officials. Mayor James Daley of Chicago sent the Council a congratulatory telegram commending the unions on the formation of the Chicago Port Council. The vote came after a blitz at­ tempt to rush the bill through the House before opponents could rally for a fight. Instrumental in killing the measure was the SIU and the Michigan AFL-CIO. Four Republican legislators In­ troduced the bill and worked quiet­ ly behind the scenes to get the measure passed with little fanfare. It was rushed out of committee to the floor of the house on the last day for reporting bills. Send Back to Committee But when the bill came to a vote on April 12, the house decided by a small margin of 53-47 to refer it back to committee, in effect killing the bill In this session of the legislature. Earlier, when the SIU learned of the Republican attempt to turn back the hands of time and take away the hard-won rights of the Great Lakes seamen. It started an Intensive drive with the all-out support of the Michigan AFL-CIO and the Tug and Dredge Region of the IBU to block the legislation, SIU agents In all Michigan ports contacted their local representa­ tives and told them of the opposi­ tion of the Lakes sailors and their families to this bill. They stressed the discriminatory aspects of the The port of Toledo had the highest number of men shipped for the first time this season going well ahead of Detroit, which had reported the highest number shipped in previous reports. Tole­ do shipped a total of 401 men and Detroit, which was second in to­ tals, reported 300 .shipped. Activity in Buffalo showed a large increasse over the previous report: from 14 men shipped In the last period to 206 shippe'd dur­ ing the current one. All Great Lakes ports reported heavy increase In men shipped. Six hundred and fifty men were shipped in deck department, 524 In engine department and 197 In the steward department. By the end of April over 45 SlU-contracted vessels had either started or finished their fitout. Most companies- have indicated they will operate their entire fleet or a large part of It—possibly greater than their earlier expecta­ tions. Increased Aiito Activity Increased auto activity in De­ troit, together with the improved outlook In the steel and other bulk goods Industries have caused the changed outlook for shipping. The only area of concern is in grain shipments where foreign- ried last year and may even In­ crease the amount somewhat this year. Telegrams to Legislature Secretary-Treasurer Fred Farnen of the Great Lakes District sent a telegram to everj' member of the legislature. Including th« four Republican sponsors of tha bill, advising them of SIU opposi­ tion, to the measure. He said that only one state In America had such a law on its books and the Department of Labor considered the Ohio law not In conformity with the intent of Con­ gress which passed, in 1946, a bill providing unemployment compen­ sation to Great Lakes seamen under state systems. Farnen also pointed out that a bill pending in the Senate would deny federal tax credits to shipping companies of states whose laws did not conform to Congress' Intent. He asked that the legislators not allow Michigan to adopt a law that would "erode the rights of Lakes seamen." In a statement following tho defeat of the bill, Farnen said that he was pleased that the measuro was killed and thanked the AFLCIO and Democratic members of the House for their support of th® SIU and Lakes seamen. SIU Great Lakes Union Halls HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson, River Rouge 18, Mich. Vinewood 3-4741 Fred J. Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer Stanley F. Thompson, Asst. Sec.-Treas. ALPENA 127 River St. Norman Jolicoeur, Agent. Elm wood 4-361® BUFFALO, NY 733 Washington St. Roy J. Boudreau. Agent TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. Ernest Aubusson, Agent South Chicago, HI. SAglnaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25 .St, Stanley Wares, Agent MAin 1-014T DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. Gerald Westphal, Agent. .HAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, .Mich 415 Main St. Address MaU to: P.O. Bo.x 28T Floyd Hanmer, Agent ELgin 7-2441 TOLEDO 120 Summit St. Ed Doherty, Agent CHerry 8-2431 Great Lakes SIU Backing MTD's Fight On Runaways DETROIT—-The Great Lakes District has pledged full sup­ port to the efforts of the Great Lakes Conference of the Mari­ time Trades Department to stop runaway-flag ships from stealing American and Can--*' runaways since their members adian seamen's jobs. The conference met last load and unload vessels, move car­ month in Montreal to map its strategy. It also elected a nineman executive board headed by Hal C. Hanks, SIU of Canada pres­ ident, to direct the campaign against the runaways. Nine Unions Involved Nine international unions, rep­ resenting workers in every phase of waterfront activity, attended the meeting and agreed to take action to end the runaway threat to both the American and Canadi­ an Lakes fleets along both sides of the border. The unions, which formed the conference last November to coordinate" Lakes and Seaway labor, could block the operation of the go from the docks and repair ships. Strategy Discussed The conference discussed and decided on strategy that would be employed in the campaign. Attending the first strategy ses­ sion in addition to SUNA repre­ sentatives were representatives from the following labor groups: waterfront Teamsters, United Sleelworks of America District 5000, International Longshore­ men's Association, Masters, Mates & Pilots, Marine Engineers Bene­ ficial Association, International Union of Operating Engineers, Boilermakers and Carpenters un­ ions. �SEAFARERS l&^ Pare Twelve REVIEW OF SiUNA CONVENTION ACTS The 10th biennial convention of the SIU of North America took ac­ tion on a wide variety of issues of consequence to seamen, fishermen, fish cannery workers and other affiliated crafts of the international union. These actions dealt with the various problems confronting affil­ iated unions in their relations with employers, in their organizing activ­ ity and in the legislative arena on the Federal and local level. The fol­ lowing is a digest of the key decisions made at the convention, which was held in March. Domestic Trades Vhe convention caLed for intensive ef­ forts to revive the coastwise and intercoastal industry and to secure reprtsentation for the maritime industry on the In­ terstate Commerce Commission. 50-50 Law -elegaies applauded the new Govern­ ment policy of requiring virtually all for­ eign aid cargo to be shipped on US ves­ sels. They urged that this practice be extended to other Government-financed cargoes, where US ships are presently carrying a bare 50 percent under the law. Oil Imports, Other Bulk Cargoes Noting that the offshore oil trade has been dominated by Runaway and foreignflag ships, the convention called for a "50-50" quota rule on oil imports to re­ vive the American-flag tanker industry. Similarly with bulk trades being the largI I The verbatim record of the proceed­ ings of the 10th SIUNA convention is now being printed and copies will be made available for distribution. est portion of US foreign commerce, most of it carried on foreign vessels, the _convention called for other Governmenr ac­ tion to encourage development of US shipping in this area. Runaway Shipping ' he convention hai ed the Labor Board ruling giving the SIU the right to repre­ sent the crews of the runaway-flag Sea Level. It urged all affiliates to explore further action against runaways. Subsidies San Jukn as the Federation's headquar­ ters. Great Lakes MID Svpp'ort was voted for the Great Lakes Conference of the MTD, which was set up by affiliated MTD port councils to fight runaways on the Lakes. Ohio Jobless Pay Support was voted to efforts to nullify an Ohio law which denies Great Lakes seamen unemployment pay In the off­ season. Maritime Bargaining The program of the National Commit­ tee for Maritime Bargaining was fully en­ dorsed as in the best interest of both American seamen and the industry. All unions were invited to participate. Seamen's Minimum Wage Noting the depressed pay of many non­ union seamen, the delegates went on rec­ ord to support legislation which would provide Federal minimum wage coverage • in maritime. Maritime Trades Department Delegates cited the valuable work of the MTD and urged the SIUNA to continue close working relationships with the or­ ganization. Right To Work Laws Landrum-Griifin Act Military Sea Trai^port Service Textile Strikers Automation And Manning • Delegates approved proposals for im­ provements in Social Security, medical and hospital coverage for retired Ameri­ cans, low cost medicine, aid to education, additional housing aid and other pro­ posals essential to the wril-being of American workers. Civil Rights The delegates supported the AFL-CIO Council call for a Federal Fair Employ­ ment Practices Act to provide equal rights for all Americans. Fishing Contracts And Fish Imports . As recommended by the Fish and Fish Cannery Organization and Grievance Committee, the convention acted on two fishing issues. It called for extension of US labor laws to certain fishing vessels so as to relieve them of anti-trust action and also asked for a quota system to limit foreign fish imports. Soars Boycott The nationwide boycott of Sears Roe­ buck by the Retail Clerks International Association was given wholehearted endcsement. Waterfront Commission The convention affirmed its vigorous o' osition to expansion of the authority of the Bi-State Waterfront Commission, both over longshoremen and other New York Harbor waterfront workers. Caribbean Federation The convention approved plans for a Maritime Federation of the Caribbean to act on mutual problems. It recommended Article I. Name, Membership and Jurisdiction International membership is broadened to provide for various miscellaneous, crafts as well as seamen, fishermen and fish cannery workers. This article also provides that the headquarters will be located wherever the international oresident has his home office, so as to bring the business of the International under one roof. Article III. Form of Organization The section on transfers was deleted, as it is impractical to provide for transfer from one craft to another, totally-unrelated one. This section applied in the early days of the international union when for practical purposes virtually all of the members of the international union were seamen. " Article IV. Executives • The international structure was strengthened by providing for three executive vice-presidents from the three three major districts—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters; Canadian District and Pacific District—in addition to the presi­ dent, and vice-presidents. An elected international representative is also pro­ vided for to assist the president and executive vice-presidents. The executive body, consisting of the president, three executive vice-presidents and all other vice-presidents is now known as the executive board. The presi­ dent and thd three executive vice-presidents form an executive committee of the executive board. The executive board is the executive authority of the union be­ tween conventions. Similarly,, the executive committee exercises the powers of the executive board in between meetings of the board. Every affiliated union with 5tfd or more members is entitled to a vice-presi­ dency, with the proviso that existing vice-presidencies are retained if the union holding them has less than the 500-member requirement. The office of the president has been given added responsibility in the form of supervision, record-keeping, financial reporting and other duties performed under the old constitution by the office of the secretary-treasurer. Article V. Legislative powers This article retains the provision that all legislative powers reside in regular or special conventions of the SIUNA. However, it specifies that delegates to a convention are to be elected by secret ballot in accordance with the constitution by-laws of affiliated unions. The president and the executive vice-presidents are ex-offico delegates. The article also spells out in greater detail the basis upon which affiliated un­ ions are assigned delegates and votes at conventions. Article VI. Judical Powers The executive board'is given specific responsibility for establishing rules and procedures for filing grievances or complaints and for hearng grievances and com­ plaints. . Article VII. Finances To meet the needs of the international union, the per capita tax was increased from 30 cents per month to 45 cents. However, the charge on initiation fees has been set at $2 instead of the old 10 percent figure. The section also specifies that the President and all other persons required by law to be bonded shall be so bonded for a minimum of $25,000. recommended a system of Union diganostic clinics for members and their families. The convention criticized the in­ adequacies of the present subsidy pro­ gram, limited to one segment of the in­ dustry. It called for changes in the pro­ gram to match changing foreign trade patterns. Delegates served notice that aifiliates would take all necessary steps to pro­ tect manning scales, in the face of a ship­ owner campaign to reduce such scales, and to promote shipboard automation. How Delegates Amended International Constitution With anti-union elements active in sev­ eral states, the SIUNA will make every effort to defeat so-called "right to woTk" legislation. The convention was particularly critical of the bonding provisions of the Act among others, which impose an enormous cost on unions. The convention assailed the use of Na­ tional Guard troops against the HarrietHenderson textile strikers. It called for release of imprisoned striker leaders. Social Legislation Canadian Labour Congress The convention condemned the action of the CLC in withdrawing its label from the SIU of Canada at the behest of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Train­ men. Arab Blacklist The convention reaffirmed its belief in absolute freedom of the seas for all ships. It called for Government action against the Arab blacklist and against abuse'of crews of blackli.sted vessels.. Canadian Domestic Ships It was noted that Canada was the only maritime nation lacking legal safeguards for its ships. Protection for the Canadian domestic trades was called for by the delegates. State Income Taxes The convention recommended court ac­ tion to prevent Alaska, Washington and Oregon from imposing multiple taxes on fishermen and boatmen operating out of Puget Sound. Medical, Safety Plans And Union Clinics The convention noted that joint unionindustry medical and safety programs have achieved noteworthy results. It called for extension, of such programs and Aay, 1961 The convention reaffirmed long-stand­ ing opposition to MSTS competition with private shipping." It strongly criticized the agency for operating US ships in the Paci­ fic with foreign seamen. Great Lakes Organizing It was noted that considerable success had been scored by the SIU Great Lakes District in the organizing field. Delegates called on all affiliates to cooperate with the continuing drive. urged that a new international safety con­ vention be held to bring foreign ships up to snuff. Officers' Training Noting the growing tendency for marine officers to come out of Government acad­ emies, the convention suggested that af= filiates work out training programs to as­ sist members in obtaining licenses. Affiliations The convention reiterated its deter­ mination to preserve this keystone of ma­ ritime unionism. Delegates approved proposals of the National Affiliation Committee calling for close ties with several groups, including state and local bodies, the Union Label Department and the MTD. They also called for affiliation with the newlyformed Food and Culinary Department and the Railway Labor Executives Associ­ ation. Organizing Inland Boat Organizing Maritime Hiring Halls Delegates reviewed the organizing pro­ gress of various SIUNA affiliates and went on record for a vigorous organizing pro­ gram throughout the industry. Public Health Hospitals The erosion of hospital services under penny-pinching budgets was criticized. Delegates called for adequate funds and more liberal eligibility requirements for hospital admission. Shipboard Feeding The convention proposed establishment of industry-wide food plans to assure pro­ per feeding and storing of ships, including appropriate training for the steward de­ partment. Ship Replacement A long-range program was ur^ed to as­ sure the maritime industry modern ves­ sels which can compete with foreign-flag ships. Ship Bankruptcies Delegates recommended to affiliated un­ ions that they incorporate provisions in contracts which would protect seamen's wages in the event the operator encoun­ ters financial difficulties. World Safety Standards The convention was critical of the lack of progress in international safety. It An organizational survey of the inland boat field was approved to setup organ­ izing targets among unorganized workers as well as among boatmen not represented by legitimate maritime union.?. SIUNA Constitution The constitutional committee recom­ mended revision of the constitution in va­ rious areas. (See story on this page.) MCS Hearings The Seamen's Organization and Griev­ ance Committee reported on the Execu­ tive Board hearing in San Francisco, August 8-13, 1.160, dealing with complaints made concerning the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union. They confirmed the findings and recommendation of the in­ ternational president, with the approval of the convention. International Ties ^s proposed by the International Affili­ ations Committee, the convention approved continued ties with the International La­ bor Organization, the International Con­ federation of Free Trade Unions and join­ ing with the Maritime Federation of the Caribbean, among others. The convention also approved a recommendation that an SIUNA committee be appointed to deal with the issues in dispute between the british seamen's union and the SIU. �SEAFAKEHtS Ibr. INI Seafarer's Trio Efficency Stepped Up Seafarers' Benefit Plans Getting Larger Quarters REPORT Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director Ranks Off The 'Aged' Keep Growing NEW YORK—Admiriistrative offices of the SIU Welfare and Vacation Plans will move to new quarters here early in June to provide more space for their constantly-expanding ^ services, The new location-^ will cover the entire 22nd new and changing needs of Sea­ floor at nearby 17 Battery farers and their dependents has Place. More than $25 million in com­ bined cash benefits has been paid to Seafarers and their families since •the present office site at 11 Broadway was established In 1950. The Vacation Plan Joined Welfare as a tenant the following year and the two have been sharing quarters since then. The spread of office space at the present location has matched the growth of the Plans over the years. In 1950, Welfare included just two basic benefits: $7 weekly for sea­ men in the hospitals and a $500 death benefit. The Vacation Plan began paying benefits In 1952 at the annual rate of $140. Today, SIU Welfare provides al­ most 20 cash and service benefits, including a. comprehensive med­ ical-hospital-surgical program for dependents plus maternity benefits, college scholarships, upgrading training and many other items. The basic hospital benefit for seamen is $3 daily; the death benefit, $4,000. The annual rate of vaca­ tion pay has jumped to $400. Expansion of the Plans to cover produced a cramped administra­ tive operation at the Broadway ad­ dress. The shift to new quarters will provide for much more effi­ cient services. A carefully-prepared timetable for the move to 17 Battery Place promises no Interruption at all in the processing and payment qf claims. The telephone number for the new offices, expected to be in full occupancy by June 5, will be WHitehall 3-5950. (Continued from page 2) cilities, will operate in the same manner as Brooklyn. At the present time, biood collected from donors at that clinic is handled under a standard processing and storage arrangement with the Brooklyn Donor Center, Inc. This provides for simplified transfer arrangements with banks all over the country through use of the Union's teletype network linking all ports. The Brooklyn bank has thus been able to supply blood for Seafarers or their de­ pendents anywhere In the US on short notice. SIU deep-sea and Great Lakes ports wliicli do not have an estab­ lished clinic facility are making ar­ rangements with US Public Health Service instaliations or other banks in their port areas to get the nation-vyide apparatus started. The expanded operation does not mean any change for Seafarers or their families requiring blood in an emergency. Just as before, all they need do Is contact the nearest SIU hall and the necessary ar­ rangements will be made promptly. Big brother Roger L. Hall, Jr.. 7, and sister Carlo Lois, 3, give new arrival Edward Mi­ chel Hall, born March 14, a warm welcome at home in Jackson Heights, NY. Dad Roger Hall is in the Far East on the ines. All three young­ sters are SIU benefit babies. Four SIU Veterans Retire On Pension Maisonet Expand SIU Blood Bank riac«nirlem LOG Phillips Hawkins Jacobs Four more veteran seamen ranging from 46 to 61 years of age have just been qualified for the lifetime SIU disabilitypension. The quartet represents one of the youngest groups ever approved for the $35 f weekly benefit, which is based latest group includes John A. Haw­ on seatime regardless of age. kins, 55, of Brooklyn, N.Y; John Union and company trustees of the Welfare Plan have cleared the benefit applications of a total of 14 Seafarers so far this year. The ClinicsExamine 35,000 So Far Entering its fifth year of opera­ tion, the SIU Medical Department has provided over 35,000 complete physical examinations to Seafarers and their dependents so far. Half the total has been given at the Brooklyn, NY, diagnostic clinic, which started off the medical pro­ gram in April, 1957. Five More Clinics Since then, five more SIU clinics have opened: Mobile and New Or­ leans (December, 1957); Baltimore (February, 1953); Houston (June, 1959) and Santurce, Puerto Rico (March, 1961). In the past two months, the Baltimore and New Orleans medical facilities have been established right in the halls in those ports. The Santurce clinic is due to be­ gin actively functioning late this month. Difficulties with equipment snagged the start of the examina­ tion program. Of the 35,000 exams to date, 11 percent has been ^iven to seamen's wives, children and dependent parents. The figures cover both original exams and re-examinations since 1057. E. Jacobs, 46, of Baltimore; Leoncio Maisonet, 61, of the Bronx, NY, and Lacey L. "Tiny" Phillips, 55, of Hounia, La. The four oldtimers are now receiv­ ing $35 weekly checks plus the reg­ ular medical-hospital-siirgical cov­ erage and other benefits of the Plan. Sailed On Supertanker Sidelined by an arteriosclerotic condition, Hawkins last sailed in the deck department on the super tanker Erna Elizabeth (Albatross) over a year ago. A Navy veteran, he began shipping with the SIU back in 1941. He lives with a sister, Mrs, Helen Young, of Brooklyn. A Curtis Bay shopman and deck­ hand for many years, Jacobs has been in and out of the hospit".! for months because of a back injury. He's been working SlU-contracted tugs since 1957 butdias had to quit working due to extremely poor vision. He and his wife, Aldean, reside In Baltimore. Veteran Union Men An SIU black gang veteran, Maisonet has shipped with the Union since 1943. His last vessel was the Elizabeth (Bull) In Novem­ ber, when he worked as a wiper. He's married and has been tagged "not fit for duty" permanently as a result of general arteriosclerosis. Phillips has been beached by heart disease and was last aboard the Alcoa Pegasus (Alcoa) a year ago. He began shipping with the SIU in 1942 as a member of the steward department following ten years on foreign-flag vessels. He lists a daughter. Miss Dolores Patrica Phillips, as next of kin. One of the iittie-notice actions by the legislature of the state of New York this year was an amendment to the law regarding discriminatioa in employment because of age. New York previously had barred dis­ crimination by employment agencies and employers against workers 45 to 65 years of age; the bottom limit has now been extended to 40 years, effective July 1, 1961. Legislation dealing with job discrimination based on age is still • relatively new development. It was designed originally as a form of protection for older workers seeking new jobs and, at the same time, to prevent the outright loss of their experience and skills to the eco­ nomy. The interesting fact today is that from the viewpoint of New York state and its AFL-CIO labor movement, which supported tho amendment, 40-year-olds are now subject to the same type of discrimi­ nation as their elders of 55, 60 and up who are still In the labor market. This is a probiem of our times and it reflects a sharp shift in recent years of employment patterns throughout US Industry. "Life begins at 40," as the old saying goes, apparently no longer applies to reality. In this Industry, In maritime, the experienced, professional sailor is all ages, depending on when in life he first began going to sea. He may be in his late 20s, or 40 or 60. The last issue of the SEAFARERS LOQ carried an item about one SIU oldtimer still actively sailing as a night cook and baker at the age of 83. A number of active Seafarers are well past 60 and a few are over 70. Retirement from an active life is something they can't even conceive. There really must be something about a seagoing life that the shoreslders are missing. The interest in Job discrimination due to age, where it exists, takes many forms. One that comes to mind is the long-range effect created, as time goes on, when workers at lower and lower ages find themselves bypassed for younger and younger men. If 40 Is now a problem, what will it be like a generation or two from today? Concern these days over an issue such as medical care for the aged is pegged to the problems of people in their sixties and beyond. As more and more trained young people come Into the job market and diminish employment opportunities for older workers and profession­ als, those who are bypassed or forced into less desirable jobs becauss of their age swell the ranks of the so-called "aged." Their medical care problems and others are thereby niugaified aiany times for thoss who must deal with them. The above is an extreme view of what seems to be happening bit by bit all around us, but It is happening all the same. In a way, these are the fruits of rising automation and obsolescence of both men and machines without proper advance planning. It is a situation that bears watching in days to come. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) On-The-Spot SIU Hospital Cash Seafarer Keith Foster, AB (standing), receives hospital benefits as Welfare Rep. Tom Gould makes weekly rounds servicing SIU men at Staten Island marine hospital. Looking on is Seafarer A. C. Sonkovit, messman, who was last aboard the Steel Artisan (Isthmian). Foster is off the Exra Sensibar (Construction Aggregates). �Pare FomiecB SEAFARERS LOG MWr itn Seven Safety Prizes Awarded Seafarers NEW YORK—Seven active Seafarers have.won special awards for their original safety poster designs in a contest sponsored by the SIU Safety Department. Judging of entries submitted since last summer who took part in the judging, was conducted on April 18. Grand prize in the ship­ agreed that almost all entries illus­ board competition went to Leonard trated good safety points and ideas Palencar, OS, 26, of King.ston, Pa. for shipboard use. One of the main First prize wtnners were Bernard Maret, OS, 24, Melbourne, Fla.; Norman "Moose" Lightell, AB, 38, and Philip Maechling, MM, 33 both of New Orleans. E. I. Rihn, DM, 26, Harvey, La.; Charles I. Hampson, MM, 34, Miami, and Dirk Visser, OS, 52, New Orleans, won second prizes. Four Main Subjects The contest covered four main subjects: General shipboard safety, deck department safety, engine de­ partment safety and steward de­ partment safety. A fully-equipped Polaroid flash camera was the grand prize; transistor radios went to the first prize winners and elec­ tric shavers to those placing second. Safety Director Joe Algina and officials at the joint safety meeting, Seafarer Leonard Palencar displays his prize-winning safety poster. Maret Lightell Visser Rihn Hampson Maechling SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS .--w'rll- -1- L -tlG iri ^ SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly once a month on days in­ dicated by the SIU Con­ stitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are ex­ pected to attend. . Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include registration num­ ber). The next SIU meet­ ings will be: New York June 5 Philadelphia June 6 Baltimore June 7 Detroit June 9 Houston June 12 New Orleans June 13 Mobile June 14 purposes of the contest was to bring the ideas of active seamen, as those in a good position to know the danger areas for possible acci­ dents aboard ship, into focus. May Distribute Color Posters It was indicated later that the Safety Department is looking into the possibility of preparing fullsize posters in color, based on various original designs by Seafar­ ers, for distribution to all SIU vessels. An interesting sidelight regard­ ing the winners was that prac­ tically all came out of the deck department. Lightell, an AB, took "first" in both engine and steward department safety. There was no "second" awarded in the black gang category. Ship-Jumpers Face Jailing In Singapore SINGAPORE—American seamen who fail to join their ships in this port will be running into more trouble than they have in the past, according to the American con­ sulate here. The consulate issued the warn­ ing in a letter to C. F. Sharp & Co., steamship agent for several SlU-contracted companies among others. The American authorities here have asked the agent to spread the word to seamen on American vessels which call at this port. Tightens Policy Singapore immigration authori­ ties have until recently been some­ what lenient in connection with alien seamen who fail to join their ships. The new policy of Singapore authorities will be to charge sea­ men who miss their .ships with il­ legal entry. Seamen in that situa­ tion will be immediately jailed in the Remand Prison until arrange­ ments are made for them to rejoin their ships or for them to be re­ patriated, the consulate advised. The American vice-consul in Sin­ gapore noted that the port's offi­ cials have declared their intention of enforcing the alien seamen law to the letter. SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK The following is the latest available list of Seafarers in hospitals around the country: TJSPHS STATEN Robert Burton Arthur Camera John Campbell Antonio Carrano T. C. Cepriano Daniel Cement Chriatoa TsambU Hugh Dick Harry Dorrah Modesto Duron George Fiance Michael Filosa Keith Foster Esteil Godfrey Carlos Gomez F. C. Higgason Samuel Howard A. Jensen D. Kambanos Patriek Kelly Charles Kinnke Norman Krumm HOSPITAL ISLAND. NY Thomas Lauer Fidel Lukban Earl Martin George May Rafael V. Molina James C. Muivey Robert Nielsen Joseph Odreza Pietro Paulln Carl Peterson Donald Peterson George Phifer Eugene Plahn P. S. Retoriano Antonio Russo A. Sankovidt J. Shefuleski William Vauchan Basil W. Smith Robert Smith Edward J. Taylor Bart E. Guranick VA HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY Chas. O. Bergagna SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Henning Bjork Thomas Isaksen A. B. Gutierrez S. C. Hudgini Charles W. Lane Chas. Neukrichner WiUiam Nuttal John H. RatliA A. J. Scheving Howard J. Watt* SIU Blood Bank Inventory USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Vernon Cain Raymond Ruppert William Mellon John SUles Kenneth Miller Sten Zetterman John Fasko Period: March, 1961 Pints Contributed Pints Rejected USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Lucien All.ilre Leo Lang Herbert Allman Arnt Larsen Orville L. Arndt Norman Lightell Charles L. Avera Michael Luizza Marlow Barton William J. Maas William Brewer Edward M. Cain Thomas DaUey Duggan McCrary E, Pouga A. Michclct James Fall Alonzo Morris Stanton L. Grica Bernard Moye ' J. L. Gulllory Eugene T. OTWara Virgil L. Harding William A. Pitman Wade B. Harrell Calvin A. Rome Frederick Hauser Theodore Simonds George H. Hiers Chas. E. Slater Justice P. Hughes Billy C. Ward Vincenzo lacono George Wendel Edward Knapp Herbert Young 60 2 Pints Credited 29 (Under a standard arrangement with the Brooklyn Donor Center Inc., 50% is alloted for service, processing and storage.) Previous Balance 69 98 Pints Used 14 Balance On Hand April 1, 1961 .. 84 VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS Willard T. Cahill LUCIEN MOSS HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, PA. Baldo Coccia USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Davis Danes Max Olson B. F. Deibler Bozo G. Zelenclc Thomas Lehay VICTOR CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL CULLEN. MD. Carlton A. Roberts VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONN. John J. Driscoll Henry E. Smith NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH BETHESDA, MD. Henry J. Foy PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON. LA. Frank Martin LANDIS STATE HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, PA. Thomas Murphy VA HOSPITAL TEMPLE, TEXAS WUUam E. Nelson TRIBORO HOSPITAL JAMAICA, LONG ISLAND, NY James RusseU US SOLDIERS HOME WASHINGTON, DC Wm. H. Thomson USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Roy Johnston Russell Aldrick Herman Miller Percy Bradshaw Albert Morse William Brewer Domingo Orbigoso Dan J. Cherry Domingo A. Ortiz Lewis Cook Golden E. Parker Peter Daniels Robert Scales John Davis Jim Spencer Leonard Davis Carlos Velez John Drummond Merwyn E. Watson Chester Green Bruce E. Webb James ilelgoth USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, 'MASS. William S. Costa USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Jose C. Alvarado J. B. Lippencott Harry Fentress Joseph P. Pettus Wm. C, Grey Harry G Peek Jr., Wm. D. Hampel Lawrence Sanders Joe Leston Roland A. Wright Judson P. Lamb USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Wm. Crawford Luther Roberts Carl Hargroves E. Roig Les Lcntonen W. H. Ross. Jr. W. E. Olson Ernest H. Webb USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. O. C. Bailey B. J. Nelson T. F. Johnson P. S. Parker USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Matthew Bruno R. J- Coleman Mike Coins F. E. Farrell Get That SS Number Right Seafarers filing vacation money claims should make sure that they use their correct So­ cial Security number. Use of the wrong number means a clertcal headache for the Vacation Plan office and slows up the handling of payments. Also, a Seafarer who uses the incorrect Social Security num­ ber is crediting his tax deduc­ tions to some other US worker. An SIU Blood Donor Certificate (sample above) is given to every person donating to the SIU Blood Bank, which is maintained through the SIU Clinic in Brooklyn. The bank supplies Seafarers or members of their families anywhere in the United States and has been in operation since January, 1959. Through an arrangement with a national clearing house, blood can be supplied on short notice in any emergency. Donors can arrange appointments on the 2nd deck at SIU headquarters, one block from the Clinic. The whole procedure takes only a short time. Physical Exams—All SIU Clinics Month Of March, 1961 Port Seamen Baltimore ... ••••••••« 129 Houston ..., Mobile 65 New Orleans •••>••••• 166 New York ... 319 TOTAL Wives 18 9 3 18 21 752 Children TOTAL 11 158 6 88 9 77 10 194 33 373 69 69 890 SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid March 20-April 16, 1961 Number Of Benefits Hospital Benefits (Welfare) .... 6367 Death Benefits (Welfare) AMOUNT PAID $20,100.58 15 56326.00 787 27,545.00 Maternity Benefits (Welfare) .. 36 7,200.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare) . 215 42,556.87 Optical Benefits (Welfare) .... 123 1,164.29 Disability Benefits (Welfare) .. 7545 $154,892.74 1479 $239,127.21 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 9024 $394,019.95 Summary (Welfare) Vacation Benefits None of the figures in the above summaries indicate the amounts paid for varieus other Welfare Benefits for SIU men and their de­ pendents, such as scholarship payments, meal books, training facilities, medical examinatioiis, and similar items. �lii^.'iNt"-' V n\ t '. f- ' • ^ ;• 'L . -.v •'; .' ••'• ti^ihru^h stt'ArJ:ttEk'^ LOG 'He/p?' Department Ray Mardock, Director Another dreary round of study and diag­ nosis by amateur physicians is in the offing for the maritime industry. This time, a seven-man body has been appointed by Sec­ retary of Commerce Luther Hodges out of the ranks of American management to poke and probe into tlie ailing maritime structure and make recommendations accordingly. Studies of the maritime industry are not new. On the contrary, the industry has been examined and diagnosed innumerable times iri recent years (the latest being the pompously-named "Project Walrus"), but none of these numerous studies has yet re­ sulted in an effective attack on the indus­ try's ailments. The composition of the latest study group offers no ground for optimism as to any tangible results that might emerge from its deliberations. The seven-man group, in­ cludes a retired Sears, Roebuck executive, a former general, now head of the Red Cross, the president of an aluminum and chemical corporation and the head of a company whose chief- product is automatic pin-spot­ ters for bowling alleys. There is only one member of the commit­ tee who can boast of any familiarity with shins and shipping. As is to be expected, he is the former board chairman of Stand­ ard Oil of New Jersey, the company which more than any other fathered the runaway escape hatch. As such he is singularly illfitted to pass judgment on the needs of an American-flag merchant fleet. The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Depart­ ment has protested the composition of this committee on several grounds, among them its total lack of familiarity with the prob­ lems and needs of the industry, its lack of representation from maritime management, and its bypassing of the employees of the maritime industry who have the biggest stake in the future 6f the industry. Chances are that what will emerge from • the comittee's study will be another scissors- and-pastepot job—a compilation of past findings rearranged and rejuggled to give them the appearance of freshness. The maritime industry has been studied enough. It is hard to see what any new study can produce in the way of original information and an original approach to the Industry's problems, particularly in light of the nature of the committee named by Secretary Hodges. No Escape Hatch It's been a bad month for the runaway operators all around. To begin with, there was the drubbing the runaways took when the Supreme Court of the US flatly refused to hear their bid to escape the jurisdiction of US labor laws and the National Labor Re­ lations Board. Clearly, from now on, the runaways will have to contend with US maritime unions just as if their ships were registered under the American flag. If that wasn't enough, the Kennedy Administration is embarking on a drive to put an end to the tax evasion of runaway operators. Con­ gress is being told that there is. no legitimate reason why these people should not pay their fair share of taxes just like domestic corporations. Up until mid-1958, the runaways' position looked impregnable. Then came the land­ mark NLRB decision giving the SIU the right to organize and represent the crew of the Liberian-flag SS Florida, followed by the equally-significant SS Sea Level rul­ ing this year in favor of the SIU. Now the Supreme Court has closed the ring around the runaways. With the legal obstacles out of the way, the SIU intends to press hard on the organ­ izing front, on the collective bargaining front and Pn the tax legislation front until the runaway device loses its desirability and these ships come back under the Amer­ ican flag where they belong. LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP.—The Senate's Merchant Marine Sub­ committee has recently heard testimony on S. 1183. This bill would permit the subsidized operators to use capital reserve funds for re­ search, development, and design expenses. Witnesses appearing thus far have agreed to submit for the subcommittee's consideration an amendment which would make provisions of the bill apply retroactively to funds already expended for cargo container purposes . . . Represen­ tative O'Konski (R), Wisconsin, has introduced H. R.6595, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 so to allow the withholding of unemployment tax credit, provided under section 3302 of the Code, from maritime employers in certain ca.ses. The bill has been referred to Ways and Means . . . The Senate has passed S.1288 which provides more flexibility with respect to annual inspections of communications equipment aboard American-flag vessels . . . Legislation to authorize a study of the feasibility of a de-icing system for the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway has been offered in the Senate by Senator Wiley (R), Wisconsin. The proposed bill, S.1704, is also being sponsored by Senators Young (D), Ohio, Humphrey (Dj, Minnesota, and McCarthy fD). Minnesota . . . S.1690, a bill which would increase to 90 percent from the present statutory figure of 75 percent the amount of estimated operating-differential subsidy which the FMB may pay on account has been introduced by Senator Magnuson (D), Washington. The Magnuson bill is identical in language to H. R. 6309, introduced by Rep. Bonner (D), North Carolina . . . HMM has resumed hearings on H.R. 4299, the dualrates bill. In its testimony before the committee the Justice Depart­ ment said it would prefer no legislation at all looking toward the legal­ ization of dual rates rather than accept a "new working print" of th« bill. "From every view," said the representative from Justice, "the original 4299 is much preferable to the present version" ... Amendment of section 17 of the Interstate Commerce Act so as to provide for furtheir delegation of authority to employee boards to make decisions in certain cases in which a public hearing has been held would, be pro­ vided under the terms of S. 1667, offered by Senator Magnuson . . . Representative St. George (R), New York, has introduced H.R. 6376, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to sell up to fifteen ClMAV-1 ships to Turkey.. The measure has been referred to HMM . ... The creation of an Interoceanic Canals Commission which would have, as one of its duties, a study of proposals for increasing the capacity of the Panama Canal and construction of a new Panama Canal of sea-level design has been proposed by Representative Flood (D), Pennsylvania, in H.R. 6296 . . . Admission to United States registry and use in coast­ wise trade of not more than two foreign-built hydrofoil vessels has been proposed by Representative King (D), California, in H.R. 6197 . . . Con­ gressman Shelley (D), California, has introduced H.R, 6147, legislation to admit certain vessels to American registry and to permit their use in the coastwise trade. A similar bill, S. 1627, has been introduced in th» Senate by Senator Engle (Di, California. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—In a paper presented to the Hydrofoil TranspQrt-atiQn Conference, MA reported that the HS DENISON, an 80-ton test vessel, utilizing a gas turbine power plant and subcavitating hydrofoils, with speed capabilities to 60 knots, is Hear­ ing completion. Launching of the hydrofoil craft is expected by July 1961. While'not designed for commercial use, the DENISON can b« outfitted to carry 70 to 80 passengers in comfort. The engineering ex­ perience gained to date provides a sound basis for believing that tech­ nically hydrofoil vessels up to 500 gross tons and 60-knot speeds can be built and operated with confidence . . . MA will install an experimental gas turbo-generator and waste-heat boiler system for shipboard testing aboard the US Lines' ship SS PIONEER MOOR. The experimental unit was instigated as a means of providing a source of standby electri­ cal power primarily for in-port use. This would permit the shutting down of the ship's steam power plant for in-port maintenance, thereby simplifying existing procedures . . . Use of the NS SAVANNAH, and other vessels available, in the interest of promoting foreign trade, ha# been proposed by Senator John Sparkman (D), Alabama. RIGHT TO WORK.—As part of its anti-union activities, the Right to Work Committee is planning a campaign to save section 14 (b» of tha Taft-Hartley Act, a section which empowers states to prohibit compul­ sory unionism. It is expected that the committee will attempt to bring much pressure upon Congress to maintain this section of the law. The Right to Work Committee has already announced that it will oppose leg­ islation proposing to repeal 14 (bi. Such legislation has been offered by Representative Herbert Zelenko (Di, New York, Representative John F. Shelley (D), California, and Representative Elmer J. Holland (D) Pennsylvania. Revision of 14 (b) may also become a topic of discus­ sion in an inquiry set up by Representative Roman C. Pucinski (D), Illi­ nois, concerning ".specific amendments" to the Taft-Hartley Act. It is hoped that these Congressmen will be successful in their attempt to repeal section 14(b) . . . Several Right to Work measures have been prepared for introduction in the Florida legislature. This proposed legislation will attempt to strengthen the administration of Florida's Right to Work amendment adopted in 1944. MARITIME STATISTICS.—MA has reported that as of April 1, 1961, there are 950 vessels of 1,000 gross tons and over in the active ocean­ going U.S. merchant fleet. This is three more than the active number on March 1. This number includes 45 government-owned and 905 privately-owned vessels. This figure does not include privately-owned vessels temporarily inactive, or government-owned vessels employed in loading grain for storage. This also excludes 23 vessels currently in custody of the Departments of Defense, State, and Interior. There wa# aii increase of four active vessels and a decrease of three! Inactive ves.sels in the privately-owne^d fleet. One freighter, the DEL RIO. wa# delivered from construction. �Vice Bisleai SEAFARERS ;:iliiilii;:g •v; ' 'i r-P 8ALTIM0RE Above, left, Dr. John Littleton examines Diana Barnette, 3, with assistance of Mickey Van Horn. Top, right, Diana's brother Dorrell, 15, gets chest x-ray. At left, Rickey Barnette, 8-, receives eye exam, while at right his height and weight are taken. LOG May, IMl Among the most valuable services of the health centers operated in various SlU ports by the Seafarers Welfare Plan are those offered free of charge to the wives, children and dependent parents of Sea­ farers, as well as to all the Seafarers who are retired. • In each of the five stateside clin­ ics, as well as in the San Juan clirfic which will start operat­ ing shortly one afternoon o week is set aside specifically for dependents of Seafarers. These dependents receive the same head-to-toe physicol check-up given Seafarers, in­ cluding the use of x-ray facili­ ties, blood tests and urine-anal­ ysis, electrocardiograph where indicated, eye examination, and similar services. In addi­ tion, specialists in pediatrics and gynecology are available. The purpose of these exam­ inations is the same as those given to Seafarers, preventive medicine. Regular check-ups of this nature, coupled with re­ ferral to family physicians where treatment is needed, have helped to check'the onset of disease and preserve the health of Seafarers' families. �May, 1961 SEAFARERS LOG Paca Seventcea Above, Seafarer Thomas Brannon and family give medical history to recep­ tionist. At left, top, Mrs. Shirley Brannon gets blood test from nurse Marvell Contrell. Below, left, Stephen, 5, is checked by Dr. Amendola. Below, Lenora, 2, is weighed and measured. HOUSTON ' ' _' ;iiiilip5^ \ i... At top, Mr$. R. R. Gonzalez, wife of Seafarer R am i r o Gonzalez. Center, Mrs. Herman Pal­ mer and Herman, Jr., 9. Dad is skip­ per in G&H Towing. At left, Mrs. Lyie Hipp and baby Mi­ chael. Father ships as pumpman. iillililii iiilF mximviim. KiJiSWW iliiiiiiii mmmmmmmimm iiiiii •\ ' iiliiliiiiii 'V NEW YORK Ill Far left, top, Mrs. Sarah Setliff in test lab; cen­ ter, Mrs. Guorina An­ drews gets x-ray: lower left, Louis Garcia. 9, it examined, with father Mario Garcia Lopez standing by. Above, Clifford Aversano finds stethesdope quite ticklish. Father it . Seafarer Michael Aversano. On table, left, it little Deborah Ortiz. iliil NEW ORLEANS Carl T. Feary, Jr., 11-year-old son of Sea­ farer Carl T. Feary,- AB, is examined at New Orleans SlU clinic by Dr. Harold Cummins. �Filie' Di^tectt" SEAFARER'S M'hi- iMt LOG CAJ^W^MY" WORXSR Atlantic Fishermen's News SlUNA Sponsors Fish Bill Law Would Allow Price Bargaining WASHINGTON—Government agencies are stu^iying an SIUNA-sponsored bill which would exempt certain fishermen from some anti-trust and Taft-Hartley law provisions and enable them to bargain for of Labor and Interior. The bill, SB mmimum prices. 1265, is currently being reviewed The legislation was intro­ by the Justice Department. duced by Senator E. L. "Bob" Bartlett, (Dein.) of Alaska and has been cleared through the Departments Japan Bans Its Trawlers Near Alaska SEATTLE—Halibut fishing in the North Pacific, which began on sciiedule last month, has been de­ clared "out of bounds" for Japa­ nese trawlers in the grounds east of Unimak Pass, Alaska. The de­ cision" was made by the Japanese Fisheries Agency, a government body. The decision is regarded as a constructive step in preserving the halibut fisheries from overex-)loitation. The waters which will be closed to Japanese trawlers include the area east of Longitude 165 degrees West and north of Latitude 53 de­ grees, 30 minutes North. Extensive Union Fishing The order excludes Japanese trawler operations from Davidson Bank, Sanak Bank, and the grounds in the Shumagin Islands vicinity. These waters are fished extensively by men of the Alaska Fishermen's Union and other SIUNA-affiiiated unions. However, nothing in the Japa­ nese government order prohibits its nationals from fishing in the restricted area with tangle nets. Last year, Japanese vessels were observed prospecting between the Sanak and Shumagin groups with tangle nets as well as trawls. Fear Halibut Catch The Japanese government order said that the restricted area "is too close to the United States coast and there is probability of a mixed catch including halibut, fishing for which by Japan is not permitted under the tripartite treaty." The decision by the Japanese agency created optimism among American and Canadian halibut fisherman who feared that the hali­ but resources on banks, where they had for years been protected by an American-Canadian treaty, might be excessively exploited. The Japanese order does not prevent trawlers from working banks south of the Aleutians and west of Unimak Pass. Russian ves­ sels are expected to extensively ex­ ploit the halibut banks of the North Pacific. The Soviet Union is under no agreement outside of territorial three-mile limits. It is feared that Russian activity may nullify eonservationj efforts in the area. Exempt 2-Ton Vessels If approved by the Justice De­ partment, the legislation will go to the floor of the Senate. The bill would exempt all fishermen on ves­ sels of two tons or more from cer­ tain anti-trust laws and from some sections of the Taft-Hartley Act. SB 1265 would permit members of fishing unions throughout the country to bargain for minimum fish prices before sailing. Successful passage of the legis­ lation would give American fisher­ men the best break ever received from Congress. US fishermen are subject to all the penalties and restrictions of the nation's labor laws and anti-trust laws, yet the major benefits of these laws are denied fishermen. Take-home pay, secured through collective bargaining, is deter­ mined for fishermen by the price of fish they land. Although fisher­ men are permitted to bargain, whenever they attempt to set a minimum price for fish, the laws are invoked to stop the action. The proposed legislation would remedy this condition. East Coast Fish Unions Talk Pacts Two Atlantic coast fishing unions affiliated with the SIU are In the midst of negotiating new contracts with fishing vessel owners. The Atlantic Fishermen's Union and the New Bedford Fisherman's Union have been discussing con­ tract provisions for more than a month. First Talk Since 1946 The Atlantic Fishermen's Union which affiliated with the SIUNA last year, is working on Its first contract negotiations since 1946 and talks are therefore expected to continue for some time. The union, headed by Thomas "Obie" O'Brien, is proposing cer­ tain changes designed to enable fishermen to pocket extra earnings without increasing operators' costs. Current negotiations by the Atlan­ tic Union are mainly concerned with- the operators of the large Boston beam trawlers. The New Bedford Fishermen's Union is currently negotiating a new contract with the New Bed­ ford Seafood Producers Associa­ tion. The Union, headed by How­ ard W. Niekerson, is drafting a reply to a contract offer by the boat owners. Negotiations for a New Bedford agreement began with talks on the scallopers' contract, while talks on a d.agger contract were begun later this month. eo¥. ¥0iPE mm nmwi immr A.F.U. ON THf AAOVE The ba« frw have Men a aumhee of (kftgw « ke ATlANnC PISHEB* ENS UNION —SI.U. SI.U. AnwAg Anme (he (W major i X ehaoga. <' we cao epoM om rnfthmim with the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNim Of NORTH AUERiCA be iht overatielraing vote of 99%. The meitkerkip in all pert* spehe and ther left no douK attewr their dcHre foe sAlitiexi wnh the iMenutKMUl, led kf lovalMyt •Mutaore WT c«ld receive ficen wch a nove. AIM notable in the ouior dungn, wai the election of • itew Smurr Ti«uiii<r. Agtin. the membtrkip u a whole Irtt no doubt at to theic dbekf. Thomu B. "ObeT OBiim received Ave (1> oat of onv seven (7) vote* csit. The memben in BoMwi and ciouicfter aim sppieved kevk Into btttr UnkR Okcei. tad ibn we can atMir you ii only the brgmoing. » ki** tvoM fthrr etimnaiM iti t'n./nt ^,<1..^ mtJi AM la « Twou "Ob" O-kriM, iirntwr Tm^ mtt Oi tht ATLAfmC HSHERMEN-t •JNIOV ~ f J IV stsH It I el Mr mett m^\uUoa WHH SCAFARUS INTTRNATIONAL UNION ud with tkt Btmaa Pott Cotukd, 'Mirmaia Tfidw Dffi, APl-aO, the ATLANTIC F1SHMMAN-I UNION tbk f » mm of amtifip wUh tfcr COT* •TBor, hji •dviKn siU purihuuif tgrnit. At • (mil, Cortimt jclm A V.ilp« Mcntlf iaMd t direai*< to hi* d^panmmt hndi which HMtraatd them to parctuit mir Uflucd SUM dommtcsllr pruduced tad procMcd kh. The Miksiiou wnf along with ro^uau for M« on Adi to bo GontuiMd in ntimm Sure liutiMMRi. witl MW incbd* (h* woidt. "NO BIDS ACCEPTED LTILESS FOR FISH FRO DUCED AND PROCESSED IN TUB UNITED 5TATB," The order will provide a nrw Mitet foe mtnr ihommit of mmU of domMic kh ame (he kau vu bupni iwMlf iwortgd Ak. Its eAacrs htve aireadr been felt M ttM Bomn Fish Pier. A Aih dnier openlr Hated ika for (ho AM tine to h>t knowW odoe he WM shlc IO WU Ath to the Suie In • fumnMr to the Go^not, O RriM ^Med (Mt that over ht.OO^ MauwlxiMm receive j A new labor newspaper came into being last month, "The Atlantic Fisherman," official organ of the Atlantic Fisher­ men's Union of the SIUNA. The paper is part of the Union's revitalizing efforts on behalf of the New England fishing industry. Aflantic Fishermen Publish New Paper BOSTON—Another union paper, dedicated to the interests of the fishing industry and the men who sail its boats, is now being published by the Atlantic Fishermen's Union. It is the second newspaper publish by an SIUNA-affili- industry. The newspaper will devote much ated fishermen's union. The New Bedford Fishermen's Union, also affiliated with the SIU, has been publishing a news­ paper for nearly three years. The new publication, "The Atlan­ tic Fisherman," will record the revitalized activities of the Un­ ion. Late last year, the Atlantic Fishermen's Union voted overwhel­ mingly to join the Seafarers International Union of North America. Since then, with the election of Thomas "Obie" O'Brien. The At­ lantic union has been in the fore­ front of the fight to bring life back to the fishing^ industry. - Organizing 'non-union fishermen has been one of the biggest tasks of the Atlantic Fishermen. Another problem, which can be pushed to­ ward solution with information con­ tained in the new Atlantic Fisher­ man, is getting Americans to eat more fish. For the first time last month, the Union, boat owners and fish dealers jointly cooperated in a ra­ dio promotion story for the entire Among unions In the Sill are a number of groups of commer­ cial fishermen on ail coasts, as well as sboreside fish canneries and processors. They are In­ volved in such widely-diversi­ fied fishing operations as scal­ loping, tuna fishing, salmon fisheries, cod, halibut and many others. Groups involved inoluda the New Bedford Fishermen's Union, Alaska Fishermen's Union, tuna fish and eannery unions operating out of Cali­ fornia ports and groups in Bristol Bay, Kodiak, and else­ where in the far northwest Pacific," ^ r. ' • • • of its space to telling about the Uniuii's elfui't to gene^iile eutliusiasm in the fishing industry and to bringing more and more fishermen under the Atlantic Fisherman's banner. Fish Industry Honors Rice, New US Aide BOSTON—Fishing Industry lead­ ers from the ranks of labor, boat owners and fish dealers paid trib­ ute last month to Tom Rice, re­ cently appointed Special Assistant to the Commissioner of the US Fish and Wildlife Service in Wash­ ington. Rice served for 15 years as exec­ utive secretary for the Massachu­ setts Fisheries Association as well as for the Federated Boat Owners of New England and New York, and fish dealer and boat owner associations. Representatives of the Atlantic Fishermen's Union and the New Bedford Fishermen's Union, as well as of the SIU, attended the testimonial dinner here last month In honor of Rice. The new special assistant to the Fish and Wildlife Service is known for his fair dealings in the fishing industry, and with his familiarity with fishing, should become a valu­ able addition to the service. Rice's sound knowledge of the fishing- business was praised' by m^ny representatives in the in^ dustry at. the dinner here late last month. New Bedford Asks Quota On Scallops NEW BEDFORD—Acting on a request by the New Bedford Fish­ ermen's Union, this city's mayor has asked President Kennedy and the Massachusetts Congressional delegation to amit imports of Ca­ nadian scallops. . Howard W. Niekerson, secretarytreasurer of the' SlU-affiliated fishermen's union, said in a letter to Mayor Lawler of New Bedford that "if no quota is placed upon Canadian scallop imports within a short period of time, the New Bed­ ford scallop industry will become extinct." 5-Year Increase Voted Niekerson noted that in 1955 scallop imports from Canada to­ taled 1,946,000 pounds, while 1960 scallop imports from Canada reached a total of 6,873,000 pounds. In New Bedford in 1955 the scallop catch was 13,976,000 pounds, valued at $7,309,000. How­ ever, in 1960, the catch total climbed to 19,325,000 pounds but the valuation declined to $6,731,000, In an effort to curtail the Cana­ dian scallops imports. Mayor Law­ ler has been in contact with the President, Senators Smith and Saltonstall, and Representative Keith. Alaska Union Elects Officers SEATTLE — George Johansen, secretary-treasurer of the Alaska Fishermen's Union, was reelected and is entering his 11th consecu­ tive year as chief executive officer of the Union. The Alaska Union has been affiliated with the Sea-, farers International Union of North America since 1960. The membership reelected Swan Lundmark assistant secretarytreasurer for his 10th consecutive year. Kenneth Olson of Astoria was. elected Columbia. River agent in place of Swan Ohman who did not seek reelection. Jack Wood of Bellingham,' Harold Gudbranson of Ketchikan and Abe Lehto of San Francisco were also reelected. New Pier Plant In New Bedford NEW BEDFORD—A $1,000,000 waterfront improvement project for this city was put Into action recently when a Providence, lif, firm signed a contract to bui'd a cold storage plant here. The plant was brought to tha city through the efforts of munici­ pal leaders and the city'r Harbor Development, Commission. The New Bedford Fishermen's Union is represented on the commission. The projected plant will be built adjacent to,another waterfront s<te selected, by Ihe Quaker Oats com­ pany for a $1,500,000 pet food factory. �May. Ifn SEAFARERS New Cruise Run Seeks S8 Frances Lugs A Heavy Door US Subsidy WASHINGTON — The Federal Maritime Board has started its hearing procedures on the bid of a new shipping company, Atlantic Express Lines of America, Inc. for a subsidy op a Baltimore-tO'Europe run. Atlantic Express is proposing a combination passenger-container ship service from the Chesapeake Bay area to Great Britain, France end the Low Countries. The company says that with sub­ sidy approval it will build three combination ships capable of carrying 600 passengers each and 2,500 and 3,000 tons of cargo in containers. At least three steaPnship com­ panies have intervened in the hear­ ings and can be expected to fight any subsidy proposal for the new operator. They are US Lines, Mooremack and Waterman. There have been repeated pro­ posals in recent years calling for establishment. of passenger serv­ ices from either Baltimore or Philadelphia on a European run. .SeatarefH Faga Maetoaar LOG Waterman, Alcoa Win Safety Awards The SlU-contracted Waterman Steamship Company, an ac­ tive participant in the joint SlU-industry safety program, scored its best rating yet when it came up with the third place standing In the 1960 safety^' contest of the Marine Section, pilots at the time of the accident. First and second places in the National Safety Council. A 261^-ton door is shown after being stowed on the deck of the Frances (Bull) by longshoremen for delivery to Puerto Rico. The door is aesigned for an atomic reactor which explains its size and weight. to...Better Buyi By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Frozen, Canned Foods Water-Logged When you buy one of these frozen meat or fish dinners to eat while you look at TV, or many other ready-cooked frozen and canned foods, you often get more of such inexpensive fillers as potatoes, water, flour, celery, etc., than of meat or fish. The watered hams, about which consumers are complaining, are only one part of a fantastic story of the padding and watering of modern "convenience" foods. ' \ Recently the New York State Cooperative Extension Service advised consumers to read labels on ready-cooked products to know what they are realy getting. By law, the label must list the ingredients in order of the relative amount. The first on the list is the largest single ingredi­ ent, the second is the next largest, and so on. But other reports and surveys have shown that most shoppers do not read the ingredients on labels. If that's how people shop nowadays, they are paying a lot of hardearned moneV for some cheap, ingredients. The food processors have discovered a wonderful way to get as much as $1.25 a pound for such fillers as rice, flour and even water. For example, the extention service found one brand of "shrimp" chop euey actually contained, in order of importanee, celery, bean sprouts, and shrimp broth, with the shrimp itself in fourth place. A brand of frozen fish balls had potatoes, not fish, as the leading ingredients. And do you know what the leading ingredient is in "shrimp croquettes with Newburg sauce"? Not shrimp, but water. We did some further shopping and found a brand of frozen cooked turkey, with broth first, with turkey second, followed by giblets and flour. At 39 cents for a five-ounce package, you pay $1.25 a pound for this dish. Or take a famous TV dinner of "meat loaf with potatoes and peas." The actual ingredients in order of importance are potatoes, tomatoes, beef, peaS, skim milk and water. At 59 cents for 11 ounces, this comes to 86 cents a pound for a meat-loaf dinner that is more loaf than meat. . Foods already breaded for the frying pan are rarely a good value be­ cause you pay a meat or fish price for bread crumbs and flour for the breading. For example, frozen breaded veal patties at 45 cents for 8 ounces come to 90 cents a pound and part of that isn't even meat. Patties increasingly offered in the fresh-meat as well as the frczenfood departments are often called "veal birds," "mock chicken leg" and so on. Here the problem is the frequent addition of extra suet. The freshly-ground patties sold in the meat department don't have to say when extra fat is added. One manufacturer now even sells stores a machine to convert beef, veal and lamb trimmings into patties. This manufacturer advertises to butchers that this machine "helps you mer­ chandise a great part of this suet at 55 to 69 cents a pound instead of the 3 cents a pound you get from the renderer." After cooking you can tell if a butcher has added extra fat to ham­ burger and other chopped meat. You can see how much fat has drained off, and how the patties have shrunk. But it's hard to tell before you buy. Ordinarily, chopped meat that has extra fat added is whitish. But butchers have many ways of making ehopped meat look red. For one thing, they maj^add fresh blood to make cheap chopped meat look red. Or they may mix in part of the spleen, which has a lot of blood in it. All this is legal. The wide use of various, fillers shows a serious need for legislation to require processors and retailers to state the exact percentages of starch, water, etc., used in foods. It's not enough to say "fat added" or "water" or "flour". We also need to know how much. Otherwise, the loss of confidence as consumers do learn to check the ingredients, will be self-defeating for the manufacturers and re­ tailers. Waterman's score of 3.39, which represents a formula based on the number of hours of time lost per million man hours worked, was sufficient to beat out the SlU-contracted Alcoa Steamship Company for the third spot. Alcoa, which had won the Marine Section con­ test two years' running in 1958 and 1959 and had come up with a second place in 1957, was a con­ testant for the top spot again until the collision of the Alcoa Corsair with the Italian freighter Lorenzo Marcello, in October, 1960. Accident On The Mississippi That accident, which took place on the Mississippi down-river from New Orleans, took the lives of five Seafarers and resulted in lost-time injury to five others. It also re­ moved Alcoa from contention for the number one award. Both ves­ sels were under the control of river Seafarer Retired On 'Island In The Sun' CAPARRA TERRACE, Puerto Rico—Just past his 69th birthday, Seafarer Jose Rodriguez looks back on the last two years as a time that has made him "very proud of our Union." Retired since 1959 on an SIU-* disability-pension, Rodriguez family was always there at the southern end of the run. With his credits this laenefit as a major wife, two sons, two daughters and Union accomplishment. With a life of seafaring dating back to 1912 behind him, he's com­ fortably enjoying his well-earned leisure with his family here. The $35 weekly lifetime disability-pen­ sion assures him a measure of security he and other SIU pen­ sioners viewed as a "pipedream" years ago. Like many of today's Union benefits, they "just didn't seem possible" then. Sailed The World A native of Spain, Rodriguez started his sailing career from Cuba in 1912 and covered many parts of the world before he set­ tled down here. As a family man, he admits that his favorite runs were always in the New YorkPuerto Rico trade because his his grandchildren around him, he counts it "a good life." Rodriguez first joined the SIU in 1941 at the Port of New York and shipped steadily in the deck department. He was a "regular" on the Jean IBull) until he had to call it quits just about two years ago. A leg ailment and an arteriorsclerotic condition had sidelined him for good and he began receiv­ ing the SIU disability-pension a short time later. Much of his time is spent at home today because leg pains keep him from climbing stairs, but he does get around to the Union hall in Santurce now and then to visit with old shipmates. As an oldtimer, he offers his "best appreciation for all that the Union has done for me. I feel happy with everything,". he adds. Retired Seafarer Jose Rodriguez, 69, is shown at home with his daughters Winnie and Sylvia and granddaughter Shirley. 1960 were taken by United States Lines and United Fruit Lines re­ spectively. In other ratings, Matson Line and American President Line, under contract to the SIU Pacific District unions, placed eighth and ninth. Mississippi Shipping and Isthmian finished tenth and 11th respectively in this year's contest. Staff Officers Certified In Export Fleet WASHINGTON — The National Labor Relations Board has formally certified the SIUNA-affiliated Staff Officers Association as the collec­ tive bargaining agent for pursers employed by American Export Lines. The certifieation closes out a long fight by the pursers to win representation in the fleet and oust District 50 of the United Mine Workers. Election In February In the election held in February of this year, the Staff Officers got 44 votes to 40 for District 50 with four challenges and one void bal­ lot. The New York regional direc­ tor of the NLRB held that one of the challenges should be sustained since the individual involved was not an eligible voter. Consequently, the other three challenges were dismissed as not being aible to' affeet the results of the election. The Staff Officers' victory repre­ sents the first penetration of E3£= port Lines' officers ranks by an AFL-CIO marine union. Export mates and engineers are repre­ sented by District 50, with the Ex­ port fleet being the Mine Workers' only major base in the n>artitime industry. Officers of all other deep sea dry cargo fleets are represented by the Masters, Mates and Pilots and the Marine Engineers Bene­ ficial Association. Notify Union , On LOG Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every month to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Sea­ farers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steam­ ship companies for the itiner­ aries of their ships. On the basis of the information sup­ plied by the ship operator, three copies of the LOG, the head­ quarters report and minutes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the next port of call. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Sea­ farer so requests it by notifying the T.OG office that Seafarers congregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accu­ racy of its mailing lists. �Pare Tweafr SEAFAKERS^ LOG Mmr, IMl No. 40 In Soafarors Lifeboat Ciaasoa Joseph B. Lorue, MD, Medical Director. Cataract is Common Eye Ailment A cataract is the clouding or fogging of the lens of the eye. The lens is the small, concave, normally transparent body, just posterior to the pupil of the eye. The lens refracts the light and focuses it on the perceptive area on the posterior wall of the eye called the retina. It does this in a manner similar to the way the lens of a camei'a works. The clouding of the lens is due to change in its physical and chemical composition. Swelling of the fibers of the lens due to absorption of water may be reversible; however, the chemical change which pro­ duces changes (similar to that of the white of an-egg when boiled) is irreversible, and is usually progressive. The lens has no direct blood supply, and depends on its nutrition by absorption from the surround­ ing liquid or aqueous humor. The normal lens contains large amounts of certain chemicals which are found to be reduced when the lens be­ comes affected. Cataracts may be produced experimentaly by many processes such as mechanical injury, temperature changes, chemical damage, radiation Fortieth in the series of classes graduated under the SlU training program, these Seafarers or diet deficiencies. They are also produced by certain toxic or meta­ gather for their graduation photo. Seated (I. to r.) aro Jesus ^nondei, Nicolas Lekkot, bolic disorders. Alfredo Tampol, Holimero f^rirandei. Standing (I. to r.) Kepner Nestor. Philip J. Copling, There are many types of cataracts depending on the basic etiology Dewey Gillikin, instructor Biil Dooks, George Murphy and Bob Hermansen. of the cataract or the associated condition. The routine examination of normal adults by using a slit lamp will often show a number of lens opacities, especially with widely dilated pupil and the periphery of the lens carefully examined. They usually are not progressive and, if so, are slow and usually do not affeet the vision. Congenital cataract is a very common form. It may be due to con­ genital deformity of the lens or develop after birth due to various WASHINGTON—Victory Carriers' long-proposed 106,500-ton tanker has been ditched— external influences. It is often found in children with nutritional dis­ but in its stead, the company intends to build two 46,000-ton vessels, which will be similar to turbances. Traumatic cataracts are usually produced by penetrating the company's recently-completed Mount Vernon Victory. wounds of the eye and damage to the lens. Agreement on the two new " There are many other causative or associated conditions in a person which predisposes to cataract. Diabetics seem prone to cataract and tankers was announced by the ket sagged. The Mount Vernon Vic­ doubles the number of crewmem? cataract changes in the lens seem to be hastened by diabetes. Catar­ Maritime Administration, tory was Anally put into service in bers required. The proposed 106,acts appear frequently in myotonic dystrophy, Mpngolionism and cre­ with the approval of the Depart­ January of this year, but work had 500-ton ship would probably have tinism; in certain patients with chronic eczema and those with para­ ment of Defense. The Maritime never begun on the larger vessel. operated with no more than four thyroid disease. Certain toxic drugs may cause cataract. It may also Administration had previously ap­ The Navy Department apparent­ or Ave men above the standard be produced by radiation, lightning or high voltage electric current and proved Government loan and mort­ ly is just as happy with the smaller supertanker manning scale. Part of the reason for the 106,gage insurance for the 106,500-ton vessels, noting that ships of ex­ atomic radiation. The older a person becomes, the more likely he is to develop a catar­ vessel. tremely large size, such as the 500-ton proposal was a prestige act known as a senile cataract. It is estimated that 90 percent of all 106,500-tonner, have limited utility contest between Onassis and StavOnassis Settlement persons over 70 years of age have this type of cataract, and that 34 per­ The giant supertanker, plus the because there are few ports cap­ ros Niarchos, whose American-flag subsidiary has made arrangements cent of people between the ages of 40 and 50 have some degrees of lens smaller 46,000-ton Mount Vernon able of handling them. to build a ship of similar size. opacity. (See Dr. Roy O. Scholz in "Today's Health.") Seafarers too, will be pleased Victory and the Monticello Victory, The first symptom a person with cataract has is a gradual impair­ now under construction, was to with the change which calls for The two 46-000-ton ships will be ment of vision. The things which they see appear misty or not quite have been constructed under a two tankers to replace the one built in the Bethlehem yard at clear. They may complain that they see better in a strong light if the package settlement made by the giant super, since it just about Quincy, Mass. cataract is more developed at the periphery of the lens or, it is a cen­ Government with the Onassis in­ tral cataract, they may state they see better at night. terests in 1957. As part of the The progress of the cataract may remain fairly stable for years, package Victory Carriers and re­ and a person may not require assistance. However, there is usually lated companies were pern^itted to a gradual progress in the cataract formation. In others, there may be transfer twelve T-2s and two Librapid progress and rapid loss of vision, due to increasing opacity of ertys to the Liberian flag. the cataract lens. As the progress of the cataract is often so slow de­ Construction of the new veesels, A bulbous snout beneath the wa- provide long-lasting power for ah veloping that a person may have good vision for years, it may be desir­ originally arranged' for in the able for the physician not to advise the patient of the cataract. The tanker crisis period following the terline may grace the bows of fu­ electric buoy. A buoy lighted by only way to determine the progress of this condition is to check for Suez War of November, 1956, was ture ships. This feature of marine such a source could stay in service for many years. The Coast Guard decreasing vision by repeated examinations. pushed back when the tanker mar- design may result in decreases of is also considering replacing old a ship's required power by 10 to When a cataract has been diagnosed by the ophthalmologist, he should refer the person for a complete physical checkup to determine 25 percent, according to the De­ lightships with fixed offshore struc­ the person's general physical condition and, if any of the conditions partment of Naval Architecture of tures. Helicopter platforms and that are known to favor the progress of the cataract, such as diabetes, the University of Michigan at Ann facilities for a seven-man crew focal infections, or anemias are present, these conditions should be Arbor. The department noted that would be included in the offshore remedied. Professor Takao Inui, naval archi­ structures which should provide There is only one known treatment for cataract and that is an opera­ tect of Japan, devised the careful­ more efficient and reliable serv­ tion. The time and the necessity of operative treatment has to be ly designed underwater snout ice. determined in each individual case. With the modern technique of which showed a reduction in total 4> 4> 4* operative removal, usually under local anaesthetic, the operation is suc­ resistance by about 10 percent at A 10 percent rate Increase for cessful in possibly 99 percent of the cases. MIAMI—A twin-masted sailing a speed of just over 18 knots. If cargo service to Hawaii from the It is advisable to wait for sufficient convalescence after the opera­ craft used as a seagoing school other problems can be solved, such West Coast proposed by Matsof tion before a peranent corrective lens is procured, due to subsequent sank in a storm in the Gulf of as the effect of heavy seas on the Navigation Co., was suspended for changes in the eye following the operation. However, if necessary, tem- Mexico early this month, and six bulbous nose, a real breakthrough four months by the Federal Mari­ crary fitted lenses may be used and permanent corrective lenses ob- of the 19 persons aboard perished. in marine design may be made, time Board. The increase was sus­ tainedafter the eye has completely recovered. (Reference: "Gifford's pended for the maximum term al­ The 92-foot brigantine Albatross, the school claims. Textbook of Ophthalmology by Adler," by W. B. Saunders.) lowed by law in the middle of last registered under the Panamanian t(Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can flag, sank within a minute after The Federal Maritime Board In­ month. An investigation into the she began taking in water off the tends to enforce some standardiza­ proposed new increase was con­ he submitted to this column care of the SEAFAERS LOG.) Dry Tortugas. tion in containerized boxes. Thom­ solidated into an inquiry into a percent increase by Dr. Christopher B. Sheldon, as £. Stakem, chairman of the previous 12 master of the vessel; two teachers board, said that ships designed to Matson which has been in effect and 10 students were saved by a carry containers and built with since September, 1959. A maritime passing Dutch motor ship. Grand Federal construction subsidies or examiner has upheld the 12V^ per­ Rio, and were taken to Tampa. The mortgages, will have to accommo­ cent rate hike, subject to Board Albatross was sailing from Pro- date standard sizes of containers review, and a separate hearing will greso, Mexico to Nassau in the approved by the American Stand­ be held on the new 10 percent in­ ards Association. The association crease. Bahamas when the storm hit. Among those lost was Dr. Alice has approved standards for van 4" 4' 41 Sheldon, wife of the skipper, who containers having cross sections of The Panama Canal last month was the vessel's physician. The eight by eight feet and lengths of was forced to issue draft restric­ vessel sank so fast that the six 10, 20, 30 and 40 feet. Stakem tions for larger ships for the first persons below were unable to es­ said standardization will open the time since 1957. The limitations way to complete interchangeabili- are issued when the level of Gacape. The vessel, based at Mystic, ty between rail, highway and sea tun Eake, in the center of the ca­ Conn., served as a'school where transport. nal, falls to 84 feet. Unusually 4" 4- 4' young men received a year's col­ light rainfall during the annual The use of strontium 90 as a four-month dry season caused the lege preparatory training. The 93ton craft, built in the Netherlands, heat-power source of electricity low water levels and the conse­ had served as a Dutch training for lighted buoys is being investi­ quent draft restrictions. Ships of ship, German pilot schooner dur­ gated by the Coast Guard. Investi­ 90-foot beam or more were limited ing World War II and belonged to gations show that heat emitted by to a 35-foot, six-inch draft. Narnovelist Ernest K. Gann befpie the decay of radioactive strontium nower ships were allowed six she was purchased by Dr. Sheldon. 90 can actuate a thermocouple and inches more. Victory Will Build 2 More Tankers Maritime Roundup School Ship Sinks; Six Lives Lost In the hospital? Call SlU Hall immediately! �r '.••-•-• • •" ' ' ' '" SEAFARERS LOG May, Itn Latest Foreign Flag Cruise Ship Page Twenty-OM MAJOR SiU VICTORY Canada To Bar British From Domestic Trades OTTAWA—^The Canadian government has undertaken action to aid the Canadian-flag shipping and shipbuilding industry, including announcing that it will institute measures to limit shipping in the domestic trade on the Great Lakes to Canadian-flag vessels. The announcement in theHouse of Commons that Can­ the modification of the Common­ wealth nations will halt and shipg ada will move to ban British wealth Merchant Shipping Agree­ that had been transferred will re­ The latest addition to the foreign flag passenger fleet oper­ ating out of the Canadian and American West Coast is the $42 million, 45,000-ton British flag P&O liner Canberra (above) shown being completed at a^Northern Ireland ship­ yard. The 2,250 passenger liner, which will operate at 27>/2 knots between Britain, Australia, New Zealand and the West Coast, will begin service from London 4une 2 and will arrive on the West Coast sometime in July. Commonwealth ships from the Great Lakes domestic trade is a victory for Canadian-flag shipping and the SIU ,of Canada. The Un­ ion has been pressing the Federal Government for such assistance for the maritime industry for a number of years. Thr last SIUNA convention went on record calling for such action by the Canadian govern­ ment as have previous SIUNA conventions on many occasions. The banning of Commonwealthflag vessels will be done through Canadian National Beef Still Alive; Cuba Target Of $1.5 Million Suit HALIFAX—Court endorsement of a $1.5 million suit against the Cuban government for breach of contract is the latest ripple in the Canadian National beef which began in 1957 when the SIU of Canada struck the company's fleet for more wages. Flota Maritime Browning, a Cuban-American firm, sued damages, charging breach of con­ claiming the affair was outside the the Castro government for tract of « Ipasfi-purchnse agree­ court's jurisdiction. Ocean Ships Need Pilots On Seaway WASHINGTON —Special Cana­ dian or American pilots must be •board all ocean-going ships using the St. Lawrence Seaway and other connecting Great Lakes channels, the State Department has an­ nounced. This requirement, set up as a safety measure, was effected through an exchange of notes with Canada. Preparations for the sys­ tem were started when the Seaway was opened last year. Special pilots must be aboard all ocean vessels traveling along con­ fined waterways in the Great Lakes such as the Seaway, accord­ ing to the new'regulations. In the Lakes' open waters, no speciar pilot is needed if the ship's pilot has a masters rating, knows English for communications and has had recent experience on Great Lakes voyages. ment made in 1958 between the company and the Cuban govern­ ment of Fulgencio Batista, under which Browning would operate the ships for Cuba. The seven ships involved in the court suit were sold to Cuba by the Canadian government in 1958 after being tied up almost a year by a strike against their owner, Ca­ nadian National Steamship, a sub­ sidiary of the Government-owned Canadian National Railway. The sale was a government attempt at strikebreaking against the SIU of Canada's strike for wage increases. Sovereign Immunity Claimed The Castro government, opposing the suit, entered an application of sovereign imniunity for the ships. Large Lakes Bulk Carrier Serving V/ifh SIU Fleet MONTREAL—One of the largest Great Lakes bulk carriers ever built is now in service with the SIU of Canada-contracted Canada Steamship Lines. ^ After undergoing successful which the officers and deck crew trials, the Whitefish Bay is also live. Engine and steward now on 'the bulk-carrying crews are in the after house as are trade for CSL on the Lakes and through the St. Lawrence Seaway to the St. Lawrence River and Gulf. With a designed summer draft of 26 feet, 31^ inches, the 26,500 rem WILLIAM 400 Simpson St. deadweight-ton ship is 730 feet Ontario Phone: 3-3221 HALIFAX, N.S mva noiiis st. long, has a 75-foot beam and a Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West depth of 39 feet. The designed Victor 2-8161 speed is 16-% miles per hour. OUEBEC 44 SauIl-au-Matelot Quebec LAtontaine 3-1569 The single-deck, welded steel THOROLD. Ontario 52 .St. David St. CAnal 7-5212 vessel has 22 hatches served by TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E. six cargo holds. Propelling ma­ EMpire 4-5719 VANCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. chinery is aft while guidance is ST. JOHN, NB 177 Prlnca William St. OX 2-5431 done from • forward house in SIU Canadian District Halls Rejecting the claim, the court said the ships were equipped to be passenger and cargo vessels, non­ government functions which do not extend sovereign immunity to them. As a result of the decision, the company can now attempt to seize the ships rusting in the Halifax harbor as payment for damages, if the court upholds their claim. Strike Had Extensive Picketing The original strike against Ca­ nadian National saw extensive pick­ et action when the government at­ tempted to transfer the ships to foreign registry. The picketing. Which was extended against the Cuban government when it pur­ chases the ships, has kept the ves­ sels idle since the 1957 beef began. the crew mess and saloon. Modem crew features include airconditioning for heating and ventilation, with individual room control. Crews are berthed in double cabins. Emergency equipment includes two aluminum life boats on grav­ ity-type davits mounted aft and two life rafts forward. Electric cargo handling equip­ ment, the latest steering and guid­ ance gear and heavy duty turbine and steam and diesel generators are included in the equipment. ment. which covers shipping among the member nations of the British-led group. Trade Should Be Canadian In revealing the government's ac­ tion, Transportation Minister Leon Balcer said the move was being made "because the government be­ lieves . . . the domestic Canadian trade within the Great Lakes area was not in any sense contemplated as part of the reciprocal privileges when the Commonwealth Mer­ chant Shipping Agreement origi­ nally came into force, and that this trade should be effectively reserved to Canadian-registered vessels." Canadian, American and British shipowners have taken advantage of this loophole by registering ves­ sels under the British flag or under the flags of British colonies such as Bermuda, hiring foreign crews and running their ships in Cana­ dian domestic waters in direct competition with better-paying Canadian-flag ships. In addition, the Ministry said that Cnnadinn operators were transferring some of their Cana­ dian Lakes ships to non-Canadian commonwealth registry, to save on labor and other costs. Canadian seamen and the domes­ tic shipping industry have been hard hit by these runaway tac­ tics of some Canadian steamship operators. NUS Pledge Many of these runaway-flag ships are manned by British sea­ men. Their union, the National Union of Seainen, had pledged not to crew such vessels, but this promise to the SIU of Canada wasnever fulfilled. The other aspect of the govern­ ment program include paying a 35 percent subsidy toward ap­ proved construction costs of Cana­ dian registered ships built in Canadian yards. This would enable Canadian-flag shippers to buy their vessels in Canada at com­ petitive prices instead of going abroad where lower construction costs exist. Fishing Boat Subsidy Subsidies will also be payed for construction of fishing boats. Steel trawlers will receive a 50 per­ cent subsidy while wooden trawlers over 45 feet in length will have their previous subsidy of $165 a gross ton increased to $250 a ton. Ships now under construction are covered with the aid being applied only to the work still to be done. The ship subsidy will be applied at a higher rate of 40 per­ cent between now and March 31. 1963 to get quicker results. Two Immediate Effects The government action will have two immediate effects on domeslie sliipping: transfer of Canadianflag vessels to other Coihmon- turn in order to be able to engag* in the Great Lakes domestic trade. Job opportunities for Canadian seamen will eventually increase as foreign-flag ships return to th« Canadian-flag and sign on Cana­ dian crews. NUS Voices Concern Over Poor Contracts LONDON—According to "The Seaman" official publication of the National Union of Seamen of Great Britain, the NUS is concerned with the possibility of another wildcat strike in protest against low pay and poor conditions. "The Seaman" warned British shipowners not to pass off a cheap contract on the union. "Shipowners no doubt will pro­ test violently at these demands for higher pay," the unions quotes • British magazine as saying, but if "one of the toughest group of Bri­ tish employers can glimpse th® light this time, they will come to terms quickly with Mr. Scott." Scott, the magazine says, "knowf that if trouble is to be averted . . . improvements have to be made." Then, stating that "a blind ey® would play into the hands of trou­ blemakers," the union's organ con­ tinues its quote from "Time and Tide" magazine: "If the shipowners tura their blind eye to his signal they will play only into the hands of Mr. Neary (a leader of the wildcat strike)." Finally, in a back-handed admis­ sion that there was justification to the strike, "The Seaman" ends with this quote from "Time and Tide"; "If the employers think that Jim Scott is going to give them the easy ride they have had from the NUS in the past few years, we fear they will be mistaken." Canadian Seafarers, members of the SIU of Canada are a vital element in the mari­ time picture generally and in the SIU family of unions. They man ships under Canadian flag across-the-board—deep sea off the Atlantic Coast, on the Canadian West Coast, on the Great Lakes and the Seaway. The Canadian SIU also repre.sents large groups of Canadian tugboatnien, dredgemen and al­ lied crafts. The Canadian Dis­ trict works closely with the other SIU • unions throughout North America and the mutual relationship has been of great advantage to all SIU members. �,A . • »• K ? SEArARERS .V > i; Kar. 1M&. LOG Old Days On Alaska.Run Optical Plan Is Started By SlUNA Pacific Unions Gov't Okays Ship Travel By Militaiv SAN FRANCISCO—The SIU Pacific District's optical plan, whereby the members receive free eye examinations and eyeglasses, went into operation last month at all ports and branches with port agents in'*' charge of the welfare pro­ sion or bifocal glasses. One pair of glasses will be supplied each year; gram. Details of the program include the following: • Eligibility — a seaman must have 10 days of covered employ­ ment within the 365 days imme­ diately preceding his application for the plan's benefits. • Benefits—Complete eye exam­ ination every two years by a li­ censed eye doctor. . • If glasses are needed, a sea­ men will receive either single vl- Unions Act On Viilson Food Beefs SAN FRANCISCO—Sign-ons by members of all SIU Pacific District Unions on the American President Lines' President Wilson was de­ layed after the ship's last voyage as a result of the piling up of a number of food beefs. The beefs were attributed to a chief steward with an attitude of "its never been done before and I'm not going to do it now." Adequate Food Menu Members of ali three unions ob­ jected to the lack of an adequate crew menu, and they demanded a greater variety of food, more fresh fruit and a rotation of juices. The demands were presented di­ rectly to the chief steward who ap­ proves the menu made by the chef. The steward department was also involved in a separate beef with the chief steward over dis­ puted overtime for a penalty meal. Early Breakfast Beef The chief steward had ordered an early breakfast for some wait­ ers and the third steward but had not turned a pantryman to as re­ quired by the contract. The crewmembers involved had to" serve themselves. They did so but many did not submit overtime as re­ quired in the contract. After direct intervention by the steward department delegate, the waiters took action to end the vio­ lation of the agreement. A port committee was convoked after the beefs were presented to APL with the result that overtime was paid lor the early breakfast and action was promised to provide greater variety in the crew menu. Hi. «• •Standard type frames will be supplied, with no provision for substitution of other types of frames except where some physical de­ formity requires a special type of frame to be used. • Contact lenses are not covered by the plan and they will not be furnished nor allowances made for their purchase. Special Case* Circumstances in which a spe­ cial type of lense is required be­ cause of a previous eye operation or of a particular eye illness will be handled as special cases and approval must be received before any purchase can be made. Port agents will be supplied with Medical Authorization .forms and rubber stamps for use in operating the plan. The stamp, indicating when an examination was authorized, will be placed in the seaman's book when a member fills out an Au­ thorization for Medical Care form. Bill Payment When a bill for examination and glasses is submitted, it must be ac­ companied by the Medical Author­ ization form to be honored. Welfare will inform each union's headquarters of those seamen who receive glasses so that the pfoper notation may be made on his rec­ ord. WASfflNGTON — A bill providing for'^$2.5 million for use by the Defense Depart­ Everyone turned out to watch the ships-go north to Alaska. Above, part of the crowd saying bon voyage to the SS Yukon as it sailed in April, 1934, from Pier 51, then known as Pier 2, one of "The Alaska Docks." Yesteryear Gone Haze 'Ataska Dock' For Seattle Cafe SEATTLE—Soon it will be just a memory . .. The sounds of passengers waiting to sail to Alaska, the hustle, the bustle, all was relegated to a colorful, but departed, past last month as wreckers began razing Pier 51 in Seat­ ships plied the frigid waters be­ tween the US and the icy land to tle. the north. From their heavily r timbered docks thousands of passengers and millions of tons of cargo were shipped north to Alaska in the golden years of steamship travel. Oldtimers remember the honor roll of wooden ships berthed at the piers by Alaska Steamship in yesteryears—the Dirlgo, the Dora, the Jefferson, Santa Clara and the New SUP constitutions arrived.. Bering, to name Just the mainstays Union signed agreement with Met-" of a fieet that numbered over IS ritt-Chapman & Scott on manning ships. M/V Gear. Soon the memory of the journey north will be replaced by an imi­ it if i tation setting of a balmy South NO Closer To Gulf Sea island as the pier is renovated NEW ORLEANS—F. E. Weyer- as an elaborate restaurant, the hauser tied up in Tampa, MFOW Polynesia, reports. All men with baggage in The move is part of a conversion old A&G hall should remove same of sections of the Seattle water­ as union has moved into new hall, front from, a shipping center into SUP advises. This city moved 68 a complex of harbor attractions— miles closer to sea as dredges cut hotels, shops, restaurants—and a straight 42.mlle channel to Gulf, will eventually encompass more enabling deep-water ships to avoid than ten acres of seafront sites. 110-mile winding Mississippi River trip. The pier, long known as Pier 2 and for 38 years the Stateside ter­ minal of the Alaska Steamship CO., together with Pier 1 was known as "The Alaska Docks" when steam- Pacific Port News Alaska Tax Payment SEATTLE — Returns must be filed on Alaska income tax by non­ residents, the state has informed SIU Pacific District unions. They suggest payment be made by check with note indicating it is done under protest. SUP reports Tom "Lefty" Matthews, building cus­ todian passed away March 7. Jerry Clements appointed to job. if if if Wilmington Active WILMINGTON — SanDiegp shows interest in forming MTD Council. SUP welfare administra­ tor visited in setting up optical plan. MC&S agent working on get­ ting doctors for medical plan. Port's MTD working to have Cus­ tom House built in the harbor area rather than Los Angeles which is some 22 miles from harbor. i- i .i Mormacglen Trial Run ment to send its personnel on com­ mercial An>erican-flag passenger ships was signed into law by President Kennedy. The measure, strongly supported by the SIU Pacific District, covers the period through the end of June, 1961. It reverses a Defense Depart­ ment report of September, 1960, which stated the agency would diS' continue using ships after the present fiscal year. The report also said that some $80 million was found for use for conunercial air transportation. BUI Aids 2 SIU Companies The bill would materially aid two SIU Pacific District-contracted companies, American President Lines and Matson Navigation Co. Matson has already announced that it has made available more than 3,000 berths for use by the Defense Department. The importance of such aid to steamship companies is shown by the fact that in 1959, while less than three percent of military per­ sonnel was transported in commer­ cial American-ftag vessels, this small amount transported account­ ed for 10 percent of the gross paa= sengsr income of the companies involved. Government Benefits The benefit of sea transportation to the Government is evident from a report in the Scripps-Howard newsppers which stated that $50 million was allocated for berths on commercial airlines of which only 60 percent was actually util­ ized. On ships, 100 percent of the space contracted for was used and neither APL or Matson has ever defaulted in their contract to pro­ vide berths for military personnel. On the Government-operated Military Sea Transport, 80,000 berths in one year were not utilized and MSTS vessels sometimes carry only 10 percent of their capacity. Commercial operators and sea­ men's unions have long argued that MSTS vessel activity be dis­ continued in this area. Pacific District Shipping SAN PEDRO — Trial run crew for SS Mormacglen will be shipped - SUP Port shortly, MFOW reports. Catalina 3/6 to 4/3 will start regular run at end of month. Union attorneys aided San Fran. 631 if if Greek seamen from ship abandoned 115 on rocks in getting increase in Seattle Ships Transit Hawaii money while waiting to' be sent 129 Portland HONOLULU—Large number of home. ships in transit had SUP supply i i i 386 Wilmington sonf>e men for A&G. One man, Ole Portland Sponsors team Olson, was in hospital at end of Now York 115 PORTLAND — MFOW is again month. sponsoring k Babe Ruth League New Orleans 37 if if if tean>. Transfer of Matson C-3s to 19 SF Gets New Dispatcher Australia run presented much work Honolulu SAN FRANCISCO — Elmiro for MC&S. Shipping picked up for San Pedro (no hall) "Chlno" LaRue, MC&S delegate SUP which also urges men»bers to aboard APL's President Wilson, subscribe to unionized "Portland Total 1,432 appointed temporary dispatcher. Reporter." MFOW 4/1 to 4/30 MC&S 4/6 to 5/4 Total 197 398 1,226 87 43 245 83 41 253 109 495 22 40 177 (no hall) 0 37 31 19 69 66 (no hall) 66 486 650 ~ (no hall) 2,538 �Mar. Iffl SEAFARERS LOG Put It Down Gently, It Weighs 80 Tons Artist's conception of the new American President Lines' SS President Lincoln (be­ low), shows where the 80-ton gantry crane being installed (left) will be located above the No. 4 car­ go hold. The crane will move container­ ized cargo from the dock to the hold in Z'/j minutes. Aiding the operation will be a boom trolley and special spreader ex­ tending 16 feet over the dock. SUP Continues Fight On MSTS Job Issue SAN FRANCISCO—The Sailors Union of the Pacific said it will continue efforts to have the Military Sea Transport Serv­ ice change its policy of using Japanese crewmen on cargo ships in the Pacific after learning that Secretary of Defense ships, especially when many Amer­ Robert McNamara said he ican seamen are on the beach. Newest Pacific District Ship APL's Lincoln To Start Run SAN FRANCISCO—With Installation of an 80-ton gantry crane to handle container­ ized cargo and final trimming finished, the American President Lines' 88 President Lincoln, newest 8IU Pacific District-contracted ship, is scheduled to sail on her maiden voyage to the Far East on Memorial Day, a-* week after delivery to APL 693,000 cubic feet of cargo space. ing 22,640 tons, the ships are 563 Sea Racer cargoliners are im­ feet long with 76-foot beams. here. Another APL vessel, the SS President Tyler, sistership to the completed 23,000-ton Sea Racer cargoliner, is undergoing comple­ tion work and final testing at the Bethlehem Steel Company's San Francisco shipyard and is expected to be delivered to APL within four months. The two ships will offer con­ tainerized service to shippers be­ tween the US and Asian ports, as well as regular cargo facilities and passenger service. At first service will be between the West Coast and Asian ports, with East Coast service to follow later. 80 Ton Gantry Crane To handle the eight by eight by 20-feet containers used by APL, the 80-ton gantry crane was in­ stalled above the^No. 4 cargo hold which holds 126 containers in a vertical stack six containers high. APL purchased 420 containers for $1,250,000 for use on the two ves­ sels. A second hatch is also avail­ able for container service. The gantry crane, which is 25 feet tall, 76 feet wide and 35 feet long, has a capacity of 25 tons and has the unique feature of a "fiying control room" mounted on the crane itself, with all control opera­ tions housed in waterproof, alumi­ num cubicles. Accommodations For 12 The ships have air-conditioned passenger accomodations for 12 in addition to room for a total of Face Twenty-Tkrea proved Mariner type ships, pow­ The two vessels are part of a ered by 17,500 horsepower single $32 million APi. construction pro­ screw geared turbines, with a gram to modernize the company's cruising speed of 20 knots. Displac­ fleet. 'Hope' Seamen Make Donation To MFOW's Matthews Fund SAN FRANCISCO—Contributions keep rolling into the Ma­ rine Firemen, Oilers, Wipers and Watertenders' Sam Mat­ thews Fund with possibly the "farthest out" donation being made by crewmembers of the 4 88 Hope, now in Indonesia, live in Honolulu. The trip to the who said they wouldn't be mainland by his wife and four of able to send in the money, about $150 to $200, "until we get to Singapore in June." The fund was set up to aid Mat­ thews who has been paralysed from the waist down for over a year after being mugged in New York City. Old Timers Contribute In addition to contributions from active members of the MFOW and other SIU Pacific District Unions, donations have been received from old-time members who have re­ tired and are living on union pen­ sions. While tlie source of income for these members is limited, they have ail made generous contribu­ tions. Matthews, now in the San Fran­ cisco Public Health Hospital, was recently visited by his family who his seven chiidren was made pos­ sible by contributions to the fund. After visiting her husband, Mrs. Matthews thanked the contributors to the fund. "It was a wonderful thing for you to do," she said. "The children had not seen their father for two years and their visit with him was a teriffic boost for their morale and to Sam's also. Words cannot express our appreci­ ation to the members who con­ tributed, many of whom we do not know personally. The MFOW is a great organization with e real spir­ it of brotherhood." Matthews Fund money is being used to pay for therapy which, doctors say, will enable Matthews to regain the use of his legs. Fund monies also aid in the sup­ port of his family. was not opposed to the present MSTS policy. The SUP and the Masters, Mates & Pilots had asked McNamara to investigate MSTS operation of 17 cargo ships in the Pacific which fly the American flag but are crewed by 750 Japanese nationals. McNamara was quoted in the "San Francisco News-Call Bulletin" as defending the practice of having the vessels operated by a Japanese firm under a MSTS contract. Favors Using 'Indigenous' Persons According to the report, Mc­ Namara stated that the Depart­ ment of Defense favors using per­ sons "indigenous" to the area in which our foreign bases are located where such skills are available. As reasons for this, McNamara said, such a policy "makes our presence more palatable to the host countries, fosters a limitation of dollar expenditures aboard and permits logistical support to our operating military forces not other­ wise obtainable." The Sailors Union has pointed out, that such foreign operation of military ships only takes money out of the domestic economy with­ out returning any comparable gain. It was also pointed out that American merchant seamen were able to supply logistical support to American military forces during war time. 'Ill Suited' For American Crews McNamara also said the ships had been modified for Japanese crews and were "ill suited" for An>erican crews. There was no elaboration on this statement. McNamara's arguments are sim­ ilar to those previously advanced by MSTS. It is believed that Mc­ Namara contacted MSTS when he promised to investigate the oper­ ating policy of the service follow­ ing the SUP-MM&P request. The two unions has protested MSTS method of crewing the ves­ sels, stating that foreign personnel should not man American-flag Understandable Tears Ago The Unions said that MSTS' action was understandable years ago when it was necessary to bol­ ster the Japanese economy. But this situation has changed in recent years. At present there is a short­ age of Japanese seamen and that nation's economy is booming. Foreign operation of the ships has taken about $85 million out of the American economy in recent years, with the yearly operation estimated to be $8 million for Japanese crew and expense. MCS Calls 1st Planning Conference SAN FRANCISCO — T h • first Marine, Cooks and Stew­ ards Union Planning Confer­ ence, to be held here June 15-18, was officially launched last month with the niailing of the conference call to all ships and branches of the union. Coupled with the announcement of the mailing, MC&S Assistant Secretary-Treasurer James Willoughby, conference coordinator, reported that committees on ar­ rangements, rules, program and re­ ception have been set up and oth­ ers will be formed after the con­ ference begins. The mailing consisted of an over­ printing of the conference call and small stickers. Conference post­ ers will be placed aboard ships by patrolmen when vessels reach port. SIU Pacific District Halls SUP HONOLULU Pier 8, Room 208 PHone 502-777 523 BienvUle St. Jackson 5-7428 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6605 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApitol 3-43.78 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 2-0290 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 5-6617 NEW ORLEANS StaffOfficers Repay MC5 SAN FRANCISCO—The Marine Staff Officers, Office and Allied Personnel Union presented a check for $3,000 to the Marine Cooks and Stewards union at last month's headquarter's meeting as partial payment for money borrowed for organizing purposes. MSOOAP, which has a direct charter from the Seafarer Interna­ tional Union of North America, embarked on an extensive organiz­ ing campaign three years ago and received support from the MC&S. The union's efforts, which have extended from Nome, Alaska to the Mexican border, have brought longshoremen, fishermen, fish can­ nery workers, pursers and office personnel under the SIU banner. MC&S HONOLULU Room 206. Pier 8 PHone 5-1714 523 Bienville St. RAmond" 7-428 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 PORTL.4ND. 211 SW Clay St. CApitol 7-3222 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-5600 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. StAin 3-0088 WILMINGTON 602 Broad Ave. TErminal 4-8538 NEW ORLEANS MFOW HONOLULU. . 56 Norib Nimitz Highway PHone 5-6077 NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St. COrtland 7-7094 PORTLAND 522 NW Everett St. CApitol 3-7297-8 SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. DOuglas 2-4592 SAN PEDRO 298 West 7th St. TErminal 3-4485 SEATTLE 2333 Western Ave. UAin 2-6328 / VI �SEAFARERS VMC* Twenty-Vcor SIX7 FOOZ> and May, INl IOC Seamen Win On Minimum Pay; New Law Applies To Maritime WASHINGTON—American merchant seamen are now covered by the Federal minimum wage law as a result of an SlU-backed amendment passed by Congress last month. Con­ sequently, non-union seamen employed in many harbor and inland waters operations will be Meat: The Center Of The Menu It's estimated that one-third of all the money spept in the United receiving at least $1 an hour' States for food is used for the purpose of meat. It is also a fact that for the first time. mum, too many seamen on small men, and also minimize the impact Americans consume more meat than any other nation in the world, not The new minimum wage boats were being paid less than of low wage operations on compet­ Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director only for its flavor and "stick-to-the-ribs" quality, but for its healthbuilding proteins, calories, vitamins and minerals. Needless to say, a rugged life at sea makes meat an important item of shipboard feeding. Meat is the center of the menu—the article of diet around which most meals are planned, prepared and served. Good meat therefore deserves good care and preparation so that none of its taste and nutritive value is lost. Most of the meat used for shipboard feeding is fabricated into stand­ ard packaged and frozen cuts. Most of the bones, excess fat, gristle and tendons have been removed according to specifications as to grade and weight. This eliminates excess weight plus routine butchering and is both a storage-saver and time-saver for the galley crew. The IIS Department of Agriculture has set up for the packing houses engaged in interstate-trade specific standards and regulations regard­ ing the type and conditions of animals slaughtered and the care given the meat afterward. All meat destined for Interstate trade must be inspected by US Government inspectors and meet stipulated standards before it can be sold. This also applies to meat for consumption on American ships. The Government has similarly established grades for the meats most commonly used. These grades are determined by conformation, finish and quality, which include such characteristics of the meat as tender­ ness, flavor, amount of fat, juiciness and color. Variations from grade to grade can be considerable. Only a year ago, SIU companies began storing "US Good" grade steaks instead of the commercial grade in food service on SIU vessels through efforts of the Food and Ship Sanitation Program. Meat can spoil and its eating qualities are reduced if it is improperly or carelessly stored or is subject to sharp temperature changes. It is a costly, perishable product and should be placed under refrigeration as soon as it is brought aboard ship. All meats keep best when frozen at zero degrees or below. They will keep as long as a year at this temperature. At higher temperatures the exterior of the meat may look and feel frozen, but deteriorating changes occur at rapid speed. Higher than zero temperatures result in rancidity and cause meat to lose color, juiciness and flavor. For example: At 10' F. pork starts going rancid in three or four months; beef, lamb or veal in four or five months. Quality loss occurs faster and faster as the temperature rises. Another important thing to remember is that temperature damage is not visible or tastable in itf early stages. Held for only a day at 20' F., a product is not likely to show evidence of damage particularly if it has been kept in its original packaging. Nonetheless, changes that eventu­ ally result in visible and tastable damage have begun and the damage, once done, can't be undone. Today most of the meats aboard ship are received in fabricated form as individual cuts (strip loins, sirloin butts, rounds, etc.) in separate packages. Individual cuts are better for many reasons. They keep better, take up less space in the freezer, are easier to store, more sanitary, less trouble to prepare for cooking and only the items to be served need be defrosted. One of the best protections for meat is proper packaging to prevent the product from being exposed to air. Exposure causes the meat to turn rancid faster and become tough. It allows "drying up" or desic­ cation to occur at a more rapid rate. Never soak meat in water as a means of thawing. Thaw as slowly as possible and do it in the thaw room or any other chilled place. Meat,especially the larger cuts, should not be thawed at room temperature. If meat is thawed at room temperatures, such as in the galley, the sur-face will begin to spoil before the meat is thawed at the center. Fur­ ther, the meat juices, formed into ice crystals when the meat was initially frozen, will drip away from the frozen meat and be completely lost. law still exempts seamen from the overtime provisions of the legisla­ tion. Eventually, it will bring all seamen. as well as other covered workers, up to a $1.25 an hour minimum in a step-by-kep pro­ cedure over a four-year period. Eesiored In Senate The victory on the minimum wage issue came after the House of Representatives had originally knocked out coverage for seamen. Such coverage was restored in the Senate and subsequently, both the House and the Senate adopted the Senate version of the bill, follow­ ing some elaborate maneuvering by Administration forces. In their fight for minimum wages for seamen, the SIU and other MTD-affiliated maritime un­ ions pointed out that while exist­ ing union contracts call for wages well above the $1 an hour mini­ the minimum because they were working anywhere from 60 to 80 hours a week for $200 to $300 a month in many instances. Among such groups are the deck scow captains in New York Harbor whose earnings are considerably below $1 an hour. Shipowner groups had opposed the law, even though the overtime provisions were dropped so as to exempt them from h:;ving to pay Union seamen time and one-half for overtime. Originally, the ship­ owners had declared that the law was acceptable to them were it not for the overtime provisions, but when these were jdropped, the American Merchant Marine Insti­ tute went on record against the legislation anyway. Even without the jtvertime provi­ sions, the new law' will still pro­ vide considerable improvement for many non-union seamen and boat­ ing, union-organized groups. HighCourt Bars 16-Cent Scale WASHINGTON —A recent Su­ preme Court decision held that a knitting "cooperative" in the State of Maine was in violation of the Federal Wage and Hour law. The "cooperative" was paying house­ wives 16 to 23 cents an hour for knitting infants' wear. In its ruling the Supreme Court declared that the Whlttaker House Cooperative, Inc., of Troy, Maine, was not a true cooperative at all, but had been set up for the pur­ pose of evading Federal wage standards.' Only Gid-Time Seafarers Will Remember These (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submited to this column care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) ICC Reports Declining Domestic Ship Revenues WASHINGTON—^Figures issued by the Interstate Com­ merce Commission on revenues of the coastwise and intercoastal trade for 1960 bear out the gloomy picture of the in­ dustry beset by railroad rate--^ ning an intercoastal leg such as cutting. Marine and Isbrandtsen. With the exception of the States Calmar showed the biggest plus SlU-contracted Calmar Steamship Company, which is in a special situ­ ation because of its haulage of Bethlehem Steel cargoes, com­ panies in the trade had little to cheer.about and some of them ran far below the previous year's figures. Intercoastal Hit Hard The hardest hit segment of„ the trade was in the intercoastal area, where revenues were way down for Luckenbach (which has since quit the trade altogether) and were also down for offshore companies run­ figure, but only because its 1959 revenues had been sharply affected by the steel strike.. On the East - (i)oast coastwise service, Seatrain showed a revenue increase, while Sea-Land had a sizable drop-off during the year. Most of the Lakes operators showed modest improvements over 1959, but here too, their 1959 fig­ ures were adversely affected by the steel tie-up. Thfr revenue figures issued by ICC are gross revenues and do not reflect actual profit or loss. Three former SlU-manned ships of Pre-World War II vintage are (top to bottom) the Margaret (Bull), a Hog Islander, the Major Wheeler (Bull) which the oldtimers call a "laker" even though it was a salt-water shijp, and the Azalea Clly (Waterman) a Merchant type ship built in the Merchant Shipyard in Pa. All three were built during or right after World War I and were reported missing and presumed lost as a result of enemy action during World War II. (Photos courtesy US Naval Institute Proceedings, Annapolis, Md.) �SEAFARERS Jay-Kay Workers Approve Proposed Contract Terms 9m* Twemtf-nm LOG At The UIW Bargaining Tabie After workers at the Jay-Kay company had unanimously authorized strike action in a special meeting op Thursday evening, May 11, a tentative agreement was reached with the employers which would pro-'^ vide a general Wage increase climaxed by an election In Octo­ for all hands, plus other con­ ber, 1960, which the UIW won handily by a margin of nearly two tract improvements. The .proposed contract won over­ to one. UIW certification was de­ whelming approval from the sub­ layed until January because of sequent special meeting of the legal maneuvers by the defeated plant's workers on Monday, May "independent" outfit. Worst Conditions 15. Meetings are continuing be­ tween the Union and the company Under this "independent" union, In an effort to put the proposed the employees had worked under the most Intolerable working con­ agreement into final form. ditions worse than those prior to Immediate Raise The two-year agreement calls the great union organizing cam­ for an immediate wage increase, paign of the I930's. This was so be­ across-the-board for all depart­ cause the "independent" union did ments, reclassification of jobs in nothing, would do nothing, and could do nothing. the 20 departments at the com­ Under the "independent" union, pany's two plants which will result At bargaining table discussing demands for a new two-year agreement at UlW-contracted employees were hired at $1 an hour in appropriate minimum scales, Eastern Automotive Co., of the Bronx, are UIW National Director Steve Cardullo (far and advanced to $1.15. The com­ plus seniority protection, welfare right) and UIW organizer Ralph Quinnonez. At left are management representatives. coverage and further improvement pany would lay them off for a month or so and then rehire them during the life of the contract. at $1 an hour. This the "Indepen­ Numerous negotiation meetings dent" union allowed. had been held with the employers There were many other abuses since the UIW was certified as collective bargaining representa­ also, which made the rehiring gim­ NEW YORK—Increases in maximum allowances including hospital room and board and tive in February. Negotiations on mick look small by comparison. broader coverage of other hospitalization benefits, were approved for UIW members by th# The change brought about by the Union side had been carried out by a committee consisting of the UIW was summed up by one trustees of the Union's welfare plan, who met at headquarters here earlier this month. The trustees voted to raise' UIW representatives and rank-and- veteran employee, who, after the contract approval, when over 100 file employees from various com­ copies of the agreement were Im­ the m a X i m u m hospital merly covered by the regular UIW members by the United Industrial benefits to $300 from $240, and maternity benefit allowances. In Workers Welfare Plan, according pany departments.* mediately passed out, said: "At also upped the In-hospital room the case of normal childbirths, the to Plan officials. Two-Year Fight last we know what a contract looks and board allowance to $15 a day trustees agreed to Increase the al­ The highest welfare paj-ment for Completion of the contract like." from the former $12 a day, effec­ lowance to $80 from $62.50. The the month went to Pablo Cruz of would wind up a fight of nearly Another employee said he had tive the first of this month. In ad­ trustees also approved benefit cov­ Porter-Mathews Co., who received two years' duration to bring the worked seven years at the plant dition, the group approved plac­ erage of newborn babies which a check in the amount of $702,70= benefits of genuine u n 1 u n and had never eeen a Cunlract. ing the following cases under regu­ may require special medication or Other large benefit payments went The contract settlement was pre- lar hospitalization benefits: Caesar- surgery. representation to Jay-Kay em­ to: Charles Schaffner of F. M. ployees. Previously, the plant had ceeded by three months of bitter ean sectioii, ectopic pregnancy, and During the month of April, a to Stevenson, $564.00; Joseph Znanbeen represented by an "inde­ negotiations during which the Un­ miscarriages. The latter were for­ tal of $7,383.03 was paid to UIW iec, F. M. Stevenson, $552.00; pendent" outfit, known as Amal­ ion and the negotiating committee Camilllo Fioravanti, Wilson Marin# gamated Local 355 which func­ had to fight for a contract, clause Terminal, $466.90; Edward Tochby clause. tioned largely as a paper local. man, C & S Canvas and Rope, The organizing campaign was Status Quo Offer $336.00, and Phillip Chiappisl, After three months, all the em­ Standard Building Displays, ployers would offer was a one$280.15. year status quo contract—that Is, the same contract they had with the "independent" union. The employers also said that NEW YORK—Members of the United Industrial Workers they would talk about money Union have completed voting for delegates to the UIW's first "later"— if they made any In the meantime. convention, and are now awaiting the report of their tallying All union members should At the special meeting May 11, committee. regularly attend the member­ the employees voted unanimously box by not later than May 12. ship meetings in their area. The results of the election office rillLADELPIIIA —The United for strike action—even those who The UIW convention is sched­ These meetings are devoted had voted against the UIW in the will be reported to all ports uled to open May 24 at head­ Industrial Workers Union has to discussions of matters vital to NLRB election. maintaining offices, in addition to quarters in Brooklyn. Among the signed a new two-j'ear contract The company actually believed ail candidates appearing on the items expected to be discussed are with the Philadelphia Dressed Beef the welfare and security of that these people, whom they had plans for broadening organizing Company which grants the firm's every UIW member and his ballot. kicked around, browbeaten and activities in many areas where un­ employees increased fiinge bene­ family. 17 Vie For Posts fired at the slightest pretext would organized industrial workers are fits, including health and welfare What's more, these meetings never vote for a strike. According to the UIW constitu­ receiving sub-standard treatment gains. provide every UIW member The contract, which went into Fight For Rights tion, eight delegates to the conven­ and low pay. with the opportunity to speak up effect earlier this month, will cover The employers didn't realize that tion will be elected. A total of 17 and state his views about these once the employees' fear was lift­ some 20 UIW employees when the The news on this page deals members placed their names in vital matters. ed as a result of the UIW election nomination and were listed on the with people working under the firm reaches Its peak season, acSIU banner in shoreside estab­ : cording to UIW National Director Here is the schedule of the victory, and once it had been ballot. They were: proved that the employees had a lishments engaged in maritime • Steve Cardullo. Philadelphia next meetings: Basil Booker, David Brechcr, strong union to support them, they production and allied fields. Dressed Beef pi-imarily deals with NEW YORK-Tuesday, June would stand up and fight for the Joseph Campolei, John J. Dwyer, Included among the items tlie wholesale processing of hides. Cardullo al.so announced that 6, at 6 PM, SiU Hall, 675 rights denied to them for many John Holiday, Warren Leader, Sal made are cordage, canvas, Maccarone, Ysmael Paz, Gennaro Jack Miller, area UIW director, years. i lifesaving equipment, ship's Fourth Ave., B'klyn. As another employee put it: Primiano, Ralph Quinnonez, Louis gear and related industrial was recuperating from a recent BALTIMORE - Wednesday, "This shows the Jay-Kay em­ A. Ruggiano, Price C. Spivey, products. Because there had operation which not only kept him June 7, at 7:30 PM, SIU Hall, ployees are solidly behind their Charles S. Spruell, Frederick Stew­ not been any organization avail­ away from his regular duties, hut art, Matty A. Stucchio, Joseph union, 100 percent." 1216 E. Baltimore St. able to tbem, many of these also from attending the SlUNA At the peak of the season, em­ Walsh and Odell Watts. workers were formerly without convention in Puerto Rico. Miller, SUNBURY - Sunday, June Ballots Mailed To Members ployment in the Jay-Kay Corporaany union protection, until they who had been elected a UIW dele­ 11, at 2 PM. Friendship Fire lion's NeW York City plants is in A mail ballot, together with a came under the SIU banner. gate by the membership, is ex­ Company. the vicinity of 700 workers. The letter of instruction, was sent to Developments in their area will pected back on the job in a few firm, which operates plants in each UIW member at his last be reported here because they week.s. Cardullo added that Bro. PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, Long Island City and The Bronx, known address, and the menrbers are an important part of the Miller wished to thank all those June 13, at 7:30 PM, SIU Halt, who sent cards and flowers during manufactures a variety of equip­ were instructed to return 1 "h- maritime industry. 2604 S. 4th Street. his hospital confinement. ment, most of it for household use. . marked, ballots tq g designated post UIW Welfare Plan Expanded These Are Your Union Meetings —Attend Them! UIW Members End Voting On Convention Deiegates UIW Signs Up Phila. Company �• v--r L-t-;., Fare Tweiity-SiB SEAFARERS tOG All of the following 5IU families have re^ceived a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing a total of $6,400 in maternity benefits and a maturity value-of $800 in bonds: ^ The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $44,000 in benefits was paid(Any apparent delay in payment of claims Is normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the dis­ position of estates.) George J. Balaskos, 45: Brother Fernand Bertalo, 57: Brother Balaskos passed away from a lung Bertalo died at the USPHS Hospiailment at the t a 1, Baltimore, USPHS Hospital, Md., on March 20, Norfolk, Va., on 1961, due to a March 1, 1961. heart ailment. He He had sailed in had shipped as an the SIU steward engineer on SIU department since tugs since 1957. 1951. Surviving is Surviving is his his sister. Maty widow, Mrs. An­ Helen Balaskos, toinette Bertalo, of Norfolk. Burial of Baltimore. Holy was at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Cross Cemetery, Baltimore, was the Norfolk. Total benefit; $4,000. place of Interment. Total benefit: $4,000. Maurice Gaines, born March 4, Lewis Hartley, Mobile, Alabama. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ellis 4 4 4 Edward W. Hall, born March 14, Gaines, Mobile, Alabama. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Roger Mary Savoie, born February 28, Hall, Jackson Heights, New York. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Irvin 4 4 4 Savoie, Cut Oif, Louisiana. John Ward, born March 28, 1961, 3» it 4" to Seafarer and Mrs. John Ward, Clara Spiers, born March 15, Clinton, Mississippi. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Token 4 4 4 Spiers, Columbia, Mississippi. Donald Floyes, bom February 4« t 4" 10, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rob­ Irene Sears, born March 24, 1961, ert Floyes, Mobile, Alabama. to Seafarer and Mrs. Lyn Sears, 4 4 4 William Baker, born March 12, Brooklyn, New York. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs,-Edgar 4" Lawrence J. Sheehan, 64: Broth­ Tadashi Diaz, born March 27, Baker, New Orleans, Louisiana. er Sheehan died of arteriosclero­ 4 4 4 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Juan sis on May 27, Marcell Thomas, born March 30, 1960, at the C. Diaz, Santurce, Puerto Rico. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Warren USPHS Hospital, 4 4" 4Thomas, Baltimore, Maryland. S t a t e n Island, Chariene Longr, born March 21, 4 4 4 New York. He 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles Joyce Piatt, born March 27, 1961, had been shipping Long, Prichard, Alabama, to Seafarer and Mrs. Elijah C. SIU since 1940 in 4 4 4" Piatt, New Orleans, Louisiana. the steward de­ Gilbert Gonzales, born March 29, 4 4 4 partment. His sur­ 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gilbert Kenneth Bewley, bora November vivors are CaroGonzales, Galveston, Texas. 8, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1 i n e McGrath, 4 4 4 Thomar Bewley, Seattle, Washing­ Walter Hand and William O'Con­ Daniel Kennedy, born March 22, ton. nor, all of Brooklyn, NY. Burial 1981, to Seafarer and Mrs. Aubry 4 4 4 was at Pine Lawn Cemetery, NY. Kennedy, Jay, Florida. Rebecca Sanchez, born March 18, Total benefit: $4,000. 4 4 4 1 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas Carolyn Reed, born March 20, Sanchez, Chickasaw, Alabama. 4 4 4 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Hardy 4 4 4 Wglter G. Browning, 34: A lung Gordon Gasklll, born March 81, Reed, Galveston, Texas. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Floyd condition was the cause of death 4 4 4 to Brother Brown­ Kevin Lewing, born April 2, Gaskill, Sea Level, North Carolina. ing on March 17, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ottis 4 4 4 1961 at Greens Blair Rowell, born March 31, Lowing, Flsrien, Louisiana; ville. North Caro­ 1961, to 'Seafarer and Mrs. Frank 4 4 4 lina. He had Karen Fedraza, born February Rowell, Dickinson, Texas. shipped in the 24, 1961, to .Seafarer and Mrs. H. 4 4 4 SIU deck depart­ Amy Denny, born April 6, 1961, B. Pedraza, Texas City, Texas. ment since 1946. to Seafarer and Mrs. Hershel Den­ 4 4 4 Surviving is his Estelle Rabaria, born March 17, ny, Bluefield, West Virginia. mother, Mrs. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Teadoro 4 4 4 Flossie Browning, Michael DeSouza, born April 12, IMM. Rabaria, San Francisco, California. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Celes- of Richmond, Va. Interment was at 4 4 4 Louise Romero, born April 9, tino DeSouza, Brooklyn, New York. Richmond. Total benefit: $4,000. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Antonio Romero, Brooklyn, New York. $> $1 ^ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Har. 19S1 4 4 4 Oswald M. Ergle, 70: A lung con­ dition was the cause of death to Brother Ergle on April 9, 1961, at the USPHS Hos­ pital, Baltimore, Md. He had sailed in the SIU stew­ ard department since 1946, and is survived by Dol­ ores T. Winebrenner of Balti­ more. Woodlawn Cemetery, Balti­ more, was the place of burial. Total benefit: $4,000. 4 4 4 William M. Scott, 60: A heart ailment was the cause of death to Brother Scott on January 17, 1961 at Mobile, Ala. He had been a member of the SIU steward de­ partment since 1941, and is sur­ vived by his wid­ ow, Mrs. Frankie Scott, and a son, Cornelius, both of Mobile. Inter­ ment was at Oaklawn Cemetery in Mobile, Total benefit: $4,000. Seafarer's Last Rites in Pakistan Karl Evert Johansson, born Feb­ ruary 22, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Sven-Olaf Johansson, New Orleans, Louisiana. Robert Bridges, Jr., born April C, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs Rob­ ert Bridges, Galveston, Texas. Dennis Peterson, born March 18, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ken­ neth Peterson, La Grange, Georgia. Kevin Vega, born March 16, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Woodrow Vega, Cut Off, Louisiana. Sharon Gurney, born April 14, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Antonio Gurney, Baltimore, Maryland. 4 4 4 4 4 4 viRm-xo 1 7MB/^ 4 Solemn services were held for Seafarer Turner T. Parker at Chittagong, East Pakistan, foU lowing his death at a local hospital last Christmas Day. Parker, 56, had suffered a stroke aboard the Coeur D'Alene Victory two days out of port. Shipmates and friends gathered at the Protestant Cemetery included (standing, from left): Seafarers Eidemire, McGeOi Malhabour, George, Roditis, Bunce, White, Casey, Ameiinck, Correli, the local Reverend who ofFiciated, Seafarer Downey and local residents. In front, 2nd mate Todd, chief engi< neer O'Donnell, Capt J. E. Rothrock, Seafarer Kolonas, 1st engineer Jolley and 3rd mate Fitzell. Bunce, who was ship's delegate, submitted the photo. 4 4 Michal Mlchalik, 45: Brother Michalik died of broncho-pneumo­ nia in San Fran­ cisco, Calif., on March 14, 1961. He had sailed in the SIU steward department since 1952, and is sur­ vived by Paul L. Marty of San Francisco. Holy Cross Cemetery in San Francisco was the place of burial. Total benefit: $4,000. 4 4 4 Cecil E. Williams, 36: A heart condition caused the passing of Brother Williams on October 2, 1960, while aboard the S3 Montego Sea at New Orleans, La. He had sailed in the SIU engine department since 1945. His mother, Mrs. Rosa E.. Wil­ liams, of Richmond, Va., survives. Burial was in Richmond. Total ben­ efit: $4,000. 4 ,4 4 Nick Giosue, 76: Brother Giosue passed away from a lung ailment on February 21, 1961 at' St. Joseph's Hospital, Tampa, Fla. He began sailing SIU in the deck department in 1940 and hkd been receiving special disability benefits since 1954. His widow, Mrs. Carmelina Giosue, of Tampa, survives. Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Tampa, was the place of interment. Total benefit: $4,000. 4 Cynthia Miniz, born April 20, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joaquin Miniz, Brooklyn, New York. Daniel Hartley, born December 80, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Louis R. Ross, 33: A heart ail­ ment caused the passing of Broth­ er Ross at St; Jo­ seph's Hospital, Houston, Texas, on March 10, 1961. He had been shipping in the deck department on SIU tugs since 1957. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Shirley Ann Ross, of Houston. Burial was at Rose­ wood Memorial . Park, Houston. Total benefit: $4,000. 4 4 Maurice Kopenhagen, 57: Broth­ er Kopenhagen died of a heart con­ dition oh March 11, 1961, at Met­ ropolitan Hospi­ tal, New York, NY. He began shipping with the SIU steward de­ partment In 1941 and had been re­ ceiving special disability benefits since 1960. His sisterT Irene K. An­ derson, of Bronx, NY, survives. Burial was at Monteiiore Cemetery inthe Bronx. Total benefit: $4,000. �Mar, IMl SEAFARERS MONTIiOO SUN (Standard Marina), March S—Chairman, S. i. Alpai^i Saeratary, L. W. Pmpfr. SSO draw for Yoliohama. Charles Slanina waa electad as new ship's delegate. No beefs reported. Motion made to have a delegation send letter to headquar­ ters regarding ship's safety. Food menus and service excellent. Crew very cooperative In all respects. Vote of thanks to ail delegates and steward department for a job well done. Re­ pair list to be given to patrolman at port of payoff. Discussion about mas­ ter and mate doing sailor's work on deck. PENN MARINER (Penn Shipping), March S—Chairman, Wm. H. Thomp­ son; Secretary, A. Trammer. Ship's delegate reported everything is going along very good. Requested resigna­ tion. Vance A. Reid was le-elected and given a vote of thanks for a job well done. Departineii{~crelegates re­ ported no beefs. Request to cut steam olT radiators. Steward to make a cleaning schedule for the wash room. The BR will take care of the recre­ ation room. The steward department was given a vote of thanks for the good job they are doing. EAGLE VOYAGER (Sea Transport), March 25—Chairman, J. Doyle; Secre­ tary, S. U. Johnson. Decided by crew to sign the 30-day extension to the shipping articles. Definite under­ standing not obtained from headquar­ ters on bonus for signing extension. Captain refused to have the US con­ sul brought down from Foukuoka. Japan for the signing of the exten­ sion. Two men hired in Japan as replacements. Very little repairs were taken care of in shipyard. Ship's storerooms were to be fumigated. New washing machine needed along with mattresses for all. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), April 2—Chairman, C. GIbbt; Secretary, J. Meehan. Ship's delegate reported few hours' disputed OT to be taken up with patrolman. No other beefs reported. Ail running smoothly. HASTINGS (Waterman), March 24 —Chairman, George F. Clarke; Secre­ tary, John E. Wells. Ship's delegate reported some disputed OT. Two men logged. One man missed ship in Rijeka, rejoined in Naples. Ship's delegate to call headquarters regardin- men gelling olT in New York. Safety meeting expected to be held March 27. Delegate to turn in sug­ gestions regarding safety. Water cool­ er in engine room not working. Need more water pressure on toilet. Men asked to keep toilets clean. Catwalk to he built on both sides of ship when deck cargo is carried. This ha's been a good trip with the minimum of beefs due to able delegates and good crew. DEL MUNDQ (Mlsslsslnnl), March 19—Chairman, Jack Chastain; Sacratary, L. J. Harvey. Before resigning, ship's delegate requested ail members to sign olTicial SlU ship's crew list. Theodore Marulio, elected new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Crew requested to bring coffee cups back to pantry. Also to fill washing machine with water up to water mark, and not overload. PENN TRADER (Penn Shipping Corp.), March 26—Chairman, J. 2lorels; Secretary, S. Rothschild. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Harold Arlinghaus elected new ship's delegate. AMES VICTORY (VIslery Carriers), March 25—Chairman, Jack Stouch; Secretary, Kaznowsky. Ship's dele­ gate reported (hat he saw captain re­ garding the money draw situation in the future foreign ports. Reported ^ an injured crewmember. No beefs reported by dcnartment delegates. Crew reque»t leak in cook's room be renaired. Ship's delegate asked to be relieved in order to rotate delegate's poailion. Sotiemm elected new ship's de'cate. An agreeable hand vote taken regarding the type of money dr.">ws in the future foreign ports. SAMPAN HITCH (Suwannee), March 26—Chairman. J. F. Wunderlich; Sec­ retary, A. Bell. Shin's delegate re­ ported all rooms will be painted. No one to go topside without consent of ship's delegate. One man went to hosnital in Puerto Rico but returned to .<-h!p OK. One men broke h's ankle and. was paid off. $7 30 in ship's fund. Minor ' beefs in deck department. Washing m -chine needs to be repaired or replaced. On March 28 on board ship a meeting was held and it was recommended that crew write to ask about sending a shio's library as there Is none on board. Also need OT sheets. JEFFERSON CITY~ VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), March 7—Chairman, S. E. Walsh; Secretary, C. J. Oliver. One m-n failed to Join ship in New York. One man failed to join ship in Philadelphia. One man left ship due to his mother being in hospital. Left gear aboard .ship. Want more. LOG to distribute. $7.52 in shin's fund. No beefs reported. Suggestion that valve on fire ho.se be cleaned. Grating around washing machine is dangerous and should be replaced. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Oversees) —Chairman, F. Baron; Secretary, Paul L. Whitlow. Ship's delegate reported laundry is finKshed and to be kept -A'j/I «i:(4 •lean as par new cleaning schedule posted, and to Include the Library and tha Nop sink room. Some crew repairs still not completed, but being worked on at intervals. Suggestion that crew donate SI toward ship's fund as a few items have been pur­ chased for the benefit of the whole crew. Department delegates reported no beefs. Motion made that all SlUcontracted companies (such as this company) follow the SlU agreement. Suggestion that passageway on main deck be blocked off so that Koreans will not be all over the place. This to be taken up with the captain. Face Tweaiy-Sere* LOG India's Unions Make Progress, Montego Sky Seafarer Finds (The followina article teas submitted tp the LOG bu Seafarer William Calefato.l ROBIN HOOD (Moora-McCormack), March 12—Chairman, C. Terry; Secre­ tary', R. Sedowtkl. Ship's delegate re­ ports that two men missed the ship— one man rejoined. Everything running smoothly. S14 in ship's fund. No beefs in deck and steward departments. Several hours disputed OT in engine department. Discussion on poor mail service. To bee patrolman regarding ship's purser on the draw, and slop chest situation. Purser tends to put out the draw and open slopchest at his convenience only, without notice. Crew complains about purser every trip. This has been brought to patrol­ man's attention but no action has been taken. TWIN FALLS VICTORY (Suwannee), Feb. 27—Chairman, J. Nsylor; Secre­ tary, A. Philips. Ship's delegate re­ ported . bosun missed ship at Port Canaveral. Engine delegate reported that his department is to get report on new contract to apply to opera­ tion of this vessel. John Cantrell elected new ship's delegate. Motion for amendment to constitution that assessments .mme due at end of first quarter. Crew request all paychecks to be inspected to see if too much Income tax is being withheld. Request company to add men to all depart­ ments to maintain ship as is presently expected. Comprehensive report to follow. Request that wash basin be installed in chief cook's quarters. Vote of thanks to steward, department. Vote of thanks to outgoing sship's delegate. THE CABINS (Texas City Ref.) March 23—Chairman, J. Mathews; Sec­ retary, H. K. Pierce. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate who was taken to hospital in Boston. John Williams was elected new ship's delegate. $14.72 in ship's fund. Motion that ship's' fund be built up some at payoff. Ship's delegate to handle fund. Everything running smoothly and no beefs were reported. NATALIE (Maritime Overseas), March 26—Chairman, W. Ferrandiz; Secretary, R. E. Hommel. No ship's delegate at present time. One to be elected. C. A. Bailamy elected as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by delegates. Vote,«f thanks to steward department for good food and service. NATALIE (Maritime Overseas), March !•—Chairman, R. DcVirgileo; Secretary, R. Ripley. Ship's delegate requested to step down in favor of another man. J. N.' McLaren elected new ship's delegate. Some disputed OT in deck department to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Vote of thanks to steward department for good job. Laundry room needs better attention—man. responsible for the job will see to it. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), March 26—Chairman, John Cola; Sec­ retary, Frank Flanagan. Incident* con­ cerning man in deck department was phoned to headquarters last trip. Will be settled by patrolman at payoff. Deck engineer claims not his job to repair lockers but is job of the basun who should do this work. At last safety meeting the captain asked men to use gangway rather than long­ shoremen's ladder when going ashore in Belle Chasse. $8 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT In deck dbpartment. Four boys used as strikebreakers in India, and their contractor, rest against wall (above, left) while delegates of striking chippers, painters and scrapers union (right) pose tor Seafarer William Calefato. Intiia is a relatively new nation, and its unions aren't much older. While the unions are similar to others the world over, the unions also symbolize the future for India. Just like the nation, the unions are in ferment, working to improve themselves against all kinds ol difficulties. A case in point occurred when the Montego Sky (Tiger Shipping) was in Calcutta and a strike was called by members of the chippers, painters and scrapers union working on the ship.. The beef was against the cen­ tral government for more work and more pay. The strikers also pro­ tested against the method of pay­ ment to workers by which the em­ ployers give the job agents about 10 rupees ($2) for each man, hut the agents pay only two rupees to each man. Scabs Are Common While strikes in India are very serious affairs, scabs take them lightly as the incident on the Montego Sky showed. The scab em­ ployer, an anibitious c ontractor, brought four kids into the engine room and reported to the second engineer that they were ready to paint. Nobody knew who hired the new contractor. But he said that made little difference; all he want­ ed was something to eat for the kids and three rupees for himself —and the group would go to work. The contractor knew there was a strike on, hut that fact was unim­ portant. While he talked, the youngsters stripped to their under- TOPA TOPA (Waterman), March 19 —Chairman, Harvey L. Graham; Sec­ retary, Frank L. Bartlett. Ship's dele­ gate reported- everything running smoothly. Engine delegate reported some disputed OT. Fight aboard ship in Antwerp causing olie man to be hospitalized. One man asked to he removed from ship. Union contract being violated by 1st asst. engineer. Will explain to boarding patrolman. Some disputed OT in steward depart­ ment. Suggestion made that ship's delegate see captain about lifting Logs. Also for all members to help keep crew pantry clean, and to "flush toilets after use. mreas VRAWihJ&y ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Moore-McCormack), March 12—Chairman, Jack Smith; Secretary, , Jack Sweeney. $18.35 in ship's fiind. No beefs re­ ported in deck department, and stew­ ard department. Few minor beefs in engine department to be taken up with patrolman. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), March IS—Chairman, V. Suska; Sec­ retary, J. Ormond. Ship's delegate reported that three men went to the hospital in Colombo. Ship will arrive in New York April 7. Discussion about pa.s.sageways which need to be sougeed and painted. Coolie labor taking OT. Decks need to be washed down more often. Meeting between steward delegate and patrolman is suggested when ship pa.vs oiT. Dis­ cussion about mounting TV set. Pa­ trolman to check medicine chest. Passageways and heads should be painted soon. Launch service not good enough. mCL£S !X, ate welcozmdhy youir STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), March 9—Chairman, Daniel Butts; Secretary, N. Mutln. No reply received regard­ ing petition sent in concerning black g.mg foc'.sles. $10.50 in ship's fund. No beefs reported b.v delegates. Del­ egates ot see patrolman reg.arding sh'o being fumigated. Discussion on slopchest. Vote of thanks to steward department. . C i<.- f () 1 v i- « i i n -i 'i 4t ' r. t The new industrialized India is slowly being built as the scene (above) ,shot along the Hooghly River, one ot India's important waterways, shows. wear and then climbed all over a boiler, splattering aluminum paint. Above decks, the strike was still on in full force. ^Whils ws didn't know who hired the group, we -later learned that one of the absent engineers was unaware of the strike and hired them the day before. In the ex­ citement the contractor forgot to explain this.) Everyone should have known that the waterfront grapevine would carry the news of the strike­ breakers to the union, because in a short while the Indian unionists, in the best of native dress and man­ ners., presented themselves to the second engineer and the con­ tractor, and w^ted to see the anti­ union workers. Youngsters Hidden At first the kids couldn't be found. There were fresh paint and brushes on the boilers, hut no painters. A more thorough search disclosed that the four youngsters, at a signal from the contractor, had hidden themselves in the bilges and shaftalley. How they got down there so fast was their secret. In India, acrobats and magicians of various kinds are somewhat com­ mon. After the round-up, an unsched­ uled meeting was held right on the floor plates. To an uninformed by­ stander this could have sounded like a group of auctioneers trying to outbid each other. But the sig­ nificance, and the principle was the same as in any SIU strike. The argument on the floor was an omen of the greatest struggle of India herself. The small union wanted, among other things, unity. And In the enthusiasm of 'the unionists who surrounded the con­ tractor, everyone could see the strength and determination of In­ dia that will eventually make that nation great. Police were on the scene now II f| ' '- ••• Z V o 1 » , 6 1• V ti ' ; ( and they stood with local watch­ men on the grating until the small gang was ushered out. The kids, along with their erring employer, were a little dismal as they wulkeil down the gangway with the union­ ists. Where they went was anyone's guess. But the right one could be that the little gang was due for some indoctrination. As for India—she has untold millions of unemployed. Prominent businessmen and the government are convinced that these people will get their chance in the new industries that are being built. From a ship the sights are evident of a growing industrial nation. Everywhere one can see shoe fac­ tories, jute mills, shipyards and many more kinds of factories being built or operating. Begging Will Go As I discussed tills with one storekeeper, the man said, with a smile full of dignity, "India, like all other nations, came from the dust. It fell under exploitation hut it is now rising again. True, there are a 100 million beggars. But the culture is changing so that the begging will he gone in a few years and the people will again win over their hardships." . He didn't have to add: just like the painters union won. Ssgn Name On LOG Letters For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letters or other communications sent in by Seafarers unless the author signs his name. Unsigned anonymous letters will only wind up in the waste-basket. If circumstances justify, the LOG will withhold a signature on request. �Pace Twenty-Eiclil SEjl FARERS LOG May, IMl Seafarers' Own 'Foreign Aid' As Effective As US Variety - (The following article was submitted to the LOG by Seafarer J. L. Gomez.) Vast amounts of publicity are being given to the foreign aid program which our Govern­ ment is sponsoring in many foreign nations. Far less well known, but just as important, Varied subjects were discussed by crews at sea last month. is the personal aid program American merchant seamen have been pursuing since World They ranged from the problem of unauthorized 'persoii®^! War II, and even previous to* coming aboard ship in foreign ports to possible areas of con­ We consider this nothing as com­ realize that every time we step the war. tract negotiations. ashore in a foreign country we pared tothe people who have Of course, the American The problem of unauthor­ Ing of crew's personal belongings. seamen is a part of the Govern­ learned to know and become become ambassadors for the US. ment assistance program, both by friends with the "United States We willingly accept this challenge. ized persons coming aboard On the Penn Explorer (Penntrans) paying taxes to hnance the pro­ gram and manning the ships that transport the aid cargoes. In addi­ tion to his vital contribution to the national aid effort, the average seamen is also engaged in a per­ sonal aid endeavor that is sup­ ported by all seafarers regardless of union—an aid program that is completely unorganized and wholly voluntary, and one that rarely, if ever, makes the front pages of any newspaper. Most Seafarers Contribute In spite of the fact that our ef­ forts are completely voluntary, it is hard to hnd a seaman who has not made his contribution—money, clothing, books, tools, etc.—to the program. It may be wrong to classify our efforts as a "program." But our efforts have been successful oh a local level, where they have con­ tributed directly to the betterment of the people involved. Through our efforts—and it is more than just charity., is is a direct concern for the welfare of the many less fortunate people we come in contact with in our travels throughout the world—children are able to attend school, families are grateful for the medical bills we have paid.-'and poor peasants and city dwellers praise America for the food we have provided,. Our men are not called upon to make any donation. We choose the people we want to help. We have no rules as to how much we should give to a man or his family. Yet there are many orphanages and B?boDlb that exist through the. generosity of the American sea­ man. Thousands Of Dollars Involved Roughly speaking, many hun­ dreds of thousands of dollars have gone into this program each year. through us. Of course we are proud of what we have done and are doing. Each of us may have some secret, selfish reason for what we do. But there are also practical reasons. Many people think that the Gov­ ernment aid program reaches the people for whom It Is intended. For the most part this is true. The food, materials and equipment are helping to eliminate starvation and hardship in many under-developed countries. Program Used Against US At the same time, because many j of us make these countries our steady run, we know that in many places the materials and cffuipment have been used to our disadvantage. We know where large quantities of grain have had to. be shoveled into the sea because the facilities to handle such large shipments were inadequate and storage space was not available. We know where to find food products labeled "not to be sold" being sold. We know where large shipments of rice and wheat have been delivered into the black jnarket, thereby adding to the hard­ ships of the people for whom the food was originally intended.^ The agencies responsible for the delivery and distribution of the aid must have some knowledge of what is happening. It is unfortu­ nate to note that these agencies were not held in high regard among the natives who are to re­ ceive the aid. In fact, the reputa­ tion of some agencies only de­ tracts from the good impression and good work that our Govern­ ment is trying to do. Our efforts are a small attempt to counteract the injury that is being done to our nation. Seamen MT. VERNON (Victory Carriers), Feb. 17—Chairman, G. Ruf; Secretary, J. Coyle. Ship's delegate reports one man missed ship In New Jersey. One mw 7 hospitalized in Curacao. Three replacements in Honolulu. No beegs reported. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), Feb. 19—Chairman, Charles Lee; Sec­ retary, Fred R. Ryder. No beefs re­ ported, One man missed ship in New Orleans. Crew requested to be more tidy in quarters. ORiON COMET (Orion), Feb. 12— Chairman, E. L. Roberts; Secretary, C. V. Berg. Ship's delegate reported that BR steward missed ship in Sasebo, Japan, on February 3rd. J. Nicholson paid off on a medical on the same date. Two men who missed the ship on the previou.s trip re­ joined the vessel before sailing. No ship's fund. Members asked to chip in to cover cost of postage for letters to headquarters. Several hours dis­ puted OT in deck and steward de­ partments. Mate continually doing sailor's work.on deck, trying to save the company money. Ship's delegate asked to write headquarters regarding store sand other things put off by the captain. EMILIA (Bull), Feb. 26—Chairman, Michael Enders; Secretary., Ned Romley. Ship's delegate reported eveiwthing running smoothly. Nine credmembers appeared in a 20th CenturyFox production being filmed at Kyoto, Japan. Letter sent to LOG on story. $55.75 in ship's fund. Michael Enders elected ship's delegate. Steward re­ ported that he is short on linen changes and requests that the crewmembers turn in soiled linen promptly. MARGARET BROWN (Bloomfield), Mar. 5—Chairman, Canales; Secretary, Makin. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Repairs were turned in. Safety meeting was held. Motion to have deck meeting with the patrolman re­ garding no hot bread served. Motion that, the negotiating committee be re­ quested to insert a clause in the agreement covering a 25 percent hlnirs while loading or unloading lamp black on any ship. Also, tliere should be a telephone on all ships while in any port .so as to permit a crewmember to call to see what time his ship is going to leave. PENN TRANSPORTER (Penn Navi­ gation), March 5—Chairman, William Anderson; Secretary, Keith Cole. Some disputed OT in all departments. 8-12 oiler to see patrolman regarding black gang delegate bWhg drunk and missin.g watch. Request that all wages and OT be paid at payoff and not to be carried over to next voyage. No signing off until all OT is settled and all monies due collected. All depart­ ments and two ship's delegates thanked for good jobs they have done. Vote of thanks to steward de- [ partment. Union headquarters to be alerted on lack of any kind of safety program aboard this vessel. Crew and officers received letter of apprecia­ tion from deceased 3rd mate's wife and children, thanking them for floral wreath and donation of $150. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), March S —Chairman, Robert B. Barnes; Secre­ tary, Carlie W. White. Ship's delegate reported that everything was running smoothly. Repair lists have been turned in before reaching the east coast. $5.10 in ship's fund. There was a general discu.ssion regarding letter sent to headquarters about the mail not being delivered to ship. It was reque.sted that the company be contacted regarding putting luggage racks over all single bunks in foc'sle.s, and to have all personal lockers in traveling in the Middle East, ev­ eryone was asked to keep all doors locked to keep Egyptians out of the deck house. Contract Chances With contract time near, crews are starting to discuss possible areas of negotiations. Morning Light (Waterman) voted to send a letter to headquarters suggesting that the new contract incorporate a provision that companies pay crews for the actual number of days worked Instead of a 30-day month. Beauregard (Sea-Land) wants all port time in the contin­ ental limits of the US as time off or have the company pay OT. A motion to change the pay rate Rave by E. Reyes from OT to time and a half for ® painting offices' quarters was ap­ proved aboard the Orion Comet (Orion). Alcoa Pegasus (Alcoa) is looking for improvements on wel­ fare and retirement. Margaret Brown (Bloomfield) wants clarification of the following: Is deck maintenance required to take temperatures in cargo holds each morning? Is this a regular routine duty or is it the duty of the chief mate? Is OT involved for the deck maintenance, and is he required to take readings seven days a week? Crew also notes that deck watchstanders are required to turn blowers on and off in cargo holds and, as blowers are in the resistor house, it may be considered hazardous for anyone not familiar with electrical work and equip­ ment. Crews are also concerned with proper attire. On the Producer ^ (Marine Gairiers Curp) it was moved to have proper clothes worn in the messroom. Steel Artisan (Isthmian) specifically required crewmembers to. wear full shirts, not T-shirts, for meal time in the dining room. Sailor Rags visits the new New Orleans hall. Sharing the material bounty of America , is a small answer te the challenge. The knowledge of the good that we are doing, the happy faces, the joyful people all are small rewards for our efforts. After seeing how much our efforts mean, the most hard-bitten seaman succumbs and he, loo, becomes in­ volved in our program. There is no single answer as to why any seaman gives to our pro­ gram. But the final answer may lie in the fact that to do so is in the tradition of the sea, a tradition that involves aiding those in need of aid. ship in foreign ports ls» heightened by the fact that past experience •has shown that when these persons leave they occasionally walk off with personal possessions of sea­ men. The Steel Seafarer (Isthmian) has called on company officials to take action to keep unauthorized persons out of the crew areas while the ship is in foreign ports. Sailing along the African coast, the Robin Hood (Robin) urged all hands to cooperate to keep noncrewmen out of the midship house because of the sanitary reasons in­ volved and to put a stop to pilfer- foc'sles repaired and painted. Crew to keep pantry clean at all time. Crew suggested that the Coast Guard inspect chart room deck for structural defect. Twelve to four engine de­ partment foe'slo relocated, was an­ other suggestion. Vote of thanks to steward department. tary, Ange Panagopoulos. Ship's dele­ gate reported htat three men in the deck department are missing watches and one man missed the ship. Repair list turned over to captain. No beefs were reported. Ship's delegate to see chief engineer regarding cold water in showers. DEL ALBA (Mississippi), Mar. 12— Chairman, E. Butch Wright; Secretary, G. Trosclair. No beefs reported. All running smoothly. $2 in ship's fund. Motion made to have negotiating com­ mittee put clause in contract to eleminate carrying Kroo boys on Africa coast as this causes much dissension among the ship's crew. Will see Union official to see what can be done about roaches aboard ship. Washing machine in bad shape. No can opener in pantry for night use. Vote of thanks to the baker for a job well done. STEEL WORKBR (Isthmian), Feb. 26 —Chairman, Wm. O'Brien; Secretary, W. M. Hand. Ship's delegate reported that the two day's loading was ok'd and two days for chipping in Kandia, India, is disputed. Everything else is OK: Motion was made to have the Union pay transportation to men shipped from one port to do job in another port. Water faucet for coolies should be moved away from crew quarters. Vote of thanks to carpenter and steward for seeing that crew have fine movie program. Also vote of thanks to steward department for good meals and service. Vote of thanks to steward for good menus and for being especially accommodat­ ing to crew. PETROCHEM (Valentine Chemical), March 6—Chairman, K. Hatgimislos; Secretary, A. Z. Deheza. $11.21 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported. Motion made to elect new ship's dele­ gate. Motion to see captain and see if he would authorize the building of wooden benches for crew's use on deck back aft. Vote of thanks to stewart department for work well done. Suggestion made that negotiations be opened for a 10 percent increase in wages and overtime, as well as fringed benefits. DANNY BOY (Kulukundls), March S —Chairman, L. P. Hagmann; Secre­ tary, F. Donovan. Ship's delegate re­ ported that new chairs and mattres.ses were ordered. Motion made to consult patrolman regarding beef on subsSftenee. Motion made to get some prompt action on the building of new hall in Houston. MARORE (Marven), March 5—Chair­ man, John Miller; Secretary, Frank Albore. Ship's delcate reported two men hospitalized. No disputed OT. Discu.ssion on men being able to pay off. Have patrolman meet ship in Pedro. ATLAS (Cargo A Tankship), March 11—Chairman, Carl Jsiinson; Secre- IBERVILLE (Waterman), Feb. 26— Chairman, Phillip F. Ackroyd; Secre­ tary, Wm. R. Cameron. Ship's dele­ gate reque.sted repair list be turned In. $3.66 in ship's fund. Messroom chairs need repairing. Movie projec­ tor to be stenciled. William Cameron to go with otficer to .select movie film for out-going voyage. No beefs re­ ported. t) MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Feb. 12—Chairman, Fred L. Travis; Secretary, Paul S. Howe. No beefs reported. Elected ship's dele­ gate from deck department. Old books to be turned in to American Merchant Marine Library, Honolulu.- All salads to be seasoned by individuals. DEL MUNDO (Delta Line), March 5 Chairman, Robert Banister; Secretary, Leuls J. Fernandez. .Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Repair lisis turned In to captain. One rnan in the Stew­ ard department In hospital in Buenos Aires. Vote of thanks for the good work of the Steward department. Jan. 8—Chairman, Robert Banister; Secretary, Leuls J. Fernandez. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Washing machine repaired. Steward department quarters to be painted this trip. Rob­ ert Banister elected new ship's dele­ gate. Crew asked to keep the pantry clean of trash and return all used cups to the pantry. Vote of thanks to steward dept. on an excellent Christ­ mas and New Year's Dinner. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), ApHI 1—Chairman, G^ne Flowers; Secre­ tary, N. Martin. Ship's delegate re­ ported one man was fired for per­ forming. Lockers for deck depart­ ment were not taken care of. $15.63 in ship's fund. Department delegates reported no beefs. Ship's delegaje re­ signed. New ship's delegate elected. Gene Flowers. Black gang foc'sles to • be reconverted in 'Frisco shipyard. Discussiin on draws in foreign ports. Request cooperation of all members to take eare of washing machine. Vote of thanks to former ship's dele­ gate. MT. EVANS (Cargo & Tankship), March 26—Chairman, F. B. Neely; Sec­ retary, H. F. Henry. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Discussion about better assortment of condiments. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), March 2« —Chairman, E. A. Wright; Secretary, W. R. Stone. Ship's delegate reported that most of the repairs have been made and most painting has been done. More repairs to be made when material obtained for making repairs is received. Will see patrolman about getting new washing machine. De-. partmetit delegates reported no beefs. 'Discussion on the installation of scieen doors in galley and crew messroom. ' MASSMAR (Caiman, March 19 — Chairman, B. Hirsh; Secretary, M. E. Greenwald. No beefs reported. Ern­ est W.. Johnson elected new ship's delegate. AR running smoothly. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfield), March 12—Chairman, J. W. Altstatt; Secre­ tary, Charles F. McDowell. $19.10 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Dis­ cussion on each department taking -turn cleaning recreation room. Dis­ cussion on safety. �nil liti New Orleans Hail: Comfort, Beauty To the Editor: Just a few lines to say hello .again and let you know that I am aboard the Del Sud (one of the Delta Line "Glamour Wagons") after shipping out of the new New Orleans hall. Words cannot describe the beauty and all-around comfort that our hall in New Orleans To The Kditor P-. All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. SEAFARERS ing all the arrangements for me. I realize, of course, that kind and considerate treatment Is typical of the SIU and it Is a good feeling to have a friend when help Is needed. Again, my heartfelt thanks to all of you. Mrs. Mary Driscoli PS I enjoy reading the LOG from cover to cover. 4. 4. 4) Expresses Thanks For Flowers To the Editor: I wish to express my thanks to the members of the SIU for the lovely floral offering sent upon the death of my dear hus­ band, Ben Stewart, Mr. Buck Stephens was so helpful to me; I wish him to know how much I appreciate the time and effort he spent on my behalf. The kind letter'received from the Union was a consolation to me. The check enclosed from the SIU Welfare Plan will be of much help to me. I hope to continue receiving the SEAFARERS LOG so I can keep up with the progress of the Union and the many friends made through the years while my husband was a Seafarer. Mildred Stewart has; one must personally visit it to realize that this hall was built for the comfort and con­ venience of the rank and Ale and their families. It is a real tribute to the maritime and trade movement and will con­ tinually show the SIU always •leads the way. I hope I am in New Orleans for the grand opening which, they say, will be in April. We 4" 4" 4' are due back in on the 19th. Just a suggestion from the crew: how about open house on the 22nd? It is a perfect day: Sun­ day. We have the best baker in To the Editor: The latest sea accident in the Gulf aboard to bake a cake which a Liberty-type ship broke replica of the hall. in half off the coast of Maine . Vic Miorana and the skipper kept his crew on board, the damaged ship as long as possible claiming that the lifeboats were not sea­ worthy to battle 15-foot swells, To the Editor: shows that improvements in I received the Welfare Plan's lifeboat design are needed. benefit check together with It is time to provide the Union letter and I wish to ex­ American merchant marine with tend my thanks. a lifeboat that not only can re­ I would also like to thank the sist bad weather but also re­ Union for its letter of condol­ main waterproof after being ence. overturned. Such a lifeboat I would like to Ihuuk the should also be supplied with Union on behalf of the Hawood oxygen tanks as part of its em­ family for its condolence. ergency equipment in case the Mrs. Carol Root boat has tc be sealed for sur­ vival purposes. Such sealing would be neces­ sary in case of atomic attack at sea as a protection against radiation until the danger is To the Editor: These few lines are in grate­ past. In addition, a fireproof, ful appreciation to the SIU for sealed lifeboat would provide the substantial assistance I re- emergency protection in case of received through the Union's a fire at sea when the boat has been trapped. Welfare Plan. The boat-lowering system In January, I was obliged to system should be changed to enter the hospital for serious provide for lowering from with­ abdominal surgery. I telephoned in the lifeboat so sailors will not the Welfare Plan office and was be exposed to added danger by assured that everything would being required to remain on be taken care-of under the fam­ deck to lower away. ily Hospital Plan. It is my belief that a fleet The kind and courteous treat­ provided with such advance­ ment shown me by the people ments will run without compe­ at the Welfare Plan office made tition in the passenger trade due a deep impression on me. to its safety advantages and will I am especially grateful to Mr. provide unequaled protection Patterson and his staff for the for seafarers in the cargo trade. prompt attention and for mak­ Julio Evans Calls For New Lifeboat Design Thanks Union For Condolences Paf«» Tiirnfy-NliM' LOG Sword Knot Seamen's Theme: 'Monopoly' Between Missiles The cries could be South Atlantic: "Two yellows for a "No I won't—I'm cheated!" It wasn't mayhem. heard in the clear night as the ship rested at anchor somewhere in the blue!" • getting It was just a "fierce and shrewd" game of "Monopoly" being played on the Sword Knot (Suwannee) while the ship was on a record 95-day down range missile run. According to the report to the LOG, "Monopoly" was the chief form of relaxation for the 23-man SIU crew of the knot-type ship, one of 11 used by Suwannee on the ni i s s i 1 e patrol extending from Trinidad to the Ascension Islands. Ushering In Space Age The job, an important part of the efforts that are ushering in the space age, is not all play. While the I vessels carry no cargo, the men are continually involved in day-to­ day maintenance and operation work to insure the fleet's operating at peak efficiency. The ships serve as mobile mis­ sile-tracking and recovery stations for the earth satellites, moon shots and military guided missile and ballistic missile tests conducted by the Government. Because of the nature of the work, the company-union agree­ ment covers such unusual areas as assignment of telemetry space, manning of recovery boats and re­ covery watch. Based . In Trinidad, Recife The ships are based in Trinidad and Recife, Brazil. Their passen­ gers are the technicians who oper­ ate the radar tracking gear and the frogmen who salvage nose cones and recording gear. While the ships are away from port for long periods, the Sword Knot's 95 days at sea was a record for which the captain compli­ mented the entire crew. During the voyage, chief steward Frank Napuli and AD Henry Mur= No Fish Story At the end of a run a missile ship rests quietly in harbor waiting for another call to go down range and recover a test shot. ranka caught over 1,000 pounds of dolphin and other varieties of fish to keep the ship well supplied with seafood. 1,000 Pound Ray Got Away Ship's delegate Leonard G. Kropp reported that Napoli's only "disapointment was losing a manta ray, estimated weight 1,000 pounds, that he had speared single-handed from the fantail." No beefs were reported on the voyage. Because there are few places where the ship's fund can be used, the crew voted to "tem­ porarily discontinue" collecting money for it, as the present $47.50 "is adequate." On the shark front, wiper Frank Hickox and BR Roy Elford caught a fair catch of four makos and three white tips, Kropp reported. "Monopoly" continued for most of the trip, with engine depart- ~ ment delegate Peter McDonald claiming the game gave him high blood pressure. It "finally broke up under heated, friendly trading discussions." Red Carpet Out For Players Kropp says the red carpet is out for any Seafarer who enjoys a game of "skill and possesses real estate such as Park Place and Board­ walk." It has been suggested that the crew discuss the possibility of using some of the computers that are employed in the tracking operation in planning their trading moves. The scientists aboard ship should be glad to oblige—maybe they can get into the game that way. Third Mate Saves AB's Life; Treatment Stops Gangrene Month-long patient care by the third mate of the Montego Sky saved the life of John Statchen, AB, while the ship was returning to Portland from Singapore. The mate, V. E. Sprague, treated Seafarer Statchen's gashed right hand tion became prevalent, with th« index finger, checking the ad­ symptoms pointing to gangrene. Welfare Plan Help is Appreciated When (I. to r) Stanley Zebrowski, wiper; George Stanley, bosun; Pete Mena, A6; and Frank Wherrity, AB, tell of the 28-pound dolphin they caught while on the Losmar, it isn't a fish story, as Tom Uliss^'s pix shows. vance of blood poisoning and pre­ venting gangrene which could have resulted in an amputation or even death. Statchen is now being treated at a hospital In Portland. At first a doctor said the finger would have to come off, but later consultations resulted in the decision that it could be saved. Doctors: 'Mate Did Good Job' Statchen reported the doctors as saying the mate "did a damned good job and if it wasn't for him I would be dead now." The finger was gashed while Statchen was cleaning a rose box in a hold. Though the wound was dressed immediately, a day or so later the pain increased and infec­ Radio messages were exchanged with Singapore and Sprague as­ sumed responsibility for carrying out the treatment of lancing, soak­ ing and penicillin. Looked Like 'Chewed Frankfurter* The infected finger was de­ scribed in a report to the LOG as looking like "a chewed frankfurter with ketchup, mustard and relish all over it." A slow trip to Portland, caused by the fact that the ship was empty and could not make good time, added to the danger of gangrene, while storm conditions prevented Statchen from being transferred to another ship or to Midway Island, the nearest land, for more thciough hospital treatment. �Pare Thirty SEAFARERS Praises LOG'S Medical Coiumit To the Editor: I have found the medical ar­ ticles in the SEAFARERS LOG very interesting. Is it possible to have an issue on arthritis? James W. Reed 4» it Ex-Seafarer Passes Away To the Editor: This is to advise the members of the SIU who knew him about the death of my brother, Abe Gamzon, who was a member of the Union during World War II. He died tragically at Hillside Hospital, Queens, NY, on Octo­ ber 25, 1960. He left a wife, Louise; a wid­ owed mother, Mrs. Moliie Gamzon; a brother, two sisters and many friends and relatives who loved him. He would have been 34 years Gamzon old on May 24, 1961. Abe was attending Hofstra College and had made the Dean's List as an honor student. He had hoped to become a teacher, attended Mannes School of Music in New York and ex­ celled at playing the recorder and flute. He also played the mandolin and danced at folk dance groups. The enclosed picture was taken about 1946, right after the time he was with the merch­ ant marine. He later was in the Army, and was honorably dis­ charged after serving as a miiitarj' policeman. I'm sure his buddies aboard ship will remember him kindly. He was a gentle and good soul. May he rest in peace. Mrs. Sarah Kaplan (Ed. note: Brother Gamzon sailed with the SIU in the deck department after joining in New York on March 10, 1945. He shipped primarily with Robin Line. Our condolences to his family and friends.) Workers' Tax Relief Needed To the Editor: Now that income tax time is here again, I found the LOG of February most helpful in mak­ ing out my income tax return. However, I note that each year the Internal Revenue Service has taken away something from the workers in favor of big busi­ ness interests at the expense of the workers. In view of the fact that the workers, who pay 90 percent of the income tax in the US, do not have depletion allowance tax loopholes like the oil trusts who have a 27 percent tax dodge— and I note that the big oil com­ panies who enjoy this tax dodge have most of their ships under runaway Panlibhonco flags—and in view of the rising cost of liv­ ing and rising taxation ,which are both outstepping wage in­ creases, I think it is time for labor to demand a $1,200 tax ex­ emption per person from the Government. Like everything that labor receives, we will have to put up a big fight for it. I do not feel obligated to have my income tax money spent by the State Department to buy ail of the big shots in Venezuela a $10,000 automcbiie and all of LOG ibr. IMl The Sullivan Boys the pocket -money they can sues of the LOG of a proposed spend in order to keep the oil , joint negotiating board of all maritime unions. This^eeems to trusts in business. me to be another great step for­ Alan Kenneth Green ward. Radio Officer One must see to believe some 4> 4of the ridiculous disputes that can arise because labor unions cannot or will not work closely with each other. Daniel C. Robinson To the Editor: 44" 1» It is some time since I wrote and thanked you for mailing the copies of the. LOG, which my mates and I enjoyed very much. I am now enclosing a copy To the Editor: of our union magazine, lEd note: My special thanks for the National Union of Seamen of most comforting words of sym­ Great Britain] thought some of pathy received from the Union the articles would interest you. during my bereavement. Our I gave up deep sea work loss is very hard to take. The Sullivan boys stopped in at headquarters after getting a last October, and am now on I received the benefit check coastal ships. and appreciate the prompt effic­ checkup at the medical center to say hello. They are After reading about the vari­ iency of the Welfare Plan. It (I. to r.), Eugena, Daniel and John Jr.. John Sullivan, Sr., is ous benefits your Union gives to has made the burden easier on a member of the engine department. members, I cannot but compare all of us. it with our union (really no Mrs. Ann Sumaki comparison). Let me quote an LOG-A-RHYTHM: 444 experience I had back in 1955. I had to go into a hospital for an operation and was off duty nearly a year. I notified my un­ To the Editor: ion each week with a hospital By Carl Max McDaniel I am about to leave the pride certificate, saying I was unfit of the Seatrain fleet, the Louisi­ In the velvet stillness of the night "I come for your soul," the Black for duty. The union excused my union ana. Boys, believe me, she is I am awakened by a dazzling light. Prince said. dues for this period. But did I some feeder. Ask the sea gulls. Standing before me In a robe so 1 shuddered with horror, at words These sea gulls followed us from get any sick pay? Not a cent. so dread. bright Edgewater to Texas City and The only money I received back. You can't fool a gull. They The Black Prince, in all his maj­ was from state insurance. This are the best fed on the coast. "I will not go," in defiance, I esty and might. was two pounds, 10 shillings a replied We have no recreation room. Everything takes place in the The Black Pfinceo spoke, in a "I'm among the living, I have not mess hall: the mess boy cuts died." voice so great off the TV so he can take orders The Devil looked at me, his visage trembled mth fright, wondered while the others want to see quiet dark at my fate. or hear the news. "There's no mistake, against your Boys, its one happy family. name is a mark." . And belie\{p me some fellows "So come, let us Journey to the have been on here for four or regions below All letters to the editor for five years. publication in the SEAFARERS The first engineer is a prince. Forsake light and life, surrender LOG must be signed by the No chipping overhead unless its your soul. writer. Names will be withheld 8 AM. It could be sooner, but In the nether dephs, a place waits upon request. that would be overtime. for you Well, as Red Campbell used to Your life is forfeit, your soul is say: Back to the Delta Lines for due." week. (Ed note; $7 a week). me. Here is where the one year When I was fit again, I got vacation rule would go over big. another ship and, on reporting Thomas Daniel Garrity With fear and trembling I rose to the union, was offered two from my bed 4-4 4 weeks at their convalescent To accompany the Devil to the land home. This I declined and re­ of the dead. turned to sea. A sudden shouting! From a distance All the time I have been in it seemed this union I have kept up my To the Editor: I feel when ships arrive in I awakened to sunrise, I had only dues, even when I was out of dreamed! employment. So you see, when their final port of discharge in you read our magazine you will the early hours of the day it no debut discern a certain should be compulsory for the ships to pay off the same day. With thanksgiving In my heart, I amount of "bull" in it. And if the time of arriving is looked at the sun Dur photographer caught Even a temporary seaman, late the ships should pay off the Tex Jocks at headquarters What a glorious, day for me had that is one who works on river following day, not two or three begun. when he-made a recent visit pleasure steamers from May un­ days later. Also if we are not with his children Lori, 9, and The Black Prince ivas gone, to the til the end of September, has to paid off prior to noon we should legions in Hell belong to the union, knowing he be paid for the day of payoff Lorry, 6. Jacks, who sails as may not get on a regular run instead of through the previous bosun, was last on the I was still safe in the world, living afterward. and well. Ocean Ullo. day. Well I think this will give you At payoff the boarding patrol­ some idea of our union. Many man should bring vacation pay thanks again for the SEA­ applications with him so the FARER'S LOG. It is good to crewmembers desiring to do so know that there is a union with will be able to apply for their strength. vacation pay. This would be Seafarers being admitted to a S. Powell very helpful to and appreciated Public Health hospital are by the members not quitting the urged to carry with them their ship. By the time the ships get Union book plus proof of eli­ to engagement ports there gibility for SIU b e n e fl t s; would be time for the checks namely, a record that they have to be processed. And after get­ at least 90 days seatime during ting to our ports we'd only have To the Editor: the previous year and at least several days to wait Instead of Having sailed SIU ships one day during the previous six steadily for 13 years, I recently a week. months. Failure to have the Evis J. Thibadeanz, Jr. took a job ashore to see how proper credentials will cause a the other half lives. 4 4 4 delay in payments to the Sea­ I am presently employed in farer. a position where several unions Paul Folios and his wife JeonIf the Seafarer is admitted to and crafts must work together nie paid a visit to headquara hospital which is not a PHS on the same job, and after see­ To the Editor: institution, he should contact ers before he left for Norfolk ing the jurisdictional disputes My son John Sutcliffe is a tiie Union immediately. The for a deck department job on etc., that arise from such a sit­ crewmember of the Emilia. We Union will arrange with the the Construction Aggregates uation I can appreciate all the wish to express our thanks and USPHS for a transfer to a Pub­ more the close cooperation the appreciation to the crew and to Corporation dredge Ezra Senlic Health hospital in his vicin­ SIU has maintained with the the SIU for the flowers sent on sibor, formerly the Sandcapity. The PHS will not pick up MM&P, MEBA etc., throughout the death of my husband, Ed­ tain. The dredge is working the hospital tab for private the years I sailed. ward Sutcliffe. on a tunnel construction proj­ hospital care, unless it is noti­ I read in one of the .latest is­ Mrs. Edward Sutcliffe ect in the Norfolk harbor fied in advance. area. SIU impresses British Seaman Welcomes Words Of Sympathy Not impressed By ST Louisiana The Black Prince With The Chiidren Wants Same Day Payoff NY Visitors Maritime Unions Unity Praised Thanks Crew For Flowers Prove Eligibility For Hospital $ �.••r ' 'M»y.<Un SEAFAREmS 9*f* Tblrty-Omi LOG x ^ FINANCIAL nEPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland 'Vaters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the mem­ bership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Should any member, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to in­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. MiNll TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust-fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon "approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied information about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. mmi SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected by the con­ tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by Union shipping rules, which are incorporated in the contract. Get to know your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mail, return re­ ceipt requested. ® J CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracTrs specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship." Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for or on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. m EDITORIAL POLICV—REAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed Jiarmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an edi­ torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executlvo Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYHENT OF MONIES. No monies are to bo paid to anyone in any official capacity in 1 ho SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment bo made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and ^ given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should Immediately be called to the attention of ,su; President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. CONRTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in liiu .llAFAnEnS LOO a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copiea are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or o'oligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities., in­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Uiiloii meetings, they are encouraged to tolce an active role in alX rank-and-lilo functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtlmers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing tln-ough tho waiving of their dues. WSiSJiSsSS! ^ Logger Union Revived In Newfoundland ' May, 1959, voted support and the province. financial assistance to the loggers, as did the SIU of Canada. What helped put the union back into the picture was the report of a Canadian government commis­ sion criticizing substandard wages Seafarers overseas who want and living conditions in the logging to get in touch with headquar­ camps. The so-called "Newfound­ ters in a hurry can do so by land Brotlierhood of Wood Work­ cabling the Union at its cable ers" the puppet "union" set up by address, SEAFARERS NEW the Newfoundland government has YORR. not been enforcing agreements it Use of this address will assure has with the employe s. speedy transmission on ail mes­ The key test wiil come when sages and faster sempe for the appizration is made for certifica- men involved. tion since Premiere Smallwood h^is. Union Has Cable Address " ' ' ' Robert (Bob) Moylan Eugene Warren Bent Important you get in touch Contact your mother at 853 Inwith Mrs. Ruth Tilley, 6803 Espa- man Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey. nita Street, Long Beach 15, Calif. Roosevelt Robblns Richard J. Cavanagh Contact Belle Needham, 835 W. Contact Mrs. John Burns, 362 Anaheim Street, Wilmington, Cclif., White Road, Mineola, NY. TKrminal 5-8946 or TErminal .58909, concerning tax refund checks. Olle Jobannisson Contact Ake Jobannisson, S;T John H. Murray Eriksplan 1, Stockholm, Sweden. Important you contact your son RandhanI S. Nandkeshwar at Brownell Street. Contact Wilma Nandkeshwar, 1654 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, Jo Jo Trouit Md. J. R. ALsobrook hospitalized, in Dale Lucia financial need. Contact him at Contact Mrs. T. Buryers, 19 B. Box 100, USPHS, r. t Worth, Catlin Avenue, Superior, Wiscon­ Texas. sin. Angel Lester Reyes Tommy McCarthy Get in touch with Eiisa Reyes, Contact Miss Fay McCarthy, PO Box 5454, Puerta de Tierra, 126-17 Jamaica Ave., Richmond Puerto Rico. Hill 18, NY. The following Seafarers have im­ John W. Ward portant mail being held for them in Contact Robert E. Querry, Sup­ the Houston port office. Please port Enforcement and Collection write to the SIU, 4202 Canal Street, Union, State Department of Pub­ Houston 3, Texas: lic Assistance, PO Box 1162, E. S. Becker, E. L. Bcfhurum, I. Olympia, Washington. Bouzin, A. J. Bullard, J. L. Conner, Jr., L. R. Centeno, G. M. Chang, Frederick M. Donaldson R. M. Christian, D. C. Coyle, H. L. Contact Henry J. Fisher, Com­ Campbell, A. Du Rapau, j. w. missioner of Public Welfare, 240 Floyd, E. P. Fauntleroy, M. J. Cal- Fair Street, Kingston, NY. licr, J. M. Cuillory, S. L. Crice. Mr. Bluefort C. A. Ceorger, G. Howaid, J. Contact Daniel Sherman, 1410Iluisman, B. L. Hosea, M. V. Hunt, J. Hart, E. K. Iverson, J. R. Joy, 12 Bankers Securities Building, A. Joosepson, M. L. Kellcy, J. C. 1315 Walnut Street, Philadelphia Lakwyk, K. M. LeRoy, L. J. Lowe, 7, Pa. M. Miller, O. R. Meffert, W. S. Donald E. Boots Montgomery, E. P. Meyer, J. H. Get in touch with Edward May­ Moore, S. D. Morallcs. er, Imperial Credit Company, 8 O. Motley, D. McDuffie, M. Mc- -North Dearborn Street, Chicago Nabb, Jr., J, S. McRae, C. Owen, 2, 111. T. F. Oliver, F. Pieszykoln, F. M. Primeau, A. Phillips, H. C. Pow­ Mohd H. Beg or Harry Beg ers. B. J. Power, J. M. Pasko, S. Contact your wife at 3302 Grif­ Rivera, J. Rawza, V. H. Smihula. fith Park Blvd., Los Angeles 27. W. W. Stockman, J. E. Slayton, John Mueller R. W. Schumacher, F. L. Sanders, Please get in touch with Gather^ Jr., M. Terrington, W. Turpin, A. Vacontios, C. E. Williamson, F. C. ine Mueller, 2337 Edmondson Ave., Williams, N. West. J. E. Williford, Baltimore. I. W. Wright, C. E. Wynn, T. ZieDemetrlo de Jesus Franco linaky, II. Yates. Important you contact Carmen Richard P. Bowman Valencia de Jesus, calle 25 J 30, Contact David C. McClung, at­ Rio Piedrsa, Puerto Rico. torney, c/o Gill, Doi, Shim, Nalto and McCIung, Rm. 446, Honolulu Merchandise Mart Building, Hono­ lulu 13, Hawaii, concerning back wages due to you. Audley C. Foster Important you contact your wife I.;. ;. .. -3 Rose immediately at 609 Observer Highway, Hoboken, NJ. She is hold­ SIU Atlantic, Gulf ing some important mail for you. Lakes & Inland Waters Dominick M. Ranosa District Please contact Flora at IV 8-0017, PRESIDENT Baltimore. Very important. Paul Hall DIRECTOEY i Francis Reboucas Contact Miss Emily Almeida, 261 Stockbridge Road, Greenbuch, Mass. Mike Brennan Please contact Archie Milne, vei-y urgent, concerning bus acci­ dent on January 4, 1960. Get in touch with him at 4720 Capital Street, Houston 11, Texas. ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland—iTwo years after their strike was crushed by the Newfound­ land provincial government, the International Woodworkers of America is back in business here, organizing loggers employed by two major companies. Zygmunt OsinskI The International Wood-*— Contact Robert E. Tarbox, attor­ workers of America has an­ from the labor movement. The vowed to "stop at nothing" to keep ney, at 3 The Embarcadero, San nounced that a new local un­ SIUNA convention in Montreal, a legitimate loggers' union out of Francisco 11, Calif. ion formed in Newfoundland will apply for certification and bar­ gaining representation for 5,000 loggers employed by the AngloNewfoundland Development Com­ pany and the Bowater Company, two major paper manufacturers. Back in 19.'59, the union was destioyed in Newfoundland by the action of tlie provincial governpient. The government of Premier Joseph Smallwood enacted laws which outlawed the loggers union and replaced ft by a government^Bpngoi-ed "union." At the time, the logsers strike drew wide sympathy and support J/' Income tax refund checks are being held for the following SIU members by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building, 450, Harrison Street, San Francisco 5, California: Adolph T. Anderson, Freddie Bailey, John J. Doyle, B. J. Dzelak, Fong Yao King, Steve Krkovich, Angelo Meglio, Raymond H. Millei", Joseph Pltetta, Irinio C. Roble, Cleveland Scott, Bryan C. Slaid, Charles H." Stephenson. Mr. Gibson Please contact- James D. Chavers, Jr., 2607 East Jones Sti'eet, Sayannab,. C« - - EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cnl Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Simmoni Lindsey Willlama Earl Shepard A1 Tanner SECRETARY-TREASUHEH A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4n00 BOSTON .. 276 State St. John Arabascz. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. Paul Drozak. Agent Vlnewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYacinth 9-6;n0 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. R. Matthews, Agent CApital 3-4089: 3-4080 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE.. x William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIA.M1 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklin 7-;i.")tJ4 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira. Agent HEmlovk 2 '154 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent . Tel. 529-7.546 NEW YORK • 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn riVacinlh B-f 00 NORFOLK 416 CoHev Ave. Paul Gonsoichik, Agent MAdison 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St. S. CarduHo. Agent DEwey 6-."t'!8 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Walter Sibley Agent Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE. PR 1313 Fernandez .liinvos. Slop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 SEATTLE . . 2505 1st Ave. ii ' t ;,l-.;^uwskl. Agent lain 3 4334 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Reed Humphries.-Ageict TemtiBal 4-2528 v 4 �SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE'SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO EVERY SEAFAR FILLO THIS CARD A new combination beneficiary and enrollment card has been issued by the Seafarers Welfare Plan. This replaces all previous forms used for this purpose. Consequently, every Seafarer is urged to fill out the new form, listing his beneficiary and his dependents, to assure speedy payment of welfare benefits. By filling out this new card you give the Plan an accurate record containing the most up-to-date information about your family, including your latest address and the names of all your de­ pendents. SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN Cards have been sent out to all SlU ships and are available in all Union halls. Fill one out and drop it into any mailbox in the Room 1060, 11 Broadway, New York 4, N.Y. ENROLlMENT^ENEFICIARr CARD Name., Prinf: United States to provide full protection for you and your family. Lait Nam* Flnt Nam* Mtddt* InlHal Address pFinl: HumbiF and Strait JEuuC Ns. Cilf Social Security No Csunip Stats Z No. Date of Birth You^ your name here. DO NOT PRINT HERE. i revoke all prevlout beneficiary nomlnatlont end make the following nomination with respect to ell benefiti provided now or at any time In the future under the Seafarers Welfare Plan, itlll reserving to myself the privilege of other and "urther chanoei. Relationship ..to You Be sure to date the card. ———— The witness signs here. Any adult can sign as your witness. City This space is for the address of the witness. Zone No. County Stole Zone No. County Steii' .Signed, Witn^s., Signature — Address Print; Number end Street .17® City IMPORTANT-Dependentt must be listed on Reverae Side UST BEIOW NAMES OF YOUP. WIFE AND UN.MejlRIED CHIIDREN UNnER 19 YEARS OP AGE II CHECK ( / ) RELATIONSHIP || DATE OF BIRTH YEAR Husband Son Daughter || MONTH DAY 1 1 1 1 1 '—1— List all dependents here, including dependent parents, if any. if you list the name of a parent., write In the word '^parent". If you wish, you can send In original certificates. These will be photostated by the Welfare Plan and returned to you. 1 IMPORTANT: As soon as possible, mall photostalie copies of your marrlige certificate and the birth certiflcetes e^ll unmarried children listed on this card to the Seafarers Welfare Plan, II Broad<«ey, Naas Yerk 4, N.Y. Failure to do so could delay the payment of welfare benefits. SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource May 1961 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SEAFARER, 4 SIU CHILDREN WIN $6,000 IU COLLEGE AWARDS TEXACO GOES SIU; 4TH VICTORY IN PUERTO RICO’S OIL INDUSTRY BULL LINES SOLD PLANS EXPANSION SIUNA FIGHTS CG HEALTH TEST RULE HIGH COURT BARS RUNAWAYS; MOVE TO DITCH UNIONS CONGRESS OKAYS BOOST IN FARM SURPLUS CARGO MTD CRITICIZES NEW MARITIME SURVEY GROUP OFFICERS’ UNIONS AGREE ON JOINT RUNAWAY DRIVE SIU ESTABLISHING CHAIN OF BLOOD BANKS IN ALL PORTS MTD ASSAILS NEW MARINE STUDY GROUP SIU SCHOLARSHIPS GO TO SEAFARER, FOUR SIU CHILDREN BULL LINES CHANGES OWNERS; COMPANY WIL UPGRADE FLEET FARM EXPORT SPEED-UP WILL BOOST US SHIPPING SEA UNIONS BACK RETURN OF TANKER TO US FLAG PORT COUNCIL HITS POWER GRAB BY WATERFRONT COMMISSION LAKES IBU SIGNS THREE NEW FIRMS MEMBERS ELECT DELEGATES TO 1ST IBU CONVENTION PANEKIST PROPOSES RR’S ADOPT SIU WELFARE PLAN IBU-CONTRACTED FERRY CO. IS LARGEST IN THE WORLD LAKES NAVIGATION BILL OK SEEN BY SEN. MCNAMARA TWIN CITIES GRAIN EXPORT WILL RISE SIU HELPS DEFEAT CURB ON SEAMEN’S JOBLESS AID SEAFARERS’ BENEFIT PLANS GETTING LARGER QUARTERS JAPAN BANS ITS TRAWLERS NEAR ALASKA VICTORY WILL BUILD 2 MORE TANKERS CANADA TO CAR BRITISH FROM DOMESTIC TRADES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/1961 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIII, No. 5 1961 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/c55770bd9da2fc7e398b2c7edbfcf22f.PDF e0a216a7c895946a51dae11cf8fc9995 PDF Text Text 1^700 in Virgin Isles Join SIU SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN Of THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO CRACK RUNAWAY JOB ISSUE We Did It!' Win Organizing Rights Aboard Foreign Ships Operators OK Union Program To Revive Industry^ Boost Jobs 4 Percent Money Cain To Apply On Pensions^ Vacations And Welfare Stories On Page 8 Editorial On Curran Sellout By Paul Hall i See Page 2 Annual Report Of The SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN filed with The NY State Insurance Department Page 26 �Pace TIM SEAFARERS LOG JWM,lNi.»V virgin Islands Union Official Visits SiU Behind The Confracf Smokesereen: 'Courage'-Curran Style By Pa^ HaU To all outward appearances, the current maritime contract beef is a confused and compli­ cated tangle. Actually the issue was simple and clear cut. It was simply whether US sea­ men's unions were going to fight to preserve their members' jobs or walk away from the basic problems created by the^ growth of the runaway fleets. means that Curran put the whole ships to the dictates of the ship­ The confusion was the prod issue aside for the four years of owner.' This will make organizing net of a fog thrown up by NMU Pres­ ident Curran to cover up his fiasty retreat. The fact is, which every seaman should know, that Curran surrendered unconditionally in a completely cowardly manner. From now on, no runaway shipowner has anything to fear from the NMU. He has that guarantee in writing from Curran. When Cur­ ran dropped the issue, he agreed to turn it over to a fact-finding board whose recommendations would not be binding — which Louis Goffin Dies At 61 the agreement. Once Opposed Runaways It should be remembered that at the beginning, all unions, the NMU included, made the runaway problem the Number One issue. Curran made that clear in several issues of "The Pilot." He threat­ ened that the operators would have to sign with him for the runaways or else. His first demand was, "1. Amendment to the contract recognition clause to include for­ eign-flag vessels which the con­ tracting companies were operat­ ing." However, when the operators, in Curran's words, "took the in­ flexible position of not bargain­ ing on'any of the union's economic demands unless the union were first to withdraw its demand on the foreign-flag issue," Curran caved in. He threw away any op­ portunity to protect his member­ ship against the runaways for the next four years. SIU Rejects Sellout I reported to the SIU headquar­ ters meeting on Monday, July 3, that if our Union had agreed to drop the runaway-flag issue, we could have gotten double in the money package.. But if for a few measely bucks we would surrender on so vital an issue affecting sea­ men's security, we would have no right to call ourselves a union. There was no question but that the membership agreed fully with this position. Seamen have long been clamoring for action on this run­ away problem. The meeting unan­ imously ratified the provisions of the contract. In selling out on this runaway job issue, Curran did more than damage his own membership". The Masters, Mates and Pilots also suf­ fered. They had originally been in agreement with the engineers, and other member unions of the NCMB, to stand firm on this issue. When Curran broke and ran out on the issue the MM&P leader­ ship didn't have the courage to stand up and fight it through. In­ stead, they look the easy way out by swallowing the Curran line. It Is interesting to note that the membership of Local 88, the largest in the MM&P, has re­ pudiated the union leadership and voted down the contract. The record shows, when all is said and done, that only the NCMB unions stood their ground, and only they won protection for US seamen's jobs. It is shameful that others abandoned their member- NEW YORK—One of the vet­ erans of the seafaring union move­ ment, Louis Goffin, died here June 26 after a long illness. He was 61. An active union member for 40 years, Goffin first went to sea in 1921 and took part in the his­ toric 1921 sea­ men's strike dur­ ing which the powers of the Government were used to virtually destroy the International Seamen's Un­ Goffin ion. Neverthe­ less, Goffin kept up his union at­ tachment, continuing to sail dur­ ing the dark days of the 1920's and 1930's. The columns of the SEAFARERS LOG were often en­ livened by his description of what It was like to ship out of the old "fink halls" maintained by the U.S. Shipping Board and how novice seamen learned their duties from the bosun's "educated toe." Goffin transferred from the old ISU to the SIU in 1939, shortly after it was chartered and was active in many of the Union's early ©rganizing drives. Subsequently, in 1941 he was named as patrol­ man in the port of New York. He aerved at various times as assistant secretary-treasurer, Philadelphia agent, and Jacksonville agent. Since 1947, he had been repeatedly elected as dock patrolmen or joint patrolman in the Port of New York. He became ill in February of this year and had been bedridden since then. Goffin is survived by his wife, Dorothy. Funeral services were held on June 28 at Schwartz Brothers Funeral Home in Queens. June, 19il Burial was in Knollwood Cemetery, Cypress Hills, Queens. the runaways considerably more difficult, but the Job will be done nevertheless. It's a. certainty that, having deserted this important issue, Cur­ ran will launch "all out" offensives to cover his retreat. He will at­ tack the other unions with a vari­ ety of loose and unfounded mis­ representations, which are so characteristic of him. Curran's press clippings have made much of the fact of his well advertised "militancy" and "cour­ age." Unfortunately, what he showed at these negotiations was not courage, but something else. It was plain and simple cowardice in the face of the enemy. When ,uch cowardice shows up in a sP uation involving the livelihood and security of seamen, then it is no longer a private affair. It becomes a public issue because of its un­ happy impact on the future of American seamen. Jersey Tables Curbs On Port Union Groups TRENTON—Organized labor in the Maritime Port Council of Greater New York scored a victory when the New Jersey legislature adjourned without acting on a labor curb bill sponsored by the Bi-State Waterfront Commission. The bill would have greatly ex­ panded the commission's authority to interfere in the legitimate picketline and strike activity of harbor unions. The legislation had already been passed in New York State. In ad­ dition to the opposition of the Port Council, it had drawn the fire of AFL-CIO President George Meany, as well as of AFL-CIO unions in the New York-New Jersey area. Mrs. Ruth Smith, secretary of the Virgin Islands Labor Union, discusses operations of SIU clinics with Dr. Joseph Loguey medical director, during visit to SIU headquarters. The' 1,700-member group has affiliated with the SIU. Virgin Isle Union Votes To Join SIU ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands—The SIU's base in the Carib­ bean was considerably strengthened last month with the an­ nouncement that the 1,700 member Virgin Islands labor union had formally affiliated with the SIU. the Musician's Union. It is headed Coupled with the 5,000 by Earle B. Ottley, who is also a members of the SIU Puerto Rico Division, the addition of the Vir­ gin Islands group gives the SIU a membership of 6,700 workers in the Caribbean area, whiqh is a center of runaway ship operations. Maritime Federation At the last SlUNA convention, delegates had voted to participate in a Caribbean maritime federa­ tion, which would include SIU affiliates In the area as well as maritime unions from the West Indies Federation, Venezuela and other Caribbean countries. The Virgin Islands union already las close ties with other Caribbean unions since it is a member of the Caribbean Congress of Labor. Union Leader Is Senator The newly-affiliated Virgin Islands union is the only union in the islands with the exception of member of the island's senate. Mrs. Ruth Smith, treasurer of the union, said that the group has a membership goal of 3,000. For­ merly affiliated directly with the AFL-CIO, the union decided on SIU affiliation after surveying the operations of the SIU's Puerto Rico Division. Publishes Newspaper Tlie Vlfgin Island's Union is ac­ tive on all three of the major islands-^St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John. It represents workers in shops, manufacturing and other phases of the island's economy. The total population of the islands is in the vicinity of 30,000. The union, which is just a few years old, publishes a newspaper "The Defender" twice a month and is an active participant in iiSland affairs. NCMB Presents Contract Demands SEAFARERS LOG Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable iuldress, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will assure speedy transmission on all mes­ sages and faster service for the men involved. Vol. XXIII, No. t PAUL HALL, President HEBBEBI BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, AL MASKIN, CHARLES BEAUMET, ALBERT AMATEAU, ARTHUR MARKOWITZ, Staff Writers. Publlshea mommy at tne headquartart of tha Seafarart Intarnational Union, At­ lantic Gulf, Lakas and Inland Watars District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avanua, Brooklyn 3J, NY. Tel. HYacinth 9-6600. Second class Dostage paid at tha Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under tha Act of Aug. 24, 1913. 120 While US ship operators listen attentively, Jesse Calhooh, chairman of the National Com­ mittee for Maritime Bargaining details program for revitalizing US maritime and providing job security for American seamen. Charts illustrate defects in existing maritime policies and need tor a new approach along lines proposed by the NCMB. (See centerfold.) �Ia^'^lMl>' Fare Thl^ •- * *% SEAFARERS £00 Unions Win On Runaways SIU, MEBA Succeed In Fight To Strengthen Job Security NEW YORK—^Maritime unions in the National Committee for Maritime Bar­ gaining scored an historic "first" for US seamen when operators represent-! ing almost half of the US merchant marine agreed that the unions have the right to organize US operators' for­ grant.the unions the right to go Alcoa, which has a sizable runawayeign - flag affiliates. The aboard their foreign-flag ships for flag fleet, and Bloomfield, plus a breakthrough scored by the organizing purposes. The operators smattering of small operators. Both wili bargain with the unions when­ companies had assigned their bar­ SlU and the Marine En­ ever they show they represent a gaining rights to the AMMl. Con­ gineers Beneficial Associa­ majority of any foreign-fiag crew sequently their crews were still on strike when the US courts issued tion came in the face of involved. The contracts also provide for a fierce opposition from the joint union-shipowner committee to American Merchant Marine "formulate and take all necessary Institute, headed by John steps to effectuate a program and Picketing two Bloomfield SS Company vessels In New Orleans at the Perry Street wharf are (I. to r.) Seafarers A. P. Richoux, Raymond Holder,Jomos T. Beasley and Horen Weintroub and MEBA engineer William E. Danese. Bloomfield and Alcoa refused to sign a contract. Franklin, and its allies, the major international oil companies. In addition to the key vic­ tory on the runaway issue, the contract calls for a four per­ cent monetary gain, which will be used, to improve welfare, pension and vacation benefits for Seafarers. The agreement runs for one year. The agreements signed by the SIU with Atlantic and Gulf con­ tracted operators, by the MEBA with the same group and with Pacific Coast operators, specifically Future Of Shipping,, Jobs Was Major Contract Issue NEW YORK—The basic issue in the maritime contract dispute; now-temporarily halted by a Taft-Hartley injunction, is between those who want a bigger merchant marine with more jobs and those.who would like to see it shrink. On the one side are the member unions of the Na­ to drop their demands on the run­ in Washington. Further, the eco­ tional Committee For Mari­ aways and their proposals for a nomic burden of the package would time Bargaining who offered a pro­ gram to expand the Industry and job opportunities for seamen. On the other side are the policy mak­ ers of the American Merchant Ma­ rine Institute, consisting of a handful of subsidized companies led by John Franklin of US Lines, and the major international oil and metals companies who haye a heavy investment in runaway ships. The firm alliance between the Franklin group and the oil com­ panies arises out of a situation in which "one hand washes the other." The objectives of the group union voice on a joint policy-mak­ ing GommitteSj the AMMl hoped to accomplish both alms. Eiimination of the policy-making commit­ tee would leave the AMMl with clear Sailing as the principle voice of the industry and would enable it to press its monopoly program severely damage the independent, unsubsidized companies, At the same time, the package would as­ sure total immunity to the runa­ ways. Such companies as Texaco, Gulf, National Bulk, States Marine and United Fruit would be guar(Continued on page 7) The Maritime Union, und |Joseph Curran, won a " money deal :involvini oi In - this agreement also was the dropping of what had once been the prime demand of all the unions: bargaining rights on foreign-fiag ships under American control but registered under so-called Vflags of con­ venience." Some unions still in­ sist on this point, and also on a pledge to let unions have a voice in such industry problems bs subsidy distribution. Excerpt from "New York Times" of July 2, 1961, de­ scribes nature of AMMl "package" deal, and drop­ ping of runaway flag issue. Here's What Union Won: The Big Gain: Job Security Today, as the NCMB pointed out in its pro­ gram, there are less than 900 active ships in the US merchant marine and employment for seamen Is less than in the depression year of 1939. The unions of the NCMB agreed that the principal issue to be faced up to in the negotiations was the job potentiai of the Industry and its effects on sea­ men's job security. The contract negotiated by the NCMB unions reflects that concern over seamen's jobs. 4" led by Franklin are nothing less than a complete monopoly of US Government maritime appropria­ tions. In seeking this monopoly, the Franklin group would find the going much easier if they could seriously cripple the rest of the merchant marine. The oil and metals companies, on their part, are simply out lo operate their foreign-flag carriers without interference. By offering a "package" deal which would require the unions establish poiicies for the develop­ ment and growth of the American mercfhant marine." .Consequently, the unions will have a voice in determining industry policies which affect the jobs and security of seamen. ^ The agreement was ratified by the SIU headquarters membership meeting on July 3 and is now be­ ing acted on in other SIU ports. Practicaily all SlU-contracted operators have been accounted for with the principal exception of t 4« Q. What are the basic contents of the contract won by the SIU? A. It has three basic provisions. The first gives the SIU the right to go aboard foreign-flag ships affiliated with SlU-contracted companies for the purposes of organizing. The second kets up a joint union-industry committee to act on maritime issues affecting seamen's employment. The third provides a four percent monetary Improvement to be applied to various fringe benefits. i 4it Q. How many foreign-fiag ships are involved and what can we do about them? A. The SIU group of companies signed thus far has affiliations with weii over 200 foreign-flag ships. Over 40 of these are under runaway flags and the others under other maritime fiags. The number of ships may turn out to be far greater. SIU organizers can now board these vessels, just as an SIU representative can go aboard a contracted vessel. When a majority of the crew designates the SIU as bargaining agent, then the operator agrees to recognize the Union on that ship and to negoti­ ate a contract. 4 4 Q. What will be the function of the joint unionindustry committee? Why is it important to seamen? A. Up until now there has been no central body speaking for the industry and its workers. As a re­ sult, the Franklin group has captured the role of industry spokesman and has used its position to favor the major subsidized companies. The new committee will work to revamp the mer­ chant marine program of the United States to bene­ fit the entire industry; to support the revival of the neglected domestic trades; to work toward the es­ tablishment of an adequate American-flag fleet in the bulk cargo and oil cargo field. In the final analysis, all of this activity would greatly increase job opportunities for American seamen. Naturally, in discussing the overhaul of the mer­ chant marine program, the subsidy question would arise. The union members on the committee are committed to the principle that any subsidy program must look toward expansion of the industry and de­ velopment in areas of changing trade patterns. 4 4 4 Q. How will the four percent monetary settlement be applied? A. The Union is making a study, on the basis of which it will work out a program to apply the four percent in the areas most needed. Such areas could include improving existing welfare and disabilitypension benefits, expanding vacation benefits, or developing new protection for seamen. a Taft-Hartley restraining order on July 3. Also unsettled were the contracts between the MEBA and the Institute group. SIUNA President Paul Hall mads it clear that as soon as the 80-dar cooling: off period has ended, the SIU intends to resume strike action against those operators who have not yet signed the agreements. Despite the SlU's and MEBA'i success, the National Maritime Union surrendered on the crucial runaway issue. It abandoned it^ principal demands in this and other areas, accepting instead a "pack­ age" cooked up by Franklin and the oil companies. The four-year NMU agreement took the heat off the oil and metals companies on the (Continued on pagf 7t The Ship Tie-Up, Blow By Blow: The following summarizes the major events in the ship contract beef: • All unions whose contracts expire June 15 asked for ship­ owner concessions on runaway ships. The AMMl and its allies, the major tanker companies, refused to discuss the issue. s OK June IS and 1«, the SIU and MEBA signed 65 com­ panies with over 260 vessels to a one year contract provid­ ing: the right to organize some 200 US-eontrolled foreign-flag ships; the establishment of a joint union-shipowner commit­ tee to work for expanded job opportunities; improvements in fringe benefits. » Both unions rejected feel­ ers from AMMl that a "pack­ age" offer would be available if they dropped their demands on the runaways and formation of the committee. • The US Government pro­ posed a 45-day cooling-off period with a fact-finding board to make recommendations. This was turned down as undermin­ ing collective bargaining. • The NMU surrendered on the runaway ship issue, in re­ turn for a four-year "package" aeai. Aunsequentiy, tne AKA and MM&P signed a similar package. • The MEBA signed the Pacific Maritime Association to its basic program. PMA had previously been committed to the AM5II position. • The Government obtained a restraining order under TaftHartley, compelling all unions to return to work, leaving the following contracts open: AMMl with MEBA: SIU with Alcoa, Bloomfield and a handful of small operators; MM&P with the Pacific Maritime Associa­ tion. SIU Pacific District con­ tracts do not expire until Sep­ tember 30. » �•Ajimtfgmi SEAPARMttS rt&e f^ Seafarer-Graduate Discusses Future What P&l Insurance Covers by Capt. Milton Williams (Ed. note: This u the fifth in a series of articles written for the SEAFARERS LOG by Captain Milton Williams, formerly vice-president and operating manager of Bull Lines. Captain Williams, who is now retired, will discuss the various phases of American-flag ship operation in these articles from an independent management viewpoint.) Most seamen during their years at sea will come into contact with companies insur­ ing the vessels on which they sail. This contact may be in the nature of a claim for injury or as a witness in connection with some aspect of their ship's operation. The two major groups of ' underwriters are those cover­ tions were enacted establishing sel, the trade in which she may ing the hull and machinery, the liabilities and responsibilities be .employed, the owner's ojperating experience, kind of cargo car­ and those providing protec­ of Shipowners. The coverage under P&I has ried, loss record, number of pas­ tion and Indemnity insurance for the shipowner. Protection and been broadened to meet these sengers carried, if any, and so on. Also, of course, we must take Indemnity insurance is usually changing conditions. Among the into consideration the operating called P&I insurance. The impor­ risks now covered are: 1. Liabilities for loss of cost of the underwriters, plus a tance of P&I will become apparent life of, and personal injury margin for catastrophic losses. •when one realizes the great variety to, and illness of seamen, pas­ The highest cost of premiums of claims against the owner that sengers, longshoremen and for P&I is paid by passenger ves­ this policy covers. other persons. sels. Second is the combination Marine protection and Indem­ 2. Expenses incurred in re­ passenger-freight ship, followed nity insurance is insurance to patriating seamen. by general cargo ships, tankers, cover shipowners, charterers, ship Seafarer Ed Skon^f (left), who hat just graduated New 3. Liabilities arising out of bulk dry cargo ships and colliers. operators and others having an in a collision which are not York Univerilty, ditcustet future plans with Profettor Otcar ' It can readily be seen that it is curable interest in a vessel against covered by hull policies. • to the shipowner's advantage to . Cargill of the NYU faculty. Skorupski is now on the Robin liabilities arising out of ownership 4. Liabilities for cargo loss reduce his loss record—in other Locksley as chief electrician. or operation of a vessel, be it a or damage. words, claims. His permiunu are, email harbor craft or a large 5. Liability for damage to in the final analysis, paid on the ocean-going liner. docks, buoys, bridges, cables basis of the record his company The insurance law of the State and other fixed or movable was able to make over the years of New York defines marine pro­ property. —in other words, his experience tection and indemnity insurance as 6. Damages caused other rating. follows: than by collision such as The cost of P&I insurance on "Marine protection and indem­ damage from propeller wash. American-flag ships is very high. nity insurance, meaning insurance 7. Fines and penalties. It will be reduced only by the full against, or against legal liability 8. Quarantine expenses. and wholehearted cooperation of of the insured, for loss, damage or 9. Liability for wreck re­ June is graduation month for two more Seafarers who had every single individual on board, expense arising out of, or incident moval. whether he is the master or mess- been awarded SIU scholarships in past years. Seafarer Ed­ to, the ownership, operation, char­ 10. Expenses in defending man. ward Skorupski, who sailed as electrician has received his tering, maintenance, use, repair or unfounded claims of seamen The cost of premiums paid for diploma from New York Uni--^' construction of any vessel, craft and other employees. by P&I are, of course, an operat­ versity this month, while Sea­ ment when he got his Scholarship, or instrumentality in use in ocean 11. Expenses for putting in ing expense and reflect. In the won the SIU $6,000 award in 1957. or inland waterways, including to land an injured or sick end, the ability of the American farer Donald Peterson is grad­ He has successfully completed his uating from Swarthmore College, liability of the insured for per­ seaman. ship to compete for cargo with four-year college studies although sonal injury, illness or death or 12. Liability for uncollectforeign operators. This is well Swarthmore, Pa. for loss of or damage to the prop­ Skorupski majored in English at he never finished high school, able cargo's proportion of known to Union officials and is re­ since he had to drop out to go to erty of another person." general average. flected in their ever-increasing NYU's Washington Square Col­ work at 17. Subsequently he quali­ 13. Costs, charges and ex­ drive to promote safeHy on board, lege. Peterson also took a liberal The name, "protection and in­ fied for college by taking a test penses In connection with any arts course and has been accepted demnity" means little, if anything, not only to relieve the suffering for a high school equivalency of the above insured liabili­ to the man unfamiliar with ship­ caused by accidents to its mem­ for graduate work at Harvard diploma given by the state of Con­ ties. ping. A more understandable bers, but also to reduce the cost University, where he plans to necticut and was successful in The above list, while large, does of ship operations. major in education after a summer name for this class of insurance obtaining a scholarship award. not include all the items covered would be, "ship operator's liability In future articles, we will go voyage. • Peterson won his award in 1959, by P&I. Skorupski, who had sailed for insurance." into more detail on the items cov-; Obviously, it is apparent that a ered by P&L ten years in the engine depart^ after putting in some collegB The rjiipstion might be a.sked, schooling on his own time, in be­ policy to protect the owner from "Why not change the name so as tween trips. The 30-year-old Sea­ to make the meaning clear? The all of the claims which may be farer, a Philadelphia resident, made' against him or the ship answer is that P&I is well known served as a volunteer shipboard and universally used, so that the must be quite expensive. The organizer for the SIU on non-union premiums the owner must pay change could cause confusion. ships and sailed for a number of cannot be determined by looking Quite frankly, many volumes years in the deck department. in the little black book of tables, have been written on the various Peterson has received permis­ as is the case with life or fire in­ interpretations which the courts sion from the trustees of the Sea­ surance. On the contrary, the in­ have put on P&I and there are still surance rates charged by the com­ Apparently the world Communist movement is growing increasingly farers Welfare Plan to apply the many controversie.s today. .There­ concerned about the activities of the AFL-CIO in combating Communist balance of his scholarship award' panies are determined as a result fore, I will stick to basic facts penetration of trade unions, as well as in supporting anti-Communist to graduate studies. of a study of Company experience. only. There is no fixed rate of pre­ efforts in other areas. The AFL-CIO's activities in this area were the P&I insurance has frequently mium for P&I, nor do the under­ target of an angry blast in a recent Issue of "The Worker," official pub­ been referred to as the catch-all writers rate *all risks alike. It is lication of the Communist Party, USA. The inference was that the insurance. This is not exactly cor­ largely a matter of individual Party was finding AFL-CIO backed opposition a serious obstacle to Its rect because it does not cover underwriting judgment. In mak­ plans. all the problems. Nevertheless, It ing a determination of the P&I Among the areas of concern to the Communists, is the AFL-CIO's is a type of insurance which be­ premiums for fleets, various fac­ support of democratic trade union leaders from Cuba who fled that comes involved in so many of the tors are taken into consideration. country to escape Communist vengeance. Obviously, the Communists SIU membership meet­ daily shipboard occurrences that The type of vessel, age of the ves- fear that Cuban trade unionists can supply effective leadership to antiIt is considered to cover every­ Castro movements In that country. Another sensitive area Is Berlin, ings are held regularly thing not covered by hull and where the East German Communists have long had a hard time keep­ once a month on days in­ machinery Insurance. ing rein on German workers, who can see the evidence of greater dicated by the SIU Con­ prosperity on the other side of the Iron Curtain. American shipowners have stitution, at 2:30 PM in i 4> 3^ available, in the United States, several P&I insurance companies Danish seamen, who recently conducted a worldwide strike for a new the listed SIU ports below. which are able to adequately cover contract, faced the problem of scabbing in several are-^s. In New York All Seafarers are ex­ all risks. Prior to World War I, for example, one of the downtown Job agencies, which makes a living In order to provide ample seat­ supplying $100 a month crewmembers to runaway ships, was happy pected to attend. Those there were no American compa­ nies and most of American-flag ing space for Seafarers, the head­ to oblige with three shipboards of scabs to take three Maersk ships who wish to be excused P&I was carried by British firms. quarters membership meetings are out behind the picket lines. But New York wasn't the only trouble P&I insurance companies were now being held in Prospect Hall, spot. In Helsinki, Finland, the Finnish Seamen's Union reports that should request permission formed about 1850 in Great Brit­ at 263 Prospect Avenue, Brook­ Communist-controlled dockworkers were ordered to unload the struck by telegram (be sure to ain to protect the shipowners lyn. ships even though all Scandinavian seamen's and dockworkers unions include registration num­ The hall, which is situated be­ agreed to support the beef. In addition, in the Finnish port of Kotka against damage resulting from tween 5th and 6th Avenues, a trainees in the dock foreman's school were ordered to act as strike­ ber). The next SIU meet­ laws passed in that country. ings will be: Originally, P&I insurance cov­ short walk from SIU headquar­ breakers. ered only loss-of-life claims, but ters, can accommodate a consid­ t) New York August 7 as time went on the need for broad erably larger number and should Workers in Cuba, who are having a hard time getting some of the protection became increasingly be more than adequate to handle basic necessities of living, are now being ordered to go out and cut Philadelphia August 8 manifest. Steam supplanted sail. attendance at Union meetings. In sugar cane. All construction work has been halted so that the building Baltimore August 9 Vessels increased in size and addition, the new meeting hall tradesmen are compelled to cut cane, and all public works employees Augusft II value. Voyages became longer and •site will enable the Union to have also been ordered off their regular jobs for the same purpose. Detroit more frequent. The amount and make more effective use of space In addition, other workers are being pressed to "volunteer" for week­ Houston August 14 value o£- cargo increased.- The in the present Union hiring hall, end work in the cane fields. The forced labor reflects the lag in the New Orleans August 15 number of persons carried on which doubled as a meeting hall Cuban sugar harvest upon which the country depends for its foreign Mobile August 16 board increased. Laws and regula­ up until now. trade. Two Seafarers Graduate Via SIU Scholarships LABOR 'ROUND THE WORLD SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SlU Moves Hq Meetings \t �nfnM,rlMl ' SEAFARERS IBI| Dr^geman Rescued LOG Aure Hr« ICC Reverses Field, Criticizes RR Bid For Ships' Cargoes WASHINGTON—Coastwise shipping may finally be getting fairer treatment at tha hands of the Interstate Commerce Commission. This was indicated by a recent commission ruling involving Seatrain Lines and Sea-Land, both SlU-contracted companies, and the only two lines operating in the+' coastal trade. tion policy which is to encourage ruling represents some respons* The ICC ordered cancella­ all modes of transportation and to criticism of its past practices. tion of a proposed reduction of allrail rates on paint or varnish driers as an obvious attempt to take away the business of the shipping companies. The decision was based on the rule of ratemaking added to the Interstate Commerce Act in 1958 which, although forbidding the ICC to hold up rates of one mode of transportation to protect an­ other, requires the commission to consider the national transporta­ prohibit destructive rate practices. Maritime unions and the remain­ ing companies in the domestic trades have complained that the ICC, in its eagerness to please the railroads, has studiously ignored the objectives of the act. The union charges were largely upheld, by the Senate subcommittee which held hearings on the problems of coastwise shipping last year. Consequently, maritime unions are hopeful that the latest ICC Ludwig Bednor, a member of the Great Lokes IBU Dredge Section, was the first man rescued from Great Lakes Dredge and Dock's Dredge No. 2 which went adrift in the Michigan City, Indiana, harbor last month. Bednor, 51, suffered back injuries and was the only member of the five-man crew hurt. Kennedy Wonid End FMB; Revise Shipping Agencies THE SIU INLAND BOATMAN WASHINGTON—A complete overhaul-of Government ma­ chinery for regulating the maritime industry has been pro­ posed by President Kennedy. The President sent a reorgani­ zation plan to Congress which"*' would abolish the present ministration of the subsidy pro­ Federal Maritime Board and gram. The Secretary of Commerce The first convention of the Inland Boatmen's Union of the SIU held in May, mapped a program for aiding the inland waterways industry and extending the benefits of IBU representation both to unorganized boat­ men and to boatmen now represented by organizations which are not bonafide maritime unions. Officers of the IBU unanimously elected at the convention are: Robert Matthews, national director; A1 Kerr, secre­ tary-treasurer; Earl Shepard, Atlantic Coast area director; Lindsey Williams, Gulf Coast area director, and August Wolf, Great Lakes area director. 4- 4" The Railway Labor Executives Association has unanimously approved the SIU's application for membership in the million member organi­ zation representing 22 major labor unions. The SIU sought member­ ship in the RLE A to give added strength and representation to the IBM Railway Marine Region, since RLEA is the principal coordinating bbdy for railway labor in many fields of activity. 4' 4» 4' The National Labor Relations Board upheld the IBU victory in the Curtis Bay and McAllister fleets in Norfolk when it tnfew out eliarges filed by District 50. The IBU defeated the "catch-all" district in an NLRB election in the Hampton Roads area. Tugmen in the Gatco fleet in the same arda also overwhelmingly voted for IBU representation. 4. - The Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region of the IBU signed three firsttime contracts with newly established firms which will operate tugs and dredges in the Great Lakes region. 4« 4" 4" Coverage in the Seafarers Welfare Plan is considered likely for mem­ bers of the Railway Marine Region of the IBU. RMR and railway management have been meeting to consider a recommendation by a neutral party that railway tugmen be covered in the SIU welfare plan. 4- 4' 4' IBU Railway Marine Region members ended their voting for of­ ficials of the Region on June 16. The results of the election showed that the following candidates had been elected to their respective offices: G. P. McGinty, regional director, E. B. Pulver, assistant regional direc­ tor (Jersey City), C. T. Murre'll, assistant regional director (Norfolk), Poward Brower, B & O Railroad chairman, William Relyea, New Haven chairman, Frank Pirone, New York Central chairman, Joe Fadde, Brooklyn Eastern District chairman, Woodrow Fuller, Bush Terminal chairman, James Waters, New York Dock chairman, L. A. Burdell, Pennsylvania Railroad chairman (Philadelphia), and Richard H. Avery C & O chairman (Norfolk). give the Secretary of Commerce the job of passing upon subsidy awards. The purpose of the reorganiza­ tion, is to separate the regulatory function from the Job of develop­ ing and prompting merchant ship­ ping. Under the existing set-up, the Federal Maritime Board and its related body, the Maritime Administration, both had regula­ tory and promotional functions. These, the President said, con­ flicted with each other, since in the interest of promoting the in­ dustry, the regulatory function went by the wayside on many occa­ sions. Dilute Responsibilities "Intermingling of regulatory and promotional functions has tended, in this instance to dilute respon­ sibility and has led to serious inadequacies, particularly in the administration of regulatory func­ tions," the President declared. To complicate matters, the Mari­ time Administrator was also chair­ man of the FMB, giving him a split personality as far as regulat­ ing and promoting was concerned. The two agencies also shared other employees., Under the new set-up, a five man Maritime Commission would be established. This would be the "court" for the industry, which make all the decisions on regula­ tion cases. The Maritime Adminis­ tration would continue as the agency responsible for technologi­ cal advances, for supervising the design and construction of new ships and for the day-to-day ad­ would have direct authority over the award of subsidies, a function which for practical purposes would be handled by the MA. Esse, Socony Divvy Up Afro-Asian Markets Technically* two separate oil companies since 1911, Stand­ ard Oil of New Jersey (Esso) and Standard Oil of New York (Socony-Mobil) have made a new arrangement to divvy up oil operations in West Africa," Australia, Indonesia, Japan Company) was set up as a jointlyand Southeast Asia, involving owned venture of Esso and Socony a total market of close to a billion people. The new arrangement involves a half-interest for each company in a tanker fleet of 26 whollyowned ships, plus another 51 ves­ sels under charter. All of the ships involved are under runaway flags, or various foreign flags. Result Of Government Action The revision in the set-up was the result of Government anti­ trust action dating back to 1953 with respect to foreign marketing operations. The official Esso pubr lication "The Lamp," put it this way: "Concurrently with the an­ nouncement. of the forthcoming Stanvac reorganization Jersey signed a consent decree that ended the litigation, but did not admit any violation of the law." Stanvac (Standard Vacuum Oil 4" 4" 4" Five members of the SIU Great Lakes Inland Boatmen's Union were rescued after spending a night on a derrick buffeted by high winds in Michigan City harbor last month. Shortly after the rescue, the craft; derrick dredge No. 2, owned by the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Com­ pany, sank. One man, Ludwig Bednor, was injured when a wave slammed him into the winch during the rescue. The other crewmembers, Nick Grbich, H. K. Benell, Ambrose Meagher, and J. J. Sweeney, were treated for exposure to the high winds and cold water. The acci­ dent occurred when the dredge broke loose from the tug which was towing it into the harbor on May 26. A storm prevented Coast Guard men from rescuing the crew who had to stay on the vessel for 12 hours. PORTO'CALL in the Eastern Hemisphere back in 1933, thus disposing of tha problem of competition in that area between the two companies. A map published in the magazina shows that Esso will take over tha business in India, Pakistan, Burma, Thailand, Tanganyika, South Ko­ rea, Malaya, the Northern Philip­ pines, and South Vietnam among others. Socony will operate in Somali, Ethiopia, the Union of South Africa, New Zealand, the Rhodesias, the southern half of the Philippines, New Guinea and Hong Kong. Joint Operations Both companies have agreed to operate jointly or side by side in Japan, Indonesia, Formosa and Australia. In a gesture of appeasement to­ ward the anti-trust division tha announcement adds that "neither company is restrained from enter­ ing any area where an interest is received by the other." Observers would be vastly surprised though if, for example, Socony Mobil were to poke its nose into Esso's pre­ serve in India or vice-versa. Don't Send Your Baggage COD 4« 4" 4" The IBU arid the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association are com­ bining their efforts to organize numerous river fleets in the Midwest. The major targets include unorganized boatmen and companies pres­ ently under contract to District 50 of the United Mine Workers. The MEBA recently won an important victory by defeating District 50 in a National Mediation Board election in the Erie-Lackawanna •Railroad. The electipn involved 51 licensed engineers on Erie-Lackawanna tugs and ferries. The ICC ruling on the paint or varnish drier rates noted that 1£ railroads were allowed to charge rates equal to water carriers, SeaLand and Seatrain would be able to" attract very little, if any, of the traffic and would be threatened with extinction. The ruling said that allowing the rail rates to drop to the water rates would be in contravention of the national transportation policy calling for the development and preservation of a transport system by water, highway and rail as well as other forms adequate to meet the need of US commerce and na­ tional defense. The ICC referred to a similar decision in 1960 involving PanAtlantic, Sea-Land's predecessor, in which the commission estab­ lished a six percent differential la -favor of the water carrier as op­ posed to trailer-on-flatcar service. In the current case, the ICO ruled unanimously in favor of giv­ ing the water carriers the right to establish Itself as the . "low-cost" transport medium. In the earlier ruling, one commissioner protested the establishment of a water-rail differential. -izie E.B'^LTiwoeE 'Jeafarers are again warned not to send their baggage COD to any Union hall. The Union cannot accept delivery of any baggage where express charges have not been prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Union halls face the prospect of having to go to a lot of trou­ ble and red tape with the Railvvay Express Co. ^11 �Pace 8tz S^I^AFARSMS 'Immt, IHI lOQ SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING HOARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SlU AtlantiCj Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) May 1 Through May 31, 1961 Sparked by an upsurge in in-transit ships, SIU shipping made a strong comeback in the month of May. A total of 2,674 jobs were shipped in all ports, well ahead of April's 2,240 totals. While payoffs and sign-ons varied only slightly from the March figures, there were an additional 26 ships making intransit calls. These apparently were responsible for the in­ crease in job opportunities. The ratio of registration on the beadh to total jobs shipped continues to be very favorable for class A men. With 2,331 men on the beach compared to the total of 2,674 jobsahipped, the class A group is assured of speedy shipping. All three seniority classes showed sharp increases in shipping during the month. Shipping in class 1-S also showed a marked im­ provement in May, with 33 men going out in the chief stew­ ard category compared to 21 in the previous month. New York and Houston again dominated the job picture, with each port shipping 485 men during the month. Houston had the most ship calls, 108, with 83 of these being of the intransit variety. New Orleans and New York both had 83 ships in, but New York had by far the largest number of payoffs. The traditional summertime pattern in engine room ship­ ping is showing up again as in past years. As against a total month's shipping figure of 972 jobs, there were also 643 class A men registered. In fact, j;he total registration of "A" and "B" men barely matched the month's shipping. It's always hard to fill those black gang jobs in the warm weather. Ship AefMfy Pay Si«« !• Offt On TroM. TOTAL i«stM 2 New York ... .'44 PhilodclpUa ..4 iolHmer* ....II Norfolk 1 JocfctoRvillo .. 4 Miami 2 Mobllo 10 Now Orioont ..20 Hoottoo 18 Wllminytoa ..1 Son FroocUco.. S Soottlo ..... 10 0 9 4 7 0 2 0 5 It 7 1 4 10 TOTALS ...Tiii 40 '7 } f 30 S3 21 24 20 30 23 24 14 20 0 10 14 31 44 83 83 108 14 14 12 21 4 24 248 448 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A 1 Pjtrt Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS RegisteredCLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 S ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 3 ALL 2 6 13 3 22 0 3 4 1 1 5 3 9 1 1 0 2 43 74 18 135 6 57 38 26 25 62 21 121 3 19 18 40 5 17 0 5 7 3 7 10 5 15 5 25 0 2 3 1 15 38 11 - 64 1 50 15 32 16 81 2 11 20 23 0 12 11 2 2 8 1 8 4 2 4 3 8 1 1 3 1 1 31 2 13 8 14 12 5 16 4 7 5 29 2 6 4 12 0 0 0 0 0 .-... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 34 11 69 1 3 12 16 10 22 37 3 3 15 5 9 75 20 140 7 45 37 28 16 17 54 28 40 7 23 20 50 77 24 148 2 47 87 28 144 6 18 47 29 28 30 64 16 4 2 2 12 22 0 7 9 3 2 17 2 0 2 4 18 23 5 46 3 IS 16 28 48 5 8 4 4 13 1 19 12 26 7 45 2 19 40 2 15 11 28 13 8 12 12 26 235 401 114 1 750 23 114 139 1 "276 171 373 125 66'9 34 117 110 261 GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 18 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 8 5 49 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS 3 ALL A B 0 9 2 0 26 121 40 8 0 0 25 3 23 2 5 81 3 0 1 8 5 12 29 12 0 0 0 0 15 1 4 37 5 12 110 50 1 3 144 64 7 9 17-4 2 5 48 19 10 40 2 26 ~87 669 261 33 1 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS. A GROUP GROUP 1 2' 3 ALL 3 ALL 2 C ALL 1 33 0 2 5 7 5 18 11 10 0 73 17 62 26 187 71 115 27 213 4 10 7 3 39 0 19 12 0 28 8 64 98 0 23 41 54 16 5- 109 28 10 6 4 17 0 11 0 12 6 1 8 1 6 23 1 1 11 12 53 11 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 11 71 0 33 9 56 29 4 19 20 40 8 206 1 12 172 78 120 45 19 21 92 5 41 24 3 211 27 8 6 2 26 0 15 2 9 31 9 8 6 2 50 0 7 22 5 72 21 34 2 10- 9 1 21 17 5 10 76 12 13 119 174 1"306 903 477 310 116 1 87 [1017 1 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Regiitered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Shipped CLASS B Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston. Wilmington San Francisco. Seattle TOTAL SHIPPED Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 6 0 1 8 0 9 0 4 0 4 0 4 2 3 1 2 27 82 6 115 6 29 24 59 17 66 9 92 4 88 10 52 3 23 0 0 2 18 2 4 13 20 0 2 8 5 3 43 1 5 20 18 5 33 39 5 61 3 39 7 18 20 41 15 1 8 3 6 8 1 4 1 6 12 1 5 0 3 2 1 1 9 11 0 8 5 13 1 13 1 15 0 4 3 7 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 32 5 44 2 6 4 12 2 22 10 4 28 1 5 16 70 16 12 98 1 34 20 55 17 70 |17 104 1 24 16 41 32 95 13 140 3 27 30 60 9 05 15 129 7 89 51 31 4 9 2 Id 1 3 8 5 4 6 15 1 3 7 4 3 23 5 8 36 2 8 1 11 3 8 12 4 9 2 15 1 5 33 6 44 2 17 13 32 4 33 16 6 43 2 7 25 105 422 68 |~595 19 165 124 1 308 77 377 73 527 24 179 104 1 307 a Jacksonville TOTALS Shipped CLASS A Registered CLASS B Registered Oi1 The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 12 2 3 ALL A 1 2 C ALL 1 B 5 xO 1 3 1 15 2 0 6 3 9 3 0 0 0 0 74 28 41 33 92 62 33 177 39 103 13 155 5 5 11 17 8 9 3 41 0 34 5 0 i 20 8 1 29 2 0 1 46 5 b2 2 25 19 47 96 10 0 3 4 51 41 4 1 7 18 0 5 2 0 12 15 4 13 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 10 0 6 4 1 36 3 6 6 14 15 7 14 1 7 3 2 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 15 8 53 1 8 0 1 2 28 16 2 46 10 35 1 89 36 104 13 22 1 41 36 181 20 84 14 118 4 45 40 88 9 23 41 9 39 15 20 129 1 17 2 89 20 238 34 10 3 6 14 1 10 1 0 3 6 9 15 7 31 3 9 7 40 0 3 4 3 8 12 32 4 15 8 35 5 0 4 8 17 21 1 8 17 1 25 10 78 3 1 8 1 10 43 1 9 69 60 138 527 307 138 j1 972 136 438 69 643 24 161 148 ["333 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Porf Bos -N. Y Phil Bal Nor Jac Mia Mob No Hou." Wil S. F Sea TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1-9 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1-9 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 0 1 1 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 ' 0 0 3 0 0 8 24 19 57 108 3 8 20 81 8 19 12 37 76 1 8 18 27 0 9 5 9 23 1 0 5 6 0 1 3 8 0 0 8 4 8 5 17 10 13 45 3 3 15 21 6 11 8 20 27 45 2 2 23 0 5 3 1 9 1 3 5 9 0 1 1 1 3 5 0 0 1 5 7 2 3 17 2 1 3 6 2 4 2 6 5 13 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 6 23 44 0 0 33 33 1 7 2 16 0 11 12 26 1 6 25 9 71 111 2 1 22 23 1 18 12 47 78 0 1 27 28 10 32 12 42 96 1 4 33 38 9 28 14 35 86 0 1 45 46 3 3 5 5 16 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 7 10 2 0 0 2 9 2 2 7 20 0 0 10 10 3 4 2 14 23 0 12 1 11 3 7 3 8 21 3 4 16 23 2 8 3 12 23 25 3 4 16 53 141 77 246 1 517 1 17" 24 164 { 205 33* 102 61 203 1 .399 10 17 165 1 192 Shipped CLASS C Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS GROUP S ALL A 1 2 B 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 18 76 27 3 12 2 8 8 0 0 2 11 45 27 1 1 9 0 1 5 0 1 1 13 13 6 1 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 , 3 26 12 0 0 10 78 28 0 0 10 46 13 86 1 0 12 7 10 2 0 1 6 11 .23 12 0 1 10 23 1 0 4 5 25 7 6 81 1 94 399 192 GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 2 1-a, 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 1 6 9 0 0 1 1 7 36 45 56 28 111 223 2 28 11 0 11 0 12 7 14 - 33 0 68 2 43 24 17 9 24 12 23 6 10 1 1 4 2 6 0 2 6 15 2 2 2 2 2 7 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 1 67 0 24 0 24 11 9 33 14 69 2 63 22 48 18 121 209 4 36 75 11 9 16 14 16 24 21 18 1 3 4 3 5 5 0 ' 5 4 15 32 0 1 11 2 11 12 3 8 22 2 19 7 4 4 13 94 1 685 106" 203 113 363 1 785 2N 50 202 1 277 C ALL 0 3 18 121 2 18 11 83 7 1' 13 82 0 1 3 41 10 116 13 145 19 7 46 11 53 5 SUMMARY 1 DECK ENGINE tSTfWARD CLASS A Registered GROUP 123 ALL 235 401 114 1 750 105 422 68 1 595 194 77 246 | 517 534 900 428 11862 Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 23 114 139 19 165 124 17 . 24 164 59 303 427 GRAND TOTALS t Group 1-s men totals included in Group 1 totals. • 1 man .shipped 1-s, class B. "1 man registered on beach 1-s, class B. Shipped CLASS A GROUP ALL 123 ALL 1 276 171 373 125 1 669 1 308 77 377 73 | 527 1 205 135 61 203 1 399 1 789 383 811 401 {1595 i• Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS GROUP GROUP 23 ALL A B C 1.2 8 ALL 1 49 33 1 87 669 261 87 34 117 110 261 5 69 60 1 138 527 307 138 24 179 104 307 9 6 81 1 94 399 192 94 10 17 165 192 . 7 68 313 379 760 21 124 1741319 1595 760 319 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP ALL 123 ALL |1017 310 477 116 1 903 | 972 136 438 69 | 643 | 685 309 113 363 1 785 , {2654 755 1028 548 {2331 GROUP 1 23 13 119 174 24 161 148 25 50 202 62 330 524 ALL 1 30.6 1 333 1 2ii j 916 �^Un SEAFARERS Tf 8enm, LOG Runaway Operator Testifies Joe Alclna, Safety Director Check Up On Personal Safety Gear One of the key points In any shipboard safety program is provision for regular inspection and maintenance of personal protective equip­ ment, such as respirators, goggles, saftey belts, gas masks, oxygen breathing apparatus (OBA) and similar gear. There is too little regard for such safety equipment most of the time; the feeling is that it will somehow take care of Itself. Yet these Items of personal Safety gear are subject to the same abuse, wear and tear as all other tools and equipment. Frequent Instruction and reminders on the use of the OBA, the limited value of gas masks (in areas where oxygW" content may be low) are just as important as regular fire and boat drills. It seems like "nuisance" sometimes to have to turn out for these instruction periods and drills; "everybody knows about them" is the atttiude. Anyone who reacts that way is loading the dice against himself and his shipmates. Extra Margin Of Safety Is Important Sure, disaster may never come. But what a break /or the whole gang if it has gone through the whole procedure on a dry run a couple of times before. Professionals, firemen ashore, go through the same rou­ tine as a drill regularly and this is bound to pay off in an emergency. The same applies to the personal safety equipment and its use. Some­ one has to be delegated as the responsible person for this gear. It has to be inspected before being issued and after each use. Any cleaning, repairing or drying out should be taken care of immediately after use —before the gear is put away. Improper storage will result in deteriora­ tion, particularly with canvas and rubber items. Iteplacements or stand­ by parts should be readily available. The extra margin of safety offered by the above, and many other long-established practices on American ships, drew a sharp blast a few days ago. The beef by one management spokesman was that US. ships have "too much" of an edge on safety over foreign ships and manage­ ment has to close this gap. He conceded at the same time that Ameri­ can ships are the safest in the world but said this accounts for a big cost item in US ship construction. Direct Solution; Turn Back The Clock His solution is simple and direct; Turn the clock back on American ships and bring the safety level down closer to the standards on the foreign-flaggers. This is a weird approach to the problem of competi­ tion. but typical of the attitude in some management quarters. The rea­ soning is that crew and passenger safety and comforts can be sacrificed right off the bat without hurting anybody. This comes up at a time when foreign ship lines are building new vessels with more and more American-style features and accomoda­ tions so they can drain off what's left of the US passenger and cargo trade. The cbmpartmentation and safety protection built into US ships are being adopted by more foreign lines all the time. These items are finally being recognized as matters of importance. The foreign vessels are closing the gap between our ships and their own by bringing their standards up to the American level. As was noted here, following the SIUNA convention last March, the US industry would do itself some good by insisting, as the unions have, on encouraging this trend—not by stopping it dead in its tracks. A new international cunventiun on sea safely, dedicated to bringing safety standards on foreign vessels up to those of the US, could do it. The SIUNA Convention in March in Puerto Rico urged the American shipowners to pay strict attention to safety aboard ship as a protection for passenger and crewmembers. It is a dictate of common sense that relaxed safety standards aboard American-flag vessels would not con­ tribute to the nation's merchant marine, but rather might give away another competitive advantage to foreign and runaway flag ships. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitte(^ to this column care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Seafarer At Ease in Safety Net Confidence in value'of gangway safety net Is demonstrated by Seafarer Norman Corthwright, OS on the Kyska (circled), as he convFortably relaxes in one for a posed shot by a LOS photographer. us Companies Finance Constniction Of Foreign-Owned Bulk Carriers WASHINGTON—The spokesman for the runaway shipping industry let the cat out of the bag on the nature of runaway operations when he testified before the House Commit­ tee on Ways and Means on proposals to tax runaway earnings. Erling D. Naess, president of Naess Shipping Company ^ —— told the Congressmen that can unions are entitled to Juris­ taining financing for the construc­ runaway ships, even when not diction over ships controlled by tion of the vessels and the major directly-owned by the companies or by Americans are financed by the American companies In whose behalf they operate. It has been reported that Ameri­ can oil and metals companies, as well as American ship operators, directly own some 460 ships under the runaway flag. (See back page). But maritime unions have con­ tended for some time that they control far more tonnage than that under the long-term charter device, there being some 1,600 ships in all under the runaway flags of Panama and Liberia. Naess' testimony confirmed that for practical purposes, these ships are built specifically for service in American trades and are financed accordingly. US firms, as well as owned directly by them. Naess' testimony reads In part as follows: "The majority of the vessels" [runaway-flag ships—ed.l "are leased under varying forms of longterm charters to major oil and steel companies for the transporta­ tion of such bulk cargoes as petrolum, iron ore and coal . . . "The charters themselves serve as the principal security for ob­ part of the charter hire paid by the oil and steel companies is paid over to the financing institu­ tion by way of amortization and interest." From the union point of view, if American companies financed th« construction of a vessel for their own use, the vessel is under their control from the moment it enters service, no matter what the flag It flies or who Is. nominally the owner. NCMB Unions Viin They added that "No matter how the AMMI sugar-coats its offer, the fact remains that the institute is determined to shove the run­ away-flag issue .under the rug . . . As such, even though they are We in the NCMB will not accept not directly American-owned, they an AMMI bribe to drop our posi­ could be subject to the jurisdic­ tion . . ." tion of American maritime unions. The NCMB called for a Con­ The International Transportworkgressional investigation of the ers Federation, representing Euro­ AMMI program. pean maritime unions among It was clear that the basic issue others, has recognized that Ameri­ in the dispute was between the NCMB program to expand US shipping and jobs, and the AMMI objective of a small merchant marine, monopolized by a handful there will be a sfearching Congres­ of subsidized operators. AMMI (Continued from page 3) anteed freedom from union organ­ sional look at the maneuvers of the President Ralph Casey has, on sev­ AMMI group. eral occasions, declared that with­ izing. The NCMB unions, declaring that in a very few years the merchant The Franklin grdup was not con­ cerned about the costs of the pack­ the "AMMI's proposals are guar­ marine will consist of only some age, since as subsidized companies, anteed to make a sick industry 350 subsidized ships. Casey has also staunchly defend­ they would simply pass these costs sicker" added the following: ed the runaway-flag device, calling on to the Government. They count­ "No matter how the AMMI sug­ ed on the powerful political influ­ ar-coats its offer to make it appear the runaway ships the "fifth arm ence of their allied oil and metals palatable to seamen, the fact re­ of defense." It's clear that not all the sub­ companies to help silence any Con­ mains that the Institute Is deter­ gressional criticism. mined to shove the runaway-flag sidized operators take the same The Franklin "package" scored issue under the rug, with the sacri­ viewpoint. The Pacific Maritime when the National Maritime Union fice of seamen's jobs and of a con­ Association broke with the Frank­ bouglit the whole scheme and siderable segment of the American- lin program by signing with the dropped Its demands on the runa­ flag merchant industry on the altar engineers. The PMA agreed that ways for at least four ydfers. of the international oil and metals US seamen's unions should have the right to organize runaways. It Just this past April, NMU Presi­ companies . . . also approved of the participation dent Joseph Curran, In an article "Clearly the position taken by in the "Industrial Bulletin," called the AMMI shows that the Institute of US unions in determining the the runaway ships "one of the most is ready to plunder the Federal industry's policies and goals. In setting up the joint unionpotent factors in the decline of treasury with two objectives in the merchant marine," and a mind—(A) to strengthen the hand industry committee, the unions grave threat to jobs and standards of the subsidized few while forc­ plan specific steps to revive the . . achieved aboard American ing the independent operators out domestic shipping industry and ships." He added that it was his of the trade and (B) to shield the the thousands of jobs which once hope that the runaway Issue could runaway-flag oil and~ metals com­ existed in this trade, to assure US be settled "before it U too late." panies, who are themselves depriv­ seamen and ships employment op­ Curran also recommended that ing the Treasury of untold millions portunities in the dominant bulk "labor, management and Govern­ In tax revenues, as both President cargo trades, and to modernize the ment" should "come together on a Kennedy and Secretary Dillon have subsidy program so as to meet the needs of changing trade patterns. regular basis to work together on testified . . . The SIU companies signing the all the problems confronting us" "We in the NCMB will not ac­ such as those of domestic shipping. cept an AMMI bribe to drop our agreement have «nore . than 40 Yet the NMU refused to participate position on runaway flags and on ships operating under runaway in the NCMB program which called the need for a responsible • ap­ flags, plus an estimated 200 other for just such an arrangement. proach to the Industry's problems vessels under various foreign flags. Following the NMU action In through joint labor-management The full -extent of the operators' putting aside the runaway threat action. We will not sell out the job participation in the foreign-flag to jobs and standards, the Ameri­ security of our members, nor will field is believed to be far larger can Radio Association and the we participate in any scheme to than that. The NCMB program in this area Masters, Mates and Pilots also liquidate any section of the US merchant marine' . . ." won important support when the dropped the runaway issue. The stumbling block to this The member unions of the Seamen and Waterfront Workers' scheme was the response of the NCMB at its formation included Trade Union in Trinidad sent NCMB unions. They flatly rejected the MEBA, Masters Mates & Pi­ wires offering its full cooperation. the "package" as one which would lots, Radio Operators Union, SIU Other Caribbean unions gre ex­ destroy the jobs and security of Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland pected to do likewise. The signing of the SIU agree­ maritime workers. Further, they Waters District, Sailors Union of asked Congress to fully investigate the Pacific, Marine Firemen's Un­ ments followed upon presentation the "irresponsibility of the subsi­ ion, Marine Cooks and Stewards of the NCMB's demands at an dized operators who are using Fed­ Union, Staff Officers Association, open meeting on June 7, attended eral money to destroy segments of International Longshoremen's As­ by all sections of the shipping in­ the American merchant marine." sociation and Operating Engineers dustry. (For the full text of the National Since the Pacific Maritime Asso­ Local 25. The MM&P participated ciation also rejected the Franklin in the initial bargaining with the Committee's proposals, see tha package, it appears certain that NCMB but subsequently withdrew. centerspread in this issue.) (Continued from page 3) runaway issue and was also de­ signed to undermine the non-sub­ sidized segment of the Industry and endanger the jobs of the sea­ men they employ. The latter is the principal objective of the Franklin group of operators. The SIU and MEBA flatly re­ jected the Franklin package, de­ claring that it was "guaranteed to make a sick industry sicker." Shipping Future Was At Stake �Pace BisMr; SKAFARERS Lakes Welfare Plan Paying Full Benefits 1H1>: LOG First Lakes Maternity Benefit DETROIT—Acting to pro­ vide greater and more effici­ ent service to SIU members, DETROIT—^With the signing up of two more operators strengthening the program, SIU members are now collecting benefits from the SIU Great Lakes Seamen's Welfare Plan, which went into effect on> April 1'with a full schedule of Jason Holtry, hospital benefits, benefits. Frankfort; Joseph Scheitz, mater­ The two additional companies which signed the agreement are the Ann Arbor Company, which joined May 15, 'and the MichiganOhio Company, which entered the plan in April a short while after the program began. First Maternity Benefit The first maternity benefit has been paid to the Donald Cubic family. They recently welcomed a bouncing baby girl, Michalene. The father is a crewmember of the cruise vessel Aquarama. The first in-hospital benefit was presented to Carl Larson, while a $195 reimbursement payment was made to Mrs. Edith Johnson, whose husband, Edmond, is 2nd cook on the tanker Detroit. John R. Emery, assistant ad­ ministrator of the plan, said claims are being processed very quickly since the enrollment cards fu-st be­ gan pouring into headquarters. The latest recipients under the Plan are: Henry T. Larsen and nity benefit. Little Falls, Minn; Frederick G. Conly, hospital bene­ fit, Attica, Mich.; Gerald Fast, maternity benefit, Frankfort; Richard Szumila, maternity bene­ fit, Posen, Mich.; Jack Young, maternity benefit. Bay City; and Michael Kandow, maternity bene­ fit, Alpena. Union Boards Locate In Hq SIU Representative Dick Hollingsworth presents a maternity benefit check for-the first baby born under the Welfare Plan to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Cubic. the Great Lakes Seamen's Ap­ peals Board and the newlyestablished Great Lakes Seafar­ er's Welfare Plan have moved their offices to the Union's head­ quarters, 10225 W. Jefferson, River Rouge. The move brings the operation of the two programs nearer to members and allows for greater and more efficient servicing of members' welfare claims' and Job Security Program benefits. More Convenient John R. Emery, welfare plan assistant administrator and senior­ ity director said the new location makes the Union "better able to handle the operation of our offica and at the same time provides a more convenient location for the members." DETROIT—The "poet laureate" of the Great Lakes is 52-year-old Robert Winters, who quit a job as a runner in a New York brokerage firm when he was 17 and caught a liner to The growing demands on both programs were cited as the primary France. reason for the move. A tighter, Winters, who used to cor­ throughout the world ever since. Winters pronounces him "Pygmal­ more efficient internal operation He is now starting his sixth ion," after the Greek mytholpgical will also result from the centralized respond regularly with such year on Lakes vessels. character. set-up. literary greats as Somerset Sporting a Tyrolean hat and Maugham, decided that the sea was the life for him, and has been brimming over with impromptu shipping out of various ports verse. Winters is considering hav­ ing a collection of his verse pub­ lished. Winters counts as his worst pe­ riod the 52 days he once spent in der to Initiate a program of closer England's WaHon Gaol (jail) after Toledo Moving cooperation between the two coun­ he missed his ship. "I hate to say TOLEDO—Shipping got a boost cils. It," he said, "but the conditions with the return to service of the 4 4 4 CHICAGO—The Army Corps of Engineers said that jplans were horrible."" Clemens (Reiss) after a lay-up due Considering his lively career, it to hull damages, and the cfewlng for the Great Lakes connecting chanels project call for provid­ comes as a surprise to discover a of C. S. Robinson (Steinbrenner), Frankfort Pays Benefit ing the full project depth of 27 feet between all of the Lakes sentimental FRANKFORT—Shipping is slow streak in the dapper reports Neil Mahaney, Toledo by July of 1962. * •»' because the Ann Arbor No. 5 is on versifier-seaman. He writes with agent. Ed D o h e r t y, former a five-day schedule. Edward Ward The project, authorized by the deepening of harbors to 27 real feeling about cities, ships, has been assigned to head­ was the first man from the port of Congress in 1956 and now feet at Two Harbors, Duluth- scarlet women, and men who have agent, quarters in Detroit. The SIU was two-thirds complete, provides for Superior, Ashland, Presque Isle trouble finding jobs after they represented in the all Union con­ Frankfort to receive maternity benefits. the deepening of channels in the and Marquette on Lake Superior; reach |5. One ference recently in Toledo which St. Marys River, the Straits of Calumet and Indiana Harbor on poem, written 4 4 4 made plans to reactivate the United Mackinac, the St. Clair River, Lake Lake Michigan; Trenton Channel after visiting St, Labor Committee, which was Duluth Sees P-M Men St, Clair and the Detroit River to on the Detroit River; Toledo, Marks Mission in very active during the fight against DULUTH—Shipping has been minimum depths of 27 feet for Lorain, Erie and Buffalo on Lake New Y o r k's the "right to work" bill. slow during the month, with a both upbound and downbound Erie. Additional deepening to a Bowery, is en­ 4 4 4 brighter outlook for the next traffic. lesser depth was authorized at titled, "Rejected, month. A total of 19 jobs were Included in the project Is the Sandusky and Rochester. sir, you're over Detroit Fair shipped out in the past 30 days, replacement of the Foe Lock at 45." The entirq Great Lakes Connect­ DETROIT—Shipping has been because of late fit outs. The port Sault Ste. Marie with a new lock. ing Channels project will cost His latest en­ pretty fair, quite a few jobs being is active in contacting crew mem­ The old lock will be removed, cof- about $129 million before it is deavor is some­ shipped to various ports. Two ad­ bers in the Pickands-Mather fleet. Winters ferdair>s built and excavation made completed and involves the re­ thing he" calls ditional ships were fit out that for the new lock. It is planned that moval of over 65 million yards of "Pygmalion," teaching various were not expected—the Gene C. 4 4 4 construction of the new lock will rock and dirt. It Is the largest people in various'ports his poetic Hutchinson in Muskegon and the Alpena Picking Up proceed .at a rate to enable opera­ project of its kind In the history of style. As soon as the pupil masters Philip Minch in Buffalo. ALPENA—Shipping has picked tion of the new lock in five years. the Great Lakes. the free-and-easy verse method. 4 ' 4 4 up considerably. Arnold Transit Costs $32.5 Million has fit out two more motor vessels, Chicago Good The new lock will be 1,000 feet long, 100 feet wide and have a CHICAGO—Shipping had been bringing the total to four in opera­ depth of 32 feet, it will cost $32.5 fairly good. Wisconsin Steel tion. The Chief Wawi^tan will bo million. Works has not only called back put in the shipyards in Manitowac, In 1960 Congress passed the 250 laid off men, it is now taking and the company will be calling Rivers and Harbors Act authorizing more applications. This means a for a full crew to man the St. step-up in ore and it's hoped ad­ Marie to replace the Wawatan. ditional vessels will be coming in Huron Portland Cement is now on their regular runs. A former operating three boats and is con­ PORT DECK ENGINE TOTAL SIU member, John Avery, just templating fitting out the E. M. STEWARD signed a contract with the IBU for Ford. Alpena 22 44 3 4 4 4 19 HEADQUARTERS his new firm. International Sail 10225 W. Jefferson, River Rouge UB, Mich. Makers. Vinewood 3-4741 Buffalo Cleveland In New Hall 85 186 88 13 Fred J. Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer 4 4 4 Stanley F. Thompson. Asst. Sec.-Treas. CLEVELAND—Port has settled 29 ALPENA 127 River St. Chicago 27 65 9 down after confusion of moving to Buffalo Host To Unions Norman Jolicoeur, Agent Elmwood 4-3616 BUFFALO. NV 735 Washington St. Cleveland BUFFALO ^ — Buffalo reports new hall in Lakewood. Latest mem­ 14 39 20 5 Roy J. Boudreau, Agent TL 3-9259 CHICAno 9383 Ewing Ave.. shipping for the past month has bership meeting had discussion of Ernest Aubusson, Agent Detroit 105 279 117 57 been slow, with most replacements Welfare Plan. Cruiser Aquarama South rhicago. III, SAginaw 1-0733 being temporary men. A few has been crewed up and is out on 6 > 4 11 CLEVELAND 15614 Detroit Ave. Duluth 2 shifting jobs have come in. A a special cruise before starting (Lakewood) Stanley Wares, Agent MAin 1-0147 33 number of unions are now using Detroit-Cleveland run later in 89 29 27 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. Frankfort Gerald Westphal. Agent. RAndolph 2-4110 the new Buffalo hall for their month. After a slow start, quite a FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. Toledo 54 118 18 46 meetings. A delegation from the few contracted ships are now hit­ Address Mail to: P.O. Box 287 Floyd Hanmer, Agent ELgin 7-2441 Southern Ontario Port Council at­ ting port and things are beginning TOTAL 343 ~831 194 * 294 TOI.EDO 120 Summit .St. tended the last MTD meeting in or­ to pick up. Neil Mahaney, Agent CHerry 8-2431 Lakes 'Poet Laureate' V/infers Sings of Sfi/ps/ Sea^ Seamen Lakes Connecting Channel Will Hit Bottom By '62 Great Lakes Shipping SIU Great Lakes Union Halls April 29,1961 Through May 26,1961 Lakes Port Reports �»3^- m»--NiM< StAFAK^ItM^ vac Accident Mars Contalnership Debut By SIDNEY MARGOLIVS ^ Saving Money On Homes This Is a better year than last for shopping for houses, mortgages to finance them and the appliances to equip them. We've already told you about tlie sharp reductions this spring on re­ frigerators and washing machines, and the first signs of price cuts on furniture. You also now can find excellent values in vacuum cleaners and TV sets, which are unloaded in June at sharpest reductions to make way for next year's models. Other June buying opportunities include sales of women's dresses; clearances of summer fabrics; seasonal price reductions on lumber, paints, plumbing and heating equipment, and rug-cleaning specials. You also get a small break on your food bill this month. Wholesale food prices recently dropped to the lowest levels since last September. Here are tips on these and other June buying opportunities: HOUSES, MORTGAGES: Prices of houses have leveled off, and mort­ gage interest rates have declined just a little this spring. If you're.looking for a place to rent, the National Association of Real Estate Boards reports that there are more apartments available now. Single-family homes for rent are harder to find. Apartment rentals have stopped up and even have decreased slightly in a few cities. An experiment recently completed by the US Agricultural Research Service provides some useful tips for home-seekers. Not all modern hou.sing ideas turned out to be truly practical. The Government speci­ alists report that families found floor-to-ceiling windows left too little wall space in a small house. Tbey also, made it hard to protect in­ teriors from sunlight, with resultant fading of furnishings, and heat and glare. Such windows require a sizable roof overhang, shade trees or an awning. A family living in a house that featured "open planning," with only partial walls or none separating living areas, found that the arrange­ ment did provide spaciousness but not enough privacy. Families also reported that bedroom closets in small houses tend to be inadequate. Those in the experiment had 4^ feet of rod space. The Government housing specialists recommend 7^ feet of. rod space in each bedroom. A. M. Watkins, building engineer and author of "All About Houses" suggests five tests of a good plan: 1—Is the family entrance (usually through the kitchen) properly located to be near the garage and driveway? 2—Is the kitchen centrally located so a mother can observe the children playing and also be near the front door? 3—Is the front entrance well planned, with a foyer and coat closet? 4—Is there good traffic circulation so that you can go from one room to another without walking through a third? The living room especi­ ally should be free of cross-traffic. It is not. In many low-cost houses on which builders skimp. 5—^Is it easy to reach outside play area, drying area and patio from the house? Despite the increase in the money supply, and the reduced demand for mortgages, interest rates have been going down only very grudging­ ly. The Administration itself has reduced FHA mortgage rates only one-fourth of one per cent. The effective rate is now six percent, However, buyers and sellers currently don't have to pay as much extra discount to get a mortgage, except for VA niortgages. Vets still have to pay discounts of five or six points for a GI loan. A five-point discount means that on a $10,000 mortgage, you really get only $9,500 but still have tq repay $10,000 plus the interest. Watkins reports that closing costs are being trimmed a little. He advises home buyers to bargain harder over such costs, which often range from about $300 to as much as $750. MEBA Delegates Back NCMB; Strengthen District Structure LOS ANGELES' -Staunch support for the program of the National Committee for Maritime Bargaining and action to strengthen the district structure of the union was voted by delegates to the 84th national*?'—— convention of the Marine agement's failure to work for an Engineers Beneficial Associa­ effective merchant marine pro­ tion. The meeting here from May IS to May 19 endorsed the program of the National Committee as be­ ing in the best interests of both seamen and the industry in which they are employed. The delegates voted amend­ ments to the national constitution to provide for effective operation of the districts, which were ap­ proved by the membership in a referendum vote last year. Before the establishment of the districts, the MEBA had been fragmented into local unions in various port cities, a structure which created difficulties when engineers moved from port to port. Jesse Calhoon, MEBA secretarytreasurer, addressed the conven­ tion on the issue of maritime bar­ gaining, noting the need to reverse nvrsrltime policies which have led to loss of ships and employment. He blamed these losses on man­ gram, PS well as on the weak­ nesses of the present subsidy pro­ gram. Sea Unions United SIUNA President Paul Hall also addressed the convention on the bargaining Issue, calling the joint bargaining approach the only means of arresting the decline in US maritime. Captain Charles Crooks, president of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union, told the convention that his organization was working toward a district structure similar to MEBA's with the objective of completing a mer­ ger with MEBA. Peter DeVries, general secretary of the International Transportworkers Federation, was another featured speaker. DeVries came to the US to discuss the with­ drawal from ITF of four Ameri­ can unions, the MEBA, MM&P, SIU and the International Long­ shoremen's Association. NEW YORK—The scheduled start of Bull Lines' nfew contalnership service to Puerto Rico was marred by the death of a fork-lift driver in a loading accident. The driver, Steve Kolb, 51, drowned when the stem ramp collapsed as he was driving his fork-lift across it carrying a*' loaded cargo container. Kolb The chartering of the two con­ fleet. It hopes to obtain two more was trapp^ in the cab of the tainer vessels is part of a program C-4s in the future. The C-4s would lift. His body was recovered that afternoon when salvage equipment lifted the submerged fork-lift out of the water. The Florldian had been char­ tered by Bun Lines, along with a sister ship, the New Yorker, from the Erie & St. Lawrence Corp., as part of the company's program to institute container service between New York and Puerto Rico. The two vessels have LST-type loading through stern doors. Unlike an LST, the ramp is not part of the vessel but is secured to the stern of the ship with steel bars fitted into slots in the hull. Steel Bar Sheers Apparently, the total weight of the load was too great for the bars to sustain. One of them sheered off, tipping the load into the water, and the second one crumpled right after. The ramp had been built for the company at Bethlehem shipyard in Brooklyn. Following the accident, the Flo­ rldian was shifted to Port Newark for loading at the Erie & St. Lawrence facility there. Her sister ship, the New Yorker, was also loaded there while a new sternloading facility was built for the Bull Lines pier. to upgrade the Bull Line fleet. The company is planning to exchange two Libertys, the Hilton and Caro­ lyn, for two C-4s in the reserve be modifled to enable them to carry up to 178 containers in addi­ tion to the same amount of breakbulk cargo as the C-2s can hauL While Seafarers and longshoremen look on, heavy hi-lo out of water following collapse of stern SS Floridlan. Arrow shows where one of two steel porting ramp sheered off. Other slot is at left, lift hauls ramp on bars sup­ obscured by the hi-lo. Dr. Yfeisberger Scores Medical 'First' A report on an experiment in which hereditary-determined characteristics of human cells were altered in the test tube was presented to the Association of American Physicians by Dr. Austin Weisberger of Western Reserve University. Dr. Weisberger is the brother of Morris Weisberger, executive^ vice-president of the SIU of treasurer of the Sailors Union of At a recent meeting of the Asso­ ciation in Atlantic City, Dr. Weis­ North America and secretary- the Pacific. Scientist Alterg Cells of Humans InaTest Tube for the First Time Abnormal Prodacl Achieved in Heredity Experiment by Use of DNA, Paper Given to Doctors'Group Says By JOHN A. dSMUNDSEN XTLAOTIO bglobin as iuman cells have for the first mo lime been altered in the test liil lube by treating.them with the luiaLLi'iiz^Bat diiordei. hereditary material extracted Dr. Weisberger put extracts from other, human cells, a sciof megaloblastic marrow and •'list reported here today. nutrients into two flasks.' To ^^•j'YTho achievement appears to one he .added sickle cell DNAY hope that man may to the other, control, flash, he >. I be able to control his added physioiogical saline solu­ tion. • J *ritance.. ® strange In the experiment described of hemoglobin began to ao^ m Austin S. Weisbarger of Kind pear in the first flask. Neither ps'eni Reserve University, the sickle cell nor megaloblastic , rfnetic material extracted from P^emoglobin, the protein was difJno marrow cells of a person miTerent from any form of the I ^ "olGcuIe he had ever seen. Dr. nth one type of anemia altered 'eisberger said. . . J one marrow ceils from a per­ One jiL^is colleague son with another form of the Idlsease. An .abnormal and as yet I unidentified form of hemogloI bin, the pigment of red blooi ceils, was-produced. Such an apparen r W Shown above are excerpts from ' New York Times"* report on Dr. Weisberger'f experiment in alicring the character­ istics of human cells. I berger reported on his experiment, which was the first successful at­ tempt to change the genetics of human cells in a manner similar to changes which have been mad® experimentally in bacteria. Genes are the carriers of material which determines human heredity, includ­ ing such characteristics as th® color of eyes, color of hair and 60 on. • Used Genetic Material In these experiments, Dr. Weis­ berger used genetic material, known as DNA. from blood cells of patients afflicted with one type of anemia. This DNA was added to red blood cells from a patient af­ flicted by an entirely different form of anemia. The result was that the molecules of hemoglobin (the pigment of the red blood cell) were changed into a new form, one which differed from any seen before. DNA is a complex acid which acts as the carrier of the genetic pattern from parent to offspring. It has long been a dream of medical researchers to find a way of' altering hereditary character­ istics in human beings. If this could be done in a controlled fashion, the technique could b® used to prevent defects which are transmitted from parent to child. Among sucli defects are physical malformations. color blindness, and susceptibility to certain diseases, such as diabetes and anemia. Dr. Weisberger's experiment is seen as the first indication that some day hereditary patterns in man could possibly be altered under controlled conditions aimed at eliminating such defects. He plans to do other experi­ ments along these lines and will attempt to grow his transformed blood cells in tissue cultures. / �SEArAR'ERS ^;4NI LOG mssp Bedside Chat In PHS Hospital 100 Delegates Take Part In MCS Planning Parley SAN FRANCISCO—The Marine Cooks & Stewards Union's first planning conference opened here with close to 100 delegates attending. Representing well over 100 ships, headquarters and five branches, the four day confer­ ence started June 14 at the^ ; union's hall as the delegates gate for every 50 crewmembers wages, shipping rules, shipboard conditions, educational programs, met to provide concrete from each contracted liner. answers to the "changing situa­ tions" that are "bringing new challenges and threats" to the MCS. ' Active Conference An active conference, including 14 guest speakers, was set up by the Conference organization com­ mittee. Final reports and recommenda­ tions of the conference will be used to guide the union's officers and help determine union policy. The MCS 1961 Contract Negotia­ tions Committee will also study specific items relating to the union's contract. Organizational activities for the conference were carried on in all branches and ships under the direction of conference coordi­ nator James O. Willoughby, as­ sistant secretary-treasurer. Members who attended as dele­ gates did so on a "trip off" basis. As delegates they presented the ideas and suggestions of their shipmates. Other recommenda­ tions for study and action were forwarded to the meeting from branches and ships, as were money to defray conference ex­ penses. Conference Representation Representation to the meeting was set up on the following basis: Three delegates from head­ quarters; one delegate from each outport; one delegate from each contracted freighter, and one dele­ Delegates Receive Steward Manual, Automation Study In addition to its usual order of business, the first MCS planning conference also received copies of the MCS Dele­ gates Handbook and a study en­ titled, "Seafaring Men and Auto­ mation: Some Educational Ap­ proaches." The handbook, simply called "The Delegate," is designed to give information and educational mate­ rial and specific aid to MCS ship's delegate. Copies were sent to each ship and distributed to conference delegates. Revise Later Editions Confeience recominendalions and comments will be used in re­ vising the handbook for further printing and distribution. The automation study was done by Don White, a Coro Foundation Intern, under the supervision of the MCS Publicity and R^^earch Department. It is co-sponsored by the union and the California De­ partment of Industrial Relations. White, an attorney, used a ques­ tionnaire sent to MCS members In his study. The study will be used by the committee working on automation. Conference committees under­ took the basic study of pro­ posals and made recommendations conference then took final action on the committee recommenda­ tions. At the request of 25 delegates. FIRST AACS mj^NMING CONmKNCC JUNEI5,M^I7,lt,l9(l SAN FRANQSCO.CAtlF. DEIiSATE CREDENTIAL JUNE 5,1961 ACTION PROPOSALS JUNE 10,1961 CONFERENCE ORGANIZINfi COMUITTEE MARINE COOBISTEWARDS UNI W . MC FKtMOOT JT. MNFUNQSCOCMJK One of the notices used to publicize the first MCS Plan­ ning Conference. motions were voted upon by a roll call of the registered delegates. Membership Proposals rroposals that have already been sent to the union indicate that MCS members are interested in the following: • Hours of work—Suggestions include 40 hours at sea, paid legal holidays at sea and in port, wages based on a 30-day month, straight eight-hour day and time off or pay in lieu of time off. • Working conditions—Clarifi­ cation of work duties, elimination of extra work by limiting work for non-seamen and overtime pay for extra work. • Time off—Free time and use of relief seamen in port, relief for container ships, and other pro­ posals to give seamen some time for themselves. • Manning scale—Add man "for bunk work, limit service waiter to one deck each on liners, reduce work load on BRs and waiters on liners. Other areas of interest include constitutional changes and trans­ portation pay. Morris Weisberger, secretary of the Sailors Union ofthe Pacific was the keynote speaker. Other speak­ ers included representatives from the SIUNA, other Paeific District unions, government and San Fran­ cisco labor groups. Committees to handle confer­ ence work included those on con­ tracts, shipping rules, union ser­ vices, constitution, food program and safety. 11!^ f V SUP member Robert Henry (In bed) chats with a fellow patient at the Staten Island Public Health Service hospital in New York. An OS, Henry was last on a USNS tanker. 1, Ribicott Presents Chandler Sells PHS Award To APL 'Aid' Cargoes SAN FRANCISCO—Abraham Ribicoff, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, presented a Public Health Service citation to American President Lines last month in recognition of the company's "outstanding record of sanita­ inspection of 166 items of sanitary tion maintenance" during construction and maintenance. I960. APL received the fleet citation, awarded for outstanding per­ formance in public health aboard the company's ships, for tht third consecutive year. Last year, each of the concern's 24 vessels earned a rating of 95 percent or more from the Public Health Service during the PHS' The award was accepted by APL president George Killion, who said he was especially gratified that Secretary Ribicoff himself made the presentation. All those whose efforts made the citation possible were to be congratulated on their work,_ Kil­ lion added in accepting the award plaque. AML Launches New Freighter; Lays Keel For Another Ship SAN PEDRO—The SS Washington Mail (American Mail Lines) was launched here last month. Just 16 hours after the ship slid down the ways, shipyard workers started laying the keel of a sister ship, the SS-^' feet long, has a speed of 20 knots, Philippine Mail. The ship will be delivered can carry 12 passengers and has to the Sitj Pacific District-con­ tracted AML in Puget Sound later this year to start transpacific serv­ ice after the fitout and trial runs of the $13 million vessel are com­ pleted. A 12,600-gross ton Mariner-class ship, the Washington Mail is 564 a crew of 58 officers and un­ licensed men. The keel of the Philippine Mail was laid next to that of the Japan Mail now abuilding. The three ships mark the first phase of AML's eight-vessel replacement program. Sponsors Praise Hope's Crew SAN FRANCISCO—SIU Pacific District crewmen on the SS Hope are doing an excel­ lent job, according to reports reaching headquarters of the three unions here. Crewmem­ bers of all departments have received commenda­ tions from the ship's officers, sponsors of the project and others who have visited the vessel at its many Asian stops. Reports reaching here from Indonesia, where the Hope is now doing its medical mission work, indi­ cate that while the crew is shorthanded, the ship is truly hospital clean—completely painted white, wooden decks scrubbed and bleached, steel decks painted green and not a sign of rust anywhere. The ship's safety record is exceptional. More than 16,000 patients have been carried aboard the vessel by launches without a single mishap to passengers or crew. In addition, using power supplied by the ship plant, doctors have successfully performed more than 600 operations. To insure the hospital's cleanliness, black gang members wear white boiler suits when they go to public areas aboard ship. The steward department has shown its exceptional skill in prepairing special foods for patients in addition to the 72-man crew. The vessel—it has an operating budget of $3 million supplied by contributions from unions, in­ dustry and individuals—is used to train Asian medi'cal personnel besides providing basic health serv­ ices to thousands of people, some for the first time. SEATTLE — Misuse of United States foreign aid cargoes, evident to seamen on their Asian runs, was brought home to this port last month. This occurred when a routine check of stores in the Military Sea Transport Service-chartered freighter Charles C. Dunaif bought in Pusan, Korea, turned up a sack of flour with the marking: "Bread Flour. Enriched. Bleached. Do­ nated by the People of the United States of America. Not to Be Sold or Exchanged." A sack of rice bore similar markings. . Goes Through Black Market The food apparently had been sent to Korea under the relief pro­ gram. There, through the black market, it was turned over to a ship chandler who sold it to the freighter. Similar things have hap­ pened to other "gifts" from Amer­ ica to starving people abroad, as any seaman on a Pacific run can relate. SF Honors Seamen With'MarinePlaza' SAN FRANCISCO—A plaza being constructed here at Market, California and Drumm Streets was named "Marine Plaza" following the sug­ gestion of the Sailors Union of the Pacific. Seamen Helped City Grow The San Francisco Downtown Market Street Improvement Asso­ ciation, in notifying the SUP of the action, said the following plaque will be placed at the plaza: "Dedicated to the Maritime In­ dustry of early San Francisco and the Seafaring Men who contributed so greatly toward the founding and growth of our city—Erected by the Downtown Market Street Improve­ ment Association and the City and County of San Francisco—April, 1961. Hon. George Christopher, Mayor." �iHl Pacific Islands Will Get More Ship Services far* ElerM 8EAFAR,ERS> liPG Optical Plan Begins At Portland Coastwise Trade Revival Planned SAN FRANCISCO—The 81U Pacific District Unions and Olympic-Griffiths Lines of Seattle are holding discussions on the manning and operating of two container ships which th» company proposes tp use to' revive the now defunct coast­ with . two other companies and have Inspected one ship. wise trade. * SAN FRANCISCO—Three SIU Pacific Districted-contracted companies have received permission from the Fed­ eral Maritime Board to make calls at US Pacific trustee islands. States Steamship will add a stop at Midway to Its Pacific route while American President Lines and Pacific Far East Line will add stops at Midway and the Marshalls. As this was announced, PFEL also revealed that It planned to reorganize Its service from the West Coast to Guam and other intermediate Pacific Islands, sub­ ject to government approval. The company, which has been operating In these areas for 15 years, will transfer such service to Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Pacific Mlcroneaslan Line, Inc. Operating between Guam and other Intermediate Pacific Islands for ten years, PML will extend its service to take in those unsubsidized transpacific routes from the Pacific Coast formerly conducted by PFEL, which will become gen­ eral agent for the new operation. PFEL says its reorganization will enable the company to concentrate on Its primary service between the West Coast and mainland Asia, leaving the islands' operation to its subsidiary concern. Seattle 'Fishyback' SEATTLE — Alaska Steam "flshybacked" the largest armada of fishing boats ever to Alaska from here. The company received support of the Chamber of Com­ merce in Its fight against postoffice plans to send mail north by Alcan highway Instead of ship. MCS reports Talkeetna and Olymplo Pioneer crewed up, with three Alaska steamvessels expected to come out this month. Si t t Portland Good PORTLAND — Shipping con­ tinues good. MFOW reports bad weather holding back Its little league team. Two members, J. J. McGee and Walter P. Kotila, fa­ thers. Twenty-eight grain ships In Astoria fleet to be unloaded and reloaded with surplus red wheat. Hawaiian Pilot laid up. To be re­ named Sonora. MTD asked Coast Guard for helicopter for emer­ gency work In area's waters. The SIU Pacific District optical program began in Portland when SUP member Paul Schmollte received an authorization for eyeglasses from agent Frank Fellows. On the first day the plan went into effect, more than 40 members applied for eyeglasses from the three unions at all branches. Praise Vfest Coast Crews For Rescuing Japanese SAN FRANCISCO—The SIU Pacific District crew and of­ ficers of the 88 American Bear (Pacific Far East) were com­ mended by the ship's master for "excellent performance of duty" in. rescuing seamen ol"^ the Japanese coastal steamer, the survivors "with extreme per­ kindness and thoughtfulness Keihan Maru No. 1, which sonal using rare Individual Initiative as split In two outside of Osaka Bay, Japan, In February after colliding with the American vessel. Orders Effeotively Executed In his letter of commendation sent to the Coast Guard, Captain R. J. Raymer said orders "were efficiently executed without any confusion," and the seamen aided •hp situation warranted." Rescue Took 35 Minutes He noted that "all hands were saved . . . and In our hospital with­ out Injury to anyone In 35 minutes from the time of Impact." Matthews Will Transfer To Hospital In Honolulu HONOLULU—Money from the Marine Fireman, Oilers, Wipers and Watertenders' 8am Matthews Fund is expected to A. A. Miranda and C. M. Camp­ used soon to move the partially-paralyzed black gang be bell on pension. member from the 8an Fran-+ t 4i 4. Cisco Public Health Hospital Fund which is being used to pay SF Maritime Day to one in this city so he can for therapy and aids In the sup­ SAN FRANCISCO — All unions be near his family. port of Matthews' family. took part in Maritime Day rites which were hailed as "best ever.'' SUP delegate to SF Labor Council, Ed Wilson, elected to group's ex­ ecutive committee. Pope & Talbot Steamship Company taking over Pier 20-31 at foot of Sansorae St. Unions aided Danish seamen's strike by manning picket lines. it 4 4> Honolulu Hydrofoils HONOLULU—^Two 75-passenger hydrofoils will be placed In Inter Island service sometime next year by Island company. Boats will hit 50 knots. Others to follow will be combined passenger-freight Jobs. Ventura, on way to Australia, ran out of milk. Had plenty put aboard here, SUP says. 4 4" 4 New York Bargaining Efforts are to be undertaken soon by the union and Congress­ men Dan Inouye (Dem-Hawaii) and John Shelly (Dem-Cal.), who have expressed interest in the case. Ex­ cept for a short visit by his wife and four of his seven children a few months ago, Matthews has been separated from his family for two years. Rank And File Contribute The rank and file of the MFOW, other SIU Pacific District unions and other maritime unions who have learned of his plight have made generous contributions to the Port NEW YORK—West Coast unions taking pal-t in Industry-wide bar­ gaining sessions going on here. San Fran. NEW ORLEANS—Big replace­ F. £. Weyerhaeuser to crew be­ Seattle ment call come In for SUP here. ginning of month and John Weyer­ Tullulah paid off and took on 36 haeuser will follow shortly after­ Portland new men. ward, MCS reports. Wilmington 4* i" 4* SAN PEDRO — MFOW helped man MTD picket lines outside Todd Shipyard. Operators of Catalina expect booming season. Now plan­ ing three trips a day on some days to meet demand. Four more members, S. Kaplan, V. Vidal, Wilmington Hits Yard Paralyzed Following Mugging Matthews has been paralyzed from the waist down following a mugging In New York City in 1959. Doctors say therapy will eventually enable Matthews to regain the use of his legs. Being close to his family will be a morale boost for Matthews and will better enable him to undergo the long period of arduous therapy prescribed by his doctors. Alex Jarrett, MFOW agent here, reports that black gang members have contributed over $1,000 through this branch. Pacific District Shipping t . 4" t> N'Orleans Replacement San Pedro Pickets So far, discussions have been centered on a manning scale pf 32 men in accord with existing practices. The talks are continu­ ing on wages, overtime, quarters and the balance of the contract. . Little Coastwise Activity Outside of two or three steam schooners, there are no vessels In the coastwise trade. Conse­ quently, Olympic-Griffiths' entry would be a big step forward. The company has received Government assistance for the construction of two vessels. The ships they plan to build are to be diesel-powered with speeds of over 18 knots. The ships will make two sail­ ings each week on a run between Seattle, Los Angeles and here. Each vessel can carry 200 eight by eight by 20 containers and 75 autos. Shipping rates will Include door to door pick-up and delivery. Other Talks Held In other efforts to increase Job opportunities for their members, the three unions are also meeting New York WILMINGTON—MTD struck New Orleans Todd Shipyard on undercutting unions for tryout .run of Moore- Honolulu McCormack'S Mormaeglen. Ship­ yard workers got Job with a "sweet­ San Pedro heart" contract offering less men, Total less pay. MC&S 5/5 to 5/31 Total 209 323 1,178 120 120 77 317 86 55 27 168 129 427 40 142 SUP 4/10 to 5/12 MFOW 646 298 54 64 40 (no hall)• 48 • (no hall) 46 ' 70 26 112 128 (no hall) 1,308 606 628 SIU Pacific District Halls SUP HONOLULU Pier 8. Room 2M PHone 502-7TT 923 Bienville St. Jackson 5-7428 NEW YORK 879 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6608 PORTLAND Ill SW Clay St, CApitol 3-43.38 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 2-029O WILMINGTON 905 Marine Ave, Terminal 9-6617 NEW ORLEANS MC&S HONOLULU. . Room 206, Pier 8 PHone 5-1714 923 Bienville St. R.Amond 7-428 NEW YORK 879 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HVaeinth 9-RPOO PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CAoitoI 7-3.728 SAN FRANCISCO 3.50 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-5500 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. MAin 3-0088 WILMINGTON 802 Broad Ave. TErmlnal 4-8538 NEW ORLEANS 6 (no hall) Representatives have met with officials of the West Coast Steam" ship Company to discuss the man­ ning of a Victory replacement for a Liberty ship that went aground In Asia. The company has re­ ceived tentative approval from the Federal Maritime Administration to take over the ship and Is novr completing the purchase. Inspect Replacement Ship The vessel, the SS Alhambra victory, is now laid up in Suisun Bay, California. It was inspected by union officials last month who said some improvements in tho foc'sles and messrooms had to b® made to bring the ship up to un­ ion standards. Once this was done, the ship, a replacement for the SS Portland Trader, would be ap­ proved for crewing. West Coast is also Interested In replacing Its Liberty fleet with an equal number of Vlctorys, sub­ ject to FMB approval. Two or three Victorys would be needed^ depending on the FMB ruling. Matson Container Discussions Talks with Matson Steamship Company are continuing over th» manning and quick turnabout of the two container ships, SS Ha­ waiian Fisherman and SS Hawai­ ian Citizen. The company has made no offer for the Citizen and the proposal for the Fisherman— a trip off arrangement equal to about five days a month vacatloa —was unacceptable. The two Matson ships may be­ come pace-setters for the Indus­ try as far as automation is con­ cerned. The company's offer, while It was unacceptable to th® unions, Is the first that shipown­ ers have made In regard to thi* problem and Is a step forward. 128 ~.543 MFOW HONOLULU. 56 North Nimitz Highway PHone 5 6077 130 Greenwich St. COrtland 7-7094 PORTLAND 922 NW Everett St. CApitol 3-7297-8 SAN FRANCISCO..240 Second St. DOuglas 2-4598 SAN PEDRO 296 West 7th St. TErminal 34189 SEATTLE 2333 Western Ave. MAiu 2-6328 NEW YORK �Vace Twelra / SEAFARERS LOG ifffl A Visitor From Africa SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK The following is the lotest available list of Seafarers in hospitals around the country: [/•J 'i Saying goodbye to some live cargo from South Africa are (I. to r.) Seafarers Red Ratcliff, AB; Archie Beck, bosun, and Bill Listen, steward dep't on the Robin Locksiey. Ostrich was one of consignment brought from South Africa. USPHS HOSPITAL . BALTIMORE, MD. Elmer W. Carter Dee Kimbrell George Davis Avi« Meadows Patrick Devine Domingo Orbigoso Clifford Donolson S. Orkurszewskl Domingo Ortiz Thomas DriscoU John Drummond Vincent San Juaa Andrew Flaherty Bernard Tapia Chester Green Lynden Webber James Hclgoth Chambers Wlnskey Walton Hudson USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. Wm. S. Costa M. V. Ryswyk Gilbert G. Edwards S. J. Scevlous John M. Flaherty Charles G, Swain N. J. Oppedisano Felix Van Looy USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Carroll Rollins Luther Roberts Billie B. Darley John Tillis W. McLean Donna Williamson BurUa Reynolds USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Leo Dlngman George Peteusky Pedro,Moreno Raymond Stanley William Millison Ulner Richardson Lester Peppitt USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Charles L. Avera Edward P. Belt Trussell Beatrous Edw. G. Blackman West India Selling Out; Sea Level Up For Grabs Colon Boutwell Salvador Modlca Ulric C. Boyd Anthony Finchook Charlla Burns Lanix F. Reed Ernest Cochran George Rhodes Keith Cole Calvin A. Rome Thomas Conley Franklin St. Mary Thomas Dalley Gus Sanchez E. Douga Irvln J. Savole James Egan Murray A. Savoy Edgar Goulet CyrU H. Sawyer H. Green T. L. SImonds Joseph Gulllory Chas. D. Simpklns Wade B. HarreU Charles W. Smith B. L. Jarrett Wade^V. Smith Neres Johnson Charles Taylor Edward Knapp Stanley S. Taylor Leo Lang Albert Trevlno Anna A, Lanza Joseph A. Weke Theodore Lee Sidney A. White Norman Lightell L. R. WUliamson Ezeb Manuel Herbert Young Louis T. Marshall Anthony Zancz James L. McCarthy G. L. Zintz, Jr. Eddie Michael USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Lupo Alaba Pedro Esteban Benjamin Balcer Michael FUosa L. BaUestero Paul Foy Arthur Camarra Estell Godfrey Daniel Cerment Charles Haymond Clarence Collins Fleming Higgason Leopoldo. Colon August Jensen D. Kambanos James Cooper Jerry Donovan Charles Klnnke ^000 boMoa a«Tifie*n NEW YORK—Apparently hard-hit by the drastic decline in trade between the United States and Cuba, the West India Fruit and Steamship Company is offering its six-ship Liberian-flag fleet for sale. In--t eluded in the vessels on the gether with the Department of Defense and Department of State Belling block is the SS Sea in the then Eisenhower Adminis­ J.evel, the old SS Seatrain. A factor in the company's deciBlon to sell out is undoubtedly the prospect that under recent Labor Board and Supreme Court decleions, the company would be ob­ ligated to deal with the SlU for its unlicensed personnel on the Sea Level and would have to start pay­ ing American wages instead of the bargain basement Liberian-flag wage scale. Involved in the projected sale, aside from the Sea LeVel, are the carferries City of Havana, City of New Orleans, Grand Haven, New Grand Haven and Joseph R. Parrott, all of which operated on the Havana run. In fact, the sale advertisement came while the company was still attempting to get the Federal Courts to overturn the SIU's land­ mark victory in the Sea Level case. Chances of success in this area are extremely slim in light of the Su­ preme Court's action in upholding the Labor Board's jurisdiction over runaways. Turning Point Whatever the disposition of the ehips, the Sea Level case will stand as the turning point in the fight of American maritime unions against the runaways. Coupled with the previous SlU success in the SS Florida case, it established the principle that American-owned ships cannot escape American un­ ions by hauling down the Ameri­ can-flag and substituting a runaway ensign. The first score in the runaway fight was made by the SIU in July, 1958. At that time the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board agreed with the Union's position that erewmem hers of the Liberianflag SS Florida were subject to US labor law because the ship was American-owned and operated in American foreign commerce. The SIU then won an election on the ship by a count of 87 to 21. This victory touched off a mass­ ive counterattack, spearheaded by giant oil, steel and aluminum com­ panies which have the biggest ctake in runaway operations. To­ tration, they sought a reversal from the Labor Board. Later that same year, SIU or­ ganizers signed up most of the Cuban crewmembers of the Sea Level, which operated between New Orleans and Havana. The com­ pany then fired all crewmen who High Court Again Nixes Runaways WASHINGTON — The des­ peration bid of runaway ship­ owners for a rehearing of the Ore Monarch case has been re­ jected by the Supreme Court. In April, the high court had refused to give a hearing to the runaway? who were seeking a reversal of a Pennsylvania su­ preme court decision. The Pennsylvania court had told the ship's operator to go to the Labor Board if they had any complaint against US maritime unions. The effect of the Supreme Court's original action was to uphold the jurisdiction of the Labor Board over Americanowned runaways, as shown in the Board's rulings in the SS Florida and SS Sea Level cases. had signed pledge cards, demand­ ing that they repudiate the cards if they wanted to get their jobs back. The result was that the SIU filed unfair labor practice charges against West India, as weli as against the owners of the Florida for refusal to bargain, and against operators of other runaway ships, such as the Yarmouth for similar anti-union acts. It was then that the Administra­ tion and-the "Committee for the Flags of Necessity" brought their heaviest guns to bear, putting enormous pressure on the Board to reject the SIU's complaint. Nevertheless, after nearly two years' delay, the Board ruled in February of this year that West India must abide by US labor laws. An SIU Blood Donor Certificate (sample above) is given to every person donating to the SIU Blood Bank, which is maintained through the SIU Clinic in Brooklyn. The bank supplies Seafarers or members of their families anywhere in the United States and has been in operation since January, 1959. Through an arrangement with a national clearing house, blood can be supplied on short nofice in any emergency. Donors can arrange appointments on the 2nd deck at SIU headquarters, one block from the Clinic. The whole procedure takes only a short time. Physical Exams^AII SIU Clinks Month Of April, 1961 Port Baltimore Houston Mobile New Orleans New York TOTAL Seamen 75 66 43 215 * 334 Wives 19 5 8 15 20 733 67 Children TOTAL 14 108 1 72 5 56 9 239 17 371 46 846 SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid April 17-May 14, 1961 Number Of Benefits Hospital Benefits (Welfare) .... 5266 Death Benefits (Welfare) $21,443.44 54,359.62 Disability Benefits (Welfare) .. BOO 28,000.00 Maternity Benefits (Welfare) .. 35 7,000.00 Dependents Benefits (Welilare) . 236 47,237.45 Optical Benefits (Welfare)..., 117 1,104.02 Vacation Benefits 6471 1268 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 7739 The Public Health Service urges Seafarers who have not already done so to get their polio shots as soon as possible. The shots can be gotten at any PHS hospital without charge. Plenty of vacqine is available so there is no delay in the admin­ istering of the shots. The few minutes a Seafarer takes to in­ sure himself against the crip­ pling disease by getting the shots are well worth the saving of time, money and, most of all, the avoidance of suffering and possible disability. Norman Krumm Ramon Ramirez Thomaa Lauer Michael Ronda C. Margartarkia Robert Smith Herman Meyer Frank Soriano Haakon Mourn Charlea Talln^aa Peter Notios Edward Taylor Falemino Paluma Eduardo Toro James Parker William Vaughan Pietro Paulin George Wass George Phifer Thomaa Wabolla USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA A. Acol William Mason CecU R. Batta D. J. Nelson Claude L. Bib August Princen Charles Guinn, Jr. Harold T. Spicer Lacy J. Walker T. F. Johnson USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Matthew Bruno Francis X. Keelaa Kermlt Bymaster Jos^h Luburlch Robert Coleman C. E. Neukirchner F. E. Farrell John H. Ratcliff F. W. Fullbrlght Weldon C. Wade Mike Coins Richard L. Welch A. E. Johansson USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Wm. T. Daniels Raymond Rupperl Wm. T. PhiUips Sten Zetterman Quinton Royals BASE HOSPITAL PATRICK AF BASE. FLORIDA Walter Marcus VA HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. S. E. McCurdy MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAL MT. WILSON, MARYLAND Georga Gass Theodore Valmaa VICTOR CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL CULLEN, MARYLAND Sidney Day . C. A. Robert* VA HOSPi'l AL NEW YORK, NY Chat. O. Bergagna SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Henning Bjork ^ Thomas Isaksea Alberto Gutierrez VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONN. John J. DriscoU Henry E. Smith USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Davis Danos Max Olson B. F. Deibler Bozo G. Zelenci* Thomas Lehay TRIBORO HOSPITAL JAMAICA, NY I James Russell US SOLDIERS HOME WASHINGTON, DC Wm. H. Thomson VA CENTER TEMPLE, TEXAS William E. Nelson VA HOSPITAL KERVILLE, TEXAS WUlard T. Cahill LANDIS STATE HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, -PA. Thomas Murphy PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON, LA. Frank Martin AMOUNT PAID^ 17 Summary (Welfare) Get Polio Shots, PHS Urges SIU Blood Bank , Inventory Period: April, J 961 Pints Contributed Pints Rejected 68 1 Pints Credited S3V4 (Under a standard arrangement $159,144.53 with the Brooklyn Donor Center Inc., 50% is alloted for service, $207,835.95 processing and storage.) Previous Balance 84 Credits Returned .... 2 $336,980.48 119Vk ^63 None of the figures in.the above summaries indicate the amounts Pints Used paid for various other Welfare Benefits for SIU men and their de­ pendents, such as scholarship payments, meal books, training facilities, Balance On Hand May 1, 1961 66Vk medical examinations, and similar items. �J---. A 'S. X h r h_ X \\1 ••' BMAFARERS toe im... fMa Tkirfeea 'Wfh Both Oars' Xie^islAtive Z>epartmeiit Bar Mnrdock, Director LEGISLATIVE BOUND-UP.—The House Merchant Marine commit­ tee has held hearings on bills designed to eliminate the six percent differential in favor of Pacific Coast shipbuilding companies. Thomas £. Stakem, Maritime Administrator and FMB Chairman, in an appear­ ance before the Committee on behalf of the Department of Commerce and the board, said MA was not prepared to endorse any particular percentage as to the amount of the actual differential between East and West Coast shipbuilding costs. The committee will now meet in execu­ tive session to consider formal action on the problem . . . Resolution 21 was reported to the Senate from the Committee on Commerce. The measure would authorize the Secretary of Commerce to sell not more than ten Liberty-type vessels from the reserve fleet for conversion to barges. As reported to the Senate the resolution provides that con­ version of the vessels into non-self-propelied barges shall he done in a United States shipyard at a cost of not less than $100,000 each, and that the barges he documented under the laws of the United States, Operation of the barges would he restricted to the domestic trade, excluding operations to or from ports in Alaska . . . The House has passed H.R. 4614, establishing an Office of International Travel and Tourism with a view to encouraging travel to the United States by resi­ dents of foreign countries. The measure has been sent to a conference committee, consisting of members of both Houses of Congress, where it will he reconciled with S. 610, a similar hill passed by the Senate . . . Senator Magnuson (Dem.-Wash.) has introduced S. 1886 by request. The measure would repeal statutes prohibiting the charging or collec­ tion of fees for certain services rendered to vessel owners by the Bu­ reau of Customs and the United States Coast Guard . . . The Senate has ratified the International Convention for the Prevention of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil 4 4 4 REORGANIZATION OF MA.—During the course of a television in­ terview recently conducted by Representative Cellar (Dem.-NY), James M. Landis, Special Assistant to the President, said that Presi­ dent Kennedy would submit a reorganization plan designed to aholista the present FMB to the Congress within the next two weeks. This plan was initially recommended by Representative Celler. It calls for sepa­ ration of the promotional and regulatory functions of the FMB. and would establish an entirely new and independent agency for regulating the steamship industry. Mr. Landis indicated that the proposed re­ organization has met with general agreement within the Administra­ tion, "because it is wholly impractical to combine the promotional subsidy function with the function of regulation." 4 With the signing of agreements with the operators calling for organizing of foreignflag affiliates and establishment of a joint union-industry committee, the maritime in­ dustry may now be turning a corner for the better. For the first time, a constructive pro­ gram exists to reverse the decline in ships and the erosion of seamen's jobs. That pro­ gram is the one which had been drafted by the National Committee for Maritime Bar­ gaining and which has been agreed to by operators representing almost half of the nation's merchant fleet. Up until now, US maritime unions have clearly succeeded in establishing superior wages, working rules, vacation and welfare benefits for their members—a vast improve­ ment over what existed not too many years ago. But while the unions have been obtain­ ing considerable gains for their membership, job opportunities for US seamen have been dwindling because of the growth of runawayflag shipping, the gradual shift of US foreign trade into the bulk cargo area, changes in trade patterns with which the present sub­ sidy program was unable to cope, and the deterioration of coastwise and intercoastal shipping under the pressure of predatory railroad competition. Unfortunately, the shipping industry has failed to provide the leadership needed to combat these problems. Instead, the opera­ tors have played the "every man for himself" game, while US ships and jobs went down the drain. Since the operators would do ipothing in a constructive or coordinated fashion, it re­ mained for the maritime unions to act to pro­ tect the employment of their respective mem­ berships. The program of the NCMB would do just that. By bringing American-owned runaway vessels under contract, by working for an overhaul of the antiquated subsidy program, by taking specific steps to assure cargo for US bUlk carriers and by uniting the industry behind the remaining companies in the domestic trades, the NCMB program would assure expanding employment oppor­ tunities and better conditions for Amer can seamen. • The easy way out for the unions would have been to .ignore the problems of employ- ment security and the decline in American shipping. They could have used their eco­ nomic power to obtain further gains and im­ proved job conditions. But the unions, look­ ing ahead, realized that these gains wouldn't be worth much if there were no jobs on which to enjoy them. That kind of approach would have been "every man for himself" in­ stead 0^ protection for the membership as a whole. The unions rejected such an approach because it was unwise a'id unsound. They have chosen Instead to iighl foi a far more worthy goal—a sound merchant marine, of­ fering stability of employment and union conditions to American seamen. 4' 4* Subsidy Changes Even before the NCMB had presented its formal demands to US shipowners, the Ad­ ministration had taken two actions which tacitly recognized the unions' criticism of the existing subsidy program. In one in­ stance-, the President signed a bill, passed by Congress, which allows passenger ships to leave their "essential" trade routes and par­ ticipate in the lucrative West Indies cruise trade. The NCMB had previously noted that a subsidy system tied to the "essential" trade route was unrealistic because it did not al­ low for any changing patterns of foreign trade. The result was that foreign ships cap­ tured all available business when new routes sprang up. A perfect example is foreign do­ mination of bulk ore and oil cargoes. In its second action, the Administration has asked Congress for funds to provide subsidies for coverage of more than 100 additional American-flag vessels. If this Administra­ tion move is approved, it will mean a sharp break with the past practice of reserving sub­ sidies for a handful of privileged operators. Here too, the NCMB had pointed out that the present system was injurious to an Americanflag merchant marine and tended to freeze operations in a fixed pattern long after the pattern had outlived its usefulness. These two belated Government actions are further reasons why operators and unions should work together on a common program in the area of subsidies as well as other areas. 4 4 SUBSIDIES.—In a National Maritime Day address in New York City, Admiral Ralph Wilson, FMB member, warned the shipping industry that it must get more mileage out of the Federal ship subsidies or it would price itself out of the subsidy market. Government financial aid, said Admiral Wilson, has its limitations. Only by maintaining or re­ ducing the average cost of each voyage and the average construction subsidy for each ship "can we hope to expand our programs to tha levels required." Admiral Wilson pointed out that close to $300 million a year was now being spent on operating and construction-differential subsidies. In addition, the nation requires a stepped-up ship replace­ ment program, otherwise the Ameriean merehnnt marine will be forced to operate outmoded" and worn-out ships. Although more shipping subsidies could he Justfied on these grounds, he said, "there is a limita­ tion upon what portion of the tax dollar can he rightfully asked fof one segment of the economy over the over-all requirements for the rest." 4 4 4 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—The National Maritime Service, Inc. announced that it would place the first of five twin-container, tank barges into service next montli. The barges, when completed, will operate on the Mississippi River and other inland water routes. The barges will have two container sections, an inner section with three compartments and an outer section with six compartments. This de­ sign will permit the use of the other section on the return trip. This eliminates the necessity of cleaning the barge before taking on a re­ turn-trip cargo. The cost of such cleaning usually average about $1,503 per barge. It is estimated that on some liquid commodities, the saving# passed on to shippers may he as much as 20 percent . . . MA has an­ nounced the selection of the Sperry-Picdmont Division 'of the SperryRand Corporation to design a prototype bridge control systems console. The project is aimed at construction and evaluation of prototype equip­ ment to he used at sea. Features to he developed are aimed, toward simplification of the deck watch officer's efforts in ship conning and na­ vigation. It is expected ttiat safety will he enhanced when equipment design simplification takes into consideration the integrated needs of the watch officer in conning the ship. 4 4 4 4 4 4 SCRAPPING.—MA has issued invitations to hid on the sale of eight' obsolete Liberty-type ships for scrapping. The ships are located in National Defense Reserve Fleets, as follows: Wilmington, North Caro­ lina—SS Thomas J. Jarvis, SS Samokla; Mobile, Alabama—SS Josiah Snelling, SS Moses Brown; Suisun Bay, California—SS Howard Stanshury, SS Juan Fiaco Brown; Astoria, Oregon—SS Henry Failing. SS Lindley M. Garrison. MA expects to continue offering for sale for scrapping limited numbers of Liberty ships which are determined to he in excess of future requirements . . . Approval of the sale of ths former aircraft carrier USS Altamaha for scrapping in Japan was an­ nounced by MA. PANAMANIAN-FLAG VESSELS.—The Division of Statistics and Census of the Panamanian government reports that ships registered under the Panamanian flag in 1960 rose nine percent from 1959. On December 31, 1960, Panama's merchant marine fleet totaled 1,205 ves­ sels with a gross tonnage of 5,410,700 tons. Of these vessels, 640 wer« cargo vessels, and 76 were combined passenger and freight carriers. There were also 128 fishing craft, 185 tankers, 76 of miscellaneous catsgories, and 110 ships tied up. Of the total, 14 percent were ships of 10,000 gross tons or more; 22 percent were 5,000 to 9,999 and 64 percent were under 5,000 gross tons. �^r * * »-• * Vat* 1 •' » ' » • ; • « BMArAmMttS i.O€ • • IMl The HCMB Program: .'-Uf:- -•> r" To Provide Job Security: To Expand US Shipping T DECLINE OF PRIVATELY-OWNED US-FLAG MERCHANT FLEET 1939 1954 1958 1961 1218 SHlfS m 1007 SHIPS 90S SHIPS ACTIVE (86 Inocllvt] WHO CARRIES IT? Chart f] 7959 .Foreign Shipe (All COUNTEItS - JO.3*) us Shipt it.r*) PANAMA - 6.2% 1 BRITAIN - 7.4%| Pimm •<> HIS meeting has been called by the National Com­ mittee for Maritime Bargaining to initiate contract negotiations between our deep sea operators and the member unions of the NOME. The National Commit­ tee is composed of nine unions, the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association; the International Organization of Masters, Mate and Pilots;, the Seafarers International Un­ ion, Atlantic Gulf, Lakes and Inland District; the Radio Officers Union; the Staff Officers Association; the Interna­ tional Longshoremen's Association; the Sailors Union of the Pacific; the Marine Cooks and Stewards and the Mar­ ine Firemen's Union. Our member unions represent 150,000 waterfront workers and hold contracts with 90 percent of the American-flag shipping industry operating some 875 ships on the East, Gulf and West Coasts. In addition to the representatives of the maritime un­ ions named, there are present at this negotiating confer­ ence the representatives of the overwhelming number of US dry cargo-passenger vessel companies of the Pacific Coast, the dry cargo-passenger vessel companies of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast, the Atlantic and Gulf Coast tank­ er companies and the colliers of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. There is thus present a true representation of the American merchant marine industry. This is an unusul meeting. This is the first time that maritime labor, representing every segment of shipboard personnel in every phase of the industry, has entered jointly into contract negotiations. This meeting arises from a sense of the urgency we feel about the future se­ curity of the workers we represent and the future of the American merchant fleet. Concern about maritime employment and the future of the industry is not ours alone. The Government has an Interest, the general public has an interest. The future of the industry as an important link in our national trans­ portation system and as a vital element of the national defense is cause for deep national concern. The American merchant marine, except for periods of war, has been in a continuous state of depression. It is universally agreed that the industry is sick and that no recovery is in sight. As a matter of fact without positive action, the outlook is for continued decline with less and less ships and less and less jobs. Up until now, nobody has come forward with an effec­ tive program for reversing this trend. There is a press­ ing need for expanding employment and increasing the area of security for the man who makes his living in the trade and for providing the nation with merchant ship­ ping it requires in peace and war. What are we talking about when we talk of ou* present day American merchant marine? We're talking about a US merchant marine, that carries only three percent of our essential bulk cargo, including oil, aluminum and iron ore. We're talking about a US merchant fleet that has fewer ships today than in the depression year of 1939. We're talking about a US merchant marine that carries only 10 percent of our total US foreign trade, while in contrast, fleets flying the flags of Norway and Liberia each TOTAL US FOREIGN TRADE Z o The following is ike full text of the presentation made to American ship operators by the National Committee for Maritime Bargaining: - 13% fnadcEiuaclce end unreallstle nature of eur exiitlaf eub^i-aldy program. When the Merchant Marine Act ef 1936 was adopted, Ita objective was to strengthen and expand the US merchant marine-to the point where. It carried SO percent of our foreign commerce. At that time, with the package cargo and passenger trades the dominant fac­ tors, chart no. 6 shows that US ships carried SO percent of our foreign commerce. This SO percent figure was deemed seriously inadequate, giving rise to the passage of the act. Today, as chart no. S shows, we are now carry­ ing only 9.7 percent of our total foreign commerce. Today, 30 percent would look wonderful. If we had maintained the same 3(j percent of our foreign commerce down through the years, we would have approximately 2,700 ships under the American flag. Those who claim that the subsidy program as It stands serves the needs of the industry are proven false bjl the figures shown on chart no. 6. In spite of the increasing outlay for subsidies for the handful of steamship compa­ nies receiving them, the fleets of the subsidized steamship companies have failed to grow and the merchant marine as a whole has declined. At the end of the second World War, the runaway regis­ try device was seized upoii by American shipowners. As a result, as chart no. 7 shrows, the flags of Panama and Liberia have some 1,600 deep-sea vessels operating as compared to the 900-odd ships operating under the Ameri­ can flag. This runaway operation cannot be justified on the grounds of "effective control" where the interests of this country and its merchant marine are concerned. The un­ ions do not regard these ships as being under the "effec­ tive control" of the United States Government, as events In Cuba and elsewhere have shown. A horrible example of what can happen to the industry under a policy of neglect is shown on chart no. 8. No section of the industry more pointedly demonstrates the failures of the American maritime industry as a whole than the fate of the coastwise common carriers. In 1939, there were 123 common carriers in the Atlantic & Gulf coastwise trade. Today there are just ten vessels left and thousands of jobs have disappeared. If we sit idly by, the same deterioration is possible in our offshore trade. Here is a case where the industry as a whole has turned us . J.7% carry more of our foreign trade than we do, and British and Panamanian ships only slightly less. Every other maritime nation, as a matter of national survival, sees to it that at least hal&of its foreign commerco is carried by ships flying their own flags and manned by their own nationals. In contrast, the United States, which has the world's largest foreign trade, carries only 10 per­ cent of our cargo in. American-flag and American-manned ships. What are we talking about when we talk of our presend day American merchant marine? We're talking about a US merchant fleet which has a total of 10 vessels in its entire coastwise trade now, as compared with 123 ves­ sels before World Ward II. We're talking about a US merchant marine which has shrunk year by year to the point where today there are less than 1,000 American flag vessels, while at the same time the runaway-flag fleets of Panama and Liberia have soared to 1,600 ships and are still-expanding. We're talking about an American merchant marine in which the employment of American seamen is declining year by year, so that in the last 10 years alone, 11,000 seamen's jobs have disappeared. All these facts are visi­ ble in the charts which you see at the front of this room and which are attached to this statement. Let's take a close look at these charts and the facts they so dramati­ cally demonstrate. As chart No. 1 indicates, there has been a steady decline in the numbers of American ships. In the depression year of 1939, there were 1,218 privately-owned vessels. Today there are just 905 active vessels at last report. Yet US foreign trade has grown enormously since 1939, being four times the amount of cargo. Obviously US shipping, far from sharing in this growth, has been steadily shrink­ ing. In addition, a great many of these 905 vessels arc becoming over-age, with no replacements in sight, so that the prospects are for further shrinkage. Obviously, if foreign trade is growing while the number of American ships is declining, foreign ships are carrying the lion's share of our foreign trade. In fact, as chart No. 2 shows, American ships are carrying less than ten percent of our total foreign trade. Liberian ships are carrying three times that amount. Norwegian ships are carrying far more than American ships, while British and Panamanian-flag ships between them carry more than American ships do. One of the major reasons for the figures in charts 1 and 2, is the radical change in US foreign trade patterns since the 1930's. As chart No. 3 shows, back in 1939 most of our trade was in package cargo. Today, bulk cargo is 87 percent of our total foreign trade. Of this amount of bulk cargo, foreign ships are carrying 97 percent, Ameri­ can ships only three percent. . The foreign ship domination of the bulk trades becomes clear when we examine the subsidy pattern in chart No. 4. Here, as we see, the liner trade, carrying mostly pack­ age cargo, gets 100 percent of US subsidy funds. Bulkcarrying ships, such as our tramp ships, get no subsidy assistance whatsoever. This shift in the patterns of foreign trade has shown the BILK CARGO IS HQW 87 PERCEHT OF ALL OS F0REI6H TRADE 1 1939 1 H 20% H PACKAGE 1 7960 1 13% PACK^G| AMERICAN SHIPS CARRY CHLY 3 PERCEHT OF THIS VCLDME! 1 • 1 ' • ' • • •' 1' • ' • EOailGN ••'•f I • ! 1! I'!'!' 1 i'!'!' 11 i'!'!'! 1 IHIPS J7* Irtt?-!! i! i! i! i; i! r I'll! 1; 1! li 1! 1! 1; 1 i Ul SHIPI 5 Why The Preunt Suhsiily PrograB Is liadequate HOW SUBSIDIES ARE APPLIED Owl'4 LINER TRADE 100 % jjj.. �IMl ^EAFAMEMS IS Sim' ninemTioi II AMEIieM FOREIM TIME CM'f 7936' 7959 y . ^ y-'ll" /; "- • SHirj • ^Jjjj Bttii ;:.i:^vv I-arm SHirs • ts back on the problems of one segment of the industry nd has simply let it die. This information is not new. It wasn't discovered yeserday. This sorry state of 'affairs has been developing or years. It is quite obvious that our industry, and those oncerned with its welfare, have failed to convey to the llpublic the seriousness of the situation. The public feels that the present subsidy system takes care of the needs of the merchant marine. "There-is a need here to inform the public of these facts. We must come up with ma­ chinery for informing the public about the conditions,of the industry which is so important in our transportation picture from the standpoint of the economy and a» an intrument of defense. What has been done in the face of this situation? We lave had study after study, analysis after analysis, without he development of a single constructive program for re|vitalizing the industry and expanding the job opportuni­ ties of American seamen. As Senator John Butler of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee said just last week, "We engage in the bunko game of a neverending series of studies, each of which concludes that we must have a strong and effective merchant and naval fleet and each of which gathers dust for the lack of energetio attention." We fully subscribe to Senator Butler's views. he best that the leading brains of the industry have been able to come up with is to make American seamen the acapegoat for the industry's problems. There has been ^no attempt to deal with the industry's problems as a whole :—only individual attempts to preserve a selfish interest at 'the expense of the industry at large. For example, the LaIbor-Management Maritime Committee, consisting of a |]imited number of companies, functions solely to preserve their privileges and to oppose any efforts to strengthen [any other segment of the industry. It is time to call a halt to this negative, do-nothing ap­ proach. What we need to protect our jobs, to build our |industry, is to demonstrate some vigor, leadership and magination. We must get behind a program to reverse he existing decline and provide the means for the industo expand, to provide more jobs for American mariime workers, and to assure the United States of a merhant marine sufficient to meet the needs of our economy land national defense. Those who would do anything less are shirking their responsibilities to American seamen, the industry and national security. This Is the thinking that impelled the unions represented here to form the National Committee for Maritime Bar­ gaining and to develop a positive program for maritime, lilt is clear that all of tlie problems of the industry are ap­ propriate subjects for collective bargaining and further," the only possible way of resolving them is through idustry-wide labor-management action. This has never ex­ isted. The only existing labor-management group is one which has a narrow interest, working on one specific pur­ pose, often at odds with the rest of the industry. It should be evident that any joint labor-management approach which separates the industry's problems from the collective bargaining process, or which excludes the majority of unions and ship operators, cannot be effective. While such narrow and restrictive joint labor-management groups have existed in the industry! they have not suc­ ceeded in resolving arty of the industry's basic difficulties, nor can they be regarded as authoritative spokesmen for maritime labor and management. In the opinion of the nine member unions of the NCMB these are the problems that should be negotiated in con­ tract talks with American seamen's unions: 1) The widespread use of runaway-flag shipping, which Is the biggest single factor in the decline of the American merchant marine. Numerous attempts have been made by management and military spokesmen to justify the use of runaway-flag fleets on the ground of economic and military necessity. We believe the first view is extremely short-sighted and has already made a major contribution jto the destruction of a true American-flag fleet. We also eject the military need for runaways, which is based on LOG the flimsy notion that the United States Government hat effective control of these vessels and that they form otir "fifth arm of defense." The idea that we had effective control of these ships )?ollaps2d the first time it was tested, when we sought to limit oil imports into Cuba. In one company, presumably under effective control, the owner pulled down his Liberian flag, hoisted a Greek flag and carried his cargo of oil into Cuba. It is obvious that other owners could and would do the same thing. The only ships that are under genu­ ine American control are those flying the American flag and manned by American-seamen. 2) The need tb gear the Government subsidy program to changing trade patterns in foreign trade, including the need to develop an American-flag bulk carrying fleet. The inadequacy of the subsidy program is shown by the fact that in the last ten years alone, while our subsidies have more than doubled, the American merchant marine has declined more than 200 ships and huge foreign-flag fleets have sprung up to carry American bulk cargoes. 3) The need for the industry as a whole to work ener­ getically with the unions and the remaining domestic ship opertors to revive the fast-disappearing domestic trade. 4) The clear need to eliminate Government competition In the shipping industry, which is depriving private ship­ ping of cargo and American seamen of-employment oppor­ tunities. 5) In light of the possible serious consequences to em­ ployment of sliipboard and shoreside automation, the need to develop a joint program for protecting the mutual in­ terests of waterfront workers and the Industry, without hindering progressive developments in the industry. 6) The need to develop an effective program for pro­ moting safer operation of US merchant ships. The NCMB feels that the only realistic laargaining pro­ gram possible at this time is one in which maritime un­ ions and management deal jointly with these problems. It should not be forgotten that what we in this country do is of considerable concern to our Government and the na­ tional defense, particularly in light of the strategic posi­ tion of the shipping industry in the defense picture. Be­ cause of the importance of the industry, the President of the United States has expressed concern about the in­ dustry's future. He has specifically stated his interest in seeing the merchant marine develop on a sound basis, both offshore and in the domestic and inland trades, as part of a strong US transportation system. Further, in this critical period in international relations, he has called on labor and management in all industries to establish standing machinery for resolving industry problems on a Joint basis. He also has asked labor and management to act responsibly in negotiations and to pool their talents and know-how to strengthen the American economy so as to preserve our leadership in world affairs. The NCMB unions are convinced that the answer to the Maritime industry's problems lies in this type of approach and we accept our responsibility. We call upon you in management to accept similar principles and to begin work with us at this time towards rebuilding the US mer­ chant marine and providing American seamen, shippers and our natmn with a strong merchant fleet To implement the objectives of more jobs an'd a thriving industry, and a sign of our sincere interest in a healthy merchant fleet, the NCMB submits the following action program which provides a workable means of solving the serious problems which confront, the industry as a whole. This program is being submitted by ttie following in­ dividual unions to those companies with which each union has contracts: The Marine Enigneers Beneficial Association. The IntemaUonal Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots. The Radio Officers Union. The Staff Officers International Union. The Seafarers International Union. EXISTING SBBSIDY PROGRAM c... DOESN'T MEET US SHIPPING NEEDS US Subsidies A Ships 1960 t2!0 Million 1955 ..---'"""^ MllltOM 1950 ^v^1955 I.IOI Jhlpi SubildUt Shlpl *0J Ihlpi |A£|| (Atllvo) 19011 RELATIVE SIZE I^FLAG ft IIMWAY-FLSG FLEETS mi PROGRAM The maritime unions represented here are fully cog­ nizant of the crucial sitution confronting our industry. W« have witnessed the sharp and continuing decline of vessels under American flag; with the number of runaway flag vessels steadily increasing. This has meant fewer jobs for American seamen and even those jobs are under constant threat in the face of the substandard wages and working conditions of the runaway flag vessels operated or owned by American capital. Government officials have with increasing insistence in recent months challenged the industry to revitalize their activities and openly questioned the correctness of pres­ ent policies pertaining to the subsidy program as being possibly a "subsidy of mediocrity." The American seaman wants a growing and vital indus­ try. In this objective, he has as important a stake as any shipping company. To achieve this end, these maritime unions propose tho following program for the maritime industry with re­ spect to all those collective bargaining agreements which are due to expire this June 15th and September 30th: 1) Each collective barganing agreement between a ship­ ping company and the unions involved shall expressly pro­ vide that it will cover any vessel owried or operated by said company or any affiliate or subsidiary thereof, and not under previous contract with a US maritime union. 2) The shipowners and the maritime unions shall es­ tablish forthwith a Joint Committee for the Maritime In­ dustry. This committee shall formulate a joint program en the following matters, to which all parties shall pledge their earnest and full effort and support: (a) A rehauling of the subsidy program of the US Government so that it shall protect and encourage man­ agement efficiency and initiative and the development of trades and cargo shipments truly important to this country. <b) A discontinuance of Government operation of shipping through MSTS or otherwise. (c) Effective enforcement of the present 50-50 Fed­ eral law. To seek legislation which would assure the us* of American tankers for petroleum on a similar basis. (d) Effective program for the improvement of safety measures for the seamen. 3) Final completion of the extended collective bargain­ ing agreements shall be subject to discussions between the companies and the respective unions affected with respect to certain clarifications of existing provisions in the agree­ ments and elimination of certain inequities between the respective officer unions and between the Atlantic and Gulf and West Coast agreements. 4) The existing contracts and benefits provided for therein and the obligations of the companies to continue the same, and as modified pursuant to the above provi­ sions, shall be extended for one year. The maritime unions sincerely hope that the shipowners will give their earnest consideration to this proposal and see the imperative need for its acceptance. With this ap­ proach, the industry can avoid increases in cost that might otherwise imperil the continuing operation of the present number of vessels under American flag and at the same time, both industry and the unions, since they do have the joint responsibility, will endeavor to work out the basic policies to assure a revitalized US merchant marine. Each union is now stating that it is prepared to negoti­ ate its agreement with the companies with which it has contracts on the basis of the foregoing program. Our un­ ions are prepared to meet with the companies either through a joint committee or committees which the com­ panies may wish to establish, with full authority to con­ summate the agreement, or with eacii company separately as they may wish. The representatives of these unions are stating that from this moment, they are holding them­ selves in readiness for such negotiations, to continue on a day and night basis. Our meeting place will be at the office of the MEBA Pension and Welfare Plan, 17 Battery Place, 23rd floor. Gentlemen, we invite your questions, discussion and, we hope, your acceptance of our program. �4 ,'r'-'^i?.;^.. '^. ,'JiK .W.-* ^*-"iia.«i''' Wide Range Of Benefits Aided 8,000 SlU Families Since '55 Just entering its seventh year, the SIU dependents' benefits program has so far 'distrib­ Joseph Volplan, Social Seenrity Director uted over $1.6 million in cash benefits to service 8,000 medical emergencies of all types for Seafarers' families. Coverage and benefits have increased five separate times since the proNew Remedies For Automation 4, gram began. Speedy enactment of a broad. Federally-financed program to re­ The comprehensive welfare per day and the hospital extras dren over the age of 19. All bene­ train and relocate several hundred thousand workers made jobless benefit has increased 400% since ficiaries of the program are also schedule for SIU family mem­ 1955. This amount is now $200 for entitled to use the services of SIU by the impact of automation has been urged by the Administration bers and Seafarers retired on dis­ ability-pensions provides allow­ ances for hospital room and board, extra hospital charges, blood trans­ fusions, ambulance service, doc­ tors' visits to the hospital and surgical treatment. Payments since th? plan began average about $200 per claim although, in recent years, as hospital costs have risen, the average has gone up. It was $262.69 during 1960. The rise in hospital costs since 1955 is reflected in the figure of $516,000 covering payments over the past 12 months. This is more than six times the cost -for the first year of the program when there were only one-fourth as many claims. Compensating for these In­ creased costs, a wide range of Im­ provements in benefits and cover­ age have been Instituted through trustee and administrative action during the past six years. A $50 deductible provision and the 31-day limit on hospital pay­ ments have been eliminated, al­ lowances for hospital room and board charges are up 50% to $15 hospital stays of up to 31 days and an equal amount is' provided for longer periods. Allowances under ~the surgical schedule have also been increased up to 50% in many cases. Broadened eligibility provisions now cover dependent parents as well as dependent, disabled chil- VacatioHy Welfare Offices Move Seafarers are reminded that the new address for the SIU Welfare Plan and the SIU Vaca­ tion Plaft is 17 Battery Place, New York 4, New York, in the event any direct correspond­ ence with either office is re­ quired. Administrative offices of both Plans shifted from their original location at 11 Broadway earlier this month. The move provides more space for the expanding operations of the two benefit programs serving Sea­ farers and their families. The new telephone number is WHltehaii 3-5950. SIU Blood Banks Expand; Ready In 9 Ports So Far clinics for complete diagnostic medical examinations at no cost. This broad coverage is in addi­ tion to the SIU maternity benefit program, which has provided al­ most $900,000 in benefits since 1952. Together, these two pro­ grams account for $2Vk million in SIU welfare benefits paid directly to Seafarers' families. 3 More SIU Veterans Co On Pension A trio of SIU oldtimers repre­ senting all departments across the board is the latest to qualify for the lifetime SIU disability-pension. Approval of the benefit applica­ tions by Seafarers Alfredo Dnarte, John H. Ferguson and Robert W. Scales boosts the number of pen­ sioners qualified so far this year to 17. The $35 weekly payments are in addition to the regular medicalhospital -surgical coverage and other benefits provided by the Welfare Plan. A native of Portugal, Brother Duarte joined the SIU at New SIU representatives have established local blood banks cov­ ering eight different ports to supplement the Union's main blood facility in Brooklyn. Arrangements are now being completed in the remaining ^ coastal ports, Puerto Rico and ' mediate areas so that the Brook­ lyn facility can build up a reserve the Great Lakes. The network of SIU blood banks will speed the servicing of emer­ gency needs for Seafarers and their families in all areas. Under the program mapped out last month, the local banks will han­ dle all requirements in their Im- Drydocked Lots of a leg in an accident has permanently beached Seafarer Bofdo Coecia, cur­ rently taking rehabilitation and treatment at the LUcien Moss Hospital, Philadelphia. SIU Welfare Plan is providing $35 weekly benefits, for Coccia. during .training. for large-scale emergencies. Up until now, the Brooklyn bank had been the sole source of sup­ ply for all blood needs through­ out the country. It will continue to serve as the primary "source for blood in the New York area as well as inland locations where the Union does not maintain any halls. Revamping of the blood pro­ gram was dictated by wholesale withdrawals at one time from the Brooklyn bank plus the possibility that similar emergenices in dif­ ferent areas of the country could deplete all reserves overnight. Urgent blood requirements for a Seafarer's eight-month-old baby in Houston set the new plan in motion. The child, now a year old and reported doing well, needed over 60 pints of blood altogether. Ports where local banks have been set up, in conjunction with US Public Health Service installa­ tions or other established agencies, such as the Red Cross, currently include the following: Boston, Nor­ folk, Jacksonville, Miami, Mobile, Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle. The expanded operation does not mean any change for Seafarers or their families requiring blood in an emergency. Just as before, all they need do is contact the nearest SIU hall and the necessary arrangements will be made promptly. Volunteer donors in Brooklyn or the other ports should do the aame. Scales FergnsoR Orleans In 1941 and has sailed since then in the black gang and the steward de­ partment. He's 62 years of age and last shipped in February as a messman on the Del Norte (Mis­ Duarte sissippi). Side­ lined permanently by a heart con­ dition, Duarte is married and lives in New Orleans. One of the earliest members of the SIU in the Port of Savannah, Brother Ferguson is 64 years of age. He Joined the Union in Jan­ uary, 1939, and was a black gang regular until he had to call it quits last November. After a final trip on the Robin Gray (Robin) as a wiper, he was tagged not fit for duty permanently due to heart disease. Ferguson still resides in Savannah and lists a daughter, Ive Cooper, as next of kin. Heart disease has also beached Brother Scales, who completed his last trip as an AB on the missile ship Rose Khot (Suwannee) in March. He boasts seatime starting in 1913 at the age of. 17 and Joined the SIU at Galveston in 1945. Scales is a resident of Pasadena, Md., and lists M. B, Willard.of Baltimore as next of kin. in Washington. The proposed nation-wide program would deal with job displacement problems of the three basic kinds: Workers who need retraining before they can find new Jobs; the unemployed who need help in relocating to new areas where their regular skills are in demand and others who need extra training to meet industrial change. Early hearings are expected on the proposals, already introduced in Congress, which are designed primarily for the long-term unemployed. The three-way program would provide trainees with weekly cash al­ lowances for up to a year plus half the cost of relocation to new jobs in other areas. It is likely that this type of planning will meet sharp opposition in those quarters where resistance to Federal action of any kind is traditional. A novel approach to the problems of automation in industry has been advanced by a new agreement between an AFL-CIO electrical workers union and a West Coast manufacturing concern. The union, represent­ ing a production staff making automated broadcasting equipment, hat won the establishment of a company-paid trust fund to finance a re­ training program for broadcasting workers who may'^be displaced fronii Jobs when a radio station purchases the company's new wares. There is an unusual,idea at work here. The union directly involved In the agreement would seem to have no direct stake in the proceed­ ings, such as the possible displacement of radio station personnel by automated equipment. Actually it has a very large stake indeed, one* word gets around in the broadcast industry regarding the company's new product. A lack of planning for the effects of the equipment could set up a chain of reaction of protests from station workers (some of whom are represented by the same union) plus resistance to buy on the part of station management. The incentive for the onion is the prospect that the retraining pro­ gram can soften the shock of automation and, thereby, help produce steady employment in the manufacturing plant. The fund is based on employer contribution of 5% from sales of equipment and prograni services. It provides payments for tuition and fees at established schools so that displaced station personnel, if any, will be able to learn new skills either in the broadcast field or in other industries. This approach to automation could start a trend. Closer to home is the realization that the "new" SIU Welfare Plan is practically grown up and almok in its 'teens. The broad SIU welfare program available today was pioneered when the first payment of bene­ fits began on July 1, 1950. There were Just two benefits then; A $7 weekly hospital payment to Seafarers and a $500 death benefit. The original hospital benefit has tripled to $21 per week and the death payment is eight times what it was in 1950. These are over a dozen adu'tional benefits as well. During its first 12 months of operation, the Plan paid out the modest sum of $31,733, less than it does in an average week today. This ii "automation" of another sort—progress which produces no ill effects and continues to serve Seafarers and their families in every way pdssible. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Doesn't Seem To Hurt A Bit Mrs. Rachel Babitx loolct on as lab tech^^^ takes a blood sample during medical examination at the Broolciyn SIU Clinic. Blood tests are part of the complete physical offered by the clinics in seeking to maintain the hea th of Seafarers and their dependents through regular check-ups.' Mrs< Babitz is the wife of Seafarer Nat Babitt, who ships In the steward department. •' �itn SXI7 MXtoXcAx. Joseph B. Locue, IMD, Medical Director Glaucoma: Ofteit Cause Of Blindness Glaucoma is a condition produced by an increase in the intraocular tension of one or both eyes. The normal intrar>cular pressure is about £5 mm. Hg, This pressure depends on the intraocular contents and the elasticity of the outer covering of the eye. Since the solid structure in the eye (the lens) changes very little, the pressure is dependent on the fluid content of the eye, viz: the aqueous and vitreous humor is constantly being formed and eliminated, and this formation and elimination is delicately balanced so that at any one time it is about equal. Anything that causes a disturbance is formation or abeorption of the fluid will change the pressure, unless the changes are equal. The aqueous humor is mainly formed by the ciliary processes and passes into the anterior chamber of the eye, between the iris and lens, and then goes out through the filtration angle into the canal of Bchlemm. The fluid is then taken up by the venous tributaries called the aqueous veins. The production and loss of aqueous fluid is so well balanced that there is only slight normal variation in the intraocular pressure. Pressure Increase Responsible Any pathological condition or disease which upsets this balance so that the pressure is constantly increased produces glaucoma. Although the pressure might be increased by increased production of the aqueous humor, the great majority of cases of glaucoma are produced by inter­ ference with the outflow or absorption of the aqueous fluid. Secondary Glaucoma: There are many diseases which are accom­ panied by an increase in the intraocular pressure, and the glaucoma then is considered to be a secondary type of glaucoma. The following ocular diseases are often accompanied by glaucoma: Iritis and Iri­ docyclitis, occlusion of the central vein of the retina; Intraocular tumors; displacement of the lens and trauma, especially if this is ac­ companied by hemorrhage into the anterior chamber of the. eye. Primary Glaucoma: Primary glaucoma may be considered as of two tyes, that in which the filtration angle is of the narrow type, and that in which the filtration angle is open or wide. This can be determined by an instrument for measuring the filtration angle. Symptoms Of Acute Glaucoma The narrow angle type can develop an acute glaucoma if the pupil is dilated and obstructs the narrow angle. This condition has occa­ sionally been produced in dilitation of the pupil for refraction. The glaucoma develops rapidly, usually within a few hours, with congestion and edema of the lids, excruciating pain, blurred vision, and causes the eye to feel stony hard to the fingertips. The condition should be rec­ ognized and the patient referred immediately to an ophthamologist for treatment and for surgical care, if necessary. This is one of the few real ophthalmological surgical emergencies. Fortunately, this acute type is not frequent. There is, however, a large' group with narrow angle eyes who develop glaucoma which is of a sub-acute type. This is usually accompanied by headaches at night or early morning pain aiiil leiiileriiess In both eyes, as well as mistiness of vision. The attacks may be very mild at first but, if the condition is not diagnosed and treated, it will become progressively more severe. The open angle type of glaucoma makes up the largest group of cases. It is estimated that 30,000 to 35,000 persons are totally blind in the United States as a result of this type of glaucoma, and that 800,000 perions have glaucoma that is undiagnosed as such. Most of these cases could have been saved from blindness had their conditions been diag­ nosed and treated in the early stages. Unfortunately, in the early stages, most of these cases are not rec­ ognized by the general practitioner. These cases usually are developed after the age of 40 and usually are without symptoms. There is no test that the general practitioner can make except tonometric studies, which are rarely done except by an ophthalomologist. If every person over 45 years of age could have a tonometric examination every several years, the number of jieople who go blind from this condition would decrease drastically. No Early Symptoms Evident This type of glaucoma develops very slowly and insidiously, without symptoms, until the increased intraocular pressure has done sufficient damage to the optic nerve to produce changes in the visual fields. The condition can be diagnosed by measuring the increased pressure by a tonometer and/or charting the visual fields. There also is a con­ genital type glaucoma which is found at birth, and should be diagnosed Immediately if the sight of the child is to,be saved. Treatment: All cases of glaucoma should be placed under the care of an ophthalmologist for treatment. In the secondary type, it is im­ portant that the disease which is causing the glaucoma also be treated. In the acute case of narrow angle type of glaucoma, the intraocular pressure must be controlled immediately by medication and, if not con­ trolled, it becomes an urgent surgical emergency, in or-der to save the sight of the eye. Qhronic narrow angle type of glaucoma may be con­ trolled by diligent medical care, but often requires operative interfer­ ence and iridotomy. Glaucoma of the open angle type accounts for the great majority of the cases of glaucoma. Here conservative medical measure may suf­ fice. However, if there is a progressive loss of vision in these cases under medical care, then some type of surgical treatment is indicated. Congenital glaucoma must be diagnosed as soon as possible if the sight is to be saved. These cases formerly lost their sight, but early diagnosis and modern surgical intervention can save the sight of many of them. All suspected cases should be seen immediately by a competent ophthal­ mologist. (Reference: Gifford's "Textbook of Ophthalmology by Adler" (W. B. Saunders Company). • (Comments and suggestions are ininted by the Department and can be submitted to this column care of the SEAFAERS LOG.) grEAFAREUS lOG Seafarer Awaits Patent On Rotary Engine Invention Several years of effort and an investrhent of several thousand in personal funds may pay' off soon for Seafarer Ollie H. Kuykendall. His design for a new type of engine, similar to the gas turbine, now is in "patent pending" status, at the US Patent Office. The new engine design-*which he describes as a ro­ tary-type internal combustion engine, offers a number of advan­ tages over existing diesels and con­ ventional automobile four - cycle engines, Kuykendall said. It would have fewer moving parts, produce far more horsepower in proportion to size than other internal com­ bustion engines, and would be cheaper to build and operate. For example, he pointed out that it could operate on a cheap fuel, similar to home heating oil, which sells at retail for 15 to 10 cents per gallon on the East Coast. Lubrication requirements would be minimal,'around a quarter pint to 20 gallons of fuel. One reason for the engine's effi­ ciency, he said, is that it is essen­ tially a "one-cycle" engine. The design is such that intake and ex­ haust occur on the same stroke. The conventional two-cycle en­ gines waste one stroke of the cycle in getting rid of the exhaust. Since the engine operates on heated gases, the efficiency can be improved by setting up "slave" units to operate off the exhaust of the original combustion unit. Oper­ ating pressures within the original unit would be on the order of 150 pounds per square inch. A com­ bination of water and air-cooling would be used to keep tempera­ tures down. Another advantage of the en­ gine, Kuykendall pointed out, is that it can be reversed easily, sim­ ply by altering th'e direction of its rotary moving parts, thus eliminat­ ing dry clutches and complex transmissions. Several of Kuykendall's ship­ mates have become quite enthusi­ astic over, the possibilities of the engine to the point of assisting in the Xuiaiicing. Now Kuykendall is considering setting up a corpora­ tion to raise funds for the manu­ facture of the engine. His first task ahead is the costly one of building an initial working model. New Cyclone Satellite Set For Flight WASHINGTON — Another weather satellite, one designed specifically to locate hurricanes, will be launched shortly, the Na­ tional Aeronautics and Space Ad­ ministration reports. The satellite, known as Tiros III, will have two television cameras abroad, from which it is hoped photographs will be relayed back to the ground showing the development and course of cyclonic stoi-ms. Accu­ rate predictions of such storms would greatly assist shipping in avoiding danger and delays at sea. Two previous Tiros satellites have been launched. The second is still in operation, transmitting cloud cover photographs which help meteorologists in their, weather predictions. The Administration has asked for an additional $22 million for the weather satellite program. The Weather Bureau hopes to keep at least one such satellite aloft and functioning at all times. It's necessary for this purpose to be able to launch several such vehicles, since all of theni even­ tually are subject to atmospheric drag and burn up when their orbits get too close to the earth. Seafarer Ollie Kuykendall (second, left) explains features of his rotary engine design to three former shipmates (I. to r.) Vincent P. D. Giacomo, electrician; Wong Lee, steward; John Simoneili, AB. "This runs into money because It has to be hand-machined," he ex­ plained. "But once you make dies to go into mass production, the engine will be relatively cheap to manufacture." Kuykendall, who has been sail­ ing on SIU ships for the past ten years as chief electrician, reefer engineer or deck engineer, got the idea for the new engine when he was trying to design a variable speed transmission. In the process of working on the transmission, he started exploring the possibilities of the gas turbine. He shifted hit attention to this iirea, working on the engine design for a number of years so as to reduce the size and simplify it. Eventually, he modi­ fied it to the degree that it is no longer a true gas turbine, although it works on a similar principle. A resident of Gastonia, North Carolina, he has been going to sea since World War II. In addition, he has spent a number of years working ashore as a machinist. I New York City public achool teachers are urged to vote yes in a referendum ballot being con­ ducted by the Board of Education on collective bargaining. The bal­ lot asks for a yes or no answer as to whether teachers want rep­ resentatives to bargain for them. The Board's action came after a committee set up by the group recommended a direct choice of union representation. The referen­ dum bypassed this but is expected to lead to demands for a systemwide representation election. ^ ^ Both Federal and postal unions and the AFL-CIO are urging a Senate Post Office and Civil Serv­ ice subcommittee to approve leg­ islation permitting Government workers to retire on a full pension after 30 years of service. At pres­ ent, 30-year workers can retire at 60 with full annuity or at 55 with a reduced amount. Workers with less "service can retire with a prorated pension. The adminis­ tration has opposed the bill be­ cause it says the Government "cannot afford to lose these valu­ able workers." a, i 3, Basing its negotiation position on the national goals set by the union's collective bargaining com­ mittee meeting held in March, the Communications Workers of Amer­ ica have reached wage rate agree­ ments with two Bell System com­ panies in two states which, the union hopes, will set a pattern for all of its 1961 negotiations. Underthe reopening clause of its exist­ ing three-year contracts the union won wage increases of 2.8 percent or $1.50 to $3.50 a week for 12,260 workers. Other provisions include reductions in the number of steps needed to reach top pay levels and reductions in geographical wage differentials. Negotiations are con­ tinuing with the Bell Systems in nine other states. t 4" i" Delaware has been added to the growing list of states that have out­ lawed the importation or use of strikebreakers. A bill barring third parties to a labor dispute from furnishing strikebreakers awaits the signature of Governor Elbert N. Carvel (Dem.) after being passed by the state legislature. So far, six states have passed such laws. a< 4> A convention of the Shoe Work­ ers Union unanimously approved a report by its president outlining steps toward a merger with the Shoe and Boot Workers Union and approved a proposal to raise per capita dues from $1.35 to $1.45 per month per member. A iinionwide referendum will be held June 20 to vote on the dues increase. Other convention action 'includes changes in the constitution, elec­ tion of officers every three years, support for an intensified organ­ ization campaign and backing for a Federal bill to regujate imports. �SEAFARKRS. IOC Fishermen's Memorial Day Hiring Hall Included New Bedford To Conduct Referendum On Contract NEW BEDFORD—The New Bedford Fishermen's Union will hold a 15-day referendum on whether to accept a new three-year contract with boatowners. The new contract in­ cludes a provision for the establishment of a Union hiring hall arrangement which will be an important step f oreward ^ ' of the Union. The contracts shall vides for increases of one-half for the Union. The negotiating committee continue to refer to fishermen as percent for the Welfare Fund and of the Union worked out the con­ tract late in May only hours be­ fore a strike deadline. If ap­ proved. the new pact will run until March, 1964. Ifce referendum has tentatively been set for June 15-30. If the contract is approved, the Union will establish a Fishermen's Registry which will operate as a hiring hall. While details of the hiring hall remain to be clarified, the principle has been agreed upon. In connection with the reg­ istry plan, the Union and boatowners have established a com­ mittee to work out a plan for an­ nual medical examinations to in­ sure maintenance of minimum health standards. In addition to winning the hir­ ing hall provision, the Union was successful In beating back several boatowner proposals which could have destroyed much the Union has fought for. Captains who are not boatown­ ers will continue to be members Russian Boats Active Near New England NEW BEDFORD. — Russian trawlers have been Increasing their activities, fishing and other­ wise, in the Georges Bank area about 100 miles east of Cape Cod. The fishing grounds, traditional area of operations for New Bed­ ford Fishermen's Union and At­ lantic Fishermen's Union mem­ bers, are the sites of two US Air Force-operated Texas towers. The Russian vessels have been operating quite close to the two otfshoie aircraft observation rigs knows as Texas Tower I and Texas Tower II. In addition to snooping around the towers. Russian trawlers have been closely approaching Ameri­ can fishing vessels. Captain Johan Johannssen, skipper of the New Bedford Fishermen's Union-con­ tracted scalloper Stanley B. But­ ler, reported that a Soviet trawler moved in close enough during a recent voyage to take pictures of his scalloping operations off Nan tucket. Russian vessels in the past have tended to stay away from American vessels. Crewmen on Boston fishing craft now report that American and Russian vessels have been ap­ proaching within hailing distance. Boston-based vessels Red Jacket, Swallow and Cambridge reported Russian vessels; four trawlers and two mother ships, fishing for her­ ring or whiting in the vicinity of the towers. In addition, crewmen from Bos­ ton vessels Notre Dame, Olympla, La Rosa and Magellan reported Russian ves.sels 20 miles off Chat­ ham at the elbow of Cape Cod > . ;r» I employees rather than crewmen. This Insures that Union members will be fully protected with regard to employment security, taxes, maintenance and cure, and re­ covery for injury sustained at work. Mindful of the hazards of fish­ ing and the hardship which in­ jury imposes on fishermen, the Union successfully fought for an increase in maintenance and cure benefits from six to seven dollars per day effective March 31, 1962, and running for the duration of the contract. The new scalloper contract pro- Good Fishing In Bering Sea SEATTLE—The halibut fleet found good fishing in the cold waters of the Bering Sea when the season opened in April. By May, about 30 vessels were headed home with record catches of the fish. The huge catch fetched a fair price in the market here, running about five cents higher than the I960 opening prices. Members of the Alaska Fishermaa's Union, and Bering Sea fishing groups, both affiliated with the SIUNA, operate in the halibut fleet. Meanwhile, tuna fishermen who operate in Southern California and Central America waters found that the fish had taken a short vacation In April. the Seafood Council. Both of these funds have been extremely important for NBFU members. Increased Welfare The Welfare Fund has been pro­ viding ever increasing benefits to members, and the additional con­ tribution was secured to keep the fund on a sound basis. The Sea­ food Council fund has promoted increased sales of fish products, and these higher sales directly affect the price of the catch and consequently the take-home pay of fishermen. The new contract moves closer to solving the problem of deduc­ tions from the earnings of a ves­ sel for electronics equipment. Such deductions will be computed on a dock-to-dock basis. A minimum of four days' rest ashore has been guaranteed in the new scalloper contract, with an additional half day rest ashore for each day of fishing in excess of six days. The new contract provides for an improved grievance procedure, with a standing comniittee of two members, one from the boatown­ ers and one from the Union, which will be available at all times to consider disputes arising under the contract. The committee which nego­ tiated the new contract for the Union included Howard W. Nickerson, NBFU secretary-treasurer; William Hayes; Theodore Pedersen; Joseph Bourassa; Chester T. Mackay; Frank Deluga; John Gomes, and Joseph Hoyle. Atlantic Fishermen On Deck The traditional New Bedford Memorial Day was celebrated with pierside services for men who have been lost at sea as well as^ for those who died in the nation's service. The Memorial Day service was sponsored by the Now Bodford Fiihonnon's Union and the New Bedford Port Society. 51U Fishermen Hold Memorial Services NEW BEDFORD—New Bedford's traditional Memorial Day services, in honor of men who were lost at sea and of those who died in the nation's service, began with the wheeling of the Seamen's Bethel portable^" organ to the fisihing pier. The organ is the same one which was used by whaling fam­ ilies a hundred years ago when New Bedford whaleships sailed to every ocean In the world. The Memorial Day program was sponsored by the New Bedford Fishermen's Union and the New Bedford Port Society. Over SOe Attend Sendee The Rev. Gene Landry, pastor of the Seamen's Bethel, delivered memorial address to the more than 300 fishermen, their families and friends who gathered for the service. Howard W. Nlckerson, secre­ tary-treasurer of the New Bedford Fishermen's Union, read the scriptural lesson at the service. Call to service was sounded by a ship's bell, and a color guard and firing squad from the Coast Guard weather patrol vessel Yakutat took part In the ceremony. Flow­ ers and wreaths from families of fishermen lost at sea were scat­ tered at sea. AFU Hears New Pact In Boston Making adjustments—and just watching—on the deck of the new Sea-King are Atlantic Fishermen (I to r.) Trygv# Torkelsen; Gunvald Vik; George Chfdmieili Waldor Stienhordt (bending); Harry Gorski; Olof Hanson, and Andrew Hellman. ^ The Atlantic City-based vessel was at the Fulton Fish pier in New York City when the photo was taken. BOSTON—Agreement in prin­ ciple on the first new contract for the Atlantic Fishermen's Union since 1946 has been reached with Boston boatowners. The Boston membership of the Atlantic Fish­ ermen moved that contract nego­ tiations continue in line with pro­ posals recently submitted. Pact To Bring Gains The proposed new contract Is the result of a revitalization of the Union since its reaffiliatlon with the SIUNA under its present secretary - treasurer TJiomas "Obie" O'Brien. Union negotiators declared that the new pact should bring great gains for fishermen as well as pro­ viding an opportunity, for the. in­ dustry to Increase its earnings. Germans Try To Sell Boats To Americans 'GLOUCESTER — German fish­ ing interests are pying tq sell 28 beam trawlers to North American fishermen, according to a recent report in the "Gloucester Dally Times." The vessels being offered for sale are all larger and more pow­ erful than the Boston Beam trawl­ ers now operating in the North Atlantic fisheries. The 28 vessels were built between 1949 and 19S1 with aid from the United States. Ironically, the Germans want to sell these trawlers back to the US while they go on to build larger modern factory ships. However, there is a hitch in the proposed sale of the German trawlers to American interests. Shipping and fishing laws in the US carry restrictions on the use of foreign-built vessels operatitig under the American flag. But Canadian fishing boat owners are under no Such restrictions and it Is likely that they will take up the bulk of the German vessels and use them to compete in tho American fish market. Among unions in the SIU are a number of groups of commer­ cial fishermen on ail coasts, as well as shoreside fish canneries and processors. They are in­ volved in such widely-diversi­ fied fishing operations as scal­ loping, tuna fishing, salmon fisheries, cod, halibut and many others. Groups involved Include the New Bedford Fishermen's Union, Atlantic Fishermen's Union, Alaska Fishermen's Union, tuna fish and cannery unions operating out of Cali­ fornia ports and groups in Bristol Bay, Kodiak, and else­ where in the far northwest Pacific. �SEArjtrtEl£3 LOG * • Pac« NineiceB. : iT:' • . SlU Firm . Builds Ships On Subsidy Banks Attends NCMB Session Big SIU Victory Licensed Division Wins In 9 Fleets MONTREAL—Engineer officers on the Great Lakes and East Coast of Canada voted overwhelmingly to be represented by the Licensed Division of the SlU in recent elections con­ ducted by the Canada-Labour Relations Board. Engineer officers in nine outt of 10 shipping companies pany pressure was put on engineer chose the SIU over' the officers In Upper Lakes Shipping. VANCOUVER—The first con­ crete results of the Canadian gov­ ernment announcement that it will assist Canadian shipping were ' shown here when the SIU of Can­ ada contracted Northland Naviga­ tion Company revealed plans to Canadian Brotherhood of Hallway construct two new vessels with Trainmen and General Workers the aid of a government subsidy. (CBRT) and Its defunct afffliate At the same time a shipowners' the National Association of Marine group, the Canadian Shipowners Engineers (NAME). Association,; said the government In La Verendry Lines and In action would only 'aid domestic Abltibl Power and Paper, the Li­ operators, not deep-sea companies. censed Division won certification Attending the National Committee for Maritime Bargain­ The SlU-contracted company as representative of the engineer said the two ships, to be built in officers In previous action. ing's opening session with shipowners in New York are Canadian yards, would be able to Other voting results are; Hall (I. to r.) Hal Banks, SIU of Canada President; Paul Hall, carry 3,000 tons of cargo each at Corporation of Canada, SIU 56, SlUNA president, and Morris Weisberger, SlUNA executive 18-knots. Accommodations would CBRT 2; N. M. Paterson & Sons, vice president for the Pacific District. be provided for 98 passengers plus SIU 57, CBRT 7; Scott Mlsener, 85 automobiles. SIU 25, CBRT 3; Algoma Central Northland operates In the & Hudson Bay Railway, SIU 15, Canadian coastwise trade out of CBRT 0; National Sand & Material, here, making more than 110 SIU 2, CBRT 0; Dominion Steel & scheduled stops. Once the new Coal, SIU 9,' CBRT 0; Commercial ships enter service, the company's Cable, SIU 5, CBRT 0. passenger vessel, the Canadian In only one election. In Upper NEW YORK—^The opening of negotiations between the Na­ Lakes Shipping, did the License Prince, will be used as a summer­ tional Committee for Maritime Bargaining and US ship­ Division lose to the CBRT. It was time cruise ship exclusively. Another ship under contract to owners early in June was attended by Hal Banks, president pointed out that considerable coman SIU company being built here of the SIU of Canada in his-*is a log barge for the Klngcome capacity as spokesman for the Navigation Company. The self-un- Great Lakes Conference of loader will be the largest such the Maritime Trades Department. vessel ever to be built here, being The barganlng committee (NC­ 339 feet long with a 64-foot beam. It will be used to go Into bays MB) presented Its position to ions which have gone Into politics. and Inlets along the British Co­ shipowners, stressing Its intention Montreal FIfouf Smooth to Improve the general health of If a union uses members' dues to lumbia coast and pick up logs. MONTREAL=Thu 1961 fiLuul support a political organization, it With A capacity of IVi million the maritime industry. In this port went smoothly with The most significant demand by jobs moving fast and furious for. can lose its checkoff rights. The board feet, the barge can handle the Unions concerned the return the first weeks. Dredge activity US Coast Guard will discontinue quite a bit of timber. The Canadian shipowners As­ of runaway flag ships to Union picked up when the weather its famous Swlftsure Lightship sociation welcomed the shipbuild­ contracts. This Is an Important cleared. Most beefs involved mis­ which guarded the entrance to the ing subsidy but said that it will one to concern the Canadian SIU understanding between crews and Straights of Juan de Fuca since benefit Canadian shipyards to only as well as In all maritime unions mates and skiapers who were as­ 1909. Shipping has been picking up here. a limited extent. The subsidy, the In North America. signed new vessels this year. Some 3^ it 4" association said, does nothing to In addition to the SIU groups, "do-lt-all" mates have also caused close the gap between Canadian others who joined the NCMB were some problems which were Toronto Ships 200 operating costs and those of the Marine Engineers Beneficial squared away. TORONTO—Morfe than 200 men United Kingdom Association; the International were shipped from here during the Together with the new restric­ Longshoremen's Association; Local fitout, but the call for ratings was tions on traffic between Canadian 25 of the International Union of Ft. William htout still not as high as anticipated. FORT WILLIAM—The Mohawk ports In the Seaway, the subsidy Operating Engineers; Masters, The Hall Corporation's Stonefax will encourage domestic operators Mates and Pilots; Staff Officers Deer opened the navigation sea­ established the dubious record of son here on April 11, and thfe to modernize and build-up their Association; Radio Officers As­ Murray Bay opened the season for being the first vessel to take' a fleets on the Inland waterways. sociation and others. Port Arthur two days earlier. A crew and the first to lay off en­ beef has been Settled In favor of tire. gang. ti it Seafarer Gilbert Moisan and his wages have been restored. Banks Attends First Session Of US Maritime Bargaining In Canadian Ports Canada SIU Begins Vote On Proposed MONTREAL—The SIU of Canada is voting on a new con­ stitution to govern the union during the coming period of ex­ pansion. The proposed constitution, at the same time there is also to be found therein throughout a which incorporates amend­ strong fervent intentioi^. to ments to the existing constitu­ protect and the rights of the ordinary tion adopted in 1954, has been termed "a most comprehensive document which should serve sat­ isfactorily the needs of the mem­ bership" by a legal counselor. John M. Schleslnger, Montreal attorney, stated that the autonomy granted to the licensed division In the . proposed constitution will treat the engineers as a separate entity. The opinion also stated that the rest of the proposed document indicates "an honest desire to obey the law of the country, while seaman." The name of the Union In the new document Is the Seafarers International Union of Canada. The new leadei-shlp positions will Include a president; executive vice president in charge of contracts and contract enforcement; vice president in charge of licensed personnel; vice president In charge of the Pacific Coast; vice presi­ dent In charge of the Great Lakes; vice president in charge of the Atlantic Coast; and secretarytreasurer. t. S. t. BC Curbs Unions Sandboat at Thorold THOROLD—The sandboat Ni­ agara opened the Port of Hamilton VANCOUVER—The British Co­ navigation season, to the surprise lumbia Government has passed of harbor officials, who expected legislation to strike back at un- a tanker. A Welland canal bottle­ neck held up the tanker, enabling the Niagara, an SlU-contracted Canadlan Seafarers, members of the SIU of Canada vessel, to open the season. At Port are a vital element in the mari­ Weller, the top hat for opening the navigation season went to the time picture generally and in Cedarbranch, also an SlU-conthe SIU family of unions. They tracted ship. man ships under Canadian flag across-the-board—deep sea 4 t 3» off the Atlantic Coast, on the Canadian West Coast, on the New Halifax Cable Ship H.'VLIFAX—The cable ship John Great Lakes and the Seaway. The Canadian SIU also repre­ W. Mackay has been replaced with a smaller vessel, the Cable Guar­ sents large groups of Cpnadian tugboatmen, dredgemen and al­ dian. The seven CNS ships, strike­ bound for almost four years, are lied crafts. The Canadian Dis­ still here. The ships which were trict works closely with the sold to Cuban Interests about two other SIU unions throughout North America and the mutual years ago are under arrest because relationship has been of great of a suit Instituted by the Troy advantage to all SIU members. Browning Co., against the Cuban government. For the first time in the company's history, second engineers were "in­ vited" to attend the annual com­ pany captain's dinner. Despite the strong pressure, nine engineers in Upper Lakes voted SIU and it is expected that others will join the nine In calling for another chance to join the Licensed Division be­ fore long. In addition to the resounding victories, the Licensed Division has won contract coverage for deck officers on Winona and Redwood Steamship. R. E. Law Transporta­ tion Co., deck office'Ts are also covered by Licensed Division con­ tracts. An application has been filed for certification covering the marine engineers of the National Habours Board at Montreal and several other East Coast companies are be­ ing organized by the SIU Licensed Division. The election was the end result of a beef which started last No­ vember when thte Lakes Carriers Association signed a yellow-dog contract with the CBRT covering engineer officers. Before the new year, the 10 companies were in­ volved in the dispute before the Labour Board. Deckhands Learn Diving For 07 Pay MONTREAL—SlU of Canada members who work on the dredge Angus R have been acquiring a new skill—sklndivlng. The Angus R, owned by the Uni'ied Dredging Company, is operat.\ng on the St. Lawrence near Seven Islands, an area with an unusually rocky bottom. It is often necessary to send skindivers be­ low to assist in removal of the rocks. Consequently, the company set up a school in Montreal harbor to give Interested deckhands ten days' instruction in skindiving. Once they successfully complete the course, deckhands are eligible to work on the dredge as deck­ hand-divers. Each time they go over the side with flippers on, they collect bonus money. SIU Canadian District Halls FORT W1LL1.\M Ontiiiio H.^LIFAX, N.S. 408 Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 IZB'ii HoIIis St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St West victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD. Ontario ... 52 St. David St. CAnal 7-52?a TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire 4 5719 VANCOUVER. BC. 298 Main St. ST. JOHN. NB 177 Prince William St. OX 2-5431 �Ak^RS' toe -Pitlfit' Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director Maintaining The Dry Storeroom The quality of the food served aboard ship depends to a considera­ ble extent on the way all subsistence food items are stored and pre­ served after being delivered to the vessel. All food must be kept at proper storage temperatures, as protection against contamination and to insure that freshness is maintained for as long as possible. There is a large variety of foods and food products that require no refrigeration at all; however, since these usually need less carp and at­ tention than other items, they often suffer from a complete lack of attention. These include the food items kept in the dry storeroom, such as canned fruits, juices and vegetables, condiments, spices, pre­ serves, cereal and flour products, coffee, tea and evaporated milk. Temperatures in the dry storeroom should be maintained as much as possible at 70° F. and no higher than 80° F. Even items packed in tin or glass will not last indefinitely. They will keep longer and re­ quire less care than others but, the same as all subsistence items, they are of a perishable nature. Heat, high humidity, rust, insects, rough ..handling, dirt and contamination all combine to shorten the life of these foods while they're in dry storage. The only way to avoid eventual spoilage is to follow good rules of sanitation and to keep this storage space cool, clean and, especially, dry—just as its name implies. Good sanitation practices require that every part of the storei'oom be thoroughly clean at all times. This in­ cludes all shelves, walls, gratings and decks. The temperature here is not always easy to control; care should be taken to see that an electric fan is in service and working properly. A fan or other good means of ventilation should be directed to where flour, cereals and related products are stored to help control the in­ sect problem. Consultants of the Food and Ship Sanitation Depart­ ment have frequently recommended this procedure aboard ship, as they often find little or no ventilation at all in dry storerooms. When storing, flour should be placed in the coolest and best ven­ tilated spot in the storeroom and never next to foods having strong odors. A simple, raised platform about eight inches off the deck should be erected for use in stacking flour bags. Maximum circulation of air • around the bags can be obtained if they are cross-stacked five or six sacks high. Prior to storing, flour remaining from the previous voyage should be checked to see if it is insect-infested. All traces of dirt and con­ tamination should be removed and the gratings and decks be thoroughly cleaned and aired. When flour is received, it should be spot-checked for possible weevil contamination right away. If there is any sign of weevils, the whole lot should be rejected. This can prevent a lot of grief later on. In addition, when storing, rearrange the storeroom to make room for. the new stock. Mark and identify the old stock, usually with the voyage number, so that it can be used first on the next voyage out. Everything should be stored so that labels face the front for easy Identification when needed. t. X. X Most recognized, brand names of canned fod are of good quality, but sometimes a man In the galley will run across a ran that is swellen; _^dented or rusty. Chances are that the food inside such a can is 'spoiled. Normally, the ends of a can should be flat or slightly concave (drawn in). If the ends or sides bulge out, it may mean that the con­ tents have rotted and produced a gas which causes swelling. There are other reasons for swelling, such as overstuffing or hot weather. The contents may still be good, but you can't tell until they're examined. An important point is never to receive damaged or swollen cans. If a can in stock becomes swollen, the contents should be checked carefully before cooking. The food should be thrown out if it appears softer and "mushier" than it would ordinarily. If it contains gas bubbles or if it has a peculiar and unnatural odor. Food should never be tasted if there is any reason to believe it may be bad. A single taste can cause food poisoning. (Comments and suggestions are inuited by the Department and can be submited to this column care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) "Fit&r a Seafarer! TUE fc>ov> vaxces/aaifiov^f* mfm/i£M>m''i'0Rl4SlUCAFBr£/Z/AS ARB &SAABV fiTR THE Ot-ii. ONiai. tWop in 7hF/\K/.T VMB YaJkEMIHBVAlL. Ask Change in NLRB's Lifeboat Trainees Do Their Stuff Procedures WASHINGTON—A plan to over­ haul the National Labor Relations Board so as to make it more effi­ cient and speed up its procedures -has been submitted to Congress by the Administration. The proposed plan would allow NLRB Officials at the local level to dispose of many of the routine matters which ordinarily clutter up the Board's calendar. The Board members would then be free to act upon more important issues. Unions have often complained about the lengthy delays involved in getting NLRB action on matters of importance. Delays of a year or more are not uncommon. While investigation anci examination of evidence sometimes take consid­ erable time, much of the delay is the result of a backlog of pending cases. 6roup of StU Training School studenti take a trial spin at the oars ds part of their two-week course of preparation'for the Coast Guard's test for lifeboat tickets, (bourses are given periodically by experienced SlU instructors at head­ quarters. . " • Hevr Del Rio Boasts Speed, Top Cargo-Handling Efficiency NEW ORLEANS—If the initial performance is any indication, the SlU-manned Del Rio, first of the newly-built cargo liners to enter service for Mississippi Shipping, has exceeded the company's expectations. On her maiden voyage to rapid loading and unloading. The conventional in that it consists of South America the vessel de­ mechanical hatch covers are so revolving cranes. In addition, tha monstrated cruising speed arranged that.-most of the cargo vessel has a 60-ton heavy lift. Most which exceeded her rated perform­ ance. Rated at 18 knots, the Del Rio sustained a speed of better than 19 knots, with her skipper reporting that she still had 20 percent of her Jiorsepower In re­ serve. From the company's point of view, the additional speed is wel­ come, since, in the long run, it makes for more voyages in a given time span. In addition, the vessel's hatch arrangements made for far more holds have three hatch openings where normally there would be only one. Between the forward and aft deckhouses, there are 15 hatches In five rows of three abreast, where. normally there would be just Ave hatch openings. An additional two hatches are be­ hind the after house and forward of the bridge respectively. Because of all these openings, iGHdlng and unloading of small cargo lots is greatly simplified, since the numerous hatches make for easy access to all sections of the hold. The ship's cargo-handling gear differs considerably from the of the C-type cargo ships have a 35-ton heavy lift, with some.having 50-ton lifts. The ship's higher speed and faster turnaround reflect the trend in the industry towards moving a greater amount of cargo per ship and a reduction of the time spent at the dock, which is costly delay. The Del Rio is the first of threa vessels contracted for by Missis­ sippi in a long-range replacement program which will eventually in­ volve all of the company's existing vessels. The total cost of the pro­ gram is expected to be in tha vicinity of $150 million. itiii SlU Aflantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Slmmonj Lindaey WiUiamt Earl Shepard A1 Tanner SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BiU Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON "278 State St. John Araba^cz, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 1022S W. Jefferion Ave. Paul Drozak. Agent VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS....679 4tb Ave.. Bklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. R. Matthews. Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-408C JACKSONVIfcLE 2608 Pearl St., SE.. Jax WUliam Morris, Agent ELgIn 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent - FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 830 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent Tel. 529-7548 NEW YORK 679 4th Ave.. Brookiyn HYaclnth 9-6800 NORFOLK 418 Colley Ave. Paul Gunaorchik. Agent MAdison 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 2804 S. 4th St. S. CarduUo, Agent DEwey 8-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 490 HarrUon_% Walter Sibley, Agent Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE, PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos. Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 SEATTLE 2909 lit Ave. red Babkowski. Agent Main 3-4334 WILMINGTON. CaUl 909 N. Marine Ave. Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2928 Cruise Liners Will Dump 'Essential' Runs, Co South WASHINGTON—With the passage of a special amendment to the Federal maritime statutes, six American-flag passenger liners will enter the busy West Indies cruise trade this fall. The bill, sponsored original-"^' ly by Rep. .Herbert C. Bonner marine into a rigid mold, with (Dem-NC) permits American some operators servicing the sopassenger ships to stray from their specified trade routes during the slack season without losing their operating subsidies. Three American-flag operators, American Export, Mooremack and US Lines, plan to enter the trade which has been dominated by for­ eign-flag liners in-recent years. New Business Before passage of the bill, ship opel-ators were compelled to keep their passenger vessels on the spe­ cified trade route all year round. Now, participation in the Carib­ bean cruise service will enable them to go after other business during normally slack shipping periods. The legislation substantiates the position of the National Committee for Maritime Bargaining that the present "essential trade route" system of subsidizing Americanflag ship operations Is outmoded. The NCMB has criticized the pres­ ent subsidy system as freezing the operations of the US merchant called "esseutial" routes getting all of the benefits of subsidy, while other operators on other routes are denied assistance. NCMB Position On Subsidy Meanwhile, the NCMB has point­ ed out, other services, such as tha Caribbean trade, the ore-carrying trade, grain export and the oil import operation, have grown enor­ mously, none of them being cov­ ered by the subsidy programs. The plans of the three compa­ nies to enter the Caribbean cruise trade indicate recognition of the shift in trade patterns. US Lines, in fact, is reportedly preparing to put both Its passenger vessels, the United States and the Amreica^, on the Caribbean run, abandoning the "essential" North Atlantic service in the slack season. Export Lines plans to use two of its three passenger vessels on Caribbean service, while Moore McCormack will utilize the Argen­ tina and the Brazil for West Indies runs. �mL SEAFARERS UIW Signs Up New Shop; Union Organizing 4 More IO0 "Wag/t Twcnty-O^ UIW Convention Delegates At Work The United Industrial Workers is on the verge of organizing four industrial shops in New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl­ vania with a total work force of 130. In addition, the Union has been recognized as bar--*^ gaining agent for a Baltimore contribution of 10-cents an hour for each employee, soon after the plant with 60 workers. UIW was certified. UIW National Director Steve Cardullo announced that the Un­ ion has petitioned for an NLRB election at Staten Island Petro­ leum Co. (Sipco), an oil retailing firm employing about 20 drivers, servicemen, mechanics and others. The UIW has also petitioned for an NLRB election at Highway Trailer Corp., of Newark, NJ, which also employs about 20 per­ sons. In Philadephia,^ the UIW has petitioned for an' NLRB election at Ape Plastics, a company which has over 30 employees. The Union is also organizing among the 62 NEW YORK — Substantial In­ employees at the Trenton Textile creases in pay and fringe benefits Manufacturing Co., of Trenton, NJ. for UIW members were won re­ cently when contracts were re­ newed for another two years by the United Industrial Workers Union at Morsan Tents and. the Eduhom Corp. The Morsan contract covered II employees at the plant which man­ ufactures canvas goods and camp­ The Welfare Plan of the United ing supplies. Industrial Workers paid a total of More recently, the Union nego­ 94 claims in May, which totaled tiated another two-year contract $8,916.04 and IB of the claims for UIW members at the Eduhom were for $200 or more. Corp., in Queens, which has 20-25 The top claim last month was employees during the peak season. for $492.50 which went to Mar­ A few other contract renewals garita Ro&adu wiiu works at Amer­ were being discussed in negotia­ ican Castings in Brooklyn. There tions earlier this month. These in­ were eight maternity benefits paid cluded Beam Matic, Long Island in May, one of them for $245 to City; Independent Cordage, New the wife of Gilbert Aviles of Dis­ York, and Eastern Automotive, play & Advertising Forwarding Bronx. It was expected that these Co., of New York. pacts would be signed before James Lee of Seatrain Lines, month's end. Edgewater, NJ, collected a wel­ fare benefit check for $464 in May. Maternity benefit payments were made included Donald Ramey of Air Master; Ernesto Fer­ nandez of All American Metals; Maria Fardello; Juan Ronda; Gil­ bert Aviles; Charles Griffin; John Greenwood and William Painter. All union members should regularly ottend the member­ ship meetings in their area. These meetings are devoted to discussions of matters vital to the welfare and security of every UIW member and his family. What's more, these meetings provide every UIW member with the opportunity to speak up and state his views about these vital matters. Here is the schedule of the next meetings: Belfort Instrument Co., of Bal­ timore, one of the finest precision machine shops on the East Coast, recognized the UIW as bargaining agent for its 60 employees after an impartial arbitrator ruled that the Union represented a majority of the workers. Warren Leader, UIW organizer in Baltimore, noted that Belfort agreed to a health and welfare Morsan, Eduhom Pacts Renewed Three of the delegates to the first .quadrennial UIW convention look over a report before bringing it up on the convention floor. The three delegates are (I to r] Odell Wafts, Joha Holiday, and Joseph Walsh, all of Philadelphia. (/IW Convention Pledges UIW Welfare Pays Benefits To Expand Union Activity These Are Your Union Meetings —Attend Thern! A pledge to continue expanding its organizing' activities was made by the United Indus­ trial Workers of the Seafarers International Union at its first quadrennial convention in May. resolution urged workers to The Union was urged to look Steve Cardullo, UIW Na­ The seek legitimate labor movement into the possibility of establishing tional Director, predicted that representation. a UIW newspaper to serve the in­ the Union's membership will The convention resolved to im­ terests of industrial workers. be greatly ninltiplipd by the time of the next convention in 1965 in Philadelphia. The pledge to conduct aggres­ sive organizing campaigns in non­ union industrial shops was one of a dozen resolutions approved by the delegates to the convention which began May 24 at Union headquarters in Brooklyn. Another key resolution con­ demned company unions and served notice that employers will not be able to escape paying fair wages and instituting decent work­ ing conditions and contracts through the company union dodge. UIW Convention Committee MEW YORK - Wednesday, July 5, at 6 PM, SlU Hall, 675 Fourth Ave., B'klyn. BALTIMORE - Wednesday, July 5, at 7:30 PM, SlU Hall, 1216 E. Baltimore St. SUNBURY - Sunday, July 9, at 2 PM, Friendship Fire Company. PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, July 11, at 7:30 PM, SlU HG?; 2604 S. 4th Street. The Organization and Grievance Committee at the UIW convention checks over the list of newly organized shops. The committee included II to r) John Holiday, Phila.; Warren Leader, Balt.t Jack Miller, Phila. (seated), and Ralph Quinnonez, NY. prove and sticiiglhen the UlW Welfare Plan. The urgency ot Federal social legislation was stressed at the convention vvhen delegates called for improved So­ cial Security benefits and lauded aid to education, minimum wage and depressed areas laws. Unemployment Benefits Various state unemploymerit in­ surance and workmen's compensa­ tion benefits are presently inade­ quate in the face of rising costs, the convention noted. The Union is fighting reactionary legislation which would limit jobless benefits in Maryland. A resolution on automation called on employers to provide for retraining in cases where automa­ tion displaces workers. The UIW convention committed the Union to preserving the jobs of its mem­ bers and condemned the false charges of "featherbedding" fre­ quently made by employers when they desire to throw workers out of their jobs. Support Civil Rights Support for civil rights was pledged as the convention recalled the "UIW constitution which de­ clares its adherence to equal rights for all, regardless of race, religion or national origin. The convention called for Congres­ sional action on a Fair Employ­ ment Practices bill. The anti-labor activities of large employers such as Sears and Roe­ buck were condemned by the con­ vention. Recognizing the great value of joint union-employer health and safety programs, the delegates urged the UIW to investigate the possibility of establishing a health and safety program with con­ tracted companies for the benefit of members. Delegates also approved the pol­ icy of continuing to cooperate with its affiliates in using joint facilities such as union halls and office space. In the first election of perma­ nent officers, Steve Cardullo of Philadelphia was elected National Director of the UIW. A1 Kerr, New York, was vofed SecretaryTreasurer; Lindsey Williams ol New Orleans was elected Gulf Coast Area Director; Jack Miller of Philadelphia was elected Atlan­ tic Coast Area Director and A1 Tanner, Detroit, was elected Great Lakes Area Director. Delegates to the convention were John J. Dwyer, N.Y.; John Holiday, Phila.; Warren Leader, Balto.; Sal Maccarone, Phila.; Ralph Quinnonez, NY; Frederick Stewart, NY; Joseph Walsh, Phila.; Odell Watts, Phila. Convention delegates lauded re­ ports from Gulf and Lakes direc­ tors which pledged vigorous ef­ forts to organize the thousands of unorganized workers. The news on this page deals with people working under the SIU banner in shoreside estab­ lishments engaged in maritime production and allied fields. Included among the items made are cordage, canvas, lifesaving equipment, ship's gear and related industrial products. Because there had not been any organization avail­ able to them, many of these workers were formerly without any union protection, until they came under the SlU banner. Developments in their area will be reported here because they are an important part of the maritime industry. �SEAFARERS iNre Twtnif-'Twm b: 8 P At r t. a c t ( 1 -.1 1 I i All of the following 5IU families have re­ ceived a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Unioo in the baby's name, representing a total of $6,800 in maternity' benefits and a maturity value of $850 in bonds: Cora Endres, bortf March 81, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Michael Endres, Baltimore, Maryland. Christian Jensen, Bom April 16, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Flemming Jensen, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. 4. » 1 Johnny Wing, born March 8, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Yao Fang Wing, San Francisco, Cali­ fornia. 4. i t Manuel Rial, born April 25, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Man­ uel Rial, Brooklyn, New York.^ t> t> if Thomas Bog:uski, born April 22, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles Boguski, Havertown, Pennsyl­ vania. 4» t 4» Roy Davis, bom December 23, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John T. Davis, Houston, Texas. 4* 4» 4> . Henry Aiien, born January 18, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. James C. Allen, New Orleans, Louisiana. 4< 4^ 4- Donna L. Brown, born April 19, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Woodrow Brown, Tampa, Florida. 4' 4' 4" Gail L. King, born March 22, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Royal A. King, New Orleans, Louisiana. 4 4" 4 Micheie Cain, born April 16, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Patrick Cain, East Boston, Massachusetts. 4 4 4 Jeffrey Lunsford, born February 23, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Duane Lunsford, Baltimore, Mary­ land. 4 4 4 Gloria Ann Bames, born April 20, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ liam Barnes, Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 Randall Murrell, born April 4, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Murrell, Awendaw, South Caro­ lina. t t •$ ' 4 4 4 Kim Robert Welch, born April 9, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. El­ bert Welch, Covington, Louisiana. Joan Huber, born May 5, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joel Huber, Portland, Oregon. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Ronald Quanico, born April 16, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Isabclo Quanico, Jamaica, New York. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $49,000 in benefits was paid. (Any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late fjling, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disr position of estates.) Donald D. Smith, 35: Brother Michael Duseviteh, 51: Brother Charles T. McAvoy, 38: Brother Dusevitch passed away from a Smith died of pneumonia on March McAvoy died of a heart ailment Philip OToole, born April 13, heart ailment on 19, 1961 at Se­ aboard the S3 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John March 13, 1961, attle, Washing­ Mount Whitney O'Toole, Baltimore, Maryland. ' in Houston, Texas. ton. He had been at C a St el a r a. He had shipped sailing in the 4 4 4 Italy, on May with the SIU since SIU engine de­ James Rose, bom May 13, 1961, 1960. He ha 1948 in the engine partment since to Seafarer and Mrs. James Rose, sailed since 1952 department. His 1957, His mother, Baltimore, Maryland. with the «IU in widow, Mrs. Ther Mrs. Delma Hop­ the engine de4 4 4 esa Dusevitch, of kins, of Portland, partment. A Henry Castronover, born April Haverhill, Mass., Oregon, survives. brother, Edward 8, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John survives. Burial McMinville, Ore., McAvoy, of Oak­ Castronover, Long Beach, Cali- was at Haverhill Cemetery. Total was listed as the place of burial. land, California, survives. Tho fomla. beneflt: $4,000. place of burial Is not known. Total Total benefit: $4,000. 4 4 4 4 4 4 benefit: $4,000. 4 4 4 Linda Bishop, born March 9, John F. Eustaee* 32: Brother 4 4 4 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Roy Robert C. White, 38: A brain Eustace died as the result of gun­ Bishop, Freeport, Florida. Theodore Smith, 56: Heart dis­ tumor was the, cause of death to shot wounds on ease was the cause of death to Brother White on 4 4 4 August .19, 1960, Brother Smith at January 10, 1961 Bertha Groen, born May 10. 1961, at North Bend, the Duval Medi­ at the French to Seafarer and Mrs. Jacobus Oregon. He had cal Center, Jack­ Hospital, Izmir, Groen, Mobile, Alabama. shipped with the sonville, Florida, Turkey. He had SIU in the deck 4 4 4 on April 13, 1961. shipped with the department since Susan Fazan, born March 27, He had been SlU engine de­ 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Antonio 1957. Surviving Is shipping SIU in partment since a brother, Robert Pazan, Merritt Island, Florida. the steward de­ 1957. Surviving Eustace, of New 4 4 4 partment since is his w i d o w, York City. Burial Donald Wenniberg, born May 6, was at North Bend. Total bone- Mrs. Mabel Ann 1938. His widow, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. William m: $500. White, of King, North Carolina. In­ Mrs. Wiihelmina Wenniberg, St. Louise, Minnesota. terment was at King, NC. Total Smith, of Savannah, Georgia, sur­ ^ 4 4 4 vives. Savannah was listed as the benefit: $4,000. 4^ 4 4 Floyd M. Farris, 40: Brother Farplace of burial. Total benefit: Susan Lawrence, born March 26, ris was assumed drowned and lost 4 4 4 $4,000. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Sandy at sea on Novem­ Paul Signorino, 46: Brother Sig4 4 4 Lawrence, Jr., South Norfolk, Vir­ ber 21,1959, while norino died of a heart disease on ginia. aboard the SS Golden E. Parker, 60: Brother January 19, 1961, Parker passed away of a heart ail­ 4 4 4 Valiant Power. at New Orleans, Elizabeth Dawson, born May 13, He had shipped ment on April 27, Louisiana. He 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. William since 1958 with 1961 at the UShad shipped with Dawson, Claiborne, Maryland. the SIU in tiie PHS Hospital. the SIU in th~e engine depart­ Baltimore, Mary­ 4 4 4 steward depart­ ment. Surviving land. He had Michelle Graley, born April 24, ment since 1955, is his father, sailed since 1943 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. William and is survived Marion Farris, of as a member of Graley, Moss Point, Mississippi. by his widow, Valley Station, Kentucky. Total the SIU 'engine 4 4 4 Mrs. Dorothy benefit: $4,000. department. His Carol Lee Viilarreai, born Janu­ ' Smith, of Gram4 4 4 son, Carroll H. ary 5, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jose Colls, 55: Brother Colls ercy. La. Covington, La., was the Parker, of Balti­ Alexandre Viilarreai, Galveston, died of cancer on November 25, place of burial. Total benefit: $4,000. more, survives. Burial was at Texas. 1960 In Puerto Juniper Cemetery, Baltimore. To­ 4 4 4 4 4 4 Rico. He had tal benefit: $4,000. Allan Gasklns, born May 4, 1961, George D. Rourke, 58; A kidney sailed since 1952 to Seafarer and Mrs. Lindsay Gasailment was the cause of death to with the SIU as kins, Portsmouth, Virginia. Brother Rourke a member of the Arthur Lythall, 64: Brother Lyon April 23, 1961 4 4 4 engine depart­ thall died of heart disease at Penn­ at Longmeadow, Carol Lee Viilarreai, bora Janu­ ment. Surviving sylvania Hospi­ Mass. He began ary 5, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. Alejan­ is his widow, tal, Philadelphia, shipping in the dro Viilarreai, Galveston, Texas. Mrs. Filomena Pa., on March 22, SIU deck depart­ 4 4 4 Colls, of Lares, 1961. He had ment in 1940 and Michelle Graley, born April 24, Puerto Rico. sailed as a mem­ 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Lares was listed as the place of had been receiv­ ber of the SIU ing special dis­ Graley, Moss Point, Miss. engine depart­ burial. Total benefit: $4,000. ability benefits ment since 1956. since last August. Thelma Chatelle Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Alice of Philadelphia C. Rourke, of Longmeadow. St. was named as ad­ Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, ministratrix of his estate. Mount Mass., was the place of burial. To­ Morris Cemetery, Philadelphia, tal benefit: $4,000. t was the place of burial. Total ben­ efit: $500. 4 4 4 Agustin Vazquez, born April 18, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Agustin Vazquez, Brooklyn, New York. '• ,- 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Tammy Lee Bennett, born March 18, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Barney Bennett, Pearlington, Mississsippi. Michael Keidinger, born March 27, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rob­ ert Kiedinger, Houston, Texas. Roxanne Rose Rotolo, born March 31, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank Rotolo, Seattle, Wash­ ington. HikiHi LOG In the hospital? Call SIU Hall immediately! Leonard Munna, 60: A heart at­ tack was the cause of death to Brother Munna on November 28, 1960 in New Or­ leans, La. He had shipped in the SIU steward de­ partment since 1943. Surviving is his w i d 0 w, Mrs. Anna M. L. Munna; two sons, Leonard and Raymond, and a daughter, Dominica, all of New Or­ leans. Burial was in New Orleans. Total benefit: $4,000. 4 4 4 Fred Miller, 69: Brother Miller passed away at home in Jensen Beach, Florida, due to cancer on September 25, 1960. He began shipping with the SIU in the deck department In 1944. His widow, Mrs. Ulla Miller, of Jensen Beach, survives. Delray Crematory at Delray Beach, Fla., was the place of burial. Total ben­ efit: $4,000. �m Steak, Shrimp Feature Delta Crew Cookout SEAFARERS SHIPBOARD SKETCHES kSOC "by Bon Graham . TJhie crew of the Del Ore (Delta Line) goes for tliat outdoor cook­ ery, Judging from a report by ship's delegate Gaintan Montesano on the vessel's recent trip. Between brolied steak and sausage, boiled shrimp and beer, the cookout was quite a success. The treasurer reported that |45 from the ship's fund was ex­ pended for the vittles plus a barbeque grill and some charcoal to give it all that charcoal-broiled flavor. The ship's minutes carried a note that the crew voted thanks to the ship's delegate, the steward de­ partment and all other crewmembers involved In preparing and holding the successful cookout and shrimp boil. The affair could have continued for the whole voyage except that the food gave out. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Action to get ships in shape for the summer sailing ahead, including repair work detailed on the repair list, is being taken by crews of many vessels. The crew of the Yaka-^^ install New York branch, after which (Waterman) will they cooperated. screens on messall ports in Isthmian Ship's Snggestlons "You know that '100 percent, last-a-lifetime, hand-loomed oriental rug' you brought home this trip?" Tragedy At Sea Notify Union On LOG Mail By Felix Riesenberg As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every month to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG Involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, three copies of the LOG, the headquarters report and min­ utes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the next port of call. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. She watched the freighter leave the shore. She saw her darling wave. She heard his final words once more, ."My dear, you must be brave." A war tvas raging on the sea. And fear was in her heart. But he must fight to keep her free, So never more they'd part. So often things don't go as planned, And when the ship put in. Her darling Jimmy didn't land. For the sea had married him. Scholarship Plan Changes Sought To the Editor: It seems to me that some changes in the SIU scholarship program are needed, somewhat along the following: The SIU should assure its members that those who would study on Union grants would strive in their future to create a stronger United States mer­ chant marine, finer ships and by their,education to make our work easier. I remind the Union, if we do not help ourselves at every opportunity, who will help us?^ Is it not strange that those memfiers who receive the SIU scholarship awards do not plan to return to work with us, to eat our shipboard food and per­ haps to teach their fellow brothers something of the arts and sciences which we, through the scholarship program, sent them to learn? Arnold Lewine i 4» 4" Opposes CG Health Role To the Editor: I see by reading the SEA­ FARERS LOG and the SUP newspaper that some Califdrnia Congressman wants to give the Coast Guard the power to de­ cide if we are physically able to ship. Right now, all of the union contracts, so far as I know, say that the Public Health Service has the right to decide whether or not a man is "fit for duty." agency as far as physical fitSo seamen are already under Face Twenty-Tlwre# LOG control of one Government ness goes. Why bring another one iil on it? I would say that the only rea­ son is this: The people behind this must figure that the Coast Guard has it in for merchant seaman and would do every­ thing in their power to knock you and me out of a Job on a ship if they could. It seems to me the Coast Guard has plenty to say already whether or not a man can ship. Anyway, even if they got the au­ thority over physical fitness, they would have to use Govern­ ment doctors to decide whether a man could ship and that would put it right back into the Public Health Service again. It sounds like a crackpot idea altogether and I hope that the Congress does not pay any at­ tention to it. Henry C. Webster 44» i Gives Thanks For Flowers To the Editor: I ,wish to express my most sincere thanks to the members of the SIU for the lovely floral ofTcring sent upon the death of my son, John J. Brennan. Mr. Arabasz was so helpful to me. I again wish to express my ap­ preciation for the time and ef­ fort he spent on my behalf. - The check from the SIU Wel­ fare Plan will be a big heli> to me and if possible I wouM greatly appreciate it If I could continue to receive the SEA­ FARERS LOG and acknowl­ edge this letter in the LOG. Again, many thanks for all that you have done for me. Mrs. Josephine Brennan Books To Aid Developing Lands To the Editor: Many undeveloeed nations have large number of their people illiterate due to the shortage of books in these countries. Seafarers', because we ship from book-rich nations to these developing lands in Asia and Africa, are in an ex­ cellent position to make some positive contributions in this area of need. It would require little of our addition to seeing that all re­ pairs on the old list are done. Health end safety measures taken aboard the Ocean Dinny (Maritime Overseas) include checking on medical supplies kept aboard ship and moving of gar­ bage barrels aft of deckhouse when deck cargo is carried. No garbage will be dumped forward of the house or out of portholes. Shade From The Sun To provide some shade from the noonday sun, Danny Boy (Cargo and Tankship) has re­ quested awnings for both the port and starboard sides of the vessel. The crew will also check on re­ pairing of fans.. Fumigation of the midship area as well as repairs to refrigerators, decks, passageway and messhall are being acted upon by the Montego Sea (Standard Marine). The crew also ran into some draw dif­ ficulties, when company was late in sending checks to Asian atopoffs. The crew of the Zephyrhlll (Pan American Overseas) also ran into some draw proble.ns while in Asia. Both captain and agent insisted they could not get dollars or trav­ elers' checks. The ship's delegate then proceeded to show them they could change a draft into dollars or check by going to American Express or National City Bank of need help and I believe the Union would whole-heartedly support our efforts. The books could be collected from friends, libraries that no longer need them, and those we ourselves read on long voyages. They could be stored in headquarters and in the outports before being sent over with us. When one looks at the poten­ tial of such a voluntary effort by seamen, it becomes obvious that we should gladly under­ take the job—and soon. Harry N. Schorr it 4 _ Appreciates Aid In Time Of Need All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. time and energy to collect books and carry them overseas with us to these lands. The ship's agent could notify schools, missions and other groups work­ ing.to combat illiteracy to meet the ship when it docks to pick Up the books. Such a program would be an excellent example of the con­ cern that Americans have for all peoples of the world who To the Editor: I would, like to thank all of the members of the SIU for their aid in my time of need. In addition, the help from my husband's shipmates was great­ ly appreciated. A word of sincere gratitude to Reed Humphries, agent in Wilmington, California, is due for the help he gave me in ob­ taining my maternity benefits. Myrtle M. Castronover 4 4 4 Appreciates Kind Message To the Editor: I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the members of the crew on the SS De Soto for their kind mes­ sage to me upon the death of my husband's mother. She passed away while my husband was on'the ship at sea. Mrs. F. J. Cunningham Steel Maker (Isthmian) wants ship's sickbay moved topside when vessel goes to shipyard. Also would like to see Union negotiat* to have crews on Isthmian ships get draws in dollars instead of travelers' checks. A second Isthmian ship, Steel Apprentice lists other proposals for contract negotiation, including air-conditioning for ships on Per­ sian Gulf runs, elimination of top bunks, increase in hospital bene­ fits to $35 for single and $45 for married men, provide pension for any member with 20 years' serv­ ice regardless of seatime and allow members to use own doctor and hospital. Del Sol (Mississippi) suggests that crewmembers using brown soap to wash laundry dissolve ths soap before putting it into the washing machine. Undissolved soap plugs the drain hose and gums up the machine. Corrects LOG's Ship Description To the Editor: I was especially interested in the picture on page 24 of the May issue. With due respect, I want to point out two errors in the description of the pic­ tures. • The SS Margaret was not a Hog Islander, as any oldtimer would know from the silhou­ ette. Slie was built at Sparrows Point, IMaryland, by the Mary­ land Steel Company, now Beth­ lehem Shipbuilding Company. The SS Major Wheeler was not what oldtimers called a "laker." A lak?r was a steam­ er built on the lakes and brought down through the locks for World War I service. I for­ get where the Major Wheeler was built, but she was larger than the lakers, capable of carrying about 5,000 tons dead­ weight, while the lakers were built to carry about 3.500 tons. Willard A. Kiggins, Jr. (Ed. Note: The three ships involved were all lost in WW 11, because of enemy uclivii.) 4 4 4 Keep Sending Copies Of LOG To the Editor: Its been sometime since I wrote and thanked you for mailing copies of the LOG, which I enjoy reading very much. I hope to continue re­ ceiving copies so that I can keep up with the progress of the SIU and the Union in gen­ eral and its many changes since my seafaring days. Anthony DaBoull �, SEAFARERS too FJigi -TweBtsr-FyMBT SIU Mans Overseas Rose; Will Bring It Up To Snuff (The follou-ing article was submitted by engine delegate Charles J. Welbom.) The Overseas Rose, formerly the Robert Luckenbach of Luckenbach Steamship Com­ pany, is now in service with the SlU-contracted Maritime Overseas Corporation and was crewed up in Seattle before.^ she started on her run to Asia. A full complement of 32 men was put aboard the ship, coming from the Seattle hall. Actually the ship was laid up in Portland and a bus was charted to take us there the morning after the shipping call. Seattle agent Ted Babkowski was on hand to send us off in grand style with our lunch money for the trip down to Port­ land. Our steward, Robert Donnelly, has been turning out some darn good menus in spite of the fact that the ship is not stored accord­ ing to the SIU standard and the meat is not up to the grade we are used to. This will all be changed when we return to the States. At payolt time, we will also take care of a few other beefs, all part of shaping Crewmembers of the newly up a new ship to the SIU standard. contracted Overseas Rose Grain For Pakistan snapped by bosun Bob HotFrom Portland we took a full cock (I. to r.) top picture load of grain to Karachi, Pakistan, which is as hot as usual for this standing, Kushelevski, wiper; part of the world. From here we Simms, wiper; Czeslowsk, are supposed to return to a Gull oiler; sitting, Gutske, chief port for our payoff. cook; Donnelly, steward. Bot­ In spite of the fact that this run tom picture, Fowler, oiler; is also a sort of shakedown for the Henry, AS; Pound, AB; Hatship, all departments are running cock, bosun, and O'Connor, as smooth as can be expected. Given a little time, this will be­ DM. come a good SIU ship to sail on. MARGARET BROWN (Bloomfleld), April 1—Chairman, Arnot; Secretary, W. D. Makln. All repairs made as per agreement. Captain requests all time off taken be given by head of each department. OK to have supper in port at 4:30 PM on Saturdays and Sundays. James C. Flannagan ship's secretary.* $20 in ship's fund. De­ partments reported no beefs. The following motions made for clarifica­ tion. (1) Is deck maintenance re­ quired to take temperatures in cai'go holds each morning? Is this a regular routine duty or is it the duty of the clliel iiiate? Is there OT Invoived for the deck maintenance? In this in­ stance he is required to take them seven da.vs a week. (2) Deck depart­ ment watchstanders are required to turn the blowers on and off to the cargo holds. They are in the resister house and may be considered haz­ ardous for anyone not familar with electrical work and equipment. ALCOA PEGASUS gAlcoa), April I —Chairman, C. W. White; Secretary, L. A. Forgeron. Ship's delegate re­ ported that some repairs were taken care of and the remaining repairs will be done during the trip. No beefs were reported at present. Sii.lO in treasury. A petition will be taken up by ship's delegate for improvement on welfare and retirement. Motion made that all rooms be painted out during voyage, and to have jury toilet rigged in Far East. Request ship's delegate to see patrolman about repairs to washing machine. Vote of thanks to steward department. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), April 3—Chairman, J. L. Hodges; Secretary, E. Finnerty. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Walter Mash resigned as ship's delegate. Carpenter elected new ship's delegate. Steward elected treasurer. $26.91 In treasury. ANTINOUS (Waterman), Chairman, C. Tobias; Secretary, W. E. Harper. Ship's delegate reported a smooth sailing trip. Department delegates re­ ported all's well and no beefs. Ship's delegate requested that everybody leave the next schedule on the bul­ letin board. Not to overload or un­ derload the washing machine. Will request new machine for next voyage. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), Jan^ 22—Chairman, James K. Parsell; Secretary, Joseph Hall. Ship's dele­ gate reported everything is OK. No beefs. Harry Jones elected new ship's delegate. March 12—Chairman, Billie Price; Secretary, James Pursell. Ship's dele­ gate reported some disputed OT otherwise everything OK. Vote of thanks to steward department. Re­ pair list made up. ORION COMET (Orion), April 2— Chairman, E. L. Roberts; Secretary, C.'V. Berg. Two men mis.sed ship in Sasebo, Japan. Report on letter writ­ ten to headquarters in regard to con­ ditions existing on ship. Captain will try to get washing machine agitator if possible. $20 in ship's fund left. Deck delegate reported trouble with chief mate. Several disputed hours OT and unfair division of OT. ^lotion to have Union check into tiio out- r- rageous postal rates charged crewmembers in the Persian Gulf. Motion to have negotiating committee try to get the time and a half OT rate for painting out officer's quarters. Sug­ gestion made that men going to hos­ pital arrive there for medical diag­ nosis in a sober condition. Discussion regarding aU the bad fruits and vege­ tables they are sending to the ship and steward is accepting. No coop­ eration from the skipper. ANGELINA (A. H. Bull), April 1«— Chairman, J, Haggie; Saersfsry, L, Garabedian. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department. Crew refrigerator to be put on repair list. Porthole screens ordered on previous voyage but odd size ports need special screens which are to be made and installed. PRODUCER (Marine Carrier), March 12—Chairman, W, Bllger; Secretary, Guy Walter. Everything running smoothly. Diseuss draws in Sicily and Turkey. Have proper dress in mess room. Discharges coming for port time. Steward to draw schedule for cleaning foc'sles of each depart­ ment. gate reported that Rowell not satisfied with repairs. Letter sent to head­ quarters regarding washing machine. Beefs in New Orleans not settled. $17 ' in ship's fund. Department delegates reported no beefs. Jimmie Arnold elected ship's delegate. Complimented steward department on good chow. DEL VIENTO (Delta), April 14— Chairman, William WIsmersk; Secre­ tary, Joi. A. Long. Ship's delegate reported on man who missed ship twice. No beefs reported. William Weimers elected new ship's delegate. RAYVAH (Ocean Cargoes), April 2 —Chairman, Dan Browning; Secretary, Ken Foster. Ship's delegate reported that dollars be given for draws as long as the $5,000 lasts. Contacted chief engineer in ragerd to more hot water. Department delegates reported no beefs. Would like to know from headquarters whether $5,000 Ameri­ can money is all the company has to put aboard the ship. Vote of thanks to steward department for good food and service. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), April 16—Chairman, Lancelot Alexandar; LA SALLE (Waterman), April 2— Chairman, John Munnerlyn; Secre­ tary, Carl Johnson. M. M. McNiel hospitalized for operation in Nagoya, Japan, and A. R. Russo hospitalized in Honolulu. One man logged, no beefs or disputed overtime. Picked up NMU deckhand as replacement. Everything running smoothly. LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfleld), April 2—Chairman, Frank Rowell; Secretary, Harry Huston. One man hospitalized in Bremen. Water to be checked for rust. Not enough lava soap. First assistant engineer re­ ported using foul language and curs­ ing a wiper. Vote o' thanks to stew­ ard department. Secretary, Dick Grant. Suggestion to contact company to try to keep for­ eign personnel out of crew areas while in foreign ports. Vote of thanks to steward department and ship's delegate Alexander. MOUNT RAINER (Cargo & Tankship;, March 26—Chairman, T. F. Jernigan; Secretary, Leo Morsette. FRANCES (Bull), April 11—Chair­ man, J. Walker; Secretary, W. Janish. Captain notified that washing machine parts were not put aboard at New Orleans. Promised agitator for ma­ chine in Canal Eu:ie. PORTMAR (Calmar), April 16 — Chairman, Charles Bet!?'l; Secretary, Edward Spooner. Let.er sent to headquarters in regard to a man missing ship because of improper sailing board time. No other beefs reported. Crew request better grade of toilet paper. Crew mess to quit picking on pantryman. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), April 13—Chairman, W. Smith; Secre­ tary, J. Lopham. Everything in good order except that drinking is not good for the morale of the ship or the good of the Union. $6.33 in ship's fund. Discussion on good harmony among crewmembers. Also discussion on payoffs at Pearl Harbor, and whether or not the captain could fire man. Verified transportation clause. LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfleld), Feb. 26—Chairman, Frank B. Rowell; Secretary, Harry Huston. Ship's dele- One man hospitalized in San Juan, another In Baltimore. Chief cook taken off by patrolman in San Juan because he started fight with second cook. Ask chief mate to let dockside office know of changes after 5 PM on the sailing board. Thanks to sctward department. MERMAID (Metro Petroleum), April 16—Chairman, W. C. Sink; Secretary, Ralph Masters. Letter to headquar­ ters to ask that Seattle hall be moved to Portland where there is more shipping. Cockroaches getting out of hand although slevyard sprayed. BULK LEADER (American Bulk), March 13—Chairman, G. Hein; Secre­ tary, C. Todora. Discuss repairs to be made on voyage. Steward department doing excellent Job. Charles Ferkins is chief steward. SANTA VENETIA (Cargo & TankShip), April 9-^halrman, John P, Doyle; Secretary, Milton Foley. Amer­ ican consul in Chlttagong Ignored four calls when asked to see about draws and medical attention for the crew. Report this to headquarters IMl LOG-A-RHYTHM: General Alarm By Alexander J. Letter. "Bridge" . . . Was the answer to the lookout's call. "A ship to starboard!" . « . The lookout bawls. The fog closed in as we entered the bay . . . A tanker breaks through, head­ ing our way. "Hard over port!" the captain commands . . . And jingles to "stop" with trembling hands. The mate springs to the general alarm . . . Hoping the crew is clear of all harm. The tanker's command was also alert . . . Down to our starboard ... by inches to skirt. Sailors scrambled from quarters astern ... They'd never have made it had both ships not turned. for action. Continued bird-dogging of crew and disputed overtime. Shipped one A-book deckhand and one C-card third cook at Chlttagong. Two men were hospitalized at Chittagong. HENRY (Progressive), May 4—Chair­ man, J B. McKreth; Sevretary, J. E. McKreth. Ship's delegate reported everything going fine. No beefs. Re­ port to be made to port agent for better medical care at Bombay, India. Water has been rusty. Vote of thanks to entire steward department, and to the delegates and SIU crewmembers. HERCULES VICTORY (Hercules), May 21—Chairman, B. L. WInborn; Secretary, J. Sanchez. No beefs re­ ported. Motion made to establish ship's fund. Steward was eleected ship's treasurer. Suggestion to sougee crew messroom. . STEEL EXECUTIVE (IsthmlanI), "May 21—Chairman, Alexander D, Brodie; Secretary, Cedric R. Wood. Dis­ cussion on draw system In foreign ports. $21,80 in ship's fund. Proper schedule for showing of movies de­ cided upon. Vote of thanks to broth­ ers who arranged and operated the movies. New movies will bo obtained In San Francisco. CLOBB EXPLORER (Maritime Over­ seas), Apr. 20—Chairman, F. Van Dusen; Sevretary, J. Pullen. Some re­ pairs were taken care of and new mattresses are aboard. No beefs re­ ported. Request everyone cooperate ' with messman and help keep messhall clean. Request for first aid kit in fire room and to see about exhaust vent in engine department mead. Request steward to have a wider variety of vegetables. PENN MARINER (Penn Shipping), Apr. 30—Chairman, Wm. H. Thomp­ son; Secretary, H. F. Jaynes. All re­ pairs have been made. 'There are no beefs or disputed OT. Ship's dele­ gate reelected with a vote of thanks for a Job well done. Steward will give linen to late watch standees. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), May 14—Chairman, Jorn A. Smith; Secretary, F. Radzvlla. Crew advised to fill out welfare cards. No beefs re­ ported. To see patrolman about draws given out late at night, and about slopchest prices. Foc'sles need sougeeIng and keys made to all rooms. Vote of thanks given to stewards depart­ ment for good service and good food. MARYMAR (Calmar), May 7—Chalrmna, John DeCulty; Secreary, Gustav D. Thobe. Ship's delegate reported on rusty water. Must see patrolman at payoff. No disputed OT. Di.scussion abont oxtails, and about the washing machine being left spattered with grease. MT, MC KINLEY (Cargo A Tankship), May 14—Chairman, Lewis J. Cayton,-' Secretary,' Monroe C. Gaddy. Ship's delegate .submitting Hst to pa­ trolman regarding draws, medical care, transportation to and from doc­ tor and dentist, cigarets etc. Some dis­ puted OT in engine and steward de­ partments. Motion made that the mas- Florida State Has Unit For Gas Cooking A gas cooking outfit—the third in use by SlU-contracted companies—^was recently in­ stalled on the SS Florida State and is now cooking meals for the 27man Liberty ship crew. Aside from the Florida State, 'which is owned and operated by Ponce Products Inc., two Bull Line operated ships, the Florldlan and the New Yorker, whose owner is the Erie and St. Lawrence Com­ pany, have gas heat units for cook­ ing. On the Florida State, chief stew­ ard William H, Dunham has in­ formed the LOG that the unit in­ stalled was a new Garland Hotel gas range. The Fry-o-lator deep fat fryer and a French steamtabla also is gas heated. Bottled Gas Used The gas supply comes from bot­ tled gas containers stored and con­ trolled from the old oil tank on the second deck. The tank has been converted into a safety shed for this purpose. After a safety inspection, the operation received the approval of the Coast Guard. The advantages of gas over oil or electricity—the usual methods of cooking—are its lower cost as compared do electricity and the quick steady heat it provides as compared to oil. ter be called upon to restrain the chief engineer from entering the crew's quarters unless accompanied by both the vessel's master and ship's delegate. Refrigerator in crew mess to be repaired or replaced. Sugges­ tion that each member reimburse ship's delegate for his mailing expen­ ditures. Vote of thanks to ship's dele­ gate for the manner In which he han­ dled mailing matters as well as union affairs. FLORIDA STATE (Ponce), May 17— Chslrman, J. A. Leslie; Secretary, W, Dunham. No dispute reported, una member requested steward for new mattress which has been ordered but not delivered as yet. New stove hae been installed on this ship. CAPRI (Panamerlcan Overseas), Apr. 17—Chairman, Helms; Secretary, Hayes. No beefs reported. Ross elect­ ed ship's terasurer. Members asked to donate to ship's fund. Suggestion for an arrival pool. All toilets and showers need painting. Crew requested to have all longshoremen out of messrooms and quarters. Crew warned to go easy on the water, and pay mors attention to washing machine. PENN SHIPPER (Penn Shipping), Apr. 11—Chairman, Edward CIcarekr Secretary, L. Dean. James Moore elected .ship's delegate. One man missed ship in Longviwe, and two men missed ship in San Pedro. Some disputed OT in ejiRlne department. Larger fans needed in galley, laundry room and crew's quarters. Springs needed for crew's bunks. Cash to be used Instead of travelers' checks for draws. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land), May 14-i Chairman, S. Stockmarr; Secretary, McConley Jarrell. Chief mate request that crew do not hang clothes on line while In port, and not to bring beer aboard. $22.96 in treasury. No beefs reported. One man missed ship In Newark. Request to change garlla sauce to mushroom sauce sometimes. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), May 11— Chairman, H. J. Koppersmlth; Secre­ tary, W. R. Stone. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. $20.62 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Motion that writing desk be installed in chief cook' and night baker's room. C. J. Beck, elected ship's delegate. Any­ one desiring a reasonable quantity of Ice to see steward during his working hours. It was agreed that the ship should be stored with a better quality of toilet ti.ssue. DEL MUNDO (Delta), May 14— Chairman, L. Moruls; Secretary, J. L. Chaitaln, Jr. No beefs reported. Motion to do away with dehydrated potatoes. Steward to takee this mat­ ter up with Union steward depart­ ment representative. Carpenter sug­ gests no one payoff until disputed OT Is paid, or permission is received from patrolman. Failure of mate to allow any painting in crew quar­ ters after same had been promised by shore officials in New Orleans. Steward department given a vote of thanks. �SEAFARERS Thanks Del Sud For Kindness To the Editor: I want to thank. the entire crew of the SS Del Sud for their kindness toward me. I had an accident aboard shift and had to be taken off in Houston, Texas, and transferred to the PHS Hospital in New Orleans. I am now undergoing therapy and orthopedic treatment as an out­ patient. In the hospital I received a »•* ::V; Hill, nViiiiiiiiiiii j|i I I. II itnliif All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. I Inuigine ther* aro a great many Seafarers who feel the way I do. I hope they write in so something c.an be done. John Cardigan 4" Twdrir-Wfn^ E0€ The Sword Knot Drops A'Line... • The Sword Knot (Suwannee) dropped a line and Rex HeiH dersoN snapped pictures of the fish that were caught. The missile ship worlcs the down range rocket run and between chasing military and moon shots, the crew fishes. Hen­ derson, who ships as a chief electrician out of New York took these pictures on a re­ cent voyage. His photo gal­ lery includes: Charlie Pickren, oiler, holding a small tuna (top, left). Crew (top) studies a 14-foot blue shark. A pregnant female, the shark had 59 pups inside. One of the pups is being held by Pickren (bottom, left). A weather technician poses (bottom, center) with a wahoo which was just shy of be­ ing six-feet long. "Rusty" Moslier, bosun, shows a three-foot dolphin to crew (bottom, right). l" Sends Members Best Regards To the Editor: Just a few lines to send all Union officers and members my best regards. New Orleans hall is tops. I know that all SIU brothers will appreciate it. I would like to hear from brother Bob SchafTer. He can reach me at Sailors Snug Har­ bor, Staten Island, NY. William Pat Driscoll 4 4 4 Thanks Union For Kindness - To the Editor: I wish to thank the Seafarers money order from the ship's Union for their kindness to me delegate from St. Thomas, Vir­ during my recent serious illness. gin Islands. The money came I thank the Lord that I am con­ from the ship's fund as did a valescing and am on my way to second money order from Rio a complete recovery. Again I thank the Union and the doctors De Janeiro. I want everyone concerned for all that they have done for words who reads the LOG to know me and cannot find enough to fully thank them. that it makes me and my fam­ Mrs. James Martin ily proud and happy to be a 4 4 4 part of an organization such as the SIU. Once again my wife and children join me in ex­ pressing our thanks and heart­ felt appreciation to a wonderful To the Editor: bunch at crewmembers aboard I received the letter and Sea­ the Del Sud and also to the farers Welfare Fund check from entire staff of the New Orleans the Union and am most grate­ USPHS Hospital, whose serv­ ful. ice to me in my hour of need It is indeed gratifying to was unsurpassed. know that Fred's friends and Vic Miorana brother members have extended J. J. this couitesy to me. I know it would be a great comfort if Fred could know of this kind­ ness. He did mention it, when To the Editor: he realized he was very ill and I would like to raise a point said many times he hoped that about the medical program and I would be able to receive the a part of it that affects the sea­ benefit assistance. So again, I would like to man and his deperidents. It rhnrrrns the SIU rnnp who lives thank the Union very much for inland or a long distance from their aid. Thanks too, to Fred's the SIU clinic. The clinic is friends and brother members. I open to his family and him­ appreciate the check and the consideration im­ self, and they are also entitled Union's to get eyeglasses. But consider mensely. Ulla E. Miller the distance some members have to travel, and the expenses 4 4 4 involved, to get to the nearest clinic. I hope that in the near future some provision will be made for To the Editor: them to obtain these benefits . I received the Welfare Plan's in their own city, closer to benefit check together with a home. nice letter and lovely floral In addition, seamen do not bouquet sent upon the death of come under the hospital plan my dear husband Theodore as we are entitled to go to the Smith. Public Health Service hospital. I wish to extend my many But this holds only if we have thanks to the Union and to the the basic PHS requirement of crew that he last worked with, 60 days' seatime in the last 90 the Raphael Semmes. days. To many this means in­ I am proud that my husband convenience and hardship and was a member of an organiza­ probably not the seatime to get tion such as the. SIU. May the into the hospital when we need Lord bless each and everyone. to. I would like to see the I hope to continue to receive Union hospital plan extended the LOG. to take care of all SIU sailors. Wilhelmina Smith Appreciates SIU Aid immenseiy Suggests Changes in Medical Plan Receives Benefit From Welfare Vow Thieves Use Portholes Undersized thieves in foreign ports have hit on a new way to gain entrance onto a ship to steal seamen's personal belongs, the Alcoa Pioneer (Alcoa) reported. As a result, the crew is dogging down portholes in port.. This was necessary, it was point­ ed out because "one room was stripped before docking last trip by thieves who came alongside in small boats and climbed a rope and entered through the open port­ hole." Union Squares Away Tanker Fleet Beefs The Union has recently squared away two beefs in fh» Cities Service fleet. During the past two months, Seafarers have had two beefs with the company over ship's stores which have caused itch­ used on king posts and other ship's ing, rashes and pimples when gear. The remover evidently con­ they were used. The first beef, actually a double one, involved toilet paper which seamen said was more like "sand­ paper" and soap which caused "itching and pimples." The second beef concerned a rust remover tained acid and, despite the use of rubber gloves and eye goggles, caused rashes, pimples and eys Irritation. The Union quickly acted to square these beefs to the satisfac­ tion of the crewmen. �Pare Tweaty-SIs' 10. Other disbursements (a) See Attachment (b) ANNUAL REPORT For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1960 , SEAFARERS WELFARE FUND 11 Broadway, New York 4, NY The data contained herein is for the purpose of providinr general Infor­ mation as to the condition and affairs of the fund. The presentation is necessarily abbreviated. For a more comprehensive treatment, refer to The Annual Statement, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund, or at the New York State Insurance Department, 123 William Street, New York 38, N.Y. 9. .10. As of December 31, 1960 (Name of plan) Seafarers Welfare Plan (Address of plan—principal office) 11 Broadway, New York 4, N. Y. ASSETS^ Colunm» Column Column (3) (2) (1) $ 642,856.75 Cash Bonds and debentures • (a) Government obligations $1,345,514.90 (b) Non government bonds 2,646,454.06 Not (c) Total bonds and debentures 3,991,968.96 Applicable Stocks (a) Preferred 1,78 40 (b)-Common Common trusts Real estate loans and mortgages Operated real estate 5,774,796.36 Othej: investment assets Accrued interest purchased on invest­ 966.88 ments Prepaid expenses Other assets 287,241.19 (a) See Attachment (b) „ 287,241.19 (c) $6,705,861.18 11. Total assets 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. ^ LIABILITIES AND FUNDS Insurance and annuity premiums payable Reserve for unpaid claims (not covered by insurance) 6,117.98 Accounts payable. See Attachment .... Accrued payrolls, taxes and other ex­ penses Total liabilities Funds and reserves (a) Reserve for future benefits and 3,652,857.00 expenses , 303.018 00 (bi Reserve for ConlingGncies 2,74^868.20 (c) Fund Balance (d) Total funds and reserves 6,117.98 6,699,743.20 $6,705,861.18 18. Total liabilities and funds 'Indicate accounting basis by check: Cash X Accrual •. Plans on a cash basis should attach • •tatement of significant unrecorded assets and liabilities. See Attachment. siThe assets listed in this statement must be valued in column (1) on the basis regularly used la valuing investments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Treasury Department, or shall be valued at their aggregate cost or present value, whichever is lower, if such a statement is not BO required to be filed with the U.S. Treasury Department (Act, sec. 7 (e) and (f) (1) (B)). State basis of determining the amount at which securities are carried and shown in column (1): Bonds at Amortized Cost. U.S. Treasury Bills and Stocks at cost. Mf A (2) in item 13, PART III is checked "Yes," show In this column the cost or present value, whichever is lower, of investments summarized in lines 2c, 3a, and 3b, If such value dllTers from that reported in column (1). SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS For year ending December 31, 1960 (Name of plan) Seafarers Welfare Plan (Address of plan's principal office) 11 Broadway, New York, N. Y. ^... DISBURSEMENTS 7. Insurance and innuity premiums paid to insurance companies for participants benefits 8. Benefits provided other than through insurance car­ riers or other service organizations. See Attach­ ment 9. Administrative expenses (a) Salaries (Schedule 1) (b) Fees and commissions (c) Interest (d) Taxes (e) Rent —. (f) Other acliniiii.strative expenses $ (214,660.20) 8.402,163.40 (214,660.20) (443,635.00) 2,743,868.20 SEAFARER'S WELFARE PLAN ATTACHMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT—FORM D-2 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1960 Item No. Seafarers Walfare Plan is identified with various Atlantic and Gulf Coast Steamship Companies and some tugboat operators who have collective bar­ gaining agreements with the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. 5B Classes of Benefits Provided Death Scholarships Hospital Special Services Maternity Medical Examination and Safety Program Unemploynwjnt Sickness and Accident Seamens' Training School Disability Training for Licenses Medical Motion Pictures Blood Transfusions Interest Free Loans up to $100 Surgical Optical Special Therapeutic Equipment Burial Plots Blood Bank EXHIBIT B-1 ITEM 10—OTHER ASSETS Travel Advances $ 448.05 Loans to Eligibles 43,405.05 Investment in Stock of wholly-owned corporation (At Cost) 14,000.00 Advances to wholly-owned corporations 60,347.00 Miscellaneous receivable 3,034.06 Security 'deposits 134.30 Due from Other Plans 11,572.73 Advance to Contractor ; 10,000.00 $2,138,315.74 Capital Donated to Wholly-owned Corporations .... Less: Reserve for Donated Capital 1,994,015.74 144,300.00 Fixed Assets Training Ship "Munoz Rivera" Training School Facilities—New York, N. Y Training School Facilities—Mobile, Ala. Recreational Facilities—New Orleans, La. Recreational Facilities—Puerto Rico iuiiiltuie and Fixtures—New York Medical and Safety Program Facilities—Bklyn., N. Y Medical and Safety Program Facilities, Puerto Rico Medical and Safety Program Facilities, New Orleans, La Furniture and- Fittings — Blood Bank Program, N. Y., N. Y Reconversion Costs—New Orleans Bldg Cemetery Plots Lifeboat Program Equipment $3,133,829.26 227,961.25 (62.42) 133,244.20 7,852.97 30,761.47 31,318.11 612.80 193,655.06 91,012.64 38,802.81 22,924.16 558.78 642,355.92 2,103.34 1,932.64 1,197,134.90 1,197,134.90 Less: Reserve for Fixed Assets EXHIBIT B-2 RECEIPTS 1. Contributions (a) Employer (b) Employees (c) Other (Specify) 2. Interest, dividends, and other investment net income 3. Gain (or loss) from disposal of assets, net 4. Dividends and experience rating refunds from in­ surance companies ,. 5. Other receipts (a) Equipment and office improvements rental.. (b) Interest on delinquent contributions (c) Miscellaneous $3,601,471.06 12. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 6, less line 11) RECONCILIATION OF FUND BALANCES 13. Fund balance at beginning of year 14. Exce.ss (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements (line 12) r 15.'Other increases or decreases in funds (a) Net Increase or decrease by adjustment In asset values of investments. Amortization of Bonds (33.00) (b) Increase in reserve for benefits on eligibles on special disability and contingencies ... (484.689.26) (c) Prior years' contributions held In escrow ... 41,087.26 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES1 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 84,928.41 16. Fund balance end of year EXHIBIT B-1 8. 64,928.41 ... 11. Total lines 7 to 10, inclusive to the SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE of the STATE OF NEW YORK 1. 2. Jimer<^1Mt«*>'> SEAFAREnS'hO^^ Total Other Assets ITEM 14—ACCOUNTS PAYABLE Payroll Taxes Withheld Overpayments of Loans by Eligibles .. . Miscellaneous Contributions held in escrow $ 287,241.19 $ 4,769.33 199.15 120.10 1,029.40 $ 6,117.98 EXHIBIT B-1—Statement of Significant Unrecorded Assets and Liabilities ASSETS Contributions Receivable .... $ 511,635.81 Interest Receivable on Bonds 30,554.04 •r $ 542,189.85 $ 20,686.22 3,885.43 511.12 6. Total lines 1 to 5, inclusive 25,082.77 3,386,810.86 LIABILITIES ' Incurred Benefits Payable Liabilities for Fixed Assets Acquired for the Purpose of Providing Specific Benefits Administrative Expenses Ptiyable $ 290,668.70 168,041.08 28,176.78 $ 486,886.56 3,182,264.94 149,470.90 63,161.55 —0—" • 8,418.75 10,232.96 102,993 55 EXHIBIT B-2—Line 8 . * Benefits Provided Other than Through Insurance Carrier or other Service Orjganizatlon Cost of Benefits Paid Cost of Fixed Assets Acquired for Purpose of Providing Specific Benefits $2,391,193.69 791,071.25 $3,182,264.94 EXHIBIT B-2^Line 10 Other Disbursements Trustees' Meetings 334,277.71 9,218.78 (Continued on page 27) - it.,...A- �mi' (#1 SEAFARERS lifi lite m lHANCIAL nSPORTS. Th« oonatltutlon of tho SIU AtXantlo, Gulf, lakoo and Inand 'Vatars District makea apeclflo provlalon for aafeguardlng tho menborshlp'a •onor and union flnancea. Tho constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the memberahlp. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. Should any member, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to in­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. f o . TRUST FUHUe. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements.specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees, lAll trust fund financial records are available at tho headquarters of tho various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied Information about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. FdllPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected by tho coiltra'cfs of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes aiid Inland Waters District, and by Union shipping rules, which are Incorporated In tho contract. Get to know your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify tho Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by' certified mall, return re­ ceipt requested. :• SK/S CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. These •contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for or on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, falls to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. EDITOniAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual in tho Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed Jiarmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September meetings In all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an edl-. torlal board wIilcU consists of the Executive Board of tho Union. Tho Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYHEOT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no clrcur.istance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. If in tho event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member is required to make a payment and ^ given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should Immediately be. called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND (ffiLIOATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months In the .TEAFAriEri,0 LOO a verballm Cupy uf its cunstltutlon. In addition, copiga are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional Tight ot obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials', etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. Tag* IVCBtg-Sevim LOG iill iiii RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue ttfbir union activities. In­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain tholr good standing through tho waiving of their dues. John W. McCanley Please get In touch with your wife at PO Box 33, Sulphur, Loui­ siana. Vernon Taylor Please contact Pauline Cipriano, 204 nth Street, Brooklyn 15, NY. Mr. Luburich Get in touch with Mrs. Fqlice Conover, Srigo Kennels, 1045 Route 18, Old Bridge, New Jersey. Carnelo Bonafont Garcia Mrs. -Evelyn Lazu, Bo. Playa Guayanes, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, would like to hear from you. Albert Wagner Contact John Hilton, All State Insurance Company, 201 Old Coun­ try Road, Huntington Station, LI, NY. William J. Angers Get in touch with Mrs. Georgia Santos, 651 N. Walcott Ave., Chi­ cago 22, HI. Lulgi Gallo Please contact Mary Custer at 724 Benson Ave., Modesto, Calif. John H. Murray Important you contact your son at Brownell Street. Charles Robinson Harry Thrash Important mail for you from Carl McDaniel is being held at General Delivery, Seamen's Unit, New York 1, NY. James L. Smith Donald R. Hopkins Ange Panagopoulos John McDonald Contact SIU Baltimore hall con­ cerning wages from Cargo and Tankship Management. Ben Pritiken Get in touch with your father at once. Urgent. Jack Bowman John Smith Very important you get in" touch with Jake Moody, who sailed with you on the LaSalle, 103 Rogers Ave., Apt. 1, Norfolk, Va. Ex-Valiant Freedom The following men, formerly cfewmembers on the Valiant Free­ dom, should contact Otto E. Simon, Suite 1010 Van Antwerp Building, Mobile 12, Ala., concerning back pay checks: Aser Joosepson, Lindsay W. Gaskins, Timothy P. Sullivan, Daniel J. Nelson, Joseph C. Wallace, Hakan Janson, Frederick L. Comerford, Jean S. Long, Julian Brykczynski, James McGregor, Alvln R. Mabe, Clarence A. Gardner, Earl H. Gates, Disdado Lavador, Clarence C, Willey, Harry J. Cron- in, John Eaton, Arthur G. Ander­ son, Leon H. Lybert. Euseblo Rodriqnez Get in touch with the Williamsburg Welfare Center, Department of Welfare, 749 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn 38, NY. Chris Astyfides Please contact Mrs. Kiriakl Asty­ fides at 22-38 24th Street, Astoria, Long Island, NY. Jerry King Get In touch with Mrs. Barbara King, c/o Mrs. John Van Losberg, 241 West Main Street, Bayshore, Long Island. Hugh Dick Please contact your son. Staff Sergeant Eugene G. Dick, AF28113942, 924 AC&W Sq., ADC, APO 439, New Yc-k, NY. Carmclo Garcia Bonafont Please get In touch with Evelyn Lazo Bonafont, Bo. Playa Gua­ yanes, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Richard Charles Johnson Headquarters is holding a letter for you that was forwarded by th« Social Security Administration. Oscar Raynor Contact your sister, Mrs. Dowdy, at Box 376, Milan, Georgia. Robert George Schlagler Urgent you contact your sister, Mrs. Dorothy Suter, at 27911 Pompano Ave., Hayward, Calif. F. KowalskI Get in touch with your sister, Mrs. Helen Kidd, 257 Powers Street, Brooklyn, NY. Emmett Paul Contact Mr. Charles Loh, Claims Department, Northern of New York Group, 530 Kearny Street, San Francisco 8. Calif. George R. Brown Get in touch with Mr. Georgn B. Zaller, Robinson's Inc., Glen Burnie, Md. Jesse Bain Gibson, Jr. Please contact James D. Cha\ ers, Jr., 2607 East Jones Street, Savan­ nah, Ga., concerning your mother. Thomas P. Martin Please get in toucii with Mr. W. B. Minyard, Military Highway & Virginia Reach Boulevard, Nor­ folk 2, Va. Oskar Kirs Reino Pelaso would like to know where he can reach you concern­ ing the transaction in Houston two years ago. Contact him c/o SIU, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco, Calif. Louis Basta Urgent you call your wife at 523-9184, New Orleans, La. ANNUAL REPORT 28 Bid For Hydrofoil Charter WASHINGTON—Interest in operating hydrofoil ships is running high in the maritime Industry, judging from the response of the operators to an invitation to operate the experi­ mental hydrofoil ship being built for the Maritime Administration. No less than 28 shipping companies have applied for 4' ' the charter on the 80-ton H. S. Wilson would use it for short coast­ into commercial service, probably •Denison, which is under con­ wise passenger runs, such as be­ under a general agency agree­ struction by the MA as part of its research program into advanced ship design. Among SlU-contracted compa­ nies making application for the vessel are Browning Lines, a Great Lakes District-contracted operator, Suwannee Steamship Company, which operates the missile ship fleet, and Wilson Steamship Corp. an IBU-contracted operator of ex­ cursion vessels. Browning would probably use the vessel on a Lakes run, although It did not indicate its specific plans for the ship. Su ,• ariiiee wants it for mis.<iile range operations, while tween Boston and Provincetown. There were a variety of other proposals submitted, including service in the inter-island trade in the Caribbean; a run between California and Catalina island; service out of Miami to Nassau; and Hudson River excursion serv­ ice out of New York City. Completion Expected Soon The 80-ton experimental vessel, which will be 104 feet long, is being built for Maritime by Grum­ man Aircraft. Completion is ex­ pected within a few weeks, follow­ ing which the boat will be tested for six months (ind then placed ment. Hydrofoils have been considered as a solution to the problem of supplying speedy overwater pas­ senger service. While not regarded as suitable for long offshore runs, thtf hydrofoil design is believed to be ideal as a ferry or riverboat operation at distances of 25 to 200 miles. Potential speeds of advanced hydrofoil craft are in the vicinity of 60 to 80 knots. Several European companies have hydrofoils in oper­ ation. The Russians reportedly have one running as a passenger ferry on Inland waterways. (Continued from page 26) Travel Expenses Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment Maintenance of Real Estate Write off of Loans Due to Death of Eligibles Cost of Moving Training Ship to Puerto Rico ... 2,645.88 61,634.36 10,225.61 525.00 678.80 $ 84,928.41 ANNUAL MPOIIT OF THX SIAr/WCRS UtirARE FUND STAT* or,. CcvHTi or..'^V*Ai^ .'H W'IL Tnutm ol OK Fund ind btinf duly nrom, cnch (or himotlf drpoon nnd myt tkal Oin Annuo) Report it mw to tho bctt ol hit infermttion, 1cnowl«l|« tnd brlwf. Employtr tgtqtt; v Subtcribtd tnd twoni to bc(of« mt Ihit .Jty of Empicytt IniMtoi , V stwMf stWMtN r. '• N*"" ^ 'C tt 76»»10 �I/- 11 . SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION .ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES ANDJNLAND WATFRS DSSTftlCT • AFL-CIO MTD CAMPAIGNS AGAINST RUNAWAYS' TAX DODGING American maritime unions in the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Depart­ ment have opened a campaign against one of the worst abuses of the run­ away ship operators—their dodging of US Federal, state and local taxes. In a strong statement before the —— Ways and Means Committee of the barrel Jor the oil In Iran and collect $3.50 House of Representatives, Ed N. for it in the New York market. Altman, president of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, and legislative di­ rector of the MTD, submitted evidence showing that the greatest gain involved in runaway shipping was the operators' evasion of the 52 percent Federal corpora­ tion income tax. Savings in this area, he showed, amount to as much as five times the savings in wage costs. Altman spoke in support of a proposal In President Kennedy's tax message of April 20 in which he called for plugging of the escape hatch on runaway taxes. The President said in part: "Profits earned abroad by American firms operating through foreign sub­ sidiaries are under present tax laws, subject to US tax only when they are returned to the parent company in the form, of dividends. In sorne cases, this tax deferral has made possible in­ definite postponement of the US tax; and in those countries where Income taxes are lower than in the United States, the ability to defer the pay­ ment of US tax by retaining income in the subsidiary companies provides a tax advantage for companies operat­ ing through these overseas subsidiaries that is not available to companies op­ erating solely in the United States." "... I recommend elimination of the tax haven device anywhere in the world, even in the underdeveloped countries, through the elimination of tax deferral privileges for those forms of activities . . . that typically seek out tax haven methods of operation. There is no valid reason to permit their remaining untaxed . . ." The MTD spokesman noted that Presi­ dent Kennedy defined a tax haven com­ pany as one which received more than 20 percent of its gross profit outside of the tax haven country. In the case of runaway shipping, the tax haven company receives 100 percent of its profits outside the country in which it is registered. Conse­ quently, the MTD regards runaway ship operation as the "most flagrant and out­ rageous tax haven device used by American citizens." The most revealing sections of the MTD testimony were those which pinpointed the fact that tax evasion is the number one consideration when giant oil, steel and aluminum companies make use of Liberian or Panamanian registry. Involved in the tax evasion game are 461 ships wholly-owned by American companies. Taking the basic T-2 vessel as an ex­ ample, the MTD showed that on a typical runaway-flag voyage from the Persian Gulf to New York, the value of the cargo carried would increase by $238,000. In other words, a company would pay $1.80 a Should the company hire an American crew at American wages, as opposed to a runaway crew, the added cost for a voyage of 28 days would be $17,920 amounting to 7Vi percent of the $238,000 gross gain. However, if the company, after subtracting U.S. crew costs and operating expenses, were to pay the 52 percent Federal tax, its tax bill for the single voyage would be $92,601.60, more than five times the added cost of the American wage scale. Consequently, even if runaway ship operators were to match American wages and conditions they would still be' way ahead of the game through their tax evasion. "The wage costs of these runaway flagfleets represent a negligible portion of their income, so small that wages do not even enter into the incentive which entices them to seek tax havens." Aside from the loss in taxes, the US economy loses in that the construction and repair of these vessels is done in foreign yards, and the wages paid to the crews are lost to the US economy. The MTD state­ ment declared, "We have computations which indicate that much more than a billion dollars a year is lost to us (the U.S. economy) because of the foreign-flag operations of American-owned companies.'* The most direct impact, of course, is on American-flag shipping and American sea­ men who have lost_ thousands of Jobs be­ cause of the runaway operations. Consequently, the MTD went on record as fully accepting the recommendations of the President and the Secretary of, the Treasury as not only improving the tax structure but also restoring tlte American merchant marine. Excerpts From MTD's Documenfafion At Congress Hearings On Runaways '. . . 1 want to call to your attention what the Maritime Trades Department re­ gards as the most flagrant and outrageous tax haven device used by American citi­ zens. I refer to the operation of ships owned entirely by American citizens under foreign flags. We call these ships 'runawayflag ships.' ". under existing law all the company has to do ... to completely escape regula­ tion by the American government, is to organize a corporation in Liberia or Pana­ ma, transfer the . . . title to the ship and thereafter operate the ship under the foreign fiag . . . The ship never goes to Panama or Liberia ... It continues to en­ joy all the blessings of doing business with America, but it completely escapes the im­ pact of American law and it is thereby abife to increase its profits many foid . . . ". . . Until the profits of the Liberian operation are transferred . . . to the American parent corporation the tanker owners never pay any income tax ... in a practical sense it amounts to complete tax avoidcince . . . "It must be emphasized that the Liberian corporation does not pay any income tax in Liberia ... it Is precisely this tax haven gimmick which induces American inter­ national oil companies and American ore importers, to operate . . . under the Li­ berian and Patiaiiianian flag. ". . . (the only) ta.c paid to Liberia . . . will total $200 a year Tor a minimum of 20 years ... in addition to the non-recur­ ring initial registration fee . . . ($1.20 per net ton) . . . "Our economy depends to a large ex­ tent upon oil ... A substantial percentagef of the oil we use is now imported . . . only about three percent of the oil we import is carried on American-flag ships with American crews owing allegiance to this country ... "More than one-third of the iron ore we u.se ... is now imported . . . practically all of it ... on foreign-flag ships. Almost all of our aluminum is derived from Imported bauxite, and almost every pound of it is carried on foreign-flag ships . . . For . . . oil, iron and aluminum, we are now almost completely-dependent upon foreign-flag ships and on foreign crews , , , ail without loyalty ... to this country and many with ideologies which are in basic conflict with . . . American institutions . . . "While American companies are operat­ ing 900 ships under the American flag, as of December 31, 1960, wholly-owned American companies were operating 461 ships under foreign flags . . ." ". . . if the wholly Arnerican-owned ships could be brought back into the American merchant marine, our shipping depression would be over ... ". . . the wage costs of these runawayflag fleets represent a negligible portion of their income, so small that wages do not even enter into the incentive which entices them to seek tax havens . . . ". . . for one voyage, the . . . added cost of the American crew is 7 .5 percent of the increase in value of the cargo resulting from transporting it from Iran to New York . . ". . . the net profit is $178,080. The US Federal tax on that profit, figured at 52 percent is $92,601.60 as compared with the additional cost of an American crew over a foreign crew of $17,920. ... It is obvious, that since the increased cost occasioned by the American crew represents only 7Vi percent of the increased value . . . and the profit after American wages and operating expenses Is in excess of 40 percent, the wage differential is negligible . .. "In all respects, the runaway-flag fleets fit into the definition of tax haven bene­ ficiaries set* forth in the President's mes­ sage. Not only 20 percent, but 100 percent of their income is derived from sources other than the countries of registry . . . 100 percent of the profits derived from . . . the runaway-flag ships is sold for consump­ tion outside the country of registry . . . all of the services . . . are performed out­ side the country of registry . . . "We believe that following the recom­ mendations of the President . . will not only improve our tax structure and In­ crease our just income from American enterprise, but will restore the American merchant marine to the position required by our national prosperity and our national defense . . "In summation, the MTD believes that the runaway-flag fleets represent the grossest and least justified abuse of the tax haven device. The device seriously depletes the tax Income of the' United States, wltftout appreciably increasing the tax Income of the runaway-flag countries. It Is destroying the shipping industry of the United States, without contributing substantially to the economy of the tax haven countries. It is seriously weakening our national defense, by making us de­ pendent on foreign crews for the most strategic war materials, by reducing the size and quality of our merchant marine, by destroying the incentive of American business to invest in American-flag ship­ ping operations. It is impeding the de­ velopment of improved technologies in the shipping and shipbuilding industries. It is forcing into other industries highly skilled seamen, shipbuilders, and other crafts which are. indispensible to our existence as a first-rate maritime power. In spite of the lower costs of the runaway-flag fleets, their operation has not resulted in any saving to American consumers, and in­ deed enables American international oil and ore companies to exercise monopolistic control over prices. The only beneficiaries of the runaway-flag operations are the already bloated international cartels in oil and ore. To satisfy their greed, the Govern, ment, the American consumer, the American tax payer, and the American ship operator are being victimized. The recommendations of the President and the Secretary of the Treasury represent the first effective proposal to eliminate this great economic evil which has contributed so much to the weakening of our prestige as a world power. We hop* and urge that your Committee and the Congress will act favorably and promptly «n appropriate legislation In this field." � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource June 1961 Description An account of the resource Headlines: 1,700 IN VIRGIN ISLES JOIN SIU SIU, MEBA CRACK RUNAWAY JOB ISSUE WIN ORGANIZING RIGHTS ABOARD FOREIGN SHIPS EDITORIAL ON CURRAN SELLOUT ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN FUTURE OF SHIPPING, JOBS WAS MAJOR CONTRACT ISSUE TWO SEAFARERS GRADUATE VIA SIU SCHOLARSHIPS ICC REVERSES FIELD, CRITICIZES RR BID FOR SHIPS’ CARGOES KENNEDY WOULD END FMB; REVISE SHIPPING AGENCIES ESSO, SOCONY DIVVY UP AFRO-ASIAN MARKETS US COMPANIES FINANCE CONSTRUCTION OF FOREIGN-OWNED BULK CARRIERS LAKES WELFARE PLAN PAYING FULL BENEFITS ACCIDENT MARS CONTAINERSHIP DEBUT MEBA DELEGATES BACK NCMB; STRENGTHEN DISTRICT STRUCTURE 100 DELEGATES TAKE PART IN MCS PLANNING PARLET AML LAUNCHES NEW FREIGHTER; LAYS KEEL FOR ANOTHER SHIP COASTWISE TRADE REVIVAL PLANNED WEST INDIA SELLING OUT; SEA LEVEL UP FOR GRABS TO PROVIDE JOB SECURITY: TO EXPAND US SHIPPING WIDE RANGE OF BENEFITS AIDED 8,000 SIU FAMILIES SINCE ‘55 SIU BLOOD BANKS EXPAND; READY IN 9 PORTS SO FAR SEAFARER AWAITS PATENT ON ROTARY ENGINE INVENTION NEW BEDFORD TO CONDUCT REFERENDUM ON CONTRACT SIU FIRM BUILDS SHIPS ON SUBSIDY LICENSED DIVISION WINS IN 9 FLEETS UIW SIGNS UP NEW SHIP; UNION ORGANIZING 4 MORE EXCERPTS FROM MTD’S DOCUMENTATION AT CONGRESS HEARINGS ON RUNAWAYS ASK CHANGE IN NLRB’S PROCEDURES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/1961 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIII, No. 6 1961 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d1603d8a4567d751092f8264bdffd0c5.PDF 4011c6f8020f238ff29fd1f825434e88 PDF Text Text NEW SlU CONTRACT CAINS See Back Page SEAFARERS OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO NLRB Tells Runaway Operator: •fK . '•Ti •» k \i • r> Board Says Florida Owner Can't Hide Behind Liberian 'Front' Story On Page 3 For Sanitation:tT.M Ribicoff (right) presents president R. J. Jurgen of Ore and Calmar with citations for sanitation aboard vessels of two SlU-contracted companies. At left is Dr. L. L. Terry, surgeon* general of USPHS. Story on Page 7. Complete Text CONSTITUTION SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA—ATLANTIC, GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT, AFL-CIO Supplement IP f • Presenting Delta Line's I960 Safety Award plaque to captain and crew • O" StOTGWy9 of SlU-manned Del Alba is Harry X. Kelly, chairman of Delta Line's executive committee, at ceremony on vessel In New Orleans. Story on Page 7. �'t'ae Part Tw« SlU CONTRACT ACCORDS NEAR TO 100% MARK AS BLOOMFIELD IS LINED UP Js!;, 18^2 Gets SIU S$ For Marlnj: Aid NEW YORK—The number of companies signed to new SIU contracts neared the 100 percent mark this month when Bloomfield Steamship reached agreement with the Union, leaving Alcoa as the sole remaining major holdout in the dispute which last month prccipi for one year—call for a four per­ dispute with any companies which tated the 18-day maritime cent gain, which has been used to refused to reach agreement with improve welfare, pension and va­ the Union. strike. The Bloomfield agreement was considered particularly significant because Bloomfield and Alcoa were the two SIUcontracted companies which had assigned their bargaining rights to the American Merchant Marine Institute. AMMI was the chief foe during the contract dis­ pute of) the SIU and Marine En­ gineers Beneficial Association, which are allied with seven other maritime unions in the National Committee for Maritime Bar­ gaining. About a week before the Bloom­ field agreement, the solid AMMI front was cracked on July 6 when States Marine, one of the coun­ try's largest unsubsidizcd opera­ tors, signed a three-year contract with MEBA. This contract gave the engineers the right to organize the company's foreign-flag ships, and also provided for the com­ pany's participation in a joint com­ mittee to work for legislation to promote and expand the American merchant fleet and to increase job opportunities for American mer­ chant seamen. Recognition of the unions' right to organize foreign-flag ships, together with a call for the formation of a joint comitiiUue uu laerchant lUiiiiiie problems, were the two chief demands of the NCMB unions during the contract negotia­ tions. These demands by the NCMB unions were based on the realiza­ tion that job security had to be the number one issue in contract ne­ gotiations. Both of these demands have been met by all SIU companies which have reached new agree­ ments with the Union. In addi­ tion, these agreements—running cation benefits. For a detailed report on the new contract gains, see back page. The agreement reached with Bloomfield is the same as that reached with the other SlU-contracted operators whose contracts were wrapped up well in ad­ vance of July 3, when the marltime strike was halted by a tem­ porary restraining order issued In a news program televised by the Columbia Broadcasting System on the night of July 3, when the temporary retraining order was Is­ sued, Hall said "we will keep our powder dry . . . and on the 81st day we will be ready to resume strike action against any company which has not by then met our contract demands." Seafarer Angalo Reyes, now on special disability, receives $190 check for hearing aid at hq from John Dwyer, welfare rep. Money came from special equipment fund of Welfare Plan. SIU Wins Welfare Plan For Railroad Tugboafmen NEW YORK—The SIU scored another significant "first" thfs month when it won for its railroad tiigboatmen the full benefits of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. The precedent-shattering agreement was signed by the railroads on July 19 after the Union had bargained with the " her to be named by Secretary of roads for six mdhths follow­ farers and their families. ing the end of the New York Heretofore, the railroad tugboat- Labor Goldberg, Governor Rocke­ This was the scene at SIU headquarters as shipping re­ sumed in full swing when maritime strike was halted July 3 by temporary restrein^ ing order granted under TaftHartley Act. harbor railroad tugboat strike last January. A demand for compre­ hensive welfare coverage for tugboatmen, which they had never had before, had been one of the principal issues in the strike. Under the terms of the new agreement, which is retroactive to March 1, the welfare beneflts will be sustained by contributions to the Seafarers Welfare Plan, and the railroad tugboatmen and their de­ pendents will be eligible for the full benefits of the Plan. These will include the $4,000 death benefit, plus all of the surgi­ cal, hospital, maternity, disability, medical examination, scholarship and other benefits available to Sea­ men have had only the same type of welfare coverage applicable to other railroad employees—that is, a term insurance policy. The SIU, during the course of the 13-day tugboat strike in Janu­ ary, had demanded that the tugboatmen be brought under the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan, with its comprehensive provisions. Pane! Eatabilshed , One of the terms by which the strike was settled on January 23 called for the establishment of a three-man panel to look into the welfare question. This panel was to consist of a labor representative, a railroad representative and a neutral mem- under the provisions of the TaftHartley Act. A week later, on July 10, the temporary order was extended Into a full 80-day Taft-Hartley Injunc­ tion despite the vigorous opposi­ tion of the MEBA and SIU. The MEBA and SIU argued that a permanent Injunction should not be issued because, at that time, well over half of the nation's mer­ chant fleet was covered by new contracts and no peril to the na­ tion's health and safety existed. WASHINGTON—The Soviet merchant marine is growing The MEBA—as did the Masters, by leaps and bounds while the American merchant fleet Mates and Pilots—also argued that steadily dwindles in the face of expanding world trade, ac­ Taft-Hartley does not apply to the cording to the latest figures-*officers' unions and indicated that they are prepared to carry an ap­ compiled by the SIUNA Washington office. peal to the Supreme Court. The years from 1950 W 1960 saw Meanwhile, SIU President Paul Hall made it clear that the Injunc­ a doubling of the Russian merchant tion would serve as no bar to the fleet from 432 vessels totaling 1.NORFOLK—An SIU crew went SlU's complete resolution of the 325,000 gross tons to 873 ships to­ aboard an unusual new vessel in taling 3,617,000 gross tons. The SIU Inland Boatman this port, a 22,000-ton German—Page 4 During the samq^ years, the built bulk carrier, now registered American merchant fleet-has been under the American flag. The ves­ July, 1961 Vol, XXIII, No. 7 reduced by 15 percent in the num­ SIU Social Security Dep't sel, the Tamara Guilden, is oper­ ber of its vessels and registered a , • —Page 14 ated by the newly-contracted 2,039,000-gross ton decline. Transport Commercial Corpora­ The US fleet, including 2,000 The Pacific Coast Seafarer tion. ships in the mothball fleet,, fell —Page 7 The Tamara Guilden is one of from 3,492 ships, totaling 23,793,PAUL HAIL. President • three bulk cariers that were built HERBERT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SIA- 000 tons in 1950, to 2,926 ships of In Germany as part of a repara­ •MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, 23,754,000 tons in 1960. Actually The Great Lakes Seafarer tions agreement with Israel. Sev­ AL MABKIN, CHARLES BEAUMET, ALBERT in 1961, the US-Hag merchant fleet —Page 5 AMATEAU, ArriiUB MARKOWIIZ, Staff eral other vessels, including pas­ Writers. has only about 900 ships actively senger ships, were built under the plying the shipping lanes. The Fisherman and moniTily at ttia htadquartari shiiie agreement and are operating Publliheo The area of greatest growth in Of tha Seafarers International Union, At Cannery Worker under the Israeli, flag. Apparently, Inland Waters the Soviet fleet is in tankers, and —Page 8 District, AFLCIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, the Zim Line, which owned the Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth 9-660l». bulk carriers. In 1950, the Rus­ bulk carriers, had sufficient bulk Second cla;s postage paid at the Post sians had only 10 bulk carriers. 'he Act The Canadian Seafarer tonnage for .its own • needs and of Aug. 24, 1912. Today, the USSR has 98 bulk car­ —Page 9 . no was looking for fpiulij for, other riers witii a combined gross ton­ fitejsUg'Jc projects. nage of 378J)00 tons, . Sovief Fleet Crawing As America's Declines SIU Mans Ex-Israeli Bulk Ship feller and Mayor Wagner. The neutral member named was Dr. Donald Shaughnessy, of Co­ lumbia University, and he subse­ quently recommended that the SIU tugboatmen be brought under the provisions of the Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan. He also recommended that other railroad tugboatmen in­ volved in the January strike — members of the MEBA and MM&P —be brought under the welfare plans of their respective unions. While the demand for adequate welfare protection was one of the primary issues in the strike, the number one issue was the demand for job security occasioned when the railroads insisted on the uni­ lateral right to arbitrarily reduce the number of men working on their boats. In this area, too, the three un­ ions involved In the strike—the SIU. MEBA and MM&P — were successful and prevented the 11 railroads involved in the dispute from going through with their jobcutting plan. INDEX To Departments SEAFARERS LOG The SIU Industrial Worker —Page 10 • SIU Safety Department —Page 10 • SIU Medical Department —Page 17 • SIU Food, Ship Sanitation Dep't —Page 15 • Editorial Cartoon —Page 11 • A&G Deep Sea Shipping Report —Page 6 Shipboard News —Pages 19, 20, 21, 22 �siAj. mi SEAFARERS. LOG Pare Three RUNAWAY ORDERED TO BARGAIN From The Campus To The Sea Co. Must Deal With SlU, Rehire Fired Crewmen WASHINGTON—Another important victory in the fight to organize Ameri­ can-owned foreign-flag shipping has been won by the SIU. The National Labor Relations Board has ordered the owners of the Liberian-flag SS Florida to bargain with the Union and to re-^ and its oil company allies. The States unions and United States instate all crewmembers tute AMMI and the oil companies are management." who were fired for union still attempting to evade demands The SS Florida originally had Only a few days after graduating from Swarthmore College, SlU scholarship winner Donald Peterson threw in for a job as OS on the Elizabeth. Shown here, at the Philly hall, are (l-r) Joe Buzolewsi, A. R. Haskins, Peterson and dispatcher Jim Doris. Peterson, with the oldest registration card, , got the job. Top NY Court, Too, Slaps Down Runaway NEW YORK—Just a day before the NLRB's significant rul­ ing in the case of SS Florida (see adjoining stories), a top New York State court also gave American maritime unions an im­ portant legal victory in their ' campaign to organize run­ state's laws. The union attorney argued that the NLRB, with which away-flag ships. the union had filed unfair labor This victory came on July practice charges against the com(Continued on page 8) 10 when a New York Court of Appeals, by a 4-3 vote, held that the National Labor Relations Board holds primary jurisdiction In an attempt to organize crewinen oil Libeilan-ilag Vesseis oper­ ated by the Incres Line. The case in point began early in 1960 when the International Mari­ time Workers Union began to or­ ganize the crewmen of Incres' Liberian-flag cruise ships, the Nassau and Victoria. The IMWU had been jointly es­ tablished by the SIU and NMU to carry out in the United States the organizing policies on runaways adopted by the International Transportworkers Federation. It was dissolved following the unani­ mous adoption of a resolution by SIU and NMU representatives at a meeting on May 3 of this year. As was pointed out in the re­ solution, the SIU had withdrawn from the ITF whose policies the IMWU had been created to imple­ ment. Furthermore, the resolu­ tion noted that as a i-esult of Fed­ eral court and Labor Board deci­ sions, American maritime unions arc now free to organize runaway shipping directly. The SIU followed up the an­ nouncement of the IMWU's disso­ lution by announcing that it was stepping up its organizing cam­ paign against the runaways. Ships Picketed The Incres Line action, under­ taken while the IMWU was still functioning, resulted in the pick­ eting of the Incres Line ships in New York, and this picketing con­ tinued until it was halted by an injunction granted b.v the New York Supreme Court and later up­ held by the Appellate Division by a 3-2 vote. In seeking the injunttion, the company's attorney argued that the picketing was illegal under the activity, with appropriate back pay. In upholding the SIU's un­ fair labor practice charges against the company, the NLRB again upheld the right of American seamen's unions to represent the crews of foreignflag ships. The Board not only repeated its findings in the 1958 SIU petitions for the Florida but also specified that American un­ ions have jurisdiction even when the runaway-ship is owned by a foreign corporation. The Board's findings declared that the situation in the Florida case is substantially the same as that in West India Fruit and Steamship where the SIU also won the right to represent a Liberian-flag crew. "The foreign in­ corporation of the nominal owner and operator of a vessel cannot bar the jurisdiction of the act over an operation otherwise within the coverage of its provision," the Board ruled. The latest Board decision is re­ garded as a severe blow to the American Merchant Marine Insti­ by unions in the National Commit­ tee for Maritime Bargaining that they recognize the unions' right to organize American-controlled for­ eign ships. The companies involved had taken the position that the de­ mand was "illegal" and that they would not discuss it in negotia­ tions. NMU Dropped Issue The AMMI hand had been strengthened by the action of the National Maritime Union in drop­ ping the runaway issue. Now, how­ ever, in light of this latest Labor Board ruling, the operators who are balking union demands in this area, such as Alcoa, will have a difficult time justifying their re­ fusal to bargain on the issue. SIUNA President Paul Hall noted that "since the Board has reaffirmed our position that the union has the right to represent the crews of runaway ships, it has certainly destroyed the ar­ guments of the American Mer­ chant Marine Institute, the oil companies and others who main­ tain that the runaway ships are outside the scope of collective bargaining between United FROM NLBB BULING ON FLOBIDA,.. Following are excerpts from the findings of the National Labor Relations Board with respect to the unfair labor practice charges filed by the SIU against the owners of the Liberian-flag SS Florida: Prior to August, 1955, the Florida was owned and operated by Peninsular and Occidental Steamship Company, herein called P&O, a Connecticut corpo­ ration, and sailed under the American flag operating between Miami, Florida and Havana, Cuba. In that month P&O organized Blue SS Co., a Liberian cor­ poration, and having complied with applicable US laws, transferred the ships to Blue for a nominal consideration. That company, in Sept., 1955, duly registered the Florida under the laws of Liberia. During this same period, P&O and its attorneys or­ ganized, under the laws of Liberia, the Green Trad­ ing Co. On August 18, 1955. Blue chartered the Florida bareboat to Green, which on the same day, entered into a time sub-charter with P&O for opera­ tion of the vessel. Insofar as the record indicates, the above charter arrangements have been in effect at all times here material. 4' 4 ' The Florida, which is a passenger cruise vessel, carrying some cargo, has since its transfer to Libe­ rian registry continued to operate regularly out of Miami, Fla. . . .to various foreign teiritories, such as Nassau in the British Bahamas, and Havana, Cuba, which were ports of call at the time the unfair la­ bor practices involved in (his proceeding occurred. The ship is primarily provisioned and repaired in the US and derives most of its passenger trade and the bulk of its cargo at Miami. It has never been in Liberian waters, but is inspected by agents of (he Liberian government. The crew of the vessel is composed primarily of non-resident aliens. 4 4 4 With respect to the unfair labor practices, the record here shows that the events involved occurred in the US, upon the high seas and in areas under the jurisdiction of Great Britain and Cuba. As noted, they involve members of the crew of the Florida and were directly related to their status as employees serving on that vessel. 4 4 4 The respondents, as stated above, contend that on these facts, the Board Is without jurisdiction under the Act to proceed in this case, arguing in supoit of their position (1) that the Act cannot be applied extraten-itorially as would be required to reach the unfair labor practices involved, (2) that only the law of Liberia—that is, flag law—is applicable to the vessel and its crew in view of its Liberian registra­ tion and ownership, and (3) that the Labor Act was not intended by Congress to apply to labor disputes between foreign employees and their employers. 4 4 4 The facts in the present case are substantially the same in many material aspects as those in West India. Thus, we have here a United Stales enter­ prise operating vessels registered under the laws of a foreign nation, manned by predominantly alien crews, and engaged in the foreign commerce of the United States as that term is defined in Sect. 2 (6) of the Act. However, in West India, the owner of the vessels and employer of the crew was a domestic corporation, while here it is argued that such owner and employer are foreign corporations, that is. Blue SS and Green Trading respeetively. Consequently, the jurisdictional question u-hich now must be de­ cided is whether the interposition of these Liberian corporations stands as a bar to the jurisdiction of the act which would clearly cover the operation under the rationale of the West India decision icere P&O directly the shipoicner and employer of the crew. 4 4 4 In the representation proceedings, the Board found that both Blue SS and Green Trading cue instrumentalities of P&O and that P&O had full control of the vessel, was its beneficial owner, and was in fact the employer of its crew. No facts have been placed in evidence in this proceeding icarranting our disturbing such findings and they are hereby affirmed. Consequently, the situation now before us is, in substance, the same as that in West India. Clearly, under such circumstances, the foreign in­ corporation of the nominal ounier and operator of a vessel can not bar jurisdiction of the act over an operation otherwise within the coverage of its provision. Therefore, we findj in accord with our decision in West India, that the respondent and their maritime operations subject of the complaint are in, and affect, commei'ce within the meaning of sec­ tion 2 (6) and 2 (7) of the Act, and that it will effectuate the policies of the act to assert jurisdic­ tion in this case. been an American-flag SlU-contracted ship. It was transferred to the Liberian-flag in 1955. Subse­ quently, the SIU organized the crew, consisting predominantly of alien seamen, and petitioned the Labor Board for an election. In June. 1958, the NLRB issued its landmark decision in which it recognized, for the first time, the legal right of an American sea­ men's union to organize a runa­ way ship. The Board based its de­ cision on the fact that the vessel was American-owned and con­ trolled and operated in the foreign commerce of the United States. An election followed, which the SIU won by the landslide margin of 87 to 21. Subsequently, P&O, the owners of the Florida, refused to bargain with the Union and re­ fused to reinstate eight crewmem­ bers who had been fired for proUnion activity. SIU Files Charges The SIU then filed its unfair labor practice charges against the company. In the meantime, the SIU had organized crewmembers of another Liberian-flag cruise ship, the Yarmouth, and of the Sea Level, a railroad car carrier owned by West India Fruit and Steamship. SIU cases were filed at the Labor Board covering both of these vessels. In February, the JfLRB ruled in favor of the SIU in the West In­ dia case, citing its 1958 findings on the Florida and noting the essen­ tially-American nature of the Sea Level's operation. In its decision on the Florida, issued on Juiy 11 the NLRB noted that w'hen P&O Steamship trans-v ferred the vessel foreign, it set up two Liberian corporations. It trans­ ferred the vessel to one of them, the Blue Steamship Corporation, which in turn, bareboated the ship to the Green Trading Corporation. Green Trading turned around and time-chartered the ship to P&O. The NLRB recalled that "in the representation proceedings, the Board found that both Blue SS and Green Trading are in­ strumentalities of P&O and that P&O had full control of the ves­ sels, was its beneficial owner and was, in fact, the employer of the crew . , , ". . . the situation now before us is, in substance, the same as that in West India. Clearly, un­ der such circumstances, the for­ eign incorporation of the nomi­ nal owner and operator of a vessel cannot bar the jurisdic­ tion of the act . . ." As a result, the NLRB ordered the company to stop discriminat­ ing against employees who are Union members, to stop intimidat­ ing them or spying upon them or interfering in their rights to join and assist the union. It also ordered the company to reinstate eight fired crewmembers with appropriate back pay and to negotiate, in good faith, with the SIU as the exclusive representa­ tive of the unlicensed employees of the Florida and the SS Southern Cross. �kisAFAkEks tod Pace FOOT 'Flags of Necessity* Lie Exposed Runaways' 'Safety' A Myth, Setrfarer In Karachi Finds IBU Men On Soo Bridge Job The IBU-contracted dredge Nibroc (above) is engaged in a bridge-building project in Sault Ste. Marie. Crewman A. Swanson (right) poses with William Lackey, Soo agent. IBU Wins Norfolk Vote, Eyes Seven Other Go's NORFOLK—The Inland Boatmen's Union, after routing District 50 of the United Mine Workers by winning recent elections in the Curtis Bay, GATCO and McAllister tug fleets, has made new gains in its or--» ganizational campaign in the I June 22 when it won an NLRB Virginia-Carolina area. j election in the previously unorThe IBU's latest win came on' ganized Carteret Towing Co. at • —— ; Morehead City, N. C. The final Ask NLRB ElGCtion showed six ballots were cast for the IBU and 0 for no union. Carteret, though a small outfit, handles most of the ships entering POINT PLEASANT, W. Va. — this port, which forsees future ex­ The IBU's rivers campaign got off to a flying start last month as the pansion through expanded facili­ Union filed NLRB election peti­ ties to handle the heavy ship tions in two rivers fleets employ­ traffic. Aside from the Carteret victory, ing some 600 boatmen between the IBU reported that it's cur­ them. The petitions were filed for elec­ rently waiting for the NLRB to tions in the Ohio Rivers Division act on elections among five other aiiU lii the Illinois Rivers Division sQ.mpanios whose emplnyees have indicated a strong desire for IBU of tiie Ohio River Co. The Union also revealed plans representation. Two other firms to petition for an election in the also are under organizational stat­ District 50-contracted Island Creek us, it was reported. Fuel and Transport Co., which em­ The five companies in which ploys about 150 men. hearings or petitions are pending Besides the Point Pleasant of­ are: M. L. Hudgins & Son, South­ fice, another IBU office has been ern Transportation, Capitol Trans­ opened in St. Louis to carry on portation, Marine Oil Service, Inc., the rivers organizing campaign all of Norfolk, and R. K. Davis authorized at the IBU convention. Transportation Co., Newport, News, Va. In 2 River Fleets CLEVELAND—An IBU-manned tug got into trouble last month after rescuing four fellow Union members from an overturned dip­ per dredge and all parties had to be plucked from the waters of Lake Erie by a coal crane. There , were no serious injuries, however. . . . TOLEDO—Miller Constructing Company working on dredging project in the. Maumee River. Mil­ ler Dredge doing the job . . . CHI­ CAGO—Great Lakes Dredge & Dock and Merritt, Chapman & Scott companies working on the Navy Pier job in South Chicago . . . DETROIT—Western Contract­ ors are starting on a dredging job off Lake St. Claire to build an is­ land approximately one mile long and a half-mile wide . . . SAULT STE. MARIE—There ^is activity at the International Bridge and also a ing the Soo Locks. The Price project for deepening and wldenBrothers dredge is working on the Birch oint deepening of the Soo River . . . DULUTH—Government officials here are preparing to take bids on a project to deepen the Mesabi River Range . . . BUFFALO —A new breakwall is being built . by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. IBU Meetings HOUSTON—August 14, 2:30 P.M., 4202 Canal St. MOBILE—August 16. 3:30 P.M., 1 S. Lawrence St. NEW ORLEANS—August 15, 5:30 P.M.. 630 Jackson Ave. NORFOLK—August 9, 8 P.M., 416 Colley Ave. WILMINGTON, N.C.—August 18, 8 P.M. Marion Motel, Rt. 17. GREAT LAKES TUG A JIREDGE REGION ASHTABULA, O.—August 19. 10 A.M., Ashtabula Hotel. BUFFALO — August 20, 10 A.M., 735 Washington St. CHICAGO — August 17, 2 P.M., 9383 Ewing Ave. South Chicago. CLEVELAND—August 19, 10 A.M., 15614 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, O. DETROIT-TOLEDO — August 14. 7:30 P.M., 10225 W. Jefferson, River Rouge. DULUTH—August 16, 2 P.M., 312 W. Second St. MILWAUKEE—August 18, 2 P.M., 2722 A. South Shore Drive. SANDUSKY, O.—August 19, 10 A.M., 118 E. Parish St. SAULT STE. MARIE—August 15, 7:30 P.M., Labor Temple. RAILWAY MARINE REGION BALTIMORE—August 16. 10 A.M., & 8 P.M., 1216 E. Baltimore St. JERSEY CITY—August 14. 10 A.M. & 8 P.M., 99 Montgomery St. NORFOLK—August 17. 10 A.M.. & 8 P.M., T-abor Temple, NewporUNews. PHILADEI^PHIA—August 15, 10 A.M. & 8 P.M., 2604 S 4th St Those model "safety conditions," which the American Committee for "Flags of Neces­ sity" boasts about on American-owned runaway ships flying Panlibhon flags, were viewed at first hand by a steward aboard an SlU-contracted ship in Karachi last month. Ange Panagopotilos^ SIU' steward aboard the SS Lisa B, has some pretty harsh words to say about the conditions he found. The "flags of necessity" commit­ tee ' has been trying to give the public the impression thai ideal conditions prevail on its members' ships. In fact, a slick brochure was published by the committee show­ ing seamen aboard runaway ships living in a virtual seagoing para­ dise. During the recent maritime strike — runaway ships were the SIU's prime target there — the "flags of necessity" committee took out full-page ads in the New York morning newspapers. These ads criticized the National Committee for Maritime Bargaining, of which the SIU is a member, for bringing up the runaway issue. One of the Skipper and bosun of SS African Lady inspect shattered hul major .points of the ad was that of lifeboat on the Liberian-flag vessel in this photo taken by seamen on runaway ships work un­ SIU .steward Ange Panagopoulos in Karachi. der the safest of conditions. Sees Something Else Seafarer Panagopoulos didn't see the ad; he saw something entirely different. On June 10, the SS African Lady, flying the Liberian flag, docked alongside the Lisa B QUESTION: What are your feelings on foreign aid cargoes in Karachi's crowded waterfront. the US is sending abroad and do you believe that they are Panagopoulos noted that the Afri­ received with appreciation? (Asked of Robin Soodfellow can Lady, built in Portland, Ore., crewmembers in Brooklyn.) in 1944, is manned by an unli­ censed crew of 24 men, Italian and Spanish seamen. The owners are H. Galphin, carp.: Sometimes I Bob GalleanI, messman: I be­ American, with 23 Liberian flag lieve these aid cargoes are espe­ wonder how well these cargoes are ships and offices at "General Navi­ received, For ex­ cially appreciat­ gation Ltd., Monrovia, 80 Broad ample, in January ed by Africans— St., New York." of 1960 I saw both the people Panagopoulos says, "They left wheat unloaded in themselves and Goa with a load of iron ore for Indonesia in a their leaders as Rotterdam and on May 24 they driving rain and well. I sincerely were hit by a typhoon and sus­ it was left on the believe these peo­ tained damage in the engine room dock to spoil. ple need all the and on deck, so they were forced Again in April of assistance they into Karachi for repairs. this year, when can get from the Yes, they repaired the engine, our ship (the Free World — es­ but nothing on deck. On the Afri­ pecially as far as medical supplies Ines) went aground in Korea, the can Lady there are two lifeboats, and know-how are concerned. natives mishandled most of the re­ and the one on the port side was There are other nations that sore­ lief cargo we were going to dis­ completely shattered. I'm sending ly need heavy agricultural equip­ charge at Formosa merely because a few photos to witness the facts. ment and technology, too. the Koreans dislike the Chinese "There was no name or registry residents of that country. % X ion either of the boats and I asked t i Joseph S. Moore, oh. cook: Just the skipper and the mate of the Frank Morciglio, bosun: I know Lady whether they were going to got back from West Africa myself that a lot of this aid never reaches put on a new boat. They told me and it looked to those people who no, because the Lloyds Registry in­ me that the items really need It. I spector, (who is the European we delivered — base this on sev­ counterpart of the American Bu­ rice, flour, trac­ eral incidents I reau man), told them they can pro­ tors and other recall, one in par­ ceed to Rotterdam where they cargoes — were ticular concern­ well received by could put on a new boat. ing CARE pack­ the populace. We Queries Inspector ages containing have a word for "A few minutes later I met the old clothing for foreign aid on Lloyd's Registry inspector. the poor. I saw a '"With a little luck they can this ship—"hand­ quantity of it be­ shake cargo"—and I think that's make it to Rotterdam,' he said in­ ing unloaded in Madagascar. I differently. I asked him what the best way to describe it, to my know for a fact that this same way of thinking. It's America's way would happen if the ship were in shipment ended up being sold to trouble. He answered, 'This is a of showing that it's willing to help a second-hand clothing merchant those who really deserve it. chance they have to take. In this by the receiver of the shipment. life sometimes you have to gam­ ^ 4" 4" ble.' Charles M. Klrkland, 2d cook: I James F. Brack, galley utility: "What an answer. These people The people themselves might ap­ can sum up my answer this way; don't respect the life of a seaman, charity begins at preciate these for­ and some action should be taken home. When a eign aid cargoes, against them. Before I came to the large percentage but it doesn't look US I worked on a lot of those ships of this aid falls to me as If their and I know very well what the into communist governments do. situation is aboard them and how hands — and it I've seen grain their seamen are mistreated." usually dues be­ rotting on t Ii e cause they live in docks in India most of these naand in Indonesia, tions — why I also saw trac­ should we foot tors that looked as if they had been sitting on the the bill? Second, I believe that pier for years. I can come to only American-flag ships should carry one conclusion after observing the 100 percent of these cargoes. It'a treatment of these cargoes: Uncle our tax money that's changing the Sam's money is going down the venture in the first place. And US seamen could use the work. . drain. �laly, INl SEAFARERS Page Five LOG NMU Folds Up Us Tents After Raid On SlU Flops NEW YORK—Obviously riled by the SIU's organizing successes among inland boat­ men, the National Maritime Union last month tried to corral a few boatmen for itself by attempting to raid the SlU-contracted Wilson Line in this port. The attempted raid fell flatt .. .. on its fanny when the SIU crewmen aboard Wilson's two DETROIT—The Great Lakes Seamen's Welfare Plan is run­ excursion boats refused to be ning in high gear with the filing of enrollment cards by vir­ intimidated by NMU's harass­ tually all seamen of SlU-contracted fleets and the speedy ment tactics, and NMU has now packed its bags and shuffled benefit disbursement through^ off. the plan's new offices. TbeSe«fi —n I NMU's exit from the scene came Payments are being sent I on two on July 14 when it signed an agree­ Welfare Plan In High Gear As Payments Go Gut Daily daily to members and their fami­ lies for claims under the provi­ sions of the Plan from the Welfare office, 10225 West Jefferson, River Rouge. All forms and other busi­ ness should be sent to that address for servicing. Seamen can insure quick pay­ ment of benefits by filling out all forms with the required informa­ tion; they should also keep in mind the following: • Letter of Credit: Does away with need for Itospilal deposit by informing hospital of eligibility and benefits. . • Maternity Benefit: Informa­ tion required for $150 benefit in­ John Bailey Jr. opened wide cludes eligibility statement show­ and the doctor took out his ing where Seafarer worked for 90 tonsils, with welfare benefits days in 1960 and one day in past of $45 paid by the Great six months. Lakes Seaman's Welfare Plan. • Accident - Sickness Benefit: John Jr. lives in Detroit. Forms filled out by seamen, doctor and company. Benefit is $56 per week for up to 26 weeks. • Death Benefit: Beneficiary fills out form and includes death certi­ ficate copy. It is important that ALPENA—Twenty men shipped beneficiary's name be on file for with the outlook remaining favor­ $4,000 benefit. able . . . CHICAGO—Shipping de­ • Hospitalization-Surgical Bene­ scribed as fairly good due to in­ fit: Seamen or dependent, doctor creases in June and July . . . DU­ and hospital fill out form and file LUTH—Slow shipping. E. M. Ford it with Plan within 90 days after and Hancock being fitted out . surgery or discharge from hospital TOLEDO—Good shipping expect­ • In-Hospital Benefit: Weekly ed to remain. Reiss and Roland & benefit paid direct to men. If no Cornelius ships make up bulk of benefits are received. Seafarer traffic. Organisational activities on should send copy ot medical and Pickands-Mather continuing . . eligibility record to Plan. CLEVELAND — Shipping picking up after slow start. Aquarama on regular Cleveland-Detroit run . , BUFFALO — Fair shipping. Night list with names and phone num­ bers being set up so ships won't sail short in case of night call . . HEADQUARTERS 10223 W. Jefferson, River Rouge V8, Mich. FRANKFORT — Death benefit of Vinewood 3-4741 $4,000 paid to Mrs. Catherine Fred J. Farncn, Secretary-Treasurer Stanley F. Thompson, Asst. Sec.-Treas. Barnes, a cabin maid on Ann Ar­ ALPENA 127 River St. Norman Jolicoeur, Agent. Elmwood 4-361S bor No. 7, whose husband Robert BUFFALO. NY 733 Washington St. Roy J. Boudreau. Agent TL 3-9259 Barnes died in Detroit USPHS CHirAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. hospital. Ann Arbor carferry Wa­ Ernest Aubusson, Agent South Chicago, 111. bash leaving Manitowoc Shipyard SAginaw l-07.3.t CLEVELAND 13014 Detroit Ave. No. 5 to remain out of service for (Lakewood) an indefinite time. Wabash oiler Stanley Wares, Agent MAln 1-0147 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. William Richley, 78, retired after Gerald We.stphal, Agent. .RAndolph 2-4110 26 years with company . . . DE­ FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. Address MaU toi P.O. Box 287 TROIT—Port serviced 32 vessels FIo.vd llanmer. Agent ELgin 7-2441 and shipped 228 men. Total of 167 TOLEDO 120 Summit St. Nell Mahaney, Agent CHerry 8-2431 men were registered. Port Reports SlU Great Lakes Union Halls SIU Blo€ks Vote On Wilson Boats ment In court with the Wilson Line stipulating that NMU would cease picketing and otherwise In­ terfering with the Wilson Line boats. In .signing the stipulatioif, NMU recognized the SIU as the legal bargaining representative for Wil­ son's unlicensed crewmembers, arid thus backtracked on its previ­ ous claims of speaking for a ma­ jority of the Wilson men. Despite the existence of an SIU contract, running until 1962, NMU had originally attempted its raid on the pretense that it had the support of a majority of Wilson Line crewmembers. And in fact the NMU Pilot of June 29 carried a big article claiming that the SIU was trying to avoid a showdown on Wilson Line representation by blocking an NLRB election among the crewmen. Two Boats Running Wilson Line has two excursion boats, the Hudson Belle and John A. Meseck, running to Monmouth Park racetrack in New Jersey and to various resort areas such as Rye Beach and upper Hudson River points. Despite the fact that NMU threw up picket lines at Wilson's piers, and attempted to harass the pasIrving Rwcn, counsel for the WlLion Line, cltrd the Na­ tional Marlllme Union and aibat he eaiied "a weU=fcr= ranged, well-planned attaak." The N. M. U. 1.4 attempting to organiie seamen-o'-. the w-.ison .^Une. which Is now operating • I under a Seafiirer.» .Interna­ tional Union-contract. A Na- NMU's unsuccessful attempt to raid SlU-controcted vessels was reported in the press. Above is o reproduction of on article from the N.Y. JournolAmericon of July 5. miJP/lOT'JUNE29,l96l As clipping from NMU Pilot shows, NMU first claimed SIU was trying to block Wilson Line vote, then backed off and conceded that SIU was bargaining agent for Wilson crews. sengers, the boats continued to op­ erate with SIU crews on near nor­ mal schedules. On Father's Dajf, some 60 per­ sons on the Hudson Belle were injured In a melee which police at that time chalked up as the result of a counterfeit ticket sell­ ing racket. Finger Put On NMU However, on July 4, another fracas took place aboard the same vessel, and this time a Wilson Line spokesman put the finger squarely on the NMU. Said Irving Rosen, the Wilson Line's counsel: "This was no ex­ temporaneous business. This was a well-arranged, well-planned at­ tack." Rosen's remarks were quo­ ted by both the NY Times and NY Journal-American on July 5. After the NMU raiding attempt failed, it withdrew from the field and signed a stipulation saying that the NMU had no business in the Wilson Line. In the stipulation, the NMU also stated that it recog­ nized that the SIU Is the bargiiining agent for the line's crew mem­ bers. US Seeking Funds To Expand Subsidies WASHINGTON—After more than three years of inaction. Congress is being asked by the Maritime Administration to provide subsidy funds for those companies who are new­ comers to the subsidy listings. * Covered by a pnposed $20 priations so as to cover as many million increase m the sub- as 109 more vessels operated by sicf>' money would be such com­ panies as Isthmian, Waterman, T. J. McCarthy, States Marine and isbrandtsen. Applied In 1957 The subsidy applications of these companies have been pend­ ing as iar back as 1957 in some instances. Some of the applicants have cleared all of the hurdles, including the bitter opposition of the existing subsidized steamship companies. However, none of the companies involved has yet re­ ceived any subsidy. Now Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges has requested Congress to increase subsidy appro- the companies involved on the ap­ proved trade routes. Up until now, sub.sidie.s hava been the exclusive preserve of a relatively-small handful of compa­ nies, leaving large areas of the in­ dustry to operate without any Government aid with the result that many areas of the industry are in difficulties. Three of the five companies whose applications are pending are under contract with the SIU. They are Waterman, Isthmian and T. J. McCartliy, with applications for a wide variety of subsidized routes including routes out of the Great Lakes area. New Officers Of New Orleans MTD Council Great Lakes Shipping lune 2,1961 Through June 29, 1961 PORT DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL Alpena 19 25 7 51 Buffalo 43 31 14 88 Chicago 27 26 12 65 Cleveland 35 14 2 51 Detroit 166 109 112 390 Duluth 28 11 72 Frankfort 33 31 37 33 101 Toledo 40 38 14 92 397 308 205 ""910"" TOTAL Newly-elected officers and executive board members of New Orleans MTD pose at New Orleans SIU headquarters. Included are: Clarence Henry, ILA; Peter Hall, Retail Clerks} Bill Moody, SIU: Robert Soule, Plumbers Union; Al Chittenden, ILA; H. M. Stegall, MM&P; Anthony Ziegler, IBEW; John Whalen, Machinists; August Rossi, Laborers, Thomas Fernandez MEBA. �Jniy. INl StAFARERS'LOC Yaffc Sb SEAFARERS — ROTARY SHIPPING ROARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) From June 1 Through June 30, 1961 The 18-day maritime tie-up, which began on June 15, had a drastic effect on the month's shipping figures, as was to be expected. Total shipping, surprisingly enough, held up fair­ ly w^ll, r'^flectipg what must have been strong, last-minute shipping before the strike deadline. Nevertheless, the total of jobs shipped, 2,011, was more than 600 under the May figures. The real impact of the strike is shown in the "on-thebeach" figures which shot way up from slightly over 3,200 at the end of May to better than 4,600 by June 30. However, heavy shinping at the strike's end has undoubtedly made a big dent in the oversize "on-the-beach" totals. Ship Acfivify The ship activity totals showed 134 payoffs, two more than the previous month. But, of course, most of these ships could not sign on again, so that sign ons were way down, only 30, compared to May's 68. In transits were also off considerably. Because of the strike, it isn't possible to project any trends or make any valid comparisons. However, it is interesting to note that despite the strike-induced job dropoff, class C men still took 235 jobs, showing that plenty of job opportu­ nities were passed by with men with higher seniority. During the 80-day injunction period, shipping is expected to resume the summer pace. Pay Sign !• Offi OM Traiw. TOTAi: Roiton . 5 New York ... .34 Pkilodelokia .14 Baltimore ... .19 Norfolk Jacksonville . . 1 Miami . 1 Mobile .11 New Orleans . .23 Houston .... . 7 Wilmington .. . 0 Son Francisco. . 4 Seattle 1 4 S 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 1 S 11 15 7 4 U 32 13 12 3 12 87 28 34 14 14 8 17 45 42 13 17 14 TOTALS .... 134 30 IBS 249 4 47 4 is DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia. Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered Oi1 The Beech CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 12 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 12 7 20 5 32 0 3 7 0 4 9 0 9 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 13 17 29 10 56 0 8 2 0 2 9 4 12 56 119 3Cf 205 2 18 26 46 26 89 5 49 14 15 14 34 2 23 89 34 23 146 97 174 44 315 1 23 58 9 12 82 13 23 8 44 0 4 4 8 1 14 6 6 0 0 21 6 0 27 18 28 11 6 21 0 0 15 0 57 0 9 6 0 31 76 26 133 3 35 12 25 40 18 6 59 4 16 25 45 0 0 45 93 29- 167 0 22 40 1 1 59 1 105 45 62 6 6 13 1 1 2 7 10 3 11 3 17 0 5 4 2 3 17 3 13 7 1 9 29 4 0 17 1 2 4 9 0 6 22 5 33 2 5 4 4 2 11 5 11 1 3 7 2 6 0 3 6 6 3 11 1 4 11 4 21 10 42 1 26 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 i; 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 22 29 59 0 8 7 5 12 8 28 0 12 8 6 0 4 10 0 2 2 28 10' 2 40 43 52 11 106 0 4 11 15 42 63 11 116 0 14 19 33; 27 47 14 85 2 68 9 11 3 6 22 25 42 22 ' 0 9 85 9 116 88 123 15 226 1 53 23 30 99 22 174 4 56 21 102 5 57 33 123 17 19 . 41 3 2 4 571 25 9 102 41 9 152 82 133 36 251 33 7 8 18 0 3 7 7 6 5 15 1 4 13 14 4 3 5 0 0 5 13 28 0 -9 1 2 2 15 2 4 22 11 12 19 6 37 3 6 5 5 5 20 3 12 6 14 10 5 0 0 20 0 62 1 19 1 9 0 0 9 31 9 29 22 19 24 5 48 4 19 6 35 29 5 19 5 6 21 10 29 2 9 17 2 2 2 6 29 17 6 52 27 24 7 58 4 274 509 130 1 9131 19" 120 143 1 282 129 266 90 1 485 23 90 "95 1 208 7 24 30 1 61 185 208""61.1 754 464 "740 182" 1386 42 188 232"("462 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bobton i. New York ... Philadelphia.. Baltimore .. Norfolk Jacksonville.. Miami Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington . San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shiooed CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 3 12 1 16 3 1 8 (. 12 i 0 i 2 0 2 1 3 33 111 29 173 6 31 21 58 15 46 5 66 3 19 16 38 3 25 6 34 0 4 5 9 2 15 • 2 19 1 1 4 6 75 6 9 90 4 25 17 46 3 39 8 50 4 23 18 45 3 2 12 17 2 3 5 10 0 5 3 8 13 1 2 6 2 11 0 13, 1 2 6 9 0 3 0 3 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0, 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 6 10 55 1 6 " 3 10 1 3 14 4 19 0 8 11 27 66 8 101 8 17 15 40 13 43 60 3 4 19 12 34 22 94 10 126 1-' 29 23 53 15 69 11 95 3 14 17 34 7 4 3 14 1 4 4 7 3 11 1 7 8 16 9 1 7 5 23 35 0 4 4 8 3 13 3 19 3 2 6 1 4 27 6 37 2 13 9 17 3 7 20 3 6 16 24 0 124 502 85 1 711 29 "139 120 1 288 54" 274 49 1 377 22""105~ 92 1 219 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 3 2 0 2 2 38 3 11 10 24 66 0 0 19 6 0 0 0 2 6 47 45 4 6 0 2 4 13 2 4 5 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 19 0 0 7 2 lol 60 34 1 34 0 11 -.5 16 95 16 0 2 2 4 11 0 6 0 1 19 1 0 16 3 1 4 20 8 43 27"1 78 374 219 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 2 2 C ALL 1 1 7 5 34 2 8 2 27 2 4 14 35 52 24 128 51 161 34 246 7 94 5 8 13 0 25 3 6 50 0 41 26 19 49 6 98 14 80 10 104 4 3 23 7 5 9 13 2 22 1 4 4 7 7 14 3 15 1 12 19 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 30; 16 65 90 6 6 14 9 2 28 28 64 10 104 50 130 22 202 8 61 17 106 16 145 42 103 17 162 28 3 2 6 31 4 2 14 1 4 8 7 26 7 6 55 1 8 16 1 42 40 6 17 13 31 31 2 39 . 1 4 (671 20'8 113" 58" "200" 78 "719 11040 172 1 430 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos N. Y Phil Bal Nor Jac Mia Mob .... No Hou Wil S.F Sea TOTALS Registered CLASS B CROUP GROUP GROUP 1-9 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1-s 3 ALL 1 2 3 10 5 3 I 21 2 ~ 0 2 4 0 0 1 1 2 16 39 21 86 162 2 5 30 37 4 20 7 43 74 3 6 2 11 22 0 0 8 '8 1 5 2 7 15 23 13 38 9 83 5 5 19 29 8 10 8 12 38 1 2 4 2 9 0 3 4 7 0 5 1 7 1 3 3 3 5 14 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 7 8 28 63 0 0 25 25 1 4 3 13 21 31 13 58 103 0 1 1 21 22 1 28 14 49 92 14 32 18 34 98 9 6 31 46 I 20 10 33 64 8 0 4 5 17 0 1 1 2 0^ 2 0 0 2 6 9 6 12 33 0 2 9 11 1 7 2 5 15 6 9 3 15 33 2 3 17 22 1 5 3 10 19 73 195 94 297 1 659 20 27 167 I 214 "18" 108'"50 176 1 352 Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP s ALL 1 2 0 0 0 0 16 1 14 1 0 2 2 0 28 3 2 23 10 3 7 0 3 3 0 0 0 6 0 . 0 4 4 0 0 0 27" 27 0 3 25 . 29 1 .4 2 1 1 5 0 0 5i 8 lol! 1 1 7 11 120 1 138 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS GROUP 3 ALL A 1 2 B 0 0 3 2 2 1 16 26 ,74 2 1 23 1 15 2 0 0 1 28 0 17 38 1 16 10 0 8 8 ' 7 0 0 8 3 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 4 0 0 0 27 18 92 1 1 16 29 6 7 64 0 1 0 2 4 0 2 2 0 15 5 0 0 0 3 5 19 10 2 0 6 85 1 96 352 138' 5 C ALL 1-s 3 5 4 26 116 36 18 9 1 83 11 17 8 25 1 15 6 9 0 0 1 0 25 12 18 137 1 7 100 23 8 6 2 0 20 4 341 9 5 96 1 586 123 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 0 4 6 10 6 8 28 2 76 40 153 305 3 6 54 63 0 11 7 17 11 13 46 0 2 20 26 36 19 51 117 4 3 5 11 7 1 1 10 3 2 2 6 8 3 5 22 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 25 14 48 0 41 41 99 0 34 2 27 49 16 107 173 5* 15 20 65 45 19 29 116 30 3 8 26 0 1 2 3 9 7 21 43 1 1 9 11 11 33 4 4 19 27 6 4 14 296 139 463 110^ 54 36 214 1 304 SUMMARY CLASS A Registered OKOUP 2 3 ALL 1 274' 509 130 I 913 124 502 85 I 711 268 94 297 I 659 666 1105 512 12283 Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 19 120 143 29 139 120 20 27 167 68 286 430 DECK ENGINE pTEWARD CRAND TOTALS. t Group 1-s men totals included in Group 1 totals. • 1 man registered on beach 1-s, class B Shipped CLASS A GROUP ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 282 129 266 90 I 485 1 288 274 49 I 3^7 1 214 126 50 i76J 352 1 784 309 590 315 11214 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL "23 90 95 I 22 105 92 I _7 11 120 I 52 206 307 I 208 219 138 565 Registered On The Beach TOTAL Shipped CLASS A CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS C CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL ABC ALL 1 464 740 182 |1386 42 188 232 462 208 61 485 61J 754 24 30 208 719 113 11040 58 200 172 I 430 219' 78.374, 78 r 671 .43 27 409 139 463 11021( 54 36 2l4 1 304 138 96 I 586 96 352 85 " 6 5 20" 73 142 1 235 1211 565 235 12011 1081 1598 758 13447 154 424 618 11196 �IMf' IMl $^AFAR^H.S Tnn Sevtm If-QG Sanitation Awards Go To Ore, Co/mar SUP Tanker Rescues Fishermen Secretary Abraham Ribicoff of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare this month awarded the Pub­ lic Health Service Special Citation for Excellence in Sanita­ tion to the SlU-contracted Ore^ •Navigation Corporation and tion. The citations were presented Calmar Steamship Corpora- to Robept J. Jurgen, president of Del Alba Wins Delta's 1960 Safety Contest SAN FRANCISCOlifeboat from the SUP-contracted Standard Oil of California tanker Chevron went to the aid of two fishermen in a skiff (center) after their 38-foot trawler, Aloha, sank last month in a 35-mile an hour gale about ten (California Shipping Co.) received miles west of Point Arguello, a joint American Merchant Marine Calif. The Chevron had sighted the overdue fishing boat and put a line aboard. When the tanker started to tow, the boat began taking water. Her crew then jumped overboard. Three other Pacific Districtcontracted ship received awards last month for earlier rescue ef­ forts. The Maritime Administration awarded two—one, a Meritorious Service Award and a Gallant Ship designation went to the Western , Pioneer for rescuing the crew of a wrecked Canadian halibut boat breaking up on the rocks of Cape Lutke, Alaska; the second, a cita­ tion went to the President * Van Buren (APL) for successfully transferring a surgeon from an­ other ship by lifeboat under haz­ ardous sea and weather conditions to aid a gravely ill passenger. The tanker E. M. Lombard! Successfur MCS Conference Ends SAN FRANCISCO — The first Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards Planning Conference, which ended here June 17 after three days of intensive work ex­ amining the many problems facing the union, was described as suc­ cessful and rewarding by dele­ gates, union officials and obeervers. The 88 delegates representing 75 ships, headquarters and branch ports, meeting in five committees, offered extensive recommendations and reports covering all phases of union activity. The final reports wiii be acted upon by the union membership and officials and will help determine MCS policy for contract negotiations. Institute-National Safety Council Ship Safety Achievement Citation of Merit for its assistance to a badly-leaking Japanese training ship. The Lombardi provided ma­ terials for repairs and stood by for a day until a US Coast Guard cutter arrived. SAN FRANCISCO — APL says entry of President Lincoln will add more than $2,000,000 to Califor­ nia's economy in wages, supplies, repairs and fuel payments. Franji Birdsall, MFOW member died and left half of his insurance ($1,250) to the SUP . . . SEATTLE—Aleu­ tian Marine Transport Co. has bought the 150-foot Dennis Winn as a replacement for the Ex­ pansion. Geean Mali and Island Mail (AMD had chunks cut out of hull by rocks r. . PORTLAND — MFOW baseball team in Babe Ruth League in first place with four wins, no loss record. Vacant offices in SUP building rented to Furni­ ture . Workers' Union. Navy has asked for money to buy helicoptep for Columbia River service, MCS reports, citing MTD's efforts . . . WILMINGTON - SAN PEDRO — MTD picket lines around Todd Shipyards has been withdrawn due to court injunction . . . HONOLU­ LU—Dilapidated 127-year-old Sea­ man's Institute to be replaced by 16-story, $3.7 million building. Un­ ions, will have space in the build­ ing ,. . NEW YORK—MCS reports Hawaiian Trader sold. MFOW had bad chow beef aboard President Polk (APL) . . . NEW ORLEANS— Unions waiting for Weyerhaeuser ships to fit out. Everybody is stick­ ing close to the hall. 'The Del Alba, a Delt^a Line C-2 freighter, has won the company's 1960 fleet safety contest, it has been announced. The vessel ex­ perienced no chargeable lost time accidents during the year and re­ ported a 0.00 accident frequency rate. In the 1959 safety contest, the Del Alba, whose skipper is Captain Ivan Williams, finished in 12th plao,e with an accident frequency rfte of 15.15. Del Sol Second Close behind the Del Alba was the MV Del Sol, which also re­ ported a 0.00 accident frequency rate. The Del Sol reported eleven injuries of which one was reported as having occurred ashore. The Del Sol's skipper is Captain Wil­ liam Rogers. Captain Williams and the crew of tlie Del Alba were presented an engraved plaque during an award presentation ceremony on board the vessel at New Orleans. The presentation was made by H. X. Kelly, chairman of the executive committee, Mississippi Shipping Company. Mr. Kelly is a past general chairman of the Marine Section, National Safety Council, and is well known for his work in the marine safety field. The award is the fourth to be made by the Delta Line. Previous awards were won by the SS Del Monte (2) and the MV Del Rio. both companies, at a ceremony in the Secretary's office on July 6. The award was earned by Ore Navigation for the fifth consecutive year, while Calmar was cited for the fourth consecutive year. The Special Citations, which were signed by Dr. Luther L. Terry, Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, were awarded be­ cause each of the nine vessels operated by Ore and the eight ves­ sels operated by Calmar achieved a rating of 95 out of a possible 100 or better on official PHS inspec­ tions during 1960. 166 Inspection Items The ships are inspected on 166 separate items of sanitation. A high rating means that the vessels maintain safe water and sanitary ways; are free of rats and insects; and in general maintain high standards of cleanliness through­ out the ship. The program of awards, which has been in operation for about 10 years, involves periodic inspection of the vessels by Public Health Service officers. Both companies are subsidiaries of the Bethlehem Steel Company. Present At Ceremony Present at the award ceremony, besides Mr. Jurgen, were US Sen­ ator Benjamin A. Smith II of Massachusetts; Admiral A. C. Rich­ mond, Commandant, US Coast Guard; Dr. Luther L. Terry, Sur­ geon General, US Public Health Service; Charles L. Groom, Execu­ tive Vice President, Calmar Steam­ ship Corporation and Ore Naviga­ tion Corporation; Peter Flcckenstein. Vice President, Calmar Steamship Corporation; Jack D. Kerr, Vice President, Ore Steam­ ship Corporation: and other offi­ cials of the Public Health Service. KennedyHits ICC On Lag In Shipping WASHINGTON—President John F. Kennedy has denounced "unre­ strained and destructive competi­ tion guided by private interests" as being responsible for the "with­ ering away" of the intercoastal and coastwise shipping services, as well as shipping on the Lakes and private waterways. In a message sent to Congress caliing for the overhaul of the various regulatory agencies, the President implied that the rail­ roads were responsible for the sit­ uation. He attributed his quota­ tion to the report of the Senate Commerce Committee subcommit­ tee which was highly critical of the railroad's role in the decline of domestic shipping. President Scores Delays The President's message dealt with the subject of regulatory agencies generally, for which he has submitted a number of reor­ ganization plans. Most of these plans are expected to receive Con­ gressional approval. He was particularly critical of delays in agency proceedings. "De­ lays in the disposition of agency business and the failure to evolve, other than a slow-case-by-case method, policies essential for our national growth seriously handicap their effectiveness . . ." The President summed up the issue by noting that ''the empha­ sis must now, in the national in­ terest, be placed upon the health and practices of a series of indus­ tries, rightfully competitive, but which—from a national standpoint —must be viewed as a whole . . ." Maritime labor leaders, includ­ ing SIU President Paul Hall, hav« testified before Congress, criticiz­ ing the ICC. Office Employees' Board Visits New Orleans SIU Pacific District Shipping Port SUP 5/14 to 6/12 MFOW 6/1 to 6/30 MC&S 6/1 to 6/29 Total San Fran. 545 139 345 1,029 Seattle 168 63 80 261 79 41 29 149 Wilmington 270 (no hall) - 83 353 New York 127 30 7 164 New Orleans 49 (no hall) 3 52 Honolulu 20 17 22 99 (no hall) 129 (no hall) 129 Portland San Pedro Total 1,258 419 515 2,192 Recent visitori to the SIU hail in New Orleans were these members of the international executive board of the Office Employees International Union, an affiliate of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department. Left to right, front row: Secretary-Treasurer J. Howard Nicies; Mrs. Hicks; Mrs. Coughlin; Mrs. Bloodworth; J. O. Bloodworth; and Director of Or­ ganization H. B. Douglas. : Second row: Leo J. Wallace; Mrs. Morton; Nicholas Juliano; President Howard Coughlin; J. E. Corum; Seafarers Vice President Lindsey Williams and Frank E. Morton. Rear row: Mrs. Juliano; W. A. Lowe; Edward Beaupre; John B. Kinnick; Mrs. Firth; Mrs. Steck; Emil W, Steck; Max J. Krug; George P. Firth and Edward P. Springman. �SEAFARERS race ElcM LOG Jal7, INl SCHEDULE 4)F Seafarer's Son Wins SlUMECTiNGS Labor Scholarship Hshing Bill Backed By SlUNA Signed By Caiifornia Governor SIU membership meefings are held regularly once a month on days in­ dicated by the SIU Con­ stitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are ex­ pected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include registration num" ber). The next SIU meet­ ings will be: New York Philadelphia Baltimore Detroit Houston New Orleans Mobile Governor Pat Brown of California signs into law the fishing bill sponsored by the SlUNA as (I. to r.) Steve Edney, vice president of the SlU Cannery Workers of the Pacific, San Pedro; State Senator Fred Parr of Monterey; Nick Pecoraro, Sill Seine and Line Fishermen's Union of Son Pedro, and John Criverio, SlU Seine and Line Fishermen's Union of Monterey, look on. SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Governor Edmund (Pat) Brown of California signed into a law a bill, backed by SlUNA West Coast fishing unions, extending the California sardine season by two months. Among the unions support­ of San Pedro, and John Crlvello, ing the new legislation were of the Seine and Line Fishermen's the SlUNA Cannery Workers Un­ ion . of the Pacific: SlUNA Seine and Line Fishermen's Union of San Pedro, and the SlUNA Seine Line Fishermen's Union of Monterey County: Cooperative Action The combined action of the three SIU unions on the new law is part of their program of close cooperation in organizing and leg­ islative activities. Many of their contracts with boatowners are held jointly. The sardine bill extends the sea­ son for commercial fishermen by two months, bringing the California sardine season to a total of six months. The end of the sardine season was changed from Decem­ ber 31 to March 1 by the new bill. Law Gets 2-year Test The new sardine season, which will be given a two-year test, is expected to enable fishermen to in­ crease their earning power, and may help to increase employment opportunities in the West Coast fishing ports. Present at the signing of the bill were: Steve Edney, vice president of the Cannery Workers Union of the Pacific; Nick Pecoraro of the Seine and Line Fishermen's Union Among unions in the SlU are a number of groups of commer­ cial fishermen on all coasts, as well as shoreside fish canneries and processors. They are in­ volved in such widely-diversi­ fied fishing operations as scal­ loping, tuna fishing, salmon fisheries, cod, halibut and many others. Groups involved include the New Bedford Fishermen's Union, Alaska Fishermen's Union, tuna fish and cannery anions operating put of Cali­ fornia ports and groups in Bristol Bay, Kodiak, and else; where In the far northwest Pacific. Union of Monterey. NB Requests Boat Subsidy NEW BEDFORD—The first ap­ plication for a Federal fishing ves­ sel construction subsidy under the terms of PL 85-516 has been re­ ceived in Washington from a New Bedford boat owner, according to the SlUNA Washington Bureau. An application for Federal mort­ gage insurance for the proposed new vessel has also been received by authorities in Washington. The mortgage insurance will help to finance the rest of the cost of the new vessel. The fishing vessel construction subsidy law provides payment of up to one third the cok of new fishing vessels. Until now, the condition of the fishing industry was not good enough to lure new investment in boats despite the subsidy. However, SlU-affiliated unions such as the New Bedford Fisher­ men's Union, headed by Howard W. Nickerson, have been working to create favorable conditions for investment in the industry and provide their members with job opportunities, safe conditions, and the chance to earn a decent living. The Atlantic Fishermen's Union, headed by Thomas "Obie" O'Brien, also affiliated with the SIU, has also been trying to foster industry conditions which would expand the job security of its members. The subsidy application filed by the New Bedford operator for a new fishing vessel is the first in what is expected to be a series of such applications. Another New Bedford boat owner is expected to ask for a Federal construction subsidy for a similar fishing vessel in the near future. August August August August August August August 7 8 9 II 14 15 16 Dredgemen Win Two New Pacts NEW YORK—Marine Division Local 25, International Union of Operating Engineers, reported this month that it has achieved two major bargaining successes in Southern areas. Under one of the agreements, the McCullough Dredging Com­ pany of Birmingham, Ala., signed a contract covering its South At­ lantic and Gulf Coast operations. The second agreement provided for a union contract with the Great Lakes Dredging and Dock Company, covering a 14,000,000yard dredging project in the Caloosahatchee Rivei*, near Fort My­ ers, Fla. At the same time, Stephen J. ?slie, president of the local, disclosbd that he had received word from the Department of Labor that his union's pay scale had been determined to be the "prevailing rate" for dredging operations in the Massachusetts area. An affili­ ate of the National Maritime Union had attempted to establish lower hourly wage rates as the "prevail­ ing rate" in that area. The Operating Engineers are affiliated with the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department. After winning first Martin T. Lacey Scholarship awarded by NY City Central Labor Council, Ivor Moskowitz (center) is congratulated by Dean McConnell of Cornell University. Ivor is the son of Seafarer Murray Moskowiti. Mrs. Mos­ kowitz is at the left. NEW YORK—The son of a member of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union earlier this month won the first Martin T. Lacey Scholarship awarded b / the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, it The scholarship, granting the has been announced. The announcement was winner $3,000 for a four-year made July 6 by council president Harry Van Arsdale, Jr., secretary Morris lushewitz and treasurer James C. Quinn. The scholarship winner is Ivor •R. (Robbie) Moskowitz, IB-year-old son of Seafarer and Mrs. Murray Moskowitz of Baldwin, LI. The Martin T. Lacey Scholar­ ship, honoring the late president of the AFL Central Trades and La­ bor Council, has been established at the New York State School of Industrial Relations at Cornell Uni­ versity. course of study, is open to the sons and daughters of members of un­ ions affiliated with the Central La­ bor Council. Graduated In June ^ Young Moskowitz, who was graduated in June from Baldwin High School, was chosen the scholarship winner from among 96 contestants. He was named to the National Honor Society, awarded a New York .State Regents Scholarship and received the National Merit Commendation. NY Court Hits Runaway... (Continued from page 3) pany, had primary Jurisdiction in the dispute. It was this union point of view which the Court of Appeals up­ held in overturning the rulings of The 43rd Lifeboat Class Lifeboat class Number 43 gathers outside the classroom at SIU headquarters after successfully completing the course. The men who earned their lifeboat ticket are (first row, l-r) Pedro Esteban, Julio Hernondez, Charles Callings and Sebas­ tian Perira, and (second row, l-r) Carlos Tulon, Don Eckhoff. Claude irown, lifeboat instructor liH Dooks, Honning Kjher, and John Sovorese. the Supreme Court and Appellate Division, and thus vacating the in­ junction. The New York ruling followed closely on the heels of another significant ruling on April 24, when the Supreme Court of the United States refused to consider a runaway opei'ator's bid to escape the jurisdiction of US labor laws and indicated that, from now on, American runaway operators will have to deal with US maritime un­ ions through the NLRB, just as any other American operator. The Supreme Court's action came as the result of an appeal by Universe Tankships, Inc., owners of the Liberian-flag Ore Monarch, from a ruling last January by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The Pennsylvania courts had refused to enjoin IMWU picketing of the ves­ sel and told the owners to take their complaint to the Labor Board. In their written brief to the High Court, union attorneys relied heavily on the NLRB's favorable ruling in the Sea Level case, which had been the primary test of US unions' rights to organize the run­ aways. Sea Level Case In the case of the Sea Level, the Labor Board took jurisdiction over the vessel, which had been organ­ ized by the SIU, because of its American ownership and its par­ ticipation in US foreign trade, even iimugh the ship was under Liberian registry. �iiidlii loir, IMI SEAFARERS THE: CAXSTADXAMT Members Strongly Approve New SlU Canada Constitution MONTREAL—A new era began for SIU Canadian mem­ bers on June 6 when a new constitution was overwhelmingly approved by the membership. The union is now officially the Seafarers Internationa Union of Canada, SIUNA- antee to every Seafarer of the pro­ tection of his rights under the AFL-CIO. Out of the total 3,609 ballots cast fn the constitution referen­ dum, 3,387 were.to accept the pro­ posal and 209 votes were cast against the new constitution. Only 13 votes were blank or void. The new leadership positions in­ clude Hal Banks, president; Leon­ ard McLaughlin, executive vice president In charge of contracts and enforcement; Gilbert Gauthier, vice president in charge of li­ censed personnel; Ray Doucet, vice president in charge of Atlantic Coast; Paul Gagne, vice president In charge of Great Lakes; Rod Heinekey, vice president in charge of the Pacific coast; and Donald Swait, secretary-treasurer. The newly adopted constitution pqpvides for an autonomous Li­ censed Division and Incorporates amendments to the existing con­ stitution adopted in 1954. The constitution contains a guar­ Banks Wins Libel Suit OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has ordered a Toronto newspaper to pay $3,500 in damages to Hal Banks, president of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of Canada, in con­ nection with a libelous editoriah Banks said of his court victory: *T don't regard this so much as a victory for myself as it is a victory for those unions and union leaders who have been constantly and ma­ liciously libelled by various Canadiaa newspapers in what amounts to a planned campaign of vilifica­ tion and of union busting. "I hope that this judgment per­ suades those newspapers who have a tendency to set a reporter, with an abyssmal Ignorance of the facts, to the task of 'doing a job' on a union and its officials, to stop tliis unfair practice. "Invariably, the libelled unions and their officials are only doing What their members pay them to do—a conscientious job of advanc­ ing the wages and working condi­ tions of the members represented. If this judgment achieves this pur­ pose I will be satisfied." The ruling by the Supreme Court vindicated the original jury verdict handed down at the To­ ronto Globe and Mail, and Oakley Dalgleish trial in Toronto in June, 1958. The trial judge, however, refused to allow the jury decision on a legal decision and on the question of qualified privilege of a newspa­ per. The Ontario Appeals Court ruled in favor of the trial judge's opinion and the case went to the high court. The Globe and Mail editorial of November II, 1957, which exceed­ ed all previous anti-SIU editorials in viciousness, stated that the SIU never held strike votes or meet­ ings and charged that Banks was a US agent in disguise dedicated to upsetting Canadian shipping. The editorial contained a remark­ able number of other untruths in a relatively short space. constitution, the right to vote, the right to nominate himself and to hold any office in the union, the right" to confront accusers in union trials, and the right to express himself freely on the floor of a union meeting. Pasre Nina LOG Seafarer's Daughter Aiming At Stage And Screen Career NORFOLK—A recent visitor to the STU hall here was Kay Reid, 18-year-old dau-^hter of Seafarer Vance A. Reid, who's shown at the right in the photo below. Daughter Kay has been spending a good deal of her time recently in theatrical work. She's been in Hollywood and New York, and you may have seen her on the screen or stage. The footlights, however, haven't dimmed Kay's in­ terest in the sea. In fact, she told Norfolk port agent Paul Gonsorchik that she'd like to get letters from seamen all over the jvorld, and pronu||^5^ij^r them. The address, in c„je'^i^^^ra^sted, is 853 Kel1am Road, Norfolk. MONTREAL — SIU crews took over the Alexander T. Wood and the West River from British crews. West River Ore Transports is con­ sidering transfer both ships to Canadian registry. Annual sailings of Canda Steamship Lines passen­ ger vessels, fit outs of .Richelieu, St. Lawrence, Tadoussac and Scott Misener's new laker, J. N. McWatters have resulted in good ship­ ping. McNamara drill scow No. 27 going to Magdeline Islands on a blasting job . . . FORT WILLIAMS —A five month $174,000 dredging Says Seafarers Can Aid New Nations of harbor in the Westfort turning basin and at Mission and McKellar rivers entrances is planned . . . THOROLD—Union took over Su­ matra, with 28 licensed and unli­ A galley gang member has suggested a means by which Seafarers can make a posfcensed ratings, owned by Law Quarries company of Port Col- tive contribution toward helping develop nations and, incidently, US foreign relations. borne. Ill-fated tug Bert Verge, Steward department member Harry N. Schorr has suggested that Seafarers collect and which overturned while towing the deliver books to educationaH^ Forestdale last month in Hamilton and welfare groups in newly cellent position to make a positive Most of these books were des­ Bay, was raised and then beached contribution" and "when one looks tined for Asia and Africa and, ac­ independent Asian and Afri­ near Skvwav bridge. Tue mav be at the potential . . . it becomes ob­ cording to the retired . . . TORONTO—Slight im­ can Countries. vious that we should gladly un­ United States In­ Books that seamen collect and provement in shipping reported. formation Agen­ dertake the job—and soon." make available to schools, missions The French River has been cy which inspired and other such groups would play Chicago Campaign launched and is the latest addi­ A similar idea was the basis for the privately con­ tion to the CSL|fleet. The Northern an important part in combating il­ literacy, a prime reason for the a recent unofficial "People-to-Peo- ducted drive, was Venture, a new ship built in Ger­ backwardness of many developing ple" book drive in Chicago which meant to "close many and managed by Upper nations, Schorr believes. netted more than 300,000 books the book gap" Lakes Shipping arrived and will be that were shipped overseas by the that exists be­ Schorr ,who joined the Union in fitted out after finishing touches tween reading Navy. 1953, said Seafarers "are in an ex­ are made. Sad news here is the material sent to Schorr scrapping of the more than 50these lands by year old excursion steamer Cayu­ the US and the communist block ga. One of the last of the old canalof nations. ers still in operation, the Brown Books that were collected in­ Beaver hit port and made a pay­ clude modern novels, classics, law­ off .. . VANCOUVER—The tug books, children's books* and text­ Radium Prince was a royal ship books in applied science, social sci­ indeed when she was used to trans­ ence and engineering. port the Governor General and his THE DECLINE OF PRO-COMMUNIST AND PRO-CASTRO senti­ Schorr suggests that Seafarers party to nothern outposts recently. ment in Venezuela was strikingly indicated in the recent trade union collect books from friends and li­ Her dress included the blue-andelections held throughout that key South American country. In union gold vice-regal standard flying from after union, former Communist control was overturned. Among un­ braries in addition to books "wa ourselves read on long voyages." her bridge . . . HALIFAX—Ship­ ions formerly Communist-dominated which have ousted Communist He's also interested in hearing ping hit a peak with the dispatch­ control are the Radio and Telephone Union; the Union of Street Clean­ ing of all hands registered. About ers, the Union of Social Sequrity Employees, the Hotel and Restaurant from any other Seafarers w^ho have half went to dfedging jobs, the ma­ Workers and others. Communist strength wqs dwindling in other or­ ideas for advancing this plan. jority with the J. P. Porter Co., now ganizations, such as the Federation of Oil Workers, which is the key un­ operating in Saint-John, N. B. ion in Venezuela, where the Communists had already been a minority. Claim type dredge Hamilton 56 ar­ 4" 4" 4" rived for crib work for a new dock IN CHILE, IT TAKES A STRIKE to win a two-cent an hour raise. to replace old Long Wharf. Ship­ NEW YORK—A two-day strike yard strike has ended and work The "Inter-American Labor Bulletin" reports that the 316 workers in­ at the Hellenic Lines here was volved, employed by the Standard Electric Company of Chile, had to has been completed on Arthur go on strike for ten days to win the munificent increase in base pay. ended this month when a new twoCross which is now operating. Two cents an hour may not seem like much, but for the minimum cate­ year contract, retroactive to May gory of workers, it was a raise from II to 13 cents an hour, or almost 15, was won by Local 153 of the 20 percent. Approximately 15 percent of the work force was in the Office Employees International Il-cent-an-hour category. Union, an affiliate of the AFL-CIO 4» 4" i Maritime Trades Department. FORT WILLIAM..... . 408 Simpson St. ARGENTINA'S RAILWAY WORKERS UNION are faced with much The new contract provides a Ontario Phone: 8-3221 HALIFAX. N.S 128V<. Hollis St. the same kind of problem as are American railroadmen, an attempt to $5.50-a-weck across-the-board in­ Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West reduce the work force drastically. In Argentina's case, a proposed gov­ crease for the line's 72 clerical Victor 2-8161 ernment reorganization of the railroad system would reduce the work employees, a welfare plan, a 35QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine 3,1569 force by some 75,000 men. In addition, the government plans increases hour week, continuation of a yearly THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. David St. in freight rates and fares of some 40 to 60 percent, and would shut bonus of one month's salary, and a CAnal 7-5212 TORONTO. Ontario......272 King St. E. down some 2,500 miles of track which it deems to be uneconomical. vacation bonus of $120. The con­ . . EMpire 4-5719 VANCOirVER, BC 298 Main St Dining cars, st£(tion restaurants and railway workshops would be sold tract may be reopened in a year ST. JOHN, NB 177 Prince William St. to be operated by private businesses. for a discussion of wages. OX 2-5431 Books-For-World Plan Urged LABOR 'ROUND THE WORLD New Two-Year Pact Won By SS Clerks SIU Canadian Disfricf Halls �' •• - ' :r.!^"n^'iS!PT^''\\ , ntt'tMf BEAFARERS ;. S^ INI LOn Five SiU Men Died C//W Victorious At Jersey Shops CG Holds Pilots Responsible For Alcoa Corsair Collision WASHINGTON—A harsh indictment pf the pilots who were on duty when the AlctMl Corsair collided with the Italian-flag Lorenzo Marcello last October has been Issued by th« US Coast Guard. The Coast Guard, in announcing the findings of its investigative paneL ninned resnonsihilitv for*' " ' ' i i.• ,« a pinned the responsibility for the accident, on the pilots and rudder would Involve SO to 39 ing speed either In congested declared that the case had degree swing, this apparently Is waters, or in conditions of poor been referred to the Department TRENTON—A resounding victory for the SIU United In­ of Justice for possible criminal dustrial Workers was scored this month when nearly 100 em­ action. ployees of two New Jersey manufacturing establishments The collision On the Mississippi River belpw New Orleans on Oc­ chose UIW representation. •• tober 22 took the lives of five Sea­ At Trenton Textile Engi­ makes parachutes and other prod­ farers and five Corsair passengers. neering Co.^, the 68 employees ucts under Government contract. Another five SIU men were among indicated tneir desire to join the The UIW plans to establish a Tren the 21 injured in the crash. UIW after one month of organiz­ ton ofTlce to service the new mem­ The Corsair was outbound at the ing. The company, however, hred bers. time, with the Marcello coming one employee for Union activity Employees at Highway Trailer up-river. They collided with a com­ and t'iie workers set up a two-day Industries in Newark voted solid­ bined impact of 32 knots while picket line protesting the action. ly for UIW representation In an rounding a bend. The victims of An interim agreement with the NLRB election July 13. All of the the crash were all sleeping In pas­ company was signed which rec­ 17 votes in the election were for senger staterooms and steward ognized the UIW .as bargaining tUte UIW. The election was contest­ department foc'sles on the star­ agent and provided for rehiring ed by District 50 of the United board side of the Corsair. the man who was fired. The firm Mine Workers. Also on the ballot, The Marcello's bow slashed and without a single vote, was a through the midship house after no union" choice. slicing into the starboard side of Highway Trailer Industries em­ the Corsair between No. 2 and 3 Election Slated ployes about 20 workers. The com­ holds at a 23-degree angle. pany, which sells and services overAt Si Oil Firm In announcing the findings of KEW YORK—The National La­ the-road trailers, was organized the Coast Guard, Admiral A. C. bor Relations Board has advised after a two-month campaign. Richmond, the commandant, de­ the United Industrial Workers clared: that a representation election has "It is considered that the pri­ been scheduled for August 1 at the mary cause of this casualty was Statcn Island Petroleum Com­ the failure of both vessels to navi­ pany (SIPCO), which has 29 em­ gate with caution. The Initial fail­ ployees. ure on the part of the Alcoa Cor­ sair to make a timely and sufTicient The election order came after alteration of course to port to in­ an intensive two-months UIW orThe United Industrial Workers sure a safe starboard-to-starboard 'ganizing campaign at SIPCO and eight other Staten Island fuel oil Welfare Plan paid a total of 76 Tiassing, as agreed upon, was a companies. There are also some claims to UIW members and their major factor in. the case. Her sub­ 30 other smaller companies whose dependents in June. The benefits sequent failure to recognize the dangerous situation developing and employees have Indicated a desire in June totaled $8,687.96. Orlando Irizzarry of Beam Ma- resultant failure to take timely for UIW representation, sa that tic Inc., received the top claim of measures to avoid or minimize the the potential of new UIW members $664. effects of the collision also con­ here is in excess of 200. Other benefits totaling $200 or tributed. Employees' representatives from better were Francis Hawkey, Air "The Lorenzo Marcello similarly many of these companies met with Master, $245; Robert Frankenfleld, failed to recognize the increasing UIW organizers on July 19 and Air Master, $659.15; Angelo Lupledged their support in the Un­ ongo, Ames, $358; Isabel Macari- danger of the situation which ion's organizing campaign on the ella, Esco, $204; Albert Campagna, should have been apparent and had she done so the fatal decision to island. Hussmann, $311.20; John Faucett, turn toward the track of the Alcoa Hussmann, $200; Basil -Adkins, Corsair might have been avoiaed. $300. "It is further considered that the UIW Meetings Hussmann, Eric Hagen, Milo, $459.22; John responsibility for this casualty rests NKW YORK—i'ucsua.v. August 1. Fagan, National Molasses, $598.25; solely with the pilots of these two at 6 PM. UIW Hal], 675 Fourth Ave., B'klyn Andrew Amundsen, Nilsen & Milla, vessels." BATIMORE — Wednesday, August $382.50; Charles Coxe, Paulsen Admiral Richard exonerated the 2, at 7:30 PM. 1216 E. Baltimore St. Webber, $200; Alan Huth, Schae- master of the Marcello and watch 8UNBURV—Sunday, August 8, at vitz, $218.75; James Jones, US officer of the Corsair since the 2 PM, Friendship Fire Company. Hair & Foam, $201. PHILADELPHIA —Tue.sday, Aug­ pilots had sole responsibility for ust 8. at 7:30 PM, UIW Hall, 28<M S. Nine of the claims were for operating the vessels on the river. 4th Street. maternity benefits. Ironically, thqi^wo pilots, Stanton P. Vogt of the Corsair and John Vogt of the Marcello, are related, Jay-Kay Shop Stewards Stanton Vogt being John Vogt's nephew. Testimony at the Coast Guard hearing showed that the Corsair was doing 18 knots and the Mar­ Wmm cello about 14 knots in the narrow and twisting Mississippi channel. The two vessels signalled for^a starboard-to-8tai;board pass. How­ ever, the Marcello pilot then testi­ fied that after moving to Port to allow room to pass,-he had to swing back to midstream (starboard) to avoid grounding on the west bank of the river. As" the two ships approached each other, he said he. ordered a hard left again, then full astern, but too late to avoid a col­ lision. On the Corsair^ Seafarer Joseph Barone, who was on the wheel, testified that the pilot told him to go ten degrees left, then 20 degrees left. Since, a hard left lllW Welfare Pays $8,687 Mary Smaliwood (I), elected by acclamation as steward of the Jay-Kay motor department, is congratulated by Edna Brown, who was elected shop steward of the can opener department of the Long Island City, NY, plant. Jay-Kay signed a contract with the United Industrial Workers in June after long months of'bargaining. IM THe HOSPITAL?, tmsiUHAlt iMMEPIAfElY/ the reason why Admiral Richard held that the Coraalr failed to make "a timely and aulficient al­ teration of course to port to insure a-safe starboard-W-starboard pass­ ing. . . ." The speeds at which the ships were approaching each other also closed the gap too rapidly for effective maneuvering. In almost every major ship col­ lision In recent years Involving American ships, the vessels have been traveling at or near top cruis­ visibility, or both. Seafarers who lost their lives in the collision were Walter B. Orman, John Gorman, Edward W« Ketschke, Roy A. Goddard and Herbert J. Sullivan, all of them passenger waiters. One result of the collision was to put Alcoa out of the running for National Safety Contest laurels. The company had won the title two years in a row and was In the j-unning for the third time until the Corsair accident. Joe Alglna, Safety Director Helicopter Rescue Procedures A familiar sight on many merchant ahlpa in recent years has been the transfer of- ill or Injured seamen to shoreside mcidical facilities, or |o a ship carrying a physician, by means of a helicopter. This technique has obvious advantages In terms of assuring speedy medical treatment and safe and comfortable transfer as opposed to the difficult job of transferring by lifeboat. Unfortunately, helicopters have a limited range and can only be used when a vessel is reasonably close to shore, or to another vessel with a helicopter landing deck. But where they can be used, the whirlybirds have proven their value many times over. , , Consequently, all seamen should be familiar with the procedure for helicopter transfer. Under the system set up by the Coast Guard, special hoist equipment has been designed and techniques developed for safe and efficient operation. Usually a fixed wing aircraft departs from the shore base before the helicopter, determines the ship's position and acts as escort and communication relay for the 'copter. If the vessel can communicate on 2182 kilocycles, then communica­ tion can be readily established, since both aircaft have homing equip­ ment which operates on this frequency. This wiU'assure speedy fixes on the ve-ssel, without which there might be delays in locating the ship. Once tlie vessel is located, the pilot will determine whellier the patient is ambulatory or a stretcher case; whether the hoist can be made off the deck of from a boat lowered over the side, and what course and speed the vessel should hold to for best operating conditions. If the vessel is large enough and has a clear deck area, a hoist can usually be made frdm the deck. The largest pos.<!lble deck area should be chosen and all loose gear, stays, antennas and other obstructions re­ moved as much as possible. The patient, and one crewmember to as­ sist him, should be moved to a location near the hoist area, but all other crewmembet's should remain behind suitable protection. There Is al­ ways the danger that a rotor blade might strike the deck or some ob­ struction. If It does, it will shatter and fragments will fly In all directions. With an ambulatory patient, the rescue basket can be used for the hoist. The pilot will Inform the vessel of the procedure by radio, loud hailer or message drop. Normally the procedure is as follows: A) The pilot lowers the basket to the deck. The creWmember assist­ ing the operation disconnects the basket from the cable and lets the cable hook go free. It is extremely important that the cable not hooked to any part of the vessel. In this event, there is a likelihood that the pilot would have to cut the cable, nullifying the helicopter's hoisting ability. B) The helicopter will then hover at one side of the ship, awaiting a signal from the vessel that the patient is ready to be picked up. C) The patient should then be brought to the hoist area and seated in the basket. (Thejpatlent should read the illustrated instrifction card attached to the basket.) D) The ship should then signal the helicopter to come in for the pick­ up. The pilot will hover over the basket and lower the hoist cable, which should then be hooked into the lifting eye of the basket. E) The man on deck then gives a "thumbs up" signal to the pilot, signifying that the patient is ready for the hoist. L If the patient Is a stretciier case, a Stokes litter equipped with lifting bridle and guide lines Is used. The procedure is the same, except that an additional crewmember Js needed to tend the guide lines. An illu­ strated instruction card is attached to the litter. Sometimes, because of obstructions or a heavy load of deck cargo, . there may not be enough space to permit hoisting from the deck. In such situations a boat must be lowered and the patient hoisted from the boat. This is trickier for the pilot since the boat is not a stable platform and will be effected by prop-wash as well as by the heaving pf the waves. Once the hoist has been completed, the helicopter will head for shore, with the fixed wing aircraft supplying escort. Usually, the 'copter will land right on the grounds of the nearest Public Health Service hospital. Otherwise, it will land on a beach near a waiting am­ bulance which can transfer the patient to a hospital. ' ' (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted.to this polumn, carelOj the SEAFARERS LOG.) . .';-*V.' " ' �.rj IW:- SEAFARERS Pagre.Eleven LOG 'No Exit' X<esisla.tiire Ray Murdock, Director MARITIME STATISTICS.—As of June 1, 1961, there were 941 ves­ sels of 1,000 gross tons or over in the active US merchant fleet. This is four less than the number active in May. Of the.se 941 vessels, 45 were Government-owned and 896 were privately-owned. This period regis­ tered a decrease of six active vessels and an increase of eight inactive vessels in the privately-owned fleet. Two freighters, the PRESIDENT LINCOLN and the DEL SOL, were delivered from construction. Three freighters were transferred from foreign to US registry, and two freighters, MYRIAM III and PETER BLIX, and a tanker, MARINE CHEMIST, were transferred to foreign flag. The privately-owned fleet increased by two to 990. Of the 94 privately-owned inactive vessels, one passenger ship, 12 freighters, and 12 tankers were undergoing re­ pair or conversion. MA's active fleet increased by two ships, while its inactive decreased by 17. Two troop transports, 20 Liberty ships, and a tanker were sold for scrap. The total US merchant marine decreased by 13 to 2,950. The total number of large vessels on order or under construction in US shipyards dropped by one to 85. The latest National Labor Board decision, upholding the SIU's right to represent the crew of the Liberian-flag SS Florida, could hardly have come at a better time, for it served notice on those ship operators who are still balking at dealing with NGMB unions on the issue that they have no legal excuse to evade the issue any longer. The whole position of those operators who refused to bargain with the NCMB on the runaway ships was that it was "illegal" for the unions to ask for the right to organize the operators' foreign-flag vessels. The Labor Board has answered that argument convinc­ ingly. It should be noted that the Board placed great stress on the question of affiliation. The Board said, in effect, that it didn't matter how foreign-flag corporations were inter­ posed between the original American opera­ tor and the foreign-flag ship. In other words, the Board was clearly informing the Ameri­ can operator that the establishment of dummy corporations and assorted affiliates in Liberia, the Bahamas or any other area outside the United States would not provide immunity for their foreign-flag ships from US union organizing. The Board made it clear that, as far as it was concerned, the nature of the foreign-flag operation was the critical factor. If the ship was operating in American foreign com­ merce out of an American port on behalf of an American business interest, then it prop­ erly is subject to American union jurisdic­ tion. Undoubtedly, those American operators who are in the foreign-flag shipping business will wriggle and squirm further in an effort to evade a foregone conclusion. They will appeal to the courts wherever possible, but the trend of court decisions has been univer­ sally against themr. Even the Supreme Court of the United States, refused to hear an ap­ peal by the owners of the runaway-flag Ore Monarch in which the owners sought to es­ cape the jurisdiction of US labor law. All the operators can do now is delay the inevitable day when they will have to sign contracts with those unions, the SlU and the MEBA, who have asserted their right to or­ ganize runaway ships. Those who followed the lead of the National Maritime Union, and gave the runaways special immunity for four years, have thrown away the opportunity to protect their memberships. 4' it it Cheaper Medicine? There was an interesting reaction on the part of the American Medical Association to two recent proposals to reduce the cost of prescriptions. A leading mail order retail concern, which specializes in credit sales via mail, announced that it was going to distrib­ ute drugs at below the cost of the corner drugstore. Secondly, Senator Kcfauver, who conducted detailed hearings into the drug manufacturing industry's price policies, sub­ mitted legislation which would lead to a re­ duction in the cost of medicine through eli­ mination of needless duplication in brands and other steps. Both of these proposals have been strongly opposed by the American Medical Associa­ tion. Ordinarily, the average individual would think that the AMA, representing doctors, would be interested in seeing to it that neces­ sary drugs and medicines were made avail­ able to the public at lower cost and that the flood of brand-name antibiotics, each one only. slightly different from the other, be reduced in the interest of effective treatment. Physicians can hardly be expected to keep track of the hundreds of products that are on the market today. Some suspicious-minded people have sug­ gested that the AMA's tender concern for the drug manufacturers stems from their heavy advertising in the "Journal" of the AMA, as well as other medical publications. AMA denies this is so. But we're still waiting for the Association to offer a logical justification for its position. CONSTRUCTION SUBSIDIES.—Frank L. Barton, Deputy Under­ secretary of Commerce for Transportation, in an address at Elkhart Lake, Wise, said that consideration of ship construction subsidies for Great Lakes steamship operators may become inevitable in the light of subsidized Canadian competition on the Great Lakes. His suggestion was prefaced with the statement that the Canadian Minister of Trans­ port had requested ship construction subsidies and the end of Com­ monwealth participation in Canadian cabotage. "The problem of find­ ing a way to aid our own cabotage has been one of increasing signi­ ficance since the end of World War II," said the Commerce Department official. "Our domestic common carrier shipping is deteriorating along all four coast lines. Low rates, fierce intermodal competition, changing markets, and increasing labor and equipment costs have all contributed to the decMne of this highly important sector of our maritime industries. In an effort to find a bright side to this problem of stepped-up Canadian competition, I might point out that there is the remote possibility that the Canadian drive to provide assistance for its Great Lakes shipping may be of help to you. Due to the fact that our coastal and Great Lakes shipping frequently competes with other modes of domestic transportation, it has heretofore not been politically feasible to con­ template direct assistance—such as ship construction subsidies. But the consideration of such assistance may become inevitable in the light of subsidized Canadian competition on the Great Lakes." Mr. Barton pointed out that Great Lakes common carriers not only are meeting competition from the "exempt" ship operators, but also from railroads and, on certain movements, from Canadian and other foreign-flag shipping. (Source; CIB No. 45, June 29, 1961) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—MA has announced that the Galveston, Texas, plant of Todd Shipyard Corporation has been des­ ignated tlie eeniial sei vieiiig site fur the world's first nuclear mereliant ship, the NS SAVANNAH. Todd will handle the drydocking, repair, maintenance and refueling of the ship. The Todd yard at Pelican Island will add facilities in order to handle the work. Todd engineers and technicians will be subject to call for servicing the ship anywhere in the world. The general oerating agent for the NS SAVANN.\H is States Marine Lines, Inc. Construction of the SAVAN­ NAH is a joint project of the Atomic Energy Commission and the Mari­ time Administration. The Todd Corporation, in addition to its Galves­ ton Division, operates seven other integrated shipyards strategically lo­ cated on the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Coasts. They are ready to co­ operate in the service requirements of the NS S.WANNAH . . . Synthe­ tic rope is now being depended upon for many towing tasks. The two largest fleet-tug operators in the Port of New York now depend on the man-made fibers. In the past they have relied largely on manila and sisal fibers. The cheaper synthetic now used is polypropylene. While nylon is still the standard synthetic for long distance coastwise and dcep=soa towing, polypropylene is displacing ''dacron for ropes and lines used in docking and shifting ships. Industry statistics show that last year 2.5 million pounds of synthetic fiber went into the manufacture of marine lines, an amount twice as large as the 1959 total. As estimated five million pounds of syntlietics are expected to be used in the marine field this year . . . The Marietta Manufacturing Company of Port Pleasant, West Virginia, has beefi awarded a $3,733,040 contract to build two hydrographic surveying ships. They are to be constructed for the Coast and Geodetic Survey of the Department of Commerce. SUPREME COURT.—The Supreme Court has ruled that individual members who disagree with their union's legislative or political ac­ tivities may avoid having their dues used for such programs. At the same time the Court upheld enforcement of railroad union shop con­ tracts. In so doing, the Court overturned a Georgia court's injunction which barred enforcement of the union shop agreement on the Southern Railway System unless the union abandoned political or legislative activity. The Supreme Court suggested two formulas which would per­ mit a dissenting union member to separate himself from financial sup­ port of political programs with which he disagrees. (1) He might be given a dues i-ebate "in the same proportion that the expenditures for political purposes which he had advised the union he disapproved bore to the total union budget." (2) The union's expenditui^e for the pro­ tested activities could be proportionately reduced. In this case a mem­ ber would have to give the union formal notification of his objection to expenditures for political activity which he opposed in order to be entitled to a refund or I'eduction. (Comments and suggestions are inuited by the Department and can be submitted to this column care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) �SEAFARERS Pi»e Twelve Jnly, un LOG KSis LABOR Rival unions agrc® on foreign-flag issue 9Mn>tn' luerM^c rentraB^i J ,^«<ea- 'injuncij Z.tT^ ••« •**511^ »illi »' *'» "-"Jli' •• TW»> W'" " , Suprtm* lUnionsPl'; ^oWWg AsJcs eoST Walt III Seamen's Strike^ (CimUnt (nmriM^ p. > -- :,-rl I \ |;t,.k.|il ^ i •'.:fiv .r.-" "• "^'' J'^v. .•• I.:• lonLuiC, . uni'B' The Maritime Strike As The Press Saw it T, HE start of this year*s maritime contract talks teas prefaced by an extremely significant development—^ the formation by a group of unions of the National Committee For Maritime Bargain­ ing and the development of a program to holster the US merchant marine and protect the jobs of American seamen. The unions took this step because management could not, or would not, act to preserve an Amer­ ican merchant fleet. Here's how the "New York Times'' put it: NY Times June 7, 1961 *^9 Sea Unions Urge industry Reform^' "Offer Rejuvenation Plan in New Form of Bargaining" "Maritime labor set a new standard yes­ terday for contraet bargaining = = Th® joint committee outlined a program to re­ vitalize an industry in which unions have charged mismanagement on the part of both Government and industry ... "A prime demand was that contracts with industry in the future cover Americanowned vessels under foreign flags . . . "Next in order was the demand for formation of a joint labor-management committee to overhaul policy on shipping subsidies; to eliminate Federal competi­ tion with private shipping . . . "The nine unions proposed that con­ tracts ending this year would be extended without major changes . . . ". . . J. M. Calhoon, chairman of the bargaining committee, presented what was generally agreed to be a striking picture of a declining shipping industry. "With graphs and charts, he showed that the merchant fleet had declined since 1939 from 1,218 ships to 905 ... "Subsidies, costing the country $250 mil­ lion a year, apply only to ... a small frac­ tion of merchant marine activity . . ." (The industry, under the thumb of the major international oil and metals compa­ nies and the major subsidized companies, wanted no part of the NCMB program). "The chief objective of the bargaining, the recapture of runaway ships . . . for union organizing action was immediately rejected by management . . ." a> i 4, The result v:as the likelihood of a strike. The "Herald Tribune" said: NY Herald Tribune June 9. 1961 ''US Ship Strike Looms As Talks Break Down" 1^ - - ". . . After the meeting with the National Committee for Maritime Rargafnlng broke np, Jesse M. Cslhoon... sajd that Mr. Casey bad informed us he could not discuss the extension of union contracts to Americanowned runaway-flag ships . . 4» 4" 4" While the National Maritime Union was not a member of the NCMB, there appeared to be agreement at first that the runaway issue was the number one contract demand. NMU Presid-ent Joseph Curran had re­ iterated on many occasions, prior to the start of contract negotiations, that runaway ships constituted a primary threat to the job security of American merchant seamen. "Busine.ss Week" magazine, five days before the strike broke out, put it this way: Business Week June 10. 1961 "Rival Unions Agree On Foreign-Flag issue" "... shipowners and maritime unions are looking at a new negotiating issue: union demands for contracts covering for­ eign-Hag ships ... ". . . Rival leaders Joseph Curran . . . and Paul Hall . . . have agreed on this point . . . (the) National Maritime Union made the demand last week . . . and (the) Seafarers International Union made a sim­ ilar demand . . . through the . . . National Committee for Maritime Bargaining . . 4" 4 4" With a strike looming, the NCMB scored a major breakthrough on June 13. The "Journal of Commerce" reported on June 14 a.<t follows: "The firsi break . . . came when the National Committee for Maritime Bargain­ ing reached agreement . . . with a group of 51 shipowners operating 18? .. . ships ... "The agreement extends current wages for one more year while granting the unions jurisdiction over foreign-flag ves­ sels operated by some of the employers. ". . . the accord also called for ... a joint steamship labor-management commit­ tee to 'effectuate a program and establish policies for the development and growth of the American merchant marine . . .' "Other developments on the fast shifting front included; A decision by the Masters, Mates & Pilots ... to break off from Joint negotiations with other labor groups in NCMB . . 4.44 The sifiintjig of the first group represented a good-sized chunk of the SlU-contracted operators. However, with the mates un­ signed, and with the rest of the industry balking, an industry wide strike was in the cards. Labor Secretary Arthur Goldberg intervened in an attempt to secure a settle­ ment. The strike began as expected on the 15th. The American Merchant Marine Institute's operators were ready to do anything to set­ tle, as long as they didn't have to concede jurisdiction over the runaways and give the unions a voice in determining industry pol­ icy. Consequently, the "New York Times'* reported: NY Times June 19. 1961 "Ship Strikers See A 'Bribe' in Offer" "Owners Deny Charge They Gave Pay Plan to Kill Issue Of 'Runaway' Fleet" "One of the principal negotiators in the maritime strike charged yesterday that • shipowners' committee had attempted to 'bribe' maritime labor . . . "Jesse M. Calhoon . . . called upon • Congressional committee to investigate his charge . . . "Mr. Calhoon . . . charged that the American Merchant Marine Institute . . . had attempted to 'bribe us by offering a substantial economic package if we will drop the runaway-flag issue . . 4 4- 4 By this time more independents had signed with the NCMB unions. By June 23, the SIU and MEBA had 65 companies operutiug 262 vessels under contract. With the employers refusing to bargain on the runaway issue. Secretary of Labor Goldberg came up with a plan. The "Jour­ nal of Commerce" reported it in the follotoing form: Journal of Commerce June 23. 1961 "Halt In Ship Strike Asked By Goldberg" "Urges 60-Day Respite, Submission Of Dispute To Presidential Group" "Labor Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg proposed . . . that striking maritime unions agree to halt their walkout for GO days and submit their dispute ... to a three-man Presidential committee for a solution . . 4 4 4 However, there were signs that some­ thing was cooking in the back room. The story continued as follows: "Jesse L. Calhoon . . . charged that one union is near agreement with the head of a leading subsidized ship line on terms that will sharply raise industry costs . . . In return for an agreement that would eliminate the demand . . . for jurisdiction on foreign owned ships ... "Joseph Curran has insisted his union will continue to press the foreign-flag issue . . . "However, he reported . . . that nego­ tiations were taking place with some ship­ owners . . ." The June 23 "New York Times" added the following details: "Mr. Calhoon yesterday attacked John M. Franklin, chairman of United states Lines, for holding secret meetings with other unions and seeking, separate deals in an effort to 'destroy the merchant niarine.' "A spokesman for Mr. Franklin said this was not true . . .' "Mr. Calhoon said, '70 percent of the wages Mr. Franklin pays come from Fed­ eral subsidy'." ' . . . . he charged that if Mr. Franklin were offering to meet demands ... it meant he wanted 'to squeeze smaller com­ panies out of business . . . 4 4 4 On June 24, all of the unions rejected the Goldberg truce plan, but it was appar­ ent that the NMU was ready to walk away from the-runaway issue. As the "New York Times" reported it: "The proposal put forth by .VIr. Goldberg called for a three-man citizens panel to study the economic issues, the prime union demand that foreign-flag ships under American control be brought into the bar­ gaining, and Government policy, including policy on runway ships. "Mr. Curran said he would accept a fact­ finding body on the last point only. He said the bargaining table was the only way to work out a solution to the other two issues." The type of solution he had in niind be came clear within a few days. 4 4 4 Following union rejection of the Gold­ berg proposal, President Kennedy invoked the Taft-Hartley Act. Here's how the "World-Telegram and Sun" reported it: World-Telegram & Sun June 26. 1961 "Sees Peril From Tieup, Orders Inquiry" "President Sets Up Board To Investigate, Report By Friday" "WASHINGTON, June 26 — President Kennedy invoked the Taft-Hartley law to­ day in the national maritime strike. "By executive order, the President found that the current shipping strike threatens to 'imperil the national health and safety' ..." 4 4 'J .,l~v 14;* f 4 The unions planned to fight the TaftHartley injunction on the ground that no genuine national emergency existed. But there were strong indications that the NMU had caved in on the runaway-flag issue. The "Journal of Commerce" reported the following: Journal of Commerce June 29. 1961 "Signs Pointing To Big Break In Sea Strike" "NMU Hints Foreign Flag Question Is No Longer A Barrier To Settlement" "Hopes for a break in the long contract dispute . . . have been buoyed by reports THAT SOME MARINE WORKERS ARE �My. IMl Fkfc Thirteea The Meritime I- H -•Si? «w?"a no« ^ S?"-«« Los. ..H^., .4. DM bM» •"Slsil'j'(S^rT«'*'*V [ ---VP J D..in.«l "P "'-V^ ..VDV \ ts*^" ToJVJi '""230SwJ rh'« *>5; rf iJ "^'ZT" y>!«V! r»i; pignsPointin^: |To Big Break . fn Sea Sfnl^e . ISEAMEN'S FIGHTS EVICT U.S. PANEL .•'VMlfHinuroreiiBri.j ' VuMlion I. JV„ Lo.,,,r Bwrier to S«il,mf„t ! If CtOMOt rAVlTt kitlfmvM -%A 'ppAirrt Attrrnn.m »h#r. »h#r. th* rl^'" •' •"'"•'*••1 tftf "•n^ er harfufunr •hif'M fwm in* th# »lh'.n f« rwn« to (k* (W rtnft-ai ^MionM nM-Uiau.. Mr rxur^n ifiarnfan Mall gi.* .« - -- t i . t The "Herald Tribune" of June 30 added the following details on the "package" set­ tlement being reached between the NMU and the AMMl: ". , . it was learned that it would be a four-year pact calling for an immediate wag:e increase of 4 percent . . . "The pact would add an immediate $66,849,750 in labor costs to the American merchant marine if its terms are extended to the other unions. A LARGE PART OF THIS WOULD BE BORNE BY THE PUB­ LIC IN THE FOR5I OF OPERATING SUBSIDIES . . , UNSUBSIDIZED SHIPS . . . WOULD HAVE TO MAKE UP THE ADDED COSTS . . ." (CAPS OURS) 3/ i" j. One reason for the ' "package" was to cripple, and perhaps destroy the unsubsidiced segment of the merchant fleet, repj resenting some 600 ships. 3'he other reason was specified by "Time" magazine in its June 30 issue as follows: "Joe Curran this year demanded a 30hour work week, a 12 percent package wage increase over four years and assorted fringes. Hall . . . asked management for something much more controversial—the right to bargain for more than 20,000 for­ eign sailors who man US ships registered abroad. (CURRAN MADE THE SA5IE DEMAND BUT PASSED WORD THAT HE WOULD DRYDOCK IT FOR SWEET­ ER WAGES AND HOURS.)" (CAPS OURS) 4" 4" 4. The idea now was to put the screios to the engineers to make them buy the same package. The shipowners hoped to achieve I immunity for the runaway ships and at the same time put the independents out of busi­ ness. The MEBA refused the bait. The "Herald Tribune" reported on July 1; "Jesse M, Calhoon, secretary-treasurer of the MEBA, said that his union is inter­ ested in Jobs, not wage increases that could put some of the struck companies out of business . . . "Mr. Calhoon noted that the proposed settlement formula does not satisfy the basic demands by his union ... He also said his union wanted a one-year contract only . . . THE BASIC IDEA OF HIS UN­ ION'S DEMANDS WAS TO GET MORE SHIPS SAILING WHICH WILL PROVIDE MORE JOBS FOR ENGINEERS ... "MR. CALHOON NOTED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL UNSUBSIDIZED COM­ PANIES THAT ARE IN DANGER OF BEING FORCED OUT OF BUSINESS . . . (CAPS OURS) "The NMD contract principally is with subsidized companies which can pass on increased labor costs . . The "New York Times" added on the same day: Ut ".".«* " ' •?r I h**-* b«fw fvtMlry ^tlh m* «n. • '•••'« 1.1 it„ ? * ""put. krtw.,u i- S.w.powntri .nd iu.lt:••;. u..on, READY TO DROP THEIR DEMAND FOR BARGAINING RIGHTS OVER AMERI­ CAN-OWNED FOREIGN SHIPS. "HINTS THAT THE FOREIGN-FLAG QUESTION WAS 'NO LONGER AN IS­ SUE' BLOCKING SETTLEMENT . . . WERE MADE BY SPOKESMEN FOR THE NATIONAL MARITIME UNION . . . (CAPS OURS) —nrT wje- - [ WU.*.! rn«I. (..L T X "THESE UNIONS (SIU AND MEBA) AGREED THAT SHARPLY INCREASED LABOR COSTS WOULD TEND TO DRIVE THE INDEPENDENTS OUT OF BUSI­ NESS. THEY ALSO INSISTED THAT THE ORGANIZING OF SEAMEN ON AMERICAN-OWNED SHIPS FLYING FOREIGN FLAGS WAS A MORE IMPOR­ TANT ISSUE THAN WAGES . . . (CAPS OURS) "In return for the money parcel, the THREE UNIONS (NMU, MM&P and ARA) WERE PREPARED TO DROP A PRIME DEMAND: BARGAINING RIGHTS ON THE AMERICAN SHIPS UNDER OTHER FLAGS . . . (CAPS OURS) "Jesse M. Calhoon, secretary of the engi­ neers, said his 11,000-man union had no intention of relinquishing its demand on the so-called 'runaway' ships . . . THE CURRAN CAMP HAD DROPPED IT . . . (CAPS OURS) "Mr. Calhoon said his committee was adamant on the Issue of a proposed labormanagement committee to promote the merchant marine and deal in such matters as subsidies . . . "Research has shown, Mr. Calhoon charged, that the industry cannot survive the kind of crew costs embraced in the 21 percent deal. •"WE KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE... THAT FOR EVERY 1 PERCENT IN­ CREASE IN SHIP OPERATING COSTS, 1 PERCENT OF THE INDUSTRY DIES ... WE ARE INTERESTED IN JOBS . . ." (CAPS OURS) 4> 4> 4. Instead of the engineers cracking, the trend seemed to be working in the other direction. On July 2, the "Herald Tribune" had this to report: "The MEBA and SIU sUll insist on the right to organize American-owned ships flying the Liberian, Panamanian or Honduraii flags ... "The engineers' position may be strengthened by a reported split in the ranks of the deck officers . . ." 4' 4" 4i On July 2, the first major break in the strike came when the Mates union signed ujith the independent companies which had previously signed with SIU and MEBA. Here's how the "Times" reported the de- ^ velopment: NY Times July 2, 1961 "Gulf Coast Pact Frees 250 Ships" "Agreements were signed yesterday free­ ing more than one-third of the nation's strikebound merchant marine as President Kennedy prepared to seek an injunction to free the rest of the fleet. "A grou^i of Gulf Coast shipowners, rep­ resenting 250 vessels, signed contracts witb four unions that encompass all of the types of manpower needed to sail the ships. 71 other sblps were freed when their owners signed necessary contracts . . •ppM,, |,yt * I 'J" *"'''-• ^""l>B(fin, The NMl/ and, FraLiklin, ichich had hoped to break the back of the NCMB tniioiis, now found that AMMl ships were still tied up because the engineers would not cave in on the runaway issue. The NMU, in des­ peration, tried a little intimidation, as the July 3 "Times" reports: "Meanwhile negotiations . . . were bro­ ken off yesterday afternoon as a result of demonstrations. "The disruptions look place inside offices of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service . . . Officials of the mediation serv­ ice called a halt to the talks . . . "The demonstrators were mainly fiom the National .Maritime Union . . . The demonstrators wanted the engineers to reach a pact with the American Merchant Marine Institute . . . "JESSE M. CALHOON . . . DESCRIBED THE DEMONSTRATIONS AS 'A CAL­ CULATED ATTEMPT' TO DISTRACT THE PUBLIC . . . "MR. CALHOON SAID THE DEMON­ STRATIONS MERE 'FURTHER PROOF OF COLLUSION' BETWEEN THE SHIP­ OWNERS, HEADEn RY GEN. JOHN FRANKLIN, CHAIRMAN OF UNITED STATES LINES, AND JOSEPH CUR­ RAN . . . (CAPS OURS) "They decided on this maneuver... be­ cause we have succeeded in focusing at­ tention on the manner in which the sub­ sidized companies are using public funds to destroy other segments of the indus­ try . . ." t 4i "Ue i The maneuver proved fruitless, and the efforts to conceal the nature of the package deal proved equally unsuccessful. On July 4, the "Neio York Times" had this to say, in an editorial: f^^e»ly-n« y»«" ^rfokd liTewe l»^'' 1*. p«tt»ni't '"• • -mriem ns*4«d ^ r»dle*liy. W«w H ^ wu bu •«« of tbt. "be >«>»'tb« 1" "«».uotry-i toni^ bulk tut" •«»" 1 Did. Art »« fuo»«b»« ""J ' "* TBI of tho l«4a«« established between PMA and the Ameri­ can Mercnant Marine Institute. Before the injunction was issued, three unions opposed it. The "New York Times" had this to say: "The president of the Seafarers, Paul Hall, sharply challenged the Government's contention that an injunction was needed because a 'national emergency' existed. "He said the injunction could serve to assist one segment of the industry, the Merchant Marine Institute, 'which from the beginning adamantly refused to bargain on the issues' . . . "The Seafarer's rival union, the NA­ TIONAL M.ARITIME UNION . . . -AP­ PEARED TO BE SATISFIED WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S INJUNCTION PRO­ CEEDINGS ..." (CAPS OURS) 4" 4 4 That's ruhere the issues stood when the strike ended, with one more important de­ velopment, as reported from the July 0 "Herald Tribune": "The Marine Engineers' Beneficial Asso­ ciation reported it had cracked the solid front of tho Amorioan Merfhant Marine Institute by signing a three-year contract with States Marine Lines, one of the na­ tion's largest unsubsidized companies." 4' 4 4 In the days following the strike, it hecame clear that the NCMB unions had won more than the right to runau-ay ships. The second major objective of the group, a reevaluation of US maritime policy, seems close at hand. Here's what the "New York Times" had to say on the subject: NY Times July 13, 1961 "Maritime Subsidies" NY Times July 4, 1961 "The Maritime Debacle" "Federal intervention in the maritime strike . . . has not been successful . . . ". . . Some of the participants have dis­ played surpassing cynicism, in which the components are greed and a lack of re­ sponsibility toward their country, their in­ dustry and themselves . . . ". . . What behind-the-scenes role, if any, was played by high-level Federal authority in forcing such a costly settlement as has been agreed on in a large segment of the industry—a cost to be met largely by the public through increased subsidies? . . . Were the increases unconscionable, as stated by some still reluctant seamen who say they believe that jobs are more impor­ tant than higher wages? "The public is entitled to know the answers ..." 4 4> 4. A Federal judge, on July 3, issued a tem­ porary restraining order under the TaftHartley act, halting what remained of the strike. Before the strike ended, the MEBA had signed the Pacific Maritime Association to its basic contract, rupturing the front . "One sure conclusion arising from the . . . maritime dispute is the need for a re­ view of the nation's ship subsidy policy... "Suppose a subsidy review shows that it is still necessary in 1961 to continue a Federal aid system devised in 1936. Con­ gress must still ask itself whether the money is equitably distributed . . . "Twenty-five years ago our domestic fleet was healthy, but the regularly-sched­ uled overseas services needed assistance. The pattern of foreign trade has since changed radically. Now it is the bulk cargo that represents most of this country's for­ eign trade. But under the law neither the irregularly scheduled bulk cargo service nor the ailing domestic trade is entitled to Federal aid. Are we tunneling all of our assistance into a segment of the industry with the least impact on the nation's wel­ fare? . . ." The NCMB unions hare, been advocating, among other things, a reappraisal of the Ameriean merchant marine. As a result of the NCMB position, during the negotia­ tions, public attention has been focused on the need for a change in US shipping pol­ icies. Thus one of the objectives of the NCMB program, to strengthen the US merchant marine and increase job opportu­ nities, is.-paying off, 1 * �SEAFAktlltS LO'C Page PourleeB Four More SlU Men Awarded $150 Pensions te,. Scholarship Winner in New Orleans Hall Another four veteran seamen have won approval of their applications for SIU disability-pensions and are now receiving the $150 a month benefit from the Seafarers Welfare Plan. This raises the total of this-*' ^— year's qualification group to cook aboard the Coalinga Hills. 21. Bruno was certified as "not fit The newly-qualified Seafarers for duty permanently" by the San are Antonio Fernandez, 74; James Francisco PHS hospital, where he A. Patrice, 73; Ray A. Noack, 51, had been receiving treatment for end Matthew Bruno, 50. tuberculosis. Previously he had Fernandez, a resident of Brook­ been treated for TB at the Man­ lyn. became a full member of the hattan Beach PHS in Brooklyn. SIU in 1951, but had been sailing A native of New Jersey, Bruno for many years before that, begin­ began sailing with the SIU in 1941 ning before World War I. The vet­ in the deck department. He made eran seaman worked as a cook on Winner of one of five $6,000 four-year SIU college scholarships, Harold E. Welsh (center) his last trip as OS on the Orion SIU ships and participated in the Comet before checking In to the visits New Orleans hall with his dad, Harold R. "Bobby" Welsh (right) who sails in the black American Coal Shipping beef, San Francisco hospital for further gang on SIU ships. New Orleans Port Agent Buck Stephens is the host. Young Welsh, shipping as a messman aboard the treatment. 18, is planning to study law. Thomas Paine in December, 1957. Fernandez, a native of Goa, Portugeese India, was forced into re­ tirement by. failing eyesight and heart disease. His last trip was aboard the Jean Lafitte (Water­ man), last summer. He and his wife live in Brooklyn not too far from the SIU hall. Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director Patrice, who also had to call it quits from heart disease, was one of the earliest SIU members. He got his Union book back on A Senate special committee has come up with some pretty conclusive The port of New Orleans has joined the expanded blood November 17, 1938, when he was bank program established by the SIU. evidence that the program approved in the last months of the Eisen­ working in the Eastern Steamship hower Administration has failed completely to provide for the medical The new program, which began last month, involves local needs of older Americans. Senator Pat McNamara, (Dem.-Mich.) re­ Company fleet. His seatime dates blood banks in Boston, Nor--*— back to World War I. vealed that only 10,000 of the nation's elderly citizens have thus far re­ A native of the British West In­ folk, Jacksonville, Miami, Mo­ they need only contact the nearest ceived any assistance whatsoever in the first six months of the meas­ dies, Patrice now lives with his bile, Wilmington and San SIU hall, Donor.s should do the ure's operation, The information compiled by the Senate Special Committee on Aging, wife in Bridgewater, Mass. His Francisco in addition to New Or­ same. consists of a survey of the Kerr-Mills bill passed last summer as a last trip was on the Transnorthern leans. These new blood banks will substitute for the measure supported by the AFL-CIO and by virtually on which he served as cook and supplement the Union's main blood facility at headquarters in Brook­ every social agency concerned with medical care. The Kerr-Mills baker. bill, which was backed by the American Medical Association, provides Noack became a full member of lyn. Federal fund grants which can be used by the states to provide medical the SIU in 1945, joining in New Arrangements are being made care only for oldsters who can prove they are poverty-stricken. Orleans. A native of Illinois, he to extend the new system to Puer­ Even then, they have to be living In a state where there Is a specific now lives in Seattle, and was to Rico, Houston, Baltimore and program of medical care for old people on relief or getting some form forced to retire because of a diges­ the Great Lakes. of public assistance. tive ailment. He last served as The network of blood banks will This bill had been bitterly fought by the labor movement which speed servicing of emergency charged that it would subject old people to a degrading test of "ability needs for Seafarers and their fami­ to pay," and would not meet the needs of more than a fraction of the lies in all ports. Local blood banks aged population. The same objections were raised by a number of will handle their own ordinary re­ organizations, who also pointed out that the alternative program, that WASHINGTON — New amend­ quirements so that the Brooklyn of providing medical care to all retired Americans through the Social ments to the Social Security Act facility can build a reserve. Security system, was widely backed by an overwhelming majority of the have gone into effect which im­ Until recently, the Brooklyn fa­ American people. cility had been the sole source of prove benefits for four million re­ The sui-vey conducted by the Senate subcommittee staff found that tired persons and broaden the blood for Seafarers' blood needs 25 of the 50 states had no programs whatsoever under which they could scope of the prograiu. throughout the country. However, The major change in the pro­ qualify for Federal grants. Approximately 12 million elderly Americans an urgent blood T^equirement for a gram allows men the option of re­ are not covered by the program in any shape or form. Seafarer's eight-months-old baby Even among the states which are in a position to provide medical in Houston set the network into tiring at the age of 62, if they so care under the program, only six of them have programs going which de.sire. This option has been avail­ motion. The baby, now a year old, would be adequate, the subcommittee report asserted. and doing well, required over 60 able to women workers for some Need To Cover All Retired Citizens time. Men retiring at an earlier pints of blood. age will receive 80 percent of the It is expected that the subcommittee's report will add urgency to The vital necessity of adequately benefits they would be entitled to pending Congressional action on the Anderson-King bill. This is the stocked blood banks was pointed if they waited until they are 65. bill which would assure all retired Americans the medical care they up in New York City recently The chief beneficiaries of this need under the Social Security program. Since the medical costs when Bellevue Hospital, the city's change are older workers who have would be financed out of the Social Security payments made By em­ largest, announced that it would been hard hit by the rising trend ployers and their employees, there would be no "poverty test" in­ have to cancel a major operation in unemployment and are having volved. Medical care would be a matter of right, paid for in advance. Noack Bruno because of a shortage of the com­ difficulty getting jobs because of A beneficial by-product of such a program would be to lift the burden mon type O positive blood. An their age or because their particu­ off local government and local charities which now have to cany the appeal over radio and television lar skills are no longer in demand. cost of medical care for the large numbers of retired Americans who for 50 pints of blood brought forth It's expected that about 560,000 cannot afford such care. donors, however, and the opera­ Of course, the major obstacle to an effective program of medical Seafarers are reminded that tion was conducted. Between 1,500 men will take advantage of the care continues to the American Medical Association. Some revealing appointments for donors to the and 1,800 pints of blood are used opportunity for earjy retirement. In addition to the age change, items have been published recently concerning the nature of AMA lob­ SIU Blood Bank can be made daily in New York City hospitals. the minimum benefit under the bying. It was reported that the AMA makes a point of having the at any time on the 2nd deck at The SIU's new blood bank pro­ program will go to $40 from the Congressmen's own physicians call them up to give them "the word" SIU headquarters. Blood dona­ concerning any measure affecting the nation's health. The recent meet­ tions are made at the New York gram is designed to avoid emer­ present $33 minimum. A provision of considerable Im­ ing of the Association's House of Delegates went so far as to imply Health Center of the SIU Wel­ gencies like the one which struck fare Plan, just one block from Bellevue Hospital. The expanded portance to Seafarers is a slight that doctors would be instructed not to cooperate with any Federal the hall, and take only a few SIU program does not mean any liberalization of the amount of program of care for older Americans. change for Seafarers or their fam­ money a retired- person will be (Coniments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can moments. ilies requiring blood. As before. allowed to earn. be submitted to this column, care oj the SEAFARERS LOG.) New Orleans Latest Port To Get SIU Blood Bank |>^ I? W, Old Age $$ Payable At 62 To Men Blood Donor Center In NY A Substitute Program Flops �Itfr. IMI AEA'PAHERM LaC Pace pvteca, Ines Tries Some Beach Navigation SKIP SAKXTATIOK Cliff WUton, Food and Ship Sanltfitloli Director US Inspections Aid Storing Almost everybody is aware of the fact that the Department of Ag­ riculture has an inspection service which inspects and grades meat and aetf standards for these and other food products. What isn't so com­ monly known is that the Department will also conduct on-the-spot in­ spections of stores purchased by a shipping company, a restaurant i. any other large purchaser of food supplies. A number of SlU-contracted companies take Jidvantage of the valuable services offered by the Department in this area, but others do not do so. The Food and Ship Sanitation Department is working to get all operators to adopt this practice, since use of the inspection services can result in consid­ erable improvement in shipboard storing and an actual cost saving. An experienced Department of Agriculture inspector is available to any steamship operator at $4.50. an hour. He will conduct his Inspec­ tion either at the dock or at the supply hoiise, wherever the steamship Stranded on a tidal flat near Inchon, Korea, the iiMB (Bull) gave salvagers a hard time operator wants him to be. Since inspections can normally he com­ before tugs finally pulled her into deeper water at flood tide. Korean in foreground pleted in a couple of hours or less, this is a very modest investment demonstrates that at low tide there wasn't more than a couple inches of water and mud which can produce significant benefits. > under her keel. All Specifications Checked For example, the use of the inspection service assures that the quality of the Items purchased meets specifications and that defects are held within the minimums allowable. Obviously this results in considerable savings since it keeps down waste and unnecessary loss. But the inspection service offers more than that. Clients of the service can get valuable information as to what the best buys in produce are at a given time of the year and what are the best specifications to insist on for slflpboard use. COLOMBO, Ceylon—The rusting hulk of the Liberty ship Valiant Enterprise, abandoned As far as produce is concerned, the port steward or purchasing agent here by her owners in February, 1960, is the center of a three-sided legal battle. Involved has to be concerned with the keeping qualities of the items he buys. are the United States Government, the ship's skipper and a group of three companies who For example, one type of Florida grapefruit is of high quality and claim that the skipper sold** good taste,- hut is too delicate for lengthy storage. Another variety, them the vessel already and $100,000 in the scrap market, pro­ However, claims are still pending also of high quality, has good keeping qualities as well. The Agricul­ are seeking to take possession vided she was in fairly good condi­ covering money owed to the Wel­ ture Department can advise the purchaser accordingly, depending on of it. tion and still had all the ship's fare and Vacation Plans. .his needs. Similarly, one variety of grapefruit may he more attractiveThe vessels went broke not hegear aboard. It's been reported The Enterprise, like a number of looking than another kind, hut the second variety may he equally nour­ cause of lack of cargoes hut hethat the Enterprise has been pretty other tramp vessels, was abandoned ishing and tasty. Inspectors, incidentally, do not rely on outside ap­ because her owners went bank­ well stripped down by now. cause competition from runawaypearance of produce hut will cut open samples at random to check on Crewmemhers of most of the flag ships had driven charter rates rupt. The crew was repatriated at their condition. the expense of the US Government other vessels which went bankrupt so low as to make it extremely Monthly List of Produce and litigation began in an effort to have received their wages as a difficult for Liberty ships to oper­ The Department's inspection service assists buyers by issuing a recover wages and other payments result of auctions of the ships. ate profitably. monthly list of suggested specifications for fresh fruits and vegetables. due the crewmemhers. This list indicates the availability of the product, plus all the informa­ The Government is filing a claim tion the purchaser needs as to its origin, type, size and use. It is free in the Ceylonese courts that it of charge to steamship companies and others in the business of mass should have the right to lien the purchasing of food supplies. Purchasing agents who use it find it an ship and then sell it off. Part of invaluable guide when making requisitions. the sale would cover $15,244 in Another service offered by the Department is particularly worth­ repatriation expense for the crew­ In a decision clalrfylng the agricultural employees was voiced while for steamship operators. If the Inspection is done at the supply memhers. state's unemployment compensa­ by the AFL-CIO and the Kennedy The captain has filed a claim for tion law which says workers at a administration at Senate hearings house, the Inspector can seal the truck after it has been loaded with ,the ship's stores. The port steward and ship steward then have as- more than $30,000 against the ves­ struck "establishment" must wait on a bill to extend the present gurance that the merchandise arriving «t the pier Is exactly as ordered, sel and he too would like to place seven weeks for benefits, the New law. The labor movement and (he with no substitutions made. Since a ship may have to sail a few hours a lien on the ship to recover what York State Court of Appeals has Government have stated they favor after stores arrive, there may not be enough time to send undesirable he says is due him. How this ruled that workers who are laid a proposed bill limiting the use of Btores hack to the supplier and have them replaced. The arrival of the squares with the claim that the off because of a strike against Imported workers, employing them truck with an unbroken seal is a further guarantee of the quality of the skipper sold the ship already to a their employer at another location only in temporary or seasonal third party was not immediately are eligible for immediate unem­ work, providing them with a fair Bhip's stores as ordered by the company. clear. ployment benefits. In the decision, wage and prohibiting their use as (Comments and suggestions are imiited by this Department and Normally, a Liberty ship would which turned around the meaning strikebreakers. can be submitted care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) command between $90,000 and of "establishment," the court said t> ti t> An "interim" five percent pay the term applied to a geographical location—a single plant or office— increase for Pan American World and not to all company operations. Airways flight engineers retroac­ tive to June, 1960, when their coni. i. iItract expired, was recommended The 23rd convention of the Boot WASHINGTON—Supported by the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, the Inter­ and Shoe Workers Union, n^eeting ^^y « Presidential emergency board. The board noted that other connational Longshoremen's Association is waging a vigorous fight against a bill which would in Cincinnati, Ohio, has approved tract issues have been dealt with a motion calling for the merger of limit longshoremen's rights to sue ship operators in cases involving shipboard injuries. the union with the United Shoe by a special commission concerned Workers Union. Officials of the with jurisdictional and job qualifi­ The bill would prevent"^ that they would then embark on a board for safety purposes. The ILA 40,000 member B&SW and 50,000 cation disputes between pilots and longshoremen from suing an noted that tjje Supreme Court and campaign to restrict the rights of member USW have indicated their flight engineers. Putting tlie wage operator for injuries resulting lower courts have specifically up­ crewmemhers to sue for damages support for the merger which they increase into immediate effect from the unseaworthiness of the held the "traditional right of long­ under certain circumstances. say is the only hope for progress would prevent "dissatisfaction and vessel or its gear. It would restrict shoremen to a seaworthy vessel and strength among shoe workers. frustration" resulting from the de­ lay in contract negotiations. the application of the unseaworthi­ upon which to work." 4" 4" 3» ness factor to crewmemhers of the 4" 4 4» ILA locals In all ports have Massachusetts' Democratic Sen­ vessels. A picture of "one of (he most been sending in resolutions attack­ ator, Benjamin A. Smith, who now trying times in the history of our in effect, the hill would relieve ing the proposed legislation as a holds President Kennedy's former union" was depicted to dcle.eates ship operators of responsibility for step backward in providing for the Senate seat, told the state's AFL- at the fifth certain unsafe conditions existing safety and protection of longshore annual .•Muminum CIO annual institute meeting at Workers International Convention aboard their vessels, as far as the workers. Amherst that he favored requiring in Massena, New York, by Presi­ longshoremen are concerfied. A Support for the proposed legis­ companies to give 90 days' notice dent Eddie R. Stahl. He said lay­ longshoremen injured on a ship lation has come from the ship op­ to workers and the public before offs resulting from automation and would have to prove negligence on erators and the stevedores. Spokes­ closing a plant. He said a study two recessions in three years has the part of the ship operator in men for the American Merchant was being done to see if this could greatly hurt tiie union with some order to recover damages via a Marine Institute, the Pacific Amer­ best be accomplished through Con­ locals being ••hit as much as 50 Federal lawsuit. ican Steamship Association and the gressional legislation or by a Pres­ percent." A ••miracle" is needed Cite Supreme Court New York Shipping Association all idential directive. for the industry to recover preIn opposing the measure, the testified in favor of the measure recession employment, he de­ ILA has pointed out that long­ at hearings held by the House .Calls for the substantial reform clared, calling on management to shoremen, by the nature of, their Merchant Marine Committee. of the^ Government's program of "take its share" in cutbacks and fheye wlis concern that shquld trade, are required to work aboard importing Mexican farm workers reduced wages as the union al­ ships as they come, without any the operators be successful in ob­ to^provide protectiop for American ready has done. opportunity to alter conditions on taining passage of this, measure, US, Three Co's, Skipper Fight Over Bankrupt Liberty Ship ILA Assails Curb On Injury Suits �SEAFARERS Face Sixteea LOG> i t t •* l< # r * " JWr. iMl / Visitor From Shoresldo SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK The following is the latest available list of Seafarers in hospitals around the countryi USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MARYLAND Rii^U. Aldrlch Lawrence Holbrook Norat aorgensen Glendyn Brooks Dee Klmbrell Warren Bullard Charles J. Clark . George Litchfield Avis Meadows Jose DaCosta Patrick Devine , . Albert Morse Frank NappI Clifford Donolson Domingo Orbtgoso John Drummond Ramon Fernandez S. Orwlszewskl Vincent San Juan Andrew Flaherty Fennick Sawysr Eddie Game Byron Slaid Gorman Glaze Paul Strickland Chester Green Joseph Stuntebeck James E. Gross Bobert Willoughby James S. Helgoth Clyde W. Wise John Hester USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. Benjamin Boudreau Stephen J. Sceviour Peter King Joseph A. .Wescott Raymond L. Perry METHODIST HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NEW YORK Nikolai Taska VICTOR CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL CULIfFN. MARYL.4ND Carlton Roberts George Gau MX. WILSON STATE HOSPITAL MOUNT WILSON. MARYLAND Theodore Valmas USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS J. R. Alsobrook Max Olson B. F. Delbler Bozo O. Zeloneio Thomas R. Lehajr US SOLDIERS HOME WASHINGTON. DC WlUtam Thomason TRIBORO HOSPITAL JAMAICA. LI. NEW YORK James RusseU SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Alberto Gutierrez Thomas Isaksen VA CENTER TEMPLE. TEXAS WllUam E. Nelson VA HOSPITAL • WEST HAVEN. CONN. Henry E. Smith John J. Drlscoll PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON, LA. Frank Martin LAWRENCE STATE HOSPITAL CAMBRIA COUNTY. PA. Vyrl WUUama VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE. TEXAS Wlllard T. Cahill USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA R. O. Brown Carroll Hollin* Burtle Reynolds Everett W. Hodges Seafarer Don Keith, MM, brings visitor aboard his ship, the Robin Locksley, in the person of his son, Alan Keith, 10. Navy Orbits Satellite To Aid Ship Navigators ' Plans to establish a system of navigation satellites received another boost when the US Navy successfully orbited Transit IV-A. The Transit satellite system, when established on a working basis, will enable " vessels to get a fix on their out after a few months at th^ most. positions at sea With a high The atomic-powered generator, weighing less than five pounds, is expected to supply power to the transmitters for at least five years. Since the function of the Transit satellite will be to relay data to a ship, its effectiveness would be destroyed if its radios gave out frequently. Eventually, the Navy hopes to put Into orbit four such sateUite-s which would criss-cross all areas of Jhe oceans at 90-minute inter­ vals. A system of ground-tracking stations, already in operation, can calculate exactly what the path of the satellites would be in relation to latitude and longitude, at any given time. The ground stages would signal information to the satellite, "tell­ ing" the satellite where it will be at a given time. Several days' SIU Atlantic, Gulf worth of such information can be stored by the satellite. Lakes & Inland Waters The satellite, with its atomicDistrict powered radio transmitters, will PRESIDENT broadcast this information to ships Paul HaU at sea, activating a ship's receiving EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT equipment as it passes over the Cal Tanner general area of the ocean in which VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Simmons Llndsey Williams the vessel is located. The ship can Earl Shepard A1 Tanner then make a navigational computa­ SECRETARY-TREASURER tion on the basis of the informa­ A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES tion received. This kind of information will BiU Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE I'.iS E. Baltimore St make possible more accurate navi­ Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 gation by vessels, which often stray BO.STON 278 State St. John Arabascz. Agent Richmond 2-0140 as much as 50 miles off course DETROIT 10223 W. Jefferson Ave. under dead reckoning. Further, in Paul Drozak, Agent VInewood 3-4741 emergency situations, such as HEADQUARTERS....675 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYacinth 0-6600 serious injury to a crewmember or HOUSTON 4202 Canal St a fire at sea, a vessel will be able R. Matthews. Agent CApltal 3-4080: 3-408( to report its exact location to JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0087 would-be rescuers. MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St Before this system can become Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3584 practical, vessels would have to be MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St Louis Neira, Agent HEmiock 2-1754 equipped with appropriate re­ NEW ORLEANS 830 Jackson Ave ceiving gear to handle and pro­ Buck Stephens. Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn cess the information relayed by the HYacinth 9-6600 satellite. degree of accuracy, several times a day under any weather condls tlons. A feature of the Transit IV-A, which was an immense step for­ ward in achieving its function as an effective aid to navigation, was the inclusion of an atomic-powered generator to supply power for the satellite's radio transmitters. Pre­ vious satellite transmitters had been powered by batteries, and by •olar cells, which tended to give NORFOLK 416 Colley Ave Paul Uonsorehik, Agent MAdison 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St S. CarduUo. Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Douglas 2-4401 SANTUpCE, PR 1313 Fernandez Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 SEAFILE 2505 1st A^ Ted n dikowski. Agent Main 3-4334 WILMINGTON, CaUf 303 N Marine Ave Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-252ft Mo'oa mYm-mm USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Edward Bonefont Pat H. Jones Ludwick Borowick Pedro Moreno Roberto Bosco B. E. Stockman John W. Bryant W. Tomllnson Harry Fentress USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA." Felipe Basalda Norman LighteU F. Blankenberg Charles Lord Chas. F. Boze. Jr. Dominick D. Male Louis P. Briant. Jr. John Maples Charles Cooper James McClarenc# Benito Cuenca John Merkel Thomas Dailey Ethel Mcssonnler John P. Doyle Frank Miller Aden C. Ezell Salvador Modica Joseph Fitzpatrick George Rhodes Robert L. Gresham L. D.^ Robertson Wade B. Harrell Calvin A. Rome Serio Salbata James B. Harris T. L. Simmonds James Hawkins Murray Smith Harry R. Hebert M. R. Traba Benjamin Holt Justice P. Hughes Harold WestphaU Sidney A. White John E. Jordan Roland Wilcox Edward Knapp L. R. WiUiamson Leo Lang Walter A. Yahl Harold Laumann Herbert Young Joseph Lae Anthony Zanca Theodore Lee USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Charles Klnnke Henning Bjork Jesus Landron Victor Almojera Thomas Lauer Lupo Aloha William Logan A. Arancibia Herman Meyer Gomaire Bloemen Alexander Padu Joseph Brasch Pietro Paulin Arthur ^amara SunLua FUuiio Daniel Ccrment Eugene Plahn Koa Chem Carlos Ponce . Wong Chin Herbert E. Collins M. J. Ronda A. Ruiz Louis Colon Anthony Russo Thmnas Connell Anker Sarvold William Connolly Manuel Silva George Crabtree John Slaman George Djian Oscar Smith Jerry Donovan Robert Smith Michael Filosa Michael Sovlch Julio Flores Theodore Spencer Paul Foy John Stanley Estell Godfrey Anthony Tosado D. Grivas Sidney Turner Fred Harvey Fleming Higgason William Vaughan George Waas Joseph Hilton E. Jimenez USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Herman D. Carney August Prlncen Henri J. Robin Frank James Talmadge Johnson Cecil O. Saunders A. Va'contios Daniel Nelson D. T. Newsome USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Matthew Bruno James W. McLeod John R. Chambers C. E. Neukirchner James Gorman Theron J. Ross Harry Lowther Milton R. Reeves George B. Little W. W. Worthington U-SPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. William Datzko Leonard Lcidig Eugene N. Dore Albert Packert John Hoffman Sten Zetterman SIU Blood Bank Inventory Period: May 1961 Pints Contributed Pints Rejected 70 3 Pints Credited 33 (Under a standard arrangement with the Brooklyn Donor Center inc., 50% is alioted for service, processing ^nd storage.) Previous Balance 56V^ Pints Used 90 8 Balance On itiand June 1, 1961 ..1... 82 ikooo ooMO" eiaTfftc^" An SIU Blood Donor Certificate (sample above) is given to every person donating to the Sl(J Blood Bank, which is maintained through the SIU Clinic in Brooklyn. The bank supplies Seafarers or member* of their families anywhere in the United States and has been in operation since January, 1959. Through an arrangement with a national clearing house, blood can be supplied on short notice in any emergency. Donors^ can arrange appointments on the 2nd deck at SIU headquarters, one block from the Clinic, The whole procedure Jakes only a short time. Physical Cxams^AII SIU Clinics Month Of May, 1961 Port Seamen Children TOTAL Wives Baltimore 81 19 S 105 Houston 64 5 4 73 60 12 7 79 New Orleans 283 27 16 331 New York 303 23 22 348 TOTAL 796 86 54 936 AAobile •••«•••••••••• SIU Welfare, V acatio11 Plans Cash Benefits Paid May 15 — June 18, 1961 Number Of Benefits AMOUNT PAID 7102 $24,772.25 IS ^0,541.63 Disability Benefits (Welfare) .. 996 34,870.00 Maternity Benefits (Welfare) .. 34 6,800.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare). 249 48,798.54 Optical Benefits (Welfare) .... 214 2,111,40 Hospital Benefits (Welfare).... Death Benefits (Welfare) Summary (Welfare) Vocation Benefits 8610 $167,893.82 1741 $310,143.17 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS. PAID THIS PERIOD... 10351 $478,036.99 None of the figures in the above summaries indicate the amounts paid for various other'Welfare Benefits for SIU men and their de­ pendents, such as scholarship payments, meal books, training facilities, medical examinations, and similar items. �IMl SEAFAnERS LOG Face SeTenteea Ex-Seafarer Writes Book-About Sea Joseph B. Logne, MD, Medical Director Formula Diets: Approach With Caution The latest fad to blossom in the nation's drugstores and on the super­ market jshelves is the "ready diet," which is being widely-sold as an easy way to dispose of excess weight. While these "ready diets," sup­ posedly supplying 900 caloriej-a-day, are providing handsome returns to their manufacturers, they have become a cause of concern to the medi­ cal profession because of their indiscriminate use by many individuals. The Council on Foods and Nutrition of the American Medical Associ­ ation, representing a group of nuii ition specialists, found it necessarjto issue a statement earlier this year warning of certain dangers and inadequacies involved in relying on "ready diets" as an effective means of disposing of excess weight. .The Council statement notes several drawbacks in the use of these formula diets. For one, it states that '.'individuals who are excessively overweight and who may have additional ailments such as heart disease, kidney disease, or diabetes mellitus should flot undertake weight re­ duction without medical guidance." Secondly, it emphasizes that use of the formula diet does not deal with the basic causes of overweight which, in most instances, are simply consumption of too much food, or too heavy a concentration of carbohydrates in the food consumed. Obvi­ ously,'the individual on the "ready diet" is not going to continue on it indefinitely. Overweight Condition Returns In other words, after using the "ready diet" for a given .period, the individual, having achieved some weight loss, reverts to his normal eating habits, which led him to be overweight in the first instance. The result is a return to the former overweight condition, with the only accomplishment being the sale of a quantity of "ready diets." A third point of importance cited by the Council is the fact that the 900 calories provided in the "ready diets" are not necessarily the de­ sirable norm for all individuals. The caloric intake that is desirable for a given individual varies with age, activity and the rate and amount of weight reduction that is desirable. "To be safe and effective," The Council points out, "any dietary plan must take into account sex, age, acivity and rate of weight reduction desired in the individual. An active, obese male with a caloric main­ tenance requirement of 3,000 calories a day will develop a much more rapid weight loss on 900 calories than will a sedentary, middle-aged female with a caloric requirement of 1,500 calories per day. Lifetime Control Of Weight Working seamen, of course, would be likely to fall into the category of men whose daily calory needs would be high. A 900-calory daily in­ take might bring about too rapid a loss of weight with undesirable sideeffects. As the council puts it, "any satisfactory weight reduction pro­ gram should result in a reasonable and steady loss of weight until some lower and more desirable weight is obtained. This, then, should be achieved without the use of crash diets, or bizarre preparations . . . When weight reduction must be considered a long-term procedure, edu­ cation of the individual to the faults of his past dietary practice is es­ sential. Only the dietary program which results in permanent weight loss and lifetime control of weight will be a satisfactory one." It is of interest to note that the basic constituent of many of the "ready diet" formulas is skim milk, to which fats, sugars, vitamins and minerals are added. Skim milk can be purchased at any supermarket in powder form and mixed with tap water, with the cost working out to about eight cents per quart as compared to the 75 cents to a dollar being paid for each pint of "ready diet." Skim milk has long been recognized as a desirable item in planning a sensible weight-reduction program which retains the necessary vitamins and minerals. Most diets recommended by physicians usually include it. Seafarers and members of their families who come to our medical center clinics with an obesity problem are usually given a recommended diet which in most instances will vary moderately from the foods they are accustomed to eating. There usually will be some change in em­ phasis on certain kinds of foods, such as a reduction in the starch intake. But fundamentally, the dieting suggested by the Medical Department consists in a reduction in the quantity of food consumed. The Depart­ ment believes that this kind of dieting is most effective since it pro­ vides for regular meals such as the patient has always had, with no revolutionary change in the patient's eating habits. It is far easier for a dieter to sustain a moderate alteration in his eating pattern, with long-run beneficial effects, than to make a revolutionary change in his food habits such as is called for by the formula diets. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column, care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Notify Union On LOQ Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every month to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where. Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steamship companies for Jhe itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, three copies of the LOG, the headquarters report and min­ utes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the next port of call. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con.gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can rnaintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. • ' A former Seafarer, -whose jobs have included farm hand, busboy, radio announcer and teacher, has just published a novel which recalls the days that he sailed with the SIU. David Madden, a 28-year-old native of Knoxville, Tenn., sailed in the engine and steward departments with theSIU in 1952-3. He was at various times a wiper and messman on Seatrain ships, ship­ ping out of the New York hall, and he also shipped out of the New Orleans hall on tankers. _ Madden's book, "The Beautiful Greed'' was" pubiished this month by Random House. Although it is the author's first novel, it is not his first effort at writing. He has published short stories in several literary m a g azines and a play, "Cassandra Sing­ ing" has been published in a pocket book an­ thology. Madden Madden won several prizes for other plays and studied writing with Walter Van Tilburg Clark, the author of "The Ox-Bow Incident." "The Beautiful Greed" a novel with autobiographical overtones, is about a young man who signs on the black gang of a tramp ship on a voyage to South America. Mad­ den says that although the charac­ ters in the book are not drawn entirely from the men he sailed with, some of his shipmates served as models for the seamen in his first ^novel. The title for Madden's novel of the sea was taken from a quotation from "Lord Jim," a novel by Jo­ seph Conrad. Madden, who is married and the father of a one-year-old son, is cur­ rently a teacher of English at Centre* College in Danville, Ky. Although he sometimes thinks about the times he worked on the ships. Madden has enough to do ashore. He is busy writing a television script, revising a book of criticism and is hard at work at a second novel. His next book. Madden re­ vealed, will not be a sea story. Just published by Random House Is "The Beautiful Greed," a novel by former Seafarer David Maddem Health ineurance Gimmicks Contrary to the opinions of some ne\^papers who attack Blue Cross as now providing "too much" coverage, families often buy additional policies be­ cause their health insurance is too limited. This department is always getting advice on mail­ order offers of health insurance at what seem like low rates, sometimes even only $2 a month. You even can put some such policies in force by mail­ ing a buck for two months coverage. For example, one Kansas City, Mo., company of­ fers what it calls a "major accident" policy. This sounds something like a "major medical" policy. 0*f course, it is not. It covers only accidents. An­ other "hospital-confinement" policy starts paying only after the first $100 of expense, and.also ex­ cludes any existing sickness or condition. Missouri certainly wins the title of mail-order in­ surance state. "Three of the companies flooding the mails with these seemingly-cheap but really-limited policies are domiciled in Kansas City, although Il­ linois, Indiana and Nebraska also harbor active mail insurance sellers. A number of them like to ad­ vertise as car-owners' associations. The interest in buying additional policies actually is symptomatic of a serious problem. Barbara Gray, of the Foundation of Employee Health, Medical Care & Welfare, reports that "multiple coverage" of health-insurance represents an increasing expense to many families. Because many policies are inade­ quate to start with, salesmen for standard insurance companies, as well as the mail-order companies, have an opening to sell families extra policies to sup­ plement Blue Cross or other basic coverage. The way to avoid such extra expense is to get the broadest policy available to you to start with. This department recently examined Blue Cross rates in a number of cities. In most, for a few pennies more you get much greater coverage. In Pittsburgh, for example, the Blue Cross plan insuring a family for up to 90 days of hospital care, costs $10.40 a month. For 25 cents more, you get 180 days of coverage. In Detroit, the 120-day coverage can be extended to 365 for another dime a month. Actually a family rarely needs this extra-long in­ surance. The average hospital stay of Blue Cross subscribers is Hi days. But rather than buy an­ other "peace-of-mind" policy, you'll save by taking the bigger option in your basic insurance. Keep in mind that a buck paid to you in the form • of a non-taxable health-insurance fringe benefit is more valuable than a cash dollar on which you have to pay 20 percent income tax. The only time a supplementary policy may be war­ ranted is if basic coverage is extremely limited, as in a few parts of the South where Blue Cross pays as little as $7 a day towards hospital care. But when you have a broad Blue Cross plan, like the out­ standing one in Cleveland, you'll get little use from an additional policy. Moreover, as this department previously has pointed out, individually-bought accident and health insurance policies are costly for what they provide. Because of high selling expenses, insurance com­ panies usually return in benefits only about half the money they collect on individual policies. In buying any health insurance, the Foundation advises, it's always important to compare if) costs; t2) the detailed benefit provisions and limitations of the policy; (3) the record and status of the company. (Especially, consult your state insurance depart­ ment before you buy a policy by mail. If the com­ pany isn't licensed in your state, your insurance de­ partment can't help you if you are treated unfairly.) �mr, iMt SE^AFMRKnS. lOG The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $48,500 in benefits was paid. (Any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the dis­ position of estates.) « All of the following 5IU families have re­ ceived a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing a total of .$7,000 in maternity and a maturity value of $875 in bonds: Alan Lynn Gaskins, born May 4, Domlnlck Brancoccio, Brooklyn, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. LIndsey N.Y. W. Gaskins, Portsmouth, Va. 3 3 3 i 3» 4« Scott William Jankowiak, born Christina Lock, born May 4, 1961, June 6, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jankowiak, Baltimore, to Seafarer and Mrs. Peter Lock, Ramon Maryland. Baltimore, Md. t> ti 3 3 3 Eugene Leonard, born April 20, Sandra Laud, born April 21, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Harold 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Eugene Leonard, New Orleans, La. ^ Laud, Parksley, Va. it t> t> 3 3 3 Diane Suzanne Brown, born May Stephanie Bishop, born May 30, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ellis 21, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Brown, Maiden, Mass. Bishop, Falrhope City, Ala. t 3. 3 3 3 Sherry Bunting, born June 6, Christopher Mister, born May 7, 1961, ta Seafarer and Mrs. John 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Donald Bunting, Woodbury, NJ. Mister, Baltimore, Md. V 3> 3* t> t> S> Roberto Rodriquez, born May 21, Kenneth Hughes, born May 9, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Floyd 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carlos Rodriquez, Brooklyn, NY. Hughes, Algiers, La. 3> 3< 3^ 3 3 3 Terry Bdelmon, born June 15, Tamara Battle, born May 17, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Winston 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Billy Bdelmon, Houston, Texas. Battle, Compton, Calif. 3< •" 3> 3 3 3 Michaelle Hartman, born April Jeanette Ibardoiasa, born May 29, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Don­ 22, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. ald Hartman, Seattle, Wash. Pedro Ibardoiasa, Bloomfield, N.J. 3 3 3 ^ i) i> William Toler, born June 8, 1961, Belinda Foster, born May 13, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charlie to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Tol­ er, Vlneland, NJ. Foster, Belhaven. North Carolina. 3« i 3* ' 3 3 3 3< 3« J- 3 3 3 3* 3' 4" 3 3 3 Stephan Fierce, born May 23, Susan Anna Nareski, born May 1961, 16 Seafarer aiid Mrs. John SO, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Pierce, Dre^al Hill, Pa. Joseph Nareski, Jacksonville, Fla. Eric Hood, born May 30, 1961, Lucy Bailey, born May 19, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Harvey H. to Seafarer and Mrs. Leonard Hood, New Orleans, La. Bailey, Meridian, Miss. Curtes Fillingim, born June 21, Gabriele Brasch, born March 5, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Tommy 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph Fillingim, Chickasaw, Ala. Brasch, Bortondale, Pa. 3 3 3 Sit Reglna Geno, born May 26, 1961, Jack Mathews, born May 8, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Norwood to Seafarer and Mrs. Carson W. Geno, Mobile, Ala. Mathews, Aydlett, N.C. 3 3 3 it Robert Gilbo, born July 11, 1961, Claude Hollings, born May 11, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Claude to Seafarer and Mrs. Donald Gil­ bo, Long Beach, Calif, Hollings, Mobile, Ala. 3< 3" J" 3 3 3- 3 3 3 Dietrich Swann, born July 3, Carolyn L. Dickens, born May 3, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wood- 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Her­ man Swann, Gardendale, Ala. row Dickens, Hammond, La. Jose Carmen Vourloumis, born April 26, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. George Vorloumls, Philadel­ phia, Pa. 3 3 3 Jesse Paul Williams, born May 21, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jesse Paul Williams, New Orleans, La. 3 3 A. Galiegos Oporto, 58: Brother ' John A. Brenhan, 41: Brother Brennan died In an accident ashore Oporto died of a lung ailment on on May 5, 1961, May 1, 1961, at in Charlestown, the Baltimore Mass. He had City Hospital. .He been a member had sailed In tne of the SIU since SIU deftc depart­ 1945, sailing on ment since 1941 deck. His moth­ and had been re­ er, Mrs. Joseph­ ceiving special disability bene­ ine, Brennan, survives. His fits since Sep­ burial was In tember 1959. A Boston, Mass. Total benefit: $4,000. friend, Ann Thomas, survives. Burial was In Sacred Heart Ceme­ 3 3 3 Ciaudio Santos, 57: Brother San­ tery, Baltimore. Total benefit: tos died of a heart ailment on De­ $4,000. 3 3 3 cember 28, 1960, Johan A. Axelsson, 72: Brother at the USPHS hospital In San Axelsson-dled of a heart ailment Francisco. He on May 18, 1961, in New York had been a mem­ City. He had ber of the SIU steward depart­ been a member of the SIU since ment since 1960 1938, sailing in and Is survived the deck depart­ by a ,b r p t h e r, ment and had Domingo. Burial was In Holy Cross Cemetery, New­ been receiving ton, Washington. Total benefit: special disability benefits since $4,000. 1955. Jeanette A. Reczko, a grand3 3 3. • Wade V. Smith, 61: Brother niece, survives. Burial was In Smith died of a heart ailment on Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn. June 4, 1961 at Total benefit: $4,000. the USPHS hos­ 3 3 3 pital In New Or­ Wesley O. Cunningham, 40: A leans. He had been a member stomach condition caused the death of the SIU en­ of Brother Cun­ gine department ningham on June since 1949 and is 1, 1961, at the survived by a USPHS hospital sister, Jacqueline in Galveston, Smith S e a 1 e y. Tex. He had Burial was In Wauchula, Florida. been a member of the SIU deck Total benefit: $4,000. department since 3 3 3 1943 and is, sur­ Robert A. DlPucclo, 24: Brother vive d hy his DlPucclo passed away from a stom­ mother, Mrs. Fannie Cunningham. ach ailment in Burial was In Sanford, Fla. Total Galveston, Tex. benefit: $4,000. on May 2, 1961. He had been sail­ 3 3 3 ing on SIU tug­ Braulio Oliveras, 59: A coronary boats since 1959. occlusion was the cause of death He Is survived to Brother Oli­ by his mother, veras on May 2, Mrs. Anne Dl­ 1961, at the US­ Pucclo. Burial PHS hospital in was In Calvary Cemetery, Galveston. Total bene­ Staten Island. He had been a mem­ fit: $4,000. ber of the SIU engine depart­ ment since 1947 and is survived by his widow, Eva Oliveras. Burial was In Guayanllla, Puerto Rico. Total benefit: $4,000. 3 3 Daniel Bertolino, born June 17, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs, Joseph Bertolino, Galveston, Texas. 3 3 3 Linda Cocek, born March 6, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alfons Cocek, Hitchcock, Texas. 3 3 3 the hospital? Connie Marie Palmer, born May 22, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Michael E. Palmer, Houston, Texas. 3 II"-/''-' 3 3 Marianiie. Brancoccio, born June 12, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Clll S|0 Hsll immediately! 3 3 Henry F. Samson, 59: Brother Samson died of a liver ailment on June 2, 1961 at the Tampa Gen­ eral Hospital, Florida. He had been a member of the SIU deck department since 1950 and Is sur­ vived by his brother, William Samson. Inter­ ment wag a't Ai^burn, Maine, v/here Brother Samson made his home. Total benefit: $4,000. Henry Rowe, 58: Brother Rowe passed away from pneumonia on September 30, 1960, at Alexan­ dria, Egypt. He had been a mem­ ber of the SIU since 1938, sailing in the steward department. He is survived hy his widow, MFs. Hen­ ry Rowe. Inter­ ment was in Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx. Total benefit: $4,000. 3 3 3 Manuel J. Archibald, 73: A heart ailment was the cause of Brother Archibald's death on May 24, 1961, In New Orleans. He had been a member of the SIU steward de­ partment since 1948 and is sur­ vived by his wld0 w, Margarlte Archibald. Burial was in St. Vincent Cemetery, New Orleans. Total benefit: $500. 3 3 3 Frank N. Meacher, 60: A heart condition was the cause of death to Brother Mea­ cher on May 30, 1961, at the US­ PHS hopltal in Baltimore. He had been a mem­ ber of the SIU since 1939 and is survived by his widow. Rose Meacher. Broth­ er Meacher sailed in the black gang. Interment was In Moreland Memorial Park, Baltimore. Total benefit; $4,000. 3 3 3 Pete Semar, 62: A lung ailment was the cause of death to Brother Semar on Febru­ ary 4, 1960, at Bangkok. Thai­ land. He had shipped with the SIU since 1951 In the deck depart­ ment. Surviving, is his daughter, Ruth Halllnan, of Brooklyn, New York. Total benefit: $4,000. SIU, SUP Members Recall Late Eng'r Capt. Patrick J. (Paddy) Bren­ nan, a retired chief engineer and member of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, who had become a black gang legend during his 77 years, was killed in an auto accident near La Plata, Md., earlier this month. Capt. Brennan sailed as chief en­ gineer on US Lines ships for many years until his retirement In 1948. Several SIU and SUP members who sailed with Brennan recalled that he was a strict taskmaster but a fair man. Brennan became a legend by his partlcplatlon in black gang battles and his ability as a marine engineer. His body was flown to his birth­ place, Dundalk, County Louth, Ire­ land, for buriaL �Mr. INI Smooth Sailing... Then Evans Out of Smokes It was A smooth trip until a Seafarer asked a shipmatei Po you have a cigarette? It was a simple request—and a simple one with which to comply. Except that the smokes had relax.- And, as the officers and crew sat back with their smokes, run out. A Desperate Situation That was the situation facing the Mount Evans (American Tramp Shipping) during its last voyage. ..The Luckies, the Chesterfields, the Marlboros, all were gone and the crew could only stare at each other and the empty slopchest. It looks as if hard times had descended on the ship somewhere at sea. Everywhere shipmates turned they could see Seafarer^ with books of matches—but no cigarettes. Then the Penn Trader (Penntrans) sailed into view. Quickly Sparks sent the message: "Do you have a cigarette?" ) Penn Trader To Rescue The Penn Trader did, and in a short time some cartons were sent over. Now the Mount Evans could face Niaeteca it'APAnERt loa they sent the following communi­ que to the Penn Trader: "This is to say thank you for the generous and friendly action which you so promptly took to help us all in the matter of an un­ fortunate cigarette _shortage on this vessel. We each and every one of us aboard greatly appreciate the sacrifice which you have so will­ ingly and unhesitatingly'made on our behalf. We are sure that the crew of the Penn Trader will be remembered with thanks for a long time by all of us here." Lit Up And Content Then the Mount Evans sailed on, her crew lit up and content, the slopchest shortage over. "We wish you all a safe and pleasant voyage home and once more from all aboard, a heartfelt 'thank you,'" the MouBt Evans radioed good-by. SIU Children's Pix Light Up LOG'S Pages LOQ-A'RHYTHMt Energetic Sea By Thnrst<m Lewis Power? One cup of ma And I will electrify your cities. Use me right And I will move your ihipst I will water your desert valleys; I will provide you with food and medicines. 1 gave you the whaleThat leviathan of my bosom. Leave some of him That I may pass him on to your sons and your sons' sons. I am on the march. Where you are now I shall be. Where 1 am now your son may be. Susan Berner Betty Edwards Your flesh, in the beginning, Three more proud SIU fam­ came from me. ilies have sent in pictures of When will you return? their daughters to the LOG to display to other Union members. Starting with the youngest, the girls are: Eight-month-old Betty Edwards, who made her debut in Gulfport, Mississippi on October 7, 1960. Her father Howard, a member of the deck department, joined the SIU in 1947. Next comes 16-month-old Susan Berner of Morristown, New Jersey. Herbert Berner, her father, also joined the Union in 1947. He sails in the black gang. The oldest of the three, Naomi Cruz, celebrated her fifth birth­ day in The Bronx, New York, on April 11. Her father Virgilio, an SIU member since 1944, sails in the stewai'd department. Isthmian Safety Award To Surveyor The Steel Surveyor, which had the least number of accidents among all Isthmian Lines ships during the July to December I960 period, won the company's semi-an­ nual safety award of $500 for the second half of I960. Shown receiving the unli­ censed crews shar»:—$250—from Captain Levi Williams (right) are (I. to r.l: Larry Von Lofton, carpenter; Donald Neil, second electrician, and Joe Coe, bosun. The awards are given twice a year and com­ pany officials said the ship was in a good way to repeat for the first half of 1961. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), April 4—Chairman, O. Skalton; Secretary, Sterling Norris. DifTiculty with draws discussed. DiiTerence between chief rook and OS also discussed. All hands responsible for keeping natives out of passageways. Want more vari­ ety' in ice cream: too fnuch Neapoli­ tan. Discussed if there shouid be penalty wage for nuclear cargo. G. Gottschalk. Everything running smoothiy. No beefs reported. Ship's fund. $9. Library will be changed fn Norfolk. Suggestion that brothers make a voluntary cnntributinn at payoff in the amount of $3 or there­ abouts. Motion made and carribd for two men to assist each other in bad weather upon opening meat and chill box door to prevent injury. WESTCHESTER (Peninsular Nav.), , April 2—Chairman, John Steeber; Sec­ retary, William Lovett. Frank Myatt was elected ship's deiegate. No .beefs reported. Request for fans in all rooms, messhall, pantry and galley. ROBIN HOOD (Moore McCormack), April 16—Chairman. C. Terry; Secre­ tary, R. Sedowskl. Captain spoke to purser regarding being 'more cooper­ ative with crew concerning slopchest and draws. $12 in ship's fund. Motion made to keep natives out of midship house while on the Aftican Coast. T. Ratliff, elected new ship's delegate. Crewmembers asked to wash out gar­ age buckets from water spigot on 4pck instead of using sink in the gear locker. Several constructive suggestions were made. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), April U—Chairman, Alexander D. Brodie; Secretary, Cedric R. Wood. Suggestion made that crew go on record for giving liber.-l contributions for the AMMLA. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. $26.80 in ship's fund. Complaints to the stew­ ard about more fresh fruit, including watermelons, cantaloupes, peaches, pears and grapes, to be placed on board before departure from last US port, and fish and hard boiled eggs in night lunch. Steward stated that this matter would have to be settled in New York. Vessel needs fumiga­ tion. IBERVILLE (Waterman), April IS— Chairman, Pat Conley; Secretary, J. M. Melendei. Porthole screens and keys for all crew's quarters now available. Deck department request clariHcation concerning men being knocked off wheel when ship is in Canai and turning them to on deck. Motion made, seconded and carried to take a hand vote for the relieving of ship's delegate. . New ship's dele­ gate elected. Movie fund discussed and approved, and is to be continued in the future by having ship's pool money used for the purchasing of f.lra. MONTECO SEA (Standard Marine), March 10—Chairman, C. W. Wilsoni Secretary, G. L. ZIntz. One fireman and fird cook sent home due to ill­ ness. One oiler mis.sed ship at Cal­ cutta. Motion made, seconded and carried that no one pay off until definite decision is made with board­ ing patrolman concerning necessary urgent reparis to refrigerator, patch holes in decks, passageways and mcs.shall. Repair, screen doors and fumi­ gate amidships. KATHRYN (Boll), April 17—Chair­ man, Evaristo Jimenez; Secretary, Evarlsto Jimenez. No beefs reported. One man mis.sed ship in San Juan. Vote of thanks for 4-8 watch for keeping messhall clean. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), April U —Chairman, W. M. Bruton; Secretary, ROBIN KIRK (Moore-McCermack), April 23 — Chairman, Andrew A. Thompson. One man returned from hospital, and one left in Naples. $16.10 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported. Motion made to have steward order plastic pitchers. Linen from 8 to 8:30; 12 to 12:30; 4 to 4:30. Motion made to order four-fcfot aluminum ladder for electrician's use. Since honey Is not on company list, steward cannot order it. Three men missed ship and caught It in next port. EVELYN (Bull), (April 22—Chair­ man, Elbert Hogge; Secretary, Ray Lavolne. No beefs reported. Sam Kacker elected new ship's delegate. Steward and deck dept. toilets to be checked for flooding. Need cement deck in 8-12 engine department foc'sle. JEAN LA FITTE (Waterman), May 3—Chairman, Lester Lapham. T. Mil­ ton, ship's delegate reported no beefs. Crew request to have patrolman check s?np rhcst. On? ninn hniight B pair of shoes and three hours later the soles fell off. Vote of thanks to new steward for improving food con­ ditions on ship. Request that patrol­ man look over mattresses and bed springs. Need timer for washing ma­ chine. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (SeatraIn), April 22—Chairman, O. W. Orr; Sec­ retary, C. Primeaux. No beefs re­ ported. Two men missed ship, one in Savannah and one in Edgewater. Request new clock for messroom. May 27—Chairman, C. Lee; Secretary, F. Stouck. No beefs reported. Re­ quest that members working and on watch at payoff to please turn their books over to the department delegate for the boarding patrolman. Motion made that ship's delegate see chief about air-conditioner in messhall which should be put in working order 1' i?: f rX and one man be assigned to take care of same. Discussion about safe­ ty in the holds. Light bulbs are out months at a time. Also discussion on fairness of time off. To see patrol­ man about same. spreads that are a little larger than the ones used now. Vote of thanks to steward department. LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bioomfieid), April 23—Chairman, D. Clausen; Sec­ retary, H. Huston. Arnold, ship's del­ egate resigns after his report. Cap­ tain compiimented crew on winning Public Health award for the Sth year. Anyone caught with contraband will be prosecuted. New electric wringer to be used only or clean washed clothes, and hand wringer for rough work clothes. Captain will push all logs for those who are not aboard one hour befoi'e sailing. Discussion as to whether or not this is legal log, and some companies have had to refund these logs. Shipping com­ missioner in Gulf port says it is not legal. $27 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to the steward department. May 26—Chairman, J. Meyer; Secre­ tary, Hutcherson. Ship's delegate re­ ported everything OK. Delayed sail­ ing will be taken up with'patrolman at payoff. $27 in ship's fund. Head­ quarters to be notified that the last two LOG packages have been opened and contained only 2 LOGs. No min­ utes or communications. Letter read by ship's delegate to be sent to Safety Director Joe Algina, pertaining to use of lube oil, fuel oil, etc. on main decks in lieu of botiafidc deck coatings creating extreme safety and health hazards. Crew asked to try and keep recreation room and other inside facilities as clean as possible. It was pointed out that due to the extreme filthiness of this ship it will take cooperation of all hands. YAKA (Waterman), Chairman, R. Bunce; Secretary, DImitIr Gotsetf. Ship's delegate reported all lockers in deck and steward deportment re­ paired and painted. Room allowance put in for from April 19 to 29, when vessel was aground. $2 for hot sup­ per put in for the 19. Ship's dele­ gate re.signed, will accept all responsibilKy to date. M. Reges volunteered for .iob, and was accepted. Vote of thanks to baker for job well done. Crew complaining about not receiving LOGS. suggested that a more suitable ar­ rangement should be made concerning draws. At the end of last voyage the balance in ship's fund was $18.07. A donation of $4 was made to Librai'y Association, leaving a balance of $14.07. Suggestion that at supper time, seats should be left open for men on watch. Ship's delegate resigned. Howard Webber elected new ship's delegate. Two men mi.ssed .ship in New Orlens. No beefs reported. Screens will be put in messhall ports. Skipper will be asked to e.xamine chain stop­ pers on lifts for safety. Steward will try to get seafood in Japan. Bosun affirms each man gets one box soap powder weekly. Crew asked to be less noisy in foc'sles while ship is in port. Pantryman asks men to observe meal hours. Washing machine being overused—time limit asked. Men reminded to request skipiJer for transportation to doctor. All repairs on repair list completed. DEL RIO (Mississippi), April 9— Chairman, Henry Maas; Secretary, M. Osborn. Ship is on maiden voyage and all officers are to be elected at this meeting. Henry Mass was elected as ship's delegate. All departments report shortage of working gear, such as brooms, mops and mop buckets. Especially engine department. No other beefs reported. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), April 30—Chal.'man, S. Fulford; Secretary, F. Shaia. Trip has been smooth; had hard luck of losing one member who pas.sed away in Calcutta, and two left in hospitals, one in Calcutta and one in Port Said. Few hours' di.sputed OT in deck and engine departments. Sug­ gestion to have tlie Union, contact company and see if they can get bed­ SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (SeaIrain), May 21—Chairman, V. Szymanski; Secretary; V. Corlis. No beefs icported. Ship's delegate elected. Crew asked to keep water cooler clean, a Suggestion to keep laundry room in better order. Vote of thanks extended to steward department for food well prepared and served. INES (Bull), May 3—Chairman, M. Reges; Secretary, Robert L. Hall. ROBIN GRAY (Moore-McCormack), March 21—Chairman, Rocco Albanese; Secretary, Edward Mishanski. It was Naomi Cruz PENN VOYAGER (Penn Shipping), April 30—Chairman, C. Jances; Sec­ retary, E. Kresz. Some disputed OT in deck and steward department. L. P. Strrlnnd elertsd ship's delegate. Crew asked to return cups to pantry and leave washing machine clean. DANNY BOY (Cargo & Tankship), April 9—Chairman, Fred R. Hicks, Jr.; Secretary none elected. Eric Berg was elected ship's delegate. Deck de­ partment head needs repairing of fan. Request for awning for both port and starboard sides of vessel. Vessel ex­ pected to go to Korea and then to Japan, then she will be sold for scrap. Crew will fly home from Japan. DOROTHY (Bull), April 30—Chair­ man, R. E. Kiedinger; Secretary, E. W. Carter. Very smooth voyage. No beefs reported. Vote of thanks to steward department. VILLAGE (Consolidated Mariners), April 2—Chairman, Victor M. Perez; Secretary, Waiter Cole. Ship's dele­ gate to see the captain about the draw in American dollars. The wash­ ing machine was repaired and port­ hole screens still to be taken care of. No beefs reported. BEATRICE (Bull), May 7—Chair­ man, Wm. R. Kleimola. Ernest C. DeButte elected ship's delegate. No beefs reported. Repairs to be made on some of the foc'sles. Discussibn on fantail awning,. ATLAS (Cargo & Tankship), April 22—Chairman, Malcolm Cross; Secre­ tary, W. M. Davies. Ship's delegate reported transportation beef squared away at Norfolk last trip. Ship pay­ ing off this trip. .All hands due tran.sportation will collect at payoff. $60 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. Motion that com­ pany pay transportation to original port of sign on after one round trip has been completed. Need new wash­ ing machine badly. .Agent to check with US Coast Guard Commissioner on allotment checks with comoany as some did not go out to families. AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), April 23 —Chairman, Charles Johnsen; Secre­ tary, C. J. N.-II. Had a good payoff with no beefs. Rcouest for new washing machine. Drinking w/'ter should be checked as it is rusty. Vote o thanks to resigning ship's delegate. Charles Johnsen. for a good job. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), April 20 —Chairman, A. W. Saxon; Secretary, W. R. Stone. Repairs not conipletcd. New washing machine installed. .No beefs reported. $20.62 in ship's fund. Patrolman to see about having a fan fpr cacli man in room or larger fans Installed. Ship needs fumigation. �ISRAFAm^RS Pare Tweaty Good Eating water from inside the house. The Del Norte (Mississippi Ship­ ping) is working to have the drink­ ing water tank cleaned more often to insure good taste and purity. The crew has also been asked by the meeting chairman, Philip Coloa, to send news and pictures to the LOG so other members will know what the ship is doing. Deck Coatings »The Lucile Bloomfleld (Bloomfield) is acting to correct an_"extreme safety hazard" created by using lube oil and fuel oil on the main decks instead of bonafide deck coatings. A report on this has been sent to headquarters. Another dangerous practice Is being acted upon on the Seatrain Savannah (Seatrain) where "lightbulbs have been out months at a time before being replaced." Smokey Smokestack Penn Transporter (Penn Naviga­ tion) crew is working to get repairs made on the ship's stack. Crewmembers' health and general work­ ing conditions aboard ship are en­ dangered by the smoke which is "taking over." To insure better department representation on the Arizpa (Wat­ erman), the crew has decided to rotate the ship's delegate position each voyage among the three de­ partments. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea - Land), March 20—Chairman, B. Varn, Jr.; Secretary, C. Rujh. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Repair list turned in. Resigned as ship's delegate. $38 in ships luiiu. liiuliiei J. Uabsun, elected to serve as ship's delegate. New crewmembers should donate a $1 contribution toward TV fund at payoff. Vole of thanks to retiring ship'.s delegate, C. Hcnning. for job well done. Also vote of thanks to steward department for good service and food. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), March 19—Chairman, Ian Cumming; Secretary, F. S. Fairfield. One man mis.sed ship in New York. No beefs reported. Proposal for lights to be kept on on deck after midship house. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), March 14 —Chairman, Francisco Alvarez; Sec­ retary, L J. Pate. Ship's delegate re­ ported no beefs—everything Tunning smoothly. Request that next contract specify that mail be forwarded from one port to another. $13.48 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by dele­ gates. Ship's delegate requested stew­ ard for proper amount of fruit. ELIE V (Ocean Cargoes), March 70 —Chairman, Art Andersen; Secretary, M. A. Rendueles. New ship'.s delegate elected. M. A. Rendueles. One man got olT ship 38 minutes before sailing time, with all his gear. Request that overtime be equalized In engine de­ partment. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), March 15—Chairman, M. Olson; Secre­ tary, V. Sanchez. Ship's delegate re­ ported one man missed ship. $12 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Carl­ son elected ship's delegate, Harry Davis, deek delegate. Discussion regardin,g TV set being repaired. ALAMAR (Calmar), March 7—Chair­ man, Ray Schrum; Secretary, J. C. Reed. Ship's delegate taken off ship In Honolulu. He is under doctor's care. Ray Schrum elected new ship's delegate. One man missed ship in Honolulu, in deck deoartment. Two men short in engine deoarlment. No beefs reported. A vote of thanks given to steward department for a job well done. ORION CLIPPER (Orion), March 5— Chairman, H. B. Vincent; Secretary, Frank Nakllcki. Shin's delegate re­ ported six men from original crew mie^ing. Three men short now. No milk was purchased at Subic Bay. Shin's delegate wants to resign. One man from engine deoartment sent .to hospital. .1. R. W'lson elected new sliin's delegate Vote of thanks to former shln'.s delcate for the good work he has done. Di.scusslon on "-"(ring and seiw'ne of *-'ad». Letter being sent to Union "about milk In Subic Bay. YORKMAR (Calmar), March 3 — Chairman, M. C. Herring; Secretary, L. D. PierSwit. Ship's ileieyate ic' ported that there has been some trouble with the Mate. Crew com­ plaining about the breakfast being late and poorly cooked. Not enough bread aboard when leaving West Coast. DEL ORO (Mississippi), March 12— Chairman, Harvey Shero; Secretary, George H. McFall. Ship's delegate reported exhaust fan for crew heads were put In this trip and are working. Disputed launch service from la.st voyage was not allowed by p-itrolman m in N.O. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. -$41.48 In ship's fund. Brother Montasano elected new ship's dele­ gate. Motion to ask hq for Informa­ tion regarding engine utility working after 5 PM without OT. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Crew request ship be fumigated In NO. E R N A ELIZABETH (Albatross), March 19—Chairman, H. Monohan; Secretary, P. Patrick. Ship's delegate reported that a letter was sent re­ garding mattresses. Harry Monehan elected new ship's delegate. All de­ partments asked to Keep fans clean. ORION PLANET (Orion), March 12— Chairman, Rood; Secretary, Parker. Ship's delegate reported all OK. Steward will check table at meal time to sec that all foods are out. More steak to be out. DEL VALLE (Mississippi), March 5 Chairman, Jack Proeell; Secretary, A. H. Perez. .Ship's delegate reported no beefs. $14 In ship's fund. Molioii made to keep Kroo boys out of the house. Crew asked to keep quiet while people are sleeping. DEL SUD (Mississippi), March 12— Chairman, James P. Shaughnessy; Secretary, Thos. 0. Rainey. Shiii's delegate reported everything running smoothly. "Talked on buying cigarets and liquor in St. Thomas. VI. Leaving Nc'w Orlean.s. final voyage, SSiH) In Six Ships Compliment Stewards' Excellent Job In addition to the usual compliments that steward depart* ment members of many ships receive for their fine food, gal­ ley crews and individual department members of six SIU ships received special com-f mendation from crewmem- Persian Gulf run In April, vpted bers during April and May for thanks to the department crew service "beyond the usual call of "for good chow and service under With the advent of hot weather, many ships are stepping up their health and safety measures to insure safe summer sail­ ing. Fumigation to exterminate water spigot outside the house be hooked up for their use. If this is mice and rats and prevent not possible, one workman can be contagious disease is the order designated as "water boy" to get of the day for a number of ships. The Jean (Bull) has scheduled a fumigation when it returns home as well as checking on its repair list. With a pest control spraying in New York done, the Steel Execu­ tive (Isthmian^ will continue its ef­ forts with periodic spraying using bombs supi^ied by the steward. Spray Bombs Used Spray bombs for roaches were used as a temporary measure on tlie Del Alba (Mississippi Ship­ ping) while plans were made for a fumigation in New Orleans. Crew also had problems with Kroo boys wandering through midship house in Africa. Another Mississippi Shipping Company ship, Del Oro, reported it had to lock the showers and head while in port in South America to keep marauders out. The key was given to gangway watchman. Keeper Of The Keys A similar problem, compounded by foc'sles without keys, occurred on the Elie V (Ocean Cargoes) in Alexandria, Egypt. Arrangements were made with the chief mate to lock the foc'sles and to keep all screen doors closed while unload­ ing cargo. , The Steel Architect (Isthmian) hit on a way to prevent outsiders from coming into house to get water. The crew suggested that a Jolr. 19<i LOG ny Chief cook Virgil' SwanisoR 'holds a 45-pound dolphin caught in the Gulf of Mexico to show that the MV Petrbchem will have good eating. The picture was taken by W. G. BorroH, who joined in the fish dinner at suppertime. 'Sea Spray' difficult circumstances due to weather conditions and shortage of food at out ports of call." A Public Health Service award was won by the Lucile Boolmfieid (Bloomfield) for the fifth time in April, and the crew cited the stew­ ard department for their "efforts toward winning the award, the ex­ cellent variety of groceries, good cooking and baking and for the award presentation dinner in Gal­ veston where Union and company officials attended." The baker of lues (Bull) was cited for a "job well done" while -by Seafarer "Red" Fink the ship was aground on mud flats for 11 days In 'May. Previously, an April meeting aboard the Del Aires (Mississippi Shipping) gave a vote of thanks to messman Adolph Lamonthe for "exceptionally good service In the crew messroom," while in May, the Penn Trader (Penntrans) com­ mended baker Wilber Wentling for "a job well done." Some of the many ships thank­ ing their steward-departments for their usual fine jobs include: Northwestern Victory (Victory Carriers); Producer (Marine Car­ riers); Seatrain New Jersey (Sea­ train); Alcoa Partner (Alcoa); and Del Mundo (Mississippi Ship­ ping). Also, Ocean Evelyn (Maritime Overseas), Omnium Freighter (Moi Shipping), Calmar (Calmar), Petrochero (Valentine Chemical Car­ riers) and Bethcoaster (Ore Naviga­ tion). I can sure use a good meal. duty." In April, the crew of the Dor­ othy (Bull) voted to thank the steward department for a "really wonderful job during the voyage and especially so during the 13day stopover in Cadiz, Spain." Re­ sponsible for the no beef voyage were C. R. (Pop) West, steward; E. Lamb, chief cook; B. Kiender, night cook and baker; A. Hender­ son, third cook; J. Winfleld, mess^ man; A. King, messman; C. Hill, messman and J. Hartman, BR. The Montego Sun (Tiger),' on a r '1 hope that's an SIU ship. ship's fund. Spent $309 for pictures,, lens and parts. Spent $20 for washing machine agitator as per meeUQg on voyage 98. Presently on hand $270. No beefs reported by delegates. Comiiiittre elected to Uiaw iip m letter to be sent to headquarters concerning the Assessments. George J. Fox elect­ ed ship's delegate. MARYMAR (Calmar), March 12 — Chairman, B. Schwartz; Secretary, G. V. Thobe. No beefs reported. Dis­ cussion regarding the shortage of water one day after leaving Philadel­ phia. ATLAS (Cargo A Tankship), April •—Chairman, H. K. Smith; Secretary, C. M. Olson. Ship's delegate reported that transportation from last voyage which was turned over to Union officials will bo squared away this trip on arrival in Norfolk. No payoff expected this trip. Delegates asked to get up draw list, also to turn in declarations for Customs. Sh'p's arti­ cles explained to membership. $108 In ship's fund. Part of this to be spent restocking on cokes and o-slance to remain in ship's fund. R. Jack­ son elected ship's treasurer. Depart­ ment delegates reported no beets. Motion to have ship's delegate call headquarters for clarification on transportation. Motion made to con­ tact captain In regards to giving new men a draw on OT. due to short trip. Suggestion that general meetings be held hereafter on the payoff trip, as the trips are so short. Vote of thanks from entire crew and officers to Wil­ bur Hall, baker, for fine baking. Steward wishes to thank cooks and all hands for fine Job. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), no date—(no names for chairman or sec­ retary submitted.) Ship's delegate re­ ported everything OK. $38.14 in ship's fund. Motion made to check slopchest to avoid seconds in goods. Motion made to cheCk and put bloofT type on clinic card. Also whether or not a man is allergic to penicillin. Ship's delegate eolected samples of water and had discussion that filters now in use are doing no good. Scum in bottom of tanks. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), March S—Chairman, Richard Randsome; Secretary, Vernon Hall. Ship's delegate reported everything going smoothly. Some di.spuled OT. Jordan, ship'.s deleg.nte resigned, was given a vote of thanks for a Job well done. R. F. Ransome to be acting ship's delegate until next meeting. $25 in ship's fund. Motion made that a leUer be written to headquarters negouatIng committee to Incorporate in agreement that the company pay crews for actual number of days worked Instead' of a 30-day month. Suggestion that crew contact patrol- man to obtain new washing machine, and that toasters be repaired. Vote Of thanks to steward department for the improvement in the food. Members getting off Instructed to leave foc'sles clean and leave keys in foc'sles. OULPWATER (Cargo & Tankship), April 2—Chairman, L. Paradaau; Sec­ retary, Cao. Libby. Disputed OT on delayed sailing in deck department. Engine depanntent having trouble with gas down in engine room. Some disputed OT on delayed sailing in steward department. Motion by ship's delegate that the permit member 4-8 Ordinary should not be made the deck delegate as there are five class A men on deck. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), April 2—Chairman, Pat Fox; Secretary, V. Harding. $11 in ship's fund. Depart­ ment delegates reported no beefs. All running smoothly. EDITH (Bull), April B—Chairman, T. R. Olann; Sacretary, W. A. Thomas. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. No beefs. Motion made to elect new ship's delegate. Thomas R. Clown elected. OEBARDELEBEN MARINE NO. 1 (Ceyle Lines), April S—Chairman, Jue Justus; Secretary, C. E. Savant. •140.27 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported. Letter written to headquar­ ters regarding changlntr working agreement. Will present copy to pa­ trolman. Motion made to buy new TV, accepted unanimously. EMILIA (Bull), April 14—Chairman, Ned Remliy; Secretary, C. Rawlings. Repair list made up. Two members had to get off In Honolulu to enter hospital. Letter sent In regarding members who had a small part Ih a movie in Japan. $55.35 In ship'.s fund. $20 taken out for flowers sent to a member's father who pas.sed away. No beefs reported. Ship needs to be fumigated. BEAUREGARD (Sea-Land), April 12 —Chairman, P. J. Cleary; Secretary, R. E. Voss. No beefs reported. Mo­ tion made to have all port time in the continental limits of the US as time off on anv SlU-contacted ships, or pay OT. Vote of thanks to steward department. PENN VOYAGER (Penn Shipoing), March 26—Chairman, C. James; Secre­ tary, V. V. Vangorden. Ship's dele­ gate reported no beefs. Two men mi.s.sed ship, and one man ho.spHaIized. All three men Joined in Dji­ bouti. Steward's department toilet needs to be fixed or replaced. To order fans for next trip as there are no parts available. To get medical supplies for stiip. Motion made to move deck engine storeroom back aft 10 that men oil watch can sleep. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), March 24—Chairman, D. Dickson; Secretary, W. borreton. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Custom's line imposed by the Tampa Cu.stoms to be ascertained and paid in Norfolk by crew. $9 in ship's fund. Discussion on Custom's contraband seizure in Tampa. Request cooperation in keeping heads and washrooms' clean. Laundry and li­ brary to be locked in port. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), March 27 —Chairman, P. Meranda. Ship's dele­ gate reported on leaky bulkhead in crew's pantry. $86 In movie fund. $21.35 in TV fund. Department dele­ gates reported no beefs. Crew asked not to dump deck wash water in laundry sinks. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Carriars), Feb. 12—Chairman, P. S. Howe. No beefs reported. Crew asked to clean ship's laundry. Old books to be returned to Seamen's Institute. SAN MARINO (Peninsular), March 19—Chairman, Jesse Baugher; Sec­ retary, H. A. Janicka. Request for ahiiJ's delegate to be voted on. Re­ quest for "B" and "C" card regula­ tions. etc. to be read outlining their position on ship. Ship's treasurer re-ported funds sent in to SEAFARERS LOG. J. W. McAuley voted as new shiiTs delegate. All repairs being worked on. No beefs in general. Meeting will be held in port with pa­ trolman. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), March 29—(No names for chairman or sec­ retary given.) Department delegates reported all is well. Crew complain­ ing about water. Motion made to send letter to headquarters regarding same, and to bring sample of the water back to States to be examined bv Botrd -of Health. Discussion that nien should wear full shirts and not T-shirt for mealtime in dining room. Crew claims they should receive check for first draw and local cur­ rency on the following day. PENN EXPLORER (Penntrans), March 12—Chairman, H. Miller; Sec­ retary, C. Gardner. G. Stroecker elected ship's delegate. AA depart­ ments reported ever.vthlng fine and no beefs. C. Garner elected ship's treasurer. Motion made that each man donate $1 each for ship's fund. April 2—Chairman, H. Miller; Secre­ tary, C. Gardner. Ship's delegate re­ ported no beefs. Everyone asked to keep all doors locked so as to keep all Egyptians out of the deck house. $3 in ship's fund. Everyone asked to turn off light in laundry. Someone has been leaving washing machine on after using it. ... �SEAPAkikS t6^ lily. IMl SF PHS Hospital Doctors Thankod To the Editor: I would appreciate it if you will publish these words of thanks to Dr. Freeman and Dr. Ghin for their attention to my ca£e while I was in the San Francisco Public Health hospi­ tal. Dr. Freeman showed me sketches of my heart, what to do and what not to do, which few doctors will do. He is sure To The Editoi?! .All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. tops; also all the nurses and aids, night and day were very good—not only to me, but to all the patients on 5-E. May I say this to any of my SIU brothers. If they ever have to be admitted to the SF marine hospital, they shouldn't worry. They will be given the best of care. Incidentally,, while I was an outpatient, Dr. Kristensen of the Dental Department ex­ tracted some eight or ten teeth and made me a set (top and bottom). I can eat corn on the cob and steak with them as if they were my natural ones. This is about the only way I can thank the doctors and nurses, so please put this in the next issue. Frank E. Gardner or spiritually. He is a favorite with all seamen who make Mari­ ner's House their home away from home. Mariner's House is over 100 years old. It was founded by a Father Taylor who acted as chaplain at the House. He, in turn, was succeeded by Dr. Bayes after his death some 20 years ago. Richard McLaughlin 4* 4> 4»> Says Helio To Some Friends To the Editor; Just a few lines to say hello to some of my. friends, Bob Schaffer and Silent Matt, also Mrs. Bobbie and Johnnie at th^ Spot Light in New Orleans. I would like to hear from Bob if he sees this in the LOG. I can be reached at Sailor's Snug Harbor, Staten Island, NY. William P. Driscoil if i* if . San Marino Has Clean Trip To the Editor: As ship's delegate on the SS San Marino (Peninsular Navi­ gation) I am happy to "report that we are bringing this ship in clean in all respects; no logs, no disputed overtime, no beefs. This has been an A-1 trip with a good crew from the skipper on down. August A. Smith if if if Cites Dei Sud For Assistance To the Editor: I would like to thank the crew of the Del Sud for every­ i 4. 4. thing they did in getting me home on time for the funeral Steel Surveyor of my 61/^-year-old daughter. I would also like to thank Buck Thanks Cooks Stevens who was very helpful To the Editor: We the crew of the SS Steel in every way possible. The kind and courteous treat­ Surveyor, (Isthmian Line, Inc,) wish to thank the steward de­ ment shown me by the brothers partment for the fine food of this Union made a deep im­ served aboard the vessel. Our pression on me, one which I thanks go especially to the will never forget. Donald Ray Sander chief cook and his cooks for if if if the job well done under the difficult conditions of the India Appreciates Aid run. L. Von Lofton While Beached J. V. Bremer To the Editor: Delegates I went to our clinic in Hous­ 4» 4* 4« ton and passed the physical. Cites Service Of Now I am to ship out on the Overseas Rose which is sched­ Mariner's House uled to sail today with a load of To the Editor: grain for India. Our Union was wonderful to I would like to cite the tremendous service performed me when I was unable to go by Dr. Ralph Bayes for seamen to sea. I am fit for duty now who live at Mariner's House, 11 and feel it is my duty to go North Square in Boston. back to work and help the Un­ I have been a resident of the ion by paying dues. House for some 1.1 years and A day may come when I can­ have observed Dr. Bayes' many not go any more. But until kind and thoughtful gestures to­ then, I want to go to sea for as ward seamen. He shows movies long as I can. Thanks to all and to the SIU at Mariner House periodically and is always available to lend for everything. Gordon E. Flnley us a helping hand—physically Seafarers In India See Lots Of Children (The following photo-study of Indian children was sub­ mitted by Seafarer William Calefato, just off an Indian run on the Montego Sky.) From the deck or dockside, palm at an early age. They will it almost seems that all a Sea­ follow American seamen long dis­ farer can see in India is chil­ tances with their hands held up and are not eas­ dren. These chil­ ily discouraged. dren mirror the But there is an­ whole panorama other side to In­ of the nation. dia. For while Their happy ragged clothes or sad faces, show the nation's their hands outpoverty (photos stretched for below) the chil­ money or clutch­ dren's smiles ing schoolbooks, and determina­ show seamen tion are evident. both "abject pov­ The schoolchil­ erty an(l the de­ dren (bottom termination that photo) seem to exists in this nation. As' Seafarers who have say that things, will be different visited India can testify, children when they ferow up. And the boy are taught the art of the upturned at the left emphasizes this. Pace Twcnty-Oae �rase Twenty-Tw* 1SJB)lF%n'EnS' LOG Cook Normal As Daughter's Wedding Over Now that it is all over, Seafarer Dominick Di Gioviinni is just get­ ting back to normal and probably thinking it's easier being a third cook than a father of the bride. The wedding that threw Di Gio­ vanni's schedule out of order—he sails on the Del Sud (Mississippi Shipping)—took place April 22, when his daughter Sandra Diann married Kenneth E. Ranch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Rauch of Marrero, La. The solemn ceremony took place in St. Alphons Roman Catholic Inly, IMl MARORI <Ora), April 10—Chairman's name net given. Eight men hospltallied In San Pedro, two In steward department, three in deck department, three In engine department. AU replacements accounted for on March 28. Request crew to return coffee cups. Question of medical aid was brought up. A more prompt. villa. Ship'a delesate reported everything In good order. Former ship'e delegate resigned. Alex Janes elected new. ship'a delecate. Crew asked to return books to library. Cofteo to be left for wheelman. Laundry and reereation rooin schedule to be posted. efficient system desired, COUNCIL 6R0VE (Cities tsrvlcs). April 2t—Chairman, Jamas C. What- MONTECO SUN (Tiger), April 24— Chairman, S. Alpado; Secretary, L. Papper. Beef in deck department regarding treatment of two men hospitalized aboard the vessel. Ship's delegate to see captain about having X-rays for injured men at tlrsl port of arrival, and medical treatment if necessary. Motion to have patrolman J**' S'eratary, N. J. McKannen. No "fefs reoprted. Everything OK. InS"'Uctions given • to department detcregarding "B" and "C" men cxP'ration of 60-day clause. Crew Bsked to return cups to sink. ^ V— ^ sailed into a Stateside port after a 'run from India. Now, after a three-year wait since an old can­ vas awning dissolved, a new wood­ en awning stands guard on the poop deck to provide cool refuge for seamen from the equatorial sun. Ship's carpenter Peter Lohse is shown installing the gear (top and left). The wood for the over­ hang was supplied by the com­ pany's port engineer Elmer Shaver after ship's delegate Don Keddy got on the job. Ship reporter C. Mathews sent in the snap shots taken at sea, showing his shipmate hard at work on the new project. EVELYN (Boll), May 1—Chairman, John Hogge; Secretary, Wm. Kunak. No beefs reported. Discussion regardIng chief cook's cooking. Majority claim it should be better. Sandra Diann Rauch Church in New Orleans, Father Stephen officiating. Immediately following the church rites, a reception was held at the Court of the Two Sisters in the city's historic French Quarter. Four hundred guests attended. The bride and groom are now residing at 504 Avenue A, Mar­ rero, La., following their honey­ moon. Among the guests at the wed­ ding and reception were" crewmembers of the Del Sud and other SIU vessels who worked overtime so they could attend the affair. Seafarer's Report On Europe: Continent Is '^A Lively Place' A report on the latest doings on the continent for Seafarers was sent to the LOG by Zee Young Ching, ship's reporter on the Alcoa Planter (Alcoa). The report came from Southampton, England, where the C-1 had called before returning home from a voyage which*" — saw the crew make stopovers but other than this, Europe is a members bought t'just in case they in France, Holland and Ger­ lively place." get hungry." Of course, he pointed many. Ching states that customs Rotterdam, Ching said, has ex­ out, "cheese and crackers are very "gave us close checks in all ports, cellent cheese which most crew- good with cold beer and the best beer in Holland cost about 12 cents a bottle." Hello To France The stopoff in France was a short one, "just long enough to say hello and get some free sam­ ples of perfume." The big stopover was in Ger­ many. There "the night clubs and shows are open from 6. PM to 5 AM." Ching regrets to report that "the drinks are high, just like Bourbon Street in New Orleans," but he said, "the night clubs in Germany are more lively." As for England, the crew was preparing to do some research as the first preliminary report was being drawn up. Hoisting The Colors Quitting Ship? Notify Union Hoisting the colors when the Horidian (Bull) docked in New York harbor were (I. to rJ ABs Oscar Orlerholti, William Dobbins and S. Fuitado. The roll-on roll-off ship began con­ tainer service to Puerto Rico from New York in May. ' and shipping commissioner see about the proper medical treatment given to 111 and injured men while In foreign ports. Will inform patrolman at payoff about existing practice of captain not purchasing sufficient amount of fresh water during voyage and the use of salt water for showers. Vote of thanks to all dpeartment delegates for a job well done, and to whole steward department for good chow and service under difficult circumstances. Construct New Wood Awning On Steel Flyer The Steel Flyer (Isthmian) presented a new look to'Sea­ farers last month when she DBI ORO (MIUIIXIBBI) ABFII an Chafrm.n,"®0.'"/l,onur.''no, C. Breaux. S2 on hand in ship's fund. $15 spent for steaks and sausage, S15 •• for beer and $19 for barbcque grill and sack of charcoal, all for crew's cookout this trip. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate and all involved. Vole of thanks to entire steward de­ partment for the good feeding. To bring safety suggestions to safety meeting. —-—-——— — • - ' A reminder from SfU head­ quarters c.autions all Seafarers leaving their shipb- to conlact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dis. atcb a repl; •>ment. Failure to give notico be­ fore puving off may cause a de­ layed sailing, fo.'-ce the* ship to sail short of the maniliug re­ quirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your shipFates. • STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), April 23 —Chairman, C. B. Moose; Secretary, H. J. Principe. Ship's delegate reported that hospital will be moved topside when ship goes to shipyard, $5.68 spent out of ship's fund to ship brother's gear home $26.37 balance left. Discussion on various items in steward department regarding serving and coding breakfast. Bread not up ^ standard. Will tr.v to have Food repersentative aboard at payoff and hold meeting about feeding plan, Men getting off ship should turn in foe sle keys. ..... ... . . .... ELEMIR (Marine Carriers), April 12 ^Chairman/ Kenneth Collins; Secretsry, Blllle Padgett. Skipper stated it was up to t^he chief engineer to determine whether or not the engine de partment quarters were to be painted or not. No beefs reported. Every­ thing running smoothly. Lots of overtime. -Sf fUASs retary, Robert L. Hoffman. One man hospitalized in Iran. Company dispuling good OT. Most repairs taken care of. Need new washing machine. Drinking water tanks dirty. Penalty cargo approved. $14.43 in ship's fund. Mntinn tn air-condition all shins on Persian Gulf run. Improve quarters and do away with top bunks, allow members to use own doctor and hospital. Increase hospital benefits to $35 for single. $45 for married men. Any member with 20 years' membership eligible for pension regardless of seatime. Motion that all unlicensed personnel regardless of rating or seniority, ship through the Union hall from the rotary shipping board at the proper job calls hiring their stewards at their own discretion. Lack of sufficient medicine. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), April 23—Chairman, Wm. Bilger; Secretary, G. Walter. Everything running smoothly. Ship's delegate reported that he saw the captain about logs and from what can be gathered, they will be lifted. Some reparis made. others will be completed later. Radio will be put back In recreation room. Motion made to prevent the Union from penalizing crewmcmbers when they have already been loRged during the voyage. Recommend that this issue be voted on by the membership, Discussion on returning books to library, cleaning tanks under freightship agreement, concluded that this be renegotiated and regular tanker scale for cleaning tanks reslorcd. DEL SUD (Mississippi), April 30— Ch^rman, C Dowling; Secretary, Vic Romolo. All beefs settled while in port. $6(58 on hand in New Orleans, Spent $19.5 for pictures, $34 for re"V."? ? balnce in ship's fund of $429. Voted to spend $52 on old balance of $377. Man hurt in fall aboard ship in Houston. Voted to give this man $.50 out of the ship's fund along with voluntary contributions. Huzzar elected new ship's delegate. COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Transport), March H—Chairman, L. Arena; Secretary, P. J, Narayo. New .ship's delegate elected. Ralph MacBlair. New washing machine aboard. No beef s reported. _ ZEPHYRHILLS (Pan American Over­ seas), April 23—Chairman, B. B. Darley; Secretary, Matthew Colflnger. Special meeting held at sea on March 28. Special meeting held at anchor April 7 regarding being in port P"® week and no dollars or travelers' checks put out. Food short and noth'"f- coming aboard but unhealthy milk, Ship's delegate called headquarters e"''' e'so wrote a letter concerning ^he captain's anti-union tactics, dis­ regard of contract and uncooperative '»anner. Captain claimed he could "o' 8et dollars or travelers' checks, Ship's delegate told captain that ho co"l<l Prove that he could change draft into American dollars or travelers" checks by going to American Express and the branch of the National City Bank of New York. This was done and then the captain and 'he agent consented to cooperate, Food did not arrive until the 15th. and then there was a shortage of some items, including eggs. $38 in ship's fund. Had $54.51—paid for Phone call to New York. Motion to Bet new cots at next port. Also to see that the slopchest is replenished. STEEL ARCHITECT (isthmian). May 2—Chairman, Rust Skinner; Secretary, j. chandler. AU Is going well on this ship with the exception that the bosun has complained about the cooking and preparation of food. Motion to get patrolman at Norfolk to hold meeting with crew in endeavoring to square away the food complaint. Suggestion that the crew messmen spot wash the messhall frequently. Discussion on the proper operation and care of the washing machine. Sparo agitator needed for washing machine as the one now In use is in bad conditiom DEL AIRES (Mississippi), May 7— Chairman, M. Fabricant; Sacratary, rlHf - ISa'ssi departments. $18 in 'reasuiy. MARYMAR (Calmer), Mar. 12— Chairman, R. Schwartz; Secretary, O. V. Thobe. Hutchinson elected ship g delegate. No beefs reported. Discuss'on regarUiHg sliUitagc of walci OiiY day after leaving Philadelphia. .... . TT VILLAGE (Consoli^tad Mariners), May 7—Chairman, Arthur Thompson; Secretary Walter Cole. Tw" "".et logged, one of which missed the ship, No beefs reported. Everybody happy. . _ . . i*"' ^ Chairman Van Whitney; Sacreta^, E. M. Bryant. No beefs reported. K. A. Book elected ship s treasurer. Moseconded and carried that the crew take up a donation and buy a different kind of washing machine. Various subjects discussed. Passageway lights should be cleaned. Crew 'o bring cups back to messhall off deck and out of rooms. Stow cots away before arrival and make up reP®"' "Sts. . ' MORONE (Ore Navigation), Apr. 30 —(Chairman and secretary's names not given.) Ships delegate reports eight men hospitalized in San Pedro, California. All replacements accounted for. Motion made to have captain post slopchest list prices in messhall. Crew asked to return coffee cups. Question of medical aid wha brought up. A prompt, efficient system is desured. DEL MAR (Delta), Apr. 7—Chalr- tnan, Clyde Miller; Secretary, W. B. Bourgeois. Several logs which will ha turned in to patrolman in New OrJeans. One man missing at sea. One man sent home from Santos northbound. $861,13 on hand in ship's fund. Motion to give steward department a vote of thanks for the good food on this ship. Motion to take money from ship's fund to buy movies for next voyage. Both motions carried. It was suggested to revise the working rules and submit same to headquarters. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), Apr. 30—Chairman, Bill Graley; Secretary, James Pursell. Ship's delegate reported a few hours disputed OT. One man missed ship and one man hospitalized in Bremerhaven. Repair list to be made up. Vote of thanks to stewards department for excellent "EVA IDEAL (Keva), March 29— menus, good cooking and service. Chairman, R. D. Schwarz; Secretary, Chairs to be furnished In recreation T. L. Moss, Captain will not overstock room aft. slopchest. He will take special orders.for gear at member's request. LISA B (Sealanes), Apr. 23—ChairHe will carry popular brand of elga- man, Sykes David; Secretary, Angg rets. Vote of thanks to steward de- Panagopoulos. James Nelson elected partment for job well done. Sanitary ship's delegate. No beefs reported, men asked not to dump mop water in Request that doors of 1st deck house laundry sinks. to be closed during heavy aeas. Oilers . to use topside doors. Fuel oil In enNORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic- gine bilges Is fire hazzard. HeadTOry CarriDrt)/ April 14~Chalrmtn/ quarters to see about ship's correAlex Jants; Socretary# Prank Radi* spondence and crew mall. �' Mr. i»8i Andley C. Foster Urgent you contact-your wife at 609 Observer Highway, Hoboken, NJ, concerning two letters for you. Also important you contact Mr. Paul C. Matthews, attorney at law in the very near future. Call home at the earliest opportunity. ^ ^ ^ Frank Arena, income tax con­ sultant has moved his office to 623 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, near 17th Street. Those Seafarers who have had their income taxes filed through his office can contact him there concerning refund checks and other matters. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The conetitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Iniand 'Vaters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution re(]uires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the mem­ bership. "All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Should any member, for any reason, bo refused his constitutional right to in­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. mm mgy: •:W.-yA II ii:' TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of the*:- funds shall cons^t equally of union and management represent•tives and their alternates. Air expenditures and disbursements of trust funds mre made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied information about any SIU trust fund, notiiy BIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. y , I". P SHIPPING RIGHTS. Vour shipping rights and seniority are protected by the coutracls of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by Union shipping rules, which are incorporated in the contract. Get to know your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mail, return re­ ceipt requested. CONTRACTS, Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard siilp. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for or on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from puhiishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed Jiarmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an edl-torlal board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. ii lii ii PAYIIENT OF MONIES. No monies are to bo paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given much receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and ^ given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been requirod to make such payment, this should immediately bo called to the attention of EH; President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. liP COHSTITimONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATION, The SIU publishes every six months in tho'^SEAFAnERsnLOO^a verbatim copy dibits constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional 'right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so effected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension" bene­ fits liave always been encouraged to continue their union activities, in­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to talte an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtiraoris cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. Ris fesiifiS: 'J ' Over 300 Firms On Arab Blacklist About 80 US shoreside companies and 300 companies throughout the world are now on the Arab League blacklist, the July issue of "Fortune" magazine reports. The shoreside companies are blacklisted if they establish offices and plants in Israel or, in some instances, -•if they sell products to that country. The blacklist of shoreside ; Brooklyn u, NT ! 5 CITY r P»ge Twenty-TbrM SEAFA'REIVS' LOG J i«l„ a- ; iL- cfA IS A ttcac : ZONE,...:...,. STATE:.; I -l.; companies is in addition to the con­ tinuing blacklist of US-flag ships which call at an Israeli port. Indi­ j cations are though, that the im­ - j pact of the blacklist on American ships has been considerably modi­ fied in the last year, since the SIU's picketline protest against the Egyptian-flag SS Cleopatra, as far as mistreatment of American seamen is concerned. However, vessels that may have traded with Israel still risk being barred from Arab cargoes. Companies blacklisted include such well-known firms as Bulova Wstch. Emerson Radio, General / Tire, Dow Chemical and . McrrittChapman & Scott. i 4" 3» Income tax refunds are being held for the following men by Jack Lynch, noom 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco 5, California: Adolph T. Anderson, Freddie Bailey, Dao King Chae, Bernard S. Favila, Dominic Graziano, Olav Gustavsen, Samuel E. Joseph, Steve Krkovich, Fadil Lagrimas, Charles W. Lane, Francisco Mar­ tinez, Angelo Meglio, Raymond H. Miller, Alii Nasroen, Anthony Nottage, Potenciano Paculba, John J. Reardon, Irinio C. Roble, James G. Rodder, Cleveland Scott, Bryan C. Slaid, Arthur F. Smith, Felix Vito, Ying Ming Wei, Willie M. Whiteaker. Chin Chi Wong, Ding Hal Woo, Margarito Borja, Parker Lee, Grover C. Turner and Ah Sal Wong. 2607 East Jones Street, Savannah, Ga., concerning your mother. Any­ body knowing of the whereabouts of the above please contact Mr. Chavers. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Vernon C. Warren I have moved to 130 St. Marks Place. I am holding a package and letter for you. Ernie Louis Basta Urgent that you call your wife at 523-9184 in New Orleans. L. H. Blizzard Contact Mrs. Blizzard at Rt. 3, Box 146, Kinston, North Carolina. Rolf O. Karlsen Your Union book is being held by the headquarters record depart­ ment. 4 4 4 The followmg members are to contact Schwartz & Lapin, 310 West Building, Houston 2, Texas in relation to money which is be­ ing held for them: SS Pacific Ocean Lai Mon Gong, William MacDonald, Joseph R. Gallant. SS Waldo James A. Winget. William M. Scott, Virgil L. Harding, Leon W. Franklin, Accurso Bonti. Francisco E. Baltzar, James B'ackwell. SS Julia Robert W. Mateo, Michael Charles Evans. Wayman C. Llzotte 4 4 4 Urgent you get in touch with Ex-Pacific Ocean your daughter, Patricia Ann, at Ex-Waldo 834 Leo Street, Sampaloc, Manila, Ex-Julia Checks for the following crew- Philippines. 4 4 4 members are being held by Z. Y. Ching Schwartz & Lapin in Houston, Photo taken aboard ship at Jan­ Texas: uary payoff being held for you at Lai Mon Gong, William McDon­ ald, James Blackwell, Francisco E. LOG office. 4 4 4 Baltazar, Accurso Bonti, Alfred W. John A. Chestnut Booth, Leon W. Franklin, Joseph R. Contact Mrs. M. Kelly, c/o Bar­ Gallant, Dennis Gibson, Virgil L. Harding, George W. Alexander, bara Lee, 14 Warren Place, Whist­ James A. Winget, William M. Scott, ler, Ala. 4 4 4 Joseph Wayne Adair, Jr., Timothy Harry G. Reynolds McCarthyj John Franklin DLxon, Write or wire your mother imme­ Michael Charles Evans, J. W. Short, Widdie C. Himson, William diately at 56 Beauregard Avenue, H. Mason, Thomas Claude Hopkins, Maplewood, La. 4 4 4 Gene Shelton Williams, John T. Stanley F. Ostrom Short and Robert W. Mateo. Please contact Miss Abbie RobPlease get in touch with Schwartz & Lapin, 817 Main at bins, 3532 Canal Street, Apart­ ment 4, New Orleans, La., or call Walker, Houston 2, Texas. 486-5635. 4 4 4 4 4 4 William Velazquez . Joe Nevera«ka.s Contact Anita Streep, attorney, Please contact Miss Lois Porch150 Broadway, New York 38. er, 2011 Reynolds St., Savannah, 4 4 4 Ga. James Stores Get in touch with your sister, 4 4 4 John Lauren Whisman Mrs. Janet Radisaljevic, 167 Dalswinton Avenue, Lockside, Dum­ Please contact your wife, Bctha Whisman, 2089 Market St., San fries, Scotland. Francisco, Calif. 4 4 4 iTank frnybyska 4 4 4 Contact your mother, Mrs. Viola Anthony Russo Prnybyska, 30 Prospect Avenue, Please contact Mrs. S. E. Peter­ Staten Island, N.Y. sen, c/o 20 Carnation Sq., Bridge­ 4 4 4 town Athlone, Capetown, South Cornelius I. Fitzgerald Africa. Urgent you get in touch with 4 4 4 your sister. Miss Marie Fitzgerald, John H. Murry c/o Martins, 65 Haight Ave., Important you contact your son Poughkeepsie, N.Y. at Brownell St. 4 4 4 44 4 Walter Ferguson Ramon Morales Get in touch with your wife, Charles J. (Chuck) Burns would Mrs. Patricia Ferguson, 7024 Paci­ fic Boulevard, Huntington Park, appreciate it if you would send him the letter you picked up for Calif. him on the Elizabeth. He is on 4 4 4 the Steel Flyer but you could send John Joseph Doyle Please contact your brother, him the letter in care of the hall AVilliam Doyle, 12116 Orr & Day, in New York. 4 4 4 Road, Norwalk, Calif. Wille.v F. Walker 4 4 4* Andrien Fecteau • John P. Stanford Daiton 11. Morgan ^ We are still in Tampa. Want to Checks for monies due from the hear from you. Call Eva at. 2-7204, or write PO Box 957, Tampa, Fla. SS Rockland are being held for you by Milter & Seeger, 400 Madi­ 4 4 4 son Ave., New York. 17. NY; Write Jesse Bain Gibson.. Jr. Contact James D.<. Chavecs, • Jr., or otherwise contact Ibem, �SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Seafarers Profit From Contract Gains * $56 A Week For 39 Weeks For Accident Or Sickness • $800 Vacation For One Year Contimious Serticfr • $400 Vacation Maintained For Broken Service • Funded Pension Payments Of $150 A Month 9 As a result of the gains won by the SIU during the recent negotiations with its con­ tracted shipowners, Seafarers will soon be enjoying liberalized vacation benefits, a $56-a-week accident and sickness benefit, a funded pension plan and other fringe ben­ efits that are tops for maritime workers. The new benefits, which will be effective October 1, are as follows: • $800 of vacation pay for one year of continuous service on the same ship. • Continuation of the $400 annual vaca­ tion for broken service. • $56 a week for 39 weeks for in or out­ patient treatment for Seafarers who are ill or injured. • A funded pension plan with payments of $150 a month. Other Major Gains These new benefits, which were won by the Union in its contract negotiations, are in addition to other major gains won by the Union. These include recognition of the Union's right to organize the crews of foreign-flag ships operated by SIU companies, and the acceptance of the Union's proposal -to es­ tablish a joint labor-managemept commit­ tee to deal with subsidies, automation and other factors vitally affecting the future of Pension Benefits ELIGIBILITY. Seafarers who have reached the age of 65 and completed I 5 years of seatime (5,475 days) plus the basic seatime requirement. BENEFITS. Pension of $150 a month. Also $1,000 death benefit, medical and hospital benefits for Sea­ farers and dependents. f c, DISABILITY. Seafarers at any age will still be eligible for disability pen­ sions of $35 a week if they are totally disabled and have I 2 years of seatime (4,380 days) plus the basic seatime requirement. Seafarers currently re­ ceiving disability benefits will be trans­ ferred to the pension plan lists. the American merchant marine, so that job opportunities for American merchant sea­ men may be improved and expanded. The funded pension plan is being set up because full pension benefits for retiring Seafarers — whether or not they are dis­ abled — has long been one of the Union's chief objectives. Pension Plan Provisions Under the funded pension plan, as ap­ proved, Seafarers will be eligible for pen­ sions as follows: • Seafarers who reach the age of 65, and who have 15 years of seatime (5,475 days) can retire on $150 a month. These Seafarers will still be eligible to receive from the Welfare Plan the medical and hospital benefits they and their depen­ dents are now entitled to, and the retired Seafarer's beneficiary will receive a $1,000 death benefit. • Seafarers who become disabled at any age, and who have 12 years of seatime (4,380 days) will be eligible for the dis­ ability pension payments of $150 a month. These Seafarers will also be elig­ ible for the medical and hospital benefits for themselves and their dependents, and also for the $1,000 death benefit. • All Seafarers now receiving the present weekly disability benefit paid by the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan will be transferred to the pension plan lists. These Seafarers will also be eligible for medical and hos­ pital benefits for themselves and their dependents, as well as the $1,000 death benefit. $800 Vacation Benefit The liberalized vacation benefits will al­ low a Seafarer who spends one full year on the same ship to collect vacation pay of $800 a year if he pays off his vessel. After paying off his ship, the Seafarer may register immediately for a new job, but cannot ship out again for 60 days from the date of the payoff. If a Seafarer is still at sea, aboard his ship, when his 12 months of service are completed, he will receive extra vacation pay pro-rated according to the extra time spent, when he pays off as the ship reaches port. That is, if a Seafarer is on his ship for 14 hionths, he will receive $800 for one year ^ y. plus $133.33 for the extra two months—a total of $933.33. If a Seafarer does not wish to stay aboard the same ship for 12 months, he will still be eligible for vacation pay at the rate of $400 a year, as heretofore. $56-A-Week Accident, Sickness Benefit Seafarers who become ill or are injured, and who are hospitalized as a result, will receive $56 a week for 39 weeks. If an elig­ ible Seafarer requires out-patient treat­ ment, and is not eligible for maintenance and cure, he is similarly eligible for $56 a week for 39 weeks. If a Seafarer is still in the hospital after 39 weeks, he will receive the regular hospi­ tal benefit of $21 a week for as long as he is hospitalized. Seafarers who become ill or injured while not employed aboard a vessel, and who form.erly would not have been eligible for any type of cash benefits while receiv­ ing out-patient treatment, will now be elig­ ible for the $56-a-week benefits for up, to 39 weeks. In addition to the benefits already men­ tioned, the medical and safety programs will be expanded, as well as the training program, so that it will provide training in all three departments of shipboard workdeck, engine and steward. Vacation Benefits ELIGIBILITY. For $800 annual va­ cation pay, Seafarer must work at least 12 consecutive months on the same ship, then pay off. He may reg­ ister immediately for another Job, but cannot ship for 60 days from the date of payoff. BENEFITS. $800 a year or more, if the ship is at sea and the Seafarer can­ not pay off after 12 months, if he pays off when the ship reaches port. OTHER PROVISIONS. Seafarers who do not wish to spend 12 months aboard the same ship will still be eligible for vacation pay at the rate of ^ $400 a year, as heretofore., v'- - �'C'"- "•><:, » F-rrr'',wf ^ ''i ri '-.j , ,cr - - r ; aja;"\sfl- ^ '^'•'...- - • •- 'il ", '- y ' • "''I'i ' T; /•• - . •. , • <! • 1 ,'f' '•>•'« 'S ?, t\;: , :,•,• • •• t --. ' . ' • '• 4. 1.-., . -•?'' Sill IIONSTITIITmil For SIU Atlantic^ Gulf, Lakes And Inland Waters District >1-- •• 1,: il-i'ilit ,2'^H i' • ^''' • ' ' " , •' '.;i • Klra-. /ciJ' �8appleiiiciii.7**ce Twv ,«-5- SEAPARERS LOG CONSTITUTION THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRia AffllMttd with Amtriun Fadwalien of labor — Cengroti of Industrial Organiiationa (At Amandad May 12,19M) PREAMBLE M maritime and allied •workers and realizing the value and necessity of a thorough organization, we are dedicated to the form­ ing of one Union for our people, the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ trict, based upon the following principles: All members shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and guarantees as set forth in this Constitution, and such rights, privi­ leges and guarantees shall be preserved in accordance with its terms. We declare that American seamen are entitled to receive their employment without interference of crimps, shipowners, fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the Government. We affirm that every worker has the right to receive fair and just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. We proclaim the ri^t of all seamen to receitie healthful and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to rest. We defend the right of all seamen to be treated in a decent and respectful manner by those in command, and. We hold that the above rights belong to all workers alike, irrespcaive of nationality or creed. Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we are con­ scious of corresponding duties to those in command, our employers, our craft and our country. We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote harmonious relations with those in command by exercising due care and dili­ gence in the performance of the duties of our profession, and by giving all possible assistance to our employers in caring for their gear and property. Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: To use out influence individually and collectively for the purpose of maintain­ ing and developing skill in seamanship and effecting a change in the maritime law of the United States, so as to render it more equitable and to make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development of a merchant marine and a body of American seamen. To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments of mari­ time workers and through its columns seek to maintain their knowledge of, and interest in, maritime affairs. To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of organi­ zation and federation, to the end of establishing the Brotherhood or the Sea. . ^ To form and to assist by legal means other bona fide labor organi­ zations wheiiever possible in the attainment of their just demands. To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals so as to make seamanship •what it rightly is—an honorable and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are migratory, that bur work takes us away in different directions from any place where the majority might otherwise meet to act, that meetings can be attended by only a fraction of the membership, that the absent members, who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded from what might be the results of excitement and passions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those who are present may a<T lor and in the interest of all, we have adopted this Constitution. Statement of Principles and Declaration of Rights In order to form a more perfect Union, we workers in the maritime and allied industries, realizing the value and necessity •of uniting in pursuit of our improved economic and social welfare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the fol­ lowing principles: In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our duties and obliga­ tions as members of the community, our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the menace of communism and any other enemies of freedom and the democratic principles to which we seafaring men dedicate ourselves in this Union. We shall affiliate'and work with other free labor organizaitons; we shall support a journal to give additional voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers of the sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations to the fullest extent consistent with our duties, obligations, and law. We shall seek to exert our individ­ ual and collective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor and other legislation and policies which look to the attainment of a free and happy society, without distinction based on race, creed or color. To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind that most of our members are migratory, that their duties carry them all over the world,- that their rights must and shall be protected, we hereby declare these rights as members of the Union to*be inalienable. I No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. II Every qualified member shall have the right to nominate himself for, and, if elected or appointed, to hpld office in this Union. ill No member shall be deprived of his membership without diie ' process of the law of this Union. No member shall be compelled to be a witness against himself in the trail of any proceeding in which he may be charged with failure to observe the law of this Union. Every official and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the rights of every member in accordance with the princi­ ples set forth in the Constitution of the Union. IV Every member shall have the right to be confronted by his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this Union. In all such cases, the accused shall be guaranteed a fair and speedy trial by an impartial committee of his brother Unioii members. V No member shall be denied the right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. VI A niilitant membership being necessary to the security of a frw union, the members shall at all times stand ready to defend this Union and the principles set forth' in the Constitution of the Union, VII The powers not delegated to the officers, job holders, and Execu­ tive Board by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved to the members. CONSTITUTION Article 1 Name and General Powers This Union shall be known as the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ trict. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and executive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance of charters to, sub­ ordinate bodies and divisions, corporate or otherwise, the forma­ tion of funds and participation in funds, the establishment of enter­ prises for the benefit of the Union, and_ similar ventures. This Union shall exercise all of its powers in aid of subordinate bodies and divisions created or chartered by it. For convenience of admin­ istration and in furtherance of its policies of aid and assisunce, the Union may make its property, facilities and personnel available for the use and behalf of such subordinate bodies and divisions. A majority vote of the membership shall be authorization for any Union action, unless otherwise specified in' the Constitution or by law. This Union shall at all times protect and maintain its jurisdiction. Article II Affiliation Saciion 1. This Union shall be affiliated with the-Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America and the American Federation of Labor—Congress of Industrial Organizations. All other affilia­ tions by the Union or its subordinate bodies or divisions shall be made or withdrawn as determined by a Jnajority vote of the Executive Board. Section 2. In addition to such other provisions as are contained herein, all subordinate bodies and divisions seeking a charter from and/or affiliation with this Union, shall be required to adopt, within a time period set by the Executive Board, a constitution containing provisions as set forth in Exhibit A, annexed to this Constitution and made a part hereof. All other provisions adopted by such subordinate bodies and divisions as part of their constitutions shall not be inconsistent therewith. No such constitution or amendments thereto shall be deemed to be effective without the approval of the Executive Board of this Union, which shall be executed in writing, on its behalf, by the President or, in his absence, by any other officer designated by it. Such approval shall be deemed to be recog­ nition of compliance herewith by such subordinate body or division. Where a subordinate body or division violates any of the fore­ going, and, in particular, seeks to effectuate any constitutional provision not so authorized and approved, or commits acts in violation of its approved constitution, or fails to act in accordance therewith, this Union, through its Executive Board, may withdraw its charter and/or sever its affiliation forthwith, or on siich terms as it may impose not inconsistent with law, in addition to exercis­ ing any and all rights it may have pursuant to any applicable agree­ ments or understandings. Section 3. This Union shall also have the power, acting through its Executive Board, and after a fair hearing, to impose a trustee­ ship upon any subordinate body or divisions chartered by and affiliated with it, for the reasons and to the extent provided by law. Article III Membership Section I. Candidates for membership shall be admitted to mem­ bership in accordance with such rules as are adopted from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Membership classifica­ tions shall correspond to and depend upon seniority classifications established in accordance with the standard collective bargaining agreement of this Union. In addition to meeting the other require- Mr. iftt ) sneiifs duly promulgated pursuant hereto, no person shall becoow • full book member unless and until he has attained the highest seniority rating set out in the said colleaive bargaining agreement; Only full book members shall be entitled to vote and to hold any office or elective job, except as otherwise specified herein. All mem* bers shall have a voice in Union proceedings and shall be entitled to vote on Union contracts. Sactien 2. No candidate shall be granted membership who Is « member of any dual organization hostile to the aims, principle^ and policies, of this Union. Sactien 3. Members more than one quarter In arrears in dues shall be automatically suspended, and shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues. An arrearage in dues shall be computed from the first day of the applicable quarter, but this time shall not run: (a) While a member is actually participating in a strike or lockout. (b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or other accredited hospital. (c) While a member it under an incapacity dee to activity in behalf of the Union. (d) While a member is in the armed Ktvices of the United States, provided the member was in good standing at the time of entery into the armed forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the armed forces. (e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues, because of employment aboard an American flag merchant vessel. Saction 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time speci­ fied in Section 3 shall not run. It shall be the right of any member to present, in writing, to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with regard to the application of Section 3, in accordance with procedures established by a majority vote of the membership. A majority vote of the membership shall be necessary to decide such questions. Saction 5. The membership shall be empowered to establish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under which dues and assess­ ments may be excused where a member has been unable to pay dues and assessments for the reasons provided in Sections 3 and 4. Saction 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the common welfare of the membership, all members of the Union shall uphold and defend this Constitution and shall be governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. Saction 7. Any member who gives aid to the principles and policies of any hostile or dual organization shall be denied further membership in this Union to the full extent permitted by law. A majority vote of the membership shall decide which organizations are dual or hostile. Saction 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation with the Union shall at all times remain the property of the Union. Mem­ bers may be required to show their evidence of membership in order to be admitted to Union meetings, or into; or on Union property. Article IV Reinstatement Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated in accord­ ance with such rules and under such conditions as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Article V Dues and Initiation Fee Saction 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Constitution and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment. Saction 2. No candidate for membership shall be admitted into membership without having paid an initiation fee of three hundred • ($300.00) dollars, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. • Saction 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be waived for . organizational purposes in accordance with such rules as are adopted by a majorityvote of the Executive Board, Article VI Retirement from Membership Section 1. Members may retire from membership by surrendering their Union books or other evidence of affiliation and paying all unpaid dues for the quarter in which they retire, assessments, fines and other monies due and owing the Union. When the member surrenders his book or other evidence of affiliation in connection with his application for retirement he shall be given a receipt therefor. An official retirement card shall be issued by Headquarters,' upon request, dated as of the day that such member accomplishes these payments, and shall be given to the member upon his pre­ senting the aforesaid receipt. Section 2. All the rights, privileges, duties and obligations of membership shall be suspended during the period of retirement, except that a retired member shall not be disloyal to the Union nor join or remain in any dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of his right to reinstatement, Section 3. Any person in retirement for a period of two quarters or more shall be restored to membership, except as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current quarter, as well as all assessments accruing and newly levied during the period of retirement. If the period of retirement is less than two quarters, the required pay­ ments shall consirt of all dues accruing during the said period of retirement, including those for the current quarter, and all assess­ ments accrued and newly levied during that period. Upon such payment, the person in retirement shall be restored to membership, and his membership book, appropriately stamped, shall be returned to him. Saction 4. A member in retirement may be restored to membership after a two-year period of retirement consisting of eight full quarters only by majority vote of the membership. Saction 5. The period of retirement shall be computed from die first day of tlie quarter following die one in which the retirement card was issued. �Mr; UCt" SEAPAKER9 EOC ;• •••"• - -••• AiUcfoVii • • fytl«m of Organlzafton ttdlM 1. Thif Un2oo, tnd all officeri, headqutrtet'a repreientatlvef, port agenti, patrolmen, and memberi ihall be governed in this order by: (a) The Constitution. (b) The Executive Board. (c) Majority vote of the membership, SacHoii a. The headquarters of the Union shall be loated in New York and the headquarters officers shall consist of a President, and Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters. Saction 3. The staff of each port shall consist of such personnel as is provided for herein, and the port shall bear the name of the city in which the Union's pott offices are located. Saction 4. Every member of the Union shall be registered in one of three departments; namely, deck, engine and stewards depart­ ment. The definition of these departments shall be in accordance with custom and .usage. This definition may be modified by a majority vote of the membership. No member may transfer from one department to another except by approval as evidenced by a majority vote of the membership. J F) The President shall be chairman of die Rzeeutlrt Board may cast one voce in that body. (g) He fhall be responsible, within the limits of his powers, for the enforcement of this Constitution, the policies of the Union, and all rules and rulings duly adopted by the Executive Board, and those duly adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Within •these limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, position, and prestige of the Union. (h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those other duties lawfully imposed upon him. (i) The responsibility of the President may not be delegated, but the President may delegate to a person or persons the execution of such of his duties as he may In his discretion decide, subject to the limitations set forth in this Constitution. (j) Any vacancy in any office or the Job of'Headquarters Repre­ sentative, Port Agent, or Patrolman shall be filled by the President by temporary appointment of a member-qualified for the office or job under Article XII of this Constitution, except in those cases where the filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for by this Constitution. (k) The President is directed to take any and all measures and employ such means which he deems necessary or advisable, to protect the interests, and further the welfare of the Union and its members, in all matters involving national, state or local legislation issues, and public affairs. (1) The President shall have authority to require any officer or Union representative to attend any regular or special meeting if, in his opinion, it is deemed necessary. Saction 2. Exacutivo Vice-Pratidant. Article VIII Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agentf and Patrolmen Saction 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected as otherwise provided in this Constlmtion. These officers shall be the President, an Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of Con­ tracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one VicePresident in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President in Chafge of the Lakes and Inland Waters. Section 2. Port Agents, Headquarters Representatives, and Patrol­ men shall be elected, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. Article IX Other Elective Jobs Section I. In addition to the elective jobs provided for in Article VIII, the following jobs in the Uoion shall be voted upon in the manner prescribed by this Constitution: A. Delegates to the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. B. Committee members of: I) Trial Committees ! 2) Quarterly Financial Committees (3) Appeals Committees (4) Strike Committees ( 5) Credentials Committees (6) Polls Committees . (7) Union Tallying Committees (8) Constitutional Committees Saclian 2. Additional committees may be formed as provided by a niajority vote of the membership. Committees may also be ap­ pointed as permitted by this Constitution. Article X Duties of Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents, Other Elected Job Holders and Miscellaneous Personnel Section I. Tho President. Xa) Tlie President shall be the executive officer of the Union and shall represent; and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all matters except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Con­ stitution. (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, except as otherwise herein expressly provided. (c) The President shall be in charge of, and responsible for, all Union property, and shall be in charge of headquarters and pott offices. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerations affecting Union action, the President shall take-appropriate action to insure observance thereof. (d) In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities, he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ any help he deems necessary, be it legal, accounting or otherwise. (c) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, the President shall designate the number and location of ports, the jurisdiction, status, and activities thereof, and may close or open' such ports, and may re-assign Vice-Presidents and the SecretaryTreasurer, without reduction in wages. He may also re-assign Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, to other duties, without reduction in wages. The Ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit may not be closed except by Constitutional amendment. Where ports are opened between elections, the President shall designate the Union personnel thereof. The President shall designate, in the event of the Incapacity of gM Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or any olficer other than the President, a replacement to act as such during the period of incapacity, provided such replacement is qualified under Article XII of the Constitution to fill such job. At the regular meeting in July of every election year, the Presi­ dent shall submit to the membership a pre-balloting report. In his report he shall recommend the number and location of ports, the number of Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrol­ men which ate to be elected. He shall also recommend a bank, a bonded warehouse, a regular officer thereof, or any other similar depository, to which the ballots are to be mailed or delivered at the close of each day's voting, except that the President may. In his discretion, postpone the tecommendation as to the depository until no later than the first regular meeting in October. This recommendation may also specify, whether any Patrolman and/or Headquarters Representative, shall be designated as depart­ mental or otherwise; The report shall be subject to approval or modification by a majority vote of the membeiship. The Executive Vice-President shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the President. In the event the President shall be unable to carry out any of his duties by reason' of incapacity or unavailability, the Executive Vice-President shall take over such duties during the period of such incapacity or unavailability.' Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office for any reason of the President, the Executive Vice-President shall Immediately assume the office, duties and responsibilities of the President until tfie next general election. The Executive Vice-Pre_sident shall be a member of the Executive Board and may cast one vote in that body. Section 3. Vico-Prosichnt in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement. 8appiett«nt-^re Tfire# the ports, and the personnel thereof on the Lalce* and lalmi Waters, including their organizing activities. * In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he b empowered and authorized to retain any technical or professional assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive Board.. Saction 8. Director of Organizing and Publications. The Director of Organizing and Publications shall be appointed and may be removed at will by the Executive Board of the Union. He shall be responsible for and supervise all publications and public relations of the Union and shall serve as co-otdinator of all organizational activities of the Union. In addition, he shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the Executive Board. Section 9. Hesdquartors Rsprstontstives. Tlie Headquarters Reptesenutives shall perform any and all' xluties assigned them or delegated to them by the President, Execu­ tive Vice-President or the Executive Board. Saction 10. Port Agents. (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct cnarge of the administra­ tion of Union affairs in the port of his jurisdiction subject to the direction of the area Vice-President. (b) He shall, within the jurisdiction of his port, be responsible for the enforcement and execution of the Constitution, the policies of the Union, and the rules adopted by the Executive Board, and by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerations affecting port action, the Port Agent shall take appropriate action to insure observance thereof." (c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or otherwise, for the activities of his port, whenever demanded by the President,, the Vice-President of the area in which his port is located, or by the Sectetaty-Treasurer. (d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward to the SecretatyTreasuter, a weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly income and expenses, and complying with all other accounting directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer. (e) The Pott Agent may assign each port Patrolman to sudi duties as fall within the jurisdiction of the port, regardless of the departmental designation, if any, under which the Patrolman was elected. (f) The Pott Agent shall designate which members at that port may serve as representatives to other organizations, affiliation with which has been properly authorized. The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­ ment shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated Saction II. Patrolmon. to him by the President. In addition, he shall be responsible for , Patrolmen shall j^rform any duties assigned them by the Agent all contract negotiations, the formulation of 'bargaining demands, and the submission of proposed collective bargaining agreements of the Port to which they ate assigned. to the membership for ratification. He shall also be responsible, Saction 12, Executiva Beard. except as otherwise provided in Article X, Section 14 (d) (I), for The Executive Board shall consist of the President, the Executive strike authorization, signing of new contracts, and contract enforce­ ment. He shall also act for headquarters in executing the adminis­ Vice-President, the Vice-President in Charge of Contracts' and trative functions assigned to headquarters by this Constitution with Contract Enforcement, the Secretary-Treasurer, the Vice-President respect to trials and appeals except if he is a witness or patty in Charge of the Atlantic Area, the Vice-President in Charge of thereto, in which event the Secretary-Treasurer shall act in his the Gulf Area, the Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland place. In order that he may properly execute these responsibilities Waters, and the National Director (or chief executive officer) of he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ such help as he each subordinate body or division created or chartered by the deems necessary, be it legal, or otherwise, subject to approval of Union whenever such subordinate body or division has attained a menjbership of 3,200 members and has maintained that member­ the Executive Board. The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­ ship for not less than three (3) months. Such National Director (ot chief executive officer) shall be a member of the respective ment shall be a member of the Executive Board and may- cast subordinate body or diyision and must be qualified to hold office one vote in that body. under the terms of the Constitution of such division or subordi.nate body. Saction 4. StcraUry-Traasurar. The Executive Board shall meet in headquarters no less thao The Scctetaty-Treasurer shall perform any and all duties assigned 'him or delegated to him by the President. He shall be responsible once each quarter and at such other times as the President or,' in his ahsence, the Kvprnrlve Vire-Preiidsnt may direct. The Presi^ for the organization and maintenance of the cortespondence, files, and records of the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound dent shall be the chairman of all Executive Board meetings unless accounting and bookkeeping systems; the setting up, and mainte­ absent, in -which case the Executive Vice-President shall assume nance of, proper office and other administrative Union procedures; the chairman's duties. Each member of the Executive Board shall the proper collection, safeguarding, and expenditure of all Union be entitled to cast one vote in that body. Its decision shall be funds, pott ot otherwise. He shall submit to the membership, for determined by majority vote of those voting, providing a quotum each quarterly period, a detailed report of the entire Union's finan­ of three is present. It shall be the duty of the Executive Board to cial operations and shall submit simultaneously therewith, the develop policies, strategies and rules which will advance and Quarterly Financial Committee report for the same period. The protect the interests and welfare of the Union and the Members. Secretary-Treasurer's report shall be prepared by an independent It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer, or in his absence, Certified Public Accountant. He shall also work with all duly elected an appointee of. the Executive Board, to keep accurate minutes of finance committees. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible all Executive Board meetings. The Executive Board shall appoint one person who shall be designated Director of Organizing and for the timely filing of any and all reports on the operations of the Union, financial or otherwise, that may be required by any Publications. The Executive Board shall determine per capita tax Federal ot state laws. In order that he may properly execute his to be levied and other terms and conditions of affiliation for any responsibilities, he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ, group of workers desiring affiliation. The Executive Board may any help he deems necessary, be it legal, accounting, or otherwise, direct the administration of' all Union affairs, properties, policies and personnel in any and all areas not otherwise specifically pro­ subject to approval of the Executive Board. The Sectefiity-Treasurer shall be a member of the Executive vided for in this Constitution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive Board may act without holding a formal meeting pro­ Board and may cast one vote in that body. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member ex-officio of the vided all members of the Board ate sent notice of the proposed Credentials and Ballot Tallying Committees. In addition he shall action or actions and the decision thereon is reduced to writing and make himself and the tecords of his office available to the Quarterly signed by a majority of the Executive Board. In the event that death, resignation ot removal from office for Financial Committee. any reason should occur simultaneously to the President and Execu­ Section 5. Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast. tive Vice-President, the Executive Board by majority vote shall. The Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast shall be a • name successors from its own membership who shall fill those member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one vacancies until the next general election. If the Executive Vice-President duly assumes the office of the vote in that body. He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all President and dies, resigns, is removed from office, or is incapaci­ the ports, and the personnel thereof on the Atlantic Coast, includ­ tated for mote than 30 days during the remainder of the term, the ing their organizing activities. The Atlantic Coast area is deemed Executive Board shall el^t a successor for the balance of the term to mean that area from and including Georgia through Maine and from its own membership. shall also include the Islands in the Caribbean. In order that he Section 13. Delegates. may properly execute his responsibilities he is empowered and (a) The term "delegates" shall mean those members of the authorized to retain any technical or ptofessional assistance he Union and its subordinate bodies or divisions who ate elected in deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive Board. accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, to attend the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Section 6. Vice-Preildent in Charge of tho Gulf Coast. (b) Each delegate shall attend the convention for which elected The Vice-President, in Charge of the Gulf Coast shall be a member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one and fully participate therein. (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otherwise, support those vote in that body. He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all the policies agreed upon by the majority of the delegates to the Convention. Ports, and the personnel thereof on the Gulf Coast including their organizing activities. The Gulf Coast area is deemed to mean the (d) The President shall assign to each subordinate body or State of Florida, all through the Gulf, including Texas. division that number of delegates to which this Union would have In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he been entitled, if its membership had been increased by the number is empowered and authorized to retain any technical or professional of members of tlie subordinate body or division, in accordance assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive with the formula set forth in the Constitution of the Seafarers Board. International Union of North America, except that this provisioa shall not be applied so as to reduce the number of delegates to Section 7. Vice-Proiidenf In Charge of the Lakes end Inlend Wetera. which this Union would otherwise have been entitled. The Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes end Inland Wttera Ssction 14. Committeas. shall be a member of the F.xecutive Board and shall be enticledi (a) Trial CommtHaa. to cast one vote iri that body. He shall supetvise and be tesponsible for the taivittes of all The Trial Commictee shall ccaduct the ttiats of a person durged. �Sapplement—Page Fear and shall submit findings and recommendations as prescribed in this ConstitutionT It shall be the special obligation of the-Trial Comminee io observe all the requirements of this Gsnstitution with regurd to charges and trials, and their findings and recom­ mendations must specifically state whether or not, in the opinion of the Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this Constitution, were properly safeguarded. (b) Appeals Committee. 1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from trial judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth in this Constitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vote of the •membership not inconsistent therewith. 2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than one week after the close of the said hearing, make and submit findings and recommendations in accordance with the provisions of this Con­ stitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vote of the membership not inconsistent therewith. (c) Quarterly Financial Committee. 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make an exa.mination for each quarterly period of the finances of the Union and shall report fully on their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, separate recom­ mendations and separate findings. 2. Th6 findings and recommendations of this committee shall be completed within a reasonable time after the election of the members thereof, and shall be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer who shall cause the same to be read in all ports, as set forth herein. 3. All officers. Union personnel and members are responsible for complying with all demands made for records, bills, vouchers, receipts, etc., by the said Quarterly Financial Committee. The committee shall also have available to it, the services of the inde­ pendent certified public accountants retained by the Union. • 4. Any action on the said report shall be as determined by a majority vote of the membership. 5. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall consist of seven (7) members in good standing to be elected as follpws: One member from each of the following ports: New York, Philadelphia, Balti­ more, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee. Committee members shall be elected at the regular meeting designated by the SecretaryTreasurer. In the event a regular meeting cannot be held in any port for lack of a quorum, the Agent shall call a special meeting as early as possible for the purpose of electing a member to serve on the Quarterly Financial Committee. Such committee members shall be furnished transportation-to New York and back to their respective ports and they shall be furnished room and board during the period they are performing their duties in New York. Com­ mencing on the day following their election and continuing until they have been returned to their respective ports each committee member shall be paid for hours worked at the standby rate of pay but in no event shall they be paid for less than eight (8) hours per day. (d) Strike Committee. 1. In no event shall a general strike take place unless approved by a majority vote of the membership. 2. In the event a general strike has been approved by the mem­ bership the Port Agents in all affected ports shall call a timely special meeting for the purpose of electing a strike committee. This committee shall be composed of three full book members and their duties shall consist of assisting the* Port Agent to effectuate all strike policies and strategies. Artkle X! Wages and Terms of Office of Officers and Other Elective Job Holders, Union Employees, and Others Section 1. The following elected offices and jobs shall be held for a term of four years: President Vice-Presidents Secretary-Treasurer Headquarters Represeiitatives • Port Agents Patrolmen The term of four years set forth herein is expressly subject to the provisions for assumption of office as contained in Article XIII, Section 6(b) of this Constitution. Section 2. The term of any elective jobs other than those indicated in Section 1 of this Article shall continue for so long as is necessary to complete the functions thereof, unless sooner terminated by a , majority vote of the membership or segment of the Union, which­ ever applies, whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or ones serving. Section 3. The compensation to he paid the holder of any office or other elective job shall be determined from time to time by the Executive Board subject to approval of the membership. Section 4. The foregoing provisions of this Article do not apply to any corporation, business, or other venture in which this Union •participates, or which it organizes or creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by the Executive Board shall be followed. Article XII Qualifications for Officers, Headquarters Representa­ tives, Port Agents, Patrolmen and Other Elective Jobs Section I. Any member of the Utiion is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold, any office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided: (a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime in an unlicensed capacity aboard an American-flag merchant vessel or vessels. In computing time, time spent in the employ of the Union, its sub­ sidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's direction, shall count the same as sea time. Union records. Welfare Plan records and/or company records can be used to determine eligibility; and . (b) He has been a full book, member in continuous good stand­ ing in the Union for at least three (3> years immediately prior to his nomination; aiid , (c) He has' at leaSic four (4) ijsohths of sea time, in an uplicensed capacity, aboard aii AmHicau-flag merchaint vessel or SEAFARERS LOG vessels, covered by contract with this'TTnion, or four (4) months of employment with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its sub­ sidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st and the time of nomination in the election year; and (d) He is a citizen of the United States of America; and (e) He is not disqualified by law. Section 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other elective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be full book members of the Union. Section 3. All candidates for and holders of elective offices and jobs, whether elected or appointed in accordance with this Cotistitution, shall maintain full book membership in good standing. Article J^lll Elections for Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrolmen I i • a Jnly, IMi prejudice to his written appeal, the applicant may appear in. perioa before the committee within two days after the' day on which tht telegram is sent, to' correct his application or argue for his quali­ fication. The committee's report shall be prepared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before it within the time set forth in this Constitution and still reach the ports in time for the first regular meeting after its election.' (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the case of such appeals, be sufficient to over-rule any disqualification classification by the Credentials Committee, in which event the one so pre­ viously classified shall then be deemed qualified. (e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the qualifi­ cations of candidates, shall have the right to conclusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections for candi­ dacy for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, has met all the requirements of Section 1 (a) of Article XII. Section 3. Balloll?ig Procedures. (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or ports. The ballots may contain general information and instructive com­ ments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified candidates shall be listed thereon aplhabetically within each category. The listing of the ports shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing with the most northerly port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly port on that coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of ports is exhausted. Any port outside the Continental United States shall then be added. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to -write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to have the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so per­ forated as to enable that portion containing the said number to be easily removed to insure secrecy of the ballot. On this removable portion shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature of the ballot and the voting date thereof. (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the SecretaryTreasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the preceding para­ graph and shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A sufficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indicating "I hereby certify tl^t I am not now, nor, for the live (5) years the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent; Each Port ' last past, have I been either a member of the Communist Party Agent shall maintain separate records of the ballots sent him and or convicted of, or served any part of a prison term resulting from shall inspect and count the ballots, when received, to insure that conviction of robbery, bribery, extortion, embezzlement, grand the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the larceny, burglary, arson, violation of narcotics laws, murder, rape, amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having assault with intent to kill, assault which inflicts grievous bodily been sent to that port. The Port Agent shall immediately execute injury, or violation of title II or III of the Landrum-Griffin Act, and return to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt acknowledging the or conspiracy to commit any such crimes." correctness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or ihali notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrepancies Dated: shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. la Signature of member , any. event, receipts shall be forwarded for ballots actually received. Book No / The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This Printed forms of the certificate shall be made available to nomi­ file shall at all times be available to any member asking for inspec­ nees. Where a nominee cannot truthfully execute such a certificate, tion of the same at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer. but is, in fact, legally eligible for an office or job by reason of the (c) Balloting shall take place in person, at port offices, and restoration of civil rights originally revoked by such conviction or • a favorable determination by the Board of Parole of the United shall be secret. No signatures of any .voter, or other distin.guishing States Department of Justice, he shall, in lieu of the foregoing mark, shall appear on the ballot, except that any member mvf certificate, furnish a complete signed statement of the facts of his write in the name or names of any member or members, as appro­ case together with true copies of the documents supporting his priate, for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman. statement. (d) Only full book members may vote. However, immediately All documents required herein must reach headquarters no earlier than July 13th and no later than August 13th of the prior thereto they must present their books to the Polls Committee of the port in which they are voting. The voter's book number election year. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the safekeeping of these shall be placed upon the roster sheet (which shall be kept in letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Committee upon duplicate) in the space opposite the proper ballot number, and the member shall sign his name. The portion of the ballot on which the latter's request. the ballot number is printed shall then be removed, placed near Section 2. Credentials Committee. the roster sheet, and the member shall proceed to the voting site (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the regular with the ballot. An appropriate notation of the date and of the meeting in August of the election year, at the port where head­ fact of voting shall be placed in the member's Union book. quarters is located. It shall consist of six full book members in (e) Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the establishment attendance at the meeting, with two members to be elected from of a booth or other voting site where each member may vote in each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments. No Officer, privacy. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or candi­ (f) Upon completion of voting the member shall fold the ballot date for office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port so that no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, shall then drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In the event any shall be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent and kept committee member is unable to serve, the committee Shall suspend locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. until the President or Executive Vice President, or the Secretary(g) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the election Treasurer, in that order, calls a special meeting at the port where Headquarters is located in order to elect a replacement. The Com­ year and shall continue through December 31st, exclusive of Sun­ mittee's results shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being days and (for each individual Port) holidays legally recognized resolved by a majority vote of the membership at a special meeting in the city in which the port affected is located. If November 1st or December 31st falls on a holiday legally recognized in a port in called for that purpose at that Port. the city in which that port is located, the balloting period in such (b) After its election, the Committee shall immediately go into port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on the session. It shall determine whether the person has submitted his next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all application correctly and possesses the necessary qualifications. ports shall commence at 9:00 A.M., and continue until 3:00 P.M., The Committee shall prepare a report listing each applicant and except that, on Saturdays, voting shall commence at 9:00 A.M. and his book number under the office or job he is seeking. Each appli­ continue until 12 noon. cant shall be marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the Section 4. Polls Commillees. findings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked "disqualified", the reason therefor must be stated in the report. (a) Each port shall elect, prior to the beginning of the voting Where a tie vote has been resolved by a special meeting of the On each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three full membership, that fact shall also be noted, with sufficient detail. book members none of whom shall be a candidate, officer or an • The report shall be signed by all of the Committee members, and elected or appointed job holder. For the purpose of holding a be completed and submitted to the Ports in time for the next meeting for the eledtion of a Polls Committee only, and notwith­ regular meeting after their election. At this meeting, it shall standing the provisions of Article XXIII, Section 2, or any other be read and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted op the provision of this Constitution, five (5) members shall constitute bulletin board in each port. a quorum for each port, with the said meeting to be held between On the last day of nominations, one member of the Committee 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. with no notice thereof required. It shall shall stand by in Headquarters to accept delivery of credentials. be the obligation of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com-' All credentials must be in headquarters by midnight of closing day. raittee, or to observe the election thereof, to be present during (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the commit­ this time period. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent tee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram at the addresses to see that the meeting for the purpose of electing the said Polls listed by him pursuant to Section 1 of this Article. He shall also Committee is called, and thai the tniiiutes of the said rneeiing aie be sent a letter containing the reasons for such disqualification by .sent daily to the Secretary-Treasurer. In no case shall voting take air mail, special delivery, registered, to the mailing address desig­ place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. nated pursuant to Section 1 (b) of this Article. A disqualified appli­ (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused cant shall have the right to take an appeal to the membership ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots from the decision of the committee. He shall forward copiet of such already used, the ballot box or boxes and the ballot records and appeal to each port, where the appeal shall be preseifted and files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compait the voted upon at a regular meeting no later than the second meeting serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names after the cotnmittec's election. It is the responsibility of the appli­ and corresponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compare cant to insure timely delivery of his appeal. In any event, without the serial nuuiber and amounts of ballots used with the verifica-. Section 1. Nominations. Except as provided in Section 2(b) of this Article, any full book member may submit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, by delivering or causing to be delivered in person, to the officeof the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or sending, a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the SecretaryTreasurer, at the address of headquarters. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the following: (a) The name of the candidate. (b) His home address and mailing address. (c) His book number. (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a eandi. date, including the name of the Port in the. event the posi­ tion sought is that of Agent or Patrolman. (e) Proof of citizenship. (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for can­ didates. (g) In the event the member is on a ship he shall notify the Credentials Committee what ship he is on. This shall be done also if he ships subsequent tq forwarding his cre­ dentials. (h) Annexing a certificate in the following form, signed and dated by the proposed nominee: �JUy. 1961 SEAFARERS Sttppleaeat—Page FW« LOG ¥ ;j»;j don list, as corrected, and asceruin v^hether tlie unused ballots, both serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between %hat appears on the verification list, as corrected, and the ballots used. If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such discrepancies, which seport shall be in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such Polls Committee. Each member of the Committee may make what separate comments thereon he desires, provided they are signed and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be'given the Port Agent, to be presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall also bie simultaneously sent to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall cause an irlvestigation to be made forthwith.' The results of such investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as com­ pleted, with recommendations by the Secretary-Treasurer. A- ma­ jority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, shall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Constitution, the Executive Board shall not make any determination in these matters. (c) The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is set forth in the preceding paragraph with regard to discrepancies shall be utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. (d) Tlie Polls Committee shall permit full book members only to vote. Prior thereto, it shall stamp their book with the word "voted" and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper • o registration on the roster takes place, collect stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the Voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and decorum. (e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting, the Polls Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes proper decoriun, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, as required, which shall then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee.shall there­ upon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or enve­ lopes, with their book numbers next to their signatures. The committee shall also place the date and name of the Port on the said envelopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, that the ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope or envelopes dated for that day and voted in that Port. The Polls Committee shall check the rosters, and any other records they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the discretion of the Executive Board, official envelopes may be pre­ pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making of the aforesaid certification, with wording embodying the fore­ going inscribed thereon, in which event these envelopes shall be used by the Polls Committee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing contained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, provided the comments are signed and dated by the member making them. The envelope or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper or envelope, which, at the discretion of the Executive Board, may be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or registered mail, by the said Polls, Committee, to the depository named in the- pre-election report adopted by the membership. The polls Committee shall not be discharged from its duties until this mailing is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, -which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's flfction rprords or files. "The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box or boxes are locked and sealed before handing them back to the Port Agent, and shall place the key or keys to the boxes in an envelope, across the flap of which the members of the committee shall sign their names, book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope securely. In addition to delivering the key and ballot box or boxes as afore'said, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day, the unused ballots, any reports called for by this Section 4, any files that they may have received, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be responsible for the proper safeguarding of all the aforesaid material, shall not release any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally tampers with the material placed in his custody. The remaining copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the Polls Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer, by certified or regis­ tered mail or delivered in person. (f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without com­ pensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving cr provide meals in lieu of cash. Section 5. Ballot Collection, Tallying Procedure, Protests, and Special Votes. (a) On the day the balloting in each port is to terminate, the Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other duties hereinbefore set forth, deliver to headquarters, or mail to headquarters (by certified or registered mail), all the unused ballots, together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of the Committee that all ballots sent to the port and not used are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the Committee to make separate comments under his signature-and date. The certification shall specifically identify, by serial number and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the committee shall forward to headquarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certification, signed by all members of the committee, that all the atubs collected by the committee are enclosed therewith subject to the right of each member of the committee to make separate com­ ments under his signature and date. The said Polls Committee members shall not be discharged from their duties until the for.warding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence • ihall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. (b) All forwarding to headquarters called for under this Section 5, shall be to the Union Tallying.Committee, at the address of headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day the balloting In each Port is to terminate, .the Port Agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifi­ cally set forth in Section 3(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the Union Tallying Committee, which will then carry out the functions in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the Port Agent shall also forward all other material deemed necessary by the Union Tallying Committee to execute those functions. All t%rtiiications called for under this Article XllI shall be deemed made according to the best knowledge, and belief of those required to make such certification. (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 full book members. Two shall be elected from each of the seven ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, and Detroit. The election shall be held at the regular meeting in December of the election year, or if the Executive Board other­ wise determines prior thereto, at a special meeting held in the aforesaid ports on the first business day of the last week of said month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Pa­ trolman, or candidate for office, or the job of Headquarters Rep­ resentative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying Committee shall be charged with the tallying of all the ballots affd the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in complete detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the .same with the rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each total broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall be permitted access to the election records and files of all ports, which they may require to be forwarded for inspection at its discretion. The report shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these dis­ crepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with pertinent details. The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protests invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the committee shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within the period of its proceedings, on such terms as are practical, effective, and just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of Section 3(c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site of the port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a special vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c), these terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing and must be received by the Union Tallying Committee during the period of its proceedings. The reports of this committee shall include a brief summary of each protest received, the name and book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the disposition of the said protest. The committee shall take all reason­ able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so as to enable the special vote set forth in this Section.5(c) to be com­ pleted within the time herein specified. No closing report shall be made by it unless and until the special votes referred to in this Section 5(c) shall have been duly completed and tallied. (d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall pro­ ceed to the port in which headquarters is located, as soon as possi­ ble after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at that port prior to the first business day after December 31 of the election year. Each member of the committee not elected from the port in which headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expense occasioned by their traveling to and returning from that Port. All members of the committee shall also be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subse­ quent to their election to the day they return, in normal course, to the Port from which they were elected. The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this Con­ stitution, adopt its own procedures. Decision as to special votes, protests, and the contents of the final report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendance, which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9)- The Union Tallying Committee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository imme­ diately after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe custody during the course of the committee's proceedings. "The proceedings or this committee, except for the actual preparation of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be open to any member, provided he observes decorum. In no event, shall the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Tallying Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th immedi­ ately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Com­ mittee shall be discharged upon the completion of the issuance and dispatch of its reports as required in this Article. In the event a recheck and recount is ordered pursuant to Section 5(g) of this Article, the committee shall be reconstituted except that if any member thereof is not available, a substitute therefore shall be elected from the appropriate port, at a special meeting held for that purpose as soon as possible. (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up in sufficient copies to comply with the following requirements:'two copies shall be sent by .the committee to each Port Agent and the SecretaryTreasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to take place subsequent to the close of the committee's proceedings or, in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from the close of this committee's proceedings, then at least five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meeting applies shall be designated, by date, in the report and shall be referred to as the" "Election Report Meeting." As soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. ITiis copy shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Section 5(c) of this Article -and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide whaj action, if any, in accordance with the Constitution, shall be taken thereon, which action, however, shall not include the ordering of a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affect the results of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the special vote shall be restricted thereto. A majority of the membership, at the Election Rpeort Meeting, may order a recheck and a recount when a dissent to the closing report has been issued by three or more members, of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the con­ tingencies provided for in this Section 5(f) the closing report shall be accepted u final. (g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Seciton 5(f) must take place and be completed within seven (7) days after the Election Report Meeting, at each port where the discrepancies so acted upon took place. Subject to the foregoing, and to the limit* of the vote set by the membership, as aforesaid, the Port Agenu in each such port shall have the functions of the 'Tallying Committee as set forth in Section 5(c), insofar as. that Section deals witii the terms of such special Vot& The Secretary-Treasurer shall make • sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immediately avail* able to Port Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. Imme^ diately after the close thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize the results and communicate them to the Secretary-Treasurer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Traesurer, all in the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means practicable, but, in any case, so as to reach the Secretary-Treasurer in time to enable him to prepare his report as required by this Section 5(g). An accounting and certification, made by the Port Agent, similar to those required of Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a report containing a combined summary of the results, together with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report. The form of the latter's report shall be followed as closely as possible. Two (2) copies shall be sent to each port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report Meeting. If a majority vote of the membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the numerical results set forth in the pertinent segments of the Tally­ ing Committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted and final without modification. If ordered, a recheck and recounr, and the report thereon by the Union Tallying tommittee, shall be similarly disposed of and deemed accepted and final, by majority vote of the membership at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting. If such recheck and recount is ordered, the Union "Tallying Com­ mittee shall be required to continue its proceedings correspondingly. Section 6. Installation into office and the Job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman. (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determina­ tions shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President to notify each individual elected. (b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting, or the next regular meeting, depending upon which irfeeting the results as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as pro­ vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article XI, Section I. This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the_ failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the provisions of Article X, Section 2, as to .succession shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. Section 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged with the preservation and retention of all election records, including the ballots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue such other and further directives as to the election procedures as are required by law, which directives shall be part of tl].e election procedures of this Union. Article XIV Other Elections SactlsB U Trial €ommIllaei , A Trial Committee shall be elected at a special meeting held at 10:00 A.M., the next business day following the regular meeting of the Port where the Trial is to take place. It shall consist of five full book members, of which three shall constitute a quorum. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Port Patrolman, or other Union personnel may be electd to serve on a Trial Com­ mittee. No member who intends to be a witness in the pending trial may serve, nor may any member who cannot, for any reason, render an honest decision. It shall be the duty of every member to decline nomination if he knows, or has reason to believe, any of the foregoing disqualifications apply to him. The members of this committee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Section 2. Appeals Committee. The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven full book members, five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the port where headquarters is located. The same disqualifications and duties of members shall apply with regard to this committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Committee in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Committee decision, if the said member was a member of the Trial Committee. Section 3. Delegates. As soon as the President is advised as to the date and duly authorized number of delegates to the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America, he shall communicate such facts to the Port Agent of each Port, together with recommendations as to generally applicable rules»for the election of delegates. These facts and recommendations shall be announced and read at the first regular meeting thereafter. Unless changed by a majority vote of the membership during that meeting, the election rules shall apply. These rules shall not prohibit any full book member from nominating himself. The results of the election shall be communi­ cated to each Port Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and an­ nounced at the next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of election hereunder may include provisions for automatic election of all qualified nominees, in the event the number of such nominees does not exceed the number of delegates to be elected. Article XV Trials and Appeals Saction I. Any member may bring charges against any other member for the commission of an offense as set forth in this Con­ stitution. These charges shall be in writing and signed by the accuser, who shall also include his book number. The accuser shall deliver these charges to the Port Agent of the port nearest the place of the offense, or the port of pay-pff, if the offense took place aboard ship. He shall also request the Port Agent to present these charges at the next regular meeting. "Die accuser may withdraw his charges before the meeting ukes place. �finjwlemeilt^Paire iSlIz' SEAPAkt:ki ^VOG tietian S. After preientition of the diarm ttid the tequett to evidence to support such a finding and, In such case, die Appeals die Port Agent, die Port Agent ih«U ctuic mote charge* to be tea4 Committee shall not make its own findings at to the weight of evidence. «t the Mid meeting. If the charges are rejected by a majority vote of the port, oo (b) In no event shall increased punishment be recommended. further action may be taken thereon, unless ruled otherwise by a (c) A new trial shall be recommended if the Appeals Committee majority vote of the membership of the Union within 90 day* finds—(a) that any member of the Trial Committee should have thereafter. If the charges are accepted, and the accused is present, been disqualified, or (b) that the accused was not adequately he shall be automatically on notice that he will be tried the fol­ informed of the details of the charged offense, which resulted in lowing morning. At his request, the trial shall be postponed until his not having been given a fair trial, or (c) that for any other the morning following the next regular meeting, at which time the reason, the accused was not given a fair trial. Trial Committee will then be elected. He shall also be handed a (d) If there is not substantial evidence to support a finding of written copy of the charges made against him. If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall immediately guilt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend that the charge on cause to be sent to him, by registered mail addressed to his last which the finding was based be dismissed. (e) The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser punishment. known mailing address on file with the Union a copy of the charges, the names and book numbers of the accusers, and a noti­ Saction 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver its decision and fication, that he must appear with his witnesses, ready for trial the dissent, if any, to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies morning after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the to be published and shall have them sent to each port in time to Trial Committee will be elected. In the event a majority of the membership of the Union shall reach there before the pext regular scheduled meeting. Headquarters vote to accept charges after their rejection by a port, the trial shall shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at their last take place in the Port where Headquarters is located. Due notice known address, or notify them in person. thereof shall be given to the accused, who shall be informed nf the Section 15, At the meeting indicated in -Section 1-4 of this Article, name of his accusers, and who shall receive a written statement the membership, by a majority vote, shall accept the decision of the of the charges. At the aequest of the accused, transportation and Appeals Committee, or the dissent therein. If .there is no dissent, subsistence shall be provided the accused and his witnesses. the decision of the Appeals Committee shall stand. If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held in the port Section 3. The Trial Committee shall hear all pertinent evidence and shall not be bound by the rules of evidence required by courts where headquarters is located, in the manner provided for in of lav.' but may receive all relevant testimony. The Trial Committee Section 2 of this Article. Any decision so providing for a new trial may grant adjournments, at the request of the accused, to enable shall contain such directions as will insure a fair hearing to the him to make a proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee accused. falls beneath a quorum, it shall adjourn until a quorum does exist. Saction 16. Headquarters shall notify the accused and each accuser, Section 4. No trial shall be conducted unless all the accusers are either in person or in writing addressed to their lasc known present. The Trial Committee shall conduct the trial except that the address, of the results of the appeal. A further appeal shall be accused shall have the right to cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, allowed as set forth in Section 17 of this Article. and the witnesses, as well as to conduct his own defense. The accused Section 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of the pro­ may select any member to assist him in his defense at the trial, visions of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union provided, (a), the said member is available at the time of the of North America, and the rights of, and procedure as to, further trial and (b) the said member agrees to render such assistance. appeal as provided for therein. Decisions reached thereunder shall If the accused challenges the qualifications of the members of the be binding on all members of the Union. Trial Committee, or states that the charges do not adequately inform Section 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the Union to him of what wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place take all steps within their constitutional power to carry out the of such commission, such matters shall be ruled upon and dis­ posed of, prior to'proceeding on the merit? of the defense. The terms of any effective decisions. guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven by the weight Soction 19. Every accused shall receive a written copy of the of the evidence, and the burden of such proof shall be upon the charges preferred against him and shall be given a reasonable time accuser. Every finding shall be based on the quality of the evidence to prepare his defense, but he may thereafter plead guilty and and not solely on the number of witnesses produced. waive any or all of the other rights and privileges granted to him Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make finding's as to guilt by this Article. If an accused has been properly notified of his or innocence, and recommendations as to punishment and/or other trial and fails to attend without properly requesting a postpone­ Union action deemed desirable in the light of the proceedings. These ment, the Trial Committee may hold its trial without his presence. findings and recommendations shall be those of a majority of the committee, and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent. The Article XVI committee shall forward its findings and recommendations, along Offenses and Penalties with any dissent to the Port Agent of the port where the trial took place, while a copy thereof shall be forwarded to the accused and Section 1. Upon proof the commission of the following offenses, the accusers, either in person or by mail addressed to their last known addresses. The findings shall include a statement that the the member shall be expelled from membership: (a) Proof of membership in any organization advocating the rights of the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­ guarded. The findings also must contain the charges made, the date overthrow of the Government of the United States by force; of the trial, the name and address of the accused, the accuser, and (b) Acting as an informer against the interest of the Union each witness; shall describe each document used at the trial; shall or the membership in any organizational campaign; ' contain a fair summary of the proceedings, and shall state the (c) Acting as an informer for, or agent of, the company against findings as to guilt or innocence. If possible, all documents used at the interests of the membership or the Union; the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations shall be (d) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy to m^de-.a fiatt of the regular files. destroy the Uu'on, Sedion 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, upon receipt, Stciieii 3: Upon proof of the commissisn ef any of thtf following of the findings and recommendations tif the Trial Ciimmitiee, taiise the findings and recommendations to be presented, and entered offenses, the member shall be penalized up to and including a penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event the penalty of into the minutes, at the next regular meeting. expufsion Is not invoked or recommended, the penalty shall not Section 7. The Port Agent shall send-the record of the entire exceed suspension from the rights and privileges of membership proceedings to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies for more than two (2) years, or a fine of $50.00 or both: thereof to be made and sent to, each Port in time for the next (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union property of regularly scheduled meeting. the val-vC in excess of $50.00. Section 8. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall be dis­ (b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps, seals, cussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority vote of the mem­ etc., for the purpose of personal gain; bership of the Union shall: (c) Wilful misuse of any office or job, elective or not, within the (a) Accept the findings and recommendations, or Union for the purpose of personal gain, financial or otherwise, or the wilful refusal or failure to execute the duties or functions (b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or (c) Accept the findings, but modify the recommendations, or of the said office or job, or gross neglect or abuse in executing such duties or functions or other serious misconduct or breach of (d) Order a new trial after finding that substantial justice has trust. The President may, during the pendency of disciplinary not been done with regard to the charges. In this event, a new proceedings under this subsection, suspend the officer or jobholder trial shall take place at the port where headquarters is located from exercising the functions of the office or job, with or without and upon application, the accused, the accusers, and their witnesses pay, and designate his temporary replacement. shall be furnished transportation and subsistence. (d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of ballots, Section 9. After the vote set forth in Section 8, any punishment stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or election files, or SO decided upon shall become effective. Headquarters shall cause election material of any sort; notice of the results thereof to be sent to each accused and accuser. (e) Preferring. charges with knowledge that such charges are • Section 10. An accused who has been found guilty, or who is •false; ^under effective punishment.may appeal in the following manner: (f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false reports He may send or deliver a notice of appeal to Headquarters or communications which fall within the scope of Union business; within 30 days after receipt of the notice of the decision of the (g) Deliberate failure or refusal to join one's ship, or mis­ membership. conduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the detriment of the Section 11. At the next regular meeting of the port where Head­ Union or its agreements; quarters is located, after receipt of the notice of appeal, the nopce (h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, ot deliberate and shall be presented .and shall then become part of the minutes. An malicious villification. With regard to the execution of the duties Appeals Committee shall then be elected. The ^ice-President in of any office or job; charge of contracts is charged with the duty of presenting the (i) Paying for,'or receiving money for, employment aboard a before-mentioned proceedings and all available documents used as evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as any vessel, exclusive of proper earnings and Union p^ments; (j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for the written statement or argument submitted by the accused. The accused may argue his- appeal in person, if he so desires. The purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to the Union, appeal shall be heard at Union Headquarters on the night the or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving evidence of Union committee is elected. It shall be the responsibility of the accused affiliation, with intent to deceive; to insure that his written statement or argument arrives at head­ (k) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out the order of those duly quarters in time for such presentation. authorized to make such orders during time of strike. (1) Failure or refusal to pay a fine or assessment within the time Section 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the appeal as soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration of the evidence limit set therefor either by the Constitution or by action taken in and arguments before it. It may grant adjournments and may accordance with the Constitution. request the accused or accusers to present arguments, whenever Section 3, Upon proof of the commission of any of the following necessary for such fair consideration. offenses, members shall be penalized' up to and iincluding a susof I 1 privilt Saction 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall be by majority vote, and shall be in the form of finding and recommen­ yeatj, or a fine of $50.00 or both: dations. Dissents will be allowed. Decision* and dissents shall be in (a) Wilfully misappropriating of misusing Union property writing and signed by those participating in such decision or dissent. of the value under 150.00; In making its findings and, recommenostions, the committee shall (b) Assuming any office or job, whether elective or not with be govci ncd by the following: knowledge of the lack of pojKssion of the qualifications cequired (a) No finding of guilt shall be tcvetsed if there is substantial therefor; (c)' Misconduct durink aof meeting or other official Vabm proofing, or bringing me Union into disrepute by conduct not provided for elsewhere in this Article; (d) Refusal or negligent failure to carry out orders of duly authorized to paake such orders at any time. , tectlen. 4. Upon proof of the commission of any of die followlnc offenses, members shall be penalized up to and including a fine of $50.00; (a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-ons or pay-oiFs{ (b) Wilful failure to submit Union book to Union tepresenta^ tlves at pay-off; (c) Disorderly conduct at pay-off or sign-on; (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in dif« charging their duties; (e) Disorderly conduct in the Union hall; (f) Gambling in the Union hall; (g) Negligent failure to join ship. Sacilen 5. Any member who has committed an offense penalized by no more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to waive his rights under this Constitution subject to the provisioiks of Atticlc XV, Section 19 and to pay the maximum fine of $50.00 to the duly authorized representative of the Union. Section 6. This Union, and its members, shall not be deemed to waive any claim, of personal or property rights to which it or its members are entitled, by bringing the member to trial or enforcing a penalty as provided in this Constitution. Section 7. Any member under suspension for an offense under this Article shall continue to pay all dues and assessments and must observe his duties to the Union, members, officials, and job holders. Aritcle XVII Publicationsi This Union may publish such pamphlets, journals, newspapers, -magazines, periodicals and general literature, in such manner as may be determined, from time" to timcj by the Executive Board. Article XVIII Bonds Officers and job holders, whether elected or appointed as well as all other employees handling monies of the Union shall bebonded as required by law. Article XIX Expenditures Section I. In the event no contrary policies or instructions are hi existence, the President may authorize, make, or incur such ex­ penditures and expenses as are normally encompassed within die authority conferred upon him by Article X of this Constitution. Soction 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly apply to the routine accounting and administrative procedures of the Union except those primarily concerned with trials, appeals, negotiations, strikes, and elections. Section 3. The provisions of this Article shall supersede to thti' extent applicable, the provisions of Article X of this Constitution. Article XX Income Saction 1. The income of this Union shall include dues, initiation fees, fines, assessments, contributions, loans, interest, dividends, as well as income derived from any other legitimate business operatiott or other legitimate source. Soction 2. An official Union receipt, properly filled out, shall b« given to anyone paying money to the Union or to any person auth­ orized by the Union to receive money. It shall be the duty of every person affiliated with the Union who makes such payments t» demand such receipt. Soction 3. No assessments shall be levied except after a ballot conducted under such general rules as may be decided upon by * majority vote of the membership, provided that: (a) The ballot must be secret. (b) The assessment must be approved by' a majority of the valid ballots cast. Section 4. Except as otherwise provided by law, all payments by members or other affiliates of this Union shall be applied suc­ cessively to the monetary obligations owed the Union commencing with the oldest in point of time, as measured from the date of accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears shall be calculated accordingly. Article XXI Other Types of Union Affiliation To the extent permitted by law, this Union, by majority vote of the membership, may provide for affiliation, with it by individ­ uals in a lesser capacity than membership, or in a capacity othet than membership. By majority vote of the membership, the Union may provide for the rights and obligations incident to such capaci­ ties or affiliations. These rights and obligations may include, but are not limited to (a) the applicability or non-applicability of all" or any part of this Constitution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; (c; the right of the Union to peremptory termination of such affiliation and, (d) the fees required for such affiliation. In no event may anyone not a member receive evidence of affiliation equivalent to that of members, receive priority or tights ovec members, or be termed a membtft. Article XXII Quorums members. faction 2. The quotum for a regular meeting of a Port shall bn fifty (50) members. SactlaN 9. Unless otherwise specifically set forth hcKin, the decisions, tepofcs, recomiacadatioas, or other functions of any; �JUT. IMl pegmeot of die Union requiring a quorum vo act oflktally, shall be p majority of those voting, and shall not be oficiai oc effective unless the quorum requirements are met. faction 4. Unless otherwise indicated herein, where the require* inenrs for a quorum are not specifically set forth, a quorum shall be deemed to be a majority of those composing the applicable •egment of the Union. Supplement—Pa^e Screa SEA,PARER^ ,LOG Article XXV Amendments This Constimtion. shall be amended in the following manner: Section 1. Any full book member may submit at any regular meeting of any Port proposed amendments to this Constitution in resolution form. If a majority vote of the membership of the Port approves it, the proposed amendment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further action. ArHcle XXill Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by a ma­ Meetings jority vote of the membership, it shall be referred to a Constimfaction 1. Regular membership meetings shall be held monthly tional Committee in the Port where Headquarters is located. This Committee shall be composed of six full book members, two from only in the following major ports at the following times; During the week following the first Sunday of every month a each department and shall be elected in' accordance with such meeting shall be held on Monday^—at New York; on Tuesday—at rules as are established by a majority vote of that Port. The Com­ Philadelphia; on Wednesday—at Baltimore; and on Friday—at mittee will act on all proposed amendments referred to it. The Detroit. During the next week, meetings shall be held on Monday" Committee may receive whatever advice and assistance, legal or at Houston; on Tuesday—at New Orleans and on Wednesday—at otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare a report on the Mobile. All regular membership meetings shall commence at amendment together with any proposed changes or substitutions or 2:30 P.M. local time. Where a meeting day falls on a Holiday recommendations and the reasons for such recommendations. The officially designated as such by the authorities of the state or latter shall then be submitted to the membership by the Presidentmunicipality in which a port is located, the port meeting shall If a majority vote of the membership approves the amendment as take place on the following business day. Saturday and Sunday recommended, it shall then be voted upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the Union by secret ballot in accordance with shall' not be deemed business days. The Area Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all regular the procedure outlined in Article XllI, Section 3(b) through nfeetings in ports in thier respective areas. In the event the Area Section 5, except that, unless otherwise required by a majority vote "" Vice Presidents are unable to attend a regular meeting of a port, of the membership at the time it gives the approval necessary to .they shall instruct the Port Agents, or other elected job holders, put the referendum to a vote, the Union Tallying Committee shall consist of six (6) full book members, two from each of the three to act as chairman of the meetings. (3) departments of the Union, elected from Headquarters Port. In the event a quorum is not present at 2:30 P.M. the chairman of the meeting at the pertinent port shall postpone the opening of The amendment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment . the meeting but in no event later than 3:00 P.M. shall be posted on the bulletin boards of all ports and made avail­ faction 2. A special meeting at a port may be called only at the able at the voting site in all ports. direction of the Port Agent or Area Vice President. No special Saction 3. If approved by a majority of the valid ballots cast, meeting may be held, except between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at least two hours the amendment shall become effective immediately upoti notifica­ tion by the Headquarters Tallying Committee to the President that in advance, on the port bulletin board. The Area Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all special the amendment has been so approved, unless otherwise specified meetings in ports in their respective areas. In the event the Area in the amendment. The President shall immediately notify all ports Vice Presidents are unable to attend a special meeting of a port, of the results of the vote on the amendment. they shall instruct the Port Agents, or other elected job holders, to net as chairmen of the meetings. Article XXVi The contents of this Section 2 are subject to the provisions of Article XllI, Section 4(a). Transition Clause Section 3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, all regular Section 1. It is the purpose and intent of this Article to provide meetings shall be governed by the following: for an orderly transition from Union operations and activities as governed by the Constitution in effect prior to the adoption 1. The Union Constitution. of this amended Constitution, to operations and activities conducted 2. Majority vote of the members assembled. in accordance with this amended Constitution. Accordingly, the following sections are to be given the interpretation required to effectuate the foregoing purpose and intent. Article XXIV Section 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and other similar Definitions and Misceifaneous Provisions procedures and processes of this Union, in effect immediately Relating Thereto prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution shall'be deemed Section 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with to be permitted heruender and shall continue in effect unless or herein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any illness or situation: until changed, in accordarice with the provisions hereof. preventing the affected person from carrying out his duties for more Section 3. All methods and means of collecting and disbursing than 30 days, provided that this does not. result in a vacancy. Union funds, all segregations of Union funds, rules of order However, nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed to generally followed, bonding procedures, reinstatement procedures, prohibit the execution of the functions of more than one job and any other practices or procedure, in effect immediately prior and/or office in which event no incapacity shall be deemed to to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed exist with regard to the regular job or office of the one taking over to be permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect unless or the duties and functions of the one incapacitated. The period of until changed in accordance with the provisions hereof. incapacity shall be the time during which the circumstances exist. Section 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage, including those Section 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the with regard to admission into membership, in effect immediately term "vacancy" shall include failure to perform the functions of any prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed office or job by^ reason of death, or resignation, or suspension from to be permitted hereunder and shall continue in effect unless or membership or'expulsion from the Union with no further right to until changed in accordance with the provisions hereof. appeal in accordance with the provisions of Article XV. of this Section 5. All officers and other jobholders elected as a result of Constitution. the balloting held by this Union during November and December Section 3. When applicable to the Union as a whole the term, of 1958, who are serving at the time of the adoption of this "majority vote of the membership", shall mean the majority of all amended Constitution, shall continue to serve, without reduction the valid votes cast by full book members at an official meeting of in salary, in the office most closely related to the one held prior to those ports holding a . meeting. This definition shall prevail not­ that adoption, and for a term not to exceed that for which he withstanding that one or more ports cannot hold meetings because was elected in the balloting held in 1958. For this purpose the of no quorum. For the purpose of this Section, the term "meeting" following table sets out the new office and job, the present nearest ' chall refer to those meetings to be held during the time period equivalent in terms of functions presently performed, and the within which a vote must be taken in accordance with the Con­ identity of'the person occupyihg ir. The adoption of this amended stitution and the custom and usage of the Union in the indicated Constitution shall constitute ratification of this table. priority. Old Title Individual • Saciion 4, When applicable solely to port action and not con­ New Title Secretary-Treasurer PAUL HALL President cerned with, or related to, the Union as a whole, and not forming part of a Uftion-wide vote, the term, "majority vote of the mem­ Executive Assistant Secretarybership", shall refer to the majority of the valid votes cast by the Vice-President Treasurer CAL TANNER full book members at any meeting of the Port, regular or special. Vice-President in . Section 5. The term, "membership action", or reference thereto, charge of Contracts shall mean the same as the term "majority vote of the membership". and Contract Assistarit SecretaryTreasurer CLAUDE SIMMONS Section 6. Where the title of any office or job, or the holder Enforcement thereof, is set forth in this Constitution, all references thereto and Vice-President in the provisions concerned therewith shall be deemed to be equally charge of the Assistant Secretaryapplicable to whomever is duly acting in such office or job. Treasurer EARL SHEPPARD Atlantic Coast Section 7. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed to mean Vice-President in that calendar year prior to the calendar year in which elected offi­ charge of the Assistant Secretarycials and' other elected job-holders are required to assume office. Gulf Coast Treasurer LINDSEY WILLIAMS The first election year hereunder shall be deemed to be I960. Boston Port Agent Vice-President in Section 8. The terms, "this Constimtion", and "this amended . charge of the Lakes and Administrative Constitution", shall be deemed to have the same meaning and shall and Inland Waters Director of Great AL TANNER refer to the Constitution which takes the place of the one adopted Lakes District by the Union in 1939, as amended up through Augusr, 1956. (To be filled by the Section 9. The term, "member in good standing", shall mean a President in accord­ member whose monetary obligations to the Union are not in arrears ' ance with Constim­ for thirty days or more, or ^ho is not under suspension or expul­ Secretary-Treasurer tion) VACANCY sion effective in accordance with this Constitution. Unless other­ Assistant SecretaryHeadquarters wise expressly indicated, the term, "member", shall niean a member Treasurer BILL HALL Representative • in good standing. Assistant SecretaryHeadquarters Section 10. Unless plainly otherwise required by the context of Treasurer ED MOONEV Representative their use, the terms "Union book", "membership book", and "book", shall mean official evidence of Union membership. Assistant SecretaryHeadquarters Treasurer JOB VOLPIAN Representative Section 11. The term "full book" or "full Union book" shall mean only an official certificate issued as evidence of Union membership Since no elected officer pr jobholder currently performs the which, can be attained only by those members who' have first functions of the new office of Secretary-Treasurer, that office shall acquired the highest seniority rating set forth in the standard be filled by the President pursuant to Article X, Seaion l(j) of collective bargaining agreement. this Constitution. From the date of the adoption of this Constim­ Section 12. The term, "full book member", shall mean a member tion, the officers, as above described, shall execute the powers and to whom a full book has been duly issued and who is entitled to functions, and assu?«';c the responsibilities of the said offices as set forth ia this Constitution. xetaJn it in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. EXHIBIT A Minimal requirements to be contained in Constitution of subordinate bodies and divisions chartered by or affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. i All members shall have equal rights and privileges, subject to reasonable rules and regulation^, contained in this Constitution, including secret election, freedom of speech, the right to hold office, and the right of secret votes on assessment and dues increases, all in accordance with the law. II No member may be automatically suspended from membership except for non-payment of dues, and all members shall be afforded a fair hearing upon written charges, widi a reasonable time to pre-, pare defense, when accused of an offense under the Constimtion.' III This Union is chartered by (and/or affiliated with), the Sea­ farers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and this Constimtion and any amend­ ments thereto, shall not take effect unless and until approved as set forth in the Constimtion of that Union. IV An object of this Union is, within its reasonable capacity, n> promote the welfare of, and assist, the Seafarers International Union of North .America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Watert District. The diarter (and/or affiliation) relationship between this Union and the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall not be dissolved so long as at least ten members of this Union,, and the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District acting through its Executive Board wish to continue such relationship. VI No amendment to this Constitution shall be effective unless and until approved by at least a two-thirds vote of the membership in a secret referendum'.conducted for that purpose. In, any evenr. the adoption of this Constitution and any amendments thereto, will not be effective unless and until compliance with Article II of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America •—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District is first made. VII • The Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic^ Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall have the right to check, inspect and make copies of all the books and records of this Union upon demand. VIII This Union shall not takq any action which will have the effect of reducing its net assets, calculated through recognized accounting piocedures, below the ainuuiit of its indebtedness to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, unless approved by that Union through its Executive Board. IX So long as there exists any indebtedness by this Union to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, that Union shall have the right to appoint a representative or representatives to this Union who shall have the power to attend all meetings of this Union, or its sub-divisions, or governing boards, if any; and who shall have access to all books and records of this Union on demand. This representative, or these representatives, shall be charged with the duty of assisting this Union and its.membership, and acting as a liaison between the Seafarers International Union of North America •—Atlantic, Gulf, Ijikes and Inland Waters District and this Union. So long as any unpaid per capita tax, or any other indebtedness of any sort, is owed by this Union to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, such indebtedness shall constitute a first lien on the assets of this Union, which lien shall not be impaired without the written approval of the Seafarers International Union of North America—• Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District acting through its Executive Board. XI The per capita tax payable by this Union to the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall be that which is fixed in accordance with the terms of the Constitution of that Union. XII This Constitution and actions by this Union pursuant thereto are subject to those provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District pertaining to affiliation, disaffiliation, trustee­ ships, and the granting and removal of charters. XIII This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America through the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ trict. It ahall share in, and participate as part of, the delegation of that District to the Convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America in accordance with the provisions of the Con­ stitution of the Seafarers International Union of North AmericaAtlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. �ri^-.ji 'ri:W " „; i -• .'V,./_r-': •••v -• -•;>•- • ;• ': v' , ' •.7'' ..w • •, • •-y:'y ^ '-tuy^ \ y '^C •- ;-• - -•,.:. ' .i "• • 5 i, I li i" •'I -..V" •..a.-: > ' EFERY SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED • Protection of the rights and privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. ® The right to vote. • The right to nominate himself for, and to hold, any office in the Union. • That every official of the Union shall be bound to uphold and protect the rights of every member and that in no case shall any member be deprived of his rights and privileges as a member without due process of the law of» the Union. • The right to be confronted by his accuser and to be given a fair trial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members if he should be charged with conduct detrimental to the ivelfare of Seafarers banded together in this Union. • The right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. • The assurance that his brother Seafarers will stand with him in defense of the democratic prin­ ciples set forth in the Constitution of the Union. fx • i-* " f-' i;: 11V V •> ' .r U . • . : AiM '-HA TV -.<7 VJ.- iyT ' i;wy; ."••j - hI .f ,r t -• :: > - ^ ;iS9 : .r, V-> :--l- ''fi! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource July 1961 Description An account of the resource Headlines: NEW SIU CONTRACT GAINS NLRB TELLS RUNAWAY OPERATOR: ‘NEGOTIATE WITH SIU!’ SIU WINS WELFARE PLAN FOR RAILROAD TUGBOATMEN RUNAWAY ORDERED TO BARGAIN IBU WINS NORFOLK VOTE, EYES SEVEN OTHER CO’S NMU FOLDS UP ITS TENTS AFTER RAID ON SIU FLOPS KENNEDY HITS ICC ON LAG IN SHIPPING MEMBERS STRONGLY APPROVE NEW SIU CANADA CONSTITUTION CG HOLDS PILOTS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALCOA CORSAIR COLLISION THE MARITIME STRIKE – AS THE PRESS SAW IT NEW ORLEANS LATEST PORT TO GET SIU BLOOD BANK ILA ASSAILS CURB ON INJURY SUITS NAVY ORBITS SATELLITE TO AID SHIP NAVIGATORS EX-SEAFARER WRITES BOOK – ABOUT SEA Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/1961 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIII, No. 7 1961 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/afe2a019d273414128ba3a3bb7e114be.PDF f30576c703f9dc7d8ba7145c53e1fc8b PDF Text Text I'J • ft • 1» V SEAFARERS^LOO OFFICIAL GROAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNIQls| • AJLANTjC, QULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Seafarers To Get Expanded FaciUties NEW SEAFARERS HALL UNDER WAY IN HOUSTON -Story On Paj:e 8 SlU Wins 3rd Runaway Victory -Story On Page 2 Photo above, ^ shows exter­ ior of building purchased in Houston from pipe fitters union to be converted into new hall for Seafarers. At right, Bob Matthews, Director of SIU Inland, Boatmen's Union, inspects roomy interior of the building which will offer far more space for Seafarers* needs than the present quarters. New property is closer to main Houston piers and will include facilities of Houston clinic, which is at pres­ ent some distance from the existing^ hall. Re­ modeling of the property for Seafarers' use is to begin shortly. (Story on Page 3.) MTD Action, i * .; i'.r Great Lakes region of Maritime Trades De­ partment to fight all runaway shipping on the Lakes, pickets from member unions of MTD are shown at tied up Northern Venture in Duluth. Ship, which is registered under Bermuda flag to escape Canadian SIU con­ tract, was hung up for a month. It got out; last week only after supervisors loaded the vessel following unsuccessful attempts to enjoin the picketing. (Story on Page 9.) �SitA^A^^r t V^ fl \ M i*:. y. '•.I f t NLRB Upholds Union What' NLRB S&id In Yarmouth Case SlU Wins third Runaway Victory WASHINGTON—The SIU won its third straight major victory in the runaway ship field when the National Labor Relations Board agreed that the Union had the right to organ­ ize the crewmembers of the 88 Yarmouth. In doing so, the Board vastly expanded the po­ tential scope of 8IU organiz-"*" "... ... ing in the runaway-fiag field. The August 11 NLRB rul­ r.:•: A«Hit.*im* (The follovAng are significant extracts from the National Labor . Relations Board findings on the SS Yarmouth case) . . The Yarmouth is owned by McCormick, a Panamanian corporation ... At the time of the hearing, the Yarmouth had never been in Panamanian waters ... Of the roaghly $650,000 earned from the Yarmouth's passenger service in 1958, approxi­ mately 95 percent came from the fares of American cltlsens . . . The ship is drydocked in the United States and provisioned primarily in this country ... 95 percent of (its) expenditures were made in the United States . . . ". . . As noted, the Yarmouth is owned by ... a Panamanian corporation, with 95 percent of Its stock held by persons who are neither citixens nor residents of the United States . . . The general manager of McCormick is Frank Fraser, a British subject . . . who . . . owns 50 percent of its stock . . . "Eastern Shipping Corporation ... is a domestic corporation ... In 1954, Eastern entered into a contract with McCormick as the exclusive agent for the latter company . . . "For its services ... Eastern receives one percent of the vessel's gross passage money . . . "It is evident . . . that McCormick and Eastern are . . . engaged in a single Integrated enterprise . . . Further, it is evident that this integrated enterprise . . . has a direct and substantia! impact on the domestic commerce of this nation and ... is directly . . . involved with the foreign commerce of the United States . . . the facts show that McCormick-Eastem enterprise ... is essen­ tially a domestic. United States operation . . . "Thus the business of the Yarmouth is handled mainly out of Eastern's office in Miami . . . and the matters there dealt with range ... from the advertising for passengers to those concerning provisioning and repair of the vessel and the payroll of the ship's erew . .'. the . . . home port of the Yarmouth is the port of Miami, for that is where she is primarily berthed and where her voyages both begin and end ... . •. . The fact that here, unlike the situation in West India, the shipowner and employer of the crew—McCormick—is a foreign corporation does not require a different conclusion." ing, ordering an election on the Yarmouth, held that under certain conditions US maritime unions could organize a foreign-flag ship, even if its ownership was clearly not American. Up until now, the Board's pre­ vious decisions had limited US union jurisdiction to Americanowned foreign-flag ships. It ex­ panded the scope of potential union activity in this field by basing its decision on the vessel's participa­ tion in American trade, rather than on ownership. (See extracts from decision on this page.) The Board called for an elec­ tion to be held within 30 days of the date of publication of its find­ ings. However, the Board did not deal with the question of the re­ Seen in background is the SS Yarmouth IMcCormick) shown instatement of 136 Yarmouth crewin 1958 when she was being picketed by the SIU after crew members who were fired in Sep­ walked off in demand for SIU Union agreement. tember, 1958, for picketing the ^ ship in their demand for SIU union representation. Some of find that the maritime operation of these crewmembers later regained the companies involving the Yar­ Berlin Crisis Impact their jobs, but most of the men mouth possesses those substantial now on the vessel are those who United States contacts which, had been hired as strike replace­ under our decision in the West India case, brings It within the ments. jurisdictional coverage of the Act, Suwanee Buys Ships despite the foreign registry of the A new element was interjected vessel and the non-resident alien into the Yarmouth picture by the status of much of its crew. The sale of the vessel, its sister ship,- fact that here, unlike the situation WASHINGTON—As a result of the present Berlin crisis, President Kennedy has taken the Evangeline and two other run- in West India, the shipowner and several steps to "firm up" the defense posture of the U8. away-fiag ships to the owners of the employer of the crew—McCormick One of these steps is the appropriation of $77 million dollars to break out ships now In, SlU-contracted Suwannee Steam­ —is a foreign corporation does not the nation's reserve fleet. ship Corp. Suwannee, which oper­ require a different conclusion. It However this reactivation now 232 C types in lay-up, most to be scrapped because of their ates a fleet of missile-tracking ships is not necessary, as we pointed on the South Atlantic, also has a out in West India, that all the of retired ships is not ex­ of them trade-ins from subsidized slow speed. But, should the Berlin crisis blow up, they might be use­ number of ships under the Liberian significant contacts be American pected to affect the total employ­ operators. ful as in the Korean conflict. The Federal Maritime Board ment of American ships and sea­ flag. to warrant the application of a do­ has adopted a "wait and see" at­ men at the present time. In its first finding this year in mestic law. . . . The Government hopes to • be titude towards the President's call 'Essentially Domestic' favor of the SIU, the NLRB held in "In any event, as we have found able to work within the active for an "increase In our sea and February that the Union had the right to represent crewmembers that McCormick ... is engaged In fleet, which numbers 990 ships air lift." Secretary of Defense Rob­ of the Liberian-flag Sea Level, an essentially - domestic United totaling 14,001,392 deadweight ert S. McNamara, testifying be•^ which was owned and operated by States enterprise, having a continu­ tons. This is opposed to the 1,923 fore the Senate Committee on Ap­ propriations stated: "I want to an American corporation, the West ing and substantial impact on the ships laid up in reserve. India Fruit and Steamship Com­ domestic and foreign commerce of There are also another 112 make it perfectly clear that no de­ pany. The Sea Level, the former this nation, we can perceive no privately-owned merchant ships cision has yet been made to deploy SS SeatrSin, ran between Miami reason why the foreign incorpora­ in temporary lay-up which could additional divisions, nevertheless, we want to get ourselves in a po­ BOSTON — Veteran Seafarer and Havana, with a largely Cuban tion and ownership of McCormick be quickly readied for service. sition to implement promptly such James Sheehan, widely-known to should be held to bar the jurisdic­ crew. If the present crisis reaches thousands of SIU men as a ship­ Then, last month, the NLRB re­ tion of the Act over that com­ the point where additional ships a decision if it should be made." mate, port agent affirmed its 1958 findings in the pany. . . ." This "getting into position" in­ are needed, the first vessels to be and Union organ­ The SIU originally organized pressed back into service would cludes the suspension of the Lib­ case of the Liberian-flag cruise izer, passed away ship, the SS Florida. The Board the crew of the Yarmouth in Sep­ be C types, over the slower Vic- erty ship scrapping program. Near­ suddenly on Au­ specifically noted that in this case, tember, 1958. When the owners torys and Libertys. There are ly 1,000 Libertys were scheduled gust Ifi from a there were two Liberian corpora­ refused to deal with the Union blood clot on the tions interposed between the Am­ on behalf of the crew, the men brain. He was 56 erican owners and the vessel—in walked off the ship in Washington, years old. other words, there was American DC, and picketed it. The SIU then An active un­ ownership, but Liberian operation. presented contract demands calling ion man since ho This, the Board said, did not essen­ for Union recognition and im­ first went to sea provements in wages and other Sheehan tially change the circumstances. in 1924, Sheehan conditions, Two days later, when Foreign-Owned Ship The SIU Industrial Worker The SIU inland Bootman was one of the group who partici­ the crew returned for her sched­ —Page 10 —Page 4 In the latest ruling, the Board uled sailing, the owners locked pated as an organizer during tho carried the area of US labor law them out. The ship then set sail e founding of the SIU in 1938 and jurisdiction one step further. It with the crewmembers' personal SIU Safety Department 1939. SIU Social Security Dep't —Page 10 recognized that the Yarmouth was gear and payroll still aboard, only In 1944, he came ashore as a —Page 14 95 percent foreign-owned, with a to run into another picketline in patrolman and held various Union British citizen being the largest Miami. SIU Medical Department posts in the years that followed in The Pacific Coost Seafarer —Page 17 stockholder. However, it noted that the ports of New York, Boston Th crewmembers were subse­ —Page 1 the vessel met all of the other quently paid off and discharged. and Philadelphia. He was Philadel­ . • guidelines which the Board had set The SIU then filed unfair labor phia agent in 1949, but then re­ SIU Food, Ship Sanitation up for determining union jurisdic­ practice charges with the Labor turned to sea in 195() with the out­ The Great Lakes Seafarer bep't —Page 15 tional rights, namely, operation out Board. break of the Korean War. In July, —Page 5 of an American port as the home 1951, he was named acting Boston Wage scales on the ship, which fditoriol Cartoon —Page ii port; the carriage of American usually operates out of Miami to agent and was subsequently elected • The Fisherman and cargo and passengers almost ex­ the Caribbean, ranged between $45 to that position several times. A&G Deep Sea Shipping Cannery Worker clusively; the failure" of the vessel and $90 a month. The crew was re­ In 1958* at the expiration of his —Page 8 Report —Page 6 to service the nation whose flag it cruited in various Caribbean coun­ term as port agent, Sheehan went flew (in this case, Panama) and the tries, including the Bahamas, Cuba,' back to shipping. Sailing in the Shipboard News The Canadian Seafarier. servicing and maintenance of the the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, deck department as bosun or AB, —Pages 19, 20. 21, 22 —Page 9 vessel in an American port. Sheehan was last aboard the Over­ Trinidad, Nicaragua, Honduras and seas Eva before his final illness. The Board declared that "we Venezuela. Gov't Ship Breakout Limited To Navy; Strappings Halted Jim Sheehan Dies At 56 INDEX To Departments �Aifwt. U<1, SEAFARERS LOG: New Houston Hall Has Convenient Location New^ Larger r(AP.KtfNG S^s/A/ Hall Slated MAfNPtGPS For Houston TV PPSS&ir HOUSTON—Seafarers shipping out of this fastgrowing port will be assured of comfortable, modem facilities as a result of the Union's action in purchasing a two-story building for a" wide and 62 feet deep. It was last new hall here. The build­ remodeled in 1953 when it was ing will open within a few fully air-conditioned. Fluores­ lighting had been installed months after it is remod­ cent throughout as were asphalt til« eled to include the SIU hir­ floors on a concrete base. Superior Site' ing hall, the Houston clinic The location of the new prop­ ,Cl/A//C NB^MALL fNCWD/PSCl/AliC •=> Drawing shows location of new property purchased in Houston to be converted into hall for Seafarers. The new hall is closer to the main piers and airport than the present hall and will also include the facilities of the SlU clinic. —• - I. I • • . " ' ' ' ' AMMI Front Crumbles As End Of Strike Ban Nears NEW YORK—The American Merchant Marine nstitute's efforl;, to block collective bargaining on the foreign flag issue has collapsed. Fourteen dry cargo companies, includ­ ing such major operators as US Lines, Moore McCormack, Farrell, Lykes Brothers, Grace and others have signed with* ' the Marine Engineers Bene­ panies, which operates two ships, signed with the Pacific Maritime ficial Association on the basis of the contract program put forth by the National Committee for Mari­ time Bargaining. This is the same program which was signed by operators of several hundred ships before the TaftHartley Injunction was issued. Jesse Calhoon, secretary-treas­ urer of the MEBA and chairman of the NCMB, in announcing the settlements, hailed the outcome as fepreseiiting achievement Of the major objectives for which the NCMB was founded, the revitaliz­ ing of the American merchant ma­ rine and the preservation and ex­ pansion of job opportunities for American seamen. Breaking away from the AMMI's refusal to bargain on key issues, the companies involved bargained individually and signed individual contracts outside the AMMI. The companies reached agreement on the two basic issues—that of the runaway flags and of the forma­ tion of a joint union-industry com­ mittee to revitalize the industry— which the AMMI had refused to recognize as appropriate collec­ tive bargaining items. In addition, the MEBA also signed agreements with 15 tanker operators, representing a majority of union-contracted tanker com.panies, in which the latter also recognized the validity of the for­ eign-flag issue as a subject for collective bargaining. Because of the complex interrelationships in the tanker field as far as foreignflag operations are concerned, it was agreed that a committee would be formed to continue dis­ cussions on the issue. If the issue is not resolved, the union has the right to resume strike action against the companies involved. The dramatic breakthrough in the negotiations eame when Moore McCormack, the third largest American-flag operator with 44 ships, and a top policy-maker in the Institute, broke away from the AMMI position and signed with the engineers union. Within 24 hours, all of the other dry cargo operators involved had'fol­ lowed suit. Only one of the com­ signed through the AMMI bar­ gaining unit, with the rest sign­ ing individually. The break came as the Septem­ ber 21 expiration date of the Taft-Hartley injunction was draw­ ing near. It was clear that the engineers would resume strike ac­ tion against the holdouts if they persisted in clinging to the AMMI's position of refusing to bargain on the key issues. The absolute refusal of the AMMI to negotiate on the two points of the NCMB program re­ flects the fear of a handful of privileged companies that other segments of the industry might thereby get Government assist­ ance in an effort to establish a balanced and healthy US mer­ chant marine. In addition, the AMMI's fierce objections to recog­ nizing US union rights on run­ aways reflects the role of major international oil companies at the Institute's top policy level. The National Maritime Union and the Masters, Mates & Pilots had yielded on the runaway issue and dropped that demand. The collective bargaining pic­ ture in maritime had been clouded by the issuance of an 80-day TaftHartley injunction on July 3, put­ ting an end to the strike which started on June 16. At the time the injunction was issued, vir­ tually all SlU-contracted operators had accepted the NCMB program, but the AMMI was clinging fast to its opposition. The NCMB had put forth its program in Junei calling for ac­ tion on the runaway ship issue and on the joint committee as es­ sential to the revival of a healthy merchant marine and to the job securtiy of thousands of American seamen. The engineer's successes mean that the operators have now accepted the NCMB prograrrt as a basis for acting upon the indus­ try's problems. The MEBA agreement, like those signed before the strike, provided for improvements in vacations, with the other companies, provides pensions and other fringe benefits, for improvements in vacations, Previously, tlie MEBA had Association, representing the bujk of the West Coast shipping in­ dustry. SIU Pacific District unions, whose contracts run out on Sep­ tember 30, have notified their con­ tracted companies that they would like to begin negotiations on a new agreement. of the Seafarers Welfare Plan erty is superior to that of tha and other shoreside facilities present Houston hall in that it is for Seafarers. 16 blocks closer to the turning In, other moves to provide im­ proved services for Seafarers as well as to facilitate Union organ­ izing activities, the SIU has ob­ tained a site for a hall in Port Arthur, Texas, and has opened a Union hall in Tampa. The Port Arthur facility, which will hi in charge "of Arthur Bendheim, will be used to organize non-union tugboatmen in the Texas-Louisiana area. Jeff Gillette has been as­ signed as agent to Tampa, which is taking over the shipping list and union activity from Miami. The latter port will continue to operate for organizing purposes. Former Union Hall The new Houston property is located on a 100 by 75-foot plot at the corner of Canal and Nor­ wood Streets. It is a two-story building which was formerly owned by Pipe Fitters Local 2J1 and was used as a union office and meeting hall. The building proper Is 66V^ feet Two Liberian-Flag Vessels Now SIU NEW YORK—Two Liberian-flag bulk carriers have trans­ ferred back to the US flag and have' called SIU crews aboard as a direct result of the new SIU contract terms covering runaway-flag ships. The two* vessels, both "jumboized" T-2 ingly from the Union halls. Under the American flag, the tankers, are the Trans Warren (Transeastern) and the Trans York (Bulk Trans). . The return of the bulk carriers to the American flag followed the signing , of agreements with the SIU and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association giving the American unions the right to board runaway-flag vessels owned by contracted companies for the purposes of organizing the crews. The owners agreed it would be simpler for all concerned if the ships were put back under the American flag and crewed accord- vessels will have "50-50" cargo privileges enabling them to par­ ticipate in the carriage of US for­ eign aid and farm surplus cargoes. basin and the main city piers, in­ cluding the Longreach docks and the grain elevator. It is also closer to the city's airport. The inclusion of the clinic in the new hall will eliminate travel­ ing now done by Seafarers. The present clipic Is near the Univer­ sity of Houston, some distance south of the existing hall. The need for a new hall In Houston has long been recognized, since the port has been booming as a center of SIU shipping for some time. Heavy export move­ ments of grain and cotton, much of them under the farm surplus program, have contributed to the growth -in ship activity. In recent months, Houston has been second only to New .York in the number of jobs shipped. Long Range Plan Aside from Government cargoes, the Port has become a center for industrial cargo movements as a result of an industry buildup on the ship channel. The acquisition of the Houston property follows upon completion of a new hall for Seafarers in New Orleans as part of a longrange building program. Other modern halls have been estab­ lished in New York. Mobile, Bal­ timore and Philadelphia, while on the West Coast, Seafarers have the use of the modern facilities offered by the Sailors Union of the Pacific. At present, the ground floor of the building Is partitioned off for office space while the second floor is open. Remodeling plans have been drafted and work should start shortly to convert tha build­ ing for use by Seafarers. New SIU Hall In Tampa SEAFARERS LOG August, 1961 Vol. XXIII, No. 8 PAUL HALL, President HERBERT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, AL MASKIN, CHARLES BEAUMEI, ALBERT AMATEAU, ARTHUR MARKOWITZ, STEVE LICHTENSTEIN, Staff Writers. Publishea monTlUy at Tha haadquartara of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth 9-6600. Second clais postage paid at the Post Office IhK Brooklyn, NY, under tha Act of Aug. n, 1912. 120 New hall for Seafarers in port of Tampa ^ii at left, In building at 312 Harrison Stree;t. Jeff Gillette is acting agent for the port. �SKArAKERS LOG US Okays Bull C-4 Bid; Plan Confainership Buns WASHINGTON—After considerable delay, Bull Line has finally won approval of its proposal to trade in two Libertys for two C-4s in the Government reserve fleet. The new vessles are to be converted into containerships in an attempt by the company to stay alive in the Puerto Rico trade. ' The company indicated that C-4s to enable them to carry be­ Improve their competitive position tween 48 and 178 containers of accordingly. it would proceed immediately 35-foot length. In addition to the Bull was one of the companies with plans to convert the vessels. The additional ships will m^an more employment for Seafarers on the Puerto Rico run, as well as helping to preserve the company's operations on that run and the .existing jobs of SIU men. Bull had expected to obtain swift permission from the Government to trade in some of its Liberty tonnage for larger C-4 type ves­ sels which could be converted for containership service on the Puerto Rico run. The company has been losing an estimated $2V^ mil­ lion a year in Puerto Rico service and the containership operation is seen as the only way to keep the company solvent and to continue the Puerto Rico run. The company claims that without the C-4s, it would have to end its service. Bull had planned to modify the containers, the newer ships Would be able to carry as much breakbulk cargo as the present C-'2s when fully loaded. They had hoped to make the exchange under the provisions of the Vessels Exchange Act, which was passed to enable unsubsidized operators to upgrade their fleets. The Vessel Exchange Act had been passed last year .to enable independent operators, as well as operators in the domestic trades, to upgrade their fleets. Because of new construction under the subsidy program, the Government is now receiving a large number of C-type ships as trade his, as well as maintaining a number of C-4s in the reserve. These operators who have smaller, slower vessels can exchange them for the C-type ships under the Exchange Act and Maritime Roundup Emergency aid to a damaged ship may have led to the discovery «f a new means to improve water travel. An ore carrier with a full load of 29,000 tons of iron ore hit an uncharted reef off thie Chile coast, tearing a gash of 28 feet long in her bottom near the bow. Divers chopped off part of the hanging hull and fuel oil was removed from her forward deep tank. Water was then partially blown from five other damaged tanks and all were partially filled with compressed air. The ship then sailed to the Panama Canal on this mattress of air. speed freighter service to New York this fall with a ship that cruises at 18.3 knots and can hit 20.5. The ship will be followed by three more by 1964, by which time all Japanese shipping concerns ex­ pect to have a total of about 50 such cargo ships on the run. 4. i t The Esse Research and Develop­ ment Company has announced it iTad designed a mechanical painter. The device resembles a small tank with a pressurized roller at the end. The robot moves on caterpillartype treads with magnets which hold it to the deck. A mechanical i i" 4" chipping device prepares the sur­ A leading Japanese shipping face for paint. The company esti­ company will inaugurate high- mated the robot could paint a medium-sized tanker in 16 mandays compared with 200 manual man-days, and undoubtedly would be used by Esso to reduce employ­ ment. — for SIU MEMBERS! NeBVINS>EAGEA« ANPSHCW WEA«FfiOMATbOlMBftlSH TOASOUWESIERAUATSRECIAL. SeAOIKT PRICES your SEA CHEST SHORE WEAR t SEA GEAR SEA GEAR t SHORE WEAR i i i The Navy has anfiounced it is studying ways of adapting jet en­ gines for marine propulsion. Its Bureau of Ships and an aircraft company are carrying out a pro­ gram with the J-57 jet engine, which powers intercontinental jet­ liners and military planes. The~engine will be modified and com­ bined with other equipment to power hydrofoil craft and to pro­ vide extra power for naval vessels. 4. 4 4 Grants totaling $150,000 have been awarded to three universities by the Maritime Administration to stu^y the effects of sea slamming on ship structures, seakeeping qualities of ships and ship con­ trollability. The grants for' longrange research projects to decrease the damage done by sea slamming to the hull and bottoms and for im­ proved structural design. * 4.. 4i , 4> A new type of whistle light is being installed on a passenger liner now under construction at the Bethlehem Steel Company. Spar­ rows Point, Md., yard. Based on a recommendation made at the 1960 International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, the new whistle lights flash a white light whenever the ship's whistle is sounded. The light shines all around the horizon during the entire period the whistle is sounded, with beams projected both inward and outward. IBU Philly Derrick Crew Visited supporting the legislation, as was Alcoa, which indicated it would like to trade for larger ships. The legislation had also been supported by the Slu and other maritime unions. West India Laying Up Last Ship The final chapter has been writ­ ten in the case of the West India Fruit and Steamship Company. The line has announced the shut­ down of the Florida-to-Cuba car ferry system, its last operating run. The line had been hard hit by the dwindling of trade between the United States and*Cuba. The once multimillion-dollar business is now little more than a trickle. Another factor in the company's decision to close up shop was the ruling of the Supreme Court which required West India to deal with the SIU for its unlicensed personnel, and start paying ita seamen Ameri­ can wages instead of the bargain basement Liberian-flag wage scale. An executive of the firm, R. J. Widman, said that the company would go ahead with plans to sell its ships. The vessels, the largest of which could carry 65 railroad cars, have been making the Flori­ da-Havana run for 40 years. The company's statement on suspending operations was simply: "We are not operating and we don't know when and if we will operate again. We do know we have no freight for Cuba." Since the United States severed relations with Fidel Castro's Cuba, the monthly port income from the West India ships dropped from $15,000 in 1958 to $700 this year. One of the ships Involved in the sale is the SS Sea Level, which figured in the SIU's landmark victory establishing the union's right to organize American-owned ships sailing under runaway flags. As a final word Mr Widman ex­ plained that the company had anticipated the shutdown, and for a year had been "retrenching," but the suspension of operations couldn't be stalled any longer. . List Details In Cables To Union When notifying headquarters by cable or wireless that a Sea­ farer has paid off in a foreign port because of injury or illness, ships' delegates should Include the following information: _ The man's full name, his SIU book number, name of the ship, the port of payoff and the hos­ pital where he is being treated. The response of ships' crews to the Union's request for these notifications has been very good. Sometimes tho»sh, not all of the above information has been included. Be sure to Ifpt all of this data So that the SIU can act as promptly as possible. Joe Tralnor, IBU Philly rep. (far right) chats with crewmen of Derrick Commerce during servicing visit. From left: F. Saudrag, R. Wazalis, J. Arbs and R. J. Christensen. IBU Wins At Capitol; Signs 2nd Tug Outfit NORFOLK — The SIU's Inland Boatmen's Union scored another significant victory earlier this month when it won an NLRB election at Capitol Transportation Co., Norfolk, by a 7-5 vote. Capitol is an oil--^ transporting firm in this port. agent on the basis of pledge cards The narrow margin by which the Union obtained from the com­ the IBU won was explained by Gordon Spencer, IBU representa­ tive, who said the victory is "sig­ nificant" because Capitol is one of the few non-union outfits in the area which pays union scale wages. At the same time, the NLRB certified the IBU as bargaining agent for the employees of the Curtis Bay, McAllister and Gatco fleets, following the Board's dis­ missal of charges filed against the IBU by the catch-all District 50, United Mine Workers, which was soundly beaten in recent elections in these fleets. It was also reported that Marine Oil Service, Inc., of Norfolk, has recognized the IBU as bargaining pany's 10 employees. Gordon Spen­ cer, IBU representative here, said that negotiations with the firra will get underway very shortly. Another recent organizational ad­ vance made by the IBU came last June when the employees of Cartaret Towing Co., Morehead City, NC, voted 6-0 for the Union. Cartaret, though a small firm, handled most of the ships entering this port during the current year. Plans are being made to expand the port facilities and conse­ quently, Cartaret expects to add new equipment as needed. IBU Meetings BALTIMORE — September 15. 8 P.M., 1216 E. Baltimore St. (licensed and unlicensed). HOUSTON—September 11, 2:30 P.M., 7 <202 Canal St. Welfare Report MOBILE—September 13. 3:30 P.M. 1 S. Lawrence St. NEW ORLEANS—September 12, 8:30 P.M.. 630 Jackson Ave. NORFOLK—September 13, 8 P.M., 416 Colley Ave. PHILADELPHIA—September 11, 7 P.M.. 2604 S. 4th St. (licensed): September 19, 7 P.M.. 2604 S. 4th St. (unlicensed). WILMINGTON, NC—September 20, • Inland Boatmen collected $3,- P.M., Marlon Motel, Ht. 17. July Benefits Total $3,485 .485.06 in welfare benefits during July, according to reports Issued by the IBU Welfare Plan offices in New Orleans and New York. Four of the highest claims paid out during the nmnth went to Brothers Sterling Braun of John 1. Hay Co., Joseph Boyd of Dixie Carriers, Robert Holt of Gulf At­ lantic Towing (Gatco) and Floyd Gaskill, C. G. Willis Towing Co. Braun's welfare benefit of $480 covered his dependent's hospital and surgical expenses, ' while Boyd's check for $350 went toward surgical payments. Holt and Gaskell's identical benefits of $240 each represent sickness and acci­ dent weekly payment of $56-a-week during the month. GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE REGION ASHTABULA. O.—September 16. 8 P.M, Ashtabula Hotel. BUFFAI.O—September 27. 8 P.M., 738 Washington St. CHICAGO—September 21. 2 P.M., 9388 Ewing Ave.. South Chicago. CLEVELAND — September 16. 8 P.M., 15614 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, O. DETROIT-TOLEDO — September 11, • P.M., 10225 W. Jefferson, River Rouge. DULUTH—September 20, 8 P.M., 312 W. Second St. MILWAUKEE — September 15, 8 P.M. 2722 A. South Shpre Drive. SANDUSKV. O.—Septemt>er 16, 8 P.M., 118 E. Parish. St. SAUI.T STE. MARIE — September 12, 8 P.M., Labor Temple. RAILWAY MARINE REGION BALTIMORE—September 13, 8 P.M.. 1216 E. Baltimore St. JERSEY CITY—September 11, 8 P.M., 99 Montgomery St. NORFOLK — September 14, 8 P.M.. Labor Temple, N''"'>>ort News. PHILADELPHIA—September 12, 8 P.M., 2604 S. 4th St, �y^gagoMKim SEAFARERS ,F^Ke LOG Riding A Bosun's Chair SlU Wins Detroit Fight; Hospital Stays Open DETROIT—The Great Lakes District SIU has won its fight •to keep the USPHS hospital open despite earlier Govern­ ment plans to close it. Other MTD unions also opposed the Government's plan; In a letter from the Surgeon trade routes through the Great General's office to secretary- Lakes would result in more, rather treasurer Fred J. Farnen, it was ' disclosed that the hospital would have funds for operation, as well as "improvements" next year. The Union began its fight to keep the hospital operating when a Government survey indicated the number of patients had fallen be­ low the minimum and that closing was planned. SIU Appealed In an -appeal to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, the SIU pointed out that the slow shipping season was responsible' for the decline in patients, but that recent traffic from the St. Lawrence Seaway plus the new Port Reports CLEVELAND — Shipping has picked up considerably and indica­ tions are that things will remain In good shape for awhile. So far 259 off-shore ships have used the St. Lawrence Seaway to here and only six were U.S.-flag . . . CHI­ CAGO—Shipped was described as exceptionally good during last month. Men on beach were there through their own choice . . . TOLEDO—Good shipping with jobs on board for more than one call . . . DULUTH—Slow ship­ ping i»eported with most jobs on a temporary basis. MTD contin­ ued picketing runaway Bermudianflag Northern Venture after Dis­ trict judge threw out injunction motion . . . DETROIT—Seniority Iist.s have been sent to almost every fleet and remaining lists in the process of being distributed . . . FRANKFORT—Good shipping re­ ported. ^Several men have taken re­ lief jobs with other SlU-contracted vessels . . . ALPENA. — Shipping very good, exceeding any other year for same period. Union spon­ sored nine-year-old Larry LaCross, who comes from a family of nine children, for two weeks at AlpSria Boys Club camp . . . BUFFALO— Fair shipping. Beefs settled on the Richard J. Reiss, the Henry Steinbren«er and the Lakewood. than less, seamen's injuries. Also, the SIU said many seamen who needed medical attention but were not eligible because of not having worked to qualify for ad­ mission, were now working and still requiring medical care. The brief filed by the SIU urged the Surgeon-General to re-examine "the cold figures of a statistical report" in the light of the vital service offered by the hospital in the high-accident maritime indus­ try. Great Lakes SIU members wrote letters to their representatives in Washington, urging them to sup­ port the Union's attempt to keep the hospital open. Over the past nine years there have been repeated attempts to shut down USPHS facilities in va­ rious ports, some of which have been successful. At one time it was proposed that the entire sys­ tem be shut down with the excep­ tion of two or three specialix:ed hospitals. This would have thrown seamen on the resources of local hospitals in the various ports. The proposal was vigorously opposed by the SIUNA and its affiliates. It was finally dropped after the late Harry Lundeberg, president of the SIUNA. made a personal ap­ peal to President Eisenhower at the White House. SIU Great Lakes Union Halls HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson. River Rouge i8, Mich. Vinewood 3-4741 Fred J. Farnen. Seerelary-Treasurer Stanley F. Thompson, Asst. Sec.-Treas. ALPENA 127 River St. Norman Jollcoeur, Agent. Elmwood 4-3616 BUFFALO. NV 735 Washington St. Roy J. Boudreau, Agent TL 3-9259 CHICAGO . 9383 Ewing Ave. Ernest Aubusson, Agent South Chicago, 111. SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND. 15614 Detroit Ave. (Lakewood) Stanley Wares, Agent MAin 1-0147 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. Gerald Westphal, Agent. RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. Address Mall to: P.O. Box 287 Floyd Hanmer, Agent ELgln 7-2441 TOLEDO ....120 Summit St. Neil Mahaney, Agent CHerry 8-2431 Great Lakes Shipping July 16,1961 Through August 11,1961 PORT DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL Alpena 42 26 13 81 Buffalo 38 38 16 92 Chicago 34 21 11 66 Cleveland 13 12 9 30 Detroit 106 84 37 227 Duluth 29 23 5 57 Frankfort 24 33 28 85 Toledo 45 39 9 93 331 276 12k 731 TOTAL Seafarer Jim Loe, AB, is dwarfed by fhe bow of fhe LaSalle (Waterman) as he applies a fresh coat of black paint. — * Machinist Union In MTD Tie WASHINGTON—The Maritima Trade Department's position as spokesman for all unions involved in the maritime and related trade# has been strengthened by an­ nouncement of affiliation of tha giant International Association of Machinists. THie machinists, one of the nation.'s largest union<3, have an im­ portant membership in the ship­ building and ship repair industry, as well as in other maritime func­ tions, although the bulk of it# membership is employed in shoreside plants such as aircraft fac­ tories. With the addition of the Machini.sts, the Department now rep­ resents 30 seagoing and shoresid# international unions in maritime, with a total, membership of well over 300,000 workers in the marina field. It is one of the largest of several such specialized depart­ ments in the AFL-CIO. Other major unions in the MTD, aside from the seamen's and long­ shoremen's unions, include tha Carpenters, Operating Engineers, Boilermakers, State, County ami Municipal Workers and others. SlU's Puerto Rico Division , Wins Six NLRB Electiohs SAN JUAN—The campaign of the SIU's Puerto Rico Division among workers on the island has racked up six National Labor Relations Board election victories in the past two months adding some 300 workers to SIU ranks. These latest victories follow on the heels of SIU election triumphs ear• Workers of Royal Bed & hourly base wage for drivers com­ lier this year among workers pared to a $1.05 average on the Spring Co., Hato Ray, voted SIU employed by major oil com­ island. by 28 to 8. panies on the island. Meanwhile, in .still another elec­ tion, the Puerto Rico Division turned back a challenge by the lo­ cal Teamsters Union to its repre­ sentation of Puerto Rico truck driv­ ers. The local Teamsters have re­ peatedly attempted to win over the truckers by a variety of means but have been uniformly unsuc­ cessful. The half-dozen successes are at­ tributed in part to the fact that the SIU is the only union on the island which operates a clinic and provides medical services for mem­ bers and their families, along with other welfare benefits. The Puerto Rico clinic, which opened, earlier this year, also serves Seafarers passing through the port of San Juan. \ In addition, the Puerto Rico Di­ vision has won considerable pres­ tige on the island because of its successes in the oil refining indus­ try, formerly dominated by socalled "independent" organiza­ tions. Workers at Esso, Socony, Texaco and Shell are now repre­ sented by the SIU. Tjie Union has recently won an agreementijp, from Esso of Puerto Rico providing for substantial wage increases and other benefits. The agreement follows the elec­ tion success at Esso in which the SIU displaced a long-standing Es­ so employees' "-association." Among the contract improve­ ments are standardization of wage scales Involving average Increases of $19 monthly for drivers and $15 to $28 increases for inside men, establishment of a $6.32 monthly bonus, meal allowances, uniform and laundry allowances. The cash gains establish a $1.93 Other gains .Include a step-bystep seniority and grievance pro­ cedure in which the Union par­ ticipates -at all levels, three-week to four-week vacations, sick leave, a joint Union-company safety committee and hospital and medi­ cal coverage for which the com­ pany pays half. In the most recent elections the SIU won the following contests: • At Martinez and Sands, a Santurce refrigeration company, the SIU won by a vote of 20 to one. • At the Aluminum Extrusion Corp. the SIU swept the election by 47 to five. •The SIU scored by a 19 to 2 count at Anvil Metal Products Inc., in Barranquitas. • A lopsided 107 to nine victory was won at the Customs Moulder# of Puerto Rico in Caguas. Ther# here 51 "no union" votes. In -addition, the Union defeated a raid against the Puerto Rican International Paper Company where 256 workers are employed. India Shows Low Wages Don't Profit Shipowners Despite the cofnplaints of some shipowners to the contrary, low wages are no guarantee of shipping prosperity. Thera have to be cargoes available and modern port facilities as well. That has been shown by the trade—just like in the US. Lack experience of the Indian ship­ of cargoes for the ships available ping industry. Although India-flag ships pay what are close to the lowest seamen's wages in the world, the Indian-flag fleet has been hav­ ing a tough time making ends meet. A report on Indian-owned ship­ ping shows that the biggest slump lias taken place in the coastwise and poor port facilities which de­ lay loading and unloading are blamed. On the deep sea side, India-flag ships carry less than ten percent of the nation's foreign trade, even though competing vessels have higher wage costs. Stay Put For Jobless Pay Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already experienced interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting their next check after they notified the state unemployment offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address. An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing considerable hardship to the* men Involved. �SEAFARERS Pi|Ce, Six Amt, iMl LOC i SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING BOARD (Figures On This Page Coyer Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) From July 1 Through July 31, 1961 It was to be expected that shipping would increase with the end of the maritime strike .on July 3, but the rebound exceeded anything foreseen. The total of 3,594 jobs shipped during the month obviously indicated boom shipping over and above'-the recall of idle crews. For comparison's sake, in December, 1960, the Union shipped just under 2,900 men and December is always the biggest shipping month of the year becaus^of holiday sea­ son turnover. Similarly, the averaging out of June and July shipping totals works out to 2,800, which is far higher than usual. In fact, the 3,594 figure is the highest reported since the job totals went on a monthly basis.. Ship activity was also way up. The 472 ship calls were an increase of 123 over June and the 79 sign ons, reflecting the reactivation of struck ships, was way up from the 30 vessels signed on last month. All seniority cla,sses benefited, across the board, from the red hot shipping, but the biggest gainers were class A men. Almost twice as many shipped in July as in the previous month. The "on the beach" figures for class A—2,619 men—are well under the month's shipping totals, indicating that class A Seafarers should have no trouble spotting themselves a berth. The class 1-S shipping group, covering chief stewards ex­ clusively, enjoyed its best shipping since this separate regis­ tration category was set up, with 65 men shipping as against 52 registering during the month. Ship Activity Poy Sign In Offs Ons Trans. TOTAi: BoOon New York ....37 Philadelphia .. 7 Baltimore .. ..14 Norfolk .... Jackionvilla ... 4 Miami Mobil* New Orleans .15 Houston .... .. 7 Wilmington . .. 1 Son Francisco.. 3 Seattle 0 11 A 7 1 4 0 11 22 6 0 7 4 TOTALS .... 77 8 10 43 7r 35 22 17 . 38 26 31 24 32 6 7 23 11 43 80 75 60 11 12 S IS 7 13 283 472 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Shipped CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 23 ALL 12 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 3 10 2 18 32 1 6 15 2- 23 0 1 4 0 7 8 51 52 23 22 98 32 182 2 39 37 89 30 156 6 19 18 6 11 36 0 27 45 2 11 21 2 4 7 5 6 13 4 95 7 34 59 3 25 23 58 19 13 15 35 17 8 11 11 8 5 21 1 3 4 7 26 2 6 12 9 11 1 14 4 10 18 9 30 2 13 8 4 22 2 6 10 11 10 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 17 7 26 81 0 6 18 27 5 2 4 43' 12 24 49 1 51 48 78 20 146 4 22 20 46 51 84 27 162 3 26 22 22 25 10 17 30 30 80 21 131 1 48 55 94 32 181 3 11 3 8 11 3 25 0 4 5 9 5 11 3 19 1 4 30 0 37 2 14 10 6 6 5 12 4 3 7 12 19 5 16 33 2 7 10 3 20 2 5 23 •10 16 7 12 9 1 215 398 107" r720i 20 116 115 1 251i269 488 166 1 923 27 107 123 257' Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattl'TOTALS Shipped TOTAL CLASS C SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 12 3 ALL A B C- ALL 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 3 32 8 1 2 8 31 89 182 39 0 1 1 45 13 2 0 2 95 35 0 2 2 26 12 7 14 30 2 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 81 9 4 24 8 16 24 162 51 2 2 30 4 181 6 19 8 1 5 12 4 6 12 37 0 12 1 1 33 42 72 1 121 723 257 Registered Or1 The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 12 3 ALL 43 9 3 39 260 79 59 16 1 2 132 35 40 4 2 57 10 14 0 0 0 13 118 29 24 237 55 4 215 61 33 14 6 61 24 12 46 22 1 121 i301'358 21 . 7 168 43 19 10 71 14 5 1 1 19 0 3 27 6 75 1 96 26 5 11 8 16 22 3 37 0 290 5 45 0 120 2 10 0 30 0 3 0 62 0 142 1 183 28 30 0 48 0 47 5 553 136, 11047 41 2 3 26 58 3 7 21 S3 0 5 8 4 0 0 6 1 15 23 40 27 5 8 7 9 23 12 5 89 10 56 5 12 0 7 39 95 13 16 40 152 194 I1387 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 7 27 77 6 19 4 51 6 6 5 9 0 1 4 22 26 73 16 73 1 14 5 30 17 4 107 398 Port Boston . r.. fJew York ,.. Philadelphia.. Baltimore Norfolk ..., Jacksonville... Miami Mobile New Orleans.. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shiooed CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 10 1 1 2 8 6 5 18 3 8 0 10 2 0 5 11 16 130 8 48 20 21 10 00 17 139 5 53 3 29 19 16 30 0 5 5 9 5 4 43 1 10 0 31 7 0 5 4 61 0 37 8 6 24 13 53 12 73 4 48 2 7 29 15 2 14 0 5 3 8 6 12 3 21 0 8 0 2 4 4 16 0 2 6 10 4 4 16 0 9 3 5 4 9 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1|1 0 0 3 29 1 17 11 9 7 75 1 53 11 24 0 8 11 12 17 116 4 36 19 59 29 85 15 129 5 69 1 45 19 15 13 102 8 56 28 166 19 213 6 29 • 19 28 21 55 1 16 2 17 0 2 2 4 0 6 3 7 1 6 0 1 9 1 40 0 5 2 1 3 4 22 11 37 2 6 12 2 4 4 5 26 , 2 10 5 4 4 25 IS 0 34 1 5 0 4 7 77 |~582 24 148 98 1 270 132 569 107 808 29 171 117 1 317 10 85 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP CLASS 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A C ALL 1 ^ 2 B 6 10 17 39 1 3 13 18 -8 13 15 1 1 2 84 33 43 48 139 53 48 240 .50 1.51 22 223 8 29 6 10 57 2 3 32 0 27 4 4 43 10 4 4 86 2 22 21 45 68 18 73 48 18 139 11 7 9 13 3 3 3 9 3 -21 8 32 2 0 3 11 1 8 14 1 3 4 9 32 3 9 2 2 7 16 7 1. 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 46 0 6 5 11 24 14 113 9 33 4 6 14 75 39 82 3 8 17 19 30.129 69 30 228 26 48 14 94 53 15 80 12 120 26 55 17 285 28 0 , 17 213 0 3 2 21 1 2 8 9 7 8 24 5 14 6 13 6 55 0 7 12 56 10 41 4 71 37 7 1 28 36 2 14 12 25 4 13 2 49 7 2 2, 76 171 808 317.171 1296 155 523 69 I1 7.47 47 169 143 1 359 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A w Port Bos N. Y Phil Bal Nor Jac Mia Mob No Hon Wil.* S.F Sea TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 0 2 0 6 8 11 19 23 65 118 3 8 24 1 12 7 15 49 9 21 0 1 4 5 _10 6 4 4 5 19 0 1 0 3 4 6 14 7 22 49 11 26 10 67 114 8 39 21 31 99 0 0 2 1 3 1 13 3 12 29 3 5 1 3 12 ,52 148 85 253 538 i Shipped CLASS A GRAND TOTALS GROUP 3 1 2 215 398 107 107 398 77 200 85 253 522 881 437 Registered CLASS B GROUP ALL 1 2 3 1 720 20 116 115 1 582 24 148 98 22 169 1 538 9 11840 53 286 382 • Includes one 1-s B registered on beach Jn Wilmington, Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED iipgistered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 8 ALL 2 3 ALL A C ALL 1-s 1 1 ~ 2 B 13 1 5 6 0 7 25 3 7 35 2 6 0 1 1 2-1 4 66 6 56 59 36 136 262 4 33 23 211 31 23 155 1 21 1 10 0 9 43 5 6 2 13 26 1 5 29 9 5 0 5 0 7 2 3 17 64' 24 17 105 9 32 18 42 101 2 0 16 1 6 1 7 30 2 3 3 3 13 3 2 14 1 1 0 2 1 8 3 3 39 5 18 2 12 20 7 12 5 5 3 0 11 1 0 0 2 5 2 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 15 0 15 71 0 0 73 30 0 103 11 0 18 10 32 0 0 37 0 35 38 124 31 38 193 15 35 12 61 123 2 0 4 34 14 17 58 3 82 3 133 21 3 48 45 27 29 122 27 0 0 1 0 3 16 4 3 8 5 3 5 4 3 16 2 0 1 2 39 0 48 4 0 4 4 5 5 28 15 5 12 4 19 0 0 23 2 2 19 23 5 23 39 7 5 2 5 11 5 9 0 • 0 32 166 1 244 7 111 ]1 122 645 230 122 997 117 230 121 357 1 825 46 4 SUMMARY - Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 1 2 3 3 8 3 11 25 0 0 3(3 1 8 28 37 14 37 21 83 155 2 33 2 29 0 0 9 9 4 7 5 13 29 0 0 9 9 1 1 15 17 8 16 11 29 64 1 3 20 24 2 0 6 0 4 6 13 1 1 6 14 2 11 1 2 5 8 5 7 3 5 20 0 7 2 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 19 7 18 11 37 73 1 30 0 29 0 2 42 44 9 27 13 75 124 0 31 3 28 1 5 27 33 7 25 8 42 82 2 4 42 48 1 0 2 3 1 3 1 3 8 1 5 0 4 0 0 9 9 2 8 1 17 28 0 15 0 15 0 2 8 10 4 6 3 10 23 2 11 2 7 9 22 169 200 65 168 81 331 1 645 10 18 202 1 230 .fV' • Shipped CLASS A GROUP ALL 1 2 3 1 251 269 488 166 1 270 132 569 107 81 331 1 200 233 1 721 634 1138 604 ALL 1 923 1 808 1 645 |2376 Shipped CLASS B Shipped' CLASS C GROUP GROUP 3 3 AI.L 1 2 1 2 42 72 27 107 123 1 257 7 85 76 29 171. 117.1 ,317 10 7 111 10 18 202 1 230 4 66 296 442 | 804 21 134 259 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS C ALL A B 1 121 923 257 121 1 171 808 317 171 1 122 645 230 122 1 414 2376 804 414 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP ALL 1 2 3 |1301 358 553 136 11296 155 523 69 1 997 347 121 357 1 3594 860 1197 562 GROUP ALL 1 2 3 11047 41 152 194 1 747 47 169 143 1 825 46 32 166 |2619 134 353 503 ALL 1 387 1 359 1 244 j1 990 �Aocntt. SEAFARERS Pige Severn LOG Runaways Run Lakes Shipping; US Ships Virtually Shut Out West Coast Pact Talks Scheduled SAN FRANCISCO — Contract negotiations between the S!U Pacific District Unicns and West Coast shipping com­ panies opened here earlier this month when the three unions sent notification of their "de--^ sire to terminate September conditions, runaways and joint -30, 1961, the agreement en­ labor-management committees for tered Into effective October 1, 1958." All Companies Affected All West Coast companies, in­ cluding those represented by the Pacific Maritime Association, are affected. Wages, hours and working MA Gives Ok For Coastwise Containership SEATTLE—Attempts of Olym­ pic-Griffiths Lines Inc., to revive the West Coast coastwise trade came a step closer to reality when the Maritime Administration ap­ proved "in principal" a company application for a ship construction loan and mortgage Insurance for two roll-on, roll-off containerships. Concurrently, another company, Seattle-Alaska Ferry Line, an­ nounced plans for resumption of passenger service between here and the 49th state using a converted C-2 type freighter to carry 225 pas­ sengers and 150 vehicles. Union Companies Negotiate Both companies and the SIU Pacific District unions have been negotiation over the manning scale of the ships plus other pertinent sections of the union agreements. Barring unforeseen difficulties, Olympic-Griffiths plans to begin twice weekly service by each ship between Los Angeles, San Fran­ cisco and here late in 1962. The ships would be 3,600 gross tons, 430-feet long with a speed of 18 knots, each able to carry 200 8x8x20 containers plus 75 vehicles. Seattle-Alaska plans call for weekly service between here and Haines, Alaska, via Prince Rupert, Britisii Columbia, starting next spring for eight months with a winter lay-up. Service would be different fi-om the type previously offered. All accommodations would be tourist class while feeding would be cafeteria style. Passenger rates would be $56 one way or $100 round trip. Auto costs would be $135 one way. the maritime industry are contract topics. As the Pacific District contract talks get underway, the West Coast companies have already reached agreement with the Marine En­ gineers Beneficial Association, a member union o£» the National Committee for Maritime Bargain­ ing as are the three SIU unions. Two Unions Unsigned The Masters, Mates and Pilots and the American Radio Associa­ tion: have not yet signed agree­ ments with all their companies and their strike has been temporarily halted by an 60-day Taft-Hartley injunction scheduled to end Sep­ tember 21. If the two unions have not reached any agreements by the time the 80-day cooling off period is over, they are then expected to resume their strike. SAN FRANCISCO—MEOW elec­ tion in Septembej. Nominations must be received in headquarters by the 30th. Maritime Trades Department observed the" 27th anniversary of "Bloody Thursday" . . . WILMINGTON-SAN PEDRO Catalina keeping-MEOW busy, 75 relief Jobs shipped last month. Port of Long Beach started using new grain terminal, an­ nounced plans for largest West Coast bulk-loading complex . . . SEATTLE — MCS reports Alaska Steam's 14 ship fleet completely active. Salmon fishing in Alaska reported very good, SUP said . . . NEW YORK—All unions sup­ ported SIU A&G strike. Number of Pacific Coast ships tied up until injunction suspended strike for 80 days . . . HONOLULU—Strike and men returning home expected to crowd beach for awhile, SUP re­ ports . . . NEW ORLEANS—SUP crewed up F. E. Weyerhaeuser, waiting for other vessels to come through . . . PORTLAND—MEBA and MM&P thanks SIU for sup­ port during strike. MCS made emergency loans to men affected by strike. Pacific District Shipping SUP 6/12 to 7/10 Port MEOW 7/1 to 7/31 -MC&S 1 6/29 to 7/27 1 Total San Fran. 580 212 1,090 1,882 Seattle 147 117 62 320 Portland 109 87 36 232 Wilmington 323 (no hall) 116 439 New York 93 81 34 210 New Orleans 52 (no hall) 7 69 Honolulu 21 45 0 66 (no hall) San Pedro Total \ 1,327 I 234 (no hall) 776 1,345 9 .234 j| 3,445 DULUTH—The complete domination of the Great Lakes by runaway shipping at th® expense of American-flag offshore ships has been shown in figures compiled by the Duluth Port Authority. The figures show that dur­ bilities of passenger ship service One foreign-flag line operating ing 1960, the second shipping out of this port on an intra-Lake between Duluth and the North Sea season since the Seaway basis as well as offshore. The ports of Hamburg, Bremen, Ant­ opened, only one American-flag ship was among 243 offshore ves­ sels calling .here. Further, the largest number of runaway vessels calling at the port, 54, were Liberlan-flag carriers. Next to Liberia, the largest users of the Sekway into Duluth were Norway, 47 vessels; Great Britain, 46, and Greece 26. Ships Of 20 Flags All told, deep-sea ships of 20 nations called during the 1960 sea­ son, which ran from April 18 to December 2. Among the 20 flags was one call by a Chinese Na­ tionalist vessel. West Germlh and Swedish vessels were active in the area as well. In addition to the domination of the area by Liberian-registered vessels, the report shows that USflag carriers are neglecting possi- Authority reported heavy interest in passenger facilities with not enough berths available for this purpose. Numerous requests have been reported for passenger serv­ ice to other American-flag ports which would be restricted to American-flag vessels if such serv­ ice was offered. werp and Rotterdam reported so miKh passenger Interest that strong consideration is being given to opening a regular Great LakesNorth Europe passenger operation. None of tha regular transatlantio American-flag passenger ship oper­ ators has indicated any interest in this trade. Dishing it Out For Seafarers Ship Prices On Upgrade; T.-2s Sought The present Berlin crisis and all it represents has resulted in a withdrawal of second hand ships from the sales market and the indications are that the prices for ships will rise sharply if the sit­ uation fails to change for the better. An unconfirmed V report from London states that a war-built Lib­ erty was sold for almost $300,000. If this is true it would be the highest price paid for a Liberty since the Suez crisis of 1957. Liberty Prices Up From the beginning of the Ber­ lin crisis, brokers have noted a small price increase fpr Liberty tonnage. But, they have stated, that vessels which owners have offered for sale have been with­ drawn. The hottest buy on the used ship market is in the tanker field, where the price for T-2s has climbed from $310,000 to $375,000 depending on the condition of the vessel. The explanation given for this sharp rise was the increased de­ mand for dry cargo ships of around 21,000 tons. These are the ships which are sent abroad and rebuilt by having a new midsefction ininserted. Urge Early Health Exam Renewal The Medical Department of the Seafarers Welfare Plan urges Seafarers whose clinic cards are expiring to get them renewed in advance and not wait until the last minute. This is particularly true in cases where a man has just paid off a ship and expects to be ashore awhile. If the ejramination at the SIU clinic is taken imme­ diately, then if there is any need for medical treatment it can be obtained through PHS without having to delay ship­ ping out. It is not necessary to wait until the year Is up to get the clinic card renewed at the SIU health centers. This can be done as much as two months In advance of the expiration date. Seafarer Arthur MarianI, MM, gets plat* of chicken 'n ric* from chief cook Ernie Sims on the Robin Locksley (Robin). ICC Again Nixes Raiiroad Raid On Domestic Cargo WASHINGTON—The Interstate Commerce Commission has issued another ruling in favor of the coastvvise shipping industry and shows signs of following a consistent policy of encouraging a balanced na-"*^ tional transportation system. testing companies were again SeaThe latest ruling refuses to Land and also Seatrain, another grant railroads effual coastwise rates with water lines. A major party in the case was Sea-Land Service Inc., an SlU-contracted company. The railroads were trying to put in rates on trailer-on-flatcar serv­ ice equal to rates of domestic water lines on- coastwise transpor­ tation of alcoholic liquors, ac­ tivated carbon and floor coverings, paints, plastic materials, cumin seeds and titanium dioxide. The ICC relied on a decision it handed down in December, 1960, in which rail rates equal to water were barred, and a rail differen­ tial of six percent above water rates was recommended to keep coastwise lines in operation. Reversing its previously held bias in favor of railroads, the ICC in the latest ruling held that in many cases, the proposed rail rates are below cost even if six percent higher than water rates. This spring, the Commission ruled, against cut-rate rail rates on coastwise transportation of var­ nish or paint dryers when the railroads were making an obvious bid to drive shipping companies out of the business. That ruling noted that the pro­ posed rail rates would make it virtually impossible for water car­ riers to attract any business. Pro­ SlU-contracted company. The spring ruling held that tha slashed rail rates would work against a balanced national trans­ portation system. As in the latest ICC ruling, the spring decision re­ ferred to the December ruling which established the six percent rate differential. Water carriers were given the right to establish themselves as the "low-cost" trans­ port medium. Until late last year, the ICC had consistently issued rulings detri­ mental to water transportation and in favor of the railroads. Sen­ ate and .House investigations last year turned up the ICC's pro-rail bias. Paul Hall, SIUNA president, tes­ tified before Congress hearings and laid the decline of the US do­ mestic shipping trade to the ICC's policies. He pointed out that be­ fore World War II there were 139 vessels and 19 companies in tha domestic water trade whereas now there are only two: Sea-Land and Seatrain. with a handful of ships. A report by President Ken­ nedy's special assistant James M. Landis strongly criticized ICC practices. However, the newer rulings in favor of all forms of transporta­ tion may set the stage for a re­ vival of coastwise and intercoastal siiipping. �SEAFARERS Paff^'EUrM Medicine-Makers Target Of Price-Rig indictments Hq Visitors Further evidence of the need for action to reduce drug prices to workers' families came with the indictment of three of the nation's top drug manufacturers on criminal anti­ trust charges involving price-^ fixing on three widely-used will eventually serve an estimated 350,000 union men and their fam­ wonder drugs. The three firms involved, Charles Pfizer & Co., American Cyanamid and Bristol-Myers were accused of conspiracy to fix high prices and monopolize patents on aureomycin, terramycin and tetracycline in vio­ lation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. Last .year, after the Kefauver committee investigations into pric­ ing policies in the drug industry, the SIU and 13 other unions draft­ ed plans to operate their own drug­ store chain in New York's five bor­ oughs in order to reduce the costs of prescriptions and other medi­ cines to their memberships. At that time SIUNA President Paul Hall stated that, "about twothirds of the drug bill is for expen­ sive drugs, the cost of which has become prohibitive for the average worker's family. Unions have been under continuous pressure from their members to do something about this." «The recent indictments point out that there was solid ground for this statement. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy announced that the three firms involved handle about 70 percent of the business in the three "wonder-drugs.' This bus­ iness amounted to $250 miilion in 1959 alone. According to the indictment, Pfizer and American Cyanamid conspired to fix the price of aureo­ mycin and terramycin in 1953. Later that year they made a deal with Bristol to control patents on the new drug, tetracyline. Kennedy stated that because of these arrangements, patients, drug­ gists, wholesalers, hospitals and government agencies have been forced to pay high prices when­ ever these drugs were needed. The Medstore project, in which the SIU is actively participating. ilies in the metropolitan area. With President Paul Hall acting as chairman of the Plan's board of directors, the Medstore pian hopes to set up a yardstick to determine the cost of drug insurance. The ex­ perience of the Medstore operation will enable the unions Involved to negotiate such insurance in future welfare plan modifications. The importance of such a drug insurance plan was realized as,early as last year by the SIU. The situa­ tion was finally brought into a stronger light by the exposure of price-fixing techniques used by the major drug companies to keep' their products selling a budgetbreaking levels. JkngmUltn LOG AFU, Boston Boatowners Agree On Contract Terms BOSTON—The first thoroughly-revamped and written contract negotiated in 15 years has been agreed to by rep­ resentatives of the Atlantic Fishermen's Union and Boston boatowners. The new contract"* is another step forward in re­ vitalizing the union, which af­ Seafarer Teodoro Diangson poses at headquarters with his daughter after signing up for SIU lifeboat school. Hijacked Cuban Ship Figured In '58 Beef NORFOLK—The hijacking of a Cuban merchant ship, which made headlines recently brought a familiar name back to the pages of the LOG. The Bahia de Nipe, which was picketed in .1958, during the" 8, for a Soviet Baltic port, Canadian National beef, is August with a cargo of sugar and tobacco. once "again figuring in the On August 14, the 11 would-be de­ news. Eleven crewmen including the captain overpowered 23 other men, turned the vessel from its in­ tended run, and sailed it into Ches­ apeake Bay. The 11 then requested political asylum from the United States Government. Asylum Awaited The Coast Guard landed the de­ fectors from Fidel Castro's regime at the Norfolk Naval Base. The State Department .stated that they would probably be granted asylum. The vessel shipped out of Havana fectors rounded up the other mem­ bers of the crew. Castroites Locked Up They locked up the pro-Castro crewmen in different parts' of the ship, while the captain radioed the Coast Guard that he was heading for Chesapeake Bay and that he and several members of the crew wanted to defect. The Bahia de Nipe was one of the sbips tied up in 1958, when Cubanflag vessels were picketed in re­ action to former Premier Batista's scabbing on striking Canadian SIU seamen. The Cuban government attempted, at that time to man the struck Canadian vessels. Ship's Future The future of the ship is still un­ certain. The United States Govern­ ment Informed Cuba, through Swiss diplomatic channels, that it WASHINGTON—President Kennedy's tax-reform bill, could have the ship back. But, at which would have given Uncle Sam his share of runaway least five liens have been placed earnings and closed loopholes on entertainment "business againts the 5,805-ton vessel and the US marshal in Norfolk was. au­ expenses," has gone down for* : ^ the third time in this session tration was immediate taxation of thorized by the District Court to seize it. of Congress. overseas earnings of American Congressional observers feel, in firms. The proposal to tax these fact, that the Administration tax runaway earnings was dropped measure will not be revived in the earlier during the consideration next session of Congress. of the bill. Among the items considered by American runaway businesses the abandoned tax bill were lim­ consider the tax advantage a most Seafarers who have taken the itations on tax deductible business important factor in running ships series of inoculations required expense accounts, including tight­ under foreign flags and operating for certain foreign voyages are ening up entertainment expenses, overseas plants. reminded to be sure to pick up tax withholding on dividend and Earnings by runaway companies their inoculation cards from the Interest payments, and provisions of a special credit to companies are not taxed by the US untii they captain or the purser when they to encourage them to invest more are brought to these shores either pay off at the end of a voyage. heavily in new plant and equip­ in the form of dividends or re­ The card should be picked up ment. Also in the tax bill, which turned as profits of the company. by the Seafarer and held so that was dropped late in August, was However, ship and shore runaway it can be presented when sign­ a provision to tax the earnings of operators evade these taxes by ing on for another voyage where mutual and reciprocal fire and leaving earnings of their foreign the "shots" are required. The flag ships overseas, or by "borrow­ casualty insurance companies. inoculation card is your only Another item originally sug­ ing" the profits from their foreign proof of having taken the re­ gested by the Kennedy Adminis- operations. quired shots. The Administration tax meas­ Those men who forget to pick ure, which would have taxed the up their inoculation card when earnings of runaway companies immediately, might have helped they pay off may find that they to discourage American business­ are required to take all the W«ltlS TO men from running overseas to "shots" again when they want escape US taxes and payment of to sign on for another such voywages consistent with an Ameri­ can standard of living. Runaway Tax Bill Buried; Congress Won't Act Now Pick Up 'Shot' Card At Payoff filiated with the SIUNA last year. Copies of the proposed contract have been distributed to all boats and union members ashore for study before union-wide voting on its terms begins. It will go into effect if it is approved at three out of four membership meetings. Increased Fund Payments Contract gains include increases in contributions to the fishermen's fund, paymeiits into the fund for lumpers to provide them with eligibility and same pay rates, for fishermen who discharge cargo as for lumpers on "broker" trips. The contract also clarifies sail­ ing provisions permitting more regular trips. It thereby affording fishermen opportunities for greater annual earnings. It has other clauses delineating working prac­ tices. Gloucester Organizing Activity Meanwhile, in Gloucester, the union has organized the porgy fleet and has secured a contract with the boatowners. Organiza­ tional activities among the whiting fleet have reached the half way mark with 19 boats signed up and working under a union agreement. The contract also provides for payments to boatowner for elec­ tronic devices for fishing. NBFU Signs Confracf In Scallop Fete NEW BEDFORD—Members ol the New Bedford Fishermen's Un­ ion took part in two important events here last month. The first was the fourth annual New Bedford Sea Scallop Festival in which members helped pur­ chase and deliver more than five tons of scallops and, more important, cooked them to per-, fection. Approve New Contract The second was the ratification after a 15-day referendum of the union's new three-year contract which gives members greater job security, welfare benefits and Es­ tablishes a union hiring hall. The festival, which publicizes scallops, the major catch of the union, received national attention this year and drew a record crowd of over 20,000 people including un­ ion, industry and government lead­ ers. Newspaper and television sta­ tions in New England gave the festival extensive coverage and aided the festival in "reaching peo­ ple in the fishing industry and making them aware that New Bcd= ford is the scallop capital of the world and the second largest fish­ ing port in the nation," a festival official said. Search For More Jobs WASHINGTON — The Federal The key part that the city plays Government has liberalized its industry will be application of the fishing boat con­ in the fishing struction subsidy law to encourage highlighted in attempting to get more boatowners to apply for such companies to establish plants in aid. the area and provide more job op­ So far, only three applications portunities for seamen and shorehave been received by the Bureau side workers. of Commercial Fisheries, wfiich Boatowners and union members administers the year-old measure. donated the scallops and together The present interpretation of with th'eir wives helped cook and the act has limited applicants to serve the seafood. Preparing and New England groundfish fisher­ serving the scallops required the man. The liberalization of the law use of 379 gallons of cooking oil, would enable more boats to be cov­ 150 dozen jars of tartar S'auce, 22,ered by the act, and may make it 000 lemon wedges and about five possible for West Coast fishermen tons of potatoes for French fries. to get Government aid. The new contract runs until •March, 1964, and besides setting up a fishermen's registry which will operate as a hiring hall, in­ cludes these gains for members: IS • Increases owner contributions to the Welfare Fund to V/i percent and to the New Bedford Seafood Council to one percent. • Requires annual physical ex­ aminations of all members to In­ sure maintenance of minimum health standards. • Increases maintenance and cure benefits to seven 'dollars per day after March 31, 1962. • Provides greater time off for members—eight days fishing,'five Members of the New Bedford days off or six days fishing, four Fishermen's Union help un­ days off. load the vittles used at the • Establishes a rate of deduc­ fourth annual New Bedford tion for electronic equipment from Sea Scallop Festival. NBFU the vessel's earnings and provides Secretary - Treasurer Howard for such deductions on a dock-todock basis. Nickerson Is at right. Modify Fish Subsidy Law Festival Preview �•wrw PiCtf Nfaw LOG New Shipp New Sailing Board Cut Tourist Duty-Free Allowance WASHINGTON—The gap be> tween what tourists can bring home duty-free and what the regulations allow seamen has been consider­ ably-narrowed as a result of legis­ lation signed by President Ken­ nedy on August 10. The new act cuts the duty-free limit for tourists from $500 to $100. An additional $100 is allowed tourists who. stop at the Virgin Islands. The purpose of the legis­ lation is to halt the drain of Amer­ ican currency overseas and lessen the unfavorable balance of pay­ ments. Seamen have lortg complained about the discriminatory treat­ ment given tourists on purchases abroad while they have to pay full duty. The reduction of the tourist allowance to $100 limits the ex­ tent of such disciimination con­ siderably. On various occasions, legislation has been introduced which would have given seamen the right to bring home some merchandise duty-free, but such legislation has never made much headway in Congress. MTD Rickets Delay Canadian Runaway DULUTH—The Bermuda-flag Northern Venture set sail from here with a cargo or taconite ore after being tied up for almost a month by AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Depart­ ment pickets protesting the^ runaway's undercutting of ning the ship, took this action. The union standards in the Great CBRT has been engaged in raiding Lakes trade. The picketing had blocked load­ ing of the vessel although the ship was free to sail at any time. Load­ ing was finally done August 18 at night by supervisory personnel. Injunction Denied Previously, an injunction to stop the picketing was denied by the Duluth District Court which ruled that MTD union members were within their rights in protesting the runaway's attempts to undermine Great Lakes wages and conditions. "The picketing was part of the Great Lakes Council MTD program to combat low-wage, cut-rate com­ petition by foreign-flag ships in American and Canadian waters. The SIU of Canada is a member of the council. Runaway Owner Is Canadian The ship, which is actually owned by Upper Lakes Shipping, Ltd., a Canadian concern, through a complicated subsidiary set-up, had faced pickets ever since it was crewed by scabs in Port Weller, Ont., on July 15 under the direc­ tion of a former official of the de­ funct Communist-dominated Can­ adian Seamen's Union. Because American law prevented the runaway owgers from filing an injunction motion, the crew and the Canadian Brotherhood of Rail­ way Trainmen, which is now man- In Canada Ports Canadian shipping for a number of years. Original Crew Fired Scabs manned the vessel when the original crew was fired for at­ tempting to contact the SIU of Canada to discuss their wages and conditions. A sister ship, the Wheat King, is being picketed by the SIU of Can­ ada after it too was crewed by scabs when union members walked off in protest against sub-standard working conditions. It wouldn't be nice to have a plain-looking blackboard doing lailing-board duty on a brand new ship like the Del Sol (Delta). Consequently bosun Joe Cot rigged up this ela­ borate sailing board to match the shiny decor on the vessel. Canada SIU Opens Clinic Congress Approves Maritime In Montreal Overhaul, Subsidy Rule Shift MONTREAL—A medical center —the first of its kind for Canadian seamen—was opened here by the SIU Of Canada Welfare Plan. Located on the second floor of SIU of Canada headquarters, the center contains the most modern medical equipment and enables the union to provide unexcqjled pre­ ventative medical service for its members. A nurse is on duty five days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., while on Monday and Friday afternoons the services of a doctor are avail­ able. As the need arises, the., days the doctor Is in attendance will be increased. The plan also provides for specialists' services and hos­ pitalization for surgery upon the doctor's diagnosis. In the first three weeks more than 200 members and dependents have made use of the center. MONTREAL — Parliament has appropriated $350,000 for a channel study project. It seems the water level of the St. Lawrence east of here has been dropping, endanger­ ing the effective operation of the port. July was best shipping month of year with over 500 jobs on the board for new or reactivated ships Canadian Seafarers, members . . . THOROLD—Shipping was open on all fronts. But port re­ of the SIU of Canada ceived bad news that overseas grain are a vital element in the mari­ demand will be lowest since open­ time picture generally and in ing of Seaway. Drought in midwest the SIU family of unions. They and low level of stocks will also man ships under Canadian hurt future prospects . . . HALI­ flag across-the-board—deep self off the Atlantic Coast, on the FAX—Picketing of runaway final­ ly had ship sail back half-load­ Canadian West Coast, on the Great Lakes and the Seaway. ed to Seven Islands where union The Canadian SIU also repre­ will take up beef of SIU crew that originally worked ship. Shipping sents large groups of Canadian tugboatmen, dredgemen and al­ continues good with shortage of men to fill jobs . . . FORT WIL­ lied crafts. The Canadian Dis­ LIAM—Fair shipping due to fall trict works closely with the off in grain trade. Ore trade has other SIU unions throughout picked up somewhat. Foreign-flag North America and the mutual •hipping is down from last year and relationship has been of great with new lag governing domestic advantage to all SIU members. •hipping It may remain at low levels . . . VANCOUVER—Welfare Plan has selected a centralized drug store and SIU members get a 25 percent discount on all drugs and prescriptions. British-flag Can­ 408 Slmpton St. berra, largest liner ever built for FORT wnXIAM Ontario Phone; 3-3221 HALIFAX, N.S 128V^ HoUls St. Pacific service, docked here on Phone 3-8911 maiden voyage. One reporter did a MONTREAL 634 St. Jamei St. Weat Victor 2-8181 different interview—^he spoke to QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Matelot Quebee LAfontaine 3-1569 crew, most of whom said the Brit­ 82 St. David St. ish National Union of Seamen was THOROlI). OnUrio CAnal 7-8212 872 King St. E. "a necessary evil." Crew preferred TORONTO. Ontario EMpire 4-8719 something like SIU "because they VANCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. m Princa WUIIam St. give you more projection." I ST. JOHN, NB OX a-S4U SIU Canadian District Halls WASHINGTON—As a rfesult of Congressional approval of President Kennedj-'s reorgan­ ization.plans, supervision over the nation's ship subsidy program has been transferred from the old Federal Maritime Board to Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges. The reorganization did away with the Federal Maritime The Secretary's statement holds tion to the abolition of the Federal Board and revamps the struc­ forth the hope that their long- Maritime Board and the shift of ture of the Maritime Administra­ tion. The FMB formerly handled the subsidy program and other maritime regulation. Under the new .set-up a five-man Maritime Commission is estab­ lished to handle regulatory prob­ lems. The Maritime Administra­ tion will take over subsidy func­ tions and continue to handle pro­ motional activities, with final authority over subsidies vested in the Secretary of Commerce. The Secretary of Commerce promptly announced the appoint-^ ment of a three-man subsidy board within the Maritime Admin­ istration, consisting of Thomas E. Stakem, Elmer Metz and Leonard F. Nicholas. AMMI Has Jitters In remarks obviously intended to reassure the American Mer­ chant Marine Institute group, which is suffering from a case of jitters over the future , of the sub­ sidy program, Secretary Hodges said there would be no di'astic changes in the administration of the program. However, the Secretary also said that his agency would have no favorites within the ranks of the maritime Industry and that there would be speedier handling of pending subsidy cases than in the past. Several Independent operators have had subsidy applications pending for years but have been unable to get final clearance. Among them are such operators as Waterman, Isthmian, Isbrandtsen, States Marine and T. J. McCarthy. stymied applications will get final the subsidy operation to the juris­ action. diction of the Secretary of Com­ The AMMI had led the opposi­ merce. (See editorial, page 11). LABOR 'ROUND THE WORLD TWO RELATIVELY-NEW BUT RAPIDLY GROWING TRADE UN­ ION movements have emerged in formerly backward areas, Okinawa and Turkey. In the former case, the major militarj'- base south of Japan has not had much of a labor movement up until now becausa of the lack of any industry of .consequence other than the job of servicing the military, and the fact that American military rule Im­ posed restrictions on trade union activity. However, the Japanese Trade Union Congress now reports that there has been considerable union growth on the island and much interest in forming unions. So far, only 18,000 out of the 135,000 wage earners on the island have been organized. The JTUC also notes that there are too many tiny, splinter unions. In Turkey, the overthrow of the regime of Premier Menderes by the Turkish armed forces has strengthened the union movement. Tha new constitution adopted by the Turks permits strikes for the first time. The Turkish Confederation of Trade Unions has been permitted to affiliate with the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, and Turkish union leaders have been in touch with American unions as well as others in the frea^ world. Turkish unions have enrolled 300,000 members, but the potential is limited because up until now the country has been mainly agricultural. Dues in most unions average ten to 20 cents a month, with compulsory arbitration being the usual way of settling contract terms. * * * AFRICAN WAGES ARE NOT OVER-GENEROUS as the action of the Southern Rhodesian industrial board shows. The minimum wage for unskilled labor in the transport industry has now been raised to $5.60 per week. Truck drivers' minimums will be $6.58 after si* months' service. These are considerable improvements over previous minimums which were as low as $4.20 per week. » • * THE MARITIME UNION OF INDIA, representing deck officers, en­ gineers, radio officers and electricians on Indian-flag ships, has recent­ ly completed a new agreement with the Great Eastern Shipping Com­ pany of Bombay. Starting wage rates for skippers on the company's ships have been raised to approximately $250 a month, going up t® $400 a month after 14 years' service. Electricians' starting pay is now $64 per month. After 20 years' service an electrician on the company's ship? will be earning approximately $130 per month. There is an addi­ tional allowance of 7Vji percent of base wages when seamen are in off­ shore service. �Fag* Tea SEAFARERS IMl LOG Sea Land Buys Six Vessels for lnter€oastal Operations The SlU-contracted Sea Land company has purchased six additional yessels in its drive to develop the intercoastal trade. Two of the ships have already gone into service out of the West Coast, with a third due to sail shortly. The remaining three vessels are being conVerted into full-fledged con-"^" tainerships at the Alabama Steamship Company, last remain­ boxes. The T-28 will have a capacity ing operator in the trade, discon­ of 196 trailer bodies as compared Drydocks in Mobile. tinued the run because of railroad Sea Land entered the Intercoast­ rate competition. Luckenbach had al service when the Luckenbach suffered heavy-losses in the trade with conventional cargo ships. The SUJ-contracted containership operator also expects to take some losses in the trade until it In order to keep Union rec­ gets containerships on the run. The ords up to date and to fuliy- latter vessels, being more econ­ protect Seafarer's rights to omical to operate, would have a welfare and other benefits, it is better chance of competing success­ important that all ship's dele­ fully with the railroads. gates mail a complete SIU crew C-2s To Be Used list in to headquarters after the The ships purchased and manned sign on. The crew lists are by Seafarers include three C-2s, particularly valuable in an the Short Hills, the Chatham and emergency when it's necessary the Fanwood. These are the ones to establish seatime eligibility currently being used in the service. for benefits on the part of a The remaining three vessels are Seafarer, or a member of his T-2 tanker.s formerly owned by family, particularly if he should Gulf. They have been named the be away at s^a at the time. Summit, the Westfield and the Crew list forms are being Ridgewood. The conversion work will consist mailed to all ships with this issue of the LOG and can be of rebuilding the midbody of the obtained from Union patrolmen ship to handle container boxes and the installation of a traveling crane in any port. for loading and discharging the Mail Crew Li^ts To Union Office Joe Algina, Safety Director Another Labor Day: Make it Safe! Organized labor in the AFL-CIO helped to make the celebration of Labor Day last year one of the safest in the past ten years. The goal this time is to make the 1961 Labor Day weekend the safest and most enjoyable one we can. Every Seafarer and every union member has an important part in achieving this goal. This is the theme of the third annual Labor Day Safety Campaign. Labor's national holiday was never intended to be celebrated by smashing up cars on the streets and highways and killing and maiming hnndrpds of .Americans, It was never intended to result In sorrow and grief for hundreds of families from carelessness on the beaches ... at picnics ... or in small boats. Each Seafarer is urged to make this national effort his personal campaign—to see that neither he nor his wife and children get hurt during the coming Labor Day holiday. If you're ashore and maybe planning on doing some odd jobs around the house, take it easy. Working around the house sounds safe enough?^ if you exercise the same caution you should use on the job. It's a fact, however, that more people are killed by home accidents than at work. Almost one-half of all deaths in homes results from falls. When you're around the house, do a little checking. Are there any pails, toys, loose carpets on the stairways? What about your ladder? Is it in a safe condiiton? Have you got a rubber bath mat in your bath tub? Are there any dangerous medicines, tablets or chemicals lying around the house within easy reach of small children? If you're driving, whether on a long or short trip, remember you're on a long weekend, a holiday weekend. Everybody wants to get where he's going; try to get there with everybody in one piece. Most fatal accidents involving automobiles occur within 25 miles of home. That's something to think about when you start out on the road, .Start out early too—and take your time. Don't violate ordinary safe driving rules that you wouldn't think of breaking on any other day.. Above all, play it safe. Seafarers will be aboard ship for the holiday —and have the same responsibilities for their own safety and the safety of their shipments. Try to avoid accidents and carelessness on the holiday the same as you would ashore. 4- t 4" 4" Another safety training institute sponsored by the AFL-CIO's Stand­ ing Committee on Safety and Occupational Health was completed in Washington recently. Students from eight international unions and representatives from other labor groups, including the undersigned, attended these sessions. They are jointly planned by the AFL-CIO Committee with the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Standards, and are very useful in mapping out an overall safety program. These training courses were pioneered in large part by George Brown, secretary of the AFL-CIO safety committee until recently and now deputy director of the Bureau of Labor Standards. They are a practical demonstration of what labor is trying to do in the field of safety. After many years of cooperating in strictly management or Government programs, labor is moving out on its own by sponsoring training and safety programs for its members. 4" We've mentioned before some of the problems regarding the trans­ portation of radioactive materials aboard ship and the need to insure adequate protection and emergency provisions for the vessel and crew. Proper information and training can help us handle radiation hazards just as well as any other hazard related to seafaring. We are now preparing material for distribution to all SIU vessels which will give some basic information on how to handle radiation hazards. HIghwayp UIW To Negotiate Pact to the 226 carried by Sea Land's present trailerships. They will also operate with one traveling crane as compared to the two fore and aft traveling cranes on the converted C-2s. The split design of a T-2 tank­ er, with the house up forward and the engine roOm back aft makes It possible to concentrate all the load­ ing and unloading in the center area of the vessel. The conversion should be com­ pleted some time early in 1962, when the ships will enter the inter­ coastal trade. 'Switch' Ships Facing '50-50' Cargo Curbs WASHINGTON — Owners who are switching ships formerly under runaway flags to American-flag registry, or who are building, or rebuilding ships abroad to grab off Government-financed "50-50" car­ goes will have their way blocked if a new Federal bill (S. 1808) is passed at the end of the month. The measure, now getting quick Congressional action, will bar ships that have been built or rebuilt abroad, or ships re-registered under the American flag, from hauling government cargoes, for a period of three years after US documentation. Some Ships Exempted The bill doesn't apply to ship­ owners who have contracted to have- their ships rebuilt abroad If the ship was originally constructed in the United States, and if-they have notified the Maritime Admin­ istration. Vessels that have been documented under US registry on their first visit to a US port are also free of the three-year ban. The "50-50" statute was adopted by the Government to encourage the development of an Americanowned and American-built mer­ chant marine, manned by American seamen. It states that at least 50 percent of Government-financed cargoes must be carried in US flag vessels. More Ships Than 50-50 Cargoes Today there are more US flag vessels than their are "-50-50" car­ goes to be shipped. This hurts the shipping market and the seaman, and cuts construction of new unsubsidized ships for US flag reg­ istry. Recently many shipowners oper­ ating under foreign flags have transferred to the US flag for the purpose of qualifying for Govern­ ment-financed cargoes. Foreign shipping markets have been quiet, and so the reasoning has been that the ships could be run at a greater profit under US registry because of the "50-50" cargoes. These foreign ships, or the rebuilt ones, usually have a larger bulk freight capacity than the older American-built Libertys, Victorys' and C-types. They can therefore under bid and cause the lay-up of American built unsubsidized ships. The bill was submitted by Sen­ ator Bartlett (Dem-Alaska). It will probably be passed by the end of the month. Frank ZawtskI (left) and Rocco Longo work on trailer axle at Highway Trailer Industries, Newark, NJ. Contract talks at plant will follow recent UIW election victory. Philly Area Reports Organizing Activity PHILADELPHIA-^Two area plants—with a total poten­ tial of some 300 jobs—are prime targets for United Industrial Workers organizers, who are in the midst of an intensive campaign, reports Steve Car-"^ dullo, UIW national director. called for a stepped-up organiz­ ing drive in the ranks of indus­ The two firms are Seico trial workers who are presently Boat Building, Toms River, NJ, and Airoil Burner Co., Inc., Phila­ delphia. Seico currently employs around 100 men but expects to add at least another 150 to its payroll due to peak orders for its primjfry products—pleasure boats. Airoil, which manufactures pil burners, gas burners and furnace equipment fqr commercial plants and homes, currently employs 34 production workers. Union's Goal Cardullo also emphasized the fact that the UIW's present organ­ izational goal is about 5,000 new members. This, he noted, should be attained by next December. The UIW also has extremely heavy organizing activity under­ way in the Trenton, NJ, area, where there are a great number of non-union industrial outfits. For this reason, a UIW branch office will be established in that city so that the growing ranks of UIW members will receive speedier servicing from the Union. At pres­ ent, the contracted shops in the area are being serviced out of Philadelphia, which is seme 40 miles away. The energetic UIW organizing activity in the Philadelphia area, as well as elsewhere in the Union's jurisdiction, reflects the decision of the UIW's convention earlier this year. The convention UIW Meetings BALTIMORE — Wednesday, Sep­ tember 6, at 7:30 P.M., 1216 E. Balti­ more St. NEW YORK—Tuesday, September 8, at 0 P.M., UIW Hall, 675 Fourth Ave., B"klyn. PHIL.4USLPHIA — Tuesday, Sep­ tember B. at 7:30 P.M., UIW Hall. 3604 S: 4th SUcet. without union reprcscntationi or who are not represented by a legitimate AFL-CIO union. Aug. Benefit At $8,521 NEW YORK—During the first half of August, the United Indus­ trial Workers Plan paid 74 claims to UIW members or their families for a total of $8,521.99. In the pre­ vious full month, 93 claims amount­ ing to $9,273.15 were paid out. According to the Welfare Plan office, the fact that so many claims were handled during the first half of the month indicates that UIW members are becoming more aware of the benefits to which they are entitled under the Welfare Plan. The Plan office said that it was contacted by numerous shop stew­ ards during the month who were making inquiries or processing claims for members. In addition, the Union's suc­ cesses in the organizing arena have added to the numbers of workers receiving UIW Welfare Plan cov-. erage. The highest benefit during Aug­ ust went to Roger McCaslin, of Wilson Marine Lines. Brother Mc­ Caslin received a total of $1,141 for disability benefits and hospital care. Other benefits totaling $200 or better went to: Catherine Lane, V. J. Spellman Co., $698.98; Robert Stamm, Mallard Mfg. Corp., $437.25; Joseph Kleinwichs, Schaevitz Engineering, $274, and Willie Nash, Airmaster Corp., $222.30. �AvrntKim SEAFARERS fagg BleMo LOG 'Maybe Now They'll Let Us In..,' Rajr Mnrdock, Director JAPANESE MARITIME EXPANSION—A recent shipping white paper by the Transportation Ministry of Japan expressed the hope that Japan would enlarge her fleet in a bid for a larger share of revenue. The Ministry indicated that this move was necessary to curtail the outflow of foreign currencies. In 1960, Japan's 683 seagoing vessels hauled 52,540,000 tons of goods to earn $530 million in both domestic and foreign currencies. The Japanese, however, spent $300 millioti paying foreign vessels to carry a sharply-increasing amount of trade. The Ministry of Transportation feels that these payments could have been averted had Japan possessed a larger merchant fleet. A week following the Ministry of Transportation's announce­ ment, the Mitsubishi Shipping Company, one of Japan's leading maritime transport companies, an­ nounced that it will launch the first -of four high-speed freighters this fall that will serve the New York run. The HAMPTON MARU, the first of the high-speed cargo vessels, will be completed October 18. The three sister vessels, all constructed by the Mitsubishi Shipbuildihg Company, will be launched between 1962 and 1964. The HAMPTON MARU has a maximum speed of 20.5 knots, and an average cruising speed of 18.3 knots. It is estimated that Japanese shipping concerns will have about 50 high-speed cargo vessels on the New York run by 1964. 4^ 4, 4> FREE PORT—Tangier will again become a free port starting January 1, 1962. King Hassan,.the Moroccan monarch, announced recently that Tangier will inaugurate a construction program to extend port fa­ cilities at a cost of 10 million francs, or about $2 million. Since losing its status as an international free zone on April 19 of last year, Tangier has suffered economically. The plan proposed by the Moroccan monarch is expected to bring new iife to the port city. Under the plan, monetary exchanges inside the free port will be free from restriction, modern shipyards will be built, and new plans to industrialize the area will be carried out. * The reorganization of the maritime agen­ cies, which had been requested by President Kennedy and approved by Congress, is now imderway. The details of the administrative changes involved are not of great concern to seamen, but what is of Importance to them Is the fact that new management is taking charge of the subsidy program. The American Merchant Marine Institute had strongly opposed the maritime reorganiration for one obvious reason: The compa­ nies which control the Institute, the major subsidized operators, wanted no change in the status quo. They knew what they had— a cozy arrangement in which all of the Gov­ ernment's financial aid Was channeled to a lew selected operators. Naturally, they weren't interested in upsetting this arrange­ ment. Now, these companies will have to contend with a new structure and new people. The basic change involved gives the Secretary of Commerce authority over the subsidy program, taking it put of the hands of the relatively autonomous Federal Maritime Board. Clearly this means that the Adminis­ tration is going to play- a much moref direct and significant policy role in the subsidy program than has been the practice in the past. , The new management —the Secretary of Commerce—is undoubtedly going to take a close look at the operations of the program , with a view toward making it more effective. It has been the position of the unions in the National Committee for Maritime Bargaining that the subsidy program to date has not be^n effective in maintaining a strong Amer- ^ lean merchant,marine. The NCMB has also maintained that the ineffectiveness of the^ subsidy program has bfeeri due, in large part, to the fact that the benefits have been lim­ ited to a narrow area of the industry, while other segments of the industry, including the bulk trades, have been left to wither away. Seamen's employment has suffered accord-* ingly. Obviously, the kind of decisions that would involve fundamental alteration in the sub­ sidy program and overhauling of Govern­ ment aid generally, would have to be made at the top level and would have to be con­ curred in by Congress. At least now, Ameri­ can seamen, who depend on the industry for their livelihood, and the American ship op­ erator, will have assurance ihat xheir prob­ lems will be dealt with at the Cabinet level by a Cabinet officer responsible directly to the President. Changes are in the offing and the maritime unions of the NCMB are de­ termined to fight for changes which will be for the betterment of the entire industry and the seamen in its employ. t 4. t Houston Next The program to provide Seafarers with mod­ ern halls in all major ports has taken another step forward with the purchase of property in the port of Houston. The need for new facilities in Houston has been recognized for some time. Anybody looking at the registration and shipping figures for the port can see that activity out of the North Texas Gulf area has been steadily increasing. More and more men have been passing through the port, strain­ ing the facilities of the present hall to the bursting point. A good part of the rise in Houston activity involves the shipment of wheat and cotton overseas under the farm surplus program, which looks like it will continue for some time. The new facilities at Houston will as­ sure that Seafarers using the port wijl have & building available to them which will be ample to meet their needs. ' 4 TITLE XI INSURANCE CONTRACTS—MA has announced that under Title XI oT the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, approxi­ mately $468 million in Government mortgage kisurance and commit­ ments to insure mortgages is now in effect. An additional $12T million in mortgage loan insurance on 29 deep and 72 shallow-draft vessels is also pending before the Administration. This makes a total of ap­ proximately $595 million in effect or pending on projects involving 164 vessels. Under Title XI, MA is authorized, to insure mortgages up to 87.5 percent of the actual cost of the construction or recon­ struction of a ship that is designed to be not less than 3,500 gross tons measurement and capable of a sustained speed of 14 knots. On smaller vessels, and on vessels constructed or reconstructed with con­ struction subsidy, MA is authorized to insure loans and mortgages to the extent of 75 percent of actual cost of construction or reconstruction. 4 4 4 LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP—The Senate has confirmed the nomina­ tion of Rear Admiral John Harllee to be a member of the FMB. Admiral Ilarliee will be appoiiitud to a four-year term which will expire June30, 1965 . . . The House Merchant Marine Committee has ordered S. 881 to be reported favorably to the House. The bill permits documentation of vessels sold or transferred abroad . . . The Senate Commerce Com­ mittee has ordered S. 1808 favorably reported. The measure seeks to encourage the construction and maintenance of American-flag vessels built in American shipyards. It provides for exclusion from participa­ tion in the Cargo Preference Act (50-50) of all vessesi which after en­ actment of the bill are built, or documented abroad until such vessels have been documented under US laws for three years . . . S. 2187, a bill to implement the provisions of the International Convention for the ably reported to the Senate by the SCC. A similar bill, H.R, 8152, has been ordered favorably reported to the House by HMM . , . Hearings are currently being held before the SCC on H.R, 6775, the dual-rate bill. The objections of American-flag and foreign-flag steamship lines to the proposed legislation have been formalized in the nature of ammendments following the recommendation of Senator Engle (Dem.), California, Two bills, S. 2313 and S. 2314, the first seeking to unify apportion­ ment of liability in cases of collision between vessels, and related casualties, and the second designed to lin>it the liability of shipowners, were introduced in the Senate by Senator Magnuson (Dem.), Wash­ ington , . . Spokesmen for the American Steamship Industry have asked Congress to approve HR 6971. The purpose of the measure is to permit the owners from whom vessels were acquired under Section 802 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to reacquire the same or sub­ stitute vessels from the Government upon release from Government service at substantially the same basis as the ships were taken by the United States, plus an additional allowance for war service depreciation computed at the rate of three percent per annum. Representative Sibal (Rep,), Connecticut, has introduced a bill which would direct the Secretary of Commerce to initiate steps leading to a redefinition of a national transportation policy. The measure, HR 8364, was referred to the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce . . . Under the terms of S. 1983, the proposed Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the transportation between foreign countries of goods purchased with foreign currencies acquired under the bill and under Public Law 480, is exempt from the 50-50 shipping require­ ment, Section 603 of the bill, entitled Shipping on United States Vessels, provides that: "Ocean transportation between foreign coun­ tries of commodities and defense articles purchased with foreign cur­ rencies made available or derived from funds made available under tliis Act or the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, and transfers of fresh fruit and products thereof under this Act, shall not be governed by the provisions of Section 901 (b) of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended, or any other law relating to tlie ocean transportation of commodities on United States flag vessels." •ir; �ja:wffi»sv«T«tv;.>;^?:ir'.; -i •i--,T'K.H'/;'..-^.-v... ,j j.,<y • SKAWAnEKS LOG m -•. V 1- • .1 I » ) 1 AmsmA, INt -v:v Seafarers On The Job Aboard SlU Vesse/s Bosillo Estrella, FWT on the Prances, Bull Line C-2, was working on an air injecter valve when photog came along. . Checking stores list for the Robin Gray (Robin) is SlU Food Plan representative Leon Hoii (left) and Tex Goodhlon, chief steward. Menu-planning is on the mind of Roy SedowskI, chief steward on Robin Hood (Robin), shown working ijp day's meal listing. Som Gronde, wiper on the Hood, talks with en. jine room via ship's rphona from main deck, were being pumped aboard at the time. �SEAFARERS LOC How many boxes of cereal, cans of peas, pounds of bacon does if fake fo feed a crew? Fronc*!* ifeward Corloi Dia is figuring it out. Fag* TUrhtm If was lunchfime aboard the Frances and chief cook Frank Antonetti as well as crew messman Jose Ross ore busy in the galley getting the orders out fo unlicensed crewmembers. Good appetites were keeping Steward Diaz (pnoto left] busy on stores lists. i\ i Ship's delegates get a crack at coffeetime too. This one Is Richard Voughon, OS, who handles Robin Hood crew beefs. Happy to be aboard a brand new ship, steward department members aboard the Del Rio (Mississippi) were all spruced up for the maiden voyage. They are (left to right) Pot Gorzo, chief steward Woody Perkins ^nd J. A. Werseiowich. Remember the snows of last winter? Unidentified deck gang crewmembers aboard the Robin Groy are shown in process of securing the gangway after the vessel docked at its Brooklyn pier. Photo was taken before sunshine melted hugs accumulation of sneW from winter storms. Crew pantryman Julio Nopoieonis performs a daily chore as he scrubs a load of dishes aboard the Robin Hood. �i ,rM» Pearteee 8EAPARER5 ZaC lAtfKWlrlMl -\ If h• Seafmvrs' Cash Hospital Benefits Top $ 2 Million BiEW YORK—Launched modestly 11 years ago, the inhospital benefit for Seafarers has now topped the $2-millionmark in cash payments. This represents one dollar of every five paid in cash benefits by^ to $3 per day last year to avoid the Welfare Plan to date. losses in benefits due to sjplit Now pegged at $3 daily, on October 1. 1961, the regular bene­ fit rate will jump to $56 weekly to cover the first 39 weeks of hospitaliTiation. The increased amount for hospitalized Seafarers is part of the new accident and sickness benefit program just negotiated by the Union. The benefit amount will revert to $3 per day In the event hospitalization exceeds 39 weeks. Still retained is the unique fea­ ture of the SIU Welfare Plan which assures Seafarers hospital benefits for an unlimited time, a key provision in eases of serious, chronic illness. Started as one of the two basic benefits of the Plan back in July, 1950, the in-hospital benefit pro­ gram originally provided $7 weekly. (The death benefit, now $4,000, was $500.) This became $10 weekly in May, 1951, and $15 a week that November. The $21 weekly figure was instituted May, 1955, when the family benefit pro­ gram began. The rate was changed weeks. Under the sickness and accident prograni beginning this October, eligible Seafarers will qualify for $56 weekly whether they require hospitalization or outpatient treat­ ment for an illness or injury. Out­ patient benefits will be limited to 39 weeks and will not apply to men on maintenance and cure. Bring Discharges For PHS Service Seafarers seeking medical care at the USPHS facilities at Staten Island or Hudson and Jay Streets, Manhattan, ..can insure better servico by presenting properly - completed Masters' Certificates or dischar^s show­ ing 60 days of seatime. An ap­ pointment system has also been instituted to help avoid long waiting periods and to assure the chances of being seen on a particular day. Call, write, wire or radio ahead for an'appoint­ ment and, when necessary to cancel, do so in advance. The phones are: Hudson & Jay Out­ patient Clinic, BArclay 7-6150; Staten Island Hospital, Gibral­ tar 7-3010, ext. 415 or 416. Receives SIU Hospital Benefit Vacation Rise Is 6fh Since 1952 $$ NEW YORK—The SlU vacation pay increase for continuous serv­ ice, effective this coming October 1, will mark the sixth major cash boost in Seafarers' Vacation Plan benefits since 1952. The original rate of vacation benefits was $140 per year. Liberalization of the vacation program will enable a Seafarer who spends a full year on the same vessel to collect benefits of $800 a year if he pays off the ship. Any time in addition to the year's serv­ ice will be pro-rated at the $800 rate. The new continuous service benefit will not affect the existing $400 annual vacation schedule cov­ ering service on several vessels or with more than one company.. This amount remains the same. Seafarers who receive the con­ tinuous service benefits of $800 cannot ship out again for 60 days from the date of payoff, except in cases where a vessel may otherwies sail short-handed. However, they may register immediately after the payoff. SIU men who prefer to remain aboard the same vessel longer than a year have the option of waiving the extra $400 and will collect the regular $400 benefit. Under rules being set up for the continuous service benefit, temporary layoffs of ten da.vs or less, in accord with the shipping rules provided by the SIU contract, will not constitute a break in continuous service. K'^ow!. rotHBuJS H. Trulock, oiler, receives week!) hospital benefit from welfare reps Tom Gould (at right) ana John Dwyer, at Staten Island USPHS Hospital. Joseph Volplaii, Social Security Director New Benefits: Frosting On The Cake There Is oonsiderable Interest among Seafarers these days in the new Welfare and Vacation Plan benefits set to go into effect on Oc­ tober 1. They all represent significant gains from the recent contract negotiations, and will round out the well-charted program of benefits for Seafarers and their families which began so modestly in 1950. It is no secret, of course, that improvements in so-called "fringe bene­ fits", apart from direct wages, continues to be the trend throughout the labor movement. The most welcome gain, from all accounts, appears to be the estab­ lishment of a funded pension plan for Seafarers which guarantees benefits of $150 upon retirement at age 65. This has been a longsought goal under the overall SIU Welfare program, as the UnIoh~"and the general membership has advanced in age over the years. Now, with the accumulation of 15 years of seatime (5,475 days), a $150 monthly pension becomes a matter of routine at the age of 85. At the same time, the special disability benefit program will continue, to assure the same $150 monthly payment- upon proof of permanent disability at any age. The seatime requirement in this instance is unchanged at 12 years (4,380 days). With US Social Security Benefits, as they apply in each case, SIU pensioners today have a fairly com­ fortable cushion for their future security. US benefits apply at age 50, in the case of disability, and now start (at reduced rates) begin­ ning at age 62 for regular retirement. Together, these pension features can be expected to cover the ex­ panding needs of SIU oldtimers for years to come. No small achievement either is the start of a sickness and accident benefit program providing $56 weekly for a period of up to 39 weeks. This improvement means a considerable rise in the basic in-hospital benefit for Seafarers besides plugging a long-standing gap in the wel­ fare program. Now, Seafarers who become ill or injured while not employed on" a vessel and who previously would not have been eligiblo for any type of ca.sh benefit during a period of outpatient treatment, qualify for the $56 a week for up to 39 weeks. After October 1, those who go into the hospital have the $56 to fall back on for 39 weeks and then. If longer hospitalization is necessary, qualify for the existing $3 daily hospital benefit for as long as they may be laid up. ' Improvements In SIU vacation pay also provide for major change in setting up a continuous service benefit amounting to better than two months base wages for most ratings. Those who take advantage of this new benefit by accumulating at least a full year's time on one vessel can collect $800 if they pay off and do not ihlp again for 80 days. Any time over "a year will be pro-rated at the $800 rate also. In addition, a Seafarer can remain on a vessel for more than a year, -as long as he likes, merely by waiving the extra $400. Those who do not wish to stay on one ship for a full year also still qualify for vaca­ tion benefits of $400 annually Just as before. There's ample choice hero of Jobs as well as vacation benefits for every man. (Comments ond suggestlona ore invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column, care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) 10 More SIU Pensioners Approved NEW YORK—The third lady Seafarer to qualify, plus nine other veteran SIU seamen are now receiving weekly SIU disability-pensions following trustee approval of their benefit applications. The number of applicants approved so far this year totals 31, boosting the roster of active pensioners to a record high of 215. Sister Trilby G. Safford, 61,1 former .stewardess on the Al­ 'A steward department veteran with the SIU since 1951, coa Corsair, joins M. Laurence shipping Brother Curry last sailed on the Chopin and Edna T. Johanson, who have been on the disabled list since 1958 and 1959, respectively. Others just approved for the $35 weekly benefit are : James E. Curry, 73; Fred A. Delapenha, 68, a veteran of the American Coal beef; Ricardo Garciaa 62; August Jensen, 61; Mai Curry Robin Kirk-in 1960. He sailed with Ore Line for many years out of his home port of Baltimore and currently resides there with his wife, Carrie. Heart disease has beached him for good. Sailing US ships since 1918, Brother Delapenha readily earned a berth on the Liberty ship Thomas Paine during the 1957 American Coal beef. His SIU time goes back to 1942 in the steward department. He had to call it quits in Novem- McAlister Mondesire ber, after a voyage on the Steel Designer, due to generalized ar­ teriosclerosis and diabetes. Ho and his wife, Ella, live in New York City.. Delapenha McAlister, 71; Favras J. Mondesire, 67; Falemino Palume, 65; Mariano B. Polpuiiu, 65, and Donald D. Whittaker, 69. Gdrcki Jeii$ea Pdiwil* Polpollo Safford Whittaker The only black gang representa­ tive in the group. Brother Garcia has been sidelined by a heart con­ dition after shipping SIU since 183&. He last sailed on the Massmar in May. He and his wife, Juana, are residents of Newark, NJ. With 25 years of foreign-flag sailing plus SIU seatime since 1943 behind him. Brother Jensen is now permanently unfit for duty due to a bronchopneumonia condition. He and his wife, Marie, live in Hunt­ ington, NY. Jensen's last ship was • (Continued on page 16) �FMT* wtete UtEA^AREnS tOG Congress Votes 3 More Years Of Farm Surplus Shipments ^ Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director Food Pofsonins Is Year-Round Hazard There are certain ailments which are associated with summertime. One of them is food poisoning. While outbreaks are more prevalent during the summer, this can be a year-round problem aboard merchant ships which may be in and out of sub-tropical or tropical waters any time of the' year. Nor is moderate weather a guarantee against such outbreaks. Food poisoning can take many forms. At its mildest, it is an un­ pleasant and unnecessary nuisance. More severe cases can lead to prolonged hospitalization or can even be fatal. Careless Food Handling At Fault It's been clearly established by the medical men that most instances of food poisoning are the product of careless, unsanitary food handling. (We're not talking about special circumstances such as poisonous mush­ rooms, or botulism which is the result of improper canning or pre­ serving of food.) The difference made by warm weather is simply that the warmer the surroundings, the faster the bacteria multiply. Refrigeration is one important weapon which can help prevent food poisoning. Refrigeration won't kill the disease-bearng germs but it will keep them inactive. Consequently, it is most important to re­ frigerate certain foods when they are not actually being served. Salads Very Susceptible Particular care should be taken with respect to any food containing milk, cream, mayonnaise or other dressings, or any salads using cold eggs or cold meats, or desserts and pastries, especially with a custard or cream filling. The bacteria will breed very rapidly in these foods If they are left standing in a warm messroom or galley. Mayonnaise seems to be especially susceptible. If you ever read news stories about food poisoning, in most instances they seem to be traced to such items as chicken salad, tuna salad or potato salad prepared with mayonnaise. These foods should not be put out on the table until meal service begins. Heated foods can also be carriers of food poisoning, especially if they have just been warmed up and the heat has not been high enough to destroy the bacteria. Warm gravies, for instance, can do the dam­ age if they have not been brought to a boil. The SIU Food Plan's program of cooking and serving to order does much to minimize this kind of problem. Under the old system, where a roast was cut up in advance of a meal and left standing out in a gravy, the possibility of food poisoning was far greater. Even if the foods have been properly refrigerated, and not left stand­ ing around, they can still become carriers of food poisoning if the coQk or messman who handles them has not been careful to keep his hands plean, of if he has a cold or skin infection. Once the food has been removed from the refrigerator and exposed to dirt or cold germs, the bacteria which cause food infection receive large-scale reinforcements. They can multiply to the point of causing serious illness. The daiigcFs of food poisoiHiif aboard ship are multiplied by the close and crowded confines of ships' galleys and messrooms, by the relative lack of ventilation as compared to shoreside facilities and by the greater exposure to heat. Consequently, steward department men •board ship should exercise great care as to prompt refrigeration of food, personal cleanliness and cleanliness in the galiey to avoid out­ breaks. WASHINGTON—American ships and seamen were assured three years' additional em­ ployment in the bulk cargo trades as the result of the renewal of farm surplus legislation by Congress. This is the first time the surplus shipments have been authorized for a longterm period. The act, which "cleared both In some instances, depending on ing a serious dent in the US food Houses of Congress on August the individual circumstances and stockpile. 3 and was subsequently signed by President Kennedy, authorizes the shipment of 4.5 billion in surplus comm.odities to needy nations such as India, South Vietnam, Pakistan, Korea, Turkey, and Egypt. Since the shipment of farm surplus^ cargoes which are actually gifts of the US taxpayer to the nations involved—are covered by the "50-50" cargo preference act, it means that US ships wiil be as­ sured of sizable cargo offerings for the three year period. regulations involved, US ships will carry 100 percent of specific cargo allotments. The farm surplus program, which is designed to reduce US farm surplus stockpiles, and to assist food-short nations, was orig­ inally scheduled on the basis of $750 million worth of cargo an­ nually. The act has been renewed several years running, and the amount of surplus donated to for­ eign nations has been doubled to $1.5 billion annually without mak- The last three Textile Workers union's executive board has for­ Union of America officials jailed bidden members, who work as film for "conspiracy" to blow up a cameramen, laboratory technicians, struck mill in North Carolina were editors or in other related crafts paroled earlier this month. The from striking or assisting another three, Boyd E. Payton, Lawrence union's strike without expressed Gore and Charles Auslander, had permission from the international served the legal minimum sentence president who, in turn, must have and Gov. Terry Sanford (Dem.) prior approval of the executive ordered a three-year reduction in board. their term, making them eligible 4" 4* for parole. Requests for executive The National Labor Relations clemency had come from business, .Board has struck down the effec­ labor"^ Government and civic lead­ tiveness of "super-seniority" prom-, ers after the star witness against ises made to strikebreakers. The the union officials, a state under­ Board, in a case between the In­ cover informer, was involved in a ternational Union of Electrical Virginia gun charge. Workers and an Erie, Pa., company t t 4 ruled that it was an unfair labor An unusual picketline was used practice to arbitrarily award 20by the American Guild of Variety years "seniority" to strikebreakers, Artists in an attempt to organize or strikers who return during the Bourbon Street strip joints in New strike and then to apply this "seni­ Orleans' famous French Quarter. ority" in determining labor layoffs. The pickets were led by two im­ "Super-seniority effectively divides pressively-shaped strippers and the the strikers against themselves," lines will continue until all strip tlie Board said and sets up two clubs are unionized. Public (male) groups, "those who stayed with the sympathy Is on the side of the union to the end and lost their pickets. seniority and those who returned before the end of the strike and S* 4" 3^ The International Association of thereby gained extra seniority." Theatrical Stage Employees has t 4. 4> laid down a policy which safeguards In spite of previous decisions (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can against strikes by union members against its anti-labor policy. Sears at US missile-launching sites. The ^e submitted to this column, care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Roebuck & Co. has continued its anti-union activities with the re­ sult that Department Store Local 1207 of the Retail Clerks Union has filed charges against Sears for unfair labor practices with the National Labor Relations Board. The company, according to the charges, agreed to union security verbally but refused to put it in writing, failed to put agreements on sales commis.sions in writing, attempted to bypass normal griev­ ance precedures and refused to meet with union representatives. The company's previous actions have resulted in a union-sponsored "Don't Buy Sears" campaign which it is continuing. Prize-Winner Samples Reamer's Cookery 4^ 4^ 4^ Winner of a 16-day cruiie to the Caribbean, MIs< Rosalva Rosas of Brownsville, Texas (left) samples the fare being offered by Seafarer f, J. Lineh, saloon MM. Looking on is Miss Rosas' traveling companion, Miss Gloria Perez. Miss Rosas won the free trip in an essay contest on the US merchont morine, and soiled on the Alcoa Roomer. Employees illegally discarged or laid off received back pay of $1.7 million in fiscal 1961, the National Labor Relations Board reported on reviewing the unfair labor prac­ tices cases it handled during June, 1960, to June, 1961. This sum was up 20 percent over fiscal 1960. The board also reported the following in its review: The number of work­ ers offered reinstatement after il­ legal discharge was nearly double, and of this total 67 percent ac­ cepted reinstatement. The total number of eases handled increased slightly, but was below the all time record set In fiscal 1959. The agen­ cy cut down the time of litigation, enabling it to handle more cases. The three-year extension, while setting a $4.5 billion ceiling would authorize as much as $2i/i billion •worth of shipments in a single year. The US has recently been con­ cluding long-term agreements with such countries as India and Pakis­ tan for shipment of essential food­ stuffs. Consequently, the prior year-to-year renewal of the act was modified to cover these longterm commitments. Since ship operators now hav» assurance of such cargo shipments for the next three years, they are expected to accelerate conversion of vessels into bulk carriers for the surplus trade. Movie Union's Pact Would Expand Jobs NEW YORK—Member unione of the International Association of Theatrical Trades Employees have agreed to new contract terms which will increase job opportunities for motion picture technicians. The agreement, which is de­ signed to expand the motion pic­ ture industry here, bypassed wage increases and made other changes in contract terms which would encourage producers to make more films in New York. In addition to the increased job opportunities involved, the motion picture unions won a contract pro­ vision giving them a 16 2/3 per­ cent share in the producer's gross profit on each of the films in­ volved. An immediate result of the new agreement will be the production of five low-budget films in the metropolitan area, with consequent employment for directors, pho­ tographers, wardrobe attendants, film editors and other crafts. A major reason for the contract agreement was the eompetition being offered by low-cost Europsan film makers. SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly once a month on doys indlcoted by the SIU Con­ stitution, ot 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seoforers ore ex­ pected to ottend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegrom (be sure to include registrotion num­ ber). The next SIU meet­ ings will be: New York Philodelphio Boltimore Detroit Houston New Orleons Mobile Sept. 5 Sept. 5 Sept. 6 Sept. 8 Sept. n Sept. 12 Sept. 13 �Labor Book Cites LOG Runaway, Clinic Stories Four selections from the SEAFARERS LOG are included In an anthology of articles taken from labor publications en­ titled "Labor's Story," a new book published recently. Compiled by the editors of* three union newspapers, the Retirement part of the same sec­ book tells "labor's story as re­ tion. Notify Woifaro Of Changoo The SIU Welfare Services De­ partment reports that it has had difficulty locating seamen's families because the seamen's enrollment or beneficiary cards have not been kept up te date. Some death benefit payments have been delayed for some time until the Seafarer's bene­ ficiaries could be located. To avoid delays in payments of wel­ fare benefits. Seafarers are ad­ vised to notify the Union im­ mediately of any changes In ad­ dress, changes in the names of beneficiaries or additional de­ pendents by filling out new en­ rollment and beneficiary cards. The anthology, which contains ported by the American Labor some 305 news stories, articles, Press." The anthology gives prominent editorials and features from 85 treatment to the runaway problem leading trade union publications, facing unions when ships or com­ was published by the Community panies start runaway operations in Publishers, 43 Franklin Ave., Glen foreign countries or relocate in Cove, New York and costs $5.50. non-union southern areas. An article from the July 1, 1960, LOG highlights the problem of runaway ship operators. In the article—entitled "We Treat The Natives Well!"— the LOG said that a "glossy, expensive booklet" put out by a public relations front for runaway ship operators tries to convey a picture "of a benevo­ lent, smiling shipowner dispensing the benefits of food, clothing and shelter to the 'starving natives out of the bush'." But these operators, the LOG points out, "will go to any extreme to keep their seamen from being contracted by US unions," because The following fa the latest available list of Seafarers in the hospitals "if these seamen got the idea they around the country: were entitled to American wages, Norman Lightell USPHS HOSPITAL Tobias Thompson 'morale' would take a nose-dive BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Ethel Messonnler Frank Travis Robert Montcalm R. Trlppe particularly in cases where ships William Brewar David Nelaon Eddie A. Patlngo Aimer S. Vickers Clymer Domingo Orblgoso are manned by Asian seamen who Russell Roland Reed Harold Westpball Jose DaCosta William Pussinsky Charles Simpklni Sidney White •sign articles of agreement pre­ Andrew Flaherty Vincent San Juan Murray Smith Roland WUcos Chester H. Green Fennick Sawyer scribed by their government'." Lorenzo Strip* Dewey York" Lawrence Haibrook John Schock Percy Thompson Anthony Zanca Other articles excerpted from Henry Karpowlcz Carmine Tufaro USPHS HOSPITAL John Webb the LOG include the Digest of Dee Kimbrell STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Bruca Webb Ship Meetings, July 1, 1960, in the Frank Nappl Victor Alcaraz Fleming Higgason tlSPHS HOSPITAL Victor Almojera Eirio Joseph section on Trade Unions in Action; GALVESTON, TEXAS Faustino Ayson Charles Kinnk* the October 23, 1959 article on Robert Bujan William Odum K. Bincminis Leonard Kropp Gomaire Bioeman Thomas Lauer "SIU Clinics Winning TB Fight" Ernest A. Daniela K. W. Olson Ralph Palmer Jesus F. Garza Robert Brennan Mai McAlister In the Health and Medicine por­ Daniel Hutto Benjamin Rucker William Cameron Herman Meyer James M. RelHy Daniel Cerment G. SUkalopoulos tion of the Serving the Family and John T. Hanson Dixon R. Stroup Juan CoUazo Pat H. Jones Alex Padu Community section and Sidney Bernard Kaminsky Raybon Threatt Herbert CoUlns Eugene Plalm Louis Colon C. Reyes Margolius' "Your Dollar's Worth" Archie Milne Wm. J. Connolly Isaac Romero USPHS HOSPITAL column of June- 3. 1960, in the Troy Cousins M. Ronda SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK 10 Seafarers Get Pensions (Continued from page 14) the Seatrain Georgia as AB cardeckman in November. Brother McAllister also got a permanent "not fit for duty" as a result of a chronic bronchial ail­ ment and last sailed a year ago aboard the Kenmar. He's an SIU steward department oldtimer with service since 1939. He and his wife, Helen, make their home in Philadelphia. One of the early members of the SIU in 1938, Brother Mondesire is another steward department vet­ eran idled by heart disease. His last ship was the Santa Venetia in March. He's a resident of New Orleans. Similarly disabled by a heart condition. Brother Palume has shipped on deck since 1942 and made his last trip in March on the Yaka. He lives in Brooklyn. Another member of the deck gang, Polpello made his final voy­ age aboard the Del Santos a year ago. He's been beached by general­ ized arteriosclerosis and heart dis­ ease and now lives in New Orleans. He began shipping SIU in 1942. Sister Safford began shipping as an SIU stewardess during 1946 and sailed steadily until the Corsair laid up last fall. Slie's disabled by a heart condition and lives at South Slldell, La., near New Orleans. A resident of New York City With his wife, Mary, Brother Whittaker shipped SIU with Calmar practically straight through from 1951 while he had to quit as messman on the Texraar in 1959. A heart ailment has beached him for good. mi SEAFARERS £0« Ac* SiztMB NEW ORLEANS, LA. Sidney Anderson Dennis Qomez Goiee Andrews Luis E. Guadamus Felipe Basalda Wade B. HarreU Thomas Blackledge Leon Jordon Herman A. Carson Ben Kaszuba Ciiurics Cooper Edward Hnapp Philip Cordinala Leo Lang Thomas Dailey Theodora Lee John P. Doyle Tineiman J. Le* Joseph Fltzpatrlck Clyde Leggett Welfare, Vacation Offices Moved Seafarers are urged to note a change of address for the SIU Welfare and Vacation plans. The two Plans, were shifted to 17 Battery Place, New York 4. The move pro­ vided more space for the ex­ panding services of the two benefit programs, which have paid out combined cash benefits of over $25 million to Seafarers and their families. The new telephone number is WHitehall 3-5950. SIU Blood Bank Inventory New York-June, 1961 Pints Contributed .... 62 Pints Rejected S Pints Credited 28V& (Under a standard arrangment with the Brooklyn Donor Center Inc., 50% is alloted for service, processing and storage.) Previous Balance 82 llOV^ Pints Used 89 Balance On Hand July 1, 1961 71V4 Geui'ge Crabtre* Raymond Ruppert George Djian Jose Saavedra Jerry Donovan Aaron Sasser Pedro Esteban A. Sato Angeio Favazza Oscar Smith Paul R. Foy Harold Spicer ¥/. A. GUI 'i'eircU SiaRuiii EsteU Godfrey M. H. Truiock Bjork Granberg Frank Viilacort* William Guether George Waas James B. Harris David RusseU Fred Harvey USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Charles Conahan David Proffitt H. Gawkoski Andrew Smith John H. Murray Edward Violietto Gittis Lightfoot JERSEY CITY HOSPITAL JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY Chester Gawrych LONG BEACH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIF. R. H. Bunce, Jr. HARBOR GENERAL HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Eric R. W. Dahl USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. F. A- Cueliar George B. Littl* Adolf Heinsaar Henry D. McRori* Cecil C. Hughes Chas. Neukirchner L. Knickebocker Milton R. Reeves B. Kosmaczewskl Eugene W. Bent Harry Lowther W. W. Worthlngton USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. Peter King Stephen Scevlolur USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA C. Rollins TRIBORO HOSPITAL JAMAICA. LI, NEW YORK James Russell PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON, LA. Frank Martin US SOLDIERS- HOME WASHINGTON. DC WUliam Thomson VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS WUlard T. CahiU VA HOSPITAL TEMPLE, TEXAS WUUam E. Nelson USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS J. R. Alsobrook Max Olson Benjamin Deibler Herbert Young Thomas Lehay Davis Danoa VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONN. John J. Driscoll Henry E. Smith SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Henning Bjork Thomas Isaksen Alberto Gutierrez . USPHS HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS Thomas Manion USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VIRGINIA Wesley Chadwick Tamladge Johnson F. C. Damian S. H. Nicholson William Grimes Henri Robin. Jr. Crews Pack Food Beefs In Dry Ice HOUSTON—Food beefs on two ships here were speedily settled to the satisfaction of the crews, thanks to the SIU Food Plan, the US malls apd dry ice. The two ships the Penn Exfdorer (Penntrans) and the Overseas Joyce (Ocean,Carriers) were stored with "bacon" by a local chandler, which, upon examination, looked more like sliced fatback than any­ thing else. Since both vessels were scheduled to go offshore, the crews figured that the best way to get fast action was to airmail the bacoa to the SIU Food Plan in headquar­ ters. The bacon, such as it was, ar­ rived in good condition. Food Plan representatives immediately got in touch with the home offices of the. two steamship companies involved and arrangements were made to replace the inferior bacon with a better grade, something fit to go with breakfast eggs. Physical Exams—All SIU Clinics Month Of Juno, 1961 Port Seaman Baltimore rrs:r«. .xvfsss 120 Houston * f txx 58 Mobile .. t. .rrtyc*'*«s 77 Now Orleans ..TTSTTSS 216 Newf York ........., 873 TOTAL 844 Wives Children TOTAL 17 7 144 6 4 68 7 18 102 20 42 27826 12 411 76 83 1003 An SIU Blood Donor Certificate (sample above) is given to every person donating to the SIU Blood Bank, which is maintained through the SIU Clinic th Brooklyn. The bank supplies Seafarers or members of their families anywhere in the United States and has been in operation since January, 1959. Through an arrangement with V national clearing house, blood can be supplied on short notice in any emergency. Donors can arrange appointments on the 2nd deck at SIU headquarters, one block from the Clinic, The whole procedure takes only a short time. SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid June 19-Jul/ 16, 1961 Number Of Benefits Hospital Benefits (Welfare).... 5511 13 Death Benefits (Welfare) Disability Benefits (Welfare) .. 822 30 Maternity Benefits (Welfare) .. Dependents Benefits (Welfare). 242 Optical Benefits (Welfare).... 62 Summary (Welfare) ....... 6680 AMOUNT PAID $19,836.77 36,013.71 28,770.00 6,000.00 45,169.39 470.75 $136,260.62 1525 $257,826.68 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 8205 $394,087.30 Vacation Benefits None of the figures in the above summaries indicate the amount* paid for various other Welfare Benefits for SIU men and their de­ pendents, such scholBrshlp payments, meal books, tralnliig fccilitlei, medical examinations, and similar items. �Utl SEAFARERS LOG Traveler Seafarers Curb Fire; Five-Day Fighf Saves Vessel Tage Serenteav Blind Children On SlU Excursion SAN FRANCISCO—The battered Isthmian vessel Steel Traveler was due in here shortly after surviving a near-disastrous fire in the porj; of Inchon, Korea. Crewmembers of the vessel, with the assistance of military personnel, succeeded in confining the blaze after two days of round-the-clock firefighting. They then spent an­ might be endangered by the in­ July 13. Emergency flre-flghting other three days pumping out tense heat of the prolonged Are. action was taken, but the crew ex­ the affected hold, Jettisoning the cargo and then subduing a flare-up of the blaze. The effective action of the crew succeeded in confining the stub­ born blaze to the No. 4 hold. There had been concern that the ship An additional cause for worry was the wheat cargo being carried in the lower part of the burning hold. It was swelling from the water poured into the hold and might have cracked the pjates. The flre broke out at 0150 on Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Gout: A Chronic Disease Gout is a disease cailsed by a disturbance of metabolism In which there is an increase in the production of uric acid. Gout Is character­ ized by hyperuricemia (increased uric acid in the blood), and by de­ posits of urates in the joints and other areas of the body. The cause of gout is not known. There is considerable evidence that heredity is an important Jactor. There is difficulty in tying a heredity factor to clinical symptoms of gout because many individuals who have Increases in uric acid in the. blood do not develop clinical symptoms. Gout occurs more frequently in males, in a ratio of 95 percent to 6 percent female. In cases of gout, the prognosis is best in those cases that develop clinical symptoms late in life. The condition is more pre­ valent in the temperate zone. The acute manifestations of gout are often precipitated by excessive food and drink, and for that reason, we think of gout occurring in those persons exposed to gastronomic indul­ gence. It is not believed that food and drink can produce gout per se. A person may actually have gout, show an increase in uric acid in the blood, for years but the condition will not be recognized until clin­ ical symptoms develop. Any male, middle age or later, who develops an acute attack of arthritis in one of his distal joints, that is not the result of a specific infection, probably has gout. The hyperurieemia (increase in uric acid in the blood) Is comparable to diabetes, which shows a hyperglycemia (increase sugar in the blood). Similarly both conditions may be controlled by diet and medication. However, once an individual has gout or diabetes, he always has gout or diabetes.. » Gout is most frequently recognized when the patient, usually male. In middle life or later, develops an attack" of acute gouty arthritis. There may be prodromal symptoms, but they will probably not be recognized as gout. The prodromal symptoms are usually irritability, melanchblia, vague musculai symptoms, nausea or sometimes euphoria. In the early stages of acute gouty arthritis, the arthritis usually in­ volves the distal joints of the feet, ankles, hands or wrists, the knees and elbows less frequently, and the other joints seldom. There is often inflammation of the bursa over the elbows and the tendon of achilles. The acute attack usually develops rapidly. The pain may be mild but frequently severe to such an extent that the touch of the bed clothes, or the slightest vibration of the bed, is unbearable. The affected part may be swollen and tender; bright red or dusky in color. Edema may be present. As swelling subsides, there may be itching and desquama­ tion. Recovery usually takes place in a few days. An acute attack of gouty arthritis may be precipitated by rich food, those of a high purine content, and drink in excess, by trauma, certain drugs, or a hunting trip where such food as venison or grouse and liquor are consumed to excess. Other manifestatfons of gout are the deposit of urate crystals in the tissue producing subcutaneous nodules called tophi. The tophi are fre­ quently palpable in the ear cartilage; over the elbow and about the peripheral joints of the hands and feet. Urates are also deposited in the bones, kidneys and blood vessels. Following the initial attack of gouty arthritis, the attacks recur with Increasing frequency, and unless- controlled by proper diet and. medica­ tion, tend to become chronic and progressively more severe. Attacks of gouty nephritis, myocardial infarction or, apoplexy may ensue. Effective Treatment Done By Drugs, Diet The acute attacks of gouty arthritis may be controlled by the time honored drug colchicine, which is specific to such an extent that if acute arthritis is controlled by colchicine, then the diagnosis is gout beyond question. In recent years, phenylbutazone has been used as a substitute for colchicine in the treatment of acute attacks of gouty arthritis, although It is not specific for gout* When acute arthritis is superimposed on chronic gout, the attacks are prolonged and may not respond to the above drugs, in which event they may respond to ACTH. Probenecid (Benemid) will reduce the blood uric acid and should be used in conjunction with drugs for the acute gouty attacks of arthritis. In this way, the total uric acid of the blood is controlled in a manner similar to the use of insulin in diabetes. A person with gout should follow a strict regimen. He should control his total caloric intake of food. He should avoid foods of high purine content; avoid alcoholic excess, trauma to the affected part and have a liberal fluid intake. This, with the drug regimen for the control of blood uric acid, has to be followed the rest of the patient's life. If fol­ lowed, there is no reason why a person should not live a relatively nor­ mal life to a ripe old age as far as the gout is concerned. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column care oj the SEAFARERS LOG.) hausted the ship's supply of C02 without being able to subdue the blaze. ^n emergency radio mesisage was sent to Yokohama, requesting the assistance of a Navy vessel to fight the fire. However, before the vessel was dispatched, the crew, assisted by Navy damage control parties and Inchon-based Army fire-fight­ ers equipped with chemical firefighting equipment, brought the blaze under control some 46 hours after it started. The hold had been flooded in the process. Another three days was then spent pumping out the hold, which was flooded to the upper 'tween decks. When the water level was lowered, the fire flared up briefly but was again subdued by chemical fire-fighting equipment. In the meantime, the crew and the mili­ tary worked day'and night to jet­ tison the water-logged wheat. Navy Hails Zephyrhills Seafarers NEW YORK—Crewmembers of the . SlU-manned tanker Zephyrhills (Pan-American Overseas) have been commended by the US Navy for successfully participating in nu­ merous transfers of cargo at sea to US Navy vessels. The commendation for the crew was the result of 14 sea refueling operations during the period of September 3 to October 15, 1960 in support of the sixth fleet.-There were two other tankers involved in the operation, both of them MSTS manned by Navy crews. William (Blackie) Hunt, deck delegate, on the ship, wrote the LOG that in all, the Zephyrhills had refueled Navy vessels at sea 20 times with no injuries or mis­ haps of any kind. In reporting on the fuel trans­ fers, top officers of the Sixth Fleet commented that "The service pro­ vided by these tankers was con­ sidered excellent ... No essential difference in the calibre of the service provided by the TAO's (Navy auxiliary oilers) and the MSTS charter vessel was noted... ship-handling, appearance and adaptability factors made these ships welcome additions to the fleet . . The commander-in-chief of US Naval Forces in Europe added that "These are sound, useful ships manned by competent, willing mariners. SIU Sea Chest Goes Shoreside The SIU Sea Chest has dis­ continued its service to ships' slopchests, but is continuing to operate retail stores in various SIU halls, supplying Seafarers with sea gear and shore wear. Ships' slopchests are now be­ ing supplied by private ship chandlers, so that the Union has no connection with the prices, quality, quantity or variety of stores placed aboard in the slopchest. Seafarers can assure them­ selves of top quality needs in shipboard gear by purchasing their supplies at the hall before shipping out. Blind children from Boyer Greaves School are shown on deck of Sea Belle (Wilson Line) enroute'to Riverview Beach ei guests of Philadelphia Seafarers. Philly Seafarers Entertain Blind Children At Outing PHILADELPHIA—A group of blind and retarded children from the Royer Greaves School for the Blind in suburban Poali were guests of the SIU Philadelphia hall on an excursion. The SIU provided bus trans-^ amusement rides at the park. portation from the school to Crewmembers of the Sea Bell# the excursion vessel Sea Belle and Seafarers who ' accompanied of Wilson Line. After enjoying dancing and music on the trip, the group went ashore at Riverview Beach where the children had lunch and were taken on the the group assisted the children throughout the trip. The Phila­ delphia hall was informed that the excursion was the highlight of the year's activities at the school. By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS How To Pay For Air—Hot Or Cold Working people no. longer can brag that at least air is free. It's finally happened. They've found a way to sell us air. And we're buy­ ing it by the boxful. There's a money-saving lesson behind the Food & Drug Adminis­ tration's seizure of packages of Puffed Wheat and Puffed Rice in Camden, NJ, and Baltimore, Md. The Government agency said the Puffed Wheat packages were as much as 15 percent short weight, and the Puffed Rice 6 percent. The reason for the short weight is what's fascinating. The manufac­ turer—the Quaker Oats Co.—has developed a process for puffing grains of wheat and rice to greater volume than previously had been the practice. The increased volume resulted in packages containing less of the food product than the declared weight. You see, they didn't change the boxes. What's really of concern is that the public is going for dry cereals in a big way, and paying a large price for them. In recent years the average person has increased his consumption of dry cereals by 30 percent but has cut his use of hot cereals 35 percent, the US Agricul­ ture Department reports. We can all save money cooking our own cereals. Your best buy in breakfast cereals is the cooked type such as oatmeal, farina. Cream of Wheat, etc. Depending on the brand or type, these generally cost you 1.2 to 1.5 cents per one-ounce serving. But the dry cereals cost you typically, about three cents an ounce. That's only half the story. The puffed-type cereals like Puffed Wheat cost 4.5 cents an ounce, and individual-serving packages cost as much as seven cents. Furthermore, the cooked cereals provide more nourishment. A cup of a cooked wheat usually provides about 37 percent more protein than a cup of dry wheat cereal, about 70 percent more iron and almost six times as much thiamine. The cooked cereal also provides about 50 percent more calories than the comparable dry cereals. That's important to children and hard-working people, if not to weight watchers. Corn flakes are the cheapest of the dry cereals, but also provide less nourishment than some of the other dry cereals, although more than puffed rice. The exploded rice cereal is lower in both calories and protein. One of the most-reasonable dry cereals turns out to be Wheat Obex at a cost of about 1.8 cents an ounce in the 18-ounce package. This manufacturer gives you just cereal; no premiums. Shredded Wheat is another reasonably-priced dry cereal. You pay significantly more if you buy dry cereals already sugared. Sugar-coated corn flakes, for'example, cost about three cents an ounce. You can buy supermarkets' own brand of corn flakes for 2 cents an ounce. You save by buying the larger sizes as well as the private brands. In one instance. Rice Krispies, we found the large package saves 34 percent of the cost per ounce. In the "high-protein" cereals, the Quaker Oats Company's "Life" is relatively reasonable. Some look-alike packages contain eight ounces, some nine and some 12. The "puffed" cereals come in much the .same size boxes as the more solid cereals; but have only four ounces compared to eight or more. �Pace Eiffhteea SEAFARERS All of the following 5IU families have re­ ceived a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby*s name, representing a total of $6,600 in maternity benefits and a maturity value nf-$$25 in bonds: . " Theresa Squires, born April 13, Christy O'Neal; born June 17, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Curtis 1961, to Sefaarer and Mrs. Edward O'Neal, Lowland, North Carolina. P. Squires, Brooklyn, New York. 4 4 4 t 4Lawrence Croft, born May 25, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert G. Croft, Galveston, Texas. i' ti i Linda Narvaez, born June 23, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Pliillip Narvaez, Houston, Texas. 4 4- 4- Cheryl Ann Gibbs, born 3015^12, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. "Leslie Gibbs, Galveston, Texas. 4 4 4 Doris Ann Sharp, born Decem­ ber 1, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles Sharp. Dundalk, Maryland. 4-4 4 Sabra L, and Loretta J. Wilson, Robert Charles DeHarde, born born May 15, 1961, to Seafarer and June 16, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Orie A. Wilson, Mobile, Ala­ Mrs. George DeHarde, Galveston, bama. Texas. 4 4 4 4 4" 4" Kurt Martin Leiter, born July Eric Pettersen, born July 8, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Norman Pet­ 12. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alexander Leiter, Ocean City, New tersen, Brook'.yn, New York. Jersey. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Morgan Harris, born June 18, Clara Jean Moore, born June 9, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Morgan 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carlton Harris, Conro'e, Texas. E. Moore, Baltimore, Maryland. 4 4 4 4 4 •4 Mary Dickinson, born June 28, James A. Keno, born May 4', 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. James 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Dickinson, Mobile, Alabama. Keno, New York, N. Y. 4 4 4 Deidre Latrice Booker, born 4 4 4 Kennan W. Wix, born June 14, June 20, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Marshall Booker, Houston, Texas. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Wix, Freeport, Texas. 4 4 4 Robert Price, born May 22, 1961, 4 4 4 Milagros Rivera, born July 26, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lawrence A. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jose P. Price, Baltimore. Maryland. Rivera, Bronx, New York. 4 4 4 John Reeves, born July 8, 1961, 4 4 4 John W. Hardee, born July 18, to Seafarer and Mrs. William 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Reeves, Mobile, Alabama. W. Hardee, Evergreen, Alabama. 4 4 4 Rachel Donahue, bom April 6, 4 4 4 Robert Dale Long, born June 24, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. James 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Horace Donahue, New Orleans, La. O. Long, Baltimore, Maryland. 4 4 4 Howard Doyle, born May 31, 4 4 4 Jill Bigby, born July 48, 1961, to 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward Seafarer and Mrs. Bill Bigby, Doyle, Chalmette, Louisiana. Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 Susan Kittrell, born July 12, 4 4 4 Charles R. Branch, born July 20, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Elwood Kittrell, Mobile-, Alabama. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles R. Branch, League City, Texas, 4 4 4 Gorman W. Seymour, born July 4 4 4 14, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gor­ Mary Lou Zehner, born July 15, man Seymour, New Orleans, Louis­ 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles iana. Zehner, Upland, Pennsylvania. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Thomas Rogers, born July 17, Edward Jiminez, born July 17, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. William 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Patrick Rogers, Brooklyn, New York. Jiminez, Brooklyn, New York. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Shirley Mendez, born July 13, Robert Myers, born November 12, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Hector Robert Myers, Jacksonville, Flor­ E. Mendez, New Orleans, Louis­ iana. ida. I ' . A.. SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN i i' -• • ikt The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $48,500 In benefits was paid. (Any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disooeition of estates.) Charles L. Stevens, 64: A heart condition caused the death of Brother Stevens in New York City on July 9, 1961. He had been ship­ ping with the SIU since 1941 in the steward depart­ ment. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. .Vlaria O. Stevens, jf New York City. Calvary Cemetery, Long Island City, was the place of burial. Total benefit: $4,000, 4 4 4 Duggan H. McCrary, 62: Brother McCrary passed away due to a kidney ailment on June 14, 1961 at the USPHS Hospital, New Orleans, La'. He had sailed with the SIU since 1952, shipping in the stward de­ partment. His widow, Mrs. Velma S. McCrary, of Marrero, La., survives. Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, was' the place of burial. Total benefit: $4,000. 4 4 4 Joseph Fernandez. 63: A heart ailment was the cause of death to Brother Fernan­ dez at Harlem Hospital, New York, NY, on July 4, 1961, He joined the SIU in 1952, shipping in the steward depart­ ment, and had 3 e e n receiving special disability benefits since 1957. His widow, Mrs. Olivia P. Fernandez, of New York City, survives. Burial was at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY. Total benefit: $4,000. 4 4 4 Benjamin Balcer, 44: Brother Balcer died of heart failure at the Church and Home Hospital, Balti­ more, Md., on July 2, 1961. He had sailed with the SIU since 1951 in the en­ gine department. A friend, James Naperstek, of Bal­ timore, survives. Holy Rosary Cemetery in Balti­ more was the place of Interment. Total benefit: $4,000. Benefit Increased » I ' < - LOG Action by the trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan has in­ creased the death benefit paid to Mrs. Margarite Archibald, widow of the late Seafarer Manuel J. Archibald, to the full amount of $4,000, The original benefit paid to Mrs. Archibald, as reported in the July, 1961 issue of the SEAFARERS LOG, amounted to $500. (The sup­ plemental payment of $3,500 is reflected in the total heading this column.) Brother Archibald, who began shipping in the SIU steward department in 1946, died on May 24, 1961. Charlie Johnson, 63: A heart con­ dition was fatal to Brother John­ son on June 27, 1961 at Norfolk, Va. He had shipped with the SIU since 1947, sailing on dedfc. Surviving la his widow, Mrs. Anne Johnson, of Nor­ folk. Forest Lawn Cemetery in Nor­ folk was the place of burial. Total benefit: $4,000. 4 4 4 William O'Dea, 49: A tubercular condition was the cause of death to Brother O'Dea on May 10, 1901, at New Orleans, iLa. He had ship­ ped with the SIU since 1944 In the engine depart­ ment. Surviving is his father, Pat­ rick O'Qea, of New Orleans. Memorial Park, New Orleans, was the place of interment! Total bene­ fit: $4,000. 4 4 4 Harold Plunkett, 4St Brother Elmo L. Vance, 66: Brother Plunkett died of a heart ailment on Vance died as the result of a May 24, 1961 at drowning acci­ the USPHS Hos­ dent at New Or­ pital, New Or­ leans, La., on Oc­ leans,. La. He had tober 6, 1960. Ho shipped with the had shipped with SIU in the stew­ the SIU in the ard department engine depart­ since 1951. Sur­ ment since 1938. viving is his His brother. mother, Mrs. J. Reed Vance, of Mauer, of New Salt Lake City, Orleans. Interment was at St, Jo­ Utah, survives. Burial was at seph's Cemetery, New Orleans, Provo, Utah. Total benefit: $4,000. Total benefit: $4,000. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Alfred S. Cuadra, 62: A liver ail­ Fred Kagelmacher, 62: • Heart ment caused the .death of Brother disease was the cause of death to Cuadra on June Brother Kagel­ 20, 1961, at San macher on July Francisco, Calif. 7, 1961 In Hous­ He began ship­ ton, Texas. He ping with the SIU had shipped with in 1938, sailing in the SIU since In the steward 1939, serving in department. His the deck depart­ brother, Jose R. ment. Surviving Cuadra, of San Francisco, sur­ l.s a friend, Dud­ ley Rozas, of Lake vives. Burial was at San Francisco. Charles, La. Burial was at South Total benefit: $500. Park Cemetery, Houston. Total 4 4 4 benefit: $4,000. Woodrow W. Tomlinson, 45: A throat ailment was the cause of •Jf -t ^ death to Brother William M. Murphy, 50: Brother Tomlinson on Murphy passed away as the result July 16, 1961, at of a heart ail­ Galveston, Texas. ment on Juno 9, Since 1938 ho 1961 in County had been^ ship­ Donegal, Ireland. ping with the He had sailed SIU in the deck since 1954 with department. Sur­ the SIU in the viving is a sister, deck department. Mrs. Cleo Pierce, His sister, Mrs. of Jacksonville, Fla. Burial was at Fannie O'Doher- Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville. ty, of Malln, Total benefit: $4,000. County Donegal, survives. Inter­ ment was in Couijty Donegal. Total benefit: $500. Paul Signorino 4 4 4 Nelson Norwood, 61i Brother Norwood died on March 12, 1961 at the US Naval Hospital, J a b ksonville, Fla., as a result of pneumonia. H e had sailed in the SIU steward de­ partment since 1953. His daugh­ ters. Naomi E. N 0 r vv o o d and Mrs. Mary Norwood Moore, both of North Berwick, Maine, survive. Interment was at Southern Crema­ torium in Jacksonville. Total bene­ fit: $4,000. A "Departure" notice in the June, 1961 issue of the SEA­ FARERS LOG unaccountably listed a "Mrs. Dorothy Smith" as the widow of the late Seafarer Paul Signorino, who died of a heart condition on January 19, 1961 at New Orleans. The LOG offers its apologies to Mrs. Dor­ othy Signorino for the error. Brother Signorino had sailed in the SIU steward department since 1955. He was 46. �SEAFARERS Seafarer's Son Graduates; Receives Honors In English Dressed in mortarboard and gown and posing in front of his Brooklyn home, Joseph A. TOPA TOPA (Watarman), July 14 —Chairman, Ramon Farralra; Sacre»ary, Frank L. Bartlatt. Everything running smoothly. Motion made for ship's delegate to see boarding patrol­ man about fumigating ship for roach­ es and sliver fish and to sea about some 16" fans In rooms that only have one man to a foc'sl. Suggestion made to turn all soiled linen on a Friday so It can be counted for sending ashore. by department delegates. New ship's delegate elected, Frank Cake. CITIBS SERVICE BALTIMORE (Cities Service), June II—Chairmen, Prank Albore; Secretary, Arthur Cllllland. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Vote of thanks to steward for good work and meals. Motion to Inform patrolman about delayed sailing. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), May 38—Chairman, Harry Jones; Sec­ retary, James PurseU. Everything run­ ning smoothly. A vote of thanks to the steward department. A few hours disputed concerning overtime. , June I—Chairmen, Sidney Segree; YAKA (Waterman), Chairman, O. Troche; Secretary.DlmltIr Cotieff. No beefs except a few hours in over­ time. Request to put another cluster light on aflerdeck for safety. Peanut butter and strawberry jam exhausted; .steward .sa.vs supply was regular but consumption unusually heavy. Men B.sked to take care of wa.shlng ma­ chines. Some brands of cigarettes run out in sea ehest asked for ieiiliieement In .lapn.a. Pantryman refuses to attend meeting, says "I'm not in­ terested." \ MARYMAR (Calmar), July 9—Chair­ man, Jobs Mullne; Sscratary, Cuttav V. Thobe. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates, some dt.spute In OT. Man on wheels send word that the steward should see that stronger cots were ordered. Steward stated that he has given the man two cots already. Sugpe.stion made to get the carpenter to build one out of 2 X 4's. BEAURECARO (Sea-Land), August "—Chairmna, H. W. Johnston; Secre­ tary, C. W. Cothran. No beefs report­ ed by department delegates. Request made that no shorts are to be worrt In' messhall. NEVA WEST (Bloomflald), July 2— Chairman' James H. Bales; Secretary, W. R. OSIs. 820 In treasurv. Milk was reoiiesied in Le Havre thl.s vovage esstbound. It was found to be up to US regulations and was purchased westbound. JACOUELINE SOMECK (Penlntulsr Nsvlqatlon), July 22—Chalrmsn, R. Hsnnlnoar; Secratarv, o. B. Sachar. JI0.2.'! In trea.siiry. No beefs reported by dcoartment delegates. Request something to be done aoout the lack of ice. Also suggestion made to have all rooms painted. Vote of thanks to the steward department. HEDGC HAVEN (Hftdq# Hiven Ftrmi), July 6-^Chalrminf W. J. Barnes; Secrefarv, Joe Trawlck. No beefe reported hv deperfment' d5»legates. .T. P. LeRlanc elected ship's delegate. Reoppst «hlp's delegate to noflfv hq with reference to transnoriatlon befe. Request something to be done about the roach situation. PENN VAYACER ("enn Shlaotna), June 3—Ch'trmsn, Frank Lsansrd; Secrefsrv, chartes Keller. No beefs reported bv department delegates. Mnfinn to a"k headnimrters What is commdsory OT on freighter. CITIFS FPPVICF NORFOLK (CIHss Service). Feb. 25—Chairman, T4d Jones; Secretary, rtan Beard. »''..'i2 In fre.a-^prv. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegate.*. Roqueot no more arguments In me««hall. Fifteen pair of rubber boots have been ordered. EDITH (Bull), July 14—Ch-lrmsn, Geo. Rots; Sscretary W. Thomas. *'60 In treasurv. No heefs veported Pa*« Maeteca Seafarers At Work From The Ships At Sea Scattereci items from SIU ships at sea reveals the follovifing: A glance at the crew list of the Jacqueline Someck (Peninsular) cJiscloses some inter­ esting news, namely that "Frenchy" Michelet has switched from cooking oil to fuel oiL Michelet, who shipped for^j ^ many years as a chief stew­ ard, is now oiling engines in­ Grajaleg Is all smiles—as well he might be. The son of Seafarer Eladio Grajales, who sails In the steward department as a chief cook, Joseph graduated in June from St. Leonard's High School in Brooklyn, winning a medal for excellence in English. Eladio, who joined the Union in 1944, was elated as he told his shipmates about his son. The home, by the way, is j)n President Street, not far from the Union's Brooklyn headquarters. Secretary, James Pursell. Request for Ice tea glasses. Vote of thanks to steward department. Repair list to be made up. LOG PENN EXPLORER (Penn Shipping), July 9—Chairman, J. P. DIckerson; Secretary, A. Bernard. SI In treas­ ury. Dispute In overtime, ^umagatlon for rats, mice and roaches. Request information on SlU Food Plan. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Moore Me mack), June 9—Chalrmne, Allen Lake; Secretary, Paul M. Math. SIO.OO paid for ship's library and S8.29 In treas­ ury. No beefs reported by department delegates. Elected Modesto Vallez as new ship's delegate. Crew requested not to use the washing machine after 10 PM. Slot chest to be open between 3:30 and 4:30 PM. However the steward said he would be glad to open up any time to accommodate the men. MERMAID (Metro Petroleum), June 25—Chairman, Sink; Secretary, Murrah. Delegate will consult patrolman on OT equalization in deck departecnt. It was suggested that patrolman check slopchest prices, also on viola­ tion of agreement by master by not having American money on board. Pumpman requests that when equip­ ment for crew Is Ordered that it be specified what quarters they are for. as on last trip fans that were prob­ ably ordered for crew went to oHlcers.-Also what is proper ventilation. Food not up to par due to storage of stores. stead of frying pans. The unan­ swered question is: Was the switch voluntary, or by request? 4» i" i Edward Skonipeki, who won a four year SIU college scholarship and graduated from New York Uni­ versity in June, is now on the bulk carrier Tamara Guilden (Transport Commercial) a newly contracted vessel, and sent the fol­ lowing report to the LOG:, "The ship was built in Germany' in February, 1961, aa part of the reparations agreement with Israel. It made one trip under the Israeli flag and was then sold to Trans­ port. "the ship is ultra-modern Bulk carrier Tamara Guilden (Transport Commercial) shown with one man to a foc'sle, com­ with hatches open for loading. pletely air-conditioned, windows instead of portholes, tiled floors, crew still owes $50 for installation on the latest news. The crew, in mahogany cabinets, lockers, and of the projector and they have turn, gave him a vote of thanks, formica paneled bulkheads to cut voted to take out $75 from the 4 4 4 ship's fund to pay for It plus s^are down on rust." An award of some sort should go belts and lamps "if the machine to the Yaka (Waterman) for dis­ One of the best ways of relaxing will wfirk." Just to be on the safe cussing the most subjects under at sea at night is to watch movies side, they are keeping the old good and welfare. It seems that —the seagoing version of the late, machine as a spare. the crew discussed 13 subjects in­ late show. Del Norte (Mississippi) cluding extra lights for safety, 4" 3* t had some trouble with its nighttime Nothing can be quite as isolated beefs on OT, supplies and ship­ show. Seems the crew purchased a as a ship at sea as far as learning board activities at Its shipboard new projector, but once the ma­ the latest news in the fast chang­ meeting, according to the ship's chine was brought aboard it ing world situation. But isolation minutes. One unusual item: "Pea­ stopped working. The crew vows was not the story on the Portmar nut butter and strawberry jam ex­ to "make the man who sold us the (Calmar) where a hustling radio hausted; steward said supply was machine run it on the ship." The operator kept the crew up to date regular but consumption unusually heavy." Paddy Sails On One Like That JOSEFINA (Liberty Nsv.), July 9— Chairman, Alton M. Bell; Secretary, yinesnt J. pitigsraiH. fja fssfj ported by department delegates. One mattress needed for foc'sle. One man rode ship back from India with leg in cast, unable to work. 4 PENN TRANSPORTER (Penn), July 2—Chairman, Wm. J. Anderson. Lost one man in Port .Said, Egypt, wiper. Will get fresh storse in next port. No beefs concerning food; new wash­ ing machine for deck department. All ladders to be painted and hand rails. Other repairs to bo done going home. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), June 24—Chairman, J. Rivers; Secretary J. L. Hodges. No beefs: everything running smoothly. $21.18 in treasury. Ship's delegate resigned, Kenneth S. Singh was elected new delegate. Discussed charges against bosun, which beef was to have been settled by Leon Johnson. Crewmen referred to hq. Copy of Coast Guard hearing will be sent to hq when received. COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannee) July 15—Chairman, Clifford E. Taggart; Secretary, Glenn C. Bedue. 4 4 4 It's kind of late for this year's summertime repair list, but for future reference the Steel Architect (Isthmian) suggests that some sort of system be Installed to cool off the "cold" water system—wash water, line to showers, etc»»—dur­ ing the summer iinitn the system's water is almost always too hot to use. Shukur Mohammed, who sails as a chief pumpman, shows the ship model in SIU Brooklyn headquarters to his son Thony on a recent visit. 4 4 A stronger breed of Seafarers may be sailing these days. At least, that seems to be the case on the Mar}-mar (Calmar) wher* the "man at the wheel"—un­ identified—sent word to th» steward to get some "stronger cots." The steward explained that he had given the man two cots already. It was suggested that the carpenter build him one out of two-by-fours. Kyska Bosun Aids Injured Sea Gull Everything running smooth and effi­ ciently. $2 in treasury. H.' M, Murranka was elected ship's delegate. Request that all damaged linen should be returned so that It can be re­ placed. FLORIDIAN (Bull) August 1—Chair­ man, Lee de Parller; Secretary, Van Whitnsy. Willis Addison elected new ship's delegate. Request to have over­ time paid for all work performed in any port between the hours of fl p.m. and 8 a.m. due to quick turnaround with contalnershlps. CITIES SERVICE BALTIMORE (Clflet Service) March 21—Chairman, C. Mettlng; Secretary, Wm. Allen. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Motion . to get a better grade of toilet paper. Beef with steward because of poor menus, serving left­ overs, and request more fruit Juice. Also request name brand soap. CHOCTAW (Waterman) July 21— Chairman, C, Wilton; Secretary, c. Bortz. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. $1.00 in treasury. Re­ ported that lemons and oranges ran out and they are not available In Japan. Sllex coffee-makers requested. Last LOG was received In April. DEL SUD (MIstlsslppI) June 18— Chairman, Dowling; Secretary, Dunn. $124.00 ill treasury. No beefs reported by department delegates. Geo. Nuss elected to movie director. Seafarer Drew Clcmons Gay, bosun on the Kyska (Waterman) Is shown holding an unusual passenger the ihip^ carried in March. The sea gull was drydocked for a few days when it flew into the ship's rigging and broke its left wing while the vessel was sailing near Yokohama, Japan. Say Lui't a cage on dock for the bird, patched Its wing, fed and cared for it and then let it go when it was able to fly again. The photo was taken by Stan Kolasa, third cook. ^ '"ili �1 I ^ "• Fare Twentr SEAfAkgkS LOG 'Xm^jMi Mermaid Sads 'Round World; Two Seafarers Become Heroes by Wllllani FMrow$U (The follotoing article on the 'round-the-worlct voyage of the Mermaid voas submitted to the LOG by radio officer D. M. Gatanas.) Our trip aboard the T-2 tanker Mermaid (Metro Petroleum) started in Philadelphia, February 10 and after picking up wheat on the West Coast, delivering it to Japan and India, loading oil in the Persian Gulf and unloading it in Greece by way of the Suez Canal, ended in Galveston, July 12 after | crossing the Atlantic Ocean For myself, the trip taught me collapsed from the extreme heat In that real heroism is not corporal the Persian Gulf and how Georgas on ballast. Great Experience The round-the-world trip was a great experience not only for new Seafarers, who visited so many places in one trip, but for all of us —one which we will not forget and I personally will remember becauseof the SIU crew which showed skill and discipline and faced all diffi­ culties with courage. The Mermaid went through mis­ haps and hardships, encountered and fought storms, sailed through the lowest and highest tempera­ tures recorded in some areas and underwent delays and mechanical failures which, if combined, could have made the ship a real mer­ maid. strength or supremacy, it is the ability to think quickly and cor­ rectly in emergencies and to act accordingly. I especially remember how a man fell overboard and how a doz­ en others were looking at him with­ out being able to offed any assist­ ance. It finally took an ordinary seaman and the ship's pumpman to'save the man. Quick Thinkingr The man who went overboard was Raoul Cabrera, a fireman watertender, who Is alive today be­ cause Steve Georgas, OS and Fay Langley, pumpman, were able to think fast and save him. I also remember how four men Twin Falls Victory Now On Missile Riin rushed back and forth again and again with ice applications to re­ vive the men. The dangers and difficulties that the ship went through will be for­ gotten after a while. But the heroic action of the two seamen will re­ main as an example of what men can do in emergency situations to become true heroes. 'That'i on* runaway I'd like to organize." Books-For-World Plan Supported ers on the West. Coast for the past nine years. Again, I thank all for their thoughtful acts and kindness on' To the Editor: To the Editor: The Book-for-the World Plan my sad loss. I wish to express my deepest Car! C. Lawson suggested by Brother Harry N. appreciation to the Union for Schoor in the July LOG sounds i 4; their aid to me due to my disa­ like a worthwhile project which bility. The support they have could-be easily handled by the given me make me very proud Seafarers and the Union. and happy to be a member of 'such a wonderful organization The LOG could spread the To the Editor: story of the Book-for-the-World Would you please put our new . as the SIU. I hope all officers and mem­ Plan. It would make book col­ address in your file so we may bers carry on the good work lecting easier. The Union halls they are doing and I wish all would be depots for assorting great success for their efforts and bundling. in the years to come. The patrolmen can bring the -Darnley D. Whittaker bundles of books aboard ship 4 4 4 and put it in the care of one of i To The Editor the delegates. At the same time the Union could send a letter to the ship's company All letters to the editor for agent in the foreign port ex­ puolication in the SEAFARERS To the Editor: The very kind and sympathie plaining the plan and suggest­ LOG must be signed by the ing that he contact local groups writer. Names will be withheli letter was received together that mgiht be interested in re­ upon request. with the welfare check for $400 upon the death of our son, Wes­ ceiving these books. The groups that would be interested can continue receiving the LOG. ley O. Cunningham. We appreciate the service the meet the ship and pick up the We just moved back to good old books directly. New Orleans, after being away Union has given us and we are very grateful. This program would express three long years. Mrs. Fannie Cunningham to our foreign friends the good I also want to take this op­ 4 4 4 will of the American people and portunity to thank the SIU for of the American merchant sea­ all the benefits bestowed on our men who visit their ports and family whenever it was needed. could be mutually beneficial. It's good to know we have the John Szypaiiiskl Union backing us in a time of To the Editor: It seems, to me that after need. Words can never express my reading the articles in the LOG husband's and our family's deep about the benefits that the SIU appreciation for everything. has won for us. a vote of thanks May God continue to help the is due to the Union and its lead­ ers. (Ed. Note: The following let­ Union grow. An example of the advances Mrs, William H. Olds ter was received during the re­ made for Seafarers is the $800 cent strike.) 4 4 4 annual vacation pay for one year To the Editor: of continuous service and $400 We, the crew of the Steel annual vacation pay for broken King (Isthmian) would like to service. This benefit is option­ go on record and inform the To the Editor: al, for if I decide to continue membership that we are in ac­ My husband, William A. sailing, I can do so and still cord with and offer our fullest Cooper, passed away unex­ have additional benefits. This cooperation to the Union in the pectedly on June 18 of a coro­ optional feature strikes me as present strike for job security nary occlusion at our home In being in the best interest and and for the curbing of the run­ Miami. Needless to say it was a welfare of the membership, foraway ships and their return terrible shock. we have a choice and are not back to the American flag. While he came ashore in 1947, compelled to take one plan or Even though we are at sea, he was a seaman for about 25 the other. For years I personally have we sincerely offer our fullest years and I am sure there are support and sympathy to "our some Seafarers who still re­ dreamed of how wonderful It would be to have a pension plan fellow brothers bearing the member him. brunt of hardship^ in this fight. I have enjoyed reading the for retirement that would really give Seafarers some security. Peter Matovick LOG while we received it. Now, this too is no longer a Mrs. William A. Cooper dreaih but a reality. These are 4 4 4 just a few of the things that the Union has fought for so faith­ fully. We should all join In a very hearty thanks for the many To the Editor: 'To the Editor: I would like to extend my benefits we now enjoy and will I wish to thank the captain, officers and crew of the Coeur thanks to the crew of the Steel enjoy even more as years go by D'Alene Victory (Victory Car­ Artisan (Isthmian) for the dona­ due to the efforts of the Union. riers) for their kindness and for tion and kind words of sym­ Supported by every member, the wreath they donated upon* pathy upon the death of my the SIU has fought along, hard learning of the death of my wife father Martin Sierra. Their and willingly for our benefits on July 17, while we were at thoughtfulnpss was deeply ap­ and, we can have full confid­ ence, It will continue to do so. sea near Hokkaido, Japan. She preciated. Frank Szwestke Martin Sierra, Jr. was known to many SIU broth­ Disability Aid is Welcomed Past Aid is Appreciated Thanks Union For Service Cites Union For Benefit Gains Pledges Support For Strike Goals Wiiiiam Cooper Dies In Miami The missile-tracking ship. Twin Falls Victory (Suwannee), now sailing the South Atlantic down-range tracking and re­ covery area, underwent a rigorous inspection before leaving " for its first stop, Puerto Rico, and ship's reporter Rudy DeBoissiere, messman, informed Boost Safety In Mobile MOBILE—The SIU safety pro­ gram in this port received a big boost when Bernard A. Maret, an OS who sails out of here,- was one of the winners in the Union's re­ cent safety program cartoon con­ test. Also adding to the safety conscienceness of the port was the record of 1,500 accident free days that the crew of the Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa) chalked up recently. Tlie Roarrier's record is expected to stand for quite a while. The sucess of the program has led to the broadening of its appli­ cation to the small boat field as there have been a rash of acci­ dents in that field lately, it was re­ ported. the LOG that the vessel scored 100 percent. The •21-man steward department, under chief steward James N. Naylor, also scored 100 percent on its inspection. Other members of the department, some of whom are shown in the two photos sent in by Rudy, are Terrell Nlckerson, storekeeper-clerk; John J. Lynch, chief cook; Herbert L. Smith and Otto Tlmm, second cook; Harry Larson, third cook; Paul E. Reed, baker; Richard Sher­ man, galleyman and Angelo Cinqucmano, Eugene Black, Walter W. Chancy, Thomas Hodges, John Ep­ person, James R. Douglas, Ruben Stokley, Gary V. Cain, Roy Ander­ son, Juan A. Camera and Frank Cannella, messmen. The Victory's passengers are missile-tracking technicians and frogmen who re­ cover the missile nose cones. Ship Thanked For Offering Grew Praised For Sympathy �SEAFARERS Relaxing. LOG f Seafarer Turns Entertainer; Has Alligator Wrestling Act Seafarer Charlie Bramble, whose credentials include expert horseman, zebra trainer and alligator wrestler as well as AB, has temporarily givenjup the life of a sailor for the life of an entertainer and is now per--* forming at the Willow Grove SIU in 1956 on Bobbin Line ships. Amusement Park in Philadel­ On a stopover in Africa he de­ Beating the heat down Pan­ ama way on the Erna ElizabeHl (Overseas Naviga­ tion) with an air condi­ tioner, hi ti stereo set and television (shown at the upper left) is chief steward Al "Ike" Isaac. Utilityman Rickey Motika sent in the picture. LOG-A-RHYTHM: I Dream About Love By J. F. Wunderlich i dream about love: When winds blow hard With whistles through the riggings And seas with roaring crests Come breaking 'cross the decks. I dream about love: When the passion winds blow 'gently And the trade winds cool my cheeks With the southern cross above me In a glossy tropic sea. I dream about love: When my ship rolls lazylike In the deep swells of the coast As my ship heads homeward And soon I'll embrace the one I love. OeeAN EVELYN (Mariflm* Over­ seas), Apr. 30—Chairman, Arthur C. HarrinBton; Sacratary, Louis A. Cardier. No beefs reported. One man ho.spitalized in engine department. W. Taylor elected new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to steward department. phia. Bramble's show at the park, which is under contract' to the SIU United Industrial Workers' Union, features an alligator wrestling act 'see sequence photo's). The match between Bramble and three alli­ gators consists of having Charlie enter the pool occupied by the unpredictable 'gators and, one at a time, pull them out of the water onto the ground where he pins them down and opens their jaws to the delight of the audience. Tame Zebra Act Another act stars the only tamed zebras in the world, two six-year-olds named "Sweet Cakes" and "Sugar." Charlie has taught both animals to dive from a 30-foot platform into a tank of water. This act features a diving pony named "Sunset" (see photo, right). Bramble is also training a goat, "Kelly" to dive upon com­ mand for this act. Bramble is also working on an act in which he mounts a horse backward and makes a 30-foot dive with the animal into a water tank. Charlie says this act "is wet going." Down On The Farm Between engagements^ Bramble keeps the animals at his home in New Gretna, New Jersey, where he has set up a sort of animal farm for his menagerie. It has grown from the original two zebras to all the animals he uses or is training for his shows. Bramble got his start on the animal acts while sailing with the gale gave vote of thanks to each dei>artment delegate and the crew for the cooperation that was given. (20 in ship's fund. AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), May 4— (Chairman and secretary's name not given.) $7.70 in ship's fund. $2 for library. Discussion on variety in night lunch. Feeding feU off. More sand­ wiches requested. Delegates and steward to speak with patrolman. COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk), Apr. 21—Chairman, S. A. Smith; Secretary, P. P. Naravo. Ship's delegate report­ ed draw list to be given to depart­ ment delegates. All native laborers to be kept out of living quarters and passageways. No beefs reported. Mo­ tion made that every member of crew give 50 cents to ship's fund, and tiiat ship's delegate be treasurer. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin) Apr. 30 —Chairman, DiMaggio; Secretary, STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian) May 3—Chairman, D. Butts; Secretary, L. none. $23 on hand in ship's fund. No beefs reported. P. Daniel elected ship's delegate. Everything running smoothly. Sua res. Had discussion on repairs which were not completed in New NATALIE (Maritime Overseas), Apr. S3—Chairman, Ci Bellamy; Secretary, Joe McLaren. Ship to pay off in Gulf. Captain requests patrolman in San Francisco. To have patrolman explain the agreement to the mate. Deck de­ partment has considerable trouble. Ice cream very poor (condemned). I.incn is threadbare. Must combat roaches. ACHILLES (Cargo A Tankship), Apr. 23—Chairman, S. P. Drury; Sec­ retary, L. B. Bryand, Jr. No beefs reported. Crew request more juices put on menu. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Apr. 10—Chairman, D. Newsome; Secretary, R. Relman. Ship's delegate reported that the captain was pileased on no foul-ups. No beefs reported. B. Mlgnano elected ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to steward department. May 7—Chairman Bob Relman; Sec­ retary, Anthony Nernandez. Captain •well pleased with crew. No beefs re­ ported. Quality of face soap to be checked, along with evaporated milk, fans, wind chutes and screens. Qual­ ity and taste of steaks very poor. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), Apr. 72 —Chairman, H. Blerrlng; Secretary, E. W. Auer. It was reported that one man was left In the Azores due to illness. Headquarters notiled. Man's gear is being held by the ship's dele­ gate to be turned in to him in New York. No one logged this voyage. Vote of thanks to steward department. MARGARET BROWN (Bloomfield), Apr. 30—Chairman, A. Abrams; Seecretary, W. W. Christian. Ship's dele- York or on the new voyage. New lockers and mattresses, were ordered. Discussions on draws. $16.63 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. One man missed ship in San Francisco. Crew a.sked to keep washing machine in shape. Eeach man should clean the machine after using it. HASTINGS (Waterman), Apr. 37— Chairman, George Clarke; Secretary, John E. Weils. Smooth payoff. Most repairs taken care of. Messman sent to hospital in Houston. No beefs re­ ported. Delegate of each department to act as safety man. Safety meeting will be held April 29. Members asked to turn over any suggestions to their delegates. ORION COMET (Orion), Apr. 30— Chairman, Ralph TIndeii; Secretary, C. V. Berg. Present ship's delegate to resign, due to paying off .ship in Japan. New ship's delegate, Paul Luteman. Four men missed ship in Subic Bay. One man paid off on medical. No beefs reported. HURRICANE (Waterman), Apr. 30— Chairmi.it, Thomas Hill; Secretary, Eugen;,' Ray. No beefs reported. Mo­ tion made that headquarters stated cided to make use of his knowl­ edge of animal lore and trap some beasts. He caught some zebras but' just-caught zebras and shipped training them. Since then, between was unable to ship them home. them home on another vessel, set­ trips with the SIU, he has worked On the next trip he bought some ting. them up at his farm and on his act. Pliotos sitow flow Charlie Bramble prodi an alligator fo come close (top, left) so he can grab 'gator (center, right), bring him onto land (bottom, left), pin him down and finally open his Jaws (right) for the audience. that a crewmember wrote a letter stating that the steward has been changing men in his department from one job to another, and that the let­ ter be produced stating the same from headquarters. CAROLYN (Bull), Apr. 30—Chair­ man, H. Libby; Secretary, A. Ackerman. No beefs reported. Jeff Sawyer elected ship's delegate. Discussion on setting up arrangements for cleaning laundry. library aboard to be held for sea, radio to be purchased by crew and raffled at end of trip. Ladders to be made for men in upper bunks, cols to be ordered, washing machine to be repaired. — DEL SOL (Mississippi), May 2— Chairman, Watson W. Steckman; Sec­ retary,* Ramon Irizarry. Ship's dele­ gate reported everything OK. Not many repairs done in New Orleans as ship is going to lay up. Brother Ed­ ward Avraro resigned as ship's dele­ gate and given a vote of thanks for job well done. Elbert Salomon elected new ship's delegate. Suggestion that laundry room be eleaned according to schedule. Delegates and safety rep­ resentatives to see mate about build­ ing catwalk over deck cargo. CHICKASAW (Waterman), May 6— Chairman, Howard F. Menz; Secretary, Homer Harris. Engine and deck de­ partment foc'sles painted. Locks on doors to be fixed in Mobile. Hospital supplies and hospital will be checked by patrolman. $13.05 in ship's fund. Slopcliest improperly stocked in rela­ tion to sizes and variety. Need more complete stock of toilet aiTices. Crew asked to return coffee mugs tg pan­ try and not left on deck. Vessel needs to be fumigated. ELIZABETH (Bull), May 17—Chair­ man, P. Sernick; Secretary, R. Her­ nandez. Looks like a clean payoff. All departments should try to straighten out smalt beefs between themselves to avoid waste of time during payoff. $15 in ship's fund. Repair lists to be turned over as soon as possible in or­ der to get same completed as soon as possible. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseas), May 13—Chairman, Paul L. Whitlow; Secretary, Nathaniel Muse. Plan to pay ship off in Seattle. $12 in ship's fund. Treasurer will collect rest of unds at draw or at payoff. So far the expenses are $20. Some disputed OT in each department. Suggestion that no garbage be dumped forward of the house or out of the portholes. Suggestion that medical supplies be checked. Suggetfion that the patrol­ man see the mate on the proper procedure for posting call backs, sail­ ings, etc. Suggested that when deck cargo is carried, a garbage barrel be moved aft of house for garbage. PANDORA (Epiphany), (no date)— Chairman, A. Bankston; Secretary, I. Durnlng. Two brothers missed ship. No beefs reported. Motion made that the two brothers who missed ship be excused due to improper posting of sailing board time. PETROCHEM (Valentine), Apr. SBChairman, V. Swanson; Secretary, Wil­ lie O. Barron. Second cook mis.sed ship in New Jersey, had to take wife to hospital. Called ship three hours before sailing time. .Motion to inves­ tigate New Jersey unemployment tax. Jim Hart was elected ship's delegate, and F. Corcoran, ship's treasurer. No beefs. IBERVILLE (Waterman), May 20— Chairman, Tom Keisey; Secretary, William Cameron. All accidents, regardle.ss of nature, to be reported to the chief mate immediately. Enough money to be drawn before arrival in Korea. US currency is not available In Korea. $3.66 in treasury. Vote of thanks to steward department. Mem­ bers asked to return coffee cups to the pantry and to keep recreation room back aft clean and free of trash. PENN TRANSPORTER (Penn Ship­ ping), May 14—Chairman, C. Briton; Secretary, V. G. Harris. J. Farsberg elected ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported. Ship's delegate suggested that no member of the crew open ship's delegate's mail as this may cause of­ ficial business to be misplaced. No library brought aboard in Baton Rouge. No repairs have yet been made in ship's stack. JEAN (Bull), May 22—Chairman, W. L. Hammock; Secretary, E. F. Armstrong. Repair list turned in. Most repairs finished. No beefs reported. Suggestion to have ship fumigated. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. Need new washing maehine, for crew laundry. MAR ((Bull), May 13—Chairman, W. Hlghtowar; Secretary, W. Morris, Jr. $3 In ships fund. No beefs reported. 5ANTORE (Ore Nav.), Apr. 23— Chairman,' N. GIno; Secretary, R. Evans. No beefs reported but to h'ave a discussion on food. Not enough juices put out. Not enough green veg­ etables on menu, also running out of food which is on menu. East man on standby each watch asked to clean up !he recreation room. Pantry needs ash­ trays and rubbish cans. MONTECO SKY (Standard Marine Ltd.)—Apr. 23—Chairman, W. Lawton; Secretary, D. O. Coker. Ship sailed short deck engineer. Nothing in treasury. No beefs reported. R. R McLeon elected new ship's delegate as P. Pedersen resigned. Steward depart­ ment was given a vote of thanks for doing a good job. Chief engineer is to be,seen coneerning the shortage of hot water. LOUISIANA (Seatrani), July 25— Chairman, F. Dicculo; Secretary, E. Berman. $121.80 in treasury. Request made to stop throwing garbage in stainle.ss steel sink. Clothes missing from clothes line. Request made to replace a stainless steel sink in butcher shop. PENN EXPLORER (Penn Shipping), July 29—Chairman, John F. Dlckei^ son; Secretary, A. Bernard. $1 in treasury. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Suggestion made to have the seaman also to receive a medical report of his iline.ss in for­ eign ports, which is not required now. James Philip elected ship's delegate. BULK LEADER (American Bulk Carriers), July 11—Chairman, Hughes J. Towns; Secretary, Robert Spencer. $11.40 in treasury. No beefs reported by department delegates. Wallace J. La Nasa elected ship's delegate. Everything running smooth. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), July 27—Chairman, Jack Famand; Secretary, Ceroid Eriinger. Steward requested crew turn in extra linen. Deck foscle's need port do.as over­ hauled. Toilet not working in deck head. Decks in passageways need to be refinished. July 14—Chairman, Eugene R. Hail; Secretary, Ceroid Eriinger. No beefs reported bv department delegates. Ship's delegate to see captain about replacing coffee urn. People taking sanitary gear without permission. PORTMAR (Caimar), July 30—Chair­ man, Joseph A. Blake; Secretary, A. Streeter. No beef reported by de­ partment delegates. New deck dele­ gate elected, Frank GliPiil. fl . I �Pass !rirenfj-,T«g| SEAFARERS L0€ First American Sword Knot Steward Had Excellent Fishing Master, A LOG Contributor, Voted Into Cape Homers Chief steward Frank Napoli strikes a proud pose—and with good reason. That's a 12%foot blue mako shark he caught while on the Retired skipper Captain Rudolph J. Peterson, a frequent contributer of sea stories to the LOG, was the recipient of an unusual honor recently when he became the first Ameri­ can admitted to membership*" in the Association Amicale In­ head of the association, an 89ternationale des Capitaines year-old Frenchman, who did It missile-tracking vessel Sword Knot (Suwannee) durIn April. All told, Napoli and Henry Mnrranka, AB, caught over 1,000 pounds of dolphin and other edi­ ble fish to keep the ship well supplied with seafood. Napoli rfaid his blue mako shark, which tipped tho •cales at close to 500 pounds, was landed near the Ascension Islands using a regular fly and rag lure. It was brought aboard ship by lowering a rope around the fish and then hoisting away. NapoU's only fishing disappointment was losing a manta ray, estimated to weigh about 1,000 pounds, that he had speared from the fantail. At the same time, two other Seafarers helped keep down the shark population for the frogmen who are used to aid in recovering missile nose cones. Frank Hickox, wiper, and Roy Elford, BR, caught four more makos and three white tips. In between sessions with the rod and reel, Napoli and the other 23 crewmembers took part in play­ ing "Monopoly," the favorite pastime of the crew, either as participants or onlookers. Ih Ith — i- Eating Irons iiilii ZJ Master Mariners—Cap-Horniers, The International Association of Master Mariners—Cap Homiers, with headquarters in Saint Maio, France, • is composed exclusively of masters who have been "round the Horn" at the southern tip of South America at least three times under sails, either as offi­ cers or seamen. 'Round Horn' Seven Times Peterson, who admits to "nearing 70," has sailed the Horn seven times, beginning in 1909 as a 17year-old AB. The record for going round the Horn under sail is held by the They're serving tip food a new way on the Marymar (Calmar Steamship Co.). At least, that's the way it looks from this picture of messnu. . Moon Mullen sent to the LOG by Ship's Sec­ retary Gustav V. Thobe. Buys ShoesSoles Fall Off For want of nail a shoe was lost—and maybe the same thing happened on the Jean LaFitte (Waterman). The crew of the ship wants a patrolman to check out the slopchest after the following incident occurred: One crewman, needing a pair of shoes, waited for the slopchest to open. When it did, he bought a new pair. Three hours later the soles fell off. It must have been a hard voy­ age for that Seafarer. TDiys / LOOj Cite Persian Guif Run As Hardest To the Editor: I am writing this letter to try to show how hard the Persian Gulf-Far East run is on seaman; I have been on this run since 1948 and I think it is one of the hardest we have today. When a tanker crews up and signs on one year articles, most of the crew doesn't know what they are getting into. First of all, they most always keep you out here your full year, and in this time you make about ten shuttle trips on the run. It takes about 36 days to make one round trip from the Gulf to the Far East and back again; out of these 36 days, a watchstander gets only about 14 hours ashore —and this only in the Far East. We never spend more than 24 hours in port so a watchstander has to stand two four-hour watches, which comes to eight hours plus one hour to go and come from the shore, so all the time ashore is just 14 hours. We only hit port In the Far East ten times a year; the total time ashore is only about five days in a year. In the Persian Gulf we have a little movie down on the dock in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, but in Bahrein we are not even al­ lowed on the dock. Most of the time- is spent at sea, as is evident. If someone wants to make money and save it, this is the run, for you cannot get ashore to spend it. We have been out here nine months (at the time of writing) and we have lost half of the crew with which we left the States. When the ship gets short this many men and they can't get American sea­ men, they put foreigners on and when we get back to the States, the alien seamen can't get off, so there are less jobs for SIU members, to fill. One of the ways to help this situation, I believe, would be to permit crewmembers to leave after six months, but those that remain would have to stay for the other six months. Another suggestion: when­ ever anybody gets off other than after six months, for what­ ever reason, a fine should be r i All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. put on them. The only possible exception should be illness, but such cases should be verified to stop faking. Finally, if something could be done to have at least a sea­ men's club built in Bahrein, it would be a great help. It sure is hard on a seamen to have to make a 36-day run from the Far East to the Gulf and then have to go back again before he can go ashore. Don Bartlett 4" 4» t Letter Gives Faith When Needed To the Editor: I wish to extend my thanks to the SIU for the Welfare benefit check sent me upon the death of my husband, John Lukas. I especially wish to thank the Union for the kind letter which gave me faith in my time of need. Mrs. Irene Lukas Pubiic Education On Strike Needed (Ed. Note: The following let­ ter was received during tha ship strike.) To the Editor: Jn the past I have sailed as an SIU member. I received the Union paper and today still follow Union activities. In the future I hope to do some type of union work. My reason for writing this letter is a conviction that the general ^public is not familiar with' the basic issues of the present strike. With the pos­ sibility of the Taft-Hartley Act being invoked, some effort at public education should be made. Only yesterday at the university I heard three teach­ ers (who admitted they knew nothing about the merchant marine) strongly support the ship ownebs on the unionization of US-owned foreign-flag ships. They also" spoke of "effective control" but did not note how effective this control was dur­ ing the Cuban-Russian oil deal. My idea is briefly this: Be­ fore WW II the seamen's unions got coverage in "Life" that drew the public's attention to living conditions on US-flag ships. If the SIU could do the same thing today In regard to US-owned foreign flags I think that it would have a good ef­ fect on the strike and its out­ come. Perhaps the network news programs would accept TV films showing the plight of these foreign seaman as they did in the case ot the migrant workers. I want to wish the Union and its members every success in your current en­ deavors. Wayne J. Senn 30 times, Peterson said. Father of Seafarer Henry Peter­ son, who ships out of Brooklyn headquarters, and a member of the Nevr Vork iocal of the Masters, Mates & Pilots for the past 16 years, Peterson's articles in tho LOG recall his many years before thb mast as a seaman. Barefoot Bucko Mate Of his voyages round the Horn, Peterson remembers one trip ho made as a "barefoot bucko mate in the four masted baraque Juteopolis. There were 24 ABs before the mast on her, working four hour watches on and off." The ship was "running before a gale," he recalls and "as I stepped down the poop ladder to windward to go forward to brace the yards in the shifting hail squall the captain Captain Peterson —a hymn singing Welshmanlaughed and shouted to me: " 'That's right, Mr. Peterson! Spend your money on Sydney bar­ maids, now go round the Horn in your bare feet'!" Form American Section Peterson has been asked to form an American section. As a member, Peterson Is en­ titled to all three names used to describe Cape Horner mariners: Albatrosses for ship masters who have sailed the Horn; Molly Hawks, those who went round as mates, and Cape Pigeons, seafarers who sailed the Cape before the mast. In addition to going round, tho treacherous Horn seven times un­ der square-rigged sail, Peterson has also been round Nord Kap, the northern tip of Norway, four times and the Cape of Good Hope three times, all under sail. One adventure which Peterson hasn't gotton around to writing for the LOG as yet concerns* a trip to Siberia during which ho helped smuggle guns into czarist Russia. All he would add to this is that "we were spotted and ran with the czarist patrol after us. We had a narrow escape." �Vu<f Tweiif#-1fae# r "/y - ^ FINAMCIAL REPORTS. Th« constitution of the 8IU Atlsntlc, Gulf, Lakes and InIsnd 'fsters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing oonmlttee elected by the mem­ bership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Should any member, lor any reason, be refused his constitutional right to in­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified nail, return receipt requested. TRUST PimDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursemepts of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AH trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied information about any SIU trust fund, notily SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. 0 4" CON":. copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These ^iitracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for or on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified loail, return receipt requested. .svXv it ifli PAY?tENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circuiistance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be mads without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and ^ given an official receipt, but feela that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should iamediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. I'*' CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTTS AND <«LIGATI0N3. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All meabers should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any tims you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutions! right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well ss sll other details, then the member so affected should immediately potify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. Jack Gervais 44" 4^ Get in touch with Mrs. C. Ger­ Anyone interested in acquiring vais, Route 2, Box 151, Moravian a five-room cottage on Peacock Falls,, NC. Lake, Hiawatha National Forest, 4. 4i 4> Michigan, is asked to contact Ed­ Claude Jcssup win F. Kosetzky, 1612 Tenth Ave., Important you contact Mr4 N., Escanaba, Mich., STate 6-7225, Charlie Roy Smith, Route 5, Box The lakeshore site is 100' by 600' 245, Fayetteville, NC. and is In the midst of an excellent hunting and fishing area. 4. 4. 4. Arthur Hero 4^ 4. 4. Harry H. Green would like to Jeremiah O'Neill hear from you at 3817 Palmyra Please contact James Ahearn, Street, New Orleans, La. 113 Quincy Street, Brooklyn 16, 4< 4< 41 New York. Income tax refund checks are 4^ 4^ 4^ being held for the SIU men listed Marty Hammond below by Jack Lynch, Room 201, Contact Charlie Brinton, care of SUP Building, 450 Harrison- St., his mother, 27 SW 17th Street, San Francisco 5, California: Joseph A. Alves, Adolph T. An­ Richmond, Indiana, concerning derson, Margarito Borja, Samuel where to mail a check. S. V. Carubba, Dao King Chee, Richard Dunfee, Bernardo S. Favila, Irving Futterman, Dominic Graziano, Ho Yung Kong, King Sea Koo, Charles W. Lane and James Lear. Milledge Parker Lee, Harry Lowther, Francisco A. Martinez, Alll Nasroen, Sheffield Nerkitt, An­ SIU Atlantic, Gulf thony Nottage, Potenclano Paculba, Gordon Parker, John J. Reardon, Lakes & Inland Waters James G. Rodder, Arthur F. Smith, District William L. Strike, Raymond PRESIDENT Triche, Grover C. Turner, Ying Paul HaU Ming Wei, Ah Sal Wong, Chin Chi EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Wong and Ding Hal Woo. DIPBSGTOBY I 4> C5 Revamping Three T-2s 4i 4. Jerry King Please contact Mrs. Barbara King, c/o Mrs. J. Von Rosberg. 241 West Main Street, Bayshore, LI. 4" i 4" BALTIMORE—Seafarers have crewed the first of three Cities Service T-2 tankers which James Terry are getting the jumbo treatment here. An SIU crew went aboard the Fort Hoskins on Please get in touch with Mrs. August 7 after she emerged from the Maryland Shipbuilding yard with a brand new mid- E. Y. Terry, 3738 22 Street, San , •section, adding about 9,000 Francisco 4, Calif. 4i; 4- 4more tons of deadweight ca­ David Wood pacity. Urgent you get In touch with In addition to the Fort Hoskins, the company is having the Can! tigny and Council Grove remod­ eled. The total cost of the conver­ sions, listed at $7i/i> million, Is far J less than the cost of a single tank­ er, in the 25,000-ton class. When the current conversions are completed. Cities Service will have in operation under the Ameri­ can flag three supertankers in the 35,000-ton class, the Cities Service J Baltimore, Miami and Norfolk, * three "jumboized" T-2s, the Fort Hoskins, Cantigny and Council Grove, and tliree conventional T-2s, with Bome 16,500 tons of ca­ pacity. .11^ jlllii (hint hhrmat^) TO AVOID DUPLlCATtONs if you «rs [ of atlc}i*s». q?Vfl your foriiiAr tiAva s ^ i 4< 4' 4' SIU HALL m RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension b«n«r Xits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, in­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And-ITEe' all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-lxle functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimera cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing then to retain thoir good standing through the waiving of their dues. 4» 4" 4' 4' EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed Jiarmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an edi­ torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. e 4" Richard P. Bowman James S. Helgath Your sister Rose will be in Cali­ Contact your wife, Jean, at 8021 Harrisburg Blvd., Houston, Texas. fornia from September 24 to Octo­ ber 7. Call DA 6-8612 or write to 4. i 4. her at 22909 Broadwell Avenue, Thomas Ellsworth Smith Get in touch with Mrs. Beulah Torrence, Calif. Smith, c/o South Trailer Court, 8803 South Main, Houston, Texas. Robert Powell 4" 4" 4" Oct In touch with John Granoff, Harold Kommet Contact Abraham Kommet, 966 claims representative, Pennsyl­ Southern Boulevard, Bronx 59, vania, Threshermen & Farmers Insurance Co., 1842 Derry Street, New York. Harrisburg, Pa. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected by the con­ tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by Union shipping rules, which are Incorporated in the contract. Got to know your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notily SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mail, return re­ ceipt requested. i:» ODie Pniidy Fred Anderson,' Frank Armenia, Please contact Mrs. Bertie Pun- Ralph "Scotty" Blair, Edward a dy, 2043, Field La., South Norfolk, Colman, C. Conrad, Tom Cranglu^ Va. Frank M. Gallick, Edward Gorman, Michael Halpin, David W. Heizman, ^ X ^ Norman Hagburg, Thomas M. Man. Yiro R. Tallberg Jlisregard last letter. Please con­ ley, William H. Marsey, Delbert L. tact your wife at once at 116 Ever- McGee, Leo Milosevich, Michael ton, Apartment 2, Houston 3, Texas. Nadd, Gilbert Rlegel, Armas Sappi, Franklin Webb and Richard Whit­ 4. t ney. Fred J. Reppine Urgent you contact your Aunt 4^ 4» 4" Lena concerning your father. William John Miller, Sr. 4> 4, 4> Urgent you contact your wife at Harry C. Scott 17 Elm Street, Tilton, New Hamp­ Please write your wife as soon shire. Anybody knowing the as passible, or call ANdrew 8-6215, whereabouts of the above is asked Westport, Washington, after 10 PM to contact Mrs. Miller. any evening. Mrs. David Wood, 512 E. Elm Street, Tampa, Fla., concerning the children. Anybody knowing the whereabouts of the above please contact Mrs. Wood. 4" 4- 4' Harold S. Leland Please get in touch with Lucille Leland at 50 Willow Street, San Jose, Calif. 4" 4' 4< Jack Procell Contact Bennie Lowderback at 3608 Lowden Street, Kalamazoo, Mich. 4" 4" 4" Mall Is being held in the Chicago oflice for the following members: Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Simmona Llndsey WlUiamt Earl Shepard A1 Tanner SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart B.ALTIMORE 1210 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. John Arabasez, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10223 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS.. . .675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. HVarinth 9^6600 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-4080 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIA.MI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Onnzales. Agent FRanklin 7-3064 TAMPA 312 Hairison St. Jeff Gillette, Agent 24-3471 -MOBILE .1 South Lawrence St. Louis .Ncira. Agent HEmloik 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent .. Tel 529-7546 NEW YORK 673 4tb Ave.. Brookiyn HVacinth 9-GfOO NORFOLK 416 Colley Ave. Paul C.onsorchik. Agent MAdison 7-1083 2604 S 4th St. PHILADELPHIA DEwey 6-3818 S. Carciullo. Agent 450 Harrison St. .SAN FR.ANCISCO Douglas 2-4401 Leon Johnson, Agent SANTURCE. PR 1313 Femantiez J uncos. Stop 20 Phone 2 5990 Keith Terpe. Hq. Kep. 2505 1st Ave. SEATTLE Main 3-1334 li'il C.iiiKowskl, Agent WILMINGTON, Calif 503 N. Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2528 �LOG SEAFARERS OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Can America Afford To B Russia Set To Pass US As Major Shipping Power (The following survey of the Soviet Union's plana to surpass the US in mari­ time strength was drafted by the SIUNA's Washington Office. It reveals, in detail, how the USSR will soon rank ahead of US as o leading maritime power and what the consequences are for our prosperity and military security.) On February 15, 1961, Vice Ad­ miral Wilson, then chairman of the Federal Maritime Board, stated in a speech that according to an official Soviet publication, containing an article entitled, "Prospective Plan for the development of Naval Transportation from 1959 to 1965", the USSR envisaged by 1965 a merchant fleet 100 percent greater than Its present fleet. This means, In effect, a fleet of approximately ten million deadweight tons. The Rus­ sians, according to the article, planned to Increase their dry-cargo fleet by 120 per­ cent and their tanker capabilities by 80 per cent. If past performance is a guide for predicting the future, there can exist little doubt of their ultimate success. In 1954 they had 581 vessels, totaling 2,284.000 deadweight tons. By December, 1960, they h-ad increased their number of ves.sels to 873, and their deadweight ton­ nage to 4.939,000 tons. This is an increase of 2,685,000 deadweight tons, or more than double their 1954 tonnage. During the same period, the number of vessels In the privately-owned United States mer­ chant fleet dwindled from 1,138 vessels of 14,340,000 deadweight tons to 1,008 ves­ sels of 14,088,000 deadweight tgns. VESSEL CONSTRUCTION — In Janu­ ary, 1961, the USSR had on order, or under construction, vessels amounting to 1,583,000 deadweight tons. On the same date, the United States privately-owned fleet had only 1,029,000 deadweight tons on order, or under construction. This means that the USSR had 54 percent more tonnage on her order books than the United States, and that she recorded a net order book gain of 92.5 percent, or 761,000 dead­ weight tons, in 1960. This was the largest order book increase of any major mari­ time power. Among some vessel construction an­ nouncements recently made are the fol­ lowing: (1) The Scandinavian Shipping Gazette of June 14 reported that the Finnish Rauma-Repola shipyard had launched the 4,000-deadweight ton motor tanker AKSAJ for Soviet account. The periodical indicated that this was the first of 23 vessels which were to be built for the Russians under the terms of a five-year trade agreement (2) la early July, The New York Times reported that Moscow had placed a ship­ building order for 50 small ice-strength­ ened dry-cargo vessels, costing approxi­ mately $30 million. These vessels were to be built at Komarno, In land-locked Czechoslovakia. The vessels were believed Intended for coastal and high sea service in the Baltic. The report further noted that the USSR had been building exten­ sively in its own shipyards, and had or­ ders In the shipyards of East Germany, Poland, Finland, the Netherlands, Den­ mark, West Germany, and Japan for car­ go and passenger vessels, medium-sized tankers, and specialized craft. The So­ viets have recently acquired four large tankers of 24,700 to 40,000 tons through Greek shipowners in London, after the vessels had been completed by Dutch and Japanese shipyards. Italian and Japanese shipyards are also building large tankers for the Russians. The USSR, therefore, is not permitting a standstill in its vessel construction pro­ gram, nor is she allowing her merchant fleet to deteriorate. She is, on the con­ trary, rapidly becoming a seapower of the first order. PASSENGER-CARGO — On January 1, 1961, there were 48 ocean-going passenger vessels of 603,000 gross tons on order in the world's shipyards for the major marltime countries. Twenty-one of these, total­ ing 113,000 gross tons, were being built for the Soviet Union. The United States, on the other hand, had only 55,000 gross tons on order, or one-third as much as the Russians. Adding this new construotion to the existing passenger-cargo ton­ nage of each country, Increases the USSR passenger-cargo fleet to 480,000 gross tons, and the United States fleet to 582,000 gross tons. Russia will thus have Increased her gross tonnage by 34 percent since 1954. In number, the Soviets already have many more active passengercargo vessels than the United States. In 1960 they had 73, while the United States had only 32. FREIGHTERS—The Soviets had 288 freighters of 1,291,000 deadweight tons in 1939. Today they have 666, with a dead­ weight tonnage of 3.3 million tons. This Is an Increase of 156 percent in dead­ weight tonnage, and a 131 percent in­ crease in number since 1939. Since that time the dry-cargo fleet deadweight ton­ nage of the major maritime countries has increased by only 49 percent. This means that the Soviet rate of expansion was more than three times greater than the expansion rate of the major maritime nations. At present Russia has 150 freight­ ers of 1,143,000 deadweight tons on order, or 8.4 percent of the world total. On com­ pletion of this construction, the Russianflag dry-cargo fleet will total 4,459,000 deadweight tons. The US privately-owned. dry-cargo fleet, although representing 8.2 percent of all the world's freighters, had only 534,000 deadweight tons of dry-cargo vessels on order in January of this year. Even Poland, a minor maritime nation, had more freighter tonnage on order than the United States. Bulk Carriers Crucial Dry-cargo bulk carriers, a segment of the freighter fleet already discussed above, should also be examined. Our reliance on bulk carriers is clearly understood when we realize that 90 percent of our as­ bestos, 86 percent of our bauxite, 90 perment of our chromite, 89 percent of our manganese ore, and 100 percent of our natural rubber come from foreign sources. History has proved- that we cannot rely on foreign-flag tonnage to carry these critical materials during a national emer­ gency. Yet the United States since 1954 has only Increased its bulk carrier fleet from 46 vessels of 616,000 deadweight tons to 57 of 805,000 deadweight tons. The USSR, however, which had only 16 bulk carriers of 46,000 deadweight tons in 1954, now has 98 of 520,000 deadweight tons. Therefore, the Russians have pro­ gressed more than twice as rapidly as the United States In the acquisition of bulk carrier tonnage, and have increased their bulk carrier tonnage by 1,030 percent since 1954. TANKERS—In the past we have re­ mained ahead of the Russians In tinker construction. On January 1 we had 46i,000 deadweight tons of tankers on order as opposed to 322,000 deadweight tons by the Russians. This would place the potenti-al future size of the United States privately-owned tanker fleet at 7,239,000 deadweight tons, and the Russian fleet at 1,690,000 deadweight tons. Events, however, such as the Cuban cri­ sis, lead us to believe that the Russians have recognized the value of a strong tanker fleet, and can be expected to launch an ali-out tanker construction pro­ gram. In fact, their order book In Janu­ ary, 1961, showed more than three timea as much tanker tonnage on order as in the previous year. In the meantime, Russia is chartering vessels from our allies to implement its foroign policy. Recently. Londnn and ' Overseas Freighters Limited announced that they concluded an extension of their present contract with the Sovracht Agen­ cy for shipping Soviet oil to the West. This means that about 75 percent of that company^'s fleet is now carrying Soviet oil to Western Europe, Japan, Cuba, and other parts of the world. The company reported that the- Norwegians were also concluding a similar deal with the Rus­ sians. On August 7, The Washington Post reported that the USSR Is even supplying some of the oil used to run NATO's milt tary operation. In Iceland, all petroleum used is Imported from the Soviet Union. In Greece, a refinery controlled largely by the government, but 10 percent owned by Socony-Mobil, processes about 9,000 barrels of Soviet oil per day. After re­ ceiving this information, need we doubt that the Russians will build more tankers? 500 Submarines The recent demonstration of naval strength at Leningrad shows that the Rus­ sians are implementing a long-term pro­ gram to modernize and strengthen 'their sea power. It is estimated that they hav» about 500 submarines. While some ar» missile-firing types, most -are conventional types, designed to sink as much merchant shipping in wartime as possible. This may be some indication of the value placed on merchaht shipping by the USSR. She has come to a realization of the.,value of a strong merchant marine and foresees its usefulness in the economic struggle with the West. By grasping the real signifi­ cance of a merchant fleet, she has recog­ nized an instrument for Soviet economic penetration. It is Ironical that a country like the United States, which spends $47 billion annually in peacetime to remain prepared for possible war, does not ap­ pear to recognize the value of a modern and swift merchant fleet in an economic conflict with the USSR. This, year the US Congress has appropriated only $308 million for all maritime functions. While the figures given in this report are subject to error because of the un­ reliability of information coming out of the Soviet Union, they are, nevertheless, the figures used by the United States Government. It is hoped this report suc­ ceeds in awakening us to the fact of So­ viet progress in the field of water trans­ portation. We must remember that their feats are not limited to space explora­ tions. Control of the seas still remains the necessary goal of a nation seeking eco­ nomic and political domination of the world, even as it was many years ago. -(Reprints of this page are availablt for distribution through the SEAFARERS LOG, 675 4th Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY) TOMPARISONS OP THE'U.S. PRIVATELY-OWNED FLEET AND THE SOVIETFLEET FOR 1939,• 195A, AND 1960 (Ocean-going veasels oC L,000 gross tons and over) TONNAGE ON ORDER OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION A3 OF JANUARY L, 196L (In 000'• dvrt) Number oC Vessels 1250 TABLE II TABLE Z 2000 u.s: U.S.S.R. U.S. U.S. 1600 1000 U.S.S.R. 750 1000 600 U.S.S.R. 600 250 W" 1939 1954 1960 U.S. 1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource August 1961 Description An account of the resource Headlines: NEW SEAFARERS HALL UNDER WAY IN HOUSTON SIU WINS 3RD RUNAWAY VICTORY AMMI FRONT CRUMBLES AS END OF STRIKE BAN NEARS US OKAYS BULL C-4 BID; PLAN CONTAINERSHIP RUNS IBU WINS AT CAPITOL; SIGNS 2ND TUG OUTFIT SIU’S PUERTO RICO DIVISION WINS SIX NLRB ELECTIONS RUNAWAYS RUN LAKES SHIPPING; US SHIPS VIRTUALLY SHUT OUT MEDICINE – MAKERS TARGET OF PRICE – RIG INDICTMENTS RUNAWAY TAX BILL BURIED; CONGRESS WON’T ACT NOW CONGRESS APPROVES MARITIME OVERHAUL, SUBSIDY RULE SHIFT SEA LAND BUYS SIX VESSELS FOR INTERCOASTAL OPERATIONS SEAFARERS’ CASH HOSPITAL BENEFITS TOP $2 MILLION LABOR BOOK CITES LOG RUNAWAY, CLINIC STORIES RUSSIA SET TO PASS US AS MAJOR SHIPPING POWER Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/1961 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIII, No. 8 1961 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9186c07d83778ee3700f59fe59d015b0.PDF 459873cb14ae9fa1556fad8b10dc078c PDF Text Text SEAFARERS#LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARER# INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIO, OULF, LAKI# AND INLAND WATER# DI#TRICT • AFL-CIO Hodges Gets Program WOUU) «D SIIPS.JOIIS Story On Page 3 Giant SlU-contracted supertanker, the Titan, KQCOFu^KfCOKBr• smashed all cargo records to bits in the Port of New Orleans when it took on a 47,040-ton load of wheat for shipment to Turkey. The load was equivalent to 1,569,000 bushels, almost three times the average. It took 896 railroad boxcars to haul the grain to dockside. T-H Injunction Expires; Alcoa , • Signs Contract Story On Page 3 SIU SeeksBackPay For Yarmouth Men Story On Page 3 YOUR DUTIES AS AN SIU DELEGATE See Page 24 I# jf P-hoto on Alcoa Polaris was set up to show how E/fl ru%¥» voting was conducted by National Labor Rela­ tions Board on Alcoa ships as result of Taft-Hartleiy injunction. Seafarers were voting on company's pact offer. Pictured here are (seated, 1. to r.) P. J. Frango, ship's delegate and SIU observer; Joe Lawrence, Alcoa observer. Standing, rear, is NLRB examiner L. A. Schneider while steward W. Young is the voter (Story on page 2). MEET YOUR DELEGATE See Page 7 �Tage Tm SEAWABERS IOC fcpleabgf, Mfl Crews Back Union Alcoa Signs Pact As Injunction Ends On the eve of the expiration of an 80-day Taft-Hartley Injunction, the Alcoa Steamship company reached agreement with the SIU on outstanding contract issues. The agreement on September 21 iaverted provide tor eontinoed diseuastrike against the company's also sions on the issue of fflrcign-lfag 13 veMeJs a scant' few hours ships. The agreement leaves the INDEX To Departmeffits The SIU Inland Boatman Th« SIU Industrial Worker —rage J SIU Social Secwify DMI SIU Safety Dopenlwem If —Pace 14 •111 DA-J1 The PoeMk Cooit Sesrforer —Pace If Tfc« Gfcol Lakes Seoforar •>-WW Hmmn« weparnneiif ^ —Pace 17 SIU Feed. SMp SonifaHon Dep't ^ —Pace M —Pace f E«&tssial Cerfeon —Pace 11 Tke Rsherman Cannery Worker e before the expiration of the Union free to strike at any time If "cooling off" period set as a result full agreement is not reached on A&O Deep Sea Skipping —Pace S of a Federal court Injunction on the Union's right to board Alcoa's Report —Pace f July 3. foreign-flag bauxite carriers for or­ The Canadian Se«rfiorer Sh^tboord News The injunction, sought under the ganizing purposes. —Pace t —Paces If, tf, 21, 22 national emergency provisions of Vote On Fact the Taft-Hartley Act, had put a Just before the agreement was stop to the maritime strike which reached, the National Labor Rela­ began June 15. Alcoa was the tions Board announced that Alcoa Reassert 'Effective Control' only major SlU-contracted opera­ crews on 12 of the company's 13 tor which was unsigned when the American-fiag ships had voted 315 Injunction was issued. to 31 to support the Union's po­ In its contract with the SIU, the sition. The 13th ship's votes had company agreed to the four per­ not yet arrived, but obviously could cent across - the - board increase not affect the outcome of the bal­ which is being applied to welfare, loting. The overwhelming support pension and vacation benefit im­ of Seafarers for the Union was reg­ provements. The monetary provi­ istered under a secret ballot vote WASHINGTON—Alarmed at the SIU's cucess in making sions are retroactive to last June on the company's "last offer", a inroads on the runaway-flag issue, the j^werful oil and metals 15 when the SIU terminated the procedure which was required un­ der the terms of the Taft-Hartley interests who have the biggest stake in runaway operations existing contract. Alcoa has also agreed to partici­ injunction which halted the strike. are again putting the pressure'^ Aside from Alcoa, the entire on to block the Union's gains. nized as one of the most powerful pate in the recently-formed joint union-shipowner committee which East Coast shipping industry-has Once again, major Govern­ and Influential men In Congress. Deputy Secretary of Defense been all signed up by the various Is to "formulate and take all nec­ ment agencies, the State and De­ On the West fense Departments, are taking the Roswell Gilpatrie, in a letter to essary steps to effectuate a pro­ unions involved. gram and establish policies for the Coast, where contracts expire Sep­ lead in trying to halt the SlU'f Vinson, echoed the runaway ship development and growth of the tember 30, talks are continuing drive. The runaways are clearly operators' line that unless the American Merchant Marine." This between SIU Pacific District un­ hoping for Congressional legisla­ unions are called off, they will committee, which was first pro­ ions and the Pacific American tion which would rewrite the Labor transfer their ships to "uncon­ posed by the National Committee Steamship Association, represent­ Relations Act so as to bar US trolled" registries, that Is, regis­ for Maritime Bargaining, has now ing the major West Coast oper­ seamen's unions from representing tries of Western European nations. Liberia Cheaper won the assent of all segments of ators. crews of runaway-flag ships. Sign By June 15 the US maritime industry. The first shot in the antl-SIU The runaways have been threat­ The SIU had signed most of Its offensive was fired by the Defense ening to do so for some time, but Terms of the one-year contract contracted operators before the Department at the-behest of Rep. have held back for the obvious June 15 strike deadline, but ship­ Carl Vinson (fiem.-Georgia) chair­ reason that it Is far more economi­ ping was tied up for 18 day$ by man of the House Armed Services cal to operate under Liberian strikes cf other unions Involved. Sept., 1961 Vol. XXin, No. 9 The strikes were brought to a Committee and universally recog- registry than any other. The Defense Department, Gil­ close by the issuance of an 80-day patrie said, feels that "it is Im­ Taft-Hartley injunction on 'July 3. perative that US effective control The contracts signed by the SIU of Flags of convenience (runaway with Its operators Include the PAUL HALL. President flag) shipping be retained." The Secretary of State and the Labor HERBERT BRAND, Editor, BERNARD SEA­ foreign-flag clause giving SIU or­ MAN, Art Editor, HOIMAN ARTHUR, ganizers access to foreign-flag Department have been so in­ AL MASKIN, CHARLES BEAUMET, ALBERT ships, the provision for a Joint formed, he said. AMATEAU, ARTHUR MAHKOWIXZ, STEVE committee on merchant marine The SIU and other unions in the LICHTENBTEIN. Staff Writers. problems and a four percent gain Maritime Trades Department have Published monthly at the headquarferi to be applied to improved welfare, challenged the contention that the of the Seafarers International Union, At­ pension and vacation benefits. lantic, Oulf, Lakes end Inland Waters Container and trailer shipping US can effectively control the op­ District, AFL-CIO, «75 Fourth Avenue, (The new benefits, which go into Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth 9-i6ao. received a close going over in erations of runaway ships. They Second class postage paid at the Post effect on October 1, are described Business Week," September 16. have cited the fact that AmericanOffice In BrookWn, NY. under the Act fat detail on page 14.) owned runaways have chartered •f Aug. 14. 1913. Many of the problems facing vessels to carry Soviet oil to Cuba The SIU agreement runs for one 13« year, as Is the customary practice operators who are switching to and have also pointed out that the containerships were brought out crews of such ships are unscreened |in SIU contracts. and spotlighted. The initial capital and owe no loyalty to the United outlay for the new equipment rep­ States. resents quite a hunk of any com­ Vinson In Accord pany's revenue, and at this early Rep. Vinson replied that he was stage of the container game, equip­ in full accord with the Defense ment becomes obsolete almost Department position and urged its overnight. adoption at the "highest levels of Another stumbling block crops Government," that is, at the White up when ownership of the contain­ House. Both Vinson and Gilpatrie ers is mentioned. Do truckers, ship operators, or railrbads lay out the agreed, in the latter's words, that necessary cash for the expensive "the amount of active US-flag ship­ ping now available is inadequate new "packages?" for almost any situation of war or Sizes A Problem emergency. . . ." The biggest hitch in the conver­ He admitted that "This depend­ sion to container carriers is stand­ ence on 'effective control' ... is ardization of the containers them­ an expedient. It would be much selves. more deslrabie to have adequate "Business Week" points out that US flag tonnage available." the only answer is cooperation The MTD and the member among operators in the field. This unions of the National Committee would mean a relaxation of the for Maritime Bargaining, have cutthroat competition that present­ drafted programs which. If ly exists between American ship­ adopted, would make the needed ping,, interests and railroads. The vessels available under the Ameri­ magazine states: "The very nature can flag. The programs include of the container concept — stand­ such items as assistance to domes­ ardization —is almost certain to tic shipping and non-sub.sidized Open items In contract between Alcoa and the SIU are dis­ force carriers to ease their bitter operators, as well as Import quotas cussed at crew meeting aboard the Alcoa Polaris by Claude competitive battles, and begin co­ on oil and metals which would re­ Simmons (seated, center rear) vice-president in charge of operating by quoting Joint rates sult In bringing needed tonnagb back to the American flag. and offering through routing." confrscts and contract enforcement. State, Defense Dep'ts Echo Runaway Pitch Meany Calls MTD Only OfticialBody WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO Pres­ ident George Meany has formally notified the Maritime Trades De­ partment AFL-CIO that the selfstyled "AFL-CIO Maritime Com­ mittee" has no official status with­ in the AFL-CIO. In answer to a query from MTD Secretary-Treasurer Peter McGavin, Meany wrote: ''You ask as to whether this group is an official constitutional committee of the AFL-CIO. The answer is no. It is not an official constitutional committee." Meany's answer establishes with­ out question that the MTD is the only official AFL-CIO department which is qualified to speak for AFL-CIO maritime unions. Unofficial Committee McGavin called this to the atten­ tion of President Meany because of the confusion created in Wash­ ington by the label "AFL-CIO Maritime Committee" as giving It official AFL-CIO status. The unofficial "AFL-CIO Marltime Committee" was set up by the National Maritime Union to­ gether with the American Radio Association, after the NMU pulled out from the MTD on April 21, 1961. As a result of President Meany's mling, the MTD has communicated with Secretary of Commerce Lu­ ther Hodges and other interested parties informing them that the MTD Is the only group qualified to repreiyent AFL-CIO marine on­ ions. SEAFARERS LOG Need Standard Container For Ship Progress Automation Benefit In Meat Pact CHICAGO—A new abbreviation —TAP—signals the latest type of protection for workers against the inroads of automation. TAP stands for "technological adjustment pay," a fringe benefit designed to cushion layoffs caused by plant or department closing and other Job dislocations caused by automation. The pioneering contract to pro­ vide TAP protection was signed by the Packinghouse Workers Union and Meat Cutters Union and Armour & Co. It works this way; • Three months notice of clos­ ing of a plant or department is given to workers who are guaran­ teed full pay during the notice period. • Affected employees may ap­ ply for transfer. Those with five years of service 'are eligible for TAP. O It no transfer Is av-ailable, TAP will provide $65 a week, less unemployment insurance benefits and other wages earned by the un­ employed worker, for 26 to 39 weeks, depending on length of service. Employees continue to receive hospital, medical and sur­ gical coverage while on TAP. • In lieu of TAP, workers can receive severance pay. Employees 55 or older can retire on a pen­ sion equal to 1.5 times their nor­ mal rate Instead of severance. At 62, the rate drops to the nonwal retirement level., �•eptenber, INl SEAFARERS Bridges Frets Over US Civil Defense, Silent On Red A-Tests SAN FRANCISCO—Having been caught off base by the Soviet Union's resumption of atom bomb tests, "The Dispatcher," official organ of the International Longshoremen'a and Warehousemen's Union is now attacking tha United States on another front—civil defense. A lengthy editorial in the latest issue of Harry Bridges' news­ paper ridicules plans to defend the civilian population on tha West Coast through use of shelters, evacuation and storage of essential supplies to protect them from radioactive fallout. While there has been-valid criticism of Civil Defense Planning from other sources, the "Dispatcher's" concern that the US might be able to devise a system to survive a Soviet atomic attack was not matched elsewhere in the paper by any concern over the Russian resumption of A-tests. However, in July, the Pacific-Asian dockworkers conference, a Communist-front organization organized by Bridges, denounced atomic testing and called for nuclear disarmament. While they were doing so, the Russians were making their preparations for the series of atomic tests they have been conducting. Accordihg to the Russian propaganda, their new bomb is so powerful that it will destroy everything, even sheltered personnel. Consequently, "The Dispatcher" attack on civil defense prepa­ ration happens to coincide with Russian propaganda that there's no use in trying to construct any defense against a Russian atom bomb. The first "All Pacific and Asia Dockworkers Trade Union Con­ ference" was held in Tokyo in April, 1959, and was attended by a delegation from the Soviet Union, plus representatives of Com­ munist-dominated unions In Australia, Cambodia, Canada and Japan. It was boycotted by the' All Japan Seamen's Union and the Japan Trade Union Congress. That conference also called for "abolition" of atomic testing, as well as demanding the abolition of US military bases In Japan, a step which would leave the Japanese defenseless in the face of Red Chinese and Russian armed might. , Fare Tlu«* LOG MTD Offers Broad Plan To Revive US Shipping, Aid Jobs WASHINGTON—A comprehensive program to revive the American mer­ chant marine has been submitted to Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges by the AFLrCIO Maritime Trades Department. The recommendations call for specific steps which would revive ' of the shipping industry for their from one major shipowner group, domestic shipping, beef up opinions on the nation's transpor­ the Pacific American Steamship tation policy. After weighing the Association. The West Coast opera­ the American-flag tanker opinions, the Secretary is expected tors backed the MTD call for aid and bulk-carrying fleet and to make his own recommendations to domestic shipping insofar as railroad rate cutting is concerned. to the President by November 1. strengthen the liner trade They also xnrged that non-subsU In • recent letter. Secretary dized both in the domes> operators across-the-board. Hodges declared that these tic andoperators, foreign trades, be given in­ If adopted in part or in whole, the recommendations would greatly-strengthen the Amer­ ican-flag industry and expand Job opportunities for seamen accord­ ingly. Tha program was submitted In response to a request by Secretary Hodges who has asked all segments SlU Seeks Back Pay, Reinstatement For Fired Yarmouth Crewmembers recommendations would be specific ones dealing with specific maritime needs. He ruled out further, postpone­ ment of the issue, declaring that the industry had already been studied exhaustively and the time had arrived for im­ plementation of various pro­ posals in the field of transpor­ tation. The following are the major rec­ ommendations submitted by MTD Secretary Treasurer Peter McGavin in August 28: SUBSIDIES Make construction subsidies available to all merchant ships. Make operating subsidies avail­ able to all ships in competition with foreign shipping. WASHINGTON—Following up its decisive win on the Union's right to organize the crew of the Panamanian-flag SS Yarmouth, the SIU has filed unfair labor practice charges DOMESTIC SHIPPING against the owner for firing the vessel's pro-union crew. Set up an office in the Mari­ time Administration to develop Last August 11, the NLRB concerning State-De­ Yarmouth had never been In on page and implement plans for revival ruled that the SIU had the tha Panamanian waters and did not fense Department activities). of domestic shipping. right to organize and repre­ participate In any Panamanian At the time the SIU organized Require that the Interstate sent Xarmouth crewmembers even though it is a foreign flag and for­ eign-owned vessel. The Board based its ruling on the fact that the ship operates In American trade out of an. American port in an essentially United States busi­ ness. The SIU's charges concern the firing of virtually the entire crew of the Yarmouth in September, 1958. A total of 136 crewmembers were bounced after they walked oif the ship in Washington, DC, and began picketing the vessel in their demand for union represen­ tation. Should the unfair labor charges be upheld, the crewmembers in­ volved would be entitled to back pay all the way back to September, 1958, less any earnings they may h£tve had in the interim. The present crew aboard the vessel consists almost entirely of replacements who were hired to scab the ship out from behind the SIU picketline. The NLRB bas postponed the election it was to have held among the present crew until the charges are considered. The original crewmembers came from various Caribbean countries Including Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad, Honduras, Nicaragua and Veneruela. The SIU Is now endeavor­ ing to locate former crewmembers so that the unfair labor charges can be processed in their behalf. Any readers of the LOG who happen to know the whereabouts of the crewmembers are urged to contact the SIU legal department •t headquarters Immediately. In another Yarmouth develop­ ment, the Government of Panama protested to the US State Depart­ ment against the NLRB decision, claiming it is an "Infringement" On Panamanian sovereignty. The NLRB noted in Its decision that commerce. The Panamanian protest was seen as being inspired by those elements in the State Department who are hostile to SIU activities on runaway-dag ships. (See story the Yarmouth, crewmembers were receiving between $45 and $90 a month. The ship operated on the then-popular Miami-Havana run. It now runs to various West In­ dies ports out of Miami. Puerto Rico Dock Unions In Merger NEW YORK—Completion of merger arrangements among longshoremen on the island of Puerto Rico has been an­ nounced by Thomas W. Gleason, vice-president of the Inter­ national Longshoremen's As­ sociation. As a result, Puerto The amalgamation will clear the Rico longshoremen will go way for the establishment of one into forthcoming contract nego­ tiations with a single negotiating team. Among pending issues is the question of royalty charges for handling container cargo when Bull-Line institutes its full-fledged container operation next year. All longshoremen in Puerto Rico have been in the AFL-CIO for the last two years, but two distinct groups existed. One was the Union Trabajadores Muelles, which formerly had a charter from the International Brotherhood of Longshoremen. The other group on the island had maintained ILA adiiiation as the International Longshoremen's Association of Puerto Rico, during the years the ILA was outside the Federation. The UTM had represented the majority of the island's dock workers, some 6,500, after win­ ning a National Labor Relations Board collective bargaining elec­ tion in 1954. Under the new structure, long­ shoremen in Puerto Rico will be represented by five local unions. standard dock contrct throughout the island with standard wage scales and working conditions, in­ cluding standardization on the container ship issue. There Is Only One SIU Contract Despite the claims of skippers or company port representatives to the contrary, there is one standard SIU agreement which applies to all companies. In the past, some operators have come up with a gimftiick' to duck out on overtime, trans-, portation or other contract ben­ efits. The gimmick consists of showing delegates a so-called "letter from the Union" sup­ posedly giving them special per­ mission to ignore certain clauses in the agreement. These "letters" have no bear­ ing whatsoever on the term.s and conditions under which SIU men sail. If a benefit is pro­ vided in the contract, then that benefit applies across-the-board. Commerce Commission enforce cooperation between railroads and coastal shipping on joint rates Provide construction subsidies for domestic ships. Prohibit subsidized deep sea companies from carrying domes­ tic cargoes in competition with unsubsidized companies. TANKERS AND TRAMPS Prepay cargo charges when the ship is loaded instead of after delivery. Set up uniform policies on charters. Providf for sealed bids for MSTS cargo with business awarded to the lowest respon­ sible bidder. Provide that military vessels are used only when privatelyowned vessels are not available. Provide that 50 percent of all oil imports be carried on Amer­ ican-flag vessels, as well as a stated percentage for import of strategic commodities. direct construction subsidies by allowing them to set up tax-free funds for the purpose of replac­ ing their vessels. MA Reports Lag In US Ship Cargo WASHINGTON—The Maritime Administration reports -that USflag vessels carried only 9.7 per­ cent of the nation's foreign trade during the year 1959. The new figure is the result of a thorough and revised study of shipping sta­ tistics for the year, the last full year for which figures are avail­ able. The MA findings pretty well correlate with previous figures which have been issued on tha subject. It is estimated that cur­ rent US-flag participation in tha nation's foreign trade is at about the same level. One Percent Of Total In some areas, such as northern Europe and the Scandinavian countries, US-flag ships carried as little as one percent of the total foreign trade in dry cargo serv­ ices other than the liner trades. The figures also show the com­ plete domination of the tanker field by runaways, with these ves­ sels carrying 59 percent of tha total US-tanker trade. The run­ aways are under charter, or ar® owned by the major US oil com­ panies. The MTD's recommendations to Secretary of Commerce Hodges deal specifically with the need to provide greater US participation in the country's foreign trade so as to reduce the country's danger­ ous dependence on foreign-flag shipping. RUNAWAYS Eliminate the tax loophole for runaway shipping. MEBA To Vote On Port Agents GREAT LAKES Construction subsidies for Great Lakes shipping. In addition to the above, the MTD also called for Government expansion of maritime research as well as for tax regulations which would encourage ship operators to improve their fleets. As far as re­ pair services are concerned, the MTD recommended that all Amer­ ican-owned ships should be con­ structed, repaired or renovated in American shipyards. Some of the MTD recommenda­ tions receive^ important support NEW YORK—Nominations hav® been opened by District 1 of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ ciation for the election of branch agents in Houston and Jackson­ ville. The Houston position was left open as a result of the death of William G. Kellogg. At Jackson­ ville, Howard Scott has retired as the agent. Nominations will remain open until October 6. The election will begin on December 1 and end February 28 with all members of District 1 eligible to participat® in the balloting. _ �r«o 9B'AF'JMER9 lOB NMU Tug Division Ordered To Half Raid On Scow Union iBsa IBU Tugs Aid At Ship Fire IBU-contracted tug James McAllister (McAllister) pours water on burning Polish freighter Polanica at Philly dock. Three other McAllister tugs along with equipment from IBUcontracted Independent Towing Co. hooked lines to the ves­ sel and towed it up-river after an explosion was threatened. Ship was carrying cargo of naphaline which, when ignited, burns fiercely. IBU Tug Dredge Unions Win 'Historic' New Pact A new contract guaranteeing IBU Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Union members top notch job security in addition to wage increases, an employer-financed welfare program pat­ terned after that of the SIU> plus other fringe benefits, was sure members Job protection dur­ ratified by the membership ing winter lay-up, time off, vaca­ early last month. The new pact is retroactive to last April, ac­ cording to Gus Wolf and Bob Jones of the Lakes Tug and Dredge Region, who hailed the contract as "historic." The Job security program, a major item in the pact, will as- IBU Meetings BALTIMORE — September 15, 8 P.M.. 1216 E. Baltimore St. (licensed and unlicensed). HOUSTON—September 11. 2:30 P.M., 7 4202 Canal St. MOBILE—September 13, 3:30 P.M. 1 S. Ijjwrence St. NEW ORLEANS—September 12, 6:30 P.M., 630 Jackson Ave. NORFOLK—September 13, 8 P.M., 416 Colley Ave PHILADELPHI.A—September 11, 7 P.M., 2604 S. 4Ui St. (licen.sedl; September 19, 7 P.M., 2604 S. 4th St. i unlicensed). •WILMINGTON, NC—September 20, 8 P.M., Marion Motel, Rt. 17. GREAT LAKES TUG A DREDGE REGION ASHTABUL.'V, O.—September 16, 8 P.M. Ashtabula Hotel. BUFFALO—September 27, 8 P.M., 735 Washington St. CHICAGO—September 21, 2 P.M., 9383 Ewing Ave., South Cliicago. CLEVELAND — September 16, 8 P.M., 15614 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, O. DETROIT-TOLEDO — September 11, 8 P.M.. 10225 V/. Jefferson, River Rouge. DULUTH—September 20, 8 P.M., 312 W. Second St. MILWAUItEE — September 15, 8 P.M. 2722 A. South Shore Drive. SANDUSKY, O.—September 16, 8 P.M.. 118 E. Parish St. SAULT STE. MARIE — September 12, 8 P.M., Labor Temple. RAILWAY MARINE REGION BALTIMORE—September 13, 8 P.M., 1216 E. Baltimore St. JERSEY CITY—September 11, 8 P.M., 89 Montgomery St. NORFOLK — September 14, 8 P.M.. Libor Temple, Newport News. F.UILADELPHIA—September 12, 8 P.M., £604 S. 4tb St. tion, and periods of sickness. Moreover, Job of a man will be protected for two annual fitouts after he leaves a company—pro­ vided the departure is through no fault of the individual. Other features of the highlyimportant Job security provisions in the contract guarantee IBU members the following: • Leaves of absence up to one full season without loss of seniority. • Right to transfer within the company's fleet, • A full 15 days to reclaim a job after fitout. • A full right to reclaim a job as a result of a temporary lay-up during the operating season. • Full right to fill a vacancy on an employer-seniority basis, resulting from permanent lay-up during the operating season. • Guarantee of employer-wide senoritv to protect every worker if only part of a fleet operates. • Guarantee that no worker, re­ gardless of his senority with an­ other company, can bump any man in this employer's fleet. • Guarantee that when a job opens, first preference will then go to the members who have re­ tained senority with that employer. Other benefits included a rate scale for travel pay. When the reporting point is beyond the lim­ its of the customary working port, travel lime will be time—and a half of the straight time rate. WASHINGTON—National Labor Relations Board trial examiner has ordered opeN ators of building materials barges in New York Harbor to recognize the independent Deck Scow Captains union and to stop assisting the NMU'a United Marina Division in its •'raid­ ing tactics" against the scow-*' or raid th« astabllahed collective scow captains and to persuade men. The decision by the ex­ bargaining relationship between them to abandon its rival. Local aminer completely vindicated the position of Deck Scow Captains Local 935, Independent, that it is the only legitimate bargaining agent for the scow captains. By in­ ference, the decision upholds the position of the SIU that it had a right to accept affiliation by the scow captains since they were an independent organization to begin with. The Scow Captains union had affiliated with the SIU in June, 1960, but the charter was subse­ quently withdrawn by the SIU at the request of Gearge Meany, AFL-CIO president. The request followed a charge by the United Marine Division that the SIU had raided the scow captains. On the contrary,'as the examiner found, the scow captains were be­ ing raided by the UMD in an ef­ fort to take away the employment and bargaining rights of the auton>omous. Independent Local 335. In addition to ordering the em­ ployers to recognize Local 335, trial examiner, Sydney Asher, Jr., ordered the UMD to halt its threats against scow captains who refuse to Join the NMU affiliate, and in­ structed the employers to provide back pay for men who were fired illegally for refusing to Join the NMU. The scow captain's beef devel­ oped early in 1960 when Local 335 members denounced the failure of the United Marine Division to as­ sist them in contract difficulties with the employers. The captains were operating under an inferior contract which provided a base wage of less than 50 cents an hour, $10.10 for a 24-hqur day. Upon failure to receive any sat­ isfaction from the UMD, the mem­ bership of the union voted in May to disaffiliate and set up an In­ dependent Local 335. They then instructed the officers to explore the possibilities of affiliating either directly with the NMU or with another union. In June, the membership voted overwhelmingly to affiliate with the SIU. Meanwhile, the UMD had s^t up a new local for the purpose of raiding the scow captain's mem­ bership. The employers, working with the UMD, refused to recog­ nize Local 335 as the representa­ tives of the scowmen and instead, put pressure on the scowmen to join the raiding UMD unit. The NLRB charges were filed as a consequence of this employer action, in addition to which the scowmen conducted a five-day strike against the employers. It was as an aftermath of the strike that Meany requested the SIU to withdraw the charter it had issued, which request was honored by the SIU. In defending the affiliation of Local 335, the SIU told Meany in part: "Furthermore, under no cir­ cumstances can the Deck Scow Captains Local 335 affiliation with the SIU be construed as a raid upon the collective bargaining re­ lationship of an AFL-CIO affiliate because no such relationship ex­ isted between the employers and the UMD-NMU. "On the contrary, the collective bargaining relationship exists be­ tween the employers and Deck Scow Captains Local 335. As a matter of fact, it is the UMD-NMU which by the formation of the new union, is seeking to encroach upon the employers and tha Dack Scow Captains Local 835 . . ." This statement has been substan­ tiated by the trial examiner's find­ ings which said in part: "It is clear . . . that after the disaffiliation . . . UMD engaged in attempts to organize the deck 335, Independent In sum, It adopt­ ed 'raiding* tactics . . The examiner went on to point out that UMD's action In raiding tha scow captains •was proof that it was a different organization and, as such, not entitled to recognition by tha employers. Scow captain pickets are shown during last summer's strike protesting companies' failure to recognize contract. Maritime Roundup A group of Lake Michigan architects has called for a com­ prehensive review of all possible sites for an Indiana deep water port. The Lake Michigan Region Planning Commission of the American Institute of Architects has asked the Corps of Engineers to conduct the study before Fed­ eral funds are expended in con­ struction. A controversy has been raging over where the port will be built. The Indiana Port Commis­ sion has approved a location at Burns Ditch, but mayors of East Chicago, Gary, and Hammond want the port to be near the In­ diana-Illinois state line. t t A computer cqifld control the engine room of nuclear-powered ships at savings of $25,000 a year, mostly at the expense of skilled black gang officers. An electrical engineer revealed that by auto­ mating the engine and boiler rooms of nuclear ships, a 10 per­ cent savings in skilled labor and another 10 percent savings in fuel costs could be achieved. A study was conducted using a computer and a nuclear reactor for pro­ pelling a 44,000-deadweight ton tanker. 4» 4" The world's fastest yacht, the 102-foot Mercury, has been built for Stavros Niarchos, operator of one of the largest runaway-ship fleets in the world. The yacht, capable of 54 knots, was built along the lines of a British Navy patrol boat. The Mercury puts Niarchos in an indirect "conspicu­ ous consumption" rivalry with his relative (by marriage), Aristotle Onassis, who is also an operator of giant runaway-ship fleets and the owner of a seagoing craft which is reputedly the world's largest and most luxurious yacht. 4 4 Clam dredging Is the new job of the former US Navy mine-1 sweeper Bobolink. The ship wu renamed the Gail Borden at Capo May, NJ, last month, and will bo put into service as the flagship of a Borden Company canning subsidalry. The crew of 12 men will be able to gather 1,500 bushels of clams a day. With a capacity fivo times greater than any other clam dredger, the vessel will be able to reach most clam beds on the East Coast. 4 4 4 The port of Bremen, Germany, may become one of the most un­ usual sights to the eyes of worldtraveled seamen. A group of archi­ tects has announced plans for a harbor basin in the North German port that would be covered with a plastic roof nearly a mile long. The enclosed port would make loading and unloadinng independ­ ent of the weather and eliminate the need for quayside warehouses. 4 4 4 Nuclear powered ships might b# sailing into other problems besides automation. Mexico's territorial waters and_ ports will soon be closed to all nuclear-powered ves­ sels, the marine under-secretary of Mexico declared. The Republio of Mexico intends to continue the. ban until maritime nations fix owners' responsibility In accidents. Get That SS Number Right Seafarers filing vacation money claims should make sure that they use their correct So­ cial Security number. Use of the wrong number means a cler­ ical headache for the Vacation Plan office and slows up the handling of payments. Also, a Seafarer who uses the Incorrect Social Security num­ ber is crediting his tax deduc­ tions to some other US worker. �s•iiiiiH, nn LOG Vacation Plan Still in B'klyn SlU Strongly Barks Lakes Subsidy Bill DETROIT—SIU Great Lakes District Is throwing its sup­ port behind a bill now in Congress that would provide opera­ tion and construction subsidies to Great Lakes ship operators and builders. The bill, Introduced last which the SIU membership should month by Rep. Alvin O'Kon- step in and write to their Con­ gressmen and Senators. Letters from our membership helped save the Detroit USPHS hospital in August. The subsidy bill is an­ other area where we'll need grass roots support from the members." On the Washington front, the SIU legislative and research staff has given "priority" to the bill, which would amend the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. The Wash­ ington staff reports that the bill was being studied by the House Merchant Marine Committee. The subsidy program, which has been applied to virtually the en­ tire deepsea passenger fleet and a part of the freighter fleet, came under discussion during the re­ cent wage negotiations conducted by the Atlantic and Gulf division. At that time the SIU urged a thorough reexamination of the entire subsidy program, with a view toward a more realistic ap­ plication of the funds. This was one of the many recommendations made by the National Committee for Maritime Bargaining, com­ posed of maritime unions, during the negotiations. ski (Rep.-Wis.), follows years of intensive campaigning by the SIU to give Great Lakes operators an equal share of Federal subsidy funds. Vice-vPresident A1 Tanner said the bill "goes a long way toward giving Great Lakes seamen more job security in an area that has been suffering from competition by subsidized fleets." Tanner said the biil, which will come up for congressional action in January, 1962, deserves the sup­ port of all SIU members. "This is another instance in Port Reports FRANKFORT — Shipping has been slow. W. E. Fitzgerald to be fitted out. Ann Arbor carferries continue on a three-boat operation. Louis Lamb, a fireman aboard Ann Arbor No. 7, died September 12. He entered Ann Arbor service in 19.50 . . . BUFFALO—Shipping has picked up, especially with the fit­ ting out of George H. Ingalts. A total of 44 jobs were shipped In a two-week period. Two Cargill elevators are still on strike, but no picket lines are up and the rest of the mills are working . . . CHI­ CAGO—Shipping has been excep­ tionally good. Highway 16 and Carmi Thompson have fitted out •while Tanker Detroit is expected to be out of the shipyard after its survey. Local 418 of the ILA Grain Elevator Workers signed a new contract and ended their strike . . . ALFENA — Ship­ ping is at an all-time high despite temporary lay up of J. B. Ford and Paul H. Townsend. Men have been called back for the Ford while Townsend is expected to go back in service shortly . . . DE­ TROIT—Shipping continues fair. Number of ships serviced by SIU representatives reached a record high with over 40 contact in a two-week period. CLEVELAND — Shipping contin­ ues good. Members are reminded of new meeting dates, now at 5 p.m. on first and third Mondays of the month. Lakes RR Seamen Get SIU Benefits DETROIT—Trustees of the SIU Great Laken Welfare Program have ruled that seamen who come under the provisions of the Rail­ way Labor Act's welfare coverage will also have full SIU Welfare Plan coverage. The ruling by the six trustees— three from the Union and three company representatives—mbans that Welfare Plan benefits will be paid to railway seamen regardless of benefits that are eligible for under the Railway Labor Act. Great Lakes Shipping August 12,1961 Through September 8,1961 PORT DECK ENGINE STEWARD Alpena 38 43 6 87 Buffalo 34 27 7 68 Chicago 46 37 14 97 Cleveland 26 9 4 39 140 30 108 49 297 28 B 63 Frankfort 19 29 18 66 Toledo 37 22 6 65 370 S63 109 782 Detroit Duluth TOTAL 11 TOTAL Some Seafarers have been confused by the fact that the SIU Welfare Plan recently moved from 11 Broadway to 17 Battery. Place and have as­ sumed that the Vacation Plan has also been relocated. Consequently, they have been sending vacation benefit appli­ cations to the Welfare Plan's new headquarters. Actually, the Vacation Plan's operating office is still located at Union headquarters, 675 4th Avenue. All applications for the vacation benefit should be sent to that address or filled out in person there. Seafarers in the outports can turn in vacation applications to to the port agents for process­ ing, as they have done in the past. fmet fira Dep't Of Wefghto And Measures Getting weighad in at SIU New York clinic is Eugene Parr, 10, son of Seafarer Eddie Parr. Eugene was in clinic for check-up on family day, which is every Thursday afternoon. Ship Damage Slight In Texas Hurricane, Home Loss Heavy HOUSTON—Seafarers living in tKe Texas-Louisiana Gulf area suffered heavy per­ sonal loses, but shipping damage was held to a minimum as the result of the passage of Hurricane Carla through the area. The hurricane's winds of some 175 miles an hour, plus accompanying tornadoes did' enormous damage to Gulf age to this year's rice crop. Har­ the crew to help ease the plight of coast ports such as Galveston, vesting of the rice was underway hurricane victims in their home Texas City, Port Arthur and Lake when the storm struck, and at the port. A total of $268 were collected present time no concrete estimates from the crew, passengers and the Charles. Hunndreds of thousands of resi­ were available as to the exact skipper. Captain H. H. Rose. Accurate and timely warnings dents fled inland in advance of amount of dollars lost. The only the hurricane, holding deaths and statement available from Texas by the US Weather Bureau were injuries to a minimum, but prop­ rice producers was that the crop largely credited with keeping loss was "hit hard." The sugar crop of life to a minimum. The Bureau erty damage was very heavy. escaped without heavy losses, but made heavy use of hurricaneThe full extent of the dam'age stored sugar In waterfront ware­ is still not known, particularly in houses suffered severe damage tracking airplanes as well as rely­ ing upon photos of the hurricane Port Arthur where a breakdown from flooding. taken by Tiros II, the weatherof water supply and a flooded The SlU-manned Lucile Bloomtracking satellite in keeping the sanitation system delayed the re­ turn of residents. The Houston field (Bloomfleld), which is based population posted as to the course SIU hall reports that there was in Houston sent a donation from and size of the storm. undoubtedly heavy loss of per­ sonal gear and property to the many Seafarers who ship out of here and live in the surrounding towns. The copibination of high tides (ten to 15 feet above normal) ond hurricane winds tied up deep-sea shipping for five days here and WASHINGTON—Public hearings have been opened by th® did minor damage to ship's gear. Houston escaped a direct blow Federal Maritime Commission on the subsidy application of a from the storm, but its losses new company, Atlantic Express Lines of America, Inc., which from wind and water reach into the millions. The SIU hall In hopes to operate the first Houston withstood the blow with­ transatlantic passenger service easier for people of modest means who are not near the New York out damage. However, members of out of the port of Baltimore. the Inland Boatman's Union, em­ In addition, the company would area to take European trips. As is usual in such subsidy hear­ ployed by the G & H Tug Com­ carry roll-on and container cargoes in freight service between Phila­ ings, the application of the new pany had a hectic time of it. delphia, Baltimore and Hampton operator was opposed by several Secured Deep Sea Oil-Rigs Boards to Great Britain, France, existing steamship companies, in­ Going out in rough seas, they Belgium, Netherlands and Ger­ cluding Us Lines, Mooremack, secured the oil-rigs off the Louisi­ many. Isbrandtsen and Waterman. ana coast, and towed them to a The company had previously an­ safe anchorage. Involved ~ in the nounced plans to build three com­ operation were: the tugs Barbara bination passenger -cargo ships. George, Grampus, Juno, Jennifer The vessels would carry up to 600 George, Ling, Pike, Marlin, and passengers plus some 6,300 dead­ Sturgeon. The dangerous opera­ weight tons of cargo. tion went smoothly, without any Cargo Space injuries to the crews. It claims that by Including ad­ A number of SlU-contracted equate cargo space in its passenger ships were tied up in Houston and Galveston when Carla hit. The vessels, it would be able to operate Seatrain Georgia and the Seatrain successfully in the off season when Texas City were delayed, but the conventional passenger ships came through without damage or are being forced into cruise service to aroid staggering losses. incident. The Steel Traveler The three ships would provide (Isthmian) and Falrland (Sea- weekly service all year round at a Land) had it a little rougher. Both speed of 24 knots. ships broke their moorings at the The dimensions of the ships height of the storm. The Falrland would be some 650 feet long, 84 was secured without too much feet in the beam and 25.000 tons trouble, but the Traveler swung displacement. Passengers would be cross-wise between two piers. Be­ carried In a one class operation. fore she was finally secured, she The operatoi-s argue that using had jammed her wheel, and re­ a port other than New York as a ceived a minor dent in her side. IN gateway to and from the US would Bulk cargoes of rice may fall broaden the flow of passenger traf­ off sharply due to extensive dam­ fic in both directions and make it New Company In Bid For Bait.-Europe Ruii : WRTC/CALL �Pare Star SEAFARERS tevtcnbcr, IMt LOG SEAFARERS' ROTARY SHIPPING HOARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) From August 1 Through August 31, 1961 A return to k^s hectic shipping activity was Indicated dur­ ing the month of August with the deep sea sections of the District shipping 2,805 jobs out of all SIU ports. This dropoff from July's high of 3,594 jobs was to be expected. Even so, the 2,805 figure for August was higher than normal shipping and refiected the wide choice of job openings available to SIU men. At the beginnng of the month, there were a total of 2,619 class A men on the beach, so that if they had so desired, every class A man could have caught a berth during the month without trouble, with the exception of key rating, who were not in the right port at the right time. Consequently, it is no surprise that the class A "on the beach" total dropped during the month, with 2,597 men left on the registration lists as of September 1. Shipping in all seniority classes dropped off, but class A shipping declined the most, largely because of the unavailabilty of class A men in many ports. Class C men continued to ship in relatively large'numbers with 323 of them getting berths. There was actually an increase in ship activity during the month with payoffs and in-transits rising sharply. In July, of course, crews were returning after the maritime strike, so that there were more jobs shipped per vessel. New York, Houston and New Orleans were again the busiest ports, with 274 total ship calls between the three of them. Houston, as usual, had a heavy load of in-transits, 68 ships in all, which kept the port hopping to service the various ships involved. Ship A€fivify Pay Sign la Offt Oas Trant.TOTAC Botloa ....... 5 New York ....46 Philadelphia ..7 Baltlmora 12 Norfolk ...... 4 Jockionvllla ... 2 hlioiqi 1 Mobile 9 New OrleoM ..20 Houtton 11 Wilmington ... 1 Son FroneUco.. 6 Seattle ....... 7 1 15 4 11 4 1 0 0 17 9 2 5 7 7 41 24 23 24 17 9 11 49 68 .16 8 10 13 102 35 46 32 20 10 20 86 88 19 19 24 .131 76 307 514 TOTALS DECK DEPARTMENT Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 12 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 3 1 7 9 17 1 1 4 4 3 16 0 4 6 5 5 59 25 32 45 34 98 26 158 2 16 27 62 106 30 188 2 14 7 26 2 5 16 7 9 3 30 0 6 4 8 17 0 61 4 11 14 29 32 13 32 16 78 2 10 20 41 13 24 7 13 2 4 1 8 2 10 3 6 3 18 1 6 11 1 8 15 2 4 2 9 2 5 4 2 1 22 2 0 11 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 4 9 20 12 44 0 10 12 67 0 3 7 26 34 7 36 17 17 63 15 117 2 40 39 12 24 68 20 137 4 49 40 17 21 75 36 149 2 37 38 15 21 37 64 26 127 1 6 2 9 5 29 1 10 5 14 2 30 0 3 12 17 1 23 11 8 20 8 42 4 21 14 7 11 60 3 16 25 9 28 31 5 18 9 14 4 24 9 41 2 11 11 15 21 5 195 374 134 1 703 27 113 125 265 94 134 ["245 1 261 420 124 |"805 17 Port Boston Mew York Philadelphia. Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS GROUP C ALL 3 ALL A B 1 2 26 6 17 3 6 4 1 1 33 158 59 33 250 1 19 13 40 0 26 0 14 0 0 0 3 93 3 61 29 0 1 2 22 7 2 0 1 2 13 1 32 9 15 8 9 2 6 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 56 3 44 3 0 2 9 1 17 117 36 17 170 2 2 13 40 0 189 0 144 0 0 0 44 6 24 6 9 0 3 3 23 69 4 42 4 0 2 2 6 65 6 31 28 0 2 4 7 37 46 1 90 703 265 90 11058 Registered Oi1 The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 36 8 8 0 5 R 18 10 16 43 64 88 162 47 297 5 46 0 3 7 8 17 21 4 48 37 17 30 81 13 131 1 18 1 3 8 4 6 11 1 30 0 5 2 3 12 16 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 86 0 6 38 40 8 5 1 24 59 73 12 144 2 11 11 36 25 85 56 84 21 161 24 17 28 10 1 17 1 • 28 10 48 0 3 4 7 22 21 5 S5 26 19 50 4 19 12 5 380 564 133 1077 47 135 143 1 325 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered Registered CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 12 1 2 8 7 1 2 4 4" 10 0 80. 35 36 24 100 12 136 9 15 0 11 3 2 4 ' 6i 1 48! 6 50 63 1 7 24 23 13 6 3 7 5 14 2 4 lo' 6 1 7 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 38 7 49 1 10 5 4 26 22 49 18 71 11 100 1 21 84 21 21 44 8 113 2 16 2 16 2 12 2 10 4 20' 3 34 2 10 11 4 4 5 4 29 2 35 1 15 21 431 ""99 62 1 592 22 165 134 1 321 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 1 5 96 17 2 9 38 4 2 10 3 4 0 1 3 27 17 64 76 14 3 13 7 30 3 14 76 387 Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B Shiooed CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED ftegisfered CLASS A Oin The Beach CLASS B GROUP GROUP • CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 123 ALL 2 C ALL 1 B 3 ALL A 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 1 14 17 3 6 5 1 14 1 15 3 8 3 3 3 0 0 3 2 1 8 0 2 36 42 81 SO 121 70 30 221 52 153 26 231 3 70 6 12 12 34 26 8 121 10 30 0 7 5 3 2 25 2 25 1 1 15 9 3 9 0 0 4 1 15 2 4 85 2 64 8 29 23 71 15 45 39 15 99 6 39 1 11 3 15 21 45 3 3 15 0 3 4 7 11 5 31 5 7 5 13 13 13 0 6 3. 2 4 13 3 1 8 2 6 3 11 7 0 10 9 5 10 24 1 5 1 7* 2 2 3 2 9 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 57 8 5 13 5 0 63 8 44 17 9 6 17 9 37 9 0 5 4 37 2 7 86 1 8 23 14 58 8 52 1 35 94 26 22 21 13 52 35 181 20 13 94 4 99 49 17 80 13 119 24 50 1 50 4 157 26 4 103 29 19 2 1 13 103 2 12 4 7 1 12 7 1 18 43 4 7 18 7 12 3 4 18 2 4 ^ 18 0 2 53 0 3 7 4 37 4 63 12 19 4 4 40 7 19 0 2 2 3 40 4 8 18 6 25 45 1 22 48 7 34 4 5 21 5 3 0 8 22 2 4 21 3 '11 72 44 1 128 525 317 128 1 970 145 538 76 759 40 183 126 1 349 62 525 35 155 127 1 317 12 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Wil S.F Sea 1-9 1 29 3 5 0 2 2 3 9 7 1 3 6 TOTALS 71 Bos N. Y Phil .... Bal Nor Jac Mia Mob .... No Hou Registered CtASS B GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 1 1 1 4 9 17 54 109 11 6 21 1 14 37 4 14 9 2 2 13 2 3 8 1 0 1 1 4 9 8 26 46 22 21 62 114 34 16 24 81 3 5 4 13 5 4 14 26 7 2 9 24 126 83 220 1 500i Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP ,GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 0 8 0 5| 0 6 5 0 5 1 1 2 3 1 .36 7 22 30 13 26 19 63 121 0 3 33 0 0 7 6 6 3 5 11 7 22 2 0 1 3 18 1 36 2 25 22 0 12 1 22 5 19 1 1 5 7 0 2 3 3 7 0 /0 2 1 1 2 2 5 5 2 1 1 2 1 5 9 2 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 18 1 16 7 3 15 26 0 1 15 3 1 27 31 6 24 12 52 . 0 25 94 4 29 0 3 28 31 6 31 1.7 35 0 31 31 89 0 1 0 8 9 1 5 0 9 1 8 15 0 9 0 2 11 13 ; 6 8 20 1 15 4 17 35 4 7 3 14 24' 1 10 6 0 10 1 5 13 0 15 22 164 1 201 "39 "" 136 65 233 I 473 15 9 174 |"198 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP .GROUP CLASS GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 C ALL 1-9 1 2 3 ALL A 1 2 B 3 2 1 18 2 9 0 5 3 1 3 3 5 5 8 1 1 55 6 45 53 34 110 224 4 23 121 36 23 180 27 0 1 22 10 0 10 28 0 31 5 1 10 12 2 22 7 2 0 0 2 2 22 24 65 11 91 0 4 32 13 35 4 36 85 0 4 0 6 4 10 0 1 3 12 1 1 7 2 0 1 7 2 0 1 2 3 6 10 1 3 1 5 23 2 4 9 9 9 2 2 5 0 8 2 0 2 3 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 77 0 46 11 20 12 34' 4 4 26 - 16 0 0 4 0 26 27 5 69 118 1 29 22 145 17 27 22 94 0 1 21 71 3 124 16 45 20 24 105 30 19 22 31 3 90 0 3 0 13 32 3 13 7 5 1 8 5 1 9 4 8 15 7 0 1 33 0 7 9 69 4 7 17 2 7 20 14 14 35 0 14 0 36 31 9 4 23 33 10 7 2 12 10 13 10 10 9 0 1 43 176 274 8 '94 1 105 474 198 105 1 777 111 222 106 322 1 761 55 3 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 261 420 124 I 805 99 431 62 I 592 197 83 220 I 500 55? 934 406 |1897 Registered Shipped CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 17 94 134 245 195 374 134 I 703 22 J_65 134" 321 76 387 62 I 525 15 22 164 201 175 65 233 | 473 54 281 432 767 446 826 429 |1701 Registered On The Beach TOTAL Shipped Shipped CLASS B CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS C CLASS B GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL B - C ALL 1 2 3 ALL A 1 2 3 AIX 1 703 265 90 |1058|380 564 133 |1077 47 135 143 I 325 90 37 j46 27 113 125 265 525 317 "128 | 9701145 538 76 | 759 40 183 126 I 349 44 128 12 72" 35_ 155 127 I 317 55 43 176 I 274 474 198 105 I 777:333 106 322 | 761 "105 8 94 9 174 I 198 15 77 277 426 I 780 22 117 184 I 323 1792 799 323 |2805 858 1208 531 ]2597 142 361 445 | 948 �•epfember, IMl SEAFARERS toa f»ge Serem MTD Urge Qov'i Okay , On U^Flag Ore Ship Subsidy UlVf Begins Drive To Organize In NY Rank and file members of the United Industrial Workers and UIW shop stewards in the New York area attended an important meeting early this month where Union organizing plans were discussed. Paul Hall, SIUNA presi­ Representatives from Jay Kay dent, told members of the Metals in Long Island City, SeaUnited Industrial Workers that the Union is opening an intensive cam­ paign to organize non-union indus­ trial shops in the metropolitan area. Hall stressed the role the Union plays in the lives of its members. He pointed out that members owe It to themselves to attend all Un­ ion meetings and express their opinions on how the Union should be run. The shop steward's Importance In each plant was also a priority topic at the meeting. As the elected representative of the workers in a plant, the shop steward is the key man in any grievance procedure. Members were urged to go to the shop steward whenever they have matters to be brought before man­ agement. CIIW Hits 51 on Cos Unfair Acts The United Industrial Workers recently hied unfair labor practices charges with the NLRB against six Staten Island oil distribution com­ panies and Local 355, a "union" which has been expelled from the AFL-CIO. The six companies, under vari­ ous stages of organization by the UIW, turned up with "contracts" with Local 355 when the UIW pe­ titioned for National Labor Rela­ tions Board hearings. Companies which the UIW charges are conspiring with Local 855 are: Richmond Burner Co., Fiore Bros., Salmirs Oil Co., Riche Fuel Co., Quinlan Fuel Co., and Kieran Fuel Co. Contract negotiations be­ tween the UIW and Sipco, Sta­ ten Island's largest retail dis­ tributor of fuel oil. began this month. The company was or­ ganized last month and the Union was certihed as bargain­ ing agent by the NLRB after a UIW election victory. The Union hied charges with the NLRB charging Sipco with re­ fusing to bargain. Local 355 is charged with sign­ ing back-door agreements and sweetheart contracts with the fuel companies in an effort to frustrate legitimate organizing activities of the United Industrial Workers. In fact, the UIW charges that relatives of management at Fiore Bros., have been acting as agents for Local 355. Although an in­ formal vote for union representa­ tion at Flore was won by the UIW, management surprised the workers a few days later by reading a Local 355 "contract" from a piece of yel­ low note paper. Employees have signed state­ ments charging some of the em­ ployers with threatening to hre them unless they signed ^.ocal 355 pledge cards, even though they may have previously signed with the UIW. train Lines of Edgewater, NJ, Miio Machine Tool Co., East New York Canvas, E. L. Durham Co., and other shops in the New York-New Jersey area, attended the meeting. A shop steward school will be set up by the Union to help elected representatives do a better job on behalf of the membership. The stewards' school will give instruc­ tions on how to handle many types of grievances, organizing and other phases of Union business. It will be free of charge to the members who attend. Aug. Totals At $12,067 The Welfare Plan of the United Industrial Workers of North Amer­ ica paid out a total of $12,067.48 on 114 claims in August, according to a report to the UIW Welfare Plan Board of Trustees. Robert McCaslin of Wilson Ma­ rine Repair received the top bene­ fits of $910 for disability and $504 for hospitalization. High Benefits Other benefits over $200 were Catherine Lane, V. J. Spellman, $698.98; Raymond Tobias, Seatrain, $292; Joseph Kleinwichs, Schaevitz Engineering, $372.92; Anile Hartman, Schaevitz, $390; Michael Staf­ ford, Schaevitz, $219.50; George Landis, Porter Mathews, $200; Ray Long, Paulsen Webber, $215.40. Basil Fritz, Paulsen Webber, $207.82; James Skold, New York Splicing, $200; Semmes Bodden, Mobile Ship Repair, $687; Rafael Soto, Morsan, $200; Robert Stamm, Mallard, $441.25; Raymond Deal, Hussmann, $200; Albert Philbrick, Hussmann, $200; Ernest Altamuro, Hussmann, $378.42. Richard Burns, A. A. Gallagher, $200; Frank Travia, Fox Iron Works, $200; Edward Tochman, C&S Canvas, $240; Francis Smith, All American Metal, $236.10; Mi­ chael Caputo, All American, $200; Richard Parrish, Air Master, $285.30; Willie Nash, Air Master, $223.30; George Peterson, Air Mas­ ter, $200. There were 15 maternity bene­ fits paid in August. WASHINGTON—-The SIU and the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department have urged Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges to approve the application of the SIU - contracted Marven Steamship Company for construction aid on two 61,000-ton American-flag bulk car­ riers. The Union acted after Secretary Hodges announced statement on page 12). Otherwise, rules in favor of the Marven ap­ he was holding up the appli­ they have warned, the industry plication, it would indicate that cation to determine if it was a will continue to dwindle, the US the Governihent is interested in cation to determine if it was proper will become totally-dependent on developing a balanced merchant usage of subsidy funds. foreign ships for its materials and fleet. It is likely that other com­ The Secretary's decision will be more seamen's Jobs will go down panies, which now operate foreign tonnage for their ore needs, would a crucial one to the future of the the drain. American merchant marine, as it If Hodges rules against the reconsider their plans and be en­ will have a decisive impact in de­ Bethlehem application, it would couraged to operate under the termining whether the Government indicate that the Government in­ American flag. intends to have an American-fiag tends to continue the present pro­ US Steel, for example, the na­ bulk carrying fleet or will permit gram of limiting assistance to a tion's largest producer, has no runaway ships to carry all of the handful of favored companies in ships of its own and virtually every nation's imports of such vital raw the liner trades. It is under this pound of the ore it imports is materials as iron ore, aluminum program that the US merchant now brought into the country on ore, Mn and manganese, among marine has slipped, year by year, runaway-flag carriers. others. and now carries less of the na­ The two Bethlehem ships would The SIU, the Maritime^ Trades tion's foreign commerce than it be 776 feet long and would op­ Department and local MTD port did in 1936, the year the Merchant erate at a speed of I6V2 knots. councils have all urged Secretary Marine Act was passed. The con­ They would resemble Lakes ore Hodges to approve the application. sequences would be that all of carriers in construction with th« In a wire to Hodges, SIUNA Presi­ the nation's steel companies, exception that there would be no dent Paul Hall declared: aluminum companies and others forward house at all. Living quar­ "A favorable decision would en­ would undoubtedly employ for­ ters, navigation facilities and th« courage construction of American- eign-flag tonnage for their raw ship's power plant would all ba flag bulk carriers which would great­ material needs. back aft, with nine hatches for­ ly strengthen the nation's ability On the other hand. If Hodges ward of the house. to control access to supplies of vital raw materials . . . Your ap­ proval of this application would increase ability of merchant marine to function in the national defense. It would also provide jobs for American workers whose livelihood depends on building, manning and supplying American ships." Bethlehem, which is the only major domestic steel company operating ore carriers under the (Ed. note: The following account is the first of a series which will ap­ American flag, had asked for a pear in the LOG on Seafarers who serve as ship or department dele­ Federal construction subsidy of gates. Future issues will carry interviews from other SIU vessels.) 55 percent on the two giant ships. "So long Roy, It was nice sailing November 20, 1902. He's married, They would be used to replace the smaller ore carriers, the Feltore with you." "See you around Roy, and he and his wife Inez, and their and the Oremar, which have been nice job." "Take it slow Roy, I'll two children own their own homa in South Ozone Park, Long Island. sold to another SIU operator, as I ship with you again sometime." After shipping out in '42 as a These were some of the com­ well as two foreign-flag carriers. They would run from Bethlehem's ments of the crew of the Steel Ex­ 2nd cook with Waterman, he sailed newly-developed Liberian ore ecutive (Isthmian) when she with Alcoa, Robin Lines, Cities properties to Sparrows Point and paid off in New York recently. Service and Maritime Overseas. Philadelphia, as well as servicing Roy, is Roy Wood, galley utility, For the past four years, he has the South American ore run fx-om and ship's delegate of the "Execu­ shipped regularly with Isthmian. While Roy was being inter­ tive." That isn't remarkable at all. Peru and Venezuela. viewed. a few more crew members What is significant is that not only Old FMB For Subsidy The Federal Maritime Board, has Roy held the position of ship's stopped by to say so long. "Put in which has now been dissdlved, had delegate for 15 months (that's the LOG." said one, "that Roy is quite a stretch), the best darn ship's delegate I ever recommended the subsidy, after but he brought sailed with. He brought this ship which the ships would operate at the "Executive" in with no beefs, man that's pret­ no cost to the US Government. in without any ty darn good." One other uniden­ Secretary Hodges has held up beefs, without any tified AB wanted to go on record. further processing of the applica­ disputed over­ "That Roy doesn't take being a tion to determine two major time, and without ship's delegate lightly," he said. points. any hard feelings "He gets out there and talks to These are, whether construction between the crew the boys, and if there's anything of ore carriers should take pri­ wrong, he gets it squared away." and topside. ority over the building of passen­ Roy is a modest guy, and so h# This is Roy's Wood ger-cargo vessels in the subsidy didn't want to brag about his fine first trick as a program and whether money allo­ record. "I just do my job." he said. ship's delegate, and after talking cated to cover subsidy construction "The boys elected me delegate, so costs can be used for bulk carriers to him. It looks like his fine record I had to pay 'em back by doing the is anything but beginner's luck. instead of passenger cargo ves­ best I could." The responsibility of handling sels. "The best he could," made the problems aboard ship is nothing The SIU, the Maritime Trades Steel Executive a tight ship. When new to him. He's been a depart­ Department and the National Com­ the payoff was finished, fast and mittee for Maritime Bargaining ment delegate on many vessels slick without any trouble, Roy went since he started shipping with the have all emphasized the need for down the gangplank on his way to balanced assistance to all segments SIU back in 1942. Roy was bom in Barbados on South Ozone Park. of the merchant marine. (See MTD Artist's drawing shows design of proposed 51,400-ton ore carriers which would be built for SlU-contracted Marven SS Com­ pany. Unusual design has navigation facilities back aft. �TI-, ..^7 Pace ElcM SEAFARERS y LOG •apt* Big Organizing Gains Strengthen SiU In Maritime,' Legislative Fields r, nn * SE ETSBEIUICA. Sizable gains in the organizing area—have been scored by the SIU in recent years, with the result that the Union has been greatly strengthened and the benefits of organization extended to many thousands of unprotected workers. For seamen, these organiz--* Ing gains mean support and to non-union shipping operations. lative arena. A union which is Since the convention, there have active in a great many cities and assistance in any beef in which they may be Involved on been further organizing gains in states and which has a large mem­ the part of workers in harbor and many areas, including among tug- bership can make a far greater ihoreside installations. Further, boatmen in Hampton Roads. impression accordingly. they add to the overall strength Since seafaring is one of the Organizing in the deep-sea field •nd resources of the Union and its is limited by the fact that there most-regulated industries and sea-, ability to make progress on the are very few areas left to organize. men are vitally affected by legis­ economic and legislative fronts. All US dry cargo operators are lative action, this added SIU At the last SIU convention, the under contract to a maritime strength is extremely useful in filU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In- union, limiting organization in helping protect the Interests of Jand Waters District reported the this area to new operators who seamen. following gains in organizing: Under the District structure, come into business. The major • Over 5,000 members organized area of organization is in the SIU members within a given group in the Inland Boatmen's Union, runaway ship field where the SIU have their own seniority protec­ which includes the Railroad has scored several notable victories tion. In other words, a tugboatmarine tugmen. Tugboats and and has obtained rulings from the man or shoreside worker will have other harbor craft have been or­ Labor Board which clear the way seniority within his own division ganized in the parts of Boston, for further action in this field. but he cannot cross the line Into New York, Philadelphia, Balti­ The SIU's success in winning a the deep sea field and carry his Winners of Robert Swain memorial scholarships receive more, Norfolk, Mobile, New Or­ runaway ship clause in the last seniority with him. It works the leans and Houston. contract opens the door to further same the other way around. How­ awards from Prof. Milton Briggs, New Bedford Institute of ever, the fact that the SIU repre­ Technology. The six winners received $250 each from the • An additional 1,200 boatmen organizing activity. and dredge" workers have signed Organizing runaways is a neces­ sents workers at numerous shorememorial fund. up with the SIU on the Great sity since this group of ships side and harbor firms is added Lakes. These men service shipping if left unchecked, would eventually security for seamen. Sometimes, Memorial Honors Swain in major Great Lakes ports such monopolize all cargo, resulting in because of family circumstances as Buffalo, Cleveland and Detroit. the lay-up of American-flag ves­ or other reasons, seamen have to give up shipping and go to work • In Puerto Rico," an additional sels and the destruction of sea­ ashore. Within the limits of con­ 5.000 workers have joined the men's emplayment. tract rules governing employment, Clearly, there are several ad­ he has a better chance of securing SIU. This group includes all of the truckers In major Puerto Rico vantages to Seafarers in the a shoreside job as a result of SIU waterfront trucking firms, and Union's organizing activities, even activity in the shoreside and har­ workers in oil refineries such as though they may not all be in the bor field. NEW BEDFORD—Six children of members of the New Shell, Socony, Texaco and Esso. deep sea arena. It is easy to see Bedford Fishermen's Union have won $200 scholarships pro­ • In the Industrial Workers that if the Union has organized vided by the Robert J. Swain Memorial Association, in the "Union, which includes men work­ harbor craft, ship suppliers and second year in which the" ing in ship supply and ship main­ ship maintenance firms, then the tenance services as well as numer­ Union is in a far better position to awards have been presented. ous shoreside industrial plants, obtain support. Tugboats are cer­ Last year, the association the Union has organized over tainly a key to any program on issued two scholarships of $250 the waterfront and shoreside in­ 4,000 workers. each. ^ • On the Great Lakes, the stallations are no less vital. The association was formed to By broadening its total mem­ Great Lakes District of the SIU LONDON—The Cunard Steam­ honor the memory of the late has signed up over 1,500 seamen bership, the Union also can bring ship Company has received a li­ Robert J. Swain, a delegate of the In obtaining contracts with hither­ more strength to bear in the legis- cense to operate an airline service union, who passed away in Oc­ between this city and New York. tober, 1959. Funds for the scholar­ BOSTON — Thomas "Obie" The new air service, known as ship are produced through con­ O'Brien, secretary-treasurer of the Cunard Eagle Airways, is sched­ tributions from fishermen and SIUNA-affiliated Atlantic Fisher­ other Individuals in New Bedford uled to start operations next and the proceeds of the union's men's Union, is filing a protest spring. charging Russian vessels with vio­ Meanwhile, the company is plan­ annual clambake. QUESTiON: How many cups of coffee and packs of cigarettes lating fishing agreements in the The six award, winners were: do you consume in the average day aboard ship? (Question ning to go ahead with the con­ struction of a new siipeiliner to Carolyn E. Skeie, Fairhaven, Georges Banks, about 100 miles off asked aboard the Steel Executive.) replace the Queen Mary. The daughter of Andrew S. Skeie, of Cape Cod. The latest encroachment of Rus­ 75,000-ton passenger ship is re­ the dragger Pauline H; Eleanor J. Lars Nielsen, AB: I would say , Joseph Chielles, Srd cook: I ceiving a $9 million outright sub­ Helgoland, Williamstown, daugh­ sian vessels upon traditional Amer­ that I smoke smoke pretty sidy from the British government, ter of fisherman Joseph Bures of ican fishing grounds was reported about a pack of heavily every day, plus a Government loan at a mod­ the Kingfisher; Henry L. Knutsen, early this month. Boston based Fairhaven; son of Charles Knut­ fishing vessels, the Coast Guard cigarettes a day, 1 guess about est rate of interest. sen, skipper of the Mary Hayes; and other observers noticed 18 Cunard is expected to sell a which is about three packs of average. Usually cigarettes. As for combined sea-air trip ticket—one Theodore C. Pedersen, New Bed­ large Russian trawlers and two I drink at least coffee, I throw way by air and return by sea or ford, son of Theodore C. Pedersen, mother ships in Georges Banks on six cups of coffee down maybe four vice-versa, when it gets its airline Sr., a mate on the Mary Hayes; Sept. 7. and Daniel J. Fleming, Nantucket, going. Oversize Nets in the same peri­ cups a day. The company's action in joining son of Charles B. Fleming of the od. Although the Coast Guard said the opposition form of travel re­ dragger Robert Joseph. that the vessels were in interna­ The chairman of the scholarship tional waters where they have a flects the switch from passenger ships to planes in the North At­ committee is Professor Milton S. right to fish, other observers noted 4> 4^ 4> 4" 4" lantic service, particularly in the Briggs of the New Bedford Insti­ unusually large nets being used by John Abraham, DM: I figure I Louis. Torres, AB: I'm one of winter months when an Atlantic tute of Technology. Included on e m ok e three the Russian vessels. those fellows who sea voyage leaves something to the committee Howard W. Nickerpacks of cigar­ O'Brien is filing a protest on the really likes cof­ son, secretary-treasurer of the be desired. ettes a day but grounds that the Russians have fee.. I drink as US steamship companies will union. I'm not a hig cof­ been using gear banned by inter­ much as 12 cups be unable to follow suit, since fee drinker. I national fishing treaties. Georges a day. Since cof­ under US law, a company in the only drink a cup Bank is traditionally the main fish­ fee and cigarettes steamship business would not be of coffee with ing ground of the Atlantic Fisher­ go well together, permitted to own a competing each meaL The men's Union. The New Bedford I usually smoke form of transportation, such as an rest of the time Fishermen's Union, an SlU-affilabout three packs airline. t drink water — iated union headed by Howard of cigarettes In |>lenty of It, espeSAN DIEGO — California tuna Nickerson, is also keeping a close the process. tially when the weather gets hot. landings for the first six months watch on Russian fishing opera­ 4^ 4> 4> 4^ 4^ 4> of this year were the highest in tions on thie grounds off Cape Cod. Jame* Chianese, oiler: X smoke W. Denny, AB: My daily quota of more than 10 years. Most of these Early this summer, Russian two packs of cig­ coffee is about landings were made by boats trawlers began "increasing their op­ Seafarers overseas who want arettes a day but five cups. I aver­ to get in touch with headquar­ manned by members of West Coast erations in the fishing grounds off I'm not much of age about a ters in a hurry can do so by SIUNA-affiliated fishing unions. the New England coast in the vicin­ a coffee drinker. pack and a half The increase in US-caught tuna ity of two US Air Force-operated cabling the Union at its cable About four cups of cigarettes in address, SEAFARERS NEW was coupled with increases in prices, Texas tower radar stations. Is my limit. If I the same period, YORK. and decreases in tuna imports. The The Soviet vesels began ap­ drink too much sometimes more, gains were made by the larger proaching near enough to Ameri­ Use of this address will assure coffee, it gives me sometimes less. converted purse seiners. Smaller can vessels to take motion pictures speedy transmission on all mes­ indigestion. . vessels, however, found tough going of their operations. Heretofore, sages and faster service for the because of a scarcity of fish in Russian vessels have been staying men involved. nearby California waters. away from American fishing boats. SIU Fishermen Give Scholarship Awards Cunard Air Service Set AFU Protests Red Trawling Off Cape Cod WC Tuna Catch Rises Union Has. Cable Address �-y~—^ B^pUmher, IMl SEAFARERS .TKB CANADIAXT 'Riot Aid' Gimmick Fails; Free Canada Pickets Face N1a« LOG" Tidewater Tells Non-Union Men 'Don't Fraternize Viith SUP' sup-contracted Flying A Waihlngton, is shown at Bayonne terminal. At right, SUP members Armancf Adamsen and Sven Niisson, AOs, catch up on latest news in the "West Coast Sailor." PORT WELLER—crude attempt by local authorities and Cantidian shipowners to intimidate Canadian SlU Seafarers fell flat on its face in St. Catherines, Ontario, near here. The situation arose when^^ ^ the Canadian Seafarers were SIU members were grabbed and picketing the runaway-flag charged with failure to obey the Northern Venture In protest .against the Invasion of the Great Lakes with foreign-flag ship's. The members of . the Canadian SIU were quietly picketing the run­ away, using placards to Inform the public of their grievances. Suddenly they were faced with the Mayor of St. Catherines, Ontario, escorted by 40 or 60 mem­ bers of the police force. He ordered the seamen to leave the docks, or face the reading of the Riot Act. (The Riot Act had been used in this area only twice in the last 100 years, and only in times of dire peril). When they refused, he pro­ ceeded to invoke the statute, which carrys a penalty for refusal to obey, of life imprisonment. 'When Terror Exists' The statute states that it is to be invoked, "when a riot is actu­ ally in progress, and when terror exists in the hearts of persons around." The only terror caused by this picket line could only have been in the hearts of the owners of the "Northern Venture," but, the law was enforced and the pickets were told to leave. Before they could disperse, nine Crew Walkoff Protests Short Manning Scale QUEBEC—For their refusal to work under runaway working con­ ditions, 22 crewmembers of the Bermudian-flag freighter "Wheat King" have been charged with "desertion" after walking off the vessel. The ship was scheduled to sail for London, after imdergoing mechanical repairs. The Canadian SIU reported that the men walked off the ship be­ cause the vessel was seriously un­ dermanned and they had doubts about the desirability of sailing under such conditions. Runaway Operator The 12,000-ton Wheat King is registered In Bermuda as are a number of other Canadian-owned vessels which seek to escape Cana­ dian wages and conditions. The operator also owns the Northern Venture which has been picketed repeatedly in various US and Canadian Lakes ports by members of Maritime Trades Department union because of the runaway na­ ture of its operation. SIU Canadian Disfrict Halls WORT WILLIAM........408 Simpson St. Ontario Phono; 3.3221 HALIFAX, N.S 128Vii HoUis St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Mateiot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD. Ontario 62 St. David St. CAnal 7-5212 TORONTO, Ontario 872 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VANCOUVER, EC 298 Main St. ST. JOHN, NB 177 Prince WUliam St. OX 2-S431 riot act. They were hauled off to jail were they awaited trial. When they were brought be­ fore the magistrate, the crown attorney stated, "In view of the fact that order was maintained, I do not wish to carry on." The charges were dropped immedi­ ately and the . SIU men were set free. The Canadian SIU then charged, that in view of the court's opinion of the case, the riot act was mis­ used, and was enforced only to aid the scabbing efforts aboard the runaway "Northern Venture." MONTREAL—Last month was the best month of the year to date for shipping in Montreal. With well over 500 jobs going on the board, dispatching has been the keynote here. The average wailing time on the registration board has come down to less than a day in some cases. In the last two weeks men could register for work in the mbniing and sailed the same night. At any rate, jobs have been avail­ able, and plenty during this month —for the first time this year. t i) 4" • THOROLD—I^w Quarries of Port Colborne, has purchased the Sumatra, and the SIU immediately obtained a lakes contract with this company. The negotiations were handled by Paul Gagne and Harry Cahill representing the SIU. A total of 29 jobs were created for the membership as a result of the successful conclusion of these negotiations. 4< 4) J) VANCOUVE R—The largest passenger ship ever built for Pa­ cific service arrived in Vancouver on her maiden voyage. The "Can­ berra," one of the most revolu­ tionary designed ships in many years was launched in March of 1960 at a cost of forty million dollars. She can carry more pass­ engers than any other liner in the world, (2,238). This is more than the two Queens put together. A British-flag vessel, she carries a crew of 1,000. Canadian Seafarers, members of the SIU of Canada are a vital element in the mari­ time picture generally and in the SIU family of unions. They man ships under Canadian flag across-the-board—deep sea off the Atlantic Coast, on the Canadian West Coast, on the Great Lakes and the Seaway. The Canadian SIU also repre­ sents large groups of Canadian tugboatmen, dredgemen and al­ lied crafts. The Cmiadian Dis­ trict works closely with the other SIU unions throughout North America and the mutual relationship has been of great advantage to all SIU members. NEW YORK—The skipper of one Tidewater tanker on the East Coast has an unusual definition of a Communist. According to him, a Commie is anybody who asks for overtime or union representation. bonus and vacation pay. union conditions, hiring its crews The definition arose out of wage The standard bumping system through the union hiring hall. It the skipper'.s concern that the operated by Tidewater allows a pays vacations and overtime to all crewmembers might be "con­ man who is bumped off a ship to hands, deals with the union on taminated" by contact with mem bers of the Sailors Union of the Pacific. The situation arose when the Tidewater vessel, the William F Humphrey (non-union), was on a run from San Francisco to Bayonne and at San Francisco, happened to be docked at the terminal with the Flying A Washington, one of three West Coast vessels operated by Tidewater under contract with the Sailors Union. The crew of the Humphrey was warned by the skip­ per of the non-union ship not to liang around with those "West Coast Communists." Obviously, the skipper was wor­ ried that should the crewmen start talking to Sailors Union members, they would learn about overtime, union representation, a hiring hall, grievance procedure, seniority and job security which Tldewatermen have on West Coast ships but which the company denies its em­ ployees on the East Coast. Under Collins' Thumb East Coast Tidewater crewmem­ bers are under the thumb of John Collins, professional organizer and absolute boss of about a dozen socalled "independent associations" in the East Coast tanker field. As described by a Tidewater crewmember, the East Coast set-up has no provision for taking beefs up with anybody but the head of the department aboard ship. If he makes a ruling, that's it. The en­ tire East Coast contract is a fourpage document which has little or no provisions for overtime or work­ ing rules. East Coast seamen can get bumped back fey officers and can lose all their vacation benefits unless they work aboard ship con­ tinuously for at least five and a half months. Seniority can also go down the drain the same way, un­ less the man is rehired within 30 days. Obviously, it's a simple matter for Tidewater to,break a man's va­ cation or seniority rights by not rehiring him until he's been on the beach at least ^0 days. In one in­ stance, a Tidewater East Coast crewmember had accumulated sev­ en years of unbroken service when he was bounced off the ship. .He was not rehired for 30 days and, as a consequence, lost all accumu­ lated seniority including seniority go into the company office and ex­ amine the crew lists of all ships. If he finds somebody with less se­ niority, he walks on that particular ship and bumps the man off. By contrast, the same company on the West Coast operates under beefs and no bumping is allowed. Down through the years. Tidewa­ ter on the West Coast has meshed smoothly with the Sailors Union while denying its East Coast crew­ members union benefits and condi­ tions. By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS How To Cope With Food Prices storm signals are warning that working families- are in for a spell of high food prices. The Dun & Bradstreet wholesale index recently hit a four-months' peak. The Bureau of Labor Statistics wholesale food index has bounced up almost two percent in one month. How much should it cost you to feed your family? Based on BLS estimates, a family of four, with a boy of 13 and a girl of 8, can have nourishing meals for about $34 a week or $147 a month (figure 4 and 1/3 weeks in a month). These won't be the most luxurious meals, but not the lowest-cost possible either. Here are several points we'd like to suggest for keeping down your food bills: Use The School Lunch Program: Parents who have compared costs say they can't prepare lunches for the price—typically 30-35 centscharged for lunches served by many schools. If your own school isn't participating in this program (partly financed by surplus foods con­ tributed by the Federal Government) it's worth asking school author­ ities about the possibilities, or at least the likelihood of joining th» special milk program. Use These Low-Cost High-Value Foods Often: Several reasonablypriced foods are especially high in nourishment. One is non-fat milk powder. In baking and cooking, add extra dry milk to impi'ove nutri­ tion. Cakes and cookies supplemented this way also have better flavor and texture. One of the easiest ways to use dry skim milk is simply to mix it into regular milk for a drink that has excellent flavor, and gives, you more protein, minerals, and vitamins than regular milk. Other low-cost, high-value foods include canned corned beef and corned beef hash; variety meats; dried fruits (rich in iron too); peas, lentils and beans. Oatmeal is not only a high-nourishment, low-cost cereal but also a money-saving meat extender. Vegetables generally inexpensive for their high food value include carrots, kale, collards, spinach, green cabbage. Broilers have become quite a food bargain because of heavy supply, and also because they have become the supermarkets' favorite price leader, often offered at or near wholesale prices. Broilers are especi­ ally cheap in the fall. Buy Larger Meat Cuts: This department recently pointed out that you can save an average of 14 percent by buying stores' own brands, and another 17 percent, on the average, by buying larger sizes of pack­ aged foods. This saving applies to meat and poultry too. The whole ham often sells for less than the total of its parts, the New York State Extension Marketing Service points out. The whole broiler generally costs less per edible pound than chicken by the parts. A whole leg of lamb is more economical than parts and can be prepared by the butcher so you'll have three meals out of It (lamb steaks, center roast and lamb stew or curry from tiie shank). �rate T«a SKAFAnERS tOG Military Approves '50-50'|™CXFIC On Coal For German Bases WASHINGTON—Following angry protests from US maritime unions and members of Congress, the Defense Department has agreed that shipment of coal to military bases overseas will be handled under the "50-50" law. That means that' about 20 shiploads of coal will become available to"^ US-flag tramp and bulk car­ policy on purchases of coal for coal mined in this country to . US military installations abroad must West German bases. riers. The necessary coal had former­ go "100 percent by American- The Department had planned to ship some 40 shiploads of coal to Germany on foreign-flag vessels. The excuse offered was that the coal was "commercial" cargo be­ cause it was being brought by a West German supplier who, in turn, sells the coal to the Army. Gov't Order Actually, the coal movement was the product of a Government order for the Army in Germany to use American coal as a means of conserving foreign exchange and American dollars. Consequent­ ly, the coal is being purchased specifically for Government use. Ironically, the original "50-50" beef, back in the late 1940's was on this very issue, the shipment of US coal abroad. The beef developed when the Defense Department switched its Marine Firemen Discuss Vital Convention Issues ly been bought from West Ger­ flag vessels." The riled Representatives re man suppliers, but in a move to SAN FRANCISCO—The first biennial convention of th« "reduce the unfavorable balance ceived quick assurance from the I Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders and Wipers Asso­ of payments situation," the switch White House that it would launch ciation is convening here to discuss issues vitally affecting the from German to American coal an investigation, and would ask Union and the rest of the SIU-» was made to keep US dollars in that "consideration be given to reports on MFOW business, bring­ the applicability of the Cargo Pacific District. the United States. ing delegates up to date on the The convention, which takes Preference Act" (the 50-50 law). Therefore the Defense Depart­ The White House communique the place of the annual MFOW situations in all ports, and several ment went ahead and purchased speakers from outside the Marina 440,800 tons of American coal went on to say that, "we will cer­ agents'' conference, opened August Firemen's Union, such as the labor 28 and is expected to last until the fabout 40 to 44 Liberty shiploads). tainly check into the matter of movement in general and the other middle of this month. They then diecided that the cargoes using foreign-flag ships for this All members in good standing SlU Pacific District Unions, hava would be carried abroad in foreign movement. It is our understand­ ing that the Department of De­ are eligible to attend as fraternal been presented to the convention. flag tramp ships. Important topics under discus­ fense is asking for bids at prices delegates to the convention. Frater­ Congressmen Act sion at the convention include tha nal delegates are being encouraged Rep. Tollefson (Rep.-Wash) and delivered in Germany and has to make recommendations for the coming negotiations with shipown­ Rep. Bonner (Dem.-NC) sprang to not specified the method of trans­ negotiating committee. The sugges­ ers, welfare, pensions, automation, the defense of American shipping portation." tions will come from the floor of overhauling of contract language, Mr. Tollefson cited the statute the convention and from written ship'ping rules and developmenta and seamen. The first move was a letter by Tollefson to the White which says: "Only vessels of the memoranda from men in all ports. among affiliated unions. House which stated that existing United States or belonging to the Discuss Manning Officials Report statutes require that shipment of US, may he used in the transpor­ Also to be discussed at the con­ Official delegates to the conven­ tation by sea of supplies bought for the Army, Navy, Air Force or tion include the Union president, vention are the quick turnarounds Marine Corps. However If the vice president, treasurer and in West Coast ports and the man­ President finds that the freight branch port agents, plus three ning scale controversies which have charge by those vessels Is ex­ elected delegates from headquar­ been arising recently on the new cessive or otherwise undeasonable, ters and one elected delegate from Searacers and recently modernized vessels. contracts for transportation may each of the branch ports. Morning sessions will be open Union officials have presented be made as otherwise provided Joe Algina, Safety Director for general discussion of the agen­ by law." da, while the afternoons will be Would Be Illegal reserved for business conducted by New problems for the fire-iighter have developed out of every new Rep. Bonner stated that because the various convention committees. advance and change brought about by science. In many cases, the prob­ of this statute, it would he illegal, The convention, held as It is lems were not even recognized until a disastrous accident occurred. to ship the cargo in other than during a critical time for the mari­ When gasoline was first introduced as a retail item, it was sold over US flag ships. time industry and a critical period the counter in drugstores. Many may remember the serious accidents Tollefson then stated that the SAN FRANCISCO—MCS Secre- of world affairs, is expected to he that occurred until the use of gasoline was brought under control. refusal to ship American was a tary-Treasurer Ed Turner ad­ one of the most important functions Today, despite some bad accidents and fires, oiir experience with sham. "The reason for purchasing dressed MFOW convention and re­ of the Marine Firemen's Union. the handling of gasoline is pretty good when you consider the billions coal in the United States was to ceived 100 percent support for es­ of gallons used annually in this country. The hazards are still there, keep US dollars in this country, tablishment of Paciflo District but they have been brought under control by knowledge, planning and the cost of ocean freight on th^ Food Committee to determine understanding. The same should apply in the field of atomic energy coal would be higher than the standards of feeding and provision­ and radioactive materials, where a real attempt is being made in many cost of coal Itself. Therefore," he ing on West Coast Ships. SUP and areas to analyze and plan for a potential hazard before it gets out of went on, "more American dollars MFOW issue formal notices of elec­ would be paid to foreign flag ves­ tion of officers . . . WILMINGTONhand. Proper information and training can help us handle radiation hazards sels than would be paid to US SAN PEDRO—SUP jaintor reports Just as well as any other hazard that comes up. Once we really know coal producers," he concluded. new auto accident. lIlCS reports new what we're up against and the precautions that can be taken against it, contract for Motorship Princess a SAN FRANCISCO—SlU Pacific radiation hazards shouldn't be regarded as being more dangerous than new venture in the harbor. MFOW any other. shipping only fair . . . SEATTLE— District seamen are now sailing on This is another way of saying, as far as shipboard accident preven­ Unmanned barge service from here the cigar run. One of the largest shipments of tion is concerned, that some serious pre-fire planning is necessary may cut into SUP and Pacific Dis­ where cargoes of radioactive materials are involved. Regular fire and trict Jobs. MCS hopeful that Skag- Philippine cigars ever to enter the boat drilis are routine aboard on a ship today, although many seamen way ferry service will become re­ US was unloaded recently in San have gone through the same motions a hundred times without ever ality, as is MFOW . . , PORTLAND Francisco from the President getting near a fire. The practice and planning is what counts In case —Union shop change in agreement Hoover (APL) after a trip from an emergency arises. ' will aid MCS hall service members Manila. The shipment, nearly a Now we have a situation where more and more ships are cari-ying there. SUP squares optical plan million hand-rolled log-filler ci­ containerized radioactive materials as a routine cargo item. What's I beef , . . HONOLULU—More MCS gars, marks a strong return of lacking right now is adequate information for the crewmembers, li­ i members shipping out of Honolulu. Philippine tobacco into the Ameri­ censed and unlicensed alike, about the thing they may have to deal 1 SUP handles large number of ships can market, after the breakdownwith in the event of fire. The danger is not an outright atomic explosion, [in transit with all beefs squared In trade between the US and the as some might think; the basic danger is possible radioactive contam­ away . . . NEW ORLEANS—SUP important Caribbean tobacco pro­ ination if a fire or accident develops where these cargoes are stowed. f bosun hospitalized off Hawaiian ducer, Cuba. A snap decision to jettison the stuff over the side is not the answer. Pacific District Seafarers on the I Tourist. MFOW crews WeyerhaeusAs minimum precautions, when radioactive materials are aboard ship, 'er ships . , . NEW YORK—Ship- President Cleveland (APL) have notices should be posted telling the location of the cargo and what ' ping picks up slightly after strike. brought over another load of the radiation levels are involved. Are the containers liable to be affected SUP reports. Red Ramsey, MFOW Manila cigars, which required spe­ by the fire . . . would the radioactive material be affected chemically I port agent, attending convention. cial handling on the long voyage. by smoke, heat or fire? Is the material itself of a combustible or flam­ mable nature? Should radiation detection instruments be used before approaching ... are such instruments available and does anyone aboard know how to read and interpret them? A ship at sea is in a different kind of a predicament when a fire breaks out. It has the advantage of an unlimited water supply but its MC&S Total SUP Port 1 MFOW safety hinges on having the best available equipment and the trained 7/27 to 8/24 1 8/1 to 8/31 7/10 to 8/21 1 ^ personnel with the energy and ability to use them. Pre-fire planning with re.gard to radioactive cargoes has to be integrated with routine 219 388 708 San Fran. 1,313 fire-fighting procedures aboard ship because we have to look ahead and 82 . ^ 49 182 Seattle prepare for these hazards in advance. 313 Growing awareness of safety needs in the home is making a field 29 74 Portland 126 229 day for some house-to-house salesmen out for a fast buck from unwary householders. The National Safety Council has issued several warnings 110 (no hall) Wilmington 442 552 about pitchmen who actually create hazards in the house in eagerness SHORE WEAR t SEA CEAR 30 New York 32 108 168 for a sale. Among the latest gimmicks are worthless or downright harmful fire SEA GEAR t SHORE WEAR (no hall) 0 New Orleans 76 76 extinguishers for up to $10. One man was killed when an extinguisher 20 92 exploded in his face and others have been burned by leaky chemicals Honolulu 38 34 from faulty containers. Home owners have also been taken for large (no hall) (no hall) 180 San Pedro 180 sums when purchasing very elaborate but worthless lightning rods. iCovvnents and suggestions are invited by the Department and can 625 Total 1,674 2,925~" 626 1 be submitted to this column, care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Pre-Fire Planning: Know Your Hazards In Pacific Ports West Coast Developing Cigar Run — for SlU MEMBERS! NEEO;NS©\SE4R ANPSMO^WeAl^WMATbaiHBWSH TOASCUvVESTEfg* AU-ATSREOAL. sfAoiesr PRICES your SEA CHEST Pacific District Shipping �fcylnrtM. mi SEAFARERS V«fe Hevea LOG 'MfAjr Not Use The All-Purpose Vitamin?' Xieg:islatiire Bay Murdock, Director CELLER PROBE.—The House Committee on the Judiciary Is seri­ ously considering a probe of monopoly problems in the ocean ship­ ping Industry. It is expected that the operating-differential subsidy program administered by the Maritime Administration would be the target of a new inquiry and would receive special scrutiny. A number of operating-differential subsidy applications are pending at MA; some have been tangled in legal and administrative proceedings for as long as five years. The Celler Antitrust Subcommittee recently concluded hearings on alleged violations of the 1916 Shipping Act by steamship companies in the United States foreign trade and steamship conferences. 3» t- 4" MARITIME STATISTICS.—MA has reported that there were 917 vessels of 1,000 gross tons and over in the active oceangoing US mer­ chant fleet on August 1. This is an increase of 296 over the number active on July 1. The large increase was due to the return to service of vessels which were idle during the maritime J strike. Of the 917 active vessels, 38 were Government-owned and 879 were privately-owned. The pilvately-owned fleet showed an increase of 286 active vessels and a decrease of 287 inactive vessels. Two freighters, the Del Oro and the Solon Turman, wera delivered from construction. One freighter, the Globe Progress, was transferred back to the United States from foreign flag. Thrge vessels were sold ' ^ for scrap, the Danny Boy, Orient Point, and Maracaibo. The tanker Chiwawa was converted to a dry cargo vessel for Great Lakes service. The total privately-owned fleet decreased by one to 988. Of the 109 privately-owned inactive vessels, two combination ships, 10 freighters, and nine tankers were undergoing repair or con­ version or reactivation. MA's active fleet increased by 10 ships, while its inactive fleet decreased by 18. The total United States merchant fleet decreased by 9 to 2,947. The total of large merchant ships on order or under construction in US shipyards decreased by two to 84. S' The urgent need of trade union participa­ tion in any redrafting of America's merchant marine program was shown by the request of Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges for recommendations on the Government's policy in that area. A great many organizations in the ship­ ping field responded with specific proposals dealing with their area of immediate inter­ est. But it remained for the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, to submit a program which dealt with all the problems confront­ ing the American Merchant Marine. (For the full details of the MTD's proposals, see page 12). Obviously, the piecemeal approach to the industry's problem's is doomed to failure be­ cause the ills of the Industry cannot be re­ solved by patchwork tactics. This has long been realized by the maritime unions. It was a principal reason why, last December, they formed the National Committee for Maritime Bargaining so as to win from shipowners the realization that an industry-wide ap­ proach is needed, that it no longer made sense for any one segment of the industry to pursue its own interests. and ignore the needs of the rest of the operators and of the seamen who depend on the industry for a living. Further, the unions pointed to the vast changes in our trade since 1936 and the need to overhaul our maritime program. The MTD proposals deal with the needs of every segment of the shipping industry and offer specific and workable suggestions for meeting those needs. It is hoped that the Secretary of Commerce, in drafting his own report to President Kennedy, will make good use of the material submitted to him by the Department. New Bid By Riiffiafways Shortly after the National Labor Relations lution is to have an adequate merchant fleet Board issued its ruling on the Yarmouth, or­ under the American-flag. The runaways. De­ dering the owners to deal with the SIU, the fense admitted, are a poor substitute for runaway operators undertook a new cam­ American ships. US unions have pointed out on several paign to preserve their privileged sanctuary occasions that runaway ships will work for where they evade US taxes and US wages. The latest bid by the runaways consisted the highest bidder, even if that bidder hap­ of enlisting the Department of Defense and pens to be the Soviet Union. Further, the the State Department in an attempt to sell unions point to the fact that these ships are Congress the idea that it would be dangerous manned by crews who owe no allegiance to to US security to disturb the runaways. The the United States and who may, in fact, be Republic of Panama got in a feeble lick of actively hostile to this country. At a time of its own when it protested the "invasion" of international crisis, such a situation could its sovereignty by the NLRB. (The Yar­ lead to serious complications. mouth, a Panamanian-flag ship, has never No amount of rationalization or squirming been to Panama). by the runaways or by any Government Even while putting out its pitch, the De­ agency in their behalf, is going to change fense Department conceded that the best so­ these basic facts. SOVIET MARITIME EXPANSION.— E. Germany is building four 18,500-ton liners for Soviet account. News of the construction was re­ ported in the August 8 edition of the NY Journal of Commerce. This four ship project does not include the construction of a 30,000-tom passenger liner which has already been assigned to a Russian ship­ yard, These vessels will carry 750 passengers, and will travel at a speed of 20 knots. Delivery is anticipated in 1964. The SIU Legisla­ tive Department reported on August 15 that the USSR had 21 pas­ senger-cargo vessels of 113,000 gross tons on order January 1, 1961. The present announcement, therefore, indicates orders over and abova those already reported. 4" 4» 4" RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—MA has announced that the research engineering staffs and facilities of the University of Califor­ nia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Stevens Institute of Technology will be employed to study the effects of "sea slamming" on ship structures, seakeeping qualities of ships, and ship controllabil­ ity. The University of California will conduct studies aimed at the reduction of both local structural bottom damage and super-imposed hull stresses associated with sea slamming of merchant ships. The contract also calls for the development of a long-range program in ship structural design and related subjects. The contract with MIT calls for implementing research in seakeeping qualities of vessels. This will include research into increasing ship speed in head seas, which will entail analyses of ship motion data and model experiments in regular and irregular waves, verifying by spectrum analysis their relation to actual sea status. The third university, Stevens Institute of Technology, will deal with implementation of long-range research in ship controllability. Tliis will require research evaluation of the hydrodynamics of merchant ship turning and steering, looking toward the improvement of merchant vessel steering in rough seas and ma­ neuvering qualities in restricted waters. Each of the three contracts stipulates that expenditures will not exceed $50,000. 4< 4> 4- RIGHT TO WORK.—The National Right-to-Work Committee is planning to accelerate its campaign in states which do not have rightto-work laws. They have recently held meetings in California, Colo­ rado, Wyoming, Illinois, and Oklahoma. Plans are now being formu­ lated to conduct active campaigns in Kentucky, Louisiana, Rhode Is­ land, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Alaska , . . Nebraska has recently adopted a statute designed to outlaw the "agency shop." The Labor Committee of Nebraska's unicameral leg­ islature approved the measure by a 6 to 3 vote. It was then passed by the full legislature . . . The National Committee plans to present 13 radio programs this fall aimed at arousing anti-union sentiment. The series will carry the misleading title; "The Blessings of Liberty." LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP.—Tht Sentte has approved S. 1729, a measure to provide new services which the Federal Government now provides to American businessmen interested in exporting their prod­ ucts and services. The bill now goes to the House . . . The House has passed HR 6309, a bill to increase from 75 to 90 percent the permissi­ ble payment to an operator of accrued operating subsidy . . . Other bills passed in the House include: HR 6732, designed to encourage the construction and maintenance of American-flag vessels built in Ameri­ can shipyards; HR 6974, to authorize subsidized operator to make ex­ penditures from capital reserve funds for purposes of research, de­ velopment, and design expenses; and S. 2187, to implement the pro­ visions of the International Convention for the Prevention of tha Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954 . . . Representative Powell (Dem), New York, has filed a favorable report on HR 8723. The measura would amend the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act with re­ spect to the method of enforcement and provide certain additional sanctions �Pace TV^TW SEAFARERS SCHEDDLE OF SlU MEETINGS SlU membership meeN Ings are held regularly once a month on days in­ dicated by the SlU Con­ stitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SlU ports below. All Seafarers are ex­ pected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include registration num­ ber). The next SlU meet­ ings will be: New York October Philadelphia October Baltimore October Detroit October Houston October New Orleans October Mobile October 2 3 4 6 9 10 11 MEBAPact Has Dental Care Plan NEW YORK—District 2 oi the Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ sociation, announced the signing of a new three year agreement, with their offshore shipping com­ panies. With the old contract scheduled to expire on September 30, the conclusion of contract parlays came 22 days short of the deadline. The District 2 agreements ap­ proximate those already signed by the other MEBA districts. How­ ever District 2's contract includes a few unique fringe benefits. Raymond T. McKay, presidentbusiness manager of District 2, pointed out that the contracted companies have agreed to make contributions to finance the first dental program in the maritime field. The new plan will provide dental care for District 2 men and their families. The dental, safety and education programs head up the first year's gains in the newly concluded agreements. District 2 also secured vested pensions, improved over­ time pay and additional welfare plan contributions within the framework of the first year of the contract. The agreement also guarantees two SVa percent increases, apply­ ing to wages or benefits, to take effect at the start of the second and third years of the agreement. The existing vacation allotment of five days a month for dry cargo ships, and 10 days a month for tankers will still stand. The most important issue in­ cluded in the new contract re­ garding the future, is the right of District 2 to organize and negotiate contracts for the foreign-flag ships operated by its contracted com­ panies and their affiliates. Dis­ trict 2 will also participate in the new joint committee to promote the US merchant marine and create additional job opportunities for American seamen. The SIU Is also part of this important com­ mittee. The new benefits will take ef­ fect as of September 1, 1961. They expire on June 15, 1964. District 2's contract covers 25 deep-sea companies operating 100 ships. Among them are Isthmian, Isbrandtsen and Victory Carriers. It also holds contracts, with op­ erators on the Great Lakes and the Inland waterways. LOG INI TEXT OF MTD PROGRAM TO REVIVE US SHIPPING The iollowing is the text of the program submit' ted to Secretary of Com' merce Luther Hodges by the Maritime Trades De­ partment, AFL-CIO. The MTD program deals spe­ cifically with the needs of all segments of the US mar­ itime industry—liner serv­ ices, bulk carriers, domestic ships, tankers and Lakes ships. HE decline of the American maritime industry since World War II con­ stitutes a national disaster. At the end of the War the T merchant marine of the United States, and our capacity to build ships of all types, were greater than those of the rest of the world combined. Today, among Western powers, we rank fourth as a maritime power, after Great Britain, Norway, and Liberia. Today, we are carrying only a tiny fraction of the imported commodities which are essential to our prosperity and national defense, less than about 10 per­ cent of our foreign commerce, only about 20 percent of our outbound foreign-aid cargo, and our shipbuilding capacity bas dwindled in proportion. Fourfifths of the qualified and docu­ mented American seamen are employed outside industry, and a great majority of the arts and crafts essential to shipbuilding have been obliged to seek em­ ployment elsewhere. Our recommendations to meet and overcome this disaster will be presented on the basis of the various segments of the mari­ time industry, I. Operating-Differential and Construction Subsidies—The op­ erating and construction subsi­ dies were established by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. This Act was based upon the as­ sumption that tramp shipping was dying, and that the ocean commerce of the world would be carried, by liner companies. These assumptions proved to be inaccurate so far as the United States is concerned. The subsi­ dies benefit only liner compa­ nies operating on essential trade routes designated by the Mari­ time Administration, llo^vever, since World War II, the United States has become an importing country, rather than an export­ ing country,' and today more than 80 percent of our foreign commerce is carried on tramp ships. The largest-volume of our exports now consists of grains and other cargoes shipped un­ der the foreign-aid program. Most of our imports consist of bulk cargoes, such as oil, ores, and sugar. The United States has almost completely failed to develop a bulk fleet, with the result that almost all of these strategic materials are import­ ed on foreign-flag ships. There­ fore, the Department recom­ mends: That the entire subsidy pro­ gram be reviewed and revised, so that construction subsidies shall be made available to all segments of our merchant ma­ rine; and that operating subsi­ dies be made available to all segments of our merchant ma­ rine which are in competition with foreign shipping. II. Domestic Shipping—Prior to World War II, In number of ers and tramps. This includes fleets to foreign flags, such aa ships, tonnage, and men em­ practically all of our imported that of Liberia, (thereby escap­ ployed, the largest segment of petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, ing American taxation and the our merchant marine was en­ other imported ores, sugar, and obligation to obey American gaged In coastwise and inter- other strategic commodities. labor and other laws), and then coastal shipping. Primarily, it Only a very small and decreas­ compete with the dwindling was domestic shipping which ing fraction of these strategic American-flag • fleets in our built our great port cities and commodities are carried on foreign commerce. MTD there­ provided transportation and American-flag vessels. In spite fore recommends: communication between all parts of the law, far less than 50 per­ 1. That Congress enact into of our country. At the beginning cent of our exported foreign-aid law the recommendation made of World War II about 70 per­ cargoes are carried on Ameri­ by the President In his tax cent of our merchant marine was can-flag vessels. American-flag ^message of April 20, 1961, and engaged in domestic shipping; tankers and tramps are excluded by the Secretary of the Treas­ as of today, practically all of from carrying imports by the ury In his statement of May that shipping has disappeared. unfair competition of runaway- 3, 1961, before the House Com­ The last coastwise common car­ flag ship owned by Ameijcans. mittee on Ways and Means, rier on the Pacific coast became Their percentage of the foreign that the tax haven device, as insolvent and died about two aid cargoes is minimized by reg­ exemplified by the runawayyears ago. On the Atlantic and ulations of the Department of flag program, be eliminated. Gulf coasts, where formerly Agriculture. The MTD therefore 2. As an alternative. Con­ scores of companies operated makes the following recom­ gress ought to enact legislation profitably, today only two com­ mendations: such as outlined in III, 3, above. panies operating nine ships are 1. Administrative Actions. 4> 4 4' left, and they are operating at (a) It is the commercial prac­ V. Great Lakes—Practically a'current loss. These results have ensued notwithstanding the tice to prepay ocean freight on all of our shipping on the Great fact that of all American ship­ surrender of the bill of lading Lakes is over-age. Many ves­ ping companies, the most ef­ at the loading port. This prac­ sels are more than 50 years old. ficient, the ones which have tice" is applied by the Depart­ Because of the competition of made the greatest efforts to ment of Agriculture to liner ves­ other forms of transportation, mechanize and automate their sels carrying foreign aid cargo. find foreign shipping, there Is operations, are tfie domestic However, it is not applied to little incentive for American shipping companies. The wage most tramp and tanker owners, capital to invest in new ships. costs of these two remaining who are only paid after arrival MTD therefore recommends: 1. That the construction sub­ coastwise common carriers on of the vessels at discharge ports. (b) The Department of Agri­ sidy be extended to Great the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, amount to only about 20 percent culture and ICA ought to es­ Lakes shipping. 2. That the Maritime Ad­ of their total operating cost, tablish uniform charter parties which we think is unparalleled and policies to insure that for­ ministration and other-Govern­ In American industry. Many stu­ eign nations will not utilize ment agencies, cooperate with dies have been made of domestic funds allocated for transporta­ maritime management and la­ bor in the development of a shipping, all of which point up tion on US vessels by obtaining program iq Increased shipborne and prove that the evils which excessive dispatch and carrying cargo in and to and from the charges, and other practices not have destroyed this segment of the industry are: (1) Official common in normal commercial Great Lakes area, neglect, since no agency of the transactions. 4 4 4 (c) Military dry cargo and Government has undertaken or VI. Research and Develop­ recommended any program to tanker vessels ought to be used ment—The obsolescence of our revive domestic shipping; (2) Se­ only when privately-owned tank­ merchant marine, and of cargo lective rate-cutting by the rail­ ers and dry cargo vessels are handling gear and methods roads. To correct this disaster- not available at reasonable rates place the American maritime ous situation, MTD makes the for either time or voyage industry at a disadvantage with charter. following recommendations: foreign competition. The MTD 2. Executive Action — The therefore recommends: 1. The new Maritime Admin­ istration created under Reorgan­ President of the United States 1. That Government ^agencies ization Plan No. 7 should have established the present oil im­ expand their programs for the within it an office to which is port quotas in Presidential development of quicker, more assigned as a primary responsi­ Proclamation No. 3279 of March efficient, and less costly ships, bility the development and im­ 10, 1959. To this proclamation gear and methods. 2. Consideration should be plementation of plans to resus­ ought to be added the following given to the advisability of citate the domestic deep-water requirement: "Any person importing pe­ granting tax exemption to a fleet. percentage of income of com­ 2. The Interstate Commerce troleum in excess of 1,000 bar­ Commission ought to develop a rels a day whether crude, un­ panies in all segments of the industry, providing such per­ consistent policy, within present finished oils, finished petroleum law, which will insure: (a) pres­ products or residual fuels, or centage is used In research and ervation of the ihserent advan­ ores, into the United ^States development. tages of the coastwise carrier, must transport at least 50 per­ 4 4 4 and (b) enforcement of the co- cent of such importations in ves­ VII. Shipbuilding—As point­ oi'dination J)etween rail and sels registered under the laws ed out above, the decline of coastal water carriers required of the United States, which ves­ American shipping has inevit­ sels are owned at least 75 per­ ably resulted" in a decline of by the statutes. 3. The Merehant Marine Act cent by citizens of the United American shipbuilding and re­ should be amended to provide States, within the meaning of pairs. Highly skilled crafts­ construction subsidy for coast­ Section 2 of the Shipping Act, men and professional people 1916, as amended, 46 U.S.C. 802, wise and intercoastal vessels. have been driven out of the shipbuilding Industry into other 4. (a) The bulk commodity ex­ and have coastwise privileges in emptions in Section 303 (b) of accordance with the provisions industries. In 1957, in 91 ship repair yards, 37,600 skilled the Interstate Commerce Act of section 27 of the Merchant ought to be repealed, (b) Owner­ Marine Act of 1920, as amended, workers were employed; in 1960 there were only 20,200 in ship of common carriers by ship­ 46 U.S.C. 883." 3. Legislative Action—As an 77 yards. It Is incredible that pers, and vice versa, ought to alternative to the foregoing we should allow this decay of be prohibited. 5. Amend Section 805a of the recommended executive action. our shipbuilding industry, when Merchant Marine Act to pro­ Congress ought to extend the 79 percent of our trade cargo cargo preference laws so as to and 54 percent of tankers are hibit carriage of coastwise and provide that a stated per­ more than 15 years old. These Intercoastal traffic by subsidized centage of imported strategic ships are obsolete and ought lines when the same routes are commodities must be shipped to be replaced. The MTD there­ served by unsubsidized lines. fore recommends: 6. Amend the cu.stoms laws to on American-flag vessels. That laws be enacted which 4" 4 4" extend permission for bonded IV. Runaway-Flag Ships— will require that all Americanbunkers to the coastwise trades. The cancer which Is destroy­ owned ships engaged in the 4" 4" 4" HI. American-Flag Tanker and ing the American shipping in- domestic or foreign trades must Tramp Fleets—As noted above, -.dustry is the runaway-flag de­ be constructed, repaired.. or most of our foreign commerce vice, under which great Amer­ renovated in American ship­ is carried on foreign-flag tank­ ican corporations transfer their yards. �r.tta MTD Labor Day In Baltimore L0G Wage TUrfecs On Saturday, Septem­ ber 2, more than 10,000 union members and their families came out for a gala Labor Day picnic thrown by the Baltimore Port Council of the Mari­ time Trades Department. Members of MTD-affiliated unions, Including Seafarers, kept the crowd well fed and happy with five tons of chicken, a ton and a half of potato salad, a ton of baked beans, and a half ton of frankfurters. No figures were given on the amount of bicarb con­ sumed, but all agreed it was a fine way to cele­ brate Labor Day. Bozo the clown gets smiles from the kids with his takeoff on rabbit trick. Thats fust part of the chicken cooked to feed the 10,000 at the picnic. Barbeque pits kept going all day. Family group digs Into the barbecued chicken at the picnic tables. "•]W\ T / All aboard for the miniature train ride, one of the many amusements offered. ~ That's "Baby George" getting a lift to the microphone. Viiik \ This little Miss wasn't sure of photogra­ pher's Intentions. J �gEAFARERS New, Higher 5IU Benefits Go Info Effect October I m Sweeping gains in SIU welfare and vacation programs get underway on October 1, 1961, as part of the contract package won by the Union during the recent negotiations. The changes represent major gains in Seafarers' hospital, pension and vacation benefits and ex­ tend welfare coverage to SIU-*outpatients for the first time. (See details under separate SIU outpatients not receiving maintenance and cure are urged headings below). to apply at any SIU hall as early as possible starting October 1 An additional gain for SIU pen­ to allow time for processing of the new $56 weekly Sickness and sioners was just approved by the JVccident Benefit. Seafarers who do not expect to be outpatients trustees on September 20 to as­ for at least seven days should not apply since the first week's sure that dependents designated as benefits cannot be paid until a full week has actually passed. the beneficiary o£ SIU oldtlmers Thus, Monday, October 9, Is the first day when Seafarers on out­ will receive the regular $4,000 SIU patient status back to October 1 can qualify for their week's death benefit. This amounts to a benefits. change in the pension program as Seafarers must present a "not fit for duty" slip or similar originally announced two months medical record at the time of application. Men released from a ago. hospital as outpatients are reminded \hat they should also reg­ Designated beneficiaries who are ister within 48 hours to get day for day credit on the shipping not dependents of a pensioner will list for in-patient time up to 30 days. Outpatients" can be regis­ still qualify for a $1,000 dfeath tered for shipping and still receive weekly benefits if they're not benefit. These changes do not in getting maintenance and cure. All applications will be processed any way affect the $4,000 death at headquarters. Checks will be forwarded to the outports in ths benefit rate for active Seafarers. same manner as Vacation Plan payments. How To Collect Outpatient S $ t, $ In-Hospital Benefits Seafarers' in-hospital benefits will almost triple on October 1 when the new $8 daily rate goes into effect for regular inpatients. The $8 rate will apply for up to 39 weeks of hospitalization in any calendar year. Howevef, Seafarers cannot col­ lect more than 39 weeks of bene­ fits at $56 per week in any combi­ nation of inpatient and outpatient time during the same calendar year. Thus, if a Seafarer is hospi­ talized for five weeks, then re­ leased as an outpatient and is not receiving maintenance and cure, he would qualify for up to 34 more weeks of benefits as an outpatient that year. In the past, a Seafarer may have been discharged from the hospital with a "not fit for duty" and not be eligible for any benefit unless he qualified for maintenance and cure". The new benefit will there­ fore assure Seafarers needed pro­ tection for 39 weeks even though they may have been discharged from the hospital. If hospitalization is required for more than 39 weeks, benefits will continue at the current rate of $3 per day regardless of the length of stay in the hospital. This main­ tains the unique feature of the SIU Welfare Plan providing for the unlimited duration of hospital benefits to cover severe, chronic illness. lect more than 39 weeks of bene­ fits at $56 per week in any combi­ nation of inpatient and outpatient time during the same calendar year. , 4^ it Normal Pension At Age 65 All Seafarers who are 65 or over and have discharges showing at least 15 years of seatime (5,475 days) on ships for which the SIU furnished crewmembers will qual­ ify after October 1 for a normal pension of $150 monthly. They must meet the basic seatime re­ quirement of one day's seatime in the last six months and 90 days in the last calendar year at the time of application. No showing of dis­ ability is necessary. In addition to the $150 per month pension payment, the pen­ sioner and his dependents are eli­ gible for the full hospital-medicalsurgical coverage provided by the Welfare Plan. Under an amendment just ap­ proved, a dependent designated as the beneficiary of a pensioner qualifies for the regular $4,000 SIU death benefit. All other benefici­ aries qualify for a $1,000 death benefit. This amendment is designed to assure full protection to members of the immediate family of a pen­ sioner. The same provision applies to Seafarers receiving disability pensions. hospital-medical-surgical coverage provided by the Welfare Plan. In addition, a dependent desig­ nated as the beneficiary of a pen­ sioner qualifies for the full $4,000 SIU death benefit. A $1,000 death benefit Is payable for all other beneficiaries. ^ \ INl LOG » Continuous Service Vacation Benefits Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director Disabled Still Qualify for US Benefits Under the Seafarer' pension program as it exists today and as it will change beginning October 1, eligible SIU oldtlmers have always had the full protection of US Social Security benefits as well as their SIU benefits earned on the basis of seatime. Last year, and again in 1961, a number of changes have occurred in the Federal Social Security program and have been reported here from time to time. Under this year's law, there is one other key change that can save benefits for those who can least afford to lose them—the disabled and their famU lies. Until the new amendments were signed, a worker with a.sever dis­ ability of some years standing had until June SO, 1961, to apply for his US disability insurance benefits. Disabled workers who had been unable to work for some years, and Vho delayed applying beyond that date, could lose all rights to current and future benefits for themselves and their dependents. In the 1961 amendments. Congress has given these disabled workers one year more—until June 30, 1962—to apply for benefits through their local Social Security office under the dis­ ability provisions of the law. To be eligible for Federal disability insurance benefits, a worker must have credit for at least 5 years work under Social Security dur­ ing 10 years before disability began. In addition, he must be so severely disabled that he cannot do any substantial gainful work. The disability must have existed for at least 6 months and be expected to continue indefintely. While a worker is receiving disability insurance benefits under So­ cial Security, dependents benefits can be paid to certain members of his family—just as in the case of a retired worker. Payment, can go to any of his children who are under age 18, or who have been totally disabled since before they reached 18. His wife, regardless of her age, can be paid benefits if she has a child in her care who is eligible for these dependents benefits. If there is no child eligible for benefits, the wife may qualify for payments when she herself, reaches 62. Any Seafarer who believes he may be eligible for these disability benefits should get in touch with his Social Security office. Anyone who is unable to visit his Social Security office may telephone or write, or may contact an SIU Welfare representative to obtain the proper infor­ mation. (•Comments ond suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) starting October 1, Seafarers who work on the same vessel for 365 days or more will earn vaca­ tion pay at the rate of $800 per year. Any seatime over a full year will be pro-rated at the $800-figure. In "order to receive this amount, a Seafarer must pay off the vessel at the next regular port of payoff. He thereafter can register im­ mediately for a new job but cannot compete at regular job calls for 60 days from the date of payoff unless there is an emergency where a vessel would sail shortA total of 35 SIU oldtlmers has now been added to the dis­ handed. ability-pension list this year in advance of the October 1 In computing seatime, temporary layoffs of 10 days or less do not starting date for the improved SIU pension program. (De­ count as a break in continuous tails on the new pension bene-" service. The $800 annual rate is tits appear in the story at based on continuous seatime be­ right.) ginning on or after October 1, Four of the additions to the dis­ 1961. ability roster in recent weeks in­ t t 4i clude Seafarers Paul R. Albano, 57, Broken Service of Galveston: William A. Brewer, 59, of Baltimore; Loyd J. Griffis, Vacation Benefit There is no change in the exist­ 62, of Beaumont, Miss., and John O. ing vacation pay program based on Morrison, 68, of Tampa. All qual­ a $400 annual vacation pay rate ified for the $35 weekly benefit 4" t 4" Morrison covering 360 days of seatime on (changed to $150 monthly beginning Griffls 4) 4" <4 Outpatient more than one vessel or for more partment veteran with SIU seatimo Disability Pension than one employer. Benefits since 1939. No longer able to sail The rules for this benefit, as Beginning October 1, a brandAt Any Age due to heart disease, he paid off new Sickness and Accident Benefit All totally disabled Seafarers re­ heretofore, enable a Seafarer to his last vessel, the Village, in of $56 weekly will cover out­ gardless of age who file discharges collect vacation pay pro-rated at March. He and his wife live in his patient Seafarers not receiving showing 12 years (4,380 days) of the $400 annual figure whenever hometown of Baltimore. maintenance and cure. This bene­ seatime on vessels for which the he accumulates at least 90 days of Old 'Black Gang' Men fit will extend welfare protection SIU furnished crewmembers qual­ seatime. Seafarers may pay off or for the first time to Seafarers on ify after October 1 for a disability remain aboard a vessel for any With eight years on the Alcoa outpatient treatment. pension of $150 per month. Sea­ length of time in accord-with the Polaris behind him. Brother Griffis It will apply only to Seafarers farers now receiving weekly spe­ seniority provisions of the SIU finally had to call it quits a year Brewer Albano who are not eligible for mainten­ cial disability benefits will auto­ contract while receiving this bene­ ago due to a disabling injury. He's ance and cure because an illness matically be transferred to the new fit. Oct. 1) due to permanent physical an oldtimer in the black gang and Consequently, a Seafarer who disabilities. or Injury occurred after they left disability pension list. served with the Navy in World a vessel. The $56 weekly rate will Those who apply for the dis­ has been on a vessel for a year, A member of the engine depart­ War II before joining the SIU. His be paid to outpatients for up to ability pension must also meet the but does not want to pay off, would ment, Brother Albano .last shipped next of kin is a sister in Mobile. 39 weeks, the same as for inpa­ basic seatime requirement and, receive the $400 benefit. He can in January on the Seagarden and Another engine department oldtients. once approved, they and their de­ only get the $800 by actually leav­ joined the SIU back in 1947. He's tinrter. Brother Morrison boasts SIU However, Seafarers cannot col- pendents are eligible for the full ing the ship. a native of Italy, now a naturalized membership back to 1938 in Jack­ U.S. citizen, and has a sister in sonville. He sailed until June as TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS AND BENEFITS ... Seafarers should be sure to obfolit a Mas­ Quincy, Mass. listed as next to kin. FWT on the Chickasaw but had to ter's certificate when getting off a vessel due to on illness or injury while In the service of He's been beached permanently by quit due to diabetes and a rheu­ matic heart. He and his wife re­ the vessel. This will eliminate delays and red tope when applying for benefits later on a heart condition. Brother Brewer is a steward de- side in Tampiu either as an inpatient or outpatient. k ' 4 More SIU Pensioners Up Year's Total To 35 �.Mcabnv ua SBAFARERS LOG 'n Coffee For LaSallo Seafarers Taf WttUm Bull C-4s In Shipyard For Container Conversion SEATTLE—Bull Line's two C-4s, which are to be converted into combination container and break bulk ships, arrived here at Todd's Shipyard for the conversion job. It is expected that the job will take about five months. break bulk cargo, about aa much The two C-4s, formerly break bulk as the existing C-2« known as the Marine Panther and carry at present. In addition, the the Marine Fox, had been used as C-4s are about IVi knots faster troopships by the military. The than the C-2s and have three Marine Panther has been renamed decks, offering more space for the Alecia, and the Marine Fox automobiles and other deck cargo the Dorothy. The present Dorothy, which are prominent Items in the a Liberty, will be renamed the Puerto Rico trade. • Margaret. The old Margaret was Bull already owns 166 containone of the Bull Line ships lost to ers and will be purchasing addi­ enemy action during World War II. tional ones for the new service. Tugs cut the two vessels out The company believes that the of the Suisun Bay, Calif., reserve combination of container and fleet anchorage and hauled them break bulk service is ideal in the to Seattle for the conversion and Puerto Rican trade. reactivation work. Interestingly enough, the en­ Traveling Cranes Set gineering work on the vessels was The conversion Job will be con­ done by a former Seafarer, Gran­ Seafarer Floyd Peavy (second cook) puts crust over beef pot pie for the La Salle's dinner. fined to the two after hatches. ville Parker, who is currently At right, Eli Zubotsky, 12-4 OS, sets up the percola^r with some fresh coffee. A traveling crane, designed by head of the engineering staff at Bull Line and built by Harn- the Bethlehem Steel shipyard in ishfeger, a Milwaukee concern, Brooklyn. will be installed on each ship Bull has made no secret of the aft of the midship house and the fact that the C-4 program is hatches remodeled to hold 35-foot "make or break" for the company. iiisfSsi container boxes. The forward four, It has been losing money heavily hatches and their cargo gear will in the Puerto Rico trade and A two-month strike against the of all contractors or sub-contrac­ remain as is and be used for con­ claims it will have to discontinue Sinclair Oil Corporation by the Oil, tors on public projects. This clause ventional break bulk cargo. the service and lay up ships and Chemical & Atomic Workers union must be written into all construc­ The conversion will enable the crews unless the C-4 prograna was settled when the company tion projects of state, boroughs, agreed to negotiate with the union townships, school districts or any WASHINGTON —From a ship C-4s to carry 168 35-foot con­ serves to restore profitable opera­ on the amount of severance pay state agency. Rates will be de­ that skims on the top of the water tainers plus 400,000 cubic feet of tions in the trade. to be granted in cases of future termined by the state labor secre­ (a hydrofoil) it's just a short skip layoffs. The severance issue was tary who will take into considera­ and jump to a ship which doesn't the major cause of the strike which tion scales set up In union con­ touch the water at all. Hence the started when management refused tracts. announcement by the Maritime to change its policy of making uni­ 4" 4" 4" Administration of plans for a new lateral decisions on layoff pay. A "runaway" bloustr manufac­ kind of vessel, a "hovercraft." turer has been ordered by an 5" The MA announced it was ne­ A Chattanooga, Tenn., hospital's arbitrator to return to Philadel­ gotiating with a California firm display of an American Medical phia by the middle of this month for a design contract for the pro­ Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director Association propaganda poster or pay $355,000 to the Interna­ posed vessel, which will not travel which calls health care for the tional Ladies Garment Workers on water at all, but will be sup­ aged "socialized medicine" was,at­ Union and 215 stranded employees. ported by a cushion of air trapped One of the steward's most important jobs is one which is often The arbitrator found that the between the bottom of the ship tacked by the city's AFL-CIO La­ bor Council. The council asked manufacturer violated its contract and the water. Similar vehicles overlooked. That is the somewhat tedious, but essential, job of keep­ that the poster be removed or, as with the union by moving its plant have been built on an experi­ ing proper records. The steward may be a top-notch cook and baker an alternative, the unions be per­ away from Philadelphia before its mental basis for travel over land. himself, he may run a heads-up department, but if his record-keeping mitted to place a poster next to the union contract expired, failing to The proposed prototype ship is inefficient and sloppy, he's going to run into trouble. Three-quarters AMA's explaining labor's support make proper payments to employe would be a small vessel in the 50 of the way out on a trip he's liable to find himself short of some ship­ for the proposed system "based on funds and other infractions. to 200-ton class. A 100-ton ship board essential, and the steward in tfiat kind of a spot can be on# The company was ordered to re­ would have a length of 142 feet, unhappy steward when the crew finds out what's missing. the text of the bill itself, rather The major job of record-keeping, of course, consists of the inven­ than propaganda." The poster in establish a plant in Philadelphia; would be 76 feet in the beam and question has also be sent to all pay $77,948 to the ILGWU welfare would have to generate 22,000 tory of ship's voyage stores. Other records to be kept include reefer AMA doctors for display In their funds and to former workers. If horsepower to lift the ship out of box temperatures to tnake sure that the refrigration system is func­ offices and waiting rooms. The the firm fails to do this, the arbi­ water and propel it at a speed of tioning properly. Then there are the supplies and equipment for the galley, dishes and tableware, needed repairs and similar items. All hospital had been built with Fed­ trator ruled it would have to pay 100 knots. the $355,000. these should be down in black and white. Next to running out of food, eral funds. Jets of Air Used 4" 4" 4" Si i. tThe hovercrafts built thus far running out of utensils, soap, linens and other necessaries can be very Workers in the ancient brewing have operated by spraying jets of aggravating, to say the least. An attempt by Teamsters head­ Know Status of Stores quarters to take over the finances industry must be alert against the compressed air through nozzles in A good steward should be able to know with reasonable accuracy and administration of four Team- elimination of jobs through auto­ the botton of the vehicle. The air eter locals in Cincinnati, whose mation, the 75th anniversary con­ cushion lifts the vehicle off the the quantities of stores remaining on board ship at any stage of a 4,000 members have voted to dis­ vention of the Brewery Workers ground, and it then can proceed given voyage. He should also be able to produce facts and figures at affiliate from the International, was warned.* Brewery Workers at high speed because it does not the end of the voyage to show where the food went. has been temporarily enjoined by President Karl F. Feller cautioned meet the resistance of a road sur­ Most companies issue a steward a record book called either "Voy­ in a speech at the Baltimore con­ • court decree. age Stores Record Book" or "Subsistence Stores Record Book," in face, only air resistance. Judge Charles S. Bell granted vention that all new contracts The proposed design program which the steward keeps a master list of all subsistence stores on an injunction Aug. 24 tying up should contain safeguards that will will provide for extensive model hand from the previous voyage, the variety and amount of stores records^ and assets of the four soften the impact of new equip­ test to determine performance requisitioned and received at the beginning of the trip, and the stores locals "in order to preserve them ment that is revolutionizing the in rough seas. requisitioned in the course of the trip if any. for whomsoever may be found to industry. This book then can be used to tell what was consumed during the Maritime's Research and De­ The convention was also told be the owners." The Judge refused voyage and what remains at the close of the trip. velopment Office believes that ves­ to recognize Harold J. Gibbons, that an unusual process to recon­ sels of this type can be used for Either the book itseif, or a separate requisition form is used to tell Teamster vice president, as trustee stitute beer from a concentrate has the coastwise trade and on short the company's pOrt steward what items are required for the next voy­ of the four locals. Gibbons was been developed. Tax hearings on offshore runs. age. The more detailed these requisitions are as to quantity, grade, appointed trustee by President the new process have been post­ Larger ships in the future are size, weight and count, the better off the steward is when the voyage poned until October; Hoffa the day after the locals seen as being even more efficient gets underway. If he isn't specific enough in his requisitions, he's ft 4" 4" voted to leave the International. US Education Commissioner and capable of traveling at equal­ liable to find he didn't get what he really wanted. Usually, this means 4" 4i 4" he will get inferior quality merchandise which makes the job of his Organized labor's long-term Sterling M. McMurrin told the ly high speeds. It is hoped that department that much harder. engineering toward the construc­ fight in Pennsylvania for prevail­ 4Sth convention of the American Always Check Deliveries ing minimum wages on public con­ Federation of Teachers meeting in tion of such a test vessel could It should never be taken for granted that this requisition will be begin sometime in 1962. struction projects ended in victory Philadelphia that higher salaries filled as is. Deliveries to the ship should be checked against the requi­ for the teaching profession are when Governor David L. Lawrence sition to make sure that they are what has been asked for. signed a new act. The law requires imperative if American education Food Plan representatives find time and again tliat failure to check that the prevailing minimum wage is to match the achievements of stores on the dock is a major factor in the development of serious food for the craft in the particular totalitarian states. If a crewmember quits while beefs on a ship. The steward who is negligent in this area is only ask­ McMurrin called for attracting a ship is in port, delegates locality be paid each employee ing for trouble. He has no excuse for not performing this essential task. more teachers of high level ability are asked to cbntact the hall Obviously, this kind of record-keeping is a pretty time-consuming with more adequate wages. He also Immediately for a replace­ task which can't be done hastily in a corner in between other jobs. urged higher standards of training ment. Fast action -on their part for the nation's prospecitve teach­ will keep all jobs aboard ship A steward has to plan his workday ahead and develop a specific routine for making record entries. ers. filled at all times and elimi­ In future issues of the LOG we will discuss specific procedures, The convention urged enactment nate the chance of the ship such as taking inventory and computing the poundage and food costs of state laws to permit collective sailing shorthanded. per man per day. « bargaining by teachers. liiiii' New Idea: Ship Out Of Wafer SIX7 FOOD and Keeping An Accurate Set of Records Shorthanded? �Page SIxfeea SEAFARERS LOG •eptombar, Ittt. LOG Mailings To Ships Based On Company Info Despite the great pains taken by the Union and the set­ ting up of an elaborate system of airmailing LOGs to all SlU-contracted ships, a small percentage of vessels occasion­ SEAFAREHS IN DRYDOCK The following is the latest available list of Seafarers tjv hospitals around the countryi ally report hon-receipt of the LOG. In such cases the LOGs had been USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. mailed to the ship, but went astray lor any one of several reasons. Arvo Antilla Clyde Leggctt Charles Merrill Here is the procedure used to mail the LOG to all SlU-contracted Anxel ArRuelldi Felipe Basalda Salvador Modica vessels: Colon Boutwell Robert Montcalm Brewster Peter Morreale • A few days before the LOG comes out, every contracted operator Clifford Leon Brown Martin Pedersoa is contacted to determine the location of his ships and their next port of Eugene Copeland Santos Ramos Thomas Datley Joseph Roy call. Many contracted operators supply the LOG regularly with printed Salvatore Robert Rudolph Gentile Murray Smith itineraries an^ lists of mailing addresses. Others are called for this in­ .lames Glisson Lamar Green Richard Stewart formation on the phone., A period of about ten days is allowed between Charles Hanners Claude Sturgis Percy Thompson the date of publication and the time it is estimated that the LOG would Wade Harrell Emil Herek Joseph Vaughan arrive for the ship at its next port of call. Charles Hooper Billy Ward Pat Jones Richard Weir • The morning after the LOG comes off the press, a package is air­ Leon Jordan Dewey York Eadcn King Anthony Zanca mailed to every SlU ship at the address supplied by the company. Edward Knapp Jacob Zimmer • In most instances, these LOGS are addressed c/o a company agent trsWIS HOSPITAL in a given port. Sometimes though, the newspaper will be mailed direct­ STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Thomas Kain ly to the company home office for forwarding. This will be done when, Omar All Faustino Ayson Charles Kinnk* (a) The company has no agent yet in the next port of call, or Cornells Baay Joe Laffredo Thomas tynam Standmore Bell (b) the company is not sure what the next port will be. William Brack Claude McNorton Robert Menser Despite all this effort, the packages of the "LOG -will go astray for Robert Burton Benny Caliorina John Naughton any number of reasons. A company agent in a foreign port may neglect Spiros Cassimis Eugene Plahn ' Daniel Cerment Michael Ronda to bring the LOGs aboard. Or he may not receive them because the mail George Crabtree Jose Sanchez service in his particular port may be erratic and unreliable. Sometimes Bennie Crawford Robert Scottl Rulof DeFretee Robert Simth the ship may miss connections with the mail because of unexpected Juan Diaz Thomas Smith changes in schedule. Willie Young Paul FoV Estell Godfrey _ Frank Villacort When mail is sent to the company home office, It may not be for­ Orlando Gonsalves Charles Watson Fleming Hlggasen warded on time. USPHS HOSPITAL The most frequent problems tend to arise with vessels on MSTS GALVESTON, TEXAS charter. In such cases, it is extremely difficult to get Information as Francis Ggogins D. C. Weaver • Thomas Gutierres to the whereabouts of the vessel, or to get a reliable mailing address. Ove W. Harris, Joseph Luke Normally, each issue of the LOG is put out between the 20th and USPHS HOSPITAL 25th of each month. Allowing ten days for mailing, ships would re­ SAVANNAH, GEORGIA J. C. Smith ceive the newspaper around the 1st to the 5th of the following month, Albert Masclello W. J. McLean D. L. Williamson or at the first port they hit after that date. USPHS HOSPITAL If a ship arrives in port during or after that period and there is no BRIGHTON, MASS. LOG package, the ship's delegate should notify the LOG headquarters Peter King Immediately, enclosing an address to which the LOGs can be mailed USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. at the next port. Allow sufficient time for the airmail to travel both Ernest C. Anderson Phillip Mason ways. A supplementary package of LOGs will be sent out immediately Stakes Ayers Chas. Neukirchner Leslie Brilhart Sverre Nielsen in such cases. Roland Parady Fortunato Drillon Kughie Ragsdale The LOG is anxious to get 100 percent delivery. Consequently, It Paul Foster Milton Reevee John J. Guard would like to be notified of non-delivery so that steps can be taken Charles Hummel Doyle Sheets John Secura to reduce such instances to a minimum. In this respect, the coopera­ Cecil Hughes Joseph Sintes L. Knickerbocker tion and understanding of all crews is requested. Lloyd Wilson Harry Lowther Skipper's Sons, Ex-Seafarers, Make Mark In Academic World Two sons of a deck officer in,the US merchant marine, both of whom formerly sailed with SIU unions, are now making a mark for themselves in other areas« Jeremii (Jerry) Wesolow-' ski, who sailed with the SIU back in 1957, recently received Kenneth Brown Henry Davis, Jr. Chas. Eschenbach Eugene Duncan Jose Griffith Robert Littleton Gibbs Liverman John Malinowskl Harry Muches Wm. Osterholtz Roy RayHeld Harold Rivera James Robertson Gorman Glaze Edward Ruley August Smith Bela Szupp John Thompson Willie White John Yendral . SAILORS SNUG H^BOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Henning BJork Thomaa laaksen Alberto Cutierrax VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONN, Henry Smith Raymond Araenault VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS Thomaa Manlon USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Claude Bibb Lloyd Thompson Elbert Brown Chiles MiUa Raymond Leonard US SOLDIERS' HOME WASHINGTON, DC William Thomson USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASq. Edward Clchorek Ollie Purdy John Kuchta D. StubeiidorS PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON, LA. Frank Martin VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS Wlllard T. Cahill USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS J. R. Alsobrook Herbert Young Benjamin Delbler Bozo O, Zelencle Max Olson HARBOR GENERAL HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Eric Dahl LONG BEACH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIF. Boleslar Dzelak S. Krawczynakl VA HOSPITAL WfeMPLE, TEXAS William E. Nelson Physical Exams--•All SIU Clinics Month Of July, 1961 Port Seamen Baltimore ..., Houston Mobile New Orleans . New York .... Wives Children TOTAL 19 3 • 3 23 25 8 1 11 27 29 145 57 109 327 413 73 76 1051 TOTAL KOOO DOtw* W.»for. Blood to USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Henry Anderson James Payne Gorham Bowder Joseph Prabech SIU Blood Bank Inventory New York—July, J 961 Pints Contributed .... 68 Pints Rejected 8 Pints Credited 82V4 (Under a standard arrangment with the Brooklyn Donor Center Inc., 80% is alloted for service, processing and storage.) Previous Balance 71V& a Doctor of Philosphy degree from Iowa State University. He is now working in Switzerland on a twoyear research grant from the Swiss-American Science Founda­ tion, doing experimental work in Pints Used radiation medicine. After the twoyear grant is completed, he ex­ pects to go into college teaching Joremif (Jerry) Wesolowsid Balance On Hand August 1, 1961 in chemistry or related fields. He (left) and hit brother Zdzl­ wag last aboard the Seatrain slaw, both of whom formerly Savannah. sailed with SIU unions. His older brother, Zdzlslaw, who discharged from the Air Force was a member of the Sailors where he had served as a flight Union of the Pacific for two years, instructor to fledging jet pilots. back iq 1951 to 1953, recently was He plans to enter Harvard for an advanced degree in Business Ad­ ministration. Their father. Captain Stefan Wesolowskl, has been a member • of the Masters, Mates and Pilots A reminder from SIU head­ Union and a deck officer on US quarters cautions all Seafarers ships since World War 11. Be­ leaving their ship* to contact fore that, he had sailed for many the hall in ample time to allow years on European-flag vessels. the Uniou to dispatch a replaieFortunately he was at sea when ment. Failure to give notice be­ German troops invaded his home­ fore paving off may cause a de­ land in 1939. His wife and two layed sailing. fo.''ce fhn ship to sail short of the manning re­ sons, then two and four years of age, were trapped in Poland but quirements and needlessly make were able to get out and come to the work tougher, for your ship­ the States in 1946. The family now mates. lives on Statcn Island. 104 SIU Blood Banks are now being maintained in most ports to service the emergency needs of the Seafarers and their families anywhere in the United States. To obtain Blood Bank information, contact the nearest SIU hall for prompt servic­ ing via the local SIU bank or Headquarters. An SIU Blood Donor Certificate (sample above) will be given to every person donating to the SIU Blood Bank. Donors may be any age from 18-60 and can arrange an appointment at any SIU hall to help keep these banks operating for the protection of Seafarers and their families. The whole pro­ cedure takes only a short time. 20 SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans 84 Cash Benefits Paid July 17-August 18, 1961 Number Of Benefits Hospital Benefits (Welfare)'.... Death Benefits (Welfare) Disability Benefits (Welfare).. Maternity Benefits (Welfare) .. Dependents Benefits (Welfare). Optical Benefits (Welfare).... Quitting Ship? Notify Union $26,233.65 30,000.00 37,940,00 9,800,00 52,942.27 2,314.66 9498 $159,230.58 1538 $260,276.98 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 11036 $419,507.56 Summary (Welfare) Vacation Benefits , 7823 12 1084 49 298 232 AMOUNT PAID None of the figures in the above summaries indicate the amounts paid for various other Welfare Benefits for SIU men and their de­ pendents, such as scholarship payments, meal books, training facilities, medical examinations, and similar items. �•cpteHbcr, IMl wm SEAFARERS LOG Pat* SeveatMit I 0rH (Ed. note: The following^iiccount of the 12 yeara apent by a Seafarer In uarious tuberculosis hos­ pitals deals with a fast-disappearing experience. Thanks in part to improved treatment and to early detection through regular physical examinations in the SIU clinics, tuberculosis among seamen has been reduced to a minimum. Those cases which do show up, having been detected; early, are usually cleared up in three to six months.) A little less than 12 years ago, in November, 1949, an oiler by the name of John Driscoll was taken off his ship, a T-2 tanker, The Cabins, in the Canal Zone, suffering with a high fever. Last month, Driscoll emerged from the last of a succession of hospitals with the equi­ valent of a "fit for duty." He ^ was on the "outside" again the full quota of ribs. But he is Driscoll's were common. The after 12 years as a tubercular. able to function In the workday walling off of a tubercular from Driscoll will never be able to world again from which he was SO back to sea again as he Is shut off for 12 long years. Not so long ago, say a quarter working off 1V4 lungs, instead of the normal two. Nor does he have of a century or so, cases like Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Arthritis is Widespread Ailment Arthritis and rheumatism is probably the oldest disease known to man. However, it has been only in recent years that the magnitude of this condition as a health problem has been fully appreciated'. Arthritis is now being studied and investigated by physicians, basic research scientists. Government health agencies and private founda­ tions. Rheumatology, the study of arthritis and rheumatism, is at last being given the investigation that the magnitude of the disease war­ rants. It has been estimated that between seven and 11 million peo­ ple in the United States are suffering from some form of arthritis or rheumatism. Although research effort has not discovered the cause or a cure, there is much that can be done in the way of treatment which is ef­ fective in curbing the ravages of these diseases, and preventing the crippling deformities, it is unfortunate that most people presume that because there is no cure, there is no satisfactory treatment. Un­ der proper medical evaluation and advice, an informed patient, prop­ erly motivated in a "home care program," who carries out the in­ structions daily will return to a reasonable state of health. Rheumatoid arthritis is the great crippler among rheumatic dis­ eases. It has been estimated that there are four million cases of rheu­ matoid arthritis in the United States. The cause of rheumatoid arthritis is not known. It develops in per­ sons from age two years to 90 years with the greatest incidence be­ tween 35 years and 40 years of age. In children, it is being more and more recognized. Early diagnosis and proper treatment is urgent in these cases if deformity and crippling growth is to averted. Rheumatoid arthritis attacks may follow shock, trauma, fatigue, Infections, repeated exposure to cold or dampness. Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis The onset may be sudden, but is usually gradual. There is often associated systemic disturbance such as loss of weight, fatigue, weak­ ness, loss of appetite, vasor motor disturbances as tingling In the hands and feet. When the onset is acute, the pain and swelling of the Joints comes on rapidly, and are associated with chills, fever, pros­ tration and other symptoms of acute illness. However, in the great majority of cases, the disease makes its appearance insidiously. There is pain, stiffness, and swelling in a particular joint for weeks or months before other joints are affected. The joints most commonly Involved are the small joints of the hand, except the distal joints of .the fingers. Other joints that become involved are those of the hands, wrist, knees and elbows. One of the characteristic badges of rheuma­ toid arthritis is the pod-like swelling of the second and promimal joints of the fingers. The joints become swollen, tender, hot and red. Pain is aggravated by movement. As the disease progresses, other joints become involved. All the proximal joints of the fingers may present the typical fusiform swelling. Motion becomes restricted with subsequent atrophy of the muscles which lead to further deformity of the fingers, hands and wrists. Where other joints are involved, the disease follows a similar pattern. A familiar finding in a large percentage of cases of rheumatoid arthritis are subcutaneous nodules which appear about the elbows, wrists or fingers, and occasionally over the ankles. They are firm and movable and vary in size from a pea to a walnut. They may disappear In a short time, or, persist for life. Attacks of rheumatoid arthritis may run a short acute course fol­ lowed by complete disappearance of symptoms. Thus the patient may 'be free of symptoms for month.? or even years. In the majority of cases however, the condition returns. after a lapse of time, and with each recurring attack, becoming more frequent, and finally becoming chronic. It is these remissions that perhaps have advanced the "many fake cures" for rheumatoid arthritis. The patient must be educated and individually Instructed in the type of treatment to be followed. The treatment includes diet, rest, proper exercise to joints; relief of pain by salacylats, and the judicious use of one of the cortisone preparations; physical therapy and ortho­ pedic treatment when indicated. When treatment is properly supervised and diligently followed, the patient can anticipate a useful life free from crippling deformity. the world outside has been the subject of more than one novel, biography or play. Today, thanks to more effective medical and surgical treatment methods, such instances of long-term hospitaliza­ tion are becoming Increasingly rare. On Special List Driscoll's case is of special in­ terest to Seafarers for another reason. He was one of the original group on the "special list" those Seafarers, most of them TB pa­ tients, to whom the Welfare Plan was applied retroactively because they were already in the hospital and could not qualify for benefits. When the Plan was signed in 1950, the trustees agreed to apply it retroactively to a group of men whose circumstances were such that they faced lengthy hospitali­ zation. Consequently, for 11 of those 12 years, Driscoll received the SIU Welfare Plan hospital benefit, beginning with the or­ iginal modest benefit of $7 per week and continuing through sub­ sequent increases to $10, $15 and $21 weekly. Further, since those on the special list were also en­ titled to coverage for their fam­ ilies, Mrs. Driscoll was able to call upon the Plan twice for pay­ ment of surgical and hospital costs. Driscoll's total benefit, down through the years, was $10,446. Like most tuberculosis infec­ tions, the onset of Driscoll's ail­ ment was insidious, rather than dramatic. He had been aboard the Zane Gray, an Isthmian Liberty ship in the summer of 1949. When he got off, he was suffering from what appeared to be a heavy cold and a "low-down" feeling. He re­ calls taking a subway ride with his wife and stepping on a "weighyourself-and-get-your-fortune" scale while waiting for a-train. "The scale said I weighed 142 pounds. 'That's ridiculous,' 1 told my wife. 'This scale must be brok­ en.' I was sure there was some­ thing WTong with it because $ usually weighed in around 160." As it turned out, the scale was in hue shape, but Driscoll wasn't. When his "heavy cold" per­ sisted, Driscoll thought that he would be better off catching a ship which was headed south. Consequently, on Thanksgiving eve, he signed on The Cabins, bound for Long Beach, California, on an intercoastal voyage. "The day before we hit Panama, I felt very ill and had to leave my watch. The purser took my temperature and found I had fever. When the ship reached Colon, a Public Health Service doctor came aboard and examined me. I was running a very high temperature, 104 degrees." He was subsequently admitted to the Colon hospital where ex­ amination and f-rays produced the shocking news that he was Infected with TB in both lungs. When the diagnosis was con- Seafarer John Driscoll is shown when he was at Manhattan Beach hospital back in '54. Driscoll edited "The Porthole," « newspaper put out by the hospital patients. firmed, Driscoll was shipped to the Gorgas Hospital in Balboa which was equipped for treatment of tuberculars. He was given the prescribed treatment at the time, pneumoperitoneum. This consisted of pumping air into the abdominal cavity so as to push up the dia­ phragm and rest the lower lobes of the lung. He was also put on streptomycin, then a relativelynew drug. The pneumoperitone­ um treatment was continued for the next 21 months, three of which he spent at the Gorgas hospital waiting for a vessel which had medical facilities aboard. On March 1, 1950, Driscoll was sent north on the General Hodges, an MSTS transport, to the Stapleton PHS hospital and from there to Neponsit, a TB facility which PHS used to operate on Staten Island. When he got to Neponsit, Dris­ coll was probably at his lowest ebb. "I was down to 109 pounds, and looked like a concentration camp refugee. I had to spend all my time In bed with nothing to do but rest and sleep." Another Move Three months later, another move was made, this time to Man­ hattan Beach where Driscoll was to spend the next ten years. Here he was put back on streptomycin, plus another drug known as PAS. The idea was that if the tubercu­ losis bacilli developed resistance to one of the drugs the other would be effective. "Unfortunate­ ly, I never responded to either drug," he said. Two years passed, during which Driscoll constantly showed posi­ tive sputum, an indication of the existence of active infection. In April, 1952, two physicians em­ ployed at Seaview Hospital, a New York City institution, reported on the dramatic benefits which had been achieved by a new drug, INAH (isonicotinicacid hydrozide). The drug had achieved some re­ markable results among patients who were severely ill. The doctors at Manhattan Beach started giving INAH to Driscoll. Immediately, his sputum came up negative for two months in a row. "After the first negative re­ sult," he recalled, "I got my first pass in 21^ years and was able to go home for the weekend." But the hope of cure proved an illusion. His sputum returned to positive. It was decided to give him all three drugs—streptomycin, PAS, and INAH. Occasionally neg­ ative sputum would be reported but there was no consistency. Matters dragged on this way from month to month. Two years passed without any definite trend. In July, 1954, a new physician, a Dr. Sammet, was assigned to the Manhattan Beach hospital and be­ came Driscoll's ward doctor. "He conducted a number of pulmonary function studies, on the basis of which it was agreed that surgery was desirable. The left lung had become stabilized, and it was thought that chances were favor­ able if an operation was done on the right lung." The operation consisted of forc­ ing a number of incite balls ("« plastic ball a little bigger than a ping pong ball" was the way Dris­ coll described them) into the rib cage. The pressure of the balls collapsed the right lung. But after the operation, the positives con­ tinued. It had been only partially successful. Another two years passed. An­ other new drug came on the mar­ ket, cycloserine, which had been used by the Veterans Administra­ tion. Driscoll started taking tha latest pill and continued on it for two years with no appreciable ben­ efit. He was taken off it in 1958 and went back on the INAH. That's the way matters stood in 1960, when the Public Health Service closed Manhattan Beach and Driscoll became a "guest" at his fourth TB hospital, the West Haven hospital of the Veterans Ad­ ministration. The ten years at IVfenhattan Beach weren't completely without compensations. The hospital it­ self was a cheerful place, with a pleasant, comfortable lounge and a nicely-equipped library. Ambu­ latory patients could go outside in pleasant weather, sit on the sea­ wall and watch the gulls and the fishing boats. The regular visits of the SIU hospital representative were social events which were eagerly anticipated. There were weekend passes when sputum turned negative which meant a chance to get away. Driscoll kept busy sporadically putting out a patient's newspaper, the "Porthole." For many years he was the Union's hospital dele­ gate who helped see to it that the men got their benefits and that other personal needs, such as buy­ ing family gifts for Christmas, were attended to. Occasionally there was more vigorous action, such as the patients' protest one year over the quality of the food, or the letters to be written to Con­ gressmen whenever the budget ax threatened the Public Health Service. But as the years went by, the original group on the special list dwindled. Some passed away. Others were discharged. The total population of the hospital also shrank as drugs and surgery, coupled with early detection, dras­ tically reduced the duration of the patients' stay. Others came and went, but Driscoll stayed on end­ lessly. West Haven at least, meant a (Continued on page 18) 1 i1 �Pacr« Blgfefeea SEAFARERS LOO •wtemlMr. IMl A Seafarer's Fight Against T uberculosis All of the following date of my first operation and 11 (Continued from pag« 17) SIU families have re' years since I was first hospitalized. change In surroundings. It also ceived a $200 maternity The operation, called a thoraco­ meant a new doctor and new treat­ plasty, involved collapsing a sec­ benefit plus a $2'> bond ment. His ward doctor there, Dr. tion of the lung. Five ribs were from the Union in the Kendall, ran a series of sensitivity removed and some of the bronchial baby's name, representing tests to determine which drugs tubes were tied off." The operation a total of $4,200 in mat« might be effective against his in­ went off well although the surgeon ernity benefits and a ma­ fection. He concluded that the had an extremely difficult time re­ turity value of $545 in only sure answer was surgery. "I moving the Incite balls which had bondst was told there was one small cavi­ become embedded In the rib cage ty which hadn't closed as a result after six years. Pamela Stffch.'biewlcz, born May of the«i954 operation. It was be­ In March, Driscoll came down 2^1, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. lieved that this was the seat of with hepatitis, apparently as a re- Norman Stachniewieez, Bayonne, my continuing Infection." suit of contaminated blood serum New Jersey, Before he could be operated used in giving him transfusions. it 4" Felix Serrota, born May 10, 1961, upon, it was desirable to secure a But fortunately, the hepatitis was negative sputum reading, because more of a nuisance than a threat. to Seafarer and Mrs. Raymond Serrota, Galveston, Texas. patients who were operated on in The sputum continued negative. On August 11, 1961, a date a positive state often Iiad great 4 4 4 Nancy Christine Daniels, born difficulty in healing afterward. which Driscoll will have no trouble Still another drug, pyrazinamide, remembering, he was given his July 3, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. was employed. It had been unusu­ waiking papers and headed back Brian G. Daniels, Wanchese, North ally effective on many patients home to Brooklyn. "I'm free to Carolina. 4 4 4 but had serious side effects-if con­ work," he said, "as long as I avoid Jacqueline Michale Purvis, born tinued for any length of time. The heavy physical labor, because I newest drug did the trick. Driscoll have a limited capacity for secur­ April 11, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. went negative practically over­ ing oxygen. If I don't work too Howard L. Soucier, Purvis, Mis­ hard, don't climb stairs too much sissippi. night and stayed that way. 4 4 4 "I was operated on in November, and get my check-ups regulariy, William Russell Underwood, 1960, almost six years from the they tell me I should be okay." born July 1, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Underwood, Phila­ SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), May reported by department delegates. delphia, Pennsylvania. 28—Chairman, G. Chandler; Secre­ tary, J. R. Von Holden. $56.76 in ship's fund plus $30.96 from coke machine. No beefs reported. Broth­ er Trehtern to take over coke ma­ chine. Purchased TV antenna in Texas City. Steward asked to get new mustard and to see about getting fruit that are in season. Engine de­ partment to see about time oft in Belle Chase because of short day in Texas City. Motion to request that LOG report only the affairs of the SIU. Atlantic & Gulf District. Representatives of the SIU Food Flan were asked at New York to make an attempt to secure a better grade of coffee. PENMAR (Calmar), May 14—Chair­ man, R. Ruff; Secretary, John Trust. One man missed ship In San Juan. One man hospitalized in Aucapola. No disputed OT. No beefs. JOHN C (Atlantic Carriers), May 1* —Chairman, R. A. Hamlett; Secretary, Orville Payne. No beefs reported. Ship's delegate to see chief engineer about hot water. All water on board is hot. and not hot and cold as should be. Everything else Is ok. DEL NORTE (Mississippi), May 21— Chairman, Ira C. Brown; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Ship's delegate reported that twelve men have been logged this voyage. One man missed ship in Santos southbound and joined ship on northbound trip. $205 in ship's fund. Crew request new motor for JACQUELINE SOMECK (Peninsular. washing machine. Docks in steward Nav.), no date—Chairman, P. Brodzik; department need painting. Request that purser post price Ust of slopchest. of r-| ISIU SHIP Secretary, D. Sacher. C. Walker elect­ ed ship's delegate and D. Sacher elected ship's treasurer. Crew asked to submit repairs needed to their respective delegates. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Crew requestd to keep laundry room clean. EVELYN (Bull), May 21—Chairman, J. Hoagge; Secretary, R. Cunningham. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. Crew requested to make up repair list. No beefs. PETROCHEM (Valentine Chemical), May 31—Chairman, James Hart; Sec­ retary, L. P. Hagmann. Ship's dele­ gate reported that he tried to get patrolman from Houston. Wired Phil­ adelphia hall to have patrolman meet ship. Letter was read from Coast Guard commander, regarding deduct­ ing New Jersey unemployment tax. which will be taken up with board­ ing patrolman. $9 in .ship's fund. No beefs renorted by department dele­ gates. Steward and cooks given a vote of thanks for Improvement In menus and preparation of food. Stew­ ard requests crew to return all excess linen. ELIE V (Ocean Cargoes),' May 28— Chairman, A. H. Schwartz; Secretary, Pete Triantaffrios. No beefs reported by department delegates. A. H. Schwartz, ship's delegate, requests that all crewmembers leave .screen doors closed at all times while un­ loading cargo In Alexandria. Also, to have chief mate make .some arrange­ ments to lock .some of the foc'.sles that do not have ke.vs. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), May 28—rhalrman, P. Fox; Secretary, V. Harding. Shin's delegate reported no beefs. One man missed .ship at Yoko­ hama. Rena'y list turned in. The remains of the late Charles Newmeier. an .SIU oldtimer, hurled si sea. 81 remains in .ship's fund. $10 paid out for wreath. Movie fund .stands at $27. .lohn Gardner elected .shin's treasurer. Motion to call pa­ trolman aboard at .San Frandsco. I'ote of thanks to -Tohn Muoio. wiper, for operating the movie machine. MARYMAR (C.almar), May 77 — Chairman. Richard .Schwartz; Secre­ tary. Gi'stav V. Thobe. Hutchinson re-eiec'"H shin's d»'o"ate. No beefs SANTA EMILLIA (Liberty Naviga­ tion), May 21—Chairman, L. Gardner; Secretary, K. Winters. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Re­ quest that meal tickets be provided for stewards department. Request patrolman to see to storing the slopchest. Request that SIU food repre.sentative supervise In storing of this ship. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), June 1—Chairman, J. C. Dunlop; Secre­ tary, M. S. Sospina. Safety money award on hand in the amount of $220 and handled by captain, to e for buying air-conditloning machine for the crow messhall. This will be purchased in Philadelphia. $13.64 in ship's fund. Earl A. Fancher elected new ship's delegate. Suggestion that meeting .should be held twice a trip —one going out and one coming in. Suggestion that all passageway doors should be kept closed while ship is In port. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), April 18— Chairman, M. Fabricant; Secretary, Joseph F. Williams. Ship's delegate will .see captain regarding beef on lifting two logs. $16 In ship's fund. Deck department reported few hours' disputed OT. Engine department re­ ported everything running 'smoothly. However, anti-union activity going on. Few hours' disputed OT in steward department. Motion made that when a seaman In good standing Is unable to get seatime due to Illness, he and his family should be entitled to wel­ fare benefits. Motion made that the ships' delegate contact company offi­ cials and the Union In regards to poor mail service. Vote of thanks to Adolph Lemonthe, for exceptionally good service in the crew messroom. STEEL ADMIRAL (isthmian), March 12—Chairman, Chas. _Paimer; Secre­ tary, Thaddeus Jackson. One man in hospital. $9.26 In ship's fund. De­ partment. delegates report no beefs. Crew a.sked to take care of wa.shing machine. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), May 30—Chairman, Thaddeus Jackson; Sec­ retary, John Szezepanlski, Ship's del­ egate stated that the captain request crew not to bother natives in ports. $9.26 in .ship's fund. No disputed OT. To see patrolman about fre.sh milk In foreign ports and what ports milk can be ordered from. HASTINGS (Waterman), May 28— Ch.rirman, George Clarice; Secretary, John Wells. Some disputed OT In deck department to be taken up with patrolman In New York. No beefs reported In engine and steward de­ partments. Clock needs to be repaired in recreation room. No LOGS or any mail or corumciiilcationt received this trip. - 4 4 4 Vanessa Szarck, born July 8, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Melvin L. Szarck, Baltimore, Maryland. 4 4 4 Charles J. Wallace, born May 12, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Law­ rence C. Wallace, Richmond Hill, Queens, New York. 4 4 4 Clifford E. Logan, born July 28, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph Logan, Mobile, Alabama. 4 4 4 Darren W. Burnett, born July 1, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. J. C. Burnett, Daphne, Alabama. 4 4 4 Wess Frentz, born July 19, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leslie Fran­ cis Frentz, Morgan City, Alabama. 4 4 4 Kurt Wade Hergruder, born June 3, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Dolton Hergruder, Plaquemlne, Louisiana. 4 4 4 Sheila Kay Hughes, born May 25, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Billia Ralph Hughes, Trinity, North Caro­ lina. 4 4 4 John Marcelino, born June 21, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mariano P. Marcelino, Gretna, Louisiana. 4 4 4 Catherine Mulholland, born July 4, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ger­ ald Mulholland, Brooklyn, New York. $1 4 4 Robert L. Dodd, born July 23, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Curtis M. Dodd, Portsmouth, Virginia. 4 4 4 Ralph BastUnsen, born July 8, 1961, to SeafiTrer and Mrs. George Bastiansen, New Orleans, Louis­ iana. 4 4 4 Roy Jansson, born July 3, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Sven Erik Jansson, Staten Island, New York. 4 •' 4 4 Allen James, born June 27, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jeffie L. James, Carlton, Alabama. 4 4 4 Vera Ruth Mosley, born July 23, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ernest Mosley, Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 Lise Anne Novall, born Febru­ ary 28, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leo Novall, Baltimore, Maryland. 4" 4 4 Karen R. Sellers, born July 26, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Sellers, Chunchula, Alabama. The deaths of4he following Seafarers have heen report­ ed to the Seafarera Welfare Plan and a total of $26,000 in benefits was paid. (Any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates.) Dlonislo Medina, 58i A heart Burial was at San Carlos. Total condition caused the death of benefit: $4,000. Brother Medina in Fresno. Calif, John W. Blgiroodf 45: A heart on April 25, 1961 ailment caused the death of Ha had sailed Brother Bigwood with the SIU in on July 29, 1961, the steward de at New Orleans, partment since La. He began 1957. Surviving si shipping SIU in his widow, Mrs the engine de­ Flora Medina, of partment in 1942 San Francisco, and had heen Calif. Golden Gate National Ceme­ receiving special tery, San Francisco, was the place disability bene­ of Interment. Total benefit: $4,000 fits since March, 1960. His daughter. Audrey Big4 4 4 George Fiance, 62: Brother Fi­ wood, of South Boston, Mass., sur­ ance died at the USPHS Hospital, vives. Bureal was in Boston. Total Staten Island, benefit: $4,000. NY, on May 17, 4 4 4 1961, after a long Arnold K. Cox, 87: Brother Cox illness. He had drowned In an accident at Khopsailed since 1943 ramshahr, Iran, In the SIU deck on October 12, department. A 1960. He had sister, Miss Sadie shipped In the Fiance, of New SIU engine de­ York, NY, sur­ partment for a vives. Cedar Park short time prior Cemetery, Paramus, NJ, was the to his death. Sur­ place of burial. Total benefit: $500. viving is his mother, Mrs. 4 4 4 WUIiam R. Kohler, 84: Polio­ Pearl E. Cox, of myelitis was the cause of death to Clinton, Tenn. Khorrahshahr wai Brother Kohler the place of interment. Total bene­ on April 26, 1961, fit: $500. at Angola, Cay4 4 4 Ion. A member of Frank S. James, 59: Brother the SIU deck de­ James died on July 13, 1961. at partment, he bethe USPHS Hos­ ban shipping In pital in Norfolk, 1955. Surviving Va. He had heen is his father, shipping since Richard G. Koh­ 1951 in the SIU ler, of Los An­ engine depart­ geles, Calif. Interment was in ment. His widow, Kannatte Cemetery, Angola. Total Mrs. Mabel M. benefit: $500. James, of Win­ ston-Salem, NO, 4 4 4 Victor H. Jordan, 61t Brother si survives. The Jordan died of injuries in an auto place of burial was Oaklawn Cenaccident on Jan­ etery, Norfalk. Total benefit: uary 16, 1961, at $4,000, Biloxi, Miss. He 4 4 4 had shipped since Herbert Parks, Jr., 51: Brother 1956 with the Parks passed away on June 28, SIU in the engine 1961, following a department. Sur­ heart attack a$ viving is his sea aboard the widow, Mrs. SS Choctaw. He Flora L. Jordan, had heen ship­ of Marianna, Fla. ping with the His place of burial is not known. SIU in the deck Total benefit: $500. department since 1938. His widow, '444 Billy M. Cooper, 38: An accident Mrs. Herbert ashore at Chicago, 111., was the Parks, Jr., of Mo­ cause of death to bile, Ala., survives. Burial took Brother Cooper place in Mobile. Total benefit: on June 23, 1961. 4,000. He had heen sail­ ing SIU in the deck department since 1952, and is survived by his mother, Mrs. Seafarers are advised that no Lois Cooper, of change has been m'sde in the Walnut Ridge, regular $4,000 SIU death ben­ Ark. Burial was at Walnut Ridge. efit provided by the Welfare Total benefit: $4,000. Plan for the beneficiaries of active seamen. Any beneficiary 4 4 4 Rex S. Sinden, 80: Brother Sln- named by an eligible seaman den died on May 81, 1961, at on his Enrollment-Beneficiary Washoe, Nevada, Card filed with the Welfare from injuries in Plan qu-alifies for the fullan auto accident. $4,000 payment. He had shipped Under the Just-amended rules with the SIU in of the, new pension program, the engine de­ any dependent designated as a partment since beneficiary by an SIU pen­ 1959. Surviving sioner also qualifies for the is his mother, $4,000 SIU death benefit. A Mrs. Alice Tay­ $1,000 benefit is payable when lor, of San Car­ the beneficiary n^imed by a los, Calif., and a sister, Mrs. Rose pensioner is not a dependent. Marie Rhodes, of Brooklyn, NY. $4,000 Benefit Not Changed �•fptoaAcr. MM LA SALLI (Watarman) July 1»^ Chairman, W. L. Holland; Sacrataryf Idward I. Zubataky. Captaln'a father died ao tna crew aent flowera. t33 In traaaury. No beefa reported by de­ partment dclegatea. Ship'a delegate will acnd letter to SIU office in New York regarding rcpalra and aafety. NATALip (Maritime Overteaa) June II—Chairman, Joe McLaren; Secre­ tary, R. W. Farrandlz. No beefa re­ ported by department delegates. Men holding washing machine too long and leaving It dirty. Try to keep messroom clean. Vote of thanks to the steward dept. for a good Job. CARA SIA (Slaaklay Trans.) Au­ gust a—Chairman, 8. Vatit; Secretary, f. Mitchell. Ship to be painted by shore gang; also fumigated. Some dispute In deck dept. about shore elKwrd ahip: Everything running amoothly. Motion made' that soma kind of retirement program be made mor men with proper seatime other than 65 years of age for retirement. All actions taken on this issue be pub­ lished In the SEAFARERS LOO and urge that ail SIU members apeak up for this Issue as It la for the beneflt of SIU members. Vote of thanks given to steward department for fine food and Job well dona. DEL NORTE (Mississippi), July «— Chairman, Philip Coica; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Ship's delegate reported nine loggings and four misdemeanors on this voyage. Galleyman in hospital In Buenos Aires with appendicitis, given $25 from ship's fund. Crew complain about not leceiving LOU. $328 in ship's fund. Engine depart­ ment requests that quarters be painted. Motion to take $75 out of ship's fund if needed towards new movie machine and keep old movie machine as spare. Ship needs fumi­ gation. Washing machine ne'eds new motor. MASSMAR (Calmer), July Chairman, S. MosakowskI; Secretary, Clyde Kent. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Tom JIawkins elected now ship's delegate. Beef regarding laun­ dry not taken care of. stevedores working in holes. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made that the ship should not sail until she has proper Ventilation and parts for repair, and also until she is fumigated. Stove also needs repairing as there is trouble lighting it each morning. Vote of thanks for ship's delegate and stewards dept. and ail depts. for a good Job. AFOUNDRIA (Waterman) July ItChairman, Charles Johnsen; Secre­ tary, Jessie J. Cabral. Request all men who are getting off in N.Y. to strip bunks and clean up your area, take soiled linen midships to be sent to laundry. This also applies to ail men who are getting off in other ports. Leave a clean ship for the next crew. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Vote of thanks was given to the steward dept. for Jobs well done. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa) August 3—Chairman, Stephen H. Fulford; Secretary, Homer Starling. No beefs reporlcd by department delegates. Vote of thanks to steward department for good food and good service. THETIS (Admanthos Ship Operating Co.) July 15—Chairman, Stanley KrawczynskI; Secretary, Walter J. Walsh. A differential of OT to depart­ ment other than the deck, for clean­ ing of tanks. A letter requesting a clarification on the above will be sent to Claude Simmons. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates ex­ cept dispute in OT. Crew requested to return all coffee mugs to the sup­ ply and deposit them in the sink. Also do not take knives from pantry as the supply is running short. A vote of thanks to the steward department. Crew asked to stop the use of profane language in the mess, especially at meal times. MOUNT WHITNEY (Cargo A Tankship) July 7—Chairman, R. Jensen; Secretary, Samuel Pappas. $12 in treasury. No beefs reported by de-" partment delegates. Motion to in­ struct Hq. to investigate feasabBity of •amending present pension plan whereby it would become a retire­ ment plan based on a minimum seatime requirement, whereby a mem­ ber could retire without being dis­ abled; benefits to be prorated so that a member could retire on accrued time or sail longer and receive higher payments upon retiring. Ship received no LOGS this trip in spile of the fact that ship was in port in Italy for IS days. DEL SUD (Mississippi) August fr— Chairman, Charlie Dowling; Secretary, Mike Dunn. No beefs reported by department delegates. George Fox elected ship's delegate. Geo. Nuss elected ship's treasurer. Motion made for ship's delegate and ship's treas­ urer to contact the SIU in New Orleans as to man abscodnding with ship's fund in the amount of $108. Requesting that he not be allowed to ship out until this amount is returned. WESTCHESTER (Peninsular Naviga­ tion), June 25—Chairman, John Steeber; Secretary, George Braiil. Ship's delegate reported two men paid off ship. One man short in engine room. Minor beef in steward depart­ ment regarding chief cook doing 3rd cook's work. Joe Smith elected new ship's delegate. KATHRYN (Bull), June 35—Chair­ man, C. C. Smith; Secretary, R. Harp. Ship's delegate reported Vase Ifbiete«i BEAFAREnS 109 no beefs TRANSNORTHERN (Globe Water­ ways) July 21—Chairman, D. M. Woods; Secretary, 1. W. Griggers. Captain refused to give the crew a draw on arrival in Houston. No beefs reported by department delegates ex­ cept a few disputes in OT. Discussion about crew helping to keep messhall cleaner. Vote of thanks to the steward dept. NATIONAL DEFENDER (Nat'l Ship­ ping) July 2—Chairman, Jim Davis; Secretary, SImaon M. Simons. Request to send LOGS and union mall as everyone want to hear from SIU Hqs. No beefs reported by department delegates. Suggestion made to put all cots away. Ship's delegate to see captain about permitting haircuts in the officer's lounge. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service) July 3D—Chairman, McKenven; Secre­ tary, Edward J. Wright. New grade of toilet paper needed. Will be taken up with patrolman in Boston. Dele­ gate to speak to steward about night lunch, drinks other than tea. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatraln) July 29—Chairman, A. Masciello; Secretary, J. M. Lundy. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Sug­ gestion made that all hands cooperate with bos'n in keeping poop-deck clean. Request made to have air con­ ditioner repaired and have an over­ head placed in messroom. Suggestion made to have Ice machine repaired. Suggest to steward to have a salad as entry. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian) August 6—Chairman, A. M. Caspar; Secre­ tary, Gus Lopez. New ship's delegate elected, M. Brightwell. $8.00 in .treasur.v. No beefs reported by department' delegates. It was suggested that cur­ tains be Installed in crews messhall portholes. Also screen doors must be closed while in any foreign port. Seafarers At Work From The Ships At Sea The latest word from SIU ships at sea reveals the following: More Ice! The crewmen of the Sea train Savannah (Seatraln) have complained that their Ice machine has increased its output but is still running short of the demand. The crew elected to ask the com-"^' pany to pick up additional ice in Savannah to supplement the supply. Another cooling problem is the missing blower of the Royal Oak. The truant blower has been sent ashore for repairs at Boston. At last report it still hadn't returned. Without it, the crew is going to put up with a lot of hot air, 4< 3^ 4" The new instant potatoes got the "thumbs do^vn" vote from the crew of the Claiborne (Waterman). The crewmembers stated that they would rather have the old-fashioned type of potatoes, even though they have to be peeled and washed. One thing we havn't quite figured out, is how do you use Instant potatoes in a stew. Seatrain Savannah out of Ice. 4 4The Westchester (Peninsular Nav­ igation) is having trouble telling the time of day. The clocks in the crew's mess and the galley are on the blink, and new clocks have been asked for. A suggestion was made to try a new technique, "clocksnatching." In other words the crew would like to snatch the clock that's now in the saloon and put it in a more strategic place. We hope the crew solves its problems and starts running "on time" again. port that their has been too much profane language used In the crew's mess, especially during meals. It can't be the food, be­ cause the steward department re­ ceived a vote of thanks. So what the -#%$*"&$ is the matter, fel­ lahs. 4 4 4 "Cover those knees," was the cry aboard the Beauregard (SeaLand) this month. The crew has been asked not to wear shorts in 4 4» 4' the messhalls. So it's back to The crew of the Thetis (Adman­ long pants. Well, you can't get a thos) has been told to watch their suntan In the mess anyway even language. The ship's minutes re- though It may be sultry. Watch The Birdie SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Simmons Lindsey Williams Earl Shepard A1 Tanner SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BOSTON Jolin Arabascz, Agent DETROIT FAIRLAND (Sealand Service) June 19—Chairman, A. Arnold; Secretary; William Nesta. $12.58 in treasury. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Some disputed OT. Joseph Gauthler elected new ship's delegate. A vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for a good Job. 276 State St. Rlclimond 2-0140 10225 W Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS... 675 4t)i Ave., Bklyn. HYacinlh 9-6600 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-4080 JACKSONVV.K 2608 Pearl St . SE.. Ja* William Morris. Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAAH 744 W Flagler St. Ben Onnzales. Agent PRankiin TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff Gillette, Agent 24-3471 DEL VALLE (Miss.) June II—Chair­ man, V. E. Monto; Secretary, LeRoy Jones. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. LeRoy Jones elected new ship's delegate. Request for everyone to cooperate in keeping laundry clean. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 J.nckson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent Tel. 529-7546 OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas) July 19—Chairman, Geo. Quinorus. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian) June 3—Chairman, Earl Smith; Secretary, T. J. Esposlto. No beefs reported by department delegates. Suggestion made to have a door cut Into pantry from crew mess where serving win­ dow Is at present. A list for laundry room to be posted. BIEECTORY BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 PRODUCER (Marine Carriers) May 7—Chairman, E. Gardner; Secretary, G. Walter, No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Radio will Be returned to rec room as new casing has been made for it. J. Connors was elected ship's delegate. Request unlicensed men to stay out of officer's lounge. Captain com­ plained about some of the crew taking soda and night lunch from oITlteis' lounge. Vote of thanks to steward department. Motion made to discuss sign on with patrolman. Clari­ fication on transportation required. SIU EUILL ' NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Erookl.vn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 416 Coliev Ave. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent 625-6509 One of the attributes a good photographer has to have is patience, and Rex Henderson, who sails as a chief electri­ cian, has plenty as this picture, which needed lots of it to set up, shows. Henderson photographed the cardinal In his home after spending several hours luring the bird into his kitchen and onto a shelf above a sink. As for the cardinal, he seems to be wondering what's happening. PHILADELPHIA S. CarduUo, Agent 2604 S 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO Leon Johnson, Agent 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE, PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos, Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5998 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Bahkowskl, Agent Main 3-4334 WILMINGTON. CaUf 305 N. Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2528 �e< SEAFARERS LOG SlU Man Back Homa On Farm Runaway Fight Stand Cited Farmer and dog—Seafarer Eugtnt Conrad stands with his tractor and collie on his Wisconsin farm, in the background are his tobacco beds and his barn, both of which he keeps ship-shape. SeafarerFarming After Seeing Sea How far from the sea is a farm-in the hills of Wis­ consin? Not as far as you'd think according to Seafarer Eugene Conrad, After signing off the Steel Scientist (Isthmian) recently, Con­ rad took over his dairy farm, which is located between Cashton and Melvlna, Just off Highway # 27 In the verdant spaces of Wis­ consin. Conrad had sailed with the SIU since 1946, and his return to the farm was a realization of an ambition he held for many years. The farm's 120 acres nestles in a lush valley, where Conrad raises his dairy herd, and cultivates over five acres of tobacco, which is used for cigar wrappers. Living alone, he not only does all the farm chores, but his housework as well. His herd numbers almost 40 head, and be­ sides them, he has two dogs and five cats. "Quite a family," he says. He has named his cows after Japanese girls he met while shipping with the SIU. And he says, laugingly, that they probab­ ly would get a great kick out of it. Conrad plans to sail once a year, during the winter months, because that's when work on a dairy farm tends to slacken off. And even though he enjoys shipping out, he still regards his farm as both his home and occupation. Farmer and cows—Here Conrad is pictured with part of his dairy herd. The cows, which are named for Japanese girls he met while sailing, number about 40 head. 'Sea Fare' by 'Red' fink To the'Editor: As a former Seafarer I have always followed with great in­ terest the constant and healthy, growth of the Union. The courageous fight over the years against the runaways is of deep Interest' to more people than is generally realized. I can think of few disputes with man agement in the last ten years that has aroused so much sym­ pathy and backing for the Un ion than the current one. Now with the Seaway a reali­ ty, the midwest, Wisconsin my home state Included, realizes the danger of our merchant ma­ rine declining because of runa­ ways. National security reasons alone make it imperative that the practice must be stopped. Receiving the June issue of the LOG gave me as much pride mi mm All lettert to the editor for puolication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. and admiration for the Union and its officers as any other thing in the whole American labor movement ever has. It is unbelievable that a un­ ion group could have done as the NMU has done In recent weeks. Curran's tactics Will not be forgotten in the memory of the great body of maritime rank and file. In future dealings with him they will know his true colors. I really appreciate receiving the LOG. John Shavlem 4- t Africa Union Men Score Peace Corps To the Editor: Although I am a member of the SUP, I thought that SIU members might be interested In an article in an African labor publication I ran across while I was on a three month trip throughout the continent. My trip started in Cairo and ended in Capetown, South Africa. Generally, I traveled through the central part of the continent. While In Iringa, Tanganyika, I met some leaders of a local union movement there and they showed me their publication, the "African Trade and Development Journal." One of the articles in the Journal was a very critical piece about the Peace Corps. The Journal calls it an "Ameri­ can scheme," and said there are two faults with the plan. The first is they claim that the recruits will not have any technical knowledge and will only supply manual labor which, they said, Africa has more than enough. Secondly, the Journal said the plan may be d means by which America will try to "in­ filtrate by the back door." They said that the Government has already "hinted" that nations which accept Corps volunteers will get better attention from the US. They suggest that the Peace Corps be turned over to the UN so that the plan wouldn't be "undermined." From this article it seems that we have a long hard road ahead of us in Africa. Joseph Bernat ; iNt Seaman Sells Songs; 7-Year Dream A Reality A dream that began long ago and far away in the Phil­ ippines cam® true for Emanuel Estrada Ballestero recently when he became a professional singer and recorded two of his own songs on Bali Records, a' new label. The songs, "The Roaring Philippine Meelody." and "What Can I Do" were originally released in the Philippines and in the Ha­ waiian Islands where they are hits. Distribution on the mainland is just beginning from New York City where Bali Records, which Ballestero owns, is located. Sailing Since 1927 A retired Seafarer who now ships as a third mate, Ballestero, has been sailing since 1927 and saw action with the SIU when it was first organized in the early 19408. Ballestero was born in Calbayog, Samar. The Philippines. H i s interest. In music was nurtured by his mother who taught him native folk songs. He started to turn Ms life-long dream into a reality sev­ en years ago when, after studying different musical styles on the Emanuel. Estrada' Ballestero four round-the-world voyages he checks his notes. has completed, he began writing songs and taking voice lessons. uses native Philippine tunes. Much Repertoire Of 13 Songs of his composing was done at sea The two songs that have been and some of the songs reflect the released are part of a repertoire nostalgic mood of the ocean and of 13 songs Ballestero has written. a seamen's life. He now plans to have the 11 other Six Piece Band songs recorded by Bali Records. Ballestero has temporarily The songs, which are all copy­ stopped writing songs while he righted in the USA, include two "rests" and works on promoting his in Spanish, one in Tagalog and records. Performing with a six piece three in Visayan. band composed of a bass player, Specializing in romantic ballads. a drummer, three guitarists, a maBallestero says he gets ideas for racas player, and a uke, which he the lyrics from "within myself." plays, Ballestero has turned down Watching and listening to singers several night club offers because, in many lands has given him ideas as he puts it, "I'd rather use my for melodies and style, but he also seatime." SCATRAIN TEXAS (Ssatriln) July 13—Chairman, Mortsn T*k»n; Secre­ tary, Joe Shell. George Turner elected ihlp'e delegate. S78.53 in treasury. No beefs r^orted by de­ partment delegates. Men requested not to wear underwear In messhall, also to keep cote off deck during rough weather. PETROCHEM (Valentin* Chemical) August 2—Chairman, J. R. Prestwood; Secretary, G. F. Blscheff. Wired for television set. No beefs reported by department delegates. For crew's use, ice cubes may be taken from lower ice box. MADAKIT (Waterman) July 30— Chairman, Robert R. Pope) Seeretery, members to keep soiled linen clear from the foot of the ladder leading to the store room, for safety reasons. LOiMAR (Calmsr), June 2(—Chair'man, J. Mootei Secretary, C. Gill. 'Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for a Job weU done. DEL SANTOS (MIstiiSlppI), June 4 —Chairman, P. G. King; tacratary, O. G. Collins. $30 in treasury. P. G. King elected ship's delegate. OVERSEAS REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), July 14—Chairmen, C. R. Johnson) Secretary, Joseph A. Long. Complaint about lack of Ice. No beets reported by department delegates. Harry A. Smith elected ship's dele­ gate. A vote of thanks to steward department for their excellent food. COEUR D' ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ tory), July 30—Chairman, Carl Lawton; Secratary, M. Towniend. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. It was requested to be more quiet In the recreation hail next to the 4 to 8 oiler and firemen Quarter*. Albert G. Espenede. BS.M In treasury. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thank* to the chief electrician for a swell job. Complaint that the cook's room is too small for two cooks. ORION PLANET (Orion) August 4— Chairman, A. J. Novak; Secrstary, J. G. Lakwyk. New washing machine ordered. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. No mall or LOGS received. A letter to be drafted to Hq. concerning this matter. DEL SUD (Mississippi) Jujy 23— Chairman, Chat. Dowling; Secretary, Mike Dunn. $418.00 in treasury. Ho beefs reported by department dele­ gates. No I,OGS received but when received there are three for 100 men. MARYMAR (Calmar) May 27—Chairmen, Richard Schwarti; Secretary, Custav V. Thobe. Hutchinson re­ elected ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Be­ quest that the LOG return to its old policy of reporting only the aiTsIrs of the A&a District. Representatives of the SIU Food Plan were asked to make an attempt to secure a belter grade df coffee for the men on the Calmer ships. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), July 12 —Chairman, John Mayton; Secretary, Orlando H. Lepet. Pat Fango elected Bhip's deleggte. Steward tequeets new GATEWAY CITY (teS-Lsnd), May 11—Chairman, Parsons) secrstary. Moor*. Parsons elected ship's dele­ gate. Suggestion was made that more night lunch ho put out In port. Crew told that water fountain be used only for drinking purposes. ALCOA POINTER (Alcosq, May 28 —Chairman, B. Moesley; Secretary, A. Higham. Ship's delegate reported captain said crew's quarters will be painted next trip. Food has not been up to standard. Steward claims he has been cut to the bone by the port Steward in Mobile. This will be taken up with patrolman in Baltimore. Too many leftovers have been used over and over. Slopchest Is very poor. S6.30 In treasury. Some disputed OT in each department. Vote of thanks from all to Brother Moesley for a good Job. Also to the 4-8 watch for cleaning pantry every niorning. DEL ALBA (Mississippi), June 3— Chairman, C. Wright; Secratary, F. N. Cain. Repair list turned in. Few beefs will be taken up with patrolman. Men that Joined ship in Texas can ride to port of engagement. $30 in ship's fund. Motion made that in the even the ship is laid up, fund In treasury be donted to PH3 hospital. Ship needs fumigation. Jackson elected new treasurer. Sugestion that recreation room he used instead of messroom, for playing cards. Steward requests that all linen be turned In. Also that linen supply be increased. Suggestion to change brand of coffee. Request that crewmembers be prop­ erly dressed when they go to messroom. Vole of thanks to the steward department. �•epiember, INl SEAFARERS Seafarer's Daughter Aims For Success On The Stage The children of Seafarers don't always go down to the sea In ships. And when they're girls, and as pretty as Deedee Hand, the opposite is usually true. Miss Hand, the daughter of Sea­ farer James M. Hand, who Is now aboard the Neva West (Bloomfleld), has set her sails for a career on the stage. And her activities In Tampa are aiding not only her own efforts but those of a small hand of would-be thespians who form the "Actors of Tomorrow" Drama Club. The Club, which has been or­ ganized for only a short time, made the headlines in Tampa re­ cently when Hollywood actress Sharon Connors stopped by to give the aspiring actors and actresses a few pointers. Miss Connors delivered a lec­ ture based on her experiences on and off the stage while on location In Fi-ance. She then watched as the amateur group performed a few impromptu skits. Deedee Hand began acting at the • age of six, and is well-known in the Tampa area as a model and panelist on many of the city's radio and television productions. She hopes to break into the le­ gitimate theatre, and thereby fol­ low in her mother's footsteps. Mrs. Hand, formerly Flo Crane, was a professional model, actress and Deedee Hand, daughter of musician. It's a sure bet that Sea­ Seafarer James M. Hand, is farer Hand Is proud of his hard­ pictured presenting a corsage working daughter. to Sharon Connors, LOG-A-RHYTHM: Pilgrimage By Thurston Lewis Here is the bark of pearls which lovers desire Riding the boundaried waves Gliding dawn the stream, the sire Of which is the might sea to whom it returns. Here is the ship of fairies' wings Piercing the clouds, dodging the storfn Flying with the wing that sings With rage, to toss it about under the stars. Here is the body (that quickens my spirit) Smooth and naked in the starlight That lifts my soul to the sky And lets me fall, wiltmg, into the night. TRANSINDIA (Hudson Witorwayi), Juno 3—Chairman, D. L. DIckerton; •acratary, R. Ayars. Ship'a delegata reported that draw will be in travelors' checks. Steward ordered 40 cots, but 24 came aboard for crew of SO. Deck engineer aleeps with wlpera. Delegate would like to get him a room by himself. This will be brought to the attention of patrolman at pay­ off. Crew asked to bring coffee cups back to pantry. Men asked to turn fans off whenot In room. CANTiCNY (Citias Servica), May 3» —Chairman, idward J. Wright; Sacra•ary, Herbert Berner. No beefs' re­ ported. Ship's delegate elected. Crew asked to check for matches In pockets before washing clothes. Also to clean recreation room. department dalegatas. Need new clothes line. Request that steward pass out spray for roaches. Also to keep Kroo boys out of midship house. HILTON (Bull), April f—Chairman, 6. Gallant; Bacratary, P. thauger. Ship to atop in Ceuta for bunkers. One man from -each department wUl bo on safety committee. O. Gallant resigned as ship's delegata. New ship's delegata elected. C. C. Smith. No beefs reported. Motion made to forward to headquarters a copy of the slopchest prices aboard this ves­ sel. Suggestion to see If something VIVIAN (Maritime Overseas), May 14—Chairman, J. Broaddus; Secre­ tary, R. M. Hampshire. No beefs re­ ported. Movie rental accepted by full crew. Discussion made with crew on helping gangway watch to keep un­ authorized persons out of passage­ ways and crew's quarters. FRANCES (Bull), Mty 25—Chalf^ man, (Jarios Diaz; Secretary, not given. S. J. Clureman was elected chip's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made that a member being In the Union over a period of time is en­ titled to some consideration for re­ tirement pension. Crew asked to bring cups back to the pantry. Will gee patrolman regarding having fresh milk at night. OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritime Ovaraeas), April 30—Chairman, E. Ligon; Secretary, R. Hutchins. Ship's dele­ gate elected. Some disputed OT to be taken up with boarding patrolman. ' Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment for a Job well done. Three men missed ship In Augusta, Sicily. DEL ALBA (Mississippi), April 9— Chairman, R. Johnston; Secretary, J. W. Schneidel. E. Hardcaatle elected shlp'N delegate. No beefs reported by can be done about the salty drinking water. MADAKET (Wstermanq, May SiChairman, Sam Baker; Secretary, Gus Skendelas. Three men loged In deck department. Beef In department will be taken up with patrolman. One man from engine department hos­ pitalized In Honolulu, and two men missed ship. Three men were picked up from different unions. Disputed OT In deck department. No beefs re­ ported in engine and steward depart­ ments. PENN TRADER (Penntrans), May 27 —Chairman, John A. Ziereis; Secre­ tary, S. Rothschild. Ship received let­ ter from the Mount Evans, thanking crew for their help In the matter of cigaret shortage. Some disputed OT In deck and engine departments. Vote of thanks to Sparks for prompt news Vage Twentr-OM LOG A Seafarer's Personal History Of Mississippi Shipping Co. (The following article on the history of the Mississippi Shipping Company was submitted to the LOG by Seafarer Vic Miorana.) - In the year 1919, the Mississippi Shipping Company blazed a new trail in the shipping industry when it charted a course for Brazil, and made the run with its first and only ship. On August 7, 1919, the Company bought the Bound Brook. It was this ship that pioneered the first coffee run to Brazil, thereby opening up a new trade route from the United States to South America. On October 7, 1919, the Company bought Its second ship, the Lake Fontenot. The "Fontenot," quickly followed in the wake of the "Bound Brook," and began making the run to Brazil too. On September 15, 1920, Mississippi expanded Its operation, and began making a run to Argentina. The iirst ship to sail 4. the new route was the Loraine Cross. In its initial year. It made eight trips between the United States and South American ports. In the year 1929, the Company took over the Gulf-Brazll-Rlner Plata Line for $2,700,000, and add­ ed 12 cargo vessels to its growing fleet. Each vessel averaged about 9,600 deadweight tons. The names of the 12 shins at the time of pur­ chase were: Afel, Blffco, Casa, Clearack, Clearwater, Salvation Lass, Saugerties, Shoodle, West Counl, West Nerls and the West Segonia. These names were later changed to comply with the Delta insignia. 1935 saw the Company sign its first contract with the old Interna­ tional Seafarers Union, and in 1939 it entered into a contract with our present SlU. From .that time until the present, the com­ pany has maintained harmonious working relations with the SIU. After 22 years, there has never been any work stoppage or delays in sailing. This has to be chalked up to the fine relationship that exists between Mississippi and the SIU. In 1940, the company branched out still further, by placing three passenger-cargo ships on their runs. These ships were, the Del Brasll, the Del Orleans, and the Del Argentina. They were quickly followed by the Del Aires and the Del Santos. In 1942, with the outbreak of war, the Navy commissioned a number of Mississippi 1 h i p s. Among them was the Del Brasll. This ship had the honor of being (Continued on page 22) One of the newest additions to Delta Line fleet is the cargo ship Del Rio, shown at her launching, which was sidewise affair. Dei Sud is one of the company's three combination passen­ ger-cargo vessels on the South American run. Other vessels operate to West Africa. reports during voyaga. New library requested on arrival In Houston. Crew hopes mall situation continues to Improve. Vote of thanks to baker Wllbert Wentllng. for Job well done. ring Information about unlicensed business, to the topside officers, to be brought up on charges. Discussion about the discharge of bosim, and replacsment sent down. JOSEFINA (Liberty Nav.), May 28— Chairman, M. C. Cooper; Secretary, Vincent J. Fitigeraid. Department delegates reported no beefs. Discus­ sion regarding bed linen and faulty mattresses. This wlU be brought to attention of boarding patrolman. Re­ ceived February LOG In Aden. June 4—Chairman, P. N. Melnerth; Secretary, C. R. Oemers. Ship's dele­ gate reported no beefs. Some re­ pairs were taken care of. No LOGS received lately. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done. DB SOTO (Waterman), June 4— Chairman, Kane; Secretary, A. Fase. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Robinq, June 3—Chairman, Barnard Mace; Secretary, Lawrence H. Chapman. Most of repairs taken care of and everything going along smoothly, with no complaints from topside. One iftan from stewai-d department left In hospital In Bremen. Germany. Ship's fund to be built up by arrival pool. Ship's del-gate reported no beefs except that the three departments have some disputed OT. One man was hospitalized In Capetown on May 20. Another man Is still sick aboard ship, this being the captain. Ship's fund, $16.35. DEL NORTE (Mississippi), June 4 —Chairman, Philip Coics; Secretary, COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ tory), May 24—Chairman, Carl Lawson; Secretary, F. O. Airey. Ship's Bill Kaiser. Bernle Guarlno reported that he saw the patrolman about the crew signing on and signing off on the same day. The patrolman will con­ tact the company to see If It can be worked out. $25 In ship's fund from voyage No. 101. Department delegates . reported no beefs. John E. Ward elected ship's delegate. Phil Cuica requested crew to send pictures and news to the LOG as he has not seen news of the Del Norte in a long time. Purser's office requests that men turn In Argentine passports and vac­ cination certificates. OMNIUM PREIOHTER (Mol), April 23—Chairman, F. N. Melnerth; Sec­ retary, C. E. Oemers. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly with no beefs. Request that all lock­ ers be fixed and ventilators and sky­ lights to be fixed. COASTAL SENTRY (Suwannee), May 3—Chairman, Masiey; Secretary, Radford. No beefa reported. SI.10 in ship's fund. Discussion regarding any Uiilicenaed personnel caught lefer- delegate reported no beefs. One man hospitalized In Suez and one man hospitalized in Antwerp, Belgium. New ship's delegate elected, A. N. Ringuette. Ship's delegate to see the captain regarding a "no peddler" sign put on the gangway. Discussion regarding steward supervising his work and making some changes in menus. INES (Bull), June 11—Chairman, Johnes; Secretary, Kail. Man hospi­ talized In Honolulu. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made to have union see that States Marine 'Frisco agent forward all crew mail to next port of call. .This is the third time that they have held mail for over two months without forward­ ing,. also hold special delivery mall that came. Discussion on sougeelng port passageway. WARRIOR (Waterman), June 10,— Chairman, Johnson; Secretary, Elliott. No beefs reported by department delegates. Request wind scoops and screens, also water tanks need clean­ ing. Vote of thanks to the baker, and the steward department. ALCOA PLANTER (AIcos), June 10 —Chairman, Music, Secretary, Whal- en. S25.83 in treasury. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Re­ quest more different salads. CAPI HENRY (Northern Steam­ ship), June 11—Chairman, Wagner) Secretary, Saunders. No beefs re­ ported. New washing machine to be connected. Eos'n has built shelf for library for use of all In recreation room. ROBIN HOOD (Moore MeCormack), June 18—Chairman, Vaughn; Secre­ tary, Sedowiki. $12.00 In treasury. Several hours disputed In OT. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Few If any LOGS have been received In foreign ports. Vote of thanks to steward department and also to wiper and ordinary seaman on sanitary work for Invaluable service. MAE (Bull), June 17—Chairman, Morris; Secretary, Cantwell. $58 In treasury. No beef reported by depart­ ment delegates. STEEL SCIENTIST (isthmian), June 18—Chairman, Fuller; Steretary, Sksiton. $16 in treasury. No/beef reported by department delegates. It was sug­ gested to all hands to have Patrolman check OT on deck department. Mate cutting OT short. All hands suggested to let the patrolman check with skipper on cigarettes. COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannse), June 14—Chairman, Stevens; Secre­ tary, Parrish. $4.77 in treasury. Dele­ gates report dispute in OT. Com­ plaints on food being served. Steward report stores not sati.sfactory. MONTAUK POINT (Seatrade), June 14 — Chairman, Banks; Sacrelary, Goast. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Blowers for working in holds should be placed aboard la Boston. Vote of thanks to steward department. �BEAf'An^nB ipn Pare Tfrenfj-Tiee Needs IWoney For Court Defense fcl. To the Editon Having sailed SIU since 1950 and now having nowhere else to turn, I'd appreciate It if you would Insert this In the LOO. Three days after paying off the Dal Vlento (Mississippi), I was arrested and face a very serious charge. My attorney says we have a good chance of having the charge reduced but I need some money for legal expenses. I've loaned out about as much as anybody else In our Union and the only way I can reach all these people is through the LOG. I don't like- to sound like a can-shaker but I loaned money in good faith and, believe me, I'm in dire need of It now. Anybody wishing to return any money they owe me ean send it to my attorney, whose address Ist Mr. William Morgan, Attor- All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. ney-at-Law; Maritime Building, New Orleans, La. Please send my name along so the lawyers will give me credit for the money. Normau T. Plummer Hits Gov't RfoVos On Shipping To the Editon All seaiaen who sail on American ships have long been aware of the enmity shown by the State and Defense Depart­ ments against them. The latest example Is the decision to ship American coal In foreign bot­ toms to our armed forces over­ seas. This is supposed to reduce the dollar drain; it also totally disregards the "50-50" law. Only after protest from sea­ men's unions, steelworkers and mineworkers did President Kennedy see fit to mildly In­ quire of the Defense Depart­ ment If they would not recon­ sider their decision and agree to ship half of the coal cargo In American bottoms. The excuse as to why such a ••PtMBlHW. Itn Witi dioubimi U Aiberloan ships carried this eargo, all savings by buy­ ing in tha tl8 would be nulli­ fied due to the higher trans­ portation costs. Yet the official seemed to de­ liberately Ignore the fact that miners, operators, seamen and railroad workers pay taxes'and that Federal and state relief rolls would be reduced with the increase in jobs... - I wonder if it is fair to have many in the US continue to suf­ fer from prolonged unemploy­ ment while these so-called friendly countries are h-aving the biggest boom In their his­ tory. M. Gottschalk (Ed. nofet The Defense De­ partment reversed its position after protests). X Cifes Senator's 'Duplicity' To the Editor: Senate GOP leader Everett Dirksen (111.) has partaken of "socialized medicine" while he has repeatedly denounced it. This "lotsa profit, little wage" advocate, who voted against the $1.25 minimum wage, was re­ cently confined to Governmentoperatej military hospital with an ulcer. He doesn't go to any "Green Cross" or "Black Cross" hospi­ tal; you and I paid for his doc­ tor, nurse, .orderly, etc. He was not too proud to use this Government-supplied medicine. Yet, when we look, we see he Is against medical aid to the aged. Soma of our Senators are strange men Indeed. Anthony Victor Smolenskl Nobody Monkeys With Him • ••••• nnr-nTTrmnnm-lTi- 1' I L I FINANCIAL REPORTS. The oonstitutlon Of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Iniand 'Vaters District makes specific provision for safegxiardlng the membershlp'a money end Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the mem­ bership. 'All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. Should any member, for atiy reason, be refused his constitutional right to In­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions .of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied information about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at 61U headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. m J SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected by the con­ tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waterp District, and by Union shipping rules, which are incorporated in the contract. Get to know youx^hlpplng rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify t|ie Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mall, return re­ ceipt requested. m CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for or on tha proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, falls to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. Quickly sizing up the maritime situation, this Belgian circus performer gave up show business for a life on the high seas. Joining what he felt was the best union for seamen, he sailed on the Frances (Bull) from Puerto Rico, and became buddies with the rest of the crew. Knobby stated that coffee of the Frances was first rate. Here he directs deckside operations with L Curly Barnes, OS, and Frisco Frissora, BR. 0 A Seafarer's History Of The Mississippi Shipping Co. (Continued from page 21) the first ship to carry US Marines overseas. Her first run was to Wellington, New Zealand, where her complement of Marines were Involved in staging the first US counter-attack of the war. This was right after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and tha entire crew re­ ceived a citation for making the dangerous trip. The war cost Mississippi three ships in 1942, the Del Mundo, the Del Valle and the Del Plata. Cap­ tain H. P. Smith (the first captain ever hired by Mississippi) lost his life aboard the Del Mundo. On May 3, 1943, another Mis­ sissippi ship earned recognition from the Government. The crew was cited by the Under Secretary of State for their heroic and meri­ torious service, in making the run to Murmansk, Russia. Anyone who was sailing during the war re­ members, with a shudder, Mur­ mansk. In 1947, the Company Inaug­ urated its maiden run to West Af­ rica. And today in 1961, the Mis­ sissippi Shipping Company main­ tains regular scheduled sailings to South America and West Africa. May this fine company always have smooth sailing. Ttll it to tilt Iioj! EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual In 'the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed liarmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September meetings in all coiistitutlonal ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an edl-torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union, Tha Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility. ;| ii PAYHENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the .EIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any" reason unless ho Is given such receipt. If In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member Is required to make a payment end given an official receipt, but feels that ha should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, ,thls should Immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. — m m CO?!STITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the .TEJAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of ita constitution. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution 80 as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or o'ollgatlon by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. RETIRED SEAFARERS. OlU-tlmo SIU mfirabers drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities., In­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other^ SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to talce an active role In all rank-and-l'ile functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtlmers cannot.take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain' tholr good standing through tha waiving of their dues. 'i �SEAFARERS LOG Typ« Minutes Whsn Posslbis C. W. HaU Please get In touch with your lister, Grace Jackson, 949 Jones Street, Detroit 26. Michigan. Urgent. Ex-Robla Line Moore-McCormack has unclaimed wages pending lor the following Seafarers. Contact L. G. Farrell, assistant treasurer, Mooremack, 2 Broadway, NYC: Philip Frank, A. P. Clnquemano, Anthony Toker, D. T. Whittaker, Samuel D. Grendi, W. J. Mclntyre, Elmer C. Banner, Conway W. Beard, Norman L. Hargrave, Willie J. Koontz, Billy J. Taylor, Jesus Granado, Kenneth Miller, Morti­ mer T. Morris, Andrew Lewis, Louis A. Romero, James V. Pres­ ton, Frank B. Blguely. John F. Wllllami Please contact your sister, Mrs. Lucy Williams Abel, 15 W. Gore Ave., Orlando, Fla. Anyone know­ ing of his whereabouts please con­ tact Mrs. Abel by air mail, nennan H. Hickman Chief Eieetrieian Anybody knowing his where­ abouts- please notify his wife and family. Contact Mrs. Evelyn Hick­ man, 442 Mobile Street, Montgom­ ery 4, Ala. Harry M. Beg Please contact Miss Diana S. Beg, 570 Levering, West Los An­ geles 24, Calif. Renben B. Habbard Contact your mother, Mrs. Ann M. Hubbard, 2108 Reynolds Street, Savannah, Ga. Ernest O. Ladnier Important you write your cousin. qouR Mrs. Eran Anderson, 3433 Holly­ wood, Baton Rouge, La., before October 27 in connection with set­ tlement of the estate of Miss Lela Walters. EmiUo Pardo Urgent you contact your son, Emilio Pardo Suarez, Oseda Sacla, La Coruna, Spain, about your wife who is HI. "Oney"-8-12 oiler Wird-eleetridan ex-Steel Admiral Please forward your home ad­ dress to Jack Guard, 2047 Chest­ nut Street, San Francisco, Calif. Peter Dwyer ex-Eagle Traveler Please write to Erie Julber, c/o Bodle & Fogel, 3540 Wilshlre Boulevard, Los Angeles 5, Calif., concerning an injury to a shipmate. Following Seafarers have eye­ glasses waiting for them at vari­ ous Texas State Optical olHces: Jim Jenkins (at 608 Travis Street, Houston). R. F. Cody (6636 Harrisburg, Houston) S. M. LaPointe. Conrado Maldonado Reyes Contact L. McKenna, Box 665, Route 1, Mobile, Ala., about where to send your papers and Army dis­ charges. Edward .^derson Your gear has been cheeked at the headquarters baggage room. Walter C. Zajonc Please come home or get In touch with your sister, Mrs. Jose­ phine Blanchard, as soon as pos­ sible. Albert Wagner Get in touch with Raymond Pccoraro, claims representative, All f Baj In order to aseuri accurate digests of shipboard meetings in the LOG, it is desirable that the .-reports of shipboard meet­ ings be typed if at all possible. State Insurance Company, 188 Montague Street, Brooklyn, con­ cerning accident which took place on December 24, 1960, at Atlantic Avenue and Smith Street. You can call UL 5-4481 Mondays and Wednesdays, or ES 2-2710 evenings. Ex-Coe Victory Will person that took belt and silver belt buckle with initials FNC by mistake from chief cook's room on the Coe Victory, July 8, please get in touch with F. N. Cain, 432 Washington Street, Bay St. Louis, Mo. Sentimental value involved. O. D. (Slim) Walker Please contact your brother in Beaumont, Texas. Eugene Wilson Very important you get in touch with your parents at 5908 Pulaski Avenue, Philadelphia, phone VI 40972 as your father is ill. Eugene Watson Contact Edwin M. Felker. 3903 Mayberry Ave.- Baltimore 6, Md. William H. Mason Please contact Mrs. Iris L. Stone, 601 W. 35th Street, Nor­ folk, Va. Patrocino Pereira Please get in touch with your daughter, Mrs. Emily Pereira, c/o J. F. D* Silva, PO Box 2849, Nai­ robi, Kenya. Anybody knowing the whereabouts of the above is urged to contact him and notify him of this message. »"» (Continued from page 24) •flieers will be more inclined to respect and work with the delegate. The best policy to follow is to let the delegates and th® patrolman handl® the problems. The whole works will be slowed down and confused If all hands stort liollering and talking at once. only a healthy thing, consistent with our democratic procedures. It is necessary for a better Union. The place for all criticism is out in the open—-at the shipboard and membership meetings ashore, where all can hear.. Diplomacy Pays OH Whether you're a real "pro" as a dele­ gate or If this Is your first turn as an elected representative, there are some "regl pros" you will undoubtedly meet. Of course the fortunate delegates are fore-armed for these people and then again you may not have one of these per­ sons aboard this ship. Their categories all follow these pat­ terns: 1. Anfl-admlnistratlon. 2. Pro-administration. 3. Won't run for delegate. 4. What has the Union done for me? There are a few within the membership that have always been anti-administration. They have but one goal and that is to agitate the rest. They are usually voicing their opinion, whether factual or not, about some officer or officers of the Union. The pet theme is "where does this go gnd why did they do this?" As a delegate, you represent the Union while aboard your ship and your job becomes twice as diffi­ cult when you encounter such a person. But, if you know the facts then you are prepared and ready to cope will) the situ­ ation when it arises. Now, the pro-adzninlsjration man can be as bothersome and di.sruptlng as the man wlio is the opposite. This is where you and the Union get another problem of keeping an even keel. The "ail for the Union" guy goes all the way in extreme of his counterpart, the anti-administration man. He (the pro) is the very first to volun­ teer for anything, a beef, a picket line, and the likes, runs for delegate, pats all You'd be surprised at the results you can get in presenting a beef if you sail Into the situation on an even keel. Re­ member, you're trying to show that some­ thing is logically due to a man in your department. How you present your case is Import'ant. "The guy who said you can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar wasn't shooling blanks. If you're headed for the skipper's or department head's quarters, show them the same courtesy you'd expect from them. If they were coming to your room. By barging in, you're Just chalking up two strikes Qgainst yourself before you even open your mouth. When you get down to the issue, talk in a normal tone of voice. And slick to the matter at hand. In 99 cases out of 100 you'll get twice as far as you would by shouting and cursing. Most licensed guys are Union men. And we always treat a Union man as a good Union man—that is, until he shows he's not. 4" No advice to delegates would be com­ plete without a word on anti-union dis­ rupters, These disrupters are usually mis­ guided guys who think they are helping the company or them.selves by spreading rumors aimed at hurling the Union, its membership and olTicials. Alert members will nail these guys' lies on the spot. This doesn't mean that cilticj.sm is not welcome. Constructive criticism is not V^aalr-lfen* More Unions Take Gains In Form Of Vacations NEW YORK—Increases in vacation benefits are becoming widespread in blue-collar union contracts, both as a desirable benefit and as a means of spreading employment opportunity, 'Fortune" magazine reports. placements for vacationing mem­ The magazine's survey of bers. vacation clauses also indicates Since the trend toward lotomi- that shoreside unions have a long way to go to match the kind of vacations provided in the SIU agreement. "Fortune" reports that the average vacation benefit in the United States is more than two weeks. Most shoreside worjcers though, have to be on the job at least three years to get two weeks off while at least 40 percent get a second week only after working five years. It takes some 15 years of employment in most industries to get three weeks' vacation pay By contrast, the SIU Vacation Plan provides a $400 benefit after a year's employment, better than one month's base pay for most ratings, and $800 or better than two months' ba^ pay for those whose employment is continuous on one ship, provided they get off and do not ship at least 60 days. There is no other condition as to length of employment, which shoreside firms require. Unions, "Fortune" reports, look upon vacations as a device to com­ bat the inroads of automation on employment. By reducing the in­ dividual worker's time on the job, and providing him wth more time off, the unions can keep up the work force via the need for re- the officials on the back, drops their names wherever he feels he can be heard and in substance, goes overboard. There are several other types in this line, he may greet you at the gangway or in your foc'sie only to let you know tlrat he has been sent down to the ship to "get it "etralghtened out." The normal que.stion would be what harm is this man? Well, one extreme is as outmoded as the other. Not every offi­ cial can be that great a guj'. He wastes time spouting off about the Union when he could help just as well by merely doing his job, and last but not least, he Is a "spokesman" on humanity and will speak at great length if given the least audience. To be aware of both the anti-administra­ tion and the pro, is considered a good bracer for preparing yourself to meet the others mentioned above. Those that won't run for delegate even though they are among the more senior and experienced men aboard, have social functions, poker games and the like that they would prefer taking part in rather than settling shipboard problems. And then there is the person who asks, "What has the Union done for me?" Fortunately these people mentioned above are ail in a minority as far as their numbers are concerned. With a handy reference such as the handbook, the dele­ gate can prepare himself to answer their questions, no matter where he sounds off. To assist the delegate in answering a. number of these questions you will find diagrams of the Union's wages and dues structures over the past 22 years, also the tlon is a long-term one and will In­ evitably result in a reduction of the work force for any given job, the provision of increased vacation pay is deemed the best means of protecting workers' job security and at the same time improving their conditions in line with th® rising standard of living. US To Build Researcli Boat WASHINGTON—A fishing re­ search vessel for use in the North­ west Atlantic will be built in Lou­ isiana, it was announced recently by Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall. The vessel, whicb .will cost $1,773,948, will be one of the first constructed under the new na­ tional oceanographic program launched under the endorsement of President Kennedy. The new craft will be able to engage in re­ search in any of the world's nav­ igable waters and in all conditions. Base of the new vessel will b® at Woods Hole, Mass., where resep'ch facilities will also be lo­ cated. . number of jobs contracted compared with the number of members in an "A" class seniority. When you {ompare these charts with their respective figures, you will see that the officials of your Union have main­ tained an even keel. The membership fig­ ure for the "A" seniority is based on a ratio of nine members for every eight contracted jobs. This margin is maintained so that the Union hiring halls have a reserve to draw from when the jobs are called in from the contracted companies. As an exampie, let us take a ship crewing up in Bal­ timore. The call is in for a total of thirty jobs. It takes nearly forty men, or a reserve of ten to crew this one ship. Some men will not pass the physical, some men aren't ready to sail and others may not want the job. So, as you can see, if we did not have the reserve to draw from in the most senior class, the ship would be forced to sail shorthanded. Frequently questions arise that cannot be readily answered by the delegate. Re­ gardless of their nature, when you can't answer them, remember you will have a patrolman abo-ard at payoff to help. If he cannot satisfactorily answer the ques­ tion, the next step is to bring it to the attention of the Union through the nearest hiring hall. No matter hew the question is answered, it should be quoted for the record, so that the record may reflect the appropri­ ate question and answer. In turn, the record can also serve as a background for your answers that may seem to others as coming from the "top of your head." Another source of information has been the ships' bulletin board. The SEA­ FARERS LOG now carries a bulletin board with the notices and items of im­ portance to ail hands. It is believed that through the Unions publication, more members are reached and kept abreast of Union functions, negotiations and actions by incorporating it in the LOG. All in ail a delegate's job is mighty im­ portant. A good delegate holds the im­ portant post of representing the cfi.jn on the ship and making life more livable for all—and that's what we are all after in the long run. A good delegate usually means a happy ship. Good luck and smooth sailing. �SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO HIPBOARD activity Is the heart ef the Union. Prpctically every phase of the Union's operation is the result of some development aboard ship. Many of our contract provisions are concrete examples. Certain of our working ruies and conditions appear in the agreements because the experience of SIU crews pointed out the need for them. Similarly, our shipping rules and con­ stitution are amended from time to time to strengthen the organization's structure and improve the general welfare of the membership. In many cases, these changes originated in motions, adopted at ship­ board meetings. Since the crews aboard ships are the Union's right arm, it n-aturally follows that they should be in A-1, shape. If they are, the Union will be able to push full ahead—if they aren't—well, just imagine what a fouled-up situation might result. In connection with the importance of the shipboard unit, the purpose of this is to show how smoothly a crew can oper­ ate. It highlights the role in our Union set-up of a very necessary cog—the dele­ gate. Although intended as a guide for the three department delegates and the ship's delegate, it is recommended reading for all hands. A working knowledge and understanding of the delegate's functions will not only make their job a lot easier, it will make life aboard ship a lot more pleasant and profitable for every crewmember. It is most important to elect your dele­ gates as soon as possible after the crew Is signed on and maintain these delegates throughout the voyage. Whenever a crew fails to elect delegates it is the responsi­ bility of the Union patrolman to appoint delegates to Insure the smooth operation of the crew's affairs. S You're The Delegate If you're the delegate, remember al­ ways that your shipmates have elected you to represent them as one of the three department delegates—deck, engine, stew­ ard—or ship's delegate. Your pride should let you know that besides thinking you're an okay guy, the crew has respect for your ability to handle a situtaion with tact and understanding, and that you know the score. In the old days, crews weren't so fortu­ nately represented. They were always be­ ing shoved around. But with the coming of the Union—and the Union delegates— they were able to assert their rights and draw the respect they're entitled to. Without the delegates, shipboard life could-be one long stretch of ^confusion on overtime, repairs, working conditions, food, quarters and everything else. The Job Starts Here There aren't many hard and fast rules to worry about. What the job requires mostly is some good old-fashioned com­ mon sejise. Of course you should be familiar with Union rules and contracts, just as all SIU members should. But if you're a bit hazy on some of them, there are copies of the contracts as well as shipping rules and the constitution in the SIU handbook. Fur­ ther, they should be available aboard ship for you to make reference to when you need them. Anything you do to improve your effi­ ciency as a delegate will also better you as a Seafarer. The advantages of getting the old savvy ar"e two fold: (1) they serve your Union, and, (2) they serve you. All delegates as well as their shipmates, should realize that the cooperation of all hands at all times has been responsible for the Union's gains for the membership. The SIU's further advance—and the pres­ ent gaips—can be jeopardized by irrespon­ sible crewmembers. Thus our strength is tied in with our enforcement of selfdiscipline. Subservience is not expected of any man. But the membership has the right to demand a healthy respect for the Union rules it has drawn up democratioally for the good and welfare of all hands. to your relieving crew in a good condi­ tion. Patrolmen have been instructed to check rooms periodically during their visits. Additional Duties There is no use trying to minimize the Job of the delegate. Any way you look at it, it's a man-sized Job. One thing the delegate can keep his eyes open for is good Union reading ma­ terial. Copies of the SEAFARERS LOQ and other, Union literature should be available at all times for reading and discussion. Meetings, too ere good places for the guys to learn more about their Union Delegates Duties Overall, the guidepoints apply equally to all departments. Here's a few of your essential duties if you're a delegate. (If you're not, it's a good idea to know them anyway.) 1. Check each man's book and see that he is in good standing. 2. Be sure each man has been shipped through the Union hiring hall. Be sure each crewmember shows an assignment card when he boards the ship. *3. Before entering a payoff port, the delegate should prepare a list of those men who wish to pay dues and what amounts they will be paying. These lists are helpful to the patrolman who will be paying off your ship. Then his time can be .devoted to settling those items under dispute or that need cleaning-up. 4. Be sure all men in your department turn in their overtime as soon as worked, but in any case no later than 72 hours later depending on your contract's pro­ vision. 5. Instruct members of your depart­ ment to keep an accurate record of their overtime in the event any dispute arises. 6. Avoid one-sided allocation of over­ time work; see that the work is divided as equally as possible. 7. Be sure all overtime is turned In to the department head, whether it is dis­ puted or not. Any overtime that is not submitted cannot be collected. There is no point in arguing with anyone aboard ship about disputed overtime. If the Issue can't be settled immediately, turn the facts over to the Union patrolman when he comes aboard. Let him settle It for you. An Important job is to prepare the draw list. If they are customary on your ship. Each department delegate makes a , list of the men in his department and how much of a draw he wants. This list Is to be turned over to the captain by the ship's delegate, who should also inquire when a draw can be expected. Each department delegate should see to it that no member of his department leaves the ship until his relief or replace­ ment is aboard. The delegate should also be notified by a crewmember when ho gives his 24-hour notice of quitting or ask­ ing a relief so there will be no dispute later. These matters are always especially important to insure against sailing shorthanded. That an "SIU Ship Is A Clean Ship" has basis in fact. Your department living quarters should be clean and livable from sign on to sign off. Everyone growls when he comes aboard a dirty, disorderly ship. Remember this and turn over the ship and to sound off on issues of mutual in­ terest. So the more meetings the more good can come 6f them. A good way to carry out your Union educational functions is through the medi­ um of special meetings. Here the guys who know the score can give straightfor­ ward union talks so that the members may learn what the Union stands for. Get all the Union literature you can to use as background materral for discussion of these sessions. On the subject of meetings, don't for­ get that copies of the ships' minutes should be made in duplicate. One for the Union and one for the ship's flies, which should be turned over to the delegate if the recording secretary gets off the ship. Repair lists and unsettled beefs should be recorded with a copy to the department head, one to the Union and one for the delegate. So long as there are ships sailing, beefs will be- a shipboard factor. Settling these beefs to the satisfaction of all is one of the primary functions of the Union. How­ ever, plenty of situations result In beefs that are easily avoidable. Keeping down the number of small, petty beefs will give strength to the sound, legitimate ones that will be much easier to square away. Beefs can generally be broken down Into two kinds: 1. Those that involve the company over such matters as overtime, food, quarters, etc. 2. Those that come up among crewmembers. Personal beefs are Just that, no more. They don't involve the Union or your shipmates and shouldn't be Interpreted that way. The best way to insure success In your overtime disputes Is to be certain they're legitimate. Phony overtime is no more substantial than a $3 bill—and can be just as troublesome. If you have an over­ time beef get it in at the right time— don't wait until the last minute. Let's remember that seamen are men —first, last and always. No crewmember should attempt to lord It over his ship­ mates. Union brothers have a joint pur­ pose. Unrated men and newcomers should­ n't be bullied nor scoffed at for their sincere efforts. They have the same rights, and are entitled to the same breaks, bene­ An account of a typical ship's dalegate and the duties he performs will be found on page 7 of this'issue. fits and protection as any other Union member. Presenting A Beet The suggestions outlined below, if fol­ lowed, will very often prevent beefs. At least, they can help keep them at a min­ imum. But supposing you already have a beef. What actual steps should you tak* in handling it? Just to show you how simple the pro­ cedure is, let's take a specific case. One on overtime would be good, since this type of beef occurs fairly often. Suppose a crewmember has been or­ dered to do work that he considers to be outside his routine job and makes out an overtime slip (in triplicate). He puts it in within the alloted time and the de­ partment head disputes it. The man is then to turn his beef over to his depart­ ment delegate who will appro'ach the department head and attempt to settle it. Here a good, resourceful delegate can do a good job not only of settling the beef, but clearing the atmosphere with the de­ partment head so that the same beef doesn't come up again later. A beef that cannot be settled between the department delegate and department head is then turned over to the ship's delegate. It becomes the responsibility of the ship's delegate to square it with the . skipper. But if he is unsuccessful in settling the beef, he then turns it over to the patrol­ man at the port of payoff. (Be sure not to take them to another port where the Union officials are not acquainted with your particular set-up and much time is spent before they can get everything squared away. It's your time and your money—so settle your beefs at the point of production.) The patrolman In turn when he comes aboard will accompany you to the department head to attempt to settle the matter. The delegate's pres­ ence helps in two ways: (1) he gets first­ hand the method the patrolman uses to settle the matter, and, (2) he's on hand to give the full story of what took place. But if these steps are unsuccessful, the beef is then taken ashore by the patrol­ man and the matter is taken up in a meeting with the company. The beef then belongs in the Union hall Instead of the nearest bar. If this procedure is followed with every dispute, the delegate is fully aware of the problems that exist on the ship and can give the patrolman a full and concise report of the exact situation aboard ship when he comes aboard. It saves time if the patrolman doesn't have to get ten different beefs from ten different crewmembers. Besides, by channeling all beefs through the departmental delegate, the (Continued on page 23) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource September 1961 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MTD’S PLAN WOULD AID SHIPS, JOBS T-H INJUNCTION EXPIRES; ALCOA SIGNS CONRACT SIU SEEKS BACK PAY FOR YARMOUTH MEN YOUR DUTIES AS AN SIU DELEGATE MEET YOUR DELEGATE MEANY CALLS MTD ONLY OFFICIAL BODY MTDOFFERS BROAD PLAN TO REVIVE US SHIPPING, AID JOBS NMY TUG DIVISION ORDERED TO HALT RAID ON SCOW UNION IBU TUG DREDGE UNIONS WIN ‘HISTORIC’ NEW PACT SIU STRONGLY BACKS LAKES SUBSIDY BILL NEW COMPANY IN BID FOR BALT.-EUROPE RUN LAKES RR SEAMEN GET SIU BENEFITS SIU, MTD URGE GOV’T OKAY ON US-FLAG ORE SHIP SUBSIDY BIG ORGANIZING GAINS STRENGTHEN SIU IN MARITIME, LEGISLATIVE FIELDS TIDEWATER TELLS NON-UNION MEN ‘DON’T FRATERNIZE WITH SUP’ ‘RIOT AID’ GIMMICK FAILS; FREE CANADA PICKETS MILITARY APPROVES ’50-50’ ON COAL FOR GERMAN BASES MARINE FIREMEN DISCUSS VITAL CONVENTION ISSUES NEW, HIGHER SIU BENEFITS GO INTO EFFECTS OCTOBER 1 MORE UNIONS TAKE GAINS IN FORM OF VACATIONS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/1961 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIII, No. 9 1961 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/64cb6ba5c4d527a64f16903dda0ad96a.PDF 39c4868ccbcee3572af63d250aaa28ee PDF Text Text & Accident Benefits Fcr Seafarers Vol. XXlil No. 10 SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Trinidad Sea Union Joins With SlUNA -Story On Page 3 f hospital benefits go into effect nvSpiIOl \i09n» Galveston. On the receiving end (stand­ ing, 1-r) are J. Mclntyre, M. Anderson, G. Little; seated, F. Greenwell and Pedro Moreno. ROSE KNOT CREW AOK' ON MISSILES, AIR FORCE SAYS Story On Page 3 Seatrain On Offshore Run, Hauls Railroads -Story On Page 3 All ^haard Siu-manned Seatrain New York takes on one of Miff MCCwrw# 207 pieces of rolling stock put aboard for a charter trip to Liberia. Two complete railroads were stacked on deck and: in her holds. (Story on Page 3.) A 1Vfnn^r<^ Seafarers in NY line counter of hiring hall to see ^ wrffiflCff. drawing of free World Series ducats. About 20 SIU men drew tickets for games at the stadium. Unidentified Seafarer (wearing cap) is trying to figure whether his card earned him a series ducat. Yankees, however, won it for sure. �SEAFARERS Pare Tw» October, 1961 LOG US Seamen Equal 'Contror, SIU Wdtiniers Pass On Magnuscn Tells Pentagon San Francisco Agent Leon Johnson; Cltu'^Jius FisSier, 66, Veteran'Steward WASHINGTON—Still hiding behind the repeatedly-punctured "effective control" prin­ ciple, pro-runaway policymakers in the Defense and State Departments have been raked over the coals by Sen. Warren G. Magnuson. The chairman of the Senate Foreign Commerce Committee said the only "con-*~" trol" the US has over any ment and delivered by crewmem- the crew put the master off." the Senator declared, "because he did merchant vessel is "the sea­ bers to the Communists. man manning the ship." In a letter to Defense Secretary Piobert S. McNamara, Sen. Magnu­ son pointedly asked what led the Pentagon to believe that Americanowned runaways—"this mercenary merchant marine" — could be brought under US control if needed in an emergency. He flatly rejected the Defense Department echo of runaway op­ erators' claims that this country had anything approaching control of any kind over the runaway American-owned fleet. Further debunking the "effec­ tive control" idea, Magnuson cited the case of seven ships purchased by the Chinese Nationalist govern- Alice Brown W/ns Third PHS Award NEW ORLEANS — SIU crewmembers aboard the Alice Brown (Bloomfield) have earned the ves­ sel its third straight perfect score on a US Public Health Service sanitation inspection. This marks not only a consecu­ tive score for the Alice Brown, but aiso the 15th time in a row that a Bloomfield vessel has drawn a 100% rating on a USPHS inspec­ tion, Bloomfield operates four ve.ssels. Company vice-president O. C. Webster has cited the entire crew for "their splendid cooperation and achievements in attaining this high honor, and making their vessel sec­ ond to none insofar as cleanliness i.s concerned in the American mer­ chant marine." He singled out steward August A. Brosig, chief cook Simon Gutierez and night cook & baker Stanford A. Smith for special mention and for "exemplary ef­ forts in this worthwhile program." Special attention to ship sanitation has been a prime concern of the SIU Food and Ship Sanitation De­ partment. The USPHS inspection covers over 160 separate items that are checked periodically aboard ship. Bloomfield has long made a practice of encouraging vessel sanitation in its fleet and the longrange effort has paid off again and again. ". . . The crew on board these not want to defect. ships exercised 'effective control' "In the other six cases," he and delivered the ships to the added, "the entire crew defected." Communists in direct opposition Another instance pointing up to their orders. In one of the cases, the myth of "effective control" came when runaway owners re­ fused to honor a ban on carrying Russian oil to Castro's Cuba. They just pulled down one flag, hauled up another and then chartered Seafarers seeking medical their tankers to haul the Russian care at the USPHS facilities at oil. Staten Island or Hudson and Jay The Defense Department argu­ Streets, Manhattan, can insure ment that since the current Amer­ better service by presenting ican-flag fleet is ". . . inadequate properly - completed Masters' Certificates or discharges show­ for almost any situation of war or emergency . . ." we have to count ing 60 days of seatime. An ap­ on the runaways also falls flat, pointment system has also been the Senator emphasized. instituted to help avoid long "We must face up to the fact waiting periods and to assure that as long as a mercenary mer­ the chances of being seen on a chant marine is promoted and particular day. Call, write, wire or radio ahead for an appoint­ encouraged by certain departments ment and, when necessary to in the Government, we never will ade­ cancel, do so in advance. The have one (a US-flag fleet) phones are: Hudson & Jay Out­ quate for our needs. This is true because the 'effective control' patient Clinic, BArclay '7-6150; Staten Island Hospital, Gibral­ ships cannot exist if we have an adequate American-flag merchant tar 7-3010, ext. 415 or 416. marine." Bring Discharges For PHS Service The Pacific Coast Seafarer —Page 5 The Great Lakes Seafarer —Page 7 The Fisherman and Cannery Worker —Page 10 The Canadian Seafarer —Page 8 man in New Orleans; Galveston, New York and Jforfolk. He was elected Galveston patrol­ man for 1948 and a year later as patrolman in Baltimore, where he continued until 1956. Surviving are his wife, Minnie, and four sons, including Seafarer Leon Johnson Jr., now aboard the Steel Admiral (Isthmian). * SIU Crews New Super 100 Off-Job Benefits Paid To Departments SIU Social Security Dep't —Page 17 • nounced that another original vet­ eran member of the U n i o.n, Claude . Fisher, 66, had passed away in a Brook­ lyn nursing home on September 20. An oldtimer in the steward de­ partment and for­ mer headquar­ Johnson ters staffer. Fish­ er had been receiving a special dis­ ability pension since 1957. Johnson had been serving as San Francisco agent and patrolm a n for some time until his death. He began sailing in the late '30s in the deck department and Fisher Joined the Union in 1938 when it was chartered, He had been active in many BOSTON — Seafarers are now manning the 46,00(J-ton super­ tanker Montlcello Victory, the newest vessel in the' SlU-contracted Victory Carrier fleet. A sistership to the Mt. Vernon Victory (see story and photo on page 14), the Monticello Victory was christened early this month at the East Boston, Mass., yard of the Bethiehem Steel Company. The $13.5 million ship is 736 feet long and has a speed of 16 knots. The ship is now on its maiden voyage, a grain run to Turkey where she will deliver 40,000 tons of wheat picked up at Baton Rouge. The supertanker has many Sea­ A major advance in SIU welfare protection for Seafarers was launched October 1 with farer-satisfying inciuding the start of the new Sickness and Accident Benefit program. Among its many important air-conditioning, features, a swimming pool features, the new program provides the first benefits of any kind for Seafarers who become aft near the stack, a large mes.sill or injured off the job. (See^ hall-lounge and large two-man full details in the centerfold the combined 39-week-period. Out­ uniform procedures. Benefit checks foc'sles with improved bunks. patients who have not been hos­ are forwarded to the outports in The ship is owned by Victory on how to apply.) In the first weeks of the new pitalized must accumulate a full the same manner as Vacation Plan Carriers through a subsidiary, Monticello Tanker Company. operation, almost 100 Seafarers at week on outpatient status and, if payments. headquarters and in the outports qualified and not receiving main­ have qualified for out patient bene­ tenance and cure, receive benefits retroactive to the fifth day of dis­ fits at the rate of $56 weekly. The overall S&A program pro­ ability. Thereafter, benefits are paid up to the 39-week-limit. vides the following: • $8 daily to men in the hospital; Must Have Seatime • $56 weekly for outpatients not All applicants for S&A benefits, receiving maintenance and cure. It as well as all other SIU benefits, assures up to 39 weeks of benefits must meet the Welfare Plan's basic at $56 per week in any combina­ seatime requirement to qualify. NEW YORK—The Government's choice of Sears, Roebuck tion of inpatient and outpatient They must show one day's seatime & Co. as the American representative of the retailing indus­ time for a single illness or injury in the previous six months plus try at an international trade fair set for Lima, Peru, was 90 days in the preceding calendar during the year. soundly condemned by the"* The new $8 per day benefit for year. company's "welching" on its union men in the hospitals replaces the In every case, outpatients should AFL-CIO Maritime Trades $3 daily rate of in-hospital benefits apply at any SIU hall and fur­ Department at its recent ex­ agreements and long-standing ef­ fort to maintain an open shop pol­ for the first 39 weeks. Then, if a nish a medical abstract to show ecutive board sessions here. Seafarer remains in the hospital, their duty status. (See centerfold.) An MTD resolution termed the icy in its stores. The Retail Clerks he receives $3 ner day for as long All applications are' processed naming of Sears an "affront" to International Association has in­ ternational labor support in its as he is hospitalized. through headquarters to establish all organized labor because of the fight against Sears. Outpatients released from a hos­ RCIA president James A. Sufpital immediately qualify for the fridge, an MTD executive board $56 weekly benefit for the rest of member, cites the store chain's outright refusal to "bbck up one step from its full-scale program of breaking union agreements . . A .labor boycott of Scars' stores has been going on for many months. Protests against the desig­ nation of Sears as the US trade The SIU Industrial Worker fair representative have been —Page 9 flooding the Commerce Depart­ ment, he added. SIU Safety Department The MTD board meetings also —Page 15 covered a variety of key issues af­ fecting maritime workers during SIU Medical Department the course of its two-day session. —Page 8 Runaway ship issues, organizing end the status of contract negotia­ SIU Food, Ship Sanitation tions in US maritime featured the Dep't —Page 16 discussion. At the time of the ses­ sions, which preceded the AFLEditorial Cartoon —Page 11 CIO Executive Council's quarterly meeting in New York, mates on West Coast vessels were still out. A&G Deep Sea Shipping The next 'meeting of the MT D Report —Page 6 board is in December just in ad­ First S&A outpatient benefit paid to a Seafarer goes to vance of the 4th constitutiofial Shipboard News black gang veteran Henry A. Anderson, with SIU President convention of the AFL-CIO sched­ —Pages 19, 20, 21, 22 uled to open December '7 in lilliami Paul Hall making the present?rion at headquarters. Almost Beach. 100 Seafarers in KY and. putpbrts have now qualified. INDEX The SIU Inland Boatman —Page 4 SAN FRANCISCO—SIU Port Agent Leon "Blondie" John­ son died here suddenly on October 23 after collapsing earlier in the day at the Union hall. Rushed to*a local hospital, he died of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 45. early organizing campaigns and served at various times as patrol­ Meanwhile, it was an­ MID Hits Choice Of Sears As US Rep At Trade Fair �October, Iftl SEAFARERS Pare Tbrea LOG Trinidad Sea Union Joins SiUNA 6,000 Caribbean Workers Affiliate For Joint Action Coast StU Pact Talks Continuing SAN FRANCISCO—Unions of the SIU Pacific District, in an ef­ fort to wrap up the last maritime contracts of the 1961 negotiations, are Intensifying their bargaining talks with West Coast shipowners. However, Morris Weisberger, secretary-treasurer of the Saiiors Union of the Pacific and chief ne­ gotiator for the Pacific District, served notice that talks will con­ tinue only so long as the operators continue to bargain in good faith. Mates' Strike Contract talks involving the three unions of the Pacific District, the SUP, Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards, and the Marine Firemen's Union, stalled because of a walkout by the West Coast branch of the Masters Mates and Pilots. The MM&P strike ended Octo­ ber 11. Atlantic and Gulf Coast unlicensed and licensed contracts were settled Just before the expira­ tion of the Taft-Hartley injunction late In September. Membership Okays Policy West Coast unlicensed unions are free to strike at any time since their memberships authorized a "no contract, no work" policy. The policy was not put into effect be­ cause of the deck officers' strike, and Pacific District has extended its contract talks on a day to day basis. All three unions, the MC&S, MFOW and SUP, are seeking gen­ eral agreement on a number of pending Issues, including solution of problems created by the* fast turnaround of West Coast ships, and increased welfare contribu­ tions to provide for earlier retire­ ment of Pacific Coast seamen. Doubling its Caribbean area membership, the SIU of North America has affiliated the 6,000-member Sea­ men's and Waterfront Workers' Trade Union in Tri'iidad under the SIUNA ban-^ Union that affiliated with the SIU ner, a move aimed at safe­ in May has an additional 1,700. guarding the common in­ Presentation of the charter to Jose Perez (right), SIUNA international representative, pre­ sents SIUNA charter to George Munroe, acting secretarygeneral of the Seamen's and Waterfront Workers Trade Union, at ceremony in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. terests of both memberships through joint action on the in­ ternational level. Charter jresentation ceremonies were leld at an SWWTU member­ ship meeting on Columbus Day at Port-of-Spain. The affilialion of the Trinidad sea union means that the SIUNA now has over 80,000 members, in­ cluding a total of nearly 13,000 in the Caribbean. The SIU Puerto Rico Division has 5,000 members and the Virgin Islands Labor Remember The Texas? Seatrain Goes Back To Africa —Carries 2 Complete RRs The Seatrain New York sailed offshore this month, the first time a companj"- vessel has headed overseas since the second World War. The occasion was a special charter utilizing the unique Seatrain design to move two small railroad systems over to Africa. Sailing of the New York marked a feat-*: The rolling stock, rails and track war. In 1942, the Seatrain Texas of logistics-.—the ship loaded and made off with 207 differ­ will be used to develop one of the was ordered to deliver 180 Sher­ world's richest iron ore deposits man tanks and 165 Army techni­ in Liberia. The project is a joint cians to North Africa where the effort of the Liberian government 8th Army was engaging the Ger­ and Swedish and United States man Afrika Korps. The Texas interests. Two separate rail trunk made the trip without convoy, and lines will be built, one leading proceeded through torpedo alley from a new ocean port at Bu­ at top speed. It was, at the time, chanan, Liberia, to link up with a the only ship that could have remote inland area where the ore readily moved the mechanized equipment without too much spe­ deposits lay. cial installation. The Texas dropped To put the 207 cars in one ship, Seatrain devised a special stack­ the Shermans at Suez, a full seven ing s.vstem, which brought out a days ahead of a convoy that had special observation team from the left the States three weeks before Defense Department. "We may the Texas had slipped her haw­ have to build a port or a railroad sers in New Jersei'. somewhere in a hurry some day," At that time it was stated that: a Defense spokesman commented, "It was the men of the Seatrain "so we'd like to know the fastest Texas as well as Montgomery who JACKSONVILLE—The missile ship Rose Knot (Suwannee) way to get there." The New York turned the tide in North Africa." J. L. Weller, president of Sea­ has received a commendation from the Air Force for the role is expected to reach Africa in train, praised the longshoremen it played in the successful flight of the second US astronaut, twelve days. Making rush trips to Africa who worked on the job. "Those Air Force Captain VirgiU with impossible loads is jiothing men really worked," he said, "and Grissom, nautical'and Space Administration new to Seatrain, even though it we're proud of them." The charter The commendation said the has gained a high level of con­ hasn't done the trick since the is a one-shot proposition. performance of the missile ship fidence in the ability of the ship's during the "recent MA-4 mission crew" through "similar support reflected the highest level of given during the previous manned achievement and cooperation in Redstone missions." JACKSONVILLE—The Propeller Club of the" United States, the areas of ship handling and inIt added: "This confidence was representing a bread cross-section of the shipping industry, took Btrumentation support." enhanced by results on MA-4." another hard look at the nation's maritime problems and, re­ Issued by the Air Force Missile In citing the Rose Knot, the freshingly enough, at its own shortcomings during its annual Test Center at Patrick Air Force Air Force mentioned a number of convention here in mid-October. Base, Florida, the commendation obstacles the ship faced in per­ The club took Itself to task, for example, for the failure of its stated that the "National Aeroforming its mission. influential membership to pay real attention to the industry's The vessel arrived at its track­ public relations. A convention panel declared that the industi-y ing position two days before the has not only failed to sell itself to the public, but also to Ameri­ firing as planned "in spite of de­ can shippers and producers of goods that could move by ship. lays caused by searching for Instead of taking pot-shots at each other, it's hoped members The Public Health . Service survivors of a downed Air Foi-ce would get busy instead on wooing new customers. urges Seafarers who have not aircraft and very rough seas enThe tendency of the industry to depend too much on "Uncle already done so to get their route." Sam" for help was bluntly outlined by John M. Drewry, chief polio shots as soon as possible. Hurricane Debbie was in the counsel of the House Merchant Marine Committee. He warned The shots can be gotten at any Rose Knot's area during the ship operators not to lean so heavily on Government assistance PHS hospital without charge. count-down period, the Air Force as the only available tonic for the industry's ills. Increased ef­ Plenty of vaccine Is available so stated, and although hampered by ficiency in operations is another way of meeting foreign com­ there is no delay in the admin­ heavy seas and high winds," the petition, he noted. istering of the shots. The few ship gave "full support" to the Press reports on the convention noted that many of the indus­ minutes a Seafarer takes to in­ mission. try's leaders failed to attend and sent "second-sti-ingers" in their sure himself against the crip­ place. However, the newly-elected president of the club, Troy H. Debbie's force was such that pling disease by getting the "during this time weather condi­ Browning, of Detroit, promised to work to make the group a real shots are well worth the saving tions confined the crew below force in developing the industry. Browning heads an SlU-eonof time, money and, most of all, decks and required technicians to tracted company on the Great Lakes and is the club's first presi­ the avoidance of suffering and strap themselves to chairs in order dent from the area. possible disability. to perform their duties," ent pieces of rolling stock plus 100 tons of -rail and track in a two-day period. The railroad ship­ ment, worth $2 million, was the largest on record. It was composed of a dozen loco­ motives and 195 specialized cars sold off by a small freight line, the Lehigh and New England^Railroad. Rose Knot Missile-Skill Draws Air Force Cheers Propeller Club Takes A Spin Get Polio Shots, PHS Urges the SWWTU followed a series of discussions with SIUNA officials in Trinidad and at SIUNA head­ quarters in Brooklyn. The affilia­ tion document was presented by Jose M. Perez, SIUNA interna­ tional representative for the Carib­ bean and' Latin American areas. Ranging over several months, the affiliation talks indicated clear­ ly that many areas of common concern exist between members of both unions and there was agreement that the interests of both memberships could be ad­ vanced and protected through the affiliation of the Caribbean group. In particular, the preliminary discussions brought out the fact that runaway ship operators, who have been respon.sible for the eco­ nomic abuse of American seamen, have also been responsible for similar abuses affecting large numbers of workers in the Carib­ bean. The area has long been a focal point of runaway ship opera­ tions. Citing the common concern of ^he two unions over tlie runaway problem, SIUNA president Paul Hall pointed out that both ship and shoreside runaway operators who seek to evade American union wages and working conditions, at the same time deprive Caribbean (Continued on page 18) Nix Carbon Tet Ship Fire Gear A reminder has been issued by the Coast Guard regarding a ban on all carbon tetrachloride' fire extinguishers and others of the toxic vaporizing liquid type effec­ tive January 1, 1962. These extin­ guishers will not be acceptable as approved shipboard equipment after this year. This ban applies to ship oper­ ators as well as boat owners. How­ ever, it's understood that small pleasure craft will be able to carry the old equipment provided they also carry approved type fire-fight­ ing gear, such as C02 foam or other dry chemical extinguishers. Coast Guard approval of "car­ bon tet" equipment and others using toxic mediums such as chlorobromethane was withdrawn because vapors given off by these chemicals have caused serious accidents and injuries. SEAFARERS LOG Oct., 1961 Vol. XXIII, No. 10 PAUL HALL, President HERBERT BRAND, Editor; BERNARD SE.AMAN, Art Editor; IRWIN SPIVACK, ALBERT AMAIEAU, AKIHUK MAKKOWIIZ, STEVB LICHTENSTEIN, Staff Writers. Publlthtd monthly at the hcadquartara of the Seafareri International Union, At­ lantic, Cult, Lakei and Inland Watere Dlitrlct, AFL-CIO, «7$ Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 31, NY. Tel. HYaclnth f4iOO. Second clait poitage paid at the Poit Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act of Aug. U, 1*11. Ill �-Ffirfr.-, SEAFARERS Pace OcMtcr, IMl LOG Quarterly Committee Reporfst INLAND BOATMAN G&H Fetes IBU Tugmen On 5-Year Safety Record HOUSTON—Celebrating five years of its fleet-wide safety program, the IBU-contracted G&H Towing Company honored its union crews at award dinners here and in Corpus Christi. The Houston fete took in per-> sonnel from the entire Hous- by the company went a full year ton-Galveston-Freeport area. without a disabling lost-time in­ IBU boatmen and shoreside em­ jury. These tugs, and their respec­ ployees shared a total of 151 tive captains and chief engineers, awards issued by the company to were: Tug Barbara George, E. L. Bruce mark its safety effort. Keynote at both dinners was and R. A. Jeffcote; tug Juno, G. E. G&H's pride in the success of the Ives and R. L. Elliott; tug H. O. safety campaign and the employees Weatherbee, W. C. Ligon and J. M. who had helped make the pro­ Commander; tug Laura Hayden, C. gram a success since it began in R. Gilchrist and R. W. Jackson; tug June, 1956. It was reported that Titan, W. H. McKenzie and A. J. lost-time injuries throughout the Hughes; tug W. A. Wansley, J. W. fleet had been cut in half over the Revell and W. J. Sims; tug Marlin, five-year period. G&H has been un­ T. A. Baggot and A. L. Sims; tug der contract to the SIU's boatmen's Messenger, C. A. Schuessler and W. C. Bruce, and tug Porpoise, C. affiliate since 1955. Nine of the 26 tugs now operated H. Teller and Bailey Walker. In addition to the safety awards consisting of inscribed plaques, one $1,000 and one $500 US savings bond were awarded at drawings from the names of personnel who had at least six months without a personal injury and from among those employed a year or more •vithout having any hull or material damage during operations under their supervision. The winners of these awards were James M. Com­ mander, chief engineer of the Weatherbee and chief engineer William J. Sims of the Wansley. IBU skippers (l-r) Jack W. Revell (tug W. A. Wansley), Bill Ligon (tug H. O. Weatherbee) and Charles H. Teller (tug Porpoise) pose with safety awards received at Corpus Christi G&H dinner. IBU Meetings •BALTIMORE — November 15, 8 P.M. •1216 E. Baltimore St., (unlicensed); No­ vember 20. 8 P.M., 1216 E. Baltimore St.. (licensed). HOUSTON — November 13. 5 P.M., 4202 Canal St. MOBILE — November 18, 11 A.M., 1 S. Lawrence St. NEW ORLEANS—November 14, 3 P.M., 630. .Tackson Avenue. NORFOLK—November 8, 8 P.M., 416 Colley Ave. PHILADELPHIA—Noveniber 17, 7 P.M.. 2604 S. 4th St. (licensed): November 21. 7 P.M.. 2604 S. 4th St., (unlicensed). GREAT tAKES TUG A DREDGE REGION BUFFALO — November 18, 7:30 P.M., 735 Wa.shington St. CHICAGO—November 17, 7:30 P.M., IB383 Ewing .^ve.. South Chicago. CLEVELAND—November 19. 7:30 P.M. 15614 Detroit Ave.. Lakewood. O. DETROIT — November 13. 7:30 P.M., 10225 W. Jefferson, River Rouge. DULUTH—November 15, 7:30 P.M., 312 W. Second St. MILWAUKEE—November 16, 7:30 P.M., 6722 A. South Drive. BAULTE STE. MARIE—November 14, 7:30 P.M., Labor Temple. IBU Firm AddsTugs PHILADELPHIA—The IBU-contracted McAllister Brothers, Inc. of this port and Norfolk has an­ nounced the addition of a modern steel diesel tug in each location. The Philly fleet will have a new 1,800-hp tug, the "Michael J. McAllister. In the Norfolk area, the fleet will be supplemented by the 1200-hp tug Frances K. McAlister. . With the addition of these ves­ sels, McAllister will have a total of 78 all-purpose tugs operating in US and Canadian ports, it was re­ ported. '511/ Finaofes In Top Shape' ReafTirmlng the findings of previous rank-and-file committees, the latest Quarterly Financial Committee has found the Union's financial structure in good shape. The commit­ tee's report and recommendations" was read and ratified at the October membership meet­ ings in all constitutional ports. "We find," the committee effeciency of our operation . . Members of the committee, noted, "that the headquarters' offices of our Union have bcen taking all steps possible to safe­ guard Union funds and see that the disburse­ ments of the Un­ ion are in accord­ ance with the au­ thority delegated to them, and that, at the same time, Muehleek there is a striv­ ing to increase the day to day elected at membership meetings last month, also drew praise on their own for performing a con­ scientious job in the course of their quarterly audit of SIU finan­ ces. The seven-man group included Seafarers elected at headquarters and six other ports, and all com­ mittee work was conducted at headquarters. In Issuing its report, the com mittee pointed out that it had "examined the procedure for the controlling of the funds of the Cunard Backs Off On New Supership LONDON—A decision by Cunard Steamship to turn down over $50 million in British government aid and defer con­ struction of a replacement for the aging Queen Mary leaves many questions unanswered" bids by British shipyards, Cunard concerning the future of said it faced heavy losses on its trans-Atlantic passenger ship­ Atlantic passenger liner service ping. this year and was reassessing the A few days before the Cunard announcement, US Lines and French Lines revealed an agree­ ment to mesh the schedules of the superiiner United States and the newly-built but as yet untried luxury ship France. The two com­ panies' collaboration is an attempt to offer alternate weekly sailings by the US and the France and match the traffic pattern of the Cunard "twins," the Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth. Previous US Lines' efforts to provide its own competition to Cunard by building a sistership to the United States have met with no success. Company requests for Federal aid on the construction— estimated to cost a total of $128 million a few years ago—continue to be rejected. The change in heart by the Brit­ ish government and its current willingness to provide a sizeable subsidy to Cunard contrasts sharp­ ly with the position adopted by Washington. A further contrast lies in the attitude suddenly adopt­ ed by Cunard of questioning whether, even with a large amount of government aid, it should go ahead and build a new luxury vessel. In calling off plans to consider First'Phlla. IBU Pensioners RAILWAY MARINE REGION BALTIMORE — November 15, 8 P.M., 1216 E. Baltimore St. JERSEY CITY—November 13, 10 A.M., 8 P.M.. 99 Montgomery St. NORFOI,K—November 16. 8 P.M., La­ bor Temple. Newport New.s. PHILADELPHIA—November 14, 8 P.M., 2604 S. 4th St. Four of the first Philadelphia IBU boatmen to qualify tor pensions are pictured here, representing men in four dif­ ferent tug fleets. From left, at the Philadelphia hall, are Joseph Brusich, Steve Lazovich, Fred Thomas and John Raicovich, flashing the checks covering their first retirement benefits. future of all such operations. Earlier, it put a "for sale" tag on the two smaller liners used on its Liverpool-New York run, ending this direct service. The Media has since been sold to an Italian com­ pany; the Parthia is" still waiting for a buyer. With airlines now handling 69 percent of the total ftans-Atlantic passenger traffic, Cunard has al­ ready moved to cash in on this increasingly-profitable service. It will launch Cunard Eagle Airways next spring and is expected to offer combination air-sea travel packages so passengers can pick and choose ship Or air on round trips. The .service will be a direct New York to London flight. The new SS France will team up with the United States shortly after it makes its debut next Feb­ ruary. The $80 million, 66,000-tonvessel replaces the Liberte, a 30year-old war reparations acquisi­ tion from Germany. Construction of the 2,000-passenger France was termed "an act of faith" in transAtlantic passenger service by a French Lines' spokesman. But his voice may be lost at sea. Garrity Union and have found that the system of internal control is ade­ quate to properly safeguard them. Representatives of the Certifiedl Public Accountants, who period­ ically audit the Union's books and records, explained their auditing procedure for the checking of the secretary-treasurer's financial re­ ports to the Union's records. "They futher discussed with us the overall financial operation of the Union. All recorcls used In connection with the Union's finan­ cial operation were reviewed fully. Your committee has made test checks of the various financial re­ ports for the ports in which were listed the Income and expenses of the ports. We have found that all expenses and receipts were listed correctly." Seafarers on the committee, \ and the ports in which they were elected, were: John Mueh­ leek, New York; Donald J. Hewson, Baltimore;. Philip J. Capling, De­ troit; Thomas D. Garrity, New Orleans; Gunder H. Hansen, Phila­ delphia; John D. Hunter, Mobile, and James C. Whatley, Houston. Hansen Statement Of Ownership Statement of the ownership, man­ agement, and circulation required by the Act of Congress of August 24. 1912, as amended by the Acts of March 3, 1933, July 2, 1946 and June 11, 1960 (Ji Stat. 208) showing the ownership, management and circula­ tion of SEAFARERS LOG published monthly at Brooklyn, New York, for September 7, 1961. 1. The names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor and business managers are: Publish­ er: Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Editor: Her­ bert Brand, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Managing Editor, nonf; Business Manager, none. 2. The ownqr is; (if owned by a corporation, its name and address must be stated and also immediately thereunder the names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding one percent or more of total amount of stock. If not owned by a corpo­ ration, the names and addresses of the individual owners must be given. If owned by a partnership or other unincorporated firm, its name and address as well as that of each in­ dividual member, must be given.) Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Paul Haii, President, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NT^ A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer, Whatley Hunter 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. 3. The known bondholders, mort­ gagees, and other security holders owning or holding one percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: (If there are none, so state.) None, 4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, in cases where the stockholder or se­ curity holder appears upon the books of the company as trustees or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting; also the statements in the two para­ graphs show the affiant's full knowl­ edge and belief as to the circum­ stances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner. 5. The average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers dur­ ing the 12 months preceding the date shown above was: (.This information is required by the Act of June 11, 1960 to be included in all statements regardless of frequency of issue.) 38,700. (Signed) Herbert Brand, Editor. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 15th day of September, 1961. Abe Rotenberg, Notary Public. (My commission expires March 30, 1962). �Oetober, INl SEAFARERS Pajre Wtwa LOG MFOW Vote Starts Nov. 6; SUP Nominations Still On SAN FRANCISCO—Election procedures are now under­ way in two SIU Pacific District unions. Sixteen offices are to be filled by membtrs of tho Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders and Wipers Associa-> tion and 18 by the Sailors agents plus headquarters dis­ ' Union of the Pacific member­ patchers. A board of trustees is to be ship. MFOW nominations already have been closed and 41 candidates are competing for the 16 jobs on the ballot. The actual voting will begin November 6 and run for 90 days. In the SUP, nominations are still underway at branch meetings and by mail, with November 15 the deadline for filing. SUP vot­ ing is scheduled to take place startin^ December 1 and will con­ tinue through January 31, 1962. To date 177 members have been nominated. One and Two Year Terms MFOW positions are for one year while SUP offices run for two-year-terms. In addition to electing candidates to the top ex­ ecutive jobs — president, vicepresident and treasurer in the MFOW; secretary-treasurer and assistant secretary-treasurer in the SUP—both unions will also elect outport business agents and port elected by the MFOW in addition to the 16 regular positions; the SUP will elect five Building Cor­ poration trustees besides the 18 regular jobs. The MFOW ballot also carries several proposed con­ stitutional changes. Candidates seeking SUP offices must be citizens of the US, union members for two years and in good standing for the preceeding year, and must show three years actual sailing time including em­ ployment for six months prior to nomination. In Pacific Ports Jesse Calhoon, national secretary-treasurer of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, rises to make a point at meeting of the New York Harbor Maritime Port Council. Large gathering (partially shown) took a firm stand on future of the Brooklyn Army Base. Unions To Army—Keep NY Base Concerned over persistent rumors that the Brooklyn Army Terminal will be closed, representatives of unions affiliated with the Maritime Port Council of Greater New York expect to meet early next month with Defense Department and other Government officials and strongly urge the need'* to continue operating the rumors have been circulating for jobs at the terminal, of which some time regarding the closing 3,700 are filled by civilian em­ terminal. of the terminal as an economy measure, and the possible shifting of some of its operations to Norfolk. Preliminary meetings already held at the terminal with Defense Department officials have so far failed to dispel the rumors or result in any assurances that the terminal's operations will con­ tinue, Scotto said. There are approximately 5,000 ployees, including 750 longshore­ men. Many teamsters, seamen and allied marine workers would also be adversely affected by the terminal's closing, as would the employees of at least 70 private Brooklyn business concerns whose activities are directly related to the terminal's operations. The 120 local unions of the Port Council represent over 200,000 maritime and waterfront workers in the Port of New York area, in­ cluding those employed at the terminal, which is the world's largest Army shipping installation and a key facility of the Military Sea Transportation Service. The November 1 meeting was scheduled after the Port Council unions, at their meeting October 17, had authorized intensive ef­ forts to keep the terminal in op­ (Ed. note: The following account is the second of a series which will ap­ eration. pear in the LOG on Seafarers who serve as ship or d-epartment dele­ gates. Future issues will carry interviews from other SIU vessels.) In addition, the Port Council is submitting a brief to President Kennedy, outlining the essential nature of the terminal's opera­ tions to the port's economy. The meeting with Defense De­ partment officials, Congressmen from the New York area and oth­ ers is expected to be held at the terminal November 1. Anthony Scotto, president of the Port Council, pointed out that SAN FRANCISCO — After a year of medical mission work in Southeast Asia, the SB Hope re­ turned and is in lay-up. Several South American countries have re­ quested the ship to visit them . . . Bobby Iwata, acting MFOW busi­ ness agent, predicts the FortyNiners will win the National Foot­ ball League Western Division championship . . . NEW YORK— Gene Russell acting as MCS port SEATTLE — The • SIU Pacific agent while Wilder Smith is at District and the Maritime Trades headquarters during contract talks Council here plan to challenge . . . SEATTLE—First report is Alaska's tax laws affecting non­ APL will crew up the President Roosevelt here at the .end of De­ resident seamen. cember. Alaska Steamship changed An attorney has been engaged Southeastern Alaska weekly sail­ to contest the constitutionality of the law under which Alaska taxes ing date to Thursday, MFOW re­ earnings of seamen and fishermen ports. Company now has sailings whose vessels enter Alaskan wat­ on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday . . . NEW ORLEANS—All hands ers at any time. waiting for Weyerhauser'ships to Tax Review Set come out of Tampa ... PORT­ Solidly-built and distinguished-looking, with gray-flecked black hair Seamen who have received LAND—West Coast Steamship un­ at the temples, John J. Winn is an example of the new type of seaman Alaska tax notices or bills for back derstood ready to let the Willlam- sailing SIU ships and serving as ship's delegates. taxes and who pay state income ette trader go for a Victory out Winn, who has been going to sea since 1935 and saw service with taxes in another state are asked of the Olympia lay-up fleet . . . the" old ISU before joining the SIU in New York in January, 1950, re­ to contact Pacific District officials. HONOLULU — Large number of cently was ship's delegate on the Ines (Bull), a job Each situation will be reviewed to in-transits reported. Rush on to that won him much praise from fellow crewmembers. find cases to bring to court and stock local warehouses. MCS has Previous experience on unorganized ships and start te.st action against the Alaska Roger Boschetti serving as elerk past service as a delegate on "I don't know how tax statutes. these days . . , WILMINGTONmany ships" has produced his basic philosophy Duplicate taxation imposed on SAN PEDRO—Cataliffa expected regarding the delegate's job: "You have to go to seamen and other maritime work­ to" tie up by end of month. Prin­ bat for your shipmates." ers by various coastal states is a cess had explosion shortly after On the Ines, the Union was able to win a key long-standing problem in the in­ 200 passengers and crew left ship. overtime beef due to Winn's strong presentation of dustry. The subject was widely MCS member John Donantoni the crew's case, one Seafarer remarked. "We prob­ discussed at the 1961 SlUNA con­ went aboard after blast, shut off ably wouldn't have done as well if Jack hadn't Winn vention in Puerto Rico where sev­ fuel valves and, with other crew­ pushed as hard as he did." eral possible courses of action men, ran out fire hoses and doused One of many Seafarers to come out of the original Cities Service blaze. were proposed. fleet, Winn knows first-hand the hard life non-union seamen face. When the SIU began its organizational drive in the fleet during the late '40s, he took an active part in the campaign that resulted in SIU representation for Cities Service tankermen. Winn sails mostly as a carpenter, as on the Ines, and now and then as bosun. He seranged on the Evelyn (Bull) last year between trips as MFOW MC&S SUP carpenter on the Longview Victory (Victory Carriers) and the Suzanne, TOTAL 8/21 to 9/18 9/1 to 9/30 8/24 to 10/5 Port another Bull Line vessel. A New Jerseyite by birth, Winn today lives in West New York. NJ, 489 San Fran. | 1 154 with his wife and 16-year-old son. Saying goodbye, even for a short voyage, is still a hard thing to face. "I really miss my family." he 120 Seattle (1 I 86 remarked, as he hurriedly prepared to leave the Ines. "All the letters 21 Portland ^ 41 j in the world aren't enough." He sees his job as delegate as one of making certain that the com­ 137 Wilmington | 326 1 (no hall) 1 1 463 pany lives up to the Union agreement. To do this, a delegate "lias to have a working knowledge of the agreement, of what's right and what's New York || 1 161 64 11 42 1 wrong," he said. Even then, " a delegate will come across a mate who New Orleans || 35 11 (no hall) I1 1 45 1" just doesn't want to follow the contract. When this happens, beefs result and I try to have them settled on the ship." If they can be Honolulu || 23 j > 56 1 33 cleared up this way, he adds, "they're less of a problem." ** (no hall) San Pedro |j (no hall) Besides making sure that the crew "gets the breaks coming to them." Winn feels it "important to have a good steward deparlmont so the TOTAL j 1,098 698 227 1 2,023 crew can get good food and service." Good food makes the difference every trip, he feels. •• FIGUKES NOT AVAILABLE Alaska Tax LawsRapped Pacific District Shipping 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! - 1 1 " New Board, MA Named WASHINGTON — Subject to Senate 'confirmation at the next session of Congress, five of the six posts in the new US maritime set­ up have now been filled. A complete reorganization of US maritime agencies was approved by Congress in August. It is designed to do away with the overlapping functions of the Federal Maritime Board, now the Federal Maritime Commission, and the Maritime Ad­ ministration. The new structure provides for an administrator within the De­ partment of Commerce to operate separately from the Commission, and with responsibility for all pro­ motional and development func­ tions under the Merchant Marine Act, including subsidy awards. The new five-man Commission is held responsible for overall regulation of the nation's inerciiant marine. Nominated by President Ken­ nedy as chairman of the Commis­ sion is Thomas E. Stakem. Jr., re­ cently chairman of the nowdefunct Federal Maritime Board. Vice-chairman is Adm. John R. Ilarllce and two other commission­ ers named so far are .\shton Bar­ rett and John S. Patterson. One spot on the Commission is open. Donald W. Alexander has been appointed 'Alaritime Administrator. �Fare Sis SEAFARERS Oetebcr, 19tl LOG SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING ROARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) . Ship Acfivity From September 1 Through September 30, 1961 I 'Higher than normal shipping activity made September an outlook for next month is about 'the same. A slow-up is excellent shipping month for deep-sea Seafarers. A total of forecasted only in Norfolk, which had a drop-off of 10 ships 2,907 jobs "/ere filled during the period, a figure somewhat in September, m^"tly due to in-transits. higher than the August total and almost 500 m.ore than a year The month showed a slight increase in Class A shipping of ago. Only during this past July, when Seafarers returned 70 jobs. AccdYnpanying this was a similar rise in Class A men to their jobs after the conclusion of the contract beef, were "on the beach" from August's total of 2,597 to September's more positions filled. 2,652. Apparently Class A men who want to ship can and The excellent all-around activity in September was also are doing so with ease. But in many cases jobs are hanging reflected in the month's ship movements (see right) which on the board and eventually being taken by lower seniority showed slight increases in payoffs, sign-ons and in-transits men, particularly the C-men. to 525 vessels. New York was the busiest port and registered The trend of higher seniority men not taking all the jobs an mcreasG of 17 shins serviced, up to a total of 119. In the available is even more pronounced in Class B shipping where Gulf. Mobile handled 18 more ships over last month. New the tofpl of 7.30 jobs filled in September was off from August; Or^eens was constant and Houston went down to 76.ships. the "B" registration and "on the beach" figures likewise Fo'^ Houston, this represented a drop of 12 vessels serviced. increased during the month as B-men let many openings Baltimore and the other ports remained steady and the' go by. Pay Sign In Offi Ont Trent. TOTAt Boston 4 3 A 13 New York ....49 13 57 119 Philadelphia ..10 5 24 39 Boltlmoro 14 8 31 S3 Norfolk 2 2 IB 22 Jocktonvlllo .. 5 2 17 24 Miami 1 — 4 5 Mobile ;..1A 11 11 38 New Orleans ..15 20 47 82 Houston 9 6 A1 76 Wilmington ... 2 2 10 14 Son Francisco.. 4 7 13 24 Seattle ... 4 5 7 16 TOTALS 135 84 306 525 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphja Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach — CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CI.ASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL A C ALL 1 3 ALL B 2 1 3 ALL 2 7 25 0 14 4 7 4 3 8 18 0 4 6 4 5 9 0 3 7 18 4 7 34 8 9 22 35 0 5 1 3 4 39 81 28 148 3 61 40 28 30 89 27 156 6 12 19 37 2 9 18 29 156 37 29 222 80 165 56 301 2 22 47 71 8 12 7 27 0 8 4 17 0 4 4 11 2 5 3 8 0 - 0 1 1 17 8 1 26 16 47 20 11 0 4 5 9 20 42 12 74 3 16 22 41 17 48 13 78 4 38 1 19 15 2 1 4 78 38 4 120 32 60 12 104 1 11 16 28 7 13 1 21 1 3 4 8 9 18 1 9 0 2 5 8 0 2 3 18 1 8 3 29 7 21 30 1 2 7 8 16 4 12 17 1 1 6 10 17 1 11 0 9 1 4 8 I 4 5 5 11 11 30 11 8 11 15 2 28 1 4 7 12 . 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 21 39 68 0 8 5 5 10 17" 33 13 63 0 4 16 20 1 5 10 63 4 20 10 93 35 82 42 5 0 3 2 5 55 81 28 164 4 13 17 34 40 71 13 124 3 13 16 32 3 14 26 43 124 32 43 199 73 73 20 166 3 10 10 23 56 87 31 174 7 20 37 641 39 59 28 126 6 14 29 49 6 5 3 14 126 49 14 189 80 108 26 214 26 38 28 92 8 6 15 2 1 6 6 14 6 5 3 14 1 5 2 8 3 2 4 9 14 8 31 14 15 0 29 9 3 6 10 1 11 31 7 49 2 2 12 16 12 27 5 44 0 6 10 0 4 5 7 12 44 10 12 66 20 25 49 4 2 6 7 15 13 19 36 1 4 14 10 25 12 14 2 28 0 11 18 29 0 1 2 3 20 29 60 23 76 1 3 19 4 17 27 9 251 437 132 1 820 24 121 160 I 305 201 383 113 1 697 21 97 138 1 256 17 55 74^1 146 697 256 146 11099 402 586 147 11135 38 126 148 1 312 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia.. Baltimore . .. Norfolk Jacksonville.. Miami ... Mobile , ... New Orleans. Houston Wilmington . San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 1' " 4 22 80 3 20 .5 53 2 12 2 14 0 0 7 33 20 91 16 91 8 10 33 9 3 22 ~98 463 Registered CLASS B 3 ALL 1 6 16 118 3 26 67 9 15 1 1 17 0 0 2 42 17 128 11 118| 1 19 7 49 2 27 71 1 632 Shiooed CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A C ALL 1 3 ALL B 2 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 4 8,; 2 8i 0 2 4 6 2 8 0 3 19 1 3 0 3 8 8 12 2 15 3 3 5 11 9 38 22 69 22 102 22 146 6 24 18 48 , 3 50 146 48 50 244 47 123 21 191 21 26 6 42 92 140 1 7 2 10 3 16 0 9 4 5 5 10; 0 0 27 1 33 0 1 1 16 10 1 30 2 6 4 2 3 28 24 55 7 47 62 3 8 17 16 36 ' 0 2 63 79 2 2 4' 62 36 8 61 4 102 8 31 28 1 10 6 17 2 5 16 0 9 31 16 9 6 15 0 2 1 15 3 34 3 19 2 24 1 8 11 20 0 3 4 7 0 10 0 9 1 7 10 5 4 9 1 3 3 26 3 9 7 10 1 14 0 7 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 10 25 5 38 10 53 0 15 10 25 0 9 53 52 0 10 7 17 5 4 25 9 . 87 9 41 2 2 43 14 59, 15 62 85 0 8 40 22 62 2 14 5 21 85 62 21 168 23 78 14 115 2 25 18 45 7 44 18 69 14 88 12 114 6 35 16 57 2 6 17 25 114 57 25 196 27 96 47 21 96 9 132 28 3 3 2 8 2 2 2 6 2 2 1 5 3 3 6 12 6 5 12 23 5 19 14 0 3 9 3 15 0 4 4 8 9 23 40 0 8 2 3 5 0 1 3 4 40 5 .4 56 6 49 14 34 8 0 3 3 3 4 16 3 9 33 3 39 1 3 6 10 0 2 1 3 39 10 2 29 2 20 3 52 6 21 11 7 30 203 119 ! 352 84 426 85 1 595 18 163 109 1 290 11 71 61 1 143 595 290 143 11028 147 541 71 1 759' 47 196 202 1 "445 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS' A Port Bos NY ... Phil.... Bal Nor Jac Mia Mob.... No ... Hou Wil SF .... Sea .., TOTALS 1-9 1 11 2 6 2 5 0 3 7 7 3 1 2 50 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL l-s 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 2 3 2 8 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 3 4 25 20 45 lOlj 2 1 19 22 12 26 17 51 106 4 3 20 27 6 4 7 19, 0 0 4 4 3 6 0 13 0 4 5 0 5 14 8 25 53 4 3 22 29 4 18 7 33 62 1 20 1 18 3 2 7 14 1 2 9 12 1 5 3 9 18 0 8 1 7 0 2 2 9, 1 3 3 7 2 0 1 2 5 0 6 4 2 0 0 2 2: 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 11 19 48 0 0 28 28 4 12 . 7 20 43 0 21 1 20 28 19 74 128 1 4 30 35 4 20 14 58 25 96 0 1 24 33 21 30 91 3 6 25 34 8 25 14 27 74 1 40 1 38 1 0 3 7 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 4 4 9 1 0 3 14 3 12 30 0 0 14 14 4 10 5 13 8 32 1 0 7 14 4 12 28 2 3 13 18 4 5 1 7 17 4 16 3 9 151 W 240 1 538 15"~ ' 22 172 1 209 48 129 72 230 1 479 13 13 158 1 184 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS 3 ALL A B 8 4 8 4 22 26 106 27 2 2 13 5 8 62 7 20 6 18 6 8 16 16 5 6 0 2 2 0 2 2 43 21 16 18 96 25 16 74 40 14 6 . 6 9 4 4 32 8 4 16 3 3, 17 4 108 1 117 479 GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 C ALL 1-9 3 12 0 5 8 16 2 3 4 1 4 4 92 112 26 159 25 52 32 100 209 16 7 29 0 0 7 20 6 6 2 5 12 77 3 33 90 10 3 27 8 28 12 27 15 4 17 3 10 3 3 8 6 32 1 7 8 2 2 3 27 3 2 1 16 2 3 0 5 9 2 0 1 2 2 3 1 77 0 16 66 11 22 15 29 0 16 2 36 4 30 18 139 19 41 11 75 146 2 87 23 30 16 130 12 46 17 23 98 34 10 2 0 3 5 6 19 2 3 3 2 0 10 10 34 '0 4 44 2 8 7 17 30 3 21 3 36 5 5 14 34 6 10 184 iff 1 1 780 101 224 116 317 1 758 71 ' 43 254 368 SUMMARY DECK ENGINE REWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL 251 437 132 I 820 71 I W2 201 97 240 I 538 550 997 443 |1990 Registered Shipped CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 24 121 160 I 305 201 383 113 I 697 30 203 no J52 84 426 85 I 595 15 22 172 209 177 72 230 I 479 69 346 45r 866 462 881 428 11771 Shipped Shipped CLASS C CLASS B GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 21 97 138 I 256 17 55 74 146 18 163 109 1290 11 71 61 1« 4 108 117 13 13 158 1 184 Registered On The Beach TOTAL CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP ABC ALL 12 3 ALL 1 2-3 ALL €97 256 146 .11099 402 586 147 |1135 38 126 148 I 312 595 290 143 11028 147 541 71 I 759 47 196 202 1 445 47^9 184 117 I 780 325 116 317 .1.758 71 43 254 I 368 52 273 405|730 33 130 243|406 1771 730 406 |2907 874 1243 535 |2652 156 365 604 |1123 �SEAFARERS Oolober, INl Page Sereu LOG Coal For Army On Orden '50-50' Policy Is Upheld Urge Early Health Exam Renewal The Medical Department of the Seafarers Welfare Plan urges Seafarers whose clinic cards are expiring to get them renewed In advance and not wait until the last minute. This is particularly true in cases where a man has just paid off a ship and expects to be ashore awhile. If the examination at the SIU clinic is taken imme­ diately, then if there is any need for medical treatment it can be obtained through PHS without having to delay ship­ ping out. It is not necessary to wait until the year is up to get the clinic card renewed at the SIU health centers. This can be done as much as two months in advance of the expiration date. Autumn—And The Cars Change With autumn comes the annual automobile model change­ over, and Detroit participates in this yearly rite by shipping the new models to other Lakes' ports for transshipment to the rest of the nation. Shown above being loaded, the SlUcontracted George H. Ingalls is one of the many vessels transporting, the auto makers' wares. When fully loaded, she carries over 400 cars. Dredge Rangemen Okay New Pact, Welfare Cains DETROIT—Great Lakes rangemen have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with dredge operators which gives them equal participation with other Inland Boatmen's Union members in the Great Lakes• Job Security and Welfare trol and surveying of dredging projects—are covered by the new Programs. Rangemen — engineer helpers, contract for the balance of the rodmen or sweepers who assist 1961 shipping season and for the civil engineers in the layout, con- entire 1962 season. Stronger Welfare Base Rangemen are members of the dredge section of the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU. This latest signing puts all IBU mem­ bers on the Lakes in the Great Lakes Seamen's Welfare Program ALPENA — Shipping is good. and Job Security Plan and gives Steamer St. Marie sold to a Wis­ the welfare program a stronger consin firm and an Aipena crew base. delivered the vessel to Ashtabula, In addition to this, rangemen Ohio. J. B. Ford laid up for the also came in for a hefty hourly season . . . CHICAGO—Shipping wage Increase and for the remain­ has been good, but the lay-up der of 1961's season the wage scale period is approaching.. Registra­ will be $2.25-$2.50 per hour. For tion is not too heavy now . . . 1962, the rate will jump to $2.53DULUTH—Shipping remains poor, with no jobs on the board. C. B. $2.78. First Time Benefits Randall laid up and now in the Signing of the contract also es­ Frazer-Nelson shipyard . . . BUF­ FALO — Shipping fairly strong. tablishes a number of other major Total of 108 jobs filled . . . benefits for rangemen, such as FRANKFORT — Car ferries Con­ paid holidays and vacations, travel tinue to make runs and 165 men and subsistence benefits and other shipped since last month, up 99 items they have never enjoyed be­ over last period . . . CLEVELAND fore. Overall, approval of the agree­ —Shipping Stable as beginning of lay-up period approaches. Over ment means that this is the first 100 jobs were shipped in report­ time that such substantial cover­ ing period . . . DETROIT—Ship­ age has been made available to ping steady. Early in month 21 these workers. The contract, now men helped crew up Mount Evans in effect with all companies under bound for Mediterranean. SIU contract to the Great Lakes IBU service launch continues to serve Tug and Dredge Section, came vessels passing through . Lake after summer-long negotiations with the operators. Saint Clair. Over; Job ENGINE STEWARD HENDERSON, N.C.—Special aid and tax benefits being provided by the Government to the hardpressed TJS textile industry focuses new attention on the plight of AFL-CIO Textile Workers Union strikers left jobless at the end of a long, bitter fight for job security at Henderson mills here. The wind-up of the strike which was heightened at times by a Na­ tional Guard call-up, wholesale importation of professional strike­ breakers and rigged "conspiracy" charges that caused the jailing of key union officials, has not les­ sened the problem of scores of millhands and their families un­ able to find employment elsewhere. Relief Committee Active Accordingly, a locally-formed "Freedom Fighters Relief Com­ mittee" is still very active in seek­ ing jobs and other assistance for a number of the strikers. In ap­ pealing for aid, the committee has called on the SIU and other AFLCIO unions on several occasions. The SIU responded with another check for $250 a short time ago. Seafarers and others who can provide job aid or donations to the committee are therefore urged to write; Freedom Fighters Relief Committee, Post Office Box 1004, Henderson, North Carolina. (In the aftermath of the "strike, the last three textile union officials still in prison' on the faked "con­ spiracy" charge were recently re­ leased on parole after serving the legal minimum sentence. This fol­ lowed disclosures that the star witness against them, a state un­ dercover informer, was involved in a Virginia gun charge.—Ed.). Alpena 49 48 17 114 Buffalo 47 40 21 108 Chicago 34 22 5 61 Cleveland 47 24 12 83 Detroit 145 104 41 290 Duluth 17 14 1 32 Frankfort 58 66 41 165 Total 397 318 138 853 TOTAL \ mrc/cALL IS &AlT/MQ^ that if the coal purchases were made here to bolster a hardpressed domestic industry, then the "50-50" cargo preference law for the maritime part of the trans­ action certainly did apply. Safe Reamer Gets Award An enviable record showing 1,768 days of accident-free sailing Alcoa Roamer won the vessel a spe- .n,.ary or cMUao. Go,rr„™e„, ^'^'erfctVrrhf„rSar'r.alS! Aid Needed September 9,1961 Through October 13,1961 DECK will move overseas. At least half the amount seems assured for USflag vessels. The Army originally tried to move all the coal via foreign-flag tramps but prompt intervention by maritime unions and merchant marine supporters in Congress stopped this proposal cold. The Defense Department later recon­ sidered its anti-"50-50" position and agreed half the coal should move in American bottoms. The protests were set In mo­ tion when official rulings were re­ quested from the US Comptroller General on whether the cargo was' Mill Great Lakes Shipping Port WASHINGTON—Awarding of an $11.5 million contract to 15 firms to supply US coal destined for American Army in­ stallations in West Germany is expected to speed a formal decision, still pending, on how^" the nearly half million tons in answer to the Defense argu­ Df Pennsylvania anthracite ment, it was promptly pointed out civilian cargo is bound by the "50-50" law, but militarj- cargo must be shipped shipped 100 per­ cent under the American flag. It developed quickly that the move by the Army to bypass "50-50" couldn't be made to stick. The Army formerly bought its coal from West German sources, but the call for bids from US an­ thracite producers was made to conserve American dollars. The Army wanted to ship all the coal under foreign flag on the ground that the coal- was being purchased by a West German supplier who would, in turn, sell it to the Army. y.. / . tute. Forty-two other vessels, ranging from small inland craft to supertankers, also drew awards. The citation for the Roamer covered almost five years of safe, no-lost-time performance by the Alcoa freightship. She was one of 13 US merchant vessels, represent­ ing nine US shipping companies, to top four years. Thirty other ships and inland craft were cited for two-year-long safety records. Rear Adra. I. J. Stephens, chief of the Coast Guard's Office of Merchant Mar­ ine Safety, made, the presentations at a New York luncheon. • QUESTION: If you were forced to leave the sea and give up sailing, what job would you like to work at ashore? (Question asked aboard the Frances, Transeastern and LaSalle.) 4< Ralph Jemigan, fireman; I'd get something where I could stay around machin­ ery. I'd find a place with boil­ ers or heavy equipment so I could still do the work I know. I like the look of gauges and switches, and I like the sound of machinery around me. Sure I like it best aboard a ship, but I don't think I could give up machines, too. 3" J" $• Leslie Hynes, pumpman: My choice would be working in a steel mill and mainly because of the money. It's hot and noisy, with hard work thrown in be­ sides. but if I had to give up the sea, which is what I like doing, I'd be out to grab as much money as I could get. I also wouldn't mind getting in and seeing how the really big stuff is made. Ernesto V. Erazo, AB: I would become a long­ shoreman, if I was forced to give up sailing for a living. The money is good, and 1 could still be around ships. I know it's hard work, but I'm used to that. Ships and shipping are in my blood. If I ever had to give up going to sea, I'd try to stay as close to the business as I could. Ralph Caraballo, chief cook: I'd probably look for a cook's job ashore. Cooking is the work I love and the work I do best. I like to try to whip up something that I can see other people enjoying. I guess I go to sea because it gives me a chance to see the world and cook at the same time. If I ever had to leave the sea, I would head for the nearest kitchen and apply for a job. i- t> i' Isidore Fisher, galley utility: As 3. 3> Charles Palmer. AB: If I had to long as there are stay in port. I diners and res­ still couldn't give taurants, I won't up sailing com­ have to worry pletely. I'd try to about getting a get a job on a job. People al­ tug or a ferry so ways have to eat, I'd still be afloat. so I'd help feed I couldn't stand them. My mother working in an was a great cook office or a shop and a boss in the where you have kitchen. After watching her, I de­ cided this was what I wanted to do. the same routine every day. Ships I'm for cooking whether it's ashore and sailing are the only thing for me. or afloat. u �Pare EirM SEAFARERS OtsUber, im LOG More Jumbo Ships On Way WASHINGTON—Anxious to beat the deadline on the new law which prohibits ships from being "jumboized" overseas, owners of 41 American and runaway-flag ships have notified the Maritime Administration of their intent to enlarge the vessels and then return to the American flag and be-'^ come eligible for "50-50" car­ SlU-contracted Bull Line. Bull However, following protests by has listed the Edith, Evelyn and US-flag tramp operators and by goes. Canada SIU Charges Plot In Great Lakes Shipping Included among the companies Mae as candidates for rebuilding US shipyards. Congress passed filing "letters of intent" is the into jumbo bulk carriers. Over a legislation which barred such ships dozen other SIU vessels are slated from "50-50" cargoes for three years following their docnmenta for the same beauty treatment. The practice of building jumbo tion under the American flag. Since the law was signed by ships by cutting vessels in half and inserting new midbodies has President Kennedy on September become increasingly popular as a 22, all operators who had notified CHICAGO—The Seafarers International Union of Canada result of the availability of bulk Maritime of their intentions be cargoes, particularly grain, under fore that date can still proceed charged at a National Labor Relations Board hearing here the US farm surplus disposal pro­ with plans to make jumbos out of this month that some grain and shipping companies are their ships abroad. cooperating with left-wing|— gram. In addition to Bull Line, a num­ dominated unions in an at- Venture seamen in August a day T-2 tankers have been popular An ancient skin game ends in for this purpose. When "jumbo­ ber of other SlU-contracted ships empt to gain control of ship­ after they signed with the SIU, New York November 1. On orders ized" the vessels can carry up­ are on the list of 41 vessels, in­ ping in the Great Lakes and the seven crewmembers testified at of the city's Board of Health, all wards of 21,000 tons of cargo, mak­ cluding the Almena, Capt. Nicho­ St. Lawrence Seaway. the Labor Board hearings here. tattoo parlors must close shop. ing them reasonably competitive las Sitinas, the Henry, Maxton The crewmembers said they had Leonard J. McLaughlin, SIU of The board claims that local tat­ with newer bulk-carrying ships. Montauk Producer, Montauk Canada vice president, made the been fired after temporarily leav­ tooing operations have been a Up until now, the construction Point, Mount McKinley, Mount statements at an NLRB hearing in­ ing the vessel to confer with SIU factor in the spread of serum of midsections has been done al­ Ranier, Rocky Point, Mount Shasta volving a dispute between the officials, and two days later the hepatitis, a disease of the liver most exclusively in foreign yards. and others. SIU and the just formed Canadian company signed a contract with which has lately become a serious Maritime Union over representa­ the CMU. health problem. The case was brought to Chicago tion of the crew of the Northern The order will put the padlock because the two firms named in Venture. on the studios of the city's six Representatives of the Canadian the charges are largely owned by operating skin painters, where an Maritime Union, which was organ­ Norris Grain Co., Ltd., which ia estimated 6,000 to 10,000 people, ized by the Canadian Brotherhood partly owned by Chicago and including surprising number of of Railway Trainmen and General Canadian interests. women, each year become walking The Northern Venture was Workers, threatened Northern picture galleries. Most of the tat­ originally registered under the flag too artists operated in Brooklyn's of Bermuda and crewed with Coney Island or in Manhattan. aliens living in Canada. After ex­ In issuing its shutdown order, tensive picketing by the AFL-CIO the health board said about 30 Maritime Trades Department pro­ cases of serum hepatitis, includ­ testing the ships' runaway registry, ing one death, have been traced the Northern Venture was trans­ to tattooing since 1959. Operators MONTREAL — Four members ferred to Canadian registry. in New York City have been re­ of the SIU of Canada were re­ quired to sterilize their instru­ turned to their jobs when the ments for the past two years but, Union went to bat on unfair fir­ in spite of that measure, the health ings of crewmen on two vessels. department traced 13 cases of the liver disease to them this year. At Fort William on the Lakes, the SIU intervened promptly Tattooing has long been tradi­ MONTREAL—Shipping held up tional a.mong seafaring people and when three ordinary seamen were very well atr the end of the sum­ the word comes from the Tahitian fired from the Lethbridge with­ mer, and started slacking off "tatau" meaning to mark. Seamen out cause. After SIU protest, the slightly in September. Compared who visited the islands originally company had the three men rein­ to other years, the end of the probably helped spread the habit. stated. season was still quite good. The While the tattoo parloi's of New On the Canadian West Coast, new Branch Lines tanker, the J. York have been ordered to close, an SIU man aboard the Princess Edouard Simard, has been the physicians and osteopaths will still of Vancouver was rehired after subject of much praise, be allowed to use the process in being dismissed unjustly. In spite i 4" Crewmembers of the SS Robin Goodfeiiow (Robin) haul a medical treatment. However, it is of repeated topside attempts to VANCOUVER—Maritime indus­ heavy tarpaulin into the forepealc storage area. Left to unlikely that the medics will oblige hard-time the seaman, the SIU tries were honored at a parade right, James Rogers, OS; Tom Wright, OS; H. Gaiphin, by punching out an anchor or a prevailed and the man kept his here where it was noted that Van­ heart surrounding "Mother." Carpenter; Ted Densmore, DM, and Gene Baker, OS. ob. couver grain shipments were up 24 percent and tonnage increased Includes a diet rich in meat, fish, eggs, milk, fruit and green vegeta­ by 11 percent for the first half of the year. However, not one load bles. Alcohol is prohibited. Vitamins such as Thiamine Chloride and of grain bound for Red China was liver extract should be given. In the later stages, with edema and carried on Canadian ships. A ascites ffluid in the abdomen or bleeding from esophogeal and stomach new tug for Deeks-McBride, an (varices), the prognosis is poor. SlU-contracted company, is being There have been many seemingly bizarre or unorthodox methods of treament for hiccups- over the centuries. A recent report of two cases built upside down and when fin­ where the hiccups were terminated by the manipulation of a hair in ished it will be put on the ways Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director th external auditary canal has been reported by Erminio Cardi in the rightside up. The expression "saved by a hair" is not only a literal one—is well "New England Journal of Medicine." 4) t » exemplified by two receiit articles. Whether drinking puts hair on TORONTO—Two new vessels, The pathological cause of hiccups is not definitely known. That this your chest or not, bare-chested men who are inclined to excessive attack of spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm is freqeuntly seen the French River and the English imbibement of alcohol usually wind up with cirrhosis of the liver. River, were commissioned recent­ in association with organic disease is well known, and is considered a The hairless male has a genetic defect which makes him more sus­ part of the general debility. The majority of these cases of hiccough, ly. The SlU-contracted company, ceptible to liver disease than the man who has lots of hair on his which often prove baffling to cure, occur in apparently healthy people. CSL, is also laying the keel for chest, according to Dr. Mitchell Spellberg of the University of Illinois. another. These vessels will replace The condition is probably the result of a reflex mechanism, although Those most prone to liver disease are males with little body hair plus the old canalers. tender skin and fingers which taper like a woman's, according to "In­ tlie definite neurological pathway has not conclusively been proven. 4" it It is believed that there is some association betwen the autonomic ner­ siders Newsletter." HALIFAX—The seven strike­ vous system and phrenic nerve which supplies the diaphragm. A hairy male is endowed with a biological mechanism which lets bound CNS ships which were sold Treatment of hiccups is usually not satisfactory. The manipulation him burn up more alcohol with less damage to his body than the hair­ to the Cuban Government three of a hair in the external auditary canal apparently interruptes the less imbibers, according to the "World Telegram and Sun." years ago, were freed from arrest It's well known that one type of cirrhosis of the liver, called Laten- reflex arc. This association is often noticed by a physician doing a otoscopic by the Exchequer Court of Canada. nec's Cirrhosis, is one of the frequent findings in chronic alcoholism. The court said they couldn't be The exact cause is not known, but it is the opinion that the cirrhosis examination of the external auditary canal, since it frequently pro­ held without consent of the of the liver is the result of alcohol plus "vitamin deficiency" which is duces a cough reflex. A hair pressing on the tympanic membrane Havana government. prone to occur in these cases. The fact that he satisfies his food de­ is known to be a rare cause of persistent cough. This prompted the sires and calories needs by alcohol instead of food is believed by some author to the inspection and manipulation of the hair in the external authorities to be the main cause of liyer cirrhosis. By whatever mech­ ear, and produced very rewarding results in two cases of severe hiccups anism, it is estimated that half the cases of cirrhosis of the liver in this after all other remedies had failed. The author sugested that in these cases a reflex mechanism between country are found among those who are frequent imbibers of alcohol. Cirrhosis of the liver in the early stages is usually symptomless, and the sensory auricular branch of the third cervical nerve and the motor 408 Simpson St. it is not until the later stages with failure of liver function that symp­ branch of the phrenic nerve was responsible for the hiccups, and FORT WirUAM Ontui'io Phone: ;i-3221 manipulation of the hair in the external ear interrupted this reflex HALIFAX, N.S 128'/2 HoUis St. toms and signs appear. Phone 3-8011 arc and produced the secession of the hiccups. The symptoms may develop slowly, with slight jaundice and a feel­ MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West In regard to cirrhosis of the liver, the writer of this article does not Victor 2-8161 ing of lassitude; prominent venules over the face; tenderness over the QUEBEC 44 S.oult-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-15G9 liver, and with the liver readily palpable. Edema of the ankle and wish to imply that unabondened consumption of alcohol cannot pro­ THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. David St. fluid in the abdomen follows as the liver function becomes more de­ duce serious liver damage even for those individuals who do have CAnal 7-52ia hair on their chest. This is far from the truth indeed. TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. pressed. In the later stages, bleeding from varices of the esophagus EMpiro 4-5719 208 Main St. (Comments and suggestions are invited by,the Department and can VANCOUVER. EC or stomach usually occurs. ST. JOHN, NB 177 Prince WiiJiam .St. In the early stages the prognosis is good with proper treatment, which be submitted to this column care o/ the SEAFARERS LOG.) OX 2-5431 'Taps' Blows For Tattoos In New York Robin Goodfeiiow In Good Hands Union Boosts Job Security SIU Canadian Disirict Halls ,1 -• it,, •- . �' \ October, Utl NAM Plays 'Ostrich', Quits iLO SEAFARERS Visitors View SlU History One of the nation's major busi­ ness organizations, the National Association of Manufacturers, has now permanently withdrawn from the International Labor Organiza­ tion. The NAM had ducked the last •ILO general session but said at the time that.the move was only "tehaporary." The withdrawal is now complete, and in sharp con­ trast to the US Chamber of Com­ merce position, recently reaffirmed by that business group, that it would continue its overall partici­ pation as part of the US Govern­ ment-labor-business team at ILO sessions. The NAM, in playing "runaway" from the ILO, complained that supporters of "free enterprise" seemed to be outnumbered at ILO meetings by pro-Communist repre­ sentatives who handcuffed the operations of the world organiza­ tion. The ILO is today an agency of the United Nations, and was originally set up by the old League of Nations. Its goal is to improve working conditions and living standards on a broad base through­ out the world. An NAM spokesman rejected the proposition that the organization was retreating to "isolationism," as the ILO withdrawal action indicated. Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Headquarters again wishes to remind all Seafarers that pay­ ments of funds, for whatever Union purpose, be made only to authorized A&G representa­ tives and that an official Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered be sure to protect yourself by Immcdiutely bringing the matter to the attention of the secretary-f-»a<3iirer's office. LOG T»ge Nln* Pursers Nail Down First Export Pact Climaxing a long, hard-fought campaign to organize the company, the SIUNA-affiliated Staff Officers Association has nailed down its first contract with American Export Lines. The pact, covering 85 pursers •in American Export, was District 50. The Staff Officers wer« agreed on October 16 and is certified as bargaining agents by Visitors to SlU headquarters, Japanese trade union study team gets camera's-eye view of SlU and maritime history from photo display in hiring hall. The labor group, includ­ ing representative of the All-Japan Seamen's Union, toured facilities recently. up for membership ratification in the next 30 da.vs. It provides Important job secu­ rity guarantees, wage increase, higher pension benefits and broad improvements, in working condi­ tions. The SOA won bargaining rights for American Export pursers in an election that ended in February of this year. The vote marked the first time in years that an AFLCIO maritime union has been suc­ cessful in gaining representation rights on behalf of officer person­ nel in Expprt. In winning the election, the Staff Officers defeated the Brotherhood of Marine Officers, then a unit of the United Mine Workers catch-all Coastal Ships Keep Declining British Trade On Skids Too us domestic shipping isn't the only coastal shipping industry suffering from hard tirnes. According to "Fairplay," a British shipping publication, British domestic shipping is in a bad way, despite the fact that its wage scales are among the lowest anywhere in maritime. In fact, "Fairplay" — headlines its story as follows: three years and, further, almost by British shipping operators are "Coastwise Shipping's half of the ships in the fleet are Insufficient to overcome govern­ 'Death'." The magazine quotes a spokes­ man for the British maritime offi­ cers' association as charging that the Government's proposals for reorganizing the British transpor­ tation system would put an end to coastwise shipping and throw sea­ men, longshoremen and shipyard workers out of work. Fleet Reduced 50 Percent The officers' spokesman pointed out that the British coastal fleet of 1961 is now half what it was in 1939. He noted that 150 ships had been lost to the trade in the last over 20 years of age with no new ones under construction. Rails, Trucks Are Favored An additional charge was that the government's proposals favored road and railroad transport at the expense of shipping, with the re­ sult that the British merchant fleet would be deprived of the vessels it might need in any. emergency. The Minister of Transport was ac­ cused of "getting coastwise ship­ ping off the .seas quicker than Hitler with his E-boats and Uboats." Apparently the low wages paid ment favoritism toward competing forms of transportation. Here in the US, it's been pointed out that domestic shipping is the most highly-automated section of the shipping industry with wage costs a small percentage of the total cost of operation. At the same time favoritism shown for regulatory agencies toward the railroads has resulted in a severe decline in the number of ships and companies operating as well as the jobs available to seamen. US maritime unions have been trying to change the situation. the NLRB this past April. Burt Lanpher, secretary-treas­ urer of the SOA, reported that the contract parallels, with minor ex­ ceptions, agreements completed October 1 for pursers in US Lines, Moore-McCormack Lines, Grace Lines and Stockard. The agreement with American Export calls for the use of pursers on all ships of the company. Lan­ pher said this cbuse also will cover all new ships being built by the company, plus all vessels it may charter or otherwise acquire as part of its operations. In addition, should Export and Isbrandtsen get Government ap­ proval for their proposed joint shipping operation, the new con­ tract requiring pursers on all com­ pany ships would apply across the board. , Wage increases set forth in the agreement amount to almost 11 percent, including a 4 percent raise this year and three smaller increases over the following three years. The contract will expire June 16, 1965. American Export has also agreed to increases in contributions to the union pension and welfare funds, improvement in pursers' living quarters on Export's three passen­ ger vessels and 27 freighters and to guaranteed weekend overtime if pursers desire to take optional weekend work. FOR ALL YOUR GEAR fhc SEA CHEST UIW Welfare Paid $16,648 In Sept UlVi, Canvas Firms Sign Standard Pact A standard contract with 20 canvas and wire rope compa­ nies was signed this month by the United Industrial Workers of North America. The pact, which covers 95 Association who are parties to the members of the UIW, marks contract include: Acme Canvas & the first time that the compa- Rope, Brooklyn; Atlantic Cordage ies, members of "the Canvas and Rope Association, have come under one document. Signing of the con­ tract is expected to bring greater unity and stabilization in the canvas, wire and rope industry. The standard contract means more security for workers in can­ vas and rope outfits under the UIW banner. The single contract was signed after negotiations were conducted jointly with all associa­ tion members. Previously, each company had a different contract with different expiration dates. The two-year contract expires May 31, 1963, and all of the provi­ sions of the pact, including an hourly wage increase, arc .'-etro'active to June 1, 1961. Members of the Canvas & Rope & Supply, Brooklyn: B. It Inter­ national, Elizabeth, NJ; C & S Can­ vas Co., Brooklyn; DiMattina Sup­ ply, Brooklyn; Edward L. Durham Inc., Brooklyn; East New York Can­ vas, Brooklyn. Also, John Friend, Long Island City; New York Canvas Rope, Brooklyn; New York Splicing, Hoboken, NJ; Nilsen & Mills, Man­ hattan; Paulsen-Webber Cordage (all branches except Sinbury, Pa., which is not a member of the as­ sociation and is covered under separate cont?-act). ' Regent Wire & Rope Works, Brooklyn; Vincent J. Spellman, Brooklyn; Universal Wire Rope, New York City; Wire Rope Trad­ ing, Hoboken, NJ; A. Samuelson, Inc., NYC. The United Industrial Workers of North America Welfare Plan paid out $16,648.08 in September. One death benefit was paid for Edward Kirk of Stephen Laurie, totaling $2,846, which includes disability and surgical benefits. Other claims over $200 were;-*' Carmen Severino, Air Master, $877.95, hospital, surgical and Mobile Yard Jobs Cain disability; Robert Dick, Hussmann, $830, hospital and surgical; Arden Alvis, Hussmann, $680, hospital and surgical; Joseph Kleinwichs, Schaevitz Engineering, $677, hospi­ tal and surgical. Walter Karbownik, All American Campagna Alvis Karbownik Metal, $582.25, hospital, surgical; Louis Haggerty, All American Metal, $542.53, hospital, disability; Albert Campagna, Hussmann, $495.83, hospital, disability; Frank Sabato, Hussmann, $436.75, hospi­ tal, surgical; John Birkenheuer, Air Master, $429.50, hospital, sur­ gical, disability. Michael Stafford, Schaevitz En­ gineering, $412.90, hospital, special surgery; Howard Passmore, Air Master, $342.05, hospital; William Hazle Hartley, Air Master, $303.56, sur­ gical, disability; Eleanor Kind, Schaevitz Engineering, $297.71, surgery, disability. Thomas Carroll, Willow Grove Park, $273, disability; Melvin Deibler, Paulsen-Webber, $222.75, hos­ pital, surgical; Louis Pinero, Preci­ sion Aluminum, $218.01, hospital; Albert Frazier, Hussmann, $257.02, hospital, surgical, disability; Na­ thaniel Hazle, Air Master, $216.50, hospital, surgical. Thirteen maternity benefits were paid by the UIW Welfare Plan dur­ ing September: John Fitzgerald, Lucian Barich, Santos Adams, Thomas Tillger, Eugene Murphy, Vincent Mui'illo, Alfonso Torres, Henry Parks, Rudolph Bodine, James Hutchinson, James Muckley, William Williams and Ray Harris. MOBILE—Members of the Unit­ ed Industrial Workers are enjoying more job opportunities here these days as a result of increased activi­ ties at Mobile Ship Repair, an UlW-eontracted company. A significant jump in emploj'ment at Mobile Ship Repair was reported last month after the com­ pany secured a job reportedly worth more than a million dollars on a Government tanker. In addi­ tion to the tanker. Mobile Ship Re­ pair acquired three other impor­ tant marine jobs recently. Union efforts to secure more work for US waterfront industries and shoreside plants have played a large part in improving the em­ ployment situation in marine yards in the Gulf. Actiyity in this area had been quiet for some time. �I- rsffc Tea SEAFARERS LOG October, l»tl New Mail System Is Set For NY The SIU has arrajiged with the Post Office to set up a special seamen's mail window a the Bush Terminal Post Office in Brooklyn, ^he move, which is being tried out startin Noveiiiber 3, 1961, is designed to get personal mail to Seafarers in the port of New York more quickly and efficiently. After Friday, November 3, of letters and packages is expected be cleared up with the Post Office smooth. A similar arrangement for hold all personal mail for the mem­ to Inbethe event that problems about ing Seafarers personal mail has bership received at Sit? headquar­ personal mail do arise, Seafarers been in effect at the Post Office ters in Brooklyn will be moved to are urged to notify the Union in New Orleans for some time and the Bush Terminal facility. promptly so that difficulties may has apparently been working well Seafarers will be able to pick up The Bush Terminal Post Office their personal mail at: is a short distance from the SIU Seamen's General Delivery hall in Brooklyn and is near Bull Bush Terminal Post Office Line and Robin Line piers. 29th Street and Third Ave. Membership mail currently on Brooklyn 32, New York. WILMINGTON—Veteran trade unionist and SIUNA rep­ hand at the SIU hall in Brooklyn All mail addressed to Seafarers resentative James Waugh, long-time president of the SIUNAwill be moved November 3 to the In the area should include the affiliated Cannery Workers Union of the Pacific, Los Angeles Post Office. Personal mail ad man's name plus the above address. Harbor Area, died October S-f dressed to the SIU hall after that Seafarers are urged to advise their date will be-sorted and sent to the at the age of 53. of the Central Labor Council here families and friends accordingly. Active in the Cannery and, while engaged as an interna­ Bush Terminal Post Office where The Bush Terminal window for Workers movement since 1933, tional representative, was elected it will be held for six months. Seafarers' mail will be open every Brother Waugh was first elected to as delegate to the California State weekday (except legal holidays office in 1936 and served for 19 AFL-CIO convention by members when the Post Office is closed) years as president of the Cannery of his home union, the Cannery from 9 AM to 5 PM, and Saturdays Workers Union. He was named an Workers, who gave him the highest from 9 AM until noon. international representative of the vote received by any delegate. Seafarers International Union of One of the advantages of estab­ Waugh is survived by his widow, North America in lishing the Seamen's General De­ Edna, of this city, and a daughter, 1957 and held livery at the Post Office is that Elaine Mareno, of San Pedro. Seafarer Hugh Williams, that post until mail will be kept for six months. Burial services were held October pumpman, checks list on January of 1960. Previously, mail has been held at 11 at Green Hills Memorial Park the mail counter at SIU Ill health, after the hall for three months only. in San Pedro, with a delegation of headquarters. Mail book The move will put SlU member­ PHILADELPHIA—South Phila­ he suffered a SIUNA, labor and industry repre­ now in use is being dis­ ship mail in the hands of experi­ sentatives in attendance. delphia boys will have a new place heart • attack in continued in the Port of 1959, led to his enced Post Office personnel, and for recreation soon, and SIU mem­ New York. resignation as an the changeover In the handling bers here have helped make it pos­ SIUNA represen­ sible. tative last year. Seafarers promptly answered a Long active in Waugh call for help on a carnival run by union affairs on this Coast, Waugh South Philadelphia's Optimists directed much of his effort while Club, and the end-result will be a serving with the international much-needed new permanent union to aiding the Seine and Line BOSTON—Members of the At­ home for the Junior Optimists Fishermen's Union of San Pedro. lantic Fisherman's Union are Boys Club sponsored by the senior By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS He also was a former president working over new contract pro­ group. The new facility will pro­ T ^ posals for negotiation with boat vide a place where boys in the owners in this area after rejecting We've been working overtime trying to straighten out some of the neighborhood can enjoy arts and an earlier offer. jams working people get into by buying high-priced encyclopedias with crafts, sports, and social functions. The fishermen are seeking the extra equipment, vacuum, cleaners sold with purported bonuses for The carnival was held recently first major changes in their basic referrals, etc. In many cases the wife got the family into the jam by to raise money for a down payment working agreement since 1946. believing statements made by a salesman, or often nowadays, a sales­ on the new clubhouse for the boys. The contract would cover fisher­ woman. Not even the Federal Trade Commission seems able to stop Seafarers volunteered to do some men who work on the larger deceptive encyclopedia selling. But husbands often are responsible, of the many tasks which go into trawlers plus the wide range of especially when buying cars and jewelry on time, or leading the family running a carnival and sound other fishing craft that work out SAN PEDRO—John Calise was into a spurious food-freezer plan. trucks were dispatched to help re-installed recently as secretary- of Boston harbor. Now we're going to blow a siren on the latest overpriced hard sell. make the affair an area-wide suc­ In rejecting the original offer, business agent of the Seine and This new onslaught on the pocketbooks of trusting families is the cess. Line Fishermen's Union of San at a meeting here last month, AFU telephone selling of carpeting by boiler-room operators. Club president Joseph A. PelleThe telephone solicitor gets the leads, often by telling you that the grino expressed the thanks of his Pedro, an affiliate of the Seafarers members moved to tighten up the company is having a huge clearance or a special sale, or that a friend group to the SIU for the assistance International Union of North procedure for negotiating with the owners. They 'also voted to en­ of yours said you were thinking about buying carpeting. A solicitor often which "helped so much in achiev­ America. large and change the committee Named to serve two-year terms makes 120 phone calls a day. ing our goal . . . You will be happy "Boiler room" is the name law-enforcement agencies used to apply to learn that a committee has al­ with Calise were Nick Pecoraro, which deals with the employers. Once agreement is reached, the to a roomful of solicitors phoning people to sell stocks or get dona­ ready been appointed to proceed treasurer, plus an executive board revised proposals will be resub­ comprised of Ralph Averga, Pete tions to dubious charities. Now the technique is being used more and with the purchase of a property, mitted to the membership for fur­ DiMeglio, Manuel Granados, Frank more to sell consumer goods. now that we have raised the neces­ Lesano, Mike Mattera, Steye Oii- ther rank and file action. Efforts The prices charged by boiler-room operators are flagrantly high— sary sum." will also move ahead on pacts veri, and Ralph Spinello. in fact, sometimes 30-40 percent more than you would pay for the covering fishermen and owners in Bert Salvato was elected chair­ same carpeting in a regular store. In an interview with "Home Furnish­ man of the audit committee and various other areas, where organ­ ings Daily," one of the leading operators reports that he buys the Tom Monchetti heads up the trial izing has been going on for some carpeting wholesale at $3.75 a square-yard and adds $2 a yard for committee as chairman. time. padding and in.'itallation, and 84 a yard for his expenses and profit. The total of $9.75 in this example is known in the trade as the "par" price. The salesman then charges as much over "par" as he judges he can get. This particular boiler room limits its salesmen to $4 over par. SIU membership meefThus, families who buy this way may pay as much as $13.75 a yard. Buying carpeting from canvassers on the installment plan without ings are held regularly comparing prices at regular stores can result in real tragedy. Previous­ once a month on days in­ ly, this department reported that In Detroit hundreds of families paid high prices—some as much as $30 a yard—for what later proved to dicated by the SIU Con­ be inferior carpeting. But the sellers had turned over their contracts stitution, at 2:30 PM in to a Detroit bank which then insisted on payment. The Michigan fam­ the listed SIU ports below. ilies organized what they called "The Suckers Organization," picketed the bank, and agreed among themselves not to make further payments. All Seafarers are ex­ Then over a hundred picketed the .state capitol in Lansing, demanding pected to attend. Those protection against both deceptive sellers and the banks and finance who wish to be excused companies who finance their operations. The boiler rooms are growing like weeds. Operators learn the tech­ should request permission nique by working as sale.smen for established boiler rooms, then set up byatelegram {be sure to their own boiler rooms. Their chief overhead is for phones and delivery include registration num­ service. Reports indicate that nine boiler rooms have,been started in Chicago in the past two months, making 15 now in operation. They're ber). The next SIU meet­ already doing almost as much carpeting business as the department ings will be: stores. November 6 No doubt many families are in the market for carpeting, judging New York from our mail. But this is an expensive investment that must be bought Philadelphia November 7 with care. Not only are there deceptive practices, but inferior goods Baltimore November 8 to guard against. We advise shopping at least three regular .stores, Detroit November 10 Deed to New Bedford Fishermen's Union hall is accepted by comparing weight, closeness of weave, fiber content, and in the case Howard W. NIckerson, secretary-treasurer (right), from Novernb6r 13 of pile-type rugs, height of pile. By the time you shop the third store Houston you'll have a better idea of comparative quality than when you started N. Orleans November 14 former owner H. A. Ledgard. A tenant for several years, We also recommend room-size rugs rather than wall-to-wall, not only the union bought the building on October 3. NBFU counsel Mobile November 15 to save on initial cost but to distribute wear. Patrick H. Harrington, Jr. looks on. James Waugh, 53, Veteran Of WC Cannery Workers Philly SIU Helps Boys Build Club ' V *• •> .. .< . .. . . Boston Pact Still Open ..: Carpet Deals Have Bug in Them Pedro Seine Union Elects Calise Again SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS New Pedford Takes Title �Oetober, INl SEAFARERS PiC» Rerea LOG '(/fi(/er A Tropic Moon' Bay Murdock, Director RUNAWAY FLAGS.—The SIU and MEBA have accused American owners of "runaway-flag" vessels of raising a fraudulent Issue of national security In their efforts to block the unionization of their foreign vessels. This point was made In answer to recent threats from US shipowners that the US will lose "effective control" of 4,50 modern tankers and bulk carriers If unions persisted In their drive to.organize "runaway-flag" ve.ssels. MEBA has stated that Government action giv­ ing additional privileges to the alien-flag owners would only aggravate the situation. "Hundreds of American-manned ships," said the MEBA, badly needed for our national defense," said the MEBA, "have already been forced out of business by runaway competition, and more will be lost to the US If runaway fleets are given further advantages over American-flag shipping." 3^ News that the 6,000-member Seamen's and Waterfront Workers Union of Trinidad has affiliated with the SIU of North America is not the sort of thing to brighten the outlook of runaway operators and sub-standard em­ ployers of all kinds. A direct link between the large, established Caribbean union and the largest maritime union in this hemis­ phere—the SIUNA—is not their idea df labor progress. The fact remains, however, that the affilia­ tion news is very good for both parties—the SWWTU and the SIUNA. It recognizes the common purpose and objectives of both or­ ganizations and allows for joint action in many areas. Wherever possible, the SIUNA can now work with its newest Caribbean affiliate to upgrade conditions in its immediate back­ yard and vice-versa. The affiliation this month means an out­ right doubling of SIUNA strength in the is­ lands to the south. Taking into account the considerable size of the Puerto Rico Division plus the very recent affiliation of the Virgin Islands Labor Union, the SIUNA now has a membership of almost 13,000 in the Carib­ bean. Of course, special recognition was limited to a small number of vessels, but their crews represent a cross-section of the membership throughout the SlU-contracted fleet, all of whom are doing a man-sized job with skill, devotion and professional pride. The Air Force singled out Seafarers on the missile tracking ship Rose Knot for their work during the second astronaut flight which .sent -Capt. Virgil Grissonar into space. Rose Knot Seafarers won commendation for i There is another important side to this development, also. For the runaway Ameri­ can shipowner, the affiliation means the clos­ ing of another escape hatch, one of several that have slammed shut in recent months. This arises from SIU organizing action plus US Government recognition, via the Nation­ al Labor Relations Board, that runaway ships are not entitled to any kind of special treat­ 4" i* ment. The existence of this fleet, and its LEGISLATIVE ROU.NDUP.—The Senate has passed the Commerce prosperity until now, has depended largely Committee's version of permanent dual-rate legislation. The measure on the granting of special privilege. survived amendments offered by Senator Kefauver iDi. Tennessee, de­ The SIU, therefore, is happy to welcome the SWWTU into the union family under the banner of the international union and the growing "Brotherhood of the Sea." We can look forward to new progress in the com­ mon interest of all concerned. Seafarers In Aetien Seafarers in action received high praise re­ cently for jobs we'll done in several different areas. The variety of accomplishments in­ volved points up the kind of skilled profes­ sional who is going to sea for a living today. i RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—The Japan Steel and Tube Corporation will soon begin construction of what It claims to be the first ore carrier-tanker made of high tension steel. The vessel will be bulk for the San Juan Carriers Company of Chile. Sixteen thousand tons of rolled steel and 2,000 tons of high tension steel will be used In the construction . . . The International Navigation Congress has received a recommendation that more radar-trained navigators should be employed In world shipping. The recommendation, prepared by Austin Smith of the Mississippi River Commission states that many officers aboard ship have too little experience in the use of radar. It asked that navigation regulations be strengthened and that better safety equipment be placed aboard ship ... In another report submitted to the International'Navigation Congress, Major General K. D. Nichols, US (Ret^ declared that rigid safety controls should be placed on nuclear vessels while In confined waters, but stringent International controls should not be drawn up on the basis of the atom-powered S.WANNAH alone. The report pointed out that until some basic operating experience Is acquired with several types of reactorship combinations, rules for specific types should not be drawn, or at least not Implemented. 4» it 4* SUBSIDY RESTRICTIONS.—The GAO has ruled that requlslion and acquisition ship valuation provisions of Section 802 of the Mer­ chant Marine Act, written Into a former Maritime Commission con­ tract covering sale by the Government of a vessel built with con­ struction-differential subsidy under Title V, must remain with that particular vessel and may not be transferred to another ship built without subsidy. The ruling was prompted by an Inquiry by Thomas Stakem, former FMB Chairman. In May. 1961, Mr. Stakem stated la a letter to the GAO that the former Maritime Commission in June, 1945, sold to Bethlehem Steel Corporation four new dry-bulk cargo vessels. Bethlehem subsequently sold two of the ships and requested the FMB to release those two ships from the Section 802 obligations la consideration of Bethlehem's agreement that the obligations would be Imposed upon two other dry-bulk cargo vessels, the latter built with­ out construction subsidy. In Its ruling the GAG said; "The main ques­ tions raised by your submission are (1) whether the contractual agree­ ment required by Section 802 ot the Merchant Marine Act relative to the valuation of a vessel on which a construction-differential subsidy has been granted may be waived In the absence of legislative authority therefor, (2i did the Congress In enacting Section 802 intend that the specifie vessel or vessels which had been constructed with Govern­ ment aid be earmarked for possible requisition by the Government In times of emergency, and (3) whether substantially the same result may be legally accomplished by releasing the above-mentioned two vessels from the Section 802 restrictions and Imposing the same obligations upon two other equal dry-bulk cargo vessels wiiich were not con­ structed with Government aid. We believe the answers must be In the negative." the high level of seamanship they displayed despite problems in the line of duty. In their • turn. Seafarers on the Alcoa Roamer have earned another special safety award marking almost five years of accidentfree sailing on their vessel. "The Steel Survey­ or has also just received its second consecu­ tive safety award. An SIU ship is also a clean ship, and Sea­ farers aboard the Alice Brown have proved it for the third consecutive year. The Bloomfield vessel achieved its third straight per­ fect score in the US Public Health Service Inspection. Wherever they are, Seafarers can be proud of the job they do and proud of being skilled, professional men of the sea. signed to strengthen antitrust provisions . . . The President has signed HR 2457, a bill clarifying the construction subsidy provisions of the Merchant Marine Act with respect to reconstruction, reconditioning, and conversion. The measure is now known at PL 87-222 . . . HR 6309, a measure amending the Merchant Marine Act In order to Increase certain limitations in payments on account of operating-differential subsidy has been signed by the President, and Is now designated as PL 87-243 . . . The Senate has approved S. 1728. legislation to provide, with respect to tiade-ln of an obsolete vessel for an allowance of credit toward new construction, that the obsolete vessel be acquired by the Secretary of Commerce eitiier at the time the owner contracts for construction or purchase of the new vessel or within five days of the actual date of delivery of tiie vessel . . . The House has approved HR 8632, a bill amending Section 510 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. relating to the exchange of vessels, so as to delete language which requires that the Maritime Administration shall take into account the cost of converting Government-owned reserve vessels ot" a military type to commercial vessels In connection willi the valuation process. The measure now goes to the Senate. 4. 4> 4. FISH REPORT.—Tiie US catch of fish and shellfish during the first six months of 1961 was about 218 million pounds greater than for the same period of the previous year. This represents nearly a 17 per­ cent gain. The Increase was largely due to the increased landings of menhaden used in the manufacture of fish meal and oil and tuna taken for canning. About 783 million pounds of nieniiaden were caugiit dur­ ing the first six months of 1961. The tuna catcli amounted to 161 million pounds, about 15 million pounds more than the first half of 1960 . . , The US exported fishery products to 105 countries during 1960. The products exported were valucJ t.) S44.165.000. Canada was the leading • market, taking products valued at $10,309,000. The United Kingdom was second, followed by The Netherlands. Othm- important marlcets in­ cluded the Philippines, Sweden, West Germany, Norway, Switzerland, and France. �race TWCIT* ^SEAPARERS Oet«b«r, INl LOG SEAFARERS' SKKI $8 Per Day In The Hospital Up To 39 Weeks Of Combined BASIC ELIGIBILITY. The Basic Eligibility Rule for oil Sickness & Accident bene­ fits is the same as for all other welfare benefits. Seafarers must have one day's seatime in the previous six months plus 90 days in the last calendar year in order to qualify. This is the minimum requirement for benefits under the Seafarers Welfare Plan. SEAFARERS WELFARE FLAN ^ ILLNESS OR INJURY ABOARD SHIP. Seafarers who are ill or injured aboard a vessel only qualify for S & A hospital bei^fits. As outpatients, they are entitled to Maintenance & Cure of $8 per day from the company. Maintenance & Cure is pro­ tected by low. Where there is a question whether M & 0 is payable, benefits will apply subject to collection of M & C. ^ D^l Nature of illness or injury?. APPLICATION FOR SICKNESS AND ACODENT BENEFIT wj THIS FOftM MUST BE USED WHEN INTEnVIEWING MEMBEBS ClAIMING OUT-rAVINT SICKNESS AND ACCIDENT BENEFITS, /MAINTENANCE AND CURE, OR S8.00 PER DAY IN-PATIENT BENEFITS IF THE MEIMBER HAS BEEN IN A HOSPITAL NOT REGULARLY VISITED BY AGENT, n /MUST BE SUBMITTED TO HEADQUARTERS WHH All SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. Is' j| ..Book or PB No«. No» Kame.. JZi:..4..L Home Address.... ;L3v.r If injury, list witnesses:. ..Phone No.. Li Hailing Address.. iMSMaMMetHmittaesaesseeiissfsiiatMSiiMsefMMi .....^..Lifeboat Endorsement? Yea Of^o • Have yon previonBly applied ior this benefit T Yes • No Was illness or injury reported and put in the ship's log book? Yes • No Did you get a Master's Certificate? Yea • No Were you hospitalized? Yes li( No • HI Last V«sseL../^^^^?:lMstttf.^^^(^t^!t!ompany.....^!li^^:^^fi:^^....^K^f;:1;^^r;f£MAgent.MMa.HMM..M....»m.^ua.«M. JIA'JJJ:. Bating...... .........Hate on..... Was allotment stopped? O Yes No Were earned wages paid? Yes No • / nuMaiMllMatloDof BMPIUI Detain DetaOut Manw and Location o( Boapital Data In Data Out .....Hate Transportation paid? Yes • No • None Due Unearned wages paid? .Yes • No • None Hue Do yon have abltracU of medical care? Yea l^No • U NO, have you requested abstracts from VSPHS Hospital? Yes • No • If YES, give name and location of hospital or clinie.....u.»...«« Where did you terminate employment? PIace..<?felfe^iftJdrtfit^b^Sc3!fe.,«.^^d^^.Datft« If fo Wb.. did V....1 pa. Have medicals been forwarded to home office of company or presented to company agent in outporti Employment Record (List all other vessels this year and during previous ealen^r year): Bnplortr TMMI DaUOa Yes • No 1^ If in ouLport, give name and address of company agent...««»».».mu»M» OsUOC Have yon taken up your injury or illness with anyone? Yea G^No • If YES, with whom? L R. What was done?. Were there any similar iOneasea or iajorles Have you had any employment within 19 months preceding your fllness cp injury with a Califonii,-i or New Jersey company? Yes Q No ItX Date of illness or injury?.. m ijLmJjUL. JPlaee?. eipl«ift.i.-.ta..M««inw.—i.1il NOBPC IfYES, Cl| Cll �<kt<*cr, l«fl SEAFARERS LOG Face Tlifrfeca lESS & ACaUNT ^' $56 Weekly For Outpatients erage Far A Single illness ILLNESS OR INJURY ASHORE. Seafarers HOSPITAL BENEFITS. Every hospitalized OUTPATIENT BENEFITS. who are ill or injured ashore qualify for Seafarer who meets the Basic Eligibility Seafarers should contact any SlU hall. bofh hospital and outpatient benefits undef Rule can receive hospital benefits for up to the S&A program. 39 weeks. In every case, charged after less than 39 weeks in the over 39 weeks, regular benefits of $3 per hospital, they automatically qualify to re­ day are payable for as long as needed. ceive outpatient benefits for the remainder Payments are made right in the hospital They must complete the S&A application (sample below, left) and furnish a USPHS medical abstract (sample below). Sea­ farers who hove not been hospitalized must be outpatients for 7 days before they can receive benefits, which are retroactive to of the 39-week period. In most coses. the 5th day. If they have been dis­ If he remains in the hospital yon have a ifljysical exam prior to employment T Tea tfc' No • ere were you examined T thie a reoccurring illness or injury T Yes • No ^ YES, explaiii...„m.«..m..-«m.Hw«m-.~.«™» OATS ar ,,,.01, 10-20he illness or injury in any way attributed to misconduct on your part? Yes • No If YES, "SSISTSII HUMS , \ DesrroiB^^.. DESCRIPTION aiii..«....—.......... "ATI O, BIRTH Cltv. '' NKICHT CO-PUBIIOW I NAHCOFVESaCL previous claims for maintenance and cure with any company: topJomr VoMl n»*«««««*tS»M ' COLOR SYS* " AMSJflCjronr i»«."ENTRCCKIVEO Paid From F«MT» ^ .£gpal0..20^;6ljg^^ asssBSe.sMeeiSMXtt.vtsisiSsesstso. •••••«. OUTPATIENT Ci MEDICAL CONSENT «•••#• ttsssissssiissssssMStesea |/e you had previous cases with any company? Yes • No • IBgsplortr VMMI- If.YES, list below: DataofSaUloiMat were hospitalized prior to becoming outpatient and collected in-hospital benefits of |8.00 per day, I how long did you receive this benefit? .Weeks •SaSS»e**?rrstSISM*SSStSISslSSMS»4X •(•iTiMSI »« Days. Total Amount Received: f.. ^ m • Patient stated he had severe pains JstlaoTf " OrtnATiow. (Natura.m, * I of Appllcatio) Mtmbtt*! SIffiiAturs ""waNT D,AGNos« ron PP^SNT ADMISSION FOR OFFICE USE ONLY ! t8.0O per day is-pstient benefit has not been paid In full, indicate period for which hdne'fits of $8.00 > day unst be pud: To- t-,,. Indnsive. Ilf there Is any Question whether mu'ntenance and cure is payable, member must sign separate assign. I ment forms In triplicate and all copies should be forwarded with this application and the following supporting documents: 1(a) Proof of hospitallzatloni [(b) Copy of pay^Toucher or discharge from iast_ve Ohnt for duty 10-21-61. ^ WsAUlty eit.od. <•-3 wks. I prepared h; Itm approved by. (If additional space is regnired, iRtaeh separate sheet of paper and forward same with copies of all supporting docnincnta.) The S&A program for Seafarers launched on October I, 1961, marks a major new development under the SlU Welfare Plan. It proArides, for the first time, benefits in coses of illness or injury that occur off the job. It also means outpatients can now receive benefits; outpatients have never been covered under SlU benefits before. The sample application and USPHS medical abstract (above) covers a Seafarer who became ill ashore about a week after signing off his vessel. He was hospitalized for a short time and then went on outlatient status. According to his seotime, he easily qualified for both lospitol and outpatient benefits. Since circumstances will naturally vary, Seafarers are urged to moke sure they fill out their applications fully according to the particular circumstances in their own cases. This will simplify checking and pro­ cessing of applications whether a Seafarer applies at headquarters or in the out ports. All payments ore being handled at headquarters in the same manner as SlU Vacation Plan benefits. �SEAFARERS Pif* Fonrteea Oetober. IfM LOG Offshore With No LOGs? Gang Kept On^ SIU Wins OT Advise Hq. When, Where A restriction beef that developed out of the grounding of the SlU-manned supertanker Mount Vernon Victory (Victory Carriers) on a Mississippi River sandbar last month has been settled by the Union. 4. refinery,^ Baton Rouge, La.; on vessel. Neither the engine nor the Steps are now being taken by hes^.quarters- to deal with Seafarers in the deck de­ Tuesday, September-1&. Then, af­ steward dcpaiTinents were ailected situations where SIU vessels continue to report now-or then partment, who were restricted ter apparently heading too far by the restriction. or non-delivery of the repeated air-mailed monthly packages to the ship while the engine downriver, she was unable to turn On Friday, September 22, the and steward gangs were allowed in shallow water and left her stern 10,000-hp towboat American pulled of SEAFARERS LOGs„ par­ the 46,000-ton oil carrier free after ticularly at'offshore locations. wherever possible, a fresh supply ashore, have drawn 16 hours of up on the bar at 5:43 A.M. Stuck Three Days several other tugs pulling together Problems in forwarding of­ of LOGs will be forwarded imme­ offwatch overtime each as a result ficial Union mail and LOGs to ships at overseas ports are a long­ standing matter of concern. In this connection, detailed rec­ ords are now being maintained on every monthly LOG shipment to note when and where each indi­ vidual ship's package is mailed plus when and where, based on available information from the companies, it should meet every ship in the SlU-contracted fleet. It is expected this method will result in pinpointing the runs, ships, locations and agents (if a company has an agent in a port) where the trouble seems to exist. Keeping in mind the monthly scheduling of LOGs, a short period of time should produce concrete answers. A further step being taken, be­ ginning with this issue, is mailing in specially-imprinted envelopes to distinguish the Union's official mail from "bulk" matter that some­ times gets lesser attention in processing and forwarding despite the airmail postage or first-class mailing to nearby US continental ports. Still another method for improv­ ing the chances of LOG delivery, is a possible mailing of special newsletters or "overseas bulletins" to all vessels midway between the publication date of each regular monthly issue. This step would automatically double Seafarers' chances of receiving Union news wherever their vessel happened to be. In the interim, while records on particular problem spots are ac­ cumulated for further action, the cooperation and understanding of all crews is requested. Seafarers are likewise urged to advise the LOG at headquarters of any itinerary or schedule changes and, diately. In supplying forwarding of tiie company-imposed restric­ In the course or three days spent had failed to do so. addresses, crews are reminded to tion. on the bar while tugs tried to pry The restriction beef was settled allow adequate time for mail to The Mount Vernon had taken the giant ship loose, the entire after the vessel finally arrived up travel each way. on a load of oil at the Humble deck department Avas held on the north and discharged her cargo. Mounr Vernon Victory Grounded on a sandbar near Baton Rouge last month. MONEY DUE-Mississippi Shipping Seafarers should contact the Mississippi Shipping Company, Ilibernia Bank Building. New Orleans, La., regarding the following unclaimed wages: AMOUNT NAME S 6.44 Ackce, Edward P. 72.42 Adams, James J. 11.26 Aguarcia. Menardo 2.70 Aldridge. Elvin 78.54 Allen. James C. 4.50 Alford, VirgU S. 3.81 Alves. F. A. 79-85 Anderogg. Frederick 1.60 Anderson, George P. S.52 Anderson, Louis 1.35 Annis, George .96 Arch, Joseph L. 1.90 Arce, Robert 2.46 Ardoin, Evit 2.69 Arrcbola, Segio H. 2.10 Arthofer, Paul F. 4.06 Attard, Carmelo 7.74 Aubert, Richard N. 5.74 Avard. Edward T. Aver, Eugene W. 1.84 4.50 Avcra, Charles L. Bailey, T. P. 11.04 2.22 Bailey. Samuel A. .58 Baker, Arthur W. 1.00 Baker, Prince 3.60 Bales, James H. 47.52 Ballard, Thomas C. 1.72 Baltazar, Francisco E. 7.68 Banquer, Ravis 7.09 Barnett, John D. 1.59 Baron, Henry 2.76 Barrial, Pablo 7.09 Baittow, Robert H. 1.34 Baslenbech 216.02 Ba.stes, Nicolas 3.60 Bauddin. .lames C. 2.11 Becnclt Harry P. Bell, James E. .50 Benenale, Nathan J. 2.69 Bennett, Rodney L. 10.81 9.69 Bennett, Swanson B. Bentley, Louis L. 1.00 2.70 Beyer, John M. 20.02 Bindrina, Robert C. 4..55 Biackledge, Thomas L. Blair, Kenneth E. 1.74 Blake. Richard J. 1.91 1.63 Blanchard, Bothwell B. 3.60 Blanchard, Joseph D. Bocchetta, Rocco 7.09 Boland, James J. 4.61 PRESIDENT Boland. Thomas G. 11.71 Paul Hall Bollinger. 1. .1. 37.01 EXErUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Bona, Frank C. 1.56 Cal Tanner Booker, Marshall 11.18 Booth. John E, 7.81 VICE PRESIDENTS 3.47 Claude Simmons Lindscy Williams Bordonnay. Louis Raymond 15,.50 Earl Sliepard A1 Tanner Boswell, Boyd. Arthur G. .58 SECRETARY-TREASURER Boyette. Doyle H. 9.59 A1 Kerr Branch. Charles C. i.OO Brazil, Francis E. 16.76 HEADOUAKTERS REPRESENT.ATIVES 1.71 Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart Brcck. Frank P. Bridges, Ira C. 14.63 BAEIl.MORE 121G E. Baltimore St Brocalo, Angelo A. 9.20 Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 Brown, Ernest C. 2.70 Brown. Robert P. 1.68 BOSTON 27R State St Brown, Tim 4.24 John Fay, Agent Richmond 2-0140 Browning. Daniel 2.70 DETROIT 10225 W -lelTprson Ave Bulk. John M. 5.52 Vlncwood a-4741 Burngiier, .Milton K. 4.5.5 Butler. Robert A. 4.19 HEADQUARTERS . 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn 2.81 HYacmth 9-6600 li.vrd, John Caldwell. John L. 2.81 HOU.STON 4202 Canal St Cambcrn, Joseph M. 2.69 Paul Drozak. Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-4080 Cameron, Robert L. 4.73 5.33 JACKSONVILLE 2008 Pearl St., SE., .lax Candela. .Salvalor 16.73 William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 Canlwcll, Charles Carpenter. Fredrick G. 4.5(1 MIA.Ml 744 W Flagler St Carrasquillo, Lorenzo 1.41 Boo Cotizalos. Agent FRanklin 7-3584 Carriean. Robert J. 3 69 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Caruso. Guiscppe 5.40 Cascm. Joseph F. Jell Clliette, Agent 24-3471 7.16 Charles H. 1.53 MOBILE 1 South l^awreiioe St Cassard. Uoward B. 7.64 Louis Neira Agent HEmlook 2-17.54 Catcs. Chabou. Simon .39 NEW ORLEANS . 630 Jackson Ave Chapman, Wm. F. 6.29 Buck Stephens. Agent Tel 529-7540 Charnico. Francisco R. 6..'id 1..58 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave. Brooklyn Chasbon. Simon 3.47 HVaeinth 9-6600 Clary. Alee R. Clausen, Douglas 4.17 NORFOLK 416 Colle.v Ave Clcvcnger. Joseph C. 3.00 Paul fion.sorchik. Agent 625 6505 Clolord, George II. 1.16. PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4lh St Cloforl. G. H. 5.96 Coekran, Ernest W. 9.06 S Cardullo Agc-nl DEwcy 6-3818 Collette, Keith B. 23.01 SAN FRANCI.SCO 450 Harrison .St Collins. Edward L. 3.29 Leon .lohnson, Agent Douglas 2-4401 Constantino. E. N. 2.69 S.AN'lTt' PR 1313 Fernanrlev Junro.s Cook. Roberl 2.70 Stop 20 Cooper. Robert L. 15.02 Keith Terpa. Hq. Rep. Phone 723-0003 Corlis. James H. 4.4(1 SEATTLE 2505 l.sl Ave Cormier, John T. 1.23 Te 1 n hk-.w-ci;! Agent Main 3 4.'i.i4 CoEsard, Charles H. .33 WILMINOTON Calll 505 N Marine Ave Coyne, James A. 1.99 Keed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2528 ' Crane, John B. 1.59 f SIU HALL f DIRECTORY SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District NAME AMOUNT Craddoek, James C. 3..52 5.78 Crawford. Ewal C. 4.11 Crawford, James E. 1.80 Crawford. James P. 4.80 Crawford James T. CrowelL Eugene R. 6.03 Cunningham, Ancil E. 1.00 Cunningham. Arthur L. .33 Cunningham, Wesley O. 3.75 4.50 Cummings, Flo.vd 24.55 Danguvieh. Mike 16.18 Darville. Richard 9.89 Davis. JelT 4.0.5 Debarros. Manuel 6.03 Dedominus. Franyesca 111..51 Defranze. Robert 2 86 De La Fe. Ignacio S. 3.45 Delaney. Ed 1.59 Demouy, James W. Dcnais. John A. 3.37 1.02 Devirgilio, Romolo 17.54 Difiiovanni. Dom Dillman. William J., Jr. 7.36 i.35 Dimitiy. Ronard A. 5.63 Dillmer. Charles W., Jr. Dolan. John V. 2.81 5.52 Di Maio. Dominick 6.03 Domingue, Douglas Donovan. Francis T. 6.03 Doty. Albert J. 1.91 Doujet. Alan 29.73 .55 Dowd. Oren H. Drummond, Leon P. . 1.74 Dumas. Alexander G. 1.47 3.47 Duncan, George W. 2.08 Dunfee. George C. Duraeher. Harry J. 20.88 1.00 Duian. Herman W. 6.37 Durkin. Patrick Earhart, Robert N. 25.53 Earlev, Harry 2.62 5.20 Easter. Wm. L. Edgctt, Frederick W. 4.60 56.85 Ediund. John H. Edwards. Sankey 1.35 Elliott. John W. 8.33 7.21 Emmctt. Harry D. Engelder. Herbert O. 26.01 Erwin, .lesse M. 1..34 2.0.3 Evans. Dale F. 1.43 F'austermann. Milo R. Favalara, Notate .58 Feelv. Repn.ard 2.34 5.63 Felix. Hector M. 3.83 Filhen. Roy H. 2.70 Fitzpatrick. Joseph F. 7.21 Fleet. Ormel L. 9.89 Flinn. Robert M. 5.63 Flynn. Ra.vmond 2.75 Fol d. George W. 9.20 Fortin, Theodore 1.87 Foster, .Iame.s C. 6.30 Foster". James M. 15.35 Foster. Molvin C. Francisco. Alex 3.68 3.55 Franco. Luis G, Franklin, Leon W. 1.85 Franklin, Raymond P. 10.56 Freeman. Stanley A. 11.23 Freimanis. Edgar 2.70 PTugc. Wilbcrt 19.03 Fuerlatc. James D. 3.47 Funkcn. Nicolas W. 13..39 Fustier. Edward L. 2.81 Futch. Cecil M. 4.46 Galorz.a. Jose G. 16.35 Gait, Chadbouriio W. 2.00 G irber. John J. .42 Garner. Albert 2.48 Gurrel.son. F, 11. 25.76 r.arritv. C.erald L. 5.40 Garza. I>etc 46.33 Gaspard. .ierome J. 1.59 Gaubert Hubert R. 12.13 Gawkoski. Henry 3.38 Gavlor. Enoch J. 58.92 Gerda. Charlie A. 128.0.3 Gicrczic. George C. 1.41 Gill. Homer W. 8.5.3 Gillis. Edward L. 11.93 Glass. John W. 4.86 Goforth. Dennis R. 2.B9 2.70 Gonzalez. .luan M. Gonzales. Ramero R. 2.69 Goodwin. Marry F. 10.34 Gordon. Harley C. 4.22 Governalc. Liborio 2.70 Graham. Robert H. .92 Gialieki. Riehard P. 5.0.3 Green. Jesse T. 5.63 Cieen. John E. 5.21 Gregory. John G. 5.,3n Gross. .lohn J. 14.07 Gnaiino. Bennie 11.49 Hale, Wm, 1.87 NAME AMOUNT Halvorsen, Sigurd 14.41 Hamlitt. Robert A. 3.93 Hammock, George M. 1.82 Hammock, Whitten 1 1.84 Hammond, Harry D. 3.11 5.47 Hancock, Clarence A Ilanners, Charles H. 3.60 Harman, De Loss C. .40 Harman, Edgar 2.70 Harmon, James D. 5.41 3.52 Harrelf, James M. 5.63 Harrell, McCorley Harvey, Lee J. 3.47 Hatch, Chester N. 1.41 Hawkins. Stanley R 21.60 14.61 Heater. Wm. G. Heaton. Thomas M. 4.01 4.05 Hebert, Roland Heftner, John D. 5.20 1.65 Heifer, Jumii M. Helms, James R. 7.21 4.97 Hieks. John T. Hill, John W. .46 HolTman, Erie L. .72 Holliday. Lovie 23.87 HoLshuucvr. Dwight 11.43 Holt. Benjamin C. 3.01 Holt, John J. 2.89 2.03 Hnmhlc, Chester L. Hunt, Elmer E. 4.94 1.69 Irizar, Alfredo C. Iriz.arry, Ramon 12.22 Jackson, Joy C. .86 2.47 Jaekson, Henry H. James. Theodore D. 1.41 Jaroeinski, Felik 7.10 6.08 Jefferson, Norman A, 2.69 Jensen. Norman A. 2.70 Jcrngan, Teddy Jo.ie. Manuel L. .72 3.41 Johnson, Charles E. 19.41 Johnson, Charles P. Johnson. George F. 3.68 5.33 Johnson, Wm. 11. Jones. Henry E. 1.80 9.20 Jones, Odie E. 5.20 Jones, Ralph L. Jordan, Carl C. 3.68 Jordan, Edward J. 220.56 Kalbaeh, E. R. 2.81 Kay, Leonard 7.19 Keagy, Edward 5.52 6.93 Kcenum. Bobby L. Kemp, Joseph J. 6.30 Kendrick, F. J. 8.10 •Kennedy, George B. 4.70 24.65 Kennedy, Andrew E. Kennedy, John E. 12.94 14.49 KerrlEan, Cecil J. 5.52 Kilgour. John G. King, Eaden E. 68.19 Kirwin, Arthur H. 1.32 3.60 Kittchner. Frankie R. 3.69 Knox, George S. Knox, Pauline 2.74 4.19 Krltzler. Fred B. 7.."id Kusgen. Everett E. Labarrere, U. E. 2.78 Labigang. Frankie W 14.13 laticlU-. Horh"-' ' 1.91 11.08 Lanford, Randall G. 171.78 Lavelle, James E. 1.74 Leary. Wm. R. 4.50 Le Clair, Waller W. 7.21 Lee. Tinerman J. 3.08 Libby. Leonard A. 60.92 Llbby, Melvin F. 7.39 Libby, Percy J. 1.84 Liobers, George 8.95 Lillard. Frederick E. 57.63 Lindscy, Arthur F. 2.76 Luiz.za, Daniel L. .96 Llenos, Huminado R. 2.87 Loe. James H. 4.50 Lofton. Lionel V. 5.63 Long, Robert G. 1.00 Loss. Wm J. 9.44Lott. Clyde E. 5.22 Lowderback. Bennie H. 10.25 I.owe. Jn.s.,e 1.23 Limdy, Thomas L. L.v3tiardopoulis. Arhomcdi. 6.31 2.41 Lynch, James J. 2.70 Lynch. James S. 2.70 Lyden. Peter 4.66 McCarthy. Jo.seph J. G. 2.20 McCloskey, Andrew A. 4.05 McCloskev. Andrew f V. 2.47 McFall, George II. 21.27 MacGregor. Wm. A.. 10.05 McKay. Wm. J. .87 McKinney. Henry C. 9.02 McLees. Thomas H. 3.47 MeLclIan, Clifton G. 2.72 McLcndon. Albert J. .60 McPherson. Charles 12.13 McQueeney, Francis J. 8.28 Haas. Henry, Jr. 10.71 Mah.Tn. I.,eonard E. 8.66 Mahalfey, Lester J. 10.57 Malatesa, Juan NAME AMOUNT Maloney. George J. 3.56 Mallay, Richard J. 3..55 Manning. Jeroma 6.89 Manuel, Rolin 7.81 Marino. Carlo 1.41 MarjenhoiT, Wm. A. O. 1.53 Martin, Alexander 14.63 Martin. Joe D. 1.B8 Martin. Marion M., Jr. 19.81 Martin. Steven W. 3.45 Martindale. Lambert 1.00 Martinez. Guillenno 2.11 • Martinez. Richard G. 2.70 Marumoto, Hitoshi 1.52 Matthews. Charles C. 11..39 Mauldin. Wm. E. .41 Mcehan. Wm. J. 2.90 Meinorth. Frederick 10.40 Meiritt. Robert R. 3.60 Messina. John 5.63 Meyers. James O. 2.81 Miehell, Vincent C. 1.91 Milne, Author G. .67 Modica. Salvador 20.25 Modlca. Salvador 5.63 Moise. Wm. J. 51.98 Moncrief, Junior L. 2.70 Moore. John C. 1.19 Morgan. James 3.54 MorreaUc, Peter J, 7.73 Morris. Hazel. Jr. 6.1b Morris. John XL 12.41 Morris, Richard 11., Jr. 14 28 Morris. Sam .33 Morsette. Leo M. 2.41 Moulon, Phillip 1.80 Morton. Melvin K. 5.67 Murphy, Carmelo 1-00 Murrcll. Wm. 2.70 Norwalz. Felix 8.61 Nathey. Harold R. 4.05 Nelli. Harold H. 3.60 Nemecek, Joseph J. 1.00 Neltlcblad. Hans 6,93 Newman. John G. 4.77 Nuber. Charles E. 18.02 Nunez, Guillcrmo 9.20 Ohannaslnn, John L. 5.40 Olds. Wm. H. 3.79 Olson. Lloyd M. .66 Oddedhal. Peter B. 19.50 Osborn. Manfred 1.84 Oils. Eldridge 13.00 Ott, James D. 3.55 Ott, Wm. D. 2.03 Painter, Elton .91 Parker, Clyde P. 2.08 Parker, Gilbert G., Jr. 10.08 Parker. Marie 8 12 Parlis, Kenyon F. 13.18 Paschall. Homer F. 1.31 Paslrano, Francis .65 Patingo. Eddie A. 7.64 Patterson, James 5.63 Pease. George A. 11.86 Pendergrafl. Woodroiy W. 10.09 Pcralta. Jack 11.26 Pcrdreauville, George A. 7.39 Perdue- Wallace, Jr. 8..57 Perez. Manuel K. 3.60 Perkins, Woodrow W. 10.85 Phelps, Robert D. 2.47 Phelps, Theodore . 3.40 Phiillppille, Anthony 5.98 Pitcher, Robert H. 5.63 Plahn. Eugene G. 1.07 Plunkctt. Harold A. 74.97 Pluiikct, Thomas 3.11 Ponson. John H. 13.26 Posey. Harold R. U.OO Power, Joseph 3.00 Pradat, Thomas A. .94 Pullcn. Joseph R. 2.30 Ratio. .Salvador J. 1-87 Rankin, James P. 1.00 Ravnor, Oscar W. 1.41 Ready. Saron A. 13.86 Rcames, O. L. 1.91 Rcid. Raymond E. 1.80 Regan. Franci# M. .41 Kichoux. Albert P. 7.0;> Rickelts. Donald L. .70 Riley. Donald 3.53 Rios. Rafael A. 5 63 Rivera. Manuel 17.47 Riviere. Edward J. 5..'i0 Hobcrt.son. T,eroy M. 8.10 Robertson. I.aiirence D. 35 !)0 Rlliinson. Tliunia.s A. 2,92 Robinson. Harold I. 1-92 Roberts, Roy D. 7.07 Koninyosni (Claude E. 11.IB Roquc. liobert R. 5,63 Rose. Wm. J. 3.55 Roslund. Toge H. 7.20 Roughlon. Hugh T. 1.37 Rouse, fieorgc E. 22.97 Rudolph. Robert L. 20.26 Rusheed, Joseph A. 7.H4 Rushing. Elmer W. 10,20 Sadvcdra, Jose A. 18.21 NAME AMOUNT Sammon, James M. .55 Santiago, Wlllia 1.41 Saylors. Carl P. 4.05 Scaramutz. Joseph 6.89 Scarlett. Alba M. 1.28 Scarlett, Win. .65 Schnitzer, Stanley A. 3.01 Schrade. Melvin L. 11.81 Schram, Hayford G. 1.44 Srhiiltz, John A. 1.00 Schwartz, Albert U, 80.21 Scottl. John S. 4.22 Scmple, Frank 5.71 Serano, Peter C. .55 Sercv. John R. 2.60 Shaughnessy. Joseph P. 9.41 Sherman, Irwin 2.70 Siiiro, Harvey E. 2.70 Short. Arthur C. 15.47 Sleglach. Samuel S. 7.73 Sims. Joseph G. 1.58 Skinner, Russel L. .29 Smith. Floyd H. 1.00 Smith, Frank L. 5.63 Smith. Henry K. 2.60 Smith, John 11. 3.01 Smith, M. W. 3.11 Smith, Ralph H. 2.11 Smith. Weldon 1.80 gSmlth. Willie F. 2.70 Somerholdcr. Robert 3.52 Somers. John H. 5.40 Soriano, Aristides 10.33 Spears. Bobbie B. 6.30 Spiegel. Hans 1.27 Spurgeon. Martin • 2.69 Sporlch, Michael M. 3.47 Slanfurd. Glen 1.67 Stankiewlcz. Alexander 4.22 St. Germain. Glason 8.98 Stark, Eugene L. 1.12 Steele. Ra.vmond C. 17.03 Slennelt, Charles D. 19.17 Stewart. Richard 2.85 Stinchelfcr, Eugene H. 1.47 Straw. Wairen E. 1.59 Stroud, Claud O. 4.93 Suarcs, Florincio P. 2.72 Sultle. Rict.ard R. 4.30 Sueum, Liej 2.58 Sweet. David G. 5.63 Terringtun. Michael 6.08 Thoriot, I.uicen C. H. 39.22 Thibodaux. Joseph O. 10.01 Thomas. Roy R. 3.54 Thomas. Wilson G. 10.81 Thomp.selt. Wilton A. 1.01 Thrimpson. William H. 11 15 Tliorne. Alfred 51.29 Thornburg, Jack F. 35.54 Thornton. Thomas Z. 17.47 Thornton, William 74.04 Tingley. Benjamin W. 18.93 Torres. Faustino 35.98 Tronco.so. Carlos .40 Tujague. John M. 5.35 Tylinda, Conrad 4.40 Umholtz. Fred E. 14.67 Urela. Simeon F. 57.90 Vaecaro. Giussede 23.05 Valenlime. Peter 2.60 Valladarcs. John 3.71 Vasquez, Alex R. 4.03 Vasquez. .loan R. 1.41 Veach. Charles E. 30.88 Vial, Erwin 1.42 Viciira. .lolin 2..58 Vigo. Jo.se J. A. 17.03 Volk. Chai Ics L. 1.50 Von l.oftou. Lionel 4.42 Vorel. Ed.rard 1.87 Waclor. .\.Qn C. 7.00 Wade. Wii.iam A. 4..50 Walil. Cha.les A., Jr. 3..53 Walker, El/as H. 3.78 Ward. Cliu.on H. 15.96 Wadc.Wm A. 5.61 Wcnion. Dewey A. 1.40 WonUvortli. Russell J. 3..58 West. Frank W. 2.17 West. Norm,.n I. 16.16 Whalcn. Joe L. 5.63 Whidden. Cecil E. .94 Wieners, Will.ams F. 14.85 Wiggins. Jcs.se D. 7.21 Williains, John A. .41 Willams. Kei.neth H. 3.20 Willis. Thomus L. 10.04 Wilson, Lloya E. 1.73 Wilson. Ranson If. 3 75 Winslow. Elbert D. 19.93 Winterly. Paul A. 1.77 Wood. Clark C.. Jr. 5.52 Wright, Stanley 3.15 Yacislyn. Nicholas 9.90 Young. Charles 9.03 Young, Earl H. 7.10 Zaich. Arilliony J. 3.47 Zilto. Salvalor 1.41 Zeaglcr, Stanley 6.07 �October, IMl SEAFARERS CAP! HENRY (Nerthtrn), June II— Chairman, R. Wagnari Sacratary, R. Saundari. No major bcefa reported by department delegates. New wash­ ing machine to be connected. Bosun buUt shelf for library in recreation rocm. Steward asked to use lesa anions in food. STEEL PLYER ti-ainmianY, Aug. 1— Chairman, Charlas Rawllngi; Sacra­ tary, Robert Black. Ship's deleg.-.te reported that all repairs on the re­ pair list from last trip have been taken care of. Brother D. Keddy re­ signed as ship's delegate and Brother Charles Rawlings elected new ship's delegate. Motion by D. Keddy that Section (17 of tin; .Scatrain contract bo adopted in the general agreement. Brother Leonco Calderon elected new ship's trca.<iurer. Suggestion that tllOESl? of SItJ SHIP steward put out cold drinks for those that do not like milk. Steward prom­ ised to do so. DEL MUNDO (Mississippi) August 13—Chairman, J. Chastain; Secretary, J. A. F. Denals. No beefs reported by department delegates except for some disputed overtime. Vote of thanks to steward department. Everyone get­ ting off ship strip bunks and turn in all dirty linen. If ship lays up turn In all reading matter to dayman room and turn in all keys to head of your department. MERMAID (Metro Petroleum) Au­ gust II—Chairman, Ramon Ferrera; Secretary, W. C. Sink. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Joe McKreith elected ship's delagte. This meeting was called to find how many fans, mattresses and repairs the ship needs. SWORD KNOT (SuWannee) August 5—Chairman, Jack Craven; Secretary, Roy Elford. Everything running smoothly. .Saw steward about fans and new crew refrigerator and was advised that they are on order at next port. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Steward said that he will, furnislt cokes, etc.. purcha.sed at Ascension Island for the conven­ ience of the crew. Vote of thanks for the entire steward department for a job well done. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas) August 13—Chairman, Robert Fandry; Secretary, S. Pacewlcz. Request to bring cups and glasses back to pantry, had 72 glasses when leaving port and only 14 glasses left. 113.40 in treas­ ury. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Please don't slam doors In passageways. DEL SOL (Mississippi Shipping Co.) July 16—Chairman, Walter W. Stock­ man; Secretary, Ramon Irizarry, No SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Sestratn Inc.) July 29—Chairman, John Cole; Sacra­ tary, Edward J. Varel. No beefs re­ ported by department delegate. G. Vinson was elected new ship's dele­ gate. MONTAUK (American Bulk Carrier) Aug. 13—Chairman, P. C. Waughn; Secretary, E. Canonlzado. Suggestion to install all new fans in mess hall and galley. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Earl Mansfield elected new ship's delegate. KENMAR (Caimar) August 13— Chairman, C. Collins; Secretary, Julio Evans. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Bill Doran unani­ mously elected ship's delegate. Ship's delegate to see captain about painting engine room foc'sles. crews passage­ ways. and also about new washing machine. Also about posting slopchest list and prices. Men must wear pants in mess hall. New ship's dele­ gate said he woufd not interfere with any department until requested. TRANSEASTERN (Transeast • rn) July 23—Chairman, Theodore Weems, Secretary, James Gard. Enos Ott elected new ship's delegate. Not much slopchest received in Honolulu. Captain has refused to sell brands of cigarettes to individuals of brand de­ sired. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers) July 16—Chairman, Guy Walter; Secretary, F. P. Childress. Request that all cots be folded and put in rec room on boat deck aft. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to galley gang for job well done. .tor shore Whatever you need, in work or dress gear, your SlU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Sea Chest store. Sport Coafi Slacks Dress Shoes Work Shoes Socks Dungarees Prisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Khakis Ties Sweat Shirts' T-.Shirts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'westers Raingear Caps Writing Materials Toiletries Electric Shavers Radios Television Jewelry Cameras Luggage the SEA CHEST SlU, Dredgemen Team To Organize In Uerfolk NORFOLK—A joint campaign to organize a construction company vvhich has recently entereiJ the dredging field is being waged here by the SIU and Local 25, the Marine Divi­ sion of the AFL-CIO Interna-^ tional Union of Operating En­ the company acquired two dredges and successfully hid on two jobs gineers. MARORE (Ore Navigation Corp.) August 13—Chairman, T. E. Yablonsky; Secretary, R. Ceisier. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. Your Gear... for ship Storins Up EAST VOYAGER (United Maritime) August 4—Chairman, none listed. S15.60 in treasury. Some dispute in overtime. beefs reported by department dele­ gates. S23.38 in treasury. Motion made and accepted that money in ship's fund be donated to the Crip­ pled Children's home in New Orleans. Vote of thanks to steward's depart­ ment. The Steward department thanked everyone for being so patient and cooperative. This is a good .ship and some of us are sorry she is mak­ ing the last voyage. Pace fifteea LOG . The combined organizing drive is the latest example of the close relations enjoyed by the SIU and Local 25 since November, 1959, when the dredgemen secured an autonomous charter from their parent union. Both unions have been cooperating in many areas on organizing and other common issues. The current campaign here in­ volves the Diamond Construction Company of Savannah, which has operated for years as an openshop outfit engaged in shoreside construction. Recently, however. Before the Steel Executive (Isthmian) sailed, steward Alexander Brodie checked the store list to make sure all the provisions needed were taken aboard. Looks like the crew will have good eating. in the Virginia area. Since the work Involves several tugs as well as dredges, the SIU and the dredgemen have teamed on a drive to organize the com­ pany. One of the jobs being han­ dled by Diamond was awarded by the Virginia State Port Authority and calls for the dredging of over a million yards of material for the construction of shin berths and piers. Both the SIU and Local 25 are currently very active in the drive here. Some 350 Local 25 dredge­ men now work in the Norfolk area. Baggage Room Closed At Hq. SIXJ Joe Algina, Safety Director Joint Safety Plan Ends Fifth Year It seems like long ago, yet it WRS only five years hack that the SIU's joint safety program with the operators got underway. The advantages of a joint program have proven themselves a number of times. When everyone, the crew, the Union and the company, is working together on safety as a team, much can he accomplished. There have been noticeable changes on a number of SIU vessels over the years in matters of safety. For one thing, everybody talks about it; safety is no longer something to he swept under the rug and buried there. Everyone is interested in keeping a whole skin and not taking chances that don't pay off. In the long run, this works out well for everybody, for all the members of the safety team. We've seen this happen recently regarding the Petrochem (Valen­ tine), where the company, in recognition of crew safety efforts, went out of its way to award a television set to the gang. A notice posted in the crew's messroom states: "This television set was donated for the use of the men on hoard the Petrochem to show our appreciation for their cooperation with the SIU Safety Program ..." This kind of safety action pays off for ail hands. By means of the SIU's joint program, with regular shipboard safety meetings, and attention paid to the suggestions made by crewmemhers as part of the shipboard safety team, results are being obtained. Many a ship you wouldn't have thought would ever come around to thinking about safety takes it pretty seriously today. In making the rounds of SIU vessels, in different ports, you find that similar problems exist on a number of ships. Attention to crew safety ideas often generates a lot of good ideas. The men on the job every day are in the best position to know what can go wrong and howit will probably happen. Sometimes they've seen it happen elsewhere, they'll talk about it and pass the word. They're the best safety mission­ aries in the business. 4" 4" The possible dangers aboard ships carrying radioactive cargoes or even empty containers that have carried these materials have been mentioned here from time to time. It was stated that communications had been sent to the Coast Guard citing the possibilities for accidents at sea, particularly when you consider the lack of any protective gear, detection equipment or manpower trained to deal with such sitiiation.s. A ship at sea, as far as we can make it out, can't he treated the same way as a trailer truck on the road or a boxcar if an accident happens. Ashore, experienced people are available and necessary equipment is generally not to far out of reach. The ship is a different matter alto­ gether. • Once it's out to sea, the crew has got to care for itself. If it hasn't got some kind of equipment to deal with a situation, it's out of luck. If someone aboard doesn't know when he's doing wrong, either he or the whole gang is out of luck. That's why it's hard to accept the Coast Guard's attitude, in a re­ cent letter to this department, that present precautions are adequate regarding the movement of atomic cargoes aboard sliip. What the precautions are, other than labeling and shielding within containers, we haven't yet been able to find out. We do know, however, that radio­ active materials are a "scare" item; people always worry about some­ thing they have no way of knowing how to handle. (Coimnents and suggestions are invited b;/ the Department and can be submitted to this column care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Stay Put For Jobless Pay Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already experienced interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting their next check after they notified the state unemployment offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address. An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing considerable ^hardship to the men involved. Accumulation of a large amount of unclaimed baggage which is tying up needed build­ ing space has led to the closing of the baggage room at SIU headquarters. Seafarers' haggage now on hand will shortly be returned by Railway Express to the forwarding addresses tagged on the hags and pack­ ages at the time they were left in New York. Effective immedi­ ately, baggage is no longer be­ ing accepted for storage. Work' Law —Right To Lowest Pay WASHINGTON — Anti-u n i o n ."right to work" laws in effect in 19 states seem to mean that work­ ers in 18 of these states also have the "right" to earn incomes far below the national average. The one exception to this trend is Nevada, where the per-person income figure is swollen by legal­ ized gambling. According to the US Department of Commerce, the national average of income for every man, woman and child in the country was $2,223 last year. Commerce figures also show that the four states with lowest per-person income were "right to work" states in which full union protection is denied to workers. The fuur slates were ^Mississippi, with the lowest total, $1,173 or practically half of the national average, plus .4.rkansas, South Carolina and Alabama. Delaware, where there is no "work" law, lias the highest perperson income in the country— $3,010. This state just restricted the use of strikebreakers within its borders, obviously an attempt to protect its earnings position and help maintain its labor force. The 18^ "right to work" states and their per-person income last year, as compiled by tiie Com­ merce Department, are: Alabama, $1,462; Arizona, $2,011; Arkansas, $1,341; Florida. $1,988; Georgia, $1,608; Indiana. $2,179; Iowa. $2,003; Kansas, .$2,068; .Mississippi, $1,173; Nebraska, $2,113: North Carolina. $1,574; North Dakota, $1,741; South Carolina. $1,397; South Dakota, $1,842; Tennessee, $1,545: Texas, $1,924; Utah. $1,910; and Virginia, $1,848. The gambling state of Nevada, the 19th "right-to-work state," has a per-person income of $2,844, some $600 above the national aver­ age. �SEAFARERS SixteeB Proud Grandpop October. 1961 LOG stern Anchor For Seaway Nixed By Go's; Fouls Props WASHINGTON—proposed regulation requiring stern-* anchors for vessels transitting the St. Lawrence Seaway has meanwhile, appear to have im­ been deferxcd following protests by American and Canadian, proved considorebly. Marine acci­ dents in 1961 are dovvn to their hipping asr'Jc-ia.t.Ions,- The-* be removed because of a tendency lowest level since the waterway idea came up as a solution to to foul the propellers or rudder opened up to navigation three the frequent ship mishaps in when ships ran their engines be­ years ago. as crews and ships get accustomed to the navigational obstacles that were brand-new to them a season or two ago. The leveling off in ac­ cidents comes at a time when Sea­ way traffic continues rising. Traf­ narrow channels; fore the hook had been pulled. This decline means a likely cut fic this year compared to the same The St. Lawrence Seaway Corp., Safety conditions on the Seaway, in insurance rates by next season. period in '60 is up ten percent. the agency which operates the Sea­ way together with Canada, agreed to put off the proposed rule until the matter has been investigated by a joint American-Canadian board composed of Seaway officials and shipping interests. The requirement for vessels to carry stern anchors was protested by the American Waterways Oper­ ators, the American Merchant The following is the latest available list of Seafarers in the hospitals Marine Institute, the Dominion around the country: USPHS HOSPI-PAL Marine Association and the Ship­ USPHS HOSPITAL New York—August, 1961 FORT WORTH. TEXAS NEW ORLEANS. LA. ping Federation of Canada. Benjamin Deibler Max Olson Arv-0 Antllla Pat H. Jones Pints Contributed 52 Thomas Lehay Bozo G. Zelenclo A spokesman for one of the Wilbert Barrllleaux Warren Kakeiijo* Thomas Manioh Edward Knapp Basalda Pints Rejected 2 groups told Seaway authorities Felipe VA HOSPITAL Clyde Leygett James Beasley WEST HAVEN. CONN. that many years of operating mo­ F. Blankenberg Robert Lowe R. Arsenault Henry Smith Hoy McCannon Boutwcll Pints Credited ......25 tor tankers and dry cargo self- Colon James Gorman Joseph MeCill Earbie Bracewill (Under a standard arrangement propelled vessels through the Wel- ClilTord Brewster Calvin MeManuf VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS Clyde Miller Paul Calalano with the Brooklyn Donor Center land Canal has demonstrated that Gerald Willard T. Cahill Robert Montcalm Coreill Inc., 50% is allotted for service, stern anchors are not necessary. Harry Crqnin Frederick Otto US SOLDIERS' HOME Martin Pedeison Thomas Dailey . WASHl.NGTON, DC processing and storage.) Impossible To Install James Rankin Roberto Defranza William Thomson Previous Balance 84 He further added that it is im­ Cornelius Denondeu Joseph Roy PINE CREST HAVEN Theodore Simond* Dicker possible to Install the necessary Cloyd COVINGTON. LA. Murray Smith Joaquin Dlinas Frank Martin 109 machinery to operate stern anchors Wesley Fincannon James Sullivan VA HOSPITAL Lionel Toncrey John Fleming Pints Used 20 on ships which ply the Seaway Giles TEMPLE, TEXAS Charles Tucker Glendennlng William Nelson route. Where stern anchors have James Gllsson Billy Ward Richard Weir Hazard EAST LOUISIANA STATE HOSPITAL Balance On Hand been installed, they later had to Fred Riehard Welch Alvln Ileadricki JACKSON, LA. September 1, 1961... 89 Anthony Zanc« Kinll Herek Horace Ledwell Seafarers In Drydock Grandson David Elliott Perry gaily sits on the lap of his grandfather, Sea­ farer Jack Farrond, who sails as a second electri­ cian out of Boston. Farrand's daughter Roberta is the mother of the hand­ some baby boy. SIU FOOD a.nd Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director Steward Gets What He Puts Into Job The success of a chief steward, one of the key ratings aboard ship, depends to a great extent on his ability to handle men. In addition to the skill and knowledge needed to run the technical side of the steward departm#nt, the good chief steward must have the ability to work well with the members of his department, with the rest of the crew, and shore staffs. Establishing a sound working relationship -with the men in his department is the first order of business for a chief steward. Men who like their jobs and work because they want to, look for ways to improve their methods and meet emergencies with skill and confidence. The chief steward can help his men be willing workers by following certain basic techniques when giving instructions. 1. Be reasonable. Don't assign work beyond a man's physical oi mental capacity. 2. Give clear instructions and give men a chance to ask questions and make sure they understand what they are to do, and when a job must be finished. 3. Do not "boss." and avoid oversupervision. Once a man knows what he has to do, let him proceed on his own. Put emphasis on results. 4. Give praise in public and criticize or reprimand in private. And give praise at the time it is due—it loses flavor if it comes too late. Give special praise for outstanding performance of normal duties; steady improvement in skill or attitude and consistently satisfactory performance. 5. Let a man know where he stands at all times—he has a right to know. If you disapprove of a man's work, try to help him Improve. 6. Never use supervision as a means of getting your own work done by someone else. Keeping good morale among the men in the department will go a long way towards making life better aboard ship. If a department knows that the chief steward treats everyone fairly, it will do a better job. Here are some points to remember; 1. Be consistent and let your men know what they can expect. Don't let them get away with something one time, then di.scipline them for the same thing another time. 2. Never play favorites. Be just in administration of discipline. If you must reprimand, do not give the impression that you have a personal dislike for a man, but rather talk about the way he does his work. 3. Never make fun of a man you are supervising, or set out to embarrass him. 4. Avoid using threats as a means of getting people to do things. 5. Show an interest In your men as fellow human beings. One of the most important things to remember as a chief steward charged with dealing with people is that you yourself are an indi­ vidual with your share of faults and virtues, likes and dislikes. By now you've developed attitudes towards a lot of things which are going to make you want to react again as you did before—or perhaps In the opposite way—if certain kinds of situations come up again. A chief steward must always remember that the men he is super­ vising are individuals too—^^each different from the other In many ways—^yet in many ways alike. The example a chief steward sets is very important. He should do ell he can to become a good leader, but he must also be a good fol­ lower as well. A steward can't expect any more from the men he directs than the example he sets for them. (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Aldo Hussln USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Charles Kinnke Omar All Christos Kourtii Allle Andrno Fay Langley Alex Anopol D. Lctourncau Luis Balleslero Thomas Lynara John Baronc G. Margarilis Standmore Bell Robert Menser Hurts Blncmanls Herman Meyer S. Boggan Dan Mullan Pedro Camoega R(ff>ert Murdoch K. Calrakls Robert Nielsen Daniel Cerment Fred Ouwcnell Louis Corne William Powell Ian Cumming Israel Ramos Rulof DeFretes Conrado Reyes Carl DeMarco John Roberts John Dern W. Robinson Ramon Fieuelras Manuel Rodriguez Michael FIIo.sa M. Ronda Frledof Fondlla Aaron Sasser v. Fonsell Robert Scotti Chester Cawrych Julius Shutte Estell Godfrey Alfred Sipperly John Hansen Edgar Smith Ralph Haves William Strike .Tames Helms Fleming Higgason Nirkoisi Taskl Fred Tonucie John .TellcUe Daniel Zeller John Jugan USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS George Doest Romie Ewer Joseph Dudley Walton Gilliam USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA Belisario Alonso L. Sagadraca Mack Forfiier . Frank Simion* Albert Masciello Palmar Smith W. McLean Donna Williamson USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. W. L. Everett William O'Connor Edward Kahiapo Thomas Walsh USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. Arthur Kavel Charles Robinson Peter King John Dolieney USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Ernest Anderson Phillip Mason Chas. Neukirchner Leslie Brilhart Winford Powell Clarence Collins Edward Pritchard Paul Foster Thomas Riley John Guard William Saunders L. Knickerbocker Joseph Sintes Charles Lane Norman West James F. Lee USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Elbert Brown Cecil Jehnette Alien Burke Jessie Voliva Hunter Gordon USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MARYLAND Domingo Orbigoso T. Adriaansen Truman Patriquln Henry Anderson James Payne John Diet.sch Henry Pruitt Eugene Duncan Ollie Purdy Otto Felker Harold Rivers Crittenden Foster Fennlck Sawyer Patrick Foy August Smith Gorman Glaze Bela Szupp Jose Griffith John Thompson William Johnson Harry Willoughby Peter Launon Martn Yager Harry Lee Oliver Myers HARBOR SA1I.ORS' SNUG _ STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Henning Bjork Thomas Isaksen Alberto Gutierrez SIU Blood Bank Inventory Physical fxoms— All SIU Clinics Month of August, 1961 Port Seamen Baltimore ... Houston .... Mobile New Orleans New York ... 76 TOTAL Children TOTAL 23 4 12 19 40 26 8 27 24 34 140 88 125 285 433 98 119 1071 SIU Blood Banks are now being maintained in most ports to service the emergency needs of the Seafarers and their families anywhere in the United States. To obtain Blood Bank information, contact the nearest SIU hall for prompt servic­ ing via the local SIU bank or Headquarters. SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid August 19-September 17, 1961 Number Of Bfeneflts Hospital Benefits (Welfare).... Death Benefits (Welfare) Disability Benefits (Welfare).. Maternity Benefits (Welfare) .. Dependents Benefits (Welfare). Optical Benefits (Welfare).... 5636 16 852 29 209 74 AMOUNT PAID $20,837.73 54,890.16 29,829.00 5,800.00 39,491.45 717.00 6816 $151,565.34 Vocation Benefits 1320 $217,670.04 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 8136 $369,235.38 Summary (Welfare) liMmi Wives None of the figures in the above summaries indicate the amounts paid for various other Welfare Benefits for SIU men and their de­ pendents, such as scholarship payments, meal books, training facilities, medicai examinations, and similar items. �Cktober. 1961 SEAFARERS LOG Pare Serentecr SZTT SOCIAZ. SECUXtmr NY Bank Marks 2,000th Donor Add Rve SIU Oldtimers To Roster of Pensioners The SIU Blood Bank program in New York marked its ' 2,000th volunteer donor late last month as Seafarer Bob King, avoid outright depletion of the main bank in Brooklyn due to un­ 21, contributed his pint at the Union's clinic in Brooklyn. usual cases. Under the standard process--^ Seafarers in all ports are urged, Approved for special disability benefits prior to October 1, Ing and storage arrangement sents no change for Seafarers or when possible, to contact SIU their families requiring blood in five more veteran Seafarers automatically transferred over worked through a national port officials regarding donations. blood bank clearing house, half of a hurry. Just as before, all they to the new disability pension list along with over 200 other Donors may be any age from 18 all blood taken and accepted is need do is contact the nearest SIU disabled oldtimers when the-* to 60. credited to the bank. Seafarers hall and the necessary arrange­ expanded SIU pension pro­ Brother Ellzey has shipped with and their families have drawn out ments can be made promptly. gram went into effect this the SIU steward department since The original bank in Brooklyn almost 900 pints of the balance to date. 'See Blood Bank Inventory on Page 16.) The bank at head­ quarters began in January, 1959. Meanwhile, a new, expanded SIU blood bank set-up established in most SIU ports appears to be funqj^ioning smoothly. Local banks have been set up in the outports to handle basic blood needs in each area, and the Brooklyn bank is able to stopgap needs for special emergencies anywhere in the coun­ try as well as in the New York area. The expanded operation repre­ was established in 1959 when it became clear that haphazard ar­ rangements could work a hardship on Seafarers or their families needing large amounts of blood quickly, particularly in locations distant from SIU ports. The ar­ rangement with the national clear­ ing house proved the best answer to this problem. Blood has been flown offshore from New York to Puerto Rico in some instances to meet special emergencies. The outport pro­ gram was launched last summer to Check On Social Security, US Warns New Eligibles Thousands of dollars in Social Security benefits may be lost by some retired workers or their survivors if they do not apply for their payments as soon as possible. The US Bureau of Old Age and Survivors Insurance ad­ Under the law Social Security vises that many persons payments may be retroactive up affected by the 1960 amendments to the Social Security Act have apparently not learned of their eligibility. First Payments Of New Benefits to 12 months. Therefore those per­ sons who became eligible -last October, when most of the 1960 amendments went into effect, will now lose a month's benefit for each month they delay in apply­ ing. Those affected are: • Persons made eligible by a 1960 provision which reduced the amount of work needed to qualify for payments. • Survivors of.workers who died between March 31. 1938. and Jan. 1, 1940. • Aged dependent widowers of women workers who died before September 1950. Workers who have been totally disabled for at least 18 months, and their dependents, may lose some back payments if they do not apply before the end of Novem­ ber. Application should be made to the nearest Social Security office to check on eligibility and benefits. month. All are now receiving monthly pensions of $150. Newcomers to the disability roster include Charles N. Ellzey, 71; Edward Roig, 66; Edward G. Blackman, 61; Charles E. Nubert, 66, and Eaden E. King, 49. All are totally disabled with at least 12 years (4,380 days) of SIU seatime behind them. In addition to the $150 disabil­ ity payment, the expanded SIU pension program now provides nor m a 1 pen­ sions of $150 monthly at age 65 for Seafarers showing 15 years '5,475 days) of SIU seatime with­ out regard to dis­ ability. Ellzey P e r m a nently beached by a heart condition. 1943 and paid off his last ship, the Blackman Madaket, in 1960. He and his wife lice in New Orleans. Brother Roig last shipped on the Florida State in February, serving In the steward department. He joined SIU ranks in 1940. and he and his wife reside at Hollywood, Fla. Roig is permanently sidelined from sea duty due to a lung ail­ Seafarer Bob G. King, the NY ment. Blood Bank's 2,000th donor, With an SIU career dating back smiles as he holds his pint. to 1940, Brother Blackman shipped steadily in the black gang until April 1961. He had to call it quits due to a heart condition after pay­ ing off the Gulfwater. Blackman lists a cousin in Durant, Miss., as next of kin. Brother Nuber is a deck depart­ Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director ment veteran, and has shipped with the SIU since 1947. His seatime ended with the Mt. McKinley in Decent health care for the nation's older citizens is still one of the June when illness forced amputamost important social problems facing us today. The recently-ended 87th Congr.ess, which was repeatedly urged to act on this matter, failed to come up with a final plan that would provide adequate health care for the aged. This will be one of the number one items for action in '62. The best available solution for this problem still is by financing and administration through the existing Federal Social Security structure. Any substitute for a Social Security-financed health plan for the aged cannot cover the majority of Americans who need this service, as study after study has shown again and again. The Kerr-Mills Act passed last year, under which the Federal Government provides matching Nuber funds to states which offer health care for the elderly, has not done tion of several fingers. He and his a fraction of the job long pending. The board of Trustees of the American Hospital Association notes wife are New Orleans residents. that under the Kerr-Mills legislation, which is separate from Social Another deck man. Brother Security, there has been little or no aetion by a number of legislatures King also threw in with the SIU to provide medical care for the older folks. This situation, it's pointed in '47 and paid off his last vessel, the Del Viento, in 1960. A brain out, is after the Federal law has been on the books for a full year. In addition, the present act, which relies on state action to become illness has idled him for good. effective in the various states, is full of built-in booby traps. Instead Chamlette, La., is the home of of having one law covering medical services for the aged throughout King and his wife. the country, since this is a national problem, there could eventually be 50 different statutes in as many states. To make matters worse, states that do not choose to give medical care to older citizens do not have to set up a program at all. They can turn their backs on the whole issue; they can disregard their obligations entirely. The situation, naturally, can't get any better under this type of proposal; it can only get worse. It has long been established that ris­ ing costs of medical care do place a heavy burden on many of the country's older citizens. Young people, especially in areas of chronic unemployment, and who have children of their owm to raise, are also in no position to provide aged parents with sound medical care. Most private health plans are either too restrictive or the costs are way out of reach for the aged who need the care the most. It is an endless cycle and will go on in this fashion unless a standard nation­ wide plan is adopted. A national Medicare plan, operating under Social Security, would spread the costs across the country. In addition, those able to pay would be carrying the cost and, at the same time, would be setting aside something for their own future. Health care for the aged is one of the high priority issues w'hich the AFL-CIO is urging on Congress at the next session starting in January. Labor and other groups are cooperating with the "National Council Of Senior Citizens For Health Care Through Social Security," headed by Aime J. Forand, former US Congressman who introduced the first Seafarer Orie A. Wilson, DM, bill to institute this basic program back in 1957. has his hands full with twin (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can daughters Sabra and Loretta, be submitted to this column care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) born May 15 in Mobile. REPORT States Still Lag On Health Care He's Surrounded One of the first outpatient benefits for Seafarers goes to Seafarer Conado Reyes (above, center), sliown receiving liis $56 clieck from SIU Welfare rep. Tom Gould in NY. Wel­ fare staffer C. Koster looks on. At Staten Island (top), John Cradick receives hospital benefit at hew $8 daily rate from Welfare rep. Luigi lovino. �pMge Eiehteen SEAFARERS LOG All of the following SIU families have re' ceived a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing a total of $5,200 in mat­ ernity benefits and a ma­ turity value of $650 in bonds; October, 1981 The deaths of the following Seafarers have been report­ ed to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $40,000 in benefits was paid. (Any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates.) Ray O. Noack, 51: Brother Noack .Donald G. Hodge, 61: A heart passed away as the result of a liver ailment caused the death of Broth­ ailment on July er Hodge on Au­ 10, 1961, at the gust 13, 1961 at USPHS Hospital Boston, Mass. He Theresa Sard, born September Seattle, Wash. He sailed with the 9, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Max had shipped with SIU as a member Sarol, Folsom, Pa. the SIU steward of the deck de­ Paul Raynor, born June 7, 1961 department since partment since to Seafarer and Mrs. Oscar N, 1945 and began 1941. Surviving Raynor, Houston, Texas. receiving special is his widow, disability bene­ Frances Panagoupolos, born Aima M. Hodge, fits a few days July 29, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs of Boston, where Ange Panagoupolos, Brooklyn prior to his death. His brother, interment took place. Total bene­ Charles I. Noack, survives. Crema fit: $4,000. volved can only be met effectively NY. (Continued from page 3) workers of the opportunity to through the joint and concerted 4 4 4 Ana Paula Scares, born May 14, tion was at Forest Lawn, Seattle. Jessie Finch, 41: Brother Einch enjoy a fair return from their efforts of the unions which repre­ 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jose Total benefit: $4,000. died on August 14, 1961 at Detroit, labor. By refusing to give due sent these workers." Soares, Do Castelo, Portugal. 4 4 4 Mich., of injuries recognition to unions in the area, A number of the Trinidad un­ Edward E. Lyie, born July 12, suffered in an the workers lose out on achieving ion's members are employed as Fidel Lukban, 54: A heart condi­ the dignity, security and contract seamen on Panamanian-flag ships, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward tion caused the death of Brother accident ashore. He first began benefits that accrue from# demo­ while others are employed in E. Lyle, Gainesville, Fla. Lukban on July shipping with the cratic union representation. American-controlled shoreside op­ Paula Fontenot, born August 3, 3, 1961, while "These operators first try to flee erations, such as the handling of 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wiltz aboard the SS SIU in 1949, sail­ from American union standards bauxite. ing as a member Fontenot, Port Arthur, Texas. Jean. He had and conditions," the SIUNA presi­ of the steward Under the terms of the affilia­ sailed with the Doris A. Fillippetti, born July SIU in the stew­ dent pointed out. "Then, not con­ tion, as set forth in the SIUNA department. He tent with this, they compound the constitution, the SWWTU will 22, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. ard department is survived by his felony by exploiting the workers function as a completely autono­ Luis Fillippetti, Ponce, Puerto since 1944. Sur­ widow, Gertrude they employ in their runaway mous union organization with rep­ Rico. Finch, of Baltimore, Md. The place viving is his sis­ operations, so that all workers in resentation on the executive board of burial was Birmingham, Ala. Michael Nash, born July 2, 1961, ter, Rosita Luk- j « . this hemisphere suffer. This threat of the International. The affilia­ Total benefit: $4,000. to Seafarer and Mrs. Michael ban, of Cebu to the security of the workers in- tion, however, assures SWWTU Nash, Colonia, NJ. 4 4 4 City, the Philippines. Neur-FriedJames T. Allen, 50: A heart at­ members of SIU support in their hof-Atens, in Nordenham, Ger­ Suzanne Romeo, born August 1, tack caused the death of Brother fight to improve their conditions. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph many, was the place of burial. To­ Allen on August As one of the first steps in the Romeo, Bronx, NY. tal benefit: $4,000. 17, 1961 at Hillsprogram, plans have already been boro, Fla. He had James Martin Jagielskl, born 4 4 4 Heauq.iarlers wishes to re­ made for sending SWWTU mem­ sailed with the mind Seafarers that men who bers and officers to Puerto Rico March 11, 1961, to Seafarer and John E. White, 40: Brother SIU in the stew­ are choosy about working cer­ for trade union education courses. Mrs. Joseph M. Jagielski, Jr., Bal­ White died as a result of acci­ ard department tain overtime cannot expect an These will be given at the head­ timore, Md. dental drowning since 1939 and is equal number of OT hours with quarters of the SIU Puerto Rico Thomas M. Harford, born May during a fire at survived by his the rest of their department. In Division in Santurce. 24, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. the Cities Serv­ widow, Ruth Al­ some crews men have been Since the Caribbean area has Thomas M. Hanford, New York, ice dock. Lake len, of Tampa, turning down unpleasant OT long been a haven for runaway NY. Charles, La., on Fla. The place of jobs and then demanding to operators — both seagoing and August 24, 1961. burial was the Garden of Memo­ Nina Moreni, born August 9, "ome up with equal overtime shoreside — SIUNA officials have He had been sail­ ries, Tampa. Total benefit: $4,000. for some time been concerned with 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Peter when I he easier jobs come loi ^ ing in the SIU Moreni, Philadelphia, Pa. This practice is unfair to Sea­ strengthening the ties between the 4 4 4 steward depart­ Archie Milne, 51: Brother Milne farers who take OT job'^ as they SIU and the Caribbean unions for Homer Gill, Jr., born July 2, ment since 1946, passed away at the USPHS Hospithe mutual benefit of both mem­ 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Homer come. and is survived tal, Galveston berships. The general objective is to W. Gill, Slidell, La. by his widow, Minnie Louise White, Texas, after a At the last SIUNA convention equalize OT as muc h as possible Augusto Mirando, Jr., born July of Mobile, Ala. Burial was at Oak- long bout with but if a man refuses disagree­ in Puerto Rico in March, delegates voted to participate in a Carib­ 24, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. lawn Cemetery in Mobile. Total cancer, on Au­ able jobs there is no require­ bean maritime federation, which Augusto Mirando, Brooklyn, NY. benefit: $4,000. gust 8, 1961. He ment that when an easier job Norman M. Tukey, born August would include SIU affiliates in comes along he can maV- up the had sailed with overtime he turned down before. this area as well as other Carib­ 2, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Nor­ the SIU since man S. Tukey, Brooklyn, NY. bean unions. William A. Brewer, • 59: Brother 1947 in the en­ Jeffrey Lee Eddins, born Au­ Brewer died on September 23, 1961 gine department. gust 16, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. at Baltimore, Md., Surviving Is his John T. Eddins, Norwood, North of p. heart ail­ widow, Linda Carolina. ment. He began Milne, of Houston, Texas. Burial was at the Rosewood Park Ceme­ Anthony K. Douget, born Aug»;st shipping with the tery, Houston. Total benefit: $4,000. 7, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. An­ SIU steward de­ partment in 1939 thony K. Douget, Mamou, La. 4 4 4 Walter A. Yahl, 58: Brother Two organizers for the Hosiery cause of race, color, religion or Linda Childress, born July 30, and had been re­ Y'alii's death was due to diabetes special Workers were severely beaten in national origin." 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fuller ceiving and took place on disability benefits a Georgia mill town by a gang of L. Childress, Fairhope, Ala. 4 4 4 August 10, 1961 anti-union goons. Ted Benton, a The NLRB is considering using Michael Labenz, born August 18, a few weeks prior at New Orleans, vice president of the union, and stringent court action to force 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. James to his death. His La. Since 1946 William W. Rainey, a Hosiery "bad faith" employers to recognize Labenz, Glenolden, Pennsylvania. widow, Anna O. Brewer, of Balti­ he had sailed more, survives. Burial was at WoodWorkers organizer, responded to unions and halt illegal union-bust­ Terrl Jordan, born August 17, with the SIU in an appeal from workers at the ing techniques. The injunctions 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles lawn Cemetery, Woodlawn, Md. the deck depart­ Total benefit: $4,000. Chadbourn-Gotham hosiery mill in would force employers to recog­ Jordan, Savannah, Georgia. ment. His sister, Ellijay, Ga. They were attacked nize the unions for a year, guaran­ Mitchell E. Brown, born July 4 4 4 Mrs. Sara Prackby five men and were dragged tee existing conditions for that neck, of Spring­ from the police station where they period and to bargain in good 28, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Herman T. Nungezer, 48: On field, Mass., sur­ had gone for asylum. Police in the faith. The injunctions would not Jimmie R. Brown, Mllligan, Fla. July 20, 1961, Brother Nungezer Rebecca Tracey, born May 23, vives. Burial was at Metairie Georgia town also charged the two be used, it was suggested, when died of heart Cemetery, New Orleans. Total union men with "fighting." employers or unions violate labor 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Westley failure at Jack­ laws in good faith or in ignorance. Tracy, Anacortes, Washington. sonville, Fla. He benefit: $4,000. 4" i 4* Roger D. Banister, born June 4, Dual segregated locals will no had sailed with 4 4 4 longer be able to deal with the The American Bakery & Con­ 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert the SIU in the In reporting the death of Sea­ Federal government on behalf of fectionery Workers won a 19.5 Z. Banister, New Orleans, La. deck department civil workers, it was announced cent wage increase and fringe Dora Anne Messana, born Au­ since 1939 and farer John W. Bigwood in the Sep­ recently by Labor Secretary benefits in a new two-year con­ gust 22, 1961, to Seafarer and had been receiv­ tember, 1961 issue, the LOG inad­ Arthur Goldberg. The Secretary, tract with National Biscuit Co. The Mrs. Andrew Messana, Framinging special dis­ vertently omitted the name of his chairman of the President's group pact covers 9,000 workers in 10 ham, Mass. ability benefits widow, Mrs. Eva B. Bigwood, from on employee-management rela­ cities. The company will make con­ since 1958. Sur­ the list of survivors. The LOG Christopher A. Wyatt, born July tions in Federal service, said that tributions to the Union Health and 20, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ viving are his widow. Iris Nunge­ regrets any embarrassment the the Government will deal "only Welfare Fund, pay extra night liam R. Wyatt, Claremont, Va. zer, and a daughter, Myrice T. omission may have caused Mrs. with tho.se employee organizations differential and give a fourth week Ruth Z. Ledo, born July 15, 1961 Nungezer, both of Jacksonville, Bigwood. Brother Bigwood died which are free of restrictions or of vacatic.m after 20 years service to Seafarer and Mrs. Blenveudido where burial took place. Total at New Orleans, La., on July 29, 1961. practices denying memberships be­ instead of the previous 25 years. benefit: $4,000. Ledo, Baltimore, Md. SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN Trinidad Sea Union Chartered By SlUNA Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On $$ John W. Bigwood Ui'ttiX-'liii,'.' �Otfobcr. im Messman On Own' 'Rights Campaign* "I guess the school trouble in New Orleans last fall started it." Speaking in a soft voice, Walter B. Orr, 53, explained what led him to begin a one-man crusade against segregation, an action that resulted in his being jailed on three occasions. A messman who has been sailing with the SIU since 1951, Orr said he was "hospitalized in New Orleans at the Hme of the school trouble and when I read that a white family had been forced to leave the city because they supported the law and sent their chjld to an integrated school, I decided to do something." The "do something" tried by the former school­ teacher who now hails from Arkansas was to take part in a "Freedom Ride" demonstration at the New Orleans bus station on the last day of the 1961 Mardi Gras. "This was the first chance I had since I'd just been released from the hospital. I read in a newspaper that some riders ^ere going to try and break the color line at the station and I went down to help. At the station Orr was roughed up a little but nothing else happened. "I was one of a crowd and my efforts were lost in the mass. I decided that the next time I did any­ thing I would do it by myself so it would be ef."2'dve." The "next time" was a sit-in at the counter of an Messman Walter F. W. Woolworth store on B. Orr picketing Canal Street, where he the Woolworth was arrested for failure to leave the premises Building in NY. upon request. "I'm still out on $25 bail for that," he said. His funds didn't hold out until the next time. Continuing to engage in sit-ins, Orr was arrested in another Woolworth's for using boisterous lan­ guage and sentenced to 15 days when he didn't have the money to pay his fine. His third detainment occurred when he bought baseballs and bats for some Negro children and took the kids to a store where he ate ice cream with them at the counter. Orr was attacked while picketing a Woolworth's by a man whom he described as being six foot six. "After beating me up, he jumped into an automo­ bile and drove off. Three other men had taunted me for some time just previous to this." By the end of April his funds had run out and he shipped on the Topa Topa (Waterman), signing off in New York a few weeks ago. Just before shipping out, Orr told a local weekly newspaper: "I have been insulted, spat upon, beaten and jailed. This is because I have publicly ex­ pressed my conviction that all men are entitled to equality before the law." In the big. city Orr took up his picket signs and paraded before the Vv^oolworth Building and branch stores in the area as part of his general campaign. "I figure," Orr explained, "that if enough people stop going in and buying, they'll change their policy." Orr has also written numerous letters to news­ papers and government officials about the segrega­ tion situation. In turn, a number of Southern news­ papers have -written articles about the activities of the white Arkansas seaman. While waiting to ship out, Orr said all his efforts have cost him is "some money, but It's the right thing to do and I'll pick up my picket sign again as soon as I earn some money to live on ashore." SEAFARERS BBATRICR (Bull), Jun* 4—Chair­ man, W. Ortlx; Sacratary, W. Ortiz. Ship'i delegate reported one- beef in deck department re; changing of working hours, to be taken up with boarding patrolman. No beefs In en­ gine and steward departments. One oiler in engine department discharged in Puerto Rico and replacement taken. MADAKET . (Waterman), June 18— Chairman, J. C. Hoey; Secretary, A. G. Espeneda. Robert R. Pope elected new ship's delegate. No beefs reported. Request that crewmembers pick up cups on deck or topside and bring them back to the crew pantry. . BULK LEADER (American Bulk Carrier), June 4—Chairman, Mack D. Brendia; Secretary, James W. Mc­ Donald. Ship's delegate reported that the ship is not paying off in final port of discharge. Will pay off in Gulf. $24 in ship's fund. Some dis­ puted OT in deck department for watchman handling lines in foreign port. Engine department beefs to be taken up with boarding patrolman. No beefs in steward department. Pa­ trolman will be contacted concerning ship's articles. DEL ORG (Mississippi), June 4— Chairman, F. J. Foley; Secretary, F. S. Payler. $22 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. W. T. Rose elected ship's delegate. New washing machine acquired and crew asked not to overload same. Discussion on having ship's delegate see the first assistant to let wiper on sanitary alternate in keeping head and shower ciean. with the ordinary seaman on sanitary, as both depart­ ments use the same one. Also to lock showers and heads while in port in South America and give key to gangway awtchman. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over­ seas), June 3—Chairman, J. F. Laughlin; Secretary, Louis A. Gardier. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. BEAUREGARD (Sea-Land), Chair­ man, H. Mathey; Secretary, C. Henby. Ship's delegate reported delayed sail­ ing dispute. One man missed ship in steward department. Motion made to have awning installed aft. MONTAUK (American Bulk), March 18—Chairman, B. Lynn; Secretary, H. Ridgway. B. Lynn elected ship's dele­ gate. G. Turner elected engine dele­ gate. No beefs reported. DEL ALBA (Mississippi), April 9— Chairman, R. Johnston; Secretary, J. W. Scheidel. E. Hardcastie elected ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. ' Request for new clothes line. Request to keep Kroo boys out of midship house. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), April 23—Chairman, Donald E. Neil; Secre­ tary, Melano S. Sospina. Ship's dele­ gate reported everything going along very smoothly. No beefs. Ship's fund, $13.64. One man from steward de­ partment left in hospital in Karachi. Suggestion that letter be sent to headquarters regarding the best feed­ ing they have aboard this ship, rec­ ommending the chief steward and his cooks' for job well done. OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritime Over­ seas), May 21—Chairman, Joseph J. McAndrew; Secretary, Bruce H. Caufman. No beefs aboard ship. Every­ thing running smoothly. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), April 28—Chairman, L. Taralio; Sec­ retary, M. Hamre. No beefs ho.erd ship. CecU Gates elected as ship's delegate. YORKMAR (Caimar), May 28—Chair­ man, John Dovak; Secretary, R. J. Londry. Ship's delegate reported that before anyone quits ship, a 24-hour notice should be given to the Cap­ tain. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Crew request melons for breakfast. None have been aboard ship. Also, request for a better grade of cold cuts. CALMAR (Caimar), June 3—Chair­ man, N. Kcndylas; Secretary, E. Tresnick. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Everything running fine. $6.50 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. PENN EXPLORER (Penn), June 4— Chairman, J. F. Oickerson; Secretary, A. A. Bernard. Ship's delegate re­ ported no major beefs. Captain is letting members draw everything that is coming to them except allotments, draws and slops. One member of en­ LOG gine department missed the ship In Port Arthur. Crew complaining about mail not going to port of destination and request that agents be notified. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. r»ge Nineteea Seafarer, Playwright Take On Hollywood STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), June 4—Chairmsn, A. i. Kufcsrski; Secre­ tary, J. L. Hodges. No beefs reported. Everything running smoothly. $23.63 in treasury. Steward will collect do­ nations at payoff. Di.scussed logs and men putting in for OT for being re­ stricted to the ship in Inchon. To be taken up with patrolman. $32 col­ lected for merchant marine library. Vote of thanks to steward department for good meals and service. Ship's delegate to see the captain and ask him to put money out on time, and the time of the draw. ARIZPA (Waterman), June 4—Chair­ man, Thomas W. Keyser; Secretary, Liles Thomas. Ship's delegate re­ ported everything running smoothly. Food is good—most repairs taken care of. Request new ship's delegate be elected. Brother V. lacono elected as ship's delegate. Crew asked not to waste water and to hold fire hose down at drills. Steward asks that crew not waste coffee and to take better care of linen. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), June 6—Chairman, Grover C. Maddox; Secretary, J. B. Chandler. Every­ thing running smoothly. Discussion regarding serving of watchstanders. Suggestion that water spigot outside hou.sc be hooked up for native work­ men. Cold water aboard ship is usually too hot to use. This being taken up with chief engineer. Re­ quest no vulgar or abusive language be used in the messhall during meal r.. time. Suggestion that volunteer do­ nation of $2 each crewmember be made as a ship's fund for con­ veniences toward TV repairs, official telegrams, telephone calls, etc. Vote of thanks to steward department. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), June 13TChairman, Odom, Secretary, Linch. $80.12 in ship's movie fund plus a check for $250 for movie rental and upkeep of machine. No beef reported by department delegates. Vote to steward department for a job well done. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), June 24—Chairman, Fell; Secretary, Sconyers. $50.13 in treasury and $.70 in stamps. No beef reported by depart­ ment delegates. John T. Davis elected ship's delegate. Ask office for chairs for poop deck. Turn in orders for mattresses to the steward in Texas City. CAROLYN (Bull), June 16—Chair­ man, Jeff Sawyer; Secretary, William Weiss. Lock the doors of the passage­ ways to keep the stevedors out. Wiper to be brought to charges when we reach the .States. $6 in treasury. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Peter Arthur, AB, actor and man-abouttown (center), has a picture of a quiet mo­ ment with uninhibited Irish playwright Brendan Behan and Behan's wife Beatrice, but it'i the disquieting ones he'll remember. Arthur, whose professionai name is Peter Kean when he performs before the cameras, is a friend of the unpredictable author and recently made the rounds of Hollywood with him. While ArthuA had some idea of what would happen when Behan got going, "this time it was impossible," he said. "Behan took the place by storm, was invited everywhere and set a pace that was pretty mean to keep up with." By day Behan would check to see how the screenwriting and casting of his two plays, "The Hostage" and "Bostal Boy," were going. By night he would visit all the night clubs and parties where he generally wound up as the life of the party. "Of course Behan and those with him—his wife, a TV director, some Irish actors and myself—drank' a bit," Arthur said, "but it was more than this. Behan's fun to be with. He's a great story-teller and raconteur and he's not afraid to speak his mind." Once, when Behan was arrested for disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace, he said: "Holly­ wood cops are about the same as those in New York, London or Dublin—only a bit screwier." To get a rest from Hollywood, BeTian, his wife and Arthur went to Tijuana, where the picture (above) was taken. There they took in the grey­ hounds, horse races and the bullfignts. "Behan doesn't like the bull fights," Arthur re­ ported. "It's too Impersonal, it dfiesn't have any humor." As for Behan, Arthur added: "He would have made a good sailor; it's a shame he never tried it." Surveyor Wins Safety Award SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), June 18—Chairman, M. Trehern; Secretary, G. C. Sconyers. Want ham served on Sunday mornings, steak twice a week, more cottage cheese, a different brand of sausage, and do not want port meal hours from 4:30 to 5:30 but the regular time. DEL MUNDO (Mississippi), June 10 —Chairman, Jack Chastain; Secretary, J. A. F. Denais. No beefs reported by department delegates. Keep all de­ partment toilets and showers locked up when in port. A card of thanks wasj-eceived from Joe Powers for the beautful flowers at his mother's fu­ neral. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), June 25 —Chairman, Dan Dean; Secretary, Don Keddy. New awning back aft was finished. Balance in treasury $5.72. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Motion for LOG to be pub­ lished bi-monthly as before, in special issue for A & G deep sea sailors only. Vegetables not cooked properly. Steward complains members of his department come and go with­ out permission. For -the second time in a row the Steel Surveyor has won the Isthmian Line's semi­ annual safety award of $500. The period covered is January to June 1961, during which time the ship did not have any acci­ dents or time lost. Previously, the ship won the award for the July-December I960 period. Receiving the crew's share, $250, from Captain B. M. Green (I. to r.) are E. Fancher, chief cook; J. Coe, bosun; C. Culpepper, electrician, and D. Polite, baker. �Pac» Twealy SEAFARERS October. INl LOG After eight hours of battling the blaze with C02 ex« tinguishers, SiU crew (lower left) prepares to re­ move covers over No. 4 hatch. A surprise was wait­ ing for them—^the fire was still raging and out of control as smoke kept pouring out (upper left). US Army craft (below) arrived with hoses, foam and other equipment. It was put to work under the watchful eyes (upper right) of military fire-fighting . personnel and the ship's master, Captain Walch. After it's all over (lower right) the fire-destroyed cargo is jettisoned while crewmembers stand fire watch. Photos taken by Peter Saurez, messman. Sky Turns 'Velvet Black^ From Traveler Fire he sky over Inchon harbor was completely black as though it was covered with black velvet cloth. T This was ship's delegate Kenneth Singh's description of the effects of the smoke that poured out of the Steel Traveler (Isthmian) when the ship's No. 4 hold caught fire at 0150 hours on June 13. Heat from the fire, chief electrician Singh reported to the LOG, caused the "pontoons to blow off the No. 4 hold as though someone had set off a time bomb. The cement floor covering parted from the buckled decks m ' the crew foc'sles. while discolored paint peeled from the engine room bulkheads as though paint remover had been applied." Military Personnel Used While the fire was confined to the No. 4 hold, the crew of the C-3, together with military fire-fighting per­ sonnel, battled the blaze around-the-clock for two days before it was put under control. Another three days were spent in su^bduing flareups as the flooded hold was pumped out and the water-logged cargo of wheat was jettisoned. Steel Traveler Seafarers were praised by Captain Walch who said: "As fire fighters, I have seen them in action and am proud to have such a group of men for a crew." C02 Used Up When the fire first broke out, the crew took emergency fire-fighting action, but the vessel's supply of C02 was used up in eight hours and the fire was still out of control. The ship then radioed Yokohama for assistance, re­ questing a Navy ship to help fight the fire. Before a ship could be dispatched, Inchon-based Navy damage control personnel and Army fire-fighters equipped with chemical fijre-fighting equipment arrived and, together with the Pickup At Sea Says Ships Need Air'^Conditioning Navy Helicopter Aids III Crusader Seafarers To the Editor: Seafarers spend a large part of their lives aboard ship. I be­ lieve the Union should put emphasis on shipboard condi­ tions when it negotiates new contracts, especially when any dollar gains we may get are actually minimized due to taxes and the reduced value of the dollar. As an example of the type On September 26, wliile tlie Coastal Crusader (Suwannee) was enroute to Gibbs Sliipyard, Jacksonville, Florida, after returning from a 100-day-run at sea supporting the Govern­ ment's missile program in {The following article was sub­ the South Atlantic, it be­ mitted to the LOG by Henry came necessary to enlist aid Murranka, ship's delegate aboard from the US Navy to evacuate two members of the crew for emergency hospitalization. Cape Canaveral Contacted Approximately 32 hours out of port, the vessel was halted, by Captain Edwin Hurt. Emergency radio contact was made with Cape Canaveral, requesting assistance for the evacuation of Joe Blanco, pantryman, and Pedro Figueroa, oiler, Blanco, who had been feel­ ing poorly, had started to hemmorage internally: Figueroa was having trouble with his appendix. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Green Bananas By Roy Fleischer _ It seemed so odd and fiirtny In a port so far avay From tropical plantalions: — Green bananas in the bay! Of course they fell from the deck Of a vessel from the south As it steamed into Manhattan For the city's hungry mouth. They floated with confetti On that momentous day When the fleet came in for some' thing:— Green' bananas in the bay! The admiral made a speech. The mayor had more to say. A ticker tape up Broadway With bananas in the bay! the Coastal Crusader.) Approximately an hour after the radiogram to the Cape, the Navy helicopter Abandon, piloted by Lt. Cumberlidge and Lt. (jg) Ballard and manned by aviation machinist mate Ic E. W. Powell and aviation electrician's mate 3c A. L. Caron, arrived and pre­ pared for the transfer. From The Fantail Caron was lowered to the fantail of the Coastal Crusader and he and the two Seafarers were put into a whaleboat. The first attempt to retrieve the men from the whaleboat was unsuccessful due to the wake kicked up by the force of the helicopter's pro­ peller. Radio contact was resumed with the helicopter and new in­ structions were transmitted to the vessel. Crew members; many of whom were taking part in a pickup at .sea for the first time, carried out the new orders quickiy and efTiciently., The men were then transferred back to the Knot-type ship, where the flagstalT was dismantled and pick-up could (hen be made from the lantsil. Caron remained on board the Coastal Crusader so the Abandon wouldn't be overloaded, At present, both Blanco and Figueroa are patients at Patrick Air Force Base Ho.spital. Cocoa Beach, Florida. P^';;"" " ' To The Bditor All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Thames will be withheld upon reqjiest, of shipboard condition that could be improved upon 1 would point to my present ship, the Steel Designer (Lsthmian). On here the crew sweltered and sweated and wound up cursing the ventilation—it consisted of two regulation fans that con­ tinually shot back blasts of hot air—as we tried to get some shut-eye while in New Orleans. Surely air-conditioning has become commonplace enough so that it can be made into a com­ bination heating and cooling unit, which could be adopted for marine use in any climate. In the tropics cots are prov­ ided and the crew attempts to sleep outside on the decks. Yet, if the companies and Union are interested in safety, tbe,v can readily recognize the possibility of accidents befalling crewmem­ bers who not only lose contact with the rest of the crew while slumbering, but who may be crew, flooded the hold and brought the fire under control some 46 hours after it originally broke out. Wheat stored in the hold swelled due to the flooding and there was some danger that it might crack the plates. The hold was pumped out—a three-day job—and the crew and military worked day and night to jettison the water-logged mess. Fight Flare-Ups During this operation, they had to take time out to fight a number of flare-ups as the water, which reached to the upper 'tween decks, receded. The ship made It back to Galveston for repairs in the Todd shipyard and was expected to be ready to set sail again by mid-October. Some emergency repairs were done in Honolulu, the company reported. As far as the crew was concerned, Singh said it was "either put out the monster of a fire or have no home. With that and other grave thoughts in the back of our mind, we went out and did the job." washed overboard and lost at sea If the weather kicks up as is so often the case in hot climates. While it may not be possible or feasible to put an end to the hellish existence sans air-condi­ tioning aboard presently-active vessels, at least the idea behind it should be incorporated into future ships. Clarence L. Cousins Distributes LOG To Shipmates To the Editor: Will you please note my change of address in your file. I thank you for the copies of the Seafarers LOG which I distribute to my mates when at sea. We are all very inter­ ested in American shipping news. Thanks again for a most interesting journal. S. Poweir (Ed. note; The writer is a member of the National Union of Seamen of Great Britain. fit it Weifare Aid Is Appreciated To the Editor: I want to extend my thanks to the Seafarers Welfare Plan. My husband was in the hospital twice within the last six months with a heart attack, and all the aid given was greatly appreci­ ated. It is a blessing to know that one is taken care of when sick and unable to work. My deepest appreciation to the Welfare rep­ resentatives for their deep con­ cern and for the way tbey han­ dled the financial problems that arose. May God bless you all and I pray for the continued success of the SIU. Mrs. Thomas Tooma 'Notice' Column is Cited To the Editor: May I take this opportunity to thank you from the bottom of my heart for publishing my notice in the LOG requesting Luigi Gallo to contact me. Due to its publication, my daughter and 1 were able to contact Mr. Gallo and our daughter was most happy at finding her father. He was as happy as we were. The notice column is a won­ derful service for your Union members; Mrs. Mary Custer it it it Starts Bookshop For Seafarers To the Editor: After sailing in and out of the Port of Houston for 12 years 1 am in a position to know how difficult it is for Seafarers to get magazines and other reading material. In the past Seafarers have had to travel all the way into the heart of the city and then travel back to the dock area. Now I have done something about this situation by opening a book store near the water­ front. It is known as the A & A Book Store and is located at 1309 75th Street N., Houston. A full line of paperbacks and ma.gazines is carried for sea­ men. The store is within walk­ ing distance from City and Longreach docks. I would appreciate receiving some copies of the LOG every month for the Seafarers that drop in; particularly for men from the three Delta Line pas­ senger ships and a number of freighters. The Seafarers all ask for the LOG as it is quite a trip to the hall to pick up a copy. Louis P. Anderson �October, IMl OCIAN DINNY (Marltlma OvarMai)> Juna II—Chairman, Norman OuBelt; Sacratary, Paul L. Whitlow. Collected for ahipa fund $1 donation from each member: total of SSO. Expensea to date $20, balance $10. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Membership reminded to be back one hour before sailing as per Union agreement. Slor-chesl opened weekly or anytime if you forget any­ thing. Suggested that steward try to get canvas to cover the bedsprlngs at the end of this voyage from port steward so as the linen and mat­ tresses will not get torn. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), April 21, Chairman, Vernon L. Porter; Sec­ retary, Leo E. Movall. $31 in treasury. SEAFARERS Pare Twenty-Oaa LOG cusMon regarding washing mabhlnc. Will hold special meeting If same breaks down. No beefs reportetL ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Mey lO— Chairman, Earl McCaskey; Secretary, Edison Walker. No fund on hand In ship's fund. $19 donated for flowera ffli deceased members of the Lauest Maersk. Department delegates re­ ported no beefs. Discussion on keep­ ing all main deck doors closed while in Korea. Also, everyone warned about keeping portholes dogged down as one room was stripped before docking last trip by thlefs In small boats coming along side and climb­ ing a rope to get aboard. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers) July 30—Chairman, Harry R. Phillips; Secretary, Sidney Garner. New ship's delegate Patrick Fox. Dispute on OT. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Moore McCormack) July 18—Chairman, S. A. Dl Magglo; Secretary, T. H. Williams. $22 in treasury. No beefs reported by department delegates except some dis­ pute in OT. Suggestion made to see that enough cigarettes be put on ship for voyage. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship will receive spray guns. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. The food has improved con­ siderably compared to the last voyage. MOUNT WHITNEY (Cargo A TankShip), June 18—Chairman, C. Halla; Secretary H. Scholes. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Steward to make menus cleaner. Sug­ gestion made for crewmembers to keep foc'sles and iockera locked wtalie in port. PENN TRADER (Penn Shipping), June 18—Chairman, Domenlc DiSei; Secretary, SIgmund Rothschild. Every­ thing in good order. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Crewmembers requested not to enter recreation room or mess room unless they are wearing undershirts. CHICKASAW (Waterman), June 17 —Chairman, Joseph Kearnes; Secre­ tary, Frank Kusture. Rest of rooms to be painted. Ask all to co-operate in taking tare of washing machine and keeping laundry room clean. $10.05 in treasury. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Bring all cups to pantry and keep messroom clean at night. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over­ seas), July 1—Chairman, A. Pallno; Secretary, L. A. Cardier. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Gal­ ley. pantry and messhall to be fumi­ gated. Vote of thanks to cooks, baker and the balance of the steward de­ partment. HASTINGS (Waterman), June 11— Chairman, George F. Clarke; Secre­ tary, John E. Wells. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. No communications or LOGS received this trip or last. Vote of thanks to steward department. EMILIA (Bull), June 6—Chairman, Frenchy Wyman; Secretary, Juan Oquendo. Ship's delegate reported no beefs aboard ship. Suggestion made to take screen door at galley down, or cleaned, or have carpenter make re­ pairs. Checking with mate as to when quarters will be painted and sougecd. PENN VOYAGER (Penn Shipping), June 11—Chairman, Francis Fisher; Secretary, E. W. King. Ship's delegate elected is P. C. .lohnson. lie will con­ tact captain regarding mixer. Letter being sent to New York a.sking for part that is worn out. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. PANDORA (Epiphany), June 25— Chairman, J. Kusharsky; Secretary, Ivan Durnlng. Ship's. delegate re­ ported two men were logged. Brother Paul llebert was sent to the hospital in Barcelona for an operation and was returned to the ship just before de­ parture. Onl.v 50 percent of the re­ pairs were done. Master complained about damage to percolator while ship was at Bca on .lune 24(11. ROBIN TRENT (Moore-McCormack), June 14—Chairman, Ray Vaughan; Secretary, Harry Thrash. Ship's dele­ gate reported all repairs were turned in. lie suggested that no one pay off the ship until the Union officials have finished with all the beefs. One crewmember missed ship. Several hours disputed OT in engine department. Crewmembers discussed cleanliness of laundry room. Suggested that crew pantry be kept clean. All members discussed the strike, and were told to report to (he hall as soon as the ship gets into port. HASTINGS (Waterman), June 11— Chairman, George F. Clarke; Secre­ tary, John Wells. Ship's delegate re­ ported a smooth payoff in New York. Hepartmcnt delegates reported no beefs. James Stat his was elected new ship's delegate. Former ship's dele­ gate was given a vote of thanks for a job well done. Crew asked to help keep the steward department toilet clean. MARORE (Ore Navigation), June 11 —Chairman, J. Mehalov; Secretary, Frank Allen. Ship to be paid off at riiiladelphia. Those members with dependents were advised to make al­ lotments. No beefs reported. Motion to have another wall fan installed in lecrealion room. Request to repair or insiail new water fountain port side. Washing machine to be cleaned after each time it is used. Request that night lunch be Increased. JEAN (Bull), Jung 21—Chairman, A. Page; Secretary, J. Slavens. Dis- TRANSNORTHERN (Globe Water­ ways) August 6—Chairman, Brother Griggers; Secretary, Brother D. M. Woods. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Request for 18 new mattre.sses and received only 10. Also requested one new mirror for 12 to 4 oilers but never received It. Ship's delegate asked the captain for a draw In our next port and the captain's reply wag no. No LOGs received in the past two trips. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), June 6—Chairman George C. Maddox; Secretary, J. B. Chandler. Ship's del­ egate reported everything junning smoothly. Suggestion that messmen should give priority attention in serv­ ing men on or going on watch. Sug­ gestion that water spigot, outside house, be hooked up for native work­ men. All hands urged to cooperate in an effort to keep unnecessary native traffic out of the passageways. Suggestion that some llne-up or sys­ tem be installed to facilitate the cooling of the cold water, wash water, line to the showers, etc. Engine and shin's delegate to take problem up with chief engineer. Crew asked not to use vulgar or abusive language in the messhall. Sugge.stlon that volun­ teer donation of $2 each crewmember be made as a ship's fund. Vote of thanks to steward department. MADAKET (Waterman), Aug. 13— Chairman, John E. Redding; Secre­ tary, Albert G. Espenada. Ship's dele­ gate, Robert Pope resigned and re­ placed by Charles E. Perdue. $3.15 In ship's fund. Motion made to SIU for new contract for deck depart­ ment, re shortage of men on freight­ ers and supertankers. Request clari­ fication regarding vacation benefits and strike clearance. Crew asked to bring cups to pantry after using. Everything running smoothly. Mesahall needs painting. MT. RAINIER (Bull), Aug. 31— Chairman, James S. McRae; Secre­ tary, Leo M. Morsette. J. S. McRae elected ships delegate. Brother McRae stressed importance of ship's fund and asked all brothers to do­ nate. PANDORA (Epiphany), July It— Chairman, Johnny Grimes; Secretary, Dave Albright. Ship's delegate re­ ported no beefs. Motion made to have lockers painted and repaired. It was agreed that the laundry and recreation room list be posted and to be rotated by departments, and have foe'sle fans repaired and paint galley and foc'sles. LISA B (Scalane* Management), July 22—Chairman, David Sykes; Secretary, Seymour Helnfling. One man paid off and two men hospital­ ized in Karachi. Question of shore leave in India to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Letter sent to headquarters regarding rusty water, money draws and lack of dental at­ tention in .Singapore etc. No LOGs received for 3 months. Need n^w washing machine. Request that crew pantry be kept clean as pantryman leaves it. No safety meetings on board vessel. Letter and pictures sent to SEAFARERS LOG regarding SIU drive for runaway ships. Letter being sent to LOG about master's accident. DEL ORG (Mississippi), July 30— Chairman, R. J. Grant; Secretary, F. J. Baltazar. Ship's delegate reported that television and radio came aboard vessel and are in crew lounge. No beefs rmjorled by delegates. Re­ quest for directions for crew wash­ ing machine and that crew keep soap in machine at a minimum. SS BIENVILLE (Sea-Land), Sept. 3. —Chairman, Batson; Secretary, W. Engelstein. See patrolman about re­ pairs and vacation after one years continuous service aboard same ship. $20.46 in treasury. No beefs reported by department delegates. Suggested to rotate job of ship's delegate. Baker elected. Request black gang get enough equipment for sanitary work. Make sure mattress pads are checked before payoff. ORION COMET (Colonial), Aug. 5— Chairman, Nelson; Secretary, M. R. Fila. Two men hospitalized in Suez. Captain will get new chairs for messroom, also new fans and mattresses, and paint quarters and messrooms. $13.40 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Need two fans for the galley. The happy faces of the children playing at Our Lady of Lourdes Baby Home, Yokohama, Japan, is enough of a reward for Maiden Creek Seafarers who have been playing "father" at a number of orphanages in the Far East. Deck department member Rafael V. Saldana, who is in charge of collecting donations and distributing the ship's gifts, said $77.40 was collected from March 26 to July 28 for tbe crew's. charity efforts. He reports the following donations: J. Mann, $10; F. Davenport, $4.50; A. Aaron, $10; R. Mitchell, $7.40; C. Perreira, $.50; W, Watson, $3; steward department, $20; a friend, $5; a friend, $10; F. Snow, $5, and A. Pelton, $2. The money is used to buy groceries, instant milk. assorted cookies and candies, medicines, rice, shoes and other necessities for the orphans. In addition, money is sometimes given direct to the homes aided by the Seafarers. Besides the Our Lady of Lourdes Baby Home, other orphanages that received gifts are: Holy Fam­ ily Home Orphanage, Osaka, Japan; Polish Heart Orphanage, Pusan, Korea, and Ishimine Baby Home, Naha, Okinawa. Saldana said the food, clothing and supplies were "deeply appreciated" and many thanks were sent to the Seafarers by the nuns and other workers at the homes. "The children could only say thank you with their smiles," he added. "Their smiles were more than enough." Seafarers At Work From The Ships At Sea Mississippi Line ships make a West Africa run and V. E. Monte, ship's reporter on the Del Valle, gave the LOG his one-man's opinion on the run and that part of the con­ tinent. ' : ; " "For the avid pleasure ing a place to practice. Getting all they have to do is find out seekers, the West Africa trip a name .should be easier; they when Spermaceti is in season. 4 4 4 is taboo," he writes, "but for can call themselves the Pilgrims. It's football time and while the 4 4> the conservative ones—those that want so much out of life for next to nothing—this is the right run. "West Africa is lovely in its natural beauty. It still has that primitive atmosphere that is so stimulating to tlie imagination of what Africa was like in the past. Places like Abidjan, Ivory Coast Republic; Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo, and Lobito, Angola, are so full of surprises that once you meet the right people, a new vista is opened to you. "While the run is similar to others, this new vista can make you think the trip is more excit­ ing than it actually is." i When deck department mem­ ber Teodoro Ruiz received a radiogram on the Gateway City (Sea-Land) that his son Edwin, 12, had died of appendicitis, his fellow Seafarers provided some consolance. Teo­ doro wants to thank the crew, and especially Pedro Garcia, deck department delegate, and Pedro Reyes, bosun, for their kindness and sympathy. On this ship, the Seafarers really lived up to the motto: "Brother­ hood of the Sea." 4" 5« t It's kind of late in the sports season for it, but crewmen on the Mayflower (Mayflower) are think­ ing of starting a softball team. They may have some trouble find­ Crew on the Kenmar (Calmar) have extended sympathy to the bosun and the two 4 to 8 ABs who, it seems, are very sad after rigging up two fishing lines and then going 25 days without catch­ ing a fish. They have decided to chip in and buy the three fisher­ men a whale at Long Beach. Now gang on Del Mar (Mississippi) won't be seeing many games, it made sure that some underpriv­ ileged children would. The crew donated $50 to the Underprivi­ leged Home for Children in New Orleans so the kids will have a chance to watch some gridiron action. 4 DelSudHolds Benefit Fete Seafarers never forget their brothers, especially in a time of need. This was shown again in New Orleans recently, when the Del Sud (Mississippi) held a bene­ fit dance to raise funcls to enable summer shipmate Pete Cadare to purchase a vacuum plastic leg. Pete, who is 24 and a graduate of Loyola University with a degree in Physical Education, has sailed in past years during his summer vacations on the Del Sud, Del Mar and Del Norte, all Mis­ sissippi Line vessels. Recently he was operated on for a malignant tumor and his leg from just above the knee had to be removed to save his life. When the crew of the Del Sud heard about it, they arranged a benefit dance to help Cadare get enough money to buy the arti­ ficial leg, steward department delegate Dominick DiGiovanni reported. He said there was a fine turnout of Seafarers and Union officials at the benefit fete. 4 4 Hurricane (Waterman) suggests that old magazines, which have a tendency to just pile up before they are dumped overboard, be donated to the Seaman's Insti­ tute in Rotterdam, Holland. Hur­ ricane's ship's fund also needs a green transfusion. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Things are sort of topsy-turvy on the Steel Advocate (Isthmian) and the crew wants action, .-^fter all, it's not very pleasant to turn on the cold water faucets or showers or sinks and get only hot water. What's a Seafarer to think'.' By now the Globe Progress (Maritime Overseas) may be either ahead tor behind) the rest of the world. The crew had an eight-day clock put in its m.ssroom and may have to revise the OT sheets to fit the new time scheme. A sliip's delegate's job is a hard one and a cooperative crew is appreciated. Joseph P. LeBlanc worked with a good one on the Hedge Haven (Metro Pe­ troleum). He said it deserves "a special vote of thanks" for sim­ plifying his duties. �Seafarer Eyes Montego Sky, Sees Versatile Crewmembers William Calefato, recently wiper on the Montego Sky (Eagle), penned some observa­ tions of his fellow crewmembers and Seafarers in general for the LOG. "The lives and habits of seamen have changed a lot in the last hundred years, especially in m the last 15 years. Go on any ship today and you'll hear that nearly every crevvmember Is married and has the usual family respon­ sibilities. Plenty of them own their own homes, and some have ranches plus all kinds of busi­ nesses alongside their shoreside neighbors. And many have other trades beside seamanship. "Art Thompson is one example. Art is a first rate AB, but he is also an expert heavy equipment operator, having driven the big­ gest and most complex bulldozers ever made. He and his friend Dutch Starkey worked in Alaska, handling timber and doing every­ Surrounding John Statchan, AB (center), are (I. to r.) thing that can be done with tho.se Dutch Starkey, AB; John Whitlock, wiper; Vernon Lewis, machines. AB, and Art Thompson, AB. Lumber And Wildlife "Even lumberjacks are called rowdy, but look at Art, for in­ stance. He acts more like a law­ yer, yet he can tell you more authentic things about the intri­ cacies of lumber camp operations and Alaskan wildlife than you'd hear anywhere. "Art and Dutch were up in Alaska for a few years. And say —you often hear guys tell you they came from some first family or some great forefather. Well, Dutch tells about how his grand­ father came over in a covered wagon from around Minnesota and how the wagon train was attacked by Sioux. He escaped and hid from the Indians but was found and adopted into the tribe. He was only seven years old at the time. "You'd never guess those guys were seamen if you met them in town. Like Vernon Lewis, an­ other AB. He looks like a fight Vernon Lewis, AB, at work during his spare time making a promoter or anything else but a mariner in his street clothes. His net with a Norwegian needle (inset). other work is as an expert com­ mercial fisherman, and if you well as having 20 years at sea. very honest about them. He re­ think that kind of work is easy, Quite a difference between the lated an incident on one ship. A you're wrong. Besides brawn, you mines and the open sea. Being a crevvmember who wanted atten­ need a lot of quick thinking and good miner is not so easy. tion and suffered from an inflated must know endless technical de­ "John Whitlock, a wiper, was ego constantly baited him. tails. You can most always tell the only rebel in the crew of "Like anyone else's, John's about a guy from his hobbies. Yankees, but it made no differ­ long patience was finally ex­ Lewis is one of those rare artists ence. If it did, this could only hausted and he told the man to with knots and makes useful and mean that he was well-liked and leave him alone or he'd whip him. ornamental things with rope. 250-pound-man withdrew. respected. He's an example of The Looks Like TV Star some of the fine Seafarers who John wouldn't have extended a "Then there's John Statchan, come from below the Mason- challenge if he was unsure of another AB. Now he's a guy who Dixon llhe. himself. But he's whipped big looks like some TV star, but he's "John was also more acutely men before and is only 140 been down in mines for years as candid about many things and pounds. It was quite a crew." Seaspray .. Something that smells like seaweed. U a seafarer." October. IMl SEAFAREnS LOG Pare TweDty-Tw« Maker Recommends EthiopiaPort My boy friend A good port for Seafarers to stop over in is Massawa, Ethiopia, according to . Herb Knowles, ship's delegate on the Steel Maker (Isthmian). Herb reported to the LOG that the Steel Maker hit the port on July 9 and was joined a short while later by the Steel Rover, another Isthmian vessel. "The crews from both ships," he said, "were most warmly wel­ comed," and were entertained in the "Oasis Club" operated by the Army. "The boys at the club went out of their way to make our stay welcomed and remembered," Knowles said, and other Seafarers can expect the same courteous treatment. Illness Clarifies Book Retirement Need For USPHS Change Proposed To the Editon Just a word or two of appre­ ciation and thanks to the SIU and Welfare Servlca officials for their quick response to an urgent call from my wife Sep­ tember 1 when I was stricken at home with lobar pneumonia and was unable to move." In response to my wife's call, the Staten Island USPHS hos­ pital was cont-acted and in less than two hours I was in an ambulance and in less than four hours was admitted, ex­ amined -and under medication. Although critically ill, I am now well on the way to recov­ ery. I can honestly say that In my 59 years I have never received more courteous or better treat­ ment than from the doctors, nurses, dieticians -and other hospital personnel here. The food is well prepared, and neatly served. Of course I am on a prescribed diet. Many guys here complain. But. one must remember that one is here to get well and the medi­ cal team is doing their utmost to help you back to good health. Being here enables one to readily understand the mari­ time union's fight to keep these fine hospitals open. It would be a black day in any future time if the services of these hospi­ tals were cut off to seamen. Those who have been patients and to those so fortunate as to have never been in, whenever our Union calls for support from us to keep these hospitals open we must do so, writing letters or whatever else is needed to do the job. Several brothers have stopped by to visit me while here and I want to thank them all. John Jellette To the Editor: I feel thai; the present book retiring plan isn't in the best interest of the .membership. The cost of the plan seems to me to be extremely high and unfair. I believe ten dollars would be a very reasonable price, payable at the time of re­ tirement. Books should also be To Th.e Editor All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. left in retirement as long as nec­ essary or desired by each indi­ vidual instead of having to be reactivated and paid up every two years as is now the prac­ tice. Upon reactivating a book, each individual should then be required to pay the present quarterly dues plus the assess­ ments for that year, if any. Improvements can be made In the regulations covering payoffs in ports other than the port of engagement and not returning to the port of departure. If the distance between the ports is more than 100 miles, I feel the company involved should pay transportation to all concerned. Evis J. Thibodeaux Four Seafarers In Brazil Hospital To the Editor: Upon the arrival of the Vil­ lage (Consolidated Maritime) in Santos, Brazil, three Sea­ farers were admitted to the hospital. A fourth was admitted later. The crewmembers are P. D. Zellner, deck maintance, for removal of a dermoid cyst; W. To the Editor: C.-Hall, AB, for .stomach trouble I am a patient in marine and removal for a cyst; R. Hol­ hospital, Stapleton, Staten Is­ land and am undergoing a good land, wiper, for bronchitis, and check-up. By the time this is W. F. Moss, wiper, for the ex­ traction of several teeth. All printed in the LOG I wilt have are doing well. undergone a hernia operation. The hospital, Benefinsioia PorI have had hernia for the past tuguiza Hospital , is a very fine ten years but it really never one and all the attendants are bothered me until the past doing all they can for the Sea­ MM&P strike. I did picketing farers. The language difficulty at the Bethlehem Shipyard In Is a big problem but it is being Brooklyn where I put in long overcome. The men have been hours hitting the bricks in the" visited by the second mate, rain. There and then the hernia radio officer, ship's delegate made Itself felt. and chief steward in addition Captain Rudolph J. Peterson. to other crewmembers. (Ed. note: A retired member P. D. Zellner, of the MM&P, Captain Peterson A* is'a frequent contributor to the LOG. He was recently elected a member of the International Association of Master Mariners- To the Editor: Cape Horniers. A story about I would like to concur in the his election appeared in the remarks that Brother Frank August LOG.) Szwestke made about the prog­ ress of our Union since 1938. A vote of thanks is due to the Union officials who have made these advances possible. I have been d union man To the Editor: These few words are inade­ since 1912 and was very proud quate in expressing my very to carry a union book. It's a far deep appreciation for the kind­ cry today from those hard ness and understanding shown times. When a man looks back me by SIU officials -and mem­ on those days it is so unbeliev­ bers in New Orleans at the time able and fantastic, to say the of the death of my husband, least, to realize how a union brother is protected via disabUManuel J. Archibald, Sr. I would also like to thank it, sickness, vacation, death and the members of the Del Mar a host of other benefits." Such and the SIU for the floral of­ things just were not possible in ferings. Joining me in expres­ my day. As a retired brother, I ap­ sing thanks are my sons, Man­ uel Jr., US Navy, and Daniel, preciate the help that the SIU has given me. Lt Marine Corps. George H. .Scebeiger Margarite Archibald LOG Contributor Beached In PHS Unson Progress Is Recalled Floral Offerings Are Appreciated �SEAFARERS October, 1961 Pago Twenfy-TbrM LOG iil 1^-' .' ; lace, Jean S. Long, Clarence D. Crowder, Robert F. Edmond, Diosdado Lavador, Arthur G. Ander­ son; Simon Kendall, Reginald R. Paschal, Carlos Torres, Pasquale Dinino, Florian R. Clask, Louie N. 4" 4" 4Coffee, Jr., Gilbert M. Gonzales; Thomas V. Raines Contact your wife, Mrs. Thomas F. T. Anderegg, Ramsey BaumV. Raines, at 9666 N. Kellog Street. gardner, Olay Seim, J. A. Gregory, H. R. May, Raymond E. Brown, Portland, Oregon. Clarence Wallace, Peter F. Di4 i 4 capua. Vincent Anthony Vanzanella 4^4 4 Contact your daughter, Miss James Francisco Vera Vanzanella, 1322 S. Hender­ Get in touch with your mother, son, Dallas 23, Texas, c/o M. W. Mrs. Catherine Francisco, 9 Ander­ Cole. son Street, Boston, Ma.ss. 4 4 4 4 4 S" Charies Worth Cothran, Franz R. Schwartz Get in touch with your brother, Urgent you write your mother. Hugh Cothran, 2006 Wilmer Ave­ Anybody knowing whereabouts of nue, Anniston, Alabama. the alpove is urged to notify him, 4 4 4. or contact V. V. Van Gordon, St. Frank Flint Sr. Contact your son, Frank (Pig- Joseph's. Hospital. Room 203, Bregeon) Flint, Jr., at LE 9-7190, Bal­ merhaven, Germany. 4 4 4 timore, Md. Jim A. Jenkins 4 4 4 Pick up the glasses held for you John Scott at the Texas State Optical Office, There is an important letter waiting for you at the Mailroom 608 Travis St., Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 in SIU Headquarters. Robert Raymer 4 4 4 You are asked to contact Allen John (Red) Reed The above-named man, ex-Robin Andrews, Jr., PO Box 165, Salem, Trent in 1952, is asked to contact Wis. M. J. Doherty, Room 201, Box 92, 4 4 4 450 Harrison Street, San Fran­ Ex-Pacific Wave cisco 5, California. The following ex-crewmembcrs should contact vice-pre.sident 4 4 4 Robert I. Fagan Claude Simmons at SIU headquar­ Contact James E. Bell, Jr., Suite ters, Brooklyn: Robert Williams, 400, 1325 E. Street, NW Washing­ James Masters, Roy Ed Connelly and Edmund Eriksen. ton 4, DC. Harry G. Scott Write your wife or call ANdrew 8-6215, Westport, Washington, after ten at night as soon as pos­ sible. Louella Scott. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gull, Lakes and InlaiTd'waters msfrlot makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the mem­ bership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. Should any member, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to In­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland •Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied Information about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mall, return receipt •requested. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected by the contracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by Union shipping rules, which are Incorporated In the contract. Get to know your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mall, return re­ ceipt requested. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. Thesecontracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any • SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, falls to protect you* contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960 meetings In all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an edi­ torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility. 4 m PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. If In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member Is required to make a payment and given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should Immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. e CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND QBLIGATICWS. The SIU publishes every six months In the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of Its constitution. In addition, ^pies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to famlllarlme themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. m® RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. In­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtlmers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. 4 4 SIU Scholar Wins New Honors Former SIU scholarship winner Lembhard Howell is still breaking academic records, this time in search of a law degree. Howell, the son of Seafarer Cleveland Howell, who sails as chief steward on SIU ships, is now attending Suffolk Uni­ versity Law School in Boston He then entered Lafayette Col­ tion officer. On many of his voy­ where he is stationed ashore lege from which he graduated in ages, he operated out of the in the US Navy. He was recently notified that he won a $300 Alum­ ni Fund Scholarship as the result of completing the 1960-61 school year with the best record in his class.. Howell originally won his $6,000 SIU scholarship in 1955 on his second try on the basis of an out­ standing record at Charles Evans Hughes High School in New York plus his achievement on thg Col­ lege Entrance Examination Bpard tests which all scholarship candi­ dates take in order to qualify for the .fiward. ... Brooklyn Army base. June, 1958, with a cum laude and Sinee he was anxious to go honors in his­ ahead with his schooling, Howell tory. Following his graduation, requested shore duty and re­ ceived approval. He is now attend­ Howell went on active duty with ing Suffolk at night while work­ the Nayy receiv­ ing ashore for the Navy in Boston. Howell's father is currently ing a commission as ensign In the serving aboard the Steel Chemist US Naval Re­ (Isthmian). He has been sailing with serve. Subse­ the SIU since 1947, usually as quently he was chief steward. Before that he had Howell assigned to the worked in a shipyard for a, num­ MSTS transport General Randall ber of years after first coming to on which he was promoted to the United States from Jamaica in lieutenant jg,ajid served, as naviga-. 1942. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 William P. Goff would apprecRoderick R. Brooks ate hearing from his former ship­ Contact Thomas M. Breen, 160 mates. Write him c/o Bessie Ann'is, Broadway, New YOIK 38, NY, Tele­ 211 Canal Street, New Orleans, La. phone BEekman 3-3740. Keith Petersen Your grandmother, Mrs. Stella Petersen, would like to hear from you. Write her at 20 Carnation Sq., Bridgetown, Athlone, Capetown, South Africa. 4 4 4 Salvador Resquites Anyone knowing the where­ abouts of the above is asked to contact his wife, Connie J. Res­ quites at Cugman, Cag. de Oro City, the Philippines. 4 4 4 Melvin Gray Ex-Coe Victory Contact Mrs. Jessie Warren, 122 Anyone who knows about a belt So. Commonwealth Ave., Nor­ and silver belt buckle with ini­ folk, Va. tials FNC taken by mistake from 4 4 4 chief cook's room on the Coe Vic­ George AV. F. L. Flint Get in touch with Mrs. Mildred tory, July 8, should get in touch Flint, 1st floor rear, 1414 West with F. N. Cain, 432 Washington Baltimore Street, Baltimore 23, Street, Bay St. Louis. Aliss. Sen­ timental value involved. Md. '444 Tops In Law School 4 Tom Scardelis Roland Velasco Bill has asked that you pick up Get in touch with Carmen Gar­ your rraii at the LOG office in cia, 2218 Long Street, Tampa, Fla., headquarters. on an urgent matter of business. 4 4 4 William Hubbard Ralph Mueller Very perturbed, and desire to You are asked to contact Marie Parker, 631 34th Street, Newport know of your welfare. Communi­ cate at your earliest. Flame L. News, Va. Drake, c/o D. V. David, 15 Alt.a4 4 4 mont Road. Cumballa Hill, Bom­ Lawrence A. Beaudry Get in touch with Br. Bernhardt bay 26, India. 4 4 4 Heebe, RR Box 323-A, Marrero, Stephen A. Mangold Loui.siana. Get in touch with your sister 4 4 4 Stephen J. Frankewicz in Framingham, Mass. Contact Mrs. Marjorie Franke­ 4 4 4 wicz, 107 Albermarle Street, Apart­ Norman Krumm ment 5A, Baltimore 2, Md. The above-named or anyone knowing his whereabouts is asked 4 4 4 Horace G. Gray to contact his wife. Mrs. Norman Mrs. Ruth Koonce, 540 West 16th Krumm, of Luck, Wis. Street, Houston 8, Texas, would 4 4 4 like to hear from you. Edmond F. (Eddie) Bridges 4 4 4 Check for $75 said to be drawn John F. Williams to you by New Orleans attorney Contact your sister, L'icy W. was worthless, causing me much Abel, as she Is anxious to hear inconvenience and embarrassment. from you. Would appreciate hearing from 4 4 4 you regarding same as soon as Ex-Pacific Tide possible. A.B.S. Ex-Pacific Explorer Ex-Valiant Freedom The following Seafarers are urged to contact Moore, Simon & Laydcn, attorneys. Suite 210 Van Antwerp Bldg., Mobile 12, Ala.; Aser Joosepson, Joseph C. Wal­ liUOWl . �Vol. XXlii No. 10 LOG SEAFARERS OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Keep 'em Coming! IK ^So ^K ,-gJ«sfBe si' '"®Dce Of ••acf rafts Oup b'O-i ""•a;: ii»n *V, ' 'I'lOt '»»einAer '»oa/ VIJ •«» 'J fisSSia? C* \j »0 A/a«»r CMT SiUSe^^®?lSRcn , V*'*Ji- l *<»/ 4- ;"^S? .{!S4 '^o»> OEV.«^l^, SSg. \ w.EETVOUR I; III! Illl ' <A ^ >6 KHStt3 5?A IT. WMSNV V;. W, I, 'OAf -"^or VOUR D«T*S . *1.1 ^<V 'Ci- »-»jiTiW •TITS-—^ i* . '• Things are happening in the maritime industry so fast these days that it's often hard to keep abreast of the developments which vitally affect you and your family. One way of keeping fully informed on what's going on in maritime generally-and in the SlU in particular-is to have the LOG mailed regularly to your home. 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Title A name given to the resource October 1961 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SICKNESS & ACCIDENT BENEFITS FOR SEAFARERS TRINIDAD SEA UNION JOINS WITH SIUNA ROSE KNOT CREW ‘AOK’ ON MISSILES, AIR FORCE SAYS SEATRAIN ON OFFSHORE RUN, HAULS RAILROADS US SEAMEN EQUAL ‘CONTROL’, MAGNUCN TELLS PENTAGON MTD HITS CHOICE OF SEARS AS US REP AT TRADE FAIR G&H FETES IBU TUGMEN ON 5-YEAR SAFETY RECORD CUNARD BACKS OFF ON NEW SUPERSHIP COAL FOR ARMY ON ORDER; ’50-50’ POLICY IS UPHELD CANADA SIU CHARGES PLOT IN GREAT LAKES SHIPPING PURSERS NAIL DOWN FIRST EXPORT PACT OFFSHORE WITH NO LOGS? ADVIDSE HQ. WHEN, WHERE SIU, DREDGEMEN TEAM TO ORGANIZE IN NORFOLK STERN ANCHOR FOR SEAWAY NIXED BY CO’S; FOULS PROPS SEAFARER EYES MONTEGO SKY, SEES VERSATILE CREWMEMBERS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/1961 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIII, No. 10 1961 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9bb1e358a1bb150208840c68ed113388.PDF 3ea4ad4c5efb5c90f7f85cfafad5867b PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC,.GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO OPTICAL PLAN EXTENDED TO SIU FAMILIES -Story On Page 3 Wheat Exports Spark Shipping Story On Page 2 .|j I# Blood Bank in Philadelphia gets off to tiOSy l/OCS f F• good start as first donor group waits its turn at Red Cross center. On standby (1-r) are Seafarers Y. L. Somani, 8. Conigliero, E. Cabral, P. Laurer and J. Flood. That's G. Hansen on the table (rear). Man in front is not identified. MTD Unions Protest Shutdown Threat At NY's Army Terminal -Story On Page 3 IV: f Seafarers on Orion Star discuss trip during •"/ VUF Myain» ship's payoff at New York before it headed out on year's Far East run. With SIU patrolman E. B. McAuley (stand­ ing, 1-r) are J. Peterson, Bo Carlson. T. Riley. At table jn foreground, patrolman H. Brower checks E. Olsen's dues. Cimm§ In P P railroad marine tugmen James E. Spady • llflS# and Phillip E. Reilly -(center) receive first union pensions ever paid in railroad field from SIU welfare rep. Tom Gould (left) and Railroad Marine Region director G. P. McGinty, • Third tugman (not shown) also drew pension. (Story on P.age 7.) T �SEAFARERS Pare Two 51U ^oTemlier, 1961 LOG Turkey Day Celebrates 2Jrd Year Dinner Set In All Halls The SIU passed another milestone this month, commemo­ ,pbst-war period, which has been dominated for the papt ten years by Issue. rating 23 years of progress as part of the maritime labor the'runaway-flag By organizing and gaining legal precedents, the SIU and Its affiliates movement. Both the district and the SIU of North America, have vigorously led the fight against the tax-dodging, substandard runa­ born two weeks apart, were founded in 1938. It was on November 1 of '38 that the late Harry Lundberg, secretary of the Sailors Union of the Pacific and founding president of the SIUNA, issued two charters establishing separate Atlantic and Gulf Districts. Merger of the A&G was achieved in 1941, and led to the new district structure adopted by Seafarers 4n May, 1960. The SIU has steadily expanded down through the years, achieving top wages, conditions and benefits while improving job opportunities through organizing in the different areas of its jurisdiction. From its early days, the SIUNA has paralleled this growth. Since October 14, 1938, when Lundeberg secured an international union charter from the AFL convention in Houston, the international has grown to an organization of more than 80,000 members on all US coasts, Canada and the Caribbean, representing seamen, fishermen and allied marine craft workers. In its first years, the SIU was involved in tough fights to organize, establish the Union hiring hall and defeat .Communist attempts to dominate the American waterfront. When World War II came, it was strong enough to help man the thousands of ships that moved the raw materials of war and protect the economic welfare of its members. By the end of hostilities, more than 1,200 Seafarers had lost tJieir lives. Major organizing campaigns, a continuing building program and pioneering the forerunners of today's important welfare and vacation benefits marked the SIU years since 1945. Efforts to stabilize a de­ clining industry through "50-50" shipping legislation keynoted the ways in many areas. The high point of the anti-runaway drive came this summer via a new contract guaranteeing the Union's right to board foreign-flag ships for organizing purposes. Traditional Thanksgiving Day This victory came about through the flrst Joint bargaining talks by dinners wilL again be served at maritime unions with the shipowners—which served notice that the unions demand a voice in the future of the industry where their mem­ SIU headquarters and in all outports to Seafarers, members of bers earn a livelihood. their families and guests. The holi­ day this year is on November 23. Dinners will be served in the Union^ halls where the facilities permit or at nearby restaurants in each area. The elaborate Thanks­ giving menu will include the usual holiday fare—the big bird and trimmings, together with other (Cbntinue<fMTOm Page Three) urday when the Inbound Columbia1 main dish courses and a variety of Picket line cstaNWied in front of,and the outbound Yukon met off' soups, salads, vegetables, desserts 1 government fink Baltimore:^Jefferson Head in a thick fog | and beverages. • • Win. Green app^aml before, about ten a.'m. IXtaritime Commission aiuKatated Id ioQO Aboard ship, SIU stewards and I American Federation of LaboNie% ] vCtOoer 19/ 190o: galley departments are already linitely would aid the seamerhSwi Racketeers' Front defeated -• making the same type of prepara­ their fight against government hir-! AFD issues International charter tions for the holiday, whether the 1 i.ig Halls. • • « NMU officials SUP at Houston. Name of new! celebration comes at sea or in port.~ [r«ose patronage of fink halls. /% organization: Tha Seafarers' In-| It can be expected that a number I8 10 1MO y tematlonal Union of North AmerijrlU^USt IZ, 19^; , y ca. Policies of new union defined! of stewards will, as usual, come Charter from AFL payA way and program outlined. • • • Defeat up with some culinary and other for One Big Seamepw Union. anU-labor issues'No. 1 in Call surprises fer their shipmates. Lundeberg tells ' mflfibership. to forhia. No. 817 in Oregon and No. Christmas "dinner will also be 'face facts and .realize that fight 130 In 'V\rashington. against fink hans and scab train­ held in the same hardy soup-toing shi^ will be a tough'one. nuts fashion next month in all Seafarers' fntemational Unloni ports and aboard all SIU vessels gets going on several fZonts. • • • whenever they happen to be at the Agreement renewed on eteam- AFL longshoremen win NLRB time. WASHINGTON—American ships should be able to count Seafarers who will be In port at on a steady flow of surplus wheat cargoes overseas as a result holiday time are urged to check Reprint from January '39 Issue of SUP's "West Coast of several big grain orders now in the works. Large aid ship­ with the hall on the dinner arrange­ Sailors" marksiounding of SIUNA on October 14 after issu­ ments have already been fixed ments available for themselves and ing of AFL charter at Federation's Houston convention. for India, Poland and several 300,000 to 400,000 tons of bread their families. other countries and new or­ grains for that country. This is on top of the 700,000 already ordered ders keep coming in. Brazilian officials are dickering and being shipped over the next on a "rush" deal for an interim several months. Other smaller shipment of 500,000 tons and want consignments are slated for Indo­ Hurdling a tangled series of legal roadblocks that took 15 years to clear, Seafarer Eric to negotiate a five-year wheat sup­ nesia and Pakistan, among others. ply arrangement calling for a The Pakistan order carries a fixed Joseph officially became a citizen of the United States in ceremonies at New York's Federal minimum of a million and possibly minimum for a four-year-period. Courthouse on November 13. He expressed warm thanks for the SIU assistance that helped 1.5 million tons a year. Figured in In all, wheat seems to be "king" him several times along the"^ Liberty shiploads, the million-ton- as far as US shipping is concerned aboard ship and Joseph's was a seph found himself wrapped up In order amounts to 100 trips, half of —including a large number of way. which is supposed to move out tankers. With a light demand for ,A well-known member of carryover from his career as a official red tape and quota systems boxer. each time he tried to. unravel the oil so far this fall and no real signs under "50-50." the SIU, Joseph joined the Union The pair were hospitalized in paper work. ' A short wheat crop in Turkey of winter on the east coast, a lot The way was cleared this year has created a need for another of tankers are keeping busy haul­ in June of 1947. In 1951, he was the same room and, after discuss­ ing bulk wheat cargoes wherever in the news for making a sacrifice ing their injuries, Joseph offered and a few days ago he stood with a charter turns up. Some of the which restored the failing sight of Pron the use of his own eye inas­ 200 other new citizens to take the tankships, especially some of the another Seafarer he had never met much as doctors had already. in­ formal oath of allegiance to the formed him that nothing could be US. He summed up his 15-yearreally big jobs, can outhaul four before. At that time, Joseph donated the done to save it. to five Libertys at one clip. walt as he left the courthouse: Priceless Gift Emergency needs for bread ra­ cornea of his permanently-dam­ This is the happiest day of my 'When the delicate transplant op­ life."' tions in many hard-pressed parts aged right eye to Seafarer Phillip of the world where expected Pron. The two had met for the eration was declared a complete bumper wheat crops have failed first time at the Staten Island US success, Pron said he would never or where returns were overesti­ Public Health Service hospital be able to-give proper thanks for mated are also beefing up Liberty where both were being examined tha priceless gift of sight he'd re­ WASHINGTON — The AFL-CIO ship sale prices. Libertys are doing "for eye Injuries. ceived. "It's just wonderful that will hold its fourth biennial con­ better than thejr have in quite Pron's sight loss had been he can see ^ again," Joseph added. vention in Miami Beach next month, with delegates from 133 some time because of the heavy caused when he was struck over "I'm glad I've been able to help national and international unions run of grain charters. the left eye by an icebox door him." The Pacific Coast Seafarer -i After a vacation trip on his own attending. President Kennedy is —Page 4 f to Russia In 1959, Joseph made the expected to address the conven­ headlines again when his account of The Great Lakes Seafarer tion, possibly on opening day, conditions In the Soviet were exten­ —Page 6 i December 7. sively reported in the SEAFARERS SIUNA officers will participate A&G Deep Sea Shipping LOG and In the daily press. in the AFL-CIO meetings and in Report —Page 6 All these years,, however, he has the Maritime Trades Department The SIU inland Boatman only wanted one thing for himself: sessions scheduled in advance of —Page 7; the Federation convention. American citizenship. A native of The formal convention call is­ India and an English citizen, Jo­ SIU Safety Department sued by the AFL-CIO places heavy —Page 7: emphasis on the two basic prob­ The SIU industrial Worker lems facing the country and the —Page 8 labor movement — persistent unNov./ 1961 Vol. XXIli, No. 11 The Fisherman and emplQyment and the Soviet Un­ ion's threats to peace—which "cast Cannery Worker —Page 9 a shadow over the record of solid achievement" during the two years The Canadian Seafarer since the last convention. —Page 10; PATH. HALL, President The Federation sessions will HSBBKBI „ BBAWD, Editor; • BERN Aim SBAEditorial Cartoon —Page 11 mark the sixth anniversary of the iZAN, Art Editor; IRWIN SEIVACK, Man­ AFL-CIO merger in 1955 as well SIU Food, Ship Sanitation aging Editor; ALBERT AMATEAU, ARTHUR MABKOWITZ, STEVE . LICHTENSIBIW, JEROME as the 50th anniversary of the Dep't —Pag? 14 ? GREENBERO, Staff Writers. organization of the labor press SIU Social Security Dep't Awards to a number of trade^unPublished monthly at the headquartei-s —Page 15; lon publications will be made by of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic, Culf, Lakes and Inland "Waters SIU Medical Deportment the International Labor Press District, AFL-CIO, 475 Fourth Avenue, .—Page. 18 Breeklyii 31, MY. Tel. HYscinth Association, including a citation Second class postage paid at the Post for the SEAFARERS LOG. Thf Office In Brooklyn, NY, uhdar the Act Shipboard: News Smiling happily, Sehfarar Erie Josepll dfaWs congratulations •f Aug.. 24, t912. LOG has won mtire than 20 such -4»ages 19, 2«y21y 22l ia» from two Immigration Dapartmant aid*s sftar ha was awdrds' since the ILFA ' presentAt. 1. awarded US citizenship In NY Federal Courthouse ceremony. tibhs began' in 194V. ' Wheat Exports Up, May Spur Shipping I^ WEST COAST SAILORS REVIEWS 1938 October 21.1938: I August 19/1938: Joseph Is In-^A Citizen Now AFL-CIO To Meet Dec. 7 INDEX To Departments! SEAFARERS X06 �M»T«mber. 18B1 SEAFARERS Puerto Rico SlU Okays Contract LOG Tage llirea SlU Optical Plan To Fonfiily Continuing the expansion of benefits provided for Seafarers and their families, the SIU has won complete optical coverage for all SIU dependents starting imme­ diately. Benefits for dependents are the same as those established for Seafarers in 1958 and provide free* now been greatly enhanced by of eye glasses every two years ex­ optical examinations and , offering this same free service.to cept in cases requiring glasses eyeglasses once every two the wives, chiidren ai.> dependent more frequently due to special years. Member! of the SlU Puerto Rico Division voted recently at meeting in San Juan to ratify new contract covering city workers. Dona Felissa Rincon da Sautier, mayoress of San Juan, is shown above addressing union meeting. One of widely used SIU Welfare Plan benefits, the eyeglass program has amply demonstrated its value during three and a half years of operation. More than 5,000 free pairs of eyeglasses have been provided for Seafarers through optical facilities in nine SIU ports. The value of the program has MTD Unions Fight Threat To Scuttie NY Army Base Spearheaded by a large delegation from the Maritime Port Council of Greater New York, waterfront labor, business and civic groups rallied at a special public hearing to strongly protest the rumored shutdown of the huge Brooklyn Army Terminal. The November 1 Depart­ ment of Defense hearing fol­ support for the fight to save the circulation lately, although De­ lowed last month's meeting terminal. The hearing at the Army fense spokesmen say nothing firm of the Port Council where in­ tensive efforts to keep the termi­ nal in operation were authorized. A major portion of the New York-New Jersey Congressional delegation was present to voice Tannehill Dies In N'Drleans Auto Accident NEW ORLEANS—Well known to Seafarers up and down the coast, veteran SIU patrolman Charles M. "Whitcy" Tannehill died at Foundation Hospital here on November 2 due to injuries in • highway auto accident. He was 47 years old. A solid Union man from the time he joined the SIU In June of 1943, Tannehill had been an SIU representative In various ports since 1948. He was one of the early organizers In the Isthmian drive and also in the Cities Serv­ ice campaign Tannehill later on. First elected to SIU office in 1948 as Boston joint patrolman, he followed this by election as Joint patrolman for Galveston in 1950'31. For the past eight years, he held the post of New Orleans patrolman, working in various ca­ pacities in the port. "He had also been acting Houston port agent for a time. Strike-clear in all SIU beefs, he had shipped in various ratings in the deck department. He was also a veteran of the Army from 1930-38. . Surviving ia hia widow, Mra. Thais Norris Tannehill, and their two children. A large turnout of Seafarers and SIU port officlala at­ tended final servicea here early this month. base was arranged by a committee of NY area Congressmen headed by Brooklyn's Rep. Emanuel Celler. Using facts and figures, speaker after speaker echoed strong de­ termination to resist any curtail­ ment or closing of the key installa­ tion. The Brooklyn terminal is the world's largest Army shipping facility and is a major base for the Military Sea Transportation Serv­ ice. Port Council speakers, including SIU representatives, longshoremen and teamsters, vowed no let-up in the effort to keep the base open. Other port leaders, such as Austin J. Tohin, director of the NY Port Authority, warned that the dis­ integration of New York as a Mili­ tary base would start the day the Brooklyn terminal closes. He cited the problem of cargoes already being diverted from the NY area in favor of other areas. A plan to close or curtail the 100-acre terminal has had wide has been decided yet. The shut­ down rumors have some other Atlantic port as the likely re­ placement base if the Brooklyn facility closes. 5,000 Workers' Involved Any change in status would af­ fect some 5,000 port workers, in­ cluding 750 longshoremen, and would have a damaging effect on trucking, rails, harbor craft plus plants and shops. It would not re­ duce jobs aboard ship hut would mean that Seafarers who prefer to ship out of New York might have to go to other ports if vessels which currently use the Brooklyn base were diverted. •pie Port Council' earlier pro­ tested the rumored closing directly to President Kennedy and top De­ fense Department officials In Washington. The future of the base apparent­ ly hinges on decisions now being weighed with regard to 60 different US military installations in various 'areas. parents of Seafarers in the nine where optical centers are in operation. In addition, complete eye check-ups are available through the separate network of SIU medical centers. Under the terms of the benefit. Seafarers and their eligible de­ pendents are entitled to one pair if.. - ~ Baggage Room Closed At Hq. Accumulation of a large amount of unclaimed baggage which is tying up needed build­ ing space has led to the closing of the baggage room at SIU headquarters. Seafarers' haggage now on hand will shortly he returned by Railway Express to the forwarding addresses tagged on the hags and pack­ ages at the time they were left in New York. Effective immedi­ ately, baggage Is no longer be­ ing accepted for storage. medical reasons. The plan will provide either regular or bi-focal lenses, whichever is needed. Basic Seatlme Requirement In order for dependents to he eligible for the optical benefit, a Seafarer must have at least 90 days of employment in the pre­ vious calendar year and one day of employment in the six months immediately preceding the date of the application. This is the Basic Eligibility Rule for all SIU welfare benefits. Appointments for the eye ex­ aminations to determine whether glasses are necessary can he made through the Union halls in the nine ports where the plan is in operation. These ports are: New York, New Orleans, Mobile, Baltimore, Hous­ ton, Philadelphia, San Franciseo, Boston and Chicago. After the eye examination, the eye glass prescription is usually filled within a few hours, the only exception being cases where very specialized lenses are needed. Runaways Free To Come And Go, Liberia Admits WASHINGTON—Liberian president William V. 8. Tub­ man has conceded there is nothing his country can do to stop American shipowners from quitting Liberian registry in favor of another flag. Tubman"* way, the US argument falls on its th'us tore another big wide face. hole in the so-called "effective The availability of American control" principle. US defense planners .have re­ peatedly stressed that "effective control" of American-owned run­ away shipping amounted to an as­ surance that such tonnage would always he available to the US. However, as long as Liberia has no way of holding on to the ships and they seldom if ever call there any- Bow To Bow Hit Takes Toll Split vlww (howt bow damag* to both ships in recant collision off the California coast. Damage to New. Zealand fraighter. Wwjtemata (left) included 15-foot gash in the bow. The hole In the .Norwegian Hoagh Cape ran 80 faat long and 20 wide causing some flooding. Despite fires, both made it to Frisco on their own power* runaway vessels to Implement US • policy has been tested before and failed, observers pointed out. This was the case in the headlines not too long ago wlien runaway owners refused to honor a ban on carrying Soviet oil to Cuba. The ships just hauled down one flag, ran up an­ other and then grabbed the avail­ able charters by flashing a new set of ship's papers. Withdrawals from Liberian reg­ istry arise from pressure by the SIU and other US unions la seek­ ing to organize runaway shipping. Owners have countered union tact­ ics by seeking haven elsewhere under another flag. Tubman did point out, during a visit here, that the loss of revenue from runaway registrations would hurt his country's economy. Li­ beria has been operating a world­ wide "mail order business" in pro­ viding vessel registrations under its flag for a small fee. It has main­ tained a resident commissioner in New York to expedite these trans­ actions in the past. iMA Sets Charges In separate action, meanwhile, the Maritime Administration here has decided to establish a variety of user charges for services it pro­ vides to vessel operators. The fees are Intended to reimburse the Government for the costs of pro­ viding the services. Effective imme4iately, ship transfer documents will cost up to $125 for vessels of 3,000 gross tons and over. The sizo of the fee is not considered likely to discourage any prospective cus­ tomers. �"i- i^t^^y^iff-xr!.• ^Jt • -,»r» nge worn SEAfARKKS LOG N«fMi1i«r. If tl NewMt SlUNA Affiliata \©fiA/f4kMfAmf^ Voting Over In Trinidad Union PORT-OFrSPAIN—-Now affiliated with the SIU of North America, the 6,000-member L»t3!RS!! s and Vv'aterfront V/orke/s v'ade Union in Trinidad has finalised its uniin str;;o» iure by completing elections to fill three full-time union posts. As a result of all-day mem-' bership balloting on October 25, Daniel Reid was elected president-general, George Munroe was returned as secretary-general and Carlton Blanche was chosen assistant secretary-general. Four SAN • FRANCISCO—A tentative agreement dealing with SWWTU members ran for the of­ the problem of quick turnaround and special containerized fice of president-general while six ships has been reached by the SI^T Pacific District and West contested for the job as assistant secretary-general. Munroe, the In­ Coast shipowners. The Sail--^'' cumbent, was unopposed. Union ors Union of the Pacific head­ days can be used for a trip off jobs had previously been partquarters meeting has already when sufficient time has been ac­ time, unpaid positions. cumulated or will be paid in cash approved the proposal. The 12-hour secret vote election Other SUP ports and members supplemental wage benefits at was by ballot box and began at six in the-moming. Polling places of the Marine Cooks and Stew­ sign-off time. The agreement also stabilizes were set up in the union hall here ards and the Marine Firemen's Union are now voting on accept­ the manning scale for these vtj- and at other locations in Trinidad sels, sets the terms retroactive to and on the neighboring island of ance of the package. In addition, the Pacific District October 1, 1960, and will cover Tobago. Sealed ballots from Tobago were Negotiating Committee reports similar vessels in the future. Thus, substantial progress on the basic approval of the agreement would flown to union headquarters while offshore agreement covering all provide all hands with extra wage those from other branches were Rank and file members of the Seamen's end Waterfront three departments on vessels oper­ benefits covering all seatime back brought by car for tallying the Workers Trade Union are pictured during SIUNA charter same night after balloting ended. ated by member companies of the to last year. rasantation ceramonias en October 12 at open air maetA representative from the governPacific Maritime Association. In !ng outside SWWTU union hall. ment'a Registrar of Trade Unions Intensified separate bargaining Department was Invited In to talks are now being held by each check the count as a matter of ribbean area membership of the labor. Workers In the area are of the three unions with PMA on routine. SIUNA while safeguarding the looking forward- to new progress the ajntract sections covering The affiliaUon-of the SWWTU common interest of both member­ which can assure them the dignity, working rules and conditions for with the SIUNA came about last ships through joint action on the security and contract benefits that each department. SAN FRANCISCO —• All four expected accrue from democratic union rep­ Due to the long-standing prob­ Matson Line crulseshlps will be at month at charter presentation international level. It to strengthen • the fight against resentation. lems created by the two fast turn­ sea on Christmas, but the company ceremonies here. Under the terms of the affilia­ runaways by the SIU in the Carib­ around ships, Matson's Hawaiian said everyone, passengers and tion, as set forth in the SIUNA bean, which has long been a^haven Fisherman and Hawaiian Citizen, crew, .will have the best of holi­ the unions insisted that this sub­ days . . . SUP will hold its tradi­ constituUon, the SWWTU will for cut-rate operators. function as a completely autono­ The common Interests of both ject be the first order of busineas. ^The Committee said the pro­ tional Thanksgiving dinner at its mous union with representation unions is highlighted by the fact posed contract is expected to alle­ HQ restaurant . . . MFOW reports on the executive board of the in­ that'both ship and ahoreside run­ viate some of the hardships on only three ships laid up waiting to ternational. The affiliation assures away operators who seek to evade go back on schedule. members full SIU support in their American unioh wages and work­ manning vessels of this type. fight to improve conditions on the ing conditions also deprive Carib­ The pattern provides four extra 4> 4" t Islands. bean workers of the opportunity days' wages payable at a supple­ SEATTLE — MCS member Ed­ The affiliation doubles the Ca- to enjoy a fair return from their mental wage rate for each 30 ^ys ward "Happy" Johns had two of employment plus pro-rating for songs recorded by a company here. additional time worked. The extra They are being given plenty of Tired of getting the runaround distribution. One is called "City on food beefs, the Marine Engi­ of Love". . . Alaska Steam has neers Beneficial Association hag tied up six ships, MFOW reports, moved to make sure US Lines en­ leaving eight in operation. forces the union's feeding pro­ gram. 4< 4" 4" iirj:. V NEW YORK—Good MCS ship­ With the union pushing all the way, company officials have now SAN FRANCISCO — Sam Mat­ ping is expected . . . The F. E. instructed masters to make sure thews, MFOW member who was Weyerhauser steamed in. MFOW the food served aboard their ships paralyzed as a result of injuries said a lot of work is needed on this meets quality, quantity and prepa­ he received in 1959, is reported ship , . . NEW ORLEANS—SUP ration standards spelled out in a coming along better after being reports no ships tied up in the supplemental MEBA agreement listed "critical" following an emer­ area. The Louisiana Sulphur has negotiated last month. gency operation at the USPHS crewed up. The long-simmering food heel hospital. 4" 4" 4" with US, Lines boiled over when an WILMINGTON-SAN PEDRO — A Sam Matthews Fund was set inferior grade of meat was loaded up by shipmates and friends to Oregon Bear had rudder damaged in New York on the American Re­ aid with the expenses of the medi­ and was taken out of service. She porter in direct violation of the cal therapy that is designed to help was due to crew up after repairs MEBA food program agreement. the black gang member walk again. . . . PORTLAND—Montana finally Company officials worked out the Members of all three Pacific Dis­ sailed late after waiting for some supplemental agreement after trict unions have contributed to cargo . . . West Coast Steamship strong crew protests. has traded in the Willamette Trad­ the joint effort. Laler reelected as SWWTU secretary-general, George The MEBA pact is expected to Matthew's paralysis resulted er for the Pratt Victory. Renamed Munroe (above, left) received affiliation charter from ease problems for unlicensed the Portland Trader, she was laid from a mugging attack he suffered SIUNA rep. Jose Perez. At right, addressing meeting is crewmembers In the US Lines' while ashore in New York from up 15 years but.now looks like Charles Hanson, labor officer for the US mission to Trinidad. fleet, which has been cited from the President Polk. Therapy treat­ new. Her galley is going all-elec­ Group Including Daniel Reid, new president-general (below, time to time as a "poor feeder." ments are being given at the tric, replacing the original oil right] looks en during Hanson's remarks at meeting. Arrangements under the food range. USPHS facility here. agreement deal with very speclftiT items on the menu and spell out how often they may or should be served. Steps to make sure food service doesn't fall below the established SUP MFOW MC&S standards in the MEBA agreement Port 9/18 to 10/16 10/1 to 10/31 10/6 to 11/2 TOTAL include instructions to masters to check with their chief stewards 1,617 240 915 San Francisco 462 on menus, food storage and food preparation. In addition, they havo 449 125 69 265 Seattle been told to hold frequent in­ 124 19 229 86 Portland spections—daily, if necessary—of storerooms, galleys and iceboxes. (no hall) 257 325 682. Wilmington SIU members have enjoyed top­ flight improved feeding since 1954 37 31 57 125 New York when the first SIU food plan end­ ed boarding-house, family-style 11 11 66 New Orleans 44 feeding aboara ship. The SIU food 15 13 18 Honolulu 41 program was further improved in 1959 with the establishment of aids (no hall) (no hall) 173 San Pedro 173 to aiewards in checking inventory and in providing better meal serv­ 725 1,252 1,305 TOTAL 3,282 ice and food preparation. WC Contains Pact Set; Offshore Talks Continue f In Pacific Ports MEBA Ups Food Grades In US Lines Matthews Better After Operation -L Pacific District Shipping �Nov«abw, INl Venore Hit By 'HaHie'ler Tow SEAFAREkS Tatt Vtn LOG 'Baked Alaska' Aboard Orion Star Egypt Shuts Down Private Shipping BALTIMORE—It's going to be a long, slow ride home to this port for the crew of tha Venore (Ore). Hurricane "Rattle" took hold of the SlU-manned vessel about 600 miles east of Bermuda and stopped her dead in the water. No injuries were reported. Originally enroute to New. Or­ leans from Spain with no cargo, the Venore lost a propeller on November 7. She was taken under tow by the Coast Guard cutter Absecon a day later and, after sev­ eral false starts and at lea^t one parted line, was pulled into Ber­ muda. A commercial tug has •since taken over the towing chores and will haul the ship back here. Com­ pany oflicials expected the ship to arrive "around Thanksgiving Day" on November 23. The full crew is remaining aboard, hoping to be home ia time for Thanksgiving turkey in port. CAIRO—Tho United Arab Republic has taken over ths country's entire private merchant fleet by dissolving three companies and setting up a new United Arab Maritime Com pany. The move adds a fleet surplus in tonnage all over the of 44 ships to the government's aworld. other nationalized properties, A report Issued In New York, Welfare Keeps Up Busy Pace Seafarers attending the SIU training school's lifeboat classes at headquarters have chalked up an enviable record over the past three years. Better than 97 percent have passed the Coast Guard test to earn their lifeboat tickets, and it looks like an even better record is in sight. The last four groups, totaling 24 Seafarers, all breezed through the CG exam. Coast Guard men are reportedly very impressed with Seafarers' skill and teamwork in handling the boats during tests. A friendly rivalry is developing between Seafarers and cadets from the US Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point In the November 8 boat test at New York's Batteiy, all Seafarers won their tickets while a few cadets failed to make it. Ironically, SIU lifeboat instruc­ tors visited the Kings Point rig­ ging loft this summer and camo away with some useful tips for the Union training program. Since the ' SIU school began early in 1959, 492 Seafarers went through the course at headquar­ ters and all but 14 passed the test. Seafarers go through 30 hours of boat handling and 15 hours of classroom before they take the exam as boat handlers. including the Suez Canal. This action comes on the heels of Syria's walkout from the UAR last month and hints the start of a new trade war with Israel with several possible side-effects on world shipping. UAR President Nasser is expected to use his new­ ly-acquired fleet to compete in the new markets Israel has been cul­ tivating in Africa. The takeover order included 34 vessels of the Khedivial Line, among them the freighter Cleo­ Tommy Thompson, AB, samples "Baked Alaska" whipped up patra which was picketed by the SIU in New York last year in by Orion Star 2nd cook and baker Ralph Boulton while Eddie protest against UAR mistreatment Atkins, DM (left), looks on. Atkins signed on when ship of American seamen and boycotting docked in New York, wants to see what's cooking. of US vessels that had traded with Israel. Earlier, the first countries to recognize Syria after it broke with the UAR found their merchant ships facing restrictions in Suez. The Turkish liner Batman had to turn back from the canal after being refused service at Port Said. ALPENA—This key Lakes ship­ Turkey was one of the first to ping port last month was a busy recognize Syria's independence center for , distributing welfare from the UAR. The restrictions checks to SIU members and their were later lifted. families eligible for benefits un­ It was Egypt's seizure of Suez der the Great Lakes Seamen's in 1956 that brought on the Suez Welfare Plan. war just five years ago and»pro­ Within one 24-hour period, duced the closing of the canal to checks were delivered to seven SIU families for ho'spitalization DETROIT—Great Lakes SIU members won a significant navigation for several months. In and maternity costs. In addition victory this month when all shipowners signed a contract turn, this forced all shipping to to SIU families in Alpena, mem­ providing for three major "firsts" on the Lakes. The pact make the long end-run around Af­ rica and pushed oil prices and bers and their dependents In other sets' up the first standard"^ tanker charter rates sky-high. An­ Great Lakes ports received a va­ freighter contract and estab­ ing the work of unlicensed men; other end-product of the Suez riety of SIU benefits. seizure was a rush to build tanker A $4,000 death benefit check lishes uniform working rules holiday clause and other Items,^ Boland & Cornelius, Reiss, Buck­ tonnage, in the process producing went to Mrs. Louis Lamb, widow and conditions covering Lakes sea­ eye and Pioneer were the last com­ of SIU member Louis Lamb in men. A foreign flag operations clause panies to sign the agreement Frankfort. The first IBU member to re­ provides Lakes seamen with the which was reached with 15 Great ceive benefits under the Great first contracted protection against Lakes shipowners. In achieving the first standard Lakes plan was William H. runaway flag vessels. The companies agreed to partic­ freight contract, the SIU dealt McDowell of Buffalo, whose fam­ ily received a $150 maternity ben­ ipate in a committee with other with the. Great Lakes Association SEATTLE—Once queen of the efit. The IBU Tug and Dredge contracted companies across the of Marine Operators, the first or­ Region came under the SIU Wel­ nation to develop a program to ganization of its kind in the Lakes. French merchant fleet, the 51,839The group was formed by SIU- ton liner Liberie has made her fare and Job Security Program save the declining Great Lakes merchaiil marine. only last month. contracted companies as a means final trans-Atlantic run and will Runaway Clause Set In Alpena, Mr» Larry Woodof coordinating their negotiations take on a new look when the Seattle World's Fair opens here The foreign flag clause adds with the Union. kowski, whose husband is a watch­ man on the "Consumers Power, re­ Great Lakes companies to the un­ During the later part of October, in April. The Liberie will be a floating ceived a hospital benefit check. derstandings reached in contract the SIU negotiating team and the Mrs. Larry Johnson, wife of a talks earlier this year by the SIU Lakes Association stepped up their hotel with a Puget Sound address deckhand on the Caulkins, re­ on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. bargaining talks in Detroit and near the fair site. She is being ceived a maternity benefit for the The SIU won the right to board most companies came to agreement replaced on the New York-Le birth of a son. Mrs. Howard Fish- and organize vessels controlled by by October 20, with the rest fall­ Havre passenger service by the .^er, whose husband is a wheelsman its contracted companies which ing in line a week later after SIU brand-new SS France in February. on the E. M. Ford, received a fly foreign flags. members" authorized strike action. Her future after that is uncer­ The Lakes Job Security Program maternity benefit for the birth tain. The agreement between the of a daughter. was amended to guarantee all SIU French Line and the hotel com­ In Detroit, Mrs. Lee Briley was members a 15-day leave of absence pany that will operate the Liberie one of the many members' wives each season. The contract provides here prohibits u^ng the ship to to collect a $153 maternity bene­ for an $8 per day crew main­ compete with other French pas­ fit. The Briley's newest baby is tenance and provision payment; senger liners. daughter Tina. restriction of licensed officers doThe 31-year-old liner, with an estimated scrap value of $2.5 mil­ DETROIT —The Great Lakes lion, began her career sailing as Tug and Dredge Region of the In­ the Europe of the North German land Boatmen's Union will hold Lloyd Line. She was captured In elections for regional director and Bremerhaven aiid turned over to three assistant regional directors the French as war reparations in In March, 1962. 1946. Gus Wolf, IBU Area Dii'ector, Currently outranked In size only and Robert Jones, regional direc­ by Cunard's two Queens and the Port DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL tor, noted that the election pro­ SS United States, she is smaller cedures are fully covered by the than the upcoming luxuryshlp Alpena 27 19 10 56 union constitution. Nominations France, her $80-million-replaceBuffalo for the four posts will be open ment, which is due to go into serv26 19 11 56between December 1 and Decem­ ince this winter. The France is a Chicago 31 22 18 71 ber 15 of this year. 66,000-tonner. Nominees must send a written Hotel officials who plan to use Cleveland 4 10 6 20 signed statement Including their the Liberie for the fair say she Detroit names, residence, union member­ Is In good shape, can accommodate 120 90 32 242 ship identification, the office 1,500 guests and also offer a vari­ Duluth 21 9 2 32 sought and a statement of their ety of built-in services including qualifications under the constitu­ a restaurant, nightclub and firstFrankfort 27 33 21 81 tion. Letters have been sent to IBU run movie theater. They hope to TOTAL members outlining the nominating move her out here from Le Havre 256 . 202 100 558 and election procedure. by the end of January. Runaway Rule Tops 1st Standard Pact LIBERIE TAKES A 'SHORE' JOB Lakes IBU To Hold Vote Great Lakes Shipping October 13,1961 Through November 10,1961 meanwhile, noted that 70 Ameri­ can-owned ships are now black­ listed by the Arab League and thereby barred from access to Suez. No new Incidents have been reported lately by SIU .ships in tho area other than occasional mail service delays., SIU School 'Perfect' On CG Exams PHOtS im£f2S Vl?AWlfsl0ly W mi£S '?P£r(2./ • ai€ WeTcozaedbf your �rase Sis SEAFARERS NoTambcr. INI SEAFARERS ROTARY SRIPPING ROARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Onlf/ In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes^and Inland Waters District) From October 1 Through October 31, 1961 Ship Acfivity Deep-sea shipping remained fairly steady in October, dropping off tober reflects the increased activity of Class A & B seniority men only slightly from September's totals. If the shipping figures remain who, after taking summer vacations, are again starting to ship out in at the same pace for the remainder of this year, then 1961 will go steady numbers. If shipping this fall follows the usual year-end pattern, then the upcoming holiday season will witness a heavy turnover in jobs. down as a very good shipping year for Seafarers. The steady state of shipping in October was also reflected in the The greatest turnover last month took place among Class B men, ahip movement totals (see right) which, in fact, registered an increase who are now shipping out at an increased rate, as reflected in the over Septemfaei's total of 525 payoffs, sign-ons and in-transits. New reduced "beach" figure. New York was bestr for shipping, as 599 York again led the list, showing a gain of better than 20 ships during men received jobs. New Orleans and Houston ran even as the next the past month. Tampa, which has just reopened as a shipping port, best bets and Baltimore followed. These ports also had the most men made a good first showing with 15 vessels serviced. All told, the on the beach at the end of the month. ^three Gulf ports reported a drop of six ships visited; the West Coast The deck department again shipped the most men; however, in the serviced four more ships than before and Easjt Coast ports handled 25 overall shipping picture, the steward department showed the smallest more vessels. Compared to a year ago, the October figure showed a fair increase loss in jobs filled compared to September. The biggest dip in jobs In the number of men registered,'shipped and remaining on the beach. filled was in the engine department. Seventy-eight less men shipped in This means that more jobs are available today for the professional, the black gang than during September. Most SIU ports report a fair to good outlook, and are counting on top seniority seaman. The decline in the number of men on the beach at the end of Oc-' the holidays to provide some extra job activity again. Poy Sign In Offi Ons Trans. TOTAL Boiton B 1 8 14 New York ....60 U 87 143 Philadelphia ..7 8 IS 28 Baltimore 18 12 23 51 Ncrfoik S 5 19 32 19 JachMBvillo ... 1 1 17 Tampa ....... 3 0 12 15 MoUle 14 10 5 29 New'Orleans ..18 15 41 72 Honiton 12 7 52 71 Wilmington ... 1 1 15 17 Son Francisco.. 1 2 18 19 Seattie 9 7 8 22 TOTALS 153 83 298 532 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped tLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP S ALL 1 3 ALL 1 S ALL 1 2 1 2 2 3 ALL 2 14 0 5 10 20 0 5 0 5 6 4 4 2 3 5 1 63 53 71 23 147 3 58 87 26 171 4 24 35 48 18 27 7 8 31 0 3 4 16 5 29 1 8 7- 20 4 3 4 35 19 • 44 72 B 92 1 16 18 9 7 25 37 58 10 24 27 0 15 22 6 16 1 17 7 9 1 8 11 1 2 9 18 7 17 28 2 17 3 25 0 8 10 4 8 5 4 14 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 58 0 12 17 53 0 25 8 2 10 30 6 2 11 25 9 46 25 22 153 2 56 "20 109 3 31 9 16 27 33 14 14 57 15 101 4 67 28 131 1 29 11 26 41 36 13 19 33 37 0 8 9 16 13 5 7 1 2 27 1 3 5 19 1 35 2 11 16 8 3 14 6 18 5 15 9 29 3 8 4 19 26 9 54 3 12 7 22 5 43 2 8 10 22 16 20 251 ~434 115 |~800 16 118 144 1 278i221 372 112 1 705 22 93 121 1 236 Fori Boston New York . Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seatlle TOTALS Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A 1 2 B 0 0 3 3 20 3 36 147 3 20 13 48 0 0 1 29 8 1 4 2 10 72 4 37 0 0 1 1 16 11 0 0 3 12 28 14 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 53 0 0 11 0 3 7 10 109 31 1 2 5 131 2 33 0 0 2 2 27 5 0 0 3 3 29 15 0 9 6 43 20 47 43 8 98 705 236 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 C ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL J) 26 7 28 0 3 16 5 6 6 36 .231 83 143 48 274 2 21 41 64 38 14 43 0 5 6 11 1 19 10 10 119 38 16 18 45 70 13 121 1 36 1 27 23 2 14 12 1 28 11 19 1 4 13 54 6 12. 1 8 12 8 0 2 3 5 7 0 1 2 1 78 0, 6 36 6 3 9 0 64 36 9 22 32 10 150 75 98 22 195 l' 20 27 78 15 146 7 54 5 169 53 7 11 14 3 34 1 3 2 34 17 48 2 7 16 7 3 47 18 21 9 51 3 16 77 22 21 8 9 28 14 381 1081 124 588 19 178 1 321 98 11039 142 1 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 0 8 88 95 0 14 5 50 6 11 3 11 1 4 10 27 30 85 25 59 2 15 11 32 22 2 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS 133 433 Registered CLASS B Shiooed CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Sh/ppecT CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered Oin Th^} Betich ClASS A CLA'.SS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GItbui• GROUP CLASS 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 3 ALL 8 ALL A 2 1 2 2 C ALL 1 B 8 1 0 2 7 2 4 8 3 7 6 13 1 1 2 • 4 0 7 0 4 12 2 0 2 13 2 19 0 2 4 20 153 9 65 23 29 27 60 19 102 14 67 5 77 81 22 55 102 6 34 37 29 21 67 65 224 48 139 20 207 18 0 4 6 11 171 1 10 0 20 21 27 1 3 6 3 27 40 1 17 21 0 17 3 5 2 10 3 3 1 62 1 7 18 12 31 2 40 0 84 2 38 57 1 21 18 5 57 68 21 15 44 11 2 3 7 40 B 102 9 1 18 1 5 14'' 3 8 10 0 7 11 0 1 30 6 22 3 26 1 9 4 5 9 11 15 1 9 14 10 9 15 2 1 6 7 15' 3 13 2 6 8 12 16 2 7 10 18 10 0 2 1 4 6 89 1 8 1 2 13 10 0 5 "0 1 1 2 3 0 0 10 0 S 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 8 0 1 3 0 4 2 1 2 39 0 6 2 8 8 28 3 39 0 8 14 22 0 49 0 7 3 10 0 62 12 34 8 1 39 22 1 1 14 129 2 16 25. 43 20 71 66 20 106 1 17 14 32 2 88 7 6 15 106 8 157 2 34 35 32 IB 153 31 4 88 .4 24 19 47 10 69 78 11 22 19 43 0 36 29 99 4 7 99 69 7 105 4 4 3 7 149 29 43 2 19 0 8 6 14 0 11 2 5 10 3 3 13 11 0 8 5 30 1 6 14 3 23 1 9 1 9 11 10 9 6 49 2 5 3 10 7 73 3 13 2 2 22 0 6 7 0 33 15 46 12 4 9 1 1 8 4 22 7 4 6 30 2 10 10 20 28 2 8 6 16 22 4 3 27 4 22 4 11 9 24 0 11 8 14 27 65, 2 24 14 67 I 633 24 136 135 1 295 86 368 79 533 28 133 121 282 12 73 50 1 135 533 282 135 1 950162 535 69 1 766 25 185 162 |~372 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A •a _ _• Port Bos NY .... 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Jac Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS Registered CtASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1-s 1 2 2 3^L 1-s 3 ALL 1 1 '2 S ALL 1 8 ALL A 2 2 C ALL 1-9 B 5 10 1 2 2 1 2^ 1 4 0 2 1 7 10 0 3 10 15 3 1 2 0 3 2 3 1 0 13 33 16 66 128 2 5 28 45 8 25 13 45 83 3 20 91 91 3 33 20 144 21 1 16 B 25 7 2 4 11 24 1 0 15 16 2 3 8 8 0 82 6 9 22 , 1 0 7 2 22 8 0 -^2 2 47 2 15 6 21 5 2 25 29 4 13 8 19 8 44 79 6 82 0 8 32 44 0 4 28 0 3 0 8 2 2 12 3 5 8 16 0 2 0 6 4 14 2 2 B 4 6 4 1 2 1 4 1 0 3 4 1 1 9 4 4 2 10 2 55 2 5 1 13 7 88 9 13 33 1 9 1 2 10 13 13 10 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0' 0 1 2 1 1 7 3- 13 34 0 11 0 32 32 5 11 53 8 6 19 11 0 11 1 41 0 0 11 0 1 1 41 15 25 13 67 120 0 1 31 32 6 16 10 59 30 0 30 19 140 24 19 91 91 2 2 26 4 IB 26 13 27 76 1 10 3 19 23 10 18 10 35 80 0 30 11 114 15 11 73 73 0 0 30 0 11 3 3 13 1 2 5 0 2 3 2 2 20 3 2 6 10 2 6 1 0 4 10 4 4 0 3 4 3 3 18 33 0 9 0 12 12 3 3 21 7 1 7 6 1 6 0 0 1 14 14 1 5 1 0 2 2 4 11 19 3 • 3 10 16 1 5 5 18 27 6 62 6 6 6 29 0 29 3 27 0 1 23 |67 149 71 248 1 535' 18 24 196 1 238 43^ 111 60 226 1 440 14 752 106 110 446 202 110 18 80 17 171 |~202 12 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 8 ALL 1 2 1 2 3 5 14 1 1 3 4 4 41 5 35 49 34 100 204 1 12 0 11 31 1 8 5 12 30 68 0 2 28 22 9 31 26 6 15 24 5 7 6 9 6 3 9 2 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 15 0 6 5 '1 80 1 29 61 0 21 12 20 3 33 37 48 17 85 174 1 84 95 1 7 26 41 16 23 5 6 0 11 1 3 4 1 50 1 20 1 18 11 9 23 3 10 18 27 5 7 6 8 230 124 323 j 783 19 30 216 1 265 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A GROUP 2 2 251 434 115 133 433 '67 216 71 248 600 938 4^0 1 DECK ENGINE STEWARD __ GRAND TOTALS ALL I 800 I 633 I 535 {1968 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 16 118 144 I 24 136 135 I 18 24 196 I 58 278 475 j GROUP 1 2 8 278 221 372 112 295 86 368 79 238 154 60 226 811 461 800 417 ALL 1 705 1 533 1 440 |1678 Shipped > CLASS B GROUP 2 S 1 93 121 22 28 133 121 17 171 14 64 243 413 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 123 2 3 ALL ABC ALL 1 ALL 1 98 705 236 98 {1039 381 558 142 1081 19 124 178 47 43 1 236 8 73 50 135 533 282 135 1 950,162 535 69 766 25 185 162 1 282 12 18 80 110 440 202 110 1 752336 124 323 783 19 30 216 1 202 12 32 138 173 3431678 720 343 {2741 879 1217 534 2630 63 339 555 1 720 ALL 1 321 1 372 1 265 { 958 �Kfvember, IMl SEAFARERS BOATMA.N' First 3 Railroad Tugmen Draw $150 Union Pension Three-precedent shattering checks were presented to mem­ bers of the Railroad Marine Region this month to mark the first union pensions ever paid to railway tugmen. The $150 monthly pensions are part of* their Inewly-won coverage un­ der the Seafarers Welfare Plan. The trio which received the checks included two Pennsylvania Bail road tug veterans, Phillip F. Beilly and James E. Spady, and Vaino Fonsell of the New York Dock fleet. All three can now draw pensions for life. Efforts to gain welfare coverage spepialized for tugmen was one of the underlying issues of the RMR job security strike last January which began in New York harbor and eventually spread to cover key rail points in five states. Now receiving union pen­ The SIU welfare program won sion, railroad tugman Vaino as one of the results of the strike Fonsell is laid up at Staten provides a full range of benefits jsland USPHS hospital. not only for the tugmen but for their dependents as well. Pensions men since they had only a term in­ were one of the key issues in the surance policy offering limited welfare package sought by the tug- benefits for which they paid part of the cost. Fonsells case illustrates the kind of welfare protection RMR tugmen fought for and won. Per­ manently Injured in an accident last March, the 57-year-old New Yorker faced a dim future until the SIU welfare coverage for rail­ road tugmen was established. He was eligible for only a small BATON ROUGE — Transporta­ amount of benefits under the origi­ tion buyers are provoking rate nal plan he had been paying into since he began at New York Dock wars which could destroy the na­ in 1947. The SIU program now tion's water transportation, Bailey assures him pension coverage for T. DeBardeleben, president of the life. Both Reilly and Spady are 65 IBU-contracted Coyle Lines of and work for the New York Divi­ New Orleans, warned here. DeBardeleben said that water sion of the Pennsy. A resident of carriers are providing better serv­ North Bergen, NJ, Reilly has ice than ever before, but some worked the Pennsylvania boats Industrial traffic managers pit car­ since 1945 and was last on the tug rier against carrier and one form, Buffalo. He and his wife, Pauline, of transportation against another have been married for 27 years. in an effort to drive rates below Reilly first began working on rail­ the profit level. Everyone loses road tugs in 1937. Spady has worked the Pennsy through this process, he said. since 1923 and was last aboard the The trend to force cheaper and cheaper transport rates will bring tug Cincinnati. A widower, he about either government owner­ lives in Union City, NJ. He takes ship of transportation or monopoly pride, however. In his son, James, with high rates and special favors,* Jr., who is 28 and a successful lawyer today. DeBardeleben declared. Rate Fights Killing Off Barge Biz Baltimore Tugmen On Pension Dinner at Baltimore union hall marks start of pensions for group of IBU tugmen from Chesapeake Bay area. The oldtimers^ represent several IBLT-contracted tug fleets based in Baltimore. Pare Sevea LOG Scow Men Win Contract Deck Scow Captains Local 335, Independent, which defeated the NMU's United Marin® Division last June in a National Labor Relations Board election among" captains on brick scows, has signed companies affiliated with the Brick Manufacturers Association to a twoyear contractOperators of other building have to sign a contract similar to lations with the UMD and wera material barges in New York^ the one negotiated by the brick free as an independent to seek af­ harbor have been ordered by an NLRB trial examiner to recognize the 700-member independent un­ ion and stop assisting the NMUUMD in its raiding tactics against the local. Formerly affiliated with the NMU-UMD, members of the local ^oted to disaffiliate last May and set up the independent union when the UMD failed to assist them in contract negotiations. Following the disaffiliation, the UMD began raiding Local 335 and threatened scow captains who re­ fused to join the NMU affiliate. Barge companies, encouraged by the raiding union, fired a number of Local 335 members. Appealing the NLRB trial ex­ aminer's decision, both the UMD and the employers have asked the full board to reverse the decision. The barge companies fear they'll manufacturers. Under that agreement, which is retroactive to July, the 40 brick scow captains will receive benefits of more than $850 through a wage increase of some 14 percent, plus improvements in premium pay, overtime, weekend work, night work and vacations. The first new pact signed by the Local 335 as an independent stems from the labor board rulings which, in effect, uphold the origi­ nal position of the SIU at the time of the disaffiliation vote. After quitting the NMU-UMD, the scow captains sought a direct link with the SIU and were issued an SIU charter. The charter was later taken back by the SIU at the request of AFLCIO President George Meany. De­ spite the SIU's contention that the scow captains had severed all re- SIX7 Joe Algina, Safety Director Caution Pays Off On New A-Ship News that the country's first atomic-powered commercial vessel, the Savannah, has already gone through a dry run on-fueling procedures means that this long-range program Is really getting underway. The long lag between the original planning and final testing of the Savannah is partially due to the careful attention paid to safety details in bringing this new ship out. Training of her crew and perfection of safety precautions in handling the nuclear power source naturally were of top importance. Much emphasis was placed on this at last" month's National Safety Council meetings in Chicago, where the annual gathering of safety men in many -fields took place. The marine industry sessions heard a great deal about the Savannah, from researchers, shipbuilders and operating men who had a part in bringing the ship along this far. A lot of new techniques were involved in this vessel every step of the way. This is as it should be, since the Savannah is supposed to be a showpiece of the peaceful uses of atomic power. One bad move, naturally, and the whole idea of using a nuclear plant aboard merchant ships would turn sour for a long time; it's a long way off for anything but experimental purposes anyway. The big thing to consider, and we can't repeat it often enough, is the fact that the Savannah is a special ship, with a special job and a specially-trained crew. She's no routine freighter or bulk carrier by any means. We keep wondering therefore about the attitude of the Coast Guard and other agencies in allowing atomic cargo aboard regular commercial vessels v/ithout providing any of the same attention to the potential problems these cargoes could cause. The point here is not to "scare" anybody; it's to close the barn door before the horse gets away. It's a sad fact now and then in this industry, and others, that it often takes a bad accident to gel something done. Too late; after an accident, everybody agrees that a little more care beforehand might have prevented the disaster. The latest well-publicized case along these lines is the East Coast crash of an airliner that carried a group of GI recruits. "The plane was a non-scheduled job, apparently, and subject to most of the same safety checks other lines give their planes as a matter of routine. The difference here was that the plane used for the fatal flight didn't get all the attention It should have before the flight. The endresult now Is that the Pentagon won't use such commercial planes in the future. There Is still no answer to the question why such planes were used in the first place. it A couple of suggestions have been turned in from several ships on dealing with problems that arise on different vessels |jrom time to time. One idea, by jio means revolutionary, is to do something about fire hose nozzles so that the man at the working end of the line has some control over his equipment. Very often, especially in hold fires or confined spaces where only one man can get in to work, the man closest to the fire has no control over what goes on. He has to rely on somebody way behind to crack the valve properly and get the right pressure up. At the same time, he's got no way of signalling for more pressure or more line and he's the guy in the thick of the problem. Some thought has to be given to dual nozzle devices to cover these situations, which are not always the exception to the rule. Another proposal to come up again and again lately is the idea of a special shoreside gangway rig for the new big tankers. These ships seem to have the latest in everything, including a swimming pool, but the gangway rig is generally the same old affair that was no cinch sometimes even on an old T-2. These ships ride high up and it can be a mightly long drop sometimes before a man gets his feet on shore. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) filiation with another union, the Federation president went along with the NMU-UMD position that the SIU action amounted to a raid on the UMD. The NLRB vote and subsequent examiner's decision debunks this argument. 'Carlo' Gone But Tough To Forget TEXAS CITY — Insurance ad­ justers in this Gulf Coast commu­ nity are still walking around with bodyguards three months after hurricane "Carla." Insurance pol­ icyholders are in an ugly mood because they feel the insurance companies are welshing on them. "Policyholders are being told they must settle their claims for 50 cents on the dollar—or else," the Texas AFL-CIO charges. "In some areas, they cannot collect anything at all on polices on which they have paid in good -faith for many years." Hauled before the House Gen­ eral Investigating Committee at" the state capital in Austin, insur­ ance company and agency spokes­ man defended their handling of the claims and said they "had dona a good job." Perhaps, they ad­ mitted, the business had done a poor job of "public relations." In the disaster-stricken areas, policyholders are being told to accept cheap repair work on their homes and property, and often at increased prices, investigators re­ port. Others have been victims of a fast deal in the form of quick settlement checks. In these cases, the adjuster gives the policy hold­ er a $500 check to "tide him over," as it's explained. Reading tha small print later on, the policy­ holder usually finds the $500 was for full settlement. The swirl of controversy sur­ rounding the handling of insurance claims is in marked contrast to the emergency action during and after the storm by public-spirited groups and individuals including many members and officials of labor unions. SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly once a month on days in­ dicated by the SIU Con­ stitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are ex­ pected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include registration num­ ber). The next SIU meet­ ings will be: New York December 4 Philadelphia December 5 December 6 Baltimore Detroit December 8 Houston December 11 N. Orleans December 12 Mobile December 13 �Pace EicM SEAPAMERS QUESTION; What do you think h the most important advance made by the SlU in the last ten years?^ Oliver ThciKpwn, chief cook: Tn Frank Ayers, oHer: I think the my own depart­ greatest advance ment the big ad­ made by the vance was the Union was the setting up of the establishment of food plan. We the various SIU are now able to medical clinics. serve a better The clinics don't grade of food get the same at­ and also provide tention that other better service. As welfare and vaca­ far as I am con­ tion advances have received, but they provide a cerned, the, biggest advance is the possible life or death service for welfare program which protects my family and relieves me of some the seafarer and his family. worries when I'm at sea. t' " 4« Frank Soriano, chief cook: The i ^ 4^ Claude (Lefty) McNorton. bosun: establishment of All the gains the food plan, made over the with the result last ten years that we now have have been im­ much better food portant. If I have aboard ship. To­ to pick one it day we receive a would^ be the 100 percent bet­ clinic program. ter grade of meat This helps dis­ than the kind cover any disease that was used ten years ago. Another important ad­ we may have and vance is the increase in hospital not know about; it makes it possi­ beneiitr this year. A man in the ble to take action and correct the hospital doesn't have the same problem before it gets out of hand serious financial worries he had and causes real hardship and loss before while laid up sick. of work. 4. i i Neil Lambert, AB: I suppose most Seafarers would think that pay increases are the important ad­ vances. I Ihink the important Union gains have been in the wel­ fare field where we now have good pension, hospitalization and vacation bene­ fits. These benefits mean the ship­ ping industry recognizes its re­ sponsibility for the welfare of sea. men who work the ships. i t ft William Vaughan, FOW: As far as the whole in­ dustry is con­ cerned, I'd say the protection of the union hiring hall. On board ship, I think a big Improvement has been made in shipboard feed­ ing due to the food plan. We now have better service and get a better grade of food. After a long day in the engine room this Is really appre­ ciated. LOG PO Handles New Set-Up On NV Mail C/fiifC Use Extended Seafarers who ship out of head quarters began receiving their personal mail at the new Seamen's General Delivery unit established this month at the Bush Terminal Post Office. The new arrangement f« Sea­ farers' mail In the Port of New York wa.s established to allow for quickwr and more efficient han­ dling of membership mail. A simi­ lar arrangement has been operat­ ing in New Orleans for some time. Mail Transferred All mall addressed to individual Seafarers at 675 Fourth Avenue, the address of SIU headquarters, has been transferred to the Sea­ men's General Delivery unit "at the Bush Terminal Post Office. The Bush "Terminal PO is at 29th Street and Srd Avenue, a short distance from the hall. Personal mail for Seafarers will be held there for six months. Pre­ viously, it could be held at the hall for only three months. Seafarers are urged to advise their families and friends of the change of address and ask that all personal mail be addressed as follows, including the Seafarer's name at the top: Seamen's General Delivery Bush Terminal Post Office Brooklyn 32, New York The seamen's unit will be open every weekday (except legal holi­ days) from 9 AM to S PM and Saturdays from 9 AM to noon. All mail now being received at the hall is forwarded to the sea­ men's unit at the post office and held there for claiming. Mall for Individual members shipping out of New York should "in any case be addressed to the Seamen's General Delivery unit as listed above. P&T Quits 'Coastal Runs SAN FRANCISCO—America's fast-disappearing intercoastal shipping service has taken it on the chin again. Pope & Talbot has also abandoned the trade, following up Luckenbach's decision several months back to withdraw from the field. The P&T decision leaves-^ only one complete East-West cited as the chief factors in the tion in the service. Like Luckenbach, r&T suffered from the same common carrier service in op­ decision to quit the field. kind of regulation by the Inter­ eration, and a recent starter at that—the SlU-contracted Sea-Land Service. Sea-Land started in the trade last spring. West Coast Company A West Coast-based company, Pope & Talbot used five ships in Its intercoastal service, operating on a two-weeks frequency. Com­ pany officials said the vessels will be used for world-wldp tramping until a final decision on them is reached. Loss of business and lack of Government support were "Our losses have reached the point that direct and immediate Government assistance was our final hope, and such assistance was not forthcoming," stated com­ pany president George A. Pope, Jr. He said appeals for prompt aid drew the answer that nothing could be done without Congres­ sional action. . "We cannot afford to wait for that," he commented. The withdrawal of the P&T ships from intercoastal trade ended 112 years of company participa- G m A ^A PORT O'CAU 67!Sr.43h!Ave^|aF•l2/6 E.BALTIMSSE ^AUT/AlOCe gKCCIkCC/Al NoTCMber. 19«t state Commerce Commission that has worked to kill off US coast­ wise shipping as well.. Only two operators are now left In the coastwise service, Seatrain and Sea-Land, both under con­ tract to the SIU. On the intercoastal side, besides Sea-land and offshore ships mak­ ing calls, Weyerhauser and Calmar still operate in some services also. But these are operated pri­ marily for the use. of these same companies In moving their own cargoes. '' Backbone Of US Fleet Crippling of the coastwise and Intercoastal segments of US-flag shipping, once the mainstay of the American merchant fleet, has been documented again and -again. The campaign by the railroads and trucking interests to drive all dom­ estic shipping into bankruptcy is taking on a new note, however. Business newspa'lpers report a growing trend by shippers to turn to still another source for routine distribution of cargo "in the US. The shift to air freight service is mounting, according to news reports, much to the dismay of truckers and the railroads. In turn, both groups are Intensifying their pressure against all efforts by US domestic ship operators to hold the line. To All UIW Families Th« complete-facilities of SIU clinics in live cities were opened to UIW members and their families on November 1 in a further expansion of UIW welfare services. The medical centers have been providing' free head-to-toe diagnostic ex­ aminations since the original Union Scores Second Victory In Richmond clinic started operating In Brook­ lyn during 1957. Arrangements are now being worked out ta provide medical fa­ cilities In Philadelphia to service members and dependents In that area. Use of the SIU clinics was ex­ Employes of Richmond Burner tended to UIW members in order Co., of Staten Island, voted for to more fully utilize the facilities representation last month in already established. In addition aUIW National Labor Relations Board to Brooklyn, clinics are located In election, giving the union its sec­ Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans ond victory in the island's oil dis­ and Houston. Some 40,000 exam­ tributing industry. inations of SIU men and their fam­ The UIW victory at Richmond ilies have been given to date. Addi­ •Burner was a further setback for tional staff will be added in these "Amalgamated Local 355," an in­ clinics if the need arises. dependent" organization expelled The modern services of the clin­ from the AFL-CIO for signing ic program have also been extend­ backdoor contracts with employers. On another front in the Rich­ ed recently to cover SIU railway tugmeji and their families in the mond campaign, the NLRB has Railroad Marine Region of the fllcd complaints against two com­ SIU Inland Boatmen's Union. Ad­ panies, Flore Brothers and Salmirs, dition of the UIW and RMR mem­ where local 355 claims to have bership to the workload of the signed "union contracts." The NLRB complaints were is­ clinics is not expected to interfere in any way with present schedul­ sued after the UIW filed charges against the two compapies for ing of examinations. conspiring with Local 355 and in­ All five clinics are designed to timidating UIW members Into detect ailments before they become signing Local 355 pledgecards. serious enough to invalid members The NLRB will hold formal hear­ and their families or cause lo«s ings on the complaint November of earning power. They provide 27. diagnostic services only; wherever In September, the UIW won Its treatment may be necessary, mem­ first victory in the Staten Island bers and their families are re­ oil distribution. industry when ferred to their own physicians for employees at Staten Island Petro­ further care. Beneflta in these in­ leum Company (Slpco) voted to stances are available through other join the UIW. Sipco, the largest provisions of the UIW Welfare .petroleum retail firm in the bor­ ough, is currently negotiating with Plan. The medical centers have facili­ the UIW on a union contract cov­ ties for complete examinations. In­ ering employees. cluding fluoroscope, x-ray, electro­ cardiograph, eye examinations and IliTteHCSPtTAL?^ various laboratory tests. UIW members would have to pay from $35 to $50 to get comparable ex­ aminations elsewhere. Appoint­ ments can be arranged promptly by contacting any union hall. cAuamu. IMMEVMlELY/ UIW Men On The Job "A On tap at Milo Maehlno Tool plant during UIW shop visit wero iUr) steward ChoriM S.lMnnail and mocMno oporators ^ John Reiiielil and CirariM Roi. Visit to the Valjoy Strpam, Lt, NY, shop was part of routine swing to cover Orea members. �ir«TeHAOT. IMl SEAFARERS LOG Quitting Ship? Notify Union a«iidL CANNERY WORKER Red Vessel Off Cape Cod This large Jlussian trawler was one of 18 similar vessels operating in the Georges Banks fishing grounds, about 100 miles east of Cape Cod, together with two larger factory ships. The.area is the traditional fishing grounds of boats manned by SlUNA fishermen and the Russian vessel's'presence is part of a Soviet bid to gain dominance in the fish field. Although the Red vessels work in international waters, American fishermen have protested the Russians' use of gear outlawed by international fishing conventions. SlUNA Tuna Unions Boost Conservation LONG BEACH—Representatives of tuna fishermen's un­ ions affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of Nortl^ America supported plans to conserve Yellowfin tuna resources at a meeting here. Lester Ballinger, of the Pedro, also attended the meeting Cannery Workers and Fisher­ in support of conservation plans. men's Union of San Diego, repre­ sented the SlUNA at the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commis­ sion session. In addition, John Caiise, of the SlUNA Seine and Line Fishermen's Union of San AFU Ballots Next Month BOSTON—Members of the At­ lantic Fishermen's Union wiii vote on ratification of a new union con­ stitution in December. Balloting on the constitution follows action by the membership last year re­ affirming the Union's affiliation with the SlUNA. The election of a union secretary-treasurer and as­ sistant secretary-treasurer will also be involved during the same vot­ ing period. The combined referen­ dum and election of officers begins December 1 and will continue until the first regular membership meeting in January. Besides main­ taining headquarters here, the AFU has centers in Gloucester and New York. The commission established a quota of 83,000 tons of Yellowfin tuna to be taken in 1962 by fisher­ men of the United States, Panama, Ecuador and Costa Rica from the waters of the eastern Paciflo. The Yellowfin tuna quota has been recommended by the tuna commis­ sion to member governments. Other governments not affiliated with the commission were xirged to cooperate for the general good of all nations interested In main­ taining the resource. The recommended quota is on Yellowfin only. Fishermen are en­ couraged to fish Skipjack tuna since studies show that Skipjack are in no danger from overfishing. On Fulton Dock Alaska Prize SEATTLE —A $300 salmon tag prize, awarded by the Alaska Fishermen's Union, af­ filiated with the SlUNA, was won by Andrew Esposito of Monterey, Calif. The award was made by George Johansen, secretarytreasurer of the Alaska Fisher­ men's Union, which furnished the prize money. The tags were fixed on salmon, in mid-ocean by the Fisheries Research insti­ tute. The Alaska Union enlisted the cooperation of Bristol Bay gillnetters in returning the; tags. Standing on the Fulton Fish pier in New York it Jim Bar­ ron, veteran member of the Atlantia Fiihermen's Union. Behind him it the Karina T, AFU-coritracted tcalloper out of Atlantic City. A reminder from SIU beadquarters cautions all Seafarers lei^ing their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a repla-ement. Failure to give notice be­ fore paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your ship•^ates. Successfully challenging anti­ union ordinances in Star City, Ark., the International Ladies Gar­ ment Workers Union has won a key battle in establishing consti­ tutional rights for union represen­ tatives in that city. Union repre­ sentatives had been required to register, be fingerprinted and pay $1,000 per day while atlempting to organize non-union workers . . . The refusal of four daily news­ papers in Lima, Peru, to accept ad­ vertising about labor's campaign against Sears, Roebuck & Com­ pany has drawn fire from the In­ ter-American Federation of Work­ ing Newspapermen's Organiza­ tions. Sears' exhibit at the Interoationai Trade Fair in Lima was picketed as part of the "Don't Buy Sears" drive launched by US Re­ tail Clerks. Pickets protested the choice of Sears to front for the US at the fair. 4" 4" t Cincinnati witnessed a new antipicketline tactic when local police sent police dogs and handlers to the scene of an Electrical Workers' strike. Use of the canine force and an editorial over WKRC radio praising the idea was protested by the city's AFL-CIO council. It was noted that police dogs in other cities were not being used as strike-breakers. ... A US Depart­ ment of Labor survey shows that the number of "moonlighters"— workers holding two jobs—around SIU Movie Making TV, O'seas Runs Two 13-minute AFL-CIO films showing Seafarers and SlUNA fishermen and cannery workers on their jobs are really getting around as part of the labor move­ ment's "Americans at Work" series. Since the films were produced in 1959 they have been shown on more than 233 television stations in 48 of the 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia with potential audience of 38 million families. They also have been shown to US troops overseas. Selected By USIS The films have been selected by the United States Information Service as part of a promotion pro­ gram for the American way of life. For use around the world the nar­ rations have, been translated into more than a score of languages including such exotic ones as Urdu. One film was shot on a Bull Lines freighter, the Kathryn, en route from Philadelphia to Puerto Rico. Life at sea—above and be­ low decks—is detailed. The other picture shows SlUNA fishermen catching, tuna plus a glimpse of packing bperations at Terminal Island; Calif. Paga Nina T-2 Sections Still UsefulRaise Up Sunken Diydock BALTIMORE—Cast-off midbodies from two old T-2 tankers were put to good use here to help raise a simken drydock. The midbodies were left over when the T-2s were cut apart to make new "jumbo" tankers-*' ' bodies after one of its drydocks with larger midsections. The Maryland Shipbuilding went down a year ago. The hug* and Drydock Company started dock sank to the bottom and ail something new with the old mid- of its apparatus and wiring was demolished when a Moore-McCormack freighter toppled over and crushed one wing wall completely. For months, yard officials stud­ ied the situation,, trying to devise a method of raising the facility. Finally, a yard carpenter sug­ the country "gives little support gested that the midbodies might to the notion that the unemploy­ be useful. They could bo filled ment problem could be solved by and emptied, much the same way prohibiting extra job-holding." as the drydock, he said. Maryland officials decided to "Moonlighting" has become neces­ try his method with a few refine­ sary to supplement wages in lowments of their own. First, they pay industries. divided the drydock's seven pon­ 4 41 4" toons into two sections. Then a The National Labor Relations midbody was fioated into the first Board has ordered a Baltimore section and filled with water until trailer company which admitted divers firmly fastened it with "bugging" its plant with hidden heavy chains to the pontoons. microphones to reinstate six fired With that, the water was pumped workers with back pay. The order out and the 4,000-ton midbody was also called for bargaining in good floating on air—naturally • pulling faith with the International Asso­ with it the 450 tons of drydock. ciation of Machinists. ... In an­ After the drydock section was other decision, the NLRB directed loosened, it was towed to another a Georgia cotton mill to rehire 159 site and grounded until it could fired strikers, pay lost wages of be raised up high by using two $150,000 and to sit down and bar­ midbodies—one on either side— gain with the Textile Workers and thus be sufficiently up out of Union. The board found that the /water for towing elsewhere. Al­ mill had not carried on genuine though it took more than two collective bargaining, had engaged months to do both sections, the in unfair labor practices and dis­ raising of the drydock was finally declared a success. criminated in hiring. GLOBE PROGRESS ("aritime Over­ seas), Oct. 8—Chairman, . Stanley Schuyler; Secretary, Anify Noah. No beefs reported. Piping in forward pump room leaking badly. Request more attention given to crewmembers who are ill. Shortage in linen. MAYFLOWER (Mayflower), Oct. 11— Chairman, O. M. Jones; Secretary, Clyde Kent. No beefs. Jones elected new ship's delegate. Complaint about crew messman. WiU see If he im­ proves. Entire crew Is complaining about the mattresses. Would like some action taken. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land), Oct. 5 — Chairman, A. Case; Secretary, B. C. Mishanskl. $17.36 in treasury. No Quite a bit of discussion on death benefits and vacation. Crew very happy with the gains. CITIES SERVICE BALTIMORE (Cities Service), Aug. 20—Chairman, Pete Prevas; Secretaey, Joseph Scangaselo. Captain refused to pay lodg­ ing to 9 men when ship was -n drydock for 3 days. Motion to have meeting, before payoff to discuss lodging. EAGLE TRAVELER (Sea Transport), Aug. 13—Chairman, R. J. McConnell; Secretary, R. A. Ray. J. Fitzgerald hospitalized in Yokohama. Crew re­ quested to report all beefs to dele­ gates. Men asked not to sleep In recreation room. Received no LOGS or communications of any kind. Laun­ dry not being kept clean. Long dis­ cussion regarding lack of cooperation In steward department. Chief cook said he la getting off in Japan. N. Merrick elected new ship's delegate. VILLAGE (Consolidated Mariners), Aug. 27—Chairman, Paul D. Zellnewi Secretary, Pete Trlantafillos. L. F. ii •liiijM>wii.',ij,iMiV!'!;.'.i• I.I.10.' ;M.i.v'i'y.'l.f*'W'!•*!!.g" ic* . beefs reported by delegates. J. Ches­ hire elected new safety man. All members asked to keep their feet off the chairs so that no grease gets on tliem. IBERVILLE (Waterman), Sept. Chairman, R. A. Statham; Secretary, H. Carmichael. Minor repairs still pending. Chief engineer promised to take care of them during voyage Two men missed ship in San Francisco. Ship's delegate to resign as he had Job for the last two trips. W. J. Burbine elected. Suggestion made that painting of crew messh^U or pantry should not he done near meal hours. Crew should cooperate with BR and try not to spiU coffee over passageway going aft. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Sept. li—Chairman, Jack Farrand; Secretary, Oerold ErIinger. Ladder for poop deck requested but chief male refused. Most things running smoothly. Chief cook's room painted out. Ship's delegate decided to keep Job to New York. Discus.sed beef about fans in 12-4 foe'sle and milk situation. Fans in the 8-12 to ha secured: fans for the 12-4 to be straightened out. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea • Land), Sept. *—Chairman, J. H. Morris; Sec­ retary, C. S. Gray. Everything run­ ning smoothly. Ship's delegate will check on fan for crew pantry. $60.88 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to steward department. Washing ma­ chine to be repaired. KATHRYN (Bull), Sept. 1—Chair­ man, F. Drozak. Ship's delegate re­ ported OT beef. Crew has not racelved LOGs nor mall of any kind. McGlono elected ship's delegate. Two mpn- left ship. Discussion on --.anitary work for laundry and recreation room. Vote of thanks to the steward department for Job well done without a. third cook. No wind chutes re­ ceived for ship although ordered. Crew feels that some measure should be taken against any man leaving ship at the last minute without some kind of notification. There are men on the beach who would appreciate the Jobs. This makes It hard for men on board plus men ashore. MOUNT VERNON VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), Aug. 27—Chairman, S. CzeslowskI; Secretary, L. Pepper. No beefs. Second mate Insists upon • a late call before going on watch. Vote of thanks to all delegates and steward department for job well done. Dis­ cussion regarding proper use of air conditioning aboard the vessel. All deck foe'sles to he painted next voy­ age. Repair list turned in. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Sept. 1—Chairman, P. Drozak; Secre­ tary, B. Mooney. No beefs reported by delegates. Discussion on welfare, vacation benefits and foreign-flag is­ sue. Mall -service very bad. Crew re­ quests something be dona about It. JEAN (Bull), Aug. 5—Chairman, A. Paigs; Sscretary, H. Rows. Chief stew­ ard, Fidel G. Lukhan. passed away in Germany. Union notified and flowers donated by crew and officers. At Long elected new ship's delegate. Re­ quest improvement on nlglit lunch and breakfast. Crew reque.sted to keep passageway clear and screen doors closed and not to smoke on deck. No mall received. ROYAL OAK (CItlaa Sarvica), Chair­ man, D. Nawseme; Secretary, H. Letwinsky. No beefs reported. $12.90 in ship's fund. Each ci'swmemher con­ sented to donate 90 cents at payoff for ship's fund. �Tea 8EAFAREKS LOG Oil Spearheads ked Drive •. WASHINGTON—The Soviet Union's trade drive appears to hinge on-oil as a key com­ modity, as more and more JRussian petroleum oozes its way into the free world. The cam­ paign for a larger chunk of the world's oil trade is being matched by a sizeable increase in the Soviet tanker fleet. Now -the second largest tanker fleet by 108 vessels In re­ increased modem tanker tonnage crude oil producer in the cent years and further fleet ex­ amounts to 90 percent of its pres­ The ent total tonnage. Despite the current emphasis on tankers, the Russians still have only about two percent of the carrying capacity of the world tanker fleet. Overall plans, how­ ever, call for heavy purcfiasel and new construction in free world (The following is another in a series which will appear in the LOG countries. Construction orders on Seafarers who serve as ship or department delegates.) have been placed in Italy, ^pan After getting- a bird's-eye view of a warring world from Inside an and elsewhere In order to beef up Army airplane huring World War II, Salvatore Barbara decided to the Soviet fleet. A build-up to 280 look in on the world at sea level. He therefore Joined the SIU In ships is likely by 1969. 1950 at New York. The USSR is also a big charter Since that time, sailing as a messman and, later, as second cook, customer at good rates because of Barbara has made countless trips to the Far East on SIU vessels, its effort to move oil into the mar­ often serving as steward department delegate. Serving as department ket by every available means. De­ delegate, Barbara said, gives him an opportunity to help his fellow pendence on steady shipments of Seafarers and, where he can, he tries to be sure everybody "has a Russian oil can be a useful diplo­ smooth, beef-free ride. matic tool for the gremlin in years As a delegate, Barbara has made it a must to know the contract to come. Right now, due to the in­ sections dealing with the galley gang. '^While I know the agreement ternational tanker surplus. It's hav­ pretty well," he explained, "any time I am elected ing no difficulty In obtaining char­ as delegate I go back and brief myself on all the ters to Implement plans for possible problems that can arise." "Of course," worldwide oil exports. he added, "once a beef does arise, 1 try to have Tankers also are only part of It settled within . the department. If this is not the Soviet merchant fleet picture. possible, then I work it out through the ship's The Red fleet gained an estimated 52 vessels of all types over an 18delegate." A New Yorker by birth, Barbara is single, likes month-period through July, 1961, to travel and generally looks for a "clean, fast C-3" while the US merchant fleet lost to the Far East because that part of the world Is 186 ships outright, allowing for "very scenic and exciting." These long runs new acquisitions and brand-new usually include some intercoastal visits before the construction put Into service dup­ actual Far East voyage begins, and this" "helps to break up the ing the time. All told, the 11 nations in the tension." , Barbara said one of the big problems facing the steward department Soviet sphere upped their merchant and galley delegates is teaching first-trippers how to do their jobs. tonnage of all types by 272 vessels "It takes a while for a new man to learn the ropes and, until he does, of four million tons. This gyves bis lack of experience can result in a lot of petty beefs." them an active fleet, according to He pointed out that many Seafarers beef against the steward de­ the best available figures, of 1,440 partment because they just like to sound off about something. "They vessels. don't realize we don't have any i.jrner store to go to when we run Losses In the US were primarily out of something that's been popular on the trip." due to scrapping of old tonnage While the ship tries to have adequate stores for the whole voyage, and transfers to runaway or for­ there is no way of knowing what foods will appeal to the crew, eign registry. Ironically, the Rus­ Barbara said. Besides, certain foods have to be consumed quickly sian fleet Includes 83 ships of because they cannot be stored for long, he added. 785,000 tons loaned to the Krem­ Barbara's last ship was the Fanwood (Sea-Land) which was just re­ lin under World War II "lendactivated. She made an intercoastal run from the West Coast and lease" arrangements and never re­ Barbara was steward department delegate. turned. world, the USSR has increased Its pansion is planned by 1969. CANADIAN H«VMiA«r. INl •ETHFLOR (Or* Navlfatlon), Aws. S7—Chairman. Hrniry Schwartz; S*cratary. L. A. Brown. No beef a raported by delcgatea. Henry Schwartz re^Sna a* ship's dslegai*. Lyla Wil­ liamson nominated and slactad by acclamation. Pantry abould be kept cleaner. Cups should be retttrnad. Voto ot thanks for ataward depart­ ment and a vote of thanks to the ratlrliHi alUp'a delcfata for a lob well done. Dryer room door should bs fixed. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Carriarz), Sept. 3—Chairman, Juan S. Ruada; Sacratary, M. Mattbay. S8.30 In treasury, leas S8 for American Merchant Marino Library Aaaorlatlon. and sa.SO for American ALA; on hand Sl.fl«. No boafa rcporUd by depart- reported. Galley and maaabah need p^Ung. Bring eupa back Ja pantry when finished using them. MONTAUK (American BuMi), Oct. IB—Chairman, S. j. Alpada; Stcratary, R. I. Fagan. Motion to have aU brothers give a donation of SO centa HI caa* of amcrgtncy. No bcefa re­ ported. Sam Alpcdo elected ship's delegate. Ic* machine atlll In que#. tloM. MaU service sUU very, very bad; wiU try to get It straightened out. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Oct. 3—Chairman, Wm. J. Smith; Secretery, Robert Myerc $14.45 in treas­ ury. W. J. Smith elected ahip's dele­ gate. Motion made to refer menus to New York food committee. CAFTAIN NICHOLAS SITINAS (Butt), July 33—Chairman, O. A. Wlta; Sacratary. Milton F. Malllko. No beefs. W. Mulltnt elected Hew ship's delegate and .Samuel Philllpt elected treasurer. - All hands to return used cups and dishes to pantry. Keep laun­ dry room, crew mess room and uMes cleaner. mant delegate*. Resolution to put t mbn in a room. Motion to havo ship fumigated for rata and-roaches. Roquaat for naw refrigerator. Old on# U in bad shape. Pick clothes cB Una whan dry. SAN MARINO (Panlnsular), Sept. 1 —Clialrman, Jasaa' W. Fuchatt; Sacra­ tary, E. O. Johnson. No beefs roporte'i by department delegates. Rw quest that in the future any atow* ways be eonflncd to reatrlctcd area. FCNN TRADER (Fenn Shipping), Sept. It—Chairman, D. DIslei; Secre­ tary, J. F. Austin. $1.78 in treasury. No beofa reported. Request made that tho steward order larger bath towels a* the ones on hand are small. AU running smooth. GLOBE EXPLORBR (MsfHIma OvSP -aoas), Oct. 9—Chairman, Frank V. Dusan; Secretary, Vernon Douglas. S4.35 in treasury. No lieefs reported by delegates. Frank V. Dusen elected ablp's delegate. Keep laundry clean. LA SALLE (Watarman), Sapt. 30— Chairman, Thomas Liias; Sacratary, Frank P. Brock. No beofa reported by department delegates. Request to fumigate for roaches and rats. Linen Is to be exchanged piece for piece. DEL RIO (Mississippi), Sapt. 3f— Chairman, Henry C. Gerdes; Secre­ tary, J. O'Dennail. S1S.33 In treasury. No tieefs reported. More ctgareltes should be placed on board to accom­ modate the crew. Radio and loud talking should be cut down after 10 PM. MADAKiT (Waterman), Oct. 1 — Chairman, W. Msehan; Secra^sr;, Al­ bert e. Espeneda.. Everything running smoothly. J. Taylor elected ship's delegaU. S3.10 In treasury. No beefs ROBIN eOODFRLLOW (Robin), Sept. IS—Chairman, Waldo Banks; Secre­ tary, R. F. Walker. Some disputed or. Several men ill. One man hos­ pitalized In Capetown; one at LotirrnCO Marque*. One man mirsed ship and then rejoined. Two men from Robin Hood carried back to States. Ship ^should be checked for safety practicea. . FINN SHIFFBR (Fonntrans), SeptIt—Chairman, Loula Cayton; Secre­ tary. J. C. Smith. No bcefa reported by department delegates. CHILORE (Ort), July 30~Chalrman, M. Jones; tocrotary, F. i. Kossoll. No beefs reported by department del­ egates. C. Bedell elected new ship's delcgata. Request a new w.ishing ma­ chine and timer. Order new Icebox for crew; galley stove also needs re­ pairing. Pantry and drying room needs painting. HUDSON (Victory Transport), Oct. •—Chairman, L. Oarabedian; Secrtfary, B. Wantworth. No beefs. Bow­ man elected ncjr ahlp'a - delegate. Crew requests water cooler; wants to know why ship la not receiving any LOGS. MAYFLOWIR (Mayflower), Aug. 3« —Chairman, J. Oalas; Socralary, Jo­ seph L. Springer. Everything running smoothly. Nominations held for ship's delegate but nobody will accept: this to bo referred to patrolman. Soflball team suggested. Brothers Inlerested to see Blackie Connors or the 3rd cook. See chief engineer to regulate water coolers for drinking. Chock on new library and about extra pantry­ man and galleyman. COB VICTORY (Victory Carrisrs), Sapt. 75—Chairman, R. Graham; Sec­ retary, F, Delson. Welfare cards ara available for anyone who wants them. No t>eeft. Discussion on shortage of coffee at coReetimc. Steward to order 12- or 18-cup percolators to remedy situation. Diarust this with patrol­ man and food plan representative as percolators were ordered last trip. Canada SIU Signs WO Pacts VANCOUVER—Afte^ong, hard negotiations, contracts between the SIU of Canada and several "W^est Coast shipowners were signed last month. The new pacts provide wage increases and welfare and working condition Improvements for Canadian SIU men on the Pacific Coast. -t" Led by Hal C. Banks, presi­ deck, engine and ateward depart­ the existing agreement on wagei dent, the SIU of Canada Is ments were named to the commit­ and conditions was served In MONTREAL — Shipping from headquarters has been unusually high In comparison to previous years. Another old canaller, the Saskatoon (CSL), put her last line ashore before being scrapped. The MV Eskimo will be making her usual Quebec-Liverpool winter runs, while the West River and Alex Wood will go to Rotterdam this winter. 4 it HALIFAX—Shipping in this At­ lantic Coast port the first two weeks of last month saw 59 men getting berths. The MV Maplebraiteh may make a coast trip from here during the winter. t. 4. t TORONTO—After many years of sailing under SIU contract, the canaller John, H. Prince (Hall) is being dismantled in the Toronto basin. This is one of the obsolete ves.<els being replaced by modern ships. i 4- * VANCOtiVEB—The foUf SIUeontracted cruise boats of Alaska Cruise Lines, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific, have laid up after one of their most successful seasons. The vessels ran with an estimated 95 percent capacity. A/erf Crew Saves Four ROCHESTER—An alert Cana­ dian SIU crew aboard the SS Coalfax rescued four men from the waters of Lake Ontario where they had been clinging to an overturned boat. Aubrey Harding, Coalfax crewmember from Shclburne, NS, plunged into the Lake to save one of the victims who was without a lifejacket and unable to grab a line thrown from the ship. Hard­ ing then swam back to secure the 16-foct-boat with a line from the Coalfax. The Coalfax was in position to effect the rescue only because of a late change in orders. She had been bound for Sodus Point origi­ nally. A 60 MPH gale was fore­ cast for the Rochester area and it would have been almost impossible for the four to stay afloat in heavy weather if the Coalfax hasn t hap­ pened along in time. also preparing to enter negotia­ tions with contracted companies for a new agreement covering Great Lakes shipping, whera most of the country's maritime business is done. On the Canadian West Coast, the SIU won a contract which Includes a $23.50 per month Increase In wages, a 17-cent-an-hour Increase In overtime rates, a 100 percent Increase In welfare contributions pius work rule and manning scale improvements. Key Company Signed Rod Heinekey, SIU of Canada vice president for the West Coast, noted that Northland Navagation was the key company 6nd refused to. bargain in good faith until the membership authorized strike ac­ tion if necessary. After Northland signed, this pact set the pattern for agreements with Pacific Tankers, Shell Canadian Tankers and Alaska Cruise Lines. In the Great Lakes area, the majority of SIU contracts are sub­ ject to revision at the end of this navigation season. Accordingly, a iiiiie-member rank-and-file Lakes Proposals Committee was elected in Montreal to prepare for negotia­ tions. Three members each from the tee. The group expects to have proposals for revision of the Great Lakes Canadian SIU contract com­ pleted this month. The notice to Great Lakes oper­ ators of the union's desire to revise October. Canadian SIU members are being polled on their Ideas for the new Lakes' pact and will have further opportunity to amend the proposals before they are pre­ sented to tho companies. A portion of the Great Lekei Contract Proposal Committee elected by SIU Montreal membership listens to contract Ideas of rank-and-file members imilda Cbovoiicr anfl Raymond Goto. Proposal* should be completed sometime this month for nocossary revision of the LalMs contract. �|r«rMi*W, IMl SEAFARER8 rat* EteTMi LOG 'Something New Has Been Added' Xiee:islatiire Say Murdock, Director US MARITIME DEFICIENCY. Top Government maritime officials have indicated that the United State? merchant fleet is not whet it should be for meeting the demands of a "conventional" as distinguished from a nuclear war. These officials have outlined a picture which indicates a deftciency in this country's sealift capability. According to the Navy, the United States still possesses a marginal capability to carry out the sea transportation tasks of a general war—but on a quantitative basis only. Our deflciencies are particularly evidenced in the dry cargo ship and transport passenger, ship categories. These deflciencies are further aggravated by the aging of outmoded ships. Our present rate of new shipbuilding does not offset the rapidly approaching block obsolescence of the vast proportion of US-controlled merchant-type tonnage, both active and reserve. The Navy estimates that 79 percent of our dry cargo and 54 percent of our tanker tonnaga are in the 15-19-year-old bracket. From the standpoint of modern design, these vessels were outmoded long ago. Approximately 1.7 percent of* the US-flag dry cargo tonnage is under five years of age, and only 5.9 per cent is from five to nine years old. This latter age group includes the Mariner-class ships that were built by the Government, plus a few modern containership conversions. In order for the United States to maintain adequate mercFiant shipping to meet its "conven­ tional" wartime needs, informed sources feel that it is vital that ships of both subsidized and nonsubsidized operators be pericdically replaced under an orderly and progressive program. BULL V. WATERMAN. The Justice Department has asked the US District Court in Washington to dismiss a suit filed by A. H. Bull Steamship Company in connection with the subsidy __ application of Waterman Steamship Corporation. ' Bull sought Judgment permanently enjoining the C_ Maritime Subsidy Board'from according a subsidy ^fuUuv\ ^ contract to Waterman until a hearing was held and —/ it was determined that there would be no diversion of subsidy into the domestic trade. In its motion to " "" dismiss, the Justice Department said that Bull had _ no right to demand a hearing and that it had failed —— to state any claim or cause of action whatsoever under the antitrust, laws against-Waterman. t Seafarers have come a long way since those lean and hungry days when the SIU was founded. An impressive string of "firsts" have "been developed over the years to blaze the way to today's first-class status for SIU men and their families. Shipboard conditions, job opportunities and wages have steadily improved despite the chaotic conditions in the industry. An everexpanding SIU welfare and vacation benefit program continues to rate second to none. In recent weeks, still more improvements have been added. The popular optical care program has been extended to serve SIU dependents as well as Seafarers, who have received well over 5,000 pairs of free eyeglasses under this benefit in three and xi half years. The SIU Welfare Plan continues to pioneer in provid­ ing the best available clinic facilities and a score of different benefits to cover the grow­ ing needs of SIU men and SIU families. Pen­ sions have been improved and a new Sick­ ness & Accident Benefit program has estab­ lished the first off-the-job coverage for sea­ men plus enlarged hospital benefits. By this time next year. Seafarers who have sailed on one ship for a full year will be able to draw the new $800 vacation benefit—dou­ ble the present rate of vacation pay. Indeed, Seafarers have achieved substan­ tial progress since the Union first started in 1938. These years of militant trade unionism have secured decent working conditions, fair wages, security and dignity for all Seafarers and their families. A IVew Look? Strange things seem to be happening at the Pentagon these days. Department of Defense planners and others charged with responsi­ bility for our national security are "sud­ denly" learning to their horror that the coun­ try's private merchant fleet really is in a bad way. The state of the US shipping industry has never been a secret to anyone except those who view-ships as "sea-lift capability" and ' talk about our preparedness for ."convention­ al". wars as against the nuclear variety. The state of our merchant fleet has been an everyday fact of life to American seamen for a long time. For years, US maritime unions have called for long-range maritime planning in Wash­ ington and urged the planners to look at the expansion of other nations' shipping fleets. It seems that the growth of the Soviet Union's merchant tonnage has now been no­ ticed. The Russians have kept pushing out­ ward into new trading areas and have not been standing.still as we-lrave. The realiza­ tion is also reportedly slowly developing in official Washington that our reliance on a profiteering US-owned runaway fleet is not the answer to the merchant fleet problem either; there has to be a modern, active US-flag fleet available in any case. 4, t • 4i Bonds ^11 Bankers Buried in the fine print of the 1959 Landrum-Griffin Act is an obscure clause requir­ ing the bonding of union officials for "faith­ ful discharge" of duties. The bonding rates were purposely set high. After all, screamed the anti-labor crew, you never can tell what one of those union guys will do. What, did happen? Nothing. Not one claim was filed under the "faithful discharge" pro­ visions. The bonding companies were shown the record, had to cut the rates in half and thus grudgingly conceded the honesty of the vast majority of trade union officials and employees. From the other side of the street, though, comes an entirely different story. The FBI reports that 152 bank presidents and officials walked off with cash froni their own banks during the last fiscal year. Things have come to such a pass that the FBI even has a fore­ cast out. Another 135 bankers can be expect­ ed to dip into the till this lime, it warns. t 4. SUPREME COURT. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that there is no warranty of seaworthiness attached to a ship not in naviga­ tion. The ruling was made with respect to a deactivated Liberty which had been "moth-balled," with supplie.s, stores, nautical instruments, cargo gear and tackle removed, pipes and machinery drained and prepared for storage, and rudder, tail shaft, and propeller secured. The Court said that "as a result of such action, the ship lost her Coast Guard safety certification as well as her license to operate,, both of which were requisite to a vessel in navigation." The case had its origin when the petitioner. Roper, a longshoreman, brought libel in person against the United States, claiming injuries suffered while aboard a Government ship removing grain to an elevator. He sought recovery on the grounds of unseaworthiness and negligence. The District Court dismissed the libel after finding there was no negligence, and that since the ship was not in navigation there was no warranty of seaworthiness. FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION.^he FMC has suspended until March 8, 1962 general irtcreases in freight rates proposed by Matsoa Navigation Company covering the trades from the Pacific Coast to Hawaii and from Hawaiian ports to Atlantic and Gulf ports. The rates were scheduled to become effective November 9, 1961. At the same time, the FMC ordered an investigation of the proposed rates. . . . The FMC has extended from November 10 to November 24, 1961 the time within which -interested parties may file written replies to an FMC proposal to change its rules governing practice before the regula­ tory agency. . . . The United States of America has complained to the FMC with respect to service charges levied on Government cargo by California terminal operators, which charges are assessed against steamship companies and passed on to the Government by the com­ panies. The Government contends the charges are illegal as against it, other shippers and respondent steamship-operators, in that they set fixed and arbitrary monetary figures without furnishing to the Govern­ ment and other shippers and carriers all of the purported services and charges for services which at times are not reduced. FISH REPORT. The USSR has expanded fishing operations by send­ ing exploratory vessels and completely integrated fishing and process­ ing fleets to participate in fisheries in many areas of the world. The Soviets have nearly doubled their catch in the last decade; in total catch the Russians now stand third behind Japan and Communist China as a leading fish-producing country. The 1960 Soviet catch was 7.7 billion pounds, placing it ahead of the United States for the first time. This increase is the result of long-range planning and a rapidly growing high-seas fleet. CONSTRUCTION SUBSIDY. The Commerce Department is report­ edly preparing actions that may slow down the outflow of ship con­ struction subsidy funds. The move is said to be prompted by the President's call for economy. Construction subsidy outlays this fiscal year were expected to be around $98 million, plus the leftover from past years. In addition, this Congress has appropriated enough new money for starts on 14 vessels. All this comes in the light of repeated warnings that our merchant fleet is deteriorating. We are told almost daily that our Ships are getting older and older. We are warned that the Soviet Union is making a determined drive to achieve maritime superiority. Yet, we are now informed that our construction subsidy program may be slowed down. Again, the American merchant marina will be dealt another blow in what som^mes appears to be a deliberate effort to destroy it. The Secretary of Commerce has already delayed subsidies for the construction of two ore carriers by Bethlehem Steel. Now, it seems, he will give his consent to further delays under the guise of good economy. Can such a move really be termed a sound economical measure? �SEAFARERS LO€ Pace Twehr* '•' ' - . • '^• •'" V .^ • •'•'/' • ": . '^•• •- I . 'A'*-"- " ' • ' ,i*L- • ' •" .• ,, •"••N = •• ' * • - ''"5^ ',.•••• ••].1^1.1. • '; • . - the Ten Years Since Beovc Mosf Seafarers are family men and homeowners today. Union's weiforo program for the whole family meets many needs, even covers triplets* Union Is active in many areas. In Puerto Rico, on SlU scholarship winner, now a doctor fleft), helps open new SlU clinic. SlU headquarters In Brooklyn, new today as in '51, is a "long way from Beaver St. Building pro­ gram in many |Mrts symbolizes Union growth, progress. Safety and food programs hove mode big stridel In bettering shipboard conditions, cutting occidenta. The era in SlU and maritime his­ tory that began {ust ten years ago, with the shifting of SlU headquarters from 51 Beaver Street in lower Man­ hattan (above) to its current site in Brooklyn, has been a time of expan­ sion and growth for Seafarers and their Union. There hove been many moments of drama; the maritime in­ dustry, and Seafarers and their ships, like the world at large, hove changed in a variety of ways. Fea­ tured here are some of the 19511961 highlights. K'.. ••• A' I f-' r, Now representing railroad tugmen, SlU led |ob security strike last winter, won key gains. • .,, , y..-_ . , �'X-C'-v Nmiribcr, 19fl SEAFARERS Pace Tbirlata LOG y — — I Starting modestly, SiU Vocation Plan pioneered guarantee of paid vacation for teamen, now pays up to $800 per year for continuous service on one vessel. Drive for freedom of seas followed Suez war. SiU action here countered Arab ship boycott. Seaway opening sparked Lakes' or ganizing, boosted runaway traffic. Sea unions held first joint contract talks In '61, offered own program to aid industry. First SlUNA president and secretary of the Sailors Union on the West Coast. Harry Lundeberg (2nd from left) led early fight on runaways, died In 1957. Moss picketing at UN helped block '58 Cuban bid to scab on Canada SIU. 11 New moves to save domestic trade led to container-carry­ ing roil-on, lift-on vessels, brought on a revolution in US shipping. An atompowered freightship is due n^t. iss;iPli# American Coal Shipping beef brought out maritime union veterans from oil coasts. Under US court order, oidtlmers of 70 and over competed for jobs. Graceful columns mark newly-opened Union hall in New Orieons. Building represents new stature for Union as it notes 23rd anniversary this month. �SEAFdmEmS LOG Won SlU Scholarship In '59 SEAFARER GETS 2nd AWARD Seafarer Donald Peterson, winner of a $6,000 SIU scholarship award in 10S8, lus just added new laiu-els to his string by earning a $1,250 scholarship from Harvard Universiiy for post-graduate studies. Peterson, 28, graduated from Swarthmora College In June. AiNiard-lfaiHfle With Care! A Titembinc of the SHT since SIU One of tte aaoat important food items aboard ship, as all ei^erieaeed 1953, sailing in the deck de­ his SIU award, $8,000, toward his lame, collapsed on him, partment, Peterson was at­ post-graduate work unider a ruling scholar went back to sea. This steward department membm know, is egg$. Beth from Hie standpoint tending Swarthmore in Philadel­ phia, Pa., when he won one of the five Union scholarships awarded two years ago. He has since grad­ uated with a Bachelor of Arts degree and entered Harvard for the current semester in pursuit ot a Masters of Arts degree in teach­ ing. The $1250 Harvard scholarship covers Peterson's fuli tuition costs at the school. In addition, hh has been able to apply the balance of New Navy Hydrofoil On Order WASHINGTON—A contract cov­ ering the design and construction of tb^ latest hydrofoil research ship authorized by the Government has been awarded to the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. by the Navy's Bureau of Ships. At the same time, the Customs Bureau has announced the stream­ lining of its rig classifications to Include hydrofoil craft and nuclear powered ships. Rig classifications, used in the documentation of vessels, have been modified to include "gas screw hydrofoil," "oil screw hydro­ foil" and "nuclear steam screw." The abbreviations of these rigs for use in merchant ships are "GA.H," "OL.H" and "N.S." The newest hydrofoil contract, which is for the research ship au­ thorized in the Navy's 1962 ship­ building program, totals almost $12 million. The proposed ship is ex­ pected to be about 200 feet long and displace about 300 tons. Ini­ tially its speed is to be up to 50 knots, but it may ultimately reach 75-80 knots. The new Custom Bureau rig classifications are being used on marine documents now being is­ sued but existing documents do not have to be turned in for any changes in desiguatious. Among the classification chang­ es, now to be lumped under the rig "sail," are barks, barkentines, brigs, brigantines, catboats,. ketch­ es, schooners, sloops and yawls. The rig "barge" is amended to in­ clude all non-self-propelled vessels other than houseboats and dredges. This eliminates the craft known as a "scow"—^at least the type that doesn't travel under its own power. Notify Welfare Of Changes The SlU Welfare Services De­ partment reports that it has had difficulty locating seamen's families because the seamen's enrollment or beneficiary cards have not been kept up to date. Some death benefit payments have been delayed for some time until the Seafarer's bene­ ficiaries could be located. To avoid delays In payments of wel­ fare benefits. Seafarers are ad­ vised to notify the Union Im­ mediately of any changes in ad­ dress, changes in the names of beneficiaries or additional de­ pendents by filling out new en­ rollment and beneficiary cards. I The cards should be witnessed as a means of verifying signa­ tures. by the trustees of the SHT plan. Peterson got to college the hard way. He had to go to sea to sup­ port himself as soon as he left high school in 1951, tried to en­ ter Swarthmore and found his academic prepar­ ation would keep him out. He then went back to sea and attended Peterson summer session at the Peddle School, Philadelphia, but before he could try Swarthmoi-e again, was drafted into the Army in February, 1953. Discharged six months later when his right leg, which had been eventually made it possible for him to complete his education. He served as a volunteer organizer for a time, and subsequently be­ came a full book member. Hospitalized for surgery on his leg, he went back to sea with the SIU when he became fit for duty, starting with the Robin Tuxford. For the next five years he sailed with Robin, Isthmian, Waterman and Cities Service, among otfam* companies, while completing his qualifications for college entrance. When the scholarship was awarded to Peterson, he aaid at the time, "it meant the difference between continuing or stopping my education. My understanding has been deepened by the gratitude I now feel." Young America Piays it Safe SIU award for a year's accident-free sailing on the Young America is displayed (l-r) by pantryman E. X Smlflfi, chief engineer J. Uzzell,.oiler M. Stupin, Capt. T. Tucker, 1st assist­ ant W. McKenzie. Presentation was made in San Francisco. PENN MARINER (Pmn Shipping), 8«pt. 17—Chairman, StriGkland Jr.i Sacratary, S. Rothschild. Master In­ formed ship'a delegate A. VUlanova that he wUl try to get ice in Trinidad. Vote of thanks to steward department and to chief engineer for going aU-out on ica boK repairs. DB SOTO (Waterman), Sapt. SS— Chairman, James J. Johnson; Socratary, J. F. Castronovor. No logs and no beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for a good Job. Headquar­ ters should check on maU service in the Far Kast. Yokohama mall de­ livered in Los Angeles on our return. Return all folding cots. port hole glaaa and door lock in wiper's room. Suggested that gar­ bage disposal be done off shore side of ship Just aft of housing due to amount ot deck cargo. MONTECO SEA (Lion), Sept. 17— Chairman, J. Dovlno; Socretary, R. Hulchins. Some OT diqruted. Messroom, laundry and passageways paint­ ed. Patrolman should check with Company why maU is not delivered on time. Need correct ' malting ad­ dress. Ship to be fumigated before salUng and guard rails to be replaced. Hooks needed on all watertight doors. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Sostraln), Sept. 26—Chairman, J. M. Lundy; SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Soatrain), Sapt. 24—Chairman, C. W. Haifa; Sec­ retary, Alex James. Man who missed ship replaced. No beefs reported by department delegates. All men ad­ vised to fiU out new welfare cards. Ship constantly ahorthanded. Union to bo contacted. CLAIBORNE (Watorman), Oct. 1— Chairman, C. Lomors; Secretary, F, Johnson. No i>eefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Help sanitary man keep ship clean. CHOCTAW (Waterman), Sapt. __ Chairman, O. Tlcar; Secretary, C. Bortz. SI in treasury. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Dis­ posal of movie fund should be post­ poned until definite word is received on lay-up. BEATRICE (Bull), Oct. 4—Chalrmsn, none listed; Secretary, Charles F. Boyla. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Mate complained about bosun raising gangway without orders. See about Floridian getting stores from us. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Sept. 14—Chairman, P. Sarkus; Secretary, P. E. Nelson. No beefs reported. Union to check with compenv to have maU handled more efficiently. Repair Socrotary, O. ML Whito. Same eld problem on tee machine. Need to supplement ico down south. Milk ran out two days out on return voyage. Captain refused to order enough milk; said steward Miould ration milk. SEATRAIN OEORGIA (Soatrain), Sept. 17—-Chairman, John Cole; Soc­ rotary, Roborio Hannibal. J. Jacksoit, ship's delegate, missed ship because of hurricane Carla. Meeting to elect new ship's delegate called by R. Hanniball. John Cole, wiper, elected new ship's delegate. S30 in treasury. No beefs reported. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Sept. 2— Chairman, Jaqios Poterson; Sacratary, Orlando H. Lopez. $6.24 in treasury- of nutritional value and pepuiatity, eKs are a key item in ehlpboat^ feeding. Since they me perishable, eggs must be idven apedal attrndion both in atorage and handling. The high standards on food quality toe ail SlU-eentracted ships must be maintained, especially where egge um concerned. Like other dairy products and meats, eggs are usually and graded in the US by the Department of Agriculture. However, the chief steward aboard a vessel-still has the ultimate responsibility ta see that the products meet SIU standards. Abnost everyone likes eggs in some form—if they are fresh. Despite. the fact that they look hard, eggs are sensitive. The shell is actually full of tiny holes, or pores, and air goes through the shell as It does through a screen. That is why eggs pick up odors from other foods and cannot stand much heat or cold in storage. Special Temperature Required Contrary to popular belief, eggs require storage at temperatures mueh lower than are usually maintained. The US Department of Agricultura has done research which shows that eggs keep best at temperatures of between 30°F. and 33''F. The freezing point for eggs is 28'F. and storage temperatures should be just a bit higher. H possible, the wrappings on eggs should be kept on to retain their freshness and moisture. Good packaging of eggs helps to promota cleanliness and prevents the spread of odors. A well-kept dairy boa will also help in preserving the freshness, flavor and food value ot eggs. The dairy box, where eggs, mild cheese, milk, lard and shorten­ ings are stored, has to be dean and maintained at the proper temperature. Because of pores in the shells, eggs should be kept separate from food with strong odors. Air passing through the pores can carry odors from other foods, thus giving-the eggs an unpleasant quality. Products like roquefort, blue and other strong cheeses should not be kept in the same bds. as eggs. These strong cheeses can be well wrapped and put in the vegetable box. Never Tmm Egg Cases Eggs are always placed in a case with their pointed ends down. Tbey are packed that way for good reason and they should stay that way. The pointed end is the strongest and least likely to break. Th® rounded end has an air cell which should not be distubed. If the air cell is shaken up and broken, the yolk of the egg may stick to th® shell and the egg will spoil xutore japldly. It Is therefore important for stewards to ke^ egg cases stacked with the top sides up—never bottoms-up or on the sides. Some stewards have been told that eggs should be turned regularly. Forget It. Modem food science proves it is undesirable to turn egg cases. Seven good rules to remember In the handling of eggs are: 1. Don't let eggs stand on the pier longer than necessary. 2. Don't, let eggs become smashed while being loaded onto ship. 3. Don't let cases, .or eggs themselves, get wet. 4. Never turn egg cases. 5. Don't store egg cases on their sides or ends, always store th«a top side up. 6. Don't store eggs with strong odor foods. 7. If possible, don't let temperatures fall lower than 30 degrees or go higher than 33 degrees. • (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department ond can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Ship sailed two short in gaUey. Cap­ tain claimed he is not required to call replacements in ports without Union haU. No beefs reported by department delegates. Request gar­ bage be dumped aft. Keep passage­ ways clear. James Peterson elected •hips delegate. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Soatrain), Aug20—Chairman, James Olenn; Secre­ tary, J. Lts Rogers. Ship's delegate reported that the engine department has been on time off. One man missed ship in Edgewater; one missed ship In Texas City. Man flred-in New Orleans left ship owing $20 for two watches. _Ship's treasurer reported (93.33 in ship's fund. Motion carried that crew doss not concur with new vacation benefit. Everybody should recelvo the sams per year regardless of how many ships served on. A ship may lay up or a person may become lU, or various other things may occur to compel a man to leavo a ship. COE VICTORY (Victory), Aug. t1~ Ctialrman, J. Crows; Sserotary, F. Cain. Food pUn representative con­ tacted and camo aboard In New Or­ leans to stralghtsn out food situation. Two men hospitalized In Honolulu. No communications or LOGs received. Ship should hava fast and clean pay-, off. Vote of thanks to all delegates for cooperation. No beefs reported. Start ship's fund at payoff. Crew re­ quested to keep scuttlebutt clean, stay out of metshall' .ond pantry in shorts. Vota of thanks to whole stew­ ard department, especially chief cook. Food Improving due to new chief cook. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), Juiia IS—Chairman, W. E. Culpepper; Sec­ retary, Jerry Chodack. One man hos­ pitalized in Bombay. Crew pantry and messmen. after ulUng. for 3 months, doing very poor Job and working against each other. Steward will su­ pervise messhall during meals. On next draw each delegate to make a SI collection for small emergency fund. Leak In sink and other re­ pairs given to chief engineer but no action taken, danger of carrying gar­ bage aft in port brought up again. 6LENBROOK (Wsll Strast Tradors), Aug. 27—Chairman, Edwins Mariano; Socrotary, H. Schwartz. No beefs reported by department delegate. Re­ quest to fumigate the ship against ants. NEVA WEST (Bloomflald), Aug. tS— Chairman, B. Bales; Secretary, W. R. Oeii. S28 in treasury. No teets re­ ported. Ship's delegate to check with slop chest and have more Camels and Luckys put on board. Dayman doesn't know duties; shouldn't ship on deck again until he proves himself «ble. EEATSAIN NEW YOOK (Soatrain), Aug. 27—Chairman, A. O. Thompson; Secretary, Alax Jamas. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Ship's, delegate will be iho first nun to contact at payoff. Delegate to ask captain about next voyage. MASSMAR (Calmar), Sapt. 2—Chair­ man, James Jf. Davlfe; Sacratary, M. E. Croanwsld. No beefs reported by department delegates. Request new washing machine. Cups- to be re­ turned to pantry. Julius Gural elected ship's delegate. DEL MAR (Mississippi), Aug. 27— Chalrmsn, W, C. Borongools; Socro­ tary, Edward Archoo. Delegate con­ tacted New Orleans hall re chairs for three lopnges. None put on board. Ship running smoothly. Clean payoff. • Motion to give S50 from ship's fund to home for underprivileged children so they can see football games. SEATRAIN ' GEORGIA (Sostraln), Aug. 27—Chalrmsn, John Cols; Secrotary, sobarto Hannibal, Complaint about too many roaches aboard the •hip. Vlnsop resigned delegate's Job. S30 in treasury. No beefs reported by department delegates. Jackson, third cook, is new ship's delegate. �Ittl SEAFAMmmS -•»"! -.^ LOG -:>k- V-11 Urse Early Health Exam Renewal Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director Call For Action By US, States Added evidence, if anjr le reqnired at this stage of the game, that Individual states can't be counted on to deal with basic issues of social legislation on their own, was provided at d recent AFL-CIO Social Security conference in Denver. The sessions produced a call for broad expansion of social Insurance programs at both the Federal and state levels. \ Acknowledging the responsibility of state governments to take care of the "bread and butter issues" of workmen's compensations, health insurance and unemployment benefits, the governor of Colorado, Stephen L. R. McNiehols, had this to say: "We have moved far in trying to provide educational facilities, rehabilitate delinquent chil­ dren, improve the care of our mentally 111 and liberalize other social legislation, but these western states are tough states. It's hot easy to •xplain that a small tax increase is often a big bargain." Hic Governor nrged a continued drive by trade unions—who are not seeking the "imposslbe," he noted—to press on these issues. His views were echoed by Assistant Secretary of Labor Jerry R. Holleman, a former president of the Texas state AFL-CIO. Holleman pointed out: "It's obvious that states as a whole have not and will not measure up to an acceptable standard" in providing laws in these fields. "Speakers also cited antomaSm and population growth aa the cause of the many problems that have developed over the years without appropriate across-the-board legislation to cover them. They indicated again and again that since the problems are extensive and do not follow state boundaries, they have to be worked out at every level of government. As-seamen, we couldn't agree with this more. We run into these problems of different laws from area to area all the time. YirtuaUy unknown in this country only a generation ago, voluntary private health insurance has grown into a highly complex structure covering almost three-quarters of the US population. A generation ago, health insurance was mainly designed to offer protection against the cost of hospital care. This is still the most popular type of coverage and, by the end of 1960, almost 132 million Americans were covered for hospital expenses under various plans. Now other types of protection—surgical, regular medical and, most recently, "major medical"—have begun to catch up with hospital Insurance in the number of people enrolled. "Major medical" insurance, which covered too few people as re­ cently as 1950 to wai-rant study, by 1960 protected 27.5 million people. This insurance usually covers very large expenditures for nearly all types of hospital and medical care, as well as helping to pay for pre­ scriptions, appliances, special nursing care and x-rays. Seafarers, of course, have broad protection "for themselves and their families through the SIU Welfare Plan which provides many kinds ofbenefits not covered by private plans. Many other trade unions also have long-established welfare programs in operation to service their members and dependents. Taking Into account the size of the organized labor movement and combining this with the_figures noted above, we still find a good number of Americans with no medical, hospital or surgical protection of any kind. This Includes the large group of aged folks who cannot obtain or afford costly private insurance plus low-wage groups who are in the worst possible position if some emergency strikes the family. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can he submitted to this column care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) The Medical Department of the Seafarers Welfare Plan urges Seafarers whose clinic cards are expiring to get them renewed In .advance and not wait until the last minute. This is particnhtrly true in cases where a man has just paid off a ship and expects to be ashore awhile. If the examination at the SIU clinic is taken Imme­ diately, then if there is any need for medical treatment it can be obtained through PHS without having to delay ship­ ping out. It is not necessary to wait until the year is up to get the . clinic card renewed at the SIU health centers. This can be done aa much as two months In advance of the expiration date. Special Equipment Care Benefits Young And Old Always flexible to meet changing needs, the SIU Welfare Plan is continuing to provide specialized care for Seafarers and dependents via the special equipment benefit to cover severe, chronic illness. year after he contracted polio­ " The Plan's special equip­ myelitis and all repairs and ortho­ ment feature has furnished pedic shoes required since then variety of rehabiliation equipment and medical gear ranging from special bedframes, powered wheel chairs and eye prosthesis to hear­ ing aids in some cases. One of the latest examples of the special benefit is the coverage pro vided for nine-year-old David Schwartz, a polio patient and the son of Seafarer Robert D. Schwartz of Citronelle, Ala. A set of leg braces was supplied for David last has been provided and arranged by the SIU through the Welfare Plan. Reimbursement was approved for Schwartz last month after he laid out $114.06 for repairs to the braces and a change of shoes for his son. To date, Schwartz has received some $400 In benefits for equipment and special eare re­ quired for David in the coarse of his illness. An SIU man since 1943, How To Qualify For 5&A The Sickness and Accident Benefit program for Seafarers launched last month marks a major new development under the SIU Welfare Plan. It provides, for the first time, benefits In cases of illness or Injury that occur off the job. It also means outpatients can now receive benefits although they have never been covered for SIU benefits before Following are the basic terms of the new benefits: Baste ElfgibiHty. The Basic Eligibility Rule for all Sickness & Acci dent benefits is the same as for all other welfare benefits. Seafarers must have one day's seatime in the previous six months plus 90 days in the last calendar year in order to qualify. This is the minimum require­ ment for benefits under the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Illness or Injury Aboard Ship. Seafarers who are ill or Injured aboard a vessel only qualify for S & A hospital benefits. As outpatients they are entitled to Maintenance & Cure of $8 per day from the com­ pany. Maintenance & Cure is protected by law. Where there Is a ques tion whether M & C is payable, benefits will apply subject to collection of M & C. Illness or Injury Ashore. Seafarers who are ill or injured ashore qualify for both hospital and outpatient ibenefits under the S&A pro­ gram. If they have been discharged after less than 39 weeks in the hospital, they automatically qualify to receive outpatient benefits for the remainder of the 39-week period. Hospital Benefits. Every hospitalized Seafarer who meets the Basic Eligibility Rule can receive $8 per day hospital benefits for up to 39 weeks. If he remains In the hospital over 39 weeks, regular benefits of $3 per day are payable for as long as needed. Payments are made right in the hospital in most cases. Outpatient Benefits. In every case. Seafarers should contact any SIU hall. They must complete the S&A application available In all halls and furnish a USPHS medical abstract. Seafarers who have not been hospitalized must be outpatients for 7 daj^s before they can receive benefits, which are retroactive to the 5th day. Benefits are paid at the rate of $56 per week. Since circumstances will naturally vary, Seafarers are urged to make sure they fill out their applications fully according to the particular circumstances In their own cases. This will simplify checking and pro­ cessing of applications whether a Seafarer applies at headquarters or in the outports. All payments are being handled at headquarters in the same manner as SIU Vacation Plan benefits. New Orleansy San Francisco Pay Out increased Benefits Ossmow Schwartz last shipped as AB on the Keva Ideal (Keva). SIU oldtimer John Ossmow is also receiving special attention due to a degenerative disease of the central nervous system that put him on SIU pension In May, 1960L All costs of a collapsible wheel­ chair and other medical items are being covered by the Plan. Ossmow began sailing SIU In 1938 and he and his wife now live in Phila­ delphia. He last shipped as bosun" in 1957. OK 2 More Pensioners Two more veteran Seafarers joined the growing list of SIU oldtimers retired on pensions by trustee action late last month. Newcomers to the $150 monthly pension are Alexander Peffahis and James Russell, both 65 years of age, veterans of the deck de­ partment and residents of New York. They are guaranteed pay­ ment of the monthly pensions for life. An AB on the Atlas (Tankers Jk Tramps) his last time out in Au­ gust, Brother Peffanis has sailed with the SIU sipce 1946. He orig­ inally began sailing about 35 years ago from his native Greece. Pef- Peffanis At l»ft, first Seafarer la New Orleans to draw $56 weekly S&A outpatient benefit Is Salvador RoRo (right), getting check from SIU welfare rep. Herman Troxclair. In San Francisco (above), welfare rep. Walt Reidy (2nd from left) looks on es Seafarers James Lcc, Jr.. Pete Motovicii end Stokes Aycrs sign for $8 daily in-hospital benefit. Sckwartz RusseR fanis lists a neice, Anastasia Anality, in Greece, as next of kin. Brother Russell was one of the SIU oldtimers In the American Coal Shipping beef and sailed on the Harrj' L. Glucksman for ACS In 1957. He's been the victim of a lingering illness most of th« tJms since h» paid off the Seatrain New York in 1958. Russell's SIU seatime gees back to 1941. il �Par* Hzfeea SEAFARERS High-Cost Union Bonding Charges Cut-No Claims Seafarers Speak At NY Meetins Hitting th* deck at regular monthly membership meet­ ing in New York, Seafarer George Mmzleea (left, at mike) asks question on new SiU welfare programs during part of questionanswer period at th* No­ vember 6 session. Looking on is Port Agent Joe DiGeorge (seated) and Wel­ fare Rep. Tom Gould. At right, Frank Myott takes his turn at the rostrum to check on provisions of new Sickness & Accident Bene­ fit program regarding SIU outpatients. WASHINGTON—Harsh, costly bonding requirements Im­ posed on the country's triide unions under the 1959 Landrum-Griffin Act have proven unnecessary and the costs have now been reduced. "* ter used to promote the well-being The Surety Association of of union members. America agreed with a com­ mittee of AFL-CIO union officers that the heavy bonding charges could not be justified on the basis of experience. The rate cut went Into effect last month. AFL-CIO Survey A survey of 122 AFL-CIO inter­ national unions and six affiliated departments showed "not a single claim had been filed" under the "faithful discharge" bonding pro­ vision. William F. Schnitzler, AFLCIO secretary-treasurer, reported that the reduced rate is added evi­ dence that there is no Justification for the strict and expensive bond­ ing requirements for trade union officers and employees. "Faithful discharge of duties" bonds, Schnitzler said, are a re­ sult of an obscure Landrum-Griffin clause. They represent "a new concept" in bonding, he noted, pointing out that the higher costs of bonds had to be met from union assets which could have been bet- If the unions and .surety com­ panies cooperated and worked out a schedule of rates for commercial blanket fidelity bonds, Schnitzler continued, "they could obtain greater coverage for a lesser rate and the assets of the trade union movement would be conserved . . . for the benefit of the members." NvreaAer, im LOG ATOM-SHIP FUELED UP IN DRESS REHEARSAL CAMDEN—A dress rehearsal session on fuel-loading pro­ cedures for the NS Savannah, the first nuclear-powered merchant ship, apparently went off without a major hitch early this month. The prac-» tice-loading procedures were somewhat from those used for the complete in every detail but Navy's atom-subs, which have been operating for several years. one—no atomic fuel was used. The four-hour run-through at Meanwhile, a construction order the New York Shipbuilding yard here was designed to insure com­ plete safety when the actual load­ ing of reactor fuel on the Savan­ nah takes place. No date has yet been set. The procedures vary : for the world's second nuclear ftierchant vessel has been placed in West Germany. Construction of the new ship at Kiel Is expected to begin within a year. Comple­ tion is scheduled by 1964. As yet unnamed, the new Ger­ man vessel will be a $10 million, 15,000-ton bulk carrier! Tke plans, however, are to use it chiefly for research with little expectation fpr economical operation. In addi­ tion to a crew of 75, she will hav» accommodations for 35 passengers. Here in Camden, the practice loading session was handied by the nuclear staff of the shipbuild­ er. In the actual loading, uranium oxide fuel will be placed in the Savannah's pressurized water re­ actor which will actually operate the plant. Many pains have been taken to assure that the first surface com­ mercial craft using atom power will be safe. "Under no circumstances will passengers or operating person­ nel be exposed to dangerous, un­ controlled radiation," the skipper noted. States Marine is the con­ tract operator foV the Government. Physical Exoms—A// SIU Clinics September, 1961 Port SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK The following is the latest available list of Seafarers in hospitals around the country: USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Max W. Andersoa Pedro Moreno Clarence Bertrand David McDulTia Richard Beadling Hans C. Peterson George Doest Watt Pettus. Jr. H, W. Reed Burl Haire Earl Howell William Shaw Walton Hudson Emanuel Vatia John Wagner George Meltzer Broadus Miles Claude West USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Louis Barch William O'Connor Luis Bernier John Pedrosa M. Johns N. R. Pettersea K. W. Kelly F. Vlto USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Clyde Leggett Arvo Antilla Samuel Bailey A. Lykiardopoulet W. Barrilleaux Adam McDiarmid Felipe Basalda Joseph N. McGiU Domitrios Miofas CliRord Brewster A. Caragiorigio William J. Moise Harry Cronin John Overton Lum Quinton Thomas Dailey Cornellua D, Ottden Robert Ray Joaquin Dimas Albert Richoux Joseph Roy Albert Doty Otis Neat Edwards H. L. Shaw Morris D. Siege! Jesse Everett Needem Galloway Theodore Simonda Murray Smith Charles Garrison Haroid Spicer Norman Hadden Frank Halen Charley Steers Percy Thompson E. B. Hardcastle Billy Ward Willie Hardeman V. L. Williamson Carle Harris Joesla Wilson Fred Hazard Herbert Voting Alvln Headricks George Kaspryzk USPHS HOSPITAL BTATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK James Helms Omar All Alex Anopol Austins Hennlng Erasmo Arroyo Rupert Jackson Georglos' Kanavos Kurls Blnemanis Charles Klnnke Joseph Blake Charles Klrkland John Bloom Fay Langley Sigmlere Boggan Peter Laumakis Jack Brock Thomas Lauer Frutuos Camacho Robert Menser John Campo Herman Meyer Daniel Ccrment John R. Michaells Enoch Collins Robert Murdoch H. L. Cox Hiram Lee Parneli Thomas Cox Napoleon Dougllas William PoweU Candida Reyes Danny EkiioR Joseph ScuUy Delware Eldemlre Alfred Slppenly Friedof Fondlia Warren Smith Vaino Fonsell ^ hri-h Sommer Chester Gawryoh Thomas Thompton BsteU Godfrey EnrJpo TlrelU .Antonio Gonzalez Frederick Tonucle John Graddick Franrcls Hannaford John Williams USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA George Brown Donna WlUlamson USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. Benjamin Boudbeau Anthony Leva William Dyer Thomas Lowe Arthur Kavel Charles Robinson USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Stokes Ayers Phillip Mason Leslie Brilhart Wm. Mcliveen James Eagen Chas. Neukirchner Paul Foster Reino Pelaso John Guard Winford Powell L. Knickerbocker Richard Ripley James Lee, Jr. Doyle Sheets USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Ramon Aquida William McChesney Kenneth Brown Truman Patriquin Millard Bryan Voldeman Pold Charles CampbeU Henry Prultt Joseph Cox Dimas Rivera William Dixon Jose Rivera Antonio DosSantos Harry Rost Louis Firlle Edward Rulejr Gorman Glaze August Smith Sam Hacker Beta Szupp Lars Johansen John Thompson Francis Kessel Martin Yager USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Allen Burke Richard Daniels Norrls Mam Luby Wheeler, Jr. LONG BEACH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIF. S. Krawczynskl Lester Wolfe SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Henning Bjork Thomas Isaksen Alberto Gutierrez USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Delbler Bozo Olson ihomas Lehay Bozo O. Zelencie Max Olson VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONN. James Gorman Henry E. Smith VA HOSPITAL TEMPLE, TEXAS Wiillara E. Nelson US SOLDIERS' HOME WASHINGTON, DC WUllam Thomson PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON. LA. Frank Martin VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS Wlilard T. CahlU SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans $174,058.45 1450 $245,821.52 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD. ..11193 $419,879.97 * Figures cover October 1-31. . - - - - ... . t Li-. 15 — 10 20 18 131 90 105 245 387 66 63 958 SIU Blood Bank Inventory TOTAL Pints Previous Pints Used ON HAND Credited Balance Port Boston Old plan discontinued; new program,being set up 93 42 38 ..... 89 New York ,. 38 23 Philadelphia 10 17 7 Baltimore ....:. .. 16 16 Norfolk 28 13 Jacksonville bank being set up Tampa ... V 30 12 2 Mobile ,, 20 New Orleans 20 3Vt! Houston ,, 20 .2 Wilmington (7)* 12 " 5 San Francisco 13 13 Seattle m $29,132.72 17,248.70 47,375.00 7,600.00 58,222.13 1,601.90 12,878.00'^ 9743 Vacation Benefits 341 13 — 14 11 28 AMOUNT PAID CLAIMS Summary (Welfare) TOTAL Wives 61 266Vi 151V4 . . ... 176 TOTAL * Figures in parenthesis ( ) indicate shortage to be made up Cash Benefits Paid September 18-October 15, 1961 Hospital Benefits (Welfare) .... 7841 Death Benefits (Welfare) 7 Disability Benefits (Welfare).. 1354 Maternity Benefits (Welfare) .. 38 Dependents Benefits (Welfare) . 221 Optical Benefits (Welfare) .... 171 Outpatient benefits (Welfare).. Ill Baltimore Houston Mobile New Orleans .. New York ..... Children TOTAL Seamen • : : '• . To obtain SIU Blood Ba.nk information or a donor card-, (sample above), contact any-SIU hall. All emergoncy needsv can be saiViced via local SIU banks or headquarters. �Kvrtaiber, 1961 SE4FARERS lOG Psf c SevMrtec^ Use Ships^ Air Force Told By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Shelter Deals—An Old Shell Game WASHINGTON—An indifferent Defense Department attitude toward the American merchant fleet continued to show Itself as a Congressional watchdog agency pulled the Air Force up short and told it to stop wasting money shipping by air and use ships. The General Accounting > ; Office, which reviews most non-essential military cargo over­ signed after a major part of this Government spending, said seas by commercial air lines. year's fuel needs had been filled Fast-buck promoters are capitalizing on the current public concern over fallout shelters to use high-pressure sales tactics for the sale of purported protective equipment. Many of the same operators who pre­ the Air Force spent about five viously sold you overpriced storm windows, house siding, patios, en­ times what it should have to move cyclopedias, fire-alarm systems and other home-improvement jobs, soon will be on your street to sell you survival on the Installment plan. In Michigan, the Michigan Consumer Association reports complaints that salesmen for shelters are using a "buy or die" sloganrand are show­ ing families scare films of what happened in Hiroshima. In New York, a leading promoter advertised in the daily'papers for "crack closers . . . siding, book men. franchise men, etc., to "get in on the ground floor of the new fallout shelter industry." This company advertised "Huge commission ... get the cream of this new field," and promised that leads to prospective buyers would be supplied salesmen from displays in Grand Central, Penn Station, etc. By "crack closers," this multi-miHion firm means it seeks salesmen The inland counterpart of run­ expert at taking leads and overcoming any sales resistance. away ships—runaway manufactur­ ^ Many sellers have seized on the recent publicity given various types ing companies—is on the increase. of "shelter" and "survival equipment" by "Life" Wiagazine to promote The National Industrial Conference such equipment as fallout detection meters, at prices which vary as Board reports that one of every much as 50 per cent among various promoters. Other advertisers of three US manufacturing companies fallout shelters are using such scare headlines as "Prepare Now for involved in foreign operations is SURVIVAL." using^ a foreign-based subsidiary. Better Business Bureaus are making a nationwide survey in an effort A study of 350 companies showed to establish standards and stop the threat of high-pressure selling by that 105 of them had 155 foreignshady operators, the Association of Better Business Bureaus reports. based subsidiaries. Two-thirds of "There is no doubt the home improvement operators are going 'under­ these were less than five years old ground'," a spokesman commented. and 90 percent of the suWdiaries It is known that "a number of the promoters entering the shelter combined both operation and hold­ business are individuals who have had bad records in the home im­ ing company functions. The companies surveyed said the provement business," Allan Backman, vice-president of the National Better Business Bureau, told this reporter. Civil-defense officials are foreign-base operations gave them similarly worried over the activities of high-pressure sellers. The Min­ numerous tax advantages. They nesota civil-defens.e director, Hubert Schon, has called for a Federal could, for example, defer the US standard for shelters. One manufacturer even has advertised a "Lifetime tax liability on income from for­ guarantee" for its shelter. That's a safe enough offer for him to make. eign sources, easily manipulate the Prentice-Hall, a large business-advisory service, has recommended this transfer of income and assets to its clients: "Make plans now to get in on the civil-defense market and among the subsidiaries and have you'll have the jump on your competitors when it really starts better timing—from the company standpoint — of remitting the in­ burgeoning." Another business expert warns that among the cheaters, there will be come to the US parent company. Most of the companies had their two techniques: "One will be to get signatures on contracts and then to sell the contracts to local builders. The other will be to sign up victims foreign subsidiaries in Panama (61), a favorite base of runaway and then to build a shelter at a cost to allow a fancy profit." shipowners as well. Switzerland This writer has no recommendation as to whether you should build a shelter or not, or get your town to build a community type, as some ran second with 35, followed by towns are planning to do at much lower cost per family. But there"the^ Bahamas, Canada Bermuda and Lichtenstein. is no doubt that you need to avoid the current pressure from high-com- Liberia, " mlssiou salesmen. It is noteworthy that some sellers are offering shelters for $700, while others want $2,000 or more. YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), July No standards of adequacy actually have been set up yet. Local, state 23—Chairman, F. O. CoMe; Secretary. A. S. Teian. No beefs reported by and Federal civil defense officials are still trying to work out the details department delegates. F. D. Gosse of what is an adequate shelter. Currently the Federal Trade Commission elected new ship's delegate. Is meeting with the Defense Department to formulate a standard and HURRICANE (Waterman), Aug. 3— Chairman, Walter Wallace; Secretary, provide a guide to the public. Eugene Ray. One man logged and Since responsible authorities are still working out standards, "Life's" one hospitalized In Bremerhaveiv. Re­ pairs started but not completed. Old claim that prefab shelters can be constructed within a few hours by magazines to be given to the Seaman's two men using only a screwdriver and wrench doesn't seem reliable, in Institute at Rotterdam. Holland. Each member should donate to ship's fund this writer's opinion. for taking care of ship's business. If you feel you do need a shelter, and are unwilling to wait until Crew asked to take eare of linen and not use it for sougeeing. standards of adequacy are established, or the situation is clarified, our advice is to at least first ask your local Civil Defense office for a list ATLAS (Tanker* A Tramps), Aug. < —Chairman, Adkins; Secretary, W. H. of qualified contractors and recommended plans. Don't sign a contract Simmons. One man missed ship in Trinidad; one left in hospital in Trini­ ontil you do. US Runaway Plants O'seas Keep Growing Must Be A Monster F. J. McQueeney. No beefs reported by department delegates. Request to keep doors locked outside, turn oft washing machine, flush toilets, do not wear underwear in mess halls. SAN MARINO (Peninsular), Aug. 3 —Chairman, Jcue Baugher; Secre­ tary, F. J. McQueeney. No beefs re'ported by department delegates. Oew requested to turn off washing machine when finished using it. Do not wear underwear In mess halls. Flush all toilets. HILTON (Bull), Aug. 23—Chairman, M. J. Danieyi Secretary, P. Shauger. No beefs reported by department del- dad. $35 in ship's fund. Television set to be fixed. No spare fans or .parts on ship. Crew asked to remove clothes from washing machine when finished. Vote of thanks to steward department. ALAMAR (Calmar), Aug. 10—Chair­ man, C. A. Bellamy; Sacretary, Don Peterson. No beefs reported by de. partment delegates. Request to bring cups in from deck. Crew should wear pants in mess hall, keep heads clean, let the delegates handle all ship's business at the payoff. egates. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department. Everything running smoothly. EDITH (Bull), Aug. 20—Chairman, Pat Murphy; Secretary, Walcy Thom­ as. $4 in treasury. No beefs re­ ported to delegates. Vote of thanks to steward department for good food served. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Oct. 6— Chairman, B. N. Gay; Secretary, T. C. Ouerton, Jr. All soiled linen should be put In proper place. $14,90 in treasury. No beefs reported by dele­ gates. CAPE HENRY (Northern), No dato —Chairman, Carroll Quinnt; Secre­ tary, Robert Saunders, Icebox in recreation room to be fixed. Some disputed OT. No LOQs received since company in operation. Check with patrolman. Complaint again regarding use of onion. Steward asked to avoid heavy use of same. FRANCES (Bull), Sept. 24—Chair­ man, George P. McCartney; Secre­ tary, Carlos DIez. Two delayed sail­ ings: one is disputed and will be settled at the pay-off. Consideration should be shown to the brothers off wulcii who are trying to sleep. No beefs reported. Headquarters report No. 251 accepted in entirety. Anyone who needs a light bulb ^ould ask the electrician Instead of taking them from the passageways or heads. Car­ penter had two wrenches stolen from him. SUZANNE (Bull), Sept. 4—Chair­ man, T. Gallagher; Secretary, none. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion mads to practice safety or do away with safety meet­ ings. Union to see If company can supply more shore bread. Vote of thanks to stewards for a Job well done. - Peering over the tide, SlU crswmembers en the XraiMWl*"! loo|( like they'r# weitieq /for. lomething—ror someone—-to drop iq on them, It really .wasn't that serious; stores were due aboard end thfy. wented to see what's on the menu. • On another front, the Army finally conceded officially that some 440,000 tons of coal being purchased from US suppliers for use at American bases in West Ger­ many is subject to the "50-50" law. The matter had been the subject of dispute for several months. Over 40 shiploads of coal cargo to be shared by American-flag and for­ eign lines are involved. With the "50-50" decision made. Army officials asked the Military Sea Transportation Service to ar­ range the chartering for the Ameri­ can-flag half of the Shipments. Defense officials originally wanted to ship all of the tonnage on for­ eign vessels. The first shipment of the US Army coal has reported­ ly gone out on a Norwegian vessel. The $11.5 million army coal concontract, the largest negotiated in the industry for some time, not only means a boost for US ship­ ping. It will also give a shot in the arm to the ailing mine industry. All the coal will come from 15 Pennsylvania mines. At the same time, mine Interests noted that this year's contract was HILTON (Bull), Aug. »7—Chairman, M. J. Danzey; Secretary, P. L. Shau­ ger. Nothing to report. Everything running smooth. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to steward and galley. BAM MARIHO (Peninsular), Sept. 3 —Chairman, Jesse Baugher; Secretary, SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), Sept. 10—Chairman, none lilted; Secretary, J. RIclly. H. M. Connell elected new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Keep laundry room clean. Do not run washing machine too long. MONTAUK (American Bulk Car­ riers), Sept. 23—Chairman, C. W. Jor­ dan; Secretary, P. G. Vaughn.' No beefs reported, by department dele­ gates. Have ship fumigated. See patrolman about very bad mail serv- by European suppliers. They ex­ pressed hope that orders for th® next fiscal year would all com® from American sources. For Use In Rush Only The Air Force is supposed to us® commercial air freight only when there is a rush for the material. However, Air Force brass blushingly explained that officials in the military assistance program felt military air service to certain countries "was not satisfactory." On the other hand, the Army and Navy use the Military Air TVansport Service when they ship th® same type of cargo by air. Basing its estimate on an exarnination of air freight vouchers turned in by commercial carriers, the GAG said th< Air Force paid over $5.5 million for commercial airlifts of military cargo over a 12-month period. "On the basis of limited tests, we estimate that this cost would not have exceeded $1 million" if shipped by surface car­ riers, the agency noted. The ac­ counting office said there was no rush for most of these items and the bulk of It was non-critical material. Among the examples of the wasteful spending for commercial air freight when shipping could have been used, was this one: the Air Force shipped English lan­ guage training equipment to sev­ eral countries by commercial air at a cost of $125,000. The order covered 56 shipments, including an $18,000 item to Thai­ land and a $14,000 consignment to Turkey. The GAO said that over $100,000 could have been saved on this cargo alone. Ice. Repair water fountain. Discus­ sion about baker; baking is improving. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmlen), Sept. 24—Chairman, Peter McDonald; Sec­ retary, C. K. Hippard. Company again taking on bad water at Djibouti. Stew­ ard left ship at Gibraltar because of illness. Ship's delegate sent radio­ gram to headquarters. $7.97 in treas­ ury. Some disputed overtime. No other beefs reported. See patrclraan about canned milk and find out about dating all milk coming aboard. Need new washing machine. CITIES SERVICE BALTIMORE (Cities Service), Oct. 11—Chairman, W. Willdridge; Secretary, John H. Elliott. Steward ordered a new wash­ ing machine. No beefs reported by department delegates. Have crew foc'sles painted. FAIRLAND (Sea-Land), Oct. 14 — Chairman, O. Claussen; Secretary, Walter Newberg. $11.05 in treasury. Toilets back aft need more pressure. Crew agrees that at meeting before each payoff new delegates be elected for one month. Vote of thanks by new to the steward department and also from the deck department to the bosun for a job well done. AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land Service), Oct. 13—Chairman, Scotty MacCormick; Secretary, A. F. Fontaine. P. Del Valle will check wHh patrolman concerning delayed sailing and other disputed OT. $4..')0 on hand. No beefs reported by delegates. Ship needs to be fumigated. JEAN LAFITTE (Waterman), Oct. 8 —Chairman, William Seltzer; Secre­ tary, Marcel Jeffe. $28.01 in treasury. No beefs reported. Marcel Jette elected new ship's delegate. George Cragg elected treasurer and safety delegate. Room keys to be distributed to proper rooms. Mate will be asked for a list pertaining to the slopchest. SHORT HILLS (Sea-Land), Sept. 21 —Chairman, Red Sullivan; Secretary, Roy J. Barker. No beefs reported by department delegates. Something should be done about the deck cargo, as there should be ample room to walk back aft without danger of get­ ting injured. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Keep all cardboard and wooden boXes out of garbage cans while in port. CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (Cities Service), Sept. . 19—Chairman, C. . A. Kaust; Secretary. Robert W. Doff. No beefs reported. Repair pump for washing machine. Need garbage cans for me.ss room. Brother Kaust elected new ship's delegate. r-\ �Par* Elchteea SEAFARERS Joseph B. Loffue, MD, Medical Director What Happens At Fifty? 5 fI' ' 1. H Kofemhee, 19tl All the following SIU families have received a^$200 maternity benefit plus a. $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing a total of $7,200 in maternity benefits and a maturity value of $900 in bonds: Strange things seem to take place with the "average" and "normal" Eileen Braun, born" June 30, Ivan Durning, New Philadelphia, Mrs. Jerome Chapkewitz, New male when he hits the age of 50. It may well be a mark of our own York, NY. society and its rapid development over a short span of years. Whatever 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leo Ohio. 4 4 4 the cause, it seems to be a medical fact. Of course, there are ways to Joseph Braun, Jr., Austin, Texas. 4 4 4 J. 3^/ Greg E. Davis, born July 19, Joela A. Selhy, born August 28, help our man out of his dilemma if he's ready and willing to seek and Michael A. Donnelly, born Au­ 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Goi'don 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joe 0. accept such help. The Group Health Association of America, Inc. has gust 10, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. L. Davis, New Orleans, La. drawn a "tintype" of this fellow and what may be done to assist him. Selby, Genoa, Texas. Henry B. Donnelly, Lacombe, La. It makes an interesting story. 4 4 4 4 ,4 4 4" 3^ Patricia Degollado, born July 22, Jimmy Thomas was a successful man in his community, but he be­ Thomas J. Zilkovsky, born Au­ Lisa Kennedy, born August 30, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mar- gust 18, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. gan to run scared. He bought a sports car. He drove a little faster and a little more recklessly. He wore colorful clothes. He began to act the 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ gartto Degollado, Houston, Texas. Edward Zilkovsky, Linden, NJ. playboy. He was a bit less pleasant to live with. He began to have a liam £. Kennedy, 8-Mile, Ala. • 4 4 4 4 4 4 t ^ 4 series of minor illnesses that kept him from work. He drank more. He Michael Murr, born September Hayden F. Henry, Jr., born Au­ Robert Reynolds, born August 8, was critical of everyone—both at home and at work. In short, he lost 5, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1961,-to Seafarer and Mrs. Harry gust 3, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. many of the qualities that had made him a community leader. Michael G. Murr, New Orleans, La. Hayden F. Henry, Nicholson, Miss. What had happened? There was nothing he could put his finger on T. Reynolds, S. Ozone Park, NY. 4 4 4 4 4 4 but suddenly he had realized he was at the peak of his achievements. 4 4 4 Maude S. Cooley, born August Marcia Gullett, bdrn July 30, He lost his self-confidence. Others were threatening his position, and Daniel S. Schafer, born August 10, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ben­ there was no place to go in his business but down. He felt he couldn't 27, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Clifton jamin Cooley, Citronnelle, Ala. put in a full day's work without being exhausted. He was no longer able liam Schafer, Oakland, California. Gullett, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 to keep up the pace he had always run. Worst of all he couldn't do all 4 4 4 4 4 4 Nedia Rivera, born September these things. Even his sex life seemed to be affected. Brian Glass, bom June 23, 1961, Leonard, Celden Francis, born 14, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Al­ Looked For Causes to Seafarer and Mrs. John Glass, September 19, 1961, to Seafarer fonso Rivera, Hermanas Davila, What did he do? He began to look for reasons. He needed someone Glen Burnie, Md. and Mrs. Leonard Francis, Manteo, Puerto Rico. on whom to blame his failures. Others were undercutting him and 4 4 4 NC. 4 4 4 trying to get his job, home, his security. Teresa Pitre, born August 18, Tina Marie Varnan, born Au­ 4 4 4 In many ways he set out to prove that he was still the same old guy. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ladlis Ley Hillary Chapkewitz, born gust 3, 1961, to Seafarer anoTMrs. He became a sport. He tried different sexual outlets'. He made more Pitre, Oberlin, La. September 6, 1961, to Seafarer and James Varnan, Supply, NC. noise to attract attention. He began to point up his as;iociates' failures, 4 4 4 so he would appear as the one competent person in the outfit—at least Ophelia N. Airey, born May 2, The deaths of*the following Seafarers have been report­ to those around him. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank Where did this get him? Nowhere in particular. He was fortunate 0. Airey, Seattle, Wash. ed to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $24,500 enough to land in the hands of a doctor who knew what was going on in benefits was paid. (Any apparent delay in payment of 4 4 4 in Jimmy. After conferences with his family and a few close friends, claims is normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary Antonio Lin, born July 4, 1961, 'the doctor began to develop in Jimmy an understanding of himself. It card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates.) to Seafarer and Mrs. Sing Quez took a lot of study, understanding and patience, but Jimmy emerged Lin, New York, NY. from this crisis with greater strength than he had ever shown. He George Dobronich, 46: , Pneu­ ceiving special disability benefits 4 4 4 seemed headed for a long period of inner peace and greater social monia was the cause of death of- since 1956. His widow, Gladys Carla Joy Ireland, born Septem­ usefulness. Brother Dobro­ George, of Mobile, survives. Burial ber 13, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Such is the tale recently told 4 ^ nich on October was at Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile. by a leading internist, himself in is inner rather than superficial. Jackie Ireland, Lowland, North 25, 1961 at the Total benefit, $4,000. tiie middle fifties, of the trials of Those who fail become eternally Carolina. USPHS Hospital, 4 4 4 4 4 4 the energetic male undergoing bitter—if they survive. New Orleans, La. William J. Morris,- 61: Pneu­ Amelia Carbalio, born Septem­ signs of change. This is the story fie joined the (Comments and suggestions are monia was the cause of death to of the male who has little tangible invited by the Department and can ber 11, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. SIU in 1941 and Morris to tell him that his energy balance be subniittent to this colunvi care Jose Carbalio, New York, NY. • sailed in the deck Brother September is shifting. He faces a time of great of the SEAFARERS LOG). department. Sur­ on 4 4 4 fear, frustration and confusion. Dawn Kama Jacobson, born viving is his 21, 1961, at Conva­ July 23, 1961, to Seafajpr and Mrs. widow, Mrs. Mary Ulmens New Drives Home, Walter Jacobson, Houston, Texas. Dobronich, of Arabi, La. Burial was lescent Many who have previously been Savannah, Ga. in St. Bernard Cemetery, Arabl. been stable members of the com­ 4 4 4 He began sailing Sandra Bowman, born August Total benefit: .$4,000. munity become unwittingly driven with the SlU en­ 11, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. to alcoholism, hypochondriasis, an­ 4 4 4 Seafarers who have taken the John Bowman, New Orleans, La. Andrew Stauder, 57: A heart gine department ti-social behavior, suicide and even series of inoculations required condition was fatal to Brother in 1942 and had murder. Insecurity, depression, and 4 4 4 been receiving Michael Flood, born October 1, Stauder on Sep­ anxiety lead to frantic behavior. for certain foreign voyages are special disability benefits since When these behavioral changes are reminded to be sure to pick up 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John T. tember 1, 1961 at 1960. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. New Orleans, La, recognized, and the individual their inoculation cards from the Flood, Philadelphia, Pa. Catherine M. Bell, of Savannah. seeks help or is persuaded to ac­ captain or the purser when they He had shipped 4 4 4 Burial was in Bonaventure Ceme­ cept it, much can be done to tide pay off at the end of a voyage. Sandra Marino, born September with the SIU in The card should be picked up 12, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. the steward de­ him over this period. tery, Savannah. Total benefit: A true evaluation of assets and by the Seafarer and held so that Carlo Marino, New Orleans, La. partment since $4,000. potentialities, reassurance that it can be presented when sign­ 1951. A friend, 4 4 4 4 4 4 the.se changes are normal and capa­ ing on for another voyage where Marie Mazzarieilo, born Septem­ Evelyn Spears, August Jensen, 61: Brother Jen­ ble of adjustment, and bringing in­ the "shots" are required. The ber 18, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. of New Orleans, sen died on October 1, 1961, at the to focus aims of the following inoculation card is your only Frank Mazzarieilo, Staten IsFand, survives. Burial USPHS Hospital, proof of having taken the re­ years do help relieve these anxie­ NY. was in Cypress Grove, New Or­ Staten Island. ties. Those who emerge from these quired shots. leans. Total benefit: $500. 4 4 4 NY. A member Those men who forget to pick trials turn out to he productive Lisa Jones, born September 17, 4 4 4 of the SIU sines up their inoculation card when community leaders, elder states­ Raphael Sirignano, 60: Brother 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Farris 1943, he shipped men, senior members, counsellors, they pay off may find that they Jones, Portsmouth, Ya. Sirignano died of a' heart attack in the deck de­ ' wise old heads, the balance wheels are required to take all the at hom^ in Stat­ 4 4 4 partment 'and "shots" again when they want of the community. Patricia Kokoszka, born Septem­ en Island, New had been receiv­ Their wisdom and tolerance as­ to sign on for another such voy­ ber 7, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. York, on April ing special disa­ sure for them a position money age. Edward Kokoszka, Baltimore, Md. 27, 1961. He had bility benefits couldn't buy, and their happiness been sailing on 4 4 4 since July 2, Norman R. Foster, born August SIU railroad tugs 1961. Surviving is his widow, Marie 30, 1961, to Se^arer and Mrs. since June, 1960. Jensen, of Huntington Station, LI, Floran Foster, Springhill, Ala. Surviving Is his NY. Cremation was at Greenwood, widow, Mrs. Tes- Brooklyn. Total benefit: $4,000. 4 4 4 sie Sirignano. St. Cathy L. Young, born January 4 4 4 Peter's Ceme­ 1, 1961, to Seafarer, and Mrs. Alejo Vila, 57: Brother Vila died tery, Staten Island, was the place James M. Young, Norfolk, "Ya. of Interment. Total benefit, $4,000. of pneumonia on October 26, 1961 4-44 at the Albert Marcella L. Howell, born August 4 4 4 John C. George, 65: A cerebral Einstein Medical 14, 1961, to Seafarer and iJlcB. Mar­ blood clot was the cause of death Center, Philadel­ vin E. Howell, Lucedale, Miss. phia, Pa. He was to Brother 4 4 4 a member of the Albert F. Derosby, born August George on Sep­ SIU since 1949 17, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Al­ tember 10, 1961 and shipped in at the Mobile bert J. Derosby, Houston, Texasi the engine de­ General Hospi­ 4 4 4 partment. A sis­ Mitchell Auger, born July 30, tal, Mobile, Ala. ter, Jane Landa, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jean He began sailing of Philadelphia, in the engine der Auger, Bell Mawr, NJ. survives. Holy Cross Cernetery, partment with 4 4 4 Yeadon, Pa., was the place of Ivan A. Duming, bom August the SIU In 1938 burial. Total benefit: $4,000) 28, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. and had been re­ Pick Up 'Shot' Card At Payoff C^' LOO �lfofwA«r,iNi SEAFARERS LOG Pace Niacfeca That's My Baby LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Soldier After some bad luck in Inchon, Korea (a fire in No. 4 hold that took two days to douse with both the crew and military personnel working around the clock and three more days to jettison a -^ater-logged wheat cargo—^LOG, October '81), the Steel Traveler (Isthmian) steamed into Kao Nsiung, For­ mosa, on its way back to the States. Seafarer Robert O'Brien, chief electrician, plays the proud father as he and his one-year-old daughter Mary Ann pose for the cameraman. The O'Briens, who hail from Salem, Mass., received a $200 wel­ fare benefit last October when Mary Ann joined the family. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), August 28 — Chairman, Richard C. Busby; Secretary, A. Nail. No beefs reported hy delegates. Discussion about stevadores using steward department toilet. ROBIN KIRK (Moore McCormack), August 30 — Chairman, Edward Kresz; Secretary, Paul Finrow. $16.10 in treasury. No beefs reported by delegates. Ship's delegate to see about ordering new washing machine. Request to return cups to pantry. Use ship's fund to buy timer for washing machine. Fans needed in crew toilets; add to repair list. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), Au­ gust 20 — Chairman, John F. McGonnel; Secretary, F. S. Omega. Ma- loney named ship's treasurer. Beef about the cold water shower. Crew advised that a cooling .sy.stem was to be installed but the USPHS rejected it. Suggestion that a patrolman and USPHS olficial be asked to come down and explain why a cooling sys­ tem could not be installed. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Au­ gust 20—Chairman, C. De Hospedales; Secretary, A. Romero. $1.60 in treas­ ury. No beefs reported by department delegates. MADAKET (Waterma), Sept. 3 — Chairman, William G. Smith; Secre­ tary, Albert G. Espeneda. Everything running smoothly. Some repairs from last trip not done but this trip all will be done except painting of rooms. $3.19 In treasury. No beefs reported. Vote of thanks for job well done. Request crew and officers keep out of the galley. CARA SEA (Bleakley), September 3 —Chairman, P. Du Cloux; Secretary, Adriene Fecteau. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ralph O. King, new ship's delegate, to see the captain about opening slop chest. Engine delegate to see chief engineer about painting black gang fcc'slcs. - "When we hit this port of call," ship's delegate Kenneth Singh re­ ported, "our day for the draw fell on a weekend and, as the old story goes, most of us were pretty well cleaned put," / While in town, Singh and sev­ eral other crewmembers visited the Lucky Bar, where "J.C.", the proprietor, cashed the draw. , "That money looked awful good," Singh added. (See photo.) t Si The Atlas (Bull) found Itself with 100 cases of empty bottles aboard. The minutes don't explain the rea­ son for the large accumulation of glassworks, except to mention that the empties are "Cokes" and other soft drinks. With little effort, the gang could turn out a lot'of fancy table lamps. 4" 4" 4" Calling for the support of farm workers and improvement of con­ ditions for migrant laborers, the crew of the Chatham (Sea-Land) has submitted a resolution to head­ quarters. The document reads as follows: "Whereas, we are bound by our duty and need to support the ef­ forts of American workers to or­ ganize into our trade union move­ ment, and, "Whereas, agricultural workers, numbering about one million throughout the United States, are living under extremely poor con­ ditions, and, "Whereas, throughout the past smoothly. Ship received money for second safety award. $13.34 in ship'i fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck department to be taken up with pa­ trolman for clarification on equaliza­ tion of OT. LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfleld), August 1$—Chairman, J. Noonan, Secretary, E. Houston. Old washing machine unsatisfactory: crew has chipped In and bought a new one. New crewmembers to donate $1 each for use and maintenance of same. C. Hughart elected new ship's dele­ gate. Joyner elected deck delegate. Jack Meyers engine delegate. Piszatowski steward delegate. No beefs reported. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Sept. 8—Chairman, E. A. Pappas; Secre­ tary, Ken Turner. Bennie Wienbcrg elected new ship's delegdte. No beefs reported. Motion made to have pas-, sengers feed at 0743 Instead of 0730 to have less confusion in the galley. Clocks need to be corrected. Replace old linens. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Sep­ tember A—Chairman, Theo. W. Drobins; Secretary, M. S. Sospina. Ship's delegate reported everything running treasury. Some disputed OT. A mag­ nificent vote of thanks to. galley for excellent meals, very good service STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Aug. 20—Chairman, Alexander D. Brodle; Secretary, Cedric R. Wood. 012.89 in Amid the tumult of battle a soldier lies Pondering the meaning of the soul. While mxin-made pyrotechnics rend the skies And death strikes indiscriminately below. He ponders the issue of life and., eternity In the precious shelter of his fox­ hole Struggles in his mind to set hie spirit free Wonders if there is immortality for the soul. He wonders what the Fates will decree And if there really is a God Wonders if death in battle is the - key To unlock his spirit from the bloody sod. The shells whine and the cannons roar loud As the Grim Reaper stalks the macabre scene The soldier wonders what comes after the shroud. If only he knew, he could die serene. Cashing weekend draw at the Lucky Bar in Kao Hsiung, For­ mosa, are Steel Traveler Seafarers Kenneth Singh, chief elec-trician (2nd from left), Howard Whiteley, messman, and Fritz Manard, AB. The ladies are some of the local hostesses. 100 years, various organizing ef­ forts have gone into this struggle, without the full support and en­ ergy of our trade unions, and "Whereas, the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO, has become defunct, leaving this field largely unor­ ganized and fully at the mercy of the Growers Association, now, "Therefore, be it resolved, that, we, the ship's crew of the SS Chatham, wholeheartedly recog­ nize the urgent need for full sup­ port of the agricultural workers to organize and attain the benefits of a higher standard of living, com­ and cleanliness. Appreciation was ex­ pressed to brothers who took time and trouble to set up and operate the movies every other night. Two shows given on movie night. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), Sept. A—Chairman. Sidney Segree; Secretary, James K. Pursell. Every­ thing okay except for a few minor beefs. Steward department doing a good job. No beefs reported by dele­ gates. Motion made to write head­ quarters concerning clarification of sailing board time. Discussion on new vacation plan.'Suggest that Union clarify plan. HASTINGS (Waterman), Sept. !-• Chairman, August Lazzaro; Secretary, John E. Wells. Everything running smooth. Delegates asked to be pres­ ent at payoff. Discussion on class C shipping. Two men logged; one left ship in Panama City. One man signed on in Antwerp. By Carl Max McDaniel parable with the rest of organized labor." The crew urged that the resolu­ tion be reviewed for further ac­ tiont 4. 4Informality has reached the lim­ its on the San Marino (Peninsular) and the crew has decided to take action. From now on: "No more underwear in the mess halls." None at all? 4" 45" 4* Can anything be added to the thoughts of the anonymous dele­ gate on the FloBida State (Ever­ glades) who wrote: "Same old ship. Same old run. Same old crew. But it's nice." use. $10.05 in treasury. Vote of thanks to all delegates. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. All dirty coffee mugs should be put in sink. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. Less noise in passageway. Vote of thanks to Captain Epperly. chief officer Fillipone, chief engineer Wyiie and first assistant H. E. High for cooperating with the crew at all times. PORTMAR (Calmar), Sept. 9—Chair­ man, B. L. Winborne; Secretary, A. C. Streeter. Everything running smooth. Vote of thanks to Captain Hamilton for his cooperation with the crew. Repair list to be made up and checked for necessary repairs. AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), Sept. 10 —Chairman, Scotty McCormack; Sec­ retary, Paul Martin. Cooperation asked regarding inspections by Public Health. $8.50 in treasury. No beefs reported. Pedro Delvalle elected new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the steward department. MOUNT EVANS (Bull), July 30— Chairman, F. McGuIre; Secretary, A. O. Arono. No beefs reported. Garbage cans to be scrubbed after use. Fan in messhaU out of order. Cots to be distributed. Keep natives out of passageways and foc'sles. Need screens for messhall. CHICKASAW (Waterman), Sept. 4— Chairman, Howard Menz; Secretary, Frank Kustura. One man missed ship in Okinawa; one hospitalized in Kobe. All men getting off to turn in room keys. Turn washing machine off after COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannee), Sept. 2—Chairman, Kenneth Sterner; Secretary, Cliff Taggart. $2 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by deTegates. Amendment from Sword Knot accepted unanimously. CHATHAM (Sea-Land), Sept. 13— Chairman, Walter W. Le Claire; Sec­ retary, LInzy Bosley. No beets re­ ported. Larger tables needed in crew mess. Motion to give deck mainten­ ance men the bigger room next to cooks' room so steward can use their room for linen locker. See patrolman about allotments. Special vote of thanks to steward for grade A mcuut and incident.als beneficial to crew Big vote of thanks to baker for his pastries and breads. MARYMAR (Calmar), Sept. 24 — Chairman, John R. Marshall; Secre­ tary, Robert Kyle. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion to do away with coffee urn and use coffee percolator. Vote of thanks to stewards for a job well done. Crew asked to remove personal wash from Unes after they are dried. TAMARA GUILDEN (Comm. Trans), Sept. 3—Chairman, S. E. Milli; Secre­ tary, R. Beliveau. No beefs reported by department delegates. New ship's delegate is Jay Cohen. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), Sept. 3—Chairman, Joe Cave; Secretary, Fred Shaia. Two men left in Spain. $19.61 in treasury. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), Aug. 2<—Chairman, Harry L. Baum; Sec­ retary, W. M. Wallace. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. $6 in treasury. Motion carried to refer dispute on demotion of fireman Abad to boarding patroiman. Steward re­ quested crew to take care of cots and not to leave 'hem on deck. DEL SUD (Mississippi), Sept. 24— Chairman, C. Dowling; Secretary, Thos. O. Rainey; $137.20 in treasury. No beefs reported. Motion to donate $25 from ship's fund to Houston vic­ tims of hurricane Carta. Theo D. James elected ship's delegate. Open­ ing of ship's delegate's mail by un­ authorized personnel should stop. PENN EXPLORER (Penn Shipping), Sept. 17—Chairman, J. Dickerson; Secretary, A. Bernard. Need new re­ frigerator and washing machine. $1.50 in treasury. All steward department rooms to be sougeed out. Dry store­ room to be sougeed and painted due to weevil and worms. Vote of thanks to radio operator for posting news of ball games and other news. CITIES SERVICE BALTIMORE (Cities Service), Sept. 19—Chairman, J. Kauanagh; Secretary, Fennell. Turn in all old linen. No beefs reported by department delegates. B. Willridge elected new ship's delegate. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), June 18—Chairman, H. A. Oroneo; Secre­ tary, C. B. Cobrom. $17.25 in treasury. $5 donated to American Merchant Ma­ rine Library. Motion to write to headquarters re getting three fans in each room. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), Sept. 3—Chairman, John Trust; Sec­ retary, J. T. Linhart. $14 in treasury. No beefs reported by department del­ egates. T. D. York elected new ship's delegate. Messhall needs painting. Should replace toaster. I t^l,yCLNSF£UAlYi:)U Muer SB f^B A/£|V C«p/AJARV'-. FIRGrrRlF,BHP SoO'LL I'M Twe lOME JHESBA... M>y/Bf^OflE..» \CAPrAlN!S -rue CLBAt4 FBEUN&OF- WORK 'HePHEW, WBLLOORB..A'BrC. VKMOvC... ETC., JBTCy ETC,., 'is THAT mi IT. THB M/All/TEIIA/D �Open Wide IOG-4-KHYTHM; The Twelve to FourWatch By Amos B. Beinhart The Captain's standing orders say, These are the rules you must obey; A sha.p lookout shall be main­ tained. To Jiaiiclsomely steer you will be trained. Eriroute to the bridge, use the out­ side stair, (You come awake in the fresh air). Shoii'd the weather worsen from bad to badder, Then you may use the inner ladder. Don't shoot the breeze with the mate on watch, (He's already fit for the booby hatch). In coming and going about the deck. The rigging and gear occasionally check. " If anything seems to be out of sorts. Come to me with your report. When we get the pilot aboard at last. Moke sure the ladder is made well fast. Be sure to have a heaving line ready. Rij ihi steps and make sure they're steady; If he's coming or going from the ship at night, Co to the boat deck and train the light. A few additions I would mafce. For seamanship and order's sake. When tying up, or in undocking, (And this also applies to Panama locking). An able seamon is to be at the winch» To make sure that it runs without a hitch; To tend the propeller guard is to be The permanent duty of the ordi­ naries. •At oil times when approaching the pier. Have'two heaving lines coiled and clear; To send ashore our mooring lines, Without a second's loss of time. When the dock on the horizon Cliff Toggart, steward appears. aboard the Coasted Cru­ Heave away with gour line, amidst sader, pries open the mouth the cheers of en eight-foot-shark he Of all assembled, as it falls short.. caught on • recent trip. Then try again—^when we're closer to port. "Look, Ma, no cavities," said the shark. Since no self-respecting rat would stoop. To come up the hawsers to the poop; With rat guards, aft, we're not equipped, somehow; The second mate has them all at the bow. That's all for now, I'll end this song; Seafarers on the City of Alma Except . . . please make the coffee had an unexpected two-day stop­ good and strong, . over at Castle Island, Bahamas, One spoon of sugar and a little when the vessel went aground cream in. When you relieve the wheel, bring near the Caribbean Isle early this month. it hot and sleamii?! Enroute from Los Angeles to Gal­ veston, the Waf;erman C-2 reported­ ly suffered no major damage and no injuries to crewmembers at the time of the mishap. She was spotted by the foreign-ffag motorTwo of the SlU's fraveltng ship Cludad de Cumana while photogs stopped by the perched on the bar. LOG office to drop off The two-day period on the "high some of their handiworlc to and dry" came to an end when be shown to fellow Seafar­ local tugs hauled the Alma back ers: At left. Lars4lensen, to deep water and she resumed her who also sails on deck, run to Texas. The vessel arrived caught shipmate Louis at Port Newark on November 10. Torres, A6, having a high time painting down ons of the masts while in Jakarta. It looks like Brother Torres has a long way to go— either up or down. On the Steel Scleiitist, also on the Far East run, George W. Scott snapped night cook & SlU AtkinHc, Gulf baker Elios P. Novor (be­ Lakos & inland Waters low,- left) far from his usual District haunts. Navor doubles as PRESIDENT « tonsorial artist and was Paul HaU doing the honors for chief" EXECirriVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner mate M. E. Ryder when VICE PRKIDKNTS Scott came by. Alma Caught High And Dry Shutterbugs Show Stuff i BIRECTOBT ^ Nov«ailMr, IMl SKAPARBUS tOG Twentr ' s ^ \ . ' Claude Simmons Llndsey Williams Earl Shepard AI Tanner SECRETARY-TRBAStlRER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Bd Mooney Pred Stewart BALTIMORE UIO B. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON . . 276 State St. John Fay. Agent Richmond a-0I40 DETROIT urns W. JeRerson Ave. Vlnewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS....BIS 4th Ave., Bklyn HYacintb 9-6600 HOUSTON 4303 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent CApltal 3-4089; 3-4080 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax William MorrU, Agent ELgln 3-0987 MI.AMl 744 W. Wagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRankUn 7-3S64 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 3-1754 NEW ORLEANS 830 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent Tel. 329-7540 NEW VORK....". 679 4Ui Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 NORFOLK 410 CoUey Ave. Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent 625-6505 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St Ray Oates. Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 400 Harrison St. Bill Hall. Acting Agent Douglas 3-4401 SANTURCE. PR 1313 Fernandet Juncot, Stop 30 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep, Phone 723-0003 SEATTLE 8006 1st Ave. Ted Babkowskl. Agent Main 3-4334 TAMPA 812 Harrison St. Jeff Gillette. Agent 24-3471 WILMINGTON, CaUf 505 N. Marine Ave Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-3326 DSL NORTH (Delta) July 33—ChatrRMm, MiMlp ColMi) SMToHry, Unnle NarsMheiiMr. lte»orte« •new chemical tor kUUag roadkae vrtU M used. 8188 pn hand with • vote el thanks. Ne eeefe reported by depart­ ment deleSBte*. Nceon eleetcd chip's delegate. Have the air coadltlonlng checked and other quarters. One min­ ute of sUence for departed brothers. Btqwartl wUl «Ta«r now nottrossog •Bd wtBdohuto. Hovo palrolMa clMck Hsattreooos hs foe'aUa. Ordeg perthele acroMis. moods (iimUimItom. Crow •Meed met t» samk* moism whMi snea are sl«*iMmc mmd mot tg wear aborU in wiessreomt. Turn !• •U ekcesa Uaen ot mext iasu* Cor WUmlmgtan. Vote •( thanka tm. steward department. ATLAB (Cargo A Tonkshlp), APE. TAMARA auiLOEN (Transport Cemmerclet) July 38 — Chairman. i—Choirman, Pbllig C. Adklnw SecraCharles Martin,, ggcrotary, Idwerd tary, W. H. Simmons. 338 left Im SkorupsM. Crew wants more coopera­ ship's fund as VU was deducted in tion from the galley. Washing ma­ Yokosuka. Japan, to purchooo library chine to ha ahut off after using. This books. Soma -disputed OT in deck ship has one man to a foc'tle and Is department. Two members from the air-conditioned. It has windows In­ Danny Boy which was sold in Korea stead of portholes. tUed floors, ma­ Joined sltlp at Yokosuka. Contacting hogany rahlnets and lockers and for­ Union ro transportation or monies due theae men. Good crew attoardj mica-paneled bulkheads. no boefs In engine and oteward deiSrtmonls. Suggestions made that FINN TRANSPORTIR (Penn Nsvlcicvlslon bo repaired at next port! gstlon) August 8—chalrmsn. Psrcy chief engineer order spare tans and parts. No spares aboard. Each man clean washing. machine after use. Check on ice machine placed aboard ship. Vote of thanks to steward de­ portment for flne Job. f •iny Bersri Secretenr, Charles Brinton. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates except disputed OT. Crew not to leave Baltimore harbor with this ship unless ths smokestack is fixed. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. TIMBER HITCH (Suwanntt), July 38—Chalrmsn, J. P. Johnioni Seeretsry, Paul Magre. Ship'a delegate notified headquarters of the death of Brother W. S. Smith. Disputed OT referred to headquarters. Ship's treasurer DeSllva made motion that crew donata 81 to ihlp'i fund. Dis­ cussion on helping to keep messhall clean, also crew pantry. Messmen's quarters need painting. Mattresses 111 bad shape—request for new ones. Insufficient slopchest. Mall service Is very liad. Request for OT sheets and LOGs. ALCOA PEOASUS (Alcoa), Aug. 37—Chairman, Edward Morris) Secratery, temuel A. Selomen. Treasurer reported 33.10 in ship's fund. No LOGS or communications received from headquarters. New mattresges and pillows needed. JEAN LA PITTS (Waterman), Sept. 4—Chairman, P. P. Droiak; Sacrotary, E. Moonty. Ship's delegate re­ ported one man missed ship In Japan. Ship needs fumigation for roaches. Discussion on Increase of benefits. Crew very happy over the gains. Malt service very bad. Request Union check with cfompany to see if we could get better service. FAIRLAND (Sea • Land), Aug. 13 —Chalrmsn, A. ' Arnold,- Secretary, Walter Newberg. Everything in order and no beefs. One man missed ship In Houston. Texas. $11.30 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. See patrolman about vent in crew quarters and roaches aboard ship. TRANS - INDIA (Hudson Water­ ways), Aug. 12—Chairman, 0. L. Dlckerson; Sacretsry, R. E. Ayers. One member In hospital in Laurenco Mar­ ques. Washing machine out of orJter. Need new drinking fountains as they have been out of order all trip. Two men short In deck department. June LOG not received. OVERSEAS EVA (Overseas Cu­ rlers, July 9—Chairman. A. ReaskO) tacretary, N. P. Davis. Ship's dele­ gate reported one man hospitallced CALMAR (Cslmsr), July 19 — in Karachi and. one" in Rotterdam. One man missed ship in Massawa. Chairman, N. Kondylas; Secretary, A. Clarification on draws in bunker Whltmer. No beefs reported. Crew ports received from headquarters. requests new washing machine. No Discussion on lack of cold water in ship's fund. One man hospitalized In shower while in the Persian Gulf. Long Beach. California. Baker re­ Vote of thanks to Mr. Dalilgren, the quests patrolman to come to ship re chief mate, for a very fine Job of alleged inferior baked products. taking care of the sick and. injured OCEAN DINNV (Maritime Ovsron this voyagrt S51.23 left in ship's Aug. 4—Chairman, Paul L. fund. Crew voted to give it to the seas), Whitlow) Secretary, Norman DuBais. men in hospital. $10,77 used for Captain says he will pay anyone off telegrams to Union. Crew complained at request on 34-hour notlco. Time about ship's ventilation system. off discussed. Should be a depart­ Should be cleaned and repaired. New mental issue, and not Involve whole mattresses were not received. Pil­ ship. Discussion on hospital slips lows ordered for next voyage. Will and pos.sibilil.v of Coast Guard medi­ take problem of ship being Insuf­ cal exams. Crew asked to request ficiently stored with patrolman. Vote slips only if needed. Ship's fund $10. of thanks to the cooks. No beets reported b.v delegates. Sug­ gestion that if ship lays up. the ship's 'VAKA (Waterman). July 21—Chair­ fund be turned over to Salvation man, M. Cross) Secretary, D. S. Army, AMMI Library or Catnollc Sea­ Cotseff. Ship's delegate reported that men's Club at discretion of treasurer. the messhall was painted. Pantry Vote of thanks to steward and the not painted for more than one year. galle.v forre for putting out very good See the patrolman about this and food. Steward thanked crew for lino other beefs atioard ship,- One man cooperation given to him. hospitallMd In Long Beach. Motion HASTINGS (Watorman), Aug. 8— to have patrolman submit a type­ written copy of clarification regard­ Chairman, August LanSro) Seerotsry, John Wells. Nicolas Capulo ing cooUe labor, and this to be post­ ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ed on crew's bulletin board In mess- elected ported by department delegates. room. Ship shoulil be fumigated for Everything is running smoothly. roaches in shipyard. Steward de­ partment given a vote of thanks for STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), the good food. no data—Chairman, T. Crawford) Bocrotory, J. Fuller. No draws on over­ MANKATO VICTORY (Victory time In foreign ports. No beefs re­ Carriers). July 37—Chainhan, Bill ported b.v department delegates. Sug­ Eeuden Secretary. Tex Jacks. Crew gestion- for separate watch table and asked to bring back coffee cups lunch In Ice box for men who sleep when finished with them, also to through noon meal. Night lunch to take clothes off Una when dry. No have more variety and .should have beefs reported by department dele­ pastries at coffee time. Letter to be gates. Motion made to lock screen sent to headquarters about tax taken doora to keep out longshoremen. out of shipyard subsistence. No LOOi or eommiiniratlons received last trip. Ship needs fumigation. Beefs not settled fully In San Fran­ PANOCEANIC PAITH (Panecean- cisco. Crew aaked to be quiet In le), Aua. 34—Chairman, 6. Ruf) Sec­ passuueways in the morning. Men tary, k. U. Johnson. Ship's delegate standing watch at night awakened by reported one meal disputed. Take iip unnecessary noise. with boarding patrolman. Drinking OLOBE EXPLORER (Marltlma water tanks to be checked. Transpor­ tation issue alio to be brought to the Overseas), August S—Chairmen, J. R. Thompson; Secretory, Vernon Doug­ Union's attention. Master commented on the efficiency of the Mnitary men. las. A few hours disputed OT. $5 in Only BO quarts of milk obtained In treasury. No beefs reported by de­ Hawaiian Islands. Milk issue in gen­ partment delegates. Vote of thanks eral to be taken up with patroImaH. to Jack E. Gervals for a Job well $19.85 in ship's fund. Delegates to done as ship's delegate and to Union have patrolman check at sign-on If officials on the outcome ot the recent sufficient amount of US dollars or strike. Frank Van Dusen elected new « travelers checks are available for next ship's delegate. trip. PENS VOYAGER (Penn Ship­ BENT$ FORT (Cities Berylce). ping), August 19—Chairman, D. W, Aug. 11—Chairman, A. J. Olovanl; Tusk) Secretary, C. O. Straud. T. McSecretary. W. Casstdy. All repairs Raney elected ship's delegate. No completed. No cooperation on feeding beefs reported by department dele­ and menu very poor. Linen not gates. Request that garbage and changed often enough. Ship going to trash be put In cans provided aft. shipyard. Crew requests awnings aft DEL AIRES (Mississippi), August and on boat deck and stern, Request innerspring - mattresses Instead of 19 — Chairman, R. Ransome; Secrethcy, i. R. Llanos. $16 in ship's foam. fund. No. beefs reported by depart­ HERCULES VICTORY (Ocsan Car- ment delegates. Reque.st men using rlsrs), Aug. 22—Chairmen. William washing machines to clean them after Dedd; Secretary, P. J. Whitey John- use. ten. Crew list sent in. Quite a few SLOBB PROGRESS (Msrltlme Jobs will be open after paj'off at San Francisco. Captain pleased with crew Overseas), Augiist 28 — Chairmen, for top job done. $7.78 In ahlp's Stsnlsy F. Schuler; Secretary, Andy treasury. Andy Gowdcr elected ship's C. Nosh. Everything going smoothly, treasurer. No beefs reported b.v de­ Bight-day clock to be put In crew partment delegates. Fans In S-I3 to menroom. Wipers' overtime to be ba checked. Chief etectrlrlan states discussed With patrolman. Vote of no brushes or parts. Fans ordgrsd. thanks to the steward deparlment. �'.IMl 8, too Fag* T«ra(g-0*« I Overseas Rose Running Smooth Missing Captain Sought By^ Author To the Editor: I am happy to report that th* Overseas Rose (Maritime Over­ seas) is shaping up In good Sj style. All quarters, messhaus, pantries and the galley have been painted out this trip. Since the last writing, we have gone to Corpus Christi, Texas, where patrolman Steve Zubovich paid off the ship. I would like to say at this time that Steve did a dam good job of settling the beefs aboard the ship. Since then, all depart ments have been running To the Rdltor: At the present time, I am en­ gaged in research for a com­ prehensive work on Hie life of Eugene O'Neill. I wrote to you because I am trying to locate a Captain Henshaw (Henshawe or Hinshaw) who was a personal friend of O'Neill's. If he is still alive, the cap­ tain would be in his 70's or 80's. The last I know of him Is that he was a master of a tramp steamer that some of your men may have sailed on. He and O'Neill met by chance when O'Neill was a passenger on an­ other ship, at Manila in Decem­ ber, 1928. I don't know the Captain's first name or the name of his ship. I would appreciate hear- To The Bduor •mm All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer, Names will be withheld upon request. smooth, with very few beefs. It looks like a clean payoff next time. Robert Donnell, chief stew­ ard, is still turning out those good menus and he has a galley force that is turning out some really tasty chow. Special mention should go to Brother F. £. Smith, night cook and baker, who has been turning out very fine pastry. He's also, now doing double duty, since we had to leave our chief cook, J. A. Witchens, back in Cal­ cutta, India, due to illness. A vote of thanks is due to the entire steward department, as it has done a bang-up job. Speaking of Calcutta, I would like to caution all Seafarers who are going to India, to be sure and declare all money, ciga­ rettes, cameras, watches and anything else of value carried aboard. Indian customs of­ ficials take a very dim view of undeclart^d articles and do not hesitate to slap on a very heavy fine. We had a bit of a problem with customs this trip, and we owe special - thanks to Capt. James W. Maltland for the ef­ fort he extended to help the crew of this vessel in getting through customs. It's a toss-up where we're heading now. After discharging our grain from Texas, we start­ ed out for Portland, Oregon, and on the way received a ra­ diogram that we're chartered to States Marine.' Will write again when we know more about what's going on. Charle« J. Welbom Engine delegate In the faint light of a makeshift operating room, Seafarer Charles B. Jennings was able to snap this scene of the emergency surgery performed on the Coastal Sentry on shipmate Immanuel Attungiie. Above, doctor preparSt to remove infected appendix while missile technicians assist in the surgery. Seafarer Life Is Saved By First Operation At Sea Aboard SIUMissile Ship All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. .Names will be withheld upon request. ing from anyone knowing any­ thing about the man I'm seek­ ing. Write me at 5 Montague Ter­ race, Brooklyn, NY. Thank you for your cooperation. Louis Sbeaffer 4. t Truth is alwayi stranger and more exciting than fiction. That's what someone is always Offers Thanks saying, but the fact doesn't hit until you can see something actually happening. On Welfare Aid The men on the Coastal Sentry (Suwannee) had plenty of extra excitement aboard their To the Editor: A little note of appreciation vessel recently, although rid-" to the Seafarers Welfare Plan ing a missile ^ip and playing gency was over, and Attungue was and also a vote of thank.s to the on the road to recovery. a part in the Government's gpacs program provides lots of ac­ tion on its own. Events on the Sentry started out when one of the crew developed a ruptured appendix that had to come out. When there is no op­ erating room or surgical tools and the ship is riding in rough seas, then you've really got trouble. Jennings Mosely On Sunday, August 27, the Sen­ try was patrolling somewhere in by heavy swells, and the captain the Indian Ocean, waiting for an brought her about. This would give Attungue a smoother ride; the ship was taking green water over This article was submitted the bow. from the Coastal Sentry by Assisted by an improvised med­ Seafarer Charles B. Jennings, ical team utilizing the faint light electrician. of every available lamp, the doctor proceeded. On hand,' as part of the team, was the chief mate; Sea­ impending "Mercury" space shot. She had been on patrol for 30 farer C. E. Mosely, steward; two RCA technicians and the ship's op­ days since leaving Florida. erations manager, representing Down below. Seafarer Emman­ uel Attungue, AB, had been in sick Pan American Airways. bay for several days with acute As the night dragged on, sweat ai^pendicitis. As each hour passed, beaded the faces of everyone tak­ his condition grew steadily worse. ing part in the life-saving effort. At the same time, the Sentry Then, by 0025, the next morning, couldn't head back to port and had the operation ended. The emerto be on station for her basic mis­ mmm 5IU Disability S sion. (^uckily, the ship carried a med­ List Details in Eases Big Blow ical observer participating in the Cables To Union space shot series. Commander To the Editor: Frank H. Austin, Jr., Medical When notifying headquarters I'm receiving the disability by cable or wireless that a Sea­ Corps, USN. Checking over the benefit and It sure helped out a lot on accoupt of what hap­ ship's limited hospital facilities, farer has paid off in a foreign pened here. As you know, the Cmdt. Austin must have realized port because of injury or illness, big blow really hit Texas when he didn't have too much of a ships' delegates should Include hurricane Cai'la caxne. You've choice. As the ship's clocks ticked the following information: The man's full name, his SIU probably seen pictures of the •off, Attungue's condition was'be­ storm. I'm sending some -clip­ coming critical and at 2100, he de­ book number, name of the ship, the port of payoff and the hos­ cided to operate. pings in this letter. The operating room would be pital where he is being treated. The storm piled up ships and The response of ships' crews boats all over -the waterfront, the crew's messhall; a table would knocked power lines down and serve as the operating bench. At­ to the Union's request for these water seemed to cover the tungue was therefore prepared for notifications has been very good. whole state the way it looked surgery, and then carried into the Sometimes though, not all of the above Information has been to us. Anyway, the disability newly-set-up "operating room." check came in handy. I want to A spinal anesthetic was admin­ .included. Be sure to list all of thank the Union for this. help. istered, and Cmdr. Austin made this data so that the SIU can . Paul R. Albano the first Incision at 2157 hours. act as promptly as possible. The ship was roiling now, battered Now things returned to "nor­ mal.'..' The paraphernalia used as medical instruments was returned, the men went back to their regular jobs; technicians to their tracking posts, SIU crewmen to their shipboard duties. The emer­ gency surgeon, Cmdr. Austin, grabbed a breather until his mis­ sion on the Sentry is completed. He is due to report shortly on a new assignment at the Pensacola Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida. Somewhere in the Indian Ocean six men had saved another's life —far from the headlines made in space by the launching of Amer­ ica's newest space vehicles. Shipboard Sketches Philadelphia SIU welfare repre­ sentative who gave untiringly of his time to help my wife and I in our time of need. There was a little difficulty for a time in clearing up our case concerning the hospitaliza­ tion of our daughter. But in the long- run everything was taken care of. The point I wish to stress is that I was on a ship while everything was being set­ tled. The welfare office and welfare representative, working together with my wife, got it straightened away. So I wish to say for alT three of us, my wife, daughter and myself, our heartfelt thanks. Robert "Whites" Duff by Ben Graham "Y«« li«v* « caiciuin deficiency—-very leff bonesr' I �•Vi,^ Lvv^-Tr-- "• SEAFARERS Fare Tweatr-Twa LOG Norember, UCl Del Sud Crew Aids Shipmate Your Gear.. ^Gets Him Home For Funeral for ship •. • for shore Del Sud passenger utilityman Prince Baker (center) receives check covering crew's contribution of $447.50 from ship's delegate Beau James (right), while steward delegate A. A. Yaiiente looks on. When tragedy strikes a member of an SIU crew, his fellow Sea­ farers aren't always the hard-bitten types they're made out to be in movies and novels about the sea. The latest ease in point came up aboard the Dei Sud (Mississippi), when Prince Baker, passcngcr utilityman, received a cable ad­ vising him of his mother's sudden death in Chattanooga, Tenn. Baker faced the problem of not being able to get to the funeral, due to lack of the necessary cash to make up the plane fare. Immediately, Seafarers on the Deb-Sud swung intd* action. A vol­ untary collection was started aboard ship with the aid of the SIU delegates. The crew, hearirig of their brother's misfortune, re­ sponded with a total of $447.50. This was promptly presented to Baker, enabling him to fiy home in time for the burial. Before leaving. Baker expressed warm thanks for the assistance and spirit behind the* crews' action. His shipmates aboard the Del Sud sent a floral wreath on ahead too. Remember When? LOG-A-RHYTHM: Seamen's Papers—1918 Honeymoon By J. F. Wunderllch Js».mnal8(aa. Those moments of weakness. Those moments of love. Those moments of gazing At stars shining above. MxLMMSSiismOm iKiwsn Asiribifl oa 1 lo»>a 4<> oio {mwt iti I3M > . mi t; do herein cott% *' a oitott »l tisii The sea shines like silver. With light from the moon. Those nioments of passion. When dawn comes too soon. r 1 fcsrobjf «T*atwJ lJ« Iwfifer «s 4 Jmvn wostiowx! %Mi cwii fw •s'wifed by »iixstoow oa «i>d> Ritawtaeat dopaKaw ^ ^ :i» iikti* wbcoHif f («.» .1... * ...... •.... .. ^ *beiis«>S ' ';V-1*^ .. . I..«: r<asA -1^;3&. ;-- -rryrf ..-•iTtT—: «:::: S)»«fr«5?rof Ey«> VfiSfnUii^ Ix: :':' '•• ^ ~\ ^ -i. » y*. -c. a'.si'y .toX—."..Sfc, -v, owfiw or {(«?«!». , ^ < f A:n<'rW::: < 5()<Kfloas- <K. 5ji^uf <tr. ,. pr»t-»<.a< W on'-<' f» •• > • VSK . v"if fh'' J''> Quite a few Seafarers still sailing today probably recall these 1918-vintage seamen's documents issued in the US at that time. SlU oldtimer Jean R. Longhurst brought his old papers in to show fellow Seafarers what they—and he—looked like back then. The old papers are a far cry from the modern, plastic-laminated documents issued toaay. They were a four-sided affair (see above and below) which folded to fit a pocket or wallet. The rules provided that a Customs man had to issue the original documents and check them outbound from the country, while Immigration checked the papers in­ bound. World War i was on at the time. Sport Coats Slacks Dress Shoes Work Shoes Socks Dungarees, Frisko Jeens. CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Khakis' Ties Sweat Shirts T-Shirts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'westers Raingear Caps Writing Materials Toiletries Electric Shavers Radios Television Jewelry Cameras Luggage the Likes LOG News On Shipping J.. a«1i»s4 Whafever you need, in work or dress gear, your SIU Sea Chest Hps it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buying at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Sea Chest store. To the Editor: I would like to say that I enjoy receiving the LOG, as it keeps me informed on Union activities and also gives me the latest news concerning my many friends in the industry. At the present time I have my book in retirement, but I Btill visit the Baltimore hall •i it or All letters ip the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. occasionally to say hello to many of my former shipmates. F. P. Jeffords 4» 4- SIU Oidtimer Says Thanks To the Editor: Here are a' few words of thanks to the SIU and greetings to my fellow Seafarers. I've seen a number of my old friends on my last visit to the head­ quarters hall recently and I would like to say hello to all my former shipmates whom I haven't seen in a while. Thanks to the Union welfare, I'm feeling pretty well., I've been on disability for the past few years, and last spring I was in the hospital in Tampa. SIU welfare paid for the hospital and I have received the most wonderful attention from the fellows at welfare. . 1 - SEA CHEST Although I don't get around as well as I used to, I still visit the hall occasionally. But 1 want to put on the record my thanks to the Union and its Welfai;f Plan for -all the firstclass help they've given to me. I'm proud to be a part of the "Brotherhood of the Sea." August Steinmann Keep Up Healthy Say Plantermen To the Editor: According to the SEAFARERS LOG, we notice that the death list published each month is high. We feel some of the men could be living today if they had carried out their doctor's or­ ders. t a> 4. If your doctor tells you what not to eat, drink, or do,- heed what he says. He should know what he's talking about. Below are some of our ideas on this To the Editor: I enjoy reading the LOG very subject: If your clinic card is good for much when it arrives at our home. I drop everything I am only six months, and your doing and read it from cover to health is poor, why not try for a coastwise job in case medical cover. The SIU really is to be services are needed in a hurry. thanked for the excellent job it That way, any required treat­ is doing for its members. The ment can be obtained quickly only thing is, we wives of Sea­ and without too much difficulty. farers should have ID cards to Remember: Doctors' care and carry with us at all times. I say J conditions in hospitals are not this because I have read of this the same throughout the world. On board ship, as the saying idea in the LOG before and am goes, you're in your home away for it a hundred percent. from home. You have to take Margaret Farrand care of yourself, since nobody 4i 4' else can do it for you. If you're sick, your shipmates will try to help as well as they can. But they can't do everything for you. To the Editor: Keep cool. You may feel Just to set the record straight, rough and tough sometimes, but an article published in the. Oc­ soon enough you will meet your tober LOG stated that the crew match to cool you right off of tjie SS Del Sud (Mississippi) Don't expect a lot of sympathy; staged a benefit dance to enable everybody's got problems. my nephew Pete Cadare to buy The most important thing is an artificial limb. to be good and take care of Tlie fact is that his classmates yoursblf. Your health comes and friends from Loyola Col­ first and, if you watch it, you'll lege threw the benefit. The do you and your family the crew of the Del Sud bought" mo.st good. tickets, and received the thanks Conditions on board the of my nephew, but it was the Planter right now are good and .Loyola students who actually she's a clean ship. arranged the apr*ir. Leroy .Sw'ger Vie Miorana Ship's delegate ' Wants ID Cards For SIU Wives Benefit Affair Not The DeiSud's �SEAFARERS November, 1961 I' Olman Moralea Contact your mother In Costa Blca as. soon as possible. ^ Edward S. Skonipskl Get in touch with S. Frederick Placer, 276 Fifth Ave., New York 1, NY. 4" 3^ i 184 Gotamco, Philippines. Pasay City, the 3; 3i Franz R. Schwartz Mother would like to hear from you. Write V. V. Van Gordon, St. Joseph's Hospital, Room 203, Bremerhaven, Germany. 3, 3* 4> Raymond Queen The above-named or anyone The above-named or anyone knowing his whereabouts is asked knowing his whereabouts is asked to contact his wife, Betty Fielding, to contact his mother, Mrs. Peachie Queen, Cove Cap, West Va." llBrold Fieldinff Court Hits Convention Tax Favors V/ASIIINGTON — The US Su­ preme Court'is now taking a hard look at business tax deductions and, in the process, may take a lot of the conviviality out of the traditional business convention. In one ruling, the high court turned down a plea that all the time spent at the convention of a life insurance group was strictly for business purposes. A second case is expected to go the same way. The court held, as a matter of record, that conventions a^e usu­ ally intended as a bonus or re­ ward and were not primarily held to conduct business. Both the com­ pany involved and its representa­ tive were assessed for taxes origi­ nally deducted. Both cases presented a somber picture for discussion at a recent life insurance association conven­ tion in Chicago, where it wa.s con­ ceded that the emphasis would nbw be on teaching new sales ' techniques, announcing new prod­ ucts, sales methods, etc. All rec­ reation and play, it was asserted, would be confined to times be­ fore or after the strictly business portion of the g^hering and would have to be charged as a personal expense. The new approach will try to avoid severe tax penalties on com­ panies and officials by putting business back into the "business" convention. Under the court rulings and the pattern they are likely to set, the convention of the future would be packed with speeches, panels, meetings and "working" work­ shops. The usual vacation at­ mosphere would be secondary or, at least, would be present only after hours. Wives and children could be brought along at p'crsonal expense, not as a matter of rou­ tine business expense. The rollcall might also become an accepted practice and would mean an important benefit. It would be very u.seful later on if the tax man came aroundito ques­ tion a deduction. 4 t i Edward J. Bender Your sister, Mrs. G. B. Lopez, would like to hear from you. Con­ tact 3638 S. Bronson Road, Tucson, Arizona. 3i 3i mimm riNANCIAL REPORTS. Th* constitution Of tho SIU Atlantic, Gulf, takes and Inland Waters District makes specifio provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit •very three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the mem­ bership. 'All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Should any member, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to in­ spect these records, notify SIU Pre* lent Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. - m TRUST FUHBS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland iTaters Distriot are administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are suido only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied information about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mall, return jreceipt •requested. 3i> Fred Gentry Jimmie McDonald Write Nevin Ellis, 311-121st Ave., Tampa 12, Fla., about some clothes left at the Savannah hall. 3> Pare Twenly-Tbree LOG 3* Robert Raymer Get in touch with Allen An­ drews, Jr., PO Box 165, Salem, Wis. 3, 3> 3i' ' Zollie Evans, Jr. Contact your mother, Mrs. Theresa Evans, 149 N. 10th St., Lebanon, Pa. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected by the conrtracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by Union shipping rules, which are incorporated in tho contract. Get to know your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mail, return re­ ceipt requested. % CONTRACrrS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all 8IU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions ui^lor which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for or on the proper sheets and lU'the proper manner. If, at any tine, any . BIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. 3^ 3^ Jose Mercado Garcia Write to Ramon Torres, Box 272, Fajardo, Puerto Rico. 3 3 3 — Issidoros M. Kyriakos Get in touch with Issidore G. Kyriakos, SS Flying Independent, c/o Isbrandtsen Co., Inc., 26 Broadway, New York 4, NY. 3 3 3 Whoever picked up a white seabag with the name "Siesfeld" stenciled on the side is asked to return it to the closest SIU hall for forwarding to William G. Sies­ feld, care • of SS Jean Lafitte (Waterman). 3 3 3 Jerry King Important you contact Mrs. Bar­ bara King, care of Mrs. J. von Rosberg, 241 West Main St., Bayshore, Long Island, NY. 3 3 3 John Whisman Get in touch with Langsam & Langsam, 16 Court Street, Brook­ lyn 1, NY. 3 3 3 Donald Oakes Contact M. Edwrfrd Gross, 3813 Linden Avenue, Philadelphia 14, Pa. He is anxious to hear from you. 3 3 EDITORIAL POLICY—SE.^F.ARERS LOO. The LOO has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960 meetings In all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an edi­ torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. 3 PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a rsceipt, or It a member is required to make a payment and ^ given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should Immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return' receipt requested.' CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND CCLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months la the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. IB addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contdnts. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected shdtad imaedlately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time filU siembers'drawing disability-pension beneiits have always been encouraged to continue their union.activities, in­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions, Including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain ihelr good standing through the waiving of their dues. Walter Sherman Your daughter, now Mrs. Barbara E. Houck, 3128 Phyllis Street, Jacksonville, Fla., wants to hear from you. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the above-named Fernando Dacanay, Bernard C. is asked to contact Mrs. Houck. D'Ornellas, E, J. Perry, Edward 3 3 3 R. White, Thomas White, William Membership Mail Roesch Jr., A. De Souza, Daniel Papers, discharges and pictures Mejias, RoIIan Teets, Marcel A. are being held in the LOG office Jette, Chips Garrison (ex-Robin for the following Seafarers: Bob Trent). ^ Christensen, Drew demons Gay, Notify Union On LOG Mall As Seafarers know, copies of pach issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every month to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarerscongregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ghlp oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, the headquarters report and min­ utes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the liext port of call. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. . ' As always , the Unipn would like to hear'promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of ,, 'ts.mailing listsi • * ' 1 , : !iii Hi Lowther, Francis A) Luiz, Fran­ cisco A. Martinez, Elmer J. Moe (2 checks), Potenciano Paculba, John J. Reardon, James G. Rod­ der, Marvin E. Satchell (4 checks), John W. Singer (2 checks), Wil­ liam L. Strike, Raymond A. Triche, Weldon O. Wallace, Charles Walsh (3 checks), Y'ing Ming Wei (2 checks). Ah Sal Wong (2 checks). Chin Chi Wong, and Ding Hal Woo. i CITY ZONE 3 3 3 Ed. J. Ottowski Your wallet with seaman's pa­ pers is being held at the LOG office. 3 3 3 Income Tax Refunds Income tax refund checks are being held for the following by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco 5, Calif.: Joseph A. Alves i3 checks), Claude D. Berry, Margarito Borja, Dao King Chae, Cheung Soa Cheng (2 chocks), John W. Curlew, John J. Doyle (2 checks), Richard Dunfee (4 checks), Robert Ferrandiz, Ho Yung Kong, Steve Krkovich, James Lear (4 checks), Millcdge Parlcr Lee (4 checks), Harry TO AVOlO p^yiMICATtONj \( youjure a veizr ckl tufescriW !k«lAw< STATE. , . . . | have * i I VJ �MPdi SEAFARERS Vol. XXiii No. 11 LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKE^ AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO .^^• To Collect Your Transportation ... lor AIJISIS. TO ik tla*"®- REPAJS.iAtieSi PRW«PO£TvriO!!. OR. TiJl-— Boolt or PB .j/- "•.'T '^1 oS'ii '• vpbon* Uo., Hom- .SJ., _R»ttag Ageo*- Da.te_ Last Repatriation Expenses Ve..el'» origi»»^ Vrtx.redidYO^i""'"'" ' Where did you ^beredidvoBeelpav Reason ^orUaving•.- Specific rules have been written Into all SlU contracts over the years to cover the variety of conditions under which Seafarers may be entitled to transportation, repatriation, subsist­ ence and upkeep. These provisions are long established by contract to as­ sure that SlU crewmembers' benefits are upheld as a matter of right. Since each situation stands on its own, de­ pending on the port of engagement and whether a Seafarer happens to leave a vessel in the continental United States, offshore or in a foreign port, the rules apply In different ways. ^ 5id von sign Did you get •<»' • ^ 1 « El- •"•* „ 1" ..„. ,o .«• '"»• •""•eporuti,on? '®«ardina', this e*Pen »e; telve ''"u teJc, en you get u "P your cJa im With , „„„ ... ). e*PJaia and ®"yone? '°f). friat Was State any fu•rther JT,i fepared by Inf, "t-'natio • Wh'Ch Wouid yes. '"itli whom? ia Proce, '®«g this eJa ini: •««cli an/ Seafarers are urged to check the provisions in the agreement from time to time so that when a question on transportation arises, they know where they stand. Further, when first-class transportation, repatriation upkeep, subsistence or other monies due are not being provided, SlU crewmembers should contact any Union patrolman or the nearest SlU hall. Standard procedures are being es­ tablished (see sample form, left) to guarantee that every Seafarer's rights are maintained as provided in Union agreements. Seafarers should be sure to^furnish complete details for prompt processing of claims for all money due. Seafarers International Union Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO IJ: • -A •o;-:!"'...-: -C'.-V: ••'i ^ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource November 1961 Description An account of the resource Headlines: OPTICAL PLAN EXTENDED TO SIU FAMILIES WHEAT EXPORTS SPARK SHIPPING MTD UNIONS PROTEST SHUTDOWN THREAT AT NY’S ARMY TERMINAL SIU CELEBRATES 23RD YEAR RUNAWAYS FREE TO COME AND GO, LIBERIA ADMITS WC CONTAINER PACT SET; OFFSHORE TALKS CONTINUE EGYPT SHUTS DOWN PRIVATE SHIPPING SCOW MEN WIN CONTRACT FIRST 3 RAILROAD TUGMEN DRAW $150 UNION PENSION PO HANDLES NEW SET-UP ON NY MAIL P&T QUITS ‘COASTAL RUNS T-2 SECTIONS STILL USEFUL – RAISE UP SUNKEN DRYDOCK OIL SPEARHEADS RED DRIVE CANADA SIU SIGNS WC PACTS SPEACIAL EQUIPMENT CARE BENEFITS YOUNG AND OLD HIGH-COST UNION BONDING CHARGES CUT – NO CLAIMS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/1961 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIII, No. 11 1961 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/304a1f51953c3fa4931069c5ca47a839.PDF 0bd7dfbccbc5295b33cf8fe3b0fb02b1 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOC ^ - imt . 0Mike Crawford, son of Seafarer J. Itecover/. Crawford (left), chats with SIU agent Buck Stephens in New Orleans. The youngster is recovering from open-heart surgery. (Story on Page 16.) OMMiibar 1961 FOURTH MTD CONVENTION MIAMI—The largest Maritime Trades Department convention in history concluded a busy three days of sessions here on Decem­ ber 6. Delegates adopted a wide-ranging program of action to rebuild the US merchant fleet and called on the Government to accept its maritime responsibilities. (Stories on Pages 2, 3; Photo Feature in Centerfold.) :;'S SIU, MEBA Fight Job Loss, Tie Up British-Flag Ship Story On Page 2 • Another successful SIU lifeboat class EiffCOOCIff* takes-to the water near headquarters with instructor Dan Butts at the tiller. Classes are part of the union's training and upgrading program. US Ships Assured Half Of Congo Aid Story On Page 3 A J McCabe (right) receives 2nd annual AWOfO* TJSPHS sanitation award for 24-ship Isthmian fleet from G. O'Brien. SIU food plan's C. Wil­ son (center) looks on. (Story on Page 2.) Operators Seek New Cargo Rule Seafarers Man New, King-Sized US Oil Tanker story On Page 7 ^ Story On Page 2 �Pare Two SEAFARERS Doeoiober, IMl LOG SlU, MEBA Picket British 'Pirate Ship' In La, Job Action LAKE CHARLES—Members of the Marine Engineers Bene­ ficial Association, supported by the Seafarers International Union, are picketing the British-flag freighter Salvada hecause its use in carrying a US Government-financed aid cargo is depriving American seamen of job opportunities. The picketing started when the Salvada was chartered to carry rice to Indonesia for the^ US Department of Agricul­ 14. Within 48 hours, the Salvada's ture although a US-flag com­ attorneys appeared before a Loui­ pany—Cargo Ships and Tankerswas the low bidder for the cargo. The American company had offered its cargo ship, the SS Rain­ bow, which was available to carry the cargo. Turned down on the charter, the Rainbow is now laid up and its crew of 37 American seamen is unemployed. MEBA and SIU pickets appeared at the ship the night of December SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly once a month on days in­ dicated by the SIU Con­ stitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are ex­ pected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include registration num­ ber). The next SIU meet­ ings will be: New York Philadelphia Baltimore Detroit Houston New Orleans Mobile January January January January January January January 8 9 ID 12 15 17 siana District Court and obtained an order restraining the picketing. At the December 18 hearings. Union attorneys succeeded in hav­ ing the temporary order set aside when the judge upheld evidence that the pickets were protesting the loss of job opportunities plus the use of foreign crews at lower wages and substandard conditions. Union attorneys cited a US Su­ preme Court decision issued last year in the case of the SlU-affiliated Marine Cooks and Stewards versus a Panamanian-ilag company. The judge here ordered both parties to return for a' further hearing on December 20. Latest developments in the legal maneuvering was a request by the Salvada's attorneys for a postpone­ ment until December 21 and, as the LOG went to press, the hear­ ing was in progress. The Salvada had been scheduled to complete loading and sail at midnight December 19, but the picketing, which was respected by members of the International Longshoremen's Association, kept the vessel immobilized at the dock. Isthmian Fleet Awarded Another USPHS Citation Seafarers manning Isthmian's 24-ship fleet have earned high praise for their efforts in spearheading the company's second consecutive citation from the US Public Health Serv­ ice for excellence in vessel-*^ possible. Cliff Wilson, director of sanitation. the SIU food and ship sanitation Four other SlU-contracted program, was on hand for the cere­ lines, Bloomfield, Ore, Calmar and Alcoa received similar awards earlier this year. Isthmian qualified for the cita­ tion when each of its 24 vessels scored a 95 percent or higher rating during official USPHS sanitation inspections during 1960. These inspections cover 166 aeparate items of sanitary construction, maintenance and operation. The citation was presented on behalf of Dr. Luther L. Terry, US Surgeon General, by George O'Brien, assistant regional director. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. In accepting the award. Isthmian vice-president J. J. McCabe praised the SIU crews for making it all $25 Christmas Bonus For Hospitalized Seafarers The SIU kept its own holiday traditions up to date as arrange­ ments were completed to provide special $25 Christmas bonus checks for all Seafarers in the hospital between December 24-30 who have at least one day's seatime in the past year. The Yuletide bonus is in addition to the regular hospital benefits payable in each case. A carton of cigarettes is Included in the traditional holiday gift. Last year total bonus payments reached almost $9,000, not counting the smokes. Christmas dinner will also be served in all halls or at nearby restaurants where the hall does not have its own dining facilities. LOG Wins 2 More Labor Press Awards 'An Incredible Volume of News' MIAMI—The SEAFARERS LOG added two more International Labor Press Associa­ tion awards to its string at the ILPA convention here this month. The LOG won first prize for the best single editorial in an internationa I labor paper plus a citation for general ediitorial excellence. Competing with several Press recognition of this edi­ in maritime and in the runaway hundred AFL-CIO national torial reveals the sharp interest ship issue, primarily a maritime and international union news­ papers in various categories, the LOG was cited by a panel of pro­ fessional newsmen for giving its readers "an almost incredible volume of well-written news. In the best sense (and pardon the pun)," the judges commented, "it covered the waterfront." One other maritime union paper won an ILPA award in the contest. The "Marine Engineer" of JHEBA District 2 received a second prize this year for editorial excellence among newspapers published by individual local unions. The editorial in the LOG which took first-place honors was in the January, 1961, issue and pointed out the impact of American owned and operated runaway shipping here in the US and abroad. It cited the damaging impression foreign nations received of the American way of life due to the exploitation of foreign seamen by American ru:iiaway operators. William F. Scbnitzler, AFLCIO secretary - treasurer (left), presents award to LOG editor Herb Brand. The largest US-flag super­ tanker, Colonial's 67,100ton Orion Hunter is now being crewed by SIU men and is shown during trials in Massachusetts Bay. She was christened' Dec. 20. concern, as it affects the economy of the whole country and the American image overseas. Top honors in editorial excel­ lence among international union newspapers went this year to "The Record" of the Retail, Whole and Department Store Union and to "The Machinist" of the Inter­ national Association of Machinists. They took the first and second place honors, respectively. The LOG won the "honorable mention" citation. It earned the first prize In 1953 and 1955 and has been among the three top winners in five of the past seven years. The SIU newspaper has also won awards in every poSsible contest category across the board. This year's prizes bring the LOG'S total to 27 awards since 1947 when the SIU first entered the labor press competi­ tion. More than half of them have been won since AFL-CIO merger in 1955 when the competition was broadened. SIU Crews Biggest US monies held late last month. The Public Health Service Oil Carrier maintains its inspection program as a control against disease and contamination aboard ship and among the shoreside population. These inspections cover prepara­ tion and serving of food and drink aboard ship as well as control of food and drink sources in port. Bloomfield, which gained its third consecutive vessel sanitation award in April, earned a 100 per­ cent score in 1960 inspections covering its four-vessel fleet. Alcoa Steamship received its award in January, chalking up a 97 per­ cent rating for its 16-ship fleet. • In July, Ore received its fifth straight annual citation covering its nine vessels and Calmar earned its fourth commendation in a row for eight ships. BOSTON—Seafarers are now crewing up the biggest commer­ cial vessel ever built in the US, the 67,100-ton supertanker Orion Hunter, built at Bethlehem Steel's yards in Quincy, Mass, The huge oil carrier is current­ ly the largest supertanker under the US ffag and carries an $18 million pricetag. The Orion Hunter is 850 feet in length, 104 feet'at the beam and has a draft of just under 40 feet. Her 38 cargo tanks hold 23 million gallons of petro­ leum products. Speed of the turbine-driven ship is 16Vi knots. She was built for the SlU-contracted Colonial Tank­ ers Corp, and is under five-yearcharter to the Military Sea Trans­ port Service, MTD Resolutions MIAMI-^pecific action to strengthen the US-flag mer­ chant marine, protect the jobs and security of maritime in­ dustry workers and to assist free trade uniCn movements elsewhere In the world in their struggle against anti-democratic forces were strongly endorsed at the 4th biennial convention of the Maritime Trades Department, > Delegates adopted a wide-ranging program to implement the rec­ ommendations of the MTD's officers and executive board members. Among the major resolutions enacted were those calling for the following: • Elimination of Federal tax exemptions for runaway-flag operations, • Construction subsidies for all sections of the US merchant fleet and operating subsidies for all segments competing with foreign shipping, • Approval of a construction subsidy for two Bethlehem Steel ore carriers to stimulate greater US-flag participation in the offshore bulk trades, where 87 percent of the cargo i.s now carried in foreign bottoms. • Restrictions on Military Sea Transport Service operations and a return to the principle of private enterprise. • Reporting by the seagoing MTD unions of any case in which Arab League nations blacklist or deny freedom of the seas to American vessels calling at Israeli ports. • Assistance to Latin-American maritime unions in their struggle against communists and other anti-democratic forces . . , Promotion of closer relationships between the MTD and other maritime labor or­ ganizations throughout the free world. • Opposition to proposals which would establish, certain physical requirements as a condition of employment ifor seamen and thereby ci'eate arbitrary blacklists governing employment, • Adequate fimds to maintain USPHS hospitals and waiver of the 80-day eligibility rule for treatment. • Support of legislation to extend full unemployment compensation to Great Lakes seamen and licensed officers. • Effective safety programs for maritime workers, • Federal legislation to provide medical care for the aged under the Social Security system , , , Improvements in Social Security bene­ fits , , , Low-cost drugs and medicines , , . Additional low-cost bousing and reduced mortgage rates , , . Continuing aid to depressed areas. • Support for Canadian Seafarers against the runaway-flag vessel SS Northern Venture , , , An end to intervention by Federal and State agencies, on behalf of management, in this labor dispute. • Support for the enactment of realistic tariffs on the importation of seafood , . , Increased Federal aid for the fishing industry, • Reversal of the NLRB rule barring self-employed American fish­ ermen from the benefits of union organization , , , Support for legisla­ tion to provide these workers with the right io seek union protectioa �D«eeiiiber, 1981 SEAFARERS LOG Paga Threa 6ov*t Urged To Accept Responsibilifiet MTD CALLS FOR US FLEET REVIVAL MIAMI—Mapping out a vigorous program to meet the problems of the maritime industry and protect the job security of maritime worker^, delegates to the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department convention here called on the Federal Government to accept its share of; the responsibility for developing a strong US-flag merchant fleet. The convention was the largest since the inception of the department. The program of action was laid out during a three-day convention December 4-6, attended by 150 delegates from 29 AFL national and international unions with a maritime membership of over 400,000 workers throughout North America and the Caribbean. The Fourth biennial sessions of the MTD immediately preceded the regular AFL-CIO convention also held at the Americana Hotel. Keynote of the MTD convention was its stress on the urgency to overcome the effects of runaway-flag shipping and reverse the industry's steady decline. This year's gathering was unique since, for the first time, top Government and industry spokesmen appeared to serious plight of US-flag ship­ problem, modernizing the subsidy present their views of the the ping arising out of the need for program, eliminating Government problems facing the mari­ dealing with the runaway-ship competition with private shipping time industry. Convention delegates en­ thusiastically echoed the Heading SlU Pacific District delegation at MTD sessions was Morris Weisberger (right), SiUNA executive vicepresident and secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific. SIUNA vice-presidents Ed Turner (left), secretarytreasurer of the Marine Cooks and Stewards, and William Jordan, president of the Marine Firemen's Union, completed the delegation. 50-50 is Upheld On Congo Cargo WASHINGTON—The State Department has reversed itself and decided that the 50-50 law does apply to US foreign aid cargoes shipped to the Congo under United Nations auspices. An "unfortunate" snap de-"^ question posed by Senator John cision was given as the reas'on M. Butler (R.-Md.) regarding for an earlier lopsided ruling. Navy shipping proposals. views expressed by MTD presi­ dent Paul Hall and other speakers that maritime must take its case to th«i Government and fight for the support essential to preserve the industry and Jobs of maritime labor. In opening the convention, Hall emphasized the critical conditions confronting the industry and the labor movement generally. He particularly cited attempts by Communists and other anti-dem­ ocratic forces to take over mari­ time unions in Latin America and elsewhere. The report to the convention by officers of the MTD pinpointed SlU rep. Earl Sliepard and Jesse Callioon, MEBA sec­ retary-treasurer (right). m Top Labor^ Gov'ts Industry Leaders Stress MM Needs MIAMI—Major spokesmen for labor, Government and industry attended and addressed the Maritime Trades Department convention. Here are some of tlieir +• comments: ARTHUR J. GOLDBERG, Secre­ ponent for any and all adversaries; Citing the "responsibility of the tary of Labor, called for an ex­ disunited, we are sitting ducks for This is not the first time that the State Department has taken Maritime Administration, under panded US merchant marine "to almost anyone who wants to knock a similar position that would be the direction of the Secretary of provide jobs and carry out our in­ us off." Injurious to American-flag ship­ Commerce, to foster the develop­ ternational responsibilities" . . . JOHN L. WELLER, president of ping as well as contrary to existing ment and maintenance of an Said he was convinced US could Seatrain Lines, Inc., urged man­ American Merchant Marine," the not depend on foreign ships in an agement and labor to work to­ law. A parellel position by the De­ Navy Department said it is "ready emergency, and must look to a US gether for realistic solutions to merchant marine problems. He fense Department was evident in and willing to provide every prac­ merchant -fleet for security. cited labor-management coopera­ a recent exchange of letters be­ ticable assistance to those agencies HYMAN H. BOOKBINDER, spe­ tween Deputy Secretary of De­ charged with this development cial assistant to Secretary of Com­ tion to maintain domestic shipping fense Roswell L. Gilpatrick and and maintenance." merce Luther Hodges, said that in the face of selective rate-cutting Senator Warren Magnuson (Dthe Administration, in deciding by railroads. Wasb.), chairman of the Senate transportation policy, must be MTD President Paul Hall Committee on Interstate and "ever-mindful that it is not only thanked the speakers for appearing Foreign Commerce. the ships of our merchant marine at the convention and asked 1Sen. Magnuson had asked the that make it strong but the men Government spokesmen to convey department what led it to rely on who sail and build them as well." to the President and tnelr respec­ the availability of runaway ship­ DONALD W. ALEXANDER, tive department heads that mere The Pacific Coast Seafarer I ping In the event of an emergency. —Page 5| Maritime Administrator, said the understanding of th® problems of Gilpatrick's response was that the the US merchant marin® is not Pentagon regarded the runaways IThe Great Lakes Seafarer 4 best interests bf US merchant ma­ sufficient. as an "expedient" since there I —Page 7ii rine can be achieved only through cooperation of labor, management weren't enough US-flag sbip.« ; A&G Deep Sea Shipping and Government. "You can depend around. ^ Report —Page 6;i on the Maritime Administration to What the Defense Department put everything we have into carry­ 4 The SlU inland Boatmon could do to insure a vital American -Page 81 ing out the Government's responsi­ merchant fleet may be found in bilities in this field." « Navy Department reply to a SlU Safety Department MAX HARRISON, president of ;• —Page 10 f the American Maritime Associa­ The SlU Industrial Worker tion, said merchant marine prob­ 4 —Page 14 j lems could not be resolved through Protests by marltima labor, busi­ Dec., 1961 Vol. XXIII, No. 12 The Fisherman and a piecemeal approach, and that ness and civic groups, spearheaded Cannery Worker AMA was establ'shed as a medium by the Maritim® Port Council of —Page 15I thi-ough which all segments of in­ Greater New York, have apparent­ dustry could work cooperatively for ly killed off plans to shut down the The Canadian Seafarer the well-being ot the entire in­ giant Brooklyn Army Terminal. PAUL HALL, President —Page 101 dustry. A Defense Department spokes­ HERBERT BRAND, Editor; BERNARD SEA­ Editorial Cartoon —Paie 111 MAN, Art Editor; IRWIN SPIVACK, Man­ TROY BROWNING, president­ man stated there were no plans to aging Editor; ALBERT AMATEAU, ARTHUR SlU Food, Ship Sanitation elect of the Propeller Club, stated close the base and "no adjustments MARKOWITZ, STEVE LICHTENSIEIN, JEROME Dep't —Page 15; that management and labor have a are imminent" in operations of the GREENBERC, Staff Writers. joint responsibility to improve the 100-acre military shipping termi­ SlU Social Security Dep't Published monthly at the headquarters industry and pledged Propeller nal. He said the Port of New York —Page 17i of the Seafarers International Union, At­ Club efforts to this end, would continue to be heavily used lantic, Guif, Lakes and Inland Waters SlU Medical Department District, AFL-CIO, <75 Fourth Avenue, RALPH E. CASEY, president of for shipments of military cargo. Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth 9-«00. —Page 181 Second class postage paid at the Post the American Merchant Marine In­ The rumored shutdown of the Oftlce In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act Shipboard News of Aug. 14, 1*11. stitute, cited shipping competition Brooklyn terminal was the basis -Pages 19, 20, 21. 22) at home and abroad and said "unit­ for a spirited public hearing at 120 ed we would be a formidable op­ the base on November 1. INDEX To Departments! SEAFARERS LOG I Army Base Stays Open and reviving coastwise and intercoastal shipping. They recommend­ ed specific action on all issues in calling for greater maritime re­ search and development, ship­ building and trade legislation plus steps to meet the problems created by automation. In the final day of the con­ vention, delegates unanimously adopted more than 20 resolutions. A 40 percent increase in unions affiliated with the department was reported since the 1959 conven­ tion, representing a rise from 20 to 29 affiliates. Hall also noted that three unions, the National Maritime Union, American Radi9 Association and the United Steelworkers, had withdrawn from the department during the sam* period. He noted that since the MTD was the official maritime depart­ ment of the AFL-CIO, these unions should have remained and resolved within the framework of the de­ partment whatever problems may have existed. Chief speakers and guests of th® convention included the following: US Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg, Hyman K. Bookbinder, special assistant to US Commerc® Secretary Luther Hodges; Mari­ time Administrator Donald S. Alexander; Gordon Chapman of the US State Department and Donald Geoffrion, Navy Depart­ ment; Troy Browning, pEcsident, Propeller Clubs of the US; Max Harrison, president, American Maritime Association; Ralph E. Casey, president, American Mer­ chant Marine Institute, and John Weller, president, Seatrain Lines. AFL-CIO President Georga Meany headed the list of labor speakers. Other labor movement representatives included Nelson Cruikshank, director, AFL-CiO Social Security Department; 'Neil Haggerty, presidftiit. Building and Construction Trades Department, and Joseph Lewis, secretary-treas­ urer, Union Label and Servica Trades Department. David Cole, labor arbitrator and former direc­ tor of the US Mediation and Con­ ciliation Service, also addressed the convention. . MMP president Charles Crock® (l®ft) and Pat King represented deck effiears. �SMAFAMMttS 19U VISIT to the OUTPORTS Seafarer Robert Mcodowcroft's daughter Sheila, 19, and stepson George, 12, chat with nurse Shirlee Dubbs at SlU clinic in Balti­ more hall. George doesn't look too happy; he's due for an exam. The morning mail is checked out at the Philadelphia hall by Seafarers G. Barrman, FWT, and Bernard Coreo. wiper. Port Agent Ray Oates, dispatcher Jim Doris and IBU representative Joe Trainor are behind counter. K/fuIIing over the day's news at the Baltimore hall (l-r) are Howard Crecbiro and John Choitow, oilers; Levi Warner, FWT, and CRftoit Webb, oiler, as Bernio Jagodziiiskt, AB, checks his paper. ''riM On the beach in.Philly as outpatient, Leo Gillis gets assist on filing forms for weekly sickness and acci­ dent benefits from Welfare rep. Joe Campo. There's no better place for a bull session than a handy card table. Seated (Ur) around this one, proving the point, are Charles Bright, Waiter BirfFerton, Moe Jones and Pete Price. Site of all this yarn-swapping is the SlU hall in Norfolk. There are two TV sets in the Philadelphia hall to keep down the "Let's watch this—No, let's watch that" arguments. G. B. Williams tunes one of them. For the straight information about shipping, the man to check with Is the dispatcher. Looking In on the counter in Norfolk (l-r) are J. D. Jones, AB, and Louis Everett, wiper. B. F. Coley, a visitor to the hall, listens in on the. rundown of ships due in port. A man who knows his coffee, WiHiam Rosonioi steward, tries the brew at refreshment counter in Ifililadeiphia. H. Peterbaugh it the messman. All three shipboard departments have a hand in this game to while away some time. The eardplayers gathered 'round the table, in Norfolk hall, are C. O. Christie, black gang; Andy SotMbeo* deck gang, and John Dolan, representing the galley contingent. �SffifF^REICf SlU Boosts Optical Aid For Family SIU families are nov/ enjoying complete optical care—free exam­ inations and eyeglasses—recently won by the Union. Arrangements to extend the coverage .Seafarers have had since 1958 to wives and «ther dependents were completed last month. Optical facilities are provided In nine port cities to date: New York, New Orleans, Mobile, Bal­ timore, Houston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston and Chi­ cago. New $25 Benefit In addition, Seafarers and their families who live in areas with­ out SIU optical centers can now receive up to $25 in benefits when they visit optical facilities closer to home. This feature had been available previously only for SIU pensioners. One of the most widely-used popular benefits established for SIU men, the optical program now provides that Seafarers, their wives, children and dependent parejits are entitled to complete eye examinations plus regu­ lar or binfocal glasses, where re­ quired, once every two years. The coverage also provides that glass­ es will be provided more fre­ quently if required for special medical reasons. Clinic Eye Examinations Available Eye examinations are also avail­ able separately through the petwork of SIU clinics in tlie major ports of New York, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans and Ifouston. In the nine ports where the optical centers are established, appointments can be made through the Union haU. After the examination, it usually takes only a few hours for the glasses to be made. Special lenses, ef course, require- more time. Page five i.OC Fanwood Cargo Fans Out RRs Courting State Help For Anti-Ship Campaign Governors of 14 states have been urged by the Labor-Man­ agement Cpastwise Conference not to subsidize rate-cutting campaigns by Eastern railroads at the expense of the domestic shipping industry.'*'two months ago and promised to The conference was estab­ consider special tax legislation- and lished recently to seek means other measures to relieve their Splattered all over the deck, lumber cargo on the Fanwood broke loose while the ship was crossing a Columbia River bar and forced a return to Astoria, Oregon, to secure cargo lash­ ings. Fanwood was one of foqr SIU vessels involved in recent mishaps, all with no injuries reported. (See story on page 15.) to revive the once-prosperous do­ mestic trade. A joint memorandum Issued on behalf of the group by SIUNA president Paul Hall and John L. Weller, president of Seatrain Lines, stated the Industry's case. It pointed out to the governors that cut-throat competition by the railroads has virtually killed off coastwise and Intercoastal ship­ ping. The chief executives of the 14 states met with railroad officials Nassau Shifts To 'Jinx Run' WASHINGTON—The 15,043-ton liner Nassau is moving in two directions at once. On one hand, a court case involving the Nassau has moved from the NY Court of Ap­ peals to the .US Supreme Court. On the other hand, the Caribbean tour ship has been sold by Incres Steamship, an*' ; Italian outfit which had the its way to the US Supreme Court. and took airplanes back. Then a ship registered under a The high court has agreed to re­ propeller bent, reducing speed so Liberlan flag, to a Mexican com­ pany, Naviera Turistica Mexicana. The split personality of the liner is bulging with complexities. In 1960 the Nassau and the Vic­ toria, both owned by Incres, were picketed by the International Mari­ time Workers Union formed in 1959 by the SIU and the NMU. The Jointly-sponsored union had been set up to organize crewmembers on runaway ships. Court Order The IMWU's picketing of the ships was ordered stopped by New York courts, but the lower court decisions were revei'sed by the Court of Appeals, the highest court in the State. Now, more Than a year later, the case has found view the NY Court of Appeals decision. Meanwhile, the liner has been refitted for about $1 million in order to get it ready for regularly scheduled cruises between Acapulco, Mexico, and Los Angeles. She will be renamed the Acapulco. Shifting the liner from its regu­ lar Atlantic run to Pacific service recalls the story of the Mazatlan, an Alaskan ship that was also switched to an Acapulco run in 1955. Too Much Change The change rrom a cold to a warm weather run proved too much for the ship. While the service lasted, cabins became so hot most of the passengers got off the ship much that boiler trouble developed. All this came after damage to the refrigeration system had caused a lengthy drydock period. Back Wages At the same time, the "jinxed" ship was being hounded for back wages by SIU Canadian District seamen. An original attempt to sail with a scab crew had been halted by the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the ship was finally crewed by the Canadian SIU out of Van­ couver. Plagued by a load of un­ paid bills, the vessel was ultimately seized by a US marshall and the Canadian crew had to sue for wages. For the Nassau, this may point the way to some rough seas ahead. near-bankrupt condition. Weller and Hall cited the selec­ tive rate-cutting policies of the railroads, under which rates are slashed where there is water com­ petition and losses are made up ia areas where no competition exists. They noted that if the railroads had carried their 1960 volume of freight at 1958 rates, revenues would have been an estimated $367 million higher than they were. Meanwhile, the SIU Pacific Dis­ trict - contracted American Ha­ waiian Steamship is making a bid to re-enter intercoastal shipping by seeking Government mortgage to construct three ships. The Pacific coastwise trade faces a possible upsurge since another company, Olympic - Griffiths, has called for bids on the constructioa of two fast van and freight vessels. This operation is scheduled to get underway by the middle of 1963. Shipping Rules Being Revised Seafarers are reminded that the actions of the Seafarers Ap­ peals Board under the contract between the SIU and the oper­ ators are available and posted in all shipping halls. The ac­ tions of the SAB amend and clarify the seniority and ship­ ping rules from time to time. The latest SAB action, number 58, went into effect last month. The revised shipping rules, injorporating all actions of th« SAB to date, will be published in the next issue of the SEA­ FARERS LOG. WC Talks Eye Floating Hotel SUP, Firemen Now Voting To Elect Union Officers SAN FEANCISCO—It's election time for two SIU Pacific District affiliates. Secret, unlonwide balloting is on right now among, members of both the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the Marine Firemen's Union,.*. The SUP reports 106 mem­ bers—the largest number of candidates In its history—running for union posts. Voting began December 1 and will continue through January 31. In addition to 88 members seek­ ing 18 regular offices; nine are run­ ning for SUP Building Corpora­ tion trustees and another nine are competing for the five delegate spots for the next SIUNA conven­ tion. In the Marine Firemen's elec­ tion, 48 candidates are trying for the 16 regular jobs and seven more for posts on a four-man board of trustees. Voting In the MFOW began November 6 and also con­ tinues until January 31. MFOW positions are being filled for one-year terms while SUP offices run for two years. In addi­ Leo J. White, ex-President tion to top executive Jobs, both Monroe, casts secret ballot in unions will also elect outport busi­ ness agents, port agents, and head­ SUP eiectior^*Sfter voting in quarters dispatchers. New York. SEATTLE—SIU Pacific District unions have had some preliminary talks with the owners of the liner Liberie to discuss manning of the ship when it becomes a floating hotel at the World's Fair here next year. The Sailors Union of the^ Pacific, Marine Firemen's but they have been slow, the SIU The unions listed agreement so Union and the Marine Cooks affiliates reported, because of the far, regarding the offshore agree­ and Stewards were meeting with the Northwest Leasing Company, a hotel firm which purchased the Llberte from the French Line for an estimated $3.2 million. The oper­ ator plans to move the ship here from LeHavre by the end of Jan­ uary. Plans are to use the former trans-Atlantic vessel as a 1,500guest hotel, combining its facili­ ties as a nightclub, restaurant, movie theater and general attrac­ tion during tlie six month fair running from April to October, 1962. The 51,839-ton Liberte would be berthed at the Bell Street Ter­ minal, a short walk from the fausite. The berth is now used occa­ sionally for cargo ships. Other Talks Continue In separate contract talks, nego­ tiations are continuing in San Francisco on terms of the threeunion basic offshore agreement. A temporary recess in the bargaining, protecting the retroactivity already agreed on, was called in order to permit the executive heads of the Pacific District unions to attend the Maritime Trades Department and AFL-CIO conventions in Miami. ^ It had been anticipated earliei' that the negotiations would have been over with before this time. shipowners' problems with other unions, the necessity of settling issues covering the fast-turnaround ships and the time-consuming task of revising the basic offshore con­ tract in its entirety. Problems in­ volving the fast-turnaround con­ tainer ships have already been resolved. ment, on vacation benefit provi­ sions, improving the pension pro­ gram to establish $150 monthly payments and a variety of other items. Agreement also has been reached on an industry-wide joint union shipowner committee to go into the problem of quarters, feed­ ing and safety. Pacific District Shipping Port SUP MFOW MC&S 10/17 to 11/14 11/1 to 11/31 11/3 to 11/30 TOTAL San Francisco 587 148 294 1029 Seattle 145 59 39 243 Portland 123 32 29 184 Wilmington 389 71 460 New York 81 41 43 165 New Orleans 33 — 2 35 "••Honolulu 13 27 4* 44 San Pedro (no hall) 101 (no hall) 101 1371 408 482 2261 TOTAL (no hall) "^Honolulu totals for 11/17 to 11/30 only. �Pace Six SEAFARERS Deeeml^er, 1961 LOG SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING HOARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SW Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) Ship Acfivify From November 1 Through November 30, 1961 A downward trend was evident in both deep-sea'shipping and ship movements in November. The number of men shipped across the board in November dropped off by 298 from October's total of 2,741. Ship movements were off 78 from October's 532. While the total number of men shipped was off from last month, the November figures are a slight improvement over shipping activity a year ago. Compared to last year, shipping for Seafarers in 1961 has held steady. If the trend holds true for December, then 1961 will be recorded as a very good shinping year for the professional, top seniority SIU seaman. Two factors contributed to the drop in shipping during November. One was the desire of many top seniority men to make "just one more trip" before the Christmas holidays. Thi*^ was evident by the fall-off in Class A men registered during the month and those remaining on the beach by the end of November. As compared to October, these totals were 300 less "A" men registered and 100 less "A" men on the beach. In fact, the total number of class A top seniority men re­ maining on the beach at the end of November was less than 100 over the number of men shipped during the month. This indicates that virtually every Class A seaman could have got­ ten a job if he wanted to throw in for one. As-a group, Class A men took only 60 percent of the jobs available during the month. Class B men filled 30 percent of the open positions while class C newcomers shipped in the remaining 10 percent. The second factor leading to the decline in shipping was the reduction in ship movements in almost all ports (see right). New York again serviced the greatest number of ves­ sels, but the total amount of ships it handled was down 51. Pay Sign in Offt Oni Tram. TOTAL 7 11 Beiton ....... 3 1 92 40 8 New Yerk ....44 33 8 12 Philadelphia ..13 48 30 B Baltimora ....13 12 18 2 Norfolk 4 16 1 18 Jacksonville ... I 16 20 Tampa 3 ,1 28 8 7 Mobile 13 68 43 New Orleans ..12 13 56 72 3 Housfon .13 16 1 17 Wilmington ... 0 8 12 2 San Francisco.. 2 17 5 7 Seattle 6 TOTALS .126 67 271 454 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 2 2 13 6 0 1 4 4 21 0 3 2 5 3 2 1 1' 0 36 70 18 124 3 31 12 34 61 . 19 112 2 8 21 49 32 15 10 9 7 27 2 7 6 5 3 17 0 7 3 11 9 79 2 24 18 25 24 37 18 10 12 34 12 64 3 5 17 12 16 1 13 0 10 7 3 8 9 4 0 3 7 9 0 7 11 5 27 1 3 4 2 11 5 9 5 . 6 1 12 1 3 2 10 0 3 2 6 0 2 5 3 2 1 3 1 1 5 7 8 3 17 1 4 18 16 2 4 4 29 0 36 0 72 15 128 4 20 21 45 37 15 11 29 41 71 14 122 3 56 5C 33 40 64 17 121 0 22 34 52 12 97 8 15 33 9 6 18 27 0 12 6 5 4 3 8 4 18 28 0 4 17 16 6 8 19 23 46 2 7 7 21 34 3 6 4 7 17 12 13 34 2 8 7 17 5 34 1 5 19 5 21 8 87 115 1 226 221 356 91 1 668 14 110 142 1 2661177 329 96 1 602 24 Port Boston New York .. Philadelphia.. Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville.. Tampa Wobjie New Orleans.. Houston V/:!mington . . San .'•"rancisco. Sr -• Tot Md TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS GROUP 3 ALL A B 1 2 0 2 6 1 0 2 35 112 31' 1 21 13 15 1 3 5 27 1 24 0 3 2 5 79 12 1 3 5 16 1 7 3 8 12 1 4 3 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 0 29 0 0 29 0 11 122 7 4 56 11 97 3 7 1 9 0 3 7 10 28 17 0 • 1 0 1 34 17 0 2 34 1 1 50 38 1 95 602 226 7 Registered On The Beech CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 2 C ALL 1 8 48 2 6* 0 17 7 24 2 9 83 24 56 35 178 82 133 31 246 3 8 3 23 0 5 13 4 47 6 5 45 11 31 63 9 105 3 5 108 33 17 8 28 0 9 4 5 33 12 12 10 28 0 6 4 2 14 8 27 12 0 1 9 0 1 7 1 0 9 1 13 68 0 4 9 6 27 0 34 35 72 28 38 92 15 176 6 11 162 69 48 86 16 156 5 17 26 11 164 54 13 30 0 3 10 13 2 10 47 15 3 59 2 9 4 9 52 25 •25 1 6 25 41 3 16 6 15 2 53 20 95 1 9231371 524 122 11017 22 137 193 1 352 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 3 7 '.... 69 19 0 10 10 33 0 12 10 1 3 1 20 4 19 58 13 55 12 4 16 9 27 4 "87 3?,^ Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B Shiooed CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED Begisfered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUB GROUP GROUP GROUP S ALL 2 S ALL 1 2 C ALL 1 3 ALL A 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 - 2 3 ALL 1 2 B 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 9 17 2 4 8 14 1 2 4 1 0 1 3 li 1 0 6 2 3 1 2 4 0 1 1 5 0 1 1 87 88 87 33 100 61 33 194 33 126 15 174 12 61 3 15 15 12 100 10 72 27 22 27 29 33 62 11 100 12 7 3 13 0 4 45 0 2 6 11 6 25 -14 15 0 3 3 5 6 3 25 0 7 7 14 0 2 4 15 7 43 75 3 19 21 96 6 60 9 36 8 6 8 52 52 2 36 0 2 17 22 41: 6 6 52 0 9 40 14 22 15 17 4 6 5 19 3 0 14 4 4 15 1 4 11 3 5 9, 2 11 0 3 4 1 1 2 3 2 1 7 14 15 1 2 11 10 3 22 2 7 10 7 5 3 14 1 13'' 1 10 0 5 2 5 0 8 7 2 1 4 4 2 10 0 2 3 3 0 6 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 -48 0 12 7 5 38 9 35 4 0 0 0 25 13 13 0 0 3 15 3 25 0 6 7 6 7 27 0 9 15 96 48 43 80 9 118 5 16 101 49 16 166 29 10 87 5 45 22 7 6 49 3 19 21 66 13 101 3 19 27 49 23 23 77 8 110 3 0 67 74 5 67 1 9 139 25 6 61 15 63 5 30 32 8 9 63 25 31 42 6 3 12 2 18 1 8 34 4 12 4 21 4 •17 1 13 9 1 3 9 1 3 21 1 5 3 9 0 9 11 1 9 5 2 23 15 61 2 0 19 0 40 6 28 2 0 0 4 3 9 .5 3 .4 0 4 3 5 19 0 1 9 15 3 30 1 11 43 5 23 2 0 30 13 0 13 0 0 2 33 2 .8 11 2 30 1 0 1 7 5 22 6 43 37 1 90 460 280 90 830 136 508 62 706 34 170 166 1 370 59 l~478 30 131 141 r302 97 297 66 1 460 23 118 139 1 280 10 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Wil* SF Sea .... 1-s 0 13 2 7 1 1 1 0 5 7 4 11 1 TOT At! 53 Bos NY Phil Bal Nor Jae Tam Mob NO Hou Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 2 0 18 18 2 1 21 8 5 2 8 1 4 2 8 5 15 12 26 14 6 5 7 3 12 3 133 Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 3 ALL 1-s 2 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 4 6 "o" 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 56 105 3 27 7 30 40 4 80 5 4 18 18 11 47 4 16 9 1 7 0 12 1 2 9 3 3 17 4 9 67 2 31 20 4 14 20 4 0 18 19 7 25 55 2 2 10 3 8 3 2 • 4 4 10 - 1 3 0 6 2 2 11 1 1 2 0 3 4 1 4 1 3 2 1 7 1 10 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 14 27 1 7 7 0 7 8 1 0 8 1 13 23 0 75 107 2 32 5 36 43 6 3 28 25 9 64 104 1 21 68 3 37 4 20 27 3 26 11 17 1 36 57 0 8 23 3 7 5 2 8 13 1 1 4 2 4 11 1 14 35 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 5 6 3 8 17 0 11 27i 2 1 15 18 3 5 12 3 14 9 1 25 2 75 244 1 505 21 30 149 r200 27 123 52 205 1 407' 18 12 147 1"177 TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A C ALL 1-8 1 2 B 5 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 2 27 16 123 26 3 2 11 If •80 40 3 16 7 0 0 7 7 17 80 9 0 5 55 20 5 5 0 8 7 21 1 0 2 5 7 6 26 3 2 0 13 15 7 4 15 7 3 3 1 0 0 3 3 3 30 7 0 0 0 0 0 23 7 32 27 163 18 2 6 19 27 104 0 0 11 37 11 105 17 11 57 26 5 7 8 0 0 8 8 11 5 23 15 0 1 17 1 0 1 41 3 12 4 0 0 4 25 4 10 88 1 106 407 177 106 690 113 8 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 8 ALL 8 ALL 1 2 1 2 7 15 1 2 6 2 4 4 45 0 43 43 38 89 196 2 6 7 6 15 0 1 5 1 82 2 4 15 21 26 12 35 21 7 6 19 3 4 14 5 7 2 8 2 4 2 1 1 0 15 0 0 0 6 5 1 53 1 28 0 27 17 10 19 80 7 71 38 25 98 179 2 81 6 20 42 21 24 104 5 6 6 22 2 1 6 9 5 62 0 0 10 10 8 30 9 28 4 22 3 15 11 5 9 30 235 1 289 214 135 335 1 797 24 SUMMARY WCK __ ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 ALL 221 356 91 1 (^8 87 332 59 I 478 186 75 244 | 505 494 763 394 |1651 Registered Shipped CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 14 110 142 I 266 177 329 96 I 602 30 131 141 IJ02 97 297 66 | 460 21 30 149 I 200 150 52 205 I 407 iS5 271 432 I 768 424 678 367 |1469 * Includes One 1-S Class B Registered and Shipped. Registered On The Beach TOTAL Shipped Shipped CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS C CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP 28 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 12 3 ALL 123 ALL 1 24 87 115 I 226 7 50 38 I 95 602 226 95 I 923 371 524 122 |1017 22 137 193 I 352 90 460 280 90 I 830 136 608 62 I 706 34 170 166 I 370 23 110 139 I 280 10 43 37 18 12 147 I 177 8 10 88 I 106 407 177 106 I 690 327 135 335'I 797 24 30 235 I 289 65 217 401 I 683 25 103 163 I 291 1469 683 291 |2443 834 1167 519 |2520 80 337 594 |1011 �SEAFARERS DeeHBbtf, 19tl Where's Santa? Board last month. In earlier NLRB voting, the Becker Towing Company came un­ der the banner of the IBU Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region. The union defeated the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in the Becker election covering crewmen on the two towboats operated by the company. Becker also has a third vessel under construction. Well-known to all seamen on the Lakes, the Westcolu operation is unique In the area. The two Lakes Welfare In Good Shape DETROIT—Winding up its first seven months of operation, the new Great Lakes Seamen's Welfare Plan has paid Lakes sailors and their dependents a total of $112,836.75 in benefits. At their November meeting, the plan's trustees reported that the young plan was in "robust shape to go through the coming winter when vessels are idle and the con­ tributions are reduced to a trickle." Benefits paid to date were listed as follows: $24,000 in death bene­ fits for six eligible members; $7,090 covering benefits for hospitalized seamen, $11,235.60 in sickness and accident benefits and $200 for spe­ cial disability cases. New Arrivals The remainder of the money paid out went for the hospitalsurgical expenses of seamen and dependents plus maternity bene­ fits amounting to $12,300. All told, 82 babies were born during the seven-month-period. Seamen and thetr families throughout the Lakes have loudly praised the plan and its speedy payment of benefits. Letters of credit to hospitals have been is­ sued immediateljr on request, and hospitals up and down the Lakes have become familiar with the new plan's procedures and benefits. crewmembers, packages, laundry and even television sets to the freighters and other vessels pass­ ing through. Union patrolmen are also frequent passengers as they move about the Detroit River area to service crews on contracted boats and vessels in the area. Summer Attraction The Westcott operation is a sum­ mer attraction for visitors to the Detroit River near the Ambassador Bridge where they watch the launch scurrying out to meet ves­ sels and transfer their passengers and material on and off while the vessels continue to move at their regular speed. Many times the launch must meet and service as many as five or six vessels passing within min­ utes of the launch service area. The launches were slated to dis­ continue operations, due to the close of the current shipping sea­ son, until the 1962 vessel fit-out begins. The operation at Port Huron employs three men and at Detroit six. '61 Seaway Season Ends MASSENA, NY—Bad weather and a late rush in grain traffic delayed the closing of the St. Law­ rence Seaway early this month. The waterway had been officially closed to traffic on December 3. Six Lakes grain ships unloading at Montreal past the original dead­ line were locked through the Sea­ way two days later to enable them to get back to their home ports. Otherwise they would have been stranded for the winter. The last ship transitted the locks here on December 5. Bad weather stalled navigation for a time, caus­ ing operations to keep on in day­ light hours only as US and Cana­ dian patrol boats continued to pick up buoys from shipping channels. April 15 is the scheduled reopen­ ing date in 1962. In the hospital? Gall SIU Hall immediately! New Export-Import Rule Urged To Spur Shipping WASHINGTON—Proposals to expand the US merchant fleet by amending foreign trad^ legislation have been ad­ vanced by the American Maritime Association at hearings of a House subcommittee. The"*" House labor group is studying tracts with the SIU and the Marin# the impact of US import-ex­ Engineers Beneficial Association. Solid Union Votes Sweep Westcott, Becker Boats DETROIT—Boat operators and crewmembers of th» fa­ miliar J. J. Westcott launches here and at Port Huron—^voted for representation by the Allied Marina Section of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union in"^ balloting conducted by the launches carry mall on and off vessels as they transit the Detroit National Labor Relations River. The launches also carry Pai:« SeTMi LOG Standing under the Christ­ mas tree at SIU headquar­ ters is Peter Sorensen, 3-1/2, visiting the hall with dad, Seafarer Ejvind Soren­ sen, NOB. port policies on employment. A spokesman for the AMA urged enactment of new trade leg­ islation requiring more than 50 percent of all strategic importexport materials to be caipried in privately - owned American - flag merchant ships. He also called for administration of the existing SOSO law "as written and intended by its sponsors." The AMA is a new steamship management organization com­ posed of operators holding con- Organizing Gets Top AFL-CIO Priority MIAMI—Despite gloomy press predictions to the contrary, the unity of the American trade union movement held fast and was strengthened at the AFL-CIO's fourth biennial con­ vention here. Delegates rep resenting 12.5 million workers tion by an impartial umpire if charted a wide-ranging pro­ mediation fails and the imposition gram on legislative and political is­ sues. Top priority was placed on "the major unfinished business" of the labor movement—organizing the unorganized. The Federation also called for higher wages and shorter hours as collective bargaining goals to help eradicate unemploy­ ment and increase buying power. President Kennedy was featured speaker at the December 7 open­ ing session of the five-day conven­ tion, and pledged a new campaign to keep the US economy moving ahead. Unity The Keynote Unity was the keynote of the gathering as a new constitutional plan for settlement of internal dis­ putes within the Federation was given overwhelming approval. It provides for mediation, determine- Membership Meetings Set in WO Ports Beginning in January, 1962, monthly Informational and educa­ tional meetings for the SIU mem­ bership will be held in the West Coast ports of Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle. The meetings were authorized by the Executive Board of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, in the interest of all members, so that Seafarers on the West Coast can be better in­ formed about the activities of their Union and participate more ac­ tively in the Union's affairs. The meetings will be held dur­ ing the last full week of every month, starting at 2 PM, local time. The Wilmington meetings will be on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Fri­ day. The Executive Board also di­ rected that when a meeting day falls on a day officially designated as a holiday by the state or munici­ pal authorities where the port is located, the meeting wilT "be held the following day, as is the prac­ tice in. other SIU ports, according to the couslitulion. of sanctions by the AFL-CIO's Ex­ ecutive Council for non-compli­ ance. In other actions, the convention approved full reinstatement for the International Longshoremen's Association, ending a probationary period established at the last con­ vention in 1959. Delegates unani­ mously rejected attempts to gain readmission to the Federation by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. It was established as an outgrowth of the contract beef which tied up Atlantic and Gulf Coast shipping last summer. In pressing the case for new foreign- trade policy, the AMA pointed out that the US fleet, un­ like the fleets of other maritime powers, carried a very small per­ centage of US foreign commerce. According to the latest availai)le figures, it was stated, in 1959 thii amounted to 9.7 percent. By com­ parison, British vessels carried 53.3 percent. West Germany carried 41.2 percent, Japan 53.2 percent and Spain 73.7 percent of their own national foreign commerce. The Department of Defens# maintains that a merchant marine adequate for purposes of national defense must be capable of trans­ porting at least 50 percent of our foreign commerce. "Therefore, with respect to both our economy and defense, we have fallen far short of living up to our announced and often - proclaimed policy. As things stand today, "the AMA spokesman declared, "even if we were only to carry 25 percent of our foreign commerce, we would need a merchant fleet of at least twice the present size." These figures "simply show that the deterioration of our merchant fleet and loss of employment to seamen has now reached the point where our national planning seems to lean toward eventual elimina­ tion of our maritime capabilities," he added. An important job security agree­ The glove workers, with 2,500 ment has been won by the Rail­ members, were formerly In the road Telegraphers from the South­ AFL; the Amalgamated, listing ern Pacific RR. Telegraphers are 385.000 members, was a former now guaranteed 40 hours' pay each CIO union . . . Street Car and Rail­ week for the remainder of their way Employees in Kansas City careers. Assurance was also won have challenged Missouri's Kingby the union that not more than Thompson Act, which permits the two percent of existing jobs can governor to seize utilities, ban be eliminated in any one year . . . strikes and fine unions and their The United Rubber Workers have officers up to $10,000 a day for set up seven special courses de­ defying a strike ban. A US District signed to meet the needs of mem­ Court judge has granted the union's bers as part of a "Chance to request that a three-judge panel Leaim" program. The series was be set up to study the constitu­ set up jointly by the union and the tionality of the law. 4 4 4 University of Akion. In the first collective bargaining 4" i it election in the history of the NY Two separate actions in different Board of Education, the AFL-CIO parts of the country put the spot­ United Federation of Teachers was light on management drives to push elected by New York teachers to new "right to work" laws. A lead­ represent their interests. Early ing Idaho daily urged lawmakers bargaining talks covering over not to make Idaho "that kind of 40,000 teachers are being set up state" by imposing an anti-union with the board ... The AFL-CIO law on its citizens; in Maine, a Horseshocrs Union is launching a clergyman called sponsors of such drive to unionize some 100 men laws totally irresponsible and who shoe horses at the nation's warned that a ban on union .shop harness tracks. Tiie union's pres­ provisions would "reverse years of ent membership is about 300. real progress in labor-management 4 4 4 relations" ... A Royal Canadian A Gallon, Ohio, company which Mounted policeman was caught said it.would fire any employee posing as a press photographer at who wore bowling shirts with the a meeting addressed by Prime initials "U.\W" (for United Auto Minister Diefenbaker of Canada. Workers) was held guilty of an un­ He was' taking pictures of union fair labor practice by the National men passing out leaflets to get the Labor Relations Board . . . An iron­ unemployment problem before the workers strike by Cleveland Local people. 17 ended when a contract formula 4. 4 4 was reached to provide an "adverse The Amalgamated Clothing weather expense allowance" of $5 Workers and the International whenever a man turns up for work Glove Workers, both AFL-CIO in­ and is sent home due to bad ternational unions, have merged. weather. �SEAFARERS Page Eight Seatrain Back, Ends RR Haul To Africa The Seatrain New York arrived back in the States this month following a special offshore run to Africa. The voyage marked the first time a Seatrain vessel has been overseas since an epic war-time trip to"* North Africa in 1942 to de­ that the 13-day trip to Liberia "went smoothly and without a liver a load of tanks for the hitch." Upon arrival, the _New 8th Army. On the latest run, the New York carried 207 different pieces of roll­ ing stock plus 100 tons of rail and track for construction of two small, complete railroad systems. A spe­ cial stacking system was devised to carry the cargo on deck and in her holds. A company spokesman reported (Ed. note: The iollowing ac­ count is another in a series which will appear in the LOG on Sea­ farers who serve as ship or de­ partment delegates. Future issues will carry interviews from other SIU vessels.) James Hale, fireman, and formerly ship's delegate aboard the Orion Star (Colonial), typifies the new breed of Seafarer now sailing with the filU. He's young, 32 years old, and has been sailing with the SIU for ten years now. He likes to sail and, al­ though he feels he could find work ashore if he had to, he's not too keen on the idea. Each man has a job to do aboard ship and shouldn't run away from responsi­ bility. Brother Hale was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He is married, and he and his wife, Lu­ cille, now make their home in Los Angeles. "I don't mind re­ sponsibility," he says. "Some guys turn the other way when they're faced with It." Hole He apparently practices what he preaches, and has served as black gang delegate on a number of ships. His dele­ gate's job aboard the Orion Star was his first trick as a ship's dele­ gate. '"This was a real happy crew," Hale reported. "There was plenty of discussion at the meetings, and that's a fine thing. But we didn't have any loudmouths or rough­ necks sounding off just to hear themselves talk. "The only beefs we had were minor ones," he continued, "but when they came up, I tried to get them out of the way as soon as possible. I didn't want them devel­ oping into anyttiing really big. That's the best way to l^ndle these things. When the ship paid off in New York, Hale met with the Union patrolman and reported the minor Items he thought should be done before the next crew came aboard. "1 won't be on the ship, he noted, "but I don't want the new guys coming aboard with ready-made beefs waiting for them." Dceemhw, 1961 LOG OUESTION; Radioactive fallout from recent Russian A-bomb tests in the atmosphere teems to be drifting into various shipping routes. Is this likely to make you think twice about sailing into these areas? John Liston, AB: Maybe 1 have Juan M. Cjollazo, chief cook: I'll a fatalistic atti­ go anywhere the tude but, if you're ship sails. The going to die, danger of fallout is relatively un­ that's it. You can get bit with fall­ important as com­ out even on pared to the shore, so why other things that should 1 have any can happen to a more worry while ship at sea. What at sea. Wherever I am concerned the ship goes, I about is my fam­ ily ashore. I think the Government go. That's my job. should provide some protection % % % for the people living in cities. J. L. Gomez, bosun: As long as 4 t 4" Earl Cronsell, AB: I sailed during I'm in the indus­ try, and I've been the last war afid a seaman for a 1 don't think that good many years, fallout will pre­ I'll sail wherever sent any more of the ship is sched­ a hazard than the uled to go. I'm kind I faced then. more concerned I'm more worried for my family about my family ashore. I think back home. After the Government all, they can't should provide some protection for move once the fallout starts coming down. At sea them the same way England did for its people during World War 11. we can. York was discharged by a heavy duty floating derrick which lifted the heavy cargo off. The SIU crew manned the winches for other items. Ore Deposits The rails, trade and rolling stock, including a dozen locomo­ tives, will be used to develop one of the world's richest iron ore de­ posits in Liberia. The project is a joint effort of the Liberian govern­ ment and Swedish and United States interests. Two separate rail trunk lines will be built, one lead­ ing from a new ocean port at Bu­ chanan, Liberia, to link up with a remote inland area where rich ore deposits lay. The discharging operation ran into a few snags now and then, ac­ cording to the company. "The ship had to be turned around a couple of times," it was reported, "to allow the derrick to get at all 4i 4i sides of her and, on a few occa­ Nicholas Bechulivanis, ABi 1 sions, the derrick bumped a little think there is harder than it should have. As a some danger and result, some minor damage to the would hesitate to ship resulted." ship out if there Despite the damage, the special is too much fall­ voyage was a coup for Seatrain, out. Right now since it involved a record $2 mil­ I'm concerned lion railroad shipment. The ship for my family on was also able to load, deliver and shore. The Gov­ discharge in record time because of her specialized construction. ernment seems to have money for On the 15-day return run, the New York headed to New Orleans, everything else. 1 think something and picked up her regular coast­ ought to be provided for people ashore. wise operation again. Union* Mas Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will assure speedy transmission on all mes­ sages and faster service for the men involved. US Tax Bite Up $6 More On January 1 WASHINGTON—Seafarers will And Social Security taking a slight­ ly larger, bite from payoffs sterting January 1st. New rates which take effect in 1962 will cost Seafarers $150 on the first $4,800 they earn. This is more than the $144 now de­ ducted for Social Security. The rate change is an increase from three to three and one-eighth percent. The increased deductions will be applied to wages paid on or after January 1st, ;Bven if the money was earned before then, the Social Security Administration points out. That means, for example, that if e ship sailed on November I but does not pay off until after January 1st, the new higher rates will be applied to the full payoff. As in past years, if a Seafarer pays more than the maximum required in Social Security deductions dus to work for more than one em­ ployer, he can claim the overage as "income tax withheld." The 1962 Increase is the first step in a gradually increasing rate schedule. The present law calls for a four-and-five-eighths percent tax on the first $4,800 of salary by 1968 or a $232 Social Security de­ duction. The increased Social Security deductions, which are matched by the employer, will be used to pay for increased Social Security bene­ fits undel- legislation passed by Congress last summer. This provides for expanded dis­ ability benefit insurance. Social Security retirement coverage at age 62, increased payments for widows and faftillles and a general increase in monthly benefits. New Coastal Roll-On Ship BOATMAN IBU Rivers Drive Scores 17-0, Gains New Support HOUSTON—Organizing by the Inland Boatmen's Union in the nation's great Mississippi River system took a big step forward when the union won a unanimous decision in a Na­ tional Labor Relations Board-* election among employees of ant, West -Virginia; Port Arthur, the Inland River Company. Texas, and Tampa, Florida, to or­ All 17 ballots cast in the voting were solidly for the IBU. Inland River, which employs 20 boatmen, now runs two boats, the Inland Pilot and the Inland Trader. The Pilot runs between New Orleans and Florida and the Trader works on the Mississippi from St. Louis north. The tally was conducted here late last month following separate votes earlier on each of the com­ pany's boats. Hearings on the Union's election petition were held in October. Inland River is a sub­ sidiary of Dixie Carriers, a com­ pany based at Harvey, Louisiana, which has been under IBU con­ tract for some time. Campaigning in several other river's fleets at the s-ame time. Union representatives expect NLRB balloting procedures to be underway shortly In a number of areas. Union halls have been opened in St. LoulSj Missouri; Point Pleas­ ganize workers on boats in the Mississippi, Ohio River and intracoastal systems. On* of two converted LSTs that began overnight roll-on service between Baltimore and Norfolk this fall, the IBU-contracted Maryland Clipper takes on vehicles via loading ramp In bow. The company, the Norfolk, Baltimore and Carolina Line, has been operating other vessels for many years. Norfolk Win Is IJth Straight NORFOLK—The Inland Boatmen's Union has just scored its 11th straight election victory in this area, winning at M. L. Hudgins & Son by margin of 14-2. The non-union company employs some 24 marine workers on small tankers and tugs which transport oil to various harbor outlets. The National-" Labor Relations Board voting cesses with victories in the Curtis a successful conclusion in Novem­ Bay, McAllister and GATCO fleets ber with the signing of a threer was held recently. Earlier, boosting its string of im­ portant wins in the Hampton Roads area, the IBU brought an­ other tug fleet under its banner with the signing of a contract cov­ ering the R. K. Davis Transporta­ tion Co. The 30 tugmen who operate the seven Davis boats from Newport News bring the overali IBU mem­ bership in the Norfolk area to 400. Organizing campaigns earlier this year scored important suc­ where the IBU routed District 50 of the United Mine Workers. Follow-up drives to organize smaller non-union tug fleets were won when the IBU was recognized as bargaining agent for employees of Capitol Transportation and Marine Oil Service. The victory at R. K. Davis came after employees voted for IBU representation in an NLRB election held in Septen\ber. Contract negotiations between the union and R. K. Davis came to year agreement. It sets up wage scales, working rules and job security provisions In the sevenboat fleet. The new pact provides for auto­ matic wage increases during the life of the contract. Another major gain for Davis employees is coverage under the Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan completely financed through company contributions. The company also agreed to a dues check-off provision. �December, 19(1 SEAFARERS LOG Pacre Nlii| Thanksgiving of the Sill Traditionally, the SIU has extended an invita­ tion to its family to join together in marking the holiday that comes around on the fourth Thursday of November. This year was no excep­ tion in every SIU city. Once again last month, it was time to pass the drumstick and cranberry sauce at SIU halls in all ports for Seafarers, their families and friends. For all hands, the belt-pop­ ping meal Included tur­ key and all th^trimmings as everyone shared in the traditional Thanksgiving table fare. The photographs on this page do not represent all SIU ports, although dinners were held in every case. Pictured here are scenes from the affairs in New Orleans, Houston and New York. Fruit table (left) gets a careful inspection from Robert and William Ranew, sons of Irvin Ranew, 2nd cook. Above, Harry L. Toal and family, with Carl W. Grages, engine depart­ ment, and his wife and chil­ dren, enjoy dinner to­ gether. Seafarers, families and guests jam New Orleans hall for holiday dinner. That turkey mi:st have been good. Scenes at right and directly below are all from New Orleans. Here (l-r) are B. Rydlander, AB; L. Gotherd, OS; R. Viloria, B. O'Conner, steward; Mrs. O'Conner; G. McCarter, SUP. Over 600 diners sampled the holiday tare at the turkey day gathering'in the New York hall. The staff here and in other •ports really turned to on providing the tiaditional menu and all the trimmings for tne Thanksgiving diners. Angel M. Ortiz, oiler, and his fatbily get together for Thanksgiving. Ortiz just came off the Margaret Brown for the affair.- It's dinner Mrs. Lloyd guests are ston is at for six at this table .as "Johnny" Johnston and on camera here. John­ sea on the Del Mar. A big SIU family made the dinner at Houston, as the wife and seven children of Seafarer William Sehoffer gathered 'round the table. Mrs. Ray Queen and her son are at rear, center. �5 £00 Pace Tn •. INl Cara Sea Pays A Call To Baltimore Courts Reject Ban On Runaway Pickets MONTREAL—Shipowner attempts to force a halt to pick­ eting by unemployed Canadian seamen against the runawayflag Wheat King have been rebuffed in court again. A motorship owned by Island Ship--* ping of Bermuda, the vessel a temporary injunction against the was originally manned by pickets, and the Wheat King sailed All's well on fhe Cara Sea, in Baltimore, (above, l-r), as Seafarers W. Tayfor, J. Bereczky and C. Ellen, enjoy some chow and conversation. Right, gangway watchman E. Broadus- (center) welcomes A. Severe and T. Frazier aboard. partially loaded. SIU of Canada seamen. However, a court hearing in Hal­ Crewmembers were locked out ifax ended with a ruling against this fall after they protested sub­ continuation of the temporary re­ standard conditions. The com­ straining order. It is expected that pany, a subsidiary of the Canadian Canadian seamen will be able to and American-owned Norris Grain picket the vessel if it reaches Hal­ Company, then hired non-union ifax again. aliens and shipjumpers to man the A picketline also met the ship vessel. Commending the SIU's dong fight to insure freedom of the seas,' the American Trade at Three Rivers, Quebec, after it It has since been picketed by Union Council of the National Committee for Labor Israel (Histadrut) has urged the US and unemployed left Halifax, and the operators seamen at several the United Nations to renew efforts to have the Suez Canal opened to ^11 shipping. Great Lakes porta in Canada and again tried to secure a court order against picketing. The judge, how­ The council charged that^ the US. ever, granted only a temporary the United Arab Republic, in for everyone, everywhere," it de­ April, 1960, when Seafarers and In November, the Wheal King injunction with notice being pro­ members of the International docked at Halifax, NS, and was continuing to ban Israeli ship­ clared. vided to the pickets. Later, when A resolution adopted by the Longshoremen's Association pick­ again met by pickets who tied up representatives of unemployed ping from the canal and blacklist­ ing ships of other nations which council commended the "unequiv­ eted the Egyptian-flag SS Cleopa­ the vessel. The company secured Canadian seamen testified at a trade with Israel, was violating ocal stand of American maritime tra in New York Harbor. The un­ hearing, the Three Rivers court traditional maritime law and "its workers" in seeking to maintain ions protested mistreatment of also refused to issue a permanent own solemn commitments" to the freedom of navigation for all ship­ seamen and loss of job opportuni­ restraining order. ties due to the UAR blacklist. principle of freedom of navigation. ping through the Suez. The picketline delayed the "Discrimination against the An earlier blow for freedom of The SIU's fight to protect the Wheat King at Three Rivers for shipping rights of any nation is a jobs and rights of American sea­ navigation was struck by an SIU more than a week, and the vessel threat to the freedom of the- seas men were brought-to the fore in ship in April, 1957, shortly after sailed only when its non-union the Suez War, when the SIUcrew did the work of longshore­ manned Kern Hills pulled into men who had honored the picketElath, Israel, at the head of the OTTAWA—No reply by Great line. Gulf of Aqaba. The tanker was Britain is reported to Canada's Canadian seamen are pledged the first ocean-going vessel to pass notification of plans to limit do­ into the Gulf to deliver cargo to mestic shipping on the Great to continue action against tha Wheat King and other runawayIsrael. Lakes to Canadian-flag vessels. flag ships throughout Canada as Imposition of the blackli.st At the time of the original an­ part of a broad drive to protest Joe Aigina, Safety Director against the Kern Hills led to a nouncement in May, the move was cut-rate operations. renaming of the vessel and touched hailed by the SIU of Canada and off a series-of incidents as addi­ the SIUNA as a much-needed step There was a time when a man who'd talk safety would be classed tional US vessels and ships of to aid the hard-hit Canadian-flag as a "beefer" or troublemaker among the crew. He's reckoned as an other flags were barred from Suez industry. Canada acted under pro­ asset today when he makes a .suggestion, either good or bad. He's for doing business with Israel. visions of the British Common­ The Cleopatra action followed last wealth merchant shipping agree­ thinking about safety and that's really half the battle. There was a question on some of the container ships, for example. year and continued until the State ment. A turnbuckle device was being used to secure the erane and make it fast, Department pledged to seek an Unless there Is unanimous ap- j but the crew had only a small place to stand on in order to get it end to blacklisting. proval on the part of the 11 signa­ done. Working on one leg without a proper platform, a couple of tories of the Commonwealth VANCOUVEE — Seafarers in men had taken bad spills trying to do this job. It's a six to eight foot agreement, Canada will be forced this West Coast port have volun­ Book Review: fall down to a hard deck. to go along with the clause which Needless to say, this kind of accident is avoidable when there's a requires a year's notice to be teered their services in maintain­ ing an historic vessel in the Van­ proper, railed platform to work from. It took a while to get this given before any change can be couver Maritime Museum. done, but that's what we have now. A fixed platform and a 42-inchmade. At the present time, ap­ The SIU has pledged to take proval doesn't seem to be forth­ high railing is being tried out on these ships and we haven't heard care of the maintenance and gen­ coming. about an accident since then. No complaints either. eral upkeep of the Royal Cana­ Canadian government spokes­ On another type of vessel, with containers as deck cargo, a narrow A two-ctiapier portrait of An­ men note that an amendment to dian Mounted Police vessel St. space between the stack of containers and the bulkhead was mostly Roch. Donated to the Vancouver taken up by a large vent. The men had to crawl under the overhanging drew Furuseth, one of the pio­ the Canada Shipping Act will also museum by the Mounties, the ves­ neers of the maritime labor move­ have to be made, with the result vent in order to go forward and usually got a bump on the head while sel was the first to circumnavigate they were at it. This kind of boobytrap had to go, providing we didn't ment, highlights "Shanghaiing that the restriction move would North America and was the first Days," a new book by author-lec­ be delayed still further. cut down on the ship's payload at the same time. The solution was The ban, affecting transport to run between Halifax and Van­ to cut down the size of the vent so that everybody could walk around turer Richard H. Dillon of San Francisco. along the inland route, will apply couver through the Northwest right side up without getting bruised. The .350-page volume should to ports within the Great Lakes Passage. All the suggestions and recommendations regarding shipboard con­ The ship had been allowed to provide some exciting, interesting and along the St. Lawrence. It ditions don't i-equire the same kind of effort. Very often, an extra deteriorate but the SIU and informative reading for Sea­ would be similar in nature to US membership lately, coat of non-skid paint, a brighter light bulb in a dark corner or just here Intends to farers interested in what things rules restricting its domestic careful housekeeping make the difference. Plain common sense is im­ were like when ships were run trades to US-flag vessels. By limit­ change this situation. Canadian portant too. seafarers pledged to get the ves­ Over the years, it's been the responsibility of SIU operators to main­ under sail, with a belaying pin ing this trade only to Canada-flag sel in topnotch shape by rerigging, and a cat-o-nine tails as auxiliary ships, the move is expected to sub­ tain their vessels in a safe working condition within reasonable, rec­ power. Steam was just beginning stantially increase job oppor­ repainting and overhauling her ognized standards. In the same way, the Union has had the responsi­ gear and equipment. / The volun­ to boil over onto the sea lanes tunities for Canadian seamen. bility of indoctrinating Seafarers in safe working practices and to seek at the time. teer effort amounts to some two their full cooperation in the aims of our joint, program with the ship­ thousand man-hours of work. Dillon paints a grTm picturfe of owners. Canadian Seafarers, members It has been suggested that busi­ the American merchant marine in At this point, five years since the program began, we can't say we've the last quarter of the nineteenth the SIU of Canada, ness firms in the city donate mate­ eliminated shipboard accidents period. We never expected we or any­ century. Seamen were exploited are a lital clement In the mari­ rial and finance the cost of struc­ one else could do that. We'll always have accidents to contend with. in wholesale fashion and whole time picture generally and in tural repairs to the vessel. The unpredictable is what makes an accident, whether it affects sail­ crews jumped ship when a vessel the SIU family of unions. They ors aboai-d ship or the man who slips and falls in his bathtub at home. hit port to avoid further brutali­ man ships under tiie Canadian What we have done through the joint program is spotlight the causes ties. The book includes a detailed flag across-the-board—deep sea of accidents, bring them out in the open and cut down on hazards description of shanghaiing methods off the Atlantic Coast, on the wherever possible. Great Lakes and the Seaway. used to pad out short crews. The program hasn't been used to whip anybody or try to take away The Canadian SIU also repre­ The author aiso wrDes of the 408 Simpson St. anyone's livelihood just because he might have an accident. The em­ men who attempted to defend sea­ sents large groups of Canadian FORT WILLIAM.. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 tugboatmen, dredgemen and al­ phasis continues to be on prevention through education and regular men when everyone else had for­ HALIFAX, N.S 17S% HoUis St. Phone 3-8911 lied crafts. The Canadian Dis­ MONTBBAL training. In all, the companies, the Union and Seafarers aboard ship gotten. Here, Furuseth's life and 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-81S1 trict works closely with the have something worthwhile going and conditions throughout the SIU work are dealt with in some de­ 44 Sault-au-Hateiot other sru unions throughout QUEBECQuebec fleet bear this out. There's still plenty to be done, but at least today tail and for those interested in LAlontaine 3-1S69 52 St. David St. Nortii America and the mutual TROROLD. Ontario we feel we're on the way to doing something, instead of just talking the birth of maritime unionism CAnaJ 7-5212 relationship has been of great TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. about it. these chapters are invaluable. The EUpiie 4-5719 advantage to all SIU members. VANCOUV!?®, EC 298 Wsin St. (Commentg and suggestions are inviter^ by the Department and can publisher is Coward-McCann of ST. JOHN. NS in PriBOO William St. New York. be submitted to this column care of the SEAFARERS LOG J OX 3-543J Laud SlU Blacklist Fight Lake Ship Aid Stalled Progress Can Be Made On Safety SIU 'Polices' Police Boat Furuseth Role Highlight Of New Sea Book SIU Canadian Disfricf Halls �Deeeabor. INl SEAFARERS Pace Eleren LOG 'Now Is The Time For All Good Men,..' Xiegrislative Department MARITIME STATISTICS. MA has announced that as of November 1, 1961, there were 926 vessels of 1,000 gross tons and over in the active oceangoing US merchant fleet. This is 23 more than the num­ ber active a month earlier. There were 32 Government-owned and 894 privately-owned ships in active service. Figures also showed an increase of 24 active vessels and a decrease of 27 Inactive vessels in the privately-owned fleet. One freighter, Meteor, and a tanker. Little John were transferred back to US from foreign flag. Five freighters, the Valiant Faith, Hawaiian Logger, Gulfwater, Eldermere and Sea Mist, were sold foreign. The total privately-owned fleet decreased by 3 to 977. Of 83 privately-owned inactive vessels, one combination ship, 8 freighters, and 4 tankers were undergoing repair, conversion or reactivation. The total of large merchant ships on order or under con­ struction in US shipyards decreased by 5 to 74. SUBSIDY. Judge Alexander Holtzoff of the US District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that a finding of the Maritime Subsidy Board that no affiliation exists between a domestic steamship operator and Waterman Steamship Corporation, the latter an appli­ cant for operating-differential subsidy, is not subject to an adminis­ trative hearing but is a question which the Court will review on trial. The Judge said that on reaching a determination on domestic affilia­ tion, the Maritime Subsidy Board may not transcend the limitations of the statute. In order to reach such a determination. Judge Holt­ zoff stated, the Court has the duty of reviewing questions of fact. The case stems from an action brought by Bull seeking to enjoin the ex­ ecution of an operating-differential subsidy contract between Water­ man and the Maritime Administration, and to enjoin Waterman from taking steps to eliminate all relationship between itself and domestic carriers which operate in competition with Bull. A strong American merchant marine, capa­ ble of fulfilling its role as an integral part of the total US transportation industry, and as an instrument of national policy, is an absolute necessity. Certainly no one with the Interests of this nation at heart could ques­ tion the validity of this statement. Yet today the US-flag fleet has been allowed to dwindle to a point described by maritime observers as constituting "a national dis­ aster." At the end of World War II, the num­ ber of our merchant ships—and our capacity to build them—was greater than in all the rest of the world combined. Now we rank fourth as a maritime nation, behind Great Britain, Norway and Liberia. In shipbuilding, we rank tenth among the nations of the world. Our ships carry only a tiny fraction of the Imported commodities essential to our pros­ perity and national defense and perhaps ten percent of our total foreign commerce. USflag vessels handle only about 20 percent of our outbound foreign aid cargo, and this despite a Cargo Preference Act requiring at least half these cargoes to be carried in Amer­ ican bottoms. Throughout the period since the war, a number of Government agencies have pur­ sued policies largely responsible for the de­ terioration of our fleet, beginning with the approval of wholesale ship transfers to run­ away registries and other flags. We need only cite the failure to enforce the Cargo Prefer­ ence Act, the acceptance of the unrealistic "effective control" theory advanced by the Defense Department and the State and Agri­ culture Departments' overseas arrangements which sacrifice the US merchant marine as a matter of diplomatic expendiency. Nor has the political complexion of the Ad­ ministration in Washington ever significantly altered the general course of Government policy with respect to the merchant fleet. Consequently, those concerned with mari­ time were heartened by the ray of hope , Implicit in the new Administration's recogni­ tion of the industry's problems. At the recent Maritime Trades Department convention. Government spokesmen acknowledged the need for an adequate US-flag fleet and the fact that we should not depend, in these times at least, even upon our allies to serve this nation's maritime transport needs. Still, as the MTD's officers pointed out, the industry can judge the Administration's in­ tentions only by' its performance to date. While we have had the Administration's pro­ fessions of concern about maritime and US dependence on the merchant fleet for reasons of security and the national economy, these statements do not square with the record. Right now, instead of aiding the industry, the Commerce Department, which has critical influence over its future course, has been guilty of policies further endangering US maritime development. If the Administration sincerely desires to insure a merchant fleet that can meet the na­ tion's needs—and we believe it has a re­ sponsibility to do so—this is a time for action, it 4" 4- MSTS-A Hot Issue The completion of the Military Sea "Trans­ portation Service's 12th year of operation finds it becoming a hot issue due to a number of its practices and policies. As an agency engaged in the transport of troops, the MSTS can perform a useful function. Over the years, however, the agency has become increasingly involved in other areas that affect the over-all stability and welfare of the privately-owned merchant marine. More and more, MSTS has been stifling and competing directly with private shipping, contrary to the principle of free enterprise. One of the big question marks about MSTS also arises out of the fact that it's involved in awarding cargoes and that it often serves as a stepping stone to top management jobs right in the industry. Perhaps now is the occasion for a good hard look into the opera­ tions of this agency. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. MA has announced the com­ pletion -of fuel loading on the NS Savannah. A core of uranium-bear­ ing fuel elements containing enough latent energy to power the world's first nuclear cargo-passenger ship for SVz years without re­ fueling was assembled inside the vessel's reactor. The reactor will be put through zero and low power tests and will be brought to 10 per cent of power at Camden. New Jersey. Reports on operations will then be filed with and reviewed by the AEC. The Savannah will then be moved to Yorktown, Virginia, under auxiliary steam for full power reactor operation and for initial sea trials. Upon successful completion of these trials the ship will be delivered to the Government. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. The Luckenbach Steam­ ship Company has told the ICC that the ship line was denied a fair hearing in a case involving a transcontinental canned goods rail rate reduction, which the water carrier claims contributed to its demise from the intercoastal trade. Luckenbach asserts that Uie rail rate re­ duction, effected in 1958, was an unlawful attempt by allegedly collud­ ing Eastern and Western railroads to drive it out of business. The railroads claim that the reduction was brought about at the insistence of West Coast carriers. Luckenbach has taken issue with the exam­ iner's report, arguing that although the ICC granted it a "discovery" order, the right to examine the railroad's books and records for pos­ sible incriminating evidence, the grant was too late and the evidence too little. Luckenbach accused the examiner of being "unsophisti­ cated" by "buying the railroad witnesses' euphemisms 100 per cent." The company asked the ICC to overrule the examiner and restore the balance of interests between transcontinental railroads and inter­ coastal water carriers. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD. During October the NLRB Issued decisions in more contested unfair labor practice cases than in any other month of its 26-year history. Eighty-two cases involving dis­ putes over the facts or the application of the law went to decisions by the five-member board, or by three-man panels of the board. As of November 1, 402 unfair practice cases in both the contested and stipu­ lated classifications were awaiting the board's decision in various stages of consideration. The Board has been able to reduce its back­ log of representation election cases to 148 from a peak backlog of 695 on May 1. This has occurred as a result of the Board's delegation of decision-making powders to NLRB Regional Directors in certain cases. A year ago 90 days were required to proceed from the filing of an election case petition to issuance of a decision and direction of elec­ tion. The average is now 44 days . . . From July, 1960 to June 30, lg61, approximately 73 percent of ali elections conducted by the NLRB were as a result of voluntary agreements between labor and management to proceed to an immediate election, without recourse to the inter­ mediate steps of a hearing and formal decision. In fiscal year 1961 there were 6,613 elections conducted. LONGSHORE SAFETY. The Department of Labor has announced the amendment of safety and health regulations with a view to re­ ducing hazards in the longshore industry. The amendments seek to strengthen testing requirements to insure adequate ventilation in the holds of vessels, revise specifications for testing special stevedore gear, and set up new requirements for guarding mechanically-powered vehicles aboard ve.ssels. posting weights on cargo containers, and grounding portable blowers. „ / �Pare Twelve. IF I. SEAFARERS LOG Dceeaber, ust The growth of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department was physically apparent at* the 4th biennial convention held December 4-6. Dele­ gates representing 29 international unions and 32 maritime port councils throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada came together to deal with-issues affecting the welfare of work­ ers in maritime and allied industries. Out of the convention—with top representatives of Gov­ ernment, industry and labor present—came a program designed to build a strong maritime in­ dustry and strengthen the job security of over 400,000 trade union workers whose livelihood depends on aggressive development of mari­ time. On these pages are photos of some of the 150 delegates and their invited guests from Government, industry and the AFL-CIO who addressed them. /' /' f MTD vice-president Jack McDonald, Steve Leslie, Richard Nolan, Jay Turner and^Gene Reardon headed up delegation representing Operating Engineers. Carpenters secretary R. Livingston presents union-made gavel to MTD president Hall. A. Young, Boilermakers, offers report,^ �SEAFARERS Pecmbcr, INl LOG Page Thirteen 'IJ. t t im "i;,/ • il • ' • ^ I Delegates heard represenfaHves AFL-CIO discuss motters of important concern to the Annerican worker and his family. In photos at right are AFL-CIO President George Meany and AFL-CIO department heads as [hey addressed the convention. t L 1 [ AFL-CIO president George Ivleany discussed major Issues facino the labor movement today. MTD meet preceded AFL-CIO sessions. Building & Construction Trades president Neil Haggerty (left), Union Label Trades secretary Joseph Lewis offer fraternal greetings. Social Security director NeUon Cruihshanic (right) reported on proposals. * i V op Government representatives nvolved in maritime affairs, hown at right, explained the jolicies of their departments md the Administration itself, rhe convention called on Gov­ ernment for positive action in iupport of maritime. At top, David Cole, former US Conciliation Service director, and Donald Geoffrion, Navy Department. Above, Hyman Bookbinder, Com­ merce Departmenti Donald Alexander, new Maritime Administrator. ads of major maritime Indusgroups, in photos ^t the ht, presented their views of > problems confronting the ritime industry. They cited ' major steps which must be en to expand the industry in ) interests of all concerned. Great Lakes operator Troy Browning, new president of the Propeller Club, urged more joint action In maritime. / US Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg re­ ported on program of his department, dis­ cussed bargaining issues affecting maritime. Domestic and offshore shipping Issues were cited by John Weller, presi­ dent, Seatrain (left); Max Harrison, president, American Maritime As­ sociation; Ralph Casey, president^ American Merchant Marine Institute. '•r i' �Page Fonrfees V IMl SEAFARERS LOG Food Unions Launth New Dept. BAL HARBOUR, Fla.—SIUNA representatives assisted in the launching of a brandnew AFL-CIO trade union organization here early this month. The occasion was the found­ ing convention of the Food and Beverage Trades Department. Nine separate AFL-CIO af­ filiates, including the SIUNA,• are charter members of the tion of its membership engaged Retail, Wholesale tc Department in food and beverage trades. The Store Workers; Russell Lasley. new department. Patterned after other, long- local councils will pay yearly dues Packinghouse Workers; James A Suffridge, Retail Clerks; Mort established union groupings with­ of $25. The department's vice-presi­ Brandenburg, Distillery Workers; in the Federation, such as the Maritime Trades, Building Trades dents and the unions they repre­ Harold A. Schneider, Grain Mil­ and Metal Trades, the Food and sent, in addition to Paul Haii and lers, and Cliarles Paulsen, Hotel & Beverage Trades Department rep­ the SIUNA, are: Max Greenberg, Restaurant Workers. resents some 800,000 workers en­ gaged In the manufacture, process­ ing, sale and distribution of food and beverage products. Participation by the SIUNA cov­ ers the entire membership of its Pacific District affiliate, the Ma­ rine Cooks & Stewards (MCS), as By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS well as steward and culinary de­ partment members, fishermen and fish cannery workers on all coasts. Approximately a third of the Some of the country's largest stores and manufacturers use exagSIUNA's 80,000-plus membership -gerated list prices to try to convince you that they are offering tre­ is involved. It is the only mari­ mendous values when they sell below "list." Sometimes the cut prices time union organization in the new do represent good values, but nothing like the savings claimed. group. In reality, not many retailers charge full list price any more. The Established to coordinate activ­ "list prices" do have some usefulness to us consumers in identifying ities of member international un­ models so we can compare actual prices in various stores. But you can ions within the overall food indus­ get seriously fooled if you believe the list price is the actual going price. try, the department, in its constitu­ There even are some instances in which manufacturers deliberately set tion, lists the safeguarding and their list prices higher than normal, so that all retailers—even the protection of consumer interests as most expensive one—can claim to offer you a cut price. one of its chief aims. This practice is notorious in the watch, jewelry and luggage busi­ Harry R. Pooie, executive vice- nesses, and also frequently occurs in the sale of mattresses, electric president of the Amalgamated broilers, rotisseries and percolators. Meat Cutters, was elected presi­ One of the most revealing recent Federal Trade Commission hear­ dent of the department by the 55 ings examined claims made by the S. Klein discount department stores delegates at the convention, Danlei E. Conway, president of the in the New York-New Jersey area. Klein's had advertised "aluminum and frosted glass tub enclosures" American Bakery & Confectionary Workers, was chosen secretary- for $39.95 plus $10 for installation, and claimed they were "$89.95 value." But other dealers testified that the bathtub enclosures usually treasurer. The new AFL-CIO unit will sold for $60 to $70 including installation. Thus Klein's price of about function through local food and $50 with installation was good value, offering a legitimate saving of beverage union councils to be set of $10-$20, but nothing like the claimed $40 saving. We have no wish to pick on Klein's, which has many good values. up in major cities for the coordina­ tion of area-wide activities. Fi­ But additional information developed at other hearings can be useful nances will be provided by a per to you in knowing how to evaluate sale ads. In another case, Klein's capita arrangement calling for one advertised 15-cup percolators and electric skillets at $8 and claimed cent per member per month to be they had "list prices" of $25 and $20 respectively. But testimony in­ paid by each affiliate for the por­ dicated that the two appliances often were sold by other discount chains like Korvette, Master's and Davega, for $8 to $12. In this case it was the manufacturer—^Merit Enterprises—who claimed the percola­ tor had a $25 list price. Although Klein's sale price again was a good value, the list price was wildly exaggerated, with both the manufac­ turer and "the store responsible. One of the most exaggerated instances of pre-ticketed prices involved Rayex sunglasses. This manuracturer pre-ticketed its sunglasses with a $4.95 price. But a wholealer testified that he bought the sunglasses from Rayex for 75 cents, resold them to retailers for $1.20 and re­ tailers generally sold then to the public for about $2.50. Thus even at the so-called "reduced" prices these glasses obviously were overpriced. In other recent cases, the manufacturers of Leeds luggage and bowl­ ing bags, Waltham and Helbros watches, and Son-Chief appliances were The SlU-manned supertanker Cities Service Norfolk has re­ charged wijh supplying retailers with exaggeratecT price tickets and/or ceived a "Well Done" commenda­ printed material. Even when a retailer shows you a manufacturer's tion from the US Coast Guard for price list or catalog to support his daim that he is giving you a bargain, its support in the rescue of the you can't take ti:3 printed list for granted. A Ne>v Jersey jeweler tes­ crew of the Hess Mariner which tified that Helbros watches tagged $62.50 actually cost him $17.50 and sank in October off the. Florida were resold by him for $35. Only house-to-house canvassers and credit jewelers testified that coast. Together with other ships in the they actually sold these watches for the full "list price." This itself area, the Norfolk stood by to as­ should prove to families who buy from such canvassers and credit sist while another tanker closer to stores how much extra they pay. One of the most exaggerated Instances of prc-ticketed prices involved the Hess Mariner steamed to the sinking vessel and picked up all conspiracy between the Korvette discount chain and several famous survivors. Although one man was men's shops in Beverly Hills and Palm Springs, California, and ten hurt, no one was killed in the acci­ clothing manufacturers. The FTC found that Korvette made agree­ ments with these men's shops to buy a small quantity of clothing from dent. The rescue operation was co­ them and also to buy other clothing right from the manufacturers with ordinated by the Coast Guard's the labels of the California stores attached to the garments. Korvette then advertised it was offering merchandise which had AMVER (Atlantic Merchant Vessel been stocked by these well-known men's shops, at reductions from Report) system. The 10,500-ton Hess Mariner their prices. The FTC charged that the "original prices" advertised had an engine room explosion on by Korvette were fictitious since the California men's shop which per­ its passage from Houston to Bos­ mitted the use of their labels never did stock or offer these garments ton. Crewmembers were picked for sale. Right now a hot area of exaggerated list prices is cameras and photo up by the Texaco Nevada and the injured man was treated by a doc­ equipment. The Federal Trade Commission is investigating retailers' tor from the SS Brazil which had "list-price" claims for movie and other cameras. You can learn three money-saving shopping principles from these also turned to and assisted in the cases: rescue. (1) Some "list prices," as shown in the example of the watches, are In a commendation directed to all the vessels which participated deliberately inflated to permit very high-cost sellers like canvassers to in the rescue, the Coast (Juard get high markups, and these "pre-ticketed" and "catalog" prices are said in part: "The backup support especially dangerous. (2) Other list prices, while not deliberately inflated, nevertheless do by . , . Cities Service Norfolk, while perhaps not causing news not represent actual going prices, since most stores nowadays sell below headlines, was nevertheless an im­ the li.st. (3) The 6nly real protection you have is to compare prices among portant factor, in keeping with sound damage control procedure. several retailers, since prices vary even among low-cost sellers, as ob­ Such teamwork is extremely grati- served in the case of the luggage, percolators and broilers. Too, even f.ving. 'Well Done' to all con­ when a store exaggerates the list price, it may still be offering you a good value, as in the case of the bathtub enclosures. cerned." UIW Shop Produces For Defense DonH Be Fooled By Puffed-Up Claims CS Norfolk Lauded For Rescue Aid One of almost 100 UIW members at Schaevltz Engineering, Camden, NJ, which turns out parts used by America's missile men, wireman Horence Benedict is pictured soldering a con­ nection for an accelerator. The pressure this machine gen­ erates tests parts which must hold up during rocket launchings and are very complex to handle. New Oil Contract Fuels UIW Shop, Member Gains Over 1,300 members have been added to the United Indus­ trial Workers during the' past year, contributing added strength to the SIU. Aggressive organizing campaigns by the UIW in the Atlantic and"^ Gulf areas have brought the Fiore Bros, and Salmirs Oil, con­ benefits of union representa­ spired with "independent" Amal­ tion to employees of more than two dozen companies which a year ago were non-union. The membership Increases were across the board, covering all areas where the union has been active in unorganized shops. A key sector of the UIW organ­ izing campaign, the Staten Island oil distribution industry, was the scene of a significant victory in November. .The UIW and the Staten Island Petroleum Company (Sipco), larg­ est fuel distributor in New York's borough of Richmond, signed a first contract which brings the best working conditions and wages in the industry to emrployees. The pact is the first signed by a bona fide labor union with any oil com­ pany on the island and is expected to set the • pattern. A second victory on Staten Is­ land, scored when employees of Richmond Burner Co. voted for UIW representation earlier this fall, was clinched last month when the National Labor Relations Board certified the UIW as bar­ gaining agent for Richmond Burn­ er employees. . Moving ahead on another front in the battle to organize Staten Island oil companies, UIW repre­ sentatives attended NLRB hear­ ings In New York investigating Union charges that two companies, gamated Local 355 to block the legitimate desires of employees to join the UIW. Local 355, expelled from the AFL-CfO for signing backdoor sweetheart agreements with em­ ployers, has suffered several de­ feats at the hands of the SIU, in­ cluding Sipco and Jay Kay Metals in Long Island City, NY, Jay Kay's 600 workers joined the UIW last year after a long campaign which involved ousting Local 355 from the shop. Yard Pact Tops Cult HOUSTON — United Industrial Worker members employed by Southern Rigging Co. here have won one of the highest wage scales in the Gulf Coast area under the contract signed for the first time by the UIW and the company. The ship rigging firm employs 17 persons who service ships in Houston and other Gulf ports. The agreement will run for two years retroactive to July 31, 1961 and provides that either side may re­ open on wages after the first year. UIW members at Southern Rig­ ging won full welfare and pension plan protection, plus unequaled overtime rates in the new contract. Double time will be paid for all work over eight hours a day and all holiday work. The pact also provides for hour­ ly wages to be paid while em­ ployees are traveling, from one port to the other plus a sub­ sistence rate for food and meals for employees working outside of Houston. Under the new UIW agreement Southern Rigging work­ ers will be among the most secure and best-paid workers in the whole Gulf area. •1 i �r\; l»ceeiiAcr. IMl SEAFARERS Atlantic Mate tuna In Eastern Pacific waters. But In recent years the fleet had run onto economic shoals as lowercost foreign fish undersold the lo­ cal product. Clippers often lay Idle at the dock for weeks at a time, with fish in their holds, due to the overloaded market. Idleness of the boats was shared by their unionized crews from the •SIUNA-affillated Cannery Workers and Fishermen's Union. Many men left the boats to seek employment ashore. Then came two simultane­ ous developments which salvaged the fleet from what seemed to be possible disaster. First was development of extratough, light-weight nylon seine nets. Second was introduction of the power block, a roller with a self-contained and completely en­ closed hydraulic motor. Block and motor are fitted at the end of a vessel's boom. This meant that a huge seine could be brought aboard through the block mechanically, saving a vast amount of manual labor and enabling a ship to make many more sets than were previously possible. Boat owners realized that these changes enabled them to go in for the seihe method of catching tuna—a method which seemed to offer good possibilities but which was economically un­ feasible for big vessels hereto­ fore. First to try it was Capt. Lou Brito with his clipper Southern Pacific in 1958. The union-manned Southern Pacific went out and caught 220 tons of fish in 21 days. This sparked a boom in conver­ sions. Clippers went into the ship­ yards as fast as the yards could take them. It meant a big gamble by owners, for each conversion cost from $100,000 up. The huge seines alone cost upwards of $35,000 and can cover an entire city block. in 8horter*trips, which means that income-has gone up for both own­ ers and crews. Diversion of some Japanese tuna production to new European and Japanese- markets has helped to some exte>nt, too. In addition, the new fortunes of the tuna fleet have been helped by scouting planes working out of bases on the West Coast of Cen­ tral America. These spotting planes help to find fish, saving many hours of scouting by the tuna boats. One plane will work for a group of vessels, which share the cost of hiring it. Seining has also done away with the time-consuming and expensive chore of hunting and netting live bait, a prerequisite for a tuna trip when the boats fished with hooks and poles. Les Balinger, secretary-treasur­ er of the Cannery Workers and Fishermen's Union, says the union now has 38 seiners under contract and ten of the older style bait boats. About 1,100 union fishermen are employed at the present time. -I In the wheelhouse of the Atlantic Fishermen's Unioncontracted scalloper Sea King is mate Walter Jaggard, pho­ tographed at New York's Fulton fish market. Alaska Union Shifts Halls SAN FRANCISCO —Sailors Union of the Pacific officials wel­ comed their fishermen brothers when offices of the Alaska Fisher­ men's Union, an SIUNA. affiliate, moved' into space at SUP halls here and in Seattle. The fishermen voted to move .after the old jointly-owned SUPAlaska Fishermen's Union hall on Clay Street was sold to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency. Union officials -said the move would be both an organizational and financial aid for the two SIUNA affiliates. • -, ' - - Converted for lelne fishing, the Conte Bianco, a former baitboat in the San Diego tuna fleet, has modern power blocic (at end of boom) and big seine skiff on her stern. FOUR MISHAPS-NO INJURIES Three unrelated mishaps and one safe return marked SIU shipping during recent weeks, all with no injuries reported. The Miami (Citie.s Service), Jean (Bull), Fanwood (Sea-Land) and the Venore (Ore) each made the news on their own. Empty at the time, the^ supertanker Miami collided I occurred aboard the Fanwood of Bermuda when it happened No­ with the Liberian ore carrier while crossing a Columbia river vember 6 in the course of Hurri­ Melvin H. Baker in fog on the Delaware River and is now back in service after replacing damaged plates in a Mobile shipyard. Com­ pany spokesman reported damage to both ships was slight. There were no injuries to either crew. Trouble broke out on the Jean when cargo came loose in the North Atlantic's heavy seas. The ahip was on MSTS charter, carry­ ing army cargo from New York to La Pallice, France, when the acci­ dent occurred. Manhole covers were ripped off mjln fuel tanks and some damage was reported to the number three hatch. The ship came in to St. Johns, Newfound­ land, for repairs and is already back in service. Another case of shifting cargo bar. Due to a heavy roll, chains holding a deck load of plywood snapped and forced the vessel to return to Astoria, Oregon, to right the ramshackle load. When every­ thing was squared away, the Fanwood left again for San Juan, Puerto Rico. Venore Returns Home In separate action, following an earlier report in the SEAFARER'S LOG, the Venore returned home to Baltimore with a full SIU crew still aboard after 17 days at sea without any power of its own. The ship was enroute to New Orleans to pick up a cargo of grain when the propeller "made a big noise and was gone." The vessel was returning from Spain and was about 600 miles east Jf CunardHints Small Queen Suitable For Panama Use LONDON—Cunard Steamship is now reported to be ex­ ploring the idea or replacing the Queen Mary with a smaller vessel that could be used for Pacific passenger service as well as the Atlantic trade. Two months ago, the com­ ests of the two concerns. The pany turned down over $50 rumors of a corporate marriage Seine Fishing Booms Pacific Tuna Fleet SAN DIEGO—Lightweight nylon nets, a mechanical de­ vice called a "power block" for hauling nets aboard ship, and airplanes for finding fish have caused a complete revolution in the San Diego tuna fleet. Traditionally, bait, hooks But the gamble has paid off. and poles were used to catch The seiners have caught more fish Fare FiftccH LOG cane "Hattie." Crewmembers re­ ported the most difficult time as the first 30 hours until the Coast Guard tug Absecon arrived on the scene and threw the disabled ship a line. However, on the third day under tow, the Absecon had a minor ex­ plosion and lost its own fire room, which meant the loss of one en­ gine. The crippled Absecon and the powerless Venore thereafter limped along toward Bermuda un­ til met by a commercial tug 300 miles off the coast of Bermuda. After the rendezvous, the Venore was towed into Bermuda for re­ fueling and then to Baltimore for repairs, arriving a week later. All hands remained aboard throughout the incident million in British government aid and postponed building a new superliner to replace the aging Queen Mary. In passing up the un­ precedented government subsidy, Cunard said it faced heavy loses on the Atlantic liner service and was reassessing the future of such operations. Possible construction of a small­ er "Queen" suitable for two-ocean service via the Panama Canal' is hinted by the presence of a com­ pany representative in Panama in­ vestigating the size of ships able to navigate the waterway. Extension of Cunard service to the Pacific is given additional weight by reports that the com­ pany plans a merger with P&O Orient Lines, a leading British shipping company now operating in the area. At the time Cunard announced postponement of plans to build a new superliner, it also denied hold­ ing any mergqf talks with P&O, citing the dissimilar trading inter­ have continued, however, and now, with a possible extension of Cunard service into the Pacific, are being circulated again. Meanwhile, Cunard's attempt to cash in on the increasingly-profit­ able trans-Atlantic air service by launching Cunard-Eagle Airways has met a setback. Air travel is a prime cause of the decline in the Atlantic passenger liner trade. When Cunard first received per­ mission to begin this service next May, the decision by the British Air Transport Licensing Board was appealed by British Overseas Air­ ways on the ground that the com­ petition would be injurious to BOAC and could cause the com­ pany to default on payments for new jetliners it had ordered. The BOAC appeal was upheld by the Minister of Aviation and Cunard-Eagle Airways will not bo able to fly a North Atlantic route. Cunard has not Indicated what it plans to do with the two jets al­ ready on order. *) ' SIU FOOD and Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director Spices Can Be Useful 'Food Magic' An Important parrof any well-stocked galley aboard ship is the spice shelf. Often, just a pinch of "something" from one of the containers on the spice shelf makes a meal a true culinary delight. There is no mystery or secret in using spices. By keeping some simple facts In mind, in time every cook can make spices work for him and make meals livelier. The word "spice" covers a multitude of dry, natural seasonings that are the main flavorings used in cooking. Five different types of season­ ings are included. These are spices, seeds, herbs, vegetable seasonings and blends. Spices are the part of plants that usually grow in the tropics. Seeds are actually seeds or fruits of plants that grow either in tropical or temperate zones. Herbs are always the leaves of temperate zone plants. Vegetable seasonings are usually dehydrated, ground vegetables. Blends are a mixtui-e of various spices, seeds, herbs and vegetable seasonings used according to some time-honored formula. The manner in which these different items are used generally determines both the taste and the color of a dish. While spices are primarily used to impart flavor to foods, some also add color to the dishes being prepared. This extra factor can be used to help dress up a meal. The flavor that is tiansfcrrcd to foods naturally depends on the spice being used. Only certain spices, such as curry or cayenne (curry is a blend, cayenne is a spice', actually are "hot." Many other subtle and distinctive flavors can be added depending on the spices used. Barbecue spice 'blend) has a piquant flavor with "smoke" overtones; savory (herb) has a distinctive pleasant and mild flavor, while fennel 'seed) has a sweet licorice flavor. When a cook first starts out using spices, there may be a tendency to use too much. This is based on the belief that the flavor will be enhanced in direct proportion to the amount used. Actually the desired flavor-tone comes about through delicate and restrained use of spices and by letting one spice tone predominate. The best way to gain a spice-touch is by becoming familiar with the different shades of the spices. By dissolving some spice in water for ten minutes and then tasting it, you can get some Idea of its flavor. Sniffing the aroma and then com­ paring this with the taste the spice gives when used in a recipe also helps. It's all a matter of trial and error; however, the "experimenf* should be tried out prior to -the actual meal. Too much spice or too little can make the taste just as awful as if none at all were u.sed. Spices, herbs and seeds, come in two forms, whole or ground; vegetable seasonings come either in flake or powder form; blends are always in powder form. One variety or another of all spices, herbs and seeds can be added to soups, vegetables, meats, sauces, poultry and fish. The number that can be used with appetizers, salads, dress­ ings, eggs, cheeses, desserts and baked goods is more limited. Blends and vegetable seasonings are generally used for specific dishes. Although it's not a spice, Monosodium Glutanate is also included on shipboard spice, stielves. This is a chenscal that has no taste of its own but enhances the flavor of other foods and spices. Spice shelves also include fniit flavor extracts which are used in cakes, desserts and beverages. Each extract has a specific taste and is used to improve the flavoring of fruit dishes. (Comjncnts Ofld suppc.sHotis are invited by this Department and can be submitted tc this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG J :! fi �Paffe Sixteen SEAFARERS Deeember, 19<1 LOG South American Visitors SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK The following is the latest available list of S.eafarers in hospitals around the country: A delegation of trade unionists from Ecuador visited SlU headquarters on Pearl Harbor Day, December 7. Fittingly enough, the photographer snapped them in front of the me­ morial plaque listing Seafarers lost in World War II. The visitors are in the US on a labor study mission. Clinic, Surgeons Team To Save Seafarer's Son NEW ORLEANS—Thanks to the alert attention of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan Medical Department and the skill of Tulane University Medical School surgeons, ySung Michael Crawford is looking forward"^ to playing football next sea­ model patient and contributed a son instead of the dim pros­ great deal on his own part to his pect of a life of semi-invalidism, or worse. The 14-year-oId son of Seafarer James P. Crawford is recuperat­ ing at his Violet, La., home follow­ ing a delicate open-heart operation pereformed here last month at Touro Infirmary. "This probably was the most dramatic case we have had at the Seafarers Clinic in New Orleans," Dr. A. N. Houston, SIU medical director here, stated. Mike was brought to the SIU clinic for an initial examination early in October. He had been turned down in a physical check­ up of candidates for his school football team because of a heart murmur. He also had a history of "blacking out" on occasions, which were increasing in frequency. Convinced of the seriousne.ss of the youngster's condition after a preliminary examination, SIU clin­ ic medics referred him to one of the consulting specialists' associ­ ated with the SIU program for further diagnosis. The need for an operation was confirmed and Mi­ chael's mother chose the Tulane doctors to perform the complicated surgery. The operation was performed by a five-man team of surgeons "under total cardiopulmonary by­ pass with moderate hypothermia." In laymen's language, this means Mike's heart was completely closed off for 53 minutes. During this time, blood was circulated through his body by a mechanical heart and his body temperature was re­ duced to 88 degrees to minimize the danger of hazardous physical chemical reactions. In addition, 14 pints of blood, drawn from this port's blood bank, were used during the operation, which corrected a congenital de­ ficiency of one of the main heart valves, "Young Mike was a brave and recovery," Dr. Houston said. The entire cost of the operation was paid for by the SIU Welfard" Plan. James Crawford has been a member of the SIU since 1941, joining In Mobile. He ships as a bosun and was last on the Del Sud (Mississippi). John DriscoH's Long TB Fight Comes To End Searfarer John Driscoll died last month at his Brooklyn home at the age of 52. For Driscoll, It meant the end of a long struggle with tuberculosis, a disease which had kept him hospitalized for fully 12 years until last August 11. Since 1949, when he was taken off a tank­ er, the Cabins, In Panama, Driscoll Driscoll had battled TB with all the tools doctors could find- -surgery, drugs, special treat­ ments, even forcing Incite balls ("a little bigger than a ping pong ball") into his rib cage. By the time he was released last summer from the Veterans Admin­ istration's West Haven, Conn., hos­ pital, surgery had made it impossi­ ble for Driscoll to return to sea. There was no SIU Welfare Plan at all in 1040 when Driscoll was drydocked but, when the Plan went Into effect, he and other longterm patients were retroactively covered. As a result, he received SIU. benefits totalling $10,446. Driscoll had been an SIU member sailing in the engine department since 1947. During his long period of hos­ pitalization, Including ten years at the now-closed Manhattan Beach USPHS facility, Driscoll helped publish a newspaper for the pa­ tients, "The Porthole," and served for years as hospital delegate. He is survived by his wife, Mary. USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Charles Noble Frank Bane Miiiiael Rirrnna Enos OU Truman .Patriquin Arthur Botelko Arthur Brown Emmet Phelan Kenneth Brown Voldemar G. Buscigiio Gordon Plica Thomas Riley Dan Cherry, Jr. Harold Rivera Roscoe Conklin Harry Rost Henry Davis. Jr. Herbert Shartzer Edward Denchy George Shifflett Louis Firlie Edgar Smith Gorman Glaze Wm. Strickland James Helgoth Joseph Stuntebeck W. Holbrook, Jr. Paul Huggins Samuel Tate Lawrence Tryon Charles Kellogg William Weise Leon Lowe Martin Yager Oliver Myers USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA Delaware Eldemire Clarence Murray Thomas Jones H. White USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Hans Peterson F. A. Cuellar C. M. Parker G. A. J. Gedra Jesse W. Puckett Walton GiRlam S. M. Plash Biirl Haire B. B. Pardo H. F. Holmes C. L. Hippard William M. Sliaw A. G. Sigler Emilia Lerma Harold White Pedro Moreno David McDuflie Gerry W. Hurst George Meltzer USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Robert P. Adams Carl Koziol Chalmers Anderson Clyde Leggett Jennings Long Antilla Arvo A. Lykiardopuulas Paul Arthofer Joseph McCabe Robert Bardot Adam McDiarmid W. J. Barrilleaux Frazier McQuagge John Blaising. Jr. William Moise Earbie Bracewell John T. Norton CiilTord Brewster Clyde Brown Robert Oriel Peter Prestia Albert Canter A. Caragiorigio John J'reston Robert Ray John Chapman Albert Richoux Adie Coleman Joseph Roy Thomas Dailey Daniel Rucker Thomas Deale Donald Sander C. Denonden William Scarlett Joaquin S. Dimas Harold Scott Albert Doty Morris D. Seigel G. Edmondson T. Simmonds Harry Emmett Murray Smith .Tames Finley Francis Sperry William Fleming Ashton Stephens Theodore Fortin Joseph Taylor. Jr. Needem Galloway Julius Thompson Giles Glendenning Alphonse Gonzales William Thornton Vincent Tividad Dale Groves Hewie C. Torry Carle Harris William Wade Andrew Howard Howard Waters C. F. JePfers Fritz Widegren George Kasprzyk Joesia Wilson Edward Knapp USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Cecil Hughes Omar All Rupert .Tackson Allie Androh .Tames P. .Tones Hurts Binemanis Charles KInnke Joseph Blake Charles Kirkland John Bloom Ralph Knowles Gorham Bowdre Fructuoso Camaeho Joseph LaPadula Michael Lubas Daniel Cerment Herman Meyer Ho Yee Choe A. Mohamed Thomas Connell William Connolly Robert. Murdock John Pasko •Tohn Coughlln Donald Peterson George Crabtree Theodore Phillips Sidney Day Eugene I>lahn Napoleon Douglas John Murphy Fred Fondila Harry Price John Garrison Isaac Romero Nick Gaylord Herman Sampson Stylianos Goumas James Sherlock Hemsley Guinier Edward Sherris Frank Hanacheck Francis Hannaford Erich Sommer Nick Taska .Tamn Helms John Williams John Hoffman Hospital Visit USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA James Case, Jr. Frank McCloud Myron Ganiah WiUiam MerriU Joseph Howell A. J. Murden , Fenton Kimball Robert Singleton USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE DeForest George Graham SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Alberto Gutierrez Thomas Isaksen VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN. CONN. James Gorman VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS WUlard T. Cahlll VA HOSPITAL IOWA CITY. IOWA Eric L. Hoffman PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON. LA. Frank Martin US SOLDIERS HOME WASHINGTON. DC William Thomson USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF Stokes Ayers Harry Lowther Charles Bush Phillip Mason Wm. Mcllveen Chas. Neukirchner Lucien Elle Winford Powell Harold Ferguson Richard Ripley L. Knickerbocker William Williams Charles Lane TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL TAMPA, FLORIDA Dennis H. Brazell Albert USPHS HOSPITAL ' SEATTLE. WASH. Louis Bernier C. P. Thompson John Eaton AUred Yarborough Henry Keano , USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. George Brazil Chas. Robinson William Dyer John Santos Ammon Page Alfred Duggan MOUNT WILSON STATE'HOSPITAL MOUNT WILSON, MD. George Lesnansky CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL CULLEN, MD. Alvino Terrazas CHARITY HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Carl'S. Gibbs USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Deibler James Rist Abe Gordon David Sperry Thomas Lehay Bozo Zelencle Max Olson Physical Exams-r All SIU Clinics October, 1961 Port Seamen Wives Children TOTAL Baltimore Houston Mobile New Orleans .. New York 10 8 16 14 13 6 0 5 17 21 122 121 66 254 429 TOTAL 61 49 992 /' SIU Blood Bank Inventory November, 1961 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle ' Previous Balance 0 93 38 39 16 28 0 32 20 3Vi 20 (7)'* ...15 Pints Credited 5 32 50 12. 0 4 2 0 15 5 • 0 0 . 0 Pints Used 0 28 4 8 0 0 0 2 28 5 0 7 0 TOTAL ON HAND 9 97 84 43 18 32 2 30 17 3V4 20 (14)• 15 TOTAL 297V4 125 ^ 82"" 350V9 * Figures in parenthesis ( ) indicate shortage to be made up To obtain SIU Blood Bank information or a donor card, contact any SIU hall. All emergency needs anywhere in the US can be serviced via local SIU banks or headquarters. SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid October 16-November 15, 1961 CLAIMS Hospital Benefits (Welfare).... 10481 A welcom# tonic any time. Thanksgiving Day was the oc­ casion for a hospital visit by Seafarer Al RidS to drydocked ex-shipmate Pete Prestea. They're showii on the lawn of the New Orleans USPHS facility. AMOUNT PAID ' $51,249.28 ( ^ Death Benefits (Welfare)..... 8 28,500.00 Disability Benefits (Welfare) .. 217 32,400.00 Maternity Benefits (Welfare) .. 56 11,200.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare). 198 52,854.80 Optical Benefits' (Welfare).... 221 2,031.99 Outpatient benefits (Welfare).. 314 25,370.00 11495 $203,606,07 1310 $207,119.34 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 12805 $410,725.21 Summary (Welfare) Vacation Benefits �DcMMfctr, Iffl SEAFARERS Pate Seventees LOG 300 Receive Benefits S&A Aid Tops $50,000 With the launching of the Sickness and Accident program successfully completed, the SIU Welfare Plan has so far paid over $50,000 in cash benefits to some 300 Seafarers idled by off-the-job illness or injury. The new benefit program began in October. A major advance for SIU"*" men, the S&A plan provides portant new protection for Sea­ the SIU since 1945, he paid off at the first benefits of amy kind farers. Typical of such instances is a BR on the Vivian (Maritim* Seafarers Konstant M. Kain, 72 (left), and Eriing Hansen, 71, flank Joe Volpian, SlU social security director, as they show off checks marking first $150 pension payments. Six More Veteran Seamen Join SlU Pension Ranks Six more veteran Seafarers—three with seatime extending back to the 1920's—have been added to the ranks of Union oldtimers retired on SIU pensions by trustee action. Latest to receive the life-^ time $150 monthly pension SIU, Joining in Baltimore in 1941, payments are: Jose G. Brother Kain first went to sea in 1928 from his native Estonia. Sail­ ing in the engine department, his last ship was the Ocean Deborah (Ocean Transport) in November, 1960. He has been beached since then due to Illness. He makes his home with an uncle, Jack Idlas, in Florham Park, NJ. Two Yean Continuous Service After almost two years of con­ tinuous service on the Monarch of the Seas (Waterman), Brother Noel signed off in February. The 49-year-old black gang member now lives with a brother, Ben, in Mobile, Ala. He first started sail­ ing with the SIU in 1944. Born in Sweden, Brother Ohls­ Noel Golana son, 65, joined the SIU in 1939 after six years of sailing in for­ eign bottoms. He signed off his last ship, the Alcoa Partner (Alcoa) in April while in the engine depart­ ment. Listed as next of kin is a sister, Hildur Ohlsson, of Kalmar, Sweden. A member of the SIU since 1944, Brother Russell paid off his last ship the Robin Gray (Moore-McCormack), in May. The 63-year-old Ohlsson Russell steward department member, who was organized In 1938. Generally was born in Jamaica, BWI, now chipping as an AB from Gulf ports, resides with his-wife, Gwendelyn, bis last vessel was the Del Norte in New York City. (Mississippi) in August. A son, Joseph, of New Orleans, La., is bis next of kin. Hails From Norway Brother Hansen is now 71, originally from Norway and his sailing days also go back to 1924. A member of the SIU since 1941, be's a black gang member and paid off his last ship, the Seatrain New York (Seatrain), in October. He has a brother, John Hansen, in Branchville, NJ. Another 20-year-veteran of the Galarza, Eriing Hansen, KonBtant Kain, Walter T. Noel, Ernst O. Ohlsson and David Russell. Born in Argentina 65 years ago. Brother Galarza started sailing In 1924 and joined the SIU when it Fifth Pint Off the Steel Worker, Sea­ farer R. j. Landry takes a nip of medicinal spirits after do­ nating his fifth pint of blood at SIU clinic in Brooklyn. Eddie Field is the technician. for outpatients not receiving main­ tenance and cure. Payments are provided for up to 39 weeks in any combination of inpatient and out­ patient time for a single illness or injury during the year. Outpatients released from a hos­ pital automatically qualify for the $56 weekly benefit for the rest of the combined 39-week-period. Sea­ farers who have not been hos­ pitalized must accumulate a full week on outpatient status and, if not receiving maintenance and cure, collect S&A benefits retro­ active to the fifth day of disability. Benefits are paid up to the 39week-iimit from then on. The successful operation of the program in all ports adds im­ the example of Seafarer Alfred L. Overseas) during October. Last aboard the Cities Servic* Miami in August, Edmund Abualy, DM, jammed his right hand against the wheel of a car while driving in Woodbury, NJ, and fractured a finger. He received treatment at Underwood Hospital in Woodbury and began receiving S&A payments after filing at the Philadelphia hall. Abualy has been sailing with the SIU since 1941. Yarborough Abualy Both agree with all Seafarers Yarborough, on the West Coast, that the new program is "a big^ who recently underwent a bunion- help" and a welcome gain in SIU* ectomy at the Seattle U5PHS hos­ welfare benefits. pital. Unable to return to work, Yarborough drew S&A payments as an outpatient until he received his "fit for duty." Shipping with Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director Labor Presses Fight For Social Goais While it, is to be expecred that progressive social legislation will face a tougher fight in state capitals than in Washington, the record of the states in the past legislative year was a dim one Indeed. Even more difficulties are indicated in the months ahead. A report to the recent Chatting in the Wilmington AFL-CIO convention bears this out. hall after filing S&A forms, Only 19 states raised jobless benefits during the latest legislative steward department members session. Most of the gains were modest ones conditioned on higher John Pllapil and William Blair eligibility requirements. At the same time, only four states extended (with cane) both have re­ the duration of benefits, despite continuing high unemployment in ceived $56 weekly benefits. many sections of the country. No state as yet has met what the AFL-CIO considers to be minimum goals in the way of unemployment protection. If Federal aid Is not forthcoming, few. If any, states will ever offer average benefits equal to two-thirds of normal wages, which is the AFL-CIO's suggested mini­ mum goal for a period of up to 39 weeks. To insure the continued vitality of the state jobless program, the convention called for nationwide Federal standards to correct "basic deficiencies" In the state programs. It noted that only a minority of Seafarers still have time to apply workers covered by state unemployment laws are now eligible for on behalf of themselves or their benefits equal to as much as half their wages. "This falls far short children for one of the five $6,000 of the standards Incorporated when the system began," the Federation SIU scholarships to be awarded in said. 1962, but they must act soon to In the minimum wage area—and improvements In this field can be be eligible. So far, 42 scholarship applica­ made without Federal help by the simple passage of state minimum wage laws—only three states reported increases over their past basic tions have been received by the rates. Two states, Washington and Connecticut, followed the Federal Seafarers Welfare Plan. Applicants pattern mid raised minimums to $1.25 in two steps. New York State must have all forms completed and adopted a $1 minimum, with provisions for higher rates to be set by submitted before the Scholarship Awards Committee meets in May. wage boards in different Industries. On the Federal front, the convention proposed a number of measures The awards cover four years of to achieve full recovery and full employment. It urged an attack on study in any field. Forty-three the "hard core" long-term unemployment problem along the lines of have been granted since 1953. An important factor in the com­ an area redevelopment program. This would include a Federal project mittee's determination of the an­ of retraining the jobless and updating work skills plus Government payments during training. Aid would be provided for relocating work­ nual scholarship winners is each candidate's score on the College ers in new job areas. Entrance Examination Board tests. Health care for the aged was described as "a very definite must" on the AFL-ClO's legislative program as the convention voted a strong Only two CEEB tests are sched­ uled before the committee meets. endorsement of the Anderson-King bill. The resolution declared that neither private insurance nor the pub­ Arrangements to take the tests, lic assistance approach of the Kerr-Mills Act of 1960 has met the test which are to be given throughout the country on January 13 and of providing "the broad protection required for the great majority of March 3. must be made early to the aged who have low incomes." fulfill eligibility requirements. The only practical way to handle this sort of a situation is to place Other requirements include It under social security where people will build up over the years the three years' SIU seatime by a Sea­ equity that is needed when they get on in years and have these serious farer applying on his own behalf illnesses." or for a child; three letters of ref­ An economic and legislative conference has been summoned by the erence; an autobiographical state­ AFL-CIO to urge the 87th Congress to move on the unresolved prob­ ment and completion of a scholar­ lems facing the country, including health care for the aged. Tlie con­ ship questionnaire. ference will be held January 22 in Washington to "dramatize the im­ Application forms plus informa­ portance of the economic and social problems, led by unemployment, tion on taking the CEEB test is which confront our nation today." available from the SIU Welfare {Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can Plan. 17 Battery Place, New York be submitted to this column care oj the SEAFAREHS LOG.) .j 4, NY. Urge Early Bid On SGholarship / VI �Par* Eighteea SEAFARERS DEPiLRTMBNT Joseph B. Logae, MD, Medical Director Beware Of The Holiday Hangover LOG D««emb«r, 19ffl DEPARTURES All the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing a total of $7,200 in maternity benefits and a maturity value of $900 in bonds: As the holiday season approaches, we naturally think of gifts, pres­ Chery Ann Goodnick, born Oc­ Mirtha Ann Bonura, born Oc­ Carla Gomez, born September ents, religious activities, Santa Claus perhaps, as well as many other tober 15, 1961, to Seafarer and tober 22, 1961, to Seafarer and 16, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. traditions of Christmas and the New Year. These ere usually all very Mrs. Robert Goodnick, Houston, Mrs. Victor T, Bonura, New Or­ Francis Gomez, Mobile, Ala. pleasant, even though oftentimes very expensive. leans, La. Texas. But what about the "hangover"—not the financial one which is Michael Wayne Annis, born May usually a sufficient headache, but the hangover from the excessive 22, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Adam Carpenter, born July 27, Louis Landa, born September 9, consumption of alcohol during these celebrations. George F. Annls, New Orleans, La. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carlos 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fred­ There has been much progress In the treatment and eradication eric Carpenter, New Orleans, La, Landa, Dallas, Texas. Wade Fuller, born July 18, of diseases which have plagued mankind during the centuries. How­ Angela Benitez, bom October 6, Robert Garza, born September ever, there has been little progress in the treatment of the hang­ 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jerry 5, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. An­ 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Fuller, Houston, Texas. over since man first discovered alcohol. It's like the weather— Benitez, Tampa, Florida. tonio Garza, Sr., Gretna, La. everybody knows and talks about the hangover, but no one seems to Mary Beth Perry, born Septem­ do much about it. ber 20, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. The deaths of the following. Seafarers have been report­ Doctors do not give much consideration to hangovers; neither do Raymond Perry, Jr., Salem, NJ. ed to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $19,000 your friends, as they apparently feel that It is self-induced and that in benefits was paid. (Any apparent delay in payment of Allen Brown, born August 6, ^ou should also pay the piper. Despite the old wives' tales, there also is 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Albert claims is normally due to late filing, lack of a benieficiary no sure cure for the hangover. B. Brown, Brooklyn, NY. card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates.) What happens to you when you wake up with a hangover Is very definite. Your metabolism has been knocked off balance due to excess Catherine Bellando, born August Edward Boyle, 51: Brother Boyla Frederick L. Comerford, 48: A consumption of alcohol. The alcohol has been distributed throughout 2, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. heart attack was fatal to Brother died in an accident ashore at Bos­ your entire body where 95% is completely oxidized, mainly in the Adolph Bellando, Kenner, La. ton, Mass., on Comerford liver. As a result of this rapid oxidation, the glucose-insulin balance November 6, on October 23, Hilda T. Patingo, born July 29, in the blood Is disturbed with other end-products of metabolism which 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Eddie 1961. He joined 1961 on the SS produce the toxic effects experi­ the SIU in 1953 Michael at sea. A. Patingo, Sr., New Orleans, La. enced the morning after. and had shipped He sailed in the night before, and .many good re­ Christopher Sullivan, born July Not A Stimulant in the steward deck department solves are sworn to during the 31, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Although alcohol appears to trying hours of the hangover, but department. No and joined the John V. Sullivan, New York, NY. stimulate a person, it is as a mat­ I'm sure it will happen again. survivors were SIU in 1953. His Louis Duracher, born September ter of fact a depressant or in­ listed. Burial was widow, Mrs. There may not be any pockets hibitor. What the average person in a shroud, Ifht If you have money 9, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. in St. Josephs' Hilda D o w n e 8 assumes to be stimulation is really to burn, you "can take It with Louis Duracher, New Orleans, La. Cemetary, West Comerford, of Carol Ann Huszar, born July 81, Baltimore, Md., survives. Burial Roxbury, Mass. Total benefit: $fO«i. the depressant effect on the in­ you." hibitory brain control of behavior. {Comments and suggestions are 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Steve -was at sea. Total benefit: $4,000. $• t> 3i> Thus, there is an increase of the invited by the Department and can Huszar, Albany, La. John G. Gregory, 54: A liver ail­ pulse rate; a flushing of the face be submitted to this column care Mark Hroncich, 63: Brother ment caused the death of Brother Vance Jaks, born September 26, and an abolition of inhibitions, of the SEAFARERS LOG). 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward Hroncich died of natural causes on Gregory on Sep­ November 1,1961 with am increase in activity both Jaks, El Campo, Texas. tember 19, 1961 vocal and otherwise, so that one while aboard the John Wise, born September 26, at St. Clares Hos­ exhausts himself both physically 65 Years At Sea Penn Transporter 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jack pital, New York City. Ha had and psychologically. Thus, the in Brindisi, Italy. D. Wise, Kill Devil Hills, NC. been sailing with tired and exhausted feeling on He had been sail­ Tamara Fraone, born September the SIU since the morning after. ing in the SIU 19, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1960. Surviving is According to some authorities, steward depart­ Francesco Fraone, Bayonne, NJ. his widow, Mrs. there are at least 2,000 different ment since 1953. Darla Fillingim, born September Milka Hroncich, drinks, and at least that many Surviving is a 27, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. 01- of Union City, cures for the hangover, none of daughter, Mrs. lice Fillingim, Mobile, Ala. NJ. Burial was in them very efficient. There is an Anilee Doska Irvine, of Santa Ana, Joan Edmonds, born March 4, Madonna Cemetery, Fort Lee, NJ. California. Burial was in Brindisi. interesting story published about Veteran Seafarer Edward K. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Total benefit: $4,000. a young man who had a "sure Total benefit: $500. cure." The young man would go "Pop" Hansen, 88, who probably, Edmonds, Baltimore, Md. t 4" Peter King, 52: Brother King Into the bathroom, turn on the hot set some kind of record by sailing Jennie Boyd, born September James Brasfield, 43: Brother water and, as the steam would for 65 years, died on October 28 28, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. died of an intestinal ailment on Brasfield died of bronchial asthma October 28, 1961 accumulate, he would jump up and at the Lutheran Medical Center in Robert Boyd, Houston, Tex. on November 7, at the USPHS Brooklyn, NY. Hansen last shipped down like a demon. After this, he 1961 in South Nora Garcia, born August 20, Hospital, Boston, would think himself cured and go in 1952 at the age of 79 and retired 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Victor Baltimore Gen­ Mass. Ha was a to the office. This worked for a on an SIU pension. Burial was in Garcia, Brooklyn, NY. eral Hospital, member of the while, but one morning during this Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn. Baltimore, M d. Claude Bankston, born April 12, SIU since 1938 treatment, he dropped dead. i> t> iHe had been sail­ 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Claude and shipped in Many other "cures" fpr the hang­ ing SIU ships The sea was Edward Hansen's Bankston, Jr., Metairie, La. the steward de­ over can be listed. These include life. since 1942 in tha partment. Surviv­ Vern Gibson, born September the Turkish bath and exotic con­ steward depart­ His romance with the deep 14, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. ing is his widow, coctions such as clam juice. Bugle- started in 1887 when he began ment. His wife, Mrs. May King, Vern D. Gibson, Mobile, Ala. week and wild lettuce. Mrs. Ida M. Bras­ sailing the cold Ronald Zaniewski, born July 12, of Boston, Mass, Burial was at Mt. field, of New York City, survives. The "hair of the dog" Is prob­ fjords of his na­ 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edwin Hope, Boston, Mass. Total benefit: Burial was in Ferncliff Cemetery, ably one of the most universal tive Norway on $500. Zaniewski, Akron, Ohio. NY. Total benefit: $4,000. cures of the hangover. A friend fishing boats at of mine thought this the best, but 14 years of age. John Bramble, born September 4 4 it Walter S? Si^th, ^4: Brother he had to modify his method. He In those days, Eugene B. Hunt, 64: Heart dis­ 28, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Smith died of a heart attack on would take it straight, and If the sailing meant ease was fatal to Brother Hunt on Charles Bramble, Atlantic City, July 11, 1961 first few bounced, he was not too wind power and October 31, 1961 NJ. while aboard the perturbed because, once he was long hard climbs at the USPHS Roberta Ladnier, born June 1, SS Timber Hitch abie to retain one, he had it made. aloft to haul Hospital, Galves­ 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. William at Capetown, Probably the most popular cure down the yards ton, Texas. H e Ladnier, Sr., Coden, Ala. South Africa. Ha Hansen for the hangover, and of fairly of canvas. Joined the SIU in Krugar Donald, born September had sailed with recent vintage, are the Bloody 1951, sailing in In the tradition of his Viking 24, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ the SIU in tha Mary, the Screwdriver, or some forbears, he later sailed on coast­ the steward de­ en gin a depart­ of the many combinations of ers and then deep-sea ships. For liam Donald, Norfolk, Va. partment. His ment since 1950. Christine Bernhard, born August Vodka, fruit juices and bitters or 35 years he sailed foreign-flag widow, Mrs. Nora His widow, Mrs. 15, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Her­ Worcestershire sauce. Hunt of Basile, Agnes H. Smith,, ships, first in sail, then steam. In Other remedies for the hangover 1925 he began shipping in Ameri­ bert Bernhard, Pelham, NY. of Dade City, Florida, survives. La., survives. Tanela Faircloth, born October Burial was in the Dade City "Ceme­ Burial was in Basile Cemetery, include a wide variety of medica­ can-flag vessels, and when the Eunice, La. Total benefit: $500. tions containing vitamins, combi­ SIU was founded in 1938, he threw 13, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John tery. Total benefit: $4,000. nations of amphetamines and amo- in with the new union and joined Faircloth, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 4" 4" 4" barbital which are supposed to be up in New York. Clarence Morehead, 29: Brother Jonnie Benedict, born Septem­ John F. Dixon, 52: Brother Dixon excellent in weight reduction He shipped out as a carpenter ber 23, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. died of burns suffered in a house Morehead died of a long ailment regime, but are probably better and continued to sail for 14 more John Benedict, New Orleans, La. on September 22, fire on Septem­ as a hangover remedy. 1960 at the ber 5, 1961 in Co­ years until, after 65 years of seaKenneth Wallace, born Septem­ There is the other school of time, he was permanently beached. ber 23, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. USPHS Hospital, lumbia, SC. He hangover fadist who believes an "I'd go back tomorrow If the doc­ Edward Wallace, Brooklyn, NY. New Orleans, La. was a member of ounce of prevention is worth a tors would let me," he said after He had sailed for the SfU since Eddrice Webb, born September pound of cure; who load them­ he signed off his last ship, the a short time with 1943, sailing in the SIU during selves with everything from olive Robin Mowbray, at Baltimore in 7, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ed­ the engine de­ ward Webb, Mobile, Ala. 1960 in the deck partment. Sur­ oil to steaks and fruit juices. This 1952. Michele Consoli, born August department. His viving is his probably at least slows the ab­ One of the first Seafarers to go mother, Mrs. mother, Mrs. Em­ sorption of the alcohol. on an SIU pension, Hansen re­ 26, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wal­ Dulcle Lee Yates ma P.. Dixon, of An ice pack and the usual head­ mained close to the sea thereafter. ter Consoli, Clifton, NJ. Richard Wilbum, born August Lykesland, SC. Interment was in of Vaiden, Mississippi, survives. ache remedies are all good, but He made his home in Brooklyn let's face it: It takes time and where he could watch the ships 17, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs, Columbia Cemetery at Columbia, B:;ri8l was in Kosciusko, Miss. Total benefit: $500. fluids to repair the damages of the entering and leaving New York. Richard Wilburn, Galveston, Texas. SC. Total benefit: $500. Hansen, 88, Passes On �December, 1901 SEAFARERS LOG-A-RHYTHM: Old-Fashioned Christmas By Roy Fleischer Giuc me an old fashioned Christ­ mas With holly and mistletoe And Santa Clous in the chimney As reindeers wait in the snow, Give me tinsel, red and green. And logs that glitter like gold. No pastel shad-es, no modern art, Just colors bright and bold. Gang on the Erna Elizabeth who got a vote of thanks' for a job well done, include (l-r) P. Franco, 2nd cook; Samuel Doyle, steward; P. Foster, chief cook; G. Parker, 3rd cook. Candles and wreaths in the vnndows, A Christmas tree in the den, A couple of starry-eyed children To open the gifts I send. While the cold weather and the holiday season Is at hand a number of Seafarers are off on the other side of the equator enjoying sunshine and high temperatures. The crew of the Sword Knot (Suwannee) sent the following report from Capetown, South Africa: "We enjoyed a^ 21-day-stay in Capetown; many love affairs blossomed, but as yet there are no /narriages to report. We all enjo^d cordial relations with the South African port authorities, and the ship's chandler worked smoothly with the cooks in getting 120 days worth of •tores stowed away. "We had what has to be called an excellent berthing area at the Union-Castle docks. We recom­ mend it to all our brothers be­ cause it affords crewmembers with an excellent view of pretty passen­ gers leaving other ships." They finished off by asking: "How is the weather in the States?" Anybody care to answer? t -it 4" Making the most of an idle •hip's fund while the Atlas (Tank­ ers & Tramps) was tied up in Mobile recently, the gang voted to present the entire treasury to the local chapter of the Salvation Army. Ship's reporter H. G. Horo­ witz recorded the event, comment­ ing on the crew's general feeling that the "money would then be put to some good use." A Salvation Army representative accepted the gift with many thanks. 4" 4t Aboard the Coastal Crusader (Suwannee), the crew is looking forward to an old-time barbecue. They've already donated $l-a-maA to finance a supply of charcoal. All they need now are the franks and they're all set. Don't forget the mustard, fellas. ' 4" 41 4" The crew of the Frances (Bull) has had a serious wave of "bulbsnatching" aboard ship. Things weren't too bad until someone snatched the bulb from the head. Paee Nineteea LOG ROBIN KIRK (Robin- Line), Septem­ ber 25—Chelrman, T. M. Hedlund; Secretary, A. Perklnt. S15.50 in treas­ ury. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. T. M. Hedlund elected ship's delegate. Discussion on use of voting machines in aU future SIU elections. DEL ORG (Mississippi), September 30—Chairman, James Stewart; Secre­ tary, Dick Grant. Ship's delegate re­ ported everything running smoothly, except air conditioner not functioning properly. Suggested crew make up LUCILE BL00MF1ELD (Bloomfteld), list of items for the patrolman to August 4—Chairman, Joe Compon; cover working rules for this ship, the Secretary, H. Huston. $18.00 in treas­ Del Sol and Del Rio. Motion to in.sert ury. Sime OT di.sp'Jted. No beefs re­ provi.sions in new agreement re time ported by delegates. The next nego-. off in port and to make some chan.pes tiating committee should try to get regarding breaking of watches for some action on time off in continental engine and deck departments. Negoti­ US ports. Discussion on the continued ating committee should look into use of fish oil on decks in place of present situation re oilers being prepared deck coating that has been knocked off weekends in port. All hands should cooperate to keep pan­ tries and recreation room clean at all times. Vote of thanks to steward department. IP Ita furnished. Letter to be sent to safety director Joe Algina. See the patrol­ man on arrival to find out why more small bills are not put in the ship's bank. There is never enough small bills for draws in foreign ports. PETROCHEM (Valentine), Sept. 4— Chairman, K. Hatgimisisios; Secretary, J. R. Prestwood. Ship's delegate re­ ported three men missed ship from Port Neches to Pasadena: sailed two men short from Pasadena. No beefs and no disputed OT. S17.50 left in ship's fund. See about fumigating for roaches and bedbugs. Request 4-8 watch's supper be served a little earlier. Crew asked to keep messhall cleaner at night and bring cots off deck in port. GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over­ seas), no date—Chairman, Stanley F. Schuyler; Secretary, Andy Noah. Some repairs being taken care of aboard ship; others will be brought up to the captain again. Andrew Lutaves elected new ship's delegate. No money in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Bunks and bunk lights to be repaired, but cannot be repaired aboard with­ out welding equipment. Too much chlorine in the fresh drinking water. JOSEFINA (Liberty Navigation), July 29—Chairman, J. P. Ahern; Sec­ retary, C. L. Shirah. R. Dariey was elected ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported. Discussed repair list from previous voyage. John Chlaramonte, pantryman,'was part of the Sword Knot crew that enjayed the warm weather during a visit to Cape­ town, South Atrica. An unidentified vessel and famed Table Top Mountain make up the background. It was recommended at this point that crewmembers ask the electri­ cian for another bulb instead of snatching what was available. "A head without a bulb is like a ship without a rudder," someone re­ marked. 4> 4" 4« The Panoceanio Faith (Panoceanic) is having hot water troubles. Everyone enjoys lots of hot water, but not when it's coming out of the water cooler. At last report, the crew was laying in a good supply of teabags. 4" 4" 4The gang on the Coe Victory (Victory Carriers) has voted to do a good turn for an old shipmate. Following a request by the ship's bosun, the crew voted unanimously to supply disabled oldtimer Char­ lie Rogers with an old TV set to work on. "It will keep him occu­ pied," the crew noted, "and do some good at the same time. 4" 4" 4^ Thanksgiving must have been quite a day for the crew of the Fairland (Sea-Land). The men voted to use the ship's fund» to supply rum for a large bowl of egg nog. When this crew talks about turkey and all the fixings, it means what it says. 4" 4" 4" Aboard the Hurricane (Water­ man), the crew reports that it donated the old books from the ship's library to the Seaman's Club in Rotterdam, Holland. The books were warmly accepted by a repre­ sentative of the club with grateful thanks to the SIU crew. HA/e you £vfee rhiOO^ffT/ —TO A PlBASAf^ COMING HOMBBVB/zy NieMr..4ETc.,Brc open for the watch. Motion made to' procure a softer brand of toilet tissue, ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin Line), Aug. 20—Chairman, Paul M. Meth; Secretary, Harry Harrison. Subsistence beef will be taken up with patrolman. Four men misscu shin (iur-n -. (he irip. Reported $16.?.=) in s'lin s fund: S'O to be repaid to the bosun. Union to see what can be done to get more experi­ enced men aboard these ships. Crew not receiving the LOG or other Union data regularly. Find out from mem­ bers of the food committee ashore how long leftovers can be kept in the meat box. Discussion on whether pas­ sengers were getting Koolaid while the crew was not getting same. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land), Aug. 6— Chairman, J. Henry; Secretary, R. O'Rourke. Ship's delegate reported one man left in hospital in Houston. $24.71 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Crew asked to take care when using wash­ ing machine. Steward to order auto­ matic timer for same. MOUNT VERNON VICTORY (Mt. Vernon Tanker), October 8—Chair­ man, Louis W. Pepper; Secretary, Jack Murray. Election held for a new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. MT. VERNON VICTORY (ML Vernon Tanker), October 30—Chairman, Elmer Lamb; Secretary, Louis Pepper. I.amb was elected ship's delegate. No beefs reported. Discussion re wage increase for men on super tankers, based on horsepower and tonnage of cargo, and increase in manning scale. Will send letter to headquarters and bring these items to the attention of the negoti­ ating commitce. DEL SOL (Mississippi), September 10—Chairman, J. Catalanetto; Secre­ tary, J. Zimmer. Retiring ship's dele­ gate notified the brothers of captain's request that if any member of the crew decided to get off in Houston, he shouldn't sign foreign articles. £29 in ship's fund. .No beefs reported. .Mo­ tion to transfer m-vie fun'' into st-'n's fund. Roy R. Thomas elected new ship's delegate. Ice-making machine and refrigerator to be put in order and, if not done promptly by the chief engineer, will refer directly to the captain for action. IBERVILLE (Waterman), October 22 —Chairman, Horace Carmichael; Sec­ retary, William R. Cameron. Discus­ sion on crew relation with topside. Only 66 cents in treasury. No beefs reported. Motion that better merchan­ dise be put in slopchest. Launch serv­ ice schedule to be checked with mate. Suggestion to have hanger made for the recreation room aft for hanging winter gear. No gear to be hanging in crew mess. MASSMAR (Calmar), October 15— Chairman, R. L. Morrow; Secretary, none. Everything running smooth. .411 foc'sles painted except one in engine dep.nrtment which will be sougeed. Change in brand of canned milk re­ quested; present brand has a tend­ ency to sour. All mattresses need re­ placing and have been ordered. TITAN (Overseas Oil Transport), September 17—Chairman, John Lamb; Secretary, E. Hannon. Walter Pritchett elected new ship's delegate. No beefs reported. Ship is supposed to go to Persian Gulf to load. Discussion on status of class B & class C men. Crew requests cold drinks be put on table in one pitcher and ice in another one. Fix hooks on screen doors aft to keep them from swinging at sea. Don't unplug boxes in pantry. Wring­ er needs to , be nxed. New hose needed. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), October 8 —Chairman, A. H. Anderson; Secre­ tary, S. T. Arales. No beefs reported by department delegates. .Members suggest that messroom needs painting. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment especially for the superb baking •by the baker. DOROTHY (Bull), October 8—Chair­ man, P. C. Johnson; Secretary, none. No beefs reported by department delegates. New faucets needed for washroom. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), September 29—Chairman, Reiiley; Secretary, Walker. Ship's delegate stated that there was a little disputed overtime in the black gang. See patrolman about weekend OT for steward department re sougeeing laundry room. Burkeen elected treas­ urer. More milk should be put aboard. Crew told that watch table is for watch only. Request hotplate for soup In messhall. THETIS (Rye Marine), September 9 —Chairman, W. Johnson; Secretary, R. Schultz. Ship Is due to return to New York and a complete slopchest will be put aboard then. Any question about transportation will be brought up before the patrolman while in Wilmington. Motion to collect $1 from each crewmembcr for a ship's fund. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities No beefs reported by department Service), July 12—Chairman, Ted delegates. Some sort of 3-way com­ Jones; Secretary, Dan Beard. See cap­ munication system should be installed tain about ordering wind chutes. Call In the galley, as excessive noise and hall for sufficient OT sheets and a vibration makes taking orders ex­ library. $1.63 in treasury. T. Ynrtremely difficult. Bosun elected ship's brough elected new ship's delegate. treasurer. Another fan promised for Caps should be worn in galley; hair the crew messroom. Return cups to •found in pot pie and soup. Smoking by food handlers should be stopped. the pantry. Sanitary men to rotate cleaning of laundry. Crewmembers Better grade of steak meat suggested. No other beefs reported by depart­ asked not to linger In messroom at meal time: first three seats to be kept ment delegates. �Pace Twenly SEAFARERS LOG Ailins Brother Thanics Del Norte To the Editor: I wish to take this oppor­ tunity to thank the delegates and the crew of the SS Del Norte <Misstssippi) for the help and kindness extended to me while I was in the hospital in South America. I was injured aboard the SS Del Snd (Mississippi) and left tlie ship for medical attention. Upon finding out where I was, the ship's delegates and the rest of the crew came to my aid. I want to express my thanks to all concerned as part of our great Union. R. (Jitterbug) Smith 4' 4» 4" One of Sea-Land's infercoastal vessels, the SlU-manned Chafhemi is pictured on the dock at Portland, Oregon. Chatham Hit Cows In Typhoon's Wake {This article was submitted from the Chatham ship's reporter David D. Backrak.) The SS Chatham, operated by Sea-Land Service with two other chartered vessels, represents another step for­ ward in the maritime industry—a revival of intercoastal service. According to accounts previously published in the LOG, this company plans to use containerships as soon as they are converted. In light of this, intercoastal shipping seems to be picking up again, and this is good news for all Seafarers who like to stick close to a shoreside home. In command of our vessel, the Chatham, we have Captain Martin Soinordal, formerly of, the Chickasaw. Some Seafarers also may remember him as the skipper of the Fairland before she was turned into a trailership. Our chief mate is Vernon B. MacFadden. Settling a beef with these two gentlemen is almost • pleasure. Chief steward Kris Nielsen runs his department without raising his voice. It sure feels good to see the messhall spotless, the pantry clean, and the galley operating efficiently without a lot of griping and growling going on. Bosun Harry Larsen, out of San Bruno, Calif., really knows his Job, part of which is to give orders. This he does, but without arousing hard feelings among the crew. Now for a recent adventure the crew aboard the Chatham sailed into. Two months ago, while we were sailing through the Pacific bound for Los Angeles, a grove of palm trees appeared on the horizon, with their leaves waving just like they do on Hawaii. Then we began sailing through millions of coconuts bobbing in the water, and banging against the hull. This was soon followed by a herd of cows, calmly swimming off our port side. And occasionally, we had to change course slightly to avoid two or three log jams. This isn't the sort of sight a Seafarer expects to run Into in the middle of the Pacific. And you can be sure that a lot of the crew suffered from eye-strain and cramped arms from shooting so much film. When we reached Los Angeles, we found out that these midocean mirages were real. They had been caused by a recent typhoon which had swept trees, cows, coconuts, logs and all into the sea. Typhoon or not, sights like we had are not seen every day. "Fji-&raSeaf5fer! TWe -FOOD AMI> mr/Mof^sA^m ymcSIu CAFer^/z/As ARe e^BAFAP^fZS rH£ MBM3Bf2S OF /A/ THFMB/rf VMB YoU'i^B AT1HE AAU. Steel Designer in Good Shape BeeenAcr. Itfl be greatly epiH-eelated, even though the apace la e little cramped. Clarence L. Ceedna » t » Hails Shipmates For Past Help To the Editor: I wish to take the opportunity at this time to thank all those who knew me during the sev­ eral years that I sailed on SIU- All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Karnes will be withheld upon request. To the Editor: The SS Steel Designer is contracted ships for the help presently on the Far East run. that they gave me during aU I would like to report that all that time. hands are cooperating in the I wish you all good luck and interests of mutual safety, all smooth sailing or, as was once in true SIU style. set to music, a "Calm Sea and After the most recent survey, a Prosperous Voyage." iSlerry one of the crew remarked that Christmas and a Happy New this ship is "so safe, it's unbe­ Year to you all. lievable." We hope things stay L. V. Gemghty this way. t 4. 4 Incidently, we came up with a few ideas to offer, in line with better conditions for unlicensed personnel: Lower bunks could have drawers in them for stow­ To the Editor: A motion has been made and age of personal effects and lug­ gage. Mattresses should all b» carried by the crew of the the innerspring type, thus do­ Cities Service Norfolk concern­ ing away with torn sheets and ing a change in the present ruling which now requires a spreads. Covers could be made of a man to stay aboard ship one more colorful material to take full year to collect $800 vaca­ the place of the present drab, tion pay. This motion states that in­ grey variety. In addition, many bunks are without shelves. A stead of serving out the full man needs a place to put down year, a man should be allowed vacation pay of $400 at the end a magazine. If possible, the addition of a of six months' continuous seatime aboard a vessel. Upon writing desk in a foc'sle would leaving eald ship, only a lO-day waiting period Miould be man­ datory before the man la al­ lowed to re-ship. Not only do we feel this to be a more efficient ruling but we believe it will serve to en­ courage a greater turnover in shipping and therefore offer more jobs for men on the beech. This seems more In line with the original purpose of the ruling to encourage men to leave the ship. We are sure that this proposal would prove more effective. David Edwards B. E. Stockmoa 4 4 4 Savannah Draws Family's Thanks To the Editor: I would like to express deep thanks from my family and my­ self to the crew of the Seatrain Savannah for the floral offering and many kind words of sym­ pathy during our time of sor­ row. My shipmates and all others concerned were most genei'ous following the death of our be­ loved mother, Mrs. Euiise E. Lowe. Many thanks again to all. Louis E. Lowe 4 4 4 Oldtlmer Sends Revised Vacation Season's Wishes Benefit Proposed To the Editor: Once more I must extend my heartiest greetings to you, the officials and directors of our wonderful Welfare Plan, and the membership in general. To you ell a very merry Christmas and happy New Year, with wishes of greater success to our wonderful and powerful Union in the future. God bless you all. l' am very proud to be a part of this or­ ganization, even though I have retired. George H. Seeberger Active LOG Contributor Still Active A few months ago, it seemed that one of the LOG's most frequent correspondents had lost the wind from his sails for good. This, it turned out, is far from the case for oldtime skipper R. J. Peterson. The captain has had his Capo under sail to her credit. what the trend is with the modern tales of sailing ships and the At the end of his letter to Miss lassies. But in my young days, all men who sailed them printed Northmore, Captain Peterson the nice girls loved a sailor." If in the pages of the LOG many asked," Any nice Aussie lassies left times during the past few years. for me?" Miss Northmore replied: "Being Thu-s, when a letter with his name OH it arrived a short while ago, it in your age group I don't know was thought that It brought still another blood-and-thunder yarn about "the old days." Instead, Captain Peterson wrote the following: "I am nearing 70, so I'd better get ready. When a wise old skip­ per driving hli ship 'round Cape Horn is expect­ ing a big blow, with the barom­ eter low, he will shorten sail in time — and not keep on, hangin' on, to gan's'ls and royals. Peterson I- don't want to be caught by a black squall and caught aback with all sail against the masts, flat and put on beam ends and turn turtle and go down In dark night, unseen, xmheard, unknown." From this letter, it seemed that Captain Peterson had reefed his sails and his typewriter for good. But, a few weeks later, he wrote again to inform all hands that he was now corre'sponding with a such be the case. Captain Peter­ son may be on his way to Australia by now and may be heard from again from the land "down under." Scientist Has Face Lifted It develops that the lady in question, a Miss Northmore, is a certified Cape Horner like the captain, with four trips 'round the Seafarers aboard the Steel Scientist (Isthmian 1 got out their P-int cans and brushes during a run from the Orient t^he "S' CodSt via Panama and, shown at work (i-r), are Frank A. Gages, AB, who's brushing the bulkhead, while Tung Foo Sing, AB, paints overhead. �SEAFAnERS VlMl MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Cor. rioro), Sept. 3—Chairman, J. 1. Loaton. fihip'a delegata reported everytMntf okay. Chief etectfieiart IiiedO motioB that partolman contact ahip'i offlcera and make sure wall fans are aboard. Have ship fumigated. StewarR department received • T«ta •f thanbg and aroraaaad tta thaakg t« tfep araw. ORV 1836 (Suwannte), Sept. 7— Chairman, William G. Heater; Secra. tary, Leopold Bruco. Ship's delegate by department delegates. Motion made to draw up repair list. reported ship is going in and a pa­ trolman should be on board. Cap^tn requested replacements. Ship's dele­ gate requests sober payoff. a4..!Kl in ship's fund. Suggested crew should donate $1 at payoff to fund. ROCKY POINT (Bull) Sept. J — Chairman, F. R. Hicks. H. W. Hall COUNCa GROVE (Cities Service), Sept. 21—Chairman, 6. Swfit; Sacratary, H. Darrow. O. Swift alected cew shl^s delegate. No beefa reported MGNTAUK (AmarFcsn Bulk), Sept. 36—Chairman, Charfes Jordan; Seeratary, R. 1. Fagan. No beefs Re- qucs. to have ship fumigated, see patrolman about rooms and lockers being repaired and abjut mall Have had very bad service. Repair water iciuntuin. Baking Is improving. FLOMAR (Caimar), Aug. 9—Chair­ men, Jiggs Jeffers; Secretary, Thomas A. Jackson. No beefs. Reqne.st to have old washing machine removed from laundry. .Need toilet paper holders in deck toilet. Spray In messroom to get rid of the flics. elected new ship's delegate. Crew to keep as quiet as possible in pas­ sageways and. refrain from slamming doors in order for men oft watch to get proper rest. Sea patro'man about having sufficient money on board lor draws and to put out some before arrival. This Is customary in the coastwise trade. YOUNG AIM ERIC A (Waterman), Aug. 1»—Chairman, J. Goude; Secre­ tary, A. S. Talsn. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made to remove all dented cans that were put aboard. ALCOA PIONESR (Alcoa), Aug. M —Secretary, Cyril A. Scott. Every­ thing running smooth. Crew request­ ed to flush toilet after use, flll wash­ ing machine to its proper level when In use and do not wash one T-shirt at a time. Close laundry door at night and turn off light so as not to disturb messmen sleeping. STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), Sept. 10—Chairman, George Pinkies; Secre­ tary, John Reinese. No beefs re­ ported. See patrolman in. Frisco about hot water coming out of cold water faucets, showers and sink bowls. Be sure to contact patrolman in regard to ice machine. COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), Sept. 1—Chairman, M. Woods; Secretary, R. McCullech. No beefs. M. Woods elected new ship's delegate. See chief engineer about spigots in crew washbasins, also drain hose in washing machine. Some mattre.sses in poor condition, l.oik crew pantry in port and give ke.v to ganffw.ny watch. Crew'.s toilet ventilating system., was blanked oT and the galley fan is operating at half voltage. This ship is chartered to TIatson and is considered by the .-rew as one <rf the hottest and poorest ventilated ships around. MARORE (Ore), Aug. 8—Chairman, John Mehalev; Secrefery, Wm. C. Murphy. Chief engineer to order fans for recreation room and PO mess. Also repair old fans and give crew full cooperation on repairs. We are In need of a new washing machine: vote of thanks to deck engineer loi keeping old one operating. No beefs. A. T. Harrison elected new .ship's delegate. Request more night lunch to be made availabl". Items such as cherry peppers, horseradish and tea bags requested to be Increased by pan steward. EVELYN (Bui!), Aug. 57—Chairman, Parker Holf; Secretary, C. Conant. Ship's delegata suggested all mem­ bers who have not filled in bene­ ficiary cards to do so and he would mail them in. No beafs. Discussed the shortage of pitchers in messltalls.. Pitchers ordered by last steward but' were not on delivery Hat. Will be re-ordered by new steward. HEDGE HAVEN (Metro Petroleum), Sept. 21—Chairman, E. Griffin; Sec­ retary, W. J. Barnes. No beefs leporietl; by delegatea. Special vole of thanks to a top-notch, cooperative SIU crew by the -shin's deleg.sle Jo­ seph P. LeBlanc. Motion by N R. Wright to see patrolman about re­ pairs before signing on foreign articles. EMILIA (Bull), Sept. 7—Chairman, Jamas Manner; Secretary, T. W. Kubecha. Request chief engineer to sea about the cold water being hot. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Recommendation by .nil hands that patrolman make sure- ship has a catwalk built over the deok cargo before sailing on next trip. • DEL MUNDO (Mississlgpn, Sept. 17 —Chairman, J. Chastain; Secretary, toyit tf. Amsberry. A vote of thanks for a Job well done to the rjiiring ahip's delegate. No beefs reported. Robert L. Garriss elected new .ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the iinsun for arranging for a p'.-ice to put gar­ bage instead of going aft over the catwalk. Keep off the chain rails un­ til renewed. When using the washing machine, fill it up to water mark. NATALIE (Maritime Overseas), Sept. 24—Chairman-, J(Te McLaren; Secre­ tary, Reberf W. FerrandlK Captain rvfused to lift logs. Some OT disputed but no beefs reported by steuard delegate. Locks on black gang's doors need repair. Anyone needing a room key should have one made and bring captain the bill. Wiper says there- is too much favoritism by the engineer. USAF C-50-1816 (Pan American World Airways), September 3—Chair­ man. R. H. Bennett; Secretary, Joseph Kornlg. Everything running smooth. R. H. Bennett elected ship's delegate. Delegate for each department will turn in repair list to chief engineer. Ship's delegate to check with chief on getting crew a coke machine. Crew had a wonderful time during voyage: no friction at all. FLORIDA STATE (Everglades), Sep­ tember W—Chairman, Joeaph A. Lev He; Secretary, Druwerd Moitar. Some disputed OT, but no other beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Steward to see company about qualitypeaches. FAIRLAND (Sea-Land), September 19—Chairman, A. T. Arnold; Secre­ tary, Welter Newberg. Pete Serano elected new ship's delegate. $11.09 In treasury. Steward asked to see if ha could get mosquito repellent for crew and also If sandwiches could be improved. OVERSEAS REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), September 17—Chairman, J. D. Mann; Sacretary, Joseph A. Long. tl.OO in treasury. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Let­ ter to be sent to Union to ask penalty for non-delivery of mall. Urge head­ quarters In NY to look Into food conditions on Maritime Overseas vessels, especially the meats. Ask the company for a better brand of Ice cream. Need new Ice trays for icebox, more pitchers for crew messroom. Request better toilet paper. PENN TRADER (Penn Shipping), September 3—Chairman, J. P. Austin; Secretary, Daniel Parkman. Every­ thing running smoothly, gl.gft In trea.sury. AU hands should assist in keeping pantry and messhall clean. STEEL TRAVELER (isthmian), August 20—Chairman, Antonio Schlavone; Secretary, J. L. Redgos. Ono man missed ship in Sasebo, Japan, and rejoined at Inchon. Korea. Three men missed ship in Koe Haiung. Tai­ wan; one oiler hoepitallzed In Hono­ lulu. Crew requests that American money be issued for draws in foreign ports tnstaad of travelers ehecks. S18.0B in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by engine <jr steward depart­ ments. Friction in deck department will be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Crew asked to flush toilets. Stewards department given, a vote of thanks. Al-AMAR (Caimar), Eaptember. 8— Chairman, F. Drazak; Sacratary, L. Hall, Jr. Ship's delegate reported that sink in crew pantry needs to be re­ paired. Toaster i» also needed. Patrol­ man In ports only bring 3 LOOS to ship; crew requests that more LOGS be put aboard. Discussion on new wel­ fare and vacation benefits. No beefs reported by department delegates. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Sep­ tember 7—Chairman, J'. Gloyant; Sec­ retary, E. A. Herd. Ship going to shipyard this trip,'Crew will pay off and sign on In Linden, NJ. No beefs reported by department delegates. Discussion on cooking and'serving of food. Chief cook says 85% of meats are not graded but merely stamped. Patrolman should check on meats andfresh vegetables. Bunk repairs not done. Gi-iritile and one plate on stove not repaired since last request. ROBIN GRAY (Robin Line), Septambar 8—Chairman, Receo J. Alba- nese; Secretary, Robert Skloot. Ship's delegate reported everything okay. Two men hospitalized. $13.57 spent on telegrams and $13.50 left In treasury. Discussion on vacation and death benefits. CHILORB (Ore), Sttptamber 24— Chairman, M. Jones; Secretary, C. Bedell. No beefs reported by dbpartnient delegates. Saw captain, about icebox for pantry and water cooler in port pas.sageway. See patrolman about getting water tanks cleaned as both potable and wash water have been rusty ail trip. Slopchest list slinuld be posted. August 12—Chairman, M. H. .Jones; Secretary, C. V. Bedell. No beefs re­ ported. Could not get new icebox. One man missed ship in Baltimore. Have slopchest prices posted. Request bench' for recreation room. Return cups back to pantry. Turn off washing machine after use. CAPE HENRY (Northern), no dateChairmen, Cgrroll Quinnt; Secretary, Robert Saunders. Some disputed OT in engine and steward departments. Crew not receiving any mail or LOGS since company ban been In operation. Will take matter up with patrolman. Stewsrd' still using tun much onloir In food. Twca^-Oa* 10€ Patterson KO's Fred Kretzler In Non-Title Checker Match \ m Two weeks before heavyweight boxing champ Floyd Patterson successfully defended his title, another Floyd Patterson defeated ex-US Navy checker champ and SIU member Fred Kretzler in a non-title marathon checker match aboard th® City of Alma (Waterman). Kretzler, shipping as deck"*"! maintenance, lists himself as "American Merchant Marine checker champion." Beaten for the first time In nine years, he report­ ed that the game with Patterson had its share of coincidences. "First of all," he said, "I was beaten by a certain type of strat­ egy known to checker players as the 'Alma Game,' and that's the same as the name of the ship we played on. "Secondly," he went on to say, "Patterson (who is third mate aboard the Alma) comes from At­ lanta, 111., and I come from At­ lanta, Georgia. And on top of all that," Kretzler concluded, "we played the game on the thirteenth day we had been on the ship." Kretzler has been playing check­ ers all over the world for the past twenty years. He said that in about a- year, he would be reatiy to put his "title" on the line in champion­ ship competition. He 1» presently making a coastwise run on the Seatrain Louisiana (Seatraln). Speaking of Patterson, Kretzler commented: "He's the best player I ever came up against, and I'd like to play him again some time." « I. tL em.:. Pondering moves, Seafarers Thad Jackson, AB (left), and Fred Kretzler are shown pairing off for a checker match at SIU headquarters several years ago. Kretzler won this game and ajl others of the past nine years before he met his match In Floyd Patterson, 3rd mate on the City of Alma. Ex-Cop Turned Seafarer Prefers Ships To Bullets SIU Atrantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul Hall BXECtrriVJ! VICE-PRESIDENT Gal Tanner VICE PRESlDEiNTS Claude Simmons Lindsey Williams Earl Shepard AI Tanner 8ECRETAR Y-THEASUR EB Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPR'ESENTATIVES BiU Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimora St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BO.STON 276 State St. John Fay, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. Vlnewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ...679 4Ut Ave.. Bklyn HYacinth 9-6800 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent CApital 3-4089: 3-4080 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE.. Jax WilUam Morris. Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 3-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent Tel. 529-7548 NEW YORK 673 4tb Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 416 CoUey Ave. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent 625-6505 PHILADELPinA 2504 S. 4Ul St. Ray Uates. Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO ... 450 Harrison St. Bill Hall, Acting Agent Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE. PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos, Stop 20 Keith Terpo, Hq. Rep. Phone 723-0003 SEATTLE 2305 1st Ave. reti Babkowski. Agent Main 3-4334 TAMPA 313 Harrison St. Jeff Gillette, Agent 24-3471 WILMINGTON. CaHf 505 N. Marine Avi. Keed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2528 PHOtCS ^ 'S-ToRtes, ^3- ?0£-fRY Every once in a while Seafarer Sam Grandee is mistaken for a policeman. In fact, sometimes policemen stop him and start right out talking "shop." There's a reason for this oftenmade mistake. Grandee real-"*' ly was a police officer a few The chase reached Minot and by years back, and the old habits that time State Police were in­ are kind of hard to break. A native of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, the 32-year-old Sea­ farer has been sailing with the SIU for about two years. His law en­ forcement career took place out west—Minot, North Dakota, to be exact, and a highly-successful career it was too. Grandee was on the Minot police force from 1955 through 1958, and volved. Grandee recalls taking out after the man and finally capturing him after a 100 mile-per-hour auto chase and a gun duel. Police work also entailed lesB exciting job.s, he says, and some of the "little" jobs were really tricky. Minot police had been plagued by hubcap thefts which defied detec­ tion. However, some patient in­ vestigation and a lucky break re­ vealed a gang which had been making a small living stealing and selling hubcaps. In addition to practical work on the Minot police force. Grandee studied and practiced police methods on his own and earned FBI commendations. Personal affairs back home in New York brought Grandee back east in 1959 and soon after he began sailing with the SIU in the black gang. He says life at sea is fine but he intends to visit back in Minot one of these days. List Details In Cables To Union Pictured during police force days, Sam Grandee now sails in iTie black gang. was involved In everyrhing from a shooting duel with an escaped bandit to rounding up a band of hubcap thieves. Magazine Story In fact, one of his c-rvploits was the subject of an article in "True Police Stories" magazine in 1959. Grandee was instrumental in capturtng a bandit who was fleeing from police in a nearby town. When notifying headquarters by cable or wireless that a Sea­ farer has paid off in a foreign port because of injury or illness, ships' delegates should include the following information: The man's full name, his SIU book number, name of the ship, the port of payoff and the hos­ pital where he is being treated. The response of ships' crews to the Union's request for these notifications has been very good. Sometimes though, not all of the above information has been included. Be sure to list all of this data so that the SIU can act as promptly as possible. �Page Twenty Tw» SEAFARERS Seafarer Doubles Up Line— Mixes Stocks And Starlings From seafaring to "bird proofing" and finance describes the- present career of former SIU man Frank T. Young, who came to headquarters last month to visit old shipmates. Young, who left the sea in 1957 after paying off the Coalinga Hills, is now engaged in two businesses. He is a mutual"^ from roosting and creating a mess. mutual funds, so he studied for an funds representative, with The whole thing Is harmless to SEC license and became a sales­ man for a New Jersey investment a Securities and Exchange man and bird. Commission license, and he also Early in 1961, Young also be- firm. Now, the Weehawken resi­ operates the Electroscat Birdproof- came interested in the sale of dent is concentrating on both Jobs. Ing Company. The native of Scotland began by Ben Graham sailing on British ships In 1929, _ when he was only ' 14 years old. Aft­ er a few years at sea he settled In South Africa and worked ashore. But when the second World War was brewing in 1939, Young went back to sea. During the early years of the war he sailed under several flags: British, Norwegian, Panamanian. "I sailed on any ship that I could," Young says, "until I hit an American ship, and then I stayed." His first US-flag ship was the Marie Melony, a Calmar vessel which he caught in 1943. Recalls First SIU Ship "That was my first SIU ship and my first American ship; it's one I won't forget." Young was aboard the vessel when it assisted the Normandy Invasion. He recalls when the ship struck a mine, and sustained damage in a bombing off Great Britain. 'You say all this happened when you became a bosun?' After the war. Young continued sailing SIU, .mostly from the Port of New York as AB, bosun, or deck like every other member of the maintainance. Union, regardless of citizenship. It was through a shipmate, who Thanks to the Union's help had a relative in the bird proofing and the never-ending interest of To the Editor: business, that Young Decame ac­ My husband recently passed our officials In some of the quainted with his new trade. away after a prolonged illness. problems that have developed Shortly after he married, he left Until the time of his death, over the years, I am both hon­ the sea and began setting up his even after he had dropped out ored and proud to be a citizen business ashore. of the maritime industry, be of the Unite:d States today. I Electroscat is an ingenious sys­ greatly enjoyed receiving the can't thank everyone involved tem of wiring cornices and other enough for the assistance given LOG. ornamental projections of build­ me. I am therefore notifying you ings. The wires produce a mild Eric Joseph of his death so that you may electric shock which prevents discontinue our LOG sub­ pigeons, starlings, and other birds scription if that is your policy. However, I would like to add si that our son (who is 14 years LOC-A-RHYTHM: old) enjoys receiving and read­ ing the LOG. _If you wish to discontinue our subscription All letters TO the Editor for It's okay but, if possible, we — By Harry Wolowitz _ publication in the SEAFARERS would like to continue receiv­ The SEAFARERS LOG is the LOG must be signed by the ing your paper. writer. Names will be withheld very best, Mrs. Fred Dial upon request. I've read them all, (Ed. note: Subscriptionii to That's a real fair test. the LOG are not cancelled for We're proud of our paper, any reason until requested. It's tops in town; We'll be glad to continue send­ None any better. ing it to you.) You can look around. To the Editor: 4. $1 4. You may discontinue sending We have just about everything. the LOG to C. F. Martinek as In this paper of ours. he is having serious difficulty Can't praise it enough. with his eyesight. My husband It rates five stars. was a member of the old Inter­ To the Editor: News of interest, shipping galore, Oh November 13, 1961 I was national Seamen's Union, and We have the best in the field naturalized as a citizen of the manned picketlines at New Or­ And can't ask more. United States to make a 15- leans and Baltimore in 1921. year'-dream come true. I am When the strike was over, he Shopping guide, news of all sorts, therefore writing to express my chose to give up going to sea Friendly pictures, thanks to our Union and to our and remained ashore for many A report of all ports. president, Paul Hall, for the years after that. Then a final dispatch. However, in 1942 Mr. Mar­ help and support given me over the years. tinek returned to sea duty as a And we bow our head. While some go on living— The Union's continuing inter­ member of the MM&P and re­ est in the welfare of aliens who tired as such. He often ex­ Others are dead. are members of the SIU has pressed the opinion that the always made.it po.ssible for us SIU is the best labor organiza­ I close with a wish to pay off our respective ships tion in the world. Thank you For your continued success. and to get extensions for our very much for the pleasure and May you live on forever. necessary stays on the beach in information that the LOG has And never stop your press; various US ports. Seafarers like furnished us. Keep on doing your good work, myself have always been treated Mrs. F. Martinelr They all envy you. From a brother member of SIU. Shipboard Sketches Widow Asks For Continued LOGS 'm SEAFARERS LOG Oldtimer's Wife Hails SIU, LOG New US Citizen Lauds Union Aid Deeember, MM LOO Your Gear... for ship • • • for shore Whatever you need, in work or dress gear, your S!U Sea Chest hcst.it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Sea Chest store* Sport Coats Slacks Dress Shoes Work Shoes Socks Dungarees Frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Khakis Ties Sweat Shirts T-Shirts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'westers Raingear Caps Writing Materials Toiletries Electric Shavers Radios Television Jewelry Camera's Luggage the *• SEA CHEST Praises Union Assist On Thesis To the Editor: I would like to thank the SIU and the various officials at beadquarters for the kind assistance given to me this past summer and also during the previous sumrher in my doctoral study on "occupational choice." I enjoyed every minute I spent at the hall, and I appre­ ciated the opportunity given to me to talk with the seamen. I sincerely hope that I can pro­ duce a thesis worthy of tha study. Is it possible to subscribe to the LOG? I have recently moved to a new. address, and because I am still some distance from New York, I won't be able to visit there as often as I would like. My reading your paper will therefore keep me up to date. Vincent Gagllarducci (Ed. note: Your .name is being added to our mailing list.) 4" 4" 4" Urges Further Pension Changes To the Editor: While looking over the result of the recent negotiations, I gave special attention to the new pension plan. I am con­ fident this plan, like others in the past, will be improved upon In the future. I feel, though, that the plan as is isn't very attractive to men who join the Union at a young age. Suppose a person starts sail­ ing at 20. Under the present plan he will Tiave to go to sea for 45 years before he can be pensioned. This total is based on an average of eight months of actual seatime per year. At that average, a member will have had 29 years of actual seatime when he, reaches 65. Compare this to a person starting to sail at 42 who will go to sea for 23 years and still have the required 15 years seatime to be peiisione'd. I said, this hardly seems fair to those brothers who start sailing in their younger years. I do not mean to suggest that the plan be changed in any way that would deprive the members that make sailing a part-tim« career. What I do suggest Is that an­ other plan be considered where­ by a member will be pensioned when he gets 18 or 20 years of actual seatime regardless of his age'. This plan would be an addition to the present plan and would. I think, round out Union protection so that all members would benefit mori equally. Union representatives are do­ ing their all to get the compa­ nies on the ball in forwarding the mail. Yet some companies still seem to hold back the bulky packages that contain the LOGS. News of Union activities Is something Seafarers look for­ ward to to keep us informed. In this way we feel a part of the Brotherhood. I suggest, since headquarters reports cover the important happenings, that these reports be made twice a month and be mailed out in a different and smaller package from the LOGs. My final suggestion is that three months before future ne­ gotiations start, special forms be mailed to all halls and ships Informing the membership what the Union is seeking. These forms should also have space for suggestions. Thomas Alonzo Brown 1^ r �Peeember, 1961 Faff* Xventj-Thre* SEAFARERS LOG Maritime Roundup Allen crewmen applylnc: for landinc privileges In the US will have to present a passport issued by the country of their nationality starting early next month. The US Immigration and Naturalization Service had proposed the rule earlier and has now made it final. Previously, alien seamen could present a passport document is­ sued by any country. The new rule becomes effective 30 days after December 8, 1961 ... A British shipbuilding research group is de­ veloping a new, more accurate method to) measure ship speeds which could sharply cut the costs and time of speed trials. The new Idea involves using radar aboard ship to transmit signals that can bounce back from a buoy put over the vessel's stern. The speed of the ship is based on calculation of the time taken for the return of the dcfiected signals. t t 4. An experimental atom-powered buoy began service as a channel warning signal in Arundel Cove, Baltimore, this month. The seventon navigational aid is the first tried in a series of Coast Guard experiments on the use of nuclear waste products as a source of elec­ Joseph Sylvester Olejnik Contact your wife, Mrs. Lena Olejnik, 1445 St Bernard Ave., New Orleans, La. % X tric power for lighting channel markers and buoys . . . SlU-contracted Delta Lines has announced a change in the itinerary of its three passenger-cargo ships in the twice-monthly service from Gulf ports to the East Coast of South America. The change, taking ef­ fect in January, calls for a stop over at Bahia, Brazil, on the-south hound half of the forty-day round trip. Seafarers on the Del Mar, Del Norte and Del Sud- can send postcards from a new location now. t Luiz, John Mlsakian. Dmer J. Moa (2), Potenclano Paculba, Clifford Perrlera. Marvin E. Satchell (4), John W. Singer (2), WlUiam L. Strike, Weldon O. Wal­ lace, Charles Walsh (3), Ylng Ming Wei (2), Ah Sal Wong (2). Ding Hal Woo. XXX X Herbert E. Cpllini Telesforo Roman Joseph R. Richards Overtime checks from Suwannee Steamship Corp. are being held XXX rranx K. Schwarti for you by the SIU headquarters Mother would like to hear from dispatcher. you. Write V. V. Van Gordon, St. XXX Joseph's Hospital, Boom 203, WUUam R. (BiU) Dixou Bremerhaven, Germany. The above-named or anyone knowing his whereabouts is asked XXX Income Tax Refunds to contact his youngster's guardian, The following Seafarers should Sophia F. Baker, RN, 1315 S. 26th contact Jack Lynch, Room 201, Place, Lawton, Okla., ELgin 5-4577, SUP Building, 450 Harrison St., t it t Ex-Coe Victory San Francisco, Calif., regarding income tax refunds: Will pay $50 to recover silver Marearito Boria. Dao King Chae. Che- belt buckle with Initials "FNC" nnx Soa Chens Q). John J. Doyle (2). Richard Dunfea (2). Ho Youns Kong, lost on SS Coe Victory on July 8. Steve Krkovich. Jamei Lear M), MUledge No questions asked. F. N. Cain, 432 P. Lee (4), Harry Lowther. Francis A. Washington St., Bay St. Louis, Miss. SEAFARERS LOG. 4> ^ jr Milton K. Burgner 675 Fourth'Ave., Contact Mrs. Page Burgner, PO Brooklyn 32, NY Box 343, Bowie, Md. NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE.... STATE ^ X X STATE !!? EDITORIAL POLICY~SEAFARERS LOG. Tha LOO has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union Or Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1060 meetings In all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an edi­ torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility. I;' PAYMENT OF HOWIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same, under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given . fiuch receipt. If In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment bo made without supplying a receipt, or If a member la required to make a payment and £3 given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should Immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested.' COWSTITlfTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publlshea every, six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of Its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarise themselves with Its contents. Any time yott feel any-member or officer la attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, 'etc.f as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-tlmo SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union.activities. In­ cluding attendance at membership^ meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they arm encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtlmers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through ths waiving of their dues. XXX of nolly, Felix Cardona, Malcolm E. Taggart, Swindell W. Lewis, Pedro Mena. Charles B. Eagleson, William G, Hay, James H. Shearer, Woodrow W, Spivey, Thomas S. Johnson, Leon Hebert. Leo Wills, Michel MegulsEoglou. Antonio Carrano, Cruz Mata, XXX William A. Granger Charles Nail Get in touch with your mother Contact Pat at PO Box 433, Wil­ at 1819 W. Grace St., Richmond, mington, Calif,, about your income Va. tax check, XXX ADDRESS i CONTRACTS, Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. Theae contracts specify the wages and condltlona under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for or on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. It, at any time, any . BIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, falls to protect yow contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition,' notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. ZONE.... X , X Ed NIemi TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you LOG is holding package are an old tubscribei and have a changa of addresf, plaata giva your small radio tubes for you. CITY SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected by the con­ tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by Union shipping rules, which are Incorporated In the contract. Get to know your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mall, return re­ ceipt requested. Maynard Farshetter Contact Mrs. Nancy Alquist, Bu­ reau of Public Assistance, Los An­ the Steel Designer was in the Welgeles County, Calif. land Canal, are asked to contact 4" 4' Louis R. Harolds, 38 Park Row, Louis V. Coffey Important. Contact Cliff Malners NY, NY. aboard SS Monarch of the Seas, XXX Waterman SS Corp., Mobile, Ala. Ex-Overseas Joyce 4« 4" 4" The following Seafarers can pick Billy C. Ward up unclaimed wages from Mari­ Contact your home immediately. time Overseas Corp., 61 Broadway, XXX NY, NY: Norman Krumm John W. Gibson. Laurence Rainchuck. Jose Madurei, Alfred E. Hawse, James W. Anyone knowing the where­ Canard, Raymond D. Stafford, James I. abouts of the above-named is Bast, Nicholas de Los Santos, Floyd D. KeUey. Rigardo Fred D. asked to contact his wife, Mrs. Peterson, GeorgeA. L.Rodriguez, Baiigh, John W. Norman Krumm, of Luck, Wis. Morris, Floyd S. Grumpier, Ed R. Con­ XXX format address balow: TRUST FUNDS, All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Vatera District are adnlnistered In accordance with the provision# of various trust fund agreements. All these agreeaenta specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and aanageaent repreaentatlves and their alternates. All expenditures and dlaburseaents of trust funds are aade only upon approval by a aajorlty of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at ths headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied Infonaatlon about any SIU truat fund, notify BIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified aall, return receipt •requested," Seamen should be on the lookout one day for commercial subma­ rines and underwater tankers, ac cording to the country's top nuclear submarine research cngi neers. At their annual meeting, the engineers proposed that the sub-surface craft be used where surface ships can't navigate, as under the Arctic ice-cap . . . The Panama Canal Company has an nounced that it went $6 million in the red during its past operating year. In a report to its only stock­ holder, the US Government, the canal authorities said the loss was due to money spent improving and modernizing canal facilities. Aarelio Flores Get in touch with your wife, Mrs. Blance Flores, at Mt. Wilson TB Hospital, Mt. Wilson, Md. I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG — please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) TlVKHCIAJj REPORTS, tbrn constitution Of tbs SIU Atlantic, Gull, Lskas and Iniand Waters District iukas spsclfle provision tor ssfsgusrdlns ths nsnbsrshlp's •oney and Union finances. Tbs eonstltutlon requires a detailed CPA audit •very three nontha by a rank and Ills auditing comattee elected by the new bershlp, 'All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Should any aenber, for any raaaon, b« rafuaed hla constitutional right to In­ spect these records,.notify SIU Praaldant Paul Ball by certified amll, return receipt requested. Ex-Steel Designer XXX All persons having knowledge of William H, Mason a leg injury sustained by Frank M. Contact Mrs, Iris Stone, 601 W, Puglisi on August 16, 1961, while 35lh St„ Norfolk, Va, Jose Serrano Reginald P. Sirois Urgent, Contact Victor Manuel You are asked to contact your Serrano Torres, Box 545-G, Num­ sister, Lucille. ber 404 Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 4" 4' 4J. L. Roberts XXX Charles Palmer Contact'Mrs, Pauline Moore of You are asked to get in touch Moore & Co, Realtors about a buyer for your land at 8202 Erath with Aubrey Wiggins at 201 Page Ave,, Mobile, Ala, St., Houston, Texas. Notify Union On LOG Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every month to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, the headquarters report and min­ utes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the next port of call. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. "Of y ^ si �SEAFARERS LOG L V,>| ri OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO {J i y iili 11 • 'Wmi I ^ > ' s \im •• \> SsSsSpipSS iiiliii iwiir"" pfiiiiiiiii iiilpir - -r. lilii iiiiiiiiiiiiiii s ilipars* V i* 'A. ^ • 'V pfp®! isSsis iilill Sii Another year's articles have been completed by the members of the SlU. The holiday season has arrived, marking the close of 12 more months of progress and solid accomplishment in the interests of all Seafarers, boatmen and other marine craft workers who make up the SlU family. Wherever they happen to be, whether aboard a vessel at sea, home at anchorage with their loved ones or in some distant port around the globe, for all hands this is a time of festive activity. Seafarers may find themselves setting up the holiday tree while sail­ ing through tropic waters or may welcome the New Year as their ves­ sel fights to make headway in an Atlantic gale, but the spirit of the sea­ son is with them all the same. The order of the day calls for special meals and all the trimmings while business as usual continues. This is in the tradition of seagoing men and all SlU members. §mm •J T'i ' I The SlU thus pauses on this occasion to extend greetings and good wishes to all at sea or ashore for an enjoyable holiday season and smooth sailing in the year to come. Iili Seafarers International Union ilil Atlantic, Gulf, Lakqs & Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO • '« '' mmkm . '"l J Ti isiii "\ 1 ' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource December 1961 Description An account of the resource Headlines: FOURTH MTD CONVENTION SIU, MEBA FIGHT JOB LOSS, TIE UP BRITISH-FLAG SHIP US SHIPS ASSURED HALF OF CONGO AID OPERATORS SEEK NEW CARGO RULE SEAFARERS MAN NEW, KING-SIZED US OIL TANKER ISTHMIAN FLEET AWARDED ANOTHER USPHS CITATION MTD CALLS FOR US FLEET REVIVAL 50-50 IS UPHELD ON CONGO CARGO RRS COURTING STATE HELP FOR ANTI-SHIP CAMPAIGN NASSAU SHIFTS TO ‘JINX RUN’ NEW EXPORT-IMPORT RULE URGED TO SPUR SHIPPING SOLID UNION VOTES SWEEP WESTCOTT, BECKER BOATS NEW EXPORT-IMPORT RULE URGED TO SPUR SHIPPING LAUD SIU BLACKLIST FIGHT NEW OIL CONTRACT FUELS UIW SHOP, MEMBER GAINS CS NORFOLK LAUDED FOR RESCUE AID CUNNARD HINTS SMALL QUEEN SUITABLE FOR PANAMA USE CLINIC, SURGEONS TEAM TO SAVE SEAFARER’S SON Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/1961 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIII, No. 12 1961 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/cdfb9cca47aae529e7beff615f2e5bf2.PDF 2889a766bd32b470daadbe38e36a91e8 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL GROAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNjQN • ATLANTIC, OULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO NEW SIU PLAN ASSURES MILK ON ALL TRIPS Story On Page 8 f • SIU-MEBA picketing against BritishJOD #TOf ©Sf • flag Salvada in Lake Charles led to toplevel meeting with US Labor Secretary Arthur Goldberg in Washington. Unions charged rigging by broken to bar aid cargoes from US ships. (Story on Pago 3.) US Sea Unions Set Global Unit Rally World • • Service counter on main deck of new f ITSJICCf lOII* Houston hall, due to open* next month, geta the onceover from Seafarers J. R. Prestwood, J. R. Robertson, M. W. Anderson and J. N. Atchison. New building has been fully modernized. (Story on Pago 2.) Labor Drive On Runaways liPlviR ..." " - Story On Page 2 SIU, MEBA Demand Probe On Charters Story On Page 8 Half In Houston SIU Clinic Ready To Open Expanded By Next Month To Phila. Story On Page 2 U C#ora*« supply for entire offshore IvGMr JfOrCS* voyage comes aboard the Madaket in NY. New "grade A", product^ looked over by steward, A. Espenada and E. Klingvall, SIU food plan rep., needs no refrigeration other than chilling before serving. (Story on Page 3.) Story On Page 17 SIU CONSTIiyTION MLANtlC GUtF • lAKES AND WATMS DtSfSICr • AH-OO O"*! livC VCN I Hi it' BWCV i Iwfl �IHI LOG Prints MTD Sets Up New Global Body Constitution NEW YORK—Acting to set up an effective program to deal with world maritime union problems, the Mari­ time Trades Department, AFL-CIO, has formulated 17tb Time plans for an international maritime labor structure. A meet­ ing of the MTD executive board here on Friday, January 5, voted unanimously to establish an btemational Division of MTD with offices in Latin America, Europe and the Far Special Report East. This issue of the SEAFAR­ The new division will em­ ERS LOG contains a fourbark on an 11-point program page section (pages 11-14) to combat runaway-type ship- consisting of the minutes of ing operations under any maritime flag through close working rela­ tionships with unions and maritime workers throughout the free world. It will also work to help advance the welfare of shoreside maritime workers everywhere ana to com­ bat the aggressive Communist pro­ gram in Latin America. Establishment of an Interna­ tional division was authorized at the last MTD convention, held December 4-6 in Miami. At that time, the 150 delegates attending voted to establish facilities that would promote close relationships between maritime unions on the International level throughout the free world. Since major maritime unions in the Department—the International Longshoremen's Association, the Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ ciation and the SIU—had with­ drawn from the International Transportworkers Federation, delegates felt the need to establish an apparatus whereby MTD affili­ ates could work effectively with their counterparts elsewhere in the free world. The executive board meeting named Thomas L. (Teddy) Gleason, the MTD conference in New York on January 5. The min­ utes contain the following: • Text of the resolution adopted by the MTD conven­ tion in December authorizing a global program. • A policy statement con­ cerning the relationships be­ tween the SIUNA and the ITF. • The 11-poInt program adopted by the conference. iThe policy statement de­ scribes efforts of the SIUNA and other US maritime unions to implement a policy of working to improve the stand­ ards of seamen and fishermen of all nations. These efforts were thwarted in large part because the apparatus of the Seafarers Section of the ITF was under the thumb of the National Union of Seamen of Great Britain. general organizer and executive vice-president of the ILA, as executive director of the new divislon. "This new division," Gleason declared, "will fill a long-felt need for a vehicle to develop and Imple­ ment programs of mutual interest among the unions involved. "Up to this point there was a vacuum in this area as the result of the Ineffectiveness of the Inter­ national Transportworkers Federa­ tion. Offices Planned Plans are underway to open three offices Immediately, Gleason said, with additional centers to follow. Initially, the offices will be open in San Juan, Yokohama, and Antwerp. A facility will also be set up In San Juan to serve as a clearing house for the exchange of information and to provide tech­ nical assistance. The MTD resolution under which the division was set up took particular note of the prob- A portion of tho large gathering at the MTD conference is pictured as Leon Schacter, MTD executive board member and vice-president of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters right), discusses point with MTp president Paul Hell. lems of Latin America and of the eagerness of maritime workers In Latin America to work In concert with MTD unions In order to pre­ serve free trade unions in that area and to improve conditions for all Latin American workers. This need is particularly urgent right now because of the extensive effort by the Communist Party to seize control of Latin American labor and, in the process, thWart the "Alliance for Progress" pro­ gram drafted by the United States in conjunction with the LatinAmerican governments. Step Up Fight For the seafaring unions,, the new International Division offers a medium for a stepped-up fight against Llberian-flag shipping as well as against operations of a runaway nature under all flags. The maritime unions are particu­ larly concerned about the exploita­ tion of Asian, African, and Latin American crews by both American and foreign-flag runaway-type op­ erators. This exploitation threatens the hard-won gains of organized seamen everywhere, particularly those of American and Canadian seamen. Separate Wage Scales It Is a widespread practice for shipowners of many nations and, in particular, British-flag opera­ tors, to pay alien crews far less than wages paid their own nation­ als, a practice which Is unfair to all seamen. Up until now, efforts by the American unions to coordinate a program against these practices through the ITF have not been successfuL Spelling out the rights and nsponsibilitles of all Seafarwa, tha SIU constitution Is reprinted for the 17th time since 1953 as part of this issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. The SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District con­ stitution is carried as an eightpage supplement in the centerfold. The practice of reprinting the Un­ ion constitution every six months began after the adoption of a resolution at an SIU Port Agent'a Conference held at Union head­ quarters in 1953. Amendmenta Keep Pace Amended three times during the past ten years, the SIU constitu­ tion was completely revised in 1952 to conform with changing practices in the Union and the in­ dustry and was again modified slightly in 1956. The document was again revised almost two years ago, in May, 1960, to reflect the establishment of a new District Union structure plus expanding Union activity and membership. On all occasions, the amend­ ments and revisions carried by overwhelming majorities of the membership in secret ballot voting by Seafarers in all ports. Up-To-Date Text The periodic reprints of the con­ stitution as part of the LOG pro­ vide the membership with an upto-date copy of the entire text and helps keep all hands familiar with their rights and duties as Union memlbers. The last reprint was in the July, 1961 issue of the LOG. Houston Ready To Open HOUSTON—The newest hiring hall in the Union's program to provide modern fa­ cilities in all major shipping centers is due to open here next month. Seafarers who sail from this booming port will be serviced out of a completely-remodeled two-story building located at 5804 Canal Streets at the corner of Norwood. closer to the turning basin, main conference room, general business The hall should be ready piers and grain elevator than the office, dispatch counter, agent's of­ about mid-February, but not in time for the February 13 membership meeting here, whkh Is scheduled a day late because of the Lincoln's ILA vice-president Thomas Birthday holiday. The opening W. (Teddy) Gleason is ex­ comes less than a year after com­ ecutive director of new pletion of the brand-new New Or­ MTD unit. leans hall last April. Other New Halls Other SIU halls were opened in Port Arthur, Texas; St. Louis, Mo., and Point Pleasant, West Virginia, to further Union organizing cam­ paigns in these areas, and a hall was re-established in Tampa to The International Longshoremen's Association will seek service activities in Florida. An­ a guaranteed annual wage in this year's negotiations cover­ other new building was also com­ pleted in Philadelphia during the ing stevedoring operations in the Port of New York. The fall of 1960. . plan is being mapped out to counter "widespread evasion" by the ship­ Located on a 100' x 75' plot, the ping lines of a royalty fund on container cargo loaded or unloaded new hall in Houston Is 16 blocks away from the piers. ILA Eyes Annual Wage Guarantee For Dockers ILA vice-president Thomas W. (Teddy) Gleason said the operators are not living up to the container royalty program, which was estab­ lished to ease the affect of job losses caused by mechanization in Vol. XXIV, No. 1 cargo-handling. He charged that other new techniques. Including In­ Jan., 1962 creased pre-palletizing of general cargo, were designed to bypass the fund. Royalties range from 35c to $1 per ton on container cargo. The guaranteed wage drive would cover longshoremen with estab­ lished seniority sta tus, or about 20,000 of the 30,000 dockers now reg­ PAUL HAIX, Frcaident istered in the port. The ILA agreement expires next September 80 but HERBERT BRAND, Editor; IRWIN BHVACK, negotiations will begin on many issues well in advance of this date. Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art In a separate statement, Gleason slappefl down charges by the National Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, AIBERT AMAARTHUR MARKOWITZ, MIKE POLLACK, Maritime Union that formation of the new International Division of TEAu, Staff Writers. the Maritime Trades Department would "play into the hands of the Communists." He called them "ridiculous" in a letter to NMU presi­ aubiiihtd monrhiy af fha haadqUfirteri tha Saafarart Infarnatlonal Union, At­ dent Joseph Curran. ."It would seem to me that before you throw of lantic, Oult, Lakat and Inland Watari DKtrlct, AFL-CIO, «7S Fourth Avonuo, such charges around you would examine your own record first on this Brooklyn 32, NY. Tal. HYaclnth «-(M0. score," Gleason stated. The ILA vice-president, serving as executive Stcond clafs postago paid at tha Post In Brooklyn, NY, undar tha Act director of the new global group, said the NMU charges were "a slap Offica of Aug. 24, 1*12. in the face to the ILA" when matched to its long-standing anti120 Communist record. old SIU faciUty at 4202 Canal. The heart of the building, the hiring hall, la located oh the main deck of the fully air-conditioned atructure. The main deck concentrates most of the Union's functions and of­ fices in one centralized area. The top floor will be a wide recreation area which can double as a meeting and assembly hall. Besidea the hir­ ing hall, the main floor holds a fice and a vault to store Union records. Seafarers who have baggage at the present hall are reminded that the new building has no facilities for a baggage room and they should pick up gear as soon as pos­ sible. In addition, the move to tha new hall wil not affect the loca­ tion of the SIU clinic, which con­ tinues in its separate location at 605 Medical Towers. SEAFARERS LOG 1i i Trying it out for size, Seafarers J. R. Prestwood, J. R. Rob•rtson, W. Higlitower and J. N. Atchison, with Houston SIU agent Paul Drozak (left), look over display board where shipping cards wilPbe posted in the new hall. Hiring hall Is located sd near main an^ranca to building. I . V . » �39 MUUUITW ttn SEAFARERS Pace Thrra LOG SlU Plan Assures Fresh Milk Supply On Offshore Runs Aboard the Madokel', first SlU ship to store new fresh milk product for offshore use, Seafarer Jeff Sawyer, OS (left), gets a sample of the grade A beverage from John Nash, 2nd cook. SlU food plan rep. Eric Klingvall looks on, waiting turn with his glass. Ultra-pasteurization process means milk can be stored without refrigeration. Pioneered by the SIU, a brand-new shipboard feeding benefit that began January 1 guarantees all^Seafarers at least one pint of fresh milk daily for the full length of any offshore voyage. The new milk guarantee is in addition to the supply of fresh milk that must be available on coastwise runs and in continental US ports and that must be aboard on sailing day prior to departure from a final port. This milk can ba stored aboard Madaket (Waterman), which was First of its kind in mari­ ship for an indefinita period with­ docked at the Brooklyn Army Base before heading offshore. The cases time, the milk guarantee is out refrigeration. of canned fresh milk were stored 'Super-Heaiinr' Process an expansion of the feed­ away without refrigeration and will ing program based on the use The raw milk used Is the same be broken out as needed. of pasteurized grade A fresh as milk packed In bottles except Use of the new canned fresh milk packed in sterile cans. that it is super-heated during milk is designed to do away with PHS, Foreign Aid Rise Oniy Gain In New Budget WASHINGTON—Continuing the go-slow course charted by the previous Administra­ tion, Federal budget planners have proposed a fiscal 1963-outlay of a little over $300 million In specialized aid for the shipping industry. The total includes $225 million in operating money and a bare $50 million* for ship constructiop. (See marked for the USPHS indicates no cut-back in service is pianned story on Page 5.) Despite all the expectations for the first budget completely spon­ sored by the new Administration, the proposals show there is still no Federal recognition of the changing character of the nation's foreign trade. There was no alloca­ tion for bulk cargo operations of any kind. The bright spots in the new budget are limited to a slight rise In the appropriation for the US Public Health Service facilities plus a $1.1 billion increase In for­ eign aid. Cargo Share Under a properly - administered "50-50" law, US-flag vessels can hope for an increased share of car­ goes if the expanded aid program is approved. The $50 miilion ear- INDEX To Departments! Th* Canadian Seafarer —Page 4 The SIU inland iaafman —Page 5 A&G Deep Sea Shipping Report —Page 6 SIU Safety Department —Page 7 The Great Lakes Seafarer —Page 7 SIU Food, Ship Sonitotion Dep't —Page 8 The Pacific Coast Seafarer —Page 8 Editoriois —Page lo The SIU industrial Worker —Page 15 The Fisherman and Cannery Worker —Page 16 SiU Social Security Dep't —Page 17 SiU Medical Department —Page 18 Shipboard News —Pages 19, 20, 21 processing and then sealed in tins instead of glass or paper con­ tainers. Recently perfected in the US, the process was first instituted in Switzerland and is known as "Uperisation." All SIU companies are now stor­ ing the fresh milk, which is avail­ able through distributors in all port areas. The first SIU vessel to take on the new product was the SIU, MEBA Hit Charter Policy now, reversing an earlier trend. Operating Subsidy Proposals to provide $225 miilion in operating subsidy funds repre­ sent an increase of $33 miliion over the previous budget. The ad­ ditional funds will cover higher A demand for a Government investigation of ship charter­ operational costs and do not fore­ ing procedures on foreign aid cargoes has been made by tell any significant rise in the num­ the SIU and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association. ber of companies receiving operat­ The demand was an out--*^ ing aid, although there are six an investigation in these areas: applicants, including Waterman growth of the two unions' ac­ • Relations between foreign and Isthmian, at the present time. tion in tying up the British- missions and brokers. Unlike previous budgets, this one flag Salyada for 23 days at Lake • Manipulation in the assign­ did not even go through the mo­ Charles, La., to protest the loss of ment of povernment-flnanced car­ tion of earmarking funds for new cargo by an American-flag vessel. goes. In identical telegrams sent on applicants or new services, as on • Abuses of waivers allowed January 25 by SIUNA president under the "50-50" law. the Great Lakes. Paul Hall and MEBA secretary• The desirability of Instituting MSTS At Same Level treasurer Jesse Calhoon to re­ The budget figures also reflect sponsible officials of several ma­ standard sealed bidding proce­ continuation of the Military Sea jor Government agencies, both dures under the supervision of Transportation 'Service at prac­ unions charged that a group of appropriate agencies. The telegrams cited efforts by tically the same level as before five ship brokers has been han­ and, on the domestic side, show no dling foreign aid charters in a the brokers to dictate to the US special concern with the shrinkage manner that obstructs proper en­ Department of Agriculture that their services must be employed of the domestic and inland waters forcement of the "50-50" law. in shipping Government cargo. fleet. Tax structures were re-shuf­ Loose Procedures They also described "extremely fled to provide some relief for the After detailing the loose and loose methods of issuing charters railrodds and airlines, but, in the process, user charges are proposed slipshod procedures enabling the which . . . open the door to ir­ on the waterways for tug and barge brokers to select any ship operator regular, informal arrangements" they please to carry the Govern- involving millions in US funds. operators. "As far as we know," the union .^ment cargo, the unions called for officials said, "this is the only Fed­ « eral program of expenditure which does not require a system of sealed bids. Any efforts by shipping groups to alter this bidding pro­ cedure in any shape or form have met with violent objections from the brokerage group Involved." As a result of the Salvada pick­ eting, a meeting was held in Wash­ ington on Tuesday, January 23, under the auspices of US Secre­ tary of Labor Arthur Goldberg. It was attended by Undersecretaries of State and Agriculture and rep­ resentatives of specialized agen­ cies involved in moving US aid cargoes overseas. AFL-CIO presi­ dent George Meany also partici­ pated along with Hall and Calhoon. At the meeting, the union rep­ resentatives submitted detailed documentation about the slipshod, unsupervised handling of ship charters which has deprived "SOUS-flag Olympic Pioneer is pictured at dock in Lake Charles SO" cargo from large segments of near site of Salvada picketing. The American vessel took US shipping. The charges against on part of bagged rice cargo originally marked for the the brokers were widely discussed at the Washington meeting. British ship after the labels were changed. the problem of purchasing and handling milk In different foreign ports where facilities, supplies and quality are limited. The ultra-pas­ teurized milk tastes the same as fresh and laboratory reports speci­ fy its high butter fat content. Ready To Drink The milk Is ready to drink as poured from the can, but should be served chilled In pitchers sine® brief exposure to air gives the sterilized product an added fresh flavor. The processing method in­ volves heating by steam injection to temperatures almost twice that of regular pasteurization, hence the "ultra-pasteurized" label. Spe­ cial canning units are utilized dur­ ing packaging to maintain complete sterilization. The milk can keep for at least two years without refrigeration and samples have reportedly been kept for as long as six years with­ out spoilage. 5,000 Taxi Teamsters Join SIUNA CHICAGO—The membership of the Seafarers International Union of North America rose to 75,000 this month when the international chartered a 5,000-meniber taxi drivers local which had left the Teamsters Union. Chartering of the taxi local fol­ lows the affiliation of the 6.000member Seamen's and Waterfront Workers Trade Union in Trinidad in October. Last June, the Virgin Islands Labor Union, with 1,700 members, also joined the SIUNA. The charter was presented Janu­ ary 18 by SIUNA president Paul Hall to Dominic Abata, who was elected head of the taxi local in July when the union quit the In­ ternational Brotherhood of Team­ sters and decided to seek affilia­ tion elsewhere. Attempts were made by a group of IBT representatives to di.srupt the meeting where the charter was being presented, but the disrup­ tion was quickly quieted. In separate action last year, a local of milk drivers in Cincinnati voted to leave the IBT and ulti­ mately was presented a charter by .\FL-CIO president George Meany. The SIUNA charter for the cab­ men means that the local retains its full autonomy and is entitled to a seat on the executive board of the international. �1^ SlU Crews Two More Grain Ships SEAFARERS lOQ^ A Family Time Two more ships have come tinder the SIU banner as a result of the increase in the grain ship­ ping business which has trickled down to American-flag vessels this winter. Seafarers crewed the Penn Exporter and the Anji in New York and took the vessels on grain runs to Pakistan and the United Arab Republic. The Penn Exporter, owned by the SlU-contracted Penntrans Seafarsr Casey Kaust and his family visit SIU headauarters Company, is one of three vessels before appointment at optical center where the who e gang that came back under the US flag )ate last year. She had been under was due for an eyeglass exam. Pictured (l-rl are Richard, the Norwegian flag as a tanker 7; Jan, 6, Karen, 9; Seafarer and Mrs. Kaust, with Lori, 4. and was converted to bulk cargo. Dad is off the Cities Service Miami. Brought to the States by a Ger­ man crew, the Exporter took on an SIU crew and then sailed to the Gulf to load grain for Karachi. The Anji, a Liberty owned by a newly-contracted company, Sea­ farers, Inc., is the former W. L. McCormack. She also loaded in the Gulf and then headed for the WASHINGTON—Citing the sharp decline in the size of UAH. Grain movements have been the the American-flag shipping fleet, the American Maritime As­ high spot of cargo activity in re­ sociation has urged the Government to "stop studying and cent months, but since many tank­ begin to act" before it's too-^ ers have abandoned the oil trade late. "Otherwise," it warned, cies "charged with the protection to stay in the bulk dry cargo serv­ ice, more freightships are being "some day soon, a Govern­ and promotion of the maritime in­ Idled. The tankers are more popu­ ment study of the merchant marine dustry." Further suggestions concerning lar for bulk movements due to will turn out to be an obituary." Government aids, regulation, or­ In an appearance before the their larger cargo capacity. De­ ganization, technology and other Maritime Evaluation Committee of spite a cold winter and expected record demands for oil, there are the US Department of Commerce, needs of the US-flag fleet were in­ more than enough tankers avail­ Max Harrison, AMA president, vited by Boyd Ladd, project direc­ able to handle the seasonal pe­ criticized "Governmental indiffer­ tor of the committee set up by the ence" across the board In all agen- Secretary of Commerce last year. troleum movement. The committee has been studying maritime problems as th^e basis for recommendations to Commerce Secretary Luther Hodges and Pres­ ident Kennedy. A report covering the nation's QUESTION: What is the reaction to American travelers In foreign transportation industry, including ports these days? maritime, has been prepared and is expected to form the foundation F. Camacho, engine: In come George Wllkey, deck: Americans for the President's special message places, like St. are received with to Congress later this winter on Nazalre in open arms in for­ transportation problems. France, the peo­ eign ports. The The AMA represents shipping ple aren't very people figure companies operating approxmiatefriendly and here comes a ly 300 US-flag ships in the deepdon't seem to couple of thou­ sea and Great Lakes trades. It was like Americans sand dollars to established last year by operators very much. But straighten out under contract to the SIU and the people in Bremthe local econ­ Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ erhaven and in omy. I've been to ciation to work for thb improve­ Dutch ports such Okinawa recent­ ment of the industry. as Rotterdam .pre pretty good to ly on a tanker, and to Singapore Americans; they seem to welcome and Trinidad on the same run. It's lis. Americans are also pretty well hard to really know what people received in Far East ports too. think if you are in port just a few hours. Slli membership meetings 4. i 4 are held regularly once a month 4> 4 DominlTO 1/3 Llave, deck: India Daniel Alvino, deck: Wherever on days indicated by the SlU is a good place you go, the reac­ Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the for American tion to Ameri­ listed SIU ports below. All Sea­ travelers, but cans is lousy. It's farers are expected to attend. Spain is the best been that way Those who wish to be excused country as far as for a long time should request permission by the reaction to and it hasn't telegram (be sure to .include Americans is con­ changed a bit. registration number). The next cerned. I've been I've gotten that SIU meetings will be: to Ethiopia and i m p r ession on the people there New York Feb. 5 round-the - world seem to like at almost Philadelphia Feb. 6 Americans and most other for­ runs eigners. In the Near East, Ameri­ eveiy port we have hit. South Baltimore Feb. 7 America, ditto: they don't like us. cans are most welcome In Iran. Detroit Feb. 9 % 3. Ai 4 Victor Peres, steward: It de­ Houston Feb. 13. Domingo Jartin, engine: Every­ pends on the New Orleans Feb. 13 one likes you as country and the Mobile Feb. 14 long as you have port. Bombay is some money In OK for Ameri­ Monthly Informational and your pocket, no cans. Spain and educational SIU meetings fw matter where you Italy are the the West Coast membership are and what best, though. I've have been anthorix^ by the nationality you Just come from Bxecntive Board, starting at happen to be. It's there and they 2:00 PM. and are sehednled in the same old treat Americans Febmary as follows: story it's always very well. Egypt Feb. 19 been. I| you don't Is not so good becauso the hustlers Wilmlnjiton spend money, the people are for some Joints won't leave you Son Francisco Feb. 21 courteous enough, but they don't alone. A lot of American seamen Seattle Feb. 23 want to bother with you for loufl^, Just don't go ashore in Egypt.. Cos Urge US Half Study, Start To Act SIU MEETINGS Shipping-Wheat Comhine Broadens Runaway Drive TORONTO—^The nmaway shipping in the Great Lakes, which was protested by unemployed Canadian seamen during the 1961 season, is part of an ambitious program of the giant Norris Grain C o m p a n y,^ ' owned by American and fj|gco Ltd., Canada Bread Ltd., and such runaway firms as Northern Canadian interests. Two of the Norris Grain runa­ ways, the Northern Venture and the Wheat King, became wellknown during 1961 when they were effectively tied-up by picketing protest actions. The company tried to prevent picketing of the ships through court injunctions, but efforts at getting the restraining orders withdrawn were successful at Halifax, NS, and Three Rivers, Que., on separate occasions. However, Norris Grain, through a tangle of dummy corporations, continues to register ships plying the Canadian trade under Ber­ muda, Liberian and British runa­ way flags. The latest runaway scheme of the company employs the Federal Monarch, a 27,000-ton ship built in Canada, registered under the British flag and en­ gaged in the Canadian and US East Coast tanker trade. Figurehead Operator The Federal Monarch, as many of the Norris Grain runaways, is reportedly operated through the office of J. D. Leitch of Toronto, director of Norris Grain in­ volved in many of the company's runaway firms. The owner of rec­ ord of the Federal Monarch is Maple Leaf Mills, Ltd., a Norris subsidiary. Other companies in the Nerris complex include Upper Lakes Shipping, Leitch Transports, Do- New Ships Ready Soon QUEBEC — Two new vessels which will he manned by SIU of Canada members* are scheduled for delivery this Spring. The Menier Consol,' a new pulp carrier In the Anticosti ilhipping fleet. Is being built at Davie Ship­ building yards at Lauzon, Que. The vessel will measure 301 feet, has a 50-foot beam and will draw 15 feet. The new ship will he powered by a 1,400-hp. engine which will give it a service speed of 11 knots. Another newcomer scheduled for launching at Spring fit-out time is a large Lakes carrier for the Hall Corporation of Canada. As yet unnamed, the leaker is also being built at the Davie yard. SIU Canadian DIsfricf Halls WORT WILLIAM Ontario HAUTAX. NA.... 40S ilmsion St. PhonS: 3-3aai U8H HoUla St. Phona 3-8911 MONTBKAL 834 St Jamaa St Wait Wctor 2-8181 QUIBXC 44 Saiilt-au-Matalot QOabaa LAtoBtataa 3-1969 THOBOU). Oiitulo......BS St DavM St. CAaal 7-8S12 T(HU>NTO. Catwrle ITS KIBK St K. XMpira 4-ST19 VANCQUVOTL WC 39S Main St. ST. joi xn FriM* Bahamas Ltd., Island Shipping and Trans-Lake Shipping. Earlier last year the LeitchNorris Grain comhine outfitted th« 10,400-ton Hilda Marjanne, origi­ nally built in the US, for th« Great Lakes trade under British registry. Protests by imemployed seamen in Canada succeeded in halting the vessel afteir she had made only two voyages. Fast Work On Rescues Saves Lives MONTREAL — Canadian SIU crews took part in dramatic res­ cues in the Great Lakes and on the Pacific Coast this winter. ^ Outside of Victoria, British Co­ lumbia, the crew of the Kingeome Navigation tug J. S. Foley acted in time to save one of their ship­ mates from drowning. The tug was hound for port when a 40-knot gale struck. The second mate, Joe Quilty, was knocked into the water with such force that his lifejacket and shoes were ripped off. Maneuvered Vessel Ralph Smith, skipper of the Foley, maneuvered the vessel to the spot where the mate was floun­ dering in the frigid water and the crew quickly pulled him aboard. The whole operation took only eight minutes. On another occasion, the Lakes crew of the SlU-contracted R. O. Petman saved two young Ameri­ can duck hunfers outside of To­ ronto just before Christmas. The pair was spotted 12 miles offshore by the Petman's alert lookout. They were drifting In a small rubber kayak and suffering from exposure. When the two were pulled aboard, all hands dug into their seabags to come up with a replace­ ment outfit. Thanks to quick action by the SIU crew, the families of the two young men celebrated Christmas instead of mourning a tragedy. Canadian Seafarers, members of the SIU of Canads, are a vital element In the marltime picture generally and In the SIU family of unions. They man ships under the Canadian flag across-the-board—deep sea off the Atlantic Coast, on tha Great Lakes and the Seaway. The Canadian SIU also repre­ sents large groups of Canadian tugboatmen, dredgemen and a|. lied crafts. The Canadian Dis­ trict works closely with ihm other SIU unions throughout North America and the mutual relationship has been of great advantage to all SIU members. �ltd Chester Ferry Run Safe, Won't Close Still running, the Delaware is one of two IBU-manned ferries serving Chester, Pa., and Bridgeport, NJ. PHILADELPHIA—The life of the Chester ferries manned by the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union has been extended through 1962 pending action by the Pennsylvania and New Jersey legislatures. ' of the Delaware River Strong protests by the AFL- Jurisdiction Port Authority starting in 1963. CIO Maritime Trades Depart­ Labor and civic efforts sparked ment and aroused civic groups kept the 31-year-oId service oper­ ating past two scheduled closing deadlines. A meeting this month between political leaders and officials of the Delaware River Ferry Company reached tentative agreement on a program of state subsidies that would provide $100,000 to keep the ferries running this year. Each state would contribute half. Legislation has already been prepar ed and put before New Jer­ sey lawmakers in order to get the emergency aid program started. An arrangement has also been Worked out between the two states to provide the necessary payments since the Pennsylvania State legislature is not able to act on similar legislation this year. It Is expected the IBU-contracted company will be put under the Page Tlva SEAFAMERB LOG continuation of service between Chester, Pa., and Bridgeport, NJ, after December 1 and then Janu­ ary 1 while IBU members_kept run­ ning the lines two ferries. No Alternate Routes Hard-pressed to find efficient alternate routes of transportation across the Delaware, civic groups from the area parallelled labor protests against the proposed shut­ down. Company spokesmen said the main factor leading to the pro­ posed closing was the planned con­ struction of a bridge at Chester. The company owns four ferryboats but had only" been operating two, the Delaware and the Jersey Shore, in the service. At times in the past, up to seven boats were being used. Twenty-five IBU members are employed in various capacities aboard the two ferries. New Wins Spur Union Pact Drive HOUSTON—Key organizing vic­ tories and pace-setting contracts have been won by the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union for boatmen in two companies here plus three others in Norfolk and Philadelphia. The IBU showed its strength here as employees of George E. Light & Co., Seabrook, Texas, voted by a 10-4 count for imion representation in National Labor Relations Board balloting. Light operates six boats and has 18 boat­ men. Service Offshore Oil Rigs Its fleet services the offshore oil drilling rigs of Humble Oil, a na­ tionwide outfit of which Esso (Standard Oil of New Jersey) is a major division. IBU has several contracted fleets which service off­ shore rigs in the Gulf. Tugs, Inc. of Houston also signed the first imion contract in its history after a check of IBU pledgecards. A new pact runs through April, 1965, and provides for three separate wage reopeners, beginning this July. It operates one tug. In Norfolk, top wages and man­ ning scales were won by the IBU at Capitol Transportation, follow­ ing up an NLRB election victory in August. A two-year agreement went into effect on January 1 and calls for an across-the-board in­ crease in July. Capitol employs 14 boatmen on one tug and two oil barges. It has announced plans to add one tug that would provide jobs for ten additional men. Card Check-off Wins Pritohard Towing of Norfolk has also recognized the IBU as bar­ gaining agent for its boatmen after a card check-off. The company runs one tug and negotiations will begin soon. Formerly non-union, Delaware River Lighterage in Philadelphia has signed with the IBU for an agreement expected to mean an overall 20-25 percent boost in workers' take-home pay by May of this year. Other first-time ad­ vantages include an eight-hourday, Saturday pay, overtime and welfare benefits. Christmas dinner was again an occasion for the traditional "spread all ports. At New Orleans (above and top row, right] were SIU veteran Wally LaNasa, his son, Seafarer Douglas LaNasa, and their families. Along­ side (l-r), L. Manry, J. Demars, Seafarer and Mrs. D. Marine. "Scofty'" McDiarmid, P. Pickard, Mrs. E. Engman. Shipbuilding Aid Slashed As Automation Gets Push WASHINGTON—Automation at sea is gathering momen­ tum as the proposed new Federal budget puts the brakes on new US shipbuilding. The budget proposals would cut shipbuilding subsidies in half,^ adequately modem and the na­ down to $50 million from the tion's shipyards operating at a min­ $98 million approved last imum for national defense. year. The Administration is counting on almost $64 million in "carry­ over" funds from 1961 to make a start on up to 18 new vessels dur­ ing the fiscal year beginning In July. Thirteen new vessels are expect­ ed to be the maximum ordered dur­ ing the current fiscal period end­ ing June 30, of which six are al­ ready on order. All of the ships involved are for existing subsid­ ized operators. The total would be only 31 mer­ chant ships in two years. A mini­ mum of 30 new ship contracts is said to be necessary every year both to keep the merchant fleet Guinea Row Hikes War Risk Rates The increased tension between the Netherlands and Indonesia over control of New Guinea may cause a curtailment of shipping into the disputed area. Vessels operating in Southwest Pacific and East Indian waters close to the troubled area are now subject to war risk insurance cov­ erage, according to the under­ writers. So far there have been no sail­ ing cancellations or diversions from the area but cargoes bound for Indonesia may now,have dif­ ficulty lining up necessary ton­ nage. The cost of the war risk coverage may make operators think twice about committing ves­ sels to this trade, with the situa­ tion likely to worsen at any time. Indonesia has made no secret of its desire to take over the disputed portion of New Guinea. The re­ luctance of owners to commit ships to the. trade also hinges on the chance that a vessel may be detained if it gets caught In a war zone. Research Funds Cut In the research and development section of the new budget, wheru automation starts, $5.5 million haa been requested. This is $1.4 million less than last year, probably be­ cause of the completion of work on the atom-powered NS Savannah. Heavy emphasis is being placed on developing mechanized vessels, however. Maritime has earmarked $850,000 from unobligated funds in the last budget to develop an auto­ mated bridge control panel and hopes to start on a $17 million fully - automated prototype cargo ship this year and put it to sea in 1965. Automated Japanese Ship The Japanese already have • ship with automated controls, the Kinkasan Maru which docked in New York a few weeks ago on its maiden run. In urging develop­ ment of automated cargo vessels to promote US competition with other maritime nations. Maritime Administration Administrator Don­ ald W. Alexander noted that this ship features both remote and au­ tomatic control equipment. "The automatic system empha­ sizes engine remote control and policing of various machinery in the engine room. On the bridge four decks above, the turning of s single knob can automatically shut down the plant," he stated. Future Edition To Carry Rules Publication of the revised shipping rules under the con­ tract between the SIU and its contracted operators has been postponed due to the pressure of other news and features in this issue of the LOG. The revised rules, incorporating all actions of the Seafarers Appeals Board to date, willJie published in the future. SAB actions and copies of the rules are available and posted in all shipping halls. In New York, Seafarer and Mrs. D. Blomstein and children (leftl, Charles and Geo. Gerczyk, Ed Misoklan, J. Bewley, C. Johnson (above) were part of turn-out. �SEAPARERS Paffe Six Jannary. IHt LOG SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING ROARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic,'Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) Ship Activity From December 1 Through December 31, 1961 rw SIU shipping, as expected, showed its best record for the men could have gotten berths if they threw In for them. The Off! year during December, except for the July period which class A portion of December's shipping amounted to 52.8 per­ Rotten A marked the end o! the maritime strike. The total shipping of cent of the total, way down from the November figure. Class New York ....53 2,998 jobs topped the November figure by over 500 and was 'B shipping held just about the same portion in December as Philadelphfa ..10 also better than December a year ago. The average monthly in the previous month. Balrimore ....16 chipping throughout 1961 was 2,611 jobs. Norfolk 3 Vessel activity in December also showed a rise over-all, Registration during this month rose to 2,890 and the num­ although fewer in-transit ships were in port during the JocktoBvillo .. 3 3 ber of men left on the beach at the start of 1962 was 3,493, ih- month. The largest gain in activity was in payoffs, as com­ Tompo Mobile 14 cluding 2,598 top seniority class A men. Accordingly, if the pared to November. New Orleans ..19 chipping pace in 1962 follows the same pattern as the year Among the ports, despite the considerable Increase in jobs before, job turnover should be fairly rapid for all hands "want­ shipped, Baltimore, Norfolk, San Francisco and Seattle Hontton ,!....16 Wilmington ... 3 ing to get out fast. slipped below their November shipping. All the rest, particu­ San Francisco.. 0 Of interest in the turnover during December was the fact larly New York, Mobile and Houston, showed gains. A mixed Seattle 5 that one of out of every five jobs shipped was taken by class outlook was forecast for January, traditionally one of the C seniority seamen, indicating that many more "A" and "B" slow months of the year. Sign In Ons Trans. TOTAL 8 17 3 51 lis 11 37 4 21 18 • 40 4 14 10 3 14 20 3 0 12 IB 9 10 33 40 14 73 51 73 4 1 12 14 9 2 h 4 9 18 48 245 484 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTAtS Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C - TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 S ALL A 2 B C ALL 1 2 S ALL 1 2 S ALL 6 12 2 20 0 2 3 5 1 12 5 " 22 - 1 0 1 0 0 1 22 2 1 2 1 15 5 25 9 2 29 0 4 6 60 107 38 205 4 21 37 62 40 30 33 57 157 91 26 157 2 65 9 30 18 65 57 279 89 148 43 280 3 12 50 65 7 32 0 3 6 23 10 15 9 8 10 7 5 4 35 3 20 0 8 13 35 • 20 13 12 68 11 6 3 29 0 1 '4 22 54 85 4 14 23 41 8 38 9 5 51 3 14 20 37 6 4 6 37 16 104 37 70 12 119 3 16 51 7 24 84 7 6 17 1 24 0 4 11 2 7 0 3 7 9 0 4 7 0 0 1 20 10 10 1 9 1 17 16 1 37 0 20 6 10 16 2 16 3 28 1 9 14 2 3 7 3 12 16 19 2 12 0 4 7 19 7 38 12 1 6 5 29 1 12 0 2 3 10 14 0 5 1 3 4 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 5 2 3 5 12 2 0 10 5 1 18 0 1 2 S 20 30 5 55 0 4 13 19 27 11 9 57 2 6 12 20 0 2 2 4 57 20 4 81 34 35 3 5 74 0 4 7 20 19 43 59 29 131 2 41 41 49 15 105 3 21 18 13 18 36105 42 36 183 49 86 24 159 3 42 5 SO 16 11 67 37 28 99 26 192 1 66i 55 82 21 158 7 10 29 20 21 46 lS8 46 46 250 59 46 5 95 21 175 2 31 28 61 6 8 11 4 23 1 6 7 4 16 1 7 6 14 2 5 3 13 5 10 16 14 10 40 12 13 2 11 27 0 6 17 17 2 5 10 4 12 31 1 4 7 0 7 18 1 1 3 5 0 0 0 18 5 7 10 0 23 25 25 57 0 8 18 11 5 10 9 25 1 9 20 8 17 7 0 0 0 4 4 11 0 0 29 11 14 5 18 12 29 0 40 18 37 2 32 277 458 130 1 8651 15 132 163 1 310199 375 104 1 678 25 115 144 1 284 29 85 82 1 196 678 284 196 11158 376 561 133 11070 14 128 167 1 309 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A • Port •Boston TT New York .. Philadelphia.. Baltimore .. Norfolk Jacksonville.. Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington . San Francisco Seattle TOTAtS GROUP 1 2 5 1 30 66 2 18 5 48 10 4 2 9 5 1 7 27 37 91 83 24 3 12 6 21 5 19 127 4)4 3 ALL 1 • 7 12 108 6 26 8 61 0 14 1 12 1 7 3 37 7 135 14 121 3 18 3 30 1 25 60 1 601 Registered CLASS B Shiooed CLASS A GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 1 2 0 4 1 5 1 4 13 34 28 75 23 64 0 13i1 4 9 4 20 2 31 10 34 1 2 7 1 9 17;I 1 1 0 9 4 is' 2 3 0 2 1 3 1 1 0 7 7 14. 5 21 3 24 17 44 22 55 3 33 42 78 23 73 5 9 3 17 1 7 0 5 5 10 5 14 1 11 5 17 3 19 28 185 136 1 349i 93 316 Shipped CLASS B 3 ALL 2 " 7 6 93 3 27 8 44 1 3 2 7 2 4 6 32 8 85 11 107 2 10 2 21 2 24 55 1 464 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL A C B 2 6 0 6 4 1 3 3 1 4 7 35 28 36 26 8 71 9 71 71 71 93 21 2 5 31 8 4 6 31 1 8 : 27 0 25 6 5 11 31 16 31 0 16 44 6 2 2 2 6 0 3 4 1 4 3 3 8 6 1 2 6 0 1 9 9 7 0 0. 4 0 0 0, 0 3 1 4 4 28 0 6 3 28 9 1 12 15 9 32 33 21 62 22 8 62 2 15 5 22 85 42 15 59107 69 59 2 39 28 69 2 6 6 12 14 2 7 3 12 2 14 10 8 • 3 1 2 5 8 1 1 1 3 21 13 5 5 0 3 4 3 13 0 3 24 33 186 124 1 343 17 130 79 1 226464 343 226 Registered On The Beach .• CLASS B - CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 ALL 1 2 2 8 ALL 13 17 2 0 15 0 6 0 « 235 34 123 20 177 15 80 40 85 66 3 15 3 2 2 21 0 4 57 91 8 8 73 3 26 16 45 13 5 22 0 27 2 11 11 24 13 2 15 1 8 8 22 0 17 0 8 1 9 10 0 2 2 4 56 0 3 6 69 11 41 4 9 96 7 135 2 169 32 16 7 25 71 10 104 5 19 42 235 23 66 36 5 19 3 27 3 7 5 15 34 4 7 32 13 4 51 2 IS 24 4 40 9 1 34 8 17 21 11033 146 537 62 1 745 33 151 150 1 334 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port "Bos NY* Phil Bal Nor Jac Tam Mob .... NO .... Hou Wil SF Sea TOTAf Registered CLASS fi Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1*9 3 ALL 1 2 1 3 ALL 1-8 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 3 ALL A C ALL 1-9 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 B 1 1 2 5 9 0 0 7 13 3 3 3 3 15 2 3 3 7 3 1 0 2 3 1 13 3 2 3 0 0 3 3 1 9 9 12 31 19 41 103 5 41 34 89 186 3 4 18 34 41 176 22 1 40 27 14 28 22 37 101 5 34 12 2 27 41101 44 2 27 2 7 4 4 17 1 0 5 5 10 12 39 3 1 4 13 0 0 7 6 4 5 1 10 7 1 8 10 1 121 17 7 2 17 0 13 15 18 5 51 1 5 87 3 59 11 28 18 30 7 12 9 6 13 19 15 .2 7 2 13 19 27 22 4 15 3 13 4 27 3 3 6 1 1 11 1 2 3 3 15 4 7 1 14 1 8 4 11 10 0 3 0 1 1 6 7 19 3 1 6 • 7 0 0 6 0 5 4 1 3 13 2 3 3 1 4 4 18 2 3 3 6 1 2 12 17 3 4 17 24 7 8 1 0 0 4 1 4 3 3 . 0 0 3 10 1 14 0 ,0 3 2 12 23 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 6 4 5 1 3 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 7 10 6 21 0 21 44 0 61 8 60 0 0 16 3 27 3 15 9 28 21 3 10 5 13 0 3 31 16 0 25 31 2 27 0 8 29 15 72 124 0 2 49 38 22 92 166 0 2 35 51 8 23 43 12 160 14 37 8 66 105 0 2 10 12 105 3 40 43 0 29 14 45 4 92 5 4 37 •46 7 30 17 31 88 5 40 40 170 10 4 29 38 32 15 36 0 39 40 90 4 33" 40 1 90 3 6 .4 3 10 23 0 2 8 0 4 7 11 38 6 5 8 27 2 4 6 1 8 6 3 0 10 11 20 8 6 7 1 20 0 1 2 4 4 19 29 1 1 3 3 62 1 0 10 5 0 3 18 11 11 11 29 5 0 0" 3 3 12 11 7 3 0 3 0 12 0 6 2 7 1 16 3 10 2 2 15 9 4 20 20 1 6 0 1 9 1 ~ 27 4 25 6 3 36 7 0 7 11 17 17 2 9 0 57 135 91 263 1 546 19 137 346 783 25 175 1219 42 130 63 205 1 440 15 201 166 1 807 102 198 29 28 195 1 253 9 134" 1 166 440 16 170 1201 23 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK Et^GlNE REWARD GRAND TOTALS GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 277 458 130 |865 127 414 60 j 601 192 91 263 I 546 596 963 453 |2012 Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 15 "28 19 62 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 132 163 I 310 199 375 104" I 678 185 136 1 349 93 316 55 I 464 25 175 r219 172 63 205|440 342 474|878 464 754 364 |1582 • Includes 1-S Class B, registered on beach In New York. Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 25 115 144 1 284 29 85 82 33 186 124 343 17 130 79 9 134 15 16 170 '201 23 GROUP 123 AIX TOTAL SHIPPED Shipped CLASS C CLASS ABC I 196 678 284 196 1226 464 343 226 I 166 440 201 166 ALL 73 317 438 828 69 224 295|5881582 828. 588 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL. ALL 1 11158 376 561^33 11070 14 128 167 309 j 1033 146 537 62 j 745 33 151 150 334 1^807 300 137 346. j 783 29 28 195" 252 j2998 822 1235 541 |2598 76 307 512 895 �gsiuurf, IMS SEAFARERS LOG Heating Bmmf? Get it Logged! Winter Runs Break Routine Of Lay-ups DETROIT—Winter's stillness settled over most of the Great Lakes by the end of December as virtually all shipping opera­ tions ended and the annual lay-up of SlU-contracted vessels . was completed. * With the exception of Lake Michigan out of Frankfort "winter rup'' vessels which are the Ann Arbor carferries, the are In operation throughout the year, all ships were contacted by patrolmen to settle any last-minute beefs before the mothball opera­ tion was completed in the major lay-up ports of Toledo, Buffalo, Manitowoc, Sturgeon Bay, Detroit and Sandusky. In addition, the SIU put Us union halls in Duluth and Cleve­ land into mothballs until the •pring fit-out. The remaining balls in eight ports will continue to be open during the winter to service members and vessels. Operating on the winter run on Milwaukee Clipper, the Clark Mil­ waukee, the Tanker Detroit and the Chief Wawatan. On the De­ troit-Toledo run, Boland's Ben Cal­ vin has the winter assignment while Browning will operate the Sparkman Foster and possibly the W. Wayne Hancock, depending on business Commitments. Patrolmen urged crews to fill out the lay-up lists so that Job calls at the spring fit-out would be expedited. Patrolmen will return at fit-out time to make sure that job assignments are made accord­ ing to seniority within each fleet, as provided in SIU agreements. The Great Lakes Seamen's Ap­ peals Board is right now prepar­ ing for the annual mid-winter is­ suance of job seniority ID cards, which are scheduled to be mailed out, by February 1, 1962. The cards wilLserve a double purpose by also identifying the holder as a mem­ ber of the Great Lakes Seamen's Welfare Plan. In cases where a man has accu­ mulated seniority status with more than one company, he will have to choose which company he wants to remain with, as this is a require­ ment of the prograpi. Seniority ratings will be effective for a year. Welfare Okays Full Benefits li - Pictured during lay-up ac­ tivity on the J. J. B^nd, Mike Robert (top) handles chain hoist to remoye cylinder head of the engine for an overhaul. Above n,r), R. Scbusdui, A. Eiliott and L. GrMRMdt are decked out in rubber suits to flush ballast tanks. DETROIT—The Great Lakes Seamen's Welfare Plan has as­ sured SIU men who worked for the Nicholson Transit Company dur­ ing 1960 that their work time Is valid for welfare benefits. While the company went out of business before the 1961 naviga­ tion aeason opened, the trustees ruled that all time worked aboard Nicholson vessels in 1960 Is valid for benefits Inasmuch as the com­ pany signed a collective bargain­ ing agreemmit fen- that year and was also a signatory to the welfare trust agreement. Without the trustees' ruling, seamen who had worked for Nicholson and did not accumulate 90 days of seatime with another SlU-contracted company would have been ineligible for benefits. Seafarers are reminded that when heating or hot water beefs arise, an entry in the ship's log Is^good insurance until the matter can be re­ solved. Whenever hot water or heat runs out, the beef should be presented by the delegates to the chief engineer and the captain and recorded in the log­ book. No beefs of this na­ ture should be allowed to run over for days in port. They should be i;eported promptly. FMge Serem NEW ORDER TIGHTENS '50-50' CARGO RULES WASHINGTON—A new government order tightening up procedures tmder the "50-50" cargo law is expected to greatly improve American-flag shipping. It provides tliat the US will pay the freight bill oni foreign aid shipments only plugs up some of the loopholes in when th^ move on Ameri­ the Government's "50-50" pro­ can-flag vessels. The order, issued by the Agency for Intmiational Development (AID) of the State Department, Jee Algfna. Safety Dfrecdfr Hom« Wiring Can Be A Hazard It's no secret that eH-tbe-Job accidents take at least as heavy a toll of life and property as work mishaps, although no one can minimize the problem of on-the-job injuries in any industry. However, it's good to keep in mind what can happen along "Main Street" because, as more and more Seafarers become established homeowners with fami­ lies and a sizeable stake in community life, they run into many of the same problems shoreside workers face. For example, consider a wiring check-up for your bouse. Chances are your house is inadequajtely wired. Four out of five houses are, according to wiring experts. If your hotise is five years old, it may he underwired; if it was built before 1940 It most certainly is unless you have rewired. For you are probably using twice as many appliances now as you did then. Electrical drain can overload wires and send your house up in smoke. Wires, forced to carry heavy loads of electricity, become ^ red hot as those in a toaster. Eventually these heated wires leave wood and insulation between walls tinder dry. One day the hot wire may spark a smoldering fire that remains unnoticed for days, then unexpectedly bursts forth. Think of your wiring as befng similar to water piping. Regardless of how much water pressure there is, you only get a small stream from a small pipe. Wires are much the same way. How much electrical energy a wire can carry is limited by the wire's size. When you plug several appliances in one circuit, you make the wires on that circuit carry loa^ too large for their size. The only thing left for them to do, as Edison knew when he invented the light bulb, is to becoma hot and light up. Every house needs three kinds of circuits: (1) General purpose circuits for lights and small appliances such as radio, clock and vacuum cleaner. These items take little electricity and several can operate from one circuit. You should have one circuit for every 500 square feet of usable floor surface and if possible one for every 375 square feet. (2) Appliance circuits for convenience outlets In the kitchen-dining area. These take appliances such as toaster, coffee maker and mixer. (3) Separate circuits for each item of fixed equipment such as range, automatic washer, air conditioner, dishwasher, food freezer. You can determine whether your house is wired adequately by checking the wattage on each circuit to see how it matches recom­ mended limits. If this check-up shows your house is dangerously un­ derwired, call a local electrician who will tell you what needs to be done. Until you do, you won't be free of the worry that potential fire is present in your house. (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) SHI Backs Building Trades Unions Great lakes Shipping November 11,1961 Through December 9,1961 Port DECK ENGDiB BTEWAED TOTAL Alpena 11 17 4 82 Buffalo 11 16 7 84 Llhicago 2a 10 7 48 3 8 8 Detroit 07 30 — 19 116 JDulutb 8 8 9 16 i'rankfort 89 36 18 93 TOTAL ISS lis M 841 Cleveland SMf«r«ri and longthoramtn part fn mass AFL-CIO plekatfog dwnenitra'Hon at ^anarai Post Otfie® in Brooldyn In tuj^pirf af NY Iwllding tradas baaf against substandard aparatiaa by a non-union eentraetor. SIU prasidant Paul HaN (aantar) and ethar Union roprasantattvas war® on band to join atbar MY trada imionlsh daspita wat, cold waattiar. gram and in its freight payment policy, actions long sought by the SIUNA and the AFL-CIO Mari­ time Trades Department to bolster the US-flag merchant fleet. The change in AID policy was aiuiounced as a step taken by the Government to ease the drain of dollars from the US economy and help correct the balance of pay­ ments. Government agencies which generate foreign aid cargo have been advised that every effort must be made to move AID ship­ ments on American vessels. Es­ sentially, the new policy provides that the American Government will pay ocean transportation costs only on AID cargo shipped in American bottoms. The recipient countries will have to take care of the freight bill when cargo is shipped in foreign-flag vessels, whether their own or those of "third party" countries. Previously, a "timely delivery" provision in the US foreign aid program was the major loophole. In order to insure timely de­ livery of AID cargo, the US will advance money for shipment In foreign bottoms when convenient US-flag transportation is not avail­ able. However, the receiving country must refund to the US on demand pa>'ments made for for­ eign-flag shipping. Included in the order Is a re­ minder that host countries must move at least half of AID-flnanced cargo (separately as to liners, tramps, and tankers) in US-flag ships in those trades where th® "50-50" law applies. Transport costs of this cargo are all paid by the US. SIU Assist Aids IBEW, UAW Beefs The SIU upheld its tradition of strike assistance for other unions during recent weeks when it joined, the Maritime Port Council of Greater New York in separate actions Involving locals of the United Auto Workers and the In­ ternational Brotherhood of Elec­ trical Workers. UAW Local 805, with 700 mem­ bers at the Harris Intertype plant In the New York Dock building, struck in November when the com­ pany refused to agree to any wage, vacation and adequate severanca pay provisions in a new contract. Located in one of the largest waterfront installations in NY, the plant was shut down tight soon after Local 365 called on the Port Council for support. SIU affiliates provided the strike committee with suggestions on picketing ma­ rine facilities, with the result that nothing Is now moving in or out of the plant. In the electricians' beef, IBEW Local 3 has been protesting a sub­ standard job by a contractor doing renovating work at tlie General Post Office in Brooklyn. Seafarers and members of the International Longshoremen's Association, on behalf of the Port Council, took part in a mass union demonstmtion at the site to focus attention QD the recruiting of workers from an "independent union" with no regard for union scale ihid bene­ fits. �K f Pace EicM laanfT. INS MKAFAMERS LOG ji 'JINX RUN' HOLDS TRUE ACAPULCO, MEXICO—The new ownerc ol the runaway liner Nassau; now renamed the Acapulco and refitted for cruise runs from here to Loc Angeles, were just about ready to give up on the future of the IB,048-ton ship last month—and with good reason. Naviera Turistica Mexicana had spend about $1 million overhauling the vessel for the Acapulco cruise trade but. before atarting this service, scheduled one Caribbean cruise out of New York. Accordingly, the ship steamed into the city just before Christmas, took aboard 450 pas­ sengers and supplies and was ready to sail until the Coast Guard stepped in and refused clearance. The Coast Guard said the Aca­ pulco did not meet minimum US safety standards applied to vessels of nations that had not signed the 1948 international convention on safety of life at sea. Although the company protested that Mexico had Just signed the pact, the CG noted that there was a three-month wait­ ing period before the treaty could take effect. No Passengers Now trying to work the Acapulco trade, the former Incres It seemed for a while that the liner Nassau is'shown under her new colors after she ran "jinx" on ships working the cruise into some problems on a US Coast Guard safety clearance trade out of this port was at work In New York. again,^ as the Caribbean run had to be called off, passengers were between the two governments un­ tude on shipping matters involving left adrift and the ship headed here der which both nations were to US-ffag enterprises. empty to await developments. consider each other, immediately The Acapulco's troubles recall a In the end, the US State Depart­ bound by the^terms of the inter­ previous attempt by a ship out of the Alaskan trade to work the ment came through and advised national pact. the Coast Guard that Mexico was Mexico will still have to wait warm weather run from here in bound by all obligations of the in­ three months before it receives 1955. This vessel, the Mazatlan, as ternational safety treaty and clear­ similar treatment In the ports of noted in the last Issue of the LOG, ance should be extended to all its other nations that have signed the ran into all kinds of problems vessels. Including the Acapulco. treaty. The prompt US State De­ when the warm weather proved to The State Department said the partment action, which probably be too much for its equipment. An problem was surmoiuited by the saved the Mexican company, con­ attempt to operate originally with signing of a separate agreement trasts sharply with Its usual atti- scab crews added to its headaches and the ship left a trail of unpaid bills imtU its owners had- to give up. Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director Menu Planning Means 'Plan Ahead' Planning a meal is an important part of the steward's job and. In planning advance menus, he should consult with the chief cook on the supplies, facilities and other factors that affect the choice of the foods to be served. The balanced meal that results from a well-thought-out menu does not require reference to complicated tables of mineral and vitamin requirements. Knowledge of the elements of the "Basic 7" food groups and the use of foods from each group every day will provide proper nutrients for feeding a hungry crew. Proper use of the "Basic 7" leaves a stew­ ard with a wide choice of items to be served and almost unlimited choice in methods of preparation. The "Basic 7" food groups and the minimum suggested servings from each are: Group I. Green and yellow vegetables. Two servings each day. Group II. Oranges, tomatoes, grapefruits, raw cabbage and salad greens. Two servings per day. Group III. Other vegetables and fruits. Two servings and one potato a day. Group IV. Milk and milk products. One pint or its equivalent each day. Group V. Meat, fish and fowl. One serving and one egg per day. Group VI. Bread, flour and cereals. A serving with each meal. Group VII. Butter and margarine equal to at least two ounces daily. The key word.? in planning oach meal are variety and contrast. As many types of foods as possible should be included to avoid monotony. No single food shjould be served more than once in any meal. Although certain combinations of foods are more popular than others, an element of surprise gives a meal variety. Menus should be planned to provide variety and contrast in flavor, texture, color and form. The flavors of food are contrasted by serving savory or tart foods with bland ones. Texture variety is provided by serving crisp and soft foods together. Colorless foods should be offered in combination with colorful ones to give the plate "eye appeal." Interesting meals are a high spot in the crew's daily routine and crewmembers' palates should be tempted by preparing and serving foods they like. Stewards should also realize that external factors such as weather conditions and climate affect crew appetites and meals should be planned accordingly. In hot weather, crisp foods and Ice cold beverages will be appreciated. In cold weather; warm dishes can be contrasted by serving substantial hot foods. All menus should be within the capacity of the galley crew, equip­ ment and supplies. The galley crew should be experienced enough to prepare the food and the most perishable items should be used first. Some dishes will always be popular and require seconds; others will naturally require fewer portions. Plan ahead so that the galley has ample time to prepare the meal. Menus should be designed using no more th^n two dishes which require long or difficult preparation. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can k$ submitted to this column care oj the SEAFARERS LOG.) Most Costly Ship-Navy's New Carrier Coast Fleets Adding 3 More Mariners SAN FRANCISCO—Three brand-new Mariner-type ships due to be manned by members of the SIU Pacific District imions have already slid down the ways or were nearing completion this winter. They>^ are slated to go into service ice before the end of the summer. for three separate Pacific The Washington launching was preceded by the christening of two sister ships, the California and the Oregon. These vessels will be fol­ lowed eventually by three more. The Washington and her sister ships are departures from the standard Mariner, with six hatchee Instead of the usual Mariner seven. They are being equipped to carry cargo in both container and con­ ventional stowage. American Mail Line's Philippine Mail just went into the water at Todd Shipyards, San Pedro, Calif., and is the third of three such ves­ sels built for the company. Another new vessel just com­ pleted in the Bethlehem shipyard here is Pacific Far East Line's new Mariner, the China Bear. This ves­ sel, together with a sister ship, the Philippine Bear launched last' August, will go into operation in cargo and passenger service be­ tween the US West Coast and Far SEATTLE—Other ships may yet East ports. The new vessels com­ become a World's Fair attraction plete PFE's all-Mariner fleet. here although the deal to use the retired French liner Liberte as a floating hotel has fallen through. A drop in shipbreaking prices appears to have killed off the plan to use the Liberte and it has finally been sold "off as scrap by the French Line Itself. Earlier, the giant liner was con­ sidered for hotel use at the fair beginning in April. Port interests SEATTLE—SIU Pacific District had intended to buy the vessel and then sell it off as scrap after the representatives have won, a delay in local port commission hearings on fair. Once the scrap prices fell, the a proposal to permit foreign-flag group was unable to come up with ship operations in the domestic sufficient money to clinch the pur­ trade on the West Coast. The pro­ chase. The French had not been posed run would be between Puget too eager on the deal anyway, not Sound and Alaska. Union spokesmen declared that wishing to have the Liberte around while the 8S France, its new port interests should encourage American-flag shipping in the superliner, was coming out. Meanwhile, other companies are trade instead of bringing in new negotiating for ships smaller than foreign-flag entries. They noted the Liberte to be used at the fair. that the domestic trade between One firm wants to buy a 229-foot American ports had been reserved passenger vessel to use as a float­ to ships flying the American flag ing hotel, and another is working and manned by American seamen on a deal whiqh would bring a sec­ for the past 40 yearst The Seattle Port Commission ond ahip to Fuget Sound for use as a cruise vessel based at the fair bad been considering a resolution calling for the support of Wash-, grounds. Although neither deal has been ington's Congressional delegation settled, ^lU Pacific District unions on an amendment to the Merchant are keeping la close touch with Marino Act of 1920. The proposal the rituation with an eye to man­ under discussion was designed id ning the vessels in the event they bring Canadian-flag ships into the Alaskan service. do eome to the fair. District companies. The trio of vessels is part of the •hip replacement program for American Mail Line, Pacific Far East Line and the States Line, all of which are adding a number of Mariner-types to their existing fleets. The SS Washington, a States Line Mariner, was recently launched in the Bethlehem yard at Newport News, Va., and is ex­ pected to be outfitted and in serv- Hotel ship Deal Still In Works Fight Alaska Run Invasion The US Navy acquired new muscle when the new atomic-pow­ ered supercarrier USS Enterprise received her commission and joined the fleet recently. The Enterprise is rated as the largest ship in the world, and the most expensive, costing more than 444 million dollars to build. From bow to stern, she measures more than three hundred yards. Eight atomic engines develop more than 200,000 horsepower while driving the huge vessel at speeds over 40 miles per hour. This speed, coupled witl^ improve­ ments in hull and superstruoture design enable the big ship to make tight turns and other evasive manuvers, which the Navy feel will enable her to shake off any wouldbe attackers. During her recent sea trials, the supercarrier was reported to have left destroyer escorts bouncing along in her wake. Carrying more than 100 plsnes with tremendous ilre power, ^e Enterprise provides a roving «irfleld which ean cruise fpr ive MC&S MFOW SUP years without rcfuetiiig. f|ie Re­ 12/1 to 12/31 12/1 to 12/31 11/15 to 12/U Port places 89,380 tons, fbiff as much as World War tl earylers, San Francisco 158 568 668 •ted and is manned by 4,200 enlisi Seattle 25 109 59 men and 400 o^icers. Pacific District Shipping Portland 123 Wilmington 807 74 (no ball) TOTAI. 1294 189 40 237 109 416 New York 42 54 28 124 New Orleans 11 — 19 30 Honolulu 16 17 19 52 San Pedro TOTAI. fno ball) 76 (DO bail) 1176 434 808 76 2418 �. • -'I-'- SEAFARERS Pare NIiM LOG 4. ;:;4^ • - 4«>ic; •• I-T. •^r " y^''" ;J ' ' :, , • ;> ' - '-i fc .:• 'st •'••• SlU T UFEBOAT SCHOOL HE SIU Lifeboat School has compiled oi near-perfect record of 97 percent in qualifying almost 600 men from all de­ partments for Coast Guard lifeboat tickets in its three years of expanded operations in the Port of New York. The Union's program Is fully accredited by the CO, and trainees need only three months' seatime for a life­ boat endorsement instead of the usual year. The only school of its kind on the Ai lantio and Gulf Coasts, it provides a minimum of 15 hours of classroom work and 30 hours of actual experience in the water. Films, booklets and charts plus dry runs in rigging, boot-handling procedures and commands* provide background for the actual testing ll • and work in the water. Experience in the boot is designed to weld the trainees into a crew of Seafarers able to give and execute.the commands that may, one day, save lives. The program has also been expanded to include instruction covering inflated lifeboats, which are nov^ CG-approved. Coast Guard records for a one-yearperiod indicate that about 70 percent of those taking the test in NY harbor aro successful. Seafarers make up the largest group of seamen passing, due to the effec­ tiveness of the training they receive. Trainees at SIU tehool first learn all about rigging and boat-handling In classroom. Boat Is hooked to dock at end of a day's work In the water for prospective SIU lifeboatmen. Another class takes to the water with in­ structor, SIU bosun Dan Butts, at the tiller. �IRTl'Priit' SEAFARERS Pace Tea LOG 'A New Broom' !aiSX.ilTZVB .DttPABTACBNT ITS TKAVSL SERVICE. Thirty-six prominent Individuals connected with the Urevfti industry have been appointed by Secretary Luther H, Hodges to serve as a Travel Advisory Committee for the Department of Commerce's United States Travel Service (USTS). The agency was established by act of Congress on June 29, 1961, to increase tourism to the United States. The Secretary said that* experts in travel, and related transportation, sales and marketing industries had been brought together "to help the Department shape meaningful and ef­ fective policies and operation^ in this area which is new to the United States Government." Appointment to the committee is for one year extending through next January. Of the 36 advisory committee mem­ bers. four are representatives of private airlines or airline organiza­ tions and two are from the steamship industry, one representing US Lines and the other American President Lines. An official of the United Auto Workers is the sole labor representative on the group. 4" 3^ RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. The world's first nuclear-pow­ ered buoy is reportedly passing all tests so far in Arundel Cove, Balti­ more, off the Coast Guard station where she "has been blinking since she was "launched" in December. The buoy was built at the Curtis Bay Coast Guard yard, while its mechanism was produced by Martin Mari­ etta Corporation for the Atomic Energy Commission. The visual part of the buoy looks the same as any other. It's only the controlling mechanism—the important part—that is so outstanding in the world. It is a flashing buoy and should still be flashing as brightly some 30 years from now. This is compared to the normal buoy, which must be recharged every three months. 3> 3^ LABOR DEPARTMENT. A "simplified, streamlined" one-page re­ port form has been mailed out to almost 40,000 unions required to file financial reports under the Landrum-Griffin Act, the Labor Department has announced. There are more than 52,000 reporting labor organizations in the country. Commissioner John L. Holcomb* of the Bureau of Labor-Management Reports said the new revised form, LM-3, may be filed by labor organizations whose total receipts were less than $30,000 in the 12-month period covered by the report provided the organizations were not under trusteeship at the end of their fiscal year. Formerly the limit was $20,000. . As all Seafarers know, maritime workers have a community of interest which is far more intimate than that of any other indus­ trial group. This has been true almost since the first ocean-going vessel ventured forth. As the world shrinks in terms of modern communications, it becomes more of a factor day by day. One of the basic facts of life of the ship­ ping industry is that all ships compete on relatively equal terms in a world-wide mar­ ket, bidding on the same cargoes—^yet the wages and conditions of seamen manning the worlds' ships show an extreme range. On the one hand, there are the superior terms of employment won by American and Canadian seamen. The other side of the coin is the exploitation of some seamen at wages as low as $25 a month or less. The ship operator, knowing he is in a worldwide business, has gotten together with other operators all over the world. He sets up conferences in which operators in that trade agree on standard rentals for their ships in the dry cargo liner and pas­ senger trade. Similarly, on commercial bulk cargoes, relative uniformity of freight rates at any given time is the general rule. While the rate end of the shipping busi­ ness is regulated, either by agreement or by business conditions, the seamen who man these ships are subject to an enormous va­ riety of wage scales and terms of employ­ ment. It is simple common sense for seamen everywhere to cooperate for their mutual benefit—otherwise, the way is left open for onerators to recruit seamen wherever they can at the lowest possible wages, to broaden the gap between the wages they pay and the freight rates they receive. The worst conditions are characteristic of I-', t > » 3^ 3^ FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION. The rate-making practices of three steamship conferences operating between the Great Lakes and Europe have been upheld by an examiner for the Federal Mari­ time Commission. Rates from Erie, Buffalo, Rochester, Oswego and Ogdensburg which are the same as rates front Cleveland, and higher than rates from Toronto and Hamilton, to various foreign areas, do not operate to the detriment of commerce of the United States and are not otherwise unlawful, according to an initial decision. Such rates had been published by the US Great Lakes, Scandinavian and Baltic Eastbound Conference, the US Great Lakes-Bordeaux/Hamburg Range Eastbound Conference, and the Great Lakes-United Kingdom Eastbound Conference. "Distance is but one of several considerations in formulating a rate~~which is reasonable for a shipper and yet prolitr able to a carrier," the decision noted. the runaway ship. This is the vessel which either flees its own flag for a special arrange­ ment under another nation's registry or, while continuing to fly its own flag, recruits crews in the world's lowest wage areas. Operators such as these set up a caste system t 4 with Asians, Africans nr Latin Americans TRADE FAIR SHIP. Establishment of a "floating American trad* getting a far lower wage than Europeans fair" in the form of an American-flag iherchant ship which would call manning identical ships under the same flag. at foreign ports throughout the world and display US products has Seamen of all nations, the better paid and the, poorer paid, suffer alike from such a sit­ uation. Up until now, there has not been an effective sustained attack on^this all-impor­ tant problem by any international labor grouping in the maritime field. The new International Division of the Maritime Trades Department intends to make just such a sustained attack by mobilizing the energies of seamen and waterfront workers throughout the free world for this purpose. ^ % The Parly Line The recent announcement that Commimist China and Albania propose forming a joint shipping operation is of special interest to everyone in maritime. It points up the reali­ zation by all Soviet bloc nations of how important merchant shipping can be as an instrument of national policy. In part, the pooled shipping enterprise is a gesture of defiance aimed at the Kremlin, which has denounced the Albanians as "deviationists." This naturally provoked the commissars in Red China, since they are the tiny Balkan country's closest allies. Both countries have thus split with the Kremlin over the latest Party line, but they do go along with Moscow on one issue: They recognize the importance of being able to handle their imports and exports on vessels under their own flag, instead of relying on other countries to provide the tonpage. " , ; .• I f''' ' , ' !-'• ^ been proposed in the House by Rep. Pucinski of Illinois. Provision would be made to take orders on the spot in the various world ports for products exhibited on the ship. The Congressman estimated that the cost of putting a "Flqating American Trade Fair" into operation would be approximately ^,000 per day for a "Mariner-type ship of the 13,000-ton class." "The Secretary of Commerce," he said, "is authorized under this bill to charge a nominal fee to help defray tho cost of this Floating American Trade Fair, but I think it should bs perfectly clear to all of us that if we are going to make a concerted effort to put American products into world markets, some financial assistance will have to be forthcoming from the Federal Government.** 3^ 4 « STATE DEPABTMEI^. Agreements with foreign governments hav­ ing the effect of extending the validity period of foreign passports en additional six months regardless of the expiration date indicated in the passports, have been concluded by the Department of State. The agreements broaden provisions of the Immigration and Nation­ alization Act to allow holders of valid passports a longer stay in this country. The nations covered are the following: Australia, Austria (Reisepass only), Bahamas, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Cana­ da, Ceylon, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Ecuador.. Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany (Reisepass and Kinderausweis), Greece (issued in Greece only), Guatemala, Guinea, Hon­ duras, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Luxem­ bourg, Malagasy Republic, Malaya, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Venezuela. 4 4 4 COAST GUARD. The President has nominated Rear Admiral Edwin J. Roland, USCG, to the post of Assistant Commandant of the US Coast Guard with the rank of Vice Admiral. He succeeds Vice Admiral James A. Hirshfield, USCG, who retires February 1 to assume dbties as vice-president of the Lake Carriers' Association, an organization comprising about 85 percent of the major bulk shippers in the Great Lakes area. Admiral Roland is currently Commander of the Third Co^t Guard District and Commander," Eastern Area, positions he has held since July 1, 1960. As Commander of the Third Coast Guard District, he is responsible for Coast Guard activities in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut and Vermont. In his capacity as Commander, Eastern Area, Admiral Roland is con­ cerned with search and rescue and flood relief work in the Eastera two-thirds of the United States and the operations of US ocean sta­ tions in the Atlantic Ocean. , , < i> t y' ' ' y. . ' i '• •' ' -L 1 i"i • • ''' >'•' '»!•' ' t '-(* �SEAFARERS taamrr, IMI Pave Eleven LOG THE INTERNATIONAL DIVISION OF THE X ' «• s MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO The following pages carry a full report on the founding of the Interna­ tional Division of the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, at an MTD Conference on January 5, 1962. It carries the text of the Conference minutes plus supporting documents adopted at that time. MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT CONFERENCE Manhattan Hotel, New York City January 5,1962 M ARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT president Paul Hall called the meeting to order at 2:00 PM. The official call for the meeting read as follows: "In accordance ivith MTD Constitution, we are herewith calling an Executive Board Luncheon Meeting to be held at the Manhattan Hotel, in New York City, Friday, Janu­ ary fifth at two PM in reference to the International Resolution adopted at the recent convention of the MTD, AFL-CIO. Would appreciate it if you would arrange your schedule to attend and if unable to do so please designate a representative from your organization to participate in meeting. Please advise immediately. Paul Hall, president Peter M. McGavin, executive secretary-treasurer, Maritime Trades Dept., AFL-CIO" The President then -announced that the Resolution as referred to, which had been adopted unanimously, was as follows: "Resolution Rei "Assistance To Latin-American Trade Unions "WHEREAS, Communist and other totalitarian forces are attempting to infiltrate and seize control of the labor movement throughout Latin America; and "WHEREAS, Latin American trade unionists are waging • valiant fight to defeat these totalitarian designs and to ensure the advancement of the workers' social and eco­ nomic progress through the democratic process; and "WHEREAS, Through our frequent contacts with mari­ time unionists and workers in Latin America we are acutely aware of the situation and their struggle; and "WHEREAS, The fight by any group of workers to preserve free and democratic trade unions is the re- sponsibility of all free trade unionists; therefore be it "RESOLVED, That the Maritime Trades Department,. AFL-CIO, and its affiliated unions take all possible steps to assist our brother trade unionists in Latin America in their struggle for freedom and progress and, "That in order to implement this program, the MTD consider establishment of appropriate facilities in Latin America and that it also consider establishment of facili­ ties in other parts of the world where such facilities would be beneficial in promoting close relationships between our Department and other maritime labor groups." This conference has given consideration to this Resolu­ tion as well as the contents of the record of the MTD Convention in Miami and we concur in both. This conference further has given consideration to the report which is attached entitled "Policy Statement—Re: SIU-ITF", as follows: Policy Statement Re: 5IU-ITF S INCE ITS founding in 1938, the SIU of North America has had a direct and continuing interest in cooperation with groups of seamen, fishermen and maritime work­ ers throughout the world. The very nature of the mari­ time industry makes such a policy an essential one for any successful maritime organization. An initial concern of the SIUNA was to combat the worldwide activity of the Communist Party on the waterfrqnt, an activity to which the Soviet Union has always assigned top priority. In the economic arena, the SIUNA wanted to protect the gains it had won from being under­ mined by inferior standards elsewhere, and, for that pur­ pose, desired to work closely with other unions on mutual problems affecting tlie livelihood and working conditions of seamen and fishermen. These other unions also had a direct interest in seeing to it that US union standards were not undermined because the US level of wages and work­ ing conditions was a measuring stick whereby they could bring up their own standards. After World War II, the SIUNA was able to implement its international policy more effectively. In 1944, before the war had ended, the SIUNA had joined the Interna­ tional Transportworkers Federation, becoming the first American union in the ITF. Subsequently, other AFL unions followed suit, particularly after the AFL executive council, in 1946, called upon all unions in the transporta­ tion field to affiliate with the ITF, a proposal strongly sup­ ported by the SIUNA. Accordingly, numerous American unions joined the appropriate sections of the ITF. Rela­ tionships in these other sections between US unions and their foreign counterparts have been close and harmonious for many years. At that time, the World Federation of Trade Unions was the only international- organization outside of ITF in the union field. It admitted representatives from Com­ munist-dominated unions and Communist countries, fall­ ing under total Communist control. Consequently, the ITF became the meeting ground and rallying point of non-Communist transportation and marine unions until December, 1949. At that time, the AFL participated in the establishment of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions to counter the WFTU on a broader scale. ICFTU has done an enormously successful job in this area. The ICFTU did not supersede ITF since its membership consists of national union federations of the free world. ITF continued to function as the medium of International relationships between individual trade unions in free world countries. In these postwar years, the growth of the runaway ship problem became a major issue of concern to seamen every- where. American- and Europdan-owned vessels were regis­ tering in increasing numbers under flags of such nations as, Panama and Liberia to escape legitimate union activity and tax obligations. In addition, some of the established mari­ time nations were invading services and trade routes which had no connection with the flag nation involved. Europeanflag ships in considerable number penetrated the American and Canadian trades, many never calling at any European ports. Both of these problems were recognized as such by ITF member unions. If, as a result of this activity, .\ineri- can and Canadian unions were weakened or destroyed, then the wage scales and standards of seamen everywhera would suffer severe setbacks. As far back as 1946 the ITF had discussed possibilities of a boycott against Panamanian and Liberian runaway ves­ sels. Subsequently, in 1948, the ITF voted for a world­ wide boycott of these runaways, but was never able to put the program into effect because of numerous difficulties, legal and otherwise. This did not stymie all efforts to act on runaway prob. lems. On its own initiative, the SIUNA conducted or« ganizing and protest activities. In 1950. the SIUN.\-af« filiated Sailors Union of the Pacific won a contract on th« Panama-flag SS Pho Pho. The contract was equal to US (Continued on page 12) �9mf TwelrS 9EAFARER3 LOG »6B THE INTERNATIONAL DIVISION, MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO Policy Statement Re: SlU-ITF (Continued from page 11) . standards In every respect. In 1952, the SIUNA assisted striking crewmembers of the Liberlan-flag Riviera, and. In 1956, the Sailors Union won a second runaway-flag agreement with the Liberian-fiag pulp tanker Duncan Bay. Here again, the SUP negotiated an agreement which matched the best in the US. In that same year, the SIU Canadian District obtained a top Canadian contract on a British-flag cable ship, the John W. McKay. The Canadian labor authorities upheld the contention that the Canadian 6IU had jurisdiction because the ship operated in Canadi­ an waters exclusively, and the Canadian SIU was able to negotiate a Canadian contract. In addition to this, the ITF and other of its affiliates were also active in this field. The ITF conducted actions in US. Scandinavian and con­ tinental European ports against runaways. It succeeded In numerous instances in minimizing abuses on runaways and winning improved conditions. As a result, a practice developed whereby owners of runaway ships could receive ITF sanction by signing agreements to abide by certain minimum standards and making payments of $2.80 per month (one pound) toward seamen's welfare. As, it turned out, the money for this purpose was sent directly to the ITF and was distributed to seamen's welfare organizations, •uch as the British seamen's club in New York and similar organizations elsewhere. The SIUNA and other US unions disapproved of this sys­ tem because in their view any benefits negotiated on run­ away ships should be given directly to the seamen. Or if funds were to be allocated for any other purpose, they should be to provide manpower and offices around the world to enforce conditions on these vessels and provide representation for the crews, as well as for additional or­ ganizing efforts in this area. Despite disagreement on this point, cooperation between the SIUNA and other maritime unions in ITF proved effective in many areas, including counter-action against •ctivities of Communist waterfront organizations. Strikes €>f member organizations received full ITF support both In the US and throughout the free world. However, by the late 1950s, it was apparent that more forceful action was needed ofi the runaway issue. The tide of runaway registration was increasing and the ITF agreements, while they may have swelled the welfare fund, did little to resolve the problems of runaway crews. In July and November, 1958, ITF meetings set up ma­ chinery for implementing the worldwide boycott. The pressure of the runaways had become so great that a calculated risk was taken to picket these ships in the face of possible legal reprisals. One event made the boycott more practicable in 1958. Late in June, the National Labor Relations Board, which administers US labor relations law, had issued a decision upholding the right of the SIU to organize crewmembers of a Liberian-flag passenger ship, the SS Florida. The Board ruled that the SIU had jurisdiction because the ship was an American-controlled vessel in American com­ merce, even though it flew a runaway flag. Clearly, in the "United States at least, this implied the right of US unions to take action against runaways. Therefore, the ITF affiliates in America worked out an across-the-board program for the boycott. The action, December 1 to 4, 1958, was most effective in the United States and Canada, but relatively spotty elsewhere. Own­ ers of a number of ships picketed in the US during the four-day demonstration protested that they should be exempt from such picketing because they were paying the one pound British ($2.80) a month to the ITF welfare fund, even though tlieir crews suffered imder typicallyInferior rueaway conditions. Some shipowners approached the US unions offering to pay the one pound British ($2.80) to escape the boycott. They were under the illusion that this payment would enable them to purchase a permanent exemption from any union organizing or protest aampeign. US unions refused to agree to their proposals. The SIUNA and the other American unions In ITF then acted to capitalize on the inUial aiiocess. At a meeting of the ITF Seafarers Section in London, January 1959, two Important issues were acted on: (1) On January 22, 1959, over the objections of some unions and with the reluctant approval of other affiliates, the American unions pushed through a strong policy state­ ment on runaways. The ITF agreed that unions of tha nation possessing a vested control of the ship had the right to organize that ship for the purpose of providing the crew, regardless of Its nationality, with the wages and con­ ditions of that nation. Pi eviously. It had held that unions of the country erewiiig the ship had jurisdiction. It should be noted that the new resolution was in line with the NLRB findings in the Florida case. The resolution was the green light for American unions to organize American and Can­ adian-owned or controlled vessels which had run away from those countries. (2) On January 21, 1959, a written agreement was reached between the National Union of Seamen ot Great Britain and the SIUNA dealing specifically with the long­ standing problem of Canadian runaways under the British Qag. The agreement is as follows: "MEETING OF CANADIAN AND BRITISH SEAFARERS' LEADERS "A meeting between representatives of the (Canadian SIU and the three British seafarers' organizations was held at the head offices of the ITF, in London, on 21 January. The meeting, which discussed tlie question of transfers of Canadian ships to foreign registers, including the British, was attended by the following: "Paul HaU, president of the SIU; Hal C. Banks, secre­ tary-treasurer of the SIU Canadian District; T. Yates, gen­ eral secietary. National Union of Seamen of Great Britain; D. S. Teilnant, general secretary, British Merchant Navy and Airlines Officers' Association; H. O'Neill, general secretary, British Radio Officers' Union. "During the exchange of views which took place it was noted that the Canadian merchant navy had dwindled considerably since the end of World War II as a result of transfer of ships to foreign registers. These transfers were mainly due to the desire of Canadian operators to avoid the wages and working conditions won for (^nadian sea. farers by collective bargaining. In most of the cases, ships owned and operated by Canadian interests had been trans­ ferred to runaway flags, but there were some cases where ships had been transferred to the British flag and where Canadian crews earning Canadian wages and conditions had been displaced by British seamen on much lower British wages and conditions. "The major problem of preventing transfers to flags of convenience was being discussed at the four-day talks which were taking place In London concurrently. The purpose of the talk between Canadian and Bittish seafarers was to seek a solution of the British-Canadian question. "The British spokesmen went unanimously and emphatically on recoid that they would have no part in attempts to use British registry to imdermine Canadian seamen's conditions. Reference was made to the 66-ship fleet of the Sagunay Group. A very smaU part of these were operating under legitimate bareboat charters—eleven of them British flag, others Norwegian or Dutch—^but the bulk of them were Canadian-built, financed and controlled and their proper place was under the Canadian flag. These ships often carried mixed crews and paid as little as $45 to the able seamen. maintained, are not genuine transfers and arg owned and operated in Canada and for the greater part of the year ply exclusively between Canadian and US ports. The British delegates agreed that this did seem to be a manoeuvre to avoid Canadian standards. For the reasons mentioned above, i.e., contiol and sphere of operation, these ships should be brought under Canadian jurisdiction,. and it was agreed that the British unions would seek to end British crew agreements at the earliest possible op­ portunity. "The British representatives spoke of the difficulty which existed where a ship was on the Bermuda register, which was a part of the British register in a wider s^nse. Such a ship could become part of the British employers' federation, which meant that it came under the collective agreement which that body signed collectively with the British maritime unions and that it had to be crewed under the British pool system. However, the British representa­ tives declared that they would seek to end the membership of such ships and that they would oppose such transfers Into the British pool in future. "With reference to the Sagunay fleet, mention was made of a claim that the British NUS was party to an agreement in respect of one of their ships. This, however, was a misrepresentation of the position. "The meeting unanimously accepted the following con­ clusions of the discussion: (1) Canadian seamen do not seek to encroach In any way on British shipping operations based on genuine registry and control. (2) Canadian shipowners who have expressed, publicly or otherwise, their intention to transfer to the British flag without change of ownership with the object of evad­ ing Canadian conditions will not be manned by British crews. (3) Canadian-owned and operated ships plying In the Caribbean ore-carrying trade should come under the com­ plete Jurisdiction of the SIU Canadian District. (4) Statements that the British union has an agreement with the Sagunay Group are not true. The Sagunay Canadian-owned ships come under the jurisdiction of the Canadian SIU, and a similar position applies to the Markland Shipping Company, which is Canadian manned, owned, operated and controlled and exclusively engaged In trading in North American waters. London, 21 January 1959. Signatures: S/ Paul Hall, President of the SIU S/ Hal C. Banks, Secretary-Treasurer of the SIU Canadian District S/ T. Yates, General Secretary, National Union of Seamen of Great Britain S/ D. S. Tennant, General Secretary, British Merchant Navy and Airlines Officers' Association S/ H. O'Neill, General Secretary, British Radio Officers' Union." It was agreed then that the NUS would not crew such vessels and would recognize the jurisdiction of the Canadian SIU over these ships. At the request of the British union, this matter remained a private agreement between them and the SIUNA and was not part of the official record of the ITF. The SIU had sought. In an official ITF Seafarers Section meeting in London, to make It an ITF matter but the British insisted on a private agreement outside the ITF framework. This, as will be ex­ plained later, was used as an escape hatch by the NUS to nullify the agreement. "The British i^pokesmen, whilst re-emphasizing that they were resolved to support the SIU Canadian District In its struggle, and that they wanted nothing to do with ships which did not visit UK ports, observed that there were cases where the presence of ex-Canadian ships under the British flag was not improper. Ships of Canadian Pacific Steamships, whose effective management was in the UK, had been on the British register for many years past and this could not be regarded as part of the evasive manoeuvre of shipping capital. There were also cases of ships of subsidiai'ies which were genuinely registered and controlled from the UK and in which Ships traded from UK ports. Such ships also did not come under the indict­ ment. Following the ITF action. United States unions then proceeded to set up the International Maritime Workers Union for the purpose of in\plementing the ITF program In reference to organizing of runaways. This organization ' was approved at a later date by the ITF after thorough debate and discussion, and commenced action hi the field. "The ships specifically referred to by tlie Canadian District of the SIU are five Canadian Lon ore transport vessels named Sept isles, SMth Iiehr, Saali fiSke, T. Weedsmd West JUvcc. These the CMsndiwi delegates The IMWU functioned effectively. On the ottwr hand, no progress was made to in^ilement the agreement between the Biitisfa »nd the Canadians. At « meeting of the ITF la Depemltec, StUNA ratoed oomplaiwta about , �SEAWAREKS Ihe failure of the NUS to implement the 11-month-oIdIgreement. NUS had continued to supply crews to those Sritish-flag ships which the British had agreed rightfully ame under SIU Canadian Jurisdiction. This was a direct iolation of their written agreement. At the insistence of he British, the SlUNA was then informed by the ITF hat it would not take up the complaint against the NUS. nstead, ITF instructed the SIUNA to resolve its differ•nces with NUS outside of the ITF framework. The SIUNA hen concluded that it would deal with this issue in the lost effective manner possible. It informed the ITF that Jritlsh crews were working in the Canadian economy unler vastly inferior conditions and that this situation could lot be ignored. I At the same time, the SIUNA made a direct approach 0 the NUS on the issue. In addition, the SIUNA raised 1 specific question concerning the disposition of a group if 35 ships transferred from Canadian to British registry n violation of the agreement between the British and Canadian SIU. The head of the NUS, Sir Thomas Yates, vould not concede that these vessels came within the cope of the agreement. He characterized them as being inder Greek management, out of London, with Asiatic ir African crews, although admittedly flying the British lag. Since Sir Thomas would not concede the issue, the l^anadians had no way of providing any protection or ecuring any improvements for these underpaid and malreated crews. ff The IMWU, in the meantime, had implemented its projram to tlie extent of setting up headquarters in New Ifork, field offices in various ports, and putting organizers n the field. It had met with visible signs of success in J'arious actions against runaway shipowners. Despite this progress, in May, 1960, tiie ITF suggested tiiat another apiroach be taken on the runaway issue. Greek shipowners; vho operate many runaway vessels, and the unions with vhom they had contracts, took steps toward this "new" ipproach. They attempted to persuade the American inions to approve the British pound ($2.80) payment as a iubstitute for organizing runaway vessels. It became clear tt this point that the Americans and Canadians were the mly unions actively interested in organizing these vesselai It was against this background that another important levelopment arose. Originally, accepting Sir Thomas Fates' agreement in good faith, and in attempting to mplement this agreement with the British union, the SIU In Canada had established contacts with crews of Britishflag vessels in Canadian trade. The crews, of course; welcomed the possibility that they might obtain for them­ selves improvements comparable to those on Canadian ships. This attitude on the part of British-flag crews was understandable because Canadian wages and conditions were threefold those under British contract. Meanwhile, Sir Thomas had negotiated a new agreement with British shipowners on behalf of the NUS. The terms of the agreement were so inadequate tJiat it resulted in in extensive wildcat strike on British ships. The wildcat strike led to public acknowTedgemeht by NUS of the inferiority of Its contract. NUS was forced to reopen the agreement to secure more money. During this wildcat strike, members of the NUS in Canada ap­ pealed to the SIU for relief and assistance. The SIU responded to this appeal. The NUS leadership seized on the strike as an oppor­ tunity to repudiate their January, 1959, agreement with |SIU for all time. To accomplish this end NUS preyed on fears of other ITF alTiliates that their memberships might be stirred to protest against inadequate conditions. Since I number of these other unions were already under coniderable pressure from their memberships, this British pproach was successful in lining up these ITF affiliates to upport the suspension of the SIU. t The NUS had now traveled the full circle. Where it had previously insisted that its dispute witli the Canadians was a private matter outside the ITF framework, now, because of the embarrassing position it was caught in with its own membership, and the fact that it obviously intended to violate its agreement with SIU, it resorted to parliamentary trickery In order to escape the agreement it had made. In doing so, it improperly.used Its influence in the ITF to make this possible. The device used was to prefer charges against SIU which (iTF ^cepted, .on the basis of aUoged SIU violatidB of tho LOC Fa*e ITF constitution. It is well to remember that when the SIU attempted to press a complaint against NUS on the same subject. ITF refused to entertain it on the basis that it should be settled outside of the ITF's framework. for us to arrive in Antwerp in time for meeting before end of week at earliest. In view of this unavoidable cir­ cumstance, please advise as to next best possible date for meeting." Despite a series of communications in which the SIUNA attempted to settle its differences with NUS, all parties were notified of an ITF meeting in January, 1961. The meeting was to take up an NUS demand for suspension of SIUNA. The ITF sent the following answer to this request: "Your cable unfortunately received too late to cancel conference as delegates already on way to A^itwerp. Conference was attended by 34 delegates from 12 coun­ tries. Regretted your absence deeply but felt that refer­ ence from executive committee should be dealt urith. After long discussion, saw no alternative but to adopt following statement: ^ "Seafarers section meeting Antwerp 26th January had under consideration problems arising from inter­ ference by SIU in domestic affairs of British NUS during unofficial seamen's strike in United Kingdom during summer, 1960. Having regard to undisputed facts, it was unanimously agreed to recommend that executive committee of ITF should at its next meet­ ing suspend SIU from membership of ITF unless; point one, SIU immediately ceases all interference in internal affairs of British NUS; point two, SIU expresses and publishes apologies for its breach of good trade union practice; point three, SIU pledges its full adherence to ITF constitution in future; point four, gives satisfactory assurances, of ichich ITF executive committee shall be jtidge, that there shall be no further interference by SIU in domestic affairs of British NUS or any other ITF affiliate." Pieter De Vries" At this time, the SIU, the Masters, Mates and Pilots end the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, all ITF affiliates, were involved in a major railroad strike in New York harbor. The strike was being conducted against all the major roads serving the city with the basic issue be­ ing the railroads' adamant insistence on the right to abol­ ish Jobs at their pleasure. The unions involved were de­ termined to protect the rights of their members and of the members of the. railroad brotherhoods, since this was clearly a test as to whether tlie railroads could obtain a free hand to destroy jobs-in all categories of railroad work. New York harbor was the testing ground for this issue. Thanks to the support the marine unions received from the brotherhoods, the strike was 100 percent effective on and off the waterfront. It tied up rail service from New York as far as the midwest by halting eleven railroads, including the Pennsylvania, New York Central, Bbltimore & Ohio, New Haven & Hartford, Lackawanna and others. In the course of the strike, the unions were confronted with a problem of threatened retribution against mem­ bers of the railroad brotherhoods by these major roads, which were desperately trying to establish the right to unilaterally destroy railroad jobs. Consequently, the fol­ lowing communication was received by the striking un­ ions from George Harrison, grand president of the Broth­ erhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, on January 17th: "Dear Sirs and Brothers: "I have just learned that Mr. Fred Diegtel, Assistant Vice-President of the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, has in­ formed our General Chairman, Brother Sehreur, that our members who respect your picketlines at other than water­ front locations will be considered as absent from duty without permission and will not be returned to service. "I ask that you bear this in mind and that the agree­ ment you reach in settlement of this dispute contain a ptovision requiring that all employees who observe your picketlines be returned to service without reprisal or retaliation of any kind." In response, the following wire was sent to Harrison by the' SIU: "Received your letter informing us of Erie-Lackawanna Railroad's attitude toward members of the brotherhood who respect our picketlines in the current railroad marine workers strike. Be assured that any completed agreement between this union and the railroad companies will neces­ sarily preclude any reprisals or retaliation in any form." In view of the complexities involved in this strike, the following wire was sent to the ITF on the 22nd of January by the striking unions: "Railroad marine sections of SIU, MMP and MEBA currently in 11th day of strike against 11 major railroads. Cannot leave until major issues are resolved. At present appears delay in arrival at Anticerp for Wednesday, January 25, meeting is inevitable. Will advise further of developments and time of arrival." ITF Secretary General De Vries wired back as follows: "Regret news of your cable 22)id. Please send later advices care of belgische tranportarbedersbond, Paardenmarkt 66 Antwerp." While agreement was reached on January 23 to return to work, there were numerous unresolved issues, includ­ ing the railroads' attempts to wreak vengeance on the brotherhoods for their support and to prepare the ground for the next assault on railroad workers' job rights. Conse­ quently, on January 26th, the three striking unions sent a second wire to ITF as follows: "Situations arising c ut of railroad marine strike, in­ cluding many important meetings with AFL-CIO, Central Labor Councils, State Federations and the various railroad brotherhoods require continued presence in New York feverel day*. This loouUt mote it impotsibto As tlie record clearly shows, the SIU was tried in absentia. No attempt was made to investigate the validity of the charges made by the NUS, nor to establish any evidence. The ITF merely accepted the charges and made a predetermined ruling of SIU guilt. The SIUNA recognized that this entire matter was one of paramount importance and consequently took it up at its own convention in March, 1961. As a result of convention authorization, the following cable was sent to the ITF: April 7, 1961 "Pieter De Vries, General Secretary Intransfe London, England "With respect to the dispute between the SIU and the National Union of Seamen of Great Britain, please be advised that the recent Convention of the SIU of North America, meeting March 13 to 17, took the following action: That a Committee be appointed to represent the International Union to deal with this matter, with the Committee being given full authority to resolve the issv.ss involved. This Committee has been appointed and is ready to act on this question. In view of the Convention action and in view of the misunderstandings which have arisen in this complex and many-sided dispute, we urge the Executive Committee of the International Transportworkers Federation to refer the issue back to the Sea­ farers section so that it may e.rplore solutions to the problem with the SIUNA Committee. We feel that in this manner a satisfactory settlement to this dispute can be achieved icithout disturbing the structure of the ITF or preventing our continued participation in the support of the ITF program. Paul Hall, President ' Seafarers International Union of North America" In addition, the American longshoremen, represented by the International Longshoremen's Association, sent the following message to the ITF general secretary: April 13, 1961 "Peter De Vries, General Secretary International Transportworkers Federation Tadmor Hotel Herzlia, Tel Aviv, Israel "Any attempt to suspend SIU from ITF can only lead to immediate deterioration of ITF structure ITI North America.. Strongly recommend this matter be referred back to Seafarers section in effort to resolve issues. This is in best interest of all sections of ITF. Thomas Gleason General Organizer International Longshoremen's Association" The Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Railway Labor Executive's As-sociation, A. E. Lyon, seiit the following communication to ths ITF General Secretary: (Continued on page 14) . �SEAFARERS Fare Foorteea LOG Suuurr, im THE INTERNATIONAL DIVISION, MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO Policy Statement Re: 5IU-ITF (Continued from page 13) April S, 1961 "Mr. Pieter De Vrles, Gen'I Secretary Int'l Transport Workers' Federation Maritime House, Old Town Clapbam, London S W 1 England Dear Brother Do Vries: "Inasmuch as the date for the E.C. meeting is not far away, and in view of the fact that I cannot attend either the E.C. or Regional Affairs Committee meeting, I would like to put some thoughts on paper, at least on two subjects, "First, I am greatly concerned regarding the threat of suspension or voluntary withdrawal which could remove the SlU from ITF affiliation and from participation in ITF affairs. If this should occur at this time it would mean the loss of at least three other affiliates, I believe. "I believe that careful consideration of the matter could prove that long and serious consideration should be given the subject before any such action is permitted. "From reading the press, and especially the SIU pub­ lication, I got the d'lstinct impression that the action taken on this matter at the recent SIU Convention in Puerto Rico indicates the seriousness with which the SIU is approaching the possibility of separation from the ITF. This seriousness in turn indicates that Brother Hall and others consider ITF affiliation to be important— otherwise they would have taken action to voluntarily disaffiliate. "In view of the fact that the SIU has appointed a com­ mittee to seek a solution to this problem, with Brother Hall as chairman, I insist that the ITF must give much more consideration to the matter, postponing a decision until Brother Hall and the SIU committee can attend a sectional conference or appear before the EC. "Suspension of the SIU, even though they may be at fault, will not solve the problems that exist. The ITF should play an important role in resolving such conflicts, and this role cannot be played by separating itself from one of the participants. We should have learned a lesson from the air line pilots affair. The action taken in that case was a mistake which solved nothing. "The SIU has been affiliated to the ITF longer than any US union. It appears to me that it can and will exer­ cise an increasingly important and helpful influence in ITF regional affairs, especially in the western hemisphere, and it would be folly to permit such an unfortunate situation as we have had in Canada to terminate such potential inflnevce, "If the EC believes it must take some action more positive than deferral, I suggest the possibility of the EC sending a small delegation (or a sub-committee) to the US and Canada to pursue an adjustment. "I regard this matter as one of the greatest possible importance. I ask that you and'the EC carefully consider my considered and strongly-held opinion. "I also want to touch one other subject briefly—that of the future activity of the ITF in Latin America. I hope that you will do everything possible to encourage the Regional Affairs Committee, as well as the EC, to give maximum support to the efforts of Azana on behalf of the IT^. I think all will agree that results to date warrant this. I would like to see the ITF extend itself to the maximum to accelerate activities in that part of the world, securing as quickly as possible the manpower needed to assist Azana, and authorizing the expenditure of funds in sufficient quantity to maintain and increase the ITF effectiveness which Azana is now brhiging about. Azana should not be discouraged or starved out as result of the ITF being too rigid on financial affairs in connection with the Latin American operation. "Fraternally, S/ A. E. Lyon Executive Secretary" Copies to: T. Nishimald H. J. Kanne R. Dekeyzer •. Klinga H. Dpbjr Shortly after the ITF Executive Committee meeting in Tel Aviv in April, the SIU received on April 17 a letter from ITF General Secretary DeVries dated April 18, In­ forming the SIU that the Executive Committee had sus­ pended it on recommendation of the Seafarers Section. with the MTD, Its Convention Procedures and the AFL-CIO. (2) This committee shall take Immediate steps for the appointment of a financial officer who shall open a' bank account in the name of this committee In « bank in a The following cable was sent to DeVries from the SIU, city to be designated by the committee. Such persons so Masters Mates & Pilots, Marine Engineers Beneficial designated shall take the proper steps as to arrange for an Association and the International Longshoremen's Asso­ accounting system and a method of payment for debts as ciation: incurred. No such expenditures shall be made, under any circumstances, without the approval of the Executive April 17, 1961 Committee of the International Division of the Maritime "Peter DeVries, General Secretary International Transportworkers Federation , Trades Department, Maritime House, Old Town, Clapbam (3) Affiliated unions of the MTD shall be notified of London, England this action and those organizations wishing to participate "In view of the precipitous action taken by the ITF directly by financially aiding this committee shall make checks payable to the fund so established. All such funds Executive Committee in Tel Aviv in suspending the SIU and the expenditures thereof shall be accounted for by a as a result of the dispute between the SIU and the Certified Public Accountant. Full accounting of same British National Union of Seamen, particularly after a request by American Unions that this question be re­ is to be made to the Executive Board of the MTD and ferred back to the Seafarers Section for resolution was shall be in keeping with law. ignored, we hereby record our dissatisfaction with the (4) The Executive Committee shall Immediately desig­ unfair manner in which you have acted. In light of the ITF nate a European representative of the IDMTD who shall action, the undersigned organizations have no alternative forthwith establish offices in or around the City of Ant­ but to advise you of their withdrawal as member organi­ werp, Belgium. His duties shall be to represent the com­ zations of the ITF and that consequently they can no mittee and to establish and maintain contact with ail longer be bound by ITF policy and procedure. Our vhth- trade unions within that area with special emphasis on drawal is effective as of date of this message. those in the marine and marine transport industries. He shall further Implement programs and the desires of the S/Cal Tanner Executive Committee as they are made. Seafarers International Union of North America (5) The Executive Committee shall immediately desig­ S/Charles M. Crooks nate a Latin America and Caribbean area representative Master, Mates and Pilots of the IDMTD who shall forthwith establish offices in or S/William Bradley, Pres. around the City of San Juan, Puerto Rico. His duties International Longshoremen's Association shall be to represent the committee and to establish and S/Raymond McKay maintain contact with all trade unions within that area Marine Engineers Beneficial Association" with special emphasis on those in the marine and marina transport industries. He shall further implement programs CONCLUSION end the desires of the Executive Committee as they are made. The ill-considered action of the ITF In bowing to the desires of the British seamen's organizations has ob­ (6) The Executive Committee shall immediately desig­ viously rendered a great disservice to the seamen's move­ nate a Far East representative of the IDMTD who shall ment generally and has weakened the structure of th# forthwith establish offices in or around the City of ITF. The unions remaining in ITF might well examine Yokohama, Japan. His duties shall be to represent the this record and take corrective action so that there can committee and to establish and maintain contact with all be no repetition of such a sorry episode. trade unions within that area with special emphasis on those in the marine and marine transport industries. He In the meantime, the problems in the international field persist. The Communist Party is mounting a very shall further implement programs and the desires of the vigorous offensive, particularly in Latin America. US Executive Committee as they are made. and Canadian seamen face continued pressures on their standards as a result of Panamanian, Liberian and even European-flag runaway ship operations. Seamen on many European-flag vessels, many of them recruited in Asia, Africa and Latin America, are being compelled to work in the Canadian and American trades at wages and con­ ditions substantially beneath the standards prevailing in those countries. The SIUNA has no intention of abandoning its respon­ sibilities to its own members and to all seamen in the free world. To discharge these responsibilities it will propose to the American sea unions, the members of the MTD and free trade unions throughout the world, that they cooperate in a program to deal effectively with the problems confronting all maritime workers. We look forward to the time when all organizations throughout the free world will^cooperate on a program of mutual aid truiy concerned with preserving and im­ proving the wages and conditions of maritime workers and thwarting the Communist effort to undermine and replace the free trade union institutions. T HIS conference concurs in this report. In considera­ tion of the adoption of these matters, and to imple­ ment those recommendations contained therein, this conference therefore goes on record for the following: (1) An Executive Committee shall be elected from this conference consisting of three members who shall serve as tlie Executive Committee of the "INTERNA­ TIONAL DIVISION OF THE MARITIME TRADES DE­ PARTMENT, AFL-CIO." This committee shall be respon­ sible for the adoption of whatever rules or procedures that mar be necessary to implement the program as adopted by this conference In any detail that may be necessary or required. This policy shall be consistent (7) The Executive Committee shall, consistent with the carrying out of this program, as well as in keeping with the assets of this committee, open such other regional offices as they may deem necessary. (8) The committee shall immediately cause to be estab­ lished in or around San Juan, Puerto Rico, an Institute of Labor Relations whose purpose it shall be to serve as a center of operation for bringing together trade union representatives from the Western Hemisphere with par­ ticular emphasis on those representatives from the Latin American and Caribbean areas, so that each can familiar­ ize himself with the operations and the problems of their counterparts In all other countries In the Western hem- ' isphere. An effective program and curriculum shall be established to carry out this purpose. The Executive Com­ mittee shall in the future, consistent with its assets and needs as it may determine, establish similar institutes in any other regions where the committee maintains offices. , (9) The Executive Committee shall take the proper steps to see that information bulletins, etc., are made available In the appropriate language for use in the vari­ ous regions which are to be established. This information is to be disseminated among interested groups. (10) The Executive Committee shall request that MTD conference meetings be held immediately in the Great Lakes, Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific regions by the Port Councils in each area, for the purpose of developing ways and means of assisting this program, in whatever manner as may be necessary, such as strike action against unfair ships, etc., and assistance to unions with whom we have established relations. (11) The Executive Committee shall request officers of the various affiliates of the MTD, wherever possible, to visit those areas in which the Division is actively engaged in carrying out this program. �Fate FUtetm BEAWARERa LO€ Bull C-4s Almost Ready Union Wins Major Gains In Highway Trailer Pact SEAm£—Bull lino hai ordered $3 million worth of cargo containers for the two C-4 vessels starting in Ita NY-Fuerto Rico aervics on about Mardi 1. The ships are now being oonvnted for container use at Todd's Shipyard here. The new equipment will^ beef up the container aervice •hips. The modified C-4i, which out of the Suison Bay, Calif., re* Bull began about two years wiR SuHTve as combination coa- sorve fleet anchorage. •go with its fleet of C-2 cargo taincr agd break-bulk ships, come The Gans's All Here NEWARK, NJ—Backed by the unanimous UIW vote of shop employees in July, luiion negotiators have hammered home a pace-setting, one-year contract at Highway Trailer Industries here. A contract package featuring a 27-cent part In the voting. The triumph hourly pay increase has been capsized efforts to make headway cnthusiastic^ly ratified by the company's employees. Part of a new and expanding Industry, Highway Trailer is en­ gaged in the sales, repair and servicing of new and used over-theroad truck trailer bodies and cargo containers used for merchant ves­ sels. Membership ratification of the new working agreement, which is retroactive to last October 1, put a ten-cent-per-hour wage Increase and other major gains into effect. The contract calls for fhe payment of overtime after eight hours of work and establishes the full UIW welfare program Including clinic coverage in the shop. Some 20 employees are now involved. Gains won by the union also in­ cluded up to a 40 percent hourly boost for a number of employees after a detailed reclassification study of job duties was completed. The pact likewise spells out full guarantees of job security and grievance rights, which are stand­ ard features of all UIW agreeoents. In winning the balloting con­ ducted by the National Labor Rela­ tions Board last summer, the UIW chalked up a unanimous victory among the 17 workers vrira tocdc Phony Rig Under Fire In US Suit Rejected by workers in several New York area plants and expelled from the AFL-CIO for signing back-door agreements with em­ ployers, "Amalgamated Local 355" has now been hauled into Federal district court by the US Depart­ ment of Labor for violating Fed­ eral labor law. A so-called "independent union," "Local 355" is cited by US Labor Becietaiy Arthur Goldberg with failing to conduct an election of officers in 1060 as stipulated In its own constitution. The case history of "Local 355" Is well-known to UIW members and representatives, since its action helped form the basis for unfair labor charges by the UIW against two Staten Island oil distributing •oncerns. At the National Labor Relations Board, fmmal hearings were held January 8 regarding UIW unfair labor practice charges against Salmirs Oil. The company is charged with coercing employees on behalf of the "independent union" after they had already joined the UIW. Similar charges against Fiore Brothers have been processed by the regional NLRB office and are now up for a ruling. Operating as a "cut-rate" outfit, "Local 355" has already sustained several defeats by the UIW in revent organizing campaigns. II was whipped by the UIW this fall wlien Staten Island Petroleum Company employees and Richmond Burner workers solidly supported the UIW. Ii ' *' • -I in the plant by District 50 of the United Mine Workers. District 50 has been defeated by SIU and its affiliates on several occasions. Contract negotiations formally got underway late in September after the presentation of written UIW demands. The election of a rank-and-file committee of High­ way Trailer men to help in the b^gaining talks assisted in the successful wind-up of the contract drive. Jay Kay Job Rules Pay Off Seniority provisions of the UIW contract with Jay Kay Metals of Long Island City have produced a smooth changeover from the com­ pany's usual year-end production schedules for the first time in its history. Jay Kay came under UIW contract last June. UIW representatives report more workers than ever before on the payroll during the entire holiday period, many working on overtime right up to Christmas eve in order to fill last-minute gift orders. Jay Kay, which employs some 650 UIW members at peak produc­ tion, traditionally shifts its major production efforts from electrical appliances to summer picnic and barbecue equipment each winter. The changeover has previously meant layoffs of up to 40 percent of the work force several weeks before Christmas. This year, however, with the union on hand to enforce hard-won contract conditions and the result­ ing stabilizing of production. Jay Kay was able to keep a large force on hand right up to the holidays. Philly Exports Perched on top of crate, UIW member John Fabioni crates up load of machin­ ery for export out of the A. A. OaHoqhw warehouse in Philadelphia. Fabiani is shop steward at the UIW plant. A visit to the Steel Architect at Isthmian's Brooklyn terminal caught the gang together before the ship paid off. Pictured (l-r) Seafarers Eric losie, Costa S. Doyos, Keeeeth Murphy, Chorfes Heriburt, Ivor Anderson, G. P. Moddow, with Frank Borst, AS (kneeling), In the foreground. A traveling is-ane is being In* stalled on the two ships aft of the midship house to handle load* ing and discharging of cargo con­ tainers from the two after hatches. The four forward hatches and their regular cargo gear will re­ main as is and be used for con­ ventional break-bulk cargo. Each C-4 will be able to carry 168 35-foot containers pius 400,000 cubic feet of break bulk cargo, about as much break bulk as « C-2 carries at present. In addition, the C-4s arc about IV^ knots faster and have three decks, offering more space for automobiles and other deck cargo which are prom­ inent items In the Puerto Rico trade. The company believes that the combination of container and break-bulk service is ideal in ths Puerto Rican trade. Bull obtained the C-4s from ths Maritime Administration by trad­ ing in two Libertys, the Angelina and Carolyn. The C-4s, formerly the Marine Panther and the Marine Fox, had been used as troopships by the military. Ths Panther has been renamed the Alecia, and the Marine Fox ths Dorothy. The present Dorothy, s Liberty, will be renamed the Margaret Medical Costs Go Into Orbit; Check On Health Insurance There seems ne way to stop those soaring medical and hospital bills, or at least, the available ways aren't being fully used. The latest price index shows that costs of medical care again Jumped over tlmee percent this year compared to less than one percent for overall living costs. In all, medical costs now are up 62 percent since the 1947-49 base period, compared to 28 for the general cost of living. As a result of the hardships caused by orbiting medical charges, unions and other community groups are driving for more comprehensive health insurance, with an Increasing number even setting up their own health-care facilities. Some insurance counselors advise that groups should get competitive bids from at least six com­ panies and as often as every year. Of course, the group must calculate whether the new acquisition won't outweigh any uvings. If eompetilive bids are so fanpMiant te a group, it's equally vital that your family compare offerings from several companies If you buy insurance Indi­ vidually. The only economical way to buy is in a group. But many families still buy Individual poli­ cies, often to supplement their group insurance. Here are features to check, summarised from suggestions by a number of medical and Insurance experts, that can be useful to both groups and individuals. In general. It's more Important to look for Inoad basic benefits than high "maximiuns." One policy may offer benefits "up to $20,000," another a maxi­ mum of $10,000. The higher maximum is not neces­ sarily preferable. What's more vital is how much is allowed for specific care, and what proportion of a more-typical sickness bill will be covered. (Also observe whether the maximum applies to your entire family or, preferably, to each member.) Especially compare these specific benefits': Baspltal Cart: Note how much is provided for hospital bed and board. Some plans may allow only ilO a day, in comparison to typical charges of about !21 for a semi-private room. Others may provide full payment. Compare the allowance for "ancillary" costs—tha hospital extras such as drugs, dressings. X-rays, operating room, lab tests and so on. These now often come to as much as room and board. Further, is out-patient care provided for? There is a trend towards nursing-home or home-care pro­ visions to ease the demand for high-cost hospital beds. But mauy policies do not provide for such care. t i . • . 1 . !• I I V I . V'f' l' Doctors' AUowances: Some policies give high allowances for relatively-rare operations but only low amounts for common ones, reports a Social Security Administration medical economist. Com­ pare the allowance for the more-common opera­ tions like appendectomies. You should also observ* whether doctors' services are provided for In the hospital only or ulso In office and home, and whether diagnostic services outside the hospital are covered —a valuable provision. Compare The "Deductible'': With insurance com­ panies now promoting "major medical" policies. It's vital to compare how much of the bill you would have to pay before the insurance paj's. Not* whether the deductible applies to each family mem­ ber or, preferably, the whole family, and whether to each illness or, preferably, to "each benefit period," and how long the "benefit period" is. Inoeme Limitations: Some plans stipulate that only families under a specified income limit hav# their doctor bills paid in full. Union insurance directors advise that you observe whether the limit is high enough so you won't have to pay additional fees. Dependents: Note whether your family gets the same benefits as the breadwinner, which is the current trend; until what ages your children ere covered, and the amount of maternity benefit and waiting period. Conversaen: More attention is being given to provisions for converting to individual coverage when learing a job. Many people lose their coverage when they need it most—when income is reduced. Pelicy Restrictions: Especially in buying individual policies, make sure that: (1) The policy is guaranteed renewable and noncancellable, not only for the terra of the policy but for your lifetime. (2) That the policy won't carry any "elimination endorsement" excluding coverage for existing conditions or illnesses for which you had recent attention. <3) That the "period of contestability," during which the insurer can contest a claim, is not more than tvo years from date of issue. (4) That "disability" is not defined as confine­ ment to your home. (Ed. note: In all coses where Seafarers or their families may decide to purchase private hospitalsurpical-medical insurance, they a^e advised to check first on the full brnedts and cotferage provided under the SIU Welfare Plan.) '< I 'l .i �Pace Sizfeea SEAFARERS See Big Harbors, Canal Via Controlled A-Tests Hammer Away Seafarers may one day find themselves calmly sailing through canals and harbors blasted into existence by con­ trolled atomic explosions that can quickly do massivp earthmoving jobs at relatively low cost. Recent US atomic tests tho long-debated proposals for a already point the way to one direct link between England and The first labor union in the southern Mississippi town of Pica­ yune was established last month when the International Woodwork­ ers of Anterica won an election at the St. Regis Paper Company. The union won despite an aggres­ sive campaign by. the town's cham­ ber of commerce and Industry to defeat IWA organizing . . . More than 100 actors, singers, and other entertainers, all members of the AFL-CIO Associated Actors & Art­ ists, entertained US servicemen overseas with USO shows during the Christmas holidays. 4" t i The International Typographical Union, moving its headquarters to Colorado after 72 years in Indian­ apolis, donated-its large statue of Benjamin Franklin to Franklin College near Indianapolis . . . Communist domination of the un­ affiliated International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers was charged by a federal examiner of the Subversive Activities Con­ trol Board. The examiner recom­ mended that the union be listed as subversive. If the findings are adopted, the union would lose its rights under the National Labor Relations Act. The case Is the first one against a union under a 1950 law. Mine-Mill and ten other unions were expelled from the old CIO on charges of Communistdomination. 4» - t" 4" Local 1100 of the Retail Clerks In San Francisco has won its strike against the J. C. Penney Company In that city. The department store local, which signed a three-year pact with wage raises with the company, notified all AFL-CIO unions which supported its action that the strike is over . . . The month-long-strike of United Auto Workers against Trailmobile, a Cincinnati subsidiary of Pullman, Inc., ended in December when workers accepted a 42.3 cent pack­ age offer in a three-year contract. 4" 4" 4" A New -Year's Day strike on New York City subways was averted when the Transport Work­ Congress Aid Urged Against Runaways France across the English Channel, lu various forms, a bridge or tun­ nel project to span the 23 sea miles WASHINGTON—Congressional committee has been told across the Channel has been under that a lack of balance in US Government policies covering serious discussion for almost 160 the tuna fishing and canning industries may eventually drive years. the American tuna fleet off"^' Interest is again focused on the idea because of the growing Inter­ I the high seas. Controls on ports, tho major canners brought Assortment of hammers for dependence involving Great Brit­ [canned tuna Imports are not in huge quantities of raw and stowage in deck Jbcker ain and the continent plus the vast the answer, according to SIUNA frozen tuna from Japan in a movo keeps Seafarer H. Galphin rise in Channel passenger and to depress prices and keep new, fishermen. busy on the Robin Goodfeifreight movements. A decision Is smaller US canning companies Present import duties on canned low. Galphin was carpenter becoming imperative for financial from expanding. This built up a ! tuna work only to the advantage on recent trip. reasons since the British and of domestic canners, declared John consumer following for the Jap­ French face heavy outlays for [ Calise, secretary treasurer of the anese product until Japanese pro­ renovating transport facilities on Lost In '42 SIUNA-affiliated Seine and Line ducers had a 60 percent share of both sides of the channel. They Fishermen's Union of San Pedro, the market and were able to raiso must soon decide whether to go while the flight of America tuna prices, they pointed out. ahead with major improvements The West Coast fishing repre­ boats to other countries continues. or just do necessary repairs pend­ sentatives said domestic tuna can A spokesman for the boat owners ing the completion of a direct link. be purchased by American canners paralleled Calise's testimony. However, no agreement between for $40 a ton less than Japanese Protected against canned im- imports, but the canners are now interests in both countries Is yet evident on whether a tunnel or seeking new sources that will en­ bridge is more desirable. The tech­ Among unions In the SIU are able them to depress prices again. niques made possible by recent US 'fishermen are caught in a a number of groups of commer­ A shipping concern has an­ atomic experiments could speed a cial fishermen on all coasts, as squeeze as a result of these prac­ decision on a matter under dis­ nounced plans to salvage the car­ well as shoreside fish canneries tices and expect a new flood of goes of two SlU-manned ore ships cussion since Napoleon's day. and processors. They are in­ imports "to the almost total dis­ torpedoed off Cape Hatteras in the| volved in such widely-diversi­ regard of the American pro­ early days of World War II. fied fishing operations as scal­ ducers," the Congressmen wera Eighteen Seafarers plus the skip­ loping, tuna fishing, salmon told. per and radio operator lost their fisheries, cod, halibut and many Both the union and the boat lives in the sinking of the Venore. others. Groups involved include owners called for legislation that The entire Marore crew was able the New Bedford Fishermen's would allow fresh or frozen tuna to get away safely before the ship Union, Atlantic Fishermen's into the US only if shipped from ers Union signed a new two-year went down just 20 years ago. Union, Alaska Fishermen's the country of origin, as a means contract covering 28,000 transit The proposed salvaging opera-' Union, tuna fish and cannery of discouraging more runaway workers. The Transit Authority unions operating out of Cali­ agreed not to lay off workers dur­ tion has been disclosed by the Ste-1 fornia ports and groups in tuna clippers from competing with heavily-mortaged American boats. fanich Shipping Company, which ing the life of the pact. . . Another Bristol Bay, Kodiak, and else­ They also proposed adding duties "runaway" plant, American Spring indicated it was ready to undertake where in the far northwest on frozen or raw tuna as an aid to " Co., which left the small commu­ the salvaging work within the next Pacific. domestic fishermen. nity of Holly, Mich., for North few weeks, with Morehead City, NC, serving as its base. Carolina in 1960, will try to re­ Both the Venore and the Marore turn to its old site. Lack of skilled labor in North Carolina was given were eventually replaced in service as the reason for the return. A by two other vessels that carry year ago, the C.M. Hall Lamp their names and are still being Company returned to Detroit from manned by Seafarers as part of the KODIAK, Alaska—^Last year's catch of Alaska king crab Ore Line fleet. the South for the same reason. has outstripped 1960 production and has built extra financial Under the terms of its reported muscle into the Alaska fishing industry. 4" 4" Dan Lewis, Detroit Lions foot­ contract with Bethlehem Steel, Fishing for the huge, ugly* ball star, must have inherited his owners of the Ore Line, Stefanich crustacean has provided strength from his father, Douglas, will attempt to salvage some 23,000 more economic stability for a member of the International tons of high grade iron ore from fishermen in Alaska waters whose Ladies Garment Workers in Free­ the two ships. Bethlehem would earnings previously depended hold, NJ. The senior Lewis saved receive a share of the gross profits solely on the success of the short from the sale of the ore recovered. a fellow worker who was glued to summer salmon season. a machine with a 220 volt current The Venore sinking was on Janu­ The king crab boom has bener by wrapping a pair of pants around ary 25, 1942 and the Marore was fitted many fishermen ^ho are the victim and yanking him free. lost a month later. members of SIUNA - affaliated unions In Kodiak Island, Bristol NEW BEDFORD—Seeking to Bay and in the Bering Sea area. protect jobs in the Massachusetts Most king crabs, however, come fishing industry, the New Bedford from the icy waters around Kodiak Fishermen's Union has gone on Island. record in favor of closing Vine­ When mature, the crab weighs as yard Sound and Nantucket Sound I much as 24 pounds before being waters to any out-of-state drag' cooked and cleaned. The light shell gers. The SIUNA affiliate supported is red topside and white under' neath and the longest legs may the move to bar out-of-state vessels ' stretch nearly five feet from tip from fishing waters off the. Massa­ chusetts coast in action at its ' to tip. The thin leg shells can be easily December membership meeting. At the same time, the union stripped away leaving a solid piece , of delicious meat nearly two inches membership backed a.proposal that , thick and six or seven Inches long. Vineyard and Nantucket Sound The continuing growth of the waters be open 24 hours a day to king crab market in all parts of fishing vessels registered in Mas­ the US makes fishing It worth sachusetts. Other action at the NBFU meet­ I while, particularly because there is little waste. This is fortunate ing included the adoption of an I because fishermen around Kodiak amendment to the union constitu­ brave rough weather to gather the tion granting honorary member­ ship to disabled members drawing crabs in traps or trawls. disability benefits. The amendment was passed by a margin of almost 97 percent in Crewmen of the grounded Japanese tuna boat Hiroshima secret balloting earlier. The meet­ Maru No. 2 swim and wade ashore after they had to abandon ing voted unanimously to accept ship near V/aikiki, ofF Honolulu, Hawaii. The fishing boat wanaro a tallying committee's report and ran hard aground on a coral reef while trying to dock for to grant honorary membership to fuel and cut a hole in the engine room. All 30 crewmen disabled fishermen who qualify escaped unhurt from the vessel (background). under the new amendment possible use—a new "Panama Canal." Talk of a new canal to accommo­ date today's supership tonnage has been going on since the war due to the limitations imposed by the 1914-built waterway. Possibilities opened up by one underground US atom test indi­ cate that within the next few years, the building of Panama-type canals, harbors, tunnels and chan­ nels could be speeded by nuclear energy. Scientists have found that the enormous pressure built up by atom blasts and their accompany­ ing shock and heat waves can do bigger excavating jobs faster and cheaper than ever before. Alaska Harbor Job The next experiment in this area is expected to take place next year in an isolated area along the Alaskan coast when attempts are made to blast out a huge navigable harbor by using a series of atomic devices. Properly controlled, the new technique also suggests solution to ii' im LOG Map Plans To Salvage Ore Cargo King Crab Booms Alaska Seek Ban On Out-Of-State Fishing Boats Beached At WaikikI �funur, 1MB SEAFARERS LOG Vag» flerealM ' • -.{• , S&A Payments ZCEPOZIT .Joseph Volpian, Social Secarity Director Drug Industry Abuses Under Fire A sidelight to the whole Issue of medical care for the aged is the situation involving the American drug industry, which clearly stands in need of a remedy for abuses that seem to have made US drugs the highest priced in the world. Due to the widespread existence of abuses, few consumer issues have so aroused the public as the Kefauver committee's exposure of the industry. The problems revealed by the committee are economic, medical and moral. The study indicated, on the economic side, that the structure of high drug prices rests on a system of patent monopolies and restric­ tive licensing agreements, plus brand-name specialization and heavy advertising outlays. On the medical side, basic advances'in drug research have been aubordinated to the develojpment of minor drug derivatives and new combinations of existing substances, frequently valueless, which can be sold at a "rewarding profit." The abundance of often useless drugs accpmpanied by unsubstantiated claims poses a danger to the public. In the light of all the facts developed during the hearings, the pro­ posed remedies set forth in bill S. 1522 represent minimum reforms. The committee itself, after lengthy hearings and testimony from •cores of witnesses, expressed the belief that no one should "make • monopoly profit" or have the right to withhold from the public products which "may spell the difference between life and death." The committee also showed that new drug products are put on the market with bewildering rapidity each year as each company strives to get ahead of its competitors by coming out with the latest. Medical authorities have sharply questioned the need for such a torrent of proctucts. The Kefauver committee report found that leading prescription drugs generally sell at much lower prices abroad than in the US. In Its report it said that manufacturing costs for 22 companies in 1958 were 32.1 percent of the sales dollar while selling expenses were 24.8 percent, profits 13 percent and research—the factor heavily stressed by US companies in explanation of their prices—6.3 percent of the •ales dollar. * * * Drug industry abuses are not the only problem that consumers and the Government have to face in this field, as some commercial phar­ macists also seem to have engaged in questionable activities. The latest news in this area is a Food & Drug Administration crackdown Ob the illegal resale of physicians' free samples of drugs. Included in a recent seizure of repackaged samples valued at $1,100 was a container labeled with the name of a combination tranquilizer and diuretic drug, but which actually contained tablets of a different drug." Three other seizures of repackaged samples obtained from doctors and drug detail men were also reported by the FDA. In each ease, the agency said, important information required by the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act was not transferred to the new packages. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can he submitted to this column care oj the SEAFARERS LOO.) CLINIC PROGRAM SET FOR PHILADELPHIA STARTING FEBRUARY 1 PHILADELPHIA—The SIU's free medical examination program will b6 extended to this area for the first time on February 1, when Seafarers and their dependents become eligible to use the Union-*^ — Health Center of the AFL- mornings. Dr. Samuel C. Stein, CIO International Ladies Gar­ who has 32 physicians under his ment Workers Union. Arrange­ direction, is the center's medical ments for SIU use of the long- director. established ILGWU facilities are now being completed. Expansion of SIU diagnostic medical services to this port ful­ fills a long-standing objective of the Union's medical program, which operates its own clinics in New York, Baltimore, Mobile, New The number of veteran Sea­ Orleans and Houston. SIU use of farers retired on SIU pension! the ILG center here, at 925 North during 1961 hit 50 when two mor» Broad Street, is on a similar basis oldtimers were added to the pen­ tn the arrangement in Baltimore, sion ranks by trustee action just where garment workers and their before the New Year began. families utilize the services of the Latest recipients of the lifetim* Seafarers clinic in the Baltimore $150 monthly pensions now being SIU hall. paid to well over 200 Seafarers Recognized as one of the finest are oldtimers Luciano Toribio and union health centers in the coun­ George Edward Godwin. Joined In 1941 try, the ILQ Installation here is A 20-year veteran of the SIU, one of sixteen maintained by the garment union In various parts of Brother Toribio joined the Union the country. It will provide the in Boston in 1941. The 65-year-old same type of comprehensive head- Seafarer was born in the Philip­ to-toe exaip now being given at pine Islands and sails in the deck department. He paid off his last other SIU clinics. ship, the Del Mar (Mississippi), on Arrangement With ILGWU June 29, 1961. A brother, MarclUnion and company trustees of lano Toribio, of Luzon, Republic of Sickness and Accident bene­ the SIU Welfare Plan recently de­ the Philippines, is listed as next fits keep mounting as Sea­ cided to seek an arrangement with of kin. farers Eric Dale (top, right), the ILQ as the easiest way to get the SIU medical program estab­ John Mueller (center, right) lished in this port for servicing of and Fronds Wherrify (above, Seafarers and their families. left) receive checks from SlU Now in its 18th year, the ILG representatives In Wilmington, Health Center maintains 19 sepa­ New York and Philadelphia. rate medical departments and Payments represent $56 per specialized services in a modern, week In Union welfare bene­ four-story building. It provides all necessary services for the com­ fits for outpatients. plete diagnostic care sought under Toribio Godwin the SIU program. As in the other ports, visits to Brother Godwin, a World War I Watch Vacation Rights the clinic will be arranged by aff- navy veteran, first shipped with th« pointment to allow for orderly SIU from Baltimore in 1944. H* scheduling of examinations. The paid off his last ship, the Amet facilities will be open available Victory (Victory Carriers), two for SIU men on Monday, Wednes­ years ago. The 67-year-old engine # Seafarers who expect to have a year's continuous service on the same vessel after Oc­ day and Friday mornings and department member resides with for dependents on weekday after­ tober 1, 1962 and who are figuring on applying for the new $800 SIU Vacation Plan pay­ noons, evenings and Saturday^ his wife, Myrtle, in Baltimore. Two Oldtimers Go On Pension Can't 'Cash' Distharges Twice ment should be sure to hold all their discharges until that time. " Rules for the $800 continu--^ ous service vacation payment 90 days service on discharges may Proud Papa begin doing so again. Those who require that all discharges do and still remain continuously Now arrival for the New Year Is Isabel Gregoria Serrano, proudly shown off by dad. Seafarer Felix H. Serrdno, shortly after birth In New York Hospital on January 9. covering a year's sailing on one ship have to be held until the year's seatime is up. At that time, they can be turned in as usual with the application for vacation benefits. They will then be processed In the regular manner to provide the $800 benefit. If the discharges cover more than a year's time due to an extended voyage, benefits will be pro-rated at the $800 fig­ ure for the rest of this time cov­ ered. Payments at the $800 rate can only be collected if the Sea­ farer actually pays off and leaves the vessel. New Calendar Quarter The question arises since Janu­ ary 1 marked the start of a new calendar quarter and Seafarers accustomed to applying for vaca­ tion each time they accumulate on the same vessel thereby jeopar­ dize their chances of receiving benefits at the $800 rate later on. Present Discharges Once This is so because the same dis­ charges cannot be presented more than once in applying for vacation benefits. Seafarers cannot apply once for benefits at the $400 rate and then come back later with the same discharge to collect $400 more. The $800 benefit for continuous service can only be applied for and collected in one lump sum. The $400 rate, covering time on more llian one" vessel or for more than one company, can be collected either in a lump payment or peri­ odically each time a Seafarer has discharges covering at least 90 days. No one need leave a ve.ssel to collect benefits at the $400 rate. Site for the SIU medical exam program starting In Philadel­ phia Is the modern health center of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. Arrangement with the ILGWU makes It possible to begin the program right away. �Psc* BcktMB SEAFARERS LOO Iwmmr, IHB SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Oh DoctorI My Foot! The following is the latest available list of Seafarers in hospitals around the country. This is the cry that is being heard with increasing frequency as the effects of modern living and stylish, pointed-toed shoes with pencil USPHSr HOSPITAI, Charles Lane Winford PoweU SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR BRIGHTON. MASS. Harry Lowther David Raynea heels take their toll, especially with the ladies. STATEN ISLAND. NY PhiUlp Ma.son Richard Ripley Hennlng Bjork Thomas Isaksen Gibbs Livermaa The evil that men do live after them. The effects of the modern type Georss BrazU Robert Montcalm Phillip Rogers Alberto Gutierrei Lawrence Chapman John More C. N^ukirchner W. L. WUliama shoe will have its effects for years to come, and more and more will the Alfred Duggan John Santos VA HOSPITAL Richard Smith ladies and men report for orthopedic care, chiropodist treatment and Donald Leight WEST HAVEN. CONN. USPHS HOSPITAL Florence Letlo James Gorman Henry Smith NORFOLK. VA. podiatrist guidance. Allen Burke R. F. Singleton USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL Through the millions of years of evolution of the human being, the C. O. Saunders W. T. Strickland MEMPHIS. TENN. GALVESTON. TEXAS foot has eventually developed into a masterpiece of architectural con­ C. W. Alexander Robert Kline J. W. Short George Trimyer Albert De Forest WUUe Walker Clarence Shlveiy Charles Lambert struction, delicately balanced for use in this age of terrestial activity. -itchard Bohn USPHS HOSPITAL Emilo Lernia .1. J. BuUard USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY The anterior, posterior arch, as well as midtarsal and metatarsal arches, O. Thomas Moonejr L. CUne FORT WORTH. TEXAS Ahmed Abdo Casmier Kaust Richard Pardo R. D'Ferrafiet have all been developed for resiliency and cushioning effect when one Ben Deibler Grant Sayior John Andringa Charles Kinnke J. R. Richard M. W. Grant Carl E. Gibbs David Sperry walks. George Berry C. Kirkland A. G. Sister Walton Gilliam Abe Gordon WlUie A. Young L. Bugajewskl WUliam Logan W. C. ScrusSS Thomas Lehsy B. G. Zelenclc The unfettered foot then is a highly-developed cushion for man's lo­ James W. Cordon Fructuos Comacho- Joe Martin C. E. Thompson Burl Haiie Max Olson James Rist comotion, and still maintains the grasping power which was necessary H. F. Holmei Antonio Carrano WlUiam Mellon Francla' WaU Ho Yee Choc VA HOSPITAL H. Meyer during the evolutionary period. The human foot was not developed WiUiam Hay Thomas ConneU IOWA CITY. IOWA John T. Murphy John Coughlln Erie Hoffman for walking on hard, flat surfaces, nor was it intended for incasement Anthony Oro USPHS HOSPITAL Thomas Cox T. PhlUlps SEATTLE, WASH. in rigid, unyielding footwear. Therefore, most of the foot trouble of . PINE CREST HAVEN John Dern Frank Pickett RUl E. Dlvlna Mike Orclne COVINGTON. LA. George Foley today is caused by environmental factors. M. Rlechelson Leon Hebert Robert Reinken Frank Martin Fred FondUa Rocco Rlzzo Vincent Hooper Herman Sprainla The Indian, with his soft-soled mocassions, could walk for miles with Paul Foy . Louis Roa US SOLDIERS HOME John Thompson Sam Grendl Tony Sparrow no foot trouble. The barefoot country boy had no trouble with his feet Juan Lalgo WASHINGTON. DC Hemsley Guinier Louis Suares WUliam Thomson USPHS HOSPITAL except traumatic. When a person's environment is changed, as from James Helms Nick Tasks • VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Chan Hon Stanley Vemiu the farm boy to the soldier, a large number of them develop definite foot Arvo Antilla KERRVILLE. TEXAS Frank James John Jellette H. White WUIard T. CahiU Pat Jones James Armstrong trouble, and this was a major cause of rejection during World War II. George Kasprzyk Paul Arthofer The case is related of the Tennessee hill boy who was from Gelch's Felipe IMward Knapp Basalda Clyde Leggett Gulch, 35 miles from the Selective Service office. He left home early Paul Bates I. McCormick Percy Bover to arrive at the office by foot by 9 AM and there was rejected for flat Clyde C. Brown WilUam McKay WlUiam Nelson feet. He allowed he would have to start back for home by noon as he Lester Brown James Noonam Daniel Byrne had to arrive there in time to do the chores, such as feeding and milking Albert Canter Peter Orth November, 1961 Harlan Peters Thomas Dailey the cows and getting in wood. Peter Prestla DenOnden Port Seamen . wives Children TOTAL According to one authority, who has done research on the structure C. Lee Pullen Joaquin Dimafl Robert Ray Albert Doty of the foot, the usual type of arch trouble is directly caused by me­ Baltimore Joseph Roy 11 Alan -Doujet 4 99 chanical stresses and strains, and is therefore primarily traumatic both John East Theodore Simonda Houston ...... '10 Billy Taylor 3 George Edmondson 78 in origin and nature. These at times also might be introduced through Bjorn Wagones Harry Emmett Mobile s acute traumatism of a sudden accidental sprain. 2 55 E. L. Waters James Franklin Howard Waters Julio Gale However, the great majority of the cases of foot strain represent the Needem New Orleans .. 17 14 179 Galloway Edward Wells chronic accumulative traumatism resulting from uneven weight distri­ Alfonso Gonzales Fritz Widegren New York 44 22 392 William Williams bution and faulty movements of stresses through the foot. In either Lee Harvey Physical Exams— All SlU Cliniti Henry Hill John Word. Jr. type, the nature of these disorders are traumatic and mechanical. The Andrew Howard presence of other factors as toxic arthritis might be a complicating USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. •ource of symptoms. • 4 Edward Johnson Frank Bane The most frequent type of foot except occasional congenital ham­ Kenneth Brown Alfred Jutchess Hubert Kennedy Richard Cody disorder is that of metatarsalgia mer toes, are the result of improp­ Charles Albert Morse Crockett Charles Noble (neuritis of the plantar nerves) er footwear, and, once developed, Millard CuUer Truman Patriquln Denchy which is said to be due to a short­ will require orthopedic surgery for Edward Emmet Phelon John Drummondt G. Richardson ening of the first metatarsal or correction. Ignacio Eliserio Thomas Riley James Faust elongation of the second metartar- Women who have worn high heels Louis John Schock Firlie Charles Scott sal bone so that the weight is for years, find that they have dif­ Patrick Foy Lloyd Short Fravel thrown on the head of the second ficulty accommodating to lower Robert Paul Strickland F. Gonbalez Carlos Velez metatarsal bone, instead of there heels due to contraction of the leg .Tames Helgoth John Webb Daniel HiU being equal distribution over the muscles, the result of elevation of L. Vyrl Williams Holbrook Martin Yager Paul Huggins heads of all the metatarsal bones. the heel. Phillip Jelleri From this unequal pressure, there Foot care is not a crash program. develops thickening of the skin Proper foot hygiene and sensible MOUNT WILSON STATE HOSPITAL MOUNT WILSON. MD. over the head or distal end of the shoes are essential for foot com­ George Gass Theodore Valmai second metatarsal, eventually de­ fort. Will we do it? Of course not. VICTOR CULLEN ST.\TE HOSPITAL veloping into callous formation or The shoe stylist sets the pace. CULLEN, MD. corn. Now, I will take my exercise. Alvino Terrazas The stress and strain produces One, two, three, four—thirty—now, USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Inflammatory swelling of the soft I will blink the other eye. C. G. Brown Clarence Murray tissues in this area, causing irri­ Warren (Comments and suggestions are John H. Morris flughlin tation of the plantar nerves with invited by the Department and can USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. excruciating pain. This condition be submitted to this column care Ernest Anderson Lagene Davis requires rest to the part, and an of the SEAFARERS LOG.) William Braus* W. Hendershot inner sole for the shoe to correct the weight distribution. Callouses and corns, both hard and soft, develop from pressure usually due to improperly fitting shoes. These can be adequately cared for by relieving this pres­ sure and by hygienic foot care. Plant warts are often troublecome, and, if neglected, require proper surgical care for correction. The cause of this painful and often disabling condition ig not definite­ ly known, but probably is improper foot care. Structural deformities inciude flat feet. Hallux Valgus and ham­ mer toes. 'The flat feet develops from Improper pronation of the feet and improper stance, plus in­ adequate musculature, or abuse of proper musculature*^ such as over­ weight or an occupation which re­ quires long standing on hard sur­ faces. Flat feet is frequently found in waiters, policemen, nurses or others who spend long hours on Christmas uvu photo shows Seafarer W, Motion (l#ft) and their feet. This condition can be MEBA engineer Joseph Paei enjoying smokes at the USPHS prevented and/or improved with hospital, Staten Island. SlU Welfare rep. had been around proper motivation, instruction and earlier that day distributing $25 Xmas bonuy plus a carton footwear, including proper weight distribution. of cigarettes for hospitalized Seafarers. The same yule Hallux Valgus and hammer toes. tradition was carried out in all SlU ports for the holiday. Lighting Up The Holiday TOTAL 87 45 803 SlU Blood Bank Inventory December, 1961 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk * Jacksonville ....... Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington '. San Francisco Seattle TOTAL Frevioiu Balance 2 Pints Credited 0 88 11 6 0 1 0 0 1 14 6 6 0 846 * Figures in parenthesis ( 83 Pints Used 0 28 # 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 TOTAL ON HAND 6 112 85 43^ 14 83 2 80 18 17^ 26 (14) A. 15 42 887 ) indicate shortage to be made up. SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid November 16-November 30, 1961 CLAIMS 3490 11 isability Benefits (Welfare).. 221 Maternity Benefits (Welfare)., 17 dependents Benefits (Welfare). 94 Optical Benefits (Welfare).... 169 Outpatient Benefits (Welfare).. 240 AMOUNT PAID $17,067.46 16,000.00 33,080.00 3,400.00 24,927.72 1,689.51 20,027.00 4242 $116,191.69 795 $127,046.11 OTAl WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 5037 $243,237.80 Summary (Welfare) Vacation Benefits ,I �tuaury, IMt SEAFARERS Claims Dangers In Oil Pipelines To the Editor: For many yeara the petrol­ eum industry has transported oil from the Gulf of Mexico to various l/S seaports in tank­ ers. These shipments are made to isolated storage tanks, prop­ erly equipped with foamsmothering apparatus and other safety devices adequate to 'To Tbe Bditop All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names toill be withheld upon request. eliminate out-of-control fires in the event of expiosion. Experts agree that, due to their huge capacities, these tankers are as economical as the cross-country pipelines, ex­ cept that pipelines can be run direct to inland cities and save the cost of barges or overland carriers. Let the loss of many jobs remain beside the point, as this seems to be the current trend. However, can the people of this nation be complacent and unprotesting while a network of pipelines, loaded with volatile inflammable liquids, slowly encircles their com­ munities? There is no doubt in my mind that the Russians and Red China possess exact locations of these ideal targets, the bombing of which may well bring about the destruction, by fire, of this nation, should a shooting war begin. This is the time for the American people to call a halt on the construction of these pipelines by writing their Congressmen in protest. Frank F. Reid 4" 4" Injured Seafarer Keeps In Touch get to visit with each other once in a while. My son is shipping in the 6IU now and probably will make the East Coast for a visit. Luck to all. Jamea F. Barrett 4" 4" 4 Thoughts Still With Union To the Editor: I have just recently moved and am sending you my new address so that I may continue to receive the LOG. I stopped sailing in 1953 but, as an oldtimer, my thoughts are still with the Union. I hope someday to make an­ other trip with the SIU, pos­ sibly as night cook and baker or chief cook, the rating I sailed before. Until then, I wish all smooth and safe sail­ ing and a very happy New Year. Arthur Brazil 4 41 4" Cites Need For Clear s & A Rules To the Editor: I am writing about tho SIU Sickness and Accident welfare benefit which recently went into effect. The $8 per day is very good but, as with a lot of the other benefits, will only help a certain amount of the member­ ship. The ones who live near a USPHS hospital will be alright, but how about a member who lives inland? For example, a person becomes sick who lives 150 miles from a USPHS hospi­ tal and who lacks the customary and needed 60 days aboard ship in the last 90 to get into the hos­ pital. How can he get the $8 per day? I understand you must have an "unfit for duty" before you can collect it. Would you please explain this in the LOG. John Cadigan (Ed*, note: If you are ill or injured ashore, are not re­ ceiving maintenance and cure and are able to meet the Basic Eligibility Rule of the Welfare Plan by showing one day's seatime in the previous six months plus 90 days in the last calendar year, you qualify for S&A bene­ fits, A letter from any ap­ proved hospital or a letter from a licensed physician on his let­ terhead is sufficient to establish proof of an illness or accident.) 4 4 4 To the Editor: Will you please send tho LOG to me at my home address. I miss it very much. I had a bad fall from a boom while on the Alcoa Pilgrim and injured both heels. While I've made some recovery I seem to have hit a standstill point, al­ though I have by no means To the. Editor: My wife and I wish to thank given up. Now it seems to be the SIU Welfare Plan for its In the hands of the doctors. I keep busy by reading and continuing payments for our seeing old buddies though, of daughter's hospitalization since course, just sitting and reading her transfer to Willowbrook isn't exactly the best thing for State School on Long Island. Because of the Plan's gener­ a Seafarers' nerves. I did get the LOG while I was in the ous financial aid we are better San Francisco Marine Hospital. able to fulfill our obligation to I was saddened to hear about our other child. With best wishes to all for the Biondie Johnson. Sammy Joseph is still in rough shape holiday season. but better than he was and we Carl McDaniel Offers Thanks For Welfare Aid Pace Ninefeea lOG Ex-Seafarer^s Canoe Trip On Amazon 'Easy US 1' A former Seafarer who made a 2,200-mile floating trip on the Amazon in a thatched native canoe says he found the river route "disgustingly civilized—practically the US 1 of South America." Now back in the States, Charles Wills is planning another jungle river trip in Ecuador as soon as he can*^ get some money and equip­ duct" to get him from place to When Wills does make a return place, once it became clear he voyage, he plans on including an ment together. Traveling without motor or sails in a 21-foot native craft dubbed "El Vagabundo," Wills had only a small dog as a companion on the Amazon voyage. He recounted his adventures during the nine-weekescapade on a TV show but has had some trouble selling the story to a magazine. His story so belittles the dan­ gers of the jungle route and the lack of "headhunters" that pub­ lishers have so far shown little interest in the feat. Barely 5'6" tall and a 125pounder. Wills did battle violent storms and nar­ rowly escaped death several times, according to his account. Most of this was Wills due to some bad brushes with nature, however, so he passed off the dangers of traveling the Ama­ zon as so much nothing. The sandy-haired Seafarer be­ gan sailing with the SIU in 1958, generally on deck, which proved useful in handling "El Vagabundo" in the course of his travels. It cost him $10Gr to build and equip the boat, which took him from the head waters of the Ama­ zon at Iquitos, Peru, over the 2,200-mile unplanned route. Sail­ ing solo with the dog, named "Soldato," he was lost for a number of days when the current swept him into a "blind" lake and he had a time finding another outlet back to the Amazon. This apparently was the worst of his experiences, though his trip earned him an invite to the select Adventurers Club, which he'd been reading about for years. He carried lots of antibiotics, aspirin, disinfectants and surgical needles on the trip, and he dis­ pensed these freely to the natives as he went along. These actions probably served as a "safe con­ meant no harm to anyone. Wills admits to no prior medi­ cal training, 6ut he did get "fees" from the natives on occasion in the form of a stalk of bananas or some dried fish. He lived simply and economically on such gifts, plus beans and rice and what game he could shoot with a, single shot 16-gauge shotgun. Monkeys and parrots made up most of the game. As long as he was able to get on in this fashion, it wasn't until he was within 200 miles of the river's mouth, where the water­ way broadens out into a vast sea with 12-foot tides, that Wills put the craft aboard a river steamer and ultimately headed home. The dog was left with some Bra­ zilian Baptist missionaries who fell in love with the pooch. It was given to Wills by some Brazilian soldiers, which explains the name. He had planned to make another trip at the end of last year, but his boat was broken into and most of his equipment and medical sup­ plies were stolen. He is now try­ ing to obtain some financial help, according to a former shipmate, galley gang Seafarer Robert E. Hartley, so that he can return. Seafarers who might like to have a hand in getting Wills on the way again are asked to contact him at 1906 Karen Street, Burbank, Calif. amateur magician's kit along with his medical supplies. "I found that these primitive people love a lit­ tle entertainment," he explained. "The most rudimentary trick en­ trails them and, if you can treat a few of their wounds and infec­ tions after that, you're in." Good Looking Latest addition to the LOG'S family picture gal­ lery is Frank IPiggonJ Flint, Jr. He's nine years old and lives in Baltimore, Md. His father, Seafarer Frank Flint, sails steward. Steel Rover Crew's Kindness Is Remembered By Officer The little kindnesses that remain after deep sorrows often count the most. A case in point occurred on the Steel Rover (Isthmian) recently, when the mother of third mate Frank Jones died. When the crew learned of tribute a small sum of money for this, the ship's delegate, pas­ flowers may do so. Give the money senger utility Bartolo Cruz, put to the ship's delegate who will make the necessary arrange­ up a notice on the board: "Mr. Jones mother died recent­ ments." In their turn, the officers sim­ ly. Anyone who wishes to conilarly responded and sent a letter to Jones "expressing their deep regrets." When he was able to, Jones As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS posted the following on the ship's LOG are mailed every month to all SIU ships as well as to bulletin board: numerous clubs," bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers "I cannot find words to express congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves my thanks and gratitude to all for calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their their kindness to me when I got ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ word of my dear mother passing ator, four copies of the LOG, the headquarters report and min­ away a few days ago. utes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the next "The memory of what you have port of call. done will always linger in my Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs heart. I shall never forget your at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer kindness. Once again permit me so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ to thank all from the bottom of my heart." gregate there. This routine exchange on the As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU Rover, which occurred well before ships whenever ihe LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the holidays, again simply demon­ the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of strates the "Brotherhood of the its mailing lists. Sea" on all occasions. Notlfy Union On LOG Mali �Tnge Twenty SEAFARERS LOG Aboard Ship At Sea Or Ashore, Seafarers Have Good Holiday Inmaiy, IHI Wants Nuclear Cargo Rules Beafaren there. In doting, I wish the Union and all its members a very happy New Year. Vincent J. Hoesd Great Lakes District To the Editort There is much being written and said In protesting the re­ cent series of above-ground So­ t » 8 The 1961 holiday season has come and gone, but the memories—and the calories—linger viet nuclear tests which in­ on. Tradition has been upheld once again in making the recent celebrations the "best ever" cluded the explosion of a 60plus megaton bomb. so far for Seafarers in all corners of the world. Almost all the nations of the To the Editor: world, including the United Most of the efforts naturally"^ I would like to take this op­ planning, since a large number of and when was the right time to States, either appealed or pro- portunity to thank the entire centered around the ship­ ships hadn't touched Stateside tackle this task. The issue was crew of the' TranswaiTen for board steward departments ports for long periods prior to the resolved amiably, however, in the respect and condolence they as the point of production for holi­ holidays. They had 'to stock up keeping with the spirit of the offered me when they heard season. well in advance to make sure the day feasts and preparations in true that my mother had passed Day Before Christmas SIU style. As usual, judging from necessary edibles and trimmings away. On the Rocky Point (Bull), the were aboard in time. the menus and comments from a There are no words of praise Fortunately for those not in the festive board had to be laid out a variety of ships, the gailey gangs that I can say to show my grati­ day early, once the steward point­ culinary department, they could tried and succeeded in outdoing All letters TO the Editor for tude to the crew when, during just sit back, enjoy the results ed out that the ship was sched­ each other. publication in the SEAFARERS my time of grief, they came and not even worry about doing uled to transmit the Panama Canal Many a holiday treat was the LOG must be signed by the and offered help so that I could on December 23. Thus, Christmas outcome of months of previous the dishes. vxriter. Names will be withheld be present when my mother Trees And Wreathes dinner came to the Rocky Point was buried. Unfortunately, upon request. Christmas trees and wreathes on December 24, when the galley when I reached port I was told were well in evidence on many could put forward its best efforts. tested the testa to the United by my son that my mother had A couple of ships doubtless got ships, sometimes due to careful Nations or direct to the Soviet already been buried. advance planning and often be­ caught in the act of passing the Once again Seafarers have Union in an attempt to halt the cause of last-minute foraging in International Dateline just around shown what the words Broth­ tests which added massive far-off places. On some vessels, the holiday, so it's even possible amounts of radioactive fallout erhood of the Sea mean: Your as on the Robin Trent (Robin), it one or two completely "missed" to the atmosphere and served fellow brothers are ready and also became a matter of question the holiday or theoretically had only to jeopardize the health willing at all times and in all after the holiday to determine who two of them as they sailed East or places to give a helping hand and well-being of the world. had to take down the trimmings West over the Dateline. It stands to reason that if a to their fellow seamen. My family and I are very nuclear test 6,000 miles away in Siberia can effect the air grateful and cannot find words we breathe, the food we eat, enough to express our thanks damage our reproductive or­ or show our gratitude. As for gans and effect the health of myself, I hope to sail again our families for generations to with these brothers and try in come, then radioactivity from some way to show them that The Steel Traveler (Isth­ a reactor carried just forward I will never forget the kindness of the midship house on a ship and consideration shown to me mian) spent its Thanksgiv­ would mean either death or ex­ when I needed it most. I thank ing holiday at sea In the cruciating agony to anyone ap­ them all from the bottom of Pacific, but chief cook E. proximate to it in case of an my heart and extend to them Gates (left) and steward accident. Those approximate to my best wishes. A. Dermal were on hand in Ramon Aguiar it are the crew and officers, of the - galley prepping up a course. ^ meal to help the gang for­ True, the reactor that was carried by the Steel Artisan get they weren't ashore or during parts of October and beck home. A. H. Schwaiti, November, 1961, was shielded, To the Editor: DM, sent m the snapshot. but it was on a trailer mounted Having been elected by my on wheels alongside No. 3 shipmates to act in the capacity hatch, which is a very vulner­ of ship's librarian aboard the able position in rough weather. Chatham, I am assuming the Luckily we had no rough privilege of waiting to you con­ weather during the 30 days we cerning liie books that have had this trailer with the re­ been placed aboard our vessel. actor aboard ship. But it gives With all due respect for past you something to think about. efforts, I humbly request more This trailer could have been books of a technical nature that shaken loose by a sea hitting are suitable for all hands. Books it broadside, or some other on hobbies of any kind that are piece of deck cargo could have applicable to our particular en­ gone adrift and damaged it by vironment are most desirable. ramming or else the stevedores Of help to the man that is might have created a disaster honestly trying to create a home by mis-handling it. None of for himself, his wife and his these things are uncommon. children, are books on home In the future it is to be ex­ hints, even though these may Preparing to cut a succu­ Aboard the Madaket (above), Thanksgiving dinner scene pected that more and more not be of interest to all. lent Thanksgiving ham on radioactive material will be includes Jim Mebae, bosun; steward Esperseto; Robert. In addition, books and maga­ the Beauregard (Seashipped aboard American ves­ zines are welcome on such sub­ Roberson, MM; F. E. Taylor, lob McGonegol, ABs; iurm sels. It seems proper that the jects as photography, archery, land), chief cook Cristo­ Winfield, galleyman; Hony Hammond, BR; Eddie O'Bryant, Union and ship operators would science, mechanics, law, credit bal De Jesus stopped for 3rd cook; Jim Rimpotti, OS. It was Auld Lang Syne time take into consideration the dan­ bureaus, economics, history, etc. just a moment while Joe far from home for this ouartet off the Alcoa Pilgrim (top, l-r) gers Involved in transporting In short, books are needed on hied, oiler, shot this pic­ as E. J. Carovona, V. T. Garvey, J. Bednar and A. Levine this material and draw up pen­ anything at all that will really . I* ll At \.M • •1 ^ • • a I a ture. A turkey was next. alty or compensation clauses occupy the mind during the and working rules to cover days and nights at sea. cases where this type of cargo Daniel D. Backrak is carried. it t Crew, SS Steel Artisan (Ed. note: The above letter was signed by 33 Seafarers aboard the Steel Artisan.) To the Editor: $• Seafarers may be interested in knowing the followtog when they have to fly to their home ports after returning from an To tile Editor: overseas voyage. In many cases, May I take this opportunity they may be given considera­ to thank the Union and par­ tion on luggage weight by ticularly the AffeG District for showing their discharge papers. the kindness abovm me while .In many instances, they also I was the Staten Island Marine may be able to carry from 10 Hospital from November 3 until to 15 pounds over the weight December 1, 1961. limit without paying for the Down in Trinidad, West In­ What is Christmas without a tree? To make sure that the I also wish to thank the SIU extra weight. Many airlines dies, the missile ship E 42Sontore (Ore Navigation) would celebrate the holiday prop­ for Uie welfare aid given me show this consideration to sea­ 1836 (Suwannee) featured erly, steward D. M. Wood purchased tome trees before the by the representative who men and Seafarers will apthis holiday greeting dis­ called at the hospital every preciale knowing this bit at ship left Houston, Texas. They were set up in the crew's play created by Joha J. Wednesday and who also iitformation. mess (above) and in the officer's mess. All hands agreed spread good cheer among the Arthur F. Beard Naugbtoa. Wol^ Leseethat the Christmas affair aboard the vessel was one they will vicii sent in pix. long remember and thanked the galley gang f^r efforts. Thanks Brothers For Condolences Chatham Seeks Library Variety ...... I SOW Airlines Help On Home Travel Appreciates Aid Given In Hospital » .--ft* - �SEAFARERS Shipshape Face Twcatir-Oac LOG hf Jtm Mofec Even with the coming of the New Year, the time-worn subjects of weather, taxes and TV have been the chief topics of conversation aboard the ships at sea. Freezing winter weather has hit the nation and offshore it's even colder. Every little bit of warmth is appreciated and • crews have tried many ways to conserve heat. The latest innovation is being tried on the Raphael Semmes (Sea - Land) where two solid doors are being installed aft to keep the heat in. As soon as the crew reports on the success of this method, the information will be passed on. X "But Captainl The bosun said the hold was cleaned and bat< tened down back in Calcutta .. Seafarer's New Year's Present —Polish Bride Coming Here Seafarer Clyde LaVerne Van Epps is waiting for an un­ usual New Year's present: Sometime in January his Polish bride is expected to obtain the necessary papers that will enable her to join him in'*' ^ marriage was not to be. League City, Texas. Van Epps' story of hap­ Certain papers required by Pol­ piness at homo aprinkled with a little red tape, goes back to 1960 'When he shipped out as a chief electrician on a grain run to Poland. The voyage ended In Nowy Port, harbor area for the Polish city of Gdansk (Danzig), and there he met Alina Romaniuk for thd first time. The veteran Sea­ farer didn't say Van Epps if it was love at first sight, but they corresponded for a year until he returned aboard the Titan (Overseas Oil), on another grain run to Poland, to get married. Even then It seemed that his OCEAN EVELYN (Maritrm* Ov«t^ Mil), Seat. It — CheiritieB, B. M. Ramonoft; Secretary, W. E. Oliver. Two men hospltaUzed. Report sent to Union. Black gang would lika Boma action on painting ot quartera. One man logsed for going to hospital. SS.gO in ahip'f fund. Disputed OT and OT from last trip to be taken up with patrolman. Crew would Uke to get some acUon on passes at the Army Base. Black gang needs aoma •leaning gear. USAP SWORD KNOT 18S3 (Suwannae), Aug. 17—Chairman, Joe Bremer; Secretary, Roy BIterd. Company dropped order for new crew refriger­ ator. Letter to be sent to head­ quarters regarding changing one year requirement on missile ships to six months for transportation home. SSI In ship's fund used for new crew Ubrary. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Crew asked to keep mesaroom clean. AU fishermen urged to throw old fish over the fan tail. Bring coffee cups in from hatches, etc. Have deck toUet repaired. Vote of thanks to steward department. ORION CLIPPER (Colonial), Sept. 3 —Chairman, Josaph D. Bartlat; Sacratary, Frank Nakllckl. Temporary dele­ gate resigned. Captain has been charging HawaU tax on cigarettes. Three men logged in deck depart­ ment: one was at doctor's office. Mor­ ris Berlowltz nominated ship's treas­ urer. Anyone who wants to donate SI to do so. Deck department re­ ported beefs with captain. One man In steward department quit before aalUng: messman with 3rd cook endcrscmcnt usad as replacement and new messman was hired. Prices of alopchest wiU be posted and a letter will be sent to headquarters regard­ ing same. Delegate to see captain about subsistence due for travel to Hawaii. Hot water and sanitary syatem not working right. All cupa to ba returned. Night lunch will be improved. Aug. 30—Chairman, J. R. Wilson; Sacratary, Frank Nakllckl. Ship's delegate said anyone who wants a hospital slip should .see him at once. Tho payoff will b« through the 34th. Cnt m=a !-gg-<J Two man missed ship and 12 hospitalized. Two paid off by mutual content. Bveryone asked to clean their rooms bofero payoff. WIU SCO patrolman abom room money for the two days chip.ling In Saaobo and Yokoaaka. tZa.M In ship's fund. Few houra disputed ft X i. Down in the South Pacific, fhe problem isn't cold weather—it's tropical heat. Seafarers on the Steel King (Isthmian) have been raiding the Ice trays it seems, and ship's delegate U. Bergine is go­ ing to see if the chief engineer can't have ice pulled twice a day. Of course, if the crew really wants to cool off, a number of ships could tell them where to go. XXX It's almost income tax time and consider the problem of the stew­ ard on the Arizpa (Waterman). He writes that he would like to have his name spelled right on the pay­ roll, as he's had to pay income tax ish law still had to be obtained on another Seafarer's vacation in the US, so Van Epps had to pay. The name is C. Gamer, not postpone the wedding and return C. Gardner. Got that. Bureau of home alone. Finally after getting the proper documents, he flew back to Poland, arriving on No­ LOG-A-RHYTHM: vember 28. Two long days later, he married Aiina. Van Epps' happiness was again stopped short when he learned By Lucy M. Tallman that he couldn't immediately re­ turn home to Texas with Alina We often think of you. and her six-year-old son, Walde- Away out on the ocean blue. mar, due to more red tape. Again Bound for various ports afar. he returned home alone. We cannot know just where you are. As be waited, be said he en­ joyed his visits in Poland very much. Shipping with the SIU Foreign sights and folks there will be. , since 1954, he reported that he found Poland to be one of the So many interesting things to see. God bless and keep you well, we friendliest nations in the world. pray. He may be a little prejudiced May He guide you all the way. but, after all, he has a reason. To A Seafarer OT In deck and angina departments. Patrolman should check slopchest and condemn it. Agreed to let the ship's delegate keep the balance of ship's fund. RequisiUon for aU new mattressea and cota sent in from Japan. Chiaf cook diasaUsfied ra apUt of missing third cook's pay. John AUman wants to thank the deck depart, raent for hglp- No LOGa racaived In six months and nona availabla anywhare In Japan. ROBiN LOCKSLBY (Robin Line), Oct. 14—Chairman, A. Laka; Sacretary, P, J. Ray. MesshaU needs paint Ing. Heat on port side not working. OT for engine department held ovei to next trip. Doora on vcgetahle box out of the pantry sink. Cooperation requested In keeping the doors on the main deck locked while in port. Noise in the pasageways during AM hours should be curtailed due to tho watches atiU sleeping. BBTHFLOR man, Henry (Ore), Oct. Schwartz; 38—Chair­ Sacratary, Chariat Badaii. No beefs reported. Lyle Williamson resigned as ship's delegate. Lorenzo Ranildi elected by acclamation. Crew asked to use ash­ trays for cigarettes In recreation room instead of the deck. All hands should cooperate to keep ahoregangs out of pantry. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Oct. 36 —Chairman, B. Gary; Secretary, O. Lopez. Crew to be sure to give 24hour-notice of intention to get off. All hands urged to cooperate in keep­ ing messroom clean. Bring all -beefs to delegates. Motion to have ship pay off on day of arrival. T. Magras elected new ship's delegate for next voyage. ILIZABETH (Bull), Oct. t—Chal;^ man, Oaorga A. Laach; Sacratary, R. need safety hookg. Water cyerflowa on to deck from pasgenger pantry. New steps needed on catwalk. Fishing good at Ascension Islands. FLORIDA • T A T I (Bvargladas), Oct. 36—Chairman, Josaph Lssiia; Sacratary, Druward iWeitsr. No baefa reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to steward and hla department for good Job. OCEAN DINNY (Marltima Overtaat), Sept. S—Chairman, Faul L, Whitlow; Sacratary, Norman DuBolt. Crew re* minded that time off la a depart­ mental Issue and should not Involve the whole ship. Plywood cut for tho bunks should ba kapt thsra and not usad for carpentry in the foc'slea. Safety committee formed with one man from each department. No baefa reported. Thle crew ie tOO?t egeinst the new vacation pay benefit and would like to see it remain on a pro­ rated baaia. Motion made to drop the ago Umit on pension as a man should be able to ratlra after 18 years' seatime. Latter on this it being for­ warded to the BKAFARSRS LOG. Suggestion mada that glaasea bo kept Harnandaz. Ship's delegate reported no major beefs except the continual chipping on deck while men off watch try to sleep or rest. .Some disputed OT in deck and engine department. Kathrwn (Bull), October 6—Chairman, P. Errazo; Secretary, Mont Merrobby. S29.0O In treasury. No beefs reported by department delegates. No one should be In mesahall during meal hour without proper clothing. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), October 17—Chairman, T. Buckley; Secretary, Edward C. House. $73.30 in treasury. No beefs reported. Next time money is loaned from fund, call meeting and slate reason for same. Ship's delegate to sea food committee about sailing short on food. JACQUELINE SOMBCK (Panlnsulsr Navigation), Septambar .16—Chairman, A. Michciat; Secretary, D. Sachcr. Patrolman to be notified about laten#*9 ot th* CQ!T)p9!iy iid^ quate emergency lid. Mail service very poor. S9.7S in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delcgatea. Requested that thle ship be sent safety literature. Motion to start a safety program with a member from each department to submit find­ ings and BUggaitIons to department The Ema EEzobeth (Albatross Tanker) gave a vote of thanks to the two black gang members who have been operating the ship's movie projector (l-r) Charles Yam and Joseph Falasca. Internal Revenue? C. Gardner, Kyska (Waterman) and the crew i* now working on replacing the old oops . . . sorry, C. Gamer. machine with one. that's a bit less XXX energetic. TV or not TV is the question XXX on the. Bethflor (Ore Navagation). In a more serious yein, the Pemi The crew is considering chipping in two dollars so a set can be Challenger (Penn Shipping) hasn't picked up in Houston. The money forgotten safety. The latest ship­ will be collected as the ship sails board meeting included a remind­ south. If a converter is needed, er to Seafarers not to wear steel a dollar will be collected on the plates on their shoes. It's too easy for a spark to ignite "a ship loaded way back north. Hum . . . Pay TV hasn't quite made It with oil, the gang reasons. ashore, but it may be the big thing on the Bradford Island (Cities Service), where $40 is still owed on the crew's set. They're plan­ ning to make contributions at the payoff to wipe out the deficit. XXX Washing machines are very use­ ful to Seafarers, however, like all machines these wear out and have to be checked. If this isn't done in time, then the washer will start to tear light clothing full of holes. That's what happened on the heads for action. Detailed report will then be given to boarding patrolman at payoff. Crew urges all repairs be done prior to sign-on. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), October 2»—Chairman, W. C. Bolouz; Secre­ tary, W. J. Miles. No beefs reported by department delegates. Suggestion made that all members of the crew use ash cans for cigarettes and help keep messroom clean. OVERSEAS ROSE (Maritime Over­ seas), August 13—Chairman, J. B. King; Secretary, R. Donnelly. Every­ thing running smooth. Vote of tbanka to all department delegates especially to the engine room delegate. Charles J. Welborn. for a job well done. $13.85 in treasury. Vote of thanks to Captain Maitland for going all-out to help the crew reclaim articles that customs officials confiscated In India. Left one man in Calcutta hospital. JEAN (Bull), October 38—Chairman, J. Slavin; Secretary, E. Kainowsky. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made to have settee cover in crew messroom repaired. See chief engineer about having leak in crew pantry sink repaired. COB VICTORY (Victory Carriers), October 28—Chairman, B. Flmovicz; Secretary, G. DeMeo. Ship's delegate reported no LOGS received. Every­ thing running smoothly. Repaii' lists turned in. Discussion on food prob­ lems. Request for fan In recreation room. l<ilectrlcian will take care of it. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Octe= ber 8—Chairman, Robert O. Smith; Secretary, Johnny P. Bailday. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. A few men logged, but these may be lifted if the men behave accordingly. Ship's fund 84.02. Foc'sles that need painting must be painted before arrival. PENN TRADER (Penn Shipping), October 32—Chairman, D. DiSal; Sec­ retary, J. F. Austin. Most repairs were completed. Ail who put in for mattresses were furnished with same. $1.73 in treasury. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate tor a joo weii done. Crew asked to be sure and cut off washing maeliinc when finished with It. BARBARA FRIBTCNIB (Liberty NavlgatlMi). Nov. 13—Chairman. C. Send 'em to the -——^ LOG Quinnt; Secretary, R. Schaaffar. No beefs. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate. This has been an unusually smooth trip and all hands should ba commended for getting along so well and making the delegate's job easier. Discussion about new mattresses. The steward should try to get at least ten new ones plus new plUowa. TRANSiNDIA (Hudson Waterways), Oct. 1—Chairman, Ezab Manual; Sac­ ratary, Raymond L. Parry. Crew In­ formed that travellers checks would be issued-in port Instead of currency. Keys are being sent to the captain for crewmembers' rooms; deposit will be requued. Louis Everett elected new ship's delegate. Stove is not working properly: it is impossible to prepare food properly. Fans to be put In rooms. TRANSYORK (Transwestern), Nov. 3—Chairman, V. Shook; Secretary, R. Marrare. Dis^ted overtime and sub­ sistence to be turned over to patrol­ man on arrival. Request $.30 from each man for ship's fund. Ship's dele­ gate to see about icebox bandies being repaired. .411 men with beefs about other departments should see their own delegates. EAGLE TRAVELER (Saa Transport), Oct. 1—Chairman, J. Lewis; Secretary, R. A. Ray. Wrote letter to New York for clarification on new vacation plan and about getting cots. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Re­ quest each new member to give $1 to ship's fund. Leftover food in the refrigerator should be covered. Bugs in Hour and sugar. .411 delegates and steward to see captain and find out why we can't get fresh fruit and vege­ tables. PENN CHALLENGER (Penn Ship­ ping), Dacembar 21—Chairman, B. C. Adkins; Secretary, M. C. Willey. Wille.v elected new ship's delegate. Warn­ ing to men wearing steel plates on shoes. Beef on steward firing men and ordering replacements without the department and ship's delegates knowing. Steward asked about the poor condition ot food and general condition of same. He an.swered he was feeding up to standard and walked out of meeting. Crew voted unanimously .to retain the two mesamen involved. Delegates to notify eaptain about decision. Chief eook tald reason meat is tough is that it is thawed out and refrozan. �s' .• SEAFARERS LOG Pare Twenty Jannary^ Utt All ill* following SIU families hav* receivied a $200 matemitj benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in' th* baby's name, representing a total of $5,200 in mater­ nity benefits and a maturity value of $650 in bonds: bondst William Chavers, born April 15, 1^61, to Seafarer and Mrs. Otho The deatha of the following Seafarera have been reported to the Seafarers 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank C. Babb, Suffolk, Va. Welfare Plan and a total of $33,500 in benertts was paid. (Any apparent delay Chavers, Whistler, Ala. Preston . Jenkins, born August in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or Deborah Celkos, born September 29, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. necessary litigation for the disposition of estates). 1, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ed­ Jessie Jenkins, Gretna, La. John William Serget, 40: Pneu­ ward Celkos, Philadelphia, Pa. Pedro Jayier Harayo, 63: A lung Melton Manuel, 28: Brother Vincent F. Guerin, bora Novem­ Manuel died in an automobile ac­ ailment caused the death of monia was the causa of death of Alma Nidia Pacheco, bom Au­ ber 28, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Brother Serget Brother Harayo gust 10, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Harold F. Guerin, Brooklyn, NY. cident on Decem­ on August 31, on October 19, Francisco Pacheco, Brooklyn, NY. ber 17, 1961, in Terrence Dion Evans, bora No­ 1961, at the Bal­ 1961, in the Civil Lake Charles, Angela Collier, born August 26, vember 11, 1961, to Seafarer and timore City Hos­ Hospital, Bilboa, La. He began 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Mrs. Herlies A. Evans, Mobile, Ala. pital, Baltimore, Spain. He had sailing with the Collier, Mobile, Ala. Ruth Ann Holbrook, born Octo­ Md. He had been been sailing in SIU in 1956 in David Bishop, born August 17, ber 30, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. a Union member the SIU steward the steward de­ 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. David William Holbrook, N. Linthicura,* since 1956, sail­ department since partment. A sis­ T. Bishop, Fairhope, Ala. Md. ing in the deck 1947. His widow, ter, Bobby Jean Maria Kaduck, born October 3, Anthony Holley, born Septem­ department. Gor­ Mrs. Marion Manuel, of Ober1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ray­ ber. 25, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. don H . Levy, Harayo, of Phila­ lin, La., sur­ mond Kaduck, Miami, Fla. John S. Holley, Whistler, Ala. vives. Burial was in the Oberlin delphia, Pa., survives. Burial was of Baltimore, has been ap­ Michael Nance, born August 28, Dawn Donnelly, born August 22, Cemetery, Oberlin. Total benefit: in the Catholic British Cemetery, pointed administrator of his Lujua, Vizcaya, Spain. Total bene­ estate. Burial was in the Glen 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Roy L. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Georg* (4,000. Haven Cemetery, Baltimore. Total Nance, New Orleans, La. Donnelly, Awendaw, SC. fit: $4,000. 4" 4' Patricia Ward, born September benefit: $500. Peter De Vries, 55: A heart at­ 4 4 4 Arthur Chester Campbell, born Donald Blackwelt Atkinson, 19: 24, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John September 11,' 1961, to Seafarer tack was fatal to Brother De Vries 4 4 4 Daniel Baca Cerment, 63: Ward, Seattle, Wash. on May 29, 1961, Brother Atkinson died of a skull and Mrs. Arthur C. Campbell, New fracture suffered Brother Cerment died of natural at the USPHS Robert Devlin, born October 27, Orleans, La. causes on De­ 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert in an automobile Hospital, Balti­ Jack Peralta, born September 21, cember 10, 1961, J. Devlin, Brooklyn, NY. accident, on No­ more, Md. He 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jack D. at the USPHS vember 28, 1961, was a member of John Beech, born September 19, Peralta, Pass Christian, Miss. Hospital, Staten 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Riley in St. Luke's the SIU since Island, NY. He Beech, State Line, Miss. Hospital, Jack­ 1949, shipping In had been a mem­ sonville, Fla. He the steward de­ Bernard Moye, Jr., born Septem­ ber of the SIU joined the SIU in partment. Surviv­ ber 12, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1960, sailing in since 1959 and ing is a daughter, (Continued from page 23) the deck depart­ shipped in ' the Bernard Moye, New Orleans, La. Joyce De Vries, Satchell (4), John W. Singer (2), Peggy D. Whittington, born No­ ment. Surviving deck department. of Hatboro, Pa. Burial was in the An uncle; Juve­ vember 23, 1961, to Seafarer and William L. Strike, Harold TomboRose Hill Cemetery, Morristown, is his mother, Mrs. Lois Tyson At­ kinson, of Jacksonville. Burial nal Quintana, San Pedro, Calif., Mrs. Frank Whittington, Texas con, Charles Walsh (4), Ying Ming Pa. Total benefit: $4,000. Wei (2), Ah Sai Wong (2), Ding Hal was in the Evergreen Cemetery, survives. Burial was in the Ever­ City, Texas. 4 4" t Woo. Sharon Marie Flanagan, born Frank Ellis Hagin, 48: A heart Jacksonville. Total benefit: $4,000. green Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. Leon Kane November 6, 1961, to Seafarer and Total benefit: $500. ailment was fatal to Brother Hagin Anyone wishing to contact th* Frank Daniel Lilli^ 59: Brother Mrs. John Flanagan, Philadelphia, on November 6, j4 4 4 above may reach him c/o Ameri­ Lillie died of natutral causes on Lawrence Gerold Talley, 29: Pa. 1961, in the Helcan Consulate, Haifa, Israel. December 7,1961, Brother Talley died of a kidney Choysie Marie Henderson, born delburg Hotel, Charles E. Taylor at the Long ailment on No­ September 25, 1?B1, to Seafarer Baton Rouge, La. Father very ill. Call home op Island College vember 7, 1961, and Mrs. Roy E. Henderson, FairHe had been sail­ John E. Taylor, Charlotte, NC» Hospital, Brook­ in the Centre ing with the SIU hope, Ala. phone number 377-6664. lyn, NY. He Hospital, Saint since 1939 in the Susan McMillan, born October Ex-SS Transyork sailed in the Nazaire, France. engine depart­ 30, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Dave Personal gear of W. Kaline and deck department He had been sail­ ment. A brother, McMillan, Uriah, Ala. John Michalko is being held by and joined the ing in the engine Glynn C. Hagin, Agnes Guillot, born October 27, Transwestern Associates, 1 Chas* SIU in 1942. His department with of Tampa, Fla., 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leslie Manhattan Plaza, Room 4121, New the SIU since survives. Burial was in the Gar­ mother, Mrs. Guillot, Mobile, Ala. York, JVY. 1952. His widow, den of Memories, Tampa. Total Margaret Lillie, Joseph Pledger, born August 19, William A. Granger of Washington, DC, survives. Mrs. Lois M. benefit: $4,000. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Contact your mother at FairBurial was in the Long Island Na­ Talley, of New Orleans, La., sur­ 4 4 4" view Farms, Carrier 159, Rich­ William Augustus Wilcher, 63: tional Cemetery, Pine Lawn, LI, vives. Burial was in New Orleans. Pledger, Pasadena, Md. Otho Babb, born November 17, mond, Va. Total benefit: $4,000. Brother Wilcher died of pneumo­ NY. Total benefit: $500. nia on November 30983 Keg. 11, 1961, at Mer­ Commonwaaith of Massachusatfa STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), ard would like to have his name low seniority men shipping for 00 LAND COURT cy Hospital, Bal­ Oct. 10—Chairman, R, Mast-rs; Sacrespelled right as he has had to pay days instead of the usual 60. An To the City of Boston, a municipal cor­ income tax on another man's vaca­ tary, J. Curlew. $23.03 in treasury. article on this being submitted to timore, Md. He poration located in the County of Suffolk Few houi's disputed overtime. No the LOG for others to study. Vote of tion. and said Commonwealth; Mary R. Ed­ had been sailing beefs reported. R. Fitzgerald elected thanks to the steward department wards of said Boston: Philip A. Rand, Inc., new ship's delegate. Try to keep na­ for food and service. Request for in the engine de­ BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ _ dulv existing corporation having ak yeUow mustard. tives out of bouse as much as pos­ ice), December 13—Chairman, Adolph usual i/lace of business In said Boston! partment with sible. Keep screen doors locked. Capote; Secretary, Billie Padgett. No Alexander T. Kerr and Claude Simmons, RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea Land Serv­ the SIU since communications received from dieadboth of New York, in the State of New ice), November 1—Chairman, K. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), Oct. quarters in two months. No beefs York; Trustees for Seafarers International 1942. Mary T. Lynch; Secretary, M. McCiure. No I—Chairman, Egbert W. Coulding; reported. Motion made and seconded Union of North America, Atlantic and beefs reported by department dele­ Secretary, Alvin Carpenter. No beefs Gorman has been that the delegate try to have an area Gulf District; Any persons interested in gates. Everything running smoothly. reported by department delegates. designated as a recreation room for the Seafarers International Union of appointed admin­ Food beefs should be taken directly Message forwarded to headquarters the unlicensed personnel. $40 stUl due North America (Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ to the steward. regarding Brother Murphy missing istratrix of his estate. Burial was on the TV set. Voluntary contribu­ trict) Voluntary Association, who have not ship in Karachi and rejoining in tions to be made at the payoff. released their interest in the land herein­ in St. Peters. Cemetery, Baltimore. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), October Madras: he paid his own transporta­ after described; and to all whom it may 15—Chairman, Hass Schlect; Secre­ tion. Request that new slopchesl price Total benefit: $4,000. concern: BETHPLOR (Ore Navigation), Decem­ NOTICES 4 4 4 Ronald Peter Hannigan, 49: Brother Hannigan died of pneumo­ nia on December 14, 1961, in Seat­ tle, Wash. He had sailed in the SIU stewai-d de­ partment since 1943. His mother, Mrs. Delia Han­ nigan, of St. Cloud, Minn., survives. Burial was in St. Cioud. Total benefit: (4,000. Andrew Stauder The trustees of the SIU Welfare Plan have approved full payment of $4,000 death benefits to Mrs. Evelyn Stauder of New Orleans, La., widow of Seafarer Andrew Stauder, who died of a heart con­ dition on September 1, 1961, in New Orleans. Mrs. Stauder pre­ viously received $500 in death benefits, as reported in the NQvember, 1961, issue of the LOG. list be posted on board. Crew cau­ tioned to sign all travellers checks accurately top and bottom. Crew in­ formed about malaria pUls being taken weekly as directed. Crew gave the steward department a vote of thanks for the good chow being served. HURRICANE (Waterman), Sept. 14 —Chairman, Tom Hill; Secretary, Eu­ gene Ray. $11.63 in treasury. Tom Hill elected new ship's delegate. Sug­ gestion to get rid of aii old hooks and donate them to the British Sea­ man's Institute in Rotterdam. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for doing a fine Job and to steward department for all fine food and service, PETROCHEM (Valentine Chemical), November 11—Chairman, J. E. Townsend; Secretary, J. Prestwood. $18.00 in treasury. No beefs reported oy department delegates. No overtime for .steward department. FLOMAR (Calmar), October 31— Chairman, P. "Jiggs" Jeffers; Secre­ tary, T. A. Jackson. No beefs re­ ported. Delegate to check with Union to see how much tomatoes and fre.sh bread should be on board prior to sailing from the last port for sea. Need soap dishes and rubber stop­ pers. Crew asked to stop slamming duois and io turn off washing ma­ chine after use. ROCKY POINT (Bull), October If— Chairman, E. N. Powell; Secretary, C. E. Martin. Beef on water cooler installation squared away. No beefs reppr^d by delegates. Discussion ou tary, Keith Richardson. No beefs. All (.n. mmmm m-i mmmm Mi ber 11—Chairman, Henry ' Schwartz; Secretary, Charles Bedell. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship's delegate asked each man to give tZ.OO and Brother Hipp could get a television set for the ship In Houston. All hands In favor of this deal. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfleld), August 3—Chairman, S. Candala; Secretary, W. e. Scott. S6.000 In treasury. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. A vote of thanks given to steward department for a job well done. Engine room quarters in bad condition. Need painting. hands should help keep library clean » WACOSTA (Waterman), November and tidy. $26.00 in treasury. Motion to have food committee check poor 12-Chairmen, Nicholas Hatgimiosis; Secretary, David Haskell. Repairs on grade of Ice cream on board. No books screens and keys were made. Captain from library to be loaned or given will not put up with any drinking. away in any foreign port to other No beefs reported by department dele­ agencies. gates. T. Gerber elected new ship's delegate. Crew to have an arrival pool MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ and SIO.OOU from the pool will be put riers), October 1—Chairman, F. Travis; into the ship's fund. Toilet to be kept Secretary, E. Walker. No beefs re­ clean. Do not throw paper towels on ported by department delegates. Dis­ deck. cussion on orders being fouled up at mealtime. Try to get a better grade / IBERVILLE (Waterman), November of meats abroad. Request to clean 19—Chairman, W. J. Burbine; Secre­ washing machine after using. tary, J. V. Smith. No beefs reported. All delegates were at a safety meet­ ARiZPA (Waterman), December 1— ing. Safety delegate from each tieChairman, C earner; Secretary, 4, partment is needed. Report all acci­ Forbes. All repairs taken care of ex­ dents immediately; the captain re­ cept clock in recreation room aft. quests gangway watch to stick close Mate will put that up soon. No beefs. to the gangway at all times. $14.56 Ship's delegate given a vote of thanks In treasury. Ship's delegate resigned for a job well done: all members and N. B. Pettersen elected. Port­ asked to avoid turning the heat on holes should be fixed and repair list and off aft. Will see about having :^ould be made up. oilers pheck on heating system. Stew- Whereas, a petition has been presented to said Court by Seafarers Boston Build­ ing Corp., a duly existing corporation hav­ ing an usual place of business in said Bos­ ton, to register and confirm its title in the following described land: A certain parcel of land with the build­ ings thereon, situate in said Boston, bounded and described as follows: Northerly by Commerce Street 20.03 feet: Easterly by land now or formerly of Mary R. Edwards 60.32 feet: Southerly by State Street 20.08 feet: Westerly by land how or formerly of Philip A. Rand, Inc. 60.27 feet. The above described land is shown on a plan filed with said petition and all boundary lines are claimed to be located on the ground as shown on said plan. If you desire to make any objection ttw defense to said petition you or your at­ torney must file a written appearance and an answer under oath, setting forth clear­ ly and specifically your objections or dafcnse to each part of said petition, in tha office of the Recorder of said Court in Boston (at the Court House), on or befora the nineteenth day of February next. Unless an appearance is so filed by or for you. your default will be recorded, tha said petition will be taken as confessed and you will be forever barred from con­ testing said petition or any decree en­ tered thereon. Witness. .TOHN E. FENTON. Esquire. Judge of said Court, this seventeenth day of January in the year nineteen hundred ' and sixty-two. Attest with Seal of said Court. (Seal) MARGARET M. DALY, Becordar. Patrick H. Harrington, Jr. 58 North Main St. Fall RiveV, Mass. Atty. for tha Fetitloner. �JanlBaTr. INS 8EAWAKEKS us Tax Deadline Coining -Log Aii Extra Income r -v'« lifiiMiiii feoney end Union Ilnences. The constitution requiree e detailed CPA eudlt every three nonthe by e renk end file nadlting coMilttee elected by the new berehlp. 'All Union records ere eveileble et 8IU heedquertere in Brooklyn. Should eny nenber, for eny reeson, be refused hie eonstltutionel right to in­ spect these records, notify SlU President Peul Hell by certified neil, return receipt requested. come tax and must be reported. Interest on US Government bonds, notes or other obligations are also subject to tax, except that reporting of interest on series E, F and J US savings bonds may be deferred until the bonds are actually cashed. Many taxpayers have failed to realize in the past that the above items are all sub­ ject to income tax. Government statistics show that during 1959 approximately $24.4 billion in Income was not reported as It should have been at a cost to the treasury of about $4 billion in revenue. Of the amounts that should have been reported, 34 percent was on interest paid to individuals and eight percent was on dividends. The balance included 28 per­ cent on business and farm profits, but only three percent on wages and salaries where deductions are made before the average workingman even sees his check. TRUST ruifOS. All trust funds of the 8IU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes end Inlend •Weters Dtetrlot ere edianlstered in seoordence with the provisions of various trust fund sgreeieents. All thsie sgreeMUts specify that the trustees in chergs of these funds shell consist squally of union end nanegeaent repreeentetived end their eltemetes. All expenditurss end dlabursenenta of trust funds are nede only upon approval by • nejorlty of the trustees.- All trust fund linenclel records ere eveileble et the heedquerters of the various trust funds. If, et eny ties, you ere denied Infometion shout eny SlU trust fund, notify SIU President Peul Hell et SIU heedquerters by certified nail, return receipt •requested. J SHIPPINQ RlGirrs. Your shipping rights and eenlority ere protected by the contracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes end Inland Waters District, and by Union shipping rtiles, irtilch are Incorporated in the contract. Get to know your shipping rights. Ifyou feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SIU President Paul Hell et heedquerters, by certified eail, return re­ ceipt requested. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for or on the proper sheets and in the proper aanner. If, at any time, any . BIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. EDITCTIIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG ha# traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an edi­ torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. mm liams" is asked to contact his son Eddie Nichols and daughter Hilda Dorothy Nichols at Isabel Andrew de Aguilar No. 5, Fajardo, PR. John Ross Sutton You are asked to contact Capt. James Carter, 810 St. Mary's St., New Orleans, La., immediately by wire or letter. William M. West Contact your mother at 512 Maycox Ave., Norfolk 5, Va. Audly Foster Mrs. Rose Foster sends season's greetings. Franz R. Schwartz Mother would like to hear from you. Write V. V. Van Gordon, St. Josephs Hospital, Room 203, Bremerhaven, Germany. George Bryan Get in touch with J. J. "Scotty" , Davies, Castle Apartments No. 305, 2132 Second Avenue, Seattle, SlU Atlantic, Gulf Washington. William C. Bedgood Lakes & Inland Waters Anyone knowing the where­ District abouts of the above-named is asked PRESIDENT to contact his wife Arlene BedPaul HaU good, 72 Broad Street, Albany, EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT NY. C«1 Tanner Louis Flax VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Simmona Undaey WUllama Lewis Williamson Carl Shepard A1 Tanner Get in touch with Mrs. Carl SECRETARY-TREASURER Chiavone, 133 N. Christiansen St., A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Houston 3, Texas. Bill HaU Ed Hooney Fred Stewart Mike Savino BALTIMORE 1316 E. Baltimore St. Phone Steve Papitsas, TE 9-0959 Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 278 State St or see him at 301—100th St., John Fay, Agent Richmond 2-0140 Brooklyn, NY. DETROIT 10335 W. Jefferson Ave Manuel L. Fernandez Vlnewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS....673 4th Ave., Bhlyn Oley Mansson HYaclntb S-6600 Carl Engelbreehten HOUSTON 4303 Canal St William B. Faultz Paul Drozak. Agent CApital 3-4089: 3-4080 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., J.^x Contact Dr. A. Lillienfeld at William Morris. Agent ELgln 3-0807 John Hopkins University, School MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 of Hygiene and Public Health, 615 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St, N. Wolfe St., Baltimore 5, Mary­ Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. land. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 Ex-Penn Shipper NEW YORK .678 4th Ave.. Brooklyn Anyone having information con­ HYacinth 9-660C NORFOLK 416 Colley Ave cerning Patrick Henry McNally Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent 625-6505 contact Thomas J. McNally, 930 PHILADELPHIA 3604 S 4th St N. 66th St., Lincoln, Neb. Ray Oates, Acting Agent DEwey 0-:i818 Michael Allen Abemathy ' SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-4401 Important papers are being held BANTUKttK. PK 1313 rernander Jiincos for you in headquarters. Contact Stop 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 723-0003 John C. Brazil. SEATTLE .. 2305 Isi Ave Money Due TP • n-'bkowskl. Agent lain 4. • 4 Moise Chapman and Ernest TAMPA 313 Harrison St. Jeff Gillette, Agent 24-3471 Mishens should co.ntact Hill, Betts WILMINGTON Calif 506 N Marine Ave & Nash, 26 Broadway, New York, Heed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2S3t< Adrian "Dutch Harry" Vader Get in touch with Mrs. Ethel Maxwell, 83 South Bayou St., Mo­ bile, Ala. Harry H. Darrah Contact Sol H. BerenhoUz, at­ torney, 1209 Court Square Build­ ing, Baltimore 2, Maryland, or telephone LE 9-6967. John H. Murray Important. Contact your son at Brownwell Street. Francisco Nichols The above-named, also known as "Francisco Eduardo Nichols Wil­ liams" or "Illinois Nichols Wil- m IlttlCIAL MPOFTS, The conatltntlOB o* the glU Atlentlo, Oulf, Xnkee end la{end Wetere Dletrlct nekee speelflo provlelon gop eefeguerdlng the neabershlp'* WASHINGTON—With the April 15 deadline for filing 1961 Federal income tax returns coming up fast, Seafarers should keep in mind a number of important items which may saire them time and difficulty^^ later. (The SEAFARERS life Insurance, corporate bonda LOG will carry a complete and notes are all subject to in­ guide on filing Federal tax re­ turns next month.) Data processing centers are be­ ing established throughout the country by the Internal Revenue Service to check all returns by electronic means. To assist in this processing, the law now requires every taxpayer to have a number which, In this Instance, is also the taxpayer's Social Security num­ ber. The new Commissioner of In­ ternal Revenue is also increasing the staff of agents in an effort to curb tax return abuses. Accordingly, this year will be marked by a tightening of con­ trols and at least one area sure to receive a close going-over is undeclared income from sources other than wages subject to .with­ holding. Such income as dividends and interest from stock, mutual funds, building and loan associations, credit unions, savings accounts (including postal savings accounts). raw* Twta^-nK# LOG iii PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given puch receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without aupplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment mnd ^ given an official rdhelpt, but feele that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, thie should immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATKWS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halla. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarise themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is mttempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. •, RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU memVters drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, In­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU meiBbers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtlmers cannot take sl;ipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. iliiteasxxS NY, regarding money due from the or telephone any afternoon TA come tax refund checks: Margarito Borja, Dao King 3-9517. salvage of the MV TB Radar. Chae, Cheung Soa Cheng (2) Ho Income Tax Refunds Harry Dedolchaw, Salvatore The following Seafarers should Yung Kong, John Misikian, Elmer Gruff re, James Curran, Daniel Clapp and Eugene Roszko shou.d contact Jack Lynch, Room 201, J. Moe (3) Potenciano Paculba, contact Hill, Betts & Nash regard­ SUP building, 450 Harrison St., Clifford A. Perreira, Marvin E. (Continued on page 22) ing money due from Ihe salvage of San Francisco, Calif., regarding in­ the barge Blue Stack. Robert S. Arnold, J. D. Sanchijarto, F. T. Reynolds, Manuel De J. Urrea, Edward H. Barber and Jacob Fahl should contact Hill, Betts, Yamoaka, Freehill & Langscope, 26 Broadway, NY, re­ to receive garding monies due from salvage ,, of the SS Kathei-ine Maersk. 1 xpteose put my name crt your moifmg lis 5 ^ ^ Alfred Thomas Get in touch with Mary T. Spray, 40-40 203rd St., Bayside, LI, NY. John Miller Contact Esther G. Kreh at 2255 N. Claiborne Ave., New Orleans, La. Charles Brinton I TP AVOffl OUfilCATICN; If krm HD Mi islwcfJiMif Afti A Get in touch with Rosalie, PO J of pU**o qlv« your formwt kolowr Box 1455, Norfolk, Va. Oscar Kaelep Get in touch with Walter Nc' "'i at 636 Wil'jox Ave., Bronx 65; •" '• •<;•• •••• '':y '• • " '>v., • �SEAFARERS^LOG ianvcmr IMt } OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO 1961»tli.e SIX7 a^zici IM[a;]:*itiix].e Th« Union's campaign for Seafarers' job and economic security was the key­ note of a >usy 1961 as tho SIU continued to expand its organizational activity, won important welfare, vacation and contract gains for SIU men and their families, ex­ tended its shoreside building program and embarked with other unions on a. longrange program to upgrade the US-flag merchant marine. Despite the general de­ cline in the industry, Seafarers enjoyed better than usual shipping during the year. These gains were paralleled in other sections of the Union, on the Lakes, in the tugboat and allied field and in Puerto Rico, as the entire District completed its first full year under a new constitutional structure. The last 12 months were also a time of adjustment for the whole shipping industry, as it waited out the development of national policy by the new Administration in Washington and the shaping of programs upon which future progress in maritime would depend. Joint Bargaining Joint efforts by the SIU and other mari­ time unions to institute a unified national approach to collective bargaining in the industi-y got underway for the first time in 1961. The unions established the JNational Committee for Maritime Bargaining and mapped out a far-reaching program to deal with basic industry problems. The NCMB program called for common ex­ piration dates in one-year contracts which acknowledged the unions' right to or­ ganize US-owned runaway-flag snipping and recognized labor's stake in the future development of the industiy. Within 48 hours after the June 15 con­ tract deadline, Alcoa and Bloomfield were the lone major holdouts among SIU com­ panies, which had all agreed to tne full . NCMB program plus a four percent money gain for pensions, vacations and welfare. However, Atlantic and Gulf shipping was tied up for 18 days by dis­ putes involving other unions, until the US stepped in with a Taft-Hartley injunction on July 3. By the time the injunction was finally lifted in September, ali outstand­ ing SIU contracts were completed and the SIU and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association were the only unions which had held firm on the runaway-ship issue. Agreements of SIU Pacific District af- Hall opened in New Orleans. train and Sea-Land as the only full-time carriers in the domestic trade, Sea-Land purchased some ships- and entered the intercoastal service and waa converting others for service in 1982, A Seatrain vessel, the New York, went off­ shore for the first time since 1942 to haul a special cargo of railroad stock and equipment over to Liberia, In separate action. Bull Lfne was sold to another SIU operator and meanwhile acquired two C-4s to try and beef up Its New YorkPuerto Rico service. News Roundup There were many other newsworthy Items . . . The new hail opened in New Orleans and work began on another UnioO hall in Houston ... A. Seafarer and the children of" four SIU men won the '61 SIU scholarship awards worth $6,000 each .. . Results of the first Union election of Rail Tug Beef Trinidad union joined SlUNA. filiates, which did not expire until later, were still under negotiation at the end of the year. Pension^ Welfare $ Seafarers won immediate gains under the one-year agreement signed with the operators. It produced $150 monthly pen­ sions for oldtimers, a new $800 continuous service vacation benefit and an important Sickness & Accident Benefit program which established 39 weeks' coverage combining hospital benefits of $8 per day plus a first-time outpatient benefit of $56 weekly for off-the-job illness or injury. Other welfare gains last year included ex­ tension of the optical benefit program to ali SIU dependents and the start of Union blood banks in ali ports. Earlier, a new travel and subsistence pay poiicy went into effect The contract revision provided for cash transportation payments at the .payoff equal to first-class air fare plus a day's pay and subsistence from a payoff port in one area back to the original port of engagement in an­ other. The former provision allowed for rail travel only. Fight On Runaways There was recognition in 1961 that ac­ tion on runaways was finally nearing a climax and that pressure was increasing on the whole range of runaway operations. Rulings by the National Labor Relations Board first extended NLRB jurisdiction over all American-owned runaways in the case of the Liberian-flag SS Sea Level, a former Seatrain. The SIU then won two other key rulings in a row when the board upheld SIU bargaining rights covering the Liberian SS Florida and backed the Union's right to organize the runaway SS Yarmouth. There were similar rulings covering shoreside plants which had jumped from state to state to escape legitimate union contracts and organizing by other AFL-CIO unions. In the global arena, efforts by the SIUNA 4:0 work out a forthright anti-run­ away organizing program within the framework of the International Transportworkers Federation had been frustrated for some time. British union uneasiness over Canadian SIU assistance to British seamen stranded in Canada led to the suspension of the SIUNA trom the ITF at a meeting where no SIUNA representa- tive was present. This precipitated with­ drawal by the SIUNA and other American maritime unions from ITF and set the stage for later action by American unions. An historic strike started off 1061, after SIU railroad marine workers'had exhausted ali available procedures under the Railway Labor Act during 15 months of negotiations. The RMR pulled the pin on 11 major Eastern roads which were trying to use the tugmen to set a prece­ dent for a job-cutting program aimed at the nation's shoreside railroad workers. Unwilling to bow to any unilateral job cuts on the railroad-operated boats, the RMR launched a 13-day strike that idled ali rail activity in New York harbor and spread into a five-state-area. Seafarers actively joined in the picketing which ultimately shut down the entire NY Cen­ tral and the NY, New Haven & Hartford and was ready to tie up the Pennsylvania RR system as well. By making a stand, the tugmen upheld their job security rights, won broad union welfare pro­ tection they had never had before and completely stymied the railroads' bid for a job-cutting precedent to be used against other workers, SIUNA Growth For the SIUNA, 1961 was marked by an impressive 10th biennial convention at • San Juan in March and vast membership growth. The international added a new 1,700-member group, the Virgin Islands Labor Union, to its roster of affiliates in June and in October affiliated 6,000 mora members in the Caribbean by issuing a charter to the Seamen's and Waterfront Workers Trade Union in Trinidad. Tha International's base in the Caribbean, in­ cluding 5,000 members in Puerto Rico, now topped 13,000 and pushed its overall membership above 70,000. Organizing gains continued to highlight SIU activities on the Lakes, inland waters and in other areas of the SIU's jurisdic­ tion. In the Great Lakes-Seaway area, although foreign - flag shipping handled the bulk of all cargo movements, the SIU solidified its earlier triumphs in un­ organized fleets and won a shipownerpaid welfare plan plus a broad-scale re­ vision of the freight agreement. The SIU Inland Boatmen's Union made heavy inroads among unorganized fleets in the Hampton Roads area and in the Gulf, and eliminated catch-all District 50 of the United Mine Workers as a factor in the Port of Norfolk. In Puerto Rico, high­ light of the year was the signing of work­ ers at Esso and Texaco refinery InstaUa- Domestic Trade Picketing contract kddont. tlons, who joined Socony and Shell OH workers already under the SIU banner. Despite some easing by the Interstate Commerce Commission of earlier favori­ tism toward railroads at the expense of domestic shipping, coastal and intercoastal shipping continued to lag during the year. Two more long-established op­ erators, Luckenbach and Pope & Talbot, were forced to quit the field, leaving Sea- SIUNA convontion In San Juan. Rail tug boef made headlines. officers under the new District constitu­ tion went into the record books . . . The SIU completed a decade of growth since moving its headquarters from Manhattan's Beaver Street and commemorated its 23rd anniversary at the same time. The Soviet bloc merchant fleet took further strides in surpassing the size of the US-flag fleet , , , Piracy hit the sea lanes as Portuguese revolutionaries took over a passenger liner in mid-Atlantic and somehow no one was able to find the ship for days , . , The Pentagon finally agreed that 440,000 tons of coal to be shipped to US Army bases in Germany was really Government cargo subject to "50-50" . . . The British government offered Cunard Line aid in building a' replacement for the Queen Mary but the company turned it down , , , The Alcoa Pioneer found that an eel had plugged a hole in its bottom and served as a handy "patch" until the vessel got to a shipyard , , . Tattoo parlors became taboo in New York due to health restrictions , , . Experimental weather satellites were rocketed aloft by the US to locate hurricanes and other storms that spell danger to ships at sea , . . The atompowered NS Savannah remained in tho testing stage . , , Hydrofoils and "hover­ craft" took the spotlight on the drawing board. Vital statistics for 1961 reflect a marked change in activity as reported in the SEAFARERS LOG. The num­ ber of jobs shipped was up 3,000 over a comparable 1960 period and 2,000 above 1959, although changes in the reporting system may have accounted for part of the rise. Similarly, new arrivals totaled 409 for the year, com­ pared to an average of 325 for three years in a row. No bright spot at all was the notice of 147 "final departures" carried in the 1961 LOG, as against 113 in 1060. A considerable number of tha 1961 claims paid coverecL deaths in 1960, however, so no sharp conclusion can be drawn, A number of well-known oldtimers and officials passed on, in­ cluding James Sheehan, A1 Stansbury, Lou Goffin, Leon "Blondie" Johnson, Charles "Whitey" Tannehill, Claude Fisher, William C. McCuiston and others. Among SIU affiliates. West Coast cannery workers lost oldliiner James Waugh and the Marine Cooks and Stewards mourned the loss of Louis Foyt, MCS assistant secretarytreasurer. �.mm '.S ,• f- ' '. /WJLV •*. - •• .. - - i --' : „ v A\ SII (OmSTITllTIOII For SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes And Inland Waters District )- I! - '> , .1,' • •••' * t •«• 1 * V » * < i i t, . M < • r t I J 8 4 < �y Jvwlemeal—Paff« Twm SEAFARERS 1: ./• CONSTITUTION THE SEAFARKS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRia Affiliated with AmcrtHn Federation of Lkbor — Congron of industrial Organiiationt (At Amended May 13,1960) PREAMBLI As maritime and allied workers and realizing the value and aecessity of a thorough organization, we are dedicated to the form­ ing of one Union for our people, the Seafarers Internafional Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ trict, based upon the following principles: All members shall be entitled to all the rights,-privileges Ma iarantees as set forth in this Constitution, and such rights, priviges and guarantees shall be preserved in accordance with its terms. We declare that American seamen are entitled tO receive their employment without interference of crimps, shipowners, fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the Government. We affirm that every worker has the ri^t to receive fair and just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. We proclaim the right of all seamen to receive healthful and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to rest. We defend the right of all seamen to be treated in a decent and respectful manner by those in command, and. We hold that the above rights belong to all workers alike. Irrespective of nationality or creed. Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we are conKious of corresponding duties to those in command, our employers, our craft and our country. We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote harmonious relations with those in command by exercising due care and dili­ gence in the performance of the duties of our profession, and by giving all possible assistance to our employers in caring for their gear and property. Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: To use our influence individually and collectively for the purpose of maintain­ ing and developing skill in seamanship and eflfecting a change in the maritime law of the United States, so as to. render it more equitable and to make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development of a merchant marine and a body of American seamen. To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments of mari­ time workers and through its columns seek to maintain their knowledge of, and interest in, maritime affairs. To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of orgatiiiatioh and federation, to the end of establishing the Brotherhood of the Sea. To form and to assist by legal means other bona fide labor organi­ zations whenever possible in the attainment of their just demands. To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals so as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are migratory, that our work takes us away in different directions from any place where the majority might otherwise meet to act, that meetings can be attended by only a fraction of the membership, that the absent members, who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded from what might be the results of excitement and passions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those who are present may act for and in the interest of all, we have adopted this Constitution. E Statement of Principles and Declaration of Righta In order to form a more perfect Union, we workers in the maritime and allied industries, realizing the value and necessity •of uniting in pursuit of our improved economic and social welfare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the fol­ lowing principles: In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our duties and obliga­ tions as members of the community, our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the menace of communism and any other enemies of freedom and the democratic principles to whi^ wo seafaring men dedicate ourselves in this Union. We shall affiliate'and work with other free labor organizaitons; We shall support a journal to give additional voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers of the sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations to the fullest extent consistent with our duties, obligations, and law. We shall seek to exert our individ­ ual and collective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor and other legislation and policies which look to the attainment of a free and happy society, without distinction based on race, creed or color. To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing In mind that most of our members are migratory, that their duties carry them all over the world, that their rights must and shall be protected, we hereby declare these rights as members of the Union to be inalienable. I No member shall be deprived of any of the ri^ts ot privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. II Every qualified member shall have the right to nominate himself for, and, if elected or appointed, to hold, office in this Union. III No member shall be deprived of his membership without due Jmumar, 18At LOG process of the law of this Union. No member shall be compelled to be a witness against himself in the trail of any proceeding in which he may be charged with failure to observe the law of this Union. Every official and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the ri^ts of every member in accordance with the princi­ ples sec forth in the Constitution of the Union, IV Every member shall have the right to be confronted by his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this Union. In all such cases, the accused shall be guaranteed a fair and speedy trial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members. V No member shall be denied the right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. VI A militant membership being necessary to the security of a ftM union, the members shall at all times stand ready to defend ffiis Union and the principles set forth in the Constitution of the Union. VII The powers not delegated to the officers, job holders, and Execu­ tive Board by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved to the members. CONSTITUTION Article Iy Name and General Pcrwers This Union shall be known as the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ trict. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and executive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance of charters to, sub­ ordinate bodies and divisions, corporate or otherwise, the forma­ tion of funds and participation in funds, the establishment of enter­ prises for the benefit of the Union, and similar ventures. This Union shall exercise all of its powers in aid of subordinate bodies and divisions created or chartered by it. For convenience of admin­ istration and in furtherance of its policies of aid and assistance, the Union may make its property, facilities and personnel avaikble for the use and behalf of such subordinate bodies and divisions. A majority vote of the membership shall be authorization for any Union action, unless otherwise specified in' the Constitution or by law. This Union shall at all times protect and maintain ia jurisdiction. Article II Affiliation Section 1. This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America and the American Federation of Labor^—Congress of Industrial Organizations. All other affilia­ tions by the Union or its subordinate bodies or divisions shall be made or withdrawn as determined by a majority vote of the Executive Board. Section 2. In addition to such other provisions as are contained herein, all subordinate bodies and divisions seeking a charter from and/or affiliation with this Union, shall be required to adopt, within a time period set by the Executive Board, a constitution containing provisions as set forth in Exhibit "A, annexed to this Constitution and made a part hereof. All other provisions adopted by such subordinate bodies and divisions as part of their constitutions shall • not be inconsistent therewith. No such constitution or aniendments thereto shall be deemed to be effective without the approval of the Executive Board of this Union, which shall be executed in writing, on its behalf, by the President or, in his absence, by any other officer designated by it. Such approval shall be deemed to be recog­ nition of compliance herewith by such subordinate body or division. Where a subordinate body or division violates any of the fore­ going, and, in particular, seeks to effectuate any constitutional provision not so authorized and approved, or commits acts in violation of its approved constitution, or fails to act in accordance therewith, this Union, through its Executive Board, may withdraw its charter and/or sever its affiliation forthwith, or on siich terins as it may impose not inconsistent with law, in addition to exercis­ ing any and all rights it may have pursuant to any applicable agree­ ments or understandings. . Section 3. This Union shall also have the power, acting through its Executive Board, and after a fair hearing, to impose a trustee­ ship upon any subordinate body , or divisions chartered by and affiliated with it, for the reasons and to the extent provided by law. Article III Membership Section 1. Candidates for membership shall be admitted to mem­ bership in accordance with such rules as are adopted from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Membership classifica­ tions shall correspond to and depend upon seniority classifications established in accordance with the standard collective bar^ining agreement of this Union. In addition to meeting the other lequiic- flieots Julf profflutgatej purnant fio person dull tecnmn • full book member unless end-niitil he hu attained the hlghlK seniority rating set out in the said collective bargaininf agreement | Only full book members shall be entitled to vote and to bold anf i office or elective job, except as otherwise specified herein. All memv! bets shall have a voice in Union proceedings and shall be entided to vote on Union contracts. Sectioii 3. No' candidate shall be granted membership who Is • member of any dual organization hostile to the aims, principles^ and policies, of this Union. Section 3. Members more than one quarter In arrears In dues shall be automatically suspended, and shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues. An arrearage in dues shall be computed from the first day of tha applicable quarter, but this time shall not run: (a) While a member is acmally participating in a strike Ot lockout. (b) While a member Is an in-patient In a USPHS ot other accredited hospital. (c) While a member is under an incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union. (d) While a member is in the armed services of the United States, provided the member was in good standing at the time of entery into the armed forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from tht armed forces. (e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues, because of employment aboard an American flag merchant vessel. Saction 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time speci­ fied in Section 3 shall not run. It shall be the right of any member to. present, in writing, to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with regard to the application of Section 3, in accordanco with procedures established by a majority vote of the membership. A majority vote of the membership shall be necessary to decide such questions. Saction 5. The membership shall be empowered to establish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under which dues and assess­ ments may be excused where a member has been unable to par dues and assessments for the reasons provided in Sections 3 and 4, Saction 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the common welfare of the membership, all members of the Union shall uphold and defend this Constitution and shall be governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. Saction 7. Any member who gives aid to the principles and policies of any hostile or dual organization shall be denied further membership in this Union to the full extent permitted by law. A majority vote of the membership shall decide which organizations are dual or hostile. Saction 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation with th« Union shall at all times remain the property of the Union. Mem­ bers may be required to show their evidence of membership in order to be admitted to Union meetings, or into, or on Union property. Article IV Reinstatement Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated in accord­ ance. with such rules and under such conditions as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Article V Dues and Initiation Fee Sacilen 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable »5 of the date of adoption of this Constitution and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment. Section 3. No candidate for membership shall be admitted into membership without having paid an initiation fee of three hundred • ($300.00) dollars, except as otherwise provided in this Constitutioiu Saction 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be waived for . organizational purposes in accordance with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the Executive Board. Article VI Retirement from Membership Section 1. Members may retire from membership by surrendering their Union books or other evidence of affiliation and paying all unpaid dues for the quarter in which they retire, assessments, fines and other monies due and owing the Union. When the member surrenders his book or other evidence of affiliation in connection with his application for retirement he shall be given a receipt therefor. An official retirement card shall be issued by Headquarters,' upon request, dated as of the day that such member accomplishes these payments, and shall be given to the member upon his pre­ senting the aforesaid receipt. Section 3. All the rights, privileges, duties and obligations of membership shall be suspended during the period of retirement, except that a retired member shall not be disloyal to the Union nor join or remain in any dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of his right to reinstatement. Section 3. Any person in retirement for a period of two quarters or more shall be restored to membership, except as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current quarter, as well as all assessments accruing and newly levied during the period of retirement. If the period of retirement is less , than two quarters, the required pay­ ments shall consist of all dues accruing during the said period of retiremenr, including those for the current quarter, and all assess­ ments accrued and newly levied during that period. Upon such paymenr, the person in retirement shall be restored to membership, and his membership book, appropriately stamped, shall be returnM to him. Section 4. A member In retirement may be restored to membership after a two-year period of retirement consisting of eight full quarters only by majority vote of the membership. Section 5. The period' of retirement shall be computed from the first day of die quartet following the one in which the letirement card was issued. �jfelTiiiiiii I.'. :"Tiiri V IfftC SEAFARERS Artkfo VR . LOG •amlemat—Pace Thnm ff) Ihs President shall be fhairtnan off die Executive. Board the pom, and the personnel thereof oo tha Lakes and Inlsnd Waters, including Aeir organizing activities. and may cur one vote in that body. Syttom off OrganluHon In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities be is (g) He shall be resptmsible, within .the limits of his powers, empowered and auAotized to retain any technical or professional for die enforcement of this Constitution, the policies of the Union, t«cite« 1. nu Union, and all officers, beadquaitu'a represeota^ and all rules and rulings duly adopted by the Executive Board, and assisunce he deems necessary, subjea to approval of the Executiva tlvet, port agents, patiolmeii, and members sh^ be goreioed in those duly adopted by a majority vote of the membetship. Within Board. thu order by: .these limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, position, and Sselion 8. Dirsctor of Organizing and Piiblkatiens. (a) The Constitution; prestige of the Union. The Direaor of Organizing and Publications shall be appointed (b) The Executive Board. (h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those other and may be removed at will by Ae Executive Board of Ae Union. (c) Majority rote of the menibenhip. duties lawfully imposed upon him. He shall be responsible for and supervise all publications and (i) The responsibility of the President may not be delegated, public relations of the Union and shall serve as co-ordinator of faction 2. The headquarters of the Union shall be located in the President may delegate to a person or persons the execution all organizational activities of Ae Union. In addition, he shall New York and the headquarters officers shall consist of a President, but any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him and Executive Vice-President, one Vice-PiesiJeut in Qiarge of of such of his duties as he may in his discretion decide, subject perform Ae Executive Board. Contracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one to the limitations set forth in this Constimtion. (j) Any vacancy in any office or the job of Headquarters Repre­ Soction 9. Hoadquarttn RoprssontalivM. Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-F/esident in Charge sentative, Port Agent, or Patrolman shall be filled by the President The Headquarters Representatives shall perform any and alk by temporary appointment of a member qualified for the office of the Lakes and Inland Waters. or job under Article XII of this Constimtion, except in those duties assigned them or delegated to them by Ae President, Execu­ tive Vice-President or the Executive Board. . faction 3. The staff of each port shall consist of such personnel cases where the filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for Saction 10. Pert Aganh. I as is provided for herein, and the port shall bear the name of the by this Constitution. city in which the Union's port offices are located. (k) The President is directed to take any and all measures and (a) The Port A^nt shall be in direct charge of the administn- | employ such means which he deems necessary or advisable, to faction 4. Every member of the Union shall be registered in one protect the interests, and further Ae welfare of the Union and its tion of Union affairs in Ae port of his jurisdiaion subjea to th* of three departments; namely, deck, engine and stewards depart­ members, in all matters involving national, sute or local legislation direction of Ae area Vice-President. (b) He shall, wiAin the jurisdiaion of his ^rt, be responsibl# ment. The definition of these departments shall be in accordance for the enforcement and execution of the Constitution, the policies •with custom and usage. This definition may be modified by a issues, and public affairs. (1) The President shall have authority to require any officer or . of Ae Union, and the rules adopted by Ac Executive Board, and ( majority vote of the membetship. No member may transfer from one department to another except by approval as evidenced by a Union representative to attend any regular or special meeting if, in by a tnajority vote of Ae membership. Wherever there are tima his opinion, it is deemed necessary. restrictions or other considerations affecting port aaion, Ae Port majority vote of the membership. Agent shall take appropriate aaion to insure observance thereofj Section 2. Exacutivo Vico-Praiidont. • (c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or otherwise, The Executive Vice-President shall perform any and all duties for Ae activities of his port, whenever demarided by the President,. Article VitI assigned him or delegated to him by the President. In Ae event Ae Vice-President of Ae area in whiA his port is located, or by Officers, Heedquerfers Representatives, Port Agents Ae President shall be unable to carry out any of his duties by reason of incapacity or unavaiJability, the Executive Vice-President Ae Secretary-Treasurer. and Patrolmen (d) In any event, he Aall prepare and forward to Ae Secretaryshall take over such duties during Ae period of such incapacity or foction 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected as otherwise unavailability. Upon the deaA, resignation, or removal from office Treasurer, a weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly provided in this Constimtion. These officers shall be the President, for any reason of the President, the Executive Vice-President shall income and expenses, and complying with all oAer accounting | an Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in'Charge of Con­ immediately assume Ae office, duties and responsibilities of the direaions issued by Ae Secretary-Treasurer. (e) The Port Agent may assign each port Patrolman to suA ' tracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one Vice- President until the next general election. The Exwutive Vice-President shall be a member of the Executive duties as fall wiAin Ae jurisdiaion of Ae port, regardless of th« President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President in departmental designation, if any, under which Ae Patrolmaa Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President in Charge of the Board and may cast one vote in that body. was elected. lakes and Inland Waters. Section I. Vice-Preiidont In Charge ef Cenlracts and (f) The Port Agent shall designate which members at Aat port faction 2. Port Agents, Headquarters Representatives, and Patrol­ Contract Enforcement. may serve as representatives to other organizations, affiliation wiA men shall be elected, except as otherwise provided in diis The Vice-President In tharge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­ which has been properly authorized. • Constitution. ment shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated Secrion II. PatrolmM. to him by the President. In addition, he shall be responsible for Patrolmen shall i*rform any duties assigned Aem by Ae Agent' all contract negotiations, the formulation of bargaining demands, Article IX and the submission of proposed collective bargaining agreements of Ae Port to whiA Aey are assigned. to Ae membership for ratification. He shall also be responsible, Other Elective Jobs Section 12. Executive Boerd. except as otherwise provided in Article X, Section 14 (d) (1), for The Executive Board Aall consist of the President, Ae Executiva faction 1. In addition to the elective jobs provided for In Article strike authorization, signing of new contracts, and contract enforce­ VllI, the following jobs in the Union shall be voted upon in the ment He shall also act for headquarters in executing the adminis­ Vice-President, the Vice-President in Charge of Contracts' and' manner prescribed by this Constitution: trative functions assigned to headquarters by this Constitution wiA Contract Enforcement, the Secretary-Treasurer, the Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Area, the Vice-President in Charge of A. Delegates to the convention of the Seafarers International respect to trials and appeals except if he is a witness or patty the Gulf Area, the Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Aeteto, in which event the Secretary-Treasurer shall act in his Union of North America. place. In order Aat he may properly execute these responsibilities Waters, and the National Director (or chief executive officer) of B. Committee members of: he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ such help as he eaA subordinate body or division created or chartered by tha (1) Trial Committees deems necessary, be it legal, or otherwise, subject to, approval of Union whenever such subordinate body or division has attained a membership of 3,200 members and has maintained that member­ (2) Quarterly Financial Committees Ae Executive Board. (3) Appeals Committees • The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­ ship for not less than Aree (3) monAs. Such National Direaor (or chief executive officer) shall be a member of Ae respectiva (4) Strike Committees ment shall be a member of Ae Executive Board and may cast subordinate body or division and must be qualified to hold offica ( 3) Credentials Committees one voce in Aat body. under the terms of the Constitution of such division or subordi­ (6) Polls Committees nate body. ( 7 ) Union Tallying Committees Saclion 4. Sscrelary-Treaiurar. The Executive Board shall meet in headquarters no less than (8) Constitutional Committees The Secretary-Treisurer shall perform any and all duties assigned faction 2. Additional committees may be formed as provided by him or delegated to him by Ae President. He shall be responsible once each quarter and at such other times as Ae President or, in his absence, the Executive Vice-President may direct. The Presi­ a majority vote of the membership. Committees may also be ap- for the organization and maintenance of the correspondence, files, dent shall be the chairman of all Executive Board meetings uniesJ and records of the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound pojpted as permitted by this Constitution. accounting and bookkeeping systems; Ae setting up, and mainte­ absent, in whiA case the Executive Vice-President shall assume nance of, proper office and other administrative Union procedures; the chairman's duties. Each member of the Executive Board shall Article X the proper collection, safeguarding, and expendimre of all Union be entitled to cast one vote in that body. Its decision shall be funds, pott or otherwise. He shall submit to Ae membership, for determined by majority vote of those voting, providing a quorum Duties of Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port each quarterly period, a detailed report of the entire Union's finan­ of three is present. It shall be the duty of the Executive Board to Agents, Other Elected Job Holders and cial operations and shall submit simultaneously therewiA, the develop policies, strategies and rules whiA will advance and Quarterly Financial Committee report for Ae same period. The protect the interests and welfare of the Union and the Members, Miscellaneous Personnel &aetary-Treasurer's report Aall be prepared by an independent It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer, or in his absence, faction 1. The Prasidant. Certified Public Accountant. He shall also work with all duly elected an appointee of the Executive Board, to keep accurate minutes of • (a) The President shall be the executive officer of the Union •finance committees. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible all Executive Board meetings. The Executive Board shall appoint one person who shall be designated Director of Organizing and and shall represent; and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all. for Ae timely filing of any and ail reports on Ae operations of matters except as otlierwise specifically provided for in the Con­ the Union, financial or otherwise, that may be required by any Publications. The Executive Board shall determine per capita tax Federal or state laws. In order Aat he may properly execute his to be levied and other terms and conditions of affiliation for any stitution. group of workers desiring affiliation. The Executive Board may (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, except responsibilities, he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ- direct Ae administration of all- Union affairs, properties, policies any help he deems necessary, be it legal, accounting, or otherwise, as otherwise herein expressly provided. and personnel in any and all areas not otherwise specifically pro­ subject to approval of the Executive Board. (c) The President shall be in charge of, and responsible for, all "The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member of the Executive vided for in this Constitution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, tha Union property, and shall be in charge of headquarters and port Board and may cast one vote in Aat body. Executive Board may aa without holding a formal meeting pro­ offices. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerations The Secretary-Treasurer shall he a member ex-officio of the vided all members of the Board are sent notice .of the proposed affecting Union action, the President shall take appropriate action Credentials and Ballot Tallying Committees. In addition he shall action or aaions and Ae decision Aereon is reduced to writing and to insure observance thereof. make himself and Ae records of his office available to the Quarterly signed by a majority of Ae Executive Board. In Ae event that death, resignation or removal from office foe (d) In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities, Financial Committee. any reason should occur simultaneously to the President and Execu­ he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ any help he deems tive Vice-President, Ae Executive B^rd by majority vote shall,' Section 5. Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coasf. necessary, be it legal, accounting or otherwise. The Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast shall be a name successors from its own membership who shall fill thos« • (e) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, , the President shall designate the number and location of ports, the member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one vacancies until the next general election. If Ae Executive Vice-President duly assumes the office of th® | jurisdiction, status, and activities thereof, and may close or open" vote in that body. He shall supervise and be responsible for Ae activities of all President and dies, resigns, is removed from office, or is incapaci­ audi ports, and may re-assign Vice-Presidents and the SecretaryTreasurer, without reduction in wages. He may also re-assign Ae ports, and the personnel thereof on the Atlantic Coast, includ­ tated for more than 30 days during the remainder of the terra, Aa Headquarters Representatives, Fort Agents, and Patrolmen, to ing their organizing activities. The Atlantic Coast area is deemed Executive Board shall elect a successor for the balance of Ae term other duties, without reduction in wages. The Ports of New York, to mean that are# from and including Georgia through Maine and from its own membership. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Aall also include the Islands in the Caribbean. In order that he Saction 13. Delegatat. Detroit may not be closed except by Constitutional amendment. may properly execute his responsibilities he is empowered and (a) The term "delegates" shall mean Aose members of th® Where potts are opened between elections, the President shall authorized to retain any technical or professional assistance he Union and its subordinate bodies or divisions who ate elected id deems necessary, subjea to approval of the Executive Board. designate the Union personnel thereof. accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, to attend th® ITie President shall desi^ate, in the event of the incapacity of convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Saclion 4. Vic«-Pr*sid«nl in Charga of Aa Gulf Coast. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or any (b) Each delegate shall attend the convention for which elected The Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast shall be a officer other than the President, a replacement to act as such during the period of incapacity, provided such replacement is qualified member of Ae Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one and. fully participate therein. (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and oAerwise, support thos® vote in Aat body. under Article XII of the Constitution to fill such job. He shall supervise and be responsible for Ae activities of all the policies agreed upon by the majority of the delegates to A® At the regular meeting in July of every election year, the Presi­ dent shall submit to the membership a pre-balloting report. In bis Ports, and the personnel thereof on the Gulf Coast including their Convention. report he shall recommend the number and location of ports, tha organizing activities. The Gulf Coast area is deemed to mean Ae (d) The President shall assign to each subordinate body or number of Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrol­ State of Florida, all Arough Ae Gulf, including Texas. division that number of delegates to which Ais Union would hav® In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he men which are to be elected. He shall also recommend a bank, a been entitled, if its membership had been increased by the number bonded warehousq, a regular officer thereof; or any other simitar Is empowered and authorized to retain any tcAnical or professional of members of Ae subordinate body or division, in accordant® dcpusiiuiy, to which the ballots are to be mailed or delivered at •Mi.stance he deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive with Ae formula set forth in Ae Constitution of Ae Seafarer* die close of each day's voting, except that the President may, in Board. Internauuiial Union of North America, except that this provisioa his discretion, postpone the recommendation as to the depository Aall not be applied so as to reduce the number of delegates to SMHM 7. VicwPiaddanl U Cliarg* ml HM UIIM awl Ubiul Watwri. until no later than the first regular meeting in October. which this Union would otherwise have been entitled. This recommendation may also specify, whetbtt any Patrolouui The Vice-President in Chatge of the Lakes and Inland Waters Section 14. Cemmitiees. and/or Headquarters Representative, shall be desigeat^ as depart­ Aall be a member f>f the Executive Board and Aall be entitled (a) Trial CMMalttM. mental or otherwise. The report dtall be subject to gi)qpro>nd or to cast one vote in that body. The Trial Committee shall coodua the trials of a pctsoa charfci;^ modificatioa by a majotiqr Tota ot the memhcrshifw Ha Aall aupecviiq and be tesponsible ffbr tha acthrmet of all le..,. �SEAFARERS •nyplement—1*M« •nd shall submit findings and recommendations as prescribed fn this Constitution. It shall be the sj^ial obligation of the Trial Committee to observe all the requiremenw of this Constimtion •with regard to charges and trials, and their findings and rKominendations must specifically state whether or not, in the opinion of the Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this Constitution, were properly safeguarded. ' (b) Appeals Committee. ' 1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from trial Judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth in this Constitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority trote of the membership not inconsistent therewith. 2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than one week ! after the close of the said hearing, make and submit findiiigs and recommendations in accordance svith the provisions _of_ this Conj ftitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vote of [the membership not inconsistent therewith. (c) Quarterly Financial Committee. vessels, covered by contract with this',TJnion, or four (4) mondis of employment with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its sub­ sidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's direaion, or a combinauon of these, between January 1st and the time of nomination in the election year; and (d) He is a citizen of the United States of America; and (e) He is not disqualified by law. Stciion 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other elective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be full book members of the Union. Section 3. All candidates for and holders of elective offices and Jobs, whether elected or appointed in accordance with this Consti­ tution, shall mainuin full book membership in good standing. Article XIII Elections for Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrolmen 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make an examina­ tion for each quarterly period of the finances of the Union and •hall report fully on their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, separate recom­ mendations and separate findings. 2. Th6 findings and recommendations of this committee shall be completed within a reasonable time after the election of the members thereof, and shall be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer i who shall cause the same to be read in all ports, as set forth herein. 3. All officers. Union personnel and members are responsible •for complying with all demands made for records, bills, vouchers, ' feceipts, etc., by the said Quarterly Financial Committee. The ' committee shall also have available to it, the services of the indeI pendent certified public accountants retained by the Union. 4. Any action on the said report shall be as determined, by a j majority vote of the membership. 5. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall consist of seven (7) members in good standing to be elected as follows: One member from each of the following ports: New York, Philadelphia, Balti­ more, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee. Committee members shall be elected at the regular meeting designated by the SecretaryTreasurer. In the event a regular meeting cannot be held in any port for lack of a quorum, the Agent shall call a special meeting •s early as possible for the purpose of electing a member to serve cn the Quarterly Financial Committee. Such committee members •hall be furnished transportation to New York and back to their respective ports and they shall be furnished room and board during the period they are performing their duties in New York. Com­ mencing on the day following their election and continuing until they have been returned to their respective ports each committee member shall be paid for hours worked at the standby rate of pay but in no event shall they be paid for less than eight (8) hours 'per day. "I hereby certify that I am not now, nor, for the five (5) years last past, have I been either a member of the Communist Party or convicted of, or served any part of a prison term resulting from conviction of robbery, bribery, extortion, embezzlement, grand larceny, burglary, arson, violation of narcotics laws, murder, rape, assault with intent to kill, assault which inflicts grievous bodily injury, or violation of title II or III of the Landrum-Giiffifi Act, or conspiracy to commit any such crimes." ' Dated: (d) Strike Committee. ; 1. In no event shall a general strike take place unless approved ihy a majority vote of the membership. 2. In the event a general strike has been approved by tlie mem­ bership the Port Agents in all affected ports shall call a timely special meeting- for the purpose of electing a strike committee. This committee shall be composed of three full book members and their duties shall consist of assisting the Port Agent to effectu­ ate all strike policies and strategies. Article Xi Wages and Terms of Office of Officers and Other Elective Job Holders, Union Employees, and Others Section 1. The following elected offices and jobs shall be held lor a term of four years: President Vice-Presidents Secretary-Treasurer Headquarters Representatives - Port Agents Patrolmen The term of four years set forth herein is expressly subject to the orovisions for assumption of office as contained in Article XIII, Section 6(b) of this Constitution. Section 2. The term of any eleaive jobs other than those indicated In Section 1 of this Article shall continue for so long as is necessary to romplete the functions thereof, unless sooner terminated by a majority vote of the membership or segment of the Union, which­ ever applies, whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or ones serving. I LOG Section 3. "^e compensation to he paid the holder of any office or other elective job shall be determined from time to time by the Executive Board subject to approval of the membership. Section 4. The foregoing provisions of this Article do not apply •o any corporation, business, or other venture in which this Union fcarticipates, or which it organizes or creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by the Executive Board shall be followed. Article XII Qualifications for Officers, Headquarters Representa* fives, Port Agents, Patrolmen and Other Elective Jobs Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate lor, and hold, any office or the job of Headquarters Representative, tore Agent or Patrolman provided: (a) He' has at least three (3) years of seatime in an unlicensed capacity aboard an American-ffag merchant vessel or vessels. In computing time, time spent in the employ of the Union, its sub­ sidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's direction, shall count the same as sea time. Union records. Welfare Plan records and/or company records can be used to determine eligibility; aiid (b) He his been a full book member In continuous good sundig In the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to is nomination; and (c) He has at least four (4) months of sea time, in an un^Ikeilued capacity, aboard an Americau-fiag merchant vessel or Section 1. Nominations. Except as provided in Section 2(b) of this Article, any full book member may submit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, by delivering or causing to be delivered in person, to the office of the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or sending, a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the SecretaryTreasurer, at the address of headquarters. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the following: (a) The name of the candidate. (b) Flis home address and mailing address. (c) His book number. (d) The tirle of the office or other job for Which he is a candi­ date, including the name of the Port in the event the posi­ tion sought is that of Agent or Patrolman. . (e) Proof of citizenship. (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for can­ didates. (g) In the event the'member is on a ship he shall notify tho Credentials Committee what ship he is on. This shall be done also if he ships subsequent to forwarding his aedentials. (h) Annexing a certificate in the fdlowing form, signed and dated by the proposed nominee: Book No..... Signature of member ...r Printed forms of the certificate shall be made available to nomi­ nees. Where a nominee cannot truthfully execute such a certificate, but is, in fact, legally eligible for an office or job by reason of the restoration of civil rights originally revoked by such conviction or a favorable determination by the Board of Parole of the United States Department of Justice, he shall, in lieu of the foregoing certificate, furnish a complete signed statement of the facts of his case together with true copies of the documents supporting his statement. All documents required herein must reach headquarters no earlier than July 15th and no later than August 15th of the election year. The Secretary-Treasurerls charged with the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Committee upon the latter's request. - Section 2. Credentials Committee. laaoaiT. IMi prejudice to his written ap^al, die applicant may appear in. period before the committee within two days after the day on which the telegram is sent, to correct his application or argut for his quail* fication. ' The committee's report shall be |>repared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before it within die dme set forth in this Constitution and still reach the ports in time for the first regulot meeting after its election. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the case of such appeals, be sufficient to over-rule any disqualification classification by the Credentials Committee, in which event the one so pre* viously classified shall then be deemed qualified. (e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the' qualifi* cations of candidates, shall have the right to conclusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections for candi­ dacy for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, has met all the requirements of Section 1 (a) of Article XII. Section 3. Balloting Procedures. (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or ports. The ballots may contain general information and instructive com­ - ments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified candidates shall be listed thereon aplhabetically within each category. The listing of the ports shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing with the most northerly port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly port on that coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of ports is exhausted. Any port outside the Continental United States shall then be added. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to have. the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so per­ forated as to enable that portion containing the said number to be easily removed to insure secrecy of the ballot. On this removable portion shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature of the ballot and the voting date thereof. (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the SecretaryTreasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the preceding para­ graph and shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A sufficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain separate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to th« "amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that port. The Port Agent shall immediately execute and return to the Secretary-Treasurer i receipt acknowledging the correctness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or fhall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrepancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the. voting period. In any. event, receipts shall be forwardetl for ballots actually received. ITie Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. TJiis file shall at all times be available to any member asking for inspec­ tion of the same at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer. (c) Balloting shall take place, in person, at port offices, and shall be secret. No signatures of any voter, or other distinguishing n\ark, shall appear on the ballot, except that any member may write in the name or names of any member or members, as appro­ priate, for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman. (d) Only full book members may vote. However, immediately prior thereto they must present their books to the Polls Comrnittee of the port in •which they are voting. The voter's book numbef shall be placed upon the roster sheet (which shall be kept in duplicate) in the space opposite the proper ballot number, and the member shall sign his name. The portion of the ballot on which the ballot number is printed shall then be removed, placed neat the roster sheet, and the member shall proceed to the voting sitt with the ballot. An appropriate notation of the date and of the fact of voting shall be'^laced in the member's Union book. (e) Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the establishment of a booth or other voting site where each member may vote ia privacy. (f) Upon completion of voting the member shall fold the ballot 80 that no part of the printed or written portion is visible. H« shall then drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which shall be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent and kept locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. (g) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the electlofl year and shall continue through December 31st, exclusive of Sun­ days and (for each individual Port) holidays legally recognized In the city in which the port affected is located. If November 1st or December 31st falls on a holiday legally recognized in a port in the city in which that port is located, the balloting period in such port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on th« next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all ports shall coinmence at 9:00 A.M., and continue until 5:00 P.M.. except that, oh Saturdays, voting shall commence at 9:00 A.M. and continue until 12 noon. (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the regular meeting in August of the election year, at the port where head­ quarters is located. It shall consist of six full book members id attendance at the meeting, with two members to be elected from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or candi­ date for office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for'election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In the event any committee member is unable to serve, the committee shall suspend until the President or Executive Vice President, or the SecretaryTreasurer, in that order, calls a sp'ecial meeting at the port where Headquarters is located in order to elect a replacement. The Com­ mittees results shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by a majority vote of the membership at a special meeting called for that purpose at that Port. (b) After its election, the Committee shall Immediately go into session. It shall determine whether the person has submitted his application correctly and possesses the necessary qualifications, lihe Committee Shall prepare a report listing each applicant and his book number under the office or job he is seeking. Each appli­ cant shall be marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the Section 4. Polls Commitfoet. findings of the Committee. Where an applicant, has been marked (a) Each port shall elect, prior to the beginning of the voting "disqualified", the reason therefor must be stated in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a special meeting of the on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three full membership, that fact shall also be noted, with sufficient detail. book members none of whom shall be a candidate, officer or ea •The report shall be signed by all of the-Committee members, and elected or appointed job holder. For the purpose of holding « be completed and submitted to the Ports in time for the next meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwith­ regular meeting after their election. At this meeting, it shall standing the provisibns of Article XXIII, Section 2, or any othet be read, and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the provision of this Constitution, five (5) members shall constitute a quorum for each porr, with the said meeting to be held between bulletin board in each port. 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. with no notice thereof required. It shall On the last day of nominations, one member of the Committee shall stand by in Headquarters to accept delivery of credentials. be the obligation of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com-' All credentials must be in headquarters by midnight of closing day. mittee, .or to observe the election thereof, to be present during (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the conunit- this time- period. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent tee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram at the addresses to see that the meeting for the purpose of electing the said Polls listed by him pursuant to Section 1 of this Article. He shall also Committee is called, and that the minutes of the said meeting are be sent a letter containing the reasons for such disqualification by sent daily to the Secretary-Treasurer. In no case shall voting take air mail, special delivery, registered, to the mailing address desig­ place unless a duly elected Polls'Committee is functioning. (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused nated pursuant to Section 1 (b) of.this Article. A disqualified appli­ cant shall have the right to take an appea.l to the membership ballots, tlie voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots from the decision of the committee. He shall forward copiel of such already used, the ballot box or boxes and the ballot records and appeal to each port, where the appeal shall be presented «nd files kept by the Porf Agent. It shall then proceed to compare the voted upon at a regular meeting no later than the second meeting serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of namesafter the committee's election, it is the responsibility of the appli­ •nd corresponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compart cant to insure timely delivery of bis appeal. In any event, without the serial number and amounts of ballots used with the verifies- �• . '• lanury. IMI lilt, M colrwieJ, iai ascertain •whedier Ae nnnsed ballots, Krial numbers and amount, represent the di£ference between nrhat appears on the verihication list, at corrected, and the ballots psied. It any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon slwll be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such discrepancies, which ;eport shall be in duplicate^ and signed by all the members of such Jolls Committee. Each member of the Committee may make what separate comments thereon he desires, provided they are signed and dated by him, A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agent, to be presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall cause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such investigation shall be repotted to the membership as soon as com­ pleted, with recommendations by the Secretary-Treasurer. A ma­ jority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, •hall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Constitution, the Executive Board shall not make •ny determination in these matters. (c) The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except in the manner hereinafter set foith. The same procedure as is set forth in the preceding paragraph with regard to discrepancies ihall be utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with, (d) The Polls Committee shall permit full book members only , to vote. Prior thereto, it shall stamp their book with the word "voted" and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper registration on the roster takes place, colled stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and decorum. (c) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the bailor, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting, the Polls Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, as required, which shall then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall there­ upon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or enve­ lopes, with their book numbers next to their signatures. The committee shall also place the date and name of the Port on the said envelopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, that the ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed In the envelope or envelopes dated for that day and voted in that Port. The Polls Committee shall check the rosters, and any other records they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the discretion of the Executive Board, official envelopes may be pre­ pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making of the aforesaid certification, with wording embodying the fore­ going inscribed thereon, in which event these envelopes shall be used by the Polls Committee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing contained herein shall prevent iny member of a Polls Committee from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, provided tlie comments are signed and dated by the member making them. The envelope or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper or envelope, which, at the discretion of the Executive Board, may be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or registered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the depository named in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The Polls Committee shall not be discharged from its duties until this mailing is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept In the Port Agent's election records or files. The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box or boxes ore locked and sealed before handing them back to the Port Agent, tind shall place the key or keys to the boxes in an envelope, across die flap of which the members of the committee shall sign their names, book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope securely. In addition to delivering the key and ballot box or boxes M aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day, the unused ballots, nny reports called for by this Section 4, any files that they, may have received, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be responsible for the proiper safeguarding of all the aforesaid material, shall not release •ny of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally tampers with the material placed in his custody. The remaining Oopy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the polls Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer, by certified or regis­ tered mail or delivered in person. (f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without comnetnsation, except that the Port Agent shall tompensaie each Polls _jmmittee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving Coi or provide meals in lieu of cash. Saelion S. Ballot Collection, Tallying Procedure, Proteils, and Special Votes. (a) On the day the balloting in each port is to terminate, the Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other duties hereinbefore set forth, deliver to headquarters, or mail to headquarters (by certified or registered mail), all the unused ballots, together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of the Committee that all ballots sent to the port and not used are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the Committee to make separate comments under his signature and date. The certification shall specifically identify, by serial number end amount, the unused'ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the committee shall forward to headquarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certification, signed by all members of the committee, that all the atubs collected by the committee are enclosed therewith subject to the right of each member of the committee to make separate com­ ments under his signature and date. The said Polls Committee members shall not be discharged from their duties until the for.warding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. (b) All forwarding to headquarters called for under this Section 3, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, at the address of headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate, , the Port Agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifi­ cally set forth in Section 3(a) (unused ballOt3 nH d stubs) to tho Union Tallying Committee, which will then carry out the functions in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the Port Agent shall also forward all other material deemed necessary by the Union Tallying Committee to execute those functions. SEAFARERS LOG Ail certifications called for under diis Article XIII shall be deemed made according to the best knowledge, and belief of those required to make such certification. (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 full book members. Two shall be elected from each of the seven ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, and Detroit. The election shall be held at the re^iar meeting in December of the election, year, or if the Executive Board other­ wise determines prior thereto, at a special meeting held in the aforesaid ports on the first business day of the last week of said month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Pa­ trolman, or capdidate for office, or the job of Headquarters Rep­ resentative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying Committee shall be charged with the tallying of all the ballots and the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in complete detail, the results of the election, including a complete acoounting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each total broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall be permitted access to the election records and files of all ports, which they may require to be forwarded for inspection at its discretion. The report shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these dis­ crepancies. All members of , the Committee shall sign the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with pertinent details. The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protests invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the committee shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within the period of its proceedings, on such terms as are practical, effective, and just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of Section 3(c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site of the port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a special Vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c), these terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary ay be made only. in writing _ contained in this Article. Protests may and must be received by the Union Tallying Committee during the period of its proceedings. The reports of this committee shall include a brief summary of each protest received, the name and book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the disposition of the said protest. The committee shall take all reason­ able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so as to enable the special vote set forth in this Section 5(c) to be com­ pleted within the time herein specified. No closing report shall be made by it unless and until the special votes referred to in this Section 5(c) shall have been duly completed and tallied. (d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall prtv ceed to the port in which headquarters is located, as soon as possi­ ble after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at that port prior to the first business day after December 31 of the election year. Each member of the committee not elected from the port in which headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expense occasioned by their traveling to and returning from that Port. All members of the committee shall also be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subse­ quent to their election to the day they return, in normal course, to the Port from which they were elected. The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this Con­ stitution, adopt its own procedures. Decision as to special votes, protests, and the contents of the final report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendance, which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9). The Union Tallying Committee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository imme­ diately after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe custody during the course of-the committee's proceedings. The proceedings of this committee, except for the actual preparation, of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be open to any member, provided he observes decorum. In no event, shall the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Tallying Committee be delayed beyond the January 15 th immedi­ ately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Com­ mittee shall be discharged upon the completion of the issuance and dispatch of its reports as required in this Article. In the event a recheck and recount is ordered pursuant to Section 5(g) of this Article, the committee shall be reconstituted except that if any member thereof.is not available, a substitute therefore shall be elected from the appropriate port, at a special meeting held for that purpose as soon as possible. (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up in sufficient copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies shall be sent by the committee to each Port Agent and the SecretaryTreasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to take place subsequent to the close of the committee's proceedings or, m the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days or , less from the close of this committee's proceedings, then at least five days prior to the next .regular meeting. Whichever meeting applies shall be designated, by date, in the. report and shall be referred to as the" "Election Report Meeting." As soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. Iffiis copy shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Section 5(c) of this Article and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what action, if any, in accordance with the Constinition, shall be taken thereon, which action, however, shall not include the ordering of a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affect the results of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the special vote shall be restricted thereto. A majority of the membership, at the Election Rpeort Meeting, may order a recheck and a recount when a dissent to the closing report has been issued by three or more members, of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the con­ tingencies provided for in this Section 5(f) the closing report shall be accepted as final. (g) A special vote ordered pursuanr to Seciton 5(f) must take place and be completed within seven (7) days after the Election jRcport Meeting, at each port where the discrepancies so acted upon took place. Subject to the foregoing, and to the limits of the vote sec by the membership, as aforesaid, the Port Agents in each such port shall have the funuions of the Tallying Committee as set forth in Section 5(c), insofar as that Section deals with the Bi9Pi«ncBt—PiW« Ffv* terms of such special vote. The Secretary-Treasurer shall make • sufficient amount of the usual balloting material Immediately avail* able to Port'Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. Imme­ diately after the close thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize the results and communicate them to the Secretary-Treasurer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Traesurer, all in the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means practicable, but, in any case, so as to reach the Secretary-Treasurer in time to enable him to prepare his report as required by this Section 5(g). An accounting and certification, made by the Port Agent, similar to those required of Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare z report containing a combined summary of the results, together with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union Tallying Committee's results,, as set forth in its closing report. The form of the latter's report shall be followed as closely as possible. Two (2) copies shall be sent to each port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report Meeting. If a majority vote of the membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the numerical results set forth in the pertinent segments of the Tally­ ing Committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted and final without modification. If ordered, a recheck atjjl recount, and the report thereon by the Union Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of and deemed accepted and final, by majority vote of the membership at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting, If such rechcck and recqunt is ordered, the Union "Tallying Com­ mittee shall be required to continue its proceedings correspondingly. Section 6. Installation into office and the Job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman. (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determina­ tions shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President to notify each individual elected. (b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Eleaion Report Meeting, or tho next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the results -as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as pro­ vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary cont^^ined in Article XI, Section 1. This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the_ failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the provisions of Article X, Section 2, as to succession shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. SaOion 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged with the preservation and retention of all election records, including the ballots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue such other and further directives as to the election procedures as are required by law, which directives shall be part of the election procedures of this Union. Article XIV Other Elections Section 1. Trial Committee. A Trial Committee shall be elected at a special meeting held at 10:00 A.M., the next business day following the regular meeting of the Port where the Trial is to take place. It shall consist of five full book members, of which three shall constitute a quorum. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Port Patrolman, or other Union personnel may be electd to serve on a Trial Com­ mittee. No member who intends to be a witness in the pending trial may serve, nor may any member who cannot, for any reason, render an honest decision. It shall be the duty of every member to decline nomination if he knows, or has reason to believe, any of the foregoing disqualifications apply to him. The members of this committee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Section 2. Appeals Committee. The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven full book members, five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the port where headquarters is located. The same disqualifications and duties of members shall apply with regard to this committee as apply to the Trial (Committee. In addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Committee in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Committee decision, if the said member was a member of the Trial Committee. Section 3. Delegates. As soon as the President is advised as to the date and duly authorized number of delegates to the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America, he shall communicate such • facts to the Port Agent of each Port, together with recommendations as to generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. These facts and recommendations shall be announced and read at the first regular meeting thereafter. Unless changed by a majority vote of the membership during that meeting, the election rules shall apply. These rules shall not prohibit any full book member from nominating himself. The results of the election shall be communi­ cated to each Port Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and an­ nounced at the next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of election hereunder may include provisions for automatic eleaion of all qualified nominees, in the event the number of such nominees does not exceed the number of delegates to be elected. Article XV Trials and Appeals^ Section 1. Any member may bring charges against any other member for the commission of an offense as set forth in this Constimtion. These charges shall be in writing and signed by the accuser, who shall also include his book number. The accuser shall deliver these charges to the Port Agent of the port nearest the place of the offense, or die port of pay-off, if the offense took place aboard ship. He shall also request the Port Agent to present these chrrgei at the next regular meeting, llie accuser may withdraw his charges before the meeting takes place. �... •opiritH <i SEAFARERS If t«ctieii S. After presentation of Ae charges and die request to evidence to lupMrt sudi • finding and. In tuch cas^ die Appeals (c)' Misconduct during any meeting or cAer official Voloa the Fort Aieot^ the PbR A#tat shdt CMM* tiknae dMnn to be seed Cn—irtii slid mot aaake km owe fjedw^ ae to ike veiikt of oc bciagjacUaioa mta bf caadiHt aot pcovided IOC chevhen la Ais AKITUJ * er die said meeting. If the diarges are tweeted br * majochr eoec or the |>ott, ao , (b) In no event shall increased pamshsMat be wnmiaraded. (d> Refnsal or ncgl^enr faihu* lo cany oat ecdm of Aow liirdier actkn aur be ^en tfaenoa, naless ruled otfaenrise by e Ally authorized ID piaka soch ordeo at aay ttmai. (c> A new trial diaE be lernmrnendcd if die Appeals Cooimittea niajority Tooe of the memberdiip of the Uaioa eridiia 90 (a) that any aeiBbct of dw Trial Committes should have Sactlea 4. Upon pcoof of the commlssroo of any ofi Aa fisllawlag thereafter. If the charges are accepted, and the accused is pceaeat, fifida disqualified, oe (b) disc die accused was not adetyiately offenses, members shall be penalized up to and inctudina a fina of lie shall be aatomaticallx on notice that he will be tried dm fol> beta infocmed of die details of tbe chai^ odense, which resulted in lowing morning. At his request, die trial shall be postponed until his not faavitijc been given a fair trial, or (c) that foe any other 130.00; (a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-oos ot pay-offiit I the morning following the next regnlar meeting, at which rime die reason, die accused was noe given a &ic trial. Trial Gxnmlttee will dien be elected. He shall also ba handed a (b> failure to submit Union book to Unioa repecsenta-i (d) If there is not substantial evidence to support a finding of tlves at Wilful written copy of the charges made against himpaj^off; gnilr, die App^s Committee shall recommend diat the charge on If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall immediatdy (c) Disorderly condua at pay-off or sign-on; cause to be sent to him, by registered mail addressed to his last which the finding was based be dismissed. (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives In dia« (e) Tlie Appeals Committee may recommend lesser punishment. known mailing address on file with the Union a copy of the charging Aeir duties; charges, the names and book numbers of die accusers, and a noti* Sacdoa 14. The Appeals Commtttee shall deliver its decision and (e) Disorderly condua in the Union hall; fication, that he must appear with his witnesses, ready for ttial the dissent, if any, to hiadquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies morning after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the to be published and shall have them sent to each pott in time to (f> Gambling In the Union hall;Trial Committee will be elected. (g) Negligent failure to join ship. there before the next regular scheduled meeting. Headquarters In the event a majority of the membership of the Union shall reach shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at thor last Saciioa 5. Any member who has committed an offense penalized •ore to accept charges after their rejection by a port, the ttial sfa^l known address, or notify th^m in person. by no more Aan a fine of $50.00 may elect to waive his rights take place in the Port where Headquarters is located. Due notice dieted shall be given to the accused, who shall be informed of the Section 15. At the meet^ indicated In Section 14 of Ais Article, under this Constitution subject to Ae provisions of Article XV, name of his accusers, and who shall receive a written aatement the membership, by a majority vote, shall accept Ae decision of.Ae Section 19 and to pay tbe maximum fine of $50.00 to the duly , of the charges. At the request of the accused, ttanspottation and Appeals Committee, or the dissent Aerein. If.Aere is no dissent, authorized representative of Ae Union. ' subsisteuce shall be provided the accused and his wimesses. the decision of the Appeals Committee shall stand. Soctioa 4, This Union, and its members, Aall not be deemed to If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held in Ae port waive Section 3. The Trial Committee shall hear all pertinent evidence whete any claim, of personal or property tights to which it or its headquarters is located, in the manner provided for in and shall not be bound by the rules of evidence required by courts Section 2 of Ais Aitide. Any diecision so piovidL^ for a new trial members are entitled, by bringing the membu to trial or enforcing of law but may receive all relevant testimony. Thf Trial Committee Aall contain suA directions as will insure a fair hearing to Ae a penalty as provided in Ais Constitution. noay grant adjournments, at the tequest of the accused, to enable accused. Saetfon 7. Any member under suspension for an offense under him to make a proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee Article shall continue to pay all dues and assessments and must Sodion 16. Headquarters shall notify Ae accused and each accuser, Ais falls beneath a quorum, ir shall adjourn until a quorum does exist. observe his duties to Ae Union, members, officials, and job holders. either in person or in writing addressed to their last known Section 4. No uial shall be conducted unless all the accusers are address, of the results of the appeal. A further appeal shall be present. The Trial Committee shall condua tfre trial except that the allowed as set forth in Section 17 of Ais Atticle. Aritd* XVli accused shall have the right to cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, and the witnesses, as well as to conduct his own defense. The accuwd Saction 17. Each member ,is charged wIA knowledge of the pro­ Pubffcations may selea any member to assist him in his defense at the trial, visions of Ae Constitution of the Seafarers International Union provided, (a), the said member is available at the time of the of NocA America, and the tights of, and procedure as to, further This Union may publish suA pamphlets, journals, newspapers, trial and (b) the said member agrees to render such assistance. apped as provided for therein. Decisions reached thereunder shall magazines, periodicals and general literature, in such manner aa If the accused challenges the qualifications of the members of the be binding on all members of the Union. may be determined, from time to time, by Ae Executive Board. Trial Committee, or states that the charges do not adequately inform Sactien 18. It shall be the duty of all members t>f theTInion to kim of what wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place of such commission,-such matters shall be ruled upon and dis­ take all steps wiAin their constitutional power to carry oat Ae Arlkfo XVIN posed of, prior to proceeding on the merits of the defense. The terms of any effective decisions. Boncts guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven by the weight 19. Every accused shall receive a written copy of Ae of the evidence, and the burden of such proof shall be upm the charges pteferred against him and Aall be given a reasonable time Officers and job holders, whether dlected or appointed as well •censer. Every finding shall be based on the quality of the evidence to prepare his defense, but he may Aereafter plead guilty and all oAer employees handling monies of the Union shall ba _«nd not solely on the number of witnesses produced. - waive any or all of Ae other rights and privileges granted to him as bonded as required by law. Saction 5. The Trial Committee shall make finding as to guilt by this Article. If an accused has been properly notified of his trial and fails to attend wiAout properly requesting a postpone­ or innocence, and recommendations as to punishment and/or other Arh'de XIX Union action deemed desirable in the light of the ptoceedings. These ment, the Trial Committee may hold its trial without his presence. finding and recommendations shall be those of a majority of the Expanditures committee, and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent. The Artrcie XVI committee shall forward its findings and recommendations, along Saciion 1. In tbe event no contrary policies or instructions are In Offenses and PenalHes with any dissent to the Port Agent of the pott where the trial took existence, the President may auAorize, make, ot incur such ex* place, while a copy thereof shall be forwarded to the accused and pendinues and expenses as are normally encompassed within Aa Section 1. Upon proof the commission of the following offenses, authority conferred upon him. by Article X of this Constitution. the accusers, either in person or by mail addressed to their last known addresses. The findings shall include a statement that the Ae member shall be expelled from membership: Saction 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly apply to (a) Proof of membership in any organization advocating Ae tights of the accused under this Constiration, were properly safe­ Ae routine accounting and administrative procedures of the Union guarded. The findings also must contain the charges made, the date OverArow of Ae Government of the United States by force; except those primarily concerned with trials, appeals, negotiations, of the trial, the name and address of the accused, the accuser, and (b) Acting as an informer a^inst the ititeiest of Ae Union strikes, and elections. each witness; shall describe each document used at the trial; shall or the membetsbip in any organizational campaign; contain a fair summary of the proceedings, and shall state die Soction 3. The provisions of this Atticle shall supersede to the (c) Aaing as an kiformer for, or agent of, the company agamst findings as to guilt or innocence. If possible, all documents used at Ae interests of the membership or Ae Union; extent applicable, tl« provisions of Article X of this Constitution. the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations shall be (d) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy to in^!i«ia' f>art''bf the regular files. destroy Ae Union. ArHcle XX Section 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, upon receipt Sectioii 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of Ae following incom* of the findings and recommendations of the Trial Committee, cause the findings and recommendations to be presented, and entered offenses, tlie member Aall be penalizM up to and induAng a SodioH 1. The income of Ais Union shall include dues, initiation penalty of expulsion from Ae Union. In the event the penalty of into the minutes, at the next regular meeting. expulsion is not invoked or recommended, the penalty Aall not fees, fines, assessments, contiibutions, loans, interest, dividends, as Section 7. The Port Agent shall send the record of the entire exceed suspension from the rights and privileges of membership well as income derived from any other legitimate business operation proceedings to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies for more than two (2) years, or a fine of 450.00 or boA: or other legitimate source. thereof to be made and sent to. each Port in time for the next (a) Wilfully misappropriating-or misusing Union property of Soction 2. An official Union receipt, properly filled out, shall ba regularly scheduled meeting. Ae value in excess of $50.00. given to anyone paying money to the .Union or to any person auth­ Saction 8. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall be dis­ (b) UnauAorized use of Union property, records, stamps, seals, orized by the Union to receive money. It shall be the cfuty of every cussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority vote of the mem­ etc., for Ae purpose of personal gain; person affiliated wiA Ae Union who makes such payments to bership of the Union shall: (c) Wilful misuse of any office or job, elective or not, wIAin Ae demand such receipt. (a) Accept the findings and recommendations, or Union for the purpose of personal gain, financial or oAetwise, or Soction 3. No assessments shall be levied except after a ballot (b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or Ae wilful refusal or failure to execute the duties or functions conducted under such general rules as may be decided upon by • (c) Accept the findings, but modify the recommendations, or of Ae said office or job, or gross neglect or abuse in executing majority vote of the membership, providro that: or functions or other serious misconduct or breach of (a) The ballot must be secret (d) Order a new trial after finding that substantial justice has such duties The President may, during the pendency of disciplinary not been done with regard to the charges. In this event, a new trust. (h) The assessment must be approved by a majority of Aa under this subsection, suspend the officer or jobholder trial shall take place at the port where headquarters is located proceedings valid ballots cast. from exercising the functions of the office or job, wiA or without and upon application, the accused, the accusers, and their witnesses pay, and designate his temporary replacement. Soction 4. Except as otherwise provided by law, all paymentt shall be furnished transportation and subsistence. (d) UnauAorized voting, or unauthorized handling of ballots, by members or other affiliates of this Union shall be applied suc­ Section 9. After the vote set forth in Seaion 8, any punishment stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or election files, or cessively to the monetary obli/^tions owed the Union commencing (O decided upon shall become effective. Headquarters shall cause election material of any sort; with the oldest in point of time, as measured from the date or notice of the results thereof to be sent to each accused and accuser. (e> Preferting . charges wiA knowledge th^ such charges are accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears Aall be calculated accordingly. Section 10. An accused who has been.found guilty,- or who is -falsr, ^nnder effective punishment,may appeal in the following manner:' (f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false reports He may. send or deliver a notice of appeal to Headquarters or communications which fall within Ae scope of Union business; Article XXI within 30 days after receipt of .the notice of the decision of .the (g) Deliberate failure or refusal to join one's Aip, or mis­ membership. Other Types of Unten AffUielieii conduct or neglect of duty aboard Aip, to the detriment of Ae Soction II. At the next regular meeting of the pott where Head­ Union or its agreements; To Ae extent permitted by law, Ais Union, by ^jority vota quarters is located, after receipt of the notice of appeal, the notice (h) Deliberate and unauAorized interfereace, ot deliberate and of Ae membership, may provide for affiliation wiA it by individ­ shall be presented.and shall then become part of the minutes. An malicious villificatioa, WiA regard to Ae execution of the duties uals in a lesser capacity than memberAip, or in a capacity cAer Appeals Committee shall jhen be elected. The Vice-President in of any office or job; Aan memberAip. By majority vote of Ae memberAip, Ae Union charge of contracts is charged with the duty of presenting the may provide for Ae rights and obligations incident to such capaci­ (i) Paying for, or receiving money for, employment aboard a before-mentioned proceedings and all available documents used as ties or affiliatiofls. These rights and obligations may include, but^ evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as any ves.sel, exclusive of proper earnings and Unioa payments; are not limited to (a) the applicability or nomapplicability of all' (j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of afiiliation for Ae oc Written statement- or argument submitted by the accused. The any part of Ais Constitution; (b> Ae terms of such affiliation; scoased may argue his appeal in person, if he so desires. The purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to Ae Union, (c) Ae right of the Union to ];«remptory termination of sucli appeal shall be heard at 'Uaioa Headquarters on the night die or unauAorizedly transferring or receiving evidence of Union affiliation and, (d) Ae fees required lot such affiliation. In no cocomittee is elected. It shall be the responsibility of the accused affiliation, wiA intent to deceive; event may anyone not a -member receive evidence of affiliation to insure that his written statement or argument arrives at head­ (k) Wilful failure or refusal to carry oat the order of those duly equivalent io tbst of members, receive priority or righ^ over quarters in time for such presentation. auAorized to make suA orders during time of strike. members, oc be termed a member. (1) Failure or refusal to pay a fine or assessment within the tioM Section 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the appeal as soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration of the evidence limit set therefor eiAer by the Constitution or by action taken in Avtkk XXII and arguments before it It may grant adjoutntuen'ts and may accordance with the Cbnstimtion. request the accused or accusers to present arguments, whenever Soeiien 3. Upon proof of the cominissioa of any of Ae foUowitig tmtssatf for audh fair consideration. offenses, members shall be penalized up to aad iiicluidiQg a sus­ SactHM 1. Uabss elsewhere hereia otherwise sperificaUy pttMnded, factbn 11. The, decision of Ae Appeals Cotnmittce shall be by pension from Ae rights and privileges of membership foe two (2) the qaatam for a special OMCtiag of a port shaU he rix ML hook .tBSJofity vote, and shsll he in die form of finding and recommeo- years, or a fine of 15(1.00 ot tioA: datioas. Dissents will be alloweiL^Decisions and dissents shall, be in (a) Wilfully Qf ikuuslsg Unioni pcopetty facilofi 3. The quoron for a cegoJae mseting of • Pott Aatt ha wriciog and signed by tkose partkipatiae in such decision or di.Mewr. of the v^ua under fifty C3B) members. ^ its findlnM and ncommendatioas, the committee (h> Asstmiiw any oflke oc jdb^ wtictlAr eketwe or aoc yriA M jovetnad ^ tbe uBawiagi fiitriiia 8. UakH toAamSat iqyfrificatly sec focA hendn; Aa knowricdge of the hdi ei paiiMiiii at kmi taatifiraiiona ntgakad deciate94 tepotta, mwnmttiiitariBa^ at atfaer luaerioaa of My; («) ^0 findidg of guilt «b*U be te«ttscd if thete it wbMutnl thetefot; �SEAFARERS famaMf, IHt tM of dw UaloB itqalriof • ononuB to «t ofldillf, dull 1)t loriif ol tfaow Tod^ aBd toall aot 1M <dBci«l «( dlhctito I d» qooniffl nqalnnwfiti nn met. S IMHMI 4. Unlcit otfaetwlM ladicttad benlii, «d>ct« die nqaira* menta for a quorum are not ipccifically set forth, a quorum •hall M daoncd to be a majority of diose composing the applicable of the Union. Arriel* XXill Mentings Snppleiiiciit—rmee Seven LOC Artlcl* XXV Amendmsnl* This Constimtion.shall b« amended in die following mannett Sactian 1. Any full book member may submit at any regular meeting of any port proposed amendments to this Constitution in resolution form. If a majority vote of the membership of the Port approves it, the proposed amendment shall be forwarded to •11 Ports for further action. faction 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by a ma­ jority vote of the membership, it shall be referred to a Constitutiond Committee in the Port where Headquarters is located. This Committee shall be composed of six full book members, two from each department and shall be elected in accordance with such rules as are established by a majority vole of that Port. The Com­ mittee will act on all proposed amendments referred to it. The Committee may receive whatever advice and assistance, legal or otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare a report on the amendment together with any proposed changes or substimtions or recommendations and the reasons for such recommendations. The latter shall then be submitted to the membership by the President. If a majority vote of the membership approves the amendment as recommended, it shall then be voted upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the Union by secret ballot in accordance with the procedure outlined in Article XIII, Section 3(b)' through Section 5, except that, unless otherwise required by a majority vote of the membership at the time it gives the approval necessary to put the referendum to a vote, the Union Tallying Committee shall consist of six (6) full book members, two from each of the three (3) departments of the Union, elected from Headquarters Port. The amendment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if too le.ngthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment shall be posted on the bulletin boards of all ports and made avail­ able at Ae voting site in all ports. Section 3. If approved by a majority of the valid ballots cast, the. amendment shall become effective immediately upon notifica­ tion by the Headquarters Tallying Committee to the President that the amendment has been so approved, unless otherwise specified In the amendment. The President shall immediately notify all ports of the results of the vote on the amendment. - iXHisnr A Mfnimaf raquiramants to be contained In Constitutfofi of subordinate bodies and divisions chartered by or affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. I All members shall have equal rights and privileges, subject to reasonable rules and regulations, contained in this Constimtion, faction 1. Regular membership meetings shall be held monthly including secret clecdon, freedom of speech, the right to hold office only in the following major pora at the following times: and the right of secret votes on assessment and dues increases, all firing the week following thy first Sunday of evere month a in accordance with the law. meeting shall be held on Monday—at New York; on Tuesday—at Philadelphia; on Wednesday—at Baltimdlre; and on Friday—at Detroit. During the next week, meetings shall be held on Monday" II at Houston; on Tuesday—at New Orleans and on Wednesday—at No member may be automatically suspended from membership Mobile. All regular membership meetings shall commence at except for non-payment of dues, and all members shall be afforded 2:30 P.M. local time. Where a meeting day falls on a Holiday a fair hearing upon written charges, with a reasonable time to pre-, cflScially designated as such by the authorities of the state or pare defense, when accused of an offense under the Constimtion. municipality in which a port is located, the port meeting shall take place on the following business day, Saturday and Sunday •hall' not be deemed business days. III The Area Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all regular This Union is.chartered by (and/or affiliated with), the Sea­ irieetings in ports in thier respective areas. In the event the Area farers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes Vice Presidents are unable to attend a regular meeting of a port, and Inland Waters District, and this Constimtion and any amend­ •they shall instruct the Port Agents, or other elected job holders, ments thereto', shall not take effect unless and until approved as set to act as chairman of the meetings. forth in the Constitution of that Union. In the event a quorum is not present at 2:30 P.M. the chairman of the meeting at the pertinent port shall postpone the opening df the meeting but in no event later than 3:00 P.M. IV faction 2. A special meeting at a port may be called only at the An object of this Union is, within Its reasonable capacity, to direaion of the Port Agent or Area Vice President. No special promote the welfare of, and assist, the Seafarers International Union meeting may be held, except between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Water* i :00 P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at least two hours District. n advance, on the port bulletin board. The Area Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all special meetings in ports in their respective areas. In the event the Area The charter (and/or affiliation) relationship between this Union Vice Presidents are unable to attend a special meeting of a port, and the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, they shall instruct the Port Agents, or other elected job holders, to Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall not be dissolved so act as chairmen of the meetings. Article XXVI long as at least ten members of this Union, and the Seafarers The contents of this Section 2 are subject to the provisions of Transition Clause International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Article XllI, Section 4(a). Inland Waters District acting through its Executive Board wish to faction 3. Notwithstanding anything to Ae contrary, all regular Section 1. It Is the purpose and Intent of this Article to provide continue such relationship. meetings shall be governed by the following: for an orderly transition from Union operations and activities as governed by the Constimtion in effect prior to the adoption 1, The Union Constitution. VI of this amended Constimtion, to operations and activities conducted 2. Majority vote of the members assembled. In accordance with this amended Constimtion. Accordingly, the No amendment to this Constitution shall be effective unless and following sections are to be given the interpretation required to until approved by at least a two-thirds vote of the membership in a effecmate the foregoing purpose and intent. Article XXIV secret referendum conducted for that purpose. In, any event, the adoption of this Constitution and any amendments thereto, will not Section 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and other similar Definitions and Miscellaneous Provisions procedures and processes of this Union, in effect immediately be effective unless and until compliance with Article II of the Relating Thereto prior to the adoption of this amended Constimtion shalt'jse deemed -- Constimtion of the Seafarers International Union of North America .•—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District is first made. faction 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with to be permitted heruender and shall continue in effect unless or until changed, in accordance with the provisions hereof. herein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any illness or situation Vii preventing the affected person from carrying out his duties for more Section 3. All methods and means, of collecting and disbursing than 30 days, provided that this does not result in a vacancy. Union funds, all segregations of Union funds, rules of order The Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, However, nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed to generally followed, bonding procedures, reinstatement procedures, Gulf, Lakes and Inland 'Waters District shall have the right to prohibit the execution of the funrtions of more than one job and any other practices or procedure, in effect immediately prior check, inspect and make copies of all the books and records of this and/or office in which event no incapacity shall be deemed to to the ad6ption of this amended Constimtion, shall be deemed Union upon demand. exist with regard to the regular job or office of the one taking over to be permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect unless or the duties and functions of the one incapacitated. The period of until changed in accordance witli the provisions hereof.VIII incapacity shall be the time during which the circumstances exist. Section 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage, including those This Union shall not take any aaion which will have the effect faction 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the with regard to admission into membership, in effect immediately term "vacancy" shall include failure to perform the functions of any prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed of reducing its net assets, calculated through recognized accounting office or job by reason of death, or resignation, or suspension from to be permitted hereunder and shall continue in effect unless or procedures, below the amount of its indebtedness to the Seafarers International Union of North America^—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and membership or expulsion frpm the Union with no further right to until changed in accordance with the-provisions hereof. Inland Waters District, unless approved by that Union through its appeal in accordance with the provisions of Article XV, of this Section 5. All officers and other jobl^olders elected as a result of Executive Board. Constimtion. the balloting held by this Union during November and December faction 3. When applicable to the Union as a whole the term, of 1958, who are serving at the time of the adoption of this iX "majority vote of the membership", shall mean the majority of all amended Constimtion, shall continue to serve, without reduction the valid votes cast by full book members at an official meeting of in salary, in the office most closely related to the one held prior to So long as there exists any indebtedness by this Union to tha those ports holding a meeting. This definition shall prevail not­ that adoption, and for a term not to exceed that for which he Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, withstanding that one or more ports cannot hold meetings because was eleaed in the balloting held in 1958. For this purpose the Lakes and Inland Waters District, that Union shall have the right of no quorum. For the purpose of this Section, the term "meeting" following table sets out the new office and job, the present nearest to appoint a representative or representatives to this Union who 'ahall refer to those meetings to be held during the time period equivalent in terms of functions presently performed, and the shall have the power to attend all meetings of this Union, or its within which a vote must be taken in actTordance with the Con­ identity of'the person occupying it. The adoption of this amended sub-divisions, or governing boards, if any; and who shall have stitution and the custom and usage of the Union in the indicated Constimtion shall constimte ratification of this table. access to all books and records of this Union on demand. This priority. representative, or these representatives, shall be charged with the Old Title . Individual IJew Title duty of assisting this Union and its membership, and acting as a • faction 4. When applicable solely to port action and not con­ Secretary-Treasurer PAUL HALL liaison between the Seafarers International Union of North America cerned with, or related to, the Union as a whole, and not forming President —Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District and this Union. part of a Union-wide vote, the term, "majority vote of the mem­ Executive Assistant Secretarybership", shall refer to the^ajority of the valid votes cast by the Vice-President Treasuret CAL TANNER full book members at any meeting of the Port, regular or special. Vice-President in . faction 5. The term, "membership action", or reference thereto, charge of Contracts So long as any unpaid per capita tax, or any other indebtedness •hall mean the same as the term "majority vote of the membership". and Contract Assistant Secretaryof any sort, is owed by ffiis Union to the Seafarers International Treasurer CLAUDE SIMMONS faction 6. Where the title of any office or job, or the holder Enforcement Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Distrirt, such indebtedness shall constimte a first lien on the assets thereof, is set forth in this Constitution, all references thereto and Vice-President la of this Union, -which lien shall not be impaired without the writtea the provisions concerned therewith shall be deemed to be equally * charge of the Assistant Secretaryapplicable to whomever is duly acting in such office or job. Treasurer^ approval of the Seafarers International Union of North America—• EARL SHEPPARD Atlantic Coast Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District aaing through faction 7. The term "Flection Year" shall be deemed to mean . Vice-President in its Executive Board. that calendar year prior to the calendar year in which elected offi­ charge of the Assistant SecretaryTreasurer cials and' other elected job-holders are required to assume office. Gulf Coast liNDSEY WILLIAMS XI The first election year hereunder shall be deemed to be I960. Boston Port Agent Vice-President in The per capita tax payable by this Union to the Seafarers Inter­ faction 8. The terms, "this Constitution", and "this amended charge of the Lakes and Administrative national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Constitution", shall be deemed to have the same meaning and shall and Inland Waters Direaor of Great AL TANNER Inland Waters District shall be that which is fixed in accordance refer to the Constitution which takes the place of the one adopted Lakes District •with the terms of the Constimtion of that Union. by the Union in 1939, as amended up through August, 1956. (To be filled by the faction 9. The term, "member in good standing", shall mean a President in accord­ XII jncmber whose monetary obligations to the Union are- not in arrears ance with Constim­ for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspension or expul­ Seaetary-Treasu ret tion) VACANCY This Constimtion and actions by this Union pursuant thereto sion effective in accordance with this Constitution. Unless other­ are subject to those provisions of the Constimtion of the Seafarers Assistant SecretaryHeadquarters wise expressly indicated, the term, "member", shall mean a member International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Treasurer BILL HALL Representative in good standing. Inland Waters District pertaining to affiliation, disaffiliation, trustee­ Assistant SecretaryHeadquarters ships, and the granting and removal of chaiters. faction 10. Unless plainly otherwise required by the context of Treasurer ED MOONEY their use, the terms. "Union btxjk", "membership book", and "book", Representative Assistant Secretaryshall mean official evidence of Union membershijp. Headquarters XIII Treasurer JOB VOLPIAN Representative faction 11. The term "full book" or "full Union book" shall mean This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers International only an official certificate issued as evidence of Union membership Since no elected officer or jobholder currently performs the Union of North America through the Seafarers International Union which, can be attained oisly by those members who have first funrtions of the new office of Secretary-Treasurer, that office shall of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ acquired the highest seniority racing set forth in the standard be filled by the President pursuant to Article X, Seaion. l(j) of trict. It shall share in, and participate as part of, the delegation of collective bargaining agreement. this Constimtion. From the date of the adoption of this Constim­ that District to the Convention of the Seafarers International Union fectien 12. The term, "full book member", shall mean s inember tion, the officers, as. above described, shall execute the powers and of North America in accordance with the provisions of the Con­ to whom a full book has been duly issued and who is entitled to functions, and assume the responsibilities of the said offices as stt stimtion of the Seafarers International Union of North AmericaAtlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. io:th in tlr-is Constimtioo. tetain it in accordance with (lie provisions of tin's Constitution. 5 �,, - 1". ^ , •^!^.^-,t-^~-,, , •,•-,'•(• •- 7 -•• v: ;,. -. 'V'': _ .•'o'.'-'' • If rf .f I. .. -Vi? I I <• ,v • lyiJifil • •-' I ::V^#: ^!JV ;.| EFE/ey SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED • Protection of the rights and privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. • The right to vote, ^ The right to nominate himself for, and to hold, any office in the Union. • That every official of the Uniotr shall be hound to uphold and protect the rights of every member and that in no case shall any member be deprived of his rights and privileges as a member without due process of the law of the Union. • The right to be confronted by his accuser and to be given a fair trial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members if he should be charged with conduct detrimental to the welfare of Seafarers banded together in this Union. ^ The righrto express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. ^ The assurance that his brother Seafarers will stand with him in defense of the democratic prin­ ciples set forth in the Constitution of the Union* /. ;i / ' ^ »f"-:' \ , iS:' i" • ' i {J.i • Itr'V' • ^ ^ • ' - n W• 1''!;; .. 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Title A name given to the resource January 1962 Description An account of the resource Headlines: NEW SIU PLAN ASSURES MILK ON ALL TRIPS US SEA UNIONS SET GLOBAL UNIT RALLY WORLD LABOR DRIVE ON RUNAWAYS SIU, MEBA DEMAND PROBE ON CHARTERS HALL IN HOUSTON READY TO OPEN BY NEXT MONTH SIU CLINIC EXPANDED TO PHILA. MTD SETS UP NEW GLOBAL BODY PHS, FOREIGN AID RISE ONLY GAIN IN NEW BUDGET SHIPPING-WHEAT COMBINE BROADENS RUNAWAY DRIVE SIU CREWS TWO MORE GRAIN SHIPS SHIPBUILING AID SLASHED AS AUTOMATION GETS PUSH NEW ORDER TIGHTENS ’50-50’ CARGO RULES UNION WINS MAJOR GAINS IN HIGHWAY TRAILER PACT SEE BIG HARBORS, CANAL VIA CONTROLLED A-TESTS SIU CLINIC PROGRAM SET FOR PHILADELPHIA STARTING FEBRUARY 1 US TAX DEADLINE COMING – LOG ALL EXTRA INCOME SIU CONSTITUTION Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/1962 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIV, No. 1 1962 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/98415bcc89c324c987fcb15e17a83507.PDF cc6e656aea946f98d9a65fd012ebb6a5 PDF Text Text Vol. XXIY No.I SBAl'ARBBS LO.G .._._I I 2 , r.:;:-'----- OFFIClAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO I - fnvesfigafe Charters •- A rgen f IDeS. •' · BaCA Pickets from the .unions of the Maritime Trades Department International Division walk the line alongside Argentine seamen to protest the firing of union crewmembers off the Rio Tunuyan. Argentine State Line vessel got away via court action but faces additional picketing when she returns to the States. (Story on Page 2.) - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - S t o r y On Page 3 MTD, Chileans Plan Ship Drive ~~E~~t*~'~t..r:~~t~i{ftft~~>!11':?~~~~-:~~:1~··}~:r:~=filt~~~;~=;·r~-~~~~J·:::~ir:~~~ff:~~:u~~:§i~j:~ft~~<tfil%tm;x~~::.~~;~~~~~§~i~~~a~~:~:~-~~~r..&~*~=~;~~-&*~ ~ I Seafarers Welfare Plan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - S t o r y On Page 2 ~ I DIGEST OF BENEFITS SURGICAL SCHEDULE I Seafarers Pen:ion Plan I··; · See Supplement II Aided By ID-MJD ' l*:~i~~@;i1~;rn.rn .. ·:i~~i~~~~t~~$~i~~~~~t11~1~~~~~!:~t:~~:m-~~::;~t~~~~~~~~wit~?~=~~m~$~~~''-~~J~~~s~~1~w:.t~~~~~m=~~;~~~*-~~~1ilm:~%~~~\~~~~ SS Chicka-aw Beached r With her prop clear of the water, the Chickasaw (Waterman) rests helplessly on the rocky coast of Santa Rosa Island, · southwest of Santa Barbara, Calif. All crewmembers 'were taken off but the , vessel had to be abandoned when tugs could not pull her clear . . The Waterman C-2 went aground during a violent storm which drenched Southern California with its heaviest rainfall in years. She was inbound to Wilmington, Calif., from Yokohama at the time. (Story on Page 3.) . ' • < • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - S t o r y On Page 2 �sE Chileans,, MTD Agree To Fight Cut-Rate Ships . .4,. .4 RE Rs i .o .c Plcketllne Support For ·A rsentlnes •Ships.>J:tDf:N - 'Gle.nn Flight BAL HARBOUR, Fla.-A major gain in the fight of US marine unions against low-wage. ships of all flags was made at the Maritime Trades Department meeting here w}:ien an agreement was signed with+ · Chilean union representatives nounced that he had rejected vessels. The charges· made by N~U President t O bo ye ott such . . Joseph Curran agamst the ID- agreement provides that the Chilean unions wiH not service vessels in US trade which do not pay their Latin crews the wage scale of their national flag. · The object of the agreement is to halt the two-pot system. whereby Latin American crews on European-flag ships receive less wages . than their European counterparts. The same practice is followed on European-flag vessels manned by African and Asian nationals. (See story on this page.) Conference Held Following the MTD meeting, representatives of the International Division of the MTD conferred with AFL-CIO President George Meany; Pieter de Vries, sec;retary general of the International Transportworkers Federation, and Omer Becu, secretary of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. The confer~nce discussed proposals to resolve the differences between the ITF and the American .maritime unions which led to the withdrawal of the SIU, the International Longshoremen's Association and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association from the ITF last spring. In connection with the meetings between the ITF and the ID-MTD, AFL-<;10 President Meany an- House May Act To Tax Runaways MTD as untrue. Curran had accused the new international division of splitting the world labor movement. The agreement between the Chileans and the MTD was signed by Wenceslao Moreno, secretary general of the Chilean Maritime Feaeration, and Mario Ferrada, financial secretary of the Seamen's Union of Chile. The agreement involves a pledge by the Chileans not to load or supply crews for European-flag ships headed for US ports unless the crews receive the European wage scale. Ships arriving here with low-wage crews aboard would be the targets of MTD action in US ports. At present, a great many European-flag ships are engaged in the US-Latin American trade hauling such raw materials northbound as iron ore, copper, tin, oil, bauxite and coffee. Many of them follow the practice of hiring Latin crews at a lower scale than a European crew would receive. Demonstrating support for picketing Argen.t i.ne sea'Y'en ~re ll ~r l Red Palmer, SIU; Edwin Wilson, .,Michael Carlin and Jose Perez, 10-MTD international representatives; Walter Sibley, SIU; Jose Arranz, who was fired ._off the Rio Tunuyan, and Pete Loleas, 10-MTD representative. 1 \ ' At least two vessel-. of the SIU· manned Suwannee . Steamship Beet had ringside sea.ts at the h~s­ torlc three-orbit ftight of Colonel John Glenn on Tuesday, February 20. While rigid security precautions were imposed on the role of the Suwannee vessels, radio and television broadcasters identified the Rose Knot and the Coastal Sentry , as being among the world network o,-.tracking stations which maintained contact with the Mercury spa~e capsule as it passed .overliead. Apparently, there was one picket ship stationed in the Gulf of Guinea oft'. the West- coast of Africa and another one in the .Indian Ocean. Most of the tracking was done by a far-flung network of land-based stations ranging from Bermuda to New Zealand. MTD Aicls Argentine Sti-ikerS NEW YORK-The International Division of the Maritime Trades Department successfully conducted its first action on behalf of a foreign maritime union early this month when it supported the beef of the Argentine maritime workers union against the Argentine-flag Rio Tunuyan in this•--·- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - port. MTD whose executive director is in New York State Supreme Argentine seamen, members Thomas · L. <Te.ddy) Gleason, ILA Court. The ship was able to sail, of SOMU, the recognized maritime union in that country, picketed the ' ship in protest against the firing of union members and their replacement by non-union seamen. Longshoremen · at Pier 25, North River, where the ship was berthed, promptly respected the picketlines. The ILA le one of the member unions of the ID General Orgamzer. The owners of the vessel, the Argentine State Lines, have claimed that they have the right to hire seamen from any source and ar-e not obligated to obtain crews from the Argentine union. Subsequently, the picketing was halted ~emporarlly when the operators obtained a restrainirig order Wage Discrimination Old Evil On European-Flag Vessels The two-pot wage system, under which European-flag v~ssels pay seamen of other countries at a lower wage scale, is a long-existing evil. Ever since the start of World War II, efforts have been 'made by various groups to put a stop to this practice, but without success. Indian seamen's un--+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ions have been partic~ularly equal pay for equal work on ships diilns, Pakistanig., Malayans, Hong Kong Chinese and Africans. None vociferous in their complaints of a given national ftag. on this score. The practice la probably most of these crews receive British As far back as 1944, the ITF widespread on British-flag vessels wages although the ships fly ,,the passed a resolution caJllni for which employ thousands of In- UK flag. In some instances, the wages paid are $25 a month or less. WASHINGTON-Another effort to tax runaway operations is being Hits British Conditions made in Washington. The House Thus, aside from the abuse of Ways and Means Committee, the crews invo1ved, the practice which originates tax - legislation, enables British ship operators to is acting favorably on proposals keep British seamen from .obtainto tax the earnings of dummy foring significant improvements in eign subsidiaries of US cor.poratheir shipboard conditions. tions. If carried t hrough, the tax proposals wouJd affect the earnThe two-pot wage system was a ings of American-owned runaway major factor in Jast year's strike ship operations. of Danish seamen. The strikers Funds Never Returned ·in the Port of New York comA particular target of the legplained that when Danish ships islation would be money which is went on Far East runs, they never piled up abroad and never regot back to Denmark. The result turned to US owners where the was that Danish crews would leave funds would become taxable. The the ships eventu.ally and be reproposed legislation would, also hit placed by Asians at much lower ~t the practice of runaway comscales. panies which make interest-free The practice ls particularly "lo,ans" to parent companies in prevalent in the Caribbean area the United States, or purchase the on tankers and ore boats running stocks of the parent concerns. out of . the 'area, with virtually all · These devices are favorite runEuropean flags employing Latins away dodges. Since the earnings · th · E at a Iess~r sea1e an uropea11s. .are called "loans" they are not By contrast American and Canataxable, yet the parent company . • has the use of the money. Simi.d1an-flag· vessels pay crewmemlarly, the sale of stock to a sub'bers the contract scale no matter ID-MTD Executive Director Teddy Gleason (right) congratusidiary 'is 8 ready source of funns . what country t h ey come from. T o latei Wef)eeslao Moreno, secretary general, Chilean Mari-. Otherwise it woulcl have to go. out would be an open do Ot"'erwise 1 Federation, after latter signed agreement. for fight on · ti'me ' and ' borrow: it or' sell addjtional invltatiQn tp the operators to use bargain.- basem·e nt shipping.• i ;Stand,ing 11-rl are Raymond for.eign,. seamen as the unwitting .'litobk fo the public. "the commit·· McKay; executive vice presid ~nt, Marine En9inee1i~ · Q·e11eficial tee proposes th~t' these~"Joans~' be topls· of ~ campaig~ to . dlj!!jtro.Y ~ss~~iation; Mario. Ferra~a. 'financial , se.cr tary; .Seamen's : treated as . divjdends. iin"d be~ . .t'axed .A.m~ri~an . ,,and , C~l)~qlan; wage accordingly. · ' . , '.i: U'l!~t\ ,R,{ G~ilF .. fi nd . ~aJ ,1 ~.itp~~ ..~~.~·~i~epi! .A~~~ . 9fr.~~~P~:. s~ales. b"=' t -;19~ ~ ,...;i."':.;;; j..;: ;.%,.J.,_:.t,f., ~ J ..;..;,,, k> .Z·~J ~;/~~·/.-,.(,1.,( SIU Missile . but the restraining order was vacated when Justice Irving L. Levey of 'the state court declared that jurisdiction over the issue rested with the Federal courts. This · paves the way toward fu.rther picketing of the Tunuyan, if needed. Member unions of the ID-MTD, including the ILA and the SIU, had received telegl'llms from Latin America urging support of the Argentine union. Consequently, when the picketline was established by the Argentines, ID-MTD pickets supported them in protest against the substa~dard conditions under which the Argentine seamen were being compelled to work. The restraining order, naming the Argentine union, the ILA and the International Division, was issued after two days' picketing: . ID - MTD Executive Director Gleason, in cilscussing the beef, declared, "The MTD International Division was founded for the purpose of offering mutual support and assistance to free maritime trade unions everywhere. The MTD is happy to have the opportunity to render effective assistance to our fellow trade unionists and maritime workers of Argentina~ · He pointed out that without the Division, th~ Argentine strikers would have had no central group here in the States to whom they could appeal for assistance, particularly _with reference to the . legal questions involved. SEAFARERS LOG. Feb., 1962 . PAUL Vol. XXIY, No. 2 ~ HAL~, Presfdent 1 H&J!B&nr BR~No, Editor; IRw1N SPIVACK, · Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAM..i:N, Editor; HERMAN Anr uuR, ALliERr AMA- 4rt rEAu, ARTHUR MARKOw1rz, MIKE POLLACK, Staff Writers. , Publlshed monthly et the headquerten of thi Sealarers 1nternat1011a1 Union,. At- lantlc, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL·CIO, 675 l=ourth Avenue, Bi'ooklyn 32, NY. · Tel . HYaclnth 9-6600• • Second class postage p1ld at the Pq~ Office In Brooklyn~ NY, urider the Ad . 11f Aue. l4, .1912.. , : . :. . :. . ~ ". "'·' ·' ' ' ' '"' uo . �l'••l'IW7. ttn · Press Interviews Anti-Hoffa Leader Union _Chcir.g es Sfir Senate Inquiry Into Aid Cargo Charters WASHINGTON-A Senate Commerce Committee staff investigation has been sche<Iuled to look into charges raised by the SIU and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association concerning the manipulation of charters on foreign aid cargoes. The committee is going • to examine all aspects of other a~encies, includin~ State deal; manipulation in the assign, " ,, • and Agriculture, concerning the ment of Government-financed car50-50 cargo operations defects in the present system of goes; abuses of the waivers which with particular emphasis on the activities 0 f cargo brokers. After anti-Hoffa group representing 850 Philadelphia Teamsters voted to accept SIU charter, local press interviewed leaders of the group in the Union hall. Speaking into mike is Ron Davis, head of the anti-Hoffa "Sweep" movement, while SIUNA President Paul Hall looks on. Cardullo Resignation Backfires: Anti-Hoffa Groups Join SIU In Phila., St. Louis T wo more notab}Q successes have been scored by the SIU in its anti-Hoffa campaign with the addition of more than 1,100 former Teamster me.m bers to the Union's ranks in Philadelphia and in St. Louis.+ In a sequel to the affiliation of shoreside workers in the Phila'f OOO i d . . . delphia area. o 5, . tax rivers m CluA f ew d ays a ft er c ar d u11o•s ac- cago with the SIU, 850 employees of Philadelphia trucking firms and 280 taxi drivers in St. Louis afflliated with the SIU. Additional groups ot Teamsters in various east coast and midwest clties have also approached the SIU express ing their dissatisfaction with Hoffa's leadership and their desire for representation through an established AFL-CIO inter'n ational union. In the course of the anti-Hoffa drive, the SIU accepted the resignation of Steve Cardullo, Philadelphia port agent. In resigning, Cardullo announced that he could not ca1·ry out the SIU's policy of opposing Hoffa. He then accepted a job from Hoffa as an organizer Juli Dro.p s Two Ports Bull Line . has announced an embargo on bagged sugar cargo shipped fro~ Ponce and Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, claiming that it. is losing heavily in the sugar trade ·b ecause of inadequate rates. The company · is also discontinuing service to the two ports since sugar was the largest single cargo offering available. Hearing Ordered As a result of tha company's action, the Maritime Commission· bas ordered a hearing at which Bull Line will have to justify its eittbargo plans. Since th·e company is a domestic carrier, its operations to Puerto Rico and its cargo rates come under Government jurisdiction. The company said that the present cargo rate, 59 cents per 100 'pounds, is ' no.t adequate to ·cover costs. ~t ls asking for a sl.. abl..: rate increase ·to....75 cents per 100 pounds. · ; F~~' _ ; tion, the SIU presented a charter to a rank-and-file group representing. the 850 members of Teamsters Local 161. The group, consisting of an anti-Hoffa organization known as the "Sweep" movement, represents all the clerical workers of the Philadelphia Transportation Company and approximately 50 other companies In the laundry, general freight and air freight fields. Under the leadership of Ron Davis, the rebels }Jave been issued a charter as the Clerical and Allied Workers Union, Local l, SIU, and are a_c tively campaigning throughout their jurisdiction and organizing previously non-union operations all over the city. Subsequently, the Yellow . Cab employees in St. Louis who had previously quit the Teamsters voted to dissolve their independent organiza tion and affiliate with the Transportation Services and Allied Workers of the SIUNA. The 5,000 taxi drivers in Chicago, who had also gone independent, were the first group to receive a charter in this division. The Chicago and St. Louis groups, having left the Teamsters previously, brought their representation rights with them when they affiliated with the SIU. The Philadelphia workers have already filed petitions with the National Labor Relations Board to establish their right to bargain collectively for the 850-member unit involved. An early NLRB vote is expected. Since Cardullo's resignation, the shipping and servicing activities of the SIU Philadelphia hall have been carried out under the direction of Earl Shepard, SIU vicepresident for the Atlantic Coast. Patrolmen and staff memberll from headquarters and from Baltimore are s~vlcing the ships and the approxiinateiy 1,000 shoreside members of thP SIU-affiliated United Industrial Workers In the area. assigning cargo. The documentation dealt in great detail with the almost totally-unsupervised manner in which Government-financed cargo is assigned to ship operators. The result is that the Intent of the "50-50" law is being violated daily. The unions cited four areas wh ich merited close examination. They are the relations between cargo brokers and the various foreign missions with whom they The two maritime .unions, in calling for the investigation, charged that the loose and slipshod procedures used by the brokers were defeating the intent of Congress and the purposes of the "50-50" legislation. The result is that US ship operators are being deprived of access to Government-financed cargoes or are 'being forced to accept unfair terms dictated by the brokers or foreign missions, with the approval of the Government agencies involved. The unions' demand for revision in bidding procedures has been supported by the Tramp Ship Owners Association. The president of the association, Earl J. Smith, has called for sealed bidding on all Government-financed cargoes to ·replace the present system of oral bids. The operators have also proposed that the Maritime Administration be given over-all supervision of the chartering of vessels to carry farm surplus shipments. The unions' call for an investigation followed a 23-day picketline in Lake Charles, Louisiana, which had effectively tied up the Britishflag Salvada. The pickets were protesting the loss of a farm surplus cargo to the Salvada by an American-flag vessel. As a result of the picketing, a meeting was held in Washington where the two unions submitted detailed documentation to Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg and to . representatives of are permitted under the "50-50" act when an American ship is supposedly "unavailable"; and the ab· sence of sealed bidding procedure:; as well as a lack of appropriate supervision of bidding. They pointed out that many mil· lions in US Government transportation appropriations were Inv o 1 v e d, yet the Government agencies handling the cargo have disclaimed any responsibility for supervision of bidding procedures. AFL-CIO NAMES HALL TO EXECUTIVE BODY BAL HARBOUR, Fla.-The AFL-CIO Executive Council has named SIUNA President Paul Hall to one Gf the two vacancies on the 27-man governing body of the Federation. The action was taken on Feb-~ ruary 25 the closing day of negotiation of wag~ increases to ' . , . strengthen purchasing power, as the Councils mid - wmter well as an effective tax program meeting. Election to the executive body automatically carries with it a designation as a vice-president of the labor federation. The vote to name Hall was unanimous. No decision was taken on the remaining vacancy, which was left open until the next session of the Council. In other action!, the Council called for a more vigorous national policy for dealing with persisting unemple>yment problems and the continuing lag in the economy. It called for extension of unemployment insurance benefits and ~~~~~~E~~~";1~t~~~~t.~~=m~e:~~-rm~~~'~&~-;;i<~~~=~~~~ on earnings of US subsidiaries overseas. The Council also made plans for a major get-out-the-vote drive in next fall's Congressional elections. The Federation intends to assign $250,000 of its own funds for this purpose in addition to so1iciting support from all of its affiliates on the basis of special per capita contributions. Support for sizable pay raises for Federal employees, including postal workers, was also ·voiced by the Council, which stressed tha need for bigger raises in the low· est pay brackets. IND EX : Chickasaw Lost On Rocks;_ ·To Departments All Crewmembers Saved I The Canadian Seafarer . , - Page 10 . The SIU Inland Boatman ii ~ -Page 8 ~~ A&G Deep Sea Shipping : Report -Page 6 ~ ~ S'U Safety Department ~ ~ I I WILMINGTON- Just a few hours' steaming time from its first US port of call, the Waterman freighter Chickasaw was driven up on the rocks of Santa Rosa island on February 7 during a severe California• these efforts were futile and that ·winter storm. The ship was the hull was suffering severe abandoned after futile efforts damage, the vessel was abandoned. ~1 :~;;:~ ;:,:·:::~?] :Et~V.t~~~~~~~:~:;~~~; ~~ 1 ~ voyage from Japan when she was , ~! The Pacific Coast S~:arer ~ trapped in a driving rain storm ffi • • age 5 ~ with high winds. An SOS brought ~ Editorials -Page 11 l~ The SIU Industrial -Page Worker ~ The Fisherman and I f,§ ~ c . annery Worker 14 ;, ~ -Page 15 ~ . ~ SIU . Social Security Dep't ~ ~ -Page l'1 ~ ~ SIU M d'eal D t t ~ ~ e L__ epa~i;::e 18 ~ t the Goast Guard and the 669th Air and <:;ontrol Squadron to the rescue. A 15-knot wind and swells of eight to ten feet impeded rescue efforts. Most of the crewmembers and passengers were taken off to the beach with a breeches buoy, while 14 crewm em b er s, including Captain Emanuel Patronas, stayed aboard t~ . as ls,t in efforts to free the fie1ghter from the rocks. Continued stormy weather and heavy seaa barred salvage efforts. When · it became apparent that II ~ pboard Ne~s ~ -Pa&'es 19, 20, 21, 22 .· --~~~~~~~~~ · who apply for maternity, hospita! or surgical benefits from the Welfare Plan are urged to keep the Union or the Welfare Plan advised of any changes of address while their applications are being processed. Although payments are often made by return mail, changes of address (or illegible return addresses> delay them when checks or "baby bonds" are relurned. Those who at'e moving are ath•ised to notify SIU headquarters or the Welfare ,P lan, at 17 Battery Place. New York 4 · NY. ~~°""~~'\~~~~~\~\~~~~~~~• �,. SE.4FA.REICS il-PS ON £0& - . . SEAMEN~S- IN-C?@M.E - T:AX RETURNS 2'he following is an u)'>·tO'·date revi!ion of an a rtfcle bu the SIU!s taz e%J)eri Seafarers' Federal income -taxes. on. Qtleatlon.s int7oMng Income In ·the aame manner al lmbUraed by the Seafarers-·W ellare wqes. The Plan malls, after De- PIAn lor any of tbelSe costs, ltic:b·.a1 Generally, with yery few exceptions, seamen are treated no differently under the ·in- cember 31 of each year, ·a W-2 family hospital and surgjcal... 'exform to each- seam&.n who has re- .pense, he cannot' deduct the w_hole coine tax laws than any other citfaeit or resident of the US. celved vacation pay lndlcati'11 the bfll, only that part in excess of the (The non-resident alien ~eaman must also file a return, but . the rules are not the same tc~l amount :rec~ived - and the benefits :i;>eid by the Plan. for him.) + withholding and Social Security All expenses Qver one percent of WHO MUST FILE. Every taxes deducted from it. adjusted gross income ,for drugs and medicine can be deducted. The Seafarer Who l·s· a ci·ti"zen or GAMBLING GAINS. All net deductible portion jg then comresident of the United cStates gains from· gambIJng nmst be reQ bined, with other medical and den- Long Tr1·p.Tax ·Problems -whetttet an adult or minorA major beef of seamen on taxes is that nornfally taxes are not withwho had $600 or more income in held on earnings in the year they earned the money, but in th.e-:year the _i961 inus~ ·me; 'if 65. or ovei:, $1,200 · f payoff took place. For example, a seaman who sign~d on or a fiveor more. • ld A Seafarer with income of less month trip in ' September, l9 6 l, paying off in January, 1962·· wou have than these amounts should file a all the five nionths' earnings appear on his 1962 w- 2 slip and all' the -return · to get a refund if tax was taxes. withheld in 1962· This practice could increase his taxes in 1962 .withheld. A married Seafarer. with even tJt.ough his. actual 1962 ~arnings might be less than those in 196 1. Jncome less than his own personal There are ways to minimize the impact of this situation. For ex.ample, exemption should file a joint re- while on the ship in 1961, the Seafarer undoubtedly took draws and turn wilh his wife to get the small- may ha~e sent alloments home. These can be reported as 1961 income. er tax or larger refund for the Unfortunately, this rais~s another complica'tion. The seaman who couple. reports these earnings in 1961 will not have a W-2 <withholding stateWHEN TO FILE. Tax returns ment) covering them. He wHI h11ve to list all allotments, draws and slops on the tax return and explain why he doesn 't have a W-2 for them. have to b e f i1e d by Apri l 15• 1962· thh Id h i However, the April 15 deadline is Furthermore, since no tax will have. been wi e on t ese earn ngs waived in cases where a seaman is in 1961, he will have to . pay the full tax on- them with his 1961 return, at sea. In su~h instances, the sea· at 20 percent or upwards, depending on his tax bracket. man must file his return at the The earnings '\\Ill show up on his 1962 W-2. The seaman then, on his first opportunity, along with an 1962 return, would have to explain that he had reported some of the affidavit stating the reason. earnings in 1961 and paid taxes on thE?m. He would get a tax refund Another rule governs situations accordingly. where a seaman signs on · in one What happens then, in our hypothetical case, is this: year, signs off the next and gets a statement of his wages and the tax • When the man pays off in January, 1962, the employer withholds withheld !W2 form) from the ship- taxes on all his earnings on the trip, including allotments and draws. ping company when he signs off. e At the same time, if he reports the allotments and draws on his Under such an arrangement, it is 1961 return, he pays taxes on them with his return. possible for a seaman to have no Jn essence, the seaman would pay taxes twice on the same income and income in one year and the equiv- then get a refund a year later. · • · · a 1en t of t wo years rncome m an, this will save the se.aman some tax money in the long run, it other. While In order to alleviate this, the means he is out-of-pocket on some of his earnings for a full year until !eamen can report his allotments, he gets his refund. Also, this procedure would undoubtedly cause Internal Revenue to slops, draws and other cash items as income and then deduct this examine his returns, since the income reported would not jibe with the amount from the total income re- totals on his W-2 forms. ported on the W-2 form he gets the That raises the question, is this procedure justified? It is justified 1;econd year. (See story at right.) only if a seaman had very little income in one year and very considerHOW TO Fll,E. The Seafarer able income the next. Otherwise the tax saving is minor and probably should file the short fo1·m 1040A not worth the headache. For example, if a seaman's payoffs totaled If his income was less than $10,000 $3,000 in 1961 and $7,000 in 1962 because his longest 1961 voyage paid · and consisted entirely of wages re- off in '62, he would save a maximum of about $20 in taxes by reporting ported on withholding statements his 1961 draws and allotments on his 1961 return. (W-2 forms) and not more than $200 total of dividend s, interest, trusts, etc., use and attach Sched- relatives) more than ten percent and other wages not subject to ule B. of the support of a dependent to withholding. A husband and wife If you have income from a per- claim an exemption for that indimay file a joint return if their sonally owned business, attach vidual, proyided the other contribcombined incomes do not exceed Schedule C. utors file a declaration that they these limits. If you have income from the sale will not claim the dependent that THE SEAFARER SHOULD FILE or exchange of property, attach year. Form 1040 instead of Form 1040A Schedule D. CREDIT FOR EXCESS SOCIAL If you have ·income from farm- SECURITY <FICA) TAX PAID. IIing, attach· Schedule F. If a total of more than $144 of (1) he had income from sources ADVANTAGES OF A JOINT Sol.ial Security <FICA) tax was other than or in amounts la rger RETURN. Generally it is advan- withheld from the wages of either than those stated above, tageous for a married couple to (2) either husband or wife file a joint return. There are bene- you or your wife because one or both of you worked for more than ltemizes deduc tions, fits in figuring the tax on a joint one employer, you may claim the (3 ) he claims the tax sta tus of return which often result in a low- excess ove1· $144 as a credit against l1ead of househ old or surviving er tax than would result from your income tax. · husband or wife, separate returns. DIVIDEND INCOME. If a sea(4 ) he claims dividends received EXEMPTIONS. Each ta-xpayer credit or retirement income credit, is entitled to a personal exemption man has income from stock dividends; he can exclude the first $50 15) he claims an e~clu sion for of $600 for himself, $600 for his from his gross income. He may "Sick Pay" paid directly to him by wife, an additiona l $600 if he is be eligible to an additional credit 'his employer and this amount is over 65 and another $600 if he is against his total tax liability up to includ ed in th e total wages sho wn blind. The exemptions for age and a maximum of four percent of the '()n form W-2. blindness apply also to a taxpayer's balance of the dividends received (6) he claims deductions for wife, and can also be claimed by in 1961. travel, transportation, or "outside both of them. · WELFARE, PENSION AND VA· salesmen" ex12ense, Jn cases where a man's wife lives CAT'ION BENEFITS. Benefits re(7) he claims credit for pay- in a forei gn country, he can still ceived from the SIU Welfare Plan mehts o·n estimated tax or an over- claim the $600 exemption for her. d6 not' have to be reported as in.payment from 1960, In addition, a taxpayer can claim come. . (8) he is a nonresident alien lfile $600 for each child, parent, grandPayments received from .t he SIU F:orm . 1040B, Form 1040NB, or parent, brother, brother-in-law, Pension Plan are includable as inForm 10_40NB-a). sister, sister-in-law, and each uncle, come on the tax return of those The 1961 Form 1040 has been aunt, nephew or niece dependent pensioners who retire with a norrev.•sed. The form is limited to a on him, if he provides more than mal pension. There is a special resingle sheet which is used by those one-half of the~i· support during the tirement income tax · credit to be persons whose income was .entirely calendar year. The dependent fl'om salary and wages and divi- must have Jess than $600 income dends and interest of uot more and Jive in the US, Canad a, Panthan $200. Supporting schedules ama or the Canal Zone. are to be attached according to the A child under 19, or a student individual ne rls of each taXIH!Yef; over !!! can ~!11'~ over $600 and still as follows: count as a dependent if the taxpension payments received after If ·your dividends ·and interest pay,e ! provides .moi·e than one-half ag9 '\i5 are tax~blel in,,..,t~eonsame exceed $200, o.r if you have inc·ome. . of ~us SlJI>I/ort. . marmer as a no. ma p.;.i:n . vacation pay received · from the from rents, royalties, lpension·s, anThe- law also enables a seaman nuities, partnet~hips, · 'estates, who' Is contributing (with t other. Seaiare1:s Vacation. Plan'. Js, taxcible. ~)f~~¥!~t~;~;~~;i:~ii 4 ported as income. However, if more was lost than gained during the year, the. losses are not dedu~tible, but 5imply. cancel out the gains. TAX CREDIT FOR REhREMENT INCOME. A tax credit of up to $240 is allowed for individuals against retirement income such as re'nts, dividends and earnlogs at odd jobs. However, an adjustment must be made in this . credit for Social Security benefits. The followinc 'ltems can be used as deductions arainst Income (IF YOU DO NOT TAKE THE STANDARD DEDUCTION): CONTRIBUTIONS. A taxpayer can deduct up to 20 percent of gross income for contributions to charitable institutions, and an additional ten percent in contribut· t h h h ·t' l d wns o c urc es, osp1 a s an educational institutions. · INTEREST. Interest paid to banks and individuals on loans, mortgages, etc., is deductible. . TAXES. In general, you can deduct: personal property taxes, real estate taxes, state or local retail sales taxes, auto license and driver's license fees, state gasoline taxes and state income taxes actually paid within the year. You cannot deduct: Federal excise taxes, Federal Social SecUl'ity taxes, hunting and dog licenses, auto inspection fees, water taxes and taxes paid by you for another person. MEDICAL AND DENT AL EXPENSES. All expenses over three percent of adjusted gross income for doctors and dental bills, hospital ·bills, medical and hospital insurance, nurse care and similar costs can be deducted. Other such costs include such items eyeglasses, ambulance service, transportation to doctors' offices, rental of wheelchairs and stmilar equipment, hearing aids, artificial limbs and corrective devices. However, if the Seafarer ls re- as tal expenses which are subject to the no.rmal three percent rule. The three percent rule on medical services does not apply in cases where a taxpayer is over 65, but the one pel'cent ' rule on medicines and drugs does. In addition, the US allows the taxpayer to deduct ail medical expenses of dependent parents over 65. The one pereent rule on medicines and d,ru.gs stiJl applies; CHILD CARE. This allows a deduction of up to $600 to a wi'dower, di'vorced- or legal.ly ' •eparated taxpayer toward the cost of providing care of a child under: 12 or 8 person physically or mentally incapable of support, regardless of age. This expense is deductible only if its purpose is to allow the taxpayer to remain g!linfully employed. It cannot be claimed if the t payment for child care wen to a person who is already claimed as a dependent. AUMONY. Periodic payment• of alimony to a wife in accord with a written agreement between th~m can be deducted. CASUALTY LOSSES. Tl1e reasonable value of all clothing and gear lost at sea due to storm, vesse.J damage, etc., for lvhich the taxpayer is not otherwise eompensated, can be deducted as an expense. The same applies to fire loss or losses in auto accidenta which are not compensated by insurance. WORK CLOTHES, TOOLS. Th• cost and cleaning of uniforms and work clothes which ordinarily can• not be used as dress wear can be deducted. This· includes protective work shoes, gloves, caps, foul weather gear, clothing ruined by grease or paint, plus tools· bought for use on the job, or books and periodicals used in direct connection with work. UNION DUES. Dues and initlation fees paid to labor organizattons and most union assessments """ hP. deducted. 0 In Philadelphia Seafar.ers Hall "' ',JfJ~ ' Relaxing aroul'ld ·card table in Phil4delphia hall .I l~r I a r~ O. Gonsalves, deck; J • . Brennan. engine; Ji99s Jeffers. · • k . d I · h b k ·· · ·) engine., and ~oe Blac , stewar wit ac to camera , .are •• bet.w.~.en .ruinm.y.... hands. .. •·. , ·• -· .. .. '· ~ . ,. · •. • . . . .. ~ .., �__,______________________________ S K A. FA. R g R S t 0 G __________________________ ~.:.:..:.....::..:.::..=...::...:_..=-.::....::... 'THE PACIP:IC Yr :~ - ~: ' t : Rall Unions Discuss Merger Problems 1~ ... - ' Pal"e Five __:::.:...:~ I : COAST r-'-~- _.__.,.,_~_·_· SEAFABE:R ?iJQ"TJI!'!'-. SUP Reelects Officers, . SAN FRANCISCO-Union-wide . balloting by the Sailors Union of the Pacific over a two-month period ended January 31 with the reelection of all lncuntbent officers. For the first time, the. new terms of office will be for a two-year period. · Morris Weisberger was returned as secretary-treasurer over ·n ominal opposition, while assistant secretary-treasurer Jack Dwyer was reelected unopposed . . Other officials reelected were: San Francisco-Joe Pohorence, dispatcher; C. P. Shanahan, first patrolman; Jim Dlmitratos, second patrolman; William Berger, third patrOl!J'.lan; Homer Davis, engine · and steward patrolman; Seattle-Ed Coester, agent; George Lewis, patrolman; Portland-Frank Fellows agent; John Battles, patrolman; Wilmington-Gordon Ellis, agent; Ray Murphy, patrolman; Tony Finale, engine and steward patrolman· New York-William Aonstrong, agent; Geert Pott, patrolman; Hono: lulu-James Dooley, agent; New Orleans-Philip Monssen, agent. Matson Plans Active Year SAN FRANCISCO-Matson Lines has plans for a busy year for SIU Pacific District seamen. The company has scheduled 77 sailings in 1962, enough to carry 100,000 passengers to and f r o m + - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hawaii and the South Pacific. At take courses in sales techniques. the same, Matson announced it Convention ships will make it was launching an intensive cam- easier for delegates to bring their paign to develop shipboard con- families, who can use the vessels' ventions for two of its liners, Lur- recreation familities while meetline and Matsonia. ings are going on. After the meetMatson and the 'E. F. MacDon- ings, the whole family can be toald Company have developed a gether for the evening's fun, dining campaign to attract companies to and entertainment. use the vessels as seagoing conThe Matsonia and Lurline will vention ships where a "captive'.' be used as convention ships during audience can be shown new prod- the 60 sailings the vessels will ucts, develop marketing ideas or make between the West Coast and Hawaii. Matson has scheduled the Mariposa and Monterey for 16 voyages to the South Pacific. The Matsonia is also down for a special sailing from Honolulu to the Seattle World's Fair on April 19, where she will sei·ve as a hotel ship during her three-day visit. At Christmas time, the Lurline will make her seventh annual AGANA, Guam-SIU Pacific Dis- cruise to Acapulco. : trict unions have been successful in their ~fforts to prevent the USflag Chicot from continuing to sail from here to Far East ports with foreign crews. The ship had been operating under a Department of Defense SAN FRANCISCO - Negotiawaiver which permitted her to use tions between the SIU Pacific Disforeign crews while sailing under trict Unions and the Pacific Marithe US flag. This operntion had time Association are continuing been under attack by the three on a day-to-day basis in a lastWest Coast unions since 1960. The ditch effort to arrive at a contract unions. have offered contracts to settlement without a strike. the ship's owners but were reThe original strike deadline set buffed a number of times. for Tuesday, Febru.ary 20, has The Defense Department de- been pushed back on a 24-hour . clded not to renew the waiver after basis while negotiators wrestle the unions enlisted Congressional with outstanding Issues. support in their fight. In denying At issue are increases in welfare renewal, the department said, In benefits, retroactivlty to October Washington , DC, that the "waiver's l, 1961, as originally agreed upon, not in the interest of national de- and appropriate wage adjustfense, a ccordingly, waiver not ments. Agreement had previously granted." been reached on details of a clinic The ship's cwners, Jones and progr(.lm on the West Coast, while Guerrero Co., of Guam , must now employers have offered $150 use American crews, If it contin- monthly pensions with retirement ues its US-flag operation. at age 62. West Coast -.u nions Win Waiver Fight C·ontinue WC Pact Talks Pacific Djstrict Shipping I ' · Port San Francisco SUP 12/11 to 2/5 MFOW 1/1 to 1/31 MC&S 12/27 2/8 TOTAL '° 1,246 218 1,052 2,516 Seattle 238 60 r53 351 Portland 186 18 45 249 126 696 Wilmington ._570 (no hall) New York 172 53 80 303 New Orleans 101 8 1 110 45 24 28 97 Jionolulu San Pedro TOTAL (no hall) 2,558 '19 460 Cno hall) 1,385 79 4,403 ' -, Proposed mergers of maj~r US railroads, including the New York Central and Pennsylvania, are discussed by G. E. Leighty, chairman of the Railroad Labor Executives Association, at a press briefing in . Washington. A study conducted on behalf of the association by Leon H. Keyserling, prominent economist, warned that mergers would seriously affect employment and the national economy. Kennedy Names RR Tug Board To Resolve Manning Dispute More than a year after the end of the historic railway marine strike in which SIU Railroad ~arine Region members turned back the railroads' bid to arbitrarily terminate jobs on their New York Harbor tugs, President Kennedy appointed a commission to investigate the issues of the strike. SIU+·- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Presidential group which US Bureau of Labor Statist1cs vice-president Claude Simmons was named to the com- will consider the railway marine commissioner; Lloyd H. Bailer. manning issue includes nine mem- New York arbitrator; Ternon H. mission. The strike, conducted by the bers, three from labor, three from Jensen, Cornell University profesRailway Marine Region, the Ma- management and three "neutral" sor of labor relations; L. B. Fee, New York Central vice president; rine Engineers Beneficial Associa- members: Ned R. Phillips, MEBA asso- J. J . Gaherin, Eastern Railroads tion, and the Masters, Mates & Pilots against 11 major Eastern ciate counsel; Simmons ; Capt. Labor Committee chairman; J. J. railroad and terminal operators, John M. Bishop, MM&P secretary- Maher, Pennsylvania Railroad latreasurer; Isadore Lubin, former bor relations manager. ended January 23, 1961. Both sides agreed to maintain the status quo on railway tug manning scales at the end of the stoppage which had ,spread as far west as Cleveland. In addition, the two sides resolved to participate in the Presidential commission in(Ed. note: The following account is another in a series which will vestigating the so-called "feather~ bedding" issue in the railroad in- appear in the LOG on Seafarers who serve as sh.ip or departmenti deLegates. Future issues wm carry interviews from, other SIU vessels.) dustry. A separate commission, which Sailing in the deck department of SIU ships for nearly 10 was finally appointed early In Febyears has given H. A. "Tony" Bergine a firm and capable ruary of this year, was to Investigate the issue of railway tug man- hand as delegate. The 36-year-old native of Minnesota is ning. However, the RMR and the current ship's delegate aboard-+ other unions involved have de- the Steel King (Isthmian). ship's delegate takes the grie~ance clared that any commission findShortly after joining the to the top leve~ - the engmeer, ings would only be taken under SIU in 1953, Bergine recalls, he bull mate ~r ~kipper. . advisement and would in no way began serving as deck delecrate On a ~hipw1de beef, Bergme "because I c~uld note.d. th<: sl~ii1's delegate goes be binding. yell louder than topside . with 1t, and a new ~P­ proach 1s called for on every ship. anyone else," he " On this ship you have to ease joked recently. in, very diplomatically. On some Experience others, you've got to wade in like SIU membership meetings aboard many vesyou have bolh guns luatletl." are held regcularly once a month sels since he on days indicated by the sm first shipped out Constitution, at 2:30 PM In the of Seattle has listed SIU ports below. All Seat a u g ht Bergine ,,,;:1 farers are expected to attend. that tact and a Bergine "<'1 Those who wish to be excused thick skin are should request permission by sometimes needed to handle the telegram (be sure to Include delegate's job. registration number). The next "If you really get down to the SIU meetings will be: business of being a delegate," New York March 5 Bergine says, "you'll find that there's no end to the fine points Philadelphia March 6 of representation which you can Baltimore March 7 learn." The routine beef and arrangeDetroit March 9 Houston March 12 ments which delegates can take care of are many. "Launch schedNew Orleans March 13 ules, fi1ail, shore passes In foreign Mobile March 14 ports, sailing board notices, are some of the day-to-day details that Monthly Informational and a delegate has to handle, and educational SIU meetings for there are all kinds of wrinkles." the West Coast membership Bergine, who makes his home E. L. Wheatley, president of have been authorized by the in Long Beach, Calif., and sails the International Brotherhood Executive Board, starting at 2:00 PM. and are scheduled In mostly out of Wilmington, likes of Operative Potters, receives th~ longer runs. l\farub as fullows; congratulations from Paul Being ship's delegate requires March 26 a different approach than depart- Hall, president of the AFLWilmington San Francisco March 28 ment del~gate, Bergine said. If a CIO Maritime Trades DepartMarch 30 beef can't be settled by the dele- ment, as ·his group becomes Seattle s....;.•_,...___.........._......._.....:_._.....:_.;....:._ _,, gate withiq his pf?~artment, the the 30th union to join MTP. SIU MEETINGS 30th MTD Union �' -Pate•·.·. SEAF~BEBS ROTARY ·SHIPPING BOARD (Figures On This Page CoveT Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic., Gulj., Lakea and lnfund Waters· District.) January 1 Through January 31, 1962 Continuing a pattern of many years' standing, sh_ipping took its usual big dip in January, following the hot shipping and heavy holiday turnover in December. Overall, the January total of 2,390 men shipped was 600 off the December ·figure of 2,998. Surprisingly, · while the January shipping total dropped, the month's ship activity figure went up over December (see right). The 518 vessels serviced· last month represents an increase of 64 ships over the year-end activity. Compared to January of a year ago, both the shipping total and the ship activity figure show increases, indicating that 1962 is getting off to a g<;>od start for Seafarers. If this year's shipping pace continues in the same manner as last year's, then job turnover should be fairly rapid for all hands wanting to move out. Interestingly enough, while shipping fell off in January, Seafarers in the Class A seniority group more than held their own. The. total of 1,506 "A" m~n shipped last month was equal to 63 percent of all jobs filled. This figure is an increase of more than 10 percent over the · pe:rcentage total of "A" men shipped in December. .. This incUca~es how the seniority provisions are working ou~ for top-rated men, with the big shipping drop coming in the· lower-rated Class C · group. · ~ The "C" shipping. total for the nionth of January was about 10 percent, with only 270 men shipped as compared to December's total of 588. Class B totals also. fell off. 614 "B" men filled sleep-sea berths while ·in December, 828 "B" men shipped. Registration was off for both Class A and B men and, at the end of the month, there was only a slight increase in "B" registration. This is a good omen for next month which is expected to have fair to good shipping · from most ports. · Ship Aci!vily ,., Sit• •• . ·~ lo1toa ••••••• 18 . Oat Traaa. TOTA'l. 0 10 - Now Yorlr •••• 50 11 Plillaclolpllla • ~ · I laltfMore •••• 14 4 16 . U.7 t 11 25 Norfolk ••••.. . 6 5 t H Jack10.vllle • • 4 Tampa • • . . • • • 1 Moblle .. . ..... lt Now Orlea•• .. 10 Houston •••••• 10 Wilmlngtoa • • • 0 San Frandsco. • 4 Seattle . .. .. • .. 6 2 0 10 9 H 10 37 69 15 10 9 11 17 16 81 15 19 21 305 511 TOTALS . • , .150 t 2 0 5 6 H 43 41 J9 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP Port ......... .. Boston New York . . ..•.. •••.. Philadelphia ........•. Baltimore . . ..••.• .••• Norfolk Jacksonville ...•.•.... Tampa . ............. Mobile . New Orleans ... . ...... Houston Wilmington . . . ... . • •• . San Francisco . ...•..• Seattle .......... .. .. .... ... . ..... ..... ......... TOTAf~ I 2 45 6 12 8 15 1 18 46 33 11 16 11 224 Registered CLASS 8 "GROUP SALL 2 I 0 3 21 7 74 23 142 3 21 5 I 32 0 60 2 39 9 12 25 1 5 20 2 37 0 2 2 5 0 27 8 I 53 0 63 27 136 2 52 21 106 4 21 1 5 5 22 43 2 5 5 33 0 17 357 119 I 100! l 5 2 2 18 6 7 3 8 0 ~ s ·3 34 4 18 8 8 2 7 15 20 3 6 4 15 21 8 6 9 U6 132 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS 8 GROUP ALL 5 65 10 27 12 16 2 10 32 45 12 14 13 Shipped CLASS C GROUP I 4 32 6 13 7 7 0 14 16 44 1 17 7 2 3 ALL 1 3 1 8 0 64 18 114 5 17 6 29 l 29 50 0 8 17 27 1 3 15 3 25 1 1 0 1 0 21 8 43 0 62 14 92 0 75 24 143 2 13 4 18 0 22 9 48 1 17 8 32 0 1 263 ;i6s356t o6T63o 11 G'ROUP 2 I ALL 0 2 2 14 23 42 6 6 13 3 11 14 0 8 9 -3 5 9 0 0 0 6 0 6 21 6 15 6 27 35 0. 4 4 2 12 9 21 11 32 61 127 I 199 1 Registered On The Beacfl CLASS B · CLASS A 10TA1 SHIPPED CLASS GROUP GROUP I ALL . 1 2 I ALL 3 ALL A 2 B C ALL 1 16 1 8 2 11 5 4 25 0 3 8 1 1 5 4'2 18 174 82 132 .4 2 256 .5 22 51 9 18 114 78 j 2 2 12 26 0 5 6 29 13 48 9 5 6 65 38 1 1 50 46 14 1 77 11 125 3 19 34 2 10 12 10 0 23 0 5 42 13 6 27 9 6 9 7 . 16 2 4 9 25 43 15 . 19 36 0 9 9 18 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 6 9 3 3 0 0 ·9 80 0 4 5 41 0 2 43 6 2 51 34 5 9 :92 53 4 21 29 22 9 122 63 76 25 164 2 7 21 27 48 9143 35 9 187 53 69 19 '141 0 2 13 3 26 1 10 4 3 25 10 2 13 3 18 11 12 10 10 48 5 17 0 70120 25 7 .52 1 2 32 11 2 32 2 66 15 10 1 26 0 8 3 ---40 I 77 630 199 77 I 906 '363 509 12'1 I 999 12 131 175 I 318' 2 0 6 1 0 1 4 0 2 4 2 . 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 9 0 8 29 • ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP pOrf 1 0 21 1 5 4 5 0 0 22 12 6 8 1 85 Hoston .. ... .... ... . New York . ........... Philadelphia ..... ..... B11Itimore . . .......•.. Norfolk J acksonville ....•..... T an1pa . ... ..... ... .. . Mobile ... ....... . New Orleans . ......•. . Houston Wilmington . . . .. ..... . San Francisco . ....... Seattle ......... ....... .. . ........... TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shiooed CLASS A GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 2 1 2 1 2. 1 5 83 21 11 29 32 72 1251 21 25 0 3 16 8 8 41 21 51 2 31 5 8 22' 1. 15 6 5 12 3 15 l 21 1 11 16 4 5 0 1 0 1 5 0 29 15 7 36 1 5 9 81 12 115 1 26 25 52 52 71 ·1 25 18 7 44. 13 2 21 2 8 3 13 22 5 , 35 1 4 2 7 21 6 28 1 4 14 9 399 73 I 557 23159 116 I 298 Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS 8 I GROUP GROUP 1 2 2 3 ALL 3 ALL l 4, 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 23 25 59 14 57 11 82 11 3 9 15 21 0 15 6 3 3 31 41 0 20 7 10 : 10 2 10 11 1 4 7 7 0 4 1 12 2 6 4 . 12 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 10 15 4 3 ·7 5 24 0 14 67 10 91 2 13 10 25 12 87 2 . 26 30 . 58 67 8 2 1 1 11 7 8 10 2 9 20 31 1 2 Ii 8 3 25 4 34 :2 14 io - 26 5 75 323 54 I 452 24 117 119 I 260 CLASS 2 3 ALL A B 1 1 7 4 0 20 14 38 82 59 2 15 0 2 21 1 41 20 1 0 2 3 5 11 10 12 9 12 6. 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 24 10 0 1 5 91 25 4 0 19 . 87 12 5 58 4 10 2 11 0 9 1 4 31 3 7 34 26 4 3 51 38 1- 98 1452 260 l 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 9 STEWARD · DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP Port Bos . .... . .... Phil. ..•. NY Bal ...••. Nor . .••.. Jae . ..• •. Tam .•••• Mob . .... NO Hou ..... Wil , •• • , SF . ... . . Sea . ..._,. .... TOT AH 1-s 1 1 2 2 1 10 32 13 3 9 1 1 13 6 0 9 3 3 7 6 1 0 1 8 4 6 9 34 16 27 17 7 2 5 3 2 9 &. 4 4 5 50 159 81 3 ALL 3 57 13 20 5 7 1 25 58 24 2; 8 9 232 Registered CLASS 8 GROUP Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 1 3 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 1 2 0 3 4 0 3 0 7 112 3 27 33 6 14 15 26 0 iO 11 0 4 3 41 4 2 16 22 2 13 5 17 3 3 6 12 1 5 2 23 4 3 3 10 3 8 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 43 0 0 22 22 1 4 2 117 0 2 24 26 5 20 10 75 . 3 2 29 34 7 23 12 12 2 0 3 5 0 2 1 24 1 2 12 15 1 10 3 22 2 1 10 13 2 5 I 6 I I -522 251816Tnos 28 112 / 60 l - GROUP Registered· CLASS lJ GROUP 2 2 3 ALL 1 224 357 119 I 100 15 116 85 399 73 I' 557 23 159 81 232 I 522 .- 25 · 18 209 518 837 424 11779 -~a. ..:~,~ 1 DECK - ----ENGINE STEWARD - - - -GRANO 101 ALS . 2 3 ALL 2 2 0 25 0 22 6 5 0 4 4 0 11 0 9 5 4 1 1 0 0 11 0 11 23 0 23 39 1 34 4 1 3 5 5 0 19 1 18 4 140 I 155 l 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 6 c 1 38 2 1 5 9 2 1· 5 19 2 4 .7 96 Registered On The Beach CLASS 8 CLASS A GROUP 2 ALL l 12 1 8 179 33 123 20 38 1 62 11 60 26 3 19 .33 2 13 4 1 10 35 6 44 121 35 103 164 20 68 23 5 13 44. 9 30 16 67 5 I 808 132 527 . ' GROUP . 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 1- - ., 6 0 9 0 22 178 12 95 38 45 8 2 5 3 23 0 57'' 7 '78 4 34 19 23 0 11 20 1 9 11 6 1'1 3 18 0 12 0 1 1 3 4 18 55 0 10 .6 5 31 26 60 9 147 3 48 21 27 95 0 7 9 1 • 12 1 19 2 1 8 45 0 5 6 ·9 25 0 "' 6 3 4 68 I 727 21 190 14.S I 359 Registered On The Beach eLASS 8 CLASS A GROUP GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A 8 c ALL 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 11 0 2 9 1 1 7 2 2 2 5 1 41 5 34 53 30 89 204 2 25 23 129 22 23 81 18 21 2 11 0 36 5 8 9 5 3 6 17 16 17 13 6 21 32 96 5 42 -10 32 17 37 4 3 2 3 35 21 2 14 6 5 10 4 7 . 8 32 0 8 13 11 8 22 3 3 3 9 6 34 4 3 9 7 12 5 17 6 19 1 0 1 2 2 12 2 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 24 0 24 68 0 36 12 . 14 9 33 11 0 0 25 0 5 44 49 40 29 89 175 0 23 11 I 130 17 9 11 96 2 24 70 4 30 29 12 19 39 5 82 5 127 10 5 5. 0 6 21 1 18 7 4 4 7 3 6 8 6 6 7 47 1 1 9 32 9 12 5 21 3 24 5 3 3 24 6 0 12 I 18 2 8 47 6 8 19 2 2 26 2 28 197 I 258 87 4.21 155 9 f I 674 105 215 127 335 I 792 31 75 ---, SUMMARY I Reglsteted CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 5 0 81 3 46 6 13 1 15 35 0 13 2 5 15 0 3 1 1 0 18 25 0 61 96 0 82 4 40 8 0 5 10 24 0 13 26 o . 224 I 4.24 11 : . .TOTAL SHIPPED Shipped - CLASS C Shipped CLASS 8 I TOTA1 SHIPPED Shipped CLASS A GROUP Shipped CLASS 8 GROUP Shipped CLASS- C uo Registered On The Beach CLASS A CL4SS 8 GROUP ~ROUP CLASS 3 ALL 1 2 3 ,JiLL 2 C ALL I 8 ALL A B 12 363 509 127 I 999 13.1 1.7i; I 318 I 906 630 199 77 40 I · 77 452 260 · 96 I 808 132 527 68 I 727 21 190 148 I 359 38TTs 75 I 87 424 155 9'7 I 676 320 127 . 335 I 1s2 3'1 28 197 I ·256 l53 I 26211506 614 270 j2390 SJ.~.. 1163 5~~ 12508 64 349 520 l 933 GROUP 3 Al.I_. I 2 3 ALL 1 B 2 8 Al·L 1 132 I 263 168 356 106 I 630 11 29 01. 127 I 199 8 116 I 29-3 75 323 54 I 452 24 117 119 I 260 9 • 151 164 I 207 140 60 224 I 424 11 4 I 155 6 · 6 ~\2, l 'Z68 ~ ~3 . 7.391ft ll.50.S ~ Jfl •. Vl~ i.~H J ,fJJ.4 ~J ,4 ~6 TOTAL SHIPPED �l'eliJ'aarF, IHI TB~B . ~• . SE.4.P..4RER~ GREAT .LAKES SBAFABEB .......L...............,c1.. ~ ~illi1111L/~I--- t_____...,;l:f, ..... Roen .Crews Discuss Contract ~ Roen Steamship Company crews met in Sturgeon Bay, Wisc., to give the SIU complete backing-including strike action -to attain contrad demands. At the table I 1-r I are SIU representatives Scottie Aubusson and Jerry Westphal. Higher Freighter Wag~s Okayed By 16 Lakes Co's DETROIT-A new wage scale for bulk freighters increasing wages from 8112 cents to 10112 cents an hour has been agree~ to by the SIU and 16 contracted dry cargo companies. Membership ratification of+ the agreement has taken place into effect for any other type of unlicensed rating carried aboard SIUat membership meetings contracted freight vessels. throughout the Lakes. · Negotiations for the wage increase were provided for in the contract signed on October 20, 1961, and were realized early this year in agreements with the companies. Meanwhile, negotiations are continuing with passenger, tanker and special operations companies toward completion of agreements to cover the crews of these vessels until July 1~. 1963. Besides the increased hourly rate for various specified ratings, corresponding increases also go Job Security Cards Issued DETROIT-Thousands of Great Lakes Seamen's Welfare Plan job security program Identification cards have been mailed out to Great Lakes seameu as the SIU begins preparing for the 1962 shipping season. The blue, wallet-sized cards now in use by all Great Lakes seamen will serve a dou hie purpose: ideniify members of the Welfare Plan and serve as seniority docum e nts . at fitout time. During last year's lay-up, cre·ws filled out lay-up lists to expedite job calls at the spring fitou t. Job assignments will be made accordin g to niority within each fleet using these lists and the ID cards. In cases where a man has accumulated seniority with more than one company, he will have to choose which company he wants to r emain with, as this is a requirement of the program . IN 1f-IE llCOPITAL ~ CAL! SIU HALL • IMMEDIAtELYi At fltout, new copies of the standard freight agreement will be available and will incorporate the new wage scale into the text of the contract. The 16 companies which have agreed to the new scale are: American· Steamship Company-Amersand Steamship Corp.; Browning Lines, Inc.; Erie Navigation Company; Erie Sand Steamship Company; Gartland Steamship Company; Redland Steamship Company; T. J. McCarthy Steamship Company; Midland Steamship Llnes, Inc.; Tomlinson Fleet Corp.; Reiss Steamship Company; Pioneer Steamship Company; Buckeye Steamship Company; Huron Portland Cement Company; Penn-Dixie Company; Wyandotte Transportation Company, and Kinsman Transit Company. . Treasury OKs Lakes Pension DETROIT-The US Treasury Department has approved the IBU's Great Lakes Pension P lan and benefits should go into effect shortly. Treasury approva l has be en pending since the retireme nt program. was initially negotiated last year. The pension coverage is apart from the welfare program which has been operating for IBU Great Lakes Tug and Dred ge Region members on the Lakes since last fall. The welfare set-u p is t.h e s ame as the Great Lakes Seame'n•s Welfare Plan that was origin all y negotiated for Lakes se:.imen and then broaden ed to in clude IBU mem bers as well. Welfare coverage for Lakes tug and dredge worke1·s went into effect in September and has bee n building up sinco then. Now that the Government has approved establishment of the pension plan, detalls are bdng worked out on contribution rates ft·om the compa- nies. 'u j Pare Seven · LOG Congress Reversal Urged: Hodges Nixes Ore Ship Subs.idy . WASHINGTON-The SIUNA and AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department have urged Congress to reverse the decision of Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges, denying construction subsidy for two giant ore carriers for the SIU-contracted Ore Navigation Inc. The Bethlehem Steel s u b s i d A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - iary had asked for a $15 mil- declining over the years, while both at sea and ashore. Telegrams of protest were sent lion construction subsidy to bulk cargo trade has become the build two 51,400-ton ore carriers for American-flag operation . The rejection was seen as a' reaffirmation of the outdated policy of giving Government aid only to general cargo and passenger liners, even though the bulk of American foreign cargoes now consist of basic raw bulk materials such as iron, aluminum ore and oil as well as bulk grain cargoes. Hodges rejected the subsidy application despite its support by virtually all segments of the maritime industry. The rejection means that Bethlehem will bu.ild the ore carriers in foreign yards. It's probable that the two bulk ships will be registered under the Liberian or some other runaway flag. The two 51,400 deadweight-ton ore carriers are expected to be operated on an ore run between Liberia and Sparrows Point. Last summer, the old Fed'eral Maritime Board provisionally approved the construction subsidy, but Hodges put off a final decision until this month. The Secretary now 'claims that subsidizing the ore carriers would establish a precedent and disrupt the Government's replacement program for liner-type vessels. However, the old Federal Maritime Board noted that the 1936 Merchant Marine Act does not prohibit subsidizing private carriers as opposed to common carriers . SIUNA President Paul Hall, in a telegram to Hodges protesting the rejection of Bethlehem's subsidy bid, noted "of all segments of our merchant marine, probably the most inadequate and obsolete is the ore carrying fleet." Despite long-time Government ope1·ating and construction subsidies, the liner trade has been for SIU MEMBERS I E'VEf!lfrUING 'PtJ NEE:D JN S&t\ GGAR most important part of the na- to all members of the House Comtion's overseas commerce. mittee on Merchant Marine and "We are now importing about Fisheries, headed by Rep. Bonner, 25 percent of our iron ore, and the Senate Commerce Compractically all of our bauxite and mittee, under Senator Magnuson. large percentages of other strategic The wire to Congressional comores on foreign-flag ships manned mittee members said, in part, "In by foreign crews owing no allegi- view of fact that the Secretary's ance to this country," Hall noted action has closed the door to in his telegram. American shipping companies inCalling on appropriate Con- terested in carrying vital bulk gressional committees to investi- cargoes used in defense-which is gate Hodges' decision, Hall said currently carried almost excluthat approval of Bethlehem's ap- sively in foreign-flag ships - we plication would aid our shipbuild- think it imperative that your coming program and would provide mittee examine the wisdom of this employment for skllled craftsmen 1 dec ision." An attempt by an airplan~ parts manufacturer to skip out on his unionized plant by subcontracting work and moving some machinery to a non-union area failed in St. Louis. A US District Court ruled that the company must rehire 167 Machinist District 9 members and pay $190,000 in back wa2es. Meanwhile, the company's non-union plants in Rector and Walnut Ridge, Ark., voted for Machinist representation in an NLRB election. ;t t t The 28 regional offices of the National Labor Relations Board collected back pay totalling $1.65 million last year for illegally-fired workers. This is an increase of 95 percent over 1959 and 31 percent higher than the 1960 total. In addition , 2,349 employees who were illegally discharged were offered reinstatement, and 31 back pay proceedings were initiated, more than in the three preceeding years combined. t t t The Northern Virginia Sun, of Arlington, Va., was found guilty of unfair labor practices by the National Labor. Relations Board. The newspaper was or· dered to reinstate 24 members of Typographical Local 101 who were laid off or fired in 1959. The NLRB also ruled that the newspaper unfairly Jired an advertising salesman because of his support of the Washington Newspaper Guild. Labor Secretary Goldberr presented certificates of merit to 22 union, management and Government representatives for the role they played in bringing in two Atlas missile complexes weeks ahead of schedule. He cited the achievement as "a great voluntary effort" and read a letter from the President congratulating labor and management for their cooperation in expediting the projects. t ;t ;t The NLRB has found Florida'• biggest roadbuilding firm, the Cone Brothers Contracting Comi:·any, guilty of misconduct "of the most flagrant type" against employees who went on strike in 1960 .. . Hourly pay rates of union building trades workers in major cities rose an average 1~ cents during the year ended last July 1. The Glass Bottle Blowers have served notice on employers that the "deliberate anti-labor moves" of the Ball Brothers of Muncie, Ind . could shatter a 77-yea r record of Industrial peace. Ball Brothers is planning to close its plant at Muncie to transfer operations to a non-union plant . . . The South Dakota Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a Sioux: Falls city ordinance prohibiting union memb ership by employees of the city's fire , police or health departments. Afoundria earries Unusual Cargo At#J SUOP.E WEA~­ ~A ~BRlS4 IO AScVV.J5s1Cf:z..· AL.L ATsPECIAL- SEA CJ.IE.ST PRICES your SEA CHEST SHORE WEAR l SEA GEAR SEA GEAR ' SHORE WEAR INJH~ lltw r'a<K~ 'SAt1JMc;ep -l(AIJ.S One of the sections of monorail train which is headed for Seattle fair is shown being loaded aboard the Afoundria (Waterman I in Bremerhaven. The high-speed Germanmanufactuted ears are expected to be a pri me attraction of ' the Seattle exposition. �Pq-e Elrl1t · THE sru· ts ~ -if Sea-Land Buys Three Esso Tankers; :INLAND BOATMAN Waterman Seeking Bull Line C-4s - Acting on its plans for e~pansion in the domestic trades, the SIU-contracted Sea-Land Service has purchas~d three Esso tankers for conversion into trailer-carrying ships. The Esso Raleigh, Esso New Orleans and the Esso Bethlehem, all T-2s, will be cut apart, be welded to new mid-body sec-+ tions and converted to handle Sea-Land had purchased three bach, the last common carrier in 476 trailer boxes. One other other T-2s, the Summit, the West- the -service, suspended operiitlons tanker, as yet unspecified, will field and the Ridgefield, with the last year. Luckenbach had been also be converted, making a total intention of converting them into losing heavily in the service as a of four ships for this trade in all. trailerships. They have been by- result of transcontinental rate cuts' The first of the mid body . sec- passed for the Esso vessels because on canned goods by the railroads. tions has been completed in West the latter have more horsepower. Canned goods from California are Germany and is now being towed One of these three ships may be the biggest single item in the interto the US. It is due to arrive here used for the fourth conversion job, coastal business. Sea-Land's intercoastal operasometime next month and the com- or possibly another tanker may be tion with C-2s is a holding opj!rapletion of the job is expected by purchased for that purpose. At present, Sea-Land has three tion until the more efficient conJuly 1. Sea-Land is aiming to complete all four conversions by the conventional C-2s operating in the intercoastal trade. The company tainer-ships can be introduced in end of the year. entered the trade when Lucken- this service. · In another move to expand operations in t he domestic trades, Waterman of Puerto Rico wants to buy two C-4s, the Alicia and the Dorothy, which are also in the process of being made over into trailerships for Bull Line. The latter company has announced that it is asking the Maritime ComHOUSTON-March 8 has been designated as the target date mission for pe1·mission to sell the for the opening of the new Houston hall for Seaf ~rers., If..no vessels to Waterman. Waterman of ·New IBU members are boatmen on tug Universal of Lynch Puerto Rico would use the two last-minute hitches develop, Seafarers should begm sh1ppmg Jirothers Company, which has: ·,ust come under IBU contract ships in the Gulf to Puerto Rico out of the new building on-+ that date. coast. The port complex of Houstrade. in Wilmington, NC. Pictured ( • to r.) are deckhand Morris The new hall is located at ton, Galveston, Port Arthur, Texas Seller, mate Andy Squires, engineer Stacey Brown and The C-4s are undergoing a parcanal Street, corner of Nor- City and Beaumont is rapidly be5804 assista'nt engineer L. C. Milliken. tial conversion in Todd's Shipyard in Seattle which would enable wood. It is a two-story building coming one of the country's top them to carry as much break-bulk located on a 100' by 75' plot, offer- shipping centers. The SIU already cargo as conventional C-2s plus ing considerably more space for has a hall operating in Port Arthur to further organizing cam168 35-foot trailer bodies and SIU men than the existing hall. paigns among harbor craft and additional deck cargo. They are Houston has been on a consistthe former Marin~ Panther and ent uptrend as a major SJU · sh~p­ other related marine activities. The main deck of the new hall Marine Fox. ping port, reflecting booming conwill serve as a shipping hall and Before buying the Esso tankers, ditions on the upper Texas Gulf provide facilities for Union busiBEATTYVILLE, Ky,_.:.A key victory in the· riv~rs area ness operations, Union records and other functions. Recreation facil- opened the new year for the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union ities and meeting space. are provided on the second deck. The when employees of, Kentucky River Collieries voted to hall is air-conditioned throughout. join the IBU. The win was• QUESTION: What's your reaction t,o the idea of having a workThe new hall is considerably scored in a National Labor election.' The newest victory give• closer to the waterfront than the Relations Board election here added impetus to the IBU rivera .Ing wife7 · existing offices. The turning basin, January 23. It follows an earlier campaign and is expected to tnfluvictory in November of last year ence the outcome of th.e IBU drive Juan Leon, deck: Never. A wom- main piers and grain elevator are when employees at Inland River throughout the non-umon fleets in Jack Winley, deck: I think it's a within easy reach. darned good idea. Lots of Seafar- an after she's married should· never The telephone number of the Company, which · operates on the the .:-area. go to work. My ers are raising -------new hall is WA 8-3207. Seafarers Mississippi River and the intrawife doesn't work families and buycoastal canal, also voted for IBU now and she nev- who have deposited their gear ·at representation. Inland River has ing homes and, er will as long as the existing hall are reminded to with the w i v e s since come under IBU contract. I make a living. pick it up as soon as possible working, the y Kentucky River Collieries operBefor e we were since there is no provision for a don't have any fiates three boats and eight tbarges married, my wife baggage room in the new building. nancial thoubles. w h ·i c h transport coal from this had a job, but If a married river port to Ford, Ky., along a she hasn't had to w oman doesn't 78-mile stretch on the Kentucky go back to work have children, a River. There are 18 'boatmen in t;;,;;;.;.....,~..._ since our marjob should keep HOUSTON_..:The world's largest the company who will be covered .her - occupied and bring in extra riage. A woman has enough to do non-self-propelled aluminum barge by the IBU. money. Later, she can quit work looking after a home and family. Await Certification ts being put into service as part of and raise her children. As soon as official certification ts the !BU-contracted National Ma;t ;t -;t Leo McGravie, deck: Absolutely; received, the IBU will begin nego- rine Service fleet. It is designed A. Bell, steward: Heck no, with a wife should go to work. Who taxes the way they are now it · tiating a Union contract with the to obtain chemical cargoes for else ls going to would lbe worth company. The firm maintains its water transportation that cannot it for me to pay keep the old man headquarters in Winchester, Ky. be carried in steel barges. BAI...TIMORE-Baltimore's main my wife a salary when he's on the Last fall, employees of the comship channel finally is going to River Use beach? I defiinstead of letting pany as.ked for l}nion protection, get a 42-foot depth and an 800- and the IBU, which r e c e n t 1 y 11itely t h i n k a her go out to According to a company statefoot width-after 15 years of opened several offices to serve in ment, the 50 by 100 foot barge is work and pay wife should go to trying. t ax e s . Anyway, work. Th is also its organizing campaign, was ready going into operation on the keeps her out of it just c re ates The Arundel Corporation has to act on their behalf. On October Mississipp·i-Ohio Rivers system in mischief . w hi I e more unemploybeen awarded the contract to pro- 10, the IBU petitioned for a repre- carrying alcohols, benzene, lube ment; her husband is women ceed with the work. Arundel was sentation election in t he fleet and and edible oils, tallow and 111rd. at sea, Me? No, w o r k i n g keep low bidder with a $5,858,365 offer. a preliminary NLRB hearing was Some of these substances cannot I'm not married. men out of jobs. My wife doesn't be hauled in conventional vessels The contract calls . for pumping held some time later. work; it just isn't worth it. ;t ;t ~ Company officials were deter- because of their acid nature. some 3,170,000 cubic yards of maFelix Bonefont, engine: A wife terial from the Curtis Bay and Fort mined to keep ·the ~BU off the KenThe barge is being made avail· should work to help · with houseMcHenry sections of the channel tucky River. They tried the tactic able to chemical and connected hold expenses. of calling all ··employees to a comClarence A. Collins, steward: If to a di sposal area in Hawkins· P oint. My wife doesn't there are young children in the pulsory meeting ·in Winchester the industries on a spot basis without Enc~osed Area work, but we day before.· the election in an at- the necessity for · a long-term use family, I don't That disposal area will have to tempt to coerce ·the boatmen's contract. It will be used in inha v.e two kids th ink a wife be enclosed or diked in with an choice of a bargaining represen- tegrated tows with steel barges in and she has sh o u 1 d go to the operations of the company's earthen structure of some kind. enough to do tative. work. A mother's fleet of eighty-five barges and raising the famHowever, when the chips were In addition, another 12,200,000 place is at home twelve tugboats. ily. B e f o r e we down, the boatmen stood by the cubic yards is to be removed from looking after her Aluminum barges, built of metal had any children, children and the the outer sections of the channel IBU. Eight votes were cast for the my wife went to house, My wife and can be pumped overboard for Union compared to four "no-union" from five eighths to seven eighth:I work and helped j u s t started to the most part in specified disposal ballots. · One vote was challenged of an inch thick, are more costly pay the bills. With children, it's work, but I've areas. This material is to be exca- and could not affect the outcome than steel barges of similar size but can carry up to 15 percent . different. A mother ought to stay been laid up fo1 vated from a 15-mile stretch from anyway. home and see that her children are a while. Our children are all Cralghill channel through the · Captains and re l I e f capfalns more cargo because of their lighter were not eligible to vote in the weight. raised right. grown, anyway. Brewerton-Fort McHenry angle. Houston-Will Open New Hall March 8 Kentucky Collier Voting Booms·Rivers Campaign • Channel Work For NowBaltimore Underway Aluminum Barge Gets Gulf Trial �....111817. lift SB..4F..4RERS toe ' YES By REAR ADMIRAL WALTER DEANE INNIS lfnited State• Navy, Retired to . the Maritime Administration statistics for ocean goin1 ships of 1,000 gross tons and ~ver, released 3 OCt. 1961,.. the number of U.S. priva~ly owned merchant ahips under· foreign ftags is reaching proportions which · can cause grav~ concern in time of war. '.I'oday there are more U.S. privately owned tankers under foreign flags than under the Stars and Stripos-356 as apinst 333. Of the bulk carriers there .are 50 under foreign ftap ~d 60 under U.S. · Dzy cargo ships - including combination pas5enger-cargo vessels-total 34 under foreign flags and 59:; under U.S. A - I C it februa . - NO By PAUL HALL president, Sea/aren lrdernnlional lfnion, and president, AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De.p t. OR SEVERAL YEARS, particularly since the end of the Korean War, tho foreign co.m merce of the United States has been . drifting out of the hands of the American people and the Ameri'can government. This has happened · because of the de-velopment of the runaway ship device. __ What'is a "runaway ship?" Let's make "a comparison. Just suppose that a district was set up in the United States in which U.S. ·~aws did not apply. Imagine that one of our automobile manufacturers set up a factory in that · district. He then went . to any part of the world where cheap labor was available and imp0~ workers. These workers· would receive the same rates of pay, ·as prev'ail 'in their native lands, from $40 to $100 a month. MERICAN owners have 76 tankers under construction·since U.S.:Jaws would not apply to the district, the United all in .foreign yards~all · destined for foreign registry. States woUid . not collect any taxes from the earnings of this Under construction in European yards are three .American- company. In fact, the .company wouldn't pay taxes to any• owned dry cargo ships, all to be registered un<;ter the United body. Kingdom flag. This, in a nutshell, is the runaway ship operation. Th~ . These few statistics are sufficient to sh.o w that something owners of runaway ships are in ·u.s. business. · In mpst Is wrong.· Why . are these ships flying what their O"'.ners call instances, they carry the raw materials upon which our grea~ ••ftags of necessity," their competitors refer to as "flags of conindustries depend, for example: iron ore for such companies venien~e,'" and· the labor Unions term "Runaway flags?" · as U.S. Steel; aluminum ore for major outfits such as Alcoa The first reaction is to blame the American owner as unand Rey~olds; oil for Standard Oil, Gulf and Texaco; bananas patriotic and concer~ed only with the maxi~num profit, and for Uniteci fruit; gypsum, maganese, copper, tin, coffee-'to say foreign registry shouid' be 'stopped. But further study .al~ost" every essential for every-day Jiving. But these ships, shows that this is not so; the owners are being driven from which operate in American trade for the benefit of American under the Stars and Stripe~ by the unrealistic demands ·of industry, are registe.red under runaway flags. There are 1,60() the unions and they are doing the best th~y can in the cir· of them in all, about one-third of them owned by Americans. cum~tances . ·Most of the rest are chartered to. these giant American com.. A-National Academy of Science study in 1959 recommended ' panies. that .'the U.S. government take steps to assure continuance of What: is a runaway flag? Liberia is the most prominent "'flags of necessity'' agreements pending possible' . development .example. To register a ship ·under the runaway flag of Liberia, of economically competitive shipping under the U.S. flag. The the owner simply fills out some papers, pays a registration fee Defense Department and Department of Commerce ·have de• 'of $1.20 per net ton on his ship, and annual dues of $200 a clared the importan~e of their continuance for reasons to be year. From that point on, he pays taxes to nobody. His ship shown below. . never goes to Liberia. He does not hire Liberian crews. Ho Registering U.S. owned ships under "flags . of necessity ... is not supervised in any way by the Liberian authorities. Ho started before World War II. Oil companies, operating shipping is no! making a genuine foreign investment. He has simply as a supporting function, needed to expand their fleets of purchased a tax loophole. Before he had that piece of paper,. tankers to ensure a steady· flow of petroleum. Because of the he had to pay 52 percent of his earnings to the U.S. Afterwards, highly competitive market, economy of operation was impera- be keeps ~he 52 percen.t. The money, if properly handled, ill tive. · Panama, .H-0nduras and Liberia permit registration of ·the form of interest-free "loans," capital gains disbursements U.S. ships with retention of control and .owneJ.ship by U.S. or investments overseas, never has to come back to the U.S. interests, so ml!nY oil companies registered their tankers with subject to income or corporation taxes. these countries, paying wages equal to European · standards, ow MUCH is . this tax saving·? On a single -tanker voyage which enabled them to compete with European shipping. from the Persian Gulf, the value of the oil cargo will bo As labor and operating costs under the U.S. flag increased, inci:eased by : $180,000 or more, depending on the vessel's size. more ·and more owners have been forced to register under An oil company, by transferring all of the gain to its runaway· foreign flags. Strikes aggravated the situation. Shippers, subsidiary in the form of a transportation fee, can avoid all whether American or foreign, want depen.dable, efficient trans· of the 52 percent federal tax, in this instance, some $93,000. portation. Strikes mean delay and. Joss, so business is trans· Are wages a factor? Sure, the runaway operator saves ferred elsewhere. With a . world surplus of shipping this business is quickly absorbed, often is Jost to the U.S. because it is . heavily on wages also. But the wage savings are often chicke11 feed 'c ompared to the tax item. On that same tanker voyage, usual to schedule operations well ahead, and most shippers sign the· operator saves . about $18,000 in crew costs by recruiting a 18-month contracts. U.S. owned "flags of necessity" are · · foreign crew. His tax savings are five times as great. The proof modern, efficient, and fast. ·of the pudding is that British companies also use runaway flags, and in their instance, the wage savings are negligible. T MUST not be supposed that ~·flags of necessity"' are flown Putting money issues aside, how does this practice affect for economic reasons only. Before the U.S. entered World our national security? The gi ant corporations which profit from War II, the Neutrality Act forbade U.S. ships to enter the war zone. The delivery of goods to the Allies .was ·essential to the 'the runaway device claim that these vessels are under "effective contror• in ·times of emergency. But during the maritime interests and sympathies of the U.S. and these "flags of necesnegotiations last summer they claim~d that these ships would sity" ships were able to deliver them •. transfer away from Liberia if U.S. maritime unions organized , .. In more recent crises, their value has been shown again, them. They declared flatly that the U.S. would then lose particularly in the Middle East. In spite of the understandings control of these vessels. An occasion for such a transfer is the within the framework of NATO, shipping has nof always been chance. to get ~ contract carrying Russian oil. When _the available for the support of military operations. Indeed, there have been times when this would have been detrimental. For Russians pay more than Jersey Standard, then the Russians example, the U.S. flag in support of either the Suez operatio~ have "effective control." Many of the indepe~dent · runaway operators, (those not or the Lebanese cris~s of 1958 would have added to the interdirectly linked to an oil company) such as the Niarchos in• national repercussions in . the area. I.t is difficult to understand the unions' attitude in making terests, have long-term contracts with the Soviet Union. They more demands. As far as conditions on U.S. flag merchant ship- ·simply register sliips under another flag for this purpose. The ping is concerned, accommodations for .a seaman are superior Russians use this shipping to invade traditional American to those of officers in 'the U.S. Navy and the pay of a young markets and weaken our economy. For many · years now, engineering· officer on a C3 hull is equal to that of a· rear Panamanian and Liberian-flag ships have traded with Com• admiral. munist China, though this is contrary to American policy. Further pressures on the "flag of necessity" owrters will only The operation of runaway ships is old-fashioned dollar succeed in removing millions of tons of shipping from U.S. imperialism in its · purest form. Crew members operate in control. · American trade on behalf of American companies, yet they de>' The ideal,· .of ~ourse, is to create such conditions tbat U.S. not get American wages. They know they are being exploited owned ships can OE'erate effectively and competitively ·under as a cheap labor pool. Our union · affiliates, who h;ive been the Stars and Stripes . . If this is impossible, "flags of necessity" in touch with many of these workers, can testify to the. terrific are the next best thing, for they are all that has prevented the resentment these men feel toward the American companies unions from pricing the U.S. Merchant Marine completely out which exploit them. of the market. Certainly, maritime unions would be less than candid if If ·the union leaders are truly concerned with the interests they tm~t~n<J.~ they didn't h11ve ~ personal stake in this of lhe American seaman-:--ereiting more jobs-they will use situation. This practice has deprived seamen and maritime their influence and abilities to restore the confidence of ship- workers of thousands of jobs. But the nation as a whole also ·pers and owners, through effective labol'-management teamwork. has a stake. None of the rationalizations which the runaway Their objective should be to build up a U.S. flag merchant fleet operators can. come up with can cover up the fact that they offering reliable, efficient service in a competitive world market, have weakened the economy and security of the U.S. CCORDING - W••"in&ton, ~~. " •. PA&'e Nln.e F A Do U.S. S.hip Under .Foreign Flags Help Our Nation? H I The material on this page is reproduced from the weekly news magazine "World" where it appeared i"! the February 21, 1962, issue. It is from the "Point At Issue" section which presents the pros and cons of a controversial p~blic issue. Adm. Innis, who argues for the runaway point of view, is currently serving as a consul· tant to the Argentine govern.. ment. SIUNA President Paul Hall presents the unions' position on runaways. ~ ~ ~ I �" Pebrua17, ,. . 1912 : ... Speaking .Out At NY Me•tlng Atom Ship· Ge#$··First Sea Tests ___________________, ==.::: ==.::: =::::: ~~ · · ~ Sea trials for the nation's first atomic-powered merchant vessel should get underway shortly in preparation for entering service in June. The NS Savannah has already been to sea under auxiliary power to test her handling and is. now preparing for sea tests using steam supplied by the nuclear reactor. The Savannah's first trip earlier coastwise was a brief run from Camden, NJ, to Yorktown, Virginia. She was constructed at the Camden yard and completed last year. Passenger-Cargo Combination The vessel, which will carry 60 passengers as well as cargo, has cost the US almost $50 million thus' far, or about 2Y.i times as much as a similar vessel would cost if built with a conventional power plant. States Marine Lines is the operating agency for the ship on a charter from the Government. .THE ., CANADJ:AN SEA-F ARER r;;;-:----~==----:::: ~ ==:.:...· ==---- ::::::o;;;;;;;; Canadian SIU Demands. 12-Month Wage Program MONTREAL-The Seafarers International Union of Canada has notified its 30 contracted companies that it will seek a guaranteed annual wage for the 8,000 seamen who man its Great Lakes vessels. U n i o n a n d management w h e n negotiations begin this summer. negotiations are already unMaritime labor leaders assert Seafarer M. J. Trulock takes the microphone at the February membership meeting in headquarters calling on the Seafarers to support the Union's fight to eliminate abuses of US shipping in the administration of the "50-50" law. He urged the members to write their Congressmen to correct de.fects in the law's administration. Isthmian Entering Seaway Tra·d e Isthmian Lines; Inc. has announced its entry into the Seaway trade via a regular monthly freight service between the Lakes and the Near and Far East. It is the first American steamship line to service the Lakes area on a Far East run. The company is planning~ seven voyages this year, to be the first cargo from the Far East inbound cargo from Indonesia, kicked off by the Steel Re- to Montreal, Detroit, Cle~eland Th,ailand and Malaya. Ships on the run will handle all corder, which is due in the Lakes and other Lakes ports so.metime sometime in the middle of April. in May. It is scheduled to arrive types of cargo, including liquids The Steel Seafarer should deliver in Montreal on · May 15 carrying in deep tanks and refrigerated freight. Traffic on the Seaway r.ose a reported 21 percent last season, but most of the increase involved foreign-flag shipping. SJ:U SAFETY DEPARTMENT Joe Algina, Safety Director Cleaning Compound Hazards This column will deal with the hazards that . are lnCidental to the use of cleaning compounds aboard ship, and will discuss the proper use of these products. Some of the most widely-used items are the tank cleaning chemicals. These fall into four classifications, solvent emulsion, direct spray emuli;ion, the powdered type, and special products such as de-rusting compounds. The solvent emulsion type is used for cleaning double bottoms, and ls introduced into the tank by means Of a sounding line. As the .tanks are pumped down, they should be rinsed with water and ventilated to prevent hazardous residues from forming. Another type, the direct spray emulsion, is designed to spray over the tank areas for removal of fresh oil deposits. This spray is highly inflammable. After it has been sprayed over the surfaces, and has penetrated the soil to wet the• metal, a high-pressure water rinse should be applied. Powdered cleaners are designed to be mixed with water and present no hazard. It is only when they are mixed with caustic soda that they become capable of inflicting serious burns. After the tank has been cleaned with these products the tank should be rinsed with generous amounts of water and ven1.ilated by means of a · steam-driven fan or wind sail. Afler the tank cools and has been ventilated a certified chemist should examine the tanks. ' · .The fourth type, the de-rusting compounds, have highly acidic quallt1~s ~nd can be quite irritating to the skin, as well as to the eyes. It is important to follow the manufacturer's instructions, and to protect the eyes and other expos~d areas by goggles and suitable clothing. Another class of cleaning compounds are those used for cleaning electriC motors, switches and contacts, known as solvent-type cleaners. An ideal type of solvent cleaner is one which would remove all types ()f grease and oil. At the same time it should be able to evaporate readily wi thout leaving a residue. . In the use of de-greasing compounds care should be taken in selecting a proclue:t. Some are solvent-emulsion cleaners, others are watersoluble. Generally, reading the manufacturer's literature and the labels on the drum should suffice. In summing up, these basic safety rules are applicable to every situation: Use only certified cleansers. Read the labels and literature available on all cleaning proc~ ucts . Don't try to use one product as a universal cleaner. Each produ'ct has its own particular purpose and intermixing can be dangerous. Never leave oil-soaked rags about to tollect, and handle the drums of chemicals with care and store in a safe place. And last and most important; obey the safety rules of your ship, and be certain that your eyes and other exposed areas are adequately protected when handling chemicals. (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and. can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.J US Halts Cuba Trade · WASHING TON-All trade with Cuba has now been discontinued by Presidential order, with the exception of sales of medicine, medical supplies and limited amounts of food. The embargo, announced by President Kennedy on February 5, will discontinue imports of Cuban tobacco and some food products such as lobster tails and tropical fruits. The ·ruling will not have any effect on US shipping which has not been active on the Havana run for many years. The West Indies Fruit and Steamship Company, American-owned Liberian - f I a g company on this run, had discontinued service late last summer as the result of the sharp drop in US-Cuban commerce. Mail Crew Lists To Union Office In order to keep Union records up to date and to fullyprotect Seafarer's rights to welfare and other benefits, it is important that all ships' delegates mail a complete SIU crew list in to headquarters after the sign-on. The crew lists are particularly valuable in an emergency when it's necessary to establish seatim'e eligibility for benefits on the part of a Seafarer, or a member of his family, particularly if he should be away at sea at the time. Crew list form11 Me being mailed to all ships with this issue of the LOG and can be obtained from Union patrolmen in any port. ' · •%#4'%~1%.®J.i#PB~S'i?.W.&~~gfffe'•:WJ derway, in preparation for a new contract to replace the present one which expires in September, 1962. ShlP5 Run Steady The new demands for the guaranteed a n nu al wage revolve around the fact that during the eight-month shipping season, Lake freighters are run -constantly, and actually do 12 months' work in an eight-month period. Under the present contract, crewmen are paid at the end of the season and receive no pay until the ships are being readied for the new season in the spring. The new SIU contract would provide for payment of salary . on a 12·month-a-year basis, instead of the present eightmonth agreement, and a corresponding increase in monthly wages. The new contract will also provide for a reduction In work hours, and for an increase in welfare contributions from employers. The shorter work week is in keeping with the progressive shortening of work hours, as evidenced by a four-hour reduction in the last contract. The request for an increase in welfare contributions from employers is essential in order to meet the growing responsibilities of the plan covering Canadian seamen and their families. In the United States, the International Longshoremen's Association is seeking a guaranteed annual wage to offset possible job loss through the use of automation. The, ILA has told its employers that ft will Beek such a contract that maritime workers either afloat or ashore are entitled to the same conditions as those existing in other industries to protect job and seniority rights. Whea~ King In Lay-Up HALIFAX-The runaway- flag Wheat King, battered and beaten throughout the Great Lakes in its attempts to scab on unemployed seamen, limped into this port empty last month and she will lay here for some time. The vessel, together with her sister ship, the Northern Venture, was the means by which the Norris Grain Company tr i e d to broaden runaway shipping on the Great Lakes. But both ships were effectively tied up during 1961 by picketing protest action of unem· ployed Canadian ~nd American seamen. Picket lines were respected by longshoremen, members of the International Longshoremen's Association, and company attempts to obtain court injunctions against the protest action failed here and in Three Rivers, Que., in the case of the Wheat King and in Duluth. Minn., for the Northern Venture. Shippers are questioning the value of using these unreliable ships to move their goods. It is expected that runaway - flag vessels will have a hard time gettinf cargoes. British Stall Canada Shipping Aid Plans OTTAWA-The Canadian Government's efforts to aid the Canadian-flag shipping and shipbuilding industry has met with limited success so far because of obstacles raised by the British government. -+ Efforts to stimulate the could engage in the Great Lakes domestic shipbuilding indus- trade. Such action would require dustry through Government sub· sidies have been successful, as in· dicated by announcements that 40 projects, worth $31 million, have been approved and 15 of these are actually under construction. Shipbuilding Help Another 20 projects are being considered by the Canadian Maritime Commission and the majority ·of these are expected to be approved, Minister of Transportation Leon Balcer has indicated. The total value of this construction is approximately $25 million, he· said. While the government has met with success in its subsidy program to shipbuilders, it has failed to provide aid to the Canadianflag shipping industry on the Great Lakes, primarily due to stalling tactics by the British Government. In' May, the Government anno1,1nced that it woula move to revise the Commonwealth Shipping Act so that oruy domestic ships I· unanimous approval by the 11 signatories to the agreement. Recent reports indicate that the British Government is delaying this by stalling on the Canadian Government's request for an early revision of the act. If' there is no unanimous agreement, then the pact requires a year's notice before any changes can be made. Parliament Action The full benefits of the Government's plan may be delayed still further because the Canadian Shipping Act will also have to be amended by parliament. When the government made its original announcement, the move was hailed by the SIU of Canada and the SIUNA as a much-needed step to aid the hard-hit Canadianflag iud.uslry. By limiting the Great Lakes trade only to domes- · tic vessels, the government lfopes to increase the job opportunitie!-l for Canadian seamen. �.... Elum None Are ·So Blind·... SJ:'U LBGJ:SLATJ:VB .DEPARTM:ENT~~~~ · MARITIME ADMINISTRATION-An application for operating subsidy from the Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay areas to ports in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany, with option to call at Ireland, has been opposed in a brief filed by the Public Counsel for MA. The Public Counsel concluded that there is no inadequacy of US-flag service - either for additional cargo facilities or for additional passenger facilities in _the trade routes under consideration . . . The SIU and MEBA, in connection with the application of APL for modification of an MA waiver under which Signal Oil and Gas Company, an APL affiliate, is permitted to operate foreign41ag tankers in world-wide carriage of petroleum, have stated that recent waiver precedents seem to read the statute as requiring waivers unless there are strong reasons against, rather than as forbidding waivers unless there are strong reasons for foreign-flag operation. APL recently applied to MA for modification of a waive11 previously granted that subsidized operator under terms of Section 804 of the 1936 Act, so as to permit Signal Oil, under the modi fication, to construct or take under lon g-term charter,· not more at any time tI. 'in five tankers of forei gn registry and each of 20,000-65,000 tons capacity, for use in world-wide carriage of petroleum. So.5oLAW ;t. Reports that the Senate Commerce Com. mittee intends to look into chartering practices relative to Government-financed cargoes are an encouraging response to the complaints about these practices made by the SIU and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association. The two unions had charged that the activities of shipping brokers and Government agencies were nullifying the provisions of the "50-50" law. They submitted · detailed documentation to Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg and to appropriate Government officials describing the manipulation of cargo assignments at the expense of the American-flag merchant marine and the employment of American seamen. The iml'll:ediate targets of the complaints were a group of shipping brokers who, for some mysterious reason, seem to have a stranglehold on the handling of the huge volume of farm surplus and foreign aid shipping. The unions pointed out that these favored brokers were employing extremely loose methods in handing out charters, without sealed. bidding or any written record of bids. Also involved are the foreign missions of several countries which receive huge amounts of US assistance. A major part of the respo:Qsibility for this · situation lies · squarely at the door of the Government agencies involved, such as the Department of. Agriculture and the foreign aid agency (AID). Because of their refusal ·to supervise ship chartering or to establish specified chartering procedures where Government funds and Government cargo is involved, the agencies have given the brokers a free hand to proceed as if they were dealing · with purely private, commercial trans· actions. The brokers ·argue that they ·h ave been conducting their business without written bids fop. years. Whether or not this is desir· able in handling commercial cargo is beside the point. Wh~t matters here is that Goverq.. ment cargo, Government funds and a Federal law-the "50-50" law-is involved. A ' , , thorough airil',lg" of this issu~ by the Senate committee_will be ~11 to the good since it is likely to result in t.ighter supervision of Government cargo assignments and a fairer shake for American-flag ships. The SIU welcomes such an investigation and the opportunity to place in the record its complaints about the existing chartering practices. ;\"- ;\"- ;t- A nto ma tion Pe1·il Ever since the 1957 recession, the trade union movement has been warning the people of the United States that automation was slowly eating away at job opportunities. This warning has not made much headway until now, in part because of management propaganda. Management has let it be known that all this talk about automation and job security was simply an excuse for "featherbedding.'' Anyway, it said, automation would create more jobs than it destroyed. Now though, there seems to be official awareness of the serious problems involved. Both the US Labor Department and the ·President have called automation-caused unemployment the number one domestic problem in the United States. The United States now has to create 35,000 brand-new · jobs every week or face an increasingly-serious unemployment problem. The size of that task can best be understood when you consider that the entire US merchant marine provides little more than 50,000 sea-going jobs. Creating 35,000 new jobs every week is a little bit like putting 800 freightships into business each week. Concefn about automation, which used to be the worry of blue collar workers, has now spread to white collar workers and to small businessmen. Office an~ clerical help are rapidly being displaced by business machines. Because of the huge sums of money needed to automate, smaller businesses face destructive competition from l~rger firms. · Admittedly, there is no easy solution for these problems. One answer, from the trade union point of view, is to fight as hard as it can to preserve the jobs of its membership until such time as the country develops an · effective program for dealing with automation-produced unemployment ;\"- ;t. 1963 MARITIME BUDGET-President Kennedy's budget for fi scal year 1963 showed that the Administration recommended a total of $225 million for payment of operating-differential subsidies in that fiscal year. This compares with a total of $182 million for the same purpose in 1962. The budget request for ship construction funds. however, showed a substantial cutback from the 1962 appropriation. The 1963 budget request of $50 million for ship construction, compares with $98 million appropriated in 1962. In commenting on the President's budget, the American Maritime Association stated that it saw nothing in the budget which would indicate that a program had been -launched to upgrade and improve the American merchant marine. "Our first reaction is one of great disappointment with respect to 1963 estimates for ship construction and operating differential . subsidies. It is well known that the American merchant marine is rapidly reaching block obsolescense. We are falling behind our friends and even more important, behind our enemies in the size, speed and efficiency of our ships . . . "According to the Budget, aithough 2,000 subsidized voyages were 1 under contract in fiscal 1962, 1,724 were undertaken. The new 'proposal apparently anticipates that 2,000 voyages will be under contract .but only 1,73'5 undertaken, an in crease in actual voyages of only ·11. This does not seem to us to be a reasonable estimate if our liner operat ions are to 'expand . . . "Little or no provision is made for increasing and improving the unsubsidized segments of our merchant marine which make up about two-thirds of our fleet in number of ships and which are in dying position. · "We had been led to believe by statements of the President and others in authority that a program to upgrade and improve the American merchant marine was in prospect. We see none of this greatly needed program in the present Budget." ;\"- ;t. ;t. LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP-Senator Magnuson <Dem.-Wash.) has introduced a bill, S. 2737, designed to grant a subsidy to domestic water carriers for transportation of merchandise of US industry in those cases · where application of the coastwise laws causes such industry to lose a substantial portion of its business to foreign competitors. Senator Magnuson· was joined in introducing the bill by Senators Church (Dem.-Idaho ), Jackson <Dem .-Wash. ), Morse, <De~.­ Oregon) and Neuberger <Dem.-Oregon). Similar legislation has been introduced in the House. The measures are known as HR 9820 and HR 9821 and have been referred to the House Merchant Marine Committee . . . Representative Pelly _has introduced HR 9652, designed to make more uniform the laws governing the coastwise trade of the US and to eliminate a "loophole" in maritime law. The proposal would strike from Section 27 of the 1920 Merchant Marine Act the "third proviso" which, he pointed out, contains an e.xcepti?n .or waiver "_i_n favor of routes which are in part over Canadian ra!l Imes and their own and connecting water facilities." The waiver in the third proviso presently opens the door to an operation such as was recently announced by Canadian rail lines under which they wou ld mova merchandise in bonded railroad ears from Midwestern points in the US to Prince Rupert, thence transshipped via their Canadian:owned railroad car carriers for discharge in Whittier, Alaska, a termmal of the US-owned Alaska Railroad. t. ;t. :\'. CONSTRUCTION GAP-Representative Shelley <Dem.-Calif.) has stated in an address on the floor of the House of Representatives that the Administration's fiscal year 1963 budget request of $50 million for ship construction activities is not only inadequate to bring the vessel replacement program into phase with fiscal year 1962, but constitutes another step in the process of the erosion going back to 1958 and beyond. Representative Shelley told House members that the time had come for action-action on the Department of Defense appraisal of our maritime deficiencies. The time for action is long overdue. Congressman Shelley went on to say "Ironic.ally, while the Russians are building with haste and almost unlimited funds a modern and efficient merchant fleet, we are permitting, with lethargy and insufficient funds our maritime capability to be marginal at best. It should be added that the Russian merchant marine is totally subsidized while ours is only partially subsidized. But, regardless, the diagnosis of the Russian merchant fleet is apparently strong, healthy and growing-while the diagnosis of ours is infir m, ailing, and shr inking. "Will it be too late in taking an overdue first step in the long journey toward a strong and adequate United States-flag merchant marine? If the Executive Departments on whom the responsibility falls, fail _to fq-rnn~l!!!e an adequate policy in this field and ask for sufficient funds to carry out such a policy do not know their business enough lo du the job, then I am sure the Congress must and will do it. In fact, Mr. Speaker, maybe the time is here for the appropriate committees of each party of the Congress to ask the present Administration what, if any, is the ·p·olicy on the American merchant marine." �.... 'rwehe SB.4F.4RERS r..oc February, 1981 Unidentifled Seafarer standing gangway watch ·peered from th.e de.ck of the C~ia ·: Se.a I Blea key Trans.) while ship was ,in drydock Jn Baltimore. Vessel has since gon• ba~k- :f'nto service~ :- ,. · :,._ , "-:: What*i ·cooking. for today? "Wilfred Chapman, MM and ·steward depa·rtment delegate on the Steel King (Isthmian l, looks over the menu with fellow messman Tom Gray. .... ·un.der wafchf~f eye~ ~f s·tee1 · Kint'• . c.hief electrici~n· Nat Muse, Bob Bird, OS, works on winch~ .The Isthmian C-J was In Philadelphia when i·hese photos were taken• �.... S E .4 F .4 R E R S L 0 (;· Pase 'l'ldrlee• Steel Architect crewmembers Ivar Anderson MM (left), and John G. Brady, chief electrician (right), check point in SIU handbook with headquarters rep. Ed Mooney. r··:· ('" ~:,. ti , ~): : fi.., ~;.· ..... 1">".: ~/. 1.. .. L ~::.. ' f: t f 1:· ~~ ~· >'· ~· ~· k Conversation break on the Madaket (Waterman) features l!-r) Jeff Sawyer, OSr Bob McGonagle, AB, and ship's delegate John Devine. No collection of shipboard pictures is quite complete without a coffee mug. C. S. Dayos, steward on the A~chltect, 11 on the receiving... 1na from messman Anclenon. • j �, .. ~ .. t ... '\. ~ , l .. s•A,~R•RI .._l'..te• •11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 111111111111• Get Pollo Shots, PHS Urges The Public Health Service urges Seafarers who have not already done so to get their polio shots as soon as possible. The shots can be gotten at any PHS hospital without charge. Plenty of vaccine is available so there is no delay in the administering of the shots. The few minutes a Seafarer takes to insure himself against the crippling disease by getting ~he shots are well worth the saving of time, money and, most of all, the avoidance of suffering and possible disability. US Sponsor.s Study Of Ship AUtomation A long-range study to determine the possible impact of automation on US shipping and seamen's jobs is now being sponsored by the US Government. The $200,000, two-year project is being conducted by+ the Maritime Cargo Trans- management are being asked . to C -~ f th serve on advisory panels dunng · .port ation Oiaerence 0 e the course of the study. National Academy of Sciences on behalt of the Departments of Com merce and Defense. . As part of the study's preliminary phase, the SIU a~d other maritime unions are bemg con~ulted for information on employment of seamen. Representatives of labor and By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Banks Battling For Your Savings Interest rates paid to savers have risen again as the nation's banks, savings and loan associations and credit. unions compete for your deposits. It pays even small savers to give attention to interest rates paid by various institutions. I t ' s - t - - - - - - - - - - - - - quite common to meet families who The ideal use of E bonds is for shop with the greatest care for retirement purposes or as a backfamily needs, but have no idea log against unemployment. Since what interest they get on their sav- you can postpone the tax liability ings. One skilled worker we recent- un_til you actually cash the bonds, ly met stored his savings in a bank this way you probably would avoid downtown paying three percent any income tax at all on the inwhen the credit union right at his crease in value, since you would plant was paying a husky five. be cashing them at a time of Another matter of concern is the reduced income. habit of buying Government Another advantage of E bonds savings bonds on the· payroll- is that the interest rate is guarandeduction plan, accumulating a teed for the next seven years and few, and then cashing them in. nine months. Conceivably banks This way, the bonds never get a and savings associations could cut chance to earn any interest. It's their rates back to the .previous important to ( 1) shop for the best lower levels in a time of recession. interest rate consistent with safety, Also, when you approach retireand (2) use the right type of ac- ment you can exchange E bonds, count for different kinds of both matured and unmatured, for savings-short-range and long- Government H . bonds and thus range. defer paying income tax on the E~s a result of the recent rate bond increase in value for ten rise, many banks now pay three years more, or until you cash in and one-half percent plus a bonus the H bonds. Thus, moderateof one-half of one percent on income retired couples could very deposits left in the bank a year or likely escape tax liability commore. This rate puts the b;,m ks pletely on their original E bond within closer distance of the purchases. savings and loan associations. For Government H bonds earn the some time most savings and loan same three and three-quarters perassociations have been paying four cent as E bonds, but the Interest to four and one-half. Most recently is paid by check every six months some of the associations-espe- instead of accumulating until you cially those on the West Coast- cash in the bond. This Is a useful have edged up to 4.6 percent. Some arrangement for people who want associations which don't have their the interest as a regular income, as deposits insured by a Federal in retirement. agency, but by private insurors, Government savings bonds can pay as much as five percent (but be bought on the payroll-deduction of course need to be evaluated plan or at a bank, and can be with extra care). cashed in either at a bank or the Credit unions still generally are nearest Federal Reserve office. In at the top of the list. Most credit case of death, cashing bonds Is unions pay four to five percent. simpler if you name a co-owner. A Many also provide deP.o sit life beneficiary named on the bond insurance, which is worth an ad- can cash it but must present a ditional one-half of one percent to death certificate. If a savings bond Is ever lost, young families, and even more to stolen or destroyed, write the middle-aged and older people. The Treasury Department says Bureau of The Public Debt, Divilt has no plans to raise the present sion of Loans & Currency, 536 three and three-quarters percent South Clark Street, Chicago 5. rate on E bonds to meet the in- State the serial number (with crease in bank rates. But E bonds prefix and suffix letters), month have their own advantages for and year of issue and your name long-range savings. and address. The bureau will send In general, this department you a form to fill out and, after recommends using savings ac- you return this form, will issue a counts for short-range funds new bond. those you expect to draw on in But we don't recommend putting less than two years. There is no your money in either the higheruse buying E bonds for temporary rate savings accounts or E bonds savings, because you merely will while you still owe installment be trading cash back and forth debts or continue to buy on time. with Uncle Sam, and neither of There is no point to paying finance you will gain. E bonds aarn no charges of 12-22 percent on credit interest at all the first six months, purchases, or interest rates of 8and less than two pP.rcent the. 12 percent on cash loans, while second six. Not untH t_h e third your savings earn just three and year do they earn· over three. three:quarters t'o five percent. The areas that the study will explore will be mapped out by the Shipboard Mechanization and Manpower Committee, composed of individuals from · the fields of education government labor and industry. ' ' The initial step wUI be for the MCTC to collect data on current ship operations and employment of seamen, including number of seamen, number of seagoing jobs, entry and attrition rates, number of men employed, their earnings, training and experience. The staff will then evaluate automation proposals in terms of their expected effects on shipboard operation and maintenance, and their impact on the employment and · training of seafaring personnel. Members of the labor and management panels will then be consulted to insure that the evaluations reflect the needs of the industry as a whole. Complete Information The study is expected to provide a complete set of statistics, so that wheri management and labor get to the bargaining table and begin their diseussions they will have impartial figures to work with. The study will con.fine itself to areas of fact finding and analysis, and will not concern itself with policy matters. The MCTC was founded in 1953 when the Deparunents of Del'ense and Commerce contracted through the Office of Naval Research with the National Academy of Sciences to organize the conference. Now in its ninth year of research, the MCTC has produced a number of studies on the subject of cargo transportation by sea, in addition to some reports on the more advanced concepts in ocean transportation. Reds To Boost Price Of·Oil The Soviet Union has announced its intention to post a new sizable increase in the price of oil it is marketing in Western Europe. The Russians said that the new oil prices will reflect the true cost of oil exploration and the development of oil fields. With the help of some Liberianflag operators, the Russians have been making increasing inroads in the European oil market as well as markets In Asia and Latin America. All Cuban oil, for example, comes from the Soviet Union. Major runaway-flag operators have been carrying Rilssian oil because the Soviet Union does not yet have enough tankers of its own for that purpose. The new prices could cut trade and the business of the runaways. The Soviets have been able to sell huge quantities of oil abroad by cutting prices to as low as 75 cents a barrel. By comparison, the going rate for crude on the United States east coast is approximately $3 a barrel ·or better. ~eftM~OW. .. ,__.~,-WRr'Q! ---.......__... lNI 10 LOG 1t UIW member Ronald I. Lockwood of Beam-Mdic Speciality takes the floor to make a point at a membership meeting at headquarters. UIW·Wins Optical Plan; Philadelphia Clinic Opens Continue its program of providing the most extensive.welfare protection possible, the UIW bas won complete optical coverage for all Union members and their dependents. Under the terms of the optical benefit, eligible urw members and their eligible UIW Push.e s SI Oil Drive dependents are now entitled to one pair Of eyeglasses every two years. Children will be able to obtain The UIW is continu4Jg to exsafety glasses which do not shatter; thereby preventing injury to their pand its organizing drive in the Staten Island oil distribution field. eyes. negotiations with a sec.Contract The plan also provides for free eye examinations every two .years ond company have been completed to determine the need for glasses. ~nd U~iori unfair labor · charges Appointments for the eye ex- against another concern and a soaminations are to be made through called "independent Local 355," the UIW halls in the cities where which have been trying to block the plan is in operation. These the desires of employees to join cities are: New York, Philadelphia, the UIW, have been decided ·in Norfolk, Baltimore, Mobile, New favor of the Union. Orleans and Houston. Richmond Burner company ha• After the · eye examination, the agreed to a top UIW contract for eyeglass prescription is usually its employees who joined the Unfilled within a few hours, the only ion last fall. The contract calls for exception being cases where substantial wage increases retro- ) specialized lenses are needed. active to 'December 15 · and lm· Eligibility for the optical bene- proved welfare benefits. It run1 fit Is the same as for all other for :one year. · UIW welfare benefits. A member Uphold Charges must have three months of con. · tinuous employment with a miniThe National Labor Rel~tlona mum of 60 hours worked in the .Board ha~ upheld UIW ~nfair. lamonth .pre.ceding the date of claim. bor practices charges agamst .F1?re Eye examinations are also avail- Bros, and Local 355. The deci~~on able separately through the net- prevents t~e company an.d the '.'inwork of UIW medical clinics. This dependent - from blocking Fiore Union program was also expanded workers from joining the UIW. in February, when members and The Union will file for a r_e prt;sen· their dependents became eligible tatlve election shortly. .: to use the Union Health Center of Hearings on charges against Lothe AFL-CIO International Ladies cal 355 and another oil distributor, Garment Workers Union in Phila- Salmirs Oil, have been completed delphia. and an earJy decision is expected. Expansion of the UI~ free Salmirs employees have indicated medical ·examination program to. a ·strong desire to join the UIW. that city ineans that UIW mem· · hers are now able to use clinics in ~~.&~~~-rm·mnm six cities. The other five are New York, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans and Houston. The ILGWU center in Philadelphia, at 925 North Broad Street, ls Seafarers with beefs regardrecognized as "one of the finest ing slow paymt:nt of monies due union health centers-in the country. from various operators in It will provide the same type of wages and disputed overtime complete head-to-toe medical exshould first check whether ·they amination which UIW ·members in have a pr~per mailing addr~.ss other cities have been receiving at the other clinics since last fall, on .file with the company. ' SIU · headquarters officials point out when the UIW program began. Visits to the Philadelphia clinic that reports received froni sev· can be arranged promptly by call- eral operators show checks have ing the Un.lob ball for an appoint- · been mailed to 1me address ment. This allows for the orderly while a beef Oli the same score scheduling ,of exarr.~ for all mem- ts sent from another, thus crebers and their dependents. T~ ating much difficulty in keeping same' practices are followed in the: accounts straight. other clinics as· welL Use Only One Mail , Address back �Pa&'e Fifteen ~ .···. ·• ~8 ' Seafarer And Son In New Orle•n• All· Offieers W"i°ii:a PXSBBR~ . Reelected By Pursers a:n.d CANNERY WORKER ~ SIUNA Fishermen Plan New Program SAN FRANCISCO-Fishermen and cannery workers' unions affiliated with the SIUNA met here recently to map out plans and a legislative program to improve the bargaining position of fishermen across and Duane Vance, Seattle attorney the nation . . who has been representing SIUNA Prime target of the SIUNA West Coast fishing affiliates. fishermen and cannery workers representatives was Federal legislation which now excludes fishermen from ·the classification of "employees" and . ·prohibits them from bargaining for minimum fish prices which form the basis on which they are paid. Chairman of the meeting was John Hawk, SIUNA international representative. Also attending were John Calise, San Pedro Fishermen's Union; Lester Balinger, San Diego Fishermen and Cannery Workers Union; John .Crivello, Monterey Fishermen's U n i o n; George Issel, San Francisco Cannery Workers Union; George Johansen, Alaska Fishermen's Union; Abe Lehto and Bill Lehto, also of the Alaska Fishermen's Union; Jack Tarantino, of the San Diego Fishermen's and Cannery Workers Union; Andrew Neimi, representing the Alaska Marketing Association, The unions resolved to collect pertinent data and transmit 1t to the International to further its fight for fishermen's rights. Each union will gather information on: 1. Type of boats, nets and other gear used in catching fish and species of fish caught by members in each jurisdiction. 2. How minimum fish prices were recognized as wages and included In union contracts for many years. 3. Part played by the OP A and by the War Labor Board during World War II in controlling fish prices and, consequently, fishermen's wages. 4. Devices used by canners, particularly tuna cannen, such as delaying by weeks the unloading of refrigerated boats, thereby holding up fishermen's wages and reducing their earning power by idling fishermen in order to force prices down. 5. Destruction of boatowners' associations by fish canners, and how canners, by indirect ownership of boats through mortgages, control fish deliveries and prices. 6. The fluctuation of boatside fish prices, set at auction or by bargaining, which has little effect SAN DIEGO _ The seiner Nau- on consumer prices. tilus, largest tuna boat under the American flag, has returned from her first trip to the fi shing grounds with what is probably the largest catch ever brought to a California -cannery by an American ship. TERMINAL ISLAND, Calif.Capt. Eddie Madruga and his A woman member of the Cannery crew had 630 tons of yellowfin and 1kipjack caught while ranging over Work1?rs' Union of the Pacific, an 3,000 miles of fishing waters be- employee at the Star-Kist tuna plant here, saved a fellow union tween Mexico and Ecuador. member from drowning. The Nautilus was gone 2~ Isabel Ramirez, of Star-Kist, months and after a few minor was driving to work in December alterations will leave for her sec- when she saw the car ahead of ond voyage this month. her plunge over ~he bridge beNautilus scored another "first" tween the mainland and Terminal tn being the first California clipper Island. to carry a helicopter as a regular She stopped her car, took off her part of the equipment. shoes and dove into the water to After 'copter pilots learn more save Ausenico Vigil, an employee about spotting fish and the tech- at Van Camp Sea Food and also a niques of seining, the machine will member of the SIUNA-Cannery be a wonderful help Jn tuna fish- Workers union. ing, Madruga believes. 'Copter Aids Tuna Catch Cannery Worker Rescues Brother Snapped in the New Orleans Seafarers hall are Seafarer M. C. "Blackie" Foster and his son, M. C. Foster, Jr. Photo was taken last Christmas at the annual holiday dinner. ILA Starts Meeting On Pact Demands The International Longshoremen's Association has announced that it wiH seek a new coniract calling for higher wages this year for Atlantic and Gulf coast longshoremen. The announcement was+ made by Thomas L. (Teddy) SJ:U FOOD Gleason, executive vice-president of the ILA, who added that the maritime industry ' must also consider the possibility of paying a guaranteed annual wage for pier workers if it insists on going ahead with its automation plans. Gleason emphasized the fact that the increases that were obtained in the last contract have been largely wiped out by the rising cost of living, and that the ILA has employed the services of on economist in order to devise a formula by which union and m·anagement "can live under an annual wage pattern." Although the union contract does not expire until September 30, ILA and management officials have already met with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service in an effort to iron out any disputed issues before actual contract negotiations begin. In the past, mediators took ac~ tion only when union and management had reached a dead end in their negotiations. and SHJ:P SANJ:TATJ:ON DEPARTMENT Clift Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director Insect Control On Ships V.e rmin control, which Includes control of insects and rodents, is an important factor in maintaining healthful conditions on a vessel. Bugs, insects and rodents are all capable of transmitting disease. In order to supress vermin infestation on vessels, continuous control measures are necessary. Good sanitation practices should be carried on at all times. Good sanitation habits are a most important factor in the prevention and control of vermin. Living quarters and areas where food ii stored, prepared or served, or where utensils are cleaned and kept should be regularly cleaned and maintained. Simple cleanliness, with frequent and abundant use of soap and water ls essential. Some other basic rules for prevention and control of vermin are: • Eliminate enclosed spaces where trash, food particles and dirt may accumulate. • Use screens on all openings leading to food service areas especially during those seasons when insects are prevalent. • Store and dispose of trash and garbage in closed, covered containers. • Use suitable Jnsectici~es properly. H cleanliness is maintained, then there will be few occasions when MSET YOORCV..O~lfZ. MATES AT 11-4' 5«.t ~ Wk 1N1H~ 8AL1h102e A>Jott.r.J./4t/S, SWAP YARNS AND WA1C#-l 1J.IE f=IGl-llS ON 7\J. JISW L.OW PRICES AND '(OU~ AlWA'rS WELCOME JlERE A"T San Diego tuna fishermen mend the huge nylon net used on modern purse seiners like the Nautilus. New techniques, including power-operated nets which measure from 400 to 600 fathoms, have revolutionized the tuna industr.y. All incumbent officers of the Staff Officers Association, the SIUNA - affiliated pursers union, have been reelected in recent voting. Reelected by near - unanimous votes were: Harry Moreno, president; John Aitken, vice-president; Bert Lanpher, secretary-treasurer, and Paul Tonnarelli, assistant sec. retary-treasurer. The membership also approved amendments to the SOA constitution, including revisions in the duties of officers, the executive board and trial procedures. The constitution also allows for waiving of initiation fees during organizing drives. SOA members have also ratified the union's contract with American Export Lines by a vote of 84 to one as a consequence of the union's successful organizing drive on ships of that company. The union is now conducting a drive to secure a manning scale change which would place purserpharmacist mates on all Americantl.ag ships. YctJR OWN PL-ACE-. OWNEDANDCRGRATID Pi'f ,..,, SliAJ;ARERS IN12. UNION·A~G·AR insecticides have to be brought into play. When they are, they should be handled with care as they are also harmful to humans, not just vermin. They should be stored at a distance from food-handling areas to prevent their being mistaken for foodstuff. Poisonous types should be colored and clearly marked "POISON." Insecticides are of two kinds: residual· sprays and dusting powder, or sriace sprays. The residual spray or dusting powder leaves minute but long-lasting poisonous crystals on the treated surface. These residues kill vermin as they emerge from their hiding places and crawl over the treated area. Space sprays are quick-killing mists containing agents that kill vermin when they come in contact with the insects. They are not of a long-lasting nature and their effectiveness is spent after a \\'hile. When insecticides are used, they should not come in contact with food, utensils or the person using the spray. Any contaminated article should be cleaned immediately. Contaminated food should be discarded: Ratproofing activities should, for the most part, be confined to maintaining in good condition the ratproof111g \\'hich has been built into the vessel. When ratproofing is necessary , as in the case of concealed spaces and structural pockets whieh cannot be inspect ed, efforts should be directed to closing off the area by using heavy ga uge sheet metal or other material that cannot be gnawed by rats. Collars using ratproof inateriiil, should be installed around penetrating fixtures . When necessary, rodenticides nnd traps should be u ed. Rodenticides should be clearly marked. stored away from all foodstuffs and used according to instructions. Most rodenticides are toxic to humans and must be used with care. (Comments and suggestions are i n ited by the D epartmPnt and can be submitted to this column care of tile SEAFARE RS LOG.) 1 �l'e1119117, ... Drawlns·A Bead On A11 Coman 0 . . S%U . SOCXAL s~cvarrr 0 .*. *SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK BVLLB'1'J:N'· -OARD 0 The fo"iowing is the iatest availabZ. list of Seafarers '" hospitall nround the count1'1/: Packing all the artillery are Jamey, 4, and Steven, 3, sons. of Seafarer James Lupo. They were brandishing the irons in the New York hiring hall. 25 In '62 Competition For 5 SIU Scholarships Appro~imately 25 Seafarers and children of SIU men have completed or are completfug all of the eligibility requirements to compete for the five $6,000 SIU scholarships. The five scholarships, one o f • - - - - - - - - - - - - which is reserved exclusively by the time of the March examinafor a Seafarer, will be award- tion so that the committee which USPB$ HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Vlr.ill Alford, Jr. Kazmirz Lynch Paul Arthofer William Mason Robert Banlater Olua Mccann FellPe Basalda Alom:o Morr!• Paul Bates Sam Morris Percy Boyer William Nelson Clyde Brown M. Pederson Clolse Coats Harry Peeler Thomas Dalley J , R. Pblpp1 Ignazio D ' Amico Lee Pullen Earl DaVidson Chester Seymour Henry Dill Melvin Silva John Dooley Wayne Sisk Albert Doty Herbert Smith J. B. Dyess Herman Smith Ramose Elliott Samuel Soloman Thomas Folse W. Taylor, Jr. Needem Galloway - Lucien Theriot John Graves Patrick Thompson Clarence Hafner Adrian Vader Charles Hanner1 J. Valladariu Lee Harvey . Richard Weir Jim A. Jenkins Carlie While George Kasprzyk Fritz Wid eirrc n Edward Knapp Roland Wilcox l\1cllar LlnJsey USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Russell Alcfrich James Macunchuck Wllllam Barber Max Marcus James Bergerla William Mason Ralph Bradshaw Chester MllJer Joseph Buckler Albert Morse Joseph Carroll Harry Overton John Chelton Juan Palmes C. Crockett John Powers Millard Cutler ' Thomas Riley Friedof Fondila Blakely Saylor Patrick Foy Henry Schwartz Robert F1·avel George Silva Peter Galvin William Spoil Henry Gawkosld John Steglefort Gorman Gla1e Paul Strickland F. Gonzalez Tim Sullivan John Hannay J . Taglioferri Paul Huggins Joseph WiUlam1 Joseph Kisten Vyril Williams Howard Lahym , Royce Yarborough Frank Llro Leon Lockey MOUNT WILSON STATE HOSPITAL MOUNT WILSON, MD. Theodore Valmas George Lesnansky USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Robert Aumiller C. Lambert Allen J. Bullard Alvin Lacaze Walter Ballou Henry Myers R. D'Ferrafiet S. M. Plash D. A. Dutton J . R. Richard Steve Ericsson O. W. Rosenber1 C. Hippard C. E . Thompson H. Holmes J. R. Thompson LeeRoy Hoft'man Francis Wall J . V. Johnson R . H. Wilson Pat Jones USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAll, GA . Malcolm Foster G. Kitchens Donald Gagnon Jolfu Sikes Sanford Kemp Kenneth Turner makes the awards can have full information available tu it when Wii~ill'f.4.&.W.g4.%.W.W1i'~~Nai;::?,Vf~l@;>;;;~%M~Wt,l it meets in May. Up to this year 43 scholarships have been awarded by the Plan to active Seafarers and to children Seafarers who have taken toe of seamen. Last year's winners series of inoculations required incfuded Seafarer John R. Sweefor certain foreign voyages are ney and the children of Seafarers reminded to be sure to pick up Garland Hogge, William Peterson, their inoculation cards from the Harold Welsh and William Walsh. Twenty of the 43 awards issued captain or the purser when they under the program thus far have pay off at the end of a voyage. gone to Seafarers themselves. The card should be picked up The $6,000 scholarship benefit by the Seafarer and held so that covers four years' study at any it can be presented when signrecognized college or university Ing on for another voyage where in the United States. In some the "shots" are required. The instances, upon application to the inoculation card is your only trustees of the Seafarers Welfare proof of having taken the rePlan, scholarship winners have quired shots. been able to apply their awards Those men who forget to pick to graduate study in medicine, up their inoculation card when dentistry and other fields. they pay off may find that they Selection of the winners is based are required to take all the on their previous scholastic record, "shots" again when they want their performance on the College to sign on for another such voy· The importance of the new Sickage. ness and Accident program in pro- Entrance test and their extra-cur· viding coverage for Seafarers who ri cul ar and community activities.+ ~·~~~w..;tw,,mmi'iW'i-%f.1.f!&i:i!Z:iXiiW%.'!fft=.J.!11!Wiilliit.W~~1l suffer injury or illness off the job is shown by the completed fi gures received for the month of December. The Seafarers Welfare Plan reports that benefits paid to outpatients under this p r o g r a m amounted to $49,263 in that month (see adjoining Welfare, Vacation , Plan report). The S&A program was set up to protect those Seafarers who would not be eligible for maintenance and cure because their illness or injury occurred while they were on 1 the beach and not in the employ of ·any shipping company. It provides tip to 39 weeks' coverage both in and out of the hospital at a rate tomparable to maintenance and cure benefits. The new benefit went into effect on October 1, 1961, as an outcome of th~ shipping negotiations of last tummer. ed in May. The awards are based on the recommendations of a board of college administrators. Thus far, 17 of the applicants have taken the College Entrance Board Examination and have met all of the other requirements called for under the scholarship plan. An additional eight applicants have either taken tne exam or will b.e taking the last test. ,;:iven early in March. The rules of the plan call for the full qualifications to be met Pick Up 'Shot' Card At Payoff Off-Job Benefit Totals $49,000 In One M.onth In the hospital? Call SIU Hall immediately! USPBS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Loul1 Bernier Robert Reinken Lucien R. Eli• Herman Spralnll Mlke Orelbe USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. Allred Dut.ian JoHph Hunt Georie Flemlnf Herbert Mcl!aao Geor.ie Hubner C. Robinaon USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Jef'lerson Br1-ham C. Neuklrchner Thomas Conway William Roger1 Jose Ferrer Richard Ripley F. Fullbr1-ht Edward Smith Paul Hansen Thomas Trollinger Harry Lowther S. Vlllaflores Phillip Mason William Wllllam1 usi>lls HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, ,NY Edward Bergevin Val Elbert Gordori Bell A. Gregoire C. Anderson James Helms Omar Ali Nichola s Korsak W. Berg ulst John I glebekk Kurt Blnemanls John Jellelte Alfred Cedeno Evald Kamm Thomas Connell Chatles Kerns W. Connolly Charles Kinnke Wilbur Coutant Dan McMullen George Crabh·ee L . Narloncslk Rulo£ DeFt·e ttes Herman Meyer John Dern Frank Pickett M. Diamant11 F1·ed Muller S. DIBella Joaquin Munis Jose Doletln\9 Dan Mullan Alber~ Nelson · E. Reyea Robert Nlellon V. Sanabria F . Nielsen B. Savaae Aneu1 Olson H . F. Smith Nick Pap•1eot1lo William Vidal John Pasko H. R. White MaJor Reid James Wlili•IDI Candido Reye1 USPHS HOSPJTAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Deibler James Rist Abe Gordon Grant Saylor Thomas Leh•1 W. A. Youn1 Max Olson B. G. Zelenclc SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Hennlnf Bjork Thomas Isaksen Albe1·to Gutierrez VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY, MASS. Raymond Arsenault VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS Wiilard T. Cahill USPHS HOSPITAL K~Y WEST, FLA. Carl Copper PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON, LA . Frank Martin US SOLDIERS HOMlil W ASHlNGTON, DC William Thom• s VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONN. James Gorman Physieal Exams-All SIU Clinies December, 1961 Children TOTAL Seamen Wives New York .••••••••••• 80 144 55 172 3,58 12 5 6 10 19 7 4 1 13 14 99 . 153 62 195 391 TOTA.L 809 52 39 900 Port ............ ............. Baltimore Houston Mobile New Orleans ••••••••• .............. ............... SIU 8lood Bank Inventory January, 1962 Pints Credited 4 Pints Used 0 New York . ••. , , . . . .... . . 112 30 Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 2 18 2 5 0 48~ 4 0 18 Previous Balance Boston . . • . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Pon Baltimore •. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43~ ....•..........•. 14 Norfolk TOTAL ON HAND 9 124 85 Jacksonville •.•.......... 33 2 0 35 Tampa .....•............ 2 s 0 5 Mobile .......... ..... ... 30 6 0 New Orleans ............ 18 21 4 36 35 11~ 9 17~ Houston San Francisco .......... . Cl4J+ 3 Seattle . .. . .............. 15 0 24 4 0 96Y2 61 Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 TOTAL +Figures 5 .......... . 387 in parenthesis ( 20 7 (15) 422~ 15 ) indicate shortage to be made up. SIU. Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid-December., 1961 CLAIMS Hospital Benefits (Welfare) •••• 7402 Deoth -Benefits (Welfare)... . . 12 Disability Benefits (Welfare) • • AMOUNT PAID $36, 191.72 ~6,668.82 Maternity Benefits (Welfare) •• 282 41 42,300.00 8,200.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare). 216 57,663.94 60 Optical Benefits (Welfare) •••• Outpatient Benefits (Welfare) •• 610 750.73 - Summary (Welfare) • • • • • • • 8623 Vacation Benefiis ............ 1491 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BEN.EF TS PAID THIS PERIOD, •• 10, 114 49,263.00 $231,038.21 $239,791.41 $470,829.62 �s·:i:t1 · SOCJ:AL SEC'OBIT1r DBPARTM:ENT Seafarer And Wife Donate To SIU Blood Bank Benefit Improved: Extend SIU Optical Aid To Three More Ports Continuing its policy of improving benefits for Seafarers and their families, the SIU has extended its optical plan to three more ports and has expanded coverage to provide safety glasses for dependent chil- • now able to receive safety eye- . dren. The three new ports joining gla~ses. This type of lens is ?lore the nine cities in which optical benefits are available to wives, children and dependent children as well as Seafarers are Jacksonville, Norfolk and Seattle. Coverage ls the same as in the .•,·'i other ports, providing for free ' •. .If eye examinations and, if needed, Having made several donations to the SIU blood bank on previous occasions, Seafarer regular or bi-focal eyeglasses once George McAlpine, electrician, brought his wife, Irene, to the New York health center with every two years. ' him the last time around. McAlpine last sailed aboard the Fairland (Sea-Land). Lab techUnder the expanded coverage of nician Esmond Field handles the technicalities. the plan dependent children are ------------------------------+ 7 Pensioners -Start The New Year Right ' ,...----------~-----------------. SOC:IAJ:. SECUBJ:TT REPORT Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director After many years of active seatime, seven veteran Seafarers began the New Year on Union pensions following Compensation For Radiation Burns trustee approval of their benefit applications last month. The expanded use of radioactive material in industry and the probThe first Seafarers to be• lem of radiation injury to workers is increasingly becoming a problem. The nation-wide failure of states to provide adequate compensaapproved for $150 per month tion has resulted in efforts by the l~bor movement to have the Govlifetime pensions in 1962 are Leo Gillis, Regnjuald Hans Hans1en, Charles Frances Jeffers, Edwud Jones, Pedro Rodriguez Penelas, Daniel Rucker and Manuel Da Silva. With seatime extending back to 1918 on American bottoms, Broth. er Gillis joined the Union in 1938 in Philadelphia and has been s a i Ii n g In the deck department since then. The 66-year-old Seafarer retired to that city last year when he signed Gillis off the Yorkmar (Calmar) on August 22, 1961. .( Aftr 13 years on foreign-flag ehips, Brother Hanssen joined the Union in 1940 in New York and began sailing in the steward department. The 74-year-old veteran paid off the Steel Recorder <Isthmian) on August 16, 1961. He has a daughter, Eleanor Skoog, in Brooklyn. A deck department veteran, Brother Jeffers joined the SIU in 1941 in Baltimore. He ca.lied it quits on October 18, 1961, signing off the Del Campo (Mississippi). The 65-year-old Seafarer makes his home with his sister, Mrs. E. J. Murphy, in St. Simons Island, Georgia. With 10 years of foreign-flag sailing plus SIU seatime since 194_3 behind him, Brother Jones paid off his last ship, Seatrain Texas CSeatrainl, on November 28, 1961, as a baker. Born in England, the 65-year-old veteran makes his home in Union City, New Jersey, with his wife, Ellen. A native of Spain, Brother Penelas joined the Union in 1939 in Miami, sailing in the steward department. He signed off the · Florida State (Evergfarlns) on October 16, 1961. The 6~-year-old Honssen Jeffen seaman lives 1n Miami, Florida, with his wife, Antonia. , The oldest Seafarer receiving a pension this month, Brother Rucker is 75 years of age. His seatime includes nine years on foreign bottoms before joining the SIU in 1944 In NY. Shipping in the deck department, he paid off the Del Norte <Mississippi) on October 23, 1961. He lives with his wife, Rosemary, In New Orleans, La . Originally from Portugal, Brother Da Silva joined the Union in 1948 and has been shipping In the steward department. His last ship was the Steel Rover (Isthmian) which he signed off on June 9, 1961. The 63-year-old veteran and his wife, Laureutiua, live 1n Newark, New Jersey. ernment establish a Federal compensation program for workers disabled by radiation exposure. While almost all states list radiation-induced disability as compensable, AFL-CIO spokesmen have pointed out, this is more illusory than real. Many states provide that industry does not have to have its employees covered, thereby affording no real protection to workers It the company decides not to have state coverage. Other states have time limits or dollar restrictions on coverage, which make compensation ineffective. Nationally, only half the states provide full medical care for radiation-induced occupational diseases which will become more frequent as atomic energy is employed more and more in industry. Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg also cited the deficiencies in state programs. "I think it may be fairly concluded," he said, "that the existing programs in many states do not provide adequate ·protection against work-connected radiation injuries." He added that the Labor Department has prepared proposed regulations dealing with radiation hazards which will become an integral part of the safety and health standard!?_ for Federal supply contracts. . . While the Government has taken some action in this area, the AFL-CIO has proposed that present laws be modified to take into account the delayed nature and lingering aspects of radiation injuries. Unless this ls done, states are going to have to stretch their compensation laws beyond recognition if employees suffering latent injur from exposure to radiation are to receive adequate protection. ;.t. ;t. ;.t. The nation's economy has been bolstered and helped by the rise in the Federal minimum wage to $1.15 . an hour last September, and establishment of a $1 an hour minimum for over three million workers not previously covered, the Government reported to Congress. Forecasts of opponents to a higher minimum that the increase wirnld fQrce price increases, touch off ·inflationary wage r aises and price many workers out of their jobs have not come true. Instead, the Government reported, both retail and wholesale prices have remained stable since September and un employment has gone down slightly. At the same time, t he increased purchasing power of the lowestpaid group has been a contributing factor to the general economic upturn. There is no doubt that the uses to which the additiona l income were put were immediately beneficial to the wage earner and the economy, The wage-earner used the added income on necess iti es, thus raising his living standard closer to what is general ly co nsi dered lite cu1·rL'llL US level. 'fhe lnol'ea ed money, in turn, boo;;;ted the economy so that the whole ' nation benefited. Wage incr~ases resulting from the new minimum will add up to $536 million in the first year, adding that much more to the .nation's wealth. (Comments and suggestions are invited by th.e Dcpart111 en.t and can be st1bmitted' to this column ca·re oj th.e SEAFARERS LOG.) resistant to shock and . less hkely to break, thereby reducing the posslbillty of glass Injury to dependent's eyes. Originally providing coverage _Just to Seafarers, the plan ~v as expanded late last year to mclude their families. This was follo wed bY coverage f or s ea f arers an d their families who live in areas without SIU optical centers. Up to $25 in benefits ls payable when they visit optical facilities closer to their home. The ports in which coverage was provided previously are: New York, New Orleans, Mobile, Balti· . more, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago and Houston. Actually, Houston coverage is for the. whole state of Texas as the optometrists used by the plan have offices through the state. In order for a Seafarer or his dependents to be eligible for the optical benefit, a Seafarer must have at least 90 days of employment in the previous calendar year and one day of employment in the six months immediately preceding the date of application. This is the basic eligibility rule for all SIU welfare benefits. Under the terms of the benefit, Seafarers and their eligible dependents are entitled to one pair of eyeglasses every two years except in cases requiring glasses more frequently due to special medical reasons. In addition, complete eye check-ups are available through the separate network of SIU medi· cal centers. Appointments for the eye examinations can be made through the Union halls in the 12 ports where the plan is now in operation. Notify Union On LOG M.ail As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every mon th to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore . The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU stea mship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the informati on "' oplied by the ship oppratn r , fou r copies of the LOG. the he;1dqu arters report and minutes forms are then airmail ed to th e company a!,!ent in the nex t port of call. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailin g. The LOG is sent to any club \\'h en <i Seafarer so r equests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers congregate the re . A al way the Un ion would ti!;:e to hef!r promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not d livered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-d ay check on the 11ccuraC'y of its mailing lists 0 �SBAP:4KER6 £0Q ' sru ••DJ:CAL DBPARTMBNT Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Breakthrough On Deafness ~ In the past few years, there has been ·a marked advance in the rehatilitation of persons with defective hearing. Modern advances in surgical techniques and hearing aids are now restoring a useful and happy life to many .who were totally lost behind the barrier or' silence. This revolutionary breakthrough has been interestingly described by Robert O'Brien in "Today's Health." Many can remember when the hard of hearing were resigned to being "shouted" at. We have the picture of older persons sitting by the fire using a trumpet-type hearing implement or being relegated completely behind the silence barrier. In promoting the use of hearing aids, there has been the barrier of prejudice that had to be overcome. The use of hearing aids is at the present time at the stage where the use of visual aids was 50 years ago. Now, no one has any inferior feeling about using glasses. We hope a similar situation will eventually prevail in the use of hearing aids. The ear Is roughly divided into three areas. The outer ear, canal and drum. The middle ear contains three small bones or ossicles (hammer, anvil, stapesl which transmit the sound to the third portion or inner ear. The inner ear contains a conch-like body which is attached to the auditory nerve that transmits the impulse to the brain. The two major types of hearing impairment are conductive deafness, and perceptive or nerve deafness, or a combination of the two called a "mixed-type deafness." Conductive-type deafness occurs when the sound waves do not reach the, inner ear. It may be caused by anything which obstructs the sound waves in the ear canal, or muffles the vibrations in the middle ear. This could be caused by a foreign body in the ear canal, wax, bony growths, perforation of the ear drum, swelling of the fluid in the middle ear, the result of infection, or a break in the chain of vibrations through the three tiny bones of the middle ear. Conductive:type deafness is seldom complete, as the skull bones themselves conduct vibrations to the J nner ear. Thus, these patients frequently hear well over the telephone, as the vibrations are transmitted through the temporal bone to the inner ear when the telephone receiver is pressed over the ear. In · nearve or rerceptive-type deafness, the outer and middle ear function normally, but the ·circuit to the brain is not functioning. This is due to damage to the nerve endings in the inner ear, to fibers cJf the auditory nerve or to the hearing centers in the brain. The causes of nerve deafness may be loud noises such as gunfire, head injuries, tumors or diseases that ·affect the brain. A common cause in infants occurs in those born to mothers who have measles during the first three months of pregnancy. In nerve deafness, high frequency sounds are not heard. In conversation, speech tones usually missed are the p's, k's and t's, so that only part of the words are heard. The victims complain that the sound does not make any sense. Bone conduction is of no assistance, and they hear poorly over the telephone. As nerve damage cannot be repaired, nerve-type deafness presents a serious problem for medico-surgical treatment. However, much can be done in the way of rehabilitation. New techniques in lip reading, speech analysis, auditory lrainlng, tape r ecor ding and educational television are greatly benefitting the· nerve deaf today, especially children. This training, together with proper hearing aids, is making great strides in rehabilitating the victims of nerve deafness. One of the most frequent causes of conductive deafness, particularly in children, is chronic middle ear infection. This can be caused by measles, scarlet fever, head colds and upper respiratory disease, and frequently , by diseased tonsils or adenoids. The middle ear becomes inflamed ; the mucous lining swell s; ihfectious fluid accumulates behind the ear drum, and eventually may perforate the drum, producing a running or draining ear called a "chronic ear." If the drum does not perforate, the drum thickens and movement of the drum in inhibited, and hearing losi:. develops. If " chronic ear" is. treated immediately, it can be controlled, or cu red. ~ ·: n cg l ec ~ed. ser;ous hearing loss develops. Fantastic progress has recently been made in the field of microsurgery. The c!evelopment of binocular surgical mircoscopes and minute cu tting instruments enables the surgeon to work in the small area of th e ea r. With micro-surgery, and new techniques in tissue graf'ls, lh e s urgeon is able to restore hearing to pati ents who were previou sly \\Title n oII as hop eless. In otosclerosis, a fre qu ent cause of conducti ve-type deafness, Dr. John J . Shea, J r. of Mem phis, Tenn ., ha s developed th e stapedectomy. He r emoves t he sta pes, cuts away t he ostosc lerotic bone gro wth from the inner ear, ta kes a ve in graft from back of the pati ent's hand , grafts over the opening in inner ear . He then uses a plasti c tubin g as a substitute for the stapes. Thi s type of operation is successful in about 90 percent of cases of otosclerosis. Another type of operation, "tympanoplasty," according to Dr. W. D. Schlosser, has now restored hearing to many " chronic ears." Using the op er ating microscop e and grafts, the ear specialist is ab.le to clean out a chronic middle ear and graft a ne w drum, thus clearing up chroni::: infection and r es torin g hearing lo th e many who her etofore were hopel ess. Dry ea rs are r estor ed in about 70 percent of cases and hearin g res tored in almost as man y. Many young children of sc hool age are fr equentl y apparently dull in class, are slo w to lea rn and un abl e to make their grade. Th ese children are ofte n of normal intell ige nc:e, hut are ha ndic apped by defective hearing. All school age children should be screened for hear· ing impairment, and proper correction made. He ari ng aids are an indi spe nsab le tool to many of the 15 million of hard -of-J1earin g Americans. Don't jus t buy a hearing aid. Have an exam in ation by a competent o tologisl. Follow his advice. S urgery ma y du lhe job. If nol, and a hearing aid is required, take his advice as to type of hearing aid best suited for you . All hearing aids should be individually fitted. The deaths of the foil owing Seafarers 'have · been reported to the Se~faren Welfare Plan and · a total of $28,000 In benefits wa1 paid. (Any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lask i>f a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition o{ estates). Walter Stoll, 79: Brother Stoll Frank Lundgren, 38: A heart atHarry Luke, 56: Brother Luke died of a cerebal hemmorhage on tack was fatal to Brother Lundgren died of a heart condition on Feb~ ruary 1, 1962, ·i ll on December 17, October 29, 1961, Jersey City, NJ. 1961 , in Miami, bi Memorial Hos:. He'd been , sailing Fla. He was a pital, Savannah, SIU railway tugs member of the Ga. He began SIU since 1960 II I n c e 1960 shipping SIU in which he shipped and sailed in the 1938, sailing 1µ as a deckhand.' deck department. t h e cf e c k deHe is survived Surviving is his partment, a n d mother, Mrs. Gerby his wife, Mrs~ had been receivtrude Lundgren, Jennie Luke, of ing dis a bi 1 i t y of Staten Island, Jersey City. Buri· benefits s i n c e 1955. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. NY. Burial was in Staten Island. al was in Jersey City. Total benefit: $4,000. Wilma · B. Stoll, of Savannah. Total benefit: $4,000. Burial was in the Forest Lawn Cemetery, Savannah. Total beneAll the following SIU f am iiies l1ave received a $200 fit: $4,000. on ' John Brickhouse, 57: Broth e-r B r i c k h o u s e died of injuries sustained while aboard a tug at Cape Fear, NC, on November 26, 1961. He sailed in the engine department a ft e r joining the SIU in 1960. Mrs Marie Brickhouse, of Portsmouth, Va., and Murray Resnick were appointed administrators of his estate. Burial was at St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. .Total benefit: $4,000. William Howland, 6'7: A heart attack was fatal to Brother Howland on December 25, 19 6 1, a b o a r d the SS C a n t i g n y. He joined the SIU in 1945 and shipped in the steward depar.tment. His daughter, Beverly Coughlin, of Lacrosse, Wis., survives. Burial was at Lauderdale Memorial . Park, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Total benefit: $4,000. maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the babr'11 name, representing a total of $6,400 in ma· ternity benefits and a maturity value of $800 in bondss Carla C. Swafford, born January and Mrs. Abraham Aragones, Fa· 17, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jo- jardo, PR. seph C. Swafford, of Cedartown, Ga. Paula Saylor, born December 4, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. AlIrina Flguero, born December vin Saylor, Baltimore, Md. 27, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. t t ;\:. Manuel A. Figuero of New York Tracy Hill, born January 5, 1962, City. to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles E. Hill, Houston, Texas. George A. Everett, Jr., born No;\; ;\; ;\:. vember HI, 1961, to Seafarer and Ronald Taylor, born November, Mrs. George A. Ever.ett, Mobile, 11, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ala. Robert G. Taylor, Mathews, Va. t ;\; ;\; James L. Brantley, Jr., born NoMary Frances McNellage, born vember 2, 1961, to Seafarer and January 2, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. James L. Brantley, Jackson- Mrs. John W. McNellage, Mobile, ville, Fla. Ala. Becky Lynn Martinlere, born Tedd Terrington, Jr., born DeOctober 4, 1961, to Seafarer and cember 7, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. William E. Martiniere, Fair- Mrs. Tedd P. Terrington, New hope, Ala. Orleans, La. ;\; <\:. ;\; Francisca Nicolas, born SepPaul Warhola, Jr., born Janutember 25', 1960, . to Seafarer and ary 3, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. Francisco V. Nicolas, Balti- Paul Warhola, Middle Village, NY. more, Md. ;\; ;\:. <\:. Joni Everrett, born January 10, Lorraine Butler, 'born Septem1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alfred ber 8, 1960, to Se~farer and Mrs. V. Everrett, Norfolk, Va. Owen R. Butler, Gibson, La. ;\; ;\:. ;\; ;\; ;\:. Michael Patrick O'Mara, bor11 Patrick Frankewicz.. born Dcember 27, 1961, to Seafarer and October ·26, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Stephen J. Frankewicz, Bal- Mrs. James p. O'Mara, West Hollywood, Fla. Mal McAllister, 62: Brother Mc- timore, Md. <\:. ;\; t t t ;\:. Allister died of n at u·r a 1 causes Rebecca Pierce, born January David Hawley, born December on December 24, 2, J962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ben26, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1 9 61, at the Jo}Jn C. Hawley, Palisades Park, jamin Pierce, Jacksonville, Fla. USPHS hospital, NJ. S t a t e n Island, "' "' born t December James Johnson, NY. He joined 22 , 1961 , to Seafarer and Mrs, Isabelle Serrano, born January the SIU in 1939, James Johnson , Jr., Los Angeles, 9, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fes hipping in the Calif. lix Serrano, Brooklyn, NY. steward depart- "' "' ment and had be e n receiving ;\; Beth Ann Gulley, born Decemdisability beneber 16, 1961, to Seafare1· a nd Mrs. fits since last July. Surviving is William Gulley, Clarkesburg, his widow, Mrs. Helen McAllister, West Va. ~ ~ ~ of Philadelphia, Pa. Burial was at . ~ ~ ~ Mount Lawn Cemetery, Sharon Suzle Scroggins, born DecemHills Pa. Total benefits: $4,000. her 29, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Eueile Scroggini:;, Houston, Texas. t "' t ;.t. ;\; t ;\; ;\:. ;\; t t t t Nancy Dee Barber, born December ll, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. · William B. Barber, Elizabeth City, NC. . Anthony Loscalzo, born November 14, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. . Michael Loscalzcr, Bronx, NY. Mark San Juan, born December 24, 1961 , to Seafarer and Mrs. Vin- . ceqt San Juan, Savannah, Ga. ;\; ;\; ;\; Michael Dean Ingram, born January 25, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Ingram, Jr., San Antonio, T exas. ~ ;t. ;t. Carlos Bonefont, Jr., born December 14, 1961, to Seafarer and · Mrs. Carlos Bonefont, Brooklyn, John A. Morris, 54: A heart ailDenise Reyes, born October 4, ment was fatal to Brother Morris 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Felipe on January 29, · M. Reyes, Jr.. Houston, Texas. 1962, in Balti;\; ;\; ;\; more, Md. He Margarita Sanford, born Janujoined the SIU ary 1, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. in 1938, sailing Tommie 'R. Sanford, Texas City, in the deck de- Texas. · · partment. He is ;\; ;\; ;\; surviveµ by a Vincent Kendorski, born Janufrienn, Frank ~ry 1, 1962, to Seafarer ·and Mrs. Hickey o( Balti- Ralph Kendorski, Philadelphia, NY. · ' more, Md. Burial Pa. ;\; ;\; ;\; was in Sacred Heart Cemetery, ;\:. ;\; ;\; Michael D. Hicks, born October (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Depa.rtm ent and can Baltimore, Md. Total benefit: Eden1 Ramon Aragones, born 26, 1961, to Seafarer and . Mrs. be subm,itLesJ. tg .JIJi~ pqJ11-rnTJ pq,r.e .Pi Jl~ e•. SEA.F,A.F~ERS. L.QG.) . .$A.OOD~ . _ ,•• ~,.. • • : .. .. _, .• , .... ..N.ov~b.er ~ Z4. 1961, .. to .. Seafare& .F.red R .. Hicks, Norfolk, Va .. 1 �...... ~ Ex-Seaman.P lans Spring · Totlr;Of National Parks. Retired Seafarer Donald Catlin, now beached in Tucson, Arizona, can't wait for 1prlng to arrive. When it does, "I'll heave -anchor and leisurely work my way northward," he says, visiting the many na-• tional parks on the "{{By. lowstone, then southward through A black gang member1 join- Wyoming and Colorado to .the tng the SIU in 1951, Catlin had to retire last year .because of bronchial asthma. Doctors told him' he must live where It is high or dry, preferably both, so he settled down in Arizona, living in a trailer pulled by a jeep station wagon. Catlin has th Seafarer's emblem . e pamted on the trailer together with a telegraph with the arrow point1 t "F'10 lsh d With Ei· in ,, ng 0 ·e .g es. The name of the trailer is "The FWE, I guess you know why," he writes. "The trailer is 17 f eet long ~Ith plenty ?f r~om for me. It's a self - ~ontamed model, which means it not only ls wired for electricity and capable ·of being connected · to trailer park sewers, but is also· completel.Y equipped with propan~ .gas apphances--refrlgerator, gas lights and gas water heater. "In addltlon, the trailer has a 20gallQn water tank Into which I can pump 20 pounds' air pressure, assuring running water at all times when I am not connected to a water main. The gas refrigerator works even when I am on the road so I can store Catt in food to last me a ' : considerable time~ " He has attached a small anchor and chain to the trailer's hitch-bar which he "lets go" when parking. "This arouses much interest and I nev,er tire of telling about seafaring." His voyage northward from T.ucson will be to "Zion National Park, Capital Reef, Bryce Canyon, Salt Lake, Grand Teton Park and Yel- The concern of Seafarers for the welfare of others hat again been illustrated by the action ·of crews aboard several vessebl at 1ea. Living up to the best tradition of the "Brotherhood of the Sea," Seafarers aboard the Steel Designer (Isthmian) took up a fund to help 1ome Ume, the re1t of ·the crew steward department member went rleht alone with the idea of 4---------------------- Pike'• Peak country at Colorado Ores&e Vola speed home to hl1 Springs, then Mesa Verde Park, sick mother, Mn. Mary Vola, In Arches National M on um en t, Brooklyn. through the Goosenecks of the San Crewmen· on the Sword Knot Juan to Monument Valley which (Suwannee) did their bit by donatspraddles the Utah-Arizona border, ing $100 to a . Capetown, South thr?ugh the Navajo Indian Reser- Africa, newspaper, the "Cape vatlon to Grand Canyon, returning Argus," which will forward the In the late fall to Tucson." B th p if' N th t contribution to a local orphanage. orn 1n e ac ic or wes • Th!s practice has become tracliCatlin knows of the beauty of the tional with SIU missile ship crews country he is going to visit. Now 1n recent years, writes ship's rethat he is retired, he will have a porter Roy Elford, who's a memchance to visit the places he heard of while a child. When he gets to ber of the steward dep"'lirtment contingent on the Sword Knot. a park, he should be well equipped i i i to do exploring by horseback 'a s he's a world war I cavalry veteran. Appreciative of. the fine meal' Catlin's last ship was the :Penn time fare prepared and served by Shipper (Penntrans), which he the galley crew aboard the Mansigned off In April, 1961. kato Victory . <Victory Carriers) for · ------------------------------. OCEAN ULLA <Mariti me Overseas), October 22=-Chalrman, Frederick ~ eh· leri Secretary R. Maldonato. Some , di sputed OT 1n engine and deck de. partments. All r epairs taken care of except few minor Items. Crew asked to keep recreation room clea n. ERNA ELIZA!!ETH <Albatro11l, November 12- Chairman, J. F11lasca1 secretary, B. Wagner. The ship's dele ga te gave an educational discussion on the ship's arti cles, SIU constitution a nd SIU agreement. Some dis· puted OT on deck . The port captain complimented the crew on the cl ean· ing of the tanks. No beefs reported by department delegates. Chief stew· nrd Samuel Doyle and his department given a vote of tha nks for a job well done. G. Fargo, d eck delegate, given vote of thanks for carrylni a large slopchest. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Your Last -Voyage By Fero) Knickerbocker It is so very close to sailing time, I can see you are about to leave m.e. I shall go with you to . this last dock, For yau have to go, but it won't grieve me. I'll watch your ship sail out the Golden Gate As I wave a final farewell to youThen I'll thank God for our years together • And that your pain and suffering are t_hrough. OVERSEAS JOYCE <Maritime Over: seas>, October 22-Chalrma n, Emil Gretsky; Secretary, Bill Hay. Few hour's disputed In OT. No beefs re'· ported b y depa1·tment delegates. Request better supervision of sanitary conditions. Watch to be served before other members in messhall. All dele· gotca to make out repair lists. PENNMAR !Calmar), November 11 -Chairman, S. Foti; Secretary, John · Biehell. No beets reported . Too much noise In passageway. Remove 11ll lo c k~rn from pnrmng ~·.•.rn~.'. !5.00 in treasury. KENMAR (Ca lmar>, November 5Chalrman, N. D. Earley; Secretary, .F. Qulntayo. All repairs m1 llsl l1ave On the Jean LaFltte <Waterman), a vote of thanks was given to radio operator Vern Bean for putting out a fine daily newspaper so the ship would know the latest world doings. Ship's reporter Marcel Jette commented that "Sparks" and " old Judge Bean, the boss thief from down in old Texas" were not related. So this is to be your last voyage, dear, And we will say our last good-bye. Yau will sail on to a new adventureTo your old friends, your loved: ones in the sky! been done except a first aid k.it has not been put in the engine room. Ship's delega te suggested that a timer be installed on the washing machine. though five were ordered. Crew asked to bring cups back to pantry and return cote to room when finished with them. HILTON <Bull), November 11Chalrman, C. W. Hall; Secretary, P. L. Shauger. Everything running smooth· ly. Captain said plenty of money is aboard for draw in every port. No beefs reported by department dele· gates. Discussion on ways to keep foreign longshoremen out of Inside passageways and messrooms. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service>, October 1-Chairman, D. E. EdwardSI Secretary, F. Flanagan. No beefs reported. D. E . Edwards elected new 1hip's delegate. Discussion re putting TV on board ship. Men who want TV to put up · the money for same. Keep ship's library circulating among crewmembers. TRANSYORK <Transeastern>, October &-Chairman, J. Miller;. Secretary, R. Merrell. No beefs reported. All OT beefs to be cleared up before payoff. HASTINGS <Waterman>, October 29 -Chairman, Thomas A. Pradat; Sec· retary, John E. Wells. Few hours dis· puted OT. T1·ip has been smooth. Department delegates asked to make up repair list as soon as possible. Some of the repairs can he done be· fore ship anives in port. SilfetY meetlug tu be field by captain. Depart· ment delegates asked to take r. n y safety suggestions from the members and present th em at the meeting. Repair li sts to be made up by afi department delegates. PENN VANGUARD <Penn Shipping), November 5-Chairman, H. Smith; Secretary, K. M. Cole. No beefs and no disputed OT. Patrolman should check stove. New stainless steel si nk needed in c1·ew pantry. Move night cook and baker frnm present room to laundry rooln and vice-versa as vessel ls going on Persian Gulf run. Spare fans and parts needed. All ladders on masthouses and holds to be d1ecked for rusted-out rungs. Fumigation o f entire ship needed badly. E IZABETH (Bum, November 4Chalrman, George Leach; Secretary, ,N. L. Renley. Sh ip's delegate left at San ,Juan. No beefs reported by de· partment delegates. D. Tapman elected new ship 's delegate. All ship's toilets are not working properly. Suggestion made to have a gangway on the side rlnnr nr pnrnpr1Y rilrn!!!t 9tJ1erwi§e. PORTMAR CC11lmar), October 15Cha lrman, Winburn; Secretary, H. "Tiny" Kennedy. No b eefs reported. Only three mattresse put !\board ,I TRANSYORK <Transwesternl, November 2-Chairman, V. Shook; Secretary, R. Marrero. Disputed OT and subsistence to be t urned over to pa· trolman on arrival. New ship's dele· gate elected. Men who have beefs about other departments ' should see their own delegate regarding same . Fifty cents donated by each man to ship's fu nd . BENTS FORT <C!ties Service), Sep· tember 4-Chalrman, Ed Wright; Sec· retary, W. Cassidy. Number of beefs aboard. including repairs n ot done. New e lec tric heater to be Inst.ailed In galley. One crewmember taken off due to slcltness at last mi1,Jute In Brownsville. Some disputed OT in engine department to be settled by patrolman. Beef regarding lodgin g mon ey in shipyard at Savannah, Ga. Edf Yates elected sh ip 's delegate STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), Septem· ber 25- Chalrman, Terry White; Sec· retary, N. A. Huff. One man left in hospital at Gibraltar. Ship's delegate stated this is one at the finest <'rews he has ever sailed with. $25.00 In ship's fund. No beefs reported })y d epartment delegates. Men getting off to turn In keys. Repair lists to be •nade up. Discussion on cold w;>ter beini? hot. Vote of thanks to steward department for t he ti ne /ooci and •ervlce. TRANSYORK ITranswesternl, Octo: ber II- Chairman, J. Miiier; Sec ret11ry, Moving stores from midship to the after store room on The Cabins (Texas City Refining) while at sea are 11-r l M. Spencer, third cook; J. Hewitt, baker, and The radio operator on the Santa Emilia {Liberty), Raymond L. Bacholtz, was similarly cited by his shipmates for many past kindnesses, Including occasional mediF. Colleton, BR. C. Brown, cal assistance and all-around OS, sent in the photo. efficiency In operating the slopchest. Texas City, Texas (naturally!) after the set went on the blink the As far as the Seatraln Texas last trip out. CSeatrain) Is concerned, Marshall Dillon is back on the correct waveThe Longview Victory (Victory length now that the vessel's TV set has been rep.aired. The crew con- Carriers) has put in an order for tacted a television repairman in small soup spoons and steak knives. Could be they have spread out a bit from too-steady use of regular-size utensils. The compactsize cutlery might give them a hand in reducing the calory intake. . . . I know the "King of Skippers" is aboard"Heaven's Haven" shall be your Port of Call. Many shipmates will be there to greet you, Also your cio.zar Dad, with Mother in her shawl. MARGARET BROWN CBloomfield), . October 7-Chairman, John Mahney1 Secretary, W. D. Makin. $17.50 jn treasury. No beefs. Laundry and sink to ·be kept clean. Change brand of coffee. Request better variety of night lunch . Vote of thanks for ~ew· ard department. · . PENN VANGUARD (Penn Shipping), September 17-Chairman, R. Cooks Secretary, Keith M. Cole. H. M. Smith e lected new ship's d elega te. Discussion on soogie work Jn foc'les. Letter to be sent to headquarters regarding fresh water an d obtninlng new etnin· · less steel sink in crew pantry. Lot'kers ln foc'sles to be overhauled or replaced Request fumigation of a ll spaces, foc'sles , pantry. etc., before next voyage and renewal or replace· rrient of galley range. bavlna the coou prepare a cold 1upper fn Honolulu before Chrutmas. In th11 way, galley personnel were assured a half day off for the holiday. ., .... . .. An order for foam rubber to cover the tops of the messroom tables has been put in by the Lucile Bloomfield <Bl oomfield), . but we .don 't think it will work, fellows. You still won't be able to use the meat balls as ping pong balls. They just don 't have the same bounce. ~t,.,. ~DRIES: . I' Send 'em to the _ ... .._.,, .... LOG _. ~ R. Marrero. Captain, chief mate and chief engineer will repair items as they come up to their attention. No beefs reported by department dele· gates. Discussion on men wearing p a nts in messroom . Steward promised to order six mattresses. AZALEA CITY (Sea·Land), Novem· ber 14-Chairman, Scotty McCormick; Secretary, A. J. Fonatine. Everything okay. Request safety meeting. Check with patrolman regarding securing platforms on after crane. $2.50 In ship's fund. Twenty.five cents to be collected from crevnnembers at pay· off. Vote of thanks to 4-8 watch for cleaning messhall in morning. Vote of thanks to crew messman for fine service and consideration. New math'esses to be ordered by steward. ALCOA PARTNER <Alcoa>, Septem· ber 9-Chalrman, Stephen H. Fulford; Secretary, Gilbert Troscla ir. Logging _ and wages due crew from l ast trip . One safety meeting held and not much don e . Captain and others topside com plained a bout the food ; crew is well satisfied. Repair list turned in. Balance In ship's fund of $6.00. Since the company and Union have joined forces on safety aboard ship, the sh ip's minutes forms should have space for safety com m ents a nd action to be taken. When negotiating on working rules, deck department should be a llowed ~2 hour inste a d of fifteen minutes for readiness and co£fee when called out. On extra meals se rved, charge of $1.00 should be paid instead of splitting fifty cents. Captai n a lways threatening to call Coast Guard on just about any matter that does not go his wa~'. Dael.ors h ave been giving light duty sli ps. Crewmen not bei ng able to speak the la nguage, don' t know .what is going on until they are back ahoard. All men getting off to show reason for le aving ship. Vote of thanks to steward department. ROBIN HOOD <Robin Line), Nov. 4 -Chairman. J. Straka; Secretary, R. Sadowski. $12 In ship's fund . C. Slanley e lected ship's delega te . Crew asked not to leave coffee cups on deck. When In foreign ports, keep midship house doors closed except one leadin g to gangway. MOUNT EVANS <American Trampl, Oct. 22-Chalrman, Mike Doherty; Secretary, Paul J. Onufer. Lerny Temple el ectefl new ship's dele ,rrntc. Brakes and safety catches on winch h a ndles don't work. Dishes a nd glasses are not rinsed enoug h . Hea ler ln deck department bathroom doesn't work. No beefs reported by depart· ment delegates. MERMAID (Metro Petroleum >, Dec. 12-Chairman, Tate Hall; Secretary, Wilbur C. Sink. No beefs reporte d by delegates. Motion not to elect new shi p's delegate unlil aflcr , Lake Char les w hen new crew t'Om cs aboard. Smith asked to keep job until th e n. PENN TRANSPORTER <Penn Ship· ping >, Nov. 19-Chairman, William J. Anderson; Secretary, Robert Stewart. No beefs reported. l\lotion m ade that all ships going to hot weather coun· tries shou ld have air condition ers. Ship 's delega te to see t'hief en gi neer about the sa lty drinkin g w~ter . Wa sh Water tank should be cle aneCI next port. Too mut'h smoke in m essha ll from stack. FORT HOSKINS (Cit ies Service!, Dec. 2-Chalrman, T. D. York; Secretary, Luke A. Brace. Boug ht new TV antenna and s u ggest each man donate $1 to ship's fund . Nn beefs reporteCI by departm e nt de legates. Need new toaster for crew m ess. ALAMAR <Calmar), Nov. 20-Chair· man, Cal. Bettinger; Sec retary, Sidney A. Garner. No beefs repor te d by de· partment dele1rntes. lt e '!U c•t to order a new wa shing machine . Son1e overtim e bee fs to be gi\' e n to pa lrnlm a n at payoff. STEEL KING !Isthmian >, Nov. 13Chairman, Thomas Bolton ; Secretary, Fred Tampoi. Pernrnm•nt awni ngs s hould be hung ba ck aft. H. Bergine elected new ship' s dele gate . Ice trays hould be filled a nd put back in the icebox. Ship's deleg a lc to see the chief en g ineer about pullin g ice twice n day, BIENVILLE <Sea-Land), Nov. 26Chairm a n, Paul Cathcart ; Secretary, M. Degollade. No beefs r eporte d . $17.:l6 In treasury . Ernic Koino\'ski elet'led safety d e legate. Stcward de · P3rtmcnt gi ,·en n vote of th :rn ks for t he la~· out on Thanksg i\'ing Dny. STEEL FABRICATOR (Ist hmian ), Nov . 27- Ch a irm;in, James Pulliam; Secretary, Edwin Brown . .inl111 T IJump· 'o n elerted new ship's ne!e"n te . Ren.ucsl to have hospi tal mo,·crl top sinp anrl m nkc present spare n" , ;1,hle rcw 1nore rl·<"w qn:Jrter~ . �SEA.l'A.RERS £0C LOGiA-RHYTHM: _ B y J. F. Wunderitch Al O~maner raises hand over board. Hand comes down with full force. Love can be wild, Burning in passion. Love can be madness, Hearts put aflame. Strolls through a garden~ Kisses in rapture, Secluded places, . Always the same. Love can deny you, Love can forget. Impulsive desirers, You'll later T'egret. You think she's the only one That lives in your heart. You think you would dia -. If you eve1· should part. But as you grow older Your spirit will be tamed. You'll find out It ts always the same. Four-inch board ia cleanly _split. Breaking Boards Is Fun, So Says One Seafarer With one swipe of his hand, Seafarer Al Oromaner can split a four-inch board. This feat, along with others of the same calibre, has made Al one of the few Americans to be awarded the Japanese Black Belt, symbolic of excellence in the Japanese sports of karate and judo. + War: II. While there, he from the Japanese newspapers, Al, a former New York City ...---------------------~--------~ World was under the tutelage of one of and Al's work became known in (The followin!! a r ti c l e Police Department instructor accompanying photos Japan's foremost instructors in the States. in judo, says he started sailing and were submitted to the LOG the art of judo and karate. When Among Seafarers, Al ls known because of his wife's aversion to by Seafarer William Cale- he finished his training he was as a quiet, easy-going guy, who cigars. Al, an inveterate cigar granted the status of a profession- doesn't get excited easily. On fato.) smoker, was admonished by his al, and performed in various exhi:. wife for smoking in the house, so he packed up and went over to but Al passed it off with a shrug Jap•a n to find peace and quiet and of the shoulder. He can break an a pl.ace where he could smoke his 8x~ inch thick brick the same way. cigars in solitude. c6nsidering that there is only one The scene of the breaking of the Japanese champion alive that can block (see photos above) wa s on break two bricks, doing this with the fantail of the Alice Brown one brick is no mean accomplish(Bloomfield ). The whole crew as- ment. sembled for what was considered Al's romance with karate and a feat of extraordinary strength, Japan began many years before MERMAID <Metro Petroleum ), Nov. 26-Chairman, T. Hall; Secretary, W. C. Sink. Unless the ship has a fire and boat drill in the Canal Zone it will be necessary to have one in New York. This would probably hold up the payoff. Hand vote taken and majority wanted the drill in the Canal. Vole of thanks to the cooks and steward department for a good trip . S uggestion to clean up messman's foc'sle. Faucet leaks on wash· ing machine. '4· MADAKET <Waterman ), Nov. 25Chairman, V. Suska; Secretary, Albert G. Espeneda. No beefs. ~3 . 19 in s hip's fund . See chief engineer about painting a ll r ooms back aft and chief e lectrician's room. Need light at gangway for safety_ Request steward department to dump all garbage aft. Water g lasses should be put in the side table and not in the sink. a day's lodg ing since there was oil in all of the shower lines and it was impossible to take a shower. One man did and had to be scrubbed down with kerosene . Smoke only in smoking afoeas where signs a1·e posted. Try to keep the messhall clean after leaving all ports. Vote of thanks to the steward department . KYSKA <Waterman), Nov. 19-Chalr· man, c. Kempe:i:ynskl; Secretary, R. Simpson. No beefs reported by de. partment delegates. Washing machine completely useless as It tears light clothing full of holes. Must have new machine, preferably in Wilmington, Calif. BE!THCOASTER (Ore Navigation), Dec. 3-Chalrman, Lou Smith; Secre- MOUNT VERNON VICTORY CVIC· tory Carriers>, Dec. 2-Chairman, L. W. Pepper; Secretary, L. J, Doty. Vote of thanks lo chi ef cook and stewa rd department in general for job well done . Vole of thanks to all dele gates. COE VICTORY <Victory Carriers), Nov. 28-Chairman, B. Webb; Secretary, F. Allen. Crew asked to slop beefing a bout service in messhall if they won't spea k up at meetin gs. · Ship's delega te suggests reading full stories in SEAFARERS LOG. Each department s hould use own heads and showers when possible. Crew to co·operate In keeping garbage oft decks. .. BEATRICE CBulll, Nov. 26-Chalr• man, R. Velli11ga1 Secretary, C. F . Boyle. No beefs reported b y depal"l· ment delegates. Repair list to be made out. TIMBER HITCH (Suwannee>, Nov. 20 -Chairman, H. Murranka; Secretary, Paul Magro. $8.89 in treasury . Nfl beefs reported by delegates. Steward .suggested that all excess linen be turned in for Inventory. HASTINGS (Waterman), Nov. 5Chalrman, G. Caruso; Secretary, John Wells. No beefs reported b y departmen t delegates . Ralph R. Nay elected new ship's d elegate. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian >, Nov. 26-Chalrman, R. L. O'Brien; Secre· .tary, A. H. Schwartz. , $13.40 In treasury. A. Doromal elected new ship's delegate . No beefs reported. Ship to be painted and cleaned up . A vote of thanks to steward department for a fine Thanksgiving dinner. MOUNT WHITNEY CBulll, Nov. 26Ghalrman, George Marumoto; Secre· tary, Doyle Huff. $2.45 in treasury. No beefs re1>orted by delegates. Pa· trolman c heck quality of linen. George Marumoto elected new ship's delegate. MONTAUK <Amerlc1n Bulk>· Nov. t'--Chi'lf'm- n, iialph Ewing; Secre· fary, R<>bert L. Fagan. Steward re· ports s~B.~ In treasu1·y. No beefs reported. Motion niade to put In for tary, John Abrams. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of tha nks to steward department. Re· move dry clothing from drying room. Clean coffee cups after u si ni. MAIDEN CREEK <Waterman), Nov. 26-Chairman, Gibson Coker'; Sacre• tary, Johnny P. Ballday. $3.61 In treasury. No beefs reported . Patrolman should see the captain about shortage of cigarettes this trip. Motion adopted to have Union contact company about unsafe condition of deck cargo. Headquarters urged to negotiate a 30-minute call-out before turning to on overtime and a clarlfi· cation concerning shifting s hip Jn area between Mojl and Kobe, Japan. LONGVIEW VICTORY <Victory Car• rlers), Nov. 19-Chalrman, Juan s. Rueda; Secretary, Karl G. Hagstean. One dollar in treasury. No beefs re· ported by department delegates. Request s1nalle1· soup spoons . Prepara· tion of food below standard. bitions with some of Japan's great champions. Karate blows are administered with the edge of a hand, tips of the fingers, fists and knuckles and feet and hands. When delivered with force, the blows are capable of inflicting serious injury. Back home, sport writers from the San Francisco area heard of Al's proficiency in karate and judo ship's delegate. $21.73 in treasury. No beefs reported by department d e le· gates. Deleg1·ates to try and get a small donation from each department member for ship's fund. Beef about ~hortage of fresh fruit on coastwise part of voyage. Oct. 15-Chairman, H. B. Butts; Secretary, E. K. Iverson. $15.73 in treasury. No beefs reported by department delega tes. Fresh vegetables obtained at last port in Europe. Poor selection of salads. All excess linen to be turned over to steward to be sent to laundry. OCEAN ULLA CMarltlme Overseas), Dec. 18-Chalrman, Charlie Fox; Sec· retary, Leo M. Morsette. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother Gunder Hansen was elected ship's delegate . . STEEL fCIENTIST <Isthmian), Aug. 20 - Chairman, John F. McGonnel1 Secretary, F. S. Omega. Ship's delegate spoke to captain , about cold water shower and was told there could be no remedy at present. $16 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Sept. 17-Chalrman, John P. Mc· Gonnel1 Secretary, F. S. Omega. The water problems will be taken up with the proper authority. S6 In ship's furid. No disputed OT beefs reporle8 . Chief steward reported a shortage of certain Items that went aboard Ship. Vote of thanks to whole steward department, particularly the chief slew· ard, for good food and se.rvlce. PAIRLAND (Sea -Land ), Nov. 30Chalrman, Walter Newberg1 Secretary, Walter Newberg. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Two wipers paid off In Jacksonville and only one was replaced. Third cook mi ssed if.lip in New York; sailed short. Repair list turned in to captain. Vote of thanks to steward department for a job well done especially on Thanksgiving Day meal. $1.85 left in ship's fund. Chief cook selected as new ship's delegate. Discussion on safety, Each delegate to act as safety man for each department. Crew requested to donate to ship's fund after payoff. Stew· ard will see about repairing washing machine and check if crew can get a clothes d1·yer. WILD RANGER (Waterman), Nov. 26-Chalrman, J. F. Wunderlich; Sec· retary, C: L. Strlrigfellow. Repair list turned in to captain. No beefs re· ported by department delegates. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea-Land), Dec. 3-Chalrman, J . C. Thompson; Secretary, H. Connley, Two solid doors will be installed back aft to keep the heat In. Crew to cooperate by keep· Ing the doors closed during cold weather. $74.90 In treasury. No beefs r e ported. Al Sliva elected new treasu rer. Suggested lo h ave all crew quarters art furnlgated for roaches upon arriva l In Newark. Steward will write to the company office about same. Vole of thanks to the steward depllrfm ent !or a job wdi done. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), Oct. 19-Chalrman, T. D. York; Sec· retary, Norman Chasse. Three meri taken off ship by doctor. No replace· ments Obtained as lt was too late. $14 on hand ln ship's treasury. Crew· members to notlfy ship's delegate In case they are · taken off ship by doctor SQ ttia.t repla~ements can bll ordered . NEVA WEST (Bloomfield), Sept, 18 -Chairman, H. B. Bvtts; Secretary, C. B. Brown. Jack Oosse elected MASSfi!All (Calmar), Oct. 15 --Chalr· man, R. L. Morrow1 Secretary, R. L. Morrow. Everything running smooth· I After The Hunt many ships Al has conducted classes. As a result, many Seafarers have acquired a working knowledge of the principles of karate and judo., Some of them are able to battle two or three _ men at a time and can also split A day's hunt in Grimes boards. County, Texas, s.aw Seaferer Those who rec-all the feats of Al Oromaner are quick to add, how- James H. ·Smith and his sis· ever, that his greatest asset is ter bag these fine deer. Smith being a good shipmate. sails in the deck department. ly and no major bcefq, A few diii· puted hours to be referred to the patrolma n. All foc'sles painted except one Jn engine department. which wi.U be soogeed. Change of brand in canned milk t•equested: present brand has a tendency to sour. Mattresses ordered. DEL MONTE <Mississippi), Oct. 9Chairman, Howard Hutchison; Secretary, Ramon lrlzarry. Ship's delegate reported that a few of Uie Items on repair list were taken care of in New Orleans. Vote of thanks to outgoing ship's delegate. S. .W. Noa! elected new ship's delegate . Crew messman should give better service as some of the members have little time to eat before going on watch . Schedule for cleaning laundry to be put up. All members should board ship on time prior to sailing. Captain will report all late arrivals. GATEWAY CITY <Sea-Land>, Nov. 18-Chairman, M. Machel; Secretary, 0. Guerrera. Repair list turned In with special request for galley repairs. Crew quarters inspected and found in need of painting. Crew asked to clean washing machine . Vote of thanks to steward department for good feeding. OCEA,N EVELYN (Maritime Over· seas>, Nov. 11!--...Chalrnian, A. Harring• ton; Secretary, R. M. Romanoff. Most Items on repair list completed. Some dispute d OT in deck and engine departments. Motion that NY baggage room be continue<J. Motion to revise welfare plan since an a ctive seaman puls_ in twice as much on the job as a shore worker. Retirement age should be lowered. Captain should give deck men lull 15 minutes to get ready when r,alled · for docking and undocklng. Beef about shortage of milk. Company not living up to agreement. T R A N S W A R R E! N (Transeast· ern), Oct. 29-Chalrman, A. Peura1 Secretary, E. J. Len. No beefs i·eporled by department delegates. Ship to bo fumigated for bugs and roaches. ALCOA . POINTER (Alcoa), Nov. 25 -Chairman, W. O. Wandell; Secre· tary, Campbell. Requ est for more fruit in season and more milk. Too many roast beef sandwiches and hot dogs on menu . No beefs reported by department delegates. CITIES S ! RV IC I! BAL TIMORB (Cities Service>, Nov. 12-Chal man, J. C. Whatley1 Secretary, w. Wiii· drldge. W. Wllldddge resigned as ship's delegate and was given a vote !If thanks. Jaml!s C. Whatley elected new delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Need new sll· verware. Discussed duties of BR re cleaning top passageway. SE!ATRAIN SAVANNAH (Se11traln), Nov. 26-Chalrman, C. W. Emanuelr Secretary, A. W. Walsh. Foc'sle being painted as requesteo:l. No beefs re· ported. ltequest new heavy llut:v washing machine . C. Emanuel elected new ship's delegate and will see pa· trolman about repairing bunks and bunk springs . Need clarliicatlon on breaking sea watches in port when we are ln less than 24 hours . FANWOOD (Sea-Land), Oct. J Chairman, Johnnie Hoggle; Secretary, John Banett. No beefs reported by department delegates. Deck and en• gine departments to take care of laundry. Messroom " to take care of recreation room. VILLAGE! <Consolidated Mariners>, Aug. 27-Chalrman, Paul Zellneri Secretary, Pe1e Trlantaflllos. No beefs. Discussion on sanitary work for laundry and recreation room. Steward department thanked for a job well done with 3rd cook short. Crew thinks some drastic measures should be taken against men walkin« off ships at the last moment before sailing time . There are men on the beach that would appreciate these .lobs. ATLAS <Bum, Nov. 26-Chalrman, G. B. Gllllsple1 Secretary, A. Tremer. No beefs reported by department dcle· gates. Vei::v poor medical attention. Request to bring back cups and glasses. Need clarification on deck mainte nance . Coke machine will be stopped when coke runs out. No coopc1·a tion from engineers on repairs. SEATRAIN TEXAS CSeatralnl, . Nov. 26-Chalrman, c. J. Frey; Secretary, Wllllam Clegg, $83.15 In treasury. No beefs repo1·ted by department delegates. Motion made to buy new television antenna. Crew was reminded to go to respective delegates with beefs. ATLA"S (Bull), Oct. 24-Chalrman, R. Mllls1 Secretary, · J. M. Dalton. Rooms to be pain led as soon ,as pos· sible. $191 worth of cokes on board, No beefs reported by department delegates. Union officials given a vote of confidence for prnvlous payoff and handling of repairs. MAXTON <Marine Carriers), Oct. 1' -Chairman, A. Michalski; Secretary, J. Mates. No beefs reported. Ship'• delegate will check with captain to have Icebox and washing machine re· paired in Japan. Vote of thanks to steward department for good chow. · · DEL ORO (Mississippi), Nov. 19Chalrman, L. Watts; Secrelary, W. Russell. No b eefs reported by de· partrnent delegates. Suggesti on maae to try and kce.P the stevedores out of the crew lounge. Vote of thanks to the steward department. CANTIGNY (Cttle! SeniJgeJ, Nol!. 'U -Chairman, J. F. HRI; Secretary, J. A. McNell. Objection to steel wire . brushes on deck and in pa ssage,ways. Discussion on smoking in passageways near pµmproom. , �- .-....... • ' I . Mack (Don Pelayo) Sharpe. AB .1nd BOb Sipsey. .l)M. Among the n.ewcomera yvho are. ending . their first year aboard are Ed .To the Editor: ,,,. I ain enclosing an article from <ex-Delta Lines) Kea_i!Y. chief the July 22, 1961 issue of 'the ilectriclan and Larry Springer. __ "Saturday Evening Post" that I oiler. Put these ancT some of the rest think would be of interest to the- Union. Many of the mem- ol us who are interested in a bers probably saw this article little social life in places like written by a retired Navy Ad- Cadiz, Spain; Istanbul, Turkey; Massawa and other Persian ports miral. It concerned the runaway together, and one can cease to ships and repeats the usual line wondei: why most of us }}ave about how important this kind thrown our suitca"ses and seaof operation is supposed to be bags over the side. Of course, there are some that and why efforts by American "can't take the good life" of a ship and· run like this, so they strike out for other ports of the world. But for those of us who like a smooth-running ship with ,%,x,,, ,.,;, ~.w.. ® overtime, _appetizing food and .«''""·'·',._.,;,;;.;;·;,,~;;,:i;;J1;:·~(...,...7:....:~~"'"'.<,,;.,,..~;.,.;"' . . comforts of "home, this is the All letters ro the Edttor for only shi p afloat. . publication in the SEAFARERS All Seafarers with the better d b th cards had better hurry up to th~ · LOG mus t b e signe y e d· h • d .. d th l writer. Names wm be withheld . ispatc er s csk ~n row n upon request. on her, as there isn t going to be many jobs open on her. R. (Sandy) Sanderlin unions to bring these ships up . to standai:d should be opposed. Ship's dele«ate I don't think this fooled many _.. _.. _.. people, especially A m e r i c a n ~ I.I' "" sailors who hav~ seen t~e affect Cites Two Crews of the runaways on union sea- F A i men's Jobs. or SS S ance Oscar A. Rosenfel& To the Editor: My wife and I would like to ;\;. ~ ;t. thank the purser and crew of the Del Sol and the crew of the Lauds Union's Del Sud · tr~Ussls;;ippi) for their Welfare Help assistance to me. Thanks also to To &he Editor: Father David, Leonor, Emma I want to thank the SIU Wel- and Rodriguez of Buenos Aires, fare Plan for its help and Argentina, for their kindness assistance in paying my hospital shown to me. and doctor bill during my reI was hospitalized for 23 days cenLconfinement. I would also in that city as a result of an inlike to tell you how much my jury to my right foot due to a family enjoys the LOG. fall on the Del Norte. · Mrs. Edward Lyons I would also like to thank Union port officials in New Or.i.- ;t. ;\;. leans for the help and coopReport Fine Crew eration shown to my wife In receiving her . f i n a l allotment Mans Steel Rover check. To &he Editor: Joseph Collins · As every Isthmian sailor and ;t. t ;t. those Seafarers who happen to board · one of the ships with the LOG·A·Rhythm big buff stack knows, the Persian Gulf run is no prize. Recalls Husband With a crew such as ours though, To the Editor: it can be made BS pleasant and On December 22, 1961, my comfortable as the "Delta Line husband, Lester B. KnickerRomance Run." bocker, passed away at the San With Captain George Denny Francisco USPHS Hosrital. He as our skipper, Ove V. Hultin as had been c o n f i n e d for six chief mate and Philip Enegess months with cancer. My heartas chief engineer, we have a felt gi:atitude goes to all of the topside hard to beat. Our third wonderful people who loved and officer, Norman Dahl, is eager cared for him during his Ulness to give any struggling seaman -the chaplain, doctors, nurses advice and a hand in learning and attendants. how to become a mate. I am also most appreciative of First order of the day is a the loyalty and kindness of the good day's work from a com- SIU officials and members, as petent SIU crew. We have "old- well as the $56 weekly benefit timer" <but still looking young) which ·made it possible for me "Red" Simmons making out the fo be with my husband much of tasty menus. If any Baltimore the time. boys have been wondering ·When I knew the end was where "Willie Nickel" was, well near, I wrote t he enclOsed poem, he has been rignt .here for three and I would be grateful to you years,.. serving the chief's best. if you would publish It Jn the. He says he's working on bis own LOG. five-year-plan. Ferol Knickerbocker Pushing him for longevity (Ed. note: See Log-A-Rhythm honors are James Rodder, AB. feature on page 19.) : Article Repe•ts Same Old Line , 'b ;».·">. t t I B£.4PAlfBR!J LOG N~ght-tiine, TrQnsfer At Sea Saves 111 -MesSman;s Life Seafarer Patrick A dramatic night-time transfer at sea probably saved the life of 'Odgen Thompson who, while a messman aboard the Hastings (Waterman), came down with an attack of bleeding ulcers. · The severe attack required•••• the immediate attention of a doctor and the ne~rest ship with a doctor anq a hospital was the French liner C o 1 u m b i e. Thompson was transfered to the Columbie by way of the Hastings' motorized No. 2 lifeboat. The maneuver took place about 1,500 miles . at sea after the C-2 altered its course and steamed 12 hours to meet the liner inbound for Southampton, England, and Le Harve, France. Nine volanteers manned the lifeboat. The transfer began at 2021 hours with the launching of the boat into n br eaking sea with moderate swells pf five to six feet whipped up by a three to four-mile-an-hour westerly wind. The tricky night maneuver took place when the Columbie was about one half mile from the Hastings. Thompson was tied to the stretcher and then put into the lifeboat which had been lowered to the deck. The Hastings was stationed so .that the swells broke on its bow to reduce rolling during the launching. In spite of this, the rolling caused the boat blocks to swing back and forth, raising the possibility thal the heavy metal would smash into the boat crew at any moment. Following the successful launching, the I if e b o at transferred Thompson to the French vessel and returned in about a hall hour. If the engine had failed, the crew was ready to man the oars. Reboarding the Hastings presented as big a problem for the lifeboat as launching. It received some dents in. its hull when being picked up due to ·t he rolling. Re- covery was completed in five min-+ ~f.&Nf'.'iD'i.lf:'.<l'ff>f0.~~:;,ivr:~tt:@r~f'«tI'.iZN'{'.@liifr:?'ill utes with no injury to the crew. Get Certificate The successful launching, transfer and recovery was due to the Before Leaving fine seamanship displayed by the Seafarers are advised to sevolunteer boat crew of six Seacure a master's certificate at farers, two engineers and one mate. The ship's master, Ben Martin, has , all tlmes when they become ill recommended that the crew be or injured aboard ship. The right to demand a master's cercited for their action. tificate verifying illness or inThompson was hospitalized In jury aboard a vessel is guaranEngland for a short while for teed by law. Be sure to get a treatment before being flown back master's certificate before you to the US. He received further leave a vessel as a means of treatment in the Staten Island assuring your right to benefits USPHS Hospital and then con- later on. tinued to his home in New Orleans. On A Holy Land Voyage. • • . Seafarers on a recent Glo~e Explorer (Bulk Ships) run to Israel include: upper left, W. Guillory. OS; Y. Douglas, steward; upper right, F. Crosbie, oiler, with radio officer G. Blevins; · lower left, L. Pool, wiper, D. Emerick, MM; J. Hodges,· engine utility; J. Halladay, third cook; lower right, F. Y. Dusen, utility; A. Queary. OS; J. Thomas, wiper; F. Cisneros, BR; M. Henton, AB. Douglas turned in the photos •. CAL.LING -r1-1e DSCI< A FLOo.8 ? "('K.NOW, IF THE = 01.0 MAN llEA~ You TALK LIKE TUAT-ME.'LL 7HROW YOU £16UT TJ.IRDUGJ4 OAJE OF Tl-IEM /.It ~OU/ID WINDOWS! �Pace TwentJ' Twi Shipwrecks And TorpedQi:Dg .,..All In A Lifetime.,s Work · Many an oldtimer with a bagful of sea stories has dropped in to chat at the LOG,· but few can match the yarns spun by R. Hans Hanssen, 72-year-6ld chief steward who recently went on the SIU pension list. After a quick -mental c a l c u - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - lation, Brother Hanssen re- a Captain Daas. 'I'll never !._orget married son and a married daughhim: We got food that the firemen ter, Js a grandfather (with five called that he first went to didn't want, and the captain used grandchildren) and has a nephew .. sea in 1903, at the age of 14, out of Bergen, Norway. Actually, he sailed a total of 47 years when you count the time he spent ashore, some of it as night manager of one of the Brass Rail restaurants Jn New York City. Tells Of Shipwreck Shipwrecks? Brother Hanssen saw plenty. "I was on the Washingtonian in January, 1915, when she went down in seven minutes in Chesapeake Bay; we lost one oiler in that one." Hanssen was chief steward on the Norwegia n-American liner Kristeaniafj ord when it was shipwrecked off Newfoundland in July, 1917. The liner was carrying 1,260 passengers and only one was lost. Back in August of 1910 he was on the Alice when she sank in the Caribbean 173 miles from Kingston, Jamaica. After six nights in lifeboats, the crew, all saved, landed on a jungle beach in Nicaragua. Food Shortages "We traveled 190 miles to a seaside hotel, then we got a schooner, with a load of gold, for British Hondu ras. That schooner cook used flour, water and grease, not much else. In British Honduras we ate rice, beans, and rolls and when we caught a Norwegian freighter to New Orleans, we ran out of food the last two days." Brother Hanssen, carrying the story to its bitter end, recalled that at a seamen's flop in New Orlea ns, they were fed a familiar diet : beans and rolls, for lunch, supper, and breakfast. Fi nally, the Alice crew got a shi p to New York, skippered by to say, 'If you don't like it, take a swim'." Back in New York in October, 1910, a little over two months after the wreck, the Alice crew received their compensation - a half month's pay. War stories too are · a part of Brother Hanssen 's unerring memory. Back in 1944, Hanssen was steward aboard the G ab r I e 1 Frencher, an Isthmian vessel bound in convoy for Europe and loaded to the marks with 10,000 tons of explosives. Dangerous Cargo The dangerous cargo was unloaded in England and the ship returned to the States. Brother Hanssen remembered that 300 miles off Sandy Hook, the skipper announced to the crew that the explosives had reached their final destination: the load had been used to sink the German battleship · Tirpitz. Toting up a few vital statistics, Hanssen figured he had been shipwrecked eight times and torpedoed twice. The recent years, however, have been better. Brother Hanssen joined the SIU in 1946, when Isthmian came under SIU contract, after helping to organize the Steel ships. Before the Union hiring halls, Brother Hanssen knows well how seamen were exploited by shipping agencies. He declared that he personally knows at least one operator of a seamen's employment agency who retired as a millionaire after years of preying on seamen. Brother Hansse n, who has a ROBIN SHERWOOD <Robin), December 10-Chairman, W. E. Messengeri Secretary, W. D. White. No beefs. $10.15 in treasury. Question on time changes b eing made on only two watches, thus requiring m en to stand 4 lfi -hour-watches. Ship's delegate to see captain on locking up all cigarettes at. Capetown. Members advised to decla re all items in their possession. Requ est less n oise in passageways. Vote of thanks to steward de· partment. CHICKASAW (Waterman ), Decem· ber 17-Chairman, John Cantrell; Secretary, Frank Kusturs. No beefs report,ed by dep artment delegat es. $11.05 in treasury. Crew to keep all portholes and doors closed and locked while in Korea. Crew reminded to stay l!QQ!:r l!!ld be on ·the ;luU. to headquarters for a terrific payoff on di sput ed OT. $14.50 in treasury. No beefs reported by department delegates. Drinking fountain on crew deck needs repair. Crew requested to stay out of pantry during meals so pantrymen have room to work. Care should be taken when hanging clothes in fidleys so they won't fall on engine. Slopchest prices to be posted. Chairs to be left in messroom. ORION STAR <Orlon, Shipping), December 17-Chairman, James Robinson; Secretary, Lovls B. Thomas. Captain is going to put out checks and yen in Japan. They are going_ to put new steam line in crew pantry and repair the fans in the crews' ROCKY POINT <Bulfl, December 23 -Chairman, George L. Hayes1 Se tretary, C. E. Martin. No be efs. Sugge stion that cots be used aft on ship instead of in passageways for sa fet y reasons. Steward reported Christmas dinner will be served Sunday instead of Monday due to transit of Panama Canal. Crew agreed. Cooks th anked all hands for cooperation. Vote of thanks to steward dep artment for food and service. EAGLE VOYAGER (United Marttime), December 5-Chalrman, L. ·A. Williams1 Secretary, Florencio lslt. No beefs. Cooperation should be given to wipers regarding head and shower. No butts, matches, papers or bits of soap should be thrown on deck. Put 1cetrays ba ck In tho freezer . Congratulations _to the steward department for a job well ~me. MONTAUK POINT (B ulk Carriers>, December 10 - Chairman, Barney Kelly; Secretary, none. New pump requested for the crew ·machine. Request to have the crew mess painted. Need a new supply of llnens and new fans for all departments. SEA'TRAiN NEW JERSEY <Sea· - lrainl, December 19-Chairman, I. A. Pedersen; Secretary, L. Reilly. $7.23 in treasury. Discusslpn on men putUng slugs in coke machine and takin g cokes from storage racks. Unanimous vote to keep operation of ·machine fndependent from ship's fund. , STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), no ........Ciaalrnuin, W. M. Hand1 . Secreg,y,. 2. Johnson . . M~nr - ~ anks '°"" quarters. $3.00 in treasury. Request to put all chairs back in messroom, b ooks back In library after use. Men going to engine room asked to close d oors quietly. Vote of thank8 to the cooks. FRANCES (Bull), December 16Chairman, P. Seinyk1 Secretary, Wll· fred Grant. No beefs reported. Re· quest to h ave a fan in the laundry, more variety and quantity of food and more iinen. Vole of thanks to the baker. who is a sk1pper and another who is a chief engineer in their native Norway. Plans for the future? Brother Hanssen ls thinking about making a trip to the Island where he was born, 23 miles south of Bergen. But it would be just a visit. The US is still the best place to live, Hanssen declared, and Brook1yn ls a good home port. $500,000 Cargo-A Yqcht The Ocean Dinny (Ocean Clippers I carried an unusual cargo from San Francisco to ·Tampa-the $5-00,000 yacht "Miss Budweiser," built in California for the An~ heuser-Busch brewery. At right, dockside crane prepares to lift yacht off C -2: above, boat rests in water with crane gear still holding her. Dinny is manned by Seafarers. This seafood ls often bad and s\eward said it would not be cooked In galley or kept in ship's refrigerator. OCEAN ULLA <Maritime Overseas), November 1' - Chairman, W. c. Tholl')as; Secretary, F .. A • . Pehler. . Sl3.40 in treasury. No beefs reported by delegates. Rt!palr list and everything else okay. ROBIN SHERWOOD · <Robin), November 5-Chalrman, W. Messenger1 Sec~etary, c. Mlchnay. D. Whittaker, chief electrician, hospitalized in ·cape. town. $12.15 in fund: $6.83 spent. Crew asked to be more considerate of men sleeping. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a ;lob well done. Brothers asked that a closer check be- made on stores. Ship left wllh 05 days' 6tores nnd tt Wl'~ a 90-day-run. GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Overseas), September lG-Chalrman, Stan· ley F. Schuyler; Secretary, Andy ·Noah. Andrew Lustaves is the new · ship's delegate. Everything runnini smoothly; 110 beefs reported by department delegates. Repairs to be done on next trip. Bunks and bunk .light-wm be repaired later as ,there ls no welding machine aboard ship. Too mu ch chlorine in the fresh drink· Ing water. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), November 4-Chalrman, James D. Manni Secretary, E. Pappas. Library wiii be locked in port. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vegetables have been served cold. Suggested that hot rolls be se1·ved more often. Washing machin e should be repaired or re· placed. BROWN <Bloomfield), Nov~mber 5-Chairman, Robert A. Bur· dick; Secretary, John J. Harty. $12.25 In treasu;y. No !l!:!!fs repnrtert , See chief engineer about a new wringer on washing ma chine. Vote of thonk1 to steward department. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), Octo· ber 31-C halrman, Vic Harding; Sectary, Bob Garron. Thank• given to crew for donations toward a wreath for tho late Brothe1· Haggerty. Repairs almost completed. Further effort is , to be made at New York regarding p ay for the penalty cargo. No port as yet nominated for 'd1·ydocklng. Sll3 In movie fund and S28 In treasury. Some disputed overtime reported. - S!EE_L E~EC~T!Y!!! !llthml11n1, :>epremner 24-Chalrman, Alexander D. Brodie1 Secretary, Cedric R. Wood. S0.89 in treasury. · No beers reported. ~ew toaster needed for crew. Steward discussed the fact , that some crewmembers 'Were bringing aboard seafood frotn burnboats in foreign ports. P-ENN MARINER (l!enn Shipping), November 11-Chalrman, Louie W. Moore1 Secretary, S. Rothchild. Two men missed ship in Brazll. Captain informed ship's , delega\e there will be no draws upon arrival In Tampa . Ship 1, definitely 1101d. No beef• r•· ported, Crewmembeu would Ilk• to ALICE "But they were hamburgen when I started." receive layoff 1llps 10 they wlll be able to receive unemployment bene· fits wlthout delay. Vote of thanb to steward, department, especially to crew pantryman. Ship was In Brazil three weeka and did not receive any I.OGS. - BEATRICI (Bull), . October 29Chalrman, Erne1t de Beuttel Sec'r.. tary, J. Keating. All disputed OT will be settled at payoff. Discussion on lmprovin& quality of fresh fruit. TITAN <Overseat 011 Transport), October 29-Chalrman, Joseph E. Hannon1 Secretary, R. C. Pappan. No beefs reported by delegate1. W. J. McDonald elected new ahlp's delegate. Company leaves mail in office a month or more be!oro sendJng to 11hlp. Men to let 11hip'~ delegate know 1f store• are okay. CHILORI! <Marven), October 15Chalrman, M. H. Joneu Secretary, I!. B. Tart. No beefs reported by department delegates. C. Tho1·pe elected new ship'• delegate. MAB <Bum, October 14-Chalrman, John Emmarlck1 Secretary, W. Mor• .,.. rls, Jr. Stanley Johns elected new ship's delegate. Discussion on ship'• fund and new TV set. ELIS V. <Ocean Cargoes>, September 10-Chalrman, J. Mora; Seer•· tary, G. 8. Gapac. Ship's delegltte saw captain about drinking water belnlJ too salty. No beefa reported by department delegates. Washing machine not working properly. All agreed to have new was~ng machine installed. COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannee), Octo))er 29-Chslrman, Cliff Taggart1 Secretary, O. Stevena. S2.00 in treas· ury. 0. Steven1 elected ship'• dele· fate. YORKMAR (Calmar>, November 7Chalrman, Carlyle Stack1 Secretary, J: A. Rockko. Disputed OT In deck fr'11ng concerning longshnre work In Aberdeen. Six men paid off and replaced on West Coast. Food le not up to standard and it greasy. EVIL YN !Bull), Octobtr 29-Ch!tlr• men, J. Busalackl; Secretary, Ii. W. King. No beef1 reported by depart· ment delegates. SB.45 in treasury. Dl!L MA:i <Mississippi), October 1Chalrman, M. B. Brongeon1 Secretary, ldward _,chH. ' N.o beef1 ,i;eported. ·" ••t rl t f If t I George McFall thanked the membership for the way he wat received on Ute 1hip. COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Transport>, November · 6-Chalrman, Claude M. Sturgl11 Secretary, Walter J. Wallace. No beefa reported by department delegates. Request all to help keep pantry clean. DEL ALBA <Mlsslaslpp(), October 22-Chalrman, John I. Reddlng1 Sec· retary, Max Fabrlcant. No beefs reported by department delegates. Jl'hD E. Redding elected ship's delegate. All department sanitary men to agree on cleaning of slop sink, laundry and recreation room. STEEL AGI <Isthmian>, ~ovember IS-Chairman, Tony Radslck; Secretary, Felizardo T. Motus. $53.00 ill treasury, No beefs reported by a11partment delegates. Ship's delegat• suggests that crew donate a few cents each for the ship's llbrary. Vcte of thanks to all delegates for a job well done. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Octo· ber 29-Chalrman, Gene Flower11 Secretary, R. M. Moody. Patrolmen · ' squared away slopchest beef, room allo.wances and OT beefs. Safety meetings being h eld regularly. $26.0() . In treasury. No beefs reported by department delegates. Discussion on coffee. The crew agreed to try to get a better brand of coffee. Request more variety in menus and less salt in food. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over· 1ea1), October 14-Chalrman, Mike Rozalski/ Secretary, Cecil B. Thomas. ·, $8.00 in treasury. Everything In good shape. No beefs reported by department delegates. 1 HUllRICANI <Waterm,a nl. October 10-Chalrman, Tom Hlll1 Secretary, Ii ' Ray. Repairs being taken care of and rooms painted. No beefs re· ported. Old books given to Se~men's · . Club at Rotterdam. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to 1teward department. PETROCHl!M (Valentine Chemlcal), October ;J-Ch!!lrm!!n, John Tewn~endr Secretary, ' J . Prestwood. $17.00 in ahlp'e fund. No beefs .reported. Discussion on canned and fresh milk, Majority agreed it would be good ' for brealt'fast, cereals, etc., on lor1!z :tuns as ·lonr 01 j t dldn't cut out freall rnllk -, where obtalnabJe in forelin ports". · I ' . '. I 1 ' 1• ,. · �,· ....111U7. lib BEA.,.4.RERS ioc ,Wfiose )Right fo Wor~? :· ·fhe Promoters of Course FINANCIAL REPORTS. Th• con1t1tut1on of the IIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lak6S and Inlan~ W,ters D1Btr1ct makel IJWICifiC prevision !or aafegulU'l!!ng the membership'~ money and Union !inance1. Th• con1titution requ1re1 a detailed ~A audit every three month• by a zank and file auditing c0111111ittee elected by the mem- · ber1hip. 'All Union record• are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Should any member, for any ~ea1on, be refused hi• con1titutiqnal right to inIJ)9Ct the•• rocord1, . notify SIU Prtaidtnt Paul Hall by cer tifi ed 111&11, r1turn receipt requ,ated. WASHINGTON-Thanks to some energetic activity by cm Indiana Congressman, Ws bef'n discovered whose "right to work" the National Right-To_-Work-Committee is talking about. The organization,-+-------------which is devoted to the cause hutlons to its actlvltles at"e tax exof outlawing the union shop, empt as a business expense, 'but it spends most of its fund-raising re~ ceipts to assure the job se{!Urity ·and working conditions of its own fund-raisers. _ Rep. Ray J. Madden (Dem.-Jncliana) cited a report of the National Better Business Bureau, Inc. which disclosed that 42 percent of all the funds raised by the group went for fund-raising expenses. The business group reported that the national "work" committee took in $418, 732 in contributions from businessme~ and dues froni 15,000 members. Of this total, $3,000 a month plus a one-third commission of net income went to a professional fund-raising outfit. The comm1ss10n ·was · based on whatever was left after the firm's fixed fee and expenses had been deducted from the organization's gross income. · The group has been trying to spread the impression that cpntri- conceded that it has not received any such ruling from the Internal Revenue Bureau. In fact, one company in Indiana, the local Coca Cola Bottling Company, was rebuffed by Internal Revenue when it attempted to list a contribution to the group as a deduction. The regional Internal Revenue director classified the 'Contribution as a "payment to influence legislation." Indiana is one of the few heavllyindustrialized states which has "right to work" legislation on the books. The National Right-To-Work Committee has never registered as a lobby under state or Federal laws although its objective is to help secure the passage of anti-union legislatlon. The committee claims it exists to "assist and advise" local · "right to work" groups but has no "official" connection with such groups. .c:...,, TRUST FUNDS. All trust fund• of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lake• and Inland 'Waters District are adainiatered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund a1reeae~ts. All the .. agreements 1pec1fy that the tru1tees in charge o! theae fund1 shall con1i1t equally of union and aanagement representatives and their alternates, All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees, All trust fund financial records are avai1able at the headquarters of the variou1 trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied information about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU Pre1ident Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified aail, return receipt · reque1ted. ',. . ~ . ,:i.·f '.;,' .·,f:;'~. : .,. ~~.: '.~,·'.:'·c:~'. ·~' ..=;·' .• . ,: . t t August Charons Get In touch with Mrs . . Anne Harding, 25-28 42 St., Long Island City 3, NY. ;t. t t t t t Bernt L. Soland Uld~rico Meyudlo Contact Norman Hansen of Sam Contact Mrs. H len Doro, 161 Hansen & Son, Storage Warehouse, India~ Field Road, Poq. Bridge, 4909-11 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 20, Conn., or phone Hilltop 5-1342. NY. . ;t. ;t. ..,.+',ii .... 0 " · .- . ·.., ..... ..... , ·,• • ... '·.-:-.. ..:. ··· ·.~... -· :.. .·.·· ·-;. ·· EDITORIAL POLICY--SEAFARERS LOO. The LOO has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the. political purposes of any individual in the Union, o!ficer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership, This established policy has been reafJirmed by membership action at the September, 1960 mee tings in all constitutional ports, The responsibility for LOO policy iii vested in an edi,;, torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union, The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility, %@~, t , ··: ....... · . contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition,· notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested, ..;.; i~;;~;t;;Wf;:~~·~~;=<·:<...; '. .\-·-~ Georgia, or phone Adams 3-3279. Manning passed away in Galveston on January 14. ~ CONTRACTS, Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls, These contracts specify. the wages and condi tlons under which you work and 11 ve aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for(]!' on the proper sheets and . in the proper manner, If, at any time, any . SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opi~ion, fails to protect your ;i,ij'~. :'ft~} · ;(.;'. Oliver N. Myen Contact your wife, at 2804 Third St., Bay City, Texas. ;t. ;t. t Willia1t1 Drew Get in touch with your attorney, Bernard Rolnick, 320 Broadway, New ·york 7, NY. . SHIPPING RIGHTS, Your •hipping rights and seniority are protected by the contracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District , and by Union shipping rules, which are incorporated in the contract', Get to know your shipping rights, If · you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board, Also ' notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mail, return receipt requested, &A $1.\ i.\;\:; q'f if(; Wk ~;1~· tr/. ,. ~ 0 ,~o ...: .. -:; PAYMENT OF MONIES.,..,.... monies are to be paid to anyone in any offici al capacity in the SIU unless an qf!icial Union receipt is given for same, Under no circwnstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt, If in the event anyone attempts to require any such pay111ent be made without suppl'ying a receipt, or if. a member is required to make a payment and is given an o!ficial receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, thi@ should iDllllediately be called to t he attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested, :~l >-W 0 ;t. Henry T. Buckner Harry E. O'Brien "Important. Get in touch with Your wife would like to h~ar your brother, James B. Buckner, at from you at 307 Eslava St., Mobile, Maupas Ave., Savannah, Alabama. 409 ;\; ;t. CONSTITtrrIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copi~s are available in all Union halls, All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its cont~nts. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional r.i ght or obligation by any ~ethods such as dealing with charges, t~ials, ·etc,, aa well as all other details, then the member · so affected should iJn111ediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, ·return receipt requested, ;t. Ex-Pacific Navigator Checks being held in the Boston hall for the following: Robert Wigfall, Melvin Smith, · Jam~s Fort, Aust In Daniels, Francis Smith, John Gates, Harry Schultz, Claude Brown and Gilbert Essberg. ·SIU Atlantic, Gulf & Inland _Waters District L~kes P:~u~IDH~ EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Claude !ilmmons Llndsc:v William~ Earl Shepard Al Tanner SECllETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Jill Hall Ed ~ooney Fred Stewart llALTJMORE . ...... 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7·4900 llOSTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' 276 State St John Fay, Agent Richmond 2·0140 DETROIT 10225 w. Jefferson Ave. Vlnewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS . .. 67:! 4th Ave .• Bklyn · HYaclnth 9·660 HOUSTON . .... .... . .. . .4.202 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent CApltal 3-4089; 3-4080 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St .. SE .. Jax WIUlam Morris, Agent ICLgin 3·09P.7 MIAMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 744 W. Flagler St. ·~en Gonzales, Agent FRanklln 7·3564 MOBILE ... ........ J South Lawrence St. Louis Neirii . Agent HEmlock 2·1'Ui4 NEW ORLEANS . .. . . . . 630 Jackson Ave. lluck Stephens. Agent . . . . . . Tel. 529·7546 NEW YORK . . 675 4th· Ave., Brooklyn .... . HYaclnth 9-6600 NORFOLK . . . . . . . .. 416 Colley Ave Gorct9n Spencer, Acting Agent 625·6505 PHILADELPHIA . . .....-.. 2604 s. 4th St DEwey 6·381!' SAN FRANCISCO . . . . . . . 450 Harrison St Dougl;is 2-4 4 0~ SANTUR~E . .PR ,1313 Fernande1 Juncos. · ·· . ·· stop 20 Keith· ~~rpe •. H~; Re'p, , Phone 72~· 00p3 SEA'IT~E . . . : , , . . . . . . . . 2505 1st Ave Ted ~ n,.'hko\\'.Skl. 1 Agen~ · ,Main, ~ - 4:i34 tAMJ!A . . : ... i· .... . .. 312 HarrJsop St. ~elf Gillette,. ,,~ent 1 • 24·3471 ~LMlNC.TO~ . Ca lif 505 N. Marine Ave ° ;t. ~ t ;\'. ;\'. ;\'. ·.·,··.·.-..·.··:······ RETIRED SEAFARERS, Old-time SIU · members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to contlnue their union .activities, including attendance at membership aeetings, And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees, Because ·these oldtimers cannot take stiipboard employment, the membe'r ship has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing t'hrough the waiving of their dues, Reginald. Sirois Contact your sister, Mrs. Cecile Akin, 1814 East Hill Ave., Escondido, California. Roy Como Conlact your mother, MI'S. Edith Como, 121 E. Center St., Lawrenceburg, Ind. ;_t, ;\. ;\'. Ex-Ore Line Checks are being held in the Baltimore hall for the following: Louis Brown, James Bergbower,. Edward Celkos, V. Colas, Robert Duff, M. Jensen, Edgar Kurz, Frank Koski, William Lanier, S. M C · k G ff c orm1c , eo rey Mil 1s, Luis Moya, Allen Myrex, James Nelson, Charles Nelson, Earl Pattee, Gerald Sha.ffer, Charlie Shurplnskl, Herb, ert Sim. ms, Franklin Taylor and Samuel Torina. ;t. ;t, ;t. c/o S. Alexanderian, Sabet-Pasal the following: H . Waller, M. San- Anyone knowing the whereabouts Co., Inc., PO Box 1523, Teheran, chez, B. Cherry, J. L. Blanc, D. S. of this man is asked to contact Mrs. Whisman. Coggins, W. Frederick. Iran. ;t. ;t. t . ;t. ;t. t Ch2.rles Rerdue Contact Mary E. Rerdue, 12220 W. Golf Dr. , Miami 68, Fla. ;t. ' ;t. ;t. Ottie D. Walker Contact Mrs. Annie Walker, PO Box 301, Stone Mountain, Ga. ;t. ;t. t Charles T. Miller James Terry Important mail is being held for · Daughter Cheryl would like to you in the Bnltimore ball. see you MaTCb 16, 1962, at 3738 ;\' . ;\' . t 22nd St., San Francisco 14, Calif. George E. Harrison ;\. ;\. ;\. Please contact Mrs. Clarice HarBreadus Duncan· Miles rison at Beaverlett PO, Mathew PO Virginia. Contact Mrs. B. D. · Miles, Box 18101, Easten Statio.11~ Hous;\'. ;t. ;t. t 2 'I' Mcmey' Du'e on 3 , ex. . . ";t, , ~ · . ;\. HedgP Ha\'cn Farms, Inc., of 80 'Hiak Atexand~rian Bi'oad 'St., New· York City, is holdC'nnf ,,,..t M'"' ...... .. A1 ..,..,,,nA~··l,,n _ . s ciJe~~ .C~.i: tt·•u:is~aiwn . -!Os. ·rt4'.!l..li~ta.•1641P& .. -. 'lu1111nak•~ ~ • ~~...., ., r -~~,....,_.- "'° .....,. t ;\'. t t t t John H. l\'lurray John L. Whisman John Oslandes Important you contact your son Contact wife Bertha at 2089 Contact Irene Kydoniefs, 83-45 Market St., San Franciscc 14, Calif. at Brownell St. Broadway, Elmhurst 7~, NY. �.· " . Vol. XXIY No.2 SEAl'ARBBS.- OFFICIAL ORGAN o ·F THE SEAFAftlRi JNT!RNATIONAL UNlQ-N • ATLAN.T,C, GULi", LAKES AND IN LA.ND WAT.&:RS DISTRICT •: AP'l-·CIO ' . / "" ... - - ..... ~ ~1 ~ 9: I •e Fres A oyage '.'.' '.q \p 'I&.. • . ~ IOHAt. UNION OP ~ORTH 1~1;! JNLANI> wATliRS ATLANTIC • GULP • u &?S fOURTn AVENUE ' BROOK t.MERIC'- a AF&.•ClO AT I 0 NA L UN I 0 N """"'" woT• ••• ...,..... ,....... SEAFARERS . ,. LYN 32. • NEW voA~. l DIS~cr · HYACINTH S..GGOO · February 14, 196Z Companies £the TO. All Signatory t the Plan o , ·• parties o S 'tation Departrnen._ ILK 11Food and Ship a~1 .WHOLE FRESH M ON CANNED RE· CLARlFlCA TION :_ . - The newest benefit ·f or Seafarers, fresh whole mi.Ik throughout the voyage, has been in effect - now. from the first of the year. All shipping compan.ies have been notified that their vessels ore to stock conned whole milk to be used after the supply of' US fresh milk has been used up. T h i s pioneering benefit for Seafarers has :·· been made possible by new . processing · techniques. The adjoining letter to SIU-contracted operators detajls the agreement reached on storing milk so that all Seafarers may be familiar with its provisions. ived on.th~ use Gentlemen· . s that have been rece inqu1rte . erve to clarify numerous . This will s ·1k" ·1k t ·the d Whole Fresh Mi d Whole Fresh Mi a 1 of • Canne h store Canne . voyage s a 11 k ' ng a f ore1gn . { the voyage l Vessels ma l d for the duratiot:i o . . . . . s 1s 1 . t per man per ay 'lk from local da1rie . rate of pin ~ S ports' fresh m1 domestic ports . . Contmen!al U . ting from any 1 £ es is 1n pno:r to a vessel dcpar (40) gallons of loca r 2 While a ves.sel · s a day ,....,.,t ' {n- ... ty. d three tirne / foreign pv.i. to be serve . port and or a ther domestic going to ano laced on board e supply of fresh milk must be p tal U S .port and th at breakfast the last Con~1nen . . k 1s to be served 3 After departure from ann.,.d Whole Fresh M1i . as been consumed. C . local nnlk h . ed three times only while ·at sea b MUk is to be .serv . d Who1e Fres . ort. C3.r.ne · 4 While ln a foreign p . d Whole Fresh ment. h'l Canne · gree a day as per a :gn- ports w i e • i... 11 he made in. Fore1 .o1 milk s l:a . 5 No purchases Milk is available . db all parties. 1 am. u nr:ler stoo Y , . Trusting this clarification is ... I I ~1 ,'. '· J ~ , ��! Seafarers W~lfare ·Plan .S.urgical ·Schedule· . - !MXIMUM PAYMENT "Pylori: &tanosf1, &!Pf:'&tfcn fer &tpalr of tenstrfdlon.Of .c&.w.; open c;tr.atron IUtnu11un1ttflllllHlllllHlltUlllUtttUU.t11te ''·~ . Cheat, nHdl1 ....................................................................~. 22.50 "lower opening 'of 'ltomtch) .......... ,.............................. . 150.00 Cystoacopy ...... ............:....................................................... . ~2.54 for pyloric atenosis (repair of conRamatedt'a operation Two more aurgtcat procedures performed through the same Esoph1goacopy ••••••••••••••••••..••.••••••••• :........... ,•• ,•••••••••••••.•.•••• 75.00 atrict~on of lower opthfng of stomach)........................ 150.00 abdominal Incision will be considered 11 one operttlon. G11troscopy ....................................................................... . 75.00 'Rectum, rtaectlon Of ..................... ,.. ,................................. 300.00 Gland, or glands 1uperflct1I................................................ 20.00 Splenectomy (removal of aplun)......................." ............. 225.00 Kidney, by needle ,............ ,..•!.,•foou••,. ........................... . 22.50 150.00 • Ab bdl h d d • . $l50 Splenorrhtphy (autur• of aplffn) ................ w ............. .,... . 1 an rfainage ........ •• l1ryngo1copy ............................................:........................ . 37.50 •00 _ Stomech, resection ............................................................. . 300.00 aceu, lu ap ragm at1c, 1nc11(on umbllectomy (remove I o f n1v1 I)...................................... 150.00 liver, 'by needle or punch ................................................. . 22.50 Adrenalectomy, partle1 or tote 1 remove 1 o pert or I 11 of adrenal ·g Ian d •) .......................................................... 300·00 Vagotomy (cutt1'ng of vagus nerv . e I at ch) lung, aspiration of,•by needle ......... ,............................... .. 22.50 . n oma '"'~""" 150.00 Appendectomy (remove I o f appen dix,' ... :........................ 150.00 lung, cutting ope• operetion of chest............................ .. 75.00' ABSCESSES Appendiceal abscess-incision and drainage of................ 1.50.00 Muscle •.•.••.............••..•..........•.........•..•.••••••••••.••••..•..•.........• 37.~ • repair • or reconatru ct"ion........................ 225•oo Incision and dr1Tnage8 iIe d ucts, p Iashc NMdle (paracente1ts)' •................. " ................................... . 22.50. Bowel, resection of .......................................................... :. 300.00 requiring hospital residence ...............: ......................... . · 37,50 Perltoneoscopy •..............................•.......•......•..................• 75.0C not requiring hospital residence ................................. . Cholecystectomy (removal of gall bladder) ..................... , 225.00 15.00 Proctoscopy •..•.••................................................................• 37.50 Peritonsillar abscess, incision oftholecystectomy and exploration of common dud (r_. Sigmoidoscopy •...........................••....•....•..•• ,.•••................• 37.50 moval of gall bladder) ........................................ .... ...... 225.00 requiring hospital residence ......................................... . 37.50 Skin ........................................, .•..•.•••.•......., •.••••.••.•.............• 15.00 not requiring hospital residence ................................... . Cholecystoduodenostomy (joining of gall bladder to 22.50 Spleen, by needle .......................................................... .. 22.50 intestine) .................... ...... .... ....... ...... ........................ ....... 225.00 Supralevator (above levator muscle of anus), incision Sternum, by needle ................... ........... .................. ........ .. 22.50 Cholecystoent~rostomy (joining of gall bladder to i.,. and drainage ................................................................. . 52.50 BLOOD TRANSFUSION (OR PLASMA) testine) .......... ............... ....... ... .. .. ............................... .....• 225.00 . AMPUTATIONS Each •..•.•.•...•.......................................................................• 37.50 Cholecystotomy (cutting into gall bladder, including reCoccyx (removal of bone at lower end of spine) ........... . BREAST 75.00 mov~! of gall stones) ............................. .. ..................... .. 225.00 Ear-unilateral ............................ Breast, abscess, Incision and drainage of 75.00 ~holedochoplasty (operation on the bile duct) ................. . 225.00 bilateral ...................... ..... ............•.....•..•••...••••.••.•••••• 150.00 requiring hospital residence ...................................... .. 37.50 Choledochostomy (operation on the bile ducts) ............. . 225.00 Fingers, each (one or more phalanges) ............................. , not requiring hospital residence ................................. . 15.00 25.00 Choledochotomy (operation on bile ducts) ....................... . 225.00 Biopsy ........................................................................... ..... - 22.5d" Foot (thru metatarsal bones or above)-unilateral ........... . 150.00 Cholelithotomy (cutting into gall bladder, including rePlastlc ·operation, complete separate· procedurebilateral ............. . 300.00 moval of gall stones) ...... ..... .................. .................... ..... 225.00 unilateral .. :..................................................................... Forearm-unilateral ........................................................... . 150.00 75.00 Colectomy (partial removal of colon-large Intestine).... 300.00 bilateral ................................ :..................·...................... . 150.oO bilateral ............................................................. , 300.00 Colon, resection of (partial removal of colon-large Radical amputation ........................................................... . 225.00 Hand, entire (thru metacarpal bones or above)intestine) ........................... ............................................. .. 300.00 Removal of benign tumor or cyst. unilaterel ..................................... ::-:................................ 150.00 Colostomy (formation of artificial anus) ........................... . 187.50 requiring hospital residence bilateral .......................................................... :.•...•••.•...•• ~ 300.00 Colostomy, revision .............. ............. .............................. . 150.00 unilateral ......................................... ~ ....................... .. leg-unilateral ................................................................... , . . 187.50 . 75.00 Colostomy, closure of ....................................................... . 150.00 bilateral ...................... ............................................... . 150.00 bilateral ..................................... ,................................ 300.00 Common bile duct, opening of with exploration, drain• not requiring hospital residence ................................ .. 15.00 Nose ......... .......................•.......•...•....•.•....••.••..••...•..•.•.....••••• 75.00 age or removal of calculus with or without removal Simple amputation-unilateral ............................... , ......... .- 150.00 Thigh-unilateral ............................................................... , 200.00 of gall bladder ............................... ............................... 225.00 bilateral .......................................... . 300.00 bilateral .................................................................. 300.00 Common bile duct, opening of, secondary, in absence BURSAE Thumbs, each (one or more phalanges)............................ 25.00 of gall bladder ................................................................ 225.00 Bursae, aspiration, injection, irrigation, or needling Toes, each (one or more phalanges).................................. 25.00 Common bile duct, resection or reconstruction of.......... 225.00 , Upper arm-unilateral ........................................................ 150.00 (o~ any combination) ............................................. .each 22.50 Diverticulum, Meckel's or intestinal (removal of pocket excision of (bursectomy) prepatellar and olecranon bilateral .......................................................... 300.00 52.50 in the intestine) ............................... ............................... 200.00 shoulder, Hip ........................... : .............................. .. .. 112.50 ARTERIES AND VEINS (VHcular Sur9ery) Duodenal ulcer, perforation, closure of.. .......................... 150.00 Incision· and draniage -(bursotomy) Aneurysm (dilatation of blood vessel) arterial or arterioEnterectomy, with or. withou~ anastomosis (cutting requiring hospital residence ......................... :...... 37.50 venous, operation for away of intestines, with or without rejoining)............ 300.00 not requiring hqspital residence..................... ....... 15.00 (excision of or wiring) . Enterorrhaphy (suture of intestine) .. .......... ...... .................. 150.00 CHEST . ' Extremities ........•..•..........•.•.•.........••...•.............•.•...••••• 75.00 Enterotomy, including removal of foreign body (cutting Arytenoidopexy (fixation of arytenold cartilages)..... ..... 225.00 Intra-abdominal ......................................................... . 150.00 Into intestine) ................................................................ .. 150.00 Bronchoscopy (examination of windpipe by bronchoscope)lntracranial ................................................................. . 300.00 Gall bladder, removal of (cholecystectomy) ................. :" 225.00 . diagnostic ..............................:-..... ..... ................. ... .... ...... 60.00 lntrathoracic .............................................................. .. 300.00 Gall bladder, operation other than removal ................... . 225.00 operative ....................... ~............................................... 75.00 Angiogram, cutting operation for exposure of vessel Gastrectomy, partial or total (removal of stomach) ......... . 3-00.00 · Commissurotomy (operafiQn on valves of heart) ............ 300.00 . where necessary for .................... ... .............................. . 37.50 Gastric or duodenal ulcer, perforation, closure of.. ........ .. 150.00 Costo-sternoplasty (repair of funnel chest)............ .......... 187.50 Aorta, excision of coaretation of ............................. :..... . 300.00 Gastroduodenostomy (joining of stomach to intestine) .. .. 225.00 ·Decortication of lung (removal of ·membrane lining the Artery, anastamosis (joining or forming a conn~ction Gastroenterostomy (joining of stomach to intestine) .... .. 225.00 lung) ........................ .................. ...................... :............... 225.oo, between ~rterles) · Gastrojejunostomy, with or without vagotomy (joining Diaphragm, transthoracic approach to ............................ 300.00 each in extremities ...................................................... 75.00 · of stomach to intestine) ........ .......... ...... .. ............. ......... 225.00 intra-abdominal ......................................................... . 150.00 Gastroscopy-diagnostic "(examination of stomach by Eplglottidettomy (removal of epiglottis) ...................... .. 112.50 intracraniel .................................................................. . 300.00 . gastroscope) ................................................................. , 60.00 Esophageal diverticulum, one or more 1tages1 intrathoracic ...................... .-. ....................................... . 300.00 operative (operation thru gastroscope) ........................ 75.00 transthor1clc approach ........: ......................................... 300.00 Artery, excision of temporal ....... :................................... . 37.50 , Gastrostomy or gastrotomy (forming opening In other approach ............................................................ .. 225.00 of major artery of extremity Artery, excision or ligation 75.00 stomach) ................................... ....................................... 150.00 Esophagoduodenostomy (joining of es(>phagui to Artery, excision of coarctation (contraction) of aorta ...... 300.00 Gastrostomy, closure of .................................................. .. 150.00 duodenum) .................................................................... .. 300.00 Artery, ligation (tying) of result of accidental wound Gastrotomy with exploration or foreign body removal Esophagogastrectomy, combined, thor1coabdominal (r~ each •.................................................•.....•..••..•...............• 15.00 (cutting into stomach) ................................................... . 150.00 moval of part or all of stomach and esophagus) ....: ... 300.00 of ..................................... . Carotid artery, ligation (tying) l 12.50 Esophagogastrostomy (joining of esophgaus to stomach) 300.00 Hepatectomy, partial (resection of part of liver) ........... . 300.00 Catheterization of heart (independent procedure) ......... . 75.00 Esophagojejunostomy (joining of esophagus to jejunum) 300.00 Hepatorrhaphy (suture of liver) .... ................................... . 150.00 Embolecfomy-arteriotomy or venotomy with explora" Esophagoplasty (plastic repair or reconstruction of Hepatotomy (incision of liver for drainage of abscess or tion or. removal of embol1J.s or thrombus (cl.of) esophagus) ............ ......................................................... . 300:00 ·. cyst, one or two stages) .............................................. .. 150.00 tn abdomen ................................................................ 150.00 Esophagoscopy (examination of gullet by esophagoHer.niotomy - heriorrhaphy - hernioplasty (repair of in chest ......... ,...• ;....................................................... 300.00 60.00 scope) diagno~tlc ........................................................... . , hernia-rupture) . In extremities ................ , ..............................,.~ ......... . 75.00 75.00 operative ••...•••.................•••.••••••••••.••••••••••.•.......• l aingle-ingulnal, femoral, umbilical, ventral or ind· in neck ........................................................................ 150.00 Esophagus, transthoracic. approach to ............................. . 300;00 \ . sional ......................................................................... . 150.00 In skull (intracranial) ................................................ .. 300.00 Funnel chest, plastic repair of ................. :....................... . 187.50 . •il11er1l-inguinal, or femoral ..................................... . 187.50 Femoral vein, ligation (tying) of, for other than verl0se Heart Operations-See section on HEART OR CARDIAC Hiatal or diaphragmatic .................... ,......................... .. 300.00 37.50 veins-Unilateral ........................................................... . Hemilaryngectomy1.(remov11I of. half of larynx).,., ... ;;;,.... , 225.00 lntistinal ob~truction-operation for, not requiring re75.00 bilateral ............................................................. . Hernia, ·d iaphragmatic or hiatal, repair of....................... . 300.00 section ........................................................................... . 150.00 laryngecto.m y (removal of larynx) ................................... . 300.00 Hemangioma (blood vessel tumor) simple, not requiring Intestine-reduction of volvulus or intussusception by 15.00 hospital residence ......................................................... . Laryngofissure (cutting into larynx) with removal" of cutting (repair of folding or twisting of intestines)... . 150.00 37.50 150.00 requiring hospital residence .......................................... Intestine, large, resection of ........................................... . 300.00 tumor 75.W laryngoplasty (plaatic repair of larynx) ................. _. ......... . 225.00 Intestine, small, resection of .......................................... .. 300.00 Hemangioma (blood vessel tumor) cavernous ............... . laryngoscopy (examination of larynx by laryngoscope) laparotomy-exploratory (cutting into abdomen) .......... .. 150.00 Saphenous vein, ligation (tying) of, for other than 37.50 22.50 diagnostic ••............•......................•.....•..••••....•..............• varicose veins-unilateral ............................................. . liver, aspiration (tapping) or punch biopsy .................. .. 22.50 75.00 37.50 operative ••.....•...•••...........•..••.•...........•.••,•••.•.••••..............• bilateral ............................................ ! ... liver, biopsy by laporotomy ....... ................................... .. 150.00 37.50 lobectomy, total or subtotal, wedge or segmental reliver, marsupialization of cyst or abscess of .................. .. 225.00 Temporal artery, excision of ........................................... ~ se~ion, (removal of all or part of lobe of lung) ......... . 300.00 Varicose veins-injection treatment, complete procedure Liv~r, suture of wound or injury (hepatorrhaphy) ........ .. 150.00 60.00 lung, removal of all or part of......................................... . 300.00 (one or both legs) ............ :............................................ . 75.00 Pancreas, drainage of, or marsupialization of cyst........ .. 150.00 Mediasti.,al cyst or tumor, excision of........................... . 225.00 cutting operation, complete procedure-one leg ........ 120.00 Pancreas, excision of, partiel or total except marsupiali• Mediastinal wound or injury, suture of........................... . 225.00 both legs •.................•... ,.,, •.....•.........•.•..•••.•• ,•• ,•••• :zation of cyst .................................................................. . 300.00 Vein, ligation (tying) of, result of accldental wound, Mediastlno'OJYIY ............................................ i ..................... 225.00 Pancreas, radical excision of Am·pulla of Vater, with each ................................................................................ 15.00 Oleothorax, lntrapleural, Injection of ollresection of duodenum and portion of pancreas, lnitial •..........•..................................•••.•.••••••••...•...•.........• ~7.50 Venogram, cutting operation for exposure of vessel gastrojejunostomy and anastamosis of biliary tract to (not more than 1n subsequent..................................... . . 15.00 where necessary for ...................................................... 37.50 alimentary tract, one or more stages .......................... .. 300.00 Venous Anast1mosl1 (forming connection between veins) Phrenlc nerve, crushing or resection ....................:~......... . 37.50 Pancreaticogastrostomy (joining pancreas to stomach) ... , 225.00 Pleurectomy or decortication (removal of membrane porto·caval anastamosis ............................................... . 300.00 Pancreaticoenterostomy (joining pancreas to intestine).... 225.00 lining the lun~) .......... .................................................. .. ·22s.oo superior mesenteric caval anastamosta ....................... . 300.00 Pancreatotomy (cutting Into the · pancreas) .................... .. 150.00 Pneumonectomy (remO'o'.111 of entire lung)....................... 300.00 Spleno·renat enastamo1is .............................................. 300.00 Pancreolithotorny (removal of stone from pancreas) ...... .. 225.00 Prieumonocentesis, puridure of lung for aspiration BIOPSY Paracentesis, abdominal cavity (tapping) .. .................... .. biopsy ................................................•.•••.•••.......·...........• 22.50 Removal of fluid or tissue by cutting or aspiration for examine• 22.50 Peritcmecm;1my-diagno~tic (examination of lining of the Pneumofhorax, ln~uction of artificial. tion. Not payable when done Immediately pr~cedlng or ~s part ebdomen by peritoneoscope) ........................... ~........... , 60.0o of operation listed In rnformatlve schedule. =:e: ! :':' ·t·t•••• •... , ... •• Jnltiil . •..... : .......... 37.50 Qperative (biopsy) ...................................................... .. 75.00 Bone, excision of portion for biopsy .............................. .. -60.00· (not more than 1n'Subsequent ........................ :.......... . 15.00 22.50 .. Pneumonotomy, explorator.y (cutting Into lung) ............ . 150;00 fneuJnoper~toneum-induction of (injection of g111 Into Bone marrow, aspiration of, Including sternal puncture 22.50 . Pneumonotomy, with open .drainage, of pulmonary 1bdominal cavity) .................................................... ... .. .. 37.50 Breast !•· · •• •~ •. •,,,, •• ••• 9,,,.,,, ••.••.•.• •·· · ·················1··············· ~; ···.··• · abscess or cyst (cutting ·into lung) ..... :........................ .. 150.00 f.tch refill-{not more than 1n.............................. each 15.00 Bronchoscopy ••••••••.•••••••.••..•·•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••• 75.00 °' AIDOMEN • u ....... ............................... ····························································t·•··············· !•••······· j ••••••••• • • • •• • • • • • • : • • • , ; : , : : : : : �l'eltial7, tt• tr•naffioracfc 1pproech to............................:..... I00.00 lympethec:tomy, wlth·tr1n1thor1dc 1pprOICh .................. aoo.oo 1horlC'!9ftflllt (i'urglCll pv~rt of th• cheat avlty)...... 22.50 '1h0t1C01COpy (exemln1don of ch11t' by thorecoacope) llomtc:h, operative ;••-............................................ ;.....:•••••••••••••• ";, 15,.00 dlttnOltlc ...................................................................... 60.00 thoracotomv (cuttfnl Into chtat cavity, Including drel,,. age) explor1tory lncludlnf control of htmorrh1ge...... 150.00 1horKotomy, Inter-rib (cutting Into ch11t c1vlty without Olttlng r ) .: •••....•..••.• :u••·················································· 15.00 ttodt11lcltlon Cr•mov•I of am1lrbone1 of the note) unll1t1r1I ......" .." ................................,....................... l:tlllftrll ..........................~....;...................................... 22.50 .u.oo THROAT . Aclenotclectomy, tonalllectomy, 0r both........................ 50.00 Arytenoldopexy (flxatlon of 1ryttnold c1rtileg") ...... .. 225.00 8r1nchl1I cyst, excl1lon (removal of deep cyst of the ntclc:) ............................................ :•••••••••••••••••••••• ;•••••••• 75.00 Electroc1uttrlzttlon-unll1ttr1I ................................... . 22.50 bllaf&ra: ,..;.... ;~ .............................. <45.0G Eplglottldectom·y (removal of epiglottis) ................... . 112.50 Thoracotomy, with rib resection ..................................... . 150.00 Eaoph1g11I divertlculum, excl1lon of, on• or more Thor1cotomy, with r1mov1I of lntr1pltur1I foreign body 150.00 1t1gt1-tr1nsthor1cic 1pproach .............................. .. 300.00 Thotecotomy, with pntumoly1l1 ................................. : .. . 150.QO . other 1ppro1ch ............................................. . 225.00 Thorocopl11ty, complete (rtmov1t of rib• · ind coll1p11 of che1t) ...................•......!.-..................•.....•.•...•..•.•.••..•.• Eaoph1poduodenoatomy ijoining of. eaoph1gu1 to 300~duodenum) ................................................................ .. 300.00 Tr1cheotsoph1gHI flatul1, cloture of ............................. . 150 Eaophagog11trectomy, combined, thor1co1bdomln1I Tt1cheoplast (pl11tlc oper1tlon on trtchH) ..................... . 22 .00 (remov•I of pert or 111 of 1tom1eh tnd 11oph1gua) 300.00 Tr1cheorrh1phy (1uturlng of trtchH) ............................. . 52.50 E1ophagog11trostomy {joining of tsoph1gus fo Trtcheostomy f0r tr1chHI ft1tul1 .................................... .. 37.50 1tom1c:h) ........................ ............................................. . 300.00 Tt1ch11tomy (cutting Into windpipe) ............................ .. 75.00 Esoph1gorjefunostomy (joining of 11ophagus to V1lvulectomy (oper1tion on v1lv11 of he1rt)................... . 300.00 jtfunum) •......•....•.•.•..••....•....•••..•...•....••....•........•••••.••.•• 300.00 CYSTS Cutting optr•tlon for remov.11 of ~oph1gopfesty · (pl11tlc rep1ir ot reconstruction . of Biker'• cyst, (b1ck of Knee) ......................................... . 75.00 -esophagus) ................................. .............. ................... 300.00 75.00 Branchial cyst (removal of deep cyst of the nee~ ...... Esophagoscopy (ex1min1tlon of gullet by esophagoBreaat-requiring . hospital residence ........................... . 75.00 60.00 acope)-diagnostic .................................................... .. not requiring hosp itii re1ldenc:e .... ........................... . 15.00 75.00 oper1tive .................... .. ........ ,. ................. .. 52.50 Dermoid cyat (1uperflc:i11) ........................................... . Esoph1gus, tr1nsthor1clc 1pproach tc. ...................... .. 300.00 Pllonidal cyst or 1inu1 (1t b11e of spine) .................. .. 75.00 15.00 Frenum linguee, clipp{ng of ............ ..... ....... :............ . Thyrogloual cyst, duct or sinus (remoyal of.'deep cyst Glossectomy, complete or total (remov1I of tongue) 300.00 of the neck) ................... .................... ......................... 150.00 Hemilaryngectomy (removal of helf of larynx) ........... . 225.00 Cysts, 111 others, unless otherwiae set out in schedule laryngectomy (removal of lerynx) ....... :-: ...................... . 300.00 37.50 requiring hospit1I residonce .. .................................... l.aryngofi11ure (cutting Into larynx) with removal of not requiring hospital residence .................. .-........... 15.00 tumor ... ......... .............. ............ ........ ............................ 150.00 . NOTE: ·If multiple cysts ire removed through more than one laryngopl11ty (plastic rep1ir of lerynx) ...................... 225.00 Incision, pay . for 11ch Incision up to maximum limit of $300 Laryngoscopy (examination of larynx by laryngofor 111. 22.50 scope)-dlagnostlc .................................................... . DISLOCATION 37.50 for biopsy ..................................................... . Closed r.eduction of, incl.uding app.licatlon of c11t oper•tlve ............................. ........................ . 75.00 Ankle joint .................................................................... .. 75.00 22.50 larynx, cauterization, without use of laryngoscope .. .. Bones of hand .............................................................. .. 25.00 37.50 Larynx1 cauterization, done through laryngoscope .... .. Bones of foot ..............................................................,,,, 25.00 Peritonsillar abscess, incision of {operation for absc,'lss Coccyx ....................•................ ,........ :.........•..•.•..•.•••.....•• 7.50 of throat) -(quinsy) requiring hospital residence .. .. 37.50 22.50 not requiring hospital residence .. .... ; ...................... . 22.50 Collar Bone (lltrnod1vfcul1r or 1i:romiod1vlcul1r).... .. Thyroglossal cyst, duct or sinus, excision of.. ............. . 150.00 Elbow .............. :................................................. .-........... . 52.50 Tongue, total excision of (for malignancy) .............. .. 300.00 Hip (femur) ·................................................................... . 52.50 Tongue, partial excision of (for malignancy) .......... ;.... . 150.00 52.50 Kn" ·joint (P1t1ll1 excepted) ....................................... . Tonsillar tags, excision, electrocoagulation or electro· 22.50 Lower few (ternporom1ndibul1r) ................................ .. dessication-unilateral .................................. ..... ........ . 22.50 22.50 Patella ...............................................................;-···· ...... . 45.00 bilateral ....................... ........................ . .. 5.00 Shoulder (humerus) ........................ , ............................. .. 50.00 Tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, or both ....................... . 22.50 Wrist ............................................................................... . 75.00 of .......... .. ........... ................. .. Torus palatinas, excision Vertebra (except coccyx) manipul1tion under gener1I Tracheotomy, (cutting into windpipe) ....................... . 112.50 enesthesi• with hospit11iz1tion ind lmmobilizition 52.50 75.00 Tumor, benign, vocal cord, excision of .. ..... ..... ........... . NOTE: for dlslOGBtion requiring open operstion, the maximum Tumor, malignant, of vocal cord, excision of ............. . 150.00 payment will be twice ~he amount shown above; except: Tumor, malignant, vocal cord, excision of with 75.00 Wrist foint (1rthrotomy) ................................................ laryngectomy .............. .. .. .. ... ....... .......... .. .............. .. .... 300.00 Hind................................................................................ 37.50 ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES foot ....... :................................................... ..................... 37.50 Bronchoscopy (examination of windpipe by bronchoEAi, NOSE 01 THIOAT 60.00 acope)-diagnostic .......... ............................ .................... EAR (oper1tion on windpipe by bronchoscope)-operative 75.00 Absce11, extern1l auditory can1I, Incision tnd Cul~oscop~ (examination of uterus by culdoscope)22.50 dr1in1ge ..................................................................... . d11gnost1c ..... ................... ......... ... .. ... .................... ......... 37.50 22.50 Abaceu, 1xtern1I 11r, Incision ind draln1ge .............. .. (operation on uterus by culdoscope)-operative. ......... 52.50 75.00 Amput1tion- unilateral ................................................ .. Cystoseopy (examination of bladder or ureter by cysto• bil1ter1I .................................................. .. 150.00 37.50 scope) diagnostic .... ... ........ .................................. ~........ .. Excision of polyp or polyps of 1uditory c1nalWith ureteral catheterization :....................................... 37.50 22.50 not requiring hospital reaidenc:e ............................. . Operative-operation not otherwise classified-(opera· 37.50 requiring hospit•I residence .................................. .. ti on on bladder or ureter by cystoscope).. ........ ........ 52.50 Electroc1uterlzetion-unilater1I .................................. .. 22.50 Esophagoscopy (examination of gullet by esopliago• ..5.00 bilateral .................................... .. 60.00 scope) diagnostic .............. .. ... ......... ... ...... ... ......... ........... Exo1tosi1 (bony outgrowth) excision from external (operation qn gullet by esophagoscope) operative...... 75.00 75.00 •udltory c1n1I ................ ........... ~ ............................... · Gils~roscopy (examin.ation of stomach by gastroscope) Fine1tr1tion, one or both sides (window operation for diagnostic ..... ....... .............................. ........ ... .. ............... 60.00 300.00 deafness) .................................................................. .. (biopsy of stomach by gastroscope) operative.............. 75.00 labyrinthectomy (cutting away of inner ear) ............ .. 300.00 lar~ngosco.py (examination of larynx by laryngoscope) labyrinthotomy (cutting into inner ear) .......... .......... .. 225.00 22.50 diagnostic ...... .... ...... .. ......... .. ......... ........ ... .. .. ..... ..... ....... .. Malignant lesion, resection from external auditory 75.00 (operation on larynx by laryngoscope) operative ...... .. 75.00 canal ........................................................................... . 37.50 for biopsy ........... :........ ... .... ...... ..... ................ .............. .. Mastoidectomy, one or both sides-simple ................. . 150.00 Otoscopy, for removal of foreign body, except wax radical ................ .. 225.00 from ear .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. ...... ...... .. .. ..... .. ...... .. .... .. .... .. . .. .. ........ 15.00 22.50 Myrlngotomy (cutting into ear drum) .......................... . Perltoneoscopy (examination o.f lining gf the 11bdomen O uiculectomy (c!.!tting out of bones of inner ear) .. .... 75.00 by peritone.oscope) diagnostic ....... :........... .... .. ............. 60.00 Otoplaity (plastic · operation for protruding ears) (operation on lining of the abdomen by ·peritoneo75.00 each ear ........................ .............. .............................. .. scope) operative ........ ................ ........ .. ....... ... .... ........ 75.00 22.50 Plicotomy (cutting of posterior fold of ear drum) ...... .. Prostatectomy, transurethral (removal of prostate thru Stapes, mobiliz1tion of-unilateral .... ...... :.................. 150.00 cystoscope) . ... .. ... ........ .... ................. .... .... .. .. ................. . 150.00 , ' bilateral ................... ........ ... .. 300.00 · Proc!oscopy (examination of rectum by proctoscope) 22.50 Tympanotomy (cutting into ear drum) .. ...............,..'.... .. 15.00 diagnostic .. ................... ............... .... ................... ........... .. NOSE 37.50 (operation on rectum by proctoscope) operative ...... .. Abscess, nasal, Incision and drainageRhinosc:opy, for removal of foreign body of nose .... ..... . 15.00 22.50 'not requiring hospital residence ............... .............. . Sigmoidoscopy (examination of lower colon by sig• 37.50 requiring hospita! residence .................................... .. moidoscope) diagnostic ................ ................................ 15.00 22.50 Antrum (nasal sinus) puncture of .............................. .. (operation on lower colon by sigmoidoscope) 22.50 Electrocauterization-unilateral .................................. .. 3!.50 operative ..... ................................... .... ..... ... .................... .45.00 . bilateral ...... .............................. .. Thoracoscopy_(examination of c:hest by thoracoscope) 22.50 Epl1taxis (nose bleed) electro-cauteriz1tion only ........ .. 60.00 diagnostic :..,.... ......... ... .. ................................ ........ .......... Niaal polyps, removal of-not requiring hospital (operation on chest by thoracoscope) operative.......... 75.00 22.50 residence-unilateral ............................................... ;.. EXCISION °(AUHRECTOMY) . OR FIXATIPN (ARTHRODESIS) .4'5.oo . , bilateral .................................................. .. BY CUTTING 37.50 ,. ,r,equlrlng hospital residence-uni11tera! ................... . NOTE: Excision of a joint is the 'removal of the artlculatlng end bi11teral ..................... . 75.00 of one or more of the bones forming the joint. Amput1tion for malignant tumor ................................ .. 150;00 Fixation of a joint is the permanent immobilization of the Amputation, other "than for malign1ncy ...................... .. part by some type of fusion operation. Rhinophym1, excision of skin of nose for, lnc:ludlng plastic rep1ir ............................... ............................. .. 150.00 · In event of bilateral or multilateral excision or fixations pay for each up to the limit of $300.00 for all. 75.0o Rhlnoplasty (plastic operation on nose) ....................... . Ankle Joint ........................ .................. ....... ....................... 187.50 Sinus ·operation by cutting, any appro1ch (puncture of Coccyx (removal of bone at lower end of spine)............ 75.00 antrum excepted) frontal, ethinoid, aphenoid ind 75.00 . Elbo~J joint .................:...................................................... 187.50 . rnGKillurf, ••ch- unilateral ....................................... . Hip joint .....................................:............ .................. ........ 225.00 . bilateral ......................................... . 150.00 Knee foint .................................... ,...................... ~ . .. .. . .. ....... 187.50 75.00 _su'bmucous reaectlOn 'of n11111l septum ............:..... :.... . Petell• (knoe c;ap} ....... ~ 150.00 ~¥,rbl.nectomy, excltlon, eiectroco1gulatlon 9r elec• . ..,.,. . ·1s.09 .. . w.--,......... ................................., s.mMuner ur.tllap• (cartdtge of '""9 folnt) .........."._ 150.00 ltNmold (iupernuou1 bone1 usually In .t1ndo91) •>C· dsfon of, '1'1.5':» Slaoulct.r loint ......................................~.............................. 187.50 ••di ..........................................".."'........,...... Spine, Including 11cro-lll1e (except coccyx)...................... 225.00 Temporo-mandibul1r (hlngt of Jaw bone) meniscus........ 150.00 Wrist Joint •. :....•............••:................................................... 187.50 Rtmov1I of diseaae~ portion of bone, lnc!'-!ding cure,. tagt .(1lveol1r processes excepted) .............................. 75.00 pay exostosis under this heading, Including· bunions (hallux·valgus) or corns when· bone Is removed. ,, m Abaceu, lntra~bltal, drainage of........... :....................... . Abaceu, lecrlmal gland, Incision of................................ .. Blepherectomy, excision· bf benign lesion of eyelid ....... . Blepharectomy, excision of ·malignant lesion of eyelid ..... Blepharoplasty, plastic restortaion of eyelid, skin only .... Blephai'oplaaty, · plastic restoration of eyelid, deep structures ............................... ......................................... Blepherorrhaphy ·(suturing of accidental. wound of eyelid) . . ... .. .... .... .......... ............. ... .. .. .... .... . .... .. ... ... ... ....... Ctnallculi (small canals leading from lac:rimal sac) plasti_c operatlon on ................................................... .............. . Canthotomy, division of canthus, with suture ................. . Capsulectomy (removal of the lens capsule) ................. .. . C1psuletomy (cuMing Into lens capsule) ........................ .. Ca'aract, removal of ................................................ .. ...... .. needling-complete procedure .... ..................... .. .. ..... .. Chalazion (cutting out or scraping of retention tumor or glands in the eyelid) ................. .. ............ .. .. ............ . Conjunctiva, cutting operation for biopsy .................... .. Conjunctiva, ~free graft of ...................... .............. ........... . Conjunctiva, suturing of injury ...... .. .. ......................... .... . Confunctlvokeratoplasty for perforating wounds of eyeball .... ..... ....................................... ............................ Cornea, paracentesis (tapping) of ................................... . Cornea, suturing of accidental wounds ........................ .. Corneal, tattooing .... .................... ......... ... ..................... ... .. Corneal transplant (transplant 9f front surface of eyeball) Corneal ulcer, electrocauterization or curettage (scraping) Corelysls (freeing of adhesions between lens and cornea) Cyclodiathermy: diathermy of ciliary body ..................... . Cyclodialysis (detaching ciliary body from sclera) .... ..... . Cyn, conJunctival, excision of ...... ................ ..... .... ......... .. Oacryoadenectomy (cutting away of tear gland) .... ...... .. Dacryocystectomy (cutting away of tear gland) ............ . Oacrycystorhinostomy (forming communication between tear gland ind nose) .................. ... ...................... ...... .. . Dacryocystostomy (cutting into tear sac) ......................... . Oacryocystotomy (cutting into tear sac) ................ ......... :.. Oiscission: Needling of lens, complete procedure .. .. .... .. Ectropion, operation for (repair of eyelid folded out) .. .. Entropion, operation for (repair of eyelid folded in) .... .. Epilation (removal of lashes by electrolysis only)- each eyelid ............. .... ..... .................... ..... .. ...... .... ..... ....... .. .... . Epithelioma, excision of conjunctiva! ............ ................ .. Eyeball, removal of, enucleation or evisceration .. .~ ...... .. Eyeball socket, revision of, subsequent to original enucleation and not during enucleation.. .... .. .. ............ Eyelid, ptso·sis (drooping) of, operation for-each eyelid Foreign body, removal of, from cornea, sclera, or con· junctiva,' (by surgical incision or magnet) ....... ........... .. foreign body, removal of intra-ocular (from interior of eye) .... ... .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .... ... .. ...... .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . Glaucoma, operative procedures (except paracentesis or tapping) ........ .......... ,......... ...... ....... .. . ......... .... .. ........ . Glaucoma or inflammatory exudate, paracentesis (tap· ping) for ......... ..... .......... .. .. .. .... ....... ...... ..... ....... ... ........ .. Glaucoma, air injection or irrigation for ................... ... .. Hordeolum (stye) operation for .................. ................... . lridectomy (removal of iris) .......................... .................. .. lridotomy (incision into iris) ............... ....... ...... ......... ..... .. lridencleisis: stretching of iiis (independent procedure) .. lridodialysis (separation of iris from its attachments) .. .. .. Iris, excision of lesion of .. ................. .. .. .. .......... ...... .. .. .. Iris, repair of prolapsed (dropped) with suture of perforated sclera .. .... .. ............... .. ...... .. .... ... .... .. ... ....... .. Iris, transfixion of; iris bombe' (repair of bulging iris) .. .. Keratectomy, complete ~ r partial (removal of cornea)... . Keratoplasty, corneal transplant (plastic operation on cornea) .... .. ... .. ... .. ... ........ .............. ...... .. ... .... .. ...... ......... .. . Ken1totomy (cutting .o f cornea) ...... .. .... ... ...... ................... .. lacrimal duct, dila tation of (enlarging of tear duct) .. ..... . lens, extraction of, intracapsular or extracapsular ........ .. Muscle, ocular, any cutting operation on, each .... ........ .. Nevus, excision of eyelid ............. ... .... ......... ...... ... .. .. ....... . Orbit, reconstruction of, subsequent to original enucle!I• tion and not' durir'lg enuclealion (plastic repa ir of eye-socket) .......... ... ... .... .. ........ . .... ... .. ........... .... ...... ..... .. . Orbitotomy with exploration (cutting into orbit) .. ......... . Pannus, excision of ..... .. ............. .... .. .. ..... .. ..................... .. Peritectomy (removal of ring of conjunctiva) .. ............... . Peritomy (removal of strip of conjunctiva around corne~ Pterygium, excision of (treatment of thickened mem· brane over eye) ... ......................... .............. ........... ......... Ptsosis operation, complete-each eyelid (correction of drooping eyelid) .. ..... ... .. ..... ... ....... .... ..... ...... ....... ... ........ Retina, operation for detachment, including diathermy.. Sclerectomy (removal of part of sclera) for glaucoma (lagrange, Elliott) (cutting of surface of eyeball).. .... .... Strabismus (cross eye) cutting operation for (complete procedure) each eye ..................... ...... .... .................... _, Stye, incision of .......................... .,......... .............. .. ............ Symblepharon (adhesion of eyelid to eyeball) release by simple incision ...... ..................... ..... ... ......... .... ............ " Tarsectomy (removal of tarsus of eyelid) .. .......... ........ ~ .. . Tarsorrhaphy (stitching of tatsus of eyelid) .................... .. tear duct (lacrimal duct) dilatation .................................. .. Tumor, cxci:ion of intra-orbital, ~imple ........ .................. .. Tumor, excision of intra-orbital, malignant.. .. ................. . .Woun~ 1ccidental, of conjunctiva, suturing of """"'•' (Continued on p age 6) 37.50 30.00 30.00 75.00 30.00 150.00 52.50 75.00 30.00 225.00 150.00 225.00 112.50 30.00 30.00 75.00 30.00 150.00 30.00 112.50 ' 30.00 200.00 30.00 150.00 75.00 150.00 30.00 75.00 75.00 112.50 30.00 30.00 112.50 105.00 105.00 30.00 112.50 112.50 1t2.50 75.00 7.50 150.00 150.00 30.00 75.00 15.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 75.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 30.00 50.00 225.00 150.00 30.00 112.50 112.50 30.00 30.00 30.00 35.00 75.00 300.00 150.00 150.00 15.00 30.00 75.00 ~2 . 50 30.00 75.00 150.00 30.00 �WHO IS COVERED I Hospital room and board ,. BENEFITS TERMS OF BENEFITS 515 per day room and board PLUS UP TO S400 FOR HOSPITAL EX. TRAS. Payments continue for as Jong as hospitalized. ELIGIBILITY D •Basic seatime requirement. '. / Actual charges up to S200 for 6rst 31 days; thereafter, up to another S200. (Maximum 5400). Hospital extras Blood transfusions Jf' ives 11nJ 1mm·a rrieJ thildren 1mder 19; adopted thildren and stepthildren: dependent parents of Seafarers; dependents of Seaf!'rers on pension, and dependents of Seafarers on spe- <;:overs . cpst of anes~h~ias. . Ja~oratory and ~-rays :while confined in hospi"I. Also . covers emeJ·gency room trejlJment. Claim 1nust be filed witJ. Welfare Plan not later than 180 days after surg•ry or discharge from hospital.· .. File enrollmem card. marriage license and birth certificate with names of both parents. Maximum of six transfusions at $37.50 each.t this is in addition to hospi· ta! extras benefit; dependent must be confined i1,1 hospital. I - For adopted c:hilJren: l' i e adoption papers with Plan office. 'ial disabilit)' list. !4 per visit for a maximum of 3 J Doctor calls at hospital days. In non-surgical cases, benefit paid · during period dependent is hospitalized. For stepi·hildren: Notarized affi· davit showing support for all of previo~1~ calendar year. In surgical cases, benefit paid up to date of sur_gery. ; Surgical lJp to S300 maximum as specified in surgical schedu·le. Payable for surgery in hos' pital or in doctor's office. Maternity S200. (In addition to the Welfare Plan benefit, the Union w ill provide a S25 U.S. Savings· Bond in the baby's name. r Payment for ead1 birth; additional payments for multiple births. Free medical examinations, diagnostic nnd laboratory services. Services available in Union ports where medical centers are maintained. Medical examinations Optical benefit All S~afarers. All Seafarers. Wives and unmarried children under 19; adopted children and stepchildren; dependent parents of Seafarers. Seafarers on special disability list. Seafarers on pensiori and their dependents. For depenJent parents: file support claim form showing Sea· farer furnished major portion of support to parents previous cal· en_dar year. •Basic seatime requirement. File claim wirhin one year of birth. file marriage license. birth certificate with names of both parents. Child must be born in United ·States. Puerro Rico. Virgin Islands or Canada. ~'Basic seatime requirement ONLY. Free eye examina- . tions and eyeglasses every two years; safety glasses for dependent children. t~loOd is ~~ .jvailable free,,of ch,arge ,through the Union .b lood. ba~k. Co~tact port o,ffices for detai~. Facilities ~vaiiable in most Union ports. Up to $25 in benefits for families living at a distance from Union ports and using closer facilities. - * IA51C . SEATIME·. ·REQ. �••"'11arF, lta . P•ce Five SE,,CFARERS UJC-..:..J'l'ELF,,CRE PUN SUPPLEMEN'l' WHO IS COVERED BENEFITS TERMS OF BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY Scholarships .All Seafarers under 35 and children of Seafarers; children of deceased eligible Seafarers. S6,000 over a four· year period. Covers any course at any accredited college; can be ex· tended for graduate study if 4 years not used up. Three years' discharges including . basic seatime requirement for Seafarer applying or father of child applying; ·transcript from last school; upper third of graduati ng class; co llege entrance exam ; letters of reference. Death .Any beneficiary named 'by Seafarer. $4,000. Covers death anywhere. *Basic seatime requirement. Seafarers .in. hospitals *Basic seati me requ irement. Jn-hospital' beoe6ts are S8 a day for first 39 weeks; . thereafter, S3 a day for as long as hospitalized. • Seafarers ill or injured on or off the job, if they are not · receiving · maintenance and cure, wages from employer, disahility or work· :men's tompensation. Where there is a questiOo on M & C payments, benefits apply subject to collecting M & C. Special disability benefit All totally and permanently disabled Seafarers regard· less of age. Special equipment .All Seafarers. Meal books .All· Seafarers. Hospital movies Patients at USPHS hospitals. Sickness and accident benefits are $56 a week for 39 weeks for any combination of in-patient and out-patient treatment for any one period of disability within a 12months period, dating from the beginning of illness or injury. If hospitalization is required for more than 39 ..weeks, in-hospital benefits of $3 a day will continue for as long as hospitalized. SI 50 monthly for entire period of disability. Unlimited medical and hospital benefits for Seafarers on special disahiliry list. Dependents eligible for schedule of dependents' benefits under Seafarers Welfare Plan. A beneficiary who is a dependent is eligible for a S4,000 death benefit. All other beneficiaries eligible for a $1,000 death benefit. For hospital or out-patient benefits, file claim within 60 days of discharge from hospital. For out-patient benefits, file USPHS medical abstract. Seafarers who have not been hospitalized must be out-patients for 7 days before they can receive benefits, which are retroactive to the 5th .day. *Basic seatime require.m eat. Employment record showing 12 years of employment (at least 4,380 days) with signatories to the Plan; medical abstract stating "not fit for duty permanently.'' Special aids neces· sary for recovery not provided by hospital. Benefit provided upon approval by trustees after survey of need. *Basic seatime requirement ONLY. Meal hook credit. Fac ilities available in all SIU-ports. · *Basic seatime requ irement. 30 days ashore on shipping list. Seafaren who reach the age ·of 65. Pensions Beneficiary card must be on 6le. .All Seafarers fn hospitals• " Sickness and acCidents I · Regular movie showings p rovided at no cost to Seafarers and other patients. $150 monthly until death. Unlimited medical and hos· pital benefits for pensioners. Pensioners' dependents eligible for schedule of dependents' benefits under Seafarers Welfare Plan. At least 65 years of age; basic seatime requirement; 15 years of employment ( 5,475 days) with signatories to the Plan. A beneficiary who is a pensioner's dependent is eligible for a $4,000 death benefit. All other beneficiaries eligible for a $1,000 death benefit. JIREMENT: The bcisic ·eligibility for ev•ry benefit ·is one day's seatiin9 In ·the last six monthi and 90 days· in the last calendar year. �l'aleSIK , ... SURGICAL SCHEDULE .a.. of~. . .~ ............. .......!"'"'........................ - Cvstoc*lt, repair of (hernia of bl1dder)............................. 112.50 · Cystocelt (hei'nl1 of bladder) ..1nd rectocele (hernia of rectu~ oi' other . multiple gynecological repair procedures without · abdominal 1pproa_c:h (except pert')(anthoma, excision of-requiring hospital reslCfence..... :17.50 · ntorrhlphy or P.rineoplasty) ...................................... 150;00 not requiring hospital resldenc9 30.00 with or wi~hout rectocelt with perlneorrhaphy or FRACTURES . perlneoplasty ....... ,., .................. :................................. 187.50 Simple fractures, closed reduction or Cy1ton-h1phy (•uturt of bladder wound, Injury treatment, unless otherwise specified. rupture) ............................ ::............................................ 150.00 The · amounts shown below ire for simple fraeturet. For a Cystoacopy, dlagnoattc,· .in!=ludlng retrograde pyelogra• compound fracture, the maximum payment will be one and one phy or flushing of kidl)ey ·pelvis ................................. , 37.50 half times the amount shown below .for the corresponding Cystoscopy, operative,' unlen otherwise apedfled In tlmple fracture. ac:hedule .......................................................................... 52:50 For a fractu re requiring 1n open operation, the maximum Cystollthotomy. (cutting Into bladder, Including removal payment will be twice the amount shown below for the corof stone) ........................................................................ .. 150.00 responding simple fracture. (Bone grafting, bone spllclng and Cystoatomy (cutting Into bladder) ................................... . 150.00 iketletaltraction pins are considered open operations.) Cystotomy (wtting into bladder) .................................... .. 150.00 Removal of bone plates or pins .except removal of trac• .bilatatlon and curettage, non-puerperal (not associated tion pins or other traction- appliances (as t~is Is al• with pregnancy) ............................ ~ ...................... ~...... 37.50 . ways a separate and distinct proce d ure).................... .. ' ' 37.50 Enterocele, repair of SKULL vaginal approach, without cystocele or rectocele ...... .. 112.50 Non-operative .. . ..... ........................................................ 75.00 1bdominal approach ..................................................... . 150.00 Operative, with cutting into cranial cavity (drill taps vaginal approach, witl:l cystocele or rectoc:ele .......... .. 150.00 excepted) .. .................. .......... .... ..... ... .... ............. ... ....... ... 300.00 ~aglnal approach, with or without cystocele .or rect~ FACIAL BONES ~le with perineoplasty or perinorrhaphy................. 187.50 Hyoid (<1t base of tongue) .........................~ .......... dosed 37.50 Epididymectomy (rem~val ~f epidldy.mis _appendage of Malar (cheekbone) ................................................closed 37.50 75.00 teatlcle)-single ............................ ;................................• Mandible (lower jaw) alveolar process bilateral ......................................................... . 112.50 excepted ................................ ..........................closed 75.00 37.50 Epididym!a (appendage of testide) abscess, drainage of with or without inter-de11tal wiring...................... 75.00 Epldldymovasostomy (connecting of epldldyinla to vas Maxilla (upper jaw) alveolar process deferens, unilateral or bilateral) ............. ;:.................., 112.50 75.00 excepted ..........................................................closed Eplsioperlneorrhaphy (suture of recent Injury of vulva 75.00 · with or without inter-dental wiring .................... .. 37.50 and perineum) ......................................... :.............. ,..... .. 25.00 Nasal .................................................................... dosed 22.50 Epkiorrhaphy (sutur, of recent Injury to vulva) ............. . 37.50 Zygoma (cheek bone) .......................................... closed Fallopian tube transection (dividing) of.. ........................ .. 150.00 SPINE AND TRUNK Fallopian tube, ligation (tying off) bf... :........................... . 150.00 75.00 Clavicle (collar bone) .......................................... dosed 75.00 Fistula, dosure of vaginal .................................. ............. . 15.00 Fistula, vesicovagin1I (bladder-vaginal) or vesicovterlnt? Coccyx (lower end of spine) ......................................... ~ 37.50 Rib or ribs-three or more ............................................. . (bladder-uterus) closure of ............................................ 225.00 25.00 less then three ........ :................................ .. Hydroc:ele (collection c;>f fluid in outer aac of testicle) Sacrum, alone or with pelvic bones ................... .dosed 112.50 excision of-single ........................................................ 75.00 75.00 Scapula (shoulder blade) .................................... closed bilateral ...................................................... 112.50 22.50 Sternum (breast bone) ........................................ dosed Hydrocele (collection of fluid in outer sac of testicle) Vertebra, one or more (bones of spinal column) dosed 112.50 22.50 tapping of (paracentesis) ............................................. . S0.00 Hymenectomy (cutting away of hymen) ......................... . .15.00 Body or Lamia ............................................................... . 20.00 Hymenotomy (incision of hymen)~ ... ................................ .. Articular, lateral or spinous processes only .. ............... . 15.00 PELVIS-one or more of following bones induding ac:e• ,Hysterectomy (removal of. uterus) total or sub·total tabulum (ilium, ischium, pubis, or aac:rum) ........ closed 112.50 irrespective of approach ............................................. . 225.00 UPPER EXTREMITY Hysteropexy (fixation of uterus) ..................................... . 150.00 25.00 Hysterotomy (cutting into uterus) ................................... . 150.00 Carpal bone, one or more {each hand) ................closed 75.00 Hysterorrhaphy (suture of ruptured uterus) .................... .. 150~00 Colles (wrist) ... ... .................................................. closed 75.00 Hy~erosalpingostomy (connecting of fallopion tubes to Humerus (upper arm) ... :...................................... dosed 25.00 Metacarpal bone, one or more (eac:h hand) .. ...... closed uterus) ...... .............................. ........ ..... ........................... 150.00 25.00 Phalanx, each finger .... ............. .. ......................... closed 75.00 kidney abscess, drainage of, independent procedure .... 150.00 . Radius, or radius and ulna (forearm) ....... ............. closed 75.00 Kidney, fixation of ....... ................. .. .. ............................ ~ · 225.00. Ulna or ulna and radiuJ (forearm) ........................ dosed 15.00 kidney, removal of or cutting into .................................. .. 300.00 Elbow .. ................................................................closed Manchester or Pothergills Operation (fixation of uterus· LOWER EXTREMITY hysterepexy) ............ ................ ........ .............. ................ 150.00 75.00 Astragalus (foot) .................................................. closed Femur (thigh) ............... ........ ................................. closed 112.50 Meatetomy (cutting of external opening of urinary 15.00 passage) .. .. ................................ ...... .... ...... ...................... 75.00 Fibula or fibula and tibia (leg) .. .......................... closed Metatarsal bone, ·one or more (foot) .... ., ..............closed 25.00 Myomectomy (removal of flbroid or -htuscular tumor of uterus) independent ·procedure .... ... ... ... ........... ............ 150.00 75.00 Os calsis (foot) ..................... ......... ...................... closed Nephrec:tomy or heminephrec;tQmY (removal of all or 75.00 Petell a (Kneecap) ............. .......... .... ................... .. closed part of kidney) with or without ureterectomy.. .......... 300.00 25.00 Phalanx, each toe ................................................ closed 75.00 Nephrolithotomy with removal of calculus (removal of Potts, (ankle) ...... .. .... ....... ......... ....... ..................... closed kidney stone) ....... .......................................................... . 300.00 Tarsal bone, one or more (foot) ........ .................... closed 25.00 Nephropexy (fixatio11 or suspension of kidney) .............. 225.00 Tibia or tibia and fibula (ieg) .... .. .......... .............. closed 75.00 Nephrorrhaphy (suture of kidney wound or injury) ....... . 225.00 GENITO-URINARY TRACT Abscess, periurethral, drainage of .................................. .. 37.50 Nephrostomy (cutting into kidney) ............................... .-.. . 300.00 Nephrotomy (cutting into kidney) with i!xploratlon ....... . 300.00 Bartholin gland, incision of Oophorectomy (removal of ovary) or salpingo-oophor• not requiring hospital residence .... ........ ...................... .. 15.00 ectomy (removal of ovary and fallopian tubes) ........... . 150.00 requiring hospital residen.ce .................... .. ... ............... .. 50.00 excision of, one or more .. ................... ....... ................... . 50.00 Oophoropexy (fixation or suspension of ovary) ............. . 150.00 Biopsy, through c:ystosco·pe ...... .... ....... ... ............. ........... .. 52.50 Oophorplasty (plastic: repair of ovary) ........................... . 150.00 Orchidectomy (excision of testicle)-single ..................... . 7S.OO Bladder, diverticulum (pouch) excision of ..... .. , ....... ..... .. 150.00 bilateral ................ .. 112.50 Bladder, punch operation on neck of .. .......................... .. 150.00 Orchidec:tomy (excision of testicle) for malignant tumor 150.00 Bladder, tumor or stones, removal of Orchidopexy (fixation of undescended testicle)-single .. 75.00 By open cutting operation ... ..... .................................... 150.00 • bilateral 11.2.50 By endoscopic: means ........... ............. ................ ............ 52.!50 Ovarian cysts or absces$es, drainage or excision of'. ....... 150.00 Bulbourethral gland, excision of (removal of gland in pan-Hysterectomy (complete removal of uterus) ............. . 225.00 " ·urethra) ...... ........ ..... ..... .. ......... ....,. ... ....... .. .... .. ........ ...... .. 52.50 Penis, amputation of, partial .................................. ........ .. 75.00 Cauterization of cervix, when done separately and not Penis, amputation of, complete ...................................... .. 1'50.00 In c:onjunc:tion with other procedures ...... ................... . 37.50 Penis, · amputation of, complete, . including regional 75.00 Cervic:ectomy (amputation of cervix) ............................ .. lymph nodes ... .... ..... .......... ...... .... .... .............................. 225.00 Cervix (neck of uterus) amp utation .... .......................... .. 75.00 Penis, excision or fulguration of warts ... ~.................. eac:h 15.00 15.00 Penis, epispadias complete procedure .(repair of defect Cervix, biopsy of (independent procedure) ................... . Cervix, conization (roaming) of ................. ... ... ............... .. 37.50 of urethra) .... .................... ::·......... ....................... :........... 112.50 Cervix, insertion of radioactive substance, or treatment Penis, hypospadias complete procedure (repair of defect by X·Ray with or without biopsy (for malignancy) .... .. 75.00 of urethra) .... .......... ........ ..... ........................................... 112.50 Circumcision (removal of foreskin of penis) .... .............. .. 22.50. Perineoplasty (plastic repair of p~rineum).......... . ........... .. 75.00 Clitoris, amputation of all or part... ............................... .. ·22.so Perineoplasty (plastic repair of perineum) including Colpettomy (excision of vagina) ..................................... . l50.00 repaJr of laceration of rectum ............ ........................ 150.00 Colpodeisis (complete obliteration of vagina) .. ........ ,..... .. 150.00 Perineorrhaphy (suturing of perlrievm) Independent Colpoperineoplasty: (repair of vagina and perineum; procedure ....... .............. ,............ ........ ................... .'.......... 75.00 pelvic floor' repair, independent procedure)................ 187.50 Perineorrhaphy (suturing of perineum) with other gyne• Colpopexy (plastic: repair of vagina) ... ......... .. ................ 112.50 cological repair procedures ............... ............................ 187.50 Colpoplasty, repair of cystccele (hernia of bladder) or Perirenal (adjacent to kidney) abscess drainage of • d d I I ·rectocele (hernia of rectum), independent procedures 112.50 in epen ent procedure ....................................... ., ..... .. 150.00 Colpoplasty, repair of cystocele (hernia of bladder) Polypectomy (removal of polyps) one or more ............... . ,37.50 and rectocele (hernia of rectum) ... .................... ........... 150.00 Pregnancy, ectopic (outside of uterus) operation for ...... 150.00 Colpotomy · (incision into vagina) with exploration or Prepuce (foreskin) dorsal or lateral "slit" of.. ................~. 15.00 drainage .;............................ ........ : ............... ... ......... ...... .. 37.50 Prostate, removal of, by open operation (complete 75.00 .Crtptorchidectomy (undescended testicle) single ............ .. procedure) .... ....... .. ............. .......... .:....... ......................... 225.00 bilateral ........ .. 112.50 .Prostate, removal of, ·by endoscopic means (transur_. Culdoscopy (examination of uterus by c;uldosc:Ope) ihral resec:tion ...........: .................................................... 150.00 diagnostic... ............................................. ............ .. .......... · 37.50 Prostatolithitomy (removal of .prostatic calculus (stones) 112.50 52.50 (oper•tion· on uterus by culdoscope) operative............ Prostatotomy (external drainage of proatatic abscess).... 75.00. (VSf, ovarian, drainage or excision of.: ............................ . 150.00 Pyelolithotomy (cutting Into .k idney) ·with removal of . Cyst, .v aginal, excision of................................................... 37.50 calculus (stones) ....., ................, ... ,.................................. . 300.00 C)'ltectomy (removal of..'-!rjn11cy bladder) with transplan~ Pyeloplasty (pla~tlc repalt of ~i~~•Y> witfl. or without> (Continued from page 3) or ., .. 125.'00 Ciomplete ..........,....... ,, ......................." :.00.00 ~•tlon Oft ureter .....:...................."..'""'"''''~......... ...- f~~--~ filyeloat6n'.IV (cutting' Jnto kidney) with drlln1ge........ .-..... 300.octi Pyefotomy (cutt1'1SI Into· kidney) with expforetion... _ .... ·· SOO.OG1 RecJocef • (h1rnl1 of rectym Into v1gln1)' Np1tr of.......... 112a · Rectocefe (hernl1 of rectum) Ind cyitocefe (hernt1 of· .· · • bh1dder) or other· multiple gyl)tcofogleil rtp1lr pro- · c,dutea without abdomln1I epproach . (except -perl• neorrhaphy. or ptrlneopleaty) ............. ,:....................... 150.00 with or without cyatocel• with perlntorrhaphy Or· .J ·per!rieop!e.:ty ~·····.-······ .................................................. , 187.$0 · Renal capsulectomy_ (decapaulation .of kt~ney) unllater•I · ,.............. " ...................................................... , 150 OC). bilateral .......................................................................... · 225:00 Renal (kidney) vessels~ dlvisioh or transectlo.n of .aberrant . 225.00 Salplngec:tomy (removal of fallopian tubes) or a.a lplngooophorec:tomy (removal of tubes and ovary).............. 150.00 Salplngo-oophorectomy (removal of oviduct and ovary, one or both aides) ........................................................ 150.00 Salping~plasty (plastit repair of fellopian tubes)............ 150.00 f.c:rotum (pouch containing testes) 1bscess, incision and drainage .of requiring. hospital. residence ................... . 37.50 not. requir_ing hospital residence ................................... . 15.00 Strotum (p~uch containing testes) resection of ............. . 37~50 Skene's gland, incision of-requiring hospital. residence 37.50 not requiring hospital residence ................................. . 15.00 Skene's gland, excision or fulguration of ...................... .. 37.50 Sympathectomy, pre-sacral ......... .................... ....... .......... .. 150.00 Testis, reduction of torsion (twisting of cord) of... ....... .. 75.00 Trachelectomy (exci$ion of. c:er~lx) independent procedure ........... .......,. ........................................... ........ :..... 75.00 Tracheloplasty (plestlc repair o~ uterine cervix).............. 75.00 Ureter (tu~e from k.id~ey to bladder) opening of, 1tric4 tures of (endoscopic procedures) ................................ 52.50 Ureter. (tube from kidney to bladder) tr1naplantatlon to akin (uret1tro1tomy)-unll1teral ...... :............................. :.. 150.00 bilateral ........................................ 300.00 Ureter (tube from kidney to bladder) tumors or atones, removal of-by o~n cutting operation ...................... .. 150.00 by endoscopic: means ....................... ,....... . 52.50 llreter~omy (exdsion of ureter) complete 01.. partlal.... 150.00 . \Jreterocysto1tomy (anastomosis of ureter to . bladder) unila!eral ............ ... ........................ ... .. ... ...... ......... ... .... ... ·150.00 bilateral ........ ........................................ ..... ..................... 300.00 Ureteroenterostomy (an11tomosl1 · of ureter to bowel) unilateral ........................................................................ 150.00 bilateral .......................................................................... 300.00 Ureterolithotomy (removal . of stone from ureter) with removal qf calculus, open operation .........:................ 150.00 Ureteroplasty, plastic operation on ureter (stricture) without plastic operation on renal pelvis.................... 150.00 with plastic operation on renal pelvis ............... :........ 300.00 Ureterotomy (cutting into ureter) with exploration or drainage ....................................... :.................................. 150.00 Ureterostomy (transplantation o.f · ureter to 1kln)unilateral ........................................................................ 150.00 bilateral ........................................ ...... .......... .................. 300.00 Ureteropyelostomy (anastomosis of ureter and renal pelvis) · ............... : ........................................................... . 300.00 Urethra, excision of carcinoma of..................................... . 150.00 Urethra, prolapse of mucosa, female, repair of............. . 75.00 Urethra, stricture of, open. operation ................~ .............. . 7'.5.00 Urethra, stricture of, Intra-urethral cutting operation through endoscope .......................... :.......................... ~ .. . 52.50 Urethral carunde, excision of or electro-cauterization .. .. 37.50 Vrethral •Phirn;ter, fpmale, plastic: operation .. .. ............... . 112.50 -Urethroc:ele, repair of (female) independent procedure .. 112.50 Urethroplasty, plastic operation on urethra, including hypo'spadias or epispadius, complete procedure........ 112.50 Urethrorrhapy (suture of urethral wound or injury). ....... 75.00 Urethrostomy (cutting into urethra) independent pro• cedure .................. ....................... ................................... 75.00 Urethrotomy (cutting Into urethra) open operation, independent procedure ............... ..... ...... ........ ... ... ........ 75.00 Urethrovaginal flstula (abnormal opening between urethra and vagina) dosure of ........ :.................. ......... 150.00 Uterus, cutting operation 01:1 this organ· end its append· ages with abdominal approach (unless otherwise specified In schedule) .......... ......................................... . 150.00 Vagina, reconstruction of congenital deformity ............ .. 112.50 . Vaginal septum, e~cision of........................................ .... .. 37.50 . Varicoc:ele, excision of (removal of varicose swelling of ' spermatic c:ord)-unilateral .......... ... ~...................... .. 75.00, bilaterol ................. .... ................. .. 112.50 Vasectomy (removal of vas deferens)-unilateral ........... . 30.00 -.· bilateral ....... ..... .. 45.00 Vasotomy (cutting of vas deferens) or ligation (one or both sides.:..·-independent proc:edure)-unilateral ........ .. 22.50 ·: bilateral ............ . 37.50 Ventrofixation (fixation of uterus-hysteropexy) ............ .. 150.00 Ventrosuspension (suspension of uterus) .. ..................... . 150.00 Vesiculectomy (removal of seminal vesicle)-unilateral .. .. 1.50.00. bilateral... ... ·22'5 .00 · ,,; Vulvectomy {removal of vulva}-partial ........ :......:.... ~ ....... 75~00 . .. complete •·u•••·"••······,···•• 1 l2 •.50 . radical, including regional lymph nodes ..................... , ,97,50 · GLANDS LYMP.H GLANDS ' fl l E·xcision of lymph node for diagnosis or biqpsy.......... 20.00' i Ly.mphadenec:tomy, radical, upper nec:k or axilla.unilateral ........................................... .......................... 1-50.00. · bilaterel .. .... ................................................................ 187.50·· Lymphadenec:tomy, radical, cervical or groin:.·' ; unilateral .,,. .......... .,.............. ................. ....................... 187.50. · bilet,ral · ... ......... :....: .......... ...... :....................... ............ 225.00• · Simple exci~ion. of complete lymph node for tubercu· .losis, etG• .................................................................... 75.00 . M111YJmary Glands-See . Breast. • ''' I SAUVARY GI.ANDS Parotid abscess, drainage of............ ;............................. Parotid gl~nd, remove.I of ............ Parc_>t!d tumor, removal, of, benign .............................. Pqtotid tumor, removaL ,o f, mixed or mali_gnant,......... bn.ula (ret~ntian. cyat ~f mouth) exdJlon .of................ .. i............................... 37.50r 1.12.!iO . .1 12.50,'. 150,0Q•,' 52.SQ,. �~,IHI •lfvlrY flatut1 (abnormal llalolhhotomv · 8Ei411.4REM Lo:ti-JFE'£11.4BB PLAN SlfPP£EMENT °'*''"' or tract) cfosure of (removal -bf .aallvery calculus).............. lubmexlllary gland, eJ1Cl1lon of .................................. .. 'IHYROID AND OTHER ENDOCRINE GLANDS . GOITRE .. ' lltmlthyrolcfectomy (removal of pert ·of thyroid)............ bthmectomy (removal of Isthmus of thyroid) ............. . ligation (tying · off) of thyroid 1rterle1 not followed 'by thyroldectomy. ont! '!' .m~~~. at one op~r1tion ..... """'"'" .. ,............ two or more' stage. operation .............................. Removal of adenoma or benign tumor C?f thyroid (no payment .for X-ray 1rntment of thyroid)......... . Thyroid, remnant, excision of ..................................... . Thyroid; removal of, complete or sub-total (complete ·procedure) fncluding llgatlon of thyroid t1rterles, to be treated I I one opetJtlon ... ,, ......................... .. Adrenelectomy, partial or toJal (removal of part or ell of adrenal gland) ................................................. . Carotid body tumor, excision of................................... . Hypophysectomy (removal of hypophysis)................. .. Parathyroidectomy (removal of para thyroids) ........... , Pinealectomy (removal of pineal body)....................... . Thymectomy (removal of thymus gland).................... .. HEART· OR CARDIAC Anglogram, .cutth\lg operation for ·exposure of vessel .. .. ~orta, coarctation of, correction of................................. . Arteriogram, cutting operat!on for expos\,re of vessel .. Cardiorrhapy (suture of heart wound or injury) ........... . ~ardiotomy (cutting Into heart) with etepforation or . removal of foreign body .............................................. .. Catheterization of heart (independent complete procedure) ............................. ............... ............................... Commissurotomy (operation on valve of heartf ............. .. Congenital defects, correction of, such es patent ductus arteriosis, coarctation of aorta, pulmonary stenosis .. .. Patent duct us arteriosis, correction of... ......................... .. Peric.ardiectomy (operation on pericardium of heart) ...... Pericardiocentesis (puncture of pericardia! space for aspiration) ...... .. .... ........................................... ............. .. Pericardiotomy (cutting into pericardium of heart) with exploration, drainage or removal of foreign body....... . Pulmonary stenosis, correction of.................................... .. Vafvulectomy (operation on valve of heart).::................. .. Valvulotomy (incision of valve of heart) .. ........................ .. . HERNIA Herniotomy-herniorrhapy-hernioplasty single-inguinal, femoral, umbilical, ventral or incision bilateral-inguinal, or femoral... .......... ....................... .. hiatal or diaphragmatic ............................................... . Injection method, entire course of treatment single ............................................................................ .. more than one hernia ................................................... . INCISION AND DRAINAGE Incision and Drainage, Debridement or Removal of foreign bodies requiring hospital residence ............... . not requiring hospit~I residence .................................. ~ NOTE: 1. Where debridement and suturing both subscribed to, pay· both fees. 2.. Removal of bone plates or pins except removal of traction pins or other traction appliances {as this Is always a separate and distinct procedure) .......... . JOINTS Arthrectomy-pay arthrodesis fee. Arthrodesis {fusing of joint, operative enkylosis with or without tendon tr.ansplant) Ankle or ankle and foot ...., .......................................... . Elbow.' ............................................................................ .. Finger, one or more joints ............................................ .. Foot or ankle and foot .................................................. .. Hip ................................................................................ .. Knee .............................................................................. .. Shoulder ........................................ ......................... :...... .. Spine, including sacroiliac, except coccyx .................. .. Wrist ....................................................................... ,..... . Anthroplasty (reconstruction, funct~nal restora~ion of Joint with or without bone or fascia! graft) Ankle, or foot and ankle ................... ;................... ;....... . Elbow ............................................................................ .. Flng.e r, Including meta arpal·phalangeal joint...... each foot, or ankle and foot ................................................... . Hip ........ ................ .........................................................• Knee (except semi-lunar cartilage) ............................ .. Shoulder ........ ..... ..................................................... :..... .. Spine (including intervertebral disc operations) ...... ,... .. Tempero-mandibular .................................................... .. Toes, including metatarso-phalangeal joint: ...........each Wrist .................................... ................ .......................... .. Arthrotomy (incision Into joint-independent procedure -with exploration and drainage or removal of loose or foreign body) Ankle ............................................................................. . Elbow ............................................................................. . Finger .............. ........................................................ each foot (including bunionect.Jmy) ........................................ . Hand .............................................................................• Hip .................................................................................• Knee (except semi-lunar cartilage) ............................. . Semi-lunar cartilage excision ...................................... .. · Shoulder ........................................... ,.............•...............• Tempero-m1ndibufar ....................... ::............................. Toes .......................................................................... e1ch Wrlat ............ ~ ................................................................• Manipulation of jolnt under general 111esthetla dislOCI• tfon1 excluded, including epplicatlon of cast or .traction Ankle ..................................................................•..........• Elbow •.•..............•................•.•...............••...........•...........• Hip' .................................................................................. Knee ............................•..................................................• Shoulder ..•................................................:...................• Wrist .............................................................................. $pint (with hospitalizetfon and lmmoblflzatlon).;........ . 75.00 37.50 75.00 Club foot (with 1ppllcltlon of cett)...................., ..fnftr.f 11.00 ~ i.ttv tlalue, removal of uceu,. ................................~........ 15.00 IUbHqvtnt mextmum either foot 150.00 Pwacente,11 ........................................................................ 22.50 Capaulopl11ty-Pay arthropl11ty fee 150.00 Cap1ulotomy-P1y erthrotomy fee UGAMENTS AND TENDONS 150.00 'Achilles tendon, lengthening or shortening ..................... . 75.00 8"kers cyst, excision of.................................................... .. 75.00 75.00 Glngllon (cyst of tendon sheath) excision of................. . 37.50 112.50 ligaments ind tendons, cutting or transplant-single ..... . 75.00 . multiple.• 112.50 { 150.00 $utur• of avulsed (torn away) tendon to skeletal 1tt1cf\. ment-single ................................................................. . 75.00 lS0.00 75.00 Synovltls, stenosing (release of contracted tendon sheath) 52.50 Tendon, 11uiurlng of-single ............................................ .. 75.00 multiple ......................................... . 225.00 Tonotomy (cutting of tendon)-single ............................. . 75.00 multiple .......................... .. 112,50 300.00 150.00 Trigger finger, or stenoslng synovitis (release of con-tracted tendon sheath).................................................... 75.00 300.00 NOTE: Club foot ·open· operations are payable under · "Cutting 225.00 Into Joint"-$37.50 plus cutting operation on tendon-$75 300.00 (each foot) 225.00 MUSCLES AND FASCIA 37.50 37.50 Blopsv ................................... ............................................. .. 300.00 of {transthoracic approach) .. .. Diaphragm rupture, suture 300.00 (abdominal approach) ....... . 187.50 37.50 75.00 Contracture (hand) ........................each hand Dupuytren'• 300.00 F11ciotomv (cutting of fascia) ........................................... . 75.00 300.00 Myorrhaphy (suture of muscle) of quadriceps or biceps 75.00 Scalenotomy (cutting of scalenus muscle in neck with or 75.00 without resection of cervical rib)- unilateral... ...... ...... . 112.50 300.00 bilateral ................ .. 150.00 - Sternocleldomastoid muscle, cutting bf .......................... .. 112.50 300.00 Tortlcollls (wry neck)-operation for ................................ .. 112.50 300.00 Wry neck (tortlcollis)-operation for ................................. . 112.50 NERVES 300.00 Brachia! plexus, exploration of (independent procedure) 225.00 22.50 Ganglion injections when done for other ,than surgical 37.50 anesthesia (limit of 3) .............................................. each Glossopharyngeal nerve, resection of............................. . 300.00 300.00 37.50 lnfraorbital or supraorbital nerve, evulsion (separating) 300.00 37.50 . Nerve, crushing of any ..................................................... . 300 00 ·aoO.OO Nerve, suturing of accidental severance of.. ............each . 37.50 · Nerve injections when done for otber than surgical anesthesia, {limit. of 3 injections), except no payment will be made when· done for dental procedures, 150.00 37.50 sprained ankles or pruritus ani .............................. each 187.50 Neurolysis {freeing of nerve, or transposition of) .... ...... .. 112.50 300.00 Occipital nerve, evulsion {separating) of ......................... . 60.00 Phrenic nerve, transection (dividing in two} of ............... . 37.50 75.00 Retrogasseria'n neuretomy (cutting of nerve) for trige· 112.50 minal neuralgia (tic douloureux)................. ................... 300.00 Spinal nerve roots, transection {dividing in two) of........ 300.00 Sympathectomies (cutting of sympathetic nerve) of 37.50 cervical areas-unilateral ........................ ............ .......... 150.00 15.00 bilateral .......................................... ........ 255.00 Sympathectomies (cutting of sympathetic nerve) of dorsal, lumbar, sacral areas-unilateral ...................... .. 225.00 bilateral ........................ .. 300.00 Trigeminal nerve, transection (dividing in two) of .......... .. 300.00 Vagotomy (cutting of vagus nerve in stomach) ............... . 150.00 37.50 Vestibular nerve, transection (dividing in two) of.. ... ..... .. 300.00 OBSTETRICAL PROCEDURES Delivery of child or children.......... .. .. ................................ 100.00 Caesarean section, including delivery.............................. 150.00 Abdominal operation for extra-uterine or ectopic 187.50 pregnancy ........................................... ... ... ..................... 150.00 187.50 Miscarriage ................................................................. :...... 37.50 112.50 NOTE: This fee payable where there is a surgically induced or 187:50 spontaneous miscarriage or abortion. 225.00 · If there is a spontaneous abortion or miscarris1ge, surgical 187.50 manipulation may be presumed. 187.50 When there is a premature birth whether alive or not, pay 225.00 delivery fee. 187.50 PARACENTESIS Tapping (of abdomen, chest, bladder other than catheterization ear drum, hydrocele, joint, or bone)............ 22.50 225.00 225.00 Eye (anterior chamb~r ·for Inflammatory exudate or 112.50 . glaucoma) ................................................................ 30.00 225.00 Spine 262.SO Simple spinal puncture............................................ 22.50 225.00 Myelography, spinal puncture for (exclusivt! of 225.00 X-rays) .......... ............ ................... ...... ........ ......... 45.00 225.00· Pneumoencephalography, spinal punctuce for 45.00 (exclusive of X-rays) ........................................ ;, 187.50 112.50 Ventricle Ventriculography,. Including drill tap or taps 225.00 (exclusive of X-rays)...................... ...................... 75.00 PILONIDAL CYST OR SINUS Exdalon (removal) of... ....................................................... 7~.00 PLASTIC OPERATIONS 112.50 Where the operation Is described as bc:i11g done in 112.50 , multiple stages only one fee will be allowed for the 37.50 75.00 complete procedure. Anoplaaty (plastic operation fpr lmperforate anus or 75.00 stricture) ........ ........ .... .. ..... .. ..... ...... ...... ...................... ...... 150.00 112.50 Cleft Pelate-Palatoplasty-(plastic operation for cleft palate) 112.50 one stage operation .................................................... ;... 150.00 150.00 two stage operation...................................................... 187.50 112.50 with h~re lip operotion... .............. ...... .... .. ... ... ........... ...... 262.50 l 12.!ll Ear-Otoplesty (pla~ti<: repair-for protruding · ears) 37.50 each ear .............................. .............. ................ .............. 75.00 112.50 Otoplasty (plastic reconstruction of ear with graft of skin or cartilage).................................. each ear 150.00 Eplapadiaa (plastic operation on urethra) complete 37.50 - procedure :...............: ....................................................... - ·112.50 31.50 Eyelid-Operation for ectroplon (repair of eyelid folded 37.50 out) ............................. ;.................................................... 105.00 37.50 31.50 . Operation for entropion (repair of eyelid folded in) 105.00 Ptsosla (correction of drooping eyelid) operation 37.50 '2.50 complete, each eyelid .................... ~············· .. ··...... Page &e,-ea • 75.00 75.00 '"'' w.bblng of (ayndactylllin).........."'"""""'each foot' 75.00 with ,akin grlftlng ............................ " ...................... u •• 112.50 Greftt (complete procedure) Arterlel (see ARTERIES & VEINS) Bone (obtaining bone graft rnetertel from another pert of body) ...........................................................:.• 37.SO 37.SO Skin-not more then 2 square inches ........................... . 2 to 25 sQuere Inches ........................................ 75.00 25 to SO squ~re inches ...................................... .. 150.00 SO to 100 squire inches ..................................... . 225.00 Over 100 square inches ...................................... .. 300.00 Tube graft ...................................................................... 225.00 NOTE: Where scar tissue, ulcer.ations, tumors etc. ere removed and skin grafting necessary after these procedures, two fees are payable,· 75.00 Hands, webbing of (syndactylism) .................. e"ech ha no with skin grafting ........................................................ .. 112.50 Harelip-unilateral ............................................................. . 112.50 bilateral ............................................................... . 150.00 combined with palatoplasty ............................ .. 262.50 Hypospadias (plastic operation on urethra) · complete procedure ...................................................................... .. 112.50 75.00 Nose-Rhinoplasty-all reconstruction. operations .......... .. Otoplasty (plastic repair-for protruding ears) .... each ear 75.00 Otoplasty (plastic reconstruction of ear with graft of skin or cartilage) ... ... ........ ...... .... ..... .. ................. each ear 150.00 Palatoplasty-(plastic operation for cleft palate) one stage operation .................................................... , 150.00 187.50 t~o stage .operatic~ ..,. .............. ~ ................... ...... .......... .. with harelip operation .............. .: ............. .............. ..... .. 'l62.50 Rhinoplasty {plastic operation on nose) complete procedure .... ....... .. .............................. ....... ......................... . 75.00 Scar tissue, excision of ................................ ..................... . 52.50 52.50 Skin, correction of contracture, without grafting ............ .. Skin Planing-by wire brush or sandpapering ................ .. 150.00 Skin, removal of excess ............. ......... ... .. ................... ....... . 75.00 Syndactylism (webbing of hand or foot) .................. each . 75.00 with skin grafting ..................... .. .................................. . 112.50 52.50 Z·pl!lsty ................ .............................................................. .. NOTE: For undercutting, no fee payable RECTUM NOTE: Where any of below procedures are accomplished by electro-coagulation or electro-dessication fee is payable, Abscess, incision and drainage of ischio-rectal, perianal, 37.50 submucous-requiring hospital residence .................. .. not requiring hospital residence ..... ........ . 15.00 Incision and drainage of supraelevator area ... :.... .. ..... . 52.50. Anoplasty {plastic operation) for imperforate anus or stricture ..... ........... ............ .... ..... ... ..... .. ........ ..... .... .... .. .... 150.00 Cryptectomy {removal of pockets in rectum) single or multiple .... .... ................ ...... .... ..... ....... ...... .................... .. 22.50 Fissure, cutting operation for correction of .................... .. 37.50 Fistula in ano, cutting operation for-single ........... ........ . 75.00 multiple .. ..... , .......• 112.50 Hemorrhoidectomy (removal of hemorrhoids or piles) 37.50 Externa~.....:····················:························ ......................... . 75.60" lnternal' or internal and external.. .......... ...................... .. 37.50 Injection treatment (complete procedure) .................. .. 22.50 Hemorrhoids, thrombosed, incision of ........ .. .................... 22.50 Papillae, hypertrophied {enlarged) excision of ....... ........ . Proctectomy (resection of rectum) .......... .. ...................... .. 300.00 Proctopexy (fixation of rectum) abdominal, for prolapse 150.00 Proctoplasty (plastic repair of rectum) for prolapse ....... . 112.50 Proctorrhaphy (suture of rectum) closure of rectourethral fistula ....... .. ..... ....... ........ ..... .. ..... .................. ............ ....... 112.50 closure of rectovesical fistula :.... .. ....... ........... .. ............. 112.50. Proctoscopy {examination of rectum- by proctoscope) 15.00 diagnostic .. ............ ... ... ............. ........ .. 1.......... (operation on rectum by proctoscope) 37.50 operative ..................................... ................ . Proctotomy- (cutting into rectum) ..................................... . 75.00 Prolapse of rectum, cuttin.g operation for ......... .............. . 112.50 Pruritus ani, undercutting ''for or neurotomy (treatment of itching skin of anus).......................... .......... ...... ........ 75.00 Sigmoidoscopy {examination of lower colon by slg• moidoscope) diagnostic .......................... 15.00 (operation on lower colon by aigmoide>scope) operative ...................................... 37.50 Sp~incte~oplasty, anal' (plastic. operation for fecal incontinence) ............. ... ..... .... ... ...... ..... ... ... .... ......... ... ..... 150.00 Sphincterotomy, division of anal sphincter...................... 75.00 Tabs, external hemorrhoidal, excision of {single or multiple) .... .............. ....... ......... .. ..... ........ .... ........... .... .... 22.50 SKULL Cutting Into cranial cavity (drill taps excepted) ............ .. 300.00 Drill taps-single ................................................ .............. .. 37.50 multiple ........... '. ................................................ 75.00 Ventriculography, including drill tap or taps (exclusive of X-ray) ................................ ......... ... .... .... ...................... 75.00 SPINE OR 5'1NAL CORD Coccyx (bone at lower end of spine) removal of all or part of ............................................... ........... ................. 75.00 C.xdotomy (cutting into spinal cord) or any other oper· lntervertebral cfiscs, operation with removal of.... ........ .. 225.00 with fusion .................................................................. .. 300.00 atlon on the spinal cord ........ ........................................... 300.00 Myelography, spinal puncture for {exclusive of X-ray•) ... 5.00 Pneumoencephelography, spinal puncture for (exclusive of X-rays) ....................... ................................................ . '45.00 Sacroiliac or other spinal fusions ................. ................... .. 225.00 Spinal cord tumor, operation for .................................... .. 300.00 Spinal puncture (simple) ................ ... ................ ........ ... each 22.50 (up to a maximum of $100) Vertebra (bone of Jpinal column) or Vertebrae (coccyx excepted), operation with removal of portion of....... . 225.00 SUTURING, ACCIDENTAL WOUNDS f;;e; sGt sut below fer akin sutures or dips, end mu!de sutures, ere doubled when laceration of face below. halrllne, forward of ears end above chin Is sutured. 7.50 Skin structures, per suture or clip-first.. ..... ......... ............ each additional ....... , 2.00 (Continued on page 8) �SE.4.FA.BERS ~JYELFA.RE PL.4.N SlJPPLEMEN'i' .,, SURGICAL SCHEDULE <Continued from page 7) Muscle structures, per suture-first..................!_................ . each additlon1I. ............... Nerves, end f1:) end (each) ................................................. . 7.50 · .3.00 37.50 SYMPATHECTOMIES Cervical (cutting away of -sympathetic: . nerves of the neck)-unilateral .......................................: .................. .. bilateral ........................................................... . Cervicothoraclc (cutting away of iympath.etic: nerves of neck and chest)-unllateral ......................... ,........... ,.1..... , bilateral ........ ................. :-.................... .. Lumbar (cutting •way of base of splne)-unilateral ........ .. · bilateral .......... .. Presacrel neurectomy (cutting away of nerve netwQrk in front of the sacrum) .................................................. .. splanchniCoctomy (cutting away of visceral nerves) ....... . Thoracic (Dorsal) (cutting away of sympathetic nerves of chest)-unilaterel ........................................................:.. . bilateral ....... ..................................................... .. Vagotomy (cutting of vagus nerve in stomach) .............. .. TUTH-DENTAL SURGERY ~lveolectomy or Alveoplesty (surgical removal or plastic repair of alveolar process) requiring hospital reside~ce .................................... .. not requiring hospital residence ............................... . If the ~urgeon removes two or more adjoining teeth ·and subscribes to an alveolectomy or alveoplasty, we will allow fees IS set out below: 1. If Alveolectomies are done on both the mandible (lower jaw bone) and maxilla (upper jaw bone) irrespective of whether done at the same time or not, allow two fees. 2. If alveolectomies Involving multiple extractions from different locations in the same jaw (man· dible or maxilla} at the same sitting, allow on.e fee, 3. Alveolectomies done at different· 1itting qualify for additional fee or fees. A. If impaction removed at same sitting I I alveolectomy (involving two or more additional teeth) a1low t).vo fees. 150.00 225.00 225.00 300.00 225.00 "aoo.oo 150.00 300.00 225.00 300.00 150.00 37.50 15.00 J ·" ~ • .f. If multiple tumor• are removed by more than one W. alon pay for each Incision up tQ rnaxtmuin llmtt of . _ incident to tooth extr1c:tton-fn payable for each Exceptions · faw (mandible or rnaxllla). ' •· _Cervical, re~af polyps-Pay alngfe fff. S7.50 Aptc:oectomy-root amputation (odontotomy) each .......... .1 b. Nasal polyps-see Ear, Nose or Throat. Ginglvectomy (cutting away of gum) !. See Breast, . a1.50 requiring hospital residence ............................. .'........... . not requiring hospital residence......................... ;.......... 15.00 Maifgnant tumors of face; tip or akin .............................;.. 75.CM) NOTE: Regerdless of means employed-tht1 me'an1 by NOTEr . X-ray, radium, electro-desiccation or electr0<oagut.. 1. In hospital-pay two fees tf both fews Involved. t ton. 2. Not requiring hospital residence-pay fee for cut• 'Consider the treatment of tumor of body orlflc:t1 11 ting procedure performed at each sitting. falling In this category, e.g. mouth (Including Impacted tooth, . temov1I of Irrespective of hospital pharyns,. tongue, nasal cavity, anterior urethra, ,,.. residence .........................................................••••.•...•.•.•• 37.50 22.50 . gin• and aervix when X·r'ay, radium, elec:tro-deslca Each 1dditional Impaction at same sitting ....................... , cation or elec:trcxoagulation are employed, (Do not Odontotomy-root amputatlon-apecoectomy ..........each 37.50 Include body of uterus). Odontectomy-removal of unerupted_ toC?th requiring hospital residence ......................................... . . 37.$0 Malignant tumor• other than of fac:e, ltp or skin or exceptions listed above. not requiring hospital realctence ................................. . 15.00 fee will depend...on location of fumor and type of Retained or residual root, an Independent procedure, surgery done. Refer to uctton · of schedule In· not coincident to alveolectomy or alveoplasty « volved. Minimum fee $200. Only cutting· opir.. attempted extraction of tooth and when gum ts cut tlons wlll qualify for fee. requiring hospital resldence ...... y ......................eech 37.50 not requiring hospital residenc:e ................: .......each 15.00 VARICOSE VEINS Unerupted ·tooth (odontectomy) removal oflnject_tcin treatment, complete. procedure (one or . both requiring hospital residence ................................... :.. .. 37.50 legs) •.............................. 60.00 not requiring hospital residence ..........._...................... . 15.00 Cutting operation, complete procedure1 _.. TOENAILS-INGROWN One leg •...................... :............. ;.................................... 75.00 Toenails, Ingrown-cutting operation into tissueBoth legs ................................... .............. ,,..................... 120.00 requiring hospital residence-unilateral· ...................... 37.50. Saphenous or Femoral-vein llgatlon-unllateral.............. 37.SG bilateral ...................... .. 75.00 bilateral................ 75.00 !'lot requiring hospital residence-unilateral ·............... . 15.00 Note on ligations: bilateral ...~ ... ;:: ....... . 30.00 Where done separately and not w1th operation or TUMORS · injection for varicose elns. If diagnosis ts varlcoae Tumors vein~ pay "for yar.icose Veins. Benign or superflcial ·tumors and cysts or absceuesrequiring hospital residence •: .................................. 37.50 not requirin__g hospital residence ............................... 15.00 * * • Except for operations expressly excepted In the Schecf. Exception: Cervical Polyps (see Genito-Urinary Trect) ule, the Trustees shall, subject to the terms and condf. NOTE: tlons pf the Regulations, determin6 a payment for eny 1.. .Fee payable when doctor excises, Incises or employs cutting operation not listed in the Schedule consistent -electro-desiccation or electre><oagulation. with fhe payment for any listed operation of compar• 2. fee payable when doctor certifies to removal by· X-ray, able difficulty .and complexity, but in no event . shell radium, fr.eezing or injection directly Into tumor. auch p411yment exc:eed the 1pplic1ble Maximum Surgical 3. fee not payable when removed by acid, ointments or Benefit• .&austics,' S. Alveolectom .t, an Independent procedure, -not co- !'. ............................................... -. The Seafare rs Welfare Plan provides a broad program of welfare protection for ·Seafar~rs and their family mem·bers. Since it began functioning on July I, 1950, the Welfare Plan has grown significantly in size and scope. _ During the first year of its operation, the Plan offered two benefits and paid out $31,733. Now the Plan offers 18 benefits _ and has paid out over $I 0 million. This expansion of Welfare coverageboth in the number of benefits offered and in the cash value of individual benefits-has been made possible in part because the Plan·is self-insured. The Seaf.arers Pension Plan provides pensions of $150 a month, until their death, for Seafare rs who have reached the age of 65 and who have 15 .years of seatime (5,475 day~) as well as the basic seatime requirement. These pensioners are als9 eligible for unlimited medical and hospital bene".' fits, and their dependents are eligible for the dependents' benefits of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. If you ·have any questiQns or any pro'blem concerning welfare benefits, contact the · nearest SIU hall (listed below) or the Seafarers Welfare Plan, 17 Battery Place, New York City. BALTIMORE ........•. 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON. ..............•.•.... 276 S.tate St. Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT ...... ·~' · .10225 W. Jefferson Ave. . 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Title A name given to the resource February 1962 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU, MEBA WIN SENATE ACTION ON AID CARGO MTD, CHILEANS PLAN SHIP DRIVE ARGENTINE STRIKERS AIDED BY ID-MTD UNION CHARGES STIR SENATE INQUIRY INTO SID CARGO CHARTERS HODGES NIXES ORE SHIP SUBSIDY HIGHER FREIGHTER WAGES OKAYED BY 16 LAKES CO’S SEA-LAND BUYS THREE ESSO TANKERS; WATERMAN SEEKING BULL LINE C-4’S CANADIAN SIU DEMANDS 12-MONTH WAGE PROGRAM 25 IN ’62 COMPETITION FOR 5 SIU SCHOLARSHIPS EXTEND SIU OPTICAL AID TO THREE MORE PORTS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/1962 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIV, No. 2 1962 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d0dbdda114190640a484b54798fa19e4.PDF 3c682a22ad933c53abfcef4ff3f3eb98 PDF Text Text " -•• "-.I»nv.V'-^*:>%". !» » Vol. XXIV No. 3 SEAFARERS^LOG * March 1962 OFFICIAL OP.®.*.H'OP 7HS SEAFARSR^ !N7S*NATiON Al UHSON » ATLAriTiC AND 6ULi> OiSTRtCT • AFL.CIO • I I 'i iSll I c#ll . Nsi-i:; MTD, Venezuela Docfc Union Agree On Join! Aid An agreement for joint action by the International Division of the Maritime Trades Dept. and the longshoremen's union of Venezuela was reached in NY on March 12. Signing the document is Martin Correa, president of the Venezuelan union, the Federacion de Trabajadores Portuarlos de Venezuela. Looking on are Thomas W. Gleason, exec, director of the ID-MTD and exec, vice-pres., ILA; Crisanto Quintero, sec­ retary of the Venezuelan imion; Cal Tanner, SIU exec, vlce-pres., and Jos# Perez, ID-MTD Latin American rep. (standing). (Story on Page 2.) COAST SIU HALTS ALL PMA SHIPS •v ^ •Story On Page 2 NEW NORFOLK HALL PLANNED Story On Page 3 SEA-LAND, SEATPAIN TO BUILD -Story On Page 3 �SEAWdRERS mte TW* LOG MTD, Venezuela Dock Union Reach Aid Pact Mwoh, IMS Key To Venezuela: Oil, Ore Resourees The preliminary agreement Just reached with the Veneruelans Into the ID-MTD camp a group of trade tmionNEW YORK—The militant, 14,000-member longshoremen's union In Venezuela has ists whobrings have proven themselves time and again as staimch signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Division of the Maritime friends of democratic unionism. It also involves a Latin American Trades Department, which will greatly strengthen the campaign of maritime workers in nation which is the most important single country at present in the both countries against run-"^ Western hemisphere's oil and bulk ore trade. gangs on the ships In Venezuelan "away shipping and cheap ship Federation on February 15. Venezuela rates second only to the United States among free world ports, but the Venezuelans will not nations as an oU producer. Its annual output is greater than snch fabled Signing for the Venezuelans operations. Signed here on March 12 be­ tween the Federacion de TrabaJadores Fortuarios de Venezuela and the ID-MTD, the memoran­ dum paves the way for a close al­ liance between the MTD and the entire Venezuelan Confederation of Labor, a two-milllon-member organization. The agreement followed a week of conferences between the Vene­ zuelan representatives and MTD officials. It was the second such agreement signed, the first one being the mutual aid agreement signed with the Chilean Maritime Common bonds of all maritime workers were demonstrated in Baltimore when MTD's International Division brought to­ gether top ofFicials of Venezuelan longshore union and Span­ ish seamen on Liberian-flag Oswego Defender that runs into Venezuela. On hand (l-rj are Crisanto Quintero, secretary, Confederacion Trabajadores de Venezuela; Jose Perez, ID-MDT rep; Daniel Torres, Antonio Calleja, Oswego De­ fender crewmen; Martin Correa, president of the Confed­ eracion, and Monroe Diaz off the Defender. MTD Assist Helps End Argentine Job Dispute The SIU has received the thanks of the International Transportworkers Federation for its help in enabling Argentine maritime workers to settle their beef against the Argentineflag Rio Tunuyan. was not obligated to obtain crews In a cable to SIU president from the Argentine union. Paul Hall from Buenos Aires, The seamen, members of SOMU, the recognized maritime union In Argentina, picketed the ship In protest against the firing and re­ ceived full support from the Inter­ national Division of the Maritime Trades Department and its mem­ ber unions. Including the SIU and the International Longshoremen's Association, Although the company was able to obtain an injunction after two days of joint picketing and the ship was finally able to sail, the court injunction was subsequently This paved the way toward SEAFARERS LOG vacated. further picketing of the ship, if March, 1962 Vol. XXIV, No. 3 necessary. As a result, when the vessel returned to Argentina, the company acknowledged the union's rights on the ship and agreed to obtain crewmembers from SOMU. PAUL HALL, President The fact that the ship would be HERBEHT BRAND, Editor; IRWIN SPIVACK. picketed at both ends of its run, Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, ARTHUR MARKO- in Buenos Aires as well as in New Wiiz, JMIKE POLLACK, Staff Writers. York, directly led to the Argen­ tine seamen's victory. The exist­ Published monthly at the headquarters of the Seafarers International Union, At­ ence and strong support of the lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters ID-MTD meant that the seamen District, AFL-CIO, 6/S i-ourfh Avehuc, Brooklyn 33, NY. Tel. HYaclnth 9-«600. had a central group in the States Second class postage paid at the Post to whom they could appeal for as­ Office in Brooklyn, NY, under the Act sistance, particularly with refer­ of Aug. 24, 1912. 120 ence to the legal questions in­ volved. ITF Latin American regional di­ rector Fernando Azana said: "Con­ flict SOMU successfully solved. Deeply thankful your solidarity." SOMU Is the Argentine maritime workers union. The beef began when the own­ ers of the Rio Tunuyan, the Argen­ tine States Lines, fired union crewmembers, and replaced them with non-union seamen. The com­ pany claimed it had the right to hire seamen from any source and put this into effect until the ILA oil-rich countries as Saudi Arab'a, Iraq and Iran. As such, it is a major is satisfied on this end of the run. supplier of both US and Euro. ;i oil imports. The memorandum of understand­ Among the biggest operators in the Venezuelan oil trade are StaodU ing specifically provides that an ard Oil of New Jersey, the Royal Dutch-Shell group and Texaco. agreement be worked out with the Standard Oil's producing subsidiary, Creole Petroleum, is the number Confederation of Labor in Vene­ one producer in the country. zuela to deal with the following Despite the enormous quantities of petroleum moved between problems among others: Venezuela and the US and between Venezuela and Canada, not a single • Unorganized maritime American-flag or Canadian-flag tanker participates in this trade. Nor do workers; Venezuelans themselves have much in the way of shipping on these profitable runs. Besides the runaways, ships flying the flags of Norway, • Runaway-flag operations; • Exploitation of seamen and Greece and Great Britain dominate the movement of cargo. years, Venezuela also has become a major supplier of iron maritime workers in the western oreIntorecent such industrial giants as United States Steel and Bethlehem. hemisphere in any shape or form; Here too, runaway-flag vessels completely dominate the huge tonnage • Employment problems con­ moved. No US-flag vessels participate in this trade. fronting seamen and longshoremen, The Venezuelan union men who signed the memorandum, as well including containerization and au­ as the other leaders of major unions in the Confederation, are all tomation; and veterans of the struggle against the dictatorship of General Perez • The threat of Communism and Jimenez, who ran the country with an iron fist for many years. Both totalitarian movements. Correa and Quintero served years in Jail and in exile for their "It is our conviction," the mem­ opposition to Jimenez, as did the other leaders of the CTV. orandum stressed, "that the better­ Since the ouster of the Jimenez regime, leaders of the CTV have ment of the conations and living been active in combating pro-Communist and pro-Castro forces in standards of North American and Venezuela. As a result, the once-powerful Communist apparatus in . Latin American workers will de­ the Venezuelan trade union movement has been reduced to relative stroy the totalitarian menace. Our impotence. mutual experience in combatting totalitarianism on the waterfronts of the world has convinced us of this fact. "In order to implement this pro­ gram, we will meet in Caracas at a mutually-acceptable time within the next three weeks, at which time representatives of our organizations and other affected unions in the SAN FRANCISCO—Enforcing the "no contract—no work" Venezuelan Confederation will be policy previously authorized by the membership, the SIU able to participate. This meeting Pacific District struck Wesi Coast steamship companies in will develop the specific program needed to carry out the purposes all ports on March 16. The^ agreed upon in this memorandum." walkout came after seven cargoes arriving in port and to The Venezuelan unions are par­ months of negotiations with sail vessels loaded with essential military cargoes. One of the car­ ticularly anxious to develop a pro­ the operators. goes affected, and which ultimate­ gram against runaway shipping. to 60 ships have been tied ly sailed. Involved specialized Major oil companies, including upClose by the strike action in II ports equipment bound for A-bomb test­ Standard Oil of New Jersey, have by the Sailors Union of the Pa­ recently transferred Venezuelan- cific, Marine Cooks and Stewards ing grounds in the Pacific. The three unions have received flag tankers to runaway operation and the Marine Firemen, Oilers and laid off Venezuelan crew­ & Watertenders, acting as the 100 percent support from other maritime unions, all of which ara members. Pacific District. respecting the joint picketlines. An agreement with the Venezue­ The strike call went out on Contracts with a number of lan Confederation of Labor would March 14, allowing the companies smaller companies, including involve the petroleum workers, who a 48-hour notice to discharge per­ steamschooner operators, have handle the loading of oil tankers, and the mine workers, who load ishables. Seventeen operators are not yet expired and these conthe ore ships. Consequently, such a party to the Pacific Maritime cems are not involved in the an agreement would cover the pro­ Association agreement negotiated walkout against PMA. The union collective bargaining duction and transportation of Jointly by the three West Coast unions. sessions with management began major cargo items in the trade be­ Subsequently, the strike com­ in September and foundered when tween Venezuela and the United mittee reached an agreement to the "final offer" of the shipowners States. ^move all perishable and military completely ignored the basic min­ imum demands of the three unions in the areas of supplemental pay, pensions, welfare and other items. In other specific areas of the contract, the unions and the PMA previously reached 'general agree­ ment on a revision of the basic offshore contract, most depart­ mental working rules and provi­ sion for a medical center program for Pacific District seamen. Agree­ ment was also completed earlier on contract changes dealing with fast-tm-naround container vessels operated by some of the compa­ nies. were Martin Correa, president, and Crisanto Quintero, secretary of the longshoremen's union. An imme­ diate result of the understanding was a pledge by the Venezuelans not to work the Grace Line containerships until that company had settled satisfactorily with the In­ ternational Longshoremen's Asso­ ciation here. The Grace ships have been Idle two years while the company vain­ ly tried to persuade the Venezue­ lans to fire up to 90 percent of the normal longshore complement. Grace finally agreed to employ full West Coast SIU Strike Seeks Real Wage Offer Get That SS Number Right PacifiG District pickets man line at gangway of Matson's Hawaiian Retailer in New York. Similar lines are up in li US ports where West Coast ships are docked. Pictured here on picket watch (l-r) ere Amund Pettenen, SUP; Kenny Sato, MFOW, and K. Dahlin, SUP. Seafarers filing vacation money claims should make sure that they use their correct So­ cial Security number. Use of the wrong numbei means a cler­ ical headache for the Vacation Plan office and slows up the handlir|g of payments. �Micvh, IMt SEAFARERS LOG Seafarers Meet In New Houston Hall Seafarers aftending first regular Union meeting at new hall in Houston bow heads during traditional pause honoring "departed brothers." Large turnout helped formally open new two-sfory building at meeting on March 12. Sea-Land, Seatrain Moving To Boost Domestic Trades Two SlU-contracted operators are going ahead with plans to beef up the ailing domestic trade. Sea-Land is following through on construction of special containerships for intercoastal operation and Seatrain has just disclosed it will "jumbo-ize" two of its present vessels. Following through on its pleted by July, transforming it will be handled by Sun Shipbuild­ planned expansion program, into a 630-foot vessel that can ing in Chester, Pa. Sea-Land announced that work has commenced on the first of two Esso tankers, the New Orleans, which were purchased for con­ version into trailer ships for Inter­ coastal operation. The company is planning to purchase two addi­ tional tankers for conversion but this transaction is still pending. The conversion of the tanker New Orleans is underway at the Hoboken yard of Todd Shipbuild­ ing following the tu-rival of the first of four 419-foot Germanbuilt mid-bodies that will be in­ serted between the bow and stern of the tankers, both T-2s. A sec­ ond mid-body to be fitted to the Esso Raleigh is expected to arrive In Hoboken the end of April. Conversion of the Esso New Orleans is expected to be com­ transport 474 containers at a speed of 16 knots. The vessel will be named the Elizabeth Port in honor of the new harbor development project now being undertaken by the Port of New York Authority at Elizabeth, NJ. Sea-Land has leased the $19 million terminal and upon its com­ pletion in September will open the nation's first inter-coastal all containership service. The service is now utilizing conventional C-2 freighters. An additional boost to the domestic trade was received when Seatrain said it would enlarge the Seatrains Georgia and Louisiana by adding 50-foot mid-sections to the two vessels. Conversion of the combination rail-container ships will cost about $1.5 million and Trinidad Seamen^ Alcoa To Bargain On Runaways ".:j The conversion entails cutting the ships in two after the center hatch and adding the midsections, thereby increasing the ships' cargo capacity by about 25 percent. Present plans call for the first ship to go into drydock during the first week in June, with conversion expected to be completed by the first week in July when work on the second ship will begin. Pace Thra9 Plan New Union Hall In Norfolk NORFOLK—Preliminary planning for a brand-new Union hall and shipping center for Seafarers in the vast Hampton Roads area has begun. The new con­ struction would further the SIU's continuing building program in all ports. A new Norfolk facility would add another important link to the network of new"^ hall here is awaiting completioa' halls developed on the At­ of detailed final plans for the struc­ lantic Coast and in the ture, since the necessary zoning Gulf during recent years. An­ nouncement of the planned construction follows the for­ mal opening of a new building in Houston this month. In addition, a modernized struc­ ture to service the Union's grow­ ing membership on the inland waterways, as part of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union, is due to open shortly in St. Louis. An important rail and shipping point, the Hampton Roads area handles coal, grain and other bulk cargoes in huge volume. Since bulk cargoes account for a major por­ tion of US import and export commerce today liie port's activity keeps growing. A consequence of the increased deep-sea cargo movement is the parallel rise in IBU members throughout the area as a result of recent organizational campaigns. Actual construction of a new Waterman, Alcoa Earn Fleet Sanitation Awards MOBILE—New progress in the SIU's overall improved feeding and shipboard sanitation program was marked re­ cently when Waterman Steamship earned its first fleet-wide citation for excellence in ves-"*" sel sanitation and Alcoa won tions in the SlU-manned Bloomits second such award in a field, Calmar, Isthmian and Ore row. \ Seafarers, and particularly stew­ PORT-OF-SPAIN—The SIUNA-affillated Seamen's and ard department members, manning Waterfront Workers Trade Union of Trinidad has won recog­ ships in both fleets have drawn high praise for their efforts in nition as bargaining representative for unlicensed seamen each instance. on the runaway-flag ships ^ benefits such as disability pay­ The citations for Waterman and servicing Alcoa's bauxite ter­ ments and death benefits for mem­ Alcoa follow similar awards made last year by the US Public Health bers' beneficiaries. minals in the US Gulf. Service following sanitary Inspeci? Nine Alcoa Ships The Alcoa subsidiaries operate • total of nine vessels in this trade under both the Liberlan and Pana­ manian fllags. The Lib-Ore Cor­ poration runs seven of the ships and the Pan-Ore Corporation oper­ ates the remaining two. The 6,000 members of the SWWTU affiliated with the SIUNA last October when an autonomous charter was presented here on be­ half of the international union. A group of four SWWTU officials are currently in the US- for an ex­ tended stay at SIU headquarters to learn more about stateside union operations and procedures for servicing their members. (See feature on Page 9.) Pension Plan In separate action, tiie SWWTU has also won agreement on a pen­ Capt. W. E. Anthony, vice-president of Waterman (left), sion plan with the Trinidad Ship­ looks on as C. H. Atkins, assistant surgeon general of the ping Association, which went into USPHS, reads citation on plaque awarded to the SIUeffect last month. The retirement manned fleet for outstanding vessel sanitation. Ceremony program provides for optional re­ in Mobile marked first such award ever received by Water­ tirement at age 55 and regular re­ tirement at 65, as well as subsidiary man. Line fleets. First-Time Citation Presentation of the first-time ci­ tation for Waterman was made here last month by Dr. Callis H. Atkins, assistant surgeon general of the USPHS, to Capt. William Anthony, company vice-president, at a lunch­ eon held in the Battle House Hotel. In accepting the plaque, Capt. x\nthoiiy cited the efforts of SlU crewmeinbers. Union officials and representatives of the Food Plan for their joint cooperation with the company's own sanitation program. The Public Health Service con­ ducts the inspection program as a means of controlling disease and contamination aboard ship as well as ashore. Its inspections cover the preparation and serving of all food and drink, including their sources ashore. PHS maintains a checklist of 166 separate items cov­ ering sanitary construction, main­ tenance and operation of all feed­ ing and cooking facilities aboard the vessels. In winning the latest awards. Waterman's 24 ships earned a score of 96 out of a possible rating of 100, and Alcoa's 13-ship fleet drew an overall 97 rating. Previous citations to the other four companies represented the Second in a row for Isthmian, third in a row for Bloomfield, the fifth straight for Ore Line and the fourth consecutive commendation for Calmar. clearances have already been established. The site for the hall, just off the Front Street docks, is much closer to the busy pier area than the Colley Street loca­ tion now in use. The location is at Woodis Avenue and 3rd Street. Empty Site One important bottleneck that will not hold up construction one® the building plans become final, is the absence of any existing struc­ ture on the site. This does away with the need for wrecking work and. as a result, the new building here will be all-new. Like the string of other new SIU halls built since 1951, when SIU headquarters moved to its present Brooklyn location, the new build­ ing here will include an expanded hiring hall, ample space for Union meetings, offices and record-keep­ ing, new recreational facilities, ac­ commodation for a snackbar-cafe­ teria and other necessary provi­ sions for full servicing of the mem­ bership and to carry out routiu® Union business functions. Other New Buildings In addition to the just-opened Houston installation, new buildings for the use of Seafarers in various ports include New Orleans, opened a year ago; Philadelphia, launched in 1960, Baltimore, opened in 1954, and headquarters. Besides these, a number of temporary locations been been established over tha same period for organizing and other purposes. INDEX To Departments The Canadian Seafarer —Page 14 The SIU Inland Boatman —Page 8 A&G Deep Sea Shipping Report —Page 6 SIU Safety Department —Page 11 The Great Lakes Seaforer —Page 10 SIU Food, Ship Sanitation Dep't —Page 16 The Pacific Coast Seafarer —Page 11 Editorials —Page 12 The SIU Industrial Worker —Page 7 The Fisherman and Cannery Worker —Page 15 SIU Social Security Dep't —Page 17 SIU Medical Department —Page 7 Shipboard News -Pages 19. 20, 21. 22 �8EAPAKERS Export-lsbrandtsen Deal Sparks New US Inquiry The Marine Engineers Beneficial Association is vigorously proceeding in several areas to protect members' rights under a complex financial merger and subsidy arrangement ap­ proved by the Government • involving Isbrandtsen and Isbrandtsen Steamship under American Export Lines. On which Isbrandtsen Company will March 28, the union began picket­ ing Isbrandtsen's Brooklyn pier to protest the company's actions. Longshoremen respected the un­ ion's lines and work on two ships was suspended. In Washington, the MEBA's op­ position to the plan has already re­ sulted in getting US agencies to take a second look at the mergersubsidy plan. Commerce Secre­ tary Luther Hodges has asked the General Accounting Office for guidance before giving final ap­ proval for the subsidy. The refer­ ral to the GAG followed an MEBA petition for review of the entire transaction. Separate action was taken by the engineers' union in New York Supreme Court for a directive re­ quiring Isbrandtsen to submit the transfer and threatened loss of jobs and pensions to arbitration. The union cited specihc provisions In its agreement with the company requiring the arbitration proce­ dure. Isbrandtsen has so far re­ fused. Opposition to the IsbrandtsenAmerican Export merger deal arises from several factors. Is­ brandtsen some time ago acquired financial control of Export but has now established a means whereby Export becomes the operating com­ pany for both. Meanwhile, Is­ brandtsen's long-pending subsidy request was cleared for final ap­ proval. The financial arrangements were worked out between Isbrandtsen Company, American Export and transfer its 14 vessels to Isbrandt­ sen Steamship. The latter would then become an Export subsidiary through merger. If the transfer is completed as presently set up, MEBA engineers could be replaced by Export engi­ neers who formerly were part of the United Mine Workers' catch-all District 50 set-up and are now affiliated with the National Mari­ time Union. MEBA members there­ by stand to lose all the seniority and pension rights accumulated over the years. Isbrandtsen came under contract In 1949. The transfer of the Isbrandtsen fleet to Export hinges on the sub­ sidy which would give the new Joint operations an estimated an­ nual profit of $12 million before taxes besides the additional sub­ sidy money. Put Postal Zone On LOG Address The Post Office Department has requested that Seafarers and their families include postal E o n e numbers in sending changes of address into the LOG. The use of the zone num­ ber will greatly speed the flow of the mail and will facilitate delivery. Failure to Include the zone number can hold up delivery of the paper. The LOG is now in the process of zoning its entire mailing list. LOG Mini. INS QUESTION: Astronaut John H. Glenn orbited the earth at the age of 40. Do you think this event shows that men 40 and over can do a job as well as younger men? Seafarers Will Crew Cable Ship Seafarers will be manning a hew cable-laying ship this Spring; the only major cable vessel to fly the American flag in recent years. The new ship, the Long Lines, is owned by American Telephone and Telegraph and will be oper­ ated by the SlU-contracted Isth­ mian Steamship Company. AT&T signed the agreement with Isthmian to operate the ves­ sel on February 28, shortly after the 512-foot ship was commis­ sioned. Since there is no other large cable ship under the US flag, the SlU negotiated a special manning scale to cover the crew of the new vessel. 4" it it The Long Lines, which is ex­ Walter Gustavson, deck: I think pected to take on a crew at New that life does be­ York sometime in May, will have gin at 40; it was the same basic crew as a C-S always that way, freight vessel. However, the addi­ even before tion of a technical crew will raise Glenn. The best the total number of men aboard years-of your life the vessel to more than 100. are when you're The vessel's first cable-laying around 40 years voyage will be from Florida to old. I'm 36 and Puerto Rico and other ports in Just starting to the Caribbean. The next assign­ realize things that I didn't even know about ment for the vessel will be on the West Coast to Honolulu and then when I was younger. across the Pacific to Japan. These ^4. t t overall assignments are expected Carl J. Palmqulst, deck: Life be­ to last for about four years. gins at 50. A man just begins to get experience when he's 50 years old; If a crewmember quits while -ie's got maturity a ship is in port, delegates then. I'm 61 and are asked to contact the hall in very good immediately for a replace­ health. I didn't ment. Fast action on their part begin to enjoy will keep all Jobs aboard ship life until I was 50 filled at aU times and elimi­ and got smart nate the chance of the ship enough to quit drinking md sailing shorthanded. learned to enjoy myself. Wallace Beeman, engine: Well,'•Will Rogers said Stephen Mehriagcr. dcek: Glenn that life begins is really a young at 40. I'm 57 and man. and the I think I'm as other astronauts good a fireman are even younger. as I was when I It really shows was younger. that young guys Glenn proved are moving up, that older fellows like President can do a Job. It's Kennedy. Fellows a lot of foolish­ Glenn's age and ness when some shoreside compa­ younger have nies bar men over 40; men who are many new ideas and are willing to more dependable today than when take a chance on new things; an tney were younger. older guy is likely to say "Keep things the way they are." t t William G. Siesfeld, deck: Sure. people won't be s0 prejudiced now about hiring an older man if he has all his facilities and is in good health. As a Seafarer, I have no trouble get­ ting a Job, but Glenn's flight may start a new trend men who work ashore. l" 4 William Cofone, bosun: A man at 40 is in the prime of life. Aboard ship, you can see that old­ er men are as good sailors as the younger guys, if not better. Age really doesn't matter too much to a seaman as long as he is in good shape and is qualified to do his job. Shorthanded? Saga Of The Chickasaw —'Home On The Rocks' WILMINGTON, Calif.—With the safe removal of the crew and passengers from the wrecked Waterman freighter Chick­ asaw now history, the rescue story has become available from Seafarer A. W. "Bill" Champ-> lin, a member of the crew. heavy rains—made it hazardous Champlin submitted a nar­ for helicopters to try to take any rative account of what took place on and around the ill-fated C-2 vessel, from the time it was driven onto the rocks of Santa Rosa Is­ land on February 7 during a se­ vere California winter storm until all of the crew and passengers reached here days later. The ship was returning to Wilmington, its first American port, on a voyage from Yokohama. The Chickasaw went aground at 9:17 in the evening on Wednes­ day, February 7, one day before its scheduled arrival in Los Angeles. The next day, a small Coast Guard cutter arrived and approached as close as was con­ sidered safe. "The sight of the wild waves pounding against our seaward side sent the cutter scurrying out to deeper waters," Champlin recalls. "No attempt was made to send a small boat around our stern into the calmer waters on the shore­ ward side. (This was later done by the small boat which brought the salvage master to us.) The cutter was replaced later in the day by a larger one—but this one stayed discretely beyond the submarine shelf which extends several miles to the sea." Storm conditions ashore—entire communities were cut off by the of the passengers or SIU crewmembers off the ship. In the heavy seas, all the Coast Guard could do was stand by. On Saturday, three days after the grounding, a group of men from the Air Force base on the Island appeared on the beach. The Waterman crew shot a line ashore and rigged up a trolley device to the shore. Reports that a breeches buoy was used, as detaiied in the newspapers and on the radio, were false, Champlin explained. A Seafarer went ashore to assist and direct the airmen from the 669th Air and Control Squadron. He carried one of the bosun's P r i V a t e 1 y-owned walkie-talkie radios and during the day had ex­ cellent communications with the ship. Mail and some not-too-warm coffee was sent ashore. Mean­ while, a temporary line to a salvage barge was used to bring aboard seven of the 10 available drums of diesel fuel for the emergency generator. It parted after a while. On Sunday the Air Force re­ turned, this time with tools, survival equipment and communi­ cations gear. A few Seafarers went ashore to test the rigging and as­ sist in the landing of other crew- End of the long trek back to "civilization" for Seafarers on the Chickasaw was payoff time in Wilmington. Jerry Mullen is at the head of the line. members and passengers, all of whom displayed "splendid courage when going down the trolley." "As there was no breeches buoy and a bosun's chair was deemed too rugged for the passengers, a rig using an aluminum cabin chair was tried. The bosun devised a good lashing and the rig was easy to enter, comfortable and safe to ride; upon landing it was easy to get out of without being soaked. This was important for we had no means of getting dry and we had been cold and damp for days." On the ship, a volunteer stand­ by skeleton crew from the deck department 'wSS left. In addition, the master, chief mate, radio operator and chief electrician re­ mained. "The airmen had warned the rest of us to take only essentials as there was a long trek over the mountains. Some, of course, did not listen and there is said to be a path of abandoned radios, lug­ gage, etc., winding for five or six miles across the way from the wreck to the base camp." Champlin's group took a dif­ ferent course from the main party. It went along the coast to a round­ up camp of an 80,000-acre cattle ranch on the island. "There were many eroded gullies and three fordable arroyos to cross. The total airline distance from the wreck was probably no more than two miles; but we walked and slithered much further." The camp was a welcome sight for the group. It is used for cattle round-ups and as a way station for Air Force patrols. It was there­ fore well-equipped with food and had plenty of beds. The crew hit the beds seconds after getting warmed with some coffee. Monday was Lincoln's birthday and it was a "clear, lovely day." Various pianes came over the base camp until, in the late afternoon, a Coast Guard helicopter arrived and took the crew and airmen out to the base in two lifts. A second lift followed, this time to a Coast Guard cutter and then to another base from which they went to the mainland. On Tuesday, they preceeded to Wilmington. "I cannot commend too highly the aid we received from the air­ men and Coast Guard. At the camp the flyers did everything 'above and beyond the call of duty.' On the trail to the camp they assisted all hands and Insured our making it to safety." �Kareh. IMt LOG Boston Cabmen Talk With SlU Tve Fir# Cut Waste, Not Safety, SIU Tells Rail Board NEW YORK—The SIU Railway Marine Region has warned the Railroad Marine Workera Commission that present manning scales aboard railway tugs are at an absolute mini­ mum, and that no reduction can be made in the crews without risking life, limb and prop­ 4erty of all concerned. The Commission is taking back manpower in their shoreside dence that the railroad marine op­ eration, which involves freignt testimony on the manning of operations. Attending meeting of Boston cab drivers seeking to leave Hoffa-run Teamsters Union, Dominic Abate (left), head of 5,000 Chicago cabmen who joined SlUNA in January, and SlU vice-president Al Tanner (2nd from left! discuss taxi conditions with John Faulkner and James Bandini, represent­ ing Boston anti-Hoffa group. Boston cabmen are unhappy about Hoffa and the Teamsters. 'Bargain Rate' Set For Seaway Travel DETROIT—In an attempt to bring more traffic into the St. Lawrence Seaway, tolls have been modified on in-transit cargo to lower waterway costs to shippers. Few US-flag deep-sea operations currently use the Seaway. US and Canadian officials have agreed to a one-year test under which upbound in-transit cargo will be considered ballast and toll-free. The same in-transit cargo when carried outbound will be subject to a toU. In-transit cargo is defined as cargo not destined to or discharged at • point within the Seaway or on the Great Lakes and is carried on the same vessel on both upbound and downbound transits in the course of the same trip. The announced modification is the first major change in the Seaway's toll set-up. A complete review of tolls is due by 1964 under the agreement between the US and Canada that established the waterway. While traffic has been increasing each year, the rise is smaller than forecast by the authority in its plans to amortize the seaway over a 60-year period. Officials emphasized that the reclassification does not set any prece­ dent or change any other toils. If traffic does not increase enough to Justify the change, tolls will be reinstituted on inbound cargoes. How­ ever, if the change proves successful, it may be made permanent. At present, the authority has not indicated any long-range plans to raise tolls to meet the amortization schedule. Many companies have pointed out that any increase will substantially reduce the savings afforded by using the Seaway. SlU MEETINGS Memorial SIU membership meetings are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SlU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the Ibted SIU ports below. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York Philadelphia Baltimore Detroit Houston New Orleans Mobile April April April April April April April 2. 3 4 6 9 10 11 Monthly informational and educational SIU meetings for the West Coast membership have been authorized by the Executive Board, starting at 2:00 PM. and are scheduled hi March as follows; Wilmington San Francisco Seattle April 23 April 25 April 27 SUP member Herbert Thorn was among group which held memorial service for Andrew Furuseth at NY on March 12. Wreath was cast into waters just east of the Statue of Liberty. Furuseth was buried in 1938 when his ashes were scattered at a point midway between the United States and Europe. The wreath cer­ emony this year was con­ ducted from the ferryboat Pvt. Joseph F. Merrell. railroad tugs and ferryboats as an outgrowth of the railroad tug strike here last year. At that time, the railroads sought to obtain the absolute right to determine the size of tug crews and, as a result of the strike, were defeated in their attempt. SIU president Paul Hall, in testifying before the commission, emphasized that the economic problems of the railroads, if they do exist, result from inefficency and poor management. The rail­ roads, Hall said, are seeking to trim costs without regard to the necessity for maintaining safe and efficient operations. He pointed out this would prove even more costly in the long run. In fact. Hall informed the Com­ mission, manning scales on rail­ road tugs had never been in ques­ tion. He said the issue was raised by the railroads last year in the hope of establishing a precedent to bolster their argument for cutting Ore Ships? Senators Say Yes WASHINGTON — Congress is taking another look at the prob­ lems of US bulk cargo operators as an outgrowth of the rejection of construction subsidy proposals in­ volving two bulk ore carriers for Bethlehem Steel, which operates the SlU-contracted Ore Line. The subsidy bid was originally approved by the necessary mari­ time agencies last year, then stalled for further study. Ulti­ mately it was turned down by Com­ merce Secretary Luther Hodges. Bethlehem had sought approval to build two 51,400-ton ore carriers for US-flag operation. In turning down the subsidy re­ quest, Hodges interpreted the 1936 Merchant Marine Act to mean that construction aid is limited only to liner-type operations. He said a subsidy for the ore ships would open the way for other operators to seek Government shipbuilding as­ sistance and, as a result, disrupt the existing subsidy program keyed to liner-type operations only. The rejection means that bulk ore operations, which have the US dependent on foreign vessels to bring in its ore requirements, are to be neglected entirely. As a consequence of the subsidy rejection, Bethlehem had turned to foreign yards for bids on the ships it needs to haul ore between Liberia and Sparrows Point, Md. Bethlehem finally awarded a $14 million contract to a German yard which will buy most of the material from the company. A further result of the Com­ merce Secretary's overturning of the subsidy approval are proposals in the Senate to provide specific Government subsidy for bulk car­ riers, capable of carrying coal or ore. Lawmakers from Massachu­ setts, Pennsylvania and Maryland, where the ships might also be built, have proposed clarification of the subsidy policy to make it clear that authority exists to grant construc­ tion aid to other than liner oper­ ators. "It's a disgrace and a shame," Hall stated, "that a commission had to be established to deal with an issue which should never have been raised at all." Other RMR witnesses who summed up the union's position in­ cluded three rank-and-filers who testified regarding specific prob­ lems involved in the operation of railroad tugs. (Excerpts from the testimony of one of the RMR wit­ nesses appear elsewhere on this page.) Current hearings on the marine manning dispute, which began March 5, have produced no evi­ service only, has been unprofitable or that any technological changes have developed which make it pos­ sible to reduce tug manning. In their testimony before both com­ missions, the roads have consistent­ ly maintained that freight service operates at a profit. The nine-man marine workers commission includes three rep­ resentatives from labor, three from management and thrpe "neutral" members. SIU vice-president Claude Simmons is one of the labor memibers, along with representa­ tives of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association and the Masters, Mates and Pilots. Panel Hears Testimony From SIU RR Tugmen The Railroad Marine Workers Commission it hearing testimony on the manning of railroad tugs and ferries as an outgrowth of the strike last year. The railroads are still seeking to reduce the size of the crews. The SIU, MEBA and MMttP vigorously oppose any reduction. The SIU is presenting considerable evidence shoiving why present manning must be maintained, including detailed explanation of crew operations by sev­ eral SIU tugmen. The following is an excerpt from testimony given by Brother Lawrence C. Wallace: "On an average day in this harbor, our tugs handle between ten and twelve pieces of railroad equipment, floats, lighters, and barges. When handling floats, which is a major part of the operation, we will make as many as a dozen cro.ssings in one work day, involving dock­ ing and undocking at both ends . . . (and) . . . averaging out to three times an hour. Each time we perform such an operation, we handle five lines, three on the boat and two on the float. These lines are all five inches in circumference and require a minimum of two men to handle them ... a man at each end of the line. "In a typical operation, we will take a pair of railroad floats from Nine Rack, Jersey City, and put them into No. 3 & 4 bridge, which is a job of average difficulty. There are some operations which are far more complex. "We would pick the two floats up, both of them on one side of the tug. Our choice of port or starboard side is governed by tides and wind. The floatman would go on one of the floats. The stern line man 'the other deckhand) flings or hands the floatman the tow line. The latter puts it on the cleat. The floatman then goes up to get the head line, which is tossed to him by the mate, while the deckhand Is getting the stern line. (The head line is a three-part line.) "The floatman then goes back to get the stern line off the other deckhand. This is also a three-part line. The mate and the floatman go out to make up the two floats by getting the proper lines out for tow­ ing and backing in i c.v. - ; . • c. > ^ I'o the two men let go the float from the pier to which it Is tied up or from another float. When this is done the tug would be backing the float out from the rack, with the floatman watching the stern. "The deckhand is standing by on the boat to take up the slack of the stern line when the captain gives it to him. The floatman will be on the float to assist him pulling the slack around. Both these men are needed to perform this operation. When nearing the bridge, the fol­ lowing is the position of the three members of the Deck Department: The mate is on top of the cars of the outermost float so that he can direct the captain because he can't possibly see the bridge racks from the pilot house. The floatman is standing by the bow line, between the floats to let the bowline go and split the floats when notified by the mate. The deckhand is on the float standing by the stern line between the floats. He must work this line in accordance with the mate's signals in order to separate the floats. He has to slack the line off as much as needed for this purpose. The deckhand at the stern line is some 250 feet from the floatman at the bow line. These operations are going on simultaneously . . . "When the floats are in the bridge, the mate would notify the deck­ hand to let the stern line go. The deckhand then goes back on the tug to stand by the tug lines in case the captain has to let anything go. The mate secures one float with the bridge winch lines, while the floatman would be performing the same job on the other float. The mate would go back to the tugboat to assist in letting go and the floatman would call up the di.spatcher for further orders. "This is the preferred method of operation for safety reasons be­ cause there is floating equipment on both sides of the other piers and it would not be practical to tow a float on either side of the boat. It is extremely hazardous because of possible collisions with other equip­ ment. I have taken an average operation for illustration. There are other operations in the harbor which are far more complex and dan­ gerous . . . times when the weather is such as to add considerably to the difficulties ... At no given day of the year can we do the same job the same way." �• Face Six Maroh. IMS SEAFARERS' LOG SEAFARERS ROTARY SRIPPIXG ROARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) Ship Acfivify February 1 Through February 28, 1962 SIU shipping underwent its usual mild seasonal reces­ sion in February as job activity fell slightly below the January total. But, while the February figure of 2,185 men shipped was off from the January total (2,390), the number of men filling berths during the month was slightly above the comparable figure of a year ago. Accompanying the shipping dip was a drop in ship movements (see right). In this department, all ports except Jacksonville showed fewer payoff, sign-on and intransit activity. Jacksonville's total was due mostly to the increased in-transit activity of the missile shins that took part in the Government's project Mercury Man-inSpace program during February. On the shipping board, only two ports registered in­ creases in February. The totals in these ports, New Or­ leans and Houston, showed only slight improvements over their January figures. Three other ports, Boston, Mobile and Seattle, held to their usual pace, while the remaining shipping centers reported a fall-off in dis­ patching activity. New York listed the biggest decline, showing over 200 fewer men shipped in February than at the start of the year. The February decrease in "A" shipping indicated that many top seniority men were letting job opportunities go by, while lower seniority groups were taking all the jobs that came their way. Class B shipping was numeri­ cally identical for January and February. Class C held its own with only a slight decline. There was a slight increase in the number of men reg­ istered on the beach at the end of February to go along with the month's slower shipping. During the month, though, less men registered for jobs than in January. taf Stqn IR Offt Oni Tram. TOTAi: Botton 3 New York ,,..48 Philadelphia ..10 Baltimore ....13 Norfolk 2 Jacksonville ..2 Tampa 3 Mobile 9 New Orleans ..12 Houston 15 Wilmington Son Francisco.. 3 Seattle 8 — 4 7 5 1 2 1 8 5 5 3 8 7 51 18 23 10 14 10 6 32 56 12 12 4 10 103 35 41 13 IS 14 23 50 76 12 18 20 TOTALS ...128 50 255 433 DECK DEPAKTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS 8 GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 I 3 5 1 2 2 4 1 3 1 0 0 ^ 8 1 9 0 2 95 3 40 38 24 51 20 20 15 14 23 40 50 14 104 3 15 7 25 0 5 20 7 1 4 6 34 1 7 17 1 8 9 25 1 0 8 33 11 54 1 28 7 4 10 11 16 14 3 12 1 9 3 8 1 0 2 16 1 4 4 11 0 5 10 6 13 1 3 5 7 12 19 1 4 6 1 9 4 1 0 3 0 6 0 2 2 4 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 7 37 25 47 0 8 5 18 4 4 5 9 10 19 1 1 68 16 114 0 36 30 32 39 60 22 121 0 16 20 15 17 63 70 17 125 5 38 62 46 63 25 134 4 30 29 33 24 6 7 8 11 0 6 11 2 19 0 3 2 5 4 1 1 16 28 0 27 1 10 8 4 0 5 5 5 18 7 4 2 25 11 58 0 33 1 22 14 23 15 11 7 24 9 13 10 194 "346~ 87 1 6271 12 116 114 ! 2421169 279 100 548 14 82 120 1 216 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A S ALL 2 1 2 C ALL 1 B 25 1 5 17 3 0 0 1 3 1 9 5 12 95 0 7 5 40 12 147 93 123 36 252 7 25 37 20 7 64 0 3 4 5 32 12 3 25 37 38 3 3 0 0 86 21 145 9 0 1 12 16 11 0 3 23 1 1 10 2 0 19 10 0 29 15 10 26 0 0 0 1 6 10 IT 6 1 0 1 1 2 4 0 2 7 44 33 82 0 37 0 42 7 0 0 0 36 7 164 54 7 121 88 20 162 0 3 4 0 63 1 198 43 73 12 128 0 1 1 134 0 17 8 25 0 0 11 6 3 0 0 14 39 5 27 5 42 16 20 3 0 10 1 4 47 81 22 21 4 10 11 24 33 24 24 3 5 28 30 1 63 548 216 63 1 827 368 542 125 1 1035 GROUP S ALL 1 2 3 6 0 3 26 38 65 1 20 1 9 10 18 29 48 1 16 0 - 6 10 6 0 5 11 0 2 3 1 6 10 0 4 20 24 45 1 0 29 22 5f 7 1 9 1 3 5 1 1 13 1 9 4 6 139 157 302 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 0 2 63 21 0 15 3 32 1 12 0 7 2 2 8 17 57 12 28 76 3 9 7 15 3 34 ~88 "341" Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B Shiaoed CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 5 7 0 5 0 1 3 3 5 0 1 4 57 6 66 5 21 21 47 29 19 51 9 9 20 18 0 13 7 1 10 13 24 1 14 3 35 1 23 22 12 15 3 19 0 8 15 1 5 9 0 7 1 2 4 2 2 5 2 1 0 3 4 7 1 2 8 3 12 0 3 6 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 16 0 7 16 3 30 0 8 8 9 20 7 47 10 5 22 20 31 72 10 92 2 16 13 62 20 5 31 26 75 12 107 1 56 25 30 6 3 3 2 8 2 7 1 3 2 1 4 8 4 6 2 4 2 11 19 1 3 2 4 2 6 6 14 4 23 7 34 3 11 3 17 58 1 487 30 142 122 i 294 53 303 62 fiis 15 111 112 i1 238 1 3 ALL 6 4 10 94 4 19 7 43 1 14 0 7 1 5 3 28 7 76 11 115 13 1 3 25 6 43 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS GROUP 3 ALL A B 1 2 7 5 5 0 3 4 21 66 47 3 9 9 6 18 20 4 2 0 23 0 2 2 19 0 4 0 1 2 7 1 0 5 12 5 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 16 0 2 30 1 1 18 92 31 8 10 0 56 17 107 10 5 2 7 ' 1 8 0 0 1 0 19 6 0 0 0 15 34 17 8 6 1 8 50 38 1 96 418 238 GROUP GROUP S ALL 2 3 ALL 1 2 C ALL 1 17 0 7 7 2 4 2 7 9 1 96 21 134 38 134 17 189 & 44 44 18 6 44 2 34 44 0 15 3 8 66 11 87 2 60 44 10 39 19 2 13 4 SO 1 2 25 9 19 1 9 22 1 0 9 0 5 8 10 8 15 15 1 2 5 1 0 3 5 9 1 48 9 2 37 49 0 6 12 3 6 83 7 118 2 67 18 141 28 31 34 84 4 17 180 25 30 27 61 49 10 16 6 21 1 13 2 4 2 7 1 25 9 6 0 16 28 2 0 8 4 66 3 30 36 0 15 3 4 8 9 96 1 752 104 511 69 720 22 205 157 1 384 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos 1-s NY .... Phil , , , Bal Nor Jac Tam Mob NO .... Hou Wil SF . Sea .. TOTALS 0 11 4 8 1 3 0 2 8 4 3 4 3 45 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A - Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 2 1 1 24 14 6 8 14 8 5 0 4 3 3 0 9 4 23 10 27 11 3 3 5 2 10 4 GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 1 3 ALL 2 4 6 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 45 94 0 2 19 21 8 20 15 22 65 8 26 3 0 12 15 1 2 4 7 14 19 45 1 0 16 17 3 4 2 10 19 3 9 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 2 5 1 11 1 0 0 1 2 6 4 6 18 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22 37 0 1 12 13 1 4 3 18 26 60 98 1 1 30 32 5 23 11 48 87 24 66 6 5 37 48 4 31 14 26 75 7 16 0 0 9 9 0 0 3 4 7 12 23 0 0 6 6 0 3 2 10 15 6 23 2 13 14 29 2 9 4 7 22 T3T' 68 214 1461 14 23 160 1 197 26 105 62 163 1 356 GROUP 1 8 ALL 2 0 0 2 2 18 3 14 1 0 0 14 14 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 5 33 0 2 31 52 2 1 49 0 0 2 2 0 8 0 8 1 0 13 14 6 6 147 159 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS GROUP C ALL 1-s B 2 3 ALL A 1 6 0 2 2 . 2 2 0 0 2 18 22 105 29 22 65 2 19 1 38 9 10 14 14 10 0 10 0 27 13 3 5 3 19 3 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 85 4 5 14 14 16 0 0 14 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .32 13 0 26 6 0 0 0 33 23 143 15 23 87 1 19 3 52 13 140 10 0 13 . 13 75 0 10 6 2 1 1 7 0 1 0 24 7 8 1 1 15 1 0 0 38 7 2 2 2 22 14 0 0, 91 354 159" "91 1 604 116 3 82 6 GROUP GROUP 1 8 ALL 1 2 2 8 ALL 13 0 2 2 9 0 4 4 42 28 95 194 2 4 31 87 50 3 13 10 18 1 9 13 33 22 43 111 4 3 29 36 17 5 3 9 4 5 13 23 13 3 2 2 5 0 0 8 19 1 4 2 11 0 0 1 68 0 17 10 28 1 34 85 40 25 76 156 0 4 45 49 66 5 28 7 21 4 15 24 7 5 6 24 1 0 7 8 38 0 10 5 16 1 1 2 10 3 29 6 9 4 16 26 217 130 338 1 798 30 27 204 1 261 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A n HH ENGINE H| GRAND TOTAU STEWARD GROUP 1 2 8 194 346 87 88 341.. 58 179 68 214 461 755 359 ALL | 627 1 487 461 J1575 Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 12 116 114 30 142 122 14 23 160 56 281 396 Shipped CLASS A GROUP ALL 1 2 3 1 242 169 279 100 1 294 53 303 62 1 197 131 62 163 J 733 353 M4 325 ALL 1 548 1 418 1 356 ji322 Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP 123 14 82 120 15 111 112 6 6 147 35 199 379 ALL 1 216 1 238 1 159 1 613 GROUP 128 5 28 30 8 50 38 6 3 82 19 81 150 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS ALL ABC 1 63 548 216 63 i 96 418 238 96 1 91 356 159 91 1 250 1322 613 250 Registered Of 1 The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP flH 2 8 ALL 1 ALL 1 1 827 368 542 125 |1035 6 | 752 140 511 64 1 720 22 10 338 1 801 30 1 606 333 J2185 841 1183 632 J2556 58 •• 2 3 ALL 139 157 1 302 205 157 1 384 27 204 1 261 flHB 371 518 1 947 Si|| �r -V' r f ¥ f/ Marah. MM SEAFARERS LOG Pace Seve* House Unit Asks Strong US Fleet WASHINGTON—Strong support for an American-owned, operated and manned merchant marine was voiced by the House Judiciary Committee in a report Issued by its antitrust subcommittee. In the course of a report on ated by American crews and fully a two-year investigation, the capable of serving out interna* UIW Spurs Anti-Hoffa Drive, Wins Phila. Vote PHILADELPfflA—The SIU's United Industrial Workers handed Jimmy Hoffa's Teamsters another defeat in the first clear-cut test of strength and worker support between the SIU-UIW and a personally-* chartered Hoffa Local No. 158 also expressed a deep dissatisfac­ tion with Hoffa's leadership and a in this area. A resounding 2-1 victory was scored by the SIU affiliate over the. Hoffa union In voting among employees at the A. A. Gallagher Warehouse Corporation, which was conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. A dozen em­ ployees took part In the balloting and overwhelmingly rejected Hoffa-Teamster representation. Earlier Retreat Earlier, the same Local 158 had backed off from another election contest with the SIU despite a claim of majority support. This occurred at another plant, Southwark Cooperage, where the SIUUIW had held a contract since 1957. Gallagher employees had also been represented under a pre­ vious SIU-UIW agreement. In the Southwark plant, the Hoffa group withdrew from an election at the last moment, after the SIU and the company had con­ sented to an election on the rep­ resentation issue. Anti-Hoffa Drive The NLRB contest at Gallagher was an outgrowth of the SIU's anti-Hoffa drive in many parts of the country. The campaign came to a head here last month after a few former officials defected from their union on the ground they were unable to carry out the SIU's anti-Hoffa policy. In the process, they accepted a Hoffa charter in the industrial field. Meanwhile, anti-Hoffa groups totalinjg over 6,000 members in Chicago, St. Louis and Philadel­ phia have rallied to the SIU banner. Groups in other cities have Ship Repair Jobs Boom MOBILE—Another 200 jobs will open up in April at Mobile Ship Repair, Inc., in order to fulfill a $100,000 US Navy contract for postshakedown work on the US Navy tanker Kaskaskia, a fleet oiler. The repair yard is under contract to the SIU United Industrial Workers. The company announced that about 200 additional men will be put on the payroll to take care of the repair work. First considera­ tion for the jobs will be given to the rehiring of former employees. The tanker was due to arrive here on March 30, and will be docked in the repair yard at Pier C, Alabama State Docks. The firm ha.s about 30 days to complete the work. The 540-foot Kaskaskia was re­ cently withdrawn from the US Maritime Administration fleet at Orange, Texas, and taken to New York for re-commissioning. Now, on the completion of her shake­ down cruise, she will receive final outfitting and Iheii be placed la regular service supplying fuel for large Navy vessels. There are 225 Navy officers and msn assigned to the tanker, who will remain aboard the vessel pend­ ing the completion of the work. desire for a link with an estab­ lished AFL-CIO union. Right here in Philadelphia, rep­ resentatives of some 850 Teamster clerical workers at 50 plants ac­ cepted an SIU charter in February and are currently engaged in a wide-ranging organizational drive throughout their jurisdiction. New Shop Signs Up NEW YORK—Organizing in an entirely new field In the metropoli­ tan area, the United Industrial Workers reached a top contract in February with Academy Heat Treating of the Bronx. The newly organized company, which operates round - the - clock, treats and processes metals for in­ dustrial use. It is the first com­ pany of its kind in the New York area brought under UIW contract. The agreement brings the full ben­ efits of union wages and conditions to the plant's previously unorgan­ ized workers. Featured in the new contract are across-the-board wage increases, the UIW's comprehensive welfare plan and a general upgrading of job security provisions and work­ ing rules. Organizing at the Bronx plant began in January and a little more than a month later, the drive In­ dicated solid support for the union. Contract negotiations began as soon as the company acknowledged its workers' desire for the protec­ tion and representation of the UIW. MCS veteran Dav* Newmcm looks hale and hearty these days. He's pictured at NY restaurant after return from hospital. Blood Bank 'A Big Lift' Thanks to the aid of the SIU Blood Bank at headquarters, vet­ eran David Newman of the SIUaffiliated Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards is making a fast recovery from major surgery. He attrib­ utes a large part of the credit for his ability to get around these days to the 10 pints of blood from the SIU bank. A 63-year-old chief steward who first shipped on West Coast union vessels in 1942, Newman was oper­ ated on for a blockage of the aorta early this month at the US Public Health Service hospital on Staten Island, New York. However, all went well, and Newman's stay in the hospital amounted to less than a month. He entered Staten Island on Feb­ ruary 21 and was out on March 20. Besides expressing deep ap­ preciation for the Biood Bank as­ sist, he had high praise for the treatment given him at the USPHS installation. The MCS oldtimer started sail­ ing in 1923 and last shipped in 1961 aboard the SIU Pacific Dis­ trict-contracted President Pierce. He lives with his wife, Jean, in Brooklyn, and also has a married son, Joel. Newman recently un­ dertook a restaurant venture in New York and expects to devote much of his time to it until he's fit for sea again. 'Hanging Bridge' On San Marino A night-tima run-in with an offshore oil drilling rig while enroute to the Gulf left this scene on the SlU-manned San Marino, although no one was reported hurt en either vessel. The bridge on the San Marino was almost sheared off. Life­ boats, davits and other deck gear also were smashed up as a result of the collision. The vessel went into the shipyard at New Orleans but is back out now. Bosun John Zeireis turned in the picture. subcommittee concluded that "the need for nurturing a mer­ chant fleet with national alle­ giance has become increasingly clear as the twentieth century has progressed. "Two world wars have demon­ strated that an international pow­ er cannot be dependent upon ocean transportation media owing allegiance to alien flags without courting danger to its national se­ curity. This conclusion is of equal force even in times of non-bellig­ erency. Eruptions in the far cor­ ners of the globe, economic and political tensions, unforeseen out­ breaks of nationalism, these and innumerable other contingencies may at any moment seriously dis­ rupt or distort traditional patterns of commercial intercourse on in­ ternational trade routes." The goals of the nation's ship­ ping policy should be, the sub­ committee said, "to maintain at all times a strong merchant fleet owned by- American citizens, oper­ tional economic, military and po­ litical commitments under all forseeable circumstances, as well as the maximum possible freedom of competition among ocean car­ riers." As a whole, the subcommitte* found "after a careful study . . . that our national shipping policy is basically sound. However, the administration of the Shipping Act and the enforcement of laws regulating ocean shipping has been woefully deficient." It noted that "alert and diligent administration and enforcement of applicable laws could have held conduct of the .shipping industry to an ethical plane that would be beneficial to US foreign com­ merce." The subcommittee urged vigorous enforcement of present laws, tightening of regulations to insure competition among ship­ ping lines and strengthening of independent operators, which, the report said, are "the most effective bastion against excessive rates." Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Never Aggravate A Shark Many years ago, it was a muted question whethr- sharks actually made attacks on swimmers unless the swimmer was injured; the sharlc apparently being attracted by the blood of the injured victim. In re­ cent years, there have been many authentic cases of unprovoked at­ tacks on swimmers by sharks. An article published in the Navy Medical News Letter, for example, reports that th.->re were 36 unprovoked and three provoked attacks by sharks in 1959, about one-third of them being fatal. In 11 other in­ stances of doubtful attacks, the swimmers were approached by sharks, but no physical contact was made. There were also five instances ia which unprovoked sharks mutilated victims of sea and air disasters. Often, there is no way of knowing whether the victim died before the shark attacked, or, as the result of the attack. Unprovoked sharks were reported as having made physical contact with a boat, liferaft, water ski or accessory equipment 12 times; there were no fatalities in these cases. Only two of the unprovoked attacks occurred in water colder than TOT. However, bathers and skin divers usually .cqucn: \ ,'...s w .Winer than 70°F. in greater numbers, and a relationship probably exists be­ tween the incidence of attack and the number of bathers and skin divers in the water at a given time. The advice to "never swim or dive alone" should be rigidly observed. It's pointed out that five out of a total 12 bathers attacked by sharks were swimming alone or at a considerable distance from their com­ panions. It also has been well-established that sharks are attracted to wounded or bleeding fish ,speared by skin divers, and that the shark danger zone is near the surface, where movements are less likely to bs rhythmic and coordinated. The following guide has been recommended for bathers and swim­ mers based on the best information available. It must be remembered that sharks are unpredictable and relatively little is known about their behavior pattern and the conditions that stimulate them to attack. Advice to bathers and swimmers. Always swim with a companion. Do not become a lone target for attack by swimming away from th® general area occupied by a group of swimmers and bathers. If danger­ ous sharks are known to be in the area, stay out of the water. Sine® blood attracts and excites sharks, do not enter or remain in the water with a bleeding wound. Avoid swimming in extremely turbid or dirty water where underwater visibility is very poor. Advice to survivors of sea and air d.sa^iers. Do not abandon your clothing when entering the water. Clothing, especially on the feet atid legs, is your only protection against the roiigii skin of a shark. Place wounded survivors in a life raft. Ali should use the raft if there is room. Remain quiet and conserve energy. If you must swim, use regular strokes, either strong or lazy, but keep them rhythmic. Do not trail arms or legs over the side of the raft. Do not jettison blood or garbage, for this attracts sharks. When sharks are nearby, do not fish from a life raft. Abandon hooked fish if a shark approaches. When a shark is at close range, use "Shark Chaser" (US Navy repellent) if it is available. The black dye will repel many species. If your group is threatened while in the water, form a tight circle and face outward. If approached, hit the shark on the snout with any instrument at hand, preferably a heavy one. Use your bare hands only as a last resort. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column care o/ the SEAFARERS LOG.) �SEAFARERS tkse »g1il LOG Meet On NY Waterfront Traffic Problems ICC Nixes Rails' Move To Purchase Barge Co. WASHINGTON—Attempts by two western railroads to reduce competition along the Mississippi River by gaining control of a barge line under contract to the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union have been"^— turned back by the Interstate were strongly opposed by the Mar­ itime Trades Department of the Commerce Commission. The decision to uphold the tra­ ditional pattern of competition be­ tween the railroad industry and other forms of transportation re­ sulted from the ICC's rejection of an application by the Illinois Cen­ tral and the Southern Pacific rail­ roads to buy the John I. Hay barge line of New Orleans for about $9 million. They planned to operate the water carrier through a new joint concern called Mid-West Barge Co. In Issuing a ruling on the case, which has been pending since 1959, the ICC said that the three WASfflNGTON—Hearings on a broad new trade program which could have an im­ carriers "are in constant competi­ portant effect on US shipping are now underway. The Administration is seeking enact­ tion for traffic" and, once the rail­ ment of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 in order to meet the challenge of the European roads took over, the barge line could be "managed in such a man­ Economic Community, the ner as to serve the interest of the for reductions of Common Market can workers and industry, it also six-nation Western European tariffs on American - produced railroads and to enhance the trade bloc known as the Com­ would provide: movement of traffic over an all• Payments for workers, who goods. mon Market. rail route." With the ability to swap tariff The proposed trade law would lose their jobs because of imports, The two roads' efforts to be­ cuts with the Common Market, the replace the Reciprocal Trade amounting to 65 percent of wages come the first rail carriers to own Administration claims, America Agreements Acts first adopted for a year; Mississippi River barge line • Training in new jobs for could better compete in the rich during the Roosevelt Administra­ Western European market as well workers displaced by imports; tion. It would allow for broader • Relocation pay for workers as elsewhere. More cargo, and authority to deal with tariff bar­ who have to go to new areas to consequently more jobs at sea, riers and implement US foreign find work because of plant clos­ could result from the increased trade policies. The proposal dif­ trade. ings due to imports. fers from previous legislation in In the process, it's estimated The bill would enable business­ providing for specific assistance that more jobs would be created men to get loans in order to mod­ to workers and companies whose jobs and earnings are directly af­ ernize or get into new fields if ashore for American workers than fected by imports as a result of they are squeezed by rising im­ would be lost by an increase in ports. Companies which suffer American imports brought about tariff reductions. HOUSTON—A scheme by an oU from the proposed tariff cuts also by any general drop in tariffs. It would authorize reductions of could get tax relief and technical The cost of the overall aid provi­ rig service fleet operator to throw up to 50 percent in US tariffs on help on new markets and prod­ sions for workers and industry are its employees out of work because all commodities imported in this ucts. estimated at $185 million for the of Union activity has been foiled country and eliminate all tariffs by the SIU Inland Boatmen's The Common Market Nations, first five years. on a lengthy list of commodity France, West Germany, Belgium, Union. The IBU won back the job groups which account for 80 per­ Netherlands, Luxemburg, and rights of its members in an im­ cent or more of the trade between Italy, are rapidly moving toward portant ruling by the National the US and the Common Market elimination of all tariffs among Labor Relations Board. countries. Boatmen in the fleet of George themselves, while maintaining All tariff reductions would be uniform tariffs on trade with na­ E. Light & Co., Seabrook, Tex., made gradually during the five- tions outside the group. whici services Humble Oil rigs in year life of the law. In order to The US is seeking the new trade LONDON — Japanese shipyards the Gulf of Mexico, voted in an cushion possible affects on Ameri­ law in order to be able to bargain built 23 percent of the shipping NLRB election in December to tonnage launched throughout the oin the IBU. The board then cer­ world last year, holding its lead tified the IBU as bargaining agent over all shipbuilding nations for for the 18 boatmen in the fleet. The company, however, chartered the sixth year in a row. Lloyd's Register of Shipping its eight boats in a bareboat agree­ fixed the Japanese output at 1.8 ment to Humble Oil, the nation­ million tons, an increase over the wide outfit of which Esso (Stand­ tonnage built in 1960. Great Brit­ ard Oil of New Jersey) is a major Preliminary design of the worlds largest ocean-going hydro­ ain held the second spot among division. As a result of the bare­ foil ship, a 300-ton vessel capable of achieving speeds up to world shipbuilders, 600,000 tons boat charter, the IBU men were 70 knots and to be utilized by the US Navy for research behind the pace-setter. West Ger­ faced with a loss of their jobs. Confronted with this maneuver, many was third, followed by Swe­ missions, have been com-"* the IBU promptly filed unfair labor den, Netherlands, France, Norway pleted by the Gruman Air­ under development, wiU increase and the United States. The US practice charges with the NLRB. its speed potential to ab;out 70 craft Corporation. knots, nearly twice the speed of produced 342,000 tons, off 142,000 The board has now ruled in favor The plans were submitted to the the largest ocean-going ships. of the union's position, thus as­ from the previous year. Bureau of Naval Ships, contract­ The high point of Japanese suring the men their original jobs The ship, known as the AG (EH), ing agency for the project. is the second ocean-going hydro­ shipbuilding prior to World War plus back wages ranging up to The new Navy ship will be sup­ foil ship under development for II was 15 percent of the world $350 per man. Tlie settlement also ported on a system of foils or the Navy. The HS Denison, a 90- total. Lloyd's said 691 new ships commits Light to enter into col­ "wings" positioned at the end of ton research vessel, will be amounting to almost 3.5 million lective bargaining negotiations three struts projecting beneath its launched this spring for the US tons were entered on its rolls with the union without resort to further subterfuge. hull. Two struts are located for­ Maritime Administration. during 1961. ward of the ship's center of gravity, and a third strut is positioned at, the stern. As the three "wings" cut through the water, lift is pro­ vided in the same manner that the wings of an airplane provide lift by traveling through the air. The ship will first employ a eubmerged foil .system that will enable the vessel to travel at a Artist's conception shows how the world's largest hydrofoil ship will take off' from its speed of about 45 knots. The addi­ normal displacement condition (far left) to its full foil-borne condifion (right). tion of a later set of foils, now TrafFic congestion hampering truck loading and discharging at Brooklyn piers was focus for a meeting at SlU headquarters among representatives of waterfront Teamster locals, the In­ ternational Longshoremen's Association, NYC Dept. of Marine & Aviation and trucking groups. Concern over the problems created by construction on Belt Parkway led to a series of meetings in which the waterfront group is seeking city action to resolve the water­ front traffic issue. Broad Trade Program Mapped For US, IVou/cf Aid Shipping Texas IBU Wins Jobs, Back Wages Japan Still Top Builder New Design For Hydrofoil -70 Knots 'Like A Bird' AFL-CIO and the SIU, which ap­ peared before the ICC on behalf of river boatmen. The unions ar­ gued that railroad ownership of the barge line would lessen com­ petition along the waterway, in­ crease the cost of transportation to consumers and in the process reduce job opportunities. Representatives from civic groups and other transportation industry organizations also spoke before the Commission in opposi­ tion to the railroads' bid. Hay operates over more than 2,500 miles of Inland and Gulf waterways. IBU Rivers Drive Gains ST. LOUIS—Continuing to press its intensive organizing campaign, the Inland Boatmen's Union has signed up a key harbor operator here. The Ford Towing Corporation, which operates one shift boat in St. Louis harbor, agreed to a union contract which gives its employees responsible union representation plus top wages and conditions. The agreement calls for an immediate pay raise, nine paid holidays, full welfare coverage, pension benefits and complete job security pro­ tection. Card Check Ford agreed to IE)U representa­ tion of its tugmen after a card check showed overwhelming sup­ port for the union. Besides the one shift tug it now has working, the company plans to add a second boat to handle its growing opera­ tion. In separate action, the IBU boosted its string of important signings covering tug companies operating lii the inland rivers, when the Bernhardt Bros. Tug­ boat Service of CassvUle, Wisconson, agreed to a top contract. Top Terms Under the agreement, Bern­ hardt tugmen receive an immedi­ ate wage hike, improved working conditions, welfare and pension coverage plus important job se­ curity protection. The contract for the company's boatmen also provides for automatic wage in­ creases during its term. Bernhardt also recognized the Union after a card check. The re­ sulting agreement takes in the five towboats owned or operated by the company on the Upper Mississippi River. Between 50 and 60 tugmen work on the five boats, three of which have historical names while the other two honor the company's home state. The tug names are: Pere Marquette, William Clark, Stephen Foster, Badger and Wis­ consin. Wisconsin is known as the "Badger State." �' .< {.r •-T'-s}.•- KiiMk, IMt r-V',; SEAFARERS '^•.n rs'' m LOG rvJitam UNION IS XiASSROOM' FOR CARIBBEAN AFFillATB SlU Trinidad Unionists At HQ Four delegates from the SIITaf filiated Seamen's & Waterfront Workers Trade Union of Trinidad are currently in New York receiving a thorough briefing on all phases of union operations and procedure. The group, con­ sisting of Basil Douglas, the union's 1st vicepresident; Stephen Joseph, assistant sec­ ret ry for grievance procedures: Francis Mungroo, secretary of the ocean-going branch, and Norman Harris, member of tha stevedoring branch, expects to spend several weeks obtaining detailed Information on trade union practices In the United States. The delegates have spent the first two weeks of their stay on such diverse sub­ jects as cargo-handling procedures, the operations of union clinics on both the longshoring and seafaring side, both sea­ men's and longshoremen's contracts, water­ front safety programs and hiring systems. As a result of detailed study of the SIU's rotary shipping and seniority hiring proce­ dure. the representatives of the SIU affil­ iate have Indicated a desire to establish similar procedures in their own union. A major Interest of the group Is to learn full details of welfare and pension plan operations in the States both In terms of benefits provided and with respect to ad­ ministrative procedures. The program calls for study of the operations of Union wel­ fare plans as well as the workings of thn industry-wide food and safety programs. Visitors are briefed on full range of SlU procedures ...on BEEFS (top), ACCOUNTING METHODS (left) and WELFARE RULES (above). CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT, DU­ TIES OF PATROLMEN arn lubjnct for this huddln. The Trinidad union has been affiliated with the SIU since last October. Its morn than 6,000 members handle longshore and shipboard work out of the island and many • of them are employed aboard the foreignflag Alcoa ships on the bauxite run. ROTARY SHIPPING Is nxplainnd In thn SIU hiring hall. Detailed study of other procedures will take place in coming weeks to famtU larixn thn visitors with all union operations. �SEAFARERS Pace Tea March, IHS IOC .osmor; Old Ship, New Name Memories of the trying days of World War II when American workers participated massive war bond drives to buy ships, tanks, planes and other material for the Allied war Effort were revived this month. The occasion was the pres-"^ ^ntation to the International ILGWU headquartera In New plaque is unique in that it is the first to be given away from a pri­ 'Seagoing Motel* jadies Garment Workers Un­ York. The vessel, named in honor of a vately-owned and still-operating ion of the original name plate (from a war-built Liberty ship christened as the SS Morris Siglan, and still sailing today as the slU-raanned Losmar operated by Palmar Steamship. Transfer Ceremonies The name plate was turned over lo ILGWU president David DubinBky by Calmar president Robert Jurgen in ceremonies at IL6WU pres. David Dubinsky (right) receives historic Lib­ erty ship nameplate from Robert Jurgen, president of Calmar. Denouncing management's use of cabs, Toronto City Controller HerIbert Orliffe, a mediator for 25 >'ears, has abandoned efforts to •settle a strike by members of the iHotel & Restaurant Workers lagainst the Royal York Hotel. Manlagement had offered to rehire only lhalf of the striking workers in Ifavor of the scabs. Orliffe comlended the union's "principle of Ihumanity" in refusing to abandon lits members . . . The US DepartIment of Agriculture has granted lexclusive bargaining rights for its 12,742 meat in.spectors to the Amerllcan Federation of Government I Employees, AFL-CIO. ;r. fr. ifMembers of Machinists Lodge 11918 at seven Whirlpool Corp. (plants in St. Joseph and Benton (Harbor, Mich., have reaffirmed (support of their union In rejecting Ian attempted raid by the Team(sters. The workers voted 823 to 1324 in favor of the Machinists dur­ ing a National Labor Relations Board election in which IBT presi­ dent Jimmy Hoffa personally cam- former president of the ILGWU, vessel. was one of some 5,000 merchant ships built during the war, many of which were sponsored by labor organizations and other groups on. the basis of war bond purchases. ILGWU members purchased over $8 million worth of bonds in the course of union bond drives during the war and, as a result, sponsored a number of aircraft and four Liberty ships. The ves­ sels were named for persons who had made significant contributions to the growth of the garment un­ ALBANY—The New York State ion and to the labor movement. AFL-CIO has charged that the Besides Sigman, they were the public is being completely misin­ Morris Hillquit, Meyer London formed about the provisions ot an and Benjamin Schlesinger. anti-strikebreaker bill passed by Built in Baltimore by the Beth- the Assembly and awaiting Senate lehem-Fairfield Shipyard and action here. launched on February 2, 1944, the A state labor spokesman said Sigman was later renamed the that widely-publicized official Arthur Fribourg. She ultimately statements of business and indus­ became the Losmar, after Calmar try groups and some newspaper purchased the vessel in 1956. editorials "have been saying the Morris Sigman was the union's bill would make illegal the hiring general secretary-treasurer in of anyone to replace workers on 1914-15 and later served as presi­ strike. This is not so." dent from 1923 to 1928, during the The bill bans the use of agen­ turbulent period when garment cies whose business is supplying workers rebuffed attempts by professional strikebreakers and Communists to take over the un­ bans hiring professional strike­ ion. He died in 1931. breakers. Presentation of the name plate "It also requires any employer was part of the Liberty ship Me­ who recruits or advertises for morial Program sponsored by the workers to replace those on strike American Merchant Marine Insti­ or about to strike, to inform those tute and the American Institute recruited and to state in any ad­ of Marine Underwriters. The vertisement that a labor dispute exists where the jobs are available. "The bill leaves no doubt in anybody's mind as to what Is meant by a professional strike­ breaker. The bill says it means 'any person who customarily and repeatedly offers himself for em­ tendants work a basic 205-hour ployment in place of employees month. They do not receive any involved In a labor dispute'," the overtime until after 240 hours . . . state AFL-CIO reported. Guaranteed inter - company job This week, union representatives transfer rights in case of layoffs or at a meeting of the Maritime Port plant closings has been won under Council of Greater New York, were a nation-wide pact negotiated by informed by Winfield Chasmar, the Glass Bottle Blowers. Some president of the Laundry and Dry 32,000 production and maintenance Cleaning Workers Internation Un­ workers are covered by a three- ion, that the labor movement had year agreement that also provided beem successful In winning a sim­ wage increases and improvements ilar anti-scabbing bill In New Jer­ in pension and welfare benefits. sey. New York Anti-Scab Bill Lags Korean Labor Visitors At SiU I paigned. 4- 4- t" The United Auto Workers has I reached agreement with the AllisChalmers Manufacturing Company on national terms of a new 32 month contract affecting 7,000 workers and covering wages, pen­ sions, vacations. Insurance and sup­ plemental unemployment benefits. Improved arbitration procedures were also covered. Picketlines were retained at several of the company's seven struck plants while negotiations continued on loI cal issues. 4. 4 t Tbc Sleeping Car Porters have called on the Pullman Company I and railroads operating their own sleeping cars to institute a 40-hour week or a 173-hour month. At present Pullman porters and at- Visiting SIU hall in NY, Korean trade unionists loelt over the LOS with SIU exec, vice-pres. Cal Tanner who welcomed them. Pictured (l-r) are Park F. Young, director, Dept. of Int I Affoifi, Federation of Korean Trade Unions; Tanner; R. Aiken, Railway Clerks, their US labor escort; Lee Kyu Choli, head of the Korean TUP and of the Korean Railway Workers Union, and Mike Carlin, Infl Division-MTD rep. Choi! is also an alternate member of the ITF general council. New Role For Carferry Ending long career on the Lakes, AM Arbor Ccvforry No. 3 is shown in balmier days. She was built in 1898. FRANKFORT, Mich.—Most ships that are "finished with engines" either go to the breakers or into mothballs. A different fate may be in store for the Ann Arbor Carferry No. 3. She's Iveen sold to a corporation that has plans to convert the ship into a "seagoing motel." The veteran of over 60 years of service on the Great Lakes was recently sold to the Moonlight Motel Corporation of Manistee, Michi­ gan, after having been Idle during the 1961 shipping season. Oldest carferry In service on the Lakes, No. 3 was built in Cleveland in 1898 and made her maiden voyage the same year. She was refur­ bished in 1922 and now measures • • 307 feet overall. Sentimental Attachment SIU officials report a great sen­ timental attachment among oldtime carferry crews to the aging vessel. Nobody, they added, likes to see a ship go out of service, and a lot of men have many mem­ ories about No. 3. WASHINGTON—A National La­ The remaining Ann Arbor carferries are scheduled to be sold bor Relations Board examiner has to another company pending ap­ upheld last fall's protest picketing proval by the Interstate Commerce action by unemployed Great Lakes seamen against the flipflop-flag Commission. Northern Venture in Marquette, Mich. Dismiss Charges The NLRB action was in the form of a recommendation that charges against the Lakes SIU be dismissed. The charges were CHICAGO—Fair activity in port. brought against the union by The Highway 16 was fitted out, Upper Lakes Shipping, Ltd., as then laid up again, but is expected agent for Island Shipping, Ltd., to go back into operation shortly. and the Lake Superior and IshReports of a good steel year are peming Railroad Company. common. There is no Indication of Picketing action against the Ven­ steel layoffs, as is usual this time ture by unemployed seamen la of year . . . FBANKFOBT—Ship­ Duluth, Minn., last fall was previ­ ping picked up somewhat with the Wabash going on a 20 and 8 sched­ ously upheld in Federal District ule. The ship was stuck in 28 Court. The earlier ruling said that inches of Ice on her last trip to the seamen were acting within tho Menominee and was freed by a scope of the law in seeking to pror tect their job security. Coast Guard cutter. In hearings before the NLRB, 4 4 4' the union proved that Canadian DETROIT—Activity remains on and US interests owned the vessel, slow side. One ship, the steamer and the NLRB ruled in favor of tho Wyandotte, will not operate this union in line with past decisions. season. Crewmembers will be re­ Switched Runaway assigned through the Job Security Subsequently, the company Program . . . ALPENA—Port is switched the runaway-flag regis­ open with minimum activity. Many try of the Northern Venture and members have been working with went back under the Canadian flag. the Boys' Club during the off­ This was part of a maneuver to season. There was a good turnout put the vessel and its scab crew for 12th Annual Marine Ball, into a company union which has which was held in the Memorial since blossomed forth as tho HalL "Canadian Maritime Union." 4 4 4 Across the Lakes, Canadian sea­ BUFFALO — Shifting cargo men have also been upheld in their work is accounting for some job picketing of a sister ship, the activity in port, llcwevcr, the Wheat King, with the result that grain trade decline is beginning shippers have shown great re­ to cut into this work. Approxi­ luctance to utilize either vessel. mately half of the normal grain The Wheat King was last reported in lay-up. • • has not been unloaded. NLRB OKs Protest On Runaway Lakes Briefs �B8Se2lE2LSga Harti, INt SEAFARERS LOG t»KB Eleven. A 'Here's How' For Industry WC Fleets Getting More Ships; Roosevelt Ready SAN FRANCISCO—SIU Pacific District seamen are slatec to man a brand-new Mariner vessel and several other mod­ ernized ships now being fitted out by West Coast companies under various replacement"*" programs. in States Lines' $66 million replace­ The Hawaii, fourth Mariner ment program covering six ships was launched last month at New­ port News, Va. Her sister ships are the Washington, Oregon and California. Modernization of the Hawaiian Planter of Matson Lines was also completed in February, and this vessel, with 24,000 cubic bale ca­ pacity added, went back into serv­ MFOW Vice-Pr«sicl«nt ice from Portland. The fourth ship SAN FRANCISCO—Members of in the six-vessel remodeling plan tlie SIU Pacific District unions for Weyerhauser Steamship has marked the death this month of been rechristened at Coos Bay, Art Coleman, vice president of the Oregon, as the George S. Long The reconstruction Job on the Long Marine Fireman's Union. increased her cargo-carrying ca­ Coleman, 53, died at St. Francis pacity by nearly 6,000 cubic feet. Hospital here on March 10. He had Goes In April been ill since December of last year. Due to start trans-Pacific serv­ At the time of his death, Cole­ ice for American President Lines man was a delegate to -the San in April is the liner President Francisco Labor Council and had Roosevelt, reconstructed recently Just been re­ at Seattle at a cost of $10 million elected to an­ The remodeled ship is named after other term as two Roosevelts, Theodore and vice-president of Franklin Delano, both former US the MFOW. Presidents. He had been a In other developments, Olympicunion member Griffiths Lines has opened bids for 27 years and for the construction of two conhad served as an tainerships for operation in the official for the Pacific coastwise service between last 13 years. In Seattle, San Francisco and Los An­ Celatwag 1940 he began geles. Eight bids ranging from Just serving as Portland business agent under $11 million to $14 million and continued until 1957, when he are being evaluated. The two con­ was elected port agent. He con­ tainer vessels, to be known as the tinued in that position until 1961, Washington Express and the Cali­ when he was elected vice president fornia Express, will be 430 feet of the MFOW. long, fully containerized, and cap­ A native of Spokane, Washing­ able of 18-knot service speeds. ton, Coleman had lived in Oregon New Reo(wd prior to moving to California in 1961, where he resided in San Meanwhile, the new freighter Pablo. Washington Mail, of American Mail He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Line, recently broke two interna­ Ameiia Coleman; a son, Ronald; tional speed records on the Yo­ a stepson, Gary; his mother; four kohama-British Columbia run dur­ brothers, Bert, John, Richard, and ing her maiden voyage. Rated at a Michael; and three sisters, Lenora, speed of 20 knots, the Washington Ruth, and Evelyn. Mail cut the previous passenger Funeral services were held on ship record for the cross-Pacific March 13, and burial was at Olivet jaunt by 22 minutes. She's the first Cemetery. SIU Pacific District of­ of three vessels already ordered as ficials and a number of rank-and- part of an eight-ship fleet replace­ filers attended the rites here. ment program for American Mail. Art Coleman Dies At 53 Pictured at launching last year, American Mail Line's Wash­ ington Mail set new trans-Pacific speed mark this month on Yokohama-West Coast run. The "holier-than-thou" business world which has read such pious lectures to labor in the past took a bad beating on the ethical front in 1961. As a result, the National Industrial Conference Board has found it necessary to issue a code of conduct for officers and di­ rectors of American industry. This includes the following rather obvious items: • Don't invest in companie.s that supply your company with their products. • Don't-invest in competing companies. • Don't trade in your own company's stock for quick profits. e Don't borrow from or lend to customer or supplier companies. • Don't accept part-time employment from firms doing business with your company. e Don't accept substantial gifts or entertainment. e Don't reveal confidential information to outsiders. e Don't use your position for personal gain, and e Don't acquire real estate of interest to your own company. Ana If you want to get an idea of corporate democracy here's how J. A. Livingston, financial writer of the Washington Post, puts it: "It is commonly assumed that directors choose the chief execu­ tives of major corporations. This is a legal fiction. In practice the head of the company usually selects—nominates—directors. Then stockholders dutifully elect the directors to office. The directors, in turn, instaU, elect, the management that nominated them." US Bill Of Rights' Urged For Shoppers WASHINGTON—Proposals setting forth a "Bill of Rights" for consumers have been sent to Congress by the Administra­ tion in urging important new legislation dealing with drugs, food, cosmetics, business* mergers, television sets and ceivers for both very high fre­ quency (VHF) and ultra-high fre­ interest rates. Job Favors Nixed For Kings Point WASHINGTON—The Maritime Administration has rejected a sug­ gestion that it promote legislation to provide graduates of the na­ tion's maritime academies with preferential treatment in finding seagoing Jobs. The latest suggestion came from the US Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association, at Kings Point, NY, which complained that mari­ time academy graduates were find­ ing it difficult to find Jobs aboard US-flag ships. In turning down this suggestion. Maritime Administrator Donald W. Alexander has advised that every future academy candidate be noti­ fied in detail that "he does not have a built-in career graduation, sim­ ilar to that of the service academiex graduates." He expressed "sur­ prise" this hadn't been done in the past. Maritime unions have long ques­ tioned the need for the Federal ex­ pense entailed in operating the academies. They have pointed out that the money could be better utilized in other aspects of the Government's program for marltime. Enactment of legislation to pro­ vide preferential treatment for academy graduates would dis­ criminate against experienced seamen who have advanced to of­ ficers through the ranks and against union officers who are now competing for the limited number of available Jobs in a de­ clining US merchant fleet. The President announced a di­ quency (UHF) channels, urged rective for creation of a Con­ strengthening of anti-monopoly sumers' Advisory Council to as­ laws and promised recommenda­ sist the President's Council of Eco­ tions on "truth in packaging" legis­ nomic Advisers, and a directive re­ lation as a further aid to con­ quiring a special assistant for con­ sumers. sumer liaison in every Government agency dealing with matters af­ fecting the buying public. In a message to Congress, the President said consumers should have: "The right to safety—to be protected against the marketing Joe Algina, Safety Director of goods which are hazardous to health or life. The right to be informed— The importance of drilling and testing fire-fighting techniques aboard to be protected against fraudulent, deceitful or grossly misleading in­ ship is pointed up again and again in reports of fires and explosions formation, advertising, labeling, or at sea. All seamen, whether on SlU-manned ships or any other vessels, other practices, and to be given have the same responsibility to stay posted and alert to these dangers. A report of the Liverpool Underwriters Association, which covers a the facts they need to make an large number of marine insurers dealing in all types of vessels, empha­ informed choice. "The right to choose—to be sizes the problem. In 1961, 20 merchant ships vessels amounting to assured, wherever possible, access 127,300 gross tons were total losses due to fires and explosions, includ­ to a variety of products and serv­ ing two American ships. The loss figure for last year was way higher than the 1960 total of eight vessels and about 50,000 tons. ices at competitive prices . , , All fires and explosions reported, most of them minor, amounted to • "The right to be heard—to be assured that consumer interests 470, an increase from 419 the previous 12 months. Of course, most will receive full and sympathetic of, this was on foreign ships as we know. The thing to keep in mind, consideration in the formulation of however, is that as ships and equipment get older, particularly the Government policy, and fair and case in the US fleet, the possibilities for trouble increase. This is why strict attention and frequent fire and boat drills are expeditious treatment in adminis­ Important for all hands. A well-trained, experienced crew that can trative tribunals." respond promptly in an emergency is the best kind of "insurance" Drug Safety He said consumers and physi­ when the chips are down. cians should have "assurance from 4« it it More labor participation in safety programs, and more labor-manage­ an impartial scientific source" that any drug on the market is ment cooperation are essential to save human lives and limbs, accord­ "safe and effective" and that the ing to the President's Conference on Occupational Safety held recently accompanying promotional mate­ in Washington. This year's conference had more labor participation rial "tells the full story—its bad than ever before, with 250 representatives of different union organiza­ effects as well as its good." Pre­ tions present among the 3,000 delegates. A couple of interesting facts stood out from the overall discussions scription drugs, he stated, should be Identified by a simple common and reports. The accident rate for workers in manufacturing has been name so that the purchaser can dropping steadily since that section of the economy began receiving buy the drugs he needs "at the the most attention from labor, management and Government. On lowest competitive price." tlie other hand, the accidental death toll among farm workers—the Declaring that thousands of least unionized group of. workers—is the highest of any American women have suffered injuries to occupation. their eyes, skin and hair because One of the points brought out in specialized discussions on safety of "untested or inadequately-test­ hazards concerned problems in the longshore field, as described by ed beauty aids," the President said Joe Leonard, safety director for the International Longshoremen's legislation is needed to require Association. He described union efforts to make the docks and cargo cosmetics to be "tested and proved spaces aboard ship a lot safer for ILA workers, and recent Labor Department figures indicate that some progress is being made. safe" before mai'keting. In this connection, the record also shows that in 1961 the Depart­ In other areas, the President urged enactment of a "truth in ment listed 188 foreign ships that had to be delayed in US ports lending bill," to require full dis­ because of defects in cargo gear. In many cases, it was necessary to closure to installment buyers of use shore cranes in order to safely load and unload these ships. It the actual amounts of credit seems from this there's plenty of work needed to bring foreign bottoms charges. He also backed legisla­ up to US standards, no matter what the foreign owners claim. (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can tion to require manufacturers of television sets to equip all new re­ be submitted tc this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Ship Fires Aiways A Hazard �SEAFARERS Face Twdw Maidh, INS LOG 'Goffig... Going...' BULK CARRIER CONSTRUCTION—The world ore carrier fleet consists of 327 vessels. Of this total, the United States operates only 4 vessels in the foreign trade, with a total deadweight tonnage of 87,000 tons. In the light of this, it is apparent that the United States haf lost control of its ore imports and that this trade is now monopolized by foreign-flag vessels. Large bulk carriers are now being built by almost all of the major maritime powers, with the exception of the United States. The USSR, which had only sixteen bulk carriers of 46,000 dwt in 1954, now has 110 of 636,000 dwt. By grasping the real significance of a bulk carrier fleet, the USSR has recognized an In­ strument for Soviet economic penetration. t 4" l" LEGISLATIVE ROUND-UP—State Department and Coast Guard officials appearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations have urged that group to favorably report the International Conven­ tion for Safety of Life at Sea (1960) to the Senate for advice and consent to ratification . . . Senator Wiley (Rep.-Wls.) has urged the Defense Department to establish a Transportation Coordinating Agency. He stated that the Department of Defense has created and adhered to shipping policies which, to a large degree, overlook the potentials of a Great Lakes waterway system. Last year Sen. Wiley recommended a special study of defense shipping policies on military cargo destined for overseas ... In hearings before the House Merchant Marine Committee, the International Longshoremen's Association lodged its protest against HR 207, a bill that would eliminate liability of ships and their owners to persons other than crewmembers, for breach of the warranty of seaworthiness. The ILA told the Congres­ sional subcommittee that the only real beneficiaries of the proposed legislation would be foreign shipowners . . . Government and industry spokesmen have given support to S. 2801, a measure designed to extend until June 30, 1964, the twelve-year minimum age for trade-in of vessels on new construction . . . The Department of Commerce has expressed its opposition to provisions of S. 2800 which would make permanent the present 55 percent construction subsidy which the Government may pay toward new ship construction, and would remove any percentage limitation on construction subsidy incident to recon­ structing or reconditioning a vessel. 4< The pending entry into service of the nuclear-powered NS Savannah highlights the peculiar situation which confronts the American merchant marine. On the one hand, the responsible agencies show no hesi­ tation whatsoever in spending considerable sums on a wide variety of costly experiments and equally costly studies. The other side of the coin is the reluctance to put money into any new operating idea which will bring direct and immediate benefit to the shipping industry right now. Nobody quarrels with the value of experi­ mentation and the development of new ship types. We suppose that all of the studies and information-gathering procedures will also serve a useful purpose some time in the dim future. But all this will be to no avail if the day-to-day bread and butter operation of the industry is neglected. A key case in point was the handling of the proposal by Ore Line to build two new ore carriers for American-flag operation. The proposal was desirable from every point of view. These ships would be the first bulk ore-carrying tonnage built for US operation since World War II. They would assure that at least some of the vital ore imports on which the nation's economy depends would travel on US-flag ships. Their approval would be recognition of the shift in our foreign commerce from package cargo to bulk cargo; it would show that the authorities were alert to the changing pat­ tern of our foreign trade and were prepared to take steps accordingly. The proposal was approved at all levels in the appropriate maritime agencies after the usual exhaustive hearings. Then, suddenly, when it had reached the final stages, the con­ struction plan was stifled at the highest levels of the Commerce Department and the Administration. The result now is that the proposal is be­ ing abandoned. Instead of the US having two new 51,400-ton carriers under the Ameriican flag, built in American yards, these same vessels will be constructed in a foreign yard and manned by foreign crews. This will only worsen the Imbalance be­ tween what the American merchant marine needs and what it has. Further, it slams the door in the face of any future proposals to add to our dwindling and insufficient orecarrying capacity . The point of having a merchant marine is to have ships to carry a goodly percentage of the nation's foreign trade. The point of having Government aid is to see to it that the merchant marine gets the kind of ships it needs. If the foreign trade of the US con­ sists in the main of bulk cargoes, then these are the types of vessels which the Govern­ ment should assist. It doesn't take elaborate study and research to figure that out. SUP'S 77th Birthday The month of March marks the 77th anni­ versary of the founding of the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the commemoration of the birthdays of two of its historic leaders, Andrew Furuseth and' Harry Lundeberg. Lundeberg, who died in 1957, was the found­ er and first president of the SIU of North America. The establishment of the SUP is dated from March 6, 1885, when a group of 300 sea­ men gathered at Folsom Street wharf in San Francisco to consider steps "towards form­ ing a permanent protective union." The growth of the SUP and the development of the sailors' movement on all coasts is due largely to the dedication of these two pioneer maritime trade unionists. Furuseth was a front-line fighter in the movement that freed seamen from punitive maritime law and upheld their rights as workers and citizens. He died in 1938. SUP secretary-treasurer from 1936 until his death in 1957, Lundeberg continued the fight to upgrade conditions for the entire seamen's union movement. He pioneered the campaign against runaway-flag shipping and shaped the expansion of the SlUNA and its affiliates for almost two decades. ^ 4* SHIPBUILDING — In a recent appearance before the Maritime Evaluation Committee, Business Council, Department of Commerce, the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America, AFL-CIO, stated that if the shipbuilding industry is allowed to die with no possibility of replacement training, it will take from five to seven years of on-the-job training in most of the building and repair yards to get it started again. The Maritime Evaluation Committee is presently conducting a study of maritime matters during the course of which it is hearing from the various industry segments. The union commented on the "intermittency" of employment in the shipbuilding industry, drawing on data covering average weekly hours worked during the years 1946 through 1958 in the Atlantic Coast shipyards of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, including Fall River and Sparrows Point. These figures indicate that in each of the years named, ths average hours worked were less than 34 per week, except during ths Korean crisis in 1952. 4" 4" 4" 4 4" 4" 4" .4' 4" FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION—Thomas E. Stakem, Chair­ man of the Federal Maritime Commission, recently expressed the hops that shipping lines of all nations "will calm their fears" as to Ameri­ can shipping practices, including the tariff filing requirements pro­ posed in FMC Document No. 964. Chairman Stakem stated that record! show that virtually all lines engaged in the United States foreign trade have thus far sought to cooperate with the spirit and the letter of the new regulatory laws. The FMC official noted that some 950 tariffs have been filed since the tariff filing requirements were initi­ ated on January 2. About 500 of these were new tariffs which had not previously been submitted. FISH REPORT — The Bureau of Commercial Fisheries has made arrangements to award a contract to study water transportation rates and services for fish and fishery products. The study will be perfiirined by the Traiisp«ji(ation and Public Utilities Services of the General Services Administration ... A group of South African fishing companies has announced Intention to enter the Chilean fishing in­ dustry in 1962. The company expects to build a fish meal plant at Iquiqui in northern Chile. The company will operate a fleet of purse seiners, similar to pilchard boats used off South Africa and Southwest Africa. The vessels will be purchased from Chilean boatyards . . . The Japanese plan to establish a new tuna base at Levuka, Fiji Islands. The intention to establish a base at Levuka is reported to have been formulated to help the struggling medium and small fishing coopera­ tives of Japan. The plan, however, is strongly opposed by the thre« largest Japanese fishing companies which operate tuna mothership fleets in the South Pacific ... A large Japanese firm is constructing a large cold stoLage plant at Tema, Ghana, to handle the catch of it! Atlantic trawler feet, reported to total six trawlers, mostly in the 2,500ton class. The company plans to increase its trawler fleet in the At­ lantic Ocean and may build more freezing plants in West Africa. MARITIME SUBSIDY BOARD—Savings of as much as 40 million dollars are r.opeu xor as a .v . lu >...o ..^a' ^...siied by the Maritime Administration to cut costs for both the Govern­ ment and shipowners in the construction of 200 new ships still to ba built in the long-range replacement program. Under the new policy, the Maritime Subsidy Board will require that applicants for con­ struction-differential subsidy shall whenever practicable duplicata ship designs already approved for subsidized construction and that orders shall be placed for no fewer than four, preferably six, ships at a time. The Maritime Subsidy Board has indicated that important economies would result from simplified engineering, modern methods in shipyard fabrication and assembly, lower cost of some major com­ ponents, and in reduced cost of developing shipyard working drawings. I' » * �WMAFARERS LOG T*ge Thiricca %.•wKi8ri~^i m-Mmm r i»-.^»i :>• -y..^ m M M m NEW HOUSTON HALL Jobs posted, on# of the first shipping calls in new hall gets underway. Dispatcher G. Delgado checks cards. Seafarers began using the newest hail operated by the SlU early this month when the new Houston building opened for business. The first member­ ship meeting in the modernized, two-story structure took place on March 12 and served as a welcome for many Seafarers. The main deck of the air-conditioned building features the shipping hall and provides facilities for Union business operations, records and other func­ tions. The second deck contains recreational and meetina space. It's cofFeetime, so Seafarers try a cup In the cafeteriasnackbar arranged for their convenience. yM •Mt ^ y' <y:y m The clean white building has tpic and span look in sideview photographed from Canal Street. First SlU membership meeting In comfortable area on 2nd deck hears report from SlU president Paul Hall on Union activities. "How's shipping" Is always the Important Item, and the new hall makes ample provision for posting of registration cards so all hands can check their spot on the seniority shipping list (upper left). At service windows (left), J. Zeireis, J. Lellnksi and J. Bennett try the counter out for size. Zeireis was elected to Union's quarterly financial committee during membership meeting. Above, cafeteria foursome Includes J. Malcolm, Paul Hall and Wayne Henderson. �SEAFARERS Faf* Foorteca LOG Dr. Weisbeiter's Tests Hint New Medical Aid PHOENIX, Ariz.—A scientific breakthrough that may sup­ ply some answers to the nature of cancer and other human diseases has been reported by Dr. Austin Weisberger of Western Reserve University* to a seminar of the American change them back to their healthy Cancer Society held there this form, an important aid in treating the disease may develop. monUt. Dr. Weisberger emphasised In Dr. Weisberger, brother of Mor­ his report that his work had not ris Weisberger, executive vice- demonstrated fw certain that the president of the SIU of North genetic apparatus of human cells Seafarer R. G. Giistaftson America and secretary-treasurer could be altered by the admission of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, of DNA and NRA. However, it spoke up at March SIU mem­ disclosed significant progress under offers a hint for possible future bership meeting in NY. He test-tube conditions in changing treatment of cancer, leukemia and urged all dispatchers to do human cells from "normal" to allied diseases which have plagued the same to avoid confusion "diseased" and vice versa by ex­ man through the ages. during busy job calls. posing them to protein-like mate­ rials known as DNA and NRA. These materials determine heredi­ tary human characteristics such as the color of the eyes, hair and other physical features. In his experiments. Dr. Weis­ berger extracted NRA from the cells of people afflicted with a dis­ Use of the stars as a means of navigation, a method em­ ease called sickle-cell anemia. He ployed by seamen for hundreds of years, may now provide found that he was able to produce the way for future astronauts to determine their position in the disease in a normal cell by adding the NRA from the anemic space. This is the substance cell. On the other hand, he was of a discovery by Lt. Colonel the angle between a star and the able to eliminate the disease from John H. Glenn, America's earth's horizon. Another variation the anemic cell by taking NRA first astronaut, which he reported would be to hitch the sextant to from normal cells and transmit­ during testimony before a Con­ the side of the capsule and have ting them to the afflicted ones. gressional committee a few days its readings fed into a small com­ It is felt by many medical au­ after his historie orbital flight puter which would work out the capsule's position. thorities that cancer is a disease around the earth. in which the cells go bad because Glenn recounted the experience It has been estimated that by the genetic apparatus has been of even being able to observe stars using these methods an astronaut changed. during -the daylight portions of could "fix" his position within ten If altering these cells through his flight. He recalled that he miles, which is accurate enough the use of DNA and NRA can could see no stars near the horizon for a space ship traveling several but, as he adjusted to the view, miles a second on the 235,000-mile some of the brighter ones became trip to the moon. visible. Moving? Notify clearly Research along these lines has His observation may make It been going on for quite some time. SIU, Weifare possible for future space travelers It's already been observed that Seafarers and SIU families to determine position by checking when a man-made satellite passes who apply for maternity, hos­ the stars in the same manner that overhead, there is a shift In the pital or surgical benefits from mariners have used celestial wave lengths on which its radio the Welfare Plan are urged to navigation since ancient times. It signals are being transmitted. keep the Union or the Wel­ could have an important bearing Using computers to measure this fare Plan advised of any on the way man travels to the moon change in frequency of the radio changes of address wluie their by eliminating the need for com­ signal, scientists have been able applications are being proc­ plex and cumbersome guidance to determine exactly where the essed. Although payments are equipment. One of the side-results satellite was in relation to the often made by retimn mail, of the Glenn trip was his finding earth. changes of address (or illegible that he could maneuver his space return addresses) delay them vehicle on his own without ground when checks or "baby bonds" assistance of any kind. The exact method an astronaut are returned. Those who are moving are advised to notify might use to make his observations SIU headquarters or the Wel­ has not yet been determined, but fare Plan, at 17 Battery Place, it is possible that he would utilize a hand sextant, similar to a New York 4, NY. mariner's instrument, to measure SPACE TRAVELERS USE STARS, TOO SIU Safety Award For Mae A full year's accident-free sailing for SIU crewmembers on the Mae (Bull) earned SIU safety award for the vessel on arrival in Baltimore. Displaying citation (front, l-r) are Sea­ farers Roy Alston, Frank Bona, Stanley Johns, Ed Kolenovsky, with Safety Director Joe Algina and SIU port ("gdut Rex Dickey; rear, S. Freeman, J. Emmerick, and F. Hughes. I LA Urges 'Buy Union' Shoe Drive ST. LOUIS—The District Coun­ cil of the International Longshore­ men's Association here has called on all trade unionists to suport a "Buy Union" campaign in support of workers at the International Shoe Company in this city. Some 700 ILA members in the warehousing, shipping and storing departments at three local plants are involved. International is an­ other in a long list of domestic companies affected by the competi­ tion of cheap imports and non­ union products manufactured un­ der sub-standard, low-wage condi­ tions. An Independent union repre­ sented the company's workers here until 1956, when the independent affiliated with the ILA and became Local 1820. International Shoe manufactur­ ers shoes for men, women and children under a variety of labels, including Florsheim, Winthrop, City Club and Handcraft shoes for men. Accent, Trios, Smart Set and Florsheim shoes for women and the Poll Parrot, Weather Bird, Red Goose, CTicial Boy Scout and Pussyfoot shoes for youngsters. New Paterson Pact Booms Canada SIU MONTREAL—The signing of a Canadian SIU Licensed Division contract by J. P. Paterson & Sons Steamships has; extended union coverage to 70 engineers in the company's fleet for the first time. The contract was completed posals for forthcoming negotia­ in February and is the third tions with the companies. Once to be signed In recent months. negotiations begin, these propos­ First-time union representation als will be turned over to the has been extended to almost 200 union's negoUating team for use licensed men during this period, during the bargaining talks. bringing the total number of en­ gineers In the licensed group to 1,200. Previously, the Hall Corpora­ tion and the Licensed Division reached agreement on a contract covering 62 engineers on Hall ves­ sels, and an accord was also made involving the 28 men in the Misener Steamship fleet. As a result of these contracts, MONTREAL—Two new union members of the SIU of Canada's halls have been opened in the Licensed Division have gained the Owen Sound and South Midland same benefits enjoyed by Cana­ areas by the SIU of Canada in a dian unlicensed seamen, such as further expansion of its building protection imder the union's wel­ program. fare plan, vacation plan and sen­ With the addition of the two new iority shipping system. locations, Canadian seamen in In other action, a Proposals these areas can keep more fully Committee elected by the mem­ Informed about the affairs of the bership to survey suggestions for union and will have complete facil­ new contracts Is preparing pro­ ities for shipping and other serv­ ices. Canadian SIU members have been urged to take full advantage of the conveniences provided by the new buildings. Besides opening up two more hails, the Canadian SIU has been doing a sprucing-up Job on exist­ ing facilities in different ports. The union hall at Thorold was TORONTO—Negotiations b e- treated to a renovation Job recent­ tween the SIU of Canada and the ly so that members who ship out Lakes Carrier Association are con­ of that port will have the best tinuing and the union has received possible facilities for their use. pledges of support from members The address of the hall at Owen Sound is 1135 Second Avenue and sailing on the Great Lakes. Among the contract terms being the location at Midland is 217 pressed by the union are a guar­ Dominion Street. However, mem­ anteed annual wage for the 8,000 bers who wish to send mail to seamen on the Lakes, a reduction Midland are advised to address it in work hours and increased wel­ to PO Box 144, Midland, Ontario. fare contribution from employers. While the union is deep in negotiations here it has wound up its contract talks on the Canadian National Steamship Company's west coast service in Vancouver. Continued rejection by the com­ pany of the union's terms had re­ sulted in mediation by Canada's COLLINGWOOD, Ontario—Two Counciliation Board, and the board new vessels, especially designed to is now expected to make a serve both Canadian inland and recommendaUon on the contract. coastal routes, were launched here Negotiations by the company and this month for N. M. Paterson, and the union had been going on since will Join the company's fleet in July. April. The beef centered on Canadian The ships, Lawrendoc and MonNational's rejection of the mem­ doc, are 292 feet long and have a bership's desire for a contract beam of 45 feet. Deisel-electric similar to the Alaska Cruise Lines' powered, they have a cruising terms. The company wanted a pact speed of about 15 knots and are similar to the one negotiated with fully reinforced for ice conditions. the Canadian Pacific Company Accommodations for Canadian in 1958. seamen include two-man sleeping West coast seamen desire the quarters, deluxe washing and laun­ Alaska terms because the opera­ dry facilities plus a recreation tion and run of Canadian National room. The ships are equipped with ships are fundamently the same the latest navigational devices for and should have the same coverage. safe and speedy sailing. Attempting to continue its ad­ Cargo-handling has been sim­ vantage over other operators, plified by dividing the vessels into Canadian National has proposed three sections to be serviced by the lower standards from the 1958 cranes. The 28 foot by 28 foot agreement to maintain its mone­ hatches are fully automatic and tary advantage over Alaska Cruise the use of tarpaulins is completely Lines. eliminated. The absence of any deck gear makes the ships especially suited to handle bulk cargoes and their speed and draft will permit them to service points not yet served by other Great Lakes vessels. Open Halls In Midland, Owen Sound Lakes Talks Continuing Coastal Ships To Join Fleet 0 �SEAFAmEMS LOG rag* Piftem US Sued For Irmpasat Reserve Fleet In Wrong Yard Atlantic Gale Takes Heavy Toll; 7 losf Lost in East coast storm with all hands, fishing boat Karina T. is shown last year at NY's Fulton Fish Market. POINT PLEASANT, NJ—Seven fishermen, members of the Atlantic Fishermen's Union, were lost at sea early in March when the fishing vessel Karina T disappeared in a storm off the Atlantic Coast.'t The storm, which caused vessels. Including one Liberian-flag considerable damage and loss vessel which broke in half with no of life all along the coast from Hatteras to New England, came In the wake of severe snow. The Karina T, which left here March 6, was last heard from while riding out the storm at Bamegat Light a day later. Coast Guard Search Lost aboard the vessel were Capt. Carl Jorgensen of Brooklyn; David Davidson, Brookljm; James Barron, Brooklyn; Rolf Holberg, West Orange, NJ; Andrew Thorne, Brooklyn; John McGhle, Harrison, NJ, and Carl Abrahamsen of New Bedford, Mass. The Coast Guard pressed an air, sea and shore search for the vessel and its crew for a week before giving up. Other vessels contracted to the SlU-affillated Atlantic Fishermen's Union suffered serious damage during the storm. The New Yorkbased Carol & Jack sustained $30,000 damage, and another AFUcontracted vessel, the Enterprise, suffered hull damage which virtu­ ally destroyed the craft. Along NJ Coast The brunt of the storm was felt by fishermen along the New Jersey coast, although fishing vcssel.s as far south as Norfolk were dam­ aged. The New Bedford fishing fleet, which is contracted to the SlU-affiliated New Bedford Fish­ ermen's Union, also sustained some damage. The coastal storm also caused some damage to offshore Among nnfons in the SIU are a number of groups of commer­ cial fishermen on aii coasts, as well as shoreside fish canneries and processors. They are in­ volved in such widely-diversi­ fied fishing operations as scal­ loping, tuna fishing, salmon fisheries, cod, halibut and many others. Groups involved include the New Bedford Fishermen's Union, Alaska Fishermen's Union, tuna fish and cannery Uttlens operating out of Cali­ fornia ports and groups in Bristol Bay, Kodiak, and else­ where far the fw northwest Pacific. loss of life. Along the coast, the storm ripped up shorefront homes and cut many new channels among the bays and inlets dotting the Atlan­ tic. An extensive rebuilding pro­ gram, including the building up of sand dunes, is underway. New Reefer Gear Spurs Alaska Run NOME, Alaska—The old story of selling refrigerators to the Eskimos is coming true. The growth and development of fishing in the Bering Sea and along the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers had been handicapped In the past by the lack of artificial refrigera­ tion facilities to protect the quali­ ty of the catch. This was especially so in the case of mild-cured King salmon caught in the rivers. Develop State To insure the quickest develop­ ment of the state, the Alaska Board of Fish and Game has now liberal­ ized its fishing regulations covering the two rivers, resulting in a much larger catch. Without refrigeration, the haul could not be preserved until it was sent to market. Now, a number of companies have announced plans to begin floating freezing operations along the rivers. In addition, a number of canneries are planned along the Bering ipea coast to process fish caught in the area. SIUNA Affiliates Many fishermen in the state are members of two SIUNA affiliates, the Alaska Fishermen's Union and the Bering Sea Fishermen's Union. The introduction of artificial re­ frigeration will enable them to get better prices for their haul and increase their economic- security in the future. The refrigerator plants will also help other catches, including cray­ fish which is developing into an imporUnt haul. Not many people can say they have a fleet of ships parked in their front yard, but Mrs. Theresa Scozzafava says she does, and the Federal Government owes her $10,000 in "back rent" for using her property. Mrs. Scozzaiava, a 77-yearold grandmother, contends the 50 are periodically used for the sought to increase the rent. The Government owes her money storage of grain. Mrs. Scozzafava Government stood fast by its offer for anchoring its Hudson River mothbali fleet in front of her house at Jones Point, in Rockland Coun­ ty, New York. Jones Point has been the location of the Hudson River reserve fleet since World War II. In her suit filed in the Federal Court in New York, Mrs. Scozza­ fava claims underwater rights ex­ tending 230 feet into the Hudson and along 365 feet of shoreline on the basis of grants made by the State of New York dating back to 1814. The Government has countered by arguing that the court has no jurisdiction in the matter and that the ships are in a navigable river in the public domain. The mothball fleet numbers about 190 ships, of which about Broad Job Retraining Plan Ready WASHINGTON — President Kennedy has signed a bill passed by Congress this month in a move to offset the effects of automation on the American work force. The three-year, $435 million program to retrain the unemployed in new skills will go into effect this July. Workers who qualify for re­ training will be paid allowances and expenses for the duration of their training period, based on each state's weekly payment for unemployment compensation. To be eligible for payments, persons over 21 must be heads of families or households and must have had at least three years of employ­ ment. Trainees in the 19-21 age brack­ et will also be entitled to pay­ ments, but the amount will be less than for the over-21 group. Those who meet the standards for retraining will apply at their local state employment offices. Tests will be administered to de­ termine the skills they can use. If selected for retraining, they will be a.ssigned to state vocational training programs, or, in some cases, placed in industry for on the job training. The maximum payments range from a high of $55 per week in Hawaii and $50 in New York and New Jersey, to $30 in some South­ ern states. The law makes $5 mil­ lion immediately available to the Secretary of Labor to set up the studies needed to carry out the program. It is estimated that the program may train up to a million persons, now unemployable, for new jobs. If it proves successful after the three-year trial period, the pro­ gram may be made permanent. has been collecting $25 per month rent from the Government since 1946 for the use of a dock and for parking privileges for Govern­ ment workers who service the mothballed fleet. When the Government lease ex­ pired in 1960, Mrs. Scozzafava of $25 a month, however, and al­ though It has pulled several ships away from her reputed underwater property, she stijl contends that the vessels are encroaching on it. She's joined In the suit by her daughter and son-in-law, who also own property along the Hudson. By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Watch Those Supermarket 'Specials'! Looking for supermarket price leaders is a good way to save money. In fact, this department often has recommended planning meals around the supermarket specials, and also using the specials to stock up on staples you will soon need. But at the same time, don't get lured by price leaders into buying high-priced items. Supermarkets boast an assortment of selling illu­ sions that can dazzle an innocent shopper into spending a great deal of extra money. In fact, if you listen to some of the food-merchandising experts talk, you'll find they consider the shopping public pretty much a bunch of innocents. The Institute of Design Analysis in San Francisco recently asserted that it had found that merely changing the labels on beer convinced a test group of drinkers that the taste itself had changed. Here is some of the merchandising strategy practiced all over th* country, that you ought to know about: The Case of "The Hot Specials" Some supermarket specials are really hot money-savers. One survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found worthwhile savings on several meats, produce items and packaged goods each weekend. But only about Hi percent of items sold by the food markets were found to be specially-priced in the weekend sales. Thus, you never can assume that a handful of leaders means all offerings are bargains. Take this report of a successful promotion of frozen foods by a leading New Jersey chain supermarket. The man­ ager reported that a half-dozen leaders were offered at cost price, a few other items at a low mark-up and the rest at the regular price. The neighborhood was plastered with ads for the leaders. "As a result of the psychological impact of the no-profit and low mark-up items, customers regarded our regular price items as specials also, and we sold out every frozen product in stock." The Case Of The Tie-in Sales One of the chief purposes of price leaders, whether in department stores or supermarkets, is to sell related high-profit merchandise. A Connecticut chain super reports that when it has a sale on canned juices, it will display on adjoining shelves an assortment of plastic juice containers at regular prices. If beer is on special, the adjoining shelves will feature potato chips and similar costly snack foods. The Case Of The Ruddy Hamburger One frankly deceptive—not merely manipulative—trick is the addi­ tion of excessive amounts of fat to hamburger. Last year this depart­ ment warned against this very practice, and disclosed that spokesmen for New York consumer cooperatives reported some stores colored high-fat hamburger by adding beef blood. Just recently the New York City Market Department found this was exactly correct. It said I hat many butchers in that city were adding an excessive amount of fat to hamburger—in some cases as much as 90 percent—and then color­ ing it with blood. Federal law requires that hamburger shipped in intei'state com­ merce must contain no more than 30 percent fat. Some states permit up to 50 percent and some have no limit. The use of beef blood to color hamburger is not harmful to health, but is certainly a financial deception. A more worrisome practice is the addition of pork scraps to ham­ burger. The New York Markets Department pointed out that some families like to cook their hamburger rare. But pork needs longer cooking. Besides checking hamburger, carefully inspect the veal and other patties sold by markets nowadays under The name of "veal birds," "mock chicken leg." etc. Such patties have in many instances become a way of unloading meat scraps ground up with extra suet. The Case Of The Cut Fruit When the fresh fruit season arrives soon, you'll see attractive dis­ plays of cut fruits and, if you're like many people, you'll happily pay a lot more for fruit cut open than fruit sold whole. A California mar­ ket reports that shoppers gr-ab up pineapples sliced in half even when the price is 2 cents more a pound than the whole pineapple. The store also finds that it can sell watermelon halves for 30 cents even when the whole watermelon costs only 49. Nor do shoppers mind buying rut fruit with cracks or other damage, although they will refuse to buy whole fruit if it has such surface blemishes. The Case Of The Extra Stamps One of the most successful devices stores have for pushing highpriced or non-basic items is to offer extra trading stamps. One super found thai it increased sales of bottled soda 520 percent by offering free trading stamps with purchases of soda. �SEAFARERS Pace SixteeiB LOG Haieh, 1M| "double Celebration SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK The following is tha latest available list of Seafarers in hospitals around the country: It wai birthday time for the family of Seafarer F. Camacho at they visited SlU headquarters to show off twins born ust a year ago. On hand with Camacho, who's holding Eve yn, one of the twins, were daughter Josephine, Mrs. Camacho, with twin David, and Gilbert, 4. The double birth last year was also the occasion for payment of $400 in SlU maternity benefits. Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director Milk Has Full Share Of Nutrients The recent picture in the newspapers showing President Kennedy downing a glass of milk and praising its virtues was a reminder of the Indispensable nutritional value of milk. One of the ma.ior providers of calcium in the diet, milk is also an excellent source of high-quality pro­ tein, riboflavin, and other vitamins and minerals. Milk is available in many forms. These Include whole fluid milk, concentrated milk, evaporated milk, buttermilk, skim milk, and whole or non-fat dry milk. Whole milk and some fortified milk also contain vitamin A. Most homogenized milk and practically all evaporated milk contain vitamin D. Adults should drink two or more cups a day in order to fulfill their daily requirements of these vitamins and minerals. Any of the vari­ ous forms of milk mentioned are capable of filling the daily quota. Cheese and ice cream may be used as alternates for milk: the.v con­ tribute the same nutrients as milk but in different proportions. Thus, those products must be consumed in greater amounts in order to obtain the same amount of calcium that milk itself provides. The proper storage of milk and dairy products is essential to pre­ serve its nutritional value and good taste. Fresh dairy products should be kept cold and tightly wrapped or covered so that they do not absorb the odors and flavors of other • foods. A storage temperature of poured from the can, and tastes 40 degrees is desirable in protect­ the same as fresh miik, but it ing the flavor and food value of should be served chilled in pitch­ iiii'k and cream. ers since brief exposure to air As soon after purchase as possi­ gives the sterilized product an ble, the glass bottle or carton added fresh flavor. Laboratory should be rinsed under cold run­ reports attest to the high butter ning water, dried and refrigerated fat content of the miik, which promptly. Exposure to sunlight is can be kept \at least two years harmful to the fiavoc and ribo­ without refrigeration. Samples flavin content of milk. have reportedly kept for as long The new SlU miik program, as six years without spoilage. whcih guarantees a fresh supply Evaporated and condensed miik of milk on board at all times, is may be stored at room tempera­ based on the use of pasteurized ture until the container is opened. grade A fresh milk packed in sterile cans. The raw milk used Then they should be refrigerated is the same as milk packed in bot­ in the same way as fresh fluid tles except that it is super-heated milk. Dry milks will keep for several during processing and then sealed in tins instead of glass or paper months at room temperature of 75 degrees or lower, or they may be containers. This milk is ready to drink as kept in the refrigerator. Non-fat dry miik is more stable than whole dry miik because of its lack of fat. Both should be stored in tightlycovered contaiiiers to prevent moisture absorption, which causes I" adquarters again wishes to off-flavors to develop and makes remind all Seafarers that pay­ reeonslitution difficult. Seafarers were formerly suscep­ ments o' funds, for whatever Union purpose, be made only tible to many diseases due to the to authorized SlU representa­ lack of a sufficient source of milk tives and that an official Union on board. Over the years, this r. ceipt be gotten at that time. problem has been resolved to the If no receipt is offered be sure point where a plentiful supply of to protect yourself by immet.i- fresh milk is now possible. •t iy bringing the matter to the (Comments and suggestions are attention of the President's invited by the Department and can office. be submitted to this column care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. .Anioine Landry Honry Adams Virgil Alford, Jr. Thomas Lang George Annis Millard Lindsey Kazmlrz Lynch Paul Arthofer John Barnett Oscar Manifold William Mason Paul Bates Clyde Brown Edmond Massulln OIus McCann Herman Carson M. P. McCoskey Cloise Coats loige Coto Victor Mioiana Robert Cumberland William Moise S''m Morris fhomas Dailey Wilmer Newsom Ignazio D'Amico Clifford Davis, Jr. Jose Ortiz Michael Pardur Antoine DeSouza James Patterson Louis Diifour Harry Peeler J. B. Dyess John Redding John Ei.senhardt Calvin Rome llamosc Elliott Edward Schielder Harry Emmett Virgil Sisk Thomas Folso Raymond Franklin Jeff Skinner Luclen Theriot Clinton Franks Patrick Thompson Needem Galloway Frank Tostl Earl Goodwin Ruby Vance Charles Halla. Jr. Aimer Vickers Chester Holtz Richard Weir lames Ha'mon Charlie White George Howard Walter Whitten George Kasprzyk William Wiemern Edward Knapp USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Nick Papageorglo Omar All Teotonio Pereir* Gordon Bell William Bergyuli* Aldo Period Nicholas Petera Kurt Binemanis George Pitour M. J. Callahan T. Cepriano Eugene Plahn Frank Ray George Crabtrea Rulof DeFretes Pedro Reyes Manuel Rodrlgues John Dern Jose Doletin Michael Ronda William Granger Evaristo Rosa Hemsle.v Guiner Frank Russo James Helms James Rutherford Leon Rysop Hans Jacobsen George Johnson Jorge Sanchez George Kavanagh Patrick Santora Charles Kinnke Harold Smith Chritos Kourtis Rosenelo Soto Walter Kushner Max Steinsaper Clarence Linden Alfonso Surles Serafin Lopez Vernon Taylor F. Maldonado Oliver Thompson Joaquin Minis Eduardo Toro Dan Mullen William Vidal Joseph Vonick Robert Nielsen USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Jack E. Long Robert Singleton George Owen, Jr. Joseph Stevens William Rudd USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Edwin Ain.sworth Joseph Johnson Pat Junes Allen Buliard Thomas Martin Isham Beard Henry Myers William Babbitt lohn Bridge S. M. Plash August Princen John Campbell Olave Rosenberg Ijither Dills Thomas Rlley David Dutton Robert D'Ferraflet 1. Scliiieldei Mllfred Valentine Raul D. Santos Raymond Wabner Harold Holmes Burl Haire E. C. Veamans Leon Hebert USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA Malcolm Foster R. A. Perrott T. Monahan Charles Swain George Otto Hughiin Warren USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Benjamin Deibler Grant L. Saylor Abe Gordon Willis A. Young Thomas Lehay Bozo G. Zelencio Max Olson SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Henning Bjork Thomas Isakson Alberto Gutierrez VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY. MASS. Raymond Arsenault VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS Wlllard T. CahlU Thomas Richardson William RInehart John Schoch John Sobus PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON. LA.. Frank Martin John Steglefort Timothy SuUlvan Vyrl WlUlams Chester Wilson CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL CULLEN, MARYLAND Donald Eyestone BELLEVUE HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NEW YORK Robert Mitchell US SOLDIERS' HOME WASHINGTON. DC William Thomson Get Certificate Before Leaving CHARITY HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Robert McKean Seafarers are advised to se­ cure a master's certificate at all times when they become ill or injured aboard ship. The right to demand a master's cer­ tificate verifying illness or inJury aboard a vessel is guaran­ teed by law. Be sure to get a master's certificate before you leave a vessel as a means of assuring your right to benefits later on. USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. .lose Ferrer Frank PieczykoUn Francis Gooley Richard Ripley Edward Huizengia Ray Smith Phillip Mason William Wllllama USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Russell Aldrich Peter Kordonia William Barber Frank Liro Edward Bayne Glbbs LIverman Charles Crockett James Lytle William Culllson John Masslk Millard Cutler James Macunchuck Claude Doyal Edmund Marsh Robert Pravel Albert Morse Gorman Glaze Antonio Palmes Physical Exams— All SlU Clinics January, 1962 Port Baltimor* Houston Mobile New Orleans .... New York Seamen Wives 12 7 6 10 22 159 411 TOTAL 57 Children TOTAL 134 7 0 166 18 98 0 194 19 452 , 44 1044 SlU Blood Bank Inventory February, 1962 Port Previous Balance Pints Credited 0 23Vi 1 .. 48V4 .. 18 1 0 0 0 0 4 .. 36 Wilmington .. 20 .. 7 . .(16)'C 2Vi 0 6 0 .. 18 Return Trip ..403V4 •(•Figures in parenthesis ( 38 Pints Used 0 25 4 0 TOTAL ON HAND 9 122^ 82 49V6 15 35 8 30 21 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 17V4 7 (12) 18 39 402t4 ) indicate shortage to be mads up. SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid—January, 1962 CLAIMS Hospital Benefits (Welfare).... 7442 Death Benefits (Welfare) Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Seafarer John Adams, OS, just contributed his 4th pint of blood to the SlU Blood Bank in NY, and shares the spotlight with lab technician E. Field. AMOUNT PAID $36,493.06 18 41,166.27 Disability Benefits (Welfare) .. 245 36,750.00 Maternity Benefits (Welfare) .. 49 9,646.36 Dependents Benefits (Welfare). 233 61,895.61 Optical Benefits (Welfare).... 133 2,287.25 Outpatient Benefits (Welfare) .,. 784 65.430.00 8904 $243,518.58 1543 $248,740.09 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD.. 10447 $S02,258.M Summary (Welfare) Vacation Benefits �Mwob, im SEAFARERS LOO N'Orleans Medical Exam Total Goes Over 10,000 Ten SIU Veterans Retire On Pension Ten more veteran Seafarers have been approved for Union pensions as a result of trustee action, raising the number of oldtimers who have retired so far this year to a total of 17. Newcomers to the lifetime" $150 monthly pension are Thomas Jefferson Donaldson, Henry Gibbs, Henry Hill, Andrew Jerry Howard, Berger Roebeck Johansen, William Joseph Moise, Claude Vernon Morgan, Patrocino Pereira, John Slaman and William Thornton. An oiler on the Producer (Ma­ rine Carriers) his last time out. Brother Donaldson has been sail­ ing with the SlU since 1947, after joining in New Orleans. A World War I Army veteran, the 70-yearold seaman makes his home in Mobile, Ala., where he lives with his daughter, Louise. He signed oflE the Producer on July 24, 1961. Oldest In Group The oldest Seafarer retiring this month, 71-year-old Brother Gibbs Is a veteran of 38 years sailing in American bottoms. He paid off his last ship, the Steel Architect (Isthmian), on April 25, 1960. A deck department member, he joined the SlU in 1951 at New York and now lives there with his sister, Catherine. Brother HiU joined the SIU in 1938 in Mobile after extensive American-flag seatime. Shipping in the steward department, the 69year-old seaman paid off the Penn Trader (Penn Shipping) on Octo­ ber 11, 1961. The Army veteran American-flag ships. Brother Moise joined the SIU in 1941 in New Orleans and began shipping in the steward department. He paid off his last vessel, the Del Alba (Mississippi), on July 6, 1961. The 52-year-old seaman lives with his mother, Ernestine, in Metairie, La., where he owns his own house. A member of the steward de­ partment, Brother Morgan signed off the Steel Flyer (Isthmian) on July 2, 1961. He joined the SIU in 1944 in NY. He is an Army veteran of World War I. The 67year-old Seafarer lives with his wife. Carmen, in NY. Sailing US Since 1922 Originally from Portugal, Broth­ er Pereira has been sailing on American-flag ships since 1922. The 66-year-old steward depart­ ment member paid off the Steel Director (Isthmian) on September 6, 1961. He began sailing with the SIU in 1955 in New York. His wife, Marie, of Majorda, Salcete, Goa, is next of kin. Brother Slaman'g seatime ex­ tends back to 1929 when he began shipping on US-flag vessels. He joined the SIU in 1941 in NY and sailed in the deck department. His last ship was on April 22, 1961, when he paid off the Angelina (Bull). The 61-year-old Seafarer lives with his wife, Juana, in NY. A black gang veteran. Brother Thornton joined the SIU in 1940 in Philadelphia and signed off his last ship, the Andrew Jackson (Isthmian), on October 24, 1961. A veteran of Army service during Johansen Howard World War II, the 45-year-old of World War I lives with his wife. Seafarer makes his home with his mother, Mrs. G. H. Eason, in Alma, in Mobile. Brother Howard also signed off Selma, NC. a Penn Shipping vessel. His was the Penn Explorer on September 23, 1961. He saw service with the Navy in World War I and then sailed on US-flag vessels for a number of years. In 1944, he joined the SIU in Mobile. The 63year-old engine department mem­ ber lives with his wife, Eva, in Georgians, Ala. Native Of Norway A native of Norway, Brother Johansen joined the SIU at Bos­ ton in 1944 after 10 years service on foreign bottoms plus another 15 on US-flag ships. A member of the deek department, he paid off the Seatrain Savannah (Seatrain) on December 1, 1960. The 69-year-old Seafarer makes his home in Seattle, Wash., with his wife, Anna. After 11 years' seatime on Wm»9tswmUtm NEW ORLEANS—Established just over four years ago in December, 1957, the SIU clinic in this port passed the 10,000mark last month in examinations provided for Seafarers and their families. Seafarer John Dehring, an sippi), received the 10,000th check­ AB off the Del Oro (Missis- up on February 26 at the clinic SIU oldtimer Claude Morgan (above, right) receives his first SIU pension check from Joe Volpian, Social Security director. At left, Union vet­ eran Henry Gibbs gets pay­ ment from John Dwyer, SIU welfare rep. Each drew $300 covering 2 months' benefits. Assure Benefits For Dependents Seafarers who are providing support for their parents and normally list them on their in­ come tax returns should be sure to list them in 1962. This will insure the eligibility of the parents for dependent's benefits under the SIU wel­ fare plan. REPORT Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director Help For The Nation's Jobless now located in the New Orleans hall. Preceding him were his ship­ mates off the same vessel, Seafarers Leonard Gordon and James Stew­ art. Prior to the opening of ths new hall here one year ago, th* medical center had been at an­ other location. The original New Orleans facility was the second SIU clinic to be opened in 1957, starting op­ erations eight months after the Pete Larsen Memorial Center was opened near headquarters in Brooklyn during April of that year. The center here had been housed in temporary quarters. When plans for the new hall were drawn up, it was assigned one wing on the second floor of the modern build­ ing. It currently offers all diagnostic services in a fully-equipped center right in the hall. Seafarers and their dependents are able to use seven different medical centers in as many ports as a result of the steady expan­ sion of the medical program. Be­ sides the New York and New Orleans clinics, others are in Mobile, Houston, Baltimore and San Juan. The latest one opened in Philadelphia, is shared with the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, and began serv­ ing SIU men and their families on February 1. In its over four year<- of opera­ tion, the New Orleans tccility has offered 22 percent of the total of 45,523 examinations given to Sea­ farers, their wives and dependent children. The New Orleans t- al is surpassed only by the New York center, which has given about half of all the examinations to date. Seafarers have been the most extensive users of the New Orleans center, receiving over 9,000 hea'th check-ups. The function of the clinics is to protect the health of Seafarers and their families by detecting incipient illness or disease in the early stages of de­ velopment when they may still be treated. Permanent improvements in the Federal-state unemployment in­ surance system have been urged on Congress for many years. Original­ ly established over 25 years ago, the system has been patched together over the years and operates — through a patchwork of 50 differ­ ing, which if used as the measure ent laws in as many states, whose would permanently tie the unem­ adherence to Federal standards ployed's family budget to 1930 varies greatly. living standards. An article In the "AFL-CIO Instead of $34 a week, the na­ American Federationist" explores tional average benefit payments the situation is some detail. Only would have to be $43 to properly 15-20 percent of the wages lost by mirror changes in standards of liv­ the unemployed are reimbursed by ing of the last 25 years. Some cir­ regular unemployment insurance. cles further argue that jobless It reports, because of limitations benefits were originally for 16 in coverage, eligibility and bene­ weeks and that the program was fits. Certainly on this basis alone intended only for "temporary un­ employment." However, "tempo­ reform is long overdue. For all the variation, however, rary unemployment" today lasts the weekly benefit amounts in all longer than six months for an in­ states have one thing in common. creasing number of the jobless. They insure a smaller portion of Even with the 24-weeks maximum the workers' weekly wages than now allowed the average jobless they did twenty-five years ago. In pay applicant in the regular state the original laws, a benefit of at program, 2.5 million exhausted least half one's weekly wage pre­ their benefits in the last calendar vailed for all but the highest job­ year. (Comments and suggestions are less wage-earners. Only one state invited by the Department and now applies this principle. Benefits are allowed for up to can be submitted to this column a maximum of six to 39 weeks, de­ care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) pending on the state and on one's previous ^earnings. The average person qualifies for a maximum of 17 weeks in Virginia, 30 in Pennsylvania. Families of unemployed workers cannot stretch their jobless pay very far. A study shows that even with jobless payments their bills pile up (25 percent of unemployed families): they borrow money (22 percent); get help from relatives (21 percent); move to cheaper quarters (11 percent); or they go on relief (4 percent). According to the US Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manu­ facturers, however, weekly bene­ fits are more adequate than for­ merly. They argue that average benefit payments have risen faster than the cost of living. The facts are true, but the con­ clusion is not. Unemployment benefits were geared to wages Seafarer Jahn Dehring (center) received the 10,000th exam­ for the purpose of underwriting ination given at the New Orleans SIU clinic, just after ship­ the worker's standard of living, mates Leonard Gordon (left) and James Stewart had their even as it changes with time. This Is much different than cost-of-liv­ check-ups. The trio is shown with Dr. F. X. Lothschuetr. �SEAFARERS Page Etchteen All the foUomng SIU familiea have received • 9200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing total of $7,200 in ma­ ternity benefits and a maturity value of $900 In bondst LOO MM. MM AXUEu:vAi:.s aaa Denlse Farrier, born October 24, Ronda Reeves, born November 19, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Walter The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarere Farrier, Baltimore, Md. James Reeves, Jr., Mobile, Ala. Welfare Plan and a total of $37,000 in benefits was paid. (Any apparent delay ji* ^ 4 4 4 in payment of claims Is normally due t o late filing, iask of a beneficiary card or Robert Charles Neblett, bom Lisa Gniliano, born November necessary litigation for the disposition of estates). 14, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. December 21, 1961, to Seafarer Anthony Guiliano, Elizabeth, NJ. and Mrs. Robert C. Nebiett, New Erlck Eklund, 72: Brother EkEdward G. Blsckmon, 62: Brother Burton Frazer, 69: A heart at­ York, NY. ^ lund died of a stomach aiiment on Blackmon died of a heart ailment tack was fatal to Brother Frazer 4 4 4 Bart Chapline, born October 21, January 12, 1961, on January 17, on February 18, Michael King, born December 5, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert 1962 in New Or­ at the USPHS 1961 at the 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Cicero L. Chapline, Wellsburg. W. Va. Hospital, New leans, La. He USPHS Hospital. M. King, Norfolk, Va. started shipping Orleans, La. t S t a t e n Island, 4 4 4 Ha began ship­ with the SIU in NY. He began Teresa Garland, born September Teresa Emanuel, born November ping with the 1940, sailing in sailing with the 29, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul 14, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. the engine de­ SIU in 1938, sail­ SIU in 1939 in E. Garland, Johnson City, Tenn. Thomas Emanuel, Mobile, Ala. ing In the deck partment, He had the engine de­ 4" t department and been receiving partment and 4 4 4 Rodney James Puiliam, born had been receiv­ special disability was receiving Edna Orellana, born December 8, November 27, 1961, to Seafarer ing special dis­ benefits since special disability and Mrs. Ollis J. Puiliam, Jr., New 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Arnaldo ability benefits since 1955. No next September and Is survived by benefits since 1954. No next of kin Orellana, New Orleans, La. Orleans, La. of kin was designated. Burial was friend, L, Long, of New Orleans. was designated. Buriai was at Ever­ 4 4 4 ^ at Garden Cemetery, New Orleans, Burial was in New Orleans. Total green Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. Jose M. Bonefont, born Septem­ Robert Stilts, born October 26, benefit: $1,000. La. Total benefit; $4,000. Total benefit: $4,000. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John ber 4, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Felix Bonefont, New York, NY, 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Stilts, New Orleans, La. Joseph Slntes, 36: Brother Sintes Donald L. Haberkamp, 30: In­ 4 4 4 Lewis Fenwick Sawyer, 50: 4 4" 4» Henry Gutierrez, born November juries sustained in an auto acci­ died of bronchopneumonia on Brother Sawyer diea of cancer on Tyler Herring, born September 11, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. dent were fatal November 2 9, October 24, 1961 29, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas Gutierrez, Galveston, to Brother Haber­ 1961 at the at the USPHS Earl W. Herring, Jr., Ruskin, Fla. Texas. USPHS Hospital, kamp on April Hospital, Balti-i 4i 41 4i New Orleans, La. 16, 1961 in Hous­ 4 4 4 more, Md. He Stephen Padelsky, born Novem­ Stephen Hilton, born October 31, ton He had been sail­ County, had been sailing ber 27, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas Texas. Ha started ing in the deck in the steward Joseph Padelsky, Baltimore, Md. Hilton, Mobile, Ala. department with shipping with department with the SIU since the SIU in 1952 4 4 4 4 4 4 the SIU since 1947. His aunt, Jennifer Smith, born October in the deck de­ Joseph Michael, born November 1948. His son, Adeline Seahorst, 8, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. 28, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. partment. Bene­ Lewis F. Sawyer, of New Orleans, fits were paid to Albert Michael, Derby, Colorado. Willie Smith, Brookhaven, Miss. of Baltimore, sur­ G. R. Lange, administrator of his survives. Burial was at St. Vin­ vives. Burial was at Moreland 4 4 4 4 4 4 Klmberly Gall Kent, born No­ estate. Forest Park Cemetery, For­ cent's DePaul Cemetery, New Memorial Park, Baltimore. Total John E. Blair, born July 4, 1961, vember 29, 1961, to Seafarer and est Park, 111., was the place of Orleans. Total benefit: $4,000. to Seafarer and Mrs. Kenneth E. benefit: $4,000. Mrs. Clyde Kent, Baltimore, Md. burial. Total benefit: $4,000. 4 4 4 Blair, McKinnville, Tenn. Kenneth G. Brown, 59: Brother 4 4 4 Brown died of an abdominal condi­ Judy Perry, born October 17, tion on January 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alford 20, 1962 at the Perry, Gretna, La. USPHS Hospital, 4 4 4 Baltimore, Md. Wendy Cobb, born November 10, He had been sail­ to Seafarer and Mrs. Olin L. Cobb, ing in the stew­ Galveston, Texas. ard department with the SIU 4 4 4 SAN FRANCISCO — Fred since 1946. His Steiner, veteran Bay area news­ VIckl Lynn Garber, born Deceradaughter, Lor­ man and long-time editor of the 5, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John raine Brown West Coast Sailors," official J. Garber, Harrisburg, Pa. Whalever you need, In work or dress Scott, of Baltimore, survives. newspaper of the Sailors Union of 4 4 4 Burial was at the Arbutus Memor­ the Pacific, died here in St. gear, your SIU Sea Chesl has it. Gat top Eileen Stickel, born October 25, ial Park, Baltimore. Total benefit: Mary's Hospital on March 6. He quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward $4,000. was 53 years old. R. Stickel, Baltimore, Md. ing at your Union-owned and Union4 4 4 Steiner began working on the 4 4 4 James N. Norrls, 62: Brother "Sailors" in 1951 and had been operated Sea Chest store. Michael and Mark Hanback, born Norris died of drowning on Janu­ with the paper ever since. He died December 4, 1961, to Seafarer and ary 6, 1962 in on the day the SUP observed the Mrs. Burt T. Hanback, N. TarryNorfolk, Va. He 77th anniversary of its founding Sport Coati town, NY. began sailing in 1885. Before coming to the SUP, Slacks 4 4 4 with the SIU in he had been with the San Fran­ Dress Shoes Alan Dahistrom, born November 1955 in the en­ cisco Chronicle, Call-Bulletin and Work Shoes 2, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Al­ gine department the Oakland Post-Enquirer. bert Dahistrom, Marquette, Mich. His widow, Mrs. Socks Bom in Milwaukee, Wis., ha Alma Norrls, of 4 4 4 Dungarees was raised in Montana and grad­ Norfolk, survives. Jeffery Poole, born October 16, Frisko Jeens uated from the School of Journal­ Burial was at 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Milton CPO Shirts ism at Montana State in 1932. He Edwards Ceme­ Poole, Houma, La. Dress Shirts tery, Chocowinity, NC. Total ben­ worked on the Butte (Mont.) 4 4 4 Daily Post befoi-e he joined the Sport Shirts efit: $4,000. Mllbern McElroy, born July 12, Army at the beginning of World Belts 4 4 4 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mllbern War 11. Khakis Max Martin, 58: Brother Martin McElroy, Ingleside, Texas. Services were held at the An­ died of a head injury on July 19, Ties 4 4 4 1961 at Port-of dersen Funeral Home, Valencia Sweat Shirts Joanna VIdrlne, born October Spain, Trinidad. St., San Francisco, and burial was T-Shirts 25, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John He began sailing March 9 at Golden Gate Ceme­ Shorts Vidrine, Apelousas, La. with the SIU in tery. Briefs 4 4 4 Surviving is his widow, Frances, 1939 and shipped Swim Trunks Candy Surrency, born November in the deck de- of San Francisco: his parents, Mr. 12, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Neil Sweaters partment. No and Mrs. Fred Steiner of Clyde N. Surrency, Jacksonville, Fla. Sou'westers next of kin was Park, Montana; a sister, Agnes, of 4 4 4 designated. Bu­ Xavier, Kansas, and two brothers, Raingear James Malone, Jr., born July 19, rial was in Port- John of Yakima, Wash., and James Caps 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. James of-Spain. Total of San Mateo, Calif. Writing Materials W. Malone, Deer Park, LI, NY. benefit: $4,000. Toiletries 4" 4 4 4 4 4 Electric Shavers Karen Forrest, born September Robert C. Pierce, 46: Brother Radios 1, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ken­ Pierce died of a liver condition Television neth Forrest, Norfolk, Va. on January 30, Jewelry 1962 in Houston, 4 4 4 Seafarers overseas who want Norman Bennett, born October Cameras Texas. He started to get In touch with headquar­ 1, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. shipping with the Luggage ters in a hurry can do so by Charles B. Bennett, Kenner, La. SIU in 1947 in cabling the Union at its cable the steward de­ 4 4 4 address, SEAFARERS NEW Myria Jenkins, born October 21, partment. A sis­ YORK. 1981, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gilbert ter, Mabel BurUse of this address will assure gett of Miaiui, Jenkins, Gretna, La. speedy transmission on all mes­ Florida, survives. 4 4 4 sages and faster service for the Burial was at the Ann Emery, born November IS, men involved. Coral Gables Cemetery, Coral 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas Gables, Fla. Total benefit: $4,000, Emery, Towanda, La. Your Gear for ship .. • for shore Union Has Cable Address SEACHEST �Mareh, IMt SEAFARERS Pace Nineteen LOG Newcomers on their first trip through the Panama Canal have been warned to forego swimming in the cut, especially when their ship is underway. The ship's delegate on the Jean LaFitte (Waterman) explained that "the place is loaded with 'gators, dirty old snakes —and other creatures." After going through the '^aterway and heading for the West Coast, the same ship had a little accident, split a few seams and was in drydock a fev/ days for repairs. Said the crew: "This old gal Is getting up in age." 4" J" 4" t» Smiles From Orphans Reward Choctaw Men A safety .suggestion that Sea­ farers should keep in mind is the following from the chief engineer on the Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa): Crewmembers going to hang clothing in the engine room fidley should wear shoes, not shower sandals, when they negotiate the engine room ladder. If they don't, they're liable to negotiate them­ selves into a hospital. Seafarers off the Eiie V (Elie V Steamship] visited the United Seamen's Service club during a stopover at Naples, Italy. Pictured (l-r) Nick Gallegos, AB; Earl Whatley, MM; W. C. Sellers, DM, and Bill Koflowitch, OS. A good time was had by all, Koflowitch said. 4 4 4 Seafarers on the Choctaw (Waterman) played "father" at What is surely one of the most a number of Far East orphanages during a recent Oriental run. They cite as their reward the smiling faces of these popular suggestions ever offered crew of the Alcoa Partner (Alcoa) has been made by the Steel Flyer children at the Holy Family Home, Osaka, Japan (above). Over $28 was collected from crewmembers, according to deck de­ (Isthmian). The ship wants to see partment member Rafael V. Saldana, who was In charge of donations all Seafarers have a holiday on and distributing the ship's gifts. Saladana specifically cites Seafarers their birthday and get a day off. If a crewman has to work on his J. Simons, W. Madermot, S. Escobar and S. Wolfbirthday he'd then get overtime •on for their contributions. pay. There is only one problem The funds were used to buy clothing, groceries, with this Idea: What happens to Instant powdered milk, cookies, candles and other Seafarers who were born on necessities for the orphans. In addition, money was February 29? contributed directly to the homes. Besides the Holy Family Home, other Institutions that received gifts were Our Lady of Lourdes Baby Home, Yokohama, Japan, and the Polish Heart Orphanage Baby Home, Pusan, Korea. Saldana reports that the nuns and other workers Saldana at the orphanages extended their "best wishes" and "deepest thanks" to the Seafarers for their efforts. In his own turn, Baldana is continuing the job he began on behalf of the youngsters last year while on the Maiden Creek, another Waterman vessel on the Far East run, which was reported in the October, 1961 Issue of the SEA­ FARERS LOG. CANTICNY (Cities Service), October 31—Chairman, Jaul T. Cazic; Secre­ tary, Eugene Hall. No beefs reported. Service in port is lax. salad on table late and tables not set properl.v. Re­ quest delegate to see the steward about this and to keep the messhall clean. Need better grade of toilet paper. Request better variety of night lunch. Ship needs fumigation. LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfleld), December 1<—Chairman, Weldon Smith; Secretary, Harry C. Perk, Jr. $3.00 in washing machine fund. Cap­ tain says too much coffee is being used. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. The crew wants to see the food consultant about the company using dehydrated instead of fresh potatoes. Vote of thanks to steward department. Try to get foam rubber for the tops of crew mess room tables. tary, Lonnia Hargeshelmer, $341.58 In treasury. No beefs reported Try department delegates. Ship should be fumigated for roaches. Motion to get a new movie machine. There is $65.00 in treasury for movie machine. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), October 15—Chairman, Tommie Tucker; Sec­ retary, J. Wllllngaham. No beefs. Secured two boxes of books from San Francisco hail for library. More care to be exercised in use of the washing machine as it cannot be repaired out here. Request made for soap dishes in engine department showers. Re­ quest no more creamed potatoes for breakfast; meats and soups to be more carefully prepafed. Steward said he would take care of these matters. PRANCES (Bull), November 30— Chairman, James Logan; Secretary, CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service), November 16—Chairman, D. Edwards; Secretary, Frank Flanagan. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service), October 24—Chairman, Ted Jones; Secretary, Frank Flanagan. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Only 65 cents in ship's fund. Two men missed ship in Baltimore last trip. ALAMAR (Calmon, October 23— Chairman, Raymond Bunce; Secre­ tary, Sidney A. Garner. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Keep messroom door locked in port, rheck food stores in California. Repair toilets in orew's washroom. DEL NORTE (Mississippi), August 37—Chairman, Philip Coloa; Secra- PANOCEANIC FAITH (Panoceanle Tankers), October 29 — Chairman, George Rut; Secretary, T. A. Hurdle. R. W. Murray elected new ship's dele­ gate. All brothers asked to refrain from seeing captain about draws while in port. Ship's delegate to see about same. Most repairs taken care of from last trip. One big item, water cooler still running hot water, not done. Chief Engineer was notified. T, Gerber. $8.20 in treasury. No beefs reported by dep.irtment delegates. Repairs to be turned in to headquar­ ters for action. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), Novem­ ber 13—Chairman, Donald Keddyi JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), October 14—Chairman, D. Burns; Secretary, H. RIdgeway. $20.00 In treasury. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Flush toilets. See mate about repairing catwalk and having more lights on it, also about the pilot ladder. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), Octo­ ber 15—Chairman, R. Celling; Secre­ tary, V. Harding. A few minor beefs reported such as the launch service in the Far East. Repair lists required at Panama so that repairs can be at­ tended to before ship reaches Mew York. $24.00 in-ship's fund and $113 in movie fund. Delegate asked to check on penaity cargo bonus. Wash­ ing such as dungarees to be hung in the fidley. Vote of thanks to steward department. WACOSTA (Waterman), December 17—Chairman, D. Haskell; Secretary, $.63 in treasury. No beefs reported by department delegates. Steward foc'sles need sougeeing. Sscrotary, Calvin Slover. $5.75 in treasury. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Motion adopted that each seaman's birthday should be a holiday and that man should have the day off or paid overtime if he has to work. Chief Engineer has ordered a new washer for the crew. Crew's toaster Is to be repaired or replaced. Motion that during foul weather the deck department should be called 30 minutes in advance to allow ample time to put on assorted foulweather gear and have colfee. 4 4 4 The crew of the Del Aires (Mississippi) has gone on record favoring the listing of an individ­ ual's blood type on his medical exam card. The crew said such in­ formation would be helpful in case of emergency or when a Sea­ farer donates blood. 4 4 4 Necessity may have caused the W.. .'N ' ^ W. Grant. No beefs reported. Logan elected new ship's delegate. Turn in extra linen. The crew asked steward to balance the meals a little better. EAGLE TRAVELER (Sea Transport), December 10—Chairman, J. J. Flana­ gan; Secretary, Wm. McKelvey. $20.50 In treasury. Some disputed OT; other­ wise no beefs reported by delegates. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment for a nice Thanksgiving dinner. Men should stay out of laundry room between 9-13 so it can be cleaned. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Sep­ tember 7—Chairman, J. Glovanl; Sec­ retary, E. A. Hord. Ship going to shipyard this trip. Crew will pay off and sign on in Linden. Discussion on cooking and serving of food. Chief cook says 657o of meats are not graded but mereiy stamped "ac­ cepted." See patrolman about meats, fresh vegetables and ice cream. Bunk repairs have not been made. Griddle and stove plate not repaired. FAIRLAND (Sea-Lend), November 7 —Chairman, Walter Newberg; Secre­ tary, none. $11.9.5 in ship's fund. Ship's delegate to see patrolman about repairs. Copy of repair list to be given to chief engineer and cap­ tain. Beef about iro cream. EAGLE TRAVELER (Sestransport), October 8—Chairman, N. V. Rodoljak; Secretary, H, Fluence. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Beef with the cook. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), December 17—Chairman, W. Schultz; Secretary, J. Allen. See patrolman about getting more port time in Texas. New Icebox and shelves needed for baker in galley. Keep messroom clean In port. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Decem­ ber 24—Chairman, J. Pacheco; Secre­ tary, O. Lopez. No beefs. Have patrol­ man check unsanitary odors from the wash basin and scuppers. Vote of thanks given to steward department. Bo sure to turn off the washing ma­ chine. Steward urged care in dispos­ ing of dirty linen. BEATRICE (Bull), December 24— Chairman, John Velinga; Secretary, John Muehleck. No beefs reported by department delegates. John Mueh­ leck elected new ship's delegate. ORION CLIPPER (Colonial Ship­ ping), October 30—Chairman, Morris Berlowltz; Secretary, Frank Naklickl. Seafarers on the Steel Ago (Isthmian) donated $27.72 in the ship's fund to the Seamen's Church Institute for Christmas. Con­ tinuing its tradition, the New York City organization had sent 46 packages of holiday gifts to the 4 4 4 ship. Charitable accounts are never 4 4 4 closed out and while Christmas is long past, the action of two crews By now the crew on the Steel should be recorded. To wit; the Executive (Isthmian) must be Monticello Victory (Victory Car­ either electrocuted or else the ship riers) donated 830 lira (about $90) for a children's holiday party at must be "radio-active." A new the non-commissioned officers system of radio antennas was in­ club in Istanbul, Turkey. The stalled on the ship and the ship's club's manager sent thanks to the delegate explained that all hook­ crew, who reported that the place, ups on the vessel are to be made located in the suburbs, is a very from the antenna blocks installed for that purpose. pleasant spot. to suggest that fresh fish be put on board ship in each port the same as Is done with bread and milk. Could be that the ship doesn't have any avid fishermen, the way many other vessels have. referred to boarding patrolman. No beefs except some disputed OT. ATLAS (Bull), September 20—Chair­ man, W. Davis; Secretary, Ralph Mills. $33.04 in treasury. No beefs reported. Repairs must be made before si.en-on. October 8—C;i£.;,-man, W. Davis; Secretary, R. Mills. $37.84 in treasury. No beefs reported by delegates. Mo­ tion adopted that new $800 vacation pay be put on a 90-day basis. There should be a galleyman on all super­ tankers. Money from treasury will be donated to Salvation Army at Mobile, Ala. There are 110 cases of empty coke bottles. The next crew should elect someone to run the machine for a reasonable amount of the pro­ ceeds with the rest to go to the ship's fund. WILD RANGER (Waterman), No­ vember 5—Chairman, B. P. McNulty; Secretary, C. L. Stringfellow. AH re­ pairs on lockers fixed.- No beefs. Suggestion to have menus t.vped. Washing machine to be turned off after use. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), Septem­ ber 29—Chairman, James M. ^Poster; Secretary, Stephen H. Fulford. $6.00 in treasury. No beefs reported by department dele.gates except a few hours' disputed OT. Discussion about movies aboard the ship. Have $185.75 in movie fund so will continue the movies. DEL VALLE (Mississippi), October 8—Chairman, Jack Procell; Secretary, Vincent J. Fitzgerald. Everything run­ ning smooth. Motion made that HQ send LOGS and minutes forms to South American ports in Brazil. Uruguay, Argentina. $2.50 in treasury. Brother Adams elected new ship's delegate. Need clarification on 12 months' vacation money if ship lays up in 10 or 11 months. EVELYN (Bull), October 8—Chair­ man, Ludwik Barowlk; Secretary, none. No beefs. Menus to be im­ proved. Let delegates see patrolman first about the stores. Request a food representative to see about proper storing as .ship was not properly stored last voyage. See captain about ordering stores in foreign port ac­ cording to contract. Request all table clothes be changed. Get boxes or shelves for messhall to accommodate condiments. $21.00 in treasury. No beefs reported. A vote of thanks to the steward for staying on board in Japan to get all the stores. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), October. 29—Chairman, not listed; Secretary, E. Walker. No beefs reported by department delegates. FRANCES (Bull), October 24— Chairman, George McCarthy; Secre­ tary, G. Ortiz. Beef concerning long­ shoremen using crew's toilets will be STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), Octo­ ber 22—Chairman, A. Gaspar; Secre­ tary, Gus Lopez. Everything smooth in all departments except tor some disputed OT. $8.00 in treasury. Suegested that messh.-.li porthole screen be replaced. Problem with ship's mail sent to the comoany and never forwarded. All delegates re­ quested to submit repair lis',. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrsin), October 22—Chairman, C. W. Emanual; Secretary, Wm. A. Walsh. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Discussion on ice machine and painting the foc'sles. Need times for washing machine. ROBIN HOOD (Robin Line), October 15—Chairman, James Keno; Secretary, R. Sadowski. No beefs reported. $10.60 in treasury. Men were a.<:ked to bring cups back to pantry from deck. MOUNT WHITNEY (Bull), October 15—Chairman, Marcel Bumestre; Sec­ retary, B. H. Waddell. Master wants crew to come by office and sign for slopchest and draws. $2.65 in treas­ ury. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship's delegate to a.sk for fumigation of ship due to roaches. YAKA (Waterman), October 8— Chairman, G. W. Champlin; Secretary, G. Troche. Ship's delegate reported that there had been a lack of co­ operation in most things topside, par­ ticularly on repairs and draws. One galley utility messman left in hospital at Kobe. No beefs reported by dele­ gates. Motion to have Far Eastern representative based in Japan and to travel wherever needed. Discussion held regarding SlU ships on shuttle runs being manned by replacements other than SlU. Crew asked to keep hospital in condition for immediate use at all times. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), November 4—Chairman, Gerald Erlinger; Secretary, C. A. Billane. No beefs reported. Chief mate agrees to work with delegates and bosun to take care of repairs before returning to States. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), October 8—Chairman, W. O. Wandell; Secre­ tary, Albert Ellas. B-ef cn food. $11.58 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to ship's treasurer. Crew requests that when patrolman boards ship he in­ vestigate inadequate storing, poor grade of stores, etc., and find out where trouble lies. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), September 16—Chair­ man, Chester Just; Secretary, M. Bibish. Ship's delegate reported one brother hospitalized in Canal. Every­ thing running smoothiy. October 14—Chairman, C. Just; Sec­ retary, M. Bibisch. Some disputed OT in engine and steward departments One man missed ship in France and rejoined in Holland. .No beefs ri ported by department delegates. �Page Twattg SEAFARERS A Seaman's 'Life Of Reilly'— 'Furl The Sails In A Gale' LOG contributor Captain R. J. Peterson, an active seaman for a half century, knows first-hand the hard life of the men who go down to the sea. When he hears of the sup­ posed "easy life" seamen lead, he takes offense. Such was the case recently after reading statements by some of the shipowners and their representatives. He wrote a letter to the LOG and, for good measure, enclosed a second one illustrating one seaman's "easy life." In the first note, Peterson said owners are crying crocodile tears over the make-believe fact that all seamen ashore and afloat are lead­ ing the "life of Reilly." The pic­ ture "Impressing a Seaman" gives a truer pictui^ of the dog's life that seamen had to suffer through before the ad­ vent of strong maritime unions. "Enlarge the picture for the LOG." he wrote, so the owners "might see the truth. Off the handsome profits, paid for by the Peterson IMPRESSING A SEAMAN sweat of seaman. (from "Th« Log Book" by "AH Old Sailor", publhhrd by /. A IK. Robhu of Tooley Strtet, It is they who are living the 'life Soulhwark in th* JSSOs) of ReiUy.' Eighteen Years In Sail "In the 18 years that I spent In And many had to- wear a canvas, one dark night, out in the South square-rigged sail, with 16 years hand-made, belly-band, because of Pacific, was caught aback in a heavy squall and sprang a leak. all at sea on long voyages, with hernia." four-hour watches and two dog The second letter, commenting They pumped her and pumped her watches and called out at all hours on a magazine article that recalled for two days until they had to pro­ day and night to run aloft to furl old sailing days, concerns the full- vision the two lifeboats and aban­ the sails in a gale, swinging on rigger Puritan which was lost at don her. They reached the nearest swaying footropes between the sea back in 1911. It states in part: island in lifeboats. sky and the sea, I earned enough "Otto Wagafuss was in the cap­ Four-Master overtime to be able to live at ease tain's boat. For two weeks the two "I was shipmates, in the barque lifeboats, the captain's and the 10 years till I am 80—but no over­ time was paid me or others like Dovenby, with a German able sea­ mate's, kept together. Then, one myself. We had to pull on the ropes man, Otto Wagafuss, who sailed evening, in sight of an island, a till our hands hung below our on that voyage in the four-masted squall struck. In the morning the barque Puritan with coal from captain's lifeboat made the island, knees. "Most seamen, in my day, were Newcastle, NSW to San Francisco. but the mate's lifeboat, with half losing strength and health at 40. "He told me that the Puritan, on of the crew, were missing." LOG-A-RHYTHM: Four Afield Poems of Love, Friendship, the Stars and Sea­ men, sent in by readers of the SEAFARERS LOG. The Guide By Roy Fleischer The past, not the fumre. Glitters from a star. It takes light many years To reach us from afar. But when, at last, it gets here. As all good sailors know. It is a jiresent light To guide us as we go To ports of modern cities, Or ancient ones as Rome, Utopias to be built And most important—home! i i The Stolen Chief By Roy Lee Hinson Stolen, carried to Babylon's place Where others wear the familiar face. Living in Egyp.t's terrible sin. To gain a life and faithful friend. Who will restore? No .. . not one? Friend or foe—not even a son? Who will restore to ship again The ripening, captured, forsaken man. Oh, Lover Mine By N. Schindler Oh, lover mine Speak not of time! Have I loved you but an hour Or is this the anniversary Of a moment to which the first sun gave birth? Will I love you only till I die. Or will some breath of me remain To mingle with yours eternally on beloved earth? Let us not measure time or space. They have no meaning for us two . . . But having known, we know forever We have loved the world together! 4" 4" Listen, Friend... By Alexander J. Leiter Were you getting along fairly well When your "friend" chimes in to tell. That life and all is hell? They choose to offer a hint or two . , . Ways to be happy . . . just made for you? Were you led in your belief That what they offered was relief? Then found your loved ones in dispair For the lives you ruined beyond repair? Finnish Visitor Wants LOG Sent To the Edlton Even though I am • retired menfber of the SIU, I would still like to extend my thanks to the Union for Its kindness to me in the past. I am now a carpenter in Lo­ cal 603 In Ithaca, NY. There are many former seamen In the local and all have fond mem­ ories of their seamen's or offi­ cer's unions. I had a visitor from my native All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Finland recently, and the guest, a member of a Finnish seamen's union, would greatly appreciate receiving the LOG. As an old reader 1 can under­ stand why. E. S. Jaakkola * t- Happiest Days Spent Shipping To the Editor: The happiest days I have ever spent were the four years I saUed with the SIU back in 1950-54. I never met a brother at sea that I didn't get along with. Frank Murphy i t, i. Pensioner Notes Welfare Assist To the Editor: I would like to extend my sin­ cere thanks to the SIU Welfare Plan staff for their kindness to me and to other pensioners. Their able assistance has made life more pleasant for many oldtimers. I would also like to take this opportunity to wish the Union officials and members a prosperous year and smooth sailing. Morris M. Shapiro t, t. t- Old Shipmates Asked To Visit To the Editor: My husband, Einar Holmer, was a seaman but is now so 111 that he cannot go to the hall. Most of his time is spent in bed. As his condition is critical, it would be nice to have sonie of his friends visit him at home. These visits would be greatly appreciated and he would be very happy to see them. Since he is unable to visit the hall, my husband also cannot get the LOG and misses the paper. Perhaps you could send the paper to him. Our home address is 107 Albemarle Street, Apt. 6C, Baltimore, Md. Mrs. Violet Holmer 4> 4' 4> Urges Broader Hospital Plan How many more have met these ends . . . Listening to others . .. and trailing friends? I could mention a thing or two . . . Possibly save a soul for you. But until "my" life I mend Else both our lives may come to end. Look not upon me as a "friend." Mank, IffS LOG '.J" ^ To the Editor: With all the progress that the SIU has made in the welfare field, I for one feel that it should include seamen in the hospitalization plan available to Seafarers' dependents. The USPHS states that a sea­ man must have 60 days' dis- ohargea in tho iMt 00 dayi to bo admitted or treated in tho hospital. This means a man can only bo on tho beach for period of SO daya after getting off a ship and still be able to go to a USPHS hospital. A good many of tho men stay on tho beach for a longer period, especially in the warmer weather. This means that If a man has to go to a doctor or enter a hospital, he must pay all tho bills himself. The only money he would receive would be the $8 a day Sickness and Accident Benefit from SIU welfare. This situation would create untold hardships on the average seaman. I think that Union officials should look into the posslbilty of fuller medical and hospital coverage for seamen. Such coverage would bo of great benefit to Seafarers. William J. Johnson t> Achilles Backs Vacation Change To the Editor: We, the undersigned crewmembers of the tanker Achilles (Newport Tanker), vote 100 percent support for the sugges­ tion made by the crew of tho Cities Service Norfolk concern­ ing a revised Vacation Plan. At our monthly meeting the motion was made and carried unanimously that a Seafarer be allowed $400 vacation pay after six months continuous seatime aboard the same vessel. A 30day waiting period should be mandatory upon leaving the vessel. We believe this would be more in line with the vacation -plan that members of the MM&P and MEBA already have. We also believe this plan would Insure a greater turn­ over of Jobs in all ports. We would appreciate more of our Union brothers writing into the LOG voicing their opinion on this matter. W. C. "Dub" Craven V SI* 4 Thanks Warrior Crew For Help To the Eifitor: I would like to take this op­ portunity to thank my fellow Seafarers on the Warrior for their kindness and aid to me during my illness aboard the ship. Now that I'm at the Staten Island Marine Hospital for treatment, I can really ap­ preciate how the fellows went out of their way to try and make me comfortable until I could get ashore. I hope I have a chance to see some of the brothers when I get home to Mobile so I can thank them in person. Their action was certainly in the best tradition of the Brotherhood of the Sea. Lawrence Russell 4 41 4 Cites Seafarer For Blood Assist To the Editor: I am writing this to thank the SIU and especially Sea­ farer George Brown for nonating blood for me when I was in the Mercy Hospital in Blatlmore. I have many friends in the Union and think it is a wonderful organization. Again, I want to thank all for their as­ sistance. R. Mangina �llarA,']tn SEAPARERS Surgical, Hospital New Canned Milk Okay-Hastings Aid Appreciated To the Editor: I want to, thank the Union and Welfare Plan officials for their assistance in paying my surgical and hospitalization hills during my recent confine­ ment. I also appreciate, more ^ To,Tiie ElAitrnM} All letters to the Editor lor publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. than words can say, their promptness in writing to me to let me know that such help was ready and available. At the time I found out I would have to enter the hos­ pital for surgery, my husband was on a trip to India and Pak­ istan. What a comfort it was to me to know I could turn to the SIU Welfare Plan for as­ sistance at a trying time while my husband was so far from home. I am truly proud and happy that he belongs to such a wonderful Union. Our sixteen-year-old son and I always read and enjoy the LOG, and you may print this letter In the paper if you wish. Mrs. Ollie H. Kaykendall To the Editor: As ship's delegate of one of the first SIU vessels to be stored with canned fresh whole milk I wish to offer the follow­ ing comments relative tc Its use and reception by the crew during our past voyage. While this milk is not in all ways as good or as tasty as fresh milk, in our opinion it Is far superior to much of the milk previously purchased abroad. The majority agree that this milk is satisfactory. Instead of having milk for only part of the voyage, we were served milk daily. There­ fore, It Is the consensus of opinion aboard the Hastings that, the use of this milk should be continued. Kirt "Rocky" Walls Ship's delegate t t Shows SIU Gains To Yard Worwers To the Editor: As a former SIU member and now working in the shipbuild­ ing trade. I know that condi­ tions in the maritime Industry are bad. I would like to receive copies of the LOG to show my fellow workers the advances made by the SIU in a tough in­ dustry. Please put my name and the names of some other shipyard employees on your mailing list. John J. Bnrke Helicopter Transfer SQV^S 111 Seafarer Emergency transfers at sea using helicopters are becoming more common each year. The latest incident involving Sea­ farers and reported to the LOG took place aboard the Wild Ranger (Waterman) at the"*" end of February. made a complete examination of The ship's delegate, utility the patient and recommended a messman John "Frenchy" Denais, reported that while the vessel was enroute to Los Angeles from Yokohama, Japan, messman Ed­ ward "Pappy" Doyle became critically ill late at night. Captain Thomas Potter ordered a radio call to all ships in the vicinity, request­ ing a doctor. The first message was sent out after midnight and, for five hours, radio operator Davy K. Arara stood at his post until, at 6 AM, he was able to Doyle contact the air­ craft carrier Yorktown. In a short while, the navy vessel, by means of helicopter, dispatched a doctor to the Wild Ranger. Once aboard, Lt. Cmdr. R. E. Donohue quick transfer back to the carrier where appropriate medical facili­ ties were available. Crewmembers Volunteer Immediately, crewmembers vol­ unteered to assist with the stretch­ er and hoisting operation to in­ sure a safe airborne transfer. Tak­ ing part In this tricky maneuver were Donald Trefethen, bosun; Jim Thatcher, DM; Joseph Savoca, DM; Weldon Casey, AB, and Marlow "Cherokee" Barton, AB. Denais writes that the rescue operation was "typical of the Navy, done in a completely pro­ fessional manner," The crew, he said, expressed its "whole-hearted thanks" to Captain Potter, radio operator Arara and Dr. Donohue for their assistance to a fellow Seafarer. "The skill of all the seamen involved — Navy and civilian alike made the mercy mission possible," he added. PORT O' CALL Missile Ship Work ImportantBut It Interferes With Fishing SlU-manned missile ships are playing an important role to usher in the space age, providing tracking and recovery services for earth satellites, moon shots, military guided missile trials and the Mercury Man-In-Space program. In the off-hours, while the| eight ships that Suwannee Steamship operates for the Government are not running up and down the Atlantic and Indian ocean missile range, the crew does a bit of fishing. Often from the catches that are reported, it seems as if the crews chase missiles in the off-hours be­ tween fishing. Manta Ray Catch The most recent report of fish­ ing comes from the Timber Hitch, where deck maintenance man, Hen­ ry (Hemingway) Murranka caught a good-sized manta ray. (Murranka got his nickname on the basis of his rod and reel skill, a talent he shared with the now late Ameri­ can novelist, Ernest Hemingway.) The weight of the deep sea den­ izen was estimated to be 2,000 pounds. Getting the manta ray aboard the knot ship presented some problems until the crew used the ship's boom. After that, A 2,000-pouncl manta ray caught by Henry Murranka, DM, it was easy. poses for the crew and the LOG. Looking on are (l-r) Steady Fisherman Jessie Hampton, MM; Murranka; RCA technician; Bryson, Murranka is a steady fisherman. Last year, while on another mis­ first assistant engineer; Bud Bryant, chief steward, and sile ship, the Sword Knot, he Ronald R. Wells, oiler. teamed up with a fellow angler, steward Frank Napoli. Between stocked with fresh seafood. the go waiting for the Mercury them, they caught over 1,000 He probably would havvi done shot. Something ought to be done pounds of dolphin and other va­ the same on the Timber Hitch ex­ to stop such Government inter­ rieties to keep the vessel well- cept that the ship was always on ference with a man's work. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Nov. 1»—Chelrmen, R. FIsk; Secretory, E. Most. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Discuse.in about chipping during meal hours. Deck delegate reports that mate assures him this wlU no longer occur. Special repair list will be made for repairs that have been neglected for soma time. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), Oct. •— Chairman, A. H. Anderson; Secretary, S. T. Arales. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew suggested that the messroom needs painting. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment, especially to the baker for the superb baking. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), Oct. 23—Chairman, A. Camp­ bell; Secretary, M. Carlln. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship running smoothly. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), Oct. 25—Chairman, J. Allen; Secre­ tary, Roberto Hannibal. $30 in treas­ ury. Vote of thanks to Brother Flannery for being the best sanitary man the ship has had. No beefs reported by department delegates. Wash water tank to he cleaned as It la too rusty. Bring coffee mugs back to messroom. Vote of thanks for crew messmen and ateward department. TRANSORIENT (Hudson Water­ ways), Dec. 17—Chairman, C. Story; Secretary, S. Crawford. A few hours of disputed OT. No beefs reported by delegates. Request new washing ma­ chine and icebox. Request to have ship fumigated. Oct. 29—Chairman, J. P. Gavin; Secretary, C. Story. No beefs reported by department delegates. Request STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Oct. 15—Chairman, W. Flalshman; Secre­ tary, G. Baldo. Beef regarding ciga­ rettes has been straightened out. S13.34 In ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by delegates. ORION STAR (Orion), Sept. 24 — Chairman, R, Scharoln; Secretary, H. Spillane. No beefs leported. Motion to contact headquarters for clarifica­ tion regarding Honolulu as a state, relative to articles terminating with discharge of cargo. MARORB (Marven), Nov. 23—Chair­ man, John Mehalov; Secretary, Ralph Gown. All members asked to clear with patrolman before leaving vessel after payoff. Ship needs spraying for roaches. Night pantry to be kept cleaner. Garbage to be dumped after every meal. Recreation room to be cleaned up after card games. Crew requests snacks ba put out at coffeatlme occasionally. FINN CHALLENGER (Penn Ship­ ping), Oct. 22—Chairman, W. A. Larldon; Setratary, None given. No beefa reported by department delegatei. A. F. Morrla was elected new ahip'a delegate. STEEL ROVER (isthmian), Sept. 10 —Chairman, Crux Juan; Secretary, Bennett, H. L. S2 in treasury. All members agreed to put S2 each in for ship's fund and library at payoff. Check with headquarters to find out why this ship does not receive LOGs. Vote of thanks to the cooks and steward department for a job weli done. SEAFAIR (Orion Shipping), Oct. 2t —Chairman, James Williamson; Sec­ retary. R. P. da Font. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Stew­ ard department given a vote of thanks for doing a fine job. Deck depart­ ment and engine department were thanked for leaving pantry and messrooms clean and shipshape during tlie night and early morning. SAMPAN HITCH (Suwannee), Dec. 15—Chairman, J. Morton; Secretary, M. J. Kerngood. Large amount of disputed OT. No other beefs. Turn In ail linen before leaving ship In shipyard. Washing machine In need of repair; requested new machine. Need ice machine. ROBIN GRAY (Robin Line), Oct. i— Chairman, Rocco Albanese) Secretary, R. Luke Mackert. All running smooth­ ly. New water cooler will be put aboard as soon as possible, tll.50 in ship's fund. Steward requests that ship's delegate check on bread condi­ tion. Crew requested to make up cots and store. Keep decks in heads clean. HERCULES VICTORY (Ocean Car­ goes), Dec. 3—Chairman, J. Lapham; Secretary, Thomas Fay. $10 in treas­ ury. No beefs reported. Members asked to start having safety meetings. Hold ship's fund until we find out if wa lay up A vote of thanks to all cooks for very good feeding and to the SIU agent in Boston on his firstclass job getting all repairs done. e7S'A=^A\y/SAK3e»\2tS E.BALTi^lOKeE Page Twenty One LOG ZEPHY HILLS (Pan American), Dec. 18—Chairman, Willard Mulling; Sec­ retary, Adrian Fecteau. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Re­ quest new fans in some of the rooms. variety of cakes. Have toaster checked. Messman to check glasses and silverware. SUZANNE (Bull), Dec. 24—Chair­ man, Ed Armstrong; Secretary, Walter Kohut. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. W. V. Gontar.skl elected new ship's delegate. Repair list to be made out. ALMENA (Marine Carriers), Sept. 17 —Chairman, Oscar M. Raynox; Secre­ tary, E. J. Riviere. No beefs reported by department delegates. Earl R. Goodwin elected ship's delegate. Re­ quest to bring cups and glasses back to messroom. MOUNT EVANS (Bull), July 30 — Chairman, F. McGuIre; Secretary, A. G. Arcnis. One fan in inesshall out of order. Screens for messhall port light! and cots to be distributed. VIVIAN (Maritime Overseas), Oct. 22—Chairman, E. R. Perry; Secretary, R. C. Meloy. No beefs. R. C. Meloy elected new ship's delegate. Reque.st to keep the pantry clean. Shlp'a dele­ gate to check repair list from last trip and see what hasn't been done. Make up list of new pillows and mat­ tresses needed. THETIS (Rye Marine), Oct. 14 — Chairman. H. Whisnant; Secretary, G. H. Lane. $11 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. New ship's treasurer L. Wyman elected. Request for bigger Ice machine. Steward to get permis­ sion from Captain to aougee and paint messroom. Vote of thanks to the steward department. ROBIN GRAY (Robin Line), Dec. 5 —Chairman, Roscoe Albanese; Secre­ tary, R. Luke Mackert. Picked up oiler from Robin Locksley in Mom­ basa and took him to Durban to join his own ship. $29.00 on hand. No beefs reported. Steward department to dump its own garbage and sprin­ kle with lime. Vote of thanks to steward department. ALMENA (Marino Carriers), Dec. 20 —Chairman, E. R. Goodwin; Secretary, E. J. Riviere. A few hours of disputed OT. but no beefs reported by depart ment delegates. Chief pumpman said he would repair the washing machine soon. This crew under the conditions they had to work under have co­ operated with each other and gotten along much better tliaii most crews Considering the length of trip, the men worked together as a group very well. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Oct. 22—Chairman, Glenn Ttnley; Secre­ tary, Edward Yates. Most repairs being handled. No beefs reported by department delegates. Buffing ma­ chines not to be used on tank tops while hauling cargo. EAGLE VOYAGER (United Mari­ time), Oct. 15—Chairman, L. A. Wil­ liams; Secretary, F. Isit. Chief cook had to get off ship to go to ho.spital In Bahrein. Crewmembers who failed to Join ship In Okinawa were logged. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship's delegate gave a vote of thanks to the men who were picked up in Okinawa. �SEAFARERS Pate Twenty Tw» EOG Soldiers 'Save Overseas Eva On Round-The-World Voyage Life' William PlatrowaU As far as the crew of the Overseas Eva (Overseas Carriers) Is concerned, the "heroes" of its recent around-the-world voyage were two Army non-commissioned officers who "saved" the ship in Korea. The "rescue" was from an unexpected potato "famine." Originaliy, the ship raised"^ anchor during July of last where they kept a small boat, a "They didn't seem the worse for year and left New York for 16-footer built during their spare tho Incident," Cartwright said. "It a two-and-a-half-month voyage. But, by the time the ship paid off in New Orleans, it was the end of January, and the crew had cir­ cled the globe for six months. The high point of the extended trip took place around Labor Day last year, ac­ cording to ship's delegate Louis Cartwright Cartwright, DM, who related the incident to the LOG. The C-2 was carrying a cargo for the Government and its itin­ erary called for a stopover in Pusan, Korea, after reaching the Far East by way of the Panama Canal. As a result of the long voy­ age through the Pacific, the ship ran out of potatoes and was low in a number of other vegetables when it made port at Su Yung, the anchorage for Pusan. The two soldiers, who run an NCO club on the beach until Labor Day and also operate another club in town, heard about the crew's plight and offered to get some potatoes and vegetables aboard the ship until it could store up in Japan, its next stop. The weather was very rough, Cartwright said, and the crew asked the two men, both master sergeants, not to try. But they wouldn't hear of it. They got to­ gether some sacks of vegetables and made their way to the beach time and fitted with an outboard motor. As Cartwright describes the scene, the beach comes down to the water between two high rocky bluffs, while the bay is full of outcrops. In this setting, with swells of five feet and more break­ ing all around, the small boat drifted off into water where it was deep enough for them to start the motor. Tense Moment Three times the engine sput­ tered and coughed, caught—and failed. Each time the boat drifted out a little further, driving closer to the jagged rocks that dotted the bay. Finally, as some of the crew members oh the shore watched in horror, the engine gave a roar and headed for the ship. The soldiers delivered the vegetables and then came back. Quitting Ship? Notify Union A reminder from SlU he.sdquarters c.autions all Seafarers leaving tbe.'r shipv to contact thv<( hall in ample time to allow the Union to viit. ...ch a rcpL ment. Failure to give notice be­ fore Paving off may cause a de­ layed sailing, fo.i-ce ttie ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your ship•"ates. seemed like nothing to them. But, to us, watching on shore and un­ able to offer any help, it was hor­ rible. "We couldnT thank them enough when they returned. We often vis­ ited the club and had a really good time before we went over to Japan for supplies and to deliver some other cargo." After Korea, the ship had an easy voyage. "We were sure glad for that," Cartwright added. DEL SOL (Mississippi), Chairman, Joseph Catalanotto; Secretary, L. Nicholas. Smooth sailing with no beefs. One brother's mother passed away during voyage; flowers sent In sympathy. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Patrolman and US Public Health Inspector should investigate the making of water for drinking In ports where water Is-polluted and check logbook for references. Chief engineer to re­ frain from disfiguring official SIU overtime sheets. Daily working orders to be given by one man and not countermanned by another. Everyone asked to have respect for the watch below and try to be more sUent, espe­ cially In the mornings. SWORD KNOT (Suwannee), October B—Chairman, Jack Craven; Secretary, Roy Elford. Ship's delegate reported two wires sent regarding hospitaliza­ tion of steward Francis R. Napoil. Two wires sent regarding non-delivery of OT checks and mail. One wire sent to Postmaster General In Washington and one to Suwannee Steamship. Red Morris also notified by wire. $25 col­ lected during past two months in ship's treasury. $4.29 remains in ship's fund. Ship's delegate said as of Octo­ ber 5, 12 extra Army & Navy tech­ nicians will be feeding in crew mess. Steward department to receive com­ pensation for feeding extras. Door for steward department head to he fixed. New steward doing excellent Job. Crew enjoyed stay at Capetown. BEATRICE (Bull), Ssptsmber 17— Chairman, none; Secretary, C. P. Pacificus' Good Food Crew Boyle. Some friction between mate and crew will be brought to attention of boarding patrolman. Some disputed OT in deck department. Discussion on monthly payoffs. New vacation and Union welfare benefits starting October 1. 1961. KATHRYN (Bull), September Chairman, P. Erazo; Secretary, M. T. Flores. Suggestion that ice water pitchers be on the tables at ail times. Crew mes.sman should take care of the messroom. No smoking in the galley and messroom during working hours. No one should be allowed to talk profanely In the galley or messroom. Everybody should come to the messroom with clean clothing. MARORE (Marven), December 31— Chairman, Ralph Gowan; Secretary, James Parreil. Request fixed prices on siopchest items, especially cigar­ ettes. Galley range in need of repairs. No beefs reported. Vote of thanks to steward department for a fine Christmas dinner. Request members to be quiet in passageways between 4 and 8 AM. Crew asked to cooperate with sanitary man In keeping qiiailers and recreation room clean. Return ail cups to pantry after using .same. The galley gang on the Pacificus (Colonial) was cited by the crew for an excellent job, ship's delegate Kqsimirs Abarons reports. Steward department members (l-r) are Gaetano T. Busciglio, chief steward; John Nevin, pantryman; Ralph Hayes, cook and baker; George Anderson, salon messman; Arthur Swanton, crew messman, and Billy Sing, chief cook. All drew praise from their shipmates. Tmt4iCl'LL tAKeACHACtC ATO/^BOF*m SEAFAKEfZ ecHoLARsmps., VOli? STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), No­ vember 26—Chairman, N. Bathia; Sec­ retary, J. Andringa. Report on AB who missed ship to be taken up at payoff. $31.14 in ship's fund. Ship needs fumigation. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), December 1—Chairman. Eugene J. Linch; Sec­ retary, Arthur Opsai. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Dis­ cussion on cooperation of ail hands to clear messhail after supper so WHY, BURiy-S'ecrrrA BBA FRBTTY eR.ieHT<aroDB/rr . ID WIN ONBOFTUEM SCHOIr ARSHIPS --AND r z M I You can load it now. The liquid stores arrived OK." movis can start. Safety suggestion by chief cook that ail hands entering Icebox make sure door is hooked back. Vote of thanks to a fine stew­ ard department. DEL RIO (MItslsslppi), November 26—Chairman, Donald L. Bock; Sec­ retary, Joseph N. Powers, Joseph D. Riehoux elected ship's delegate. $15.53 In ship's fund. No beefs reported. Crew gave steward department vote of thanks for the outstanding Thanks­ giving dinner. DEL VALLB (Misslisippl), Septem­ ber 17—Chairmen, P. Rowell; Secre­ tary, V. E. Monte. No beefs reported. Moved and seconded that any change In pay envelopes be handed to tho should not be required to stay aboard ship one full year to collect the full 8800 vacation money. Instead, that the vacation pay of $400 be allowed at the end of 6 months' continuous seatime aboard ship. Before the man Is al­ lowed to reship, a 30 day waiting period should be required. A letter will be sent to the Union on this. ARIZPA (Waterman), Dec. IBChairman, C. Grsner; Secretary, iiv. C. Daniels. Ship's delegate reported that everything Is running smoothly. Mo­ tion made that ail men getting off ship should clean rooms and turn in ail laundry. Motion to have clock installed in recreation room aft. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), Nov. 19—Chairman. H. M. Connail; Secretary, J. W. Rellly. Delegale to see patrolman regarding hav­ ing engine room foc'sies sougeed. 87.25 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates ex­ cept that more milk ehouid be put aboard. EDITH (Bull), Nov. 4—Chairman, W. C. Murphy; Secretary. G. M. Wright. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Joseph Kaiata elected ship's delegate. department delegate for the ship's fund. Those who want to be paid off In Mobile should see their delegate and in turn see the purser If payoff is possible. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done: chief cook and baker especially mentioned for their efforts. DEL MONTE (Mississippi), Septem­ ber 24—Chairman Horace C. Hurt; Secretary, Robert C. Hurry. New washer or adequate facilities for li­ censed personnel should be provided. Suggestion made to fumigate the entire ship. Motion made that facili­ ties for officers' washer be provided topside in portside locker now used by chief for soda pop. No personnel now provided to clean laundry room after it is used by officers. TRANSWARREN (Ocean Ship Trad­ ing), September 20—Chairman, R. Aguiar; Secretary, R. Mitchell. No beefs reported. The captain warned against drinking. He will log the men concerned and notify the Coast Guard. C. Golds elected new ship's delegate. Shower needs fixing. Fan in meat box needs safety guard. Bosun asked the deck department to bring up ail beefs,at the meeting. MADAKET (Waterman), November 4—Chairman, W. J. Meehan; Secre­ tary, Albert G. Espeneda. No beefs reported by depaitinent delegates. S3.19 in treasury. Vote of thanks to steward department for a Job well done. CAPE HENRY (Northern), Oct. 8— Chairman, Robert H. Bell; Secretary, Tommy Jenkins. Ship's delegate re­ signed. Gordon R. Doian elected new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to steward department for a Job well done. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service), Dec. 9—Chairman, Ted Jones; Secretary, Prank Flanagan. No beefs. Motion adopted that a man THArb WHAT, yOUSAF^l'tA GOlNe TO BILL OUTVHB ' ABPLiCAT\ON-'A MADAKET (Waterman), Oct. 20— Chairman, H, L. Campbell; Socretary, A. G. Espeneda. Ship's delegate re­ ported everything running smoothly. Repairs will be done at sea includ­ ing painting the foc'sies. Safety meetins: to he held. $3.19 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Messman and gaileyman asked to take all garbage back aft. USAP SWORD KNOT (Suwannas), Nov. 29—Chairman, Jack Cravan; Sacratary, Roy Elford. Two crewmembers in hnspit.-ii at Capetown. $26.83' in treasury. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. P. Santos (acting steward) explained to crew that be­ cause the ship sailed suddenly, he could not receive the stores he had requested. ORION CLIPPER (CclonUI), Nov. 19 —Chairman, B. J. Dzelak; Secretary, Prank Nakiicki. The messman wat told several times not to smoke while serving but still does it. Steward should use more of an iron hand on the department. No beefs reported by department delegates. $23.00 in treasury. If the galley is ready they will start to serve a little early in­ stead of the correct time. Request copies of the LOG. Have not received one for three months. CITIES SERVICE BALTIMORI (Cities Service), Dec. 17—Chsirman, W. Wllidrldge; Secretary, J. C. What- ley. No beefs reported by dcparlment deiegate.s. .Mi beefs settled. Received a new washing machine. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Dee. 17—Chairman, Walter N. Fleishman; Secretary. George Baidp. $17.00 in trea-sury. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Motion to head­ quarters to take the safely money award and transfer it to the ship's fund. This is the second time this trip this motion was made. Awaiting response from headquarters. Request better brand of coffee and more variety in night lunch. HEY, LOOM HOW TUBV SBBLL "ECHOOL"^ MAi HAl WHAT VO?BG • . . ^ X ^ �- • VJ. 1- • .;/ -.. V ib»a« ms SEAFARERS MelTln LeRoy Kelley = Urgent. Contact your mother, Mrs. Viola C. Kleinschnitz, 114 Bluff St., Sioux City 3, Iowa, or call 8-9318. Anyone knowing where­ abouts of above is asked io con­ tact Mrs. Kleinschnitz. t. 3^ i. Nonnan I. 'West Contact Leslie H. West, 103 North Main St., Mansfield. Mass. 3^ i> X Leo Long Mrs. Jeanette Long Gintry, 4745 S. Kenwood, Chicago 15, 111., asks you to contact her. i l* Howard Bruce Get in touch with Mrs. R. N. Murray at 6 Union St., Montclair, NJ. portant you do so as loon ai poisible. 3^ 3^ ti ft. » $ i t. George Paul Marcotte Contact Barthel Stang, 1612 Sec­ Edmund Erickson ond Ave., New York 28, NY, who Needem Galloway Please contact John Brazil at can help you find your gear and SIU Headquarters regarding money papers. due from SS Pacific Wave. Im4" 4" 4 5> 3« Honeymooning Money Due The following Seafarers may col­ lect money due from Moore-McCormack Lines, 2 Broadway, New York 4, NY, by calling at the office or requesting their checks by mail: V. Brendell. W. W. Hnmllton, Jane E. Morris. Walter R. Alsen, E. G. Purdie. Glendon C. Fraser, Marvin Cheshire, Stephen Kostegen, P. D. CoucouUi. Jose Agular, F. T. Catalanello, Francisco Solis, Arturo J. Mariani. Peter A. Siems, Joseph VUlapoL John Kehrwieder, Frank F. Pasaluk, Patrick Durkin. Robert C. Neblett, Victor M. Escobar, John T. Cherry Jr.. Charles Johnson, Vernon V. Sawyer. Kaid M. Abdul. Gibbs I/iverman. Brooke B. Butler, Charles KIrkland. C. M. Kirkland, Gene T. Bacon. Charles G. Swain, Joseph Preshong, Rich­ ard L. Ripley. Eddie J.. Caravona, Francis Oxley, Kevin B. Skelly. V. L. RodclifL L. H. Chapman, Allan G. Tighe Jr., Don­ ald A. Alt, Jo.seph McCage, Henry D. Adams, A. H. Kirwin Jr., Jay W. Savage. Arthur L. Deckard. Ralph H. Newcomb. Ordin Woster, Robert L. Manning, Charles Jacobson, Henry M. Murranka, V. A. Menor. 4" t 4 Preparing ,to leave on their honeymoon after recent nup­ tials are Seafarer Pat Parker and Bessie Ann LIppert of New Orleans. Photograph was forwarded to the LOS by Alcoa Reamer (Alcoa) crew. SIU AtlanHc, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul Hall eXECUTlVK VICE-PRKSIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENT,8 C3audc Simmona Lindaey WiUianii> tori Shepard A1 Tanner SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill Han Ed Mooney Fred Stewart , BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore .St : Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State SI John Fay. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10229 W. Jeiforson Ave VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS 679 4lb Ave., Bklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2800 Pearl St.. SE., Jax William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W Flagler St Ben Oonzales. Agent FR.mklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St Lf.ais Neira. Agent HEmlork 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS .. 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent Tel 529 7546 NEW YORK 676 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-&G0C NORFOLK 416 Collev Ave Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent 625-8505 PHILADELPHIA . 2604 S 4tb St DEwey 6-3811' SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE. PR 1313 Fernandez .luncos Ston 20 Keith Terpe..Hq. Rep. Phone 723-0003 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave 1 )kQWski, Agent ' TAMPA 312 Harrison St. JelT Cillette. Agent 24-3471 WILMINIiTON Calif 505 N Mani.a Ave ,Keed Hump^les.. Agent Terminal 4-2S:» FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution ot the SIU Atlentlc, Gulf, Lakes and Inland watara District makes specific provision for safeguarding the meoberehlp'a money end Union finances. The conetltutlon requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing comlttea elected by the menberablp. 'All Union records are available at SIU headquartera In Brooklyn. Should any member, for any reason, bo refuaed his constitutional right to In­ spect these recorda, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. Herbert H. Williams Contact your v;ife, Mrs. Wini­ fred Williaiqs, 260 East 194th St., Bronx 58, NY. Ex-lnes The following men who were on voyage 136 should contact Mc. Brautrgam, 9th floor. Bull Lines, 115 Broad St., New York, NY, re garding unclaimed wages: James Johnson, John Hill, Albert Perry, L. B. Meeks, J. Garcia, J. Bernat, M. Laureano, A. Santana, J. Corron. James Patrick O'Mara Contact Mrs. J. P. O'Mara, 2440 N. 59th Avenue, West Hollywood, Fla. 4 4. 4. Wallace Frank Howard Contact Mrs. Annette Howard at 12839 Georgiana, Warren, Mich. 4 4 4 Income tax refund checks are being held for the following by Jack Lynch. Rm. 201, SUP Build­ ing, 450 Harrison St., San Fran­ cisco 5, Calif.: Margarito Borja, Theodores G. Calopothakos, Ho Yung Kong. Rob­ ert £. MacMillan, Marvin E. Satchel!, John W. Singer, Bernardo Tombocon, Ying Ming Wei. 4 4 4 John J. Rymaes Contact Mrs. J. Rymaez at 17 Randolph Ave., Clifton, NJ. tme Twentr Thre* LOG i! TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland •Waters District sre administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representmtivea and their alternates. All expenditures and dlsbursemonta of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied Information about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarter# by certified mall, return receipt •requested. if SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and aeniority are protected by the con­ tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by Union shipping rules, which are incorporated in the contract. Get to know your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mail, return re­ ceipt requested. m CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any . SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. EDITORIAL POLICY—SE.AFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an edi­ torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. • ..J .- .iiM . ..,111111 PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to bo paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given lor same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and 1^ given an official receipt, but feels that ho should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. CONSTITUriONAL RlGlfrS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SlU publishes every, six months in the SEAFARERS LCX3 a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, in­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file comid.ttees. Because these oldtimers cannot take slflpboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. j f i-5Ja»S!;.s liili 4 4 4 Mr. Owens held at Isthmian Lines. Impor- Road NW, Washington, DC, or con­ at Rt. 15, Box 212, Birmingham 14, Contact John J. Skelly, attorney, ant you contact L. Balagurchik, tact mother, Mrs. B. G. Hudson, at Ala. Fund Insurance Co.. at 110 William Room 1108, 90 Broad St., NY, NY. Ivanhoe, Va. 4 4 4 St., NY, NY, in reference to your 4 4 4 4 4 4 Jidin Harold Murray unemployment check. Joe Malyska Rolf Karlsen Urgent. Contact your son at Robert Johnson You are asked to contact your 4 4 4 Contact C. A. "Whitey" Murrah Brownell Street as soon as possible. family at 44 Knight Ave., ClemenBroadus Duncan Miles Contact you- wife, l.a'dileen, ton, NJ, about your children at PO Box 18101, Eastwood Sta­ Steven and Mary. tion, Houston 23, Texas. 4 4 4 Sam (Oscar) Chaban 4 4 iv Your sister, Mrs. J. J. Grossman, Ralph Di Paoli Your sister, Mrs. Carmela For- would like to hear from you at 44nito, requests you to contact your 55 Kissena Blvd., Flushing 55, NY. 4 4 4 family at home right away. Edwin T. Knouff 4 4 4 Houston Hall is holding trans­ John Bliizard, Jr. portation voucher from Orion Urgent you contact attorney Planet for you. Lawrence Koenig, 1224Vii Wash­ 4 4 4 ington St., Columbia, SC. Michael B. Ange 4 4 4 Your brother, Loyd J. Ange, John Scott woi'idjike to hear from you. Write Get in touch with Mr.s. W. Scott, Reg. No. 78095, 500 Spring St., 136 Crown St., Queenstown, Brit­ Richmond 19, Va. ish Guiana. Walter O. Hudson 4 4 4 Charles I. Hampson Urgent to contact your sister, Your personal effects are being Launa Hudson, at 2014 ^aiorajiiia la. . Ast. % m i • �SEAFARERS LOG March i9«a OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION « ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO 'I iiliW i!i«i iiiil* S19,000,000 L I , ' It's just ten years now since Seafarers be­ gan collecting vacation pay on the basis of time worked aboard ship. Previous to 1952, paid vacations were few and far between for Seafarers and all seamen. Today, the total received by SlU men as vacation money earned is just over the $19 million mark and is a sum of impressive pro­ portions. Advances in the annual rate of vacation pay for SlU men have been steady over the years since 1952. Starting modestly at a rate of $140 for a full year worked at sea, the vacation amount moved in six gradual steps to today's figure of $400 annually, more than a month's base pay for most ratings aboard ship. It's fitting, at this time, in marking the tenth anniversary of an important and pion­ eering SlU benefit, to recall the long, hard years in the background, when paid vaca­ tions were something that could be talked about only as a future, far-distant goal— not in terms of million dollar payments, and benefits now being collected to the tune of $2.5 million each year. On October 1,1962, the Seafarers Vacation Plan establishes a new benefit rate of $800 annually covering continuous service of a year or more on the same vessel. At the same time, the $400 rate remains for the Seafarers who serve on a number of vessels during the year. Seafarers are reminded that, for the purpose of collecting the $800 benefit, seatime must be on the same vessel for a year or more dating from last October. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource March 1962 Description An account of the resource Headlines: COAST SIU HALTS ALL PMA SHIPS NEW NORFOLK HALL PLANNED SEA-LAND, SEATRAIN TO BUILD MTD, VENEZUELA DOCK UNION REACH AID PACT WEST COAST SIU STRIKE SEEKS REAL WAGE OFFER EXPORT-ISBRANDTSEN DEAL SPARKS NEW US INQUIRY CUT WASTE, NOT SAFETY, SIU TELLS RAIL BOARD UIW SPURS ANTI-HOFFA DRIVE, WINS PHILA. VOTE HOUSE UNIT ASKS STRONG US FLEET ICC NIXES RAILS’ MOVE TO PURCHASE BARGE CO. SIU TRINIDAD UNIONISTS AT HQ NEW YORK ANTI-SCAB BILL LAGS WC FLEETS GETTING MORE SHIPS; ROOSEVELT READY ART COLEMAN DIES AT 53 RESERVE FLEET IN WRONG YARD N’ORLEANS MEDICAL EXAM TOTAL GOES OVER 10,000 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/1962 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIV, No. 3 1962 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/18c6b4c7b2d1e95d541d1506d46a4495.PDF 784888602861ee3b57dba383536fe8d8 PDF Text Text K: -_' • SEAFARERS LOG April 1962 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT AFL-CIO Are Realistic Maritime Policies Ahead? President's Message Implies Need To Overhaul |iV 1936 Act House Group Report Raps Lopsided Shipping Subsidy Program An Infercoasfal Body. versions for intercoastal oper­ ation by SlU-contracted Sea-Land Service gets underway at Hoboken, NJ, shipyard with arrival of specially-built midbody to fit between bow and stern of basic T-2 tankers cut apart for insertion of new midsection. This section is for the new SS San Juan due out by September, The other two ships will follow in December. (Story on iPage 4.) -Story On Page 3 FRENCH, ITALIAN MARITIME UNIONS SIGN MTD PACTS NMU Seeks Scab Role In Robin Line Story On Page 3 -Story On Page 2 Laud SlU SirSk^ Aid Sailors and Firemen's Union New York representative iJfrffve AtfUa Johannes Nielsen presents a commemorative plaque to SIU president Paul Hall thanking the Union for its support during a strike last May. Looking on (left) are Thedy Nielsen, bosun on the Leader Maersk, one of the struck ships, and Michael Carlin, repre­ senting the Maritime Trades Department's International Division. Seafarers and members of other MTD unions assisted the Danish strikers in winning a wage beef. (Story on Page 2.) SlUNA TAXI UNION WINS TOP GAINS IN CHICAGO BEEF -Story On Page 5 �-JI "~.Tv"r-';is;:': T 6EAFJtttl^nil too ' Pace Two April, I98t Danes Laud Strike Aid From SIU Pictured at ship's meeting in Brooklyn Army Base, Seafarers aboard Robin Trent approve SlU headquarters report on attempt by National Maritime Union to raid Robin Line fleet. NMU moved for representation vote as SlU prepared for negotiations with all contracted operators. NMU Looms As Strikebreaker NMU Tries Raid On Robin Line As SlU Opens Pacts NEW YORK — Acting under the standard terms of its agreements, the SIU this month forwarded formal 60-day notice to all contracted companies that it wishes to open negotiations covering its col-* lective bargaining agree­ The NMU itself recognized the ments. Present one-year pacts SIU's right to-represent these ves­ expire on June 15. In the midst of the SIU head­ quarters action on contract nego­ tiations, the National Maritime Union emerged as a potential strike-breaking agency when It moved for a raid on the SlU-contracted Robin Line ships. The NMU has petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for a vote covering all vessels owned by Moore-McCormack, an NMU com­ pany which owns the Robin Line vessels that have been represented by the SIU for more than 20 years. Since no labor dispute exists in Robin Line, the NMU maneuver is seen as clear evidence of irrespon­ sibility in seeking to create an at­ mosphere of disorder and contro­ versy in maritime labor relations. INDEX To Departments! The Canadian Seafarer —Page The SIU Inland Boatmen —Page 10: A&G Deep Sea Shipping Report —Page 6 i SIU Safety Department —Page 12 The Great Lakes Seafarer —Page 8 SIU Food, Ship Sanitation Dep't —Page 14 The Pacific Coast Seafarer —Page 5 : Editorials —Page 111 The SIU Industrial Worker —Page 14 i The Fisherman and Cannery Worker —Page 15 SIU Social Security Dep't —Page 17 ; SIU Medical Department —Page 16 :• Shipboard News —Pgges 19, 20, 21, 22 sels in a written agreement after the NLRB hold that the SIU had the absolute right to retain its jurisdiction in the fleet. The SIU position was also upheld in the courts. In the coui-se of the dispute aris­ ing out of the original Mooremac purchase, the SIU re-established its right to continue to represent Robin Line crewmembers by one of the most lopsided election vic­ tor!ever recorded under the auspices of the NLRB. The NMU raiding attempt in 1957 failed when the SIU clearly won bargain­ ing rights over seven of the eight vessels in dispute. During the voting on one vessel, even NMU members cast their ballots for the SIU in obvious pro­ test against their own union's raid­ ing actions. The NMU move for a vote at this time was characterized by SIU president Paul Hall as a possible strike-breaking attempt. He noted that NMU president Joe Curran had picked a time for this action when the SIU is entering into negotiations for renewal of agree­ ments with its contracted opera­ tors, including Robin Line. "As a consequence he said, "a strike is always a possibility. In such an event, Curran's action cer­ tainly could only be regarded as a strike-breaking tactic." The NMU petition is in direct violation of the AFL-CIO Internal Disputes Plan adopted at the Fede­ ration's convention last December. This plan provides that "no affi­ liate shall organize or attempt to represent employees as to whom an established collective bargain­ ing relationship exists with any other affiliate." Shorthanded? If a crewmemher quits while a ship Is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. mmmmmmmmm Advance Meeting Schedule For West Coast SIU Ports SIU headquarters has Issued an advance schedule through Sep­ tember for the monthly Informational meetings to be held in W^st Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in ac­ cord with a resolution adopted by the Executive Board last Decem­ ber. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. The schedule is as follows: Wilmington San Francisco Seattle May 21 May 23 May 25 , June 18 June 20 June 22 July 16 July 18 July 20 August 20 August 22 August 24 September 17 September 19 September 21 • (See page S for regular monthly meeting schednle for all SIU constitutional ports.) NEW YORK—The IJanish Sail­ ors and Firemen's Union has pre­ sented a plaque to SIU president Paul Hall in appreciation of the Union's support during the Danish seamen's strike in US ports last May. Presenting the plaque to Hall were Johannes Nielsen, union rep­ resentative in New York, and Thedy Nielsen, bosun on the Leader Maersk, which was one of the struck vessels picketed in New York. Struck Last April The Danish seamen struck for higher wages and better working conditions last April and the strike was supported by Amer­ ican maritime unions, including WASHINGTON-rrLegislation to extend the Railway Labor the SIU and its affiliates, as well as the International Longshore­ Act to cover maritime labor disputes has been introduced in men's Association, the Maritime the House by Rep. Herbert C. Bonner (Dem.NC), chairman Trades Department and MTD port of the House Merchant Ma-"*^ councils. rine Committee. His proposal roads. After exhausting all the procedures established under the The strike ended in May after came at the outset of hearings act during 15 months of contract the seamen voted to accept a new now being conducted by his com­ negotiations last year, the RMR contract offered by shipowners. mittee on a wide range of shipping was forced to take strike action The companies had attempted to problems. against the railroads when man­ break the strike by hiring scabs The Railway Labor Act provides agement arbitrarily sought the but this maneuver failed. numerous mechanisms for dealing After the seamen went back, the with railroad and airline labor right to eliminate jobs. Manning Not An Issue Danish union cabled the SIU from disputes and calls for lengthy pro­ Since manning on the tugs had Copenhagen expressing apprecia­ cedures to stall off strike action by not been an issue previously, the tion for "your fraternal coopera­ affected workers in these fields. strike was the only means left to tion and demonstration of sym­ Questions Proposal deal with the unilateral attempt by pathy." SIU president Paul Hall has the railroads to do away with jobs Wage Increase questioned the Bonner proposal and was successful in that effort. The contract granted the Danish because it fails to deal with any of Today, 15 months after the strike seamen an increase of about $20, the fundamental difficulties con­ and after 2V6 years of negotiation bringing their average wage up to fronting the maritime industry. within the confines of the railroad $145 per month. The shipowners "As can be seen from the experi­ act, management is still seeking had originally offered a smaller ence of the railroad industry, the job-cutting action. $13 increase. In the event the Bonner proposal Railway Labor Act is no cure-all However, no settlement was for economic ills," he stated. becomes the subject of public reached concerning the union's A classic example, of the work­ hearings, the SIU has announced protest on the hiring qf seamen ings of the Railway Labor Act is its intention to place into the rec­ in Far East ports at far below the current situation involving the ord its full position on this union scale, a practice prevalent SIU Railway Marine Region, whose proposal and on other matters af­ 6mong European operators to un­ members man railroad tugboats fecting the well-being of th# dercut their own nationals. and ferries for seven eastern rail­ American Merchant Marine. 'Railway Labor Act' Asked For Shipping SIU, African Dock Leader Hold Talks Discussions on maritime problems of mutual interest were held at SIU headquarters on the 13th and 17th of April with James Denis Akumu, leader of the East African Dock Workers Union, of Mombasa, Kenya. Akumu, who has been on;^ visit to the United States which is affiliated with the SIU. They have been in the US studying sponsored by the US Depart­ ment of Labor, has also had meet­ ings with the International Long­ shoremen's Association. Accom­ panying Akumu on his visit to the SIU was Irving J. Brown, longtime AFL-CIO overseas representative and newly-appointed as United Nations representative of the In­ ternational Confederation of Free Trade Unions. Friend Of Mboya The East African labor leader is a close associate of Tom Mboya, who is expected to play a leading role when Kenya achieves its in­ dependence within the British Commonwealth. Mboya is known to have a trade union philosophy which is close to that of the AFLCIO and has intimate relationships with top Federation leaders. Akumu's union is the strongest longshoremen's group on the East African coast. It has 6,000 mem­ bers who service the ships on the East African run, the traditional ports of call for the Robin Line. His group is now discussing amalgamation with the East African Seamen's Union, which also has its headquarters in Mombasa. Akumu said that at present, the operations of the SIU and the ILA, including contracts, hiring procedure and pension and welfare benefits. The Trinidad union is now enter­ ing into negotiations covering the Alcoa foreign-flag vessels which operate between the island and Mobile. It recently won recogni­ tion as bargaining agent on these vessels. SEAFARERS LOG April, 1962 Recenf visitor at head­ quarters was James Denis Alcumu, leader of the East African Dock Workers Un­ ion at Mombasa. dockworkers in Mombasa put in a 43-hour week at a wage rate equivalent to $1.30 a day in United States currency. Meets Trinidad Unionists Participating in the discussions with Akumu were the four officers of the Trinidad Seamen and Waterfront Workers' Trade Union, Vol. XXIV, No. 4 PAUL HALL, President HERBERT BRAND, Editor; IRWIN SFIVACK, Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, ARTHUR MARKOvviTZ, MIKE POLLACK, JOHN WEITZEL, Staff Writers: Published monthly at tha headquarter* of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Water* District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenua, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYactnth 9-t*06. Second class postage paid at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under th* Act of Aug. 24, 1912. �f 5*--^W •>•.'• April. IPffil SE'AWARERS Pace Tbree LOG Are Realistic Maritime Policies Al}ead? President's Message House Group Report Raps Lopsided Implies Need To Overhaul 19B6 Act Subsidy Program Representing the Greek Seamen's Union in New York, Alex­ ander Pardalakis (left) attends meeting on mutual problems with SlU exec, vice-president Cal Tanner. Looking on (standing) is Peter Loleas of MTD's International Division. French, Italian Marine Unions Sign MTD Pacts NEW YORK—Tlie International Division of the Maritime Trades Department has completed additional mutual aid pacts with foreign transport unions, Thomas W. (Teddy) Gleason, executivedirector of the Division, has an­ National Federation of Dock Workers. nounced. He revealed that mutual aid pacts have been signed with rep­ resentatives of French seamen and transport workers who speak for the Force Ouvriere, the principal anti - Communist grouping In French labor. Similarly, a pact has been signed by an Italian long­ shoremen's union representing anti-CP dock workers. The agreement with the French unions covers approximately 40,000 workers In the National Federa­ tion of Merchant Marine Em­ ployees, the Federation of Mer­ chant Marine Officers, Federation of Transport Workers and National Federation of Port & Doek Work­ ers. The Italian paet is with the Previous agreements were signed by the MTD's International Divi­ sion with the Maritime Federa­ tion of Chile and the longshore­ men's union of Venezuela. "The Eur(^ean agreements were signed in Paris by the Internation­ al Division's European representa­ tive, Edwin P. Wilson. Signing for the French were J. Philipps of the Federation Nationale de la Marine Marchande; Guy Gendron of the Federation des Officers de la Ma­ rine Marchande, Pierre Felce of the Federation Nationale des Transports and Jean Duniau of the Federation Nationale des Ports et Docks. The Italian agreement was signed by Fiiippo Tealdi of the Nazionale Lavoratori Portuali. WASHINGTON—Awareness that something may be wrong with existing mari­ time policies has been expressed in two recent documents coming out of Wash­ ington. One of these is the President's message on transportation: the other is a House subcommittee report. Potentially far-reaching moves to get the American-flag merchant marine out of the doldrums are indicated in a special message on transportation submitted to Congress by President John F. Kennedy. The recommendations and directions of the President strongly imply a projected overhaul of the 1936 Mer­ chant Marine Act to meet the changed circumstances of US foreign and domestic trade. The SIU has maintained that bulk cargoes such as Iron ore, Another report dealing the trade route concept of the bauxite and agricultural products. Merchant Marine Act has The SIU has also held, as the with maritime, submitted 1936 been outmoded by the shift of Celler report charges, that the exby the House Antitrust American foreign commerce Into (Continued on page 4) Subcommittee chaired by Rep. Emanuel Celler (Dem.NY), has expressed pointed criticism of the existing maritime subsidy program. The committee report denounced the "highly priv­ ileged coterie" of subsidized com­ panies who have reaped the bene­ fits of the 1936 Act "whiie other segments of the American mer­ chant marine have been the sub­ ject of discrimination." A number of statements In the President's message call for ex­ amining defects of maritime op­ erations in several major areas to remedy faults which have long been pointed out by the SIU and the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ partment. The SIU position on cargo preference administration was, In effect, sustained by Presi­ dent Kennedy, who specifically called upon every US agency to enforce this law. The Union has repeatedly charged violations of "50-50" by several agencies, such as Agriculture and the Military Sea Transportation Service. Runaways Working US Missile Range A Liberian-flag carrier with unseaworthy vessels has been servicing US missile range tracking stations, the SEA­ FARERS LOG learned this month. The company is currently operating under a contract with the Military Sea Transportation Service which was let In 1957. Crewmembers of these vessels, of course, are foreign nationals who do not have clearance from the United States Government. The only security requirement imposed by the authorities is that the skipper and chief engineer must be American citizens. The company involved is owned by the Cape Canaveral International Corporation. It operates a . number of LSMs under the Liberian flag and carries a wide variety of supplies to various Atlantic range .stations, including equipment and base housekeeping supplies. It is reported that the United States Coast Guard will not certificate these vessels because of previous cases of structural failure. Use of the Liberian-flag vessels and foreign crews on the missile range is particularly astonishing in light of the fact that Seafarers who are employed on the Suwannee missile ships are required to obtain special Government clearance. Highlights Of President's Transportation Message And Celler Report President's Message "... Pressing problems are burdening our national trans­ portation system ... A chaotic patchwork of inconsistent and often obsolete legislation and regulations has evolved. "The management of the various modes of transporta­ tion is subjected to excessive, cumbersome and timeconsuming regulatory supervision that shackles and dis­ torts managerial initiative. Some parts of the transporta­ tion industry are restrained unnecessarily; others are promoted or taxed unevenly and inconsistently . . . "Current Federal polieies must be reshaped in the most fundamental and far-reaching fashion. ". . . The Federal Government is a major user of trans­ portation services. To assure the greatest practical use of the transportation industry by Government, I am direct­ ing all agencies of the Government, in meeting their own transport needs, to use authorized commercial facilities in all modes of transportation within the limits of economi­ cal and efficient operations and the requirements of mili­ tary readiness. ". . . Effective competition should be maintained among alternative forms of transportation, and, where traffic voUime permits, between competing firms in the same mode of transportation . . . The goals of economical, effi­ cient, and adequate service to the public—and reduction In any public subsidies—should be secured by the realiza­ tion of genuine economies . . . Affected workers should be given assistance to make any necessary ad.iustments . . , "Determinations must be made as to whether the num­ ber and types of ships and aircraft adequate to meet longrange peacetime needs are also adequate to meet probable military emergencies, and if they are not, how best to meet these additional requirements ... In the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, the United States Government made a new start on the vexing problems of the American mer­ chant marine In the face of repealed failure to Improve its condition both before and after World War I. Subse­ quently, other aids In the form of cargo preference legis­ lation, various 'trade-out,' 'trade-in,' and tax incentives devised to stimulate new construction, and a mortgage Insurance program with up to 87 percent Federal guar­ antees were added to the arsenal of protection against the industry's exposure to low-cost foreign competition. "In spite of these aids, subsidies required for both construetion and operations under the 1936 Act have steadily Increased. "Are the criteria adopted in 1936 as guides to the estab­ lishment of essential trade routes and services relevant for the future? Are there alternatives to the existing tech­ niques for providing financial assistance which would benefit (a) the public In terms of better service and lower rates and (b) the operators in terms of higher profits, more freedom for management initiative and more Incentive for privately financed research and technological advance? Can defense readiness requirements be met adequately by greater reliance on the reserve fleet and the ships of our allies under NATO agreements? "I have also asked the Secretary of Defense to provide the Secretary of Commerce with estimates, under a range of assumptions as to military emergencies, of what active and reserve tonnages of merchant shipping should be maintained in the interest of national security. In addi-: tion, I have established a Cabinet level committee, chaired by the Secretary of Labor, whose study will include the flags of convenience and cargo preference issues. When the findings and conclusion.s of these studies become avail­ able, I shall send to the Congress appropriate specific rec­ ommendations concerning our maritime program. "In the meantime, I have directed the Secretary of Commerce to implement preference to vessels of United States registry in the movement of commodities in our waterborne foreign commerce; and I have directed all executive branch agencies* to comply fully with the pur­ pose of our cargo preference laws. "For the long-range benefit of labor, management and the public, collective bargaining in the transportation in­ dustry must promote efficiency as well as solve problems of labor-management relations. Problems of job assign­ ments, work rules, and other employment policies must be dealt with in a manner that will both encourage in­ creased productivity and recognize the job equities which are affected by technological change. The Government also has an obligation to develop policies and provide assistance to labor and management consistent with tha above objectives. "Taking advantage of new techniques that would provide convenience and efficiency, we must consider the impact of different forms of transportation investment on eco­ nomic development; we must combine and integrate sys­ tems to take advantage of the maximum benefits of each mode of travel; we must now consider the nation's trans­ portation network as an articulated and closely linked system rather than an uncoordinated set of independent entitles. Celler Report "... The number of subsidized companies has Increased but little over the past 20 years. At tlie same time, the number of subsidized ships has more than doubled, and the net worth of the subsidized companies has likewise increased substantially. Thus the subsidy program has clearly improved the welfare of a highly privileged coterie of lines which have been able to reap its benefits. "Even among the subsidized operators themselves, bene­ fits from subsidies have not been equally distributed. Thus only six companies have garnered a total of some 78 percent of all opeialing differential subsidy payments during the entire period of the subsidy program. "In the final analysis, then, it has been a few large do­ mestic steamship lines which have had the privilege of organizing into powerful conferences, often employing dual rate systems to discourage outside competition, that have been the principal beneficiaries of the subsidy pro­ gram. Clearly the intent of Congress in providing for subsidies was not to foster the welfare of a fe.v dominant lines at the expense of the rest of the American merchant marine, both tramp and liner alike. To the extent that this has been done, subsidies have promoted economic con­ centration and discouraged legitimate competition and in many respects have failed to achieve their objective of advancing the combined welfare of all segments of the American merchant fleet." �'A§rtt,im Pa^ Fbnr See Coastal Ship Probe; Bill Asks Foreign Entry QUESTION: Do you follow the baseball news much while at sea? How do you think the ma|or league teams will perform in 1962 now that the season is open? Ship Art Overhaul (Continued from page 3) isting subsidy program has failed to sustain a healthy merchant ma­ rine and has worked to the advan­ tage of a limited group of com­ panies at the expense of the in­ dustry at large. Two steps taken in Washington ence and the recently give further evidence of SlU-contractcd Sea-Land Service eral mortgage and loan insurance who wins in the spirit of a new alterations in Government policy on construction of three lift-on/lift- is the only regularly-scheduled National League. ballclub, I'd say along lines long advocated by the shipping operating company in the off eontainerships. I'll be watching, they have a SIU. Maritime Administrator Don­ Even before the hearing was an­ intercoastal trade right now, and because I try to chance even ald Alexander has met with rep­ is conducting a holding operation nounced, a renewed attempt to follow the teams though it's a long resentatives of the bulk cargo car­ open up the domestic trades to by maintaining service with con­ when I'm out at foreign-flag shipping got underway ventional C-2s. It is constructing sea and occasionally watch on TV way to October. Yes, I keep up riers on ways and means of as­ with the standings and try to sisting this segment of the indus­ In the Senate. The latest move four specialized eontainerships, two when the reception is good. try. Similarly, the Military Sea catch the games. came via a proposal by Sen. Mau- of which are due to go on the in­ i. t. Transportation Service has revised tercoastal run starting September rine Neuberger (Dem.-Ore.) to 4> 4- 4Ray Bunce, deck: I think 1962 John Slmonelli, deck: The Card­ its handling of military cargo char­ amend the Jones Act by allowing 1. Two more will be added by De­ will see the Yankees and the Dod­ inals or Dodgers will take the Na­ ters to make them more readily foreign sliips to enter service be- cember. gers playing in available to American operators. tional League Government Mortgage Loan the Series, with Some sections of the President's lead and one of The American-Hawaiian applica­ the Dodgers win­ message are less favorable to the them will face tion for Government mortgage-loan ning after the industry from the SIU point of the Yankees in assistance is the second try by the Series runs the view. These relate to treatment to the World Series. West Coast company, which is un­ limit. The Mets? be given to inland waterways car­ The Yankees der contract to SIU Pacific District They're new and riers and to railroads. However, should come out unions, for Federal aid. An earlier will probably on top, as they've the over-all impact appears to application was denied. The com­ make 9th place been pretty augur well for the maritime in­ pany hopes to build three fast new this year. I guess dustry. steady at it. I've I'll be listening to vessels capable of hauling 992 Among the President's recom­ cargo containers in the East-West short wave to see how all these watched them play at the Stadium and I figure mendations and proposals are the domestic services. The ships would predictions come out. they ought to be able to make it following: be 898 feet long, 101 feet in beam i" 4" 4 • The Secretary of Commerce NEW YORK—The SIU Scholar­ and have a deadweight tonnage of Geronimo Morales, engine: I am again. 4 4 4. is to review domestic shipping ship Awards Committee will meet 31,870. They would be built to do sure the Giants will win. The way Reginald Sirois, deck: Yes, I try needs and to review the criteria here on May 10 to review the 24 knots. 1962 looks, it will to keep up with what's going on in of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act qualifications of 21 candidates for probably see the Sen. Neuberger's bid to open the both leagues. to see if they meet today's ship­ the five $6,000 SIU scholarships to intercoastal trade to foreign ship­ Giants facing the Right now, I can ping needs. be awarded this year. Yankees in the ping is billed as a move to aid see the Yankees • The Secretary of Labor is to Series and beat­ Two new committee members, West Coast lumber producers com­ and Dodgers bring in recommendations on run­ ing them. In the Richard Keefe of St. Louis Uni­ peting for the East Coast market playing in the aways which, up until now, have home run race, versity and Charles O'Donnell of with Canadian growers. Any change Series, but I been immune from taxes, US man­ the Giants' Alou the University of Chicago, will at­ in the intercoastal shipping pattern can't tell you ning or other US laws. In addi­ will keep swing­ tend. The addition of these mem­ would affect not only Sea-Land who will win. tion, he is to bring in proposals ing for the 60 bers, both serving as director of bu> a number of other lines, such The Mets, as a on the administration of the Cargo mark like Maris admissions at their respective as Calmar, which haul large quan­ first-year team, Preference Act, abuse of which the campuses, brings the scholarship tities of lumber on eastbound voy­ did last year. I'll be listening in will possibly SIU and other unions have strong­ board to its full strength of six ages from Pacific ports. again this season. make fourth place in the National ly protested. members. League if Stengel can keep them • Congress should encourage Four-Year Awards moving. establishment of joint rates be­ The scholarships, awarded to 4 4 4' tween varying forms of transpor­ eligible Seafarers and their de­ Angel Rojas, steward: Last year tation. This has been a prime de­ pendent children cover four years on the Persian Gulf run I was mand of domestic ship operators of study in any field, with 43 able to listen to who have been victimized by the scholarships awarded since the the games over railroads' refusal to set up joint program began in 1953 as part of Two SIU ships, the Wild Ranger (Waterman) and the Del the Voice of rates. the overall SIU Welfare Plan pro­ Valle (Mississippi), have been commended by the Coast America. They • "Excessive, cumbersome and gram. came over loud time-consuming" regulatory super­ Guard for the roles they played in rescues at sea. The Ranger Selection of the winners is based and clear and I vision of the transportation indus­ upon previous scholastic achieve­ incident was in 1961 and the'^ hope I can hear try should be brought under con­ test conducted by the Marine Sec­ ment, extra-curricular and com­ Del Valle action took place them again. As trol. tion of the National Safety Council munity activities and performance last February. far as predictions • Revision of taxation policies among passenger passenger-dry In separate developments. Isth­ in the standard College Entrance are concerned, I to encourage transportation com­ cargo operators. mian Lines announced that the Examination Board tests. panies to replace obsolete equip­ Coast Guard praise for the Wild think the Giants In 1961, Seafarer Johh Sweeney SlU-manned Steel Recorder had Ranger came over its action in will take the National League Pen­ ment. of Mankato, Minn., and four SIU won the company's semi-annual picking up six men from a sinking nant and face the Yankees in the A key element of the message, members' children were awarded fleet safety award for the last half skiff, during January, 1961, about Series. insofar as maritime unions are scholarships. The children were of 1961 with a perfect rating of 60 miles off the coast of Panama. concerned, is the President's call Garland Hogge of Luthersville, 100% representing no lost-time The survivors, Colombian nation­ for trade union cooperation in re­ Md.; Linda Peterson of Balti­ accidents. als, had been adrift for four days vising job assignments and work The entire Waterman fleet also more; William Walsh of Savannah when the 110-foot, Panamanianrules to match technological prog­ diew commendation as third-place and Harold Welsh of New Orleans. ress. He made specific mention in 4. winner of the annual safety con- registered Pacific Seafarer ran into heavy seas. The vessel went under this respect of the Government's in a matter of five minutes after obligation to protect job rights. the six crewmen got away in the The Celler committee report skiff. dealt in general with the admin­ The Ranger was able to pick up WASHINGTON — The sale of istration of the Merchant Marine the men through coordinated Act, the dual rate system, and rescue efforts maintained by the two Bull Line C-4 freighters con­ the operations of regulatory agen­ verted for container service, to the CG to deal with shipping disasters cies. It pointed out that only six by keeping a position check on all Waterman Steamship Company of companies have garnered almost Puerto Rico has been approved by vessels in event of emergency in 76 per cent of all subsidy pay­ their vicinity. A change of course the Federal Maritime Commission. ments. Bull requested approval of the enabled the Ranger to spot the The intent of Congress, the com­ proposed -sale on the basis of drifting skiff. mittee document said, was not to This past February, the Del operating losses due to increased promote a few choice conipanies competition of various services in Valle was instrumental in assisting at the expense of the rest of the the MV Corinto, which had sprung the Puerto Rico trade. It had industry. By working in this fash­ a leak in her engine room about originally intended to operate the ion, the subsidy program has ad­ 25 miles off Lucrctia Light in the ships in the North Atlantic-Puerto versely affected the welfare of all old Bahama Canal. She partici­ Rico run. Waterman will use the ships in segments of the American mer­ pated with other vessels in a stand­ the US Gulf-Puerto Rico service chant marine. by rescue operation until an am­ Part of this situation, the re­ and has stipulated that they will be Fleet-wide safety award for Isthmian's Steel Recorder cov­ phibious aircraft with special port held, was the fault of the used in that trade exclusively In pumping equipment arrived on the ering six-month accident-free period is marked aboard ship, Federal Maritime Board and the scene. The flooding was brought order to meet objections of other after company forwarded $500 cash prize to be split be­ Maritime Administration, which it operators. Bull, in turn, agreed under control with no mishap. tween SIU crew and officers. Pictured (l-r) are Seafarer described as "a paper tiger" that The award for Isthmian's Steel that it will not compete with has not exercised effective control Roy Kelly. AB and ship's delegate; Capt. Anderson, chief Waterman of Puerto Rico on the Recorded followed two consecutive over the industry It is supposed run for a period of a year from the mate Carpender and first assistant Fletcher. Crew pur­ prizes won by the company's Steel to icgulate. date of sale. Surveyor previously. chased TV set for ship with its share. WASHINGTON—A further effort to reactivate U3 interJoe Brown, cook: Just to be Hugh Curran, engine: From past coastal ^lippirfg is now expected to produce a full-scale in­ performances, I would say the hopeful, I'm looking forward to seeing the Mets Yankees will take vestigation into US domestic shipping operations. An initial lead the National the American hearing is set for May 2 on a"*^ League. With League pennant re-application by American- tween ports on the East and West Casey Stengel's and then the long-time experiHawaiian Steamship for Fed­ Coasts, including Alaska. Series, no matter SlU School Awards Due Next Month Seafarers Busy On Ship Safety Front Waterman Gets Okay^ Buys C-4s �•'l uet SEAFARERS LOG SIU MEETINGS SEAFARERJ sms^^aam Alaska Train-Ship Planned On Coast SEATTLE — Inauguration of regular weekly "trainship" service between this Pacific Northwest port and Alaska is ^awaiting Congressional approval of bills to permit the transfer to the US flag of a| Liberian railcar ferry. She has capacity for 56 railcars The SIU Pacific District- and is able to handle all types of contracted Alaska Steamship Com­ pany hopes to start trainship serv­ ice late this summer using the ferry City of New Orleans. At present the ferry is registered under the Liberian flag. Bills have been introduced in Cngress to permit its transfer to the US flag with coastwise shipping privileges. Alaska Steamship indicated it would purchase the ship, now laid up in Florida, and operate it on a three-day run to Whittier, Alaska. This would mean fourth-day delivery in Anchorage and fifthday in Fairbanks. TwIn-Screw Vessel The City of New Orleans is a twin-screw, 6,126 deadweight-ton steam turbine vessel, with a length of 520 feet and a beam of 70 feet. On this page Is news of activities of the SIU Pacific District representing the three West Coast unlicensed unions, the Sailors Union of the Pa­ cific, the Marine Firemen's Union and the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, who sail under tlie SIU banner predomi­ nantly in the Pacific trades to Hawaii, Alaska, the Far East and on 'round-the-world runs. The SIU Pacific District Unions are a key group in the SlUNA, representing as they do the entire maritime Industry on the West Coast. MCS Marks Uth Birthday As Affiliate PK SAN FRANCISCO—Amid all the hubbub of the SIU Paciflo District Strike and the subsequent Taftpartley injunction, the Marine Cooks and Stewards quietly noted the 11th anniversary of its original SIUNA charter, which signaled the rebirth of democratic trade unionIsm for steward department" memmembers on this coast. The Sailors Union of the Pacific sponsored the chartering of the iMCS in 1951 to replace the Com­ munist-dominated National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards. Extensive action by the new un­ ion, aided by the SUP and the SIU, produced the end of a Communist apparatus among crewmembers on West Coast vessels. The unsuccess­ ful effort to continue waterfront CP control over steward depart­ ment personnel had been sup­ ported by Harry Bridges' Interna­ tional Longshoremen's and Ware­ housemen's Union. The end of the CP shipboard ap­ paratus came in 1955 in a course of a three-department bargaining vote when the SUP, MCS and the Marine Fireman's Union swamped A cooks local that had been set up by Bridges' union in an effort to hold together the remnants of the defunct NUMC&S. freight including piggyback and containers. Built in Japan in 1939, the ship has a speed of 18 knots. Establishment of the service would connect the Alaska Railbelt, served by the Alaska Railroad, with the 48 contiguous States by fast scheduled through rail service by way of Seattle and the four transcontinental railroads that serve the city. The four roads, the Great Northern, Northwest Pacific, Union Pacific, and Milwaukee, to­ gether with the Alaska line, helped develop plans for the ferry service. The trainship service will be an addition to the present conven­ tional services of Alaska Steam ship to the state, the company emphasized. SIU membersnip meetings are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. Ail Sea­ farers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York Philadelphia Baltimore Detroit Houston New Orleans Mobile May May May May May May May 7 8 9 II 14 15 16 Page Fire Army Upgrades Charter Policy WASHINGTON—The Army has modified its procedure for chartering ships through the Military Sea Transportation Servics to Insure the maximum use of US-flag vessels on overseas shipments. In separate action, Senator vada, to protest the undercutting Warren Magnuson (Dem.- of an American ve.s.sel In the award Wash.), chairman of the Senate In­ terstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, called for mora tight­ ening of the 50-30 law, saying it was unenforceable under present interpretations. He urged firm ac­ tion by the Government to enable US-flag shipping to obtain a fair share of these cargoes. Both actions follow the recent picketing by the SIU and the Ma­ rine Engineers Beneficial Associa­ tion of a British-flag ship, the Sal- Hoffa Scab Move Backfires Chicago SIU Cab Union Wins Solid Strike, Pact Firemen End Vote To Fill Union Posts SAN FRANCISCO — Incumbent president William F. Jordan was returned to his post unopposed in elections completed recently by the Marine Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders. In separate MFOW balloting held later, Alex Jarrett was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death on March 10 of union vicepresident Art Coleman, who pre­ viously had been reelected. Jarrett was elected earlier as Honolulu port agent for the firemen's union James Murphy has been appointed pro tem to replace Jarrett. Members who took part in the regular balloting for officers also reelected incumbent union treas­ urer C. A. Peterson over one op­ ponent, Nick Trivich. In the port voting, Fred Bruette was reelected without opposition as Seattle port agent, while Robert L. Sherrill unseated Joe DeBosics as San Pedro agent. The Portland port agent's race, saw R. ,N. (Neil) Sweeney renamed over A. H. (Farmer) Ward. New York agent E. G. (Red) Ramsey was also re­ elected over two opponents. Balloting for San Francisco patrolman resulted in the election of Bobby Iwata and Jack Hatton, and Harry Jorgensen was elected headquarters business agent-clerk. The headquarter's dispatcher post went to Jackie Larkin. Other re­ sults for Patrolman were: Bud Haley, Seattle; Tom Meyer, San Pedro; Bernie Carpenter, Portland; and Jack (Slim) Von Hess, New York. Important vtctory for taxi workers is marked at City Hall after settlement was reached in talks aided by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley (3rd from right) to end successful 20hour strike. Dominic Abata, president of the SlU-affiliated Transportation Services and Allied Workers, and union attor­ ney Irv Friedman are pictured (right), with Daley and cab company representatives. CHICAGO—A united front of 5,000 cab drivers and garage workers recently affiliated with the SIUNA won a pacesetting contract here after a 20-hour strike that capsized Teamster president James Hoffa's boast to send in 1,000 Within ten days after the strikejobeless truck drivers to take ending agreement was reached, over their jobs. The cab workers had previously quit the Teamsters in order to obtain decent union conditions. The strike here sraw the greatest show of solidarity among cab workers since the last strike in 1937. The brief action closed down all Checker and Yellow Cab gar­ ages after long bargaining delays on a first contract. It climaxed an epic three-year struggle by the Drivers Union Organizing Com­ mittee to establish a democratic union outside the framework of Hoffa's Teamsters. Checker and Yellow Cab drivers and garage workers had earlier won bargaining rights with tlie two largest local cab fleets by defeating the IBT in a National Labor Re­ lations Board election. Now chartered as the Transporta­ tion Services and Allied Workers section of the SIUNA, the DUOC began setting up a fuii-time permanent organization as soon as the strike ended. A modernized office and meeting hall has just been established and the first issue of the union's newspaper appeared early this month. the union received a resounding vote of confidence from the mem­ bership, when it was able to show that 72 percent of the workers had signed dues checkoff authorizations during the period. The effective­ ness of the strike and the checkoff count demolished earlier conten­ tions by the cab companies and Hoffa representatives in the area that the DUOC had no support •among the drivers. The contract settlement was reached in the course of bargaining conducted with company represensative at City Hall, with Mayor Richard Daley helping to narrow the issues. Among (he major new provisions of the three-year pact are the first bonus arrangement for drivers in a Chicago cab con­ tract, a 26-cent hourly increase for inside workers, 50% boost in hospi­ talization benefits plus provision for full seniority protection and union shop provisions. of a US foreign aid cargo going to Indonesia. The Government's effort to up­ grade the nation's offshore trade is meanwhile being vigorously op­ posed by foreign-flag operators, led by the British. Backed by their governments, the foreign lines are taking retaliatory action by refus­ ing to submit documents sought by the US to regulate shipping con­ ference arrangements. They have also made an issue of steps taken to enforce 50-50 and have protested the "Ship America" program being pushed by the Ad­ ministration as "discrimination." This contrasts with similar tra­ ditional practices in these same countries plus the fact that US ships carry less than ten percent of the nation's foreign trade at the present time. The Army's modification of its charter policy will give US oper­ ators a flexible time period in which to bid on cargoes and will adjust delivery dates to give Amer­ ican-flag ships first crack at avail­ able cargoes. The change was prompted by protests over a US military cargo that left Baltimore last month on a Greek ship. It developed that the shipment did not have to be loaded on a specific day and that an American ship had missed carrying the cargo by only a few hours. T-H Order Ends Coast SIU Beef SAN FRANCISCO — SIU Pa­ cific District seamen began return­ ing to work on April II when the 27-day West Coast shipping strike was called off by an 80-day TaftHartley injunction—one with a new twist to it. Besides requiring striking sea­ men to return to work and direct­ ing the three Pacific District unions to resume bargaining with the Pa­ cific Maritime Association, the in­ junction issued by Federal judge George Harris instructed striking seamen to sign articles for voyages regardless of their length. The court order provides that when a ship returns after the 80day "cooling off" period, all hands must remain aboard until all cargo has been discharged. At the height of the strike by the Sailors Union, Marine Firemen and the Marine Cooks, close to 60 ships belonging to 17 lines covered by the PMA agreement were tied up on all coasts and in Hawaii. However, contracts with a number of other companies have not ex­ pired and these operators were not involved in the walkout. Bargaining talks began last Sep­ tember in advance of contract ex­ piration and tlie negotiations con­ tinued into this year. When it be­ came apparent that the employers were not bargaining in good faith, the unions announced they would enforce a "no contract-no work" policy previously authorized by the membership but maintained fur­ ther talks on a day-to-day basis. The court injunction runs out on June 29. �PaS« SM SEAFAltE^R'S Amo* ltd LOG ROTARY SHIPPING ROARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) Ship Aefirify March 1 Through March 31, 1962 Deep-sea shipping was on the increase in March. The month's total number of berths filled in all ports topped the February figure by 210, as all departments and classes shared in the increased shipping activity. On a port-by-port breakdown, most SIU halls reported steady or increased job activity with New York and Bal­ timore registering the greatest gains. Only three ports, Boston, Houston and Seattle, showed a decline in the number of jobs filled. The biggest drop-off in shipping was in Houkon, but this seemed mostly due to an accom'panying decline in the number of ships serviced in that port. Overall, in the ship movement totals (see right), there was an increase of 26 vessels handled by all ports during March, with New Orleans and Baltimore registering the biggest increase. Besides Houston, Seattle also showed decreased activity. The Gulf port was off by 11 ships and the West Coast city handled two less vessels. While the deck department continued to ship the most men, the greatest increase in the number of jobs filled in March was reported for the steward department. Fol­ lowing the galley gang was the deck department and then the engine crew. Class A showed the biggest increase in March shipping, reversing the previous trend. The increased shipping in March resulted in a decline of 270 men registered on the beach at the end of the month, although there was an increase in the number of men registering for jobs. The drop-off in men waiting on the beach at the end of March, together with the im­ proved picture in shipping and ship movements, indicated that deep-sea job activity is holding steady and is ready for the upcoming busy summer months. fat SIga la Offt Oas Troat. TOTAL Bestea 4 0 i 12 Naw Yorh ....4f S 48 lOB PliilaBalplila ..23 9 7 39 iaitlmera ....13 II 27 81 Nerfelii 3 2 10 18 JocJiioavllla ... 8 3 13 21 Tampa ..2 2 12 U Mofella 9 7 10 28 Naw Orleaai ..14 13 34 61 Hoatton 11 7 42 60 Wilmlagtoa ... 0 0 13 13 Soa Froacltco .8 8 12 ' 22 SaatHa 7 7 4 If TOTALS ..145 74 240 459 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTAIS Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 B 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 6 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 6 2 2 3 0 4 1 1 19 0 1 6 12 60 26 118 3 13 17 33 3 22 118 57 32 11 8 33 17 33 93 30 180 7 57 7 1 5 21 10 7 21 2 3 2 3 7 27 13 4 1 6 1 8 4 6 15 15 1 34 11 62 2 5 8 0 2 62 15 57 0 8 10 18 17 1 29 9 19 5 0 6 7 0 0 0 5 0 12 3 2 0 1 0 7 17 4 8 8 8 3 17 0 8 21 15 2 21 2 5 10 6 17 13 . 8 2 6 9 19 0 22 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 6 0 1 0 23 38 1 16 1 0 3 38 3 5 4 12 13 2 16 8 11 20 21 8 49 0 30 2 13 110 68 12 110 2 10 18 0 11 30 19 23 33 68 15 116 2 44 30 48 2 5 0 7 133 16 32 56 32 76 25 133 6 48 16 26 53 79 21 153 8 10 3 10 0 0 1 10 10 18 0 7 1 5 2 1 7 4 5 9 2 2 9 18 4 6 18 1 18 25 1 11 3 14 8 5 4 10 18 2 3 7 1 19 4 8 52 5 16 13 22 14 31 7 52 3 6 7 16 1 2 38 0 9 12 19 7 35 33 11 80 596~ 219 72 118 1 219 12 229 385 110 1 724 i 19 109 148 1 276!152 346 98 596 29 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL C ALL 1 2 1 2 3 ALL 9 4 19 28 1 1 5 2 3 6 22 173 92 132 36 260 4 32 43 79 33 1 18 56 2 5 31 7 9 9 20 79 32 54 13 2 99 1 17 29 47 12 14 18 3 35 0 0 10 10 20 46 10 8 8 3 21 0 10 6 16 0 4 9 0 2 4 1 0 2 2 57 38 9 88 0 3 41 0 5 5 13 153 50 76 23 149 2 25 19 46 7 188 45 70 10 125 3 29 21 63 21 7 1 16 2 25 0 2 2 4 10 ' 46 19 20 6 45 0 1 5 6 86 15 18 16 3 34 0 14 4 IS 90 I1 905 348 505 121 11 974 IS 151 158 1 322 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 2 6 23 89 19 1 30 4 8 1 1 8 1 4 5 19 23 71 28 84 2 8 5 17 4 24 100 " 387 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS B Shioped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 6 0 2 10 2 2 0 2 2 1 3 6 1 3 57 23 28 71 18 73 9 100 6 10 122 13 29 29 17 8 24 1 12 8 21 1 3 18 1 8 4 14 38'! 0 30 37 3 16 10 29 4 13 17 30 3 4 2 11 1 8 0* 2 3 5 b 6 0 3 9 2 7 2 11 1 9 1 12 2 2 3 4 4 11 0 6 0 2 1 1 5 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 2 2 26 1 15 5 8 6 5 14 9 14 3 22 0 22 28 53 7 101 3 27 25 55 17 77 3 55 5 80 15 26 19 48 9 121 4 45 31 57 13 85 3 7 1 11 2 2 4 4 10 1 13 1 4 10 2 6 28 0 5 16 6 11 2 18 0 11 5 9 7 1 29 3 10 35 1 8 3 16 2 29 2 5 4 51 1538 1 ! 31 161 143 1 ~335 ns8~ 314 54 1 436 "20 125I20" 265 GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 7 0 4 0 r 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 5 5 14 0 1 0 1 0 1 7 43 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered O n The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A C ALL 1 2 B 3 ALL 12 8 ALL 11 1 3 3 6 2 3 7 2 10 2 1 4 7 15 100 57 15 172 31 131 16 178 13 8 42 36 91 7 18 17 7 42 0 3 31 7 38 ~0 7 14 21 68 6 29 2 61 8 75 1 1 2 37 27 23 51 15 2 2 0 2 8 5 24 2 28 2 8 6 16 27 1 2 8 12 7 8 5 7 0 6 1 5 11 1 5 8 2 1 2 1 6 1 9 1 1 3 1 39 9 3 22 14 0 3 34 4 47 0 7 13 6 53 12 142 32 7 12 77 78 9 119 4 32 31 67 23 85 48 23 156 23 97 4 63 4 64 10 37 22 3 13 2 7 23 5 7 13 3 3 1 3 7 1 6 18 16 40 9 5 6 20 3 32 1 6 8 1 4 35 47 4 26 2 3 8 20 2 9 15 4 4 39 1I 89 436 265 89 j1 790 125 488 66 1 679 33 185 155 1 373 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos Shipped CLASS A Nor Jac Tam Mob NO Hou ... rOTAIf Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1-9 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 1 1 2 5 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 4 0 40 20 53 126 0 3 30 33 10 23 6 16 22 80 1 8 40 7 10 11 32 3 2 15 9 14 4 6 0 13 3 10 23 2 7 6 12 32 1 2 10 10 13 2 0 9 15 5 22 44 1 3 2 2 9, 2 0 6 9 11 0 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 2 4 13' 1 4 1 6 4 3 0 4 1 3 12 1 4 2 1 7 10 0 0 2 0 2' 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 11 3 .21 38 0 0 17 17 1 11 12 3 13 1 11 28 0 26 13 68 112 2 4 34 40 2 23 2 36 39 9 57 91 1 3 32 16 43 94 1 4 32 37 2 24 20 31 35 77 5 5 25 0 2 5 7 14 0 1 3 4 1 5 4 5, 1 10 0 16 0 5 2 8 4 19 0 0 7 7 0 3 5 3 3 13 0 .21 0 3 7 9 7 26 1 2 14 17 1 16 6 3 1 14 19 1 9 ~49~"152 85 244 1 530 12 22 170 1204 27 119 58 215 P419 13 16 141 11 170 1-9 1 13 4 7 2 2 0 3 5 NY Phil Bal Wil SF Sea Registered CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS 3 ALL A C ALL 1-9 B 6 1 0 4 0 2 0 26 I 80 23 26 129 32 24 46 9 8 8 23 15 8 58 11 10 4 4 1 44 4 7 2 0 1 0 6 0 36 2 20 12 20 4 20 5 2 0 2 2 2 3 40 10 0 28 12 0 0 39 19 149 17 19 19 91 35 14 126 15 14 77 13 30 2 5 9 16 9 8 29 8 3 5 5 5 21 16 39 6 4 4 19 4 0 107 I1 111 419 170 111 1 700 117"~ GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 6 11 1 0 3 '2 2 4 50 35 95 212 1 5 35 41 13 10 20 52 4 16 2 10 75 3 27 24 16 24 2 22 6 12 4 24 2 3 14 19 3 4 3 12 1 3 5 1 17 1 3 2 10 0 2 1 14 62 0 0 29 9 29 29 40 19 83 159 1 4 39 44 25 10 23 73 1 4 17 22 7 2 15 0 0 3 3 4 10 40 0 5 17 0 2 2 7 30 5 5 16 9 8 26 212 125 328 782 20 28 192 1 240 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRANDTOTALS' GROUP 1 2 ^Ai.L 229 385 110 I 724 100 387 51 538 201 85 214 530 530 857 405 J1792 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 19 109 148 276 152 346 98 596 31 161 1^ 335 68 314 54 436 12 22 170' 204 146 58 215 |_419 62 292 462 815 366 718 367 11451 Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 Al.L 29 72 118 I 20 125 120 I 13 16 141 1 62 213 879 J 219 265 170 654 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL ABC ALL 1 80 596 219 90 905 348 505 121 | 974 12 35 33 89 436 265 89 790125 488 66 j 679 7 43 39 4 0 107 111 419 170 111 700 329 125 328 j 782 23 78 179 280 1451 654 290 2395 802 1118 515 |2435 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 13 151 158_[S22 33 185 155 I 373 20 28 192 I 240 66 364 595 J 935 �S^EAWAVtltRS t&a TUB CAXfADIAlf Jeff City Hit NEW ORLEANS—^For the sixth consecutive year, the SIU's shipboard feeding and sanitation program has earned the Lucile Bloomfield a perfect rating of 100 from the US Public Health Service, with not a single corrective measure outstanding vessel sanitation and ne^ed at the time of inspec­ the Alcoa fleet won its second such MONTREAL—Heavy Canadian domestic consumption of grain over last winter and a delay in the St. Lawrence Sea­ way's opening found elevators at river ports near empty earlier this month. The Sea-'*^ way season got a slow start The plan sounded good on paper, when a crack was revealed in but when the Cornwall channel Canada SlU Tugs Nab 'Runaway' VANCOUVER—A Greek-owned. Liberian-flag freighter literally be­ came a "runaway" in this port and threatened damage to other ships until she was caught by two SIU of Canada-contracted tugs and made secure. Driven by 33-knot-an-hour winds, the 10,000-ton Irini Stefanou dragged its anchor and began drifting down on two ships berthed at Terminal Docks. Shoreside workers said the vessel's propeilor did not seem to be working. However, two harbor tugs oper­ ated by a union-contracted towing company, C. H. Cates & Sons, Ltd., managed to catch the runaway ves­ sel before she hit the berthed ships and pushed her back into mid­ stream. Eventually, the freighter got her plant running and, witii the aid of the two tugs, was pulled back to its own berth and secured. Another Greek - owned sTiip wasn't as lucky as the Irini Stefaiiou. The 15,000-ton Souniotis had some difficulty maneuvering in the harbor and, as a result, ripped Into the West Coast Pier and sheared 80 feet off the dock. No one was injured in this acci­ dent but longshoremen had to scat­ ter when the big ship ran into the dock. The ship had been alongside the dock to load lumber. Gets Low-Price Drug Deal ST. CATHERINES—The SIU of Canada has worked out an experi­ mental plan to assist members in obtaining discounts of prescription drug costs for its members here and in Thoroid. An arrangement developed by the Canadian Seafarers Welfare Plan with two drug stores will en­ able members to receive a 20 per­ cent markdown on all the prescrip­ tions they have to fill. Both stores are in convenient locations for members and will provide prompt service in filling the needs of Canadian seamen and their fami­ lies. The drug discount program Is expected to mean Important sav­ ings to members and their families and may be tried out in other ports if tiie plan {*rnves successful here and at Thoroid. and lock were surveyed, officials discovered that the old canal has been under 40 feet of water since the terrain was flooded to create the Seaway. With grain-laden carriers held at the Western end of the Seaway and Eastern exporters clogging Montreal and St. Lawrence River ports waiting for delivery of grain, other methods of transport were put to use in order to fill fastemptying grain elevators along the river. A lucky few ocean ships that arrived here early were able to take on grain and depart, leaving less grain in elevators than could meet the demand. Meanwhile, the Danish cargo ship Helga Dan set a new record for early arrival at this port when the vessel arrived March 12. The arrival startled officials as the ship passed Icebreakers still clearing the clogged channel. While Montreal shipping on a year-round basis is possible, the Seaway's more confined channels continue to pose an icebreaking problem. Wins 6th Award In Row Bloomfield Ship Hailed By PHS Canada Grain Storing Plan Fizzles-No Canal one of the waterway's big locks. (See story on page 8.) Grain exporters, in an attempt to shorten shipping delays, thought they had found a solution in the use of pre-Seaway lakers to haul their commodity through an old navigation channel at Cornwall, Ont., and then on to Montreal. T»ge Sereii A 50-foot hole was torn in the bow of the SIUmanned Jefferson City Victory after a collision with a Dutch freighter on the Mississippi River. The Dutch ship, the, Nieuwe Tonge, lost part of her bow but no injuries were re­ ported on either vessel. Photo by Seafarer Chester A. Anderson. DM. Channel Job Cuts Speed In Baltimore tion. Maintaining this rating over the years. Seafarers aboard the vessel were reminded of the success of their cumulative efforts at keeping a clean ship by a galley plaque reading: "The crew of this vessel is proud of the fact that this galley has been recognized as one of the cleanest in the entire American merchant marine—Let's keep It that way." The Lucile Bloomfield is the seventeenth vessel in a row as far as the Bloomfield fleet is con­ cerned to make a perfect score on the USPHS sanitation inspection. Presentation of the award was made at International House by Malcolm C. Hope of USPHS head­ quarters in Washington to O. C. Webster, Bloomfield vice-presi­ dent. In accepting the PHS cita­ tion, Webster commented that the SIU shipboard feeding and sanita­ tion program "clearly exemplifies the results of labor and manage­ ment working together on a com­ mon goal for the benefit of all con­ cerned." Key members of the SIU steward department aboard ship are Seafarers Emil Herek, chief steward; Wilbur D. Purdy, chief cook, and Richard Ramsperger, night cook and baker. They and all other members of the Lucile's galley gang came in for high praise. Last month, the SlU-manned Waterman fleet of 24 ships won its first USPHS commendation for BALTIMORE—All vessels op­ erating in the vicinity of dredging operations in Chesapeake Bay are being advised to reduce speed in this area for the next 15 months. The areas involved are at the Canadian Seafarers, members entrance of Craighill Channel off of the SIU of Canada Gibson Island and bt Hawkins are a vital element in the martPoint. The Arundel Corporation's time picture generally and in hydraulic pipeline dredge Lyons the SIU family of unions. They is already on the job and will be man ships under Canadian joined by the Cartagena on or flag across-the-board—deep sea about June 1. At that time, the off the Atlantic Coast, on the Cartagena will move to within one Canadian West Coast, on the mile of the Lyons at the Craighill Great Lakes and the Seaway. entrance. The Canadian SIU also repre­ Ships, tugs and other water sents large groups of Canadian craft proceeding in this area must tngboatmen, dredgemen and al­ maintain a 300-foot clearance from lied crafts. The Canadian Dis­ the dredges while passing at re­ trict works closely with the duced speeds. This clearance limit other SIU anions throughout has caused concern because of the North America and the mutual more-than-lOO-foot width of some The world's largest cable-laying relationship has been of great oil and bulk carriers. vessel, the Long Lines, is now ex­ advantage to all SIU members. pected to take on an SIU crew In the latter part of June when she arrives In New York to make-ready for Its initial working voyage. The vessel Is the only major cable ves­ sel to come under the US flag in recent years. Due to be operated by SlU-contracted Isthmian Line, the ship will be brought here from Bremerhaven, Germany, where she was constructed, by a riding crew. She will stop over in Montreal to pick up cable before sailing for New York to be turned over to Isthmian. Since there Is no other large cable ship under the American flag, the SIU has negotiated a special manning scale to cover the crew of the new vessel. She will can-y the same basic crew as a conven­ tional C-3 frelghtship, plus a tech­ nical crew that will boost the total number aboard to more than 100. Crewmembers will take part in a training period of several months to prepare them for the actual Focal point for gathering at SIU hall In NY It new cable ship cable-laying work and, in Septem­ contract for Isthmian, which will handle cable manufactured ber or October, the vessel will be ready to go to work. by Western Electric workers represented by New Jersey The ship is owned by the West­ Local 1470 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical ern Electric Company, who will Workers. NJ deputy labor commissioner Sam Diubaldi also supply the cable. The vessel's Ileft) visited the hall with fellow Jerseyites Lou O'Donald first cable-laying voyage will be and Frank ttourtal (right), president of Local 1470, to dis­ from Florida to Puerto Rico and cuss project with SIU exec, vice-president Cal Tanner. other ports in the Caribbean. Ready New Cable Ship For June award in a row. Previous citations included awards to Isthmian, Calmar and Ore Line. The PHS sanitation rating is determined by 168 factors relating to health and hygiene aboard ship, including handling, preparation and service of all food. Almost 20 years of sailing on merchant ships has led Pete Scroggins to espouse the quiet, patient approach to all beefs when he serves as a delegate. The 85year-old native of Alabama is cur­ rently ship's delegate aboard the Bienville (Sea-Land). Scroggins, who joined the SIU in 1947 in New York and sails In the deck department, explained that experience has taught him to be flexible so he can be ready to meet the various problems that arise. "You never know what will crop up aboard ship and you never can know all the answers, so it's important to be flexible and hear all sides," he said. "The key to settling any beef is to know the contract and to rely on your departm e n t delegates to help you. A ship's delegate can never do a good job if he doesn't have the support of the other delegates." Married and the father of a Seroggim four-month-old daughter, Suzle, Scroggins first went to sea during World War II. He attended a maritime training school in St. Petersburg, Florida, and then sailed for several years In wartime convoys. "I like the sea and enjoy being a delegate," he said. "As a dele­ gate, I feel I'm doing something for my shipmates. To have a good ship, everyone must pitch in, and this is my way of contributing." Far East runs are his favorita because, wherever you go, you find exotic beauty and mystic atmosphere. "These countries arc so different from my home, Texas, that they are almost impossible to describe." • Sailing, Scroggins said, gives him a "sense of freedom." He ex­ plained that he gets a certain "ease of mind" at sea and sailing gives him a chance to be his own boss. As delegate, Scroggins make sure that tiie i-epair list is taken care of and that there is a safety meeting "so that we can prevent accidents." An injury to one crew­ man can give the whole sliip a feeling of depression, he notes. A delegate can always shout and make a lot of noise, Scroggins said, but he finds that patience can settle lots of little problems and prevent tliem from becoming big ones. "Working together with the other delegates, I try and pre­ vent misunderstandings from turn­ ing into real beefs. Everyone is happier that way." �April, INS SEAIPAHISKS 'taa TBgi ElfU RR Marine Contract Talks Await Report On Manning NEW YORK—Hearings by the Railroad Marine Workers Commission on manning Is­ sues involving railroad tugs and ferries have been concluded following detailed testimony by the SIU-IBU Railway Marine Region and other unions showing why present crews must be maintained on the boats.'^' railroads on manning and other as a result of the strike, were The commisssion now has un­ Issues will be held off until the defeated in their attempt. til May 28 to issue its rec­ report of the commission Is sub­ The hearings, which ran from ommendations. An earlier deadline for the com­ mission's report was moved up to allow further time for the nineman panel to study the volume of testimony produced at the hear­ ings. RMJR negotiations with the mitted to the President, who ap­ pointed the panel in February as an outgrowth of last year's strike. At the time of the strike In January, 1961, the railroads sought to obtain the absolute right to de­ termine the size of tug crews, and. Visitors From Trinidad Getting full briefing on SlU and other union operations in the US, members of study team from SlUNA-affiliated Sea­ men's and Waterfront Workers Trade Union of Trinidad es­ cort a brother trade unionist from Trinidad, W. W. Sutton (2d from left), secretary-general of the Amalgamated & General Workers Trade Union. Pictured ll-r) are Stephen Joseph, SWWTU; Sutton; ID-MTD rep. Mike Carlin; Norman Harris, Basil Douglas, SWWTU, looking over awards won by SEAFARERS LOG. Coast Guard Tries Out TV Use In Navigation The Coast Guard has unveiled an experimental system of short-range harbor navigation for pleasure craft as well as merchant vessels which utilizes both radar and television. The system, known as^' RATAN (Radar And Televi­ Some small targets only appear sion Aid to Navigation) will, occasionally on radar. The scan if successful, enable any vessel equipped with an ordinary televi­ sion set having UHF channels to obtain a radar picture at a cost far below that of an actual radar set. The RATAN installation, which is at the Sandy Hook, New Jersey, Coast Guard station, utilizes a radar image provided by a highdefinition shore-based radar which is then transmitted by UHF televi­ sion for reception aboard boats and ships in the general area. The pic­ ture received will enable a mariner to locate his position in relation to known stationary objects such as fixed landmarks and buoys, and will also enable him to know his location with respect to the move­ ments of other vessels in Ihe vi­ cinity. Stores Information The heart of RATAN is the scan conversion tube which converts the circular sweep of the radar im­ pulses to the rectangular sweep used by conventional television. Another important feature of the scan conversion tube is its ability to store information for long pe­ riods of time. TD-JV£ t LoeJ conversion tube "remembers" tar­ gets can be made to appear with fading tails whose direction and length are indicative of course and speed. The present RATAN project is purely experimental and is not in­ tended for use by the public in its present status. Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On $$ Headquarters wishes to re­ mind Seafarers that men who are choosy about working cer­ tain overtime cannot expect an equal number of OT hours with the rest of their department. In some crews men have been turning down unpleasant OT jobs and then demanding to "ome up with eeuai overtime when the easier jobs rnme lort,. This practice is unfair to Sea•arers who take OT job"^ as they come. The general objective is to equalize OT as mr- h as possible but if a man refuses disagree­ able jobs there is no require­ ment that when an easier job comes along he can ma'' up the overtime he turned down before. March 5-27, produced no evidence that the railway marine operation, which involves freight service only, has been unprofitable or that any technological changes have de­ veloped which wquid make it safe to reduce tug manning. G. P. McGinty, RMR regional director, testifying before the com­ mission on March 27, pointed out that the railroads' proposal to cut crews would create a serious safety hazard and needlessly imperil the life of every railway marine worker in the harbor. He said that the union had never stood in the way of technological change cov­ ering the work of crewmembers on the tugboats. The fact remains, he added, that the tugs are handling more tonnage with less men than ever before in the history of the operation. His testimony reemphasized that the issue of manning on the tugs was merely an attempt by the rail­ roads to set a job-cutting prece­ dent which might be applied to other areas of the industry that have no relation to the railway marine situation. Testimony by McGinty and several rank-and-file RMR members, including Law­ rence C. Wallace and Arthur Nel­ son, pinpointed the need to keep three deckhands on every boat to insure safe and efficient operation for the benefit of all concerned. SlU President Paul Hall, at an earlier hearing last month, stated that the economic problems of the railroads, if they do exist, result from inefficiency and poor man­ agement. The railroads. Hall said, are seeking to trim costs without regard to the necessity for main­ taining safe and efficient service. He capped off his remarks by stating: "It's a disgrace and a shame that a commission had to be established to deal with an issue that should never have been raised in the first place." Plan Study Of Disaster Techniques The problems involved In aban­ doning a ship at sea will receive a thorough going-over in a $15,000, eight-month study now being con­ tracted for by the Maritime Admin­ istration with Dunlop and Associ­ ates of Stamford, Conn. Dunlop has previously conducted two studies for the MA in the areas of marine collision and navigation safety. These studies pointed out that the hazards incidental to sea rescues present more of a danger than the wreck itself. The entire operation from the decision to abandon to the recovery of lifeboat occupants needs closer study, it was found. . There has been much progress made in the averting of sea wrecks, but little headway has been made to aid those involved when a mishap occurs. The projected study, in conjunc­ tion with the Coast Guard, will look more closely at the human factors as well as the equipment used in abandoning ship. Great Lakes Fleet Busy In Annual Spring Fitout DETROIT—The 1962 shipping season got fully underway for Great Lakes seamen this month with the annual spring fitout and crewing of the idle fleet. Only three vessels op­ erated during the winter*' months after the close of the 1962 will be a good shipping year. In particular, ore shippers are 1961 season in November. The season began in earnest late in the month, following the melt­ ing of ice masses and the opening of large expanses of water through­ out the Lakes. Busy activity in the offices of the SlU's Job Security Program accompanied the annual fitout, as calls went out by tele­ gram and phone for seamen to report back on the job. First calls for crews reached the Great Lakes Seamen's Seniority Office early in March and process­ ing was quick and smooth. Eleven SlU-contracted vessels started off the annual fitout last month, but the bulk of the crewing developed in April. All assignments are made on the basis of seniority in accord with the Job Security Program won by the union two years ago. In addition, SlU Great Lakes ports are all open again. Union halls in Duluth and Cleveland were reactivated during March and the others remained open during the winter. The general consensus is that Seaway Gets A Late Start MASSENA, NY—The discovery of a crack in the Eisenhower Lock just as the St. Lawrence Seaway was scheduled to open April 15 cost inland and ocean shipping re­ lying on Seaway transit a full week's delay. Shipping was tied up on both sides of the lock while the damage was surveyed by skin divers and then water was pumped out of the $20 million lock. Engineers who looked over the 80-foot crack decided on a repair by forcing con­ crete into the break instead of try­ ing a permanent rebuilding Job. The crack was in the sill 42 feet below the top of the gates. The delayed opening means many ves­ sels will lose at least one trip this year. Weather conditions this fall will determine if a full eight-month season is possible. Workman points out 80foot split In St. Lawrence Seaway back at Massena, delaying opening of '62 season. pointing to the early settlement of this year's steel negotiations which Is expected to have an im­ portant bearing on ore and freight shipments. As part of the fitout, ship and department delegates aboard all contracted vessels have received "fitout kits'' for use during the season. These contain a delegate's handbook, meeting forms, check­ lists, a Welfare Program summary, a copy of the SlU constitution and other necessary Information. Lakes IBU Voting Fills Three Posts DETROIT — Members of the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region of the SlU Inland Boat­ men's Union elected top officers after two weeks of secret balloting in March, Robert Jones was returned as regional director of the union while Thomas Burns was elected as assistant regional director, tug sec­ tion, and Harold Yon was chosen assistant regional director, dredgs section. There was no qualified candidate in the Allied Marine Section. Voting took place at IBU halls in Buffalo, Cleveland, Chioago, Milwaukee, Sault Ste. Marie, Du­ luth and Detroit from March 5-lT and the final results were an­ nounced by the membership tally­ ing committee at the end of the month. The vote was the first general election for the Great Lakes Tug & Dredge region since it joined the IBU last year. Kinsman Pay Beef Settled CLEVELAND — Checks were mailed out to a number of Great Lakes SlU members from the newly-reopened hall here after the union successfully resolved a num­ ber of pending beefs with the Kins­ man Transit Company. The beefs involved bonus, vaca­ tion, holiday pay, transportation and overtime. Kinsman has indicated that it intends to operate four vessels at the start of the season. The trans­ portation money owed previously will be paid out at the same time as the transportation covering the travel to the vessels for this season. Seamen who do not report for the fitout will be mailed the dis­ puted transportation ' money. Among the other beefs settled with Kinsman was the matter of an additional one-half day's pay due for Veteran's Day last November for a number of men who hadn't received the payment before the season ended. �MWM, IMf SEAFARERS Pa^e NIM LOG Tax Bit! Would Close Loopholes Runaway Ships May Run Out Of Flags American runav/ay ship operators, who pride themselves on their "loyalty" to the US, have opened a new front in attacking current attempts by the Federal Government in Washington to treat them like everyone else and require pay­ ment of their fair share of US taxes. By their actions, and their arguments, they expose the falsity of their claim that higher American wages are the chief reason for their runaway-flag operations. In short, it's the tax dodge—not wages—that is the attraction. The companies, which operate upwards of 500 ships, mainly under the Panamanian, Honduran and Liberian flags, are now engaged in a cam­ paign to defeat or modify a bill which would tax the profits th^ make by operating ships under another flag. The companies, including some of America's biggest and richest oil and ore pro­ ducers, originally set up dummy corporations in these foreign nations as a tax-dodging device and to escape American standards. The foreign sub­ sidiaries alternately claim allegiance to the US and to their foreign tax haven government, de­ pending on their objective at any given moment. An Administration-sponsored bill passed by the House and now pending in the Senate would tax the profits made by these American-owned cor­ porations as part of a broad campaign by the Gov­ ernment to close off tax loopholes and produce additional revenue. American runaway ship op­ erators are among the many US companies that, for the first time, would be made subject to taxes on their overall operations and profits. In their attempt to defeat the new tax legisla­ tion, runaway shipowners are banking on the ar­ gument that if they can't operate as they have been and remain relatively free from taxation, with special treatment through a varietj' of legal loopholes and financial manipulations, they'll have to sell off their ships. This, they contend, would he to the detriment of the US, since Gov­ ernment officials have taken the position that the runaway vessels are considered part of the national defense merchant fleet in the event of an emergency. Ironically, spokesmen for the runaways keep stressing this line although these same shipowners showed no hesitation in hauling down the US flag to seek tax concessions and escape government supervision in Liberia or elsewhere when it suited their purpose. Why Blame Labor Costs? The "tax haven" label has been applied to countries where the rate on corporation profits in very low—almost non-existent compared to the US rate of 52 percent—or where an arrangement can be worked with local officials so that what the American owner reports as profit to the for­ eign government is small compared to the actual operation involved. Further abuses arise when the foreign subsidiary is merely a "drop" for US-made products shipped abroad and sold to the subsidi­ ary at low prices. The dummy corporation just prepares a new bill and resells the goods at a much higher figure, but the difference in income never shows as profit to the American parent company. It comes back in the form of long-term, low in­ terest loans or remains overseas to be used for entertainment and further expansion of this type. The obvious desirability of such arrangements is pointed up when countries like Monaco on the French Riviera develop as a favored spot for such trading corporations. These and similar arrangements have developed the need for the tax legislation now being sought by the Administration. The law is not designed to establish the same taxation rate, however, on operations that are an integral part of the coun­ try where they are, located. This applies to cases where an actual physical plant is constructed and local workers are employed in manufacture and distribution. This, in essence, is the difference between such shore-based operations and the runaway-flag shipping device of American owners. The ship operations have no connection at all with the XAXBS- FROM^ country where they are located, seldom if ever go under foreign flags is to make their vessels more td these tax haven ship registry nations and em­ competitive with foreign-owned ships on the ploy no nationals of the country. Their only costs world market. They explained that Americanin the country are in paying a small fee to reg­ flag ships cost more to build and operate. Until ister the vessel, acquire appropriate documents the introduction" of the tax bill, these operators and to buy a couple of flags. Thereafter, they have always emphasized that they were not looking no connection at all with Liberia, Panama or any ior tax favors at all, and profits were certainly of the other nations whose maritime fleets have not an issue—just labor costs. mushroomed far out of proportion to their own However, since the measure passed the House national commerce. last month and is now the subject of Senate hear­ The runaway ship operators have also repeat­ ings, they have taken a new tack. In the process, edly claimed that the reason they need to sail they have conceded that bigger profits played a considerable role in their switch to runaway-flag vessel operation. They are complaining bitterly now that the tax bill would hit them as individu­ als, since it tightens the tax net around corpora­ tions owned by ten persons or less whose main income is from "rent," such as ship charter fees. Typical examples are the lush long-term char­ An effort to attract some shipping capital ter agreements provided by US petroleum and is being made by little Sardinia, an island metals companies to guarantee the availability of adequate tonnage for hauling their own caroff the southwest coast of Italy, as part of a • goes and which provide the means for foreign long-range island development program. In construction of huge runaway oil and bulk ore the process, Sardinia openly offers another carriers. The American corporations thereby avoid tax haven for runaway ship operators. the higher cost of US construction and operation Loans of up to 60 percent of a vessel's cost, and the financial arrangement works out to the with interest at 3V2 percent, are being offered advantage of all the parties. for vessel construction, conversion or pur­ chase. The loan is repayable within 12 years, Beat The Tax but payments are deferred until the third The taxation principle which would be applied year. here is again hinged on the fact that such arrange­ ments are only devices between individuals over­ According to reports from Italy, no require­ seas and corporations at home to beat the tax ment is made that natives of the island be laws and are not true foreign investments in any used as crewmembers although it was recom­ sense. mended they be employed whenever possible. The line adopted by the runaway sliip operators The announcement aiso indicated that all also takes the tack that if new US tax laws de­ shares in any operating company must be veloped, they'd be forced to sell off their ships. held by Italians and that one or more of the In the process, they say, the vessels might become directors of the company would have to be available to Iron Curtain countries as tools in the local citizens. economic war that the Soviet Union is conduct­ An added inducement for vessel registra­ ing against the free world. tion on the island would be a contribution of Many of these ships are currently barred from ten percent of the value of the ship to running trading in Communist ports, although this did not expenses during the first year of operation. stop a number of runaway owners from using The contribution would take the form of other vessels and other flags to bypass a US em­ refunds for crew wages, bunkers and other bargo on hauling Russian oil to Cuba not too long owner's costs. The island is also offering ago. This emphasizes again that profit more often rebates on registration taxes. determines the loyalty of the runaway operator rather than anything else. Sardinia Opens Registry Of fire �m AtMi itni'. SBMJ^AlfElt^i^Ot^y Pace VM Operatofs Ask Tanker Fleet Aid SEEK US-FLAG OIL IMPORT QUOTA A program to upgrade the independent American-flag tanker fleet and increase its share of US petroleum cargoes has been proposed by the American Maritime Association in a for­ mal statement to the President's Petroleum Study Committee in Washington. The ship operators' group offered a dismal forecast for AMA also made the following ers have interests in foreign-flag tankers that have transported the Independent US tanker recommendations: • Companies allocated a quota Communist oil products since July, operator. It emphasized the fact that half the US-flag tanker tonrage was built during World War II, Is antiquated compared to mod­ ern vessels and may have to be scrapped in five years or less. The fleet has been operating at a loss for the past five years, the asso­ ciation added. One of the basic AMA proposals to offset further cutbacks in the ranks of independent operators was a bid for the Government to reserve about 25 percent of the crude and unfinished oil Imported Into the US for carriage by American-flag tankers. It said this quota would provide American ships, principally those operated by the independents, with cargoes of about 250,000 barrels a day and help beat off bankruptcy for more companies. In an analysis of the present privately-owned tanker fleet, the AMA said 200 of the vessels are 17-20 years old and date back to World War II, 31 are 8-9 years old (Korean War vintage) and 30 addi­ tional bottoms are 3-4 years old, constructed as an outgrowth of the Suez conflict in 1956. Other , than in these years of crisis, the build­ ing of American tankers has been negligible. The balance of the fleet that is not taken by old age may have to be relinquished to the Government within two years because of the inability of their owners to meet mortgage payments. The vessels will then pass into the hands of the major oil companies. of crude or unfinished oil of more than 10,000 barrels a day should transport at least 50 per­ cent of the oil in American ships. • The oil Import adniinistrator should be required to publish lists of American and foreign-flag tankers that have carried Commu­ nist crude oil, oil products, residu­ al oil or molasses since July, 1960 or whose owners have an interest in any tanker that has carried similar Communist products since that time. • Both foreign-flag tankers and American-flag tankers whose own­ -J---- 1960, should be denied the right to haul oil imports into the United States or Puerto Rico. The association asserted that its proposals would permit the US to launch a counter-offensive against the Soviet oil trade, and also in­ sure a healthy and growing Ameri­ can tanker fleet. The American Maritime Associa­ tion was formed as an out growth of last year's maritime strike. It is composed of operators under contract to the SIU and the Ma­ rine Engineers Beneficial Associa­ tion. « By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS A Bill Collector's Bag Of Tricks Of all the horrors perpetrated on financially hag-ridden working people, the official looking documents sent out by bill collectors are perhaps the most terrifying. Recently a hotel busboy got a punch-card form from an outfit calling itself "Current Employment Records" with a return address in Wash­ ington, D. C. This looked for all the world like some sort of income tax notice. It demanded the name and address of the man's new employer and quoted a section of the state unemployment insurance law about making false statements under penalty of $500 fine and a year's im­ prisonment. The young worker was sure the tax collectors were after him for no reason he could understand. Fortunately he took the notice to the shop chairman, who read the notice with care and observed a paragraph at the end in small print. This said: "The purpose of this card is to obtain information regarding a delinquent debtor, and to further advise that this is not connected in any way with any state or the United States Government. An official of this worker's union points out that the document had very cleverly put together the seeming authority of Federal and state Governments to browbeat the humble or unknowing. The threatening quotation from the state law of course was wholly irrelevant and merely provided an excuse to mention the state and a legal threat of fine or imprisonment. This is by no means an isolated incident. The Federal Trade Commis­ The severe March storm, pack­ sion has been chasing down biil-collecting outfits ail over the country ing gale force winds that struck which use legal-looking or official-sounding documents. But the practice the Atlantic Coast from Long Is­ persists. This is especially effective in frightening workers, who in at land to South Carolina, has thrown least some cases had been misled by sales misrepresentations of exces­ the coastline so out of kilter that sive charges into unfair and dubious debts, frequently by installment charts for the entire area are being sellers. For example, the FTC cited a firm—the Carl Co., of Lisbon, Ohio— redone. Preliminary surveys by the which supplied deceptive collection forms to collection agencies and Coast and Geodetic Survey, US creditors. Both in language and appearance these forms gave the Im­ Department of Commerce, show pression they were legal documents. They carried such headings as that many of its charts were ren­ Final Notice Before Statutory Garnishment" and "Final Notice Before dered obsolete by the ferocity of Suit," and even displayed an official-looking seal. In a case similar to that of the hotel busboy's, the commission found the storm. that a large chain of apparel stores which operates throughout the East Islands have been split, penin­ and Midwest, mailed an IBM-type punch-card to the last known sulas cut in size, channels are addresse.s of delinquent debtors. This chain is the Lewis Apparel Stores. clogged by the refuse torn loose According to the complaint, Lewis sent out cards with the heading from the coastline by the high "Eastern Office, Regional Statistical Bureau, Washington, DC." Re­ winds, rain and the persistent bat­ cipients were instructed to supply current addresses, names and em­ tering of the sea. ployers and other information. An agent of the company in Washington , Assateague Island at Ocean then sent the cards back to the home office. City, Mr., was cut in two, and half In another case the FTC clamped down on the so-called "United of its area was lost to the waves. States Association of Credit Bureaus," of Oak Forest, 111., for the use At Chincoteague Inlet, Va., a giant of the name "United States" together with an official-looking Insignia. shoal developed, covering about Other deceptive names often used on phony questionnaires addressed one half of the entrance area. to debtors include "Bureau of Verification," "Bureau of Personnel, Cape Hatteras was one of the "Claims Office" and "Employment Reclassification." spots hardest hit by the storm. The St. Louis Better Business Bureau reports the case of the collection One point of the Cape was com­ firm calling itself the "National Deposit System." It sent out cards pletely torn off, many coastal roads telling recipients that there was a "sum of money on deposit for you, were destroyed, and Halleras Is­ not in excess of $100." People who answered sure enough did get land completely cut through at one checks—for ten cents. point. At the urging of New York unions and the Metropolitan Consumer Most of Ocracoke Island, NC, Council, a bill has been introduced in that state which can serve as a a 17-mile-long island, now remains model for other state legislatures in eliminating the firing threat con­ under water as a result of the nected with debts. Workers fear their employers will fire them if storm with only the town of Ocra­ garnishment is threatened, even when they have a legal defense against coke surviving. Wilmington, NC a debt. This gives high-pressure biU collectors a strong weapon to experienced sizable changes in the coerce payment. Cape Fear River entrance leading But the bill now being considered by a New York state legislative committee would make it unlawful for an employer to discharge, an to the port. Government surveyors are now employee against whom a garnishee execution is filed solely because busy on the painstaking job of re­ of such filing. Such state laws, while eliminating one major injustice, mapping the entire Atlantic coast­ still won't solve the problem of other types of deceptive official-looking line and are issuing new charts as forms sent to debtors. If anyone you know does get such a notice, read it cairefully to find out what it really means. soon as they are available. Gale Gives East Coast New SItape BOikTMlik US Federal Court Action Backs IBU Pact Rights RICHMOND — The Federal Government has launched a showdown action here against the Carteret Towing Company of Wilmington, NC, to enforce a National Labor Relations Board order requiring the company to negotiate with company put Lewis back on the on March 30. the Inland Boatmen's Union jobThe campaign at Carteret got Meanwhile, the union won com­ plete vindication of separate charges against the company by gaining reinstatement of a deck­ hand fired for union activity. US moves against Carteret were forced when the firm continued to ignore the rights of its boatmen, who unanimously voted for IBU representation in an NLRB elec­ tion last June. The company has repeatedly refused to acknowledge or bargain with the IBU despite several requests. Carteret handles virtually all docking and undocking of ships in the Wilmington area. As a result, the General Coun­ sel of the National Labor Rela­ tions Board has turned the case over to the clerk of the US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, in this city, for appropri^e legal ac­ tion. ' In the reinstatement case, deck­ hand William J. Lewis has been returned to his former job and awarded four weeks' back wages for loss of time after being dis­ charged due to union activity. He was reinstated after a labor board investigator from Winston-Salem, NC, had looked into the IBU's charges and found sufficient evi­ dence to warrant an official hear­ ing. Apparently unwilling to have a further public airing of its anti­ union campaign and the over­ whelming evidence against it, the First NY Central Tugman On Pension First New York Central railroad tugman to qualify for a $150 monthly pension from the IBU Railway Ma­ rine Region, Thomas H. Giinriier (right) receives check for Initial payment from G. P. McGinty, RMR regional director. Looking on is George L. Lum, a fel­ low tugman on the Central. A total of 15 railroad tug oldtimers are now retired on union pensions. underway almost a year ago. The union won the election in June and was certified as bargainning agent in July. When the company refused to bargain, the IBU filed unfair labor practice charges in September and these were upheld by the NLRB via an order issued in February. The present court action here is to enforce the NLRB's original certification order as well as its later finding that the company must bargain with the union. IBU Wins St Louis Tug Vote ST. LOUIS Strongly supported by the company's boatmen, the Inland Boatmen's Union scored another unanimous selection vic­ tory here this month to win ex­ clusive bargaining rights covering employees of the Alton Transporta­ tion Company. The IBU's victory margin was 6-0. A bargaining election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board was held here April 6 and, following the counting of the bal­ lots, certification was forwarded to the union's port office on April 18. Negotiations for an IBU agreement were expected to begin in the next few days. Alton is the second harbor boat operation signed up In this port The union reached a fir.sttim« agreement earlier with the Ford Towing Corporation. Alton Transportation recently began operating the MV Spencer as a switch boat in the harbor, using the vessel to move barges in and out of the grain elevators and docks to make up tows for larger boats on the lower river. The IBU promptly contacted the crew, ex­ plained the benefits of union con­ ditions and was quickly able to secure pledgecards from all hande. �Afili, IMI^ Tmgt ^eirim SEHmAKERS 'He's Weighing The Boat Down!' r4 II NS SAVANNAH—^The Maritime Administr'tion has announced that selected cadets from the United States Merchant Marine Academy and the state marine schools will be trained on board the Savannah. Space for two cadets has been reserved on the Savannah, which is expected to enter service sometime this summer, carrying cargo and passengers between ports on various trade routes. One of the positions will be for a deck trainee and one for an engineer trainee. One position will be reserved for a cadet to be selected from the US Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, Long Island, New York, and the other will be rotated among the four state schools which Include the Maine Maritinoe Academy, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, California Mari­ time Academy, and the New York State Maritime College. Ar| SOVIET MARITIME EXPANSION—According to reports from Japan, the second of two similar tankers being ibuilt by the Mitsubishi Zosen for Russian account has been launched. The vessel, LEBEDIN, is a 35,000 dwt tanker. The first of the two tankers, the LUGANSK, was handed over to Russia in February. The two vessels are highly auto­ mated in regard to engine control and navigational aids, and are dieselpowered, having maximum speeds of 17.7 knots. Besides the two tankers ordered, contracts to build a total of 210,000 dw| of tank ships and 36,000 tons of dry cargo vessel? have been placed in Japan for Soviet account. 4" 4" MARITIME STATISTICS—As of March 1, 1962, there were 927 vessels of 1,000 gross tons or over in the active ocean-going United Stales merchant fleet. This is one less than the number active a month ago. There were 31 Government-owned and 896 privately-owned ves­ sels in the active service. There was an increase of one active vessel, and a decrease of one inactive vessel in the privately-owned fleet. Maritime's active fleet decreased by two vessels, while its inactive fleet decreased by two. The total of large merchant ships on order or under construction in shipyards remained at 71. FISH REPORT—In 1961 the United States obtained 44 per cent of its fish from foreign countries. The trend toward obtaining a larger portion of our requirements of fishery products from imports has steadily gained momentum. In the last forty years imports have in­ creased 200 per cent, while exports have declined by 75 per cent. Last year imports supplied the major portion of a considerable number of fishery commodities consumed in the United States. These included fresh and frozen cod fillets, swordtish, spiney lobsters, and shrimp; canned anchovies, bonito, and abalone; salted cod, herring, and mack­ erel; and sperm oil. For the first time, imports of shrimp on a round weight basis were greater than the domestic production. It is estimated that if the present trend continues, by 1970 or before we shall obtain over half our requirements of edible fishery products from imports . . . Legislation has been introduced in the Congress which will authorize the Department of the Interior to prescribe regulations to implement the recommendations made from time to time by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission to conserve the tuna resources of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. In September of last year, the Commission recommended the establishment of a quota on yellowfin tuna to be taken during 1962. i' Sf OIL PIPELINE—Nine oil companies have announced the formation of a pipeline company, to be known as the Colonial Pipeline Company, and have revealed plans for the construction of a $350 million line of 1,600 miles running from Houston to New York. It is estimated that the line will move 600,000 barrels of gasoline, kerosene, and other refined products to markets along the Eastern Coast every day. This is approx­ imately one-third of all the refined products tonnage that tankers now carry from the Gulf to East Coast ports. The effect of this move will be to diminish the already inadequate American-flag tanker fleet. It is well known that tankers can move in any trade when they are needed, and they are better able to cope with the seasonal demands and can carry any type of oil cheaper than pipelines. The damage done to a tanker fleet, therefore, can only reduce the flexibility of this country in transporting oil, which is a special attribute of ocean tankers. This loss of flexibility is important when one con.siders the nation's long-range economic and national defense interests. It is well kown that the Rus­ sians have made use of their tanker fleet in their economic political offensive in support of Cuba. 4> 4* 4> NAVY DEPARTMENT REPORT — According to an appraisal of "Ocean Shipping to Support the Defense of the United States," trans­ mitted in the form of a report to Senator Butler (Rep.-Md.) by Vice Admiral John Sylvester, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics), the proper replacements of American-flag subsidized ships, even on a 25-year-life basis, will require 25 to 30 new ships per year. Adm. Syl­ vester said that adequate steps still need to be taken to replace that part of our sea transportation resources that is rapidly approaching obsolescence. In expanding on this point, he said: "The unsubsidized portions of the United States-flag merchant marine is approximately 690 ships. As in the case of the tonnage operated by the subsidized shipping companies, most of the tonnage operated by the unsubsidized operators is of World War H design and is therefore in the 15- to 19-year-old group. There is no orderly or comprehensive plan for the replacement of these ships, and the present state of the shipping market provides little incentive to the nonsubsidized owners to initiate replacement programs. During World War II our domestic deep-water fleet, which prior to that time comprised the largest segment of the United Statesflag merchant marine, was utilized worldwide, supplying the allied armed forces. The domestic trade which they formerly carried was absorbed by other modes of transportation and they have never regained iheir former status. This domestic deep-water fleet would contribute significantly to our defense, capability because they would be the most ' readily available for emergency usage. They would always be close to the United States ports and immediately ready to handle such high priority movements as may be necessary."- There are some encouraging proposals coming out of the nation's capital these days in regard to maritime and its development as an integral part of the country's basic trans­ portation industry. On the other hand, at­ tempts to add to the shipping industry's rather lengthy list of problems seem to be in vogue at the same time. The effort indicated in the President's transportation message to Congress to bring about a complete overhaul of our ship­ ping structure, the concerted move to up­ grade tax policies and deal with profiteering abuses by American runaway ship operators, attempts to live up to the promise of the Cargo Preference Act as intended by Con­ gress, these are all to the good. The changes these developments may bring about as a boost for the American mer­ chant marine will not come on overnight— assuming they materialize at all. Whatever may develop in the days to come to make reality of the promise now indicated is something that only time will tell. One of the disturbing elements in the overall picture as it appears to be shaping up is the preoccupation with something called, the "maritime labor problem" and the de­ sire to curb the legitimate bargaining goals of seamen and all marine workers because they happen to be part of a sick industry. The time-worn rallying cry "Get labor!" is being resurrected again in various quarters by usually well-intentioned Administration leaders, agency heads and lawmakers. Obviously tins is a convenient way to get everybody's mind off other industry prob­ lems and concrete ways and means of deal­ ing with them. But it is no answer at all to the complex economic situation in the mari­ time industry. The answer is not to be found there be­ cause the economic welfare of " seamen and maritime workers hinges on the strength of the industry in which they work, and no one is in a better position to recognize these facts. Over the years, as matters deteriorated in the industry,, the unions and theit* members have been among those raising the loudest voices in support of long-range, positive solu­ tions to build up and maintain an Americanflag merchant fleet as an instrument of US national policy and as a showcase of its eco­ nomic growth. They were among the first to cite the un­ fair, illicit competition of the runaway ship operator because every new vessel of this type had a direct bearing on their jobs, live­ lihood and future earning capacity. The move to invoke new bargaining pro­ cedures as a cure-all for maritime problems is the old story of putting the cart before the horse. Until realistic solutions are devised and put into effect to maintain the security of maritime employment by giving life to the industry, labor must have the freedom to use the weapons at its command to en­ courage the solutions that are urgently needed. Happy Birthday An important anniversary for Seafarers and their families that has just slipped by is the tenth birthday of the SIU maternity benefit program that began in April, 1952. Perhaps more than many others, this benefit symbolizes the changed status of seamen from the "loner" with few ties ashore to the family man with a wife, kids and a real stake in the community where he set up a home. Providing benefits at the rate of $200 for each child, the maternity program has marked the birth of almost 4.800 youngsters in ten years. With the $25 bonds issued by the Union in the baby's name, the combined benefit to SIU families in this one area totals almost $1.1 million. The establishment of the SIU program in 1952 broke new ground in welfare coverage for merchant seamen and emphasized their transformation, largely through decent wages and conditions, into responsible cit­ izens able to raise a family the same as other workers ashore. It's fitting at this time to offer good wishes to all of the youngsters and their families for smooth sailing in the years ahead. �»-W"?WtS Twdv* ! » 4 I 4 € I A|lll» XNt ..... SKAFARERS lOG 8an Francisco SlU Membership Session Joe Algina, Safety Director Routine' items Can Cause Trouble Seafarers attending March meeting in San Francisco listen attentively to briefing on Union activities. Meetings for Seafarers in Pacific ports are held during the third week of each month. An advance meeting schedule for West Coast ports appears^ on Page 2. Cunard For Tourist Ships; Italy Pushes Superliners Changing tastes in the trans-Atlantic travel market and intense competition from "econ­ omy" fares and other airline innovations have apparently settled the issue of Cunard's re­ placement for the aging Queen Mary, although the Italian Line continues to build luxury trade vessels. Longtime "carriage trade" and the Raifaello, wiil team with terests have not put a new hull operator with its two Queens, the Leonardo da Vinci and the in service since the SS United Cunard last year passed up an opportunity for the first British government subsidy of its kind and declined to build a luxury superliner replacement for the aging Queen Mary. Since then, the com­ pany has been concentrating on planning construction of two cafe­ teria-type, self-service vessels for the growing tourist trade. The British line also indicates It will not seek to top the French Line's new entry in the Atlantic passenger trade, the luxurious SS France that made its bow two months ago. Cunard, however, decided to forego its usual spring lay-up of the Queens before the busy summer season in order not to fall too far behind on its sched­ uling. Weekly Sailings Its problem on this front is com­ pounded by the arrangement worked out between US Lines and French Lines for a weekly sail­ ing each way in outright competi­ tion with the Queens. The alter­ nate weekly sailing had been one of Cunard's major attractions to luxury travelers. With two superships already in sei'vice, the Italian Line is pushing .completion of two moi'e 1,850-passenger vessel W'hich would enter the Mediterranean-New York trade two years from now. The new vessels, named the Michelangelo Cristoforo Colombo, both now in States entered the field in 1953, and new US construction for this service. US trans-Atlantic passenger in- market seems less likely than ever today in the absence of sufficient Government funds. Authorization for one such vessel to replace the America has been hanging fire since 1958. Chickasaw Cargo Off WASHINGTON — Cargo salvage operations have now been com­ pleted on the abandoned Waterman freighter Chickasaw, which was driven on the rocks off Santa Rosa Island last February during a vio­ lent coastal storm. All crewmembers and passengers were previ­ ously taken off safely. The salvage job utilized a heli­ copter cargo-lift plus a steel highline secured to shore and running over the Chickasaw to a salvage vessel that held it taut at the sea­ ward end. Cargo lifted from the Chickasaw ran down the line to an anchored barge. Up to 100 tons a day were moved off the ship in this manner. In addition, the 'copter separate­ ly hauled up loads of 800-900 pounds with a sling cable, then flew the crates to the decks of waiting barges. It was able to make a round trip every few minutes, landing only for refueling. Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Headquarters again wishes to remind all Seafarers that pay­ ments 0^ funds, for whatever Union purpose, be made only to authorized SIU representa­ tives and that an official Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered be sure to protect yourself by immedi..tely bringing the matter to the attention of the President's office. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Jenuary 6—Chairman, F. Jenkins; Secre­ tary, R. Myers. No beefs reported. $15.00 in treasury. Motion made to get new washing machine as old one keeps burning out. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), January IJ—Chairman, Eugene J. LInch; Sec­ retary, John R. Tllley. Requested new chemical spray gun for roaches. No beefs. Vote of thank.s to the steward department <or holiday meals. $186.17 in movie fund. MOUNT -VERNON VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), December 29—Chair­ man, F. Reid; Secretary, J. D. Pennell. No beefs. L. Wheeler elected new ship's delegate. Someone in the crew has been tampering with the washing machine. Once the dial Is set, it will break if you move it to rush completion of cycle. HUDSON (Victory Transport), De­ cember 16—Chairman, R. Taylor; Sec­ retary, L. Stout. Elected R. Taylor as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew requested to help keep messhall and recreation room clean and orderly. Often the commonplace items can cause the most trouble since we tend to take so many of them for granteci. For exam.ple, there's an awful lot of heat to contend with each time you turn on a tap, either for cooking or washing water. Turning on the hot water tap and ignoring the fact that the water is scalding hot has led to a number of accidents, both In the galley and in the shower room. Shower room accidents can be very serious and cause bad bums affecting a large part of the body. It's always best to adjust the tap before stepping under—not to take chances. Of course, a shower con­ trol containing an automatic mixer is the best safeguard against such accidents. But where these mixers are not available, common sense is the next best thing. Another item to watch out for Is dry ice, which is often used as a packing material and can be very dangerous. Once the packaged goods are used up and only the dry ice is left, the steward department should take the time to throw it away. Storing this ice In a cold box offers a particular hazard when stores are taken from the boxes as a matter of routine. It can burn—actually freeze—someone, and Just isn't worth keeping around. Most Seafarers are pretty careful when they're working; they know the hazards of their job and they know tlie correct safety precautions. But while they observe proper safety on the job, some seem to ignore these same rules when going to or from work. When aboard ship, a Seafarer should always remember that he needs to play it safe at all times. Stepping over a sill into a wet spot on deck or not taking the leeside in rough weather can put him into the hospital at any time, not just during regular hours. ^ It seems every advance in equipment over the years takes us a little bit ahead and then a little astern at the same time. Use of nylon or polypropelene line instead of manila is a good example. The synthetic lines still appear to draw a mixed reaction from SIU companies because of accidents and other problems that seem to arise. The synthetic lines have a number of advantages in being able to last longer and take extra wear and tear, but they seem to present some added hazards. Comments from some of the companies indicate that re­ gardless of the rated tensile strength of synthetic line, the same size polypropelene or nylon hawsers should be used as when manila is utilized. In one Instance where a 7" synthetic line was used instead of an 8" manila hawser that had previously been used on the ship, it was recom­ mended eventually that an 8" synthetic be used. This was reported due to the fact that the 8" line more fairly fits the leads and reduces the chance of an accident. It's also said that when too much friction heat is generated in the leads, the lines tend to fuse. They're also regarded by some operators as an added hazard when they part, since nylon is somewhat elastic and has a tendency to stretch when subject to too much tension. This char­ acteristic should be kept in mind when using these lines. Overall, if th® limitations of these newer types of line are considered, they can safely be used for many different jobs. Many operators certainly find them very safe and efficient. (Comments and stiggesiions are invited by this Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) beefs. Baggage room in the . Port of New York should be maintained as in the past. Membership sees no rea­ son for it being closed. Brother Whit­ low elected new ship's delegate. Sug­ gest that fresh milk be put out three times a day while supply lasts. SAN MARINO (Peninsular Naviga­ tion), December 23—Chairman, Duke Gardner; Secretary, Edward O. John­ son. No beefs. Need new coffee pots and new toasters. Have drinking fountain repaired. Third cook's room is too hot for sleeping. The main steam pipes run through the room. EMMA (Bull), December 24—Chair­ man, Rex O'Connell; Secretary, Paul Johnson, No beefs reported by de- t:i? ' SUZANNE (Bull), January 8—Chair­ man, Walter Kohlit; Secretary, Jose Cubano. No beefs reported. Steward requested to supervise the prepara­ tion and serving of meals. See patrol­ man about leaving fresh milk for night lunch. OMNIUM FREIGHTER (Mol Ship­ ping), December 16—Chairman, A. R. Rudnlcki; Secretary, Jack Strahan. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to ship's dele­ gate for a job well done. Ship needs to be fumigated. PENN EXPORTER (Ppnn Shipping), December 10—Chairman, R. McCutcheon; Secretary, Larry Martin. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Wgter cooler to' be installed on main deck. Cargo salvage from Chickasaw (WatermanI v/as speeded by use of helicopter and "highline" from shore to anchored salvage barge after the freighter ran aground during storm off California coast. All hands were taken off earlier. partmcnt delegates. Request more Jam, jelly and more coffee. Vote of thanks given the steward department. INES (Bull), January 26—Chairman, O. Bailey; Secretary, Roger L. Hall, Some disputed OT, Ask men to bring beefs to the delegates and not di­ rectly to patrolman. Motion to have steam tables covered so that space can be used lor tables. Whoever has the chess board should return it. JOSEFINA (Liberty Navigation), November If—Chairman, J. Roll; Sec­ retary, N. P. Rages. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. No money in ship's treasury. All money spent fo^ fishing tackle. SHORT HILLS (Sai Land), Dacsmbsr ' VILLAGE (Consolidated Marlners), November 5—Chairman, P. D. Zellner; 9—Chairman, George C'Rourke; Sec­ retary, Paul L. Whitlow. Members Secretary, P. Triantlfllloi. Ship's dele­ gate visited hospital in Santos to asked not to call hall upon arrival to check on the needs of the men: every­ ask time of payoff, etc. This informa­ thing satisfactory. No beefs reported tion tin be obtained aboard ship. No by department delegates. Reque.st for new icebox. Matter of safety of the vessel will be taken up with patrol­ man. Suggestion made that each member give the ship's delegate $1.00 for transportation, etc. which he paid out of his own pocket. Vote of thanks to the steward department for ex­ cellent job. TRANSWARREN (Ocean Shipping), September 20—Chairman, R. Agular; Secretary, R. Mitchell. Ship's dele­ gate resigned and C. Goids elected new ship's delegate. Deck department heads and showers need repair. Other repairs to be taken care of as soon as possible. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), November 22—Chairman, Peter Mc­ Donald; Secretary, Robert Hutchins, Some disputed OT in deck department which will be taken up with the boarding patrolman at payoff. One erewmember left the ship in Liberia due to illness. Deck officers v.oiking crew OT while In Liberia. Patrolman to check deck OT before payoff. Dis­ cussion about mall problem which is getting more serious and should be takei) up with headquarters. Com­ pany should send the mail to the ships with its own mail. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), Novamber 11—Chairman, M. Brightwail; Sec­ retary, Gus Lopez, Second electrician refused to work over five days a week and on emergency jobs that had to be done. In Calcutta the chief elec­ trician had an accident and burned both his hands seriously which made him unable to work until arriv.al in the States. Beef will be turned to the patrolman at payoff. $8.00 in ship's fund. A few hours of disputed OT in deck and engine departments. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), December 17—Chairman, none; Secretary, Z. A. Markris. OS taken off in Panama on account of being ill. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Men are asked to take better care of new washing machine. MARORE (Marven), October 28— Chairman, T. E. Yablonsky; Secretary, William C. MUrphy. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward department. r. �ApvBi, UlS • ' I SEAtARERS Pace TMiiccB LOG v«|k=;. • ' ,. ..^-. . j-p;. ,.,j-,a .. .^- •'ri ' *- •; -;_ ir-/- ABOARD SIU Checking over the boilers, which were rebricked while the Bienville was in drydock, is Mike Diamantis, FWT. There's always something going on aboard ship ot sea or in port, especially when there's a camera­ man available on the scene. The action here is in port on a trio of SIU ships—in New York, the Bien­ ville (Sea-Land) was on drydock and the Steel Fabricator (Isthmian) was preparing to soil; at Baltimore, the Cora Sea (Bleakly) was also high and dry in the yard. By this time, all three vessels have returned to sea. The photographs, meanwhile, tell some of the story about events in port. Checking OT sheets on the Coral Sea (Bleakly) are (l-r) Al Gary, E. Reiiey and Tom Wright. Doughnuts appeal to Bienville crewmen William Little, wiper, and Anthony Denddo, MM, but Arthur Alsobrooks, OS, (foreground) passes up pastry. Union representatives report latest news to Steel Fabricator (Isthmian) crew. On fantail, John T. Adams, OS, and Jose Arcero, AB, store soogee chemicals. Messman Emmanuel Georgiannis sets up the table in Bien­ ville's messroom; feeding still goes on in drydock. Bienvillo crew attends ship's nieetinig where SIU patrolmen Freddy Stewart and Pat Marlnelli report on Union activities, distribute LOGS. Admiring cakes on Bienville are (l-r) J. Nopoleonis, MM, 3rd Cook A. Poyne, cook W. Greene, galleyman J. Cook. �tiiEaa SrSydF AKBIbS^ 'V4^a Pae«'To«f(^ Try Boxship On Regular Cargo Run Seafarers are again manning the containership Floridian, which has returned to service on a three-leg ' Miami, Savannah and Puerto Rico run under the house flag of the South Atlantic and Caribbean Line. The vessel left New York for Miami this month to inaugurate the new service. The Floridian, a converted warBerthed at Port Newark where this photo was taken, the buiit LST, is returning to service Floridian has returned to service between Florida and Puerto as a conventional cargo vessel and Rico. Built with an elaborate stern ramp assembly for con­ will primarily handle palletized tainer use, she will operate as a conventional cargo ship this freight through her stern loading ramp for vehicles. She will sail time out. Palletized freight will account for most cargoes. from Miami every ten days trans­ porting building materials and palletized cargoes to P>.erto Rico.l On the return, the ship will haul fresh fruit, canned goods and other food products into Savannah and Miami. Completed in 1960 for Containerships. Inc., the 2,100-ton Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director Floridian and her sister ship, the New Yorker, then entered coastal As all Seafarers know, there are few things to beat a steaming cup of service between New York and Jacksonville for the SlU-con- coffee after a long stand on watch or at most any time of the day. Any tracted Erie and St. Lawrence restaurant operator will also tell you that a good cup of coffee is often Corporation. The service ended the difference between having a-going business and a marginal operation that barely keeps going. The quality of the coffee served, frequently de­ about six months later. From March 1961, until last termines the -reputation and, thereby, the livelihood of most eating February, the Floridian and the places. Good coffee is no accident. There are certain conditions that bring New Yorker were under Bull Line charter on the North Atlantic to it about. Freshness and cleanliness are the basic items; you have to Puerto Rico run and then re­ have fresh coffee and fresh cool water to start plus clean equipment. The rest is up to who makes the actual brew. mained idle. You must make certain to use fresh coffee. Ground coffee has a Present plans announced by tendency to age rapidly and as a consequence loses much of its flavor, South Atlantic and Caribbean call for "a medium term trial period" strength and aroma. It is equally important to store coffee in a cool dry place, away from of the service and use of the New other foods with strong transferable odors that can dilute the taste of Yorker if traffic calls for it. the coffee. The selection of a proper grind for your equipment can make a big difference. Too fine a grind for the equipment will produce a bitter coffee with too much sediment. Too coarse a grind leaves a weak coffee that lacks flavor. Start your brew with fresh cold water. Hot water tends to give the coffee a disagreeable taste. Spread the coffee evenly in the urn, mak­ ing the layer about an inch thick. It is important for you to use exact nieasures of water. Tlie recommendation for top-quality coffee is within a range of two to two and a-half gallons per pound of coffee. Use a WASHINGTON—The biggest in­ slow circular motion when pouring the water in. This provides for an dustry in the biggest town in even extraction when the dry coffee has been spread in an even layer. Remove the grounds as soon as the following filtering iiroeess Is Liechtenstein is postage stamp en­ graving, and the population is only finished. After the ground coffee has released the preferred flavor, 15,000, but this tiny principality, there are bitter residues left over which have a detrimental effect on sandwiched between Austria and the coffee flavor if they are allowed to mix. When mixing your brew, remember that when coffee is made in an Switzerland, is the headquarters for foreign, subsidiaries of some of urn, the first coffee that filters through has the heaviest concentra­ the largest American corporations. tion and settles at the bottom. Drawing this coffee and then pouring Sen. Albert Gore (Dem.-Tenn.), it back with the rest mixes the en-t who wants the tax legislation now tire batch and gives it a uniform more flavor It loses. before Congress to require Ameri­ strength throughout. To clean the urn, it is essential Trj- to hold the coffee at a tem­ to rinse with boiling water after can-owned companies to pay US taxes on the profits of their for­ perature of 185 to 190 degrees each batch to avoid having any old eign operations, cites Liechtenstein farenheit. Lower temperatures coffee affect the quality of the as "among the more popular tax make coffee that is too cool to en­ new batch. Rinse the urn bags or havens."- Others, he told the Sen­ joy by the time it is served. Higher cloth filters with hot water imme­ ate in a recent speech, include the temperatures result in a loss of diately after each use, but take Bahamas, Panama, Switzerland, Li­ flavor. Serve the coffee as soon care not to use soap, bleaches or beria, Bermuda, the Netherlands, after it is made as possible. The detergents that will remain and Venezuela and Monaco. These are longer that it stands around, the mar the flavor of future brews. nations which have either a light Storing the urn bags or cloth fil­ tax or no tax at all on corporations ters in cold water between uses whose earnings come from outside will prevent them from becoming their country. "sour" and picking up other food Gore told the Senate that tax odors. It is a good practice to re­ haven abuses have resulted in both When notifying headquarters place the urn bags at least once dollars and jobs being lost to the by cable or wireless that a Sea­ a week, and even-more frequently United States and in tax losses farer has paid off in a foreign if they become stained. both for the United States and for port because of injury or illness, The selection of the proper- size many of the nations in which US ships' delegates should include urn bag is important. If It's too firms actually do business. the following information: large it will hang in the brew, Describing House Ways & Means The man's full name, his SIU causing the ground coffee to gather Committee tax propo.sals as "a step in a ball rather than rest in an in the right direction" towards book number, name of the ship, the port of payoff and the hos­ even layer. Also, wait before plac­ closing the tax haven loophole. Gore expres.sed the hope that the pital where he is being treated. ing the upper bowl on the lower The response of ships' crews bowl of a vacuum coffeemaker un­ Senate "will completely repeal til the water below is boiling. ^sxisting tax provisions that give to the Union's request for these "preferential treatment to foreign notifications has been very good. Otherwise, the coffee may start Sometimes though, not all of rising into llie upper bowl before income." it is hot enough to make a good He said permitting taxes on for­ the above information has been included. Be sure to list all of brew. eign profits to be "deferred" un­ If you comply with these basic til the money is returned to this data so that the SIU can rules, you can expect a '^good cup United States amounts in ; many, act as prorhptiy as possible. of coffee" every time out.,-:.-j eases to "tax forgiveness." Lefs Have Another Cup Of Coffee! Tiny Nation Doubles As Tax Haven UIW Negotiating On West Coast Pact WILMINGTON, Calif.—Fulfilling its pledge to organiza coast to coast, the United Industrial Workers has extended its campaign to this West Coast city and is completing ne­ gotiations for a top union con-'*' tract with the Paulsen-Web­ porta nt boost for the union's drive to organize many non-union shops ber Cordage Company. The contract awaiting final agreement provides for the high­ est wags scale in the area for workers engaged in marine canvas and rope manufacture and re­ pair. Paulsen - Webber, with head­ quarters in New York City and plants in six other East and Gulf Coast locations, recently purchased the Atlas Rigging Company and extended its operations to the Los Angeles area.- Its other shops are already under UIW contract. The proposed agreement calls for an immediate wage Increase, paid holidays and vacation, UIW Welfare Plan coverage, job secu­ rity and seniority protection and all phases of union representa­ tion. The company expects to expand its operations in the area and in­ crease its labor force as business increases. With shops on all coasts, Paulsen-Webber is now able . to fill the needs of shipping com­ panies and individual boat own­ ers for top quality canvas and rope throughout the nation. The contract coverage being pro­ vided for Paulsen-Webber em­ ployees here is seen as an im- Union Guide Now Ready Aa-informative 12-page "Union Guide" has been distributed to United Industrial Workers mem­ bers, outlining union organization, benefits and responsibilities .of union membership. Chapters covering contracts. Im­ portance of attendance at meet­ ings, beefs and grievance pro­ cedures and the full scale of union activities are Included in the booklet being given out In all shops under contract. on the Pacific Coast engaged in canvas and cordage work. Other company plants, which have had union contracts for many years, are located in Norfolk, Mo­ bile, Houston, New Orleans, Balti­ more and Sunbury, Pa, Union Drive Gains Plant In Baltimore BALTIMORE — Adding another company to the roster of unionized cotnpanies in this area, the United Industrial Workers has just signed a first-time contract covering th« employees of Consolidated Jani­ torial Service here. The new agreement will run for a two-year period and provides for a ten-cent hourly wage increase, full UIW health and welfare cover­ age under the UIW Welfare Plan and other Important benefits. Paid vacations and holidays are also in­ stituted as a result of a successful UIW organizing campaign among the 20 workers now employed by the firm. Union recognition was won after a card check by an arbitrator es­ tablished the fact that the unioa was the unanimous choice of the employees. All 20 Consolidated workers had previously signed UIW pledgecards. The company is currently bid­ ding on several big maintenance contracts that may raise its union­ ized work force to 150 employees. Bids have gone in for work at the Baltimore Civic Center and to the General Services Administration in Washington. The GSA oversees the operation of major Government buildings here and throughout the country. Ship Repair Workers In Mobile List Details In Cables To Union Trying to work some kinlcs out of a length of wire rope, UIW members at Mobile Ship Repeir yard include (l-r) J. Hudsoil, shop steward for riggers; Vernein Hayes,, leaderman, and Paul Ciialty, rigger. /The UlW-contracted shop currently is. completing a ilOQ.OQQ contract for post-shakedown wcric , on. a Navy oiler. �rr^ < 9»ge'9itt€tm - SE^PAmBBS hOia Six Years After Doric Loss Okay New Sea Safety Pact CAigryrEBY WORKER Atlantic Fishermen On Deck Scene at NY'i Fulton Fish Market shows mate Pete Ostenberg |2nd from right) looking over work on engine block from deck of fishing vessel Beatrice-Ida, manned by At­ lantic Fishermen's Union. Skipper Ingolf Iverson, engineer Trygve Hastad and deckhand Alfred Murphy stand by. Alaska Nabs 2 Japanese Boats, Charges Poaching KODIAK—Events leading up to the seizure of two Japan­ ese fishing boats by Alaskan state officials were closely fol­ lowed by members of the Alaska Fishermen's Union and -tother SIUNA-affiliated fish•• •• ••• . ery affiliates. The state of New Halibut Season Opens SEATTLE — Fresh halibut from tlie Bering Sea banks is back on the market again, with the start of the new season late last month. The International Pacific Halibut Commission set a March 28th open­ ing date for the season this year. Allowing about two weeks for a trip, the first full catches began arriving here in mid-April. The timing was about right, with dis­ tributors' stocks virtually depleted by a heavy consumer demand in spite of higher prices than last year. Prices are up about five cents per pound over a year ago. Opened April 19 Fishing in other areas opened up on April 19 and will close Sep­ tember 30. These dates cover the area below the Aleutians and Alas­ ka peninsula west of the Shumagin Islands. Although this area provides for an earlier closing than the Bering Sea banks, its main advantage is that it carries no quota. The boats are allowed to take in all they can get within the time limit. The season deadline up north in the Bering Sea is Octo­ ber 15. The main halibut season is still a few weeks off, and will not get underway until May 9. All told, SIUNA fishermen and suppliers are looking for a fair season this year. Meanwhile, the stay-in-port pro­ gram in effect last year' continues In 1962. Under this arrangement a halibut boat voluntarily remains in port for a period of eight days after delivering a trip.. This pro­ gram helps maintain the market by spreading deliveries and also dis­ courages transient boats from en­ tering the field. Alaska charged that the Jap­ anese were poaching in Shelikof Strait, which It claims as inland waters. The two boats, the Ohtori Maru and the Shoichi Maru, were board­ ed by State Fish and Game Depart­ ment officials and brought into this harbor. The captains of both Japanese boats were arrested on charges of violating Alaska's com­ mercial fishing laws. They were later released on bail, pending court action, on condition that they left the disputed waters within five days. Spotted On Radar The Japanese fleet was observed over a two-week period beginning April 2. The Ohtori Maru was spot­ ted April 14 on radar one mile within the territorial water limit. Fish and Game officers then closed in. Officials said the Japanese fleet was made up of six boats, including a 5,000-ton mother ship, the Banshu Maru, with a crew of 123 on board. The skipper of the mother ship was also arrested and charged with operating commercially with­ out notifying State authorities. Officials explained that the state's concern over the presence of the Japanese fleet was mainly caused by a threat to the Shelikof Strait's rich crabbing grounds, where 27 miilion pounds were net­ ted last year. The Japanese were after herring, but, if permitted this, it was felt they might assume unrestricted rights. The seizures and arrests stirred up a 25-year feud over the area, which Alaska claims as inland wa­ ters regulated by state and federal laws. The Japanese government has asked for a full report and threat­ ens to protest the state action if it can be shown the fleet did not violate/ territorial waters. Owners Of the fleet said their orders were to stay five miles off Uie ooask WASHINGTON—An outgrowth of the collision by the passenger liners Andrea Doria and Stockholm six years ago, a new International convention on safety at sea has just been approved by the US Senate, The measure updates a 1948 International agreement but its standards are still below those of the United States. which are the prescribed routes improvements have been noted. The agreement known as east and west for all shipping. Significant machinery and "electri­ the International Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea was rati­ fied 74-0 in the Senate. It was signed at a world sea safety con­ ference in London two years ago and was presented to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for consideration last April. Impetus for the 1960 world con­ ference came from the DoriaStockholm disaster off the Mas­ sachusetts coast in 1956. In the course of the collision, 60 lives were lost and the Doria was lost. The accident spurred demands for more aggressive policing of ship­ ping tracks in the Atlantic area. Testimony at the time indicated at least one of the vessels was off the track in force at the time. When the 1960 SOLAS agree­ ment goes into effect, superseding the convention of 1948, it will raise standards for all shipping and include for the first time provi­ sions governing nuclear ship op­ erations. It also improves construc­ tion standards and ojierating procedures which were sharply questioned at the time of the 1956 crash. The new agreement bears some resemblance to the 1948 conven­ tion, but a number of important The Boilermakers have launched a major drive to upgrade appren­ tice boilermakers in the building and metal trades by requiring all apprentices to enroll for corre­ spondence school Instruction. Union contracts have been re­ written to cover the study pro­ grams in 40 states . . . The Presi­ dent's Committee on Equal Em­ ployment Opportunities has issued an executive order providing for the inclusion of a clause in govern­ ment contracts prohibiting dis­ crimination in hiring because of race, creed, cblor or national origin. Federation in 1957 on findings of corrupt leadership is now being discussed. The BCW last January elected new officers pledged to reform its affairs and seek reaffiliation with the AFL-CIO . . . Four thousand bus and streetcar operators ended a two-day walkout after the state took over Boston's transit system, reinstated nine fired workers and unsnarled the dispute which produced the strike. The Street Electric Railway Em­ ployees went out after the private transit operator changed work assignments while proposed new schedules were under arbitration. 4" 4" cal changes were made for pas­ senger and cargo ships, particu­ larly in regard to steering gear and a prohibition against using fuels with low flash points. Fire protec­ tion requirements have been in­ creased to bring them closer to the standards of this country. Use of inflatable liferafts will be accepted under the new con­ vention, which contains require­ ments for their construction and use. The US Coast Guard has al­ ready approved the inflatable gear as supplementary equipment in US vessels. Four years after the new convention comes into full use, the automatie alarms of all ships will be required to be a new and improved type. A recommendation was made to ensure that proper precautions are taken with all types of bulk cargoes, especially on vessels de­ signed for the carriage of grain in bulk. Stability Js recognized as one of the main factors in moving these cargoes. The new agreement on nuclear ships provides a procedure where­ by a nation may evaluate the safety of a foreign atom-powered ship before permitting it to enter its ports. In addition, all Governments are authorized to take necessary steps to ensure that the presence of the ship does not create an un­ reasonable safety hazard. This problem arises currently out of voyage plans for the new NS Sa­ vannah. 3' Denver's AFL-CIO Metal Trades Council beat back a raid by Detroit 50 of the unaffiliated United Mine Workers by trouncing the UMW in a bargaining election among 1,481 employees at the Rocky Flats, Colorado, plant of the Atomic En­ ergy Commission. The council has held bargaining rights at the plant, operated by Dow Chemical, for about nine years. The balloting re­ sult was Metal Trades Council, 826; District'50-UMW, 540. 4< 4' 4* US Industries, Inc., will use part of the proceeds from the sale and lease of automated machinery to develop ways of easing the impact of automation on displaced work­ ers. Under an agreement with the International Association of Ma­ chinists, the company will pay amounts ranging from $25 to $1,000 per machine to a labor-manage­ ment foundation that will adminis­ ter a program to aid in the adjust­ ment of workers affected by unem­ ployment. Retraining methods will get top priority. 4> 4 4 Efforts by Metropolitan Life Insurance to weaken the Insurance Workers International Union on the eve of contract negotiations failed in Philadelphia when 2,000 agents overwhelmingly backed the union in a National Labor Rela­ tions Board election. This was the second time Metropolitan had unsuccessfully tried to force union decertification . . . The Tobacco Workers Internationa! Union has signed new agreements with P. Lorillard and Liggett & Myers covering workers at cigarette manufacturing plants in Louis­ ville, Richmond and Durham, NC. Wage increase.s ranging from 13 to 30.5 cents per hour were in­ volved. 4 4 4 A possible merger between the AFL-ClO-affiliated American 'Bakery & Confectionery Workers and the Bakery & Confectionery Workers union expelled from the Your Gear... tor ship • • • for shore Whatever you need, In work or dress gear, your SlU Sea Chest has It. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing ot your Union-owned and Unionoperated Sea Chest store. Sport Coats Slacks Dress Shoes Work Shoes Socks Dungarees Frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Beits Khakis Ties Sweat Shirts T-Shirts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'wester* Raingear Caps Writing Materials Toiletries Electric Shavers Radios Television Jewelry Cameras Luggage SEACHEST �BBSB Arno.'im SEAFARERS'LOC Pace Slxteea Azalea City Wins Fiest Award SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK The following is the latest available list of Seafarers in hospitals around the country: Sea-land's 1961 fleet safety award was earned by the Aia» lea City which incurred only two lost-time injuries last year. Participating in award ceremony aboard ship were (l-r) Captain J. Boehm, Seafarer Jose Cortez, R. Miester of US Labor Department and Paul F. Richardson, company vicepresident and general manager. Identical plaques and ra­ dio receivers were given as prizes to officers and SlU crews. Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Daily Care Beats A Spring Check-Up This is spring—a time of new beginning. Throughout time, man has celebrated the end of winter and the emergence of new life. This is the time for festivals, orgies, feast and prayers, as a tribute to the eurrent gods. This is a welcoming to the beginning of a new life, a new cycle. Spring is the time when the pages of manjrfiewspapers and magazines blossom forth with news of things to do for the gardener, homemaker, homeowner, and the car owner. It is the time for the spring dose of sulphur and molasses; a time for assault on the accumulation of winter. This is the time to get everything shipshape for the coming season, be­ cause we know it's beneficial to protect our property. The prudent in­ stinct in each of us realizes that good maintenance and upkeep pro­ longs the useful life of our property. If this check-up and maintenance is good for our car, our property, our possessions, why isn't it time for a check-up of yourself, your wife, your child? Recheck Personal Habits What about yourself? Have you reviewed your driving habits? You will probably be surprised at the sloppy and dangerous practices that have crept into your driving, any one of which could cause a serious accident. How about your work around the house? Your activity aboard ship? Simple negligence can cause accidental injury or death. How about your weight? Are you • — overweight? Do you eat three pork gotten. It would be better if every chops when one should suffice? one of us paused once in a while It's your responsibility and only to reflect on such matters and took you can control it. Do you have the responsibility for his own headaches, or dizzy spells? Is your health. vision blurred? Have you had For certainly there is nothing your glasses checked? Do your that can take the place of selfteeth hurt? Do you have chest pain? Do your feet hurt? Do your appraisal and self-determination. Those spring sulphur-and-molasses corns bother you? Then do some­ thing about it; you would if it "tonics" may induce carthasis of the body, but there is serious doubt were your car. , that many of us develop good Avoid Tensions health habits from this dosing. Do you smoke very much? Evi­ (Comments and suggestions are dence indicates a relationship be­ invited' by the Department and can tween cigarette smoking and lung be submitted to this column care cancer. Further, does your furnace leak gases into your house, or does of the SEAFARERS LOG.) the muffler on your car fill it with carbon monoxide? These can kill you just as dead and quicker than cancer. Do nagging unsolved problems at work, at home, or aboard ship, tear away at your ulcers? Are you trying to drive a Cadillac on a Rambler income? Are you trying to keep up with the Jones when the Smiths are your speed? Are you just trying to do too much with what you have or what you are? If so, usually there is some­ thing possible to do to relieve these tensions. Unless you do, they take a terrific toll in wear and tear "on your mind and body. Steady Watch This spring checklist could go on and on, but it's difficult to be very hopeful about it. These things are usually taken very seriously at the moment, then promptly for­ USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Raymond Lavoln* William Adam* Millard Llndscy JoM Alonao, Jr. Thomas Long Edward Arrard Thomas Blackledga William Mason Olus McCann Percy Boyer T. McRaney John Brady Clyde Brown Ethen Mercer Manuel Church Sam Morris Jorge Coto Clinton Morrisettg Antonio DeSouu Wllmer Newsom Antonio DiNicola Earl W. Ott Alan Douhet Harry Peeler J. B. Dyess F. Primeau. Jr. John A. Eisenhardt James Regan Louis Estrada William Roberta WiUiam Flynn Calvin Rome John Sansome Clinton Franka Auby Sargent Eugene Gallaspy Theodore Simondf Needem Galloway Murray Smith Charlie Gedra Louie Storle Norman Klllikia Nathan Goldllnger Luclen Theriot Patrick Thompson Joseph Hamilton William Van Dyke George Hammock J. K. WardweU Carle Harris Richard Weir Alvln Henderson Richard Welch Maiden Hlbbs Carlie White Chester Holts Edward Jeanfleau William Wecmere Eugene Williams Pauline Knox E. A. Wright Mike Kowdourls Paul Kronbergs USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VIRGINIA Herman Carney Roy Rayfield Riley Johnson Clarence Rohinson Hugh Meachan Charles Taylor Charlie Phelps USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA Malcolm Foster Hughlln Warren Robert Stainback D. L. Williamson USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEX.AS Jesse Joy E. A. Alnsworth Francisco Jimenei I.sham Beard Inannis Kolonas William Babbitt Norman Longtina James Conners Ebbie Markln Frank Cuellar Willis Moncreif David Dutton Luther Dills Pablo Mendez William Pereyra Nolan DeLatta Stephen Plash C. J. Frey Warren Reck Burl Halre John Talbot Robert Hino.iosa Ranson Wilson Robert Hune Raymond Wagner Harold Holmes Justice Hughes USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCLSCO. CALIF. Michael Burns Edward Lowe Bernard Fay Dennis Marcoly Anderson Gowder Phillip Mason Gustav Holgerson Richard Ripley SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Henning Bjork Thomas Isaksen Alberto Gutierrez USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Delbler Max Olson Abe Gordon WiUie A. Young Thomas Lehay Bozo G. Zelencio VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONN. George Johnson VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY. MASS, Raymond Arsenault VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS Willard T. Cahill SOUTHEAST LA. HOSPITAL MADEVILLE, LOUISIANA Robert McKean PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON. I,OUI.SIANA Frank Martin US SOLDIERS HOME WASHINGTON, DC William Thomson USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Omar All Adolfo Anaultarta the hospital? Call SlU Hall immediately! MX, WILSON STATE HOSPITAL MT, WILSON. MARYLAND George Lesnansky John Steglefort Blakely Saylors USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Thomas Carter Howard Rods D. O. Coker Henry VaUeJo William Datzko John Wright Robert E. Gannon USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS Clyde Whlttaker Chrlstos Kourtlg Felix Area Starling Lee WiUlam Berqulsl Theodore Loos Robert Burton WiUlam Morris Michael Callahan Joe Callaway Lars Nielsen Nick Papageorgla Antonio Carrane Fred Peterson Alfredo Cedeno James PurceU George Crabtree Arthur Queary George Curry William Cutley Carol Renl WUllam Relyea Rulof DeFrettea Jose Rodrigues Joao DeMadelroe Charles Fertal Michael Ronda Arthur Graf James Rutherfored WllUam Granger FeUx Serrano Samuel Howard Alejandro Serrano James Strlpp Hans Jacobson Kendall Kelly Artemlo Vasques Henry WiUlams Charles Klnnke John Klepadlo USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Thomas Clough Arthur Macumber Charles Crockett James MltcheU Edward Denchy Albert Morse Anthony Ferrer Jobe Mullen Frledof Fondlla John Pomeroy Eusibie Gherman 8. Richardson James Haines Thomas Riley Richard Heffley Thomas Robertson Lawrence Holbrook Charles Shaw Lars Johansen Harold Splcer Henry Johnson Arthur Stevens E. Kleezkowskl Francis Wherrity Wayman Uzotta y Get That SS Number Right Seafarers filing vacation money claims should make sure that they use their correct So­ cial Security number. Use of the wrong number means a cler­ ical headache for the Vacation Plan office and slows up the handling of payments. Physical Exams—All SlU Climes February, 1962 Port Baltimore .... Houston Mobile New Orleans . New York , . . Philadelphia . < Seamen 293 Wives 15 3 10 10 24 2 TOTAL 64 Children TOTAL 11 104 1 96 6 62 10 206 329 12 4 28 825 44 51U Blood Bank Inventory March, 1962 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Previous Pints Balance . Credited 9 0 122V4 15V4 82 2 82 8 15 0 35 9 5 10 12 8 21 ^ 0 ..YlVs 7 ....(12)* TOTAL ON HAND 9 105 83 , ; 15 44 1 16 19 IVt 1 5 0 4 2 25 4 (9) 15 0 0 15 378V4 68 60 384V4 Seattle TOTAL Pints Used 0 33 1 0 0 0 14 4 2 •Figures in parenthesis ( ' ) Indicate shortage to be made up. SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid—February, 1962 CLAIMS Hospital Benefits (Welfare).... 6681 AMOUNT PAIS) $27,594.29 Death Benefits (Welfare)...... 12 43,606.48 Disability Benefits (Welfare) ... 242 36,300.00 Maternity Benefits (Welfare) ... .47 9,400.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare) .. 440 39,785.49 Optical Benefits (Welfare) 294 3,250.63 Outpatient Benefits (Welfare).. 10579 54,942.00 Summary (Welfare) ...... 18295 Vacation Benefits TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD.. $214,878.89 1153 $182,640.71 19448 $397,519.60 �MnO, iNf SBAFAtfEnS' LOG SIU Ey^lass Program Expands To Wilmington Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director The SIU optical program has been extended to the Port oi Wilmington, making the California port the thirteenth in which the completely free eye benefit is available to Sea­ farers and their eligible de-"*" pendents. All major coast Francisco, one of the 12 other ports are now participating cities in wnich the Seafarer Wel­ Aged-Care Program Would Help All An Important but seldom-mentioned consequence of proposed Social Security Insurance covering medical costs for the aged would be a vast expansion in other forms of health insurance. This would actually mean more protection for the American people as well as higher earnings for private insurance companies. The irony here is that many commercial insurance companies (and the American Medical Association) oppose the Social Security approach as "destruc­ tive" to private coverage. This is especially bewildering in view of the obvious evidence to the contrary, offered by the quar-4 ter-century record of old-aga pen­ to their Jobs as long as possible, sions. Before Social Security, only tried to save a few dollars against the well-to-do had annuities or the Inevitable day when they were similar retirement plans. Most forced to quit, but wound up living wage and salary earners held on with their children or in a poorhouse. The explanation was simple enough. Wage and salary earners couldn't afford to buy, over their working lives, a retirement annuity that would pay enough to support them. Nor could they do so today —if they had to build from zero a month. But today they can start from the basic Social Security benefit. To be sure, they have paid toward it. Just as they might have paid Three veteran Seafarers with a for a private program In earlier total of 68 years' sailing with years. However, their contribu­ 61U-contracted companies have tion was matched by their em­ been approved for Union pensions ployer, and the economies of a as a result of Joint trustee action. national plan, with no plush execu­ Joining the roster of 17 old- tive salaries and no wish to earn timers previously retired this year a profit, make it possible to pay on $150 monthly pensions are out in benefits a heavy proportion Robert Lee Gresham 64; Joseph of receipts. William Henderson, 66, and Joseph What has been the result? Yonlck, 63. Millions of wage - and salary A black gang member. Brother earners have supplemented their Gresham has been sailing with the basic Federal pensions through Union since 1943, company-paid, plant-wide or in­ joining in Balti­ dustry-wide programs, or through more, Md. He personal plans paid out of their signed off his last own pockets. The benefits from ship, the Steel most of these private pension plans Vendor (Isth­ would have little meaning if they mian) on May 9, stood alone; as additions to Social 1961 after a Security, their value is immense. year's voyage. A Accordingly, through company World War I and individual investments, com­ Navy veteran, the mercial insurance companies have Gresham 64-year-old sea­ a volume of pension business be­ man makes his home In Prince- yond their fondest dreams of a town, Ky., where his sister, Mrs. generation ago. Yet these same Grayle Pettit, is next of kin. companies, when Social Security After seatime on American-flag was proposed, predicted their own vessels dating back to 1932, ruin. Brother Henderson Joined the SIU It's certainly not hard to see that the same sort of thing would happen with health coverage. To­ day, a retired person can at best afford only an inadequate hospi­ talization policy; little better is available to younger people who want to buy protection against their old age. As a result, many don't bother to spend good money for poor coverage. However, If the basic costs of Yonick Henderson institutional care were met In 1938 at Mobile. He paid off his through a Social Security program, last ship, the John B. Waterman private insurance covering doctors' (Waterman), on August 28, 1961 as bills, prescriptions and other medi­ a cook. The 66-year-oId Seafarer, cal costs would be within practi­ oldest retiring this month, resides cal reach. Millions of workers In Mobile with his wife, Jonnie would buy these supplementary May, in their own home. policies to protect themselves more A native of Poland, Brother completely. Some sensible insur­ Yonick joined the Union in 1945 in ance executives recognize this. It's Baltimore, Md,,and began sailing unfortunate that more of them in the . engine department. He don't take the time out to study signed off the Hercules Victory the facts but. Instead, rush to con­ (Ocean Carriers) on December 5, demn a program that is In every­ 1961. The 65-year-old seaman one's interest. served with the Army during (Comments and suggestions are World War I. A sister, Mrs. invited by the Department and can Frances Johnson, of Philadelphia, be submitted to this column care Pa., is listed as next of kin. of the SEAFARERS LOG.) 3 Veteran Seafarers On Pension Fate SereDteca Addressing SIU member­ ship meeting in NY, Sea­ farer Ai Arnold, bosun, cited value of Union clinics In upgrading members' health. in the eyeglass plan. Coverage is the same as in the other ports and provides for free eye examinations and, if needed regular or bi-focal eyeglasses once every two years. The port will provide the optical benefit for the overall San Pedro, Los Angeles, Wilmington and Long Beach area of California. The northern part of the state is covered by optical facilities in San NY Checks 20,000th Seafarer Medical Clinics Five Years Old NEW YORK—The Pete Larsen Memorial Clinic in Brook­ lyn, the first Union medical center opened by the SIU, exam­ ined its 20,000th Seafarer this month completing its fifth year of operation. Edward A, Anderson, 66, begun in New Orleans. Subsequent­ centers were started in Mobile, who signed off the Steel ly, Houston, Baltimore and San Juan. Chemist (Isthmian) as chief elec­ trician, was the 20,000th man to be processed by the center. In April, 1957, when the clinic began exam­ ining Seafarers, he was one of the first five to use the facility. Undergoing his yearly check-up, Anderson got a complete examina­ tion at the center, including a blood test and chest X-ray as part of a head-to-toe physical. Heralded as a milestone in the maritime Industry when it was dedicated, the medical center was the first to be opened by a US sea­ men's union. Subsequently, the SIU medical center network has expanded to seven clinics where Seafarers and their families recf've complete diagnostic examina­ tions. The New'York center has given almost 23,000 examinations in its five years. This total includes about 3,000 for wives and depend­ ent children in addition to the more than 20,000 for Seafarers who have received their first physi­ cal and later returned for annual or more frequent check-ups. The importance of the clinic was cited by Anderson as he was exam­ ined. "It is impossible to know how many lives the clinic has saved," he said. "No one can ever fully sum up the value of this serv­ ice to Seafarers and their families." Eight months after the clinic opened here, a second one was Send 'em to the LOG fare Plan previously set up th« optical program. The other ports in which cover­ age is available include New York, New Orleans, Mobile, Jacksonville, Norfolk, Baltimore, Phiiaaeipnia, Boston, Chicago, Houston, and Seattle. Under the expanded coverage of the plan, which went into effect earlier this year, dependent chil­ dren are now able to receive safety eyeglasses. This type of lens is shock-resistant and less likely to break, reducing the possibility of glass injury to the eyes. Seafarers and their eligible de­ pendents are entitled to an ey» examination and one pair of eye­ glasses every two years except in cases requiring glasses more fre­ quently due to special medical reasons. In addition, complete eye check-ups are available through the separate chain of SIU medical centers. Appointments for the eye exam­ inations can be made through the Union hall in all ports where the plan is now in operation. In order for a Seafarer or hii dependent to be eligible for the optical benefit, a Seafarer must have at least 90 days of employ­ ment in the previous calendar year and one day of employment in the six months Immediately preceding the date of application. The latest one, in Philadelphia, is shared with the International La­ dies' Garment Workers Union. The seven clinics, all offering complete diagnostic services in fullyequipped centers, have examined over 47,000 SIU men and their • . . (a families. The function of the clinic is to protect the health of Seafarers and their families by detecting incipi­ Seafarers are advised to se­ ent illness or disease in the early cure a master's certificate at stages of development when they all times when they become ill may still be treated. or injured aboard ship. The When the medical program was right to demand a master's cer­ first started, its use was limited to tificate verifying illness or in­ Seafarers. Within a year, service jury aboard a vessel is guaran­ was expanded to include wives and teed by law. Be sure to get a dependent children and later, de­ master's certificate before you pendent parents of Seafarers. The leave a vessel as a means of clinics have proven to be one of assuring your right to benefits the most popular SIU benefits later on. available. Get Certificate Before Leaving Seafarer Edward A. Anderson, chief electrician, awaits the word on his blood pressure as he's checked out at the SIU clinic in NY. Anderson was the 20,000th Seafarer examined by the health center as it marked the start of its sixth year of operation. He was also one r,f the first five Seafarers to be examined when it opened in April, 1957. �'•¥rTv.T-'P5-;i."' PaceElchfc«M SEAFARERS lOt^ The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $33,000 in benefits was paid. (Any apparent delay In payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates). Mack Acosta, 62: Brother Acosta Dorothy Hirsch, his sister and the Robert Fields, 62i Brother Fields died of a heart condition on died of pneumonia on February 12, administratix of the estate. Burial the January 23, 1961 1962 at was at Alta Mesa Cemetery, Red­ in South Free- USPHS Hospital, wood City, Calif. Total benefit, port, Me. He Baltimore, Md. $4,000. began shipping He began ship­ » 4. » with the SIU In ping with the Pletro Panlin, 56: Heart disease 1955 and sailed SIU in 1960 in was fatal to Brother Paulin on in the deck de- the engine de­ February 23, His partment. His partment. 1962 at the Long wife, Mrs. Ethel brother, Harry Island College sur­ B. Fields, of Acosta, Hospital, Brook­ South Freeport, vives. Burial was lyn, NY. He had survives. Burial was at Elmwood at Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore. been sailing in Cemetery, Pownal, Me. Total Total benefi: $500. the steward de­ partment with benefits; $4,000. i 4» it the SIU since it t 4; Lester Knickerbocker, 56: A James T. Wiggins, 32: Injuries 1948. His broth­ su.<itained in an auto accident were lung condition was fatal to Broth­ er, Ottons Pau­ er Knickerbock­ fatal to Brother er on December lin, of Pittsburgh, Pa., survives. Wiggins on Feb­ 22, 1961 at the Burial was at Evergreen Cemetery, ruary 19, 1962 in USPHS Hospital, Brooklyn, NY. Total benefit: $500. El Paso, Texas. 4" t t New Orleans, La. He started ship­ John E. Doud, 40: Brother Doud He began sailing ping with the with the SIU in died of a kidney ailment on Febru­ SIU in 1957 in ary 19. 1962 at 1945 and shipped the deck depart­ the USPHS Hos­ in the deck de­ ment. His moth­ pital, New Or­ partment. His er, Mrs. Eliza­ leans, La. He wife, Mrs. Feroi beth Wiggins, of began shipping Knickerbocker, of North Sacra­ Durham, NC, survives. Burial was with the SIU in mento, Calif., survives. Burial at New Maplewood Cemetery, Dur­ 1961 and sailed was at Olivet Memoriai Park in ham, NC. Total benefit: $4,000. in the engine de­ California. Total benefit: $4,000. partment. His 4" 4* t 4 4> George W. Graham, 50: Brother wife, Marion E. John Williamson, 54: Broth­ Graham died of leukemia on De­ Doud, of Detroit, cember 21, 1961 er Williamson died of natural Michigan, survives. Burial was at at the USPHS causes on Octo­ Pleasant Prairie Cemetery, White Hospital, Mem­ ber 17, 1961, at Cloud, Mich. Total benefit: $4,000. phis, Tenn. He the USPHS Hos­ had been sailing pital, Staten Is­ He in the deck de­ land, NY. partment with had been sailing the SIU since in the engine de­ 1947. Surviving partment with is a brother, the SIU since Benefits James C. Gra­ 1951. ham, of Walnut, Mississippi. Bur­ were paid to ial was in Ripley. Miss. Total bene­ fit: $4,000. ROBIN KIRK (Robin Line), January OVERSEAS ROSE (MarlHma Ovarit i 4» 7—Chairman, OrvlKa Arndt; Secre­ caas), Dacambar 10—Chairman, Karl Issac McKenzie, 56: A heart at­ Hillman; Secratary, R. Oonnally. tary, Larry Santa Ana. $7.71 In treas­ ury. No beefs. All repairs made ex­ tl2.39 In treasury. No beefs.' Keep tack was fatal to Brother McKencept the cleaning of the domestic and door to angina room closed In hot Eie aboard the wash water tanks; they wtU be weather. Crew requested to donate cleaned this trip. Motion carried that to ship's fund to have TV repaired. SS Marore on crewmembers be aUowed to draw See patrolman about ship sailing January 17, 1962. monies due at each port. Crew agreed short-handed. to contribute one dollar per man to He had been sail­ MARYMAR (Calmar), December SI ship's fund. ing in the stew—Chairman, Victor D'India; Sacra, LONOVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ tary, Stephen Homka. Company urged a r d department riers), December 22—Chairman, James to Install wooden lockers In crews* with the SIU Schroader; Secretary, K. C. ttogquarters. Dispute between mate and strom. S1.03 In treasury. No beefs bosun to be taken up by patrol­ since 1951. A reported by department delegates. man. Repair door lock In angina friend, Ethel In­ J. Schroeder elected new ship's delefidley room. gats. Repair list to be taken ao regram, of Balti­ ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), January more, Md. sur­ 27—Chairman, W. Palmer; Sacrelary, vives. Burial was at Wesley N. Flowers. $8.25 in treasury. Motion made to notify the company by tele­ Cemetery, Schulervllle, SC. Total gram to stop aUotments 10 or 12 days benefit: $4,000. before payoff and request patrolman IHTUS HOSPITAL?, GfUSIUHAU IMMEPIAmY/ 4. ^ $ Leonard W. Leidig, 56j A lung condition was fatal to Brother Leidig on Janu­ ary 22, 1962 in Seattle, Washing­ ton. He had been sailing in the deck department with the SIU since 1947. His daughter, Marcia Ellen Leidig Shorn, of Cham­ paign, HI., survives. Burial was at Overton Crest Cemetery, Seattle. Total benefit: $4,000. Type Minutes When Possible In order to assure acciurate digests of shipboard meetings In the LOG, it is desirable that the reports of shipboard meet­ ings be typed If at all possible. to look Into the matter. Need mat­ tress covers. JOSEPH V (Ocean Cargo), Oecembsr 3—Chairman, Clarence FausI; Secratary, R. W. Schoolraft. No beefs reported by department delegates. F. Paschang lected new ship's delegate. PHNN TRANSPORTER (Pann Navi­ gation), January 14—Chairman, Dick Cummlngs; Secratary, O. M. Ravosa. No beefs reported. D. M, Ravosa elected new ahlp's delegate. Request to wash poop deck twice a week if possible. Vote of thanks to steward department. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), January 1$—Chairman, E. P. Alien; Sseretary, B. Webb. $12.00 in treas­ ury; H. Mobley elected treasurer. No beefs. Heartfelt vote of thanks to retiring ship's delegate for outstand­ ing Job done over last four (rips. Complaint by crew about too many inexperienced men being shipped on here. Poor service in mew hall makes for ill will and turd feelings among the crew. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), December 31—Chairman, J. Caspard; Secretary, O. Steele. $12.00 In treasury. No beefs reported. Motion carried that blood type be stamped on health card In case of an emergency. Request for new washing machine and to have ship sprayed. pairs can be made during present voyage. HERCULES VICTORY (Ocean Car­ goes), January 7—Chairman, C. Webb; Secretary, J. W. Puckett. No beefs reported by department delegates. F. J. O'Nlel elected new ship's dele­ gate. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), January 7—Chairman, T. J. Lewis; Secretery, John L. Munnerlynn. No beefs re­ ported. Company should have fresh fish on board in each port the same as fresh milk and bread. Everything running smoothly. CANTIONY (CHies Eervica), Janu­ ary 13—Chairmen, E. Wright; Secre­ tary, E. Ferreli. $1.70 in treasury. Better grade of toilet paper requested. Steaks are too tough. Showers should be painted. Washing machine needs to be repaired. PAIRPORT (Waterman), January f —Chairman, Stave J. Thayer; Secra­ tary, John J. Ooyla, Everything run- Aim, iNt All the following SIU familiei have received a $200 materahy benefit plus a $25 Ixmd from the Union in the baby's name, representing a total of $7,600 in maternity benefits and a maturity value of $950 in bondst Iris Slnunons, bom January 2, Erwia Vial, bom January 80, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Henry 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Erwin Simmons, Pineville, SC. H. Vial, New Orleans, La. ' Victoria McNeil, bora January Christian Crabtree, bom Decem­ ber 28, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. 8, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rob­ ert McNeil, Texas City, Texas. Calvin A. Crabtree, Mobile, Ala. Michael Rabago, born January Violet Herbert, bom October 23, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leon 29, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Tony Rabago, Galveston, Texas. Herbert, Sulphurs, La. Katherlne E. Brookw, born Jan­ Mark Maurice MoConley, bom uary 31, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. December 10, 1961, to Seafarer Arthur £. Brooker, San Marcos, and Mrs. Jarrell McConley, Texas. Brandytown, W. Va. Teresa Esther Ramirez, bora Sandra Palmes, bom November December 8, 1961, to Seafarer and 4, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Mrs. Luis A. Ramirez, Caguas, Palmes, Baltimore, Md. Puerto Rico. John S. Rogers, born November Wilma Jean Roberta, born Feb­ 30, 1961, to Seafarer and iV&s. ruary 8, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert F. Rogers, Highland, Texas. John A. Roberts, Woodlawn, Va. Mellnda Ann Mueller, born Jan­ Michael Ange, born December 2, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Michael uary 15, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Herbert Mueller, New Orleans, La. B. Ange, South Norfolk, Va. Philip Urbina, born December Bobby Troselair, Jr., bora Feb­ 18, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. ruary 7, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francisco Urbina, Galveston, Bobby Troselair, Mobile, Ala. Texas. Maya L. Johnson, bom January Randal Lundy, bom December 8, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. 25, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Woodrow Johnson, Los Angeles, Calif. Thomas J. Lundy, Wllmer, Ala. Clara V. Coyle, born November Cora Gonzalez, bom September 18, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. 22, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Endigue Gonzalez, Houston, Texas. Dewey Charles Coyle, New York, NY. Jay Frank Joyner, bom January Sonla Cruz, born September 80, . 5, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jay 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Juan F. Joyner, New Orleans, La. Cruz, New York, NY. John C. Gnstafson, born Janu­ Donald J. Burns, born January ary 31, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rune G. Gustafson, Staten Island, I, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rob­ ert Burns, Boston, Mass. New Yoric. Laura Beth Selden, bora De­ cember 20, 1961, to Seafarer and ning smoothly. $4.60 In treasury. Ray Mrs. Allen Seiden, Brooklyn, NY. MiUer elected new ship's delegate. Thomas Curry, Jr., bora Janu- ' COUNCIL OROVE— (Cities Service) January 14—Chairman, Drew Oay; ary 15, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs, Secretary, Clyda Kent. No beefs re­ Thomas Curry, Brooklyn, NY. ported fay department delegates. T. R. Frazier elected new vchlp's delegate. Gregory Sharp, born November Sea patrolman about new washing machine. Poor grade of beef. Com­ 5, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ plaint about deck department smok­ liam S. Sharp, Pasadena, Texas. ing during working hours. Passage­ ways need painting. Henry Violante, born November PLOMAR (Calmar), January 17— 5, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jo­ Chairman, JoMph MotakowskI; Sacreseph Violante, Baltimore, Md. tary, T. A. Jackson. tlO.OO in treasury. No beefa reported by department delegates. Brenda Hebert, born January 9, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul ANJI (Seafarers inc.), December 24 —Chairman, T. U. Hydock; Secratary, M. Hebert, New Orleans, La. James Ahearn. No beefs reported by department delegates. Replace agi­ Michelle Harris, born December tator on washing machine. Need new 9, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ar­ water pump. Man on gangway watch should keep key for messroom In thur Harris, Bronx, NY. foreign ports. Meldoy and Monica Sarver, born JEAN LAFITTB (Waterman), Janu­ December 19, 1961, to Seafarer ary 4—Chairman, Marcel Jelle; Sec­ retary, Jim Rogers. Vote of thanks and Mrs. Joseph R. Sarver, New to the steward department for a job Orleans, La. weU done. $46.96 In treasury. No beefs. Request to put a time limit on Vince Pound, born November use of washing machine. Return cups and glasses to crew pantry. No swim­ 21, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Vic­ ming in the Panama CanaL tor Charles Pound, Pouisbo, Wash­ $TEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), ington. December 17—Chairman, J. Arshon; Secretary, R. Masters. No beefs re­ John £. Delong, born February ported by department delegates. Crew 2, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. John reminded not to go to mcsshall and pantries in underwear. Switch screen Delong, Baltimore, Md. door from galley to messhall. Install hasp In order to keep door lacked Mary Bounds, born February in Korea and Formosa. 15, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. John EMMA (Bull), November 5—Chair­ Rounds, Houston, Texas. man, R. Edwards; Secratary, Paul Johnson. No beefs reported by de­ Ton! Molis, born February 17, partment delegates. Steward asked to put out more night lunch. Request to Seafarer and Mrs. Antonio Mo­ mora canned milk. lls, Jr., Texas City, Texas. DESOTO (Waterman), December 10 Stanley Freeman, Jr., born Feb­ —Clialrman, Daniel B. Fitigerald; Sec­ ratary, J. F. Castronover. No beefa ruary 3, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. reported by department delegates. Stanley Freeman, Houston, Texas. Crew to try to accrue a new washing machine. Show old machine to IroardAlfi^ Everett, born November Ing patrolman. Vote of thanks for st.eward department. 18, 19-51, to Seafarer and Mrs. Louis Everett, Norfolk, Va. �SEAFARERS Page Ninctccm LOG LOG-A-RHYTHU: Seeking A Touch? . Bjr Alexander J. Leiter. Have you noticed the shipmate who patches his clothes . . . Then goes ashore and spends all his dough? Sea Transfer Saves Seafarer Adramatic emergency transfer using two helicop­ ters saved the life of messman Edward "P a p p y" Doyla on the Wild Ranger (Waterman) after he be­ came critically ill at sea. Seafarer Guy De Boere, NCB, took the photographs showing a Navy doctor be­ ing lowered to the Ranger (top) and Doyle being picked up (bottom) by a second helicopter. Or the one shouting "cheap" if you don't take a cab . . , Yet this guy . . . ashore Always runs up a tab. What are they thinking these fellas who spend ... And then become angry 'cause you won't lend? My theory's not , . . to sit on a shelf. But good golly^ man take stock of yourself. You made "it" and spent "it" you blew "it" away . . . You'll be in some fix come "that rainy day." Why not consider and think of tomorrow . . . So you vjon't have to seek from someone to borrow. "It's my money," he says "I do as I please" . . . To this there's no answer so I leave with the breeze. Free advice 1 can offer to some it's not much . . . Just don't come to me if you're seeking a touch! DEL VALLB (MIstltslppI), Nov. It— Chairman, Jack Procall; Sacretary, Vincent J. Fltigerald. A vote of thanka to the ahip'a delesate for a Job weU done. tS.OO In treasury. No beefs re­ ported. Keys to be checked by aU department delegates. rotary. Homer Starling. Ship's dele­ gate reported everything okay. Few hours' disputed OT in engine depart­ ment. Ship needs fumigation for roaches. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine Thanksgiving Dinner. MAYFLOWER (Mayflower), Jan. 2S —Clielrmen, John D. Barnett; Secre­ tary, T. F. Creaney. Cable sent to headquarters regarding man missing ship in Baytown, Texas. S7.64 in ship's fund. New television antenna Installed. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfleld), Nov. •—Chairman, W. Mith; Secre­ tary, F. Mitchell. The crew of this ship concurs motion made by member on Steel Flyer (Isthmian) in August 3rd ship's minutes that section 67 of the Seatrain contract be adopted la the general agreement. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. EAOLE VOYAGER (United Marltime), Jan. 21—Chairman, L. Wllllamu Secretary, F. Q. left. All cUsputes settled. Letter being written to head­ quarters for clarification on wipers doing sanitary work. PENN VOYAGER (Penntrans), Nov. 8—Chairman, John Hunt; Secretary, A. B. Barnes. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. Motion to incorporate present vacation of MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Jan. 19—Chairman, A. Elllngsen; Secretary, J. C. Barnette. Stiip's delegate re­ ported aU running smoothly so far. S3.GO in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported. Vote of thanks to acting ship's delegate A. Ellingsen for a job weU done. Motion to elect him as ship's delegate. Clarification requested on $800 vacation pay. Additional handrail to catwalk back aft needed. Clock should be instaUed back aft. THETIS (Rye Marine), Nov. 19— Chalrmars, Herman R. Whisnant; Sec­ retary, G. G. Lane. Dispute with cap­ tain about soogeeing and painting rooms to be taken up at payoff. S21 in ship's fund. Compliments to the West Coast members aboard ship for a job carried out and well done. Vote of thanks to chief cook and steward for a Job well done also. PORTMAR (Calmar), Nov. 26—Chair­ man, G. Hatgimlsios; Secretary, H. Kennedy. Few beefs in deck depart­ ment regarding working on deck be­ fore 6 AM and after 5 PM. No other beefs reported by delegates. Crew asked to use passageways instead of coming through pantry during meal hours. TRANSNORTHERN (Globa Water­ ways), Nov. 4—Chairman, J. Quinter; Secretary, J. Hauser. Very few re­ pairs have been made. No other beefs reported. Vote of thanks to steward department. NATALIE (Maritime Overseas), Nov. 28—Chairman, J. McLaren; Secretary, R. W. Ferrandlz. $10 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Entire crew gave steward department a vote of thanks for a job well done all trip. A sam­ ple of oil in water was saved to be checked by patrolman. Lodging al­ lowance to be checked regarding lack of water for over twelve hours. Call­ back to be cleared for deck depart­ ment. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), Nov. 26 —Chairman, Robert D. Schwarz; See- 9400 with the new $800 plan to benefit all brothers. Ship to be sold in Tampa, Florida, upon arrival. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Dee. 22—Chairman, G. Chandler; Seeratary, W. Clegg. $99.45 in treasury. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Motion to ask Captain to hav« signs made about keeping longshore­ men out of topside passageway. Voted to have free cokes on Christmas day using money from ship's fund. Will get in touch with TV repair man in Texas City. COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Dec. 17—Chairman, C. John­ son; Secretary, R. McCulloch. Bosun removed from vessel at Bordeaux, France, with infected leg. A vote of thanks to the steward and his de­ partment for good chow and service. Suggestion that sliip's hospital be used for sick men instead of them remaining In watch foc'sle. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), Dec. 17—Chairman, D. B. Jordon; Secretary, Roscoe L. Aiford. Delayed sailing to be taken up with Union. Union to see if dllTcrent arrangement can be made in engine department quarters so that each watch will have a separate foc'sle. All hands re­ quested to help messman keep ship clean, to cooperate in the safety of the ship and not to use the washing machine between the hour of 4:30 PM and 5:30 PM. No one to operate valves The Barbara Frietchie (Winchester) turned in one of the most unusual reports from a ship at sea in quite a while. The ship's delegate, Ralph King, decided that some onn else could take the ship home and give him a rest, so he resigned at the shipboard meeting. The resignation was accepted't* and nominations were the order of business. What happened? King was nominated and reelected in prompt order. According to this crew, the big beef aboard ship is over the fact that the steward is serving "too damn many sirloins and not enough hot dogs." One crewman said it was obvi­ ous that the Bal­ timore contingent aboard ship "misses the East Baltimore Street cooking." t- X li­ on the Del Aires (Missis­ sippi), the crew King gave ship's car­ penter Rids a vote of thanks for his alertness and prompt action which saved the life of an AB while the ship was docking. De­ tails are missing, but at least one SlU able seaman isn't. 4" 3* 4» A suggestion that ships' meet­ ings be rotated and held during different hours of the day .has come from the Warrior (Water­ man). The crew said this will enable men on watch when meet­ ings are usually scheduled a chance to attend the shipboard Union sessions. ^ ^ 16After sailing under the Liberian flag for a while, the Globe Prog­ ress (Ocean Cargo) has come back for heat in crew foc'sles except engi­ neer in charge. MORNING LIGHT (Watermen), Dec. 17—Chairman, Raymond Hodges; Sec­ retary, A. E. DeLaney. Claptain ne­ glected to get milk In foreign ports. Crew's beefs about night cook & baker to be taken up with patrolman. Ship's delegate to see patrolman about pay­ ing off ship in New York before Christmas. Crew asked to turn wash­ ing machine motor off after use and to cut down on noise in messroom. SHORT HILLS (Sea-Land), Nov. 13 —Chairman, Luke Wumbt; Secretary, Paul L. Whitlow. Crew complained about inadequate slopchest. Need more popular brands of cigarettes and other items. Request better mail service. Should eliminate age limit on the Pension Plan so that a man can retire after he has his seatime in, gardless of age. Vote of thanks to steward department. ZEPHYRHILLS (Pan American Overseas), Jan. 2S—Chairman, D. A. Sawyer; Secretary, A. Fecteau. Noth­ ing done about any painting of galley, pantry or messrooms. Mate claims he hasn't enough paint this trip. GaUey range oven not working yet. Baker's oven and mixing machine still the same, working one day and out again the next. $5.25 in treasury. Vote of thanks to baker M. Trotman for splen­ did work done and to the steward. Charlie Thompson is doing a fine job as ship's delegate. SWORD KNOT (Suwannee), Dec. 11 —Chairman, Jack Craven; Secretary, Roy Elford. Captain requests all men to be back on board ship one hour before sailing time. $25.87 in treasury. Joe Bremer elected new ship's dele­ gate. Crew gave $100 to Cape Argus (Capetown newspaper) for a donation to a local orphanage over the holi­ days. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Nov. 26—Chairman, Bob Campbell; Secre­ tary, E. Schroeder. $24.50 in tre.nsury. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Laundry to be cleaned after use. Suggestion made that patrolman call a special meeting at the payoff to straighten out the food beef. DEL CAMPO (Mississippi), Nov. 5— Chairman, D. A. Ramsey; Secretary. Richard C. Gentry. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. All members of the crew using the pantry should clean it up when finished. The same applies to the Laundry. Crew a.sked to remove clothes from the engine room spaces after they are dry. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Nov. 19—Chairman, Juan Rueda; Secretary, Karl H.igstrom One man hospitalized in Honolulu. All re­ pairs to be taken earc of at sea. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Ship's dele.gate to turn duties over to deck delegate in Batlinmre Posing on the John C (Atlantic Carriers) while on a US Gulf to Far East run are (l-r) Cuiry, AB; Mayham, AB; Toyer, OS; and an unidentified Seafarer. E. J. George, third mate, sent in the picture. under the US flag and the crew the women of St. Cross Episcopal is working to bring the ship up to Church in Hermosa Beach, Cali­ SIU standards. The takeover gave fornia. The crew received a num­ crewmembers a first-hand look at ber of gifts from the women'B the substandard conditions aboard group In recent months and feelB these non-union vessels and the It can show Its appreciation by picture was a pretty dismal one. returning the favor. A number of improvements were 4. 4, i immediately put into effect so that The washing machine aboard the there would be no back-sliding to Kenmar (Calmar) Is really getting the living and working conditions a good working-over and Impatient that were current 20 years ago. crewmembers can't wait for their turn to use the machine. The crew H S- tis discussing the possibility of hav­ The gang aboard the Alcoa ing the chief engineer drill a big­ Planter (Alcoa) will take up a ger hole for the drain so they can collection at payoff and send the speed up emptying the machine money with a thank-you letter to for the next guy in line with his wash. When all replacements are aboard, election of a new shiji's delegate wiU be held. Preparation of food not up to standard. TRANSYORK (Transwestern), Dec. 7 —Chairman, A. M. PietiowskI; Secre­ tary, Edward L. Moore. Taylor elected ship's delegate. No money in ship's fund. Twenty-five cents to be donated by each man on ship for books re­ ceived from American Merchant Ma­ rine Library Association. Portholes to be checked before washing down. Bigger fans needed in messman's room and messhall. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), Jan. 6— Chairman, E. G. Keagy; Secretary, R. Sanderlin. One man put ashore in Alexandria due to illness. Most beefs have been settled. Crew will receive the $250 Safety Award for this period for no accidents. $32 in ship's fund. Drain needed for crew's laundry room. Steward thanked crew for cooperation. Messroom service has not been satis­ factory. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Jan. 20—Chairman, F. Pastrano," Sec­ retary, R. Scholl. $24.24 cash on hand. Motion adopted to get auto­ matic timer for washing machine. Crew going on record 100% for pro­ posal submitted by the Cities Service Norfolk on changes to be made in vacation benefits. OVERSEAS ROSE (Maritime Over­ seas), December 31—Chairman, Karl Hillman; Secretary, R. Donnelly. No beefs reported. $12.35 in treasury. F. Smith given a vote of thanks for doing a good .lob as ship's deleg.ate and was reelected. Steward depart­ ment given a vote of thanks for a fine job. Ship's delegate to see cap­ tain about fumigating the ship. NEVA WEST (Bloomfield), Decem­ ber 17—Chairman, Walter Gels; Sec­ retary, Clifford B. J. Brown. Repairs turned in and most of them taken care of at sea. $25.73 in treasury. No hats should he worn in messh.all dur­ ing meal hours. Chief engineer's ham set interferring with crews' radio. DEL MUNDO (Mississippi), Decem­ ber 10—Chairman, James B. King; Secretary, Boyd H. Amsberry. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. James B. King elected new ship's delegate. PETROCHEM (Valentine Chemical), January 4—Chairman, Ralph Bullard; Secretary, Jimmie Higham. $14.00 in tre.isury. No beefs reported. P.-'trolman should talk to captain about sleward dcp.-'rtment overtime. ROBIN KIRK iR^bin Line), Decem­ ber 10—Chairman, Lecnard W. Leldig; Secrel ry, Arch'e L. Smuck. $7.50 in treasury. No beefs reported except for a few hours disputed overtime. Request to have domestic and wash water t^nks ele-ned. 4. 4. 4. One ship's nominee for the "Shipmate of the Month" award or something is an unnamed AB in the deck gang on the Seatrala New Jersey. Our hero is one who calls the watch and bi'in.gs a warm­ ing cup of coffee with him at the same time. There's one good fea­ ture about this, according to Walter Karlak, who wrote in about it from the New Jersey. It makes things a lot pleasanter for the man getting the wake-up call and gets the watch out a little bit easier. An idea like this might even catch on v\ith other ships. 4. 4 The Overseas Rose (Maritime Overseas) is apparently sailing in some tropical clime. While most crews are still wondering how to keep warm on North .Atlantic runs, this vessel's crew is being re­ minded to keep the door to the engineroom clo-pl 1 • r-e heat down. .Another problem for the crew is the TV set which is on the blink. They plan to donate to the ship's fund to have it repaired. Mail Crew Lists To Union Office In order i.i keep ; rcords up to date and to fully protect Seafarers' rights to welfare and other benefits, -it is important that ail ships' dele­ gates mail a complete SIU crew list in to headquarters alter the sign-on. The crew lists are particularly valuable in an emergency when it's necessary to establish seatime eligibility for benefits on the part of a Seafaier, or a member of his family, particularly if he should be away at sea at tlie lime. Crew list forjiis are being mailed to all sliips \">ith this issue of the I.On and can he obtained from Union pa'rolnien in any port. �••J V. SEAPARERS^LOe PkcerKira^- A»rU, Un Seafarer Saves Injured Shipmate To the Editort During the years that I have been associated with the SIU I have never had an occasion to write to the LOG. However, now I would like to take this opportunity to call to your at­ tention an Incident which took place aboard ship. One Seafarer in particular displayed himself in such a way that I, for one, think he de- Jean Makes The Tour' All letters to the Editor for publication In the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Stopoffs at ports on the Medi­ terranean coast of Europe and North Africa plus cities in the Near East highlighted a run that Seafarer Harold Rowe made on the Jean (Bull) recently. He writes that the trip was "actually a 'Cook's tour,' as we hit 16 different countries and 22 ports." He sent in some of the high spots captured In pictures. • A view of the Acropolis, the arch of Hadrian and scattered Roman ruins at Athens, Greece (top, left). The majesty of this scene, which dates back to the time of Christ, has been marred by modern housing construction • "Suleiman the Magnificent' Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, (top, right) was built in the second half of the sixteenth century in honor of a Sultan of the Ottoman Empire who was known as "the lawgiver." • The famous Leaning Tower of Pisa (right) was built in the 12th century, so the tilt cannot be blamed on the crew of the Jean. What the Seafarers did do was build a pool on deck (right) when the ship hit Bandar Shapur, Iran. The temperature reached 120 in that port and the water provided some welcome relief from the heat. serves personal mention In the LOG. On February 2 we were aboard the Penn Transporter (Penn Navigation) in Sousse, Tunisia, and as we were prepar­ ing to leave the port, a bow line parted and struck SIU dayman Starling Lee. I found Lee lying on the port side of the winch Lee LOG-A-RHYTHM: First Trip To Sea By Greer Farris One bright day, in the month of May, I left home to sail away. My father tvas sad, my mother was weeping. And up and down my spine the chills were creeping. In New Orleans, I was soon to be. With no idea of what would happen to me. If you are really set on going to sea. Keep trying, keep trying, and it will be. Finally one day, after a long, long stay, I sailed from New Orleans for Frisco Bay. We arrived in Panama, after four days had passed, I was begining to wonder how long seasickness could) last. Then coming into Frisco, in the middle of the night. With that bridge hanging there, was also quite a sight. From Frisco to Seattle and to the Canadian shore. Was like falling off a log, for there was still much more. Vancouver to Japan is a long hard haul. And for the next two weeks, we would see no one at all. Fourteen days of water, and of course no mail. Was agreed by all, worse than any jail. Early one morning, men were seen diving for pearls. And this meant we were nearing the geisha girls. Yokohama is great fun on a Saturday night. If you can make it to town and back without a fight. Pusan, Korea, and Inchon as well. In my opinion were a living hell. After a stop in Okinawa, not for very long. We next steamed/ off, for old Keelung. Our ship was empty, we had all spent our pay. So next we sailed for the USA. It isn't much fun being in a storm at sea. As we hit a typhoon, which really scared me. Pitching and rolling for twenty-one days. Came close to putting me into a permanent daze. Back on land, after three months at sea. Was more than enough to last me. With gifts and stories, home I did whisk. Only then did I realize how much I'd been missed. ^ DIRECTORY SlU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Simmons Llndaey Williams Earl Shepard A1 Tanner SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQU.ARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BiU HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON John Fay, Agent DETROIT 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 10229 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS....675 4th Ave., Bklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 HOUSTON Paul Drozak, Agent 5804 Canal St. WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax V»"ill:dm Morris, Agent ELgln 3-0987 MIAAU Ben Gonzales, Agent 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Nelra, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS Buck Stephens, Agent NEW YORK 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7548 873 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 NORFOLK 416 CoUey Ave. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent 625-6503 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO..,,.,. 430 Harrison St. Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE. PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos, Stop 20 Phone 723-0003 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. SEATTLE led Babkowski, Agent TAMPA Jeff GiUette, Agent 2303 1st Ave. Main 3-4334 312 Harrison St. 224-3471 WILMINGTON, CalU .893 N- Mai-lne Ave. Terminal 4-2528 Rogers where he had been seriously injured by the parting line. I summoned help, and everyone came to his assistance. Lee's left arm had been broken and both of his feet had been crushed. His left leg was bleeding badly. Among the men present, only one man gave any thought to applying a tourni­ quet to Lee's leg. This was dayman Robert Rogers from Highland, Texas, who rendered medical assistance to Lee like a professional. Lee was later taken to the hospital in Sousse where the doctors found it necessary to remove both of his feet. How­ ever, they stated that the tourniquet applied by Rogers probably saved Lee's life. From reading the LOG and from my experience through the years, I am quite sure you will agree that Brother Rogers or anyone else who conducted himself in an emergency such as he did deserves special men­ tion as well as a vote of thanks for a job well done. Personally speaking, I feel it Is a comforting thing to know jhat we have such men as Rogers sailing on SIU ships. Paul B. Adams, Jr 4" 4" and for thia I am very appreoiative. There are'far too many who have helped to mention them all by name. However, I re­ member all of them and I would thank them again, in memory of my husband, for their kind­ ness. It has indeed been a privilege to have been the wife of a Seafarer. Ferol Knickerbocker 4-4 4 Welfare Plan Aid Appreciated To the Editor: This is to offer thanks for the assistance by the "Welfare Plan to my wife and I during her recent illness. She is recuper­ ating nicely and is an out­ patient of the Providence Hos­ pital, Mobile, while receiving x-ray treatments. Keep up the good work. The plan has certainly been a big help. Tommy Jenkins * * * To the Editor: Many thanks -to the SIU Wel­ fare Plan for the check cover­ ing my hospital benefits and also for the $2$ extra bonus at Christmas time, another exam­ ple of how the Plan serves SIU members and their families. I consider myself very for­ tunate to belong to such an organization. Thanks again for all the help. Byron C, Siaid * * * To the Editor: This letter will not be a lengthy one, but just long enough to express our appre­ ciation to the Seafarers Welfare Plan. On February 4th last, my husband aiid I became parents of a son, and we just want to acknowledge what a great aid the $200 maternity benefit was to us. At a time when we were most pressed for funds, what with doctor, hospital, clothing bills and such for the new baby, we sincerely appreciated the finan­ cial support. My husband and I certainly want to voice our approval of such beneficial help for SIU families. Mrs. Ranuifo Duarte-AIvarez 4 4 4 Canadian Seaman Favors Cartoons To the Editor: As a Canadian sailor I am constantly reading your news­ paper, and although I don't get the gist of all the stories (since many do not directly concern me), I enjoy the issues and always look for the cartoon. This type of art can really brighten up a periodical. I am a cartoonist myself and have a cartoon published once a month in a house organ in Toronto. I am enclosing some of my work which you are free to use. Gerald McManus , CO Widow Recalls Years Gone By To the Editor: I am writing to thank the SIU and the Welfare Plan for the $4,000 death benefit which I received after my husband, Lester B. Knickerbocker, passed away. Even more, I wish the Union to know that my close associa­ tion with the SIU, its officials and members has given me, as a seamen's wife, a great sense of security. Through the years, I have been befriended and -aided many times when in need. 'Back In a jiffy—the toilet's, plugged." �sMAPAk'Eks L6G Ai>m, ]f«e *Red Label* Cargo Loose, Pointer Handles Crisis The professional seaman is ready for any emergency at Bea—and he usually takes them in stride. A case in point was reported to the LOG via Seafarer J. C. Hoey, ship's reporter on the Alcoa Point-^ er (Alcoa) during an out­ sea broke over the deck. While the bridge was bu.sy trying bound voyage from the Gulf to Tunis. At the time of the incident, the ship was making good headway and everything was reported as "normal." Then, as luck would have it, things started happening. Part of the vessel's deck cargo broke loose from its lashings and began spilling all about. The fact that deck Cargo was adrift was bad enough; however. In this instance, it was "red label" cargo—red for danger. The items that came adrift were oxygen and acetylene welding bottles and butane gas bottles, hardly the kind of thing anyone wants to have scattered about the deck. Fortunately, the crew quickly sprung into action. The captain was promptly notified and he ordered a temporary course change so that the ship could be man­ euvered better and kept on an even keel. Still, in the choppy waters, the ship rolled and pitched a bit and every now and then a JEAN LA FITTE (Waterman), Dec. 17—Chairman, Ceo. Craggs; Secre­ tary, Marcel Jette. Ship's delegate reported no beefs from department delegates. All hands gave steward department u vole of thanks for per­ forming an excellent job. Vote of thanks given to radio operator who put out a line newspaper every day while at sea. $28.01 in ship's fund. MAYFLOWER (Mayflower), Dec. 39 —Chairman, D. M. irvine; Secretary, T. F. Creaney. Everything running smooth. No beefs reported. $27 in treasury. Henry J. Piszatowski elected new ship's delegate. Discussion about installing new antenna for television set. to keep the ship steady, the deck gang went on a "round-up" to gather together the rolling con­ tainers and try to keep them from inflicting damage to the vessel or to any of the crew. Thanks to the alertness, good seamanship and teamwork of the deck department, the job was accomplished in short order and the "Red Label Caper" was brought under control. The gas bottles were success­ fully moved to the top of number 4 hatch, properly stowed and lashed down. The balance of the deck cargo was also checked out to make sure the lashings were secure and there would be no further mishap. All in all, ihe "emergency" ended before long and no one was injured in the helter-skelter that went on. With everything back in order, the ship resumed its reg­ ular course and the crew returned to routine duties once again as if nothing had happened. Hernandez elected new ship's delegate. Crew to take better care of washing machine. Each man to get clean matress covlers. Everybody to cooperate to keep stevedores and peddlers out of the midship house. BEADREOARD (Sea-Land), Dec. 29 —Chairman, Wiiiiam Brown; Secre­ tary, Jack Oisen. No beefs reported by department delegates. Request better grade of meat to be served. Called attention of steward to mold on bread. ANTiNOUS (Waterman), Dec. 28— Chairman, Vernon Haii; Secretary, C. Bradiey. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Medicine chest needs Seafarer Sails Far East As Hometown 'Ambassador' Seafarer Everett R. Perry is sailing on Far East voyages as the unofficial "roving ambassador" for his hometown of Olympia, Washington, and the black gang member says an impulse led to his "title" Albert Rosselini of Washing­ from the Evergreen State's ernor ton to the Governor of West capital city. Bengal. After delivering the letter Seafarer Everett R. Perry (left) delivers a letter of greetings from the mayor of Calcutta, India, to Neil R. McKay, mayor of Olympia, Washington. Perry is Olympia's unofficial "rov­ ing ambassador." MONTiCELLO VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Dec. 19—Chairman, E. Haskins; Secretary, M. Hitchock. No beefs reported by department deiegates. Everything running smooth. Request to have decks non-skidded. Use only one washing machine at a time. Crew donated $90 for children's Christmas party to NCO club in Istanbul. BEAUREGARD (Sea-Land), Jan. 29 —Chairman, H. W. Johnson; Secre­ tary, C. W. Cothran. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Mo­ tion made to have company pay con­ tinuous overtime if ship Is not in port 24 or more hours. Exposed wires on refrigerator should be cov­ ered. JOSEPH V (Ocean Cargoes), Jan. 21 —Chairman, J. R. Prestwood; Secret tary, E. Caudeli. No beefs reported. R. Rogers elected new snip's delegate. Motion to give departing ship's dele­ gate a vote of thanks for a job well done In true SlU style. Request to keep ship clean. WILD RANGER (Waterman), Dec. 24—Chairman, C. L. Stringfeilow; Secretary, none. No beefs reported by department delegates. John A. F. DeNais elected new ship's delegate. Bring cups and glasses back to mess room. Keep mess room clean. Vote of thanks to steward department. BARBARA FRIETCHIE tJ. H. WinChester), Dec. 17—Chairman, Aifred A. Barnard; Secretary, Frank S. Paylor. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates, Ralph O. King elected new ship's delegate. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), Dec. 3— Chairman, Jimmy Jones; Secretary, W. M. Bruton. No beefs reported by department delegates. Beef on bread and milk. Steward agreed to order adequately for next trip. GLOBE CARRIER (Maritime Over•eas), Dec. 23—Chairman, Ronald D. Slough; Secretary, Abraham Aragones. checking. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Request crewmembers to return cups after use. No beefs reported except for a few hours' disputed OT. Water fountain near deck department quarters to be repaired. Suggestion made to move washing machine. Vote of thanks to Bteward department for a job weU done. STEEL FABRICATOR (isthmian), Dec. 26—Chairman, none listed; Secre­ tary, J. Heacox. No beefs reported. Request to return books to the Ubrary, and to see about screen doors to messrooms. Steward agreed to accept sug­ gestions about cooking and baking. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Dec. 31—Chairman, Gerald Eriinger; Secretary, Werner Pederson. No beefs reported. All hands to take good care of linen and to keep feet off messroom chairs. Vote of thanks to the steward department. MAE (Bull), Dec. 31—Chairman, James Long; Secretary, Frank Bona. ACHILLES (Bull), Dec. 19—Chair­ man, Doug Richardson; Secretary, Charlie Rodela. Everything in order; no beefs reported by delegates. Mo­ tion made to see patrolman about better grade of coffee and toilet tis­ sue. Edward Christian elected new ship's delegate. STEEL AGE (isthmian), Dec. 10— Chairman, Leo E. Movail; Secretary, John Croker. The hot water system will be fixed. $27.72 in treasury do­ nated to Seamen's Church for Christ­ mas fund. No beefs reported. Eddie No beefs reported by department del­ egates. $11.50 in treasury. John O'Toole elected new ship's delegate. Request to clean aU fans and laundry room after use. CLAIBORNE (Waterman), Dec. SiChairman, ian Wilson; Secretary. F, Johnson. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Ian Wilson elect­ ed new ship's delegate. No one is to call Union hall except for delegates. LOSMAR (Caimar),Jan. 4 — Chair­ man, G. Edwards; Secretary, G. Wai­ ter. No beefs reported by department delegates. G. Edwards elected new ship's delegate. Discussion held on excessive blowing of the ship's whistle during the day which disturbs men off watch. Page fweoty One * SEATRAiN LOUISIANA (Seatraln), Dec. 27—Chairman, S. H. Harrison; Secretary, R. Hitchins. $50.75 in treasury. Some disputed OT; otherwise no beefs reported. William S. Sharp elected new ship's delegate. Sugges­ tion made that washing machine be cleaned after each use. Laundry to be kept clean. MADAKET (Waterman), Dec. 26— Chairman, John J. Devine; Secretary, Albert G. Espeneda. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. $3.19 in treasury. Requested that mate post hours prior to scheduled sailing time. Vote of thanks to steward department for a job well done. NORTHWESTERN (Victory Car­ riers), Dec. 10—Chairman, G. Jenson; Secretary, F. H. Mcintosh. No beefs reported by department delegates. Everyone requested to help keep the pantry clean. Stop noise in passage­ ways. CHILORE (Ore Navigation), Dec. 24 —Chairman, J. A. Shea; Secretary, Lioyd McNalr. No beefs reported by department delegates except for a few hours of disputed OT. Headquarters to be contacted about the high prices In slopchest and about the refusal On a trip to India on the Steel Apprentice (Isthmian), Perry was introduced to Kashab Chaudra Basu, mayor of Calcutta and, on impulse, delivered an off-the-cuff greeting from Neil R. McKay, mayor of Olympia. Writes Letter The Indian mayor was impressed with the greeting from the US and wrote a letter to the Washington mayor. Perry was given the greet­ ing to deliver and he did so after the four-month voyage. Before leaving India, Perry also spoke to a number of East Indian Rotary Club gatherings to present a sketch of life in the US in general and in the Washington city in particular. In a later trip as "ambassador," Perry carried a message from Govto post list. Key to pantry to be left with gangway watch. Return cups to pantry. Keep natives from passage­ ways during Suez transit. AFOUNDRiA (Waterman), Dec. 24— Chairman, J. W. Johnson; Secretary, R. Sanchez. Water cooler has to be fixed. J. W. Johnson elected new ship's delegate. Ship's delegate to see mate about the wind breaker on bow. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over­ seas), Dec. 19—Chairman, Aiex Janes; Secretary, W. E. Oliver. $6.25 in treasury. B^erything Is in good order. Repair list has been turned in and everything has been taken care of. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made and seconded to maintain baggage room in NY. This has been a necessity for most brothers and should be continued. A vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for the fine food and service. AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), Dec. 18 —Chairman, N. Paine; Secretary, W. W. Christian. $10.50 in treasury. No beefs reported. J. Velazquez elected new ship's delegate, and W. W. Chris­ tian elected new treasurer. Request the patrolman to discuss fast turn around in port with the company so that there is more time off or extra pay for the time each man is on board. DEL ORG (Delta), Dec. 12—Chair­ man, Leo Watts; Secretary, Dick Grant. Everything running snioothl.v. Suggestion made that doors on crew rooms be closed more easily so as not to wake up members sleeping. A vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for a good job, good service and good food. Two men hospitalized In Buenos Aires. STEEL MAKER (isthmian), Nov. 4— Chairman, Herbert Knowies; Secre­ tary, C. (Butch) Wright. $5.30 in treasury. Repairs taken care of. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Elected C. (Butch) Wright new ship's delegate. A vote of thanks to steward department for Job well done. Help keep the laundry clean. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Dec. 17—Chairman, none; Sec­ retary, Z. A. Markris. OS taken off in Panama on account of illness. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Crewmenibers asked to take better care of new washing machine. Vote of thanks to steward department for improvement of food over last trip. at the palace in Calcutta, Perry was presented with a statue of a sacred Indian cow. Then, upon his re­ turn to the States, he presented the carving to the Governor at the State House in Olympia. While in Calcutta, Perry spent a half day with the secretary to the Governor touring the palace. He also attended a meeting of the city council, visited a university and spoke to industrial leaders at a banquet of service clubs in the Great Eastern Hotel, using as his topic "the value of unions to industry." Cordial Reception In every instance Perry said he was received very cordially and was shown every possible courtesy, "India is a very friendly nation," he said. Many Americans have been im­ patient with India over its attitude toward the US, but Peri-y urged more sympathy with the problems of the new nation. "Remember the people of India are very unfamiliar and new to the ex­ periences of independence. We should be tolerant of their attempts to learn to stand by themselves and should assist them in their ad%'ancement." He said many Seafarers who visit the country have contributed to this understanding on a personal level by their individual contacts with the people. An even greater free exchange of ideas between the people of both nations is needed to insure that India can advance as a modern democratic nation, he added. Urge EarBy Healtii Exam Renewal The Medical Department of the Seafarers Welfare Plan urges Seafarers whose clinic cards are expiring to get them renewed in advance and not wait until the last minute. This is particularly true in cases where a man has just paid off a ship and expects to be ashore awhile. If the examination at the SIU clinic is taken imme­ diately, then if there is any need for medical treatment it can be obtained through PHS without having to delay ship­ ping out. It is not necessary to wait until the year is up to get the clinic card renewed at the SIU health centers. This can be done as much as two months in advance of the expiration date. �Piee Twenty Tw* SEAFARERS April, lost LOO Shipmates On Hospital Watch For Seaman ill With Diabetes Shipshape by Jim Matoa The "Brotherhood of the Sea" is more than just a symbol, Seafarer Arthur Kavel dis­ covered recently while sailing as third cook aboard the Transeastern (Transeastern Ship­ ping). The tanker was on a grain that Kavel's condition would not at the hospital in a diabetic coma, run to Poland when Kavel permit a long voyage home. In­ but the treatment given him by became gravely ill in March stead, it was stated, he should be Polish doctors brought him around with a diabetes attack. He had to be hospitalized when the ship reached Gydnia, Poland. Kavel received treatment in the hospital but his condition contin­ ued to be serious. When the ship finished deliver­ ing its cargo, and prepared to sail Kavel for the States, the medical authorities advised flown home, with someone accom­ panying him all the way. This was done, with utilityman William McKeon going along on the plane. During Kavel's hospitalization, the doctors requested the ship's master. Captain J. Overbeke, to have someone at the Seafarer's bedside for at least 16 hours a day. The ship's delegate, Charles James, thereupon set up a system for the hospital stay and at least two Sea­ farers were at Kavel's bedside around the clock. Kavel spent his first three days San Marino On Flour Run, Creiv Finds Smooth Sailing Somewhere in the Indian Ocean the crew of the San Marino (Peninsular Navigation) is relaxing and watching the stars glide by. But before the Liberty ship left Augusta, Sicily, for Southeast Asia, ship's delegate Audley Foster wrote the crew is looking forward to a voyage the rest of the way to the LOG to report on the good and back." crew's smooth sailing. "For me, the trip to deliver flour to Indonesia began on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans when I joined the ship as AB. From that festive city we went to Mobile, Ala., to load our cargo, a job that took II days. On March 15 we pulled up anchor Foster and headed for the high seas." At New Orleans, Foster said, the vessel shipped with quite a few oldtimers, "including Jack Gardner and" Niels C. M. Hansen, who has about 50 years seatime from cap­ tain on a Norwegian sailing ship to bosun and AB on SIU vessels." While overall the ship has a fine crew in all departments, Foster said "the cooks are exceptional and, as the old saying goes, 'she isn't much on OT, but she sure is a good feeder'." He lilso reports the crew is especially appreciative of the canned pasteurized whole milk now being put aboard ship. "We are drinking fresh milk every day and it sure means a lot on this long Uip." A voyage of four to five months Gardner Hansen Is forecast as "this Liberty is very Blow. But this will help us keep our pay and bring in a clean ship," he added. "So far, we had a real smooth trip from the States to Italy and W/RITBTO TmijO0 Missed Ship, Santos Gets Him Home Missing a ship isn't a pleasant situation for any seaman, espe­ cially if he happens to be as far from home as Seafarer William Lawrence Wootton, Jr., found him­ self when he was stranded in Africa. But all turned out well enough when he made it back to the States via the Del Santos (Mississippi) after missing the same company's Del Mundo in Luanda, Portuguese West Africa. Wootton wrote to the LOG to thank the gang on the Del Santos for willingly lending him a hand all the way home. He said that ever ything he had was left on the Mundo and he felt pretty awful after miss­ ing the ship. He came home as a workaway on the Santos and the crew "did all it Wootton could for me, in­ cluding opening the slopchest and fitting me from head to toe with new gear." The skipper and the purser came in for special men­ tion, as they went out of their way to see to It that he was supplied with everything he needed. Shoe polish, a razor and blades were the least of it, Wootton re­ called, because he was really "schooner-rigged" when the Del Santos took him aboard. He also expressed thanks to the ship's delegate and steward on the San­ tos who saw to it that he had a few dollars to get to shore once they hit New Orleans. "They were a real good bunch all around," he added. The American Consul and viceconsul in Luanda came in for a share of praise for their efforts. "They too saw to it that I had the best." It's good to know, Wootton pointed out, that when a Seafarer does run into a problem, there are brother seamen and others willing to .help him. out. . . . , finally. The captain also made arrange­ ments to have food sent from the ship every day and the whole crew took turns at standing watch in the hospital. Kavel is now resting at his home in Brockton, Mass., deeply appre­ ciative for the assistance given by his shipmates. "I move we give a vote of thanks to the galley for good feeding.' Salvada Crewman Cites Union Aid To the Editor: Just a small note of apprecia­ tion from my wife and I (some­ what belated, I'm afraid) for the SlU's kind and considerate action during the picketing of the Salvada of whose crew my son was a member. In a letter from him dated December 27, he told us of the kindness of the American seamens' unions and of the TV that was installed aboard the ship. We received his letter in a parcel which took until March 3 to reach us. That is why this note is so long overdue with our thanks, but that makes it none the less sincere. Our son enjoyed his stay and the TV and wishes to thank the Union and the Boy Scouts for making such an awkward situa­ tion friendly. Once again, our thanks and may God bless all. James West , (Ed. note: Mr. West lives in the Inch, Edinburgh, Scotland. The Salvada was picketed in December when the ship under­ cut a US-flag vessel in obtaining a grain cargo under the 5050 law.) Research Group invites Seafarers To the Editor: The type of work done by the International Oceanographic Foundation may be of inter­ est to members of the SIU. The foundation has been estab­ lished to advance scientific re­ search and knowledge of the ocean. Among our activities is the publication of a bi-monthly magazine "Sea Frontiers." An­ other project of the foundation is the awarding of scholarships to worthy students who are sons of charter boatmen or fisher-' men. In addition, a special committee has been appointed to e.stablish communications between anglers or laymen who wish to aid research and the scientists whom they can assist by collecting marine specimens or observing oceanographic phenomena. The foundation is located at 1 Rickenbacker Causeway, Virginia Key, Miami 49, Fla. We shall be glad to answer any question that your Union members may have and hope to have some seamen take part in our work. Phyllis Palmer J. J. Expresses Thanks For Use Of Hall To the Editor: In behalf of the officers and board members of the New Or­ leans chapter of the City of Hope, may we extend our very deep gratitude and thanks for permitting us to have our party in your magnificent building at New Orleans. It was a tremendous success and this was due to the assist­ ance of the building staff. It was a joy and a pleasure to have such men of the calibre you have in your Union work with us. Their patience, their manner, and the wholeheartedness which they employed in their dealings with us deserve fr... . . . All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOO must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. the highest compliment and praise. We hope that the fruit of our l^ors, and those of your staff, vsTll help in some small meas­ ure bring about more scientifio research and possible cure for the catastrophic diseases which the City of Hope works so hard to alleviate. Mrs. Lester Seellg t Union Benefits <A Big Comforr To the Editor: So that all my Union broth­ ers do not think I've overlooked their interest in me, I want to take this opportunity to thank all of them and the Union for what has been done to make things easier for me during my disability. I recently got out of the hos­ pital and want to say that it is comforting that our Union has seen fit to provide benefits that we can all depend upon. For myself, thanks to all the Union brothers who made this pos­ sible) Joe Pilutis 4" i Wife Praises Welfare Help To the Editor: Please accept our thanks and appreciation for the manner in which you handled our claim during my recent illness. It is a good feeling to know that someone is backing you up in such an ordeal. The doctors say that I am on the road to complete recovery for which we are grateful. Again, our sincere thanks for the Union's help. Mrs. James A. Turner Cara Sea Marks Shipmate's Death To the Editor: We signed on the Cara Sea on January 16 in Norfolk, Va., and sailed for Yugoslavia. While we were unloading in Rijeka we lost one of our brothers, Millard E.' Byron. He suffered a heart attack about noon on February 16 and died In a matter of minutes. The doc­ tor who pro­ nounced him dead at 12:15 ordered him taken ashore and he was removed from the ship at about 1 PM. We awaited word from his Byron relatives re­ garding the disposition of the body, but we did not receive any reply before sailing at 6 AM on February 18. Before sailing, I sent the Union a let­ ter stating that we were leaving him in Rijeka. After about 10 days the captain got a wire stat­ ing that Byron's remains were being returned to the States aboard the Trebingje. Upon arriving in Port Ar­ thur, I was informed that the Trebingje had run into a storm, that in some way or other the container was not properly se­ cured and that Byron had to be buried at sea. As ship's delegate I want to extend tiie crew's condolences to Byron's family and friends and also convey this informa­ tion about the circumstances of his death. I feel we owe the family an explanation of the facts and was asked by the crew to take care of the matter. Herman D. Carney 44S- Welfare Assist Cited By Wife To the Editor: I would like to express my sincere thanks to the SIU Wel­ fare Plan for the financial as­ sistance that it provided in connection with the medical and hospital bills accumulated during my stay at the hospital for major surgery. I would also like to thank the Union representatives in San Francisco for their courtesy and help in securing the proper papers for Welfare Plan bene­ fits and forwarding them to me. I know my husband also ex­ presses his appreciation for this help. My deepest thanks to all con­ cerned in the SIU for the won­ derful good that is being done. Thank you also for the LOG which is sent to our home dnd which we enjoy reading. Mrs. U. P. Knowles �" FT"' -s iiprll, 1962 SEAPARBRS Tage Twenty Three LOG It's A Boy This Time - ?>' FlHANCrAt REPORTS. The constitution ol the SIU Atlantic, Gull, lakes and In­ land Waters District nakes speclllc provision lor saleguardlng the MeBberahlp'! noney and Union llnances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and lile auditing committee elected by the mem­ bership. All Union records are available at slU headquarters In Brooklyn. Should any member, lor any reason, be relused hie constitutional right to In­ spect these records, notlly SIU President Paul Hall by certllled mall, return receipt requested. y . yy.- TRUST FUNDS. All trust lunds ol the SIU Atlantic, Gull, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions ol various trust lund agreements. All these agreements speclly that the trustees In charge ol these funds shall consist equally ol union and management represent­ atives ancf their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements ol trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority ol the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters ol the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied Infomatlon about any SIU trust fund, notify SID President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certllled mall, return receipt •requested. Ml SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected by the contracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gull, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by Union shipping rules, which are Incorporated In the contract. Get to know your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation ol your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mall, return re­ ceipt requested. ii: CONTRACTS. Copies ol all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any . SIU patrolman or other Union offlcial. In your opinion, falls to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. 'MM, • W I PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to bo paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and l£ given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should Immediately be called to the attention ol SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every, six months In the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy ol its constitution. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you ol any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. ^ _ RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union .activities, in­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtlmers cannot take st^lpboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. . . I.. . . - . • "Ills : Scabs Start A Crime Wave PORTLAND, Ore. — Strikebreakers employed at the struck newspaper plant of the "Portland Oregonian" have gone on a crime spree recently. One of three scab employees ar­ rested on criminal charges contended he just couldn't make ends meet on his strikebreak­ ing pay. « « V «•M» « ««-»«H w « 9r« » P ff »»tKV ««4r6r J*• » K Workers at the "Oregonian" 11 armed robberies and the shoot­ and "Oregon Journal" have ing of a grcoery store owner. been on strike for two and a half years and have been replaced by an odd assortment of strikebreak­ ing recruits. Local police disclosed that the recent arrests add to an already long list of strikebreakers who have run afoul of the law since the newspaper strike began here. In the latest arrests, one 21-yearold strikebreaking mailer at the "Oregonian" was booked on a variety of charges after admitting IMr'eMklM. imsv>veu)6 Police said Terry D. McGill admit­ ted he resorted to crime to supple­ ment his $102 weekly pay. McGill and a partner were captured in a stolen car after trading shots with the police. Both local papers gave heavy coverage to the crime stories and the arrests, but neglected to identify McGill as an "Oregonian" employee. Police also reported the arrest of Alexander J. McDonnell, 23, and Barry T. Phifer, 24, also work­ ing as strikebreakers at the "Oregonian," after a 90-mile-anhour car chase. Both men forfeited n bail when they failed to appear in « court on gun-carrying charges. «69 91 K «« ! Brooklyn 32, NY : ! r would like fo reeeivo the - — Karen, Kathie and David Hansel at 16302 Santa Anita Lane, Hunt­ ington Beach, Calif. William Frank Howard The above-named or anyone knowing his whereabouts is asked to contact A. Howard, 12839 Georgians, Warren, Mich. Roderick R. Brooks Contact Thomas M. Breen, At­ torney, 160 Broadway, New York 38, NY. Telephone BE 3-3740. Harold R. Skow Contact your father at Hudson County Welfare Ins., Secaucus, New Jersey. Albert Morgan Weems Contact either your wife, at 1905 First Avenue, Columbus, Georgia; or your son, Sgt. John E. Weems, RA 24598285, Co. A, 2nd MTB, 32nd Armored, APO 39, New York. Income Tax Refunds Refund checks are being held for the following Seafarers by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco, Calif.: Paul F. Arthofer, Margarito Borga, Theodore Calopothakos, Julian Eugster, Or­ lando R. Frezza, Ho Yung Kong, C. K. Needham, Frank C. Ponce, Marvin E. Satchell (4), Arthur F. Smith, John W. Singer (4), Thom­ as Sullivan, Harold A. Thomson, Francis J. White. J. Early George Lesnansky , William Kaline Gear left aboard the Transorient (Hudson Waterways) will be for­ warded COD if you contact the Stedman Company, Port Arthur, Texas. Clyde C. (Bill) Brown Contact Rosemary Morgan Dag­ gett, c/o Mrs. Mae Schwickrath, 4 Viaduct Road, Chickasaw, Ala­ bama, or telephone 457-8493. Albert Wagner Get in touch with Philip Olan, attorney, 305 Broadway, New York, NY. Joseph Pawlak Contact your wife Janice at 309 Cricklewood St., Torrance, Calif, (phone DA 6-4883). or at TE 5-2763 in Wilmington, Calif., or by wire. Bradus D. Miles ' Contact Mrs. Kathleen Miles, 1040—15th St., Galena Park, Texas. Edward Carl Miscon The above-named or anyone j knowing his whereabouts is asked « to contact Mrs. S. Miscon, 29 Burman Lane, Durban, South Africa. Edward Shrock Contact Tarbox & Jue, attor­ neys, at 3 Embarcadero North, San Fi-ancisco, 11, Calif., regarding Zygmunt Ozinski's accident aboard the Steel Flyer in 1957. Telephone YU 2-1076. Martha McArthur McCurty Anyone having information con­ cerning the above-named, last known to reside in New York and Baltimore in 1930, should contact her brother, E. J. McArthur, 3031 McArthur Drive, LaMarque, Tex­ as. John Crawford Ex-Steel Aprentice The above-named or any one who saw Tamir John Deyoub fall on January 2, 1961, aboard the Steel Apprentice is asked to gel in touch with him at Seamen's General Delivery, Bush Terminal Post Office, Brooklyn 32, NY. Thomas E. Banning Contact Mrs. Banning at 3144 Glencliff Road, Nashville, Tenn. James Antoniades Contact Mrs. Marie Feneck Ry­ der, 1341 Rockaway Parkway, Brooklyn 36, NY. John Lauren Whisman Contact your wife. Bertha, at 2089 Market Street, San Francis­ co 14, Calif., as soon as possible. Dale Broten You are asked to contact your sister, Mrs. Alvin C. Morey, Route 2, Aitkin, Minnesota. Adrian Vader Contact William Caffentzis, 317 —9th St., Brooklyn, NY. Very Im­ portant. Kenneth Shipley You are asked to contact Katie, EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action.at the September, 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an edl-^ torial board which consists of the Executive Board ol the Union. The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility. o Seafarer Raul inglesios and his family of the Bronx visited SIU headquarters recently on their way to file for a $200 maternity benefit covering the newest member, Raul, Jr., held by his mother (center). Mrs. Angela Rivera (left) is the proud grandmother. The newcomer, born March 6, has three sisters at home to help care for him. Inglesias last shipped as electrician on the Monticeilo Victory (Victory Carriers) but is now laid up with a broken arm. - . ZOKE ,j " ~ ;... ^TATS �•<\ ZMlJ HEALTH IHSUR FOR THE AGED » 7 •'i One of the biggest Congressional battles of recent years is shaping up over the Anderson-King Bill, which deals with medical care for the aged. While Seafarers and their families are protected by the Seafarers Welfare Plan and ' the Seafarers Pension Plan, there are millions of elderly Americans to whom passage of the Anderson-King bill repre­ sents the sole hope of obtaining adequate medical care, with dignity, during their advanced years. J ifi-' •r •fc,: K- 't Q. What is the Anderson-King Bill? A. The Anderson-King Bill is a Federal measure which has been infroduced into both houses of Congress and which em­ bodies Administration and labor-endorsed proposals to provide health insurance and medical care for the aged under the Social Security System and the Railroad Retire­ ment Act. * * * Q. What benefits would the AndersonKing Bill provide? k i- m ri- A. The Anderson-King Bill would pro­ vide core, at the age of 65, for American workers and their wives or widows in four basic areas—hospitalization, nursing home core, hospital outpatient diagnostic serv­ ices and home health services. The cover­ age would be OS follows: • Payment of all hospital expenses, in ex­ cess of $10 a day, for the first nine days of hospitalization; payment of all hospital expenses for the next 81 days. • Payment of nursing home bills for up to ISO days, if the patient is first treated in a hospital. • Payment of everything over $20 for hos­ pital outpatient diognostic services. • Payment for up to 240 visits a year for health services at home, including nursing, therapy and "home-maker" services. Q. Why needed? is the Anderson-King bill A. The Anderson-King Bill is needed be­ cause: • People over 65 are hospitalized more frequently than younger persons and stay in the hospital longer. • People over 65 hove higher medical costs than younger people. • People over 65 have smaller incomes than younger people. • People over 65 hove fewer assets than younger people, to be converted into cash. • People over 65 have less insurance cov­ erage than younger people. * * * Q. Isn't there already a program of medical assistance for elderly people in this country? A. In I960 Congress passed the KerrMills Act under which the Federal Gov­ ernment pays part of the cost if the states set up programs of medical assistance to the aged. However, the Kerr-Mills program has proved to be unsatisfactory in a number of respects: • Most states have failed to put into effect a program of medical assistance to the aged. At the end of 1961, only 19 states were paying benefits,^only four out of every 1,000 aged persons in the country were get­ ting benefits and 92% of the benefits were being paid in the three richest industrial states — New York, Massachusetts and Michigan. In only six states were benefits being paid to more than 1% of the popu­ lation over 65. ^ • An aged person must pass a humiliating poverty test before he can get help and, in many cases, his children, too, must pass "means" tests. • There is no uniformity in the program. Benefits vary from state to state, but in most cases are limited and of inferior quality. * * • Q. How much would the AndersonKing Bill cost? A. Under the Anderson-King Bill, the cost of me.dical core would be financed by a very slight increase in Social Security con­ tributions—a fraction of a percent—from workers, employers and the self-employed; The average wage earner would pay about $1 a month, through Social Security, to in­ sure medical benefits both for himself and for his wife or widow. « * * Q. What can I do to help get the Anderson-King Bill passed? A. You can help by writing your Sen­ ators and Congressmen expressing your support of this program. Address your let­ ters with ^he name of your Senators and hometown Congressman to Washington 25, DC. You can also write to the heads of the two committees handling these bills—Rep­ resentative Wilbur D. Mills, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Senator Harry F. Byrd, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance. 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Title A name given to the resource April 1962 Description An account of the resource Headlines: PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE IMPLIES NEED TO OVERHAUL 1936 ACT HOUSE GROUP REPORT RAPS LOPSIDED SHIPPING SUBSIDY PROGRAM FRENCH, ITALIAN MARITIME UNIONS SIGN MTD PACTS NMU SEEKS SCAB ROLE IN ROBIN LINE SIUNA TAXI UNION WINS TOP GAINS IN CHICAGO BEEF DANES LAUD STRIKE AID FROM SIU SEE COASTAL SHIP PROBE; BILL ASKS FOREIGN ENTRY SIU SCHOOL AWARDS SUE NEXT MONTH ARMY UPGRADES CHARTER POLICY CANADA GRAIN STORING PLAN FIZZLES – NO CANAL GREAT LAKES FLEET BUSY IN ANNUEL SPRING FITOUT SEEK US-FLAG OIL IMPORT QUOTA US FEDERAL COURT ACTION BACKS IBU PACT RIGHTS HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE AGED Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/1962 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIV, No. 4 1962 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2a32467ac21c38838d7b3f6dfc885ebb.PDF 447149a665a5e5cf406769a2f04cd72b PDF Text Text Vol. XXIV No. S SEAFARERS^IfrLOO OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO' Seafarer, Four SlU Children Win S6G Each Story On Page 3 Another Labor-Management Study Panel of educators which studied the qualifications of candidates competing for the 1962 SIU scholarship awards and recommended winners to trustees of the program is pictured at work in SIU Welfare Plan office on May 10, the day the winners were notified they were successful in gaining $6,000 award for four years of college study. Shown (1-r) are: Dr. Elwood C. Kastner, New York University; Richard Keefe, St. Louis University; Miss Edna M. Newby, Douglas College, New Brunswick, NJ; Charles O'Connell, University of Chi­ cago; Dr. Bernard Ireland, Columbia University, New York City, and F, D. Wilkinson, School of Engineering, How­ ard University, Washington, DC. (Siory on Page 3.) First SIU Line Manned In Robin Contract Beef New Probe Bypasses Key To Shipping Industry Problems Treasury Backs Down On Taxing Runaway Fleet Story On Page 5 SIUNA Will Hold June Conference For Fish Unions Story On Page 7 Story On Page 3 SIU Picketlines Hit Mooremac In Robin Beef story On Page 2 Seafarers out of headquarters man the first SIU line set up in protest against Moore­ mac plan to sell off Robin Line ships and liquidate bargaining unit without notifica­ tion to the Union. ' Line went up at Mooremac's 23rd Street pier in Brooklyn, where Mormacbay and another vessel were docked. The dispute has tied up ten ships in four ports, including liner Argentina. (Story on Page 2.) SIU Wins Another Tug Fleet In NLRB Voting Story On Page 8 �•..•••-J- ntc« Ttr* SEAFARERS mv, iS9» LOG Union Filea NIM Charges SlU Pickets Hit Mooremac-Robin Pact Violation Silas Axtell Dies At 77; Veteran Aily Of Furuseth Memorial services for admiralty lawyer Silas Blake Ax­ tell, a close associate of Andrew Furuseth in pioneering sea­ men's rights, were held in New York on May 3. Axtell, 77, died in Chevy Chase, Md., on> Furuseth was the NorwegianApril 29, after suffering bom seaman who led the Sailors heart attack. For many years the general counsel of the old International Seamen's Union, he prided him­ self on the fact that he had been an attorney for seamen only, since 1910, when he began to practice law in New York. It was then that Axtell first met Furuseth, who had gone to the Legal Aid So­ ciety to ask for some assistance and was assigned a young attor­ ney to work with him. Axtell had joined the Legal Aid after gradu­ ation from law school. Picketlines such as this one were set up by SlU at East Coast ports, tying up Mooremac-Robin Line ships. Above, SlU pickets, including president Paul Hall, picket passenger liner Argentina as she docks in Manhattan. In foreground are newspapermen. (See other photo on Page I.) Waterman Subsidy Bid Still Open Union of the Pacific in those early days and fought the historic legis­ lative and legal battles that cul­ minated in the "magna carta" for seamen, the Seamen's Act of 1916, the Jones Act "In 1920 and spear­ headed precedent decisions up­ holding the rights of seamen. The two men worked in the de­ velopment of the old ISU and joined In a lengthy struggle to aid and protect seamen against crimps, boarding house operators, A staunch fighter for sea­ hard-fisted skippers and owners men's rights, Silas Blake who bled seamen of their skimpy Axtell is pictured at 1961 earnings and abused their civil SIUNA convention, showing and job rights. an old set of hand man­ When Furuseth died in 1938, acles and leg irons that Axtell continued the fight they had begun together, defending had been used to imprison causes involving the rights of sea­ seamen aboard ship. men. noted, and the manacles were Attended SIUNA Convention wound so tightly around the man's At last year's SIUNA conven­ legs that they had to be cut away tion, Axtell drew a standing ova­ to set him free. tion as he spoke to the delegates Born in Perry, Ohio, Axtell at­ and reminisced about the early tended schools in that state and days. He was welcomed by SIU graduated from Columbia Univer­ president Paul Hall as a "living sity Law School in NY In 1909. link to the Furuseth era" whose He was Intimately versed in mari­ activities were among the "most time law, studied it both here and important activities in all the his­ abroad and took many seamen's tory of the American sailor . . . suits all the way up to the US 1 am sure that the coming genera­ Supreme Court in pressing for a tions of seamen will give you your favorable decision. His home was rightful place in history, the same in Little Britain, NY. as Andrew Furuseth has." Axtell's first wife died in 1946. Characteristically, Axtell brought He is survived by his second wife, to the convention a set of chains Elizabeth, six sons and five grand­ and handcuffs that he recalled had children. Representatives from the been used many years ago to im­ SIU attended the memorial serv­ prison a seaman aboard ship. The ices held at the Seamen's Church key had been disposed of, he Institute in Manhattan. WASHINGTON — Nearly two years to the day since the old Protesting Moore McCormack-Robin Line's violation of its Federal Alaritlme Board approved contract with the SIU, the Union began picketing the com­ an operating subsidy for Waterman Steamship, a Federal District pany's vessels on May 15 in Brooklyn. Within a few days, Court judge handed down a deci­ picke-tline action had been ex--*' sion on May 22 to clear still an­ The Mooremac passenger liner other obstacle to processing of the tended to Manhattan, Phila­ delphia, Baltimore and Jack­ Argentina was one of the ships case. The judge upheld a previous mo­ sonville, tying up ten vessels affected by the SIU's picketlines. The picketing began as the ship tion by the Justice Department to by LOG presstime. docked in Manhattan on May 23 The SIU also filed unfair after returning from a 13-day dismiss a move protesting the pos­ labor practice charges with the Caribbean cruise. Her next sailing sible subsidy award. Legal Tangle National Labor Relations Board was promptly canceled and the against the company for refusing ship remains idle. The legal tangle developed out to bargain in good faith over the SIU president Paul Hall said the of Waterman's link with McLean issues. SIU was highly gratified at the Industries, Inc., Sea-Land Service All Moore McCormack-Robin evidence of suipiport given the Un­ and Waterman of Puerto Rico, Line ships will he picketed as they ion by rank and file members of which would have to be terminated come into port. all sections of waterfront labor. as a condition of any offshore sub­ ' . The vessels tied up as the LOG He said this was a definite indica­ sidy award since they are domestic went to pre.ss were the following: tion that the workers understood operations. New York—Mormacbay, Argen­ the basic issues involved. Waterman first applied for an tina, Mormacpenn, Mormacpride. The NMU, meanwhile, added operating subsidy on voyages to Chester, Pa.—Mormacfir. some special confusion to the Europe and the Far East back on Baltimore — Mormacsaga, Mor- scene as the liner Argentina January 30, 1957. Lengthy Studies macteal, Mormacrio, Mormacsun. docked by setting up its own The sale of the Liberian-flag vessel City of Havana to a "picketline." Its placards called In 1960, after lengthy studies Jacksonville—Mormaccape. Mooremac "unfair" for "bargain­ and hearings which involved 13 German firm is another step in the dissolution of the "West One ship, the Mormacwren, tied ing with SIU," although the com­ India Fruit and Steamship Company, which operated a train up at the Todd Shipyard, Brook­ pany's refusal to negotiate on the other steamship companies, three ferry service between the US*' was one of the few American lyn, was released on May 22 when Robin Line contract was the basis railroads, seven US port cities and and Cuba until last year. concerns that freely operated be­ the SIU removed its picketlines for unfair labor practice charges 46 lawyers representing all the Disposal of the 3,431-ton tween the US and Cuba for some parties involved, a decision was in response to a request from the filed earlier by the SIU. ship, a former US Navy craft, fol­ time under the Castro regime. rendered in favor of subsidizing State Department and the Depart­ A standard 60-day notification Waterman's European runs. This lowed the shutdown of what used The company will be remem­ ment of Labor. The request pointed out that the vessel was had not been acknowledged by was promptly challenged by many to be a multi-million dollar busi­ bered as the focal point of an im­ scheduled to deliver a vital cargo Mooremac-Robin Line and the of the same parties all over again. ness. The runaway line continued portant ruling by the National La­ of 4.000 tons of beans to famine- only information received by the Now In May, 1962, the main body operating until relations between bor Relations Board, in February, stricken areas in northern Brazil. SIU was that Mooremac was sec­ of dissenters seem to have dropped the two countries became embit­ 1961, which required West India President Kennedy, at his news retly planning to liquidate the out of the picture, and the Issue tered, and economic and diplomatic to bargain with the SIU for an (Continued on Page 7) relations were severed. West India agreement covering crewmembcrs may finally be resolved. conference May 23, announced that the pickets had been re­ on the runaway SS Sea Level. This moved and the ship was proceed­ ship was well-known to Seafarers ing to Brazil. as the old SS Seatrain, one of the first ships to be signed up and manned by the SIU in the late 1930's. This ruling and a series of deci­ sions by the NLRB and the US In order to keep Union rec­ Supreme Court won by the SIU ords up to date and to fully established the right of American protect Seafarers' rights to maritime unions to organize USwelfare and other heneilts, it is owned ships sailing under runaway important that all ships' dele­ flags. The Sea Level ran between gates mail a complete SIU crew Havana and New Orleans and its list in to headquarters after the crew had been organized by the sign-on. The crew lists are SIU beginning in 1958. It was also particularly valuable in an put up for sale last year. emergency when it's necessary Another of West India's ships, to establish seatime eligibility the City of New Orleans, has been for benefits on the part of a the subject of Congressional hear­ Seafarer, or a member of his ings to decide If the ship can trans­ family, particularly if he should fer to US registry for a trainship be away at sea at the time. run between Seattle and Alaska. Crew list forms are being Now laid up In Florida, the vessel SlU-manned tanker Transeastern slowly settles into water while taking on load of wheat at mailed^ to all ships with this was built in Japan in 1959. She the new public grain elevator just outside New Orleans' port limits. The cargo was bound Issue of the LOG and can r be would be operated by the SIU for Poland and was part of a record million-plus bushels pumped into three vessels loading obtained from Union patrolmen Pacific District-contracted Alaska the same day. New Orleans reportedly set an all-time world's record for grain shipments in any port. Steamship Company if coastwise last year. privileges are granted. Runaway Sells Off Another Trainship Transeastern Helps Set Grain Record Mail Crew Lists To Union Office r- p-: jii f �'•Har* 196t SEAFARERS ,Pav« priu«« LOG ANOTHER LABOR-MANAGEMENT STUDY- Ship Probe Bypasses Key Issues WASHINGTON — Another in a series of in­ quiries into the troubled state of maritime is being diverted into "safe" channels—a look-see. at the atate of labor relations in the industry. Only weeks after President Kennedy raised searching questions about the criteria of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, the House Merchant Marine Committee has asked the Department of Commerce to conduct an investigation which will deal exclusively with the impact of labor re­ lations on the shipping industry and apparently will pointedly ignore the following questions raised by the President: "Are the criteria adopted in 1936 as guides to the establishment of essential trade routes and services relevant for the future? Are there alternatives to the existing techniques for providing financial assistance which would benefit (a) the public in terms of better service andUiower rates and (b) the operators in terms of higher profits, more freedom for management initi­ ative and more incentive for privately-financed re­ search and technological advance?" In the minds of many in the maritime industry, these are the key questions which must be resolved. The diver­ sion of the energies of Congress and the Commerce De­ partment into a further inquiry into maritime labor is viewed as an indirect way of whitewashing the subsidy issue and further preserving the outmoded concepts of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. It is obvious to everybody that these concepts have failed to produce a healthy ship­ ping industry. In their view, the labor-management problem which has arisen in the industry is the result of the failings of the Industry, not the cause. The selfish policies pursued by a segment of the operators, the "mediocrity" in man­ agement, as Secretary Luther Hodges of the Commerce Department has put it, and the resultant draining off of cargoes to foreign flags and to railroads in the domestic trade has diminished job opportunities and placed pres­ sures on maritime labor to protect the livelihood of its membership. The prescription thus far proposed in Washington! namely, a "thorough study" of collective bargaining prac­ tices, is comparable to a physician conducting a thorough study of a patient's rash and ignoring the measles which caused it. In maritime, the labor-management problems are but one of the rashes; the outdated polidles of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act are the measles. Recognition of the industry's "measles" has come both from President Kennedy, as indicated by his statement quoted above, and from the House Anti-Trust Subcommit­ FOREIGN LINES BEEF IN MIDST OF PLENTY WASHINGTON—Foreign-flag ship operators who have been hollering loudest and longest about recent US attempts to expand and upgrade American shipping ought to take a close look in their own back-* table shipping conference arrange­ yard now and then. ments by requiring foreign lines The limited effort to im­ to furnish shipping docixments ex­ prove the status of the US-flag Industry via stronger enforcement of "50-50" cargo preference legis­ lation and a "Ship America" pro­ gram backed by the Administra­ tion has drawn sharp words from foreign operators and their govern­ ments, who are alleging "discrimi­ nation" by Wash'ington. At the same time, many of these same countries are embroiled in a growing international contro­ versy over Federal Maritime Com­ mission effoi'ts to establish equi- plaining their rate structures and other details covering onlv vessels in American trade. Meanwhile, some of the most active overseas critics of US ship­ ping policies are benefitting from the same type of governmental aid programs they complain about to the US. Recent news items detail some French, Italian and Japanese gov­ ernment moves to upgrade their national fleets: • The French government plans to dole out in the next fifteen months between $10.2 and $12.6 million to French operators for the construction and moderniza­ tion of their fleets. Seventy percent of the ships are less than ten years old. The Canadian Seafarer • Pending approval by the Na­ —Page tional Diet, the Japanese legisla­ tive hody, Japan plan.s a five-year A&G Deep Sea Shipping Report —Page 6 s moratorium on all interest pay­ ments for shipping companies who The Fisherman and participated in the governmentCannery Worker sponsored construction program —Page and would defray the interest on The SlU Inland Boatman half their debts to the Japanese —Page 8^ Development Bank. The bill would also apply to any other debts Jap­ SlU Food. Ship Sanitation Dep't —Page 8j anese shipowners incurred during previous shipbuilding programs. The Pacific Coast Seafarer • The Italian Chamber of Depu­ —Page 10 ties has already passed measures Editorial Cartoon—Page 11 granting government assistance for its fleet. The first proposal seeks SlU Medical Department to encourage the moth-balling of —Page 12 outdated ships and at the same The SlU Industrial Worker time give Impetus to a new con­ —Page 14 struction program. Under previous The Great Lakes Seafarer legislation, 104 billion lire ($166.4 —Page 15 million) was granted. A new meas­ ure provides for additional state SlU Safety Department grants amounting to 24 billion lire. —Page 16 Another, to ease shipbuilding SlU Social Security Dep't credit, enables Italy's niei-chant —Page 17 marine to sharpen Its competition Shipboard News and would provide enough credit —Pages 19, 20, 21, 22 backing to finance $320 million worth of new vessels. INDEX To Departments! tee, chaired by Rep. Emanuel Celler (Dem.-NY). The Celler report said the subsidy program as originally shaped by the 1936 Merchant Marine Act "has clearly improved the welfare of a highly-privileged coterie . . . Only six compa­ nies have garnered a total of some 76 percent of all operating differential subsidy . payments." "Clearly," Celler added, "the Intent of Congress In providing subsidies was not to foster the welfare of a few dominant lines at the expense of the rest of the American merchant marine, both tramp and liner alike. To the extent that this has been done, subsidies have promoted economic concentration and discour­ aged legitimate competition and, in many respects, have failed to achieve their objective of advancing the combined welfare of all segments of the American merchant fleet." Among all the millions of words which have been written or said on the subject of maritime, the above paragraph stands out as the essence of our maritime problems. Thus far, neither the Celler nor the Kennedy state­ ments seem to have made much impact on viewpoints elsewhere in Washington. Rep. Herbert Bonner (Dem.NC), chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee and a key figure in any investigative procedure, summed up the preponderant outlook this way in a speech to (Continued on Page 4) S/(/ Scholarships Won By Seafarer^ Four SlU Children NEW YORK—Seafarer Gerald Dwyer and the children of four SIU members have won four-year, $6,000 Seafarers scholarships to attend the college of their choice for an unrestricted course of study. The five 1962 awards boost the number of SlU scholarships given so far to 48 with a total value of $288,000. In addition to Dwyer, whose home is in Clark Mills, NY, the other 1962 re­ cipients are: ^ ton High School, Franklinton, La., Arthur Robert Rudnickl, desires to pursue an aeronautical Jr., son of Arthur Rud- engineering course at Louisiana State University. He has already nicki, Franklinton, La. launched a rocket under the su­ Ralph Stanley Tindell, pervision of his high school sci­ son of Ralph Woodrow Tin­ dell, Tampa, Fla. Sharron Kay Berry, daugh­ ter of Reuben Berry, Columbia, NC. Karen Anne Hilyer, daughter of Vincent Hilyer, Fort Lee, NJ. The scholarship program was started in 1953 and its provisions are among the most liberal in the country, allowing for an unlimited course of study at any recognized US college or university. Both ac­ tive seamen and the children of Seafarers c o mpete for the five annual awards which are part of the SIU Welfare Plan coverage for all Union mem­ bers and their families. Trus­ tees of the pro­ gram base their Dwyer awards on the recommendation of a panel of edu­ cators and college administrators. One of the yearly grants is speci­ fically reserved for an active Sea­ farer. A Navy veteran of World War II, serving as a gunner, Dwyer joined the SIU in New York in 1947, sail­ ing in the deck department. Mar­ ried, he has attended Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY, for two years and plans to complete his studies toward becoming a public school teacher. Rudnickl, a senior at Franklin­ ence teacher. He is 17 years old and his father has been sailing with the SIU in the steward de­ partment since 1953, after joining up in Wilmington, Calif. Tindell, 20, is a sophomore at the University of South Florida, Tampa. He plans on a science ca­ reer either in mathematics or physics and has served as a lab as­ sistant on a research project at college. His father has been sail­ ing in the steward department with the SIU since joining at Tampa in 1942. Miss Berry, 17, is a senior at Columbia High School in Colum- Karen & Vincent Hillyer Sharron & Reuben Berry bia, NC. Her ambition is to be­ come a laboratory technician and she plans to attend Norfolk Col­ lege of William and Mary. Her father is an SIU tugboatman work­ ing out of Norfolk. Miss Hilyer attends the Acad­ emy of the Holy Angels, Fort Lee, NJ. The 18-year-oId senior plans to major in mathematics at the College of St. Rose, Albany. NY, Arthiir Jr. & Arthur Rudnickl for a career in actuarial work. Her father is an SIU railway tugman with the New York Central Railroad. Selection of the winners was based on their previous scholastic achievements, extra-curricular and community activities and perfor­ mance on the standard College En­ trance E.vamination Board test. Over 75 Seafarei-s and children of SIU men applied at some time Ralph S. & Ralph W. Tindell (Continued on Page 4) �•?rs.'ST»lt.-«rrw»?s»3r?ri5=i^.-jE»se^'^ Senate Unit Boosts Load Line Rules WASHINGTON—A new measure to update load line regulations and require foreign ships to conform to American requirements while in US territorial waters has been re­ ported favorably to the Senate by the commerce committee. The bill would allow coastwise and intercoastal vessels to increase their carrying capacity by an esti­ mated three percent. It would pri­ marily benefit domestic operators. The higher load line limits go be­ yond present international regula­ tions in their application to vessels in US domestic trade. Insures ConfonnUy In addition, the original proposal has been amended to assure that foreign ships in US waters conform to provisions of the law on load limits at all times—not just on their departure. The bill prescribes higher penalties than previously to discourage violations. It also makes clear that the US Coast Guard, as well as Customs officials, have authority to enforce the law. After survey, vessels found to have violated the regula­ tions would pay the cost of survey. Coastal tankers would be able to add a quarter-inch for each foot they draw. A 30,000-ton tanker drawing 34 feet, it is estimated, could add about eight and a half inches to its draft and thereby carry an additional 900 tons of car­ go per voyage. The bill has Coast Guard endorsement. Scholarship (Continued from Page 3) during the year to complete for the 1962 awards. The panel which assisted in the selection process, concurred in by the trustees, consisted of Miss Edna Newby, assistant dean, Douglass College, New Brunswick, NJ; Ber­ nard Ireland, Columbia University, New York City; E. C. Kastner, dean of registration and financial aid. New York University, NYC, and F. D. Wilkinson, administrative assistant, Howard University, Washington, DC. R. M. Keefe, dean of admissions, St. Louis Uni­ versity, St. Louis, Mo., and C. D. O'Connell, director of admissions. University of Chicago, Chicago, Hi., were part of the awards panel for the first time this year. Of the 48 scholarships awarded to date, 21 have gone to active Seafarers and the balance to the children of SIU members. The 1961 winners also included one Seafarer and four children. • (iv-^- '••» ^ v*;' •.-'-i'-*',' -*«iU--;ir u-7 v. ANOTHER LABOR-MANAGEMENT STUDY- Ship Probe Bypasses Key Issues (Continued from Page 3) the Propeller CluT> on May 21: "American maritime labor must help provide the answers" (to the problems of maritime) "and they must provide them soon . . ." The implication would appear to be that it is up to the trade unions to provide solutions for the prob­ lems of maritime. This is pred.sely what one major group of unions, the National Committee of Maritime Bargaining, attempted to do one year ago. And it was pre­ cisely the "highly-privileged cote­ rie" of subsidized companies, to use Rep. Ceber s words, whicli strove with might and main to blunt the NCMB program and the promise of stability for the industry which that program held forth. Refused Cooperation Any inquiry of the maritime in­ dustry would be well-advised to iook into how these operators re­ fused to cooperate with the NCMB program and instead, did every­ thing possible to destroy it. It is pertinent here to review what led up to NCMB and its after­ math. Recognizing the deficiencies of existing maritime policies and the need to take steps to preserve and develop the American Mer­ chant fleet, lepresentatives of eight maritime unions met in New York City on December 16, 1960, and established the National Committee for Maritime Bargaining. They agreed that forthcomii;g contract negotiations had to go beyond ship­ board conditions and deal con­ structively with the industry's problems through industry-wide, labor-management action. Participating in the meeting were the Marine Engineers Bene­ ficial Association; Masters, Mates and Pilots; SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District; Radio Officers Union; Sailors Union of the Pacific; Marine Cooks and Stewards; Marine Firemen's Union and the Staff Officers Asso­ ciation. The International Long­ shoremen's Association sent ob­ servers to the meeting and later became a full-fledged member. The National Maritime Union was invited to attend, but refused to participate. The NCMB program, in the words of its chairman, iesse Calhoon, called for "vigor, leadership and imagination ... to reverse the existing decline and provide the means for industry to ex­ pand ..." A key element in the program was joint labor-manage­ ment action to overhaul the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. The program was presented at an open meeting on June 6, 1961, to which all segments of the in- Advance Meeting Schedule For West Coast SIU Ports SIU headquarters has issued an advance schedule through Sep­ tember for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Frdncisco and Seattle or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in ac­ cord with a resolution adopted by the Executive Board last Decem­ ber. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. The schedule is as follows: San Francisco Wilmington Seattle June 20 June 18 June 22 July 18 July 20 July 16 August 22 August 24 August 20 September 19 September 21 September 17 (See page 5 for regular monthly meeting schedule for all SIU constitutional ports.) dustry were invited, as well as the Secretaries of Labor and Com­ merce, the Maritime Administrator and the chairmen of the House and Senate committees concerned with maritime affairs. Following the meeting, the "New York Times" reported as follows: "Nine Sea Unions Urge Industry Reform—Offer Rejuvenation Plan In New Form of Bargaining." The "Times" added: "Maritime labor set a new standard yesterday for contract bargaining . . . The joint committee outlined a pro­ gram to revitalize an industry in which unions have charged mis­ management on the part of both Government and industry . ; . "A prime demand was that con­ tracts with industry in the future cover American-owned vessels un­ der foreign flags . . . "Next in order was the demand for formation of a joint labormanagement committee to overhaul policy on shipping subsidies . . ." It soon became apparent that shipping management was unwill­ ing or unable to cooperate with the unions; nor was it able to agree in its own house on a united ap­ proach regarding collective bar­ gaining and legislative problems. Different Segments As in the past, each segment of the industry went its private way. The dominant group of subsidized operators which Rep. Celler has tagged the "highly-privileged co­ terie" were the main stumblingblocks. In the strike which resulted from their attitude, it became obvious that this "coterie" (which dictates the policies of the American Mer­ chant Marine Institute) was pre­ pared to bribe the imions with a bagful of money (Government money, of course) rather than give the unions—and the rest of the industry—any voice in determining maritime policy or to lend them­ selves to any effort to repatriate American-owned runaway shipping. They themselves as subsidized companies had no interest in run­ away flags, but fought feverishly to protect oil and metals companies who had. The reason for their stand lay in their desire for back­ ing from these influential indus­ tries on legislative and administra­ tive matters. The NCMB refused to accept this, as essentially harm*ful to the job security of American seamen. The NMU, however, took the package. The "highly-privileged coterie" policy was one of giving "more and more to less and less." In­ evitably it meant more wages and fewer jobs. The day following the Federal coiurt injunction which halted the strike, July 4, the "Times" com­ mented as follows in an edito^l entitled "The Maritime Debacle." ". . . Some of the participants SEAFARERS LOG Way, 1962 Vol. XXIV, No. 5 PAWI HAU., President HERBEFT BRAND, Editor; IRWIN SPIVACK, Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, ARTHUR MARKOwiTz, MIKE POLLACK, JOHN WEITZEL, Staff Writers. Published monthly at tha haadquartart of the Seafarers International Union, Atianfic. Suit, Lakes and. inland waiars District, AFL-CiO, *75 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth •-6600. Second class postage paid at tha Post Office in Brooklyn, NY. under tha Act of Aug. 24, 1t12. 13S have displayed surpassing cynicism in which the components are greed and a lack of responsibility toward their country ... ". . . What behind-the-scenes role, if any, was played by highlevel Federal authority in forcing such a costly settlement as has been agreed on in a large segment of the industry—a cost to be met largely by the public through in­ creased subsidies? . . . Were the Increases unconscionable, as stated by some still reluctant seamen who say they believe that jobs are more important than higher wages? "The public is entitled to know the answers . . On July 13, in an editorial en­ titled "Maritime Subsidies," the "Times" added: "One sore cmiclntioii arising from the . . . maritime dispute is the need for a review the na­ tion's ship subsidy policy . . . "Snppose a subsidy review shows that it la stiU necessary in 1961 to continue a Federal aid system devised in 1936. Congress must still ask itself whether the money Is equitably distributed ..." "Twenty-five years ago onr do­ mestic fleet was healthy, but the regularly-scheduled overseas serv­ ices needed assistance. The pat­ tern foreign trade has since changed radically. Now it is cargo that represents most of this country's fmreign trade. But under the law neither the irregularlysehednled bulk eargo service nor the ailing domestie trade in e»tiUcd to Federal aid. Are we fminellng aU of onr aaaistanc into n segment of the industry with tbo least impact on the nation's wel­ fare? . . These questions have yet to be thoroughly examined. They are essentially the same questions as those now being asked by President Kennedy and Rep. Celler. They are the same points which have been raised on numerous occasions by tlie SIU and the other unions in the NCMB. The unions maintain that 1962 is not 1936—that the jet age, the age of the supertanker and the ore carrier has altered the pattern of shipping beyond recog­ nition. It is time that maritime legislation was altered in propor­ tion. But despite the clear and ob­ vious fact that the ills of the US maritime industry arise out of an­ tiquated, unrealistic policies which are perpetuated by the "highlyprivileged coterie," the cure is being sought in the secondary area of labor-management relations. The primary area of concern and in­ vestigation must be the policies, attitudes and regulations which have produced or are perpetuating maritime's dilemma. QUESTION! The Government has set up a study on abandonship techniques because it's felt there are more hazards in this than from the actual wreck. What do you think can reduce the hazards of abandoning ship? Mike Anzalonc, engine: I've yet to run into a situation calling for an abandon-ship action as I've been a Seafarer only two years now. But I re­ cently finished up at our SIU lifeboat school and the training there made me realize what's in­ volved. Between the training ashore and shipboard drills, I'm sure I'll be ahead if anything happens. 3) 4 t Paul Constan, engine: Lack of knowledge hbout what to do and the resulting con­ fusion is the big­ gest hazard. The only thing to do is have constant training and drills so that any panic created by the real thing doesn't undo what a man has learned by doing. I've been going to sea since 1923 and_can see that training is the most important item. Joseph Garcia, deck: Good life­ boat training and safety drills are the best answer. When everybody knows what to do and how to do it, you have the best insurance against panic and injury when abandoning Bhip. The SIU program is proof of the value of training. The important thing is for everybody to take drills seri­ ously. Victor Pigg, deck: I think the biggest bottleneck is just plain panic, when some people forget what they've been trained to do for years in case of an emerg­ ency. There's a small number of men like that, but they can cre­ ate an awful mess in a hurry. Strict training and attention to drills and proce­ dures is the best solution, 3) 4" 4" Felix Bonefont, deck: If you can board a ship with knowledge stored away about handling a lifeboat and how to abandon ship, you don't waste a lot of time learning about it aboard ship and can concentrate on s h 1 p b 0 ard drills and sta­ tions. The SIU lifeboat program encourages this and is very valu­ able. 4 4 4 Candido Bonefont, deck: The more drills you participate in aboard ship be­ fore the real thing happens, the better off you will be. You must be trained to move fast and surely to your station in an emergency and know what to do when you get there. Everybody has to take drills seriously, not as a nuisance that seems like a waste of time. �Hay. USt SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meetings are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: SlU picket boat circles the Red Wing, one of the Upper Lakes vessels manned by Canadian scab union. Canada SlU Spurs Lakes Wage Drive MONTREAL—The SIU of Canada is pressing home its de­ mands for a guaranteed annual wage for Great Lakes seamen in talks with contracted Great Lakes operators as negotia­ tions continue on a new agree­ ment to replace the pact ex­ security highlights the union's ef­ forts to upgrade standards on the piring in September, 1962. The demand for annual wage New Vessels Join Canada SIU Fleet MONTREAL—A new 26,000-ton upper Lakes bulk carrier, Montrealais, was christened at the Cana­ dian Vickers shipyard here for the SIU of Canada-contracted Papachristidis Company. The vessel has •iready taken a crew. Bulk Cargo Carrier Built in sections, the Montrealais is designed to carry iron ore and other bulk cargoes and is 730 feet long. This is the maximum-size vessel permitted to navigate the locks of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The newcomer is expected to be joined next spring by a sister ship, which will also be built by Vickers. Two more new vessels are on the way and are expected to be operat­ ing by the end of this month for the Mali Corp. One of these is a large self-unloader, the Halifax, and the other is a medium-sized tanker, the Hudson Transport. . In Midland, another SlU-contracted company, N. M. Paterson Steamship, has signed a contract with Collingswood Shipyards for a new vessel to add to its growing fleet. Two Ships Now Running The new Paterson ship will join two other company vessels that just made their maiden voyages on the Great Lakes. These ships, Lawrendoc and Mondoc, were also con­ structed at the Collingswood yard. The unnamed Paterson ship will be 730 feet long and is expected to be ready late this fail. All told, the company plans to have six vessels engaged in the Great Lakes-Newfoundland trade and all six are to be kept running all year long. Pare Five SEAFARERS, LOG Great Lakes, more than ever threatened by runaway-flag ship­ ping. Other provisions of the SIU's program include a 40-hour week, fixed manning scales and specific improvements in working condi­ tions. Concurrently with th® fight at the negotiation table, the union has also taken up the battle on the waterfront to meet the grave threat to wages and conditions of all sea­ men posed by the stepped-up run­ away efforts of the Norris Grain Company and the scabbing activi­ ties of its subsidiary. Upper Lakes Shipping, Ltd. The SIU fight against the Norris runaway-scabbing complex has re­ ceived strong support from the Great Lakes Conference of the Maritime Trades Department and other waterfront unions, many of whose members have already been undercut by the company. Picketing Upheld By Court Last year unemployed seamen successfully picketed company ships in ports on both sides of the border. Attempts by Norris inter­ ests to obtain injunctions were re­ jected by courts in both countries via a series of rulings upholding peaceful picketing action protest­ ing job losses to substandard op­ erators. Norris then resorted to outright scabbing and, out of this effort, a new "Canadian Maritime Union" resulted. Upper Lakes Shipping used this group to scab on the SIU as soon as the 1962 navigation sea­ son opened. Previously, the com­ pany refused to negotiate with the union when the old contract ex­ pired at the end of the '61 season. SIU picketline action against the ships operated by the combine has since been upheld by the Superior Court at Montreal, which turned down a pelition for an injunction. Waterfront unions have respected the picketlines and, in turn, were scabbed out by the CMU and pri­ vate guards who moved cargo the unions wouldn't handle. New York June 4 Philadelphia June 5 Baltimore June 6 Detroit June 8 Houston June 11 New Orleans June 12 Mobile June 13 Chemical Workers Join MTD WASHINGTON—Continuing its growth as the official AFL-CIO department representating marine and allied workers, the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department wel­ comed its 31st affiliated union last month, the International Chemical Workers Union. Unanimous Affiliation Vote The ICWU voted unanimously to affiliate with the MTD at a March meeting of the union's executive board. A month earlier, the Inter­ national Brotherhood of Operative Potters became the 30th MTDaffiliated union. In joining the MTD. the ICWU executive board said the affiliation would expand its participation in AFL-CIO activities and advance the interests of many of its locals in seaport areas. It noted that MTD membership already includes the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers as well as other indus­ trial unions in related jurisdic­ tions. Officers Represent Union Walter L. Mitchell, ICWU presi­ dent, will serve as the union's representative on the MTD execu­ tive board and Marshall Shafer, secretary treasurer, will serve as his alternate. The union has head­ quarters in Akron, Ohio, and lists a total membership over the 80,000-mark. In addition to chartering its 31st AFL-CIO affiliate on a national basis, the MTD currently has 32 maritime port councils operating on a local level on all coasts. Treasury Nixes Runaway Taxes WASHINGTON—The sad tales of economic ruin which US operators of runaway-flag ships have been echoing ever since the Administration announced plans to tax the profits of their dummy foreign corpora-^' tions seem to have reached with it after that. This is essen­ the ears of the Secretary of tially the case with Liberia and the Treasury, Douglcs E. Dillon. The Secretary told the Senate Finance Committee this month that his department had second thoughts about including runaway shipping under the taxation pro­ posal. Some of America's biggest and richest oil and ore producers have exerted tremendous pressure on the Administration in an attempt to win tax exemption for their over­ seas shipping subsidiaries. The legislation was originally designed as part of a broad cam­ paign by the Government to close off tax loopholes and produce addi­ tional revenue. The runaway-flag shipping device of American own­ ers has been cited as a prime ex­ ample of the "tax haven" situation the bill seeks to cover. A major point in the bill is the difference it stresses between operations that are an integral part of the country where they are located, such as a shoreside manu­ facturing plant employing local workers, and a shipping set-up that has the barest ties with the flag under which it is registered. The tax rates covering the two situa­ tions would be far different, since the tax bill is not intended to penalize true foreign investments. The runaway ship operation dif­ fers from these because it merely "rents" its credentials from a country and has nothing to do Panama, whose maritime fleets are far out of proportion to their own national commerce. In their attempt to continue the tax loophole favoring their opera­ tions, runaway shipowners have argued that if the tax bill is adopted as written, they will have to sell off their ships, which are supposed to be available to the US in an emergency. This view has apparently per­ suaded the Treasury Secretary, since the Defense Department has long held the same position. Ex­ emption for the runaways would mean, in effect, that American sea­ men who pay their fair share of US taxes would be subsidizing the tax bill of their runaway competi­ tion. Quitting Ship? Notify Union A reminder from SIU head­ quarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replace­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ fore paying off may cause a dela.ved sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessly mak® the work tougher for your ship­ mates. Ore, Calmar Again Win PHS Sanitation Awards BALTIMORE—Two more SIU companies, Ore Navigation and Calmar Steamship, have been awarded special citations by the US Public Health Service for excellence in sanitation maintenance aboard the fleets" of both companies in 1961. ing sanitary construction, main­ For Ore Navigation this was tenance and operation of all feed­ the sixth consecutive year that it has received a USPHS commenda­ tion and for Calmar it was the fifth. The Public Health Service con­ ducts the inspection program as a means of controlling disease and contamination aboard ship as well as ashore. Its inspections cover the preparation and serving of food, including their sources ashore. USPHS maintains a check­ list of 166 separata items cover- Welcoming International Chemical Workers Union as the 31st affiliate of the MTD, president Paul Hall (right) greets ICWU president Walter L. Mitchell (center). Looking on it MTD executive secretary Peter McGavin. ing and cooking facilities aboard the vessels. In winning the latest awards, seven Ore Line vessels and the 11 Calmar ships received a rating of 95 percent or better on these items. The presentation ceremonies to Ore and Calmar were conducted here by Assistant Surgeon-General C. H. Atkins, chief sanitary officer, US Department of Health, Educa­ tion and Welfare. Besides Ore and Calmar, other SIU companies such as Alcoa, Isth­ mian and Waterman have also earned commendations recently for overall fleet sanitation. The Lucile Bloomfield just received its sixth perfect score in a row on a USPHS inspection to mark the 17th consecutive time that a company vessel has garnered a top rating of 100. Adding to the list of sanitary certifications received by SlU-contracted companies and ships, the Tamara Guilden has received a certificate of sanitary construction from the USPHS for meeting the requirements for shipboard clean­ liness laid down by the Federal serviee. The 22,934-ton, German-built motorship, is operated by the Transport Commercial Corporation of New York. She was originally owned by the Zim Israel Navaigation Company of Haifa, Israel, and was transferred to United States registry last year. �SMAFARERS^ LO€ I .• SEAFABERS ROTARY SHIPPING BOARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) April 1 Through April 30, 1962 r After an increase in job activity during March to a high for the year so far, shipping for Seafarers fell slight­ ly in April to a total of 2,314 jobs shipped. The dip was not effective across the board in all departments, as ship­ ping in the deck gang rose a small amount and, among the seniority groups, class C showed an increase during the month. A decline in ship activity (see right) appeared to be largely responsible for the overall drop. Payoffs, sign-ons and in-transit totals went down sharply in three Atlantic Coast ports, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, and this resulted in a decline of 40 vessels handled by all ports. The Gulf was busy, however, and West Coast ports held steady in the numbers of vessels serviced. [ On the job front among the ports, six reported a gain in shipping for the period. Boston, New York, Norfolk, Mobile, Wilmington and San Francisco show^ a rise; the others fell off in varying amounts, with Philadelphia, Jacksonville and Houston listing the biggest reductions In jobs dispatched. A drop in registration followed the shipping downturn for the month, except for group 2 men in class A for all departments. The net result during the period was a small increase in the number of men registered on the beach by the end of April. Overall, while the total number of top seniority class A men registered on the beach was somewhat less than the number of jobs posted, there still was enough of a se­ lection on the board in SIU ports so that most of the Sea­ farers in this group who desired to sail could have done "o with little difficulty. Ship Acfivify SIga la Offi OBI Traai.TCTAi: •aitaa 4 Haw Yatii ... 44 PWtadalpUa .. 4 •oltiaMra ....11 Norfolk 4 Jockioavllla .. 4 Toaipa 2 Mobila 12 Naw Orlaoai ..17 Hoaifoa 12 Wilmiagtoa ... 2 Soa FroBclKo.. i SaotHa ....... S TOTALS ...128 1 - 11 9 32 0 14 7 19 5 7 15 4 aa 14 S 14 32 IS 7 39 13 2 14 3 9 •• 14 88 20 37 14 23 14 31 44 58 17 22 14 233 419 58 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTU SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 3 ALL I 3 ALL 1 2 S ALL 1 2 2 S ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 3 ALL A 2 C ALL 1 B 7 2 24 0 3 4 7 11 6 5 8 0 1 1 37 0 9 1 2 1 3 8 13 10 21 6 2 7 1 1 2 . 3 69 34 40 111 27 178 10 19 40 90 24 148 8 16 23 47 3 12 148 28 50 84 3 6 47 12 207 85 144 27 256 6 5 25 ! 0 5 15 1 8 9 5 12 0 17 1 2 — 3 0 18 0 20 12 45 2 5 11 1 1 17 3 21 13 1 78 1 3 41 17 5 16 24 13 20 22 8 43 2 23 0 8 25 36 11 10 74 29 70 18 117 3 S 5 8 43 23 8 26 0 16 2 6 11 10 8 5 14 28 1 4 2 8 11 1 18 0 0 1 28 40 11 13 27 0 9 9 11 1 3 18 3 9 9 0 4 2 9 3 4 2 9 0 6 1 7 0 2 7 9 23 11 7 5 14 5 7 7 9 1 21 2 6 2 1 9; 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 5' 4 8 13 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 25 451 0 12 8 4 5 26 40 1 9 6 8 3 3 2 7 10 0 50 33 17 0 8 0 0 40 10 0 32 12 0 85 23 28 63 17 108 0 13 22 71 18 112 1 25 19 45 0 14 25 41 3 8112 74 16 142 2 5 45 8 165 52 88 23 163 2 18 17 87 26 52 80 14 120 4 14 17 35 0 25 20 47 6 3 9120 80 34 180 2 35 9 : 164 66 7 12 2 3 4 6 21 — 1 11 4 21 1 8 — 2 — 4 3 6 10 21 39 ' 7 23 1 3 4 8 10 14 2 5 10 24 3 37 1 2 8 13 14 8 35 0 3 7 1 6 18 10 35 3 5 4 6 3 7 10 52 16 23 42 1 45 1 13 9 15 24 6 9 3 5 23 1 9 6 6 13 6 65 16 14 9 13 29 25 5 46 0 14 5 19 29 23 1 _ 86 130 1 2361151 358 97 606 21 93 99 1 213 12 48 39 11 99606 TiY"""9^1 918 353' 533 140 1 10261 19 122 168 1 309 215 445 117 |'777 1 20 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOT At S ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 0 4 29 77 2 11 45 9 2 10 S 8 0 3 2 19 14 58 20 63 2 8 8 37 3 19 ~94 ""362 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 S ALL 1 2 2 S ALL 1 2 8 ALL 0 3 0 3 1 1 2 2 1 3 1 5 5 76 26 34 87 63 19 108 4 31 17 52 0 7 11 2 8 14 0 4 4 0 1 1 1 32 5 89 1 15 16 29 5 23 11 11 2 6 3 11 2 13 19 1 4 4 10 5 2 8 11 1 3 1 1 2 0 2 2 I 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 7 14 6 19 6 81 0 3 9 14 1 20 28 70 1 49 11 53 6 31 17 49 24 18 70 3 4 46 14 48 8 39 20 16 3 8 2 9 4 4 1 6 1 8 — 12 0 3 4 7 11 21 86 0 0 4 4 4 0 7 3 10 4 80 1 24 2 7 3 11 60 i1 516 18 134 130 1 282 84 288 60 432 17 124 85 1 226 3 ALL 0 4 13 119 17 4 62 8 16 4 1 12 0 S 6 27 10 82 8 91 11 1 2 47 25 3 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 B 3 3 11 1 10 1 8 0 1 2 5 3 8 2 5 1 8 11 15 108 52 15 175 38 121 11 170 11 44 47 102 1 0 0 0 14 15 2 30 0 0 1 0 22 6 5 5 10 70 10 8 39 75 2 47 0 3 5 55 10 19 26 23 8 0 8 19 32 3 14 5 22 2 9 7 0 3 10 3 It IS 1 7 0 7 3 15 2 10 8 7 0 1 18 5 7 8 1 5 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 4 2 3 31 48 7 28 3 38 0 13 0 1 3 9 4 14 11 70 60 6 5 75 13 121 3 28 29 49 11 130 33 0 40 16 7 13 20 70 74 8 111 3 59 0 39 20 129 29 31 2 1 14 1 2 1 10 9 11 4 2 8 12 10 56 7 29 39 1 S 8 16 36 3 4 9 6 4 16 1 10, 30 51 7 31 2 10 3 21 3 15 0 6 4 11 10 45 60 1 107 432 226 107 { 765 143 473 66 1 682! 28 181 155 1 364 2 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CtASS A - Port Bos NY PhU Bal Nor Jac Tam Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea .... 1-s — 6 3 3 1 6 2 7 6 5 2 3 4 TOTALS 48 CROUP 1 2 2 0 35 15 1 1 17 13 5 2 3 2 0 1 5 7 17 15 31 17 4 1 4 5 1 5 129 Registered CLASS B 3 ALL 2 * 48 104 i 10 ! 5 13 46 4 12 3 14 6 3 17 36 53 91] 28 8l! 1 si 7 19 19 9 80 193 1 450 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 3 ALL 1-9 2 0 1 1 2 —— 5 45 61 21 1 0 1 7 8 0 0 2 19 21 3 2 4 10 0 4 0 1 5 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 19 19 3 0 6 39 45 3 3 3 35 41 3 2 1 3 6 1 0 0 4 4 3 1 1 9 11 1 10 24 191 1 225 39 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 3 6 2 1 8 7 43 79 1 2 6 9 7 4 12 26 3 3 2 8 1 0 2 8 0 0 1 2 8 5 16 32 22 6 47 78 17 10 29 69 3 0 4 8 4 3 10 20 8 2 3 14 85 ~43~ 177 1 344 GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 10 3 0 0 0 2 4 9 23 3 ALL 2 2 26 27 9 7 13 13 9 12 3 4 0 0 16 17 40 35 17 27 7 4 8 8 18 12 152 1 184 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 3 ALL 2 2 C ALL 1-9 3 5 9 0 9 0 2 1 2 1 59 36 97 215 1 6 49 56 28 134 ' 23 10 34 1 20 7 8 9 13 2 1 11 82 2 43 10 28 16 28 2 28 32 4 11 6 0 20 0 3 20 1 2 9 12 53 3 17 7 7 10 17 22 17 15 35 14 0 0 2 2 8 0 3 3 2 2 60 0 0 14 49 8 13 7 32 14 0 33 21 88 155 0 47 10 128 13 4 43 30 12 23 78 4 5 29 38 16 102 13 2 16 0 7 4 0 3 24 3 3 9 0 42 8 4 19 3 3 14 11 42 0 41 5 8 13 30 2 2 12 16 9 4 184 103 1 631 99 228 142 339 1 808 14 39 221 274 GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 CLASS 3 ALL A B 1 6 1 2 28 79 27 28 2 9 2 9 13 2 4 26 0 0i 8 12 10 3 4 8 0 2 0 0 0 32 0 17 10 78 40 10 16 59 27 16 9 8 7 6 8 10 14 20 9 14 IB 9 8 92 1 103 344 3 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B SUMMARY Registered CLASS A GROUP i 2 3 ALL DECK EN^E_ STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 215 445 117 I 777 20 86 130 94' 362 60[516; 18 134 130 177_ 80 193J 450 10 24 191 466 887 370 |i743l 48 244 451 Registered On The Beach TOTAL Shipped Shipped Shipped CLASS A SHIPPED ClASS B CLASS C CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP ALL 1 ? 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 B s ALL ABC ALL 1 2 S ALL i z S ALL. i .606 213 99 I 918 353 533 140 |1026 19 _i22 168 I 309 236;i51_ 358 97 1 606 21 93 99 I 213 12 48 39 282, 84 '288 60 432 J24_8^ 226 2 45 60 I 107 432 226 107 765 143 473 66 682 28 181 155 t 364 3 92 103 344 184 103 "631 327 142 ^9" 808; 14 39 221 1 274 225 124 43 177 344 9 23 152 184 8 743,359 689 334 11382 47 246 336 i 623 22 96 141 I 309 1382 623 309 12314823 1148 545 |2516, 61 342 544 ] 947 i7_ �Ibir.ltm SEAFARERS LOG Pace ScTCH Sea Unions Study Runmay Job Plan On Bulk Carriers SlUNA Calls Conference Of Fish, Cannery Unions Discussing arrangements for June 19 fish and cannery work­ ers conference, at SlU hall in NY, are George Johansen, sec­ retary-treasurer of the Alaska Fishermen's Union (left), and Cal Tanner, SlU exec, vice-president* The SIU and three other unions manning ships operated by subsidiaries of the Bethle­ hem Steel Corporation are closely studying a company proposal under which American sea­ men would get two berths on foreign-flag vessels controlled by the two lines for every job lost through automation onj US-flag ships. vanced that, without increasing Under the Bethlehem plan, the workload per man, they could American seameq. would man, at US wages and working conditions, two jobs on foreign-flag ships for every job which new technological improvements make unnecessary in the manning of their Americanflag ships. The unions would have to agree to the reduction in the manning scale due to the automa­ tion of the ships. While the proposal would give US seamen American wages and working conditions, they stili would be working under a foreign flag and might not have the pro­ tection of the Jones Act, enacted by Congress to protect seamen. Bethlehem says it can now de­ sign ships so technologically ad­ be operated with crews 50 to 60 percent the size of present-day complements. American Ships At present the two subsidiaries. Ore Navigation Corp., and Calmar Steamship Corp., operate only US-flag vessels. Ore does have a number of foreign-flag ships under time charter and is expected to become the agent for two 51,000ton bulk carriers recently ordered for construction in West Ger­ many. The four unions offered the plan are the SIU, the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, the Mas­ ters, Mates and Pilots and the Radio Officers Union. Drive For Medical Care Program Shows Support With the drive to win Congressional approval of the laborbacked medical care for the aged program steadily gaining momentum, Seafarers are again urged to direct letters to their Congressmen and Sena­ WASHINGTON—The founding of a permanent national tors in Washington express­ dressing an overflow rally at New conference of SIUNA fish and cannery workers unions to ing support of the proposed York's Madison Square Garden, the President appealed for wide deal with mutual problems in the industry will be the center Anderson-King Bill. public support of the bill, which A number of SIU men have for­ of discussion for a meeting^"is essential," he said, "if this or warded letters of support for the and with Maritime Trades Depart­ here on June 19, Representa­ ment and Food & Beverage Trade health care measure to headquar­ any other piece of progressive tives of 16 SIUNA affiliates Department ters and to the LOG. These have legislation, is going to be passed." of the Federation. in the fishing and fish processing Industry have been Invited to take part. Plans for the conference call for a headquarters office here in the capital to coordinate joint activi­ ties on such matters as the growth of import competition, collective bargaining restrictions on fisher­ men and the raiding of fishing grounds by foreign fishing fleets. The conference would establish an information program for all member unions on important developments affecting workers in the industry. It will also attempt to set up improved working rela­ tionships with appropriate Federal agencies. Congress, the AFL-CIO A preliminary meeting was held at SIU headquarters in New York last month and agreed to lay the groundwork for a permanent SIUNA structure to service affili­ ates on ail coasts. The issues caus­ ing the decline of the domestic fishing industry affect thousands of SIUNA fishermen and fish cannery workers. A full-time SIUNA apparatus to deal with legislation, imports, con­ servation, promotion of American fishery products and the modern­ ization of the US fishing fleet would serve as a center of informa­ tion for all affiliated unions and help coordinate organizing. Organizing efforts of fishing unions have been severely ham­ pered by legislation that prohibits independent fishermen from enter­ ing into collective bargaining rela­ tionships because of anti-trust restrictions. Bills are already pend­ ing in the House and Senate to SAN DIEGO—^The solidarity and change the status of independent support that is the hallmark of fishermen to employees. SIUNA-affiliated unions was again evident in the recent West Coast shipping strike, as the Cannery Workers and Fishermen of the Pacific stopped a move to scab on the striking SIU Pacific District unions. The scabbing attempt grew out of efforts by operators who thought they saw a chance to make a fast buck out of the tie-up and tried to line up cargo to be put aboard NEW BEDFORD—Howard W. tuna clippers in the harbor. The cargo was to be hauled out at a Nickerson, secretary-treasurer of the SlU-affiliated New Bedford premium to Hawaii. Once word of the strike-break­ Fishermen's Union, has been ing bid reached the fishermen's elected presideht of the Greater union, it went to work and ruled New Bedford and Cape Cod Labor out any attempt to scab on the Council, AFL-CIO. Swearing in ceremonies were seamen's unions who were out on strike. The operators involved held at a dinner-meeting of the area thereafter went back to their regu­ central labor body at which the lar work of trying to catch tuna, a guest speaker, Sen. Torby Macdonlittle bit wiser about trying to fink ald, talked on the Administration's medical care for the aged program. out on any SIUNA unions. The Greater New Bedford and The Pacific District unions, which went back to work under a Cape Cod Labor Council is com­ Taft-Hartley injunction, sent their posed of 49 local AFL-CIO unions thanks to the fishermen for the and 103 delegates representing some 20,000 union members. assist. Union Bars Scab Move New Bedford Official Heads Labor Gouncil "v" '' had to be re-directed to Washing­ ton, where action on the legislalation is expected to begin in June in the House Ways and Meeins Committee. The Anderson-King measure, designed to provide health insur­ ance for the aged under the Social Security System, received a strong push from the President and the Administration this month. Ad- SIU Pickets (Continued from Page 2) bargaining unit by selling seven <rf the Robin Line ships. This move is in violation of the existing con­ tract and is an attempt to liquidate the bargaining unit without notice or bargaining with the SIU. The SIU had notified all com­ panies that it was opening talks covering all collective bargaining agreements. Present contracts ex­ pire on June 15. While the SIU was Tn the midst of reopening contract negotiations with its contracted companies, the NMU started a potential strike­ breaking action by seeking to raid the Robin Line ships. This re­ sulted from an NMU petition to the NLRB for a vote covering all Mooremac vessels. Charges were filed against the NMU under the AFL-CIO Internal Disputes Plan, which prohibits such raids. Violates Agreement The NMU's action violates a pre­ vious joint agreement recognizing the SIU's right to represent Robin Line ships and Is an attempt to create an atmosphere of dis­ order and controversy within the maritime Industry. At the time of the original Mooremac purchase of Robin Line, the SIU re-established bargaining rights on seven of the eight Robin Line ships by overwhelming votes conducted by the NLRB. The NLRB is presently holding hear­ ings on the dispute. The bill would provide medical care at the age of 65 for American v/orkers or widows in the form of hospitalization benefits, nursing home care, hospital outpatient diagnostic services and home health services. The program would be administered and fi­ nanced through the established Social Security System of old-age benefits, survivors' Insurance and disability benefits at a fractional increase in Social Security contri­ bution rates. Opponents of the measure, such as the American Medical Associa­ tion, have raised the old bugaboo of "socialized medicine" as their rallying cry and contend at the same time that the Anderson-King program offers only "limited" benefits. Labor Dept, Nears SOth Anniversary WASIDNGTON—President Ken­ nedy has proclaimed 1963 as "United States Department of Labor Fiftieth Anniversary Year." The Department was established March 4, 1913, "to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working condi­ tions, and to advance their oppor­ tunities for profitable employ­ ment." In his proclamation, the Presi­ dent pointed to the role of the Department in advancing the inter­ ests of American wage earners, upon whose skills and energies, he said, depend "the success of our economy and the well-being of our nation." A conunittee has been estab­ lished to take the lead in planning and carrying out activities to mark the anniversary. Mr. Kennedy will act as honor­ ary chairman of the group, while the honorary vice chairmen will be the Vice-President of the United States and the Speaker of the House. Named as co-chairmen were Sec­ retary of Labor Arthur J. Gold­ berg; former Secretaries of Labor James P. Mitchell and Frances Perkins: and AFL-CIO President George Meany. Put Postal Zone On LOG Address The Post Office Department has requested that Seafarers and their families include postal zone numbers in sending changes of address into the LOG. The use of the zone num­ ber will greatly speed the flow of the mail and will facilitate delivery. Failure to include the zone number can hold up delivery of the paper. The LOG is now in the process of zoning its entire mailing list Kenya Labor Visitors Visiting headquarters, Clement K. Lubembe, general secre­ tary of the Kenya Federation of Labor (center), stopped to talk with Seafarer John Cummins of the black gang, while Alphonse Okuku, brother of Tom Mboya, secretary of labor in the provisional Kenya government, listens. Lubembe had asked Cummins whether he'd been to Mombasa recently, but Cummins has been a stranger there lately, sailing mostly round-the-world runs. :^ �11 S^AtfAKEnS tOG Pase^Eiirltir Banks, Biz Spark Drive To Lick Tax Withhoiding WASHINGTON—Banks and corporations hay^aunched a "calculated campaign of confusion" in an effo^ i^^W'fiefeat an Administration proposal for a withholding tax on dividend and interest income. The AFL-CIO charged that since 1942. Since there has been the Government loses more no comparable means of collect Daughter Of 5IU Purser Little Miss Makes News NEW OrtLEAN^^S^ilcf Robert Bannister was being transported over the blue South American waters aboard the SlU-contracted cruiseliner Del Mar, Mrs. Bannis ter was giving birth to Cynthia Jan Bannister on May 13th. The arrival of the tot on that day led to her promptly being named "Little Miss Transportation of 1962" by the Women's Traffic and Transportation Club of New Orleans. Bannister is a purser aboard the Del Mar and a mem ber of the SlU-affiliated Staff Officers Association. Selection of a baby girl on the first day of "National Transporta tion Week" to be crowned "Little Miss Transportation" has become an annual event for the club, Cyn­ thia Jan being the fifth child so honored. The club presented Mrs. Bannister with a $25 savings bond for the baby, at the hospital. Mother, daughter and dad, who was cabled the news, are all re­ ported doing fine. than $800 million in year in rev­ ing taxes on income from stocks, enue which taxpayers whose earn­ bonds and bank accounts, the In­ ings are already subject to with­ ternal Revenue Service estimates holding must make up. This that nearlly $4 billion in taxable means workers and individuals income does not get reported— w^hose wages and salaries are af­ and the Government loses more fected by tax withholding at the than $800 million a year. Opponents have charged that present time. The dividend withholding pro­ withholding will cause hardship to vision was included in the tax low-income groups, including wid­ revision bill passed by the House ows, orphans and the aged. "In of Representatives earlier this our judgment," the AFL-CIO fact year. It faces a hard" battle in the sheet declared, "families who have Senate, with a flood of letters op­ little or no tax obligation will be posing the provision reflecting mis­ fully safeguarded under the in­ understanding of what the with­ terest-dividend withholding pro­ holding tax means and how it posal. Its real objective will be to collect from the forgetful and the would be enforced. One strong supporter of the deliberate chiselers." The AFL-CIO noted that if the withholding tax has received more than 30,000 letters from opponents, Senate rejects interest-dividend many of them based on the mis­ withholding it will "perpetuate a taken belief that the provision gross injustice" against all wage would either impose a new tax or and salary earners. Increase existing taxes. Savings banks in some areas have taken newspaper advertising encouraging taxpayers to write in opposition to withholding, using material that has been labeled clearly "misleading." Insurance companies are also sending policy­ Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director holders special brochures urging letters and community action to defeat the tax proposal, which ac­ Sea lore is full of grim stories about entire crews of men stricken tually imposes no new tax on any­ by diseases caused by a lack of proper nutrients in the diet. There is one. The provision would, how­ ever, encourage payment of what every reason to believe that seamen were among the pioneers in the has always been due under exist­ use of vegetables to control such diseases as scurvy and pellegra. It was discovered entirely by accident that men who had been in­ ing law. To answer both the honest con­ cluding vegetables and fruit in their diets were entirely free of these fusion and the deliberate distor­ diseases. Later, it was clearly established that some vegetables and tions, the AFL-CIO made these citrus fruits served as a preventative to ward off nutritional defects points in a special tax fact sheet: and these items subsequently became staples aboard ship. Since those early days when very little was known on the prepara­ Virtually all income received In salaries and wages is reported tion and preservation of the vegetable, scientific research by food spe­ and taxed through the withholding cialists has helped to formulate rules and procedures to govern our aystem which has been in effect methods of cooking vegetables so that their full nutritional benefits can be enjoyed. As in the preparation of any other type of food, cleanliness is es­ sential. All vegetables should be thoroughly washed before cooking to assure that there are no spray residues left on them and to eliminate the possibility of bacterial infestation. Leafy vegetables should be washed several times in cold water to remove all evidence of dirt and sand. In this case, it is preferable to remove the greens from the water rather than the water from the greens. This practice permits the grit SIU Atlantic, Gulf and dirt to settle on the bottom of the sink or container, not back into Lakes & Inland Waters the greens. District Where the vegetables are exceptionally dirty, it may be necessary to PRESIDENT boil, cool and drain them before completing the cooking process. This Paul HaU pre-cooking procedure serves as a form of blanching, and is helpful EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT in maintaining whiteness in vegetables such as cauliflower. Occa­ Cal Tanner sionally small worms may be present in cauliflower and broccoli. VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Simmons Lindsey Williams Blanching or a half-hour soaking in salt water or mild vinegar solu­ Earl Shepard A1 Tanner tion will eliminate the problem, however. SECRETARY-TREASURER It is important to try to avoid overcooking vegetables. Overcooking AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES tends to destroy the flavor and causes a degree of decomposition, BiU Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart causing these foods to present an unappetizing appearance. This is BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Bex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 especially a problem in the case of green vegetables such as peas or BOSTON 276 State St leaf greens, as these foods have a natural acid content that makes aohn Fay, Agent Richmond 2-0140 them susceptible to loss of food value and discoloration. DETROIT 10223 W. Jefferson Ave. The use of dried vegetables in the preparation of soups is common VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS....673 4tli Ave., Bklyn practice and all cooks should be familiar with them. Since the water HYaclnth 9-6600 lost in ripening and drying must be replaced, it is necessary to soak HOUSTON 3804 Canal St. dry vegetables in water for five to six hours overnight. They also Paul Drozak. Agent..." WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax should be allowed to simmer rather than boil, since they have a WUIiam Morris, Agent EXgin 3-0987 tendency to toughen when subjected to boiling temperatures. MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Frozen vegetables present problems that are somewhat different. Ben Oonzales, Agent • FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Due to the blanching process before freezing, frozen vegetables usually Louis Neira Agent HEmiock 2-17.54 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. require less cooking time than fresh. You should not refreeze frozen Buck Stephens, Agent ... . Tel. 529-7546 vegetables under any circumstance once they have thawed. The com­ NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn bination of blanching and refreezing causes a rapid multiplication of HYacinth 9-0600 NORFOLK . 416 Colley Ave bacteria once the food is thawed. Cordon Spencer, Acting Agent 625-6505 To avoid the possibility of food poisoning, it is Important to use PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St thawed foods as quickly as possible. If necessary, cook them in ad­ DEwey 6-3818 BAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St vance and hold for use as soon as possible. Douglas 2-4401 The general rule regarding vegetables sums up this way: Careful BANTURCE. PR 1313 Fcrnnndez Juncos preparation and cooking preserves the nutritional value and also the Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Hep. Phone 723-0003 color and appearance. In the long run, when vegetables ar^ cooked BEA'fTLE . 2503 1st Ave so that they look good and taste good, they will also contain the Tetl B.-ibkowskl, Agent ' Main < 4.3.34 TAMPA 812 Harrison .St greatest amount of food value. Jeff Gillette, Agent 229-2788 (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can WILMINGTON, CaUf 503 N Marine Ave Terminal 4-2528 be submitted to this column in cure oj the SEAFARERS LOG.) Techniques For Vegetable Cookery DIRECTORY May, IMt IBU Wins Sheridan Tug Balloting 18-0 Jubilant crew of tug Peggy Sheridan is one of three that voted for IBU representation. Pictured (l-rl John Torres, wipert Wilbur Goodwin, AB; Wiliiom Johnson, cook; Loren Brown, wiper; Adam Asberry, AB; James Smith, MM. PHILADELPHIA — The SIU Inland Boatmen's Union scored a unanimous National Labor Relations Board elecion victory this month to win bargaining rights for boat­ men manning three deep-sea-^"^ ugs of the Sheridan Trans­ day. Crewmembers of the third portation Company. The IBU boat involved, the D. T. Sheridan, won the balloting covering 23 eli­ gible voters by a margin of 18-0. AH Atlantic Coast ports from New York to Hampton Roads took part in the organizing campaign due to the nature of Sheridan's operation. The company's three boats tow non-self propelled cargo barges up and down the Atlatic and Gulf coasts. Harbor Tug Signed A fourth vessel, the H. J. Sheri­ dan, a harbor tug, has been under IBU contract for some time in this port, where company offices are located. Voting took place aboard the tug Peggy Sheridan at Bushey's Ship­ yard, Brooklyn, on May 2, and on the Chris Sheridan, at Booze's Shipyard, Baltimore, the following BU, Oil Rig -leet Agree Contract HOUSTON—Pressing home its drive to provide top wages and job security for boatmen in the George E. Light & Company fleet, the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union has signed tie oil rig servicing operator to a pace-setting contract calling for an immediate $50 monthly wage boost for all hands. The two-year contract, signed early in May with the Seabrook, Texas, company, also provides for a wage reopener on March 1, 1963 to insure the continued economic security of its boatmen. The agree­ ment climaxes a union drive in the fleet that began late last year. Other provisions of the new pact insure complete welfare and pen­ sion coverage for the men and their families, full job security guarantees, an extra day off a week for all employees and annual paid vacations. Among the working rule changes is a stipulation barring maintenance work after 5 PM and before 7 AM. voted in both places, since their vessel had earlier sank, was re­ floated and is also being refitted at Bushey's in Brooklyn. Prior to the IBU election success this month, the Sheridan deep-sea tug operation was non-union. Local 333, United Marine Division of the National Maritime Union, attempted to win bargaining rlght« on these tugs but lost an election six years ago. Texas IBU Pact Tops PORT ARTHUR —The SIU In­ land Boatmen's Union has solidi­ fied its decisive National Labor Re­ lations Board election victory on D. M. Plcton & Company boats by signing a top union contract calling for full welfare - pension protection, Increased manning and improvements In working condi­ tions. Effective May 1, the contract pro­ vides complele coverage for the company's 29 boatmen under the welfare and pension program and added one deckhand for each of the four boats now In operation. The election In March went 24-1 for the IBU, Involving all 25 men then employed. A major change in working con­ ditions was the establishment of a 12-hour day work schedule that gives all hands the right to sched­ ule their time off so that it coin­ cides with their relief. Deckhands and engineers previously used to work all hours on a schedule of 20 days on and ten off. The two-year contract provides for a wage reopener after the first year plus a variety of improve­ ments in basic working conditions. Picton operates four harbor boats In the Port Arthur, Beaumont and Sabine area. Company boatmen had been members of an independ­ ent union since 1946, but this or­ ganization was unanimously dis­ solved by the membership last October. �SEAFARERS Bbf. IMt British Seamen Waik Off Ships Rather Than Saii To Red China VANCOUVER, BC—Crewmembers of three British freighters, one in this port and two in Australia, have walked off their ships rather than make return trips to Communist China. In all cases, the seamen refused to make the trip because of their experiences on earlier voyages to the Chinese "People's Republic," during which they were man-handled and reportedly received generally a' islve treatment from port officials and police. Sixteen seamen who hit the bricks in Sydney were given twow;ek jail sentences as "deserters." The crewmen in Canada face similar charges. Seamen off the North Devon in Canada were quoted as saying they were "pushed around. Police went through our personal gear and treated us like animals during the two weeks we were there." The ship had delivered a cargo of grain to China and was being loaded for a return trip. In Melbourne, Australia, it was reported that the British freightship Bannerdale ran into difficulties making a scheduled delivery to mainland China, when a stern locker caught fire. The blaze was said to be part of an effort to keep the vessel from returning to China. Pare Niee LOG Engineers' Jobs Upheld The Marine Engineers Beneficial Association has won job and pension rights threatened by a complicated financial and American Export Lines. * Basing his decision on the nel. The BMO was used previously strong case presented by the to scab on the engineers during union, special arbitrator Ben­ an MEBA strike. jamin Heller has ruled that the MEBA contract with Isbrandtsen must apply in the company's trans­ fer of its fleet to American Export Lines. The union had been threatened with the loss of jobs for 124 mem­ bers when the 14-ship Isbrandtsen fleet came under the Export flag. Export has a contract with the Na­ tional Maritime Union's Brother­ hood of Marine Officers for its deck and engineer officer person- Heller .said in his ruling that the MEBA contract with Isbrandtsen follows the ships in the transfer. He cited specific provisions in the company-union contract which cover this and said the sections were written "to meet the situation then confronting and known to both parties." The two-company complicated financial merger involved transfer of Isbrandtsen ships to a new company, which then became an New Affiliate In full Swing Chicago SlU Cabmen Open Hall CHICAGO—^Working under an effective union contract for the first time in local cab union history, members of the SIUNA Transportation Services and Allied Workers are today realizing the benefits of their three-year struggle for un­ ion rights free of mob control. The 5,000 cab drivers and garage workers won a 20-hour strike on March 30 that firmly es­ tablished their new union. department where "Taxi Union The cab workers had quit service on behalf of its member­ the new transportation division. Completely renovated and re­ News" is published. Jimmy Hoffa's Teamsters last ship. At the "open house" celebration, furbished, the offices provide full With this as e beginning, DUOC year in order to obtain decent con­ ditions. They affiliated with the SIUNA in January as the Transpor­ tation Services and Allied "Workers, after operating independently as the Drivers Union Organizing Com­ mittee, Local 777. Workers here are also linked with a separate group of almost 300 drivers in St. Louis, who also quit Hoffa's Teamsters this year in order to seek honest union repre­ sentation and conditions. Immediately after winding up its epic strike victory, the DUOC be­ gan moving to establish a full-time union operation to service mem­ bers and assure full enforcement of hard-won contract rights. A per­ manent hall was set up and a mass "open house" celebration was held a few weeks ago to mark the open­ ing. (Photos below.) The union has since held Its first regular membership meeting, is issuing regular financial reports posted for membership Inspection and Is working on details of setting up a credit union as an added more than 500 DUOC stewards, members, wives and friends took part. Other SIU affiliates also were represented at the opening by officials of the Inland Boatmen's Union (Tug Section and Dredge Section), the United Industrial Workers, the Great Lakes District and the AGLIWD. Among other AFL-CIO union officials present were those of the Meat Cutters, Retail Clerks, Iron Workers, the International Long­ shoremen's Association and the Li­ censed Tugmen's Protective Asso­ ciation. Wires of congratulation were received from the Chicago Federation of Labor and a host of other AFL-CIO unions. The Transportation Services and Allied Workers, SIUNA, will be composed of taxi drivers all over the nation, with headquarters here because of its central location and the dramatic and successful fight of the Chicago drivers for a strong, democratic union. As a vice presi­ dent of the SIU, Dominic Abata of the DUOC will be in charge of administrative facilities, complete recordkeeping equipment, spacious meeting rooms for stewards and members, a membership service center for handling of grievances, and an information and education members can look forward to a time in the not too-distant future when they will have available the many other services and benefits enjoyed by members of the SIU in other affiliates. its fight to protect members* merger involving Isbrandtsen Export subsidiary through a merger. In actuality, Isbrandtsen is still the top company with control of Export. MEBA pressed the issue of hav­ ing the contract follow the ships based on the specific language of its agreement with Isbrandtsen. The situation came to arbitration over the strong objections of Isbrandtsen and followed a series of strike actions and a court suit against the company by the engineers. MEBA had earlier questioned ap­ proval of the merger arrangement as part of a Federal subsidy plan for the combined ship operation, gaining a further inquiry into the entire transaction. The subsidy as well as the job issue has now been cleared. Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will assure speedy transmission on all mes­ sages and faster service for the men involved. Many cab workers came in off the job to visit new headquarters. Pictured here (l-r): Matthew Brown, SIU president Paul Hall, Andrew Pugh, DUOC president Dominic Abata and Samuel Broke. Lakes SIU men J. Clark (left) and E. Chiappetta chat with Mimi Kasprowick. Right, E. Aubusson, Chicago SIU; F. Pauley, B. Puchalski of Chicago Iron­ workers; D. Abata, J. Abata, J. Stasefski of DUOC. Well-wishers (above, l-r) with DUOC pres. Abata and SIU pres. Hall in­ cluded Ivan Morris, int'l vice-pres., and D. E. Carter, asst. to nat'l director, of Retail Clerks; and Thomas J. Lloyd, int'l pres.. Meat Cutters. Members and guests look over portion of union office and lounge in cab workers' headquarters where union business is conducted. Building also houses large meeting hall where "open house" was held. �rafe T;eB ! ,^ SEAFARERS Runaways Doing Fine, MA Proudiy Reveals WASHINGTON—Charged with the duty of promoting and maintaining an American-flag merchant fleet, the Maritime Administration recently took time out to show how effective­ ly it has carried out its mis--^^ Bion. The agency published year in ballast or carrying cargo. an analysis of American- The balance of the ships claimed owned runaway shipping opera­ tions in 1960 and documented how the runaways were able to grab up more than twice the amount of foreign trade cargoes handled by US-flag ships that year. 540 Runaways The MA said there were 540 dif­ ferent merchant vessels of 1,000 gross tons or more registered un­ der the Honduran, Liberian and Panamanian flags and under "effec­ tive US control" at one time or another in 1960. There were, how­ ever, no more than 508 ships on a given date (April 1, 1960) and as few as 455 on- December 31, 1960. Of these, only 353 actually made sailings to and from the US that 10^ May^,196f, Richman Clothes is Non-Union All trade union - members are being urged by the Amal­ gamated Clothing Workers of America, AFL-CIO, to refrain from buying non-union men's and boys' clothing made by the Richman Brothers Com­ pany of Cleveland and sold in Richman Brothers stores throughout the country. The Clothing Workers have pointed out that the job of eliminating sweatshop contions in the industry and ob­ taining decent wages and working conditions for its members took the union 40 years. The non-union cloth­ ing made by Richman Broth­ ers stands as a threat to union standards in clothing factories throughout the country, and to the standards of other in­ dustries. SS Hope Out Again On Health Mission SAN FRANCISCO—The SS Hope, America's goodwill hos­ pital ship, sailed with a full complement of SIU Pacific Dis­ trict seamen on her second prolonged medical mission to an underdeveloped area of thei world early in May from this On this mission', the ship will act as a seagoing college for the junior West Coast port. to be under effective control were laid up or else operated in other areas. The vast inroads made by these ships into the nation's foreign Trujillo, Peru, just north of the class of the Lima, Peru, School of commerce is revealed in the fact capital city of Lima, was the Medicine in addition to fulfilling that they carried 23.3 percent of ship's destination. She will be sta­ her primary purpose of offering all American foreign trade. In con­ tioned there for nine months and medical aid to thousands of per­ trast, the 619 US-flag vessels en­ gaged in foreign trade carried only is then expected to visit other sons unable to obtain such assist­ ance from local facilities. 10.5 percent of American overseas areas in Latin America. The Hope, formerly the Navy trade. The remaining 66.2 percent Last September, the Hope re­ was carried on other foreign-flag turned to San Francisco from a hospital ship Consolation, is ships that the MA made no pre­ one-year medical mission to South­ operated by the People to People tense about. east Asia where the ship provided Health Foundation with Grace A study of the types of runaway practical health care for thousands Lines as the agent. On her first ships involved reveals that vessels at people and served as an ad­ voyage, American President Lines actually engaged in US foreign vanced training center for doctors, was the agent. trade were evenly split, in num­ The SIU Pacific District crew on nurses and dentists from a number bers, between tankers and dry the Hope during its previous of area nations. cargo vessels. Tankers accounted voyage received praise from the MIAMI—Sailing with a full com­ for more than two-thirds of the foundation, the ship's officers and vessel tonnage, however, and this plement of Seafarers, the containnumerous Government officials for split naturally carried over in the ership New Yorker has returned their work and cooperation with the program. types of cargo carried. Two out of to service with the South Atlantic every three tons carried was in and Caribbean Lines, joining her Truly a hospital ship, the Hope sistership, the Floridian, on a tanker cargo. is painted completely white, The report noted further that three-leg Savannah, Miami and wooden decks are scrubbed and about 123 of the 353 ships actively Puerto Rico run. bleached, steel decks are painted engaged in US foreign trade dur­ A converted wartime LST, the green and there isn't a sign of rust SAN FRANCISCO —The 12,000- anywhere. ing 1960 were operated by "wholly- 2,191-ton New Yorker teams up To insure this cleanli­ owned or controlled foreign sub­ with the Floridian to offer ship­ ton Hawaiian Citizen (Matson) suf­ ness, black gang members wear fered minor damage in a collision sidiary companies of American oil, pers weekly service linking the boiler suits when they go to with the sleek nuclear-powered US white steel, gypsum, fruit, bauxite and three ports. public areas aboard ship. submarine Permit off the Farallon Floridian Reactivated Earlier other industrial corporations." Of the total of 273 million tons The Floridian was reactivated Islands, 30 miles west of here, this of cargo carried by ships of all early in April on a "medium term month. No injuries were reported flags in US foreign trade during trial period." Demands by ship­ on either vessel. Both ships were able to make the year studied, the runaways pers for more service brought the their way to this port under their return to service of the 16-knot, carried 63.7 million tons. Inbound cargoes accounted for 59.6 million twin-screw New Yorker early this own power. There was no report of any mishap involving the sub's month. tons of the total movement. The two ships carry unitized nuclear power plant. The Citizen cargo in pallets or containers, is manned by an SIU Pacific Dis­ Cargo is moved aboard by forklift trict crew. The Permit, whose superstruc­ trucks through a stern loading SEATTLE—The Alaska Steamramp. Shippers have been particu­ ture was damaged, was launched ship Company may be forced to larly pleased with the forced draft last July and was to be commis­ curtail steamship service to Alaska sioned at the end of this month. It ventilation systems on the ships this fall, as the result of an an­ which keep fresh fruit and vege­ was on an operational cruise from nouncement by the US Post Office Mare Island Naval Shipyard with tables in good condition. Building another submarine, the Archerfish. Department that it has transferred materials are also an important WASHINGTON—^An upsurge in The 468-foot freighter was in­ Anchorage area mail contracts to US coal exports this year, the first cargo item hauled by the vessels. bound for Alameda, Calif., from a truck line. Both vessels were converted by since the Suez crisis of 1956-57, is Maryland The loss of these contracts will Shipbuilding and Dry Honolulu with a miscellaneous expected to result in increased mean an $800,000 a year reduction cargo. shipping activity to a number of Dock Company in Baltimore in Earlier, President Kennedy and in revenue to the SIU Pacific Dis­ 1960 for Containerships, Inc., and areas and eome extra cargoes for entered coastal service for the SIU- Secretary of Defense Robert S. trict company. To heap misery on American vessels. contracted Erie and St. Lawrence McNamara congratulated the Pa­ to woe, Alaska Steamship earlier Coal industry officials foresee a Corporation. The service was ter­ cific District-contracted company lost a $200,000 mail contract to five-million-ton increase in ship­ minated about six months later. on the eightieth anniversary of its the Fairbanks area. The Govern­ ment also threatens to turn the ments over the 1960 total of 40 The ships then saw service with service to Hawaii. mail contract for Southeastern million tons. This advance would Bull Lines under a charter on the Matson service to the island state signal the end of four consecutive North Atlantic to Puerto Rico run. was begun by Capt. William Mat- Alaska over to the new Alaska years of decline which saw coal After the charter was fulfilled the son, who sailed the three-masted, State Ferry System, which will exports dwindle from 76.4 to 35 ships became idle until called back 300-ton Emma Claudina from San start operations in the fall of this million tons a year. into service with South Atlantic Francisco to Hilo, Hawaii, arriving year. A spokesman for Alaska Steam­ The upswing has been attributed and Caribbean. thero on May 4, 1882. ship said that the losses would not to Japan's tremendous industrial affect the schedule of the line for growth as well as the slightly in­ the remainder of the season, but, creased needs of Italy, Sweden and beginning next fall, the mainte­ Spain. France may soon provide nance of full service will be de­ another outlet for US coal, but pendent on the ability of the line negotiation on a one-million-ton to replace the revenue cargo it is package is still in the works. Japan, losing. very short on coal, is building up The Federal Government has ex­ its own collier fleet. plained away Its cutback on ship The Government has made it mail contracts on the ground that clear that it would like to help faster delivery justifies the addi­ develop overseas outlets for do­ tional cost of truck service. mestic coal, and last year Congress In a separate development, the amended the Foreign Assistance Post Office announced that it has Act to provide that wherever no plans to terminate the mail boat feasible American suppliers should service to the Aleutian Islands be­ be awarded fuel procurement con­ fore the expiration of the present tracts. The Defense Department contract on June 30, 1963. ultimately followed the hint in Aleutian Marine Transport cur­ ruling that almost a half million rently holds the mail contract and tons of coal for US Army bases in operates the M/V Expansion on The Hawaiian Cifiien (Matson) shows no ill effects during We.st Germany would move under the run from Seward to Nikolski. unloading at berth in Alameda, across the bay from San the "50-50" law. It earlier had The ship also carries freight and Francisco, after collision with Navy atomic sub Permit. She sought to use foreign ships ex­ passengers from Seattle once a clusively. month. had slight hull damage below the waterline. Seafarers Again Man New Yorker Coast Ship, Sub Coliide C i! .t •ii :I (Edf. note: The following ac­ count is another in a series which will appear in the LOG on Sea­ farers who serve as ship or de­ partment delegates. Future issues will carry interviews from other SlU vessels.) Sailing with SIU ships since 1947, Seafarer Joseph Obreza has acquired an understanding of vari­ ous crews, officers and ships which proved helpful during his tour as desk delegate on board the tanker Montauk Point (Seatrade). Often, Obreza explained, the type of ship you're on sets the tone for the beefs that occur. "An understanding mate can be a great help In settling beefs when the skipper doesn't see the light," Obreza added. Deck members and other department Seafarers can help or hin­ der the duties of a delegate. Usu­ ally Obreza Is able to settle a beef involving his own department but, when the volume of unresolved beefs Is heavy, it's time to get to­ gether on the tricky ones with the ship's delegate. "Your best guide is the SIU working agreement when you have to settle an overtime beef. It clearly states the conditions," Obreza declared. "Of course, human personality differences sometimes bring a minor depart­ ment beef to a ship's delegate or the boarding patrolman." The 43-year-old Obreza lives with his wife and stepson in Lindenhurst. Long Island, and sails out of the New York hall, prefer­ ring tankers over other types of ships. Coal Export Trade Gains Mail Contract Cutback Hits Alaska Steam �f * r 1962 At AkERS m-..- K • Pace El«Wi' LbG 'The Blinders' ISBRANDTSEN SUBSIDY—The Secretary of Commerce has an­ nounced that he has approved the action of the Maritime Subsidy Board in awarding 'n operating-differential subsidy to Isbrandtsen Steamship Co. Inc.-American Export Lines, Inc. The Secretary's de­ cision follows recent advice from the Comptroller General that there is no statutory or regulatory objection to the use of current market values (rather than book values) on the 14 ships which Isbrandtsen proposes to sell to American Export as part of the plans on which the subsidy application is based. The Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ ciation had urged the Secretary to disapprove the subsidy application on the ground of a breach of labor contract between Isbrandtsen and the engineers. The disputed labor matter was ultimately settled by arbitration. OIL PIPELINE—The American Maritime Association has asked the Attorney General to begin an antitrust investigation of a plan by nine major oil companies to build a 1600-mile pipeline to transport petro­ leum products from Houston, Texas, to Linden, New Jersey. The Asso­ ciation said that the plans violate at least three sections of the anti­ trust laws and attempted the "circumvention" of duties imposed upon common carriers by the Interstate Commerce Act. It contended that the pipeline would: (I) Constitute an "unreasonable restraint of trade" by permitting each of the nine participating and competing companies to play a significant role in the pricing of its competitors' product. (2) Permit the companies to divide markets among themselves by the allocation of fixed percentages of low-cost transportation to certain areas. (3) Constitute an "attempt to monopolize" a part of the trade in several states in violation of section 2 of the Clayton Act. The AMA said that transportation costs were one of the primary expenses in­ curred in the oil industry, and thus was one of the primary factors in oil industry competition. "These companies cannot combine to fix their transportation costs, when these costs are inextricably and directly related to tiie price of oil products," the Association said. The com­ plaint to the Attorney General said that the building of the pipeline would add to the destruction of the domestic tanker fleet, in which the Government has more than a $200 million investment in insured mort­ gages on vessels. 4FISH REPORT—Of the almost 9.3 million pounds of domestic and foreign fresh and frozen shrimp exported and re-exported from the United States during the year 1961, almost 5.8 million pounds were shipped to Japan. In 1960, almost 3.8 million pounds of frozen shrimp were exported or re-exported from the United States, only 364,000 pounds of the total going to Japan . . . South Africa's new tuna in­ dustry early this year reached another stage in its development with the formation of a $280,000 tuna corporation. The South African move toward tuna fishing on a commercial scale has been a steady process, but as of early 1962 there have been no substantial landings of large exports . . . The Japanese Fisheries Agency is expected to authorize a large Japanese fishing company to establish a joint company in Canada to carry out whaling off the west coast of Canada. The Cana­ dian side will invest $800,000 and the Japanese firm $600,000 in the joint company to be established on Vancouver Island. The Japanese firm is said to intend using the base on Canada's west coast not only for whaling, but also for trading in tuna, salmon, and other products. 4" 4" i SHIPBUILDING—According to Lloyd's register of shipping, there were 1,454 steamers and motor ships amounting to 8.7 million gross tons under construction in shipyards throughout the world at the end of the first quarter in 1962. The figures do not include vessels on order or those under construction in Communist China, East Germany and Russia. Of the major shipbuilding nations, only the United States, United Kingdoih, West Germany, and Yugoslavia reported declines from the previous period. The 1.3 million tons under construction in Great Britain is the lowest quarterly figure since March, 1945 . . . The Indian Merchant Marine entered last year a third 5-year expansion plan under its Ministry of Transport. It is expected that the growing merchant marine of India would probably reach 1.5 miiiion gross tons by 1966. Ten years ago, fewer than 400,000 tons were in the fleet. The national fleet of 16 lines carries about ten percent of the country's seaborne cargo. 4> 4 4 TRANSPORTATION ACT—Congress has received in "draft" form two bills which would implement certain recommendations contained in President Kennedy's transportation message of April 5, 1962. The bills are entitled, respectively, "To provide for strengthening and im­ proving the national transportation system, and for other purposes," cited as the Transportation Act of 1962, and "To exempt certain carriers from minimum rate regulation in the transportation of bulk commodities, agricultural and fishery products, and passengers, and for other purposes." 4 4 4 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION—At a hearing before a Maritime Administration examiner considering the application of AmericanHawaiian Steamship for Title XI mortgage and loan insurance or help constructing three containerships, spokesmen for the New York and California Congressional delegations strongly urged Government aid in the form of mortgage insurance to help rescue the intercoastal shipping trade from its present plight. Rep. Celler of New York, speak­ ing for the delegation, referred to the erosion of the coastal and inter­ coastal trade in the face of an accelerated industrial expansion and a booming economy. "I must say," he said, "that I fail to see how the intercoastal trade can be salvaged unless we encourage or make pos­ sible the construction of new ships of the type that is required for successful operation. Rep. Roosevelt, speaking for the Calif. Con­ gressional delegation, noted: ''The vessels of American-Hawaiian would be the-first new ships for the domestic general cargo trade since the emergency efforts during World War II." • The sorry state in which the US maritime industry finds itself currently, in the midst of such commemorative occasions as "Na­ tional Transportation Week," "World Trade Week" and "Maritime Day," is both ironic and unfortunate, to say the least. The vari­ ous festivities this month actually have lit­ tle to do with the American merchant ma­ rine, except for the fact that they mark an historic event in the US maritime industry some 140 years ago when the good ship Savannah inaugurated the use of steam power in a trans-Atlantic crossing. US-flag shipping cannot subsist today by pointing to its historic achievements, nor on any of the relics of the past. And surely one of these is the long-outmoded Merchant Ma­ rine Act of 1936, the promotional legislation adopted less than three decades ago to up­ grade the industry. There have been repeated efforts by US maritime unions calling for re­ examination of this legislation and the Presi­ dent too has indicated that perhaps it needs some kind of overhauling in line with today's 1962 conditions. Certainly there is something wrong with the Act if the US now finds itself in a posi­ tion where it is 11th among the 12 great maritime countries of the world in the move­ ment of its foreign trade on its own national flag vessels and in the ninth spot among the world's shipbuilders. The fact that the Government has turned up figures which tend to show that the US 50-50 cargo prefer­ ence legislation has worked to the advantage of the US-flag industry is no comfort. This only emphasizes the utter chaos that would now exist without 50-50 legislation, keeping in mind the efforts both here and abroad to scuttle this major source of cargo for Ameri­ can ships.. In assessing the condition of the US ship­ ping industry right now, the record should also show the virtual collapse of domestic shipping, the efforts to open this trade to foreign and runaway-flag vessels and at­ tempts by other modes of transport to crip­ ple this once-powerful segment of the indus­ try. At a time also when one-quarter of America's foreign trade is handled by taxdodging American operators, they are still somehow regarded in official circles as superpatriots who will run back to, the flag when­ ever needed. Despite the experience in every recent crisis since Korea, military "experts" still count on the profiteering runaways as the basic shipping support force in an em­ ergency. It should be well settled by now that what the US industry needs is ships and cargoes, and that Washington has hot i the right and duty to set the proper conditions that will build up an American fleet to handle this nation's domestic and overseas commerce which, incidentally, has kept growing while American-flag ships carry a smaller share of it each year. The confines of the 1936 Act, with its se­ lective arrangements for Government assist­ ance, its complete disregard for the changing nature of ocean-borne cargoes from package freight to bulk items and its well-intentioned but ineffective means of developing a com­ petitive US fleet have brought things to their present condition. Executive orders and scattered agency ef­ forts to remedy the situation are nowhere near enough. Every departmental, agency or commission study made merely breeds another one soon after, whether the subject matter be cargo preference, shipbuilding, la­ bor relations or any other area. The overall picture remains unchanged, and the cargoes are fewer and fewer for less and less ships. The root of the problem is in a promotional act that does not promote because it has too long been behind the times, while every other maritime nation keeps moving ahead and every complaint from overseas about US shipping legislation gets more attention and recognition than it deserves. �§1 11 SBAFARERS F»g9 Twdw High Court Reaffirms Rule CAN'T CUT MAINTENANCE BENEFITS WASHINGTON—The US Supreme Coiurt has served notice on shipowners and claims agents that it will not tolerate attempts to short-change seamen on maintenance and cure benefits owed as a matter of law and also required under union collective bargaining agree­ ments. A decision handed down by claim for maintenance and cure, week's maintenance unpaid, but the nation's highest court on the court noting that the operator ruled against compensation for at­ Ifl May 14 said the amount of main­ tenance and cure owed by a ship­ owner to an ill seaman cannot be reduced by any amount earned by a seaman during his illness. The court said it would be a sorry day for seamen if shipown­ ers could disregard a claim for maintenance and cure—thus forc­ ing a disabled seaman to seek other work—and then evade part or all of their legal obligation by having benefits reduced by the amount of the seaman's earnings. Maintenance and eure benefits are currently fixed at the rate of $8 per day and are designed to pro­ vide a seaman who becomes sick or injured in the ship's service with food and lodging while he is not receiving hospitalization. Ben­ efits extend during the period when he is unable to do a sea­ man's work and eontinue until he makes maximum medical re­ covery. The decision was provoked by the case of a seaman who was discharged from a vessel in 1957 and entered a US Public Health Service hospital a few days later to be treated for a suspected lung ailment. He remained in the hos­ pital for about three months and then was an outpatient for two more years until given a fit for duty discharge. It was during the outpatient pe­ riod that he was given a fast ahuflle by the company on his Sea-Land Car Ferry Run Next Sea-Land Service has completed epecifications for conversion of the former Navy seaplane tender Tangiers into an auto ferry and Is now considering bids from a num­ ber of shipyards for the job. The SlU-contracted company plans to use the vessel on a twoweek turnaround schedule between San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Port Newark and may provide service Into other Atlantic ports if there is a demand. On the island, the company is reportedly considering launching LST service between San Juan, Mayaguez and Ponce to replace the cutback in Bull Line operations between the ports. Sea-Land is also studying expansion of its proposed service into an inter-islands opera­ tion offering sailings to the Domin­ ican Republic and the Virgin Islands. The auto carrier operation would involve driving cars into a special cage device which would be lifted into the ship. Cars would then be driven out of the cage into storage areas on various decks. Similar to a C-3, the Tangiers is now in Bethlehem Steel's Hoboken, New Jersey, yard. It was pur­ chased by Sea-Land from a Carney, NJ, scrap dealer who obtained the ship at auction from the Navy. It had been in the Government re­ serve fleet previously. "did not bother even to admit or deny the validity of that claim." Unable to work at his profession, the seaman found work as a taxi driver, ultimately hired an attor­ ney and sued for the maintenance due him. The case was first tried in the lower Federal courts, which al­ lowed $8 a day maintenance after deducting the amount he earned as a taxi driver. The court assigned six percent interest for each Mar, im LO& torney's fees. The case next went to the US Court of Appeals, which upheld the verdict, but the Supreme Court overturned the lower court rulings. It ruled that the seaman was entitled to full maintenance, with no deduction of what he earned as a taxi driver. It also awarded full compensation for le­ gal fees, as the plaintiff was en­ titled to receive the benefits with­ out recourse to a court of law. Suzanne In Philadelphia STIIL VOYAOIR (ItthmUn), D«c. t4-Chalrm«n, L. D. Sutllnltu Sacratary> W. Wallaca. One man left In Blngapora dua to lUneaa. No beefa reported. No money In ahip'a fund. Motion made that each member make donation. Requeat patrolman to bring appUcatlona for new booka upon ar­ rival in New York. Have patrolman check drinking water aa it contalna articlea that atain clothing. OLENBROOK (Victory Carrlari), Jan. 23—Chairman, S. Frank, Jr.; Sec­ retary, K. C. Smith. Repair list turned in. Motion made that vacation pay be limited to tlx montha instead of one year, with S400 vacation pay and 1 month on beach. COEUR D'ALENB VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Jan. 2—Chairman, Mike — -y;vL; Machel; Secretary, Arthur Young. Everything running smoothly. Repair list made up. Make repairs necessary for safety of ship. Pumps and water very bad. Steward to make up new list for atores. Suggestion to mem­ bers of deck department to Rush toilets. Crew requested to turn in dirty linen. ATLAS (Bull), Jan. 14—Chairman, e. B. Gillespie; Secretary, J. E. Mc- Kreth. Repair list sent to headquar­ ters. $60 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), Jan. 21 —Chairman, Nick Swokia; Secretary, Justin Burdo. No beefs reported. $26.15 in ship's fund; $5 donated to library. Discussion regarding mr.ttresses. Improper stowing of cargo and safety meeting. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land), Jan. 21 — Chairman, John Crews; Secretary, Harry Huston. Some repairs still have to be completed. Captain requests no unauthorized persons be allowed aboard. $17.36 in ship's fund. Crane maintenance requests working agree­ ment. Dlseussion on new SUP wel­ fare retirement plan and recommend SIU work out similar plan Vote of thanks to steward department. COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), March 10—Chairman, M. Michael; Secretary, J. Schubert. Seafarers T. Sopyeklis (left) and Mel Waters are pictured setting up a shackle for a wire runner on the deck of the Suzanne when she stopped off in Philadelphia recently. The Bull Line ship made it a short visit, heading out again after cargo work was completed and all gear was secured. Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Trends In Quarantinable Diseases It is difficult to obtain a complete picture of the extent of quarantin­ able diseases due to the unreliability of data obtained from the various countries. However, certain trends are discernable from a review of the Incidence of these diseases during recent years as submitted to the Committee on International Quarantine, World Health Organization, recently and reported In the Navy Medical News Letter. Plague. There has been a noticeable decrease in human plague in recent years, even in those countries where it remains epidemic. This is strikingly illustrated in the case of India, where the mortality has been reduced from over one-half million in the years 1898-1908 to 6,300 in the years 1949-1958. According to early data, there were only 412 cases in the entire world in 1960. A majority of these occurred in South America, only two in the United States and the remainder in Afro-Asian countries. The mortality rate has been generally declining in Asia, Far East and the Mid-East. A large proportion of these cases of plague occur in South America, notably Bolivia, Brazil, Equador and Peru. There has. been only an occasional occurrence in Europe in recent years. There have been none in Australia since 1924, and in Hawaii since 1949. Although plague has to be regarded as potentially dangerous, no port or airport used for international traffic has reported a human case since 1958. Cholera. Although Cholera has not been reported in the Americas since 1911 or in Europe since 1923, it still remains a sei'ious problem in Asia. In India and Pakistan, since 1923, the annual total deaths have surpassed 100,000 on 18 occasions and, in 1943, 460,000 deaths were reported. Nevertheless, there appears to be a long-term decrease in the mortality rate in these countries. In 1960, Cholera appeared outside its traditional locale in India a*^d Pakistan, affecting neighboring countries north, east and west. In the first 6 months of 1961, there was a serious outbreak in West Bengal, hut there were no deaths reported from West Pakistan, and only one from Burma. 'Thus, the Immediate outlook appeal's favorable in south and cast Asia, although there were reported cases from Hong Kong, Macoa and Sarawak, suggesting that the disease may be able to establish it­ self in new territory. Yellow Fever. In Africa, statistic.s give an inaccurate picture of the extent of Yellow Fever due to the frequency of mild cases, the dif­ Food plan to be brought up at payoff. No beefs reported by department delegates. Washing machine needs to be fixed. New drinking fountain neede(l. TIMBER HITCH (Suwannee), March 12—Chairman. Prater Pait; Secratary, A. Pedaroaa. No beefa reported by department delegatea. Ship needa fumigation. HASTiNCS (Waterman), March 11— Chairman, Joseph D. McPhee; Secre­ tary, John Walls. One man hospi­ talized in Syria: radiogram sent to headquarters. Safety meeting held. $5.09 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT ii) deck and engine departments. BEATRICE (Bull), Jan. 20—Chair­ man, P. Cunphy; Secretary, J. Mueh•eck. Disputed OT in deck depart­ ment. New York patrolman should see to it that more bread is put aboard ship. DifFerence of opinion between 4-8 AB and chief mate re­ ferred to boarding patrolman. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), Jan. 14—Chairman, E. W. Goulding; Secre­ tary, A. C. Carpenter. Old beef wiih chief mate squared away in New York. Another beef came up at sea and was iinaliy squared away by the captain. $25.65 in ship's fund. John Giles elected ship's treasurer. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. .Suggestion made to increase ship's fund by voluntary contributions. Crew urged to maintain sanitary con­ ditions by cooperating to keep mcsshali and library clean at ail times. Request door checks for screen doors. Request to move all cots and linen from deck after use. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Jan. 21—Chairman, Morton Trehern; Secre­ tary, Joachim R. Von Holder. $63.45 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Water spigot for washing machine to be fixed. $20 for ex-watchman from ship's fund. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land), Dec. 24 — Chairman, Walter Brightwell; Secre­ tary, Harry Huston. Two men missed ship leaving Houston, Texas. Ail re­ pairs not taken care of yet. $17..36 in ship's fund. Eggs should be checked. Should get eggs every 14 days instead of 28. Vote of thanks to delettates for job well done. Vote of tlianks to steward department. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Dec. 17—Chairman, Walter C. Cole; Secre­ tary, Isidore Avecilla. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Ail hands urged to eooperate in an effort to keep unnecessary native (ralTie out of the passageway. Sugge=(i>m to keep crew messhall, PO mess and pan­ try locked while in port; man on watch to keep the key. VILLAGE (Consolidated Mariners), Jan. 21—Chairman, H. E. Resecrans; Secretary, P. Triantafilos. Ship's dele­ gate reported that all went well last trip. Ship came in with no beefs and it is hoped to have another voyage the same way. See master about opening slupciiest. Locker to be re­ paired in 12-4 deck department room. Everyone to cooperate to keep natives out of passageways and foc'sles when ship arrives in Tunisia. ficulties of diagnosis and the scarcity of medical service in the aaea. Ethiopia had two epidemics in 1959 causing 100 deaths, plus a similar number In the Blue Nile and Upper Nile provinces in the Sudan. In February, 1961, cases were reported from the southwest near th# Kenya border. Investigation revealed that there had been two waves of infection In late 1959 and 1960 in the Dime and Kaure area respect­ fully, killing 3,000-8,000 persons (up to 10% of the population). In the Americas, the data on Yellow Fever for 1959 and 1960 is still Incomplete. Cases were reported from Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Vene­ zuela and Peru. Cases also occurred in Ecuador, Honduras, Panama and Trinidad. Smallpox. Exceft for a few minor outbreaks arising from imported cases. Smallpox disappeared in the first half of this century from Europe, North America, Costa Rica and El Salvador. It also became very rare in a number of African and Asian countries. There has been a parallel regression in Mexico, South America, Japan and the Philip­ pines. Smallpox has never been epidemic in Australia. Total world reported cases fell from 490,000 In 1951 to less than 60,000 In 1960. About 90% of the reported cases were from India and Pakistan. Although cases of Smallpox have occuiTed in recent yea(s near major ports and airpiorts, sea passage has lost much of Its im­ portance in transmission. Air passage however, enables a traveller infected just before de­ parture to arrive and infect contacts before the first symptoms appear. Smallpox has been exported in this way from India and Pakistan In 1960 and 1962, causing localized epidemics in Moscow, Europe and the British Isles. Typhus. There is a certain amount of confusion in the statistics regarding typhus as a clear distinction is not always made between th# louse-born typhus and similar rickettsio.ses with different vectors. In Africa, the annual number of cases has greatly declined since th# 1930's and 1940's. Ethiopia-Eritrea remains the main reservoir of th# disease, with thousands of known cases yearly. The disease is per­ sistent In the Congo, Kenya, Ivory Coast and central African ai'eas. In the Americas, typhus is rarely encountered except In Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia and Equador. It is reportedly rare in Argenw tina and Brazil. Thousands of eases are reported annually from India and East Pak­ istan. There has been a decrease in Afghanistan, Iran, South Korea and Turkey, plus a few doubtful cases in Singapore. It has disappeared from Israel, Japan, Jordan and Viet-Nam. The only European coun­ tries with more than a few cases are Poland and Yugoslavia; there is no data from the USSR. Louse-born typhus is rare in Oceania. Relapsing Fever. Since 1951, louEC-born relapsing fever has been included in quarantinable disease. It apparently is not epidemic out­ side of Africa, where it occurs, particularly in Ethiopia, and is often confused with the tick-born variety. fComments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) �Xay.lM* •(i t k i r SEAPARERS LOG 11 A VISIT ABOARD ALCOA RUNAWAY SlU Trinidad Union Starts Pact Talks One of nine Alcoa runaway bulk carriers, the Discoverer shows Monrovia as home port on her stern. LOG story on runaways is special item of interest for ves sel's West Indian crewmen gathered in ship's messhall. Francis Mungroo (leftl, secretary of SWWTU seamen s section, discusses possible contract terms with crewmembers. Vessel was in NY at time of visit. SlU rep. Mike Carlin gets rundown from crewmember on ship's working conditions. Putting into practice union proce­ dures learned while visiting SIU head­ quarters, four delegates from the affi­ liated Seamen's and Waterfront Workers Trade Union of Trinidad went aboard an Alcoa-Liberian runaway when the ship hit New Yorl? to meet and assist the newly-organized crew. This followed recognition of the SWWTU as bargaining representative for crews on all nine Alcoa runawayflag ships a short time earlier. The visit was the next step in the union's organ­ izing campaign covering the fleet serv­ icing Alcoa's bauxite terminals in the Gulf. The four delegates — Basil Douglas, first vice-president; Stephen Joseph, as­ sistant secretary for grievance proce­ dures; Francis Mungroo, secretary of the seamen's section, and Norman Har­ ris, member of the stevedoring branch —together with Michael Carlin, SIU in­ ternational representative, boarded the bulk carrier to see the living and work­ ing conditions close up. They learned what the cx'ew wanted and needed to better their conditions and cataloged a wide range of items to be covered in a union contract. They have since returned to Port-ofSpain to report back on their trip and are now working on developing a full working agreement in negotiations with management of Alcoa's two Panamani­ an and Liberian subsidiaries. An SIU representative is assisting in the talks set up by the SWWTU, whose 6,000 members affiliated with the SIUNA last October. Looking forward to better days under union contract, Discoverer crewmen pose with SWWTU officials (center) S. Joseph, N. Harris, B. Douglas, F. Mungroo and SIU rep. Mike Carlin. Trinidad delegation is back home now for negotiations on agreement. �mb'Fodfteiia ik^. im SEAFAkiBitB ^d& Urge New Surplus Plan WASHINGTON—The Agency for International Development is trying to work out a plan that will provide a major long-term outlet for surplus US feed grains plus an added source of cargoes for US shipping at the same time. Under the projected pro-* gram, the US will apportion term, low-interest loan# to cover stock 1# now underway. Besides to underdeveloped countries construction and distribution costs Brazil, six other Latin America countries that are likely to be con­ millions of dollars worth of feed in cooperatives. sidered for aid are Columbia, A similar plan to supply Brazil grains every year, as an Incentive to meat - growing cooperatives with 2,000 ton# of US corn to ad­ Ecuador, Argentina, Bolivia and abi'oard. Under law, at least 50 vance Brazilian research in live­ Venezuela. percent of the traffic administered :;:ms through foreign aid must be car­ ried in American bottoms. AID is considering several areas in Latin America as well as Hong LONDON—Winning what may prove to be an important prece­ Kong to serve as pilot studies for dent, the owners of the Italian vessel Pino Onorato have received the plan. Northeast Brazil seems a court judgment for damages due to a delay caused by another likely to be one of the first areas vessel while both were passing through the Suez Canal. to reap the advantages of the ex­ In June, 1959, the Norwegian vessel Hoegh Cape ran aground in panded agricultural aid program. the canal due to fog. The Pino Onoratp and several other ships 5-8 Year Program were following when the mishap occurred and were delayed for Once initiated, the plan would several hours. The net result was that the owners of the Italian be for the US to grant underdevel­ ship sued for damages caused by the delay. oped countries grains for periods An Egyptian court heard the case and awarded the Pino Onorato ranging from five to eight years, on damages amounting to 200 Egyptian pounds, in contrast to the the condition that the receiving original suit for 500 pounds compensation. government eventually puts into However, the case is believed to be the first one of its kind economic and social projects funds tested before a legal body and, unless it's reversed on appeal, a equivalent to the donated grains. far-reaching precedent has been set by the judgment rendered. It The grains would be utilized to raises the interesting question whether shipowners may have re­ provide feed for poultry or hog course to the courts in the future if they are delayed by the mishap cooperatives in protein - deficient of another vessei. markets. AID may eventually ex­ pand the program to include long- Can Ship Claim Damages Due To Another's Mishap? By Sidney Margolius Food Fads Costly, Sometimes Even Harmful Labor and co-op medical specialists for years have been campaigning to guard wage-earning families from food fads and notions. These can be expen­ sive and sometimes even harmful. But the fads persist, fostered by sensational books, nutritional lecturers and articles. There are two types of costly food fads that plague the public. One is centered around a partic­ ular "miracle" food or vitamin product, like the current safflower oil fad, and the recent honey-andvinegar sensation. The other expensive nutritional notion, found especially among moderate income families. Is that the higher-grade foods have more nutrition than cheaper grades. As one housewife recently told this department, "If you try to save on food you spend money on doctors instead. I don't want my family to get stomach trouble for cheap food." This is only a part-truth, of course, since the ex­ pensive and cheap grades of the same foods have the same nutrition. In at least several examples, notably meat, the lower-priced grades have more or higher-quality nutrition. A favorite device of diet-food and vitamin-supplenient manufacturers is to promote their products with claims made in popular books and articles. The US Food & Drug Administration already has miade four seizures of safflower oil capsules that had been promoted with copies of a best-selling book, "Calories Don't Count," by Dr. Herman Taller. Safflower oil products have become popular re­ cently because of reports that this is the most highly poly-unsaturated vegetable oil, even more so than corn oil. The Food & Drug Administration charged that the Dr. Taller's book and other labeling material represent the safflower oil capBules as effective in controlling weight without regard to caloric intake. Other claims made for the capsules are that they are effective in lowering the cholesterol level of the blood, treating arteriosclerosis and heart burn, improving the complexion, increasing resistance to colds and sinus trouble.s, increasing .sexual drive and other purposes. Supplies Small Amounts Actually, says the FDA, the products supply such small amounts of safflower oil daily that they are insignifioant for any purpose. Moreover, the FDA points out, while Dr. Taller's book claims that over­ weight people can eat thousands of calories a day and still lose weight by including unsaturated fats, the typical diet in the book actually is restricted in calories. The truth is, calories do count. Nor is it just the so-called fringe dealers who have been involved in the controversial promotion of safflower oil and the "Calories Don't Count" book. The Government seizure actions were taken against such leading chains as thd United Whelan Drug Stores, and such big department stores in various parts of the country as Korvette and Thalheimer's. In a similar action involving another product, the FDA seized tablets claimed to contain enzymes or other ingredients claimed to be effective in treating many conditions, together with reprints of a Read­ er's Digest article titled "Enzymes, Medicine's Bright Hope." FDA said claims for the products were based on the article, which speculated on the possible future of enzymes in medicine. Reliance on such claims may be harmful in delaying ade­ quate medical attention for diseases. Government Regulation Understand that the Government does not seize books or magazine articles or attempt to regulate radio broadcasts on nutrition. Anyone can suggest any food or health idea if he can get it published, with no Government reprisal. But when these pub­ lished claims are used to sell products in what the Government considers to be a misleading way, the FDA can step in. For example, Carlton Fredericks is a radio broad­ caster whom the FDA describes as a "self-styled nutritionist." Many sincere people swear by Fred­ ericks, although nutritional and medical experts have been more apt to swear at him. Fredericks also often has recommended many vitamin and other products over the air for various serious conditions, and in his commercials plugged products containing these substances sold by Foods Plus, Inc., a mail-order firm. Recently the FDA seized a large part of this firm's inventory together with copies of its catalog. Among allegations in the catalog with which FDA took issue, are; that the Foods Plus products are better than others because they are Fredericks' ex­ clusive formulas; that certain Foods Plus formulas promote a healthy, vigorous feeling, promote a healthy, vigorous feeling, promote growth in chil­ dren, convert fatty tissues into energy; and that Fredericks is internationally and prominently rec­ ognized as a competent authority on nutrition. Ac­ tually, says FDA, he has a doctor of philosophy degree in health education and recreation, but no formal training or educational qualification as a nutritionist. Another popular health food lecturer and book writer is Lelord Kordel. He also is president of a health-food company, Detroit Vital Foods, Inc. FDA charged that this company sold honey as a cure for wianing virility, arthritis, and even, "pre­ mature death." Honey is only a food with no such preventive or curative properties, the FDA said. Honey was also the miracle item in the promotion of the recent best-seller "Folk Medicine." This book prescribes unpasteurized honey and appleelder vingar for preventing or treating 60 different conditions from heart attacks to falling hair. Phila, UIW Contract Scores Solid Cains PHILADELPHIA—Wrapping up an earlier smashing vic­ tory over Jimmy Hoffa's Teamsters at the A. A. Gallagher Warehouse Corporation here, the United Industrial Workers negotiated a new two-year*'" contract with the company did a flip-flop earlier when it backed off from a showdown vote this month. Previously, in March, the UIW whipped a Teamster local per­ sonally chartered by Hoffa, win­ ning by a 2<l margin among Gal­ lagher employees. The secret ballot National Labor Relations Board election was the first clear-cut test of strength between the un­ ions among workers in this area. Topping off the union victory, the new contract provides Gal­ lagher workers with an extra week of vacation, travel time and two meal allowances, guarantees four hours when reporting for work, calls for 40 hours notice in the event of layoff and provides for a wage reopener within six months after May 1, 1962. In the representation election at Gallagher, the UIW opponent on the ballot was Teamster Local 158, personally chartered by Hoffa a# he attempted to retaliate for wholesale desertions of Teamsters from his discredited union in Philadelphia and other areas. Besides its defeat at the hands of the UIW at Gallagher, Local 158 Baltimore Shop Okays New Pact BALTIMORE — United Indus­ trial Workers members employed by F. M. Stevenson, canvas fabrica­ tor, have unanimously approved a new two-year contract negotiated with the company. The agreement provides for a ten-cent hourly wage increase, job security provisions and complete coverage under the UIW health and welfare program. Workers have been represented by the un­ ion since 1958. Effective last month, the con­ tract runs until April 25, 1964, with a five-cent hourly pay increase this year and another nickel hike start­ ing next April. UIW members also will receive one day off with pay in the event of a death lu the family. at another union-contracted plant. Despite claims of overwhelming support, the Hoffa group shied away from an NLRB vote at Southwark Cooperage, although the UIW and the company had con­ sented to a secret ballot election to settle the representation issue. Southwark has had a UIW contract since 1957. Await Appeal In NY Drive NEW YORK — UIW efforts to provide legitimate union represen­ tation and conditions for employees of Flore Brothers and Salmirs Oil are continuing despite strong op­ position from the two companies and a discredited back-door union. The two Staten Island oil dis­ tribution firms are joined with cut-rate "independent Local 355" in opposing efforts by workers to obtain recognized labor represen­ tation. They have appealed Na­ tional Labor Relations Board rul­ ings that they and the "independ­ ent" engaged in unfair labor prac­ tices. Their latest stall is an appeal to Washington of decisions by the regional NLRB director here, which charges that the "independ­ ent union" and the companies en­ gaged in unfair labor practices and conspired to prevent em­ ployees from joining the UIW. The NLRB also found that Local 355 and the. concerns signed sweet­ heart contracts. Local 355'3 tradi­ tion of signing back-door, sub­ standard contracts led to its ex­ pulsion from the AFL-CIO some time ago. Meanwhile, a US Department of Labor suit is still underway against the "independent" in Brooklyn Federal Court. This action was taken by the Government after Local 355 failed to comply with Federal regulations requiring minimum standards of union democracy and membership rights. "Union Guide" explaining UIW membership activities and programs is distributed at F. M. Stevenson plant in Baltimore by shop steward Anton Nora (left). Joseph Znonlee it on the receiving end. Shop just gained new UIW contract. �Wy 8EAFARERB LOO Pace Fiftees Neva West 'Safest' For Bloomfleld Lakes SlU Wage Pacts Up Passenger-Tanker $ DETROIT—An increased wage scale has been negotiatec by the Great Lakes SIU and five contracted passenger anc tanker companies. The pact is similar to the agreemen made with 16 SlU-contracted"^'^ freighter operators earlier Tanker, 2, and the Browning Tanker Company, 4. this year. Retroactive to March 1, the con­ tracts cover the unlicensed crews of the five lines, which operate a total of 12 ships, until July 15, 1963. It calls for hourly wage rate increases, clarification of working conditions and transportation pay. The new agreement followed un­ ion negotiations with the compa­ nies during April. Companies agreeing to the new contract and the number of ships they operate are: Wisconsin-Michi­ gan Steamship Company, 2; Chicago-Duluth and Georgian Bay Company, 2; Bob-Lo, 2; Michigan Lakes Welfare Pays $300,000 In First Year DETROIT — The Great Lakes Seamen's Welfare Plan celebrated its first birthday in April. SIU Great Lakes members and their families received $296,409.83 in benefits duing the plan's initial year of operation. The plan, won by the union after lengthy negotiations with the operators, was a "first" on the Lakes, guaranteeing members and their dependents welfare coverage for sickness, accident, In-hospital treatment plus surgical, maternity, disability and death benefits. About half of the funds dis­ pensed by the plan, $145,560, covered members' wives and chil­ dren for hospital and surgical ex­ penses. Great Lakes members received the remainder of the pay­ ments for in-hospital, sickness and accident, special disability and death benefits. The plan is administered by a six-man board of trustees, three each representing the union and the operators. In September, 1961, the plan was boosted when the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region of the SIU Inland Boat­ men's Union became part of the program after agreement with tug and dredge operators. New Copies Of Agreement At fitout, new copies of the agreements with the freighter, passenger and tanker operators are being made available to the crews The new wage scales and clarlflca tions are incorporated Into the text of the contracts. The 16 freighter companies that agreed to the new wage scale are American Steamship CompanyAmersand Steamship Corp.; Brown ing Lines, Inc.; Erie Navigation Company; Erie Sand Steamship Company; Gartland Steamship Company; Redland Steamship Company; T. J. McCarthy Steam­ ship Company; Midland Steamship Lines, Inc.; Tomlinson Fleet Corp.; Reiss Steamship Company; Pioneer Steamship Company; Buckeye Steamship Company; Huron Port­ land Cement Company; Penn-Dixie Company; Wyandotte Transporta­ tion Company, and Kinsman Transit Company. Lakes IBU Pact Won In Wesfcoft DETROIT—The Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region of the SIU In­ land Boatmen's Union has com­ pleted a top contract with the J. J. Westcott Company, which operates two mail and supply boats here and in Port Huron. Company boatmen voted 100 per­ cent to ratify the contract negoti­ ated by the IBU Allied Marine Section. The union won a National Labor Relations Board representation election at Westcott just before the close of last year's shipping season. The precedent agreement in­ cludes holiday and vacation pay for company boatmen and provides them with welfare and seniority protection through the Great Lakes Seamen's Welfare Plan and Job Security Program, The Westcott operation is unique to the Great Lakes and well-known to all seamen in the area. The two boats carry mail on and off vessels as they transit the Detroit River. Great Lakes Shipping March 18, 1962 Through April 15, 1962 Port DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL Alpena 6 5 1 12 Buffalo 14 44 16 74 Chicago 39 25 10 74 Cleveland 26 31 10 67 Detroit 104 62 34 200 Duluth 0 7 2 0 42 38 30 110 231 212 103 546 Frankfort TOTAL Storm Victim Sues US Weather Men LAKE CHARLES—A $360,000 damage suit now being con­ tested here in Federal District Court may determine whether ship owners can sue the US Government for damages incurred to vessels through-*' inaccurate weather reports. legal principle: Did the Weather The case of Whitney Bartie Bureau exercise reasonable care against the United States Weather Bureau revolves around the fact that Bartie lost his wife and five children in 1957 when Hurricane "Audrey" struck Cameron Parish and cost hundreds of lives and millions in damage to homes and property. Bartie attributed the tragedy to the Inaccuracy on the part of the Weather Bureau in determining the arrival of the storm. The Bureau has conceded that it misjudged the onset of the storm, which struck Louisiana several hours earlier than storm warnings had anticipated. The agency con­ tends, however, that with the scattered information it had access to from ships, planes and weather stations, it did the best job pos­ sible. Seafarers and members nf many AFL-CIO unions throughout the area took part In a massive laborsponsored effort after the 1957 storm to repair damage and re­ build homes that were destroyed. The suit, reportedly the first case of Its type in the annals of the US courts, will bring forth this and caution in basing its forecast on the amount of evidence avail­ able. The case is being closely ob­ served by 109 other claimants, who have filed suits for damages total­ ing almost $10 million The Amalgamated Cloth ing Workers of America has charged two city detectives in Bethlehem, Pa., with interfering in a union organizing drive at the city's largest unorganized plant. Forte Neckwear. The ACW said the detectives had questioned em­ ployees right at the plant about their union support in an effort to intimidate them. Charges were also filed against the mayor a.id the city's public safety director . . . Five union-management pension plans covering 26,000 members of unions in the New York Joint Board of Hotel and Restaurant Employees AFL-CIO, have signed a reciprocal agreement under which workers will be able to move from job to job without los­ ing any of their retirement rights. The agreement will cover a worker as long as he stays in the Industry even though he changes CHICAGO — Gov. Luis Munoz jobs. Marin received the AFL-CIO Mur­ 4« 3" ray-Green Award at the Federa­ tion's seventh National Conference The Textile Workers Union of on Community Services here for America has won an eight-cent his "contributions to the health wage and fringe benefit package and welfare of the Puerto Rican for cotton-rayon workers at seven people." Berkshire-Hathaway plants in Mas­ In presenting the award, AFL- sachusetts and Rhode Island and CIO vice-president > Joseph A. two plants of Pepperell Manufac­ Beirne, chairman of the Federa­ turing in Maine. The two-year con­ tion's Community Services Com­ tracts can be reopened after one mittee, said Munoz had created "a year for wages . . . Owners of a new definition of progress" which Catskill Mountain resort hotel in stresses "the growth and develop­ New York were ordered to stop ment of people," as well as eco­ interfering with an organizing nomic resources. drive by Local 343, Hotel and Beirne also read a message from Restaurant Employees, after a AFL-CIO president George Meany, waiter told a Buffalo NLRB hear­ who said Munoz "personifies the ing that the hotel had paid him very principles of the award" since $600 to spy on union meetings. 'for 25 years he has led the strug­ t it gle of the Puerto Rican people to New Jersey's law banning strike­ cast off the ancient burdens of breaker-imports passed last year poverty, illiteracy and disease," The award commemorates Wil­ was used to thwart a Teaneck dry liam Green, late president of the cleaning store owner involved in a former AFL, and Philip Murray, dispute with Laundry Workers late president of the former CIO. Local 284. The case involves Philip The AFL and the CIO merged In Ratner of Tyron Cleaners, who is being held for the Bergen County 1955. AFL-CIO AWARD TO MUNOZ MARIN Bloomfield's Fleet Safety Award goes to the Neva West this time, ending the two-year reign of Lucile Bloomfield as the safety champion in the SlU-contracted fleet. The presen­ tation in the Gulf pictures (l-r) Seafarer Michel E. Gorei, engine delegate; W. Byrne, company opera­ tions mgr.; Bill Moody, SIU asst. safety director; chief engr. J. C. Golmon; Capt. M. J. Deronja; Sea­ farers B. R. Kazmierski and Audley Dombriifo, deck and steward delegates. m Grand Jury . . . Furniture workers at the Ivers and Pond Piano Com­ pany in Memphis have negotiated a three-year contract providing a 13-cent hourly increase and major fringe benefit improvements for 625 members of Local 282, UFWA. The union is engaged in securing equalized wages and working con­ ditions ill all Winter Piano Com­ pany plants, of which Ivers is a subsidiary. 3> t Greater Philadelphia area paint­ ers have secured a two-year con­ tract with a 22^^-cent hourly wage increase affecting 1,600 workers. The agreement was reached be­ tween District Council 21, Brother­ hood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers, AFL-CIO, and an association bargaining for 150 firms. ... A three-month strike by 1,460 workers seeking a wage boost and increased fringe benefits has ended at the Brunswick Corpora­ tion's Muskegon, Mich., plant. The new contracts won by Machinists Lodge 1813 and Carpenters Local 824 assure an eight-cent hourly in­ crease this year plus an additional seven-cent boost in January. SkuletfiikLOS! �Pace fOzienB SMAFdRERS MiirrlMlv LO^ Easy Does It At Baltimore • i i i' i • ? •? SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK The following is the latest available list of Seafarers U hospitals around the country: Relaxing between runs and job calls at the Baltimore hall, Seafarers Will Strickland (left) and A. Fiedler, both steward department members, try their hand at table shuffleboard game. Strickland looks set to make a score. Joe Alcina, Safety Director Play It Safe With 'Empty' Tanks An incident recently reported shows up the plain foolishness of entering any kind of tank or compartment that hasn't been thoroughly ventilated ahd tested first. A couple of men very nearly lost their lives this time, including one man who went in to rescue somebody else from a tank that apparently was never properly tested. Certainly one of the most common hazards aboard ship results from harmful gases collecting in tanks, holds, coal bunkers, etc. Spaces containing such gases sometimes also contain less than the normal amount of oxygen. A man entering such a tank unprotected can quickly suffer asphyxiation or suffocation. This may occur both from lack of air and from the poisonous effects of the gases he may breath in without knowing it. Since free air normally contains about 21% of oxygen by volume, a small reduction of the oxygen content due to the presence of other gases is enough to cause unconsciousness or death almost immediately. In addition, ship's tanks that have remained sealed for relatively long periods may be unsafe to enter even though they contain no oil or other cargo residues. Accidents have occurred in tanks which are at times filled with water for ballast or other purposes. Deaths have resulted from men entering unused, sealed tanks painted with red lead to protect against corrosion. In one case, the paint had come off in a number of places, caused the contained air to react with tlie metal and produced a probable concentration of carbon monoxide. Investigators have found carbon monoxide concentration as high as 0.4% in small compartments coated with linseed oil paints. A concentration of 0.2% may bring about death in 2 to 4 hours. A few seconds of breathing air containing 2% of this gas will bring uncon­ first. There may be no hint at all sciousness, followed by death in 3 that the air is lacking in oxygen or to 4 minutes. otherwise harmful. Oxygen deficiency itself is a ma­ Use of a flame safety lamp is a jor cause of accidents in empty recommended means to • test the tanks since moist steel tanks use oxygen content of the atmosphere up oxygen by rusting. The oxygen in spaces where there is even a volume in an enclosed space can remote chance of oxygen de­ be reduced to le.ss than 4% as a ficiency This includes holds or result of "routine" oxidation. compartments where a fire has There is nothing in the appear­ been smouldering. The lamp will ance or odor of the air in these stop burning if the oxygen content tanks to indicate the lack of normal of the air is below normal levels oxygen, which makes this condi­ and, due to its construction, the tion very dangerous. Rescue at­ lamp will not cause inflammable tempts on men who have entered gases to ignite. such tanks without proper pre­ Gases and vapors arising from cautions often produce further petroleum products in fuel bunk­ casualties, as gas masks, respira­ tors, etc., serve no purpose at all. ers and other tanks are both toxic A breathing apparatus that func­ and explosive. These spaces must tions through its own independent be tested prior to entry.. The ef­ supply of oxygen is the only suit­ fects from the gases and vapors vary with the composition, concenable device to use. Many substances besides iron Iration and exposure. They may and steel can cause an unsuspected produce reactions ranging from oxygen deficiency in an enclosed mild irritation to the eyes and space. The most common hazards headache to complete unconscious­ result from decomposition of cer­ ness and death. Inhalation of small tain organic substances. Combined quantities of petroleum vapor with moisture, cargoes such as often produces mild exhilaration, tobacco, rosin, coal, linseed cake, but anyone addicted to this habit is potatoes, oranges and certain best advised to get his "kicks" animal oils generate CO2 gas as elsewhere. well as carbon monoxide. The (Comments and suggestions are circumstances are different in invited by this Department and each case, which explains why can be submitted to this column proper testing ruLst be conducted in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) USPHS HOSPITAL NEW OBLEANS. LA. Edward Armand Abraham Mander Sarauel Bailey William Mason George Berry Than Mercer Frederick BiouJ Lito Moralles Percy Boyer Wilmer Newsom Clarence Owens Lester Brown Francis Pastrana Manuel Church Harry Peeler Jorge Coto Ancil Cunningham James Pendergrass A. Qulnones Thomas Dailey James Regan Lorenzo Diana William Roberts Alan Doujet William Van Dyke Calvin Rome John Sansome John D. Edwards William Scarlett John Eisenhardt George Schmidt Louis Estrada Theodore Simmonds Thomas Folse Raymond Franklin Murray Smith Clinton E. Franks A1 J. Thibodeaux Clyde Thompson Eugene Gallaspy Patrick Thompson Charlie Gcdra J. K. Wardwell George Hammock James Wtason James Helms Richard Weir Hayden Henry George Wendel Paul Kronbergs Frankie Laihapell Cariie White William Wiemers Arnt Lar.sen Eugene Williams TUlman LeBlano Dewey York Jose Leston Herbert Young Millard Lindsey Thomas Long USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Theodore Lord Rocco Albaneso Theodore Maltes* Omar Alt John McNerney Allie Androh Pedro Mena WUliam Bcrqulst Ed Morales C. J. BoeUles WUliam Morris Robert Burton Robert Nielsen Michael Callahan N. PapageorgioU Alfredo Cedeno J.imes Cooper Robert Patterson William Cutley James Purcell Arthur Queary Herbert Dierking Napoleon Douglas Jose Quimera William Relyea Charles Fertal Carol Reni David Fischer Conrad Reyes Arthur Graf Wiiliam Granger William Reynolds William Hathaway Michael Ronda Lewis Hertzog Alejandro Serrano Oscar Jones Michael Sluke James Stripp Charles Kinnkc Adolph Swenson Christos Kourtis Thomas Thompson Harold Kyle William Vidal Starling Lee USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS. George Fleming Anthony Hlckey Arthur Heroux USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Lawrence Moore Cleveland Walker C. Murray, Sr. Hughlin Warren Robert A. Perrott Edward Bate USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Edwin Alnsworth Elbert Lawson Arthur Peoples Isham Dufton Alfredo Perez John Gibson Warren Reck Burl Haire Charles Ridley Harold Holmes Arthur Sibler Oliver Kendricks USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA German Aban Gilbert Pitcher William Armstrong Clarence Robinson Waller Grimsiead USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND George Amblard Walton Hudson Lars Johansen James Bergsria Perle .Tohnson Charles Crockett Edw. KleczkowskI George Dakis Peter Kordonis Jeff Davis Eugene Langlols Stanley D.avis Wayman Lizotte Edward Denchy Juan Lopez Eusebie Cherman James Mitchell George Cussman Lawrence Holbrook Albert Morse Lucas Hernandez Theodore Riley 2SIUCo's Win Awards Two SlU-contracted companies, Sea-Land Service and Alcoa, have received awards for their promo­ tional work on behalf of US ship­ ping. The Sea-Land citation was pre­ sented on May 8 on the occasion of the first charter awards to be pre­ sented by St. Francis College of Brooklyn. The company was com­ mended for its effort in promoting business for the Port of New York via its containerization program and entry into the intercoastal shipping trade. Earlier, Alcoa was one of several lines singled out for an advertising award by the American Merchant Marine Institute. Alcoa was cited for a new.spaper adverti-sement, the text of which read: "In Honor of National Maritime -Day We Salute Gur Country's 'Fourth Arm of De­ fense'— The United States Mer­ chant Marine." PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON, LA. Frank Martin Thomas Robertson Harold Splcec Harry Rost Frank Taylor John Schoch Walter Walsh Charles Shaw Albert Yumul USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Edward Lowe James Cobb John Cormier Phillip Mason Harry Cronin Grover Peter.soa Anders Ellingsen Richard Ripley Anderson Gowder Milton Reeves Eric Joseph Frank Soriano SAILORS SNUG HAKBOIt STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Alberto Gutierrez Thomas Isaksen Get Certificate Before Leaving USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Delbler Grant L. Saylor Abe Gordon Willie Young Thomas Lehay Bozo G. Zelencio Max Olson VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY, MASS. Raymond Arsenault VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS WiUard CahiU VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN. CONN. George Johnson SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA HOSPITAL MANDEVILLE, LA. Robert McKean Seafarers are advised to se­ cure a master's certificate at all times when they become ill or injured aboard ship. The right to demand a master's cer­ tificate verifying illness or In­ jury aboard a vessel is guaran­ teed by law. Be sure to get a master's certificate before you leave a vessel as a means of assuring your right to benefits later on. P/vys/co/ f xoms—Al/ SlU Clinics March, 1962 Seameni 74 Port Baltimore Houston Mobile New Orleans ... New York Philadelphia ... 60 43 wives 20 10 9 16 41 B 104 TOTAl ......... Children TOTAl 104 10 138 6 77 8 244 21 432 28 54 3 1049 76 51U Blood Bank Inventory April, 1962 Previous Balance 9 105 .106 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco 57Vi 15 44 1 16 20 25 4 (9)+ Seattle 15 TOTAL 408V& * Figures in parenthesis ( Pints Credited 0 17 2 Pints Used 2 75 0 TOTAL ON HAND 7 . 47 108 IVi 0 4 0 1 23 5Vz 0 0 0 0 0 .0 1 0 0 0 0 15 ' ; 48 . 1 " ; 16 ; 43 30V4 4 (9) 0 0 54 78 15 384V4 ) indicate shortage to be made up. SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid—March, 1962 CLAIMS Hospital Benefits (Welfare) ... .10568 Death Benefits (Welfare) AMOUNT PAID $25,978.92 26 63,534.78 Disability Benefits (Welfare) ... 251 38,388,00 Maternity Benefits (Welfare) ... 45 9,165.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare) .. 506 70,398.88 Optical Benefits (Welfare) 835 7,978.87 Outpatient Benefits (Welfare)-.. 9749 54,231.00 Summary (Welfare) ...... 21980 $269,675.45 1331 $213,671.09 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 23311 $483,346.54 Vacation Benefits �lur. UM SEAFARERS Face Seventeea LOG 1,150 Seafarers Passed On Since '50 BSCXTXtXTT DEATH BENEFITS TOP $4 MILLION The Seafarers Welfare Plan last month passed the $4 million mark in death benefit pay­ ments to survivors of some 1,150 SIU men who have died since the original benefit was in­ augurated in 1950, The total amount paid out covers both active and retired Seafarers who World-Wide Problems Of The Aged The coining International Labor Conference has been called on by have passed on during the>' David A. Morse, director-general of the International Labor Organi- 12-year period. also jumped in several steps to the Seafarers who have died due to cation, to "redress the balance of social attention" and pay a little One of the original two present $8 daily rate now in effect various causes since 1950, records Joseph Volplan, Social Security Director more heed to the needs of older men and women. "The benefits of change are apt to pass them by and as a result they are cast out of the mainstream of economic and social life," he said in a report. The conference was asked "to lay down lines" along which the ILO "can assume its full responsibilities in dealing with the problems that are its special concern." "Other organizations of the United Nations family are playing their part," Morse continued. "But while these organizations, each in its field, gre striving to promote better social adjustment, health, nutri­ tion and other improvements for older people, the ILO must take the Initiative to ensure that their latter years are lived in reasonable con­ ditions of security, comfort and human dignity." This report, entitled "Older People: Work and Retirement," was one ©f two the ILO staff prepared for the conference. The older-people report is the first item on the agenda. Stressing the need for action, It pointed out that there are 200 million people past the age of 60, «n increase of 45 million in the last decade. This means an annual growth rate of 2.5 percent, comparable to 1.6 percent for the popu­ lation at large. With automation and changing technoiogies, older workers often find that the skills which served them over many years no longer are marketable, the report noted. It added that the labor movement, in­ dustry and the community can do much "to eliminate those (problems) which are the product of imagination and prejudice and to work out constructive approaches to those which remain" because "premature withdrawal from work is a burden on any community." "Ideally all people who wish to go on working and who are capable of work should be able to find and retain suitable employment," the report asserted, noting that the capacity for work "persists far longer than is commonly recognized" and often reaches a peak past 60. At the same time, it continued, the right to retire must be established more widely and more firmly—and on a sound financial basis. "The right and the capacity to go on working is one thing," it declared. "The right and the capacity to retire is another. "Many old people have to work throughout their lives whether they wish to or not. They have no practical alternative. The leisure they have earned through hard work never comes to them. Much remains to be done to provide solid old-age security in developed and de­ veloping countries alike." (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can he submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) benefits provided when the Plan was established in 1950, the death payment to eligible Seafarers' beneficiaries has been increased five times since then to the pres­ ent amount of $4,000. The figure was $500 at the time the welfare program started. First Increase The first increase in the benefit rate took effect in April, 1951, when the payment was doubled to $1,000 and, three months later, the amount was raised again, to $1,500. A further increase was Instituted at the end of 1951 to bring the rate up to $2,500. This figure continued for several years until, in May, 1955 the amount was boosted to $3,500. In October, 1956, the present rate of $4,000 was started. Benefits in the amount of $4,000 are paid to survivors of all active Seafarers, who may name any beneficiary they choose, and to dependent beneficiaries of Union oldtimers retired on monthly pen­ sions. Designated beneficiaries of SIU pensioners who are not de­ pendents qualify for a $1,000 death benefit. In-Hospital Payment The rise in the rate of death benefits has been matched by a similar increase covering the inhospital benefit for Seafarers, vvhich was the other original bene­ fit of the Welfare Plan at its start In 1950. Originally set at a $7 a week rate, the hospital benefit has for up to 39 weeks plus $3 per day thereafter for as long as a Sea­ farer is hospitalized. In contrast to the total of 1,150 maintained at the time show that more than 1,200 SIU men lost their lives due to enemy action in World War II. 4 More Seafarers Retire On Pension The number of veteran Seafarers retiring on Union bene­ fits during 1962 reached an even two dozen last month as four more SIU oldtimers were approved for lifetime $150 monthly pensions following-^' joint trustee action. Joining the 20 Seafarers al­ ready retired on pensions this year are Albert De Forrest, 61; William Robert Mcllveen. 63; Henry M. Robinson, 53, and John Luther Sikes, 62. Welfare Benefits They and all other SIU pen­ sioners are assured the complete protection of the SIU Welfare Plan for themselves and their depend­ ents in addition to the regular $150 monthly pension benefit. De Forrest joined the Union in 1941 in Mobile, and began shipping in the steward department. He paid off his last ship, the Vivian (Inter­ continental Victories), on October 9, 1961. Born in New York City, the 61-year-old seaman now lives with his wife, Blanche, in Mem­ phis, Tenn. The oldest Seafarer in the group. DeForrest Mcllveen Mcllveen is 63 and has been sailing with the SIU since 1944 after join­ ing the Union in New York. He signed off his last ship, the Maiden Creek (Waterman), on May 30, 1961, while a third cook. A friend in Baltimore is listed as his next of kin. A 20-year veteran with the Union, Robinson joined the SIU in 1941 at New Orleans. The 53-year- Visiting Time For SIU Men At Staten Isiand Hospitai Bringing benefit payments, mail, LOGs and other pub­ lications, SIU welfare rep­ resentatives who make the rounds at the marine hos­ pitals are always welcome visitors. The scenes here show some of the drydocked brothers at the Staten I s la n d hospital. At left, Edward Kruhlinski, an SlU-IBU Railway Ma­ rine Region tugman on the New Haven Railroad. Be­ low, (l-r), Vernon Koehler, SUP, with Seafarers Ar­ temis Vaiquez and Rulof DeFretes. Robinson Sikes old engine department seaman paid off his last ship, the Del Rio (Mississippi), on December 29,1961. He lists a friend, Louis M. Ander­ sen, of Jersey City, NJ, as next of kin. Sikes is a World War I army vet­ eran who first shipped with the SIU from Savannah, Ga., in 1939. He paid off his last ship, the Royal Oak (Cities Service), on January 22, 1962. The 62-year-old engine department member resides with his wife, Catherine, in Savannah. Get Polio Shots, PHS Urges Al fop (l-r), Seafarers Knobby Graff, Welfare rep, John Dwyer, Bill Granger, Will Cully and Edward Morales look over union news. Above, Dwyer assists Pacific SIU affiliate, deliveirs benefits to MGS veteran Pete Leon. The Public Health Service urges. Seafarers who have not already done so to get their polio shots as soon as possible. The shots can be gotten at any PHS hospital without charge. Plenty of vaccine is available so there is no delay in the admin­ istering of the shots. The few minutes a Seafarer takes to in­ sure himself against the crip­ pling disease by getting the shots are well worth the saving of time, money and, most of all, the avoidance of suffering and possible disability �SKAFARE'RS L'O€ Blgkfc« f!l I i ,F(' •'^•-. f' ;• Fi ? :• T 1 i IJ .•', ! i All of the following SlU families have re­ ceived a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing a total of $9,000 in maternity benefits and a maturity value of $1,725 in bonds: Debra Perez, born January 23, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Haymond E. Perez, Seattle, Wash. Toni Palmes, bom January 7, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Anto­ nio Palmes, Baltimore, Md. Susan M. Seaman, born Febru­ ary 3, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Walter Seaman, San Anselmo, Calif. Jason Franks, born August 19, 1960, to Seafarer and Mr^. James Franks, Houston, Texas. Irene Vasqnez, born July 12, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Peter Vasquex Vasquez, Houston, Texas. Marcinda Stewart, bora Novem­ ber 8, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Bob W. Stewart, Panama, Oklaho­ ma. James Coyne, Jr., born Febru­ ary 8, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. James A. Coyne, Covington, La. Margaret Doyle, bora October 21, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jo­ seph Doyle, Philadelphia, Pa. Jane Webb, bora October 14, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Webb, Mobile, Ala. Roger Williamson, bora January 24, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Williamson, Revere, Mass. Lisa Kinney, bora February 17, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Kinney, New Orleans, La. Victor Alvarez, born February 4, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ranulfo Alvarez, Baltimore, Md. Michael Simpson, born Septem­ ber 9, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Simpson, South Amboy, NJ. Joann Hammock, born February 14, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Whitten Lee Hammock, Brooklyn, NY. Aubrey Waters, born January 27, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Au­ brey Waters, Vancouver, Wash. Michael Raczka, born February 11, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rudolph Raczka, Galveston, Texas. Lawrence A. Hall, born Febru­ ary 6, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Vernon Hall, Mobile, Ala. Timothy White, born February 3, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Houston R. White, Jacksonville, Fla. Francisca Garcia, born Novem­ ber 17, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Vincent Garcia, North La Marque, Texas. Glen Knox, born January 28, Moving? Notify SlU, Welfare Seafarers and SIU families who apply for maternity, hos­ pital or surgical benefits from the Welfare Plan are urged to keep the Union or the Wel­ fare Plan advised of any changes of address while their applications are being proc­ essed. Although payments are often made by return mail, changes of address (or illegible return addresses) delay them when checks or "baby bonds" are returned. Those who are moving are advised to notify SIU headquarters or the Wel­ fare Plan, at 17 Battery Place, New York 4, NY. 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. George 5. Knox, Kenna, La. Lorene O'Connell, born March 15, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lawrence O'Connell, Brooklyn, N. Y. Ana Brown, born February 9, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Isaac V. Brown, Playa Ponce, Puerto Rico. Laora Cann, born March 28, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. James K. Cann. Brooklyn, N. Y. Rita Dimitrions, born February 23, 1962. to Seafarer and Mrs. Nicolaos Dimitrious, Staten Island, N. Y. Lisa Wright, born February 23, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas Wright, Jacksonville, Fla. Alfred Barnes, born January 23, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Dalton Barnes, Bushnell, Fla. Donnie Lynn Towns, born De­ cember 24, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Hughes P. Towns, New Or­ leans, La. Dale Joseph Ivankovie, bora February 17, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Ivankovic, Struthers, Ohio. Tracy Annette Forbes, born February 19, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Marvin K. Forbes, Norfolk, Va. Robin Anderson, born February 16, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Walter Anderson, Prichard, Ala. Theresa M. Thompson, born February 27, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. James R. Thompson, Chicka­ saw, Ala. John P. Morris, born January 16, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. John P. Morris, Savannah, Ga. Edward R. Naptdeonis, bora De­ cember 21, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Julio Napoleonis, Brooklyn, N. Y. Annette Escobar, born August 18, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Sixto Escobar, San Francisco, Calif. Joan EUen Becker, bora March 18, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Howard Beeker, Brooklsm, N. Y. Stephen KIndya, bora March S, 1962. to Seafarer and Mrs. Michael J. Kindya, Center Moriches, N. Y. Patricia Pacheco, born Jannary 30, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francisco Pacheco, Brooklyn, N. Y. Charisse Farago, born February 7, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. George Farago, New Brunswick, N. J. Deborah Menor, bora February 15, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Vic­ tor Menor, Brooklyn, N.Y. John Causey, born November 11, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leon N. Causey, Lucedale, Miss. Kelly Anne White, born March 6, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Terrance J. White, San Francisco, Calif. Julia Tlllls, bora February 27, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. John U. Tiilis, Savannah, Ga. Michael Pagan, bora February 11, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. An­ tonio Pagan, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Robin Morrow, born December 20, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Coy L. Mion ow. Mobile, Ala. Nancy Neal, born March 2, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs, Wayne Neal Baytown, Texas. The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $29,500 in benefits was paid. (Any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the dis­ position of estates.) Hugh C. Randall, 53: Brother Randall died of a ruptured spleen on March 11, 1962, at Tampa General Hos^tal, Tampa, Fla. He started ship­ ping with the SIU in 1938 in the engine de­ partment and had been receiving special disability benefits since January, 1961. His wife, Tommie Lee Randall, of Tampa, survives. Burial was at Rose Hill Cemetery, Tampa. Total benefits: $4,000. 4" 4" t Domingo L. Orbigoso, 59: Broth­ er Orbigoso died of a stomach ail­ ment on Febru­ ary 16, 1962, at the USPHS Hos­ pital, Baltimore, Md. He started shipping with the SIU in 1951 In the deck de­ partment. Bene­ fits were paid to William H. Engelmen, administrator of his es­ tate. Burial was at St Peters Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. Total benefits: $500. 4) ^ 4^ Martin Spnrgeon, 31: Brother Spurgeon was lost at sea while aboard the Del Mar near San Juan, Puerto Rico, on April 4, 1961. He had been sailing in the steward de­ partment with the SIU since 1960. Benefits were paid to Rosalie Spurgeon, of Brooklyn, NY, his wife and the administratrix of the estate. Total benefits: $4,000. ^ James A. Elliott, 53: Brother Earl W. Lovett, 34t Brother Lovett died an accMental death on Elliott was lost at sea while aboard the SS Claiborne March 16, 1962, on March 14, in New York 1962. He began City. He began shipping with the sailing with the SIU in 1939 and SIU in 1958 and sailed in the steshipped in the ward depart­ steward depart­ ment. His wife. ment. His wife, Mrs. Craig C. El­ Louise Lovett, of liott, of Prichard, Mobile, Ala., sur­ A1 a., survives. vives. Burial was at National Cemetery, Mobile. Total benefits: $4,000. Total benefits: $4,000. ^ 4) 4> Jose A. Perez, 68: Brother Perez 4^ » 4^ died of natural causes on Decem­ James C. Brannon, 29: Brother ber 14, 1961, in Brannon died an accidental death Huelva, Spain. on August 29, He began ship­ 1960, in Mobile, ping with the Ala. Ha had been SIU In 1939, sail­ sailing in the ing in the deck deck department department and with the SIU had been on re­ since 1956. His ceiving special wife, Mrs. Margie disability bene­ Brannon, of fits since 1958. Mobile, survives. His wife, Juana Perez, of Coruna, Burial was at the Spain, survives. Burial was in Wolf Ridge Cemetery, Mobile. Huelva, Spain. Total benefits: $4,Total benefits: $4,000. 000. COUNCIL OROVB (Cities Service), Feb. 12—Chairman, T. E. Frtzler; Sec­ retary, A. H. O'ICregty. Mate concongratulated In having pasaageways and crew's quarters sougeed and painted. Milk shortage twice in four weeks. Requeat that awning be in­ stalled on after deck. Lockers to be brought on board in Boston. Vote of thanks to eteward department. JEAN LA FITTE (Waterman), Fab. 9—Chairman, George Scragge; Secre­ tary, A. J. Nelson. Contracted patrol­ man on draws. Captain will oblige as long as no one overdraws. Crew re­ quested to take better care of waeliing $ 4^ $ Edward Glenn, 70: A heart at­ tack was fatal to Brother Glenn on April 7, 1961, in Bay St. Louis, Miss. He began shipping with the SIU in 1939, sail­ ing in the deck department, and had been receiv­ ing special dis­ ability ben efits since 1958. A friend, Mrs. Mathilda Davis, of Bay St. Louis, survives. Burial was at Garden of Memory Cemetery, Bay St. Louis. Total benefits: $1,000. L. A. Smith elected sliip's delegate and Noel W. McLaughlin elected treasurer. Everything going along smoothly. Money drawn In ports has been satisfactory. Nearly aU quarters and showers have been painted. Sixty dollars in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to steward department for job weU done. ORION PLANET (Colonial), Feb. 4— Chairman, Rudolph J. LoizzI; Secre­ tary, LIndley R. MacOonald. Ship's delegate reported he saw captain about hiring men for replacements. Eighty dollars in ship's fund. C. Spafford elected ship's treasurer. Motion made regarding sale to American Ex­ port lines. No LOGa or OT aheets re­ ceived. Vote of thanks to steward department for a Job well done and good food. MAE (Bull), Feb. 4 — Chairman, Frank Bona; Socretary, Jamss Bond. X James W. Grant, 56i A heart condition was fatal to Brother Grant on April 2, 1962, at Provi­ dent Hospital, Baltimore, Md. He had been sailing in the steward depart­ ment with the SIU since 1944. His wife, Gladys Grant of Balti­ more, Md., survives. Burial was at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Baltimore. Total benefits: $4,000. ATLAS (Bull), Feb. S—Chairman. R. C. Mills; Secretary, J. E. McKreth. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. $41.50 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depig­ ment delegates. Discussion on having a phone on dock In Pasadena. machine and to return cups and glasses to pantry. Delegates will sea patrolman in Wilmington. Vote of thanks to steward department end ship's delegate. Approxiinatoly $50 in ship's fund. ZiPHyRHiLL$ (Fan American), Feb. 9—Chairman, Carl Fags; Secretary. W. H. Dunham. G. C. Peterson elected new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew wants to know what is to bo done about fumigating ship, for roaches. Ship's delegate to seo pa­ trolman about taking up tha matter with company. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Carrlort), Feb. 2—Chairman, J. Schroederi Secretary, Karl O. Hagstrom. One man taken to hospital on sailing day due to injuries Incurred Just before sailing. One man taken off ship in Honolulu because of injuries. $1.03 in treasury. Uredl elected new ship's treasurer. Motion that vacation pay be increased to $400 for six months' continuous service and to $1J)00 for one year's service. Vote of thanks to steward department. No one is to enter the messrooms or pantry in shorts. See patrolman regarding re­ pairs in toilets and lockers. OMNIUM FREIGHTER (Mel), Febru­ ary 2—Chairman, Tom Driseol; Secre­ tary, Chuck Deniert. Repairs to be made in New York. Ship needs new W. M. Hand. Three men hospitalized. washing machine: should have two. One man missed ship and rejoined. Will call attention to medical chest. Few hours disputed OT wiU be AH members asked to watch out for turned over to patrolman. $24.50 in their papers In Casablanca. movie fund and $19.50 in ship's fund. Dec. 30—Chairman, Chuck Demers; Steward department members should Secratary, Robert Ayars, Tom DriscoU keep clean and follow general work­ elected ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ing rules on attire. Crew asked not ported by department delegates. Crew to slam doors and to show consider­ asked to Bush toilet bowls and not to ation for other members who are wear underwear in messroom. Wash­ sleeping. Suggestion that watchstand^ ing machine needs to be repaired. Re­ ers move to starboard away from day quest for more cheese In night lunch. workers. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seafraln), JACQUELINE SOMECK (Peninsular), Feb. 9—Chairman, J. N. Fisher; Sec­ (Jan. 2$—Chairman, D. Sacheo; Sec­ retary, J. R. Bstson. Ship's delegate retary, G. Wilson. $3.78 in ship's went to headquarters regarding short­ fund. Bosun made motion to appoint age of food and repairs. Motion made a three-man committee to check stew­ not to pay ott until everything is ard's stores before ship leaves port. settled with all delegates aud ship's This Is to be discussed with patrol­ delegate. Have patrolman present man. Have patrolman look Into unsafe when stores are taken aboard, aa ship condition when oilers have to cUmb is not getting proper quality food and not enough food. to check feed pump. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), Feb. 4 —Chairman, John F. Smith; Secratary, �wu9.vm SEAFARERS 'Almost Page One' Item: Thetis, Ammo Barge Hit The story had all the ingredients to make page one of the SEAFARERS LOG and any other newspaper in the country: Supertanker . .. ammunition barge ... busy San Diego har­ bor .. . collision. "The tugs failed to heed some The story? commands the bridge," Coats The supertanker Thetis and writes, and from "the result was that we a Navy ammunition barge collided in busy San Diego harbor and . . . And "nothing" happened. That is, according to Ira Kenneth Coats, ship's delegate on the tanker, nothing serious happened. No ex­ plosion to rock the West Coast Coots city's waterfront. No sinking of a million-dollar ship. No Coast Guard Board of Inquiry to investigate a major marine disaster. A fouled port anchor and a damaged propeller were the end results of an "almost-page-one" accident. As Coats reported the story to the LOG, the Incident went something like this: The Thetis had made a smooth trip to San Diego where it had dis­ charged 210,000 barrels of Navy special fuel oil and was preparing to depart for San Francisco using tugs to help it maneuver out of the harbor. Seafarer's Wife Hails Blood Aid To the Editor: I wish to express my sincere thanks to the SIU Welfare Plan for the financial assistance which it provided during my stay at the hospital in Houston, Texas, for surgery. I also wish to thank the many Seafarers who took the time and came to the hospital and gave blood for me. Many of the mem­ bers are unknown to me and I therefore cannot thank them personally. I hope they will see this and realize how much their aid is appreciated. Mrs. Julie Alexander had a collision with a Navy am­ munition barge." Nothing happened—^nothing like what might have happened, since the tanker was empty and the barge wasn't carrying any cargo. Only a few bumps, a fouled anchor and a damaged propeller resulted. The ship was tied up six hours be­ fore they could free the anchor, then proceed to a San Francisco shipyard. In the yard, the ship was quickly surveyed and the damaged screw was replaced. With everything back to normal, the tanker con­ tinued on its voyage, he added. Besides the accident, Coats noted that during the trip the crew took care of a number of repair jobs, soogeed and painted out 16 foc'sles and the crew mess hall and took care of other odds and ends. The Thetis had a good trip, Coats said, in spite of the collision and he voiced his own "vote of thanks" to the officers and crew, "who have made possible the changes that have taken place aboard this ship." Ana, John Sidney, Jr., William James, Sonja Faye, Paul An­ tonio, Adrian Charese and I wish to thank the Union and the Welfare Plan for their as­ sistance and wish them success. John S. "Red" Burke ft ft ft Henry Comments On Vacation Plan To the Editor: We see In the LOG that some of our brothers wish to make some changes concerning the Vacation Plan and invite com- ft ft ft Cites Argentina 'Angel Of Mercy' All letters to the Editor for To the Editor: publication in the SEAFARERS I would appreciate your send­ LOG must be signed by the ing the SEAFARERS LOG to a writer. Names vnll be withheld Mrs. Eleanore Leddin in Buenos upon request. Aires, Argentina. She has been an "Angel of Mercy" to Sea­ ments on their suggestions. farers, vi.siting members in the Well, here are the ideas of the hospital and assisting passen­ crew of the Henry (American gers and crewmen on all Delta Bulk Carriers). Line ships in having their laun­ First. It's been suggested that dry picked up and in arranging the vacation pay be $400 for six other details. She is a proud months. We go along with that wearer of our emblem, too. 100 percent. Who wouldn't? Thomas D. Garrity Second. It is suggested that ft ft ft a man be required to stay aboard the same ship for six months to collect the $400. It is claimed that this would also create a bigger turnover in jobs. We To the Editor: I can't find words to express disagree with these suggestions my thanks to the SIU. tlie Wel­ 100 percent. We think that making a man fare Plan and to my fellow brothers for the special consid­ stay on a ship for any period of eration shown me concerning lime to draw a higher vacation tile hospitalization of my wife, or any other benefit is playing into tlie companies'hands. This Mrs. Willie Mae Burke. She was seriously burned on requirement would give com­ December 16, 1961 and was con­ pany representatives a whip to fined in a hospital until her hold over a man's head. As our brothers probably realize, these death on February 12, 1962. I am very proud to be a mem­ people would then try to put ber of the finest seamens union pressure on the crew by threat­ in the world and a brother to ening to let them go before the such wonderful men who are six-anonth period was up. As for creating more jobs, mindful of their fellow seamen we believe the change would in times of need. Again, my children, Yolanda freeze jobs. Most men today Thanks All Hands For Assistance Pafv Nioeteca LOG Reading matter to help pass the long hours afloat were the subject of discussion aboard a number of vessels lately. * The crew of the Del Oro (Mississippi) gave a vote of thanks to Seafarer Ewing A. Rihn for bringing a library collec-"* tion from the Mobile hall science fiction, as they're right In came ill. Doyle was taken to the middle of the latest rocket and carrier Yorktown by helicopter. when the ship stopped off in the space developments. The crew is ft ft ft that port. Rihn was commended for doing all hands a good turn by providing some fresh material for the crew's mixed tastes. On the Robin Trent (Robin Line), the library is getting a good workout and some crewmembers have be­ come so involved with their read­ ing that they have forgotten to return the books. Come on, fellas, everybody knows that the butler is ROID the guy who done it. It always works that way. now waiting for a new library to see if the authors have gotten ahead of the space engineers. The gang aboard has also cited the ship's relief skipper, Capt. Allen M. Ross, who is returning state­ side, for being "a regular guy." is, is, i, An awning for the after-deck was the center of discussion on the Council Grove (Cities Serv­ ice). The crew called for a bit of shade as a "help for men who have hot foc'sles to sleep in." Seafarers off watch could enjoy their out­ door sleep with an awning protect­ ing them from the hot sun and "the peaceful % is, rest will make a Library assistance in reverse was new man out of the order of the day on the Steel each individual." Age (Isthmian) as the SIU crew t ft i made a donation from the ship's The captain and fund to the Seaman's Church In­ radio operator on stitute in New York for a new the Wild Ranger library. (Waterman) were LOWSOM is, X is, thanked for the Down on the missile range, the excellent job they did to assist in Sampan Hitch (Suwannee) finds the transfer of Seafarer Edward that science fact has caught up to Doyle to a Navy ship when he be- make from three to five months answer my above question. I on a ship, then get off. If they am very concerned about this had to stay six months to draw and am sure other wives must vacation money they would do feel the same, for if we have so, thereby freezing jobs for an hospital coverage assured It is additional two or three months. not necessary for us to carry On a round-the-world ti-ip such Blue Cross or other plans of as Isthmian makes for four and that sort. Before my husband left on his a half months, the change would result in a man having to make present trip we discussed this another trip. It would freeze and he could not answer either, the job for the additional voy­ so I am writing this really at age instead of having a man ofif his request. There must be many of us at the end of the first trip. We believe the present 90-day who are unnecessarily paying system we have is the best in high premiums if we are cov­ Lite maritime industry. We think ered fully by the Welfare Plan. we should have more money, I shall certainly look forward but let's look at all the angles to your answer, and thank you. before we change the system. May I add, for Stanley's and Crew, SS Henry my many friends in the SIU, (Ed. note: The above letter and their wives, that he is now was signed by 25 creivmenibers aboard the E42-1836, one of the on the Henry.) Suwannee missile ships, cur­ ft ft ft rently in Gambia, West Africa. Mrs. Stanley A. Holden (Ed. note: Under the rules of the Plan, in the event an SIU To the Editor: pensioner precedes his depend­ This is to offer our sincere ent wife in death, she would be thanks to the SIU Welfare Plan covered by welfare benefits for for taking care of our hospital a period of six months after the benefits during my wife's hospi­ date of his passing. Pension talization after slie broke a bone payments would cease imme­ in her leg. diately, however. It would have been very dif­ ft ft ft ficult for us to have taken care of our hospital bill at that time. The Welfare Plan made it pos­ sible to handle everything very simply and comfortably. Many To the Editor: On behalf of the 8,000 strik­ thanks again. ing members of Republic Lodge Mr. and Mrs. Norman Small 1987, International Association ft ft ft of Machinists, I would like to thank the SIU for its coopera­ tion in loaning us the Seafarers' bus. To the Editor: We have been using the bus I should like a clarification on one facet of the wonderfully- to transport pickets from our set-up SIU Welfare Plan. I building here in Huntington know that my husband and I are (Long Island, New York) to both fully covered as to medical their stations at the gates of and hospital care siiould he be Republic Aviation, and the bus forced to retire, but in the event has helped us to coordinate our that he should precede me in activities tremendously. We certainly appreciate your death \vin I still be entitled to help and hope that we will be any benefits? I feel sure that the pension In a position to reciprocate would stop at such a time, but should the occasion ever arise. Justin Ostro see nothing in your printed President-Business Manager "Welfare Benefits" spread to Praise Assist in Hospitalization Machinists Laud SIU Strike Aid Queries Extent Of SIU Coverage Safety is being emphasized on the Steel Executive (Isthmian) and crewmembers are urged to secure any loose gear they see lying about on deck or elsewhere aboard the ship. Doing this will eliminate hazards and create an atmos­ phere of safety that will benefit all hands, bosun Carl C. Lawson said. Seafarers o n the Emilia (Bull) are acting t o have safety bars RofbsduM welded across the messroom portholes. This will prevent the glass from splattering on everyone in case the frames are struck when number 3 hatch is being worked. Apparently this has happened before. ft ft ft A famous financial name has been elected ship's treasurer on the Del Alba (Mississippi). The man is Sigmund Rothschild and the name's the same, so he shouldn't have too much difficulty getting necessary assistance from the in­ ternational banking company, Rothschild, Ltd., London. ft ft ft Seafarers, not being either mad dogs or Englishmen, want to get out of the noonday sun, and an awning is just the thing. The aft awning on the Florida State (Ever­ glades Steamship) has taken a beating during the past year and the crew is working to have it re­ placed for the new summer-time season ahead. The sun can get mighty hot down in the Southland where the ship runs regularly. ft ft ft The radio officer on the Steel Architect (Isthmian) has been warmly thanked by the crew for turning out news of what's hap­ pening in the world every day. The ship's newspaper via radio kept everybody filled in on events of in­ terest. The word is "no thanks," however, on the old washing ma­ chine the Architect has been con­ tending with. The crew is about ready for a new one and will be happy to "cannibalize" the old one for extra parts. ft ft ft The latest products of Hollywood are going to be shown on the Del Norte (Mississippi). The crew is ex­ changing the lens on its movie projector for "Cinemascope" equipment and will also pay off what it owes for the machine. At some futui'e date it may show a movie about a seaman searching for his "good chair." Seems one Seafarer's chair was replaced by an old broken one and he is now hunting for the misplaced item. Good hunting, brother. ft ft ft A four-day stopover in Yo­ kohama, Japan, w as just the thing for the Steel Apprentice (Isthmian). Ship's reporter Ralph Master says "a good time was had by all in Master that oriental paradise." The vessel was sched­ uled to load cargo for the Great Lakes and this will mark its entry into Isthmian's new service to ports on America's fourth and newest "Seacoast." �m On Persian Gulf Run: Scenes Along The Snez Pietnred By Seafarer Scenes along the Suez could be the theme of the pictures that Sea­ farer Wilfred Lachance took while serving in the black gang on the Ines (Bull) during a run to the Persian Gulf. The ship was return­ ing home from Karachi, Pakistan when these photographs were snapped. Entering the canal from the Suez end, the ship passed through Therofik (top), where a monument erected as a memorial for World Wdr I serves as a landmark for seamen. Out in the quiet harbor (middle), an Arab trader on his water camel came alongside to of­ fer his wares, including some magic carpets. Once in the water­ way (bottom), the ship passed one of the many dredges used to sweep the canal clean of sand and silt resting peacefully along the Mv. U« SEAVAKEKS^ LOO Page Tweal^ Sees ID Card Still Needed To tho Editor: From time to time in the LOG, I've seen articles flora different members and wives about an identification card for Seafarers' dependents. A card of this kind in wallet size, would be a big help when some member of a seaman's family needed Union assistance in a hurry. So far I've heard nothing about preparation of such a card, so I think we should really consider the idea. I can understand that there would be some kind of problem in issuing cards that certified a man's eligibility for benefits, since eligibility changes from time to time under the rules of our Welfare Plan. But I still think that a Sea­ farer's wife ought to be able to have an ID card to keep with her that would specify a man's Z-number, Social Security num­ ber and his Union book num­ ber. How many men's wives have this kind of information when they need it? If the wives could be issued a card like I'm talking about, they'd at least be able to simplify an eligibil­ ity check when they contacted the Union or the Welfare Plan regarding benefits. Another thing I'd like to see Introduced is a change in the pension rules so that benefits would be available to a seaman at any time after he puts in his 12 years of seatime. We all know it takes a lot more than 12 years by the calendar to make the seatime, so why not recognize this in the rules? It seems to me that after the 20 or more years of sailing it takes to accumulate 12 actual years of seatime, we should be able to fall back on a pension at any age. As far as I'm con­ cerned, let's knock out the scholarships if we have to in order to give more oldtimers a chance at a pension. Nobody ever gave me a scholarship when I was a kid A smart youngster today can get by on his own as far as college Is concerned. Jack Farrand 4" t 4" Union Welfare Assist Praised To the Editor: I wish to thank the Union for its help in paying my hospital and doctor bills during my re­ cent illness. It is always nice to know you have a friend in the SIU. My husband, Henry Faile, was on a ship and couldn't be home. Mrs. Elsie Faile 4> 4bank at the end of a day's work. In Pakistan (above), Lachance snapped his version of the classic picture showing an Indian snake charmer performing. The stage was the Ines' deck. 4> Beached Seaman Appreciates Aid To the Editor: I have been a hospital out­ patient for two and a half months and don't know how long I will remain laid up. Please put me on your mailing list for the LOG, so I can keep posted on waterfront activities. I joined the Union in New Orleans in April, 1939, and since then we have made many gains and much progress. I thank God for the benefits available to us today, including hospital pay, and sickness, medical and eyeglass benefits for my family. I am proud and thankful to To The Bditor All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. belong to the best maritime union and am very grateful for the hospital benefits that I am receiving. Steady as she goes. Walter II. Cook t Fanwood Finds Place to Relax To the Editor: We, five crewmembers of the Fanwood (Sea-Land), plus the three department delegates, would like to recommend the "City Hall Bar" in Port New­ ark, NJ, to all our brothers. It is located at 882 Broad Street in Newark and is run by a couple of fine men, Frank Martin and Nick Stokes. Nick's son is sailing with the SIU and is now on the Losmar with Capt. "Windy" Gayle. Any Seafarer who is looking for a nice place to relax should stop in and in­ troduce himself. John Hogge Ship's delegate 4-4 4 Union interest Assisted Widow To the Editor: I would like to thank the SIU for its interest, cooperation and assistance in helping me after the death of my husband. I just don't know what I wouldhave done had it not been for the Union. I am grateful for the $4,000 death benefit check recently delivered to me by the officials of the Norfolk branch. My husband believed in the Union and was very Interested in all Union activities. I know he appreciated the privilege of being a member working under an SIU contract. Again I wish to thank the SIU, It is so comforting to know that even though my hus­ band has passed on 1 still have friends in the Union. I would like to receive the LOG and would appreciate be­ ing put on the regular mailing list. Mrs. Alma Norris Pensioner's Wife Cites 'Miracle' To the Editor: I am writing as the wife of a World War I veteran and an SIU member to relate his "case history," which nearly turned out tragically for all concerned. My husband, Gregory Morejon, came to the US from Spain while <n his late '^eens. At the time of the first World War he was living and working in Chi­ cago. From there he was draft­ ed, sent to France, served in the Artillery, "mustard gassed," and finally honorably dis­ charged. He always kept up his association with the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars; often he was un­ able to attend meetings due to being at sea; nevertheless, he always paid his dues and was proud to be a member. At one time he lived and worked in New York in his own little business But his busi­ ness was wiped out during the depression. He worked at vari­ ous jobs for a time and finally made his way to New Orleans where he began shipping with Alcoa and Mississippi. This was before the SIU was formed. When the Union was organ­ ized he joined and together with the other seamen, his lot became better. He continued sailing out of New Orleans as a steward and purser. In 1945 we met and were married. In 1952 we had a son. In 1958, due to failing health, we came to Miami. His health continued to go down and we were advised by doctors that an operation was necessary. He tried to obtain entrance into the Veterans Hospitai in the area but was told there was a waiting list and he was placed on it. His health continued to get worse and all the VA was able to do was put him on the "urgent list" which meant a shorter waiting period—but we still had to wait. Attempts to obtain assistance through the Marine Hospital in New Or­ leans and the VA there were also unsuccessful. But in March, our "minor miracle" occurred. My husband went down to the Union and through the Welfare Plan's ef­ forts was admitted to the Jack­ son Memorial Hospital in Mi­ ami. As a pensioner, the Wel­ fare Plan took care of our needs and provided assistance and assurance of the best pos­ sible'care. He was operated on at the end of the month and for a man his age, 74, is doing very well. Soon we hope t-^ have him back with us. We are going to leave Flor­ ida shortly and return to our old home. New Orleans. When we do leave we will be taking good and bad memories. But among the most happy is the help that the SIU generously gave us in our hour of need. Mrs. Helena Morejon �SEAFARERS Shipshape by Jim Mates LOG Pace Twenty One Seafarers On Many Ships Cite Good Galiey Feeding, Service "That was a good meal," said the AB to the OS. "Yes," agreed the fireman. "We ought to thank the cook." "We can do that at the next shipboard meeting," the wiper piped in. And more and more ships are going on record thanking ary crew tries to accomplish far "fine food," "job well done," "efficient service," were some of the SIU galley crews for the from the comer store. the words used by many crews in "Steward over there's really making sure there are no chow beefs on this trip." fine meals they are turning out. The crews are also becoming more aware of the problems of the ste­ ward department as representa­ tives make known what the culin- LOG-A-RHYTHM: A Seafarer^s Remembrances By Eugene A. Stanton Leaving the tea, to sail no more. So now my tasks to seek ashore. The tvays and means, to make a home: For I've decided no more to roam. The far places have no hold. With northern seas, which are so cold. Even though woolens I did wear, I was always frozen, I declare.. Through stormy seas, some calm as glass, I observed the sea birds, of every class. While rolling waves were piling high; The wondrous sunsets lit the sky. I saw the monsters of the deep. And let the ships rock me to sleep. Loved the salt breezes of southern seas, But often longed to sight some trees. I met the natives of every land. And watched the ever-hungry band. Aged, lame, blind and ragged children, too. All pleading alms, from even you. Now the steel ship at anchor rode. At a Euphrates port, to unload. I hired a rowboat to go ashore. To see the Arabs all ragged and sore. See the groves of tall palm trees. Along the banks of the Euphrates. COASTAL SENTRY (Suwannee), Jan. 8—Chairman, Richard Blomquist; Secretary, Joel Radford. One man hospitalized in steward department. No beefs reported by department delegates. JACQUELINE SOMECK (Peninsular), Dec. 12—Chairman, David Sykes; Sec­ retary, David Sacher. $3.78 in ship's fund. William Bedgood elected ship's delegate. Suggestion that new repair list he made. Request the Union to send OT sheets, repair lists, meeting blanks and LOGs. Many memories, I will keep; Of my life upon the deep. So—my shipmates, good and true; I'll be praying for all of you. Now I close this lengthy ditty, Hope to meet you in the great city; Where there is no more discord When the river we will ford. A clean robed aging man. Invited me to join his clan. So dining royally with them MERMAID (Mttro PefroHum), Feb. 4—Chairman, H. C. Berner; Secretary, W. C. sink. Ship's delegate reported no beefs except the heat in crew'a quarters. Delayed sailing for watchstander* only In Tampa. Anyone not getting delayed Bailing at the last payoff to put It on OT sheet for next payoff. I ate and talked till four P.M. Everything was clean and neat. With, of course, shoes off our feet. Sat around an oriental carpet s^ead. On our haunches, and bowed our head. The white haired leader softly spoke, A blessing as the bread he broke. Allah's mercy he did ask. Strength to face life's every task. When he finished speaking so,"' All hands were busy eating roe. This and curry, rice and goat. Threw then the bones into the moat. Dessert they served was pudding fig. What was next? They danced a jig. They all ask questions, as pictures I took, I have them now, safe in a book. Thus me they feted, as a son. Not with a knife nor with a gun. Shared with me all they had. To make me welcome, they were glad. instead of uppers and lowers. Crew asked not to slam doors when coming in and out of rooms. Grade of meats to be checked. JOSEFINA (Liberty), Jan. 4—Chalr^ man, Joseph Roll; Secretary, N. Pat Ragas. A. WiUiams elected ship's dele­ gate. Talked with captain about get­ ting some more money for crewmembers before the ship gets into USA. One man in engine department sent home due to illness. Some disputed OT in steward department to be checked. VILLAGE (Consolidated Mariners), Jan. 9—Chairman, H. Rosecrans; Sec­ retary, P. Triantifillos. Clean trip. h; Lane elected ship's delegate. $100 in ship's fund. One man in deck depart­ ment and one in steward department missed ship. No beefs reported. STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), Jan. 21—Chairman, George D. Finklea; Sec­ retary, John J. Reinosa. Refrigerator needs to be replaced. Engine room doors to be kept closed to keep the heat from crew quarters. Door latch In deck department toilets to be checked. Crew to coopciatc in kecpin.g outsiders from crew passageways. Doors should be locked while the ship Is In port. Coffee cups and water glasses to be kept in messhall. PENN CHALLENGER (Penn Ship­ ping), Jan. 28—Chairman, M. E. Beach­ ing; Secretary, J. F. Santiago. Pa.voff on arrival. Captain will have agent notify Union hall when calling for replacements. Not enough money car­ ried on board for draws at sea. Chief will try to get parts for washing ma­ chine in Corpus Christ! or order in New York. No beefs reported. Crew asked not to start washing machine without water in It. Discussion on m.'<king rooms with only single beds April 21—Chairman, M. A. Rendules) Secretary, D. Wilson. S6 in ship's treasury. Letter sent to headquarters regarding conditions on ship and to see if a patrolman could be sent to France to square things away. MONTAUK POINT (Bull), Jan. 3— Chairman, Frank R. Myatt; Secretary, Barney Kelly. Few beefs in deck de­ partment to be settled later. No beefs in engine and steward depart­ ment. Steward shower needs painting and doors in steward department foc'sles need to be fixed. Ship paying off in Corpus Cbristl. MT. WHITNEY (Bull), Jan. 14 — Chairman, George Maramoto; Secre­ tary, Doyle Huff. Letter written to headquarters regarding bad water and two men sick aboard ship. $6.62 in ship's fund. Motion made to fumicale ship for roaches. Crew remimied to take care of laundry and to use as little water as possible. BETHTEX (Ore), Feb. 4—Chairman, 8. Garcia; Secretary, John C. Reed. ROBIN LCCKSLEY (Robin Line), Jan. 30—Chairman, Steve Huren; Sec­ retary, Allan L. Lake. All's well. Al­ most all repairs were handled okay. Delegates will collect $1 from each member for the ship's fund. MICHAEL (MayDower), Jan. 21 — Chairman, M. A. Renduelss; Secretary, none. Captain promised to get pantry­ man. $6 in treasury. Some disputed OT in engine and steward depart­ ments. Motion to have all ladders in holds inspected for missing and loose rungs. Get first-aid kit for the fireroom and see that proper medicine chest is put aboard. Extra large fan needed in messroom. Crew would like some large sheets. Volft of thanks to stew­ ard department STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), no date—Chairman, Lancelot Alexander; Secretary, F. V. Davis. Ship's delegale reported no beefs. Suggested that men contribute to ship's fund by means of arrival pools, etc. Re­ quest Union to check and control sanitary supplies. Vote of thanks to steward department. VENORE (Ore), Jan. 28—Chairman, Stroud; Secretary, Korcl. One man hospitalized and repatriated from Tur­ key. No beefs reported by department delegates. CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (Cities Service), Feb. 2—Chairman, Theodora Weems; Secretary, William Connolly. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ted Weems elected ship's delegate. ALMENA (Marine Carriers), Jan. 14 —Chairman, Robert A. Kongeibak; Secretary, E. J. Riviere. Robert A. Kongeibak elected ship's dele.gale. Ship's delegate will look into drink­ ing water which gets muddy at times. Messroom. head and washing machine room locks were discus.sed and re­ ferred to repair list. Ship's tlele.g::te requested all departments to turn in repair list at Yokolfaiiia. Vote of thanks to steward department. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), Jan. 27—Chairman, John Cummings; Sec­ retary, A. H. Schwartz. No beefs re­ ported. Discussion on holding a proper shipboard meeting. Motion to do away with travelers checks. Dis­ cussion on safety meeting re chains on No. 5 forward winches. Remove chains or provide hand rails. Poor medical attention on ship. MONTAUK POINT (Bull), Jan. 28— Chairman, J. C. Keal; Secrelary, C. J. Copeman. Few beefs on food and launch service. Crew requested to put OT down for no launch service. Preparation and cooking of food nrcis improvement. A case In point took place aboard the Chatham (Sea-Land), where the steward gave "a wonder­ ful explanation of the current food plan and explanation of immedi­ ate feeding problems" at a meet­ ing. The crew "accepted and ap­ preciated" the difficulties and gave the steward and the steward department "a vote of thanks." Upgrading Plan The plan's upgrading through the use of pasteurized canned fresh grade A milk was discussed by the steward on the Steel Rover (Isthmian). The crew agreed to have the milk served for breakfast to insure all Seafarers getting at least one pint of fresh milk daily while at sea. The steward on the Antinous (Waterman) also explained the new milk plan, pointing out how it pro­ vides fresh milk all voyage long on offshore runs. The galley gang's effoits were cited by the ship's crew. Besides the regular bill of fare, many galley contingents are turn­ ing out special items. The crew of the Rocky Point (Bull) appreciated the extra efforts of the ship's baker and gave him a vote of thanks for turning out "coffeetime goodies everyday." Pacificus Pastries A similar situation was the order of the day on the Pacificus (Orion Steamship) until the baker became ill. The crew last reported he was improving "and we soon hope to have more of his fine coffeetime pastries." "Good service," "good menus," STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), Jan. 28— Chairman, C. Butch Wingert; Secre­ tary, M. Dutch Keefer. $35.30 in ship's fund. S2 used to notify headquarters of man left in hospital in E.gypt. No beefs reported. Suggestion to change toilet tissue to softer grade. Crew asked to turn in room keys when get­ ting off ship. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department for job weU done. COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannee), Dec. 17—Chairman, Earl McCakey; Secretary, Cliff Taggart. Sliip short one messman, engine utility and 3rd cook. $5.29 in stiip's fund. Ship's delegate to see chief engineer and captain regarding disputed OT. Ex­ pressed gratitude and appreciation to port agent in San Juan for all things he did on behalf of the crew. CHATHAM (Sea Land), Dec. 23 — Chairman, W. LeClair; Secretary, J. E. Higgins. Ship's fund increased from $10 to $20 fhrongh donation by un­ known person. Disputed OT and de­ layed sailing beefs in engine and steward department. Proper slopchest aboard ship to be taken up with pa­ trolman. Vote of thanks to steward department. VILLAGE (Consolidated Mariners), Nov. 19—Chairman, H. E. Rosecrans; Secretary, P. Triantifillos. G. Gage elected ship's delegate. Engine dele­ gate to see cliief about washing ma­ chine wringer. Cover needed for steam line through bosun's room. Dis­ cussion on storing late on sailing day. This causes hardship on deck depart­ ment, which still has to secure ship, does not allow enough time to get items that are short. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), Dee. 17— Chairman, Calvin J. Siover; Secretary, Pete Cakanic. Ship's delegate reported most of repair list submitted at end of last voyage has been completed. $15 in treasury. No beefs reported. Ship's library depleted. Crew asked to ease load on men doing sanitary work by cleaning their own fans. DEL MONTE (Mississippi), Jan. 13— Chairman, E. Bates; Secretary, Ramon Irizarry. Almost all repairs taken care of in New Orleans. All mat­ tresses ordered could not be replaced because of the amount required. Some will be replaced next voyage. Request for oranges aboard ship. E crything running smoothly. citing their steward departments. A small list would include the fol­ lowing ships, among many others: Atlas (Bull), Mankato Victory (Victory Carriers), Floridian (Bull), Alamar (Calmar), Ames Victory (Victory Carriers), Ocean Dinny (Maritime Overseas) and Elie V (Ocean Cargoes). Add al«o the Hilton 'Bull), Omnium Freighter (Mol Trading), Short Hills (Sea-Land), CS Balti­ more 'Cities Service), Maiden Creek (Waterman) and Maroro (Ore Navigation) to an ever-grow­ ing list of good feeders. Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On S$ riers wishes to re­ mind Seafarers that men who are choosy about working < -rtain overtime cannot expect an equal number of OT hours with the rest of their department. In some crews men have been turning down unpleasant OT jobs and then demanding to B up with €' 'T! "vertime when 'e easier jobs come 'o „ This practice is unfair to Sea­ farers who take OT job' as they come. The general objective is to ic.j. ..ze OT as m as possib'e but if a man refuses disagree­ able jobs there is no require­ ment that when an i-asier 1"b comes along he can m-' up the overtime he turned down before. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), Dee. 31—Ch.airman, C. Stennett; Secretary, W. E. Morse. Everything OK. J. Con­ nors elected ship's dele.gate. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well dene. THETIS (Rye Marine), Jan. 25— Chairman, Melvin W. Bass;. Secretary, Ira K. Coats. Ship's delegate re­ ported all beefs were taken up with company and are to be squared away. Fans and seats in messroom need to be repaired. $9 in ship's fund. Her­ man Wltisenant elected new ship's treasurer. Crew congratulates port officials for their support and job well done at the January 20th payoff. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Jan. 17— Chairman, J. Peterson; Secretary, P. Maranda. Nothing to report as to beefs $6.89 in ship's fund. Crew asked not to put glasses in sink when filled with water. Linen should be thrown on the side of 'be ladder and not at the foot. MARORE (Marven), Jan. 29—Chair­ man, J. Mehalcv; Secretary, R. Gowan. One man hospitalized in Peru and another passed away while at sea. Su.ggest crewmembers make iloral offering. Motion made to oo'ain bet­ ter quality meats. Will hold special meeting before payoff on various is­ sues. Suggested to have captain post price list on slopchest items as prices are not the same from one voyage to another. PC messman to keep star board passageway clean. TWIN FALLS VICTORY (Suwannee), Dec. 28—Chairman, J. Nayior; Secre­ tary, H. T. Larson. !(IcCorvcy elected ship's delegate. $95.02 on hand in ship's fund. Submitted recommenda­ tions to negctialin.g cutnmittee to be incorporated in future contracts. Re­ quest larger size bed linens to fit inner sprmg mattresses now in use on most ships. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land), March 19— Chairman, H. Huston; Secretary, P. H. Lambis. Repair list turned in. .See patrolman about draw 24 hours before arrival. Watch below unable to sleep aft due to chipping. Ordinary cannot do sanitary work on bridge before 7 AM. Check on mail In New Jersey. Garza is acting ship's delegate. More eooperalion expected in keeping messroom and pantry clean at night. Need more care in closing fidley door at ni^bt when ship l.s rollin-'. �SEAPAttgH» 1:00 tii» Twfmir Ttf SS Calmar Aground On A Reef Gear.. 'Balanced On Point Of Needle, Your for ship .,. for shore Then Next Wave Took It Off r,^ %' "The ship seemed to ba balanced on the point of a needle for about five minutes. Then the next wave took it off." That was Seafarer George Litchfield's graphic description of events on the Liberty ship Calmar (Calmar Steamship) when she ran onto a reef in cident will be remembered, Litch­ torpedoed and sunk. Litchfield generally ships from said, along with another March while sailing off the field voyage—one that he didn't make. Baltimore and he was glad to get west coast of Mexico. The vessel was on an intercoastal run to California with a cargo of partially finished steel when the accident occurred. A veteran of 25 years sailing on US-flag ships. Litchfield now sees the accident as just one of those things that can and do happen at He explained that during the war he made a trip on a Bull Line ship to Puerto Rico, where he signed off. A short while after the ship left the Island, she was back to that port. The Calmar ac­ cident was as close as he wants to get to abandoning ship. I'll also never forget the feel of riding the Calmar'a tanks to port, he added. Over The Side sea. He said that everything was going along smoothly when suddenly the ship "ran aground on top of somethin g." Once aground, "the ship seemed to be balanced on Litchfield the point of a needle for about five minutes. Then the next wave took her off." When the ship settled again in shallow water it was discovered that she had run onto the reef. Her bottom was a mess, with the hull torn up all the way from the No. 2 to the No. 5 hold. Fortunately the tear wasn't very deep and the tanks were still intact. "Of course we didn't know that at first. So we got ready to aban­ don ship if that became necessary," Litchfield explained. "After all, we were carrying a cargo of steel and for a few minutes, we were worried." After the crew examined the ship, they hammered sticks into the holes ripped into the hull and the Calmar got underway again. The accident slowed down the old li.berty a few knots, but she was able to make her own way to Long Beach. From there she was taken to the Bethlehem Steel Company's shipyard in San Francisco, where she is now tied up alongside one of the docks. The 58-year-oid galley gang member is looking forward to re­ tiring to his farm in the mountains of Puerto Rico. The Calmar in- LOG-A-RHYTHM: Forgotten Man By Henri Percikuw The whip oj greed Has carved deep Into my raw ilanks. lyith pangs in my heart, I live The chipped laughter of infants, The dead-end of youth. And the wasting of men. I, wheel turner. Hobble through life. Clinging to revels of happiness. And remain unsung In the chronicles of my nation. " ^ ,• -"jiv . • t •• ,v. Whatever you need, In work or dress gear, your SlU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Sea Chest store. Sport Coots Slacks Dress Shoes Work Shoes Socks Dungarees Frisko Jeans CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Khakis Ties Sweat Shirts T-Shirts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'westers Raingear Caps Writing Materials Toiletries Electric Shavers Radios Television Jewelry Cameras Luggage Seafarer Roy Guild, bosun, poses with the raft "SS Antlnous" used by the SlU deck gang on the Waterman ship of the same name for painting over the side. Guild renewed the deck on the pontoon and says she ought to hold up now at least as long as her namesake keeps afloat. CHATHAM (Sea-Land), October 4— Chairman, Harry Larson; Secretary, O. Mlhalopoulos. Delegate to see patrol­ man about first aid kit for engine room. Crew asked for cooperation in keeping longshoremen out of crew quarters. Would like headquarters to take this matter up with the long­ shoremen in Puerto Rico. Ship's li­ brarian elected. DEL SOL (Mississippi), October 29 —Chairman, Thomas; Secretary, W. E. Adams. Vote of thanks to the steward for his help and for donating all essential needs to ease the job of the delegate and department delegates. No beefs reported. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a fine job and a good menu. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin Line), December 3 — Chairman, William Walker; Secretary, A. L. Lake. Every­ thing running smooth. A vote of thanks to the steward department. Request to repair the washing ma­ chine. delegate to see the captain about cleaning up the entire ship. ORION PLANET (Orion), November 2S—Chairman, B. B. Mace; Secretary, Waiter Kuchta. E. Layne elected new ship's delegate. No beefs reported. Crew discussed poor menus and lack of food variety. Very poor mail serv­ ice. Company wlU not forward maU to Persian Gulf. THETIS (Rye Marine), December 15— Chairman, A. Campbell; Secretary, A. Blornsson. Captain accused of dis­ criminating against AB for legitimate Union activity. D. K. Coate elected new ship's delegate. Motion not to pay off until beefs are squared away. Night lunch considered poor. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Jan. 28—Chairman, F. Boudin; Secretary, STEEL ADVOCATE (isthmian), No­ vember 27—Chairman, George D. Finklea; Secretary, John J. Relnosa. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion made to contact tha safety representative If exhaust fans in dry storerooms are not replaced. Ice machine should be fixed. New parts needed for crew pantry refrig­ erator. All garbage to be dumped aft instead of midship. Request to bring back all excess linen and cots to chief steward after leaving Gibral­ tar. Vessel needs fumigation. COASTAL SENTRY (Suwannee), November 14—Chairman, James P. O'Mara; Secretary, Charles B. Jen­ nings. Ship two men short. $18.50 in ship's fund. Disputed OT still out­ standing in engine department. Dis­ crimination by chief engineer and 1st engineer against unlicensed per­ sonnel. Motion to write headquarters about Cuban refugee new empioyed as OS. Topside pantryman brought up the feeding of Mauritian guest with­ out payment of extra meals. Steward claims he will take care of this. Qual­ ity of food furnished at Mauritius Is­ land Is way under SlU standards. LUCiLE BLOOMFiELD (Bloomfield), October 4—Chairman, Chester Hugeart; Secretary, F. Mitchell, Jr. Dis­ cussion on fish oil on the deck and the large denomination of bills that the captain put out in draw. Ship's delegate reported that the captain will obtain smaller denominations for the voyage pending. Old ship's dele­ gate resigned and J. E. Roberts elected new ship's delegate. Ship's C. A. Yam. Discussion on washing machine. Everything running smooth­ ly. No beefs. SEACHEST tary, J. Rieiiy. Repairs from last trip not completed. $27.25 in ship's fund. No beefs. Ship's delegate will accept donations for the retiring guard at the section gate In Edgewater. Crew asked to place soiled linen in bag and turn It in to laundry room. STEEL VOYAGER (isthmian), Jan. 14—Chairman, L. D. Sueiiniti; Secre­ tary, William Wallace. Some disputes between members which wUl be re­ ported to patrolman. 84 In ship's fund. Mora money to be donated at payoil. No beefs reported. GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over­ seas), Feb. 7—Chairman, Andy C. Noah; Secretary, S. F. Schuyiar. Ship's delegate reported discussion on light­ ing in main deck and formation of safety committee with captain. Latter was refused. Main deck lighting also negative due to hindrance to naviga­ tion. Submitted suggestion on safety. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), Jan. 20—Chairman, John Brady; Secretary, Leroy Pierson. Heating vents to ba repaired for next trip. No beefs. Letter written to HQ and answered regarding 3rd engineer doing deck engineer's work on winches. Referred to patrolman. Heating vent beef to be referred to patrolman. Wash basin should be In steward department head so men in department can wash hands after using head. Request en­ gineers not to use crew's wa.shing machine'. M. E. Greenwaid. Two crewmembera reported to ship's delegate that meat was second grade. $3 in ship's fund. Request that coifeetime be increased to 30 minutes when men oCC walch are called out. Suggestion that all members be entitled to full $800 va­ cation pay as there may be cases where a man may be laid off after a period of less than year at no fault of his own. Vote of thanks to tha steward department for job well done. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Feb. 11— Chairman, Charlie Gadru; Secretary, same. No beefs. Everything running smoothly except some disputed OT in deck, engine and steward depart­ ments. DB SOTO (Waterman), Jan. 3D — Chairman, F. J. Mears; Secretary, J. F. Castronover. Repairman called to fix washing machine but It still tears clothes. Will try and get new washing machine aboard. $16.75 in ship's fund. No LOGs or Union liter­ ature received. NATALIE (Maritime Overseas), Feb. 24—Chairman, Joe McLaren; Secre­ tary, Robert W. Freesandlz. Repair list given to captain. $10 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Fan in meatbox to be replaced. Request that longshoremen stay out of the crew messroom. FRANCES (Bull), Feb. 12—Chair­ man, A. Ferrara; Secretary, William TWIN FALLS VICTORY (Suwannee), Jan. 24—Chairman, J. Nayior; Secre­ tary, H. Larson. Disputed OT to be paid at payoff. $103.87 in ship's fund; disposition to be discussed. Letter regarding food poisoning sent to HQ. Nesta. New ship's delegate C. Gon­ zalez elected. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew asked to remove cloths from washing machine when finished. Try not to slam doors going in and out of rooms. Vote of thanks to steward department. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), Feb. 3 —Chairman, Andrew W. Lutiaves; Secretary, Zee Young Ching. Bosun demoted to AB; this beef to be straightened out at payoff. $9.76 in ship's fund. No other beefs reported by department delegates. SEATRAiN NEW YORK (Seatraln), Feb. 9—Chairman, J. Fisher; Secre­ tary, J. R. Batson. Crew requests patrolman to see that ship gets better quality food and more of it. No other beefs reported by department delegates. SWORD KNOT (Suwannee), Jan. 14 —Chairman, Jack Craven; Secretary, Roy Eiford. Replacements ordered for arrival Ascension Island. Ship's delegate notified that OT checks sent to JacksonvUle. Replacement for AB left in Capetown. $22.45 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Men who leave ship should clean out rooms and not dump garbage out of messroom portholes. KENMAR (Calmar), Jan. 20—Chair­ man, no name given; Secretary, Felipe Quintayo. Few hours disputed OT. Request to have company put wooden locker In every room. Ship's delegate to ask chief engineer to drill a bigger hole for wasiilng ma­ chine so it will not take so long to drain the water. New mattresses needed for 8-12, 12-4 and carpenter's rooms. Suggestion that after payoff each member give 50 cents to ship's fund. New delegate In each depart­ ment should be elected on every trip. FAiRLAND (Sea-Land), Fab. 14— Chairman, Waiter Newberg; Secretary, Charles Goldstein. $9.80 In ship's fund. Request headquarters look into time off for Sea-Land crews, one-half to be off on either end with guaran­ teed weekend and holiday OT. Red Fisk elected ship's delegate. SEATRAiN NEW JERSEY (Seatraln), Jan. 28—Chairman, P. Sarano; Sacra- ORiON COMET (Colonial), Jan. SiChairman, M. M. Cross; Sacratary, CAPRI (Peninsular Navigation), Jan. 25—Chairman, John J. Lesken; Sec­ retary, Kenneth Hayes. Ship will pay off In Norfolk, then go coastwise to Port Arthur and pay off again. Crew advised to put in for restriction to ship in Jacksonville. Captain notes no transportation available. Will have patrolman check with captain on the amount of US dollars to be put on ship. Crew asked to turn in all re­ pairs to department delegates. Stew­ ard asks all men to turn in dirty linen when they get off and not to wear dirty clothes in messroom. Re­ quest for library. YAKA (Watarman), Fab. 4—Chair­ man, J. Guard; Secretary, S. K. Dodd. All going smoothly. Ship's delegate to speak to chief mate about mora items in the slopchest. Many repairs have not been completed. Request LOG to use large type envelopes in order for post office employee to read without the need of glasses. �Jlay/1961 SEAFARERS LOG Fw Twenty Tbree Family Get-Together At SlU riNANCIAI, REPORTS. The Constitution of tho SIU Atlantic, Gulf, takes and laiand Waters District nakes specific provision for safeguarding the nenbership's Boney and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected bership. "All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Should any member, for any reason, bo refused his constitutional spect these records, notify 6XU President Paul Hall by certified receipt requested. by the Bea« Brooklyn. right to in­ mail, return TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland "Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that tho trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of tho various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied information about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mail, return receipt •requested. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected by the con­ tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by Union shipping rules, which are incorporated in the contract. Get to know your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notify BIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mail, return re­ ceipt requested. It was reading time for Seafarer Bernard Mace, steward, visiting the SlU hall in New York with his son, Bernard, Jr., 21, and grandchildren Stacey, 2, and Steven, 4. The young< sters had a time of it while Mace caught up on Union news via the LOG. He's just back from the Far East off the Orion Planet and made it in time to see his son, a Marine private, who's home on leave. Nicholas Vidoljak Buyer must pick up. George PitContact your sister, Mrs. A. J. our, 12-23 Astoria Boulevard, Long Bruno, at 119 South 61st Avenue, Island City, NY, phone RA 8-0129. Duluth, Minn. i 3) Buddy Dyas J- $• 4> Your gear , is at the Men's Club James C. Brazell Contact your brother Eugene as on Cities Service Highway, Lake soon as possible at PO Box 41- Charles. Send your address to the LOG and I'll ship your gear. C. 29480, Michigan City, Jndiana. Wiggins. in $• $1 4 3) 3) Air Condition«r Selling Fedders s^-ton, 6,000 Robert B. Grant John E. Fanning BTU air conditioner in perfect Eugene McGuinn condition (cost $399) for $100. Gear from Glenbrook voyage 19 is still at KLM baggage room. Idlewild Airport, New York. Contact Miss Slowy, PL 9-2400, ext. 654. 3> 3. 3i Thomas Robles Contact Miss Julia Robles, 616 Webb Street, Bo. Obero, Santurce, Puerto Rico. Blood Bank Aids Wife's Recovery SAN FRANCISCO—Drawing on the SIU Blood Bank for 25 pints of blood, Mrs. Oreh Kim, wife of Seafarer You Honh Kim, is now reported to be well on the road to recovery following a recent opera­ tion. Mrs. Kim spent 19 days at St. Luke's Hospital here in San Fran­ cisco, during which she underwent corrective surgery for an intestinal ailment. The SIU bank supplied the 25 pints of blood from its reserve for use during and after the complex surgical procedure. In addition, the SIU Welfare Plan provided benefits totaling $1,610.50 to de­ fray a variety of bills for the sur­ gery, medical ex­ penses and hospi­ tal care during the course of the hospitaliza­ tion and treatment she was given. Shipping in the black gang. Sea­ farer Kim has been sailing with the SIU since 1952, when he joined up in San Francisco. Born in Hawaii, he now makes his home here in California. In a letter to the Union, Kim said he "greatly appreciated" the aid of the blood bank and welfare program in assisting his wife's re­ covery. The all-round assistance of the SIU helped ease much of the difficulty surrounding her Illness, Kim noted. 3« 4" 3)' Kenneth Blackstone Let Fred Shaia on Steel Vendor (Isthmian) know your address. 3> 4> 3/ Harold Macfarlane Contact your sister, Mrs. Mary L. Hankins, at Wallingford Arms, Wallingford, Pa., phone LOwell 6-9565. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify, the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any . SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact tho nearest SIU port agent. In addition,' notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. EDITORIAL POLICY—SE.AFARERS LCXj. Tho LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to tho Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is' vested in an edi­ torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry^ut this responsibility. . I . > •••_ i» PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to bo paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given lor same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and ^ given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. ii CIWSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. "If* RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, in­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffixmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. 3> 3) 4* Eugene Warren Bent Contact your mother, Mrs. George E. Bent, at 853 Inman Ave­ nue, Railway, NJ. 4" 4" 3' Y. R. Tallberg Contact immediately Jack R. Farris at 8610 Sharondale, Houston 23, Texas. 3ii 4 4> Frederick Meinerth Contact Jerry at same address in Houston. Urgent. 4 4' 4 John Iglebekk Anyone knowing the whereabouts of John W. G. Iglebekk is asked to contact Roderick DimofF, attorney, at Greive and Law, 4456 California Avenue SW, Seattle, Wash. 4 4 4 Tax Refunds Income tax refund checks are being held for the following by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Build­ ing, 450 Harrison Street, San Fran­ cisco 5, Calif.: Joseph A. Alves, Freddie Bailey, Margarito Borja, Roy C. Bru, Theo­ dore G. Calopothakos, Orlando R. Frezza, Ho Yung Kong,, Milledge P. Lee, James D. Mann, Anthony Nottage, Marvin E. Satchell (4), Jolin W. Singer (4), Harold A. Thomson and Francis J. White. 4 4 4 Joseph Fawlak Contact your wife, Janice, at 3409 Cricklewood Street, Torrance, Calif., by phoning DA 6-4883, or TE 5-2763 in Wilmington, Calif., or by wire. Seeger, attorneys, 400 Madison Ave., New York, NY, regarding accidents on the vessels indicated: Christopher Karas, Alan E. Whitmer, ex-Fort Hoskins; Mathew Bruno, Walter Ferguson, ex-Orion Comet; Joseph Giardina, Antonio Gonzales, Donald Hicks, Svere Petersen, ex-Steel Voyager; Manu­ el Landron, Jose Reyes, ex-Alcoa Roanier; Buford E. Stockman exCouncil Grove. 4 4 4 John L. Whisnian It is most urgent to contact your wife. Bertha, at 2089 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif., as soon as possible. [ Brooklyn 32, NY * I wooM like to receive pet my tieme on your moiling 4 4 4 Raymond £. Leonard Contact your daughter, Alice, at 903 Pine Street, Henderson, North Carolina, as soon as possible. 4 4 4 Alan R, Miller Important! Contact your mother at 41 Marbelle Court, New Brit­ ain, Conn. J ABDRfiSS 4 4 4 The following men are asked ; CITY to get in touch with Miller and > in » ^ i t ^ i' \ �Il- Vel.XXiV Ne.l SEAFARERS»L06 May 1962 OFFICIAL ORaAMOPTHE 8EAFAR|ji INTERNATIONAL UNIPN • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Wherever Seamen Gather li.t . V -, v.;, •..•/SO-' • \H' I: l^-i" I hi I 1 all seamen gather, the SEAFARERS LOG is a premier attraction for news of the SlU, ship­ ping and maritime developments of every kind. Copies of the LOG ore air-moiled to every SlU vessel around the world, wherever a ship is due to hit port, because the Union's newspaper is their guide to events that help shape the livelihood and security of every Seafarer. One of the basic sources of Union and indus­ try information plus stories about other ships and shipmates, the LOG is also dispatched in quan­ tity to hundreds of meeting places, seamen's clubs and US consulates where copies of each issue are readily available to SlU members ar­ riving in port. Constantly seeking to build up and expand its mailing list, the LOG urges Sea­ farers to keep it posted on new locations, ports and addresses where the paper can be sent to continue the best possible distribution system for the LOG and other Union communications. T HIS is in line with the goal of keeping the membership alert and well-informed on all developments affecting their well-being and interests. i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource May 1962 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SEAFARER, FOUR SIU CHILDREN WIN $6G EACH TREASURY BACKS DOWN ON TAXING RUNAWAY FLEET SIUNA WILL HOLD JUNE CONFERENCE FOR FISAH UNIONS SIU PICKETLINES HIT MOOREMAC IN ROBIN BEEF SIU WINS ANOTHER TUG FLEET IN NLRB VOTING NEW PROBE BYPASSES KEY TO SHIPPING INDUSTRY PROBLEMS SILAS AXTELL DIES AT 77; VETERAN ALLY OF FURUSETH SHIP PROBE BYPASSES KEY ISSUES ORE, CALMER AGAIN WIN PHS SANITATION AWARDS SEA UNIONS STUDY RUNAWAY JOB PLAN ON BULK CARRIES DRIVE FOR MEDICAL CARE PROGRAM SHOWS SUPPORT BANKS, BIZ SPARK DRIVE TO LICK TAX WITHHOLDING URGE NEW SURPLUS PLAN LAKES SIU WAGE PACTS UP PASSENGER-TANKER $ SEAFARERS ON MANY SHIPS CITE GOOD GALLEY FEEDING, SERVICE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/1962 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIV, No. 5 1962 Periodicals Seafarers Log